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Franz Cuhel
The Moravian and Austrian economist František Čuhel (1862-1914) (known mainly under his Germanized name Franz Cuhel) obtained his doctorate in law in Prague (Univerzity Karlovy) in 1886, and became a trainee at the Chamber of Commerce in Prague. In 1887 he (together with his brother Heinrich) registered a Priorität for patent for a simple calculating instrument, called Arithmet. The device was put in production at the end of 19th century by another Czech inventor—A. Fiedler.
Cuhel patent drawing (German patent №59377 from 13 Aug 1890)
Several years later Cuhel patented (German patents №59377 from 13 Aug 1890 and №63156 from 13 Oct 1891) much elaborated and interesting calculating device (although it had not been implemented in practice and had no importance in the development of calculating machine technology), which we will examine.
The calculator of Cuhel (see the nearby patent drawing) has eight places in the result mechanism and four places in the setting mechanism. It has thirty-six keys (nine keys repeated four times) in two long rows.
In the calculating mechanism of his machine Cuhel used so called Schaltklinke (switching latch, or switching pawl, described first time by Jacob Leupold in 1727). Cuhel used a system of three angle levers at every point on his machine instead of a simple switching latch. While these angle levers are rotating, they are pushed by a disk outside, change their position, engage a gear, take it along for a specified angle and then disengage again. The position of the disk that triggers this process and thus determines the active angle of rotation depends on the number set.
Biography of Franz Cuhel
František Čuhel Jr. was born on 12 November 1862, in the Moravian town of Olešnice. He was the first child of the evangelist family of František Čuhel Sr. (1834-1911), who came from the nearby village of Bolešín, and was a farmer and house owner, and Josefa Čuhlova (born Hájekova).
František and Josefa married in 1861 and had (at least) three children, after the eldest—František, they had two more boys: Heinrich, who assisted his older brother in his inventing activities; and Ludvik Rudolph (14 Jan 1875-31 Dec 1908), who emigrated to Iowa, USA, in 1892, and lived there until his death. Josefa Čuhlova died in 1895 and František Čuhel Sr. married Františka Jílková a year later.
František Čuhel Jr. attended gymnasium (grammar school) in Brno in late 1870s and then the faculty of law in Vienna and Prague (Univerzita Karlova) Universities, where he earned his doctoral degree in 1886. In 1889 he became a clerk in the Prague Chamber of Commerce, was promoted to vice-secretary in 1894, and then to second secretary in 1898. In the 1890s, Cuhel also publicly worked on behalf of small businessmen. In 1896 he proposed and presented a plan for a "State Anniversary Fund of the Kaiser and King Franz Josef I" to support the community of small businessmen. The fund was established in 1898.
Due to health reasons (in the late nineties, he began to show symptoms of an unspecified mental disorder), Cuhel had to leave the Chamber of Commerce for early retirement in 1903. He returned to Olešnice and later moved to Vienna. His condition gradually improved. In Vienna in 1908 he became an official of the "General Pension Insurance Company for Private Establishments". During his life, Cuhel considered several times his habilitation in the field of national economy at the University of Prague and his university career. According to his contemporaries' accounts, Cuhel was of a "deep academic turn, highly gifted and educated man".
It seems Cuhel was keen on technics, because besides the above-mentioned calculating devices, he invented several other machines, for example in 1888 he (again together with his brother Heinrich) got a German patent №44042 for Cylinderdreschmaschine (a thresher, machine that separates grain from the plants).
Cuhel used to work as journalist also, and has contributed articles to the magazines "Lawyer", "Enlightenment", "Horizon of National Economy" and "Voice of the Nation", and edited the magazine "Nové Zprávy". In 1907 he published his most important work, Zur Lehre von den Bedürfnissen (On the Theory of Needs).
František Čuhel died on 5 December 1914 in Vienna and was buried in Prague at the Šárka Cemetery.
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Burnout, empathy and sense of coherence among district nurses before and after systematic clinical supervision.
M. B. Pålsson, Ingalill Rahm Hallberg, A Norberg, H Björvell
The relationships between, on the one hand, burnout, empathy and sense of cohoerence (SOC) and, on the other, personality traits were investigated, together with the effects of systematic clinical supervision on these phenomena among Swedish district nurses. The results in the supervisory group (n = 21) were compared with those of a comparison group (n = 12) in a quasi-experimental design. Personality traits were assessed by means of the Karolinska Scales of Personality. The results indicated some correlations between personality traits and burnout, empathy, and SOC, as well as correlations between the latter three phenomena. There were no significant effects of clinical supervision on burnout, empathy, or SOC. More research is needed regarding the effects of clinical nursing supervision.
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
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The record was previously connected to the following departments: Caring Sciences (Closed 2012) (016514020), The Vårdal Institute (016540000)
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Pålsson, M. B., Rahm Hallberg, I., Norberg, A., & Björvell, H. (1996). Burnout, empathy and sense of coherence among district nurses before and after systematic clinical supervision. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 10(1), 19-26.
Pålsson, M. B. ; Rahm Hallberg, Ingalill ; Norberg, A et al. / Burnout, empathy and sense of coherence among district nurses before and after systematic clinical supervision. In: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 1996 ; Vol. 10, No. 1. pp. 19-26.
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H.R. 2739. U.S.-Singapore Trade/Vote on Final Passage of a Free Trade Bill Between the U.S. and Singapore.
The subject of this vote was final passage of a free trade bill between the U.S. and Singapore. Progressives voted to defeat the trade bill for two main reasons. First, in their view, the trade bill would exacerbate the trade deficit in the United States and thereby cause Americans to lose their jobs (a trade "deficit" in this context means that the U.S. annually pays more money for imported products-those made in other countries-than it earns in exporting U.S.-made goods to those countries). Progressives contended that similar free-trade agreements (such as NAFTA) have enabled U.S. firms to export jobs to other countries at the expense of U.S. workers. Second, Progressives argued that free-trade agreements (such as the proposal at issue here) encourage environmental degradation by allowing corporations unfettered access to commodities that sometimes come from previously pristine natural environments under-protected by nations' environmental laws. Despite opposition from Progressives, the trade measure was adopted by the House on a 272-155 vote.


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ХК «Тургау» () — хокейний клуб з м. Вайнфельден, Швейцарія. Заснований у 1989 році. Виступає у чемпіонаті Національної ліги B. Домашні ігри команда проводить на «Гюттінгершройт» (3,100).

Історія
ХК «Тургау» заснований у 1989 році на базі двох клубів ХК «Фрауенфельд» та ХК «Вайнфельден». У сезоні 1989/90 років, дебютував в першій Лізі, третій за значенням хокейній лізі чемпіонату Швейцарії. Вже через два роки клуб дебютував у NLB. До сезону 2004/05 років виступав у НЛБ, посівши останнє місце вилитів до аматорської лізі та через рік повернувся до НЛБ.

Стадіон
У період з 1989 по 2000 роки ХК «Тургау» проводив домашні матчі на «Гюттінгершройт» у містечку Вайнфельден. У 2000 році виступає на «Боденсеє-Арена» у містечку Кройцлінген, який вміщував 4000 глядачів.

1 листопада 2009 року ХК «Тургау» повернувся до відремонтованого стадіону «Гюттінгершройт» у Вайнфельден, арена вміщує 3100 глядачів.

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CrossFit started as a method to maximize fitness, and despite its controversial reputation, has been wildly successful by those who have taken the time to explore it. As it grew in popularity over the years, it started trending away from general physical preparedness (GPP) and gearing itself toward elite fitness athletes.
But those elite athletes you see are such a small percentage of the people who actually participate in CrossFit. All across the world, affiliates are full of average CrossFit athletes just looking to improve their fitness, whether that be to carry groceries, chase around their kids, or de-stress after a long day.
So what do those average CrossFit athletes look like? They're just like you. Moms, dads, wives, husbands, business owners, doctors, lawyers, photographers, student athletes, IT specialists. The list goes on. But there's one thing we almost always see in your typical CrossFitter - a healthy dose of competitiveness.
It's easy to say when you're not in the middle of it that you won't compete with others around you, you'll only pay attention to yourself. It's easy to say you won't try to do things you know you're not capable of yet, or your body isn't ready for. But put a bunch of CrossFitters in a room together and start a clock, and I bet you all of those promises mostly fly out the window.
Workouts are written with a "prescription" in mind, or what's referred to as "Rx." These are suggested weights and rep schemes for the fittest of the fit; people are always striving to complete workouts Rx. And while it's great to have things to work towards, it's not great to try to jump to them when you aren't yet ready.
We often see athletes that feel compelled to Rx a WOD, despite that choice being to the detriment of their personal performance and the intended stimulus of the workout. Coaches know the members capabilities and limitations, and recommend appropriate, personalized scaling options to help them best achieve the stimulus of the workout.
Some athletes are receptive to these suggestions. Others decide to dismiss the advice of the professional, go hard out of the gate, and find themselves stalled out and staring at the bar, or scaling down halfway through the workout.
If you went to the doctor with a serious cut, and the doctor said, "for this particular cut, in this particular location, I would really recommend you get some stitches for it to heal properly", would you get the stitches? Of course you would. You wouldn't say, "Ok, doc, sounds good, I'm just going to go ahead and leave it open. I think I might go home and rub some salt in it too." You came to that person because you wanted an expert's advice. You wanted help with the situation you found yourself in, and you are paying that person to assist with what you need. Coaching is no different. Are you not there to get better? Why would you go to a place where you pay for someone's expert advice, and then dismiss it?
In trying to learn more about this phenomenon, it came to light that CrossFit athletes aren't the only ones facing this problem. While listening to Episode 3 of Malcom Gladwell's Revisionist History podcast, The Big Man Can't Shoot, (it's worth the 30 minute listen), we learned about why people routinely engage in self-detrimental behaviors even when they know a better. (Spoiler alert: sometimes people misbehave this way because of so-called "social thresholds".) Basically, some people are afraid to look bad in front of others.
Gladwell provides as his example Wilt Chamberlain's basketball career. Chamberlain is one of the greatest basketball players of all time, but he was a terrible free-throw shooter. In one particular game, he switched up his technique from overhand to to underhand free-throws (otherwise known as a granny toss), dramatically improving his performance. Despite his increased performance, Chamberlain later switched back. The reason? From Chamberlain's autobiography "Wilt": "I felt silly, like a sissy, shooting underhanded. I know I was wrong. I know some of the best foul shooters in history shot that way. Even now, the best one in the NBA, Rick Barry, shoots underhanded. I just couldn't do it."
Moral of the story? Wilt Chamberlain's ego kept him from the possibility of being the best NBA player of all time, because he refused to do something that he knew would improve his game.
So what's the moral of how this relates to CrossFit?
For coaches and affiliates: We need to shift our focus from "best of best" to "best of self". We should make it easy for athletes to be proud of incremental achievements, and celebrate the small wins. Celebrating these small wins and personal bests will keep each individual focused on their goals and their progress towards them, rather than what the people around them are doing.
For athletes: Leave your ego at the door. Seriously. Know your limits, and if you don't, trust that your coach does. Coaches are there because they want to see you improve on and achieve your goals. They provide scaling advice and recommendations for your benefit, not their own. And remember, when everyone in class is working at capacity, nobody has the bandwidth to make comparisons. (Or, more simply put, when you're dying, we're all dying together, and don't have time to pay attention to what scaling option you chose, nor do we care.) At the end of the day, it's you against yourself. Get out of your own way, and you'll be surprised at how far you can go.
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A conservative voice with connection to a University of Kansas alumnus will deliver a KU School of Business lecture next month.
Herman Cain, who served as a senior adviser to former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole's presidential campaign in 1996, will give the 50th anniversary J.A. Vickers Sr. and Robert F. Vickers Sr. Memorial Lecture at 7 p.m. April 10 at Capitol Federal Hall, 1654 Naismith Drive, according to a KU news release.
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Those interested in registering may do so on the Eventbrite website.
Outside of politics, Cain has served in a number of business leadership positions, including vice president of corporate systems for The Pillsbury Co., president of Godfather's Pizza and CEO and president of the National Restaurant Association.
The lecture series, which was created in 1969, honors J.A. Vickers, a KU alumnus who founded Vickers Petroleum Co. in Wichita. It also honors Vickers' son Robert, who presided over the lecture until his death in 1995.
The lecture typically invites speakers with connections to business leadership or conservative public policy. Former speakers include Dole, who is a KU alumnus, U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts and Kansas City Chiefs President Mark Donovan, among others.


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#include "renderer.h"
#include "../framework/class.h"

/*!
    \file renderer.h
    \brief Renderer Class implementation
*/

void RendererBeginFrame(void)
{
	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
	glLoadIdentity();
	glColor4f(1.0f,1.0f,1.0f,1.0f);
}

void RendererEndFrame(void)
{
	glFinish();
	SDL_GL_SwapBuffers();
}

void RendererBegin2D(const uint32 pWidth, const uint32 pHeight)
{
    /*! get into 2D mode (ortho) */
	glPushMatrix();
	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
	glPushMatrix();
	glLoadIdentity();
	glOrtho(0, pWidth, pHeight, 0, -1, 1);
	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
	glPushMatrix();
	glLoadIdentity();
}

void RendererEnd2D(void)
{
    /*! get out of 2D mode */
	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
	glPopMatrix();
	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
	glPopMatrix();
	glPopMatrix();
}

void RendererResizeFrame(const uint32 pX, const uint32 pY, const uint32 pWidth, const uint32 pHeight)
{
	glViewport(pX, pY, pWidth, pHeight);

	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
	glLoadIdentity();

	gluPerspective(45.0f,(float)pWidth/(float)(pHeight),0.1f,RENDERER_MAX_FOV);

	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
	glLoadIdentity();
}

void RendererSetupGeometry(const TGeom *pGeometry)
{
	glVertexPointer(3,GL_FLOAT,sizeof(TVertex),&pGeometry->mVerts[0].mPosition);
	glTexCoordPointer(2,GL_FLOAT,sizeof(TVertex),&pGeometry->mVerts[0].mTexCoord);
	glNormalPointer(GL_FLOAT,sizeof(TVertex),&pGeometry->mVerts[0].mNormal);
}

void RendererGeometryInstance(const TGeom *pGeometry)
{
	glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, pGeometry->mNumTris*3, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, pGeometry->mTris);
}

void RendererGeometry(const TGeom *pGeometry)
{
	RendererSetupGeometry(pGeometry);
	RendererGeometryInstance(pGeometry);
}

void RendererLoadMatrix(const TMatrix4 *pMatrix4)
{
    glLoadMatrixf(pMatrix4->m);
}

void RendererMultMatrix(const TMatrix4 *pMatrix4)
{
    glMultMatrixf(pMatrix4->m);
}

void RendererSaveMatrix(void)
{
    glPushMatrix();
}

void RendererRestoreMatrix(void)
{
    glPopMatrix();
}

void RendererSetBackColor(const float pR, const float pG, const float pB, const float pA)
{
    glClearColor(pR, pG, pB, pA);
}

void RendererSetColor(const float pR, const float pG, const float pB, const float pA)
{
    glColor4f(pR, pG, pB, pA);
}

void RendererSetDepthTest(const bool pState)
{
    if(pState) glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST); else glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
}

void RendererSetDepthMask(const bool pState)
{
    glDepthMask(pState);
}

void RendererSetBlending(const bool pState)
{
    if(pState) glEnable(GL_BLEND); else glDisable(GL_BLEND);
}

void RendererSetAdditiveBlending(void)
{
    RendererSetBlending(true);
    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE);
}

void RendererSetAlphaBlending(void)
{
    RendererSetBlending(true);
    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
}

void RendererInit(const TConfig *pConfig)
{
    RendererSetBackColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);

	glShadeModel(GL_SMOOTH);
	glClearDepth(1.0f);
	glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
	glDepthFunc(GL_LEQUAL);
	glHint(GL_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT, GL_NICEST);
	glEnable(GL_NORMALIZE);
	glEnable(GL_COLOR_MATERIAL);
    glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);

    /*
        glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
	    glCullFace(GL_BACK);
        glEnable(GL_BLEND);
        glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
        glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK,GL_LINE);
    */

	{
		glEnable(GL_MULTISAMPLE);

		int lBufs;
		int lSamples;
		glGetIntegerv(GL_SAMPLE_BUFFERS, &lBufs);
		glGetIntegerv(GL_SAMPLES, &lSamples);
		printf("Multi sampling: %d buffers and %d samples ...\n", lBufs, lSamples);
    }

	glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
	glEnableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);
	glEnableClientState(GL_NORMAL_ARRAY);
}

void RendererShutdown(void)
{
    glDisableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
	glDisableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);
	glDisableClientState(GL_NORMAL_ARRAY);
}

TRenderer *RendererCreate(const TConfig *pConfig)
{
    CLASS_CREATE(TRenderer);

    this->mWidth = pConfig->mWidth;
    this->mHeight= pConfig->mHeight;

    this->BeginFrame            = RendererBeginFrame;
	this->EndFrame              = RendererEndFrame;
	this->Begin2D               = RendererBegin2D;
	this->End2D                 = RendererEnd2D;
	this->ResizeFrame           = RendererResizeFrame;
	this->SetupGeometry         = RendererSetupGeometry;
	this->DrawGeometryInstance  = RendererGeometryInstance;
	this->DrawGeometry          = RendererGeometry;
	this->LoadMatrix            = RendererLoadMatrix;
	this->MultMatrix            = RendererMultMatrix;
	this->SaveMatrix            = RendererSaveMatrix;
	this->RestoreMatrix         = RendererRestoreMatrix;
	this->SetBackColor          = RendererSetBackColor;
	this->SetColor              = RendererSetColor;
	this->SetDepthTest          = RendererSetDepthTest;
	this->SetDepthMask          = RendererSetDepthMask;
	this->SetBlending           = RendererSetBlending;
	this->SetAdditiveBlending   = RendererSetAdditiveBlending;
	this->SetAlphaBlending      = RendererSetAlphaBlending;
	this->Init                  = RendererInit;
	this->Shutdown              = RendererShutdown;

	this->Init(pConfig);
	this->ResizeFrame(0, 0, this->mWidth, this->mHeight);

    this->mScreenshot = (uint8 *) malloc(this->mWidth * this->mHeight * 4);

	CLASS_INSTANCE();
}

bool RendererScreenshot(TRenderer *this, const char *pFileName)
{
    CLASS_THIS();
    glReadPixels( 0, 0, this->mWidth, this->mHeight, GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, this->mScreenshot);
    /* glGetTexImage(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, this->mScreenshot); */
    return WriteTGA(pFileName, this->mWidth, this->mHeight, this->mScreenshot);
}

void RendererDestroy(TRenderer *this)
{
    CLASS_DEINSTANCE();

    SAFE_FREE(this->mScreenshot);

	this->Shutdown();

	CLASS_DESTROY(TRenderer);
}

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Raya y el último dragón (título original en inglés, Raya and the Last Dragon) es una película de animación estadounidense del 2021 producida por Walt Disney Pictures y Walt Disney Animation Studios, y distribuida por Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. La 59ª película producida por el estudio, está dirigida por Don Hall y Carlos López Estrada, codirigida por Paul Briggs y John Ripa, producida por Osnat Shurer y Peter Del Vecho, escrita por Qui Nguyen y Adele Lim, y con música compuesta por James Newton Howard. La película cuenta con un elenco predominantemente asiático-estadounidense, incluidas las voces de Kelly Marie Tran como la protagonista Raya y Awkwafina como Sisudatu, la dragona, junto con Izaac Wang, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict Wong, Sandra Oh, Thalia Tran, Lucille Soong y Alan Tudyk.

Raya y el último dragón se estrenó en los cines de Estados Unidos el 5 de marzo de 2021 de la mano de Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures en formatos estándar 2D, 3D, Dolby Cinema e IMAX. El estreno de la película también estuvo disponible simultáneamente en Disney+ con Premier Access, lo que responde al impacto negativo de la pandemia de COVID-19 sobre los estrenos en las salas de cine, con el cierre de muchos cines en Estados Unidos y otros países.

La película ha recaudado $133 millones en todo el mundo, lo que la convierte en la séptima película más taquillera de 2021, aunque ha recibido algunas críticas por la falta de representación real del sudeste asiático entre el reparto de voces de la película. También ha sido destacada como la primera película animada de Disney en la que los principales personajes femeninos son mujeres guerreras.

Argumento
La próspera tierra de Kumandra es asolada por los Druun, espíritus malignos que atacan y petrifican a sus habitantes y a los dragones. Sisudatu (Sisu), la última dragona, concentra su magia en una gema y destierra a los Druun, reviviendo al pueblo de Kumandra pero no a los dragones. Sin embargo, a pesar de que pudieron seguir  viviendo, una lucha de poder por poseer la gema divide a la gente de Kumandra en tribus, según su ubicación a lo largo de un río gigante con forma de dragón: Colmillo, Corazón, Columna, Garra y Cola; con Corazón asegurando la gema.

500 años después, el actual jefe Benja de la tribu Corazón entrena a su hija, Raya, hasta que finalmente se convierte en guardiana de la gema. Con la firme convicción de que las tribus pueden volver a unirse, el jefe Benja decide celebrar una fiesta para los líderes actuales de las cinco tribus. Durante el banquete, Raya entabla amistad con la hija del jefe Virana de la tribu Colmillo, Namaari, que le regala a Raya un colgante de dragón. Confiando en ella, Raya le muestra a Namaari la ubicación de la gema, pero ésta, traicionando a Raya, revela que está tratando de ayudar a Colmillo a robarla. Alertados del ataque, Benja y las demás tribus llegan al lugar y comienzan a luchar por la gema, que queda destruida en la refriega. Mientras cada tribu roba un trozo de la gema, los Druun, que han vuelto a despertar, asolan Corazón y a su gente. El jefe Benja, herido, al descubrir que los Druun son débiles frente al agua, arroja a Raya a un río antes de quedar él mismo petrificado.

Durante los siguientes seis años, Raya recorre Kumandra para encontrar a Sisu y ayudarla a recuperar las piezas perdidas de la gema. Tras llegar a un barco naufragado en Cola, Raya consigue finalmente convocar a Sisu, que admite que no creó la gema, sino que solo lo utilizó en nombre de sus hermanos y que puede obtener los poderes de éstos cuando toca sus piezas, en ese momento, al tocar la pieza de Raya, obtuvo el fulgor, de parte de su hermana menor Amba.

Recuperan la segunda pieza de un templo de Cola con trampas, lo que otorga a Sisu poderes de cambio de forma, de parte de su hermana Pranee, pero luego se encuentran con una hostil Namaari y sus miembros de la tribu que buscan el retrato de Sisu robado por Raya. Al huir del templo, escapan en el barco del joven restaurador Boun, que perdió a su familia a manos de los Druun. A pesar de la amabilidad de Boun, Raya no confía plenamente en él e insiste en que Sisu se quede en forma humana.

El grupo llega a Garra para reclamar la tercera pieza de gema, durante la cual Raya se encuentra con la "bebé estafadora" Noi y su trío de compañeros con aspecto de mono, los Ongis, que la adoptaron después de que los Druun petrificaran a su madre. Tras una persecución, Raya recluta a Noi y a los Ongis mientras Sisu se encuentra con la jefa de Garra, que la ofrece a los Druun por las otras piezas de la gema. Raya rescata a Sisu y reclama la tercera pieza, lo que permite a Sisu expulsar niebla, el poder de su hermano Jagan, que utilizan para escapar.

El grupo llega entonces a Columna, donde se encuentran con Tong, un temible guerrero y el único superviviente de la aldea. Namaari llega y Raya la retiene en un combate para que los demás puedan escapar, pero antes de que Namaari pueda derrotarla, Sisu vuelve a convertirse en dragón y salva a Raya. Al darse cuenta de que Sisu es un dragón, los compañeros acceden a ayudar a Raya, y Tong entrega la pieza de la gema de Columna, lo que permite a Sisu controlar la lluvia, poder de su hermano mayor Pangu.

Cuando el grupo se acerca a Colmillo, Sisu sugiere aliarse con Namaari en lugar de robar la pieza final. Cuando Raya se niega, Sisu la lleva de vuelta a los restos de Corazón y le cuenta cómo la confianza de sus hermanos (Pangu, Jagan, Pranee y Amba) en ella fue lo que realmente le permitió salvar a Kumandra. Raya cede y decide dar a Namaari el colgante del dragón como ofrenda de paz. Raya y Sisu se reúnen en privado con Namaari, pero ésta, dividida por su responsabilidad de salvar la reputación de Fang y su deseo de ayudar a derrotar a los Druun, amenaza con dispararles con una ballesta al ver los trozos de la gema. Sisu trata de calmar a Namaari, pero recibe un disparo mortal cuando Raya golpea con su espada la ballesta de Namaari.

Con el último dragón muerto, y el agua posteriormente desaparecida, Colmillo es invadido por los Druun. Raya entra para enfrentarse a Namaari, a quien encuentra de luto por la petrificación de su madre. Las dos luchan mientras los compañeros de Raya rescatan a la gente de Colmillo utilizando las piezas de la gema. Raya, superando a Namaari, se prepara para matarla, pero se detiene al darse cuenta de que es su culpa en la muerte de Sisu debido a su incapacidad para confiar en los demás y se dirige con Namaari para ayudar al grupo en su lugar. Mientras los Druun se acercan al grupo de Raya, ésta, recordando cómo la confianza permitió a Sisu salvar el mundo de antemano, insta a los demás a unirse y volver a reunir la gema, mostrando su fe hacia Namaari al entregarle su pieza y permitir que los Druun se la lleven. El resto sigue su ejemplo, con Namaari ensamblando la gema antes de que los Druun la petrificaran también.

Con las piezas reunidas y la confianza de todos, los Druun son derrotados y todos, incluidos los dragones, reviven. Los dragones reviven a Sisu mientras todos se reúnen con sus seres queridos perdidos, incluidos Raya y el jefe Benja. Los dragones y las tribus se reúnen en Corazón para celebrar y finalmente reunirse como Kumandra.

Reparto
 Kelly Marie Tran como Raya, una princesa guerrera feroz y valiente de la Tierra Corazón de Kumandra que se ha estado entrenando para convertirse en Guardiana de la Gema del Dragón. Para restaurar la paz en Kumandra, se embarca en busca del último dragón.
 Awkwafina como Sisu, una dragona de agua joven y locuela que es la última de su especie que existe.
 Izaac Wang como Boun, un carismático empresario de 10 años y propietario del "Shrimporium", un restaurante en barco en la Tierra Cola.
 Gemma Chan como Namaari, la princesa guerrera de la Tierra Colmillo y la enemiga de Raya. Jona Xiao da voz a la joven Namaari.
 Daniel Dae Kim como el Jefe Benja, el jefe de la Tierra Corazón de Kumandra y el padre de Raya.
 Benedict Wong como Tong, un formidable guerrero gigante de la Tierra Columna.
 Sandra Oh como Virana, la madre de Namaari y jefa de la Tierra Colmillo.
 Thalia Tran como la Pequeña Noi, una estafadora infantil de la Tierra Garra.
 Lucille Soong como Dang Hu, la jefa de la Tierra Garra.
 Alan Tudyk como Tuk Tuk, el mejor amigo de Raya y su fiel corcel que es una mezcla de armadillo y chinche.

Además, Dichen Lachman da voz tanto a la General Atitaya como a un guerrero de Columna; Patti Harrison da voz a la jefa de la Tierra Cola; Jon "Dumbfounded" Park le da voz a Chai; Sung Kang da voz a Dang Hai, el ex jefe de Garra; Sierra Katow expresa tanto a un comerciante de Talon como a un oficial de Colmillo; Ross Butler da voz al jefe de la Tierra Columna; François Chau da voz a Wahn; y Gordon Ip y Paul Yen dan voz a los comerciantes de Garra.

Producción

Desarrollo
El 24 de mayo de 2018, That Hashtag Show informó que Walt Disney Animation Studios estaba desarrollando una película animada titulada Dragon Empire, que sería el debut como director de los artistas de la historia Paul Briggs y Dean Wellins, escrita por Kiel Murray. En octubre del mismo año, Deadline informó que Adele Lim fue contratada para retocar el guion y que Osnat Shurer había sido contratada para producir la película. El 24 de agosto de 2019, Disney anunció oficialmente la película durante el panel de presentación de su D23 Expo Walt Disney Animation Studios. En agosto de 2020, se anunció que Don Hall y Carlos López Estrada, este último que se había unido a Disney Animation en 2019, ahora tomaban las riendas como directores, quedando Briggs como codirector y John Ripa uniéndose a él. Además, Qui Nguyen se unió a Lim como coguionista y Peter Del Vecho se unió a Shurer como productor.

Casting
El 2 de agosto de 2019, durante la D23 Expo, se anunció que Awkwafina y Cassie Steele habían sido elegidas para la película como Sisu y Raya, respectivamente. El 27 de agosto de 2020, se reveló que el papel de Raya había sido refundido, con Kelly Marie Tran reemplazando a Steele. La refundición se debió a cambios creativos en el personaje y la historia.

En la víspera del estreno de la película en marzo de 2021, Hall finalmente reveló la razón exacta por la que el equipo de producción había decidido volver a interpretar el papel principal: Raya era originalmente una "estoica solitaria", pero luego el equipo comenzó a infundirla con elementos de "levedad" y "arrogancia" similar al personaje de Star-Lord en Guardianes de la Galaxia de Marvel (2014). Tran fue seleccionada por su "ligereza y flotabilidad, pero también rudo (sic)". Tran tuvo que pasar por un proceso de aprender a confiar en el equipo de producción, ya que había participado en la ronda original de audiciones para Raya, sin éxito. En enero de 2020, cuando asumió el papel que anteriormente ocupaba Steele, era muy consciente de que Disney Animation "ya la había rechazado y había eliminado a otro actor del proyecto".

El 26 de enero de 2021, se anunció que Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Sandra Oh, Benedict Wong, Izaac Wang, Thalia Tran, Alan Tudyk, Lucille Soong, Patti Harrison y Ross Butler tienen papeles en la película.

Animación
La película está ambientada en una tierra de fantasía llamada Kumandra, inspirada en las culturas del Sudeste Asiático de Brunéi, Singapur, Laos, Tailandia, Timor Oriental, Camboya, Vietnam, Birmania, Malasia, Indonesia y Filipinas. Para realizar una investigación de antecedentes, los realizadores y el equipo de producción viajaron a todos estos países excepto Birmania, Malasia y Brunéi. El artista tailandés Fawn Veerasunthorn fue el jefe de la historia de la película. Los realizadores formaron el Southeast Asia Story Trust, un colectivo de consultores culturales para la película que incluía al Dr. Steve Arounsack, profesor asociado de Antropología Lao en la Universidad Estatal de California, Stanislaus.

Música
James Newton Howard compuso la partitura de Raya y el Último Dragón. La película marca la cuarta vez que ha compuesto la música de una película animada de Walt Disney Animation Studios, habiendo compuesto previamente para Dinosaurio, Atlantis: El imperio perdido y El planeta del tesoro. La partitura fue lanzada el 26 de febrero de 2021. Jhené Aiko escribió e interpretó una canción para los créditos finales, titulada "Lead the Way".

El 2 de marzo de 2021, Disney Studios Filipinas anunció que la cantante filipina KZ Tandingan cantará la primera canción de Disney en idioma filipino, titulada "Gabay", que significa "guía" en tagalo. La pista, la versión filipina de "Lead the Way", será parte de la banda sonora de la película. Allie Benedicto, directora de marketing de estudio de Disney Filipinas, dijo que "Gabay", la primera canción de Disney cantada en filipino, "demuestra nuestro compromiso de trabajar con talentos creativos locales para contar nuestras historias de una manera localmente relevante". En un comunicado de prensa sobre el anuncio de la canción, KZ Tandingan dijo: "Estoy muy agradecida y me siento muy orgullosa de cantar en mi idioma y mostrar su belleza al resto del mundo. Estoy orgulloso de ser parte de la historia. Crecí viendo películas de Disney. Finalmente, hay una princesa de Disney con la que puedo sentir una conexión muy fuerte, y esa es Raya como la primera inspirada en el Sudeste Asiático". "Me encanta que la canción nos recuerde que a veces nos sentimos débiles, especialmente cuando estamos solos, pero si aprendemos a confiar el uno en el otro, a unirnos y a unirnos, solo entonces seremos capaces de cambiar el mundo", añadió.

Estreno

Teatral y streaming
Raya y el Último Dragón originalmente estaba programada para ser lanzada en los Estados Unidos el 25 de noviembre de 2020. Sin embargo, debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, el estreno de la película se retrasó hasta el 12 de marzo de 2021. El 10 de diciembre de 2020, como parte de la presentación del Día del Inversor de Disney, se anunció que la fecha de estreno en cines de la película se había retrasado una semana hasta el 5 de marzo de 2021, y que la película se estrenó simultáneamente en Disney+ con Premier Access el mismo día. Raya y el Último Dragón estará disponible para su compra a través de Premier Access hasta el 19 de marzo de 2021 y estará disponible de forma gratuita para todos los suscriptores el 23 de abril. En los cines, la película estuvo acompañada de un nuevo cortometraje, Us Again.

Versión casera
Raya y el Último Dragón está programada para ser lanzado por Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment en Digital HD y en DVD, Blu-ray y Blu-ray Ultra HD en 2021.

Recepción

Taquilla
Al 17 de junio de 2021, Raya y el Último Dragón ha recaudado $54.3 millones en los Estados Unidos y Canadá, y $79 millones en otros territorios, para un total mundial de $133.3 millones.

En los Estados Unidos y Canadá, la película se estrenó junto con Chaos Walking y Boogie, y se proyectó inicialmente que recaudaría alrededor de $6.5 millones en 2045 salas en su primer fin de semana. Sin embargo, después de ganar $2.5 millones en su primer día, gracias en parte a la reapertura de los cines de la ciudad de Nueva York, las estimaciones del fin de semana se elevaron a $8.3 millones. Luego debutó con $8.5 millones, encabezando la taquilla. Tres cadenas de cines, Cinemark y Harkins en los Estados Unidos junto con Cineplex en Canadá, no ejecutaron la película después de rechazar los términos de alquiler de Disney, lo que llevó a Raya y el Último Dragón a no igualar los ingresos brutos del primer fin de semana de The Croods: A New Age y Tom & Jerry, otras dos películas animadas lanzadas en medio de la pandemia. Los padres y los niños componían un 52% combinado de la audiencia del fin de semana de apertura (57% eran mujeres), 37% eran caucásicos, 22% negros, 21% asiáticos y 20% hispanos.

Crítica
El agregador de reseñas Rotten Tomatoes informa que el 95% de los 224 críticos le han dado a la película una crítica positiva, con una calificación promedio de 7.70/10. El consenso de los críticos del sitio web dice: "Otra entrada magníficamente animada y hábilmente expresada en el canon de Disney, Raya y el Último Dragón continúa la mayor representación del estudio al tiempo que reafirma que su fórmula clásica es tan confiable como siempre". En Metacritic, la película tiene un puntaje promedio ponderado de 75 sobre 100 basado en 42 críticos, lo que indica "críticas generalmente favorables". Las audiencias encuestadas por CinemaScore le dieron a la película una calificación promedio de "A" en una escala de A+ a F, mientras que PostTrak informó que el 92% de los miembros de la audiencia le dieron una puntuación positiva, y el 78% dijo que definitivamente la recomendaría.

Al escribir para IndieWire, Kate Erbland le dio a la película una calificación de B+ y dijo: "A medida que la marca de princesas de Disney ha seguido evolucionando, desde la introducción de novatos como Moana hasta la continua popularidad de clásicos como Tiana y Mulan, Raya y el último dragón. es un excelente ejemplo de cómo el tropo todavía tiene espacio para crecer, al tiempo que demuestra que algunos de los ingredientes originales aún pueden ofrecer los productos". David Fear de Rolling Stone  le dio a la película 3.5/5 estrellas y elogió las interpretaciones vocales de Tran y Awkwafina, diciendo: "... mientras que las piezas de acción y los enfrentamientos y las secuencias de Raya-ders of the Lost Ark son realmente emocionantes, es el aspecto de la comedia de amigos que realmente hace que la película cobre vida".

Simran Hans de The Observer le dio a la película cuatro de cinco estrellas, elogiando su animación y la interpretación de voz de Awkwafina, que comparó con Mushu de Eddie Murphy y Genio de Robin Williams. Si bien elogió la construcción del mundo y la atención al detalle de la película, Shirley Li de The Atlantic opinó que subordinar la historia a la construcción del mundo enturbió el mensaje de la película. Además de complementar la animación de la película, Julie Tremaine de SFGate elogió la caracterización del personaje de Tran como una mujer poderosa y "persona normal, con ingenio y corazón, tratando de marcar la diferencia" en lugar de un personaje dotado de poderes especiales o uno que necesita un príncipe para salvarla.

La película fue criticada por la falta de representación del sudeste asiático en el elenco, ya que el escenario de la película se desarrolla en una tierra ficticia que representa el Sudeste Asiático. La mayoría del elenco es de origen asiático oriental, con la excepción de K. Tran, Butler, T. Tran, Wang y Harrison.

Otras críticas ponen en valor el que los principales personajes protagonistas de la película sean femeninos y se alejen de los estereotipos de género. "Disney tiene una nueva heroína, pero en esta ocasión no es una princesa en busca del amor verdadero" señala el crítico Javier Zurro en El Español considerando que el movimiento Me Too se ha consolidado en esta película "improbable" hace una década porque en ella las protagonistas no son princesas sino guerreras y todas los personajes importantes son mujeres que envainan una espada, sin interés amoroso. Por su parte, Mar Colomer en la revista Parnaso defiende que es la primera película feminista de la factoría Disney. "Por fin tenemos referentes coherentes, fuertes, graciosos, luchadores, líderes, que pueden resolver sus conflictos por sí mismos, que no piensan en casarse ni quieren tener hijos —y es aceptable; nadie lo cuestiona—, pues sus objetivos van mucho más allá de aquel que nos implantaron a las mujeres hace miles de años, con el nacimiento de la propiedad. Y todos los personajes las siguen porque creen en ellas; no por su bondad y su cara bonita, sino porque han demostrado con actos que son merecedoras de ello".

Premios y nominaciones

Futuro
Kelly Marie Tran dijo que estaría "absolutamente interesada" en retomar su papel de Raya, y afirmó que quería una relación lésbica entre Raya y Namaari.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Películas de Walt Disney Animation Studios
Películas de Walt Disney Pictures
Películas de 2021
Películas en inglés
Películas de Estados Unidos
Películas animadas por computadora de Estados Unidos
Películas animadas de Estados Unidos de los años 2020
Películas animadas por computadora de los años 2020
Primer largometraje de un director
Películas distribuidas en sistemas IMAX
Películas pospuestas debido a la pandemia de COVID-19
Películas feministas


Wow! It's over. Three days and nights in Burleigh Heads spending concentrated time on our research directions and writing. There was also so much sharing, laughing, eating and drinking in front of gorgeous beach and views. Whew! Thanks Narelle, Samira, Alex, Kathy, Tanya, Juliane (JP), Julia (JR), and Kellie. We missed you at this dinner Jess, Mitch, Vic, Henni, Carly, Sarah H, Sarah C, Haley, and Shawna.


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An ideal journalism curriculum for undergraduates?
The consensus on preparing tomorrow's journalists is this: They have to be able to do everything: write well, handle digital still and video cameras proficiently, edit photos in Photoshop, edit video with FinalCutPro, produce podcasts, produce slide shows, blog, promote themselves and their employers on social media. Have I left anything out?
And underlying those skills, there's more – the skills that journalists have always needed, the reporter's fundamental mindset. Tomorrow's journalists, like today's, like yesterday's, need to spot stories in the world around them, find out what's been published or aired on those stories, figure out new angles and follow-ups, research people and topics, synthesize information swiftly, write quickly and gracefully, revise their own and others' copy, analyze and use numbers, conduct all kinds of interviews, be prepared to wrestle with ethical dilemmas, possess a broad knowledge of history and current events, meet deadlines. Accuracy, brevity and clarity, the ABC's of journalism – they sound simple, but much study and practice are needed to achieve them.
From an educator's standpoint, a key question is this: How do we weave the fundamentals and the technology together in a curriculum that not only teaches students to compete in today's media job market but also how to think and reflect and write? The follow-up questions come thick and fast. Do we start by teaching students how to shoot and edit video? Do we have them produce stories in multiple platforms from the beginning? Or do we start with a focus on the fundamentals, the writing, research, interviewing, revising and numeracy skills? Is it possible to do everything at once?
The answer to that last question is the only easy one: No.
My dream journalism curriculum looks like this.


The preferred way of treating common heart rhythm problems is actually no better — and perhaps even worse — than a simpler approach using cheaper drugs, according to new research that could affect millions of people.
Doctors have long assumed that the best way to treat the heart irregularity called atrial fibrillation is to get the heart back to a regular rhythm and maintain it, using electric shock or strong drugs. Restoring normal rhythm, or sinus rhythm, was thought to reduce the risk of strokes and death, make patients feel better and allow them to stop taking blood thinners.
"It just made a lot of sense. After all, God made you in sinus rhythm. So we should try to keep you there," said Dr. D. George Wyse of the University of Calgary in Alberta, the lead researcher for one large study.
If that method doesn't work, doctors turn to a second approach — using simpler, usually cheaper medications to slow down the heart rate and ease symptoms, which include palpitations, dizziness and shortness of breath. The abnormal rhythm continues and patients have to keep taking blood thinners to prevent blood clots.
But Wyse said doctors began questioning whether restoring a normal rhythm is really necessary. After all, the drugs do not work very well and can have serious side effects, including triggering a potentially fatal irregular heartbeat, he said. And new data showed blood thinners were effective in preventing strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation.
The two approaches were compared in studies reported in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine.
In a study of 4,060 patients in the United States and Canada, researchers found there was no significant difference in survival in the two groups and a hint of better survival in the rate-control group. There was no difference in the number of strokes and the rhythm-control group had more hospitalizations and more serious side effects.
"So all the things that were thought to be benefits of rhythm control were not confirmed and, in fact, some of the things favored rate control," Wyse said.
A smaller study of 522 patients in the Netherlands showed similar results.
Atrial fibrillation affects more than 2 million Americans, mostly the elderly. It occurs when the upper chambers of the heart quiver instead of beating regularly. High blood pressure and heart disease are key causes. While the condition is not initially life-threatening, blood clots can form in the heart and cause strokes. Some people do not feel any symptoms and episodes can be sporadic.
Dr. Rodney H. Falk of Boston University School of Medicine said he has already changed his practice because of the latest findings, and he expects other doctors to reconsider their treatment method, especially for older patients like those in the studies.
"I think they'll think twice before using antiarrhythmics," Falk said.
If patients feel better after their heart rate is slowed down, "we shouldn't get too uptight as physicians and say, 'But I want to make your electrocardiogram look nice and stable,'" he said. He added that restoring rhythm may be appropriate for some, including younger people.
The research also highlights the need for longer use of blood thinners, regardless of treatment, said Dr. Yves Rosenberg of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, which sponsored the study. Most of the strokes occurred in patients who had stopped taking a blood thinner or were on a dose that was too low.
In the North American study, patients with atrial fibrillation were randomly assigned to one of the two treatment methods and followed for an average of 3½ years. Doctors could choose from a number of drugs in each group and change drugs if necessary.
In the rhythm-control group, available drugs included amiodarone (sold as Cordarone or Pacerone), propafenone (Rythmol), and sotalol (Betapace). Drugs used to slow the heart rate were beta-blockers, calcium-channel blockers and digoxin. Both groups got blood thinners.
There was statistically no difference in the death rates: 356 deaths in the rhythm-control group and 310 in the rate-control group.


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The Plain Tiger is a common urban species that has been spreading around Singapore's parks and gardens ever since its caterpillar host plants, Calotropis gigantea and Asclepias curassavica, have been cultivated as butterfly-attracting plants. Back in the 1990's, the species was relatively unknown in the urban environment. Today, it can be considered to be abundant in the vicinity of butterfly gardens where its host plants can be found.
A medium-sized and colourful butterfly, it flies slowly and will usually not go unnoticed by the casual observer visiting our parks and gardens. The mating pair perched on the red cultivar of the Snakeweed (Stachytarpheta indica), shows the male (top) and female (bottom). Note that the male Plain Tiger has an extra black spot on the hindwing. This mating pair was shot yesterday at the Gardens By the Bay's open butterfly garden.


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Topics AirlinesEmployment Law
#MeToo at 30,000 Feet: The Unique Challenges the Anti-Harassment Movement Poses for the Airline Industry
Date Jul 20, 2018
Executive Summary: The #MeToo movement has now touched nearly every U.S. workplace, and the airline industry is no exception. The impact of the anti-harassment movement on airlines, however, is unique because of the independent nature of much of its workforce and the highly regulated nature of the industry. Further, the work environment extends to the skies, and work time can include time spent off-duty on layovers.
Recent media reports and lawsuits involving claims of sexual assault and harassment filed by flight attendants and pilots illustrate some of the challenges airlines face in addressing harassment in the industry. Airlines should be proactive, updating their existing anti-harassment policies and training, in addition to promptly responding to and investigating any report of assault or harassment. Failure to take affirmative steps in properly responding to sexual harassment allegations not only exposes an airline to legal claims, but may negatively impact its reputation and employee morale.
Background: The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) has attempted to position itself in the forefront of the #MeToo movement in the airline industry. Toward that end, AFA recently released the results of a "survey" of 3,500 flight attendants who work for 29 different airlines. According to AFA, two-thirds had experienced sexual harassment at some point in their careers, but only 7 percent had reported those incidents to their employer. AFA also claimed that 18 percent of flight attendants had experienced harassment within the last year and that 68 percent had not noticed any employer efforts to address sexual harassment.
Following AFA's press release, a bipartisan group of Congresswomen sent a letter to 30 airline executives asking them to publicly denounce sexual harassment, reinforce the role of flight attendants as safety professionals, and work with AFA and other labor unions to establish policies addressing this issue. Representative Lois Frankel, one of the letter's signatories, claimed that she sent the letter because it would "be quicker for industry leaders to step up and fix the problem rather than waiting for Congress."
Airlines seeking to update their policies face unique challenges. First, unlike traditional employers, airlines can be liable for incidents that occur both on and off duty. Courts have found that a crew member's hotel room during a layover can, in certain circumstances, constitute a part of the crew member's work environment for purposes of Title VII. This extension of the work environment is based, in part, on the fact that airlines generally reserve and pay for a block of rooms for use on a layover and transport flight crews to and from their rooms. Airlines updating their policies should carefully consider the scope of their policies and the circumstances where they apply.
Further, airlines that have knowledge of off-duty, non-work-related acts of sexual assault or harassment by a crew member against another crew member may be liable under Title VII or state law if they fail to take corrective action. Courts have found that such knowledge can constitute notice of a likelihood that the crew member will import his harassment into the work environment, potentially imposing a duty on the employer to protect the crew member's co-workers.
Many of the recent reports of sexual assault or harassment involving crew members involve claims that the carrier failed to take any corrective action. Airlines should ensure they keep individuals who report incidents apprised of the status of any investigation and provide them with the result of the investigation. Where reports of assault or harassment are substantiated or even strongly suspected, airlines should take corrective action. Even if reports cannot be substantiated, airlines should consider taking measures to ensure that the reporting party and the alleged perpetrator will not be paired together on future flights if possible under any applicable collective bargaining agreements—or at least educating the crew member on her ability to avoid flying with the alleged harasser under the carrier's scheduling system. Courts have found that an employee's fear of flying with their harasser can give rise to an objectively hostile work environment for the purposes of Title VII.
Airlines need to consider not only harassment or assaults perpetrated by crew members, but also misconduct by passengers against crew members or other passengers. On May 17, 2018, Representative Peter DeFazio introduced a bill entitled Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act (HR 5857), which was discussed in a FordHarrison May 22, 2018 legal alert. This bill is aimed at stopping harassment or assaults on aircraft whether the misconduct is perpetrated by a crew member or a passenger. Several other, similar, bills and riders have also been introduced. Many Washington insiders believe some form of these bills and riders eventually will be passed. In the meantime, airlines should consider updating policies and training on those policies related to how to handle any incidents of assault or harassment occurring on aircraft.
Employers' Bottom Line: As reports of sexual assault and harassment are likely to increase in response to the #MeToo movement, airlines should consider updating their anti-harassment policies and training, complaint procedures, and disciplinary protocols.
If you have any questions regarding this issue, please feel free to contact the authors, Sarah Wimberly, swimberly@fordharrison.com, a partner in our Atlanta office, or Jessica Asbridge, jasbridge@fordharrison.com, counsel in our Atlanta office, both in the Airline Practice Group. You may also contact the FordHarrison attorney with whom you usually work.
SARAH PIERCE WIMBERLY


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controlling intermediate hosts such as fleas, rats and mice.
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Leading Ladies
Faith McKane Grace McKane, Head of Design Editor in Chief|January 16, 2018
This fall, Riverbend High School's theater department put on Ken Ludwig's Leading Ladies, a comedy play that debuted in Texas in 2004. Ludwig is a two-time winner of the Laurence Olivier Award, a prestigious award in the theater community. He is also the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo. This is the third play the Theater Department has performed that was written by Ken Ludwig. Leading Ladies showed at Riverbend from November 8-11 and November 15-18, costing the viewer $7 for each performance. Over the course of eight shows, the theater department sold __ tickets. This money will go to other shows the Drama Department will produce this 2017-2018 school year as well as towards the Lundstrom Scholarship. This scholarship was named after Corporal Brett Lundstrom, USMC, student and godchild of Mrs. Cresswell, who died serving in Iraq 13 years ago. The money is awarded to the three Riverbend theater students with the most volunteer hours this year.
The majority of the play is set in the living room of the Snider home. "Mrs. Cresswell played a huge role in the design and creation of the sets," Stage Manager Sophie Thomas said. The set was built by Mrs. Cresswell, the Technical Theater class, and other drama students. Senior Alexis Dobynes designed the posters to get the word out, as well as the train station set seen in Act I, Scene III.
Leading Ladies is set in the Amish county of York, Pennsylvania in 1958. The main characters are failing English Shakespearean actors, Leo Clark and Jack Gable. (Leo was played by Ty Gorham, Kyle Miller, and Mikey Przepiora, while Jack was played by Hunter Sherry.) Leo and Jack read an article in a newspaper that says an older woman, Florence Snider, is unable to find her sister's children, Maxine and Stephanie, who go by Max and Steve respectively. They are the heirs to her multi-million dollar inheritance and left Pennsylvania for England when they were six and four. The two main characters then decide to dress up as the girls in order to claim the "prize." While the boys are dressed up as women, Leo falls for Florence's niece Meg (played by Katie Clark, Maddy Elliot, Karli McGuire, and Izzy Petretich), who is engaged to be married to Duncan (played by Alexis Dobynes and Maddie Marshall), and Jack falls for Florence's (played by Alexis Dobynes and Maria Rueda) friend Audrey (played by Tori Dilts, Ashley Smithson, Brooke Talbott, and Ashley Kipper), who is engaged to Butch (played by Olivia Dilts and Natalie Williams), who is the son of Doc (played by John Bozarth and Tiffany Nguyen). Later on, things begin to get more complicated, as if they weren't already.
Actor Leo Clark comes to town because he, dressed as Maxine, tells Meg all about himself, wanting her to fall for him instead of marrying Duncan. Meg has been in love with the theater forever and is so happy to learn that her new cousin Max knows her idol, Leo Clark. Jack, being jealous, takes off his Stephanie disguise and joins as the family puts on their rendition of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on the day before Meg and Duncan's wedding. As they teach the others how to be actors, Leo and Jack are able to get closer to Meg and Audrey as themselves after they talked themselves up through Max and Steve. The real Max and Steve show up on Florence's doorstep even though Leo and Jack have been dressed as the girls for four weeks. Duncan feels extreme joy because he suspected something fishy about "Max" and "Steve" all along. The real girls end up getting arrested since the police believed that they were the two con artists.
In attempt to break up Meg and Duncan, Doc receives a letter meant for Duncan, saying Stephanie loves him. This puts the chaos of the last scene into motion. After the police leave, Leo and Meg both confess their undying love for each other, as do Jack and Audrey. Meg and Audrey both call off their prior engagements because of their new loves. Butch and Doc continue to fight over Stephanie which resulted in John Bozarth and Hunter Sherry sharing a real kiss on stage for the first time during the November 17th showing of the play.
The cast was selected in May earlier this year and spend the entire summer learning their lines. Senior, Tori Dilts, who played Audrey, said, "There were multiple casts due to the amount of people in our drama IV class." Dilts performed Saturday the 11th, Wednesday the 15th, and Friday the 17th. The majority of the cast and crew put in approximately 80+ hours each in order to prepare. They had practice every day after school for two hours in preparation. Senior, Hunter Sherry, was the only person who played the role of Jack/Stephanie, and therefore performed in all of the eight shows. When looking back at the experience performing with a different cast, Sherry said, "I thought it was personally fun to work with so many different people who I've come to know as really good friends, and I am excited about working with them again on more scenes."
The show was beautifully produced by stage managers Liz Heflin, Sophie Thomas, and Director Mrs. Kelly Cresswell. Lights were controlled by Amy George, Alex Corrao, and Joey Fox. Costumes were created by Alaina Taylor, Kylie Wilcox, and Nina Banzon. Make up was done by Madison Johnson, Abby Jill Tolson, and Kyleigh Fisher. Heflin and Thomas were tasked with coordinating the entire show; they had to make sure that all the departments had walkie talkies so they could communicate during the show. They kept the show running smoothly by making sure all of the props were where they needed to be and that everyone backstage knew their responsibilities and when they needed to move the set. Sophie Thomas commented on the big responsibility, saying, "My responsibility was to make sure that everything and everyone was in the right place, at the right time, and I would step in and help if need be."
Riverbend's Drama department's performance of Ken Ludwig's Leading Ladies was a play anyone could enjoy. The plotline could get confusing at times but the humor made up for some of that. Senior Karli McGuire, who played Meg for three of the eight nights, said, "The crowd was laughing a lot. They really seemed to enjoy the show!" If you missed this show, don't worry, The Drama department will perform another show in the near future. Go Bears!


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South Korea competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9–18 March 2018, as the host nation. In February 2018, the IPC had recommended North Korea to participate, and so North Korea made its Winter Paralympic debut. Teams representing South Korea and North Korea had planned to enter the Opening Ceremony marching under the Korean Unification Flag, however talks between the two teams failed to do so, and they entered separately in the opening ceremony under their own respective flags.

Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

Han Sang-min
Hwang Min-gyu
Lee Chi-won
Yang Jae-rim

Biathlon

Choi Bo-gue
Kwon Sang-hyeon
Lee Jeong-min
Sin Eui-hyun
Lee Do-yeon
Seo Vo-ra-mi

Cross-country skiing

Choi Bo-gue
Kwon Sang-hyeon
Lee Jeong-min
Sin Eui-hyun
Lee Do-yeon
Seo Vo-ra-mi

Para ice hockey

Summary

Preliminary round

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

Snowboarding

Choi Suk-min
Kim Yun-ho
Park Hang-seung
Park Su-hyeok

Wheelchair curling

Summary

Round-robin
South Korea has a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 17.

Draw 1
Saturday, 10 March, 14:35

Draw 2
Saturday, 10 March, 19:35

Draw 4
Sunday, 11 March, 14:35

Draw 6
Monday, 12 March, 09:35

Draw 8
Monday, 12 March, 19:35

Draw 9
Tuesday, 13 March, 09:35

Draw 11
Tuesday, 13 March, 19:35

Draw 13
Wednesday, 14 March, 14:35

Draw 14
Wednesday, 14 March, 19:35

Draw 15
Thursday, 15 March, 9:35

Draw 16
Thursday, 15 March, 14:35

Semifinal
Friday, 16 March, 15:35

Bronze medal game
Saturday, 17 March, 9:35

Notes

See also
 South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics

References

External links
PyeongChang Official website
International Paralympic Committee PyeongChang website

Nations at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
2018
Paralympics


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How the life of Ukrainians will change in September: the formation of a new fee on gas and the new dollar exchange rate
August 21, 2017 IMMUkraine
In Ukraine in the next month is expected to steady rise of the dollar. Summer is traditionally favourable for the hryvnia season, but in September the situation is changing. In addition, at the beginning of September the expected increase in property prices, the Parliament voted for pension reform and the start of a new school year. The website "Today" figured out how it can change the life of Ukrainians in the next month.
The start of the school year new
With the beginning of the new year will be to teach students in new ways. The Ministry of education published guidelines. First, teachers have the freedom to training. The first graders ask homework will not. The first "homework" will appear only in the second class and should take no more than 45 minutes. In the third class time on homework increased to 70 minutes, and the fourth to 90 minutes.
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Traditional physical education officials propose to replace other outdoor pursuits. For example, choreography or swimming. To overwork of first-graders – is prohibited. Do not give assignments for extra textbooks or work books. Moreover, there will be no "domashek" on weekends and holidays.
"It is unacceptable to overload the students with extra tasks from the textbooks, exercise books printed through: painting, drawings, drawing up schemes, tables, performing additional tasks and exercises, writing home works and the like", – stated in the letter Department.
Teachers also have to do without ratings in the first grade. Scores from second to fourth grade may only be placed on natural history, reading, Ukrainian language and mathematics.
Needs to introduce a monthly fee for gas
In the Memorandum with the IMF, which was signed by the President, Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and the head of the NBU, Ukraine has committed itself in September, before the heating season, to divide the gas rate into two components: the price of natural gas as a commodity and the cost of distribution. In fact, it means the introduction of fees for natural gas. The national Commission planned to pay a subscription fee until the end of may this year. The corresponding decision was already made, but after criticism from the Prime Minister the decision was delayed.
The introduction of a payment for capacity (the"monthly fee") – the issue has been resolved by law. Now officials are discussing how to consider it. If under the existing methodology, which had planned to introduce in April of this year and which still remains the only approved, it all depends on the maximum power of the meter, in the new regulation offer more favorable consumer conditions.
About 70% of Ukrainian families use gas only for cooking. Gas stove consumes 1,2 cubic meters per hour. A bandwidth meter G1,6 – 2.5 cubic meters. Counter with a capacity of less does not happen. That is, the Ukrainian old-school approach can use the capacity of 1.2 cubic meter, and to pay for capacity in a 2.5 cube.
The new method offered for anyone from gas appliances is only a plate, take it to power 2.5 cubic meters, and 1.2 cube. For example, under the old methodology with the meter G1,6 and a gas stove would have the capital to pay a "subscription fee" at 29.3 hryvnia, according to a new yet unapproved methodology – 11.48 USD. So, a family that spends five cubic meters of gas per month, now pays 34,3 hryvnia, and the new method will pay – 41,48 hryvnia (UAH 30 for gas and 11.48 USD "license fee").
In September the dollar will go up
To reach the forecast level predicted by Ministry of Finance – UAH 29.3 average for the year – the national currency should be in the second half of the year to depreciate at least up to 32 hryvnia per dollar, says analyst Natalia Milchakova. However, this prediction can be called pessimistic. For example, the Razumkov Centre forecast course in district 27 hryvnia in the second half, and Concorde Capital assume that at the end of this year the dollar will cost 28,5 hryvnia. Itself Natalia Milchakova suggests that even the fall of the dollar will fluctuate in the range 26 to 28 UAH.
"The risk may be, for example, the refusal of the International monetary Fund or other international financial institutions to provide loans to Ukraine. Another risk could be the fall in world prices for grain, metals and other export goods of Ukraine, as well as the fall in global oil prices that could adversely affect the market for foreign importers of the Ukrainian goods. However, what will be the course in the fall – really can know only the national Bank of Ukraine as hryvnia more expensive and cheaper mainly due to the policy which the national Bank conducts the foreign exchange market", – says Natalia Milchakova.
In comparison with the currencies of many other developing countries, the expert said that the hryvnia illiquid and of little interest to currency speculators.
More expensive rental housing
Over the past year, rental prices of apartments in the capital rose by about 20%. "If you take the year 2016, there was an increase of approximately 20%. But no accurate statistics. It is not the stock market, not all contribute data to the registries. You need to understand that the market is influenced by many factors. For example, active became the economy. Will have very different demand, or Vice versa," – says the representative of the Association of realtors of Ukraine Arthur Pilipchuk. As predicted, realtor Maxim Baborak, in late August-early September possible rise another 20-30%. If anything, once the demand goes down, prices will not decrease.
"Now the apartment is rented, for example, for 5000 hryvnia. This is likely to be on a budget with not very fresh and far from the center. The apartment to watch a few weeks until you find a tenant. At the end of August, if the same apartment will have to pass for 6000 hryvnia, it will take a day or two," says the realtor.
At the same time, the expert in real estate Edward brazas predicts that at the end of August prices could rise by 10%. "By September the prices can grow on 10%, I don't think it will significantly. And so now more expensive utilities, and landlords the payments for the tenants. If the person is not very professional, and made some absolutely fantastic "wishlist" to take the apartment it will be difficult. If the apartment a few months idle, even for the most greedy the landlord is a signal that you need to reduce the price," says Edward brazas.
Real estate prices depend on two factors – supply and demand. Offer the last time the market consistently. Many people of Kiev, which remained vacant apartment, handed her even after the first wave of price increase communal. The number of vacant apartments increased in early summer, when some students exempt rental housing. As they say, realtors, the best time to rent property – "quiet" season (June to mid-August). If you rent an apartment later, you can get a seasonal rise in prices.
Will vote for pension reform
In September the Parliament will be the second reading to consider the government pension reform. If the document support, innovations are waiting for the Ukrainians, as stated in the Ministry, immediately after the adoption of the reform.
In October of this year to 5.6 million Ukrainians will recalculate pensions. More than 1,000 hryvnia, rich 1.1 million pensioners. Increase from 900 to 1000 hryvnia unable to 487 thousand pensioners, from 700 to 800 UAH 460 thousand. The rest (and more than 3.5 million Ukrainians) the pension will rise from 50 to 700 hryvnia.
The formula for calculating pensions will change, and the necessary experience to be promoted. At the moment each year when calculating the pension multiplied by a factor of 1.35. The government plans reform to reduce this ratio to 1. Experts in the field of pension provision explain: as a result, the size of pensions for those who have not yet retired, reduced by at least 25%. In addition, changes and requirements for obtaining a minimum pension. In the following year to receive the minimum pension you need to have at least 25 years of service. Each year of the required experience will increase by 12 months.
A tax for working pensioners to 15% will cancel. Now about 500 thousand working pensioners receive only 85% of the pension. The government plans to abolish the tax and to pay working Ukrainians "retirement" with full pension. If the "tax" really going to cancel, half a million Ukrainians receive a pension in October about 17% higher. For example, if at the moment working Ukrainian receives a pension of 2000 hryvnias, from the first of October it will increase to 2352 UAH. The fact that under article 47 of the law "On state pension insurance", working Ukrainians are only entitled to 85% of the earned pension. The rest is state. If after charging 15% of the working Ukrainian remains the pension less than UAH 1870 (150% of the subsistence minimum for the disabled), will be paid a full pension.
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Manchester City midfielder James Milner admits he does not know the secret behind the team's free-scoring home form - but hopes it continues against Arsenal this weekend.
City host the Barclays Premier League leaders on Saturday, looking to maintain their 100 per cent record at the Etihad Stadium.
Manuel Pellegrini's men have won all seven of their home league games this term, notching an impressive 29 goals in the process.
This has contrasted with an away league record which features four defeats and Milner is at a loss to explain the difference.
He said: "Who knows? We have been playing pretty well away as well for most of the games, but we just haven't had the luck or we haven't finished our chances as well as maybe we have at home.
"But we are on form at home and we are scoring a lot of goals, so it is important we continue to do that."
But City will certainly take some encouragement from their most recent away performance - their stunning midweek fightback against European premiers Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
The gloss may have been taken off City's 3-2 win at the Allianz Arena by confusion over their understanding of the goal difference rules - they had to settle for second place in the group when another goal would have secured top spot - but it was still a notable result in the club's development.
It also came after Pellegrini made seven changes and Milner believes the form of the whole squad must be a good thing heading into the weekend.
Victory over Arsenal would lift City within three points of the top spot.
The England international, who scored City's winner in Germany, said: "I think with the quality we have in the squad, there is always going to be competition for places.
"When you train every day you have to perform and when you get a chance on a Saturday or in the Champions League, you just want to get out there and play well.
"I think it's healthy for the team that you have to play well to stay in it."
The Gunners were beaten by Napoli in their Champions League game this week to conclude their group programme on a low note, even though they still progressed to the last 16.
Yet in the Premier League they have been outstanding this term and that has come as no surprise to Milner.
The 27-year-old said: "Arsenal have always been there or thereabouts over the last 15 years or so.
"They are a top side and they have quite a young squad. The more games the young players get together, the more they are going to be coming into form and believe.
"You see the form some of their players are in - Aaron Ramsey in particular - has been outstanding this year.
"But as long as we play like we have been at home, hopefully we can get another good result."


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The top 5 funniest thing people said to me when my father died
Mongrel Magazine, May 2007
'The GAA is just like a family'
Irish Times, 6 June 2015
Published: October 1 2009
THE BAGGOT INN
Aidan is buzzing. He's like a kid in a toyshop. I'm just about managing to keep my excitement under wraps. We're sitting in Dublin's first and, to my knowledge, only pull-your-own-pint venue. Aidan thinks it's amazing. Pulling our own pints. God above. What next? I'm not quite as enthusiastic. They're making me do something that's normally done for me by someone else?
Yippee, when we're finished here, can I clean the toilets? Linda is pulling us pints of lager. She's given me a bit too much head. I consider making a joke, but think the better of it. Linda is a formidable lady. She pulls another for herself. "Come to Mama," she says.
Linda knows all about clever marketing. She's a political consultant. Last time out she opposed the Lisbon Treaty. This time around she's lending her services to the Yes campaign. "Another successful referendum?" I ask. She shrugs. "We're looking strong."
"I don't get it," announces Aidan. "One minute the treaty is a disaster. A dose. Now it's the best thing since sliced bread…"
"Fuck off," says Linda. "I'm off duty now."
"It's simple really," I explain. "Linda is a mercenary who'll peddle just about any political agenda provided she's paid the going rate."
Linda doesn't quite disagree. "I go where the work takes me," she says.
"So what do you do exactly?" asks Aidan.
Linda laughs. "If I'm on the Yes side, I try to associate a Yes vote with things everyone likes – peace, prosperity, the laughter of small children…"
She takes a sip from her pint.
"But if I'm on the No side, I'll try and get people to associate Yes vote with things people hate – lower wages, the end of democracy, nuclear annihilation…"
"Phh," snorts Aidan. "Sure I could do that!"
"Go on then, cuntox."
"Vote Yes to Cute Kittens!," he offers.
"Vote No to Getting Kicked in the Balls!," I counter.
"Vote Yes to Finding Money in Your Jacket!"
"Vote No to Standing in Dog Shit!"
"Vote Yes to Tickle Fights!"
"Vote No to Tickle Fights!"
Linda smiles and puts an arm around us both. "It's a pity we didn't have ye on the campaign, lads," she smiles. "We could have used a few of those. We really could…"


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It will be fascinating to see who will be in attendance in (pretty conservative) Chile. Except that I don't really go to the movies. But this seems like a good reason to change my tune.
Funnily enough in Edinburgh the straight people I've spoken to about it liked Milk better than the gay ones. There seemed to be a little resentment of straight actors "playing gay" - though from the end credits it seems clear that the casting was mostly on the basis of physical resemblance.
OK, so I've seen it in Milan on a Sunday afternoon, at a movie theater in one of the poshest areas of the city. The audience was, apart from me and boyfriend and a small group of gay guys, mostly Milanese couples, many of them well over 60. Gay kisses and PDA, gay "content" were each time greeted with much throat-clearing, sligthly embarrassed little coughs... But then again, I thought, they came to see it and they might have learnt a thing or two... We gay can only like the movie- but if it can help other people change their conception, then all the better!
if you can, i would like directions to this restaurant, we are going to be in sweden in september, and i am half korean so it will be funny to be in sweden eating korean. also as an fyi, we are from chicago too!!


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2018 was a great year for Bay Bridge Band with lots of great opportunities to play our favorite music. We closed out the year playing for a fun group in Navarre raising money for the weekend food program.
Thanks to all that have supported us over the last 4 years. We have some exciting things on the horizon and just can't wait to see what 2019 brings our way.
We were excited to play at Phineas Phoggs in Seville Quarter, a venue that a few of us spent a good bit of time in back in the day. Private Party, with a fun group of people from a local hospital. Merry Christmas everyone!!
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Hey gang. BBB is scheduled to play The Fish House downtown Pensacola tonight. Weather permitting, we'll be rockin' the back deck from 8pm-midnight. Hope to see you there!
Bay Bridge Band had a busy weekend, playing 3 gigs in as many days - Bands On The Blackwater (Milton Waterfront), MHS Baseball Drawdown (SR County Auditorium) and the Sacred Heart Foundation Spring Bash (Sandestin Hilton). Thanks to all our friends that came out to support us. We're tired, but had a blast playing all that music.
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We had an fun crowd, on a chilly night, at Baytowne Wharf. It was a great time at an awesome venue. Next up is The First Tee of NW Florida Golf Ball Gala. To support this great program, tickets are still available by clicking here.
For the 3rd straight year, Bay Bridge Band will be rockin' the beach.


It seems like every time I read the financial news there is another article about looming foreclosures. The last several years the big issue was the subprime mortgages, and the damage they were causing. Much of this crisis appeared to be caused by greedy lenders making loans that they should not have been, to buyers who were purchasing houses that were beyond their means. And in some cases, to buyers who should not have been purchasing a house of any type.
I hate seeing anyone lose their home to foreclosure, although working in the home building business I saw many people purchasing homes much more expensive than they could afford, hoping that it would appreciate and they would make money from it. I also saw many people who 10 years ago would not have been able to purchase a new car, yet somehow in the years just before the housing bubble burst they were able to get loans on $500,000 houses. So it was hard for me to feel too sorry for those types of buyers, and the lenders who were involved, but I did feel very sorry for everyone else who was hurt by the economic fallout from this crisis.
And now I feel very sorry for the group of people who are supposedly going to make up the next wave of foreclosures. I am reading now that many people who had not been living beyond their means, who up until recently had been responsible financially, are now falling behind on their mortgage payments, and their homes may be going into foreclosure. I am sure that many of these people are hard working and responsible, but they have been caught up in the fallout caused by others. They may have lost their jobs due to companies downsizing, or found that they can't refinance adjustable rate loans due to lost value in the house. I am also sure that some of these homes are old houses.
If you have been thinking of buying an old house, now may be the time. Prices have been falling, but in some areas they are starting to stabilize. There are tax credits you may be eligible for, and you may be able to help someone out. In most cases it's not a matter of taking advantage of a family's misfortune, it's a matter of helping them get out from under an expense they can no longer afford, and get a fresh start. In many cases the owners would prefer the house go to someone who will care for it as they did, and you might get that old house you have always wanted.