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Mini-Me è il piccolo clone del Dottor Male, interpretato nel secondo e nel terzo film della saga Austin Powers da Verne Troyer. Il personaggio è ispirato al film L'isola perduta dove Marlon Brando crea una sua riproduzione in scala 1:8. Fisicamente invece Mini-Me somiglia a Nick Nack, uno dei nemici di James Bond.

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Mini-Me è il clone perfetto desiderato dal Dottor Male, eccetto che è in formato "tascabile", infatti è 1/8 della misura del Dottor Male. Mini-Me fa la sua prima comparsa nel secondo episodio della serie, sarà presente anche nel terzo episodio. Ama la cioccolata e fa continuamente scherzi di cattivo gusto a Scotty, che lo odia per questo.

Viene catturato alla fine del secondo film e messo in prigione, per poi evadere nel terzo film.

Nel terzo film, Mini-Me tradisce il Dottor Male, perché quest'ultimo non lo tratta con rispetto. Si unisce ad Austin Power e Foxxy Cleopatra, attaccando il sottomarino dell'antagonista. Alla fine, quando si scopre che in realtà il Dottor Male è il fratello di Austin, Mini-Me diventa finalmente buono.

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The third annual Out of the Blue Music Festival is set to take place this weekend, on Saturday 2nd July in Everton Park, showcasing the talent of musicians from the Everton area and across the city. Headlining the event will be Johnny O'Connell, the Stan Smith Band and children from In Harmony, along with the Bo Weevils, Hope Jazz Workshop, Samba Beat, and many more. The festival also offers a whole host of family-friendly activities, including zumba, football skills, alternative therapies, craft making and drumming workshops, so there's plenty to keep everyone entertained.
The whole day kicks off at 11.30 am with the Blue Run, a family fun run for all ages. Entry costs £1 or £2 if you'd like a Blue Run t-shirt to wear with pride! The run is a mile long, or 2 miles for those over 16 years old and brave enough to take on the challenge. If you'd like to take part, contact Kate or Paul at WECC on 0151 282 0303, as soon as possible.
Why not come along for a fun filled festival which will see a section of Everton Park packed with a lively array of creative arts, drumming, music and performances. A day not to be missed!
For further information, contact Paula Kearns at WECC on 0151 282 0303.
This looks like an awesome place to have a festival. As long as it doesn't rain, looks like a pleasant place for the family.


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Rod Laver
Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
Carlsbad, CA, USA
Left-Handed, Unknown Backhand
Few champions have been as devastating and dominant as Laver was as amateur and pro during the 1960s. An incessant attacker, he was nevertheless a complete player who glowed in the backcourt and at the net. Laver's 5-foot-8-1/2, 145-pound body seemed to dangle from a massive left arm that belonged to a gorilla, an arm with which he bludgeoned the ball and was able to impart ferocious topspin. Although others had used top-spin, Laver may have inspired a wave of heavy-hitting topspin practitioners of the 1970s such as Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas. The stroke became basic after Laver. As a teenager he was sarcastically nicknamed "Rocket" by Australian Davis Cup Capt. Harry Hopman. "He was anything but a Rocket," Hopman recalled. "But Rod was willing to work harder than the rest, and it was soon apparent to me that he had more talent than any other of our fine Australian players."
His initial international triumph came during his first trip abroad in 1956, when he won the U.S. Junior Championship at 17. Four years later he was ready to take his place among the world's best when he won the Australian singles, snapping back to beat another lefty, Neale Fraser and, with Bob Mark, the doubles for a second time. He was runner-up to Alex Olmedo for the Wimbledon championship, that would presently be his four times. The Australian victories were the first of Laver's 20 major titles in singles, doubles and mixed, placing him fifth among all-time male winners behind Roy Emerson (28), John Newcombe (25), Frank Sedgman (22) and Bill Tilden (21). Jean Borotra also won 20. His 11 singles (equaled by Bjorn Borg) were second to Emerson's long-standing record of 12, later eclipsed by Pete Sampras' 14 and Roger Federer's 15.
The losing Wimbledon finals of 1959-60 were but a prelude to an incredible run of success in that tournament. He was a finalist six straight times he entered, winning in 1961 over Chuck McKinley and 1962, over Marty Mulligan. After a five-year absence as an outcast professional, he returned to the fanfare of opens to win again in 1968, over Tony Roche, and in 1969, over Newcombe. While winning Wimbledon in four straight appearances (the only man since World War I to win four prior to Borg) and proceeding to the fourth round in 1970, Laver set a male tournament record of 31 consecutive match wins, ended by his loss to Roger Taylor (passed in 1980 by Borg, who lengthened the record to 41).
The year 1969 was Laver's finest, perhaps the best experienced by any player, as he won an open-era record 17 singles tournaments (tied by Guillermo Vilas in 1977) of 32 played on a 106-16 match record. In 1962 he won 19 of 34 on 134-15. Unlike his Grand Slam year of 1962 as an amateur, he was playing in tournaments that were open to all, amateur and pro, and this Slam was all the more impressive. After his second year running as the No. 1 amateur, 1962, and helping Australia win a fourth successive Davis Cup, Laver turned pro, his appearance saving the sagging professional game, a stimulus to keeping it breathing until opens arrived in 1968. It was a life of one-nighters, but Pancho Gonzalez was no longer supreme.
Kenny Rosewall was at the top and gave Laver numerous beatings as their long, illustrious rivalry began. Rosewall beat Laver to win the U.S. Pro singles in 1963, but the next year Laver defeated Rosewall, then eight-time champ Gonzalez, to win the first of his five crowns, four of them in a row beginning in 1966. He had a streak of 19 wins in the U.S. Pro until losing the 1970 final to Roche. When open tennis dawned in 1968, Laver was ready to resume where he'd left off at the traditional tournaments, whipping Roche in less than an hour to take the first open Wimbledon. In 1971 Laver won $292,717 in tournament prize money (a season record that stood until Arthur Ashe won $338,337 in 1975), enabling him to become the first tennis pLaver to make a million dollars on the court. Until the last days of 1978, when he was playing few tournaments, Laver was still the all-time leading money-winner with $1,564,213. Jimmy Connors then surpassed him, along with numerous others.
In 1973 all professionals were at last permitted to play Davis Cup, and Laver, 35, honed himself for one last effort, after 11 years away. He was brilliant, teaming with Newcombe to end a five-year U.S. reign, 5-0. Laver beat Tom Gorman in five sets on the first day and paired with Newcombe for a crushing doubles victory over Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen that clinched the Cup, Laver's fifth. Of all the marvelous Aussie Davis Cup performers he was the only one never to play in a losing series, 11 of them, compiling 16-4 and 4-0 marks in singles and doubles. He was also a factor in winning three World Cups (1972, '74-'75) for Australia in the since disbanded team competition against the U.S.
In 1976, as his tournament career was winding down, Laver signed with San Diego in World Team Tennis and was named the league's Rookie of the Year at age 38.
During a 23-year career that spanned the amateur and open eras, he won 47 pro titles in singles and was runner-up 21 times. Overall, amateur and pro, he was the all-time leader with 184 singles titles, and was elevated to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1981, and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993. In 2001 the principal stadium of Melbourne Park, scene of the Australian Open, was named Rod Laver Arena. Despite spending five of his prime years in the unranked wilderness of the pros, he was among the World Top Ten 12 times, 1959-1962, and 1968-75 (the last at age 37). He was No.2 four times, 1961, '62, '68, '69.
Suffering a massive stroke that might have killed him in 1998, he rehabilitated with the same drive that made him a champion, and today continues normally, playing tennis and golf with friends.
MAJOR TITLES (20) - Australian singles, 1960, 1962, 1969; French singles, 1962, 1969; Wimbledon singles, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969; US. singles, 1962, 1969; Australian doubles, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1969; French doubles, 1961; Wimbledon doubles, 1971; French mixed, 1961; Wimbledon mixed, 1959, 1960.
DAVIS CUP - 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973; record: 16-4 in singles, 4-0 in doubles.
SINGLES RECORD IN THE MAJORS - Australian (21-6), French (25-6), Wimbledon (50-7), US. (44-10).
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In this video, a mother talks candidly about the effects on her very young son when his father was negative about her in front of their son, and how she tried to deal with the situation. It is a poignant short film which will resonate with many co-parents – and children.
How do I deal with the stress of it all?
Taking care of yourself is very very important! The biggest cause for a divorce/separation being nasty and harming the children, is the mindset and emotions of the parents.
It's something that can happen even to those parents who think they are just 'being honest' with their kids. In extreme forms, it is utterly destructive to the children.
25 April is the official 'Parental Alienation Awareness Day'. This is a term that many people will never have heard before, but many children and their parents will have experienced.
Parental Alienation (PAS) exists in many forms and the harm that is does to parents – and to the children – is inestimable.
The child referred to in the short film suffered (and still suffers) from pronounced nervous ticks. Although it is not possible to say that this was a direct result of listening to negative comments about his mother by his father from a young age – but it certainly would not be going out on a limb to suggest that it had an impact.
If you want some scary statistics: In Psychology Today, Edward Kruk has written of 11-15% of the children of divorcing parents suffering the effects of implacable hostility – which is where one parent refuses to willingly allow access to the children by the other parent. In the UK, where roughly 250,000 divorces are granted every year, that estimate would equate to some 50,000-75,000 children every year.
PAS is a form of child abuse in many people's opinion – but there are much more subtle and common forms of alienation, and not always against the non-resident parent.
With very young children under two, it may be all too easy to make the mistake that they are 'not listening' to your conversation in which you berate your Ex for their many imperfections.
As a society, we need to be aware of the more subtle forms of alienation, and remember to put the child first. If our best friend is critising a parent, no matter what age the child, either take that child out of ear shot or even better, tell the parent to "shut the hell up".


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MirrorWater Entertainment Launches a Series about Women Shaping the Future
Editorial Staff January 13, 2022
Empowered is a six-part documentary series about women in underrepresented industries from all over the world. Christian Rose is the co-founder and CEO of MirrorWater Entertainment. She discusses changes in the film industry and her new series.
"We are going through a massive change in the industry. Independent filmmaking has gotten a lot harder because of the pandemic and the growth of streaming services. That said, there are voices and creative artists who will find new ways to create their paths to tell their stories. It's reminiscent of when television was first introduced. Everyone thought the film industry was dead. We now realize there will always be new ways to consume entertainment," Christina says.
Christina believes it won't be the major blockbuster movies that will be remembered. She believes the content that will be remembered will come from independent voices who have said something significant about moments in time. "If the film industry doesn't support these independent voices, we will have made a huge mistake. This is what I'm trying to avoid, and that's why MirrorWater Entertainment focuses on independent, diverse voices. I am an independent filmmaker, and I can tell you changes are coming that will rattle our industry," Christina explains.
Empowered: Women Shaping the Future
Women comprised 20% of all directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors, and cinematographers working on the top 100 (domestic) grossing films. Because there is a lack of women in the industry, stories are not being told through a women's lens. With women representing 50% of movie watchers, there's a tremendous gap in the industry yet to be fulfilled.
Empowered is about six extraordinary yet down-to-earth women who are at the forefront of defining new boundaries and new opportunities. Because of their determination, they have shattered glass ceilings.
Six Empowered Women
Christina met a remarkable young woman in the middle of nowhere Alaska who was living in a remote fishing village inhabited by bears to run a fishing business. "She endures harsh weather and sea conditions to focus on environmental and sustainable hook-and-line fishing since Alaska is one of the last places on earth where wild salmon still thrive. She said she has learned a lot about herself and how important her work is to preserving our planet."
In Germany, Christina filmed an episode that featured an astrophysicist who is working toward becoming the first German woman to leave Earth and explore space. "She is completely dedicated to learning more about what lies beyond what we know of the universe," Christina remembers. "There are incredible barriers that must be overcome, and we captured them as well as her backstory, making her dream even more poignant."
Christina tries to explain the energy at the Formula 3 racetrack in Sepang, Malaysia, where she met a Hungarian female driver who reveled in keeping up with her male competitors. "She's making a lot of waves, Christina explains. She is willing to just jump in and go breakneck speed." Even after flipping a car six times, she was dead set on making it back to the tracks. She won second place in her next race.
In Puerto Rico, Christina spent a great deal of time interviewing the first woman to play in the men's baseball league. She also manages a girls' softball team. "The kids clearly respected her," she recalled, smiling at the memory. "She's able to hit a baseball ball a lot further than some men, and her girls get so excited when she nails it. She has spent a lot of time using softball to teach them skills they can use away from the field."
In Finland and Australia, Christina followed a Chinese/New Zealand orchestra conductor who had music in her soul. "Artists and musicians have strong emotions, but Tianyi is so masterfully calm and focused that it's not surprising that she leads orchestras in concert halls all around the world. However, since she left China and grew up in New Zealand, the search for her identity is on full display when she conducts Dvorjak's Symphony 9, "From the New World," and I think it is what many immigrants can relate to. She is so incredibly talented."
A pilot from Mumbai, India, discusses her challenge in defying cultural stereotypes. She is the youngest woman to command the largest single-engine jet in the world; she confided that she has at times struggled to gain the respect of her male peers," Christina states. "She has shown exceptional courage in going through all of the training and getting her license so that she could take her place in the cockpit.
Just as remarkable, is the creator behind the series. Christina was told over and over that no one would be interested in the series, but she didn't let rejection stand in the way. The film industry is underrepresented and far from giving women a fair shot. With a diverse crew, she managed to pull off what others said was impossible. This series teaches women to take on challenges and will inspire anyone who's ever been told they aren't good enough. "We are currently hoping to partner with women's organizations around the world and will hold another special screening for International Women's Day in 2022. It is also available for streaming on MirrorWater Entertainment for those who can't wait."
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Art, religion and shock
April 27, 2009 news, RSA Arts & EcologyAbu Ghraib, Art 21, Church Goers, Crucifixion, Electric Chair, Eyebrows, French Town, Gap, Human Hair, Indifference, Jean Michel Di Falco, Latin Word, Lethal Injection, Life Art, Methods Of Execution, Open To Interpretation, Paul Fryer, Pieta, Real Emotions, Waltham Forest Guardian
Paul Fryer's Peita, installed in a cathedral in the French town of Gap has been raising a few eyebrows among church goers. It shows Christ Electocuted, arms semaphored, looking much like a victim of Abu Ghraib. Parishoners have protested, say repoorts. The statue has been robustly defended by the Cathedral's Bishop Jean-Michel di Falco;
"The scandal is not where one believes it to be. I wanted the provoked shock to make us once again conscious of the scandal of someone being nailed to a cross. "Usually, one does not feel any real emotions in front of something really scandalous: the Crucifixion. If Jesus had been sentenced today, he would have to reckon with the electric chair or other barbaric methods of execution. Scandalous is therefore not Jesus in the electric chair, but the indifference to his crucifixion."
Enterprisingly, Paul Fryer's local paper the Waltham Forest Guardian jumped at the chance of a local angle: "LEYTON: Christ Sculpture Provokes Fury". But to be fair, it also snagged an interview with the artist in which he expresses gratitude for di Falco's defense.
Mr Fryer said he was pleased to have the support of the bishop, because his intention behind the piece, which is no larger than a small child and is made of waxwork and human hair, was to evoke pity for someone being persecuted by another.
Mr Fryer said: "The meaning is open to interpretation. But the original meaning of the Latin word Pieta is pity. To take pity is a crucial part of living, human beings taken pity others.
"Today people might be electrocuted or given the lethal injection, but it is all the same thing, someone ending another person's life.
Art 21 | Blog ran a thread recently called What's So Shocking About Contemporary Art which wondered if art could shock any more. Clearly it can, but I doubt if it did in this case, whatever the papers say. This isn't exactly Piss Christ; it's a work that blurs the line between the historically sacred and the contemporaneously secular, and doesn't contain much that could possibly shock the modern European's sense of religion, however devout. The shocking part, as the Bishop points out, is that the electric chair is still at use in the modern world. I wonder if any of the good citzens of Gap were actually shocked by Paul Fryer's work. I somehow doubt it. This looks much like a French slow news day story.
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1 And after the noise had come to an end, Paul, having sent for the disciples and given them comfort, went away from them to Macedonia.
2 And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.
3 And when he had been there three months, because the Jews had made a secret design against him when he was about to take ship for Syria, he made a decision to go back through Macedonia.
4 And Sopater of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus, and Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia, went with him as far as Asia.
5 But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.
6 And we went away from Philippi by ship after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days; and we were there for seven days.
7 And on the first day of the week, when we had come together for the holy meal, Paul gave them a talk, for it was his purpose to go away on the day after; and he went on talking till after the middle of the night.
8 And there were a number of lights in the room where we had come together.
9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, who was seated in the window, went into a deep sleep; and while Paul went on talking, being overcome by sleep, he had a fall from the third floor, and was taken up dead.
10 And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.
11 And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away.
12 And they took the boy in, living, and were greatly comforted.
13 But we, going before him by ship, went to Assos with the purpose of taking Paul in there: for so he had given orders, because he himself was coming by land.
14 And when he came up with us at Assos, we took him in the ship and went on to Mitylene.
15 And going from there by sea, we came on the day after opposite Chios, and touching at Samos on the day after that, we came on the third day to Miletus.
16 For Paul's purpose was to go past Ephesus, so that he might not be kept in Asia; for he was going quickly, in order, if possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the rulers of the church.
21 Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
23 Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.
24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.
25 And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again.
26 And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men.
27 For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.
28 Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.
30 And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.
31 So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.
32 And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.
33 I have had no desire for any man's silver or gold or clothing.
34 You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.
35 In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.
36 And having said these words, he went down on his knees in prayer with them all.
38 Being sad most of all because he had said that they would not see his face again. And so they went with him to the ship.


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'Rainey' was briefly a cover artist in around 1960-62 who worked for Badger Books and Digit Books. When I was having a dig around for information, I stumbled upon the work of Dan Rainey, who is quite possibly our artist. Rainey is described as Irish and his watercolours flourished in the 1930s. I'm not convinced this is an accurate description as, elsewhere, at least one piece of artwork to be found in the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum (see above) dates from 1977. A second painting from the North Down Museum (below) is an undated painting of the old Holywood Pier at Belfast Lough.
The signature visible in the top painting of a small coaster is certainly similar to the signature to be found on some of the covers below. A search on Google also turns up some prints of the Titanic.
An auction in 2013 at RDS Clyde Hall, Ballsbridge, Dublin, included a collection of 10 albums, 7 of which contained "historical recollections and research by Dan Rainey, 35 watercolours and various photographs and documents. Articles include East Belfast characters, Holidays in Dublin and Portrush, a collected history of Holywood, childhood memories of Ballymacarret in the 1920s, the Connswater Flute Band, etc." The final three albums contained a total of 129 watercolours and pen and ink drawings of historical buildings and locations throughout Ireland and also ornithological drawings from the 1930s. Another auction included 204 large watercolours and pen and ink drawings, 8 small watercolours and 1 oil painting of ships that passed through Belfast, all contained loosely in albums. Another album comprised 19 pages of watercolours of ships ensigns, flags and colours.
Apart from saying that it still needs to be confirmed that cover artist Rainey is Dan Rainey, all I can add is that Rainey's cover for Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key was based on an earlier cover by De Seta (see here).
Supernatural Stories, 9 issues between 37 (Nov 1960) and 67 (Nov 1962).


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The Gorbea Natural Park is spread in the northern part of Spain between the provinces of Biscay and Alava in an area of 200 km². It is fed by short, but deep-water rivers: Arrativa, Zeberio, Arnuri, Altuba. This area is an autonomous community called the Basque Country. Gorbea Forest is called mysterious and mystical because of thick fog that envelops moss-covered centuries-old oaks, caves and ruins of ancient structures. Here, directors working in the fantasy genre find inspiration: if you gaze into the mist for a long time, it begins to seem as though elves, hobbits and other fairy-tale characters hid in the woods between the trees.
According to historians, the forest Gorbea exists more than 100 million years. The soil in this area consists of limestone and is easily washed away by groundwater, forming numerous grottoes and caves. In one of these caves discovered the remains of a Neanderthal. The discovery only confirmed the theory of scientists that the forest is about hundreds of millions of years. He was inhabited by the distant ancestors of man, who were engaged in collecting and hunting in its territory.
Since 1994, the park has been officially recognized as a natural reserve area and is under the protection of the law. The locality takes the name from the mountain Gorbea, towering at 1482 m above sea level in the very center of the reserve.
70% of the area is covered with oak, beech and pine forests. The trees are very old, densely covered with moss due to the abundance of precipitation and high humidity. Among them you can find cypress, English oak, beech, alder, willow, ash and poplar. Since Gorbea Park acquired the status of a reserve, it is inhabited by lynx, deer, badger, marten, otter, mink, peregrine falcons, falcons, hawks, vultures and many other species of wildlife.
Autumn in the forest of Gorbea
Gujuli's Falls
Entertainment programs Gorbea
1. Night safari.
Two-hour guided tour of the reserve at night. Uncover the unknown secrets of the mystical forest, watching the life of its inhabitants. Excursions are held in May-October on Fridays and Saturdays. Price: from 20 euros per person.
2. Mountaineering school.
A visit to the Mairulegorreta caves, the ascent to the Golden Rocks, which offer stunning views of Alava, the descent along the channel of the underground river to the Jentilzubi canyon and much more for those who prefer active rest. Price: from 30 to 50 euros per person.
3. Golf in the mountains.
Visitors to the reserve can practice this sport on the southern, sun-drenched hills of Gorbea, enjoying beautiful views of the mountains and lakes. At the end of the day you will be offered to taste delicious cuisine from the gourmet menu. Price: from 30 to 42 euros.
Flock of sheep
4. A shepherd for a day.
Discover the traditional craft of the Basques, becoming a shepherd for a day. You will be guided through a cheese factory, having taught you the basics of cheese production and giving you the opportunity to taste the local varieties. Also, the "shepherd for a day" is trusted by a flock of sheep, which he must follow along a special route. Price: from 6 to 18 euros.
5. Gorbeia beer tasting.
Brewed according to old Basque recipes, ale has a unique taste and aroma, perfectly refreshing hot day in the mountains. Tasting is held year-round on Saturdays. Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. Price: from 6 euros per person.
Mairulegorreta Cave
Pines in the Natural Park Gorbea
Winter in the natural park Gorbea
How to get to the reserve. Mount Gorbea
The reserve is located 30 km from Bilbao and at the same distance from Vitoria. Sightseeing buses depart from these cities, moving along the N-240 highway to the park. On the territory of the reserve zone, 14 routes were laid to the peak of Mount Gorbea: 7 from the side of Biscay and 7 from the province of Alava. In total, the entire journey is approximately 20 km round trip, taking about 6 hours. Climbing to the top is quite simple, so climbing equipment is not used. On a clear day there are a lot of people living near the reserve, including the elderly. Gore jokingly called the Basque Olympus. Gorbea is not the highest elevation in the area, but it is of tremendous importance, being a symbol of Basque nationalism. During pre-election races, Spanish political forces more than once set the flag of Spain on top, causing a storm of indignation among the locals.
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Apple by Joe Wilcox Jun 27, 20172:00 pm January 18, 2018
Europe's Anti-Google Ruling Stifles Competition
Today the European Union gave Apple a great gift to celebrate iPhone's 10th anniversary (on June 29th): The ridiculous, record $2.7 billion fine, and associated sanctions, against Google that once again demonstrates the EU's small-minded oversight that wrongly regulates evolving technologies in a big world. The adverse antitrust ruling finds that the online titan favored its own online shopping services (and paying customers) over rivals.
In February 2010, with the EU Competition Commission's preliminary investigation starting, I rightly called "Google a dangerous monopoly". Seven years later, the competitive landscape has dramatically changed, and rapidly evolves. The Commission's action is too much, too late, and in the short-term can only benefit rivals like Apple that will dominate online activities and commerce as what we knew as traditional web search becomes something else.
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Gear by Joe Wilcox Mar 31, 201512:04 am March 21, 2017
Google, Love You, Love You Not, Love…
As a working journalist, I am conflicted about Google. In my ebook Responsible Reporting: Field Guide for Bloggers, Journalists, and Other Online News Gatherers, I call the company a "leech that feeds off the intellectual property of legitimate content producers" and rail on the Google free economy's negative impact on the Fourth Estate. That said, I am a huge consumer of the company's products and services, which enable me to better do my job and that empower my life.
Something else: A decade ago (yes, 2005), I identified "Search as the New User Interface"—and it has proved to be for a generation of computer users. The UI, particularly from Google, helps to democratize content, and so doing empowers (there's that "e" word again) everyone. But search also encourages content piracy. Philosophically, I strongly believe in information for all. Economically, I want to earn a living from writing, which is much more difficult in 2015 than 2005.
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Web by Joe Wilcox Nov 27, 20147:40 pm March 21, 2017
Google, Give Thanks!
It wouldn't be U.S. Thanksgiving without my writing about gratitude, and why some tech company's executives, employees, and partners should prostrate and pray "Thanks".
This year I to Google, which continues a great run that started with Larry Page's return as CEO in April 2011. If he's not all smiles this Turkey Day, someone should slap that man aside the head. I could tick off a hundred things for which he should give thanks. For brevity's sake, so you can get back to the big game and bigger bird, I select some things that might not come to mind.
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Web by Joe Wilcox Mar 1, 20148:05 am March 21, 2017
Yahoo searches for Itself
Ah, shucks, I missed Yahoo's 19th birthday yesterday. That's okay, because 20 will matter more. Yahoo is cloud computing's elder statesmen, long before anyone used the term. Just a handful of first-wave dotcoms—Amazon is another—are public companies today, making the transition from venture-backed startup with a dream and no viable revenue source ahead.
Yahoo is a warrior. A survivor. A transformer. I use the latter term not to describe a company that transforms industries but one that transforms itself. Yahoo is many things over 19 years—search engine, web portal, and media mogul to name a few. Under CEO Marissa Mayer, the company changes again, but still seeks new identity. Good luck with that.
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Web by Joe Wilcox Sep 24, 20097:47 am March 29, 2017
What is Microsoft's Search Engine?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTbAvVYk9d0] That's the question Todd Bishop (accompanied by John Cook) asked people on the streets of Seattle about six months ago. No one seemed to know what was Microsoft's search engine (At that […]
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Bubbling Bing Soda Story is Flat
Microsoft employee evangelist Heather Hamilton is my darling today (Please don't tell my wife!). She writes quite convincingly that "Sometimes, when something looks like a fizzy scoop, it totally isn't." Heather responds to a weird story circulating the blogs—soda cans marketing Bing to Microsoft employees. Anyone who works for Microsoft or has visited the campus should know there are fridges on every floor (or there sure seem to be) filled with soda and other beverages. Microsoft coolers pack a better selection than my local 7-Eleven, and for better price: Free. I've seen product branded cans in the coolers before, but hadn't thought much of them. Branded gear of every shape and size can be found at most consumer companies.
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Web by Joe Wilcox Oct 4, 20053:49 pm March 21, 2017
Google: It's Not About Search
These days, Google seems to be interested in just about everything—portals, search, VoIP, instant messaging, email, photos, blogging, maps, topography, Wi-Fi and NASA, just for starters. Google's eclectic interests must aggravate Microsoft's competitive analysis folks. Every week, someone asks me what any part of all this stuff has to do with search. After all, Google is a search company.
I disagree. Google no longer is just a search company, if it ever really was. Search is really a means to an end, and that end is the access to information. Looked at from this perspective, access to information, all of Google's recent announcements make sense. And combined they foreshadow where the company is going and why Microsoft really should worry about Google.
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Web by Joe Wilcox Oct 14, 20041:34 pm March 21, 2017
What Google Desktop Search Means to Microsoft
Since I received a bunch a calls today about Google's new desktop search utility, larger perspective is warranted. The browser wars really set the stage for the search competition underway between Microsoft and Google. While […]


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Ezra 5:1 Now when the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, the son (grandson) of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, whose Spirit was over them,
Ezra 5:2 then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel [heir to the throne of Judah] and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God [Haggai and Zechariah] were with them, supporting and encouraging them. [Hag 1:12-14; Matt 1:12, 13]
Ezra 5:3 ¶ At that time Tattenai, the governor of the province on the west side of the [Euphrates] River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues came to them and said, "Who issued you a decree and authorized you to rebuild this temple and to restore this wall (shrine)?"
Ezra 5:4 Then, accordingly, we told them the names of the men who were reconstructing this building.
Ezra 5:5 But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so they [Tattenai and the others] did not stop them until a report could come before Darius, and then an answer was returned by letter concerning it.
Ezra 5:6 ¶ This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of the province west of the [Euphrates] River, and Shethar-bozenai and his associates, the officials who were west of the River, sent to Darius the king.
Ezra 5:7 They sent a report to him in which it was written: "To Darius the king, all peace.
Ezra 5:8 "Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. It is being built with huge stones, with beams laid in the walls; and this work goes on with diligence and care and is succeeding in their hands.
Ezra 5:9 "Then we asked those elders, 'Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?'
Ezra 5:10 "We also asked them their names so that we might notify you, and so that we might record the names of the men in charge.
Ezra 5:11 "They replied, 'We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are rebuilding the temple which was erected many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.
Ezra 5:12 'But because our fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and exiled the people to Babylon.
Ezra 5:13 'But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, [the same] King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.
Ezra 5:14 'Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and had brought into the temple of Babylon, King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon and had them given to a man whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.
Ezra 5:15 'And Cyrus said to him, "Take these utensils, go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its site."
Ezra 5:16 'Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction and is not yet completed.'
Ezra 5:17 "So now, if it pleases the king, let a search be conducted in the king's treasure house [in the royal archives] there in Babylon to see if it is true that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send us his decision concerning this matter."


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Accessibility Statement for Douglas House Website
Douglas House is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.
Measures to support accessibility
Douglas House takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Douglas House Website:
Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
Appoint an accessibility officer and/or ombudsperson.
Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
Assign clear accessibility targets and responsibilities.
Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.
Subscribe to Dinolytics, a WCAG 2.1 AA automated website scan tool to ensure technical compliance.
Hire outside consultants to manually scan our site to uncover elements not discovered by the Dinolytics tool as well as to provide additional recommendations for greater compliance.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Douglas House Website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Douglas House Website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Douglas House Website:
Visitor address: 419 Amelia Street, Key West, Florida 33040
We try to respond to feedback within 24 hours. Over weekends, vacations, and holidays, there may be a longer response time.
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
Douglas House Website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
The latest versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, and Mozilla Firefox are all compatible browsers.
Accessibility of Douglas House Website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
Limitations and alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Douglas House Website, there may be some limitations. Our website is built using the content management system, WordPress and plugins. The WordPress theme and plugins are third-party developed and we do not have the capability to modify them. We have reached out to the third-party developers and have made them aware of the ADA non-compliance issue. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.
Known limitations for Douglas House Website:
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Empty button.
Empty heading.
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Tag navigate through a gallery.
Datepicker does not work with a keyboard.
No control over the image carousel.
Form error message is not specific.
Assessment approach
Douglas House assessed the accessibility of Douglas House Website by the following approaches:
Self-evaluation – the entire site was tested using Dinolytics, an enterprise-level accessibility reporting tool based on the technology provided by the WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool, created by WebAIM.org, a third-party authority in web accessibility. The site is tested periodically to ensure any added or edited content and code conforms with the latest accessibility guidelines, as reported by the WAVE tool.
External evaluation – we hire outside consultants to manually scan our website using assistive technologies and provide additional recommendations that the Dinolytics tool does not uncover.
Formal approval of this accessibility statement
This Accessibility Statement is approved by:
Douglas House
We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 1 business day and to propose a solution within 10 business days. You are entitled to escalate a complaint to Douglas House, should you be dissatisfied with our response to you.
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Leah Chase Dies: Chef, Civil Rights Icon, TV/Film Star And Inspiration For Disney Character Was 96
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FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2015, file photo, Leah Chase speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at her family's restaurant, Dooky Chase's Restaurant, in New Orleans. The legendary New Orleans chef and civil rights icon Leah Chase has died at 96, according to a statement her family released to news outlets. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Leah Chase, who taught the nation about Creole food at her Dooky Chase's restaurant in New Orleans and was a celebrity chef who appeared in numerous TV shows and film documentaries, has died. She passed Saturday at her son's home near her New Orleans restaurant.
Chase and her husband, Edgar "Dooky' Chase, had the first white tablecloth restaurant for black customers in the heavily segregated city. Dooky Chase's began as a sandwich shop in the Treme district, but expanded into an upscale restaurant that was the equal of anything in the French Quarter.
Along the way, Leah Chase's expertise in Creole cooking drew national attention. Cookbooks, innumerable media interviews and television shows, and film documentaries cataloged this unique regional cuisine. Princess Tiana, who wanted to own a restaurant in the animated Disney feature The Princess and the Frog, was based on Chase. Tiana was the first African American princess in a Disney movie.
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Her signature dishes included gumbo, jambalaya, trout amandine, and red beans and rice, a favorite of singer Ray Charles, who memorialized Dooky Chase's in his version of Louis Jordan's "Early in the Morning" ("I went to Dooky Chase to get something to eat/The waitress …"
Leah Chase appeared in an episode of NCIS: New Orleans in 2016, and in HBO's Treme, but became well-known to the larger world through appearances on such shows as The Chew and Top Chef, as well as many film cooking documentaries.
Many celebrities visited Dooky Chase's, including Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, James Baldwin, and Nat King Cole.
Leah Lange was born in Madisonville., La. on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain on Jan. 6, 1923. She was the oldest of 14 children. She graduated from high school at 16 and later took a job at a French Quarter restaurant. She met jazz trumpeter Edgar Chase Jr. in 1945 and married, producing four children, 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. He died in 2016 at age 88.
Their Dooky Chase's restaurant became the go-to place for leaders of the civil rights movement at a time when many French Quarter restaurants didn't serve people of color. At the time, it was illegal for black and white people to mix in public places in New Orleans, but Dooky Chase's was a place never raided by police. She hosted Freedom Riders and meetings of the NAACP.
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Blood Connection
A FAMILY TRAGEDY
by GARY R. AUSTIN & BARBARA L. FINCHAM
Julia heard Marilyn's footsteps going away from her down the hall. Aft er a moment she got a note pad out of her purse and began to write. She wrote that in the event of her death; to check the telephone records of the calls that came into the crisis center at ten-seventeen p.m. Th e person making that call would most likely be the person who killed her. She tucked the note into a pocket in the inside of her purse as the telephone buzzed again. 'Th is can't be him again,' she thought as she pushed the speaker button. "Th is is the crisis center. How may I help you?" There was no answer from the caller. Was this Nine Inches? Julia did not hear any street noises. Th e only sound was soft breathing. Th en she heard a sniffl e. "Hello," she said. "Th is is the crisis center. Is somebody there?" Th ere was still no response. "I'm going to hang up if you don't say something. You can call…" "I hurt." Th e small voice was barely audible, but Julia knew that it was the multiple again. "Hi; this is Sandra. Do you remember me?" "Un-huh." More sniffl es. "What is it Darling? What's the matter?" "It hurts." "What hurts? Tell me what's wrong." "I'm not supposed to tell." "But you can tell me, Honey. Remember? We've talked before. Has your daddy hurt you again?" Julia immediately regretted asking such a point blank question. She was afraid the girl would hang up. "Daddy hurt me." The girl had obviously regressed to a child of fi ve or six years of age. Although Julia was a little unsure of how to go about the dialogue, she was hopeful; now that the girl had taken on her childhood identity, perhaps it would be easier to get information from her. "Is your daddy with you now?" "No." "Well, wherever he is now, he can't hear you and he won't have any way of knowing that you've talked to me." Julia was doing her best to sound non-threatening and safe. "How old are you, Honey?" "Uh…fi ve." "And is this the fi rst time your daddy has hurt you like this?" "No." "No?" Julia struggled to remain detached and unemotional. "Honey, what is your daddy's name?" "Daddy," the girl answered simply. "Oh…well do you remember your mommy calling him by any other name?" "No." Th e girl was sounding distressed. "Okay; never mind it doesn't matter." Julia changed her course of questioning. "Why don't you tell me about yourself? Where do you live?" "In a house." "Is it a nice house?" "Uhh…hunh?" Th e girl seemed confused by this question. "Well…what color is your house?" "I don't know." 'Oh Julia; come on think!' Julia's inner voice chided. "Well…do you like your house?" "Yes." "Is it pretty?" "Unh-huh." "What's the prettiest thing about your house?' "Uh…'" the girl began, and then seemed unsure of what to say. "Is there anything in your house that you don't like?" The girl answered without hesitation, "Daddy's room." "Really? What's in Daddy's room?" "Books." "Books?" "Yeah, lots of books. He doesn't like it when I play with them. He says I get them dirty." "Oh, that's too bad. What else is in the room?" "Uh…" "Is there a desk in your daddy's room?" "Yeah." "Is there a sofa?" The girl began to sob again. "Yes." "It's okay Honey. Please don't cry." Julia pulled back. "We don't have to talk about your daddy's room anymore. Do you have a favorite room?" "The angel's room." Again without hesitation. "The angel's room? And what is it that you like about this room?" "The angel." "The angel? What does the angel look like? Is it a big angel?" Julia felt a sense of uneasiness building within her. "Yeah, it's really big. And she has a lot of colors." A dreadful fear began to creep into Julia's thoughts. She thought back to the years she and Daryl had lived in her mother's house. Th e girls had been raised in that house until they were a little over six years old. Daryl had started his practice while they lived in that house. His offi ce was located on the ground fl oor. It had its own entrance from the outside, and also a door leading into the foyer of the house. Th e girls were not allowed to go into Daryl's offi ce unattended. On the second fl oor was a room adjoining the girl's bedroom; it had been used as a sewing room and study. It had always been considered Julia's room where she and the girls would spend a lot of time together. One of the room's most prominent features was a rather large and beautiful stained glass window. Its design was that of a majestic guardian angel with her delicate wings spread behind her. Julia felt a nervous tremble beginning throughout her body. Her mind was fl ooded with unthinkable thoughts. She tried hard to convince herself that this had to be some kind of a bizarre coincidence. Any other explanation was inconceivable. She became dizzy as her pulse quickened. "Wh…where is this angel?" "In the window." Julia grasped at straws. "She's looking at you through the window?" "No…she's in the window." "Do you mean that there is a picture of an angel in the window; made of glass?" "Uh…" the girl seemed confused. "She's real. She's a real angel." "Oh my God…" "What's the matter?" "I…I…Oh dear God!" Julia sat motionless; staring at the telephone. She realized that she had frightened the girl into hanging up. She was immobilized for a moment of stupefi ed silence. Had she been speaking to one of her daughters? As anxiety took hold of her, she began to feel like a trapped animal. How could this be happening? She got up from her chair and began to pace the small room, not knowing what to do next. She could not collect her thoughts. Th ey kept rushing back to her daughters' childhood years. What had she missed? How could this be? Her mind bounced from one abominable image to another. Th e memories of Daryl with the girls; at the beach, in the living room watching TV together, at their games; all these images, which should have been loving memories were now twisted into unthinkable fears. "Th is can't be," she said aloud. "Th is can't be happening! I've missed something. I must have missed something." Julia heard Marilyn's footsteps in the hallway; and the sound brought her mind back to where she was. How could she possibly compose herself and act as if nothing were wrong by the time the other woman entered the room? She returned to her chair and took several deep breaths and tried to calm down. She reminded herself that she had to keep focussed on the case she was on. Her mind was racing; perhaps she was wrong about the girl being one of her daughters. Coincidences happened all the time. Th is could be nothing more than a stupendous coincidence! "Are you alright?" Marilyn closed the door behind her and stood in the middle of the room looking at Julia. "I…I just got some bad news." Julia realized that this was a stupid thing for her to say; now Marilyn would want to know what was wrong. "Oh, I'm so sorry. Is there anything that I can do?" Julia hesitated for a moment; trying to think of what to say. "No… no, thank you. It's…family stuff …just something that I need to take care of." "Oh Lord, I understand. If you need to leave, go right ahead; but I'm here if you need me."
Murder in the Pigsty
Gary R. Austin
Nuns And Werewolves
Gary Austin
Format : Hardcover
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department undercover detective, Julia Barnes is assigned to a West Hollywood crisis center where two women have been brutally raped and murdered. In order to snare the killer she is to pose as a sexy, southern divorcée who is a newcomer to the area. Her ruse works all too well, and before she knows it, she unknowingly comes in contact with the killer and becomes his target. Julia's effectiveness as a detective is compromised when she becomes emotionally embroiled with a caller to the center who she suspects is being abused by a family member. Being a happily married mother of twin girls, the caller's plight touches Julia and leaves her repulsed and horrified. Worst of all is the vague feeling of familiarity that Julia gets from the caller; a feeling that disrupts her concentration and not only jeopardizes her safety but also threatens her sanity. Struggling to divide her attention between the caller and her original mission, Julia catapults toward a tragic conclusion that shatters previously held perceptions and tests her emotional fortitude as the pieces of a puzzling chain of events become much too clear.
With two very successful novels under his belt: NUNS AND WEREWOLVES & MURDER IN THE PIGSTY Gary R. Austin has put his solo work on hold to team up with his long time friend, Barbara L. Fincham to co-author this thrilling page turner. "BLOOD CONNECTION was a story that had to be told" says Gary. "Barbara and I have tossed around ideas for this book for years; and this past year decided that it was time for us to put them down on paper." A long time resident of California, Gary enjoys working at his pied-a-terre in West Hollywood, nestled between Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. He also spends time in Hawaii and Sparks, Nevada; with frequent trips to Europe. Barbara Fincham currently enjoys a successful career as the Controller of a busy entertainment production company in Hollywood, California. Originally from New Mexico, she relocated to Santa Barbara, California where she began to pursue her passion for writing. She now resides in West Hollywood, California with her dog Aychi, and is gathering material for her next endeavor. BLOOD CONNECTION is Barbara's second novel.


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Q: How to correctly use dataframe.loc to call up entries containing missing data I am looking at the titanic dataset and I've extracted what deck a passenger's cabin was on, based on their cabin number. Most of the cabin number data was missing, so when I enter joint_df.Deck.isnull().value_counts() I get the following:
True     1137
False     379

Next, I want to fill in the missing data, so I have calculated a rough distribution of what deck a person's cabin  was on based on ticket class:
choice_dict = {
    1: [['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E'],
        [.12, .22, .32, .20, .14]],
    2: [['D', 'E', 'F'],
        [.16, .34, .50]],
    3: [['E', 'F', 'G'],
        [1/3, 1/3, 1/3]]
}

My thought was to iterate over the ticket classes (1st, 2nd, 3rd) with missing 'Deck' information, and fill that missing information in with numpy.random.choice. My attempt at that looks like this:
for key, value in choice_dict.items():
    pclass = key
    choices = value[0]
    probs = value[1]
    num = len(joint_df.loc[joint_df.Pclass == key & joint_df.Deck.isnull(), 'Deck'])
    fill_in = np.random.choice(choices, size=num, p=probs)
    print("Pclass: ", pclass)
    print("num missing vals: ", num)
    print("fill ins: ", fill_in)

However, what I noticed is that I am only getting 72 missing values in 1st Class and 72 missing values in 3rd class, with no missing values in 2nd class.
This doesn't add up to the 1137 missing values I need to fill.
My guess is that my problem lies in the way that I am trying to use Pandas.DataFrame.loc...
If so, how do I use DataFrame indexing to correctly achieve my desired results. If not, what is my problem?

A: Because priority operators is necessary add missing parantheses for (joint_df.Pclass == key):
for key, value in choice_dict.items():
    pclass = key
    choices = value[0]
    probs = value[1]
    m = (joint_df.Pclass == key) & joint_df.Deck.isnull()
    num = len(joint_df.loc[m, 'Deck'])
    #alternative
    #num = m.sum()
    fill_in = np.random.choice(choices, size=num, p=probs)
    joint_df.loc[m, 'Deck'] = fill_in

Sample:
import seaborn as sns

joint_df = sns.load_dataset('titanic').rename(columns = lambda x: x.capitalize())
print (joint_df.head())
   Survived  Pclass     Sex   Age  Sibsp  Parch     Fare Embarked  Class  \
0         0       3    male  22.0      1      0   7.2500        S  Third
1         1       1  female  38.0      1      0  71.2833        C  First
2         1       3  female  26.0      0      0   7.9250        S  Third
3         1       1  female  35.0      1      0  53.1000        S  First
4         0       3    male  35.0      0      0   8.0500        S  Third

     Who  Adult_male Deck  Embark_town Alive  Alone
0    man        True  NaN  Southampton    no  False
1  woman       False    C    Cherbourg   yes  False
2  woman       False  NaN  Southampton   yes   True
3  woman       False    C  Southampton   yes  False
4    man        True  NaN  Southampton    no   True

for key, value in choice_dict.items():
    pclass = key
    choices = value[0]
    probs = value[1]
    m = (joint_df.Pclass == key) & joint_df.Deck.isnull()
    num = m.sum()
    fill_in = np.random.choice(choices, size=num, p=probs)
    joint_df.loc[m, 'Deck'] = fill_in

print (joint_df.Deck.isnull().value_counts())
False    891
Name: Deck, dtype: int64

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South Korea Sees Frictions With China's Maritime Militia: What's Next?
China is walking a tightrope, balancing foreign relations in one hand and the nationalism of its people in the other.
Two Chinese boats illegally fishing in South Korean waters rammed and sank a Korea Coast Guard vessel on October 9, after which several nearby Chinese ships closed in, armed with spearlike metal rods, until another coast guard vessel arrived and fired at the boats with an assault rifle and a grenade launcher.
Yet Chinese media seem treat the issue dismissively. Global Times observed that on October 10, the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) labeled China "the world's fishing enemy," calling it a report "exaggerated to discredit Chinese fishermen." Other Chinese reports have taken exception to such fishermen being deemed "pirates" — as in this YTN newscast or this Yeongnam Ilbo column — never mind that even the simplest definition of "piracy" includes violence by one ship upon another.
But given the sheer magnitude of Chinese illegal fishing, even these efforts will scarcely help Beijing get its arms around the problem. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's data show that China's captured fish went from 880,139 metric tons in 1950 to over 8 million by 1992 to hit 17.3 million by 2014. And as China's harvest grows, so do interactions with foreign coast guards.
Also, for all Beijing's talk, it remains to be seen how much actual policing is being done. Siddharth Chakravarty, for instance, a ship captain and member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, told the South China Morning Post in May that his crew enjoys "a constructive line of communication with the Chinese authorities," but added, "what the reality is, I really don't know," explaining that he senses a disconnect between crime scenes, which are often thousands of miles from China, and Beijing's regulatory authorities.
In other words, when it comes to illegal fishing and piracy, Beijing isn't incompetently fumfering about nor is it trying to stick a finger in the eye of its trade allies. It's walking a tightrope, balancing foreign relations in one hand and the nationalism of its own people in the other. This is no easy balancing act, to be sure, but the way forward seems clear. Beijing must stop fanning the flames of nationalist sentiment — its neighbors' homes are already catching fire.
South Korea's strong response to the recent sinking of one of its coast guard vessels is unlikely to lead to further escalation.


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Are all religions basically the same?
by Kenny Chee | Feb 20, 2016 | Homepage Questions, LIFE'S QUESTIONS | 0 comments
Are those who say that all religions are basically the same right or wrong?
Mahatma Gandhi of India once said: "The soul of religion is one, but it is encased in a multitude of forms."
Is this true or false?
"In reality, there is only one religion, the religion of God. This one religion is continually evolving, and each particular religious system represents a stage in the evolution of the whole," claims the Bahá'í faith on its official Web site at bahai.org. Are the Bahá'ís correct or incorrect?
What about the Hindus? "In whatever way men approach Me, even so do I go to them." —quoted from the Hindu scripture by Swami Chidananda of Divine Life Society.
Is Christianity's claim of uniqueness and exclusivity misleading and baseless? Or is it necessarily true?
Even a cursory examination of comparative beliefs and data quickly reveals that different religions make very different truth claims on a number of even basic issues. And they do so in a definitive manner. In other words, as any knowledgeable student of comparative religions will tell you, every religion—not just Christianity—claims exclusivity. Here are a few examples:
Regarding the nature of God:
Christianity: monotheistic, personal.
Buddhism: monistic, impersonal.
Hinduism: monistic, polytheistic.
Dr. Michael Green is an internationally respected author, speaker and scholar. He is currently Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, England. He recently authored the text "But Don't All Religions Lead to God?", Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze (Baker Book House, 2002). In this book, Dr. Green writes:
"Jesus is unique among religious leaders in claiming to bring God to our world in His own person and making good that claim by such powerful evidences." Green says that no other spiritual leader or teacher but Jesus Christ…
…ever claimed to bring God to man
…dealt radically with our wickedness
…broke the final barrier of death
…offers to "live inside" His followers
Apologist and author, C.S. Lewis said that when it comes to the categorical claims of Jesus Christ regarding His Divinity…
There is no half-way house, and there is no parallel in other religions. If you had gone to Buddha and asked him, 'Are you the son of Brahah?' he would have said, 'My son, you are still in the vale of illusion.'
If you had gone to Socrates and asked, 'Are you Zeus?' he would have laughed at you.
If you had gone to Muhammad and asked, 'Are you Allah?' he would first have rent his clothes and then cut off your head."
Regarding Sin
Christian — real moral trespass and condition of indebtedness before a holy, infinite-personal God
New Age — ignorance; susceptibility to illusion; unprofitable behavior
Regarding Christ's crucifixion and Resurrection
Christian — historic fact
Islam — deceptive myth
Regarding Salvation
Christian — a gift of God's grace
Islam — only by observing the five Pillars
Scientology — Dianetic counseling
Again, Dr. Michael Green writes: "Perhaps the greatest difference of all [among religious views] lies in the Christian assertion that none of us can save ourselves and make ourselves acceptable to God, try as we may: all the other faiths assert that by keeping their teachings a person will be saved, fulfilled or reborn."
All religions are not the same — Biblical Christianity is absolutely unique among all the religions and philosophies of mankind. Its claim to be necessary for salvation is based squarely on the uniquely powerful evidences for its truth and finality. Actually, true Christianity is not a religion, but a person, Jesus Christ. "By Him, and for Him, were all things created" (note Colossians 1:16-17).
Thus, Christianity is unique in the following fundamental respects, among many others.
Only in the Bible is God revealed as the one eternal, personal Creator, who brought the entire universe into existence by His own Word. All other religions start with the material universe as the only eternal reality, with their "gods" being essentially personifications of the natural forces which develop the universe into its present form.
On the other hand, the Creator-God of the Bible has all power and is Himself, therefore, not only the One who created the universe but also the One who establishes the basis for human salvation.
Christianity alone is centered in the historical events associated with a Person—the birth, death, resurrection, and imminent, glorious return of Jesus Christ. Other religions are invariably based on the teachings, rather than the acts, of their founders.
Jesus Christ alone, of all men in history, has conquered man's greatest enemy—death.
The founders of other religions are all dead and their tombs venerated. The tomb of Christ is empty, and His bodily resurrection from the grave is the best proved fact of all history. The fact that He alone could overcome death demonstrates that He alone has all power. He Himself said,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father but by me" (John 14:6).
All other religions of the world are fundamentally just one religion—one of salvation by works. Each religion sets up a particular set of religious rites, of commands and restrictions, and of ethical principles to follow, and then teaches that if a man does these things he will be saved. The human origin of each of these systems is indicated by the fact that each is humanly attainable.
The Bible, however, sets its moral and ethical standard as the very holiness and perfection of God Himself, and demands nothing less than this for salvation. Obviously, no man would invent a standard which was utterly impossible for any man to keep.
The man Christ Jesus, alone of all men who ever lived, maintained in every respect a life of perfect holiness and full obedience to the Father, thus demonstrating that He was the God-Man. He then died for the sins of all men and thus can offer full pardon and His own nature of perfect holiness to anyone who receives Him.
Christ alone offers salvation by grace alone, to be received only through faith in Him. To the one who truly believes on Him, He then gives through the Holy Spirit a new nature, enabling that one to live a life pleasing to God.
There is no mere "religion" in all the world like this. Jesus Christ is the world's Creator, and its only true Redeemer. "Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
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Ambition to boost strong CBD footprint
Lincoln BertelliSouth Western Times
Fri, 27 January 2017 9:50AM
Ness Schefe has only been in Bunbury for less than four years but already owns two businesses, has started a fortnightly market and has a vision for the city's future.
The former resident of Queensland tourist hotspot Noosa has lived around the world but sees Bunbury as her long-term home after establishing a strong CBD footprint.
She owns side-by-side businesses in Victoria Street – clothing store 3ciana and Sweeney Todd Barber's Shop – and is also the co-founder of the waterfront Bunbury Markets.
It may be a surprise that the 42-year-old only started Sweeney Todd as a way of channelling more foot traffic into 3ciana.
"With today's economy, you have to diversify in business," Ness said.
"When women are shopping, men are getting a haircut.
"I knew a barber shop would work well there and the reason for the name is just that I needed to stand out and be different."
Ness described Bunbury as a "little gem" with a lot of potential and believed there were tourism opportunities that needed to be tapped into.
"I would like to see Bunbury open its doors to real tourism," she said.
"The arts are really well received and Bunbury is already starting to take that route.
"To see all the sculptures on roundabouts is really cool – I think Bunbury doesn't realise quite what it has.
"In the next 10 years, I would love to see the whole CBD alive and have independent businesses that are self-sufficient.
"We need to create things that bring people to the area and that is why the Bunbury Markets were created."
"They showcase the best of what is produced in the South West and it keeps the money in the South West."
Started at the end of 2015 and held every second weekend at the waterfront Queens Gardens, the markets have grown from having 24 stalls to regularly attracting between 55 and 60.
Ness said she was "ecstatic" with how the markets had been received by the public.
"With all my business ventures, I work seven days a week – it's a lot of hard work but it's fine," she said.
"I'm hoping to change the buying habits of Bunbury people.
"Instead of people going to a big blue chip company, come and meet the baker who bakes your goods."
Outside of her work life, Ness is a passionate surfer but admits she has not found too much time to hit the water since moving to WA.
"I have probably only been about 12 times in the last three years," she said.
"Surfing is my passion and I would love to get an artificial reef in Bunbury in the future.
"It would activate the Back Beach."
There is no doubt Ness has a strong ambition and while her time spent in Bunbury so far may be relatively short, her plan is to be part of the South West's future.
"I have built the foundations to stay for a long time and see myself being in Bunbury for the next 20 years," she said.
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