Most Europeans will remember THAT volcanic ash cloud that interrupted everyone's summer holidays back in 2010. Yep that came from Iceland, and since then tourism rates have rocketed! Today tourism is the second largest industry on this fascinating little island all due to THAT volcanic ash cloud giving it a bit of exposure. A little fact I learnt on my trip here is that Iceland's population is tiny, only a mere 323k people live in Iceland – most of these in the capital city Reykjavik, which is crazy if you compare that number to the 64 million people living in the UK!
Iceland is known to be an expensive place to visit, so before I booked my trip here I compared prices on a few different websites… To book everything separately flights, accommodation and day trips it was looking to be a good £1000 each for 4 nights, which was a bit out of our budget. I discovered that via Icelandair I could create my own package deal which was actually very reasonably priced. I chose which flights I wanted to take, which hotel I wanted to stay in, if I wanted transfers and even which trips I wanted to book.
I booked return flights Wednesday – Sunday from Heathrow to Reykjavik, airport transfers, accommodation for 4 nights, with trips to the Blue Lagoon, Northern Lights, Gulfoss, Geysir and Pingvellir National Park all for £498 each. Which I think was a bit of a steal!
When I was looking for accommodation in Iceland I found very few hotels for under £250 a night in Reykjavik. With our package we could chose between a few hotels, the most affordable was Hotel Cabin, so this was the option we went for! From the pictures online it definitely didn't look particularly luxurious, but it was cheap, the reviews were good and we weren't going to be spending a huge amount of time there anyway so it was exactly what we needed.
I was really pleasantly surprised by Hotel Cabin, it was basic, but clean, comfortable and warm, with a good atmosphere. The only downside to the hotel was the breakfast, which you had to use your imagination for. The hotel is about a 20 minute walk in to the center of Reykjavik which for us wasn't a problem as we quite enjoyed a walk along the seafront in to town.
Iceland is a super easy country to get around, it is very well connected by bus with many tour operators to chose from. All of our trips were booked with Reykjavik Excursions.
To get to Reykjavik from the airport there is a Flybus that will drop you off directly at your hotel. Most tour operators will also pick you from your hotel for any day trips you book.
The Icelandic weather HAS to get a mention as I found it to be completely unpredictable, we experienced so many different weather conditions during our short stay, rain, snow and even some sun.
Another thing to bear in mind is the amount of daylight hours, in winter the sun rises quite late, on my trip it rose at around 10.30am and then set again at around 5pm, so daylight hours were fairly limited. In Summer time the country has around 22hrs of daylight.
Wok On – This place was opposite our hotel and always busy so we decided to give it a try. Perfect for a quick meal, you can build your own noodle bowls that are cooked fresh in front of you. Base noodles start from 990 KR then you add on your extras for additional costs.
Apotek – Go here for an amazing and traditional Icelandic Sunday Roast for an incredibly reasonable price of 2990 KR per person. As well as the Roast they looked like they also had a very good priced A La Carte menu.
The Deli – Cheap and cheerful, the Deli is a small take away place with a happy hour between 5-9pm where you can get a 16in pizza for around 2000 KR.
Lebowskis – If you want to drink in Iceland it will save you a lot of money to know when and where the happy hours are… This place offers a happy hour daily from 4-7pm and has a fun atmosphere, live bands in the evening and an affordable food menu.
Baejarins Beztu Pylsur – No trip to Reykjavik would be complete without visiting the world's most famous hot dog stand. They are a bloody tasty and cheap snack or light lunch.
Iceland is known to be a very expensive country so I wouldn't say this is a very good place to come shopping, especially not with the current exchange rate! Maybe you will want to buy a typical Icelandic Lopapeysa (the typical Icelandic wool sweaters), you could check out the boutiques on Laugavegur or Skólavörðustígur as they are full of cute Icelandic souvenir and clothing shops.
For high st or designer shopping there is the Kringlan mall which is slightly outside the city center.
Bonus Supermarkets is definitely a name to remember if you are on a budget in Iceland, it is a really affordable supermarket where you will find all sorts of products at half the price than if you were to buy them in the local continence stores or gas stations.
Reykjavik Seafront & The Sunvoyager – The most scenic place in Reykjavik city center is along the seafront, on a clear day you can see across to the mountains which look amazing when they are covered in winter snow. There are also many statues/monuments along the seafront you will come across, one of which, and in my opinion the most impressive is The Sun Voyager.
Harpa Music Hall – Just next to the harbour is Harpa Music Hall which is such a cool building to go and explore, we hid in here to take shelter from the snow, but happened to be in the right place at the right time as we got to see a performance from the Harvard University Choir which was pretty amazing.
Lake Tjornin – So our first day in Iceland was snowy and this was the day we went over to see Lake Tjornin, it was completely frozen over and covered in snow and there were some kids playing football on it so we didn't really get to see "the lake", but this is still a really pretty area of the city.
The National Museum of Iceland – I didn't really know much about the history of Iceland, so decided to go and check out the National Museum. Although quite interesting it is a really small museum and you pay a fee of around £10 to get in, so if History isn't really your thing it's probably not a must see.
Reykjavik City Center – The city center itself is fairly small, it runs from the downtown area near the harbour up to Hallgrimskirkja, most businesses and restaurants are located around the main street of Laugavegur.
Northern Lights Tour – So we had a bit of a nightmare with our Northern Lights tour, we had pre-booked a Northern Lights Boat Trip with Special Tours Iceland, however due to the bad weather during our stay our tour got cancelled 3 nights in a row. On our 3rd night we were desperate to see them before we left, so I decided re-book with another company and go on a coach trip with Reykjavik Excursions.
Just to note if you are planning to see the Northern lights it is best to visit between October and April. Northern lights are still visible in Summer, but due to the longer daylight hours they are harder to find. Also bear in mind you need clear(ish) skies and some aurora activity to see them, so if weather conditions don't permit this your tour may be cancelled. Most tours will allow you to re-book if your tour does get cancelled, or if you do go on the tour and you do not see the lights they will offer for you to come back at any time to re-do the tour.
The Blue Lagoon – Although very touristy The Blue Lagoon is definitely something you have to experience on a trip to Iceland. Although entrance is pricey and you don't really get anything if you choose the basic package it is a really fun and relaxing experience. We bought smoothies at the Lagoon Bar and I didn't find them to be too expensive and you get free silica mud masks which are handed out by the staff at the Lagoon. I definitely recommend bringing your own flip flops/ towel, and if you want one a robe, otherwise you will end up paying an extortionate amount of money on top of your entrance fee if you decide to hire them there.
The Golden Circle: Gulfoss, Geysir and Pingvellir National Park – Although it rained all day on our trip here I loved this tour. Gulfoss Waterfall was a massive highlight of our trip it looked so impressive surrounded by the snow and icy landscape. Seeing the rifts between the tectonic plates at Pingvellir was a really cool experience too. Definitely a must do tour when you are in Reykjavik.
Kolaportið Flea markets – Bit of a random one, but if you are in Reykjavik at the weekend this a fun place to go and check out, it's located downtown by the harbour and sells some incredibly random things, but if you are looking for a souvenir it is probably cheaper here than it would be in any of the gift shops.
Glacier Hikes/ Ice Caves – Most of these tours are located on the South Coast of Iceland, so are a fair drive away from Reykjavik. There are some tours that will take you there and back in a day from the city, but if you are able to it's probably better to spend a few days exploring the South Coast and incorporating this in to your trip… This will definitely be what's on my agenda if/when I next make it back to Iceland.
See/Ride some Icelandic Horses – Iceland has their own breed of horse which were originally bought over by the Norwegian settlers back in the day. They are only pony sized, very cute with a long mane and can be found all over the country. Out in the country side there are some hotels/tours that are purposely focused around spending time with the horses.
Nautholsvik Geothermal Beach – Located on Reykjaviks coast line is one of natures wonders – a geothermal beach! I went to one in New Zealand and it was amazing, I would have loved to have visited this one, but it was closed when we visited!
The Perlan – This dome shaped Reykjavik landmark is said to have one of the best views in the city. It's a bit too far out of the center to walk to which is why we didn't get here, but if you want an overall view of the whole city landscape this is supposed to be the best place to see it!


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Tadoussac, and the Beauty of Hard Conversations
Playwrights and their translators. L-R: Brett Donahue, Laurence Dauphinais, Letícia Tórgo, Michael Mackenzie, Maryse Warda, Rébecca Déraspe, and residency leader Bobby Theodore. Not pictured: Denis Côté.
The Glassco Translation Residency, popularly known as "Tadoussac", is an engine of cultural exchange like no other. I've had the great good fortune to be in it (and write about it) three times. This year I want to zero in on a single remarkable discussion.
It was maybe two-thirds of the way through our ten-day retreat at the Glassco family's beautiful summer home in Tadoussac, Quebec. Playwright-translator teams were gathered round the cosy fireplace for our 5-à-7... the nightly pre-dinner confab where we discussed our specific projects, as well as the larger questions of cross-cultural work, over a bottle or two of good French wine (which is cheaper and more available in Quebec than anywhere else in Canada). With my beloved collaborator, the gifted Rébecca Déraspe, I was about to launch into a little presentation of our translation-in-progress of her vivacious and audacious feminist comedy, Gametes. I took a deep breath.
At that very moment, one of our fellow residents spoke up (in the language we had all been using pretty much non-stop for the entire residency thus far... French). "You know, it's really admirable that all of the anglophones in this group are speaking French all the time, but when it comes to talking about our artistic work, surely we should be able to express ourselves in the language in which we're most comfortable." (I'm translating, and almost certainly paraphrasing: the near-flawless voice-recorder once housed in my brain has been, I fear, the second casualty of early menopause.)
My reaction to this very reasonable and kindly-meant comment? A sort of deer-in-the-headlights freeze, mixed with an oddly familiar red rush of emotion. Suddenly, after some years of being considered reasonably proficient in my adopted language, I once again felt like the unacceptable Other. When you, as a non-native speaker, are invited to talk in "your own" language – or when the person with whom you're speaking makes the decision for you, without asking, by simply switching into your native tongue – you experience it as something worse than a mere inability to "pass" (a politically dubious goal I gave up on years ago). While I'm sure this is seldom the speaker's intention, it almost invariably feels like a verdict that you're not good enough. Too unpleasant to listen to, too incompetent to wait for. Obviously struggling to communicate. A failure. In other words, I was feeling exactly the thing that prevents most English-Canadians from ever, ever speaking the French they picked up in school. It's called shame.
Just for context: my French is the product of a unilingual small-town kid's immersion in a French-speaking Toronto high school with a very international teaching staff, curriculum, and student body. Add to this a lifetime of slowly, painfully acquiring something my education never gave me: a working knowledge of Canadian French. I'm not particularly proud of my French, but I'm extremely grateful for it. There's a difference.
Back to our evening circle. I was about to stammer out some reasons why I wanted to discuss my work in French – while trying not to sound defensive or hurt – when something wonderful happened. Everyone else spoke up instead. In French.
One colleague said simply: "You know what? I'm an anglo. I live in Toronto now. I have a strong accent, and I used to be very self-conscious about that... but I'm also a Montrealer, and a Quebecker, born and raised. And I'm bilingual. And this is my language, too. And I'm going to speak it."
One of the francophones, meanwhile, talked about how she had been involved in multiple artistic residencies and environments that were supposedly bilingual, but wherein everyone defaulted to English within a few short days. "This is the first so-called bilingual residency I've been in where the working language is French, where the anglophones and allophones consistently make the effort to express themselves in French... and personally, I find it very moving," she said. "Ça me touche."
"Well yes," said the original speaker – who is a wonderful artist and a supportive colleague and friend. "I was just trying to make things easier for everybody. And I'm just... surprised, that you [English-speakers and allophones] are all sticking with it. In all my years of working in the theatre, I've never seen anything like it."
We all agreed. And carried on. In French.
This was, for many reasons, an extraordinary conversation to be having in Quebec, where language and culture have long been inseparable from politics and power (and from a bitter and still-recent history when rich bosses all spoke English... while their impoverished workers spoke French). It was a conversation I could not have imagined taking place twelve years ago, when I first came to Tadoussac and was taught so much about Quebec language, culture, and politics by the great Linda Gaboriau. It was a conversation that made me proud of us all – francophone, anglophone, and allophone – for being open to each other, really speaking, really listening, really willing to forgive each other's missteps and misfires on the way to a deeper understanding. It is, IMHO, why we truly need Tadoussac.
Tags Glassco Translation Residency, Tadoussac, Quebec plays in translation, literary translation, translation, Playwrights Workshop Montreal
Tadoussac at the confluence of cultures
July 5, 2016 Leanna Brodie
L-R: Olivier Sylvestre, Jovanni Sy, me, Alexis Diamond, Beatriz Pizano, Charles Bender, Pascal Brullemans, Derek Chan. Not pictured: Bobby Theodore.
"Tadoussac, from the Innu word meaning "bosom" (refers to the capes on either side of the mouth of the Saguenay River, where the whales come to feed)"
Ah, Tadoussac: the place that nurtures both translators and whales.
When I first came to the Glassco Translation Residency, I'd already had over a decade of experience as an actor and playwright, with a sideline as a commercial translator that helped keep my fridge full and my French alive. When I left, I had the draft of my very first play translation, Philippe Soldevila's Tales of the Moon... and much had changed.
Within those ten days, I had been mentored by Linda Gaboriau, the preeminent translator of Québecois drama into English – an elegant and scintillating figure, in person as in prose. I'd shared good Charlevoix cheese, cultural insights, and theatrical war stories with some of the most exciting playwrights and translators in the flourishing theatre scene of Québec, as well as the translator and director Shahin Sayadi from Halifax, and the playwright Greg MacArthur from... pretty much everywhere. Moreover, I'd had a crash course in the thorny/ubiquitous politics of language in Québec... not merely as a topic of intellectual interest, but up close and personal. Everything about me – not only my aptitude and motivation for doing the work, but even the very way I speak the French language (halting-to-fluent mid-Atlantic diction, peppered with jarringly Québecois expressions) – was analysed and challenged. It was hard and it was bruising at times, but it left me with much greater skill, increased self-awareness, and renewed determination. Linda, thank heaven, steered me through it all.
Now, ten years later, I was finally going back, to work with Olivier Sylvestre as I translated his first play, La Beauté du monde, for Pi Theatre. Of course, things were very different this time. Linda had left the leadership of the residency in the capable hands of her protégé and friend Bobby Theodore; there was a whole new group of artists; and the languages being worked in included Cantonese, Spanish, and N'lakap'mux as well as English and French. Meanwhile our societies have (d)evolved in many ways, and our theatrical cultures along with them. Furthermore, I'm different. I'm a mid-career theatre artist now, and a translator with over a dozen plays to my credit: five of them have been produced to date, and three published. I'm no star, but I have a process, and a track record, and fewer and fewer fucks to give about what anyone thinks of my French.
What hasn't altered, is Tadoussac. Not really. It was spring instead of fall this time, so the spectacular sunsets were later every night: but the whales, the rocks, the pretty painted village on a bed of wild... the lovely and spacious old ten-bedroom cabin crammed with folk art, solid wooden furnishings, Bill Glassco's Tarragon Theatre memorabilia, and first-rate books... all were as I had left them. Like the apartment building in La Beauté du monde, the Glassco family's summer home is a character in itself... but instead of the carnivorous beast of Olivier's oneiric and haunting play, she is a gracious and welcoming small-town aunt who offers you seconds of everything.
Just as before, ten days of hard work, laughter, cultural exchange, and linguistic insights were enjoyed by all, with evenings full of good food (merci, Andrée) and good wine. It's still the way you always imagined university would be: the perfect cocktail of solitude and togetherness, communal life and the life of the mind, garnished with long, companionable walks. The sort of environment where Olivier could peaceably translate Jordan Tannahill on one end of the comfy old sofa while I was translating Olivier on the other... and we could help each other when we got stuck. Where my husband and I could both take part, thrilled to be sharing this special place, but spending most of the day delving deep into our separate projects with our separate creative partners. Where Charles could whirl Bea into an impromptu ballroom dance, while good-naturedly arguing about who was going to lead. Several of us opined that we could easily live this way for ages... except that we would miss our loved ones, actual theatre, and Asian food.
Actually, the biggest shift I noticed in the residency itself was generational. Bobby is a much more senior translator than I am, but age-wise he is more or less a peer... as were most of us this year (sparkling Alexis, profound Pascal), except for those (Olivier, Charles, rising talent Derek Chan) who were younger. On my way home, I had a wee drink in Montréal with the brilliant translator and filmmaker Shelley Tepperman, who since that first residency has become a dear friend. She said that, much as she hoped to go back to Tadoussac and felt that Bobby was a great choice to lead, she would miss Linda's stories; the breadth of her experience; her ability to draw on a lifetime of important work with the great figures of our time in order to guide the rest of us and put everything into perspective.
"Yeah," I said. "But I'm realising that, sooner or later, we're going to have to start doing that, too. Passing on whatever we know to the next generation... including Linda's stories. I mean, that's what we do, as translators, right? We transmit what we love, to the best of our ability, to the people we hope will care about it?"
"Huh," said Shelley.
"I know," I replied. "Me, too."
The annual Glassco Translation Residency in Tadoussac, Québec is Canada's only artist residency focused solely on the translation of plays. My thanks to Playwrights Workshop Montreal, Pi Theatre, and Richard Wolfe for this priceless opportunity... and to Briony Glassco and the Glassco family for opening their incredible home every year. You can read more about my translations here.
Tags Tadoussac, Glassco Translation Residency, Playwrights Workshop Montreal, translation, literary translation, plays in translation, Canadian theatre, artist residencies

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Match day today, on a Saturday of all things. With Europa League on pause until next year there's a chance for the Gunners to enter a less familiar routine and likely miss James Martin Saturday Kitchen in favour of match day preparation. It'll be rare though as the Christmas schedule eventually kicks in the players […]
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Match Preview Arsenal welcome high-flying Southampton to the Emirates on Wednesday evening, in an attempt to turn around their miserable home form, which has seen them lose four league games in a row for the first time since 1959. The Gunners will look to ease the pressure on under-fire manager Mikel Arteta by picking up […]
Arteta to retain the 4231 with Reiss Nelson getting the deserved nod?
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With the Gunners managing only 9 goals in 9 Premier League games along with no open play goals in their last 5, it's certainly not been the start Mikel Arteta would have envisaged. Arsenal went into the game against Leeds looking to take three points back to London and stay within close proximity to the […]
Is Tonight Arsenal's time for the first Top 6 Away win in 5 Years? – Into the Champions' cauldron
So, it's back to Anfield for us then. This is a ground with some very mixed fortunes in our history. Anfield 89 stands out, of course. Some of our best league wins in the Wenger-winning period were at Anfield – Pires's curlers were grand, as was Henry skinning his former Sky pundit buddy Carragher in […]
Arsenal's Pace on the Break and Through Balls Key – A Tactical Look at the FA Cup Final
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A Battle of Brilliant Young Coaches – FA Cup Final Tactics, Formations, Dangers and Predicted Team
This Saturday's final seems to have similarities to last year's horror show in Baku. Chelsea came into the final last year under no pressure since champions league qualification was already secured. The impetus was on us as only a win in Baku would be enough to secure a place in Europe's most elite competition. We […]
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An FA Cup Final Preview with a difference will give you the inside track on our West London rivals Chelsea ahead of the big day. I was delighted to catch up with my old sparring partner, Chelsea FanCast Presenter/Producer and CFC write for the CFCUK Fanzone and Football.London, David Chidgey (@StamfordChidge) DS – Good afternoon […]
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How we will beat City – Defend like Dogs, Man Mark de Bruyne, Press, Scramble and Pounce
City have definitely had our number lately. And with good reason – they're better than us, with a superior manager and players. And financial backing, no doubt. However, I believe we can beat them. Call me deluded, but anything in life can happen. It may be a long shot, but it's not impossible. […]
Spurs have better players but Arsenal is in better form – an NLD that is impossible to predict (View From The Opposition)
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In an exchange with Tottenham website Spurs For Life, Gunners Town writer Chris (@MarbleHallsTV) contributed this piece on today's North London Derby Below is Spurs For Life contributor Andy's response: _________ When I think of Arsenal I always think of my good friend Brucey. He's one of those football fans who is quite pragmatic and […]


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Q: How to send HTML  data to server It seems like there are two ways to send <canvas> data to the server.  One is to use canvas.getImageData() to get an array of pixels and their 8-bit color values.  The other method is to use canvas.toDataURL()) to send a file attachment.  This method is demonstrated here.
I want to build a site where people can save their canvas drawings.  Which method would be more scalable and faster for my users?

A: To open your options: Using fabric.js you could serialize your fabric.js canvas to JSON.
Not only does it provide an additional layer of editing capabilities but allows you to do the following (Not to mention being able to edit their images at a later stage) :
var canvas = new fabric.Canvas('c');
canvas.add(
    new fabric.Rect({ top: 100, left: 100, width: 50, height: 50, fill: '#f55' }),
    new fabric.Circle({ top: 140, left: 230, radius: 75, fill: 'green' }),
    new fabric.Triangle({ top: 300, left: 210, width: 100, height: 100, fill: 'blue' })
);

Now when you want to serialize this canvas you simply call the JSON.stringify function on the fabric canvas object;
JSON.stringify(canvas);
Which gives you something like the following for our example above:
{
    "objects": [
        {
            "type": "rect",
            "left": 100,
            "top": 100,
            "width": 50,
            "height": 50,
            "fill": "#f55",
            "overlayFill": null,
            "stroke": null,
            "strokeWidth": 1,
            "scaleX": 1,
            "scaleY": 1,
            "angle": 0,
            "flipX": false,
            "flipY": false,
            "opacity": 1,
            "selectable": true
        },
        ...
    ]
}

De serializing the canvas back to its state is reversed by using:
var canvas = new fabric.Canvas('c');
canvas.loadFromJSON(yourJSONString);

Some Additional Resources:
Kitchen Sink Demo - View the capabilities of fabric.js (Including free drawing; modifying the size and position of the free drawing afterwards)
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A: You can .toDataURL() it
var datastring = document.getElementById('mycanvas').toDataURL("image/png"));

or with jQuery
var datastring = $('#mycanvas')[0].toDataURL("image/png");

And then send that string through to the server via XHR, which should be the quickest.

A: Try this it works for me in the same case :-
to get json data for whole canvas use JSON.stringify(canvas);
and to load again from json use below code :-
canvas.clear();
canvas.loadFromJSON(json_string,canvas.renderAll.bind(canvas));

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A sad end to a victim of the bushfires in February.
Australia's most loved koala will be stuffed and displayed in the Melbourne Museum following her death during surgery.
The image of Sam the koala holding hands with Country Fire Authority (CFA) firefighter David Tree and sipping from his water bottle in the aftermath of the Black Saturday bushfires was beamed around the world as a symbol of hope in the days following the disaster.
Sam's bushfire injuries had healed but the four-year-old animal was put down on Thursday during major surgery to remove cysts associated with chlamydia, a life-threatening disease that causes cervical infection and has ravaged Victoria's koala population.
Victorian Premier John Brumby confirmed on Friday that Sam's carers had accepted an offer by the museum to preserve and display the koala to the public, News Ltd newspapers report.
'We will never forget the people and communities affected by those fires and we will never forget the courage and kindness of the firefighters and volunteers who helped them,' Mr Brumby said.


Also, Telegram allows developers to create amazing things using some public APIs. If you want to see my projects using Telegram, go to this link.
By the daily usage of these two great tools came the idea of integrating them. How great would it be to receive all the Zabbix alerts on Telegram instead of on e-mail? What about the gain of reducing time to see that a problem might be coming?
So, to fulfill all these needs, I've developed a solution using Python and Telegram Bots. If you are interested, the documentation is available on GitHub.
It immediately made the team faster and more aware of what was happening on the network.
This project, used with Gabuino, made the team also aware of the environment on real-time. Nothing happens on the network or on the data center without being noticed.
Zabbix Agent running on Arduino to monitor data center environments.
It's a small device made using open hardware and open software. It gathers data from the environment and send it to a Zabbix Server, allowing the infrastructure team to acknoledge everything that is happening on real time.
Network Shield Network shield made for Arduino.
Sensor Shield Shield used to connect the sensors to the Arduino.
DHT11 Air temperature and humidity.
PIR Infra-red / Presence monitor.
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My academic career is based on wireless communication, but my job is focused on keeping things running. It's about maintaining servers and a data center running smoothly.
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Our mission is to encourage the government to modernize itself. We believe that technology can increase the participation of the people on the government.
We work with open-source software only. Everything we do is available on GitHub.com/Interlegis.
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As Uber does not require cars to be hailed, this means that it can more easily pick up customers in less built up neighbourhoods. For this reason, it has been said that Uber helps the poor by making it easier for them to get a taxi. It also helps reduce congestion as "because Ubers can't accept street hails, they do much less unnecessary driving-around than either yellow cabs (who are cruising for hails) or individuals (who are looking for a parking spot)." This assumes that there is no extra traffic created by people who would otherwise have used public transport or walked.
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Q: Clean Mavericks install after doing a normal upgrade, can I do it using the recovery partition? I have upgraded my MacBook Pro to OS X Mavericks, but I'm seeing some problems. I think it is related to a botched fiddling with TinkerTool earlier (my fault) and so I want to do a clean installation of OS X.
I've found numerous webpages telling me how to create a bootable USD Disk and copying the required files onto that disk, this question is not about that.
I tried booting the MBP while holding down the Option key and I got two disks:

*

*System Disk

*Recovery-10.9
Clearly Mavericks has done something to the recovery disk.
Does the recovery disk contain a fully installable copy of Mavericks, or only repair and diagnostics tools, meaning, do I really need to make that external USB disk now?

A: It is just containing tools to recover your partition, but also a downloader aka "Internet Recovery" which will always download you an image so you can reinstall your system (if your MacBook is recent enough).
You don't have to create an external USB disk as long you have a working internet connection.
For more information see this document provided by Apple.


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Hellboy, vol. 4: The Right Hand of Doom
Collects stories from: Hellboy: Box Full of Evil #1-2, The MonsterMen, Abe Sapien: Drums of the Dead, Dark Horse Presents #151, Dark Horse Presents Annual 1998, Dark Horse Presents Annual 1999: DHP Jr., Dark Horse Extra #14-#19
Writer: Mike Mignola
Artist: Mike Mignola
By Paul De Angelis
The Right Hand of Doom is the fourth collection of Hellboy adventures. The first half consists of six unrelated stories that take place at various times between 1947-1982. In each one, Hellboy goes it alone, without Abe Sapien and Kate Corrigan, fellow Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense members. The dates are arbitrary, as there doesn't seem to be any overall backstory for Hellboy's first forty years of demon fighting. Each tale begins well, with Hellboy already on the job, but they usually end too abruptly; the denouements have a lacklustre, almost pointless feel to them. The second half of the collection is two linked stories that add to the Hellboy mythos: "The Right Hand of Doom" gives us some indication of the true power of Hellboy's giant stone hand. "Box Full of Evil" reveals Hellboy's original demonic purpose, what his destiny was meant to be before he became a warrior against evil. It's good that these details were cleared up; writer/illustrator Mike Mignola doesn't cheat the reader by dragging out questions about his characters; instead, he resolves them, thereby forcing himself to come up with new angles with which to build suspense. After all, people can wonder who killed Laura Palmer only for so long before losing interest.
I'm not a big fan of Hellboy's physical design. The fact that he snapped off his horns is a clever idea, but the stumps look like goggles. And I can't stand those tiny feet of his below such a massive body. But his personality is what really counts. This is especially true in this collection, as he easily carries the stories on his own. That's not to say that Abe and Kathy are useless... but they can feel superfluous at times.
Although Hellboy goes into tough guy mode during fights, it's the quieter moments that make him distinctive. When given more details than he needs for an assignment, he responds with a casual "Yeah. All right." The unnecessary encouragement that follows is also met with a simple, almost absentminded "Okay." This may sound like apathy or cultivated coolness, but in context comes across as accommodating and patient, keeping in check his desire to just get the job done.
The art certainly has its fans, but it's not Hellboy's greatest strength. The mood, especially in regards to Mignola's use of shadows, is strong. But the characters sometimes resemble blobs, and the dashes added to faces in close up give the illustrations a sketchy look, instead of the clean, solid look preferred by some (like me).
As he did in the previous Hellboy collection, Mignola bases some of his stories on folklore. This points to one of the best things about Hellboy: its old-fashioned approach to horror. Although there is some blood and the odd mutilation, Mignola usually goes for a creepy atmosphere instead of the gross out. There are no serial killings, no sadistic violence. It's all ghosts and giant monsters, probably due, in part, to Mignola's admitted fascination with H.P. Lovecraft.


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Jake Paul: Tyron Woodley 'will be dropped by a Disney star in two rounds'
By MMA Fighting Newswire Jun 1, 2021, 2:00pm EDT
Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images for Triller
Jake Paul has officially confirmed his boxing match with Tyron Woodley and has already predicted a short night for the former UFC welterweight champion.
Paul's fourth pro boxing matchup against Woodley is expected to take place Aug. 28 at a location and venue yet to be announced. The bout will air on Showtime pay-per-view.
The YouTube star has made waves in the combat sports world, most notably in the MMA community by calling out several of the sport's stars—including Conor McGregor and Jorge Masvidal. After knocking out Ben Askren at the Triller Fight Club event in April, Paul now has his sights set on Woodley and plans on improving his record to 4-0 with another quick finish as he stated on Tuesday via his Instagram.
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"Tyron ran his mouth a little too much in the locker room when I knocked out his best friend Ben and earned himself a top spot on the Problem Child death list," Paul wrote. "Tyron's a seasoned striker who has fought the best MMA fighters in the world but will be dropped by a Disney teen star in 2 rounds. Maybe this time Dana White will actually be a man of his word and put his money on his former champion instead of trying to undermine my success like a jealous ex. Influencer vs MMA….let's get it on. It's Showtime."
Paul's boxing resume also includes a highlight reel KO of former NBA guard Nate Robinson on the undercard of Triller's event headlined by the exhibition bout between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.
Woodley makes his professional boxing debut after parting ways with the UFC. "The Chosen One" will look to get his hand raised in the combat sports world for the first time since submitting Darren Till is his final welterweight title defense at UFC 228 in September 2018.


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Q: Stokes' Theorem in a cylinder I have to use the Stokes' Theorem to evaluate the exterior flow of the vectorial field
$$\vec{F}(x,y,z)=(xy^{2},x^{2}y,y)$$
throught the border of the solid bounded by the cylinder $x^{2}+y^{2}=1$ and the planes $z=1$ and $z=-1$.
My question is: Stokes use curl. So should I find a vectorial field $G$ such that
$$curl G=F$$
and then apply Stokes on it?
And since Stokes use line integral, what is the curve $\gamma$ that I'm supposed to use? I thought that
$$\gamma=\gamma_{1}\cup\gamma_{2}\cup\gamma_{3}\cup\gamma_{4}$$
where $\gamma_{1}$ and $\gamma_{2}$ are the curves described by the bases of the cylinder ($x^{2}+y^{2}=1$) and $\gamma_{3}$ like $\gamma_{4}$ are the curves given by the height of the cylinder, ie, from $z=-1$ to $z=1$, but I'm really not sure about it.

A: Let $C$ be the described cylinder.
I'm going to assume by "exterior flow" you mean the integral:
$$\int_{\partial C}\mathbf F \cdot \hat{\mathbf n} \, \mathrm dS$$
By the divergence theorem form of Stokes's Theorem, this is equal to:
$$\int_C \nabla\cdot\mathbf F \, \mathrm dV$$
$$=\int_C(y^2 + x^2+0)\, \mathrm dV$$
As $C$ is a cylinder, you should convert to cylindrical coordinates.


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613: Your Wish is My Command
by Osher Chaim Levene, with Rabbi Yehoshua Hartman
The significance of the number 613 in Judaism.
Excerpted from the just-published book Jewish Wisdom in the Numbers.
There are 613 commandments in the written Torah.1 Torah is the blueprint of Creation.2 It is the "plan of action" conveyed as the word of God. The 613 Commandments are how the Torah finds expression in the practical realm – they are the action or inaction itself that must be observed by man.
The 613 Commandments have their source in the infinite dimension of Torah. Because every mitzvah has its foundation within Torah, there is nothing that is equal in importance to Torah study.3 Nevertheless, learning Torah is insufficient if it does not naturally result in mitzvah observance. Studying Torah must therefore see the transfer from theory into practice.4 This means that Torah, in addition to its own merit, carries within it the merit of the mitzvah observance that it helps bring about.5
Every mitzvah is likened to an individual lamp that emerges from the unified light of Torah. A mitzvah is specific and often time-bound; Torah is a single general unified whole.6 Consequently, the protection afforded by a mitzvah lamp is temporary compared to the continuous protection offered by Torah.7
613: By Royal Appointment
At the core of every mitzvah is the meaningful relationship that it creates between man and God. This element is borne out by the Hebrew word "mitzvah," commandment, associated with the Aramaic word "tzavta," meaning connection or togetherness.8 Man as the metzuveh, one who is commanded, becomes one with God, his Metzaveh, Commander. Where man submits his will to the Will of God, he is now able to go beyond himself and become part of something infinitely greater: he now experiences togetherness with God. 9
The basis of the 613 Commandments is that they must be faithfully executed as decrees of the King. This means that a Jew lovingly accepts the Sovereignty of God upon himself; he yields himself as a loyal subject.10 He obeys the royal edict because this is what God wants. The Jew confirms to God: "Your command is my wish." This stands as the exclusive reason of why I want to do it. There is no other intention or ulterior motive attached whereby man questions, "What is in it for me?"11
This does not imply that a Jew does not benefit from mitzvah observance – he does. But he sees the resultant good as incidental; it should not feature as his original objective.12 This acceptance of God's Kingship means that a Jew is prepared to fulfill not just 612, but all 613 Commandments in their entirety.13
613: The Living Law
The Divine decrees of the 613 Commandments encompass every area of a Jew's life. They pertain to every situation in which man may find himself. They have universal application: from arising in the morning to retiring at night, from a Jew's birth until his dying breath, from the lowly servant to the powerful king. Every sphere of human activity – without exception – comes under the umbrella of Torah.
In the end, the one who benefits most from mitzvah practice is man himself. It would be a travesty for a Jew to view the 613 Commandments as painful, restrictive impositions that impede man's enjoyment of life. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Actually, the 613 Commandments are not dissimilar to the definitive set of instructions issued by the manufacturer of an appliance for the benefit of the recent purchaser to get the most out of the product. So, too, did God give the 613 Commandments as the complete manual of living to teach a Jew how he can effectively get the most out of his life, draw close to God, and earn eternity in Olam Haba, the World to Come. This is why the 613 Commandments are also termed "613 pieces of advice."14 They are the best directives for how to effectively live a fulfilled, meaningful life. A life of Torah is perfectly suited to the identity of a Jew.15
613: Getting Close
Every mitzvah is a glorious opportunity to connect to God. Due to Israel's higher spiritual level, they are given hundreds more commandments than the non-Jews.16 Even in the most desperate set of circumstances when all seems lost, the Jew will discover some mitzvah opportunity that will throw him a lifeline. Imagine someone falling overboard from a ship into the churning, chopping seas; he will desperately cling for dear life to a rope connected to the vessel.17 The 613 Commandments are the rope that lifts man from the depths of the physical world and elevates him to the higher world to return him to God.18
Every single mitzvah – without exception – is empowered to create an inner relationship with God. The ability to achieve closeness to God is exclusively achieved through loyally fulfilling His Torah and 613 Commandments.19 A Jew is more in touch with the spiritual, Divine intellect association within every mitzvah, which marks him as a worthy receptacle to receive Torah.20 Together, the 613 Commandments are characterized as 613 pathways of the Torah.21 The relationship with God formed by the mitzvot comes to define the life of a Jew.
In every relationship, there are rules that define what to do and what not to do. First, there must be an area in which to establish the bond between the parties through deeds. Every act positively solidifies the relationship. This is manifest in the 248 Positive Commandments. Through fulfilling the Divine Will, man actively builds up his relationship and draws close to his Creator. These Positive Commandments provide man with the medium to go from potential to actual and attain a measure of perfection.22 Second, there is the imperative to prevent any deviation that may negatively fracture the relationship. This is manifest in the 365 Prohibitive Commandments. Their purpose is to ensure that man does not depart from the right pathway.23
613: The Human body
Man is categorized as an "olam katan," a world in microcosm.24 Everything God wishes to reveal in the universe can be viewed in miniature within man. Man was not created complete; he was created to complete himself. There is the famous principle, man is formed according to his actions.25 Just as creation finds expression through the physical world, so too, man's potential is realized in the actual through the practical enactment of the 613 Commandments. The commandments, which relate to the Divine intellect of Torah, enable man to connect with his spiritual self. He is then not pulled down by his coarse physical composition.26
Strikingly, the 248 Positive Commandments have their parallel in 248 limbs,27 while the 365 Prohibitive Commandments match up with the 365 ligaments/sinews.28 Together, they parallel the 613 Commandments such that every mitzvah has its living expression via its corresponding physical component.
The human body is the tailored garment of the soul. Because there are 613 spiritual components of the soul, it is appropriately clad in the 613 parts of the body. The essence of man, his soul, operates by means of his limbs and ligaments, which find expression through the 613 components of the body. Parallel to the food needed by the physical body to sustain itself, the 613 Commandments are the spiritual sustenance of the soul.29
Every single mitzvah, like its physical equivalent, is unique. No two are precisely the same. A Jew must relate to God using every facet of his biological anatomy. Here the resounding message is that the physical makeup of man's body is purposely designed to fulfill the Divine Will.
It is the Godliness within the 613 Commandments that refines man's soul from his coarse physical side: "God wanted to purify Israel – which is why He gave them Torah and commandments in abundance."30 They sanctify the 613 parts of the human body to truly become a vehicle for spirituality in achieving closeness to God.31
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1. Makkos 23b. Some of the greatest Torah scholars through the ages (including Rav Saadiah Gaon in Sefer HaMitzvos, Sefer HaMitzvos HaGadol, Sefer HaMitzvos HaKatan, Sefer Yere'im) have fiercely debated which laws are to be included in the 613 Commandments. Perhaps the most famous listing is the Rambam's Sefer HaMitzvos, which the author of the Sefer HaChinuch used in his codification of the 613 Commandments arranged according to the weekly portion in which they appear. (The Rambam uses 14 rules to determine the criteria necessary for a mitzvah's inclusion as one of the 613 Commandments. See Rambam's Introduction to Sefer HaMitzvos).
2. Zohar, Terumah 161b.
3. Mishnah, Pe'ah 1:1.
4. R' Chaim Volozhin, Nefesh HaChaim 4:29-30.
5. Maharal, Nesiv HaTorah 1. Torah study conveys merit. The absence of merit from Torah study is not as great as the deficiency caused by neglecting to fulfill a mitzvah obligation. It is for this reason that where a mitzvah cannot be performed by others, it takes precedence over Torah study. See ibid. for how, because a man learning Torah uses his intellect to study the word of God, his study is on a far more superior level than mitzvah performance enacted through the lower medium of the physical body.
6. Vilna Gaon, Mishlei 1:9, 4:2.
7. Sotah 21a.
8. Shelah HaKadosh, Yoma, Derech Chaim Tochachas Mussar (16).
9. This casts light on the axiom, "Greater is the one who is commanded and acts than the one who is not commanded but acts" (Kiddushin 31a). The sincere self-expression of man is admirable, but it is never more than his will. However, where man submits himself to the Divine Will, he proceeds to touch and link with infinity.
10. See Mechilta, Shemos 20:3.
11. Maharal, Tiferes Yisrael 6.
12. The intrinsic nature of the 613 mitzvos as "Divine decrees" leads them, in turn, to provide many benefits. This is how the saying, "God wanted to merit/purify Israel – which is why He gave them Torah and mitzvos in abundance" (Makkos 23b), should be interpreted according to the Maharal (op. cit. 6).
13. See Rabbeinu Yonah, Sha'arei Teshuvah 1:6, for the ruling that a servant is obliged to accept all his master's instructions – without exception. Should he accept only 612 rules but not the 613rd, he is not a true servant. He continues to be the arbiter of what he does and what he does not accept.
14. Zohar 2, 82b.
15. See Maharal, Tiferes Yisrael 1, 5, 56.
17. Bamidbar Rabbah 17:6; Tanchuma, Shelach 15.
18. Maharal, op. cit. 4.
19. Ibid. 9.
21. Zohar 3, 136a.
22. Maharal, Tiferes Yisrael 4, 7. See "248: In Action."
23. Maharal, ibid. See "365: For Your Protection". See Sfas Emes, Vayishlach 5658, who characterizes the 248 as the limbs that are vessels to receive holy influence from the soul while the 365 are safeguards for this light not to dissipate elsewhere.
24. Tanchuma, Pekudei 3; see also Rabbeinu Bachya, Bereishis 1:27; Rambam, Moreh Nevuchim 1:72; Malbim, Introduction to "Allusions of the Mishkan."
25. Sefer HaChinuch, Mitzvah 16.
26. Maharal, Tiferes Yisrael 2-4.
27. See Mishnah, Oholos 1:8, for the computation of the 248 limbs. See also Makkos 23b and "248: In Action."
28. Zohar 1, 170b.
29. R' Chaim Vital, Shaar Kedushah 1:1.
30. Makkos 23b. See Maharal, op. cit. 5, for how just as a loving father will coerce his son to do something that will eventually be to his benefit, God compels Israel to perform the Commandments that will ultimately be for their benefit.
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Jewish Wisdom in the Numbers draws heavily upon the foundational principles of the Maharal. It offers a richly rewarding experience as we gain a new understanding of essential Jewish concepts, viewed through the prism of numbers.
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Ohio bishop to address national Methodist conference amid LGBT debate
JoAnne Viviano
A major speech will be delivered to Methodists around the globe on Wednesday by the bishop atthe helm of the 58-county Ohio area where a minister recently wed his partner in an act of publicdisobedience to United Methodist Church rules on same-sex marriage and the sexuality of clergymembers.
In making the Episcopal Address at the denomination's General Conference in Portland, Oregon,Bishop Gregory Palmer represents the UMC's Council of Bishops, made up of 65 presiding bishops and88 retired bishops from around the world.
A spokeswoman for Palmer's West Ohio Conference said his duties in Portland make him unavailablefor an interview this week, and she was unaware whether his speech would touch on sexuality. ButPalmer has worked to advance conversations on LGBT matters in West Ohio.
Since arriving in 2012, he has helped inspire a Circles of Grace program to foster conversationsabout difficult subjects. Last September, the program offered two-hour discussions on sexualitythat were attended by 900 people at four churches in West Ohio. They were followed up in Februaryby a Scripture discussion held at a Tipp City church and simulcast to seven other churches.
"One could argue as to how much more good could any more talking do. I want to take the oppositepoint of view " that it is important for you and I to stay engaged and for all of us to stayengaged with other sisters and brothers in Christ, especially when we are meeting the challenge ofstepping up to difficult and challenging issues," Palmer said in a video promoting the Scripturesession. "Staying engaged and staying in conversation helps to keep our hearts open toward oneanother and most of all open toward the activity of the Holy Spirit."
The Evangelical Fellowship of West Ohio, which seeks to uphold traditional Methodist values,has asked Palmer to suspend the Rev. David Meredith, pastor of Clifton UnitedMethodist Church in Cincinnati,who married his 28-year partner, Jim Schlachter, on Saturday. The couple wed atBroad Street United Methodist Church in Downtown Columbus, where Meredith had served 15 years aspastor. The fellowship also has called for the suspensions of two other clergy members whoparticipated in the ceremony.
Palmer has not said how he will respond. The West Ohio Conference said in a Monday statementthat the UMC has a process for addressing suspected violations of the sacred trust held byministers.
In recent disciplinary cases receiving wide public attention, the Rev. Frank Schaefer ofPennsylvania was defrocked in 2013, then reinstated on appeal, after presiding over his son'ssame-sex wedding; and, in 2011, the Rev. Amy DeLong of Wisconsin received a 20-day suspension forpresiding over a same-sex wedding.
The General Convention, which ends May 20, gathers more than 850 delegates to consider changesto church law and other matters. It is held every four years.
In 2012, delegates rejected changing UMC Book of Discipline wording that calls homosexuality"incompatible with Christian teaching." The book also says that "self-avowed practicinghomosexuals" cannot be ordained and that same-sex unions cannot be performed by Methodist ministersor in Methodist churches.
Resistance to change is, in part, due to the international nature of the church " roughly 5million of its more than 12 million members are outside the United States, including in somenations where homosexuality is prohibited by civil laws.
An unscientific survey held after the September conversations in West Ohio showed that 52percent of 808 respondents were somewhat or very hopeful that the denomination could avoid a schismon the issue; 48 percent were not at all or not very hopeful.
Meredith, who is at the General Convention in Oregon, is one of several clergy membersadvocating change. On Monday, more than 100 clergy members and candidates across the United Statescame out as LGBT, on the heels of 15 New York Conference clergy members doing so about a weekearlier.
Watch Palmer's speech live at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday atumc.org/live.
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By TULI KUPFERBERG
Primary Information
10 issues in a hardcover box
Edition of 1000
Originally published between 1961 and 1965 by Tuli Kupferberg and Sylvia Topp's Birth Press, this volume reproduces all ten issues of YEAH magazine as individual facsimile editions, housed in a single box. Kupferberg described the magazine as "a satyric excursion; a sardonic review; a sarcastic epitome; a chronical of the last days," and throughout its pages he acts as both editor and artist, threading the needle of leftist politics with the sarcasm and sharp creative wit for which he became known as one of the founders of the countercultural rock band The Fugs.
YEAH magazine began under the shadow of the Cold War, with Kupferberg and fellow poets contributing poetry, drawings, and collages that protested a number of social issues of the time, including nuclear war, racism, white supremacy, and the conservative, middle-class values that have become the hallmark of 1950s America. By issue 8, Kupferberg dispensed with contributors, choosing instead to feature only his own work. These later issues resemble magazine-length collages, consisting of images, illustrations, and articles appropriated from magazines and newspapers compiled in an aesthetic akin to the punk, cut-and-past zine that later took shape in the '70s and '80s.
Several of the issues were published with bonus features. Issues 7 and 9 include small YEAH EXTRAs devoted to police dogs and satire, respectively. Others include Birth Press ephemera and loose-leaf flyers, such as the infamous "Fuck for Peace" poster in both issues 8 and 10. Similarly, issue 4 contains a second smaller magazine called Kill Magazine stapled into the spine. This insert provides a bracing parody of the white American male belief system and is "dedicated to the annihilation of the enemies of the white people. . . ." Throughout the magazine's run, Kupferberg would take up the absurd and grotesque voice of the oppressor in an attempt to deflate and undermine the racist, sexist, and anti-communist views that dominated the American perspective of the time, a period in which the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act had yet to be passed into law.
Tuli Kupferberg (1923–2010) was a New York City-based poet, author, cartoonist, publisher, and musician. In 1958, Kupferberg started Birth Press with Sylvia Topp, which published a number of beat and anarchist-influenced magazines and pamphlets, including Birth, Swing, and YEAH. His work was included in several hundred magazines and books, including three volumes of writings published by Grove Press in the late 1960s. Kupferberg's work often attracted controversy; he was a dedicated activist around issues including racism, censorship, and police brutality. As a lifelong member of the seminal counterculture band, The Fugs, which he co-founded with Ed Sanders, Kupferberg released more than a dozen studio and live albums spanning from 1965 until his death.
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Sunday's Super Bowl, a rematch 17 years in the making, harkens back to a thrilling 2002 title game between Tom Brady's underdog New England Patriots and the high-flying St. Louis (now-Los Angeles) Rams. But the host of this year's game, Atlanta's sparkling new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, reminds us of something less thrilling: the $1 billion or so that politicians give away in unnecessary public handouts to professional sports every year.
The $1.6 billion stadium was underwritten by $248 million in local bonds. Once taxpayers pay those off, they'll then write the NFL'sAtlanta Falcons an annual check for stadium operations and upkeep. Our calculations suggest taxpayers will pay around $1.02 billion over the course of the deal. Combined with $77 million in sales tax rebates, infrastructure investments, and city-provided land, locals could be on the hook for over five times the initial $200 million estimate.
The story is the same in most other sports cities. And like other sports teams, the Falcons rake in buckets of money: corporate sponsorships ($900 million) and personal seat licenses ($267 million) could have paid for 75 percent of the stadium cost alone, not to mention annual revenue from season ticket sales ($550 to $3,850 per ticket), TV revenue and merchandise licensing ($256 million), stadium concessions, and other events held in the stadium.
There are only so many tax dollars to go around. Misspending them to enhance sports industry profits means that public services must be cut, taxes have to be higher, or both. Atlanta will spend about as much on the stadium as it would cost to employ an additional 300 Atlanta police officers or educate 2,900 public school students for 30 years.
Perhaps even worse, Americans from coast to coast share the burden. The income that lenders earn on the municipal bonds typically used to finance stadium construction is exempt from federal income taxes. That means the rest of us have to pay higher taxes (or see the federal deficit climb even higher) to make up for the shortfall.
A tax exemption for stadium subsidies may sound like small potatoes, but Brookings Institution researchers estimated the loophole was responsible for $3.7 billion in lost federal revenue between 2000 and 2014. President Obama tried to end it, as did House Republicans in last year's tax reform, but the sports industry won each time.
Lately there have been encouraging examples of taxpayers and principled political leaders standing up to the sports industry. Last fall local citizen groups in Austin and Seattle gathered signatures to force public referenda that would require popular votes on future stadium subsidies — which is meaningful, since 70 percent of Americans say they're against giving money to sports teams.
Meanwhile, a group of Atlanta taxpayers are challenging another tax exemption. Their lawsuit argues that even though the Falcons' stadium is built on publicly owned land, the fact that the team controls all events and revenue it generates means it should pay local property taxes. That could amount to $700 million over 30 years.
And in the Washington, D.C. area, Virginia Delegate Michael Webert has for the past two years partnered with Maryland Delegate David Moon and D.C. Council member David Grosso to advance perhaps the best idea of all: an "interstate compact" that would prohibit subsidies for a new Washington Redskins stadium. This would prevent their three governments from engaging in a taxpayer-funded bidding war to attract the team.
If all 50 states were to sign on to a similar agreement, we could permanently end the subsidy war for sports teams. As a bonus, it would eliminate a major reason that leagues restrict the number of teams, so new franchises could expand into more cities.
Fans may be excited to experience the Super Bowl at Atlanta's new state-of-the-art facility, but they should remember that the money that subsidizes stadiums could go to much better purposes. Sunday's spectacle will show yet again that the NFL doesn't need — or deserve — public money.
Michael Farren is a research fellow and Anne Philpot is a research assistant with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.


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Biografia
Debutta in televisione nel 2014 tra i nuovi conduttori del programma televisivo Five Live Fresh, cominciando lo stesso anno la carriera di attore sul piccolo schermo; tra i ruoli da lui interpretati vi sono Ray in Room Alone, BM in Ugly Duckling - Luk pet khire, Kao in Kiss: The Series - Rak tong chup e Kiss Me Again - Chup hai dai tha nai nae ching, M in SOTUS: The Series - Phi wak tua rai kap nai pi nueng e SOTUS S: The Series e Apo in Water Boyy: The Series.

Ha frequentato l'Hatyaiwittayalai School e ha proseguito gli studi all'Università Chulalongkorn in facoltà di ingegneria.

Filmografia

Televisione
 Rak jing ping ker - serie TV, 1 episodio (2014)
 Room Alone - serie TV (2014-2016)
 Ugly Duckling - Luk pet khire - serie TV, 5 episodi (2015)
 Kiss: The Series - Rak tong chup - serie TV (2016)
 SOTUS: The Series - Phi wak tua rai kap nai pi nueng - serie TV, 15 episodi (2016)
 U-Prince Series - serie TV, 8 episodi (2016-2017)
 Little Big Dream - Khwam fan an sungsut - film TV (2016)
 Water Boyy: The Series - serie TV, 14 episodi (2017)
 SOTUS S: The Series - serie TV (2017)
 Kiss Me Again - Chup hai dai tha nai nae ching - serie TV, 14 episodi (2018)
Our Skyy - Yak hen thong fah pen yang wan nan - miniserie TV, 1 episodio (2018)
Wolf - Game la ter - serie TV (2019)
Dark Blue Kiss - serie TV (2019)
I'm Tee, Me Too - serie TV (2020)

Programmi televisivi
 Five Live Fresh (2014, GMM 25)
 Rod rong rian (2018, GMM 25)
 #TEAMGIRL - presentatore aggiuntivo (2018, GMM 25)

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Attori televisivi thailandesi

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To the United States of America: You're great, but definitely not the greatest | ui. der blog.
Countries that call themselves "the greatest nation on earth" aren't "the greatest nation on earth". north korea calls itself the greatest nation on earth. First of all, there is no "greatest nation", nations aren't great, they're not even not great, they are only nations.
Your pride is no pride, it is only ignorance. Most of your people who don't get tired of saying how great your country is, have never been outside the country. If a baby is born in a prison and grows up in a prison, it thinks a prison is okay.
And saying the US is the greatest is not an observation, it is a mantra. It is supposed to be repeated over and over again, so you believe it without thinking, regardless if it is true or not.
So, yes, your country is great, but stop belittling other countries by using superlatives.
True dat! By worshipping "your" country you only despise other countries.


Welcome to Atma Astrology! I am currently offering three types of astrology readings: natal, medical, and yearly. Take a look at those respective pages for more information on the readings and how to schedule with me. If you are interested in a reading for your relationship, wearing gemstones, choosing an auspicious time (muhurta), or regarding your finances, then please see my Reports page--these are very accurate and affordable reports created by my teacher, Ernst Wilhelm, that tell you what I would have told you in a reading.
You can learn more about my background here, and my approach to astrology here. For an orientation to the function and purpose of the astrologer and astrology readings, see my essay Function and Purpose. For insight into my calculation preferences (zodiac, ayanamsha), see my essay Zodiacs and Ayanamsha. If you are curious what an astrology reading from me is like, check out my Testimonials page.
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Daryl Sherman Pays Tribute To Johnny Mercer On Piano Jazz
Written by David Lyon from National Public Radio
Piano Jazz welcomes pianist and singer Daryl Sherman. The ineffable performer has played most of New York's jazz spots, cabarets and supper clubs since arriving in the city in the mid 1970s.
Sherman just recently wrapped a 14-year run at the Waldorf Astoria's Cocktail Terrace, where her performances of music from the American Popular Songbook — on Cole Porter's hand-painted Steinway no less — transported audiences back to the fabled elegance of mid-20th century Manhattan. As it turns out, Sherman tells Marian McPartland how she landed that gig on the very same day as her first appearance on Piano Jazz in 1994.
In her third Piano Jazz appearance, Sherman has Johnny Mercer in mind. The music world will celebrate the centennial of the Savannah-born lyricist, composer and Capitol Records founder later this year. Sherman kicks off an all-Mercer program with a couple of tunes demonstrating the songwriter's mastery of his craft — "Too Marvelous for Words" and "Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight)."
Mercer's catalogue includes more than 1,700 songs, with well-known hits such as "Jeepers Creepers" (to which Sherman sings the lesser heard verse) as well as more obscure gems like "Moon Country," a tune co-written with Hoagie Carmichael that extols the virtues of rural life. Mercer also provided the lyric to one of McPartland's most performed tunes, "Twilight World," and Sherman's wistful take on the lyric is perfectly paired with McPartland's gently swinging accompaniment. Sherman ends the hour with "I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown," a tune with music by Fred Astaire and lyrics by Mercer.
Originally recorded Sept. 8, 2008.
Copyright 2012 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.
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Below you will find some Circuit Court forms made available to the public. If you do not see a form that you are looking for, you can also go the Virginia's Judicial System website. If there is not a form available, then it is strongly recommended that you consult with an attorney.


Arizona State freshman Cameron Craig won a thrilling race with USC's Dylan Carter on night 3 of the 2017 Men's Pac-12 Championships, setting a new Championship Record in the process.
On day 3 of the 2016 LA Invitational, Russia's Yuliya Efimova swam her first race since the lifting of her FINA ban for testing positive for the banned substance Meldonium earlier this year. Efimova won the race in 2:22.77.
The University of Southern California's Uytengsu Aquatic Center is bracing itself for 1000 swimmers competing in the 2016 version of the annual Los Angeles Invitational, beginning this Thursday and running through Sunday.
Ryan Lochte of SwimMAC Carolina is entered in all three (non-distance freestyle) individual events on Day 3 of the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Mesa.
Ryan Lochte is the top seed in the men's 200 free, the first event of the three-day Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa, Arizona.
One South American continental, three Venezuelan, two Argentine, and one Ecuadorian records were set yesterday at the final day of competition at the 2016 South American Championships.
Swimmer Federico Grabich notched a new Argentine National Record in the men's 200m freestyle tonight, just one of a multitude of national records to fall by the time day 1 of the South American Championships concluded.
Venezuelan freestyle studs Federico Grabich and Cristian Quintero will face each other several times before the South American Championships are done and dusted.


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Visual Depictions of the American West
Announcement published by Tracy Lassiter on Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Popular Culture Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Cultural History / Studies, Literature
The American West has been depicted for decades through comic books and graphic novels, including many by authors living outside the U.S. Some of the most famous titles and authors include the Tex Willer series Tex by Giovanni Luigi Bonelli and Aurelio Galleppini, Blueberry by Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Giraud. and Jerry Spring published by Joseph Gillain. Significantly, more contemporary comics and graphic novels titles and authors, rather than romanticizing the U.S.'s western past, depict the history of its colonization and the use of race as an ideological vector.
Join us at Ca' Foscari University in Venice, Italy, from Nov. 16-20, 2020. This conference stems from the need to explore the various ways the American West has been depicted in comics/graphic novel forms across the decades and across different countries. We are interested in panels and presentations concerning, but not solely related to: borders vs. landscapes, open sky vs. fences, bilateral challenges to stereotypes with particular attention to non-white peoples, translations and adaptations of Western stories, and Western schemes in alternative times and geographical spaces (e.g., Australia, Siberia, southern Italy). We will consider film depictions as well, particularly animated films.
Angelo Piepoli - angelo.piepoli@gmail.com
Tracy Lassiter - tlassiter@unm.edu
tlassiter@unm.edu
https://www.venicewestconference.com/


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The Middler by Kirsty Applebaum
"I was special. I was a hero. I lost the best friend I ever had."
Eleven-year-old Maggie lives in Fennis Wick, enclosed and protected from the outside world by a boundary, beyond which the Quiet War rages and the dirty, dangerous wanderers roam.
Her brother Jed is an eldest, revered and special. A hero. Her younger brother is Trig – everyone loves Trig. But Maggie's just a middler; invisible and left behind. Then, one hot September day, she meets Una, a hungry wanderer girl in need of help, and everything Maggie has ever known gets turned on its head.
Narrated expertly and often hilariously by Maggie, we experience the trials and frustrations of being the forgotten middle child, the child with no voice, even in her own family.
This gripping story of forbidden friendship, loyalty and betrayal is perfect for fans of Malorie Blackman, Meg Rosoff and Frances Hardinge.
I'm deliberately not going to say much about this book. It's awesome and reminded me so much of How I love now by Meg Rosoff in its feel and tone. You get the sense as a reader that you aren't being told about the bigger picture and have this really small glimpse into a world via one perspective with just the odd hint at the wider context. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The Opposite of Always by Justin A Reynolds
The quiet at the end of the world by Lauren James
The boy who steals houses by CJ Drews
The disconnect by Keren David
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary


A couple of Terroir's wines featured this week in The Australian's WISH Magazine, our own Terre à Terre 2011 Btrytis Pinot Gris, and Pascal Cotat's 2010 Les Montes Damnes Sancerre.
A very aromatic and pretty style from Wrattonbully in South Australia for those looking for a little more elegance in their dessert wines. Sweet pear, honey and blossom give way to a silky smooth palate finishing long and elegant. The kind of dessert wine that demands a second glass.
Although not a large producer in Sancerre, Pascal Cotat is a leader in the area with outstanding wines that show fantastic fruit focus and complexity. Smoky and subtle with grapefruit aromas underlined by a subtle green edge, there is also a richness of texture, all kept in check by streamlined acidity. Superb now, but it will improve over the next five years.


It's Step #1 in our skincare routine - cleanse. Not rocket science. Agreed?
Actually…. there's more to cleansing than you might realise. And if you're doing it wrong then you run the risk of the rest of your routine not being as effective as it could be.
Good cleansing is the cornerstone of healthy skin. It's so easy to think "well, I'm going to wash this stuff off anyway!" and go for a cheap cleanser. Anything that says "Unclogs Pores" will do, right?
Cleansing with a product that respects your skin's balance (acid mantle) is absolutely vital. This way you'll get way more benefit out of your headline acts - your serums and creams.
You may even find that you need *less* of the expensive serums and creams when a quality, acid-mantle-loving cleanser is used.
This week we're going to let you in on 9 cleansing mistakes you should stop making today to make sure you're getting the most out of your routine.
If you've ever had that tight, squeaky clean feeling after cleansing then it probably means that you're over-cleansing. That means you've stripped your skin of too much of it's natural oils which upsets your delicate acid mantle.
Your acid mantle is responsible for protecting your skin and is made up of oils. Wash it away and you're asking for problems - dry skin will become drier, your skin will become more easily dehydrated, and oily skin might overproduce oil and become even oilier.
Happy tip: Stick with either an oil-based cleanser (like the Cloud 9 Deep Cleansing Balm or 3 Cheers Cleansing Oil) or a water-based cleanser with a blend of very gentle surfactants (like the Chirpy Charcoal Cleansing Gel).
Your skin is constantly producing new skin cells, and shedding the old, dead ones (sorry, it's a little gross, we know). Sometimes those dead skin cells just fall off, but other times they like to hang around and clog your pores.
If you have dry skin and get congestion or breakouts, this is probably the cause!
Exfoliation will help get rid of those dead skin cells so your cleanser and other products can do their thing, so you definitely want to be doing it.
BUT… be careful not to OVER-exfoliate. If you over-do it you can cause micro-tears in your skin, sensitivity, and irritation. Not happy Jan.
Remember to be very gentle and leave the exfoliation to once or twice per week.
Happy tip: Try the award-winning Spoonful of Sugar Exfoliating Scrub (sensitive, normal, dry and combination skin), or the Kicks and Giggles Coffee Body Scrub (oily skin).
You'll want to make sure you're removing all of the cleanser from your face after cleansing. With water-based cleansers this is usually a cinch, but if you're using a cleansing oil or cleansing balm you need to take a bit of extra care here. Leftover cleanser on your skin could be a cause for irritation, or even breakouts.
Our favourite way to remove a cleanser is with warm water, a Konjac Sponge, and then patting dry with a towel. You could even dry a double cleanse - start with your oil-based cleanser and then follow with your water-based cleanser (like the Chirpy Charcoal Cleansing Gel), or even the Tickled Pink Perfecting Tonic can be used as a 2nd cleanser.
Using a harsh face washer (or rubbing dry with your towel) falls under the same no-no category as over-exfoliation. Your skin is incredibly delicate so you need to avoid tugging at it - you might be surprised that being too rough with your skin could cause redness, irritation, and premature wrinkles (which most of us want to avoid if we can!).
Happy tip: Switch to a Konjac Sponge (which has so many other benefits for your skin too), and pat dry with your towel instead of rubbing.
5. Lock in the hydration, stat!
There's no need to wait for your face to dry fully before you move on to the next step in your routine. You can keep moving on while your skin is still damp - give yourself a spritz of your favourite tonic and get that serum and moisturiser on, locking in your hydration for the day.
Unless you're wearing gloves everywhere you go, your hands collect a TONNE of bacteria as you go about your day, so please remember to wash your hands with a gentle hand wash before you start your cleansing routine. Bacteria on your face = breakout city!
Contrary to popular belief, you do NOT need super-hot water to open your pores.... Pores don't open and close like doors! Plus if your water is too hot you could end up causing redness and burst capillaries, sensitivities, or over-production of oil (i.e. sebum).
You just need lovely luke-warm water for your cleansing routine - your skin will thank you for it.
Cleansing isn't something you should do every third day. Or even once a day. Cleansing is a twice-a-day, every-day-of-your-life kinda commitment to keep your skin in tip-top shape. Scared of commitment? It's time to jump into the deep end. Don't worry, it doesn't have to be time consuming - perhaps you could do a lovely deep cleanse in the evenings but do a quick one in the morning just with your Konjac Sponge and water.
When your skin is reeeeeally dirty or you're wearing heavy makeup or sunscreen, you might need to do a double cleanse to remove it all. Your first cleanse will remove the bulk off the surface of your skin, and then a second cleanse will allow you get down deep into your pores for ultimate skin rejuvenation.
If you've made some of these cleansing mistakes maybe you could try changing things up for a few weeks and see what results you get. It's so much easier taking care of your skin if you're having fun and feeling like you're really treating yourself at the same time.
Remember, there's no 1 perfect cleanser for everyone, so make sure you have the right cleanser for YOU. If you're looking to try some new goodies, our Super-Sized Sample Packs are the place to start.


IronX's advanced pH-balanced (pH-7) formula safely breaks down ferrous metallic contamination caused by automotive brakes, rail travel, and construction from delicate vehicle surfaces. It can be used on paint, plastic, chrome, glass and alloy wheels.
Iron-X works by forming a water-soluble complex with the iron particles lodged in the surface, allowing them to be rinsed free, and cleaning deeper than washing or claying alone.
For stubborn contaminants, Iron-X is the original – and still the best – acid-free iron fallout remover.


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import React, { Component } from 'react';
import Canvas from './helpers/canvas';
import { SetCanvasText, ResetCanvas, LoadImg } from './helpers/helpers';
import GameDifficulty from './game-diff';
import Pong from './games/pong';
import Snake from './games/snake';
import RetroStyle from '../assets/img/retrostyle.jpg';

class GameHome extends Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);
        this.state = {
            play: false,
            diff: false
        };
    }

    static defaultProps = {
        difficulty: 'Easy'
    }

    componentDidMount() {
        LoadImg('canvas', RetroStyle, 25, 25, 775, 550, this.loadInstructions.bind(this));
        SetCanvasText('indigo', 'Play', '35px', 10, 40, 'Play');
        SetCanvasText('indigo', 'Difficulty', '35px', 10, 40, 'Difficulty');
    }

    //Draws instructions on the canvas
    loadInstructions() {
        const game = this.props.game;
        const instructions = this.props.instructions;
        let yPos = 100;

        SetCanvasText('deeppink', game, '50px', 300, 55, 'canvas');

        for (let line of Object.entries(instructions)) {
            SetCanvasText('chartreuse', line[1], '25px', 20, yPos, 'canvas');
            yPos += 40;
        }
    }

    handleClick(e) {
        if (e.target.id === 'Play') {
            this.setState({play: true});
        }
        if (e.target.id === 'Difficulty') {
            this.setState({diff: true});
        }
        ResetCanvas('black', 'canvas');
    }

    handleMouseEnter(e) {
        const canvasName = e.target.id;
        SetCanvasText('darkorange', canvasName, '35px', 10, 40, canvasName);
    }

    handleMouseLeave(e) {
        const canvasName = e.target.id;
        SetCanvasText('indigo', canvasName, '35px', 10, 40, canvasName);
    }

    render() {
        const playStyle = {
            //border: '2px solid white',
            margin: 'auto auto',
            position: 'absolute',
            bottom: '10%',
            left: '5%'
        }
        const diffStyle = {
            //border: '2px solid white',
            margin: 'auto auto',
            position: 'absolute',
            bottom: '10%',
            right: '5%'
        }

        return (

            {!this.state.play && !this.state.diff &&

                    <Canvas
                        id={'Play'}
                        width={150}
                        height={45}
                        onClick={this.handleClick.bind(this)}
                        onMouseEnter={this.handleMouseEnter.bind(this)}
                        onMouseLeave={this.handleMouseLeave.bind(this)}
                        canvasStyle={playStyle}
                    />
                    <Canvas
                        id={'Difficulty'}
                        width={330}
                        height={45}
                        onClick={this.handleClick.bind(this)}
                        onMouseEnter={this.handleMouseEnter.bind(this)}
                        onMouseLeave={this.handleMouseLeave.bind(this)}
                        canvasStyle={diffStyle}
                    />

            }
            {this.state.play && this.props.game === 'Pong' &&
                <Pong
                    difficulty={this.props.difficulty}
                />
            }
            {this.state.play && this.props.game === 'Snake' &&
                <Snake
                    difficulty={this.props.difficulty}
                />
            }
            {this.state.diff &&
                <GameDifficulty
                    game={this.props.game}
                />
            }

        );
    }
}

export default GameHome;


MONTGOMERY—Legislators are attempting to find a long-term fix for Alabama's seemingly endless General Fund budgeting woes. But that long-term fix seems far in the distance.
Today, officials from the executive branch offered their input to the Legislative Task Force on Budget Reform, a joint committee of the Alabama Legislature tasked with finding that solution.
Newly appointed State Finance Director Clinton Carter posed several ideas to the joint committee, including reforming agency budget rollovers and implementing a "race to the bottom" budgeting concept.
Currently, State agencies are allowed to "roll over" their budget surpluses to the next year. The Legislature began allowing the rollovers to encourage agencies to conserve money that may be left over at the end of the State's fiscal year.
The problem is that some groups can begin accumulating large sums of carryover funds, or "war chests" as Carter put it. In 2015 and 2016, ALEA carried over more than $30 million. The Alabama Department of Transportation carried over more than a billion dollars last year.
Having the war chests isn't necessarily a bad thing. Large carryovers can soften the blow of a budget cut and, in theory, could allow the Legislature to reappropriate funds to agencies with slimmer budgets. That is if they truly knew how much money agencies had in carryover.
Earlier this year, Sen. Phil Williams, R-Rainbow City, sent letters to State agencies and higher-ed institutions to request more information on their carryover budgets. He wanted to have that info for next year's budget hearings. Some agencies complied, but others didn't.
Carter, who was appointed by Gov. Robert Bentley earlier this fall, suggested the Reform Task Force look into reforming the budget carryover rules, perhaps to allow agencies to keep between 80 percent of surplus funding. The other 20 percent of the carry-over funds would be reclaimed for the General Fund.
The split concept would have a minimal-enough impact on agencies' carryovers to continue encouraging agencies to save money and discouraging spending on frivolous items, Carter said. But it would also allow a bump to the General Fund.
"An 80–20 split, with last year's carryovers of about $50 million, would result in about a $10 million increase directly to one of the budgets that is most troubled or most hit," Carter said.
The reform to budget carryovers was not Carter's only suggestion. While speaking in front of the panel of representatives and senators, the new Finance Director also suggested encouraging, perhaps through legislation, a form of "race to the bottom" budgeting.
As things stand now, most agency budgets are slight modifications over the previous year's budget. Some agencies get a bump; others get a cut. But for the most part, most agencies' budgets are only a few percent's difference from the last year's.
However, when agencies come to the State's Department of Finance to begin the budgeting process, many come with requests for budget increases of 30 or 40 percent. Carter said this makes it hard for the department to determine what an agency's priority is.
To solve this issue, and save money for the General Fund, Carter suggested the Legislature encourage the race to the bottom approach, which would reward the agency with the slimmest request by granting that agency most or all of its request.
The agencies with larger budget increase requests wouldn't receive as much, hopefully encouraging them to prioritize what they ask for from the General Fund.
Some Task Force members, including Sen. Bill Holtzclaw, R-Madison, seemed concerned that this approach could negatively affect some universities and agencies that are still attempting to catch up from the Great Recession's budget cuts.
Carter was not the only official from the Executive Branch to present to the Task Force today. Michael Gamble and Joe Garrett, deputy commissioners from the Revenue Department, also proposed ideas to increase the State's meager revenues.
Gamble said the State needs to modernize its Digital Goods taxes to catch up with the new digital economy, which is moving away from brick-and-mortar stores to online sales from companies like Amazon and others.
Combined with extremely low property taxes, which are some of the lowest in the country, the decreasing sales tax revenue has made the state rely heavily on its income taxes.
In the 1960s, every dollar of income tax collected was matched by more than $2 of sales tax collected. Now, for every dollar of income tax, there are only 66 cents of sales tax collected. If the sales tax revenues had grown at a rate equal to income taxes, an additional $5.7 billion in revenue would be available for the General Fund.
The two officials said the State needs to catch up by beginning to tax the parts of the economies that have grown in recent years but have evaded taxation thus far, including online sales, which have only an optional sales tax now; online streaming; and the sharing economy, including Uber, Airbnb and others.
Amazon began collecting an optional online 8-percent sales tax on Nov. 1 after choosing voluntarily to work with the state on the program. Thus far, revenue for the online sales taxes has exceeded $5 million.
The State is destined for another contentious Legislative Session in the spring that will see legislators, yet again, struggle to balance the General Fund as costs rise in the State's Medicaid Agency and the Department of Corrections.
Revenues that provide money to the State General Fund remain stagnant despite the improving economy. For years, the Legislature has tried to balance the stagnant revenues with the growing costs but have avoided new taxes or other forms of revenue.
In 2015, the Legislature borrowed $80 million from the Education Trust Fund and increased some sin taxes to prop up the General Fund's $200 million shortfall.
In September of this year, the Legislature used money from a settlement with BP over the 2011 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to prop up an $85 million shortfall in the Medicaid Agency by providing more than $120 over the next two years.
But that money is temporary, costs are increasing, and the Legislature has refused to pass any significant revenue increases. They will reconvene in February for their 2017 Regular Session.


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