Michael Liera received his black belt recently and shows a lot of promise in the division. He is a student of Andre Galvao and trains with some of the best jiu-jitsu athletes in the competition scene today, namely; JT Torres, Keenan Cornelius and the Mendes Brothers.
Gianni Grippo is a Marcelo Garcia black belt but had spent most of his time until that point training with Renzo Gracie in New York. Gianni has been very active in the last year, fighting to an hour-long draw against Joao Miyao in Copa Podio later in 2014.
These are two of jiu-jitsu's rising American stars. They are about the same size - Liera is slightly larger - but this match would be, with a doubt, high intensity.
This is a match that will happen soon enough, most likely in the absolute division of the Worlds or Pan-Ams.
Felipe Preguica is the current heavyweight world champion after beating Keenan's coach, Andre Galvao in the finals. He is about the same age as Keenan and has been on a roll in 2014 with a win at the Copa Podio Heavyweight Grand Prix, beating savvy competitors like Claudio Calasans and Luiz Panza.
Keenan Cornelius is one of today's most exciting grapplers with one of the weirdest styles and guard. It's going to be interesting to see how Preguica will match up against the flexible and long-legged Cornelius.
AJ Agazarm and Lucas Lepri are two of the top lightweights in the game today. Although, Lucas Lepri is the more experienced athlete, AJ's speed and energy would make the match very entertaining. It would be a more evenly matched fight in no-gi, so hopefully if this does happen at some point in 2015, it will be in rashguards. Perhaps it would make for a nice superfight at any of the big invitational events like Metamoris, Copa Podio or even the new Polaris.
This would be a match of the legends, but both are still very active. Lucas Leite is world champion in both gi and nogi. Andre Galvao has captured some of the best titles in gi and nogi as well. Since they are both still often competing, it makes sense to have these two face each other before they choose to slow down. This would make for a great superfight and would be interesting to see who would have the better technique and conditioning. Andre Galvao is naturally larger but Leite has competed in the heavier divisions for a while now and would not be really feel the effects of the size difference.
These two giants have fought before in the gi with Rodolfo coming out on top. However, with Yuri's recent success in no-gi, it would be interesting to see the two test each other under those conditions. Rodolfo has mentioned in the past that he actually does not enjoy no-gi nearly as much as gi, which would really even the playing field for Yuri. Hopefully this can happen at either a superfight event or even the ADCC.
As always, the IBJJF tries to not only uphold its international network of tournaments, including the World Championship and Pan American Championship, but they also have their city tournaments. Every year they add new cities to the mix, so if you haven't had a local IBJJF tournament in your area yet, it could happen this year.
Although the IBJJF has been criticized for being too focused on moneymaking rather than upholding values that are best for the sport, they have made developments in areas like steroid testing and creating the Black Belt League where medalists receive financial compensation for performance.
The IBJJF can definitely do even more than this and they do have the monetary means, so hopefully they can continue to do more, especially since they are considered the premiere organization in jiu-jitsu.
The World Pro circuit is the IBJJF's largest competitor in terms of prestige. Many professional athletes actually consider the Abu Dhabi World Pro to be a much more important organization since they seek to really professionalize the sport by giving money prizes to the winners at both the trials and the finals. Their efforts greatly exceed that of the IBJJF in this regard, but still, the IBJJF hosts the more prestigious tournaments.
2015 will introduce new talent to the international BJJ community. The trials for the World Pro are some of the most efficient competitions for exposing the most talented athletes of all time, like Rodolfo Vieira and Marcus Almeida. It's exciting to see if the winners this year could become new world champions!
With the quick international growth of jiu-jitsu, there are more and more business opportunities opening where people can begin to compete with the more stable tournaments like the IBJJF and World Pro.
These new events are spearheaded by some of the top figures in the history of the sport, like Rickson Gracie with the Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation and Rigan Machado with the Jiu-Jitsu World League.
There are also older organizations that are taking a more professional twist to their competitions, like the BJJ Tour, which includes tournaments all over the US (including the US Open – a very professional and online-streamed event).
FIVE Grappling is another one of these events that holds tournaments all over the country to seek out the best American champions. These are only a few of the popular events developing within the jiu-jitsu scene and there are plenty more.
These are two different types of events with the same goal in mind: to make jiu-jitsu as visually entertaining as possible. Metamoris is based out of the USA, so they try to appeal to their audience via invitational super fights. Copa Podio, although they also have super fights, focus their events on a Grand Prix style tournament. Whichever method looks best to you, both these events continue to develop and push the envelope as far as what they can do to make jiu-jitsu entertaining. This includes modifying the rules and creating the best possible matches.
Hopefully we can see both these events take huge leaps in 2015. Metamoris will surely create some more championship divisions, having already created a heavyweight championship in 2014. Copa Podio is also known for flushing out new talent, similar to the World Pro.
On November 22nd, Copa Podio will continue their exciting competition series with a third season of the Middleweight Grand Prix. Copa Podio is by far the most intense invitational tournament for jiu-jitsu in the world. To win the grand prix, athletes must fight several times in one night against some of the toughest and most unpredictable competitors in the world.
Why are many of these athletes unpredictable? It's because Copa Podio makes an effort to showcase unknown top athletes to the mainstream. Felipe Preguica is an example of this foresight. Copa Podio had featured him as a wild card brown belt that did exceptionally well. They weren't wrong to give him the opportunity, Preguica ended up winning the black belt heavyweight division in 2014. For this event, Preguica will be defending his middleweight grand prix title against nine new challengers.
Copa Podio has its usual mix of superfights and Grand Prix bouts. The main fight of the night will feature Gianni Grippo versus Joao Miyao and Leandro Lo vs Gilbert Durinho in sub-only matches.
The Grippo versus Miyao fight is a classic berimbolo master match. Hopefully the entire bout will not be Berimbolo attempts off their butts, but don't hold your breath. Otherwise it can be a very dynamic match as both fighters are both aggressive and like to take chances. Expect Grippo to make the first mistake and have his back taken by Miyao for the choke. Also, have some popcorn ready – this is going to be a long match.
Lo versus Durinho is a far more exciting match on paper. Both athletes are world champions but Durinho chose to focus his attention on MMA, so we have not seen as much of him on the BJJ scene as Lo, who was able to conquer the world title three times while Durinho has only won once. They have faced each other before, both in gi and nogi, but Durinho was victorious every time. This is Lo's chance for revenge.
Who will win? Technically both these guys are as good as it's going to get. Lo usually has an edge over his opponent's because he is able to push the pace. Unfortunately for him, Durinho is unbelievably athletic and won't tire easily – he will be able to keep up with Lo's pace. Expect a long match, with Lo eventually tiring first and making the first mistake to get submitted.
For the Grand Prix segment, we have a huge stack of up and coming athletes that you will probably hear about a lot more after November 22nd. Of these nine challengers, the few that you should keep an eye on are Claudio Calasans from Atos, Luis Panza from Checkmat and Gregor Gracie from the Renzo Gracie Association. These are all tough and very physically gifted athletes. However, although Luis Panza and Gregor Gracie are game competitors, neither of them have the balance of experience and ability that Calasans has. Calasans has been more active on the jiu-jitsu scene and has a strong background in judo to compliment his jiu-jitsu. My predicition is that Calasans and Preguica will make it to the finals. But, ultimately, expect Preguica to be the victor after a hard fought and close match.
Now this is a match that deserves a section all to itself. We have two absolute legends, some of the greatest fighters of all time, facing off in a no-gi grappling bout.
In MMA, Sakuraba is known as Japan's greatest champion. In his era he had defeated the best of the best - he was PRIDE's undeclared champion for many years until his first loss to Igor Vovchanchyn. Up to that point, and even afterwards, Sakuraba boasted victories over Vitor Belfort, Carlos Newton, Quinton Rampage Jackson and four Gracies. Many don't view the Gracies as a force in MMA anymore today, but back in PRIDE the Gracies had a strong reputation - Royce's dominance at the UFC and Rickson's wins in Japan were still fresh.
In 1999, Sakuraba had faced his first Gracie, Royler, which ended in 'Saku' winning by submission. The fact that a Gracie was submitted shocked the fighting world, especially since it was specifically by a kimura. The kimura was the technique that was used to defeat Helio Gracie decades before when Helio fought Kimura himself – the technique was named after the Japanese victor.
With such a heavy loss on their minds, the Gracies sent the rest of their champions after the Japanese catch wrestler. Royce, probably the most popular MMA figure in history, was next to face the challenge. He had challenged Saku to a no time limit bout, which lasted 90 minutes – the longest in organized MMA history. Ultimately, Royce's corner had to throw in the towel - he could not fight any longer, giving Saku the victory.
This second victory only further pushed the Gracies to send more of their champions into the fire against this newly proclaimed 'Gracie Hunter'. Renzo and his brother Ryan both got their chances next. Renzo would fight first, but fell victim to a kimura as well. His brother Ryan fought Saku later that year, but only to lose a hard fought decision.
Seven years later, Royce had his chance for revenge in an MMA bout, but only won by an unsatisfying decision victory. What the Gracies really wanted was to see Saku get submitted. Saku had proved that jiu-jitsu was not the prime grappling art as everyone had thought. He had shown that his submission wrestling background had given him the right tools to be just as efficient as the Gracies.
Now, Renzo has a chance to dispel what Sakuraba had done. The stage is set since it's grappling only. Unfortunately both athletes are now far passed their prime - we will never know how they would have faired in their better years, but it will be interesting nonetheless. Saku fans around the world have wanted to view the Japanese master's grappling skills for literally decades. Renzo has a very clean and smart jiu-jitsu game, while Sakuraba pulls tricks from his hat over and over again - completely unpredictable.
So who can you expect to win this? Considering the amount of damage Sakuraba has taken over the many years, it's safe to say that Renzo has taken better care of himself, just as expected from a Gracie. The bout could end in a draw, or Renzo could also wear down the battle worn samurai to get the submission victory to round out the Brazil versus Japan saga.
Here we have a strong all-American match. Gary Tonon had a stellar performance in the last Metamoris against, the always funny and amusing, Kit Dale. Tonon made quick work of Dale by finishing him with a guillotine after a strong attempt at a heal hook.
Zak Maxwell is another American jiu-jitsu hero with his popularity stemming from a victory over Kron Gracie in 2012 - a completely unexpected upset. Zak also already had a match in Metamoris against Sean Roberts that ended in a tie, but Zak had the upper hand especially because of a strong armbar attempt closer to the end of the match.
Who is going to win? This is a really tough match to call – both these competitors are very focused and highly technical. Expect the match to end in a draw with Gary Tonon having the slight edge since he will be more confident off his last Metamoris victory.
Here we have a bout between two UFC centric jiu-jitsu fighters. Both these athletes have an interesting lead-up to this match because both had been on TUF, The Ultimate Fighter, and have fought Keenan Cornelius. Keenan had submitted Casey and had tied with Magalhaes, however, he did have the upper hand most of the match. It's as if this match is closing the triangle between these three athletes in no-gi in Metamoris.
Who will win? Although Kevin Casey is a very gifted athlete with a lot of grappling experience, it is hard to compare that to the pedigree of Magalhaes who is a highly decorated BJJ champion. Expect Vinny to win within the first five minutes by submission.
This is definitely one of the more interesting match ups. Yuri Simoes is on fire right now with his double victory at the World No-Gi Championship in his weight division and the absolute. He succeeded in defeating Keenan Cornelius in the finals. But, it seems by fate, they will face each other again.
Simoes was originally supposed to fight Rafael Lovato Jr. However, due to injury, Lovato had to pull out of the match. Keenan agreed to step in and take advantage of this opportunity for revenge.
Fortunately for Keenan, this match will be in the gi, which is a relief for him since he has repeatedly admitted that he doesn't particularly like competing in no-gi. It will be a slight disadvantage for Yuri because his recent victory over Keenan was in no-gi. This match will have a completely different pace than their previous meeting at the no-gi worlds.
Expect and all out war. Yuri is very high energy and will push the action. Neither opponent is easy to submit, so it will most likely end in a tie, but a very entertaining match nonetheless.
This is an interesting match because we have an 'outsider' coming in to fight a household name in BJJ like JT Torres. Rory is can be considered an outsider because he is known for his skills in MMA. His capabilities in pure grappling are unknown at the moment and he does have a considerable size advantage on Torres. So the question is whether or not Torres' experience will be enough to cope with McDonald's strength and athleticism. I think that this match will end in a draw with Rory defending Torres' attacks. Torres definitely has the technical advantage, so expect attempt after attempt from him.
Twenty minutes for these types of matches are just too long. I understand that by having twenty-minute rounds, you give athletes more time to get a submission and it's easier to wear-out an opponent - eventually having them succumb to a submission. They are also useful for making the event longer, thus giving viewers the feeling that the value of their purchase is higher. However, a boring twenty-minute match is probably not worth the trade of possibly seeing a submission at some point, because the more evenly matched the athletes are, the more boring those matches will be.
So what to do? Well, ten minutes is an ample amount of time for gi or no-gi. That, with the combination of a submission bonus, will motivate athletes to push harder for those ten minutes. Even if there is no submission, at least both athletes were hungry for the bonus, so you can tell they gave it their all. It automatically creates a more entertaining match.
From the promoter's perspective, this kind of strategy will cost more money. Firstly, they will have to have more matchups since most full-time matches will be cut in half. They can't risk a night where every match ends by submission and the event is concluded much earlier than anticipated. Even if it was an entertaining event, people will feel like they didn't get their money's worth.
Secondly, the promotion will have to spend more money to pay submission bonuses. It may even be worth it to have a "submission of the night" award as an additional bonus as the amount of submissions per night rise in the future. This gives a double incentive to athletes and it also advertises and reminds viewers that a bonus is available. It will raise the viewers' anticipation since they know more cash is on the line for the athletes.
I think we have all seen this over and over again, especially with MMA in Japanese events like PRIDE and K-1. I'm not saying major mismatches are the key to entertainment, like David and Goliath matches, but there is nothing wrong with putting together two slightly different athletes against each other, where there is a clear underdog. It makes matches more entertaining for many reasons.
Firstly, most people love upsets and love to cheer for the underdog. This gives them someone to route for and automatically makes the whole experience more exciting. If the underdog wins, it adds to that excitement. It also develops a great storyline along the way, like revenge matches. The best example of something like this was when Eddie Bravo defeated Royler back in 2003. Not only did it launch the career of an influential figure in BJJ, but it set the stage for a very anticipated rematch, even if it was a decade later.
Secondly, if the underdog loses, the chances of that happening by submission are quite high. The larger the gap in skill between the two athletes will result in a greater chance of a more entertaining submission. Just think of when you roll with someone considerably less experienced than you. You are probably going to showboat and pull off some submission you've always wanted to do. Well, in many ways, that will work here as well. So why not give the fans something they all want to see?
After every Metamoris event, the intentions and future plans of the promotion become clearer. They are now implementing weight classes and champion titles, as well as fun "surprise" matches to keep the fans engaged. But is this really enough to earn them their desired level of success? Below are just a few points that may help them reach their goals.
It's understandable that the majority of matches were no-gi. Due to the popularity of the UFC, and that most of the brand-name fighters prefer no-gi, it's not a surprise at all. Gi matches are a lot more foreign to many viewers, and by having no-gi matches, there is the possibility of pulling in a larger audience, since both jiu-jitsu purists and MMA fighters can appreciate no-gi.
However, there is something to be said about securing the gi-fanatic market, which can be a lot more loyal than the MMA crowd when it comes to grappling. Gi jiu-jitsu fans don't see many "dream" match-ups. The only major occasions are the World Championships and the ADCC World Pro. Those events happen once a year, so gi jiu-jitsu guys definitely want more. Putting together intense single gi matches would definitely help attract a more loyal and enthusiastic viewers who are willing to pay the price for the online stream.
Copa Podio could fill that void of watching dream gi matches, however, Copa Podio's format is tournament based, so as fun as it is to watch the top athletes have multiple matches - it's generally more appealing to see several super fights in one night where the athletes can go one-hundred percent the entire match, rather than pacing themselves for the entire night.
This would also raise the submission rate and pace of the match. The entertainment factor is of the utmost importance for a promotion like Metamoris, even before technique. A less technical, but exciting match, will stick longer in people's memories than a match that was technical but slow and boring.
Gi jiu-jitsu also offers a larger variety of things to spectate. In no-gi, the norm is playing a tight game and the top athletes do this so well that usually the pace of the fight can be very slow. However, with gi jiu-jitsu, since there are so many more options, it allows for athletes to compete in a more open and free style. You would see stranger guards and entertaining manipulation of the kimono – it would ultimately be more entertaining. This would also lead to a variety of more interesting submissions. Some of the best submissions are the ones you have to see replayed several times in order to understand what had transpired.
So to conclude, having more gi matches in Metamoris would; attract a more loyal crowd of viewers and create more entertaining and diverse matches. I'm not saying all the matches should be gi, but at least half. Matches can even alternate in type, the first match could be no-gi and the following match could be gi. It can continue this way throughout the night. That way fans don't have to watch no-gi match after no-gi match of what will most likely be slow grinding matches.


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Jerôme Mesnager joined the École Boulle in 1974, where he followed the cabinetmaking course, and where he stayed as a teacher. In 1979, he joined Yves Got's and Georges Pichard's comics course. The two were teaching at the Duperré School.
In 1982, he co-founded Zig-Zag, a group of very young artists who decided to take over the streets by drawing graffiti and to occupy abandoned factories through artistic performances.
On January 16, 1983, he invented the man in white, "a symbol of light, strength and peace". Jerôme Mesnager drew this white silhouette in the entire world: from the walls of Paris to theChinese Wall.
In 1990, the artist left his parent's house and moved to Paris. He showed works drawn on wooden fences at the Loft gallery, and published a catalog of these works. In 1995, he produced a large mural painting in the Ménilmontant street in Paris, "C'est nous les gars de Ménilmontant".
Jerôme Mesnager is often associated with Nemo, a character with a black silhouette wearing a raincoat and a hat. He was part of the Paris street art scene, with artists such as Blek le rat, Miss Tic, Jef Aérosol, Némo, etc. and of the Free Figuration movement in the early 80s.
In 2006, he produced a series of paintings inspired by art nouveau and art deco. The same year, hedrew his white characters in the Hôtel des Academies et des Arts in Paris.


Good sync, slow speedtest on slingshot.
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Hoping you guys might have some ideas as its got me stumped. I have a customer who is with Slingshot for ADSL. They have been having a problem for a while, and ive been trying t all sorts of things to fix it but to no avail. The sync rate on the modem (details below) are pretty avergae for the area, but the web browsing, downloading of files and speedtests are all VERY slow. slower than dialup most of the time. Ive tried different modems, the sync rates hang around the same between the modems, and the browsing/download/speedtest all are very slow with all modems. Ill post the modem results now.
All the speedtests I do come up with d/l speeds of around 0.4Mbps but U/L is usually arouns .9Mbps which is expected. These tests were done both wired and wifi. I also used wifi and connected the computer to my mobile using as a data hotspot, and i was getting around 5.7Mbps on the 2degrees network here which is pretty average. So i know its not the computer itself, and i know its not the modem. Several phone calls to tech support have yielded no results. So im hoping someone out here might have some answers, or things i can try.
Something that has hit me before was the filters especially if its affecting downstream not upstream what I have seen many times with faulty filters.
1.) Remove all phones/Fax's/SkyTV and anything into the phone like except the router.
2.) If the router has a filter plug this directly into the phone jack restart your router and try again.
If you are able to please post the other stats on your router about Line attenuation and noise margins as per PeterReader.
Cheers, Hope its fixed soon.
Awesome thanks, will try that and let you know how i got on. If its still a problem ill get the rest of the stats.
tried everything you suggested, unplugging everything from the other phone lines, plugging the modem straight in without a filter. It certainly made a bit of a difference to the downstream sync rate, but still nothing to the actual download/browsing speeds. I have the modem stats below as promised.
I tried the speedtest on my phone from their wifi connection and it was the same, in fact it came up with a network connection error before the download test had finished.
Hope someone can help. Its a strange one.
Have you tried another modem?
Are you sure they are on a full speed ADSL2+ plan?
yitz: Have you tried another modem?
Yes, sure have. Have tried 3 different modems. And yes, have been onto their tech support who keep claiming everything is good their side and we should be getting full speed.
Just a final update. The problem has been rectified. After a lot of emails back and forth from Slingshot, we deemed it a throughput issue. So i fitted a xDSL filter in the box where all the phone cables come to, and it made a huge difference. Not only did the sync speed shoot up about 13000Kbps, but the speedtest showed 11.76Mbps, and the browsing was significantly faster. Must have been faulty phone cabling in the villa, as i used a spare DATA jack to send the ADSL signal through rather than the phone line.
Thanks for those that attempted to help. Was much appreciated.


joint takes the best brisket cuts, lays them in a pit – and leaves them alone for up to 18 hours. The result is flaky, super-tender brisket cooked over a mesquite fire that is so tender that, well, if you didn't happen to have "teef," it wouldn't matter. House Park also serves up pork and beef sausage, and pork loin, plus such sides as sweet beans (secret recipe; don't ask – and same goes for the sauce), coleslaw, and a sweet potato-and-egg salad.
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The key to leading a busy life with ease is to build simplicity into the everyday. This does not mean stripping away every detail and nuance, making a bland recipe for life, rather it means making smart decisions that make life easier. When it comes to fashion and clothing it means choosing items with character and beautiful details, even if they are basics, as it will always keep things interesting.
As a stylist for busy women, I build wardrobes that are versatile, dynamic and functional while ensuring I maintain my clients' unique personal style. To do this, it is crucial to purchase clothing that is multi-functional, well-tailored, of interesting design and high-quality materials to prevail in any scenario. The common issue I find when people take this approach is that they choose items that are simple, basic and often lacking interesting design. This is not what the sentiment intends. The lesson is rather to choose pieces that can transcend multiple situations, seasons and styling. To do this, you need to visualise or plan how you would wear each garment in as many different scenarios and looks as possible. When the piece works in at least three very different ways, has an interesting design and is good quality, you know you have a winner.
For example, one great tailored dress, knee-length, can be worn with heels or flats, casually or formally and in pretty much any aesthetic you would like. One great dress with interesting design details and in a fantastic cut is worth 5 dresses. It not only makes dressing a dream and helps manage your investment in clothing/closet space, it also takes a huge amount of stress out of daily dressing and packing for trips.
To illustrate just how dynamic one item can be, I worked with one of London's finance professional using her own DAI dress and pushed the boundaries of how far we could take this one dress in her own life. Meet Annika, in her Step To It Dress.
The beautiful thing about navy is its versatility. You can wear navy with pretty much any other colour and it will work. Many women don't think about wearing navy with khaki or brown shades, which is such a great palette for summer, especially in England when it can often be a little cool and with chances of rain.
Coupled with block heeled sandals this look is perfect for the office, but also those end of day drinks whether water-side or in the heart of the city. Take off the trench, with a quick flick of the cuff and a slick of glossy lipstick you are ready for anything.
A darker lipstick and a low chignon nestled at the nape of the neck makes the look sensual, perfect for the evening.
To take a day dress and make it evening, takes something a little unexpected with the styling. I like to keep things darker and a little moody and love the unexpected ankle boot. It adds the weight a shorter dress needs for evening and in black is the perfect combination to make the navy luscious and luxurious.
By playing with textures in the two colours, the look is elevated and timeless. The boots and coat are tactile and soft in suede and boucle while the bags stitch pattern and the chevron weave of the coat play off each other. The interest is from the contrasts of textures and patterns in these classic and versatile pieces.
A normal day at the office is where you want to wear a dress as comfortable as your yoga kit, that breathes and moves with your body, and oh yah, has pockets.
This dress is your blank canvas, with just enough design details to make it interesting, but so flexible and versatile.
For Annika, she likes to dress more classically elegant for the office. We paired a simple thin belt to accentuate her waist and break up the line of the dress adding a bit of texture. With a delicate short necklace, the attention stays on her face, perfect for those big pitches and negotiation meetings. A timeless watch acts as a piece of jewellery without being fussy or fiddly. Clean, chic, timeless and incredibly comfortable.
For those times when you don't know where the day will take you, I like to plan for all eventualities. It is the spontaneous nature of these weekends that I love.
By layering the dress under a casual jumper and with sneakers, Annika can have a relaxed brunch with her friends canal side, take a cycling adventure through the city in the afternoon and end up at a cool restaurant for dinner and drinks. All without needing to go home to change.
Pop a pair of fun heels and a cropped jacket in the second bright bag, while carrying all of your essentials in the backpack. Just before you arrive to dinner do a quick switch over by letting your hair down, slip off the jumper and into the jacket and toss on your heels. Check your second bag with the day attire when you arrive and be the super cool girl who was out all day yet looks ultra cool and ready for a great night out.
And the best part? After a long night out when it's time to head home you have a pair of sneakers in the coat check. Now who's the clever one?
Jennifer offers complimentary 30-minute styling consultations. Simply email her at jennifer@thelovedobject.com or head over to The Loved Object (@thelovedobject on Instagram) for more styling tips and tricks. To shop our Step To It Dress, click here.
Thanks very much, Alice!! Glad you love it!
High-performing, elegant, and effortless and she's all three. The epitome of a #DainamicWoman.
Hi Nancy, thank you very much for the compliment! The jumper is Annika's own and from Zadig and Voltaire a few seasons ago. Hope that helps! Please let us know if you require anything further.


The 1925-S double eagle was spared from complete eradication during the mid-1930s gold melts by trade exportation, which preserved small quantities in South American and other foreign banks until recent decades. Although several hundred thousand pieces were paid out to Federal Reserve Banks, per Roger Burdette, the small surviving population of this date does not suggest that any large quantities ever made it into public hands domestically. The date is scarce across the Mint State spectrum, and its availability declines sharply in MS64. Gems, although in existence, are far out of reach for all but the most financially backed collectors. The NGC population stands at just 1 with 4 higher. Listed at $65,000 in the NGC price guide.


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Preserve and expand state support for adult education programs that provide opportunities for young adults and parents to build literacy skills, earn a GED, and prepare for a career, improving workforce participation and family literacy rates.
Invest federal and state funds into child care family support eligibility and provider payments, which will ensure young children are closing the early learning gap, protecting against poverty-related risk factors, and enabling their parents to access a job or job preparation.
Ensure early diagnosis and treatment for developmental delays, physical or mental health challenges and other learning disabilities. This includes preserve and expand recent state investment in Medicaid and Early On Michigan and school-based health services.
Increase state support to provide statewide access to voluntary evidence-based home visiting programs based on local needs assessments. These quality programs work with families exhibiting some risk to promote early learning and healthy child development and improve birth.
Increase state support for local abuse and neglect prevention councils which coordinate community support, assess needs and build partnerships to be able to provide needed services for families who without concrete support might experience trauma.
Increase state support for child abuse and neglect prevention direct services statewide. Community-identified needs lead to evidenced practices like home visiting, parenting classes, counseling, child care, referrals, transportation and prenatal care for families preventing instability.
Conduct comprehensive needs assessments of parent basic skill levels including literacy and use those assessments to guide additional program and investment decisions.
Supporting Struggling Families
Caregivers of all kinds need access to services and programs to support their families' overall success and help maintain family stability, including keeping children and youth out of the foster care system.
Expand state funding for statewide adoption of problem-solving courts for mental health and substance use, which help parents and young adults receive the treatment they need to avoid losing custody of their children and spending time in jail or prison.
Supplement recent federal funding to create a kinship navigator program for relative caregivers that provides the services and supports families need.
Ensure state funding to match federal match dollars for maintenance payments to approved kinship caregivers and allow informal kinship caregivers to receive payments to meet the needs of the children in their care. Out-of-home placements with relatives and other kin, when paired with supports and services, can maintain important relationships and mitigate trauma.
Identify a four-year strategy to build investment in trauma prevention and intervention that will support existing community efforts. Utilize the good work invested within DHHS to address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and build trauma-informed systems and policies.
Responsibility for the Most Vulnerable Children, Youth and Families
When we decide to separate families, we bear the responsibility to definitively say that children and youth, and often their families and caregivers, are doing better with system attention than they would be otherwise, regardless of where they are born or currently living.
Include more citizen voices in Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Citizen Review Panels and require public discussion of panel findings in the legislature and state agencies to ensure that state efforts around prevention; Children's Protective Services, Foster Care, and Adoption; and Child Fatalities Panels are effective and well-informed.
Mandate public responses from MDHHS and appropriate Courts to all recommendations made by Foster Care Review Boards, who review child welfare complaints.
Strengthen the recently passed Children's Assurance of Quality Foster Care Act by adding reporting requirements about child welfare complaints and corrective actions taken. Make these available to an independent evaluator like the Foster Care Review Boards to ensure that the voices of citizens in the system are fully acknowledged.
Direct MDHHS to analyze the root causes of family removals and barriers to reunification, including poor or substandard housing, substance abuse, and mental health. Existing data should be reviewed, research partnerships should be supported, and constituent voice utilized.
Improve communication between caregivers, birth families, and caseworkers by leveraging new technology and applications designed to improve child welfare experiences.
Expand Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) coverage statewide to allow all children in the court system to have access to that resource. This expansion could begin by ensuring access in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
Create an enhanced child care support system for relative caregivers and other families in the foster care system that includes improved rates and social-emotional supports.
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Grand day for the French: Cafe and bistro terraces reopen
AP , Wednesday 19 May 2021
President Emmanuel Macron, among the first to take a seat at a cafe terrace, was seen chatting with customers and with Prime Minister Jean Castex, projecting a mood of measured optimism
It's a grand day for the French.Cafe and restaurant terraces reopened Wednesday after a six-month coronavirus shutdown deprived residents of the essence of French life.AP
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It's a grand day for the French. Cafe and restaurant terraces reopened Wednesday after a six-month coronavirus shutdown deprived residents of the essence of French life - sipping coffee and wine with friends.
The French government is lifting restrictions incrementally to stave off a resurgence of COVID-19 and to give citizens back some of their signature ``joie de vivre.'' As part of the plan's first stage, France's 7 p.m. nightly curfew was pushed back to 9 p.m. and museums, theaters and cinemas reopened along with outdoor cafe terraces.
President Emmanuel Macron, among the first to take a seat at a cafe terrace, was seen chatting with customers and with Prime Minister Jean Castex, projecting a mood of measured optimism.
``Let's get used to try and live together,`` Macron told reporters at the cafe. ``If we manage to get well organized collectively and continue vaccinating, have a common discipline as citizens, there's no reason why we can't continue moving forward.''
Castex planned to attend a cinema later Wednesday. Actress Emmanuel Beart, meanwhile, went to a movie theater opening in Paris where her latest film ``L'Etreinte'' (``The Embrace``) was showing among the scores of movies produced during the shutdown.
France is not the first European country to start getting back a semblance of social and cultural life. Italy, Belgium, Hungary and other nations already have started allowing outdoor dining, while drinking and eating indoors began Monday in Britain's pubs.
Eateries in France have been closed since the end of October, the longest time of any European country except Poland, where bars and restaurants reopened Saturday for outdoor service after being closed for seven months.
French cafe and restaurant owners spent days preparing for Wednesday's milestone, despite the rainy weather.
Still, the government has put limits on how much fun can be had. Restaurants are can fill only 50% of their outdoor seating areas and put no more than six people at a table. Movie theaters can only seat 35% of capacity, while museums must restrict entries to give more space between visitors.
Starting June 9, the French government plans to extend the curfew until 11 p.m. and to permit indoor dining. The final phase of the three-stage reopening plan is scheduled for June 30, when the curfew will end and all other restrictions will be lifted, if pandemic conditions allow.
Macron's plan to bring France out of the pandemic aren't just about resuscitating long-closed restaurants, boutiques and museums, but also about preparing his possible campaign for a second term. Before next year's presidential election, Macron is focusing on saving jobs and reviving the pandemic-battered French economy.
France has recorded more than 108,000 deaths due to COVID-19, among the highest tolls in Europe. But virus deaths, admissions to critical care units and the coronavirus infection rate are now on the decline.
``What counts is the dynamic,'' Health Minister Olivier Veran told BFMTV, adding that vaccinations ``have changed the givens.''
About 40% of France's adult population has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose - a rate well behind Britain's 70% and still behind several other EU nations.
Tourists waited excitedly as the cordon around the world's most visited museum and home of the ``Mona Lisa'', the Louvre, was finally lifted.
``It means a lot, you know. It means COVID-19 is starting to finish, when it's the opening of all museums and public areas,'' said Walid Hneini, a Lebanese tourist.
Benoit Puez, a Parisian art lover, was more understated but still pleased about France opening up.
``Maybe I didn't really miss it, but we are happy it's reopening. It's a stage.''
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The annual report, the financial statements and the Group accounts for the year 2014 were approved.
The appropriation of the disposable profit, the dissolution and the distribution of roughly CHF 224 million out of 'share premium reserve/capital contribution reserve' were approved. The amount corresponds to a distribution of CHF 1.00 per registered share. The distribution will be paid free of expense from 21 April 2015.
The Board members Daniel J. Sauter, Gilbert Achermann, Andreas Amschwand, Heinrich Baumann, Claire Giraut, Gareth Penny and Charles Stonehill were re-elected for a one-year term.
Paul Man-Yiu Chow was elected as new member of the Board of Directors for a one-year term. He will also serve on the Audit Committee.
Gilbert Achermann, Heinrich Baumann and Gareth Penny were elected as members of the Compensation Committee for a one-year term.
Dr. Marc Nater, Wenger Plattner Attorneys at Law, Küsnacht, was elected as independent representative until the end of the next Annual General Meeting.
The presentations by Chairman Daniel J. Sauter and Chief Executive Officer Boris F.J. Collardi are available on www.juliusbaer.com/agm.


G.S. 20-137.1(a1) reads as: "(a1) A child less than eight years of age and less than 80 pounds in weight shall be properly secured in a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system. In vehicles equipped with an active passenger-side front air bag, if the vehicle has a rear seat, a child less than five years of age and less than 40 pounds in weight shall be properly secured in a rear seat, unless the child restraint system is designed for use with air bags. If no seating position equipped with a lap and shoulder belt to properly secure the weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system is available, a child less than eight years of age and between 40 and 80 pounds may be restrained by a properly fitted lap belt only."
NOTE: Senate Bill 1218, was ratified by the N.C. Legislature on July 15, 2004. The changes went into effect Jan. 1, 2005.
Children less than age 16 in front or back seats are covered under this law. Drivers and passengers sixteen years old and older are covered by the N.C. Seat Belt Law.
All vehicles required by federal standards to have seat belts. In general, these are cars made after 1967 and light trucks and vans made after 1971.
Note: If you live in the Triangle you can schedule an appointment to have your child restraint seat properly installed. Telephone (919) 733-3911 for additional information.


RHYTHM COLLECTIVE is an award winning band, the recipient of multiple OEA Omaha Entertainment Award.
RC performs original reggae and calypso tunes from their two CDs. RC also performs standard island reggae tunes of Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff's and Kitchener and Byron Lee Soca and Calypso party tunes.
RC also performs American Classic rock in reggae and ska styles. RC resume includes performance at Joslyn Museum Jazz on the Green, Holland Performing Arts Center etc. outdoors Festivals and also in regular local venues e.g. Harney Street Tavern, Slowdown, The Hive Rock Club and Art Gallery, Waiting Room, Parliament Pub, Stiles Pub, Anchor Inn etc. RC also holds summer parties on the river aboard the River City Star several times each summer to sellout crowds for the last ten plus years.
RHYTHM COLLECTIVE is the area's only Caribbean voice, formed around the singer-songwriter talents of Joseph Mitchell. Joseph, a native of St. Patrick's parish on the island of Grenada, has performed with a number of bands in his home country and been a featured entertainer on cruise ships throughout the Caribbean. Joseph adds rhythm guitar and keyboards to the 'RC' sound.
Bass guitar is handled by Frank Fong. Frank, a native of the island of Hong Kong, has performed with a number of bands in his home country. He is a muti-instrumentalist and composer whose skills and interests cut a wide swath musically and culturally. He has performed with the Blue Mangoes reggae band, the New Humans performing exclusively original materials, as well as many solo gigs. The band also performs some of Frank's original works.
Brent Vignery has been playing drums for 20+ years. For 20+ years he has played in several bands mainly in the Kansas City and Lawrence, KS areas. Past bands include Devon Allman, Duncan Hill Band, Russell Sawyer, The Used Cadillac's, Boxley Brothers, and Nathan Brooks. Some of Brent's biggest inspirations are Vinnie Calaiuta, Steve Gadd, John Bonham, Go-Go Ray, Stewart Copeland, and many more.


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Lebanon parents claim son faced racial discrimination at wrestling meet
By: Ariel Iacobazzi
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SWEET HOME, Ore. -- Parents of a Black Lebanon High School junior claim their son was racially discriminated against after a wrestling meet in Sweet Home.
On Friday, Jan. 7, Darius Freeman and his parents went to Sweet Home High School for a wrestling tournament with area schools. After the tournament ended, awards were given out to the wrestlers.
In a Facebook video taken by Darius' father, Travis Freeman, you can see there are several wrestlers who are wearing hats, whether it be a baseball cap or a cowboy hat. Aside from one student who appears to take off his hat, it looks as though students keep their hats on.
When Darius walks up to get his award, a man he doesn't know appears to take his hat off his head. He said the man told him he was being disrespectful.
"I went up there, I went up with my hat, thinking it would be okay. I'll just get a picture with my cowboy hat and somebody comes up to me and says, 'I'm going to return this to the rightful owner,' and he takes off my hat," Darius said. "I just feel out of place, embarrassed, and like I just didn't want to be up there. Because everybody was right there behind the camera, just looking and it made me feel awkward."
Travis said he's had enough and is taking action. He said he has filed a report with the Sweet Home Police Department. They said they are investigating the matter. The report has been assigned to the school resource officer at Sweet Home High School, who is collecting interviews.
Despite this, Travis said he is confused and frustrated with what happened.
"It just didn't make sense to me, it didn't make sense to my family, or everybody else that'd seen the video," he said. "Never in my life have I heard of there being a problem, even in the sports that I've competed in wearing a ball cap, a beanie, you know just a plain hat, nothing disrespectful to anybody, no political statements, no nothing outside of just wearing a hat."
Officials with Sweet Home High School said they don't have a comment on the matter. But the principal at Lebanon High School, Craig Swanson, said they are continuing to work together to resolve the issue.
"One of our values at Lebanon High School is to have all of our students be treated fairly, and with respect. Additionally we expect our students of color to feel welcome everywhere, whether that be on our campus or on another campus for competition," Swanson said. "We have met with the student and his family to listen and offer our support and we've also reached out to the administration at Sweet Home High School and are confident that they are working through the facts, and we're going to continue our communication with them after they come to their findings."
Travis said he is doing some work on his own to seek justice for his son.
"We're willing to pursue it and that's what I'm going to do because there's no place for this in this country anymore and if someone doesn't stand up for it, it's just going to continue. And it just so happened to happen to my kid and I'm not going to stand up for it," he said.
For Darius, he is putting his foot down and asking for change.
"I just want to see justice, I don't really know what but justice in the system. I don't think it should be happening anymore," he said.
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Fast trains from Glasgow to Mallaig take around 5 hours and 11 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 161 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Glasgow and Mallaig.
1. Are there direct trains from Glasgow to Mallaig?
Direct trains from Glasgow to Mallaig have been found.
We usually find around 9 direct trains on the route from Glasgow to Mallaig every weekday.
2. How long is the train journey from Glasgow to Mallaig?
The Glasgow to Mallaig train travel time is normally about 5 hours and 11 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.
3. What are the Glasgow to Mallaig train times and schedule?
On weekdays the earliest direct train to Mallaig is usually scheduled to depart Glasgow around 08:21 and the last train is around 18:23. This is the same at the weekend.
When to book Glasgow to Mallaig train tickets?
Trains in the UK usually open for booking around 3 months in advance. If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Glasgow to Mallaig by train.
Which train companies operate between Glasgow and Mallaig?
ScotRail is the train company that operates on the route from Glasgow to Mallaig.


All over the United States tonight, and in various other parts of the world, ever more epic Halloween parties will be held at hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs, each trying to outdo the other to make "hottest party" lists like this one. It's Thursday night, though, so really they have no chance of surpassing the spellbinding Vodou Rock party that goes down just about every Thursday night at the Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
No, this isn't another sensationalized misrepresentation of Vodou like the ones we discussed a couple days ago. This, for me, was an otherworldly nightlife experience on a level I'd never experienced before; one blending traditional Haitian religion, music, and spirituality with rock and roll, love, rhum, and a positively thrilling "devil may care" vibe that suggests anything, A-NEE-THING might happen.
Hotel Oloffson was the last stop on my surprising intro to the Port-au-Prince party scene, courtesy of my new friend Bobby Chauvet. He played it up earlier as the centerpiece of the night, but as we walked up toward the property I couldn't readily see how the party here could be better than the ones we'd just left at La Reserve and Brasserie Quartier Latin.
It was just after 11pm and people were streaming into the place, though from outward appearances it was tough to see why. Originally built as a private mansion in the 19th century, Hotel Oloffson looks every bit its age, especially at night when its semi-crumbling Gothic facade embodies the type of haunted house aesthetic you'd think would have people streaming in the opposite direction.
There were piles of people crammed in here from all over the world. Aid workers, UN personnel, politicians, businessmen, regular tourists, and locals, all of them drawn together here for an amazing musical experience like none other: Vodou Rock 'n Roots as performed by the Hotel Oloffson house band, RAM.
The band is the creation of Richard A. Morse (R.A.M.), a Puerto Rican-born Haitian-American musician who grew up in Connecticut, eventually finding his way to the land of his mother's birth and assuming the Hotel Oloffson lease in 1987. Three years later, RAM was born after Morse successfully converted a local folkloric dance troupe into a band, installing himself as the lead singer and songwriter.
He still wears all the same hats today, though I suspect that at his core Morse is all about the music. You can see, hear, and feel it in RAM's performance – a whirling, tempestuously sublime cacophony of horns, strings, percussion, melodies, shouts, and screams that somehow flows beautifully together.
The whole time I was there, and for many days after, I remember thinking that I had never heard anything quite like it before. And the more I heard it, the more I wanted to hear it again and again and again!
RAM's intoxicating musical style is born of the mizik raisin movement that emerged in Haiti in the late-1980's when musicians started combining elements of traditional Vodou ceremonial music with rock and roll much in the same way Ray Charles fused elements of gospel music with rhythm and blues in the 1950s.
Also like Ray Charles' soul music, RAM's Vodou Rock will make you get up and dance, guaranteed! So much so, in fact, that it's said party-goers often "catch power," succumbing to power of the Vodou chants that comprise elements of the songs.
I didn't see or experience any of this during my visit to Hotel Oloffson, but I did succumb to the dance floor, with some kind assistance provided by my friend, Barbancourt 5 étoiles with lime on ice.
It was amazing. By 11:30, I had no idea where Bobby was. Another new friend from Cuba, Rodolfo, was nearby, but I would've been just fine on my own as making new friends among the crowd was easy.
No trip to Port-au-Prince would be complete without taking in the amazing Thursday night RAM Vodou Rock party at Hotel Oloffson. To get in on the action, check with my buddy Bobby Chauvet at [email protected], or call him at 011-509-2940-5900.
Last updated by Steve Bennett on 11/14/2018 .
In Haiti's outer provinces, you'll find the same laid-back beachy vibe as elsewhere in the Caribbean. This is especially true in Port-Salut.
Haiti's stylish and innovative SERVOTEL hotel is a surprising oasis of comfort and tranquility just a stone's throw from Port-au-Prince International Airport.


Independent Norwegian consultancy located at Lysaker, just outside Oslo city centre. The company was established in 1994.
Today we are 15 partners with varied, multi-disciplinary backgrounds from both domestic and international business, in-depth knowledge and broad experience from a range of business sectors, wide management experience and extensive networks.
DHT is the advisor for every step of a company's lifecycle. Based on our broad experience, we can assist clients on a variety of levels – from individual financial analyses through complete generational successions and business restructuring processes. Our partners take active leadership through board positions and 'management for hire' engagements. Resource utilisation and work methodologies are adapted in close cooperation with the individual client.
As active advisors, discussion partners and problem solvers with cutting edge competence, we seek to contribute to increased value creation for our clients. We aim to understand our clients' needs and expectations and will contribute to positive business achievements based on a broad perspective. This implies that we always recommend the solution we believe will suit the clients best. The service we provide is based on professionalism, high ethical standards, discretion and confidentiality. Our independence ensures our objectivity.
We have a total of 80-100 board positions and make about 200 objective financial valuations per year. We are involved in 20-30 transactions every year and build long-term customer relationships.


Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) protect against the development of colorectal cancer by inducing cell suicide pathways in intestinal stem cells that carry a certain mutated and dysfunctional gene, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the School of Medicine. The findings were published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The research team included lead author Brian Leibowitz, Ph.D., and Jian Yu, Ph.D., of UPCI and the Pitt's Department of Pathology, as well as others from UPCI and Pitt School of Medicine; Sichuan University, China; INCELL Corp, San Antonio, Texas; and Indiana University School of Medicine.
The project was funded by National Institutes of Health grants CA106348, CA121105, CA172136, CA129829 and DK085570, and the American Cancer Society.


In June, we caught up with five incoming elementary MAT candidates on the morning of their orientation. We learned why they chose Lewis & Clark, what social justice in the classroom meant to them, and heard their preliminary thoughts about what the program would be. Following them throughout the course of the year and to completion of the program, we saw them change and grow as teachers, students, and people. We invite you to join them on their journey and experience their powerful transformation in the videos below.


CrossFit workouts are intended to be constantly varied. After doing heavy squats and weight overhead last week I didn't think it would show up again so soon. But "constantly varied" is not evenly distributed – by definition. The goal is not to make things even and fair but to find your weaknesses. And your goal is not to have any. Everyone has certain things they would rather see in a workout. Some they struggle with. Strengths and weaknesses. But then there is the kryptonite. The thing specifically designed to take you down. You can be the fastest, best, most powerful athlete in the world and still be taken down because you can't do double-unders.
My kryptonite is overhead squats. For well over a year I avoided them to protect my volleyball shoulder. What I didn't realize is that I was just avoiding a problem instead of solving it. Ever since I started to do overhead squats last year my shoulder pain is gone. If only I had known sooner! Regardless, I had very positive thoughts last night before the workout about having a major breakthrough. But no luck. Positive thinking is great but it has to be accompanied by practice, a lot of hard work and dedication.
There is a lot I can do. Yoga for the flexibility and for straightening my ever-crooked elbows. Dips, jerks, and handstand pushups. Front squats. The trainers were even trying to think of torture devices like hanging me upside-down while i hold weights or strapping me to a medieval rack and cranking away. All those things would help but what will help most is repetitions, repetitions, repetitions. To face my kryptonite as much as I can until I am immune to it. I may not fix this by Saturday but I will fix it.


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Controlling your fireplace has never been easier! Monessen does it again with their EcoLogic II Three Step Flame Control Remote Kit. This kit features an RMSC remote control and receiver, as well as the all-important connection wire. Compatible with both natural gas and propane gas burners, this remote kit will make controlling your fire easier than ever.


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Q: Using co-planarity to determine the points inside a triangle Context: I am studying a graphics textbook which is analyzing something called a "3D projective transformation", which is neither linear nor affine but somehow preserves co-linearity and co-planarity:

Co-linearity means that, if three or more points are on a single line, the transformed points will also be on some single line. [Co-planarity has an analogous meaning.]

The textbook makes the claim:

As a result of [the preservation of co-planarity], we know that for points on a fixed triangle, we will have $z_n = ax_n + by_n + c$ for some fixed $a$, $b$, and $c$. Thus, the correct $z_n$ value for a point can be computed using linear interpoluation over the $2D$ image domain as long as we know its value at the three vertices of a triangle.

Here I am assuming that the book is saying that if $f$ is a 3D projective transformation, and if $a$, $b$, and $c$ are points in the domain of $f$. Then we can determine some point inside the triangle determined by these 3 points by the equation
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Am I getting this right?  The textbook makes this point without any rigor. Is this some well known fact about triangles that somebody can point me to or explain?


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Kanta Kajiyama (; * 24. April 1998 in der Präfektur Niigata) ist ein japanischer Fußballspieler.

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Kajiyama erlernte das Fußballspielen in der Jugendmannschaft von Nagoya Grampus. Seinen ersten Vertrag unterschrieb er 2017 bei Nagoya Grampus. Der Verein spielte in der zweithöchsten Liga des Landes, der J2 League. Am Ende der Saison 2017 stieg der Verein in die J1 League auf. Im September 2018 wechselte er zum Drittligisten SC Sagamihara.

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Good news for the Posh Ladies as they receive grant to help with match days.
Great news for football in Peterborough today, as Peterborough United Ladies are celebrating receiving funding from the Premier League to help them prepare for the restart of football and safe return of supporters to their stadium.
The Matchday Support Fund grant will help Peterborough United Ladies put in place measures that will make their ground safer for the 2020/21 season given the challenges caused by COVID-19.
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Q: Find Multiple Flagged String within String Python I have multiple flagged strings:
FLGSTdata1FLGEN
FLGSTdata2FLGEN
...

where FLGST is start flag and FLGEN is end flag.
I combine those strings and add some garbage data, so it looks like this:
garbagegarbageFLGSTdata1FLGENFLGSTdata2FLGENgarbagegarbageFLGSTdata3FLGEN...

I need to get each of flagged strings from the combined strings.
Here is what I've done using re:
>>> pattern = r'5354([A-Za-z0-9_]*)454E' #FLGST = 5354 and FLGEN = 454E
>>> data = re.findall(pattern,stringWithGarbage)
>>> print data[0]
data1FLGENFLGSTdata2FLGENgarbagegarbageFLGSTdata3

It returns all data except the FLGST of data1 and FLGEN of data last.
So, how do you get each of flagged string from stringWithGarbage?
The appropriate return would be:
[data1, data2, data3, ...]

A: using positive look behind and positive look ahead
strg = "garbagegarbageFLGSTdata1FLGENFLGSTdata2FLGENgarbagegarbageFLGSTdata3FLGEN"
pattern = re.compile(r'(?<=FLGST)(\S*?)(?=FLGEN)')
re.findall(pattern, strg)

Output
['data1', 'data2', 'data3']


The point in this example is to create a xmlParserInputBufferPrt object that will be passed into xmlNewTextReader() so we don't read anything off of the disk. On line 3 we create this xmlParserInputBufferPtr by using the alloc method and passing in that we are going to use UTF8 encoding. And of course on line 5 we check for the existence of the xmlParserInputBufferPrt and if it doesn't exist there is really no point in going any further. Then I create a NSString object from the NSData object (line 10) which will allow us to get the UTF8String from the NSData object and (again) signify that we are using UTF8 Encoding. Then the big thing we need to create (line 12) is the xmlBufferPrt object. This creates a static buffer with the entire contents of the XML from the NSData object passing in a pointer to the string contents itself and the length of the string. Then (line14) in the xmlParserInputBufferPtr we point the data buffer pointer to the xmlBufferPrt object we created on line 12. After that it's just a matter of creating a xmlTextReaderPtr (line 16) with xmlNewTextReader and pointing the input buffer to the xmlParserInputBufferPointer which now has all the XML in it and pass NULL to the path of the XML. Now you have a xmlTextReader which you can use to parse xml with. The Easy Way Now I started going down this path because of Peter Hosey's suggestion of using xmlParserInputBufferPtr which logically seemed like the best solution to my problem of wanting to use strictly in memory objects and do no reading off of disk. If I could just pass NULL for the path in xmlNewTextReader() could I do the same with xmlTextReaderForMemory and it'll still work? As it turns out... YES... yes it does work.
In fact all you need to do is set the 3rd and 4th parameters to NULL in xmlReaderForMemory() and it works fine with in memory objects like if you have a NSData object you got back from API's like say NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest. The only thing I wish is that there was a lot better documentation on libxml2, maybe there is a great rescource I just don't know about, but from my googling it was hard to find anything and I had to do a lot of trial by error. Update: Im aware of the documentation at xmlsoft.org, most of it however pretty much just shows you a list of method names and describes the arguments you pass in to methods with a couple decent doc's/tutorials. This isn't great documentation for me as it doesn't describe which arguments are necessary, if a argument is optional you should make that crystal clear and the documentation doesn't make it clear that a lot of arguments are in fact optional in libxml2 methods. Specifically one page im referring to is at http://xmlsoft.org/html/libxml-tree.html#xmlParserInputBufferPtr.


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Unless Microsoft decides to offer Mac versions of their graphics packages, they won't seriously hurt Adobe.
Corel, on the other hand, will seriously regret its decision to become a Windows-only vendor.
What's Adobe going to do? pull products from the Mac? Bahahahaa! Not a chance. Blue birds will be tweating in hell before that happens.
Yeah, sure - they're gonna pull products if they sell ZERO copies of something. But no way can they afford to pull a product out of spite, or as a competitive tactic.
Premiere aint no joy to use, it is more like being hit in the face with a hammer, at least on Win XP.
If this is any indication of how it ran on the mac, then I say good riddance...Photoshop, however, is untouched in its price range for what it can do on any platform.
Premiere had a good user base on the Mac, and it was the only midrange video-editing app the Mac had. I mean, every consumer, prosumer and even some pro's used it. Until FCP came out. Now, the speed Adobe pulled Premiere from the Mac market was remarkable. They didn't even try to compete.
So, no, they had more then zero copies sold at that time. What bothered me most was they're lack of competitiveness.
Their lack of competitiveness was probably due to the fact that they realized that Premiere is a failed product on the Macintosh platform. They saw that, and pulled out accordingly. It would have been more expensive for them to continue pushing Premiere while constantly losing marketshare to FCP. So they just dropped it. Companies drop products. They adopt to new situations (Aperture) and create new ones (LightRoom).
This isn't spite. Not everybody is Jobs.
I'm not convinced. I still find it striking that a large company like Adobe so easely drops a program with such a large installer base. If they found it a failed product, then why did they continue it on the Windows platform (with a bigger market share, but also with more competition) ?


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Baie-de-Henne (), é uma comuna do Haiti, situada no departamento de Noroeste e no arrondissement de Môle Saint-Nicolas. De acordo com o censo de 2003, sua população total é de 17277 habitantes.

Ver também
 Comunas do Haiti

Ligações externas

Comunas do arrondissement de Môle Saint-Nicolas


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Women as Risk-Takers for God
By Frances Hiebert | April 29, 1998
In 1991 Lutz met with leaders of two other global women's movements, the Women's Commission of the World Evangelical Fellowship and the Lausanne Women's Network, to see how they could work together. A book committee was set up to include representatives of the three groups, and Lutz was commissioned to do the writing.
Is There Any Good News About Injustice?
By Victoria Peterson-Hilleque | December 04, 2003
Gary Haugen's book, Good News about Injustice, can help concerned Christians not only face injustice but also become a part of the solution.
Finally Feminist: A Pragmatic Christian Understanding of Gender
By John G. Stackhouse, Jr. | November 30, 2005
In Finally Feminist, John Stackhouse provides biblical, theological, and practical arguments for his own understanding of the issue: equality is the biblical ideal, but patriarchy is allowed and regulated by a God who has larger kingdom purposes in mind.
10 Lies the Church Tells Women: How the Bible Has Been Misused to Keep Women in Spiritual Bondage
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The gospel was never intended to restrain women from pursuing God or to prevent them from fulfilling their divine destiny. In his revised and updated book, Lee Grady boldly proclaims the truth of the gospel: that men and women are appointed by god and empowered by Him.


In recent days, during your visits to bakeries, supermarkets and cafés in Puerto Vallarta, you have probably seen this ring-shaped bread decorated with dried and candied fruits named Rosca de Reyes and wondered what it is.
Similar to the King Cake in France and Southern US, Rosca de Reyes is a traditional sweet bread eaten on January 6 in Spain, Mexico and other Latin American countries, during the celebration of the Día de Reyes (Three Kings day or the Epiphany), commemorating the day when the three Wise Men visited Baby Jesus.
The Rosca de Reyes is traditionally topped with dried fig strips, candied lemon peel slices, chopped candied cherries, and confectioner sugar and is accompanied by a delicious cup of Mexican Hot Chocolate.
Hidden inside the Rosca de Reyes, there's one or various Baby Jesus figurines, symbolizing the need of a safe place for Jesus hidden away from King Herod. When the Rosca is divided in slices, each person sharing the Rosca must inspect their slice. Traditionally in Mexico, whoever gets the figurine must bring tamales for everyone else during the celebration of the Día de la Candelaria (Candlemas) on February 2.
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