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Q: Params field is empty in $router.push Consider this:
this.$root.$router.push({
    path: '/dashboard',
    params: { errors: 'error' },
    query: { test: 'test' }
})

I use this in my component to redirect to another URL, and some error has occured. The problem is that when I want to access params field in dashboard component, it's empty. The query field works well. I'm trying to access it by this.$route.params.errors.

A: You can use params only with named paths (i think).
Example:
//route (in your router file should have "name")
{ path: '/errors', name: 'EXAMPLE', component: ... }

//navigating
this.$router.push({
    name: 'EXAMPLE',
    params: { errors: '123' }
});

Now it will have correct value in this.$route.params.

A: If you don't want to use named routes you can try this:
ES6
this.$root.$router.push({
    path: `/dashboard/${error}`,
    query: { test }
})

ES5
this.$root.$router.push({
    path: '/dashboard/' + error,
    query: { test: 'test' }
})

A: I faced the similar issue where in one of my views (component). I was trying to navigate (programmatically) from /foo/bar to /foo/bar/123, but the route param was not available later in the component. My relevant navigation code looked like below:
methods: {
  save_obj() {
    let vm = this;
    // Make AJAX call to save vm.my_obj, and on success do:
    let v = `${vm.$route.path}/${vm.my_obj.id}`;
    console.log("Loading view at path: "+v);
    vm.$router.push({ path: v });
  },
    ...
}

It would print the expected log (e.g., Loading view at path: /foo/bar/112), however, the loading of data in the created() hook would not receive the value of route param. My failing created() code looked like below:
created: function() {
      console.log("Loading object details.");
      let vm = this;
      let cid = vm.$route.params.id; // <---- This was the problem
      vm.$http.get('api/'+cid)
      .then(function (res) {
        if (res.data.status == "OK") {
          vm.my_obj = res.data.body;
        } else {
          vm.setStatusMessage(res.data.body);
        }
      })
      .catch(function (error) {
        console.log(error);
        vm.setStatusMessage("Error: "+error);
      });
}

The solution was indicated in the third note here quoted below :

Note: If the destination is the same as the current route and only
params are changing (e.g. going from one profile to another /users/1
-> /users/2), you will have to use beforeRouteUpdate to react to changes (e.g. fetching the user information).

I had to do the following in my component:
Change the line let cid = vm.$route.params.id; in created() to let cid = vm.course.id
and, add the following to the component:
beforeRouteUpdate(to, from, next) {
    if (to.params.id) {
      this.my_obj.id = to.params.id;
    }
    // Some other code specific to my app
    next();
  }

I hope this helps someone stuck with the similar issue.

A: If you want to send a parameter with a query parameter you can use that syntax like that
this.$router.push({
    path: this.localePath(`/bookings/${requestReservation?.attributes?.booking_id}`),
    query: { requestReservation: requestReservation }
})

You can access it on the next page like that
this.$route.query.requestReservation

If you want send it fro nuxt-link than its syntax like that
<nuxt-link
 :to="{ path: '/bookings/'+ requestReservation.attributes.booking_id,
 query: { requestReservation } }">
 Booking
</nuxt-link>

You can access it on the next page same like previous
this.$route.query.requestReservation

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I am laughing at myself tonight.
It seems that my promise of "joy" has me experiencing the opposite. Well, maybe not the opposite… wherever you would place stress on the joy scale – that's where I was today. Mostly because I was not in control.
Control is a funny thing. In some ways, I think total control over all circumstances is very joyful. And then, in so many other ways, I know that total control is my blind spot. The place where I don't see what's best because I'm trying to see only what I want to see.
And that's when I have to remember to breathe.
Sometimes the best choice is just to breathe. In and out. And if I can remember to do that, I think I can stay in that joyful place where I want to be.
This is coming from the woman who was voted "most likely to be happy in a nuclear holocaust." True story. It was college. And that's the award I won. Label bestowed upon me by my peers of course.
In general, and on most days, I live up to that label. That's how I have survived cancer three times with a smile on my face. I have racked up a lot of life lessons that way. I am the queen of positive perseverance.
So, why is it that sometimes the little, every day, minutia of things can throw me into a tailspin? I don't know. But I think it has something to do with control — and expectations.
I expect to control my everyday events. I don't expect to control major life-altering situations. Those, I leave up to God, The Goddess, The Universe and all her magic combined.
But, you know…The last roll of toilet paper! …The car breaking down! …The dog getting up at 4 am to use the bathroom! Well…. those things still have my number. They get my goat. They ring my bell.
Ah, joy. I know you have a lesson in here for me. It's coming. I can feel it. Bring it on.
And, I admit – there is joy in that.


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When I spotted it, it had already fragmented into 4 to 5 largish pieces, with some smaller pieces. They were very bright at first, then dimmed and disappeared as they fell. Fragments were completely gone long before reaching horizon/treetops in direction I was looking.


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It doesn't count if it's educational, right?
Confession: I love television. No, really. I love television. I come from a long line of television lovers. Sitcoms in particular bring up happy memories for me. I grew up happily gathered with my parents and siblings around episodes of Cheers and Seinfeld, and then Everybody Loves Raymond. I could watch marathons of The Golden Girls and Frasier as a teenager, and as an adult I have seen every single episode of The Office and Parks and Recreation fifteen times over. I find my spirit animal in Midge Maisel, and get my motivation for cooking from The Great British Baking Show. My cell phone ringtone is Downton Abbey, and…okay. You get the picture. TV is a thing for me.
Another confession: I am the actual WORST at moderation. I. Just. Can't. I am that mom who says "one more episode" and then checks on the kids seven episodes later. I am not afraid to admit to using the TV as an associate in-home childcare provider. Actually, it's pretty embarrassing to admit that. But that's life, right?
And I know I don't have to tell you about all the different sources telling us that screen time is bad for our kiddos. Every pediatrician, speech pathologist, and occupational therapist will tell you "please, reduce your kids' screen time! PLEASE!!!" There are zillions of studies showing the negative effects of screen time on kids' cognitive development, behavior, and vision. And I always tell myself, "this is it! This is the week! We are seriously doing less screen time this week, and going forward!" But something always comes up, and I always slide back on the screen time limits. I'm not going to tell you about the great functions computers have to limit screen time themselves. We have one such computer. My kiddos actually have a computer-controlled screen time limit of 30 minutes per day. The computer even controls what time they can log in and what time the computer goes to sleep. It's a beautiful thing.
Enter my issue with moderation. We started a chore-incentive for our kids, with, you guessed it, screen time as the reward for jobs well done. You put away the laundry? 15 extra minutes for you! Emptied the dishwasher? Took our elderly neighbor's trash to the street? Scrubbed the bathtub? Picked up sticks in the yard? Hooray! More screen time! And before I knew it, I was allowing 3 hours per day for my screen-addicted monsters. And that's not all. Because I have three children using one computer, there was lots of fighting over whose turn it was and whether or not the other siblings could watch the current user's play time. Have. Mercy. Don't even get me started on what TV time was doing. The 30 minutes of TV time that bought me "peace" while I made dinner crept earlier and earlier and lasted longer and longer, until I had unwittingly allowed my squad to watch Paw Patrol unmitigated from the time we finished homeschool around lunchtime until time for dinner. Moderation and I are clearly at odds on the regular.
Entranced by something. Probably Peppa Pig.
Then it happened. Something crazy and amazing and terrifying. I went to a lecture from a local doctor about toxins in our environment. This is a very normal thing for me to do. I'm the absolute definition of a crunchy mom. I make my own skin care, I feed my children all organic, I use cloth diapers and sustainable menstrual products. Most of these "limiting your exposure to toxicity" lectures are just exercises in confirmation for me, I'm not ashamed to admit it. But this particular lecture was different. This doctor talked about EMF exposure and its role in anxiety, depression, ADHD and other cognitive/behavioral issues in children. She told us about countries like France banning WiFi in nursery schools and elementary schools, because EMF exposure has been shown in research to disrupt calcium channel function, and calcium channels are responsible for transmission of neurons in our bodies, and is being studied for its relation to cancer, fertility issues, in addition to cognitive and behavior issues. He cited multiple studies that show "more research needs to be done," but that "without question, calcium channel function is disrupted by EMF exposure, and the results of long-term EMF exposure are not yet known." He talked about the fact that 1 in 6 children today are diagnosed with a learning disability or other cognitive/behavioral issue, and that we are in the highest levels of EMF exposure in human history. He mentioned that in much of the first world, "not proven dangerous" and "proven safe" are not the same thing, but somehow in the US, our stance is consistently "safe until proven dangerous." As a person who does tend to choose to avoid unsafe or potentially unsafe things, this raised a flag for me, and I came home with a lot to think about.
I mean, I love wifi. Just like I love television. I admittedly have a serious screen addiction that is so hard for me to crack. I could remain glued to my phone all day if these children didn't require my attention for their education. If I'm fasting from social media, I easily switch gears to PubMed or Food.com or Pinterest, or curating the perfect Amazon wishlist. I have serious problems. And even after reading literally dozens of articles confirming that, yes, wifi and EMF exposure has an impact on the nervous system, and no, we aren't sure what that means because this research is fairly new, I have to confess I still couldn't bring myself to turn it off. So I decided to do what I've just confessed to being terrible at- I decided to ease into it. That's right. I decided we'd start by turning off wifi at night and eliminating all computer and TV time.
Entranced this time by…a BOOK!!
Day one: Kids wake up asking for TV time before school. Nope. We're unplugging the TV. *tears* "For how long???" "What if we find a show we can all agree on?" "This is the WORST DAY EVER!!!!" *more tears* *doors slam* *kids demand new mother* Ahh. This is nice. Just like I expected. After school, more requests for tv. Nope. It's unplugged. *more tears* *lots of stomping* *kids insist this family is a prison* I'm so glad I did this. I feel better already. We worked through so much drama that by dinner time, everyone was so tired of being mad at mom that they didn't even nag me while I cooked. And after dinner we read more of Little House in the Big Woods, so it would seem that all was forgiven.
Day two: Kids wake up asking for TV time before school. Was thinking there would be a faster uptake on this information. Hmmm. "Nope. TV is unplugged. Not sure when we'll plug it back in. Nope, you cannot have the remote. Nope, it's not a power issue. It's a mom-is-in-charge and you-guys-are-not-watching-TV issue". *tears* *stomping* And then…they played together. They got the army men that belonged to Uncle Chris out of the toy closet and created a battle world. They played until school started, and then asked to play during every break from school work. Hmmm. Progress? Maybe? We made it to dinner with minimal requests, and none of those requests were accompanied with tears or stomping. Yes. Progress.
Day three: Kids do not come into my bedroom to alert me that they are awake. Kids are downstairs in the den playing with the army men and a set of toy dinosaurs. When I call them for school, they actually gather around the table and participate without asking for TV. What is happening? Cue Twilight Zone theme. These may not be my actual children. Remainder of the day consists of playing outside in the snow and coming in for hot chocolate. There is a movie requested to go with hot chocolate. Don't cave, mama. This is the gateway for you. Stay strong. "Nope. Sorry guys. TV is unplugged." They pout. And then…they go play with the Hot Wheels cars and a track they found in the closet. Hmmm. Am impressed. Perhaps we can do this after all.
Getting to really love reading time.
Day five: Severe wind chill. Icy rain outside. Kids cannot play outside; requesting TV/family movie. Let's do a movie. It would be fine. *NOPE! STAY STRONG! MAYDAY! MAYDAY! TV CANNOT COME BACK ON!* "Sorry, guys. Would you like to get some things from the basement to play with?" Hmmm. Kids think on this. Yes. They would like to find some toys they haven't played with in a while. They find some outside toys and build an obstacle course. My den is a wreck. But they are playing, so not all is lost. Bullet: dodged.
Day eight: We've survived several days with no TV. Lots of questions to confirm this is in fact a long-term thing. Lots of whining about how there actually are good shows on. Some serious negotiating to get chances to watch Magic School Bus or Reading Rainbow since those are definitely "school shows." Kids even suggest watching cooking shows since "those are how you learn, Mom." Nope. Staying the course. No shows. No movies. We are breaking this addiction.
TV: not allowed. Couch acrobatics: definitely allowed.
Day twelve: I've done it. I've broken the cycle. We are now a no-TV family. So excited. Want to shout from rooftops. Consider selling TV and computer and all components thereof. Looking for mugs and t-shirts declaring me World's Greatest Mom. Am champion of all things mom-ish.
Day eighteen: Back on the horse. Even after the family dinosaur movie disaster, we survived and lived to fight another TV free day. In fact, it wasn't as bad as I thought. The kids recognized that movie experience as a fun exception to an otherwise steadfast rule. I am champion again. YES!
My children have incredible imaginations. Like, incredible. I think they get this from me. They can spend hours together creating imaginary worlds and obstacle courses and inventions that solve problems you didn't know the world had. And when they use those imaginations, they grow their ability to think for themselves. They can create solutions and direct themselves toward things that before would require direction from me. This is incredibly freeing.
He's writing instructions for how to raise a dinosaur.
They can entertain each other. My biggest fear in all of this was that I would have to become a cruise-director. I'm a lot of things, but cruise-director I am not. It took me six months just to decide to leave the house and join a homeschool group…I don't have it in me to create experiences for my children. But they found a way. In the first two days, it was pretty rough, but after that my squad genuinely found ways to create games, pretend scenarios, and fun experiences together without my help.
Boredom is not fatal. In fact, it's the mother of all creativity. My squad has created new purposes for old board games, an imaginary world in our basement, an obstacle course in our den, a battle royale between three different factions of 40 year old army men, and a Grand Prix race course that spans all seven continents over the course of the four levels of our house.
The lack of TV has made them more interested in what we do as a family. They want to know why I use that tool to cut apples, how do I know when those leftovers are not good anymore, what days to I wash the sheets and how do we get them back on the beds, and why does the Instant Pot whistle. They offer to help more because it gives them something to do, and makes them feel like they're on my team. And I find myself including them more because there are no other distractions to keep us apart. I find us having better conversations and fighting/begging them to cooperate an awful lot less- probably because we are just interacting an awful lot more. It's a beautiful thing.
I now have an endless supply of kitchen helpers.
Could I have done this gradually? Or stuck to a 30-minutes a day rule? Probably. But knowing myself…probably not with much success. Cold turkey just works for me. And this process? It's literally the best quitting I've ever done in the history of ever. I really am ordering that World's Greatest Mom mug for this one. Can you do it? This TV loving mom says, if you want to, mama, knock it out. You got this. It's not as hard as it seems. And the benefits are extraordinary- regardless of your beliefs or relationship with wifi. I promise.


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La Chiesa cattolica a Hong Kong è parte della Chiesa cattolica in comunione con il vescovo di Roma, il papa.

Status
Grazie al regime di parziale autonomia dalla Cina, Hong Kong è insieme a Macao l'unica diocesi dove la nomina del vescovo locale viene compiuta direttamente dal papa, al di fuori dell'accordo del 2018 tra la Santa Sede e la Repubblica popolare cinese sulla nomina dei vescovi.

Organizzazione territoriale
Il territorio di Hong Kong (regione amministrativa speciale della Repubblica popolare cinese) è compreso nella diocesi di Hong Kong, suffraganea dell'arcidiocesi di Guangzhou.

La popolazione cattolica corrisponde a circa 611.000 persone su un totale di 7,5 milioni di abitanti.

Rappresentanza diplomatica
Hong Kong rientra nella giurisdizione della nunziatura apostolica in Cina, con sede a Taiwan.

Note

Voci correlate
 Associazione patriottica cattolica cinese
 Chiesa cattolica in Cina
 Chiesa cattolica a Taiwan
 Chiesa cattolica a Macao
 Diocesi di Hong Kong

Chiesa cattolica in Cina
Cristianesimo a Hong Kong

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Jacob A. Riis
Jacob A. Riis books and biography
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Jacob Riis
Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 - May 26, 1914), a Danish-American muckraker journalist, photographer, and social reformer, was born in Ribe, Denmark. He is known for his dedication to using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the less fortunate in New York City, which was the subject of most of his prolific writings and photographic essays. As one of the first photographers to use flash, he is considered a pioneer in photography. [1]
2 Immigration to the United States
3 Journalism career
4 Marriages and later life
6 Memorials
Jacob Riis was the third of fifteen children born to Niels Riis, schoolteacher and editor of the local Ribe newspaper, and Carolina Riis, a homemaker.[2] Riis was influenced both by his stern father, whose school Riis took delight in disrupting, and by the authors he read, among whom Charles Dickens and James Fenimore Cooper were his favorites. At age eleven, Riis's younger brother drowned. Riis would be haunted for the rest of his life by the images of his drowning brother and of his mother staring at his brother's empty chair at the dinner table.[2] At twelve, Riis amazed all who knew him when he donated all the money he received for Christmas to a poor Ribe family, at a time when money was scarce for anyone.[3] When Riis was sixteen, he fell in love with Elisabeth Gortz, a girl from a wealthy local family, but his marriage suit was rejected because the family thought Riis too common. Riis moved to Copenhagen in dismay, seeking work as a carpenter.[2]
Immigration to the United States
Riis came to the United States by steamer in 1870, when he was 21, seeking employment as a carpenter. He arrived during an era of social turmoil. Large groups of migrants and immigrants flooded urban areas in the years following the Civil War seeking prosperity in a more industrialized environment. Twenty-four million people moved to urban centers, causing a population increase of over 700%.[1] The demographics of American urban centers grew significantly more heterogeneous as immigrant groups arrived in waves, creating ethnic enclaves often more populous than even the largest cities in the homelands.[1] Riis found himself just another poor immigrant in New York. His only companion was a stray dog he met shortly after his arrival. The dog brought him inspiration and when a police officer mercilessly beat it to death, Riis was devastated. One of his personal victories, he later confessed, was not using his eventual fame to ruin the career of the offending officer.[2] Riis spent most of his nights in police-run poor houses, whose conditions were so ghastly that Riis dedicated himself to having them shut down.[4]
Journalism career
Bandit's Roost by Jacob Riis, 1888, from How the Other Half Lives. This image is Bandit's Roost at 59½ Mulberry Street, considered the most crime-ridden, dangerous part of New York City.
Riis held various jobs before he accepted a position as a police reporter in 1873 with the New York Evening Sun newspaper. In 1874, he joined the news bureau of the Brooklyn News. In 1877 he served as police reporter, this time for the New York Tribune. During these stints as a police reporter, Riis worked the most crime-ridden and impoverished slums of the city.[2] Through his own experiences in the poor houses, and witnessing the conditions of the poor in the city slums, he decided to make a difference for those who had no voice.[1] He was one of the first Americans to use flash powder, allowing his documentation of New York City slums to penetrate the dark of night, and helping him capture the hardships faced by the poor and criminal along his police beats, especially on the notorious Mulberry Street. In 1889, Scribner's Magazine published Riis's photographic essay on city life, which Riis later expanded to create his magnum opus How the Other Half Lives.[4] This work was directly responsible for convincing then-Commissioner of Police Theodore Roosevelt to close the police-run poor houses in which Riis suffered during his first months as an American. After reading it, Roosevelt was so deeply moved by Riis's sense of justice that he met Riis and befriended him for life, calling him "the best American I ever knew."[4] Roosevelt himself coined the term "muckraking journalism", of which Riis is a recognized example, in 1906.[2]
Marriages and later life
At age 25, Riis wrote to Elisabeth Gortz to propose a second time. This time Gortz accepted, and joined Riis in New York City, saying "We will strive together for all that is noble and good".[5] Indeed, Gortz did support Riis in his work, and he spent the next 25 years using his artistic medium to advance the concerns of the poor. During this time, Riis wrote another twelve works, including his autobiography The Making of an American in 1901.[4] In 1905, his wife grew ill and died. In 1907, Riis remarried, and with his new wife Mary Phillips, moved to a farm in Barre, Massachusetts. Riis's children came from this marriage, but Riis died on May 26, 1914, at his Massachusetts farm. His second wife would live until 1967, continuing work on the farm, working on Wall Street and teaching classes at Columbia University.[6]
Contemporary critics have noted that, despite Riis's sense of populist justice, he had a deprecating attitude towards women and people of certain ethnic and racial groups.[1] In his autobiography, The Making of an American, Riis decided to allow his wife to add a chapter examining her own life. After letting her begin an honest and evocative biographical sketch over several pages titled "Elisabeth Tells Her Story", Riis decided his wife had had enough of the stage: "I cut the rest of it off, because I am the editor and want to begin again here myself, and what is the use of being an editor unless you can cut 'copy?' Also, it is not good for woman to allow her to say too much."[7]
Furthermore, Riis's writings revealed his prejudices against certain ethnic groups, cataloguing stereotypes of those with whom he had less in common ethnically. Riis' middle class and Protestant backgrounds weighed heavily in his presentation of How the Other Half Lives. Both instilled a strong capitalist idealism; while he pitied certain poor examined as worthy, many others he viewed with contempt. According to Riis, certain races were doomed to failure, as certain lifestyles caused families' hardships.[1] An example of Riis's ubiquitous ethnic stereotyping is seen in his analysis of how various immigrant groups master the English language: "Unlike the German, who begins learning English the day he lands as a matter of duty, or the Polish Jew, who takes it up as soon as he is able as an investment, the Italian learns slowly, if at all."[8]
Jacob Riis Park, located on Rockaway Peninsula in the Gateway National Recreation Area, Queens, is named after Riis.
PS 126M The Jacob August Riis School, a New York City public school in Manhattan's Lower East Side serving kindergarten through grade 8, is named after Riis.
^ a b c d e f James Davidson and Mark Lytle, "The Mirror with a Memory," After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection (New York: McGraw Hill, 2000).
^ a b c d e f Len Bernstein, "What Do the World and People Deserve?" Photographica World: The Journal of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain (no. 98, April, 2001; available online here).
^ Eli Siegel, "Aesthetic Realism: A Tripartite Study", The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known, no. 247, (Dec 1977).
^ a b c d Teaching History Online: "Jacob Riis".
^ Eli Siegel, "Art as Ethics," The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known, no. 738 (May 1987).
^ Francesca Pitaro, "Guide to the Jacob Riis Papers" (Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library, 1985; available online as PDF file here).
^ Jacob A. Riis, The Making of an American (London: Macmillan, 1970), 283.
^ Jacob Riis, "The Italian in New York", chap. 5 of How the Other Half Lives (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890; available online here).
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Understanding the Medium of Video Game
Throughout history, even before computers came into existence, human beings have wrestled with the notion of "real". In the 60s, it was psychedelic drugs that inspired the question, "What is reality?" Now, it is the medium of computers armed with high-performance graphics processors that inspire the same question. Los Angeles based art cooperative C-Level seems to be keen on understanding the message of this modern medium.
Their new project "Waco Resurrection" premiered on October 16 at the Kitchen in New York City. It is a 3D role-playing game where players become Vernon Howell (aka David Koresh), the cult leader of Branch Davidian in Waco, Texas. The game is played with a "hard-plastic 3D skin" featuring a voice-activated interface. Participants run around the Branch Davidian compound with a variety of weapons shooting at FBI agents and other adversaries. They are also bombarded with the government "psy-ops" such as the blasting of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walking." It is a complex experience in many ways, triggering many emotions, which in turn prompt many questions.
This summer, a similar game called "9-11 Survivor" was available on the Internet, and was quickly labeled by many as exploitative. Brody Condon, a member of the team that developed "Waco Resurrection," was the teacher of the game-design class that produced "9-11 Survivor." My first question when I observed the installation of "Waco" at the Kitchen was: What are the criteria for something to be "exploitative"?
To exploit, according to Merriam-Webster, is "to make use of meanly or unjustly for one's own advantage or profit." Monetary gain is the most obvious, but neither game is a commercial venture. Why then are people so quick to label "9-11 Survivor" exploitative? The only other motive that I can think of is fame, or recognition, but this is merely an assumption, albeit an obvious one. The truth of the matter is that the critics of the game do not know what the motive of the creators was.
There is nothing inherently exploitative about trying to recreate experiences of others. The public smoothly accepts movies like "Titanic" and "Pearl Harbor" only because the actual events happened decades ago. Why should time be a factor in the notion of exploitation? Why are text descriptions of the event acceptable, but not a 3D graphical representation? Why are web-based interactive presentations by news organizations such as New York Times acceptable? It appears that what is required in order to be publicly acceptable is reduction or dulling of information either in time or in resolution. If the time is too soon, your presentation will feel too real. If the resolution of your presentation is too high, it will feel too real also.
Something that looks and feels real, yet is protected from any real consequences, has an entertainment value. We are tempted to see and feel what it was like without risking our own lives for it. This entertainment value is what is perceived to be vulgar or of bad taste. But again, this is a projection of our own questionable motive or desire. Why should we assume that the same motive applies to everyone else, as common as it may be?
The theme that runs through much of C-Level's work appears to be the disconnect we experience in computer generated reality. Mainstream games such as Unreal Tournament and Grand Theft Auto are based mostly on fictional scenarios. Despite the fact that players continuously massacre people with powerful guns or by running them over with cars, the emotions generated tend to be those of excitement, not sorrow or guilt. When the context of the game is closer to reality, such as Waco or 9-11, it is more difficult to disconnect from natural emotions or empathies. In playing "Waco", emotions are mixed and confused. The context prevents players from simply enjoying the excitement of blowing up people and objects.
This feeling of disconnect is explored in a different way with another work by C-Level, "Tekken Torture Tournament." Tekken is a popular fighting game where players assume a role of a master of martial art. In the C-Level version of it, for every blow received, one is also given an electric shock, thereby matching what is seen with what is felt physically. In high-resolution video games like Tekken, there is a substantial discrepancy between what the eyes and ears experience and what other parts of the body experience. By filling in the gaps, one becomes more aware of the disconnectedness of the original game.
But to blame this feeling of disconnect to the technology itself would be a mistake. It is more a product of our alienation than it is an effect of high technology. One can create a similar feeling of disconnect without technology. For instance, pinch your nose so that you cannot smell anything, and take a sip of expensive brandy. Your sense of smell is disconnected from the flavor of the brandy, and it creates a very different experience. Better yet, wipe the surface of raw fish with a piece of tissue paper, plug your nose with it, and take a sip. When you drive through a thunderstorm, what you are looking at is the same as what the pedestrian outside is looking at, but you are nice and dry, comfortably chatting with your company, a far cry from what the pedestrian is feeling. In a freezing cold weather, you are wearing 10 layers of clothes, and you are actually feeling too hot. This too is a feeling of disconnect.
For most people, what they know about 9-11 came through the same mechanisms they usually use to consume any other types of information. There was nothing substantially different about their experience of 9-11 from their experience of Hollywood movies, other than their awareness of the fact that 9-11 happened for real, and that Hollywood movies are fictional. Some people were troubled by the fact that 9-11 did not feel any different from watching a Hollywood movie. They felt guilty, and had a difficult time admitting the discrepancy between how they felt and what they thought they should feel. I believe there was a certain degree of honesty in their feelings of disconnect. After all, there was no substantial difference in the nature of their experience; it was only psychological. In order to reconcile these feelings of disconnect, many people flocked around Ground Zero to see the aftermath of the tragedy. We all employ different ways of reconciling our feelings with what we perceive. For some people, visiting Ground Zero was nothing more than an amusement, but for others, it was a necessary process of reconciliation. We cannot make an overarching judgment of other people's actions based on what our own motive would be. Perhaps for some people, experiencing what it was like to be trapped in the WTC towers through the means of 3D computer graphics was meaningful.
In some ways, this is similar to the effort made by C-Level to add the component of physical pain to the video game Tekken. Those who are perceptive and conscientious enough cannot help feeling a sense of disconnect in playing such a game, and they are tempted to make an effort at reconciling it. This, however, has nothing to do with the nature of technology per se.
There are people whose emotional pain is so great that they feel comforted by inflicting and feeling physical pain on themselves. This too is fundamentally the same effort of reconciliation. Whenever we feel alienated, we try to reconcile. Alienation is a feeling that what we do or feel is not part of us. The term is more often used to describe the disconnect between who we are and what we produce (as in classical Marxist critiques), but my concern here is with who we are and what we feel. Just because we feel something, does not necessarily mean that it is connected to who we are. The problem is not so much that there are discrepancies and contradictions among the pieces of our sensory information, but that there is nothing that can tie these mismatching pieces into something coherent, something we can feel as our own. When our emotions originate from within ourselves, as disparate and contradictory as they may be, they make sense at least from our own perspectives. If they do not originate from within ourselves, that is, if they are being manipulated by external forces, we cannot make any sense out of the chaos of our own emotions, and we feel alienated from them.
It is analogous to how an electrical motor works. If you feed electricity into a motor, it turns. Reverse the process and turn it with your hand, it generates electricity. The same can happen with human beings. That is, there are passive emotions and active emotions. Just because you feel something does not necessarily mean that it originated in you. It might be a result of external triggers. You feel alienated when most of your emotions are triggered externally, when your life is filled with apathy, and when you are a slave to your own feelings. It is not because of the fact that you work on a computer everyday that necessarily causes the feeling of disconnect. It is not the impressive realism of video games that causes it either. You could be a chef who has never had any need to touch a computer, and still feel the general feeling of disconnect in everything you do.
Shown on giant screens, in vivid color, and with surround audio, movies are capable of impressive realism. Often they make viewers identify with their characters. Literature too can feel so real that one starts crying. Some of those feelings too are passive and active. The reason why we hardly hear anyone complain about the disconnect between what they see and what they feel in movies or novels, is because many of them engender active emotions in us. This is the difference between art and entertainment; the former is an opportunity to find our genuine, active emotions, whereas the latter manipulates our sensory perceptions to artificially induce emotions in us. This is why true art makes consumers work hard, whereas a piece of entertainment is served on a sliver platter for easy consumption, essentially telling consumers how to feel. The reason why video games tend to invite criticism of disconnect is because most of them provide no opportunity for our active emotions to manifest themselves. "Waco Resurrection" is one such attempt at creating this opportunity.
C-Level may face some difficulties in changing the perception that video games are devoid of true emotions, but once the public understands and sees the potential of the medium, we may soon see a wave of new art using the medium. In other words, the name "video game" has a bad rap that it needs to get over first. It is a form of prejudice; the common associations with the label "video game" are getting in the way of seeing the full potential of the medium. It is similar to the way cartoon is perceived in this country. It may face a real uphill battle, but I have a faith in the determinations of video gamers.


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A: Логика ломается из-за анимации, в момент вызова второго попапа анимация первого может еще не завершится, а после завершения анимации стили блока изменятся и перебьют то, что задалось при нажатии на вторую кнопку.
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I love APL shoes. These are no different. Unfortunately the size I ordered is too big and my size is out of stock.
These are super cute - even my teenage twins complimented me on my new workout shoes! :) They were perfectly fine for a weight training; I have yet to run in them.
3rd pair of this particular APL style. Used to wear size 9 (which is my typical running shoes size) but size 9 felt a little too short. I use these on one particular elliptical (whose foot pad does not adapt well to other running shoes) and I also use them to walk outdoors after I have been injured because they are wider and keep my toes splayed and away from each other. I ran with them briefly a few years ago but they are too flat for that purpose, at least for my feet. Caution: women with narrow feet may not like these shoes (unless APL has come out with a narrow version); cinching down on the laces is somewhat limited.
Overall: Rated: 1 stars! Comfort: Rated:4 stars! Style: Rated:5 stars!
The shoe design is fresh and the for the most part, the shoes are comfortable when you have the right socks. I use socks that have a high lip in the ankle to protect the skin above the ankle. I've worn out 2 pairs of these APL shoes. Each pair lasted about 3 months before the sole of the shoe wore out. For what it's worth, on average, I buy a new pair of athletic shoes once a year. I normally replace my athletic shoes before they are worn out. However, APL shoes are being replaced MUCH sooner than expected.


Can Mojang please bring back the rose flower?
Magma blocks creating lava source blocks.
Totems of Undying should give you levitation if you die in the void.
It's a bit infuriating having your totem lost when you're knocked into the void. I propose this solution where you're given levitation and float back up to the surface.
Cocoa beans are not the same thing as chocolate chips. Change the cookie from [Wheat][Coco beans][wheat] to [Wheat______][sugar] [Coca beans][wheat].


This half term we have been reading The Iron Man and basing our writing, art, D&T and PSHE on the themes in the books.
The children have been working hard to produce some brilliant work including pictures in the style of Roy Lichtenstein, a healthy meal for The Iron Man, a piece of writing as one of the seagulls and making their own Iron Man from scrap.
Please see below for some of the fantastic creations by 4CJ.
As part of our topic we decided to make the Iron Man a meal out of his favourite food... scrap! This fit in nicely with out Science topic of healthy eating and we decided to make sure that the Iron Man had a good balance of flavours, textures and colours.
This half-term we have really been exploring maths using practical activities. Below you can see that the children have been completing some excellent work on decimal places using base 10.


Guildford Photographic Society is delighted to announce its upcoming biennial exhibition, which will take place at Guildford House Gallery, High Street, Guildford from 6th - 21st June 2015. Entry to the exhibition is free, and the Gallery is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 4.45pm, and Sundays 11am to 4pm.
The exhibition will showcase a broad selection of work from the Society's members, all of whom are invited to submit images for inclusion in this prestigious event. Several genres of photography will be featured, including nature, landscape, architecture, humour, and black and white photography, and there will also be themed panels of prints on a variety of subjects, as well as projected digital images, on display.
Barbara Higginbotham's Sooty Orange Tip Butterfly was judged the winning entry in the Open category, while new member Kate Palmer's panel Puma won first place among the panels of four. Winners of the other categories were Andy Friend-Smith, with Sorrento Church, in Architecture; Jo Pannifer's Path out to sea in Landscape; Ulf Tenner's Wild Horse, in Monochrome; and Royston Williamson's Nigel's been hit in Humour.


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World's largest rainforest drying experiment completes first phase
Scientists with The Woods Hole Research Center are analyzing the surprising results of the first phase of a drydown experiment occurring in the Amazonian rainforest.
From January 2000 to July 2004, rainfall was excluded from a one-hectare (2.2 acre) plot in the middle of the Tapajs National Forest, in Brazil. A total of 6 feet of rainfall was diverted with six thousand 2' by 6' clear plastic panels suspended 3 to 12 feet above the soil. The panels were removed during the five-month dry season each year. To sort out the forest responses to the "umbrellas" from the normal variation in tree growth, tree death, leaf production, and other aspects of forest behavior, researchers compared this dry plot of forest with a similar plot, from which rainfall was not excluded. These two forest plots were compared for a year prior to installation of the plastic panels to register any differences in behavior that already existed when we began the experiment.
According to Daniel C. Nepstad, a senior scientist with The Woods Hole Research Center, "This experiment provides researchers with a peek into the future of this majestic forest, a future that will most likely be drier because of global warming, El Nio episodes, and even the drying effects of rainforest clearing and burning itself."
First, the biggest surprise noted thus far has been the great tolerance that this forest presented in the face of the severe drought that was created. As the moisture stored in the soil that sustained the forest during prolonged dry seasons was depleted in the dry plot, the trees simply absorbed water from deeper in the soil with their extensive root systems, avoiding most of the visible symptoms of drought stress. By the end of the five-year period of exclusion, many trees in the forest were drawing in water from more than 40 feet deep in the soil.
Second, it was anticipated that when the trees ran out of water in the soil, they would shed their leaves. In fact,
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1. Worlds first X-ray free electron laser is on course to completion
2. Worlds leading scientists announce creation of Encyclopedia of Life
3. Worlds top engineers in San Antonio for system of systems conference
4. Worlds oldest rocks show how Earth may have dodged frozen fate of Mars
5. Worlds largest flower evolved from family of much tinier blooms
6. Worlds coral reef left vulnerable by paper parks
7. Worlds coral reefs left vulnerable by paper parks
8. Worlds tiniest test tubes get teensiest corks
9. Worlds largest study on changes to Earths ecosystems released on May 19
10. Worlds largest scientific society backs green chemistry bill
11. Worlds largest population study on BRCA1/2


The world just lost a small visionary; Dashan Coram is gone. The specifics of how this young man passed are less important than the fact that the AntiFolk community – as well as many other communities – are now without a distinctive and compassionate voice. It's a small comfort to know that he died in his sleep, but a sad moment for many to lose such an artist – and friend – so young.
Coram was important to the budding creativity of lots of people around our community. He was a leader of Huggabroomstik, Urban Barnyard, and Friends with Benefits. He founded Secret Salamander, but was exceptionally communal in his shows. He clearly had a belief that art was for everyone, and encouraged all those around him to be creative. He was a catalyst, and a community leader, and will be missed.
Showing up at the Sidewalk around 2003, Coram had a penchant for not sitting in chairs, but balling himself up in the back part of the room, while viewing the open mic. He would make himself, seemingly, as small as possible, and soak in whatever the room had to offer.
He released a compilation album of acts that he was involved with, including usual like Dibs, Yoko Kikuchi, and Huggabroomstik, but also AntiFolk founder Lach with his band, the Secrets. He supported acts when he could, notably playing weird guitar parts in a cool version of Prewar Yardsale during one exceptional OJ All Day.
After forming Urban Barnyard, he eventually quit the group, but continued to support the band that once was his. When he left New York for love, his bands (Urban Barnyard and Huggabroomstik) continued on without him, perhaps a testament to the community involvement he engendered, leaving people pumped by his initial vision, and willing to keep it up after his time. His legacy was secure when he moved out of the city. With that sort of spirit, it's pretty certain that Dashan will remain a vital and integral part of our lives forever – despite the recent turn of events.
Thank you so much for this beautiful tribute to my godson.
He was all that and so much more. Thank you!
Thanks Jon this is really nice.
Beautifully put, moving tribute, Jonathan. Thank you.


Garden Amendment, Coconut Coir: What is it good for?
One of just a few garden amendments I like to use is Coconut Coir or fiber. It is the fiber from between the hard shell of the coconut and the hard outer husk. I have buckets of this when I am done opening coconuts, but the Coir I am talking about today comes to me shredded and compressed into a small block. I throw the block of Coconut Coir into my wheel barrow with 6 gallons of water and it breaks apart and becomes a wheelbarrow full of fluffy peat like soil amendment.
You can use this Coconut Coir as a replacement for Peat Moss which comes out of millions of years old bogs that are being destroyed to bring us peat moss for our gardens. I like it very well for amending my sandy soil when I am putting in a new perennial plant or tree, just one or two shovels full mixed with the soil in the planting hole for a 3 gallon potted plant works great.
Coconut Coir is also a great component for creating a potting mix. Try it with an equal part of compost and a bit of sand for a decent potting mix.
Coconut Coir comes with the Can O Worms worm bin when you buy one, and when you harvest that first or bottom tray, the one that had the Coir in it, those are the fluffiest most easily used worm castings you can get. I am now using Coconut Coir in all of the trays of my Working Worms worm bins. The worms love it, and I think it vastly improves my worm castings product.
Now that you know what it's good for why not try some Coconut Coir?
You have been so prolific in writing, as of late, that I cannot keep up!
Sources for coconut coir at a good price? I need a few bricks for my worm friends to split and multiply in another bin and would also like to know of a source for larger quantity as a soil builder.
Thanks and keep the posts coming.
Hi Christine, Thanks for your comment. I've been taking breaks inside afternoons it's been so hot. So I write.


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Get Lost in Maine's DownEast & Acadia Region
Maine's DownEast & Acadia region encompasses the easternmost portion of the state, stretching along the coast to the Canadian border. The term "DownEast" was traditionally the direction the sailing ships traveled from New York and Boston, downwind and to the east. Popular destinations in Maine's DownEast & Acadia include Bar Harbor, Lubec, Bucksport, and the Penobscot Narrows. See the highlighted area on map on this page for reference.
Nestled on the coast of Maine is an area so mesmerizing and hospitable, you'll never want to go home! Welcome to Maine's DownEast & Acadia region! A visit represents a true, authentic Maine experience where the sights, sounds and tastes are sea-infused and historically rich. Like siblings, the DownEast & Acadia region is made up of six similar, yet very distinct subregions – each exhibiting unique qualities and one-of-a-kind attractions.
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A visit to Mount Desert Island and the Acadia National Park region is the perfect way to kick off your DownEast adventure. Derived from the Greek word for earthly paradise, "Acadia" encompasses the deep heritage of its French settlers, who first inhabited the area in 1604. World-famous coastal towns like Bar Harbor add an unforgettable maritime element. Combined, it's a cultural goldmine, apparent in the diverse selection of dining, sightseeing and lodging choices.
Formed by powerful glaciers over thousands of years, Acadia National Park is a getaway in and of itself. Spread over 46,000 acres and several towns and villages, the park features many miles of shoreline to explore, 125 miles of hiking trails, and 45 miles of carriage roads. No matter the season, Acadia is a recreational treasure-trove. In the winter, enjoy ice fishing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and more. The warmer months bring traditional hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, ranger-guided adventures, and other sun-inspired activities.
A plethora of diverse and amazing wildlife inhabit Acadia. From eagles and puffins to black bear and muskrats, the inland region of Acadia is bursting with life. Just offshore, the coastal waters surrounding the island include a variety of whales, seals, dolphins and porpoises. Kids of all ages can take part in the Junior Ranger Program to learn about Acadia. The park also has two campgrounds on Mount Desert Island (Blackwoods Campground and Seawall Campground) as well as five lean-to shelters on Isle au Haut.
The smaller villages of Mount Desert Island – Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Hall Quarry, and Pretty Marsh – are a sightseeing extravaganza. Snap a photo next to a picturesque footbridge or fjord carved by the glaciers in Somesville. Explore the Bear Island Lighthouse and various gardens featuring endless varieties of plants and flowers, before enjoying Northeast Harbor's streets lined with quaint shops, fine eateries, and pristine art galleries.
Bar Harbor is a premier family destination featuring a family nature camp, an oceanarium and a lumberjack show. You can also take in the sights and sounds of Acadia National Park's most prominent landmarks via the area's 27-mile Park Loop Road including Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach, Thunder Hole, Otter Cliffs, Jordan Pond, and other points of interest.
After leaving the Mount Desert area, be sure to stop by the many coastal towns that make up East Penobscot Bay. Visit the world's tallest bridge observatory with a visit to the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory and Fort Knox. Or explore the Deer Isle Lighthouse Trail where you can see 8 area lighthouses. Don't forget your lighthouse passport! There are stamps for each of these gems!
Looking for a cultural experience you'll never forget? Then add the Ellsworth/Trenton subregion to your agenda! The area is home to a number of museums including The Telephone Museum and Woodlawn Museum and Garden Park. If theater is a passion, there are several historically significant theaters that will delight.
Machias, an Indian name meaning "bad little falls," encompasses a variety of towns and villages known for their blueberry harvests and logging history. The third weekend in August is the Wild Blueberry Festival, an event you don't want to miss. Rich in history, the Machias region is also the site of the first Naval Battle of the Revolutionary War. Several festivals also commemorate local patriots including those who attacked and seized the British Naval Vessel, the Margaretta, so that their lumber wouldn't be sent to Boston to build British barracks.
Complete your visit away from the crowds in Way DownEast and Roosevelt Campobello. Take a leisurely stroll along West Quoddy Head, the easternmost spot in the U.S., known for its world famous candy striped lighthouse. You might also enjoy taking a Schooner or guided lobster boat ride from Eastport to see whales or for a spin through the Old Sow, a large natural whirlpool.
For shoppers, the entire region is a utopia of retail offering an array of cultural boutiques, upscale shops, art galleries showcasing the work of Maine's local artisans and craftsmen, and traditional outlets. You'll also be astounded at the many antique shops that call the area home. It's the one place to find a treasure with connections to the area's rich nautical historical. Visit our DownEast & Acadia Shopping and Antiquing page to learn more.
Throughout the region, there are many options for camping and sleeping under the stars. Oceanside campgrounds, "primitive" tenting spots, RV parks, and wilderness lodges await your arrival. Some locations are even open year-round! For a unique experience, consider staying at one of the many sporting camps, known for their extreme hunting and fishing opportunities. Plan your DownEast camping getaway today.
Or find another way to stay! Camping is just one of the many ways to enjoy your visit DownEast. Other lodging choices include deluxe resorts with spa, fitness, and meeting facilities; house, cottage, and condo rentals for a home away from home; traditional hotels and motels; and quaint inns and B&Bs. Sleep in a historic home of a sea captain who once traded ice for Chinese porcelains. Or put your head to rest at a bed and breakfast overlooking an inland lake. The choice is yours!
My favorite spot in Downeast & Acadia is Acadia National Park, and it is a must-see. Its beauty and diversity of features makes it a pleasure to visit. Above all there is the ocean with its rugged coastline, and the many activities there are to do in the park. Acadia is nature at its finest.
–Malia H., Rockford, IL
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This cruise ship came into the harbour through the fog this morning, but by noon it was sunny and the tourists had a nice day after all.
There is one bed of early tulips blooming in Bannerman Park and they look beautiful.
Signs of spring in Bowring Park.
I went back to Cape Spear today, the weather was much nicer than a couple of days ago.


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Pannone Corporate has advised on the cross-border acquisition of Easyairconditioning.com.
The Manchester firm acted as legal adviser to Beijer Ref AB – a Swedish listed business, which specialises in the wholesale of refrigeration and air conditioning products. Through the transaction Beijer Ref will expand its international footprint, strengthening its UK presence through the acquisition of the Midlands-based company.
The Pannone team was led by Tom Hall and included Arshnoor Amershi and Bez Borang.
Tom Hall said: "This is a fantastic acquisition for Beijer Ref, and cements its commitment to the UK market, as the company looks to grow its presence through a proven and highly successful network of 70-plus subsidiaries across Europe, Asia, Pacific and Africa. Easyairconditioning.com is a perfect fit for the business and complements its existing network in the UK.
"This cross-border transaction is yet another demonstration of the increasing appetite of large international businesses that have a strategic focus on the UK, using buy and build as an effective way to enter or expand into an overseas market. This has been a popular theme throughout 2022, with Pannone supporting large international clients on a number of significant cross border acquisitions this year, including acting for global cloud platform Esker on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Market Dojo, advising Dutch flower distributor van Duyvenvoorde on a significant UK acquisition and advising Argenbright on its strategic investment in Amberstone Security.
Easyairconditioning.com was established in 2001 and delivers a range of AC and heat recovery system solutions to business and domestic markets.
Christopher Norbye, CEO Beijer Ref, said: "With over two decades of experience, Easy Air Conditioning has accumulated a well-established customer base. They have a dedicated and committed team and we are pleased to welcome Easy Air Conditioning to the Beijer Ref group."
Shakespeare Martineau (Michael Stace and Matthew Shephard) advised Easyairconditioning.com on the transaction.
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Pannone Corporate has advised Europe's leading call tracking provider, ResponseTap, on the sale to Infinity in an undisclosed deal.
The Manchester law firm acted as legal adviser to Salford-based ResponseTap, which was acquired by call intelligence provider, Infinity, from the company's management and venture capital investors. The team was led by Tom Hall (Corporate Partner) and Arshnoor Amershi (Senior Associate), with support from Behzad Borang.
ResponseTap has built up a strong reputation for the development of highly innovative customer experience software to predict caller intent and personalise the call experience. This will combine with Infinity's leading conversation analytics suite, which enhances its core call tracking services. It will allow the enlarged SaaS group – which has annual recurring revenues of £15 million, employing 135 staff – to better serve its 350 enterprise and over 1,000 SMB clients.
Tom Hall said: "We have worked alongside the founders of ResponseTap for the last 10 years, following the company on an impressive growth journey that has attracted significant interest from across the market.
"ResponseTap has developed and launched pioneering speech analytics technology, expanded beyond its North West roots to international territories, and built up an enviable client portfolio, including Virgin Money and luxury travel group, EFR Travel. It's a real success story for the region and a significant deal within the marketplace."
Pannone Corporate has acted for the management team, Maven Capital Partners, and Mercia Fund Managers, on the proposed sale of Macclesfield-based fintech start-up, Mojo Mortgages, to RVU – the owner of multiple digital brands, including Uswitch, Confused.com and Money.co.uk.
The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.
Mark Winthorpe, corporate partner, who lead on the deal, commented: "Mojo is fantastic North West success story, demonstrating the significant potential that exists in the regional's fintech community when you cleverly combine smart technology with market and consumer insight. This deal is testament to the considerable investment and ambition that the team has made in the last few years and is an exciting milestone in the growth journey of the tech start-up."
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Sai Gon eating: coffee bars and street food.
A compilation of various restaurants and coffee houses. First up, seafood in District 2.
Vietnamese from costal areas dislike seafood in Ho Chi Minh, as it can never be as fresh and certainly not as cheap as their home town. Having said that, I really enjoyed the Hải Sản (seafood) at Phố Ốc (271 Đường Nguyễn Duy Trinh, Phường Bình Trưng Tây, Quận 2, Hồ Chí Minh).
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Clams in lemongrass (and heavy on the chilli) with Vietnamese sea snails. The leaves are slightly bitter, in contrast to the sweet, tangy sauce. Washed down with Tiger Beer (Singapore).
Even closer to home, a small restaurant specialising in just a few dishes, O Hai Quan.
Rice vermicelli soup with tofu, tomato and crab. The purple sauce in the small dish is the extremely pungent shrimp paste (mắm tôm). Prices from 35 000 to 40 000 VND (£1.14 – £1.30 / $1.50 – $1.71).
Party time – the Vietnamese love a party, love eating and making noise … a LOT of noise (I can vouch for that – I often suffer dreadful drunken deafening wedding party karaoke – but that is for another blog) and I was invited to a house-warming shindig over in the north-western suburbs. There was food, there was beer and yes, there was karaoke.
Late night drinking means early morning coffee. Back to District 2, and a chain called Ding Tea.
Was actually heading for Highlands Coffee when I saw this new store. Probably would have paid about 70 000 VND just for one coffee there (but it IS good). Based in the Cantavil Shopping Mall complex.
This is a very popular diner, and easy for non-Vietnamese speakers – just point and take a seat. They also sell vegetarian food. This spread, including two fish dishes, a vegetarian pancake-type dish, soup, rice and side salads was around 140 000 VND (£4.55 $6). Service is quick, and the customers always seem slightly bemused by a westerner tucking in and enjoying the grub.
Laha Coffee at 169 Nguyễn Duy Trinh. Very small, just three or four tables (mainly a take-away joint) but great ambience AND great coffee. This was just 25 000 VND (£0.94 $1.24).
The food, and more coffee, I'll save for the next blog … now it's time to eat !
Next Post Sai Gon eating and coffee bars 2: the beat goes on.


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On today's show I am speaking with Hubert, the host of Mad Potcoins. Hubert lives in Denver where he enjoys legally growing a small crop of Marijuana plants for his own enjoyment. Hubert I and talk about everything under the sun including organic growing versus using chemicals and pesticides, the difficulties growers, head shops and dispensaries are having in procuring and keeping bank accounts and how some of these problems might just be solved by Potcoin, the official coin of the International Cannabis Community! And listeners and podcasters alike, coming soon you'll be able to find full transcripts of each episode of Bitcoins and Gravy in the Transcript section of BitcoinsAndGravy.com . Professional transcriptions provided by one of our fans who can be found at: http://diaryofafreelancetranscriptionist.com/2015/01/21/free-transcript-project-8/ More on this in a few weeks and thanks for your patience friends! Magic Word Hidden in each episode of Bitcoins and Gravy is a Magic Word. I know that it may sound absurd, but listen for the Magic Word and you can earn LTBcoin! First set up a free account at LetsTalkBitcoin.com. Then tune in to your favorite LTB podcast and when you hear the Magic Word, don't delay! Submit it to your account and by doing so you will earn a portion of the week's LTBcoin distribution. Setting up an LTB account has always been fast and easy . . . and now it's profitable!!! CREDITS: MadPotCoin Links: https://www.youtube.com/user/MadPotCoins/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/WorldCryptoNetwork/videos https://twitter.com/MadPotCoins Ode To Satoshi Ode to Satoshi lyrics & melody by John Barrett Copyright 2014 RJM Publishing - BMI Nashville. Lead Vocal, Harmony Vocals, Harmonica, Snare Drum: John Barrett Harmony vocals: John Barrett, Connie Sinclair and Lij Shaw Guitar: Jonathan Brown Mandolin: Ben Miller Bass Guitar: Michael Rinne Initial tracks recorded by Mark Thornton of Sidekick Sound Studios, Madison, TN. All other tracks Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at The Toy Box Studio, Nashville, Tennessee Engineer: Lij Shaw. Assistant to engineer: Don "The Don" Bates Produced by John Barrett & Elijah "Lij" Shaw Special thanks to Alan Baird for his dobro, guitar and mandolin playing on many of the shows. Now that's some pickin man! Thanks also to Alex Munoz Guijarro for his excellent pedal steel playing on many of our shows. Interviews for this episode were recorded and edited by John Barrett at The Tree House Studio - Nashville, Tennessee. All shows are produced by John Barrett with the moral support of his trusty sidekick Maxwell Rascalnikov CoyoTe Rex, aka Max. Theme song "Gravy" by the band, Eleanor Roosevelt with Elijah "Lij" Shaw on fiddle. And a big thank you for moral support from my good friends at The Tennessee Bitcoin Alliance: TennesseeBitcoin.org Questions or Comments? Bitcoins and Gravy Hotline: (615) 208-5198 Listeners . . . listen up! Call this number and say something funny, sing a song, read a poem or just rant! Or if you'd rather you can ask me a question, leave a comment, make a suggestion or record a complaint! If I like what you say I'll put it on the next show! Email me to say Howdy!: howdy@bitcoinsandgravy.com Visit theWebsite: BitcoinsAndGravy.com Bitcoins and Gravy Tipping Addresses: Bitcoin: 1ByqQXLTm9JZGSwnfqCCakaifBt3grQkXS Litecoin: LgqYgxLTBPgr8C1JGLLJVLK4ZN1fveprAp And if you don't feel like contacting me, just kick back, relax and enjoy the show. I hope you enjoy listening to my guests as much as I enjoy talking with them!
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"A Great Effort is Not Enough"
The year is 1991 and the varsity Wonders of A.L. Brown are beginning a new year with big ambitions and a resolve to improve from their last outing in 1990. After succumbing to the Statesville Greyhounds in round three of the the state AAA playoffs 21-14 the Wonders were once again looking to redeem themselves and get back to state championship form. One big area of concern at the beginning of the year would be who would step up and replace their graduated field general and three year starter Maurice "Mo" Blakeney. A seasoned, capable quarterback is the backbone to any championship caliber football team and the Wonders had lost a monster in "Mo" Blakeney. Looking to step into those shoes would be a junior quarterback who had proven himself quite capable in the quarterbacking duties as a JV in 1990. Andy Smith was an imposing figure at the quarterback position standing over six feet four inches tall and weighing in at a comfortable one hundred and eighty two pounds. Seeing over the line would be no issue for Smith.
Behind Smith would be a backfield equally as impressive in the likes of three year starter Michael Barnes and new to the varsity backfield junior Keenan Lott. The offensive line comprised mostly of juniors were averaging about two hundred and fifty pounds across the board and were very athletic. Defensively the Wonders were fast and agile averaging about the same as the O-Line. Once again the South Piedmont Conference was fairly balanced with some newcomers beginning to flex some muscle in the likes of North Rowan and East Rowan. The odds on favorites however were you're mainstays in the Wonders and Spiders from Concord. In Bruce Hardin's third year as head coach the Wonders were still antsy having already made it to the big dance in Hardin's first year in 1989 and there were several Wonders who were seniors that remembered that trip to Chapel Hill and were eager to get back. Several obstacles stood in the way of the Wonders aspirations of a return trip to Chapel Hill. First were the Greyhounds of Statesville who succeeded in ending the Wonders vision of back to back trips in 1990. The Greyhounds had been a thorn in the flesh for the Wonders for the last two years and seemed to always prove to be the biggest obstacle for the Wonders in their championship dreams. Lastly were cross town rivals Concord who always played tough no matter what the records reflected. This year the Spiders would return a veteran group of offensive starters that nearly ended the Wonders SPC title hopes in 1990 barring some last second heroics from Mo Blakeney and Scott Jordan.
1991 would prove to be somewhat of a shocking year for the green and white as there were more questions than answers beginning the season. The Wonders opening matchup with arch rival South Rowan would only add fuel to the speculation. Could this capable yet unpredictable squad take the town of Kannapolis back to the promised land of Chapel Hill or would the question marks be well founded. The 1991 Wonders would have to play flawlessly on both sides of the ball and do it consistently to squash the doubters. The Wonders would need a consolidated effort on both sides of the ball to be successful, but would a great effort be enough?
"A Look at the Cast of Characters for 1991"
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Modi's Hindutva defined by Guj CM Vijay Rupani.
BJP's Hindutva is an useful tool to achieve its political goal towards 'development for all' with 'appeasing none'.
Hindutva not appeasement, it is development, says Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.
Chintan Acharya| DNA Online | Ahmadabad | Nov 8, 2017:: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani believes that the fact that he has come up the hard way is the reason he hasn't faced any personal or political allegations during his term at the helm of the state.
"I was as an ordinary worker of the BJP throughout my career," Rupani told DNA in an exclusive interview, "Like lakhs others, I worked for my party without any expectations, and had never dreamed of getting any political position. The CM's responsibility fell on me suddenly, but I have worked in the way that I have lived my life — in a clean manner. This is why I haven't faced any charges or allegations."
Rupani said that he was given the formula of a transparent, decisive, sensitive and progressive government when he took over, and he has tried to adhere to it. He pointed out that he stayed put in Banaskantha for five days straight to oversee flood relief, showing the government's sensitivity to people's problems.
He was non-committal when asked if he would be the CM after elections, saying, "I will fulfill the responsibility my party assigns to me. At present, my only expectation is that the party wins 150+ seats."
Even as the BJP faces challenges in the upcoming Assembly elections owing to unrest among various communities — depicted by the agitations being led by Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani — Rupani claimed that none of the communities were against BJP.
"The three leaders you are talking about are Congress props," he said. "Their agendas and issues were aimed at elections. Once the polls are over, and Congress bites the dust again, these agitations and their leaders will disappear on their own." He added that the trio was not working for any community, but for personal gain and political interests.
It is widely believed that Rupani's predecessor, Anandiben Patel, resigned due to ineffective handling of the Patidar reservation agitation. However, Rupani did not have to face many issues on this front, barring during the past few months.
"Sentiments of all communities are with the BJP," he said. "People of Gujarat have always chosen development over other issues. I say again that these agitations are back-end support for the Congress, which is trying to deceive people."
Asked if BJP was caught on the back-foot by Congress' assurance to fulfill the Patidar demand for reservation, Rupani said, "Whatever assurances Congress is giving, our government has already provided them to the non-reserved communities. The talks with Congress and the promises are a face-saving exercise for Hardik Patel, who is set to join the party. When we offered 10% reservation, Hardik described it as a lollipop, but today he is licking the same lollipop offered by Congress."
Incidentally, while Rahul Gandhi has been visiting a number of temples during his visits to the state, dubbed soft Hindutva by many, BJP seems to be silent on its favourite Hindutva agenda.
Asked to comment on this, Rupani said, "Visiting temples is not Hindutva. If Rahul Gandhi ever believed in Hindutva, he should have punished Congress workers in Kerala who held a beef party. He should not have shared space with people who shouted slogans against Bharat Mata. For BJP, the definition of Hindutva is not appeasement of any particular community, but development of all. Congress has played the Muslim appeasement card, but it stands exposed now."
Reiterating that his party's sole agenda in the elections is development, Rupani said that BJP had won a thumping majority in Uttar Pradesh, and the same would happen in Gujarat. "Narendra-bhai's mantra of development has been accepted by the country," he stressed.
While the selection of both BJP and Congress candidates is underway, Rupani recently announced publicly that he would contest from Rajkot West, the same seat he represents in the Assembly.
He says the announcement was in reaction to the Congress's false campaign that he is facing anti-incumbency. "I firmly state that I will contest from the same seat, and there is nothing like anti-incumbency against me. I have the support of voters in my seat," he said.
Courtesy: Daily News & Analysis.
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This multinational speciality chemicals company (turnover £4bn) engaged Eastyoke to set up a corporate-wide PMO function to oversee new product development (NPD) across R&D sites in the Americas, Europe and Asia. This was a large scale PMO overseeing in excess of 200 NPD programmes. Eastyoke assigned one of its senior interim managers to work with the client's senior management team, in particular the Commercial and Technical VPs, planning and deploying the new PMO processes.
This client develops and supplies IPTV technology and networking infrastructure to telecoms businesses worldwide. They asked Eastyoke to investigate why their projects routinely missed deadlines and overran budgets. Eastyoke conducted an audit of recent projects and identified a number of recurring issues with project delivery. We recommended that the client establish a PMO to encourage best practice in project management and to provide the board with better oversight of development projects. Eastyoke provided an interim manager to set up and run the PMO, embed the processes and then supported an in-house manager to take over the running of the PMO.
A UK vehicle manufacturing plant was struggling to hit output targets in the face of multiple business challenges. Not only had they recently launched a new model, but volumes of more established models were also growing. Meanwhile, the parent company was pushing plant management to outsource the line supply processes to a corporate approved 3PL supplier. A perfect storm of change!
Local logistics management realised they needed to establish a PMO so as to better manage the multiple changes facing the plant. Eastyoke won a competitive tender to establish and – for an initial period of 12 months – run the PMO. Given the complexity of the task, we assigned one of our most senior people to manage the task. She worked alongside the client's key managers to put in place a PMO, laying down ground rules for projects, setting standards and providing a forum for project oversight and control.
Not only has the PMO been successful in ensuring projects are delivered but significant savings and efficiencies have also been found and the contract has recently been extended for a further period of 12 months.


Higher education classrooms are increasingly diverse. Yet, faculty oftentimes do not have adequate training in teaching, cultural competence, or intercultural communication. Co-authors offer five common principles for culturally responsive pedagogy.
At the 2017 annual AIEA conference in Washington, DC, Di Hu, co-founder of interEDGE, will chair a session entitled "Intercultural Strategies for Enhancing Campus Inclusion and Student Success" on February 22nd.
The commonly known challenges for Chinese students include social barriers, campus integration, and career development. To battle these three challenges, intercultural competence stands as one key solution.
A qualitative research completed by M. Martinez provides a rare view of the post-graduation life of former international students from mainland China. The study describes how Chinese students who completed a graduate degree in the United States utilize the leadership skills they developed while in the United States.
For international students to be successful in the US job market, unlearning is even more important than learning. Unlearning our cultural conditioning shapes our mindset and strengthen our critical soft skills.
interEDGE interviewed Ruihan Shen, who is a former international student and a recruiter at the American Institutesfor Research, on career advice for international students.
Here is the summary of the recent book "From Departing to Achieving: Keys to Success for International Students in U.S. Colleges and Universities" by Ye He, Bryant L. Hutson, Michael J. Elliott and Jennifer L. Bloom. The book provides a strengths-based approach for international students to achieve their goals.
An article by the Society for Human and Resource Management (SHRM) discusses how companies can create effective cross-cultural communication training programs. It also offers a few suggestions that shed light on how to develop an intercultural competence program for international students at colleges and universities.
A successful career coaching session requires efforts from both sides, the coach and the coachee. As a coachee, doing some work beforehand can double the value you get out of a coaching session. You need to prepare for it to tap into their expertise in career development. Hear the advice from a successful career coaching session an experienced career coach.
FIT International Student Services, in partnership with interEDGE, offers a series of four career success workshop series to its international students, two in the fall 2016 and two in spring 2017. interEDGE is proud to partner with the Top Public Fashion Design School in the country and looks forward to working with their talented students.
Internships are incredible learning opportunities; however, it is always up to you on how you can maximize your experience. Here are five things you should consider doing during your internship.
Passion is a word with rich cultural meaning embedded. As a conversation topic, it can bring confusion, frustration and even discomfort to international students. Learn how to answer the question "what is your passion" in a job interview, an informational interview and a conversation with a career counselor.
A research titled "Understanding International Graduate Students' Acculturation Using Q Methodology", published by Professors Bang and Montgomery in the Johns Hopkins University Press examines the subjective perspectives of acculturation of international graduate students. The study identifies three categories of social adaptability styles of students: confident optimists, appreciative optimists, and apprehensive optimists.
International students often feel confused when the word "passion" is brought up during a conversation. In a career counseling session, or an informational interview, or an interview. Follow four simple tips to put yourself at ease during the passion conversation.
The start of the school year can be filled with excitement and anticipation, no matter whether you are starting at a new college or university, going back to old friends, or finishing your final year. Surabhi Lal, Director of Career Services at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service suggests you do five things during the first few weeks.
A research titled "Factors Influencing International Students' Career Choice: A Comparative Study", published by Professors Singaravelu, White and Bringaze of the University of Missouri-Columbia, examines the career development behavior of Asian and non-Asian international students as well as domestic students. Based on the results, the authors make three suggestions on international student career counseling.
The research "A Career Development Profile of First Year International Students within the United States" by Professors Duffy and Lucas of the University of Maryland provides a general view of career decision status and work values of first-year international students in comparison with American students. The authors recommended a few techniques for career counseling to international students.
Cross-cultural differences translate very directly into how international students tend to approach the US job market and in the way they self-promote themselves. Here are five quick tips on how you, as an international student, may want to promote yourself in the workplace.


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