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Same sex marriage advocacy and Kim K's divorce
As the latest star to hop out of a marriage fast enough to cause whiplash (or at least to make some lose their bets), Kim K. is also now the poster child for gay marriage.
A number of famous names tweeted after Kardashian filed for divorce Monday that the value of marriage is being lessened not by same-sex unions, but by heterosexuals.
George Takei tweeted (and please catch the sarcasm), "Kim Kardashian files for divorce after 72 days. Another example of how same-sex marriage is destroying the sanctity of the very institution." Kathy Griffin followed suit, saying, "Ugh! gay couples like Kim K & Kris H ruining the sanctity of marriage is the problem w the radical homosexual agend- oh wait..."
Perez Hilton chimed in, "I love @KimKardashian, but as a gay man in America who is treated as a second class citizen when it comes to civil marriage, I am offended!...Straight people do a damn well good job themselves of ruining the sanctity of marriage!"
And even "Jersey Shore" star Jenni "JWoww" Farley weighed in: "My best friend joey and his man have been together 6 years and can't get married but... Well u know where I'm going with this..."
Indeed, we do: The same place that Washington Post opinion writer Jonathan Capehart went, who wrote on Monday: "The Kardashian-Humphries split makes a mockery...of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. Blocking gay men and lesbians who want to join the revered institution of marriage so that the Kardashians of the world can cheapen it further is shortsighted, unjust and wrong."
But, an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times sees things differently.
"This argument doesn't wash and does no good to advance the cause," writer Karin Klein says of using Kardashian as an example of where heterosexuals diminish marital vows. "Opponents will simply say that both quick divorces and same-sex weddings cheapen the institution...The reason to support same-sex marriage isn't about whether such couples will form better households or stay together longer. It's that marriage is a basic civil right."
Meanwhile, the reality TV star herself has pulled out of her scheduled appearances in Australia to come back to L.A. to be with family and friends, E! reports. In an interview with an Australian outlet, her first since the news broke that she was divorcing Kris, Kim again refuted claims that she got married for money.
"I don't think I'm ready to get into the details of [the divorce], I think what upsets me most is that there have been from the start so many rumors of money and dollar signs...and so much of it not being true. But it's kind of what you get from living your life so publicly on a reality show, I get that. But I think that also teaches me that I kind of want to stand back a little bit."
And by the way: She had the massive wedding on TV because of you. "I think when you live your life so publicly on a show, people want it, they want to see it. If I hadn't've filmed my wedding, that would've been upsetting to the viewer that's gone through this life journey with me. That was a tough decision that we decided to film it."
The divorce, she adds, was a "tough decision...but I had to follow my heart."
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April 22, 2012 at 4:16 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Trazey34
Excellent point – she's free to cash in on a scam marriage, but God forbid 2 gay people really in love be allowed to marry – because THAT would tarnish marriage! Give me a break!! My only hope is that the cameras turn OFF eventually on the entire narcissistic money-grubbing clan, and they shrivel up and crawl back to the hole they came out of
November 7, 2011 at 2:37 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
dearest Kim – shut up
SixDegrees
"I had to follow my heart."
Why would you follow a small, black, shriveled thing?
November 7, 2011 at 4:31 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
dont talk about cee lo like that
Kim is going to star in a new movie called "The marriage counselor" directed by Tyler Perry. Please go to his website and let him that you will boycott the movie if Kim Trashian is in it!!! Here's the link we can do this together
http://www.tylerperry.com/talk/?page=1
halina
I love Kim K!!!!
November 6, 2011 at 12:15 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Lanfear
I really hope this is the end of her. Anyone who believes her is a fool. "I donated....money....to" at least say HOW MUCH she donated to charity. She's probably already sold the gifts for $$$$$.
And Khloe REALLY needs to hit the gym. The only reason she is tagging along in Kims interviews is so she can be like "oh, remember me? I got married within a month of knowing someone. So clearly this was real too!"
Charlotte Crist
They were paid to get engaged, paid to get married and I'll bet the farm, paid to divorce! Wait...there are no more farms anymore, just like the marriage!
so a whopping 4 million idiots watched this idiot on tv get married and thats out of 256 million americans so 4 million amounts to what 0.01% of the nation? I rather watch youtube videos then try to give this snob money. Wake up people!
November 4, 2011 at 10:45 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Why do people watch/listen to these f'n narcissists? What is the GD appeal? What the hell is the matter with you? Bad enough some tool gave them a television show but you watched it?! Why?! If you quit watching they will go away. In the immortal words of Jack Nicholson's "Joker", "This town needs an enema!"
I blame the 4 million+ idiots who watched the freaking wedding! 4 million! Are you kidding me?! Please..for God's sake Kim will you and your family just shut the f up and go away! And take the "cast" of Jersey Shore, Housewives of wherever with you.
Live Kardashlans alone!!!!
Sounds to me like this was just yet another stunt by the Kardashian clan to get a few dollars. Such an insult to the meaning of marriage and those that cherish it so deeply. I thought it was interesting that she gave her sister a hard time for "living in sin" with Scott and then she goes and pulls a stunt like this. If she's not the pot calling the kettle black...I don't know who is! Kim...it's time to take some time for yourself and realize that life is short and you are filling your life with the 7 deadly sins. Be careful Kim because everything that we do down here...gets judged one day. You can't take your beauty or your dollars with you. True love is what you need but my advice is don't do it on another reality show and maybe a low key wedding next time. I truly wish you happiness but don't think that money will ever make you happy...because it only makes things more complicated.
Dear G
STOP WATCHING THIS CLOWN! FOR ALL OUR DAM SAKES!
Calling what Kim Kardashian did "marriage" is foolish. What she and Chris did was a for-profit scam, from which they earned (after expenses) about $18 Million. It was a production to increase viewer share and advert revenues, which it did. Calling it a marriage is absurd.
Sniffit
Vapid tramp. LOL.
Seriously...the onlyk people more vapid than she and her family are the people who pay any attention to them.
Gay or straight union, who the heck wants to get married nowadays?! Nothing but whining and moaning, till you pray to the gods above to take you away from the "joy" that is marriage. Phish..better to be single.
m0use2
Excuse me but shouldn't you follow your heart BEFORE you get married?
Did Ms Kim really think she would escape without all the negative comments? Controversy and drama is BANK for the whole family. Frankly it is sad that Chris was dragged in...unless a "deal" was made prior, which wouldn't suprise any of us...right?
Personally I don't care who she marries or for how long.
shalb
please make her go away... and her brother Khloe too
Hey...Saddam here...I hope they make a divorce episode...we only get to watch Keeping up with the Kartrashians down here.Thanks!...ps...send some popcorn...we are running low...Peace out homies!
dnz
showbizz and money.she is ermenian if she wants to do something good for her ensesters she must stop.
chewbaca is here!
I like it how the junior and senior imbeciles keep saying "I didn't get paid multimillion dollars" and how they keep saying "some amount of money" instead of an actual figure. You know they are lying.
"I think what upsets me most is that there have been from the start so many rumors of money and dollar signs...and so much of it not being true.... That was a tough decision that we decided to film it." If it wasn't about the $, then why didn't let them film it for free, give your photos for free, parties, cakes, dresses, bridal showers, etc... The tough decision was how much $ to ask for and whether or not to sell the honeymoon videos... oh wait, you cut your honeymoon short to make more $. Yeah, you married for love.
not a fan...ANYMORE-
She is full of it. Her career is based on profiting from her real life events. She shammed everyone; even Kris Humphries. She is a self centered, greedy, narrow minded, poor little rich girl. NO SYMPATHY!
I hope she crawls under a rock for a while!
Battered Woman, Bruce Jenner
I am silent on this matter because my wife locks me in the garage with my remote control airplanes.
Hey Bruce...can you hook a brother up? I want to introduce Kim to the real meaning of Plan 999? Sincerely, HC..PS...I'll even through in some cheesy sticks from Papa Johns too...
Annabeth
Kim Kardashian - What a Joke!
Madtown
"tough decision...but I had to follow my heart."
Wrong. She followed the money, and the E! Network contract. This is how they planned it all out. Maximum publicity.
KHLOE LOOKS DISGUSTING IN THE LIPSTICK AND SHE NEEDS TO GET HER ROOTS DONE..YUCK.
derp
Khloe?
Kim named her pet bear Khloe?
THANKS KIM K.
Proves a point so loud and so clear no one can ignore it.
What a joke it is when people say gay people would "ruin" marriage.
Don't get it, what's the point here? Are Kim K and Chris H gay? Maybe Kim and Ellen G should hookup-and do a video while you're at it. Won't sell more than 3.
@ Liz. Loved the comment about taping the divorce for her loyal fans! LOL
So does this mean she is going to tape her divorce for all her loyal fans? I mean her fans are going through the journey with her. We will see if her above statemnt holds true as time goes by. I'm sooo sick of the Kardashians and all crap reality televison. Bring back the days when actors, writers, and directors had televison shows to work on. It's sad that I hear more about Kim Kardashians life then I do about a child needing a kidney!
Amen Liz. This country is upside down.
Ya ya now MORE MONEY.. CAUSE she can air her thots on marriage, divorce blah blah. AND more money in taping the divorce... Way to go KK...
So, some people doesnt think that this makes marriage a mockery, when there are people the world over, including here in Australia, that are being denied the choice. Its not that every gay man and lesbian wants to get married, although if someone offered me $18M, I would do it. the fact of the matter is that we are unable to make the choice, and thats where it becomes and issue of human rights.
Slugslingers
If you were intended to be married to a man, then there would have been some form of procreation that evolved. By the theory of evolution, if you are not procreating or attempting to, then you are a failure similiar to a birth defect.
Trixibelle
There are 7 billion people on this rock. I think a few childless marriages are just what we need.
Ed Sr of Dallas Tx
Kim is a les? She does have the face of an angel and the body of a man....it figures.
loJenk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=823i8J0eKK4
steph.ie
who cares if the viewer would have been upset...its your wedding. that just shows shes not thinking of what she and her hubby want. And this whole idea about being in the spotlight and pressured to do this or that...boohoo..you chose it. you put yourself out there....DEAL with it.
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Michael in seattle
Kris can come live with me
Sorry kK, we don't believe a word you say!
Lol! I agree! She's so selfish, i hope she dies lonley and sad... 🙂 and Kris finds a special love like Nick lachey and J.T did.. 🙂
"tough decision...but I had to follow my heart." What heart? You mean the greenbacks decorated with dead presidents?
ikk11
If it isn't about the millions she cashed in, then she should give the money away to charity....
is she trying to convince herself or the public, MAY BE she can convince herself but not us.. She is TRULLY GREEDY...


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package com.google.common.geometry;

import static com.google.common.geometry.TestDataGenerator.makeIndex;
import static java.lang.Math.PI;

import com.google.common.collect.Lists;

public class S2ShapeIndexMeasuresTest extends GeometryTestCase {

  public void testDimensionEmpty() {
    assertEquals(-1, S2ShapeIndexMeasures.dimension(makeIndex("# #")));
  }

  public void testDimensionPoints() {
    assertEquals(0, S2ShapeIndexMeasures.dimension(makeIndex("0:0 # #")));

    // Create an index with an empty point set.
    S2ShapeIndex shapeIndex = new S2ShapeIndex();
    shapeIndex.add(S2Point.Shape.fromList(Lists.newArrayList()));
    assertEquals(0, S2ShapeIndexMeasures.dimension(shapeIndex));
  }

  public void testDimensionPointsAndLines() {
    assertEquals(1, S2ShapeIndexMeasures.dimension(makeIndex("0:0 # 1:1, 1:2 #")));

    // Note that a polyline with one vertex has no edges, so it is effectively empty for the purpose
    // of testing dimension().
    assertEquals(1, S2ShapeIndexMeasures.dimension(makeIndex("0:0 # 1:1 #")));
  }

  public void testDimensionPointsLinesAndPolygons() {
    assertEquals(2, S2ShapeIndexMeasures.dimension(makeIndex("0:0 # 1:1, 2:2 # 3:3, 3:4, 4:3")));

    assertEquals(2, S2ShapeIndexMeasures.dimension(makeIndex("# # empty")));
  }

  public void testLengthEmpty() {
    assertEquals(S1Angle.ZERO, S2ShapeIndexMeasures.length(makeIndex("# #")));
  }

  public void testLengthTwoLines() {
    assertEquals(
        S1Angle.degrees(2),
        S2ShapeIndexMeasures.length(makeIndex("4:4 # 0:0, 1:0 | 1:0, 2:0 # 5:5, 5:6, 6:5")));
  }

  public void testPerimeterEmpty() {
    assertEquals(S1Angle.ZERO, S2ShapeIndexMeasures.perimeter(makeIndex("# #")));
  }

  public void testPerimeterDegeneratePolygon() {
    assertDoubleNear(
        4,
        S2ShapeIndexMeasures.perimeter(makeIndex("4:4 # 0:0, 1:0 | 2:0, 3:0 # 0:1, 0:2, 0:3"))
            .degrees(),
        1e-12);
  }

  public void testAreaEmpty() {
    assertEquals(0.0, S2ShapeIndexMeasures.area(makeIndex("# #")), 0.0);
  }

  public void testAreaTwoFullPolygons() {
    assertDoubleEquals(8 * PI, S2ShapeIndexMeasures.area(makeIndex("# # full | full")));
  }

  public void testCentroidPoints() {
    S2Point actual = S2ShapeIndexMeasures.centroid(makeIndex("0:0 | 0:90 # #"));
    assertEquals(new S2Point(1, 1, 0), actual);
  }

  public void testCentroidPolyline() {
    // Checks that points are ignored when computing the centroid.
    S2Point actual = S2ShapeIndexMeasures.centroid(makeIndex("5:5 | 6:6 # 0:0, 0:90 #"));
    assertTrue(S2.approxEquals(new S2Point(1, 1, 0), actual));
  }

  public void testCentroidPolygon() {
    // Checks that points and polylines are ignored when computing the centroid.
    S2Point actual = S2ShapeIndexMeasures.centroid(makeIndex("5:5 # 6:6, 7:7 # 0:0, 0:90, 90:0"));
    assertTrue(S2.approxEquals(new S2Point(PI / 4, PI / 4, PI / 4), actual));
  }
}

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Trickster myths, a significant part of most cultures if not all, have permeated the legends and folklore of peoples since the early days of civilized man. The ancient Greeks had Hermes, the Chinese the Monkey King, and the Native American Indians the coyote. These diverse tricksters found within cultures often have many commonalities with each other, and then, often they do not. But this illustrates the very nature of the trickster; ever changing, shifting, shaping, disguising, and tricking his or her way into the lives of the Gods as well as the mortal people. The trickster is often seen as a physical presentation of a God, or an anthropomorphic animal, that which can walk and talk; breath and die. However, as societies developed and cultures became more advanced, newer, more advanced ideologies of the trickster began to appear. No more are we, "of the time of millions of years ago to the magic moment of fist creation, that, dawn time, Ð''when first the world was born', and we, Ð''walked with the gods'."(Crystal, The Trickster) Today the evolution of the mind allows us to seek alternative explanations. Paul Radin, I believe, said it best when he asked the question, "Is this a speculum mentis, wherein is depicted man's struggle with himself and with a world into which he had been thrust without his volition and consent?"(Crystal, The Trickster) To find out we must fist understand the trickster at large; who is he, where does he come from, and what does he do. Then we must look at the trickster from behind the eyes of the people, the cultures that embraced him; that feared him. Over the next several pages we will do just that; it is my intent to understand and present the trickster through an analysis of the general trickster myth itself and then to explore the trickster within his habitat of three different and unique cultures: the Slavic Norsemen of the Scandinavian north and their trickster Loki, the Hopi Indian culture of Southwest America and their trickster Kokopelli, and the culture of Chinese and Buddhism and their trickster, The Monkey King.
The trickster is a myth found in nearly all cultures. Bound by tradition and omnipresence, the trickster has infiltrated societies and culture with his duality and duplicity; his tendency to shape-shift and gender shift whenever necessary for the sake of the trick. In many cultures the trickster is the villain and the hero; stealing fire from the gods and bringing it to the people as Prometheus did in ancient Greek culture. (Wikipedia, Trickster) Within his duality he is a god and a mortal; a creator and a destructor; a male and a female. The trickster can be found to live as a god or goddess or simply as an anthropomorphic animal, which under the guise of a tree, an insect, an animal, or any face; will wreak mischief and chaos on nature and the gods. The trickster, again in his duality, can be seen to have gender variability; a two spirit nature that can choose a gender when the mischief deems it necessary. (Wikipedia, Trickster) While I introduce the trickster here as a physical being, a manifestation of a living animal or god, the trickster is in fact much more spiritual. The trickster is a deep seeded consciousness; an embedded archetype embodied within the oldest and most primordial part of our brain, existing to serve as the mediator of our conscious allowing us to test boundaries, formulate ideas, and assumptions toward, the duality and duplicity of life's daily chaotic discourse. Helen Locke, in a formative essay on the "Transformation of the Trickster", effectively employs the following quotes by Carl Jung and Lewis Hyde, to explicate the unconsciousness and ambiguity of the trickster. Jung, the definitive voice of the archetype, has this to say about the trickster. "Trickster is both subhuman and superhuman, a bestial and divine being, whose most alarming characteristic is his unconsciousnessÐ'...He is so unconscious of himself that his body is not a unity, and his two hands fight each other."(Locke, Transformations of the Trickster) Locke clearly describes many of the tricksters characteristics learned through study by quoting Lewis Hyde from his book, "Trickster Makes This World". "Trickster is the mythic embodiment of ambiguity and ambivalence, doubleness and duplicity, contradiction and paradox," (Locke, Transformations of the Trickster) and Locke adds, "and can thus be seen as the archetypal boundary-crosser."(Locke, Transformations of the Trickster) The trickster has been studied extensively within the discipline of anthropology by researchers such as Paul Radin and Lewis Hyde. A great wealth of research exists for the student of the trickster myth and as I end this general introduction to the trickster we shall now move on to a more focused look at tricksters in culture.
Acclaimed by many scholars as having created the first Don Juan in European literature, Tirso de Molina received the honor of accompanying the vicar general to Santo Domingo by way of Seville. Tirso had resided in Toledo, where, under the influence of Lope de Vega Carpio, the creator of the Spanish comedia or play, he began to compose theatrical works. Tirso, a Mercederian priest elected to several important positions in the order, prepared himself for writing plays by attending literary academies and participating in poetic competitions. Tirso showed his genius by composing more than three hundred plays—both highly animated and serious comedias.
The Trickster of Seville, derived from a libertine story and a Castilian ballad featuring the figure of a stone guest, portrays the theological theme that God punishes blasphemy. Tirso's stylistic procedure involves varying Don Juan's multiple seductions of women by showing the action in the middle of the episodes and then modifying the settings and types of victims. The quantity of seductions provides the rapid pace of the play, and the pace is further supported by the lively dialogue of the verse form, which is varied according to the speaker. The episodic structure of repeated seductions, culminating in Don Juan's encounter with the stone guest, is unified by warnings of tragedy in previous scenes through continual allusions to the finality of death, the judgment of God, and the flames of hell. Don Gonzalo's death resulting from his attempt to avenge his daughter's lost honor in a duel with the trickster introduces the prime unifying element of the play: the statue erected on Don Gonzalo's tomb that becomes the vehicle of Don Juan's condemnation to hell.


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I'll be starting my University studies soon and so I'll be leaving the Early Coders Academy Team. These lessons may resonate more with the younger population, but I still hope that this article can help you in some way or another.
At the start of the internship, I was always concerned with getting things done quickly and efficiently with quality. I was trying so hard to produce high quality work that I started to dread turning on my laptop to get some work done.
At Early Coders, the work culture is more chill. We work hard and we play hard. I also find myself producing more quality work when we take breaks to relax. Also, the reduced working time is substituted with a new-found efficiency.
I guess this applies to many aspects of life, whether you are studying for an examination, or going to start a workout plan. I've started working out less intensely while keeping my workout schedule consistent, and realised that I don't burnout any more.
Previously, when I was told to do a task, I would start typing away onto Google Docs immediately. However, failing to plan is planning to fail. In the end, the work produced did not contribute to our goal at all.
Now, I've learnt to keep sight of the end goal.
One example was when I was told to craft a proposal to improve our website (www.earlycoders.com), and here was my thought process.
What features would improve these aspects?
Keeping the end goal in mind, I started to think of features that would help reach these end goals. The same goes for starting a business or doing any task in general – Never lose sight of the end goal.
Don't you hate meetings? I sure do!
At Early Coders, the meetings are never longer than 15 minutes.
The key point is in point b), where everyone is expected to have a proposed solution ready. We are all problem solvers and don't expect the solution to be given to us. I feel that this should be the way every meeting is held.
While I was working at Early Coders, I frequently had the opportunity to attend networking sessions. At the start, I did not dare to approach anyone as I was afraid that these people would not be interested in my boring life.
However, I learnt to approach people with an open mind and try as much as possible to learn about what they're interested in and what they're working on. Later on during the internship, we even called up some of these contacts for a business partnership!
Don't be afraid to network as the contacts may end up being your next lifeline or next business partner!
5. Most importantly, have fun always!
There's no point in doing anything if you do not enjoy it. I enjoy programming and I enjoyed working with the Early Coders team.
There's no greater joy than waking up everyday, excited to get the day started. I hope each and every one of you manages to find something that gets you pumped and kickin'!


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>> High School
Seniors shine in victory
It was a career night for seniors Trenton Carmell and Brooks Roe in Boulder City's 50-21 victory Friday against visiting Pahrump Valley.
By Pedro F. Fonteboa Boulder City Review
September 10, 2014 - 12:44 pm
The Eagles recorded their first win of the football season behind Carmell's passing and running and Roe's receiving and defense.
"Wow, I can't believe it was so easy to run on them," said Carmell, a quarterback not known for his running ability who gained 137 yards on 12 carries. "Every time I dropped back to pass, our whole offensive line, especially Trenton Motley and Kenny Reyes, just leveled people. When I couldn't find a receiver and had to scramble, the line just made the holes."
Carmell's 137 rushing yards is a career best for him. He had runs of 31, 42 and 46 yards; the 42-yard run went for a touchdown during the second quarter. He also set a personal best of 177 passing yards, completing 12 of 16 passes.
Roe had career highs of five catches, 117 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He also scored on an 80-yard run and a 33-yard fumble return, both also personal bests.
"This is just the beginning of a great senior season. We lost last week, but we improved and came out and beat a team that won its opener by 40 points and bragged about how they would do that to us, too," Roe said. "Pahrump talked too much before the game and played too little during the game."
Roe was referring to a sports story in the Pahrump Valley Times. The Eagles were fired up when copies of the story — quoting Trojans players and coaches about how they would embarrass the Eagles on their home field — were passed along their bench during the first quarter.
"What they said in their hometown paper was unnecessary, and evidently they couldn't back up their words," Roe said. "It gave us extra motivation to prove them wrong."
The Trojans took their opening possession in for a 7-0 lead, using more than six minutes, but the Eagles answered quickly. Carmell had runs of 31 and 46 yards on the drive, the latter ending at the 2-yard line. From there, Roe followed lineman Craig Kelso into the end zone for the touchdown. Carmell's 2-point conversion pass to Austin Wishard made it 8-7.
The next score was Carmell's 42-yarder. He broke three tackles on his way to the end zone and followed with a 2-point conversion run at 4:40 of the second quarter for a 16-7 lead.
The next Eagles drive featured a 28-yard completion from Carmell to Roe to set up a 13-yard touchdown run by Logan Branscum with 56.6 seconds remaining in the half.
It was the second straight week the Eagles led at the half, as they were up 22-15 after leading Clark 22-12 at halftime of the opener. Unlike the first game, which they lost 26-22, the Eagles took command during the third quarter.
On the Eagles' first play of the third quarter, Roe took the handoff from Carmell, swept around right end and racaed 80 yards for a touchdown and a 28-15 lead.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Carmell scrambled for a 14-yard touchdown. He added the 2-point conversion run for a 36-15 lead.
In the fourth period, Roe returned an interception 22 yards only to have it nullified by a penalty. Three plays later, he scooped up a fumble caused by teammate Jacob Jurgschat and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown, making it 44-15 after the 2-point run by Nelson Van Diest.
After a 76-yard Pahrump Valley touchdown pass cut the lead to 44-21, Carmell and Roe connected on a 61-yard touchdown to close the scoring at 50-21 with five minutes remaining.
"It was a night where we made some big plays and several players had many personal bests, but we also made a lot of mistakes at crucial times, like allowing three long scoring plays on defense," Boulder City coach Alex Kazel said. "We will enjoy this win, but we also realize that we have a lot to work on.
"We will be in league play soon, and there is little time to improve after that. We have to clean up our game now in these next two weeks."
Zach Murphy made four catches for 28 yards, while Wishard finished with three receptions for 21 yards.
On defense, Jurgschat recorded 10 tackles and Seth Kermode made five. Roe finished with eight tackles, and Branscum had four tackles and a 27-yard interception return. Carmell, a cornerback, made four tackles and batted down a 2-point pass attempt.
Boulder City (1-1) has its first road game of the season at 7 p.m. Friday at winless Rancho. Last Friday, in the 58th edition of the state's oldest rivalry, Las Vegas pounded Rancho 60-7 for its 19th straight win in the series.
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BCHS scores valuable experience at tourneys
Playing against stiff competition in the Green Valley Holiday Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 28, Boulder City High School's girls basketball team is off to an 0-2 start, but is gaining valuable experience, according to its coach.

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In the heart of Sandnes city center, a one-minute walk from the train station and right on the cozy pedestrian street called Langgata, lies one of Norway's most distinctive hotels and restaurants. GamlaVærket Gjæstgiveri & Tracteringssted is more than just a hotel, it is a story.
Dating back to 1783, GamlaVærket has been a member of The Historic Hotels & Eateries and a member of Historic Hotels Worldwide since 2011.
Its story began when a man named Lauritz Smith Pedersen established Sandnes Teglverk (Brickworks), or GamlaVærket (The Old Factory), as it was known locally. It grew to become a prominent tile production factory and continue to expand its production to several new branches. It was the first industrial factory not only in Sandnes, but in all of Rogaland county, successfully producing and selling clay products such as bricks, pots, and drainage pipes, among others.
Today, the carefully preserved walls that Pedersen build for his factory over 230 years ago transport the guests of GamlaVærket's hotel and restaurant to an authentic glimpse of Norway's industrial history. With 28 romantic and cozy guestrooms, individually furnished and styled, GamlaVærket Hotel in Sandnes offers each guest a personalized experience with charming service and amenities reflecting a unique piece of Norwegian history.
The Restaurant at GamlaVærket is definitely one of Sandnes' gems. It is a cozy setting with charming service. In the nice summer weather, you can sit outside under the sun, while on cooler days, you can sit by our glass-walled area looking out to the street. Even just as cozy, we also have seating areas surrounded by the old brick walls and candlelight.
Our Double Room features wooden flooring and a private bathroom. There can be either two comfortable single beds, or one large double bed. The room is also equipped with a flat-screen TV, telephone, hairdryer, heater, work desk, and a comfortable armchair. Coffee and tea is available in the restaurant all day, and breakfast is always included.
Our Junior Suite features wooden flooring, a large double bed, and a private bathroom. The room is furnished with a flat-screen TV, telephone, coffee machine, hairdryer, heater, work desk, wardrobe, and a comfortable armchair. Coffee and tea is available in the restaurant all day, and breakfast is always included.
Arrived to a warm reception teeming with life and happy sounds. The atmosphere grabbed me instantly, totally changing my mood. All staff members were great, smiling, helpful and efficient. This was a total pleasure and I highly recommend a visit to anyone with business near Sandnes.
This beautiful classic hotel is located right smack in the middle of downtown Sandnes. The rooms are classically designed, spot clean and with very soft comfy beds. The restaurant here is particularly good. Offering gourmet food in generous portions.
A really lovely historic hotel, oozing charm, comfort and absolutely first-class service. Wonderful ambiance with many of the features of the old brick works and pottery in the reception rooms. We loved it.
GamlaVaerket is a lovely little boutique hotel in the center of the city. It's in an excellent location to visit nearby beaches, or Pulpit Rock. The rooms are large, airy, and bright, and the bathrooms charming and functional.


The U.S. Department of Justice has recently passed a verdict due to which 3 publishers had to abandon the agency pricing model. Huge discounts are being offered for ebook versions of titles from HarperCollins, which is one of those publishers. In a surprising move, Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) is competing with Amazon.com, Inc.(NASDAQ:AMZN) in terms of the prices of those titles in their iBooks Store.
Apple Inc. and 5 out of the 6 big shot publishing names in the US has been sued by the DOJ for violating antitrust laws. The lawsuit was slapped on Apple after it signed agreements to bring ebook versions of the titles released by the publishers to iPhone and iPad. Apple was to get a 30% cut and the rights to those books were exclusively held by them. However, the publishers coerced other retailers like Amazon to sign similar agreements. But Amazon had already done away with Kindle versions of books, which is why they are safe from DOJ.
Numerous authors, publishers, retailers are protesting that the lawsuit is unjust and is a ploy to tip the scales in the favor of Amazon. The online retailer used to sell best sellers at a price that was lower than what they had paid for them. This move helped them to secure 90% of the ebook market share as competitors could not sell books by incurring a loss.
Apple, Penguin Group, and MacMillan are still appealing the charge, but HarperCollins, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster have settled. Apple claimed the settlement was unlawful and a petition was submitted in protest, but Judge Denise Cote gave the go ahead. In 2010, Apple switched the publishers to the agency model so that there was no competition on the price, but is unwilling to take the same stand now.
Amazon has been dabbling in various gray SEO techniques to rig search results so that the Kindle version of all but one of these books are listed before the print editions. The ebook and publishing industry will be hugely affected as Amazon is diminishing the value of books and reducing the chances of making profits for others in the chain. Apple profits mainly from its hardware, which is why the Apple-Amazon rivalry will be an interesting albeit powerful one.


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import os

import django
import pkg_resources

os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'keybar.conf.development')

django.setup()

try:
    import sphinx_rtd_theme
except ImportError:
    sphinx_rtd_theme = None

extensions = [
    'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
    'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
    'sphinx.ext.todo',
    'sphinx.ext.coverage']

templates_path = ['_templates']

source_suffix = '.rst'

master_doc = 'index'

project = u'keybar'
copyright = u'2014, keybar'

dist = pkg_resources.get_distribution('keybar')
version = release = dist.version

exclude_patterns = []

pygments_style = 'sphinx'

if sphinx_rtd_theme:
    html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
    html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
else:
    html_theme = 'default'

html_static_path = ['_static']

htmlhelp_basename = 'keybardoc'

latex_elements = {}

latex_documents = [
    ('index', 'keybar.tex', u'keybar Documentation',
     u'keybar', 'manual'),
]

man_pages = [
    ('index', 'keybar', u'keybar Documentation',
     [u'keybar'], 1)
]

texinfo_documents = [
    ('index', 'keybar', u'keybar Documentation',
     u'keybar', 'keybar', 'Secure password storage',
     'Miscellaneous'),
]

epub_title = u'Keybar - secure password storage'
epub_author = u'Christopher Grebs'
epub_publisher = u'Christopher Grebs'
epub_copyright = u'2014, Christopher Grebs'

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"The Adventures of Tintin" Review
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Title: The Adventures of Tintin Director: Steven Spielberg Studio: Paramount Pictures Genre(s): Action Rated: PG (For adven...
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"The Adjustment Bureau" Review
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"Across the Universe" Review
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"About Time" Review
Bill Night, Domhnall Gleeson, R, Rachel McAdams, Richard Curtis, romance, universal
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"Abuduction" Review
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"9" Review
action, Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover, Elijah Wood, Focus Features, Fred Tatasciore, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Martin Landau, PG-13, Shane Acker, Tim Burton
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"8: The Mormon Proposition " Review


Sesame Marinade is from the Cook'n in with Agave collection. Order this CD right now OR enter your name and email address below and we will send you the full recipe.
Sesame Marinade is from the Cook'n with Agave collection. Click here to view over 300 more agave recipes right now!


Low Density Signature-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (LDS-OFDM) has been introduced recently as an efficient multiple access technique. In this paper, we focus on the subcarrier and power allocation scheme for uplink LDS-OFDM system. Since the resource allocation problem is not convex due to the discrete nature of subcarrier allocation, the complexity of finding the optimal solutions is extremely high. We propose a heuristic subcarrier and power allocation algorithm to maximize the weighted sum-rate. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can significantly increase the spectral efficiency of the system. Furthermore, it is shown that LDS-OFDM system can achieve an outage probability much less than that for OFDMA system.


Hurricane Season begins June 1st and ends November 30th.
If you follow this advice, you and your family will be safer.
Hurricane Watch means a hurricane may threaten.
Hurricane Warning means a hurricane is expected to strike.
Check that your emergency equipment is in good working order, and that you have enough supplies to last at least one week.
Obtain and store materials necessary to properly secure your home.
Keep trees and shrubbery trimmed during hurricane season. Once a hurricane watch is announced, do not trim trees and leave trimmings to be picked up. Trash collection services will be diverted to other tasks.
not they live within an evacuation zone. Please note: these zones are re-evaluated and changed periodically.
If you need transportation assistance for evacuation, contact your local E.M. office as soon as possible. You must register in advance. The information you provide is highly confidential and is only made available to necessary personnel.
If a household member is bedridden and requires constant medical care or electrical life support equipment in the home, call your local E.M. office for special instructions. Do not wait until a storm approaches.
What to do when a Hurricane Threatens?
Review the checklist for hurricane supplies on page 4, and make sure you have all the supplies you need.
Pay attention to the news broadcasts.
Fill your vehicle's gas tank ahead of time.
Bring objects inside that may blow away and anchor down any that cannot be brought inside.
Store valuables and documents in waterproof containers.
At home: Take cover in the smallest room with concrete walls, or under heavy furniture in the center of the house.
Outside: Seek indoor shelter if time permits. If not, lie flat in the nearest depression, like a ditch, and protect your head with your arms.
Beware of lightning. Stay indoors and away from electrical equipment. Don't use the phone or take a bath or shower during the storm.
Be certain you have at least one week's supply of non-perishable foods, baby food, medicines, etc.
Turn refrigerator and freezer to the coldest settings. Open the doors only if necessary, and close them quickly. This helps to retain food-preserving temperature up to two days without electricity.
Staying at home. Make sure your home meets current building codes and is in good condition. If you do not reside in a designated evacuation zone, you may stay at home provided you make the necessary preparations.
Staying with friends or relatives. If you must evacuate, seek shelter with a friend or relative. Have a back-up plan in case they are out of town.
Staying outside the area. Use a current road map to plan a route away from major bodies of water. Leave early to avoid heavy traffic and roads blocked by early flooding.
Staying at a Red Cross Shelter. Red Cross hurricane shelters will be available to people who have no other place to go. If you must seek public shelter, listen to news broadcasts for announcements of shelter openings. Do not go to a shelter unless radio or television stations announce it is open.
Eat before you arrive. Meals may not be available for the first 24 hours. Bring the following: first-aid kit, baby supplies, cards/games/books, battery operated radio or TV and extra batteries, blankets/sleeping bags, identification cards/documents, and any valuable papers (i.e. insurance, etc.).
Pets are not allowed in Red Cross Shelters due to states' health and safety regulations; only service animals that assist people with disabilities are permitted. Be sure to make advance preparations. Many veterinarians and kennels in non-evacuation areas will board pets for a fee. If you need to evacuate and cannot kennel your pet, take your pet with you. Do not leave pets behind. They are unlikely to survive on their own.
Close shutters, secure awnings and brace sliding glass doors and French doors. Fasten storm shutters and board up windows.
When taking down an antenna, BE CAREFUL. Unplug television set first and do not make contact with power lines.
Do not drain your swimming pool. Turn off electricity to pool equipment. If the filter pump is exposed, wrap it with waterproof covering and tie securely. Add extra chlorine to the pool to prevent contamination.
Large boat owners should make advance preparations for the safe harbor of their boats during a hurricane watch period. If you have a small boat (fits on a trailer), put the boat on the ground, remove the outboard motor, tie the boat down and fill it halfway with water.
Stay indoors. An interior room is usually safest. If the hurricane's eye passes through your area, do not go outside. Wind and rain may stop for a short period of time, but beware, wind will suddenly pick up again from the opposite direction and possibly with even greater force.
If the electricity goes out, use flashlights instead of candles or kerosene lamps, and be careful when cooking with flames. Conserve refrigeration. Remember that cordless phones will not work without electricity. Have a regular phone available. Please use phones only for emergencies and monitor battery powered radios or TV's.
Remain indoors until official "all clear" is given.
Only report individual trouble with electricity, gas, water or telephone after service has been generally restored in your neighborhood.
Do call police or utility companies immediately to report hazards such as: down power lines, broken gas or water mains, overturned gas tanks.
Watch for weakened roads, bridges, tree limbs or porches which could collapse unexpectedly.
After power is restored, check refrigerated food for spoilage.
When reinstalling a radio, TV or satellite antenna, check in all directions and make sure no power lines are nearby.


Ron Parker and Ken McAllister share a room at the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre to paint. Both rent space at the art centre and spend most days painting enjoying the light and the great ventilation.
Ron Parker and Ken McAllister share a room at the Arts Centre at Cedar Hill to paint.
Ron Parker and Ken McAllister share a room at the Arts Centre at Cedar Hill to paint. Both rent space at the art centre and spend most days painting enjoying the light and the great ventilation.
Click here for more on the Arts Centre at Cedar Hill.


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Formula 1 returns this weekend at the Red Bull Ring
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Finally. Formula 1 will return this weekend as three months of pent-up energy is released at the Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Twenty rusty racing drivers, all with points to prove at a track with long straights, hard-braking zones and tight-radius corners that suck you in to passing moves that are brilliantly daring or ambitiously foolhardy, depending on the outcome… What could possibly go wrong?
Just eight grands prix at six European circuits are confirmed so far, with an intention to add more beyond September. Whatever the final number, this is new territory for drivers used to racing more than 20 times per season, and fewer rounds means any failure to finish, through technical or human error, could be catastrophic for championship hopes. F1 drivers always live in a zone of heightened intensity, but this half-season will test their resilience as never before.
Lewis Hamilton's pressure points
Back in February, about a century ago, pre-season testing suggested that Mercedes-AMG had a clear edge. Quelle surprise. Lewis Hamilton is in great shape to claim an astonishing seventh F1 world championship. But that doesn't mean he will.
Back in 2016, his teammate Nico Rosberg won the first four rounds, and although Hamilton rallied with a string of mid-season victories, he was scuppered by uncharacteristically poor reliability. He ran out of races to make up for what he had lost, as his nemesis claimed an unlikely title. Could history repeat itself?
The guy in the other Silver Arrow will believe so. Valtteri Bottas has flattered in the past only to fall flat, but he has the proven speed to beat Hamilton – when the stars align. A convincing winner in Austria three years ago, he has to be astronomical this weekend to make Hamilton sweat and create a swell of momentum. It might well be the Finn's last chance to prove he has the chops for a title bid.
But the past two Austrian Grands Prix have been won by Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing's home circuit. There's growing belief that the 22-year-old is the man most likely to depose Hamilton and, if his new Red Bull-Honda empowers him to claim a Spielberg hat-trick on Sunday, he'll fancy his chances to do it all again the following weekend when F1 completes its first doubleheader at the same track. It's just a shame his travelling orange army of Klaxon-blaring Dutch fans can't this time invade this beautiful corner of Styria, as they have these past few years. As the recent return of Premier League football matches has shown, sport loses its sense of purpose when played in front of empty grandstands.
Beyond Red Bull, where will Ferrari fit in, and which Sebastian Vettel will turn up now that he knows his time in red is nearly up? Is he really still hungry for an F1 future in new colours? If so, he needs to show it, and fast.
Then there's Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz also racing for teams they will be leaving at season's end; Williams fighting for its survival; a new generation of fine young talents, including Lando Norris, George Russell and Alex Albon, eager to add their own spice to the pot; and Fernando Alonso ready to pounce on any opportunity to add a fitting career coda to his turbulent F1 story. Game on.
Tempelhof zoom for Formula E
Extreme times call for extreme measures and, in motorsport, race promoters and organisers are testing new levels of flexibility to get back on track. But once again, Formula E has taken the biscuit (and swallowed it with a single bite) when it comes to original thinking.
Racing around major urban conurbations, of all places, seemed impossible under social distancing restrictions, as the electric single-seater series' founder, Alejandro Agag, was ready to admit just a few weeks ago. But now Formula E has come up with a slightly nutty – and yet somehow entirely logical – solution to complete its 2019/20 season.
Six races in just nine days will be run in August, and all at the same venue. The concrete expanse around Berlin Tempelhof Airport is already established as one of Formula E's best racing venues, and its space means three entirely different layouts can be created for a trio of double-headers, two of which will take place midweek. The races will take place on 5-6, 8-9 and 12-13 August, creating a 'festival' of electric motor racing – although Germany's strict ban on public events until the end of September means it will all inevitably play out behind closed doors.
Critics will scoff, as they do at anything Formula E comes up with. But credit is due to Agag and his team: with five rounds already run, the season has been saved from becoming null and void, with an added dose of novelty.
Then on 14 August, the 1000- odd people involved in this circus can breathe a sigh and take a good, long lie down.
Alex Zanardi hurt in road collision
As I write, Alex Zanardi is in a "serious but stable" condition following his collision with a truck while competing in a handbike race in Italy on 19 June. The former F1 driver and double Indycar champion has been through so much in his life, most obviously losing both legs in a CART crash at the Lausitzring oval in 2001, then fighting back not only to race BMW touring cars but also to become a four-time Paralympic gold medallist at London 2012 and Rio 2016. Now this. It's hard to take in.
I was lucky enough to interview Zanardi at Goodwood in the summer of 2016, not long before his glory in Brazil. Racing drivers who have been around the block a few times tend to be charismatic, funny and full of life. But Alex… he's something else. Forza, you crazy diamond.
Damien Smith
2022 Bentley Bentayga S Review


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Abstract In this paper, a velocity servo-based hybrid position/force control scheme for a grinding robot is presented. It simultaneously performs stable force control and exact position control along curved surface for a grinding robot. The force feedback loop changing the force to velocity, which will be used in the velocity servo-based robot, can control the force directly and has a faster response. The position feedback loop controls the grinding tool in a desired trajectory in Cartesian space. An overview of the control algorithm as well as the force data signal processing and the communication between force sensor and robot controller is described.
GB/T 7714 Zhang QW,Han LL,Xu F,et al. Research on velocity servo-based hybrid position/force control scheme for a grinding robot[C]. Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany:Trans Tech Publications,2012:589-593.


Dr. J. Scott Gillis treating patient at the Westerville, Ohio Clinic.
At Gillis Chiropractic Clinic, when you take your first step through our door, you may wonder if you're in the right place, but by the time you leave, you'll know that you definitely are! You'll be warmly welcomed and made to feel at home and know that Help and Good Health is on its way! Our goal is to always offer you the best chiropractic care available, in a clean and comfortable state-of-the-art clinic, with our friendly, professional and courteous staff.
You'll find plenty of convenient parking (handicapped accessible) and receive a friendly greeting each and every time you enter our office.
We don't like excessive paperwork anymore than you do, so we condensed everything. Once you have completed your new patient paperwork, (this should only take ten minutes or so) you'll soon meet with Dr. Gillis for a consultation/examination.
Our patients appreciate when we explain everything in advance! It also helps keep our Doctor/patient relationship as stress-free as possible.
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We have an appointment book, but don't use it much. The Doctors especially hate the waiting room… in fact, ours is a "Reception Room," not a "Waiting Room!" We have magazines out there, but hardly anyone has time to read them unless they come with one of our patients! Boy, they don't know what they're missing.


PAX Unplugged 2018 is on sale!
Novel and Perfect though this concept might be, there are still some who know not of what precisely an "Unplugged" PAX entails.
If you've ever sat around a table laden with meeples, minis or just a bunch of notepads and thought, "What if this…was on the grandest scale?" this is the PAX for you. If you've never once played a non-videoed-game and have wondered what it would be like if you, yes, you, were to immerse yourself completely in the landscape of these games whose action takes place not on some rendered landscape but that infinite and awesome space within your very mind, this is the PAX for you.
After Unplugged last year, we had gotten a lot of questions asking if it was a one-off, and it always caught us off guard. We always kind of wanted to say "Weren't you there? It was AWESOME! Of course we're doing it again!". We couldn't SAY that, of course, that's kind of a self-serving answer….wait, did we just say that? Oh. Oops.
Hey, look, I know we're biased, but we really did have a blast at Unplugged last year and we're really excited to come back. Not just come back, but we're growing the scope of the show considerably. Don't worry, it'll still be focused on Tabletop gaming, but parts of the building will be opening up to us this year and we should have a bit more room to stretch our legs and smooth out some of the wrinkles.
Anyway. Badges will be available on Thursday, May 17th and we really hope you'll sit down with us in Philly to play some games!


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Writers on the Edge: 22 Writers Speak About Addiction and Dependency
Editors: Diana M. Raab and James Brown
Publisher: Modern History Press
Review Date: April 26, 2012
Scalding, unflinching, in-your-face right off the bat, the Foreword of this book is chilling, preparing you for the stories inside. This anthology comes from the minds of truly amazing authors and isn't for the faint of heart. Each one takes a look at the harsh reality of their own addictions, as well as some who deal with a family dependency - living in fear that the next generation will follow the same path.
The compilation shows a world that may be a great deal different than your own, but each piece is told with truth - which is something not often found today. As anyone knows who suffers, or has a family or friend they watch suffer from an addiction, the isolation, depression, and self-loathing is almost impossible to bear. From alcohol to drug abuse, overeating, depression, cutting, as well as the need for love through empty sex, addictions and obsessions are numerous.
Although it's impossible to highlight each story, there are many that stand out. Scott Russell Sanders delves into his childhood, watching his father slip away from the family and into alcohol. He offers the thoughts of a child, who lies in bed awake and scared. Not scared of the abuse (which he doesn't receive on a physical level), but scared because he feels he's the one responsible for his father's drinking; if he could be a better son, perhaps his father would be sober. This in-depth look into the detriment of a family, and a man who doesn't want to become what his father was, is a stunning piece of writing.
Linda Gray Sexton talks about loss and how cutting is a release. Sitting in a car just needing that overwhelming pain to come 'out' no matter what her therapist says, her horrific memories will scare you to death. Sue Silverman delves into the world of love. Romance is told in all forms in this day and age, but when the 'physical' was the entirety of the love you received from your own parent, an addiction can form where the only way to get love from a man is with the body. Yet another writer speaks of overeating - a way to stop depression and feel love - although neither ever happens by eating more food. She speaks of support groups, and how being able to see that others are on 'your side' does wonders for a person on the edge.
The Barthelme brothers tell a very different tale of an addiction that can't hurt - gambling. There's no risk when you have money in the bank, it's simply an entertaining addiction that hurts no one. With the inclusion of this piece and others like it, readers are shown that with every triumph over addiction, there are also those who remain in the deep end of the pool.
These writers are truth-tellers, and they have the words. For the writer out there, this is a lesson in dignity and courage when it comes to putting pen to paper. The scariest prospect for a writer is to lose their words and end up living in a black and white world inside their mind. Listening to their struggles, triumphs and defeats is both heart wrenching and eye-opening.
Quill Says: This isn't frilly or sweet. There are no fantastical characters. Be ready for the truth but, most of all, be willing to listen.
For more information on Writers on the Edge: 22 Writers Speak About Addiction and Dependency, please visit the author's website at: www.dianaraab.com


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Extended synopsis: "Love and Other Troubles" with Emilie de Ravin
By Lena • Jul 20th, 2011 • Category: Emilie de Ravin, Leading
As previously reported, Emilie de Ravin is currently in Finland. She stars in the almost romantic comedy "Love and Other Troubles" which is a Bronson Club production.
You can find some further information on the story of the film on: www.bronsonclub.com/LAOT/.
Ville (25) is a former child star who has never beaten his dad in wrestling. He now leads a routine life in a small Finnish town giving guitar lessons to kids.
His life, which usually works like clockwork, is shaken when his father, a washed-up rock star and an impulsive bohemian, shows up on his doorstep and announces that he needs a place to stay for a few days – or weeks. Ville does not know how to say no.
But the worst shock comes when one night, his dad comes home with a girl about Ville's age. It's Sara, a funny and quirky American student who teaches country line dancing at the local activity center. After he and Sara become friends, and he realises that he is attracted to her, the awkward love triangle is ready. A few pony rides, line dancing face-offs and wrestling matches later Ville learns that he can be just as impulsive as his father.
"Love and Other Troubles" is the first feature film by the award winning short-film director Samuli Valkama. Besides the extended synopsis and info on the project, you can watch his short-film "Feelings and Stuff" on the website.
Emilie de Ravin stars in the Finnish Production "Love and Other Troubles", July 17, 2011
Emilie supports the Catalyst Foundation, June 19th, 2011


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Q: box viewer for microsoft office documents I have a quiz website, where user will select the topic and can read contents.
So I have contents in various formats like video, textfile, pdf reports.
For contents to show them in box I am using http://viewerjs.org/.
since it supports limited extensions and doesn't fill up my all requirements for file type- .docx,.doc, .xlsx,.pptx.
Is there any open source box viewer that supports office document?
Although I can read their contents through c# and display them back as plain text but my primarily requirement is to show them in box as viewer.js does it for pdf.

A: I think you are conflating http://viewerjs.org/ with the Box View API, which has an open-source viewer component that is also called viewer.js.
The View API will convert Office file formats as well as .pdf.
The View API does not have a C# SDK available yet (as far as I know), but there are a bunch of open source ones in other languages.

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UTJ, Likud agree: Goldknopf to serve as Housing Minister, Porush as Jerusalem Minister
Agreement reached between United Torah Judaism and Likud regarding UTJ's positions in the new government.
Hezki Baruch
Dec 6, 2022, 11:29 PM (GMT+2)
LikudUnited Torah Judaism
Moshe Gafni, Yariv Levin and Yitzhak GoldknopfSpokesperson
The Likud and United Torah Judaism (UTJ) parties on Tuesday evening signed an agreement regarding the roles that UTJ will receive in the new government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu.
"Since an extension had to be requested from the president, we have now signed that the issue of positions has been agreed upon, and tomorrow there will be a meeting on the fundamental issues," UTJ said.
The agreement stipulates that UTJ chairman Yitzhak Goldknopf will be appointed Minister of Construction and Housing, including the Israel Land Authority, Moshe Gafni will be appointed chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee and MK Uri Maklev will be a deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Transportation.
Meir Porush will be appointed Minister of Jerusalem and Heritage. Yaakov Asher will chair the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee.
Yisrael Eichler will chair the Labor and Welfare Committee and Yaakov Tesler will be appointed deputy minister in the Ministry of Welfare or another ministry to be agreed upon with the Prime Minister.
Yitzhak Pindrus, who is expected to enter the Knesset under the Norwegian law, will receive the chairmanship of the Committee for Public Petitions.
The agreement signed between the sides


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City team takes all-star game
The city team narrowly beat the county team 50-48 in a wild back-and-forth game that finished with a last second layup at the annual Captains/Veterans basketball all-star game.
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Published on: December 4, 2019 | Last Updated: December 4, 2019 1:50 PM EST
The city team, seen here, narrowly beat the county team 50-48 in a wild back-and-forth game that finished with a last second layup at the annual Captains/Veterans basketball all-star game. The game also saw them raise more than $400 for Woodstock Collegiate Institute's Festive Campaign. (Submitted photo)
The Captains/Veteran's girls' all-star game gave local basketball fans all they could ask for.
The city narrowly beat the county team 50-48 in a wild back-and-forth game that finished with a last-second layup. The game also helped riase more than $400 for Woodstock Collegiate Institute's Festive Campaign to support Operation Sharing over the holidays.
The city squad busted out to an early lead with a three-point advantage at the end of the first quarter, but the county fought back to take a 23-19 lead at half. The city team came to life once again in the third, outscoring the county 26-4 for a commanding 45-27 lead.
The city team narrowly beat the county team, seen here, 50-48 in a wild back-and-forth game that finished with a last second layup at the annual Captains/Veterans basketball all-star game. The game also saw them raise more than $400 for Woodstock Collegiate Institute's Festive Campaign.(Submitted photo)
The county team chipped away at the city's lead and tied the game at 48 with just 12 seconds left. On the final play, a deflected pass bounced around the city's front court. As players scrambled for the ball, WCI's Jaime Magoffin grabbed the loose ball and made a contested layup as the final buzzer rang.
Huron Park's Amanda Wittmer and WCI's Lauren Shaw led the city team, each getting 10 points. Magoffin earned MVP honours with six points, eight rebounds and four assists.
The county MVP was Glendale High School's Jaden Stockmans, who finished with eight points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals. Lord Dorchester's Sarena Beaudry and Ruby Sebinagana each had 10 points.
WCI guard and team captain Beth Ewing was also recognized as the TVRA Southeast Division Ms. Basketball award winner. The award is given out annually to a senior level player who represented herself, her coaches, her school and the sport of basketball in a positive manner during the season and her high school basketball career.
Woodstock Collegiate Institute teacher and coach Eric Molinaro presents Beth Ewing with the TVRA Southeast Division Ms. Basketball award winner. The award is given out annually to a senior level player who represented herself, her coaches, her school and the sport of basketball in a positive manner during the season and her high school basketball career. (Submitted photo)
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Nonostante la scarsità del materiale tramandato, Mnasea, che è citato anche da Plinio il Vecchio, è degno di nota per aver svelato alcune notizie e dettagli di culti esoterici, secondo una sua peculiare attitudine "razionalizzante", ricollegabile all'evemerismo di cui egli è considerato un seguace.

Tra i suoi frammenti si rinviene anche un'insinuazione a carico degli Ebrei, l'accusa di praticare l'onolatria: si tratta di un passaggio testuale che è considerato un'importante testimonianza storica dell'affiorare di un particolare atteggiamento anti-giudaico nell'intellettualità dell'epoca, inedito nella civiltà greca, tradizionalmente filosemita.

Opere
Scrisse un Periplo, o Periegesi, opera composta da sei, o, forse, otto libri, in cui egli descriveva l'Europa, l'Asia occidentale e il Nord Africa.

Un'altra sua opera, intitolata Sugli oracoli, sembrerebbe esser stata una raccolta di responsi oracolari delfici, accompagnati dal relativo commento esegetico.

Delle sue opere sopravvivono comunque solo sparuti frammenti, circa una sessantina in tutto, incorporati come scholia o come citazioni in raccolte lessicografiche o altri testi, alcuni dei quali tramandati nei Papiri di Ossirinco. Da questi frammenti emergono alcuni pregi delle sue opere, come l'affidarsi a buone fonti e la manifestazione di un certo spirito critico.

Edizioni dei frammenti

Lo scarno materiale relitto delle sue opere è stato per buona parte raccolto nell'Ottocento da Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Müller nei Fragmenta historicorum Graecorum ma è solo nel 2003 che i frammenti di Mnasea sono stati pubblicati per intero, a cura di Pietro Cappelletto.

Almeno in apparenza, quelli tràditi sembrano essere stati scelti, dagli autori antichi che ce li hanno preservati, in virtù di qualche insolita interpretazione ch'erano in grado di offrire o per qualche piccola informazione che essi contenevano. Si tratta per lo più di annotazioni riguardanti eventi mitologici e meravigliosi o genealogie locali: sono informazioni interessanti per molti versi, anche se, a quanto sembra, non sorrette da una grande accuratezza storica.

Opera mitografica
Dai rari frammenti pervenuti sembra emergere una particolare disposizione della mitografia di Mnasea, l'apparente inclinazione a voler offrire uno svelamento "razionalizzante" di eventi altrimenti mitici, congeniale alla sua adesione alla corrente dell'evemerismo che gli autori gli attribuiscono. È il caso del distruttore Echeto, nel XVIII libro dell'Odissea di Omero, da lui interpretato come una figura reale di tiranno siciliano; o della filogenesi da lui proposta dei Dattili Idei, su basi onomastiche: il loro nome, secondo il mitografo, rivelava infatti una discendenza da Ida e da un padre di nome Daktylus.

Svelamento di culti misterici

A questa attitudine critica e razionalizzante della sua mitografia si deve anche la preziosa rivelazione di notizie esoteriche riguardanti le religioni misteriche: ad esempio, i quattro nomi dei Cabiri, oggetto dei culti esoterici dei Grandi Dei nel Santuario di Samotracia, sono conosciuti proprio grazie a lui; sempre a lui si deve lo svelamento dei dettagli del culto di Atargatide ad Ascalona e del culto di Artemide a Perga.

Argomentazioni anti-giudaiche
Riguardo alla scarsa accuratezza storica, va detto ad esempio, che Mnasea fu il primo autore a propalare la falsa notizia della celebrazione di un culto di una testa d'asino d'oro nel tempio di Gerusalemme. L'accostamento del Dio dell'ebraismo all'iconografia di Seth-Tifone dovette godere di un certo seguito, se anche Posidonio di Apamea, per altri versi autore accurato e scrupoloso, nonché ammiratore di Mosè, vi avrebbe accordato un certo credito; la notizia sarà poi ripresa anche da Tacito.

La notizia da lui riportata sulla presunta onolatria nel tempio di Gerusalemme, benché infondata, è tuttavia interessante da un punto di vista storico, perché testimonia di un mutato atteggiamento che iniziava ad affiorare in alcuni settori dell'intellettualità greca: una forma d'ironia, se non di vera e propria ostilità, andava sostituendosi alla manifesta tendenza filosemita espressa dagli scrittori del IV secolo a.C. L'affermazione di Mnasea si aggiungeva a un'altra, anch'essa infondata, che iniziava a circolare all'incirca nello stesso periodo, senza però beneficiare di un seguito altrettanto importante: riguardava la presunta pratica giudaica di celebrare sacrifici umani nei loro riti. Entrambe le «insinuazioni» saranno rivolte in seguito ai Cristiani.

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Bibliografia
 Pietro Cappelletto, I frammenti di Mnasea. Introduzione testo e commento, Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia Diritto, Milano, 2003, ISBN 88-7916-209-8
Douglas Olson, "Review of: Pietro Cappelletto (ed.), I frammenti di Mnasea: Introduzione testo e commento, 2003 da Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 13.02.2005, Università della Pennsylvania
Arnaldo Momigliano, Sesto contributo alla storia degli studi classici e del mondo antico, Tomo I, Edizioni di storia e letteratura, 1980, ISBN 8884988942
«Mnàsea  ‹-ʃ-› (alla greca Mnasèa; gr. )», Enciclopedia biografica universale, dal sito dell'Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, Roma

Voci correlate
Religioni misteriche - Atargatis
Cabiri - Grandi Dei - Santuario dei grandi dei di Samotracia
Evemerismo
Antisemitismo - Filosemitismo

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Storiografia ellenistica
Storici greci antichi

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Primi anni
Paul Daniel nacque a Birmingham. Da ragazzo ha cantato nel coro della Cattedrale di Coventry, dove ricevette una prima formazione musicale. In seguito ha frequentato il King's College, Cambridge, dove studiò musica. Dopo la laurea ha continuato a studiare direzione orchestrale alla Guildhall School of Music and Drama, dove i suoi insegnanti erano Sir Adrian Boult e Sir Edward Downes.

Carriera
Nel 1982 ebbe un posto nello staff musicale dell'English National Opera, rimanendovi fino al 1987. Alla fine del 1980 fu direttore musicale di un certo numero di cori amatoriali, tra cui la Wokingham Choral Society, spesso con la sua futura moglie, il soprano Joan Rodgers.

Dal 1987 al 1990 è stato direttore musicale di Opera Factory. Dal 1990 al 1997 è stato Direttore Musicale della Opera North e Direttore Principale della English Northern Philharmonia. Attirò l'attenzione per il suo lavoro nelle opere trascurate e del repertorio più recente. Le opere comprese in precedenza Ariane et Barbe-bleue di Dukas, King Priam di Tippett, Der Ferne Klang di Franz Schreker, Violanta di Korngold e Gloriana di Britten. Ha diretto l'Opera North al suo debutto nel 1992 a The Proms con Boris Godunov. Quest'ultimo incarico comprendeva dirigere le prime mondiali di Baa, Baa Black Sheep di Michael Berkeley e Playing Away di Benedict Mason, che è fu premiata alla Biennale di Monaco di Baviera e vinse premi per la migliore produzione e design.

Divenne Direttore Musicale dell'English National Opera nel settembre 1997. Incontrò difficoltà già all'inizio del suo incarico alla ENO, con la partenza di Dennis Marks come direttore generale, circa un mese dopo proprio l'arrivo di Daniel. Ciò costrinse Daniel ad assumere inaspettatamente un ruolo più pubblico come il volto artistico della compagnia, fino all'arrivo di Nicholas Payne come direttore generale. Un'analisi di questa situazione rende chiaro che questo lavoro in più distrasse Daniel dallo sviluppare un rapporto più completo con l'orchestra. Nel dicembre 2003 Daniel annunciò le sue dimissioni da ENO al termine del suo contratto nel 2005. Inoltre nell'ultima parte del suo mandato furono segnalati scontri tra Daniel e il direttore artistico di ENO Sean Doran. Egli espresse preoccupazioni per il futuro di ENO in un'intervista di aprile 2005 a The Guardian, che portò il direttore del marketing di ENO, Ian McKay, a fischiare Daniel alla sua ultima esecuzione come direttore musicale di ENO. Il suo lavoro ad ENO comprese la prima mondiale di Mark-Anthony Turnage The Silver Tassie di Mark-Anthony, che ENO e Daniel hanno inciso e pubblicato.

Egli diresse per la prima volta, come ospite, la West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) nel 1995 e tornò nel mese di aprile 2006. Nel maggio 2007 Daniel fu nominato prossimo direttore principale della WASO, a partire da gennaio 2009, con un contratto iniziale fino a dicembre 2011. Nel mese di novembre 2010, la WASO ha annunciato l'estensione del contratto di Daniel come direttore principale fino a dicembre del 2013, momento in cui concluse il suo mandato con la WASO.

Divenne direttore principale ospite della Real Filharmonía de Galicia (Santiago di Compostela) nel 2007. Nel gennaio 2012 fu nominato successivo direttore principale dell'orchestra e consulente artistico, a partire dal gennaio 2013, con un contratto iniziale di 3 anni. Nel luglio 2012 l'Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine (ONBA) annunciò la nomina di Daniel come suo prossimo direttore musicale, a far data dalla stagione 2013-2014. In precedenza aveva condotto da ospite l'ONBA nel 2006 e nel 2011.

Tra i suoi riconoscimenti c'è la ricezione di un Olivier Award nel febbraio 1998 per gli straordinari risultati nell'Opera ed un Gramophone Award nel 1999 per la sua serie di musica inglese sulla Naxos Records. È stato insignito del CBE nella lista New Year's Honours 2000. Nel settembre 2005 Daniel ha diretto Last Night of the Proms per la prima volta.

All'apertura del Millennium Dome, indossava un cappotto disegnato appositamente per l'occasione da Vivienne Westwood. Ha continuato a indossarlo per altre occasioni, tra cui la BBC Proms.

Vita privata
Ha due figlie dal suo ultimo matrimonio con la cantante d'opera Joan Rodgers. Il matrimonio è finito con il divorzio. Le sue registrazioni commerciali, che comprendono spettacoli con Rodgers, sono presenti su un certo numero di etichette discografiche, tra cui Chandos, Naxos, Linn, e Aeon.

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Collegamenti esterni

 History of Wokingham Choral Society

Studenti della Guildhall School of Music and Drama