Marked starts today, right here.
Nilien was aware of the pain before she was aware of being awake. Two years ago she'd been laid up for weeks with a fever; this felt like the worst days of that: her stomach miserable, her whole body sore, her mouth as dry as if it had been stuffed with cotton. Her head was pounding, too.
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January by the numbers starts here!
From kelkyag's prompt "oregano;" a blog post.
When we moved into our second apartment together, T and I — and a friend of ours, and a friend of his, and so on — we acquired a whole bunch of stuff-left-from-previous-roommates, thus starting a trend that would continue (with a couple pauses) for the next decade-plus: dishes, pie plates, for a little while a doll cabinet.
But back then, one of the first things we got was a collection of far too much grocery-store oregano. I think there were three containers of the stuff. And the thing is… we didn't really cook with that many spices and herbs back then. We were in our early twenties, I barely cooked at all and T. was just starting to work on his cooking.
We ate oregano in everything for a while. And the thing is, old grocery-store oregano doesn't taste like much and I didn't have much of a sense of smell, so I'm not sure it added much more than a sort of dusty green color. Still. Oregano. Everywhere.
We started gardening maybe 5 years later, but it is not until three years ago that I actually started growing oregano.
This stuff, I can smell. I can taste. It's pretty good, actually, although when it comes to herbage I much prefer parsley and sage.
But the thing about oregano is, it turns out it's part of the mint family. (I find this weird. I'm not sure why I find this weird, but I do). And it's a perennial. And, well, it acts like it's in the mint family, which is to say it's determined, invasive, and durable.
And the thing grows nearly three feet tall. Every year, without me doing anything. And the bees love it.
And we still don't cook with oregano.
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Theatre Studies and English (BA): 3-year, full-time
Three to four evenings a week, October to July, plus additional theatre visits
Are you passionate about live performance and theatre practice, but equally interested in literature? Birkbeck's location in Bloomsbury in London's West End makes it an ideal place to study theatre and English.
Taught by world-class experts, our BA Theatre Studies and English allows you to explore a diverse and exciting range of theatre and drama practices, theories, institutions, companies and artists from across the world, from Ancient Greece to the present day. You will also receive essential training in performance analysis, theatre and performance history, cultural theory and research methods. Combining lectures, seminars and workshops, and visits to theatres and cultural institutions, there is no better place to pursue your love of theatre and English.
This programme is also available for part-time evening study over four years.
In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF), English Language and Literature at Birkbeck achieved 100% for a research environment conducive to producing research of the highest quality.
You could be studying in a building that was once home to Virginia Woolf and frequented by members of the Bloomsbury Group - now home to our School of Arts - and be taught by leading novelists, dramatists and artists. The building houses our own creative hub which includes the Peltz Gallery, the Gordon Square Cinema and a theatre and performance space.
Based at the heart of one of the world's most exciting cities, we combine lectures, seminars and workshops with visits to theatres and other cultural and artistic institutions, and we frequently collaborate with leading arts, cultural, theatre and dance and performing arts organisations, allowing you to ground your studies in real-world practice. You will be able to attend events and seminars hosted by the Birkbeck Centre for Contemporary Theatre, enabling you to hear about and experience the latest research and practice from leading scholars and practitioners in the field.
Alongside modules in theatre studies, you will follow a structured programme of study in English, involving attention to particular authors, texts, genres, themes and ideas.
In Year 1, you take three compulsory modules and choose one option module.
In Year 2, you take four compulsory modules - choosing between The Novel and Medieval and Renaissance Literatures - and choose one option module in English and one option module in theatre studies.
In Year 3, you take one compulsory module, choose one option module in English and one option module in theatre studies, and complete an independent research project.
Theatre in London Now: Histories of London: level 4, 30 credits
Theatre Languages
Writing London
Year 1 option modules
Introduction to Cinema
Key Concepts in Cultural Analysis: The Production of the Human
Performing/Live Arts: Histories, Networks and Organisations
Medieval and Renaissance Literatures
The Novel: Writing the Modern World
Theatre in London Now: London Spaces: level 5, 0 credits
Theatre in London Now: London Policies and Communities: level 6, 0 credits
Theories of Theatricality and Performance
Independent Research Project in Theatre and Performance
Theatre in London Now: Student Led Project: level 6, 30 credits
Theatre studies option modules
Adaptations: Theories and Practices in Contemporary Performance
Comedy: Drama and Theatre in Seventeenth Century England
Elizabethan and Seventeenth Century Drama
Space and Performance (Critical Practice II)
English option modules
British Literature, post-1945
English Literary Modernism
Fin-De-Siecle
Introduction to Old English
John Donne and Renaissance London
Literature and the Politics of Feelings
Medieval and Renaissance Body, Mind, and Soul
Renaissance Philosophies and Renaissance Literature
Shakespeare A3 (Shakespeare In Context)
Telling the self
The American Century and Beyond US Literature and Culture since 1900
The Bible in English Literature
The Victorians and their World
Transcultural Encounters: Literature, Empire, Ethnicity
A-levels: CCC-ABB
If you need extra support before starting an undergraduate degree, we offer a BA Theatre Studies and English with Foundation Year degree, which provides an extra year of supported study. This is an ideal route if you are returning to study after a gap, or if you have not previously studied this subject, or if you did not achieve the grades you need for a place on this degree.
Access to Higher Education Diploma with a minimum of 15 credits achieved at Merit or Distinction in humanities units.
Credits gained on certain Certificates of Higher Education may be considered towards the degree.
Teaching on this course is through a variety of modes, including lectures and seminars. In seminars, you will analyse and discuss plays, performances and literary texts.
You will also learn through developing independent research projects with the support of staff, theatre visits, and in classes with guest speakers from the theatre industry, and you will attend public events hosted by the Birkbeck Centre for Contemporary Theatre.
Assessment is through a combination of essays, research essays, written examinations, group presentations, performance presentations, group vivas, individual vivas and written portfolios.
Breakdown of assessment on this course
The balance of assessment by examination and assessment by coursework will often depend on the option modules you choose. The approximate percentages for this course are as follows:
% Exams
% Practical
% Coursework
Graduates can pursue careers in education, marketing and public relations, the media and creative arts, or theatre. This degree may also be useful in becoming a journalist, arts administrator, charity officer, community arts worker or theatre director.
Apply now via UCAS Visit the Department of English, Theatre and Creative Writing
Theatre Studies and English (BA): 4-year, part-time

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Chery Karry (в деяких країнах називається Chery A18) - комерційний фургон від китайського автовиробника Chery. Раніше планувалася поява в Україні.

Вперше автомобіль був представлений в листопаді 2006 року на Міжнародній автомобільній виставці в Пекіні як поліцейська машина.

Серійне виробництво Chery Karry почалося з 15 березня 2007 року.

Chery A18 Karry - вантажопасажирський автомобіль типу фургон з можливістю організації 3-го ряду місць для пасажирів (місткість - до 7 осіб). Автомобіль був створений спільно з італійськими інженерами фірми Prototipo. Karry може використовуватися не тільки для перевезення пасажирів і вантажів, але і як машина аварійної або технічної служби.

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Tag: Canadian Hockey League
About Major Junior hockey and Benny's pie in the sky…put that WHL name on Ice…Barnum & Bailey & Mayhem on Maroons Road…Jeff Hamilton racing a woman…Jake and les Leafs…open season on Puck Finn…and good reads from Teddy Wy and Mike M.
A midweek smorgas-bored…and it's a good day for stepping into the Junior shinny Way Back Machine to a time when some hockey coaches wore fedoras…
Major Junior hockey. Winnipeg.
Some of us are old enough to recall the days when those two went together, like Johnny Carson and late-night laughter.
That's right, kids, once upon a brief time Major Junior worked in Good Ol' Hometown.
Bobby Clarke, Chris Worthy and Reggie Leach
Oh, they didn't exactly sardine-can them into the old shinny barn on Maroons Road every night, but it wasn't just family and friends who surfaced to watch the Winnipeg Jets. Especially when the Flin Flon Bombers of Bobby Clarke and Reggie Leach rode into River City with a sneer and something to prove to the big-city boys.
Logically, the Brandon Wheat Kings, being just a hoot and a holler down the road, should have been cast in the role of the Jets' antagonist in what was then known as the Western Canada Hockey League. But no. It was the bunch from the northern Manitoba mining town named after the fictional Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin who wore the black hat.
The dreaded Bombers were piloted by Paddy Ginnell, a rascalish head coach given to filling news snoops' notebooks with goading, in-your-face candor.
Paddy Ginnell
In the spring of 1969, for example, the Jets evened a playoff joust with the Bombers at 2-2-1 (yes, there was a tie game), which meant the eight-point series was heading back to intimidating Whitney Forum in Flin Flon.
"How the hell are they going to win up there?" a cocksure Ginnell scoffed. "They've never won there. If I was Ben (Hatskin, Jets bankroll), I'd forfeit the series and save the money."
Turns out Paddy was right.
The Jets couldn't quite figure out a way to win in the Flin Flon Forum, which provided cozy comfort for the Bombers but served as a chamber of horrors for the Winnipegs in '69 and the following spring.
Pistol Dorohoy
The thing is, whatever pre- and post-game hype Ginnell and his counterpart, Eddie (Pistol) Dorohoy, were selling to anyone with a notebook or microphone, the rabble was buying. The Jets topped out at a head count of 7,326 and totaled 20,516 for three home dates in '69, and upped that in 1970 with a WCHL single-game record of 9,043 and 33,206 for their four home dates vs. Flin Flon.
Queen Liz looked down approvingly from the north end of the barn.
That all changed, however, when the aforementioned Ben Hatskin saw two bigger pies in the sky. One was called the World Hockey Association. The other was Robert Marvin Hull.
Five years after Benny and the WHA Jets reshaped the local shinny landscape in 1972, Major Junior hockey disappeared, despite the earnest intentions and heavy sledding of people like Gerry Brisson, Muzz MacPherson, Gordie Pennell, George Dorman and so many others.
Ben Hatskin
My perch in the press box allowed me to witness the slow, steady decline of a franchise that morphed from the Jets to the Clubs to the Monarchs, and customers disguised as empty seats was not only a bad optic but a killer on the bottom line.
"I don't understand why people won't come out to watch us," Brisson would lament the day after a home assignment would attract an audience numbering no more than 1,200 diehards.
It didn't help, of course, that Brisson did some goofy things, like replacing his head coach with the team trainer in the middle of a game and later demoting the same head coach to assistant coach, to scout, then firing him via Canada Post. Correct. He sent George Dorman a Dear John letter. And, in general, Brisson iced outfits that could scarcely lick their lips.
Bottom line, though, was the WHA and the Jets. That was the nut nobody could crack.
I'm guessing that Greg Fettes and Matt Cockell are aware of this unfortunate history (not to mention the aborted re-entry of the WHL in the early 1980s), yet they're still planning to pitch their tent in the boonies (RM of Macdonald) and swim upstream next autumn. Their Kootenay Ice will become the Winnipeg Ice, and Fettes/Cockell seem convinced they can make a go of it in a hockey pool that includes the NHL Jets and American Hockey League Manitoba Moose. You can take them for fools if you like, but, hey, it's their coin.
Someone please tell me that Fettes and Cockell plan to rename their franchise. Ice doesn't work for me, nor does an angry Sasquatch as a team logo. We haven't seen anything resembling a Sasquatch in Good Ol' Hometown since Jimmy Mann was dragging his knuckles around the freeze.
Wild Bill Hunter
Among the selling points of the old WCHL were the owners/operators. Guys like Brisson, MacPherson, Ginnell, Pistol Dorohoy, Punch McLean, Scotty Munro and Wild Bill Hunter were Sideshow Bobs, equal parts Barnum, Bailey and Ringling Bros. Some, notably McLean and Ginnell, were maestros of mayhem. It wasn't uncommon for all hell to break loose on any given night, and the lads really frothed at the mouth with Flin Flon in town. Then it was Mayhem on Maroons Road, and much of it seemed orchestrated. Neither Fettes or Cockell strikes me as a carnival barker, and I somehow doubt their head coach, homeboy James Patrick, is inclined to hurl garbage cans onto the ice when his universe isn't unfolding as it should. Oh, the good, old days.
Here's how popular the Junior Jets of Ben Hatskin, Pistol Dorohoy and coach Nick Mickoski were: Some fans actually purchased passage on the team charter to attend playoff skirmishes in Flin Flon.
Jeff Hamilton
Young Jeff Hamilton of the Drab Slab writes this about the Ice's entry into the River City shinny glut: "A WHL franchise in Winnipeg, together with the unprecedented investment in hockey development, would create a unique sports marketplace and position Winnipeg as the hockey capital of North America, home to teams in the NHL, AHL and the Canadian Hockey League." Whoa there, young fella. There's this little burg I call the Republic of Tranna that trumps Good Ol' Hometown. The ROT has the Maple Leafs, the Marlies, the Mississauga Steelheads, plus the Furies and the Thunder. Unless young Jeff is one of the many men who pooh-pooh the distaff side of the game, The ROT's two Canadian Women's Hockey League franchises give it the edge. If young Jeff isn't convinced, let's see him beat Kendall Coyne Schofield in a foot race and then we'll talk.
Leafs GM Harry Potter
Something tells me the Maple Leafs made a trade this week. And I think it involved Jake Muzzin. I could be wrong, though. I mean, maybe I was just dreaming when I saw those 12 headlines about Muzzin on the front page of the Leafs blog known as the Sportsnet website on Wednesday. They usually reserve that kind of over-the-top coverage for Auston Matthews' grooming habits (film of toenail clipping at 11). So I guess I'm mistaken and Muzzin is still working the Los Angeles Kings blueline.
Let's be clear about something: Les Jets do not have to make a significant move just because les Leafs snared Muzzin. This isn't tit-for-tat. The Muzzin transaction has no impact on Winnipeg HC unless they're the last two National Hockey League clubs standing in the Stanley Cup runoff. If that's how it shakes down, it won't be because general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff was prodded into action by Leafs GM Harry Potter.
Puck Finn
Tough week thus far for Patrik Laine. The young Jets winger still can't score, he spent most of Tuesday night in Beantown glued to the pine, and the natterbugs in print and on air went off on the kid. According to my scorecard, Ted Wyman, Jason Bell, Tim & Sid, Noodles McLennon and Jeff O'Dog all had a go at Puck Finn and, to sum up their deep, penetrating analysis, Laine "isn't moving his feet." Tough to move your feet when you're sitting on the bench.
I'm not saying coach Paul Maurice was wrong to plop Puck Finn on the plank vs. the Bruins, but there's more at play here than the moving of feet. I say Laine's issues are at the opposite end of his lanky body—between the ears.
If you're looking for a good read, check out Mike McIntyre's piece on former U.S. Navy SEAL James Hatch in the Drab Slab. Hatch is in town as part of a dumb bet he made against les Jets last year, and Mike M. hits it out of the park with his yarn. Also worth a look is Ted Wyman's feature on former Jets forward and all-round good guy Randy Gilhen in the Winnipeg Sun. Good stuff.
And, finally, I have personal links to two of the main players in the old WCHL. Pistol Dorohoy is the only coach who ever cut me, and I played for Gerry Brisson. So, ya, I feel the warm and fuzzies for Junior shinny and I hope it works for Fettes and Cockell.
Author pattidawnswanssonPosted on January 31, 2019 January 31, 2019 Categories SportsTags American Hockey League, Auston Matthews, Barnum & Bailey, Ben Hatskin, Bobby Clarke, Brandon Wheat Kings, Canadian Hockey League, Canadian Women's Hockey League, Chris Worthy, Eddie Dorohoy, Flin Flon Bombers, George Dorman, Gerry Brisson, Gord Pennell, Greg Fettes, Harry Potter, Jake Muzzin, James Patrick, Jason Bell, Jeff Hamilton, Kendall Coyne Schofield, Kevin Cheveldayoff, Kootenay Ice, Manitoba Moose, Markham Thunder, Matt Cockell, Mississauaga Steelheads, Muzz MacPherson, National Hockey League, Nick Mickoski, Paddy Ginnell, Patrik Laine, Paul Maurice, Punch McLean, Randy Gilhen, Reggie Leach, Ringling Bros., Sasquatch, Scotty Munro, Sportsnet, Ted Wyman, Tim & Sid, Toronto Furies, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Marlies, Western Canada Hockey League, Whitney Forum, Wild Bill Hunter, Winnipeg Clubs, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Jets, Winnipeg Monarchs, Winnipeg SunLeave a comment on About Major Junior hockey and Benny's pie in the sky…put that WHL name on Ice…Barnum & Bailey & Mayhem on Maroons Road…Jeff Hamilton racing a woman…Jake and les Leafs…open season on Puck Finn…and good reads from Teddy Wy and Mike M.
About a Barracuda on the judge's bench…those surprising Winnipeg Jets…same old, same old from Grapes…a pot calling a kettle white…kid stuff in Vegas…Box Car Willie Belichick…grappling with the idea of a new football league…women's tennis…Roger Federer's arms…and other things on my mind
I cannot survive in a 140- or 280-character world, so here are more tweets that grew up to be too big for Twitter…
I can't help but weep when I hear the many victims/survivors of diabolical Larry Nassar tell their stories of sexual abuse at the hands of the predator doctor when they were sweet, innocent little girls with dreams of Olympic Games gymnastics glory.
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, the Barracuda.
So it's damn straight that I gave a fist pump and let loose a mighty "hell ya!" when Judge Rosemarie Aquilina booted Nassar's sorry ass back to a jail cell on Wednesday, saying, "I just signed your death warrant" as she tacked 40-175 years onto the 60-year sentence the defrocked doctor is already serving on a child pornography conviction.
The lady judge rocks. Assistant Attorney General Angela Povilaitis rocks. Investigative journalists Marisa Kwiatowski, Tim Evans and Mark Alesia at the Indianapolis Star rock. The 156 women who appeared in a Michigan courtroom to confront Nassar with victim-impact statements rock.
And now Nassar can pound rocks. Or whatever it is that sexual predators pound behind bars.
Judge Lance Ito
Watching Judge Aquilina sentence former U.S. Olympic gymnastics/Michigan State University doctor Nassar, I couldn't help but think the outcomes of the original O.J. Simpson (Judge Ito) and Oscar Pistorius (Judge Thokozile Masipa) murder trials would have been different had she been on the bench. It's little wonder Judge Aquilina's nickname while serving in the Michigan Army National Guard was Barricuda. She's a nasty bit of business, in a good way.
Quick question for those who insist that we keep sports and the real world separate: How is that possible when the real world refuses to stay out of sports? Nassar was the top medic for USA Gymnastics and the MSU women's gymnastics teams. He sexually abused the girls. Sports, meet real world.
I woke up to a tsunami warning (true story) in the small hours of Tuesday morning, after a 7.9 shaker rocked and rolled offshore of Alaska, and I had visions of my high-and-dry, eighth-floor home in downtown Victoria being swamped and swallowed by the Pacific Ocean. Turns out the 'quake had all the bite of a Jimmy Fallon monologue. Yup, that tame. There's more oomph in American beer. So, after review, the tsunami warning was overturned due to goaltender interference. Just like every goal scored in the National Hockey League this week.
Moving on to more pleasant matters, it seems that most times I look up the Winnipeg Jets are winning another game. Who saw that coming? I mean, okay, at the commencement of their current crusade I figured Team Draft & Develop for a wild-card playoff spot. At best. But first place? In the NHL's toughest division? There was a better chance of the Paid Pinocchio in the White House, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, dissing her boss Donald Trump for his take on immigration.
Here's what I wrote re the Jets on Sept. 14: "It appears that the Western Conference road to the Stanley Cup is likely to go through Northern Alberta. If not, it'll be Southern Alberta, where the Calgary Flames are shaping up to be a force, even as ownership squabbles with politicos and beats the drums about relocation should the city refuse to pony up substantial coin for a new shinny palace. The trouble with the Jets—aside from the people behind the bench—is geography. Until they prove otherwise, they're still the third best outfit on the Canadian prairies." D'oh! D'oh! D'oh!
I note that two members of the San Jose Sharks—Tomas Hertl and Justin Braun—have issued an apology for calling Winnipeg a "dark and cold" locale with no smart phones, WiFi or any other 21st-century gadgetry. Apparently, the mea culpa should arrive by Pony Express, carrier pigeon or Western Union telegraph in time for the NHL playoffs.
Don Cherry
This just in—Don Cherry doesn't like Europeans. Who knew? In related news, dogs don't like cats, Donald Trump doesn't like the FBI, and Taylor Swift isn't fond of Kim, Kanye or Katy. Seriously. Grapes needs a new script writer. Once again he's dredged up his antiquated Cold War-era lament about Euros taking jobs away from homebrews, in this case on the rosters of Major Junior outfits across our vast land. "What happens is, if you look at it, there's a Canadian kid not playing," says the resident curmudgeon/blowhard on the Hockey Night in Canada intermission feature Coachless Corner. "You're asking me, 'Do I believe in Europeans playing in (the) Canadian Hockey League?' No. I don't." Fine, Grapes, and while we're at it let's keep all those French kids in Quebec.
Paul Wiecek offers some interesting thoughts on the NHL misreading the climate of the day by hiring Kid Rock as the intermission act for its all-star frolic this afternoon in Tampa.
The way the Winnipeg Free Press sports columnist has it figured, the two of them deserve each other because the NHL is whiter than a virgin bride's wedding gown and Kid Rock's neck is redder than a rooster's wattles.
"If the Confederacy had won the U.S. Civil War, America today would look a whole lot like an NHL hockey game," Wiecek writes. "The NHL is not only the whitest professional sports league in North America—by a mile—it also has the whitest fans of any of this continent's four major pro sports. Again, by a mile. If you're anything other than white and heterosexual, you're every bit as much of a minority sitting in the stands at an NHL game as Dustin Byfuglien is skating out on the ice. Hockey is played by white people, for white people."
Canada's newspaper sports writers are white, white, white.
This is a classic case of the pot calling the kettle white. I mean, has Wiecek taken a look at press row in Canada (newspaper sports division)? Nothing but white, heterosexual, mostly male faces.
Full marks to the Freep scribe for calling out the NHL on the Kid Rock hire, because the guy has a fondness for the Confederate flag and a history of anti-gay/anti-transgender spewings. But Wiecek's own business has all the diversity of…well, the white NHL.
Ask Wiecek to name all the black sports writers with whom he's worked. Ask him to name all the openly gay sports scribes. None and none. Ask him to name all the women. Two. I worked at five different dailies. I recall one non-Caucasian colleague. Just one. In 30 years. I worked with only four females scribes. In 30 years. I worked with zero openly gay sports scribes. In 30 years.
At least the NHL has some African-American players. But blacks and gays can't even be called a minority in Canadian newspaper sports writing, because they simply don't exist.
So, signature scrawl is now restricted to kids in Sin City. That's right, only kids 14 and under are allowed access to Vegas Golden Knights players for autographs at the NHL club's practice facility, City National Arena. Adults need not apply. Seems it's a safety measure, because grown-ups were "pushing kids out of the way" and kids were "running into the street." My question: Why would a grown man want another grown man's autograph? Except, of course, to profit. In which case, he should get a life.
Box Car Belichick
Yes, kids, you can grow up to look like Box Car Willie after spending a night sleeping on a slow-moving freight train and still become a five-time (do I hear six?) Super Bowl-winning head coach. Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots remains the ultimate example of a man not letting success go to his clothes, so the next time a cynic takes a cheap shot at Winnipeg Blue Bombers sideline steward Mike O'Shea for his "goofy shorts," show him this pic of Belichick, taken scant seconds after his Patriots had won their eighth American Football Conference title on his watch.
Grappling guru Vince McMahon made it official last week, advising us that his aborted and gimmicky XFL from 2001 will reboot in 2020, sans the WWE-scripted shtick and the up-the-skirt cheerleader cams. Vince is going legit—from sleazy to squeaky clean—and he vows to hire only boy scouts ("Even if you have a DUI, you will not play in the XFL."). He'll order players to stand during the national anthem. He wants games to be completed in two hours or less. He wants us to "reimagine" football. Okay, I reimagine football in 2020 without Vince McMahon.
McMahon's no-bad boys statute seemingly rules out Johnny Manziel, the former Cleveland Browns quarterback who likes to brawl in bars when he isn't beating up women. So let's see…the National Football League has washed its hands of Manziel and the not-ready-for-prime-time XFL wants no part of him, yet the Canadian Football League is eager to welcome him with open arms. What part of embarrassing does CFL commish Randy Ambrosie not understand? (For the record, if Manziel shows serious interest in the XFL, bet the mortgage money that McMahon will turn a blind eye to his rap sheet.)
For those who insist that there's no depth in women's tennis, the past five Grand Slam events have produced five different champions—Serena Williams (Australian Open), Jelena Ostapenko (French Open), Garbine Muguruza (Wimbledon), Sloane Stephens (U.S. Open) and Caroline Wozniacki (Aussie Open). Five events, 13 months, five different champions. The men, meanwhile, have produced two different champions in that time frame—Roger Federer (three titles) and Rafael Nadal (two). I suppose an argument can be made that the universe would have unfolded differently for the women had mama Serena not been away having a baby, but that isn't necessarily so. After all, she won just one Slam in 2016. Might have been the same last year. The point is, there's intrigue on the women's side.
Is there anything more cruel in sports than what Simona Halep and Marin Cilic were forced to endure after losing their respective Aussie Open singles championship matches this weekend? She battled Wozniacki for three hours less 11 minutes, he 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer for three hours and three minutes. Then, after being vanquished, they likely just wanted to crawl into a hole and cry. Alas, they were required to loiter on court for the parting-gifts ceremony and boring speeches that seemingly droned on longer than the matches…then make a speech and smile…then listen to the victor's speech and smile…then pose for photos and smile. Half an hour later, they were permitted to depart and lick their wounds (which, in Halep's case, meant a retreat to the hospital for IV treatment). Like I said, cruel.
This week's notable quotable: Before meeting his Waterloo vs. Marin Cilic, Rafael Nadal was rocking the sleeveless look at the Aussie Open. The guy's got guns. Serious guns. Which did not escape the notice of commentator Jim Courier, who, during a courtside gab session about Rafa's fashion statement, asked Swiss maestro Federer if he'd be following Nadal's lead and show us his pipes. "That's not gonna happen," a laughing Federer said, glancing quickly at his chicken arms. "You know why? My arms are not like his arms. It's pretty simple."
This week's Stevie-ism from Steve Simmons of Postmedia Tranna, taking a cheap shot at the XFL: "Did anybody out there ask for another football league? Anyone?" I have a better question, Stevie: Does anybody in the Republic of Tranna know they have a professional football team? Anyone?
Author pattidawnswanssonPosted on January 28, 2018 January 30, 2018 Categories SportsTags American Beer, American Civil War, American Football Conference, Australian Open, Bill Belichick, Box Car Willie, Canadian Football League, Canadian Hockey League, Caroline Wozniacki, Caucasian, City National Arena, Confederacy, Don Cherry, Donald Trump, Dustin Byfuglien, Europeans, FBI, Hockey Night in Canada, homophobia, Indianapolis Star, Jim Courier, Jimmy Fallon, Johnn Manziel, Judge Ito, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, Judge Thokozile Masipa, Justin Braun, Kid Rock, Larry Nassar, Marin Cilic, Michigan State University, Mike O'Shea, National Football League, National Hockey League, New England Patriots, O.J. Simpson, Olympic Games, Oscar Pistorius, Pacific Ocean, Paul Wiecek, Pinocchio, Postmedia, Rafael Nadal, Randy Ambrosie, Roger Rederer, San Jose Sharks, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Simona Halep, Sin City, Stanley Cup, Steve Simmons, Super Bowl, Taylor Swift, tennis Grand Slam, Tomas Hertl, transphobia, tsunami, USA Gymnastics, Vegas Golden Knights, Victoria, Vince McMahon, White House, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Jets, XFLLeave a comment on About a Barracuda on the judge's bench…those surprising Winnipeg Jets…same old, same old from Grapes…a pot calling a kettle white…kid stuff in Vegas…Box Car Willie Belichick…grappling with the idea of a new football league…women's tennis…Roger Federer's arms…and other things on my mind
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1) First make sure the contact breaker gap is correct. Remove the distributor cap and turn the engine on the starting handle until the gap is at a maximum on the cam. Check the gap and adjust by loosening the back-plate if necessary. If it has been some time since you've done this, use an emery board to clean between the points to remove any blips.
2) Then get the engine at the right place. Take off the flywheel cover and turn-over the engine on the handle until the 1/4 mark is at the top. At the same time, it is necessary to feel that no.1 piston (at the front) is on its compression stroke. There are several ways of doing this: remove no.1 plug and stick your thumb (or someone else's) over the plug hole, when the piston is coming up on its compression stroke it tries to push against your thumb; in the April '01 Newsletter we showed a simple device made from an old plug with its middle core taken out; or, take out all the plugs except no.1 and turn the handle and only the compression on no.1 piston will be felt. Then move the flywheel about 11/2 inches to the right (looking as if from inside the car) of Top Dead Centre (TDC) by pulling on the flywheel rim.
3) Now get the distributor at the right place. Firstly, on Boxes, set the Advance/Retard lever on the steering wheel (the one on the left ) to fully advanced (although Glyn prefers to set his midway). Then remove the distributor cap and the rotor arm (with a sharp pull upwards) and slightly loosen the clamp-bolt underneath the distributor so that the distributor can be moved with a little resistance. Turn the body of the distributor clockwise an inch or so until you can see the contact breaker points are fully closed then gradually turn the distributor back, anticlockwise, until the contact breaker just begins to open. This can best be seen by first switching on the ignition then, at the exact moment of opening, a small spark can be seen across the breaker's points. Switch off the ignition, replace the rotor arm and check that the rotor is pointing in the general direction of no.1 lead when the cap is replaced. Do not tighten up the clamp-bolt yet.
4) Testing. If you haven't loosened the clamp-bolt too much, you can safely run the engine (or the car) to test the optimum position of the distributor. I wear a stout pair of welding gloves but gardening gloves would do. Non-wimps use their bare hands. With the engine running at fast tick-over, bring the Retard/Advance lever to its middle position and grasp the body of the distributor in both hands. Turn the distributor slightly right or left until the fastest engine note is heard. If you go too far advanced (to the right), the engine will start to rumble and too far retarded it will sound rough. Many a rumbling bottom-end is due to too advanced ignition rather than worn bearings! Finally, don't forget to tighten the clamp-bolt. The final test is, of course, on the road. But don't expect to hear 'pinking' - side-valve engines don't usually exhibit that distinctive noise.


Fantastic job! the length you went to complete this cosplay, down to bleaching your hair, is true dedication. Thanks for including the bit on chain maille, I needed that for a cosplay I'm working on.. keep up the good work!!
wow thank you for showing me these!! I think they're fantastic :D I'm so glad you stuck with them, and even happier that they turned out as great as they did! Have fun wearing them around!!
I love those shoes! you make me want to make them!!
Thanks so much for the advice! I probably will add these!
This is really well made and looks great on you! nice job!
Beautiful job! not only on the dress but the instructable itself was fun to read and overall well done!
Great job! these are fantastic! what a great idea!
wow, this is so cool! great job!!
Thank you so much!! Make sure to post a comment when you're finished with it, I would absolutely love to see it! I know my skills definitely improved while making this and of course if you have any questions feel free to ask :) best of luck!
I already have an unhealthy obsession with succulents, and this did not help!! this is too cute!
A beautiful looking dress out of two circles? Who knew! you nailed it!!
I love it! The creation and the photos were fantastic!!
Great instructable! it looks so convincing!!


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Pennsylvania Artists
Cratermen - Bo Bartlett Self-portrait with Father and Son - Bo Bartlett Jesus at The Festival of Shelters (Feast of Tabernacles) - Bo Bartlett Exodus - Bo Bartlett Studies for La Salle's Triptych: Exodus- "Entire Painting" - Bo Bartlett Free Will and Miracle - Bo Bartlett
114 x 84 in. (289.6 x 213.4 cm)
Bo Bartlett, American, b. 1955
Object Type: PAINTINGS
Creation Place: North America
Credit Line: Commissioned by La Salle University Art Museum
Accession Number: 89-P-360
The title, Exodus, refers to the Biblical story of the Israelites who fled from their enslavement. The central theme of this painting seems to be the search or journey for secular and spiritual knowledge undertaken by youth, especially during their college years. The successive stages of this journey are referred to by the various poses and expressions of the figures as they move up the hill in a rhythmical swing upwards from the lower right corner: from the bewildered toddler and youths at the bottom; to the young man standing at the top center, who seems captivated or inspired; and finally to the woman in red on the far right, with the glow of light above her head, who has reached the end of her journey toward wisdom. The four older men on the side of the hill serve as the teachers and guides along the journey. The message is one of hope, wonderment, and spiritual renewal for persons of all faiths.
This painting was commissioned by La Salle and subjects were gathered to provide a cross-section of the University community: Professors Claude Koch, Joseph F. Flubacher, and Brother Francis McCormick are grouped together on the left; retired counselor Rosa Lee Smith stands at the top of the hill in red; Dr. Joseph Kane, former Dean of the Business School, stands on the left side of the hill with arm pointing; students Rachel Ravasco and Dave Weems stand on the hill in the middle background. Other La Salle students, professors, and staff members portrayed in the far background include Frank McLaughlin, Joanie Hasson, Brother Mike Andrejko, Brother Arthur Bangs, Mary Morrow Farrell, and Ann Shields. The two central figures at the top of the hill and those in the foreground are friends of the artist; his son is in the lower right corner. The composition began with the artist posing and taking photographs of the figures on the lawn of the Peale House one spring day in April 1989.
About Triptych:
Three paintings by American artist Bo Bartlett, though created separately, were installed in the lobby of Olney Hall in fall 1989 as a three-part installation: Triptych, and still hang there today.
Born in Columbus, Georgia, Bartlett studied Old Master paintings in Florence, Italy before moving to Philadelphia in 1976. As a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts he received numerous awards and was taught and inspired by Philadelphia artists Sidney Goodman, Arthur DeCosta, and Morris Blackburn. He later apprenticed under the notable realist painter Nelson Shanks, and followed an anatomy class at The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Bartlett's work recalls American realist traditions, as defined by artists such as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth. The familiar subjects of home, family, and friends prevail in his dreamlike, hyper-realist canvases. The commonplace is raised to epic prominence as his monumental paintings subtly blend biblical, political, or social themes and imagery within contemporary settings. The viewer becomes intrigued, almost haunted, by Bartlett's figures and symbolic situations which suggest tension, vulnerability, and the complexity and mystery of the human soul. The narrative content is often enigmatic, and Bartlett's works may be interpreted in numerous ways.
Barlett's work expresses his strong commitment to social justice, community engagement, and the transformative power of art. These paintings are well placed within our University, as an institution of higher education that seeks to impart secular knowledge and social involvement in an atmosphere that celebrates spiritual values.
Craterman: http://artcollection.lasalle.edu/Obj2765, and Jesus at The Festival of Shelters (Feast of Tabernacles): http://artcollection.lasalle.edu/Obj2908
Current Location: Art Museum : Olney Hall, 1st Floor, Lobby
- Triptych, Curated by Caroline Wistar, La Salle University Art Museum, March 20th – May 31st, 1990.
Your current search criteria is: Portfolio is "Pennsylvania Artists" and [Objects]Century is "20th Century" and [Objects]Display Creator is "Bo Bartlett" and [Objects]Object Type is "PAINTINGS".


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June 5, 2017 Technology
China unveils train that runs on a virtual track
CHINA has added another item to its list of innovative transport solutions by unveiling a train that runs on a virtual track.
CHINA has added another piece of public transport innovation to its growing list of achievements in the area.
It may not look as cool as its crazy car straddling bus, but China has unveiled what is purported to be the world's first train that operates on a virtual track using sensor technology instead of metal rails.
The new trains are battery powered and are said to be nonpolluting, according to the China's People's Daily Online.
The train's top speed is 70 kilometres per hour, and it can travel 25 kilometres in distance after just 10 minutes of charging, the media outlet reported.
The unique public transport initiative was announced on June 2 in Zhuzhou, in China's southern Hunan province.
A train that runs on virtual tracks debuts in central China's Hunan. It's the 1st of its kind in the world #XinhuaTVpic.twitter.com/sx5DFT76K1
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) June 2, 2017
China's new virtual track train could be up and running by 2018.Source:Supplied
The train can reportedly carry up to 307 passengers despite the fact that it is only about 32 metres long.
The vehicle is fitted with sensors that detect the dimensions of the road allowing it to follow routes without the need for metal rails, according to the project engineers.
A Chinese company has been working on the technology since 2013 and hopes to have the trains on the road by 2018.
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I am a multimedia journalist whose work has appeared in The Economist, Foreign Policy, The Atlantic and elsewhere.  Since 2000, I have divided my time between the U.S. and the West Bank, covering a range of political, economic and cultural issues for print, TV and radio.
Before moving back to the Holy Land in 2011, I was with Al Jazeera Arabic in Washington, D.C., for four years, producing its flagship current affairs talk show, "Min [From] Washington," which included setting up and conducting interviews with high-level politicians, community leaders and notable cultural icons.
In the U.S., I also worked with local newspapers and wire services.  I am a fluent Arabic speaker, and have two Master's degrees: from Northwestern (Journalism) and Birzeit University (International Relations).
I am currently based in Chicago, freelancing for broadcast and print outlets in the U.S., the Levant and the Gulf. I'm available for assignments in news and production, as well as radio and TV commentary on regional events. I have been a regular guest on Monocle 24 Radio and BBC Radio.
I am an expert in Israeli/Palestinian affairs, and regional Middle East issues as they pertain to business and economics, culture, art and U.S. foreign policy.


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Housing Sentiment Dips Again, Inches Closer to All-Time Low
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased 1.2 points in September to 60.8, its seventh consecutive monthly decline, amid growing affordability constraints.
Labor Market Shows Early Signs of Slowing as Demand for Goods Weakens
Economic and Housing Weekly Note - October 7, 2022
Fannie Mae Announces Twenty-Eighth Sale of Reperforming Loans
Fannie Mae today began marketing its twenty-eighth sale of reperforming loans as part of the company's ongoing effort to reduce the size of its retained mortgage portfolio.
Real Personal Income is Flat as New Home Sales Increase Temporarily while Annual Home Price Growth Decelerates Amid Rising Mortgage Rates
Fannie Mae Releases August 2022 Monthly Summary
The monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae's monthly and year-to-date activities.
Fannie Mae Announces Priscilla Almodovar as Chief Executive Officer
Fannie Mae today announced that it has appointed Priscilla Almodovar as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Board of Directors, effective December 5, 2022.
Fannie Mae Forgoes Issuing Benchmark Notes on September 28, 2022 Announcement Date
Fannie Mae today announced that it will not utilize its September 28, 2022 Benchmark Notes® announcement date.
Fannie Mae Reminds Homeowners, Renters, and Mortgage Servicers of Disaster Relief Options for Those Affected by Hurricane Ian
Fannie Mae is reminding homeowners and renters that have been or may be impacted by a natural disaster, including those affected by Hurricane Ian in Florida and other southeastern states, of available mortgage assistance and disaster relief options.
Fannie Mae Launches Rent Payment Reporting Program to Help Renters Build Credit
Fannie Mae announced the launch of its Multifamily Positive Rent Payment Reporting pilot program, aimed at helping renters build their credit history and improve their credit score.


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The Sisters of St John of God came to Ballarat in 1915.
The Sisters of St John of God came to Ballarat in 1915 in response to a call from Bishop Higgins to help care for people in the community who were suffering from infectious diseases such as diphtheria and typhoid.
The Sisters have historically entered communities where they have been invited to do so. In Ballarat, while they were invited to establish a hospital by the Bishop, it took some time to establish due to the impact of World War I, and a reluctance to go to a hospital run by Sisters.
Over the years the hospital has seen many changes and progress. Thankfully, Bailey's Mansion was retained through all this change and has recently been renovated to bring it back to some of its former glory.
Today, St John of God Ballarat Hospital today is a modern and vibrant health care facility, boasting some of the best equipment, facilities, doctors and staff in the country.
St John of God Ballarat School of Nursing
The School of Nursing operated from 1958 to 1990 and saw more than 800 nursing students through its doors. It closed in 1990 after the Australian Nursing Federation decision that all future nursing education would be university-based.
St John of God Ballarat Hospital still maintains a strong commitment to teaching our future nursing workforce, with nursing students still gaining their clinical experience at the hospital throughout their university degree.
1915- Bailey's Mansion purchased and renovated
1952- Opening an unfinished hospital
1953- Fundraising to complete the hospital renovations
1958- Opening of the School of Nursing
1960s- Expanding of hospital departments through orthopaedics
1960s- Establishment of Departments of Pathology and Radiology
1970s- Troubles faced during the economic recession
1970s- Overcoming the downturn through innovation
1970s- More space needed for expansion as demand increases
1980s- Devastation strikes as fire breaks out
1980s- Using the hospital rebuild to fast track renovations
1980s- New areas and new services
1980s- Leading the way


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Latvian Earthworms
Pavel Pjatakov: Mural by Kristians Brekte, Riga, 2021 (Unsplash)
From Harvard International Review:
According to Article 166 of the Criminal Law, Brekte could face up to three years in prison for his mural, becoming the first artist in post-1991 Latvia to face substantial criminal proceedings driven by political grievances. The controversey has been enflamed by the depiction of silhouettes of naked women with a glowing quote from Skulme—"We are all earthworms who must dig through the ground"—a pledge to uphold a healthy civil society by constantly probing uncomfortable truths and contributing to societal good.
Even with a fluctuating but omnipresent populist force, it is unlikely that Stabilitātei! or any other political party will succeed in next year's parliamentary elections. With the crumbling of KPV post-2018, populist parties are now growing cautious about their prospects of gaining power and, more importantly, maintaining it if elected to the legislature. Popular opinion and electoral results in a politically divided country like Latvia will almost always guarantee that a rainbow coalition, rather than a consolidated one, will remain in power. Latvian voters have clearly established the country's many centre-right and centre-left parties as their prime electoral preferences for years, stalling any prospects of a marginal radical party suddenly usurping power.
However, Latvians will still need to remain vigilant. As shown by the experiences of their neighbors, populist takeovers do not happen in a matter of days, weeks, or months. They often start with an insigated conflict between political groups, a hostile media takeover, or an antidemocratic judicial reform.
Art, it seems, has become a new venue for populists to build their power, proliferate discord, and sow the same divisions that once brought Poland's and Hungary's civil society to its knees.
"Earthworms and Breasts: What Controversial Art Reveals About Political Polarization in Latvia", Ricards Umbrasko, Harvard International Review
Europe, Latvia, Riga
100 Years of Latvian Art
15 works by Latvian artists spanning 100 years.
To the Swedish Friends
'Hegemony makes people lazy and powerful enough to repress critics'
My approach is that I see populism as an ideology. By saying that populism is an ideology rather than a discourse, I assume that they mean what they say.
Same-sex marriage has become a political football in Italy's elections
Ahead of Italy's national elections on 4 March, towns and cities across the country were plastered with posters to "defend the traditional family"


1934 – 2019 It is with great sadness that the family of the late Jean Johnson announce her peaceful passing on Friday, March 1, 2019 at Corner Brook Long Term Care at the age of 84 years. She leaves to mourn with fond and loving memories her children: Raymond (Marina) Johnson, Shirley Elliott, Norman (Glenis) Johnson and Brian (Maxine) Johnson; grandchildren: Richard, Brianna, Scott, Robert and Candice; great-grandchildren: Owen, Ian and Veronica; sisters: Ruby (Dave) Jennex, Shirley Wall and Betty Tipple; brother Melvin (Jean) Tipple; sister-in-law Janet Tipple; as well as a large circle of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Harold Johnson, sons Eric and Bruce Johnson, parents Raymond and Alice Tipple, sister Joan (Jim) Marks and brother Walter Tipple. Friends may visit Fillatre's Funeral Home, 4 St. Mark's Avenue on Monday, March 4 from the hours of 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 5 at 2 p.m. from First United Church, Park Street with Rev. John van Vliet officiating. Interment to follow at the Townsite Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bennett Hall Ladies Auxiliary or First United Church. The family guest book may be signed by visiting www.fillatre.ca.


I didn't win the 5K App competition, Seb did with a very impressive 3D Moon Lander game in Flash (write up), which has since been featured on Wired's Geekdad blog.
There's a video up which is mainly my presentation of the three apps I made. Hopefully more video will be appearing on the £5 App blog showing Seb's Lander, Dougie from Future Platform's Location SMS app, and a chap Armandas from Sussex University who had an electronics toolbox cataloging system made in Python.
I really enjoyed the competition and it re-invigorated some of my coding muscles, so I'd like to say a big thanks to John for organising it all.
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Pen drawing Teylers Museum, Haarlem
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c. 1625 Oil on canvas, 132,7 x 120 cm Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati
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Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1599-1641 Flemish painter and draughtsman, active also in Italy and England. He was the leading Flemish painter after Rubens in the first half of the 17th century and in the 18th century was often considered no less than his match. A number of van Dyck's studies in oil of characterful heads were included in Rubens's estate inventory in 1640, where they were distinguished neither in quality nor in purpose from those stocked by the older master. Although frustrated as a designer of tapestry and, with an almost solitary exception, as a deviser of palatial decoration, van Dyck succeeded brilliantly as an etcher. He was also skilled at organizing reproductive engravers in Antwerp to publish his works, in particular The Iconography (c. 1632-44), comprising scores of contemporary etched and engraved portraits, eventually numbering 100, by which election he revived the Renaissance tradition of promoting images of uomini illustri. His fame as a portrait painter in the cities of the southern Netherlands, as well as in London, Genoa, Rome and Palermo, has never been outshone;


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Q: OpenGL - Read only non-black pixels from screen I'm trying to implement the IBFVS algorithm and am having trouble with one of the steps which is to store the a blended image that's in the frame buffer into a texture array.
My object on screen is a 3D bunny which has been texture mapped with a gray image and then blended with a noise image. I need to store only this blended texture into the original texture image so that I can use it in the next frame.
The problem is that if I use glReadPixels() or glCopyTexImage2D() to read in the pixels, I get the entire screen which includes the black background along with the bunny which is not useful since I'm only looking for the blended texture on the surface of the bunny.
Is there any way to selectively read pixels from the screen such that I only get the non-black values?
My code to generate the base texture:
glGenTextures(1, &FtTex);
for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++) {
    for (int j = 0; j < 512; j++) {
        baseTex[i][j][0] =
            baseTex[i][j][1] =
            baseTex[i][j][2] = (GLubyte)128;
    }
}
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, FtTex);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_REPEAT);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_REPEAT);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, 512, 512, 0, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, baseTex);

Generating noise:
glGenTextures(32, noiseTexImg);

int lut[256]; // lookup table to store dynamic profiles
int phase[NRES][NRES]; // stores the phase for each pixel in the noise pattern
int t;

for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) lut[i] = i < 127 ? 0 : 255; // fill lookup table with block pulse

for (int i = 0; i < NRES; i++)
    for (int j = 0; j < NRES; j++) phase[i][j] = rand() % 256;

for (int i = 0; i < NNoise; i++) {
    t = i * 256 / NNoise;
    for (int j = 0; j < NRES; j++) {
        for (int k = 0; k < NRES; k++) {
            noiseTex[j][k][0] =
                noiseTex[j][k][1] =
                noiseTex[j][k][2] = (GLubyte)lut[(t + phase[j][k]) % 255];
            noiseTex[j][k][3] = (GLubyte)(alpha * 255);
        }
    }
    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, noiseTexImg[i]);
    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_REPEAT);
    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_REPEAT);
    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, NRES, NRES, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, noiseTex);
}

Drawing object with base texture:
glPushMatrix();
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, FtTex);
for (int i = 0; i < poly->ntris; i++) {
    Triangle* t = poly->tlist[i];
    glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
    for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
        Vertex *v = t->verts[j];
        glColor3f(1., 1., 0.);
        glTexCoord2dv(v->tx); glVertex3f(v->x, v->y, v->z);
    }
    glEnd();
}
glPopMatrix();

Blending noise:
glPushMatrix();
glLoadIdentity();
glTranslatef(-1.5, -1.5, 0);
glScalef(3, 3, 3);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, noiseTexImg[fctr % NNoise]);
glEnable(GL_BLEND);
glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
glDepthFunc(GL_GREATER);
glBegin(GL_QUAD_STRIP);
glTexCoord2f(0, 0);       glVertex3f(0, 0, -40);
glTexCoord2f(0, tmax);    glVertex3f(0, 1, -40);
glTexCoord2f(tmax, 0);    glVertex3f(1, 0, -40);
glTexCoord2f(tmax, tmax); glVertex3f(1, 1, -40);
glEnd();
glDisable(GL_BLEND);
glDepthFunc(GL_LESS);
fctr++;
glPopMatrix();

Relevant portion of the display function:
drawObjectWithFt(); // draw with base image

/* blend noise */
blendNoise();

glReadPixels(0, 0, BRES, BRES, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, baseTex);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, FtTex);
glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, BRES, BRES, 0, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, baseTex);

I'm on OpenGL 4.5 and most of the code is in C.
Any tips on how to do this much are much appreciated!

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Our brief was to refurbish the Junior's toilet facilities to create four individual unisex toilets to include an ambulant disabled toilet with new floor coverings to modernise the adjacent corridor.
The contract was to be undertaken during the six week summer holidays whilst the School was closed.
The work area was sealed off from the rest of the school to reduce the spread of dust whilst the works were undertaken. The existing sanitaryware, cubicles, doors and frames were stripped out and disposed of.
Alterations were then undertaken to the existing drainage system to accommodate the new toilet and basin positions. This involved excavating the floors, adapting the manhole and capping off the redundant pipes.
Two new structural openings were then created in the wall and one existing opening was enlarged to accommodate a wider door for the ambulant disabled cubicle. New Ash door frames were manufactured in our Joinery Workshop and fitted on site which housed new Ash veneer doors with modern ironmongery.
Two meter high stud partitions were constructed to form the cubicles which allowed the existing Velux roof windows to flood the cubicles with natural daylight.
At the rear of each cubicle a service duct was installed to house all pipe work and toilet cisterns which were decorated using bright colours chosen by the school pupils.
Light fittings and extractor fans were then installed which are operated by a movement sensor so that the lights are not left on unnecessarily thus saving electricity. The area was then decorated throughout using a washable paint with the lower section of walls being tiled for ease of cleaning.
The adjoining corridor had a new non slip safety flooring fitted throughout with the colour once again being chosen by the school children.
Mirrors and sanitary fittings were added to conclude the refurbishment works which were completed on time, to the satisfaction of our client.


GRANTSVILLE, Utah – Authorities say a Utah man was airlifted to the hospital over the weekend after being gored by a buffalo he owns, the third animal goring in the state in less than a month.
Tooele County Sheriff's Sgt. Ron Johnson tells The Salt Lake Tribune (http://bit.ly/1aXY6r5) the 65-year-old man was injured in his lower abdomen, buttocks and forehead.
Johnson says the man was taken to University Hospital in Salt Lake City on Saturday. An update on his condition wasn't immediately available.
The goring comes less than a week after a wild bull elk gored a shepherd in the mountains in eastern Utah. The elk punctured one of the man's lungs and knocked him unconscious. He was later flown to a Colorado hospital.
Last month, a zookeeper an amusement park north of Salt Lake City was gored by a wildebeest. She was treated at a trauma center and released.


PT KEMENANGAN is a manufacturing and trading company specialized in marine – related products and equipments, such as rubber fender, mooring buoy, and light buoy. Other field of expertise is dredging, and meteorological. Beside marine fender, the KEMAN RUBBER division also produces other products such as bearing pad and industrial hoses.


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Q: I want to draw arc with color filled with animated gradient I'm drawing multiple arcs on canvas in a circular way, It's like speedometer(but not speedometer) , arc color changed with gradient color when speed reaches to high or low or average, But I want that, gradient color should be changed with animation, like if arc is in black color, when speed becomes high, arc should be changed to red gradient with smooth gradient animation.
I have wasted my lots of time.
please help me to solve it out.
Thanks in advance.
This is onDraw() method code:
override fun onDraw(canvas: Canvas) {
    val unitMinTempValue = Utils.getUnitCircleDegreeFromThermos(minTempValue.toFloat()).toFloat()
    val unitMaxTempValue = Utils.getUnitCircleDegreeFromThermos(maxTempValue.toFloat()).toFloat()
    val unitMinFixTempValue = Utils.getUnitCircleDegreeFromThermos(Const.minFixTemp.toFloat()).toFloat()
    val unitMaxFixTempValue = Utils.getUnitCircleDegreeFromThermos(Const.maxFixTemp.toFloat()).toFloat()

    matrixGradient = Matrix()
    matrixGradient?.postRotate(15f)

    canvas.drawArc(mRect!!, unitMinFixTempValue - 2.5f, unitMaxFixTempValue - unitMinFixTempValue + 4.5f, false, mPaintDefault!!)

    if (isEnable) {

        when (mode) {
            Const.mode_heat_cool -> {
                canvas.drawArc(mRect!!, unitMinTempValue - 2.5f, unitMaxTempValue - unitMinTempValue + 4.5f, false, mPaintBlack!!)

                when (currentTempValue) {
                    in 43..(minTempValue - 1) -> {
                        positions = floatArrayOf(unitMinFixTempValue / 390, unitMinTempValue / 390)
                        setGradientPosition(Const.orange, positions)
                        canvas.drawArc(mRect!!, unitMinFixTempValue - 2.5f, unitMinTempValue - unitMinFixTempValue + 4.5f, false, mPaintOrange!!)
                    }
                    in minTempValue..(maxTempValue) -> {

                        canvas.drawArc(mRect!!, unitMinTempValue - 2.5f, unitMaxTempValue - unitMinTempValue + 4.5f, false, mPaintBlack!!)
                    }
                    in maxTempValue..97 -> {

                        positions = floatArrayOf(unitMaxTempValue / 390f, 1f)
                        setGradientPosition(Const.blue,position) canvas.drawArc(mRect!!, unitMaxTempValue - 2.5f, unitMaxFixTempValue - unitMaxTempValue + 4.5f, false, mPaintBlue!!)
                    }
                }

            }

        }
    }
}

private fun getRect(): RectF {

    centerX = measuredWidth / 2
    centerY = measuredHeight / 2
    radius = Math.min(centerX, centerY)

    val startTop = STROKE_WIDTH / 2

    val endBottom = 2 * radius - startTop

    return RectF(startTop.toFloat(), startTop.toFloat(), endBottom.toFloat(), endBottom.toFloat())

}

private fun setGradientPosition(type: String, positions: FloatArray) {

    if (type == "blue") {
        colorsBlue?.let {
            val gradientBlue = SweepGradient(measuredWidth.toFloat() / 2, measuredHeight.toFloat() / 2, it, positions)
            gradientBlue.setLocalMatrix(matrixGradient)
            mPaintBlue?.shader = gradientBlue
        }

    } else {
        colorsOrange?.let {
            val gradientOrange = SweepGradient(measuredWidth.toFloat() / 2, measuredHeight.toFloat() / 2, it, positions)
            gradientOrange.setLocalMatrix(matrixGradient)
            mPaintOrange?.shader = gradientOrange

        }

    }

}

when red pin moved, draw arc with different angle with different color


EACH X OTHER was born of an encounter between fashion designer ilan delouis and artistic director Jenny Mannerheim. Inspired by a poem by Robert Montgomery "safe and warm here / in the fire of each other", the duo decided to create a masculine wardrobe for women; a unisex and collaborative brand which invites artists, designers and craftsmen to design models for their collections. This common and identical wardrobe for him and for her plays with myths of androgyny and the idea of the twin flame. Its natural fabrics, timeless colour code and essential fits join to create the signature EACH X OTHER aesthetic.
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These are things I keep on hand at all times. My house is pretty stocked with food. I am not one of those people who has clear cupboards at the end of the week. I do have an empty fridge at the end of the week because I meal plan and buy fresh foods accordingly, but the pantry is another story. It seems like I am always having impromptu company or the need for an extra dish. When I need a to throw together a meal in a pinch, I always have something I can make!
Grains – I buy many of these in the bulk bins and store them in big containers.


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Cape Town's 7 Best Coworking Spaces
Cape Town is a bustling metropolis where many people work. It's one of South Africa's central business districts, not to mention one of its three capital cities too. You'll find lots of people working all over! Even those who don't have their own office spaces! From startup businesses to freelance professionals, there are many people in Cape Town who don't have their own official workspaces. Instead, the city offers a ton of great coworking spaces. There's CHIPS Coworking, Craft+Graft, and the Cupe Workspace to name a few! If you need a place to work, don't hesitate to check these places out.
Africa Works Cape Town @ CBD
Located on Bree Street, right at the heart of the Central Business District of Cape Town, Africa Works offers a cool and collaborative space for freelancers, professionals, and startup businesses. It helps that the place itself doesn't look like your typical coworking space. Instead of rows of desktop computers, there are velvet couches and wooden tables. It sort of looks like a cafe in Cape Town more than anything else. But it's that relaxed vibe that many go here for. It has a less rigid atmosphere, making you feel like you can and will have fun as you work here.
Source: Africa Works
CHIPS Coworking
From the outside, the CHIPS Coworking space looks like a deluxe warehouse. If not for the fresh coat of paint, you'd think this was a storage area or something of that sort. But instead of imported goods ready for delivery, you're greeted by cool office equipment, clean rooms, and lots of sunshine inside! This is how the warehouse aesthetic actually works! It allows more sunlight to go in which, in turn, can and will improve your mood. There's also a lot of space inside too. No matter how many people there are, you won't ever feel claustrophobic here. What's not to love?
Source: CHIPS Coworkings
Craft+Graft
The industrial look of the Craft+Graft coworking space on Gordon Street in the Gardens area is pretty cool. The parts with red-brick walls will make you feel like you're somewhere in Brooklyn, New York rather than an ordinary coworking space in Cape Town. And the clean and minimalist approach to design helps you clear out your thoughts and start the work day with a clean slate of mind. This is why the place has become the go-to for many freelancers and creative teams in the area. Moreover, on some days, they allow pets to join in on the fun! Don't worry! The furry friends only stay in designated areas.
Source: Craft+Graft
Cube Workspace
Out of all the coworking spaces in Cape Town, the Cube Workspace probably looks the most like a standard corporate office. Think typical desks and cubicles, blinds on the windows, and a largely muted neutral color scheme. Even if you're, say, a freelance digital artist, working here will make you feel like you found a corporate job in South Africa. But that's not necessarily a bad thing! At least, you're sure to take your work seriously in this more austere atmosphere. And also, Cube Workspaces offers various kinds of spaces for your needs. You can get a small office, a meeting room, or even a full-blown boarding room if you need it!
Source: Cube Workspace
Spaces is another popular coworking space in Cape Town that has various locations throughout the city. But out of all of these branches, the one in the V&A Waterfront is arguably the best. Why? Simple! It's all about the amazing view of Table Mountain. As the oldest mountain in the world, it's one of the most unique things about South Africa. Imagine getting to see it while you work. Sure, it may distract you at times, but there's no doubt that this majestic natural wonder will also inspire you to work even harder!
Source: Spaces Facebook Page
Roamwork
Flexibility is the name of the game here at Roamwork, the coworking space in The Harrington at District Six. Flexibility doesn't just pertain to the freelancers and startup businesses that avail of the place's services. It also describes the space altogether! When you go here, you'll notice that many areas are pretty open and only partitioned by glass walls and doors. This allows groups, be they startup companies or full-blown corporations, to maximize their working space as best they can. All while not disturbing the other people working around them. Pretty cool, right?
Source: Roamwork Facebook Page
Workshop 17 Watershed
Instead of asking what Workshop 17 Watershed, located in the V&A Waterfront, has to offer as one of the top coworking spaces in Cape Town, you're better off asking what it doesn't have! There's so much to look forward to in this awesome office space that you'd hardly know where to begin. Do you start in the Ideas Lounge to do some brainstorming? That's not a bad idea! Or if you want to start the day with a nice brunch, you can always eat at the Pure Good Cafe in the public space. That'll help you get the energy you need to work!
Source: Workshop 17
If you're ever in South Africa's Western Cape and need a place to work in peace, consider going to any of these fine coworking spaces in Cape Town. These hotspots have the right spaces, amenities, and equipment so you can get the job done!
#Coworking Spaces # Work # Hotspots
Seahill Luxury Apartment - Mouille Point
15 @ Villa Marina - Mouille Point
Panacea Villa - Camps Bay
5 bedrooms 5 bathrooms 10-10
Barley Beach Luxury Penthouse - Camps Bay


what to bring to college and what not?
You can use this checklist to make sure you have all the things you need for college campus living.
This list includes all the things you need for college or the things needed for college as a freshman.
I call it uncensored dorm checklist.
It's probably because you got the control here. Keep or remove anything putting your necessities and priorities up front.
As, far away from your home, you have to settle and run another small home for yourself.
Though temporarily, but you need all the necessary things there that you can use in everyday work. Nah? Moreover, if you need a word see also how you can preserve some fortune for yourself.
How to Know What Things You Need for College Apartment And What Not?
The easiest way is to sit relax and imagine your 24 hours (day/night) routine in your college dorms.
Some quick ideas will pop up in your mind. And you'll be getting clear gradually about the things you need for college.
This would serve as a good start.
Rest assured, you can always come to this page and tick those items you had added already into your packing list. And find out those you are just missing.
Of course, you'll not be given separate rooms. All you have to do is to manage in a single room.
All of your mess for one medium sized room. Which is sometimes a shared room. Though the trends are changing, but still it is where you (sometimes) have to bear one or more other students too.
And you people have to divide and turn that single room into a whole (building) home of yours. Here's the wise (separations) checklist to consider.
Let me break it into the building blocks of your college dorms.