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Q: Как вызвать событие scroll у страницы, которая не имеет полосы прокрутки? Хочу сделать сайт с пролистыванием слайдов при скролле как здесь, но когда пытаюсь добавить событие scroll к странице, то оно не работает, т.к. нет полосы прокрутки, ведь у меня везде стоит overflow: hidden.
JS
"use strict";

class ScrollAnimate {
    constructor(slides, listDots) {
        this.slides = slides;
        this.listDots = listDots;
        this.numActiveSlide = 0;
    }

    createDots() {
        for (let i = 0; i < this.slides.length; i++) {
            const dot = document.createElement("li");

            dot.classList.add("dot");

            if (i === this.numActiveSlide) {
                dot.classList.add("dot--active");
            }

            this.listDots.appendChild(dot);
        }
    }

    addActiveClass() {
        this.slides[this.numActiveSlide].classList.add("slide--active");
    }

    removeActiveClass() {
        this.slides.forEach((slide) => slide.classList.remove("slide--active"));
    }

    scroll() {
        window.addEventListener("scroll", (e) => {
            console.log(e);
        });
    }

    init() {
        window.addEventListener("load", (e) => {
            this.createDots();
            this.addActiveClass();
            this.scroll();
        });
    }
}

const slides = document.querySelectorAll(".slide");
const listDots = document.querySelector(".dots");

new ScrollAnimate(slides, listDots).init();

CSS
*,
*::after,
*::before {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    list-style-type: none;
    resize: none;
    outline: none;
}

img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

body {
    height: 100vh;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.sidebar {
    position: fixed;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
    width: 15%;
    height: 100vh;
    z-index: 99999;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 15px;
}

.dots {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.dot {
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #c2c2c2;
    transition: .3s;
}

.dot--active {
    background: #000000;
}

.dot:not(:last-child) {
    margin-bottom: 3px;
}

.slides {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.slide {
    height: 100vh;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    color: #000000;
    background: #fefefe;
    opacity: 0;
    display: flex;
    transition: background, opacity, .3s;
}

.slide--active {
    opacity: 1;
}

.slide--active > .slide__title {
    transform: translateY(0);
}

.slide--black {
    color: #ffffff;
    background: #222222;
}

.slide--blue {
    color: #ffffff;
    background: #318CE7;
}

.slide--yellow {
    color: #ffffff;
    background: #F4CA16;
}

.slide__title {
    transition: color, transform, .3s;
    font-size: 40px;
    font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif;
    transform: translateY(-25px);
}

HTML

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A: Я понял как решить данную проблему. Вместо события scroll я поставил wheel и это помогло.
Как я понял это событие отлавливает действия колесика мышки
"use strict";

class ScrollAnimate {
    constructor(slides, listDots) {
        this.slides = slides;
        this.listDots = listDots;
        this.numActiveSlide = 0;
    }

    createDots() {
        for (let i = 0; i < this.slides.length; i++) {
            const dot = document.createElement("li");

            dot.classList.add("dot");

            if (i === this.numActiveSlide) {
                dot.classList.add("dot--active");
            }

            this.listDots.appendChild(dot);
        }
    }

    addActiveClass() {
        this.slides[this.numActiveSlide].classList.add("slide--active");
    }

    removeActiveClass() {
        this.slides.forEach((slide) => slide.classList.remove("slide--active"));
    }

    scroll() {
        // Здесь просто заменил "scroll" на "wheel"
        window.addEventListener("wheel", (e) => {
            console.log(e);
        });
    }

    init() {
        window.addEventListener("load", (e) => {
            this.createDots();
            this.addActiveClass();
            this.scroll();
        });
    }
}

const slides = document.querySelectorAll(".slide");
const listDots = document.querySelector(".dots");

new ScrollAnimate(slides, listDots).init();


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Each tile should be equipped with at least a magnetic level indicator.
A fixed maximum level gauge.
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US searches of phones, laptops at airports rising, suit says
WASHINGTON — U.S. government searches of travelers' cellphones and laptops at airports and border crossings nearly quadrupled since 2015 and were being done for reasons beyond customs and immigration enforcement, according to papers filed Tuesday in a federal lawsuit that claims scouring the electronic devices without a warrant is unconstitutional.
The government has vigorously defended the searches, which rose to 33,295 in fiscal 2018, as a critical tool to protect America. But the newly filed documents claim the scope of the warrantless searches has expanded to assist in enforcement of tax, bankruptcy, environmental and consumer protection laws, gather intelligence and advance criminal investigations.
Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement consider requests from other government agencies in determining whether to search travelers' electronic devices, the court papers said. They added that agents are searching the electronic devices of not only targeted individuals but their associates, friends and relatives.
The new information about the searches was included in a motion the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.
"The evidence we have presented the court shows that the scope of ICE and CBP border searches is unconstitutionally broad," said Adam Schwartz, senior staff attorney for the EFF, based in San Francisco.
"ICE and CBP policies and practices allow unfettered, warrantless searches of travelers' digital devices and empower officers to dodge the Fourth Amendment when rifling through highly personal information contained on laptops and phones," he said.
The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a request for comment. Both ICE and CBP said they did not comment on pending litigation.
When the suit was filed against the government in 2017, DHS officials said U.S. citizens and everyone else are subject to examination and search by customs officials, unless exempted by diplomatic status. The department has contended that no court has concluded that border searches of electronic devices require a warrant. Searches, some random, have uncovered evidence of human trafficking, terrorism, child pornography, visa fraud, export control breaches and intellectual property rights violations, according to the department.
The original case was filed on behalf of 10 American citizens and a lawful permanent resident from seven states — including two journalists, a NASA engineer and a former Air Force captain — who alleged the searches violated their constitutional rights. They asked the court to rule that the government must have a warrant based on probable cause before searching electronic devices at U.S. ports of entry.
The plaintiffs also are demanding the government expunge from investigatory databases information obtained in past searches. ICE and CBP share information taken from travelers' electronic devices with other agencies and there is control to prevent them from impermissibly retaining it, they argue.
A year ago, U.S. District Judge Denise Casper in Boston rejected the government's request to dismiss the lawsuit, allowing the case to move forward. The ACLU and the foundation began gathering documents and deposition testimony. Based on the new information, they filed a motion Tuesday asking the judge to rule in their favor without a trial. "Travelers' devices contain an extraordinary amount of highly personal information that the government can easily search, retain, and share," it argues.
"This new evidence reveals that the government agencies are using the pretext of the border to make an end run around the First and Fourth Amendments," said ACLU attorney Esha Bhandari. "The border is not a lawless place. ICE and CBP are not exempt from the Constitution and the information on our electronic devices is not devoid of Fourth Amendment protections. We are asking the court to stop these unlawful searches and require the government to get a warrant."
The court documents claim that the agencies also assert the authority to search electronic devices when the subject of interest is someone other than the traveler, such as the business partner of someone under investigation. Both agencies also allow officers to retain information from travelers' electronic devices and share it with other government entities, including state, local and foreign law enforcement agencies, the court papers claim.
The plaintiffs also say that travelers who have had their electronic devices searched at the border run increased odds of being subject to future device searches as they can be flagged in government databases for additional scrutiny on that basis.
Associated Press writer Frank Bajak in Boston contributed to this report.
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Karen's Music
Karen was a music lover, dancer, and aspiring drummer. Her amazing sense of rhythm never quite translated to a drum kit, but it certainly did on the dance floor - and every flat surface was a dance floor to her.
Music was an important part of her life, and there were a few albums she loved. Two, by Lavern Baker, were in constant rotation in the house and car. When she needed a pick up, she invariably turned to Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook, and played (and replayed) A Slow Boat To China. During Christmas she had Christmas music playing around the clock. Her favorite song, however, was Amazing Grace. Karen's favorite albums are here for your listening pleasure. Hearing the music she loved will give a glimpse into what she enjoyed musically - and music was a necessity for Karen.
Lavern Baker Live in '91
Tweedlee Dee
See See Rider
Play It Fair
Jim Dandy
Live chatter
Slow rolling Mama
Real Gone Guy
That's My Desire
I Cried a Tear
Shake a Hand
Saved (I will always associate this with Karen)
She developed a great appreciation for jazz and blues, although her musical tastes were certainly not limited to those.
After watching countless drum videos of legendary jazz drummers she picked up - probably through osmosis - a vast knowledge of styles unique to some of the greats such as Gene Krupa, Papa Jo Jones and Joe Morello. In fact, she could identify who played drums on many recordings based on their styles.
But it was Lavern Baker's music that captivated her. There was only a single style that she didn't particularly care for (but put up with): Ragtime and stride piano.
Karen was a woman of exquisite taste in art, music, food and other delights, so knowing the music that moved her gives us insights into this wonderful human being. Lavern Baker Woke Up This Morning
My Desire
Woke Up This Morning
Misty Blue
To Love Somebody
Why Don't You Do Right
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
You Don't Miss Your Water
Can't Turn You Loose
Will You Love Me Tomorrow?


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Don't Go Hollow: How 'Dark Souls' Is Defeating Depression
Why is a game about despair so uplifting?
by Matthew Gault
Image: From Software
Depression is horrifying.
For many, it feels like nothing, as if some unseen force has stripped away the sufferer's ability to feel. There is no joy or sadness, no pain or pleasure, just nothing. It feels as if you're going hollow.
Dark Souls fans know what that's like. The Japanese game developed by From Software and released by Bandai Namco in 2011 is a brutal exercise in trial and error. Players control the Chosen Undead, a hero fated to die over and over again as they make their way through a dying kingdom called Lordran, killing Lovecraftian monsters lurking in the dark.
One wrong move can mean a swift death, and when you die in Dark Souls, all the monsters you defeated return. Even worse, the Chosen Undead drops all their unspent experience points and loses a little of their humanity. In Dark Souls, this degenerative state is called being Hollow.
Strange then, that a growing community of gamers credits Dark Souls with helping them cope with depression. A few even say the brutal game saved their life. How can a five year old game famous for its depressing setting and brutal difficulty help people with mental illness?
A fateless undead languishes in Lordran. Image: Dark Souls Wiki
Hamish Black—a 25 year old from Scotland—was on tour with a band when his depression got the better of him. "I tried to kill myself twice in one week," he told me. "It wasn't a good time for me at all."
Black had dealt with the symptoms of depression since adolescence, but it wasn't until his early 20s that the illness became unbearable. After his suicide attempts, he went home to get better.
"I was understandably under close supervision and I was just trying to recover," he explained. "I had a lot of time to focus on just trying to relax and decompress. That involved playing video games. And weirdly [that] involved playing what is largely considered one of the most stressful video games ever created."
Black played Dark Souls before but put it down after reaching one of the only safe areas in Lordran. "I always found myself getting to Firelink Shrine and then going towards the catacombs and getting my fucking arse handed to me."
But this time was different. "The situation I was in made it resonate with me," he said. "The first time I played [Dark Souls], it came across as this game that wallowed in death and the macabre. Just grim things that sucked the life out of everyone."
Black's suicide attempt changed the way he saw the game. "There's a recalibration that goes on in your head regarding life and death. That was my last suicide attempt because something triggered in my head that said, 'I want to fight this, I want to survive.''
Dark Souls is all about survival and perseverance. The game's marketing goes out of it's way to let players know how hard it is. A later re-release of the game is called Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition, which you will, a lot.
But every death is a lesson. Bosses that once seemed impossible become trivial after the Chosen Undead has died enough times to learn all their attack patterns. The maze-like wooden hellscape of Blighttown is daunting until the player dies enough times to have mapped its twists and turns.
"Dark Souls isn't as grim and macabre as the marketing made it out to be," Black explained. In fact, he came to think of the the game as a celebration of life. "The amount of times I died in the game became comical. It trivialized death. Death was no longer the thing that mattered. It's about living and persevering. Even if it's in this world that feels completely indifferent to your presence."
Black felt he'd found a game that understand what he was going through. He was like the Chosen Undead, surviving and thriving in a world indifferent to his presence. "Having a game reflect that idea to me was one of the biggest reasons I feel I've avoided a relapse," he said.
He's not the only one. The Dark Souls subreddit is an active community with new posts everyday. A popular topic of discussion is how the notorious game helped players deal with tough times. One player, Paul Delaney, shared his story three months ago.
"I've struggled quite a bit with depression and currently am going through a fairly rough patch," he wrote. "I can honestly say that I've found Dark Souls to be one of the most therapeutic games that I've ever played."
When I reached out to him through Reddit, Delaney told me he often thinks about what it is about Dark Souls specifically that's helped him.
"Depression can feel like you're in a bleak world that's ending," he said. "You get up and you have a choice. Do I try today or do I just duct tape tin foil over my windows and stay in bed all day? Waking up in the morning can be like waking up next to a bonfire after you've died in the game. You have to decide whether you go on or not."
Players make a decision every time they get their ass kicked by a boss or an environment in Dark Souls, Delaney said. Do they keep going, or are they going to never play again because it's too damn hard? To be more specific, he said Dark Souls helped him because it put me in situations that felt impossible.
"I can reflect on what I've been through in the game and I can tell myself, 'Hey, you beat Ornstein and Smough [the bosses in the game where many people quit]. If you can do that, you can get out of bed today and try to be a decent human being.'"
That idea of perseverance in the face of darkness was a recurring theme when I talked to Black and Delaney. It's cited in most of the depression related Dark Souls posts on Reddit. Controlling a fantasy character physically going through what you feel like you're going through mentally can be a great comfort.
Just as comforting, though, is the community. Black wrote out his thoughts and feelings about how Dark Souls helped him and posted it to you YouTube. He went online to see if anyone was reacting to his video and stumbled on a group of people who felt just like him.
"I've seen so many people talking about this game and how it changed their life. It's so reassuring," he told me. "It's beautiful in a way that I haven't experienced in a game community before."
"The community is as beneficial as the game itself," Delaney agreed. "No man is an island. It's a beautiful thing that this strange, bleak game can bring people together. I remember being pretty overwhelmed by the response to my Reddit posting. There were quite a few people who told me they could relate and I felt camaraderie with people I'd never met before."
Players go to Reddit and other message boards for tips beating bosses and to share their stories of triumph. When a player is having a tough time with the game, other gamers chime in with a familiar phrase—don't go hollow.
These anecdotes are heartening, but it's not just gamers who feel that video games can help in the treatment of mood disorders.
Holding on to the last of humanity. Image: Dark Souls Wiki
Sally Merry is the head of psychological medicine at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. She's spent the past few years researching video games and other interactive media as a treatment for mood disorders.
"Dark Souls sounds good," she told me when I asked her about the game. Merry is one of the few researchers in the world to study the effects of video games on depression. Youth suicide and depression rates are high in New Zealand and the government there often funds studies that might seem odd in other parts of the Western world.
Merry and her team created Sparx, a simple fantasy game that teaches players the basics of Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a form of psychotherapy that focuses on changing behaviors to improve mood.
Her study proved that Sparx, when combined with other forms of treatment, did no harm and in some cases actually helped out kids suffering from depression. "We're one of the few gamify programs [that applying game design to other types of activity] with evidence that it works," she said.
"There's heaps out there, but it's mostly not tested. In the back of my mind, an unanswered question is—Sparx works, so maybe playing games generally is good for mental health."
"We're just at the beginning," Merry explained. "There's a lot of unanswered questions." She was optimistic about Dark Souls, but the difficulty of the game worried her.
"I would wonder what happens with the people who might struggle, with actually doing it, and you might have the potential to do harm," Merry said. She also cautioned that games such as Dark Souls and Sparx are most helpful when combined with traditional therapy.
Black wants to see more research done as well and he agrees that the game works best when combined with other forms of therapy. He's using CBT to help manage his symptoms. But for Black, Delaney and many others the truth is clear—Dark Souls helped them reckon with their depression and the community gave them a safe place to share their experiences.
"The conversation is one of the most necessary things that has to happen before we can move forward in our understanding," Black explained "The fact that Dark Souls has enabled that conversation shows the power of art to teaching us something about the human condition. The interactivity of games, Dark Souls especially, contributes a great deal to that."
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New Single : Running / New Album : Smith/Kotzen – Adrian Smith & Richie Kotzen
Adrian Smith & Richie Kotzen released "Running" together.
Preorder their Album "Smith/Kotzen".
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New Single : Taking My Chances – Adrian Smith & Richie Kotzen
Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen released their beautiful "Taking My Chances".
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Richie Kotzen released his beautiful "Raise The Cain" with the help of drummer Mike Portnoy.
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Richie Kotzen released his New Single "End Of Earth", from his New Album "Salting Earth".
My Best Of Richie Kotzen.
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Salting Earth 04/14/2017
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Photo : Travis Shinn
According to Richie Kotzen: "This is what happens when your baby goes to Big Bear for the weekend… You pull an all nighter and write this"
Listen 2 Richie Kotzen – Discography – Spotify – Playlist.
New Single : This Is Life – Richie Kotzen
The New Single by Richie Kotzen is "This Is Life".
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Richie Kotzen released a 10 track Album "Cannibals", featuring the beautiful Single "You" and ofcourse "Cannibals".
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Catchy Rocktune by Richie Kotzen "Cannibals".
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New Album: The Essential Richie Kotzen (2CD+1DVD) / New Single: You – Richie Kotzen
"The Essential Richie Kotzen" will be released as a set of 2CD+1DVD. A collection of old hits from his 18 solo albums plus acoustic performances, bootleg material, music videos – and the two brand new songs "War Paint" and "Walk With Me."
1. War Paint (2014), new song
2. Walk With Me (2014), new song
3. Love Is Blind, original taken from "24 Hours" (2011)
4. Go Faster, original taken from "Go Faster" (2007)
5. Fooled Again, original taken from "Go Faster" (2007)
6. OMG (What's your Name?), original taken from "24 Hours" (2011)
7. Help Me, original taken from "24 Hours" (2011)
8. Bad Situation, original taken from "24 Hours" (2011)
9. Lie To Me, original taken from "Piece Sign" (2009)
10. Fear, original taken from "Into The Black" (2006)
11. You Can't Save Me, original taken from "Into The Black" ("2006)
12. Doing What The Devil Say to Do, original taken from "Into The Black" (2006)
13. Remember (Reprise), re-recording never before released on CD (2009)
1. What is (2014), re-recording, original on "What is" (1998)
2. High (2014), re-recording, original on "Change" (2003)
3. Change (2014), re-recording, original on "Change" (2003)
4. Special (2014), re-recording, original on "Get Up" (2004)
5. Paint it on (Acoustic), original version on "A Ballad's Collection" (2010)
6. Holding On (Acoustic), original version on "Peace Sign" (2009)
7. Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice) (Acoustic), original version on "Native Tongue" by Poison (1993)
8. The Road (Acoustic), original version on "Wilson Hawk the Road" (2008)
9. Regret (Original Demo Version), original version on "The Winery Dogs" by The Winery Dogs (2013)
10. Damaged (Original Demo Version), original version on "The Winery Dogs" by The Winery Dogs (2013)
2. Paying Dues (2009), original taken from "Peace Sign" (2009)
3. 24 Hours (2011), original taken from "24 Hours" (2011)
4. Larger Than Life (2009), original taken from "Peace Sign" (2009)
5. Losing My Mind (2005), original taken from "Get Up" (2004)
6. Help Me (2012), original taken from "24 Hours" (2011)
7. Chase It (2008), original taken from "Go Faster" (2007)
8. Player (2011), released as a download single only (2012)
9. The Shadow (2011), original taken from "Into The Black" (2006)
10. My Angel (2011), original taken from "Into The Black" (2006)
11. I Would (2008), original taken from "Break It All Down" (1999)
The latest single are not included "You".
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The Winery Dogs have their videoclip "I'm No Angel" gere-released.
This song is from 2013 and lots of things of the past get a rework. For instance a new "Special Edition" of "The Winery Dogs" with 10 live tracks included. Also just released "Dog Treats "Deluxe Special Edition" and you can preorder the special album "Unleased In Japan 2013" below.
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DOG TREATS: DELUXE SPECIAL EDITION (LIMITED EDITION)
A Box of dog treats fortified with these essential vitamins:
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A CD of demos from 2012, The Winery Pups.
A DVD of music videos and band interviews.
Mike Portnoy's in-studio diary from the making of the record.
Custom Winery's Dogs dog tag with chain.
Custom Winery Dogs wine bottle topper.
Custom Embroidered Paw print logo patch.
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The Winery Dogs (Special Edition) 04/15/2014


John "Jack" Clarke (1933–1992) was an American poet.
A noted poet, jazz musician and scholar of William Blake and Charles Olson, John "Jack" Clarke was the author of several books of poetry, essays and lectures, among them "From Feathers To Iron" (1987) and "In The Analogy," published posthumously in 1997. The latter title, a collection of more than 200 sonnets, stands as the culmination of Clarke's lifework in poetry.
As director of the Institute of Further Studies (founded in 1965 with George F. Butterick, Fred Wah, and Albert Glover), he oversaw the series A Curriculum of the Soul. He taught for 29 years at the State University of New York at Buffalo. From 1989 to 1991 he edited intent: letter of talk, thinking, and document. In 1989 he was awarded the Ohioanna Poetry Award from the Ohio Library Association (Clarke was a native of Ohio) and in 1991, the prestigious Artists Fellowship for Poetry presented by the New York Foundation for the Arts.
—Bible: New Testament St. John the Divine, in Revelation, 6:8.


Baking soda experiments or activities are a great, safe and easy way to introduce the concept of a chemical reaction to children. Baking Soda is alkaline and reacts with acids such as vinegar, releasing carbon dioxide ( a gas ) and water. The fizz produced is brilliant fun for children to watch especially if you combine with washing up liquid ( dish soap ) to make even more bubbles or add a bit of food colouring, ice or a theme.
Note: This is an old post that I have updated, so there's now more than 10 ideas!
We loved making our baking soda boat, although it was a bit tricky to get the mechanism to work properly. It's definitely worth persevering with though.You could try making several different size versions and investigating how they move when you add different amounts of baking soda and vinegar.
Our monster tea party was filled with fun fizzy potions and a great opportunity to try baking soda as well as bicarbonate of soda. Which do you think worked the best?
If monsters aren't your thing how about making some witchy potions or fairy potions.
A baking soda volcano is a staple science activity for kids. Try asking children to investigate using different amounts of vinegar, but keeping the amount of washing up liquid and baking soda the same. Can they create the perfect recipe for an eruption?
Volcanos can be made using snow, sand, papier mache, LEGO or anything else that you can make a basic volcano shape with.
My children loved these Baking Soda Poppers. Please be careful though and stand back as these can shoot up with little warning and a lot of force.
We experimented to discover the best best baking soda and vinegar combination for a launch.
What reacts with baking soda?
This fun investigation is great for children to start thinking scientifically. We tested lots of different liquids to discover what reacts with baking soda and what doesn't.
Remember to keep the amount of baking soda and amount of test substance the same.
Make baking soda rocks and watch them fizz! Can you hide something inside them?
Did you know you can blow up a balloon with baking soda and vinegar or other acid?
Make some colourful baking soda ice cubes and watch them fizz as you add vinegar.
Inspiration Laboratories froze the vinegar instead of the baking soda which worked brilliantly as well.
Watch raisins dance around a glass due to bubbles of carbon dioxide.
We did this many years ago, but loved our fizzy paint afternoon.
We haven't tried these yet but love the look of the very impressive exploding sandwich bag from Steve Spangler.
We very much enjoyed our magical fizzy elf lab for Christmas time too!
Do you have any more baking soda experiments to tell us about?
What is a baking soda and vinegar reaction?
If you combine an acid and an alkali they react together to neutralise each other. Vinegar is an acid and bicarbonate of soda is an alkali.
The reaction releases carbon dioxide gas, which is the bubbles you see. If you add washing up liquid ( dish soap ) to your eruption mix the bubbles make the washing up liquid bubble up, giving you an extra bubbly mix.
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We love the baking soda experiments – and there are several here we haven't tried! These will keep us busy for awhile!
Loving the baking soda ideas – we've tried a volcano before. Will have to try some more.
this was so helpful in help of finding fun and new experiments thank you to the creators of this.
We have done every single one of these experiments before we even looked at this website and they were really cool.


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Why International Trade is Good for U.S. Economy—and the Upstate
For over six decades both major American political parties have consistently supported international trade deals. Since World War II, the United States has led the way in establishing common international rules that have boosted trade.
Why International Trade is Good for U.S. Economy—and the Upstate For over six decades both major American political parties have consistently supported international trade deals. Since World War II, the United States has led the way in establishing common international rules that have boosted trade. Check out this story on greenvilleonline.com: http://grnol.co/2fjoa83
By Brent F. Nelsen and Thomas I. Smythe, GUEST COLUMNISTS Published 11:36 a.m. ET Nov. 11, 2016
Thomas Smythe, Furman University professor of Business Accounting.(Photo: Furman University)
For over six decades both major American political parties have consistently supported international trade deals. Since World War II, the United States has led the way in establishing common international rules that have boosted trade. The end of the Cold War brought an influx of former communist countries to this system, while simultaneously normalizing trade with Asian countries — including China. The result is a truly global trade system.
The current presidential campaign has witnessed a remarkable reversal in trade rhetoric. Neither major candidate has endorsed trade pacts — just the opposite, in fact. Hillary Clinton has opposed President Obama by strongly condemning his signature trade agreement, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP): "I did hope that the TPP, negotiated by this administration . . . would be the kind of trade agreement that I was looking for. Once I saw the outcome, I opposed it."
Donald Trump, the nominee of the traditionally free trade Republican Party, has attacked such treaties even more caustically: "I think NAFTA has been a disaster. I think our current deals are a disaster." The TPP, he said, "is [a] horrible deal. It is a deal that is going to lead to nothing but trouble." Trump repeatedly states, "Anybody we do business with beats us. We don't win at trade." Winning, according to Trump, might mean imposing a 45% tariff on imported goods.
Unfortunately, the U.S. has tried protectionist strategies before, with disastrous results. First, imposing tariffs on imports raises prices for U.S. consumers. In fact, a primary reason that inflation has been subdued over the past 20 years, even with continuing economic growth, is that foreign competition keeps prices low. In short, without global trade, prices on almost everything we buy would rise significantly. Second, competition drives product innovation. In the past when the U.S. has imposed significant trade restrictions, domestic firms have become complacent and inefficient, leading to slower growth and inferior products.
Creating barriers to international trade today reveals an additional complication. Without open trade, we may not have access to the intermediate goods needed for product assembly in the U.S. Like it or not, for two decades companies have counted on an open trade system when deciding where to produce their goods. Many of the "things" that go into making other "things" — as well as many final consumer products — are now made abroad. Trade barriers would severely disrupt supply chains in important industries and U.S. companies simply do not have the capacity to fill the resulting supply gaps.
Would the Upstate benefit from a new president's skepticism about multilateral trade deals? Absolutely not. Trade restrictions would have a disproportionate impact on the Upstate, a region that has become increasingly attractive to foreign companies looking to invest. Everyone knows about BMW and Michelin; however, South Carolina has for many years ranked in the top three states for foreign direct investments. A great many foreign firms invest in our people.
While most know that South Carolina has a large number of foreign employers, what many don't know is that on average these companies pay about 20% more than U.S. firms do. Equally important, these jobs — largely in manufacturing — require higher skills. These skills, once developed, make Upstate employees more attractive to a wide range of employers.
Finally, South Carolina is a transportation hub for both exports and imports. The inland port in Greer will soon reach capacity and may add new facilities by 2018. Meanwhile, a new inland port is rising in Dillon County. Both inland ports expect a boost in business after the Port of Charleston increases its capacity in 2019 by 50%. Currently state port operations facilitate 187,000 jobs — a number set to rise if TPP increases maritime trade.
TPP will benefit the Upstate directly; it will also bring broader benefits to the national economy. If TPP passes, tariffs on manufactured goods and agricultural products in other countries will be eliminated. Thus, the cost of U.S. products will decrease for customers in Pacific Rim countries, raising demand for American (including Upstate) goods. More broadly, lower tariffs on foreign goods will likely lead to a drop in consumer prices for all Americans.
In short, international trade is good — especially for the Upstate. Of course, the U.S. must continue to work with our trade partners to create a fair system. And government must better assist those workers displaced by trade agreements. But imposing restrictions or ending trade deals is not the answer to economic challenges. Such medicine is much worse than the disease.
Brent F. Nelsen is Professor of Political Science and Thomas I. Smythe is Professor of Business and Accounting at Furman University. They can be reached at brent.nelsen@furman.edu and thomas.smythe@furman.edu.
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A chocolate cookie crust (baked only 10 minutes!) topped with creamy mint filling and topped with rich, luscious no bake chocolate cheesecake filling! Top it with whipped cream and chocolate curls for an impressive make ahead holiday dessert!
Did you realize that Lindt chocolate is one of the things I look forward to most during the Christmas season? A year hasn't gone by in quite some time where there was no Lindt chocolate in our stockings, and for good reason. It's incredible.
So when I got the opportunity to share some incredible chocolate Christmas recipes with you featuring Lindt chocolate, it was a no brainer. There are endless ways to enjoy Lindt, whether it be for holiday treats, gifting, decorating or entertaining! In Lindt's The Season magazine you can find 24 days of Christmas inspiration to make the season truly magical.
Would you believe I was a little stumped on what to make for you? Sometimes when you're given an ingredient of the best quality, all you want to do is stuff it in your face. You know?
But since Lindt's Swiss Maîtres Chocolatiers are passionate about creating unique and delicious chocolate experiences, I wanted to make something that really showcased the chocolate. I had lots of ideas for chocolate Christmas bark or fudge, but I feel like sometimes the few weeks before Christmas are the only times we make some of those treats and I wanted to bring you something you would want to eat on Christmas, and the other 364 days of the year, too!
A good (almost!) no bake cheesecake is something you can use all year round. I added a mint filling layer to make this a mint chocolate cheesecake to give it a festive holiday spin, but you can easily omit that or substitute it with another flavour you enjoy to suit whatever day or holiday you're making it for!
There are 3 100g Lindt chocolate bars in the recipe, so this cheesecake is all about the chocolate. The melted chocolate and the gelatin help the cheesecake keep its shape once its cut and gives it an incredibly indulgent, smooth texture. Feel free to use any of the plain Lindt chocolate bars you prefer — dark chocolate and milk chocolate will work equally as well for the cheesecake! I garnished with whipped cream and chocolate curls, but some crushed mint candies would make a great addition as well.
This cheesecake is "Almost No Bake" because the crust is baked for a mere 8-10 minutes. This is completely optional, so you could skip it and make the recipe totally no bake, but I find baking the crust just for a bit helps it to stay together and cut easily.
If you love Lindt as much as I do, you'll want to check out the #LindtTheHalls Retweet to Win contest hosted by @sheblogsmedia for a chance to win 1 of 3 Lindt Holiday gift baskets, each including a $150 VISA gift card. Contest runs from Dec 7-11, 2015. See the contest details here!
Crust:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9" Springform pan with non stick spray.
In a medium bowl, combine chocolate crumbs and butter. Press into the bottom of the Springform pan. Bake for 9-10 minutes or until top appears somewhat dry. Set aside for 30 minutes to cool.
Mint filling:With an electric mixer, mix butter, powdered sugar, milk and mint extract on low until combined. Beat on high for 1 minute. Spread over cooled crust. Refrigerate until cheesecake mixture is ready.
Cheesecake:In a small pot, sprinkle gelatin over cold milk (no heat) and let sit for 1 minute. Add the 3 Lindt chocolate bars and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Set aside for 30 minutes to come to room temperature.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add melted chocolate mixture and beat until combined and fluffy. Add whipped cream and stir slowly to combine.
Spread over mint filling in pan. Refrigerate at least 4-6 hours or up to 5-6 days before garnishing and serving.
Garnish:Microwave Lindt 70% Dark Chocolate Bar on high for 7-10 seconds. Using a vegetable peeler or bench scraper, scrape large chocolate curls from the back of the bar. (This would work well with any of the Lindt chocolate bars!).
Top cheesecake with whipped cream, chocolate curls or shavings and squares of Lindt chocolate as desired.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9″ Springform pan with non stick spray.
With an electric mixer, mix butter, powdered sugar, milk and mint extract on low until combined. Beat on high for 1 minute. Spread over cooled crust. Refrigerate until cheesecake mixture is ready.
In a small pot, sprinkle gelatin over cold milk (no heat) and let sit for 1 minute. Add the 3 Lindt chocolate bars and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Set aside for 30 minutes to come to room temperature.
Microwave Lindt 70% Dark Chocolate Bar on high for 7-10 seconds. Using a vegetable peeler or bench scraper, scrape large chocolate curls from the back of the bar. (This would work well with any of the Lindt chocolate bars!).
Cheesecake recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
*Although this post has been generously sponsored by Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada), Inc., the opinions and language are my own, and in no way do they reflect Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada), Inc.
Curious how the mint layer is green in your photos. Did you add food coloring?
YES to everything Lindt.. my favourite chocolate brand ever. LOVE this cheesecake recipe.
That is just fantastic. Mint and chocolate is my absolute favourite combination. In a cheesecake with Lindt chocolate? That's heaven!
Christmas is my favorite time to bake too and I would love to add this to my ever growing list 🙂 It's the prettiest cheesecake ever!!! Chocolate and mint desserts are a big hit around our house!
Thanks Dorothy! The mint is pretty subtle — it's all about that fabulous chocolate!
What a gorgeous cheesecake, Ashley! Love how impressive, yet easy, it is!
Ashley, this cheesecake is stunning!!!! I LOVE the mint filling!!!! and that Lindt giveaway sounds amazing!
This looks SO good, Ashley!! I love all things mint chocolate during the winter and anything that's no-bake is a winner in my book 🙂 pinned!
Thanks Rachel! It's definitely one of my favorite combos, especially at Christmas!
That looks like the best cheesecake I have ever seen! I love mint and chocolate! Gorgeous photos too!
You make the best no0bake desserts, Ashley!! I never think of myself as a big dessert person but everytime I see one of yours I get so hungry! I love the mint and chocolate together!
If you needed a sign, that's definitely a good one! 😉 Thanks Annie!
Ashley, this cheesecake is stunning! Lindt chocolate is amazing, and I'm sure it makes this cheesecake just amazing. 🙂 Beautiful layers — this is such a gorgeous holiday dessert!
This looks like the perfect cheesecake to serve guest during the holidays or any time of the year.
I know my husband loves Lindt chocolate, I'm sure I would too if I wasn't allergic. lol. This (almost) no bake cheesecake is a stunner, girlfriend! Love how easy this is to prepare and who doesn't love mint and chocolate? So perfect for the holidays! Pinned! Cheers, my dear!
This cheesecake is absolutely gorgeous, Ashley! Christmas is my favorite time of the year to bake, too. And I just tell myself that calories don't count! 🙂 I love how thick and delicious this looks! What a perfect holiday treat!
Haha, yeah I'm working on some January recipes now to try to even things out 😉 Thanks Gayle!
I am ALL for no-bake this time of year! Especially if it involves me keeping out of the kitchen! I'd REALLY love to just dig a fork into my screen right now—this looks insane, Ashley!


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FDI companies dominate Ireland's export industry
Finance | Mon 21 Sep | Author – Business & Finance
A report by the Irish Exporters Association shows significant growth in export sales with value of top five exporters increasing by 23.5% year-on-year.
Microsoft was named the largest exporting company in the 2015 edition of Top 250 Exporters in Ireland and Northern Ireland, published in association with Investec.
Data from the report shows strong growth in the manufacturing and services sectors with the value of exports from the top five exporters increasing by 23.5% on the previous year.
Microsoft's export turnover increased by 21%, from €15bn in 2014 to €18.2bn in 2015.
Microsoft was followed by Google with export turnover of €17bn, Medtronic (3rd, export turnover of €16.7bn), Johnson & Johnson (4th, export turnover of €10.5bn) and Ingersoll Rand (5th, export turnover of €9.8bn).
Of the Top 20 companies listed, nine are focused within the ICT arena with seven in the medical and pharma sectors.
Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, said: "Our exporting companies, both Irish and multinational, have delivered extraordinary achievements over the past four years, with year after year of record export results, and record levels of job-creation. Almost half of the 125,000 extra jobs that have been created have been in exporting companies. I am delighted to have this opportunity to formally recognise the incredible achievements of our exporting companies, wish them every success for the future, and pledge that we will continue to provide the supports you require to deliver the increased sales and ultimately the jobs we all need".
Simon McKeever, chief executive, Irish Exporters Association, commented: "Irish exporters have and continue to play a significant role in the recovery of the Irish economy. While there have been some favourable developments such as Quantitative Easing in our largest single trading partner, the UK, and a continued strong dollar, that have helped make Irish exports more competitive, the success has also been built on strong foundations of quality, innovation and an underlying cost competitive proposition."
Topics: ICT, Ingersoll Rand, Investec, Irish exporters association, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic Ireland, Microsoft, pharma, Richard Bruton, Simon McKeever


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Kenny confirms government remains committed to supporting the A5
The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the A5 project.
An all party delegation from the North West cross border region met with the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny in Dublin last evening.
At the meeting Enda Kenny said that the Government were committed to the A5 project, and he confirmed that the revised funding package of 50 million euro remains intact, although there's still no commitment to restore the full amount of 500 million initially pledged by the previous adminstration.
Donegal North East Deputy, Padraig MacLochlainn welcomed the Governments commitment………
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Q: PHP - Responding to incoming API call without returning I'm trying to figure out the best way to send a response to an incoming API POST to our system, without returning.
We receive an XML post from another service, and consume it, and then our response to them is in XML also. What we are currently doing is digesting the incoming post, do some stuff on our end, then do a php return with the XML.
I would like to change this so that we can respond to their call with the XML, but then do some processing after the fact, without making some type of exec/background call.
What's the best way to send a response in PHP without returning? If we do an "echo" will that close the connection and allow us to process more afterwards without the other server "waiting?

A: Calling PHP's echo will not close the connection, in fact you can call echo multiple times in your PHP script and the output will be added to the response. The connection will only close when

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*The end of the script is reached

*exit() or the alias die() are called

*A fatal/parse error or an uncaught Exception occurs or your server runs out of memory

*The maximum script execution time which you can set in php.ini is exceeded

Usually, the calling client code will also have some kind of timeout, so if your 'digesting' code could take longer and you want to take care about this as well as point 4 in the list, you can store the request data for later processing, for example in a database or serialized in files. Having successfully stored the data, you then have basically 2 options to go:
Option 1: Spawn a background PHP process
To spawn a background PHP process that will survive the livecycle of the calling script, use exec and nohup. The basic usage could look like this:
exec('RESOURCE_ID=123 nohup /path/to/your/php/executable your_script.php > /dev/null');

Within the first segment of the command, RESOURCE_ID=123, you can pass a unique identifier of the previously stored request data, maybe a database entry id or the storage filename, to the background script. Use getenv('RESOURCE_ID') in your background script to retrieve the variable.
[EDIT] > /dev/null for output redirection is crucial for running the process in the background, otherwise the parent script will wait for the output of the background process. I also suggest to write the output as well as error output to an actual file like &> my_script.out, this will have the same effect. You could also get the process id of the background process by appending & echo $! to the command, exec() will then return it.
After starting the background script, you can send your 'OK' response and exit the parent script.
Option 2: Cronjob for processing, as suggested by Jim Panse
The more complex your system grows, you probably need more control over the execution of your 'digesting' code. Perhaps you want to balance server load peaks, or restart failed tasks, or throttle malicious usage of your API. If you need this kind of control, you are better off with this option.

A: Since i guess you want your system-to-system communication synchronously there are multiple things you can consider.
Even though time consuming requests you usually still want a fast response.
To satisfy this you can't process the request immediately.
So, just save the request and process it later (give the client a 202 response back). Systems like queues are very popular to save time consuming jobs for running them later. Another time controlled script (cronjob) could then do polling and process the stacked messages/data.
If you want to provide the results to the client too, return them a unique resource id on the initial rest call and implement another resource with exactly this parameter as the input. If your system finished processing, the result will appear there.
Spawning a process from within another php script isn't very handy since it's very difficult to debug and error-prone.
I personally would't go for this solution.

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My first love was literature, novels and poetry. As a child, I loved storybooks, mysteries and adventures. In grade school, I was made to memorize poetry and loved the exercise. High school introduced me to more serious literature, Shakespeare, Kipling, Keats, Wordsworth, Browning. On the side, I still read storybooks, cowboy tales from the Old West, taken from my dad's bookshelf.
During my undergraduate university years, literature was a major part of the curriculum and I learned then that literature wasn't just about stories, but also about social and religious commentary; as well as about form and beauty as ends in themselves. In classes then we read classic novels: "Nineteen Eighty-Four," "Lord of the Flies," "Heart of Darkness," "The Heart of the Matter," and "East of Eden." The curriculum at that that time in Canada heavily favored British writers. Only later, on my own, would I discover the richness in Canadian, U.S., African, Indian, Russian, and Swedish writers. I had been solidly catechized in my youth and, while the catechism held my faith, literature held my theology.
But after literature came philosophy. As part of preparation for ordination we were required to do a degree in philosophy. I was blessed with some fine teachers and fell into first fervor in terms of my love of philosophy. The courses then heavily favored scholasticism (Aristotle, Plato, Augustine, Aquinas) but we were also given a sound history of philosophy and a basic grounding in existentialism and some of the contemporary philosophical movements. I was smitten; philosophy became my theology.
But after philosophy came theology. After our philosophical studies, we were required to take a four-year degree in theology prior to ordination. Again, I was blessed with good teachers and blessed to be studying theology just as Vatican II and a rich new theological scholarship were beginning to penetrate theological schools and seminaries. There was theological excitement aplenty, and I shared in it. In Roman Catholic circles, we were reading Congar, Rahner, Schnackenburg and Raymond Brown. Protestant circles were giving us Barth, Tillich, Niebuhr, and a bevy of wonderful Scripture scholars.
But after theology came spirituality. After ordination, I was given the opportunity to do a graduate degree in theology. That degree deepened immeasurably my love for and commitment to theology. It also landed me a teaching job and for the next six years I taught theology at a graduate level. These were wonderful years; I was where I most wanted to be, in a theology classroom. However, during those six years, I began to explore the writings of the mystics and tentatively launch some courses in spirituality, beginning with a course on the great Spanish mystic, John of the Cross.
My doctoral studies followed those years and while I focused on systematic theology, writing my thesis in the area of natural theology, something had begun to shift in me. I found myself more and more, both in teaching and writing, shifting more into the area of spirituality, so much so that after a few years I could no longer justify calling some of my former courses in systematic theology by their old catalogue titles. Honesty compelled me now to name them courses in spirituality.
And what is spirituality? How is it different from theology? At one level, there's no difference. Spirituality is, in effect, applied theology. They are of one and the same piece, either ends of the same sock. But here's a difference: Theology defines the playing field, defines the doctrines, distinguishes truth from falsehood, and seeks to enflame the intellectual imagination. It is what it classically claims itself to be: Faith seeking understanding.
But, rich and important as that is, it's not the game. Theology makes up the rules for the game, but it doesn't do the playing nor decide the outcome. That's the role of spirituality, even as it needs to be obedient to theology. Without sound theology, spirituality always falls into unbridled piety, unhealthy individualism, and self-serving fundamentalism. Only good, rigorous, academic theology saves us from these.
But without spirituality, theology too easily becomes only an intellectual aesthetics, however beautiful. It's one thing to have coherent truth and sound doctrine; it's another thing to give that actual human flesh, on the streets, in our homes, and inside our own restless questioning and doubt. Theology needs to give us truth; spirituality needs to break open that truth.
And so I've come full circle: From the storybooks of my childhood, through the Shakespeare of my high school, through the novelists and poets of my undergraduate years, through the philosophy of Aristotle and Aquinas, through the theology of Rahner and Tillich, through the Scripture scholarship of Raymond Brown and Ernst Kasemann, through the hermeneutics of the postmodernists of my postgraduate years, through 40 years of teaching theology, I've landed where I started – still searching for good stories that feed the soul.


UA-30156634-1 245. Lions of Liberty's 3 Year Anniversary Party!
245. Lions of Liberty's 3 Year Anniversary Party!
How Howie first introduced Marc to the ideas of liberty, and how he eventually spread this infection to Brian and Odie.
A discussion about the campaign of Gary Johnson, and whether or not libertarians should even want him to get into the Presidential debates.
A healthy debate over the concept of "non-intervention" - is it truly a libertarian principle? How can it be applied in our modern context?
The Lions reflect on their favorite moments of the past three years of the Lions of Liberty podcast, from favorite segments to favorite guests, and make some bold predictions for the future!


The college has a 'suggestion & complaint box' accessible to the students to write and report their problems without the fear of being treated with bias if spoken openly. Ms. Savita Sharma and Mrs. Yachna Saxena record the suggestions & complaints and put them up to the Principal for redressal. A scientifically analysed feedback system has also been evolved to record the views of the out-going students and to use this information for preparing the IQAR of the previous session and the IQAP coming session by the IQAC.


Optional documentation system for EDS digital version. The ITH documentation system allows for easy, digital management of all custom data associated with the tightening process including bolt size, bolt quality, torque or application values, and bolt and personnel identification numbers.
This is our 6T wood log splitter. It is a great choice for any home with a wood-burning stove or fireplace. The log splitter is 6-ton of RAM force.


Combine first 4 ingredients; stir in strawberries, rhubarb, and lemon juice. Let stand 20 minutes.
Roll 1 piecrust to an 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Fit into a 9-inch pieplate according to package directions; fold edges under, and crimp. Chill 10 minutes.
Spoon strawberry mixture into piecrust; dot with butter.
Roll remaining piecrust to an 1/8-inch thickness; cut into 1/2-inch strips. Arrange in a lattice design over filling. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar.
Bake at 425° for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 350°, and bake 30 more minutes or until crust browns.
Well-written recipe. I think chilling the crust was key for such a saucy filling. Omitted the butter. Wonderful tartness that can be served with or without milk.


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Daniel Barrow, Glenn Gear, Paige Gratland Three Way Mirror: Installation at Eastern Edge Artist-run Centre, Photo: Kseniia Trubachova, 2022
Review| January 23, 2023
Daniel Barrow, Paige Gratland & Glenn Gear: Three Way Mirror
by Amanda Shore
Glenn Gear's handmade kaleidoscope attaches to his camera, like a long triangular lens painted with multicoloured stars. In the gallery space at Eastern Edge is a photo of the artist in downtown St. John's, NL, holding his slim black camera that's barely visible behind the hand painted cardboard attachment. As an optical instrument, it is only as precise as the user wants it to be, yielding mirrored images that don't quite align in perfect geometric tessellations. As a framework for viewing, it holds the potential for brilliant clarity and total obscurity.
The kaleidoscope is the centrepiece of Three Way Mirror, a collaborative exhibition by Glenn Gear, Daniel Barrow, and Paige Gratland, which opened at Eastern Edge (St. John's, NL) in September 2022, and is on view at grunt gallery (Vancouver, BC) until January 21, 2023. Their collaboration began at the Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency at Artspace Gibraltar Point (Toronto Island, ON) in 2018, and Barrow says that at Eastern Edge they took a skillsharing approach by "offering each other assignments or paths into our individual practices."
Glenn Gear Kaleidoscope, mirrors, cardboard, epoxy, paint (2022) Photo: Kseniia Trubachova, 2022
The exhibition had the looseness of a studio visit, capturing both material tests and process documentation of their residency at Eastern Edge, alongside finished artworks. The three artists form a queer craft triangle–in addition to being filmmakers, they each maintain detailed, handmade, craft-based practices. Paige Gratland's own textiles were exhibited alongside Magic in Plain Sight, her short documentary which follows seamstress Brenna Bezanson through the process of pattern making and custom garment creation. Daniel Barrow's most recent paper doll poem is installed alongside their 2007 animation Artist Statement, which introduces their practice as an expression of desperation and exhaustion. Glenn Gear's digital prints and sealskin appliqué are not only framed in the exhibition, they are captured on video through the kaleidoscopic lens, and projected in this refracted form. Each artist's craft-based work is mediated through lens-based representations, and handmade elements come through in their films and videos.
Daniel Barrow Equilibriste Bouquet, Hand-dyed and cut paper dolls on screen printed mat board (2022) Photo: Kseniia Trubachova, 2022
What might be considered ornament–appliqué, beadwork, paper dolls–becomes the central infrastructure of each work. Barrow says, "I don't think of my work as embellishing but I think of it as scaffolding–taking lots of different motifs or visual gags or ideas and sort of stacking them in strange configurations." The resulting compositions of paper silhouettes in Barrow's Equilibriste Bouquet appear to be vaguely Baroque, like an ornate 3D wallpaper. There's a feeling of symmetry to the mapping of each figure, despite the fact that they're not symmetrical at all.
Gear and Gratland collaborated on a series of material explorations, including sealskin appliqué on paper lace. They worked intuitively, producing weavings with strips of sealskin poking out through the yarn. Gear says, "There was a shimmer there that was embedded, and it looked like a landscape." As an Inuk artist who activates stories of land and animals in Nunatsiavut through animation, Gear articulates landscapes in ways that are both otherworldly and familiar. Gratland used paper yarn–a postwar tradition from when materials were scarce–to not only create these weavings, but also the paper nets that appeared in Barrow's paper doll poem. This borrowing and lending of materials reflected a reciprocity between artists, where even the more disparate artworks winked at one another.
Paige Gratland with Rachel Topham Photography Grey Area, hand woven textile, wool (2020) Photo: Kseniia Trubachova, 2022
It's deeply refreshing to see a group exhibition that isn't struggling against the pressure of its own thematic, but instead trusts the audience to find quiet connections if they care to look for them. As queer people we recognize each other through the most discreet details in our garments, the most obscure cultural references, and the subtlest coded language. Barrow, Gratland, and Gear carry themselves with the confidence of artists who are settled enough in their practices to be playful, to work intuitively, and to trust in the queer narratives they've built together.
Glenn Gear's Six Fold Animals is a print series showing digital illustrations of animals tessellated to form six-sided snowflakes. Each creature comes into contact with itself in repeated patterns–the spotted backs of seals duplicate to form a starry sky, the noses of polar bears touch one another, and the antlers of caribou join in a heart shape. What new possibilities of affection are opened up in these tessellations, mirrorings, and repeated patterns?
In some cases the artists' expressions of desire are muted, like Gratland's Pride for Introverts. The long hanging textile features a colourway of pastel rainbow stripes, which could have been a banquet table runner at a lively but reserved dinner party. The title leaves little room for nuance, and is explicit about its subtlety, or loud about its quietness.
In other cases their works are loud songs of longing, like Barrow's Artist Statement, a video which expresses the artist's desire to create artwork that is "gratuitously honest." Alongside glitchy HTML visuals, the artist's voice says, "I hope in my work to do this, to express myself unnecessarily. […] Ideally, I just want to make people cry." Barrow's longing goes beyond sincerity and extends so far into melodrama that it doubles back into sincerity. Their words addressed me directly, as the art critic watching the video, and I wondered whether I was about to cry, or if I just wanted to cry.
Mirroring is not always a way of creating an orderly duplicate. It can also be a process of multiplying beyond conventions of symmetry. The three way mirror opens up new shattered reflections of ourselves, not to mention the possibility (both comforting and terrifying) of being reflected by others. Coincidentally, the day these artists landed in St. John's was the same day that Kaleidoscope Drag Lounge & Restaurant opened–a highly anticipated all ages queer-owned drag venue in downtown St. John's. On that summer day, as the artists arrived with the intention of creating a system of queer refraction, a kaleidoscope quite literally opened up to meet them. In spaces like these, new possibilities of connection are revealed when we mirror parts of one another, and remain open to what will be reflected back.
Amanda Shore is white-settler writer and curator based in Kjipuktuk (Halifax). Her art criticism has been published in Canadian Art, Visual Arts News, Studio Magazine, and C Magazine. Selected curatorial projects include Art in the Open (Charlottetown, 2020), Sound Etiquette (Centre for Art Tapes, 2017), and Outside the Box 5.0 (Toronto Offsite Design Festival, 2017). She is an Art Manager at IOTA Studios, and her current curatorial research focuses on fragrance as a site for multisensory art encounters.
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The management of Federal Polytechnic Idah (IDAHPOLY) has announced August 6th, 2017 for resumption of academic activities .
It will be recalled that academic activities were suspended in the polytechnic after a violent protest by the students of the polytechnic over the death of one of their colleagues some weeks back.
Consequently, the management of the polytechnic has ordered all students to pay a reparation/damage fee of One thousand Naira (N 1000) upon resumption.
Students are to equally write a letter of Undertaking to be of good behavior for the remaining part of their stay in The Polytechnic.
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Pornhub and parent MindGeek hit with lawsuit over allegations of hosting nonconsensual...
What just happened? Pornhub is once again being accused of hosting nonconsensual videos, including those showing rapes and child abuse, on its service. Thirty-four women are suing parent company MindGeek for allegedly being "one of the largest human trafficking ventures in the world," and "likely the largest non-regulatory repository of child pornography in North America."
The civil complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, claims Pornhub and its parent knowingly profited from videos depicting rape, child sexual exploitation, trafficking, and other nonconsensual sexual videos. "This is a case about rape, not pornography," the complaint states, adding that MindGeek is a classic criminal enterprise run "just like the Sopranos."
Lawyers at Brown Rudnick LLP are seeking damages for the "devastating" effect the experience has caused the plaintiffs. They also seek protections for them and "thousands of other victims" from further exploitation.
The online porn industry "has operated like an old-school red-light district of commerce where rules that do apply and should be applied haven't been applied," said Michael Bowe, the lawyer representing the plaintiffs.
A special thanks to those young women and men who shared their stories and documentation about Pornhub, because they didn't want other kids to endure what they had suffered. It was their courage, their stories, that made this happen. Teens like Serena: https://t.co/syVIjZgEy6
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) December 8, 2020
CBS News reports that one of the women was in high school and only 17 when her boyfriend coerced her into making a nude video. She forgot about its existence until a friend told her it had been anonymously posted to Pornhub without her knowledge or consent.
"I joined the lawsuit because I seek justice for myself and the countless victims who don't come forward," the victim said.
MindGeek owns dozens of porn websites, including Pornhub, RedTube, Tube8, and YouPorn, along with adult production companies and brands. It brings in 3.5 billion views per month. A recent survey showed PornHub was one of the most popular ways people in the UK got through last year's lockdown.
Pornhub said it is reviewing and investigating the complaint because it has "zero tolerance for illegal content and investigates any complaint or allegation made about content on our platforms." It called allegations that it is a criminal enterprise run like the Sopranos "absurd, completely reckless and categorically false."
Back in December, Pornhub stopped unverified uploads and banned downloads following a damning New York Times report making the same claims seen in the lawsuit. Mastercard and Visa soon cut ties with MindGeek, and Pornhub later added new safety measures that include verification by a third-party company for uploads.
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https://www.techspot.com/news/90115-pornhub-parent-mindgeek-hit-lawsuit-over-allegations-hosting.html
QuantumPhysics
I never in a million years would have imagined that some people out there would ignore the TOS and upload crimes to a social media network.
It's the price you pay for having a social media network.
People will upload crimes to it.
Same goes for videos made under prostitution - which is illegal in some places.
99% of the videos of I've seen had no "age verification"... I only know what they tell me.
This is a money grab. These things would be happening wwhether it was video taped or not.
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umbala
There are a lot of women out there who regret getting into porn. They may think this is a way for them to cash out by suing a website, but it's not going to work.
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Isn't that how most sites / commerces on the internet work - ignoring rules and regulations as much as possible or lobbying to not have them apply in the first place ?
Trillionsin
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Some of this is BS... I know some people who make porn, judge me as you wish, however... their videos get reported constantly for "non-consensual" BS all the time, and it's utter BS because they are a couple making their own content uploading their videos with obvious consent IN the videos. I've never once seen child porn on Pornhub... so I can't debate how true that is... but then again I'm not looking for it so it makes me curious how they find it if these people arent actively looking for it... but hey I guess there are agencies that specialize in that stuff.
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texasrattler
Trillionsin said:
The child stuff was brought up if not mistaken by a child to begin with. It was her and other stories that this coming to light. What's true and not I have no idea. I can't say I've ever used pornhub or have ever looked for that type of stuff, I'm sure there are plenty of ppl who do.
Welcome to the internet, where it's truly the wild wild west out there. No rules, no laws, anything goes until you get caught. Then rules n laws get MADE.
AudoBell
They have a responsibility to take off the illegal videos. They should be punished for not doing it.
brucek
Like The Sopranos? Are there some murder allegations I haven't heard of?
There are strong words being thrown around here, the kind that law enforcement is usually not shy about prosecuting. If there is rape and/or child molestation, with video evidence already stored on a 3rd party server no less, I'm not sure why I'm reading about it in a civil suit vs. criminal prosecutions.
For the moment I'm going with the normally safe assumptions that the internet company could use some investigation & attention to make sure it is following the laws it is supposed to, and the civil lawyer's claims could use a little skeptical attention re: blaming the party with the biggest pockets vs. the ones most directly responsible.
duckofdeath
You know some people, so that applies to the remaining 7 billion of us. Good to know, all-knowing person.
yukka
Can we sue them for serving non consensual videos? I sure as hell don't want to watch anything like that and it concerns me that people have have inadvertently seen videos of that ilk
EClyde
Sure...just keep telling yourself PORN is OK
Homerlovesbeer
EClyde said:
My old fella seems to think it's ok.....
Todd Sauve
brucek said:
Well, if its HQs is in Quebec, and Montreal in particular, Canadians will tell you that province is, how shall we put it? Known to bend the rules a lot more than other parts of the country??? They just sent one of that city's mayors off to the crowbar hotel not too long ago ...
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TechSpot Elite
Todd Sauve said:
I am a Canadian and I am from Québec originally. Québec doesn't bend the laws as much as Québec has different laws. The laws in the English provinces are based on British Common Law while the laws in Québec are based on French Civil Law (aka the Napoleonic Code). Québec is the most progressive province in Canada and the reason that a lot of businesses have their Canadian HQ in Montreal is usually one of two:
1.) Montreal is Canada's major international port in the east.
2.) The business laws in Québec are usually about a decade ahead of the rest of Canada.
When it comes to organised crime, the Mafia hasn't been powerful in Québec since the 50s or 60s. When it comes to criminal enterprise, strange though it may sound, it's the Hell's Angels who are most powerful in Québec and nobody else dares challenge them. However, contrary to the opinion of many, the Sûreté du Québec (Québec Provincial Police) was quietly conducting an extremely deep investigation while publicly acting like the problem didn't really exist or was being exaggerated. Of course, this made people think that they'd been paid off by the Hell's Angels to just let them "do their thing". That was of course until the Sûreté du Québec decided that it had enough evidence to cripple the Hell's Angels. Since then, it has been one sting after another with fantastic results over the past few years and it's still ongoing:
Police arrest more than 60 Hells Angels members across Quebec and New Brunswick
Hells Angels targeted in early morning raids in Quebec, New Brunswick
Sûreté du Québec raids target cocaine ring with links to Hells Angels
Drug trafficking ring with alleged ties to Hells Angels targeted in search warrants
The Sûreté du Québec hit the Hell's Angels again as recently as two weeks ago. The idea that Québec is lawless is far from the truth. They just know how to make criminals feel complacent which of course causes them to be sloppy. The results speak for themselves.
Avro Arrow said:
The thing that makes everyone wonder about Quebec is that even after having an economy for 400 years, which is far, far longer than anywhere else in Canada, they still can't balance their budgets and are in "need" of equalization payments. It seems pretty clear to "the rest of Canada" that they have no real interest in balancing their own budgets and living within their means as long as they can scream "we're going to separate" when they don't get their way. So Ottawa gives both Quebec and Ontario whatever they think will get them enough votes to win the next federal election. That is the story of Confederation in a nutshell. And whether it is true or not, Montreal's reputation as a crooked place is pretty firmly entrenched. Personally, I can't see any reason to trust their establishment.
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A timeline of the Yemeni Revolution spans the following four articles related to the Yemeni Revolution:

Timeline of the Yemeni Revolution (January – 2 June 2011), a chronology from the start of protests in mid-January 2011 to 2 June 2011, the eve of a pivotal bombing
Timeline of the Yemeni Revolution (3 June – 22 September 2011), a chronology from the bombing of the presidential compound on 3 June 2011 to 22 September 2011, the last day of vice-presidential rule
Timeline of the Yemeni Revolution (23 September – December 2011), a chronology from the president's return on 23 September 2011 to the end of December 2011
Timeline of the Yemeni Revolution (January – 27 February 2012), a chronology from the start of 2012 to the inauguration of a new president on 27 February 2012

See also
Timeline of the Arab Spring

Yemeni Revolution
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