Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is the clear favourite to be named PFA Player of the Year this season, according to bookies Ladbrokes.
The Reds ace has been immense for Jurgen Klopp's side this term as they still look to be in with a strong shout of winning the Premier League title despite a recent rough patch.
Unsurprisingly, Liverpool and Manchester City players dominate the top 15 list shown to us by Ladbrokes, with just one player each from Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea, showing just how far the might have fallen this term.
Here's a list of the 15 favourites, with Van Dijk currently 2/5 to take the prize – a superb achievement for a centre-back if he does do it, with defenders rarely being rated above attackers when it comes to individual honours.
Still, with City having a game in hand over their rivals, there's every chance the likes of Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling (6/1 and 8/1, respectively) could be worth a shout too if their late-season form proves influential in deciding the destiny of the Premier League crown.
There was even some talk of Tottenham's Son Heung-min being a contender after a purple patch earlier this season, though he's just 50/1 and the in-form Sadio Mane at 20/1 might be more worth a flutter as an outsider to take the prize.


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Esq. Productions Makes it "Legal"
Legal Experts Visits SCA
For many students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, the first step into the real world can be daunting. In addition to generating a good idea, executing the idea and getting the product into the right hands, students also have to worry about the business and legal ramifications of their creative work. Thankfully, on March 3rd, Esq. Productions hosted a panel called Get it Right: Getting it Made Without Giving it Away at SCA to discuss common pitfalls of the first step into the real world. One theme of the morning was transparency.
"Bring your issues out into the open. Don't hide your dragons," suggested panelist Neil Ollivierra, Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs for Lionsgate Entertainment. "Don't sweat your [legal] issues. Don't hide them. Don't worry about them. Get them out in the open and deal with them. Let everyone know what's going on and find a solution."
The panel for the morning's event included Ollivierra, David Wienir, a Business Affairs Executive at UTA and Matthew N. Sugarman from Weissmann, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman, Grodin & Evall LLP. The topics included idea protection, chain of title, moving into the digital space and the different roles that talent lawyers, business affairs executives, agents and studios play over the course of an artist's career.
"It's very rare that what I think I'm going to be doing is what I end up doing on any given day," said Wienir. "It's a wonderful job for someone who is comfortable reacting to what goes on. If you can pay attention to several details at once, it might be for you."
Esq. Productions, a recognized 501(c)(3) public charity, produces educational programming focusing on the business and legal sides of the various entertainment industries. Run by Latha Duncan, a graduating third year student at Southwestern Law School, and William Barrett, a graduating third year student at New York Law School, Esq. Productions has worked with various film schools and film festivals.
"We believe there is much the creative artist can do to proactively navigate the business and legal minefields of the industry," said Duncan. "We try to provide the artist with the broadest perspective possible on these matters. We want artists to leave our events empowered to tackle these sides of their careers at the front end."
For more information about Esq. Productions, please see EsqProductions.com.

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I never realized that artists, at their own receptions, are generally tired, stressed and strung out. I am late to my own opening by 2 hours because I needed, at all costs, to lie down. I have a new respect for those that show the art they make. Phew! It's a lot of work! Ok, I need to change out of these Carhartt overalls I have been wearing for the past three days. Off to the gallery!


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Citrusy grapefruit and orange stream into the nose while a brush of grass ornaments the bouquet. In the swallow, bready, vanilla sweetness underscores pronounced citrus flavors. Orange lends both sweet juice and tartness; a bit of earthy, tealike bitterness and grapefruit pith dry out the tongue. The style's hallmark Belgian qualities (pepper, lemon) are noticeably absent, but it's still a quaffable brew.


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Desierto (títol original en castellà: Desierto) és una pel·lícula franco-mexicana de suspens de 2015 dirigida per Jonás Cuarón. Va ser mostrat en la secció Presentacions Especials del Festival Internacional de Cinema de Toronto de 2015, on va guanyar el Premi de la Federació Internacional de Crítics de Cinema (FIPRESCI) per Presentacions Especials. a pel·lícula té programat la seva estrena el 4 de març de 2016 als Estats Units, a través de STX Entertainment. La pel·lícula s'ha doblat al català.

Va ser seleccionada com la pel·lícula que representarà a Mèxic en la categoria de Millor pel·lícula de parla no anglesa en la 89a edició dels Premis Óscar. Fou nominada als Premis Platino en la categoria Millor Direcció de So l'any 2017. També va formar part de la selecció oficial del XLIX Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya.

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Un grup de treballadors migrants mexicans busca una vida millor en travessar il·legalment la frontera amb els Estats Units; quan el camió que els transporta es descompon enmig del no-res el conductor assenyala als migrants i el seu company, el Mechs l'adreça cap als Estats Units i els desitja sort. Moisès (Gael García Bernal), també és membre dels migrants i el segueix mentre el grup es divideix en dos en intentar travessar la frontera.

Sam (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) és un caçador qui amb el seu rifle i el seu fidel gos Tracker un pastor belga, cacen conills prop de la frontera i noten al grup d'il·legals. Amb l'ajuda de Tracker i l'ús del seu rifle M1 Garand, Sam mata sense misericòrdia a la majoria del grup, inclòs Mechas i deixa a Moisès i a Adela (Alosa Hidalgo) com els únics supervivents després d'una llarga persecució. Incapaç de seguir als dos últims, Sam decideix continuar la seva caça l'endemà i acampa amb Tracker per a passar la nit.

Adela i Moisès troben un lloc per a descansar. Adela li confessa a Moisès que el seu company, que també va ser una de les víctimes de Sam, va ser enviat pels seus pares per protegir-la i, encara que la va assetjar durant el seu viatge, no mereixia morir d'aquesta manera. Moisès per part seva, li confessa a Adela que ja havia estat als EUA i que té una família esperant-lo a Oakland, mostra un osset parlant que li va donar el seu fill abans de ser deportat, i que Moisès li va prometre que li retornaria. Mentrestant, Sam descansa al costat d'una fogata amb Tracker, descrivint-li al seu lleial gos com solia estimar el desert, però ara la calor està jugant amb la seva ment i vol escapar d'ell.

A l'endemà Adela i Moisès descobreixen el campament del caçador i roben la camioneta de Sam, usant l'os de peluix per distreure Sam i Tracker. La parella de migrants aconsegueix arrencar la pick-up i quan sembla que finalment escapen Sam dispara Adela a l'espatlla, fent que Moisès xoqui i bolqui la camioneta. Ells continuen a peu seguits per Sam i el gos. Moisès es deté per atendre la ferida d'Adela, després li diu que ha de deixar-la i s'emporta la jaqueta i la pistola de bengales que va trobar a la camioneta. Moisès canvia d'opinió i usa una bengala per distreure i allunyar a Sam d'Adela; Tracker persegueix de prop Moisès en un camp de cactus on Moisès es veu obligat a usar la segona i última bengala contra Tracker, li dispara al musell abans d'escapar; Sam troba Tracker ferit de mort i molt a la seva pesar li dispara per posar fi al seu sofriment abans jura venjança contra Moisès.

Després de molt de temps perseguint Moisès mentre grimpen per una estructura de roca, Sam està deshidratat i cansat; Moisès s'amaga entre les roques i empeny Sam mentre està parat a la vora, la qual cosa fa que tots dos caiguin. Sam es fractura la cama en la caiguda. Tots dos intenten aconseguir el rifle, però Moisès és més àgil, el pren i amenaça a Sam per assassinar tanta gent i intentar matar a Adela i a ell, mentre Sam suplica per la seva vida, demana perdó i aigua. En canvi, Moisès se'n va amb el rifle, dient-li a Sam que el desert el matarà i deixa que Sam mori malgrat les seves súpliques perquè torni.

Moisès torna per Adela, la troba viva, però inconscient, i la porta fins que travessen un llac salat.

Repartiment
 Gael García Bernal com a Moisés.
 Jeffrey Dean Morgan com a Sam.
 Alondra Hidalgo com a Adela.
 Diego Cataño com a Mechas.
 Marco Pérez com a Lobo.
 Óscar Flores com a Ramiro.
 David Lorenzo com a Ulises.
 Lew Temple com a un agent de la patrulla de frontera.

Cal assenyalar que la pel·lícula compta amb la participació de dos actors de la sèrie de televisió The Walking Dead, Jeffrey Dean Morgan que hi interpreta a Negan i Lew Temple que hi participà com a Axel.

Locació

La pel·lícula va ser rodada a Mèxic i la filmació va començar el febrer de 2014 al desert de la Baixa Califòrnia, una regió desèrtica en la península de Baixa Califòrnia.

Estrena
El primer tràiler va ser publicat el desembre de 2015. STX Entertainment va anunciar que estrenarà la pel·lícula el 4 de març de 2016.

Crítiques
La pel·lícula té un 63% d'aprovació a Rotten Tomatoes, basada en 91 comentaris amb una puntuació mitjana de 5,71/10. El consens del lloc diu: "Els temes motivadors de "Desierto" i la seva perspectiva refrescant són, malauradament, compensats per una trama predicible i uns personatges pobrament escrits". A Metacritic, la pel·lícula té una puntuació de 51 sobre 100, basada en 24 crítics, cosa que indica "ressenyes mixtes o mitjanes".

Dave Robinson, de Crash Landed, va revisar el llançament casolà de Desierto atorgant-li 3 estrelles, prenent nota de la seva perspicàcia tècnica a l'hora de proporcionar un thriller, però el seu "guió mal definit no aconsegueix res més enllà de l'entreteniment passiu" i, d'una nota especial, la seva completa manca de característiques especials.

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Pel·lícules de Mèxic del 2015
Pel·lícules del 2015 doblades al català

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French army says 15 Islamists killed in Mali
PARIS: Fifteen Islamist fighters have been killed in recent days in the northern Mali region of Gao, the French army said Tuesday, announcing the seizure of a large cache of arms and ammunition.
The claim came two weeks after France said more than 150 Islamist rebels had been killed since the middle of February in Mali. French losses in the intervention have been limited to five casualties.
The French soldiers came under sporadic heavy- and medium-range fire in the area of Djebok, east of Gao, the joint staff said, adding that they "neutralised 15 terrorists" since Thursday.
They found eight vehicles mounted with anti-aircraft guns, landmines and a large horde of weapons and ammunition.
France has more than 4,000 troops on the ground in Mali, of whom about 1,200 are currently deployed in the northeast, carrying out clean-up operations after driving out most of the Islamist rebels from the area.
There are still pockets of resistance in areas such as Gao, which have witnessed stray attacks and suicide bombings since the Islamists fled.
The French troops in the region are backed up by African forces. Soldiers from Chad, whose experience and training has made them key in the French-led offensive, have also suffered casualties with at least 26 deaths.
Paris deployed forces in Mali on January 11 to help stop Al-Qaeda linked fighters who had controlled northern Mali since April 2012 from moving southward and threatening the capital Bamako.
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They don't grunt. That's a common misconception. Of course it sounds cooler when they do.
Anyways I think that's utter crap. German is THE most beautiful language in the world IMNSHO. It certainly doesn't need to be "touchy-feely" and "soft" like latin languages. It sounds beautiful the way it is. The structure in German is also unbeatable.
The structure in German is also unbeatable.
Foreign students who have to learn der/die/das/er/sie/es/der/dem/der etc will tell you otherwise. What's wrong with just die/sie, like it/its? Not that Swedish is much better in that regard, mind.
"Döden vann sista striden, en rysk roulette mellan mänskan o tiden"
"Death won the final battle, a russian roulette between man and time"
You can only translate the text, everything else is lost.
Often a text in one language has more than one meaning, then it's impossible to translate correctly.
You'd have to translate into several versions to get all the angles.


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In Culture & Stories
Buddhism in China: History and Today
Buddhism is hailed to be one of the major religions in China. However, it is necessary to note that Buddhism in China is very much different from that of the world. It follows other theories and is supposed to have various propagators.
Many people believe that Buddhism in China entered through the Silk Road. It was under the rule of the Han Dynasty that Buddhism started in China. Furthermore, it is believed that the trade and travel relations of Yuezhi contributed to the monks coming to China. The monks entered China via the Silk Road and eventually started preaching their religion. As time passed, Buddhism in China caught up with the pace.
The beginning of Buddhism in China
As stated above, Buddhism began in China owing to the trade relations between China and India. Buddhism entered the ways of China around 2000 years ago. It was from India that Buddhism spread in China under the Han Dynasty. The West of the 1st Century BCE traders contributed to Buddhism's introduction to China via the Silk Road.
By the early 5th century, Buddhism was already established in South China. The Han Dynasty of China followed Confucian theory. It was based mostly on ethics. According to Confucianism, one must follow harmony and maintain social order within the society. However, Buddhism was focused on pursuing monastic life.
As Buddhism's teachings suggest, one should follow reality when following a monastic life and seek what lies beyond it. However, Confucian China was not willing to accept Buddhism. But, it gradually did evolve and found its place.
Despite the resistance from Confucian China, Buddhism did pick up the pace. By the end of the 2nd century, Buddhism did find its existence in China, with monks coming in with moving time. The monks from Gandhara and Parthian monks started to translate the Buddhist sutras from Sanskrit to Chinese. These translations were the key to the rise of the popularity of Buddhism in China.
Big Buddha Temple, a Buddhist temple complex in Chengde, Hebei province, China
Buddhism in ancient China
Chinese Buddhism is hailed to be one of the oldest types. The foreign religious history of China has Buddhism as its first occurring one. However, Buddhism in China is different from the general notion.
It is said that Chinese Buddhism is made of a combination of Mahayana Buddhism and Taoism. Both of them teach the concept of achieving enlightenment in one lifetime.
According to ancient Chinese history, Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism have received a mixed reaction from China rulers. Various scriptures suggest that many rulers went to the extent of eradicating the religion. Under the Han Dynasty rule, Buddhism merged with that of Taoism and folk religion and, hence, was adopted by many people around.
The Silk Road from Xinjiang and Tea Horse Road via Yunnan was hailed to be existing land routes. After the decline of the Han Dynasty, the dynasties that came in started or adopted their religions. These religions further differentiated from the Buddhists across South Asia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Owing to the acceptance and difference, various schools of Buddhism came into existence in China over the years. Hence, these teachings of Chinese Buddhism were eventually adopted, which further gave rise to modern-day Buddhism in China.
The connection between Buddhism and Daoism
For everyone confused, Taoism is also referred to as Daoism. Taoism or Daoism is one of the oldest religions of China. Furthermore, it is more like a philosophical tradition that came into existence in China around 550BC. Lao Tzu is the propagator or founder of the idea.
However, Buddhism is a religion of ancient India brought into existence by Siddhartha Gautama and was found around the 6th century BCE. Buddhism is often referred to as the offshoot of Hinduism.
Both Daoism and Buddhism were found around the same time and are based on the concept of breaking free from the samsara or achieving Nirvana. Buddhism doesn't follow the concept of God. Instead, it believes in the fact that one must seek its reality and what lies behind it. Buddhists believe that one can get over the cycle of birth-rebirth only with their good deeds.
Unlike Buddhism, Taoism focuses on worshipping deities. Although Lao Tzu isn't a God, the Taoists worship deities and suggest that it's the universe's order. Hence, Taoists believe in achieving the balance between themselves and the universe around them. It is believed that once they reach balance, they can get immortality. The concept of evil is non-existent in Taoism.
Tao is considered to be the supreme power. In Buddhism and Taoism, people believe in the concept of reincarnation. However, they differ in the fact that Buddhism believes that one must follow good deeds to ensure better birth or achieving Nirvana.
On the other hand, Taoism believes that the soul is eternal, and with time, the soul will become one with the Tao. However, Buddhists deny God's existence and do not believe in the concept of Life after death.
Both Taoism and Buddhism are focused on the concept of visiting shrines to offer prayer to deities.
Taoism and Buddhism in China believe in the concept of Life after death. Nonetheless, Taoism believes that the soul exists after death and may experience the new Life. However, Buddhism neglects the idea of the existence of the soul. This difference is a further difference in the two branches of Buddhism- Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism.
The Connection of Buddhism and Confucianism
Confucianism in China was not at all welcoming about Buddhism in China. Even today's time, both religions tend to maintain a symbiotic relationship, where one does not exist without the other.
Confucianism in China is predominant across Southeast Asia and Eastern Asia. It is more of relocation and hierarchical diffusion. According to the Confucianists, people are responsible for making their fate. Only when one is dedicated and loyal to themselves can they truly achieve the higher power in their Life.
Confucius brought the philosophy of Confucianism. They help you determine how one lives a peaceful and faithful life. It is the ethnic religion of China that hasn't traveled from anywhere. Hence, many people in China still follow the concept of Confucianism.
Buddhism, on the other hand, is a religion that traveled to China from India. Buddhism began in Northern India and eventually spread to other parts of the world. Unlike many religions, Buddhism is neither polytheistic nor monotheistic. Over the years, with the increase in popularity, Buddhism became widespread in Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and China.
Even in today's time, Confucianism and Buddhism in China hold up their extreme popularity. Many people prefer practicing these religions in conjunction with each other. However, Buddhism is a universal religion, while Confucianism is ethnic religion. It is for this reason, Buddhism is whole-heartedly accepted.
Buddha statue and Chinese deities painting on wall
Buddhism in China today
The lexicon of Buddhism has made it one of the most popular religions. However, it is necessary to determine that Buddhism has also become one of China's most prominent "businesses" with time.
While many kings have worked on depleting and bringing down Buddhism, it can be beneficial since Buddhism has become a business, as people are resorting to spiritual Life. The combination of communism and capitalism has played an essential role in bringing meaning to Life for the Chinese people. The Communist Party in China has a very welcoming attitude regarding Buddhism.
Nonetheless, the Chinese Communist Party has bestowed faith. Yet, raising funds for restoring temples regarding Buddhism is pretty risky. It is necessary to bring better religious clarity into the religion. The Chinese constitution is focused on upholding religious integrity. However, the involvement of political parties may limit the virtue of religion.
There's a constant struggle about the campaigning of the religion. As per the survey, the People's Republic of China has a population of 1.3 billion. Further surveys have shown that around 20% of this population follows Buddhism. Hence, it can be stated that Buddhism is very much found in China, with Chinese people integrating it into their religious beliefs.
How is Buddhism practiced in China?
One of the most common misconceptions revolves around how Buddhism is practiced in China. Many people believe that Buddhism in China is similar to that of India and other places. Nonetheless, it is necessary to determine that it is not. Buddhism in China differs from that around the world.
Chinese follow Buddhism along with Taoism. Chinese Buddhists believe in paying homage to their gods and ancestors. In China, the Buddhists pray to Taoist gods as well as Buddha. Hence, the practice of offering tribute to the ancestors is done in the belief that they might need and want the help.
The annual Qingming Festival of China is one of the most celebrated ones. Huge ceremonies and festivals are held during this time.
In China, one needs to take refuge in Buddha to be freed of the sins. Hence, they must follow the path of Dhamma, meditation, monasticism. The cultivation of Paramitas is widely observed in Chinese Buddhism. Furthermore, they believe in the concept of offering prayers at the grotto, temple, and pagoda.
Most people in China in today's world follow the concept of Taoism and Buddhism. However, as far as Buddhism is concerned, they follow the concept of Mahayana Buddhism. Over the years, Buddhism has only flourished in China. Nonetheless, it is being anticipated that Buddhism is gradually in a declining phase. Furthermore, the coming in of political party influences affects the rise of Buddhism in China.
How did Buddhism influence Chinese culture?
Taoism and Confucianism are the widely accepted religions in China. Moreover, they were native to the country. The coming in of Buddhism seemed to have been challenged. However, Buddhism in China adopted ideologies from each of them to ensure proper development.
Buddhism's introduction in China was made when it was more of a philosophy and not a religion. Hence, Taoism was on the rise as well. The integration between them eventually led to the development and transformed the Chinese culture, though.
Therefore, the adoption of these two religions finally gave way to the development of support. Over 2000 years, Buddhism shaped the morality, arts, philosophy, and literature of the region.
Hence, apart from Daoism and Confucianism, Buddhism became a widely accepted culture and a significant part of the three pillars. It had a significant impact on philosophy, religious beliefs, and art and architecture.
Buddhism was a foreign religion whose integration was more of a challenging issue. Nonetheless, the integration did seem to be successful as it helped people resort to meditation. It shaped the religious belief of the people and helped everyone reach proper conclusions. Buddhism in China allowed bringing revolutions that weren't necessarily observed in China.
Buddhist monument in Jiuhuashan, China
Why was Buddhism appealing to the Chinese?
As stated above, Buddhism in China wasn't appealing to the people at all. Instead, they were looking out for ways to get rid of it. While it traveled to China via the Silk Road, the residents and kings weren't accepting religion. However, the institutionalized concept of personal Gods can be one of the potential reasons for Buddhism's spread in China.
One of the main reasons why Buddhism eventually became appealing to the Chinese was its compatibility with other existing theories and religious beliefs in China. Many people in China initially viewed Buddhism as a suspicious foreign philosophy. At that time, Taoism wasn't developed to religion and was a mere philosophy.
Confucianism was existing as a religion. Hence, Buddhism's beliefs were in contradiction with Confucianism, which is why many people disregarded it.
Chinese people weren't ready to adopt monkhood, one of the fundamental principles for people following Buddhism. However, people failed to understand that to accept Buddhism. One shouldn't necessarily be following monkhood.
The teachings were to be followed irrespective of background and status. Accordingly, you could follow Buddhism even when you were married without disrespecting or breaking the laws.
Buddhism was one of those religions in China that were preached and practiced irrespective of one's caste. Furthermore, it preached the idea of breaking free from the cycle of birth and rebirth. It is stated that this cycle of freedom would eventually help to achieve Nirvana or salvation. It promoted the idea of Buddhahood for people belonging to the lower strata of the society too.
Another reason why Buddhism eventually became accepted in China was that it was not monotheistic. Unlike many other religions, Buddhism did not promote the idea of following only one religion or path.
Moreover, it did not disrespect the religious ideals of other faiths too. These were the fundamental principles for Taoism also. Since Buddhism and Taoism are so intertwined, the Buddhists were allowed to enter Taoists' temples and worship their deities.
What are the differences between Buddhism in China and India/Tibet/Thailand?
Chinese Buddhism is very different from that existent in South East Asia. Buddhism in Southeast Asia results from the development via two traditions, such as Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism.
Mahayana Buddhism is widely accepted in China and India. However, in China, Buddhism is followed along with the pre-existing religions such as Confucianism and Taoism. Nonetheless, Theravada Buddhism is widely accepted in South East Asian countries like Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Thailand. The Chinese influence in Vietnam eventually contributed to the popularity of Mahayana Buddhism.
As stated, Mahayana Buddhism is followed across Chinese communities of Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. The Chinese diaspora has played an essential role in the spread of Mahayana Buddhism across other places.
Tibetan Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism are, however, two different practices. Although it is focused on breaking from the cycle of birth-rebirth, the rules are different.
The Buddhism practices include Hinayana and Mahayana practices. Nonetheless, Tibetan Buddhism is focused on Vajrayana practices. Tibetan Buddhism brings forth a widespread and diverse practice, so many Chinese people prefer Tibetan Buddhism practices. Furthermore, Tibetan rituals are straightforward to follow.
The difference between Indian, Tibetan, Thai Buddhism, and Chinese Buddhism lies in its enlightenment approaches. The Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism further play an essential role in describing the difference.
How many Buddhists are in China?
Currently, there are around 250 million practitioners of Buddhism in China. China is said to have around the largest population of Buddhists, as per the reports. Buddhism is the dominant religion across different countries like Tibet, Laos, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Around 18.2% of the population in China follow Buddhism.
Is Buddhism allowed in China today?
One of the most commonly asked questions is if Buddhism is allowed in China. Yes, it is along with other religions.
China's government officially recognizes five religions such as Taoism, Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism, and Protestantism. However, Chinese folk religion and Confucianism have been integrated in Chinese cultural inheritance.
How many Buddhist temples are there in China?
There are several Buddhist temples in China. It is spread across Fujian, Beijing, and Anhui. There isn't an exact number of Buddhist temples in China, for there are many. As Buddhism is one of the main religions in China, there are several of them.
Some of the significant Buddhist temples in China include the following.
Huacheng Temple
Big Bell Temple or the Juesheng Temple
Zhihua Temple
Wanshou Temple
Guangji Temple
Jietai Temple
Nanshan Temple
Dizang Temple
Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
White Horse Temple
Iron Pagoda
Youguo Temple
Chi Lin Nunnery
Tung Lin Kok Yuen
Hanshan Temple
Kun Iam Temple
Four Gates Pagoda
Pagoda of Fogong Temple
Palyul
Foguang Temple
Who is Budai in Chinese?
Budai is one of the most popular monks in China. Also, commonly referred to as Hotei in Japanese and Budai in Chinese, he is a semi-historical monk. The semi-historical monk is also known as Maitreya Buddha, belonging to Chan Buddhism.
Budai has been introduced in the Japanese Buddhist pantheon. As per history, Budai lived in the Wuyue Kingdom for the 10th century. Budai is also referred to as Fat Buddha or the Laughing Buddha. He was a zen monk.
Budai is represented as a bold man with a big tummy, a smiling face, and large ears. He wears a simple robe and holds prayer beads, and has a large sack.
Budai is the messenger of peace and generosity. He is the one who speaks of wisdom and kindness. The Laughing Buddha is a sign of positivity. It is said that when one rubs the belly of the Laughing Buddha, good luck comes his way and also brings him prosperity.
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Was China a Hindu Country?
China has never been a Hindu country and not even close to it. There was some influence because of the proximity to India. The presence of Hinduism in China has probably existed in the past but in a minimal way. Regarding the ancient period, Arthur Walley wrote in his translation to Tao Te Ching: "I see no reason to doubt, that the 'holy mountain-men' (sheng-hsien) described by Lieh Tzu are Indian Rishi; and when we read in Chuang Tzu of certain Taoists who practiced movements very similar to the asanas of Hindu yoga, it is at least a possibility that some knowledge of the yoga technique which these Rishi used had also drifted into China. "
Also, archeological evidence from temples discovered in southern China indicates a small Hindu community in the area during the Middle Ages. Today there are a tiny number of people in China that follow and practice Hinduism. Hinduism is not defined as one of the five formal religions in China, but the Chinese authorities allow it.
Is Buddhism Chinese or Indian?
Another commonly asked question is whether Buddhism Chinese or Indian. Siddhartha Guatama was born in northern India in what is today considered Nepal. Buddhism was born in India and from there spread to China and other peoples in Asia. Chinese Buddhism was fused into the local culture and received its unique character, just as it did to him in Tibet, Thailand, Japan, and Korea.
Buddhism in China eventually developed over time. As Buddhism shares its relations with Taoism, Buddhism became ultimately popular. One of the main reasons Buddhism became so popular in China was reincarnation that it shares with other Chinese folk religions. Furthermore, the practices of worship are also similar. Buddhism has had a long history of existence in China.
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Q: MacBook fans are running high even under normal load My MacBook (non-pro) Aluminum is a few years old. Lately I experience the problem that my fans are running high even with moderate usage and the body really heatens up.
It did this before, but only under heavy load (videos, flash or compiling of source files). Now it seems like a regular thing.
I also have the comparison to another MacBook Pro, which is definitely not showing this behaviour, so I am quite sure that I am not imagining things.
Also one night when I closed the lid of my macbook, fans would not stop running (it seems it did not go to sleep mode).
Any Ideas what might be the reason?
The only thing I can imagine is actually to open up the body and remove the dust from there with a spray duster.

A: You should first determine if your computer is actually working harder due to some process(es) using a lot of CPU when they historically have not.  Open the Activity Monitor app and check your CPU idle percentage.
If your system is using a lot of CPU, the higher fan speed is likely justified.
If you are consistently showing >90% idle, while your fans are racing, you likely have a 'mechanical' heat issue (such as dust/grime on heat sinks or some air blockage.)
If it IS a dust issue, I'd expect you would have noticed the fan gradually increasing its 'unloaded system' speed over time.
There are also products that will let you monitor various sensors in your computer.  Some will also let you control your minimum fan speed.  My favorite is iStat Menus which has lots of options for what you want to watch and how you want to see it.

A: An SMC reboot will do the trick. I had the same problem after upgrading to Mavericks with my 2012 MBA.....here is a link to how to do it.

A: So I have been having this problem for the last couple of weeks .
I finally fixed the problem and it was so weird I just had to post how I did it for you guys.
I tried all the regular things every forum tells you to do such as:
Reset SMC, Reset PRAM, Ran Diagnostics, Cleaned the fans and heat sinks, Changed power cords ... nothing worked.

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*I downloaded iStat Menus

*I saw that CPU PECI Die was running at 300 degrees

*Then I noticed my CPU usage bar would just to 101% and every time that happened a process called CUPSD was activating. So I googled CUPSD and found out that its a wireless printing protocol.

*So I went into System Preferences / Printers and deleted all the printers
I added the printer I use regularly again
And VOILA, The temp on the PECI die went down to 91 degrees and the process stopped happening.

Weird but it worked! Had to share.

A: It looks you have to clean the dust inside. This was the problem I had some time ago.
Can recommend using free Macs Fan Control app to monitor fans speed, temperature sensors and to adjust fans speed.

A: Same problem - my finding was a small cotton ball of fiber stuck at the vent of the fan. I obviously had to open the back of the laptop, but it was pretty easy if you have the right screwdriver heads.
I tried Activity Monitor and couldn't find a culprit there. I didn't think my fan was getting dirty, but only did it in the end because I ran out of other options. And... found the problem :)

A: I had a similar problem with the fan running at high speed all the time.  I opened up Activity Monitor and discovered that the "Dashboard" app was taking up some 60%+ of CPU.  I deleted all the windows in the Dashboard and the problem was solved.
So clearly I and perhaps others need to be judicious in their use of Dashboard Apps.
May solve other people's problems also.

A: I had the same problem where my fan was running on high virtually the entire time I was using my Macbook Pro (mid-2014), and found this site.
After looking at the posts here I decided to check the Activity Monitor, and for me, it wound up being Google Chrome. The Chrome Helper processes were many, and multiple instances running at the same time.
After trying (unsuccessfully) to stop each process (they would come right back each closure), I closed Google Chrome completely and the fan stopped running.
Using Safari only, I am not experiencing this problem (so far), and the computer is running much cooler. It looks as if I'll stick with Safari exclusively as my browser.
I can't thank you enough for the info here. I hope this contribution helps others also.

A: On My MacBook Air, my fan was running like hair dryer.
Checked up Activity Monitor window and saw that a HP printer process was running with 300% CPU utilisation.
Realised that, half an hour back, i sent a print command to a HP Inket Jet printer (but had not connected the printer yet on USB).
Instead of killing the process, I connected the Printer. After the printout was over, I could see on the Activity monitor, that in around 30 seconds, the CPU was back to normal.
Not sure, it is HP Driver issue or not?
If there is something spooled for printout and the printer is not connected, it must be the bad driver that still tries to use CPU to find out the PRINTER for end less time.

A: Ok, I had the same issue suddenly and I was going crazy.
What fixed it for me.
1. Opened the back case while MBP was running.
2. Blew on my high speed fan (due to my blow it stopped and started again) ha, then within milliseconds to seconds it came back to life - normal fan speed.
So my verdict, the fan controller app might have "stuck" so it needs a "manual" reset.
Once again, just blow the fan while powered on.

A: I would definitely open activity monitor (Cmd+Space then search Activity Monitor) and go to CPU, then look at what is using the most.
Mine was Microsoft Outlook using approximately 250% of CPU. Closed it, fan immediately turned off. If it is a program you use all the time, try finding an alternative and see if it works better.

A: I wanted to say that this discussion saved my life.
I've already tried to do PRAM and SMC reset with no success. After reading the postings I identified my HP printer was taking 388% of my CPU.
Then I've searched on how to shut it down (it was not working on the activity monitor) and found this post:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/28453132#28453132
After doing that my CPU went back to normal.

A: My Apple MacBook Pro, my fan would not stop running and the battery was running out very quick. I spoke to the Apple Technicians who could not sort out the problem.
Checked up Activity Monitor window and saw that a HP printer process was running with 340% CPU utilisation.
I went to System Preferences - Printers and Scanners and realised that there were 3 printers connected to it. Once I deleted the redundant printers, the process stopped running and the fans stopped running.
Thank you to this Google search! It's sorted.

A: Same problem here, on a 2009 MacBook Pro 17" - fans running insanely fast and the underside was too hot to have on my lap. The battery is 7 years old and ready for a replacement soon, so I thought it might be related. Otherwise the machine is still fantastic.
Checked Activity Monitor and the Finder CPU usage was always maxed out, never below 98% whenever I had a window open. More windows just crippled the running speed of the machine.
It turns out that I had the Finder View Options set to show the Size of all files and also Calculate Size for all sub-folders, after inspecting some folder sizes a few weeks earlier. This was forcing the CPU to do loads more work than necessary. I switched these both off and instantly the Finder CPU dropped to less than 2%. The fans calmed, the machine sped up dramatically and was soon cool enough to handle.
Phew! Nothing wrong at all, no need to reset Finder or SMC, replace fans etc, just an overworked Finder. Well worth remembering stuff like this, even if it common sense.
Hope this helps!

A: I had the same problem. After a while I realized that the fans only ran high when I had Safari open. I turned of the Norton extension, and it resolved the issue. Hope this helps someone out there!

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Potential of diatomaceous earth as a management tool against Acanthoscelides obtectus infestations
Luis Viteri Jumbo Universidade Federal de Viçosa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-505X
Marco Pimentel Embrapa
Eugênio E. Oliveira Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Pedro Toledo Universidade Federal de Viçosa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5522-8606
Lêda Rita D'Antonino Faroni Universidade Federal de Viçosa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5522-8606
Keywords: inert dust, Phaseolus vulgaris, bean weevil control, biorational pest management
The weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) is a cosmopolitan pest that causes high losses in stored beans in small storage units and especially on-farm storages. Here, it was tested the efficacy of the inert dust diatomaceous earth (DE) as an alternative to control A. obtectus in common beans (i.e., Phaseolus vulgaris L.) on different storage temperatures and exposure intervals. Using a Completely Randomized design four doses (0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.00g kg-1) of diatomaceous earth on beans kept at different temperatures (25, 28, 30, 32 and 35°C). Insect mortality was evaluated after two or five days of exposure. The impacts of diatomaceous earth in the offspring of five days-exposed A. obtectus adults were evaluated. The offspring production (emerged adults) was evaluated 60 days after the exposure. The results revealed that A. obtectus mortality caused by diatomaceous earth was dose, temperature and exposure period dependent. For instance, at the lowest temperature (25°C), diatomaceous earth dose (0.25g kg-1 of beans) and exposure period of two days, the efficacy of diatomaceous earth was significantly reduced when compared to the other treatments. When applied at temperatures above 30°C, the diatomaceous earth treatments always resulted in A. obtectus mortality of at least 90%. Curiously, offspring production (F1) was reduced to over 95% in all diatomaceous earth, temperatures and exposure period treatments. Therefore, the results demonstrated that diatomaceous earth has the potential to be used as a tool to manage A. obtectus infestations in stored beans, considering that such control practice adequately reduced these insect infestations in several possible scenarios.
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include "victoryCore.php";
include "indiaVictoryCore.php";

class chillianwallah1849VictoryCore extends indiaVictoryCore
{

    function __construct($data)
    {
        if ($data) {
            $this->movementCache = $data->victory->movementCache;
            $this->victoryPoints = $data->victory->victoryPoints;
            $this->gameOver = $data->victory->gameOver;
        } else {
            $this->victoryPoints = array(0, 0, 0);
            $this->movementCache = new stdClass();
            $this->gameOver = false;
        }
    }

    public function specialHexChange($args)
    {
        $battle = Battle::getBattle();

        list($mapHexName, $forceId) = $args;
        if(in_array($mapHexName,$battle->specialHexA)){
            if ($forceId == SIKH_FORCE) {
                $this->victoryPoints[SIKH_FORCE]  += 20;
                $battle->mapData->specialHexesVictory->$mapHexName = "+20 Sikh vp";
            }
            if ($forceId == BRITISH_FORCE) {
                $this->victoryPoints[SIKH_FORCE]  -= 20;
                $battle->mapData->specialHexesVictory->$mapHexName = "-20 Sikh vp";
            }
        }
        if(in_array($mapHexName,$battle->specialHexB)){
            $vp = 10;

            if ($forceId == BRITISH_FORCE) {
                $this->victoryPoints[BRITISH_FORCE]  += $vp;
                $battle->mapData->specialHexesVictory->$mapHexName = "+$vp British vp";
            }
            if ($forceId == SIKH_FORCE) {
                $this->victoryPoints[BRITISH_FORCE]  -= $vp;
                $battle->mapData->specialHexesVictory->$mapHexName = "-$vp British vp";
            }
        }
    }

    protected function checkVictory( $battle)
    {
        $gameRules = $battle->gameRules;
        $scenario = $battle->scenario;
        $turn = $gameRules->turn;
        $sikhWin = $britishWin = false;

        if (!$this->gameOver) {
            $specialHexes = $battle->mapData->specialHexes;
            $britVic = 50;
            if (($this->victoryPoints[BRITISH_FORCE] >= $britVic && ($this->victoryPoints[BRITISH_FORCE] - ($this->victoryPoints[SIKH_FORCE]) >= 15))) {
                $britishWin = true;
            }
            if (($this->victoryPoints[SIKH_FORCE] >= 50)) {
                $sikhWin = true;
            }
            if ($turn == $gameRules->maxTurn + 1) {

                if (($sikhWin && $britishWin) || (!$sikhWin && !$britishWin)) {
                    $this->winner = 0;
                    $britishWin = $sikhWin = false;
                    $gameRules->flashMessages[] = "Tie Game";
                    $gameRules->flashMessages[] = "Game Over";
                    $this->gameOver = true;
                    return true;
                }
            }

            if ($britishWin) {
                $this->winner = BRITISH_FORCE;
                $gameRules->flashMessages[] = "British Win";
            }
            if ($sikhWin) {
                $this->winner = SIKH_FORCE;
                $msg = "Sikh Win";
                $gameRules->flashMessages[] = $msg;
            }
            if ($britishWin || $sikhWin) {
                $gameRules->flashMessages[] = "Game Over";
                $this->gameOver = true;
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}


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Q: How to assign types for a variable on the window object in Typescript? I like to use Bootstrap but not the ESM version but just load the bundled normal version with its global object and automated functions ...
So I installed npm install @types/bootstrap --save-dev
import type * as bootstrapTypes from 'bootstrap';

declare global {
    interface Window {
        bootstrap: bootstrapTypes;
    }
}

const bs = window.bootstrap;

In Codium(VSCode wihout M$) when hovering over ...ap: bootstrapTypes; is gives the error:

type bootstrapTypes = /unresolved/ any
Cannot use namespace 'bootstrapTypes' as a type.ts(2709)
Property 'bootstrap' of exported interface has or is using private name 'bootstrapTypes'.ts(4033)


Failure to List a Creditor on Bankruptcy - Will It Be Discharged?
Filing for bankruptcy is a complicated process and requires precision in filing. It is extremely important to list all known debts on the appropriate schedules accompanying your Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 filing. Your creditors have a legal right to know about the proceeding and to participate or object with regards to their claim. Your best bet is always to hire an experienced, detail-oriented California bankruptcy attorney to avoid mistakes that can be made. If your filing omits a creditor, what are the consequences? What happens to the creditor's claim? Read on to learn more about the repercussions in failure to list a creditor on your bankruptcy petition.
Depending on how far into the proceedings you are before realizing you left out a creditor, you may be able to amend the petition to add a previously omitted creditor. You simply refile the schedule that contains the corrected list of creditors. As long as the case is open, amending the petition is an option, although if the proceedings have gone too far it may not solve the problem.
It is essential to amend the petition as early as possible. If you do not get notice to the omitted creditor in time for them to challenge the discharge of your debt, then the debt will likely survive the discharge in an asset case. Moreover, it is important that you give actual notice to the creditor in time to challenge the discharge. The Bankruptcy clerk's office will send notice to creditors at the beginning of the case but may not send additional notices beyond that, so a creditor left off the initial list may not hear from the court directly. If you amend your petition, you or your attorney should mail a copy of the court papers to the added creditor and file a certificate of service with the court that demonstrates that you gave notice to the previously omitted creditor.
The law makes it easier to deal with the problem of an omitted creditor in a Chapter 7 no-asset bankruptcy case. Per the law established in Federal Ninth Circuit cases, an unlisted debt in a no asset Chapter 7 case is dischargeable regardless of the creditor and the debt not being listed in a Debtor's bankruptcy petition. No-asset cases are those in which there are little or no assets to sell to pay off creditors.
Unfortunately, if a creditor is not given timely notice in a Chapter 13 case or Chapter 7 asset case (where assets would be distributed to creditors) to object to their claim treatment, dischargeability, or opportunity to receive distribution proceeds, then their claim will typically survive the discharge. This means the creditor can later bring a claim against the debtor for the creditor's debt. Consult with your attorney to determine the possible options in dealing with an omitted creditor.
In the worst case scenario, if your case is already closed and your debt discharged, you cannot retroactively amend your petition. At that point, the debt to an omitted creditor is still owed in an asset case. And due to the time restrictions on refiling for bankruptcy, you would not be able to simply refile to discharge the forgotten debt.
If you're struggling with debt and considering bankruptcy, please contact Rounds & Sutter for a free confidential consultation. With offices in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Westlake Village, we represent clients throughout Southern California, offering smart, compassionate legal counsel in the face of life's challenges.


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Former Chillicothe High School Principal, Jeffery Fisher, has resigned from his administrative position with the Chillicothe City School District as he prepares to defend himself against allegations of sexual battery involving two former students.
In press release issued Thursday by Fisher's legal defense, it was announced that Fisher would step down from his post to focus on defending the criminal charges filed against him.
Fisher's civil attorney expressed disappointment in the county prosecutor's decision to pursue the allegations after Fisher was previously investigated and cleared by the Ohio Department of Education in 2012. Fisher is due back in court in February.
Jeff Fisher has decided to leave his position within the Chillicothe City School District ("District") to focus on defending the criminal charges filed against him in Ross County.
Mr. Fisher "has decided to step away from his administrative position because of his concern that the charges against him have become a distraction to the District, which is not what Jeff wants," says Rex H. Elliott, Esq., Mr. Fisher's civil attorney.
Mr. Elliott commented further that, "In the near term, Jeff intends to focus all of his time and attention to his family and defending his character and innocence in the criminal trial.As a father and husband, his most important obligations are raising his children and being with his family through this difficult time. We are disappointed that the prosecutor has decided to pursue allegations that are 5 years old and have been dredged up for the second time after Mr. Fisher was previously investigated and cleared by the Ohio Department of Education and District in 2012. Fisher has pleaded not guilty to the charges. We believe both the State and the District have been provided evidence that the young women the charges involve previously denied any relationship in private conversations when questioned; additionally, at least one of the accusers has stated that she fabricated evidence. In this particular case, reserving judgment until all the evidence and sworn testimony is presented is integral and necessary for due process. Enough damage has been done to Mr. Fisher and his family simply by being indicted for these questionable charges and he is resigning because the current unfortunate situation will prevent him from being able to effectively serve in any capacity with the District until after he is cleared of wrongdoing."
When asked if Mr. Fisher would comment, Mr. Elliott stated, "Jeff believes it is a great time to be a Cavalier and he wishes he could continue his journey with the District. But, for the greater good of the school and community he loves, and because the integrity of the District is more important than any single person, Jeff does not want the current events to cause further disruption. Mr. Fisher dedicated his professional life to the well-being of all of the students and teachers of the District and was previously named Ohio's Principal of the Year in his former capacity as principal of Chillicothe High School showcasing his talents as an educator. Mr. Fisher maintains his absolute innocence and would like to express gratitude for all the private support he is receiving."
It is expected that Mr. Fisher will stand trial this year. When Mr. Fisher is found not guilty of these 5-year-old accusations, "we intend to rectify the massive insult to Mr. Fisher's reputation created by these allegations of which Mr. Fisher has been cleared twice previously," said Mr. Elliott.


HR is often only seen as an administrative arm of the business. They manage the intake of information to get payrolls and benefits done, track employee movement through the organisation and they disseminate those pesky annual spreadsheets managers use to allocate incentive compensation.
But in truth, the aim of HR is to increase the productivity of those resources.
The landscape of technology can be confusing for many HR practitioners who are focused on people and process, rather than tools. This confusion can be exacerbated when new technologies are involved. As new technologies and capabilities emerge, operational, research & development, and marketing concerns usually take the first pass at implementations while administrative functions take the budgetary back seat.
Social enterprise is a space that HR has been interested in for several years, but has been afraid of "Facebook-like" interactions that are too personal and ungoverned. While HR has been wavering on the applications of social in the workplace, IT has forged ahead with collaboration spaces that are knowledge and innovation focused. However, there is still space for HR to collaborate and create value through the use of social and collaboration technologies.
Typically, employee onboarding consists of the mundane tasks of filling out paperwork, getting computers and business cards ordered, and enrolling in benefits and direct deposits. Every manager, however, is fully aware of long ramp up times for new employees as they adapt to a new culture, business processes, and team members.
For some roles, the ramp up period can be as short as a month, for other more technical roles 18 months is not unheard of. Not only is there a need to decrease the ramp up period for productivity reasons, but the employee experience suffers as they struggle to navigate the new workplace.
While onboarding is the realm of HR practitioners, start-up and time to productivity is the realm of the manager. A well thought out social onboarding approach can integrate the two needs and accelerate tasks while engaging the new employee. Tasks that happen informally in the current state of a business could be put to a "gamified" experience where new employees win points or badges as they accomplish a set of activities.
Simple activities could be making sure benefit enrolments are performed and going to the employee orientation. But informal meetings, like having lunch with their manager and other team members, can be awarded. Going a step further, creating a network of links in the internal social enterprise site can be encouraged, and getting to know other members of the staff beyond the employee's core team will help the employee connect broadly in ways that may help their work in the not so immediate future.
True gaming experiences can also be applied to onboarding. Imagine if the employee could show up on their first day, download an app to their phone and take a guided tour of the office. Or the mentoring experience could be converted to a series of interactions for which both the new employee and the mentor can be rewarded.
Whether it's recruiting the highest quality staff, getting them trained so that they have the best capabilities, or initiating corrective actions through performance cycles, the administration of HR is just a nasty by-product of the actual goal.
In many cases, HR is not the first in line when it comes to investing in tools that help achieve the productivity outcomes, and this is where IT can, and should, help.


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Tag: Slow Food
Americas Rocky Mountain West Slow Food
a year in grandpa's garden – Taos
Tags garden, permaCULTURE, seeds, Slow Food, sustainable food, Taos, Thatcher Gray
Asia Slow Food Women
Intha Market
Inle Lake, Burma
These watermedia works on paper were created in Taos in the first year or so of Thatcher Gray's life. They depict a meandering through the Intha market on Inle lake in Burma I took a decade earlier, when the country was considered to be on the cusp of genocide. Dominating the atmosphere is the official verbiage of Myanmar's Military government, oppressing the space with the dingy palette of the newspaper. By 2010, I was hearing news of flat out genocidal acts being performed around the perimeter of the country by friends who were volunteering there as health workers. Their stories inspired me to reflect on the tensions felt by those who come from communities targeted; how it must feel to navigate this brutal society while maintaining an identity interwoven with traditional tribal practices. The expressions portrayed in the Intha Market series often seem tense, but as is the nature of markets, cultures may thrive in the face of oppression through the exchange and practice of culinary traditions. The 'ghost' paintings invoke a certain amount of freedom for me, and I consider them to be as important to the work as a whole, together with the sides I actively produced. The lack of newspaper and colors that drift unconfined by additional lines through the handmade paper acquired in the market. Some drawings contain the first scribblings of Thatcher Gray, who was just starting to learn how to hold markers in ways that he could imitate mom.
Lee Lee | Intha Market, Inle Lake, Burma 2005
Mixed Media including watercolor, sharpie, pencil, ballpoint pen and gouache on local handmade paper, collaged with Myanmar's official newspaper
roughly 11″ x 11″ | 2010 Taos
Tags drawing, genocide, Markets, Slow Food, watercolor, works on paper
Flying over eastern Colorado in the late winter, fields that had been dusted with snow offered a poignant landscape which I photographed out of my airplane window. For me the palette evoked a sparse, infertile landscape. It made me think of reports of industrial agriculture impacting the land by causing topsoil runoff and nutrient depletion. The huge layer of loam found through the Midwest has allowed for rich cultivation for generations of farmers. It cushions the blow of chemical intense industrial practices, even as the soil is steadily eroded. When we look to areas that have been farmed for millennia, we find that this approach cannot be replicated because the delicate balance of soil building through traditional means is taken away. As demonstrated by the thousands of farmer suicides through India because of their 'green' revolution, the impacts of switching to an industrial approach can be devastating. As farmers there return to crop rotation and soil building, we can think about the direction we are heading and how to alleviate the potential demise of what had been one of the richest cultivation grounds. The photographs were not great quality, but they offered enough visual information to create a set of three landscapes painted with acrylic. It fits into the bigger series on industrial food production I explored in tandem with growing our own garden with a very young Thatcher Gray.
Tags acrylic, Industrial landscape, landscape painting, painting, Slow Food
Americas Slow Food
Time spent in Honolulu in the first years of the new millennium was split between our home, way up in the top of the valley above Palolo, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, where I studied stone lithography with James Koga, and the studio, perched above a woodshop that built Ukeleles in the industrial zone of Kalihi. This was an area where I needed to be accompanied by a local as it was rare to see a white face there. It was in Kalihi that I found and painted these fish markets. The street scenes reflected in shop windows were painted in Chinatown, from photographs I had taken on family dim sum Sundays.
Crab tanks | Private collection, Mexico
On view at the Taos Distillery
Red Snapper | Private collection, Providence RI
Tags Hawai'i, Markets, oil painting, On the Streets, Slow Fish, Slow Food


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Entrust Resource Solutions Acquire Second Company
To support their ambitious growth plans, Dundee-based resourcing group Entrust Resource Solutions have acquired a second company, SCI Search and Selection, increasing their portfolio to three consultancies.
The specialist life sciences and healthcare resourcing group now comprise three like-minded consultancies located in key locations across the UK: Entrust People, Horton International UK and SCI Search and Selection. With the addition of a North West location, the group is closer to Manchester's thriving life sciences industry, with world leading research and development assets, the largest clinical academic campus in Europe and over 13,000 life sciences graduates. The group is also better positioned to support their clients in the North West and Ireland.
SCI Search and Selection is a well-established consultancy with 20 years' experience sourcing scientists across the UK at all experience levels. Their team of professionally qualified consultants are also experienced scientists from a range of disciplines and sectors, affording them a better understanding of the challenges associated with hiring in the industry.
While these three businesses trade successfully independently, we are even stronger as a collective. Each business has a complementary offering and professional approach which when combined provides us the opportunity to add depth, scale and greater value to our customers.
With a continued focus on technology and life sciences, the Group is creating a "one stop shop" for recruitment needs. Our team can provide solutions for a full range of technology and life science roles, from Bench to Board, working on contingent, interim and executive search assignments. While the increased presence of the Group in three key locations across the UK has enhanced our ability to serve clients across Europe and beyond.
Ryan Watson, Managing Director, Entrust People said;
"Even with the uncertainty of Brexit, our group is thriving. We are in the midst of an aggressive 5-year growth and acquisition strategy which will see our turnover reach £10 million. As part of this strategy, we have acquired two companies in just three months. We are forging partnerships with ambitious companies, just like ours, who need the right team to drive their businesses forward. In these uncertain times, the right team is more important than ever, and I am very happy to bring the talented people at SCI into the Entrust Resource Solutions group. I am delighted Craig Hewett will remain with the group in a training and mentoring capacity. His experience and knowledge are a great benefit as we look to grow our teams."
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Marine Spatial Planning in the Eastern Caribbean
Petit Piton is a famous landmark on the western coast of St Lucia.
Oceans 5 is supporting The Nature Conservancy's plans to assist Grenada, Dominica, and Saint Lucia in brokering their debt restructuring with commercial creditors, in return for the countries making conservation and policy. Grenada, Dominica, and Saint Lucia, like many Small Island Developing States, have very high debt burdens, limiting their ability to invest in much needed conservation and climate adaptation activities.
Working collaboratively with the Government of Grenada, the Government of Dominica, and the Government of Saint Lucia, The Nature Conservancy has designed a debt conversion to address this predicament, thereby allowing the countries to redirect a portion of their current debt payments from external creditors to fund these much-needed conservation and climate adaptation activities on the ground, including the creation and management of approx. 22,000 km2 of new marine managed areas and no take fish replenishment zones in these three countries.
Working collaboratively with the Government of Grenada, the Government of Dominica, and the Government of Saint Lucia, The Nature Conservancy has designed a debt conversion to address this predicament, thereby allowing the countries to redirect a portion of their current debt payments from external creditors to fund these much-needed conservation and climate adaptation activities on the ground, including the creation and management of approx. 22,000 square kilometers of new marine managed areas and no take fish replenishment zones in these three countries.
The Nature Conservancy with the support of Oceans 5 is pursuing these debt conversions with the aim of realizing greater conservation outcomes and creating on-going funding for climate adaptation and marine conservation activities. To achieve these outcomes in a manner that ensures they address both the ecological as well as the social and economic aspects of the affected areas, The Nature Conservancy will use a marine spatial planning process. The plan will also identify and address the policy holes in marine, fisheries, and coastal zone management that need to be addressed.


Purchased a puppy with health certificate. It passed in 5 days after costly vet bills. Katia from bundlesoflove in Altamonte Springs, Florida promised to replace for 7 months then just decided she did want to. Wrote a review on Puppyfind, they pulled it at her request. Have sent in all correspondents and agreements. Now waiting to see if they will repost review. Do not buy from her.


Granite is a fine to coarse-grained crystalline igneous rock with intense colouration which exudes style. We import the granite for our signs from India.
Each piece is highly polished and is so beautiful that you are drawn to touch it. We stock five standard colours but others can be imported in for you.
NB Although these are actually photos of the granite, you should be aware that each piece of granite can have variations in colour.
The 20mm Black Limestone is an unusual stone with the finest and smoothest finishes and a glossy shine. Another alternative stone for large stone signs is Purbeck Stone which is quarried in Dorset. It has smooth honed finish and is 30mm thick.
Standard Sizes - Excellent Value.
Thereafter - 55p per letter.
Large pieces of 30mm black granite are available from UK stock. Can be black pearl granite or black galaxy granite.
Lettering is available in many fonts - click here. If you want painted letters on memorials you should choose one of the bolder fonts. Standard colours for painted letters are white, black, Farrow & Ball Purbeck Stone (light grey), Farrow & Ball Lichen (light green). We have a number of other stock colours @ £5, along with memorial gold or silver @ £10. Memorial gold looks very similar to gold leaf.
On celtic grey granite white is the best colour to use.
will cost £1.10 per letter, thereafter 55p per letter.
We can include images on our signs and memorials. Choose bold images - it is not possible to sand-blast very fine lines. Small standard images under 100mm £9.50, Medium Standard images 100-200mm £14.50, Large Standard Image 200-300mm £20.00, Larger than 300mm £25.00. For own images add artwork charge of £10 for vector images and £20 for other images. They need to be simple silhouette style images.
We can paint images in a different colour to the text. Cost £15 per extra colour.


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package org.w3c.domts.level2.core;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
import static org.w3c.domts.DOMTest.load;

/**
 * The "feature" parameter in the
 * isSupported(feature,version)" method is the name
 * of the feature and the version is the version number of the
 * feature to test.   Core is a legal value for the feature parameter
 * (Test for core, lower case).
 * Legal values for the version parameter are 1.0 and 2.0
 * (Test for 2.0).
 *

 * Retrieve the root node of the DOM document by invoking
 * the "getDocumentElement()" method.   This should create a
 * node object on which the "isSupported(feature,version)"
 * method is invoked with "feature" equal to "core" and the version equal to 2.0.
 * The method should return a boolean "true".
 *
 * @see http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Core/core#Level-2-Core-Node-supports
 */
public class isSupported05 {
    @Test
    void testRun() throws Throwable {
        Document doc = load("staff", false);
        Node rootNode = doc.getDocumentElement();
        boolean state = rootNode.isSupported("core", "2.0");
        assertTrue(state, "throw_True");
    }

    /**
     * Gets URI that identifies the test
     *
     * @return uri identifier of test
     */
    public String getTargetURI() {
        return "http://www.w3.org/2001/DOM-Test-Suite/level2/core/isSupported05";
    }

}


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Home ▶Past Events ▶Transforming Remediation: Understanding the Research, Policy, and Practice
Transforming Remediation: Understanding the Research, Policy, and Practice
According to a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, approximately half of all undergraduates and 70 percent of community college students take at least one remedial course. Unfortunately, many of these students never move beyond their placement in remediation. Only about a quarter of community college students who take a remedial course graduate within eight years according to a 2006 sample from NELS. Thus in order to ensure more students successfully complete postsecondary education, there is a need to significantly transform remedial education.
This webinar presented some key principles for this transformation along with the growing research base of best practices. In addition, the webinar highlighted promising institution-level practices.
Presenters Included:
Joe Harris, Managing Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research
Katie Hern, Ed.D., Chabot College and Director, California Acceleration Project
Michelle Hodara, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Education Northwest
Cynthia D. Liston, Assoc. VP, Policy Research & Special Projects, NC Community College System Office
Bruce Vandal, Ph.D., Vice President, Complete College America
Presenter biographies
Joe Harris is the Managing Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research, and has an extensive background in secondary school improvement, college and career readiness, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) reform as a practitioner, researcher and evaluator. He currently serves as Director of the College & Career Readiness & Success Center, a national technical assistance center funded by the U.S. Department of Education (USED) to help regions and states promote knowledge development and dissemination and effective collaboration among CCRS stakeholders. From 2006 to 2012, he served as the Director of the National High School Center, also funded by USED, to promote college and career readiness, dropout prevention, and integrating special and general education instruction.
From 1994 to 2006, Dr. Harris served as project director for a series of major technical assistance contracts funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of the Systemic Initiatives, a multiyear NSF effort designed to foster STEM education reform in more than 100 state, rural, and urban school district projects. Dr. Harris also has led numerous K–12 initiatives to improve program operations and outcomes in areas such as differentiated teacher compensation, program evaluation, student assessment, strategic planning, education policy, program equity, minority student achievement, and public/private partnerships. For the first two decades of his career he was a public school teacher and administrator and, since then, has worked in a variety of public school settings. Dr. Harris holds a B.A. in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Florida, an M.A. in Secondary Education from the Catholic University of America, and a Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Katie Hern, Ed.D., is an English Instructor at Chabot College and has conducted extensive research into her department's longstanding accelerated developmental English course. Hern is Director of the California Acceleration Project, working with math colleague Myra Snell to support faculty from the state's 112 community colleges to redesign their reading, writing, and math curricula to increase student completion (http://cap.3csn.org). Hern and Snell's work has been featured in the New York Times, KQED public radio, and Inside Higher Education, along with national organizations Complete College America, Getting Past Go, the Developmental Education Initiative, and the American Association of Colleges and Universities. Hern speaks nationally on integrated reading and writing and accelerated models of remediation. Her article "Acceleration across California" appeared in Change magazine (May/June 2012).
Michelle Hodara is a Senior Researcher at Education Northwest a Portland, Oregon-based nonprofit, where she conducts quantitative research on programs and policies that improve students' college persistence and completion. Dr. Hodara is currently the lead researcher for the Oregon College and Career Readiness Research Alliance, a partnership that brings together education stakeholders from across Oregon to foster greater alignment between the secondary and postsecondary systems and promote evidence-based policies and practices that improve Oregon students' college readiness, access, and success. She is also a research affiliate at the Community College Research Center at Columbia University where she has worked for a number of years on research related to reforming developmental education course sequences, curriculum, and instruction. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Prior to earning her doctorate, she was a special education teacher on the Zuni Pueblo Indian reservation in northwest New Mexico and a developmental reading and writing instructor at University of New Mexico in Gallup, New Mexico.
Cynthia D. Liston is Associate Vice President, Policy Research & Special Projects at the NC Community College System Office where for three years she has been facilitating comprehensive redesign of developmental education across the state, as well as playing key roles in other student success initiatives focused on increasing credential attainment and completion.
Previously, Cynthia served as a consultant for Jobs for the Future, and from 1995 to 2007 worked at Regional Technology Strategies, Inc., a national economic and workforce development policy organization in Chapel Hill.
A public policy professional for more than twenty years, Cynthia focuses on collaborative approaches to applied research, policy development, and capacity building. Cynthia has played major research and management roles in projects supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Ford Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Kauffman Foundation, the Golden LEAF Foundation, National Science Foundation, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the National Governors Association, and numerous state agencies.
Early in her career, Cynthia worked for the national association of electric utilities and served on the legislative staff of U.S. Senator Jim Sasser (TN) in Washington, DC.
Cynthia holds a Masters of Public Policy from Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute and a B.A. in Political Science and French from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Bruce Vandal is the former Director of the Postsecondary and Workforce Development Institute at the Education Commission of the States (ECS). At ECS, he led "Getting Past Go," a three-year Lumina Foundation for Education project to more effectively leverage investments in remedial and developmental education to increase college attainment.
Bruce also served as co-director of the Tennessee Developmental Studies Redesign Initiative, a partnership with the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) to reform developmental education courses at TBR institutions funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Bruce also directed projects on aligning education and workforce development policy, teacher preparation and college access. He earned his Ph.D in Education Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota.
Core Principles for Transforming Remedial Education: A Joint Statement
Designing Meaningful Developmental Reform
Click here to view Joe Harris' PPT presentation
Click here to view Katie Hern's PPT presentation
Click here to view Michelle Hodara's PPT presentation
Click here to view Cynthia Liston's PPT presentation
Click here to view Bruce Vandal's PPT presentation
Click here to view the webinar video
Managing Research Analyst
1000 Thomas Jefferson St. NW
Katie Hern, Ed.D.
California Acceleration Project
Michelle Hodara, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
101 SW Main
Cynthia D. Liston
Associate Vice President, Policy Research and Special Projects
North Carolina Community College System Office
200 W Jones St.
Bruce Vandal, Ph.D.
Complete College America
1250 H Street NW, Suite 850
Topics: College and Career Readiness in OST, Assessment, College and Career Readiness and Success, Data Management, Reengagement, Postsecondary Education, Learning and Teaching Strategies, System Strategies and Approaches
Social, Emotional and Physical Well-Being for Youth in Transition from the Foster Care System
This webinar highlighted program and policy supports that reinforce the social-emotional health of youth in the foster care system…
Exploring Maine's Proficiency-Based Education System
This study tour highlighted the role of school, district, and state in moving an education system towards proficiency-based learning.
The Role of Expanded Learning Opportunities in Competency-Based Education Systems
This convening provided an opportunity to hear from leaders who are currently incorporating expanded learning opportunities into competency-based systems…
High School Credit for Expanded Learning Opportunities in Providence, Rhode Island
This webinar highlighted The HUB, a student-centered initiative in Providence, Rhode Island, which provides high school credit to students…