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Harry Buckwitz
German actor, theatre director and theatre manager
(1904-03-31)31 March 1904
27 December 1987(1987-12-27) (aged 83)
Stage director
Theatre manager
Münchner Kammerspiele
Schauspiel Frankfurt
Schauspielhaus Zürich
Deutsche Akademie der Darstellenden Künste
Goetheplakette of Frankfurt
Harry Buckwitz (31 March 1904 – 27 December 1987)[1] was a German actor, theatre director and theatre manager. He was general manager of the Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt from 1951 and 1967, where he was responsible for opera and plays, and initiated a new house for them after the formerly separate theatres had been destroyed in World War II. He is known for Brecht productions, in Frankfurt and at the Schauspielhaus Zürich from 1970 to 1977.
1 Career
1.1 Actor
1.2 Frankfurt
1.3 Zürich
1.4 Late years
2 Awards
3 Further reading
Born in Munich the son of a merchant, Buckwitz studied German, art history and theatre science.[1][2] He then decided to become an actor and completed an acting course. His first engagement as an actor was at the Münchner Kammerspiele.[2] From 1925, he worked at different German theatres in Mainz, Bochum, Augsburg and Freiburg. In Augsburg, he began to also direct plays.[2]
In 1937, Buckwitz was expelled from the Reichstheaterkammer [de] as Halbjude (half Jew).[1] He worked internationally. At the beginning of World War II, he ran a hotel in Tanganyika to 1940. He was interned by the Allies, but soon sent back to Germany.[2] From 1941, Buckwitz was director of the Savoy Hotel in Łódź.[1] In 1944, he was drafted to the Wehrmacht.[2]
Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt, built while Buckwitz was general manager, in 2014
After World War II, Buckwitz became manager of Münchner Kammerspiele in 1946.[1] He moved to the Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt in 1951, where he was general director (Generalintendant).[1][3] In 1952, he recruited Georg Solti as Generalmusikdirektor for the Oper Frankfurt. Buckwitz suggested housing both opera and theatre under one roof. The separate theatres of the company, which had been destroyed during the war, were replaced by one house, inaugurated in December 1963.[4] Its official name is Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt.
Buckwitz focused on productions of Bertolt Brecht's plays which he directed himself,[5] such as Der kaukasische Kreidekreis in 1955 and Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder in 1958, with Therese Giehse in the title role.[1] He also produced works by contemporary authors such as Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Max Frisch, Rolf Hochhuth, Eugène Ionesco, Arthur Miller, Jean-Paul Sartre and Tennessee Williams, some of them performed in Germany for the first time.[3][6] He tried to open the theatre to all social classes,[3] achieving an occupancy rate of up to 90 percent. His programs were criticised by some as communist propaganda.[4] After health problems and budget disputes with the city government, Buckwitz announced his resignation in January 1967, serving until his contract ended in August 1968.
In 1962, Buckwitz became vice president of the Deutsche Akademie der Darstellenden Künste.[3]
Buckwitz was director of the Schauspielhaus Zürich from 1970 to 1977.[1] His appointment there led to a fierce controversy with the journalist Hans Habe, who accused him of having once been a henchman of Adolf Hitler, in an article for the newspaper Welt am Sonntag. Habe based his accusation on quotations from the book Heimkehr: Vertrieben aus deutschem Land in Afrika, published in 1940 by the Reichskolonialbund under Buckwitz's name.[7] Buckwitz replied that parts of his manuscripts written in 1940 on his return from internment in Tanganyika in a camp at Berchtesgaden had been altered without his knowledge before publication,[8] while Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Rolf Hochhuth, among others, took sides for Buckwitz.[9] Buckwitz was confirmed in office with a vote of confidence from the Board of Directors of the Zurich Schauspielhaus, which he fulfilled until 1977.[3]
Late years
In December 1977 Buckwitz appeared as an actor in the role of Luis Concha Córdoba in the German television film Der Tod des Camilo Torres oder: Die Wirklichkeit hält viel aus, directed by Eberhard Itzenplitz [de].[1] He worked as a freelance director until his death. At his request, he was not buried in his last place of residence, Zürich, but in Frankfurt.[1] His extensive written legacy is held by the Academy of Arts, Berlin.[10]
1964: Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt[3]
"Den lieb' ich, der Unmögliches begehrt". Harry Buckwitz. Schauspieler, Regisseur, Intendant 1904–1987. Published by the Foundation Archive of the Academy of Arts. Parthas, Berlin 1998.
Ute Kröger (2005). "Harry Buckwitz". In Andreas Kotte (ed.). Theaterlexikon der Schweiz (TLS) / Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse (DTS) / Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero / Lexicon da teater svizzer [Theater Dictionary of Switzerland]. 1. Zürich: Chronos. pp. 288–289. ISBN 978-3-0340-0715-3. LCCN 2007423414. OCLC 62309181.
Harry Buckwitz: Essay in Zeitschrift Zeit und Geist. Eine Zweimonatsschrift für Kunst, Literatur und Wissenschaft.
^ a b c d e f g h i j "Harry Buckwitz / Regisseur Darsteller" (in German). Deutsches Filmhaus. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ a b c d e "Harry Buckwitz / deutscher Regisseur und Theaterintendant". Munzinger (in German). Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ a b c d e f "Buckwitz, Harry / Generalintendant der Städtischen Bühnen Ffm. von 1951 bis 1968". Frankfurter Personenlexikon (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ a b "Städtische Bühnen / Berichtszeitraum: 1945–65". Frankfurt baut auf (in German). Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ Hock, Sabine. "Brechtstadt Frankfurt / Zum 50. Todestag des Dramatikers in diesem Jahr". sabinehock.de (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ Jacobi, Johannes (27 December 1963). "In Frankfurt lebt Gründgens' Theatergeist weiter / Die Einweihung eines neuen Schauspielhauses". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ Karasek, Hellmuth (1970). "Harry Buckwitz und die Welt am Sonntag". Die Zeit (in German) (24). Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ "Theater / Buckwitz: Fremde Hand". Der Spiegel (in German) (25). 1970. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ Birkenmeier, Werner (1972). "Eichenlaub gegen Goethe-Medaille: Der Habe-Dürrenmatt-Prozeß in Zürich". Die Zeit (in German) (14). Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ "Harry-Buckwitz-Archiv" (in German). Berlin: Academy of Arts. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
Literature by and about Harry Buckwitz in the German National Library catalogue
Harry Buckwitz at IMDb
Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
Theaterlexikon (Switzerland)
Theatre portal
Germany portal
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Geoffrey Kamworor wins men's rare 10,000m silver medal for Kenya! A view from Kenya, by Justin Lagat
By Larry Eder on August 23, 2015 5:06 AM | 0 Comments
The Kenyan men's trio Geoffrey Kamworor, Peter Tanui and Bedan Muchiri gave Kenya the best performance that Kenyan men have had in a World 10,000 meters since 1993! Here is a column Justin Lagat, our Kenyan correspondent, who does his weekly A View from Kenya, on topics important to Kenyan athletics fans!
Geoffrey Kamworor, photo by PhotoRun.net
Geoffrey Kamworor wins men's rare 10,000m Silver medal for Kenya, by Justin Lagat
Mo Farah again remained to be the man to beat in the 10,000m race. Just before this race, one elite Kenyan athlete, whose thoughts could very well be reflective of that of many other long distance track athletes, had send me a message. He had told me that if Mo Farah got lucky tonight to win the gold medal, then he himself will make sure that he surely won't be lucky again at the Olympic Games in Rio next year. Well, Mo Farah managed to emerge victorious again in a hotly contested race. Every athlete will now be longing to battle him in the upcoming races. Questions as to how and who will beat Mo Farah will continue to be asked.
Mo Farah, 120 meters to go! photo by PhotoRun.net
These same questions were being asked when the likes of Kenenisa Bekele and Zersenay Tadese were dominating the long distance events too in their time. I remember instances when Bekele would even stop to tie a lace his spikes and still get to close the gap and go ahead to win in major cross country races. However, their supremacy came to an end. It is now a matter of when that will happen with Mo Farah. If it will be in Rio, lucky is the guy who will defeat him as he will be referred to as the man who finally ousted the seemingly undefeatable runner from the throne.
The Kenyans in this race today were impressive in the way they worked together as a team to try and win medals for their nation. For the first time in the last fourteen years, they achieved the best that has ever been achieved in this event at the IAAF world championships by Kenyan men; a Silver and a Bronze medal.
Paul Tergat's was the last Silver medal achieved by a Kenyan runner in this event in 1999. Charles Kamathi won a gold medal later in 2001, but that was the last time that a Kenyan achieved anything better than a Bronze medal. Not until Geoffrey Kamworor did it again today inside the Bird's Nest in Beijing, China.
After the first few laps, it was evident that the Kenyans had a plan to control the race from the start to the finish. Paul Tanui, Bedan Karoki and Geoffrey Kamworor were doing the pacing in shifts. The relatively fast pace left the other athletes following in a single file and soon it was only the athletes who had personal best times below 27 minutes remaining in the leading pack of five; the three Kenyans, Mo Farah and Galen Rupp.
At some points towards the end of the race, Mo Farah would move to the front but Kamworor would not allow him to stay there for even a few seconds. It was until the last six hundred meters when Mo Farah made a determined move to the front and the Kenyans followed in hot pursuit. It was Geoffrey Kamworor who hung for the longest time after the bell and still showed some chances of beating Farah with about 100m to go, but lost strength to continue fighting with 50m to go and settled for the Silver medal. Paul Tanui followed him to win the Bronze medal while Bedan Karoki finished in fourth position.
This race in general was one of the most electrifying races especially after the five athletes had remained in the lead pack. I could tell this by checking on my Twitter page and noticing that only a few people were providing updates as everyone was apparently glued to their screens.
Well, if Mo Farah will not be beaten again at the Olympic Games in Rio next year in the 10,000m, I just don't know what I will say!
First, let's see if he will double again in the 5000m in one week's time.
Larry Eder
Bio: Larry Eder has had a 44 year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub 4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Track & Field to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself."
Website: https://www.runblogrun.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-eder-5497253

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Chandrayan-2 has found remnants of a temple on the Moon's surface.
Oct 5, 2020 1:28:00 PM
ISRO's Chandraya-2 mission has so far not revealed any such discovery about finding the remnants of a temple on the Moon.
The Moon is the closest celestial body to the earth at which space discovery can be attempted and documented. India's Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had launched Chandrayaan-2 on 22 July 2019, to enhance the understanding of the Moon. It was a highly complex mission to study not just one area of the Moon, but all the areas combining the exosphere. The surface as well as the sub-surface of the Moon in a single mission. There have been many tantalizing findings as the task completed one year around the Moon, which includes the Sarabhai Crater on Mare Serenitatis in the northeast quadrant of the Moon. Chandrayaan-1, launched in 2008, had given evidence on the extensive presence of surface water. The salient results from one-year observations by Chandrayaan-2 do not include any findings of the remnants of a temple on the surface of the Moon.
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A gold mountain worth four-lakh-crore found in India.
FRDI bill 2017 allows a government entity to use depositor's money to save a bank on the verge of bankruptcy.
Karnataka expects a monthly revenue of Rs 1,900 crore from liquor sales and the revenue was nil in the month of April 2020 due to the lockdown.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration is funding a proposal to build a telescope on the far side of the moon.
Janata curfew was requested by PM Modi as the Government of India intended to spray medicines by aeroplanes from the sky to control the spreading of COVID-19.
Scientists in Israel are likely to announce that they have developed a vaccine for coronavirus.
Running was invented by running shoe companies to sell more running shoes.
Khushboo Mirza has been appointed as the Director of Indian Space Research Organisation.
Fish with human-like teeth and lips spotted in Malaysia.
Moon landing was staged in Hollywood
Chandrayan-2 has found a remnant of civilization in the moon.
This image shows Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann with Goldy Brar, who has claimed responsibility for singer Sidhu Moose Wala's murder.


This Petition is to encourage the City to develop and adopt a comprehensive plan supporting bylaw to guide the future management of the trees and the several unique natural areas owned by the City.
Our urban forests and natural areas are the most valuable assets present within and owned by the City. They make Grand Forks a very beautiful, unique City and hence a very desirable place to live. The amenity values and ecosystem services provided by the trees and areas should be managed and protected via a proactive management plan that has the strength of a City Bylaw.
There are many templates available from the ISA (International Society of Aboriculture) which provide a useful guide for communities embarking on developing such a plan and bylaw. Several communities in BC already have such plans and bylaws and would likely be willing to share them with you to assist your staff in developing its own plan supporting bylaws.
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Relive the thrilling final lap of Hendrick Motorsports' 250th win
Bowman's Nationwide Children's Hospital ride unveiled with a little help
Hendrick Motorsports Gaming Club set to take on Chicagoland
Drivers to don skeleton gloves for Earnhardt's Driven to Give Gloves program
Byron, Johnson take home top-three finishes in weather-shortened Daytona race
Daytona race postponed due to inclement weather
Hendrick named to Motorsports Hall of Fame of America class of 2020
Daytona qualifying canceled; starting grid set
Microsoft, Hendrick Motorsports work together to analyze data in real-time
By Gray Caldwell
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Chase Elliott led the final 34 laps of Sunday's race at Watkins Glen International, but that doesn't tell the story of just how thrilling the final laps were as the driver of the No. 9 SunEnergy1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 chased his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory.
Thanks to NBC Sports, you can relive the final lap as Elliott outran defending Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. to the checkered flag.
It started with a testy Turn 1, when Elliott was forced to go wide and Truex nearly caught him.
"I started wheel-hopping and I had two options – knock it out of gear or spin out," Elliott explained. "We were coming to that white flag, I felt like I had a pretty nice gap, just don't mess up, and I messed up, of course. I had to knock it out of gear and I completely missed Turn 1. Luckily, I had a big enough gap that he couldn't get up next to me."
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A file photo shows an Iranian oil tanker belonging to the National Iranian Tanker Company. (Photo: Press TV)
'Act of Piracy': Iran Claims It Thwarted US Attempt to Steal Oil in Gulf of Oman
U.S. forces reportedly "seized an Iranian oil tanker" and "transferred its oil to another tanker" before Iran's Navy was able to take control of the vessel.
Iranian forces reportedly foiled an attempt by the United States Navy to capture a tanker in the Gulf of Oman and seize its oil, an alleged ploy that Iran's Press TV characterized as an "abortive act of piracy."
Without specifying when the events took place, Iran's IRNA news agency reported Wednesday that the U.S. confiscated "an Iranian oil tanker in the Sea of Oman, transferred its oil to another tanker, and [moved] the tanker to an unknown place."
In response, according to IRNA, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces carried out a "heliborne operation" and "took control of the tanker."
"Then the American forces pursued the tanker by helicopters and warships but failed to capture it," the outlet reported. "The tanker is now in Iranian waters."
On Wednesday morning, Iranian media outlets released video footage purporting to show glimpses of the scene, which the U.S. claims did not take place as described.


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A new transmission line will go underground along Via De La Valle.
Work has finally begun this week on SDG&E's long-planned Del Mar reconfiguration project, a new underground transmission line along Via De La Valle and the removal of utility poles from the San Dieguito Lagoon.
The entire project includes the permanent removal of 35 poles and approximately six miles of existing overhead transmission lines between Via de la Valle and Sorrento Valley Road near Interstate 5.
The reconfigured poles that will remain in the corridor will transition from transmission to distribution poles—the top level of wire will be removed and the poles will be cut and shortened.
"We will be able to increase the reliability and capacity of the electric system as well as the distribution system and that's primarily because we're eliminating those poles that are in the lagoon area that are very difficult to get to and they make it challenging to perform operations and maintenance," said Kelli Fitzgerald, project manager with SDG&E. "By doing that we're also reducing the environmental impacts to these coastal wetland areas as well as improving the overall aesthetics."
The project will last 12-14 months and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2023. SDG&E delayed plans to start the project last year due to concerns with the Breeders' Cup at the nearby Del Mar Racetrack.
As Via De La Valle serves as a major thoroughfare for Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach and Del Mar residents, SDG&E will perform all work during nighttime hours from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. in an effort to minimize impacts on traffic.
"There will still be impacts because we will have some road closures and detours during that time," Fitzgerald said. "We're doing our best to work with the various communities that will potentially be impacted and get the word out so that we can complete the work and try to minimize the time that road would have to be affected."
Fitzgerald anticipates that the first three to four months will have the highest impact to the road and traffic as they will be building trenches in the road—steel plates will cover the trenches during the daytime and once the trenching is done the road will be filled back in. She expects this work to be completed by May.
The second phase of the project will be along Racetrack View Road/San Dieguito Road, a much smaller stretch of about 1,600 feet that will take less time. Work is expected to begin on that phase in August, moving poles out of the lagoon and onto the circuit along the road.
Fitzgerald said she doesn't expect this work will involve full road closure or detour as they will be able to keep one lane open. There will be traffic delays but she said the work will be much shorter, about three to four weeks.
Phase three of the project includes pole removals and reconfigurations and work from Jimmy Durante Boulevard through Sorrento Valley Road.
"Our goal is to get it done in the first couple months of next year," said Fitzgerald, targeting a February 2023 finish line.
This project is separate from another undergrounding effort in the San Dieguito Lagoon near El Camino Real. In that Caltrans and SANDAG project, seven poles will be relocated out of the lagoon into an existing SDG&E corridor. The work also includes a habitat restoration and a new trail at the northern loop of the Dust Devil Nature Trail on El Camino Real.
The City of Del Mar is also undertaking its own utilities undergrounding program.
For any reconfiguration project questions, contact Todd Voorhees at tvoorhees@sdge.com or call the project hotline at (844) 765-6388.
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13th Indian Telly Awards – Check The Nominations In Popular Awards Category
The 13th Indian Telly Awards Nominations are announced. Voting is started. Check the nominations list in popular awards category.
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The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Announcement will take place today at the Television Academy's Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre
The Television Academy today 10th July 2014 announced 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations on Thursday, July 10th at 8:40 a.m. ET/5:40 a.m. PT.
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The 2014 TV Week Logie Awards celebrated on Sunday night
The 2014 TV Week Logie Awards celebrated the best of the Australian TV industry on Sunday (27th April 2014) night, with winners ranging from viewer favourites (the popular categories) to critics'picks (the outstanding categories). Asher Keddie proved to be a winner with both, picking up the Most Popular Actress and Outstanding Actress awards for her […]
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Learn more about the real Jo March.
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Sussex's Liam O'Brien scored a half-century and then starred with the ball as England started off their Vitality IT20 Physical Disability Tri-Series campaign with a victory and a loss on a high-scoring day at Barnards Green Cricket Club on Sunday.
Bangladesh amassed 195-4 in the second game of the day after opting to bat first. Javed Vuian made 62 despite having a spell off the pitch recovering from cramp while keeper Shaharia Shamim struck an unbeaten 56. Debutant O'Brien was the pick of the bowlers with 2-31.
England have been taking on Bangladesh again today (Monday), this time at Kidderminster CC.


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33-year-old man dies in Portage County crash
Nora G. Hertel
TOWN OF HULL - A 33-year-old man died north of Stevens Point after his SUV entered a ditch then hit a wall, mailbox and tree before flipping over, according to a press release from the Portage County Sheriff's Office.
There were no passengers and no other vehicles involved in the crash.
The crash was reported at 4:20 a.m. Saturday. Deputies found a Toyota Highlander on its roof in a yard of a North Second Drive home near Jordan Road in the town of Hull, according to the sheriff's statement.
The crash victim lived in Waupaca County, according to his last known address.
He suffered trauma from the crash and died at the scene. The crash is still under investigation, but officials believe the driver was traveling north on North Second Drive before he veered off into the ditch and hit a decorative wall among other obstacles. According to the press release: "It appears excessive speed and alcohol were factors in the crash."
Officials are not releasing the man's name until Monday, after they reach his family.
Nora G. Hertel: nora.hertel@gannettwisconsin.com or 715-845-0665; on Twitter @nghertel.


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Attendance continues to be average as around 40-50 candidates have turned up for morning session. 11 candidates upto 6778 rank. Seat allotment has started.
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Q: Relationship between max of a function and Fourier transform of that function I'm trying to see if any relationship can be inferred between the maximum of a function, and the Fourier transform of that function. Say I know the FT expression, can I infer the maximum in real domain?
I've been attempting several calculus but I'm wondering now if there's in fact nothing much to be said and if I'm wasting my time :/
I will post some calculation examples when i figure how to convert my mathtype into mathjax (gosh it is tedious). Apologies for now.
Thank you for any tip on this topic!

A: Here's a pretty easy relationship to derive.  Suppose that $\hat{f}(k)$ is integrable.  Then, $f(x)$ is continuous and bounded, and
$$
\max_{x\in\Bbb{R}}\vert f(x)\vert \leq C \int_{-\infty}^\infty\vert\hat{f}(k)\vert dk
$$
To see why, just write the inverse Fourier transform (for a particular choice of definition):
$$
f(x) = \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^\infty \hat{f}(k)\exp(ikx)dk
$$
Then, by the triangle inequality,
$$
\vert f(x)\vert \leq \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^\infty\vert \hat{f}(k)\vert dk
$$

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The reason I wanted to become a barber is because it was always something I have really been interested in doing as a profession and loved doing it as a hobby, it has recently become very clear to me that being a barbershop apprentice is what I want to do after a knee injury I have had, I have had to change my career over and over and I realised instead of getting in a job you think pays amazingly do something you will enjoy doing for the rest of your life.
Yes I do my inspiration has to be nour the barber specializing in fades and patterns, plus is very good at all cuts he does, so far I've learnt most of my techniques through his videos check him out on www.nourthebarber.com or on his Instagram, I inspire to be the UK version of him because he offers a lot more than just barbering and every cut is done to perfection.
My celebrity hair icon has to be model Leon Scott, no matter what he has from a modern crop to a long natural curls on top or straight and slick it always looks fresh and stylish, even when his hair is grown out and needs a trim it still manages to look good. I really follow his hair styles he does as we have very similar hair type.
Nah give up today, cuz I'm like a rose in a thorn garden.


When Gene Vance is asked about the history of his family's construction company and says "it's a long story", he isn't necessarily referring to the length of the story he's about to tell. The real longevity, in this case, is in the life of the company itself.
In the early years, Gene's father, grandfather, and two uncles started a logging, sawmill and lumber business. Later on, his two uncles left to serve in World War II. Gene's father and grandfather maintained the company until the two young men returned – at which point, the family expanded beyond the lumber business and began building houses, too. When the 1950s swept in America's Decade of Prosperity and the economy began to work its way back to booming, the family business expanded once again; this time adding commercial construction to its growing list of services.
Business carried on, evolving with the times but maintaining its status as a growing, thriving family company throughout the 1960s. The next decade, however, was one of considerable change for the business and the family – with a decision to focus strictly on commercial construction. Later on the decision was made to divide the company, separating the lumber yards and the construction business into separate entities. One of Gene's uncles took over ownership of the lumber yards, and his other uncle and father continued together with the construction division of the company until their uncle decided to start a radio station. Gene and his brother, David, then bought out their uncle and a new father-and-sons partnership was born. Gene remembers attending his first annual meeting at the Tan-Tar-A resort on Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri in 1967. His mother and father attended the annual meetings on a regular basis after that.
Pre-engineered buildings were growing in popularity. Gene attended that Star annual meeting in Oklahoma City in the early 80's with his dad, Howard, who had begun a partnership with the company nearly 20 years earlier. Gene had always known his father was extremely dedicated to the annual meetings, and he soon began to understand why. At that meeting he attended a round table discussion on Design-Build & Negotiating. At that time the company was very heavily into hard bid work. He left the meeting with valuable insight on evolving and growing their business model and a taste of the value in having a faithful, trusted partner who takes a personal interest in serving your business.
Maintaining an edge technologically is not an aspect of the construction business with which Gene's father had to be concerned, but for Gene it's been a valuable aspect of his partnership with Star. Gene remembers utilizing the printed price book, and still has one on his bookshelf, and later the original computer pricing program on a Tandy computer from Radio Shack which utilized an eight-inch floppy disc. Later, after Star migrated the pricing program to the PC, he was a member of the President's Advisory Council when the pricing software and integration of AutoCad were developed.
Gene, from all of us at Star, we're proud to be a part of your long story.


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Q: java: execution order messed up without multithreading involved //Pseudocode

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class B{
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expected: 3 lines of m1 log, followed by 3 m2 log
actual: sometimes m2 log gets printed in between m1 logs
this only happens on one of my colleague's machine, not anyone else's
and even on his machine, it only happens like 2 or 3 times out of 10 attempts
when the execution order gets messed up, we have looked at the log, the object of B hash code is the same and the thread id is the same.
so, it's inside one thread, on one object, the execution order is getting messed up.
I am only showing Pseudocode here, not the actual full code, because even with the real code, I can not get it to stably reproduce the problem on other machines.
is there any reason why this would be happening? is there any hidden jvm secret that could be causing this?
the jdk used on my colleague's machine is 1.8.0_131. it's the same on my machine, but mine can not reproduce the problem.
2020-09-21 update
added stack trace info into the log line in m2,
it shows that each time m2 is called, in the stack trace it's caller is the line that is calling m1 in ClassA


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James Broderick, Jr., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, was selected to Super Lawyers for 2004 - 2013. This peer designation is awarded only to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state. The Super Lawyers selection process takes into account peer recognition, professional achievement in legal practice, and other cogent factors.
Prior to becoming an attorney, he studied at Boston University School of Law. He graduated in 1979. After passing the bar exam, he was admitted to legal practice in 1981.
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In the series finale, Haley tries to overcome her depression by joining Nathan , Jamie and the rest of the gang on a trip to Utah for the premiere of Julian's film.
Nathan and Haley come to terms with their loss.
Haley and Quinn try to build bridges with Taylor and pull together ahead of Lydia's impending death.
Nathan tries to support Haley and Jamie through Lydia's illness.
Quinn and Haley and Taylor receive some unexpected news from their mum; she has pancreatic cancer.
The gang forget Haley's birthday in the wake of an 80s style reunion dance at the high school.
Haley is furious when Taylor turns up at her house with Quinn's ex-husband in tow.
Clay and Quinn analyse their relationship.
Nathan and Haley prepare to move to Barcelona.
One Tree Hill: You Know I Love You, Don't You?
Nathan and Haley scrutinise their careers.


Large numbers of Turkish troops — including at least 15 long-range artillery pieces and tanks — moved to the Syrian frontier from the eastern city of Diyarbakir. A video published by the Turkish Cihan News Agency showed Turkish tanks being transported by carrier trucks toward the frontier.
The mobilization followed statements by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the Turkish military will respond to any future violation of its border by Syrian military elements.
"As awe-inspiring as Turkey's friendship is, Turkey's wrath is equally awe-inspiring," Erdogan told the Turkish parliament on Tuesday.
Opposition sources in Syria reported at least 86 civilians were killed by Assad troops on Tuesday.
The father of one of the two missing pilots who were shot down in Friday's incident told Turkish newspaper Hürriyet Daily News that he opposed Turkey going to war over his son.
NATO's North Atlantic Council condemned Tuesday Syria's downing of the Turkish jet on Friday, but did not recommend military action for the act, as Ankara has requested.
"It is another example of the Syrian disregard for international norms, peace and security, and human life," said the NATO chief, expressing his solidarity with Turkey, but making no mention of retaliatory action.
During the meeting, Turkey briefed the North Atlantic Council on the downing Friday of its unarmed RF-4E reconnaissance jet over the Mediterranean Sea. It crashed into the sea a mile inside international waters. The two pilots are still missing.
The discussions were held under Article 4 of NATO's founding treaty, which allows a NATO member, in this case Turkey, to request consultations if its security has been threatened, officials and diplomats said.
Turkey had asked the meeting be held under article 5, which stipulates an attack on any member country is an attack on all of NATO.
Rasmussen said NATO was following the situation closely. "I certainly expect that such an incident will not happen again," he said.
The secretary-general has also repeatedly said that the alliance would need a clear international mandate, and regional support, before it embarked on a mission in Syria. Last year, NATO launched air attacks on Libyan government targets only after receiving a mandate from the UN Security Council, along with backing from the Arab League.
Syria said the downing was an accident, caused by the "automatic response" of an officer commanding an anti-aircraft position who saw an unidentified jet flying at high speed and low altitude.
But Erdogan said Syria shot down the unarmed plane in international airspace in a "deliberate" and "hostile" act and without warning. He said border violations in the region were not uncommon and that Syrian helicopters violated Turkish airspace five times recently, without Turkish response.
On Monday, Turkey revealed that a search and rescue plane sent to find the downed recon jet had been shot at as well, but did not crash.
The downing of the jet has aggravated tense ties between the two neighbors. Turkey has repeatedly called on Assad to step down as 33,000 Syrians have sought refuge in Turkey, fleeing a government crackdown on a popular uprising.
In Syria's case, the Arab League hasn't been able to agree on the need for military intervention. And Russia and China — both veto-wielding members of the Security Council — have consistently shielded Assad's regime from international sanctions over its violent crackdown on protests. They have called on neighboring countries to refrain from provocative actions that could spark a wider war.


The lines are representing two muon tracks running out from the interaction point and bending in the detector's magnetic field. A personal touch is an electromagnetic cascade produced by one of the muons at the 12th fret. Dealing with such cascades is one of the things I've been doing for a long time in CMS.
The drawing is a little bit cheated, since cascades like this usually happen to very high energy muons and the ones plotted are low energy. How do I know? Its because of the bending. The higher the energy, the smaller the bending. The really high-energy ones that I work with look basically straight. But straight lines would look boring so I decided to slip in this little scientific inaccuracy, in favor of aesthetics.


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Jesse James tombstone in Granbury.
103-Year-Old Jesse James' Grave
Let's just accept the premise that the outlaw Jesse James was not killed in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1882. Instead, he died of natural causes in 1951 only three weeks shy of his 104th birthday.
Where did Jesse live out his peaceable last months? In Granbury, Texas, as J. Frank Dalton. His headstone in the Granbury Cemetery, formerly a nondescript slab inscribed with the Dalton name, was later replaced by a nicer headstone with the James name. It's inscribed, "CSA - Jesse Woodson James. Sept. 5, 1847-Aug. 15, 1951. Supposedly killed in 1882." A small Confederate flag is etched above the inscription. Meanwhile, the grave of the "real" Jesse James back in Kearney, Missouri, is supposedly occupied by a man named Charlie Bigelow, who was killed so Jesse could start over with a clean slate.
As we entered the cemetery, a man with odd teeth was leaving -- until he saw us. Then he followed us back to the grave to tell us that, "They dug up the wrong man. He's not buried where this stone is. The real body's back up that way, near my Dad." He was referring to a DNA test performed in 2000, which showed that the remains of J. Frank Dalton were in fact not Jesse James. Folks in Granbury insist that the testers dug up the wrong bones!
Also see: Outlaw Relocation Program | Jesse James Didn't Die!
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We are one month away from Dexter turning two. TWO! The years are starting to fly by, never mind the months.
What is new this month with my little cherub? I've got lots to tell you as always.
Dexter's language is coming on leaps and bounds. He now has over 120 words and has started forming two word sentences such as 'bye bye beach' and 'more milk' which has been incredible. My husband and I have been really fortunate to spend the past month at home with him (my husband with him the first two weeks and me the second two weeks) and it's really given us a chance to help him with his language.
He loves pointing out and naming his body parts and telling us animal sounds when we ask him. His favourite one is ROAR for dinosaurs and lions. He is very vocal about where he wants to go, what he wants to eat and where he wants to be. He often asks 'OUT' in the mornings when I go into his room and when I am doing my make up he insists to come 'UP' and sit on my lap.
Over the past month he has become much more affectionate giving us hugs and kisses and wanting to be picked up and snuggled which has just been a dream come true for me.
Sleep has been great and he's been having 11-12 hours a night plus 2-3 hours in the day. Really cannot complain on that respect. Over the past week he's been ill so there have been a few nightly wake ups, but nothing a dummy doesn't fix.
He is very keen to tell me when he has done a poo and it's quite obvious when he is going to do one as he prances around the bedroom as if he's about to go into labour which is quite hilarious. Potty training had been mentioned by a couple of my colleagues but he is not interested in the potty and was pretty petrified when I asked him if he wanted to sit on the toilet with one of the toilet seats I got him, so we are definitely holding off on that for now.
This weeks I've got all of his new 2-3 year stuff out and he's started wearing a few of the t shirts. They're still a little on the big side but not massive. I've started to put away a few of his 18-24 month stuff as it's gotten a little small, but most of it is still in his full to bursting wardrobe.
He's loved getting out and about this month to the beach and the park and his new favourite thing to spot while out and about is a bus. He is OBSESSED with busses and will watch Wheels on the Bus on repeat for hours if I let him. He loves singing along where he can and often Just says the odd word here and there.
He had his second ever haircut this month and I wasn't that impressed with it, but as the month has worn on it is looking better and better.
Another of his favourite activities is getting stickers out of a sticker book and sticking them on his t shirt. I like buying him sticker books with a wide variety of stickers, I then ask him what each sticker is and he either says the word or I tell him, then he sticks it on his top. He has fun and it's a little learning for him too. He has also loved playing with his garage, toddlebike and getting all of his books out one by one and looking at the pictures.


:: OnePageAfrica ::: Offshore aquaculture: The future of seafood?
The goal of the program is to advance and expand US aquaculture, as a complement to wild harvests, to keep the countries fisheries sustainable and resilient to growing demand.
The new rule authorises NOAA Fisheries to issue permits for an initial period of 10 years for growing species such as red drum, cobia, and almaco jack in federal waters in the Gulf.
"Today we grow most of our food on land, but we're running out of water and arable land, so the question becomes, how are we going to produce the food that the world will need in the future?" Michael Rubino,director of NOAA fisheries asserted.
"Aquaculture is sure to be part of the solution, and the United States is in a unique position. Every coastal nation controls economic activities in a zone reaching 200 miles (321 kilometres) from shore, and the US EEZ is the largest in the world at 4.4 million square miles (11.4 million square kilometres)," Rubino stated.
Marine aquaculture specifically refers to the culturing of species that live in the ocean and US marine aquaculture industry primarily produces oysters, clams, mussels, shrimp, and salmon.
After 30 years of innovation and learning, the practices and technologies available today are significantly improved over those available during the industry's early years.
While US aquaculture currently accounts for 20 per cent of the value of domestic fishery landings, US production still lags behind much of the world despite representing a significant opportunity for coastal communities and domestic seafood production capacity.
Concerns about the potential pollution of ocean habitats and the effects on wild fish population have been thoroughly considered by the administration.
"Salmon farming is going through a revival in part because of responsible practices they've developed. Their locations are properly sited in terms of water quality, their feeds are efficient in that they don't sink to the bottom, they vaccinate the fish instead of using antibiotics.
" They've had few if any escapes in recent years, and they even fallow between crops like land-based farmers to allow the bottom to recuperate. So we've made a lot of progress in terms of environmentally friendly seafood farming," Rubino stated.
"The Gulf of Mexico rule builds on what we've learned over the decades about producing seafood in a responsible and sustainable way. It includes a comprehensive suite of environmental regulations that will be enforced by NOAA Fisheries, the Environmental Protection Agency, and others.
"Those regulations require that water quality be maintained, that endangered species are protected, and that only species native to the area are farmed," Rubino added.


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WATCH: Rep. Liz Cheney Introduces Telehealth Bill
Nick Perkins Published: June 23, 2021
On Tuesday, Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney introduced the 'Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021' bill, legislation that would continue to grant Americans access to "critical telehealth technology.'
The bill aims to extend the telehealth policies introduced because of the COVID-19 pandemic, in an effort to continue to allow sick Americans, especially senior citizens, to utilize the technology instead of having to make in-person doctor visits.
Rep. Cheney released a video on Wednesday, offering details and insight into what the bill hopes to accomplish.
"This new bill would codify the important but temporary changes made during COVID-19 so that, going forward, people all across Wyoming can continue to access critical telehealth technology," Cheney stated. "This is vital, especially for our seniors and for anybody living in our rural areas. Instead of having to travel miles to a hospital or a medical center, this legislation would allow those individuals to visit with their doctor or a medical professional by way of a computer, tablet, or phone."
Throughout the pandemic, numerous Americans relied on telehealth communication for doctor visits, therapist appointments and more. Cheney said this technology reduces exposure to other patients who might be sick and that it empowers individuals to be more flexible with their health-care decisions.
It also cuts down on wait times.
"I'm very proud to be leading this effort and honored to be joined in it by my friend, Representative Debbie Dingell, who's co-sponsoring this legislation with me," Cheney said. "I'm also encouraged that the legislation already received the support of the American Medical Association, as well as both the Wyoming Hospital Association and Wyoming Primary Care Association."
Cheney applauded the move to telehealth communication during the pandemic, but stated that it should continue to be utilized when necessary.
"The changes made during COVID-19 to expand this practice were a good start, but we must go further," she said. "We must make those changes permanent so that people across Wyoming never have to drive for hours or leave their homes if it's difficult simply to see a doctor. This legislation would put an end to that and allow the people of Wyoming to take advantage of telehealth services moving forward."
Video of Cheney's message can be seen below.
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You've started your organizational strategic planning, now you are ready to evaluate last year and move into planning for this year. If you haven't, no worries, just go ahead and listen to episode 0015 on Grant Writing & Funding. Or better yet, click here to get the free downloadable to set yourself up for 2018.
You may be at the point where you have completed your "Why," reviewed your organization's mission and vision statements, conducted a S.W.O.T. analysis, outlined your agenda, and now you are ready to review last year and get going on this year. But how do you do this without it turning into a griping session about all the failures or only celebrating the wins and dismissing any lessons to be learned? Today's article and podcast will discuss how to conduct the best evaluation.
If you are like most nonprofits, you will not do the above and will do the ho-hum stuff that you did last year, and the year before, and the year before that. Why? Because you feel drained of energy just thinking about all that is involved in change. Your staff knows how to do that same outreach that targets the exact same people every year. But guess what? Taking the time to do this activity will actually give your staff new energy. Actually, coming up with ideas will increase their morale, creativity and sense of purpose. Many people who join nonprofits do it because they are passionate about the cause. But let's face it, after years of the ho-hum activities, burned out schedules, and extremely low salaries (it does NOT have to be this way!) they lose their sense of purpose. I say this from the stance of being one of those people and being surrounded by hundreds of those who have shared in this experience. When I see the spark reignite is when they are able to utilize their creativity and skills in optimal ways…and their voices are heard and matter. This activity will be an amazing way to light this fire.
The activity I'll be speaking about today is great to do as a group. Maybe your nonprofit is just yourself and a small board of directors, at this point in time. That's fine. Go ahead and conduct this with your group. Maybe your organization is very large with 50+ employees and staff. Then you may want to do this with your executive team and your board of directors. It really depends on the structure of your organization in how you move forward on this activity, but it really should be done as a group, if possible. In this way you will have input from various people with different roles, which will bring to the table well-rounded perspective, solutions and ideas. For example, the executive director may have thought a function went wonderful as they were mostly interfacing with people at the event, but the administrative assistant who had to coordinate behind the curtain may have experienced logistical nightmares. Therefore, it is important to bring in different people who worked on various elements of programs and functions.
Let's look at each of these a little bit closer. What worked? Let's first celebrate the wins instead of the whines. If your organization keeps a calendar, go ahead and take out the previous year's calendar. All staff or executives may want to take out their day planners and skim through to stimulate their memories. It's possible that your organization conducts debrief meetings after events or functions (Tip: do this!). If you do, then you can go ahead and take out the minutes from these meetings to review them so you remember the details.
When reviewing, take a moment to consider each of the following (for a downloadable sheet click here).
What were some administrative wins?
What worked well for fundraisers?
What worked well in communicating with beneficiaries?
What worked well with serving beneficiaries?
What worked well with creating and strengthening community partners?
What worked well with staff and volunteer morale?
Which event worked the best?
Secondly, let's look at what bombed. Next on your list is to identify some lessons learned or challenges that were faced in a solution-oriented way.
What can you change so this won't happen again?
What challenges were there with financial / fundraising?
Were there any challenges in communicating with beneficiaries?
Were there challenges with strengthening relationships with partners?
If so, what could you put into place so this won't happen again?
Were new relationships established with partners?
What types of organization can you identify to target this year?
Was there any staff miscommunication or low staff morale?
Were there any challenges with events and/or fundraisers?
If yes, what were the challenges?
Did you reach your fundraising goals?
Now you've got a good look at what worked and didn't work. By answering the 'Why's' behind 'why it worked?' and 'why it didn't work?' will provide you with some great insight about how to improve your nonprofit in 2018. Can you see how creating a group and then asking these questions will really allow you to improve your direction for the upcoming year? This is huge! This simple activity could literally take a couple of hours, but it will save you hundreds of hours during your year and quite possibly help you increase your donations and funding tenfold.
Remember, it is important to do this activity! Don't think, "Er, well it went okay. So let's do that same fundraiser this year and do it the same way." Sure, you might want to do that same fundraiser in the exact same way, but that would be rare.
Once you are done with this activity, keep your notes for the next activity: Identifying Goals, Objectives, and Activities!
Please click here to get the free downloadable to include all these questions.
Let me know any other questions you may have on celebrating wins and finding solutions to challenges.
Okay, but we're not done yet. Stay tuned for the next podcast!


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Olympics and Real Time Communications
The idea of saving the events most appealing to the American public for prime time viewing certainly isn't new.
But this year, NBC's coverage is a disaster. Well, depends how you define disaster because the ratings are high and the picture quality is fine. They have had their share of complaints about the coverage being too American or wrong time for commercials, but by far the biggest issue this year is the delayed coverage and spoilers.
From Mashable: "The fact that NBC seems insistent on spoiling its own coverage across as many forms of media as possible — because its left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. The Today Show promo incident is the best-known example. Fans sat down to watch Missy Franklin compete in the 100m backstroke, only to see a teaser for her appearance on NBC the following morning — complete with Franklin flashing her gold medal — before the time-delayed race had even started. (The network has since apologized.)
Once again, worlds collide. The old model of television programming and prime time appears to be in conflict with our new world of real time communications. It isn't clear to me how coverage should be done in the future. Is the concept of real time dead?
Not long ago we had a major soap opera involving prime time heavyweights Leno and Conan. I could not help but wonder then, and still do now – why? Why didn't Conan just go to the web and create a show that people can download and stream on-demand? He ended up going to cable television. I don't know who won the ratings battle (I assume Leno), but Conan is winning social with many more followers on Twitter and Facebook. In other words, the evidence is piling up that ratings are not that important. That instead we communicate via more interactive methods.
I don't watch a lot of television, but when I do it is rarely live TV. To be fair, NBC is making coverage available over the Internet to streamers, but only if you have a cable subscription. That's forcing many to find it illegally. Thousands prefer the commercial-free comfort of BBC Olympic coverage, which is "technically" unavailable in the US.
Pick a side: Broadband networks (still mostly with flat rate pricing), quality endpoints, a connected real time society, and of course the DVR OR queuing sporting events for prime time playback.
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Do you have a particular definition you attach to them? And do you know where – or when – you learned to define them that way?
The first time I read this Oatmeal comic about being happy, I had quite a few feels.
I felt resistance around the idea. It grated — how can a human claim to never be happy? Isn't that one of the built-in experiences that comes along with these bodies and minds?
The way Matthew sees it, there is no middle ground. You're either happy or unhappy.
I think part of why I had a hard time with his explanation is because I see a looser definition of the word — I see an entire spectrum of emotion where happy and unhappy are just points along the graph.
And maybe that's what he's actually getting at.
What I do agree with is this: the way we use and define words has a massive influence on us.
Even with all its complexity, human language is often not cut out for describing things that you feel or experience on more than a physical level.
And yet we so often get caught up in the idea that we have to strive to be "happy" or "content".
I have a hard time with certain words.
"Content" is one of them. To me, the word indicates settling, allowing ourselves – or pretending – to be okay with a situation that is less than ideal.
"Busy" is another. I cannot stand this word, and what it has come to mean. It's an indicator that our lives are full of stuff we'd rather not be doing, or that other people are making us do. That there's no time for the important things. That time is slipping away, out of our control.
How can you be more cognizant of the words that you use, and the story that those words are telling about your life?
Yoga and meditation both help you ride the waves of life.
You don't struggle to avoid the lows.
And you don't scratch and claw and bite to stay up in the highs.
Instead, you do your best to go with the flow. To shake off the bad times, and to enjoy the good ones while they're here.
You allow yourself to be totally in the moment, experiencing every bit of the emotional spectrum — but not allowing yourself to become attached to or defined by those emotions.
So maybe Matthew is right.
Maybe we should all do things that are meaningful, even if they don't make us happy.
Because isn't that what this whole human experience is about?
You experience life from within the lens of your life.
And I have a different experience because my internal landscape and life story are different.
How can you be more present to the experiences that life brings your way? And do you have words that you feel are limiting by their very definition? Let me know in the comments!


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Borrowed from the male wardrobe, this sleeveless cardigan covered with light stripes on a white background adds bang on-trend androgynous charm to a look. Like a low-cut wrap cardigan, it features two side pockets and a fastening which buttons from left to right. Worn open, it reveals its androgynous charm. Teamed with a white lace blouse, the magic of contrasting genres operates and reveals a bold ensemble.


(?), n. (Eccl.) A female deacon; as: (a) (Primitive Ch.) One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons. (b) (Ch. of Eng. and Prot. Epis. Ch.) A woman set apart for church work by a bishop. (c) A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists.


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UNITED STATES | Central Massachusetts, Massachusetts Travel Guide
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Front Street and The Common, Worcester, Massachusetts (from a 1907 postcard)
Worcester County makes up the central part of Massachusetts. It is probably one of the more ignored parts of the state: People think of Boston and the Seacoast to the east, and the mountainous pleasures of the Berkshires to the west, and overlook this region entirely. Although it is crisscrossed by several interstate highways, and the suburbs are slowly encroaching on its edges, much of central Massachusetts is rural farmland, with many an 18th-century church and an occasional church bell cast by Paul Revere.
This was once the territory of the Nipmucks, whose name meant "people of the freshwater places." They spoke Algonquian, so were linked to the tribes west of them. There are about 1,600 Nipmucks still living here, mostly in the southern areas, which are the Blackstone River valley and around Sturbridge. Some of them may have joined in the last major Indian-Colonist "war," called King Philip's War, of 1675-1678, a final attempt by the Native Americans to retain their lands here. King Philip, also known as Metacom or Pometacom, was the son of Massasoit, Sachem of the Wampanoag tribe, a tribe better known for its association with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. The skirmishes began in the Plymouth region, on the coast, and Captain Benjamin Church pursued the rebellious band to Albany and to Rhode Island. The placement of the early colonial villages on hilltops probably reflected their anxiety about attacks from the former inhabitants of the land.
Today the Central Region is made up of four sections: the Johnny Appleseed Trail, the northern half of the region, where mountain preserves jostle against wide tracts of farmlands and orchards (more on Johnny Appleseed himself later); the Worcester Metro region, surrounding New England's second largest city, Worcester (pronounced WOOS-ter or WUSStuh locally; pop. more than 170,000); the Blackstone Valley, a tenuously preserved rural fragment caught between the interstate highways and the Rhode Island border, with some good hiking still available; and the oddly quiet region of Sturbridge and the Brookfields, where Old Sturbridge Village offers a model 19th-century New England community, for a sample of time travel at its best.
The eastern border of the region is roughly Interstate 495, the outer beltway around Boston; the western border cuts through Quabbin Reservoir, an immense manmade lake, on state and county maps, but this guide includes the farther (western) edge of Quabbin also, to make touring more sensible. The north and south borders are the state lines, with New Hampshire to the north (many of the hiking trails go on into these mountains), and Rhode Island to the south (river paddling may take you in this direction). Slashing through the middle, north to south, is Interstate 190, the main route into and out of Worcester. Route 2 takes the traveler in east-west directions across the north of the region, and Interstate 90, the Massachusetts Turnpike (toll), across the south.
There is a small airport at Worcester, but air travel to the region is usually through Boston's Logan Airport.
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The Station Review (XONE)
Walking simulator / narrative adventure games can be successful if they accomplish any one or combination of the following – great presentation, great story, great puzzles. Get at least one of those things right and your game is worth playing as far as I'm concerned. The latest walking sim to hit the Xbox One and PS4, The Station (from an impressive collection of industry vets), hits those high points and is a memorable and worthwhile experience overall. It fails in one key area, however, as it is far too short and leaves you wishing there was a lot more of it. See all of the details in our full Xbox One review of The Station.
Publisher: The Station
Developer: The Station
ESRB Rating: "T" for Teen
Genre: First-Person-Adventure
Pros: Nice presentation; creepy atmosphere; some great puzzles
Cons: Too short
MSRP: $15
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Sentient life has been discovered on an alien planet. The aliens on the surface are a brutal and violent race constantly engaged in war, however, so a stealth space station was sent there to secretly observe them. Something happened, though, and communications with the space station are abruptly cut off so your character is sent to investigate. Your investigation requires you to re-activate functions on the station as well as try to figure out what happened to the three-person crew. You also discover the true nature of the aliens down on the planet, which culminates in a pretty solid, but predictable, twist ending.
If investigating a suddenly silent space station sounds familiar, that's because 2017's Xbox One console exclusive Tacoma did pretty much the same thing. The difference between The Station and Tacoma, however, is that The Station offers actual gameplay that makes you an active participant in the story rather than just a passive observer of a story that already happened. The Station still has messages to read and audio files to listen to so you can learn about the crew, but that is in addition to the exploration and puzzle solving gameplay which makes for a more fun and more complete package than Tacoma (and some other walking sims) offered.
The gameplay in The Station takes place from a first-person perspective as you walk around the station and solve puzzles to re-activate systems, open new sections of the station, and learn what happened. The gameplay is fine and, thankfully, moves along fairly quickly so you don't get frustrated by having to slowly walk all over. The real star here is the puzzles that task you with thinking outside of the box a bit to solve them. Repairing a service robot, for example, requires specific parts stored away in a couple of dozen different bins. First you have to figure out which bin the part you need is in, then sort out the usable units from the duds. Another puzzle has you tuning batteries to specific frequencies. And yet another has you figuring out how to unlock a door by solving a riddle. It is interesting and fun to discover how to solve the puzzles and I really enjoyed all of them.
One other thing I find interesting about The Station is that it is pretty intuitive. The puzzles just make sense and figuring out what to do next and where to go is surprisingly logical. There is a AR pop up menu / guide to help point you in the right direction, but I honestly never used it on my first playthough. I didn't need to. I did use it a bit on a second run to wrap up a couple of achievements, though.
My only real problem with The Station is that there just isn't enough of it. The game only takes a couple of hours to finish and there are only a small handful of puzzles overall. I want more. I'm not satisfied. This is a unique problem in my experience with walking sims as most either overstay their welcome and are too long (Everybody's Gone to the Rapture) or reach a satisfying conclusion and end right when they need to (What Remains ofEdith Finch, Firewatch). It has been rare that I've been hungry for more from a walking simulator, but that is where I'm at with The Station. It just ain't long enough.
The presentation in The Station is well done throughout. The visuals are nice and clean and detailed and I like the overall design of the station itself as it isn't just clean and futuristic and has some messy mechanical guts on display here and there. The sound is absolutely wonderful as the voice acting is solid but the environmental sound effects of the station creaking and groaning around you are fantastic. A real sense of dread and suspense slowly builds throughout the game and the sound is a major part of that.
All in all, The Station is a very well put together walking sim with excellent puzzles, nice presentation, and a solid story but there just isn't enough of it. It's great, but the $15 price is probably just a skosh too high for a short experience that doesn't leave you satisfied. Walking sim fans will definitely dig it, but maybe wait for a sale before you buy.
Disclosure: A review code was provided by the publisher.
Posted by Eric at 11:31:00 AM
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