Our country will be observing the 11th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack in United States history on Tuesday, Sept. 11. Let's not forget the innocent victims and the brave heroes who died attempting to save them. We will never forget the survivors, the children, the devastated families and the grieving friends they left behind. We will remember where we were and how we felt on that morning. We will remember the dead and what we owe them. We will remember what we lost and what we found. And in our time, we will honor the memory of the 11th day by doing our duty as citizens of this great country.
Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church, in Sperryville, will be having a special worship service at 6 p.m. in remembrance of 9/11. Dinner will be served at 6, with the worship service to follow. Praise and worship music will be provided by Reynolds Memorial choir. Doves will also be released in honor of the victims. For more information, call 540-987-8137.
but not for those who died today.
but not the same as yesterday.
Let's take time out from our busy schedule on Sept. 11 to remember those who lost their lives through this tragedy.
Child Care and Learning Center (CCLC) is the site of an upcoming American Red Cross CPR and first aid class aimed at members of the general public who wish to have first-aid and resuscitation training and skills. School bus drivers, child-care providers, teachers, parents, babysitters and others will receive a two-year certification. Pre-register (required) with Red Cross instructor Lisa Pendleton, LPN and childcare consultant, at 540-987-8637 or tl2kids@gmail.com. The cost is $60.
From 8 to 4 on Saturday, Oct. 6, CCLC is also the site of a medication administration training course, a three-year certification required in Virginia for providers or staff members from licensed child or adult day care centers and schools who administer prescription drugs. Registrants must have current CPR and first-aid certification. Pre-registration (required) for the $100 training course is with MAT instructor Lisa Pendleton (contact information above).
Birthday wishes go out to a special young lady, Joy Virginia Alther, of Washington. She will celebrate her day on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Happy birthday, Joy! Also, birthday wishes go out to twin sisters Shirley Hitt and Hazel Haines. They will celebrate their birthday on Sunday, Sept. 16. Happy birthday, ladies! Lois, make sure you bake them their favorite cake.
The Rappahannock Class of 1961 is organizing a reunion of all Rappahannock County High School graduates from noon to 5 at the Sperryville fire hall. Pass the word to all graduates you know to help make this an opportunity to renew old acquaintances and bring back many fond memories. Bring a covered dish to share. Call Shirley Brown Kushner at 301-869-1189 or Richard Belch at 410-437-5373 for more information. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations go out to Sandra Jenkins for having a perfect attendance for 33 years for Sunday School at the Washington Baptist Church. One dedicated lady.
An ordination service for Stephen Dareing to the Gospel Ministry will take place at the Washington Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30. Open invitation will be given to all churches and their pastors of the Shiloh Baptist Association. Rev. Lanny Horton, Shiloh Missions director, will help in the planning of the service. Rev. Phil Bailey, as chairman of the Shiloh Ordination Council, will present Stephen's ordination certificate. A reception will take place following the service in the church Fellowship Hall.
The Rappahannock Community Kids' Bible Club will be commencing its ninth year of Bible education and memorization for children in grades one through six (older youth may serve as helpers). The program will take place at the Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church at 3748 Sperryville Pike, Sperryville, each Wednesday starting on Sept. 12. It starts at 3:45 p.m. after school and ends at 5. This activity is sponsored by the Rappahannock County Methodist Charge, Trinity Episcopal Church, Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church and Washington Baptist Church. For more information, call 987-9101 or 540-675-3336. There is no cost.
There will be a fundraiser for Jacob Higgins, a 15-year old cancer patient, from 6 to 9 p.m. this Friday (Sept. 7) at Gadino Cellars on Schoolhouse Road, Washington, put on by the Rappahannock County Lions Club, the Turkey Ridge String Band and Gadino Cellars. Higgins has leukemia and the road to recovery will be long and costly. Let's pull together as a community and support this fundraiser. Suggested contribution is $15 ($25 per couple; $10 for 16 and under; $35 per family). Enjoy bluegrass music, sumptuous finger foods donated by the Lions Club and community contributors, wine and non-alcoholic choices and the rolling Gadino Cellars grounds. Ten percent of wines sold and all contributions will go toward the Jacob Walter Higgins Fund at Union First Market Bank. Contact Bill Pragluski at 540-987-9138 for more information.
Welcome to another new resident, Glynda Bennett, who lives in Harris Hollow!


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Gilbert and Sullivan
by Kurt Gänzl (Author)
Nonfiction History History by country Europe Great Britain 1799-before 1945 United States Arts Music Opera Performing arts Broadway & musical revue Theater History & criticism
In this, the first book to focus on the original cast members of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, world-renowned musical theater expert Kurt Gänzl provides a concise history of the writing and production of each opera, vividly colored by the often little-known life stories of these early performers. Meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated with rare photographs, Gilbert and Sullivan: The Players and the Plays delves into the professional and personal lives of the British and American actors and singers who created the celebrated "famous fourteen" Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
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Q: Hide GridView Image Column if Database value is Null I have a Gridview which has an image column to the right side.When the user checks a checkbox only those items with a non Null Image should be displayed.
I have seen that the Gridview uses the default Image if the database image corresponding to the row is empty.Will i need to write a new stored procedure for this or is there a better way to do it.
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A: I'd recommend that you use the CellFormatting event handler.  You can write a few lines of code to determine if you're on the correct column and then have it display whatever you want.
Here is a partial example:
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Isabel Roloff Breaks Her Silence On Social Media
December 1, 2021 by Aubrey Chorpenning 1 Comment
LPBW, News, Reality TV, TLC Shows
Isabel Roloff has had Little People, Big World fans worrying about her since last week, but now, she has finally broken her silence. As fans know, Isabel is pregnant with her first child with Jacob Roloff. They are expecting a son in December. On social media, she has shared plenty of updates about her pregnancy.
Last week, Isabel shared a couple of posts on her Instagram stories. She revealed that she was "going through a lot" as her due date approached. In another post, she asked fans for prayers and said she had an appointment soon and would get answers then.
However, after posting that on Tuesday, November 23, she never shared another update on social media. Fans wondered what could be going on and hoped everything was okay with Isabel and the baby. Some speculated she might have needed a C-section or that she was just enjoying some time with the baby and her husband while she recovered. But we don't actually know what happened yet.
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Isabel Roloff finally surfaces on social media.
After being offline for about a week, Isabel finally surfaced. She ended up commenting on her sister-in-law Tori Roloff's recent post. As we reported, Tori revealed that her four-year-old son, Jackson, had surgery to correct his bowed legs. This was hard on Tori, but she is so proud of how well Jackson did.
In the comments section of Tori's Instagram post, Isabel chimed in. She wrote, "Love you buddy, you're one tough cookie" with a heart emoji.
This is the first time we've seen Isabel online since she asked for prayers over a week ago.
Unfortunately, Isabel's comment on Instagram doesn't give any additional details about her pregnancy and how everything is going. So, we don't know why she was asking for prayers or what was going on last week. It's unclear if she's still pregnant or if the baby is here.
Maybe now that Isabel has posted a comment on social media, she will share another update soon. She could also be taking a social media break, but fans are still worried about her and the baby after her urgent prayer request last week. So, they hope to hear something soon.
Tori Roloff Instagram, Isabel Roloff Instagram
So, are you surprised that Isabel Roloff has finally broken her silence? When do you think we will hear anything about her baby boy? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section down below. For more news about the Roloff family, come back to TV Shows Ace.
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Jana Robert-Salsbury says:
I read in another article where Matt mentioned grandson Liam?!?!
Did she maybe have her baby already?


James O'Mara is a photographic artist who began his career as a painter and sculpture. He has received national recognition through several group and one man shows across Canada including The National Gallery of Canada, The Vancouver Art Gallery, The University of British Columbia, the Waddington Galleries of Montreal, and The University of Victoria. O'Mara has been working as a portrait, travel, and fashion photographer for several years and his images appear in publications throughout the world including The Globe & Mail, Elle, Mirabella, International Wine & Spirits, Billboard, Duomo, and Vogue. O'Mara's personal photographic expression that are represented through solo shows, includes "The Region of Campania and City of Naples, Italy Photographic Essays," which was shown in Vancouver, Canada at Buschlen Mowatt Gallery and "Italian Wine Landscapes" which was shown in Siena, Italy at the Fortezza Medicea.
In 1998, he participated in a group exhibition at the Guild Hall in London, England entitled "Montalcino e la Val D'Orcia". O'Mara is represented through O'Mara & Ryan, which is his own company. International clients in Asia, Canada, Europe, and the United States include Warner Records, Northwestern Aircraft, HCL Kaspar Roth, RCA Records, Enoteca Italian, A & M Records, and Levi Strauss & Co. O'Mara has received many international creative honors including the Print Annual Advertising Award, the New York Art Directors Award, and the Award of Excellence for Design from Communication Arts, Graphics and Applied Arts. His documentary film work has been recognized by the Atlanta, United States Television and Columbus Film Festivals among others.
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Cat owner screams in terror after realising feline isn't playing with 'rabbit'
Valentina was told by her three-year-old daughter Renata that their pet cat had been playing with a rabbit. But when she went to watch the cute interaction, she was horrified to discover the truth
Simon GreenVideo News Editor
A mum was left horrified after finding out what her cat was actually playing with after her daughter said it was a rabbit.
Valentina's three-year-old daughter Renata noticed their cat playing with another creature in the city of Caleta Olivia in Argentina.
In the footage, she tells her mum the feline is playing around with a baby rabbit. Excited to see the cute interaction, the mum responds by saying: "How lovely."
But when she enters the room she discovers the cat isn't playing with a rabbit at all.
Instead, she sees a huge rodent scurrying across the floor with the feline in quick pursuit.
Valentina screams in terror before darting out of the room.
Rescue cat transforms into 'fabulous' feline with epic beard and fur after adoption
She later told local media: "I first thought it was a rat, but it was actually a Southern mountain cavy which is bigger than a rat and does not have a tail.
"I was brave and used a towel to get it out of the house and back into its natural habitat."
The mum added: "I filmed it and sent it to the family, and then an aunt decided to send it to someone they know in the media.
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"I never thought it would be seen all over the country and even abroad!
"I think my reaction is the same anyone would have had in that situation."
It is not the first time a cat owner has given a nasty surprise after finding out what their pet has been playing with.
In November last year, Christina Laughter found to her horror her cat playing with a snake having initially thought he was simply playing with his shadow.
Star WarsHuge Star Wars set built in sleepy rural village for new series outrages residentsStar Wars bosses are embroiled in a cosmic row with the residents of Little Marlow after the rural village was chosen as the site of a huge film set for an Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off series


On February 8, 2017, Statistics Canada released the population and dwelling counts data from the 2016 Census. Note that the February 8 2017 population figure does not include the population undercoverage, being those persons not enumerated on Census Day for a variety of reasons. Statistics Canada will eventually estimate the population undercoverage and increase this population figure through their Post-Censal Estimates, likely in 2018 (for more information regarding the undercount, please visit the Statistics Canada website. For example in 2011 Census, the initial population count for the City of Ottawa was 883,391. The final 2011 Post-Censal Estimate for the City of Ottawa was revised to 912,248, representing a 3.27% undercoverage.
The City of Ottawa preliminary population grew by 5.8 percent to 934,243 in 2016 (883,391 in 2011). If the 2011 population undercoverage is applied to the 2016 Census, the city population would be 964,793.
The Ottawa-Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) grew by 5.5 percent to 1,323,783 in 2016. Both the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA grew at a faster rate than both Ontario (4.6%) and Canada (5%) from 2011 to 2016. The table below outlines the population and dwelling counts along with population density information for the City of Ottawa, the CMA, and the Ontario and Quebec portions of the CMA. The municipal boundary for the City of Ottawa is geographically known as the "Ottawa Census Division" or "Ottawa Census Subdivision" by Statistics Canada.
*does not include an estimate for the undercount. In 2011 the undercount for the City of Ottawa was 3.27%.
Below are the City-derived 2016 mid-year estimates. The 2001 Final Post-Censal Population Estimate is used as the base and net new residential units from issued building permits since 2001 are added to this base. Each unit type is assigned a population per unit average and adjustments are made for a rental vacancy. Inaccurate dwelling counts from the 2006 Census that partially carried forward to the 2011 Census prevented the use of more recent Census as the base for the City-derived estimates.
The mid-year 2016 reporting period for the City estimates is comparable to the census release. However, at this time the City-derived population is higher than the 2016 census population, which does not include an estimate for the undercount (for more information regarding the undercount, please visit the Statistics Canada website.
This section will be updated as further releases become available. For the release schedule, please visit the Statistics Canada website.
The 2016 Census Ward Profiles are now available on Open Data. To view and download the data, please visit the city's Open Data website.
For information on census definitions and concepts, please visit the 2016 Census Dictionary on the Statistics Canada's website.


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Zanu PF youths march in solidarity with murder accused leader
28th November 2020 Zimbabwe
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ZANU PF youths Friday brought Kwekwe CBD to a standstill when they were marching in solidarity with the party's youth leader Tapiwa Muto who faces charges of assault, public violence and murder.
on Friday released on bail by Kwekwe Magistrate courts following his arrest.
Muto (36) was arrested Tuesday in an afternoon raid by some police and military intelligence officers while coming from the party's Kwekwe District offices.
Muto and some party youths are being accused of causing public violence during a Zanu PGF primary election last month.
The election was aimed at finding a party candidate for the Kwekwe Central parliamentary by-election.
The primary election pitted bitter rivals in Energy (Dhala) Ncube and Zanu PF's 2018 losing parliamentary candidate Kandross Mugabe.
Ncube is nephew to state security minister Owen Mudha Ncube.
The internal poll was abandoned after fierce clashes between rival camps.
This led to the arrest of Moyo and a handful party youths linked to the skirmishes.
These include Kwekwe councillor Maclean Nyamucherera.
The State is also accusing Muto and his accomplices of causing the murder of Andrew Moyo following the latter's assault.
It is the State's Case that, "On December 11, 2020, and around 1600hrs, the accused person, acting in concert with his accomplices namely Tafadzwa Rodgers, Wiseman Ngwenya, Raymond Chiriga, Petros and other two who are still on the run, intentionally caused the death of Andrew Moyo, by taking turns to beat him with switches and open hands all over the body."
Moyo had to be rushed to Kwekwe General Hospital after the assault and was pronounced dead upon admission.
The State further accused Muto of assault.
It is said that on the 6th of June 2018 and around 1820hrs,"accused person in company of others who are still at large approached the complainant Kennedy Tumwe at Mvuda's Corner Sports Bar Mbizo 4 Shopping Centre, Kwekwe. An argument over political issues ensued. Accused then assaulted complainant with fists and open hands several times in the face."
Tumwe reported the matter to the police.
Muto is also accused of assaulting Terrence Jabangwe.
Meanwhile, following his release and addressing party supporters at Kwekwe Zanu PF District Offices, Muto said he was unmoved by his arrest on allegations he described as fabricated.
"I want to express gratitude to all of you who have come in support of me, it is evident that G40 is still within our midst. However, my resolve is unshaken. I want to urge you to remain united.
"They will come up with spurious charges but that will all count to nothing if we are united. Let us remain united and we will prevail," Muto said in his brief address before breaking into a song.
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Q: Basic Node Commands Not Working After Updating NodeJS I've attempted to update my node version by deleting nodejs file from ProgramFilesx86 folder and using the windows installer to install the latest file. When I go to try and initialize a node project or npx create-react-app it gives me the following:
TypeError: Class extends value undefined is not a constructor or null
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Mickell\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v13.8.0\node_modules\npm\node_modules\socks-proxy-agent\dist\agent.js:114:44)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1097:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1151:10)
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    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:822:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:999:19)
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What am I doing wrong?

A: This happens when you run a newer version of npm with an older version of node. Make sure no old version of node is in your path.


A Delta Kappa Nu woman is one who values friendship and philanthropy and believes in her own ability to effect change in the world for all women. She does not have to be a college student, but she must be someone who values knowledge. A Delta Kappa Nu woman is of good character and strives to live up to the ideals and founding principles of our organisation.
Delta Kappa Nu is a social sorority based in Australia, which is focused on social and philanthropic activities to improve women's lives around the world.


(GBR) Chuffed to be speaking at the fourth seminar in the (deep breath) 'Rethinking Youth Cultures in the Age of Global Media' series (no website), here at Open University, Milton Keynes.
The morning session will be on 'New directions in youth culture research', delivered by PhD students, the afternoon session is focussed on 'Youth as a consumer market' in which I'll be presenting.
DK gave a polished, engaging, multi-media presentation about youth and social media for our research seminar series "Rethinking Youth Cultures in the Age of Global Media" (funded by the Economic and Social Research Council). Those attending—a mix of established academics and newer researchers in the field of youth culture, and people from national youth organisations—found it fascinating and thought-provoking, and DK gave us some clear issues to take our discussions forward.


I am a BACP registered and accredited counsellor & psychotherapist with more than 20 years of clinical experience. I work with individuals and couples and support parents of children with mental health problems. I am also a qualified supervisor and an adult education tutor.
Prior to becoming a counsellor, I was a social worker within mental health.
For more than 12 years I worked as a GP counsellor within the NHS. I have worked for a number of counselling agencies and ongoing in private practice.
My specialism is in short-term counselling (please look on my website for further information), but I also offer other counselling contracts.
The initial appointment with a new client is used as a counselling assessment. This is an in-depth exploration about why the person is coming now, what they are looking & hoping for from counselling, their present situation and their past history.
Seeking counselling is a brave step, especially if you have no previous experience. But it can be a huge relief to be with a professional person in a confidential space where only you matter.
A qualified and experienced counsellor is trained to listen and sensitively explore personal difficulties, especially when the underlying cause may be emotional. Emotional difficulties can have a very depleting affect on everyday life. They may be experienced mentally, physically or on a feeling level.
Accredited by BACP 1998-2009. Accreditation status re-instated after a career break.
I am very interested in the relationship between mind and body and how sometimes deep emotional trauma finds expression through physical symptoms and physical conditions, which is not to say that I believe that all illnesses are psychosomatic. However, I offer counselling for chronic and long-term health conditions.
My fee is £45 for a 60 minutes session for individuals.
I charge £60 for an assessment session for couples (90 mins), but £48 for ongoing hourly appointments.
I receive regular supervision, I meet with other counsellors and I am committed to ongoing professional development.
My consulting room is on the Bath side of Frome.
I offer regular workshops called 'Don't worry-be happy', an introduction to mental well-being and mindfulness, where participants will learn more about anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and health related issues. Participants will also be introduced to basic principles of mindfulness and do some practice in this.
I offer supervision to trainee or qualified counsellors either individually or in small groups.


Home Secretary Theresa May has announced that victims of anti-social behaviour will be allowed to choose the punishments those found guilty receive.
She told the Conservative Party's annual conference that they would pick from a "list of options" ranging from "restorative" to "punitive".
"They might want it to be carried out nearby or as far away as possible," Mrs May added.
She also argued that the Conservatives were the "party of law and order".
In her speech to delegates in Birmingham, the home secretary paid tribute to Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes, the policewomen killed recently while on duty in Manchester on 18 September.
She said: "Their deaths were a dreadful reminder of the risks our police officers take in protecting their communities every day: putting themselves in harm's way, going into dangerous situations unarmed, not knowing what they might come up against.
"We have the finest police officers in the world, and we owe them all a deep debt of gratitude."
Mrs May insisted that, despite cuts to police forces' budgets, crime would not rise.
Criticising the previous government's record, she said: "We need to cut the bureaucracy and get back to fighting crime. So we've taken an axe to police red tape, saving up to 4.5 million police hours a year and getting the equivalent of an extra 2,100 officers back onto the streets.
"We need to give the police the freedom to use their judgement. So we've scrapped all police targets and given them a single objective - to cut crime.
"We need police forces to be run efficiently with their resources in the right places. So we're rooting out waste, joining up procurement, and reforming police pay so we reward crime-fighting, not just time served.
"Put simply, we need police forces that are single-minded about fighting crime."
She warned of an "underbelly" of gang culture in cities.
Moving on to anti-social behaviour, Mrs May promised: "We will change the law so when a criminal receives an out-of-court community punishment, the victim will be given the power to choose the form it takes.
"They'll be given a list of options. They might want something restorative or punitive. They might want it to be carried out nearby or as far away as possible. But what matters is that the punishment will be chosen by the victim.
"For too long, victims of crime have had no voice - but this government is giving victims back their voice."
Mrs May argued that elections for police commissioners in England, which take place next month, would ensure this.
In a speech following the home secretary's, policing minister Damian Green joked about the replacement of Ken Clarke as justice secretary by Chris Grayling, who is considered to be more of a hardliner on law and order.
He said: "Theresa used to lock them up and Ken let them out. Now... Theresa locks them up and Chris throws away the key."


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HBO Announces 8 Writers for 2019 HBOAccess Writing Fellowship
By Admin · May 23, 2019
HBO has announced eight writers to receive the 2019 HBOAccess Writing Fellowship, a program that lasts for 8 months and offers mentorship with executives at the cable network.
The HBOAccess writing program opens for applicants every other year. It alternates with HBO's Directing Fellowship. The next writer application window opens in February 2021. This year's HBOAccess Writing Fellowship recipients are:
MELODY COOPER
Writer/Director Melody Cooper is winner of the 2018 Grand Jury Prize for Best Screenplay at the Urbanworld Film Festival with her thriller NORTHERN CROSS. Melody previously placed as a finalist in the ScreenCraft Horror and ScreenCraft Film Fund. Congrats, Melody! A Sci-Fi and Horror writer, she is also the recipient of fellowships from AMC Networks Shudder Labs, NY Stage & Film, and the Writer's Lab, and won the Tangerine Entertainment Fellowship at Stowe Story Labs. Her supernatural feature script THE SOUND OF DARKNESS was a 2018 Athena List Finalist. Her short documentary, DETAINED, was Winner of 2018 IndieFest Award of Recognition.
JESSICA SHIELDS
Jessica D. Shields is a multidisciplinary writer and filmmaker originally from Atlanta. She is the recipient of the 2019 HUMANITAS Prize College Drama Fellowship. Jessica was placed as a semifinalist in the 2018 ScreenCraft Pilot Launch TV Script Competition, and she was a Film Independent Project Involve Screenwriting Fellow (2018) during which time she penned the short film Wednesday, currently a finalist for the HBO Shorts Competition at ABFF 2019. She holds an MFA in Screenwriting & Directing from Columbia University and is an alumna of Vanderbilt University.
IVAN TSANG
A native of Toronto, Canada, Ivan Tsang is an MFA Graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in Screen and TV Writing. Ivan is a 2019 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship semifinalist, and a Launch Pad Feature Competition Top 50 finalist. Ivan has written for Wong Fu Productions, KevJumba, Jubilee Media, Jeremy Lin, ISA TV. His work has had over 100 million views. He is also the proud owner of a Pug named Russell.
LUCY LUNA
Lucy Luna is a Mexican writer and director living in Los Angeles. Her screenplay has placed as a finalist in the 2019 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition, and is a current semifinalist in the 2019 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship. While Lucy's short film, We're All Here, is finding success in the festival circuit with garnering six awards to date, Lucy continues to develop feature and television projects, focusing primarily on the horror, thriller, and drama genres. She's currently penning a script for Mexican producer Gerardo Gática.
DARNELL BROWN
The winner of the 2019 Turner/ABFF Writing Contest for his drama script LYZ, Darnell Brown began his storytelling career publishing a book of thought-provoking, socially-conscious poetry. Darnell is a native son of Chester, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of The University of the Arts who writes both comedy and drama as well as directs.
DANIELLE IMAN
Danielle is a graduate of the John Wells Division of Writing for Screen & Television MFA program at USC where she was a Grillo-Marxuach Family Fellow and participant in the inaugural Development Master class with Brian Grazer. She's a 2019 Universal Writers Program Finalist, a 2018 Fox Writers Lab Finalist, a 2018 Austin Film Festival Second Rounder, and has made the 2018 Young & Hungry List and Hit List. Danielle has worked as a Writers' PA on ABC's Grey's Anatomy and a Writers' Trainee on Apple drama series, Swagger.
ELAINE LOH
An actor, writer, and director, Elaine's produced works include winning the Grand Prize and Audience Vote of the NewFilmmakers LA On Location Project, an Honorable Mention at the NBCUniversal/YOMYOMF Interpretations contest, and having two films accepted to Academy qualifying festivals. She is currently writing and starring in the digital series DOXXED which recently screened at the Women in Comedy Festival and Dances with Films.
EDDIE MUJICA
Eddie is a Cuban-American writer, actor, and Emmy-winning producer from Miami, Florida. An alumnus of The Second City in Chicago, Eddie's credits include the 2016 CBS Diversity Showcase, the 2017 NBC Late Night Writers Workshop and the 2018 NBC Spotlight Showcase. He has produced content for Broadway Video's Más Mejor and curates Heraldo Presenta, a monthly all-Latinx variety show. His recent short film, Dreamer, was an Imagen Award finalist and named one of Vulture's Best Comedy Videos of 2018.
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Technology Foundation STW has awarded dr. Joel Anderson (Department of Philosophy and ZENO Institute) one of five €500.000 grants as part of its Healthy Lifestyle Solutions Partnership programme, co-sponsored by Philips Research and NWO's National Initiative Brain & Cognition. The four-year project, entitled "Promoting Effective Intentions: Volitional Scaffolding, Implementation Intentions, and Bedtime Procrastination," will be carried out by an interdisciplinary team that includes experimental psychologists from the Utrecht's "Self-Regulation Lab" (prof. Denise de Ridder (Lab director), Sanne Nauts (project postdoc), dr. Floor Kroese, dr. Marieke Adriaanse, and dr. Catharine Evers), as well as philosophers specialized in moral psychology, personal autonomy, and the ethics of human-machine interaction (Bart Kamphorst (PhD researcher), prof. Marcus Düwell (director, Ethics Institute, dr. Annemarie Kalis (Horizon project on "Practical Self-Understanding"), and Anderson). The project aims to develop, in collaboration with Philips Research, effective and ethical software applications that individuals can use as "scaffolding" (assistive supports) to reduce their tendency to procrastinate about health-related behaviors – in particular, the tendency to put off going to bed even when what they "really want" is to get a good night of sleep.


Our ever-popular filming location tour will take place on Monday 17th September 2018 using International Stage Lines and is an all-day activity. You will be taken to many of the locations used in Stargate and some of the other shows filmed in the city, including a pit stop outside the Bridge Studios. Packed lunch included.
As the plans didn't quite work out last time we are pleased to announce that Gary Jones hopes to join the tour for the lunch break at Stanley Park.
You may purchase a maximum of ten tickets on a single order and must provide the names of all those you are buying for. We will do our best to seat groups on the same bus. A list of the bus assignments will be released nearer the event. Buses will depart from outside the hotel.
Please note, although this is primarily a driving tour, there will be a few stops en route for bathroom breaks or where the location permits. Each bus will have a Bus Mom (or Dad) seated at the front who will be looking out for everyone - but if you do go wandering off it is your responsibility to be back on board in time as the bus will not be able to hold on for you.
The tour company has insurance that covers the time spent on the buses. Persons on the tour are responsible for their own safety when on foot at the stops en route. Neither International Stage Lines nor Gatecon can be held responsible for any injuries sustained whilst off the buses during the tour.
More detailed info will be available on the Gatecon forum under Itinerary and Activities.
Also included will be a piece of fruit, granola bar and bottle of water.
The tour runs for eight hours with pick up and drop-off at the event hotel.
Can I be put on the same bus as friends and family?
Yes wherever possible we will assign you the same bus, but we must be told at the time of booking.
Can we hire a car and follow the tour?
No this is not permitted as some of the locations have limited parking - plus it's not fair on the folks who have bought a ticket.
You can, but there won't be a reduction in the ticket price.
Do we need to bring entrance fee money?
The tour is not designed for spending time inside any of the buildings, but should you decide to do so during any of the stops, any entrance fees will be at your own expense.
Will we get to see all the locations listed?
That is the plan, however traffic conditions on the day will dictate. The tour must return by 5pm so any changes to the itinerary will be at the discretion of the driver.


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Tag / Lee Siegel
July 6, 2010 June 24, 2012 by Edward Champion
The Blank is Dead
Once upon a time, an elephant-sized ego wrote a vapid article about the blank being irrelevant. The article inspired other articles and other blog posts and other comments and other tweets. Never mind that the blank wasn't dead.
Lee Siegel, the blank is dead, the novel is dead
Once upon a time, an elephant-sized ego wrote a vapid article about the blank being irrelevant. The article inspired other articles and other blog posts and other comments and other tweets. Never mind that the blank wasn't dead. Never mind that you could walk into any blankstore and encounter so many blanks that even the most impotent customer couldn't ignore them. Never mind that you could look upward at the beautiful cerulean sky and see a bountiful blank filled in by the swirling clouds, annotated at ground level by human interpretation. The blank couldn't be dead. It was like saying that life was dead. And anyone who believed that all human possibilities had halted overnight probably didn't have much of an existence in the first place.
But for this unnamed and very sad man, the blank was dead. All forms had been filled out. The government had stopped issuing tax forms. There was no more money to collect and no more cash to spend. All calendars had been confiscated. All paper had been taken and filled up with words and scribbles. All pens were removed from homes and offices to prevent any potential blanks from being filled in.
The blank was dead and there was nowhere more for the human race to go. It had ended on June 22, 2010, at 4:53 PM — the very moment that the article had been published. On June 22nd, there was no further need for the human race to feel or think. The human limit had maxed out. It was time for the blankless world to become the new reality.
Humans could no longer feel giddy when they filled in a conversational caesura with a catty quip. They could no longer fill in a crossword puzzle or jot down a liaison with a scandalous lover into a blank square. But weren't all those feelings trivial? Wasn't life more comforting when you knew what was happening every damn minute?
Because the blank was dead, every possibility had been prefigured. Every social occasion had been predetermined, down to the guest list and the specific manner in which you dipped a carrot stick into ranch dressing. Every meal had been prepared. If you wanted to order sushi on a whim, well, then you'd have to consult the fatalist texts to see if the decision had already been made. Because the blank was now dead.
Life went on like this for a while. Until people started to understand that the blank had only disappeared because the man had said so. And those who had easily placed their faith in the foolish pachyderm began to wonder why they couldn't ignore the wrongheaded article that had caused all the fuss. Somehow, the man had willed the blank into dying. Or perhaps he permitted the unimaginative types who couldn't believe in the blank to come out of the closet — much in the manner that Proposition 8's passage had revealed dormant homophobia. Fortunately, there were a few doubting Thomases. When those who believed in the elephant felt ashamed by their unthinking leaps forward, it became necessary for some of the more stubborn acolytes to take cold showers. It became necessary for them to find a blank, any blank, with which to funnel their hopes and galvanize their passions. The truly hopeless committed suicide. If the blank wasn't dead, these sad sacks could demonstrate their commitment to the end in another form.
Of course, for those of us who never believed in the false prophet, there was no such perceptive problem. We were quite happy living our lives, filling in blanks and finding new ones. And for those writers who insist that the blank is dead, one must naturally ask why you're talking about blanks in the first place if your mind is so blank and your soul is so dead.
(Image: Jo Naylor)
October 17, 2008 October 17, 2008 by Edward Champion
Well, A Good Polka It Is For My Good Friend Lee Siegel
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Lee Siegel
Nathan Burke once said, "Get out of the freight car or I'll kick your bitchy little ass, Mr. Siegel," and for Adam Bellow whiny little essays like this one were considered "the spoils of nepotism." Kafka once asked Max Brod to burn his writing, fearing that a shrimpy little weasel named Lee Siegel would quote him in a century. (What a mess that would make.) We know now thanks to Lee Siegel that you can turn in the world's most incomprehensibly idiotic essay and still collect a paycheck from the New York Times Book Review. A modest question arises, however: If Lee Siegel is such a legend in his own mind, why is it that his ego continues to be fed by the Gray Lady? When Lee Siegel bangs like an autistic monkey on his keyboard, you're in big trouble. I mean, big trouble.
Let's start with a couple of harmless tests. If you've read Siegel's essay and didn't want to stab yourself after the first paragraph, did you want to stab yourself after the second? First, try to wonder why Siegel feels the need to name-drop six literary names in the first paragraph. Don't worry, I couldn't tell you either. Could it be that Siegel has nothing interesting to say about anything? Once you recover this primal state of being after getting past the second paragraph, Siegel tells us, you will then take off your brassiere or your boxers for Mr. Siegel. You will hand him your credit card and he will spend the entire day maxing it out, ruining your hard-earned credit with a spate of 1-900 calls. Volunteers?
Now, I never swallowed when Siegel asked. Nor did I suck him off at any point. Lee Siegel's downfall was his Dubya-like insistence that he was right, that he was funny, and that he had some scintilla of talent. His undoing arrived — well, how many undoings were there really? The cowardly sock puppet at the New Republic? The tendency to hold any panel or discussion hostage? The inability to act or think like a grown-up?
Well, enough of Lee Siegel. And enough with this parody. My girlfriend pointed me to the article, knowing damn well that I would want to kick this sad sack of a man when he's down. So let us conclude this entry by pointing out the obvious fact: if Bruno Kirby were still alive, he'd play the role of Lee Siegel in the inevitable movie.
April 12, 2008 April 16, 2008 by Edward Champion
Anders in the Flesh
Baker, Nicholson, siegel-lee
Lee Siegel, new york public library, nicholson baker
Tobias Wolff's short story, "Bullet to the Brain" concerns Anders, a critic so removed from the joys and pleasures of life that he is reduced to niggling over every ontological detail. Because of this, reality trumps his existence. The story is unspeakably tragic in its final paragraphs, as we learn that there are pleasures that Anders is incapable of remembering. I don't know if Lee Siegel has ever read this tale, but his embarrassing appearance at the New York Public Library on Thursday night revealed a sad sack so detached from life that I could not help but empathize, even as he tried to bait me by declaring to the crowd that I wasn't a writer.
Siegel was there to talk about Against the Machine, a book so ineptly argued that the Washington Monthly's Kevin Drum was forced to abandon his review, but not without offering his notes. He was joined by Nicholson Baker and Heidi Julavits. But Siegel dominated the conversation, refusing to let even the moderator Paul Holdengraber, who tried to be as gracious and as patient as he could, finish his questions. Seigel's entitlement was evident in one petulant exchange late in the talk.
"It's my goddam book," pouted Siegel.
"It's my goddam conversation," retorted Holdengraber.
It should be observed that Siegel is 50 years old.
When the talk was done, I congratulated Julavits for being "part of the supporting cast."
Another anti-Internet crusader, Andrew Keen, is at least aware that his tirades are something of an act. But Siegel really seems to believe that the Internet is worse than cancer, poverty, and war combined. A true thinker actually considers an adverse viewpoint or is willing to consider that he might be wrong. Siegel, by contrast, refused to accept Nicholson Baker's examples of items from the Web that depicted art and beauty. "How can I respond to that?" he barked. When the remarkably patient Holdengraber, casually tossing around references to philosophers, attempted to ask Siegel if there was anything good about the Internet, Siegel merely said that he liked email and Amazon, and that everything else was the morass. (There is a certain hypocrisy here in Siegel's affinity for Amazon, considering that he rails against the Internet as a commerce-driven medium.) Holdengraber tried to frame this question many times and Siegel grew agitated, insisting that he had already addressed the issue. But I must ask: what kind of human being could not find one shred of joy within billions of offerings?
Only a person thoroughly removed from linguistic pleasures would quibble with the semantics of "assclown." It was a surprise to me to see Siegel taking umbrage with the term. "Assclown is a really funny word, though," grinned Nicholson Baker, who did his best to try and get through to the pigheaded Siegel. But it quickly became apparent that Siegel would not be moved and I watched with some sadness as the cheery, ruddy-faced Baker shifted to profound and silent empathy for this lost soul.
Lee Siegel belongs to that miserable genus of people who defecate upon any pleasure, tear up any moment of beauty, and who cannot locate the capacity to understand another person's thoughts or feelings. You've probably met a few in your time. And like them, Siegel's a lesson on how not to live. During the Q&A session, the good Levi Asher tried to engage Siegel in a gracious manner, pointing out that the New Republic hostilities might have been troubling because they at long last revealed what his readers really thought of him. A woman attempted to respond to his points in a fair-minded manner. But Siegel would have none of this. Unable to argue competently, he proceeded to dismiss specific terms and thoughtful angles that others presented. Siegel seemed unaware that such an attitude often causes setbacks.
Spiegel spewed out more straw men than a scarecrow population on a three hundred acre pumpkin patch. At one point, Baker suggested that Siegel once had a fascination with the Internet, pointing out that he had written many articles for Slate.
"That's a fine conceit," responded Siegel. "That's one of the things that makes you a great novelist. Your negative capability."
"Negative capability? What does that mean?" asked a baffled Holdengraber.
Where Baker hinted at the fun of all of us becoming filterers because of the Internet, Siegel snapped, "I don't need more filtering." Ever the hypocrite, Siegel said that the Internet was laden with false personas, but bristled when asked about the sprezzatura incident. He bemoaned being called "asshole," "douchebag," "fucktard," and "shithole" on the New Republic. Being called a pedophile was the last straw. (Never mind that Siegel once called James Kincaid a pedophile.) "They all had it in for me," cried Siegel. He wanted to give them a taste of their own medicine.
"No," said Baker, "you cannot overlap." Baker pointed out that Siegel using the third person while pretending not to be himself went beyond the boundaries of acceptability.
Unable to offer anything of substance, Siegel then began employing inept humor. "My BlackBerry is hooked up to my heart with wires, and to my testicles. I'm on Amazon all the time, and when my numbers go up, I get an erection."
Siegel had a few supporters in the crowd, but there was, for the most part, an uncomfortable silence after this witless barb, as if they had just observed David Brent dancing.
I now find myself staring at my many notes and feeling extremely sad. Should I tell you about Siegel's casual racism directed at Indian call centers? Should I tell you about the way that Siegel dismissed Baker's praise for notpretty.com, a now defunct blog written by an overweight woman trying to make sense of her place in the world, by wondering why anyone would trouble with such pedantic thoughts? Should I trouble you with Siegel's condemnation of 2 Girls 1 Cup, which he declared the ultimate reductio ad absurdum of the Internet? (And what makes Siegel the final arbiter of what people find interesting? What gives him the right to judge?)
All this nastiness from Siegel overshadowed Baker's sense of wonder at the photos taken by a tethered camera or Heidi Julavits's giddy confession of looking up diseases on the Internet to abate her hypochondria. Spiegel's spite spoiled what should have been an evening of meaningful discussion.
Siegel frequently suggested that criticism of the Internet is a good thing. I think it is too. But when you openly rail against the Web using only a few bad examples without offering a single example of anything that's good, it's a fallacy of insufficient statistics. It isn't a logical position.
I'm tempted to damn Siegel on these pages. But that would involve feeding the very bitterness that Siegel thrives on. So instead, I'll simply declare Siegel a sad and incurable Anders. A man who might one day find his assumptive illogic greeted by a far less forgiving thug and who will never remember the joys that made him a writer in the first place.
[4/16 UPDATE: In a related story, Portfolio's Jeff Bercovici reports that Lee Siegel is terrified of talking to anybody who even remotely criticizes him. Furthermore, the Bookscan number for Against the Machine, as of yesterday, is a mere 3,038 copies.]
January 24, 2008 January 24, 2008 by Edward Champion
Night at the Boxcar
Boxcar Lounge, Ceridwen Dovey, Edward Champion, Jami Attenberg, Lee Siegel, Mark Sarvas, Readings
harry revised, Lee Siegel, Mark Sarvas, New York, Reading
This was roughly the view you received if you had the privilege of attending the Boxcar Lounge on Wednesday night. The venue was indeed shaped like a boxcar and it was SRO for those souls, like Levi and me, who had arrived from McNally Robinson. (Of that counterprogramming, while John Freeman made a valiant attempt to ask questions of Lee Siegel that would cause him to think instead of fulminate more on his puerile anti-Internet views, the two of us left after twenty minutes. Siegel, as a speaker, has the voice of a semi-squeaky plush toy that still has a bit of air left, but hasn't yet figured out that the tots have moved on to newer baubles. I had seen this kind of arrogant and opinionated blather before when the speaker had referred to itself as Andrew Keen. So there was no need to subject myself to it again. To offer a small sample: According to Siegel, the Internet is apparently composed of 80% porn. And while it's absolutely diabolical for people to leave anonymous and hateful comments (as they did for Siegel's posts at the New Republic), apparently it's perfectly peachy keen for Siegel to impersonate "sprezzatura" because there is nothing forbidding such a cheap impersonation under journalistic rules. Never mind that Siegel's shenanigans were hardly transparent and had to be ferreted out by top brass at the New Republic. I took notes, but I felt like I was transcribing a kindergarter's efforts to discuss Kant's Critique of Pure Reason based on a one-sentence summary. As such, my notes are not worth reproducing or summarizing.)
You couldn't get a seat at the Boxcar Lounge. Unless you were one of the smart ones, like Maud and her friend, who arrived early to get a seat. There were many bloggers in the crowd, including Jason, Levi, Marydell, Lauren, and Sarah. It was also a pleasure to talk with Michael Orbach, Jami Attenberg, and a number of other people who I will no doubt remember after I hit the "Publish" button. I'm sorry.
Besides, who needed Siegel when there was another installment of Jami Attenberg's Class of 2008 Reading Series going down? This one featured Michael Dahlie reading from A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living, Lynn Lurie reading from Corner of the Dead, and (pictured above) Ceridwen Dovey reading from Blood Kin. Dovey was one of the evening's standouts. Her reading was quietly intense and suitably genteel, and I am now most curious about her novel.
And then there was Mr. Sarvas himself, who read from a chapter of his forthcoming novel, Harry, Revised: the infamous incident in the bookstore. The chapter contains a disparaging reference to David Foster Wallace and I felt compelled to cry out a "Yea!" in DFW's defense. Mark likewise felt compelled to point to me during this moment.
Is Harry, Revised any good? I was a bit hesitant to approach it, as my candor compels me to tell even my closest friends when their work is not up to snuff. But I have read the whole of Harry, Revised and I can recommend it. Mark has ventured down a somewhat unexpected path here, unafraid to have his protagonist enter into uncomfortable territory. The book's style displays Mark's clear love for Fitzgerald and there is something of a French farcical feel that permits material that should not work to be executed with a crazed grace.
I am sorry to report, however, that there remains one passage that will almost certainly be nominated for The Bad Sex Award. But you'll have to wait for a forthcoming installment of The Bat Segundo Show to find out precisely what it is.
Sprezzatura the Maligned
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It's been more than a year since the manboy cultural critic Lee Siegel was temporarily suspended from The New Republic for allegedly posting anonymous comments on its blog, under the name "sprezzatura." And while Boris Kachka has interviewed Lee Siegel, Filthy Habits recently received an email from an individual claiming to be "sprezzatura." He wished to set the matter straight. Sprezzatura's email, which contained three mysterious JPEG attachments (among them, a picture of an alpaca in a compromising yet family-friendly position), claimed that he had been misrepresented, that Siegel was not "brave, brilliant, and wittier than [Jon] Stewart," and demanded immediate reinstatement to the New Republic message boards. It remains a mystery to me why sprezzatura thought I had the keys to the New Republic castle. But this was a desperate email written in a desperate time.
"It is there where my shallow invective flowed best," wrote sprezzatura of the New Republic website. He offered to send me $100 if I would interview him. I declined on moral principle. Then sprezzatura demanded an interview with me gratis by email because "Kachka had proved to be a wuss with his softball questions." And I agreed, only because I had no wish to receive an email from sprezzatura ever again. I have been unable to confirm whether this "sprezzatura" is the same "sprezzatura" unleashed on Siegel's blog. Indeed, I do not how many "sprezzaturas" there are. But I suppose it's pedantic mysteries like this that have many of us wasting long hours on the Internet.
Why don't you just get a blog?
Because that would be too easy! And if I had devoted a blog just to clarifying my identity, I would have been thought a kook!
Actually, most bloggers are cranks. I speak with some expertise on the subject. But I don't see how you're making a case here, Lee.
Do not address me with that name! Those days are far behind me! We must forget that regrettable episode!
So you are Lee Siegel.
If you'll pardon a metaphorical leap, Lee Siegel is a tuna melt poorly prepared with half-melted cheese. John Battelle never responded to any of my thoughtful queries. Therefore, he is an imbecile who cannot recognize my genius. David Brooks rested his argument on the flimsiest of premises. I do not need to inform you what these premises are. Just trust me. They're flimsy. And when Cox wanted to draw attention to herself, she used the word "cunt" to make a point. Plus, she made more money than I did. And she's a woman two decades younger than I am. It's not fair!
Lots of invective there, sprezza baby. But can you cite any specific examples? Some might argue that you are using "cunt" to make….well, not exactly a point, but to stand out with an irrational Dale Peck-style explanation.
It doesn't matter! Malcolm Gladwell's hair was adopted for television as American Idol. I have tried to stop them from supplying him with shampoo, but they keep arresting me!
Lee, step away from the Internet and get some fresh air. We've had some unseasonably warm weather in January. Go for a walk.
I love the Internet, I'm on it all the time. I couldn't have written my book so quickly without it. Thanks to the Internet, I didn't have to think. I could just cut and paste some boilerplate, bang out a book and make a quick book and show those New Republic bastards exactly who mattered. I don't think it's making more people connected than they were before, not at all.
It didn't have to be this way, Lee.
I react very badly when mediocrity is associated with my name.
Well then, write well!
That is hard when you are "sprezzatura" and you have been banned from your own magazine's message board. Will you give me a hug?
Only if you stop using the moniker "sprezzatura."


Why do we need a law to fix this problem?
What about outside the United States?
Some combination of one or more.
It is a problem that has invaded the life of 27% adult Americans without invitation (see the 2014 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey). In its more severe forms, it triggers a host of stress-related health complications -- hypertension, auto-immune disorders, depression, anxiety to PTSD. The person's immediate job and often career are often disrupted.
To read more about the health harms from Bullying please visit the target section at the WBI website.
For employers it's a problem, too. Often, it is the least skilled who attack the best and brightest workers because of the perceived threat they imagine. When the perpetrator has the power to deprive her or his target of a livelihood, and the economic and health security the job represents, bullying is an abuse of authority. U.S. employers are loathe to stop bullying, let alone acknowledge its existence.
What is Currently Being Done about it?
American employees are stuck when working as at-will employees. Given that there are six candidates for each job opening during this recession, people stay in miserable work conditions getting sicker each day from stress-related health complications. While working in less than desirable jobs in toxic work environments, they see the few workers' rights eroded.
Some brave, early-adopting employers realized that stopping bullying is good for business. Sioux City Iowa is the first school district in the nation to address workplace bullying for their adult employees. They have voluntarily created policies and credible enforcement procedures to purge destructive individuals. But these pioneering employers are few and far between.
American unions have also begun to learn about bullying and some have even been trained to provide peer support for their bullied members. Bullying is a vexing problem for most unions when the mistreatment is member-on-member. Canadian unions have a mixed record from exemplary responses to eliminate bullying to denial.
Employers react to laws with internal policies. The real value of a law, and the true purpose of the WBI Healthy Workplace Bill, is to get employers to prevent bullying with policies and procedures that apply to all employees. The Bill, crafted by law professor David Yamada for the Healthy Workplace Campaign, gives good employers incentives to do the right thing by avoiding expensive litigation.
For a more in depth discussion about why a law is necessary, please visit the FAQ section.
There are many different ways you can help out, please visit our Take Action page for more information.
The U.S. is the last of the western democracies to not have a law forbidding bullying-like conduct in the workplace. Scandinavian nations have explicit anti-bullying laws (since 1994). Many of the EU nations have substantially more legal employee protections, which compel employers to prevent or correct bullying.
Canada's first provincial law was enacted in 2004, the second in 2007, another in 2010, and the occupational health code for federal employees in 2008.
Read more about the international movement.
Is There Any Scientific Research on the Topic?
Research on workplace bullying began in the late 1980's in Sweden. Heinz Leymann was the pioneer. The field has since exploded exponentially, including articles and books in psychology, occupational health and medicine, epidemiology, and management research. We track past and current research in the Research sections of the WBI website. As scientists ourselves, we conduct and publish research for the general public, as well as for the academic community.
For a more comprehensive collection of research please visit the WBI Research Section.
Please visit the FAQ section.


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Breeders' Cup: Gun Runner dominates Classic, Arrogate disappoints
By Steve Almasy, CNN
Updated 10:32 PM ET, Sat November 4, 2017
Gun Runner never trailed in the race, which has a total purse of $6 million.
(CNN) Co-favorite Gun Runner, ridden by Florent Geroux, won the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar racetrack in Southern California, dominating one of the richest thoroughbred races in the world.
It was never really the plan to lead wire-to-wire, Geroux told broadcaster NBC.
"It was just how the race unfolded," the jockey said. "You need to let Gun Runner be Gun Runner. Whatever is comfortable (for the horse). He is just a beast."
Collected and West Coast, horses trained by Bob Baffert, finished second and third, respectively.
Defending champion and co-favorite Arrogate was never a factor, breaking poorly from his gate position next to the rail.
"He just doesn't seem to get a hold of this race track," jockey Gary Smith said, referring to the horse's prior issues at Del Mar. "He certainly didn't run his race today."
Arrogate, who won the Dubai World Cup and the initial Pegasus World Cup this season, struggled to end the year and his career.


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Q: Recommended way of translating authentication errors in symfony2 I need to display, for example, the "Bad credentials" message in another language.
So far I found that it is thrown as an exception in
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authenticate function as
throw new BadCredentialsException('Bad credentials', 0, $notFound);
I am wondering what would be the recommended way for showing this message in another language. Just changing the string in this place seems non-optimal...
Also there are other messages that might probably be shown during authentication.
I am using the JMSSecurityExtraBundle and FOSUserBundle and I guess there could be some built in functionality to handle this...?

A: *

*Override login template: copy FOSUserBundle/Resources/views/Security/login.html.twig to app/Resources/views/Security/login.html.twig (see doc, video)

*Add trans filter to error variable in login.html.twig (see doc):
{{ error|trans }}

*In your translate file src/YourBundlePath/Resources/translations/messages.{locale}.yml add:
Bad credentials: Your error text


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Q: Import Jenkins WorkflowScript class Instead of using def in my groovy scripts, I would like to be able to import the WorkflowScript class.
Instead of:
def script

I want:
WorkflowScript script

I want that because when I want to pass a script to a function, like get_branch(script) it usually crash. For a weird reason it works with constructor, not methods.
For my IDE, I would also need to be able to get the dependency, which I do not find on maven, any way for that ?

A: I think this class is build dynamically to attach into it all available plugin extensions. But I think you can use super class for WorkflowScript - CpsScript:
import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsScript

More information about the CpsScript can be found here: https://javadoc.jenkins.io/plugin/workflow-cps/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/package-tree.html

A: One more option I have found
Script script

And you don't need to import anything more.


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Kevin Cramer was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. He serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which has the broadest jurisdiction of any committee in Congress. Rep. Cramer is assigned to three subcommittees: Communications and Technology, Environment and the Economy, and Oversight and Investigations. He also serves as Co-Chairman of the Northern Border Caucus, which fosters continued growth in the relationship between the United States and Canada, and is a founding Chair of the Congressional Kids' Safety Caucus.
He is North Dakota's only member of the House of Representatives. Cramer has made constituent outreach a top priority, describing interacting with the public as "the best part of public service." According to Legistorm, the Capitol Hill government issues website, for the past two years Cramer has held the most town halls of any Member of Congress.
Cramer has had a distinguished career in public service. In 1991, he was elected Chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party, making him the youngest member of the Republican National Committee. From 1993 to 2000, he served in Governor Ed Schafer's cabinet, first as State Tourism Director from 1993 to 1997, then as State Economic Development & Finance Director from 1997 to 2000. From 2000 to 2003, he was Executive Director of the Harold Schafer Leadership Foundation, which connects emerging leaders from the University of Mary in Bismarck with community business leaders. In 2003, then-Governor John Hoeven appointed Cramer to the Public Service Commission, and in 2004 he was elected to the position, gaining more than 65 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2010 with 61.5 percent of the vote in a three-person contest.
As North Dakota Public Service Commissioner, Cramer helped to oversee the most dynamic economy in the nation. He worked to ensure North Dakotans enjoy some of the lowest utility rates in the nation, enhancing their competitive position in the global marketplace. An energy policy expert, Cramer understands America's energy security is integral to national and economic security.
Cramer has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, a Master's degree in Management from the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, and was conferred the degree of Doctor of Leadership, honoris causa, by the University of Mary on May 4, 2013. He is a native of Kindred, North Dakota, where he received all of his primary and secondary education. Kevin and his wife, Kris, have two adult sons, Ian and Isaac; two adult daughters, Rachel and Annie; an eleven-year-old son, Abel; four grandchildren, Lyla, Beau, Nico and Chet.


From the ashes of his over-hyped and underwhelming defeat against Floyd Mayweather back in May of last year, Manny Pacquiao rose from the like a phoenix and blazed a trail of fiery brilliance and excitement by defeating Tim Bradley in what is most likely the last fight of his illuminating career.
Pacquiao (57-6-2 38KO) started off against Bradley (33-2-1 13KO) in a fast but also measured pace. Both fighters knew that they had to be first but also not rush in without using the precious nanoseconds to plan their attack and while there wasn't a lot of action in first three rounds, I felt that Pacquiao won them based on his activity rate. Something about Bradley seemed tense, not like he was in fear of Pacquiao but almost as if he was taking just a half second longer to decide when to strike. At the end of every round there seemed to be a grimace of annoyance on his face frustrated.
After six rounds, I had Pacquiao ahead, giving him the first five rounds and Bradley the sixth based on getting the better of the exchanges at the beginning of the round. Then suddenly and off balanced Bradley was dropped to all fours by a Pacquiao combination that might have been a slip but looked legitimate enough to me. If he needed motivation (I couldn't hear what Teddy Atlas was telling him in the corner) that might have done it as he came back strongly in the eighth round, winning it on my scorecard.
Just when it looked like Bradley might be able to mount some kind of incredible comeback, Pacquiao unleashed his classic left hand that landed clean on Bradley's face and dropped him again with such force that it had him rolling in the ring. If this had been professional wrestling, I think my colleagues on The Ring Crew Show might have accused Bradley of selling a bit too hard. But he was indeed hurt and lucky that the round ended when it did.
Now well ahead on my scorecard going into the last round of the fight, it was plain to everyone from the commentary crew on HBO, to Teddy Atlas, to the fat man in the front row who kept waving at the camera every time he saw that he was on the jumbo-tron, that Timothy Bradley would need to pull off the miracle of miracles and deliver one of the greatest Hail Mary knockouts the sport had ever seen. But anyone who follows the sport knows that as good as Bradley is, he just doesn't have that one punch power that can stop anyone. In fact it almost looked like Bradley would be the one getting knocked out after he found himself tangled between the ropes a few seconds before the final bell rang.
As it was in the second fight and as it should have been in the first, all three judges scored this fight for Pacquiao, this time with matching scores of 116-110. My own score of 117-109 may have been a bit generous but based on how I was seeing it, I don't think it is unfair either.
After the fight Pacquiao spoke to Max Kellerman and said that he was looking for the knockout in every round and that his shoulder didn't bother him like it did in the Mayweather fight. Like me, the Kellerman along with Roy Jones and Jim Lampley on commentary were impressed at how despite being 37 and through so many fights, Pacquiao still looked like he enjoyed fighting.
Kellermen mentioned the possibility of Pacquiao fighting Canelo Alvarez and going on to have a rematch with Floyd Mayweather that no one will ever ask for despite that leading up to this fight it had been hinted at heavily that this would be the final fight of Manny's career. Afterwards at the press conference Pacquiao admitted that he was 50/50 on retirement and needed to see what it felt like.
Bradley was once again very gracious in defeat, not offering any excuses (Outside of dismissing the first knockdown but also admitting that he didn't remember them) and even making plans to meet up with Pacquiao the following morning. It was unclear if it was just for breakfast or to attend Manny's bible study.
I can't criticize Tim Bradley for his performance because despite the one-sided nature of my scorecard, he kept it a very competitive fight even though he clearly lost. At times he seemed to revert back to the Tim Bradley of old, who would get hit and then stand and trade with whoever was giving it to him.
Perhaps the performance against Brandon Rios fooled some people. After all, Rios isn't close to being half the fighter Manny Pacquiao is in terms of skill and as it was clear, he went into that training camp just to make weight, not get into actual fighting shape. I think that if I had been given the same amount of time in a training camp with Teddy Atlas that I (A barely 150lb nerd from Canada) could have gotten the same result against Rios.
I think that Bradley can still be a force in the welterweight division but that Manny Pacquiao will always be that one dragon he just couldn't slay.
Going back to Pacquiao, I hope that this is the final fight for the most exciting boxer of his generation. For almost 20 years he's been doing this and the last thing any of us would want to see is Manny Pacquiao be an all too familiar image in boxing of the former great champion being humbled by a younger, hungrier opponent all because he wanted to show the world once again how great he was when we never needed reminding to begin with.
I hope that Pacquaio can find as much satisfaction in the laughter with his wife and children as he did in the cheers of millions of fans.
I hope that the millions he's earned throughout his career last long into the lives of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
I hope that he can truly help the poor as he helped fans realize that boxing wasn't a dead sport.
I hope that he can show up at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in six years with his faculties intact and not having any regrets about walking away when he did.
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The Arabs are a population of people that inhabit the Arab world. They live primarily in the Arab states in Western Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and western Indian Ocean islands.
One of the strongest impressions I had when I lived with the Arabs, was the 'everyday-ness' of God. He ruled their eating, their travelling, their business, their loving. He was their hourly thought, their closest friend, in a way impossible to people whose God is separated from them by the rites of formal worship.
Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English, or France belongs to the French. It is wrong and inhuman to impose the Jews on the Arabs.
Bricks are considered to be the first material created by human intelligence from the four elements: earth, air, water, and fire. ...The great variety of designs and effects that artists of the past, especially the Arabs... were able to create in their brickwork, assembled with an element so monotonous... can be compared only with the beauty and attractiveness a romantic poet attained by adjusting his verses to the rigidity of a formal meter.
One day those Arabs who have been brought to the Kurdish areas will have to be expelled. Syrian government policy has brought many Arabs to the Kurdish areas. All the villages where they live now belong to the Kurds.
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Lancia Fulvia – kompaktowy samochód osobowy produkowany przez włoską firmę Lancia w latach 1963–1976. Dostępny jako 4-drzwiowy sedan lub 2-drzwiowe coupé. Następca modelu Appia. Do napędu używano silników V4 o pojemnościach: 1,1, 1,2, 1,3 lub 1,5 litra. Moc przenoszona była na oś przednią poprzez 4-biegową manualną skrzynię biegów. Samochód został zastąpiony przez model Beta.

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An African safari is, for many people, the holiday of a lifetime, and, although it is also expensive, there is no point in wasting all this money on an experience that you will have cause to regret. A cheap package tour may result in your "driving many miles every day, over rough roads in non-game-viewing country, driving in convoy in a
crowded minivan, with the companions from hell, accompanied by inferior quality guides, either staying in massively uncomfortable tented accommodation, or in huge barrack-like lodges".
An African Safari is the vacation of a lifetime. Make sure you choose your tour company wisely as there is a lot of difference between tour operators. Looking for great value? Ask a travel agent to keep an eye out for African Safari special offers to find exclusive tours at unbeatable prices. Or if you have some extra time, surf the internet for a few weeks before booking so that you get a good idea of the tours being offered. Safaris, aside from the airfare, are not much more expensive than other guided tours unless you take the luxury option, and it's bound to be an unforgettable vacation.
Safaris to the Kruger Park, which is roughly the size of a small country, are always popular. This area of Africa has seen human habitation for roughly 40,000 years. Indigenous populations coexisted in balance with the local game, but after Europeans arrived and began to hunt for trophies, game populations declined drastically due to the uncontrolled slaughter despite hunting laws introduced to South Africa in 1858.
The area first became protected in 1989, just before the Boer War, after a campaign by Paul Kruger to establish the Sabi game reserve between the Sabi and Crocodile rivers. After the Boer War ended in 1902, the James Stevenson-Hamilton was appointed warden of the Sabi Game Reserve, and formal protection and rebuilding of game stocks was instituted. Stevenson-Hamilton became determined to protect the area permanently by making it a national park. After much lobbying, he succeeded. The national parks act was passed in 1926 and the Sabi and Singwitsi reserves (by then the Transvaal Game Reserve) became the Kruger National Park.
It took a few years before visitors discovered the park. In 1927, a total of 3 tourist vehicles ventured into the park, bringing in an income of 3 pounds. By 1930, there were 900 vehicles roaming on the 500 kilometres of new roads in the park, and staying in the huts and tents that could accommodate up to 700 people. Stevenson-Hamilton was an outdoorsman who disapproved of luxurious facilities, and he attempted to maintain a rustic atmosphere. However, when he left, accommodations were upgraded and the park became a reknowned destination for tourists from all around the world.
By 1955, visitors flocked to the park in numbers exceeded 10,000 a year, prompting extensive development of roads and tourist services along with the fencing of the park boundaries. During peak holiday season, such as Christmas, Easter and July, the park can be quite crowded. There is now a daily limit to number of visitors, so if you must travel in peak season, reserve well ahead of time.
Adjacent to the Kruger on its Western Boundary are a number of private game reserves, including the Sabi Sand, Timbavati and Manyeleti. Kruger Park Safaris offer a huge variety and density of wildlife, as well as a wide range of safari experiences. You'll never be able to see the whole park in just one tour. Safaris include everything from tented walking safaris and self-driving safaris to ultra-luxurious fly-in safaris. Kruger Park holds hundreds of lodges for different tastes and budgets.
The Kruger Park is a year-round destination, but there is a seasonal difference in climate. The dry season (winter) is usually between May and August, although rainfall starts declining in April and is still fairly low in September and October. This is the best season to see game, as permanent waterholes attract animals, the vegetation becomes thinned out, and trees have fewer leaves to obstruct the view. Winter has warm days and chilly nights. The average maximum temperatures is around 24 degrees in winter, and the average minimum is about 8 or 9 degrees, although it can drop as far as 5 degrees. It is important to bring along a warm jacket for early morning and evening game tours.
The wet season (summer), is from November to March. This is when the Kruger Park receives most of its rainfall, usually in dramatic afternoon thundershowers. The weather is hot and balmy, with Average maximum temperatures of about 30 degrees Celcius, with an average minimum of 20 degrees. The summer grass and foliage becomes lush and green, and while this makes for beautiful scenery, it can also make game viewing difficult. Also, animals no longer concentrate around waterholes because there are now widespread sources of water.
However, for birdwatchers, the wet season is the ideal time to visit the Kruger Park, as this is when the migrating birds arrive, and when all the local birds are at their most active. The Makuleke region of the park is renowned for its many species of birds, and visitors may see exotic specimens such as Scarlet Chested Sunbirds, Broadbilled Rollers, Redheaded Weavers, Wattle-eyed Flycatchers and owls, such as the Pels Fishing Owl, the Scops, Whitefaced, Pearl-Spotted and Giant Eagle Owls.
The wet season is also the best time to see baby animals, as most animals calve at the beginning of the rainy season to take advantage of the lush grazing grounds.
Luxury resorts in and around the Kruger Park are not cheap, but offer services such as massages, reflexology and room service for guests who like to remain within the bounds of civilization while still having an opportunity to take day tours and see game.
Overland Safaris in a tour group are the most economical way to see Kruger Park. These group tours are a great way to meet like-minded eco-tourists and enjoy a genuine outdoor experience. Both camping and hotel options are available.
The bush of the Kruger Park can also be experienced on hiking tours. These walks are conducted in parts of the region not accessible to vehicles, including the spectacular Lanner Gorge.
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De Degtjarjov DP 28 (Russisch: Пулемёт Дегтярёва Пехотный; Poelemjot Degtjarjova Pechotny; Degtjarjov's infanterie-machinegeweer) of DP was een Russisch licht machinegeweer ontworpen door Vasili Degtjarjov, die voor de patroon 7,62x54mmR was ingericht.

Geschiedenis

De DP werd ontworpen in 1927 door Vasili Degtjarjov. Het origineel heette waarschijnlijk DP-27 of DP-28, maar er is veel twijfel over de officiële benaming. De DP kon vooral erg goed tegen vuil. Tijdens experimenten werd het begraven in het zand; na dit kon het wapen nog steeds zo'n 500 schoten vuren voordat het wapen het begaf. Het grootste nadeel echter was de tweepoot; het kon niet veel weerstaan en brak snel. Het magazijn - een 47-schots "pan-"magazijn dat horizontaal boven op het wapen werd geplaatst - was vrij klein en blijven vuren voor lange periodes was daardoor onmogelijk, in tegenstelling tot wapens met patroonbanden. Het duurde even om een nieuw magazijn op de bovenkant te plaatsen; opnieuw patronen in een leeg magazijn stoppen duurde heel lang. Maar de lage vuursnelheid betekende ook dat oververhitting van de loop zeldzaam was.In 1928 nam het Rode Leger dit wapen in gebruik. Het was goedkoop en makkelijk te vervaardigen: vroege modellen hadden minder dan 80 onderdelen en konden door onopgeleide arbeiders worden vervaardigd.

Het wapen werd gebruikt tijdens de Winteroorlog, de Vervolgoorlog en de Tweede Wereldoorlog, en had een reputatie als een effectief licht ondersteuningswapen. In 1943-1944 werd het wapen gemoderniseerd, het nieuwe wapen heette DPM.

De DP werd in de jaren 50 aangevuld door modernere RPD's en in de jaren 60 vervangen door het PK-machinegeweer.

Tijdens de Winter- en Vervolgoorlog werden aantallen onderschept door Finse strijdkrachten. Het verving de Finse Lahti-Saloranta M/26 gedeeltelijk. In de zomer van 1944 hadden Finse strijdkrachten zo'n 3400 Finse Lahti-Saloranta's en 9000 onderschepte Sovjet-Degtjarjov's aan de frontlinie.

Er zijn een aantal DP's van de RP-46 uitvoering gezien in Somalië.

Uitvoeringen
RPD-36, 30-schotse uitvoering met een magazijn dat korter was qua diameter, maar wel dikker
DPM, gemoderniseerde uitvoering in gebruik genomen in '43-'44, met een robuustere tweepoot bevestigd aan de koelmantel en de terugstootveer die in een buis aan de achterkant van de ontvanger zat, hierdoor werd een pistoolgreep nodig (In China werd een kopie vervaardigd, Type 53 genaamd)
DA, voor in vliegtuigen
DT en DTM, voor op pantservoertuigen en tanks
DTM-4, uitvoering voor een quad
RP-46, een uitvoering met patroonband in gebruik genomen in 1946; deze banden waren voor 200 of 250 patronen, en gelijk aan die van de SG-43 Gorjoenov (In China werd een kopie vervaardigd, Type 58 genaamd)
Het origineel wordt vaak de DP-28 of DP-27 genoemd, maar er is veel verwarring of dit wel de officiële benamingen zijn.

Gebruikers

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Russisch vuurwapen in de Tweede Wereldoorlog


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