text:
Ranking All the Songs from the Coco Soundtrack
The 2017 computer animated fantasy film, (Coco) was produced by Pixar Animation Studios, then released by Walt Disney Pictures. The story is about a twelve year old boy named Miguel who accidentally transported himself to the Land of the Dead while seeking the help of his deceased great-great-grandfather, who was a musician before he died. The quest is to return to the land of the living to remove the family's ban on music. The concept behind the movie came from a holiday Mexicans celebrate that's called Day of the Dead. The budget to make the movie ranged between $175 million USD to $225 million USD, making it the first pure Latino film to reach a nine-figure budget. This movie premiered on October 20, 2017 during the Morelia International Film Festival held in the city it's named after, in Mexico. Globally, the movie grossed over $807 million USD and became the sixteenth highest grossing animated film at the time of its release. It received several accolades, as well as a pair of Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Critics Choice Movie Award and Annie Award, all for Best Animated Film. The National Board of Review also awarded it for Best Animated Film. In addition to the film's success, so was the Coco soundtrack that came with it.
Coco Soundtrack
The musical score for Coco was composed by Michael Giacchino. The songwriters were Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Germaine Franco, Adrian Molina, and Robert Lopez. The recording for the music began on August 14, 2017, then released the same year on November 10. The original concept for the film was to be a break-into-song musical. However, the writing team wrote way more songs for the film than what ended up featured in the film. There are, in total, thirty-eight tracks on the album. Among them, eleven official songs that feature the songwriting team involvement.
11. The World Es Mi Familia (performed by Anthony Gonzalez)
In English, (The World Es Mi Familia) means "The World is My Family," which is what the theme of Coco, as a movie, is about. Mainly performed by Anthony Gonzalez as the lead character, Miguel, attempts to impress his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Cruz is played by Benjamin Bratt, the character who experiences an untimely death and becomes even more beloved in the Land of the Dead.
10. Much Needed Advice (performed by Benjamin Bratt and Antonio Sol)
(Much Needed Advice), was lyrically performed by Antonio Sol, who served as the singing voice behind Coco's character, Ernesto de la Cruz. Benjamin Bratt's voice was used during spoken lines of Cruz. In the movie, the young and impressionable Miguel is teaching himself guitar as he watches his idol, Cruz, on television.
9. Everyone Knows Juanita (performed by Gael Garcia Bernal)
Cheerful and playful, (Everyone Know Juanita) was performed by Gael Garcia Bernal. Bernal's role in the movie was the great-great-grandfather in the Land of the Dead that enlisted Miguel to help him visit the Land of the Living. In the movie, Miguel is awestruck by the beautiful guitar play of the song. On soundtrack, the easy listening sound of the music is easy enough to take in and enjoy.
8. Remember Me (Lullaby) (performed by García Bernal, Gabriella Flores, and Libertad García Fonzi)
As a soft lullaby, (Remember Me) was performed by the combined talent of Garcia Bernal, Gabriella Flores, and Libertad Garcia Fonzi.
7. Un Poco Loco (performed by Garcia Bernal and Anthony Gonzalez)
In English, (Un Poco Loco) means "A Bit Crazy." This lyrical performance by Garcia Bernal and Anthony Gonzalez showed an enthusiastic song that's catchy and fun to listen to, which is illustrated in the movie and in the soundtrack.
6. Remember Me (Reunion) (performed by Anthony Gonzalaz and Ana Ofelia Murguia)
Sung reunion style, (Remember Me) was a combined performance by Anthony Gonzalaz and Ana Ofela Murguia, bringing about a festive feeling to what was the main theme song for the movie. On this occasion, it served as a heartfelt, healing moment, demonstrating music can be the best medicine, especially when all else seems to fail.
5. Proud Corazon (performed by Anthony Gonzalaz)
(Proud Corazon), according to the lyrics of Anthony Gonzalaz, stands for "Proud Heart," which is one of the main concepts of the entire movie.
4. Remember Me (performed by Benjamin Bratt)
This Academy Award-winning song was the opening track for the Coco Soundtrack, performed by Benjamin Bratt and an ensemble in a Latino-style performance not much different than the Lion King's opening with "Circle of Life."
3. Jalale (Instrumental) (Mexican Institute of Sound)
This instrumental piece, (Jalale), was performed by the Mexican Institute of Sound, who served up what has become a modernized musical trend in Mexico, fusing the elements of folk and traditional sounds. The English translation to Jalale is "Pull Him."
2. La Llorona (performed by Alanna Ubach & Antonio Sol)
(La Llorona) is a Mexican folk song about its national hero of the same name. There are several versions to this song, despite the origins of it being obscure. The 1941 composition was inspired from hearing the song in the Isthmus of Tehuantepic. The legend of La Llorana revolves around a Nahua-tribed princess of this name who was also a consort of the conquistador of the Aztec Empire in Mexico. His name was Hernan Cortes. Story has it the princess drowned her children in a rage after learning her husband had been unfaithful to her. As a spirit, it is believed she has been condemned to wander along the shores of the river, looking for her dead children. This is where the association of the Day of the Dead comes in with the theme of the movie, Coco. Alanna Ubach provided the vocals for this song, along with a guesting vocals of Antonio Sol, for the English version. In Spanish, it was lyrically translated by Angelica Vale and Marco Antonio Solis.
1. Remember Me (Duo) (performed by Miguel and Natalia Lafoucade)
(Remember Me) won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, which it received at the end of the award show's ceremony. The single gained well over one million plays through online streaming services, as well as becoming certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In the film, the song was performed variously between Benjamin Bratt, Gael Garcia Bernal, Anthony Gonzalez, and Ana Ofelia Murguia. The pop version of the song at the end of the credits was performed by Miguel and Natalia Lafoucade and is on the original Coco soundtrack. The Spanish version of this song was covered by Carlos Rivera, which is titled "Recuerdame" and is featured on the Spanish soundtrack.
Rammstein announce the rescheduled 2021 tour dates
ByYunus Emre Özdiyar July 16, 2020 July 16, 2020
Rammstein shares its rescheduled 2021 tour dates. The dates are confirmed following postponed to the live music industry due to pandemic. There are too many music bands postponed their upcoming tour dates. Especially, summer festivals…
Read More Rammstein announce the rescheduled 2021 tour datesContinue
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and KISS React to Trump Supporters
ByCan Kay January 7, 2021 January 7, 2021
Many rock and metal artists react to Trump protesters, including members of the KISS and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. As of January 6, America is witnessing events that have not happened before. While elected president…
Read More RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and KISS React to Trump SupportersContinue
Ranking All the Songs from the Shrek 2 Soundtrack
Shrek 2 was the sequel in what became one of the biggest franchises. The movie hit theaters in 2004 and had equal as its predecessor. The film is terrific because it twists the typical fairytale…
Read More Ranking All the Songs from the Shrek 2 SoundtrackContinue
The 10 Best Al Jarreau Songs of All-Time
ByThomas Newman April 14, 2022 April 13, 2022
Jarreau began singing in San Francisco nightclubs, where he was discovered by Warner Bros. Records producer Tommy LiPuma. Signed to a contract with the label, Jarreau recorded his self-titled debut album in 1975. The record…
Read More The 10 Best Al Jarreau Songs of All-TimeContinue
Ranking All The Clash Studio Albums
ByThomas Newman January 19, 2022 January 18, 2022
There aren't a lot of bands that can claim to have had the same kind of influence as The Clash. For those who are unfamiliar, punk rock came into existence centered around a club called…
Read More Ranking All The Clash Studio AlbumsContinue
The 10 Best Parliament-Funkadelic Albums Ranked
ByThomas Newman June 12, 2021 June 11, 2021
Parliament-Funkadelic is a funk music collective that was founded in the late 1960s and headed by George Clinton. Unlike a band that has set band members, this collective has rotating musicians. This collective predominantly consists…
Read More The 10 Best Parliament-Funkadelic Albums RankedContinue


text:
Eckart Berkes  (né le  à Worms - mort en septembre 2014 à Leimen) est un athlète allemand, spécialiste du 110 mètres haies.

Biographie

Il remporte le titre du 60 m haies lors des Championnats d'Europe en salle 1971, à Sofia, en Bulgarie, en devançant dans le temps de 7 s 8 le Soviétique Aleksandr Demus et l'Italien Sergio Liani .

Il remporte le titre du 110 m haies des Championnats d'Allemagne en 1973.

Palmarès

Records

Notes et références

Liens externes

Hurdleur allemand
Coureur de 110 mètres haies
Champion d'Europe d'athlétisme en salle
Athlète (homme) aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1972
Naissance en février 1949
Naissance à Worms
Décès en septembre 2014
Décès en Bade-Wurtemberg
Décès à 65 ans

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Microgaming's newest addition, Thunderstruck II, is a modern slot that features a fascinating theme. It has a rather similar theme with Net Entertainment's Hall of Gods, which features a beautiful theme that focuses around nordic myths. It is also fairly easy to notice that Thunderstruck II is made by Microgaming, since it has some game mechanics that can be seen in previous games that they have released, such as Immortal Romance. Overall the result with Thunderstruck II seems to be solid with its astonishing theme, new bonuses, and interesting background story. What else does a good slot really need?
At this point, it has been discussed a lot whether the 243 ways to win or x amount of paylines work better. I personally prefer the 243 ways to win, since it just seems to fit me much more well, but this might be different for others. This was the first thing that I spotted about Thunderstruck II and a major reason why I like the game so much. But the problem is that Microgaming once again features an amazing game that still seems to rely rather heavily on getting some bonuses.
On the other hand, the winnings you gain from bonuses like The Great Hall of Spins are just enormous that they are often worth the wait. These are all the things that have to be criticized about Thunderstruck II. Otherwise the game looks amazing, is fun to play, and the new Wildstorm feature is a great addition.
Wild symbols are the most common bonus among modern slots. It is a symbol which can be found in every reel, and it can potentially substitute for any symbol in the game, except for Bonus symbol. In Thunderstruck II, every winning combination that includes a Wild symbol will double the win.
Wildstorm feature is a randomly triggered bonus, which turns whole reels into Wild symbols. There is also a marginal chance that all reels will turn into Wild symbols, but this happens very rarely.
The Valkyris Free Spin Bonus offers the player 15 free spins with a 5x Multiplier.
The Loki Free Spin Bonus offers the player 15 free spins with random symbols turned into Wild symbols.
The Odin Free Spin Bonus offers the player 20 free spins, where Odin's ravens will land randomly on the reels, giving either a 2x or 3x multiplier, or in some cases a 6x multiplier if both ravens land.
The Thor Free Spin Bonus offers the player 25 free spins, where the Avalanche feature is activated. It means that every time you win something during the free spin, the winning symbols will disappear and new symbols will be rolled. These "re-rolls" don't drain your free spins, and for every win that the Avalanche feature triggers, you will get a bigger multiplier.
When taking everything in consideration, Thunderstruck II is a good game. It does have its flaws, and some people might not prefer this game over other slots that Microgaming have released. The good things still seem to overrule the bad ones, and the theme is pretty damn good, the bonuses features something new, and the wins can get quite big!


"I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives"
With the recent release of NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton triggering renewed coverage of past incidents in which Dr Dre physically assaulted or allegedly physically assaulted women, the rapper-producer has issued a statement apologising to the victims of his abuse.
The statements comes on the back of an essay penned for Gawker by journalist Dee Barnes that discusses the 1991 incident in which Dre assaulted her at a record release party. Dre's one-time girlfriend Michel'le has long accused the 50-year-old of physical abuse dating back to the 90s, while The New York Times also spoke to Tairrie B (real name Theresa Murphy), who said that Dre punched her twice in the face at a Grammys afterparty in 1990 after she recorded a track insulting him.


The procession to George Barris' funeral at Forest Lawn Glendale was a car show and funeral all in one. Paying their respects to the custom car builder and Icon of the custom car and Hot Rod movement. Cars of all shapes and sizes where on tap here are a few, one Custom Mercury, Caddy and Rolls shown below.
Friends, fans and of course family members gathered Saturday outside the Hall of Liberty at the Forest Lawn to pay respects and memory of one of the greats. Custom car legend George Barris. Doing so in style and class was how many arrived. Driving their own awesome vehicles of all shapes and sizes.
Barris, died Nov. 5 at the age of 89, made famous mostly from building vehicles for an array of major features in Hollywood like the Batmobile for the 60s television show, or the "Munster Koach" for the sitcom "The Munsters," and eventually building custom cars for alot of the Hollywood stars of the day. Elvis Presley and John Wayne to name but a few.
As would have been his wish… was to go out in style riding in something awesome… This custom casket was as much a work of art as any of George's creations. Inside Forest Lawn's Hall of Liberty, George Barris could be seen wearing his signature shades – resting in a casket decorated with pinstripes, plastic fins and custom gold paint job. While meantime people whom he inspired wandered through the parking lot, marveling at the hot rods, roadsters and muscle cars everywhere.
George Barris will be missed dearly… Our hearts go out to the Barris family today , tomorrow and always… For those that want to learn more about this iconic car customizer you can see some of the links provided below.
Good day! I simply would like to give a huge thumbs up for the great information you may have here on this post. I shall be coming again to your weblog for extra soon.


We would like to invite you to the "Vyhlídka" hotel in Jilemnice.
Hotel U Svateho Vavrince (Hotel by St. Lawrence) is conveniently located in the town center of Vrchlabi on the town square opposite of St. Lawrence Church (Kostel sv. Vavrince).
The hotel is distant only 5 minutes walking to the centre of town and 3km to bus station.


text:
Q: C++ Building on CentOS 7 & Running on 6.5 I've written a program which uses a lot of the new features in C++11. I wrote it on MacOS X, it compiles and runs fine with Apple Clang, Boost 1.5* and libc++ (assumption, as opposed to libstdc++). The program is for personal use and it won't need to be deployed on more than a few servers.
I shipped the production server to its overseas location with CentOS 6.5 installed. So I built a dev server with CentOS 6.5 installed. Pushed my code up to the dev server, used the package manager to get everything I thought I needed and then tried to compile - only to be bitterly disappointed.
Problem: I think the Clang version from EPEL is fine. However it wasn't playing nice with libstdc++ provided by the base repo - CentOS 6.5 is only up to GCC ~4.4. For example, I couldn't get GTest to compile. So I searched around and found a repo called the devtoolset-2 which had GCC ~4.8. It was made clear that this repo should only be used for testing purposes. Using the libstdc++ from this worked much better. However, now I was having a few boost problems - as the base CentOS 6.5 repo is only up to ~1.44. I've been trying to get 1.55 installed but failing... tried from repos and building myself but I'm guessing other dependencies are still out of date - e.g. Binutils. Either way it had all been a big mess.
I think moving the dev server to CentOS 7 would make things much easier. However, it is not going to be easy to move my production server over.
Basically I'm looking for advice. Can I build on CentOS 7 and copy the required libraries over to the production server? And what are the potential pitfalls of this? Should I statically link everything - including libstdc++? Or are there any other suggestions - apart from moving the production server to CentOS 7 (which I'll try do if I absolutely need to).
If you think this is not a 'stackoverflow' question please let me know.
Thanks.
John.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) is seeking an experienced engineer to provide strategic, technical guidance to ALMA, specifically aspects of the ALMA Development Program and other Observatory improvements, system engineering for the long-term health of the observatory and its assets, and problem investigation for issues spanning a broad range of technical areas of ALMA.
The Observatory System Engineer is responsible for the strategic guidance of ALMA system engineering from development and improvements to system health/performance. The Observatory System Engineer will report to the ALMA Deputy Director and will be a member of the JAO's Core Management Team where it is expected that he/she will make key contributions to the strategic planning, policy development and implementation, as well as the overall decision-making at the JAO, ensuring that these include the proper consideration of the long-term technical viability of the Observatory and allow for development of the Observatory's capabilities.
The Observatory System Engineer also plays a critical role ALMA-wide, participating in the Integrated Engineering Team and coordinating System Engineering activities throughout the ALMA regions. The Observatory System Engineer will, in coordination with technical teams in the regions, interact with the technical communities world-wide in effort to further ALMA's technical capabilities.
Ensure engineering integrity, quality, maintenance methodologies, and development of the array in regards to system engineering.
Lead technical evaluation of upgrades to the Observatory, including both basic improvements and major developments, based on analyses of the system level performance. This includes review of proposals and their subsequent implementation.
Assure maintenance to a high level of all assets for the life of the Observatory by means of, for example, defining and updating corrective maintenance processes and advocating for effective preventive maintenance.
Lead investigation of system-level and intractable faults.
Coordinate the implementation of multi-region and/or multi-discipline development projects.
Develop and maintain the system verification procedures.
Develop and maintain the system performance budgets as well as simulation tools for the same.
For more details on submitting an aplication to ESO, please see the full vacancy announcement on the ESO Recruitment Portal website.


Professionality. We have more than 9 years of experience in Wedding Souvenir & Promotional Items. Thanks to thousands of clients who had trusted on our Service & Product.
Good Service. One of our most important point in doing this business is to serve our clients from the Heart. Hospitality & Smile will welcome you all the time.
High Quality Product. We aim to present best quality by putting emphasize on Quality Control in every step of production process.
Low Pricing. High Quality, Great Service, comes in Low Price ! It is made possible by practicing Efficiency in our production process.
Wide Variety of Souvenir Collections. More than 500 Beautiful , Elegant & Unique items for you to choose. All can be personalised according to your theme.
- We Open Every Day, including on some Public Holiday.
- Comfortable & Nice Gallery.
Reputation. You have seen & heard about us on magazine, tabloid, and several places on internet. We have a commendable reputation across the internet and we intend to keep it that way to secure our customer loyalty.


text:
Saint Paul Concierge
"All in St. Paul", A St. Paul, Minnesota Event calendar and tidbits compiled by a professional concierge
St. Paul Happy Hour and Dining Deals
Restaurants Within Walking Distance
Great Breakfast Fare Around Town
Kid Stuff in St. Paul
March "All in Saint Paul" Event Calendar
MSHSL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT, Xcel.
Schubert Club Courtroom Concert, Landmark, noon. Artaria String Quartet
Films at the Fitz: Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, Fitzgerald Theatre, 7pm.
Omnifest opens! Science Museum, thru May 4. Movie offerings - A Beautiful Planet, Everest, Mystery of the Nile, To the Arctic, Search for the Great Sharks.
Todd Snider with Allen Thompson, Fitzgerald Theatre, 8pm.
Oyate Okodakiciyapi: An Evening of Native Contemporary Dance, Ordway, 7:30pm.
The Second City's Game Night, Fitzgerald Theatre, 8pm.
Minnesota Rollergirls, Rivercentre, 7:30pm.
Rock the Cradle Presents: Lisa Loeb, Fitzgerald Theatre, 11am.
Music Under Glass, Como Conservatory, 4:30-6:30pm. FREE. Jelloslave.
MN Wild vs. San Jose, Xcel, 5pm.
Twin Cities Bridal Show, Rivercentre, noon-4pm.
MN Wild vs. St. Louis, Xcel, 7pm.
MSHSL BOYS' HOCKEY TOURNAMENT, Xcel.
Schubert Club Courtroom Concert, Landmark, noon. Ladyslipper Ensemble.
National Geographic Live, Fitzgerald Theatre, 7pm.
Eric Whitacre Singers at The Cathedral of St. Paul, 7:30pm. The Eric Whitacre Singers have established themselves as one of the finest vocal ensembles of our day. This professional choir draws in audiences with a wide spectrum of age, interests and backgrounds, performing Monteverdi, Bach, Whitacre and Depeche Mode. Tickets through the Fitzgerald Theatre,
LuckyPalooza, West 7th Street Party, 2-11am in the street, 1am in tents. Irish music, food, drinks, mechanical bull rides, extreme sports activations and a rocking good time!
MN Opera: Dinner at 8, Ordway, 7:30pm. Manhattan socialite Millicent Jordan plans the perfect dinner party, but as her guests arrive, business intrigues and romantic entanglements are brought to light in this dark comedy. Dinner at Eight is a winning new work that charmingly weds American musical theater and opera.
Sunday, March 12 Daylight Savings Spring Ahead! (one less recovery hour, you LuckyPaloozas)
Urban Expedition: Colombia, Landmark Center, noon-4pm. Dance, music and food, along with the usual passport photos, live entertainment and favorite animals.
PANIC! AT THE DISCO, Xcel, 7pm.
A Musical Companion to Betsy-Tacy, Minnesota History Center, 10:30-11:30am. Vocalist Maud Hixson and pianist Rick Carlson present songs from the 1890s through World War I that were referred to in Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy-Tacy book series. Hear familiar favorites like "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "In the Good Old Summertime" as well as some lesser-known gems from the era of parlor music.
Ballet Tuesday, Landmark Center, noon. Bring your young dancer in to see one of the best ballet programs in the Twin Cities. Bring your lunch or buy something at Anita's Café while you observe the training and some of the repertoire the company has to offer.
Penumbra Performances, Minnesota History Museum, 6-8pm. Enjoy short performances of scenes and monologues from Penumbra Theatre company members in the exhibit galleries. The performances will feature plays and playwrights highlighted in the exhibit Penumbra Theatre at 40: Art, Race and a Nation on Stage.
Storytelling in Chinese Pipa Music, Landmark, 10:30am.
Films at the Fitz: Back to the Future, Fitzgerald Theatre, 7pm.
ARIANA GRANDE, Xcel, 7:30pm.
Friday, March 17 Happy St. Patty's Day!
Saint Paul Parade, noon, along 5th Street.
St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Landmark Center, 10am. Celebrate all things Irish and get the jump on the activities around this St. Paul holiday celebration. Live entertainment and displays highlighting both dance and music of Ireland.
Macbeth opens, Park Square, thru April 9th. Set against a shattered mirror, this taut production reveals leadership derailed by self image, equivocation, and seeing things that aren't really there.
MIRANDA LAMBERT, Xcel, 7pm.
Lego Day, Science Museum, noon-4pm. Spend the afternoon building LEGO contraptions that you can run down a zipline, filming a LEGO stop motion movie, creating drawing machines, tops, and mosaics, and checking out remarkable creations of the Twin Cities LEGO User Group. https://www.smm.org/lego-day
Hop Into Spring, Como Zoo and Conservatory, 10am-4pm. Hop to Como for a weekend fun of family fun featuring games, crafts, special Zookeeper talks and Gardener talks.
History Forum: Rise of the Modern Right, Minnesota History Center, 10am & 2pm. Thousands of suburban pioneers were working to shift the conservative movement from discredited clusters of extremists to respectability and dominant party status that eventually led to the presidential election of Ronald Reagan and to ongoing debates and divisions in American politics in the 21st century.
MN Wild vs. NY Rangers, Xcel, 6pm.
The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin opens, History Theatre, thru Apr9
One Voice Mixed Chorus: Well-Versed, Ordway, 7:30pm. Inspired by the poetry of local LGBTQ youth, Well-Versed also features the premiere of a three-movement composition for One Voice and Well-Strung sponsored by the American Composer's Forum with text by poetry slam champion, Sierra DeMulder, and music by composer George Maurer.
Irish Day of Dance, Landmark Center, 11am.
Rose Ensemble Lecture and Performance, Central Library noon-1:30pm. FREE
The Nonpartisan League, Minnesota History Center, 7-8:30pm. Explore the history and legacy of the League with historian Michael J. Lansing, author of "Insurgent Democracy: The Nonpartisan League in North American Politics."
World Storytelling Day Event, Landmark Center, 6pm reception, 7pm program. Four great story tellers gather to tell stories that vary from African American folk tales, to Vietnam and the Philipines as well as others. This event is for adults; children have a special day on Saturday, March 25.
An Evening with Gaelic Storm, Fitzgerald Theatre, 7:30pm.
MN Wild vs. San Jose, Xcel, 7:30pm.
Schubert Club Courtroom Concert, Landmark, noon. Abbie Betinis.
Las Cafeteras, Ordway, 7:30pm. The self-described "immigrant children" of Las Cafeteras remix roots music and tell modern day stories with what the LA Times calls a "uniquely Angeleno mishmash of punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia, and rock."
MN Wild vs. Philadelphia, Xcel. 7pm.
Jeremy Denk Plays Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto, Ordway, 11am & 8pm. SPCO
LIONEL RICHIE and Mariah Carey, Xcel, 7pm.
DONNIE SMITH BIKE SHOW & CAR SHOW, Rivercentre, 9am-7pm.
Storytelling Performance, Landmark Center, 9:30-11:30am. Performances arranged by the Saint PAul Library.
NanoDays, Science Museum, noon-4pm.NanoDays at the Science Museum of Minnesota is part of a nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering. Take part in hands-on activities that demonstrate the special and unexpected properties found at the nanoscale!
Jeremy Denk Plays Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto, Ordway, 8pm. SPCO
MN Wild vs. Vancouver, Xcel, 1pm.
DONNIE SMITH BIKE SHOW & CAR SHOW, Rivercentre, 10am-5pm.
BON JOVI, Xcel, 7:30pm.
Knitting Social, Minnesota History Center, 6-8pm. FREE. Bring a knitting project and join a knitting social at the History Center the final Tuesday of each month. It's a chance to sit, knit and chat, so bring your current project and join the circle on the third floor of the museum. Yarn and needles will be available.
MN Wild vs. Washington, Xcel, 7pm.
MPR News Presents: The Human Potential -Bridging the Divide Between Communities of Color and the Police, Fitzgerald, 7pm.
Miah Persson & Florian Boesch with Malcolm Martineau, Ordway, 10:30am. Schubert Club
Schubert Club Courtroom Concert, Landmark, noon. Brannon Cho, cello.
MN Wild vs. Ottawa, Xcel, 7pm.
Films at the Fitz: The Royal Tenenbaums, Fitzgerald Theatre, 7pm.
Frankie Ballard, Rivercentre, 10pm.
History Happy Hour: Minnesota Breweries, Alexander Ramsey House, 5:30 & 8:30pm. $25 includes two drinks, snacks and social time. Andrew Gieseke, certified beer judge and craft beer enthusiast.
Jeremy Denk Plays Brahms and Beethoven, Ordway, 8pm. SPCO.
Loud at the Library: Charlie Parr; Tree Party, Central Library, 7:30-9:30pm. Loud at the Library transforms Saint Paul's Central Library the last Friday of each month with live music and a cash bar. All attendees over 21 who bring a current library card from any system will receive a free beer, courtesy of Summit Brewing.
Posted by Saint Paul "Seasoned" Concierge
Follow @SPConcierge
NATIONAL CONCIERGE ASSOCIATION
Saint Paul Chamber
Senior Tuesdays, Science Museum of Minnesota. Discounts on admission, Omnitheater, and a coffee break.
Student Fridays, Science Museum, Fridays after 5pm. $6 Omni or Museum admission only. $6 Omni or Museum admission
Tuesdays 5-8pm. FREE admission to the Minnesota History Center. http://www.mnhs.org/
Tours-
Rice Park Tours, Landmark Center, 10am FREE
Ghosts and Graves Tours, Wabasha Street Caves.
Paddleboat Tours, Harriet Island.
History Pub Tours, MN Historical Society
www.tcsegway.com
www.tastetwincities.com
www.twincitiesfoodtours.com
www.twincitiesjoggingtours.com
http://www.abovethefallssports.com/
Got an event you'd like posted?
E-mail me at saintpaulconcierge@gmail.com
Saint Paul "Seasoned" Concierge

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


I love tax returns. I love them. I get my biggest return ever this year. I love the tax man!
It's Calloway! (Falsetto ready...) "a pocketful of dreams come true!"
I'm getting a decent sized return this year too, considering how much I worked. I can afford to go to Shake Shack AND Max Brenner with you when you come.
I love the poll, but my vote depends on how much money you expect to get. Woohoo for awesome tax returns!


New York (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Knitting Factory Entertainment (KFE), the leading authority on live emerging music, today announced the appointment of Jeff Fryer as Label Relations and Content Development Manager. In this role, Mr. Fryer will lead KFE efforts to build relationships with independent and major record labels and drive innovative content development initiatives that will extend the reach of the company beyond its venues in New York and Los Angeles. Additionally, Mr. Fryer will manage KFE's new relationship with XM Satellite Radio's XMU channel, building promotional plans for the new weekly program "Live from the Knitting Factory."
We are in the midst of refocusing our business at KFE to deliver more than the 5,000 live shows we put on for fans of emerging music in NY and LA each year," said Jared Hoffman, President and CEO of Knitting Factory Entertainment. "Fans across the country are hungry to experience the hot new acts we have on stage every night. With his considerable industry experience, Jeff will lead the charge to find means of developing, capturing and delivering original content and programming to fans everywhere across multiple platforms on behalf of our record label partners."
Prior to joining KFE, Mr. Fryer honed his marketing and promotions skills at several major record labels, coordinating and developing promotional plans for rock and alternative artists such as Pearl Jam, Good Charlotte, Audioslave, AC/DC, Chevelle, Mudvayne, among others. Most recently, he worked as coordinator at EMI Music Publishing, where he served as a liaison to artists, record labels, terrestrial radio and satellite radio for the world's leading music publisher. Prior to EMI, Mr. Fryer spent three years with Sony Music Entertainment, working with Epic Records, Sony Music and Columbia Records. Mr. Fryer started his career in music as the general manager for Sonic Mustard Records, an independent label in Chicago, where he oversaw A&R and managed artist development, advertising and marketing.


Club Coins UK was established following a career in the British Army where the owner, Tom Newey, saw coins being used on operations around the World.
Since its inception, Club Coins UK have taken on a wide variety of projects including aviation enthusiast clubs, flying clubs, charities and large sporting events. This list is growing as more and more uses for our coins are discovered!
To date, over 10,000 units have been produced receiving widespread acclaim for their professional appearance, high quality and tactile feel.
To provide an extra special touch we can supply fitted presentation boxes with the option for printed lids.


Indian players can also play at online casinos, find the best casino online for your region.
Looking for the best online casino India sites? There are many casinos that accept Indian players and many of them also allow the players to play in Indian Rupees. Check out the list of Indian online casinos where Indian players are allowed. You can play thousands of casino games, jackpot slots, video poker, poker, roulette etc at these online casino India sites.


text:
covid-19, data, Health, homelessness, News, Reports, research, Scholarships
COVID-19 worsened homelessness, underemployment in Melbourne, report reveals
Celebrated as one of the world's most liveable cities, Melbourne is now emerging from the toughest COVID-19 lockdowns to face social, economic and environmental challenges. According to the newly released Greater Melbourne Vital Signs 2020 report, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the ...
Charities, News, Scholarships
Charity opens scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business leaders
Perpetual, a trustee for the Fred P Archer Charitable Trust, has opened 17 scholarships to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business leaders enhance their governance expertise. The scholarships will be administered by the Australian Scholarships Foundation (ASF). Applications are now open ...
Partnerships, Scholarships
Accenture and The Pinnacle Foundation join forces to provide scholarship young LBGTIQ+ Australians
Pearl Dy September 8, 2020
The Pinnacle Foundation has welcomed professional services company, Accenture Australia as a Gold partner and donor of The Accenture Scholarship that will be awarded to young LGBTIQ+ Australians studying in commercial disciplines. Accenture has entered ...
Grants, Scholarships
Dare to dream scholarships help Aussie kids with cancer
National childhood cancer support charity Redkite has opened applications for its Dare to Dream scholarships — designed to support young Australians whose cancer diagnosis has put their life on hold. Funded with the support of ...
Featured, Scholarships
Perpetual announces recipient of the 2020 Fulbright Professional Scholarship in Non-Profit Leadership
Perpetual Limited (Perpetual) has announced Dermot O'Gorman as the winner of the 2020 Fulbright Professional Scholarship in Non-Profit Leadership. The Scholarship, funded through a partnership between the Australian-American Fulbright Commission, The Centenary Foundation and the ...
Scholarships, third sector
Outstanding composer-pianist announced as 2020 Michael Kieran Harvey Scholarship recipient
Pearl Dy February 6, 2020
Perpetual, one of Australia's largest managers and distributors of philanthropic funds with $2.9 billion in funds under advice as at 30 June 2019, announced Dr Anthony Pateras as the recipient of the 2020 Michael Kieran Harvey Scholarship, ...
Featured, Fundraising, Grants, Scholarships, third sector
$5,000 fundraising scholarship program open for applications
The Western Australia State Committee of Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA), in partnership with the Euroz Charitable Foundation, announces the inaugural Emerging Leaders Scholarship open for applications. The $5,000 scholarship will provide educational opportunities for an ...
Featured, Scholarships, third sector
Six scholarships include applicants from refugee background
Pearl Dy October 22, 2019
Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership announced it is offering six scholarships for its flagship programs in 2020 to individuals working in the not-for-profit, start-up, arts and culture, and community sectors. Established in 1993, Cranlana Centre for ...
Charities, Funding, Fundraising, Scholarships
Alumnus philanthropist helps school build new auditorium and give Indigenous scholarship
In its 90th anniversary year, Canberra Grammar School (CGS) announced the construction of a new Auditorium, Centre for Music and Centre for Learning and library at the very heart of its campus. The construction was made possible by a gift from former ...
AICD announces 140 NFP scholarship recipients
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) has announced the 140 recipients of its governance NFP scholarship for leaders of small organisations. The 140 scholarship recipients, from right across Australia, will attend the AICD's highly-regarded ...


It's dizzying to keep track of developments that affect education technology companies.
Which are long-term trends? Which are unsupportable fads? What's more complicated?
This is my look ahead three-to-five years, to the U.S. and beyond, to K-12 schools and into K-20.
What affects teachers, learners – and the industry's prospects.
Easy to get overwhelmed by acronyms, hype, and confusing terminology.
From my perspective as a long-time industry observer, executive, analyst and consultant.
Two decades in edtech, working with or for established firms such as Pearson, McGraw-Hill, and a variety of startups.
Based also on conversations and information at industry conferences, data from surveys and reports (some of which I've worked on for MDR's EdNET Insight service), and the cumulative push of developments, with my analysis and opinion layered on.
Facts, charts and other information aren't all of the supporting data, just the most illustrative examples.
Let's start with one of nine developments.
The Bring Your Own Device movement in the U.S.
Encourages students to bring their own laptops, tablets, and even smartphones to school to help get to 1:1 computing (that is, every student has a device) faster than relying solely on school-issued devices.
Different from BYOD when I was a student.
A strong trend, more so at the high school level where many students are more likely to already own a mobile device.
This is data from the 2014 Speak Up survey of 431,000 U.S. students, recently released.
Supported by surveys of individual schools and school districts from MDR's EdNET Insight, and the NMC Horizons report.
Big drivers are the move to digital materials, and strained school budgets.
Challenges are network security and equity for students who don't have devices or broadband access at home.
Upshot: Design for laptop to smartphone, web, no matter who owns it or where it's located.
Second development: Open Educational Resources, or OER, in the U.S.
OER are digital instructional materials that teachers are free to use, change, and share.
It's been propelled in the U.S. by foundation and government money, and by pockets of educators who develop the resources on their own time, or on school time as part of an institutional effort.
"Free" is the appeal (except labor); a challenge is maintaining OER over time and getting the resources to combine neatly with other digital content a school may already have purchased.
Examples: K-12 OER Collaborative of 12 U.S. states, New York State's EngageNY curriculum in math and English language arts (may not technically be OER, but free to use).
Upshot: Expect mixing of any content you create, in unexpected ways. Prepare to play nicely.
Products or services that have a useful version that is free forever, with an upsell for more scale (say, from individual classroom to school district level) or for more features.
This trend has its roots in the long-time concept of consumer or business freeware or shareware, brought to education by savvy startups either wholly aimed at schools (like Schoology) or that crossed over from consumer (like Evernote).
Gates Foundation study results find 28% of teachers don't pay for the digital products they use; they're free.
Once considered a fad, freemium moved to trend after some school districts stopped resisting the idea that teachers could identify, try, and recommend good products – and bought what teachers were using.
This trend has a downside that may make not make it a long-term one: Startups count on having enough paying customers to support the free ones.
And purely "free" products make their money another way.
As these pigs can attest.
There is a danger in educators relying on "free forever" products if the company isn't solvent. It's only free as long as the company is in business, and that could disrupt classrooms and students in a very bad way if they go under.
Upshot: To appeal to teacher influencers, use freemium. But have a plan to make money, too.
Fourth development: Student data privacy in the U.S.
Protecting digital student data gathered by edtech products through security, policy, and practice.
Not just edtech, but as consumer apps also enter the classroom .
And pieces of the data persist across 12, or even 20, years of formal education.
Big concern – by parents – is that student data isn't under control of the student, that bad data will be hard to correct and follow students, and student data will be sold for marketing purposes.
Educators see the value in connecting data systems to personalize learning, but the industry has been slow to respond.
It's only a moderate trend if you go with the edtech industry's Student Privacy Pledge signed by 150 companies since last fall from the Software and Information Industry and Future of Privacy Forum.
Other organizations are stepping in.
Future of Privacy Forum released a guide to help parents understand student data privacy policies and legal protections, including for kids under 13.
Nonprofit Common Sense Media is setting up a system to rate privacy policies of edtech products used by schools, to be formally announced at the end of this month.
And then there is legislation.
Several strong laws passed last year, including the key state of California, according to the Data Quality Campaign.
And this year has released the floodgates of state laws.
Plus there is proposed federal legislation based on a newer law in California that's now considered a national model.
You don't want to be on the wrong side of this issue, or ignore it.
This has moved from moderate to strong trend in less than a year.
Fifth development: Edtech investment bubble, especially in the U.S.
Too much investor money chasing too many similar or bad ideas.
For the first time, edtech globally exceeded two billion dollars in venture investment in 2014, for all levels of education tech.
Figures track from EdSurge, Ambient Insight, and CB Insights.
Even stronger in Q1 2015, according to both EdSurge and Ambient Insight.
It's still a small amount compared to the investment in a single Uber.
But the pace of increase is attracting stupid money, mostly at seed stage and late stages.
The debate is about whether the bubble is limited to certain segments or is over-inflating all of education technology equally.
And how long it will last.
Upshot: Beware froth. Especially in your venture funded competition that might do stupid things if they get desperate.
Sixth development: Betting on a single device to dominate, either in one country or globally.
Reality: the cool device always is changing.
In 2010 when it was introduced, it was the iPad. Huge for three years.
In 2013, that began to change. Chromebook first introduced in 2011, began to take off when more companies made them.
Chromebooks not a factor outside of North America.
Other reports from IDC and Gartner support elements of this.
Upshot: Device brands, and their closed ecosystems, are fads and will likely change in 3-5 years. Expect something light, inexpensive with at least a 10" screen and keyboard. Don't lock yourself into a specific brand to run your product.
Number 7: MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses.
Free classes held online at huge scale that are open to anyone.
Faddish in K-12 and higher education.
After a burst of success with computer science topics, companies trying to make money from MOOCs have conveniently begun dropping words from the acronym.
Mostly "massive" (limiting enrollment to a specific institution or company) and "open" (by charging to take part or protecting the instructional content).
But it's faddish, not a complete failure.
While MOOCs haven't led to higher education's doom, they are slowly growing in a linear way, not exponential.
Great study of HarvardX and MITx courses over time, explained by Justin Reich.
They're changing how some in-person instruction is done.
They've being used as part of blended courses.
Most important: They're casting light on the potential of OC, Online Courses.
Upshot: Your product may be part of a blended environment using chunks of what were MOOCs.
Development number eight: digital Open Badges.
Portable digital graphics with embedded data that represent a skill or achievement and can be easily and securely shared by the earner, then confirmed by an institution or employer, as micro-credentials.
Faddish in K12, slow trend in higher education. But one area of promise for teachers.
Launched by the Mozilla Foundation, Open Badges have failed to take off in K-12 schools as much more than digital gold stars for motivation during school and for after-school activities.
"Chunking" and "stacking" individual accomplishments into, say, a degree or resume is better understood, for adults.
Open Badges spec 1.1 just released last month; easier to find by search, more data fields.
and organizations like Digital Promise, an education nonprofit created by the U.S. Congress.
Upshot: No K-12 traction in U.S. for students yet. But there is for teacher professional development. Consider Open Badges for educators who master your products, not for students.
Ninth and final development: In the U.S., the Common Core State Standards.
They cover what K-12 students should know in mathematics and English language arts, and only those two subjects.
The political hot potato is not losing as much ground as the news reports would have you believe. Has dropped from 46 states, when introduced in 2010, to 44 states, five years later (Minnesota half-adopted them).
Even some states that have repealed it – Indiana in particular – kept the standards largely unchanged, and gave them a new name.
The Common Core testing consortia tests have been in far more danger and are an easier target for repeal. The number of states willing to give those tests dropped to about 30 in 2014-2015.
In this graphic from the National Conference of State Legislatures, green means still onboard with Common Core.
Based on my count, two more states will leave for sure, and two more are considering it.
But that still leaves, likely worst-case, 40 states in the next 3-5 years, plus Washington, D.C.
Or for those who have trouble with math: 80% of U.S. states.
Upshot: By any other name… Common Core is the U.S. education standards environment. Near-term.
Since we have a few minutes, I want to go beyond trends and fads, and leave you with five bonus myths about edtech that the industry has to overcome.
These are myths that strike fear into the hearts of teachers and learners, the focus of this year's conference.
Myths you need to overcome.


text:
Paul John Barbieri (21 November 1958 11 April 2019), known professionally as Ian Cognito, was an English stand-up comedian. He won the Time Out Award for Stand-up Comedy in 1999.

Cognito had an aggressive stage persona and a reputation as Britain's "most banned" comic. Nevertheless, he was widely rated as a masterful performer with an innate grasp of stagecraft, inviting comparisons to iconoclasts like Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, and Jerry Sadowitz.

A posthumous film about his life won Best Feature Documentary at the LA Indies in 2021.

Biography
Cognito was born on 21 November 1958 in London of Irish and Italian ancestry. He first performed stand-up in 1985 and likened his stage name to Dr Jekyll creating Mr Hyde.

He openly embraced his excesses, once throwing a television from a hotel window ("room service was late") and often bringing a hammer on stage, banging a nail into a wall and hanging up his hat then saying: "This lets you know two things about me. Firstly, I really don't give a shit. Secondly, I've got a hammer."

In his memoir he said: "I was always pushing the envelope. I regret the dangerous ones and tried not to be too shocking (because that is easy to do). If I did shock, there was always a reason for what I did, even if it was taking my knob out. I was building a contradictory reputation as a dodgement and a great compere. If I was booked, the promoter could no longer plead ignorance. I was sometimes stepping over the line, if not during the show, then afterwards. In fact, I was getting away with murder. Good job I was funny."

His autobiography, A Comedian's Tale was published in 1995 and revised for Kindle in 2013. He described it as "the best book about comedy I have ever writ".

Cognito was a father of two, Ollie Barbieri (JJ Jones in the teen drama Skins) and writer Will Barbieri.

Death
While performing on 11 April 2019 at the Lone Wolf comedy club in Bicester, Cognito suffered an aortic dissection and collapsed during his set. Cognito had joked about having a stroke a few minutes earlier, 'imagine having a stroke and waking up speaking Welsh', so this was initially thought to be a part of the act. Emergency services were called and he was declared dead at the scene.

After his death tributes came from across the comedy community, including Jimmy Carr, Matt Lucas, Katy Brand, Mark Steel, Shappi Khorsandi and Arthur Smith.

See also
 Entertainers who died during a performance

References

External links
 Official website archived at the Wayback Machine

 Review in The Guardian
 Chortle review

1958 births
2019 deaths
20th-century English comedians
21st-century English comedians
Alumni of the University of Bath
Deaths onstage
English autobiographers
English male comedians
English people of Irish descent
English people of Italian descent
English stand-up comedians


text:
Q: Shift an entire array to the by one position in php For example:  I have an array that looks like this: Array ( [0] => A [1] => B [2] => C [3] => D [4] => E [5] => F). and etc..
I want to push the entire array by 1 to the right, so it looks like this: ( [0] => 0 [1] => A [2] => B [3] => C [4] => D [5] => E [6] => F). and etc....
Edit: My bad. I didn't word my question properly. I'm hoping I don't confuse people trying to clarify.  I'd like to continue to push the array until the end of the array length.  For example $len is 7.  I'd like to perform an action on the array before iterating to the next position.   So it looks like this:
Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 0 [2] => 0 [3] => 0 [4] => 0 [5] => 0 [6] => A).

My first attempt at this problem was to create a for loop:
for ($i = 0; $i < $len; $i++) {
  echo $chars[$i + 1];
  array_unshift($chars, 0);
}

My loop gives me 7 B's, which isn't what I want.
Is what I'm describing possible?

A: You don't need a loop. To shift the array the same amount of times as the array size, you can use array_fill + array_merge:
$arr = array('A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F'); $len = count($arr);
$tmp = array_fill(0, $len, 0);
$arr = array_merge($tmp, $arr);

Output:
Array
(
    [0] => 0
    [1] => 0
    [2] => 0
    [3] => 0
    [4] => 0
    [5] => 0
    [6] => A
    [7] => B
    [8] => C
    [9] => D
    [10] => E
    [11] => F
)

If you just need to shift once, use it like so:
$arr = array('A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F');
array_unshift($arr, 0); // adds 0 to the first item
// array_pop($arr); // you can remove the last one, if needed

Output (removing the last item):
Array
(
    [0] => 0
    [1] => A
    [2] => B
    [3] => C
    [4] => D
    [5] => E
)

If you want to add more than one and they are different, you can also use array_merge:
$arr = array('A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F');
$arr = array_merge(array(0, 'foo', 'bar'), $arr);
// Output: Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => foo [2] => bar [3] => A [4] => B [5] => C [6] => D [7] => E [8] => F )

A: Line
array_unshift($chars, 0);

is enough, without any loop:
$chars = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
array_unshift($chars, 0);
print_r($chars);  // [0, 'a', 'b', 'c']


text:
Q: How to sync the refresh rate of the application and the monitor in qt? I wrote a little c++/qt application, that draws a self made cursor on the actual cursor position. To minimize the latency respectively the offset of the actual cursor position and the drawn one, my QWidget updates itself as fast as possible.
Part of the constructor:
QTimer *Timer = new QTimer(this);
connect(Timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(update()));
Timer->start();

paintevent:
void Widget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event) {
    auto t1 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
    std::cerr << "Duration Cycle: " << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(t1 - LastT1).count() << std::endl;
    LastT1 = t1;

    // Draw Cursor
    POINT LpPoint;
    GetCursorPos(&LpPoint);
    QPoint CursorPos(LpPoint.x, LpPoint.y);
    CursorPos = mapFromGlobal(CursorPos);
    QPainter Painter(this);
    Painter.drawEllipse(CursorPos, 20, 20);

    std::cerr << "Duration Paintevent: " << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - t1).count() << std::endl;

}

Now i have two questions:

*

*The duration of the paintevent is about one millisecond. The duration of one cycle is between 10 and 15 milliseconds. What does Qt do in the meantime? Some more information: There's no difference between update() and repaint() and it makes no difference, if i set the timer to a fix integer e.g. Timer->start(2);. The cycle duration goes down by lowering the resolution of the monitor.

*I'm using a 60 Hz monitor, so i don't really need a higher refresh rate, if i would be able to sync the update with the refresh rate of the monitor. Is that possible? I did a little bit research on that, but i found nothing really helpful.
I hope i didn't miss something fundamental. I would be thankful for any input.

A:
The duration of one cycle is between 10 and 15 milliseconds. What
  does Qt do in the meantime?

Most likely it sleeps, and/or also tends to other business that the Qt event loop is responsible for.  Note that on Windows, the process's timer defaults to a low-resolution mechanism with 10mS granularity (and so if you want your Windows process to be able to sleep for less than 10mS at a time, you'll want to call timeBeginPeriod(1) at the start of your program).

sync the update with the refresh rate of the monitor. Is that possible?

In principle it is possible, but Qt's QWidget API isn't really designed for that level of control (QWidgets is less of a gaming/multimedia API and more of a classic desktop-application GUI, so it focuses more on getting the content right than on guaranteeing the tightest timing).  If you can switch over to using QML instead of the older QWidgets API, QML has some support for syncing-to-monitor-refresh.  Another possibility would be to draw your graphics via OpenGL, inside a QOpenGLWindow; the QOpenGLWindow class also has some ability to sync to the refresh rate (see the documentation for its frameSwapped() signal).
Btw note that writing output to stdout (a.k.a. std::cout) and/or stderr (a.k.a std::cerr) can by quite slow, and by doing so in your posted program you may be throwing off your timing measurements by a lot.  A better approach would be to gather the timing data but just store it inside some sort of data structure until you are done measuring, and then print out the measured values only at the end (e.g. when you quit the program) so that the printing of values doesn't affect the values' accuracy.


Enter to win new music festival sweepstakes for 2019. Below is a list that includes some of the best sweepstakes you will find on the internet. With chances to win great prizes, you do not want to miss out. Be sure to check back to this page every day to enter the fresh new 2019 music festival sweepstakes as they are added. For daily entry giveaways, each day you enter to win is one more chance to get the prize of your dreams, and you do not want to miss out.
Enter this giveaway to win one of two Dancefestopia Camping and Music Festival tickets via Gimme Shelter Pls. Dancefestopia is a high-energy music and camping festival featuring 100+ artists. Dates are September 6, 7, 8, 9 and is located in Emerald City, just south of Kansas City.


text:
Oregon's first lady admits to past 'green-card marriage' with 18-year-old
October 10, 2014 Rob Port
GREEN FOR GREEN: Oregon's first lady got paid nearly $5,000 to marry a man so he could get a green card.
By Josh Kaib | WatchdogWire.com
Talk about an October surprise!
The first lady of Oregon — though she's technically not married to the governor yet —tearfully admitted Thursday that she once married an 18-year-old Ethiopian immigrant in exchange for around $5,000 so he could get a green-card.
Cylvia Hayes was forced to come clean after the the Willamette Week, an alternative newspaper, began reporting that she was previously married three times. The problem? Only two were previously known to the public, including Gov. John Kitzhaber.
"This is the most painful part for me," Hayes said, according to Fox 12. "John Kitzhaber deserved to know the history of the person he was forming a relationship with. The fact that I did not disclose this to him meant that he has learned about this in the most public and unpleasant way."
The "green-card marriage" took place in 1997, and a divorce was finalized in 2002. Hayes says she never lived with the man, named Abraham Abraham, and only met him a few times. Prior to this marriage, which took place when she was 29, Hayes was married and divorced twice.
The first lady of Oregon, who became engaged to the governor this summer and is his live-in partner, also admitted that this was "an illegal act" and a "marriage of convenience."
Read the complete story at WatchdogWire.com
Previous Low unemployment in Montana? Not so much
Next Gentlemen may prefer blonds, but Generation Selfies prefer spouses with jobs


text:
import { formatDistanceToNow } from 'date-fns';

import { formatDate } from '@angular/common';
import { Inject, Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';

import { DATE_FNS_CONFIG } from '../variables';

@Pipe({
  name: 'relativeDate'
})
export class RelativeDatePipe implements PipeTransform {
  private formattingOptions: any;

  protected localeId: string;

  constructor(@Inject(DATE_FNS_CONFIG) localeData: any) {
    this.formattingOptions = { locale: localeData.locale, addSuffix: true };
    this.localeId = localeData.locale.code;
  }

  transform(value: Date, params?: any): string {
    if (params && params.precise) {
      const format = params.dateFormat || 'mediumDate';
      return formatDate(value, format, this.localeId || 'en-GB');
    }

    return formatDistanceToNow(value, this.formattingOptions);
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Christmas is approaching fast and I don't know about you but funds are a little tight right now so I have been entering giveaways again like a mad women again! For the last two years pretty much my children have received for Christmas has been won via online giveaways...I think we have spent less than $100 total the last two years! So here is your chance to win a Kindle for your someone special (or yourself...hey there is nothing wrong for winning a present for yourself).
The books I read are all over the spectrum...from suspense and drama to romance to non-fiction.
I Love a good mystery with a little romance thrown in.
wow, lots of ways to have promotional items to promote your business!!
I didn't realize that they even made business cards. I knew about the signs though. Wide variety of options here.
I like romance and many kinds of non fiction books.
I read mostly historical books.
How fun, they make so many different things. The business cards are really cute!
I love these parties! they are so much fun!
I'm surprisedI hadn't heard of this company before, I know I could use new business cards! Thanks for the info!
Looks like they have a bunch of great items!
The business cards are my favorite. Next time I'm running low i might give this a try.
I definitely need new business cards. Now I know where I'm getting them! Thanks!
I need some good business cards. I will have to check out Buildasign.com Who knew they had so many great products. Love the print of your daughter, she is beautiful.
You made it look easy to order custom products. I never thought about doing signs at home or my home office, but your post gave me some interesting ideas.
i read sci fi, mystery, fantasy but love a good romance too. my favs are fantasy romance.. like faeries and magic with an enchanted love story mixed in..
I've heard of them before and they're great!
I wish I could have made it -- I was prepping for my parents' anniversary and missed it! Phooey!
I love this idea-- thanks for the tips...I love hearing about new, awesome companies!
I love mystery books but I also read sci fi.
i have never heard about this company before but i love all the things you can make. i need to try it out!
Oops...sorry I guess I missed it. Hope it went well!


A California substance-abuse counselor who drunkenly hit a man with her car and then drove more than two miles while his half-naked body remained on the hood was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
Sherri Lynn Wilkins, 55, was accused of drunk driving and killing a pedestrian with her car, in 2012. 31-year-old Phillip Moreno of Torrance was killed and remained on her windshield as she fled the scene, stopping two miles away, only after other people challenged her at a stop light.
In 2014 Wilkins was found guilty of hitting and killing 31-year-old Phillip Moreno and was set to be retried for the 2012 crash after an appellate court overturned her conviction.
She had received a lengthier 55 years to life sentence, before her appeal, but the fact that her entire criminal history of Wilkins is a former heroin addict and has "committed serious crimes in the past." had been admitted at the trial.The panel of judges ruled that it had the potential to prejudice the jury, so the conviction was overturned.
The reformed drug user had felony burglary convictions as she stole to maintain her habit.
The admission of her rap sheet "added to the picture a suggestion that the defendant had a history of unpunished crimes, a propensity for crime and it counteracted her attempts to portray herself as having turned her life around until the charged crime," the appellate panel said in a statement cited by the Daily Breeze.
Wilkins on Thursday pled no contest to the same charges, second-degree murder and two counts drunken driving, and was immediately handed her new sentence.
Wilkins in November 2012 hit Moreno while she was driving home through Torrance. She traveled more than two miles with his half-naked body trapped in the windshield, his upper body left facedown on the hood of her vehicle. He remained there until other drivers confronted her at a stoplight, according to court records.
She told them he appeared to jump in front of her car.
Wilkins admitted to drinking vodka, beer and a tomato cocktail before getting behind the wheel, but said she wasn't drunk. The defense contended there hadn't been enough time for her blood-alcohol level to exceed the legal limit. She said in court that she was "self-medicating" to prepare for an upcoming knee surgery.
A little more than an hour after the crash, Wilkins' blood-alcohol level was about twice the allowed .08, investigators said.
Moreno was conscious when paramedics arrived, but died later at a hospital.
Wilkins had been previously charged with DUI in 2010, but had the charges dismissed the next year.


This month's cover story announces the creation of a Centre for Doctoral Training in the Mathematics of Planet Earth; Martin Kunc uses his leader article to tell us all about the workings of our Education and Research committee, covering two areas of vital importance to the OR community; John Ranyard and Robert Fildes bring us the first of three articles on their IFORS-sponsored survey of OR groups around the world, an extension of earlier work based in the UK; and Louise M-A's Y2OR column turns its focus to the innovation gap - does the suggested gap exist, and what is the impact on the OR profession?
The overall aim of the ERC is to enable education and research in operational research (OR) to thrive and to have impact. In order to achieve our aim, we are working on different initiatives.
One initiative is to map the landscape of education and research, and use this knowledge to identify and respond to issues and identify opportunities. We have commissioned a charitable project to have a better understanding of the supply chain of people (practitioners, users and academics) in O.R. In parallel, projects with students are also taking place in a similar area. The objective is to be able, by the end of 2016, to produce a document related to the current and future supply chain. Hopefully, the document can support the actions of academic and company-based OR groups in the future. This is a critical issue since the higher education landscape will be changing substantially due to the future legislation proposed by the government.
A current initiative also in the area of OR supply chain is related to OR in Schools. This initiative has been running for a number of years and it has produced important material (online and offline) for the dissemination of OR with Maths teachers. This initiative is a key action for the future of the OR supply chain given the recent changes in A-level curriculum. While there are almost 200 volunteers, the level of proactive volunteers is not large enough to raise the profile of OR among all secondary students. We need volunteers to attend schools and raise awareness so we can have a healthy supply chain of OR people. Please, contact your local school to give a presentation and then ORiS for materials. One presentation can make a large difference to the future of the OR profession.
Another initiative is to ensure that The OR Society voice is heard in relevant national bodies and consultations, with respect to OR research and education, and its impact. In this area, we have limitations. While the president of The OR Society is engaged in scanning consultations and participating in meetings with learned societies, we don't have the capability in place to scan all consultations. We also lack in-depth knowledge of the education landscape to produce fast and evidence-based responses to consultations. I would like to invite volunteers to contact us so we can create a database with the knowledge existing in different areas of OR education. Ideally, we should be in a better position after we finish the projects scanning the supply chain of OR people as well as an initiative, which is going to be launched in September, to collect, nationally, information about activities in OR academic groups.
Finally, the ERC has to enable the OR research community to have access to funding and the OR practice community to benefit from research and academic expertise. In this area, there is important news. A Research Panel has been formed with very experienced researchers to support the development of capabilities in the OR community to access funding from EPSRC. We look forward to learning more about the initiatives they plan to implement to achieve more successful OR researchers. Additional initiatives will take place in the rest of the year. There are always opportunities to support the OR community in the areas of education and research so, please, contact us.
Standing Room Only; The Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE); You Are Being Googled; Mentor or Mentee?; OR and the Innovation Gap.


Big changes are needed to strengthen the capital positions of euro area banks. European banks remain at the heart of the euro area crisis. Despite actions to strengthen banks and build a banking union, confidence in the euro area banking system remains weak, and is likely to remain so until underlying concerns over low capitalisation of some banks are addressed.


text:
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
Influencing policy and care together for best lifelong musculoskeletal health
About MSK Disorders
About ARMA
ARMA Membership
Join ARMA
Associate members of ARMA
North Wales ARMA Network
Governance – Board Members
ARMA's Strategic Plan
ARMA's Guiding Values
ARMA Annual Lecture 2022
Corporate Partnership Policy
Bone and Joint Week 2022
Policy Position Papers
MSK & Mental Health
Supported Self-management
Prevention of MSK Conditions
Prevention Green Paper
Mental Health Roundtable
Construction Roundtable
Health Equalities Roundtable
Commissioning MSK Services
Working in partnership with patients
Less Common MSK Diseases
Living Well for Longer
Physical Activity providers
ARMA Conference 2021
Social prescribing and MSK
MSK Advanced Practice
ARMA Newsletter
COVID-19 / Coronavirus info
Last updated 8/11/22
This page lists the most relevant information we can find on COVID-19 relevant to people with MSK conditions. We update this page as new information becomes available. It includes information for professionals, patients, parents and guidance for Wales and Scotland.
Six key resources for MSK.
Latest advice for England.
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
Good communication with patients whose planned care has been disrupted by COVID-19.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/good-communication-with-patients/
Guidance on those eligible for free lateral flow testing in England after 1 April
Government announcement
Covid-19 community based treatments
Access community-based treatments for coronavirus (COVID-19) updated 6 September 2022
How to access treatments and prescription charges
COVID-19 Therapeutics Clinical Review Panel will determine which at-risk patient cohorts could be eligible for COVID-19 therapies. Information on membership, terms of reference and how to submit.
COVID-19 Therapeutics Clinical Review Panel
First report of the panel on Defining the highest-risk clinical subgroups upon community infection with SARS-CoV-2 when considering the use of neutralising monoclonal antibodies (nMABs) and antiviral drugs. These recommendations will be implemented from 13 June.
COVID-19: guidance for people whose immune system means they are at higher risk
Information about neutralising monoclonal antibodies or antivirals for non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19. Available for those at the highest risk from COVID-19. From 10/2/22 lateral flow test positive is sufficient. No PCR required.
Interim clinical commissioning policy (Scroll down for most recent version – effective from 13 June.)
Letter to patients about the new treatments
Community based treatments for those at highest risk and 'PANORAMIC' national study to review the effectiveness of antivirals in a wider at risk patient cohort.
Letter to General Practice on deployment
The MELODY study is recruiting people who are immunosuppressed to measure their COVID-19 antibody response following at least 3 vaccinations.
Study website
Information on vaccination
Principles for COVID-19 Vaccination in Musculoskeletal and Rheumatology for Clinicians (Version 12, 12 September 2022)
http://arma.uk.net/covid-19-vaccination-and-msk/
JCVI advice for vaccinating 5 to 11-year-olds (updated 16/2/22)
JCVI advice on third primary dose vaccination for severely immunosuppressed (1/9/21)
JCVI advice
NHS Implementation Letter
Letter to GP practices and PCNs (30 September)
Difference between boosters and third primary doses
NHS information for the public on vaccination:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/
Latest Information and Advice from UK Paediatric Rheumatologists and Ophthalmologists for families re Covid 19 Vaccine (04/08/21)
The latest guidance from Paediatric Rheumatology and Ophthalmology
BSR information on vaccination:
https://www.rheumatology.org.uk/practice-quality/covid-19-guidance
General Chiropractic Council statement on the vaccine:
https://www.gcc-uk.org/gcc-news/news/entry/Covidvaccineandprofessionalism
Information for people with MSK conditions
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
https://nras.org.uk/resource/frequently-asked-questions-about-coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.versusarthritis.org/covid-19-updates/vaccines-for-covid-19-your-questions-answered/
Lupus UK
https://www.lupusuk.org.uk/covid19-vaccination/
Scleroderma & Raynaud's UK
https://www.sruk.co.uk/find-support/coronavirus/your-questions-covid-19-vaccine/
NHS response to COVID-19
National call: Next steps for the NHS COVID-19 vaccine deployment (13/12/21)
Letter setting out the immediate next steps for deployment
Preparing the NHS for the potential impact of the Omicron variant and other winter pressures (13/12/21)
Community services prioritisation framework to aid local decision making about service and staff prioritisation until 1 March 2022. (11/01/2022)
Long COVID NHS plan for 2021/22
https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/long-covid-the-nhs-plan-for-2021-22/
NHSE Speciality guides including:
Most specialty guides for MSK are no longer published on the NHSE website.
COVID-19 rapid guideline: children and young people who are immunocompromised
COVID-19 rapid guideline: rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders
COVID-19 rapid guideline: arranging planned care in hospitals and diagnostic services
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/respiratory-conditions/covid19/products?ProductType=Guidance&Status=Published
Other orthopaedics
Clinical Validation of Surgical Waiting Lists: framework and support tools
https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/validating-waiting-lists-framework/
NICE Covid-19 rapid guidance: arranging planned care in hospitals and diagnostic services (26/7/20)
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng179
British Orthopaedic Association and Specialist Society Position paper on caring for patients awaiting surgery
https://www.boa.ac.uk/resources/boa-and-specialist-society-position-paper-on-caring-for-patients-awaiting-surgery.html
Other rheumatology
Management of patients with musculoskeletal and rheumatic conditions who: are on corticosteroids; require initiation of oral/IV corticosteroids; require a corticosteroid injection (20/11/20)
https://www.rheumatology.org.uk/Portals/0/Documents/COVID-19/MSK_rheumatology_corticosteroid_guidance.pdf
Denosumab (Prolia) treatment and the COVID-19 pandemic
Toolkit: DXA restoration of service
Guidance: Secondary fracture prevention for inpatients during COVID-19 pandemic
All on the Royal Osteoporosis Society Covid-19 Hub
https://theros.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/covid-19-hub/
Shielding (England)
Announcement about the end of the shielding (clinically extremely vulnerable) list in England (15/09/21)
Community MSK services
Restoration of community health services updated 18 September 2020 and COVID-19 restoration of community health services for children and young
people: second phase of NHS response updated 31 July 2020.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/covid-19-prioritisation-within-community-health-services-with-annex_19-march-2020/
The Stanford Hall consensus statement for post-COVID-19 rehabilitation
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/05/31/bjsports-2020-102596.full
Guidance from the CSP on implementing remote consultations
https://www.csp.org.uk/publications/covid-19-guide-rapid-implementation-remote-consultations
COVID-19 – talking to children and families about returning to school: guiding principles
https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/covid-19-talking-children-families-about-returning-school-guiding-principles
Guidance on infection prevention and control for COVID-19 updated 24/11/21
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-prevention-and-control
A risk calculator for rheumatology patients to assess their risk and whether you should be taking extra care with COVID precautions.
https://www.versusarthritis.org/rheumatology-patients-and-covid-19-learn-more-about-the-risk-levels/
FAQs for patients on resuming surgical services
https://www.boa.ac.uk/resources/coronavirus-boa-faqs-for-patients.html
Many patient organisations have helplines and web-based information.
Arthritis Action: https://www.arthritisaction.org.uk/covid-19-advice/
Fibromyalgia UK: http://www.fmauk.org/coronavirus
Hypermobility Syndromes Association: https://www.hypermobility.org/news/covid19-resources
Lupus UK: https://www.lupusuk.org.uk/coronavirus/
National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS): https://nass.co.uk/managing-my-as/covid19-coronavirus/
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS): https://www.nras.org.uk/coronavirus (info page);
and Here For You, a new service that allows you to arrange a callback with someone with RA who understands you: https://www.nras.org.uk/here-for-you
Psoriasis Association: https://www.psoriasis-association.org.uk/psoriasis-and-treatments/covid-19-information
Royal Osteoporosis Society: https://theros.org.uk/information-and-support/coronavirus-and-osteoporosis
Scleroderma & Raynaud's UK (SRUK): https://www.sruk.co.uk/find-support/coronavirus/
Versus Arthritis: https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2020/march/coronavirus-covid-19-what-is-it-and-where-to-go-for-information/
Information for patients and parents of children and young people
From SPARN (Scottish Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Network)
https://www.sparn.scot.nhs.uk/
CCCA Kids with Arthritis incorporating JIA Matters facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/CCAAorguk/
Great Ormond Street Hospital advice for parents of vulnerable children and young people – useful practical advice on shielding for a child.
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/news/coronavirus-covid-19-information-hub/coronavirus-covid-19-and-vulnerable-children
Resources for young people – specifically about shielding and social distancing and developed with input of children/young people.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/covid-19-guidance-on-protecting-people-most-likely-to-get-unwell-from-coronavirus-shielding-young-peoples-version
Information for Wales
Guidance for professionals (nothing MSK specific)
https://gov.wales/health-professionals-coronavirus
Children and young people to be removed from shielding list (25/08/21)
https://gov.wales/children-and-young-people-be-removed-shielding-list?fbclid=IwAR1GQzTweIUOIDXnmMAQWGjc78Dkz1iSjtW1BVYP-rFxqL9mF8fDfwh2duI
COVID-19 High risk shielded patient list identification methodology (note different methodology for rheumatology from England and guidance below contains more up to date list)
https://nwis.nhs.wales/coronavirus/coronavirus-content/coronavirus-documents/covid-19-high-risk-shielded-patient-list-identification-methodology/
Guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from coronavirus (COVID-19). (updated 11 June 2021). Shielding in Wales is paused.
https://gov.wales/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-people-defined-on-medical-grounds-as-extremely-vulnerable-from-coronavirus-covid-19-html
https://gov.wales/get-coronavirus-support-extremely-vulnerable-person – contact your local authority
Information for Scotland
Guidance for healthcare professionals
https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/a-to-z-of-topics/covid-19/
Information for people at highest risk (updated 23/12/21)
Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for people at highest risk
Information for Northern Ireland
Shielding advice
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-clinically-extremely-vulnerable-and-vulnerable-people
Author GarrethPosted on 20/03/2020 08/11/2022 Categories Arthritis News, ResourcesTags coronavirus-covid19
Previous Previous post: You are not alone; keep active, stay connected
Next Next post: Covid-19 Information for people with MSK
Tel: +44 0203 856 1978
Skype-for-business office no.
ARMA's Privacy Policy
Follow us @WeAreArma
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance Privacy Policy Proudly powered by WordPress


and we would like to thank you.
of the BIG DATA PARIS congress.
Offering 2 full days of conferences, workshops and business meetings, plus plenty of opportunities to mingle with the 250 exhibitors and 16,500 visitors present, Big Data Paris 2019 provides every year a unique opportunity to keep your finger on the industry's pulse and network with its key players.


At Tweeddale Motors we always keep a large selection of tyres in stock in a huge variety of sizes and from many different tyre manufacturers. Whatever you drive we're sure to have something that fits your requirements and your budget. We are also able to provide puncture repair while you wait.
Tweeddale Motors are delighted to be a premier partner with Black Circles, the award-winning internet tyre company. We have been associated with this company, whose headquarters are based in Peebles, from its early days.
Just order your tyres online and they will be delivered to our Edinburgh road premises. You can choose a day and time to have them fitted.
Go to www.blackcircles.com to see a wide selection of tyres. We look forward to being of service to you.


Oklahoma has overcrowded prisons and the highest incarceration rate in the country, a problematic scenario requiring a bold solution borne from pragmatism and enlightened reform.
Why does Oklahoma have so many uninsured drivers?
Oklahoma has one of the highest percentages of uninsured drivers in the nation, as nearly 600,000 drivers in the state do not have car insurance.
Read more about Why does Oklahoma have so many uninsured drivers?


It was 1914, exactly 100 years ago, on Christmas Day, that something miraculous happened.
It was World War I, the defending Allies were engaged in a bitter combat against the invading German troop at the Belgium-France border.
But on December 24th, at points along the western front, Germans placed lighted trees on trench and the Allies joined them in an impromptu peace.
The German shouted to the British: "Merry Christmas". Eventually, the British, Belgian and French soldiers crawled out of the trenches, and after shouts of promises to hold their fire, they approached the men whom they'd been trying to kill just hours earlier and were already waiting in the middle of no man's land. The men shook hands and exchanged gifts such as liquor, badges and buttons, tobacco and sausage, all the while showing each other pictures of their families.
Many agreed to extend the peace into Christmas Day, so they could meet again and bury their dead. Each side helped the other dig graves and hold memorials; at one, a Scottish chaplain led a bilingual recitation of the 23rd Psalm.
Everyone was in good spirit, and then they decided to use their helmets as goalposts and played a game of football.
"Everywhere you looked, the occupants of the trenches stood about talking to each other and even playing football," said Hugo Klemm of the 133rd Saxon Regiment.
"It was hard to think we were at war with one another," wrote a soldier quoted in Weintraub's book.
The soldiers wanted to stop the war, but officers on both sides were adamant to continue their missions. The truce was impromptu, and the top brass were unhappy about it. It was the first and the last of its kind because it never happened again since, largely due to the threat of court-martial.
Most war historians agree that the event really did happen--although fighting did continue in some places--except for one thing: the football match.
Nonetheless, the story of the Christmas Truce showed that given a choice, nobody wants to go out there killing people, and that the celebration of the birth of the Prince of Peace could halt, albeit just for a while, one of the bloodiest wars in all of human history.
And to quote a sentence by one of the soldiers in his letter to his mother: "Dearest mother, I have seen one of the most extraordinary sights"
p/s: Watch the documentary of the Christmas Truce here and here.
p/s2: I've found a marvellous advertisement by Sainsbury reenacting the Christmas Truce of 1914.


text:
Home Arts & Entertainment Alana Binning Couture takes over Linden tomorrow evening
Alana Binning Couture takes over Linden tomorrow evening
Alana Binning, designer and owner of Alana Binning Couture
One of Binning's Male African suits
THE Lawns of the Watooka Complex in Linden is set to come alive tomorrow with hordes of models showcasing the latest designs of Alana Binning's Couture.
Binning, designer and owner of Alana Binning Couture, will be hosting her second fashion show while launching her five new clothing lines, as in African, Bridal, Swimwear, Casual, and Evening Gown.
The 37-year-old will be dedicating the clothing lines to her late mother who she said played a huge role in her becoming a designer.
An Alana Binning creation
Binning, who was born in Linden, grew up watching her mother sew, and would notice the enormous amount of clothes her mother would have to make. As such, she sewed her first school uniform when she was just 13, in an attempt to help her mother.
"I started sewing my own uniforms, and then stuff for my friends after they realised that I can sew stuff and they actually look nice. So they wanted stuff too," she recalled.
From then on, Binning would assist her mother with sewing clothes until 2006, when she decided to branch out on her own.
Since then, Binning has made a name for herself with her designs, taken part in New York Fashion Week, and built a local market.
Although she describes being a seamstress and a designer at the same time as challenging, she notes that it is also liberating.
Designed and sewn by Alana Binning
The mother of three emphasised the importance of customer satisfaction while stating, "I like giving customers what they want. Customer service is very important to me; I take it very personally. Satisfying customers is like a big plus to me."
In the future, Binning hopes to open other boutiques in and out of Guyana.
Tomorrow's event, which starts 20:00 hrs, will consist of entertainment by local artistes.
Tickets cost $1,000 and $2,000 for VIP. Persons interested in being a part of the extravaganza can purchase tickets from House of Braids in Linden.
Previous articleYoung teacher to host 'MOOD' party
Next articleGuyana ready for 'Carnivoil' 2020


text:
By bureaus and offices Department of Commerce-Bureau of Economic Analysis-Bureau of Industry and Security-U.S. Census Bureau-Economic Development Administration-Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs-International Trade Administration-Minority Business Development Agency-National Institute of Standards and Technology-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service--National Marine Fisheries Service--National Ocean Service--National Weather Service--Oceanic & Atmospheric Research--Office of Marine and Aviation Operations-National Technical Information Service-National Telecommunications and Information Administration--First Responder Network Authority-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office-Office of the Secretary--Office of Business Liaison--Office of the Chief of Staff--Office of the Deputy Secretary--Office of Executive Secretariat--Office of General Counsel--Office of Inspector General--Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs---Native American Affairs--Office of Policy and Strategic Planning--Office of Public Affairs---Office of Digital Engagement--Office of the White House Liaison--The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders--Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration---Office of Acquisition Management---Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality---Office of Budget---Office of Civil Rights---Office of Financial Management---Office of Human Resources Management---Office of Privacy and Open Government---Office of Program Evaluation & Risk Management---Office of Security---Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization--Office of the Chief Information Officer--Enterprise Services--Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
By issues 2020 CensusCybersecurityEconomic indicatorsEnvironmental dataExport and investment promotionFirst responder networkFisheries and aquacultureICT Supply ChainInfrastructureIntellectual propertyInvesting in communities and workersManufacturingMinority business growthPopulation statisticsRegulatory reformSpace commerceTrade enforcementWeather and satellites
Remarks At The Inauguration Of Panama President-Elect Mr. Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo
Introduced by Roxanne Cabral, Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Panama Thank you, Roxanne, for that kind introduction. It is a great pleasure to be here for tomorrow's inauguration of President-elect Laurentino Cortizo. We are all looking forward to that historic event. We hope the new President can build a strong consensus, and that his term fortifies Panama's current period of financial and...
Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Karen Dunn Kelley at the Space Enterprise Summit
Introduced by John Harrison, Senior Advisor and Senior Administration Official for Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Thank you, John, for that kind introduction, and welcome to this exciting and historic summit. Secretary Ross was asked to attend the G-20 with the President, and is currently in route to Osaka, Japan. Please know, however, that he is very disappointed to...
Remarks by Deputy Secretary Karen Dunn Kelley at the Corporate Council on Africa's U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Maputo, Mozambique
Good morning, and thank you, Florie, for your kind introduction. I'd also like to thank President Nyusi for hosting. Your excellencies, honorable ministers, members of the diplomatic corps, distinguished guests, and ladies and gentleman. It's an absolute honor to be in Maputo, Mozambique on behalf of: the President of the United States and the U.S. Secretary of Commerce at the biennial "Corporate...
Remarks by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board with Ivanka Trump in Charlotte, North Carolina
Thank you, Ivanka, for that kind introduction. And welcome everyone, to Charlotte. Thank you, Mayor Lyles, for hosting us today, and Barbara Humpton, for the tour of the Siemens USA facility this morning. I was even more impressed than I had anticipated. We should publicize widely the return on investment you achieve on your investment in training and your extremely high retention rate. Too many...
SelectUSA Investment Summit
Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the USMCA Roundtable Hosted by the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce
Introduced by Joyce Waugh, President and CEO, Roanoke Regional Chamber. Thank you, Joyce, for the kind introduction.Thank you all for being here today. And a special thank you to Bill Fanjoy and your team at the U.S. Export Assistance Center of Virginia for all you do for the business community in this region of the country. But before I discuss the immense significance of USMCA here today, I...
Remarks by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the U.S.-India Business Council Ideas Summit and 44th Annual Meeting
Introduced by Myron Brilliant, USCOC Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs. Thank you, Myron, for the kind introduction. It is always a pleasure to be here at the Chamber. Thanks also to the U.S.-India Business Council for the opportunity to participate in your 44th Annual Meeting. And thank you for your efforts and dedication to enhancing the Economic strategic ties between...
Opening Remarks by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the 2019 SelectUSA Investment Summit
Thank you, Karen, for that kind introduction, and a good morning to all of you. Welcome to the Sixth Annual SelectUSA Investment Summit. Thank you, everyone, for making the trip to Washington, D.C., to learn about the great investment opportunities throughout the United States. We appreciate the time you are taking from your busy schedules to investigate opportunities to grow your enterprises here...
Remarks by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the Paris Air Show Press Event at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
Introduced by Tom Kallman, President and CEO of Kallman Worldwide, organizer of the USA Partnership Pavilion. Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction, and thank you and your staff for all of the work you are doing to organize and promote U.S. participation at the Paris Air Show. It is my pleasure to be here to discuss the U.S. government's engagement in the Show. It will be the largest and most...


From the answer: It depends whether you noticed they were wrong last year.... If you did and made adjustments for them then deleting shouldn't be too bad but if you didn't then I wouldn't advise it.
From the answer: Hello there, .... I appreciate you attaching a screenshot.... I'm here to help you add and apply retention to an invoice.
Hi , can I change just the font size of the business name on the invoice to make it much larger?
From the answer: Hello info, You have the option to change the font size of your invoice.... Here's how: Click the Gear icon on the upper-right corner.
From the answer: Hello there, jCline , Yes, we still offer the Intuit Turbo Pay Prepaid Visa Card to pay your employees by direct deposit.
From the answer: I hope you had a phenomenal weekend, .... The companies which are listed under Other QuickBooks Companies are those that you're added on as a Regular User (non-Accountant).
how do i set up a master administrator for quickbooks plus online client?
From the answer: Ask no more, .... To clarify, are you a QuickBooks Online for Accountants user (QBOA) that has created a new QBO company for a client?
How do I enter a manual payroll check in QBO from a previous payroll date?
From the answer: Good day, emailjodee .... You can manually create a payroll check from the previous payroll date using a Journal Entry in QuickBooks Online.
Is there a way to export or print a list of inactive accounts in a COA in QBO?
From the answer: Go to Reports - Standard, scroll down to "For my accountant", click on Account List.... Scroll up to click on "Customize" - click on Filter - choose "Deleted"
From the answer: If the entertainers should receive a 1099 at year end vs. a W-2, I would use Professional Services or create a new expense account and name it Entertainers.
Quickbooks the P&L Report from 2016. Please help how to do it?
From the answer: Greetings, @orsi1976 .... I'd be pleased to furnish you with steps to ensure you're able to generate successfully your 2016 Profit and Loss report .


We've covered all the basics to men's eyebrow grooming.
Your eyebrows are one of the first things we notice, besides that amazing smile, of course. MAC Cosmetics Director of Makeup Artistry Romero Jennings said it best: "Brows are really personal. Brows really give you expression. Brows can make you look strong or weak or powerful or not. A brow will give you approachability. If it's too strong or severe, someone will pass you by."
1. Do get recommendations for a groomer. The most important thing is to ask a guy with really great brows for a reference on where to go, not a woman. "In many cases, I feel like a guy is going to a place that his girl goes because it's now acceptable to go and get a pedicure," said Jennings.
"Then someone says, 'Hey, let me do your brows. Let me arch them!' I think it's great, but at the same time they kill it when these guys have these amazing thick brows and all they may need is a little bit of a clean up."
2. Don't wax, do tweeze. According to Jennings, traditional tweezing is best because it allows you to see progression. He added, "Sometimes guys go in and get their brows waxed and there is this really clean, blocked off, square shape. And because their hair is so dense and often dark, it looks drawn on. [Waxing] makes it obvious that it's been done."
4. Don't touch your unibrow just yet. Jennings believes that addressing unibrows is age-specific. "Depending on your age, you might want to address it as you're getting older," said Jennings. "If you're 20 years old and you have that, it can be hot on a guy. If you're 60, everyone just thinks that you're being lazy."
Jennings strong recommends taking down the "shine" on your face to highlight well-groomed brows.
This piece was originally published on August 14, 2013.


We are Pensacola Sports, Florida's first and oldest sports organizing and management group, and the area leader in amateur and professional participant sports, event management, marketing and promotions in the Pensacola and Northwest Florida Region. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of life, health, well-being and economic development of the Pensacola and surrounding regions through education, inspiration and participation. This is what moves us. What moves you?
Our singular mission is to impact the quality of life, individual health and economic well-being of our community. How do we do this? By focusing our efforts on three distinct areas of impact.
Want to be part of a team that is building a better community through education, inspiration and participation in sports? Getting involved with Pensacola Sports is easy. Learn more about how you can give back to the community by becoming a member, sponsor, or volunteer today.
Pensacola Sports would be nowhere without the help and support of its generous partners, sponsors and donors. Thank you for your commitment to growing Pensacola as a healthy place to live, work and play.