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FILE NAME: "NWO CHARTER 2017"
Secure globalization as an irreversible force.
Study, plan, prepare, and conduct all necessary steps and possibilities to prevent or extinguish all conservative backlash to the radical shift in cultures and globalization.
Establish a democratic, transparent, and stable federal world government accountable to the people and able to keep perpetual peace between nations and protect the world from great dangers.
Unite the world and secure order through a common enemy, preferably ecological crisises, radical ideologies, and/or terrorism. Radical ideologies and terrorism must contain nationalist or anti-NWO to perpetually alienate the populace from anti-NWO nationalist movements and secure the moral highground.
Control and keep the world population on the planet's carrying capacity of 15 billion.
Eliminate wars, eliminate arms race between states, reduce worldwide military size, re-allocate its resources, and reorganize all the world's armed forces as merely a peacekeeping forces for domestic and international purposes.
Establish a global database of people, an integrated monitoring system, and a social credit system to upheld citizen morality, create peace, combat provocation, radicalism, and misinformation, and enforce the rule of law while still respecting basic human rights.
Promote worldwide racial and ethnic assimilation through a freer border and access to information, and to culturally genocide any ideas supporting anti-interracial marriage and/or racial identity/ separation, and promote a worldwide cultural uniformity - a culture that embraces freedom, tolerance, the market, and reason-based rational thinking.
Continuously degenerate national, racial, ethnical, and other identities and authorities linked with the idea of 'sovereignty'. The NWO must replace them with borderless, nationless political and ideological differences, promote continental cooperation, cluster divided nations into larger unions, and establish world federalism to catalyze inter-nations cooperation and appease the need for human tribalism.
Promote the freedom of thought and the competition of ideas through rational and scientific methods.
Protect the freedom and deregulation of technological, scientific, genetic, medical advancements, and space exploration.
Promote the advancement of human civilization through genetic engineering and voluntary selection through abortion and genetic editing to promote the best genomes for humanity.
Promote the freedom of the economy to maximize technological advancements and integrate the whole world to an orderly, stable, free, interdependent global market.
Establish and enforce human rights worldwide.
Establish global protection of the environment and form a planetary salvation effort to reduce, counter, and minimize the mayhem caused by climate change.
Establish standards for sustainable development and usage of resources.
Establish a new economic system through international cooperation, sustainable for nature and are able to sustain a stagnanting world population.
Control the development of artificial intelligence.
Establish a worldwide social safety net.
Guide the next generations to continue our mission.
Let these be the guide to an Age of Reason.
This charter doesn't have any connection to our real life NWO, if they even exist. This charter do not reflect my beliefs (okay, a portion of this charter do not reflect my beliefs).


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Is Time Travel Possible and Is It Happening Now?!
Throughout our life times the Age Old Question has always plugged at our brains: "Is Time Travel possible?!"..
.Well today I can confidently say: "Apparently it has already happened!" According to 27 years young successive inventor Ali Razeghi, from Tehran, the possibility for Time Travel isn't that far away now as he has already invented a machine that although doesn't take you to the Future it does takes the Future precisely to YOU! Read on for more of the scoop… Iranian Scientist (and Managing Director of Iran's Center for Strategic Inventions) Ali Razeghi has claimed to have discovered and registered the near secret of ultimate Time Travel with a creation of his which can predict (with 98% accuracy) the future of its user, within a single touch, between 5-8 years flat.
Fitting easily into the size of a personal computer case and using complex algorithms it prints out a clear and accurate report from the readings given from that persons, I would presume, DNA, carrying on to detail the neighbouring 5-8 years of that person's life. "It will not take you into the future; it will bring the future to you." Quoted from the man himself to The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.
uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9985757/Iranian-scientist-claims-to-have-invented-time-machine.html) Published:: 8:27PM BST 10 Apr 2013! He has exclaimed to have been working on this particular, out of his other 179 inventions, for the past ten years. An amazing tale at least, but is it just that, a story? A deliberately elaborate made up fantasy for the clever appreciation of our ravenous desires for very now 21st Century Sci-fi?! The Deputy Minister of Science Research and Technology (Mohammad Mehdinejad Nouri) definitely seems to thinks so, as he so proves in his interview with Fars News Agency (http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.
php?nn=9107160122) published this April on the 12th 2013. But is that just government power trying to falsify his actually true invention?! How can we know for sure…? Mr Razeghi has already stated that his Government has decided most promptly to keep the most groundbreaking 'story' the 21st Century has ever seen – if proven true – under wraps for fear that "the Chinese will steal the idea and produce it in millions overnight." Now this makes me think…if The Deputy Minister of Science Research and Technology has already dismissed this as false, and the story seems to be spreading that way, then why if it is so mythical and unworkable is it being stored by the Iranian Government for fear that the Chinese Government could steal it and perform it in millions themselves?! What would they exactly be stealing? What are they hiding? The machine itself was inspired for the purpose of helping both the Government and people get ready for events, such as if there was a major natural disaster or war coming on they would soon know about it and be able to deal and/or prepare for it! So it makes sense for the Government to pay Mr Nouri (DMSRT) to dismiss it in such away to create a wave of doubt over the rest of the world, for however much we'd all love there to be an influx of new scientific knowledge (like this I mean) for our future we cannot bring ourselves to ever believe it is happening "now", that is what makes this story so easily false, as a worldwide nation we find it hard to deal with the change of culture and our knowledge right now is our culture! Is it True, false are you on the fence? – would you LIKE it to be true? … why is it so important and shouldn't we live in the now, should we really be meddling in something so powerful?!
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Forouzan, a leading superstar and icon in Iranian cinema before the revolution, passed away yesterday 24 January 2016 and was buried hurriedly in Tehran, Iran. She was 78 years old.
Born in Port of Anzali in 1937, she began her acting career in 1963, playing the leading role, alongside Fardin and Mohammad Ali Jafari, in Beach of Expectance, directed by Siamak Yasemi. Her second role, in Ensanha (Human Beings, 1964), directed by Mehdi Misaghiyeh, came about when Farah Afiatpour (Panahi) dropped out and they needed a replacement. After that, she returned to working with Yasemi, who directed her third film, Lezzate Gonah (The Pleasure of Sin, 1964) and her fourth, Ganje Qarun (The Treasure of Qarun, 1965), both of which also featured Fardin, a beloved figure who was a wrestler before he became an actor. Ganje Qarun in particular was both an immediate and significant commercial success, cementing the reputations of both Fardin and Forouzan; her appearance in any film would subsequently guarantee huge attendance and profit.
Over a span of fifteen years, up to the Iranian revolution in 1979, she acted in more than 60 films, becoming the highest paid female star in the national industry. Although most of her films were commercial, some rather trite, her impact on Iranian cinema is undeniable. She was beautiful, with a coquettish, independent spirit and a magnetic screen presence that played well in the mostly melodramas and love stories in which she appeared. Most of her films had her playing a cabaret singer or a prostitute with whom the leading man would fall in love.
Overall, she was the most representative of all the leading actresses of the purely commercial cinema created by the Iranian film industry before the revolution.
Khaterkhah (Amorous, Amir Shervan, 1972), and two films by Ali Hatami: Babashamal (1971) and Qalandar (The Wandering Dervish, 1972).
Her performance in Tangehye Azhdaha (The Dragon's Path, Siamak Yasemi, 1968) was honored with the Best Actress Award at the first Sepas Film Festival in 1969.
Her acting ability was on display in its highest form in her final film, Daryoush Mehrjui's Dayerehye Mina (The Cycle, 1976). Also starring Said Kangarani and Ezzatollah Entezami, the film was an adaptation of the story by Qolam Hossein Saedi, the great humanist Iranian writer.
After the Islamic revolution in 1979, Forouzan was banned not only from acting but from even being seen, and she soon disappeared from the scene in Iran. Her assets and wealth were confiscated by the government.
In 2002, the last time I was in Iran, on a trip specifically for the purpose of interviewing major prominent Iranian artists who worked in pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema (actors, directors, cinematographers, screenwriters, editors, producers, etc.) for my new film, Razor's Edge: The Legacy of the Iranian Actress, she was on my A-list for desired interviews. We had a few conversations, but she eventually declined to participate. Determined, I reached out to a few eminent figures from Iranian cinema, hoping they might be able to convince her to do so, but unfortunately the answer continued to be in the negative. Despite my regret about that outcome, I knew I could not make a film about the actresses of pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema without including her in some way, and ultimately, I was able to construct a good segment honoring her particular legacy. The film will be released this year.
My most heartfelt condolences go out to her family and all Iranians who care about and love Iranian cinema.


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SEC Charges Businessman With Misusing EB-5 Investments
2017/01/17 1:00pmUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 616
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against an Oakland, Calif.-based businessman accused of misusing money he raised from investors through the EB-5 immigrant investor program intended to create or preserve jobs for U.S. workers.
The SEC alleges that Thomas M. Henderson and his company San Francisco Regional Center LLC falsely claimed to foreign investors that their $500,000 investments would help create at least 10 jobs within several distinct EB-5 related businesses he created, including a nursing facility, call centers, and a dairy operation. This would qualify the investors for a potential path to permanent U.S. residency through the EB-5 program.
But according to the SEC's complaint, Henderson jeopardized investors' residency prospects and combined the $100 million he raised from investors into a general fund from which he allegedly misused at least $9.6 million to purchase his home and personal items and improperly fund several personal business projects such as Bay Area restaurants that were unrelated to the companies he purportedly established to create jobs consistent with EB-5 requirements. According to the SEC's complaint, Henderson also improperly used $7.5 million of investor money to pay overseas marketing agents, and he shuffled millions of dollars among the EB-5 businesses to obscure his fraudulent scheme.
"We allege that Henderson exploited a program meant to create employment for Americans and abused the trust of investors seeking residency in the U.S.," said Jina L. Choi, Director of the SEC's San Francisco Regional Office. "Rather than using investor funds to create jobs and develop communities as promised, Henderson allegedly played a shell game with investor money to buy his home and support personal ventures."
The SEC is seeking a court order appointing a receiver over San Francisco Regional Center and Henderson's other businesses involved in the alleged fraud. The SEC's complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks preliminary injunctions as well as disgorgement of ill-gotten gains plus interest, penalties, and other relief.
The SEC's investigation was conducted by Thomas Eme and Ellen Chen of the San Francisco office and supervised by Steven Buchholz. The litigation will be led by Andrew Hefty and Susan LaMarca. The SEC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which administers the EB-5 program
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STEPHENVILLE (November 30, 2016) — Blake Aragon scored 22 points, none bigger than six straight during a 14-0 run in overtime as Stephenville turned back neighbor Dublin, 90-81, at Gandy Gym Tuesday night.
Stephenville (2-2) had to fight off 28 points by Dublin senior Brady Moore and 11 Lion 3-pointers including one for a 77-74 lead in the opening seconds of overtime.
The Lions (1-1) led 78-76 before Aragon scored six straight for the Yellow Jackets, then Easton Jones scored six of the next eight – separated by a pair of Cole Pettit free throws – to make it 90-78. Jones finished with 17 points, as did Dublin's Jeremiah Martinez, who hit the right corner 3 to begin overtime.
Clay Krause began the decisive Stephenville run and brought the Jackets within one with a pair of free throws, fitting as the Jackets were 33-45 from the line. Dublin was 20-33 as they combined to attempt 78 foul shots.
Aragon, who already had a pair of two-handed slams during regulation, took over the for the next 90 seconds, scoring on a layup with an assist from Krause, a put back following an offensive rebound and two free throws after stealing the ball and being fouled as he went up in transition. His foul shots made it 82-78 Stephenville lead with 2:23 to go.
Jones scored a fast break layup with 2:07 on the clock, and after Mason Holstein blocked a shot at the other end, Jones went on the attack and was fouled with 1:52 to play. He hit both, and it was suddenly 86-78.
Pettit was fouled following another Stephenville steal, and he, too, enjoyed a perfect trip to the stripe. Aragon then blocked a shot, Jones was fouled and two more free throws went through as the Jackets were a perfect 10-10 from the line in overtime.
Holstein scored 12 including an important seven during the fourth quarter. Coby Vandenberg also netted 12 for Stephenville before fouling out late in regulation. Rayce Jackson fouled out early in the overtime period after scoring 11 for Dublin.
Both teams had to come from behind in regulation. Dublin had to do it twice.
Stephenville led 73-65 following a Holstein 3 and a put back by Vandenberg with a little more than three minutes to play, but the Lions responded with a left-corner 3 by Martinez and an immediate timeout with 2:48 remaining.
Jackson banked in a transition layup after Dublin won a scrum for a 50-50 ball, then Jones made one of two free throws to make it 74-70 Stephenville. That would turn out to be the final point the Jackets would score in regulation.
Dublin cut its deficit in half on a pair of free throws by Moore, then tied the game on one of the crazier plays in a game full of them. A long Stephenville inbound pass ricocheted off the head of a Yellow Jacket and was scooped up by Dublin, setting up another Jackson transition layup to make it 74-74.
When Stephenville came up empty and Dublin got the ball back, the Lions were able to stall out most of the final 75 seconds. Stephenville was content to apply little to no pressure in half court defense, and Dublin protected the ball until second-year head coach Will Parker called timeout with 13 seconds to go.
It was all for naught, as a charging call gave the ball back to Stephenville with five seconds left, only for Jones to miss on a buzzer beater from just inside half court.
Stephenville found itself trailing 54-47 midway through the third and began to come back after a timeout by then-frustrated second-year head coach Bill Brooks. That was after Dublin overcame a 25-4 deficit to begin the game. Everything went Stephenville's way early, as Dublin's uptempo approach seemed to play right into the Yellow Jackets' hands.
But the Lions began to cut into the big deficit by scoring six of the final eight in the first, bringing the score to 27-10 entering the second,when they really caught fire. Five players combined for five 3-pointers as the Lions scored 32 points in the second quarter, closing the gap all the way to 44-43 at halftime.
The first lead for Dublin was 47-44 after a 3 by Josh Hanes early in the third quarter.
For Stephenville, Pettit scored six and Krause added five. Kai Williams, Merit Holstein, Will Beaty and Brayden Hayes each netted four. The Jackets are competing in the Brock Showcase Thursday through Saturday.
For Dublin, Tim Teten netted eight, Hanes six and Gabe Garcia three. Brayden Burleson, Tyshon Hopkins and Blake Porter each scored two. The Lions are home this weekend for the Dublin Athletic Booster Club Tournament.


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Q: Licensing - Linux kernel I know that the source code of linux kernel is licensed under GNU GPL V2.
Is there a way to view the change done to a module by a corporate company(say Cisco,Oracle)?
 Since the module must be disclosed once they change the code to fit their binary blob.

A: The Linux kernel is licensed under GNU GPL version 2. You can find the full text of the license here.

A: An individual or organization can put their code under any license they like, but unless it is GPLv2 or a compatible license it a) will not/cannot be included in the mainline kernel which can slow down adoption of the code, or b) cause legal issues for its users.

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When it comes to discussing pelvic health with your daughter, the sooner the better.
Don't wait till puberty.
Mary Kozelka
For young girls and teenagers, talking about periods, sex, and pelvic health can be ... awkward.
Unfortunately, as a society, we seem to ignore the pelvic region until puberty. According to Missy Lavender, founder of To Know Is to Know — a nonprofit that will educate girls and their grownups about all things pelvic — and author of the book "Below Your Belt," it's a scary trend.
"From a pretty young age, we were completely ignorant and passive-aggressive about our pelvises," Lavender says. "We kind of shove them aside to that icky place we only look at once a month."
But halting conversation about the pelvic region — the area of the body that houses reproductive organs and essential digestive organs — can cause serious health problems for young girls.
Our hush-hush culture around female pelvic health has created generations of girls and women with chronic pelvic disorders.
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According to a number of studies, around one-third of U.S. women have a pelvic floor disorder, and research from Lavender's foundation shows that at a young age, many girls are already symptomatic with preventable issues that can follow them into adulthood if not addressed.
The lack of knowledge also leaves women ill-prepared for common life events related to the pelvis, such as the start of menstruation, sexual activity and sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, and childbirth, according to a study published in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
To prevent these problems, Dr. Deepa Camenga, assistant professor and pediatrician at the Yale School of Medicine, says we need to talk openly about the pelvic region with our daughters at an early age.
"When we drop our kids off for camp, we remind them of healthy habits like 'Be sure to put on sunscreen before and after the pool' and 'Wash your hands,' but we rarely remind our kids to go to the bathroom," Camenga says. "Holding it" for too long, she says, may increase the chance of developing pelvic muscle disorders, incontinence/bladder leaking, and urinary tract infections in the future.
This advice might sound silly or obvious to an adult ear, but the truth is pelvic and toilet health is learned.
It's up to parents and educators to teach girls what's going on with their bodies. It's a matter of their health.
Here are a few do's and don'ts on talking pelvic health with your daughter:
Do your homework. Some of us adults don't have the full story on our pelvises either. Consult with your child's pediatrician for helpful reminders and tips. There are resources (including "Below Your Belt") available to help address the whole picture of what's going on "down there."
Do engage early and take advantage of youthful curiosity. The earlier you can begin the conversation, the less likely the topic will already be stigmatized for your child. Any time they hint at a question about their pelvic region, engage. Smaller questions are sometimes the gateway to larger issues. Camenga says if your child is younger, feed into their curiosity about toilet behavior. "They'll be asking all sorts of questions about their bodies, so when questions come up about down there, address it head-on."
Do make the conversation natural and easy. If you show it's not weird for you (even if it is), it'll help them relax and speak freely on the topic. "Answering questions in a matter-of-fact way helps de-stigmatize the conversation as well," Carmenga says. "When your kids perceive it as part of the everyday conversation and not as special and secretive, they're more likely to be open."
Don't frame it as "The Talk." Pelvic health isn't focused on the birds and the bees. Camenga says treating this as "The Talk" can create a feeling that pelvic health should be secretive and only discussed in certain environments.
Do include pelvic health in your list of healthy reminders. Things like wiping front to back, not "holding it," and reminders that using the bathroom is a healthy act can go a long way.
Do connect in ways that make sense to them. There are plenty of apps, games, and books available to engage kids in different ways. Lavender has raised funds to create an app called Below Your Belt to accompany her book.
Do keep in mind that health education classes don't cover everything. Many health classes don't even begin until pubescent ages for most students, so the importance of regular bathroom use and encouraging discussion when something — good or bad — is happening below the belt aren't being reinforced in the classroom. Studies have confirmed that "while school-based health education has been found to be effective in increasing knowledge of sexual function and behaviors, current efforts lack a comprehensive approach to understanding the pelvic area of the female body and the interrelatedness of the organs and muscle functions."
Even if it feels awkward, an open dialogue with your daughter about her pelvis is essential to her health.
Teaching good habits and building a foundation of openness at a young age will help your daughter stay healthy and keep lines of communication open through the thorniness of puberty.
So talk it out. It could make for more happy, healthy young women in the world.
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Wayne Jackson (born 16 April 1944) is best known for his tenure as the CEO of the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1996 to 2003.

SANFL
Jackson played 71 games for West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League from 1965 to 1971 .

From 1975 when he took up the role of Chairman of West Torrens, Jackson embarked on a long and distinguished period of football administration. He was President of West Torrens in 1979; a SANFL League Director for West Torrens (1975–1979); member of the SANFL Player Retention Committee (1988–1992); and Member of the SANFL Football Commission (1991–1994).

AFL
Jackson became a Member of the AFL Commission in 1995, then took over the role of CEO in 1996.

In his time as CEO of the AFL during the 1990s Jackson continued the expansion of the game into a national competition, initially started by Allen Aylett during the 1970s. He was a strong champion of the sixteen-team competition and, during his tenure at the AFL, supported then struggling clubs the Western Bulldogs and Kangaroos with several million dollars being made available from various redistributions of AFL monies which became known as the "Competitive Balance Fund".

He presided over the $500 million television rights deal in 2001 that saw coverage move from the Seven Network to the partnership of Nine Network, Network Ten and Foxtel (Fox Footy Channel). It was also during this period that the AFL sold off the former VFL/AFL headquarters of Waverley Park.

Jackson announced on 15 April 2003 that he would be leaving the role at the end of the season, handing the reins to Andrew Demetriou.

Football achievements summary
 Chairman of West Torrens 1975–1978
 President of West Torrens 1979
 SANFL League Director for West Torrens 1975–1979
 Member of SANFL Retention Committee 1988–1992
 Member of South Australian Football Commission 1991–1994
 Member of the Australian Football League Commission 1995
 Australian Football League CEO 1996–2003
 Member of AFL NTFL Board 2004 – ongoing
 Amateur Football for University 1962–1964
 71 games for West Torrens 1965–1971
 Coached West Torrens (Reserves) 1972
 Coached West Torrens (both League and Reserves) 1974
 Twice All Australian University Amateur Footballer
 Life Member of West Torrens 1979
 Member of the South Australian Football Hall of Fame (inducted 2004)

Other
Jackson completed a Bachelor of Economics at the University of Adelaide and a Management Development Program at the Harvard Business School. He has worked in several positions, including Managing Director of Thomas Hardy & Sons Pty Limited, General Manager and Director of BRL Hardy Limited and Managing Director of The South Australian Brewing Company Pty Limited.

Wayne also attended Prince Alfred College.

External links

 SANFL Hall of Fame
 ABC Four Corners interview 2002
 Meat & Livestock Australia Directors' bio

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1944 births
Living people
People educated at Prince Alfred College
Harvard Business School alumni
South Australian National Football League administrators
West Torrens Football Club players
West Torrens Football Club coaches
West Torrens Football Club administrators
VFL/AFL administrators
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees

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Dormeo UK Limited is one of the UK's leading privately-owned retailer of sleep products, selling mattresses, divans, pillows and bedding.
It operates from a head-office that encompasses a single retail store location. This sits alongside a fully transactional online website and network of field agents collaborating with both multiples and independent retailers across the UK.
All of our operations are based in the UK, with the head office in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and additional outsourced support functions and a fulfilment warehouse currently located in Romsey.
In total, Dormeo directly or indirectly employs c.125 people throughout the UK.
Dormeo designs and sources products mainly in Europe, and also China, using established wholesalers, suppliers and factories within the industry, using a range of substrates such as timber, foam and polyester.
Whilst working globally ensures that we have access to the widest range of commercially priced, quality material, we acknowledge that there is an increased potential exposure to modern slavery within these global supply networks.
We recognise that products sourced from the Far East pose the greatest risk of modern slavery to our supply chain, both through their sourcing of raw materials, the manufacturing process itself and the shipping to the UK.
We utilise established and respected third-party couriers to deliver products to customers from our fulfilment warehouse in the UK.
Dormeo UK Limited is working towards full transparency across all tiers of our supply chain in order to mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking within our business.
Modern slavery act policy extracts
"Dormeo UK Limited recognises the importance of its obligation to prevent slavery and human trafficking in the modern world and we operate a zero-tolerance approach to any contravention of this policy, throughout all of our business operations.
Our policy is fully applicable to all personnel directly employed by Dormeo UK Limited and to businesses and individuals who are indirectly associated in the sourcing and procurement of products and services that are supplied to Dormeo UK Limited.
Any breaches or concerns identified will be dealt with immediately and with positive action. Dormeo UK Limited expects the same high standards from all our suppliers and contractors.
All personnel within Dormeo UK Limited, its suppliers and contractors, existing and new, are briefed on the policy and our expectations of full compliance to the requirements set out in the Modern slavery Act."
Risk assessment and due diligence
Manufacturing Location Risk Assessment
We have undertaken a full supplier risk assessment based on the original location of product manufacturing. The assessment provided an indication of the potential level of slavery exposure associated with each location and determined the level of visibility required for further scrutiny.
Supplier Relationships
We have long standing relationships with the majority of our suppliers, with whom we share the same commitment to ensuring that modern slavery does not exist within the supply chain. Our Buying and Quality teams regularly visit our major overseas suppliers and their support to adhering the Modern Slavery Act is of paramount importance.
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January 2016 – Common Money Principles and Practice.
Has anyone experience with Discover Card or Chase Visa where they were successful in working out a plan with the card holder to repay the debt? If so would you please share some of the steps you took.
Has anyone used Care One Credit Counseling? American Express is really treating us rotten. The minimum payment keeps changing.. I go to pay online and pay more than the min. shown, but then I get a letter stating I have an overdue payment, and then they tell me it was really $50 or more on top of what the minimum shown. I've had this problem 2 months in a row. My interest went from 12.99% to 27.99% I just noticed this the other day. I told them 2 months ago I was struggling to make payments and my husband will soon be getting out of his job and doesn't have a new one yet. I asked for help, and they basically said, "goodluck with that". Now they are treating me like crap by raising my interest. Anyway, out of all my credit cards, I want this one taken care of, but I'm thinking of consolidating all.
death with hard truths and fearful numbers of what he did last month? ie he spent double what we made on absolutely nothing that I can say was worth it.


Winter in Bellingham includes a good dose of weather, and we enjoy a lot of outdoor adventure. Yet on a particularly wet Saturday my family decided NOT to brave the elements, instead choosing to be cozy and escape with a trip into virtual reality.
Heady is Bellingham's first virtual reality (VR) arcade.
Located downtown at 215 W. Holly St. (near Camber), you'll actually want to enter via the Bay Street entrance – you'll see a sandwich board to guide you to the correct door.
The cozy suite has four VR stations, with enough room to zip and dodge bad guys or disco to your heart's content.
And that's really the great part: getting to step into countless worlds via the VR games. Try your hand at golf, take a walk in nature, fight aliens or ride a roller coaster – plus much, much more. Heady has more than 90 games to choose from.
My son played Superhot, your typical best-the-bad-dudes kind of game in an all-white VR universe. See video below.
My daughter played Tilt Brush, where players "paint" in 3D. "Look Mom, I'm in a volcano!" she said as I emerged from my game, Beat Saber.
The helpful attendant at Heady chose Beat Saber for me, since I am in no way a gamer. It happens to be one of the most popular VR games out now because it's accessible to anyone, i.e., it's super easy to learn. Basically, it's where lightsabers meet your favorite music while you try to "cut" colored blocks hurtling through the air at you in time to the music. Yes, it was really fun!
I played just one 15-minute round ($10/15 minutes), while my kids extended their play for a second round. Truthfully, I could have played another 15 minutes myself, but I wanted to watch the kids in action. Watching them was nearly as fun as playing myself.
If you go, it can be worthwhile to reserve your spot online beforehand or call ahead. The online registration system is easy to navigate, and it's easy for the attendant to add extra time once you get there – since you'll likely be hooked.
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Q: C# : how to accept two generic parameters I have a function which I want to convert the below Ping and Pong to generic type. Is it possible?
private Pong ReadDataFromApi(string url, Ping data)
{
    string url = "URL_TO_HIT";

    WebResponse response = Util.SendWebRequest<Ping>(url, data, 30000);

    var res = new Pong();
    if (response != null)
    {
        using (var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
        {
            var objText = reader.ReadToEnd();
            res = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Pong>(objText);
        }
    }
    return res;
}

I could convert to something below :
private T ReadDataFromApi(string url, T data)  T : class
{
    string url = "URL_TO_HIT";

    WebResponse response = Util.SendWebRequest<T>(url, data, 30000);

    var res = new Pong();
    if (response != null)
    {
        using (var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
        {
            var objText = reader.ReadToEnd();
            res = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Pong>(objText);
        }
    }
    return res;
}

Not sure how to accept the Pong as a generic parameter.

A: Something like this should work:
private TPong ReadDataFromApi<TPing, TPong>(string url, TPing data)
    where TPing : class
    where TPong : class,new() //You need to create instances of TPong
{
    WebResponse response = Util.SendWebRequest<TPing>(url, data, 30000);

    var res = new TPong(); //Create instance of TPong
    if (response != null)
    {
        using (var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
        {
            var objText = reader.ReadToEnd();
            res = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<TPong>(objText);
        }
    }

    return res;
}

A: you can use it like this
private TPong ReadDataFromApi<TPing,TPong>(string url, TPing data)
        where TPing : class
        where TPong : class, new()

A: Change your method to that:
private TPong ReadDataFromApi<TPong, TPing>(string url, TPing data)  TPong : class, new() where TPing : class
{
    string url = "URL_TO_HIT";
    WebResponse response = Util.SendWebRequest<TPing>(url, data, 30000);

    var res = new TPong(); // USE TPong HERE
    if (response != null)
    {
        using (var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
        {
            var objText = reader.ReadToEnd();
            res = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<TPong>(objText); // AND HERE
        }
    }
    return res;
}

With the new() constraint you ensure that the TPong has a default constructor. You need this to be able to do res = new TPong();
And pass the generic parameter TPong to DeserializeObject<TPong>.

A: void foo<TOne, TTwo>()
   where TOne : BaseOne
   where TTwo : BaseTwo

var fooObj = foo<Ping,Pong>(url, data);

see MSDN

A: Your signature should be something like:
private T ReadDataFromApi<S,T>(string url, S data) where S : class where T : class

Then calling it equivalent to your original function would be something like:
var myPong = ReadDataFromApi<Ping,Pong>(url, data);

Your signature would be kind of similar to the one for Func<T, TResult> for example


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Carmi Zlotnik
Producer; Apple TV+
Carmi Zlotnik is currently under an exclusive producing and consulting deal with Apple TV+. Formerly the President of Programming for Starz, Zlotnik was responsible for development, production and programming strategy for STARZ Originals. Among notable original series are acclaimed scripted dramas "Power," "Outlander," "American Gods" and "Vida;" and limited series "The Spanish Princess," "The White Princess" and "The White Queen."
Prior to joining Starz in 2010, Zlotnik was Head of Operations for IMG Global Media. Zlotnik oversaw the media side of this fashion, sports and entertainment conglomerate. Zlotnik's portfolio included leading UK production companies Tiger Aspect and Darlow Smithson. Zlotnik also oversaw IMG Sports and in this capacity helped launch the IPL, a new cricket league in India. Zlotnik successfully restructured all of IMG's entertainment, digital and production businesses.
Prior to IMG, Zlotnik enjoyed a storied 20-year career at HBO where he held various management and strategic positions, including tenures as Executive Vice President of New Media Programming and Executive Vice President of Creative Operations, Business Development & New Media. Zlotnik helped initiate HBO's Original Programming strategy.
Zlotnik was also responsible for the US Comedy Arts Festival. While overseeing the New Media area, Zlotnik helped pioneer the project that eventually became HBO Go. As head of Original Programming Production at HBO, Zlotnik supervised production for numerous shows including "Band of Brothers," "The Sopranos," "The Wire," "Sex and the City," "Six Feet Under," "From the Earth to the Moon," "The Corner," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "The Larry Sanders Show."
Zlotnik also headed production for HBO Independent Productions and supervised shows including "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Martin," "The Ben Stiller Show" and "Roc." In 2002, Zlotnik led the HBO team that received the first interactive Emmy for the website supporting "Band of Brothers."
In 1989, Zlotnik received a Cable ACE® Award and an Emmy® nomination for his work as co-producer on the HBO Comedy Special "Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow." Zlotnik lives in Encino, Calif.


When I photographed Becky and Mike's wedding at Gaynes Park in November, it was the first wedding I had ever photographed there, and it instantly became one of my absolute favourite venues - I LOVE it here, like all time top 10. Even though it is so close to London (you can see the city from here on a clear day) it feels like you are in the middle of nowhere. The venue itself is set on an old family estate of over 1000 acres and the scenery as you drive up the long driveway is just stunning.
After spending a little time at Becky and Mikes apartment in London while the girls had their hair and make up done I made the short drive up to Gaynes Park to meet up with Mike and his groomsmen in the luxurious coach house - the rooms there are seriously stylish. My style of photography is very much capturing the real moments and documenting what's going on so I just left the guys to do there thing. It wasn't long before they were down at the barn greeting guests, so I went back to the girls who were now in the Apple Loft cottage - which is the coolest little cottage, like something from 'Hansel and Gretel' at the top of the driveway and next to the orangery where the ceremony was to take place.
Becky and Mike had their ceremony in the stunning, light and airy orangery sat at the top of the beautiful walled gardens. To get there Becky and her dad had to walk through a door in the hedge and up a long straight path that goes right up the centre of the walled garden, what a way to make an entrance! The ceremony itself was super chilled and relaxed as their nearest and dearest gave readings that had the orangery in hysterics. After that it was straight outside for winter mulled cider, hugs and high fives, and faces full of confetti!
The Mill barn is stunning! Such a cool place for the wedding breakfast and the perfect place to party. It has old brick walls and festoon lights hanging from the balcony which made for great shots during the speeches and even better for the first dance, and I loved how it has four tree trunks from the floor up to the ceiling - definitely a unique venue.
What I'll always remember about Becky & Mike's wedding though was the party…These were such a great, fun group of people - and a wedding is ALL about the people. They were laughing all day, getting into the spirits (literally) and on the dance floor all night. Enough waffle from me, enjoy some of my favourite moments at one of my new favourite wedding venues.
So as I said - I love this place - and I can't wait to get back there, so if you are getting married here and looking for a Gaynes Park wedding photographer then please get in touch, I'd love to hear from you!
The mirror reflection of Becky and her dad walking to the ceremony also got me a 'Masters' award, and I've just found out this morning my 6th 'This is Reportage' award!


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Items of 100-year-old time capsule revealed
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans got a blast from the past Monday morning.
Members of Oklahoma City's First Lutheran Church opened a time capsule that had been buried in the church basement 100 years ago.
It was buried on April 22, 1913.
"This is an amazing day for the congregation and the citizens of Oklahoma City," Mayor Mick Cornett said.
It showed a glimpse into the past.
The contents of the chest were opened and displayed for the first time since the early 1900s.
It contained things like Native American relics, art, fashion and Oklahoma history.
All had been tucked away and preserved for the future.
Nancy Schwab brought her kids to see the time capsule; a way to make history come alive for them.
"We love history, it's one of our favorite subjects." Schwab said. "When we heard about a century chest being opened, we just couldn't pass that up."
"Things like a woman's dress, a telephone, a brand new pair of shoes still in the box, things from every-day life that I think we think are a wonderful glimpse of that day and age," Mayor Cornett said.
The time capsule gathered people from all over the state for one common interest.
Michelle Edstrom stopped by simply out of curiosity.
"You know, I was just interested in seeing what someone would have packed 100 years ago for us to see today," Edstrom said. "What they thought would be interesting to us and important."
All the items in the time capsule will be displayed at the Oklahoma History Center later this year.
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Susan Sontag's Introduction to Leonid Tsypkin's novel Summer in Baden-Baden tells us that Tsypkin (1926-1982) wrote this remarkable novel while he worked as a scientist at Moscow's Institute for Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitis. It appears that he started writing in earnest in 1977 after being demoted as punishment for the fact that his son and daughter-in-law had just emigrated to the United States. Tsypkin conducted archival research on Dostoyevsky and, Sontag tells us, made many photographs of "places associated with Dostoyevsky's life as well as ones frequented by Dostoyevsky's characters during the seasons and at the times of day mentioned in the novels." Faced with the realization that he would never receive his own exit visa Tsypkin decided in 1981 to ask a friend to smuggle the completed manuscript and some related photographs out of the Soviet Union. The following year Tsypkin's novel, illustrated with his photographs, began to appear in the weekly New York-based Russian-émigré periodical Novaya Gazeta. Tsypkin never lived to see it.
In 1987, Summer in Baden-Baden was finally translated into English and published – without any photographs – in London by Quartet Books, and presumably this is the book that Sontag read. Its romantic cover design suggests a marketing scheme more appropriate to a title like E.M. Forster's A Room with a View than a frenetic book about Dostoyevsky's summer in the gambling halls of Germany.
In 2001, New Directions took a chance on an American edition with a cover that more appropriately represents the intensity of the fiction within. (It's is a great example of the power of typography.) This edition also included the newly-commissioned Introduction by Susan Sontag, but only one of Tsypkin's photographs, which was placed opposite the title page.
The New Directions volume is the edition that I bought and read when it first came out, and then subsequently shelved for another eight years – until a reader of Vertigo asked me if I'd ever seen the photographically-illustrated version of Summer in Baden-Baden issued in London by Penguin in 2006. Needless to say, I ordered a used copy immediately.
The Publisher's Note in the Penguin edition explains "This edition is the first to be published in book form with the author's original photographs." Full captions for each photograph are located at the end of the book. Unfortunately, the reader is left not knowing if the author had a hand in placing the photographs within the text. I tend to doubt it. Tsypkin never traveled outside the Soviet Union and his photographs were restricted to Leningrad (Dostoyevsky's St. Petersburg). A main point of Tsypkin's book is the suggestion that an authentic bridge can be erected between past and present, that we can temporarily comprehend some other time and become someone else through an act of the imagination. Tsypkin, like W.G. Sebald, believed that the power of the imagination is strengthened – if not dependent upon – visiting the actual locations where events happened. "In front of me was the Kuznechny Market, and to the right and behind me the Vladimir Church – I had reached exactly the right spot, and my heart was pounding with joy and some other vaguely sensed feeling…" And he talks about making sure that the locations for his photographs were accurate: "I was anxious not to mistake the street or the number of the building supposed to appear before my camera lens." This does not sound like the kind of author who would shift images from Russia to Germany just for the sake of having photographs more or less equally spaced throughout his book.
Nevertheless, in the Penguin edition a number of photographs of St. Petersburg can be found in the areas of text relating to Baden-Baden. While these images vaguely add to the atmosphere of Baden-Baden, this ambient use strikes me as inimical to Tsypkin's methodical research methods. For example, in the first example shown below, Tsypkin's photograph of the the dark stairway leading to the location that Dostoyevsky used for Raskolnikov's apartment is inexplicably dropped in the midst of a gambling scene in Baden-Baden. On the other hand, the second example – a St. Petersburg street image appearing in the midst of a discussion of the streets of that city – is at least contextualized a little more closely.
Even though the Penguin edition has the advantage of being the first English edition to include some of Tsypkin's photographs, Penguin didn't seem to have really understood what kind of book it was dealing with. Their disastrous cover design suggests a fin-de-siècle farce or light romance. Innocent purchasers were probably more than a little surprised at the powerful – and heavy – work of art behind this loopy image . Perhaps it's not surprising, then, that Summer in Baden-Baden has completely disappeared from Penguin's website as if it had never been published. What we need now is a new edition of Summer in Baden-Baden that answers questions about Tsypkin's photographs and their placement.
My post Summer in Baden-Baden, Part I is here.


So many amazing feelings and sentiments come to mind on the morning of your wedding. The first is that my heart was, and is, full of thankfulness.
There were wayy too many pretty pictures for me to narrow it down. Girls take forever to get ready.
Now I understand why people say that your wedding goes by so quickly. If not for these photographs, I would not have remembered all the details..


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Next top Must-Attend Events in West Virginia
Although it was originally a part of Virginia, the state of West Virginia continues to forge its own independent path. West Virginia's attractions are often overshadowed by its bigger neighbors, but those who spend time in the state will experience amazing sights, festivals, events and cultural attractions. The state features a diverse range of landscapes, making it a popular place to experience the wonders of the outdoors.
Feb 2020 Berkeley Springs
International Water Tasting Contest
Berkeley Springs, WV, U.S.A. in Berkeley Springs, WV
This unique gathering provides the opportunity for communities across the country to compete for the coveted title of Best Tasting Water. Participants are judged on bottled and tap water in still and sparkling categories. Purified water is also included in the event. This February weekend contest additionally provides the public with the option of choosing their favorite.
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May 2020 Buckhannon
West Virginia Strawberry Festival
Buckhannon, WV
For nine days beginning in the second week in May, the community invites strawberry lovers to this annual event that focuses on the beloved fruit. See the parades, enjoy the carnival and taste the distinct flavor of freshly harvested strawberries. Vendors offer a variety of foods using the delicious strawberry as an ingredient. Crafters and hobbyists provide a number of handmade items, many of which have a strawberry theme. Other scheduled activities include block parties and street dances.
May 2020 Charleston
Vandalia Gathering
Charleston, West Virginia in Charleston, WV
Experience the culture of the mountain folk during this three day event in May. Musicians young and old take to the stage and sing while playing a variety of traditional instruments. They also compete in scheduled competitions. Talented story tellers are on hand to provide entertainment and share a little bit of the history of the region. Vendors will offer guests foods native to the area. Crafters from far and wide come to share their talents and display their products. Visitors have the chance to enjoy great music, fine food and many different activities.
Jul 2020 Jul - Aug 2020 Clifftop
Appalachian String Band Music Festival
Clifftop, WV
Starting the last weekend in July and spanning for an entire five days, music lovers and musicians gather to celebrate the stringed instruments that create the music of Appalachia. Attend live concerts, workshops and contests along with dances and sing-a-longs. The listed activities include everything from getting the chance to weave baskets or make stools to attending a Yoga class or playing bingo. Locals also present live predatory bird demonstrations.
Aug 2020 Fairlea
State Fair of West Virginia
Fairlea, WV
This extravagant nine day event starts during the second week of August and provides all of the fun and thrills that one would expect from a state fair. Considered by many to be a five-star event, the fair always has something for everyone whether born and raised in the country or the big city. Walk through the hundreds of animal exhibits, cheer at the rodeo, ride the carnival rides and see the many live demonstrations and shows. Enjoy the selection of carnival foods and see big name entertainment provided at nightly concerts.
Sep 2020 Shenandoah Junction
Mountain Heritage Fall Arts and Crafts Festival
Sam Michaels Park 1330 Job Corps Road Shenandoah Junction, WV 25442 in Shenandoah Junction, WV
Despite the age of technology, this end of September event features the talents of 200 artisans demonstrating and displaying numerous unique hand-made crafts and talents that mountain people used for hundreds of years. See everything from needlework and jewelry making to furniture creations and pottery. Along with the tented showcases, guests have the chance to taste wine made at local wineries, hear authentic bluegrass music and sample the food.
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Harpers Ferry National Historic Park is the site of several significant events in the country's history, including a failed slave uprising just before the American Civil War began. Today, visitors can learn about the park's history from guided ranger tours or the park's collection of museums. Outdoor enthusiasts can stop at the Appalachian Trail Conference Headquarters to learn more about the Appalachian Trail before starting a hike. The 2,000-mile trail passes directly through the park.
For another taste of the West Virginia wilderness, travelers can head to the New River Gorge National River Recreation Area. Whitewater fans will find plenty of challenging whitewater rafting opportunities. Climbers can attack more 1,000 different climbs within the park. At the Canyon Rim Visitor Center, guests can prepare for trips into the recreation area and learn more about the region's cultural and natural history. While touring the facilities, tourists can watch informative videos, look at historical photographs and observe views of the gorge.
West Virginia's largest city and capital, Charleston, includes a number of exciting attractions for people who want to enjoy the urban atmosphere. At the Clay Center, visitors can divide their time between performing arts and scientific exploration. The Avampato Discovery Museum consists of two floors with dozens of hands-on exhibits covering light, magnetism, earth science and health.
As the tallest building in West Virginia, the West Virginia State Capitol draws plenty of visitors each year. After a guided tour, visitors can enjoy various art installations spread throughout the grounds, including statues of Abraham Lincoln and Stonewall Jackson.
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Cinderella (1950) Review
Disney's animated adaptation of Cinderella is often seen as one of the studio's classics. It's also credited with saving the Disney company, as it ended up being the studio's first real success since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs after years of financially unsuccessful films lead the studio to the brink of bankruptcy. Today, Cinderella remains a charmer, though by today's standards there are some notable pacing issues.
Cinderella's story needs little explanation, as I'm sure most know it quite well: Cinderella lost her mother at a young age, and her father remarried. After her father passed away as well, Cinderella's stepmother, Lady Tremaine, showed her true colors as a cold, unfeeling woman who was bitter towards Cinderella. Cinderella eventually became something closer to a servant than a daughter to Lady Tremaine, and her stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella were just as cruel. But with the aide of some mice, a Fairy Godmother, and a glass slipper, Cinderella might just find her happily ever after.
Like a lot of Disney's old fairy tale movies, Cinderella is an honest and good-natured adaptation of its source material (with the darker elements of the story removed), which makes the story timeless, though not particularly deep. That may sound a bit stingy on my part, but knowing how far animated films (including those from Disney) have come in terms of storytelling depth, a lot of the older Disney films can feel like simple, lighthearted entertainments by comparison.
The good news is that, for the most part, Cinderella remains a textbook example of that lighthearted entertainment. Cinderella herself, while not a particularly interesting character, is easy to sympathize with. Lady Tremaine and the stepsisters are appropriately despicable. The mice are charming (though the earlier parts of the film perhaps rely too heavily on them), and the human comic relief characters can be really funny, with the King and Grand Duke being highlights. Then there's the show-stealing Fairy Godmother, whose presence is memorable enough that most people seem to forget she's only in a single scene.
The songs are also a plus, with the now iconic numbers "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" living up to their reputation. And as is the norm with Disney, the animation is colorful and fluid, and still looks impressive today.
On the downside though, the movie can often feel stretched a bit thin, and many scenes feel like padding. This is especially true in the first half of the film, where we see more than a few extended breaks from the main plot to focus on the antics of the mice and Lady Tremaine's cat, Lucifer. There's some harmless comedy to be had in these moments, but they end up feeling too excessive and distracting. Thankfully, the second half gets things back on track with more focused storytelling.
All in all, Cinderella is definitely a good, fun addition to the Disney canon that any fan of the studio should see. With age, the film has shown some missteps with its pacing – with too many distracting detours with the animal characters – and if you're more accustomed to more sophisticated animated features, Cinderella probably won't win you over to the retro Disney princess formula. But if you're looking for a charming, nostalgic piece of Disney history, Cinderella delivers just that.
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What the hell is the fascination with Kemono Friends?
Twitter is like a world to itself. There are many different things going on all at the same time. But one thing I noticed from the Japanese artists I follow is an explosion of animal looking girls but they weren't the typical drawings. They looked like they were from a show together and then I looked and it's one of the shows I didn't want to touch with a 10 foot pole. Kemono Friends.
At first the pics were all cute looking girls just being friendly but for some reason it exploded in Japan after about the 4th episode. I still resisted but at least I went to find out what it was. Because there was this one character that is very eye catching. I wanted to know what she was based on because I couldn't tell and the others were obvious. She's based on the shoebill which has to be one of the oddest and obscure birds around. Compare her to the other girls and your curiosity would be piqued too. I saw the pics and kept ignoring them but then this odd looking character showed up in my feed and I just couldn't figure it out and since I need to know everything I went looking.
The show is based on a zoo where the animals have become humanlike. I don't want to call them anthropomorphized but that's basically what it is. The reason I use humanlike is the main character is seemingly human. It seems like some big apocalyptic event happened and even the girls don't know what it is. They just know that this is the world they now live in. But the show is on late at night which means it's not a kids show even though it definitely looks like it with the very rough CGI animation and the cutesiness of it. Plus the show doesn't have a strong plot or heavy intrigue. It's just a happy happy show with some big event behind it that they are trying to figure out. Supposedly the people in Japan are watching because it's a break from the seriousness of the world but I think it's just the fact that Japan is on a huge moe kick.
Kemono Friends is actually based on a failed mobile game. As you know a lot of anime comes from games and this is no different but the popularity of the anime is not bringing the game back. The people in charge though did say they want the show to continue. That could mean one cour like it usually does or more like he indicated.
Supposedly the show has more people visiting the zoo to see these animals which kind of makes sense but who would have expected it to be popular with adults when this one seems to be very kid friendly and maybe even intended for kids.
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There's not another holiday that evokes as much emotion, nostalgia and raw belief as Christmas. Every adult has memories of presents under the tree in the morning, believing in Santa Claus or…the moment they found out Santa Claus wasn't real. I didn't have that moment of shock and horror, such as casually finding my presents hidden under my parent's bed. I just stopped believing one year. My cousin on the other hand, gripped onto the idea of Santa Claus as if she were hanging over a dark chasm filled with hungry wolves. She refused…absolutely refused…to believe that Santa wasn't real and we were perhaps getting a little too old to believe Santa was anything more than a metaphor.
On Christmas day, we had the family get together at her house. As soon as I arrived, she would rush me upstairs to her bedroom every year to show me what "Santa" got her. This day, she proudly pointed to a new stereo set up in the corner of her bedroom, complete with two tape decks for recording and "high-speed dubbing," an AM/FM radio, and a record player on top. Two tower speakers were on each side of it. It was 1991 and that stereo was damn awesome.
"Look what Santa got me!" she proudly exclaimed, standing next to the stereo as if it was her son on the first day of school. I looked at her, shocked she had just said that.
"Santa didn't get that for you…your parents did," I bluntly said, not caring if feelings should be hurt. She looked at me, unblinking.
"No…Santa got it for me," she said defiantly.
"Santa isn't real," I retorted back. But she didn't say anything more to defend herself and I decided it wasn't worth it. If she wanted to still believe in Santa, I wasn't going to fight her on it.
The following Christmas she discovered a Barbie toothbrush in her parent's attic space. She then received said toothbrush in her stocking from "Santa" on Christmas day. The cover was blown. Her belief in Santa went straight out the chimney he used to come down and she joined the millions of kids who have to go through the crushing realization that Santa isn't real. As we grow up, we are told a lot of things are not real that we used to believe were just as true as the sun rising every day.
As I grew up and became more and more obsessed with paranormal topics, I found myself starting to believe in the unbelievable again, or the things we are encouraged not to believe in because they cannot be proven under a microscope or in a lab somewhere. Belief in the magical and miraculous around Christmas time is a little more tolerated and even encouraged. In fact, Christmas used to be the time when ghost stories were shared. Go figure!
Ghosts and Goblins at Christmas?
The history of Christmas is fascinating and has its roots in ancient Pagan celebrations such as the winter solstice and yule. Because December is the darkest time of the year, our ancestors believed that was the time of the year to be scared of ghosts and goblins. It was dark and cold outside and obviously, that made it easier for the dead to return and torment the living (as if cold and darkness weren't enough already.) The winter solstice symbolically celebrated the death of the Earth and its coming rebirth with the returning sunlight and spring season ahead.
For the ancients, death was a central theme in December. It was the perfect time for ghosts and December 24 was considered the time when the veil was thinnest and the dead could easily pass from their world into ours.
The English Victorian's used to tell ghost stories around the hearth in the cold winter months and around Christmas as a way to pass the time. Ghost stories were immensely popular in the mid 19th century and onward. Most everyone is familiar on some level (unless you live under a rock) with Charles Dicken's, A Christmas Carol from 1843, where Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. We can actually thank Victorian England for many of our current holiday traditions we still celebrate such as Christmas cards. For whatever reason, telling ghost stories at Christmas became a forgotten tradition and left for the month of October. But really, what a perfect time for a ghost story…when we are actually encouraged to believe in magic and unseen forces working behind the scenes in our great, big world.
Leech from the 1843 first edition of A Christmas Carol.
If you are born on Christmas, you can not die by drowning or hanging. Lucky you!
If you are born on Christmas, you are more prone to seeing the dead. Other versions say the dead will never bother you if born on this day. So I guess you'll have to talk to someone born on Christmas and get their opinion on this one.
Think a few evil spirits are lurking around your home? Open the doors of your house on Christmas Eve at midnight and let those wild spirits fly out into the night sky! Or the first to open the door on Christmas needs to yell "Welcome Father Christmas!" and then the bad spirits will be let out.
Candles left to burn overnight in the window or windows of a house ensured good luck. If the candle is blown out in the morning…well…it's just not good. Not good at all for you.
If you deny someone a kiss under the mistletoe, bad luck is sure to find you and don't replace the mistletoe until next year with new mistletoe, or more bad luck will find you.
if they aren't behaving for Christmas.
While researching facts about the history of Christmas, I found the most awesome, Krampus. Krampus is terrifying and his main purpose is to punish bad children, while St. Nicholas rewards them. It's a classic God/Devil, Good/Evil, Dark/Light metaphor. His popularity is mostly in European, Alpine towns. Some speculate Krampus is a pre-Christian entity and this guy is totally his own Black Metal band, complete with goat horns, black body hair, cloven hooves, a long pointed tongue and chains he whips around. It doesn't get any more metal than that.
Krampus whips his chains around, stuffs kids into bags to steal them away, eats kids if he's hungry enough and has been known to beat bad children with birth sticks like in the old 19th-century postcard pictured above.
On December 5, many towns in Europe hold Krampusnacht or "Krampus Night" parades that are pretty amazing on the costume scale.
Hopefully you've been slightly enlightened now with some strange facts about Christmas to share with the family this holiday. Now go listen to that song by Journey "Don't Stop Believin," and yell the chorus over the rooftops. Because when we stop believing in things, this world becomes a pretty dull place to live in.
I enjoyed reading this! I live in Krampus territory (Germany), but haven't encountered him yet. He usually appears and Christmas markets, and I was just telling my husband we should visit a market where he's known to visit just to try to get a Krampus sighting.


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by Herve Laumonier | Mar 25, 2016 | Industry Insights, Others | 0 comments
This post is part 2 of the series "The New Look of Retail". Read Part 1: "A Fresh Vision" and Part 3: "Walking the Digital Transformation Talk".
Over the past few years, there has been article after article either anticipating the demise of the brick-and-mortar store or pronouncing it dead. So many that it seems as if people are rooting for the failure of an industry that, according to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers report, supports 1 in 4 American (or 42 million) jobs and impacts the total GDP to the tune of $2.6 trillion. The gloom and doom of such headlines does nothing to help the retail industry which, between keeping up with consumer tastes and technology trends, already has a full plate. Yet the amount of work to be done in order to keep up with consumers' pace is only going to grow. The good news is that like anyone facing business challenges today, the industry is looking to technology for help. When it starts using it is another issue.
A Less Drastic Approach
In part 1 of this series, I proposed that the industry needs a departure from "business as usual". This is certainly not a novel idea. A Forbes article from earlier this year made it plain in its title: "Why Retailers Must Restructure in 2016". However, while most pundits and players claim that the answer to salvation lies only in closing doors or magically finding the secret formula to using technology for in-store customer engagement, I believe that a less drastic approach could benefit us all in the long term rather than hoping for a magic solution in the short.
Consumer technology is always changing, consumers themselves don't always know how it can best be used!
The key lies with technology but, it doesn't have to lie in technology only as it relates to customer engagement. While important to understand in the long run, it takes more than a few big shopping seasons to figure out how customers want to use technology in-store. Considering that consumer technology is always changing, consumers themselves don't always know how it can best be used! What I propose is that retailers embrace technology as a departure from business-as-usual in their own operations. This has two advantages:
Internal "contamination" – Making technology part of company culture in one department which can inspire/influence integration possibilities elsewhere in the business and
Cost savings – Although technology always involves a monetary investment, the idea of saving money (and time) by integrating technology into operations is easy to understand.
Jumping into the Tech Pool
When the National Retail Federation's Big Show hosts an area called Launchpad — which showcases "promising retail technology startups and small, young companies that are about to make a big impact on the industry" — it's clear that the interest in retail tech is surging. Yet technology is still a difficult beast to tame. Some of the obstacles standing in retail's way include difficulty in knowing how to use it to enhance a customer's shopping experience, knowing how to use it enhance operations, and getting staff accustomed to it.
These obstacles are enough to delay any type of change, but we have the opportunity to use technology behind-the-scenes, starting now. Integrating technology into operations and corporate functions represents an opportunity to jump into the shallow end of the tech pool. Solutions that support business operations already exist and can help companies create smoother workflows, monitor inventory, manage projects, and stimulate collaboration among staff. The answer to customer engagement will come, but for the sake of a healthy industry, retailers must jump in.
Laying Down an Infrastructure
Bringing technology into operations may not seem to be as revolutionary or flashy as the latest customer-facing technology but it has the power to save millions of dollars (as will be described in the 3rd article of this series). It also lays a figurative infrastructure for when consumer-facing technology is adopted because it helps to build the necessary comfort level inside the organization. This is important because bringing in new technology can be an (internal) battle and requires long-term commitment. Success in operations, where money can be saved and ideas easily disseminated, could well bolster the courage needed to integrate technology in-store.
There's a retail revolution out there and we need to lead it and guide it.
Impactful change is never easy, but it's time to pick up the pace. At NRF's 2016 Big Show alone, there were 3,326 companies showcasing thousands of apps, devices and solutions. No doubt, the lack of control over something new is daunting, but that mentality is misguided, if not dangerous for growth. As Hershey's North America President, Michele Buck, said on stage at the Big Show, "There's a retail revolution out there and we need to lead it and guide it." After all, tech companies breathe thinking about user experience and interfaces and they jump right in. Retail should do the same.
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