33,720 backers pledged $1,865,140 to help bring this project to life.
NEW: We've added a few expansions that are available in new tiers!
I know the pledge tiers have been very confusing! So to help clarify, I've added a list if you scroll all the way down that shows what comes in every previous tier after all of the changes and upgrades. I hope that helps!
We've finalized the details about add-ons. We're handling add-ons through BackerKit, so all you need to do is add up the total cost of the add-ons you want and increase your pledge amount by that much! Two weeks after the campaign ends, we will send out a BackerKit survey and you'll be able to tell us which add-ons you want on there, along with your shipping info.
To clarify, US backers can include add-ons with no additional shipping charges, and backers anywhere else in the world will need to add $5 to the total for shipping (for any number of items you want!).
Please note: If you select the Rainbow Sprinkles Expansion and/or Dragons Expansion pack, your shipment will be automatically split. There won't be an additional shipping charge on top of what is listed below.
The idea for Unstable Unicorns started when we were at TeeTurtle game night. We all love games that help us express ourselves and our unstable tendencies, but nothing we played was quite as destructive as we wanted. We still had aggression to get out. We started working on the concept for a violent Unicorn game right away, and pretty soon the whole team was obsessed.
We spent months carefully calibrating and balancing the game through extensive play testing. Honestly, that was kind of selfish because it was super fun. Now that it's just the way we want it, we're ready to unleash it upon the world!
2 Black Boxes+Plushies+Exclusive Cards- even though not all of these items are listed, you will get 2 black boxes, 2 NSFW packs, 2 sets of KSE cards, and 2 randomly selected narwhal plushies.
Collector's Set- even though not all of these items are listed, you will get 1 white box, 1 SIGNED black box, 2 NSFW packs, 2 sets of KSE cards, and a set of 6 unicorn plushies.
Collector's Set (Kittencorn)- even though not all of these items are listed, you will get 1 white box, 1 SIGNED black box, 2 NSFW packs, 2 sets of KSE cards, and a set of 6 kittencorn plushies.
Black Box + NSFW Expansion- you will get 1 Black Box, 1 NSFW pack, and 1 set of the KSE cards. (NOTE: This is completely different from the $35 Nov tier).
More Expansions- you will get 1 black box, 1 NSFW pack, 1 KSE card pack, 1 Apocalypse Expansion pack, 1 Rainbow Sprinkles Expansion pack, and 1 Dragons Expansion pack. (NOTE: This is completely different from the $50 Nov and Dec tiers).
Double the fun- you will get 1 black box, 1 white box, 2 NSFW packs, 2 KSE card packs, 1 Apocalypse Expansion pack, 1 Rainbow Sprinkles Expansion pack, and 1 Dragons Expansion pack. (NOTE: This tier only comes with one of each of the last 3 expansions, not two of each. If you would like a second set, they will be available as add-on items- see above).
We've play tested! We've prototyped! We've secured a factory! Our only challenge now is getting it to you in time for the holidays. If we hit our goal, though, we'll be able to do it!
The base game of 116 cards and a rule book.
The base game in a Kickstarter Exclusive sleek Black Box!
Why not both? Get both the exclusive Black Box edition and the Standard edition of the game to experience the best of both worlds!
Get the exclusive Black Box with both Kickstarter Exclusive cards and the NSFW expansion!
Get the exclusive Black Box with the NSFW expansion and Kickstarter Exclusive Cards!
WARNING: Looking at this Kickstarter Exclusive bonus card could result in a cuteness overload. You'll also get the Black Box edition and Standard edition of the game!
Come on, you know we had to make this joke. Along with this NSFW Kickstarter Exclusive bonus card, you'll get the Black Box edition and Standard edition of the game!
If you're at Gen Con, come to booth 2713 to see what's inside this exclusive package!
We heard you loud and clear! This level now includes both Kickstarter Exclusive bonus cards, 1 standard edition, and 1 Black Box edition (now featuring 6 additional Narwhal cards)! *Note: If you pledged $50 before, you'll still get this added value.
We're all obsessed with the Unicorn of the Sea, so we're including 2 random Narwhal mini plushies, 2 Black Box edition games, and both Kickstarter Exclusive cards!
Two black boxes, two NSFW expansion packs, 2 of each KSE card, and two randomly selected narwhal plushies!
Get all of the new and exciting expansions we have planned, plus 2 games, 2 NSFW packs, and 2 sets of KSE cards.
The most die hard Unicorn lovers will get a signed copy of the Black Box edition game, a set of 6 unicorn plushies, both Kickstarter Exclusive bonus cards, and the standard edition of the game!
Do you love cats and Unicorns equally? This is the reward of your dreams! You'll get 6 Kittencorn plushies, both Kickstarter Exclusive bonus cards, a signed copy of the Black Box edition, and the Standard edition of the game.
Maybe you have a lot of presents to give. Maybe you're obsessed with Unicorns. Maybe you're a hoarder. Whichever it is, you know you need 10 Standard edition games and 2 Kickstarter Exclusive bonus cards.
At this level, you can shroud yourself in the darkness of 10 Black Box edition games. Since our first stretch goal has been unlocked, each game will include 6 additional Narwhal cards!


// Single? Married? Other? Here are simple ways we can all improve the lives of children waiting to be fostered or adopted.
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Welcome from the Headmistress
The School Charter
Mission & Aims
The Staines Prep Way
Future Schooling
The Friends of Staines Prep
SPARKS (Extended Day)
Fees & Bursaries
Early Years Entitlement
Staines Preparatory School
Educating today's children for the challenges of tomorrow
We hope the following points provide the necessary information to help make the Admissions process as simple as possible.
Staines Preparatory is a co-educational Independent Preparatory School which welcomes pupils of all faiths or none and, as such, admissions are based on date of Registration. Our aim is for every child to be enabled to develop to his or her potential socially, intellectually, emotionally and physically, regardless of racial or cultural origin, religion, physical or intellectual ability, gender or sexual orientation.
The majority of our pupils enter the school at age 3 (Sunflowers Nursery), age 5 (Reception) and age 7 (Year Three). All children entering Year 1 through to Year 6 will sit an initial assessment. This will consist of an interview, a reasoning test and a report from the child's current school.
We would be delighted to show you around our school. Please contact our Marketing and Admissions Manager to arrange an individual tour for your family.
Come and Visit – choose either an Open Day or an individual visit at a time to suit you.
Register – complete the Registration Form and return with a non-refundable Registration Fee of £60 either by cash, cheque or online banking. Should you be registered for our Sunflowers Nursery then please also complete our Sunflowers Nursery Timing Session Sheet.
Assessment – Pupils wishing to join SPS after the Reception Year will be assessed to ensure they are placed in an appropriate class upon entry. It should be noted that in Years 4 - 6, where the children are streamed, places may not be available in all classes. Where necessary, the results of the assessments are discussed with parents. Any place offered will be subject to receiving a satisfactory report from the child's current school.
Offer - As the School has a non-selective entrance policy, places will be offered following receipt of the Registration Form and a visit to the School by parent and child. If this is more than two terms prior to entry the place will be offered conditional on a further visit by parent and child approximately six months prior to the child's entry date.
Acceptance – Accept the place by reading our Terms & Conditions and return the Acceptance Form and Parental Consent Form. Both these forms need to be completed and returned along with a £750 Deposit. The acceptance of this Deposit by the School guarantees that a place will be available subject to assessment. The Deposit will be returned at the end of Year 6 once the child has completed their education at Staines Preparatory School or earlier, on the condition a full term's notice has been received as per the school's Terms and Conditions. If a place is not taken up then the Deposit will not be refunded.
3 Gresham Road, Staines, TW18 2BT
Limited liability in England.
info@stainesprep.co.uk
© Staines Preparatory School 2021
Admissions for 2021/22 academic year
Schools may be closed physically but we are still here and able to offer virtual tours of the school and nursery. Contact us today to arrange a date and time to suit you
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But some drivers want the unexpected dollars to pay for a new westbound lane, other projects.
Driven by frustration with severe traffic congestion, new toll lanes on the 91 Freeway in Corona took in nearly $48 million — three times as much as expected — in their first full year and are on pace to generate $50 million this fiscal year. The rosier-than-anticipated results, detailed this week in a report to a regional transportation panel, spurred cries that tolls are too high and calls for spending surplus revenue on improvements to the mainline 91 that could ease congestion.
Riverside County Supervisor Kevin Jeffries, who sits on the Riverside County Transportation Commission's panel, said the extra money collected "beyond our wildest dreams" should be put to good use. "To the extent that we can do so, we should reinvest those toll revenues right back into the corridor to make the necessary improvements to make the corridor flow better," Jeffries said by phone.
An Orange County agency controls 10 miles of toll lanes between the 55 Freeway and Riverside-Orange county line. The Riverside County commission operates the 8 miles of lanes in Corona that opened in March 2017, after a massive $1.4 billion project that expanded the 91.
John Standiford, the commission's deputy executive director, said the highest toll being charged on the Riverside County lanes is $18.90 during the Monday westbound commute between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.
Executive Director Anne Mayer attributed the surging revenue in part to her agency's "conservative approach" to forecasting, thinking people would need time to get used to the lanes.
"We had a lot of people who were ready on day one to get in those express lanes," Mayer said.
Mayer also cited the soaring traffic volume fueled by a strong Inland Empire economy.
Traffic consultant Sheldon Mar told the commission's Western Riverside County Programs and Projects Committee on Monday, Nov. 26, that about 312,000 vehicles travel the 91 daily at the county line. Of those, he said, 43,000 cars — 14 percent of the total — drive on toll lanes.
While it is true revenue exceeds expectations, and the commission staff welcomes the idea of spending surplus money on improvements, Mayer said the agency has significant expenses associated with operating the toll lanes and paying off a federal loan and toll bonds. Those expenses total $40.3 million for the current fiscal year. She said costs are expected to reach $47.8 million in fiscal year 2021-22.
Mayer said the commission could use surplus dollars to fund a new flyover connection between the 71 and 91 freeways, expanded Metrolink commuter train service in the 91 corridor and a new westbound lane between Green River Road and the 241. But half of surplus money allocated for such projects — except for the 71-91 and another project — must be used to pay down the federal loan, she said.
As for the revised forecast, it states tolls are expected to generate 10 percent more money between today and 2066.
The biggest difference is in the early years. Annual collections are now expected to pass the $100 million mark by 2030, four years earlier than first predicted. By 2025, revenue is forecast to hit $73 million — a 54 percent increase from last year — as commuters drive the lanes more than 13 million times.
Wes Speake, recently elected to the Corona City Council, said the surge is due in part to the commission's practice of using toll pricing as "a stick" to boot people out of the lanes when they are congested.
What's missing, Speake said, is a carrot. He said the Riverside County agency should post travel-time estimates for general-purpose and toll lanes side by side — as he noticed another agency was doing on the 15 Freeway in San Diego on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Mayer said she doesn't see the need to post time comparisons because that information is available on mobile apps.
"What people really want to see is how much it is going to cost them," she said.


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laying dead or lying dead
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He has a book out titled"WHERE THE DEAD LAY". The verb lay, meaning "to place" or "to put," is a transitive verb. David Levien is one of my favourite authors. lie – i.e. My sister sings very well. My sister sings. I obey it. DEAD OR LIE is the opening theme for Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc. Jill, a nurse from Devon, says it's matter of respect, as well as compassion. Ex. The song is featured in TRUSTRICK's single, a single of the same name', which was released on August 17th, 2016.
Present: Today I lie in bed until noon.
Here are some transitive verbs with their objects: The woman put a rose in her hair. My sister sings in the choir.
The soldier laid a wreath on the tomb. Past: Yesterday I lay in bed until noon. You'll also get three bonus ebooks completely free.
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It is performed by the Japanese musical group TRUSTRICK. It's a once-familiar tradition that widely fell out of common practice during the 20th century, as more people …
For many people who choose to become a funeral director, looking after a person who has died, as well as supporting their family, is a big part of the appeal of the profession. Nanka IMMATURE! to tell something untrue.
After the person's eyes are closed, the nose and mouth must be gently cleaned, before their body is sponge-bathed and they are dressed. "Until someone reaches their final destination at the crematorium or are laid to rest, these stages are still a significant part of someone's cycle of life.". Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary. LIE (to recline) Independent funeral director Michelle Peskett is happy for families to help look after a loved one, at her funeral home in Lee on Solent, Hampshire.
Search lying dead and thousands of other words in English Cobuild dictionary from Reverso.
#End of Life Planning Just like a healthcare professional with a living patient, a caring funeral director performs the tasks that may be more distressing for loved ones, but they can be happy to accommodate the wishes of families who want to play a part in the care of their loved one. I don't think this is going to be enough.
As long as there are editors, publishers, and clients out there who do recognize and observe the difference between lay and lie, it's probably a good idea for the professional writer to do the same.
Present participle: laying, (NOTE: Conjugated like lay is the verb lay with the meaning "to produce an egg." It can be either transitive or intransitive. An intransitive verb is one that has no object. You will improve your English in only 5 minutes per day, guaranteed! There is one more verb to add up to confusion i.e. Imperative: Lay the table, Charlie!
lying, to take sth lying down, lingo, lay in.
Laying out a person's body when they die was once something that anyone might do in a lifetime, a final gesture of care and kindness, as well as a practical task.
Play what? It's an act of dignity. It's something you learn, by doing it with care.". A published author. 23 One Hit Wonders You Still Can't Get Out Of Your Head; NEW SONG: AC/DC - … By Maeve Maddox. No answer. When we die, our body goes through natural processes, as it begins to shut down and our muscles no longer have control over its functions. "It gives you hope; especially when you talk about someone, about who they were. A small cushion is placed beneath the person's chin, to keep their jaw supported, while the arms are placed in an elevated position, usually crossed on the chest or abdomen.
The verb lie wih the meaning "to tell an untruth" has the forms lie/lied/(have) lied/lying).
You can add any number of adverbs or adverb phrases to an intransitive verb, but it still has no object.
A century or more ago, when most people died at home, a nurse, or woman with long experience of midwifery and of laying out the dead, helped many families prepare their loved one's body for the funeral. It's always correcting me. It stays with the subject. To be sure there is no direct object, take the verb and ask What?
Never, never, never. Low-lying land is at, near, or below sea level.
after it. The action, in a sense, goes nowhere.
It's so easy to get these two words mixed up and think nothing of it. "They can be as involved as they want to be," she says. Present perfect: I have laid the table every day this week. Use a D when there is a direct object. Lying vs Laying. Here's a question, is MSWord spellcheck usually right? #End of Life Planning
The past tense of lie (as in, to tell an untruth) is lied.As you can see, the past tense of lie is lay, but the past tense of lay is laid, which is a recipe for confusion!To remember that laid (as opposed to lain) is the past tense of lay, just memorize this phrase:. This is the stage where a funeral director can begin to help, but some people may choose an end of life doula to support them through this stage of their loved one's transition after death. #Funerals, A guide to cheap ideas for quirky funerals and memorial services, including ideas for funeral decorations and funeral music, #Bereavement A guide to average cremation and burial costs in the UK, based on Funeral Guide's own research, including the cheapest and most expensive places to be buried or cremated. Tozasareta yoru ni obiete wa Toumei na buki o te ni ireteru LIAR Nani no tame ni? My sister sings flat all the time. #Funerals. "When the time comes to cover their face with a sheet, we'll tell them how sorry we are to have to do this. (verb "put" direct object "rose") Although fighting what may be a losing battle, enough careful writers and speakers distinguish between the verbs lay and lie to make their forms and uses worth our attention. In recent years, though, more and more people have been choosing, when they can, to die at home.
"When someone dies, they are still a patient.
A transitive verb is one that takes a direct object. The man lies on the green bench. I'll go save the link to refer back.
Should this not be lie?
Almost one in four people who die every year in England now do so in their own bed, according to the latest figures published by Public Health England (PHE). (The prefix trans means "across." The action of a transitive verb travels across from the subject to the object of the verb.). Imperative: Lie down, Bowser!
We talk to them, call them by their name and tell them what we are going to do.
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Amway Announces Who Cares Challenge: Youth Leadership Contest
Amway North America seeks to honor and empower the nation's brightest youth changemakers with a $10,000 donation grant and mentorship opportunities
ADA, Mich., March 27, 2013 /CNW/ - Amway North America is looking for 10 outstanding youth changemakers from across the U.S. and Canada to give them a chance to amplify their impact on the world through Amway's Who Cares Challenge: Youth Leadership Contest. The contest, which was announced today at We Day Seattle, will award 10 winners $10,000 each to give to the nonprofit organization of their choice, along with support from a mentor at international charity and educational partner, Free The Children, to help them realize their vision.
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Amway is dedicated to giving individual entrepreneurs the resources and support to become successful independent business owners. Through Amway's Who Cares Challenge, the company is empowering service-oriented youth in the same way by providing them the resources, mentoring and funding they need to give back to their communities.
Over the next 10 weeks, Amway will be collecting contest entries from teens and young adults ages 13 to 22 across the United States and Canada. Applicants will be asked to share their stories of leadership in local community service.
"As we join Free The Children in celebrating the first We Day here in the U.S., we're pleased to offer a fresh opportunity to young people passionate about service through Amway's Who Cares Challenge," said Tanios Viviani, Regional President for Amway North America, who announced the contest on stage at We Day earlier today. "The contest will allow young people to share their story and continue on the path to making the world a better place."
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Amway's global commitment to helping youth around the world. Since 2003, Amway's employees and business owners have joined forces to help more than 10 million children, logging over 2.7 million volunteer hours and raising $190 million dollars for children's causes worldwide.
"With our mission of empowering youth to be the change they want to see in the world, Free The Children is excited to partner with Amway to honor young people dedicated to making a difference in their communities," said Craig Kielburger, co-founder of Free The Children. "We look forward to hearing the inspiring stories submitted by youth who enter Amway's Who Cares Challenge: Youth Leadership Contest over the coming weeks."
For more information or to enter Amway's Who Cares Challenge: Youth Leadership Contest, visit WhoCaresChallenge.com.
About Amway's Who Cares Challenge: Youth Leadership Contest
Amway's Who Cares Challenge: Youth Leadership Contest will honor 10 youth changemakers in the United States and Canada. The contest is open to youth ages 13 – 22 and entries will be accepted from March 27 – June 5, 2013. Applicants will be narrowed down through public voting to a group of 100 entries. Charity partner Free The Children will then select 10 winners to receive $10,000 each to give to the nonprofit organization of their choice, along with support from a mentor at Free The Children to help them realize their vision. Five grand prize winners from among those 10 will also receive a trip for themselves and a companion to Free The Children's next We Day youth empowerment event, which will take place in Minnesota on October 8, 2013.
Amway (amway.com) is one of the world's largest direct selling businesses, offering individuals an opportunity to earn income by selling products and recruiting others to do the same. Alticor Inc., parent company of Amway, reported global sales of $11.3 billion in 2012. Founded in 1959 and based in Ada, Michigan, USA, Amway offers consumer products and business opportunities in more than 100 countries and territories worldwide. The top-selling brands for Amway are NUTRILITE® vitamin, mineral and dietary supplements, ARTISTRY® skincare and colour cosmetics, and eSpring® water treatment systems.
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Patriots Sign RB Lamar Miller; Release DL Nick Coe; Place OL Dustin Woodard on Reserve/Retired List
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced that that they have signed veteran RB Lamar Miller. Terms of the contract were not announced.
In addition, the Patriots announced that DL Nick Coe was released and OL Dustin Woodard was placed on the Reserve/Retired List.
Miller, 29, is a veteran of eight NFL seasons with the Miami Dolphins (2012-15) and the Houston Texans (2016-19). The 5-foot-10, 220-pounder originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round draft pick (97th overall) by the Miami Dolphins out of Miami (Fla.) in the 2012 NFL Draft. He signed with the Houston as an unrestricted free agent from Miami on March 11, 2016.
He has played in 105 regular-season games with 89 starts and has 5,864 rushing yards on 1,354 attempts with 32 touchdowns and 209 receptions for 1,505 yards and eight touchdowns. Miller has also started three postseason contests in his career and has registered 55 rushing attempts for 165 yards with a touchdown and caught 12 passes for 78 yards. He has two 1,000-yard rushing seasons, gaining 1,099 yards in 2014 with Miami and 1,073 yards in 2016 with Houston. Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for Houston vs. Tennessee on Nov. 26, 2018, and a 97-yard touchdown run for Miami vs. the New York Jets on Dec. 28, 2014, becoming the only player in NFL history with multiple touchdown runs of over 95 yards.
Miller spent the 2019 season on injured reserve with the Houston Texans.
Coe, 23, was signed by the Patriots as a rookie free agent out of Auburn on May 5, 2020. The 6-foot-5, 291-pounder played in 36 games during college with 12 starts and finished with 71 total tackles and nine sacks.
Woodard, 22, was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round (230th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Memphis. The 6-foot-2, 291-pounder played in 54 career games with 52 starts, tying the program record for most starts by an offensive lineman and most games played by an offensive lineman.
Patriots Elevate Four Players to the Active Roster
The New England Patriots announced that they have elevated CB De'Vante Bausby, DL Daniel Ekuale, DB D'Angelo Ross and WR Kristian Wilkerson to the active roster from the practice squad.
Patriots sign defensive back Cre'Von LeBlanc to the practice squad
The New England Patriots announced that they have signed DB Cre'Von LeBlanc to the practice squad.
Patriots Sign Two Players to the Practice Squad
The Patriots announced that they have signed DB DJ Daniel and TE Jaylen Smith to the practice squad.
Patriots Elevate Three Players to the Active Roster
The Patriots announced that they have elevated DB Sean Davis, DL Daniel Ekuale and DB D'Angelo Ross to the active roster from the practice squad.
Patriots Sign LB LaRoy Reynolds to the Practice Squad
The Patriots announced today that they have signed LB LaRoy Reynolds to the practice squad.
The Patriots announced that they have elevated DL Daniel Ekuale, D'Angelo Ross and WR Kristian Wilkerson to the active roster for the second straight week.
Patriots Place S Joshuah Bledsoe on Injured Reserve
The Patriots announced that they have placed rookie S Joshuah Bledsoe on injured reserve.
Patriots Activate LB Josh Uche from Injured Reserve; Elevate Three Players to the Active Roster
The New England Patriots announced that they have activated LB Josh Uche off injured reserve. The team also elevated DL Daniel Ekuale, DB D'Angelo Ross and WR Kristian Wilkerson to the active roster.
The Patriots announced that they have elevated DL Daniel Ekuale, OL James Ferentz and RB Devine Ozigbo to the active roster
Patriots Place LB Ronnie Perkins on Injured Reserve
The Patriots announced that they have placed LB Ronnie Perkins on injured reserve.
Safety Joshuah Bledsoe activated to the 53-man roster; Guard Alex Redmond placed on injured reserve; Released linebacker Calvin Munson
The New England Patriots announced that they have activated S Joshuah Bledsoe to the 53-man roster and placed G Alex Redmond on injured reserve from the practice squad. In addition, the Patriots released LB Calvin Munson.


Jen and I are off to Seoul in early December and will be there for eight days, just enough time by our calculations to visit 12-14 restaurants that we used to go to with some degree of regularity during our days in Korea. We do have quite a few that we want to visit, but time is limited so we will have to prioritize.
This restaurant shown above is a Sujaebi restaurant, which is basically a thick soup with something approaching dumplings inside. It is filling, hot and is perfect for the autumn/winter. This particular restaurant, to the east of Gyeonbokgung Palace in the Jongno area of Seoul, used to be frequented by former president Kim Dae Jung in his days as a student activist. It is excellent and cheap.
Jen is standing in front of my personal favorite restaurant for both Mandu Guk (만두국) and Dong Dong Ju (동동주). It is located in Insadong, a particularly touristy area right down the street from I used to work in Jongno. The Mandu Guk is amazing and more than enough for one person and the Dong Dong Ju is rich without being overbearing. At one point, I considered myself an amateur connosseir of the delights of this milky substance and this was always my favorite. It is down one of the alleys in Insadong so good luck trying to find it.
This is my one entry for Gangnam (south of the Han River) although Jen has many more restaurants she likes there. This place does Hanjeognshik exceptionally well, which is basically a table filled to the breaking point with small dishes of exquisite goodness, including roots, fish, radishes, kimchi, vegetables and anything else you can possible imagine. Absolutely fantastic. The first picture at the very top is our table spread during our last visit to this restaurant.


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Austrian GP Race: Finally Ducati Made It!
August 14, 2016 - Races
Iannone takes first win for the Bologna factory since 2010 in spectacular duel for the victory
Andrea Iannone has taken the first win for the Ducati Team since Casey Stoner last took the red machine over the finish line at Phillip Island in 2010. The Italian, for whom the victory is his first, held off pressure from teammate Andrea Dovizioso as the Ducati duo took off in the second half of the race – and took a 1-2 for the Borgo Panigale factory for the first time since 2007. Reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) completed the podium in P3 to beat teammate Valentino Rossi to the rostrum – and cut the gap to points leader Marc Marquez.
Iannone began the race from pole and got a great start off the line to lead into Turn 1, with drama behind as Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) went in hot and ran wide in an incident that also affected fast-starting Lorenzo. "The Maniac" was the only rider to change to the medium rear tyre allocation, in addition to suffering with pain in his ribs from a motocross accident, but after being passed by Dovizioso was able to fight back against his compatriot and eventually crossed the line ahead to take the historic win.
Dovizioso had an impressive race and led a good many of the laps at the Red Bull Ring, proving a worthy rival in the duel at the front. With a harder tyre option than his teammate, the veteran rider was however unable to quite close on his compatriot in the final few laps and crossed the line P2 in his 250th GP start - completing a historic result for the Desmosedici after a drought of difficult results.
Jorge Lorenzo has had a difficult run in the last few races of 2016, but the reigning Champion showed exactly why he has that title in a calm ride under pressure - getting back onto the podium in P3. A spectacular double overtake early in the race was a highlight for the 5-time champion as he fought for the lead, before a determined ride ensured the Mallorcan was the only man in the top three of the title to gain on a rival in Austria - with leader Marc Marquez in P5 and Rossi in P4.
Marc Marquez suffered a bad crash in FP3 that saw the points leader dislocate his shoulder, but the Spaniard rode on into an impressive top five finish despite the Repsol Honda Team not having tested in Austria. The championship leader held off pressure from Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar) throughout to protect his large title margin and do some damage control, with the second Repsol Honda of Dani Pedrosa crossing the line in P7. Scott Redding came through into P8 for another good result for Octo Pramac Yakhnich, ahead of the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha duo of Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro.
The next race sees the paddock move north to Brno in the Czech Republic for another incredible showdown as the Ducati Team arrive as winners for the first time in 6 years.
Iannone on first win: "It's an incredible feeling"
First victory for the Ducati Team rider, and first Ducati win since 2010
Andrea Iannone took pole position in the final few seconds of qualifying on Saturday at the Red Bull Ring, but the Italian had a little more breathing space on Sunday as teammate Andrea Dovizioso proved unable to get quite close enough on the final lap to launch an assault. The victory was the first for the team since Casey Stoner's initial departure to Honda, and the first 1-2 since Phillip Island in 2007.
Andrea Iannone (P1): "It's an incredible feeling. It's very difficult to explain the emotion…it's my first victory in the MotoGP class with the Ducati bike…I started in this class with this bike and I've worked for these four years with this incredible group…and they've given me 100% support. I know in the end I finish my contract with Ducati, but I think this is a very good present."
Lorenzo stages signature comeback under pressure for P3
Reigning world champion beats teammate Rossi to rostrum finish at the Red Bull Ring
After some more difficult races, Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) came back with a bang in Austria, as the 5-time world champion came from the second row of the grid to challenge for the lead at the Red Bull Ring – including a spectacular double overtake – and was able to finish the race much closer to the Desmosedicis than expected. With title rivals teammate Valentino Rossi and Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez finishing the race in P4 and P5 respectively, Lorenzo's ride under intense pressure made him the only man in Austria to gain points in the top echelons of the title fight – and proved a good springboard for Brno as MotoGP™ returns to the scene of a dominant win for number 99 in 2015.
Jorge Lorenzo (P3): "It was a very important race and podium. It's been a black period with not so many points and a bad feeling. But finally a good weekend. Good qualifying, and a very good race. At the beginning Iannone wasn't as fast as I expected but then instead of going slower he got faster and faster, even on the softer tyre! So that was a surprise but in the end we weren't as far from the Ducati as we expected so that's a good signal because this track was perfect for them."
Dovizioso: "I'm disappointed but a 1-2 is special"
250th GP start sees Italian come home P2 after pressuring teammate for the win
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) has had a fantastic weekend at the Austrian GP, with a front row start followed up by a challenge for the win and eventual podium. After teammate Andrea Iannone made a last minute decision to change to the medium rear tyre, Dovizioso found himself unable to get close enough to the sister Ducati as the final lap approached, and had to settle for a P2 finish.
Andrea Dovizioso (P2): "I'm disappointed about the tyres because we worked very well and the bike was perfect – in the braking I was better than Andrea but I didn't have the same grip on the right, especially at the end of the race. I tried to push really hard at the end to be close under braking because I was able to overtake him but I ouldn't get close enough so I'm disappointed about that. But for Ducati a 1-2 is really special. I know how many hours everyone puts in at the factory and how hard they work."
Marquez satisfied with top 5 in Austria
Damage control for championship leader at the Red Bull Ring following dislocated shoulder in FP3
Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) suffered a dislocated shoulder during FP3 in Austria, as the double MotoGP™ world champion lost control of his Honda and narrowly avoided a collision with teammate Dani Pedrosa, but still managed to take a top 5 finish after a more difficult weekend than many in 2016. Marquez, who went into the Austrian GP with an incredible 48 point lead, rode without painkillers on race day and came home in the top 5 for a superb display of damage control - keeping his advantage above 40 points at the top of the table.
Marc Marquez (P5): "After how yesterday went, I'm happy with today's race. My shoulder didn't hurt at any time during the race, so no excuses there. I would have taken fifth position if it were offered to me before starting the race. I knew the Ducatis and Yamahas were fast, so this was the best possible outcome and it's positive that we've only lost five points compared to Lorenzo. Given the difficulties we've had, it was clear that our objective was to think of the fight for the Championship. I started aggressively, as it was the only way of trying to fight with the front group, but after making a couple of mistakes I lost the slipstream and it was very difficult to recover from that."
Pedrosa makes race progress after tough qualifying
Repsol Honda rider moves up from P12 to P7 in a difficult weekend
Repsol Honda Team's Dani Pedrosa had a harsh start to his experiences of the Red Bull Ring, as the Spanish veteran suffered a crash on Friday morning that saw him lose track time and some confidence, with no warning prior to the incident. The 3-time world champion gained two seconds overnight from Friday to Saturday as he worked on improvements and got more heat in the tyres, before a difficult qualifying saw him beginning the Austrian GP from P12. Moving up in the race, the Sabadell native crossed the line in P7 after working his way through and proving much more competitive on Sunday.
Dani Pedrosa (P7): "We went better in the race compared to the practice sessions, as we were putting in similar times to the riders at the front. We had been a little farther away from them beforehand this weekend, but today we took a step forward and that's a positive. Now we must carry on working to continue to progress at the next race, which will be next weekend in the Czech Republic."
Rossi: "It was a shame I couldn't fight with Lorenzo"
Italian legend off the podium in Austria but gains on Marquez
Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) split the Ducatis in qualifying, but the Italian veteran was unable to repeat the feat in race – coming home behind teammate Jorge Lorenzo in P4 after proving unable to challenge the Mallorcan for the podium. Close to the Spaniard for much of the race, the 9-time world champion pressured but was unable to pass – although the P4 does see the Riviera di Rimini rider gain on Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) in the points standings as the 2013 and 2014 world champion came home in P5 after dislocating his shoulder in FP3 on Saturday.
Valentino Rossi (P4): "In the end it was a good race because the margin to our rivals in front was not very big. It was a shame that I wasn't able to fight with Lorenzo. I wanted to try and arrive on the podium, but in the end I wasn't able to do so and for sure I'm not happy about this, but for the rest it was a good weekend. We were quite competitive at this track, which is not fantastic for Yamaha, and we took some points. Our rhythm in the race was very similar to those who took the victory and we will try to be stronger next week in Brno. For me, personally, Brno is a great track where I won for the first time, but the last few years I wasn't strong enough so I'm very curious to understand if this year I can be more competitive. About today's frontrunners, I think they will also be very strong in Brno because they are always fast and the track also has a lot of straights and it's so fast, so I think we have to keep an eye on them."
Redding: "Getting into parc ferme was really satisfying"
Top independent team rider in Austria for the Brit
Before the Austrian GP, Scott Redding (Octo Pramac Yakhnich) had crossed the line P4 in the previous two races, including a podium in Assen. In the dry with a more level playing field at the Red Bull Ring, the Brit took his Ducati to a top 8 finish and into parc ferme as the top independent team rider.
Scott Redding (P8): "I'm very happy with the race. I had to work hard with the mapping to get through the race with fuel, and it was a good battle with Smith because I was gaining on the straights but he could make it up in some other areas. The track conditions didn't change much during the race but enough to be able to feel it. Before the race, I thought I'd be happy with top 8 and to have been able to take the team into Parc Ferme was really satisfying."
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On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey moved into Texas as a Category 4 storm. Over a four day period, 1 trillion gallons of water fell across Harris County alone, a southeastern portion of the state, covering its 1,800 square miles with an average of 33 inches of standing water. As streets turned into rivers, 60,049 residents were rescued, many from their homes, and more than 120,000 structures and 300,000 vehicles were flooded.
The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed 36 flood related deaths.
Harvey was a storm the likes of which the county had never seen, for both the breadth and depth of rainfall. The after-action report would later praise the pre-positioning of county, state, and federal assets as being beneficial during the initial response operations, while noting that more training and adherence to state guidelines for the ordering of resources was needed.
In the year following the storm, Emmett and other county officials kicked preparedness efforts into full gear, working towards implementing lessons-learned and preparing for the next inevitable disruptive event. The goal: Becoming a model of resilience.
At the press conference, joined by Harris County Flood Control District Executive Director Russ Poppe, Emmett announced details of a $2.5 billion bond issue designed to help mitigate future catastrophic flooding, and kicked off a series of 23 community engagement meetings to solicit input from each county watershed. By August, an additional 38 projects were added as a result of community input. Currently, 237 potential projects across the county are candidates for bond funding.
Now, county residents are preparing to vote on this proposal. The vote takes place on August 25: The one-year anniversary of Harvey's landfall in Texas. Early voting started on August 8.
If approved, by voters, the bonds will be sold in increments over at least 10-15 years, as needed for each project's phases. Projects will be authorized individually for funding by Commissioners Court, based on recommendations by the Flood Control District. According to county estimates, property taxes for homeowners should increase no more than 1.4% if the bond proposal is passed.
Today days before early voting commenced, Emmett joined other Houston and Harris County officials to encourage voters to approve the bond proposal, stressing that it would enable leaders to better protect their communities from future storms and disruptions.


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Q: How to upload big files to Azure Blob Storage (.NET Core) I try to upload 2GB file to Azure Storage, but my code fails and I have an exception. For smaller files it works fine. How to change timeouts and file size limits? I use Azure.Storage.Blobs version 12.10.0 on .NET Core.
My code:
    public FileRepository(AppSettings appSettings)
    {
        var blobServiceClient = new BlobServiceClient(appSettings.StorageConnectionString);

        var containers = blobServiceClient.GetBlobContainers();
        if (!containers.Any(x => x.Name == containerName))
        {
            blobServiceClient.CreateBlobContainer(containerName);
        }
        _blobContainerClient = blobServiceClient.GetBlobContainerClient(containerName);
    }

    public async Task<string> Upload(string fileName, Stream content)
    {
        var blobName = $"{Guid.NewGuid()}/{fileName}";
        await _blobContainerClient.UploadBlobAsync(blobName, content);
        return blobName;
    }

Exception I have:
System.AggregateException
  HResult=0x80131500
  Message=Retry failed after 6 tries. (The operation was canceled.) (The operation was canceled.) (The operation was canceled.) (The operation was canceled.) (The operation was canceled.) (The operation was canceled.)
  Source=Azure.Core
  StackTrace:
   at Azure.Core.Pipeline.RetryPolicy.<ProcessAsync>d__11.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Azure.Core.Pipeline.HttpPipelineSynchronousPolicy.<ProcessAsync>d__1.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Azure.Core.Pipeline.HttpPipelineSynchronousPolicy.<ProcessAsync>d__1.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Azure.Core.Pipeline.HttpPipelineSynchronousPolicy.<ProcessAsync>d__1.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Azure.Storage.Blobs.BlobRestClient.BlockBlob.<UploadAsync>d__0.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask`1.get_Result()
   at Azure.Storage.Blobs.Specialized.BlockBlobClient.<UploadInternal>d__26.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ConfiguredTaskAwaitable`1.ConfiguredTaskAwaiter.GetResult()
   at Azure.Storage.Blobs.Specialized.BlockBlobClient.<>c__DisplayClass48_0.<<GetPartitionedUploaderBehaviors>b__0>d.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ConfiguredTaskAwaitable`1.ConfiguredTaskAwaiter.GetResult()
   at Azure.Storage.PartitionedUploader`2.<UploadInternal>d__19.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ConfiguredTaskAwaitable`1.ConfiguredTaskAwaiter.GetResult()
   at Azure.Storage.Blobs.BlobClient.<StagedUploadInternal>d__29.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ConfiguredTaskAwaitable`1.ConfiguredTaskAwaiter.GetResult()
   at Azure.Storage.Blobs.BlobContainerClient.<UploadBlobAsync>d__83.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult()
   at C:\...\FileRepository.<Upload>d__3.MoveNext() in C:\...\FileRepository.cs:line 38

Inner Exception 1:
TaskCanceledException: The operation was canceled.

Inner Exception 2:
HttpRequestException: Error while copying content to a stream.

Inner Exception 3:
IOException: Unable to read data from the transport connection: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request..

Inner Exception 4:
SocketException: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.

A: I think it is not possible to control the timeout option and file size limit when uploading using BlobContainerClient.
You will need to make use of UploadAsync method in BlobClient class and specify appropriate values in BlobUploadOptions.TransferOptions.
If you want even more fine grained control over the upload process, you will need to make use of upload methods in specific blob clients. For example, if you're uploading block blobs, you can make use of BlockBlobClient.StageBlockAsync and BlockBlobClient.CommitBlockListAsync.

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Miki Takeo (; * 17. März 1907 in Yoshida, Donari (heute: Awa); † 14. November 1988) war ein japanischer Politiker und von 1974 bis 1976 der 41. Premierminister Japans und Vorsitzender der Liberaldemokratischen Partei (LDP).

Leben und Wirken
Miki studierte an der Meiji-Universität und einige Jahre an der University of California, Berkeley in den USA. 1937 wurde er als jüngstes Mitglied in den Reichstag gewählt und blieb im Parlament bis zu seinem Ausscheiden 1976.

Als Generalsekretär der Partei Kokumin Kyōdōtō (国民共同党) war er Kommunikationsminister von 1947 bis 1948 und war dann Mitglied der Kokumin Minshutō (国民民主党) und der Kaishintō (改進党), bis er 1956 Sekretär der Liberaldemokratischen Partei wurde. 1958 wurde er Staatsminister und Leiter der Economic Planning Agency unter Premierminister Kishi, aber seine Kritik an einem Polizeipflichtengesetz und an der Revision des Sicherheitsvertrages mit den USA führte 1959 zu seinem Rücktritt.

In den 1960er Jahren übernahm Miki wichtige Posten innerhalb der Partei, und obwohl er nicht zu den Anhängern der Hauptrichtung der Partei gehörte, war er von 1965 bis 1966 Minister des Ministeriums für Internationalen Handel und Industrie, und von 1966 bis 1968 Außenminister. 1968 und 1970 unterlag er Satō bei der Wahl zum Parteivorsitzenden und dann auch 1972 gegen Tanaka Kakuei. Aber er war von 1972 bis 1974 stellvertretender Ministerpräsident und übernahm das Amt nach dem Rücktritt Tanakas im Dezember 1974. Seine Basis in der Partei war allerdings schwach, und so kam er zu seinem Amt nur, weil man innerhalb der Partei sich zu dem Zeitpunkt nicht zwischen Ōhira und Fukuda entscheiden konnte.

Miki mit seiner angekündigten "sauberen Regierung" war zunächst sehr populär, aber ein Versuch, das Antimonopolgesetz zu reformieren scheiterte am Widerstand aus der Wirtschaft. Er verärgerte dann Parteimitglieder mit dem Vorschlag, das Parteispendensystem sauberer zu machen, und den rechten Flügel seiner Partei durch seine Koreapolitik. Vor allem sein Versuch, die Partei nach dem Lockheed-Skandal insgesamt auf eine sauberere Linie zu bringen, rief starken Widerstand hervor. So verlor Miki allen Rückhalt in der Partei, kämpfte zwar weiter, gestützt durch die öffentliche Meinung, trat dann Dezember 1976 zurück.

Einzelnachweise

Literatur
Hunter, Janet: Miki Takeo. In: Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History. Kodansha International, 1984. ISBN 4-7700-1193-8.

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Q: Strange noise (whistle) from PC I often hear a strange noise from my computer. It sounds like a whistle or a tick-tack from a cricket bug.
You can hear it on this video: https://vimeo.com/143945875
What can be the possible reason?
It happens very often, even after turning the PC on. I suppose it shouldn't be anything with the heat as the fan works and the computer isn't even warm when the sounds happens.

A: Fans wear out over time, and noises like that certainly sound like a fan.
Since its a proper desktop, with fairly standard user serviceable parts, there's a few options.
If your motherboard has a fan control application, it may have an option to turn fans to full speed one by one. ALternately, if its supported you can use something like speedfan to do the same.
Turn up fans one by one to 100%, and turn off the other fans. Listen. If you have sounds stop when a fan is stopped that's the fan. A new fan is definately worth the few dollars it costs (and a nice one means even more slience).
If its not the fan, listen, locate the sound and find out what's the part. You're not going to learn what's the cause without cracking open the cases.


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Did Winston Churchill Say Socialism is the Philosophy of Failure?
Posted on February 14, 2019 March 27, 2019 by Kim LaCapria
Winston Churchill said "Socialism is the philosophy of failure" and the "gospel of envy."
On February 8 2019, a Facebook user shared the following meme, featuring images of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez above a purported quote from British wartime leader Winston Churchill:
Underneath two identical images of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, it featured a photograph of Churchill and a quote:
CHURCHILL ON SOCIALISM:
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."
The Equal Sharing Of Misery
Although the meme appeared to be a simple quote-based assertion, it actually involved implicit statements as well, presupposing that Ocasio-Cortez espoused "the equal sharing of misery" as well as suggesting that Churchill's positions lay in stark contrast to the freshman congresswoman from New York.
As it turned out, the quote has circulated before. A July 2015 page published by The Churchill Project at the conservative-leaning Hillsdale College commented on an iteration of the quote circulating at the time ("Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"). They noted that the quote was cobbled together from two separate purported comments:
It is more or less correct, but it's a run-together, truncated version of two separate comments:
"Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy." —Perth, Scotland, 28 May 1948, in Churchill, Europe Unite: Speeches 1947 & 1948 (London: Cassell, 1950), 347.
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries." —House of Commons, 22 October 1945.
As noted, the quotation appeared in Europe Unite: Speeches 1947 and 1948. But the larger context of the quote from a speech given by Churchill in May 1948 was British dependence on American aid in the post-war period. What Churchill actually said was:
It may be necessary for us to seek and accept American aid in the plight into which we have fallen, but it should be the first aim of every Briton to free ourselves from that condition at the earliest moment, not only by hard work but by laying aside every impediment and above all by not allowing party doctrines and party fads to impede the national effort and rob the people of the fruits of their exertions and sacrifices.
How Socialist ministers can go about bragging of their social programme and of the nationalisation of industry on Party grounds, how they can deride the system of free enterprise and capitalism which makes America so great and wealthy, and then at the same time eagerly seek the aid which has hitherto been so generously granted from across the Atlantic, is a position which baffles the limitations of [our] language to explain.
We are oppressed by a deadly fallacy. Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. Unless we free our country while time remains from the perverse doctrines of Socialism, there can be no hope for recovery. This island cannot maintain its population as a great power. The most energetic and the nimblest 'will emigrate, and we shall be left here with a board of safe officials brooding over a vast mass of worried, hungry and broken human beings. Our place in the world will be lost forever, and not only our individual self-respect but our national independence will be gone. These hard-won privileges have been dear to us in the past. But all this structure of obstinacy and unwisdom erected for Party and not national aims must be viewed in the light of the supreme and dominating fact of our present position. The Socialist Government in London has become dependent upon the generosity of the capitalist system of the United States.
We are not earning our own living or paying our way, nor do the Government hold out any prospect of our doing so in the immediate future. It is this terrible fact which glares upon us all.
I had hoped that the thousand million loan we borrowed from the United States in 1945 would be used to tide us over the transition from war to peace and that it would give us at least 4 years' breathing-space to adjust our affairs after the exhaustions of the war. It was spent and largely squandered in 2 years and we are now dependent upon further American generosity and also eating up from hand to mouth the remaining overseas investments and assets accumulated under the capitalist system of former years.
As my friend in the corner so naively said in the House of Commons the other day, "We are eating the Argentine Railways this year, what are we going to eat next year?
The quotation was authentic, but still deeply divorced from the context in which Churchill was speaking, and more to the point, the context in which it was later placed — the specific policies espoused by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Churchill railed against growing dependency in Britain on the United States in the post-war period, a condition which hinged on differences between the two world superpowers in the wake of the second world war:
In that same year, the American Secretary of State, George Marshall, proposed his European Recovery Programme to rebuild a war-shattered Europe. For Britain herself, the offer of the Marshall Aid dollars presented a last chance to modernise herself as an industrial power before her old trade rivals could recover from defeat and occupation. Instead, all the illusions and follies of post-war British policy now reached their climax in the wasting of Britain's Marshall Aid.
In fact, far from Marshall Aid boosting British investment, planned programmes were heavily cut after the debacle of a Sterling devaluation in 1949, caused by a balance-of-payments crisis. In what had been intended as the 'decisive' Marshall Aid years of 1949 and 1950, investment was only a little higher than in 1948 – barely ahead of inflation.
The second portion of the amalgamated quote was also derived from a lengthier set of remarks given in the House of Commons in October 1945. Once again, Churchill was speaking in the larger context of a broader aim of retaining Britain's position as a world superpower. In that earlier statement, Churchill was debating other Parliament members on the topic of drawing down troops and returning to civilian life. In initial remarks in the same session, he said:
We have asked for this Debate upon demobilisation, because demobilisation is the foundation upon which, at this moment, everything else stands, and also, because tardy, inadequate demobilisation is the fountain-head of all our domestic difficulties. Whatever view may be taken of Socialism or free enterprise, surely it is common ground between us all, that we should get all the great wheels and the little wheels of life and industry in this country turning as soon as possible. For this we need the men. Without the men, and also the women, now held in the Services, there can be no speedy revival. The woeful shortage of consumer goods will continue. The Government will be afraid to allow people to spend their savings, for fear of undue rise in prices. Scarcity will be used as justification for controls, and controls will become the fatal means of prolonging scarcity. Get all the great wheels turning, and all the little cog wheels too. Let them rotate and revolve, spin and hum, and we shall have taken a long step forward towards our deliverance. In order to get them turning, we must bring the men home, and set the men free.
Here I will make a digression. It seems most urgent, and, indeed, vital, that the Government should put forward their proposals, in outline at any rate, for the permanent scale at which all three of our Armed Services are to be maintained, let us say, in the next 10 years. Men and women in all the three Forces ought to know, now, the conditions under which they can continue in the Services, or can transfer from "hostilities only" to longer or full-time engagements. I am inclined to agree with a remark which I saw attributed to the Minister of Labour and National Service the other day, to the effect that there is not the same universal general desire to leave the Services now, which was encountered after the first great war.
Churchill's remarks were made once again in the context of Britain's post-war economy, not on the subject of "socialism" or "capitalism" absent any context. He went on to assert "in a philosophic vein" that freeing citizens up to find "useful work" ought to be a priority:
With considerable responsibility and after much heart searching, I am making a positive contribution to this Debate. It can be knocked about from all quarters, but I hope to see at any rate a foundation for thought and discussion on a matter in which we cannot afford to rest in a half paralysed deadlock. Supposing every man were given double pay for every day he was kept beyond his proper priority, that would be a small burden on the State compared with the enormous waste such as is going on now. Certainly a great effort should be made to solve this problem. If it makes possible a far larger rate of releases, the general rejoicing will sweep away many invidious reflections.
I understand — perhaps I am wrongly informed — that it was thought necessary to hold their opposite numbers here at home, who are a much greater number, beyond their time. After all, the officers who are kept are kept because there is vital work for them to do while similar officers, whose release is retarded at home, are kept without useful work. There is a great difference between being kept to do something, and being kept to do nothing. As for the women, many of them want to stay, but surely those who have nothing to do, and are not wanted for any purpose under the sun, should be set free now.
I earnestly hope that the Government will give unprejudiced attention to the suggestions I have ventured to make. They are put forward in no spirit of controversy but in the general interest. If we do not get this country going again pretty soon, if we do not get the great wheels turning, we may lose for ever our rightful place in the post-war economic world and we may involve our finances in dire and irretrievable confusion. It is no party matter, but one in which the House as a whole should make its opinion felt in a way that will override all hesitations and obstacles which are found in the path. In order to bring us all together, I will end this practical discourse in a philosophic vein. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. In the present case, where an overwhelming majority of Service men and women would gain the blessings, can we not unite on the broad democratic principle of "the greatest good of the greatest number"?
Recontextualizing Churchill's positions on "socialism" in 2019 almost always occurred without mention of the statesman's actual legacy. A quotation from Churchill from May 1908 illustrated dissonance between his anti-socialist rhetoric as contrasted with "liberalism":
Liberalism is not Socialism, and never will be. There is a great gulf fixed. It is not a gulf of method, it is a gulf of principle … Socialism seeks to pull down wealth; Liberalism seeks to raise up poverty. Socialism would destroy private interests; Liberalism would preserve private interests in the only way in which they can be safely and justly preserved, namely by reconciling them with public right. Socialism would kill enterprise; Liberalism would rescue enterprise from the trammels of privilege and preference … Socialism exalts the rule; Liberalism exalts the man. Socialism attacks capital; Liberalism attacks monopoly.
The meme set up an inherent disagreement between Churchill and Ocasio-Cortez, the latter of whom champions such social safety net features as a public health care system. The process of administrating health care remained a cornerstone of debates related to "socialism" in 2019, which made the comparison curious given Churchill's role as Prime Minister at the advent of England's National Health Service:
By the end of the Second World War, there was overwhelming support from all political parties for some sort of health service. The ordeal of war had had a levelling effect. The Beveridge Report, which proposed widespread reforms to the system of social welfare to address what William Beveridge identified as five "giant evils" in society: squalor, ignorance, want, idleness, and disease. Published in the midst of World War II, the report promised rewards for everyone's sacrifices. It was overwhelmingly popular with the public.
Finally, Sir Winston Churchill, speaking as prime minister in the spring of 1944, affirmed that it was the policy of the government to establish a national health service that would make accessible to all, irrespective of social class or means, adequate and modern social care. The high and rising cost of medical care was the key consideration. Healthcare shouldn't be rationed by price.
A 2009 political analysis of the NHS's introduction credited three parties of the time with its establishment, noting that British conservatives of the era vociferously supported the initiative:
The NHS owes its existence to the climate of wartime British politics, not least the vastly expanded access to basic healthcare which came with conscription, and the subsequent rise in expectations. As Paul Addison outlined over 30 years ago in his landmark The Road to 1945, the wartime coalition of 1940-5 fostered a remarkable degree of consensus. In social policy, this resulted in the seminal 1942 report Social Insurance and Allied Services, chaired by the Liberal economist William Beveridge – better known as the Beveridge Report. In this, Beveridge set out a comprehensive state plan of social care. Section 19 of the report is the first public mention of a "National Health Service."
The report was enormously influential, and what cannot be stressed enough is that in the subsequent 1945 general election, all three parties endorsed the Beveridge Report.
Revealingly, all three parties had NHS proposals in their 1945 manifestoes. The Conservatives actually had the longest section in their manifesto, pledging:
The health services of the country will be made available to all citizens. Everyone will contribute to the cost, and no one will be denied the attention, the treatment or the appliances he requires because he cannot afford them. We propose to create a comprehensive health service covering the whole range of medical treatment from the general practitioner to the specialist, and from the hospital to convalescence and rehabilitation.
The point is that a Conservative post-war government under Churchill was fully signed up to introducing the NHS. A Liberal post-war government under Sinclair was fully signed up to introducing the NHS. The NHS was not Labour's great achievement, it was an inescapable conclusion. And it was only the colossal Labour majority of 1945 which made it possible for Clement Attlee's government to confidently embark on an NHS scheme that was deeply controversial among its own members.
Another position of Ocasio-Cortez's that had an analogue in positions held by Churchill during his career was taxation — the congresswoman has expressed support for a 70 percent tax on incomes over $10 million. In 1920, Churchill espoused an unpopular approach to a tax on "war-time increases in wealth" and taxation of "unearned" gains.
The statement in the meme was correctly identified as an amalgam of Winston Churchill's words in 2015, prior to the 2019 juxtaposition with the positions of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Although the words were words said by Churchill during broader remarks in 1945 and 1948, they were presented far enough out of their context and the context of history as to be meaningless. Although Churchill regularly railed against "socialism" as he viewed in throughout his career, many of the positions and initiatives he espoused were quite similar to those of Ocasio-Cortez — most prominently, perhaps, in support for a national healthcare system. But the quoted remarks attributed to Churchill were almost exclusively about and regarding his commentary on the acceptance and use of United States aid in postwar Britain.
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A survey conducted by Accenture in 2015 demonstrates a strong link between sustainable development initiatives and guest satisfaction, according to an AccorHotels statement.
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According to the company, hotels who invest in reducing their environmental footprint not only gain trust from their customers, but also reduce their costs (water, energy, waste) and increase their revenues (EBIT). A growing number of B2B customers consider CSR an additional criterion when selecting their supplier. In fact an internal survey verified by EY reveals that 70 percent of them communicate their CSR requirements during the request for proposal process, as well as during day-to-day business relationships. AccorHotels's CSR commitments therefore give the group preferred partners status for its B2B customers and enable it to generate additional turnover, the company says.
In line with its CSR strategy, the company has reached a new threshold in its Plant for the Planet program, having recently reached a number of 1.5 million trees planted in Romania.
Plant for the Planet was launched in 2009, in partnership with PUR Project, and it is one of the flagship projects illustrating AccorHotels' commitment to sustainable development, part of the company's PLANET 21 CSR platform. Within six years, the project has financed the planting of over 4 million trees in 21 countries around the world, out of which 1,5 million have been planted in Romania, in forests and school orchards in Transylvania.
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Having seen the art all over for so long, it was really nice to see the artist himself this past weekend, all set up on the sidewalk on Abbot Kinney, stenciling anything that anyone brought to him - for free. People brought t-shirts, hats, furniture, a mannequin, or just had Chase adorn anything they had on them, like their skateboard or cell phone case. I live right around the corner, so went home and got an old dress that could use some pizzazz.
Chase hooked me up with a bright pink stencil reading, "DO WHAT YOU LOVE" right there on the back of my dress, as a perfect reminder of which prize to keep your eyes on. I looked around inside the Worldwide Mind space to see Chase's art on the walls, and enjoy an icy PBR while I waited for my dress to dry.
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In Marcel Camus's Black Orpheus, a retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set in Brazil, the entire film's plot turns on an inadvertent exorcism. The crucial moment comes when the hero, Orfeu, having found his way to an Afro-Brazilian religious ritual, summons the spirit of his dead lover through song; after Eurydice takes possession of the body of a woman who stands behind him, out of sight, they speak. As in the original myth, Orfeu can't keep from looking, and no sooner does he lay eyes on the possessed than he loses Eurydice to the afterlife forever.
To a Western European audience, the scene presents what may be an unfamiliar paradigm for the indwelling and expelling of spirits. Indeed, Camus's inclusion of the Candomblé ceremony underscores how, for much of the world, possessions and exorcisms don't involve crucifixes or Roman collars—and, in some creeds, relations with spirits aren't forbidden pursuits but paths to happiness.
Judaism and Islam, being Abrahamic religions, share Christianity's adversarial attitude toward possession. Jesus was Jewish, of course, and exorcisms in the Gospels (such when he drives demons into a herd of pigs) are consonant with the practices of other messianic groups of the era, such as the Essenes. The Bible also includes an unflattering episode involving seven Jewish brothers who attempt an exorcism in Jesus' name but only garner black eyes from their would-be deliveree. Later Jewish rabbinical literature details rituals for expelling both demons and dybbukim, which were believed to be displaced souls looking for new bodies. Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism, was renowned as an exorcist (which may explain Matisyahu's turn as a dybbuk-rebuker in The Possession).
Islam has an elaborate taxonomy of spiritual beings: Malaika are good; djinn, not so much. The Islamic model for the ruqya (exorcism) parallels features of the Rituale Romanum: recitation of scripture (traditionally, the final surahs of the Qur'an, called the Al-Mu'awwidhatayn), prayers to Allah, and sprinkling holy water. If the djinn is especially powerful, however, the afflicted may seek the aid of Christian exorcists; as VICE reported in 2012, the Coptic Orthodox priest Father Samaan Ibrahim regularly ministers to Muslims at the church he built in the Cairo slum known as Garbage City.
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"For American audiences, when people think possession, they think demonic possession," Benjamin Radford, deputy editor of the Skeptical Inquirer and author of several books on paranormal phenomena, said in an email to VICE. "They go back toThe Exorcist and all that. But in fact, if you take a step back and you realize that America isn't the entire world, then you realize that people of most cultures have some belief that humans can be possessed by entities both benevolent and malevolent."
Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan, offers colorful examples of both desired and undesired possession. It's entirely acceptable to extend an invitation to a kami (a divine spirit associated with some element of nature) in order to glean hidden wisdom or prophetic insight; legendary accounts attribute Empress Jingu's campaign to conquer Korea to an oracle she delivered while possessed. Katsune-tsuki, however, is a different story.
Translating to "fox possession," katsune-tsuki occurs when the spirit of an evil fox (called a yokai) enters a host's body (typically through their chest or underneath their fingernails). This possession can transpire through either simple misfortune or the malevolent spell of a katsune-tsukai (a sorcerer with foxes at his command); either way, the possessed displays a range of symptoms, which can be simple (a sudden aversion to eye contact) or complex (periodic verbal dialogues between the fox and the human).
To exorcise such spirits, Shinto priests can take several approaches, none of which involve yelling at the fox in Latin. First, the priest may attempt to scold the yokai into leaving, or bring in a few dogs to lick the person from head to toe, thereby scaring the fox into a hasty exit. Alternatively, a clever priest will play on the animal's appetite and set up a spread of rice and sweets a short distance away from the possessed person. The fox goes to snack. The person goes free.
Every inhabited continent hosts a shamanistic tradition—Shinto and Buddhism in Asia, indigenous religions of Africa and Asia, Hinduism on the Indian subcontinent. The African diaspora, in particular, introduced distinct hybridizations of indigenous and colonial religion.
"All of the four major African diaspora faiths—Candomblé, Umbanda, Santería, and Voodoo—are syncretized with Catholicism to varying degrees," Dr. Andrew Chesnut, professor of religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, told VICE by email, "to the extent that most of the spirits (lwas in Voodoo) are associated with Catholic saints, such as [associating] St. Patrick, who cleared Ireland of snakes, with the Voodooiwa Danballa, who is believed to be a giant serpent that envelops the earth."
Even when these hybridized shamanic traditions come into contact with new competitors in the spiritual marketplace, as has happened frequently with the expansion of charismatic Christianity into the Global South, unexpected parallels can emerge between traditions that ostensibly share nothing more than a belief in the spiritual world.
"The main non-Christian religions in Latin America are those of the African diaspora, which are religions of spirit possession," Chesnut said. "When a believer is possessed by an unwanted spirit, a priestess or priest will attempt to expel the uninvited spirits in a manner reminiscent of [a] Pentecostal exorcism: laying on hands, squeezing the head of the possessed, and ringing bells in their ears. However, instead of invoking God or the Holy Spirit, the priestess might invoke a more powerful spirit (Orisha in Santería) to help expel the invader spirit."
Whatever kind or however many spirits may possess and release a person in all these traditions, there is a scientific basis for any cures they may offer, even if they're temporary.
"The idea of resolution and release in psychology is well founded," Radford said. "The idea that to confront what you're dealing with and work through it, and having an external authority come to you and say, 'I'm an expert here, this is how you solve it' can be very comforting to people. There's no doubt that that can work."
"The placebo effect occurs in many contexts, often just in rituals," he concluded. "A doctor looking you in the eye and putting his hand on you—that can be a placebo effect. And you don't have to take a pill or put on a fake ointment to have it be effective."
VICE creative services, in partnership with the new FOX series THE EXORCIST, presents a series around real-life exorcisms. Don't miss THE EXORCIST starting Fridays Sept 23 on FOX. This article was created independently from VICE's editorial team.
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