Anyone who has been there will agree: Klamath County and Klamath Falls offers incredible outdoor experiences for any generation. Grandparents, kids, parents, and teens will all find something to love in this region of south central Oregon just north of the California border. Maybe it is the 300 days of sun that Klamath Falls receives each year, letting outdoor lovers explore a lifetime's worth of wilderness bliss. It could be the cozy cabins or the historically rich museums. It might even be the delicious pies and desserts found in the restaurants. No matter what it will be for you, the outdoor recreation-loving town of Klamath Falls will become a favorite.
Klamath Falls, the largest city in the county, is a perfect basecamp for exploring this beautiful region of Oregon. Close to town, you can zipline through the woods, kayak on pristine lakes, bird watch at wild refuges, mountain bike, hunt, fish, mountain climb or just take a long hike through beautiful forests to alpine lakes. Need help deciding where to start? Real Oregon Experience (ROE) has numerous tours available for the entire family. Offering zip lines, fishing trips for all ages, hunting trips, and even kayaking adventures, you'll see and experience the best of area. Klamath is also one of the best birding destinations in the country, and is home to more than 350 bird species. In the region, there are six National Wildlife Refuges, which can be explored on your own or with guides like ROE or Lonesome Duck.
One trip for everyone in the family is to Crater Lake National Park. The lake was created by an ancient volcano, which is now home to the deepest lake in the country. Incredibly beautiful, with family-friendly trails, restaurants, gift shops, and jaw-dropping views, this park is spectacular day or night. Crater Lake is known for being a world-class stargazing destination. What makes the trip to Crater Lake even better is that the whole family can sit back and enjoy the park, thanks to a two-hour trip with the Crater Lake Trolley, which takes visitors around the entire park without having to drive.
For those with older kids or a fit family looking for something more remote than Crater Lake, Klamath County has two wilderness regions, Sky Lakes and Mountain Lakes, which have incredible day hikes, gorgeous backpacking destinations, and even great backcountry fishing. If you'd rather just kick back at a lake and enjoy the water, nearby Crescent Lake, Odell Lake, and Lake of the Woods all have places to enjoy the shore or participate in your favorite water sport. Many also have places to eat, or lodge, as well.
While growing to a population above 40,000, Klamath Falls still has the feel of a small town. Welcoming shops line the streets, while old buildings and new mix near parks and bodies of water, making it an ideal walking community. The town and the rest of the county have a rich history, as seen through the area's fantastic museums. In town, three museums each have a unique historical angle, and each is worth visiting to gain a glimpse of the soul of the area.
The Klamath County Museum is the main history museum for the county, answering most questions you may have about the region. Nearby, the underrated Baldwin Hotel Museum is an old hotel turned museum, where you can walk through the building and see artifacts and displays showing life in Klamath over time. Also in town is the Favell Museum, which has a great display of Native American artifacts and Western Art. Outside of town, the Collier Logging Museum highlights the logging history of the county, and the Fort Klamath Museum is on the site of a 19th century frontier military post.
Klamath isn't just museums and family adventures. It has a wild side, too. For families with older kids, you can feel the adrenaline rush while racing down the hills on a bike, rafting down a wild river, or climbing up rock faces to the top of ridiculously gorgeous summits. Mountain bikers can take advantage of Hutch's Bicycles, which rents all styles of bikes, and the staff can also recommend the best hills around the explore. Mount Thielsenis one of the best technical mountain climbs in the Klamath area, getting you to the top of a 9,184 foot shield volcano with an extremely iconic, pointy tip. You could also start hiking a section of the Pacific Crest Trail in Klamath County, if you desired. Many successful thru-hikers say that this area is one of their favorites. For those interested in the ride of a lifetime on the water, take a rafting trip down the wild and scenic Klamath River. You can enjoy whitewater thrills through most of the summer.
Klamath County is where the Oregon meets the spirit of the Old West, and where rivers and trees meet ancient volcanoes and fields of lava rock. It is little wonder why so many families are discovering the awesome recreation found here. At the end of the day, the family can meet up after a day of adventures, regaling each other with tales of their day. For food and drink, consider meeting up at Nibbley's for pie (and you should get the pie) or dinner and drinks at the Klamath Basin Brewing Company. Maybe both, depending on how much of an appetite you worked up. After dinner, drinks and desserts, it is time to head back to your home away from home. Like everything else you want, Klamath has you covered, with lodging options ranging from hotels to lodges or even your own small cabin at the Lake of the Woods Resort. Make sure you get a good night's sleep and get plenty of rest—tomorrow will be another sunny day of adventures around Klamath County.


It is often suggested that one of the most important aspects of a Strategic Performance Measurement System (SPMS), and specifically a Balanced Score Card (BSC), is its ability to "translate strategy into action" in other words Strategic Alignment.
A necessary step in developing this strategic alignment is to determine cause-and-effect relationships inherent in the organisation's activities and by extension in its various organisational sub-units (usually expressed by way of a strategy map). Having identified these cause-and-effect relationships, the BSC is used to identify and then implement a relevant and comprehensive set of leading and lagging key performance indicators (KPIs) across the financial and various non-financial perspectives. And then most importantly, these various activities and perspectives, with their relevant KPIs, are linked to the incentive system of the organization. Kaplan and Norton make the strong point that a BSC can only really impact the organizational performance if it is linked to the manager' intrinsic and extrinsic incentives.
As part of these considerations, the goal of achieving goal congruence between managers and the organisation, and between subsidiaries and the parent company is important. As goals differ between managers and between subsidiaries, control and goal congruence can be achieved by differentiating the compensation packages to various managers (both parent and subsidiary managers) according to their roles and contribution to the overall stratagies of the organisation and it's subsidiaries. And to add further complication, the cultural distance beween the parent division and the subsidiaries of a multinational corporation and the location of the foreign subsidiary would also have an effect on the compensation system.
Undertake a search of the relevant literature to determine what are the major issues related to the implementation of Strategic Performance Measurement Systems (SPMSs), such as the Balanced Scorecard, in respect to management performance evaluation and compensation, in multi-national organisations.
Having completed your research you are then required to prepare a paper that outlines the major issues related to the implementation of Strategic Performance Measurement Systems (SPMSs) ), such as the Balanced Scorecard, in respect to management performance evaluation and compensation, in multi-national organisations.
Your paper should include a brief discussion on the nature of SPMSs, such as the Balanced Scorecard, and a detailed discussion on the implications related to strategic alignment, management performance evaluation and compensation, in multi-national organisations.


The question addressed in this thesis is whether the local identity of a group of individuals who define themselves as Dopii Makedones (a subgroup of Greek Macedonians) living in the region of Greek Macedonia in northern Greece, constitute an ethnic group. Dopii are not considered an ethnic group by Greek society or by officials of the Greek state. The recognition of their ethnic group status by Greek society is complicated by their role in the Macedonian Question. According to the anthropological literature, the development of Dopian identity was influenced by the Greek state's nation-building process in the region during the 19 th and 20 th centuries. It was also reinforced by their economic and societal marginalization by state representatives and by wider society. It has been observed that in addition to their local ethnic identity, a small fraction of this group have adopted a Macedonian national identity rather than a Greek one. A number of factors have been defined as being conducive to the maintenance of Dopian identity, such as lack of upward mobility, personal experiences with society and the state, and local interethnic relations. In the town of Pentalofos, the ethnic group identity of Dopii was largely symbolic. Intermarriage was singled out as the factor that had supplanted ethnic group stratification and relations. Their group identity was based on their notion of shared ethnic origins, their ability to speak the dialect of Dopika, and their collective historical experience. The transmission of their dialect is on the wane, as young adults do not speak it.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin told local media he will adhere to the country's constitution which was revised last year to bar the transfer of territory to a foreign power, indicating Moscow will not engage Tokyo in negotiations over the nations' long-running territorial dispute.
But in his remarks, aired on a state-run television channel Sunday but made last Wednesday, Putin added he wants to "develop" ties with Japan despite his pledge to not "do anything that runs counter" to the Constitution.
It was the first time the Russian leader publically indicated he will not respond to Tokyo's claims on four Russian-held islands based on constitutional amendments approved by a vote in July that include clauses banning the cession of territory.
The dispute over the islands has stood in the way of the nations signing a post-World War II peace treaty.
While the amendments do not apply to border demarcation, Putin told the editors-in-chief attending the meeting to ask Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov which parts of the nation are affected.
Tokyo reacted to Putin's remarks Monday, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato stressing Japan's stance on the territorial dispute is unchanged.
"We would like to continue our tenacious effort under our basic policy of resolving the territorial issue and signing a peace treaty," Kato told a press conference.
He also added that Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga confirmed in a September phone call they would accelerate negotiations toward a peace treaty based on a 1956 joint declaration between the two countries.
Tokyo has long sought the return of the four islands off the Hokkaido coast it calls the Northern Territories. The islands were seized by the Soviet Union following Japan's surrender in 1945 and are called the Southern Kurils by Russia.
Before Putin's remarks, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council and former president, said on Feb. 1 the constitutional revision has made discussions with Japan over the territorial dispute impossible.
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For Cricket Thompson, a summer like this one will change everything. A summer spent on Nantucket with her best friend, Jules Clayton, and the indomitable Clayton family. A summer when she'll make the almost unattainable Jay Logan hers. A summer to surpass all dreams.
Some of this turns out to be true. Some of it doesn't.
When Jules and her family suffer a devastating tragedy that forces the girls apart, Jules becomes a stranger whom Cricket wonders whether she ever really knew. And instead of lying on the beach working on her caramel-colored tan, Cricket is making beds and cleaning bathrooms to support herself in paradise for the summer.
But it's the things Cricket hadn't counted on--most of all, falling hard for someone who should be completely off-limits--that turn her dreams into an exhilarating, bittersweet reality.
A beautiful future is within her grasp, and Cricket must find the grace to embrace it. If she does, her life could be the perfect shade of Nantucket blue.
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Gr 9 Up-Cricket Thompson, 17, is elated to be invited to her friend Jules's home on Nantucket for the summer. She adores Jules's family, who have been a sanctuary for her since her parents' divorce. The cherry on top is that Cricket's crush, Jay, will also be on the island. An unexpected tragedy, however, brings Cricket's idyllic plans to an abrupt end. Determined to be available for Jules in the aftermath of her mother's death, Cricket finds a job on Nantucket as a chambermaid at an inn. Jules, however, is aloof and unresponsive; Cricket is left to fend for herself. The teen's summer of independence leads her to an internship with a journalist, a friendship with a feisty Irish fellow-chambermaid, revelations about her mother, and an unexpected romance. Howland captures the delicious summery flavor of Nantucket beautifully. Readers with an aversion to an overly sweet romantic story will find themselves pleasantly surprised with "real" language, humorous quirks in characters, and some interesting perspectives and angles. The story is paced well: slow enough to savor, yet not so tedious as to become monotonous. Minor characters appear, add a bit of color, and then vanish appropriately-quite reflective of real life as it unfolds. Cricket's experiences give her a route to a new sense of confidence, and her story is told in a way that is both engaging and alluring. Definitely a standout novel in its genre.-Corrina Austin, Locke's Public School, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canadaα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Crickets summer holds such promise: staying with best friend, Jules, on Nantucket; seeing too-good-to-be-true Jay every day; and, of course, sunbathing in a bikini. But when Jules' mother dies unexpectedly, the summer offer is rescinded and Jules distances herself from her friend. But Cricket heads to Nantucket anyway and takes a job as a chambermaid ("It sounded like a job from another century, like a charwoman") and settles into a daily rhythm of cleaning toilets, avoiding Jules and Jay (she offended him), and interning for a journalist. As with the best summer romances, Cricket falls for someone unexpected and totally off-limits—which only amps up the crackling sexual tension. Cricket is a smart, driven character, and despite having plenty of issues to work through the summer before senior year, she's on the path to self-awareness. Nice descriptions of Nantucket, too. Grades 9-12. --Ann Kelley
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5.0 out of 5 starsBeyond a quintessential summer read
I am a high school English teacher, and I purchased this book for two reasons: it looked like a perfect summer read (for me, for teens, for anyone), and its protagonist sounded like someone my students could relate to and admire. Nantucket Blue met these expectations, and exceeded them on a few counts. It did in fact prove to be a perfect summer read, not because it is particularly light (and it is certainly craftily written... no mindless indulgence here), but because it vividly captures the essence of a seaside summer. Leila Howland describes a Nantucket beach with, "a leafy path where a few people had left their bikes leaning unlocked against an old twisty-wood fence, and others had shed their flip-flops mid-walk, one in front of the other, staggered like footprints." If I had read this in the dead of winter, I would have loved the story just the same, but I would have ached for the salt, sand and sun of July.
I didn't expect to connect to the narrator as much as I did. After all, Cricket is an athletic teen with a fun name. I'm a klutzy thirtysomething with one of the "most common names from 1978". However, Howland gives us a richly developed contemporary teen... not a stereotype, and not an adult's take on "kids these days". Howland, herself a high school teacher, brought to life a character who fits in to today's world. I've taught many books about teens, and my students often comment that the authors are out of touch, and that the young characters are caricatures. This is not the case with Cricket. I can see and hear her; I can imagine her sitting in my classroom. And though she is today's teen, she has timeless traits that will resonate with adult readers. She's got a strong moral compass, and a slew of very real insecurities that make her even more relatable. Of her best friend, Cricket says, "It was Jules who made me cool. I'd been just a middle-of-the-pack girl before Jules. It was she who told me I was pretty, who convinced me to grow out my hair and cut my bangs and taught me about plucking my eyebrows and what a big difference the right pair of jeans could make." I found myself nodding and picturing my high school best friend as I read this passage. I'm eager to share this book with my students, because Cricket describes her family drama, friendships, and young love in the most human terms. However, I would feel completely comfortable reading this book aloud to my students (or my grandmother) because Howland manages to rouse emotions without going over the top with the cheap tricks that make English teachers (and grandmas) blush.
The minor characters, along with the setting details, rounded out this book, making it much more than a story. As Emily Dickinson, the poet whom Cricket must study during her summer, wrote: "There is no frigate like a book." I encourage you to break out your boat shoes and hop on board Nantucket Blue.
4.0 out of 5 starsI recently bought and reread it and loved it just as much as the first time
I'm a sucker for summer/beach themed young adult books and when my library got this in when it was first published I immediately rented it. I recently bought and reread it and loved it just as much as the first time. It was refreshing and original from other young adult books I've read and I loved the characters and the friendships/relationships displayed. I'm excited to read the sequel once it's delivered.
5.0 out of 5 starsStunning
This book felt like the perfect amount of heartbreak and love. It embodied the feeling of every teenage girl losing a best friend and finding true love. I would 100% recommend it.
Sandra N. Schulze
5.0 out of 5 starsFun summer book!
I really enjoyed this book, and when I found out that there is the sequel "Nantucked Red" I was even more excited because I hate, when good books end- so I loved the fact that I could just keep reading and stay in the story for a little longer. The only sad part is that I got the "blue" one for 1.99 for my Kindle, but the next one is 9.99 and I can't afford books for that kind of money. Hopefully the "red" book will go on sale eventually and I will buy it :)
5.0 out of 5 starsa good read
Follow Cricket to Nantucket for the summer. It's not at all like she planned it to be, but in learning to roll withe punches, it might even be BETTER! I especially liked her coming to terms with the loss of a friendship, because while teenage relationships are intense, they are not always eternal or enduring. The book left me with hope for the characters to find their own way I'm the world, both together and apart.
5.0 out of 5 starshappy surprises, quirky new friends
Nantucket Blue is filled with grief and tragedy, happy surprises, quirky new friends, magical kisses, and hard lessons learned. It's a heartwarming coming-of-age tale with an endearing protagonist.
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3.0 out of 5 starsWell written but lacking in certain aspects
I found that Nantucket Blue had wonderful charm. The main character was a sweetheart and Nantucket was described as such a beautiful place. I wanted to pack my bags and head there immediately. I don't like to write too much and spoil the story for others, but I will say the one thing I found lacking was the romance. Sure it was there but I found that we really didn't get to know the love interest. That in turn left me feeling unconnected to their portion of the book. All in all.. I did enjoy it but I wouldn't call it a favorite and didn't find myself thinking about the story once it ended.
4.0 out of 5 starsVery good
Concise and put together well. Loved the added mini-subplots thrown in that all seemed to be connected, like the writer and his story or Cricket unknowingly finding her mom's diary. Actually wished the author went a little deeper with the H and her mom issues, but just the surface was scratched. But the mini-subs didnt take away from the main story which keeps the reader turning the page. Realistic dialogue and best friend/girl issues. Great summer read.
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The farmer's wife this week is from Franklin County, Iowa.
However, for this week and next week, the last two weeks (!) of Farmer's Wife Friday, I am dispensing with a synopsis of the letters. Carla always does such an excellent job of that.
Rather, there will be two guest bloggers. Last year when this series started, I mentioned to each of them that it would be a treat to have their insight for this series. And then the end of the series was here before any of us realized it!
The guest this week is my husband, Mark. Mark spent his first sixteen years living on a farm. He was the middle of five children. His mother worked hard on that farm. So my questions to him were: How do you think your mother would have answered the question posed by the Farmer's Wife periodical? Did she enjoy being a farmer's wife? Would she have wanted farm life for any of her children? So in his own words, here is his answer.
This being the second to the last post for the Farmer's Wife project, I decided to write this post. I firmly believe if it were not for Carla and Cindy holding each other accountable, this project would have never been completed. I am truly impressed and proud of them for this accomplishment.
This journey of letters by the farmers' wives has been really interesting for me. I have read many of the letters and it made me wonder what my Mom would have written.
I was born and raised on a farm in Minnesota for the first 16 years of my life. I was the middle child of five. My sister was the oldest (not really a sister--more like a second mom) then an older brother and two younger brothers. We lost the farm through bankruptcy when I was 16 (sophomore in high school) and moved to Butterfield, Minnesota, population 619. For our family, this really created an interesting situation: the older two only lived on the farm and then were out on their own and never lived in town; the younger two were in grade school so never really experienced the total effect of the farm. I was fortunate enough to experience both.
Now about my Mom. My Mom was one of the toughest and hardest-working ladies I ever knew: five kids, a husband, cooking three meals a day (breakfast, dinner & supper), lunch for the workers in the morning and a "little lunch" (Minnesotan) in the afternoon. Every meal was made from scratch: bread, buns, zwieback, bars, cookies, all vegetables fresh from the garden in summer and canned fruits and vegetables for us to eat in winter. Every summer she canned corn, green beans, applesauce, beets, carrots, pickles, in addition to the peaches, pears and apricots we purchased. I can only guess, but her goal was 100 quarts for each of the homegrown staples. All our meat was raised and butchered on the farm, with my uncles and aunts sharing the work with each other. This Included beef, pork, and chickens. Mom did it all with no water heater--only a large built- in cast iron pot (50 gallon) with a wood fire box underneath to heat the water. In addition, she heated water every Monday the same way to do the wash and hang it outside to dry. In the winter I learned what "freeze dried" meant!
A real treat for us once or twice a year was for Mom to buy a loaf of Wonder Bread. I couldn't believe how white and soft it was, and to this day my favorite sandwich is with plain old white bread. It was the same with Oreo cookies. We got so tired of home cooking that any time there was store-bought food we were in seventh heaven.
Not only did she work hard, she was tough. When my youngest brother was a year old, I was 7. Mom was helping harvest the corn. She was unloading a trailer of ear corn into the elevator hopper. The wagon front was raised so the corn would slide down but it got stuck in the top corner. She climbed in to loosen it but her weight tipped the trailer over, breaking her ankle and trapping her under the trailer until someone came looking for an empty trailer. All I remember was that she went to the doctor and was soon back home telling all us kids how to do things.
When I was 9 or 10, she began to have vertigo attacks that would last for days. She would spend time in the local hospital and later weeks at a time at the University of Minnesota as they tried to figure it out. They never did figure it out and she spent most of her life on very strong epileptic medicine. While she was in the hospital, the church people and friends pitched in with food and help. The minute she was home, it stopped. While hard for her, this is where I learned to bake and cook. Mom was weak and would sit in the chair and tell me what to make and how to do it.
When I was 20 and in college, she developed breast cancer and had a radical mastectomy at the University of Minnesota. She was sent home to get things in order and was given 6 weeks to 6 months to live. They gave her very strong radiation treatment for a month before sending her home.
At age 80, she passed out and they did a MRI and found a benign brain tumor the size of a grapefruit around her brain stem. She had surgery and they only removed half of the tumor and part of her frontal lobe to relieve pressure. Again, she was given 6 months to live. She lived another 8 years.
With her never-give up attitude, her incredibly strong faith and being just plain tough, she died 36 years after being diagnosed with breast cancer, and did not die from cancer!
The hardest time for her and me was dealing with the farm bankruptcy. My Dad had a non-farming job and was not home much so my Mom and I prepared the farm for a bankruptcy auction. That was easy compared to dealing with bill collectors who had no rules or laws to follow and were ruthless. When they came to the farm, my Mom always called me to be by her side, as they would call my Mom names and accuse her of lying when she said she didn't know anything about the bills. Later on we found out my Dad, the only one who could get the mail, hid the bills and my Mom was not lying to the collectors--she really didn't know about the bills. My experiences with my Mom and the lessons I learned from her have had a profound effect on my life and have shaped the way I have done things.
All the time this was going on my Mom told me I should be a teacher and never farm, or marry a farmer's daughter where I would have to work the farm. I did go to college and was a teacher and coach for five years in Kansas. Those were the years she was the proudest of me. When I told her I was done teaching and moving to California with no job, a wife who was seven months pregnant, with no house and only a few thousand dollars in our pocket, she was so mad at me she really didn't talk to me for several months. A few years later I was able to become a part owner in a new cabinet business and I started to call her every Friday morning and to teach her the business of sales, margins and deals I was working on. I started to realize how smart she really was--she had just never had a chance. Every call ended with her saying "be honorable and never lose your integrity"--words I have tried to follow.
I can tell you that without my farmer's wife Mom I would not be where I am today. She taught me hard work, trustworthiness, to do what you say and say what you do, and to be honorable. She was financially poor all of her life but ultra rich in teaching me the values of life.
Thanks, Mark. Your farmer's wife mother raised a fine man who has become an awesome husband (though a bit ornery at times....), father and grandfather.
Don't forget to stop by at Carla's place to see her thoughts on this week's farmer's wife, along with some really cute blocks.
Next week, the final block will be revealed. And we will hear from a present-day farmer's wife.
This is such a marvellous and inspiring story - thank you for sharing it.
I have read this wonderful story, enthralled by the strength and love of this woman.. I need to go back and look at this week's blocks! Thank you for sharing it!
Very touching post!!! It moved me to tears. Love the blocks as well, especially the colors in the Autumn Tints.
It's good to hear from you Mark. I really enjoyed reading about your mom.
What a wonderful way to bring the blocks to a close. I can truly relate to Mark's post and I agree that the work ethics learned on a farm will stick with you for the rest of your life. It was a beautiful read.
The blocks are great too!!!!
That was such a beautiful story. Thanks so much Mark for sharing it! Your mother sounds like an amazing person.
Great insight into the life. An ex-boyfriend of mine (when I lived in Canada) was a farmer's son and he very definitely had no intention of following on in the family business, since money problems on the farm had destroyed his family, with his mother moving to another province, leaving him behind with his dad on the farm for the last 3 years of school. His sisters were already away at college, and he was bitter for all 3 of those years about how that all worked out.
What a story! I really enjoyed it a lot more than the book stories! Here's to Mark & his wonderful Mom!
It never ceases to amaze me upon hearing what people go through who live on a farm, no matter what time in history. Must be the hardest lifestyle there is. This is a good lesson on appreciating all the conveniences and advantages I have now. Thanks for sharing, Mark!
What a wonderful post. I enjoyed reading every bit of it.
Mark, that was a beautiful post. You made me cry reading of your love and respect for your mom. Thanks for sharing the story of your farm life. I don't know anyone who has lived a life like this, or is living it now. I can't imagine that hard labour and living every day knowing it was your responsibility to feed so many people so many meals. I need to stop complaining - my life is so cushy by comparison.
Mark, thank you for putting your memories into written words. I am happy to say the thing I remember about your Mom or my Aunt Esther, is her need/ability of laughter! Even the last several years, it could be months since I had stopped and she would remember me and she would laugh and talk about the tough times of her life. She will always be a special Aunt!
Mark, thank you for this. I'm writing my comment with my eyes full of tears.
Nice blog. Met you on Reflection of YOU.
Tears from the Farmer's Dotter too! What a great story...I hope to meet you on Tuesday at the Blue Valley guild meeting.
Thanks, Cindy, for putting Mark in the blog. Nix loved reading about his memories and laughed about the Wonder Bread story. My mother grew up on a farm and one day her mother sent her (and her little brother) to the store for some "store-bought" bread, as they had run out of homemade bread. My mother and her brother ate the whole loaf on the way home!
And congrats to Cindy for your finishing of all the Farmer's Wife blocks!
Thanks Mark, for the great stories. You have some wonderful memories to live on. They brought back memories of my own, of my farming grandparents who I spent summers with as a child. Good folks. Congratulations on achieving your goal of making all those blocks, Cindy. Hope you get to take a breather before laying them out to begin sewing together.
Love block number 2! Now that you're done, maybe I should think about starting mine! Great to hear Mark's "voice!"


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Coastal hazards in West Africa: Improving decision-making at national and regional levels through the promotion of standardized coastal language
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By: Philippe Jochaud
The West African litoral, as well as Cameroon, are among the most vulnerable regions of the world to the effects of coastal erosion and climate change. The situation is critical: on some areas, almost two metres of beach disappear each year.
A number of pressures are at play. The rapid urbanization of coastal areas drastically increased human pressure on natural resources, especially water, land or natural habitats. The construction of infrastructures and collateral sand extraction directly leads to significant coastal retreat. Additionally, these threats are now being exacerbated by climate change and disaster risks.
As a result, coastal areas are undergoing alarming environmental degradation leading to deaths (due to floods, air and water pollution), losses of assets (houses, infrastructure) and damages to critical ecosystems (mangroves, marine habitat). According to a recent study by the World Bank, coastal degradation causes more than 13,000 deaths a year in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Togo, primarily due to floods, air and water pollution. In 2017 alone, flooding, erosion, and pollution cost about 5.3% of the GDP of these four countries ($3.8 billion).
Addressing those major threats requires strong coordinated action and mobilizing all sectors and actors involved. To do so, it is crucial to ensure the provision of reliable and up-to-date information, shared and made available at the various decision-making levels with a view to improving the strategic quality of decisions related to the development, occupation and conservation of coastal areas.
Several methods and approaches exist to assess coastal risks and manage vulnerability to climate change in coastal areas. Nevertheless, no harmonised or standardised method had been chosen by the countries from the West African and Cameroonian shores. In 2018, WACOM (West African Coastal Observation Mission) identified the Coastal Hazard Wheel (CHW) as a relevant tool allowing multi-risk assessment of coastal hazards and the identification of management options through a mix of qualitative and quantitative data in geographical contexts characterized by limited data, resources and institutional capacity, such as the coastal areas of West Africa and Cameroon. They requested the assistance of the CTCN to update and start using the tool and working at the regional level with a standardized coastal language.
The consortium, formed by GlobalCAD (lead), WE&B, Meteosim, and WASCAL, was selected by the CTCN to complete this task. During the course of 2019, we supported eight WACOM countries (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Cameroon) in harmonizing their coastal risks management with the Coastal Hazard Wheel tool. Beyond providing on-line training and supporting the countries in updating their databases, the assignment included the realization of the first regional and national mappings of the coastal hazards for Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Cameroon and the identification of related management options.
The mapping confirmed that the most important hazards at the regional level are erosion and flooding, with more than 50% of the coastline classified with a very high level of risk. Gradual inundation and salt water intrusion risks are also remarkable with over 60% of the coastline classified with a high level of risk. With regards to the management options, ecosystem-based measures are gaining increasing popularity versus traditional non-reversible hard engineering measures. It is key to always consider coastal areas as a system comprising many other sub-systems, whose functions are highly interlinked. Selection of management options shall be done in a holistic manner, including the integration of the socio-economic aspects.
These results were presented in a final regional workshop organized by GlobalCAD in November in Dakar, Senegal, gathering WACOM National Antennas and CTCN National Designated Entities from the eight countries along with other representatives from relevant regional actors such as West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA) from World Bank, Abidjan Convention, IUCN, RAMPAO or PRCM. The gathering allowed sharing views and approaches on how to address coastal risks management in the region and paved the way towards an improved coordination and resilience of West African countries and Cameroon.
Regional workshop held in Dakar in November 2019
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Www or no www? And what about duplicate content?
While in the early days of the internet www was the norm, these days a good many sites of great repute -Yoast.com included ;)- don't use www. So, are there any SEO-implications to choosing either option? And have you ever wondered about getting duplicate content issues because of having a www and a non-www version? Let's get into those questions in this Ask Yoast!
If you own a website, you have probably, at some point, thought about your preferred URL. Perhaps you chose between www.yoursite.com and yoursite.com straight away and never thought about it again. Or maybe you switched to or from www at one point. Let's look at some implications of these choices.
A hosting company told me that it's better for Google to use the domain www.exampledomain.nl instead of exampledomain.nl. Should I take their advice or not?
Should I use www for Google or not?
"Dirkje Evers emailed us about a Dutch hosting company that had recommended to them that using www.example.nl was better than using just example.nl for Google. And whether they should take that advice or not. Well, no… That's what we call…nonsense. In terms that I can use on video. Because I'm actually up to use some other terms. It's absolute nonsense, you don't have to use www for anything.
The only reason why you would use www.something is if people would otherwise not recognize your domain name as a domain name. Which is something that is bound to happen, if you have a somewhat older target audience. But other than that use whatever you want. Use www or do not use www, whatever rocks your boat.
www and duplicate content issues?
If the content on different URLs is the same, search engines don't know which URL to show in the search results. We call this a duplicate content issue. And it can hurt your rankings! Unfortunately, it happens more often than you'd think. Did you, for instance, ever think about the consequences of www or non-www versions of your site?
Duplicate content issues or not?
Note: don't forget to add the right version of your site to Google Search Console, if you're using GSC!Watch the answer in the video below!
14 Responses to Www or no www? And what about duplicate content?
I definitely agree on that Google does not care.
What is your opinion on using www for high-traffic sites? http://www.yes-www.org/why-use-www/ describes several reasons why this is a better idea than using the naked domain.
And even if it's nog always relevant for smaller sites, why not better be safe than sorry?
I don't know what I would do without Yoast SEO. What I do know is that my life will be a lot more difficult. Thank you for everything you guys do.
As for the www or no www, a few years ago I was upset that it was going, and it was purely nostalgic. Today, I never use it, and actually, prefer no www.
I look forward to reading and learning more with Yoast.
The audience argument ist a good one. Many especially newer, fancier domains like .berlin or .doctor are not easily recognizable as a domain name for many people still!
This article convinces me that www is better.
It's true that some hosting providers prefer CNAMES so they can update IP Addresses whenever the feel like it. However, DNS providers like DNSMadeEasy, Dyn, etc. also allow you to have ANAME records, which are basically like CNAMES but at the root level.
I'm a minimalist, I prefer a naked domain. But as far as google is concerned, Yoast is right, it doesn't matter, as long as you're consistent.
Its always better to use www url then non www as it will be useful in website's off page optimization.
You are the SEO expert and you looked at the issue from that angle. Yet there is another aspect to this topic.
What I noticed in your email is: that the http://www.exampledomain.com has turned into an active link. Whereas exampledomain.com did not.
So the use of www is a benefit there.
If you ever plan on using subdomains for anything, having www is a much easier route to take, for many reasons. So I play it safe and stick to www most times on bigger sites. Small sites I'm fine with what they prefer and take that route accordingly.
We use a lot of subdomains and actually find it simpler easier and cleaner for SEO to not use WWW. In fact we stopped using it all together about 2 years ago, nobody types www anymore they type the website name so no www saves time for the user and loads quicker for the benefit of the site.
As most people don't type in www. anymore (can you remember the last time you typed it in…), this will actually slow the load times down by introducing an extra redirect if someone was to type the website address into a browser without the www. We managed to reduced load times for many of our client websites by 200ms for local traffic by removing the www and redirecting straight to the domain. It also makes for a cleaner, shorter URL for sharing and displaying in search results.


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Is there a King to the Mushroom Kingdom?
Peach still being a Princess means that there is a King and/or Queen of the Mushroom Kingdom somewhere, but I can't remember a time where we met the parents of that gal we rescue twice a week it seems.
If the king/queen weren't around, Peach would probably ascend to the throne, and be Queen Peach, not Princess Peach.
So is there a king in the Mushroom Kingdom, and has he be shown in a game of the Mario Series?
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All the Kings in SMB3?
True, havent tought of them. But isnt Mario 3 going to a lot of kingdoms but the mushroom kingdom is not one of them? Cant remember, havent played it for years
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Yup, mushroom kingdom isnt one of them. mariowiki.com/Kings
See also; Disney princesses, My Little Pony, etc... Monarchies in kid-friendly media franchises don't always follow the traditional power-structure. Often times the kings/queens are depicted as antagonists...
– Trent Hawkins
@Frank apparently, he's mentioned in the manual for the original SMB for the NES (see the right side of the second scanned page)
– Vemonus
According to the wikia, there is a Mushroom King, though there are some discrepancies as to his actual identity, as he has yet to make an appearance in any game. He was first mentioned in the manual for the original Super Mario Bros. for the NES:
The Mushroom King is said to be Princess Peach's father in the manual from the original Super Mario Bros, but according to Nintendo's official website for Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time, Peach's father is Toadsworth (which is problematic in its own right...).
Outside of the games and in the Super Mario Bros. comics produced by Valiant Comics, however, there is a definitive king of Mushroom Kingdom: King Toadstool.
However, the Super Mario Bros. comic books published by Valiant Comics did feature a character named King Toadstool. Just as described in the original game's instruction manual, he is the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom and Peach's father. His design seems to be based on the King of Grassland from Super Mario Bros. 3. The King confides in Mario, and often assigns him to do some tasks, such as gathering coins with which to balance the royal budget.
King Toadstool is very dim-witted, and as such can easily be duped by Bowser, although he does know that Bowser is his enemy. He usually winds up doing dumb stuff such as closing the peanut butter jar on his tie, and tracking mud on the castle floors. He also believes certain expressions literally, such as the idea that "dark days" and "feeling brighter" relate to lighting bills. In fact, he is so dumb that the explosion of a Stupid Bomb does not have any effect on him. As a result of this, his advisor, Wooster, has written a list of people who say that he is dumb, which includes Nintendo characters such as Mother Brain, Princess Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Little Mac.
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Paul Belogour is a renowned name on the financial market with experience of running his own businesses and working for international banks.
Today we talk to Mr. Belogour about the world of investment, its current trends, and technology worthy of the brokers' and investors' attention.
For those of our readers who don't know Pavel Belogour, could you sum up your trading and business experience?
My career started with the Bank of Boston. They snatched me fresh out of college. I enjoyed my experience in the department of foreign exchange, but in 2011 I founded CBFX, my first business. We offered retail FX for international investors and caught the attention of IFX Markets and City Index in just a couple of years. Working with City Index, I gained valuable experience and wanted to implement it in a new venture. Now I run BMFN, a network supporting thousands of brokers and individual investors across the globe.
What are the current investment trends new and experienced investors should follow?
Technological advances are changing the face of the planet, and I believe investors should pay attention to modern technology. Besides opening new investment opportunities, technology is what drives innovation in the financial market. Trading software solutions let brokers develop successful strategies and factor in market volatility.
Mr. Belogour, do you believe we should expect trading technology breakthroughs soon?
Unfortunately, the financial market is inert and slow to adapt to change due to century-old traditions and overregulation. Over the past decade, there were but a few disruptive solutions that have the potential to change the way we invest. Whenever I attend trading shows, I notice the same technologies, though several teams are working on broker-centric software, including my own.
Let's talk about UniTrader. What sets it apart from similar platforms other than the name of Paul Belogour attached to it?
While offering the same core features and more, UniTrader was created for market makers. Thousands of brokers across 120 countries rely on our software because we offer customized settings and a user-friendly interface. Using almost two decades of my trading experience, I tried to create a powerful tool for brokers and individual investors that would help them succeed without overwhelming newcomers.
Speaking of inexperienced brokers, is UniTrader suitable for them?
The beauty of UniTrader is in its fully automated workflow. With no support staff, an individual broker can set up a user interface, back office, and even a risk management center. There is no need to hire a team to start investing with UniTrader. There are, of course, features aimed at experienced brokers, such as white labels and custom CRMs. However, the adoption threshold is very low, making our solution perfect for newcomer brokers.
Mr. Belogour, you talk a lot about customizable software solutions. Are they necessary for new brokers?
If you are new in the investment game, there is no need to go all out on trading software. Use what you can afford without breaking the bank. I recommend choosing an off-the-shelf solution that offers automation and great support. Newcomer brokers are bound to have a million questions, and they should be able to get answers from support agents.
Customizable software is the next step once the business is up and running and bringing in substantial revenue. With custom features and interfaces, brokers get the chance to adapt their business to a particular niche and get to the next level of profitability.
Can you share trading advice with our readers? They will want to read a recommendation by Pavel Belogour.
It's no secret that high volatility is the best time for investment opportunities. Whenever there is a political crisis, economy disturbance, or social unrest, the market is ripe for the taking. However, high volatility can ruin predictions and forecasts, so you need to be sure of your calculations before investing your own money or your clients'. That's why I recommend new brokers to avoid this strategy at first. They should try their hand during a more stable period, observe the trends and assess the risks before plunging into trading during a crisis.
Do you prefer short-term or long-term investment and what would you recommend for our readers?
That's a trick question, and the answer depends on the results you want to achieve. For sharp trading and quick returns, currency trading is the obvious choice. It's a tried-and-true short-term strategy most newcomer brokers enjoy. If you are willing to wait and look for a long-term strategy, focus on shares, mutual funds, and other financial products.
Mr. Belogour, thank you for taking the time to answer our questions and sharing your experience and expertise. We are sure our readers will appreciate your insight into the current investment trends and the technology options available for the newcomer and seasoned brokers alike.


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Pennington – wieś i civil parish w Anglii, w Kumbrii, w dystrykcie South Lakeland. Leży 80 km na południe od miasta Carlisle i 360 km na północny zachód od Londynu. W 2011 roku civil parish liczyła 2008 mieszkańców.

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Inaki Relanzon / Aurora borealis, Jokulsarlon glacier lake, Iceland
Will Burrard-Lucas / Male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus) at night, under a starry sky. Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Communication Arts Annual 62 Competition 2021 Winner Book Category; Sony World Photographer Awa...
Will Burrard-Lucas / Male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus) at night, under a starry sky. Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Photographed with a camera trap. Nature Photographer of the Year Competition 2021 Winner - Anim...
Neil Aldridge / A lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) flying over grassland habitat at night. Devon, UK.
Sandra Bartocha / Westerhever lighthouse with the milky way, St. Peter Ording, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, September.
Guy Edwardes / Milky Way and Mars over Pondfield Cove, Tyneham, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, UK, August.
Guy Edwardes / Aurora Borealis over Reykjanes Lighthouse, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
Guy Edwardes / Aurora Borealis over Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, September.
Guy Edwardes / Milky Way over Stair Hole, Lulworth, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, UK, August.
Guy Edwardes / Milky Way above Durdle Door rock arch. Jurasic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. August 2019. Composite image.
Guy Edwardes / Aurora borealis above sea stacks, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. 2019.
Yashpal Rathore / Small tree frog (Rhacophorus lateralis) at night under starry sky, Western Ghats. India. Endangered and endemic to Western Ghats.
SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Lone Scot's pine tree (Pinus sylvestris) and star trails with the north star, Abernethy forest, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.
Stefan Christmann / Stars and milky way over Neumayer-Station III, Alfred-Wegener-Institut research station. During full moon. Atka Bay, Antarctica. April 2017.
Tui De Roy / Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi) group resting in water at night, Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos
Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Boab trees (Adansonia gregorii) at night, with star trails, Kimberley, Western Australia, 2016.
Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Boab trees (Adansonia gregorii) at night, with stars and the Milky Way, Kimberley, Western Australia, 2016.
Juergen Freund / Timelapse of photographers Stella and Jurgen Freund camping, with campfire, Chillagoe, North Queensland, Australia, 2015.
Juergen Freund / Tracking timelapse of stars and the Milky Way seen through the rainforest canopy, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.
Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Wallaman Falls at night, lit by the moon, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Ingham, Queensland, Australia. 2017.
Jack Dykinga / Aurora Borealis reflected in Polar Lake, conifers silhouetted at edge. Near Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. September 2018.
Jack Dykinga / Aurora Borealis display above conifers and Polar Lake. Near Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. September 2018.
Jack Dykinga / Aurora Borealis reflected in Polar Lake, wetland and conifers silhouetted along shore. Near Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. September 2018.
Yashpal Rathore / Composite image of Fireflies synchronize display just after first shower of monsoon, on moonless night. India.
Five Films / Timelapse of a lightning storm at night, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, April 2014.
Jack Dykinga / Milky Way over Kofa Queen Canyon, Kofa Mountains, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, USA. September 2017.
Jack Dykinga / Twisted Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) with the Milky Way and distant glow of Phoenix lights, Sonoran Desert National Monument, South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Arizona, USA. September 2017.
Jack Dykinga / Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cacti at night with the Milky Way . Desert National Monument, Arizona, USA, September.
Bence Mate / African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at waterhole at night, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.
Bence Mate / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) at waterhole at night, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.
Bence Mate / Fallow deer (Dama dama) at night, Gyulaj, Hungary Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.
Bence Mate / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole at night, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.
Bence Mate / African lion (Panthera leo) at waterhole at night, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.
Jack Dykinga / Hoodoo cap sandstone rock formations with milky way above and meteor shower, Escalante canyon walls, Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument , Utah, USA, October.
David Noton / The Pinnacles at night, limestone formations. Nambung National Park, near Cervantes, Western Australia
Doug Perrine / Hot lava from the 61G flow, emanating from Pu'u O'o on Kilauea Volcano, flows over sea cliffs into the ocean under the stars and moon, Kamokuna, Kalapana, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Puna, Hawaii...
Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) face to face in lake, at night with stars, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. July.
Charlie Summers / Andrommeda (M31) with its two syster galaxies (M32 and M110) Eastern Colorado. 8 November 2015. Taken with digital focus stacking.
Wim van den Heever / Quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma) with the Milky Way at night, and light pollution from town in the distance, Keetmanshoop, Namibia. Colours accentuated digitally.
Wim van den Heever / Quiver trees (Aloe dichotoma) with the Milky Way at night, Keetmanshoop, Namibia. Colours accentuated digitally.
Wim van den Heever / Quiver trees (Aloe dichotoma) with the Milky Way at night, Keetmanshoop, Namibia.


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Q: Meaning of "sprawling history" From this article:

For her sprawling history "Face: A Visual Odyssey," designer and author Jessica Helfand assembled a dazzling cabinet of human curiosities

The only definition I found which appears to fit as adjective for history is (from here):

: to spread or develop irregularly or without restraint (a sprawling narrative)

But what does it mean "to develop a narrative without restraints"? Could it maybe describe a history which extensively covers a subject? In greater detail/depth?
In comparison with another sentence from here:

A typical spring afternoon in Brooklyn's sprawling Prospect Park brings a crush of joggers, picnickers and frisbee-throwers.

Why was sprawling used here? All definitions I found for sprawl suggest untidiness, irregularity, ugliness, lack of planning. Does the writer simply meant Prospect Park looks "vast", "to spread in all directions"?
Thanks!

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Sightings and reports and, especially, rumors of clowns- doing things very unfunny- came out in 10 states by the last week of September: in Alabama, South...
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Law enforcement's take: All in all, law enforcement in Williamson County seem to have a taken a rather tepid response to the widespread reports, which...
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It looks like the circus is coming closer to town, and not about to end anytime soon. As of Wednesday it had spread as far...
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Q: Sempre incluir argumentos ao executar docker-compose run Tenho uma dúvida em relação à passagem de argumentos no docker-compose run:
Estou usando um Dockerfile que tem o seguinte entrypoint:
ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/wp" ]
CMD [ "--allow-root", "--help" ]

Eu preciso que o --allow-root esteja SEMPRE incluso.
Se eu executo docker-compose run [service] o argumento vai por padrão, mas se eu executo docker-compose run [service] option (option option...) eu preciso incluir o argumento manualmente.
Tem como ele SEMPRE incluir o argumento? Preciso editar o Dockerfile (não sou o autor) ou dá pra fazer via docker-compose? Tentei o command seguindo esta resposta, mas não obtive sucesso.

A: Quando algum argumento é passado para o comando docker-compose run [service] os argumentos subscrevem as configurações descritas no docker-compose.yml como descrito na documentação
https://docs.docker.com/compose/reference/run/ .
Não é possível editar o Dockerfile, mas você pode criar um novo Dockerfile que seja derivado e sobrescreva o entrypoint.
Ex:
FROM vendor/image:tag
ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/wp", "--allow-root" ]
Dessa forma o parâmetro --allow-root sempre estará presente no entrypoint e os parâmetros passados depois de run serão interpretados junto com entrypoint.
É importante analisar se esse parâmetro no entrypoint não irá impactar no uso da imagem.


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Home > Reviews	> PONYO ON THE CLIFF (GAKE NO UE NO PONYO) – Joe Hisaishi
PONYO ON THE CLIFF (GAKE NO UE NO PONYO) – Joe Hisaishi
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The creative partnership between filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and composer Joe Hisaishi, despite existing strictly outside the Hollywood world, it nevertheless one of the most fruitful and fulfilling in all of film music. Since first scoring Miyazaki's 1984 film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Hisaishi has scored all of their collaborations since then, including the likes of Laputa, Princess Mononoke, the Oscar-winning Spirited Away, and Howl's Moving Castle.
Ponyo on the Cliff – or 'Gake No Ue No Ponyo' to give it its proper Japanese title – is their ninth film together. It tells the story of a young boy named Sosuke who, while out walking near his cliff top home, finds a mermaid stranded on the beach. The mermaid, who Sosuke names Ponyo, is actually a princess, the daughter of the mermaid king Fujimoto, and has run away from her undersea home after she declared her desire to be human. Sosuke and Ponyo become close friends, but soon find that Ponyo's defection to the human world is throwing nature into an imbalance, and could cause devastating environmental effects on the planet. The film has already become the biggest-grossing Japanese film of 2008, and is scheduled to be released in the United States in 2009. The voice cast for the English-language version will apparently include Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White, Frankie Jonas, Noah Cyrus and Cloris Leachman.
Hisaishi's score, as has been the case throughout his career, is lush and expressive, making use of a full orchestra and choir, with special solos for violin and piano. The opening "Deep Sea Ranch" is a superbly textured, undulating piece full of wonderment and beauty, that eventually becomes a intricate, gently comedic exercise in pizzicato string writing, before eventually introducing the delightfully innocent theme for Ponyo herself on glockenspiel, and eventually by the entire orchestra.
The "Mother of the Sea" theme is an emotional piece for a solo female soprano singing in Japanese, accompanied by a sweeping orchestra; similarly, cues such as "Empty Bucket", "Flash Signal" the gorgeous "Night of the Meteor", and the rich choral version of "Mother's Love" tug at the heartstrings with their emotionally unrestrained writing and tender, unambiguously poignant thematic content. The stirring "Granmanmale" and the second "Little Sisters" cue reprise the oceanic undulations from the opening title with a bold choral element, while "Underwater Town" reprises the 'Mother of the Sea' theme for a warm solo vocalist, before concluding the score in beautiful fashion in "Song of Praise for Mother and the Sea", which has a touching violin solo and a more sweeping orchestral and choral arrangement.
The liveliness of cues like "Ura Town" and "I Become Human!", with their urgently rhythmic woodwind writing and blustering piano lines, give the score a much-needed burst of energy to counterbalance the lilting romance pieces, while others like "Ponyo and Susuke", "Ponyo of the Fish of the Wave" and "Toki" are dramatic, driving, light action piece in which insistent string and brass chords insinuate that not all is well in Ponyo's world. The theme for Ponyo's father in "Fujimoto" is a light, but pompous march for twittering woodwinds and bouncing brasses that cleverly captures his regal haughtiness, and the "Fleet March" is a jaunty militaristic piece that uses snare drums and trilling Yankee Doodle flutes, while the "Little Sisters" have an outstanding, energetic scherzo which flits around the entire orchestra with a great deal of zest and vigor.
Cues such as "Encounter", "Kumiko", and the slightly more bombastic "Hot-Bulb Engine Ship" restate Ponyo's theme with whimsical fancy and innocent-sounding orchestrations – harps and chimes – while the pretty, music box-like "Ponyo's Lullaby" reminds the listener that, for all its sweeping beauty, Ponyo is still a story for children. The free-spirited version of Ponyo's theme in "Flight of Ponyo" is an album highlight, and sounds like the kind of music Ron Goodwin or William Walton might have written had he ever been asked to write an anime score. The solo piano versions of the theme, performed by Hisaishi himself in "Tears of Sosuke" and "Finale", are equally excellent.
The whole score is really quite outstanding, and perfectly illustrates Hisaishi's mastery of the orchestra. There are few composers who can illicit such wonderful performances, such nuanced textures, and such clever instrumental combinations as Hisaishi does here. I have often lamented the fact that Hisaishi has not yet been given his opportunity to crack the Hollywood system but, the more I think about it, the less I want him to become 'mainstream'. When he is given this much freedom of expression by Studio Ghibli, why would he want to reign himself in by having to answer to target demographics, test audiences, and meddling producers? With a few exceptions (like Alexandre Desplat), too many excellent composers lose their unique voice when Hollywood comes calling, and if that were to happen to Hisaishi it would be a tragedy.
The accompanying 'Image Album', released separately on the same Tokuma Japan Communications label, features a couple of additional score tracks and several original songs from the film also written by Hisaishi which, surprisingly, are just as good as the score itself. I defy anyone not to have the insanely catchy "Ponyo on the Cliff" stuck in their head for days after hearing it, especially the cute child-like chorus sung by five-year-old actress Nozomi Ohashi. The variation of the longing "Mother of the Sea" theme from the score features a violin solo by Yasushi Toroshima that is spectacularly beautiful, while the conclusive "Rondo of the House of Sunflowers" features a sweet, intimate vocal performance by Hisaishi's daughter, singer Mai Fujisawa, that melts the heart. Even if you don't speak Japanese, I would unequivocally recommend picking up this companion piece, as it complements the score album superbly.
Scores like Ponyo on the Cliff restore your faith in film music, and remind you why you started listening to it in the first place. It also illustrates perfectly the fact that a great deal of the best modern film music is being written outside of Hollywood, in countries like Japan, and why film music aficionados need to broaden their horizons beyond the studio blockbusters to find the best of the best. Anyone who has not yet experienced Joe Hisaishi's work would do well to seek this score out. It is, by quite a long margin, one of the best scores of 2008.
Rating: *****
Buy the Ponyo on the Cliff soundtrack from the Movie Music UK Store
Score Album
Deep Sea Ranch (4:18)
Mother of the Sea (2:21)
Encounter (0:31)
Ura Town (2:36)
Kumiko (2:06)
Ponyo and Sosuke (2:17)
Empty Bucket (1:30)
Flash Signal (2:37)
I Become Human! (1:30)
Fujimoto (1:34)
Little Sisters (1:32)
Flight of Ponyo (1:43)
Sunflower House in the Storm (2:20)
Ponyo of the Fish of the Wave (3:36)
Ponyo and Sosuke 2 (2:01)
Lisa's House (3:20)
New Family (1:09)
Ponyo's Lullaby (1:29)
Lisa's Determination (1:33)
Granmanmale (2:14)
Night of the Meteor (2:40)
Hot-Bulb Engine Ship (1:55)
To the Sea of Dipnorhynchus (1:41)
Fleet March (2:26)
Baby and Ponyo (0:33)
Fleet March 2 (1:14)
Voyage of Sosuke (2:08)
Tears of Sosuke (1:02)
Underwater Town (2:02)
Mother's Love (0:49)
Tunnel (1:26)
Toki (0:48)
Song of Praise for Mother and the Sea (2:15)
Finale (0:44)
Ponyo by the Cliff by the Sea [Film Version] (written by Joe Hisaishi, Hayao Miyazaki and Katsuya Kondo, performed by Fujioka-Fujimaki and Nozomi Ohashi) (1:36)
Image Album
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (written by Joe Hisaishi, Hayao Miyazaki and Katsuya Kondo, performed by Fujimaki-Fujioka and Nozomi Ohashi) (2:45)
The Coral Tower (3:36)
Ponyo Comes (3:36)
Little Sisters (written by Joe Hisaishi and Hayao Miyazaki, performed by Little Carol) (3:59)
Fujimoto's Theme (written by Joe Hisaishi, Naoya Fujimaki and Takaki Fujioka, performed by Fujimaki-Fujioka) (3:28)
Ponyo's Lullaby (written by Joe Hisaishi and Hayao Miyazaki, performed by Nozomi Ohashi) (1:47)
Real Feelings (written by Joe Hisaishi, Naoya Fujimaki and Takaki Fujioka, performed by Fujimaki-Fujioka) (3:10)
Rondo of the House of Sunflowers (written by by Joe Hisaishi and Hayao Miyazaki, performed by Mai Fujisawa) (4:09)
Running Time (Score Album): 67 minutes 29 seconds
Running Time (Image Album): 35 minutes 32 seconds
Tokuma Japan Communications TKA-73340 (2008) – Score Album
Tokuma Japan Communications TKA-73309 (2008) – Image Album
Music composed and conducted by Joe Hisaishi. Orchestrations by Joe Hisaishi . Featured musical soloists Yasushi Toroshima and Joe Hisaishi. Recorded and mixed by Masayoshi Okawa, Makoto Moramuto and Suminobu Hamada . Album produced by Joe Hisaishi.
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Michail Tichonowitsch Jemzew (; geboren am 3. Juni 1930 in Cherson, UdSSR; gestorben am 25. August 2003 in Moskau) war ein russischer Schriftsteller und Chemiker, der vor allem in Zusammenarbeit mit Jeremei Parnow eine Reihe von Science-Fiction-Romanen und -Erzählungen veröffentlichte.

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Jemzew studierte an der Moskauer Technischen Universität (Moskowski technologitscheski uniwersitet, abgekürzt MITChT) technische Chemie und arbeitete danach am Institut für Fossilbrennstoffe an der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Moskau.

Anfang der 1960er Jahre begann er mit seinem Kollegen Parnow Science-Fiction zu veröffentlichen. Eine erste Kurzgeschichte Секрет бессмертия (Sekret bessmertija) erschien 1961. 1963 folgte die Novelle Уравнение с Бледного Нептуна (Urawnenije s Blednowo Neptuna). Insgesamt veröffentlichte das Team drei Romane, sechs Novellen und knapp 30 Kurzgeschichten. Als bedeutendstes Werk gilt die Novelle Последняя дверь (Poslednjaja dwer, deutsch als Die letzte Tür oder auch Das letzte Tor nach Aya). 1970 beendeten Jemzew und Parnow ihre Zusammenarbeit, als Jemzew sich Dissidentenkreisen zuwandte und sich für Menschenrechte in der Sowjetunion  einzusetzen begann.

Einige der Arbeiten von Jemzew und Parnow erschienen in deutscher, englischer und französischer Übersetzung.

Bibliographie

Romane
 1964 Душа Мира (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1966 Море Дирака  [= Чёрный ящик Цереры] (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1970 Клочья тьмы на игле времени (mit Jeremei Parnow)

Novellen
 1963 Уравнение с Бледного Нептуна (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1964 Бунт тридцати триллионов (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1964 Последнее путешествие полковника Фосетта (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1965 Только четыре дня (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1968 Ярмарка теней (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1969 Слеза Большого водопада  [= Семь банок кофе] (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1976 Бог после шести (Притворяшки)
 1990 Светлая смерть во Владимире
 1990 Чистая планета

Kurzgeschichten
 1961 Секрет бессмертия (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1962 Запонки с кохлеоидой (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1962 Не оставляющий следа  [= На Зелёном Перевале] (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1963 Доатомное состояние (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1963 Падение сверхновой (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1963 Снежок (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1964 Аналогия (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1964 Зелёная креветка (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1964 Иду в глубину  [= Операция "Кашалот", Операцiя "Кашалот"] (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1964 Кангамато (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1964 Лоцман Кид (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1964 Последняя дверь (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1964 Угодный Солнцу (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1964 Цепная реакция (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1965 De profundis  [= Из глубины] (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1965 Приговорён к наслаждению  [= Приговорённый к наслаждению] (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1965 Фигуры на плоскости (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1966 «Жёлтые очи» (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1966 Возвратите любовь (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1966 И сгинул день (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1966 Идеальный ариец (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1966 Летящие сквозь мгновенье. Глава 1 (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1966 Орфей и Эвридика (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1967 Оружие твоих глаз (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1967 Сфера Шварцшильда (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1967 Три кварка (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1968 Дело, которое всплыло в наводнение (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1969 Фермент М (mit Jeremei Parnow)
 1972 Унтер Пришибеев на Олимпе [фельетон]

Übersetzungen
 mit Jeremei Parnow: Die letzte Tür : Vier phantastische Erzählungen. Übersetzt von Anneliese Globig. Verlag Kultur und Fortschritt, Berlin 1965.
 mit Jeremei Parnow: Kongomato. Übersetzt von Heinz Kübar. Das neue Abenteuer #318. Verlag Neues Leben, Berlin 1973.

Literatur
 Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs, Ronald M. Hahn: Reclams Science-fiction-Führer. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6, S. 144.
 Vladimir Gakov: Emtsev, Mikhail. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. 3. Auflage (Online-Ausgabe), Version vom 29. September 2017.

Weblinks

 Михаил Тихонович Емцев auf FantLab (russisch, abgerufen am 17. Januar 2018)

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Science-Fiction-Literatur
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Kurzgeschichte
Novelle
Sowjetbürger
Russe
Geboren 1930
Gestorben 2003
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COVID19- investors want oil, gas majors to reduce dividends
*Offshore oil rig
OpeOluwani Akintayo
with agency report
Lagos — Investors have advised oil and gas majors to consider cutting dividends, rather than buying back debts as they manage to stay afloat amidst oil price crashes from the coronavirus pandemic.
Companies from Exxon to Shell have announced plans to cut spending and suspend share buyback programs to balance their books and prevent already elevated debt levels from growing.
None has announced any plan to cut dividends so far.
The likes of BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, and Total have avoided reducing dividends for years to encourage shareholders who have been paid in billions, as a result adding a combined $25 billion to debt levels in 2019 to maintain capital spending.
The strategy was designed to maintain the appeal of oil company stocks as investors came under increased pressure from climate activists to drop the shares and help the world move faster toward meeting carbon emissions targets.
Now, this strategy is at risk. Oil prices have slumped 60% since January to below $30 a barrel as demand collapsed because of the pandemic and as a battle for customers between Saudi Arabia and Russia threatened to flood the market with crude.
"Long term, it is appropriate to cut the dividend. We are not in favor of raising debt to support the dividend," Reuters quoted Jeffrey Germain, a director at Brandes Investment Partners, whose portfolio includes several European oil firms.
The combined debt of Chevron, Total, BP, Exxon Mobile, and Royal Dutch Shell stood at $231 billion in 2019 a little below of the $235 billion hit in 2016 when oil prices also tumbled below $30 a barrel.
Chevron was the only one to reduce its debt last year.
Shell, which paid $15 billion in dividends last year, prides itself on having never cut its dividend since the 1940s. This week it announced plans to slash capital spending by $5 billion.
COVID19: Panic buying characterize purchase at Lagos petrol stations
But with the highest debt pile among rivals of $81 billion at the end of 2019 and an elevated debt-to-capital ratio, known as gearing, some investors say Shell might have to cut dividends into halve to balance its books.
"The measures taken by Shell seem to be sufficient but, over time, if Shell (for instance) does not spend enough capital expenditure then production will start to fall and the underlying cash flow will not be sufficient to sustain the dividend long term," said Jonathan Waghorn, co-manager of the Guinness Global Energy Fund.
Even if oil prices recover to the low $40s a barrel, oil majors' debt would rise to levels that are too high by 2021, said Morgan Stanley analyst Martijn Rats.
"Much remains uncertain, but if commodity markets evolve as expected, we think European majors will start to reduce dividends in the second half of 2020," Rats said.
BP, which last cut its dividend in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion is yet to announce a detailed plan to weather the crisis. BP declined to comment.
"Given all the negatives, I see no long-term downside to cutting the dividend temporarily and, once circumstances change, raise it accordingly," said Darren Sissons, portfolio manager at Campbell, Lee & Ross, speaking about major oil companies.
The dividend yield – the ratio of the dividend to the share price – on oil company stocks have soared in recent weeks following the collapse in crude prices, hitting levels not seen in decades.
High dividend yield can imply that investors are assigning a higher degree of risk to a company's dividend but the big oil companies won't want to reduce payouts, said Alasdair McKinnon, portfolio manager at The Scottish Investment Trust.
"Oil majors will be extremely reluctant to cut dividends. They have historically defended them through some very tricky periods," McKinnon said.


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Q: Adding axis labels to a subfig with hinton diagrams in matplotlib without ruining it I found this example on how to do a hinton diagram with matplotlib: http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/HintonDiagrams.
I needed multiple diagrams and a yaxis with labels on the ticks so I rewrote it like so
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as N

def hintonForTwo(W1, W2, maxWeight=None):

    height, width = W1.shape
    if not maxWeight:
        maxWeight = 2**N.ceil(N.log(N.max(N.abs(W1)))/N.log(2))

    fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(2, 1, sharex=True, sharey=True)

    hintonSubPlot(ax1, W1, maxWeight)
    ax1.set_yticks(N.arange(height))
    # the input matrices will have row height of 7
    # and years 1981, 1986... up to 2011 are supposed to be the ytick labels
    ax1.set_yticklabels(tuple(range(1981,2012,5)))
    ax1.set_aspect('equal')
    ax1.set_axis_off()
    hintonSubPlot(ax2, W2, maxWeight)
    return fig, ax1, ax2

def hintonSubPlot(F, W, maxWeight):
    height, width = W.shape
    F.fill(N.array([0,width,width,0]),N.array([0,0,height,height]),'white')

    for x in xrange(width):
        for y in xrange(height):
                _x = x+1
            _y = y+1
            w = W[y,x]
            if w > 0:
                _blobAlt(F, _x - 0.5, height - _y + 0.5, min(1,w/maxWeight),'black')
            elif w < 0:
                _blobAlt(F, _x - 0.5, height - _y + 0.5, min(1,-w/maxWeight),'gray')
    return F

def _blobAlt(F, x,y,area,colour):
    hs = N.sqrt(area) / 2
    xcorners = N.array([x - hs, x + hs, x + hs, x - hs])
    ycorners = N.array([y - hs, y - hs, y + hs, y + hs])
    F.fill(xcorners, ycorners, colour, edgecolor=colour)

dim = (7,50)
X1 = N.ones(dim) * N.nan
X2 = N.ones(dim) * N.nan

rm = N.random.random(dim)
X1[rm > 2.0/3] = 1
X1[rm < 1.0/3] = -1

rm = N.random.random(dim)
X2[rm > 2.0/3] = 1
X2[rm < 1.0/3] = -1

f, a, b = hintonForTwo(X1, X2)
f.savefig('tmp.png')

But there are several problems with this that I can't fix:

*

*If do ax1.set_axis_off(), I can't get any ytick labels

*If leave the axes on, I get large blank rectangles around the bottom subfig

*Even if the set the axes off, there's a large gap between the upper subfig and the bottom subfig that I can't narrow

So how do I get ytick labels but without the large white rectangles around the subfigs and without the big gap between top and bottom?

A: Your code is still incomplete. However, if you just want to adjust the spacing between subplots, remove some levels selectively, you may try:
import numpy as np
import pylab as p

fig = p.figure()
fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.145, bottom=0.13, right=.87, top=.975, wspace=.18, hspace=.10)

x=np.arange(1,10,0.01)
ax1=fig.add_subplot(211)
ax1.plot(x,np.sin(x),'ro')
ax1.set_ylabel('sin(x)')

ax2=fig.add_subplot(212,sharex=ax1,sharey=ax1)
ax2.plot(x,np.cos(x),'bs')
ax2.set_xlabel('x')
ax2.set_ylabel('cos(x)')

for label in ax1.get_xticklabels():
    label.set_visible(False)

p.show()


PAN.OPTIKUM performed the piece Zeit heilt alle Stunden [Time heals all hours] within the scope of a small theatre series by the name of hier & weg [here & gone] on the premises of the Güterbahnhof Nord [north freight terminal] in Freiburg in October 2014. Actors and performers of the action theatre group worked together with Freiburg youth and young refugees who have only been in Freiburg a short time.
The performance was a special project of the German Federal Parliament and was backed with funds for performing arts as well as by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg and by the Cultural Office of the City of Freiburg. Main theme of the week-long series: how and in which society do we really want to live together?


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EPA to expand fuel waivers in Texas areas, Louisiana: source
By Valerie Volcovici and David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will lift as soon as Monday additional gasoline and diesel fuel requirements for more areas of Texas and for Louisiana to address potential shortages caused by Tropical Storm Harvey, a source familiar with the process told Reuters.
The waivers would allow the sale of gasoline that does not comply with regular environmental guidelines. The agency is also expected to expand the waiver to off-road diesel died red.
On Friday, the EPA granted a temporary waiver until Sept. 15 to help ensure an adequate supply of gasoline is available in areas directly affected by the storm until normal supplies could be restored. On Saturday, the EPA expanded it to include the Dallas area.
Harvey barreled into Texas on Friday as the strongest hurricane to hit the state at the heart of the U.S. oil and gas industry in over 50 years.
EPA spokeswoman Liz Bowman said the agency approved waivers for Louisiana but she could not confirm any others.
A source told Reuters that the agency will also deny a request by the Renewable Fuels Association, a lobby group for the biofuel industry, to expand a fuel waiver to relax limits for ethanol blends, in response to Harvey.
In a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt sent on Saturday, the RFA asked EPA to relax Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) limits to 10 psi for all finished gasoline blended with ethanol in conventional and reformulated gasoline areas nationwide, through Sept. 15.
(Reporting by Valerie Volcovici and David Shepardson; editing by Grant McCool)
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