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Q: Validate password only using Parse in JavaScript Is there a way to verify just a password in the JavaScript version of Parse?
I would like to only validate if a password is correct without logging in the user. The documentation of Parse only shows a login method to validate the password.
I have access to all the user information necessary for this operation.

A: No, there is no method built in, and the passwords are very protected. It would be an absurdly poor choice to try to access a user's password yourself to do this, if you even could.
Why doesn't the login function suit your needs? You could just not do anything in the success handler, or immediately log out in the success handler.

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Q: Alternative to PASS or FAIL in robotframework? Sometimes a test fails because of infrastructure failures, for example a network outage that does not indicate a regression.  Is there any alternative in robotframework to PASS / FAIL?  Something like ERROR?

A: Robot Framework offers only PASS or FAIL, nothing like ERROR.
I can see 2 strategies though to handle those intermittent problems (that most of us are facing).
1) use the "wait until keywords succeeds" keyword. For example, if you have to do a GET via REST on a remote server that could be unreachable for some network reason, then instead of
Get  MyURL

you could do
wait until keywords succeeds  Get  http://example.com

and even better option would be to create a custom keyword for that
*** keywords ***
Get_until_succeeds
[Arguments]  ${url}
  wait until keywords succeeds  Get  ${url}

So then you just have to call:
Get_until_succeeds  http://example.com

2) use the "--rerunfailed" option or Robot Framework that allows you to re-run the tests that failed. The way to use it is to first launch your suite the usual way:
pybot tests

And then give the output.xml of the previous execution as input of another round:
pybot --rerunfailed output.xml tests

(you can then merge the 2 reports and get a single nice report)


Smutty has been following the recent release of the iPhone 4S with interest. After all, when it is time to upgrade his smartphone, Smutty wants only the best.
But a disturbing fact has come out of the iPhone 4S, instead of humans using the phone to talk with other humans, or even their cats, humans are talking TO their iPhones. And the phone is talking BACK. And who is this "Siri" person anyway? Human or animal?
If cell phones are for communication, when did the communication become between the phone and the human? Smutty is of course, confused, as he is by so many human behaviors. Shouldn't you use the phone to talk to your family and friends? Having a conversation with your phone seems just pitiful. But maybe this is just a fad that will pass.
Smutty hopes so. Meanwhile, Smutty will smack Nefertiti with his paw and strike up a conversation before our nap.


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E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Edition – Cigar Review
A Cigar Smoker March 30, 2011 1 Comment
In late 2009 Ernesto Perez-Carrillo returned to the cigar marketplace, and in a short period of time his cigars have become a staple in many humidors. As the man who created La Gloria Cubana not many people knew the name E.P. Carrillo, now less than a year an a half since his return, casual smokers and aficionados know it well.
I was hooked from the first time I lit up the 2009 inaugural edition and the enjoyment was recreated with the Short Run, Core Line and 2010 Limitada. But in 2010 at IPCPR when I got to talk some with father and son, and unbeknownst at the time, daughter I realized not only were these great cigars but also a great down to earth family passionate about cigars and the product they create.
According to E.P. Carrillo, "The New Wave Connecticut Edition is covered with a beautiful Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. This cigar breaks the mold of your typical Connecticut – the smoke is creamy with hints of spice that develop to show rich nutty and sweet flavors." The cigar will be available in four sizes, Stellas 5 1/8 x 42 ($4.50); Brillantes 5 x 50 ($5.25); Divinos 6 x 52 ($6.25) and Gran Via 7 x 49 ($7.00). All prices are MSRP, please allow for variations due to tobacco taxes.
Cigar: E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Edition
Size: 6 x 52 (Toro/Divinos)
Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
Cigars Smoked For Review: 2
E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut
Appearance and Construction: The E.P. Carrillo New Wave features a beautiful golden brown wrapper grown from Connecticut seed under the cloudy skies of Ecuador. The wrapper while it isn't visually pleasing is what we have come to expect from the Connecticut variety. Granted, there are some exceptions but for the most part they have some veins, usually one significant one and can be brittle. This cigar is no exception to that profile. Under close inspection the foot of the cigar appears to be a little bit loose.
The foot of the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut
Flavor & Notes: Social-media seemed to be a buzz lately with this stick so I was eager to smoke them. I used my Xikar cigar scissors to clip the cap carefully. I smoked this in cold weather conditions so I was worried about the fragile wrapper. Once the cigar was clipped I found the draw to reveal some delicious notes of apples. and a slight honey like sweetness. The foot of the cigar is a tad musky to the nose, but it had a touch of sweetness as well. The E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut started off with some spice before revealing notes of tea, cedar with a touch of honey through the nose. The second third of this tasty stick notes of leather begin to take control with some continued wood, with a continued sweetness and a touch of spice. The final third picks up a slight bitterness but yet a subtle sweetness remains on the back-end of a long finish.
Working through the first third of the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut
Smoking Characteristics: The New Wave Connecticut as I said before has a brittle wrapper, and there was a slight split on the wrapper from the cold temperatures in NYC. Luckily that split never really played into the cigar, but it was enough to make me weary to smoke these in such a climate. The dark color ash held on well at the beginning but in the second half it was a bit weak. The draw was slightly loose, but not overly so where it was annoying. Lastly, the cigar produced a voluptuous amount of smoke on the exhale and I had some fun blowing smoke rings as I enjoyed this stick.
Entering the second third of the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut, a slight split in the wrapper forms slightly under the band due to cold weather.
Conclusion: Kudos to Ernesto Perez Carrillo for coming out with such an inexpensive quality cigar. I believe even fans of a stronger cigar will find something to like about this smoke. The smoke is on the medium side of mild to start before becoming firmly rooted in the medium category by the finish. Another winner from E.P. Carrillo that is a flavorful smoke with a certain elegance about it that is deserving of a spot on the shelf, in your humidor or daily rotation of cigars.
About to enter the final third of the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut
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"The Greeks could do anything but live in peace with one another." So opens E. H. Gombrich's discussion on Greece and Sparta in his brilliant A Little History of the World. According to him, Greeks have conquered the mysteries of the universe, the state, and the soul, but history has drawn battle lines between us at times where there could have been bridges.
"More so than ever, at a time when misinformation and obfuscation are tactics readily employed by extremist groups and even governments, and sensibility has lost to sensitivity, we must remain vigilant and steadfast in preserving the historical facts and the peace."
On October 28th, 1940, the Italian Ambassador to Greece delivered an ultimatum from Benito Mussolini to Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas, demanding free entrance, passage, and occupation by the Italian army.
"Thirty-six hours ago, the citizens of the U.K. voted, through referendum, to leave the E.U. The decision plummeted the markets, toppled PM Cameron, and reeled foreign governments from the U.S. and throughout Europe. Regardless of your own personal positions and convictions on the matter, there is something we must reflect on. It is about the power of a democracy and the dangers of a misinformed, ill-informed, or emotionally charged electorate."


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My Take on Star Wars: The Last Jedi (repost)
December 26, 2019 by D. Hart St. Martin
With the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (which I have not yet seen), I thought it appropriate to repost this review from 2017.
So, here's what I thought of The Last Jedi. I didn't love it. I haven't quite figured out why because I think it will end up #2 on my Star Wars favorite list, but there you have it. I started crying when Luke kissed Leia on the forehead and didn't stop until after I got in my car. It still makes me cry because my Star Wars is over. If Carrie Fisher hadn't died, she would have been left for episode IX, but we know they're going to have to off General Organa somehow. Sigh.
Kudos to Rian Johnson for finally getting the whole balance-in-the-Force thing right. The prophecy of "The Chosen One" always bugged the crap out of me. "The Chosen One will destroy the Sith and bring balance to the Force." That's like saying the Chosen One will kick the kid on the left side of the teeter-totter off and bring balance to the teeter-totter. Or let's keep the sun shining 24 hours a day. We need the dark. We need to recognize the darkness deep within is if we are to remain whole. If the prophecy had said, "The Chosen One will destroy the Sith and save the universe," I wouldn't have an issue with it. But it says "balance," and you can't have balance on a scale when only one side carries any weight.
Adam Driver was brilliant. That first scene with Snoke (the scene without Rey) where Snoke smacks him around verbally and tells him he's still a child and then the closeup on Driver's face where he looks like a child with that pout—great. Daisy Ridley—doggedly carrying on the seeker's role and doing it well. Carrie Fisher—I wish we'd had more. But Luke, beloved Luke, ripped apart and desiring nothing save dying on that island to put the Jedi to rest for good. I love the conflicted ones, and he was undeniably and beautifully conflicted.
I want to see it again and again. There's so much going on, I suspect it will take several viewings to catch it all.
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A Swann for the Dawn and the Sundown
November 12, 2014 by D. Hart St. Martin 4 Comments
I cried as I first watched Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End in the theater. Why, you ask? Let me tell you. Forget Jack Sparrow (a stellar performance from Johnny Depp). Forget Will Turner (Orlando Bloom in all his matinee-idol glory). Because the story, contrary to popular belief, is about neither of them. No, the tale recounted in the first three movies of this franchise begins and ends with Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightly in dazzling form).
Remember the lilting voice of a child singing the pirate song at the beginning of The Curse of the Black Pearl? That's Elizabeth Swann singing her heart out as she and her father sail to the Caribbean. Mother gone, father all that's left, and she dreams of being a pirate.
The plot twists and turns around a myriad of obstacles and self-serving characters, but watch the movies and you'll see it. We wander off with an often seemingly lost Jack Sparrow. We follow the perils of Will Turner as he attempts to save both Elizabeth and his own father from doom and destruction. But it is Elizabeth who rises above it all, who, as she matures, gains confidence and the ability to save her own self, thank you. And when we get to At World's End, she has blossomed into the character most instrumental in determining the course of the conclusion of the story.
I mean, think about it. The battle on the Pearl with Will and Elizabeth almost single-handedly taking on the attackers from the Flying Dutchman, while Captain Barbossa marries the two of them? A girl sword fighting? While sparring verbally with the love of her life? And then marrying him while they're still fighting the villainous hordes? For this fan of strong roles for women in story-telling and female heroes who aren't afraid to get dirty, it was heaven. But that wasn't where I cried. That moment came a little earlier in the movie.
The Brethren Court of the pirates had spoken and named Elizabeth the new King of the Pirates. (I value the screenwriters' choice of keeping it the "King" even though the new King was not male, but I digress.) As King, Elizabeth leads the pirate lords and their ships into the ultimate battle with Davy Jones and the East India Company. As they face their foe and realize they are massively outgunned and out-shipped, spirits drop.
And then…Elizabeth takes a deep breath, jumps up on the railing and rallies the troops in a speech reminiscent of Shakespeare's Henry V's "Once more unto the breach, dear friends…." This young woman—whom some might call a "slip of a girl"—stands up there proud and defiant and smacks these big, strong men around verbally and drags them into fighting mode. I cried.
I literally cried in that theater. Whether consciously or not, the story-by and written-by guys had created the first TRUE female hero to rise to the surface in mainstream popular culture. I know there are many strong women holding their own in movies and books these days, but here's the thing. Elizabeth Swann seized the mantle of leadership like a man while still maintaining her womanhood, and she did it under the near-impossible odds of a major motion picture with Johnny Depp at the helm of the performance vessel and Orlando Bloom as her love interest. At that moment in time, all eyes were on her, including Johnny's and Orlando's, and everyone in the audience knew it. She had commandeered a movie of testosterone-driven derring-do and made it her own.
All hail Elizabeth Swann, the King of the Pirates!
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TEANECK, N.J. — What continues to shake Teaneck physician Ernani Sadural on almost every mission trip he takes is that the underserved people he helps aren't all that different from some of his neighbors. The board-certified general obstetrician-gynecologist launched his organization — Life Is Great (LIG) Global — following the catastrophic 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
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On November 12, 2015, Dr. Ernani Sadural was honored by the Dominican Republic Relief Organization (DRRO). Congratulations, Ernani! We are so proud and honored to work with you. It's such a joy to see that others are able to appreciate all of the good you do.
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Wall Street Gets Rescue, But What About Stocks?
Stocks may get a short-term boost from today's approval of a $700 billion financial rescue package, but the longer-term outlook is far less certain.
With continued weakness in the economy and still-tight credit, market watchers remain skeptical that the bailout will provide the balm that the stock market needs to stage a long-term recovery.
Instead, some wonder whether the bill's passage will inspire little more than a sell-the-rally moment on Wall Street that will leave stocks mired in their current state.
That was already evident in the market reaction to House passage of the bill. After nearing a 300-point rally on expectations the bill would pass, stocks quickly pared their gains after the vote took place.
The dollar fell against the euro while oil prices fell back.
"We've still got the same credit crisis that exists, so we're still going to have to work our way out of that," says Richard Sparks, senior analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research. "We're in a hole that's been created by the credit crisis. Although the Fed and the government have lowered a ladder, it's still going to be hard to get out of that hole."
As the market pores its way through the final product that Congress approved, Wall Street will see some positives and some negatives, and those in turn will cause more gyrations in trading, Sparks says.
"I see the market continuing as it has with the swings in both directions," he says. "Until the market can see something six or nine moths out that looks like better days are ahead, it's still going to be a bumpy ride."
On the trading floor there's a pervading sense that the market will surge for a few days, then drop back into familiar territory as the concerns over unemployment and the broader economy continue.
On Friday, the US government reported a bigger-than-expected decline in September jobs while the services sector barely showed any growth. Both suggested that the weakening economy is headed for a recession.
That spells trouble for those looking to Wall Street for a prolonged push higher.
"Definitely sell-the-rally mentality," Dave Rovelli, managing director of US equity trading at Boston-based Canaccord Adams, says in describing the trading mood Friday. "The economy is in disarray to put it lightly. Unemployment wasn't that bad but the change in nonfarm payrolls was a disaster. We're definitely showing signs of a recession."
While long-term investors may find this a time to hunt for beaten-down stocks, those looking for a faster return will be hard-pressed.
"This (rescue plan) is going to hopefully prevent the credit markets from seizing up," Rovelli says. "But did it really change anything about the economy."
A number of observers, including bond manager Pimco's founder Bill Gross, see the bailout as helping banks shore up their balance sheets but coming up short in addressing credit concerns and getting institutions back in the lending business.
Some are calling for more aggressive action by the Treasury, perhaps through a government bond auction, to inject the needed liquidity into the market.
Economy is still weighing on Wall Street. See video at left.
"I think that would go a long way towards easing this," Andrew Busch, director of BMO Capital Markets, said on CNBC. "I don't think (stock gains are) going to last until they address the credit problem."
Aggressive action from global central banks combined with the liquidity the bailout could generate are seen as helping but primarily from a psychological standpoint.
"The market still has to deal with a host of issues," says Quincy Krosby, chief investment strategist at The Hartford. "If this can help open the credit markets and get money flowing again, in essence bringing back confidence, it will be a tremendous step forward."
But for the market to sustain a rally it will have to break through resistance levels posted after the July lows and hold them. That would generate confidence among investors.
"We're still in a bear market technically. It's a technical market and if you start to break through what's been resistance in the short run, I think you can say this market will have legs," says Michael Cohn, of Atlantis Asset Management. "If you can look ahead, we might see that there's real light at the end of the tunnel."
Options trading with a sentiment that the Volatility Index (Chicago: VIX) is headed lower while the Standard & Poor's 500 will move well above fair value by December have Cohn encouraged that the market is headed for better things over the long term even if things might be more tenuous until the Nov. 5 presidential election passes.
Cohn sees moving comfortably past the 11,500 to 11,600 level of the Dow Jones Industrial Average as a key to what will happen. He says he's going to be buying stocks and capitalizing on a post-election rally.
"After the election I think we could be off to the races, so I'm pretty bullish here," he says. "If they can come up with a package that doesn't go way beyond over-regulated, I think we can see some light at the end of the tunnel."


Instrumental rock guitarist Mike Dekleva has released his second four song EP, "Psychedelia",on Friday, November 9, 2018. This is the follow-up to his critically acclaimed and award-winning 2015 debut instrumental EP, "Synergy." Recorded at Paragon Recording Studios in Franklin, Tennessee, and in Dekleva's home recording studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "Psychedelia" was co-produced by Dekleva and Nashville session guitarist Robbie Calvo, and features performances by Dekleva (lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars), Robbie Calvo (rhythm guitars), Jason Webb (piano and keyboards), Amanda McCoy (bass guitar) and Grady Saxman (drums and percussion). "Psychedelia" was mixed by Casey Barker at Paragon Recording Studios, and mastered by John Mayfield at Mayfield Mastering, in Nashville Tennessee.
Mike Dekleva is one hell of a guitarist. He's found himself his rightfully earned spot in the underground music world. He has a raw vibe in his playing, which he shines up with excellent studio production and tasteful playing. Let's face it; instrumental guitar music can be boring for non-connoisseurs.
Players who show more style over substance, to those who play the same notes over and over again, don't hold a candle to this guy. Mike establishes himself as one of the few rock guitarists who can play tastefully and melodically without reeking of trying too hard. Mike Dekleva can rightfully be considered one of the better indie guitar players in the world.
Possessed of an impeccable sense of rhythm and phrasing, blessed with matchless pitch and vibrato, and uniquely capable of wresting sublime, organic tones out of guitars and amps, Mike's latest 4-song EP, "Psychedelia" will almost certainly become a benchmark for the elusive pursuit of excellence in both technique and articulation, when it comes to independent productions.
Almost every song has a hook or guitar riff that immediately grabs your attention. "Psychedelia" opens up with an instantly recognizable intro and catchy main riff which rides a high-energy funk-fusion rhythm. Mike's liquid tone perfectly complements his elastic songwriting and arranging.
No song is ever short on hooks, and when the hard grinding riffs of "Miguel's Last Stand" kicks in it is characterized with Mike Dekleva's wonderful, authoritative guitar tone, a style and all-embracing approach. The track always retains focus and contains some of the most splendid guitar playing I've heard this year.
"Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" is an awesome, moody guitar piece with lots of interesting build-ups, beautiful chords, and a dynamic feel. Mike is excellent at making the song crescendos, and playing really smart lines. His sound, a unique combination of clean and dirty tones coupled with a piercing vibrato, is highly impacting.
"Love Finds A Way" will impress listeners with its arrangement, atmosphere and, of course, stellar musicianship. Mike's guitar tone and style are unique and the colors he is able to achieve on the instrument here, would make any vocalist struggle to match its nuancing and power.
Music, like all the arts in general, is able to express its very best when an artist trusts his instinct and lets the immediacy flow in his work. This is what seems to be happening on this track. A guitar music feast like the one Mike Dekleva has prepared on this new EP couldn't finish in a better way. A composition played with such grace and conviction by Mike's magic fingers, to leave any music lover totally breathless.
"Psychedelia" is an amazing EP, it's one of a handful of instrumental song collections that I could put on any time and listen to all the way through. The production is outstanding, the musicianship is as good as it gets and the songs stunning. Mike Dekleva's solo guitar work on this recording is perhaps his best yet, lyrical and articulate with the relaxed freedom and gloss only a consummate professional can achieve.
"Psychedelia" is available for purchase as both a special limited edition CD and in digital download formats from Mike's "CD Baby" store. The EP will also be available from iTunes in "Mastered for iTunes" format. Additional information about Mike Dekleva can be found at his website, and all other links below.
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La La Land Receives More Awards
The actual UK's leading film pros spread prizes around in the 37th London Critics' Group Film Awards tonight. Reese Chazelle's musical La Los angeles Land added another honra to its songbook using the Film of the Year honor after having been nominated within six categories. There were a few surprises in the mix, but as last year's Greatest Foreign Language Film Oscar winner, Laszlo Nemes, scored Director from the Year for Son Associated with Saul and Actress from the Year went to Isabelle Huppert – for Mia Hansen-Love's Things To Come rather than Robert Verhoeven's Elle. The second option film, for which she lately won the Golden World, does not release in the UK till March and was therefore ineligible. Huppert also received the Dilys Powell Honor for Excellence in Movie. Checl La La Land City of Stars sheet music page.
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Barry Jenkins' drama Moonlight and Whit Stillman's humor Love & Friendship brought the nominations going in every picked up two awards. Moonlight won for Naomie Harris in Supporting Actress as well as Mahershala Ali in Assisting Actor. The latter group was a tie with Really like & Friendship's Tom Bennett. That film's Kate Beckinsale won the British/Irish Celebrity prize. Andrew Garfield required the British/Irish Actor jerk for his performances both in Hacksaw Ridge and Stop.
Manchester By The Sea had been also doubly honored, with regard to Kenneth Lonergan's screenplay as well as for Casey Affleck as Acting professional of the Year. The Oscar-shortlisted Toni Erdmann was called Foreign-Language Film of the Yr.
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Fulfilling Prophecy, Church Considers Peter the Roman as Next Pope
Pope Benedict XVI's successor: Church shift to developing world could see first black Pope … Two Africans are among the early contenders to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, reflecting the dramatic shift of the Roman Catholic Church to the developing world [including] Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana. – UK Telegraph
Dominant Social Theme: There is nothing to priestly prophecies regarding the pope and the Illuminati doesn't exist.
Free-Market Analysis: According to various prophecies, the next pope may be the last one and usher in the era of the anti-Christ. That pope is to be known as Peter the Roman.
The main set of prophecies regarding papal succession is the Prophecy of Popes, 112 short predictions in Latin that supposedly explain the history of popes to come, beginning with Pope Celestine II.
Benedictine Arnold de Wyon in 1595 was the author of the Prophecy of Popes but his writing claims that Saint Malachy, a 12th-century Archbishop of Armagh was the actual composer.
The Prophecy is very accurate before 1590 but far less accurate afterward, leading some to decide that the Prophecies were composed and released around that time period.
Nontheless, the Prophecy of Popes has continued to occupy the public mind and the current pope, Benedict XVI, is seen as the second-to-last pope. The list finishes with a pope know only as "Peter the Roman." His pontificate will usher in the destruction of the city of Rome and the Apocalypse.
For this reason alone, if not for any other, one would assume Church elders would at least try to make sure that the new pope was something other than Peter. No such luck. One of the leading contenders is Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, who would be the Church's first black pope.
Of course, as we learn from the UK Telegraph "Given the highly secretive nature of the conclave of the College of Cardinals that chooses popes, predicting the decision is an uncertain business."
But could a "Peter" really be picked? Here's some more from the article:
… The early bookmaker's favourite, Cardinal Turkson is currently president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. He is regarded as a very able communicator, and given that Pope Benedict's age was the key factor in his decision to retire, Cardinal Turkson's relative young age of 64 could count in his favour.
"My guess is they will probably look for something different," said Lord Alton, the Liberal life peer. "I am personally impressed by someone like Turkson. There is no tokenism about him. He is a very able man and deeply compassionate regarding pastoral work. It would be a courageous decision but they do sometimes take risks."
We can see a Peter is being seriously considered. This brings up another issue, which is whether Church officials are actively mimicking papal prophecy on purpose. In other words, certain elements of the Church may WANT to fulfill certain "prophecies" for certain reasons.
This fits with our theory that Majick Arts and certain prophecies generally are part of a larger dominant social theme used by the elites to propagate superstition and awe. People are willing to ascribe all sorts of ghastly things to those in charge behind the scenes, and we figure some of these belief structures may be cultivated by the powers-that-be.
We can surely see this in the so-called Illuminati symbolism that is increasingly rife in Western culture. There are various theories as to why the top elites encourage this sort of Masonic imagery but our suspicion has always been that it simply suits the top elites to propagate this sort of occult signage.
But at the very top, we don't think the elites believe much of anything. They seem to be master manipulators and are apt to USE modern or Biblical prophecy to their advantage.
While we won't speculate as to how various prophecies came into being, we do think the power elite is not averse to taking advantage of them to help push forward its cause of global governance. We think, for instance, that the powers-that-be want to make Jerusalem an independent holy city with its own laws and power base – just as the City of London is. If mimicking or accommodating Biblical prophecy can help in this quest, then so be it.
We also tend to believe in the possibility of a so-called Black Church. Like any other organization in this day and age, the Catholic Church, a tremendously powerful and wealthy organization, is surely penetrated by those promoting globalism. Again, these individuals are surely not averse to using the fulfillment of prophecy to incite superstition and awe that accommodates its goals and encourages their fulfillment.
Conclusion: We personally hope that the Church does not appoint anyone named Peter. But we wouldn't be surprised.
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On the eve of each coming New Year, all newspapers, magazines and other media resources have always been engaged in promising predictions for the next 365 days. Nothing, of course, never came true, but it was like a tradition: astrologers and political scientists provide forecasts, and the people listen to them. Then, after a couple of months, everything that was promised evaporates and after another ten months, the cycle repeats again.
This went on from year to year, for many years – even from the era when there was no television. However, in 2020, something like that has changed and now, on the eve of the New Year, the tabloids are racing with each other to spread predictions about the End of the World. Some refer to Nostradamus, others to someone else there, but everything promises a noble star – chips, aliens, war, zombies, cataclysms and so on.
We don't know how it will be with the war and cataclysms, but something has clearly changed in the mass consciousness – after all, newspapers write what the public reads.
Against this apocalyptic background, the editorial office of israel365news stands out well – they have always concentrated more on the signs of the End of the World. And now, in the approach of 2021, the Editorial Board sat down there, summed up the balance and found that at least ten, the main signs of rounding off the current civilization cycle have come true.
We will not retell everything in great detail, since we devoted separate material to each moment at one time or another, but when these new phenomena add up to, as it were, one, this is also a kind of event.
There are many new phenomena: frequent rains over Israel, as a result – the desalination of the Dead Sea and the appearance of fish there; the widespread outbreak of locusts, whose population in some places has increased by 8,000 times; the "plague" epidemic, the role of which today is obviously played by COVID-19; an increase in seismic activity in Israel, which indicates an imminent earthquake of great strength, which will be a harbinger of the war between Gog and Magog, which will enter an active phase. The most important thing though is the elections.
The coalition in Israel has collapsed, and the fourth elections, according to the prophecy, will not happen – the Messiah will come to Israel.
It is possible that everything will happen exactly as the rabbis say, perhaps the rabbis are wrong, but let's see what happened in October-December in Saudi Arabia:
الصحراء وقت المطر بعيون المبدعين
تصوير أبو فيصل البداح pic.twitter.com/mtp4K2Mjd7
— البيئة والطبيعة (@Abdull_Alorini) December 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/ghtaan4/status/1339452983705268225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Here in this video there are a lot of from the muddy lands ,lakes and marsh ensue the pouring rain in North Saudi Arabia Kingdom, especially Hafar Albatain City. pic.twitter.com/OCn6ZqNeHd
— A.S.S.Alenezi (@atallahsa20) December 9, 2020
It has been raining since October, turning deserts into seas, and not for the first time or year. The result is a radical change in the landscape:
https://twitter.com/saleh_alazzaz/status/1317126143292678146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The problem is that the Quran says:
"The Day of Judgment will not come until the Arab land is again transformed into pastures, along which rivers flow "
This is exactly what is being observed now.
At the same time, many other large and small signs of the imminent Doomsday have come true: the spread of printing and books, the construction of high houses, the acceleration of time, the fall in morals, and so on.
After all this, the so-called "Camel Battle" should happen, when two large Muslim countries collide with each other. Then the invasion of the tribes of Yajuj (Gogi) and Majuj (Magogi) will begin. And then – the Middle East will crack in half, and in the literal sense, after which water will rush into some of the holes, and smoke and fire will fall from others. In general terms, the Koran writes about it this way:
"The sun will be twisted, the mountains will move and the stars will fall, the seas will blaze, the sky will be pulled back, Paradise will be brought closer and Hell will be kindled."
In general, it is rather surprising that Islamic mystics speak about the End of the World exactly the same as mystics in Israel. There is also an exact same picture of the Apocalypse in Christian sources – both ancient and modern. There cannot be so many coincidences out of the blue. Moreover, the main coincidence is that all three religions write about the sudden arrival of all this. The Koran tells about this moment as follows:
"… you will not have time to eat a piece of bread, make a bargain, a deal or drink milked camel milk."
As experienced military people say, a real war always begins suddenly. With the End of the World, it will also be, obviously, approximately the same. That is, it is impossible for mortals to predict the exact date, so all that remains is to wait for the fulfillment of other, the final signs.
Israeli prophet warns of approaching "new plague"
israel365news.com, in the material of December 23, posted some small forecasts with reference to the new sermon of the mystical rabbi Nir Ben Artzi.
Ben Artzi has a number of confirmed predictions, the main of which is a pandemic, which he guessed month after month and even described a little in the most general terms. Also, Ben Artzi has predictions and less, predictions, so to speak, local, concerning the events in Syria.
So, when the Russian military began to hastily deploy unparalleled S-300 systems in Syria in large numbers, everyone in Israel became terribly nervous. But the rabbi reassured the people that these missiles would not threaten the Jews in any way. Although the generals of the Russian Federation on TV argued the opposite – somehow miraculously not a single Russian missile flew into any Israeli plane.
Further, as we all remember, the Iranians were indignant about the non-firing missiles and said that Russian missiles were bad and that "we will put our own." Since December last year, Tehran began to carry these miraculous missiles to Syria and civilians in Israel again got scared and again came to the rabbi for advice. To this, Rabbi Rabbi Ben Artzi only quoted Psalm 37:15:
"Their sword will enter their own heart, and their bows will break."
As soon as the rabbi said this, a streak of misfortunes fell on the valiant Iranian missilemen – the missiles began to explode either at the start, sometimes during transportation, and sometimes even at the plant.
This summer, when the pandemic seems to have calmed down a bit, Ben Artzi promised a second wave. Moreover, he promised not for the fall, as everyone was wanging, but said that at the end of December a new strain would come and wild blockages would begin. As you can see, everything happened exactly as he predicted, so the words of the mystic about the next plague should be taken into account. He said the following about this plague in a recent sermon:
"There is an epidemic of plague in the world now, but very soon there will be another epidemic. This is because God wants to change humanity into a different species. "
According to the rabbi, the new epidemic will be much worse than what we are now seeing, it will sweep in a wave across the United States and Russia, so Ben Artzi urged the Jews of these countries to urgently go to Israel, for only there will be salvation, especially since the next stage, according to rabbi, there will be the coming of the Messiah.
Of course, the words of the rabbi about "changing people into a different species" are not very clear, which should probably be understood somehow in the context of the whole sermon, but israel365news does not cite the whole sermon. Nevertheless, one thing is clear: if you believe Ben Artzi (and we wouldn't believe a mystic with such a reputation) – the world is waiting for some new disease, against which even coronavirus may seem like a children's matinee.
However, whatever the reputation of Ben Artzi, any new prophecy should be compared with the words of other mystics. Oddly enough, other mystics, for example, the famous Polish parapsychologist Krzysztof Jackowski, say almost the same thing, that is, the adventures with the plague for the next three months will be tough.
According to Strange Sounds, there are a lot of weird things going on in Antarctica right now. While unusual radiation from space comes to the surface of the continent, more than 50,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since late August! Scientists have never seen such an impressive surge in seismic activity.
Large magnitude 6.0 earthquakes, as well as thousands of other small earthquakes, have been recorded in Bransfield Strait, a 60-mile (96 km) oceanic channel between the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.
Although there are several tectonic plates under this strait and earthquakes there should be by definition, nevertheless, according to the University of Chile, the last three months have been anomalous.
"Most of the seismicity was concentrated at the beginning of the sequence, mainly in September, with more than a thousand earthquakes a day," the center said.
Earthquakes have become so frequent that the strait itself, once expanding in width at a rate of about 7-8 mm (0.30 inches) per year, is now expanding 15 cm (6 inches) per year. "This is a 20-fold increase … which suggests that right now … the Shetland Islands are increasingly separating from the Antarctic Peninsula," says Sergio Barrientos, director of the Chilean seismic agency.
There is still no definite answer to this geological phenomenon. However, there are several hypotheses that help explain everything, and the first of them is volcanic activity under water. As shown on the map, Bransfield Strait contains volcanoes and volcanic regions.
Moreover, it is known that many volcanoes are buried under thousands of meters of ice in Antarctica itself and may be one of the reasons for the sharp melting of ice on the white continent.
Also, earthquakes can be associated with the separation of icebergs. When large icebergs break off, they sometimes cause serious earthquakes, which are then recorded by seismometers around the world.
Finally, earthquakes can be caused by the destruction of bottom gas hydrates and the subsequent release of methane. In particular, in the McMurdo Strait in the Ross Sea just 6 months ago, just such a phenomenon was discovered and documented.
The fact that a pole shift is coming, the flooding of continents and the reformatting of geographical maps of mysticism have been warning the public for about a hundred years. However, geological processes are rather slow relative to the life time of cockroaches crawling along the lithosphere, so neither Casey nor other prophets have a special total faith in people. At best, people think that everything predicted by Casey will happen in three hundred years, in some unknown year and for their lifetime.
But, as the gaining strength of the earthquakes in Antarctica show, the reformatting of the land is already a matter of the very near future. 50,000 earthquakes in three months is an abnormally high number.
Mysterious trumpet sounds in the sky
As strangesounds.org again reports, citing Australian television broadcasts, on December 15, 2020, Sydney residents were slightly frightened when the so-called "trumpet sounds" shook the city in the middle of the night. The strangesounds.org record does not give, nevertheless, what at stake is understandable – these strange sounds are heard by people all over the world.
Weymouth, Dorset in South West England, December 16:
Alaska, December 6-9:
Texas, December 6-9:
Virginia, November 17:
In general, all these rumbles, although absolutely incomprehensible, nevertheless, are as if familiar. However, in the second half of 2020, something new appeared:
Unfortunately, it is quite difficult to search for such videos on the Internet and their purpose here is purely illustratative, nevertheless, televisions around the world give a detailed description of its scale: India, USA, USA .
In the cited links to news broadcasts, numerous obvious ones tell how they witnessed incomprehensible "booms" in the sky. And everything is like on a video: somewhere, something bangs from above so that alarms are triggered and even spark wires, the police come to the scene, ride around the blocks – but they never find anything. At the same time, either at the moment of these "booms", or some time before / after in this or that area, people heard the same trumpet sounds.
The main theory of the "trumpets of the Apocalypse" has always been traditionally seismic – these noises were associated either with deformation of rock layers, or with steam emissions into some underground cavity, which at that moment was buzzing like a musical organ. However, it is now very likely that the booms and rumbles are related by some kind of correlation. Not always, of course, something buzzes in the sky and then bangs there, but the geography of messages is correlated.
In addition, reports of UFO sightings correlate with all this. So, recently in the state of New Jersey quite a lot of "little flying saucers" have been seen, and in New York – in general, there is a 300% increase in the number of observations compared to 2018. The "booms" are also reported from there – the city of Osuigo, where the surveillance camera recorded a mysterious roar, is located somewhere in this area. Therefore, most likely most of the unexplained noises are still of some kind of atmospheric rather than lithospheric origin.
And, most likely, these rumbles and booms are not natural, but represent some kind of noises generated by alien ships (or other creatures that pretend to be aliens). But what is the reason for such an increase in strange atmospheric sounds? Hardly anyone knows the answer to this question, but judging by various medieval sources, it promises little good.
So, as chroniclers write, from Roman to Chinese, before all sorts of wars, cataclysms and other adventures for the kingdoms, people certainly watched some gods on fiery carts that galloped over the clouds with bright light and roar. Therefore, it is obvious that something like the fall of Rome or the disappearance of another Chinese kingdom is being planned now.
Lady Lynn Forrester di Rothschild (left) with Prince Charles and Christine Lagarde at the Inclusive Capitalism Conference on May 27, 2014 in London. Source: News Media
This week, the Vatican entered into a partnership agreement with a certain "Council for Inclusive Capitalism". On December 8 and 9, publications with such headlines were published in various media. In fact, the Council for Inclusive Capitalism is the Vatican's project, which is supported (probably mutually) by large financial institutions, including the Rockefellers, Rothschilds, Ford and others.
The idea of creating such a council arose after the Global Forum in Rome in 2016, where the pontiff also spoke and was attended by representatives of large world companies.
The council includes firms such as IBM, Lenovo , EY, Mastercard , Dupont , Allianz SE , TIAA, State Street Corporation and many others with US registration.
The Fortune publication noted that Bank of America , BP, Johnson & Johnson , Salesforce and several others from the Fortune 500 have recently joined the council . It should be noted that the publication is a media partner of the council. And the secretary general of the International Trade Union Confederation was also present at the presentation of the council last Tuesday, December 8.
"Guardians" of governments and people?
The council's website states that it manages US $ 10.5 trillion, the market capitalization of the member companies is 2.1 trillion, and represents 200 million workers in 163 countries.
At the top of the council pyramid is a governing structure called the "guardians". Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is one such "guard" . In his opinion, "capitalism exists to do the right thing if it is managed appropriately." There are 27 such "guards" in total. It is important to note here a very interesting "coincidence": in Freemasonry, the 27th degree is the "Sovereign Head of the Temple." Upon initiation to this degree, it is explained that new members of this level must defend their doctrines and principles, as well as monitor the execution of the prescriptions issued by the highest ranks of the order. In addition, the 27th degree Freemasons are supposed to be a kind of judges
Among the "guards" also the chairman of the board of directors of Johnson & Johnson Alex Gorski; Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Angel Gurria; Chairman of Visa Inc. Alfred Kelly; California State Treasurer Fiona Ma; President of the Rockefeller Foundation Rajiv Shah; Ford Foundation President Darren Walker; renowned investor and manager Mark Weinberger.
Lynn Forester de Rothschild, who is the founder and managing partner of Inclusive Capital Partners , also spoke at the presentation, saying that "this advice follows Pope Francis's warning to heed the" cry of the earth and the cry of the poor "and respond to society's demands for a fairer and more sustainable growth model ".
https://twitter.com/wmiddelkoop/status/1336759673429647361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1336763501273026560%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcentipedenation.com%2F%2Ffirst-column%2Fthe-pope-rothschild-family-introduce-the-reset-council-for-inclusive-capitalism-to-build-a-more-inclusive-economy%2F
All according to the Reset plan
WEF: The Great Reset thesis
The Great Reset Book by Schwab
The Reset cover by Time
The Pope & Inclusive Capitalism website
Conspiracy Facts
— Willem Middelkoop (@wmiddelkoop) December 9, 2020
During my last interview, I promised you they would move fast, because of the small and closing window of opportunity (Never waste a good -covid- crisis)
"Davos", "guards", the Bilderberg Club – some decisions of a single world behind the scenes
The section on the guidelines of the council says that an approach is needed that provides:
– Equality of opportunity for all people to achieve prosperity and quality of life, regardless of criteria such as socioeconomic background, gender, ethnicity, religion or age;
– Fair results for those who have the same opportunities and use them in the same way;
– Fairness between generations, so that one generation does not overload the planet and does not receive short-term benefits that entail long-term costs at the expense of future generations;
– Fairness in relation to those members of society, whose circumstances do not allow them to fully participate in the economy.
The declared goals are strikingly reminiscent of those that the order of "free masons" does not hide from society, but almost parading. However, if some analogies with Freemasonry are indirect, then with another powerful force on a world scale – globalists – they are the most direct.
Similar statements about the need for fairness and the distribution of resources can be found in those structures that often include the same people – the Davos Forum, the Bilderberg Club, etc.
The decisions made there and the consequences of these decisions are widely known. So there is no need to be under any illusion about the intentions of the leadership and their advice, signs of the end of times and the coming of the Antichrist.
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Q: Visual Studio 15.9.3 breaks web forms? I have a 15 year old web forms app targeting .NET 4.6.1 that I'm maintaining, and I recently upgraded my laptop to VS 15.9.3. A release build of this app with 15.9.3 no longer fires the Application_Start event on production servers (running .NET 4.7.2). It runs locally just fine and I frequently deployed production builds from this laptop prior to the upgrade.
My desktop computer is still running VS 15.8, and a production build there works fine. The source code is the same between these machines, only the VS versions differ.
Symptoms and attempts at remedies:

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*I cleaned out all old files from production and tried setting it up from scratch. No dice.

*Setup new application under IIS using the same build, but the outcome is the same.

*Nothing in the event logs about any errors, except for the error that gets raised when some pages try to access state that's initialized in Application_Start.

*I try to log some messages and even raise an exception right at the start of Application_Start, and I don't see anything, so Application_Start is definitely not running.

What can I do to further diagnose the problem? I haven't been able to find anything about this online, or why the newest VS release suddenly doesn't work.
Barring any remedies, any suggestions for downgrading VS instead of completely uninstalling and reinstalling the older VS?
Edit: now even reverting my laptop to VS 15.8.9 did not roll back the problem, so I've disassembled a build from both machines. There are few differences, basically the build number of a dependent assembly, the module version identifier, the comment designating the "image base":
Not working build:
// Image base: 0x055E0000

Working build:
// Image base: 0x052D0000

As far as I understand, none of these differences should have any observable effect. I then disassembled the dependent assembly that's built alongside the ASP.NET app, and it has the above differences and a few more related to the offsets for static field initializers. So I still have no idea why this might be happening.
Edit 2: it seems the issue is in the final aspnet_merge step while trying to merge the precompiled web forms. The merge fails in finding any assemblies to merge, suggesting that precompilation may have failed.


It was love at first sight when Kate met Givaudan at an Open House in Thailand. The rest is history!
"I'm mid-way through the International Management Trainee Programme and since joining, I have definitely become more curious. If I'm in a supermarket, I open and smell all the products, to put myself in the shoes of the consumer. I am starting to understand what they're buying, what scents they're attracted to, and why.
"When I spray a scent, it doesn't just make me feel good: it awakens my senses and makes me feel alive! I feel very proud and flattered to be part of an organisation that helps create that moment.
Even as a recent employee, Eduardo has already made an impact, training colleagues across Latin America on project software, and looking after new interns.
"People are the best part of my job. I'm in a very young, creative team: there's a healthy competitive spirit, but everyone is aiming for the same goal and is always ready to help you. When you're starting out on your career, being in this kind of supportive environment is very important.
"I'm learning all the time: it's like school! I currently only manage small accounts but I treat each one as if it was the biggest project of my life.


Great list, Alan. I'd add time lost due to disorganization. Studies have shown the average worker loses two weeks a year looking for stuff (between 15 and 30 minutes a day!). With the organizational challenges of many people with ADHD, increase that. Add on disorganization when it comes to planning projects efficiently and your wasted 3-1/2 hours a day gets expanded. Taking time to set things up for success makes a real difference.
I'm guilty of all of those in the list! Specially daydreaming. 🙂 Personally, I lose a lot of time in planning things or creating outlines.


When you select Swiss German as language an Austrian keyboard layout is suggested in the Keyboard configuration. This should instead default to German (Switzerland) / sg.
I have seen this on Fedora 18 Beta TC4.
Patch proposed on the anaconda-patches mailing list, but it may bring some other issues, so I'm not sure it gets approved.
Patch pushed to the master branch (Rawhide). This should be fixed in the first build for Fedora 19.
Tested, confirmed fixed in F19 Beta TC3.


A panel of manufacturers who are engaged in manufacturing modern versions of classic audio products will each profile one or more products, describing some of the methods which they use to duplicate the classic performance of the pieces. Dennis Fink, formerly with UREI, MSD consulting to JBL and others, Universal Audio and Fink Audio, will moderate and begin with an outline of the different categories of product types. The participants will include representatives of manufacturers who do both hardware as well as software plug-ins. Each manufacturer will present products, methods and techniques, with discussion of measured and sonically-judged faithfulness and/or improvements, and then panel interaction, and questions from the audience.


Atort Photography is the practice of Oahu, Hawaii-based photographer Anthony Tortoriello. In the latter half of 2015, the client's work was featured in an advertising campaign by Apple Computer. Soon after, the client contacted me and asked for assistance in creating a new website to match his growing stature in his field and to enable his business to grow further.
After thoroughly listening to the client's criteria for the new website and defining the client's goals for moving his career forward, I recommended the Shopify ecommerce platform based on overall low cost to maintain, general ease of use, and options for automated order fulfillment for photography products.
One of the client's needs was to keep costs low, and we were able to achieve this and build a fully-functioning website in under 35 billable hours. This included training and follow-up communication. The website was successfully launched, largely due to the client's engagement with his Instagram account followers and pre-launch newsletter campaign. Within one week of going live, the online store made enough revenue to cover the entire cost of development.
A word of caution on projects like this: revenues will usually track the level of involvement in managing the store. And the managing and overall strategy has to be sharp. Often clients will want to set something like this up up and forget about it, and they soon find that their online business starts to stall as a result. There is a sort of myth in a lot of marketing for online commerce platforms that informs this behavior, but the reality is that to run a successful online store, one has to show up every day, engage with customers, have an angle, hustle, and at the end of it all, do housekeeping and keep things looking fresh. And that can be a challenge for some in the long run.
You can view the client's website at AtortPhotography.com.


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There are more than 80% C-level and VP-level delegates in our events, at least 90% attendees from the world's top 500 enterprises, including not only Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM and other well-known foreign companies, also Tencent, HUAWEI, Alibaba, Baidu, and other mainland leading enterprises.
The contents of ECV's event include industry trend analysis, latest dynamic sharing, government policy interpretation, Q & A communication, well-known factories visiting, etc., and provide services such as demand matchmaking and expert consultation to delegates.
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This crafting category combines both love for dancing and cheerleading with a great range of designs for any occasion. If you are into salsa dancing or want to show support for the cheerleading squad, you are sure to find the right designs here.
The category offers a nice selection of cute and inspirational quotes, girly graphics and plenty of design sets. You can expect to find a lot of pom poms, cheerleading megaphones, salsa moves and more. There is also a selection of cut files to show off who is part of the squad.
The designs are all made using modern handwritten fonts and are accompanied by cute graphics like confetti, stars, ribbons and flowers. You will also find several motivational quotes that are relevant for anyone.
You can use these dance clipart files as part of the following craft ideas: t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, tote and sports bags, phone cases, wall art, stickers and decorations. Thinking of a cheerleader-themed birthday? You can be sure to find enough crafts to turn every party into an extra loud one!


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Rose Cabat
1914Born
2015Died
—Greenwich House, New York, New York
—Munitions plant during WWII
1940-2015Studio potter
Rose Cabat worked in earthenware, stoneware and, finally, porcelain beginning in the 1950s. Although best known for her expressive "feelies", small forms usually between two to eight inches in height with thin neck openings challenging their assumed vessel function. Cabat also created a series of wind-bells in the 1950s and other forms based on insects and animals.
Cabot, a self taught artist, first encountered clay as an artistic medium in 1940 when her husband, Erni, brought it home from work. Her first works were coil built, then, as electric wheels became increasingly available, she started throwing pottery. After a glaze calculation class at the University of Hawaii in 1956 she and Erni began developing the lustrous satin glazes used on her signature form; the "feelie."
An interview with Rose Cabat by Lisa Bunker done for the Perspectives of the Past Oral History Project is at the Pima County Public Library in Tucson, Arizona. A recording and transcript is available at:
http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/ref/collection
/pimacent/id/57.
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Kansas
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
National Museum of American History, Washington, DC
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
Block, Bruce. "A Visit with Rose Cabat." Journal of the American Art Pottery Association. 20, no.4 (2004).
Kaplos, Janet and Bruce Metcalf. Makers: A History of American Studio Craft. Salem, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
Rago, David and John Sollo. Collecting Modern: A Guide to Midcentury Studio Furniture and Ceramics. Salt Lake City, Utah: Gibbs Smith Publisher, 2001.
Regan, Margaret. "Ninety and Nimble." Tucson Weekly (October 7, 2004
Wolf, Peter. "Hooked on a Feelie." Modernism (Spring 2005).
AMOCA American Museum of Ceramic Art
Courtesy Toomey & Co, Lot 617, December 2, 2018
Form: Vase
Collection of Leon Hecht and Robert Pincus-Witten
Vase with Faces
Date: ca 1960
Materials: Stoneware
Surface Technique: Carved, Glaze
E. John Bullard Collection
Dimensions: 0.2 inches in diameter
American Museum of Ceramic Art 2004.2.263, gift of the American Ceramic Society
Feelie-Vase
Surface Technique: Glaze, Matt Glaze
Vase with Brown Matt and Crystalline Glazes
Surface Technique: Crystalline Glaze, Glaze
Courtesy Treadway Toomey Auctions
Weed Pot
Materials: Earthenware
Scripps College Collection, 86.6.14
Small Feelie-Vase
Scripps College Collection, 2016.9.2
Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified August 18, 2022. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/cabat
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BY KAYLYN HASLUND For the UAS Whalesong Food is hard to make. Well, not really. But it's hard to make if you don't have any experience or drive – even more so when you're not entirely sure what you want. But sometimes the food you make yourself is just the best. I know, because I…
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BY ALEXA CHERRY For the UAS Whalesong Here at the UAS Whalesong, when you see an article and it says "recipe" at the top, have no fear. This is not a Mom Blog, where I talk for pages and pages about fond memories of sitting on my grandmother's wraparound porch in the South with a…
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BY ALEXA CHERRY For the UAS Whalesong The first time I tried a chai latte, I was skeptical. I don't much care for the flavor of tea by itself, and I was confused by the concept – was it just tea and milk? Was it a chai-flavored latte? Still, it was cold outside, and I'd…
March 28, 2016 in College Cookbook.
For me, I've decided that there are 3 basic types of coffee. There's morning coffee – the most important kind, and the one that most people partake of most frequently. Then there's afternoon coffee, which is either your desperate attempt to stay awake in your 2-hour evening class or just you and your friends getting coffee at Spike's or an equivalent café location (also known as "social coffee"). Finally, there's nighttime coffee, also known as "deadline coffee."
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Food is essential for our survival – well prepared and tasty food is essential for our morale. So with this issue of the Whalesong, I'd like to share with you a recipe that is particularly easy to prepare and will make your taste buds melt with pleasure.
February 7, 2015 in College Cookbook.
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As of Dec. 18, 2019, President Donald J. Trump has become the third United States president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. So far, the process is only halfway through. Similar to other processes in the U.S. government, impeachment is a matter of checks and balances. First, the House of Representatives holds a formal inquiry to determine if there are grounds for impeachment. Next, the House judiciary committee can draft and approve said articles of impeachment. Then, these articles are sent back to the House of Representatives to be voted on. This determines whether or not the president is impeached. However, the process does not end here. The Senate acts as a courtroom in which the president is held accountable. A two-thirds majority is necessary to penalize the president, and that penalty could (but likely will not) be his ejection from office, according to the New York Times. Impeachment is not necessarily a precursor to removal from office. While Trump could effectively be removed from office, following this he would be replaced by Vice President Mike Pence. If the two-thirds vote is not upheld by the Senate, Trump will remain in office and join the history books alongside Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton; the two other presidents that were impeached but not convicted by the Senate. 📸 by Baylee Schneider
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Today at the UAS Recreation Center, Wooch.een hosted a series of traditional games. UAS student and coach-in-training, Lilli Bannerman, officiated the Alaskan High Kick event. "You have a ball hanging above you from a post. The player sits below it with one hand behind their back they hold one foot, not the ankle but the foot, on any point either side -or the toe- and then they kick with their opposite foot. When they land they have to keep that foot in the air and their butt cannot touch the floor," Bannerman said. Photo 1: NYO athlete participated in Alaskan High Kick. Photo 2: Suspended ball used in the Alaskan High Kick Event. Photo 3: NYO athletes participated in the Inuit stick pull event. #NYO #spikethewhale @uasoutheast 📸 by Baylee Schneider
💥 SOCIAL MEDIA EXCLUSIVE 💥 Student Andrew Madsen is on campus every Monday between 9 and 11 a.m. giving out coffee, a breakfast snack and asking a question of the week. "I'm out here every monday morning. If I'm not outside of Mourant, then I'm probably by the bus stop [outside of Egan]," Madsen said. Madsen is a Junior in the Elementary Education program at UAS. Most of his classes are online this semester but still wanted to find a way to interact with the UAS community in person.
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Weekender Ski Park City
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Ski, ride, explore, taste and experience Ski City to Park City
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Explore the itinerary, then start planning your Utah ski vacation.
Ready for a weekend in Park City? If it's your first, welcome! We expect you'll find ample reason to wish you had more time, and we'll look forward to seeing you again soon. For old friends, welcome back. Here's a quick synopsis of what a weekend in Utah's renowned mountain town might look like. Once you're ready to dig in further, read our guide "One Destination, Two Resorts"
Most paths to Park City's two incredible ski resorts pass through Salt Lake City. Via rental car or shuttle you can connect from the airport to the slopes in barely 40 minutes. But why the rush? Utah's capital city is teeming with arts, nightlife and attitude. A local blues musician and former public radio DJ put it this way: "There's no place else you can be this close to this much culture, music, art and, just, environmental goodness." It's a city worth a close look, especially for skiers and riders hitting one of its four resorts. (There's a reason why it's called Ski City. But that's another itinerary.)
After roaming the grid of Salt Lake, make your way to Park City. You can spend the night in Salt Lake or drive up in the morning. It's a quick run up Parley's Canyon either way, but check the weather for the most optimal driving experience. Once in Park City, it's about soaking up all that the mountain town has to offer. There's lodging on and off the mountain and free shuttles connecting it all.
When it comes to skiing and riding, the numbers speak for themselves: two resorts combine for nearly two dozen peaks across 9,300 acres of terrain ranging from the best groomers anywhere to deep powder bowls and scenic glade skiing. There are more than a hundred restaurants and bars and great local art, cultural events and shopping spread throughout the town of Park City, yet the resorts themselves also serve up some of the state's most talked about culinary experiences alongside luxurious spas, friendly ski beaches and a cool mountain-town vibe that is sure to stick with you long after you leave.
Day 1 40 Miles
SALT LAKE CITY TO PARK CITY
Digging SLC for 48 Hours
Musical Tour of SLC
The Caffeinators of Salt Lake
Utah's capital city is teeming with arts, nightlife and attitude. Local blues musician and former public radio DJ "Bad" Brad Wheeler put it this way: "There's no place else you can be this close to this much culture, music, art and, just, environmental goodness." It's a city worth a close look, especially for skiers and riders hitting one of its four resorts. Salt Lake City has all the amenities you'd expect of a major metropolitan area — craft coffee, distilleries, breweries, performing arts — yet also offers virtually unparalleled proximity to a mountainous backyard and a rather unique and authentic vibe. Again, Wheeler: "Authenticity is everything. And it's not L.A. It's not Nashville. It's Salt Lake City. It is it's own thing. It is not a copy of something else." Overnight in Salt Lake City or make the short drive to lodging in Park City.
Though there are enough fun things to do in Salt Lake City to keep you occupied for a week, visitors with less time can read about one writer's experience and pick a few of the best ways to enjoy SLC on the quick. Fair warning: You're bound to want to come back.
Follow "Bad" Brad Wheeler in the video The Salt of Sound where he tours some of his favorite music venues in downtown Salt Lake City, and plays some blues along the way.
Follow author and former barista Austin Wright as he explores the emergent coffee scene along the path of some of its most dedicated baristas.
Day 2 1 Miles
PARK CITY MOUNTAIN
Ritual Chocolate
Today is about soaking up all that the mountain town of Park City has to offer. When it comes to skiing and riding, the numbers speak for themselves: 17 peaks, 14 bowls and seven terrain parks on 7,300 acres — if we've done our math right (and if we are reasonably current with this ever-changing resort). The whole thing is connected by an 8-passenger gondola so you can access the best of Canyons Village or Historic Main Street in Park City without turning on your car. That's more than 100 restaurants and bars and great local art, cultural events and shopping. Walk, take the free shuttle or drive to Ritual Chocolate and ski into the High West Saloon. (High West also has a distillery with tours and brunch or lunch in the nearby town of Wanship.)
Between its proximity to its namesake Park City and its modern Olympic legacy, Park City Mountain has developed a reputation for sophistication, excellent skiing, world-class terrain parks and accessibility. Boiled down: 7,000+ acres of terrain but renowned snow, lodging and dining less than 45 minutes from SLC International Airport.
Utilizing 100-year-old craft chocolate methods to make the perfect bar, Ritual Chocolate is right at home in Park City. In this Citizens of Mountain Time story, get to know Ritual's Robbie Stout and Anna Davies as they strive to create the best of chocolate in the country, while also living that mountain town dream in Utah: "the craft chocolate capital of America."
When High West began distilling in 2007 in Park City, it was Utah's first legal distillery since 1870. That location is still the ski-in, flagship Saloon of the High West brand. To learn even more about the iconic brand, enjoy a tour and whiskey tasting at the scenic Distillery and Tasting Room at Blue Sky Ranch in the nearby, quaint mountain town of Wanship.
Six Utah Artisan Cheeses to Try Now
Get the Olympic Spirit
Readers of SKI magazine consistently rate Deer Valley's guest services number one, as well as ranking it "best-groomed resort." Once you travel to this luxury skiers-only resort, you don't have to lift a finger or worry about the details because they've thought of everything. You just have to ski. Deer Valley boasts the best slope-side hotel lodging anywhere, including the modern and luxurious St. Regis and Montage, in addition to hundreds of condo properties right on the mountain. The après-ski scene is so, well, civilized, you may find yourself nudging forward your last run of the afternoon. Alternatively, consider a stop at Utah Olympic Park. And since the airport is so close, you might as well stay in Park City for dinner.
Some would argue it is impossible to have a bad day at Deer Valley thanks to their customer service and consistently excellent skiing. The people who ski at Deer Valley are dedicated to the skiers-only vibe and excellent guest service. Multiple upscale lodges with renowned dining compete for your attention.
Utah has a long tradition of family dairy operations and artisan cheese making, with products ranging from smoked parmesan-style hard cow's milk cheeses to creamy raw goat chèvre. Of Utah's 183 dairy farms, nearly all are family owned, operated and managed.
You may not be able to grab a real gold medal, but you can still get into winter sports in some of the same places that starred alongside Olympians more than a decade ago. The Park City area held the widest range of events, but visitors may choose to stop in Salt Lake for ice events or the Ogden area for downhill.
Some other experiences to try close to your journey.
UTAH'S RUM UNDERDOGS
What happens when three friends with mechanical engineering backgrounds and a love for artisan spirits get together? In the case of Distillery 36, they build an award-winning cane-to-glass rum brand from the ground up. Here's the story of Utah's Rum Underdogs, Jon Gregersen, Creed Law and Jensen Dobbs, makers of Brigham Rum.
PARK CITY AREA: 1 DESTINATION, 2 RESORTS
Park City is a mountain oasis just 40 minutes from SLC International. With the mammoth Park City Resort and famed Deer Valley just minutes apart, you'll find a playground of over 9,300 skiable acres.
14 MUST-SKI RUNS
Utah has 14 resorts combining for more than 26,000 skiable acres. Looking for deep powder, Olympic downhill or precision-engineered terrain parks? There's a Utah resort for that. We lost count, but there are close to a thousand named ski runs spread across the mountain ranges of Utah. Here are 14 must-ski runs, one at each resort.
11 CLASSY SKI EXPERIENCES THAT ARE UNIQUELY UTAH
No destination in the United States offers the close proximity of so many resorts to an international airport and vibrant cities. There was a time when Utah was a rugged and sparsely settled part of the wild American West. Adventurers can still easily access vast stretches of pristine and rugged backcountry, while Utah also serves up pristine and polished luxury amenities.
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Day 2: 1 Miles


As a events promoter I'm looking to get my bands maximum press coverage. It's balancing act making sure that their music is at the forefront but also that we stand out from the crowd. There are so many bands releasing music and trying to score their next contract. As an events promoter my job is everything but the music! I need to get the right guests, the right decoration and the right equipment. I haven't managed to find the next superstar pop group yet, but I've hosted some pretty memorable launches and I'm still on the lookout. Read on for tips on running the ultimate music event.
Hiring a party tent or marquee from a company like Barlens for a children's birthday party is a great way to keep the guests outside but also away from rain, snow and excessive sun. However, you need to take steps to ensure your party tent is as safe as possible. Take a look at these essential safety tips: 1. Only work with reputable licensed party equipment hire companies To ensure the tent you hire boasts structural integrity and meets local engineering relations for temporary structures, make sure you hire a company who is licensed and well reviewed.
A beach wedding can be an incredibly special and romantic occasion, but if everything is to go smoothly, there are a number of important considerations you must plan for. Here some tips to make sure your nautical nuptials carry you away on the crest of a wave, and your big day doesn't just end up sinking without a trace! The elements The main danger of any outdoor wedding is that you are very much at the mercy of the elements.
School fetes have come a long way in last few years, and the money raised by fetes is increasingly important to schools. If you are looking to increase the revenues you can raise, why not try hiring some kitchen equipment to help you produce some better quality food and beverage items, which can be sold at a higher price point. Larger fridges For foods that you are making ahead of time, it is important to have enough storage to keep the food sufficiently cold.
There are important aspects to consider with regard to hosting marquee events like weddings and social parties. Lighting is the chief concern in the evening and the choices made will affect the ambiance and aesthetics of the decor. You should start planning and exploring the lighting options early so that you will have enough time to compare and make necessary changes. Here are some simple tips to help you achieve practical and aesthetic lighting goals.
It is becoming fairly popular for events such as a stag or hen party to be held on a boat and out at sea. Not only does this make the event a little more special, it makes it much more memorable for the participants involved. When hiring the vessel, it is advantageous to hire a catamaran rather than a regular sailing boat, and this article looks at the advantages of hiring this type of vessel.


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Bradford woman faces rape charge
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A 22-year-old Bradford woman was arrested Friday and charged with rape, according to the New York State Police at the Bath.
Teesha E. Dicus of Dixon Road was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree rape.
Police said Dicus provided a child less than 17 years-old with marijuana and had sex with a child less than 17 in June in the Town of Bath.
Dicus was issued a ticket to appear in Town of Bath Court at 3 p.m. Monday.


I received an advance copy of this soon to be published book courtesy of Kim at John Wiley & Sons.
I was made in America. My "Jingle These" Christmas boxers were MADE IN BANGLADESH. I had an all-American childhood in rural Ohio. My all-American blue jeans were MADE IN CAMBODIA. I wore flip-flops every day for a year when I worked as a SCUBA diving instructor in Key West. They were MADE IN CHINA. One day while staring at a pile of clothes on the floor, I noticed the tag of my favorite T-shirt: MADE IN HONDURAS. I read the tag. My mind wandered.
I liked the fact that Timmerman's first trip to Honduras to meet some garment factory workers turns out to be not such a success. He found it difficult to frame questions to workers, consequently feelt embarassed and returned home without having really achieved anything. I found this honesty refreshing and in stark contrast to the bolshy attitude of many crusaders.
However, the question remained in Timmerman's mind, and he decided to try again. He travels to Bangladesh where he gains access to a garment factory under the "guise" of an American website owner on the quest for cheaper merchandising. To our hilarity, the aforementioned Jingle These boxers are examined minutely by the garment factory manufacturers in order to determine their providence. He shares a day with Arifa, a determined and able worker in one of the Bangladeshi factories.
Timmerman continues his on his journey to Cambodia where he befriends a group of young female garment factory workers who make jeans andtakes them bowling and for pizaza, much to their bemusement. He then proceeds to China where he meets a young couple who live far apart from their son and family in order to work at the factory where the author's flip flops were made.
In all instances, Timmerman describes the surrounding economic situation of the country and the context/importance of the garment industry within that country. He reviews the western attitude to sweatshops and child labour. Overall, the reader is left with the conclusion that the author didn't visit anywhere that would disgust us, but rather visited places where life is tough and the only option open to many people is to work long, hard hours. It's not the child labour itself that is awful, but the fact that it is a necessity for many children in the developing world to work.
Despite Timmerman's journey, there is a distinct sensation of dis-involvement (is that a word?) or distance in the book. The author doesn't really make any moral judgements, but rather presents the facts for us to read and review. The pace of the first half of the book is somewhat lacklustre but it does gain some momentum and attraction in the second half as the author himself appears to warm to his quest.
The book is written very much in the style of a blogger, as opposed to a serious journalist, and is a suitable read for someone wishing to learn more about the world of cheap, mass-produced clothing. Timmerman doesn't overwhelm us with statistics and obscure legalities and economics, but presents it as he saw it. The decision is up to you.
Thanks for the review. You really picked up on a lot of the things that I worked hard to achieve in the writing of Where Am I Wearing? First, the fact I was growing into the quest as I went. And second, I tried to leave a lot of the soul searching to the reader. I tried very hard to avoid being preachy.
Great review! I really appreciate it.


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Concern among teacher unions over handling of Enoch Burke's dismissal
Jan 24, 2023 by Jill
by Carl O'Brien, Irish Times:
The handling of the Enoch Burke case has caused some concern with teacher unions over aspects of how the case was managed and the grounds on which he was dismissed.
Mr Burke, who was employed as a German and history teacher at Wilson's Hospital School, in Co Westmeath, was formally dismissed from his post on Friday afternoon.
It follows a disciplinary hearing which took place on Thursday at the Mullingar Park Hotel in Co Westmeath, which was disrupted by protests from the Burke family.
[…] Sources indicated there is unease over the manner and speed at which he was dismissed, while one senior union source expressed concern at whether a precedent could be set in the handling of his case. "We're not involved in this case in any way, but we are concerned about the wider issue of teachers' rights and we haven't seen details about the grounds on which the dismissal took place," they said.
Another union source said: "You would wonder at the speed at which the dismissal took place. It took place the day after the disciplinary hearing, which is very unusual. If this goes to an appeal, you can expect that every aspect of the process will be examined in minute detail."
[…] Mr Burke was suspended from the school last August and placed on paid administrative leave pending a disciplinary process, initiated on foot of a report prepared last by the then principal of the school.
It concerned Mr Burke's emailed objection to a direction last May to teachers to address a transitioning student by their chosen name and using the pronouns "they/them" and his publicly voiced opposition to that direction at a school event last June. He alleged that such a direction was a breach of his religious beliefs.