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The Chi Phi Greek Life Museum provides a long-awaited opportunity to preserve, protect and present the historic documents, photographs and memorabilia of not only Chi Phi, but many other influential Greek organizations. The museum, which is operated by the Chi Phi Educational Trust, demonstrates how our Fraternity relates to the larger fraternal movement in America.
The mission of the Greek Life Museum is to provide a repository for books, artifacts, and memorabilia from across the spectrum of Greek Organizations. These materials showcase the impact that Greek Letter societies have had on the United States and the world, through the contributions of their members. The collections also serve as a valuable resource at a central location for those wishing to research specific topics not only related to Chi Phi, but to the other organizations represented in the collections.
The Greek Life Museum represents the culmination of 3 years work in the development of a facility to serve a s repository for all Greek letter organizations. Opened on March 28, of 2015, with over 100 guests in attendance, the Greek Life Museum has served as a repository and research site for preservation of materials related to Greek Letter organizations. The concept of the Greek Life Museum is an outgrowth of the efforts of generations of Chi Phi Brothers who have worked to collect and preserve the records of the Chi Phi fraternity going back nearly 200 years. Until very recently, the records of the fraternity were spread in different locations or stored in substandard facilities and not until now has the opportunity presented itself for a dedicated site containing display, storage and maintenance space.
The Greek Life Museum is housed in the William M. Byrd National Headquarters Building of the Chi Phi Fraternity, in Suwanee, Georgia just north of Atlanta. The facility includes 650 square feet of exhibit space, an archival storage area, and a Curator's work room where preservation and management of the collections take place.
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Q: Can we somehow using some hack implement circular movement of tasks in an airflow? Mostly its not possible but is there any way around? I know that it just allows acyclic movement but is there any way around like we could programmatically implement it?

A: One way to do this is to make the DAG re-trigger itself:
from datetime import datetime
from time import sleep
from airflow import DAG
from airflow.operators.python_operator import PythonOperator
from airflow.operators.dagrun_operator import TriggerDagRunOperator

DAG_ID = 'cycle_dag'

default_args = {
    'owner': 'Airflow',
    'start_date': datetime(2011, 1, 1, 1, 1),
}

with DAG(
    dag_id=DAG_ID,
    default_args=default_args,
    schedule_interval="@once",
    catchup=False,
    max_active_runs=1,  # We want only one running DAG at a time
) as dag:
    do = PythonOperator(
        task_id='do_some_work', python_callable=sleep, op_args=[10]
    )
    repeat = TriggerDagRunOperator(task_id='repeat', trigger_dag_id=DAG_ID)

do >> repeat

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Crunchy toffee chunks and a sprinkling of sea salt in a very smooth and luxurious dark chocolate.
The crunchy toffee in this bar is made with sugar from Manduvria in Paraguay, a fair trade cooperative working to improve the lives of small-scale farmers.
Deep and Rich Cocoa with a subtle ripe fruitiness and a lingering finish.


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Game Summary - Mud Cats Marauders FINAL
TRELL, Field 3
Mud Cats 4 1 0 2 0 1 8
Marauders 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
A Bartlow. 0 0 0 0 0 0
G (Gio) Carrera. 0 0 0 0 0 0
J (Jax) Castellano. 0 0 0 0 0 0
B Eagan. 0 0 0 0 0 0
A Fingerlin. 0 0 0 0 0 0
C Flores. 0 0 0 0 0 0
R Grouss. 0 0 0 0 0 0
B Hedinger. 0 0 0 0 0 0
C Lynch. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Francis (Rocco) Pearson. 0 0 0 0 0 0
J (Jay) Rios. 0 0 0 0 0 0
A Bartlow. 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G (Gio) Carrera. 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J (Jax) Castellano. 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B Eagan. 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A Fingerlin. 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C Flores. 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R Grouss. 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B Hedinger. 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C Lynch. 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Francis (Rocco) Pearson. 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J (Jay) Rios. 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marauders Game Recap
Mudcats 8 Marauders 1
Updated Saturday April 13, 2019 by Michael Mendes.
Devin C. = 59
Mike M. = 32
Philipp L. = 7
Marauders Pitching:
Austin B = 69
Jayden R. = 54


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Oklahoma governor refuses teachers' demands, extending strike
Oklahoma teachers pressed Gov. Mary Fallin to keep the hotel tax, but she repealed it anyway.
Casey Quinlan Twitter Apr 11, 2018, 11:49 am
Thousands of teachers supporters strike at the state capitol on April 9, 2018 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. CREDIT: J Pat Carter/Getty Images
Many school districts across Oklahoma were closed Wednesday, as teachers continued their walkouts for an eighth day to protest lawmakers' failure to meet their meet their demands for increased funding for education.
On Tuesday, Gov. Mary Fallin (R) signed legislation that would repeal the hotel/motel tax. Teachers wanted the governor to veto the bill and keep the tax in place, as they said it would create more funding for education. The governor also signed bills that allow casinos to use ball and dice games and require third-party online retailers to collect sales tax. Those two measures would provide the state with $22 million and $20 million respectively.
That's not enough for teachers, who are demanding an additional $50 million in recurring funding for education.
Teachers have been pressing lawmakers for the elimination of the state's tax deduction on capital gains, which would reportedly would bring in $120 million annually. The Oklahoma Senate approved such a bill last month, but representatives voted against bringing the legislation to the floor for a vote on Tuesday.
"Class at the Capitol" – Elementary edition @benfelder_okc #OklaEd #OklaEdWalkout #OkWalk4Kids @BlueCerealEduc @mrjoshflores pic.twitter.com/e2uw1MY7kQ
— Brook Bullock (@BullockBrook) April 11, 2018
Rep. John Pfeiffer, a House majority floor leader, said lawmakers probably wouldn't consider any more major revenue bills according to the Associated Press and said, "As far as this year, we've accomplished a whole lot, and I just don't know how much more we can get done this session,"
An Oklahoma state representative, Cory Williams (D), tweeted criticism of Fallin's approach to the teachers strike.
Wouldn't it be cool if we had a governor that took a leadership role in solving the State's problems, instead of just creating them?! @GovMaryFallin
— Cory Williams (@repcorywilliams) April 10, 2018
After Fallin signed the legislation, Oklahoma Education Association President Alicia Priest released a statement, which read, "The governor and lawmakers keep closing the door on revenue options when Oklahomans are asking for a better path forward. Filing for office starts Wednesday. Public education should be the issue this November. We need candidates who are worthy of our children."
There is a line set up at the capitol for candidates to file beginning Wednesday and ending on Friday. In 2016, dozens of teachers ran for seats in the state legislature. Over 100 candidates filed as of 9:30 a.m.
Candidates lining up as filing begins at 8am. How many teachers will be running? #oklaed #oklaedwalkout pic.twitter.com/mV1A6VKNOj
— Ben Felder (@benfelder_okc) April 11, 2018
[VIDEO] FILING DAY: Line inside the Capitol is far less crowded than the line outside. Some have waited hours to file to run #OKLeg @kfor pic.twitter.com/WBfUX0ocmJ
— Lili Zheng (@lilizhengTV) April 11, 2018
Cyndi Ralston @Cyndi4OK a teacher for 30 years, is now running for the House of Rep. district 12 seat. She just filed to the cheer of a crowd behind her. She tells me "I'm a teacher, not a politician, but ready to take on the role." #OklahomaTeachersWalkout #oklaed @OKCFOX pic.twitter.com/mPw217ZP0m
— Wayne Stafford (@WayneStaffordTV) April 11, 2018
The Oklahoma Education Association (OEA) has shifted its demands and said lawmakers only need to raise $50 million more in revenue for the state budget in order to end the strike. According to KOSU, OEA Vice President Katherine Bishop said that even if there isn't enough funding for this year, there needs to be recurring revenue for the future and it can't be a one-time stipend. The OEA is proposing that the funding come from either the wind tax or repeal of the capital gains exemption. Republican senators have proposed wind tax credit reform.
It's still unclear when the strike could end. The Oklahoma Education Association applied for a permit to continue coming to the capitol next week, according to FOX23 News. The strike began on April 2.
Some teachers are less optimistic this week. Mary Means, a special education teacher from Luther High School told NewsOK, "My heart wants to be encouraged, but I am a little pessimistic. We'd be willing to come out here as many days as it takes, but some of our school systems are calling us back."
Some parents have also been feeling the strain of the walkout, especially single working parents, who have to find out each day whether schools would open and whether they have someone to watch the kids. The majority of parents have said the strike is not a burden on them, according to an OEA poll.
Last week, teachers said they would end the strike if the governor vetoed the hotel/motel tax and if legislators took action on repealing capital gains exemptions. The governor has already signed legislation approving teacher pay raises of an average $6,100. Teachers initially asked for a $10,000 raise for teachers over three years and $200 million to restore education funding, among other requests.
#Economy, #Education, #Labor Rights, #Teacher strikes


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}

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{
	Super::LoadedFromAnotherClass(OldClassName);

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India eyes Google and Skype in security crackdown
A man walks past a closed store selling mobile phones in Kolkata on Thursday, August 12.Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
By By Erika Kinetz
India may ask Google and Skype for greater access to encrypted information once it resolves security concerns with BlackBerrys, which are now under threat of a ban, according to a government document and two people familiar with the discussions.
The 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, which were coordinated with satellite and cell phones, helped prompt a sweeping security review of telecommunications ahead of the Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi in October.
On July 12, officials from India's Department of Telecommunications met with representatives of three telecom service provider groups to discuss interception and monitoring of encrypted communications by security agencies.
"There was consensus that there are more than one type of service for which solutions are to be explored," according to a copy of the minutes of the meeting obtained by The Associated Press. "Some of them are BlackBerry, Skype, Google etc. It was decided first to undertake the issue of BlackBerry and then the other services."
"They have clearly instructed us that after BlackBerry, they are going to take to task Google, Skype and similar services that bypass the monitoring department of India," said Rajesh Chharia, president of the Internet Service Providers Association of India, who attended the meeting. "According to the law, they have to allow monitoring."
The officials' immediate concern was the BlackBerry, but they also plan to look at Google and other companies that use encryption for e-mail and messaging services, said Rajan Mathews, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India, who was briefed on the meeting.
Google and Skype said Friday they haven't received any notices from the government.
The Home Ministry said present talks involve only BlackBerry maker, Canada-based Research In Motion.
"We are talking only to BlackBerry," ministry spokesman D.R.S. Chaudhary said Friday. "Not to Google or others."
On Thursday, India threatened to ban BlackBerry services unless the device's manufacturer makes them accessible to its security agencies by Aug. 31.
On Friday, Research In Motion Vice President Robert E. Crowe met with Home Ministry officials in New Delhi to try to avoid the ban. No details of the outcome of the meeting were immediately available.
Associated Press writers Nirmala George and Ashok Sharma in New Delhi contributed to this report.
By Erika Kinetz


How To Save A Workaholic's Neck!
It's hard to admit…. but all of these years of hunching over a computer have caught up with me. I honestly don't think that it was JUST leaning over the laptop or iPhone that made things as bad as they are today… I think my pace of life and holding a heavy camera are to blame as well! The truth is, being a wedding photographer is HARD on your body!! I found out two years ago that I had a reversed neck curve. Eek! If you don't know what that means, I'll tell you this…. it's NOT GOOD.
So tell me…. does the SOUND of these words make you cringe and break into hot sweats?! :DARK CHURCHES, BUSY BEACHES, ZERO WINDOWS, RED CARPET, HEAVY SHADE, GREEN GRASS, GREEN TREES, GREEN FACES!!! Yikessssssss!!! It doesn't matter HOW experienced you are as a photographer, these situations are NOT FUN! They can be downright frustrating, annoying and crippling if you don't have solutions for handling them!
I've been there and I get it! Today I had a conversation about these struggles we all experience as photographers and I recorded it for you!!
I have to admit… there is part of me that is still so surprised that I'm even writing this blog post. I'm still in shock that this trip even happened! We have never come so close to cancelling a trip before! Four days before we were supposed to leave, we found out that Evy would be getting into her "Hip harness" early! We were excited and thankful to have another alternative to the Spica Cast but starting in the harness early made for sleepless nights and a frustrated baby!


Right I have a favour to ask you if you've been reading my posts over the first 3 months of the life of Pretty Thrifty; would you take a sec to nominate me and this little site I've lovingly crafted for Wedding Magazines 2014 Wedding Blog Awards? I'd be ever so grateful!
It seems that all the cool kids were at the party last year and I would very much like to get word out about Pretty Thrifty so that I can say to people far and wide "hey... it's OK not to spend a fortune on your wedding; you don't need to keep up with the Kardashians; it's OK not to buy into all the nonsense" and to shout even louder "Be proud of your bargains!"
You might think, "hang on a minute, why is she after recognition from the industry that she often questions?" and I would certainly reply "the best way to rock the boat my friend, is to be in the boat..."
I've nominated your blog for best wedding inspiration - good luck and hopefully see you there if we both get shortlisted.


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Day: June 7, 2019
Opportunity Knocks: 11 Calls for Submissions and 3 Competitions
Davoser Café by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1928 / Public Domain
"But as Brillat-Savarin has correctly observed, coffee sets the blood in motion and stimulates the muscles; it accelerates the digestive processes, chases away sleep, and gives us the capacity to engage a little longer in the exercise of our intellects. It is on this last point, in particular, that I want to add my personal experience to Brillat-Savarin's observations." Honoré de Balzac, The Pleasures and Pain of Coffee [This links to the complete essay translated from the French.]
Gwendolyn Brooks was born on this day in 1917: Celebrating American She-Poets (23): Gwendolyn Brooks, Journalist, Poet, living in the along …
Opportunity Knocks replaces Sunday Announcements. I post it when there are enough leads. Many leads are only announced on The Poet by Day Facebook Page.
Links to articles, events and news of interest to poets and writers are regularly published on The Poet by Day FaceBook Page.
You are welcome (encouraged) to share your work and announcements on The BeZine Arts and Humanities Facebook Group Discussion Page.
MARK YOU CALENDAR: SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 is 100,000 POETS FOR CHANGE, GLOBAL, 2019 and THE BeZINE 100,000 POETS FOR CHANGE VIRTUAL EVENT, hosted by Michael Dickel. Look for updates on this site, The BeZine, and at 100tpc.org
Join us for this week's WEDNESDAY WRITING PROMPT, How to Be a Poet; poems submitted on theme in response to Wednesday Writing Prompt are posted the following Tuesday, making a lovely collection for poets and readers.
"THE BeZINE" CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS thebezine.com is open for the upcoming June edition to be published on June 15, deadline June 10. This is an entirely volunteer effort, a mission. We are unable to pay contributors but neither do we charge for submissions or subscriptions. The theme is sustainability. We publish poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, feature articles, art and photography, and music videos and will consider anything that lends itself to online posting. There are no demographic restrictions. We do not publish work that promotes hatred or advocates for violence. All such will be immediately rejected. We'd like to see work that doesn't just point to problems but that suggests solutions. We are also interested in initiatives happening in your community – no matter where in the world – that might be easily picked up by other communities. Please forward your submissions to bardogroup@gmail.com No odd formatting. Submit work in the body of your email along with a BRIEF bio. Work submitted via Facebook or message will not be considered for publication. We encourage you to submit work in your first language, but it must be accompanied by translation into English. / Jamie Dedes
THE BANGALOR REVIEW is a monthly digital magazine promoting literature, arts, culture, criticism, and philosophy through the publication of literary fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, criticism, poetry and art. "If you happen to be in love with life and think that your words can generate a vision, send us a shout – we'll probably like your work." Submission fee. Honorarium to one contributor each quarter. Details HERE.
THE FABULIST publishes fables, yearns, tales and fantastical very and art in both digital and print editions. Submissions close on Tuesday, June 10. Details HERE.
eFICTION INDIA publishes fiction, flash fiction, poetry, art, interviews and book reviews. It provides a few unique services: ad listings for writers, free ad listings for contributing writer, assistance with film distribution in accepted after review. No submissions fees except for the premium level (i.e., accelerated response) under Independent Film. Details HERE.
HIRAM POETRY REVIEW, Distinctive, witty, and heroic poetry since 1966 reads submission year-round. No submission fee. U.S. poets submit by snail-mail. International poets may submit by email. Details HERE.
NEW OHIO REVIEW will open for submission of poems, short stories and essays on September 15. Submission fee and discounted one-year subscription. Mark your calendar. Details HERE.
THE PASSED NOTE REVIEW is a digital publication offering fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and visual arts for young adults ages twelve through nineteen. This press also publishes shrt fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry for its blog. Details HERE.
POETS READING THE NEWS publishes unsolicited and original poetry and prose about current events from around the world and "encourages writers of all backgrounds to submit their writing, in particular writers of color, women writers, emergent writers, LGBTQI+ writers, and writers from regions near and far." Submission fee. No payment. Details HERE.
POETS READING THE NEWS STONEWALL RIOTS POETRY CHALLENGE ends in a scant three days as of this posting. It's an ekphrastic challenge. No fee. No payment. Details HERE.
SNAIL MAIL NATURE TRAIL, Youth Art and Poetry, Nature Journal from Tiny Seed Literary Press focuses on post card submissions from children and youth. Cute! If you have young children, please do check it out HERE.
TINY SEED LITERARY JOURNAL focuses on nature and publishes short fiction, poetry, art, and photography by established and emerging writers & artists. Submissions for the fall issue (September publication) open July 15. Submission fee. 10% goes to Nature Conservancy. No payment. Details HERE.
University of Sydney, School of Literature, Art and Media:
THE HELEN ANNE BELL POETRY BEQUEST AWARD 2019 offers cash award and publication with Vagabond Press for a winning collection by an Australian Women over 18 years. No entry fee. Closes August 2, 2019. Details HERE.
THE DAVID HAROLD TRIBE FICTION PRIZE 2019 offers a generous cash award to a writer living in Australia. Publication. No entry fee. Closes on August 2, 2019. Details HERE.
TIFERET JOURNAL, Fostering Peace Through Literature & Art has extended the closing date on this year's contest to June 14. $1,500 will be awarded in prizes: $500 for the best poetry submission; $500 for the best short story (fiction); and, $500 for the best essay or interview (non-fiction. Entry fee. Details HERE.
Recent in digital publications:
* Four poems , I Am Not a Silent Poet
* Remembering Mom, HerStry
* Three poems, Levure littéraire
Upcoming in digital publications:
"Over His Morning Coffee," Front Porch Review
A homebound writer, poet, and former columnist and associate editor of a regional employment newspaper, my work has been featured widely in print and digital publications including: Ramingo's Porch, Vita Brevis Literature, Connotation Press, The Bar None Group, Salamander Cove, I Am Not a Silent Poet, The Compass Rose and California Woman. I run The Poet by Day, an info hub for poets and writers and am the founding/managing editor of The BeZine.
Depression era moms and a poem by Langston Hughes
"Oh, God of Dust and Rainbows,
Help us to see
That without the dust the rainbow
Would not be."
– Langston Hughes
Family during the Great Depression (Oklahoma) by Dorothea Lange (1936), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div. digital ID cph.3c29107
As a youngster, Mother to Son was one of the first poems I read by Langston Hughes. He had me hooked right away. I wondered when and where he'd met my mother and my grandmother. Their native language and my mom's American idiom were different from that of Hughes' anonymous mom but the song was the same. These were Great Depression era (1929 – late '30s) mothers. Yes! even mine. My big sister was born in 1936. It was a hard time for most everyone but harder still for minorities, emigres, and single mothers. Hughes wrote the poem when he was twenty-one years old, so the poem actually predates the Depression and he is illustrating the Black-American experience and a mother encouraging her son to preserver in spite of all. This poem, however, has such a wonderful heroic quality and a continuing universal appeal. This is the voice of mothers throughout time and all over the world who are living in strained circumstances.
Mother to Son
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now—
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
– Langston Hughes, excerpt from The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
© Hughes' estate
Langston Hughes (1943) by Gordon Parkes / Public Domain
LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-1967), an inspiration in so many ways, was a social activist and leader of the HarlemRenaissance, a poet, novelist, playwright, and columnist. Hughes was an early innovator of a new style in his time, jazz poetry – i.e. jazz-like rhythms, improvisational feel – and much of his poetry was on social justice themes. (Jazz poetry tends to be consider outsider art. It is the root of poetry slams and hip-hop.)


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Hot News IndyCar
Reaction to dismal IndyCar TV ratings
A reader writes, Dear Autoracing1.com: Your recent article on Indy Car (as well as ALMS's) "dismal" network rating numbers reminds me of several articles I have written going back to 2008 ( http://mmgatl1.wordpress.com/ ), including articles that have appeared on AR1.com (http://www.autoracing1.com/article.asp?id=2366 or http://www.autoracing1.com/article.asp?id=1939 ), which illustrates the point that network coverage is no guarantee of ratings success. Admittedly, the Olympics skew heavily in the current outcome but as I have tried to communicate, the Indy Car television package on Versus (now NBC Sports Network) is not, respectfully, "a noose around Indy Car's neck," but perhaps more accurately an indication of Indy Car's strength as a promotion platform; a mere reflection of Indy Car's current level of popularity. It is up to Indy Car to find the new fans, as well as rekindle additional older ones, that can bring Indy Car back to some semblance of historically higher levels of fan popularity. Television coverage itself has virtually nothing to do with it until this first goal is closer to being realized.
To explain, I need to go back in time. Years ago, I sold television time at a local ABC television station in Virginia. At the time, I learned that selling advertising time was hugely influenced by two things – each relative to the other. A media buyer, the person often buying the advertising time, was primarily interested in: 1. Ratings for a specific demographic, and 2. Cost per thousand or CPM. The balance between these two elements was the critical step in determining whether a sale was made. The size of the audience reached was reflected in the cost of the advertising time. A smaller audience that reached a better targeted demographic might well be a better "buy" than a bigger audience that did not reach the advertiser's desired target. Size alone was all but immaterial to an advertiser. The CPM figure was adjusted based upon the size of the audience reached. The Olympics audience will cost much more (size), while the Indy Car audience will not. And that dear reader, is why the Versus television package was/is an appropriate television partner. Advertisers are drawn (or not) to the Indy Car demographic as a means to reach their desired target. What it does illustrate is that the amount of money that can be charged for the advertising time to reach the Indy Car audience has shrunk in recent years because of the size of the viewer audience.
Back in the day, television had a virtual lock on advertiser's mass media budgets. Now, move forward in time some twenty or thirty years, and add in the complex mass of media choices, and the real noose that is around Indy Car's neck emerges. How does Indy Car (or even racing as a whole) reach its audience in such a way as to attract new advertisers and partners? To begin with, "exposure" as a stand-alone commercial value is virtually worthless in this new world of communication. Interestingly, the Olympics does not provide commercial exposure during the actual content of the telecasts yet attracts massive commercial sponsor support. "Exposure" is certainly not unique, not particularly powerful or indeed even relevant. Until the industry as a whole moves far beyond the world of "exposure", the sport will be lost somewhere back in the 20th century wishing for a time more like it used to be and perplexed as to why it can't achieve it.
Today, television itself is having to adjust to this new world of communication. It has challenges all its own. To rely on network television as the savior it might once have been to bring new fans to Indy Car via "exposure" is a fast track to failure. Indy Car needs to focus on the one element that can bring about a more successful commercial outcome and ultimately, better national network rating numbers. More fans. It is clear to me that Indy Car is working toward that goal given its own set of internal parameters. But it isn't easy. A new television package won't take them there. More fans will. Because without them, Indy Car charts a course squarely toward becoming irrelevant to advertisers and sponsors, with or without network television.
Most respectfully,
Brian Mackey,
Mackey Marketing Group, Inc.
SPEED Quotes: Reaction to Dodge's Exit from NASCAR
Lawsuit Could Undo Sale That Created New GM, Company Says


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GDPR came into effect in May 2018. It replaced the Data Protection Act (DPA) and every business holding EU citizens' data needs to be compliant, regardless of size, location or Brexit.
GDPR does not mean the end of prospect data. It means clearer opt-in consents, detangled communication channels and transparency over how personal data will be used. People on the lists we manage will be selected in accordance to their interests and lifestyle ready to engage with your offer.
This means better campaign performance for you.
We only work with the UK's leading list owners to bring you relevant data for acquisition campaigns. Data controllers, such as our trusted data partner, Omnis, will be required to name any third-party controllers who will rely on consent.
They don't hold sensitive data such as credit scores or health records.
Omnis are ICO registered, and are already committed to the GDPR opt-in consent requirements for data collection. To maintain the accuracy of their data, Omnis screen, validate and verify the database on a regular basis. Everything DM will also be named within all of Omnis Data privacy policies.
When we design and deliver email and direct mail campaigns on behalf of our clients, we handle the data. The only time the client sees the data is when it is proactively submitted by the prospect to the company, for example when campaigns generate website traffic or in-bound calls. This removes any issue of processing third-party data… meanwhile your campaigns land with impact.
We're committed to ensuring all communications delivered by Everything DM contain the opt-out information currently required by the DPA and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (PECR). These will not be changing under the GDPR. If a recipient would like to exercise their rights of access, rectification or erasure, we will handle this directly for you.
We only release consumer and business data to organisations (to run their own campaigns) that satisfy our due diligence checks, including holding a current ICO number. As GDPR unfolds, we are keeping a close eye on announcements from the ICO in case things change.
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Gary Dobbs at the tainted archive: Frost at Christmas by R. D, Wingfield.
I'd read this book years ago but recently I'd been reading and enjoying the Inspector Frost continuation novels by James Henry, actually a pen name for James Gurbutt and Henry Sutton, and I decided it would be nice to revisit the originals and see how the new novels compare to those written by Frost creator, the late R. D. Wingfield.
Frost at Christmas was actually the first Inspector Frost book. It opens with Frost being shot and then we are told the story that takes us to this point with the life of Frost hanging in the balance. Given that Frost is a long running character then his survival comes as no surprise, but the author had originally intended to kill the character off but was persuaded to leave the story open ended. The book was written in 1972 but went unpublished for several years, finally seeing print in Canada in 1980. In the meantime the author had used the character in a radio play entitled, Three Days of Frost and actor/comedian Ronnie Barker was due to take the role but in the end it was Leslie Sands who became Frost for radio when Barker became unavailable because of TV commitments. The radio play was so popular that Wingfield wrote another play, A Touch of Frost which he would later turn into the second Frost novel which saw print in 1990.
Back to Frost at Christmas - the plot involves a missing eight year old girl, as well as a thirty year old bank robbery. Both cases merge together and keep Frost and the Chief Constable's nephew, Detective Constable Barnard run ragged. There is much humour in the slovenly character of Jack Frost and the author is at pains to create an anti-establishment character who find himself trapped very firmly within the establishment he despises.
The blurb reads: Ten days to Christmas and Tracey Uphill, aged eight, hasn't come home from Sunday School. Her mother, a pretty young prostitute, is desperate. Enter Detective Inspector Jack Frost, sloppy, scruffy and insubordinate. To help him investigate the case of the missing child, Frost has been assigned a new sidekick, the Chief Constable's nephew. Fresh to provincial Denton in an oversmart suit, Detective Constable Clive Barnard is an easy target for Frost's withering satire.
The story was used as the basis for the first episode of the popular, A Touch of Frost TV series which starred David Jason in the title role. Jason had become a big fan of the books when his good friend Ronnie Barker had expressed regret at not playing the role in the original radio series. Jason was starring alongside Barker in Open all Hours which was the TV series that prevented Barker taking over the role of Jack Frost for Wingfield's radio play. This David Jason became the face most recognisable as Inspector Jack Frost.
There are several differences between the TV storyline and the source novel - for one thing the involvement of a medium which is a huge plot point in the book is ignored, but the character of the eccentric old woman who lives with a horde of stray cats is maintained. The character of Frost is also somewhat toned down - in the book he is a scruffy, crude, chain-smoking copper who acts on hunches and completely disregards the rules. In the TV series he is a scruffy, occasional smoker who wisecracks his way through cases. In the book Frost's wife has already died of cancer when the story starts, but in the TV series she is in the last stages of her terminal illness. The main difference though between TV series and book though is that in the book the little girl is found dead while in the TV episode she is found alive and suffering from nothing more than a bang on the bounce.
The book then is darker and far better than the admittedly excellent TV version, but both are worth your time.
I couldn't agree more. I loved the TV show first, and when I picked up the books I was suprised to see how different they were. Not only are the crimes very much toned down, but they omitted the self doubt that Frost struggles with through much of the series of novels and morphed Mullet's total contempt for Frost into a kind of grudging respect for an unconventional copper. You can see why RD Wingfield said that the TV version was not "his" Jack Frost. That being said, I loved both the TV series and the series of novels, and would happily recommend them to anyone.


Based on a recent TIME magazine interview with President-Elect Donald Trump, the pharmaceutical and life science industries may expect to find coal in their Christmas stocking, and tougher pricing constraints in 2017.
As CNN put it, "Trump put the entire drug industry on notice.
In fact, Donald Trump's campaign website talked about drug importation as one potential tactic consumers could potentially use to bring down their household prescription drug costs.
Barron's acknowledged that, "Trump Comments on Drug Prices Sink Biotech." Among stocks that took price hits on 7 December following the TIME comments were Incyte, Celgene, both down 5 percent; Vertex, Illumina, Mylan, and Regeneron, down 4 percent. The SPDR S&P Pharmaceutical ETF fell 3.4 percent, and iShares NASDAQ Bioetch ETF was down 4.2 percent at one point on the day.
Health Populi's Hot Points: Check out the graph, which illustrates prescription drug price inflation fluctuations compared with medical care and general consumer price inflation (sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Note the dark blue line, which for the past two years has generally been above (and sometimes, well above) health care inflation and always above general market basket issues over the two years since May 2014.
The issue of drug pricing hit popular culture status in 2016 based on the EpiPen pricing story, on top of the past two years' stories of Gilead's Hepatitis C drug pricing (for Harvoni and Sovaldi), and the demonization of Martin Shkreli of Turing Pharmaceuticals, called, "The Bad Boy of Pharma" by the New York Times one year ago.
Note the September 12, 2016, People magazine coverage of the EpiPen, which I noted inside the issue featuring Rob Kardashian's impending fatherhood.
From an investment standpoint, DoctoRx of Seeking Alpha recommends investors take a long view looking at industry fundamentals and the fact that it's hard to cut health benefits. But in this new-new era of President Trump, what's past is not prologue. I'm expecting public support of more stringent drug pricing regimes moving closer to European nations' constraints and value-based evaluations using health economics outcomes research.


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Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: τσ|. . Thin wreath border.
Inscription of four lines, a cross below. Thin wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Σισιννίῳ πατρικίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Sisinnios patrikios and imperial protospatharios.


LORAIN, Ohio — Willie Nelson has come to Ohio to sing out in support of an old friend, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich.
Nelson performed a sold-out benefit for the congressman on Sunday in Lorain, about 25 miles west of Cleveland. The star previously campaigned for Kucinich during his bids for president.
Redistricting has thrown Kucinich into a primary battle with another veteran Democrat, Marcy Kaptur.
NEW YORK — Beware the Liam in Winter. Liam Neeson's "The Grey" topped the weekend box office with $20 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, continuing the actor's success as an action star in the winter months.
The Alaskan survivalist thriller opened above expectations, on par with previous Neeson thrillers "Taken" and "Unknown." Those films, both January-February releases, opened with $24.7 million and $21.9 million, respectively.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com.
NEW YORK — A former "American Idol" contestant is heading to Broadway. Constantine Maroulis will play the title dual role in a revival of the musical "Jekyll & Hyde" that's slated to come to New York in spring 2013 after a 25-week national tour that starts in San Diego on Oct. 2, Nederlander Presentations Inc. announced Sunday.
Maroulis, who was a finalist on the fourth season of "American Idol," had a three-year run in Broadway's "Rock of Ages" and received a best actor Tony nomination.


When the client first requests, sets or unsets a property, all properties relevant to the current program are loaded from these files in the order given above. This order ensures that program-specific properties override generic properties and user-defined properties override system-wide properties. The client can change properties at runtime and save the current properties back to disk (to the user-defined, program-specific properties file).
Program names (as returned by prog_name(3)) are converted into file name suffixes by replacing every occurrence of the file path separator ('/') with a '-'. Properties files consist of one property per line.
Each property is specified by its name, followed by '=' followed by its value. The name must not have a '=' in it unless it is quoted with a preceding '\'. Special characters are expressed in C string literal notation (e.g. \a\b\f\n\r\t\v\x1b). Spaces immediately before and after the '=' are stripped unless they are quoted with a preceding '\'. The properties files may also contain blank lines and comments ('#' until the end of the line).
Boolean property values can be expressed as 0 or 1, true or false, yes or no, on or off (case insensitive).
Returns the value of the property named name. Returns null if there is no such property. On error, returns null with errno set appropriately.
Returns the value of the property named name. Returns default_value on error or if there is no such property.
Sets the property named name to a copy of value. If prop_save(3) is called after a call to this function, the new property will be saved to disk and will be available the next time this program is executed. On success, returns the copy of value. On error, returns null with errno set appropriately.
Returns the value of the property named name as an integer. Returns 0 on error or if there is no such property or if it is not interpretable as a decimal integer.
Returns the value of the property named name as an integer. Returns default_value on error or if there is no such property or if it is not interpretable as a decimal integer.
Sets the property named name to value. If prop_save(3) is called after a call to this function, the new property will be saved to disk and will be available the next time this program is executed. On success, returns value. On error, returns 0.
Returns the value of the property named name as a double. Returns 0.0 on error or if there is no such property or if it is not interpretable as a floating point number.
Returns the value of the property named name as a double. Returns default_value on error or if there is no such property or if it is not interpretable as a floating point number.
Sets the property named name to value. If prop_save(3) is called after a call to this function, the new property will be saved to disk and will be available the next time this program is executed. On success, returns value. On error, returns 0.0.
Returns the value of the property named name as a boolean value. Returns 0 on error or if there is no such property. The values: "true", "yes", "on" and "1" are all interpreted as true. All other values are interpreted as false.
Returns the value of the property named name as a boolean value. Returns default_value on error or if there is no such property or if it is not interpretable as a boolean value. The values: "true", "yes", "on" and "1" are all interpreted as true. The values: "false", "no", "off" and "0" are all interpreted as false. All other values are disregarded and will cause default_value to be returned.
Removes the property named name. Property removal is only saved to disk when prop_save(3) is called, if the property existed only in the user-defined, program-specific properties file, or was created by the program at runtime. On success, returns 0. On error, returns -1 with errno set appropriately.
Where progname is the name of the program after being translated as described at the top of the DESCRIPTION section.
The .properties directory is created if necessary. On success, returns 0. On error, returns -1 with errno set appropriately.
Clears the properties as though they were never initialised. On success, returns 0. On error, returns -1 with errno set appropriately.
Sets the locking strategy for the prop(3) module to locker. This is only needed in multi threaded programs. It must only be called once, from the main thread. On success, returns 0. On error, returns -1 with errno set appropriately.
When there is no prog_name or home directory or when there is a parse error in a properties file or if the ~/.properties exists but is not a directory. prop_locker(3) sets this when an attempt is made to change the locker that has already been set.
This only provides coarse-grained persistence. If multiple instances of the same program are setting properties, the last to exit wins. This can be overcome by calling prop_save() after setting any property and prop_clear() before getting any property.


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Blog posted on June 6, 2019 Marketing
Earlier in the year it became known Facebook will integrate Messenger, Whatsapp and Instagram's messaging systems into a single unified platform. Here's a take on why they're going to the trouble.
+ Cryptocurrency
= A new revenue stream potentially worth billions and a better experience for everyone involved.
It's an about face from Zuckerberg's previous stance on keeping Whatsapp and Instagram independent. But recent news about their progress in developing their own cryptocurrency may fill in the blank spaces.
Facebook is a seller of audiences. We users are their product; they parse, sort, filter and bundle audiences for brands wanting to connect with customers. It's a successful business model but it isn't perfect. Users are uneasy about the security of their personal info, and marketers want data confirming Return On Investment.
Facebook thrives or dies by keeping both sides of the equation happy.
This puts Facebook in a bind when those needs are in conflict, and it's one instant messaging could hold the key to, if it's combined with another factor: commerce. Which is where messaging unification and cryptocurrency merge as a potential new revenue model.
Social media use has matured from a doors-wide-open approach to more nuanced use, focusing on quasi-confidential groups and semi-private interactions. As the newsfeed's prominence wanes and messaging rises in importance, expect more features and functions to be built into chat. WeChat's pioneering this in a big way, and Facebook may be gearing up to follow their lead. A single unified system may also mean a single unified online identity: you may want to be one kind of way on Instagram and another on Whatsapp, but this integration may make that more difficult.
UNIFICATION IS STREAMLINING
If payments, data profiles and commerce are the same across the board, this will simplify the execution and management of transactions, which could mean investing in integration now pays big dividends later. The scale Facebook operates on makes this sensible. You gotta wonder if they were thinking about this when they paid $19 Billion for Whatsapp.
WHY A CRYPTOCURRENCY?
One aspect is most certainly control. Using fiat currencies will involve banks, cross border controls, taxes, regulation and all manner of complications, all of which carry costs and will eat into profit margins. Their own cryptocurrency solves a lot of those issues. It also means the currency stays in the system: you use FB's Globalcoin to buy a new pair of shoes from Nike, who then uses it to pay the influencers in their latest campaign. Facebook may even be paying its own employees in it. That's a big vote of confidence in its use, potential and the ease in which you can move it out into fiat (should you ever need to). A Barclays Analyst estimated the cryptocurrency could generate anywhere up to $19 billion in additional revenue by 2021, which means Whatsapp would have paid for itself in less than 6 years.
WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE PAGES AND NEWS FEEDS?
Chat doing the heavy lifting for commerce and communication means other channels, like newsfeed or your 'gram stream, can re-focus on other elements. less buttons, less likes and comments, more imagery. Putting less influence on function may let the focus return to form. In other words, content might become more fun, and less, consumer-centric. This could be a good thing for everyone. Pages might become e-commerce storefronts, with your transactions recorded in IM between you and the seller. Marketplace becomes a whole different animal too: if Facebook becomes both the location of the sale and the arbiter of the transaction, they can offer both buyer and seller significant security and trust. FB starts looking more like Amazon with social connections (and we all know how important trusted recommendations are to purchases).
HOW DO THEY MAKE MONEY?
Same as they always have: through ads. A unified profile means even MORE data about each user, which means even better targeting, resulting in fewer, but more relevant, ads. Except maybe now, you take a cut. FB could pay you a portion of the fee solicited from the marketer in exchange for your attention. It's a model the Brave Browser has been developing. Another option may be users paying a fee to reduce, or even eliminate, the quantity of ads served. And Facebook could take a tiny cut from any person-to-person transaction. Two billion users mean those transactions will add up FAST. The combination of these possibilities makes the whole prospect a lot more attractive, which should scare the pants off Amazon. And the banking sector. And the currency conversion and remittance industries. And probably a bunch of other industries which could become obsolete.
As weird as it sounds, we might all be a matter of years away from replacing our credit cards with Facebook apps – Adam Rowe
We can postulate all we want about the future, but the pieces of the puzzle are very much in the present: the cryptocurrency, the unified messaging, the commerce, marketers' need for verifiable results, user concerns about privacy and the growth of messaging as a multi-faceted communication platform.
How they fit together remains to be seen.
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Last month we showed you how to set up your rear mech, and this time it's the turn of the front.
A mountain bike front mech can cause headaches for many people, and not just novices either, so don't be ashamed if you've had problems setting it up previously. Just like the rear mech, set-up is much easier once you understand exactly what the adjustments actually do. Tinkering blindly usually causes more problems than it solves.
Before you get stuck in twiddling screws and replacing cables, it is essential that you get the mech positioned correctly on the frame. If your bike comes with an e-Type or direct mount front mech, you won't need to worry (as long as it was installed properly in the first place).
As with a rear mech, there are two main adjustments to be made; the limit screws and cable tension. The limit screws control the range of movement the mech has across the chainrings. The L (low) screw deals with the position of the mech in the smallest chainring, allowing it to shift the chain onto the ring without derailing it. The H (high) screw does the same for the large ring.
Cable tension is set at the clamp on the mech and fine-tuned by the barrel adjuster at the shifter. Correct tension allows all three rings to be accessed and fine-tunes the position of the mech when in the middle ring position, which is not affected by either limit adjustment. Remember, it will often be impossible to eliminate rubbing altogether, especially if you select gears where the chain runs at an extreme angle. Don't stress about this too much and focus on minimising rub in your most frequently used gears.
Check out the full article in the August 2013 issue of MBR, out Wednesday, July 24.


Rural Free Delivery (RFD) was introduced as an experimental service in 1896. By the end of 1902 it had become a permanent fixture in American life in rural towns across the country and was growing at an extraordinary rate.
In order to create a successful and economical RFD route, the Post Office Department often had to consolidate small, fourth-class, post offices in favor of one post office that would operate as the headquarters for rural delivery clerks for the designated area. The drop was significant. Post office numbers peaked in 1901 at 76,945. In 1912, ten years after the service became official there were 58,729 post offices in the U.S. In just a decade Rural Free Delivery consolidations had forced the closure of over 18,000 post offices.
A fourth-class postmaster's position was highly prized in rural America. Although the job paid very little, it drew trade into the postmaster's store and conveyed the mark of a town leader on the lucky recipient.
Unlike today's post office closures, most rural Americans welcomed the consolidations. They may have lost a post office, but they gained regular mail delivery, a happy exchange. The big losers were America's fourth-class postmasters, who relied on these jobs for extra money and prestige. The postmasters went down fighting; using every influence they could with elected officials to keep their offices open. Some were so successful that Congress forced an office to stay open even when a RFD route had made it superfluous. The Post Office Department lost a considerable amount of money in the early years of the service on such double-coverage areas.
Ranch and Range's editors showed sympathy for the fourth-class postmasters in an article from 1901.
A Kentucky newspaper editor was less understanding of their plight.
(1) Ranch and range, (North Yakima, Washington), October 17, 1901, Page 3.
(2) The Clay City Times, (Clay City, Kentucky), November 28, 1901.


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EntertainmentArts and Entertainmentdocumentary filmGrey Gardens
The 'Grey Gardens' Ladies Were The Unwitting Godmothers Of Reality TV Archetypes
The new documentary "That Summer," a de facto prequel, brings the eccentric Edies back to life in an era dominated by attention-starved mini-celebrities.
Matthew Jacobs
Senior Entertainment Reporter, HuffPost
May 21, 2018, 03:48 PM EDT | Updated May 21, 2018
Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale and Lee Radziwill at Grey Gardens in New York in 1972.
In a signature scene from "Grey Gardens," Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale parades down a staircase in the decaying East Hampton, New York, mansion she shares with her eccentric mother, "Big Edie," aunt to former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. It's the fall of 1973, and Little Edie hoists a small American flag in her outstretched hand. As her upper body enters the frame, clad in a black leotard and red-trimmed headscarf, she waltzes straight toward the camera crew stationed across the room.
At last, an audience!
Grinning, Edie twirls the flag like a dance partner, spinning it to and fro, filled with a joie de vivre unlikely for someone who has fallen from high-society beneficiary to highly scrutinized recluse.
Little Edie's performance is the sort of display that's inescapable today. Our televisions and social media feeds are crawling with people eager to find the nearest camera, desperate to cash in on the proverbial 15 minutes they thought might never come. The Beale women were America's reality stars before the term "reality star" existed. They satisfied the same archetypes ― catty, attention-starved, delusional, staunch ― that have come to define that genre of contemporary entertainment.
As the ultimate mark of a reality pro, Little Edie loved "Grey Gardens," the 1975 documentary that portrayed her and her mother as curiosities in the capitalist treasure chest that is American pop culture. Instead of seeing it as a woeful slice of opportunism, she presumably viewed the film as we do: a delicious tribute to a woman who remained unflinching despite her troubled existence ― an unfiltered product belonging to an era that never was the Camelot it sought to be.
"That Summer," a new documentary that acts as a de facto prequel to "Grey Gardens," has a scene that's equally evocative. It's June 1972, and Little Edie points to a shed in her overgrown yard, telling cousin Lee Radziwill (Onassis' sister) that she claims the building as her own. "There's a song called 'My Adobe Hacienda,' and this is it," Edie says in her posh lilt. And then, as if suddenly remembering there's a camera observing her, she whips around and launches into the opening verse, scurrying toward the lens as if it's her stage.
The same proud grin that accompanied that American flag spreads across her face.
"Little Edie" and two of her cats, at Grey Gardens circa 1973.
Tom Wargacki / Getty Images
Little Edie's routine encapsulates how divine it is to spend another precious 80 minutes with the Beale duo, who became a societal fixation in the 1970s after a New York magazine cover story and the Maysles brothers' immortal "Grey Gardens" brought their tale of squandered wealth out of the tabloids and into the national limelight.
In the intervening years, their saga has been mythologized and dramatized umpteen times over: a Beale-themed photo spread captured for Italian Vogue in 1999, a Broadway musical in 2006, an HBO film starring Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore in 2009, multiple impersonations on "RuPaul's Drag Race," a "Documentary Now!" parody featuring Bill Hader and Fred Armisen in 2015, various quips on "Gilmore Girls," "Modern Family" and Joan Rivers' Comedy Central roast.
Little Edie and Big Edie are caricatured enough for "That Summer" to serve as both correction and confirmation. Yes, as pop-culture emblems, they really were that kooky and fascinating; just look at Little Edie's makeshift wardrobe or the way Big Edie hollers at Little Edie from across their unkempt manor. But as humans, they were, of course, far more complex. Their backstory includes familial acrimony and misguided decisions ― fodder that captivated the public in the days before mass-media oddities were a dime a dozen. But if their interactions in "Grey Gardens" were sometimes careless and stormy, "That Summer" is downright tender by comparison.
"Oddly enough, I think the Beales' situation is much about how it is to be a woman, the limits of how you could behave and be eccentric as a woman," Göran Hugo Olsson, the Swedish director of "That Summer," said by phone last week. "They are protected by their cloths and their privilege, up to a certain extent. And then when they cross that limit and be too eccentric for the community or the society, society hits back at them."
"Big Edie" and "Little Edie" during the filming of "Grey Gardens."
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Olsson's theory holds up. In the 1920s, having married a well-heeled lawyer named Phelan Beale and become the matron of the home known as Grey Gardens, Big Edie mounted amateur singing pursuits and formed opinions that her image-obsessed Bouvier clan considered subversive. She was steadily ostracized from the family and written out of her rich father's will. Post-divorce, she retreated into the mansion she retained, more or less trapping her daughter inside ― a decision that would alter the younger Edie's life forever. By the time the Maysles came knocking, the $65,000 trust fund they'd subsisted on since 1948 had dwindled.
Without writing off their extreme peculiarities ― Big Edie and Little Edie stopped cleaning, rarely left their property and faced constant threats from authorities ― it's fair to suspect their bloodline prevented the Edies from becoming their own women. Both had beautiful voices that could have yielded fruitful music careers, had they been encouraged to pursue such paths. But Big Edie, an artist? The Bouviers, forever chasing straight-and-narrow affluence, wouldn't hear of it. As she became more and more of a spectacle, her daughter's potential became less and less abundant. You'd go mad too, stuck inside that sprawling home with a mother who insists you stay within shouting distance.
"I've never had privacy in my whole life," Little Edie gripes in "That Summer" after her mother tells her she lacks the cojones to leave Grey Gardens, as she has long threatened. ("It's boring, boring, boring here! I'll go anywhere to be free!" she declared in the New York profile, published in 1972.)
"Little Edie" Bouvier Beale and Peter Beard in "That Summer."
Consider, too, a scene in which Little Edie recounts a phone conversation with Onassis. City officials had hosed down the house's rotting walls, and Little Edie brags about ringing up her famous cousin to complain. It's the perfect snapshot of the "Grey Gardens" lore: the oversimplified image of the upscale White House alumna who left her relatives in squalor (Onassis actually saved them from eviction), pitted against the oversimplified image of the onetime country-club patrician now too hapless to help herself (after her mother's death in '77, Little Edie moved to New York City and later to California and Florida).
Would we be as fascinated with the Beale pair today? Presidential ties aside, I'm not so sure.
You see, "Grey Gardens" is a relic of an age before reality television, when hoarders and doomsday obsessives and Vanilla Ice going Amish weren't primetime fodder. Vérité documentary ― a fly-on-the-wall treatment that catalogs reality without talking heads, directorial flourishes or a score ― was still a relatively new concept. We were two decades away from "The Real World," O.J. Simpson, Lorena Bobbitt and Tonya Harding creating the perfect storm that accelerated the 24-hour news cycle. The "Survivor"–"Big Brother"–"Fear Factor" boom of the early 2000s, which gave way to tasteless curios like "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" and "Best Funeral Ever," makes "Grey Gardens" look like more of a human-interest oddity than a sliver of bona fide cultural intrigue.
Lee Radziwill in "That Summer."
Big Edie and Little Edie unwittingly helped to shape the reality TV model that proceeded from them. They represent the same paradigms that define today's programming. They're loudmouths with a tenuous claim to fame who clearly thrive on attention, even if they don't ask for it. In 1976, The New York Times called "Grey Gardens" a "circus sideshow," a description that also befits "The Bachelor," "Teen Mom," the "Real Housewives" and Kardashian franchises, "The Apprentice," "Catfish" and so much more.
But, like "Grey Gardens," those programs aren't sideshows because they have nothing to offer the world; they're sideshows because they mold their characters into one-dimensional exhibitions, delighting us with an inherent familiarity that lends itself to armchair gossip. The Edies were the original one-dimensional exhibition. When Little Edie speaks directly to the camera, it's as if she is recording the confessionals that are now obligatory for reality series. What then seemed off-kilter can now be considered prescient.
Fast-forward a few decades, and Lee Radziwill's daughter-in-law, the former TV journalist Carole Radziwill, is a cast member on "The Real Housewives of New York City," a show on which another cast member, socialite Sonja Morgan, once said, "There's nothing grey about my gardens." The evolution comes full circle.
Carole Radziwill, Bethenny Frankel and Tinsley Mortimer on "The Real Housewives of New York City."
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"That Summer" is compiled using footage from Lee Radziwill and then-boyfriend Peter Beard's 1972 trip to visit her aunt and cousin in an attempt to have them narrate her childhood memories. According to the movie's prologue, the footage has been "lost" for 40 years. What a joy to have it today, both as an archival exploration of Americana and a counterpart to the complexities often omitted in the sparseness of "Grey Gardens."
"I never thought of the Beales as unfortunate or sad or anything except very excellent at feeling what it was like to hold on to the past," Beard says in "That Summer."
The film is rife with cameos from the Studio 54 staples with whom Beard and Radziwill caroused — Andy Warhol, Bianca Jagger, Mick Jagger, Truman Capote, Paul Morrissey. Amid these famous faces, another American contradiction emerges: All those artists who spent their lives courting fame are considered normal, but as for the two who chose to carry out theirs in seclusion? Well, that's just positively insane.
"That Summer" opened in limited release May 18.
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삽살개는 한반도의 동남부 지역에 널리 서식하던 우리나라 토종개이다. 키는 수컷이 51㎝, 암컷은 49㎝이며 생김새는 온몸이 긴털로 덮여 있다. 눈은 털에 가려서 보이지 않는다. 귀는 누웠으며 주둥이는 비교적 뭉툭하여 진돗개처럼 뾰족하지 않다. 꼬리는 들려 올라가며 머리가 커서 그 모습이 꼭 사자를 닮았다. 성격은 대담하고 용맹하며, 주인에게 충성스럽다.
'귀신과 액운을 쫓는 개'라는 뜻을 지닌 삽살개는 이름 자체도 순수한 우리말로서 가사(歌詞), 민담, 그림 속에 자주 등장한다. 신라시대에는 주로 귀족사회에서 길러져 오다가 통일신라가 망하면서 일반 백성들이 키우게 된 것으로 알려져 있다.
동네마다 흔하던 삽살개는 일제시대인 1940년 이후 일본이 개를 전쟁에 필요한 가죽 공급원으로 삼아 많은 수를 죽임에 따라 그 수가 급격히 줄어 멸종의 위기에까지 이르렀다. 그러나 1960년대 말 경북대 교수들에 의해 30여 마리의 삽살개가 수집, 보존되기 시작했으며 최근에는 500여 마리로 늘었다.
경산의 삽살개는 우리 민족의 애환이 깃들어 있는 우리나라 고유의 개로서 고유 혈통 보존을 위해 천연기념물로 지정되어 보호받고 있다.
Sapsaree is a dog found in the southeast part of Korean Peninsula. The male grows up to 51cm long, whereas the female, 49cm long. Its body is covered with long hair that the hair also covers the eyes. The ears hang down, and the muzzle is not as sharp-pointed as that of the Jindo dog. The tail of the dog is raised, and it has a big head like a lion. The dog has a bold and brave nature, and it is loyal to its owner. Sapsaree means dogs that expel evil and misfortune. Because Sapsalgae is a purely Korean name, it has often appeared in lyrics of songs and stories told by the common people. During the Silla Dynasty, the nobles raised the dog. However, since the fall of Unified Silla Dynasty, common people have begun breeding the dog. During the Japanese occupation, Sapsaree became the source of leather and the number of the dog has decreased remarkably since 1940. Consequently, it was in danger of becoming extinct. At the end of 1960s, professors of Kyungpook National University started collecting and preserving Sapsaree. Recently, the number of Sapsaree has reached approximately 500. There are plans of making Sapsaree as a well-known dog breed around the world. Since the Sapsalgae in Gyeongsan is native to Korea, the dog has been preserved by the Association for Sapsaree Conservation of Korea. The Sapsalgae is also designated and protected as a Natural Monument.


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Net neutrality may return if liberals in Congress get their way. The House is set to vote on a bill this week - as early as today - to restore Obama-era regulations on the internet. They claim it's to save the internet, but in fact they would hurt internet innovation.
Contrary to what John Oliver and Alyssa Milano told us in 2017, repealing net neutrality regulations did not destroy the internet nor did it make the internet less free and open.
Instead net neutrality slowed down investment in broadband internet expansion meaning that it would take longer for many Americans (especially in rural areas) to get access to the fast internet connectivity that other Americans enjoy. You might call that internet inequality.
Liberals claimed repealing net neutrality would grind web traffic to a trickle. They lied.
The Trump Administration Federal Communications Commission was right to overturn net neutrality and Congress should not try to resurrect these onerous regulations.
Repealing net neutrality made the internet faster. Since the repeal of net neutrality in June 2018, U.S. internet speed jumped from 12th to 6th fastest in the world (and currently hovers a couple spots below). According to analysis by an independent internet speed testing company, from the end of 2017 to 2018, download speeds increased nearly 40 percent and upload speeds jumped over 20 percent.
Upload and download speeds make it possible for us to quickly access information like sports scores or photos on Facebook as well as to share information such as new recipes on Pinterest.
Consumers benefit from faster and easier access to browsing online, uploading and sharing photos or capturing videos and hosting livestreams.
Repealing net neutrality boosted investments in expanding internet access to more Americans. During the first two years of the Obama net neutrality regulations, broadband network investment declined by $3.6 billion-—or more than 5 percent –-and that was the first time investment declined outside of a recession. Americans in rural America likely missed out on better access to the internet as companies pulled back on developing expensive but needed internet infrastructure.
Net neutrality wasn't needed to begin with. Net neutrality was a solution in search of a problem. There is little evidence of wrongdoing, such as anti-competitive behavior, that warranted the added regulations.
The 2015 net neutrality rules were initiated from a power grab by the Obama FCC from the Federal Trade Commission, the previous federal cop on the beat. By reclassifying broadband providers as telephone carriers they expanded their authority over internet providers and opened the door to a slew of regulations on how broadband internet was delivered.
Congress shouldn't undo net neutrality's repeal but allow the "light-touch" regulatory framework that preceded net neutrality -- when the internet grew and flourished at lightening speed -- to continue to govern today.
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It's perhaps understandable for education to have been central to the SNP's ethos. After all, carving things in stone takes a certain level of commitment, as former leader Alex Salmond did with his "rocks would melt in the sun" comment on student fees.
Some will argue free education is a Scottish idea, born during the 16th century Reformation with an expansion of parish schools, and anyone with aspirations for the country to be independent might see education as the candle of independence which has burned throughout the years of British political union.
Scotland has some of the oldest universities in the UK, and they remain 'world-leading', according to various international markers like the Research Excellence Framework. Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews, Aberdeen and Dundee universities were all recently named in the new Times Higher Education World University Rankings, giving the country more universities in the world's top 200 per head of population than any other nation.
However, this reputation is under threat from the SNP, if a number of university chairs and academics are to be believed. Why?
The objections relate to the latest plans to make university governing bodies more accountable and democratic.
The Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Bill takes forward recommendations from the 2012 review of governance in Scottish higher education institutions, chaired by Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski, Robert Gordon University principal.
It contains a commitment to have elected chairs in charge of the governing bodies, with seats for staff, students and trade unions.
In a recent Education and Culture Committee meeting, principals and chairs warned of "unintended consequences" to the reforms which would diminish Scotland's reputation for education on the world stage.
Astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who is the president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, said she found the proposals of the Higher Education Governance Bill "really scary" because of how it would be perceived around the world.
"Starting about the time of the referendum, but picking up momentum now with this legislation, when I'm abroad I find people saying, 'what's happening to the Scottish university? What's the government there doing?' With the implication there is interference, not quite articulated, the implication that there is suppression of critical thought.
She cautioned not to follow the direction of Ireland which, she said, had a university sector that is "sad" and "muted".
From merging colleges into public bodies to issuing councils with a fixed teacher numbers ultimatum, many have accused the SNP administration of flexing centralised control. The fear of the Higher Education Governance Bill is that it seeks to do the same over the proudly autonomous university sector.
Last week Education Secretary Angela Constance replaced the entire board of Glasgow Clyde College after what she called "breaching clear rules on expenditure limits, allowing its relationship with student representatives to break down, and failing to investigate governance concerns raised by the principal [Susan Walsh] before her suspension".
If universities became reclassified, could this kind of action be repeated in the higher education sector? If so, this could mean they lose their charitable status and the tens of millions of pounds in tax breaks which go with it.
Constance insists the bill is not about ministers taking a role in universities, but enabling "every voice on campus to be heard".
The bill has the support of unions, student leaders and Scottish Labour in opposition.
Common Weal director Robin McAlpine said he thought the whole court of a university should be democratically elected.
"I don't see any way you saying there should be a democratically elected element to the governance of a university, where the staff and students make the decision about what outcome occurs, affects the autonomy of a university. It may affect the autonomy of the senior management team but it doesn't affect the autonomy of a university. I don't understand what the unintended consequences are," he said.
Von Prondzynski himself has warned Parliament the legislature itself should implement the intentions of the bill, rather than ministerial regulations, to avoid compromising institutional autonomy.
"It is vitally important that Scotland's universities reinforce their undoubted success in learning and scholarship by demonstrating openness, transparency and inclusiveness.
The criticism has been vocal however. "The bill is a mess and the universities hate it," said Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson at First Minister's Questions.
On the threat to charitable status, Sturgeon referred to Scottish Charity Regulator OSCR, who said the bill's proposals "would not affect the constitutions of higher education institutions in ways that would give ministers the power to direct or control these institutions' activities".
Meanwhile merging FE colleges into regional public bodies has been difficult, according to Audit Scotland. The former principal and chair of Coatbridge College have been called in front of the Scottish Parliament's Public Audit Committee to explain why £849,842 was paid to seven staff after colleges in Lanarkshire were merged.
The committee is investigating Audit Scotland's findings on the sector after it warned that implications from the merger process are continuing for funding, learning provision, and how colleges are managed and scrutinised.
The committee's Labour convener, Paul Martin MSP, said it had been disappointing the Scottish Government and Scottish Funding Council have not yet been able to provide detailed figures to demonstrate efficiencies, after assuring the committee lessons had been learned.
"The £50 million figure for savings has frequently been referred to but we have yet to be convinced and we have sought clarity on the timescale for achieving this saving. Given the cost of the mergers and particular concerns around some severance payments made, we have asked the Scottish Government to provide greater detail on the merger costs and the achieved savings," he said.
A survey of FE staff by Unison Scotland published last week revealed nine in ten believed the sector is underfunded.
School teachers, meanwhile, have largely accepted a two-year pay and conditions offer from local authorities. EIS members, who represent over four-fifths of the country's teachers, voted in favour of the deal by 83 per cent to 17 per cent, despite calling the pay offer "meagre".
There are signs however they, too, are experiencing low morale. Teaching union NASUWT Scotland rejected the pay offer, citing "anger and frustration" at government for "driving up stress levels and contributing to a record low in teacher morale", according to national official Jane Peckham.
With seeming disquiet among staff and leaders at all levels of education, the SNP may have hard work ahead if it wants some sectoral champions when next year's elections come around.


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The Joys of Being a 4th Grader Who Reads Philip Roth
by Jon Reiss
The Millions has an interesting post today: an alleged book report by a fourth grader who opted to read Portnoy's Complaint for his summer reading instead of Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
"There's a whole part in Portnoy's Complaint called "WHACKING OFF" that I didn't really get. Philip Roth, who wrote Portnoy's Complaint, keeps talking about penis, so maybe it's about peeing? Which I like, especially after asparagus, so it smells like asparagus pee. But Portnoy doesn't talk about asparagus pee at all. Maybe Portnoy isn't talking about peeing?"
It's hard enough for a grown up gentile to fully comprehend this book, but to let a non-Jewish fourth grader into the world of masturbatory angst ridden Jewish teen guilt that is Philip Roth's masterpiece should probably be considered some kind of psychological molestation. Jesus, I almost had an identity crisis in 5th grade when they made us read The Giver! Why not start him on Satre while you're at it?
"There are a lot of words in Portnoy's Complaint that I didn't really get, like shtupp and schlong and shmutzig and punim. I don't know what they mean, but they're really fun to say! Shtupp shtupp shtupp shtupp schlong schlong schlong schlong!"
Poor Zach doesn't probably still isn't sure whether the tooth fairy is real; now thanks to his dad's laziness, leaving the brightly colored book where his son could snatch it, he's nice and clear on how to rig up the bathroom door with his sister's bra so that his parents don't come into the bathroom when he turns thirteen and can finally whack it. He's also clear on the following words: bullshit, nipples, bitch, whore, ass, and shtupp.
It's all Hebrew to me. Follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/jonreiss and see more writing at http://jonreiss.tumblr.com
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Brother has a remarkable lineup of laser printers, both multi-color and monochrome. There is no doubt that their range of laser printers makes it easy for anyone to find the right equipment to cater to their choices, and that too without breaking the bank. Unfortunately, regardless of the laser printing you buy, you will eventually have to replace the drum unit after a number of cycles.
The drum unit acts as a waste collection basket for your laser printer's toner, and helps the toner to print the right spots on the electronically-charged paper. When the drum unit starts going bad, the paper will print in shades of grey, and text will look distorted. This will continue to happen until all the printer will be able to prodcue will be a black piece of paper. In most cases, the printer will usually send out a 'check drum unit' alert right before the printing quality starts to go down. On average, a drum cartridge usually lasts until 3 to 4 toner replacement cycles.
Brother offers replacement drums, and it is easy to get your hands on a replacement unit when the moment arrives. One of the replacements being offered includes the Brother DR240CL Drum Unit, which promises high quality printouts of approximately 15000 pages. Replacing the drum unit can be as cumbersome as replacing the toner, and the costs can add up, so it may be advisable to get it from a cheap but reliable supplier who guarantees their products.
Since you are getting your hands on an original, manufacture approved drum kit, you will be getting nothing less than what you paid for. Quality control ensures that every unit is capable of living up to the manufacture's reputation, and the warranty is offered by the Quicktoner.com.au for additional peace of mind.
Quicktoner.com.au also offers a compatible DR-240Cl drum unit that is cheaper than the Brother original product but also carries a full satisfaction guaranteed warrant.
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If you feel like your printer's printing quality is not what it used to be, then it may be time to get your hands on a new drum unit. The Brother DR240CL Drum Unit will make an excellent replacement if it supports your printer, and you will be trouble-free for the next 15000 pages you print out!


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Miguel Luis Álvarez Ayala (né le ) est un coureur cycliste mexicain.

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Coureur cycliste mexicain
Naissance en décembre 1987

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UNIEURO University Centre, of Brasília, Brazil, hosted, from 5 to 7 November 2018, the VI International Seminar on Fundamental Rights and Human Rights in a Multilevel Perspective: Proposals for Dialogue between Europe and Latin America. JusGov researcher Clara Calheiros, Principal Investigator of JusLab research group, served as a member of the Scientific Committee of the Seminar, while JusGov researcher Francielle Vieira gave a presentation on the topic "Fundamental rights and human rights: Perspectives on diversity".
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