Salone del Mobile 2016 is knocking at city doors! One of the best Italian design brands will be as always is, at Milan Furniture Fair 2016. B&B Italia will introduce a new collection designed by Antonio Citterio.
Gio, designed by Antonio Citterio, is the new series with a contemporary classic accent dedicated to living in the open air. A complete range of sofas, end units, chaise longue, sunbeds, armchairs, chairs, tables and complements which have been developed from solid teak structures with a special antique grey finish, which gives the wood a particular lived-in aspect and silver-grey reflective quality. The various types of sofas, end units and chaise longue can be assembled to form linear, corner and peninsula seating.
They all have a basic structure of wooden slats where backrests and armrests, characterised by and interlacing of ecru ribbons, can be easily inserted. This particular type of structure allows for easily disassemble the various components, so to reduce the space needed to store the products in winter. The seats are equipped with seat and back cushions which makes the Gio series particularly cosy and comfortable, and offer exclusive colour combinations.
The new Gio collection is a sign of continuity in the company's DNA for innovation, while B&B Italia Outdoor extends its wide range of products. Free time, comfort and aesthetics come together in a series of projects which feature carefully selected materials and cutting-edge technologies. The collection achieves a high level of quality, with products that have been designed and tested for life outdoors.


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Marynn Older Ausubelová (nepřechýleně Marynn Older Ausubel; 1912–1980) byla americká fotografka.

Životopis
Ausubelová se narodila v New Haven v Connecticutu. Od roku 1938 byla členkou newyorské organizace Photo League. Její práce byla v roce 2009 zařazena na výstavu The Women of the Photo League v Higher Pictures Gallery v New Yorku.

Ausubelová zemřela v roce 1980 v Orlandu na Floridě.

Její dílo je zahrnuto v řadě veřejných sbírek jako jsou například: Muzeum umění Houston, Židovské muzeum, New York a Columbus Museum of Art.

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 Seznam amerických fotografek
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Living world green line isn't that good, looking through the ingredients, you will notice that both the guinea pigs and the rabbits formula contain potatoes which should not be eaten by those animals.
Commenting on a old post–sorry–do you still use these pellets? I'm in Canada also, and when I searched for these pellets I found this: https://www.petsmart.ca/small-pet/food-treats-and-hay/food/living-world-extrusion-diet-rabbit-food-5088532.html Have they been repackaged? Thanks so much!


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Q: How to create a python dictionary containing an ARP table? I have created a python script to detect an ARP attack. I have already initiated a ARP spoof attack and stored the wireshark capture in a pcap file. Once the code is executed, the code is designed to alert of any possible attack based on the MAC value change.
But how do I create a dictionary in the first place to store the MAC--IP mappings, and then detect when there is a change of values to indicate an alert?
Can anyone guide me please?
from scapy.all import *

mac_table = {}
def main():
    pkts = rdpcap('/root/Desktop/arp_capture.pcap')
    for packet in pkts:
        if packet.haslayer(ARP):

            if packet[ARP].op == 2:
                try:

                    original_mac = req_mac(packet[ARP].psrc)

                    new_mac = packet[ARP].hwsrc

                    if original_mac != new_mac:
                        print(f"[**] ATTACK ALERT !!!!!! CHECK ARP TABLES !!![**]")
                except IndexError:

                    pass

def req_mac(ip):

    arp_req = ARP(pdst=ip)
    bcst_req = Ether(dst='ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff')
    p = bcst_req/arp_req

    result = srp(p, timeout=3, verbose=False)[0]
    return result[0][1].hwsrc

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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Having a solar power system in your home is a big achievement. It is highly advisable that you look for ways to invest is a solar system if you have never had one in your home.The other thing that you need to do is to look for a professional solar installation company to set up the system for you. You ought to note that the professionals will also do regular maintenance. It is significant that you understand that a solar panel installation company can be helpful in various aspects. Note that you should buy a solar system that will serve you and your family without any problems. Note that you have to know a lot about the system and not just the price.
Bear in mind that you can come across a service provider whose rates are low and you must be very careful about them. Remember that solar power is not expensive but you will spend money when it comes to repairs and maintenance. You need to know that fitting a solar power system that is too powerful is not the best way of reducing your utility bills and even using solar power only will not the end of your problems. You need to know that the best solar panel installation depends on where you live, the power that you need, the space in your home and many other issues. It is vital to keep in mind that a trustworthy installation expert will ensure that your solar system will not be spoiled by storms, strong winds or any other types of severe weather conditions.
It is vital to note that a solar panel has a warranty of many years and you will know a good solar panel installation company by the tools they use. Don't forget to find out if the installation company you want to work with is licensed and if they have the latest type of equipment for the work. Keep in mind that most homeowners think that they can install the solar system on their own but it is not an easy task.
It is essential to note that a reliable solar panel installation company comes up with solar system solutions. It is crucial to keep in mind that they will take care of procurement, the solar connection, organizing the project among other things. Be advised that solar panel installation companies have a great team of workers and they will make certain that they install your solar power system in a professional technique. Remember that you can go online and visit various solar panel installation sites and you will come across a reliable company. You can also seek referrals from friends, neighbors and relatives.


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Field Guides & Natural History Botany Floras & Botanical Field Guides Botany of Central & South America
A Guide to Tropical Plants of Costa Rica
Field / Identification Guide Out of Print
By: Willow Zuchowski
529 pages, colour photos
Publisher: Zona Tropical
ISBN: 9780970567840 Paperback Dec 2005 Out of Print #159460
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A Guide to Tropical Plants of Costa Rica, the first popular treatment to include plants from all regions of the country, is an indispensable guide to the country's native and exotic species.
This book is beautifully illustrated with more than 540 photographs taken in the field, each depicting an entire plant or a closer view of flowers or fruits. Instructive pen-and-ink drawings of botanical details also accompany many of the accounts. The text clearly explains each plant's identifying characteristics and reveals fascinating facts about its natural history, chemical properties, and medicinal and other uses. Sidebars throughout the book elaborate on unusual uses of plants, distinct attributes of certain plant families, plants of particular microhabitats, and other topics of interest.
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UPDATE: America's First Rotating Water Slide is Now Open in Wisconsin
Tony Hart
Tony Hart Updated: July 29, 2022
Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
Wisconsin is home to dozens, if not hundreds of water slides, with Wisconsin Dells as the waterslide capital of the state, and soon the Dells will be home to a first-of-its-kind water slide for America.
They call it 'Medusa's Slidewheel', and it will be the first rotating water slide in America, they say it "combines the movement of a Ferris wheel and the speed and thrill of a waterslide." The slide has a tangle of tubes that will give riders, speed, air time, and some g-forces while they slide back and forth to the exit. (watch the video below if you're still wondering how you ride this thing)
The new 'Medusa's Slidewheel' attraction is all part of a 22,500 square-foot expansion of their current water park. The expanded area will include additional pools and deck space for guests.
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The new water park expansion and the new slide will open this summer, no specific date for its opening is public yet. Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park is a family-owned park that opened in 1990 as Big Chief's Karts And Coasters and operated under that name until 2004 when the name changed to Mt. Olympus.
Mt. Olympus has 5 roller coasters, 37 water slides, 9 go-cart tracks, and two wave pools, they also own and operate several hotels along the Wisconsin Dell's famous "strip", where many of the area's attractions are located.
Click Here for 15 Must Ride Roller Coasters Within 7-Hours of Duluth
The slide is now open, and from the reviews, I've read, people are enjoying the new slide, here is a recently posted video of the new rotating slide in action at Mt. Olympus. Have you had a chance to ride it yet? Let me know how it was!
Believe It Or Not, This Modern $5 Million Home is For Sale in Bovey, MN
Located between Grand Rapids and Hibbing is this very modern, very expensive, and very stunning home surrounded by beautiful forest and plenty of shoreline to enjoy. All I can say is, WOW!
Top Grossing Food Vendors At 2021 Minnesota State Fair
These ten food vendors rose above the rest
Source: UPDATE: America's First Rotating Water Slide is Now Open in Wisconsin
Filed Under: Summer Events, water slides, Wisconsin, Wisconsin dells
There's Always Next Year: Green Bay Packers Announce 2023 Opponents
Pierre South Dakota Standout Kienholz Flips Commitment to Ohio State
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Wisconsin MBB Gets Commitment From Another Minnesota Native
Is Sioux Falls The Best City For Pumpkin Lovers? Not Really…
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As marketers we often get a bad rap. Mainly, I believe this comes from having the image of being totally money centered and focused. I guess it's easy for this to happen. Most marketing success is easily gaged by how much money a campaign generates. Large amounts of dollars equal—wine pouring—fantastic success; whereas, no dollars equal—pack up your desk—miserable failure!
Well, I have recently been asked to redeem all marketers and change this poor image. Currently, my close friend, Scott, is over in the scorching deserts of Iraq providing humanitarian aid. He asked that I use my kongfu marketing skills in providing high visibility for their humanitarian effort.
What's the purpose having marketing powers if you can't use these talents to save the world! However, we now have a different metric for marketing success. Instead of money, success now equals how many Iraqis' were given the necessary supplies and medical assistance to live a decent life.
Below is an email that you can forward on to your friends. You can also check out humanitarian efforts by going to www.sheikhdan.com. All the pictures you see in this post were sent to me from Scott.
I am so deeply impressed by what my friend is doing that I am going to see if I can put together drive here locally. I will keep you posted on my labors. ~Paul W.
An email you can send out to help.
We are regular Americans who are currently working in Baghdad, Iraq. Every time we come to Iraq, we've been amazed by the support from Americans back home.
people of Iraq are suffering horrible during this period of conflict, and success stories are few and far between.
are far greater than the limited resources available. Diapers, hygiene items, clothing, school supplies and toys can all help to make a difference in their lives.
It's been a few days since I've written, which unfortunately means I have a thousand thoughts that I want/need to write. However, I will only burden you with the most pressing thought on my mind. This deep and burdensome idea came to me while running the Moab half marathon in Utah.
Throughout the entire 13.2 miles of running I pondered the great universe of web marketing. There are so many facets that we can focus on in our never ending quest of Internet visibility. With this in mind, as I came up on mile 10 and my body began to break down I had an epiphany. The breakthrough—there is such a thing as an individual's Internet Grooming!
This may sound rudimentary but I noticed that up until recently someone's IG was very static and one dimensional. Usually the makeup existed of only a simple website which probably changed once a year (if lucky). Then social networking exploded on the scene and the face of IG changed. Now you could change your appearance every day or hour if you so desired without having to know a single stroke of code. You could connect to your friends, make new ones, or find your true love. Second Life even took this concept a step further and made it so you could actually create a character who literally lived on the web.
However, as pain surged through all my muscles and joints as I very slowly moved past the picturesque beauty of Moab, I recognized that IG doesn't need to just end at social networks (though for most web users it generally does). We have blogs, podcasts, videos, pictures and probably so much more, but often all these appendages of our IG are littered across the web. With all these tools at our finger tips I think there needs to be a central hub which ties everything together.
It is my proposal that this is where blogging comes in. I think many people try to create a website and tie everything together but a website isn't flexible enough. Plus, it is the content which creates our identity, not a domain name with a nice design. Blogging is centered around content which allows us to not lose that important key of our identity.
When I talk about content I am talking about text, pictures, video, pod. Sadly, we can only incorporate two out of the five senses into our IG (sound and sight), but these two senses can create something that is rather tangible. So tangible that trends are showing that people are incorporating the Internet into their real existence more and more. I was even told yesterday of the movement in Japan where people lock themselves in their homes and don't leave their Internet unless it's to sleep, eat, or do your personal business!
It was upon crossing the finish line of the race that I recognized that the Cartensian philosophy, "I think, therefore I exist," is inaccurate for the Internet. Instead our web philosophy is "I exist, therefore I have content." This may sound a bit abstract, but it is by our blogs, videos, pictures, and podcasting which allows for our IG to exist in full force. Interestingly enough, we are not so much concerned if this existence is even true in the real world. We only care that your IG provides content for the rest of us to engage with and enjoy.


You can see how Pins families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pins family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Pins families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 23 Pins families living in South Carolina. This was about 30% of all the recorded Pins's in the USA. South Carolina had the highest population of Pins families in 1880.
In 1880, a less common occupation for the Pins family was Retail Stove Dealer. Farmer, Barber and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Pins. The most common Pins occupation in the USA was Farmer. 50% of Pins's were Farmers.
There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Pins. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.


What can we learn from the brewing scandal?
A few days ago I was listening to accounts of the story about cheating at Harvard. This was an incident that allegedly occurred last spring when around half of a class of 250 students was found to have engaged in some form of impropriety (copying, collaborating, and plagiarizing) on a take home exam.
To begin, let's go back to first principles. What IS cheating? Do we all agree what it looks like? Did we spend any time beforehand making sure we are in sync? I'm not offering a definition, only the suggestion that it's a good idea to start here and find out whether we all have the same notion.
Then, what assumptions are we holding that we ought to be testing? To wit, that everyone in the community knows that cheating, as we choose to define it, is bad? That when someone sees someone else cheating, she knows to turn that person in?
These are only assumptions, and as assumptions, they need to be constantly monitored for their ongoing meaning and relevance. We've all been in situations where what we thought was true turned out to be only our own faulty and incomplete interpretation of what was happening.
And my last question: Is there a different way we need to be thinking about academic integrity and performance expectations? This case highlights the prevailing philosophy that individual performance is what matters most. This is what we try to measure throughout academia. Problem is, the world beyond the academy doesn't work that way.
I have clients who pay me lots of money because they want help figuring out how to break free of the rut of individual performance expectations and get their people working collaboratively, across boundaries. Sharing information and resources. Finding better answers together than they could have by themselves.
Why doesn't our education system prepare us for these real world challenges?
For all the wonderful things our education system does, it seems that this is one place it is lagging behind. Perhaps these Harvard students are in the vanguard of something new. I wonder if the institution has the courage to ask itself some tough questions about what comes next.


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Blake Shelton + Gwen Stefani Use Tabloid Covers for Wallpaper
Billy Dukes Published: December 20, 2022
Gwen Stefani says she and husband Blake Shelton don't just read the tabloid headlines -- they collect them. The pop star reveals that the Oklahoma home she shares with Shelton features one room that is literally wallpapered in rumors about the two love birds.
There have been dozens, if not hundreds of covers claiming she's pregnant, one or both are cheating, they're fighting or — prior to their 2021 wedding — they were getting married (or had already been married). Shelton and Stefani started dating in 2015, allowing for over six tabloid-heavy years. That's quite a stack of covers to collect.
Talking to the Wall Street Journal, Stefani says one of the bathrooms that leads to the swimming pool features every single tabloid cover made into wallpaper. "You go in there and you're like, 'Oh my God.' It's pretty funny," she says (quote via Today).
Anyone else need to see it to believe it?
The one cover that you won't find in their house is Shelton's Sexiest Man Alive cover from the 2017 issue of People magazine. That honor has been the source of quite a bit of humor toward him, and from him. At the time, fellow The Voice coach Adam Levine really enjoyed poking his friend about his sexiness.
On Saturday (Dec. 17), both Stefani and Shelton turned up at Ole Red in Tishomingo, Okla. to surprise Jay Allen, a member of Team Blake during Season 22 of The Voice. Allen was part of Stefani's team until Shelton picked him up following his elimination in the Battle Rounds.
Bryce Leatherwood would ultimately win Season 22, giving Shelton nine wins in 22 seasons. Season 23 will be his last.
Blake Shelton's Winners From 'The Voice': Where Are They Now?
How many of the eight Team Blake winners from The Voice can you name? Blake Shelton is the show's winningest coach, and several have had hits at country radio and beyond. Several more have shifted genres, changed their name or just flat-out gone missing. Here is the latest on every Team Blake winner from The Voice.
Filed Under: Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani
Categories: Country Music News
Admittedly, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Took Awhile to Warm Up to Each Other
Blake Shelton Hilariously Recalls a Sloshy Wine Night With Kelly Clarkson
Reba McEntire Previously Passed on Coaching 'The Voice' — Has Her Answer Changed?
Blake Shelton's Las Vegas Venue Is Going to Be Top-Notch: 'You've Got to Do It Big'
Blake Shelton's Career Would Look Completely Different Without 'The Voice'
Blake Shelton Opens up About Cutting Back on Touring
Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson's Banter Is Back in New Trailer for 'The Voice' [Watch]
Blake Shelton Has One Item He'd Like to Take From 'The Voice' Set, But It's Impractical
The Best 25 Debut Country Singles of All Time, Ranked


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Q: How to prevent the application from Timeout expired Exception? Please help to identify the cause of exception from below Stack Strace:
Error=Timeout expired.  The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.,

StackTrace = at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection, Action`1 wrapCloseInAction)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj, Boolean callerHasConnectionLock, Boolean asyncClose)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.TryRun(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj, Boolean& dataReady)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.FinishExecuteReader(SqlDataReader ds, RunBehavior runBehavior, String resetOptionsString)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReaderTds(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, Boolean async, Int32 timeout, Task& task, Boolean asyncWrite)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method, TaskCompletionSource`1 completion, Int32 timeout, Task& task, Boolean asyncWrite)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNonQuery(TaskCompletionSource`1 completion, String methodName, Boolean sendToPipe, Int32 timeout, Boolean asyncWrite)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
   at Core.ResService.DataAccess.SQLHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(SqlConnection conn, SqlTransaction trans, CommandType cmdType, String cmdText, SqlParameter[] cmdParms)
   at Core.ResService.DataAccess.ReservationDal.SelectActiveResXml(Int32 resvID, String sessionID)
   at Core.ResService.BusinessLogic.Reservation.SelectActiveReservation(Int32 hotelID, Int32 resvID, String sessionID)

any Idea about the above exception stack strace like possible resolution and the causes will be appriciated.

A: It tells you right there in the stack trace. Your SQL call timed out. Either fix the SQL call or increase the timeout. There is a timeout property on the command object, but you should really fix your SQL.


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medmix' MKTM range celebrates 100 years of producing high-performance, professional dispensing solutions
Established in 1922, MKTM develops innovative, high quality dispensers for sealant and adhesive materials, producing specialized and customized ranges of both single and dual-component dispensers.
MK was the original innovator and manufacturer of the first H2 dispenser, a 1-component manual bead dispenser for both cartridges and sachets, designed for use with medium viscosity sealants and adhesives – which is still widely used to this day. The H2 dispenser was produced/sold under the Krøger A/S brand and was closely followed in 1960 by the H40 dispenser, another 1-component bead dispenser for sealing and bonding. All of these dispensers have subsequently been exclusively produced/sold under the well-known MK brand for decades now. Known for its durability and performance in demanding dispensing environments, the now renamed MK H40+ is the first of a new generation of 1-component, manual dispensers with an improved design, for long-lasting professional performance(1).
The MK range is now approaching 100 products, which include manual, battery and pneumatic driven dispensers and accessories for virtually every application (cartridges, sachets, or bulk pack). Since 2017, the engineering, development and manufacturing processes are based in Hungerford, UK.
In 2013, the MK product line was acquired by Sulzer (a parent company of medmix) and subsequently the MK brand – alongside COXTM and MIXPACTM – has become part of the medmix global product portfolio of market-leading, high-precision delivery devices for the industrial segment and continues to be manufactured and distributed by the Sulzer Mixpac affiliates of the medmix group. All of the MK, COX and MIXPAC brand dispensers may be recognized by their well-known unique and pleasing visual appearances.
Since its inception, MK has developed a strong and loyal following. This following is based on MK's 100 years of designing and manufacturing expertise resulting in precise, effective, powerful and easy-to-handle high-tech dispensers, for various professional applications. The MK tradition of quality, reliability, and performance are set to continue within medmix' industrial segment, with the addition of the renowned MK dispensers.
"Adaptation, innovation, and flexibility are core to our product development approach. Offering a range of excellent standard and bespoke products, we consistently develop innovative products that meet the precise needs of our customers. Our Dispenser Product Development Team are proud to have provided innovative and excellent solutions for over a century, exceeding our customers' expectations across all market segments and applications," says Gerry Hernandez, Head Global Product Management Industry.
Reliability is one of the reasons why the MK brand and its product portfolio have kept a loyal client-base throughout the years, for which we are both immensely grateful and proud. Matt Lyndon, Head of Engineering Dispensers, Hungerford UK, explains: "Sustainable growth from a family business to global brand. Even though the MK brand is now part of a major global company, our core reputation of excellence in performance that carried us from a family led, small business into a respected international manufacturer continues through every product development program we undertake. This is a result of combining great ergonomic designs with the sourcing of durable components, resulting in high quality and reliable professional products."
medmix delivers some of the world's leading hand-held mixing and dispensing systems for adhesives and sealants used within the industrial segment. We are determined to uphold and boost our existing partnerships with industrial manufacturing, production, coating, and construction leaders. Our long-term partnerships are key to our future successes. Roman Thoenig, Head of Business Segment Industry, points out: "The appeal of the MK brand even after 100 years is unquestionable. Now, part of the medmix hand-held dispenser systems offer, supported by the high reliability medmix delivery channels and customised product labelling, we are sure continue to expand and further develop the MK offer towards the next 100-year mark."
(1)To read about the H40 redesign Press Release, click here.
Image 1: MK headquarters and production under the Krøger A/S brand
Image 2: MK brand chronology
About medmix
medmix is a global leader in high-precision delivery devices. We occupy leading positions in the healthcare, consumer and industrial end-markets. Our customers benefit from a dedication to innovation and technological advancement that has resulted in over 900 active patents. Our 13 production sites worldwide together with our highly motivated and experienced team of nearly 2'000 employees provide our customers with uncompromising quality, proximity and agility. medmix is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.
Our shares are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: MEDX). www.medmix.swiss
medmix Industry delivers the world's leading hand-held mixing and dispensing systems for adhesives and sealants. Through MIXPAC™, COX™ and MK™ we specialize in the mixing and hand-held dispensing of adhesives and sealants. We have strong partnerships with industrial manufacturing, production, coating, and construction leaders that have lasted for close to 100 years.
Editorial Contact: Jake Lacey-Watts
Web: news.dmaeuropa.com
medmix: Roland Loacker
Web: http://www.medmix.swiss
Email: Roland.Loacker@medmix.com
Address: Sulzer Mixpac Ltd, Rütistrasse 7, 9469 Haag, Switzerland


"Grown in Amalfi, distilled in English, born in Soho" is the tag line of Pococello Liqueur, a rich, creamy lemon liqueur created by the owners of Pizza Pilgrims in collaboration with the Chase Distillery in Hereford. They use Amalfi lemon and macerate them in Chase's potato spirit for seven days before bringing it down to 29% with sugar and water. Suitable to serve in cocktails, with tonic water or simply over ice.


It's a tricky business getting into the Los Angeles hotel room where ShortList's interview with Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis is taking place.
Not due to us being viciously frisked by mountainous security guards or harangued by clipboard-clutching press officers, but rather because the duo have decided to scatter several banana peels across the threshold.
Of the two of you, who'd make the more successful politician in real life?
ZG: Will, for sure. He's better with 'the people'. You have to agree with me on that, right?
WF: [Shrugs] I'm better with the people.
ZG: You could run for office. You should run for office.
WF: Yeah, but I wouldn't be able to keep the talking points straight. You watch people in office and you realise that they have to remember a lot of sh*t.
What would be top of your respective political manifestos?
WF: I would campaign on the platform of bringing back government cheese programmes. Every household would receive a wheel of cheese.
That's a pretty firm stance.
WF: Very firm. But I'd allow people to exchange their cheese wheel if they wanted cottage cheese or yoghurt.
My policies would always be rooted in some form of dairy produce.
ZG: My manifesto would make farting illegal [Will laughs]. I think that actually happened in the country of Malawi.
WF: Really? You can't fart there?
ZG: I'm pretty sure there was a leader there who made farting illegal. He was voted out, though, I think. Maybe the anti-farting policy was the final straw.
WF: [Laughs] Yeah. That really touched a nerve with the voters.
The film features plenty of political 'mud-slinging'. If you were running against each other, what would you pick out to damage your opponent's reputation?
WF: I would point to the fact that Zach has a real affinity for what I call 'spa' music [Zach laughs]. You know the type of music you hear when you're getting a massage? He goes for anything with pan pipes or flutes.
ZG: If I were to run for office, I would come out [at debates] to that music. Holding some crystals.
WF: I would point that out as being 'un-American' and odd.
Zach – what would you pick out about Will?
ZG: Well, I hope Will doesn't mind me saying this – but he had a race change. He's actually Chinese. [Will laughs.] Don't laugh about it. Come on.
WF: [Pointing with his banana] It's not the admission that's so awful, it's the fact you got it wrong – I'm not Chinese, I'm Laotian.
ZG: Well, the way you gesture with a banana is Chinese.
WF: You always hear about Alec Baldwin [doing that] as well. I think that if you have a basic mind for policy and the American public finds you charming to look at, then you're in. But if you have the most brilliant political brain yet you're the ugliest human being alive, with thick Coke-bottle glasses and a lisp, you would never get elected.
WF: Yeah. That was one of the craziest moments in political history when he came out at that Republican convention and just did lines from his movies. [Adopts 'Arnie' voice] "…And we're going to say 'Hasta la vista, baby!'" and everyone's like [screams]. The media said, "Schwarzenegger sure was charming," but he didn't say anything. Just bad quotes.
You both have equal billing in The Campaign – did you squabble over who got the bigger trailer?
WF: No. I just made sure mine was technically the biggest.
ZG: Will's trailer was also propped up four inches higher than anybody else's.
WF: Yes. I usually had a couple of beautiful flags flying. And a guy on the roof with an Uzi. But we had fun on set, right? Like the time I put that wild pig in your trailer.
ZG: Yes, that was funny. It was a wild pig and an ox.
WF: They were in there for two weeks, defecating, ripping up furniture and fighting. They even had babies.
ZG: They created a new cross-breed: 'pox'. What began as a prank turned into an important scientific discovery.
What was the most difficult scene for you to shoot?
WF: And it didn't – it got cut [laughs].
How did Zach look as a cheerleader?
WF: Better than I expected, actually.
ZG: The snake peed and took a crap on me at the same time.
WF: Well, it was planned by me [Zach laughs]. Zach didn't realise, but between takes I was coaxing the snake and over-feeding it.
There's another animal-based scene featuring Uggie, the dog from The Artist. What was he like to work with?
ZG: They say it was the dog from The Artist. Was it really the dog from The Artist?
ZG: How do we actually know that?
WF: I guess you're right. The animal trainers could have been lying to us.
ZG: It could have been a labradoodle in an outfit.
You're both funny men – do you think it's true that the trait women find most attractive is a sense of humour?
WF: You always read that in Cosmo, but I don't know. I was considered a funny guy by my friends in college – as I'm sure Zach was too. Did you feel women were flocking towards you back then?
WF: I did SNL [Saturday Night Live] for seven years and there was only a brief window where I was single, but during that time I'd hear all these stories about everyone hooking up. I'd be introduced to a friend of someone's friend who was like, "Hi, I'm Maureen. I'm a school teacher from [New] Jersey. Do you want to go out?" I'd say yes, but I'd never call. That was it [laughs].
You were both on the 2008 Funny Or Die comedy tour – were there any rock'n'roll shenanigans?
ZG: I have social anxiety, so I drink when I'm nervous and I was drinking a lot back then. God, do you remember that song we did?
WF: Yeah, that was my idea.
WF: I made us dress up in turtle-necks and Uggs, with giant crosses round our necks. Then we sang No One by Alicia Keys. The audience never laughed. It was torture for them [laughs].
Have you had any encounters with obsessive fans?
WF: I've seen a tattoo of my face on some girl's shoulder.
ZG: Well, you'd think that would be a sure-fire way in with her.
WF: It was very flattering. She was a heavy-set Latino woman. I just said, "Wow, that's really cool" and we took a picture together. I think she's a regular [in the audience] at Jimmy Kimmel's show, actually.
Finally, we're ludicrously excited about the Anchorman sequel – will there be a cameo from Zach?
WF: We'd die to have Zach in it.
ZG: What are the hours?
WF: See, that's the problem. That's always his first question.
WF: If we can get him, we'd love to have him. You know what? I wish I could rip a fart right now. That would be such a great ending to the interview.
ZG: [Laughs] You could pick up that thing [ShortList's voice recorder] and fart into it.
WF: Yeah. OK, let's see if I've got one here [picks up the voice recorder and presses it to the seat of his trousers].
ZG: Will, maybe he doesn't actually want you to do that with his recorder.
No, honestly, go ahead. It would be an honour.
WF: [Straining] OK. I'm right on the verge. I'm trying.
ZG: Good thing we're not in Malawi.
WF: [Still straining] No… No. It's not happening. Sorry [puts the voice recorder back on the table]. Maybe next time.
ZG: [Laughs] Never clean that recorder.


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Zoya Patel reviews Hijabi in Jeans by Isil Cosar
February 10, 2019 / mascara / 0 Comments
Hijabi in Jeans
by Isil Cosar
Guillotine Press
Reviewed by ZOYA PATEL
From the very first poem, it is clear that Hijabi In Jeans by H.I. Cosar is a deeply personal, and deeply political collection, entwining the two themes to carry through every piece. Cosar, a Turkish-Australian teacher and writer has spoken of her bilingual, bicultural upbringing and the complexities that entailed (ABC, May 2018), and these experiences are clear influences that flow throughout the collection. There is the sense that Cosar is grappling with her fractured identity on the page, wrestling with cultural demons and trying to find a way through the murkiness that is the migrant experience.
This murkiness is defined in the opening poem, 'Untitled', as a sort of 'in between-ness' – the space between cultures that exists for immigrants who are forever trapped in an identity that is too foreign for home, and too foreign for their adopted countries at the same time. She writes of 'a language/between two tongues', the image encapsulating the silencing impact of immigration, where the subject exists in the no-woman's land between two absolute cultures. Later in the collection, Cosar describes this space as 'purgatory,' further cementing this image of exclusion from both sides of her identity.
It is this intelligent and lyrical exploration of identity that immediately connects me with this collection. Like Cosar, I am also an immigrant, and the struggles she explores on the page mirror my own in many ways. Crucially, the title of the collection provides a clear indicator that we are of the same ilk – a 'hijabi in jeans' is a modern, Australian woman, a Muslim proud of her culture and religion, and equally proud of her feminism and independence. The title nods to the collision of two cultures, and the determination on Cosar's part to inhabit both, despite the barriers she experiences from either culture.
This balance between a strong cultural identity and the feminist principles that underpin this, but simultaneously create triggers for opposition from both of her homes is a strong theme throughout the collection. There is a tension on the page that suggests that Cosar is no closer to finding a balance between these influences, and this tension is what drives the collection forward.
This is especially apparent in 'Apology', which is the rallying cry of the book, a bold and fearless statement against the suggestion that Cosar is anything less than a whole, strong person, regardless of what society expects from Muslim Australian women. She references her 'two hearts, two tongues, two brains', a dualism that continues to draw a line between her Turkish and Australia cultures, posing them as two separate influences, each commanding exactly half of her being.
The poem deftly demonstrates the frustration of being judged by other Muslims for her supposed lack of modesty, while being assumed to be a victim by mainstream Australians who have a blinkered definition of Muslim women.
As a reader, it feels as though the opposition between the two cultures is what makes Cosar's subject position so untenable – for her, it isn't about accepting her complex identity so much as making each part of her accept the other.
In 'Nothing to Declare', Cosar writes in sharp sentences the words she has to repeat again and again to strangers throughout her life, deflecting prejudice and benevolent racism at each turn. She writes:
Yes, this is my passport
No, my name's not simple
Yes, I am hard to define
In this last line, Cosar appears to be addressing herself – acknowledging what the rest of the collection is grappling with, that her identity will forever be in flux, unable to be captured in a single term.
The anger of these poems is strongly evident, the tone almost creating a beat for their reading. There is an urgency in Cosar's writing that suggest the immediacy of the poems' meanings to her reality, and that the emotional bruises that underlie her words are still sore to touch.
In the poem 'My Land-guage', the reader is taken on a journey to Cosar's imagined conversations with the grandmother she never met. The imagery in these lines is potent, the descriptions of life in Turkey bringing alive the smells and sounds that Cosar conjures up. There is an overwhelming sense of sadness and loss, of the relationship that couldn't exist due to distance.
The focus on identity in Hijabi in Jeans, however, does not detract from Cosar's belief in community – the second overwhelming theme of the collection is the shared experience of immigrants, and of Turkish Australians, and the impact that cultural heritage has on our constructions of self. Several poems are reimagining's of Turkey in the past, or moving reflections on her memories of the country These poems bring the collection together to create a firm foundation for Cosar's self-examining pieces that, on their own, have less impact than they do when bolstered by the reminder of the universal experiences of immigrants.
Cosar's use of language is stunning. Her ability to take the reader through her journey of self-examination, as it critiques the society we live in, is impressive, and is largely achieved through emotive and poignant imagery that transports the reader into the experiences she describes.
While the collection as a whole is lyrical and highly emotive, there are some poems, particularly several that examine Australia's commemoration of the ANZACs that stick out as lacking the empathic resonance as the rest of the book, or appear defensive as if Cosar has readied herself for backlash.
Structurally, the first half of Hijabi in Jeans has a deeper sense of anger and both internal and external conflict than the latter half, which is more reflective and imaginative. Where Cosar soars is when the two come together to beautifully explore the fraught experience of immigration, such as in Nothing. The poem is a stark and arresting vignette of allowing her body to surrender to the ocean, nature for a moment overtaking the intricacies of her thoughts and internal conflict.
Cosar shows how migrants are so often defined by what we aren't – not white, not speaking English, not of an acceptable religion, not enough – than what we are. It is a concept which is so beautifully encapsulated in the poem, and that simply unveils the crux of the issue at the heart of this collection – that the agency to define our experiences as migrants is held ransom by the country that is constantly withholding belonging and inclusion from us.
This is a collection that is wild in its anger and determination, yet soft in its acknowledgement of the vulnerability we have as humans to the whims of others – how we allow ourselves to be defined and deconstructed by the cultures and systems we have created, which demand labels even when there are none that will fit.
Cosar shows immense talent, and as her writing continues to sharpen, her voice will only become even more necessary for defining the Australia that is inclusive of its multitudes.
ZOYA PATEL is the author of No Country Woman, a memoir of race, religion and feminism, published by Hachette Australia. She founded feminist journal Feminartsy in 2014, following four years as Editor-In-Chief of Lip Magazine. Zoya was Highly Commended in the Scribe Publishing Non-Fiction Prize 2015, was the 2014 recipient of the Anne Edgeworth Young Writers' Fellowship, and was named the 2015 ACT Young Woman of the Year. She is a member of the Feminist Writers Festival board, and has been published widely.
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Mere existence of a document like talaqnama, is not sufficient to render a valid Talaq. Justice M.S. Sonak held that, for a valid Talaq, it is not sufficient that the prescribed expressions are pronounced thrice but the stages it is preceded by, are required to be pleaded and proved before the Court, if disputed by wife, the Court held.
The Bombay High Court in Shakil Ahmad Jalaluddin Shaikh vs. Vahida Shakil Shaikh has held that, mere existence of a document like talaqnama, is not sufficient to render a valid Talaq. Justice M.S. Sonak held that, for a valid Talaq, it is not sufficient that the prescribed expressions are pronounced thrice but the stages it is preceded by, are required to be pleaded and proved before the Court, if disputed by wife.
In this case a Muslim wife's application under Section 125 CrPC was dismissed by Magistrate and by exercising revisional Jurisdiction, the Sessions Court had allowed it. The Husband challenged this order of Sessions court before the High Court contending that he had validly divorced his wife and thereafter in terms of the provisions contained in Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Divorce) Act, 1986, there was no obligation on his part to give any maintenance to the wife beyond the Iddat period.
Mere existence of this document does not make the Talaq valid or legal and, therefore, it is necessary that the factum of Talaq and the stages it is preceded by, are required to be proved before the Court, if disputed by the wife and mere intentions of the husband while making such a statement before the Court cannot be accepted to be a valid Talaq from the date such a statement was made before the Court and in any form.
The factum of conciliation or arbitration is also one of the conditions preceding the process of Talaq in any of these forms namely "Ahsan" and "Hasan".
Husband has to set out before the Court the reasons for such a divorce and whether he had sought the help of arbitrators for reconciliation at any time before the wife approached the Court before he filed his written statement or before he appeared in the witness box to take such a plea of Talaq.
Talaq should be duly proved and it is further proved that it was given by following the conditions precedent viz. that of arbitration/ reconciliation and for valid reasons and more so when the mode of divorce alleged to have been given in the "Ahsan" or "Hasan" form. The factum of divorce is required to be proved, including the conditions precedent therefor, by evidence both oral and documentary, when the same is disputed by the wife before a competent Court.
Applying the principles laid down by Full Bench, the Court held that in case the pre-condition with regard to the arbitration and reconciliation have not at all been established and there are neither any pleadings nor is there any material to establish that any arbiters or conciliators were at all appointed and that such arbiters or conciliators attempted any reconciliation, with a view to explore the possibility of the continuance. The Court upheld the Sessions Court order granting maintenance to wife holding that mere existence of a document like talaqnama, is not sufficient to render a valid Talaq.


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Greatest NBA Championship Run Ever? The 1994-95 Houston Rockets
by W.R. Harris III 1 year ago Follow @WRHarrisIII
When talking about the greatest title runs in NBA Championship History, most don't recall the 1994-1995 Houston Rockets who made theirs as a 6th seed. Heres why its the greatest, and most improbable, title run in NBA History.
As with most things in Sports, opinions of teams and their accomplishments can be skewed to fit a certain narrative by the fan telling it. These fans love to wax nostalgic over their sports champions of the past with present platitudes of the result of the teams success, but not the process in which they achieved it. Championship teams are built, not just in one transaction, but in a series of transactions. Those transactions hopefully produce what any GM making those moves longs for, a World Title. As a fan of the Houston Rockets, my focus today is on the 1994-1995 World Champion Houston Rockets and why their title run was the greatest in NBA history.
All NBA team champions must be celebrated by those who discuss them; as the arduous nature of the long season combined with now having to win 4 seven game series concurently in the post season, generally produces the best team that season (I'm aware of the 5 game 1st round series played by champions pre-2003 season). Even when you take into consideration injuries, the team left standing at the end of the year is the best team that year because they proved it. No paper tigers allowed here. Champions prove it in the playoffs.
Building a Champion
The 1993-1994 team had high expectations entering that season, internally, coming off a 55 win season but losing in 7 games to their nemesis the Seattle Supersonics in the 2nd round. They buoyed those expectations with two solid, under the radar transactions in the off-season.
First, they drafted Sam Cassell out of Florida State at the end of the first round. Then they acquired Mario Elie from Portland, giving them a versatile 2-way wing. Those moves, under the guidance of coach Rudy Tomjanovich, helped the Rockets win their first 15 games that season.
Overall they won 58 games en-route to the Midwest title (that's what the division was called in those days) and were 2nd in the West. Even though they looked like championship material and were led by that seasons MVP and Defensive Player of the Year, Hakeem Olajuwon, they were overlooked by everyone.
The focus was on the Seattle Supersonics coming out of the West, sporting the leagues best record, and considering this was the post Michael Jordan era, the chip was up for grabs. We all know how that season turned out as the Rockets proved their championship mettle going from Choke City to Clutch City, the latter moniker that still defines the Rockets in Houston, by winning the first championship in Houston team sports history.
Prelude to Greatest Championship run ever
The 1994-1995 season for the Houston Rockets was to serve as validation for the 1993-1994 team that won the title the year before. In defense of their first title they once again got off to a fast start to begin a season, winning the first 9 games. Despite the early season success, the struggle to find the consistency and championship chemistry that defined their run the previous season was apparent. A bold move was necessary in an attempt to collate a 2nd title.
When the Rockets traded Otis Thorpe for Clyde Drexler at the trade deadline that season, the bold move necessity was qualified. Although most pundits were against the idea considering OT's role on the '94 team and how big/little trades were frowned upon in that era, pairing Hakeem and Clyde was genius.
It was clear the Rockets needed a perimeter player that could consistently attack the rim and get to the line to balance Hakeems overall dominance, and even with Clydes advancing age (he was 31 during the season) he was still a top 20 player in the league. The Drexler deal didn't produce immediate results as the Houston Rockets finished .500 after they acquired "the Glyde"; and even with the middling end to their 47 win regular season, the Rockets were using that time to gear up for the greatest championship run to date.
Greatest Championship run ever Bonafides
When the '95 playoffs began, the 6th seeded Rockets were a complete afterthought; intriguing and new look with Clyde, but one nonetheless. They began with the Karl Malone, John Stockton and the 3rd seed Utah Jazz. That series went to a 5th and deciding game when the acquisition of Clyde Drexler came to the fore. He led Houston to victory, taking over the 4th quarter and eliminating the 60 win Jazz. That series win incited championship belief for all who bled Rockets red.
The second round was a rematch with Charles Barkley's Phoenix Suns who the Rockets laid waste in 7 the previous season by coming back from getting blowed out on their home floor the first 2 games. They got down 3-1 in the rematch but fought their way back culminating with Elie hitting the corner 3 "Kiss of Death" shot that defined their title run to date. Gone were the 59 win Suns, again in 7.
The Western Conference Finals was a PHD thesis statement on why Hakeem Olajuwon was the greatest big man of his era and the best player in the league; I believe 3 years running to that point. The Houston Rockets I-10 rival, David Robinson and the San Antonio Spurs, were all that stood in the way for a return to the Finals. Behind an all-time performance in a close out game by the "Dream" the Rockets eliminated the 62 win Spurs in 6 games; validating Hakeem and the Rockets as the Wests best.
In the Finals the Rockets faced the Eastern Conference Champion Orlando Magic. This team had two young superstars in Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway and was supposed to be the next great dynasty. They won 57 games that season, just defeated an out of retirement Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls team in the ECF and were everyone's pick to win the NBA Championship. Kenny Smith's then finals record seven 3's and Nick Anderson choking away 4 free throws in an attempt seal a win for the Magic in Game 1, Sam Cassell's 31 point effort off the bench in Game 2, and Big Shot Bob's (Robert Horry for the uninitiated) game deciding 3 in Game 3, were what the Rockets needed to take those games and go on to sweep the Orlando Magic for their 2nd consecutive title. The Houston Rockets were champions again.
Of the 73 champions in NBA history, there is only one that claimed the title via the 6th seed, the '94-'95 Houston Rockets. They beat in succession the 60 win Utah Jazz, the 59 win Phoenix Suns, the 62 win San Antonio Spurs and the 57 win Orlando Magic; all without home court advantage. No championship team in NBA history has beaten 4 teams with that collective win total as the Rockets did in their '95 championship march.
Their improbable run is littered with the destruction of the games greatest stars and the best teams in the league that year. Theirs is the greatest championship title run of all time. No other NBA title run in history compares. In the immortal words of should be Hall of Famer Rudy Tomjanovich, "Never underestimate the heart of a Champion".
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Immediately after the Women's Snowboard SuperPipe finals that saw Kelly Clark win, the Winter X Games schedule carried on, with the Men's Snowboard SuperPipe elimination round. This evening the American rider Greg Bretz finished first of the qualifying event in front of a crowd of 14700 spectators.
Kelly Clark (USA) wins her 9th medal and her 4th Gold medal at the Winter X Games. Before this Kelly Clark had already won more medals than any other woman in snowboarding at the X Games, with 8 medals including 3 in gold. Thursday night in Tignes, she added a fourth gold to her exceptional list of medals. Kelly did this only two months after her victory in Aspen where she was the first woman to land a 1080 during a contest. With an Olympic victory in 2002 in the USA and the Dew tour crown this year, nothing seems to get in the way of the snowboarder from Mount Snow in Vermont.
In Thursday's final in Tignes, Kelly's first run was to be her best one with a score of 92.66. Her fellow countrywoman Hannah Teter (Olympic champion in 2006) clinches the silver (with 91 points) and her 6th Winter X Games medal. Whereas Queralt Castellet, the Spanish rider that finished third, got her first Winter X Games medal. Sophie Rodriguez, the French rider that finished in third place last year, ends up in 6th place (out of 12) with a score of 77 points for her best run.
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UK ambassador to US quits days after leaked cables on Trump
Prime Minister Theresa May said it was a "matter of regret" that Darroch resigned.
In this Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 photo, British Ambassador Kim Darroch hosts a National Economists Club event at the British Embassy in Washington. (AP Photo)
LONDON: The U.K. Foreign Office says Britain's ambassador to the United States has resigned just days after diplomatic cables criticizing President Donald Trump were leaked.
Kim Darroch said in a letter Wednesday that even though his posting was due to end this year, he believed "in the current circumstances the responsible course is to allow the appointment of a new ambassador."
Darroch said he is "grateful to all those in the UK and the US, who have offered their support during this difficult few days."
Darroch's forthright, unfiltered views on the U.S. administration — meant for a limited audience and discreet review — appeared in leaked diplomatic documents that were published in Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper.
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A novel analytical approach for the sensitive determination of a beta-carboline alkaloid, harmaline, was developed using pulse voltammetric techniques with a boron-doped diamond electrode. Cyclic voltammetry showed two irreversible oxidation peaks at about +0.90 and +1.20 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) in Britton-Robinson buffer solution at pH 5. Under optimized experimental conditions, differential pulse and square-wave voltammetry were elaborated for the determination of harmaline in a linear concentration range from 0.2 to 100.7 and from 0.4 to 104.5 mu mol L-1, respectively, with detection limits of 0.08 and 0.2 mu mol L-1, respectively. The practical feasibility of the developed method was demonstrated by quantification of harmaline in the extracts of natural food products such as Syrian rue (Peganum harmala, also known as esphant, harmal, yiizerlik) seeds, locally used as condiment and medicine in Turkey and the Near and Middle East, and the South American shamanic drink component Ayahuasca lia...ne (Banisteriopsis caapi) with results in good agreement with those obtained by high-performance liquid chromatography as a reference method. The proposed sensor represents an effective electrochemical tool and inexpensive alternative for quality control analysis of food products containing harmaline. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


Saw the movie "Wonder Woman" a few days ago. On the whole, I liked it. Gal Gadot is quite a good actress. She's not as beautiful as Lynda Carter, but she has her charms. And she has good chemistry with Chris Pine. The pair reminds me of the more traditional romantic comedy pairs of Hollywood movies in the 1930s to 50s.
The big setback for me is the very ridiculous way the writers destroyed Greek mythology. In the 1970s TV series with Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman was made of clay, sculpted by the Queen of the Amazons, Hyppolita. Hyppolita prayed that the sculpture be turned into human flesh. Aphrodite obliged, and so Diana, Princess of the Amazons was born.
Although the story has absolutely no bearing in the original Greek mythology, it can very well be "accommodated" by it as it does not negate the myths in any major way.
That Diana, the Wonder Woman, was sent to contemporary United States, is something that TV audiences are used to ignore or gloss over. It's just one of those tongue-in-cheek add-ons Hollywood writers insert in their B-movies or TV shows featuring fantasy or sci-fi stories.
But in the Wonder Woman movie, the Greek myth was wedded to Christian myth, and became terribly inconsistent with Greek mythology. Worse, the convoluted mythology is the framework of the movie.
In the Christian myth, God the Father created mankind and the angels. Some of the angels, led by Lucifer, revolted. They were banished from Heaven but are forever creating havoc among mankind. God the Father, through God the Holy Spirit, impregnated the Virgin Mary. And so, God the Son, was born.
In the Wonder Woman movie, the gods created men. Zeus was the Father of the Gods. But one of his sons, Ares, led a revolt which killed all the gods, including Zeus himself. But before the Father-God was killed, he impregnated Hyppolita, the Queen of the Amazons. And so Diana, the Wonder Woman, God the Daughter, was born.
And so, just as Lucifer creates evil and mischief among mankind, Ares, the god of War, creates evil and mischief among mankind which leads them to fight wars after wars after wars.
But if the King of the gods is dead and all the other gods are dead, except for Ares and Wonder Woman, who takes care of the Universe?
In the movie, it said that the gods created men in their own image. But that verse came from the Bible (Genesis 1:27), NOT from Greek mythology. There are many creation stories in Greek mythology, but none of them with the gods creating men. In fact, Jupiter, the King or Father of the Gods, did not like humans. It was a Titan, Prometheus, who created mankind from clay. The Titans Kronos and Rhea were the parents of Zeus and other gods and goddesses.
In Greco-Roman mythology, gods and goddesses are immortals. There are other immortal beings, like the Titans. Being immortal means one cannot die or be killed. But in the world of Wonder Woman, gods can be killed by other gods. I guess the writer got the idea from The Highlander (1986). A highlander is an immortal but can be killed by another highlander.
In the movie, Ares or Mars, the God of War, is the epitome of Evil. He killed all the gods, including his father, Zeus (Jupiter). And the only other god(dess) alive is Diana (the Wonder Woman), supposedly, the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta and Ares's half-sister.
Funny thing is, in Greco-Roman mythology, Ares or Mars was the FATHER of Hippolyta. This makes him the grandfather of Wonder Woman!
Hollywood loves to tell old stories their own way. Thus, they re-make the world. While the United States lost the Vietnam War, Hollywood movies showed them winning. In 2000, Hollywood produced U571, a movie about Americans capturing an Enigma cipher machine which led the Allies to decode German communication and thus win the war. But in reality, the British had captured an Enigma machine months before the US entered World War II.
The British were so incensed by the film's false story that it was debated in the British Parliament and even the pro-American Tony Blair said that the movie was an "affront to British sailors". US President Clinton had to declare that the movie U571 was just a "work of fiction".
Fictionalizing history has been done over and over in Hollywood. And if history is not sacred, how could mythologies and fairy tales escape Hollywood re-telling? Fairy tales are now being re-told by Hollywood that make feminists happier. Princesses do not necessarily wake up when Prince Charming comes to kiss them. Damsels in distress are not as helpless as before.
The legend of Perseus was turned upside down, with massive doses of Christian beliefs added, including a pinch of Islamic flavoring (the Jinns).
Perhaps following the footsteps of Clash of the Titans (2010), which was a remake of a 1981 film of the same title, the Wonder Woman writers thought nothing of making a mockery of Greco-Roman mythology.
Greek mythology is so rich in drama, in human and superhuman conflicts, and has spawned literary masterpieces. The cinematic art can do wonders with these stories. And these tales are timeless. As I wrote in my post on Clash of the Titans, "These mythological characters have a firmly set universe preserved through millennia. They could not be easily changed." There is no need to change the stories, esp. if the new stories cannot even withstand a simple test of logic.
I remember seeing the old movie Ulysses which starred Kirk Douglas and Sylvana Mangano. I was in grade school then, but when I later read Homer's Odyssey in high school, I found the story and the characters pretty much the same. That film was made in the 1950s (I saw it ca. 1970). That was made by the Italian dynamic duo – Carlo Ponti and Dino de Laurentiis. Why couldn't Hollywood make such films?
If the Clash of the Titans (2010) was a disaster, the Percy Jackson movie series are simply mindless. I saw fragments of it on TV. It is like a bad Disney film about the Greek demi-god Perseus transported into modern-day America. I don't know why such movies are even allowed to be shown.
Hi! I am so grateful that you are teaching Greek mythology to your kids and maybe reading my books with them. I hope it goes well! If you want some lesson plan ideas I have a ton of free stuff on my website, mostly pulled from my own fifteen years as a middle school teacher.
Now a plea: Please, for the love of multiple intelligences, DON'T show those "Percy Jackson" movies (ironic quotes intentional) in your classroom for a compare-contrast lesson or, gods forbid, a "reward" at the end of your unit. No group of students deserves to be subjected to that sort of mind-numbing punishment. The movies' educational value is exactly zero. A better use of classroom time would be… well, pretty much anything, including staring at the second hand of the clock for fifty minutes or having a locker clean-out day.
If you need a break and are using the movie so you can have time to grade papers, hey, I totally get that. I was a teacher for a long time! May I suggest Clash of the Titans, or the cheesy old 1960s version of Jason and the Argonauts, or heck, even the animated Hercules from Disney, as bad as it is. Those movies have plenty of things to compare and contrast with the actual Greek myths. But my heart breaks every time I hear that classroom time is being thrown away watching those vapid Percy Jackson adaptations.
Thanks for listening. I hope you have a great school year. I hope your kids get excited about reading. And I hope you'll consider this author's plea. The kids don't need classroom time to learn that movies can be really, really bad. They'll find that out on their own!
I hope no teacher would show the movie Wonder Woman in his/her class as a guide to Greek mythology.
See Clash of the Titans: Where are the Titans?


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