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Are enzymes consumed by the reaction that they catalyze?
Do enzymes alter the equilibrium of the reaction?
Pro-enzyme aka?
An inactive enzyme precursor which requires a biochemical change for it to become an active enzyme.
Pro-enzyme (zymogen)
The protein component of an enzyme to which the coenzyme is attached.
apoenzyme
Enzymatic reactions are affected by what three things?
Substrate concentration
The process where there is a loss of hydrogen electrons or a gain of oxygen. OIL GOO
An enzyme that causes oxygen in a compound to be changed to water.
oxidase
An enzyme which oxidases a compound by removing a hydrogen.
The process in which there is a gain of hydrogen electrons or a loss of oxygen. RIG LOO
An enzyme which adds hydrogen to a compound.
reductase
The chemical process by which a carboxyl group is added or displaces a hydrogen atom.
carboxylation
The enzyme which catalyzes the addition of a carboxyl group.
carboxylase
The process in which a carboxyl group (-COOH) is removed from an organic compound as CO2, and is commonly replaced by a hydrogen atom.
decarboxylation
The enzyme that catalyzes the release of CO2 from compounds.
Refers to the cleavage of a compound by the addition of water, they hydroxyl group being incorporated in one fragment and the Hydrogen atom in the other.
The enzyme that facilitates hydrolysis as in sucrase in the breakdown of sucrose.
hydrolase
The process of introducing a phosphate group into an organic molecule.
Enzyme which adds an inorganic phosphate to a substrate without using ATP.
The enzyme that removes a phosphate group from it's substrate by hydrolyzing phosphoric acid monoester into a phosphate ion and a molecule with a fee hydroxyl group.
An enzyme that transfers a phosphate group from a high-energy donor molecules such as ATP.
An enzyme which changes the configuration and NOT the composition of a compound.
isomerase
A type of isomerase which moves one group to another part in the same chemical compound.
mutase
An enzyme that catalyzes the TRANSFER of a functional group from one molecule to another.
An enzyme that catalyzes the JOINING of two molecules.
ligase
Refers to the maximum velocity of a reaction and is proportional to enzyme concentration.
The substrate concentration required to reach 1/2 Vmax.
Kmax aka?
Michaelis-Menten constant
Substance which slows down the rate of reaction of any enzyme.
What are the three ways of enzymatic regulation?
Non- competitive inhibition
Competitive inhibition
allosteric regulation
Is competitive inhibition reversible or irreversible?
Is non-competitive inhibition reversible or irreversible?
What happens to the Vmax in competitive inhibition?
Does not change
What happens to the Vmax in non-competitive inhibition?
Reduces Vmax
Will increasing the substrate affect the activity of the non-competitive inhibitor?
No, will not affect.
The enzyme always binds to a site other than the enzyme's active site. Competitive or non-competitive?
An enzyme's activity is regulated by binding an effect or molecule at the enzyme's allosteric site (a site other than it's active site).
Effectors that enhance the protein's activity are referred to as?
Allosteric activators
Effectors that decrease the protein's activity are called?
Allosteric inhibitors
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Late last year the Wall Street Journal reported that Brazil received US$1.88 billion in signing bonuses for six exploration blocks during a process of competitive auctioning. Chad in 2001 received US$25 million in a signing bonus for sour crude oil with lower viscosity compared with Guyana's high quality sweet crude. Signing bonuses are also paid by shale oil producers to land owners.
There appears to be no universal methodology for determining the fair value of the bonus. It all depends on the negotiating demands of the lessor versus the oil company, and as in the case of Brazil, the desirability of what's being auctioned. In general, the shale oil producers pay a certain dollar amount per acre, which can range from US$25 to US$5000 per acre. There are various idiosyncratic factors that can affect the per acre bonus payment. However, there are some general economic principles applicable as much to shale as to offshore drilling. These include risk variables such as a radical change in regulation, nationalization and regional conflict. The marginal cost of production, the time taken to recoup ExxonMobil and Hess's initial investment, and the average cost thereafter can also determine the size of the signing bonus. Finally, the expected or long-term market price must also be taken into account.
Mr Christopher Ram noted recently, when he discussed the stability agreement of the contract with the ExxonMobil subsidiaries, the Guyana constitution and the Investment Act provide ample security against the risk of nationalization. There is also no major regional conflict in the offshore waters or in the Caribbean. Moreover, ExxonMobil understands the potential risk Venezuela presents and decided it is worth taking on. The Washington Post noted that the decision to invest and fast track the production offshore of Guyana has to do with the politics of getting back at the Venezuelan left-wing government as much as the very sound economics of the project, which carries a lower development cost than shale assets. The fact that Guyana's offshore oil presents a lower average development cost compared with the best shale prospects was revealed towards the end of 2017, so we cannot hold this one against the negotiating team of 2016, unless the Minister knew the numbers as early as late 2015 before the public.
Furthermore, Trinidad and Tobago has just over 100 years of experience in oil and gas production, thus presenting a reliable source of talent and services, as well as the easy access to the Region from Texas. The Stabroek block is very close to TT and ExxonMobil can potentially do refining there (as an aside, in the spirit of Caricom unity, Guyana and TT might enter a joint refining agreement to get a share of the value-added benefits remain within the Region). In addition, the Stabroek block is also very close to American refineries in Texas and Louisiana. These geographical advantages will save ExxonMobil a substantial amount in transportation costs and reduce the risk of exploration, development and production. It should be no surprise, then, why Hess is selling out high average cost assets and deploying finance and physical capital into Guyana.
Shale leases are typically for 3 to 5 years and are susceptible to a faster depletion rate than offshore oil wells. As early as 2008, land owners in Ohio were receiving an average of around US$2500 per acre signing bonus. The Stabroek block is 6.6 million acres or 26.8 million square kilometers, which offers a production period of at least 22 years once the discovery is of a large enough quantity. It is obvious the fair value signing bonus that Guyana should have received cannot be obtained from simply multiplying US$2500 by 6.6 million, as they do in the shale oil sector. The methodology I am proposing would take into consideration two other important factors given the time dimension of offshore oil.
First, ExxonMobil spent an enormous amount of money to explore for oil and develop the production platform. If we take into consideration the publicly available data, and those from the IMF report, we would see the cost of exploration and development from 2015 to 2020 running over US$5 billion.
Second, we have a time value of money problem with the exploration costs occurring from 2015 to after 2020 given the "unrisk exploration upside" to use industry lingo. Moreover, given the size of the Stabroek block, we can expect explorations and new developments after 2020, thereby incurring added costs for ExxonMobil. As with all time value problems, we need a suitable discount rate to find the present value of explorations and development as at 2015-16 when the Guyana government negotiated the updated production sharing agreement. The discount rate can be the risk-free rate of interest plus some opportunity cost associated with ExxonMobil's next best explorations in some other part of the world. It should be noted, the ring-fencing of cost is not necessarily applicable here when determining the fair value of the bonus, but it is most relevant to determining the true average cost during the production stage.
Given my calculation, a signing bonus of around US$238 million seems appropriate. This value imagines that I am in the latter months of 2015 to put myself in the shoes of the negotiators. If we consider new information released since November of 2017, the bonus is much higher. This amount of money can build a fantastic bridge across the Demerara River, freeing up funds which will be borrowed for the new bridge. In coming up with the number, I try not to be unreasonable so as to adversely affect the publicly available internal rate of return of the project. One other methodology that Guyana could have used, instead of the one I have here, is to consider a percentage of the present value of expected revenues projected.
Unfortunately, it does not appear that financial economists and managerial accountants were on the government's negotiating team. These kinds of problems are not only legal and geological in nature, but also economic. As a matter of fact, it appears as though the Guyana government does not even know – under some reasonable assumptions – what's the net present value of the project or the present value of all revenues. The government relies on the IMF and IDB, which no doubt have some fine technicians outside of the macroeconomics of developing countries. However, unless you can get the IMF and IDB people in the negotiating room, their help is limited. Moreover, having access to the IMF or IDB is no excuse for not having this kind of multidisciplinary capacity in government on a daily basis. In a sense, the sacrifice to date of failing to have a multidisciplinary and more diverse team in government is that bridge across the Demerara River!
It is also important for the University of Guyana to urgently boost training in fields like financial economics with relevance to emerging and developing countries. UG is beginning to appear more like a jobs training centre – a role reserved for the Government Technical Institute – similar to for-profit University of Phoenix and Nova Southeastern. The for-profit schools are not known for providing training in fields that promote critical thinking.
In the next few columns, we would examine whether Guyana can escape the resource curse.


Hip Hop is a subculture that spreads beyond music, with its own art motion along with an one-of-a-kind feeling of style and design. Equipping is a primary component of hip hop fashion, primarily containing chains with noticeable and also significant necklaces.
hip hop gold dust The beginning of this category of music goes back to the 70s, and also ever since the pioneer artists has actually presented hip hop jewelry patterns to the globe.
Hip Hop music itself was affected by several cultures and music from throughout the globe, which is mirrored in the style fads that followed it.
Bronx, New York is thought about to be the ground where this music category as well as the subculture originally started. The block events in this field around the 1970s included music such as soul, funk and also nightclub, which then evolved right into an entire various style which is referred to as rap/ hip hop today. Hip jump is also mostly affected by Jamaican music, which was given Bronx by Jamaican residents that were at large in the location.
hip hop gold dust The fashion or the accessorizing, consequently, had a large African American impact in addition to Latin as well as the central city young people style in general. The popularity of this songs category was fairly fast, very closely adhered to by cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta and a lot more. Each of these cities have actually added to the style and the design that was practiced by the Hip Hop subculture, along with their dancing steps, graffiti and the art motion.
Throughout the origin phase, the fashion and also the precious jewelry style that belonged to hip jump was quite preppy, as opposed to just what it has advanced right into nowadays. Later on as the hip jump artists got more preferred, greater end developer brand name things such as Louise Vuitton as well as Gucci became a part of the design, with visible logos in the items as a way of displaying wide range and victory. Whatever from the attire to fashion jewelry in the Hip Hop fashion have an extra-large and "baggy" sensation to them.
The "preppy" looks that the Hip Hop society offered the culture was quickly captured up by luxury style brands Tommy Hilfiger and they made the looks more mainstream. Among the greatest reasons for those brands to go global was additionally their very early additions of the hip hop society. The Hip Hop jewelry element additionally was brought internationally, making the look of Hip Hop more universal and also comprehensive. Each country and also society included their own spin to the appearance, making the style associated with this music category also much more functional as well as fascinating. To the late 80s, the nationalism motion by the African American area contributed mostly to the lots of aspects of the hip jump area. The celebrity influence such as LL Cool J's hip hop jewelry also influenced the basic design of the community.


For those who haven't done this, enjoy a classic that is loved by many. This is a 3 mile RT hike that is very enjoyable.
Few hikes culminate with such wow as the Corona Arch Trail, but because of its proximity to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks it often gets overlooked. This 1.5 mile trail wanders over a slickrock landscape, marked with cairns, making it easy to follow. The trail gains 440 feet in elevation, most of it coming on a few short, steep scrambles equipped with steel cables (a trail version of handrails) for support.
The length of this trail and the need to climb ladders and use safety cables are things you need to consider when determining if you would like to join us. Children as young as five have done this trail without difficulty, while grown adults have not wanted to go up the second safety cable section. It really isn't that bad but I like everyone to know what to expect so they aren't thrown off when coming to this part of the hike.
Finding the trailhead: From Moab, drive northwest on US 191 to a left (south) turn on UT 279/Potash Road (1.3 miles west of the Colorado River Bridge). Drive south on UT 279 for 10 miles to the signed Corona Arch Trailhead on the right (east) side of the highway opposite the Gold Bar Campground.


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As part of their first day of pre-season training, Mark Robinson put together a presentation for the players that included plans for next season and how they can achieve their goals. That certainly carried more impact when Neal Ardley gave a passionate speech about just what it takes to make it as a professional footballer.
Mark Robinson also spoke during the interview at New Malden today about the importance of having a development squad next season that will play regular games and focus on nurturing young talent.
Mar Robinson said that interviews are taking place this week for Wimbledon's new development coach and the club hopes to appoint the right man in the next few weeks.
Dons Player subscribers can now watch a video interview with Mark and Under-18s striker Callum Overton on our premium site.


In general terms, illiteracy is an inability to utter communication — an unqualifiedness to pore over, scribble, hearken and speak. Today, it is mostly enchanted to surely being unqualified to announce and notation at a equal qualified for written communication or at a level that will allow an idiosyncratic to charge at ineluctable levels of society. In the simplest of terms, illiteracy is the opposite of literacy.
In some societies, the standards for what constitute literacy are other from others. Benefit of model, some cultures believe that only people with skills such as computers skills and primary numeracy may be considered literate. This takes into account the inside info that there are people who can combine and take something from detract from, but can't skim letters as well enough as people who can learn to use a computer to a limited compass but may quiet not be skilful to read text. Equal lesson is Scotland english writing service, which defines literacy as: "The capacity to know and pen and speak numeracy, to touch word, to direct ideas and opinions, to constitute decisions and elucidate problems, as issue members, workers, citizens and lifelong learners." That's undoubtedly as specific as you can get in defininng what literacy is all about.
On a broad straight-shooting, analysts and design makers consider illiteracy rates as an signal financier in a country's or a locality's "charitable matchless," and with good well-behaved two together argue with, as it turns out. Based on numerous studies into this field, they conclude that literate people are easier and less overpriced to procession and include broader job opportunities and access to higher education. In Kerala, India, quest of norm, female and child mortality rates declined dramatically in the 1960s, after girls who had been schooled to literacy in the instruction reforms after 1948 began to lift families. There are late-model findings, still, that shout questions on correlations such as the inseparable listed greater than, arguing that these may receive more to do with the effects of instruction quite than literacy in general.
Illiteracy rates are highest among developing countries, unusually those in the South Asian, Arab and Sub-Saharan African regions where illiteracy is universal mass 40 to 50% of populations. The East Asian and Latin American regions also take less considerable illiteracy rates ranging from 10 to 15%. In contrast, the illiteracy rate in developed countries is only a few percent. Setting aside how, it is important to note that illiteracy rates switch generally from hinterlands to sticks and oft are exactly proportionate to a country's plenitude or urbanization very, although many other factors play a determining role.
The Problem Of Illiteracy 9.1 of 10 on the basis of 3593 Review.


In Matthew 22 Jesus said that the greatest commandments are to love the Lord with all our heart, soul and mind, and to love others as we do ourselves. In Matthew 25 Jesus said that to do and give unto another is to give to Him.
At Church of the Canyons we seek to live out that commandment in worship and in service. We consider that we are a family that loves and cares for one another. When anyone has a need and lacks the ability to provide for themselves, we seek out others in the family who may be able to help meet that need.
Take our Helps Ministry Survey to sign up.
Know Some Who Needs Help?
Please email helps@churchofthecanyons.org and let us know about needs.


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Most of our clients ask us can we grow tomatoes indoor with LED grow lights? The answer is yes. This video is a time lapse of almost 3 months of indoor growing with our very own 450 watt G8 LED grow light. The tomatoes came out perfect and they were very juicy.
How many bands of light are best for LED indoor grow lights?
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We were ecstatic with the work you and your team did for us. Thank you for conducting yourselves in such a professional and hard working manner. We are so pleased with the outcome!
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A Resident Judge is in most jurisdictions the next highest ranking judge beneath the Chief Justice or, in some jurisdictions President Judge.

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Back in March, the Province and the Feds announced new transit funding, $20.1 billion for public transit. If those funds were distributed per capita, as in based on the population of a city, what would it look like?
Transit funding is only one of a number of portfolios where Brampton is not being treated proportionally.
Advocating for fair treatment requires a long term strategy of advocacy, starting with developing a working relationship with our local MP's and MPP's. Interfacing with our elected representatives, the Board of Trade and other business associations, and organizations like CFIB, will be a key priority for me to unlock progress on Tranist, Health Care, Policing and other areas that are effectively joint projects of the City working with other levels of government.
City Hall certainly has the space and resources to strike up a regular Joint Session with representatives of all stakeholders to meet on a regular basis to discuss Brampton's needs and the best way to address them moving forward. As Mayor, I will ensure that Brampton invests in positivie and productive outreach, communication and networking measures to keep the City moving forward, without fear of being left out of the discussion on any other important portfolios.
It's true. I did not buy lawn signs. Here's why.
I chose, early on my campaign, that I wanted to run a different kind of campaign.
First and foremost, I decided to run a friendly and clean campaign. I was going to focus on ideas and proposals, real policy initiatives that I believed would improve Brampton and help bring relief to every day residents.
Second, I decided to run a cost-effective campaign. I was going to focus on effective engagement strategies that did not require a lot of money to be spent. My website is a free wordpress site. My phone is a virtual IP Phone number. My email address is a free Microsoft Outlook address. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and of course meeting people in person, are all free to inexpensive ways of communicating my message. When I hosted meet and greet fireside chats, I did them at venues that agreed to give me table space but not force me to order a minimum amount of food or beverages. I attended events with no cover charge or admission prices. I conducted Wes Walks, which are free other than the wear and tear on my shoes.
To date, I have kept my spending under $2,500 more or less. I have really limited the use of paper and plastic to business cards and a small batch of flyers. I have avoided Mail out cards or door hangers, and yes, I chose not to order lawn signs. I just couldn't justify spending $3 to $6 on a piece of plastic that would sit on a lawn for 25 days just to end up in the landfill or recycling plant. It would have cost me more money than I have already spent if I wanted to order enough signs to make a difference.
It is definitely a radical approach, as I appreciate that most people have come to expect to see those things. Having said all of that, hopefully I have had an enough of an impact on people that it won't bite me the behind on election day, October 22nd.
Thank you to everyone who has reached out to ask me for a Lawn Sign.
As part of my platform to drive growth and prosperity in Every Corner of Brampton, I have called for the formation of a Land Assembly and Infill Advisory Review Panel, and I wanted to explain the background for that proposal. I believe that we need to intensify the Four Corners Commercial District, and one of the biggest challenges to that goal is the existing land use policies in the Area.
I see a lot of misinformation in the marketplace about the economics of Infill Projects, and I wanted to show everyone a walk-through of the small land assembly project that I tried to put together in 2014.
There were four homeowners involved, and all four parcels of land added together to form a 1 Acre Parcel of Land in the area of Centre Street and Queen Street … a prime area to do a Land Assembly. There were 3 nearly identical smaller lots, each with 1 house on it, and 1 large lot with a single house on it.
To make the project work, the Homeowners couldn't be offered Fair Market Value under existing zoning.
*Exclusive of additional planning and legal fees for a planning or zoning variance.
All of these numbers assume that all units are built outside of the Flood Plain / Special Policy Area that requires substantial additional construction costs.
The reality for us was, unless we wanted to fund a rezoning application, it would be very difficult to convince a Builder to engage in the process of a Land Assembly Project under the Current Zoning. And anyone who thinks its easy to just rezone a property for higher density uses needs only to stop by Heart Lake and see how the project at Conestoga and Sandalwood is coming along.
The land values in Downtown Brampton simply don't lend themselves to Infill Development. And while we are promised that the LRT will trigger a wave of such development, the fact is, LRT's only increase property values and make the requirement of intensification all the more potent a commercial reality.
So, to actually capitalize on the arrival of the LRT in Downtown Brampton, no matter what route is selected to get the LRT from Steeles to the GO Station, Brampton has to be ready to discuss the elephant sized Development Charges, Park Space Requirements, and Site Servicing Costs in the room. Unless and until we are prepared to make a profitable formula for developers to start projects, it won't matter if we have an LRT and All Day Two Way GO Service, there won't be any redevelopment of our already built out Downtown Area.
We need to start with As Of Right Zoning, meaning that Developers will know that they are not limited to Single Family Detached Housing; but that they will be able to build the medium density housing that will make the numbers work (those extra 10 units mean stacked townhouses or courtyard apartments); that the Etobicoke Creek Trail will be counted toward the minimum green space requirements; and that site servicing and development charges will be in subject to review to be a reasonable percentage of the Fair Market Value of the resulting units created (ie: for the end result to be marketable in Brampton, developers can't be limited to sub 700 sq ft spaces by the operation of the punitive escalation in Development Charges for 3 and 4 bedroom units).
My Infill Panel will work with Homeowners to identify area residents that are willing to engage in a Land Assembly Project, connect them with the information they need to assess impartial financial projects for a project, and make sure that the City's Zoning is amenable to converting existing Land Uses to the Highest and Best Use to maximize not only Fair Market Value for homeowners, but to maximize land use in our Downtown to start building a truly exciting and vibrant area of our City for both residents and businesses.
That is how we are going to build a downtown that we can be proud of, and how we are going to bring our Dreams to Life.
Brampton is at an interesting cross-roads. The sitting provincial government has flexed it might against Ontario's own capital city. One wonders what is in store for Brampton under the current leadership. One wonders if Brampton ought to furl our sails until a more gentle wind blows across the bow.
Brampton has needs and wants. Steady leadership is needed to communicate those needs to a Conservative Queen's Park that will want to understand the business case behind our requests for support and funding. The long game is achieving success for our City in health care, policing, education, housing, and transportation.
We are not at War with the Province. We are partners at the same table. Getting to Yes is about aligning the stakeholders' priorities in such a way that all partners can achieve their goals, both the Province and the City of Brampton. By positioning our goals in alignment with the Province's goals of lean, efficient government, there is no reason to think we need to start a War to advance our agenda.
As a lawyer, I've been representing clients for 15 years in all sorts of negotiations. Be it wrongful dismissal lawsuits, insurance claims for dog bites, or settling the terms of business mergers, I've always been able to find the path to positive and mutually beneficial negotiated outcomes. As Mayor, with all of Brampton as my proverbial client, I look forward to finding more such outcomes on our major portfolios.
On a personal note, I have permission to share a personal detail about my spouse. My wife has a B.FA in theatre from York University, so I am well aware that there is great value in being a patron of the arts. Which is why I am a big proponent of the city's Arts and Culture Master Plan, and will work to see its implementation.
But there is more work to do and building from the plan is a long term priority.
One of the mysteries of the last four years has been "what are you planning?" in reference to City Hall. When I was speaking with staff at the Beaux Arts Gallery on Main Street, it was shocking to me that no one had even communciated the status of the sale of the Robson Block to the Beaux Art Executive. Is it sold? If so, when are things moving? If not, what next? I will work to change the city's relationship with the arts community. Communication will be a priority for me moving forward.
In addition, i believe we need to work with our artistic community to create more "maker spaces." Be it performance art, visual arts, photography, stand up comedy, theatre, cgi, animation, music, film, etc., developing spaces for artists to practice their craft can only help elevate the careers of our artists; and in fact, the city's reputation as well. After all, the arts bring as much attention to our city as our Sports Teams, if not more. I'll put Russell Peters and Alessia Cara up against The Beast any day in terms of elevating our city's profile.
Be it through partnerships with Sheridan, Algoma or our Library system, I believe there are numerous ways we can find spaces within our existing infrastructure to support both professional and amateur arts; in addition to finding more long range maker space opportunities. I would point out that there has been very vocal support for "Lab B", a business incubator space; so it only follows that a model can be developed to create an artistic incubator space as well. I am excited to work on such an initiative.
The arts pay dividends in civic pride, enhancing our external reputation, and if managed intelligently, direct tangible economic benefits as well.
Let's Take Action in support of the arts, let's elect Wesley Jackson.


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Dua Lipa (Londres, 22 de agosto de 1995) é uma cantora, compositora e modelo anglo-albanesa. Nascida e criada em Londres e passando parte de sua adolescência, mais especificamente dos 13 aos 15 anos, em Pristina, Kosovo, Lipa é evidenciada ao mundo em 2017 com o seu sucesso "New Rules". Com inspirações em artistas como Madonna, Outkast, Moloko e seu pai, Dukagjin Lipa, o qual cresceu ouvindo, Dua foi revelada em 2015 com o seu sucesso "Be The One", e consigo trouxe a dance music e o dark pop.

Inspirada em seu pai, Dukagjin Lipa, Dua começou a gravar vídeos cantando músicas de outros artistas e postando-os no Youtube aos 14 anos de idade. Após voltar para Londres, tentou ingressar na carreira de modelo e após trabalhar na área, ela assinou contrato com a Warner Music Group em 2015, onde lançou músicas como "New Love", "Last Dance", "Be The One", sendo essa última a grande responsável por mostrar Lipa ao Reino Unido, conquistando a nona posição na tabela britânica.

Dua conquistou atenção da mídia especializada como artista após o lançamento de seu álbum de estreia homônimo em 2017, que conquistou a terceira posição no UK Albums Chart e contou com oito singles. "New Rules" e "IDGAF" tornaram-se sucessos globais, atingindo a primeira posição de diversos países como Austrália, Bélgica, Irlanda, Estados Unidos e Reino Unido além de atingir as dez primeiras posições em mais de 30 países. Mais tarde, o album recebeu 5 indicações no BRIT Awards, importante premiação considerada o Grammy britânico e 2 indicações ao Grammy Awards. No início de 2017, Dua embarcou em sua primeira turnê mundial, a The Self-Titled Tour. Com mais de sessenta shows, a turnê passou por cinco dos seis continentes terrestres. Em 2018, em parceria com Calvin Harris, lançou o single "One Kiss", que alcançou a primeira posição no Reino Unido e se tornou a música número um por uma artista feminina em 2018. Além desta parceria, "No Lie" com Sean Paul, "Scared To Be Lonely" com o DJ Martin Garrix, "Kiss and Make Up" com o girlgroup BLACKPINK, "Electricity", com Diplo e Mark Ronson e vencedora de um Grammy, entraram o Dua Lipa: Complete Edition, uma versão completa de seu album de estreia, contendo faixas bônus e parcerias.

Seu segundo álbum de estúdio, Future Nostalgia, lançado em 27 de março de 2020 através da gravadora Warner Records, já vendeu mais de 2 milhões de cópias apenas nos Estados Unidos e mais de 4 milhões de cópias mundialmente. Nele estão contidos os singles "Don't Start Now", "Physical", "Break My Heart" e "Levitating", músicas que fizeram sucesso mundialmente. Muito bem recepcionado pelo público e pela mídia especializada, o Future Nostalgia apareceu em diversas listas de melhores do ano e se tornou o álbum feminino com mais streams no Spotify de 2020, com 2 976 000 000 streams. Atualmente o álbum possui mais de 8 bilhões de streams no Spotify. Além disso, o Future Nostalgia rendeu à Lipa 6 indicações no Grammy Awards, incluindo Álbum do Ano e Melhor Álbum Pop, sendo vencedor desta última categoria.

Biografia
Dua Lipa nasceu em Londres, no dia 22 de agosto de 1995. Filha de pais kosovares-albaneses refugiados, seu pai, Dukagjin Lipa é gerente de marketing e atuou como o vocalista da banda Oda e sua mãe, Anesa Lipa é uma executiva de turismo. Seu primeiro nome, Dua, é a palavra albanesa para amor. Dua possui dois irmãos mais novos, uma irmã chamada Rina Lipa e um irmão chamado Gjin Lipa.  Seus pais deixaram a cidade de Pristina durante a Guerra Civil da Iugoslávia em meados da década de 1990 e se refugiaram em Londres. Quando Dua nasceu, seus pais trabalhavam como garçons em bares e cafés da cidade. Em 2008, com a Independência do Kosovo, seus pais decidiram retornar para Pristina. Mas, aos 15 anos de idade, Dua decidiu voltar para Londres, querendo construir uma carreira musical. Em 2011, começou a realizar trabalhos como modelo.

Dua cresceu ouvindo seu pai cantar e, com 14 anos de idade, começou a postar covers de algumas de suas canções favoritas em seu canal no YouTube. Dua interpretava canções da canadense Nelly Furtado e da norte-americana Christina Aguilera, dentre outros artistas. dua lipa tocava violoncelo na escola, mas desistiu por o instrumento ser muito grande e de sofrer bullying por isso. Mais tarde, tocou saxofone e guitarra, mas não sabe toca-los completamente

Carreira

2015–2018: Início da carreira e Dua Lipa
No ano de 2015, Dua assinou um contrato com a gravadora Warner Music, além de começar a trabalhar em seu disco de estreia no mesmo ano. Em agosto do mesmo ano, ela lançou seu single de estreia, a canção "New Love", produzido por Emile Haynie e Adrew Wyatt. Seu segundo single, a música "Be the One", foi lançado em outubro de 2015 e atingiu o Top 10 em charts na Alemanha, Áustria, Reino Unido, Bélgica e Suiça. O videoclipe da faixa já possui mais de 450 milhões de visualizações no YouTube. Lipa ainda disse que "Be The One" é a única faixa do álbum que não escreveu "[mas] eu não poderia descartá-la; é uma de minhas favoritas".

Lipa descreve seu estilo musical como "pop sombrio" e também possui influências do hip hop em suas canções. Em novembro de 2015, ela foi considerada uma das artistas mais promissoras no mundo da música pela BBC e foi indicada ao prêmio Sound of...2016. Dua também foi considerada uma das maiores artistas revelação de 2016 no meio musical pela MTV. A primeira turnê de Lipa pelo Reino Unido teve início em janeiro de 2016, e finalizado em Novembro do mesmo ano.

Em fevereiro de 2016 lançou seu terceiro single, a canção "Last Dance" e, em maio, "Hotter Than Hell" - esta chegou ao top 15 do UK Charts. No mês de agosto lançou "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)", canção que se tornou sua primeira entrada na parada Hot 100, da Billboard norte-americana. A faixa ainda culminou a parada Dance Club Songs. Em novembro de 2016 o rapper jamaicano Sean Paul lançou o single "No Lie", que conta com a participação de Dua.

No início de 2017, foi lançada outra colaboração da artista, "Scared To Be Lonely", com Martin Garrix. "Lost in Your Light", em parceria com o cantor Miguel, foi lançada como o sexto single do álbum em abril de 2017. Seu álbum de estreia auto-intitulado foi lançado no dia 2 de junho de 2017 e estreou em quinto lugar na parada de álbuns do Reino Unido. "New Rules" foi lançada como sétimo single e atingiu o topo da parada oficial do Reino Unido. A faixa "Homesick" foi lançada em 1 de dezembro de 2017 como sétimo single de promoção do disco e conta com a participação do cantor Chris Martin, vocalista da banda britânica Coldplay, porém seus vocais não são creditados.

Em janeiro de 2018, Dua anunciou através das redes sociais que ela começou a trabalhar em novo material para seu segundo álbum. Ela está trabalhando com o cantor britânico MNEK, que colaborou com Lipa na composição de "IDGAF" e na faixa "High" com o DJ Whethan, que está presente na trilha sonora do filme Fifty Shades Freed, lançado em fevereiro de 2018. Ainda em janeiro, alguém vazou uma música intitulada "Bad to You" no SoundClound. A música seria uma parceria entre Dua e a cantora norte-americana Ariana Grande. Apenas em novembro de 2018, em entrevista para o Watch What Happens Live do apresentador Andy Cohen, Dua confirmou que a colaboração existiu, mas ela não iria lançar pois não estava finalizada, já que Ariana estava finalizando seu quarto álbum Sweetener; já Dua estava em processo criativo de seu segundo álbum. Em 6 de abril de 2018, Lipa e o DJ escocês Calvin Harris lançaram o single "One Kiss" que liderou o UK Singles Chart em 20 de abril, tornando-se o segundo número um de Lipa no Reino Unido e em maio de 2018, foi a protagonista do show de abertura da final da Liga dos Campeões da UEFA de 2017–18, fazendo um medley de suas principais músicas, como "One Kiss", "New Rules" e "IDGAF". Ainda em maio, Dua disse que seu segundo álbum, com lançamento previsto para 2019, teria influencias de Prince e OutKast. Em 4 de setembro, Lipa anunciou que lançaria uma reedição do seu álbum de estréia intitulado Dua Lipa: Complete Edition incluindo três novas músicas "Want To", "Running" e "Kiss and Make Up" uma parceria com o grupo feminino sul-coreano Black Pink, além de inserir as faixas "Scared To Be Lonely", "One Kiss", "No Lie" e "Electricity", este uma colaboração recente de Dua com o duo Silk City, formado por Diplo e Mark Ronson, lançada em 6 de setembro. Dua também colaborou na faixa "If Only" com o tenor italiano Andrea Bocelli, presente em seu álbum Sì.

2019–presente: Future Nostalgia

Em 2019, lançou "Swan Song", presente na trilha sonora do filme de ficção científica Alita: Anjo de Combate. Em 23 de outubro de 2019, Dua divulgou um teaser de seu novo single, "Don't Start Now", para seu futuro segundo álbum de estúdio, Future Nostalgia. O álbum foi lançado em 27 de março de 2020 e recebeu críticas positivas da mídia especializada e pelos fãs. O disco apresenta estilos sonoros inspirados nas décadas de 1970, 1980 e 1990, contendo influências de música disco, synthpop, electropop, new wave, funk e EDM.

Filantropia
Em 2016, Lipa criou a Sunny Hill Foundation com seu pai para financiar diversos projetos sociais em seu país natal, Kosovo. Em agosto de 2018, Lipa organizou o seu próprio festival para angariar fundos para a Sunny Hill Foundation, chamado SunnyHill Festival, onde também atuou. O Presidente da Câmara de Pristina, Shpend Ahmeti atribuiu então à Dua Lipa a Chave de Pristina pela primeira vez. Ela recebeu o festival pelo segundo ano consecutivo em 2019, com Miley Cyrus como um dos artistas intérpretes ou executantes.

Estilo musical e influência
As canções de Dua geralmente são dos gêneros pop e R&B, além de elementos de dance-pop, synthpop, dream pop, hip hop, funk e soul, todos estes presentes em seu álbum de estréia auto-intitulado. O álbum ainda possui toques do electro, trap e rock. A cantora também apostou em estilos como tropical house na canção "One Kiss" com o DJ escocês Calvin Harris, o house e o dance em "Electricity" com o duo americano-britânico Silk City, formado por Diplo e Mark Ronson, a música clássica e o folk em "If Only", um dueto com o tenor italiano Andrea Bocelli e o k-pop em "Kiss and Make Up" com o grupo feminino sul-coreano Blackpink. Seu segundo álbum de estúdio, Future Nostalgia, lançado em 2020, trará influências da música disco, além do house e dance, além dos estilos anteriores, ambos inspirados no estilo da década de 1980.

Dua cita Nelly Furtado, Pink e Christina Aguilera como primeiras inspirações para seu amor pela música pop. Em entrevista ela disse: "Eu sempre fui uma grande fã de música pop. O primeiro álbum que eu ganhei quando eu era bem jovem foi Whoa, Nelly!, da Nelly Furtado, e depois disso eu também ganhei o Missundaztood da Pink. Foi quando eu falei 'Ai meu Deus, eu quero ser exatamente como elas!' Eu amo o jeito que a P!nk cultivou sua carreira. Eu a admiro muito. Eu sinto que o que quer que elas façam ou lancem eu vou ser fã. Eu sempre vou ouvir. Eu acho que é porque eu as amei quando eu era bem jovem e isso deixou uma marca de tal forma que realmente me inspirou no que eu faço agora."

Vida pessoal
Desde 2016, Dua namorava o chef de cozinha e modelo inglês Isaac Carew. Eles terminaram o relacionamento em 2017, mas chegaram a reatar antes de se separarem de vez. De 2019 a 2021, Lipa namorou o modelo Anwar Hadid, irmão mais novo das modelos Bella Hadid e Gigi Hadid.

Dua Lipa tem 15 tatuagens, incluindo uma em homenagem a Sunny Hill, bairro em que seus pais cresceram no Kosovo. Até Novembro de 2019, Lipa apoiou o Labourist Party em Eleições gerais no Reino Unido em 2019. Ela foi contra as políticas tanto do Partido Trabalhista como do Partido Conservador em várias questões, num post da Instagram, ela escreveu que estas foram "as eleições mais importantes de uma geração", exortando as pessoas a votarem no Partido Trabalhista. Em março de 2020, ele apoiou Bernie Sanders como candidato Partido Democrático dos EUA para as Eleições Presidenciais nos Estados Unidos da América em 2020.

Filmografia

Discografia

Dua Lipa (2017)
Future Nostalgia (2020)

Turnês

Como artista principal

 The Self Titled Tour (2017)
Future Nostalgia Tour (2022)

Como ato de abertura

Troye Sivan – Suburbia Tour (2016)
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic World Tour (2017–2018)
Coldplay - A Head Full of Dreams Tour (2017)

Prêmios e indicações

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GM2CG-Cinema of Germany
Non-modular pre-requisites: GM1L2 and GM1L3 or equivalent
Module Convenor: Dr Ute Wolfel
Email: u.wolfel@reading.ac.uk
The module familiarises students with the origins and development of German national cinema from the end of World War I to German unification including film-making in National Socialist German, and post-war East and West Germany. We will look at the different periods of film-making and discuss the changing topics and typical film genres characteristic of the various political regimes. The close-reading of individual films and the discussion of cinematic means linked to the historical contexts of the films' production will be at the centre of the module.
By the end of the module, students will have examined the history of the most important medium in Germany of the 20th century; they will have gained an overview of the periods contributing to the development of national cinema and detailed knowledge of individual key films. Students will also have learnt to look at film more critically and analytically. They will have practised the selection, evaluation and presentation of material to others in order to further discussion and pursue own ideas.
Students will develop their research and writing skills as well as their ability to analyse films.
This module will also encourage the development of close reading and oral communication skills and enhance students' effectiveness in group situations.
Employing the new medium as an effective means of propaganda, film underwent a rapid development during World War I which resulted in a boost of film as mass entertainment after the war. We will begin with the films of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933), the 'classical period' of German film-making and some of its prominent genres such as horror film and melodrama. As some of the genres persisted beyond Weimar, their specific use during the Third Reich (1933-1945) and the post-war period (1945-1990) will be analysed. At the same time we will look at other genres typical of the respective periods such as the anti-Semitic propaganda film of the Third Reich, the antifascist film of the GDR and the so-called Heimat film of the FRG. The module will end with a look at the films produced by unified Germany focusing on the question of how current film-making takes up and reflects on these traditions and their political and cultural histories.
The module consists of introductory lectures followed by seminars which comprise of open discussions, group work, and presentations.
Students may also undertake an academic placement, through which they will learn how to apply the knowledge and skills gained in studying for this module in a professional context outside the University.
Project Supervision 2
Total hours by term 100.00 100.00
Students will present ONE poster (10%) based on a formative oral presentation and submit ONE essay of approximately 2,500 words (30%).
ONE two-hour examination (60%); answers may not rely substantially on material used in the essay or poster.
One piece of assessment worth no more than 50% of the module mark can be replaced by a report produced after an academic placement. The placement must be agreed in advance by the module convenor; the length of the report is to be equivalent to standard departmental practice for coursework.
ONE oral presentation
Written examination in the re-sit period in the event of failure in this module and in Part 2 as a whole; assessed coursework mark over 40% to be carried forward, otherwise coursework to be resubmitted by 12 NOON on the third Friday of August or, if the University is closed, the first working day thereafter.


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The life cycle of a Champagne vine
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Terrior By Jim Gore
Champagne Pol Roger
Pol Roger made his first sale of wine in January 1849. Family circumstances forced him to set up a business his father, a notary, had contracted an incurable disease and could no longer carry on his practice. The customer was a merchant in Aÿ, the native village of Pol Roger. The firm developed rapidly. From Aÿ, it moved to Epernay in 1851. As early as 1855, Pol began to favor production of brut Champagne. He knew that this was the type of Champagne which the English preferred. By 1899, when its founder died, the brand has acquired an enviable amount of recognition. It had only taken about thirty years.
The Rogers lived in Aÿ, a village famous for its vineyards, lying at the foot of the Montagne de Reims. Pol Roger was only 18 when, on 2nd January 1849, he made his first sale of wine. Circumstances obliged him to take such an initiative : his father, a notary, contracted an incurable disease and had to give up his practice. The family settled in Épernay in 1851, where the firm would be able to develop. When Pol Roger died of pneumonia in 1899, his two sons were ready to take over from him.
In July 2013 Laurent d'Harcourt succeeded Patrice Noyelle and takes over the position of President of the Board of Directors. Laurent joined Pol Roger in 2006 as an Export Director, to replace Christian Pol-Roger, and was appointed to the Board of Directors in June 2008. Laurent d'Harcourt and Hubert de Billy (member of the Board of Directors) are supported by an experienced management team: Dominique Petit (Cellar Master), Evelyne de Billy (Vineyard Manager), Isabelle Gautier (Financial Director) and Hugues Romagnan (Export Director).
The relationship between Champagne Pol Roger and Sir Winston Churchill dates back to a providential meeting at a luncheon given by the British Ambassador to France some months after the liberation of Paris at which was served the sumptuous 1928 vintage of Pol Roger. Attending the lunch was the beautiful Odette Pol-Roger as well as the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, with whom she struck up an instant rapport. A friendship was born which continued until Churchill's death, creating links between the Pol-Roger and Churchill families which are still as strong to this day.
The pressures of his post sadly prevented Churchill ever paying a visit to 44 Avenue de Champagne, the home of Champagne Pol Roger, but he nonetheless proclaimed it "the most drinkable address in the world". As recompense for breaking his promise to visit he sent Odette a copy of his Memoirs inscribed "Cuvée de Réserve, mise en bouteille au Château de Chartwell". He even named one of his racehorses "Pol Roger" and the lly strode to victory at Kempton Park in 1953, Coronation Year.
THE "CUVÉE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL"
Champagne Pol Roger created their Prestige Cuvée in homage to Sir Winston Churchill mindful of the qualities that he sought in his champagne: robustness, a full-bodied character and relative maturity. The exact blend is a closely guarded family secret but it is undeniable that the composition would meet with the approval of the man to whom it is dedicated: "My tastes are simple, I am easily satisfied with the best". Pinot Noir predominates, providing structure, breadth and robustness whilst Chardonnay contributes elegance, sense and subtlety. Composed exclusively of grapes sourced from Grand Cru Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards which were already under vine during Churchill's lifetime, "Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill" is only made in the very best vintages and is always released later than the other vintage dated Champagnes from Pol Roger, marking Churchill's appreciation for older wines.
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The Mercedes F300 Life-Jet concept three-wheeler was unveiled at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show, introducing some new ideas on vehicle concepts. Although the vehicle never went into full-scale production, the three-wheeler research study blended the special thrill and cornering dynamics of a motorcycle with the safety and comfort of a saloon car.
Three wheels, two seats and a "jet"-styled body are visual hallmarks with which the researchers were targeting a market niche that did not exist yet.
Times have changed, though, as explained on the three-wheeler page.
Update: the F300 project did not come to fruition but this info remains for research value.
The body styling of the F300 is just as unusual as the driving dynamics. The innovative tilting technology employed for the front axle and body was the toughest nut to crack on the technical side. It limits the stylists' scope, imposing a particularly narrow front end and underfloor design. If the F300 Life-Jet is to lean into the corner at an angle of up to 30 degrees, the front axle and wheels need to have a certain freedom to move about. So the body becomes broader from front to rear like a letter V and is designed to take into account the unusual body kinematics in the area of the front axle.
Safety and lightweight construction had top billing in the design of the chassis. The researchers employed a "space frame" design: extruded aluminum sections with cast nodes form a strong structure which not only weighs just 89 kilograms but also absorbs high crash forces. On the underside the chassis is faced with double-skinned panels, between which is sandwiched a new aluminum foam for additional strength and sound insulation. Intelligent lightweight construction means that the F 300 Life-Jet has a kerb weight of only just over 800 kilograms.
roll-over bar at the rear remain in place, as integral parts of the car's safety concept.
There were three crucial requirements for the engine and transmission of the F 300 Life-Jet: high efficiency, low weight and compact dimensions. The researchers opted for the new 1.6 litre petrol engine used in the A 160, which develops 75 kW/102 hp and impressive torque of 150 Newton metres at 4000/min. It offers performance to match, with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in just 7.7 seconds, a top speed of 211 km/h, and outstanding value in the new European driving cycle: 5.3 litres of premium fuel per 100 km (NEDC overall consumption) and emissions which undercut the EU 2 limits by up to 40%.
The heart of the driving technology is the ATC (Active Tilt Control). Sensors calculate the body tilt angle and send the necessary commands to the hydraulic system.
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Auguste Victor Lebeuf, né à Blaisy en Haute-Marne, le  et mort le , est un astronome français.

Biographie
Auguste-Victor Lebeuf est né le  à Blaisy en Haute-Marne. Il commence ses études à Dijon, où il obtient une licence ès sciences mathématiques, et ensuite à Besançon, où il obtient la licence ès sciences physiques en 1883, avec MM. Croullebois, Barbier et Véziau. En 1884, il est nommé élève astronome à l'Observatoire de Paris, où il travaille sous la direction de Tisserand, Wolf, Gaillot et Périgaud.

Lebeuf devient aide-astronome à l'Observatoire de Besançon en 1887. Affecté au service méridien, Lebeuf poursuit ses études, et soutient sa thèse « Sur une nouvelle démonstration des polynômes Hansen-Tisserand » (Lebeuf 1897, 1902) à la Faculté des sciences de Paris devant un jury composé d'Appell, Poincaré, et Puiseux. Il est nommé maître de conférences d'astronomie à l'Université de Montpellier en 1898, et cinq ans plus tard, il revient à Besançon en tant que directeur de l'Observatoire national astronomique, météorologique et chronométrique de Besançon, et professeur d'astronomie à l'Université.

Il est l'astronome qui détermina les premiers éléments orbitaux de l'astéroïde (253) Mathilde alors qu'il travaillait à l'observatoire de Paris. Le nom de cet astéroïde fut suggéré par Lebeuf, d'après Mathilde, l'épouse de l'astronome français Maurice Lœwy - qui était le vice-directeur de l'observatoire de Paris de l'époque.

Lebeuf a été membre de la Société mathématique de France, de la Société française de physique, de la Société astronomique de France, de la Société météorologique de France, et du Cercle mathématique de Palerme (Guccia 1908, 50). Il a été élu correspondant de l'Académie des sciences de Paris (section d'astronomie) le 25 mars, 1913 (Académie des sciences 1968, 324).

De 1901 à 1903, il appartient à l'Académie des sciences et lettres de Montpellier.

Notes et références

Astronome français du XIXe siècle
Astronome français du XXe siècle
Naissance en janvier 1859
Décès en juillet 1929
Décès à 70 ans


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Teresa Shirley-Quirk has over 30 years experience teaching all levels of cellists, from children to adults. She has been certified as a Suzuki instructor from the Chicago Suzuki Institute, and has been on the faculty of the Peabody Institute Preparatory Department and the Twigs Program of the Baltimore School for the Arts. On the college level, her students have been accepted to such prestigious institutions as Juilliard and Peabody.
Teresa has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a United States Fulbright Lectureship to restructure the string department of the National Conservatory of Guatemala. She has been a recording artist for Golden Strings of Hong Kong and First Impression Music in the U.S. (under the name Teresa Perez), and her recording Crossover Cello was named "Best New Recording" by Stereophile Magazine.
Co-founder of the Firelands Symphony School of the Arts (OH), now celebrating its 20th anniversary, Teresa has also been on the faculty of numerous colleges, including Heidelberg College (OH), Bethany College (WV), and West Liberty State College (WV). She has been the principal cellist of several orchestras, including the Wheeling Symphony (WV), the Conductor's Institute Orchestra in residence at Bard (NY) & Hartt School of Music (CT), the Greenville Chamber Orchestra (SC), and the Filarmonica de Bogota in Colombia, South America.
Baltimore School of Music carries a limited selection of music lesson books and accessories for the convenience of Mrs. Shirley-Quirk's students. In line with being a mission-driven small business, a portion of all items sold in our bookstore goes toward scholarships and free programs at the school. The bookstore is open to the public and students can even order books online and have them waiting when they arrive for their music lesson!


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(The AEGIS Alliance) – A Huntsville, Alabama cop was convicted of murder for the police shooting death of a man that held a gun to his own head and who also made threats of suicide.
28-year-old William "Ben" Darby is facing between twenty years and a life sentence for the 2018 murder of Jeffrey Parker, according to a jury ruling on Friday.
Parker contacted authorities on April 3, 2018, professing he was armed and wanted to commit suicide, AL.com reported. Huntsville Officer Genisha Pegues responded initially and started to make an effort at deescalating the situation.
But when Darby showed up at the scene, he instantly started shouting at Pegues to "point your f–king gun at him," body camera video showed.
Within 11 seconds of going into the home, Darby shot Parker in his face.
Darby's lawyer, partly paid for by the Huntsville City Council after members elected to commit $125,000 in public funds to his criminal defense, asserted that the cop shot Parker in self-defense. But District Attorney Rob Broussard pointed out on Friday after the judgment that Darby "had no business being a police officer."
"He was not justified in any way with what he did to Mr. Parker," Broussard stated in a press release, and said Darby's actions were "off the charts."
Tim Gann, Madison County's chief trial lawyer, reflected comparable remarks.
"An innocent man was murdered," Gann said to the jury. "He called for help and he got Ben Darby."
Police Chief Mark McMurray stated he was "in the first stages of shock."
"While we thank the jury for their service in this difficult case, I do not believe Officer Darby is a murderer," McMurray's statement mentioned.
"Officers are forced to make split-second decisions every day, and Officer Darby believed his life and the lives of other officers were in danger. Any situation that involves a loss of life is tragic. Our hearts go out to everyone involved."
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Sydney, 11 February 2016: Clayton Utz Chief Executive Partner Rob Cutler and Brisbane Partner in Charge Alan Maguire joined more than 60 business leaders last week to become street vendors as part of The Big Issue's International Vendor Week.
International Vendor Week is an annual event to celebrate The Big Issue's street vendors across the globe and help break down stereotypes around poverty and homelessness. For the past four years, The Big Issue has recruited senior business executives to join regular street vendors in selling copies of The Big Issue, raising funds and awareness of the impact of homelessness on individuals.
Together Rob and Alan - alongside regular street vendors David and Alfred - sold 140 copies of the magazine, raising nearly $1000.
Rob said participating in International Vendor Week was one of the many ways Clayton Utz supported The Big Issue and its efforts to support marginalised and homeless people.
"We have a long-standing partnership with The Big Issue through our Pro Bono practice. This year, we are proud to have also signed up as a Vendor Week partner as part of The Big Issue's 20th year anniversary.
"It's a terrific organisation that is doing a great job to help people get back on their feet - giving them a sense of dignity and pride and helping them stay connected with the community."
*The Big Issue is an independent, not-for-profit organisation providing work opportunities for homeless and marginalised people. In the last twenty years, The Big Issue has enabled more than 5,000 homeless and marginalised Australians to earn an income through magazine sales.


The premise of this novel, The Little Paris Bookshop, is that books are medicine for the heart and the soul. I love that idea and believe it's true.
Books have been my constant companion since childhood, my comfort when sad, and my solace when all hope seemed lost. I remember my grandmother, Nana Jean, reading to me when I was perhaps three or four years old, and she skipped a few sentences and I immediately told her "Nana, that's not how it goes!" My mother, in the rare instances that I was disciplined for being bad, had no other alternative but to ground me from reading. I didn't care about anything else, just my books. And how little has changed.
The main character, Jean Perdu, has spent years of his life mourning the loss of his married lover, Manon, who wrote him a letter when she left him. He only opens it 20 years later, and its contents spur him into an adventure along the country waterways of France in the large houseboat that is also his book apothecary. It's a beautiful book that pays homage to grief and letting go of a love long since gone, another theme that has been strong in my life. I spent years loving a man who wasn't able to love me back in the way that I needed, and though it was the hardest thing I ever did, letting him go and moving forward with my life has reaped many rewards and joys. This book gives us hope that we can still love someone, and yet be able to move on and find new life, new love and new happiness. Reading this book was indeed like medicine for my soul, and reminded me that we can be healed spiritually by the simple joys like delicious food and wonderful books.
The impetus for Jean's opening of the letter is when he meets Catherine, a similarly grieving woman, for whom he develops a deep friendship that becomes love. They get to know one another while cooking a simple, yet lovely meal of fish poached in cream and white wine, served with new potatoes roasted in garlic and rosemary, pears and cheese, and some beautiful French wine, a combination so quintessentially French that I was inspired.
Red mullet is nearly impossible to find in landlocked New Mexico, so my friendly fishmonger Ryan at Nantucket Shoals recommended tilapia. So I did. This is the method that worked for me, based on this lovely recipe from Ben O'Donogue of the BBC Saturday Kitchen, with some tasty little twists of my own.
1 cup of good, drinkable white wine. I used Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc.
In a large cast-iron or other metal pan, add the drizzle of olive oil and saute the shallots, adding a sprinkle of sea salt to release their moisture and keep them from burning. Saute for about five minutes, until translucent, then add the white wine and the heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper, then add the parsley and bay leaves.
Stir to mix and let come to a gentle simmer, but keep stirring it so it doesn't curdle. Lower in the tilapia fillets and cook for about five-10 minutes, or until the fish turns opaque. You want to make certain the liquid completely covers the fish fillet. Keep an eye on it so it doesn't overcook or undercook. Because, you know, who wants raw fish? This ain't a sushi blog!
In a large bowl, add the remaining olive oil, the potato slices, the minced garlic, the rosemary bits, and some sea salt. Mix together with your hands so that everything is nicely coated and harmoniously glistening with oil. Get out a skillet and toss the rosemary-garlic-flecked potatoes into it. Cook over medium-low heat, letting the potatoes dry out and brown, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes darken and crisp, and you can smell the wonderful, starchy scent mingling with the garlic and rosemary. It's a perfume I would dab behind my ears if I could.
Transfer the tilapia fillets to a plate with the potatoes, turn up the heat under the pan with the cream and wine, and bring it to a boil. Add a large tablespoon of capers to the liquid. Keep stirring it so that it reduces and thickens into a luscious, unctuously thick sauce. Like this!
Turn off the heat, give a good last stir, and pour the sauce over the fish and spuds. Garnish with the almonds, which give wonderful crunch and look beautiful! Eat with the sounds of La Vie en Rose running through your imagination, or better yet, imagining you're on board Jean Perdu's floating bookshop. Heaven!
looks yummy! i didn't read the book, but have read a number set in france, and also have visited a bunch. you'd really enjoy. but like getting out of paris to the countryside. and every region has its own specialities and cuisine, etc.
Glad you enjoyed the post. I love to travel to France someday and see the countryside, as well as Paris.
This post struck a chord with me in so many ways. It's just over a year since I left Paris and still have not come to terms completely with my time there. I'll have to track the book down. The fish, by the way, sounds amazing. Thank you!
I've never been, except in my mind, but I'm glad you got to live there awhile. It sounds like it got into your soul. I think you will enjoy the book. France comes to life so vividly.


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News, Reviews and Features 'An excellent production of a poor play': THE DOUBLE DEALER – Orange Tree Theatre
'An excellent production of a poor play': THE DOUBLE DEALER – Orange Tree Theatre
In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon 21st December 2018 Leave a Comment
Orange Tree Theatre, London – until 26 January 2019
Although in my non-blogging life I inhabit the world of 'new writing', one of my secret passions has always been restoration comedy. But amongst the pretty frocks and byzantine misdealings (and excellent jokes and good fun), there's usually a heteronormative reduction of women to marriageable/unmarriageable objects which fits badly with my feminist anarchist Royal-Court-Upstairs credentials.
I've long praised Paul Miller's work in establishing the Orange Tree Theatre as a must-visit home for some of the most radical and brave new writing in London, while not alienating its core Richmond-dwelling audience base. Alongside boundary-pushing work like Pomona and An Octoroon, they have quietly captured the market in feminist deconstructions of restoration comedy, the genre I never knew I needed. A couple of years ago I reviewed the joyous Lottery of Love for this blog. Now the chaise longue has been dug out of storage for this re-imagining of William Congreve's 1693 marriage farce The Double Dealer.
The production starts with the actors as actors, preparing the stage and audience for what's to come: a wedding, or a play? Both? Is there a line between the real and the fictional? A newly-written prologue warns/reassures the audience that the plot doesn't really matter, to sit back and enjoy the ride. Indeed, the plot is almost impenetrable: a young couple plan their wedding, but various baddies plot and scheme to split them apart (then plot and scheme against each other), only to be exposed and expelled via the simple plot device of forgetting to check behind curtains.
Characterisation is not this play's strong point, and what makes The Double Dealer hard to connect with is the really quite extraordinary stupidity of the characters, so trusting of their Iago-like friends they ignore being flatly told: "Hey, I'm plotting to break up your marriage and have you cast out of your family!" I suppose there's a subtext about the human tendency towards believing what we want to believe based on emotive reasoning while turning a blind eye to evidence and what's objectively best for us (and thank god the production didn't try to turn it into some kind of tired Trump/Brexit metaphor). But it doesn't quite go far enough, and certain scenes, like a woman staging her own faked rape, straddle an uneasy line between physical comedy and problematic gender politics.
What saves the production is the acting. Edward MacLiam steals the show as the gleefully mendacious Maskwell (because he wears his lies like a mask, geddit?), turning in a performance versatile enough to encompass the character's intelligence and manipulation while remaining panto-villain comedic enough that his eventual fall doesn't feel too silly. Zoë Waites's multi-roles to perfection flipping (sometimes within the same scene) between the naive innocent heroine Cynthia, and the villainous Lady Touchwood. Jenny Rainsford, Jonathan Coy, and Simon Chandler also turn incredible and layered performances while embracing the physical comedy and sheer silliness of this play, while the always watchable Jonathan Broadbent is sadly underused.
Overall, an excellent production of a poor play.
The Double Dealer is on at the Orange Tree Theatre until 26 January. https://www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-double-dealer/gallery
Shanine Salmon
Shanine Salmon was a latecomer to theatre after being seduced by the National Theatre's £5 entry pass tickets and a slight obsession with Alex Jennings. She is sadly no longer eligible for 16-25 theatre tickets but she continues to abuse under 30 offers. There was a market for bringing awareness that London theatre was affordable in an era of £100+ West End tickets – Shanine's blog, View from the Cheap Seat, launched in April 2016, focuses on productions and theatres that have tickets available for £20 and under. She is also quite opinionated and has views on diversity, pricing, theatre seats and nudity on stage. Her interests include Rocky Horror, gaming, theatre (of course) and she also has her own Etsy shop. Shanine tweets at @Braintree_.
Read the full article from Shanine Salmon, published on 21 December 2018
Tags: Edward MacLiam, Jenny Rainsford, Jonathan Coy, Orange Tree Theatre, Paul Miller, Shanine Salmon, Simon Chandler, The Double Dealer, View from the Cheap Seats, William Congreve, Zoe Waites


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Mono Vampire Bangkok (TBL) signed experienced 37-year old American power forward Christien Charles (216-102kg-81, college: Villanova). He played last season at Jobstreet.com Singapore Slingers in Singapore ASEAN League. In 15 games he had very impressive stats: 22.4ppg, 16.1rpg, 3.0apg, 1.2spg and 2.9bpg. Great season as he was named to Asia-Basket.com All-ASEAN League Honorable Mention.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Charles' team made it to the ASEAN League Semifinals in 2013, 2016 and 2017. He was also voted Asia-Basket.com All-ASEAN League Player of the Year and Asia-Basket.com All-ASEAN League 1st Team back in 2014.
Charles is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in Iran (Ararat), Lebanon, Philippines (Blackwater Elite), Saudi Arabia (Al Ahli Jeddah), Serbia, Syria (Al Jalaa and Al Jaish), Thailand (Thailand Slammers and Hitech), ABA (Chicago Steam) and Vietnam (Saigon Heat).
Charles is close to retirement age as a player. It's very possible he may end his playing career at Mono Vampire.
Charles attended Villanova University until 2006 and it will be his 13th (hopefully lucky) (!!!) season as a professional player.
He could be described: Christien is a true 7 footer who has tremendously improved his game since he finished college due to an outstanding work ethic. As a reserve on the nationally ranked Villanova team, Christien had the opportunity to be trained by some of the best coaches in the country. He has developed into a very good player who plays with a lot of energy and heart. Very active big man that can run the floor extremely well. Fundamentally sound. Rebounds, passes well, scores and blocks shots. If left open, he can also knock down the 15 foot jump shot with consistency. Slender build. Must improve strength to reach full potential. Once rated as a top 5 center in the country behind such notable current NBA centers Tyson Chandler & Eddie Curry. Made Chicago Bulls summer league squad that featured Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah & Tyrus Thomas. Solid overseas resume that includes back to back championships with two different teams. Coachable, unselfish team player that has been groomed by the likes of Jay Wright & legendary big man coach Pete Newell. Christien would be a valuable asset to any team looking to add some size & skill.
CLS Knights beat Saigon Heat to reach the semifinal stage. It was an exceptional evening for American-Nigerian power forward Maxie Esho (206-91, college: Massachusetts, agency: Two Points) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 9 rebounds. American guard Doug Herring-Jr (191-87, college: Utica) accounted for 18 points and 4 assists for the winning side. American center Kyle Barone (203-89, college: Idaho) came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds and American-Puerto Rican point guard TreVon Hughes (185-87, college: Wisconsin) added 22 points and 4 steals respectively for Saigon Heat in the defeat.
Singapore Slingers held off Macau to advance into the next round. Singapore Slingers made 25-of-32 free shots (78.1 percent) during the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Macau helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for American guard Xavier Alexander (198-88, college: S.Nazarene) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. His fellow American import power forward John Fields (205-88, college: Tennessee) helped adding 23 points and 14 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Dewarick Spencer (192-82, college: Arkansas St.) with 28 points and 9 rebounds and American-Filipino guard Mikh McKinney (184-92, college: Sacramento St.) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.
Mono Vampire outgunned Formosa to advance into the semifinal stage. Mono Vampire looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Mono Vampire made 7 blocks. American forward Michael Singletary (198-88, college: Texas Tech) had a double-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American-North Macedonian Romeo Travis (198-84, college: Akron) chipped in 10 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. Singletary is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American forward Tevin Glass (206-94, college: ETSU) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Malcolm Miller (201-91, college: Southern) scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Formosa D. players scored in double figures.
Hong Kong ELL held off SM Beermen to sweep the series. Strangely SM Beermen outrebounded Hong Kong ELL 49-29 including a 19-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American-Dominican guard ODarien Bassett (189-86, college: Troy) who had a double-double by scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds and 15 assists. American guard Marcus Elliott (191-84, college: Louisiana Tech) chipped in 29 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Hong Kong ELL players scored in double figures. Hong Kong ELL's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American-Puerto Rican center Peter Ramos (222-85) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and American-Puerto Rican forward Renaldo Balkman (203-84, college: S.Carolina) added 16 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for the guests.
Saigon Heat outscored CLS Knights to even the series at 1-1. Saigon Heat made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American-Puerto Rican point guard TreVon Hughes (185-87, college: Wisconsin) who scored 30 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. American center Kyle Barone (203-89, college: Idaho) chipped in 23 points and 9 rebounds. American center Darryl Watkins (211-84, college: Syracuse) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds and American-Nigerian power forward Maxie Esho (206-91, college: Massachusetts, agency: Two Points) added 21 points and 11 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four Saigon Heat and five CLS Knights players scored in double figures.
Macau nipped Singapore Slingers to force the decider. Strangely Singapore Slingers outrebounded Macau 46-34 including 31 on the defensive glass. American-Filipino guard Mikh McKinney (184-92, college: Sacramento St.) notched a double-double by scoring 25 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists to lead the effort and American power forward Ryan Watkins (206-91, college: Boise St., agency: Two Points) supported him with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Even a double-double of 27 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists by American guard Xavier Alexander (198-88, college: S.Nazarene) did not help to save the game for Singapore Slingers. His fellow American import guard Jerran Young (198-91, college: Wright St.) added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the guests.
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If you're engaged, once the initial glow of excitement settles down, you probably started a wedding to-do list. Have you noticed how quickly that list grows? That epic list of wedding-related tasks in one of the reasons I always, always recommend that my clients hire a wedding planner! And in all my years as a wedding photographer, I've NEVER spoken with a couple who regretted hiring a wedding planner ... but I have heard from several who realized too late that they should have hired one!
1. Understand what you want your planner to accomplish for you.
Some wedding planners are visionary designers, while others are incredible organizers, and some combine both traits. Sit down with your fiancé and discuss what you need most from a wedding planner, so that you can direct your attention to planners who meet that need best.
If you have recently married friends, they're a great resource! When you ask them for recommendations, dig a little deeper to find out what that planner was like to work with. Wedding vendors also love to connect their clients with other amazing vendors! Ask the vendors you have already connected with to suggest planners that they respect and enjoy working with. Vendors who work closely with planners (your venue, your photographer, your florist) are especially good sources. I get questions like this so frequently that I made a vendor guide to share my suggestions more easily.
3. Get clear on what's included in a planner's packages.
Most wedding planners are independent small business owners who have designed their service packages based on their own and their clients' preferences. That can sometimes make hiring a planner a little confusing, because there isn't really a "standard, basic package" that ALL wedding planners will offer. Instead, there are an array of options, from design consultations, to day-of coordinating, to full-service planning. Take a close look at the service packages your potential planner offers, so that you know for sure what is included.
4. Make sure you like them as a person.
Whoever you pick to be your wedding planner is going to be a HUGE part of your lives in the months leading up to your wedding. Not only that, but you're putting a great deal of faith into them and their work. So it's crucial that you feel comfortable with your planner and most of all, that you're able to TRUST them. If possible, meet with your planner face-to-face and spend some time getting to know them. If face-to-face isn't an option, try to meet via Skype or FaceTime.
If you make your choice for a planner based on the above criteria, you greatly increase your chances of being thrilled with the result of this once-in-a-lifetime decision. You and your fiancé deserve to have an amazing, low-stress wedding, and I truly believe that hiring an experienced wedding planner is the best way to get that. Good luck on your search!
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Two of the most authoritative voices on the funeral industry come together here in one volume to discuss the current state of the funeral. Through their different lenses—one as a preacher and one as a funeral director—Thomas G. Long and Thomas Lynch alternately discuss several challenges facing "the good funeral," including the commercial aspects that have led many to be suspicious of funeral directors, the sometimes tense relationship between pastors and funeral directors, the tendency of modern funerals to exclude the body from the service, and the rapid growth in cremation. It is an essential resource for funeral directors, morticians, and pastors, and anyone else with an interest in current funeral practices.


On Saturday 4 September 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked the South Island of New Zealand. There have been no reported fatalities but some structural damage to buildings and infrastructure has been observed in Christchurch. The total insured losses are estimated to be between US $1 and 4.5 billion at the time of writing. Read our Key Facts report for a summary of the event.


This is going to be a thistle plant with a butterfly on it.
Starting to add some of the green background.
I started to add some of the thistles.
More work on the thistles. I also added some darker purple to the edges of the main thistle.
More work on the main thistle bloom. And I also added some of the leaf thistles at the top and worked on the bloom on the right as well.
I started adding the butterfly today!
I worked on the buds on the right an left today.
I worked on the butterfly today- adding brighter light yellow and some blue. I also added more to the buds on the right and left and worked on the background leaves at the top- adding more contrast.
I changed some of the plant on top's colors and added more orange to the butterfly wings.
More work on the plant on top and on the bud on the left.
I worked on the background more today. Especially the top right.
More thistles on the top.
More work on the background at the top.
More work on the thistle at the top. I also made some of the spiky things on the main thistle darker and I also made the sphere of the main thistle a bit more uneven.
I changed the background on the right side. Made more dark green contrast in the yellowy, lime green area.
More work on the right side background. I added more bright yellow.
This time I added some blue to the green in the right side and also to the leaves on the left. Later I toned it down a bit - making less intense- before I finished it.


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Q: C# Networking: Socket won't respond to external ip I am doing some socket testing. I am trying to connect a client to the external/public ip address of the server. Unfortunately, although I have found an open port, the socket does not respond to its external/public ip. Here is the server code:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;

namespace PortScannerServer
{
   class Program
   {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.Title = "Server";
            while (true)
            {
                try
                {
                    _server.Bind(new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 0));
                    _server.Listen(10);
                    Console.WriteLine(_server.LocalEndPoint.ToString());
                    Console.WriteLine(GetExternalAddress().ToString());
                    _server.Accept();
                    Console.WriteLine("Connected");
                    break;
                }

                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                     Console.WriteLine(ex.Source + ":" + ex.Message + ":" + ex.InnerException);
                }
            }
        }

        static IPAddress GetExternalAddress()
        {
            var html = new WebClient().DownloadString("http://checkip.dyndns.com/");
            var ipStart = html.IndexOf(": ", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) + 2;
            return IPAddress.Parse(html.Substring(ipStart, html.IndexOf("</", ipStart, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) - ipStart));
        }

        static Socket _server = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
    }
}

Here is the client code:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Threading;

namespace PortScanner
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.Title = "Client";
            Console.WriteLine("Enter host ip");
            _ip = IPAddress.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            Console.WriteLine("Enter host port");
            _port = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());

            while (true)
            {
                try
                {
                    _client.Connect(new IPEndPoint(_ip, _port));
                    Console.WriteLine("Connected!");
                    Console.ReadLine();
                    break;
                }

                catch
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Could not connect to client");
                }
            }
        }

        static IPAddress _ip;

        static int _port;

        static Socket _client = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
    }
}

I can get the client to connect if I set the ip address to the local ip (127.0.0.1 or 192.168.1.1), however, it doesn't connect when I set the ip address to the external/public ip. Does anyone know how to fix this?

A: From your description it appears that the server you are trying to connect to is on the same internal network as the client (the fact you said 127.0.0.1 works makes me think it might even be the same machine).
To support navigating to a public address and then being forwarded to a internal address in the originating network your NAT router needs to support a feature called "Hairpinning" or "NAT Loopback". Many consumer SOHO routers do not support this feature and the ones that do do not frequently label in their documentation if they support the feature or not.
You will need to either upgrade/replace the firmware on your router to one that supports hairpinning or replace the router entirely with one that does to be able to get your public IP to be redirected to a computer on your internal network behind the router.
There is nothing you can do in your code to fix this other than to not use the public IP and use the internal IP instead.

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Which treasured Oxfordshire pubs made the list of England's top 200?
Oxfordshire's 'best' pubs featured in new 'Best of England' guide
By Tom Williams @oxmailtomw Reporter
THEY are already some of the most treasured pubs in Oxfordshire.
Now some of the county's finest places to eat and drink are being featured in a new guide that directs travellers to the 'Best of England.'
Ten establishments have made the first edition of a new pub guide which has just been published.
Focussing on rural parts of the county, the list reads like a who's who of the local pub scene.
Representing Oxfordshire in the 200 strong list are The Trout in Faringdon, The Kingham Plough in Kingham, The Kings Head in Bledington, Mr Hanbury's Mason Arms in South Leigh and Killingworth Castle in Wootton.
The Nut Tree in Murcott
Making up the rest of the list are The Nut Tree Inn in Murcott, Sir Charles Napier in Chinnor, The Feathered Nest in Nether Westcote, The Old Swan in Minster Lovell and The Lion in Wendlebury.
READ ALSO: NOSTALGIA: Do you remember drinking at these Oxford pubs?
Simon Ridgwell, founder and editor of the Best of England, said that now more than ever we need to support and promote England's local pubs.
He said: "English country pubs are an important part of our history and are often the heart of the rural community.
The Kingham Plough
"We travelled hundreds of miles throughout the countryside to find these hidden gems.
"We met passionate landlords and chefs who are doing amazing things with local produce but are struggling to stay afloat.
"We wanted to do our bit to try to support them and help keep country pubs going."
READ ALSO: Revival of 4 at-risk pubs bucks trend for closures in South Oxfordshire and the Vale
Inclusion in the guide is the latest accolade for the Kings Head, run by husband and wife team Archie and Nicola Orr-Ewing.
It was voted 'pub of the year' by the Good Pub Guide in 2018 and one of the top 30 summer pubs by The Times last year.
It is described in the guide as 'a true country idyll'.
The Killingworth Castle
Last year was also a good one for The Killingworth Castle which got its second AA rosette.
At the time landlord Claire Alexander, who runs the pub with husband Jim, said she was 'over the moon'.
The formerly derelict pub reopened in 2012 and has since received a slew of awards.
The guide said it was once the haunt of Sir Winston Churchill in days gone by and it has a 'prestigious past'.
READ AGAIN: CHEERS! More Oxfordshire pubs added to Good Beer Guide 2019
Meanwhile, the 'chunky wooden furniture' and 'eye-catching wallpaper' was praised at Mr Hanbury's Mason Arms and the judges liked the Michelin-starred menu and hanging baskets at the Nut Tree Inn.
The Sunday roasts at the Sir Charles Napier are described as 'legendary' while the Feathered Nest's 240-strong wine bin also caught attention.
Elsewhere, The Trout is described as a 'treasure chest of an Oxfordshire inn'.
The King's Head in Bledington
Mr Ridgwell added: "Pubs are an historic and national institution that should be protected for future generations to enjoy and it genuinely saddens me to hear how rapidly they are closing.
"We've done a huge amount of research to compile this book and made the effort to visit and photograph each one ourselves.
READ ALSO: Up in Arms: Opening date confirmed for revived Oxford pub
"We turned up unannounced and didn't charge anything for each pub to be featured in our guide. That way we could be 100 per cent honest with our recommendations and make the most authentic pub guide we could."
The guide is now available from the Best of England website and Amazon for £19.99.


AV Homes, Inc. primarily operated in Florida, the Carolinas, Arizona, and Texas. The company builds communities that serve active adults, as well as the affordable housing and first-time buyer markets.
Pictured is Taylor Morrison's Crystal Falls Camden flooplan in Austin, Texas.
A rear exterior for Taylor Morrison's Ironhorse Venture II, the Appaloosa floorplan in Phoenix, Arizona.
Located in San Clemente, CA, Sea Summit Indigo community offers beautifully designed outdoor living.
For more information, visit http://www.taylormorrison.com.