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MCR's Property Confidence Revives
Jill Burdett checks the pulse of the bricks and mortar big boys
Written by Jill Burdett. Published on March 19th 2014.
THERE was a certain joie de vivre about Manchester at MIPIM this year.
There is a sense that as well as being on the brink of the next big thing there is also a changing of the guard.
An exultation of spirit that something big is about to happen, that the city is once again on the cusp of transformational change and investment.
Not Northern cockiness but city confidence that after six years of re-thinking strategies and painfully dragging development along the track they have finally reached the top of the first Big Dipper ascent and the whole rollercoaster of redevelopment is about to surge forward again.
Only this time they want to do it better.
Mike Ingall, chief executive of Allied London, a man not usually given to giddy hyperbole, described it as a return of the golden era, a new Cottonopolis, when Manchester ruled the world only this time with shiny towers replacing the smoking chimneys of industry."
Mike Ingall
As the man in charge of the redevelopment of the Granada TV site he will be playing a pivotal role in this new phase, turning 15 prime acres into St John's Quarter, a new city village, a residential neighbourhood that hopefully will offer more comfort and soul than the business like Spinningfields.
Because people are going to be the key to the city's resurgence Manchester city centre has a problem. It struggles to accommodate the 20,000 or so souls who live there now.
Given that this number is going to more than double in the next 10 years, providing enough new homes of the right size and cost both to buy and to rent is going to be the big challenge. I hope they don't cock it up.
In his Confidential Q&A Sir Howard Bernstein agreed having the right mix of housing will be crucial to the city's future success and talked of the best principles of design and place making.
But on the first day in MIPIM residential was relegated to a bit part on the mood boards of the city's success over the last 25 years.
You could just about spot it, top right, listing just five developments - Faulkner Court, No1 Deansgate, Piccadilly Village, Granby Village and Lancaster House. One I had never heard of, two are taking their management company to task and another is continuing court action to get down maintenance charges.
Not exactly a roll call of honour.
Strange choices in a city that does have better than this and in the future will hopefully have much better. Manchester must be as ambitious in its delivery of new housing and place making in the next decade as it has in its delivery of business and education in the last.
The big talk is all about PRS – as if the private rental sector has only just been invented. It's currently being reinvented because the big money men, the pension funds and the investment pots are seeing housing as the next gilt edged yield if only they can get the numbers big enough to deliver economies of scale.
Manchester stand MIPIM
Government funding through the Homes and Communities Agency's ' Build to Rent' pot helps too.
Expect to see any vacant land in the sweep from Victoria to Piccadilly earmarked for PRS.
It will work if the standard of housing on offer is improved, if the city demands that developers take a little less profit and put a little bit more in to both the quality of the buildings and the finish and the public realm that surrounds them.
No more mean spaces where sharers have to fight over the one decent double, no more cell like windows and lack of light, nor long corridors and poor insulation.
The new homes being built in Manchester in the next decade should be efficient, in their use of space as well as heating and ventilation, they should have access to open space either on roof gardens, individual terraces or larger communal gardens and be built to the highest standards with water tight guarantees should anything go wrong then someone will be held accountable.
Look at the back pages of the Sunday Times Homes section and London developments boast not just a concierge and valet parking, gym and swimming pool but on-site business centre, a cinema, virtual golf, private courtyards.
Surely it's not too much to ask for decent security, a coffee shop/meeting room and laundry. Although I am told laundries are nothing but trouble to manage.
Mike Ingall believes that people of all ages are keen to move back into an urban environment. He said: "I do not think that people are actually that keen on mowing the lawn and washing cars.
"They want to move back to the city and live and work in one place.
"It's a privilege for us to have won the Granada site, an asset with such history, wealth and heritage and we want to reinvent this already resonant place.
"We have had some very good ideas from masterplanners and architects but what is more important for me is to create something that is investable. Anyone can draw tower blocks and do CGIs but will they attract the world's capital?"
David Partridge, Sir Howard Bernstein and Wang Weibo
Ah money.
It is interesting that apart from a couple of obvious exceptions, Bruntwood being one, many of the schemes currently on the drawing board will be pushed to the line not by bank funding but by institutional investment.
One of the funds having a chat with Manchester last week was Henderson, owners of the Ancoats Retail Park, one of the key sites able to unlock the true potential of New Islington.
Please God they can be persuaded to abandon their current uniquely uninspired plans to simply revamp the sheds and build a supermarket and cinema.
This site should be reborn with new streets of housing running into New Islington at right angles to Great Ancoats Street, leading you into the rather lovely Cottonfields Park and the new school and the canals. Opening up the area where a fortune of our money has been spent on infrastructure but which mainly remains hidden from view.
Build a supermarket but make it an environmentally green one so it serves the new neighbourhood and the emphasis is on accessibility by foot and bike and not by car. Build a cinema, everyone loves a film, but scale it down to fit the location.
I skipped off Cannes and spent an afternoon in Nice, to look in envy at how the centre has been transformed with a linear park running through its heart and taking the slickest of chic trams which make Manchester's yellow clunkers seem ancient.
The Nice tram system is effortless and efficient, it blends into the cityscape, level with the streets, subtle rises in pavement levels enabling you to step on board not climb.
The park is a proper park. Grass and trees and play equipment and lots of benches and statues and fountains at one end. It lets the city breathe and play. It will be interesting to see how Manchester's St Peter's Square, which will have the same components, compares on completion.
Cities are the powerhouses, the economic drivers of countries and, while others have stood back, Manchester has kept on delivering. It sees the sense in collaboration, in a focussed northern voice able to exert unified pressure on Westminster's purse strings.
Hence a joint presentation by Liverpool and Manchester on HS2 and the Atlantic Gateway, co-operation and support for the Liverpool based Festival of Business this summer.
Other towns within Greater Manchester can join if they wish. Stockport's chief executive Eammon Boylan was on the Manchester stand talking about the Combined Authority's investment strategy and the trials and tribulations of trying to get a region wide development framework approved.
Keith Davies, director of Development and Regeneration at Bolton, in Cannes to talk about Logistics North, has always got the importance of collaboration with its powerful neighbour.
Salford has had representation in the past but was absent this year and the plans released mid week for the replacement building at Rali Courts shows just how far out of touch it looks with Manchester's extended ambition.
Bruce Katz
Bruce Katz, a respected economist and author of the Metropolitan Revolution is also a quotable speaker. He believes the US government is no longer fit for purpose being little more than "a health insurance company with an army."
Cities are the new power brokers, generating two thirds of all global wealth and they have to find their niche.
"In the words of Dolly Parton – Find out who you are and do it on purpose," says Bruce.
There were 60 businesses partnering Manchester in MIPIM this year. The minimum £6,000 a head plus accommodation costs and flights is not an insignificant sum and many were new.
SHB may be staying put at the Town Hall but there is a new order amongst those delivering projects now and a new mind set. The old protagonists were still in Cannes but they often cut solitary figures.
Manchester developers like Capital and Centric are doing speculative builds to create spaces and 5plus Architects, again rooted in the city but London savvy, are designing stunning new buildings to enhance the city and cleverly reconfiguring old ones. Urban Bubble, founded from nothing by Michael Howard, has thankfully raised the bar on property maintenance. New faces, new standards, new ambition.
Mike Ingall opened his MIPIM stance with a petty remark denigrating Property Week for profiling: "a bookie and a footballer " in a recent feature on Manchester.
It was a mean and ungenerous comment, especially given Gary Neville's input was one of the highlights of Manchester's week. Insightful, intelligent, knowledgeable, funny and committed to developing and investing in Manchester, the city should be delighted he is now playing for them. He's shown on the top picture with Mike Emmerich of New Economy.
And they should already be planning to get Fred Done out there next year.
All the bigwigs gather for Manchester
Poster BoyMarch 19th 2014.
"Ah money"...
AnonymousMarch 19th 2014.
I'd be interested to hear about which developments are taking their management companies "to task". Seems to be a theme across Manchester at the moment. Something to keep an eye on....
Management companies or managing agents?...
In our Castlefield block, us residents became the management company and then fired the incumbent agents. Seems to be a bit of both going on; it's needed because there are too many lazy twats not acting in the best interests of the leaseholders.
DavidMarch 19th 2014.
This journalist seems to have more ideas and sense than the people running Manchester at present.Its a shame she is not the one planning the cities future.Manchester needs people like her to be given an opportunity instead of the old guard.
So much to agree with here. Particularly good to see the missed opportunity of the Ancoats retail park redevelopment getting some attention. NOMA showed the way forward to bring this side of town into the city centre, a huge shame the owners of the retail park didn't have the same vision.
Kevin PeelMarch 20th 2014.
Anyone with any comments on managing agents and letting agents should submit evidence as part of the taskforce I am currently leading on behalf of the city council to investigate their role in the private rented sector. Get in touch for more details. As for the wider issues raised in this piece, it is great to see more people wanting to live in the city centre and developments starting to come forward after a quiet period. What we absolutely must make certain of is that we move away from the 'pack' em and stack 'em' model and focus on creating sustainable communities with proper amenities, and green space. It can't all be Buy to Rent either, we need owner occupiers and long term tenants if we're to create proper neighbourhoods.
AnonymousMarch 21st 2014.
Kevin - can you give your details on where to submit?
AnonymousMarch 23rd 2014.
Kevin is always telling you he is listening.But you will never hear from again when it means upsetting his party bosses. And who was responsible Kevin for all the previous city housing plans?.Your party.No one else has been in charge of anything.
Not sure how the planned 'cinema' at Ancoats Retail Park could possibly be 'scaled down'.... the current planning permission is for an enormous .... 1 screen cinema. Yes that well known, profitable format of a 1 screen cinema. Developers at the open event before planning explained that it would 'probably be used for community use, if it was economically viable, rather than for a chain'. It is very clear from looking at the planning documents that this is a notional addition in order to present the development as a mixed use project adding a cinema to New Islington, when this couldn't be further from the case. The 1 screen is obviously quite small and attached to the proposed supermarket unit. If (shockingly) the cinema wasn't actually viable, perhaps the supermarket could extend into the unused space and make use of it? I wonder...
Repeating,without any evidence the same point that socialism = public services is hardly…
You absolutely right,I hate all these bloody nimbys stopping development and progress.Of course if…
Manchester's size and climate isn't dissimilar to Rotterdam or Dusseldorf but the city is held back…
Straying off the point again David, which is that investing in public services is socialist but as…


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A La Fura dels Baus (katalán kiejtés: [lə ˈfuɾə ðəlz ˈβaws]) egy katalán színházi társulat, mely 1979-ben alakult Moià-ban (Barcelona, Spanyolország). A színházukról, a szokatlan díszleteikről ismertek, valamint arról, hogy összemossák a határokat a közönség és a színész között. "La Fura dels Baus" katalánul azt jelenti, hogy "Az Els Baus-i vadászmenyét". A londoni előadásukról egy 1985-ben írt kritika szerint, amit az NME pubikált, a társulat egyfajta felnőtt kalandparkot alkot, amely tele van szórakozással, veszéllyel, komikummal és fantáziával.

Történet
La Fura dels Baus 1979-ben alakult. Az 1990-es évek eleje óta kreatív törekvéseiket változatossá tette, hogy otthonosan mozogtak az írott dráma, a digitális színház és utcaszínház területén, előadtak kortárs színházat és operát, és létrehoztak jelentős közösségi eseményeket. La Fura alkotta meg az 1992-ben, Barcelonában sorra kerülő nyári olimpia nyitóünnepségét, mely közvetítve volt, és több mint 500 millió ember nézte meg. Ez után az első nagyobb show után olyan vállalatok, mint a  Pepsi, Mercedes Benz, Peugeot, Volkswagen, Swatch, Airtel, Microsoft, Absolut Vodka, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros, the Port of Barcelona, Telecom Italia és a Sun Microsystems felkérték a csapatot, hogy készítsenek nekik nagyszabású promóciós bemutatókat.

2000-től 2010-ig La Fura dels Baus utcaszínházat adott elő, kifejlesztettek egy olyan színházi koncepciót, amely egyesíti a színpadi eszközök széles skáláját, a sokoldalú előadás klasszikus elképzelésére alapozva. La Fura dels Baus előadásaival bátorítja a közönséget, hogy aktív részei legyenek azoknak a tereknek, amely hagyományosan a nézőknek van kijelölve, és a hely építészeti jellemzőire adaptálják a színpadi munkát . A technikák ilyenfajta vegyítése és formálása "Furan" nyelv néven vált ismertté (llenguatge furer), ez egy olyan megnevezés, amelyet más színházi társulatok is használnak a munkájuk leírásához.

Az egyedi koncepciójú műsorok, melyeket La Fura dels Baus tervezett láthatóak olyan széles skálájú előadásokban, mint L'home del mil.leni (2000), mellyel a millennium évét ünneplik és amely több, mint 20 000 nézőt vonzott Barcelonába. Az Isteni színjáték, melyet Firenzében adtak elő, több, mint 35 000 néző előtt, La Navaja en el Ojo pedig a Velencei Biennálét nyitotta meg, amelyen több mint 20 000-en voltak. A Naumaquia 1 – Tetralogía Anfíbia – El Juego Eterno előadásnak több mint 15 000 nézője volt, helyszíne a Forum de les Cultures, Barcelonában.

Sok kurzus és workshop képezte a színészeket a Furan nyelvre. Az első előadás, mely ezt a nyelvet használta az Accions (1984), ezt követte a Suz/O/Suz(1985), Tier Mon (1988), Noun (1990), MTM (1994), Manes (1996), ØBS(2000), Matria 1 – Tetralogía Anfíbia – La Creación (2004) és az OBIT (2004). A társulat új technológiákat kezdett használni, például a Work in Progress 97 előadásuk egy on-line show, amely különböző városokban szimultán performanszokat rak egymás mellé egy digitális színházi környezetbe ágyazva.

2011-ben vitát váltott ki, hogy a társulat játszott a csecsen diktátor, Ramzan Kadyrov 35. születésnapján.

Színház
La Fura dels Baus lebilincselő színházi produkciókat alkot, amelyek olyan forrásokon alapszanak, mint a videó és más kép alapú média, hogy olyan interaktív díszleteket tudjanak formálni, amely arra kényszeríti a közönséget, hogy megmozduljanak az előadás megélése közben. Az alkotó csapat 8 tagból áll, 1979-ben először az utcán dolgoztak, létrehozva a gerilla színházat Barcelonában. A technikát, amit az utcaszínházból tanultak, három évvel később felhasználták, amikor az első előadásukat készítették. Az utcán való munka, a tapasztalatok, amiket akkor szereztek, megtanította őket arra, hogy minél multidiszciplinárisabbak a performanszainkban, annál több pénzt kapnak a közönségüktől. A performansz művészetet tanulmányozó Antonio Sánchez kifejtette a csapat munkáját Antonin Artaud művészeti öröksége tükrében, vitázva arról, hogy ezek az LFdB színházi produkciók [ . . . ] az avantgárd színház esztétikus kivitelezésének jelei, amiről Antonin Artaud álmodott egy fél évszázaddal ezelőtt.

Korai munkák

Accions (1984)
Az alkotócsapat első hivatalos színházi debütálása az Accions (1984) volt, mellyel felhívták magukra a figyelmet Európa színpadain. Az alapító tag, Carlus Padrissa úgy identifikálja az előadást, mint 'a pillanat, amikor La Fura felfedezte kik vagyunk mi művészeti értelemben.'

Suz/o/Suz (1985)
Madridban mutatták be 1985-ben, a Suz/o/Suz nemzetközi elismerést hozott La Fura dels Baus csapatának életébe. Megkapták a Ciutat de Barcelona díjat, amely egy tekintélyes, rangos kulturális díj, és az előadás bemutatása óta nemzetközi turnékra is megy a társulat.

Kortárs produkciók
La Fura dels Baus dolgozott olyan szokatlan és rizikós területein az írott drámának és az olasz stílusú színháznak, mint például a F@ust 3.0, egy előadás, amely Goethe klasszikus munkáit tanulmányozza, az Ombra, egy reinterpretáció Federico García Lorca szövegeiből, és XXX, amely egy verziója a Sade Márki által írt Filozófia a budoárban című művének. A csapat nemzetközi turnéja, 3 év után, 2000 októberében ért véget.

2001 Euripides tragedy The Trojan Women, co-directed by Irene Papas,music by Vangelis and design by Santiago Calatrava in Sagunt in September

2004 OBIT, a performance about life and death. (October)

2005 Metamorphosis première in Japan (September)

2006 the Design Fair in Milan

2007 Imperium, to mark the celebrations of the Spanish Year in China (1 May)

2008 Boris Godunov (March)

Ezeknek az előadásoknak megvan az a jellemvonásuk, amellyel már a kezdetektől jellemezhetjük La Fura dels Baus munkáit: nem szokványos helyszínek, zenék, mozgások, a természetes és indusztriális alapanyagok használata, új technológiák bevonása és a közönséggel való interakciók az előadások alatt. Ez azt eredményezte, hogy olyan közönséget is bevonzottak a színházba, akik nem színházba járó emberek.

Film
A Fausto 5.0, melynek társrendezője Isidro Ortiz, elnyerte a Golden Méliès díjat 2002-ben a legjobb európai fantasztikus film kategóriában. La Fura már korábban is be volt vonva a film világába, például Goya in Bordeaux (1999) című filmben, melyet Carlos Saura rendezett.

Zene és lemezek
La Fura dels Baus megalakította a saját lemezkiadóját, egy 14 felvételt tartalmazó katalógussal, de zenéiket máshol is publikáltatták, olyan cégeknél, mint a Dro, Virgin és Subterfuge.

A zene a társulat összes munkájában jelen van, amely néha az előadások keretét szolgálja. Minden egyes új színpadi produkció La Fura dels Baus társulatnál párhuzamosan magával von egy zenei projektet is, amely ahhoz vezet, hogy létrehoznak egy zenei felvételt is.

2019-ig

 2019	Turandot (Tokyo, Sapporo)
 2019	Norma (The Greek National Opera in Athens) 5 June
 2019	Karl V (Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich) 10 February
 2018 Sfera Mundi – Voyage around the world at the 66th Ljubljana Festival 29 June
 2018 Pelléas et Mélisande (Semperoper in Dresden) 2 May
 2018 Die Soldaten by Bernd Alois Zimmermann (Cologne Opera) 29 April
 2018 Histoire du soldat by Igor Stravinsky (Opéra de Lyon) 25 April

 2017 Le Siège de Corinthe (Rossini Opera Festival) 10 August
 2017 Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher by Arthur Honegger (Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt) 11 June
 2017 Alceste by Gluck (Opéra de Lyon) 2 May
 2017 Oratorio The Creation (Haydn) in Aix-en-Provence 14 March

 2016	Norma (the Royal Opera House in London) 13 Sept
 2016	Enescu's Oedipe (the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels)

 2015	Il Trovatore (the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam)
 2015	Benvenuto Cellini by Berlioz (Cologne Opera)

 2014	Elektra by Strauss, open-air performance, (NorrlandsOperan) in Umeå
 2014 Der Fliegende Holländer (Opéra de Lyon)
 2014	Madama Butterfly (the Sydney Opera House)

 2013	Aida	(Arena di Verona Festival)
 2013	Orfeo ed Euridice	(Palacio de Carlos V in Granada)
 2013	Parsifal	(Cologne Opera)

 2012 Xenakis's Oresteia (Suntory Hall in Tokyo)
 2012 Babylon by Jörg Widmann (Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich)

 2011	Turandot (Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich)
 2011	Quartet based on text of Heiner Müller by Luca Francesconi (La Scala) in Milano the premiere
 2011 Xenakis's Oresteia, outdoor performance (Wiener Taschenoper in Vienna)
 2011 Stockhausen's Sonntag aus Licht (the premiere, Staatenhaus (States' House) of the Kölner Messe in Cologne)

2010-ig

 2010 Tannhäuser (La Scala in Milano)
 2010 Tristan and Isolde (Opéra de Lyon)
 2010	Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (the Teatro Real in Madrid)
 2009	Berlioz's Les Troyens (the Mariinski Theatre in Saint Petersburg)
 2009	Götterdammerung (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence) 29/04/2009
 2009	Ligeti's Grand Macabre (the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels)

 2008 Michael's Journey Around the Earth - the 2nd act of Stockhausen's Donnerstag aus Licht (Wiener Festwochen) in Vienna
 2008	Siegfried (Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia 10/06/2008

 2007	Die Walküre (Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia 30/04/2007
 2007	Das Rheingold (Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia 28/04/2007
 2007	Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle and Janáček's song cycle The Diary of One Who Disappeared (the Opéra de la Bastille in Paris & the Teatro Real in Madrid)
 2007	José Luis Turina's La hija del cielo (the premiere, the Canary Islands)

 2003	Die Zauberflöte (Ruhrtriennale in Bochum)

 2002	Giorgio Battistelli's On the marble cliffs by Ernst Jünger (the premiere, Mannheim)
 2002	Symphonie fantastique Berlioz (Palermo)

 2000	José Luis Turina's D.Q.,Don Quijote in Barcelona, (The Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona)

1999-ig

 1999	Berlioz's La damnation de Faust	(Salzburg festival)
 1997	Debussy's Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
 1996	de Falla's Atlàntida	(Granada)

A Naumon

A Naumon egy lebegő kulturális művészeti központ, amelynek különböző helyszínei: Barcelona, Szardínia, Portugália, Bejrút, Tajpej, Newcastle (2007), Haifa és Duisburg, amely sok különböző művészeti, nevelő és kulturális programot tartalmaz, mint például Naumaquia, Sub, Terramaquia és Matria. Ez egy 60 méter hosszú norvég hajó, amelyet 1965-ben építettek egy norvég hajógyárban, mely az Északi-sarkkörtől 200 méterre helyezkedik el. La Fura dels Baus társulat megvette a Naumon hajót 2003 júliusában. A társulat 2019-ben megemlékezik Magellán Föld körüli útjának 500 éves évfordulójára.

Jegyzetek

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April 5, 2016 - Class Action
California Court of Appeal Weighs in on Enforceable "Browsewrap" Arbitration Agreements in ProFlowers Case
The California Court of Appeal (2d App. Dist., Div. 3) recently joined the ever-evolving body of case law addressing the enforceability of so-called "browsewrap" arbitration agreements. In Long v. Provide Commerce, Inc., — Cal.Rptr.3d —-, No. B257910, 2016 WL 1056555 (Ct. App. Mar. 17, 2016), the court affirmed a superior court's decision denying Provide's petition to compel arbitration with one of its online customers based on a provision contained in the "Terms of Use" on Provide's website, ProFlowers.com.
The Short on Long. A "browsewrap" agreement is an Internet-based agreement between a website owner and a website visitor that does not require the visitor to affirmatively express his or her assent to its terms. Rather, the visitor is deemed to have accepted the agreement through his or her viewing or use of the website. Like many "browsewrap" agreement cases, Long concerns a single threshold question: was there an agreement to arbitrate? Stated differently, did the consumer consent to the Terms of Use?
Because "browsewrap" agreements, by definition, do not require any affirmative action by the consumer to indicate his or her assent, the court examined whether Long had constructive knowledge of the Terms of Use (Provide did not dispute Long's testimony that he had no actual knowledge of the Terms). According to the court, Long would be deemed to have constructive knowledge if "the design of the ProFlowers.com website and/or the conspicuousness of the hyperlinks to the Terms of Use were sufficient to put a reasonably prudent Internet consumer on inquiry notice of the browsewrap agreement's existence and contents." Long, 2016 WL 1056555, at *4.
Long's Analysis. After noting that no California appellate court had yet weighed in on what "website design elements" were "necessary or sufficient," id., the Court of Appeal looked to two federal court opinions for guidance: Specht v. Netscape Communications Corp., 306 F.3d 17 (2d Cir. 2002), and Nguyen v. Barnes & Noble Inc., 763 F.3d 1171 (9th Cir. 2014). Focusing on hyperlinks presented to the consumer during the checkout process and in the order confirmation email sent after the purchase, the court concluded that their placement, size, font color, and other qualities relative to the rest of the site/email were too inconspicuous to place a reasonably prudent Internet consumer on notice.
Long's Suggestions. Although the lack of conspicuousness ended the inquiry, the court went on in dicta to provide additional suggestions for creating enforceable browsewrap agreements. In the court's view, the phrase "Terms of Use," without more, "may have no meaning or a different meaning to a large segment of the Internet-using public." Long, 2016 WL 1056555, at *7. Thus, the court noted that online retailers would be "well-advised" to pair hyperlinks with a "conspicuous textual notice" informing the consumer that the "linked page contains binding contractual terms." Id.
Although the court's comments are expressly advisory, they do signal what factors at least one Court of Appeal might consider in future cases and, importantly, confirm that the court does not view browsewrap agreements as per se unenforceable.

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Q: How can I get a mime-type description without an internet connection? Is there a standard reference that I can use to get standard mime type descriptions within Java without having an internet connection?
I could create my own reference but then I would need to maintain it.
NOTE I am after the description when I already have the mime type, I'm not trying to find the mime type for a file.
e.g. If I have application/xml I want to find the friendly name, i.e. XML Document.
I repeat, the linked question has nothing to do with this question besides the fact that it relates to mime types, read this properly and reopen!

A: As "friendly name" isn't standardized that's a bit tricky - it's subjective. Two candidates:

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*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_media_type#List_of_common_media_types

*http://help.dottoro.com/lapuadlp.php
Obviously you'd have to parse HTML with both if you want to process that automatically. If I didn't totally misinterpret your requirements you could easily turn the 2nd resource into a simple properties file for offline usage.

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Sometimes friends ask advice about their child who they fear may be getting a little fat. I stop them right there and say don't make an issue about weight; make it about health and fitness.
Media images have poisoned our minds to believe there is one size and body image we must strive for or we're less than adequate. In 20 years of teaching exercise I hardly hear women say anything positive about their body image. There is a study finding 80 percent of adult women are unhappy with the body image they see in the mirror. So a lot of ladies are in the gym working out because of complaints about what's too big or out of proportion.
Mothers, what are we teaching our daughters?
No wonder surveys have shown that elementary school girls are already critical of their body image. One survey found 81% of ten-year-old girls had already been on a diet.
Children learn from what they see their parents or role models doing and saying. It breaks my heart when I hear a mom criticizing what their child is eating by warning about how they're going to look. Or to hear a woman lamenting over how she needs to get to the gym because she looks bad.
It's an uphill battle teaching your children self-confidence and to have a positive body image. I was shocked to hear my 13-year old daughter, who is a long, slim swimmer, say she wanted to lose weight. Where did that come from? I never talk about my weight or body image. I teach women to feel good about themselves and therefore I have trained myself to avoid criticizing myself out loud. Unfortunately I can't shield my children from the media or schoolmates who like to tease others.
Remember, health first. Adults must value exercise and activity as a way to stay healthy. Cardiovascular exercise keeps the heart strong. Lifting weights makes the body strong and bones dense. Yoga and stretching keep the body flexible and young. You need to fuel your body with good nutrition. If you do these things your body will respond and as a side benefit you'll look better in and out of your clothes.
When you take care of yourself you are being a good role model for your child. Talk about what you're doing to stay healthy and how good you feel. Not how you look and body image.
Encourage your child to be active. Some of my friends require their kids participate in some kind of sport or activity year-round. Be a parent and make goals and rituals like this instead of giving in to whines for more video games. It's for their own good and will help them develop good habits and a positive body image.
Don't force kids to do something they don't like but help them find something where they can enjoy moving for an hour most days. Or if they can do it for longer periods on the weekend, research shows that's a good alternative.
Especially if you have trouble getting your child off the computer, have them join you on a walk, bike ride or washing the car. It's quality time together where you both can benefit.
Let's change the conversation about Body Image.
When there is an opportunity to talk about how models and actors look in the media you can point out how it's an art and tricks are used to make people look better. In real life beauty comes from the inside so kindness with good health and strength are very attractive.


There are many remodeling contractors that you can engage when you need the kitchen worked on since you can't do it on yourself. If you need to hire the services of a good kitchen remodeling expert, you will be required to consider the following things as they will help you make the right choice. You need to look for contractor who provides you with proof of insurance coverage as this will ensure that in case there is an incidence, you will not be held liable.
You need to ensure that you look for a contractor who has a good reputation as this will ensure they provide the best services to you that you require. You need to ensure that you look for a licensed contractor who is authorized to provide these services to their clients. You are required to look for a contractor who shows you samples of work they have done before as this will help determine if their services are worth trying.
You need to ensure that the contractor you intend hiring provides services that are easily affordable as this will determine if they are suitable for you. It is important to look at the services they are offering as this is what determines the kind of results you can expect from them in the end. You need to look for a contractor who is able to provide you with advice on the best designs that will work for your kitchen in order for it to look amazing.
You need to ensure that the kind of customer service they provide is the best for you to be satisfied in the end. It is important to look for a contractor who you can engage whenever you need their services since they are always available. There are certain benefits that you enjoy when you engage a good contractor and this is what I will talk about here.


Matthew Davenport got his first deer!
Do you know these guys? We're trying to get in touch with them to tell them that we still have their orders from September. If you know them or even think you might, would you text them, call, email, or stop by and check on them to make sure that they know that we've finished the work they requested? We need them to come on by and pick it up!
*Why don't we just sell it? That's what car repair folks or other industries do if someone doesn't pick up.
It's against the law in SC for us to recoup our processing costs by letting you pick it up and pay the processing costs. We just have to take a loss. Our only hope is that if these guys have changed their minds and don't want it, they'll give it to you. So get in touch with them!
Kenneth got his first buck in 6 years. He says that you should always look about 50 yards further than you think!
Steve Thomas got this big pig this morning!
Gracen Bailey with her second buck, an 8 point!
Tina Diaz got her first deer at the Francis Marion Forest!
Deer rolling in. Don't let the wind worry you!
Today we got in 10 deer and pigs before lunch! People are saying that they are seeing lots of bucks chasing does! Pics to come!
One thing I forgot! All natural, locally grown, raw dog food and bones are back!
Forgot to mention we've got all natural, all Cordray Farms beef raw dog food again and raw bones in the freezer!
Frozen bones are $1 per lb.
Pupsicles are $1 per pack. Raw meat ground and frozen in a circle.
1.3 lbs. packs of frozen ground meat are $1 per chub.
Mick Weber got this 6 point with a blaze!
James Whaley brought in this Aiken 10 point monster for a mount!
Beef Case stocked with plenty of Cordray Farms Beef!
Just a quick update to let you know that we've restocked the meat case. We've got plenty of fresh, never frozen T-Bones, sirloins, Porterhouse, flank steaks, and ribeyes. The smoked section has beef jerky, summer sausage, and snack sticks in all your favorite flavors. For pork lovers, we've got a few applewood smoked hams, plenty of bacon, both thin and thick cut, and Cordray Brothers sausage in bulk and linked. With this fine hunting weather, we should be busy all day tomorrow and Sunday evening. Stop in early for the best selection!
Sunday evenings 6pm to 9 pm.
The meat case is LOADED! Fresh, never frozen steaks, smoked snack sticks, jerky, smoked hams and bacon!
Dan Mengendoht got his first buck today with Capers Cauthan!
Tide Elliott got his first deer. It weighed 102 lbs.
Temperature dropping during the day always brings out the evening deer! See you tonight!
Applewood Smoked Pork Hams and bacon on sale now! Taking reservations for hams for Thanksgiving and Christmas, too.
Wesley Fink had an 8 point and Corey Fink had a 10 point with a drop tine.
Allyson Moe's buck had 8 points!
Bubba Bair was wearing his lucky Cordray's Taxidermy hat from mounting a big buck earlier this year and got this big 6 point!
Look at this cool rack!
Paul Speights, Jr. brought in the BUCK OF THE WEEK so far! Dressed weight 127 .6 lbs!
It is NEVER cold enough here to leave a wild hog or deer in the field overnight and bring it in the morning!
If you can't get your animal to us in the evening, be sure to field dress it. (Open carcass right below the ribs and pull all the guts out.) If it's going to get above 32 degrees, stuff some bags of ice in the body cavity to begin the cooling process. Think about it. At every beef and pork facility, animals are gutted, skinned, and cooled within 30 minutes of slaughter. Why should deer or wildhogs, especially ones that may be gutshot, be any different? We've turned away SEVERAL deer and a huge sow in the last few days that were left overnight. Animals found in the morning or left in the back of trucks do not provide quality meat. Will it kill you if you eat it? Probably not, but the meat is not good flavor and often has to be discarded later. We pride ourselves in providing absolutely the safest and best tasting wildgame for you and your family. Please understand when we won't take chances with your meat and will not process it for you.
Travis Richter's buck had 7 points.
Bryan Walpole got his first deer and his dunking!
Tom Martin got this impressive calico deer!
Ruslan Ulmer got his first deer!


Sitting around the dinner table Christmas evening, the family conversation turned to smartphones. My parents were in the market for new phones. Their 2006 flip phones were sorely outdated, and were not displayed prominently on the table next to their dinner plates with the rest of the family's devices. As everyone discussed their latest apps, my dad picked up my iPhone and started playing with it. After a few minutes, he became discouraged with the touch screen and declared that it was too frustrating to use.
I felt pretty "with it" and cool, until the conversation switched gears to Twitter and Quora. I didn't get the point of "tweeting" and I had never even heard of Quora. As my younger cousins left me behind in the conversation, I realized I was quickly becoming out of touch with social media. I was on my way to becoming like my parents and their outdated phones!
It was then that I made my New Year's resolution; to become more fluent with current and new social media platforms and to push myself to be an early adopter in the category.
I consider myself an average social media user. I joined Friendster and MySpace while in college, and now I visit my Facebook page at least once a day. But while I had a Twitter account, I never used it. Likewise, I started a blog but never promoted it. I had an interest, but I was too timid to jump in and commit.
Besides not wanting to fall behind the times, I was starting to notice how important social media was becoming at my job in higher education. Social media was brought up at nearly every meeting, with someone wanting to know how it could be leveraged to the school's advantage. New social media platforms were constantly discussed; I got tired of being left out of the conversation. Schools and departments were looking to me for answers in this category, and I was unable to help them.
After winter break, I decided to get going on my New Year's resolution and start tackling Twitter. After requesting that the site email me my password (yes, it had been THAT long since I last logged on), I signed in. Then I stared at my empty friends list. Only one person followed me: my sister. I felt pretty lame.
After performing a few searches for people in higher ed, marketing and social media, I started to beef-up my "following" list. When I reached 30 people, I sat back and began to watch the tweets come through.
While some people tweeted fast and furiously (@markgr and @mashable), others barely tweeted at all. After a week of following the same people I soon became discouraged: this was uninteresting and seemed pointless. I obviously wasn't getting something.
Determined not to give up on Twitter just yet, I did some research and discovered that downloading a tool to help organize tweets might help me follow more people with similar interests. TweetDeck fit the bill, and it was up and running on my computer within five minutes.
The next step was to add columns on TweetDeck using hashtags (the # symbol, for those unfamiliar). I then started following a stream of keywords including #highered and #socialmedia.
As these columns whirred with activity, I started to realize what I was missing. When a Twitter user had something to say to a specific group, he or she would add a hashtag to the post. For example, if a higher ed professional wanted to share an article recently posted on a blog, the user could share the URL by tweeting with #highered. The tweet would then become visible to everyone following that hashtag.
By following #highered and #socialmedia for only a few days, I noticed that news was coming to me. I no longer had to seek out new information. News articles, blog entries and discussion groups were constantly shared, and I even found it hard to keep up with all the industry's current events.
After a few weeks of following groups through TweetDeck, I started to feel like I was finally getting the hang of Twitter. It was no longer a pointless site used to share what someone had for lunch; it became a valuable tool to help share higher ed news, as well as trends in technology and social media.
Open a Twitter account. It's easy; just visit twitter.com and follow the instructions. Make sure to fill out your bio; others will be interested in what you're all about.
Download a tool to help organize your tweets. Some tools available include TweetDeck, Destroy Twitter and Seesmic Desktop.
Start following people in higher ed and other topics of interest to you. Keep in mind that user handles will have the @ symbol in front of them.
Add hashtag columns to start following areas of interest. Hashtags to consider are #highered, #socialmedia, #marketing, and #edunews.
Similar to those resolving to lose weight or get in better physical shape, I'm determined not to let my social media chops go flabby in 2011. This year I'll whip myself into tip-top social media shape. I'm resolving to get at least 500 followers on Twitter (I only have 23 right now), become fluent with Quora, follow new sites like CollegeOnly.com, and record my progress for others to follow and comment on. At next year's Christmas dinner I'm going to be the one leading the conversation on social media, not left behind.


Within Netsuite when you import records there is a check box in their advanced options that says "Overwrite Empty Fields". This is vitally important for imports to have. Sometimes you want to erase what's there and leave a field blank. And more importantly, if you put through an import that has some fields filled in and others not filled it, you need to be able to have that ONE file update only the fields that possess information and skip or the empty fields in your import file INSTEAD of wiping the field in Bronto to be empty too.... Not realizing that Bronto and Netsuite aren't the same format yet, i lost quite a large bit of information when Bronto took my empty CSV fields and applied them to wipe the data i had in Bronto.


We've raved about the brilliance of Heroku before, mostly around the fact that it makes launching a Rails or Node app rather simple without having to configure your own server. But what if you want the same kind of freedom and speed of deployment with PHP? Fortunately, Heroku has quietly offered support for PHP for quite some time.
For Heroku deployment, you need the provided command line toolbelt. Follow the instructions on the same page; they'll walk you through setting up the Heroku command line toolbelt with your Heroku account.
"dbname=abcdefg host=****.amazonaws.com port=5432 user=**** password=**** sslmode=require"
This final command should return a credentials string that you can use in your index.php file (or anywhere you need a database connection).
To view your index.php on Heroku, run heroku open, which simply opens the project in your browser.
That's it! There's plenty more that you can learn about Heroku, but this will get you deployed and connected to a database in less than 5 minutes.


There are plenty of reasons why you should choose us when you need the best window cleaning services. Contrary to what most people think, window cleaning is not one of those jobs that can be done by just anyone. If you want to ensure that your windows are cleaned in the best way possible, you have to hire the professionals.
Maintaining clean and sparkling windows in your Residential/Commercial establishment can sometimes be a hectic and stressful process. However, you can save yourself all these trouble by hiring a professional window cleaning service. Experts in this area will not only deliver effective cleaning assistance but will also help you free up valuable time so that you can focus on what is more important in your life.
It is our goal to provide healthy living environment in your home and high quality house cleaning services at an affordable price. So now you can forget about the dust you have to breathe in every day, about the spiders weaving the nets in the corners of your rooms, nasty smells and many other unpleasant things you had to deal with before getting to know our cleaning company.
People often think that rain gutters have to be on their homes but are never sure why. Rain rolling off of your roof especially a second story roof can really punish the ground below. If there are several rounds of steady rains, this rainwater can carve a small trench on the sides of you home. Rain gutters divert this water away and release it slowly in designated areas of your yard so that this water can be properly drained away.


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Q: installing PYQT4 & SIP on window 10 , python 2.7 I have problem with installing SIP and PYQT4 on windows 10 64 bit, python 2.7.
I have downloaded the source from riverbank and extrated it, then opened cmd and changed the directory to SIP folder then run
C:\Users\Hema\Desktop\sip-4.19.7>python configure.py
give me attached image that make file created as attached.

Then when type make or make install give me unrecognized or unknown command. I have read from riverbank and know that need to make build to SIP then do similar process for pyqt4.....any one help me what should i do??
python 2.7.14 --> installed
anaconda 2.7.14--> installed


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package com.coolweather.smtq.weather.adapter;

import android.view.View;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.chad.library.adapter.base.BaseMultiItemQuickAdapter;
import com.chad.library.adapter.base.BaseViewHolder;
import com.chad.library.adapter.base.entity.MultiItemEntity;
import com.coolweather.smtq.R;
import com.coolweather.smtq.model.HeWeather5;
import com.coolweather.smtq.util.SizeUtils;
import com.coolweather.smtq.util.TimeUtils;
import com.coolweather.smtq.widget.WeatherChartView;
import com.coolweather.smtq.widget.WeatherDetailsView;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Created by liyu on 2016/11/19.
 */

public class WeatherAdapter extends BaseMultiItemQuickAdapter<MultiItemEntity, BaseViewHolder> {

    private SimpleDateFormat sdf1 = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm", Locale.getDefault());
    private SimpleDateFormat sdf2 = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm", Locale.getDefault());

    private boolean showWeatherChart = true;

    public WeatherAdapter(List<MultiItemEntity> data) {
        super(data);
        addItemType(HeWeather5.TYPE_NOW, R.layout.item_weather_container);
        addItemType(HeWeather5.TYPE_SUGGESTION, R.layout.item_suggestion_weather);
        addItemType(HeWeather5.TYPE_DAILYFORECAST, R.layout.item_weather_container);

    }

    @Override
    protected void convert(final BaseViewHolder holder, MultiItemEntity multiItemEntity) {
        switch (holder.getItemViewType()) {
            case HeWeather5.TYPE_NOW:
                HeWeather5 now = (HeWeather5) multiItemEntity;
                LinearLayout nowContainer = holder.getView(R.id.contentLayout);
                nowContainer.removeAllViews();
                for (int i = 0; i < now.getHourly_forecast().size(); i++) {
                    View view = View.inflate(mContext, R.layout.item_now_weather, null);
                    TextView tvTime = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tv_now_time);
                    TextView tvTemp = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tv_now_temp);
                    TextView tvPop = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tv_now_pop);
                    TextView tvWind = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tv_now_wind);
                    tvTime.setText(TimeUtils.date2String(TimeUtils.string2Date(now.getHourly_forecast().get(i).getDate(), sdf1), sdf2));
                    tvTemp.setText(now.getHourly_forecast().get(i).getTmp() + "℃");
                    tvPop.setText(now.getHourly_forecast().get(i).getPop() + "%");
                    tvWind.setText(String.format("%s级", now.getHourly_forecast().get(i).getWind().getSc()));
                    nowContainer.addView(view);
                }
                break;
            case HeWeather5.TYPE_SUGGESTION:
                HeWeather5.SuggestionBean suggestion = (HeWeather5.SuggestionBean) multiItemEntity;
                holder.setText(R.id.tv_suggestion_air, String.format("舒适指数 -- %s", suggestion.getComf().getBrf()));
                holder.setText(R.id.tv_suggestion_air_info, suggestion.getComf().getTxt());
                holder.setText(R.id.tv_suggestion_out, String.format("运动指数 -- %s", suggestion.getSport().getBrf()));
                holder.setText(R.id.tv_suggestion_out_info, suggestion.getSport().getTxt());
                holder.setText(R.id.tv_suggestion_car, String.format("洗车指数 -- %s", suggestion.getCw().getBrf()));
                holder.setText(R.id.tv_suggestion_car_info, suggestion.getCw().getTxt());
                break;
            case HeWeather5.TYPE_DAILYFORECAST:
                HeWeather5 weather5 = (HeWeather5) ((HeWeather5) multiItemEntity).clone();
                LinearLayout container = holder.getView(R.id.contentLayout);
                if (showWeatherChart) {
                    container.setPadding(0, SizeUtils.dp2px(mContext, 16), 0, SizeUtils.dp2px(mContext, 16));
                    container.removeAllViews();
                    container.addView(getChartView(weather5));
                } else {
                    container.removeAllViews();
                    container.addView(getDetailsView(weather5));
                }
                container.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(View view) {
                        showWeatherChart = !showWeatherChart;
                        notifyItemChanged(holder.getAdapterPosition());
                    }
                });
                break;
        }
    }

    private WeatherChartView getChartView(HeWeather5 weather5) {
        WeatherChartView chartView = new WeatherChartView(mContext);
        chartView.setWeather5(weather5);
        return chartView;
    }

    private WeatherDetailsView getDetailsView(HeWeather5 weather5) {
        WeatherDetailsView detailsView = new WeatherDetailsView(mContext);
        detailsView.setWeather5(weather5);
        return detailsView;
    }

}

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Endpoint Protection Platform
What Is an Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)?
What is an endpoint protection platform? An endpoint protection platform (EPP) is a complete security solution installed on endpoint devices to prevent threats. The best endpoint protection platforms are frequently maintained in the cloud and use cloud-based systems for monitoring and remote remediation of threats.
EPP solutions use a wide range of security features, such as malware and detecting suspicious activity using behavioral analysis and indicators of compromise (IOCs).
EPPs were created to support complex security stacks and to detect and stop attackers who can get through standard endpoint security.
Evolution of EPP: Past, Present, and Future
EPPs find their origins in early solutions designed to protect endpoints from threats that may get past other kinds of security, such as anti-viruses. For example, one facet of EPP, identification and authentication controls, was used to keep endpoints safe from external and internal threat actors, which couldn't be stopped with anti-virus software.
Then, as more tools for protecting endpoints were developed, they were combined into a single platform. This made it possible for IT teams to use a single platform and benefit from its diverse portfolio of endpoint security resources.
What's Next for EPP?
EPP enables enterprises to streamline and enhance endpoint protection as they work to converge their security architecture, which is going to be more and more essential as the number of endpoints increases. Because of the wide range of capabilities offered by an EPP, an organization can get the same level of security from a single solution as from numerous isolated systems.
In the future, as companies add more and more employees and provide them with both mobile and traditional endpoints, such as desktops, EPPs may evolve into a default solution, simply because they come with so many features.
Furthermore, cloud-based EPP services give businesses the ability to combine security across on-premises and cloud infrastructure, which is crucial for protecting expanding cloud environments. This is because EPPs provide scalable threat prevention, detection, and response capabilities, making it faster and more straightforward to support the security of growing organizations.
How Hackers Get Through Traditional Endpoint Security
Hackers have devised several ways of getting through traditional endpoint security, such as:
Fileless Ransomware
Traditional endpoint protection is typically ineffective against fileless ransomware delivery methods as there is no file for it to detect and block. But with an EPP, you can track behaviors and spot patterns that warn you about fileless attacks.
Older Endpoints
The threat environment changes quickly, and older endpoints may not have the security needed to keep up with new threats. To stay ahead of new risks, security providers create fixes and upgrades as quickly as they can. But when patch management and automation systems haven't been put in place, endpoints can be left vulnerable.
Additionally, outdated endpoint security tools can malfunction because they haven't been patched, leaving specific endpoints vulnerable. On the other hand, endpoint protection platforms can continuously stay updated, which enables them to defend endpoints from the most recent threats.
Multiple, Disparate Protection Solutions
Conventional endpoint security programs operate mostly independently of the rest of the security stack. This means that during an investigation, security teams have to use various systems to examine activity at a single endpoint and track any suspicious activity across the network. The complexities associated with gathering data from multiple protection tools can result in mistakes that make it easier for hackers to penetrate an endpoint.
But endpoint protection platforms offer one, central source of truth because they combine information from various security solutions into a single platform.
Protection Systems That Depend on Data Filtering
Data filtering involves studying well-known behavior patterns and indicators of compromise (IOCs). So attackers often use new methods, attack techniques that the filtering system won't detect, to hide their activity. This makes it hard for IT teams to discover attacks with filter-based protection systems. But with EPP, endpoint activity data is continuously collected. Therefore, it's easier to detect new threats because EPP cybersecurity is constantly scanning for potentially dangerous activity.
Reasons Why Enterprises Need EPP
EPP solutions are essential for modern enterprises because they can identify both file-based and fileless malware, malicious scripts, and malware. Also, EPP tools can prevent malware from executing on a system, making it a preventative first line of defense against endpoint cyber threats. Malware protection is one of the most-critical capabilities for endpoint protection platforms because new malware appears on the threat landscape all the time.
With the threat investigation and remediation capabilities offered by an EPP an enterprise can adjust as malware gets more sophisticated. Security teams need a system that protects their endpoints from a wide range of threats, not only those traditional systems can detect. Enterprises also need a solution that gives them the resources they need to quickly and efficiently deal with any successful breaches. EPP protection provides all of these capabilities thanks to its continuous monitoring capabilities and ability to identify novel, zero-day threats using device behavior.
Difference Between an Endpoint Protection Platform and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
The most significant difference between an endpoint protection platform and endpoint detection and response (EDR) is that an EDR provides you with one solution, while an EPP security solution consists of several solutions combined into one platform. Also, it's common for security teams to use endpoint detection and response to fight threats that can get past other security tools, such as anti-malware software.
With EPP, on the other hand, you get a comprehensive defense umbrella that not only fights threats, but also manages cyber threat intelligence and vulnerability tracking.
Security Benefits of Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
Hackers have several potential points of entry as they try to take advantage of security weaknesses and steal private information that doesn't have adequate data encryption. It is essential for businesses to safeguard all endpoints, especially as their workforces become more remote than ever, and this is what EPP technology can do. Without an EPP, which is an important facet of a data loss prevention strategy, the following entry points could be used by criminals to get access to sensitive data on a company's network or upload malware:
Internet-of-Things devices
ablets
But with EPP security, all of these endpoints get comprehensive protections. As a result, security teams can monitor and stop threat activity across the entire organization from a centralized system. Protecting all of these devices with EPP is important for enacting endpoint protection platform best practices.
Features to Look Out for While Choosing EPP
When you're shopping for an EPP, you want an advanced threat protection platform with endpoint security. It should come with the following capabilities:
The ability to detect new applications as they get loaded onto mobile devices. These applications sometimes contain malware, and your EPP should be able to stop them from running.
Malicious URL detection. Your EPP should be able to prevent users from visiting malicious websites, which can be used to infect an endpoint with malware or as destinations for phishing victims.
Dashboard reporting. Your EPP should allow your security team to quickly remediate a threat using information presented on a dashboard. In addition, a dashboard filled with relevant, real-time data makes it easier to monitor endpoint activity across your organization.
The ability to integrate with other security tools. Ideally, you should have an EPP that can connect with existing security solutions, such as a mobile device management (MDM) system, which focuses on protecting mobile devices.
Protection offline. An effective EPP can also protect your endpoints from malware even if the devices are not connected to the internet. This makes it easier to protect endpoints when they're offline, which is when some attackers choose to try to infiltrate them.
EPP Trend Analysis: 2022 to 2030
The EPP market is looking promising, with steady growth predicted over the next several years. For instance, the market size, which in 2022, was $3.63 billion, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7% through 2030.
In 2021, EPPs already made up 35% of the worldwide endpoint security marketplace. The continued growth through 2030 will be driven by the increased number of attacks on endpoints by hackers looking to take advantage of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other employee devices.
Fortinet's FortiClient offers security, compliance, and authorized access controls in a single client. FortiClient gives you endpoint protection software that runs directly on an endpoint, such as a smartphone or tablet. FortiClient then connects to the Fortinet Security Fabric and feeds the devices to the rest of your system. This provides you with endpoint security information, visibility, and the ability to control who and what accesses each device.
What are EPP and EDR?
An endpoint protection platform (EPP) is a complete security solution installed on endpoint devices to prevent threats. EPP systems are frequently maintained in the cloud and use cloud-based systems for monitoring and remote remediation of threats.
An EDR provides you with one single solution, while an EPP consists of several solutions combined into one platform. Also, it's common for security teams to use EDR to fight threats that can get past other security tools, such as anti-malware software.
What are the benefits of EPP?
EPP solutions are essential for modern enterprises because they can identify both file-based and fileless malware, malicious scripts, and malware.


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How to negotiate with terrorists
Muhammad Zamir
Published at 12:02 am September 29th, 2019
Photo: Twitter
It is hoped that any commitment made by Taliban negotiators is upheld
nstability and the search for peace in Afghanistan continue to attract world attention among international geo-strategists. This time around, the US was hoping that matters would be brought to a successful compromise through a deal on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
The US-backed Afghan government that took over in 2004, discovered to its surprise that the Taliban still had a lot of support in areas around the Pakistani border, and were generating hundreds of millions of dollars a year from illegal drug trade, mining, and taxes imposed on transportation vehicles carrying goods through their controlled territory.
At the same time, the Taliban has kept world attention on them as the alternative in Afghanistan through suicide attacks on not only members of the Afghan armed forces and foreign troops but also without hesitation on the civilian population.
It would be worthwhile to refer to some of the casualty figures that have surfaced in recent times. This has encouraged the US to start negotiations with the Taliban.
It's difficult to say how many Afghan troops have died over the last five years but in January 2019, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani mentioned that 45,000 members of the security forces had been killed since 2014.
All these factors have directly and indirectly contributed to the US initiating dialog with the Taliban in Qatar. This effort to reduce US troops numbers in Afghanistan has also been influenced by the fact that the next presidential election is coming up in November 2020.
US President Donald Trump made his own efforts consistent with his future electoral priorities, but subsequently called off peace negotiations with the Taliban that sought to end America's 18-year war in Afghanistan. In response, the Taliban have stated that Americans will "lose the most" for cancelling.
The office of Afghan president has, however, noted that real peace would only be possible when the Taliban agree to a ceasefire and hold direct talks with the Afghan government.
It may be remembered that this US effort to come to an understanding with the Taliban in Doha was the result of nine rounds of talks between the representatives of the two sides. It also needs to be mentioned that nearly a year of painstaking negotiations took place but this had excluded any representation from the Afghan government in Kabul -- who are referred to by the Taliban as "American puppets."
US negotiator Khalilzad had earlier indicated that based on the draft agreement, the US would pull out 5,400 US troops from five bases across Afghanistan within 135 days so long as the Taliban met conditions set out in the agreement. The US currently has about 14,000 service members in Afghanistan, alongside NATO troops, helping to train and advise Afghan troops and conducting counter-terrorism operations.
In return, the Taliban would guarantee that Afghanistan would never again be used as a base for terrorism by them or their allies.
This latest act of violence only underlined fears that the US-Taliban agreement would not end the daily fighting in Afghanistan and its toll on civilians.
In this context, he has also gone on record that "pulling out of the peace process before the signing of the agreement shows the US's lack of maturity and experience." He also said that the Taliban and the Afghan government had agreed to talks on September 23 after reaching an agreement with the US.
The Afghan government has not confirmed this fact.
On the other hand, Afghan leaders have accused the US of bestowing legitimacy on the Taliban, which has only emboldened them. Sediq Sediqqi, a spokesperson for President Ghani has, however, reiterated the Afghan government's long-standing wish for direct negotiation with the group.
However, the future scenario will now be more complex after the sudden departure of National Security Adviser Bolton from the Trump Administration.
One can also only hope that in the coming days, any commitment made by Taliban negotiators with the US or with the Afghan government will be upheld by Taliban commanders in the field.
That is the crucial element.
Muhammad Zamir, a former ambassador, is an analyst specialized in foreign affairs, right to information and good governance. He can be reached at [email protected]
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The Phantom Tollbooth the way you always wanted to see it
Classic kids' fantasy novel The Phantom Tollbooth is illustrated with amazing line drawings. But these color-saturated concept designs by Lizzie Nichols bring the novel's crazy places to life - and you'll wish there was a movie based on them.
The Phantom Tollbooth is about the adventures of an extremely bored boy named Milo who receives a very strange package - a build-it-yourself tollbooth that becomes a gateway to a strange adventure through cities made of books and numbers. With his faithful watchdog (a dog with a watch embedded in his body), Milo barely escapes the Doldrums to Digitopolis and Dictionopolis and ultimately an escape into adventures that prevent him from ever being bored again. Above you can see her take on Digitopolis.
You can see more incredible concept art by Lizzie Nichols on her blog.
The dangerous castle that Milo and his companions escape from to the city in the sky.
Dictionopolis
The Numbers Mine in Digitopolis
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The book is deeply a favorite of mine, and I enjoyed the Chuck Jones movie (it's Chuck Jones, how can one not?), but I wouldn't mind seeing a new take on it like this.
One question — is this concept art for a proposed movie? I followed the link to her blog, and scrolled down until I found all of her posts related to this, but I didn't see any further information in any of them saying what she had done these pieces for — whether they were done for her portfolio to show what she can do, or whether they were done for an actual proposed movie. Did I just miss a reference that would confirm that there may be a movie in the works?


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Guelph conservation group protecting birds from unseen obstacles
Tegan Versolatto CTV News Kitchener Videographer
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Published Friday, January 22, 2021 3:50PM EST Last Updated Friday, January 22, 2021 7:01PM EST
GUELPH -- A Guelph conservation group made up of a student volunteers is working to protect birds from windows.
Every year, millions of birds are killed by an unseen threat, colliding with windows reflecting plants and trees.
"They think there's more trees past the window," said Alannah Grant, a volunteer with Bird Safe Guelph. "They don't know there's a window there."
The group has launched an initiative to bird-proof windows in Guelph, offering two free window kits.
"A window safe sticker," Grant said. "You put it on the outside of your window and it reduces the reflections that birds can't see."
They also offer an artistry kit where users make custom window designs.
The project is funded by a $2,000 grant from the World Wildlife Foundation.
Grant has already added one of the artistry kits to her windows. She said to remember to keep designs no more than five centimetres by five centimetres apart.
"So that it's fully covered and birds can see," she said. "I was going for a whimsical design."
Elizabeth Gow, a movement ecologist with Birds Canada, said the kits could make a big difference in protecting the bird population.
"In Canada, just from people's houses, between 15 and 30 million birds will die from hitting windows," Gow said.
She adds that it's even more important as migration season approaches.
"We're talking billions of birds every single year are coming back to Canada and this time period in May is when there's the highest risk of birds hitting windows," Gow said.
Grant said bird proofing can also be done with a marker and ruler.
"Anything that's a bright, white marker," she said. "You can get it from any craft store or most grocery stores seem to have them."
The group has a goal of protecting the safety of feathered friends.


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Q: Cannot show Japanese in android when data is transferred by php through JSON I am working with a system which html code was set to Shift-JIS and mysql database was set to  utf8_general_ci as following:
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Now, I have developed a php and android code to transfer data from php to android.
in php side,
<?php
require_once('dbConnect.php');
$user = $_POST['username'];
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `postcontents` WHERE id='$user' AND inside='0' order by date DESC";
$res = mysqli_query($con,$sql);
$result = array();
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($res)){
array_push($result,
array('date'=> $row[6],
'name'=> $row[1],
'address'=> $row[2]
));
}
echo json_encode(array("result"=>$result));
mysqli_close($con);

?>

However, Json-encode in php file consider the information which is in mysql as rubbish data. Also, Json-encode may change the formant of the data. Therefore, I cannot show Jappanies in Android or browser. The output is null.
{"date":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","name":null,"address":null}

How can I fix this problem?
By the way, I have tested
A problem with passing Japanese characters(UTF-8) via json_encode
difficulty passing Japanese characters(UTF-8) via json_encode
Android Java UTF-8 JSON

A: I had the same issue when trying to encode non-utf8 strings using php 5.3.
Here is a comment on such behaviour: http://php.net/manual/en/function.json-encode.php#115733
You can test if you get utf8 strings from mysql via mb_detect_encoding() function.
Also you may want to ensure utf-8 for strings coming from mysql: How do I make MySQL return UTF-8? or convert encoding of your strings to utf8 via mb_convert_encoding() function.

A: I have solved it by using four suggestion from friends together
In php side:
mysql_query("SET NAMES 'shift_jis'", $con);

header("Content-type: application/json; charset=shift_jis");

function my_json_encode($arr)
{
        //convmap since 0x80 char codes so it takes all multibyte codes (above ASCII 127). So such characters are being "hidden" from normal json_encoding
        array_walk_recursive($arr, function (&$item, $key) { if (is_string($item)) $item = mb_encode_numericentity($item, array (0x80, 0xffff, 0, 0xffff), 'shift_jis'); });
        return mb_decode_numericentity(json_encode($arr), array (0x80, 0xffff, 0, 0xffff), 'shift_jis');

}

In android side
httppost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs, "SHIFT_JIS"));


A second Ohio school district reveals attendance "scrubbing" – will ODE investigate?
In a story released by the Toledo Blade today, the Toledo Public Schools revealed that they had been engaged in the practice of "scrubbing" student attendance — the practice of withdrawing and re-enrolling students who are chronically absent and miss long stretches of school. The TPS superintendent ordered a review of their district practices after Columbus was attacked by the Columbus Dispatch after the school district voluntarily requested assistance from the Ohio Auditor. After being blindsided by the accusations, the Ohio Department of Education also became involved.
Inspector General Solves ODNR's Deer Hunting Problem. Now About All That Other Important Stuff?
The Ohio Inspector General's Office, under the direction of IG Randy Meyer, must be pretty busy these days. The Office exists to "investigate alleged wrongful acts or omissions committed by state officers or employees, as well as those doing or seeking to do business with the State of Ohio." And as casual or recent readers of Plunderbund should be fully aware, that there are is a lot of ethically funky stuff going on within Ohio state government worth investigating.


View a collection of links to the Kentucky Constitution, Kentucky Revised Statues, and the Kentucky Administrative Regulations that relate to Voting and Elections in the Commonwealth.
Learn about the qualifications to vote in the Commonwealth, as well as ways to register, deadlines, and verify your registration status prior to voting. In addition, review monthly registration reports.
Disclaimer: The turnout report cannot accurately be compared to the election results page due to the fact the turnout report is run after the Kentucky Voter Registration rolls reopen.
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, or "Motor Voter" as it is commonly called, was implemented nationwide in January 1995. The focus of this act was to make voter registration more accessible to the general public.
Locate your county clerk. Find their address, phone number, fax number, and if your county has multiple locations you'll be able to find each office too.
Information about voting systems in use in Kentucky's counties.
Kentucky implemented the Help America Vote Act in 2003 and continues to make strides to ensure every eligible voter can vote independently and privately.


From the age of seventeen, learning to drive becomes legal and you can begin your journey. But, as you have never done it before, this can seem like a monumental task. Where do you begin?
First and foremost, you should learn the basic rules of the road. Knowing a few basics before you get behind the wheel is always advisable if you have no idea what any of the signs mean during your first driving lessons you are a potential hazard on the road. A little bit of learning keeps both yourself and your fellow drivers safe.
Drivers at the beginning of their lessons often have a difficult time with the concept of speed. Simply putting your foot down on the accelerator isn't going to work. You need to take note of the speed of the road, adjust your speed accordingly and always ensure you are driving at the right speed to suit the road's conditions. If the speed limit is 30mph, you might think you should be going 30mph, but what if there are cars parked on either side of the road causing the space to be much more limited? Then it is always advisable to drive slower, especially if another car comes in the opposite direction, in order to avoid a collision.
When on a roundabout or junction, drivers on the right have the right of way.
Always use indicators when turning.
Slow down at junctions, roundabouts, intersections, pedestrian crossings and school zones.
A safe distance must be maintained from vehicles ahead in order to avoid a collision.
Never cross yellow lines, even when overtaking.
The pedestrian has right of way at pedestrian crossings.
Never start on the amber light. You can only go on green.
Safety is paramount when driving, as any of our instructors will tell you. So, always ensure that you are wearing a seatbelt.
If you are just starting on the road to your driving lesson and not quite at the test ready stage you need a reliable and quality instructor, able to guide you through and teach you all the necessary things to pass your test. So, contact us today on 020 8647 0486 to discuss your options!


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Q: Display value from SQL Server on a VB.NET label I want to get a value from a SQL Server column ID and show it on label.text with help the of following code:
Sub getID()
    Dim selquery As String = ("select max(id)+1 from picture1")
    Dim command As New SqlCommand(selquery, con)
    con.Open()
    Label1.Text = (command.ExecuteScalar)
    con.Close()
End Sub

The scenario is to get maximum value from ID make it plus 1, and assign it to label.text, it works correctly when I have at least one record in my SQL Server table but if I have no record in my table picture1 then it shows error

A: You can leverage the ISNULL T-SQL function to deal with this:
SELECT ISNULL(MAX(id), 0) + 1 from picture1

A: If you have no records in your table, the max(id) part will return null, and you cannot +1 to a null.
To work around that problem use the COALESCE operator, like:
COALESCE(MAX(ID), 0) + 1

If there is a value returned from max(id) it will use that, otherwise it will return 0

A: The return value of command.ExecuteScalar is of type Object, so you have to check the value.
This should work:
Dim objResult As Object = command.ExecuteScalar
Dim intResult As Integer = If(TypeOf objResult Is Integer, DirectCast(objResult, Integer), 0)
Label1.Text = intResult.ToString

Also you should switch Option Strict On


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Explosion Kills Two In South Ossetia
July 14, 2006 08:21 GMT
(RFE/RL) July 14, 2006 -- Two people were killed and two injured today when a homemade bomb exploded in Tskhinvali -- the main city of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia.
Irina Gagloyeva, a spokeswoman for the region's unrecognized government, said the homemade device was packed with nails and metal balls. It exploded at about 9 a.m. local time near an apartment building where a military commander lives.
Universal Principles?
President Putin at a Kremlin meeting in April (epa)
PUTIN SPEAKS OUT: During a January press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said there is a need for "universal principles" to settle "frozen" conflicts in the CIS. His comments came against the background of impending talks on the future status of Kosovo, which many predict will grant it a form of "conditional independence" from Serbia and Montenegro. As an ally of Serbia, Moscow has consistently opposed the idea of Kosovar independence. Putin's remarks suggest he may be shifting his position, but only if the principles applied to Kosovo are also applied to frozen conflicts in the former Soviet Union. If Kosovo can be granted full independence, he asked, why should we deny the same to Abkhazia and South Ossetia? (more)
Putin Calls For 'Universal Principles' To Settle Frozen Conflicts
Russia Key To OSCE's Attempts To Resolve Frozen Conflicts
Georgia Pushes For EU Backing In Standoffs With Russia
Click here to view archives of RFE/RL's coverage of the conflicts in Abkhazia, Chechnya, Kosovo, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ossetia, and Transdniester.


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Mike Swiger represents a broad cross-section of entities with interests in energy and water development before federal agencies and the presidential administration, the U.S. Congress, and the federal courts. These include investor-owned utilities, state power authorities, municipal utilities, water agencies and irrigation districts, private developers, and others.
Mike has substantial experience on the full range of issues associated with major energy and water projects. He currently is involved in several major hydroelectric license proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). His litigation experience includes both appellate litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court and various U.S. courts of appeal, and agency trial-type proceedings. Mike also has been involved in numerous agency rulemakings and legislative policy matters relating to hydroelectric licensing.
Mike has served as Chair of the Renewable Energy & the Environment and the Hydroelectric Regulation Committees of the Energy Bar Association. He is active in various water and power trade associations and is a former Advisory Member of the Board of Directors of the National Hydropower Association. In 2005, he was named a Leading Energy Lawyer in the Washington, DC area by The Legal Times (Vol. XXVIII, No. 20). He has written and spoken extensively on regulatory and environmental issues affecting energy and water development.
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Counsels on relicensing of the 1,119 MW Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project and 68 MW Turners Falls Hydroelectric Project on the Connecticut River, part of a basin-wide, multi-project proceeding at FERC.
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Could menthol cigarette ban boost uptake of heated tobacco products?
Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 18th February 2020 || News analysis | Combustibles | Heated tobacco | Geographies: Canada Europe North America United Kingdom United States
The upcoming ban on menthol cigarettes across Europe may create opportunities for increased adoption of alternative tobacco products, such as heated tobacco, industry sources and experts told TobaccoIntelligence.
The Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) stipulates that menthol cigarettes are to be banned in the UK, as in other European countries, from 20th May 2020. The ban, which is unaffected by the UK's departure from the EU, covers all menthol cigarettes as well as menthol capsule cigarettes, which will no longer be available for purchase across the EU.
And this could have a positive impact on the consumption of heated tobacco products.
A spokesperson for Philip Morris International (PMI) told TobaccoIntelligence that products such as IQOS could present an attractive option. "Smoke-free tobacco alternatives such as heated tobacco products are unaffected by the ban and will still be available for purchase", they said.
Ahead of the ban, PMI has announced that independent retailers in the UK would be able to stock IQOS for the first time. So far, the devices have been available only through PMI's own shops and website, while independent retailers were only stocking Heets consumables.
'An obvious option'
According to PMI research, 85% of menthol cigarette users will continue to use "some form of nicotine product" after the ban becomes effective. Once made aware of heated tobacco, more than half of menthol smokers (51%) said they would consider its as an option.
Switching to menthol heated tobacco products, nicotine pouches or menthol flavoured e-liquids appears to be "obvious option" for menthol smokers in reaction to the impending menthol cigarette ban, industry consultant Chris Hamshaw-Thomas told TobaccoIntelligence.
"If it's recognised that smokers find it hard to go back to smoking regular cigarettes after they've been a menthol smoker – presumably part of the rationale for the ban – these other products certainly offer an alternative for menthol smokers who don't want to, or are unable to, stop entirely when the ban takes effect," he said.
However, experience in other countries where similar bans have been imposed suggests a switch to alternative products might not necessarily become the most widely adopted strategy of former menthol cigarette smokers.
In Canada, a nationwide ban on menthol cigarettes came into force in October 2017. A 2019 study led by Michael Chaiton of the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit across various types of smoker in the province of Ontario showed that a year after the ban was put in place, a greater proportion of menthol smokers than others had decided to quit.
Addictive effect
A year after the ban came into effect, 24% of former daily menthol smokers reported making a quit attempt since the ban, compared with 20% of occasional menthol smokers and 14% of other smokers.
While the use of menthol cigarettes in Canada was relatively low before the ban, a similar restriction in the US, where users are higher, particularly among African-Americans, would be even more significant, Stanton Glantz of the US Center for Tobacco Control, Research and Education argued.
Menthol is believed to increase the addictive effect of cigarettes, with some studies suggesting its cooling effect might also lead smokers to inhale more deeply.
In a recent commentary on the Ontario research, Glantz said the findings were "particularly important for African-Americans in the US, who, after decades of targeting by cigarette companies, almost exclusively smoke menthol cigarettes, because they would particularly benefit from local laws ending the sale of flavoured tobacco products including menthol or the FDA finally ending the sale of menthol cigarettes".
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for years been discussing a policy towards menthol cigarettes. As long ago as 2011 the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) said that removing them from the marketplace "would benefit public health".
What This Means: The real test for the implications of the European menthol ban will need to be assessed and studied once the ban comes into force. In the meantime, considering the experience in countries that already have a similar ban in place, it seems the change in regulation could present a significant opportunity for the heated tobacco category.
– Beatrice Bedeschi TobaccoIntelligence contributing writer


All entries for Chestnut and Lusignan surnames have been transcribed from South Louisiana Records - Church and Civil records of Lafourche - Terrebonne Parishes, by Rev. Donald J. Hebert, Cecilia, La., c1978-c1985, 12 volumes. The original records are archived at the Allen J. Ellender Memorial Library, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana.


Time. This National Poetry Month, we celebrate time: its gifts, its history, its potential. We celebrate your ten-thousand-hour dedication to mastery. We celebrate your drafts, your notes, your failed projects, your future success. We celebrate the journey. We invite you to join us in celebrating the timeless journey of poetry this April: share the most important moments from your literary history, or tell us about the most exciting parts of your literary future. Rejoice in nostalgia, or shake your pencil at the hours that just keep slipping away from your work in progress. Celebrate your ten thousand hours.
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She graduated from Oxford University in 2019 with a first-class degree in English Literature, where she loved writing about Renaissance rhetoric and poetry, and West Indian witchcraft during the early-nineteenth century.
She has written stories for The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement and The Line of Best Fit.
Georgina's work explores journeys of all kinds; whether that be the treacherous cross-continent journey her family made from Vietnam to England, or the rapturous journeys we take when we listen to our favourite album, or read a thought-provoking book.
She will often be found walking in the wood, making dumplings and scrapbooking.
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I'm blogging on Our Mutual Friends today about the movie Hugo, automatons, and early movie history, so I thought I'd skip ahead in the dictionary a bit and post on automaton.
An automaton is anything that can move or act on its own. It also refers to mechanical men popular in the 1700 and 1800's. "Automaton" comes from the Greek word automatos, self-moving, self-thinking.
Poem the "Draughtsman-Writer" that revealed the automaton's inventer–Henri Maillardet.
Interested in these fascinating machines or what they have to do with the movie Hugo? Then check out my post on Our Mutual Friends.


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Though Jesus' birth announcement was written over 2,700 years ago, it still offers us hope: "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6).
Several things make His birth announcement unique. First, it was sent very, very early—over 700 years early. Some birth announcements go out soon after the baby is born, depending on the organizational ability (and sleep levels) of the parents. But this one was different. It was sent before Jesus' birth.
Second, it was a royal birth announcement. "The government will be upon His shoulders," Isaiah declared. "Of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over His kingdom" (Isaiah 9:7).
Furthermore, this baby has four distinct names: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Most babies have just one name on their birth announcement, but Jesus had four, each describing what He would do. Imagine reading on a birth announcement: "Excellent violinist, football player, future CEO." Birth announcements don't list accomplishments because there are none to list—apart from thumb-sucking and drooling. But Jesus was different.
Finally, these names belong only to God.
Thankfully, Jesus was born seven hundred years later and fulfilled every promise.
Remember… hope has a name, and His name is Jesus!
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Tutor children on weekday afternoons who are living in local homeless shelters.
Saturdays • Jan. 12-Feb. 2 • RAM Center, Bible Center School • Gather your friends, name your team, and sign up! Each team needs 4-6 players, but each person must register separately by Dec. 29 (for emergency information). Cost: $5 for a pizza party on the last day!
Security Receptionist • Mondays-Wednesdays, 4-6 PM. Contact Stephanie Schafer (sschafer@BibleCenterSchool.com; (304) 941-1704).
Part-Time Preschool Aide • Contact Machelle Huffman (mhuffman@BibleCenterSchool.com; (304) 941-1710).