You must submit all Techniques in private chat to a Rhy'Din Defense League (RDL) official who is hosting that night. RDL Yuknon is the primary host of DoG events, though other RDL officials may sometimes provide him back-up on busy nights. Note: The small pool of RDL officials is designed to avoid drawing resources away from ROH's pool of "DUEL" callers. A dueling queue will be held if the RDL official/s are at their maximum calling capacity.
You cannot use the same technique two rounds in a row. All duels are scored to five points, with a draw after fifteen rounds if no player is ahead by a full point at that time. No duelist may ever earn more than two points in a single round.
You may spend a combination modifier to submit an offensive technique (marked RED in the matrix) after your defensive technique (marked BLUE in the matrix). If your defensive technique earns you any points, you may then compare your combination offensive technique to their technique to see if you may earn additional points. Your opponent cannot score points against your combination offensive technique this way, but you are unable to use either technique next round. However, if both you and your opponent use a combination in the same round, and you both score on your defensive Techniques, then you compare your Offensive Technique to their Offensive Technique to settle any additional scoring. You cannot use a combination modifier in the same round that you use an ammunition skill.
– scores 1.5 points for PLAYER 1.
– scores 1.5 points for PLAYER 1 and 0.5 points for PLAYER 2.
When a character uses a combination, that combination only counts as a "Defensive Technique". It does not count as an "Offensive Technique". The only application for this ruling is in scoring a combination versus a High Voltage Ammo attack.
– Scores 1.0 point for Player 1.
– Scores 2.0 points for Player 2.
You may use one specialized ammunition skill to modify an offensive technique per round. You cannot use the same ammunition skill twice in one duel. Ammunition skills can only be used once you have gained a rank and submitted your preference in specialized ammunition for that rank gain. This can be changed once per month, by contacting RDL Yuknon. New characters not yet on the standings must select their ammunition skill and announce that selection before each duel until they are listed on the standings; they may not choose two different ammunition skills in the same night this way.
Bio Rounds: If you score using this modifier, your opponent cannot use defensive(BLUE) techniques next round.
High Voltage Rounds: You score twice as many points if your opponent uses an offensive technique this round. Your opponent scores twice as many points if they use a defensive technique this round.
Cryo Rounds: If you score points using this modifier, your opponent cannot use the technique that they used this round again for the rest of the duel. If you score against your opponent's combination, only their defensive technique cannot be used again for the rest of the duel.
Incendiary Rounds: If you score points using this modifier, gain an extra 0.5 points. Next round, you may not use Ammunition Skills, but earn an extra 0.5 points on any successful offensive or defensive skill.
Chaff Rounds: Only accessible by the duelist with Desperado ranking, or limited uses earned through tournament rewards. If you score points using this modifier, your opponent scores no points this round and you apply any Ammunition Skills that they used this round against them. If you lose to an opponent's combination technique, you score one point and they score no points.
You can gain rank based on your total wins over losses. Upon reaching certain ranks, you will gain Combination Modifiers. Upon reaching each rank (and the first time that you duel as a character), you will gain your choice of one additional Specialized Ammunition Skill. You cannot choose an Ammunition Skill that you have chosen before in this way. Additionally, there are limitations on how many of your modifiers you can use; you may only use one more total Combination Modifier and one more Ammunition Skill than your opponent's total available pool of each of those modifier types. You do not have to specify which Ammunition Skills you intend to use before the duel begins.
Example: If your opponent has one Ammunition Skill, and you are ranked Sharpshooter, you can only use two Ammunition Skills in a duel against them.
Characters who participate in Duel of Guns risk permanent death. Remember that this setting is one possible, bleak alternate future and Duel of Guns has no affect on the rest of Rings of Honor. The risk of permanent death in this alternate setting is meant to help increase turnover, encourage fresh characters, and to help immerse the players in the dangerous Post Apocalyptic setting. For those concerned about permanent death, there are several ways to avoid it entirely. The easiest way to avoid permanent death is to not continue to duel on a night where your character has been wounded, previously.
Any duel that a character loses by 3+ points is considered a Wounding Shot, IF their opponent scores on them in the final round with either Shotgun Blast or Grenade Toss. That character may continue to duel, but if a character suffers two Wounding Shots on the same night, that character dies permanently. A character that dies during a duel will be marked as DECEASED on the standings and may not duel again in Duel of Guns.
Contact RDL Yuknon (via PM) if you have any issues with the standings, or rules questions.
Any issues of rules being broken will be solved and decided upon solely upon your DoG Administrator. Penalties will be given when deemed necessary, with significantly harsher penalties given to repeat offenders of the rules. Standings will be updated after each night of dueling, or early the next day in the case of a late night.


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Review: The Librarians S03E03 – Reunion of Evil
Posted by Andrew Thompson | Dec 8, 2016 | Film & TV | 0
For the first time in a while, the Librarians must continue without Flynn, having left to find Charlene. Meanwhile, Apep is still out there somewhere. This week they must retrieve an artifact from Sweden, but it doesn't go as planned. Despite his absence in front of the camera, Noah Wyle directed this episode of The Librarians, titled The Reunion of Evil.
Spoilers ahead!
In the Swedish mountains, Jacob and Cassandra are trying to find an ice artifact. They find it, but it's encased in a giant block of ice. Cassandra wants to use magic to retrieve it, but Jacob refuses. In the Library, Eve is testing Ezekiel to make him a better librarian. Her first idea doesn't work, so she has him incubate the Loch Ness Monster's egg with his body heat.
In Sweden, they are attacked by a stranger and while Jacob is occupied, Cassandra uses a spell to get the crystal. It works, but the crystal then embeds itself in her chest. They decide to deal with the problem in the Library and head down the mountain. Cassandra is going to cause some major damage with magic, and doesn't seem to understand the dangers; despite the many warnings, this will probably come back to bite her.
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A big snowstorm drives them into a lodge. They interrupt a party, that is full of disguised demons. Jacob pretends to be a man named Finkelstein, and Cassandra his sister, because outsiders are dealt with harshly. They have been gone so long, Eve decides to go look for them, while Ezekiel tries to avoid the responsibility of the egg. The doorway is blocked by ice.
In the lodge, they head to the bar and try to fit in, drinking and playing Norse games. The demons have been making people's lives miserable, through natural disasters and illnesses. Cassandra tries to reach the Library with her goggles, but they overload. Cassandra learns that the ritual the demons are after will consume the crystal that currently resides in her chest, which glows when it's name is spoken.
Cassandra tells Jacob about the demons and the ritual. They argue about Cassandra using magic, and figures out the demons are actually frost giants. Eve and Jenkins come to the same conclusion and try to figure out a solution. Jacob covers Cassandra's chest with a scarf, and they try to slip out of the lodge, only to be stopped as the ritual is about to begin with the arrival of the ice block, in which the crystal had been contained. This creates a nice bit of tension in the episode.
As they try to leave, the real Finkelstein arrives and they test them both, Jacob holds his own and actually guesses a right answer Finkelstein had forgotten, but gets found out, so he and Cassandra run. They get caught and set the frost giants to fight among themselves, as Finkelstein had tried to take the crystal for himself, but Cassandra speaks the crystal's name and her chest glows.
Back in the Library, they're try to figure out how to reach them. Exekiel comes up with a plan to hack the DOSA satellite, to track magic in the area. They use Cassandra's magic imprint on the egg to locate the lodge with the doorway, but the connection is unstable.
In the lodge, Jacob is strung up and Cassandra is tied down for the ritual. He distracts the giants, while secretly passing a message to Cassandra to use her magic. He gets free, while Cassandra frees herself. They fight their way out and take a chunk off Finkelsteins's cheek and make it upstairs, pursued by a lot of frost giants. This is a funny scene, despite the danger, they stop for a moment at the unusual sight of skin hanging off a scaly cheek.
Jacob and Cassandra manage to make it through the doorway and the frost giants fight amongst themselves. Jacob and Cassandra have a talk about her use of magic, and decide to take it slow and treat it with respect. The egg hatches and the baby imprints on Ezekiel.
This weeks episode of The Librarians was surprising, but still fun. Putting the Apep story aside for a week and instead give us an old fashioned adventure story with magic, monsters, fun and fights. It's nice to see that the series can still work with a contained story, as well as the season long arc. Apep will return and the Librarians will have to figure out how to stop him.
"The Reunion of Evil" The Librarians. TNT. 4th December 2016. Television.
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1. Take a walk
2. Attend an art class
3. Go on a brewery or winery tour
4. See a comedy show
5. Get some exercise
6. Test your knowledge at trivia night
7. Have a conversation over coffee
8. Go axe throwing
9. Have a park picnic
10. Explore a farmer's market
11. Get dessert
13. Visit an art museum or gallery
14. Take a breathwork class
15. Sign up for a cooking lesson
16. Hit the driving range
17. Try a food truck
18. Play board games
19. Check out some live music
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Coffee shops are the perfect setting for a first date.
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A good first date should let you get to know each other without forcing awkward conversation.
Taking in a comedy show, visiting a museum, or getting active can help you find some common ground.
Try something new together to create space for vulnerability and set the stage for a strong bond.
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First dates are all about building an initial connection and discovering what you have in common.
But it can be hard to settle on what to do or where to go, especially if you're nervous about making a good impression.
Moreover, the typical dinner date can feel awkward once you've exhausted all of the usual conversation topics and can't find anything more to discuss.
That's why some of the best first dates are centered around an activity like bowling, wine tastings, and history museums, which all provide plenty of discussion topics while also creating natural breaks from conversation, says Meredith Golden, a dating coach and founder of the dating app Darma.
Below, dating coaches share 20 possible first dates that will be fun, engaging, and memorable.
Maybe walking nine dogs is too much for a first date, but then again maybe that's just up your alley.
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Dating coach Evin Rose highly recommends grabbing a coffee, tea, or smoothie and taking a stroll together at a park, botanical garden, beach, or even a scenic section of a city.
"Walking around can help you to loosen up and encourage you both to share more vulnerably than when you're sitting interview-style across from one another. Plus, you can get a sense of how someone interacts with their environment," she says.
You could easily learn a thing or two about your date's interests while exploring together — for example, if they're eager to pop into a bookstore or stop to pet a dog.
Painting can be a meditative experience or it can just be downright fun.
A small 2019 study found couples who participated in an art class experienced an increase in the production of oxytocin, a hormone that plays a role in bonding and building trust. Even though each partner created their own individual work of art, researchers observed that couples stayed connected by engaging in physical touch and encouraging each other throughout the experience.
You don't have to be a skilled artist to have fun at a painting, drawing, or pottery class. These activities offer the opportunity to showcase your creativity — and you won't have to worry about awkward lulls in conversation because you'll have a specific activity to focus on.
"When you're willing to be imperfect, maybe even terrible at something with someone else, you can create real authentic connection," says Rose.
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If you and your date love beer, a brewery might be the perfect option.
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Dating and relationship coach Nancy Ruth Deen suggests taking a tour of a local brewery or winery to see how their beverages are made. This provides an opportunity to learn something new together, and there's always a chance you'll find a new favorite brew or wine to share on future dates.
These tours also happen to be the perfect amount of time for a first date — about an hour — which is just enough to figure out whether or not there's a connection while still leaving room for a little curiosity to explore on the second date.
If you don't drink, consider a tour of a historic location in your city instead.
Keep your first date upbeat and lighthearted by seeing your favorite local stand up show.
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A stand-up or improv show makes a perfect first date, says Rose, because it's a fun bonding experience that allows you to see whether or not you share the same sense of humor.
"Laughter also helps to soften nerves and open you up, creating space for deeper conversation," she says.
Since you likely won't have much time to talk during the show, Rose recommends grabbing a drink or appetizer together so you can reflect on what you enjoyed about the performance and learn a bit more about each other.
Get your heart rate up with some surfing.
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A small 2011 study of undergraduate students found there was an increase in attraction levels between male and female students after they participated in some form of adrenaline-boosting physical activity. The higher the participants' adrenaline following activity, the more their attraction levels surged.
This may be partly due to the fact that thrilling situations also trigger the release of dopamine, a hormone associated with pleasure and motivation to seek rewards.
Given these findings, you might consider going rock climbing, hiking, or bike riding with your date. These types of activities will get your heart rate up but also allow you an opportunity to chat throughout the experience.
Learn some trivia together on the first date and test how well you can collaborate.
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Instead of simply going out for drinks, consider meeting up at a local bar or restaurant during trivia night to take the bonding potential up a notch.
For one, you may discover some shared interests while showing off your obscure knowledge on specific topics, like sports, movies, and pop culture. You'll also get to see what it feels like to work as a team, which can shed some insight into whether your budding relationship could have potential.
"You get into how each other thinks, and enjoy some friendly or flirty competition," says Rose.
Get your caffeine kick while also enjoying some company.
A Saturday or Sunday morning coffee meet-up can feel a little more laid back than a weekend dinner, says Deen. To keep the conversation flowing, Rose recommends coming prepared with a few questions you can take turns asking each other.
"Using prompts that take you below the surface and invite honest, open sharing can be super powerful," she says.
Not sure where to start? Check out these 36 questions that psychologist Arthur Aron developed and discovered led to an increase in feelings of closeness — including:
"What would constitute a "perfect" day for you?"
"What is your most treasured memory?"
"When did you last cry in front of another person?"
If you're feeling adventurous, try taking your date axe throwing.
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Research suggests exciting dates centered around novel activities are more likely to boost closeness and relationship quality than activities considered routine and pleasant.
So, you may want to consider trying something you and your date have never done before, like axe throwing — which can also provide a nice cathartic release from stress or tension.
Getting out of your comfort zones together may promote intimacy or, at the very least, provide plenty of opportunities for laughter.
Get outdoors and take in some fresh air with a park date.
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Sharing a meal on a picnic is one of Rose's top favorite date ideas because it can create a more casual, comfortable vibe than dinner at a restaurant. Plus, nature can create a calm, soothing environment for a first date.
She suggests planning it potluck style, where you and your date each pack beverages and bites to share.
To keep things interesting, you can also pack some board games.
Grab some fresh fruit and veggies at a farmer's market and then go have a picnic or cook afterward.
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Not only do farmers' markets provide endless conversation starters, says Rose, but they also allow you to potentially learn about each other's tastes while perusing the vendors.
Plus, if things go well, you might even want to pick up some seasonal ingredients to whip up an at-home dinner together for your second date.
Grab a sweet treat while visiting a carnival for some extra laughs.
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While dinner may be the more traditional first date plan, research suggests grabbing dessert may be a better option — whether you meet up at a local bakery for donuts or an upscale restaurant for crème brûlée.
A 2015 study found college students who consumed a sweet treat during a survey were much more likely to express interest in their date and feel more positive about a hypothetical romantic relationship than those who consumed a salty snack.
Plus, dessert involves less of a commitment, which can help if things fall flat.
Build a bond over volunteering to help others or the environment.
In a 2015 survey, 10% of respondents said volunteering led to a romantic relationship, and more than 80% agreed their relationship improved after volunteering together.
Meanwhile, a 2016 study found evidence to suggest potential romantic partners consider generous, altruistic people more attractive.
Volunteering can promote a sense of teamwork, help you bond over common goals, and shed light on each other's capacity for compassion and empathy.
Make it a point to choose an activity that will allow you to interact with each other, such as picking up trash on the beach for a preservation organization, planting a tree for an urban gardening program, or walking dogs together for an animal shelter.
Just keep in mind this might involve some coordination and planning beforehand.
Not good at starting a conversation? An art museum offers plenty of discussion topics.
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Whether you decide to check out an exhibit on ancient Egyptian sculptures or contemporary photography, planning a date at an art museum or gallery can give you lots to discuss, says Rose.
Commenting on the pieces may reveal interesting details about each other's personalities, preferences, and experiences.
Not only that, but art can evoke strong emotional responses that help you and your date to dive into deeper topics rather than merely engaging in customary small talk. In short, it could promote a more meaningful connection.
Super nervous for the first date? Try a breathing class that'll be sure to reduce your stress.
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Breathwork, which entails consciously controlling your breathing through various exercises, has been gaining popularity as research reveals the many potential benefits of this practice — like reducing stress.
In fact, a 2018 review suggests breathwork can increase feelings of comfort, relaxation, pleasantness, vigor, and alertness while reducing symptoms of anxiety, making it an ideal first date activity to shake off those inevitable jitters.
"A breathwork class can be a wonderful way to connect with your date and peel open layers of guardedness that can usually take a lot more time to dissipate," says certified dating and relationship coach Megan Weks. "Breathwork also busts through nerves, which helps you and your date to feel at ease."
The class itself may not allow much time to interact, but the experience offers a lot to talk about. After the class is over, you can reflect on the experience together over a latte or smoothie.
Have a fun time learning a new recipe and enjoying delicious food at a cooking class.
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Participating in a hands-on cooking class can tell you a lot about your date, according to Weks.
Are they able to take instruction well? Are they a bit of a perfectionist? Are they creatively inclined? You can observe all of these things while preparing a meal together.
"Also, the way you work together in the kitchen can hint at how you'd work together in the relationship," says Weks.
Quick tip: You can also learn how to cook from your favorite celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay, Wolfgang Puck, and more with a subscription to Masterclass. Read more in our roundup of the best 18 courses from star chefs on Masterclass.
Whether you're a good golfer or not, a driving range offers something to do while you talk.
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Even if you don't have any golfing skills to show off, Weks says hitting a few balls at a local driving range can be a fun way to spend an afternoon or evening.
"Inevitably there will be some bad shots, enabling you to see how the person handles these vulnerable moments," she says. "For example, do they have a temper? A competitive side? Do they seem like they don't take themselves too seriously?"
In a nutshell, this can provide a glimpse of how they handle uncomfortable situations.
What's more, provided you both feel comfortable with physical contact, you'll have plenty of chances to test your chemistry while giving tips on each other's form.
Food trucks are faster, less expensive, and — face it — more fun than a fancy restaurant.
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Forgo the stuffy restaurant for some casual eats from a local food truck on your next first date, says Bonnie Winston, celebrity matchmaker and relationship expert.
Not only is this typically more affordable than a fancy restaurant, but the laid-back environment might help you feel more at ease. Best of all, you won't have to deal with waving down your server or waiting for the check, which means you can fully focus on getting to know each other better.
Curious how your date responds to winning or losing? Suggest a board game.
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Challenging each other to a game of Monopoly, Risk, Scrabble or Yahtzee may very well work wonders for your bond on a first date, says Rose.
A small 2019 study found couples who played board games together experienced an increase in oxytocin, the "cuddle hormone." This positive correlation was especially significant in women, who had an even greater oxytocin surge during the games than men.
Since dating coaches don't advise inviting a first date to your home for safety reasons, your best bet is to bring the games to a local brewery, café, or park.
Quick tip: If you're looking for a new game to try on your date, we've rounded up the 22 best board games, including classics for all ages like Clue or something with a more adult-edge like Midnight Taboo.
See how compatible you are music wise by going to a concert together.
According to a 2019 survey, 81% of people who went to a concert on a first date also went on a second date — plus, couples who enjoyed music together noticed improvements in their communication, emotional connection, and overall relationship satisfaction.
Based on these findings, you might want to make plans to attend a concert, open mic night, or local bar with live music on a first date. Having a performance to watch means you won't have to stress about keeping the conversation going nonstop, and the music itself may spark some meaningful conversations about preferences you have in common.
If you really want a challenge, try doing an escape room together.
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A small 2017 study found evidence to suggest escape rooms can foster verbal communication, while also helping people drop social inhibitions and practice collaboration skills.
It makes sense that looking for clues and solving puzzles in a real-life adventure game would work well for a first date since these tasks allow you to see how you work as a team. Also, there's no need for awkward small talk in escape rooms — you'll be too busy trying to figure out your next move.
Plenty of different activities can set the stage for a memorable first date.
The best options, however, are generally those that present an opportunity to have meaningful conversations, learn about each other's personalities, and experience something new together without putting too much emphasis on constant conversation.
When in doubt, dating coaches say your best bet is to select an activity that sounds equally comfortable for both of you. The more invested and at ease you both are, the more likely you are to experience each other's true, authentic selves — and the more you'll enjoy the process.
Rebecca Strong is a Boston-based freelance writer covering health, nutrition, wellness, and dating and relationships. Her work has also appeared in HuffPost, Eat This Not That, AskMen, and Elite Daily, among others. You can follow her on Twitter.
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Papiss Cisse accepts spitting charge; ...banned for 7 matches
Papiss Cisse was banned for seven games for his part in the spitting storm that also involved Manchester United defender Jonny Evans.
Evans himself is facing a ban of six matches if found guilty after the Football Association charged both men.
The incident came during United's 1-0 win at Newcastle on Wednesday night when the pair spat at each other following a first-half tangle.
Both Newcastle striker Cisse, who admitted the charge, and Evans released statements on Thursday in which they disagreed on the intent behind the disgusting scenes.
Bizarrely, Evans claimed he was shocked by the allegations and protested his innocence. Cisse responded by apologising but said he was provoked when Evans spat at him.
Indeed, Sportsmail understands that Cisse is furious that the Northern Ireland international has not admitted his guilt, and is adamant the defender spat at his leg.
And Cisse will inform FA disciplinary chiefs that Evans intentionally spat at him when questioned about the incident.
Having conceded he was wrong to react by spitting in Evans's face, Cisse will be fined a week's wages of around £40,000 by Newcastle, who will now be without their 11-goal top scorer until May.
FA rules were changed in the summer to bring them in line with FIFA guidelines which state a player found guilty of spitting at an opponent will be suspended for six games.
However, Cisse has already served a three-match ban for violent conduct this season after elbowing Everton's Seamus Coleman and as a result will be hit with an additional one-game suspension. He will not return until the final three matches of the campaign.
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The Future of Wine: We Need New Breeds of Grape
By Clay Dillow
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When news broke last week that archaeologist had unearthed a 6,000-year-old winemaking operation in an Armenian cave, many took it as occasion to pat ourselves on the backs—after all, it's proof that early humans were more civilized than previously thought, evolved creatures that we are. Unfortunately, in the intervening years our grapes haven't evolved much at all, leaving our winemaking varieties—most of which have been developed from a single species—extremely susceptible to disease and pathogens.
The wine produced in that Armenian cave was different than the sauv blancs, pinot noirs, and merlots on offer at the bottle shop today, but the grapes domesticated 5,000 years ago in what is now Turkey weren't so different than the ones found on vineyards across the globe today. Most wines, ranging from the fruity red merlots of California to the sweet white Rieslings of the German Rhine, have been largely developed from the same species of grape: Vitis vinifera vinifera. That limited cross-breeding with other species has kept the lineage of wines pure but has also made for a less-than-hardy biological species, a team of U.S. researchers wrote recently.
A lack of diversity greatly exposes these grapes to pathogens—or even a single pathogen—and has led to increases in the cost of winemaking. In Australia alone, battling a single kind of mildew costs $100 million annually, and the majority of agricultural fungicides deployed in the U.S. are used to protect vineyards. That's costly, both environmentally and financially.
In a worst-case scenario, a particularly nasty pathogen could wipe out a year's crop, giving oenophiles much to lament several years later. The answer, of course, is better controlled interbreeding of grapes and increased genomic mapping of grape species, a practice already undertaken by researchers in the U.S. A collaboration between Cornell and Stanford has already mapped the genomes of 1,000 samples, marking the genes responsible for certain taste characteristics.
The bad news for conservative winemakers is that they will likely have to give up their grapes, many of which have been passed down through generations. But the good news for all of us is that science has simplified the process of engineering grapes that are not only hardier, but tastier. The future of winemaking is genetics, and for the adventurous winemaker that should lead to more varieties and greater diversity in flavor, not to mention the need for fewer pesticides and agricultural pollution. Cheers to that.


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Christopher Ashton Kutcher (n. 7 februarie 1978) este un actor american, comediant, producător, fost model, care a intrat în atenția publicului odată cu sitcomul That '70s Show, unde interpreta rolul personajului Michael Kelso.

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A produs reality show-urile și producțiile de televiziune Beauty and the Geek și Room 401. Au urmat lungmetrajele Dude, Where's My Car?, Just Married, The Butterfly Effect, The Guardian și What Happens in Vegas, care i-au adus celebritatea. S-a născut în Iowa, iar tatăl său, Larry Kutcher a fost muncitor în fabrică, iar mama sa, Diane, tot simplu angajat al companiei Procter&Gamble. A fost crescut în religia romano-catolică. Are doi frați, o soră mai mare, Tausha, și un frate geamăn, Michael, care a făcut un transplant de cord în copilărie. În liceu a practical fotbalul american, iar fostul antrenor a declarat presei că era un talentat sportiv. Tot în liceu a jucat în mai multe piese de teatru. Kutcher i-a mărturisit lui David Letterman, în show-ul Late Night with David Letterman, că în acea perioadă își dorea să fie cât mai ocupat și să nu fie nevoit să ajungă acasă din cauza bolii fratelui său. Mai mult, datorită stresului, chiar a vrut să își pună capăt zilelor. Intervenția tatălui său a fost salvatoare, chiar în momentul în care voia să se arunce de la balconul spitalului unde era internat fratele său. Avea numai 13 ani atunci. Când avea 16 ani părinții lui au divorțat, iar stresul din familie s-a înrăutățit. În ultimul an de liceu, împreună cu verișorul său a vrut să fure bani de la școală, pățanie pentru care a fost condamnat la 180 de ore de muncă în folosul comunității și trei ani cu suspendare. Pentru acest lucru, și-a pierdut atât bursa, cât și prietena de atunci, iar colegii l-au privit foarte rezervat, ba chiar a fost ignorat. A urmat cursurile Universității din Iowa, unde a studiat biochimia, având marea dorință de a descoperi un tratament minune pentru fratele său. Aici a fost studentul problemă, dat afară din locuința sa pentru că era prea zgomotos li deranja ordinea publică. În același interviu, actorul a mărturisit că nu știe cum a supraviețuit acelei perioade pentru că în fiecare seară petrecea, iar din cauza alcoolului, de multe ori nu își mai amintea ce a făcut cu o seară în urmă. A lucrat într-un bar, de unde a fost recrutat pentru un concurs de modelling, pe care l-a câștigat, fiind trimis la o școală de modele la New York, acolo unde și-a descoperit pasiunea pentru actorie.

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The foundation of any digital transformation is DevOps—a methodology that pulls more stakeholders into development discussions and offers broader insights into how operations maintain software and infrastructure (and how customers and partners actually use the developed apps). The idea is to create a tighter feedback loop between teams and promote open lines of communication.
Speed is a major advantage of DevOps. That's because it changes the approach of app development from an emergency, all-hands-on-deck push to a smoother, more sustainable iteration between group planning, development, testing, and deployment.
And when done right, DevOps brings with it tangible benefits, such as 2,555x faster lead times, 200x more deployments, and 24x faster recovery from failures.1 However, if you want to make the cultural changes necessary for DevOps to truly thrive, you'll probably have to change a few hearts and minds along the way.
Change is often a hard thing to sell. A lot of what we did was meet with our key business units and let them know some of the direction we thought we should take as a company. Part of that was moving from a proprietary solution to a more open solution that gives us more flexibility and choices.
DevOps isn't achieved by adopting new technologies. It demands a shift in your culture.
DevOps breaks down the separation between developers, operations, and business stakeholders. It redefines the very concept of "team" to include everyone who shares in the life cycle of an app.
Whether your ultimate application architecture is a refined monolith or one built on distributed microservices, changing your team structure and supporting open communication is an absolute requirement for better efficiency.
So how do you implement DevOps, anyway?
1 Have your developers spend the weekend with operations, watching a production rollout and learning what they go through.
2 Track how many steps or service tickets it takes for a developer to request a new virtual system.
Seeing how others function in their day-to-day environments can be a powerful way to encourage teams to change their processes or open up communication.
You can learn more about cultural change and DevOps by downloading the "Teaching an elephant to dance" e-book.
Cultural reinvention and DevOps form the foundation for digital transformation. And once you have that foundation in place, you're ready for stage 2: Self-service infrastructure.
2 "Gartner Highlights Five Key Steps to Delivering an Agile I&O Culture." 20 Apr. 2015, www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3032517.


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package com.bagri.core.server.api.impl;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import com.bagri.core.api.BagriException;
import com.bagri.core.model.NodeKind;
import com.bagri.core.model.Occurrence;
import com.bagri.core.model.Path;
import com.bagri.core.server.api.ModelManagement;
import com.bagri.support.idgen.IdGenerator;

/**
 * Base implementation for XDM Model Management interface. Very close to its client ancestor class.
 *
 * @author Denis Sukhoroslov
 *
 */
public abstract class ModelManagementBase implements ModelManagement {

    protected final transient Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
    protected static final long timeout = 100; // 100ms to wait for lock..

	protected abstract Map<String, Path> getPathCache();
	protected abstract IdGenerator<Long> getPathGen();

	//protected abstract <K> boolean lock(Map<K, ?> cache, K key);
	//protected abstract <K> void unlock(Map<K, ?> cache, K key);
	protected abstract <K, V> V putIfAbsent(Map<K, V> cache, K key, V value);
	//protected abstract <K, V> V putPathIfAbsent(Map<K, V> cache, K key, V value);

	protected abstract Set<Map.Entry<String, Path>> getTypedPathEntries(String root);
	protected abstract Set<Map.Entry<String, Path>> getTypedPathWithRegex(String regex, String root);

	/**
	 * WRONG_PATH identifies path not existing in XDMPath dictionary
	 */
    public static final int WRONG_PATH = -1;

	protected String getPathKey(String root, String path) {
		return root + ":" + path;
	}

	/**
	 * search for registered full node path like "/{http://tpox-benchmark.com/security}Security/{http://tpox-benchmark.com/security}Name/text()"
	 *
	 * @param path String; node path in Clark form
	 * @return registered {@link Path} structure if any
	 */
	public Path getPath(String root, String path) {
		String pathKey = getPathKey(root, path);
		return getPathCache().get(pathKey);
	}

	/**
	 * translates full node path like "/{http://tpox-benchmark.com/security}Security/{http://tpox-benchmark.com/security}Name/text()"
	 * to XDMPath;
	 *
	 * creates new XDMPath if it is not registered yet;
	 *
	 * @param root String; the corresponding document's root
	 * @param path String; the full node path in Clark form
	 * @param kind XDMNodeKind; the type of the node, one of {@link NodeKind} enum literals
	 * @param dataType int; type of the node value
	 * @param occurrence {@link Occurrence}; multiplicity of the node
	 * @return new or existing {@link Path} structure
	 * @throws BagriException in case of any error
	 */
	public Path translatePath(String root, String path, NodeKind kind, int parentId, int dataType, Occurrence occurrence) throws BagriException {
		// "/{http://tpox-benchmark.com/security}Security/{http://tpox-benchmark.com/security}Name/text()"

		//if (kind != NodeKind.document) {
			if (path == null || path.length() == 0) {
				return null; //WRONG_PATH;
			}

			//path = normalizePath(path);
		//}
		Path result = addDictionaryPath(root, path, kind, parentId, dataType, occurrence);
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 *
	 * @param path the long element path
	 * @return the path root
	 */
	public String getPathRoot(String path) {
		if (path.startsWith("/{")) {
			int pos = path.indexOf("/", path.indexOf("}"));
			if (pos > 0) {
				return path.substring(0, path.indexOf("/", path.indexOf("}")));
			}
			return path;
		}
		String[] segments = path.split("/");
		if (segments.length > 1) {
			return "/" + segments[1];
		} else if (segments.length > 0) {
			return "/" + segments[0];
		}
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * return array of pathIds which are children of the root specified;
	 *
	 * @param root String; root node path
	 * @return Set<Integer>- set of registered pathIds who are direct or indirect children of the parent path provided
	 */
	public Set<Integer> getPathElements(String root) {

		logger.trace("getPathElements.enter; got root: {}", root);
		Set<Integer> result = new HashSet<Integer>();
		String pathKey = getPathKey(getPathRoot(root), root);
		Path xPath = getPathCache().get(pathKey);
		if (xPath != null) {
			int pId = xPath.getPathId();
			while (pId <= xPath.getPostId()) {
				result.add(pId);
				pId++;
			}
		}
		logger.trace("getPathElements.exit; returning: {}", result);
		return result;
	}

	protected Path addDictionaryPath(String root, String path, NodeKind kind, int parentId, int dataType, Occurrence occurrence) throws BagriException {

		boolean update = false;
		String pathKey = getPathKey(root, path);
		Path xpath = getPathCache().get(pathKey);
		if (xpath == null) {
			int pathId = getPathGen().next().intValue();
			int postId = 0;
			if (!kind.isComplex()) {
				postId = pathId;
			}
			xpath = new Path(path, root, kind, pathId, parentId, postId, dataType, occurrence);
			xpath = putIfAbsent(getPathCache(), pathKey, xpath);
		}
		if (xpath.getNodeKind() == NodeKind.attribute && kind.ordinal() < xpath.getNodeKind().ordinal()) {
			xpath.setNodeKind(kind);
			update = true;
		}
		if (xpath.getDataType() < dataType) {
			xpath.setDataType(dataType);
			update = true;
		}
		if (parentId > 0 && xpath.getParentId() != parentId) {
			xpath.setParentId(parentId);
			update = true;
		}
		if (update) {
			updatePath(xpath);
		}
		return xpath;
	}

	public void updatePath(Path path) {
		String pathKey = getPathKey(path.getRoot(), path.getPath());
		getPathCache().put(pathKey, path);
	}

	/**
	 * translates regex expression like "^/ns0:Security/ns0:SecurityInformation/.(*)/ns0:Sector/text\\(\\)$";
	 * to an array of registered pathIds which conforms to the regex specified
	 *
	 * @param root String; the corresponding document's root
	 * @param regex String; regex pattern
	 * @return Set<Integer>- set of registered pathIds conforming to the pattern provided
	 */
	public Set<Integer> translatePathFromRegex(String root, String regex) {

		logger.trace("translatePathFromRegex.enter; got regex: {}, root: {}", regex, root);
		Set<Map.Entry<String, Path>> entries = getTypedPathWithRegex(regex, root);
		Set<Integer> result = new HashSet<Integer>(entries.size());
		for (Map.Entry<String, Path> e: entries) {
			logger.trace("translatePathFromRegex; path found: {}", e.getValue());
			result.add(e.getValue().getPathId());
		}

		logger.trace("translatePathFromRegex.exit; returning: {}", result);
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * translates regex expression like "^/ns0:Security/ns0:SecurityInformation/.(*)/ns0:Sector/text\\(\\)$";
	 * to Collection of registered path which conforms to the regex specified
	 *
	 * @param root String; the corresponding document's type
	 * @param regex String; regex pattern
	 * @return Set<String>- set of registered paths conforming to the pattern provided
	 */
	public Collection<String> getPathFromRegex(String root, String regex) {
		logger.trace("getPathFromRegex.enter; got regex: {}, root: {}", regex, root);
		Set<Map.Entry<String, Path>> entries = getTypedPathWithRegex(regex, root);
		List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>(entries.size());
		for (Map.Entry<String, Path> e: entries) {
			logger.trace("getPathFromRegex; path found: {}", e.getValue());
			result.add(e.getKey());
		}
		logger.trace("getPathFromRegex.exit; returning: {}", result);
		return result;
	}

}


I bought a flat-iron going on year ago and am just getting into using it NOW! And I am in love. I thought about filing this under effortless hair, but I'm thinking this might not be effortless for everyone. Since my hair has gotten so long, it's become a hassle to do right out of the shower.
AH! Please excuse the toilet plunger!!
So the last few days I've been allowing my hair to air dry 75% or so, and finish it off with the flat iron. It takes a total of 10 minutes. Tops.
I've been growing them out because I haven't made a trip to NJ recently to get a hair cut. I have an amazing stylist and I haven't found a replacement!
Looks pretty god for a 10 minute effort, doesn't it?
I have to admit, I'm pretty jealous. You have gorgeous hair!
Man - wish I had your hair, its gorgeous. I am always amazed to see what a flat-iron can do. These photos are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
I might have to try your technique. I am usually so lazy I just let it air dry completely, but I could handle working on the last 25 percent!
Thank you! Vanessa, go for it!
Thanks guys! I'm all about easy hairstyling!


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The unjust power of police unions
Joel Mathis
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To hear Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch tell it, New York's rank-and-file are the real victims in the Eric Garner case.
On Monday, Officer Daniel Pantaleo was fired from the New York Police Department. An administrative judge earlier this month ruled that Pantaleo was reckless when he used a chokehold to subdue Garner in the summer of 2014. Garner's death was caught on viral video, as were his complaints that he couldn't breathe as police brought him down. Pantaleo's firing, after five years of investigations and inaction by city leaders, struck many observers as long overdue.
After the firing was announced, though, Lynch went before the news media to express his rage and victimhood.
"Our police officers are in distress, not because they have a difficult job, not because they put themselves in danger, but because they realize they are abandoned," he lamented. Lynch even seemed to hint that New York officers should stage a work slowdown in response to the firing. So much for "protect and serve." If there was a chance that Pantaleo's firing might offer some measure of healing in the Garner case, Lynch's news conference effectively wrecked it.
It was an ugly but unsurprising moment. Police unions like the PBA are great at protecting the jobs of rogue and subpar officers. That leads them to resist accountability in matters like Eric Garner's death, which means they are often destructive to the necessary task of building trust between those officers and the communities they serve.
This isn't just a New York issue.
In 2017, The Washington Post reported that more than 1,800 officers in the nation's largest departments had been fired for misconduct over the previous decade — and that thanks to protections offered by union contracts, more than 450 officers got their jobs back. In Philadelphia, a 2013 report revealed that 90 percent of officers fired for cause — for cases involving matters as seemingly clear-cut as shoplifting and sexual misconduct — had been restored to duty after arbitration, usually with full benefits and back pay.
"It's very hard to maintain discipline in a police department especially when at every turn you have cases that wind up getting overturned, people brought back, and in many cases for some very, very serious allegations," Philadelphia's then-Commissioner Charles Ramsey fumed at the time.
That lack of accountability can be dangerous. One recent study found that when Florida sheriff's deputies secured the right to collectively bargain, for example, violent incidents increased by 45 percent.
Police officers are like any other workers in the public and private sectors. They deserve to be protected from the whims of their employers. Some of the first police unions were created a century ago because officers were underpaid, overworked, and subject to terrible working conditions.
Over time, though, police unions have become powerful players in their local political scenes. Their endorsements can make or break candidates for local government office, and their opposition can stop criminal justice reform efforts in their tracks. In return, those candidates — once elected — are often overly deferential in negotiating contracts with those unions. By one count, more than half of more than 600 contracts reviewed by scholars give police unions the power to select the arbitrators who will decide if an officer firing sticks or not. That leaves even reform-minded municipal and departmental leaders nearly powerless to clean house.
Reform is possible, however. Police unions are able to avoid accountability for their members thanks to their political power. The answer, then, is also political. Communities have to generate grassroots political movements that are just as capable of putting pressure on the municipal officials who, ultimately, give their approval to police contracts.
That's what happened in Austin, Texas, where activists campaigned for more than a year to improve the police disciplinary process. In November, the city council there approved the creation of a new Office of Police Oversight with new and expanded investigative powers that advocates say could make Austin's police department one of the most transparent in the country.
"Police union contracts are ripe for reform because so often accountability, transparency, and oversight are tied up in them," the Austin campaign's organizers wrote in an April op-ed in The New York Times. "Yes, the process can be long and taxing, as we know. But the rewards are substantial."
Policing in America isn't easy or safe. It's just been a week, for instance, since six Philadelphia officers were shot in a single standoff. The public, though, has a vital interest in ensuring its police officers are competent and honest — and in reducing the number of cases, like Eric Garner's, where suspects are injured or killed. Old union pros like Patrick Lynch will no doubt oppose the accountability process every step of the way. But getting there is possible.
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A burgstall is a German term referring to a castle of which so little is left that its appearance cannot effectively be reconstructed.

Burgstall may also refer to:

Inhabited places

Austria
 Burgstall, a village in Hermagor-Pressegger See, Hermagor, Carinthia

 Groß Burgstall, a village in Sankt Bernhard-Frauenhofen, Jorn, Lower Austria
 Klein-Burgstall, a village in Maissau, Hollabrunn, Lower Austria

 Burgstall, a village in Regau, Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria

 Burgstall (Großklein), a cadastral municipality of Großklein, Leibnitz, Styria

Germany
 Burgstall, Saxony-Anhalt, a village in Börde, Saxony-Anhalt
 Burgstall an der Murr, a village in Burgstetten, Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg
 Burgstall (Creglingen), a village in Creglingen, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg

 Burgstall, a village in Hirschau, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria

Italy
 Burgstall, South Tyrol

Mountains and hills

 Hoher Burgstall (Kalkkögel), a mountain in the Kalkkögel in Tyrol, Austria
 Burgstall (Oberpfalz), a summit of the Hoher Bogen, Bavaria, Germany

 Burgstall (Upper Palatinate), a mountain in the Bavarian Forest, Germany

Other uses
 Burgstall, an island in the Abtsdorfer See, Rupertiwinkel, Bavaria, Germany
 Château du Burgstall, a ruined castle in Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, France

See also
 Burgstaller


The purpose of the Assessment is to count the total number of households qualified for social housing support to inform policy and plan for the right types of housing support. It brings together information provided by local authorities about the numbers of households assessed as qualified for housing support on a prescribed date – 11th June 2018.
The headline figure from the Assessment is 'net need' – that is the number of households qualifying for social housing support whose social housing need is not being met. The net need figure from this Assessment is 71,858 households – this is a 16.2% decrease on the last count, undertaken in June 2017.
Click HERE to see the headline figures for SSHA 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Ardmhéara / Lord Mayor Mícheál Mac Donncha/ Minister for Housing and Urban Development Government Damien English TD helped launched a new report on age friendly housing in the capital today (Friday 4th). The Housing Agency managed the evaluation of gthe first phase of the project. The report contains the results of an evaluation of the first phase of the Inchicore Housing with Support Demonstration prototype. The overall aim of this housing project is to develop a new model of housing for older people where care, support and community dimensions are provided onsite, integrated into the community and designed with older people at the centre. Housing with Support provides an alternative option of housing for older people that falls somewhere between living independently in the community and living in a nursing home or other form of long-term care.
Rebuilding Ireland sets out an objective of benchmarking housing delivery input costs in Ireland. In parallel with a delivery costs and viability study carried out by an expert group chaired by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, the Housing Agency undertook a complementary study to examine residential construction costs in Ireland compared to a range of comparable European countries.
The comparable countries included in the Agency's study are: United Kingdom (UK), Germany, the Netherlands, and France. These countries were selected because they have comparable climatic conditions, economic characteristics and construction labour costs to Ireland.
The Request for Expressions of Interest is available on the Housing Agency's website www.housingagency.ie. The closing date for receipt of EOI submissions is 5pm on the 21st December 2017.
The Housing Agency issued a submission through the National Planning Framework consultation process.
The Housing Agency launched the second edition of the National Statement of Housing Supply & Demand on 7th February 2017, in Dublin Castle. This brings together up to date information on housing trends for 2015 and 2016 while looks ahead to future demand. The Housing Supply Requirements in Ireland Urbans Settlements 2016-2020 was also launced.
This design guide offers design solutions to help those who support people with enduring mental health conditions to overcome difficulties and facilitate independent living in the community.
The guide is available from here.
Family Experiences of Pathways into Homelessness: The Families' Perspective. A Report by Dr. Kathy Walsh and Brian Harvey.
The full report is available from here: Download.
A new report published today by the Government's advisory body on housing, the Housing Agency, has projected the level of housing needed across the Republic in the next five years.


A South Mumbai apartment that is home to some of the most sought-after art from the Indian sub-continent is the last place you expect to find five lively dogs sharing space with their human parent. If that doesn't sound like a big deal, consider the life-size Valay Shende bull installation that occupies pride of place in Srila Chatterjee's living room. Composed of thousands of tiny metal discs, the bull became a nesting space for her dogs when they were pups.
Srila and her husband ad film maker Mahesh Mathai, moved into the apartment in February 1993. At the time, the building was going in for redevelopment. It has been renovated since then, but retains its old world charm with its sloping, tiled roof and old-fashioned lift.
The first thing you notice as you walk up the flight of stairs leading up from the second floor are the three walls filled with personal pictures of Srila and Mahesh, their family and friends, taken over the years. "Before people actually walk into the house, they spend a lot of time looking for their own pictures on the wall. It's called the wall of fame among our friends. In so many ways, it's the history of our lives together," says Srila.
As one walks in, they are led through a short corridor that connects to the dining area. A stunning art installation titled Heart-Beat Beat Heart featuring fiberglass hearts and nails by artist Sunil Gawde sits discreetly above the dining table.
The apartment has a guest bedroom at the top with its own trapdoor entry, a sloping roof and art on the walls. Another bedroom used to be Srila's mother's room during the two years she stayed with her before her death. "My mother lived in Calcutta but as she got older, she came to stay with me here. I recreated her Calcutta room, bringing in furniture from there." The result is a homage to her mother's life, consisting of every possible memorabilia from her life. "Even now, we call it Mummy's room and many of her friends and former students like to come and spend a day in this room, remembering the way she touched their lives," says Srila.
The living room is the heart of the household, extending over to an outdoor deck that doubles up as a space to unwind in the evenings. In the living room, the large mirrors on one side of the wall hide storage nooks that house the TV and an extra wardrobe space for bulky, seasonal clothes.
Colour is a predominant theme that runs across the apartment. Grey walls in the dining area give way to a deeper, darker blue in the living room. Srila's bedroom walls have a dull, neon yellow shade on three sides with a singular purple statement wall.
Srila spent 25 plus years as a producer at Highlight Films, one of India's most respected production houses. She transitioned into furniture design, two years ago, with her brand Highlight Living, which she started with a partner and is now working on interior styling projects full-time.
Her home is a celebration of colour, textures and patterns that strike a surprising balance. How did she manage to tie in so many elements together cohesively? "I don't agree when people tell you what you can do with colour and what you can't. Yes, there are colours that don't look good together but you know it, when you see it. I really think everything can be mixed, what is important is to have those elements that tie it all in together," she signs off.


We had a brilliant first term in J8. We have all made lots of new friends and have settled really well into all our new class routines. We have enjoyed cookery, art, attention autism, class outings and P.E as well as working and playing hard too! Our new topic is 'Space' so keep an eye out for some topic based photos coming up this term.


Whose idea was it to make me cry so much? This definitely goes into one of my most important favorite Youtube videos. I love this so much, I love the kids and the song and their harmonies and choruses and the performance and the reaction. This fills my heart. Oh Jesus, I love this.


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Beulah Lorraine (Shaffer) McDaniel died March 30, 2019, at the Clarence Senior Living Center at the age of 94 years. Visitation will be held Friday, April 5th from 5-7 p.m. at Chapman's Funeral Home in Clarence, Iowa; services Saturday April 6th at 11:30 a.m. with Shepherd Karmen Jamison, also at Chapman's.
Beulah was born on a farm in Jasper County, Iowa, March 20, 1925 to John and Rachel (Brown) Shaffer. She enjoyed the rural life, playing along the river, riding ponies, having a pet goat and many other animals. Her family endured the Great Depression and she graduated from Monroe High School during WWII. It was there she met and later married Ray McDaniel. As the story goes, he was home on leave from the Navy and proposed with "marry me now or never" and so they did on January 5, 1945. (Who could resist that proposal?) They started out their married life in Newton. Eventually, Ray's new job took them to Clarence. On the way, after driving for what must have seemed like an eternity with (then) three kids in tow, Beulah turned to Ray and said, "Where in the heck are you taking me?". But they settled in nicely at Clarence and it quickly became their home. Beulah was a consummate homemaker. One thing she will always be remembered for were her fabulous meals and baking skills. She was also very talented and creative and she enjoyed painting, quilting, cake decorating, knitting and sewing. Beulah was an avid card and bingo player and in her later years, could be found coloring and working puzzles. She could identify most types of birds and she loved watching them at her feeders. But most importantly of all, her life was always first and foremost centered on her family.
Beulah is survived by her four children: Ron McDaniel of Marion, Sandra Meyer of Clarence, Linda Morrison of DeWitt and Edwina (Mark) McLees of Fairfax; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, plus many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and wonderful friends. Preceding her in death were her husband, son in law Douglas Meyer, grandson Joshua Morrison, brothers Clifton, Lawrence and Melvin Shaffer and sisters Leona Pearl Baker, Opal Patterson and Helen DeHaai.
Beulah was a member of the Clarence United Methodist Church, a 50 year member of the Clarence Legion Auxiliary , The Order of the Eastern Star and the UMW Quilting Circle.
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© Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Business | September 02, 2020
Massive Chinese semiconductor constitution site stands idle
Editor: Dennis Dahlgren
The USD 20 billion investment to construct a massive semiconductor manufacturing complex in Wuhan, China has has stalled, reportedly due to lack of funding.
Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (HSMC), has been in the news quite frequently in the passed months. The company has been linked to Beijing's move to prioritise self-sufficiency in key technologies, and the company has also been reported to have hired quite the number of engineers and managers from rival TSMC. HSMC is a young company established in late 2017, and headquartered in the Airport Economic and Technological Development Zone, Dongxihu District, Wuhan, China. And according to its website the company adheres to the concept of "serving the country with 'core' and realizing the dream of China" and "aiming at the goal of highly independent advanced wafer and packaging manufacturing technology". In order to reach this the Wuhan Hongxin Project, a USD 20 billion project that – according to the company – consist of a 14 nanometer logic process production line with a total capacity of 30000 pieces per month. An unspecified logic process production line with a total capacity of 30000 pieces per month as well as a wafer level advanced packaging production line. According to the project schedule on the company's website, the construction of the first phase of the plant was under way in March 2019 and the main building structure had been completed. However, according to a report from South China Morning Post, that is where it ended. As stated by the paper, two years after the construction started the project is now at a stand-still, with little evidence of progress. The project reportedly stalled due to being underfunded, SCMP reports citing the local Dongxihu district government. HSMC's phase one factory – containing its main production facility and R&D building – is a massive 390'000 square metre building, but has only been partially completed due to the lack of capital. Construction of the second phase facility has barely stated; and it is unable to apply for central government funding due to insufficient preparations, the report continues. The funding issues arised last year when a Wuhan court put a three-year hold on the company use of 220'000 square metres of land which was planned for its second phase project. This was later followed by a complaint by a construction firm stating that was owed millions of RMB for the first construction phase. This was however not the only contractor that is displeased with HSMC. L&K Engineering, who assisted the company in building dust-free rooms and mechanical systems for the facility, halted all work due to delayed payments from HSMC, which hurt the contractors bottom line. The semiconductor manufacturer was given a RMB 200 million (USD 29 million) ivestment from the Dongxihu district government – however, HSMC has not fulfilled its commitment to inject RMD 1.8 billion (USD 261 million) into the project, the report continues. At the end of last year, the company made some noice to celebrate that it had acquired its first piece of semiconductor manufacturing equipment from Dutch firm ASML and also put up the new machine as collateral to borrow more than RMB 500 million from a local bank. A visit was made to the construction site by the South China Morning Post, and according tot he paper there were dozens of vehicles parked outside, but a gatekeeper said there had been no new construction this year.


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Fall Art Tour
Nona Hyytinen Portraits
Van Gogh and Gauguin and their aliases
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As I continue to read The Yellow House by Martin Gayford, I continue to discover fascinating details about these two great post-Impressionist painters. I've already commented about the way they portrayed themselves as literary characters in self-portraits — Van Gogh, in particular, was an avid reader — but now I've found that they sartorialized themselves in imitation of their heroes.
Van Gogh was a great admirer of a Marseillais painter named Adolph Monticelli. He outfitted himself in conscious imitation of his hero, "with an enormous yellow hat, a black velvet jacket, white trousers, yellow gloves, a bamboo cane and with a grand southern air," and so appeared to the public in Arles, where he and Gauguin were living.
Self portrait by Adolph Monticelli
A Fete in a Garden
Monticelli had been influenced by the Barbizon School in his youth, but one notices immediately in his paintings the same subjects as Watteau, i.e. courtlife and pastoral luxury, and Delacroix, i.e. orientalist scenes. Van Gogh's interests were more in keeping with the Barbizon painters in that he portrayed the lives of peasants. One can see the same outlining of objects and figures and the thick paint strokes in Monticelli's work and Van Gogh's.
Gauguin liked to dress like a Breton sailor, though he was now living in the south of France. Many of his figures are symbolic and drawn from his own imagination, so he kept adding Bretonnes to his Provencal scenes. He loved their traditional costumes. Just before arriving at the Yellow House Van Gogh had acquired in Arles, Gauguin painted A Vision after the Sermon:
Theo Van Gogh has sold a painting of Gauguin's called Breton Girls in a Ring, which gave the artists something to live on for a while:
I think these conceits are typical of the creative mind. They weren't put on as cosplay. They were assumed as self-expression. Costuming creates a persona; it is a step on the path of self-realization. How could persons with such inner drive to express their ideas visually, often without remuneration, NOT express themselves in their personal style as well?
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Plein Air Painting at Old World Wisconsin
Mary Pettis Workshop, The Artistic Anatomy of Water, Trees and Sky
Bass Strike at Cox Hollow
Van Gogh and Gauguin exchange portraits
Logan's Tree
The Argolid: Lerna, The Pyramid of Helliniki, Argos and Wine to finish
Andante Tour 2015: The Argolid
Nellie Knopf Exhibit at the David Strawn Gallery, Jacksonville, IL
Sauna Girl
Utah Museum of Fine Art, Salt Lake City,….including Hiking
Museum of Fine Arts St Petersburg, Florida
Rabbit Lake Sauna
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Шейн-Майдан — село в Атяшевском районе Республики Мордовия Российской Федерации. Входит в состав Атяшевского городского поселения.

География
Расположено на реке Чуварлейка.

История
В «Списке населённых мест Симбирской губернии за 1863» Шейн-Майдан владельческое село из 225 дворов входящая в состав Ардатовского уезда.

Население

 Национальный состав

Согласно результатам Всероссийской переписи населения 2002 года, в национальной структуре населения русские составляли 84 %.

Примечания

Населённые пункты Атяшевского района


Rio Tinto and BHP are finalising plans to submit in the US which seek to develop one of the world's largest copper deposits in a $US6 billion project.
Plans for the Resolution copper project in Arizona, 55 per cent owned by Rio and 45 per cent by BHP, are expected to be submitted this week and will detail how the global miners plan to run the site.
According to Rio's website, the project has the capacity to produce 500,000 tonnes of copper.
Rio has reported an inferred resource of 1.624 billion tonnes containing 1.47 per cent copper, at depths exceeding 1,300 metres.
The US Forest Service is tasked with the decision on whether to approve Rio's strategies around water management, mining practices, and other environmental issues, The Australian reports.
Resolution mine is currently in the prefeasibility stage, with the submission of the plan the first step in what could be a lengthy review.
If approved, the mine is expected to create 3,700 direct and indirect jobs.
Rio previously said it expected to be producing copper from the site in the early 2020s.
While copper hit a three-month low yesterday, dropping to $US6980 a tonne, analysts predict Chinese demand and delay on new supplies would see the metal remain steady over the next three years.


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Meetings: Tape 114/A50. Meeting on Brazil, Meeting on Vietnam, October 1963: 7-8
Sound recording of two meetings. First is a meeting on Brazil held on October 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Edwin Martin, United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) David Bell, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Marshall Carter, Director of Covert Operations for the CIA Richard Helms, and Special Assistant to the President Ralph Dungan. They discuss the conditions in Brazil, President of Brazil Joao Goulart's popularity, and the possible removal of President Goulart and his possible successors. There are also discussions on Brazilian military intervention, President Kennedy's possible trip to Brazil, and a Presidential statement regarding coups.
Second is a meeting on Vietnam held on October 8, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Maxwell Taylor. They discuss a possible coup and the position of the United States on a possible coup and Vietnamese military leaders, press leaks, the use of Lucien Conein, a military display for Vietnamese Independence Day, appearances by Secretary McNamara and General Taylor before the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the Congressional adjournment. At the end of the meeting, several Senators enter the room and talk among themselves briefly before the tape cuts off.
This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 114/A50, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 114/A50 in its entirety.
Remarks Upon Inscribing a Copy of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to the President of Brazil, 4 March 1961
White House Audio Collection
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon inscribing a copy of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to Janio Quadros, President of Brazil, in the President's Office in the White House. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the international importance of President Lincoln and efforts to strengthen the partnership between Brazil, the United States, and other nations in the Western Hemisphere. The recording contains questions in Portuguese from an unidentified reporter.
Welcoming Remarks to President Goulart of Brazil at Andrews Air Force Base, 3 April 1962
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy's welcome address to President João Goulart of Brazil at Andrews Air Force Base.
Farewell Remarks to President Goulart of Brazil, Press Lobby, 4 April 1962
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy's remarks in the White House Press Lobby before Brazilian President João Goulart's departure.
Farewell Remarks to President Goulart of Brazil, Fish Room, 4 April 1962
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy's remarks in the White House Fish Room before Brazilian President João Goulart's departure. The recording contains some remarks in Portuguese from unidentified reporters.
Remarks to the Brazilian Ambassador and a Group of Brazilian Students, 31 July 1962
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy's remarks in the White House Rose Garden to Brazilian Ambassador to the United States, Roberto de Oliveira Campos, and a group of Brazilian students. The President's remarks are followed by a question and answer session on various topics, including pending legislation, economic development, and American foreign policy.
Remarks to Students and Members of the Faculty of the Brazilian Escola Superior de Guerra, 30 October 1962
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy's remarks in the White House Rose Garden to students and faculty members of the Brazilian Escola Superior de Guerra. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the contemporary challenges facing both countries and the historical relationship between Brazil and the United States.
Remarks to a Group of Student Leaders from Brazil, 30 July 1963
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to a group of Brazilian student leaders in the new flower garden of the White House. In his speech the President discusses the mission of the Alliance for Progress, and explains how foreign investment can improve Latin American economies. The recording contains some inaudible speech.
Remarks to a Group from the Military Schools of Brazil, 27 August 1963
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy's remarks in the White House Rose Garden to representatives from the Brazilian National War College and the Brazilian Military Institute of Engineering. In his speech the President discusses the proper function of the military during peacetime.
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Alliance for Progress (1)
(-)Brazil (9)
(-)Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 (9)
Carter, Marshall S. (Marshall Sylvester), 1909-1993 (1)
Dungan, Ralph Anthony, Jr., 1923-2013 (1)
Gordon, Lincoln, 1913-2009 (1)
Helms, Richard M. (Richard McGarrah), 1913-2002 (1)
Martin, Edwin (Edwin McCammon), 1908-2002 (1)