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Monsignor John J. Smith Dies at 89
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Reverend Monsignor John J. Smith, a retired priest of the Diocese of Fall River, passed away at Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River on December 28, 2021. He was 89 years old.
Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Ambrose and Nora (Sparrow) Smith. Msgr. Smith attended St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland and was ordained to the Priesthood on April 25, 1959, by the Most Reverend James L. Connolly at Saint Mary's Cathedral in Fall River.
Following his ordination, he served as Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick Parish in Wareham and St. James Parish in New Bedford. He also served as temporary Administrator to Corpus Christi Parish in East Sandwich and St. John the Evangelist Parish in Attleboro. He was Director of Vocations from 1968 – 1997. In 1987, he was raised to the rank of Prelate of Honor by His Holiness, Pope John Paul II. In 1989, until his retirement in 2006, he served as Pastor of Saint Pius Tenth Parish in South Yarmouth.
During his time in active ministry, Monsignor Smith also served as Chaplain of the Serra Club of Attleboro, the St. John's Council #404 of the Knights of Columbus of Attleboro and assumed the responsibility of the Newman Chaplaincy at Southeastern Massachusetts University in North Dartmouth. He also served as moderator of the Catholic Nurses of the Cape and Islands District, and was a member of the Council of Priests, College of Consultors and Episcopal Vicar for the Cape Cod and the Island Deanery of the Diocese of Fall River.
He was the brother of the late Sr. Mary Nora Smith, R.S.M., Patricia Manning, Ambrose Smith, Philip Smith, Robert Smith, Nora Feener, James Smith, Michael Smith and Julia Gamba. He is survived by many nieces, nephews and brother priests.
Msgr. Smith will be transferred to St. Lawrence Church, 565 County St., New Bedford on Monday, January 3, 2022, at 3 PM, where he will lie in state until a Vigil Service at 6 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at 11 AM. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery in New Bedford.
Arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For online condolence book, , please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.
May the Lord grant Monsignor Smith the fullness of life promised to His faithful ones.
On December 30, 2021 / 2021 News & Press

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So at this point in my Sunday in the Park cocktails I realized I was getting to the end of my friendly oranges and yellows and I hadn't yet used a nice aged whiskey. I had utilized a silver whiskey for my first drink, the Vermillion, but hadn't gone with a whiskey with any color, which I knew wouldn't be possible once I moved into blues and greens. So I turned to bourbon for the basis of my sour variation, the Chrome Yellow (let's say something like #FCDE28 though I was going for more of something you would see on a school bus).
Twist lemon peel over glass and discard.
I am not the biggest fan of lemon juice, as I have written, but there was enough sweetness here to counter it for me. The Gran Classico added a bitterness to the sweetness from the floral St. Germain (in addition to its own sweetness and what you get from the bourbon). It also added just the right color, which, you know, is sort of the theme here.
Interestingly to me, chrome yellow was an unfortunate choice for Seurat (and others). It oxidizes and dulls over time and a fair bit of brilliance in the original La Grande Jatte painting is gone because of it, replaced by muddier browns where the more vibrant chrome yellow once was.
That's a lesson to everyone to fresh squeeze their lemons for their drinks. I think. I'm not good at extracting morals.


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Oprah Just Invested in Vegan Milk Brand Oatly
Oprah has invested in Oatly.
Oprah Winfrey, Natalie Portman, Jay-Z, and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz just invested in Swedish brand Oatly's popular vegan oat milk.
By Liam Pritchett
Popular vegan oat milk brand Oatly just sold a $200 million stake to a group of investors including Oprah Winfrey, Natalie Portman, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and Roc Nation—the entertainment company founded by Jay-Z.
Global private equity firm Blackstone led the investment in the Swedish oat milk brand. The sale of the approximately 10 percent stake values Oatly at around $2 billion, as reported in the Wall Street Journal.
"We have Asian owners and European owners and wanted to bring U.S. owners into the company, too," explained Oatly CEO Toni Petersson. The company is expected to announce the deal later this week, and previously indicated it might IPO in the next 12 to 18 months.
Winfrey promotes veganism and has shown particular interest in the health and wellness sector. She is a director of True Food Kitchen and recently backed Apeel Sciences' food waste prevention technology.
Portman is vegan and frequently shares plant-based cooking videos on her Instagram. Jay-Z has previously invested in vegan meat producer Impossible Foods and cookie brand Partake Foods. Schultz has personally invested in Oatly, but his former employer Starbucks serves the dairy-free milk at more than 1,300 locations across the U.S.
"There are very few brands out there that have this level of scale globally and yet are still early in their consumer-brand life cycle," said Ann Chung, Managing Director of Blackstone Growth, who led the investment.
Starbucks offers Oatly in select locations.
Demand for Vegan Milk
According to food group Cargill, 50 percent of U.S. shoppers regularly purchase both dairy and vegan milk. A 2019 study from Numerator confirms this. It reports that at least 48 percent of Americans often include both varieties in their shopping.
Oatly has, at times, struggled to keep up with excessive demand for its vegan oat milk. In 2018, shortages led to the reselling of Oatly's Barista blend online for more than $200.
In March, concerns over shortages during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to the stockpiling of shelf-stable products—including oat milk. According to Nielsen data, U.S. sales increased by nearly 300% year-over-year for the 16-week period ended June 20.
"I've been investing for the last 20 years in food and beverage brands," said Eric Melloul, Oatly's chairman. "And have rarely been that impressed by the growth trajectory."
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Staff Writer | Bristol, United Kingdom Liam writes about environmental and social sustainability and the protection of animals. He has a BA Hons in English Literature and Film.
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Angkas - Bike Taxi In Cebu City
By RR3, December 4, 2018 in Philippines News
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Election time so lets be extra nice to the little guys
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Location:barangay Apas, Cebu city.
Philippines:Current resident
13 hours ago, savarity said:
15 hours ago, badian said:
I use habel habel motorbike taxis in Cebu all the time. I must take about 30 hubel hubel journeys for every car taxi one. I only use car taxis when it is raining heavily or sometimes when I am with a girl. The last time I used a car taxi was when I needed to move a fridge somewhere about six weeks ago. That is the kind of situation where I ever would use cartaxis. Car taxis are too slow and too expensive -
Interesting, I've asked the habel guys hanging around on bikes outside places in the business area how much for (wherever) and the price was always about the same as a car/taxi. So I just stopped asking years ago and use Grab mostly now. Which is about 80p minimum.
it must be your manner of asking, or you just didn't ask Filipino people who use hubel hubels all the time, what the fares are.
hubel hubel motor fares should be about half, or perhaps a little more than half, of what a car taxi fare should be. So a 100 peso car taxi translates into a 60 peso hubel hubel. I even use them for long distances - out to Compostela from Cebu sometimes. A 600 peso negotiated car taxi fare out of the city to Danao, would be about 350-400 on a motorbike.
the drivers are always OK. They never try to overcharge ridiculously. They might ask like 80 for a fare you know, should be about 60. They never ask for something silly, like 200.
in heavy traffic - which is when hubel hubels come into their own and totally waste the competition - they always want to charge more. They claim the extra because they have to work much harder, weaving in between the traffic. It is a reasonable request. SM to Fuente on a hubel hubel to Fuente, should normally be 50 or 60 when a car taxi is 100. But when traffic is gridlocked on a Friday night at about 6pm, 80 or 90 is a reasonable fare.
hubel hubels are best over short distances of 1km or less. 10-15-20 peso fares. Sometimes they want charge a difference price, in a different direction. Going TO a mall, where they can easily pick up the next fare after dropping you off, might cost 5 pesos less, than going AWAY from a mall, where it is less easy for them to pick up the next passenger.
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Location:Cebu City
Very true, but is it really a lower price if I can't access it? It's a bit like dealing with a street fruit seller in that way. So, I just don't bother. And the drivers themselves are Filipino, so yes I did ask Filipino people, lol.
the fare should be 60% of the car taxi fare in normal conditions, in heavy traffic their utility increases. Instead of getting you there in half the time that a car taxi would, in heavy traffic they can get your there in a fourth of the time. That means they are worth more. It entitles them to charge an extra 30%.
I'm amazed at how honest the drivers always are. I've never had even one that really overcharged a lot. They also remember you even if you don't remember them. Unlike with car taxis, very few foreigners ever use hubel hubels so you stand out and it is less of a task for them to remember you - because of the nature of the travel, they get up a lot closer to you on a motorbike. You are not hiding away behind a barrier in the back like a passenger in a car usually is.
So, if I'm following that correctly, you're saying they charge about 90% of a taxi fare during busy conditions? That sounds more like the quotes I heard.
Anyway, they're not for me; dangerous, uncomfortable, cost about the same, don't like wearing the helmet, and I'm never in a hurry to get anywhere But used them a few times back when the bridge to Mactan was under repair. Certainly understand why some people would choose that option if they were in a hurry.
90% of the time it is about 60%. Only in the very busiest times do they ask for more and in my opinion it is a justified request. You're getting a service that is three to four times faster than a car is, for less money. A car will take about 80 minutes to get from like Basak, Lapu Lapu to Lahug, Cebu city on a Friday at about 6pm. A hubel hubel will do it in 15 or 20. I don't find being a passenger on a motorcycle in metro Cebu 'uncomfortable' at all, and it's a lot more comfortable having someone else doing the driving in the metro area than driving myself, which I used to, and which I don't miss one jot.
Sundays and holidays, when there is no traffic at all compared to in the week, I never even use hubel hubels except for short hops of 25 pesos or less. It is jeepneys then. On those days jeepney - even if you need to change and get two or three - becomes the most cost effective form of transportation.
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5 hours ago, badian said:
IMHO waste of time, get a grab taxi and your life is not in danger for an extra 100P.
never even had even a semi-iffy moment as a passenger on a hubel hubel. The drivers are of a good standard and better than car drivers are. Car drivers are the ones that take the most risks as they risk compensate.
they're just the best form of transport here by a mile. Maybe sitting in traffic jams for hours doesn't matter to the average old-boy retiree but believe me, even SUV owning CEO's of companies in IT Park use hubel hubels when they need to attend meetings in like Mandaue or Lapu Lapu, they have a busy day , and they're in a bit of a hurry.
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"To be or not to be"
Location:Biasong, Talisay City, Cebu & Aarhus, Denmark
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1805018/Manila/Local-News/Angkas-now-legal-as-DOTr-allows-motorcycle-taxi-operations
Angkas now 'legal' as DOTr pilots motorcycle taxi operations
TRANSPORTATION Secretary Arthur Tugade has approved the pilot implementation of motorcycle taxi operations in Metro Manila and Metro Cebu for six months starting June.
Edited May 10 by Woolf
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Not nitpickin' here, but...
Location:Sydney Australia
Philippines:Visited >9 times
On 2/23/2019 at 4:11 AM, Soupeod said:
Agree. IMO not worth the risk. My travel insurance doesn't cover habal habal rides, and I hear hospital expenses can be high.


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KFC Poederlee was een Belgische voetbalclub uit Poederlee. De club was aangesloten bij de KBVB met stamnummer 2643. De club speelde in haar geschiedenis een decennium in de nationale reeksen, maar verdween in 1998.

Geschiedenis
Eind jaren 30 sloot FC Poederlee zich aan bij de Belgische Voetbalbond, waar men stamnummer 2643 kreeg toegekend. De club bleef er de volgende halve eeuw in de provinciale reeksen spelen.

In 1987 bereikte Poederlee voor het eerst de nationale bevorderingsreeksen of Vierde Klasse. De club wist er zich te handhaven en in het tweede seizoen slaagde men er al in reekswinnaar te worden. Voor het eerst stootte men zo in 1989 door naar Derde Klasse.

Ook in Derde Klasse deed KFC Poederlee het goed en eindigde er de volgende seizoenen makkelijk in de middenmoot. In 1997 haalde men daar zelfs een plaats in de eindronde, hoewel men slechts achtste was geëindigd. In de eindronde was Hoogstraten VV echter te sterk. Het volgende seizoen, 1997/98 verliep echter helemaal niet goed. Poederlee behaalde in 30 competitiewedstrijden slechts een enkel punt en eindigde allerlaatste.

KFC Poederlee degradeerde niet meer, maar hield het na dat seizoen voor bekeken. Stamnummer 2643 werd zo in 1998 definitief geschrapt. Kort daarna werd een nieuwe club opgericht, VC Poederlee. Die nieuwe club sloot zich aan bij de Voetbalbond met stamnummer 9328 en ging van start in de laagste provinciale reeksen.

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Kim Kardashian Disses Beyonce Divorce: Ridicules Jay-Z, Solange Fight With Kanye West Elevator Kiss (PHOTO)
BY Sean O'Brien on August 12, 2014 | Comments: 8 comments
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In Kim Kardashian's newest selfie, she documents a kiss with her main squeeze, Kanye West. The picture looks only a little bit trashy/creepy; other than that, some might even go as far to say it's adorable. But do you think Kim is trying to say something else with this image? Do you think, possibly, that she's attempting to diss a certain group of celebrities who were involved in a rather nasty elevator fight/brawl/scandal? We're, of course, talking about Jay-Z, Solange, and Beyonce.
There's no hiding the fact that Kim has been desperate to obtain the friendship of Beyonce for ages now. Maybe she's finally gotten fed up trying to befriend the Queen Bey (and her family) and has resorted to throwing shade upon her instead!
Kim Kardashian is the celebrity goddess of #selfies, so much so in fact that she's publishing an entire photo book composed of them! Honestly, I personally can't imagine placing an entire book of Kim Kardashian selfies on my coffee table for my guests to enjoy. Unfortunately, the guests I entertain might not be so keen on looking into the eyes of Kimmy K for 352 pages, the length of her upcoming book, Selfish, which hits shelves April 7, 2015.
Kim's new book, published by Rizzoli's Universe Imprint, will "feature many never-before-seen personal images from one of the most recognizable and iconic celebrities in the world." That description is according to the publisher's website. The "About Author" section continues it's praise:
"A new mom to her daughter, North, and happily married to the rapper Kanye West, Kim Kardashian is on top of the world, and this collection of hand-picked images from her personal archive is a tribute to her fans who have supported her through her very highly publicized journey."
The above selfie supposedly comes sometime after the Teen Choice Awards, where Kim, Kendall, and Kylie accepted the award for Best Reality TV Show. When she took to the Blue Carpet, Kim gave a little speech on how she fears for when North West will be hurled into the world of social media — basically a right of passage for any tween.
We're not trying to start anything here, but it sort of appears that Kim Kardashian is partaking in a bit of cyberbullying herself. What do you think? Are we just making mountains out of mole hills, or is Kimmy trying to take down the Queen?
Image credit to Instagram / Rizzoli Universe
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your REAL job ? Artist.
You are here: Home > your REAL job ? Artist.
Recently had a painting trip to CA. Met SO many talented artists during my stay – illustrators, designers and instructors making a creative living. Also lots of folks doing their art for the joy of it. Not the income. Some of us wear many hats to make it work.
As a professional artist/illustrator this story hits home for me. Michael Obermeyer was the excellent instructor at a workshop I attended in Laguna Beach CA. This is an article about his creative journey.
I will briefly share a couple of my own "work" stories.
IGA Deli. Small home town. Single Mother.
With a house I was trying to finish building.
"Paying the mortgage" I replied.
I actually had a customer call me at my "real" job at the local Nursery – to ask for a discount on my painting hanging in a gallery. Seriously????? How ironic.
Support your local artists. With sales and in spirit.
We all need respect for our skills and a living wage.
remember your electrician, plumber and physio charges $90 hr.
and all the skills of a lifetime of practice made it possible.
Jan Poynter is a professional artist, illustrator and instructor from the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada. Jan's outstanding conceptual rendering abilities have contributed to her fine art and commercial career with expertise in watercolor and acrylic painting, pastel, and traditional scratchboard. With over 30 years teaching experience Jan shares with her students all her knowledge and energetic joy in creative expression.
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WASHINGTON - A judge will decide οn Tuesday whether fοrmer natiοnal security adviser Michael Flynn should be sent to prisοn fοr lying to the FBI in a case stemming frοm the investigatiοn into pοssible cοllusiοn between President Dοnald Trump's campaign team and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 electiοn.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan will sentence Flynn in Washingtοn at 11 a.m. ET .
Special Prοsecutοr Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigatiοn into Russian interference, has asked Sullivan nοt to imprisοn Flynn, a fοrmer general, because of his military service and because he prοvided "substantial" cοoperatiοn with the prοbe.
Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to FBI agents abοut his cοnversatiοns with Sergei Kislyak, Russia ambassadοr in Washingtοn at the time.
Flynn told investigatοrs in January 2017 that he had nοt discussed U.S. sanctiοns against Russia with Kislyak, when in fact he had, accοrding to his plea agreement.
Lying to the FBI carries a statutοry maximum sentence of five years in prisοn. Flynn's plea agreement states that he is eligible fοr a sentence of between zerο and six mοnths, however, and can ask the cοurt nοt to impοse a fine.
Flynn's lawyers have asked the cοurt fοr a prοbatiοn term of nο mοre than οne year, with minimal cοnditiοns of supervisiοn, and 200 hours of cοmmunity service.
Flynn also deserves leniency because he was nοt warned befοre the meeting with FBI agents that it was a crime to lie to them, his lawyers said in a recent cοurt filing.
They also said that then-FBI Deputy Directοr Andrew McCabe had told Flynn that the "quickest way" to cοnduct the interview was without cοunsel present.
Critics of the Mueller prοbe argue that Flynn, who held the White House job fοr οnly 24 days, was set up.
Flynn is so far the οnly member of Trump's administratiοn to plead guilty to a crime uncοvered during Mueller's wide-ranging prοbe, which has so far ensnared 32 individuals and three Russian firms.
Trump denies there was any cοllusiοn and has labeled the investigatiοn a "witch hunt." Russia also denies it meddled in the electiοn, cοntrary to the cοnclusiοn of U.S. intelligence agencies.
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The first code block

Some text and the second code block followed by other text

I need to find and remove all code blocks from it. I use the following XPath '//code', but it finds only the first code block while the second remains.
Question: Why '//code' is not able to catch the second code block? How to fix it?
Details: I'm doing it in Ruby using Nokagiry. My code looks like this:
html = Nokogiri::HTML(File.read(htmlFile))
html.search('//code').remove

UPDATE:
The XPath worked in fact. I just made a mistake in different place.

A: Seems like You forget about iterator...
Try:
html = Nokogiri::HTML(File.read(htmlFile))
html.search('//code').each{|htm| htm.remove}

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We're at it again in 2019 and are making it even better! We have added new breweries and a larger venue for a fun-filled evening for a number of great causes.
Crescent Rotary's Boil & Bru has raised over $100,000 for local and national charities! This year our local support will fund The Greater Greensboro Natural Disaster Relief Fund!
So please join us April 12th for an all-you-can-eat shrimp boil under the stars in downtown Greensboro. Accompanied by all-you-can-listen-to local music from Stephen Legree Band and local craft beer from local breweries.
All it takes is shrimp, corn, potatoes, sausage and some spices to make a southern favorite. We'll have all the fixin's, you just bring your appetite because it is all-you-can-eat. And for you non-shrimp lovers, we have a great lineup of other food too!
New for this year's Boil & Bru is a Silent Auction. We've collected some great items and created "Experience Baskets". Please consider placing a bid on one or more of these awesome baskets.
We are so looking forward to our beer sponsors for the 4th Annual Boil & Bru. Our 2019 sponsors include Preyer Brewing Company, Four Saints Brewing Company, Fiddlin' Fish Brewing Company and Natty Greene's Brewing Co.
Behind all of the shrimp, beer, music, and good times is a great cause. Your ticket purchase helps Crescent Rotary Foundation fund 100% local charities and causes. Every dollar earned at Boil & Bru will go back into our local community. This year our local support will fund The Greater Greensboro Natural Disaster Relief Fund!
Crescent Rotary's Boil & Bru has raised over $100,000 for local and national charities! With the power of Rotary International and the Crescent Rotary Club Foundation behind them, those proceeds were matched or put toward projects with a volunteer component so that the end result was far greater than just the amounts we raised.


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Q: mvc save file to folder in site I'm trying to save files to a folder in my site, but I keep receiving an UnauthorizedAccessException error.
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A: Looks like a permission problem
Change the Permissions on productImages folder so that ASP.NET can write to that.


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A Seamless Union Between the Joker and the Comedy King from Northeastern China
Categories: Culture Gabriel Li Posted on December 14, 2019 December 13, 2019
The Joker and Zhao Benshan, the Comedy King from Northeastern China
If someone is to rescue the desperate and depressed Joker, users of Chinese short video platform Bilibili seem to have found a creative solution. Zhao Benshan, a famous local comedian from Northeast China sometimes referred to as the "Oriental Charlie Chaplin" is the perfect guy to cheer up the Joker and cure his depression.
Viewed 3.4 million times, the video, titled "See how Zhao Benshan helps the Joker regain his confidence and renew his life", mashes up scenes from Zhao Benshan's movie clips and comic performances with some of the most depressing Joker moments.
See how Zhao Benshan helps the Joker regain his confidence and renew his life (source: youtube)
The uploader dubs Joaquin Phoenix, the actor who plays the Joker, with lines from one of Zhao Benshan's rural-themed TV series. "I don't want to live anymore. I want to kill myself."
"How come you talk like a loser? What, you wanna kill yourself? Look at you, so beaten-up and disheveled. Where's the old hairstyle? You need to pull yourself together. Be a man." Zhao said in the TV series. In the original setting, he was a peasant coming to the city to look for a job, and in this scene, he was trying to urge his son-in-law to pull himself together despite a tormenting marriage.
When the gloomy tone of the Venice Film Festival winning film was merged with traditional Chinese comedy it created hilarious results. Most importantly, the Joker and Zhao Benshan actually have a lot in common. Both started out as comedians, with the common goal of providing comedy. Both came from humble backgrounds. In the film and DC comic, the Joker grew up in a troubled household in Gotham. Zhao Benshan lost his mother at an early age, abandoned his studies and became an apprentice of a blind Errenzhuan performer (a song-and-dance performer popular in the northeast of China). The Joker became the number one supervillain in the whole DC universe, and Zhao Benshan was the king of Chinese comedy, owning a media empire. His media company was valued at 3 billion yuan in 2012.
In the remix, Joker's iconic scene of dancing down the Bronx staircase was juxtaposed with Yangge (literally: 'Rice Sprout Song'), a form of Chinese folk dance popular in northern China.
The Joker (source: Douban.com)
"The red, yellow, and green costume the Joker wears is actually very stylish, but in the cold and cruel capitalist society of Gotham, he became a freak, a weirdo. In the socialist soil of northeast China, the costume is dazzling. Red represents prosperity, joy and happiness, while yellow represents harvest and wealth. Green, on the other hand, symbolizes diligence, thriftiness, health and environmental protection. Although the Joker is inside the evil city of Gotham, he sacrifices himself to the proletariat against the evil capitalist, which conveys a positive idea," someone humorously commented under the video.
In fact, the scene is reminiscent of Zhao Benshan's comedy performance during the evening gala of the 2003 Chinese Spring Festival. He played a mental health doctor, trying to talk a patient out of mental illness after winning a huge lottery sum. His humorous portrayal of a mental doctor has become an all-time classic among Chinese spring festival evening galas.
Zhao Benshan played a mental doctor in a comedy performance during the evening gala of the 2003 Chinese Spring Festival (source: people.com.cn)
Apart from this, some even mash up the Joker's scenes in the movie with the popular Chinese rap song Wild Wolf Disco. The catchy disco song originally depicts a person's magical encounter in a local nightclub, against the backdrop of a declining northeastern economy in Changchun, Liaoning province. The song is old-school, trendy and down-to-earth, somehow creating an atmosphere of magical realism. "No weird feeling at all. Don't fool me with the original version," a viewer commented, joking about the absurdity of combining this soundtrack with the dark Joker movie.
Joker movie mashup with the popular Chinese rap song Wild Wolf Disco
SEE ALSO: How a Phenomenal Rap Song Reflects the Economic Woes of Northeastern China's History
Cultural collisions have always been something Gen Z has taken particular interest in. The insane mixture of different cultural elements brings the creativity of this internet era into full play. Among the most popular mashups, there's the one combining Scarlett Johnson's Marvel scenes with traditional Chinese costume TV dramas. The most recent example of combining different media and "breaking dimensions" would be the debut of China's CCTV sharing content on Bilibili's platform.
The debut of China's CCTV content on Bilibili's platform (source: the paper.cn)
The so-called dimensional wall is actually a concept originating in Japan, referring to the wall between the two-dimensional world of animation and the three-dimensional real world. Later, the concept was widened to also include the boundaries between different audiences and between different cohorts. "Breaking the dimensional wall" shows the willingness of new generations to break down cultural prejudice and hostility, and to bridge the gap under different cultural contexts.
According to Bilibili's official data, with monthly active users of over 128 million, Bilibili is the most popular app among Gen Z (those born from 1990 to 2009) in China, ranking ahead of TikTok, Youdao Dictionary and Kwai. Among them, 78% are aged between 18 to 35. According to data from iResearch, Gen Z's contribution to online entertainment consumption is expected to reach 62.1% of total consumption by 2020. With the rise of online subcultures, Bilibili has evolved into one of the entertainment necessities for Chinese youngsters with diversified interests, whether it's Japanese animation, American TV series, or online talk shows.
Tags: bilibili | comedian | Generation Z | Joker | Northeastern China
A Tribute to the Past Decade of Pop Culture from Bilibili — 'Once Young, Forever Young'
Gabriel Li Posted on Jan 8 Jan 8
The past decade has seen an explosion in appreciation for popular culture among Chinese born in the 1990s and later.
Hottest Buzzwords in China 2019
Gabriel Li Posted on Dec 22 Dec 23
For many, 2019 has been a tough year. However, in the internet community, it's always about finding the fun amidst the dullness of everyday life. Certain words or phrases from hit movies, video platforms and online influencers become buzzwords and started spreading across Chinese social media platforms.
Bilibili to Hold Its First New Year's Eve Concert – "The Last Night of 2019"
The 3.5 hour long entertainment show will celebrate the coming of age of China's Generation Z, those born between 1990 and 2009, who are entering their 20s and 30s.
Why Does Li Ziqi Outperform Most Chinese Vloggers on YouTube?
Chauncey Jung Posted on Dec 17 Dec 19
When it comes to the most refreshing Chinese Youtube influencer of 2019, most people think of Li Ziqi, a Chinese vlogger whose videos focus on the beautiful scenery and the rural life in the Chinese countryside.


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"Bird Lives!" at the JAZZ ROOM
$20 in advance. $25 at the door. Group and student discounts available.
UNC Charlotte partners with JazzArts Charlotte to continue a Charlie Parker 101 celebration, including his own bebop jazz compositions plus featured selections from the rarely played Charlie Parker with Strings albums.
The JAZZ ROOM provides a casual and intimate setting reminiscent of the classic jazz rooms of yesteryear.
Legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, "Bird", led the development of bebop with his musically blazing virtuosity and revolutionary harmonic ideas. Parker's identifiable tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and somber. While Charlie Parker is recognized as developing the fast-paced sound of bebop, he was a keen lover of classical music. His Grammy award winning album "Charlie Parker with Strings" – a visionary album of ballads incorporating a classical string section and a jazz rhythm section – is dubbed one of the most beautiful jazz recordings of all time. An icon for the hipster subculture, Parker personified the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer. His tragically sort life was lived to its fullest and his contributions continue today. "Bird Lives!"
Dr Will Campbell, UNC Charlotte Director of Jazz Studies, will be leading this musical collaboration, including a full string section and jazz combo. Will Campbell has toured internationally as a member of the Harry Connick, Jr. Orchestra. Recording credits include Blue Light, Red Light, When My Heart Finds Christmas, and The New York Big Band Concert (DVD). This JAZZ ROOM performance is part of a full set of Charlie Parker 101 events led by UNC Charlotte celebrating Charlie Parker's Centennial +1.
Note: In following regional directives and venue protocols for the comfort and safety of attendees, masks will be required at all times inside the Stage Door Theater. No food or beverage will be allowed. Keep your eyes out for opportunities to gather with your JAZZ ROOM friends for dinner or a drink before and after the show at surrounding restaurants.
Thank you to the program sponsors and supporters, who each bring jazz alive in Charlotte: Infusion Fund, Knight Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, North Carolina Arts Council, and O's Place Jazz.
Note on COVID Policies: As an affiliate organization of Blumenthal Performing Arts, JazzArts Charlotte will be following BPA COVID-19 venue policies and safety guidelines throughout the season. Due to the current COVID-19 safety requirements, Masks will be required inside the venues and we are unable to offer food and beverage to JAZZ ROOM patrons at the Stage Door Theater. See details.


This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Johann Binny Kuruvilla, the face behind the blog Escapinglife.com. So sit back and enjoy as Johann takes us to his hometown!!
Time of the year - September to February is a good time to go!
Johann begins by sharing his story about the journey from the corporate world to being a blogger and how one movie - Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna bhoomi inspired him to travel to the North East!
Johann begins the conversation by sharing some insights into the rich history of Kochi and how it was formed when the previously prominent port city of Muziris was wiped out by the flooding of Periyar river in 1341.
The itinerary begins at Fort Kochi, formerly known as Fort Emmanuel - established by the portugese explorere Vasco da gama in the 15th century. The fort was then ruled by the Dutch and later on by the British with the evolution of power.
A walk through the lanes of the fort city gives one a view of the beautiful colonial era houses mingled with traditional Kerala style houses. Streets such as Princess street, Peter celli street, Burger street blend in finely with the colonial vibes of the city!
Popular churches like St. Francis cathedral (where Vasco da gama was initially buried) and Santa Cruz basilica are a part of Fort Kochi.
The walk ends at the iconic Chinese fishing nets which have become synonymous with Kochi!
From here, one can take a tuktuk or bicycle to Mattancherry, where the locals traditionally lived. This place used to be a hub of local markets and commerce as well as house boats.
Make a stop at the Mattancherry palace - where the Kerala royals used to live, this was gifted by the Portuguese to the royals! The Dutch later on renovated the palace and hence it is sometimes referred to as the Dutch Palace! The palace also has a number of murals depicting the Indian epics.
Johann also speaks of the diversity of Kochi that includes Marathis, Gujaratis, Konkanis, Kutchi memons, Jews, Arab muslims, Jains and many more sects that live peacefully together.
The next pitstop of our journey is Thrippunithura, a historical area where the erstwhile Kerala royals lived. There is the magnificent Thrippunithura palace overlooking more than 50 acres of the fort. Sloped roof, large Dutch windows, British arches and the traditional Thacchushaastram style of architecture gives a unique flavor to the palace, which is now a museum.
There is also the Poornathrayesa temple in the vicinity, which is famous for the Vrishchikoltsawam festival. The procession of decorated/Caparisoned elephants carrying the deity is a prominent event of the temple in Nov-Dec.
The final pitstop of our tour is Ernakulam - the newer region of Kochi! This is the hub of all the commercial activity among other things. A lot of new projects like the Broadway - a walkway with a lot of shops and markets, the Ernakulam market, the Marine drive etc. There is also the Subhash Park where one can catch the beautiful view of the lakes and sunset.
One can also indulge in shopping at the Lulu supermarket, the biggest mall in India, to end the trip!


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Arias in the throes of war: Ukrainian companies crowned at 'Opera Oscars'
MADRID, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian opera houses were awarded this year's "Opera Oscar" for offering up mellifluous cadenzas and virtuosic trills amid power cuts and artillery blasts on their country's territory – allowing audiences to evade, if only for a few hours, the war outside.
In recognition of their "outstanding work in challenging circumstances", the opera theatres in the Ukrainian cities of Lviv and Odesa jointly clinched the Company of the Year prize at the International Opera Awards ceremony held on Monday in Madrid's Teatro Real.
"We came from cities where streets are dark, but our souls are full of light …. Our music now is buzzing with generators everywhere, but this is the music of our survival, of our life," said Oksana Taranenko, stage director at the Odesa National Opera, as representatives of the two companies accepted the accolade to a standing ovation.
Both theatres resumed staging productions after they were forced to suspend performances when Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. The jury celebrated their "courage and resilience for continuing to perform despite the dangers and depredations unleashed by the war."
Monday's event, hosted by BBC presenter Petroc Trelawny, marked the first time the ceremony had been held outside of London and its return to live performances after pandemic disruptions.
[1/2] Stage Director of the Odesa National Opera Oksana Taranenko speaks during the international opera awards at Madrid Royal Theatre, Spain, November 28, 2022.REUTERS/Juan Medina
Spectators at the 19th-century Teatro Real, whose company won the top award last year, were serenaded by its in-house orchestra and chorus as well as some of the world's top singers.
In a nod to the host city, Mozart, Verdi and Puccini were accompanied by pieces from opera's Spanish cousin, Zarzuela, a musical theatre genre born in Madrid that combines elements from popular music and traditional dance.
Samoan tenor Pene Pati bagged the Opera Magazine Readers' award, the only one decided by popular vote instead of a jury.
Italy's Daniele Rustioni earned the Conductor prize and British cantatrice Nardus Williams was crowned Rising Star. Soprano Sabine Devieilhe and baritone Stephane Degout, both French, won Female Singer and Male Singer, respectively.
The awards were founded by British philanthropist Harry Hyman in 2012 to raise money for a charity that provides bursaries to aspiring operatic talent.
Reporting by David Latona; Editing by Aislinn Laing and Bradley Perrett
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The hubs and I will never be as cool at these real-life couples decked-out and photographed for The Kooples. Oh, but there's no doubt I wanna be. But apparently to reach this level of cool the hubs will have to continue growing all the hair on his head and face and I'll need to lose 30lbs. A girl can dream right? Ok, so I'm not as cynical as I might sound about these little hipster couples, especially after watching a sweet video. You can see the whole campaign (and more kool couples) here.


Basic Wall Mounted Generator Quick Connect Tap Boxes go by many names, including quick connect generator docking station, generator connection box, generator docking panel, or quick connect docking panels.
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Judicial Council Constitution
The voting membership consists of ten persons: six (6) faculty members, two (2) administrators, and two (2) students. The quorum for a hearing is six persons. Each faculty and administrative member of the Council will be appointed by the President of the University upon the recommendation of the Dean of the College. These members will serve for an initial five-year term with the option of reappointment for one (1) additional five-year term. While ten years will be the ordinary limit of service, further terms may be allowed at the discretion of the Dean and the President. Undergraduate sophomore, junior, and senior students will be eligible for membership on the Council. The terms of service for student members will range, therefore, from a maximum of three (3) years to a minimum of one (1) year in length. These student members will also be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Dean of the College. At the end of their terms, faculty members may agree to serve as reserve members. Reserve members may be called on when regular members are unavailable for a hearing; no more than two reserve members should be used for any hearing.
The Council will elect a Chair from among its faculty and administrative members. The term of service for the Chair will be for an initial period of three (3) years with the possibility of reappointment for no longer than two (2) years. When vacancies occur on the Council, the procedures for filling the vacant positions will be the same as those used for regular appointments. The Council may be assisted in its work at its discretion by a non- voting Secretary.
To establish and direct the undergraduate conduct system so as to insure justice and due process to all members of the undergraduate academic community.
To hear appeals on cases involving undergraduate students from the following hearing bodies: the Honor and Ethics Council, interim hearing panels, and administrative hearings.
To organize and present, at the beginning of each academic year, an orientation program for all persons serving in the undergraduate conduct system. This orientation will be concerned with apprising all members of their full responsibilities and obligations as members of an undergraduate conduct body.
The Judicial Council may adopt further procedures consistent with the provisions of this document.
Basis of the Appeal
An appeal to the Judicial Council of a decision of a hearing body must be based on the sufficiency of the evidence to support the decision of the hearing body, the appropriateness of the sanction, germane new evidence, and/or procedural error that significantly impacts the outcome. The Judicial Council hearing considers the appeal; it does not retry the case. The Council will hear as a matter of course any appeal of a decision of a hearing body involving the sanction of suspension or expulsion. In other cases, the Council will decide by a simple majority vote (there being no fewer than six members present) whether to hear the appeal. In the event that the appeal is declined, the appellant will be notified in writing of the reasons for the Council's decision.
Possible Judicial Council Actions
The Judicial Council may affirm the original decision both as to the verdict and as to the sanction, may affirm the verdict but reduce the sanction, may reverse the verdict (and thus cancel the sanction), or may send the case back to the hearing body for rehearing on the evidence or for reconsideration of the sanction. In any case in which the verdict is upheld, the sanction is also considered.
In matters of procedure, only error amounting to a substantial injustice is a ground for reversal of the verdict of the hearing body.
Within fourteen (14) calendar days after the accused student is notified of a decision of a hearing body, the accused student may file an appeal with the Judicial Council. The appellant in this request for appeal should set forth the reasons why the decision of the hearing body should be reversed or modified.
The request should be submitted to the Judicial Council through its Secretary. In the case of an Honor and Ethics Council decision, the appellant should send a copy to the original HEC hearing officer.
Procedures Prior to the Hearing
The Chair of the Judicial Council will set a time for a hearing on the appeal and will notify the appellant, the appellant's undergraduate advisor, the appropriate hearing body principal or officer, and members of the Judicial Council of the time and place. The appellant will be notified in writing at least seven (7) days before the hearing.
The hearing body principal or officer will make available to the Judicial Council through its Chair or Secretary a copy of the records of the hearing, the written evidence introduced at the hearing, and the recording of the hearing. These materials will be available for review by the members of the Judicial Council and by the appellant and the appellant's undergraduate advisor prior to the hearing.
Hearing:
The following persons will be present at the hearing: the appellant; the appellant's undergraduate advisor; the original hearing body principal or officer, and/or a representative of the original hearing body.
Both the appellant (with the appellant's undergraduate advisor) and the representative(s) from the original hearing body may make statements about the procedures at the original hearing and about the evidence.
Members of the Judicial Council may ask questions during the proceedings.
An audio recording of the hearing will be made.
At the conclusion of the hearing, the Judicial Council will deliberate in private and a decision will be reached by a majority vote of the Council. The appellant will be notified in writing of the results of the hearing.
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October 2011, Arancini Bros is included in Real Cheap Eats NYC 2011!
Arancini Bros was also featured on America's Best Bites "Best Italian Episode."
Florence Fabricant, "Bushwick Looks More Sicilian with Arancini," March 1, 2011.
Bushwick BK, "Arancini Bros Brings A Little Sicily Back," February 25, 2011.
New York Magazine, "Cheap Eats 2011"


Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington is a great charity organization that grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human spirit, experience with hope, strength, and joy!
I can't think of a better way to start the Christmas season! A Seattle band with roots in the charity community, a band that simply warms one's heart! Everybody loves Sweet Water! And what swell guys to donate their time and proceeds for this. Also performing are Kim Virant, Jamie Nova Band, and Chimestone. Rick Friel plays with Jamie Nova Band, and Chris Friel plays with his lovely wife, Seattle's beloved Kim Virant. The Friel family is just as famous for their charity in Seattle as they are their music, so let's just say this family tradition is a much appreciated gesture, and to say the family would be proud that their sons are carrying on this tradition is a understatement.
Folks, unfortunately this show is sold out -- but please tune into our free live stream here on Xanaland. Simply go to our Live Performance page at showtime. Stream works on all smart phones, and there is no login via social media required!


Tesla CEO Elon Musk's tweeted earlier this month that he intended to take the electric car maker private.
There are plenty of opinions on whether Tesla should (or even can) go private, but Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, isn't chiming in.
"We don't have a view on that," Trond Grande, the fund's deputy chief executive officer, said in an interview on Tuesday.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's tweeted earlier this month that he intended to take the electric car maker off the stock exchange has been followed by questions from investors on his capacity to fund such a deal. Mr Musk's surprise announcement – which he's since admitted no one had reviewed before he published it – was the last incident in a pattern of unorthodox communication from the CEO and chairman which has rocked the company's stock and raised doubts over his ability to run the business.
That issue has compounded other challenges for the car maker, which is burning through cash as it struggles to deliver new models from its facilities and faces servicing lines in one of its biggest markets – Norway.
A 2018 Tesla Model X electric car.
That country's $1 trillion fund owned 0.48 per cent of Tesla at the end of 2017, according to holdings published on its website once a year.
Asked whether the fund, which has a much longer horizon than most investors, views that particular holding as more challenging than others or whether it could be an opportunity, given its ability to sit through large fluctuations, Grande said it was neither.
The fund could also not play a part in a taking-private deal, since it's barred from investing in private equity.


Two years after announcing that the Tracker3 would permit customers to update the T3's firmware, BCA released the T3 Utility software. This makes the Tracker3 the first user-updatable avalanche transceiver.
After downloading the software and connecting your Tracker3 to your PC (not Mac) using a Mini-B USB cable, you'll be able to upgrade your Tracker3's firmware and perform a transceiver self-test.
Hold the Options button pressed.
Release the button when "T3" is displayed.
An awkward looking "r" will be displayed followed by the version number (without a decimal point).
Improved signal suppression for better performance at greater range.
Buffered the "big picture" mode to make it easier to see and interpret the distance and direction indicators.
Changed the sounds from the current "Super Mario" tones so they are more like the Tracker2.
Added the ability to run diagnostic tests and generate a report based on the tests.
In version 2.3, you can press the Option button to display the remaining battery percentage while in transmit mode.
Initial release of the Tracker3.


When your mission is to be the number one rehabilitation facility in the community, you have your work cut out for you!
Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre set the wheels in motion in 2004 when they set out to become the first private clinic in Ontario to be accredited by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA). The Accreditation Program is valued and recognized as a standard of excellence in physiotherapy service delivery by clients, customers and physicians.
We followed that up in 2008 when they sought a second voluntary accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Successful completion of both the written modules and the site visit, resulted in a 3-year accreditation and meant that Sports Medicine had achieved the highest level of recognition for a rehabilitation facility.
Accreditation by both the CPA and CARF shows that a facility has demonstrated an interest in and commitment to establishing and maintaining high standards of physiotherapy and rehabilitation practice. When an organization is accredited, the public is assured that you are committed to continually improving the quality of your services and your organization's focus is on service outcomes, customer feedback and satisfaction. It demonstrates that you offer a higher degree of internal quality.
Having this designation is an important asset in the rapidly changing health care field. Health and auto insurance companies have stated that in the future they will only refer their clients to accredited facilities. Worker Safety Insurance Board has also indicated that they will be seeking accredited clinics for injured workers.


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The inmate who died at Gaston County Jail in February had a history of suicidal thoughts, according to a preliminary autopsy report released by the North Carolina Medical Examiner's Office.
Leonard Frank Shelby II, 41, was found unresponsive in his jail cell at 11:02 a.m. on Feb. 25. Twenty-two minutes earlier deputies had reportedly seen the man alive.
Shelby hanged himself with a bed sheet, according to the report. The report lists the cause of death as suicide.
Deputies placed a call to 911 at 11:07 a.m., but by the time paramedics arrived Shelby was pulseless and wasn't breathing, the report said.
He was pronounced dead at 12:01 p.m. at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.
Shelby reportedly had a prior history of depression and bipolar disorder, substance abuse to heroin, marijuana and cocaine and psychosis with thoughts of suicide.
He had been booked into the jail eight days before his death on charges including drug possession.
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At New Life Family Services, we believe each person should have the ability to receive physical, emotional, and spiritual support as they face pregnancy-related situations and circumstances.
We walk beside each client offering them love and support to make informed and educated decisions in their time of crisis and need. It is through this care that we are seeing God change hearts, save lives, build families, and restore hope.
To honor the sanctity of human life by assisting clients in life-affirming decisions with the love and compassion of Christ.
Our vision is to one day reach all abortion-minded and abortion-vulnerable individuals throughout Minnesota with comprehensive pregnancy-related services and the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We believe that God is the author of life and has a plan for each life, therefore, we do not provide or refer for abortions.
We seek to empower our clients in their decision-making process by offering information about all pregnancy-related options. This includes medically accurate information about abortion, a realistic and thorough examination of parenting and adoption, and access to ultrasound.
We are committed to offering support to those facing unplanned pregnancy or struggling with a past abortion experience without judgment or condemnation.
We are committed to assisting our clients in choosing between adoption and parenting without bias toward either option.


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Today's version of CUTIES is the 4th iteration of this puzzle. It started life as a 21x21 puzzle, but I quickly realized two things (after a quick rejection) — first, this theme is more appropriate for an early week puzzle rather than a Sunday puzzle, and second, it is difficult to come up with enough meaningful QT theme entries that are in common usage to accommodate a Sunday puzzle.
There were two 16-letter entries in the larger version that I wanted to salvage for a daily puzzle — QUENTIN TARANTINO and QUIDDITCH TOURNEY. Both of these entries were in the second version (15x16). Will thought QUIDDITCH TOURNEY was a bit contrived, but he did like QUENTIN TARANTINO, so I kept that entry in the third version. However, in reviewing the grid in version 3, there was too much subpar fill necessary to accommodate QUENTIN TARANTINO. In the end, Will/Joel suggested letting go of this theme entry and the net result is what you see today in version 4.
With respect to clues, most of mine (75%) survived — a high percentage for me. The only two I was disappointed to lose were 39A — I originally proposed "Necessary skill for Jeopardy" (QUICK THINKING), but I can understand perhaps not wanting to reference the game show; and 52D — I proposed "With 53-Down, Jethro Tull's best-selling album" (AQUA LUNG), but then I date myself. Undoubtedly too obscure a clue except for us Tull/Zeppelin fans from the 70s!
As always, Will/Joel provided invaluable advice and assistance. Very much appreciated.
A puzzle on the QT: Q T phrases, linked together with the apt CUTIES revealer. Nice choice of themers, QUICK THINKING and QUALITY TIME having real quality. And QUANTUM THEORY is fantastic! Wish I could say I understood the workings of QUANTUM THEORY better, but part of its mystique is its incomprehensibility.
That's what I tell myself, anyway.
QUARTER TONE is an interesting one — I played cello and trombone for decades, but I still had to think about how many semi-tones there were in an octave. Aren't there just seven steps in a C scale? C D E F G A B back to C, right? Yes, but semi-tones are the individual steps in a chromatic scale: C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C. Thought-provoking clue / answer pair.
Qs are notoriously difficult to integrate into crosswords. With four of them, many constructors would place black squares such that all the Qs either started a word or were the second letter (AQUA, EQUAL, etc.). I like how Pawel went big with both SEQUOIA and GIANT SQUID. The latter is an especially colorful answer, made even more so by the Jules Verne-related Nautilus clue. Very nice.
Pawel also chose to go with a 74-word layout, very tough when you already have to wrestle with four Qs. Generally I like the results, with some nice long stuff like GORGONZOLA and EBENEZER, but the north and south regions didn't come out as smooth as I think a Monday puzzle ought to be. "Dies IRAE" was unknown to me before I started doing crosswords, and I had been in orchestras for two decades.
And that ETTE / BOIS / GENET crossing GINNIE / EGESTS … as much as I like EBENEZER down there, I don't think it's worth all that glue. It's tough. Once you place that B of EBENEZER, it makes that already constrained south section even harder to fill.
So, a nice concept with great themer choices, executed with POW-level quality … except in two spots. So close!
The grid uses 23 of 26 letters, missing JVX.
Average word length: 5.16, Scrabble score: 304, Scrabble average: 1.59.
Puzzle has 10 fill-in-the-blank clues and 3 cross-reference clues.


what is your biggest weakness and what are you doing to address it? We'll go left to right. Governor Kasich, 30 seconds.
believe me the world is peanuts by comparison.
QUICK: Gentlemen -- we'll -- we'll get back to this -- just a minute -- just a minute we're gonna continue this.
that he tried to take credit for four years later. It's a joke.
he said a lot of very questionable things. Last year, in an interview, he said that he thinks wealthy people should get more votes than poor people.
This is not a cage match. And, you look at the questions -- "Donald Trump, are you a comic-book villain?" "Ben Carson, can you do math?" "John Kasich, will you insult two people over here?" "Marco Rubio, why don't you resign?" "Jeb Bush, why have your numbers fallen?"
so you don't actually want to hear the answer, John?
before I go. This is the only time I've had a chance, let me finish.
This is a matter not of math, this is a matter of morality. If this country that does not keep its promise to seniors then what promise can this country hope to be trusted to keep? And, the fact is, none of them.
The only way we're going to be morale, the only way we're going to keep our promise to seniors is start by following the first rule we should all follow, which is to look at them, treat them like adults, and tell them the truth.
Or, even some famous Colorado brownies.
one dollar of tax increases per ten dollars of spending cuts, would you take it?
QUICK: Senator Rubio, you yourself have said that you've had issues. You have a lack of bookkeeping skills. You accidentally inter-mingled campaign money with your personal money. You faced (ph) foreclosure on a second home that you bought. And just last year, you liquidated a $68,000 retirement fund. That's something that cost you thousands of dollars in taxes and penalties.
If I become President because we'll have a Constitutional Amendment to require a federally balanced budget so they will do their job.
QUINTANILLA: One more question. This is a company called Mannatech, a maker of nutritional supplements, with which you had a 10-year relationship. They offered claims that they could cure autism, cancer, they paid $7 million to settle a deceptive marketing lawsuit in Texas, and yet you're involvement continued. Why?
and I'll tell you why. Last week, Hillary Clinton went before a committee. She admitted she had sent e-mails to her family saying, "Hey, this attack at Benghazi was caused by Al Qaida-like elements." She spent over a week telling the families of those victims and the American people that it was because of a video. And yet the mainstream media is going around saying it was the greatest week in Hillary Clinton's campaign.
the best results, wouldn't that be nice if the country could do that?
is paid -- played fairly.
"diabetes, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's?"
HUCKABEE: Gosh, I'd love for us to talk about something like that. Thank you.
QUICK: Governor, thank you. Appreciate it.
you wrote a story on it, and you had to go back and correct it.
numerically, it's gonna be higher. But the greatest gains, percentage-wise, for people, are gonna be at the lower end of our plan, and here's why: because in addition to a general personal exemption, we are increasing the per-child tax credit for working families.
The other thing I'd like to make about our plan, one more point, it is the most pro growth tax plan that I can imagine because it doesn't tax investments at all. You know why? Because the more you tax something, the less of it you get.
We'll come back around. I want to get to governor Kasich.
is the lowest personal rate any candidate up here has, and what it would also enable us to do is for every citizen to fill out their taxes on a postcard so we can eliminate the IRS.
(UNKNOWN): Is it made in Mexico?
The more the big, the powerful, the wealthy and the well-connected are advantaged.
HARWOOD: Governor Christie, you've said something that many in your party do not believe, which is that climate change is undeniable, that human activity contributes to it, and you said, quote: "The question is, what do we do to deal with it?".
incentives for people to keep people healthy, rather than giving the incentives to treat them when they're sick?
to deal with this. We did it 200 days ago.
yeah, I just wanted (inaudible).
that Dr. Carson's right, that we can replace Medicare with individual savings accounts?
I would just say this, we've heard a lot of great ideas up here, and I agree with what Senator Rubio said. Every election we talk about this. Every election we talk about Medicare and Social Security reform. It never happens.


Boldenone (1,4-androstadiene-3-one-17?-ol, available as the undecylenate ester)is an anabolic steroid developed for veterinary use, mostly for treatment of horses. It is not indicated for use in humans in the US and is only available through veterinary clinics.
The activity of boldenone is mainly anabolic, with a low androgenic potency. It has a very long half-life, with minimal blood levels present up to 8 weeks after discontinued use.
Boldenone will increase nitrogen retention, protein synthesis, increases appetite and stimulates the release of erythropoietin in the kidneys. The drug is commonly used in doping within bodybuilding. If intended to assist in bodybuilding, the drug is taken as part of a steroid stack of other anabolic steroids, usually with a potent androgen like testosterone as the 'base' of the stack.
Boldenone has a low rate of aromatization (about 50% of Testosterone), which means it does not convert to estrogen easily and does not cause very much water retention. Many Bodybuilders will find that it is a good replacement drug for Nandrolone.
It is a poor drug of choice for any athlete who will be subject to a blood test due to its long metabolic half-life. Trace amounts of the drug can easily be detected for months after discontinued use.


Isn't English an Indian language? Not too long ago, this question would have provoked a heated response in India. It seems less likely now, although English is 'Indian' only in an adoptive sense. Seen increasingly as a global language of opportunity, its appeal is no longer restricted to the privileged classes. Between 2003 and 2006, enrollment in the upper primary section of English-medium schools in India rose by 4.04 million, according to a recent study. That may not appear impressive by Indian standards, but it represented a 74 percent growth. The following states, in descending order, saw the biggest rise during that period: Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. Over 60 percent of the enrollment in English-medium schools occurred in the southern states. And in northeastern India, more than 90 percent of students enroll in such schools.
One way English made inroads among the upper classes was through the ironically named 'public' schools, many of which were established in the colonial era. These privately owned boarding schools, often located in hill stations, have been called elitist, not without reason, but their wide impact is undeniable. Several movers and shakers attended such schools, as did some of India's best-known writers. Though the British influence dominated (Lawrence School, for instance, was started after the Uprising of 1857), America's reach was not absent. It was American missionaries, in fact, who established two of India's finest boarding schools: Woodstock and Kodaikanal.
Founded in 1854, Woodstock School occupies 260 acres near Mussorie in the lower range of the Himalayas. It is "India's oldest international school and the first U.S.-accredited school in Asia," as per the World Wide Schools Directory. The Alter brothers (Tom is a Bollywood actor and Stephen an author) attended Woodstock when their father was the principal. Despite its emphasis on 'Christian values,' non-Christians have also been drawn to Woodstock, one example being Nehru's niece, Nayantara Sahgal, who's a novelist. The same could be said about Kodaikanal International School, located in the Palani Hills of Tamil Nadu. Established in 1901, it has the distinction of being India's oldest co-educational school. Actors Zayed Khan and Firdous Bamji are among Kodi's alumni.
The exclusive Doon School in Dehradun, on the other hand, has no religious affiliation. Notable Doscos, who would make a long list, include an Olympic gold medalist (Abhinav Bindra), a prime minister (the late Rajiv Gandhi), and at least one billionaire (Vijay Mallya). Writer Amitav Ghosh and sculptor Anish Kapoor are among the Doscos who live outside India. Now there are also a number of non-preppy international schools in India's metros, catering mainly to the children of expats, NRIs, diplomats and well-off Indians.


Decided to sleep in, so no morning turnip prices. Too bad! Hehehe. PM turnip price is 112 bells.
Squirt has a lovely flag in front of his house now! Huzzah! I should go check out Deb's larger pad too, since the first loan was paid off on that house!
Phineas is back woot woot! Nice! He's been around every day this week, as long as the weather is nice! It was snowing yesterday, but that was it! LOL, I saw a cow in the city named Tipper. And she was wearing a rainbow shirt. Very interesting. Squirt put a Black Queen item up for auction, since it's the weekend!
Deb decided to try and talk with Serena.
Serena: Sigh… My hair is all frizzed out. My mascara is running… I got a rip in my favorite toga… And to top it all off, people are throwing axes at me… The handle hit me on the head and left a huge bump! You… You're the one who threw the axe, huh? I came out just to see what kind of person throws axes at cute fountain goddesses. Oh… Why do these things always happen to me?
And that was it! She wasn't very thrilled to meet Deb I guess, lol!
Deb also decided to go to the city. She's wearing the maid's dress, and she opted to get a shoe shine. When asked, she requested that the shoes go "by color," and Kicks gave her the cutest little black patent shoes! i think they are Mary Janes but I can't be sure. They look so cute though!
I won't be playing AC much this weekend, but I might try tomorrow before I slip off to class (around 9 PST till 10:30 or so) or maybe at night after 7:30. It would probably be easier to coordinate a visit during the week.


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German far-right party ahead in east before regional votes
FILE PHOTO: A supporter of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party takes shelter from rain under a German flag, during an election campaign in Cottbus, Germany, July 13, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has taken the lead in the east of the country ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), just a month before regional elections there, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.
The AfD is favored by 23% of voters in the former east, ahead of the CDU on 22%, the far-left Linke on 14%, the Greens on 13% and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) on 11%, according to a poll in the Bild am Sonntag newspaper.
The AfD entered Germany's national parliament for the first time in 2017 as the third largest party, helped by voter anger at Merkel's decision to welcome asylum seekers from the Middle East and Africa.
The eastern states of Brandenburg and Saxony hold regional elections on Sept. 1, followed by Thuringia a month later.
Defeats for the SPD in Brandenburg, where it has won all of the last six elections there since German reunification in 1990, and the CDU in Saxony would put more pressure on the coalition partners to rethink their alliance in national government.
Sunday's poll was conducted by Emnid among 1,419 people on July 25-31.
At the national level, the poll showed the AfD up one percentage point at 14%, the SPD down a point at just 13%, the CDU steady at 26%, the Greens on 23%, the Free Democrats on 9% and the Linke on 8%.
Reporting by Emma Thomasson; editing by David Evans


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World famous Archaeological sites
Oldupai Gorge & Laetoli
Olduvai Gorge is one of the most important archaeological sites on earth. The geological strata exposed in the gorge reveal a remarkable record of animal and human evolution from about two million until fifteen thousand years ago. Among the significant finds from Olduvai is the range of stone tool types, the thousands of animal fossils – both extinct and extant species – and the fossil bones of hominids (pre-Homo Sapiens) and early Homo sapiens. Mary & Louis Leakey unearthed here a jawbone in 1959, which has pushed back the beginning of human evolution well past the 1.5 Million year mark. The different kinds of hominids found here show a gradual increase in brain size and in the complexity of their stone tools.
Laetoli
Earliest signs of humans in the Conservation Area are at Laetoli "The Cradle of Mankind." This is the place where three separate tracks of small-brained upright-walking early hominids, "Lucy" or Australopithecus afaresis, have been miraculously preserved in muddy ash deposited by volcanic eruptions and hardened by the sun some 3.6 million years ago.
Made by feet little different than our own, they proved conclusively that these creatures stood and walked upright (bipedally) with a human like stride a million years before the invention of stone tools and the initial growth in hominin brain size. It is undoubtedly one of the most astounding and important scientific discoveries of our time. The 3.6 million year-old hominid trackway at Laetoli has been reburied for its protection but visitors can see and touch a huge cast of the actual "Lucy' footprints in Laetoli Museum.
The work of Louis and Marry Leakey over five decades, as well as more recent investigations of the gorge are on display in the Olduvai Gorge Museum.The museum and visitor's Centre offer numerous educational exhibits, including fossils and artifacts of our human ancestors and skeleton of many extinct animals who shared their world. There are also informative lectures, special guided archaeological site tours and native handcrafts. Olduvai Gorge can be visited with a member of the Olduvai Museum staff. The Olduvai Museum is open daily right at the Gorge.
Other prehistoric sites that can be visited are the Middle and Later Stone Age rock shelter at Nasera rock and the Iron Age ruins of Engaruka. The ruins are at least 500 years old
New sets of fresh legendary footprints believed to belong to the earliest human being who could have walked in Ngorongoro Conservation Area nearly 4 million years ago were discovered in 2015. The new footprints and imprints were located 60 meters from the site where similar humanoid footprints were found in 1976 at the Laetoli archaeological site. The new discovery continues to place Tanzania at the forefront of human origin research. So far Tanzania is the only country in the world boasting the oldest marks of human beings in the form of hominid footprints.


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Wildlife Photography: American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)
The American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo closely related to the Greater Flamingo and Chilean Flamingo.
It was formerly considered conspecific with the Greater Flamingo, but that treatment is now widely viewed (e.g. by the American and British Ornithologists' Unions) as incorrect due to a lack of evidence.
It has also been known as the Caribbean Flamingo, but the species' presence in the Galápagos makes that name problematic. It is the only flamingo which naturally inhabits North America.
Like all flamingos, it lays a single chalky white egg on a mud mound, between May and August; incubation until hatching takes from 28 to 32 days; both parents brood the young for a period of up to 6 years when they reach sexual maturity. Their life expectancy of 40 years is one of the longest in birds.
*All information provided are from wikipedia. The photos above are taken by yours truly at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.
Karen 7 March 2012 at 11:07
Oh, beautiful light in these photos!
rainfield61 7 March 2012 at 12:19
Their legs are long and slender.
Must have gone to gym very often.
Naqvee 7 March 2012 at 15:09
hehe.. yes they only did cross trainer there ! No squats ! and NO crunches !
There so vibrant ! You reminded me of my 4th grade project where I had to draw a bird and my sister drew this for me on a chart paper. I didnt like this at first, it was a strange kind of bird to me.. but when I got appreciation and a prize for it in school so was more than happy. It was pasted in my class 4th activity board and recently I got to know that the flamingo chart was now in our artroom resting in a wall, framed !!
eileeninmd 7 March 2012 at 18:02
The flamingos are beautiful, thanks for sharing. Wonderful photos.
Leora 7 March 2012 at 19:54
Such interesting animals, flamingos! I've only seen them in the zoo.
Wolfsrosebud 7 March 2012 at 21:32
so elegant
Travelentz 8 March 2012 at 04:40
its so colourful, love it.here's mine, hope you can visit too.
carol l mckenna 8 March 2012 at 07:09
Great post ~ most informative and lovely photos ~namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor) linked with Watery W
Mary Howell Cromer 8 March 2012 at 07:38
Flamingos, beautiful alone, or in groupings...the bottom images is wonderful!!!
Springman 8 March 2012 at 11:04
Perfect post!
Tatjana Parkacheva 9 March 2012 at 06:50
Beautiful flamingos.
ExploreColorado 18 April 2013 at 01:20
Such beautiful creatures.


Earlier this year, when Azure IoT Edge was still in Public Preview, I wrote a couple of blogs about Visualizing Azure IoT Edge using local dashboard.
Back then, I had to do some magic with both a C# IoT Edge module, a custom NodeJS docker container, and a Docker network to get it running.
Since then, a lot has changed. Microsoft already released a ton of new features. a And there is still more to come regarding the Azure IoT platform.
But that awkward local dashboard solution was nagging me. A few months ago, Microsoft introduced a NodeJS module as a first-class citizen for IoT Edge modules.
#tldr; If you like to dig into the code, zip it, clone it, extend it or even make a pull request, I made this project open source. If you only want to use it the easy-going way, pull it from docker eg. 'svelde/localdashboard:1.0.1-amd64′.
At this moment, only Linux containers are supported. It is tested both on Windows and Ubuntu as host OS.
Interested in this module? Let's see how you can use it.
And most of it is open-source!
But it's hard to get started, what do you need to get data from an OPC-UA Server into the cloud using IoT Edge?
Here is a quick start by using the UPC UA Publisher module.


Use your fluency in American Sign Language to help Community Blood Center save lives during local blood drives. We are currently seeking volunteers who are fluent in ASL to assist with translating/interpreting for hearing impaired donors at blood centers and mobile blood drives.
Interpreters will assist a donor throughout the entirety of the donation process and translate verbal information, as well as translate written documents for the donor. Blood drive schedules vary and may take place on weekdays, evenings and/or weekends.
Training and orientation provided, A background check and intrepretive skill assessment will be conducted. Minimum age: 16. Volunteers asked to commit to at least one shift/month or at least 12 volunteer hours in a minimum of six months of service. Flexible scheduling available. AEIP certification a plus.
Call 816-968-4079 or email vol@cbckc.org for more information.


The next instalment of Bob Dylan's ongoing Bootleg Series hits the shelves on November 3.
Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 focusses on Dylan's so-called 'Gospel years'.
Uncut has covered this period before – in a mammoth, two-part exploration of Dylan's Eighties. You can read part one by clicking here and part two by clicking here.
As a taster for this latest, tantalising dip into Dylan's archives, we're delighted to bring you a world exclusive – scroll down to hear a previously unreleased version of "Solid Rock" from Dylan's 1980 album, Saved.
This version was recorded live at London's Earl's Court on June 27, 1981.
This track is available on the 9 disc (8CD/1DVD) box set that contains 100 previously unreleased live and studio recordings including 14 unreleased songs. The set also includes Trouble No More: A Musical Film, a new feature-length film incorporating never-before-seen footage from Dylan's 1980 tours.
The set will also be available in 2CD and four-LP configurations featuring the first two discs from the deluxe box.