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Attack On Titan's Final Season Part 3 Gets Split Into Two Parts In 2023
Edwin Teo
Following last year's announcement that Attack On Titan Final Season is getting a part 3, the anime's official Twitter account recently announced that the season will premiere on 3 March 2023.
TVアニメ「進撃の巨人」The Final Season完結編(前編)
NHK総合にて3月3日(金)
24時25分よりスペシャル放送!
PV第1弾を公開しました!https://t.co/wZAuhitih4#shingeki pic.twitter.com/sc4oVQ022u
— アニメ「進撃の巨人」公式アカウント (@anime_shingeki) January 17, 2023
The news was swiftly accompanied with an announcement from the animation studio, MAPPA, that Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3 will be split into two halves. While the first half is airing in March, the second half does not currently have a confirmed date. Both are set for a 2023 release.
We knew that the rumbling was taking place but didn't expect a sundering as well.
There has also not been any confirmation on the length of each part. That said, the 3 March premiere is listed as a "special broadcast". This means that it's entirely possible each part could be a feature-length special (a la Stranger Things) instead of multiple episodes.
Unfortunately, all of this means that fans will have to continue waiting to catch the the story's animated conclusion. The manga came to an end in April 2021 after an 11-year run. However, the final chapter was met with quite a bit of controversy from readers. It remains to be seen whether the anime will stick to the source material, or feature a different ending more appeasing to fans.
Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3 will be directed by Yuichiro Hayashi. He previously directed Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1 and Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2.
Edwin has been a geek for a really long time, having grown up on a steady diet of video games, comic books, movies, and more. He loves a good story and intricate world-building, is partial to cute monsters, and can hold his own in a game of Overwatch too.
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For starters it's the first time in a few years were going to just one destination. We figured it's best to get to grips with travelling with prams, car seats and everything else on a short trip first before factoring in extra trains and multiple hotels. The destination? Barcelona, not only do we know it well but absolutely love the place.
And the nails? Today I quickly painted the toes during nap time; and managed to photograph them before the sunlight faded while baba was occupied with a new toy. By quickly I mean literally half the time i normally take, mostly by using this colour changing blue. Deep blue when they're cold, pale blue when they're hot, should be fun watching them change as i hop in and out the pool or sunshine. All that time saved meant I even had time to add some jewels.
Next challenge is the fingernails.
Love the colour changing. That's so cool. I bet the boy will like them too.


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Watts Branch is a 5 mile long tributary of the Anacostia River in Prince George's County and Washington, DC. It starts in Capitol Heights, MD and then flows north and west through the entirety of northeast DC east of the river. A tributary of the stream flows north from Oakcrest Country Club to the DC boundary. A 2 mile long trail, the Marvin Gaye Park Trail, already runs alongside the stream from the DC Boundary to Minnesota Avenue. Extending the trail west to the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail and east to Rollins Avenue would extend the reach and connectivity of the trail, and that would become more pronounced if a trail along Cabin Branch (the blue line below) also connected to Rollins Avenue. The tributary is mostly buried, and where it isn't it's channelized, but with long-term planning it could be day-lighted and utilized.
The east corner of DC was a railroad hub in the early 20th century, when a streetcar and two railroads met there, and it's shaping up as a trail hub today. In addition to the Watts Branch Trail, the tiny Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail, a promoted extension of the WB&A Trail and the planned Central Avenue Trail all currently or could meet there. And all would tie into the Capitol Heights Metro Station which sits next to the stream and tributary.
The good news is that PG County has already signaled that they see value in a trail along Watts Branch. In the governing 2010 subregion plan for the area they state that
A public park or plaza is envisioned at the intersection of Capitol Heights Boulevard and Chamber Avenue, featuring a green sitting area, street trees, and a public fountain. Additionally, the Watts Branch Stream Valley Parkway will be enhanced and a pedestrian/bike path will run along the cleaned-up and restored Watts Branch stream.
The bad news, of course, is that lots of things make it into plans that then never happen.
The tributary is unmentioned in the plans, but the portions north of Cumberland and then between Capitol Heights Boulevard and Marlboro Pike hold promise. The middle part would almost surely require the county to buy land and remove structures.
On the DC side, AWI recently identified the need for a trail between the Marvin Gaye Park Trail and the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, which they've called the Kenilworth Park Extension, but if they've done more at this time than add it to their map then I'd be surprised. Safely getting across DC-295 and the railroad tracks is going to be the issue, as a sidepath along Deane Avenue should be a breeze.
The Watts Branch has a great trail, but connecting it to the trails and proposed trails on each end of it would make it key part of a trail network.
December 16, 2020 in Anacostia River Trail DC, Anacostia Tributary Trail System (ATTS), Central Avenue Connector Trail, Marvin Gaye Park Trail , WB&A Trail | Permalink | Comments (1)
Seat Pleasant could become a trail crossroads
Seat Pleasant, located right next to Washington, DC's eastern corner, updated their Master Plan in 2018 and while it doesn't contain many specifics, it does in general plan for a more bike-friendly city, envisioning a future with more bike lanes connecting to regional bike infrastructure and taking advantage of the planned Central Avenue Trail.
Looking at the open space plan above, it becomes clear that what Seat Pleasant might lack in current facilities, it more than makes up for in potential. Along the east side runs Cabin Branch, a green corridor which Prince George's County has identified as trail corridor in their 2040 plan. On the south side is Central Avenue, a priority corridor which should be hitting 100% design some time soon. On the east is the only piece of remaining railroad ROW from the old Chesapeake Beach railroad. And running near the north end is MLK, Jr. Avenue, a priority trail corridor and one that WABA wants to be see built sooner rather than later. There are also two metro stations just beyond the south side of town, and an Orange line station that would be only 1.5 miles away on a Cabin Branch Trail that extended to it. That's a pretty nice starting point.
A Cabin Branch Trail, which the Master Plan mentions once, isn't even really a twinkle in the county's eye, but could become a trail from Cheverly to Capitol Heights where it starts about 1200 feet from Watts Branch. The plan seems to show it only from MLK to Drylog Street, which would be a mistake, but I guess it depends on who owns the land along it between Drylog and Central.
The plan shows the current "Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail" extended north from Crown Street to MLK and then rebranded as "Maker's Alley" - a connector along which quiet maker spaces can exist with access to nature. Unfortunately for the trail, the whole CB railroad ROW has been built on within DC, but in MD the ROW picks up again to the east where the Blue line goes under ground again. The addition of a boundary stone park at the NE Corner with DC is a nice touch. This would create an opportunity to connect to the Marvin Gaye Park Trail, which ends only 3 blocks away, if they can coordinate it with DC.
MLK Jr. is also built on a former railroad ROW - the WB&A, which becomes a legit bike trail farther north. It currently has some unappealing bike lanes on it, but it's a good location for a protected bikeway. And here again, coordination with DC could continue it along Dix to the Marvin Gaye Park Trail.
The rendering above shows the bikeway on Central, but nothing on Addison. That's unfortunate, because a bikeway along Addison Road (north-south) and another on Drylog Street, with its extension through "Innovation Village" to the west, would complete the network and leave everyone within a few blocks of the bike network.
Seat Pleasant has enviable opportunities to build a bikeable and walkable town, with the chance to serve as a connecting point for the Marvin Gaye Park, Anancostia Tributary, WB&A and Cheseapeake Beach Railroad trails, but the follow through will be critical.
April 24, 2020 in Anacostia Tributary Trail System (ATTS), Central Avenue Connector Trail, Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail, Marvin Gaye Park Trail , WB&A Trail | Permalink | Comments (1)
WB&A trail completion in sight, expansion being seriously considered
I wrote a post on GGW Washington about this.
August 09, 2019 in WB&A Trail | Permalink | Comments (0)
South Shore Trail Ribbon Cutting on May 13th
As mentioned last month, Phase I of the South Shore Trail is nearly complete. So near in fact that they're having a ribbon-cutting next week.
Please join County Executive Steuart Pittman and the Department of Recreation and Parks for the Ribbon Cutting of the South Shore Trail, Phase I. The trail utilizes the abandoned road bed of the WB&A Railroad, and will connect with the Colonial Annapolis Maritime Trail on the east and the WB&A Trail on the west.
Monday, May 13, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
When complete, the South Shore Trail will be 14-16 miles long (depending on who you ask) and will run primarily on the old railbed of the Annapolis and Elk Ridge railroad. Phase I marks the second complete section, since Phase Va, between Westfield Shopping and the Anne Arundel Medical Center, opened prior to 2008 (and maybe earlier). There's also a sidepath along Odenton Road - the Odenton Road Bike Path - from The WB&A Trail to Sappington Station Road that will serve as one connection between the South Shore and the WB&A, It has, in the past, been referred to as part of the South Shore Trail too.
Phase II is closer to Odenton than Phase I, but is disconnected from Phase I until the Route 3 overpass is built to connect them. Phase II is stil in design and design and construction on the overpass is contingent upon future funding.
It's nice to have a new section open, but this much delayed project is languishing while the state moves ahead with new highway lanes.
May 06, 2019 in South Shore Trail, WB&A Trail | Permalink | Comments (0)
New section of the South Shore Trail is almost complete
South Shore trail, terminus of Phase I, Waterbury Road to Hansel Drive
A 1.8 mile section of the South Shore Trail in Anne Arundel County is almost complete and more sections of the planned 14 mile trail are in various stages of design. Another section, from Annapolis Plaza to Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis opened in 2013.
The South Shore Trail primarily utilizes the abandoned road bed of the WB&A Railroad between Annapolis and Odenton. The trail will connect with the Colonial Annapolis Maritime Trail on the east end and the WB&A Trail on the west. The trail will be a component of the East Coast Greenway and the American Discovery Trail.
April 25, 2019 in South Shore Trail, WB&A Trail | Permalink | Comments (0)
Maryland Bikeways funding bill passes house, heads to the Senate
This year, Sen. James Rosapepe (Dist. 21) and Del. Brooke Lierman (Dist. 46) introduced a bill (SB 787/HB 1281) that will increase funding for the Maryland Bikeways Program by $4 million, helping to transform and connect Maryland by funding local bike projects.
As is, the program can't even fund 8 percent of currently proposed projects.
HB 1281 just passed in the House by a 101-33 vote and is now heading to the Senate. The bill as proposed would have funded the program at $3.8M in 2020 and then escalated to $7.7M by 2025; but unfortunately the bill as amended will keep it at $3.8M per year every year. That's still an improvement over 2019 when the program gave out ~$2M. And the law will also codify the program, which I think has been something the governor was doing on his own up until now and which a governor could choose to stop doing, but now can't (If I'm understanding it correctly).
In 2019, about $500,000 came to the DC area in the form of 3 grants.
$80,000 to Anne Arundel County for design of the BWI to Odenton Connector. Money will pay for a Feasibility Study for improving a bicycle and pedestrian connection between the WB&A Trail/Odenton Town Center and the BWI Trail.
$300,000 to Montgomery Count for design of the Emory Lane and Muncaster Mill Road Shared Use Path. Money will pay for Final Design of a half mile long, 10-foot wide shared use path along Emory Lane between Holly Ridge Road and Muncaster Mill Road (MD 115), and along Muncaster Mill Road between Emory Lane and Rock Creek Park.
$112,000 to Prince George's Count for design of the Rhode Island Avenue Protected Bike Lane. Money will pay for Final Design of protected bicycle lanes along Rhode Island Ave between Muskogee Street and Greenbelt Road (MD 193). (not $120,000)
Money will also go to Phase 7 of the Three Notch Trail in St. Mary's County and to the Upper Chesapeake Rail Trail in Caroline and Queen Anne's Counties.
March 20, 2019 in BWI Trail, Legislation, Rail Trail, WB&A Trail | Permalink | Comments (0)
Filling in the gaps in the WB&A Trail
Progress, slow but steady progress, is being made on the WB&A Trail, last June's RTC Trail of the Month. A study by WABA from last September says that a trail along MD-704, the MLK Highway, from DC to the south terminal of the existing WB&A trail is feasible; and next week Anne Arundel County's Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Department of Recreation & Parks will host a public meeting to discuss the WB&A Trail Bridge at Patuxent River Capital Project
DC to south trailhead
The feasibility study looked at placing an off-road, two-way, shared use path along the north side of MD 704 from Eastern Avenue to MD 450. The path would start at Eastern and MD-704, just NW of the District's east corner and end at Annapolis Road about 1 block away from the southern end of the current WB&A trail. There are some challenging areas where a bridge, interchange or gas station makes the addition of a trail difficult but most of the trail is designated modestly challenging. They identify 13 spots that are "Most Challenging" of which I'm showing one example below.
This is where MLK Highway goes beneath US-50. "The overpass bridge abutments are located just behind the curb line and 2:1
concrete cut slopes begin just behind the piers. "
I've bike the MLK Highway a couple of times. It was better when I did it in 2017 then when I did it back in 2009, but it still has a long way to go. This is the kind of project that could take a decade or more to do, but each place they improve it will bring its own benefits.
The whole project should be made a priority by PG County as it has the potential to build a trail entirely across the county and really create a backbone for connecting more of the county to the regional trail network.
PG County to AA County
The bridge across the Patuxent that will connect the PG County Section of the WB&A to Anne Arundel's county is one of those things that they've been talking about for decades. But now that they've moved it (Boo) farther upstream it looks like the land ownership problems are out of the way. At the meeting next week "The Department of Recreation and Parks and DPW officials will discuss the proposed modifications to the Anne Arundel County regulatory provisions required for this project."
February 08, 2019 in WB&A Trail | Permalink | Comments (2)
CWL 2018 #8 Germantown to Middleton Bridge
This is another long one. It's more than 80 miles from Germantown, around DC, across Prince George's County and down to the Morgantown Generating Station next to the Middleton Bridge (formerly Nice). Most of the way, it's pretty far out from DC too far to connect with any existing trails, but it intersects with the WB&A trail and 14 other corridors on the way, many of which are part of this series. Unlike other corridors on this list, there is an existing plan to put a trail on a several miles of this corridor.
On the west end, the trail starts at the recently opened PEPCO trail (Utility Corridor #1 in the plan and #7 on this list) near South Germantown Recreation Park in Montgomery County. The new Montgomery County Bike Plan places a trail on the entire corridor in the county from there to the Prince George's County line. The plan calls this "Utility Corridor #2". This alone would be a ~24 mile long trail. It was pass to the north of Gaithersburg and end just north of Burtonsville.
In PGC it crosses through more developed areas, a trail would have to cross I-95, the Route 1 corridor, the BW Parkway and the Patuxent Research Refuge. These are difficult, but not impossible barriers. Then it crosses through Bowie to the WB&A Trail and south to within a short distance of Six Flags and Andrews Air Force Base. This part would not be relatively east to build on, even though it has a few barriers like US-50 and Pennsylvania Avenue. South of Pennsylvania Avenue, the corridor crosses Rosaryville State Park and Cedarville State Forest before leaving the county. There is no technical reason why a trail can't be built the whole way across the county on the corridor, a PG Cross-County Trail if you will. It would be amazing.
Charles County is out of my usual service area, but the opportunity to take a trail right to the base of the Middleton Bridge, which should get a bike-ped crossing over the Potomac when rebuilt, is too appealing to pass on. In Charles, the corridor travels to the east of the more developed parts like Waldorf which increases it's ease of construction but would need connectors to improve its utility. A connection to the Indian Head Rail Trail, 3 miles away, would be key, for example. The corridor does pass over SOME farm land, but there is room to easily go around that. The corridor defines the border of the Zekiah Swamp Natural Environment Area (which might mean boardwalks) and the Allen Fresh Natural Area and then past Newburg to the bridge. Here again there is not a lot of built on land that would prevent a trail.
It's not impossible to believe that a trail could be built across all three counties, connecting to a new Potomac River Crossing on one end, a recently built and soon to be expanded bridge on the other; and to a major trail and more than a dozen other power corridors along the way. I wouldn't count on making the trip anytime soon, but if it were done it would be spectacular.
December 17, 2018 in Bridges, Nice/Middleton Bridge, Utility Corridor trails, WB&A Trail, Wish List | Permalink | Comments (1)
Maryland releases list of 2019 federal grants including bikeshare in PGC
Maryland recently released their annual list of TAP, Recreational Trails Programs and Bikeways grants, and there's much of interest to the DC area as we'd expect. Funded projects in the area include:
Expand Prince George's County bike share network to implement a portion of Phase 2 and 3B. (See them on the image above)
Complete preliminary design (35%) for a five foot wide concrete sidewalk and a separated bike lane over approximately 2,700 feet along the north side of Forest Glen Road from Woodland Drive to Sligo Creek Parkway in Silver Spring.
Final Design of protected bicycle lanes along Rhode Island Ave between Muskogee Street and Greenbelt Road (MD 193).
Complete a feasibility study for a 1.2-mile shared use path along Scott Drive and Veirs Drive, between Wootton Parkway and Glen Mill Road.
Feasibility Study for improving a bicycle and pedestrian connection between the WB&A Trail/Odenton Town Center and the BWI Trail.
Final Design of a half mile long, 10-foot wide shared use path along Emory Lane between Holly Ridge Road and Muncaster Mill Road (MD 115), and along Muncaster Mill Road between Emory Lane and Rock Creek Park.
Northwest Branch Trail reroute - This project will provide significant trail renovations to severely eroded, damaged, and inoperable trails by constructing new sections of natural surface trail to improve user safety, their ability to explore, and so the user can enjoy the
natural areas and park facilities.
Farther away
Complete design for the 0.8 mile Middle Branch segment located along Middle Branch of the Patapsco River, connecting the Gwynns Fall's Trail to the Inner Harbor Promenade.
Repair and rehabilitate 10 miles of C&O Canal towpath surface from Nolans Ferry (Towpath Mile 44) to Brunswick (Towpath Mile 54). This project will remove hazards, provide a more durable trail surface, and improve safety.
Construct Phase 7 of Three Notch Trail alongside Three Notch Road (MD 325) between California MD and Hollywood Road (MD 245).
Lighting the Borden Tunnel on the Great Allegheny Passage. Ten LED lighting fixtures will be installed on the tunnel ceiling and a ground pedestal mounted solar array with maintenance free battery system will be placed on the south side of the tunnel.
September 28, 2018 in Anacostia Tributary Trail System (ATTS), BWI Trail, C&O Canal Trail/Great Allegheny Passage, Capital Bikeshare, Protected Bike Lane (PBL), WB&A Trail | Permalink | Comments (1)
Meeting about WB&A Trail Extension next week
Things are starting to come together for the WB&A Trail. Late last year it was announced that Maryland has granted $4.7 million towards a long-awaited bridge across the Patuxent, finally linking the Anne Arundel section of the trail with the Prince George's section and creating a single trail from Lanham to Odenton.
Now, Prince George's Park & Planning wants to discuss extending the trail south along MLK highway (built on the same railroad right-of-way as the trail) possibly as far as Seat Pleasant and Washington, DC. They're hosting a meeting on this on April 10th, from 7-9pm at the Woodmore Town Centre Community Room
As WABA wrote:
This is Martin Luther King Jr. Ave (MD 704) in central Prince George's County. As you can see, it is not a good place for a bike ride to school or walk to the nearby park— but with your help, it could be.
Prince George's County is taking the first step to extend the WB&A (Washington Baltimore & Annapolis) Trail to DC along MD 704 to complete a 6+ mile missing spoke in the region's trail network. \
This would be a great addition, especially if it had sensible connections to the Marvin Gaye and the Central Avenue Connector Trails.
Beyond that, the trail could be further extended and improved. Anne Arundel could finish the South Shore Trail to connect it to Annapolis and the WB&A trail could be extended north to and along WB&A Road all the way to the BWI Trail. Then that would really be an amazing trail.
Speaking of Anne Arundel Trails, they're planning to start construction of Phase II of the Broadneck Trail this spring.
April 06, 2018 in Broadneck Trail, BWI Trail, South Shore Trail, WB&A Trail | Permalink | Comments (0)


Today, on the penultimate evening of the ongoing Onam festivity, where the whole of Kerala is eagerly awaiting the symbolic arrival of its erstwhile Emperor, beautiful children from Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar, Aluva presented a dance drama entitled "Onam With Mother Sai". The drama presentation this evening was preceded by twin talks by two eminent bureaucrats, Sri K Jayakumar, IAS (Retd) former Chief Secretary to Govt Of Kerala and currently Vice Chancellor of Malayalam University and Sri KR Jyotilal, IAS, Secretary to Govt Of Kerala.
Addressing first, Sri Jayakumar elucidated on the grandeur and significance of Onam festivity. Touching upon the legend of Onam, that of Emperor Bali's exit to the NeitherWorld at the 'Hands' of Lord Vamana, the learned speaker identified the import of the Vamana Act to be in synchronicity with the Vedic proclamation, Isavasyam Idam Jagath. Recalling the nostalgic beauty of golden Onam of yester years, the speaker lamented at the current plight of the festivity that has been converted into a shopping festival in modern times. Of the 4-Vedic Institutions of Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha, man today is immersed in Artha and Kama leaving away the high profile Dharma and Moksha, opined Sri Jayakumar exhorting the people of Kerala to do a Mahabali, by surrendering their ego at the Feet Of Beloved Bhagawan.
Sri KR Jyotilal, in his speech, identified the message of Onam that being… never go back from your promises, never think of evil, surrender your ego, etc. With effective word pun the speaker highlighted on the need to move from IAS to SAI, explaining the acronyms well within the Sai Perspective. He then narrated a beautiful Sai experiences, as narrated to him recently by one of the top Railway Board officials in Delhi.
The drama next was in line with the Prasanthi students drama, featuring Lord Narada and Emperor Mahabali, wherein the Emperor was Mahabali was taken to the South at Puttaparthi to witness the Beauty Beyond Compare called Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam, and thus revealing the story of Onam With Swami.
Filled and fulfilled to heart's content, the Emperor submits a final prayer at His Lotus Feet, beseeching to grant His darshan. Lord Vamana yet again makes His appearance only to enlighten the already enlightened Emperor that in this present age, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai uses His most potent LOVE weapon to help realise the whole of humanity that Pathaala is not a distant land, but the deep recess of every single heart. The drama presentation was studded with colourful songs and dance sequences.
Bhajans next ended with Mangala Arathi at 1840 hrs.


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«Письма с острова Чудаков» — советский чёрно-белый художественный фильм  1966 года снятый на киностудии «Таллинфильм» режиссёром Юри Мюйром.

Экранизация произведений эстонского писателя Юхана Смуула из книги очерков «Письма из деревни Сыгедате».

Премьера фильма состоялась 22 августа 1966 года.

Сюжет
Рыбацкая деревня на отдалённом острове, жители этой деревни со своими странностями и причудами, любящие свой край и суровое море. Фильм повествует о жизни и нелёгком труде рыбаков и их человеческих взаимоотношениях.

В ролях
 Каарел Карм — Мартин Пури (дублировал Е. Копелян)
 Ильмар Таммур — Аугуст Пури (дублировал А. Суснин)
 Пауль Руубель — Гарибальд Штурм (дублировал И. Ефимов)
 Валдеко Ратассепп — Йоосеп Саар (дублировал Ф. Федоровский)
 Тыну Аав — Эрвин Ряйм (дублировал А. Липов)
 Пеэтер Кард — Рууди Аер (дублировал Л. Жуков)
 Аарне-Мати Юкскюла — писатель (дублировал А. Демьяненко)
 Эйли Сильд-Торга
 Хеленд Пеэп — секретарь парторганизации
 Юри Мюйр — председатель колхоза
 Кальё Кийск — рыбак
 Олев Эскола — штурман
 Эльза Ратассепп
 Марье Метсур — секретарь
 Айно Сеэп — жена Мартина
 Юри Гаршнек — эпизод
 Карл Левол — эпизод
 Хейно Раудсик — эпизод
 Рейн Вахаро — эпизод
 Инес Ару — эпизод
 Антс Йыги — эпизод
 Раймунд Фельт — эпизод

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Фильмы-драмы СССР
Фильмы студии «Таллинфильм»
Экранизации рассказов
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Are you a one-track mind kind of person when it comes to your salad? Does it have to be green, with cukes, tomato, a hard crouton or two and some type of dressing or it can't possibly be a salad?
If that's the case, then you might want to skip this post.
While I certainly have enjoyed my share of salads this summer, resplendent with leafy field greens, dark spinach leaves and all manner of vegetable toppings and extras, I serendipitously came across the be-all to end-all of salad options recently that has thoroughly taken my mind off the standard greens and placed it smack in the middle of Salad Experimentation Land just as the peak of summer produce has me reeling with endless possibilities.
Each of these salads took about 10 minutes to put together, if even that. And every one of them simply shouted with flavor.
In a medium bowl, combine beans, tomato, lemon zest and basil leaves. In a small skillet, warm olive oil slowly with thyme leaves and crushed pepper. When hot and leaves are sizzling slightly, add garlic slices and cook gently until lightly browned. Stir in lemon juice, then pour over beans and stir carefully to combine. Mash some of the beans slightly and season with salt and pepper. Add more oil if too dry. Chill for an hour or two, then stir before serving. Can be eaten alone, a topping for toasted bread or a filling for an omelet.
Combine carrots, juice, zest and oil in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and stir in pepitas. Allow to chill before serving.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir well. Season with salt and pepper and chill for about an hour. Taste before serving and adjust seasonings if needed.
This is just a sampling of the 101 salad options I found. The best part of it all is that the suggestions are just baselines for your imagination. That carrot recipe was an off-shoot of the original listed, and the Chipotle Corn salad didn't have either shallot or sweet pepper in it, but I had them on hand and knew they'd be excellent. The bottom line is simple; the recipes are perfect just the way they are. They're so easy that cooking skills aren't even seriously required, but if you've got the wherewithal to spark some alternatives, add something with extra pizazz or just take it in a whole new direction, then you could spend now until the coming of winter playing with this list. What are you waiting for? It's already August!!
I've been making lots of good salads this summer – now I just have to blog them before there's snow on the ground!
OMG! These are beautiful. Have you become a way better photographer over night? Are you like moonlighting or something? Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.
I owe you an e-mail. I've been thinking of you lately, but I haven't had time to sit down and get it down on the computer. Just thinking about you in nice ways…Know that.
Really, I'm making these salads.
I am totally crazy for white beans, and all the ingredients in this salad are right up my alley!! And simplicity is always a plus when you have good ingredients to start with.
The beans look great! And I actually have all the ingredients in my pantry/garden. Thanks!


Madonna will make history when she performs in Quebec, Canada in September (12) - she'll become one of the only acts to play a paid-for concert at the historic Plains of Abraham battle site.
Officials in Quebec City have relaxed their rule about for-profit concerts on the park grounds - and furthermore they're letting the pop superstar play at the site of a famous 1759 battle between the British and French for free, according to Billboard.com.
Concerts have been staged at the battlefield since 2008 - the centenary of its dedication as Canada's first historic site - but promoters behind shows featuring Sir Paul MCCartney, Metallica, Celine Dion and Madonna's nemesis Sir Elton John have not been permitted to charge a direct admission fee for the Plains of Abraham. Hence the shows were free.
Local promoter Sylvain Parent-Bedard tells the Canadian Press that charging admission means the capacity will be capped and people won't be crammed in like "sardines".
National Battlefields Commission spokesperson Joanne Laurin adds, "Generally, we don't accept any commercial activity, but in this case it's really exceptional... We accepted it because we presume there will be major economic benefits for Quebec City."


This is one of my favorite Italian style ices. It is the mid-way point between sorbet and sherbet, and the added papaya and coconut milk gives it a tropical flavor. Light, smooth, and creamy with a slight texture of fruit, it is a refreshing and satisfying dessert packed with fiber, beta carotene (a precursor to vitamin-A), Vitamin-C, potassium, and calcium. Best of all, its delicious.
Recipe notes: What you will need: Cuisinart ice cream machine, blender, bowl, whisk, and container for storage. Yields 1 1/2 quarts. Difficulty level: Very easy.
Place fruit in blender and pulse just enough to blend but not liquify.
In mixing bowl combine, puree, milk, sweetener and vanilla.
Pour base into ice cream machine and follow manufacturer's directions.
Scoop into container, place plastic wrap over top of sorbet/ice and freeze.


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Q: Referencing a datasource with JNDI name in persistence.xml So I use Wildfly 8.2.0.Final
I created my MySQL datasource successfully. Proof: from the admin console , i do "Test connection" and it gives

Successfully connected to database MyAppDS.

the datasource definition in standalone-full.xml :
    <datasources>
        <datasource jta="true" jndi-name="java:/jdbc/MyAppDS" pool-name="MyAppDS" enabled="true" use-ccm="true">
            <connection-url>jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/myapp</connection-url>
            <driver-class>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</driver-class>
            <driver>mysql</driver>
            <security>
                <user-name>root</user-name>
            </security>
            <validation>
                <validate-on-match>false</validate-on-match>
                <background-validation>false</background-validation>
            </validation>
            <timeout>
                <set-tx-query-timeout>false</set-tx-query-timeout>
                <blocking-timeout-millis>0</blocking-timeout-millis>
                <idle-timeout-minutes>0</idle-timeout-minutes>
                <query-timeout>0</query-timeout>
                <use-try-lock>0</use-try-lock>
                <allocation-retry>0</allocation-retry>
                <allocation-retry-wait-millis>0</allocation-retry-wait-millis>
            </timeout>
            <statement>
                <share-prepared-statements>false</share-prepared-statements>
            </statement>
        </datasource>
        <drivers>
            <driver name="mysql" module="com.mysql">
                <xa-datasource-class>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</xa-datasource-class>
            </driver>
        </drivers>
    </datasources>

My persistence.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<persistence version="2.1" xmlns="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/persistence" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/persistence http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/persistence/persistence_2_1.xsd">
    <persistence-unit name="myapp_myapp_war_1.0PU" transaction-type="JTA">
        <jta-data-source>java:/jdbc/MyAppDS</jta-data-source>
        <class>org.myapp.entity.Place</class>
        <class>org.myapp.entity.User</class>
        <class>org.myapp.entity.MyCall</class>
        <exclude-unlisted-classes>false</exclude-unlisted-classes>
        <properties>
            <property name="hibernate.dialect" value="org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect"/>
        </properties>
    </persistence-unit>
</persistence>

The server log before deploying the application shows
15:07:24,550 INFO  [org.jboss.as.connector.subsystems.datasources] (MSC service thread 1-3) JBAS010400: Bound data source [java:/jdbc/MyAppDS]

And when I debug my application shows the following, the following line appears
15:09:13,175 ERROR [org.jboss.as.controller.management-operation] (DeploymentScanner-threads - 1) JBAS014613: Operation ("deploy") failed - address: ([("deployment" => "myapp-1.0.war")]) - failure description: {"JBAS014771: Services with missing/unavailable dependencies" => ["jboss.naming.context.java.module.\"myapp-1.0\".\"myapp-1.0\".DefaultDataSource is missing [jboss.naming.context.java.jboss.datasources.ExampleDS]"]}
15:09:13,222 INFO  [org.jboss.as.server] (DeploymentScanner-threads - 1) JBAS018559: Deployed "myapp-1.0.war" (runtime-name : "myapp-1.0.war")
15:09:13,237 INFO  [org.jboss.as.controller] (DeploymentScanner-threads - 1) JBAS014774: Service status report
JBAS014775:    New missing/unsatisfied dependencies:
      service jboss.naming.context.java.jboss.datasources.ExampleDS (missing) dependents: [service jboss.naming.context.java.module."myapp-1.0"."myapp-1.0".DefaultDataSource]

15:09:21,177 ERROR [org.jboss.as.controller.management-operation] (management-handler-thread - 2) JBAS014613: Operation ("read-attribute") failed - address: ([
    ("deployment" => "myapp-1.0.war"),
    ("subsystem" => "ejb3"),
    ("stateless-session-bean" => "MyCallFacadeREST")
]) - failure description: "JBAS014508: EJB component for address [
    (\"deployment\" => \"myapp-1.0.war\"),
    (\"subsystem\" => \"ejb3\"),
    (\"stateless-session-bean\" => \"MyCallFacadeREST\")
] is in
 state DOWN, must be in state UP"
15:09:23,356 INFO  [org.jboss.as.connector.deployers.jdbc] (MSC service thread 1-7) JBAS010418: Stopped Driver service with driver-name = myapp-1.0.war_com.mysql.jdbc.Driver_5_1
15:09:23,356 INFO  [org.jboss.as.connector.deployers.jdbc] (MSC service thread 1-4) JBAS010418: Stopped Driver service with driver-name = myapp-1.0.war_com.mysql.fabric.jdbc.FabricMySQLDriver_5_1
15:09:23,356 INFO  [org.jboss.as.jpa] (ServerService Thread Pool -- 60) JBAS011410: Stopping Persistence Unit (phase 2 of 2) Service 'myapp-1.0.war#myapp_myapp_war_1.0PU'
15:09:23,356 INFO  [org.jboss.weld.deployer] (MSC service thread 1-5) JBAS016009: Stopping weld service for deployment myapp-1.0.war
15:09:23,403 INFO  [org.jboss.as.jpa] (ServerService Thread Pool -- 60) JBAS011410: Stopping Persistence Unit (phase 1 of 2) Service 'myapp-1.0.war#myapp_myapp_war_1.0PU'
15:09:23,434 INFO  [org.jboss.as.server.deployment] (MSC service thread 1-3) JBAS015877: Stopped deployment myapp-1.0.war (runtime-name: myapp-1.0.war) in 81ms

Is this happening because the server doesn't find the datasource I am pointing at so it tries to find the default datasource ExampleDS (which I have removed from my standalone-full.xml)

A: When you removed the ExampleDS datasource, did you also change the reference to it in the default-bindings of the ee subsystem? By default, Wildfly has this entry:
<default-bindings ... datasource="java:jboss/datasources/ExampleDS" ... />

If you don't want to keep the ExampleDS, you can just make your datasource the default, or (if I remember correctly) the default-bindings are optional so they can be removed if necessary.

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Admire beautiful views of the iconic city of Rome from the private balcony of this elegant room, with twin beds. This Deluxe room boasts warm decor and modern amenities including a work desk and WiFi. Relax on the sofa in the separate seating area or in the marble bathroom featuring indulgent Salvatore Ferragamo bath products and plush bathrobes. Special touches include magazines and mineral water. Maximum occupancy 3 guests.


The LF Woodford Equity Income Fund was launched in June 2014. After a good start to performance in 2014 and 2015, during which time the fund delivered a positive return against a broadly flat UK stock market, conditions have become increasingly challenging.
Something much more significant has been happening in markets progressively, over the last three years, which has made conditions increasingly difficult for our long-term, valuation-oriented investment approach. The road towards long-term outperformance in a volatile asset class is rarely a smooth one, but the extent of the difference between the performance of the funds and that of the broader UK market has been unusually extreme.
During this time, global equity markets have moved decisively into the late stages of this bull market, with conditions becoming increasingly momentum-driven. Momentum investing involves buying assets when they have risen in price, and selling assets when the price has fallen, with little or no regard paid to the fundamental value of those assets. It is the anti-thesis of our fundamentally-anchored investment approach which will, as a result, tend to under-perform in such conditions.
By way of example, we point to the housebuilder, Barratt Developments, which released a strong set of interim results in February. The company is delivering solid growth, has a very strong balance sheet and is generating a substantial amount of cash. This allows it to pay a very attractive dividend to shareholders, which, at the time of writing equates to a yield of more than 7% per annum. The shares look incredibly cheap from a fundamental perspective and the same or similar applies to the share prices of many housebuilders and other companies that derive the majority of their revenues in the UK economy and that are held in the portfolio.
In many respects, the momentum behind the index and the domestic opportunity that the funds are positioned to exploit, are two sides of the same coin. In running towards the global-facing, dollar-earners, market participants have been running away from domestic exposure at increasing speed. This has created a very attractive valuation opportunity and, although it has been painful for performance as the opportunity has unfolded, we remain convinced that the fund will ultimately be significantly rewarded for this element of the strategy.
We believe a very similar situation has emerged over the last few years. In our view, the broad UK stock market (and indeed equity markets globally) carries substantial risk at the moment, as a result of the momentum that we have described above. The corollary of this is that substantially all of the attractive opportunities we see ahead are in small and mid-sized companies. This explains why the fund has gradually decreased its exposure to larger-sized companies over the last three years, and has become increasingly exposed to the more attractive opportunities in smaller companies.
The result is a portfolio that has a selective bias towards profoundly undervalued companies that are exposed to the UK economy. The fund is also positioned to capture an exciting long-term opportunity across a range of earlier-stage businesses exposed to the themes of healthcare innovation and disruptive technology more broadly.
We can understand that many investors may be disappointed at the returns delivered by the fund. We share that disappointment. We remain absolutely confident, however, that the disciplined investment approach that has served Neil Woodford and his investors well for more than thirty years, is determining an investment strategy that is very appropriate for the economic and market environment that confronts us. We believe the fund will deliver positive and attractive returns to investors in the years ahead.


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The Best New Fashion Launches to Shop Right Now
From cool collaborations to awesome line extensions, these are the most-wanted items from your favorite brands
By PeopleStyle
Updated January 15, 2021 07:00 PM
Products in this story are independently selected and featured editorially. If you make a purchase using these links we may earn commission.
Frankies Bikinis Spring 2021
Credit: Frankie's Bikinis
Since debuting with ultra-flattering swimsuits in 2012 (which soon became a staple for celebs like Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner), Frankies Bikinis has launched loungewear, knits, matching sets, accessories and more. The label's latest venture? Vegan leather.
On Jan. 14, Frankie's Bikinis unveiled the first drop of its Spring 2021 collection featuring "soft and luxurious" vegan leather in beige and pink color ways. With five different silhouettes, the line includes trousers, an oversized blazer, a button-down collared shirt, a high-waisted short and a bra top. According to a press release, the vegan leather apparel was designed to be styled with "other pieces in the collection or paired with your favorite pair of jeans, oversized tee and sneakers."
Buy It! Frankies Bikinis Spring 2021; frankiesbikinis.com
Buy It! Caroline Kennedy Pants, $250, and Claudia Vegan Leather Bra Top, $135; frankiesbikinis.com
Buy It! Rusty Vegan Leather Shorts, $165, and Rusty Vegan Leather Button Up, $185; frankiesbikinis.com
#BeTheOne Essentials Kit
Credit: State Bags
This Saves Lives, the snack brand on a mission to end severe acute malnutrition in children (co-founded by Kristen Bell and other actors) teamed up with STATE Bags to launch a limited-edition #BeTheOne Essentials Kit. Inside the nylon Lorimer Fanny Pack, you'll find one box of This Saves Lives' Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Bars, a black face mask and two #BeTheOne branded pins. In light of the devastating effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on child hunger, each purchase of the limited-edition kit will "help impact the lives of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition worldwide, while also providing virtual tutoring to children in underfunded neighborhoods across the United States," according to a press release.
"It's incredibly heartbreaking to see the impact the pandemic is having on children throughout the world. Kids are dying of severe acute malnutrition at an even higher rate due to COVID-19," Bell said in the release. "I'm so happy This Saves Lives has partnered with STATE Bags for the #BeTheOne campaign which helps combat injustices in our country and worldwide."
Buy It! This Saves Lives x STATE Bags #BeTheOne Essentials Kit, $105; statebags.com
Mint Swim for PacSun
Credit: PacSun
Social media influencer and actress Draya Michele is bringing her affordable and inclusive swimwear brand to PacSun! Mint Swim just dropped five new silhouettes — a bikini with gold hardware details, a high-waisted bikini, a plunging one-piece and two cutout one-pieces — available exclusively at pacsun.com. Mint Swim joins several Black-owned brands available through PacSun, including Phenomenal Woman, Riot Swim and Fear of God.
"I'm excited to partner with PacSun and expand Mint Swim into the wholesale market for the first time, and to give our customers the ability to touch, feel and experience our garments like never before." Michele said in a PacSun press release. "PacSun sets the standard for California style and I'm proud for the opportunity to collaborate with them on this exclusive collection, while also introducing Mint Swim to a broader audience."
Buy It! Mint Swim Sam One-Piece, $81; pacsun.com
Buy It! Mint Swim Serena High-Waisted Bikini Bottom, $31; pacsun.com
Buy It! Mint Swim Trina One-Piece, $88; pacsun.com
ba&sh Jewelry
The Parisian label you know and love for its Bohemian-meets-rocker-chic aesthetic is venturing into the world of fine jewelry with a sustainable collection made of recycled silver. Featuring necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings ranging from $70-$535, ba&sh jewelry aims to "celebrates femininity, style and freedom," according to a press release.
"Infused with oriental, Indian, African or South African influences, the jewelry brings a taste of elsewhere and a stylish finish to any look, from the simplest to the most sophisticated," the brand said.
But It! ba&sh Jewelry; ba-sh.com
Buy It! ba&sh Jewelry Naman Necklace, $130; ba-sh.com
Buy It! ba&sh Jewelry Olga Earrings, $265; ba-sh.com
Lunair Wellness LA Scarf
Tired of your protective face masks throwing off a great outfit? Yeah, us too. Luckily, Lunair Wellness came up with a way to safely enhance your outfits with the launch of these face coverings. Available in black, navy, apricot, lavender and rose, the LA Scarf features a pleated two-layer 100% OEKO-TEX certified cotton face mask underneath a luxe silk draping. A mask that combines safety and style? We're buying one in every color!
Buy It! Lunair Wellness LA Scarf, $22; lunairwellness.com
BFC and CFDA Face Coverings
Credit: Courtesy Bag of Ethics
The British Fashion Council (BFC) and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) — two of the industry's most influential non-profit organizations — teamed up with eco-friendly label Bag of Ethics (BOE) to launch sustainable and reusable non-medical face coverings. Created by three British designers (Ahluwalia, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi and Marques'Almeida) and three American designers (Mara Hoffman, lemlem by Liya Kebede and Kim Shui) the washable masks feature colorful prints on the outside and uplifting messages like "radical empathy" and "strength in unity" on the inside. The face coverings are available now ($18 for a 3-pack) at various retailers including bagofethics.org and Amazon. For every bundle sold, $1 goes towards the BFC Foundation Fashion Fund, which launched in March to support fashion creatives during the pandemic, and $1 goes towards the CFDA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity programming.
"This is a powerful time for collaboration across all sectors and the fashion industry has demonstrated strength in unity over the last number of months," Caroline Rush, Chief Executive of BFC, said in a statement. "We are excited to work alongside our American counterparts to promote local designers while encouraging sustainable practices in the fight against the spread of coronavirus. We are also delighted to continue working with Bag of Ethics, a longstanding supporter of the BFC, after the success of our first round of Great British Face Coverings in raising money to support British designers in surviving this challenging time."
Buy It! Face Coverings, $18; bagofethics.com
Buy It! Face Coverings, $18 (for a 3-pack); bagofethics.com
Pnina Tornai's Bridal Ring Collection for Jared
Credit: Jared
The couture wedding dress brand we all know and love from seeing its dreamy designs on Say Yes to the Dress just unveiled its first-ever jewelry collection designed for soon-to-be brides in mind. Inspired by the countless love stories she has heard over the years, designer Pnina Tornai teamed with Jared on a 31-piece engagement ring collection, with each design featuring three diamonds in the band to symbolize two individuals creating a life together.
"It has always been a dream for me to create an engagement jewelry collection, and with Jared, I have found the perfect partner to bring these dream rings to life, to celebrate the magic of two becoming one — a whole greater together than apart," Tornai says in a press release.
Jared Chief Marketing Officer and Executive General Manager, Bill Brace, said the brand expects this holiday season to be "like no other" with couples getting engaged after quarantining together throughout the year. "We're thrilled to launch Pnina Tornai's first-ever ring collection – One by Pnina Tornai – exclusively at Jared, showcasing her unique designs inspired by her years of experience making brides feel special. We're confident that uniting two of the most trusted names in bridal will help our customers love brilliantly."
Buy It! One by Pnina Tornai collection, $699 to $19,999; jared.com
The collection is available to shop now, and features some standout styles, like a black diamond ring, a 1920s-inspired emerald-cut stone flanked by baguettes and a "toi-et-moi" style featuring one round and one princess-cut diamond.
Neutral by Narbeh
Credit: Nailah Barcelona Houston
Created by 19-year-old entrepeneur Narbeh Babakhani (who famously took Khloé Kardashian to prom!), Neutral by Narbeh's streetwear styles were designed to inspire everyone who wears them. "Butterflies are a symbol of new beginnings, peace and strength," Babakhani tells PEOPLE. "I have dealt with depression and anxiety most of my life. So I thought showing a blue butterfly on the sweatshirts and sweatpants was so perfect and sentimental."
He admits that launching a brand — especially during a pandemic — isn't easy. But Babakhani feels thankful that he can turn to the Kardashian family as his "huge symbol of strength."
"I have turned to Khloé specially for some advice. I even ranted to her sometimes when I see things have gone wrong in the process and she's always been there to give me words of encouragement," Babakhani says. "Their support means the world to me. Who can say they have the Kardashians supporting their first business at 19? Grateful is an understatement."
Neutral by Narbeh Hoodie
Buy It! Neutral by Narbeh Hoodie, $45; neutralbynarbeh.com
Neutral by Narbeh Sweatpants
Buy It! Neutral by Narbeh Sweatpants, $42; neutralbynarbeh.com
Casper Rest Stop
Credit: courtesy Casper
Good news! With many companies and schools still operating remotely, and winter weather right around the corner, the loungewear trend is here to stay. The latest company to get in on the action? Casper. Yes, you heard that right — the one-stop-shop for all things sleep and comfort launched a digital pop-up shop with a limited-edition collection of loungewear and accessories to keep you cozy while stuck inside amid the coronavirus pandemic. Entitled Casper Rest Stop, the 12-piece line includes graphic tees and sweatshirts, socks, a onesie, a coffee mug, a ball cap and more, with prices ranging from $10-$48. And because Casper knows that rest is essential to our health and well-being, the company is donating 20% of every Casper Rest Stop purchase to Win, an organization that provides family shelter and supportive housing in New York City.
Buy It! Casper Rest Stop Bedtime Sweatshirt, $48; reststop.casper.com
Buy It! Casper Rest Stop California King Sweatshirt, $48; reststop.casper.com
Levi's SecondHand
Credit: Amber Asaly for Levi's
Sometimes it can take years for a pair of jeans or a denim jacket to fully feel worn-in. But now, in its new sustainable initiative, Levi's is bringing that vintage-feel to every piece in its new SecondHand collection.
The iconic brand just launched a first-of-its-kind buy-back program and is now selling secondhand jeans and jackets on Levi.com (with pieces ranging from $30 - $100) and allowing customers to turn in worn jeans and jackets in Levi's stores for a gift card towards a future purchase.
For denim that can be resold, customers can get between $15-$25. For vintage denim, $30 - $35. And if denim is too worn to be resold, $5 will be credited toward a future purchase.
Buy It! Levi's Secondhand denim and jackets; secondhand.levi.com
To help spread the word — and style expertise — Hailey Baldwin teamed with her stylist Meave Reilly to put together 10 different outfits with vintage pieces from the new collection (which you can see here!).
"Repurposing and repairing clothes requires minimal additional energy input, no water, and no dyes to make more jeans. Buying a used pair of Levi's through SecondHand saves approximately 80% of the CO2 emissions and 700 grams of waste compared to buying a new pair of Levi's," says Jennifer Sey, Levi's Chief Marketing Officer.
UGG's First Ready-to-Wear Collection
Credit: Ugg
UGG just put all the comfy-cozy qualities you know and love in their boots and slippers into loungewear form in its first-ever ready-to-wear collection! Staying true to what they do best, the line is full of hoodies, crews, sweatpants, shorts, pullovers, zip-up jackets and robes made from faux fur, teddy Sherpa, even cashmere. It's available in both men's and women's styles ranging from $58-$298.
Buy It! Left to right: "Augusta" Sherpa Baseball Jacket, $298; ugg.com, "Hattie" Long Oversized Coat, $325; ugg.com, Similar: "Mandy" Faux Fur Hoodie, $195; ugg.com
Buy It! "Asala" Hoodie, $98; ugg.com, "Iggy" Sherpa Half Zip Pullover, $198; ugg.com, "Renata" Cashmere Crewneck, $298; ugg.com, "Simone" Boyfriend Hoodie, $98; ugg.com
Buy It! "Aida" Cashmere Pant, $298; ugg.com, "Noreen" Short, $68; ugg.com. "Zahara" Biker Short, $58; ugg.com, "Gabi" Wide Legged Pant, $88; ugg.com
Stoney Clover Lane x Hanky Panky
If you love Hanky Panky's comfy and colorful underwear and Stoney Clover's whimsical aesthetic, then you will love this new special-edition collaboration. Three different sets of Hanky Pankys' cult-favorite thongs are packaged in Stoney Clover Lane's signature pouches each designed to keep your thongs organized, whether you're at home or traveling. The smallest assortment consists of seven thongs and retails for $210, the second consists of 12 thongs and retails for $350 and the largest, consists of 25 thongs and retails for $660.
Buy It! Hanky Panky x Stoney Clover Lane; hankypanky.com
Club Monaco's 35th Anniversary Collection
Credit: Club Monaco
The beloved brand is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a special collection of its most classic pieces — think modern essentials like a white oxford, tailored trouser, cashmere sweater and black blazer. The looks are featured in a new campaign (shot by photographer Alessio Boni) that pays homage to its ads from the late '90s and early '00s and show the clear, confident aesthetic the brand was founded on. The capsule ranges from $39-$349 and also marks the first collection that includes ingrain sustainable practices and materials such as responsible wool, responsible silk and recycled cashmere.
Buy It! Single-Breasted Blazer, $359; clubmonaco.com, Similar: High-Rise Skinny Jeans, $129; clubmonaco.com
Buy It! "Leary" Tee, $29.50; clubmonaco.com, Similar: "Marnee" Shirt, $129.50; clubmonaco.com, "Kora" Cami, $98.50
APL's New TechLoom Tracer
The luxury performance sneaker brand known for its innovative fabrics just launched its new "TechLoom Tracer" and marks the company's foray into the training category. The Tracer is the first low-top style designed by the brand and contains performance-driven features like its non-stretch construction to keep the foot centered on the footbed to provide maximum lateral stability and its advanced lace designs minimize loosening during workouts. The sneaker comes in six different colors and retails for $230.
Buy It! TechLoom Tracer Sneaker, $230; athletic propulsionlabs.com
Masks by Jill and Ally
Credit: Courtesy Jill Zarin
The Real Housewives of New York alum, Jill Zarin teamed with her daughter, Ally Shapiro, to bring face masks to the masses.
With her years of experience working in the fabric business (RHONY fans remember Zarin Fabrics), Jill designed washable masks in an assortment of fun tie-dye prints that she and Ally hand-dye themselves (with nontoxic materials, of course).
Most recently, they partnered with Charlotte Alden of Summer Strings to create one-of-a-kind "mask candy" accessories, which are made of glass beads, freshwater pearls and a lobster claw that clip easily onto your mask to comfortably wear around your neck or show off while your mask is on your face.
Buy It! Mask Candy, $22-$75; jillzarin.com


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Q: A question related to distributive bounded lattice. If L is a distributive bounded lattice then show that the complemented elements of L form a sublattice of L.
The question is very simple to understand but I am not confirm about my answer.
My question is Can I give an example to show this ? Or I have to prove this in general ? Can giving a particular example will be all good for this question? If not, I have no idea to prove this by other way.


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Hezbollah warns Israel, US not to interfere with shipment of Iranian oil to Lebanon
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File
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Nasrallah's warning came less than a week after an Iranian vessel caught on fire while docking at the port of Latakia in Syria, in what some believe to have been Israeli retaliation.
By JNS, World Israel News Staff
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has warned Israel and the United States against interfering with an oil tanker that was set to leave Iran for Lebanon on Thursday.
In a televised address commemorating the Shi'ite Ashura holiday, Nasrallah said that the ship would be considered Lebanese territory from the moment it set sail, according to Reuters.
"God willing, this ship and others will arrive safely," he added.
Nasrallah's warning came less than a week after an Iranian vessel caught on fire while docking at the port of Latakia in Syria, following a mysterious explosion.
Two crew members were lightly injured after inhaling smoke caused by the fire.
Some have speculated that the incident was a covert operation carried out by Israeli forces as an act of retaliation for recent attacks carried out by Iran in the Gulf of Oman on maritime vessels affiliated with Israel.
Lebanon is in the midst of a severe economic crisis and experiencing widespread shortages, not only of fuel but also of food, electricity and essential medicines. The oil tanker is ostensibly on its way to alleviate the crisis.
Najat Rochdi, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, said in a statement on Aug. 17 that the fuel shortage required an "immediate solution," as it was jeopardizing public health.
"I am deeply concerned about the impact of the fuel crisis on access to health care and water supply for millions of people in Lebanon," said Rochdi, adding, "A bad situation only stands to get worse unless an instant solution is found."
Lebanon's largest hospitals have reduced their activities due to fuel and electricity shortages, which have also left millions without access to public water supplies, according to the statement. Essential medicines are unavailable, and hundreds of healthcare workers have left the country due to the deteriorating economic situation.
The situation is made even more critical in light of the fact that Lebanon, like most countries in the world, is facing a new wave of COVID-19 cases, noted Rochdi.
In his Ashura address, Nasrallah said that Hezbollah wasn't looking for a showdown.
"We don't want to get into a challenge with anyone; we don't want to get into a problem with anyone. We want to help our people," said Nasrallah, according to Reuters.
Nasrallah did not specify when or where the ship would arrive, saying this would be discussed when it reached the Mediterranean.
Hezbollah has been preparing fuel-storage facilities in Lebanon as far back as April, according to Reuters.
Lebanese troops deployed to petrol stations in the country last week, forcing owners who had been hoarding fuel to sell, according to Al Jazeera. The Lebanese army has also been cracking down on fuel smuggling along the Syrian border.
At least 28 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in northern Lebanon early on Sunday, Reuters reported.
The report cited military and security sources who said that the Lebanese army had seized a fuel-storage tank hidden by black marketeers and was distributing gasoline to residents when the explosion occurred.
It was the largest explosion in Lebanon since the Beirut Port blast on Aug. 4.
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Truvativ's Descendant is a downhill-specific crankset with amazingly strong forged 7050 aluminium arms. At just 822 grams, this remarkably lightweight package brings ultimate performance to everyone from freeride shuttlers to hard-charging gravity rippers. Plus, the GXP bottom bracket with Gutter Seal Technology keeps out mud and dust.


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Q: Higher pushforwards of roots of unity Suppose $X,Y$ are smooth projective varieties over a field $k$ with $Y$ one-dimensional, connected, and normal, and $f\colon X\to Y$ a proper, flat, surjective morphism so that its fibers are connected and generic fiber is reduced (for instance, $f$ might be a Lefschetz pencil of curves with $Y=\mathbb{P}^1$). Note that $f$ isn't necessarily smooth. Apologies for the hodgepodge of adjectives; maybe most of these assumptions aren't actually needed.
What can one say about $R^if_*\mu_{l,X}$ (take $l$ to be prime to the characteristic of $k$), where $\mu_{l,X}$ is the $l$th roots of unity etale sheaf on $X$? In particular, is it at least locally constant?
For $i>2$, these higher direct images necessarily vanish, so we only need to consider $i=0,1,2$. For $i=0$, we know by Stein factorization that $f_*\mathcal{O}_X=\mathcal{O}_Y$ and hence $f_*\mu_{l,X}=\mu_{l,Y}$ by considering the Kummer sequence. I'm not what happens for the $i=1,2$ cases though.


Fluvià river flows, in its path through Olot, in the midst of the volcanic area from La Garrotxa: the stream accompanies the river and the brooks flow into it. To flow from the plane tree plantation, to accompany the stream, with its vigorous black poplars, and to go into the river from the spring are the purposes that decide the reason for being of the pavilion. An intrinsic will that can not be any other, the proportioned and consistent execution of an idea.
We offer picnic bags and blankets to enjoy the nature by the riverside.


New York Times bestselling author Emily Colin and Tall Poppy Writer Katie Rose Guest Pryal (um, that's me) have edited a collection of young adult (YA) short stories to be released on October 31, 2018, from Goldenjay Books, titled WICKED SOUTH: SECRETS AND LIES.
And today is the exclusive cover reveal here on the Tall Poppy Writer blog.
In retrospect, had we landed jobs writing like Anne Rice or for soap operas, today we'd be happy as clams. But when you're nineteen or twenty and you want to be a writer, and being a good writer has a very narrow definition set by a stodgy teacher whose good opinion you are desperately seeking, an experience like ours can turn you from your path.
Indeed, we both stopped writing fiction after that course—for years and years.
And then, separately, we drifted back to fiction. Before embracing fiction again, we'd both become writers—just not fiction writers. But fiction was easy to find again once we grew up a little bit and realized what a small man our professor had been. We realized we were good at writing stories. We also realized that there is room in the world for many kinds of stories.
Best of all, we reconnected with each other, and we became friends.
Oh right—we're supposed to be talking about this anthology! Here's what happened. On the phone, Emily said to Katie, "Young adult anthology!" And Katie said to Emily, "Great idea!" And we said to each other lots of words that brought this seed of an idea into a full-grown azalea of stories.
A portion of the proceeds from WICKED SOUTH: SECRETS AND LIES will be donated to benefit literacy programs at El Centro Hispano in Durham, North Carolina.
We hope that this anthology be the first of many in the Wicked South series (and we plan for each successive volume to benefit a different worthy cause). We had so much fun putting this one together, and we've learned so much about the fabulous YA community in the south. We're definitely getting ahead of ourselves, but isn't that what writers do?
Look for WICKED SOUTH: SECRETS AND LIES, available for pre-order in the next couple of weeks, and available for purchase where all books are sold on Halloween, October 31, 2018.


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Vision & Mission & Core Values
COES Worldwide
Offshore Installation
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Ocean Towage
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Fleet And Equipment
'Chuang Li' on Open Sea Trials
On November 1st 2018, the COES's newly built, 4500MT crane vessel "Chuang Li", embarked on its first phase of open sea trials.
During the first day of the trials, a range of onboard equipment was tested, including; the main engine system, radio systems, communication and navigation systems, sounders, wind speed/direction indicators, high and low voltage switchboards, power grids, auxiliary equipment, and so forth.
In the morning, the compass of the vessel was tested and verified, along with the vessel's anchoring capability. In the afternoon, the lifeboat boarding, landing and recycling tests were carried out. During the evening the navigation lights and radar blind spots were inspected and verified.
Milestones of 'Chuang Li':
December 3, 2015: Contract signed
June 15, 2016: Keel laying
November 2, 2017: The vessel was launched and trials begun
November 1, 2018: Open sea trials commenced
Introduction of 'Chuang Li'
"Chuang Li" is a fully revolving, self-propelled crane vessel with an advanced DP-3 system and a 10-point spread mooring system. It has been granted permission to sail and provide service world-wide in the global market. It is equipped with a helicopter landing platform above its forecastle deck and a massive crane, with a lifting capacity of 4,500MT, is installed at the stern deck. The vessel's deck loading capacity is 7,000MT when sailing at design draft with a design load of 10MT/m2. "Chuang Li" is capable of accommodating up to 399 people working on board at any given time. The vessel reserved the deck space for pipe laying(S-LAY) system, which can also expand to J-LAY or R-LAY for deep water installation and other functions in the future. 'Chuang Li' will be joining COES's world-class fleet in early 2019 and will enhance COES's offshore installation capability to a new, high level.
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"The question of prose is the central question of my life, my writing, and my work."
What is the "work" of film criticism? That question takes center stage in a lively new episode of the podcast, in which Peter travels to Toronto, Canada to talk movies with critic and writer Calum Marsh. Calum traces his cinephilia to his VHS and DVD days in suburban England, eventually developing via the influence of rigorous Jonathan Rosenbaum, and then swinging to an attempt to understand how film criticism can work more similarly to the great literary critics. They talk the beauty of Blackhat and the Kim's Video generation, but most of all they discuss prose and its function in describing a visual medium. They then top it off with a look at Whit Stillman's wondrous nostalgia critique, The Last Days of Disco, using Stillman's own novelization of his work as an examination of the different worlds of cinema and literature.
Calum Marsh's writing can be found at The Guardian, Hazlitt, Maxim, The Village Voice, and Keyframe Daily. Follow him on Twitter.
The Last Days of Disco is available for streaming on YouTube and iTunes. The novelization is available on Amazon.
-UCLA's notes on The Milky Way and Journey Into Light.
-The Milky Way is readily available on DVD.
-Capital Idea!, the music festival programmed by Calum.
-Writers Mentioned: Jonathan Rosenbaum, James Agee, Richard Brody, Anthony Lane.
-Martin Amis's book of 9/11 essays, The Second Plane, which includes his United 93 essay. His Goodfellas essay was in Premiere in 1999.
-Calum on Miami Vice and Blackhat.
-Calum on Kim's Video Members: Alex Ross Perry, Kate Lyn Sheil, Sean Price Williams, and Robert Greene.


Who: People on Social Assistance will be invited to give their opinions on how social assistance policy affects them, what needs to change, and how they can be part of informing that change. Community Organizations will report on what they have learned about the government's benefit reform project.
Why: The government is not interested in listening to people on assistance, the Community Organizations that support them and Community Activists. We want social assistance reform to include what those affected view as needing to change.


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Introducing the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze. This 4 door, 5 passenger sedan still has fewer than 30,000 miles! It features an automatic transmission, front-wheel drive, and an efficient 4 cylinder engine. A turbocharger further enhances performance, while also preserving fuel economy. Top features include cruise control, 1-touch window functionality, variably intermittent wipers, air conditioning, heated door mirrors, power windows, remote keyless entry, and a split folding rear seat. Chevrolet ensures the safety and security of its passengers with equipment such as: dual front impact airbags, front and rear side impact airbags, traction control, brake assist, ignition disabling, onStar, and 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. This car was designed with safety in mind, allowing you to drive with even greater assurance. A Carfax history report provides you peace of mind by detailing information related to past owners and service records. We pride ourselves on providing excellent customer service. Stop by our dealership or give us a call for more information.


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The 220-acre site of the derelict Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans East is worth $3.26 million and the scrap value of its dilapidated rides would be essentially negated by the cost of removing them, according to a private appraisal ordered by the city's Industrial Development Board.
The details of the McEnery Co.'s 200-plus-page report, which pegs the value of the main park at $3 million and an adjacent, undeveloped 65-acre site at $260,000, were released by the board at its monthly meeting Tuesday. A decision on what to do next won't be made until at least next month.
The board did vote unanimously to have a title search, an environmental survey and a phase one environmental assessment done because any choice the board makes about the park's future will need those tasks to be completed.


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Las Vegas Casino Security a Tricky Conundrum in Wake of Mass Shooting Outside of Mandalay Bay
Posted on: October 4, 2017, 01:00h.
Last updated on: October 4, 2017, 01:12h.
How do you balance Las Vegas' reputation as the "anything goes" city with renewed considerations for tighter security measures? That's the question that casino executives are now grappling with, after Sunday's deadliest-ever non-war gun rampage in American history.
Following Sunday's shooting that ultimately killed 58 concert attendees outside of Mandalay Bay, gaming executives are reviewing their security protocols. But the logistics of checking individual bags remain almost impossible for Las Vegas casinos. (Image: Getty)
Wynn Las Vegas led the brigade this week, and began using metal detectors to screen customers entering the building following the attack. Steve Wynn himself warned last year in an interview with KTNV Radio that Las Vegas was a "target city," and he had already beefed up security.
"We have hardened the target at the Wynn," he said, adding that covert security devices were employed at every entrance, while specially trained guards had also been deployed.
"There are almost 40 of them at every opening of my building, plain clothes, armed, on the look-out, changing shift and being relieved every two hours so they don't get bored," Wynn added. "We have done extraordinary things to make sure that we protect our employees and our guests at the hotel."
That security presence was further heightened this week, however. All bags belonging to Wynn casino patrons were inspected, causing a ten-minute wait to get inside. But could scenes like this ever become the norm in the city known for its "don't ask, don't tell" ambiance?
"We have to start thinking like the Secret Service … start looking at tall buildings," David Shepherd told Bloomberg. As a former FBI special agent in counterterrorism who became security director for Las Vegas Sands Corp, Shepherd still questioned: "How far do we have to take it?"
He said that security has to be effective, but not intrusive, two concepts that would seem to be completely at odds, certainly based on years of TSA airport monitoring of Americans.
Casino security expert Steven Baker told Reuters that the logistics of screening every piece of luggage carried by each of Las Vegas' 42 million annual visitors was daunting, noting that M-16 rifles, for example, can be broken down to fit into a suitcase.
Ed Davis, who served as police commissioner during the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, told The New York Times that because of the intrinsically unnosey nature of casinos and hotels in Sin City, it was "almost impossible" to perform the same kind of searches that can be done at an airport. Davis is now an adviser to the American Gaming Association, the casino industry's lobbying arm.
"Unfortunately, Las Vegas is a big soft target," Davis said, "and the fact that it hasn't happened here before is a miracle."
New Protocols Possible
According to Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett, Nevada State regulators and law enforcement officials set up a task force several years ago to tackle security issues.
"We were always worried about something like this happening on the casino floor, but this was outside the casino," he told Reuters in a telephone interview. "We will continue our efforts in speaking with Las Vegas casinos on [ways of] bolstering their security."
Gaming operators tend to keep mum about their security policies, although both Las Vegas Sands and Caesars Entertainment Corp, when contacted by Bloomberg and Reuters, said they were constantly reviewing their protocols. Boyd Gaming also said it was looking at ways to increase security after the shooting, as did most other casino entities.
"This could be a turning point," said one executive, who asked to remain anonymous. "Every management team is going to move this up to the top of the list."
Permanent Las Vegas Memorial Likely Years Away, LVCVA and MGM Resorts in Challenging Position as Supporters
Mandalay Bay Convention Center Attendees Pass Through Hand-Held Metal Detectors at Barrett-Jackson Car Auction
Replica New York City Park Coming to MGM Resorts Las Vegas
Recent Violence Prompts Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas to Beef Up Security
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I don't know why anyone would bring a gun to Vegas. Can't these gun nuts take a vacation and leave their guns at home? I guess not. I am a 74 year old white woman. Our country is going down the drain because of guns, drugs, and now social meeting. Our world is full of hate. So sad. When I was a young girl life was fun. I really feel sorry for kids in school today because of bullying. The simple joys of life are gone forever.
Devin O'Connor — April 3, 2018
Kevin Horridge — October 20, 2017
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Surrender to Me
I've never read a Sophie Jordan romance before, and if Surrender to Me is any indication, I will not be reading any more. Aggravating martyrs for leads, a cookie-cutter villain and pasteboard history all made for a frustrating read.
Lady Astrid Derring is Martyr #1. Her good-for-nothing husband – a duke, no less and one step ahead of the law for forgery – left her high and dry years ago with no money, but estates and family members to care for. Astrid foregoes meals so that the servants may eat, only venturing out to ton affairs when hunger forces her to a ball's buffet table. She has friends who have married wealthy peers, but she refuses their help, preferring to wallow in her martyrdom. She receives an anonymous letter that her husband is alive and in Scotland, about to marry a wealthy heiress. Astrid decides to rush to Inverness and stop the wedding, to save some poor woman from her own fate, and give Bertram a good piece of her mind. She'd do better to save it – she doesn't have enough to spare.
Not far from her destination, she is accosted by highwaymen but saved from a Fate Worse Than Death by Griffin Shaw (aka Martyr #2). Griffin is a Texan whose parents were Scottish immigrants. He is on a pilgrimage to find his relations and learn if a secret his mother told him about his family is true. Griffin is injured saving Astrid and she nurses him through his fever at an inn and then hies off to stop her no good husband's wedding. This puts Griffin out for some reason, and he follows her, catching up with her after she's had a nasty meeting with her husband and witnessed his murder whilst hiding beneath a bed. Now she is the prime suspect, but never fear – Griffin will save her!
These two are, apparently, nothing but jinxes, for every calamity that has touched their lives – or the lives of anyone in their vicinity – is their fault. It's Astrid's fault that Bertram left her, that his family is hungry, that Griffin was injured, that Bertram was murdered, yada, yada. Woe is she! It's Griffin's fault that his mother died, that he was estranged from his father, that some unknown woman in the street was killed in the battle of San Jacinto, that Astrid isn't safe, yada, yada. Woe is he! Stop with the self-flagellating, already! It's not attractive.
Adding to the characters' unattractiveness is Griffin's high-handedness and outrage that Astrid doesn't trust him and put herself completely into his care on the basis of a few hours acquaintance. And then there's Astrid's inability to keep her mouth shut. She's one of those people whose outrage is so great that she is incapable of self-editing. Griffin calls you his wife in order to keep you safe from a band of ruffians? "He's not my husband!" You recognize the voice of the man who killed your husband? "You killed Bertram!" I mean, it got to be ridiculous. How many ways could Astrid's ungoverned mouth put her in danger? It turns out many.
And then there's the time period, which was difficult to pin down until Griffin mentioned that he'd fought in the Texas War of Independence, which puts it in the 1830s – Victorian. But then there are all those Scotsmen running around in kilts, and clan feuds, and castles, giving the Scottish portions of the book a distinctly Medieval feel.
Surrender to Me was just a mess from beginning to end. I was glad to finish it.
On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn
The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase
And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Gurhke
Vexing the Viscount by Emily Bryan
Buy Surrender to Me by Sophie Jordan:
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Bogumił Wyszomirski (ur. 20 kwietnia 1912 w majątku Ostaszki nad Seretem, zm. 1959) – polski prawnik, poeta, felietonista.

Był synem adwokata Romana i Teresy z Bujalskich. Uczył się w Gimnazjum oo. Jezuitów w Chyrowie, a następnie na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim (polonistyka, prawo). Na studiach znalazł się w kręgu poetów skupionych wokół Józefa Czechowicza. W 1937 roku ukończył studia i rozpoczął pracę w sądownictwie.

W 1940 roku wstąpił do Armii Krajowej (był razem z Haliną Auderską jednym z kierowników akcji "N", a następnie, w czasie powstania warszawskiego, był prokuratorem przy sądzie powstańczym Warszawa-Śródmieście). Był więźniem obozów jenieckich w Gross Born i Sandkostel. W latach 1945–1947 pracował w Lubece w Polskiej Komisji Repatriacyjnej jako obrońca rodaków przed sądem brytyjskim. Jesienią 1947 roku został przetransportowany pociągiem sanitarnym (zdiagnozowano gruźlicę) do Kraju.

W 1948 roku podjął pracę jako radca prawny w Akademii Medycznej w Zabrzu, następnie przeniósł się do Bytomia, a w październiku 1950 roku podjął pracę w Kędzierzynie jako radca prawny w zakładach azotowych. Od roku 1957 był związany z Opolem (jedna z ulic miasta nosi jego imię). Zasiadał w Radzie Miasta, udzielał się w lokalnych mediach (m.in. radiu i prasie: Głosach znad Odry, Śląsku Literackim, Trybunie Opolskiej, Kalendarzu Opolskim, Życiu literackim). Uznany za piewcę piękna Śląska Opolskiego. Został pochowany na opolskim cmentarzu przy ulicy Wrocławskiej.

Twórczość
 Sławię Cię Ziemio: Wiersze, Opole: Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Opola, 1972
 Poezje, Katowice: "Śląsk", 1961
 Ranek Salomona: Humoreski i satyry, antologia; m.in. wraz z Banasiowa Teodora, Chmielnicki Stefan, Sztaba Zygmunt, 1959
 Porachunki nieosobiste: Wiersze, Opole: Związek Literatów Polskich, 1957
 Czarodziejskie azoty: wodewil w 6 odsłonach z muzyką Jerzego Młodziejowskiego, współautor, Warszawa: "Czytelnik", 1955

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Bibliografia
 Miejski Biuletyn Informacyjny nr 1/41 1996

Ludzie związani z Chyrowem
Pisarze związani z Opolem
Polscy poeci
Zmarli w 1959
Urodzeni w 1912


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The Voice has won the ratings this week against rival show, The Greatest Dancer.
latest figures saw The BBC's latest dance show defeated by the popular blind singing contest for the third week in a row.
Both shows air every Saturday at 8pm and have been in competition with each other since The Greatest Dancer since it began airing on the 5th of January.
Overnight ratings had The Greatest Dancer averaging a 3.9 million audience, slipping from 4.1 million last week and peaking at 4.4 million.
While The Voice won with an average of 4.9 million, including +1 and HD, peaking at 5.4 million, according to ITV.
The Greatest Dancer had a 20.4% share of viewers watching television, while The Voice gained a 26% share of the audience.
The BBC had hoped Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse, Glee star Matthew Morrison and former X Factor judge Cheryl would pull in the viewers.
There may be more excitement around the show next week when the panel whittle the dancers down to just nine acts.
The Voice features popular returning coaches Olly Murs, Jennifer Hudson, Will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones.
The show famously made a move from the BBC to ITV in 2016, reports the Mirror.
The spinning big red chairs are still proving to be a hit for viewers.


Four firms, Zaha Hadid Architects, Grimshaw, HOK and Benoy have been chosen for their innovative visions to extend London Heathrow Airport. Each of the four proposals -all from UK-based firms- were given a brief to redefine the typology and typical programming of an airport. The resulting renders show a combination of sustainable ideas, innovative technologies and top passenger service – all the while embodying British design. Heathrow is Britain's most-traveled airport and the proposed expansion will see a new international terminal with a satellite concourse, urban realm, control tower and extensive enhancements to the landscape on and around the campus.
Each of the four proposals exercise a different style and approach in hopes to bring a dynamic expansion and define a new benchmark for airport design. The winning proposal will be announced in July.


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HANWORTH Villa paid the best possible tribute to Tony Buss on Tuesday with a 3-0 hammering of Wembley.
Former Villains manager Buss, who guided the club into the Combined Counties League six years ago, passed away last week, aged just 54.
Both a minute's silence and a minute's applause were held in appreciation of a true club stalwart, who had been with the Villains since they were formed in 1976.
And Bobby Dawson, who replaced Buss in the Rectory Meadow hot seat two years ago, believes his team won the game for a man who brought so many of them through the ranks at Villa.
He said: "It was a very emotional day all round, but especially for my players, many of whom Tony brought through from youth team to first team here. They really wanted to win it for Tony, and I'm glad we got the right result.
Levi King, Lawrie Shennan and Shaun Preddie bagged the goals for Villa, who stay fifth ahead of Monday's short journey to Egham Town (11.30am kick-off).


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Q: how to user super() in python class inheritance I'm trying to implement super() per this SO answer.
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  File "main.py", line 37, in <module>
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  File "filepath/user.py", line 35, in __init__
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TypeError: must be type, not classobj

What am I doing wrong?

A: Inherit Collection from object like Collection(object) to create a new style class. This way, super will work (it only works with new style classes).


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Q: Running code from a textbox on a list of files with python So I am trying to write a tool where I select a group of files, pretty simple, and then take code from a text box and apply that code to the files in the list, less simple.
I'm not sure what the best way to try and execute this code would be. I feel like trying to read it in as a string would be more trouble than it is worth and I don't really want to just pop out a command line window. Is there any precedent that someone could point me to that would help me out with this? I've never tried to allow for on the fly adaptability like this I generally always hard code what the application should do ahead of time.
Thanks.

A: I don't know how you can execute code without reading it first. :)
If it's python code, just read it in as a string and feed it to exec()
If it's a shell script, you're better off writing it to a temp file and then running it with subprocess.Popen()


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Home » Interviews » Ivy Dang: How to buy a city with Bitcoin SV
Charles Miller
During the Internet boom of 1995 to 2000, there was talk of a "goldrush," as ambitious startup companies hurried to claim new online territories—whether it was to be the leader in pet food sales, email or online entertainment.
Today's Bitcoin startups show some of the same tendencies. Who's going to be the biggest Bitcoin SV-powered social media provider? Who's going to be the YouTube? And who's going to be the search engine?
CityonChain is a Chinese startup that has something in common with Craigslist, in that it's planning to provide local information and services. But its goldrush opportunities are not for itself, but for its individual users. It offers them the chance to buy and sell a kind of city franchise—the right to 'own' each city, build its City\onChain traffic and business and to be a kind of online mayor/CEO for the place.
The startup began just a few months ago, by posting a map of the world and inviting people to pay it a dollar to 'buy' any city. Yes, you could own New York City for just a dollar—and nobody else would be able to have it—on CityonChain, at least.
Then the fun starts. As the owner of a city, you can decide whether to populate its site with messageboards, photos or information about local businesses or to take sponsorship from anyone who wants to appear on your site.
Or you can act like a money-making property mogul and sell the whole city to a new owner for a profit. If you look at the CityonChain site, you can see the transactions that have taken place on each city. For instance the Chinese city of Shanghai was bought for $1 on June 11 this year, sold for $1,200 on June 12 and then for $3,500 on October 24. The owner is now saying it's not for sale. Each time there's a transaction on the site, CityonChain takes a small cut.
Ivy Dang is CityonChain's Chief Marketing Officer. She says that city owners can generate revenue from a variety of sources. For instance, they can initiate 'city chats'—messageboards devoted to particular subjects, created by the city owner. "When people chat, they also generate revenue for the city owner." That's because they have to pay a little—in BSV, through Moneybutton—to post. But if they receive 'likes,' then they'll be paid back in return. And each time, both the city owner and CityonChain also get a small slice of the payment.
Ivy says that CityonChain is a sign of the growing reputation of Bitcoin SV in China. While the BSV community is busy with development, producing products and creating value, rival cryptocurrencies are only focused on speculation: "Buy and sell, and they just want the price to be high—they don't care about the technology, they don't care about the future."
CityonChain is hoping to raise money to hire more developers and has big plans for the future, says Ivy. They'd like to attract more Internet users who are new to BSV—and that means simplifying the process that's required before a new user can get started on the site.
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