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Albert B. Jewett to William Wirt Henry
Letter discussing Jewett's possible promotion to Brigadier General (as Jewett's name is on a list for promotions) and Jewett willing to help get a staff position for Gov. Dillingham's son if Jewett is promoted.
Charles C. Canning to William Wirt Henry
Topics include the movement of the regiment to Harrison's Landing, the extensive loss in the 5th Vermont Regiment (Battle of Savage's Station, June 29, 1862), the arrest of Captain Eaton, and a request for a few goods from home.
Topics include the defeat of General Banks (Battle of Winchester, May 25) , the promotion of Lt. Col. Stannard, and the request to William Henry to raise a company so that Charles Canning may become a captain. Canning mentions orders from McClellan to prepare for "a bloody battle," but major...
Show moreTopics include the defeat of General Banks (Battle of Winchester, May 25) , the promotion of Lt. Col. Stannard, and the request to William Henry to raise a company so that Charles Canning may become a captain. Canning mentions orders from McClellan to prepare for "a bloody battle," but major fighting doesn't ensue until May 31st (Battle of Seven Pines, May 31), when Confederates take advantage of Union positions on the south side of the Chickahominy River.
Charles C. Gregg to William Wirt Henry
Topics include the expectation of a "big old fight" near Richmond (Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks, ended June 1st, 1862), and the report of a fight led by "Porter and Stonman" (Fitz John Porter and George Stoneman, both Union officers) against 17,000 rebels (actual number: 4,500). This was...
Show moreTopics include the expectation of a "big old fight" near Richmond (Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks, ended June 1st, 1862), and the report of a fight led by "Porter and Stonman" (Fitz John Porter and George Stoneman, both Union officers) against 17,000 rebels (actual number: 4,500). This was the Battle of Hanover Court House, 18 miles north of Richmond, on May 27th, 1862. Mentions the appointment of Col. George J. Stannard to lead the Vt. 9th Regiment.
Charles Dillingham to William Wirt Henry
August 7, 1861 from Clermont, Virginia. Writes Vermont 3rd located at the Chain Bridge Georgetown Heights, picket duty, illness among the men, sudden death of soldiers from sore throat.
Writes of authority to enlist 40 men, Lt. Hoyt to go to Vermont to recruit instead of Charles Dillingham, need for good men, will try to discharge from the record those men who have died, were ordered to be in light marching order. May be to attack rebel camp across the river at Falls Church,...
Show moreWrites of authority to enlist 40 men, Lt. Hoyt to go to Vermont to recruit instead of Charles Dillingham, need for good men, will try to discharge from the record those men who have died, were ordered to be in light marching order. May be to attack rebel camp across the river at Falls Church, some illness among the men.
Writes of wishing to be sent food such as dried beef, cheese, pickles, maple sugar, crackers. Mentions Bush Hill, camping in rainy weather with everything they had being wet, brigade review by General Smith, discontent among the officers. In need of recruits.
Writes of Brigade drill under General Smith, picket duty, prospect of detachment from brigade to go south, much illness among the men including a case of small pox, upcoming promotion of Lt. Crossman, cold weather, upcoming grand review by General McClellan.
August 26, 1861 from Great Falls Maryland. Writes of furloughs and discharges not being granted without good cause, illness among the men including measles, duty guarding the river, good fishing, having acquired a horse, quarters in an old hotel with creature comforts.
Charles H. Joyce to William Wirt Henry
Topics include C.H. Joyce's hope of being put in charge of the 11th regiment and anticipation of the camp moving. This would be the evacuation of Harrison's Landing, where McClellan had kept his Army of the Potomac for several weeks. Joyce refers to "old W." (Wash. DC?) and "Gov. H.," Frederick...
Show moreTopics include C.H. Joyce's hope of being put in charge of the 11th regiment and anticipation of the camp moving. This would be the evacuation of Harrison's Landing, where McClellan had kept his Army of the Potomac for several weeks. Joyce refers to "old W." (Wash. DC?) and "Gov. H.," Frederick Holbrook, influential governor of Vt., 1861-1863. Also: Battle of Savage's Station, June 29, 1862, where Joyce performed well.
Edward Murphy to William Wirt Henry
Writing from camp at Westover Landing, Virginia topics include trying to convince William Henry to come join Company D in the 2nd Regiment, mentions officers resigning and hopes to take Richmond by the end of the summer.
George J. Stannard to William Wirt Henry
Topics include inquiring after William Henry's health, the sickness in the regiment, and a brief description of drills and picket duty and makes mention of not being promoted, states Capt Dillingham to be promoted.
Ira A. Marshall to William Wirt Henry
Topics include camping at Harrison's Landing, Virginia on the James River, makes reference to regiments and companies losing men, the names of men wounded and their injuries in Company D, makes reference to a battle (maybe Battle of Seven Pines [Fair Oaks]??), several officers resigning, the high...
Show moreTopics include camping at Harrison's Landing, Virginia on the James River, makes reference to regiments and companies losing men, the names of men wounded and their injuries in Company D, makes reference to a battle (maybe Battle of Seven Pines [Fair Oaks]??), several officers resigning, the high cost of food, and the slight sickness of Ira Marshall.
Topics include recent battles in Yorktown and Williamsburg, which had significant casualties; the destruction of the C.S.S. Merrimack off the coast of Norfolk, Va., now under Union occupation. McClellan will likely send Vt. troops home once Richmond is taken. Ill soldier Tilton Sleeper mentioned...
Show moreTopics include recent battles in Yorktown and Williamsburg, which had significant casualties; the destruction of the C.S.S. Merrimack off the coast of Norfolk, Va., now under Union occupation. McClellan will likely send Vt. troops home once Richmond is taken. Ill soldier Tilton Sleeper mentioned again.
John L. T. Jones to William Wirt Henry
Invitation to Colonel Henry to a dance & a glass of apple toddy, made by a Union supporter, John L. T. Jones. He also requests the presence of Dr. Joesph Chase Rutherford.
Justin Carter to William Wirt Henry
List of amounts given by non-commissioned officers of Company B for a sabre for Lieutenant Colonel William Wirt Henry of the 10th Vermont Infantry Regiment including Foster, the drummer boy.
Moses W. Sawyer to William Wirt Henry
Receipts for the purchase of two horses.
Quincy F. Thurston to William Wirt Henry
Topics include an account of the battle near Richmond (maybe the Battle of Seven Pines [Fair Oaks]??), makes mention of marching, the evacuation of Yorktown, the battle of Williamsburgh, a stay at the White House and advance to the Chickahominy River.
William Bruidnell and Francis Finnegan to William Wirt Henry
Topics include a request for pay amounting to $116 and an update on the leaders of the Vermont Regiment.
William Bruidnell and Samuel Morey to William Wirt Henry
Topics include a description of the Battle of Mechanicsville (June 26-27, 1862), part of the Seven Days campaign near Richmond.
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I've been back in my house for a bit now trying to get it in order.
Today was my first "real" day to have the time to clean the addition that was put on for my mom, put things away, etc.
The more I found, the more livid I became. Of all the people that lived down in this part of the house it seems the only ones that took care of it was my oldest daughter and her husband.
There's pink fingernail polish all over the granite, gum on the wall, ruined sheets. The coverlet I had bought for Mom had a LARGE marker stain on it. I had always wondered why it was neatly folded and put away. Thank Goodness I was able to get it out finally. Was it really that hard to put in the washer?
Crystal knobs are broken off of the cabinets and closet doors, there's marker all over one of the built in benches. The oven and fridge were a total mess, holes in the rugs. Trash compactor broken, and pee stains all over the mattress we bought for mom, I could go on and on FOREVER.
The dresser is broken, the chairs have things pulled off of them. Good Lord, these were supposed to be "adults," and they wouldn't even respect the fact that their father and I had built this for my mom?
I think the part that upsets me the most is the marker and the fingernail polish. Really? They couldn't have washed the coverlet? Let someone know of the marker on the built in so it could be taken care of, and is it really that difficult to put down news paper, or something to make sure your kid didn't get pink polish everywhere on the granite?
They were given free rent, free utilities, etc. but had no respect for a home that belonged to someone else? They weren't thankful enough to take care of a place they were allowed to live for free? I'm glad their father didn't see all of the mess.
Thank Goodness my oldest and her husband respected it, and were appreciative enough to treat the place as if they had built it, and I know my oldest son wouldn't have allowed his son to mark all over the addition with marker, he has too much respect for that as well.
I was able to get most of it taken care of. Mom would be happy.
Yeah, ok, that was my rant for the week. Carry on.
It's been a very long several days. I'm tired and emotional. I'm also angry, very angry, at myself.
Even though there were very good times in the past 27 years that will be cherished, I logically can see what the doctors had been telling me was true, but emotionally it's difficult to break away.
I find myself continually taking the blame, saying I'm sorry, falling into the same patterns I had fallen into for years.
Do I hate my ex husband? No, no I don't. It's confusing though, the emotional turmoil, the roller coaster, the still wanting to seek approval out of habit. The fear of being abandoned still haunts me, and I'll get more into that later.
I want to make sure everyone knows this is not in any way a "smear campaign," but rather speaking up for myself after being quiet for so long.
Is my ex husband a "bad man?" No, he isn't. I feel he truly believes what he says. I'm not out to degrade him in any way, but to work out what I've been through, and hopefully help others in the same situation see and re-evaluate.
I know this isn't really a "post," but I needed to "touch base," to tell my story, to heal and move forward with my life.
I will not deny he has done great things for me, and with me, but there was a side no one saw except the professionals, and it took them years to open my eyes.
I guess tonight I just needed to say I wish him well in his new life, I wish no ill will upon him.
I'm tired though. I'm tired of continuing to live in the shadows of untruths. It's time I speak, and it's time to heal, it's time to write, it's time to encourage.


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Q: What are the perfomance implications of an inheritance like this? I'm working with the DirectXMath (or XNAMath) library (defined in the DirectXMath.h header of the Windows SDK), as it appears to be really performant and offers everything that is needed for physics and rendering. However I found it to be quite verbose (Using XMStoreFloatX and XMLoadFloatX everywhere is tiring).
I am trying to make it a little easier to operate and came up with the idea to hide the Stores/Loads in assignment operators/conversion operators. As both of these are required to be member functions I came up with this code as an example:
struct Vector2F : public DirectX::XMFLOAT2 {
    inline Vector2F() : DirectX::XMFLOAT2() {};
    inline Vector2F(float x, float y) : DirectX::XMFLOAT2(x, y) {};
    inline Vector2F(float const * pArray) : DirectX::XMFLOAT2(pArray) {};

    inline Vector2F(DirectX::XMVECTOR vector) {
        DirectX::XMStoreFloat2(this, vector);
    }
    inline Vector2F& __vectorcall operator= (DirectX::XMVECTOR vector) {
        DirectX::XMStoreFloat2(this, vector);
        return *this;
    }

    inline __vectorcall operator DirectX::XMVECTOR() {
        return DirectX::XMLoadFloat2(this);
    }
};

As you can see it replicates the public interface of XMFLOAT2 and adds a constructor, an assignment operator and a conversion for XMVECTOR, which is the SIMD type DirectXMath uses for calculations. I intend to do this for every storage struct DirectXMath offers.
Perfomance is a really important factor for a math libary, thus my question is: What are the perfomance implications of such an inheritance? Is there any additional code generated (of course assuming full optimization) compared to normal usage of the library?
Intuitively I would say that the generated code should be exactly the same as when I'm using the verbose variant without these convenience operators, as I am essentially just renaming structs and functions. But maybe there are aspects I don't know about?

P.S. I'm a little concerned about the return type of the assignment operator, as it adds additional code. Would it be a good idea to omit the reference returning to optimize it?

A: If you find that DirectXMath is a little too verbose for your tastes, take a look at SimpleMath in the DirectX Tool Kit. In particular, the Vector2 class:
struct Vector2 : public XMFLOAT2
{
    Vector2() : XMFLOAT2(0.f, 0.f) {}
    explicit Vector2(float x) : XMFLOAT2( x, x ) {}
    Vector2(float _x, float _y) : XMFLOAT2(_x, _y) {}
    explicit Vector2(_In_reads_(2) const float *pArray) : XMFLOAT2(pArray) {}
    Vector2(FXMVECTOR V) { XMStoreFloat2( this, V ); }
    Vector2(const XMFLOAT2& V) { this->x = V.x; this->y = V.y; }
    explicit Vector2(const XMVECTORF32& F) { this->x = F.f[0]; this->y = F.f[1]; }

    operator XMVECTOR() const { return XMLoadFloat2( this ); }

    // Comparison operators
    bool operator == ( const Vector2& V ) const;
    bool operator != ( const Vector2& V ) const;

    // Assignment operators
    Vector2& operator= (const Vector2& V) { x = V.x; y = V.y; return *this; }
    Vector2& operator= (const XMFLOAT2& V) { x = V.x; y = V.y; return *this; }
    Vector2& operator= (const XMVECTORF32& F) { x = F.f[0]; y = F.f[1]; return *this; }
    Vector2& operator+= (const Vector2& V);
    Vector2& operator-= (const Vector2& V);
    Vector2& operator*= (const Vector2& V);
    Vector2& operator*= (float S);
    Vector2& operator/= (float S);

    // Unary operators
    Vector2 operator+ () const { return *this; }
    Vector2 operator- () const { return Vector2(-x, -y); }

    // Vector operations
    bool InBounds( const Vector2& Bounds ) const;

    float Length() const;
    float LengthSquared() const;

    float Dot( const Vector2& V ) const;
    void Cross( const Vector2& V, Vector2& result ) const;
    Vector2 Cross( const Vector2& V ) const;

    void Normalize();
    void Normalize( Vector2& result ) const;

    void Clamp( const Vector2& vmin, const Vector2& vmax );
    void Clamp( const Vector2& vmin, const Vector2& vmax, Vector2& result ) const;

    // Static functions
    static float Distance( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2 );
    static float DistanceSquared( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2 );

    static void Min( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 Min( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2 );

    static void Max( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 Max( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2 );

    static void Lerp( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2, float t, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 Lerp( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2, float t );

    static void SmoothStep( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2, float t, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 SmoothStep( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2, float t );

    static void Barycentric( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2, const Vector2& v3, float f, float g, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 Barycentric( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2, const Vector2& v3, float f, float g );

    static void CatmullRom( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2, const Vector2& v3, const Vector2& v4, float t, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 CatmullRom( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& v2, const Vector2& v3, const Vector2& v4, float t );

    static void Hermite( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& t1, const Vector2& v2, const Vector2& t2, float t, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 Hermite( const Vector2& v1, const Vector2& t1, const Vector2& v2, const Vector2& t2, float t );

    static void Reflect( const Vector2& ivec, const Vector2& nvec, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 Reflect( const Vector2& ivec, const Vector2& nvec );

    static void Refract( const Vector2& ivec, const Vector2& nvec, float refractionIndex, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 Refract( const Vector2& ivec, const Vector2& nvec, float refractionIndex );

    static void Transform( const Vector2& v, const Quaternion& quat, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 Transform( const Vector2& v, const Quaternion& quat );

    static void Transform( const Vector2& v, const Matrix& m, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 Transform( const Vector2& v, const Matrix& m );
    static void Transform( _In_reads_(count) const Vector2* varray, size_t count, const Matrix& m, _Out_writes_(count) Vector2* resultArray );

    static void Transform( const Vector2& v, const Matrix& m, Vector4& result );
    static void Transform( _In_reads_(count) const Vector2* varray, size_t count, const Matrix& m, _Out_writes_(count) Vector4* resultArray );

    static void TransformNormal( const Vector2& v, const Matrix& m, Vector2& result );
    static Vector2 TransformNormal( const Vector2& v, const Matrix& m );
    static void TransformNormal( _In_reads_(count) const Vector2* varray, size_t count, const Matrix& m, _Out_writes_(count) Vector2* resultArray );

    // Constants
    static const Vector2 Zero;
    static const Vector2 One;
    static const Vector2 UnitX;
    static const Vector2 UnitY;
};

// Binary operators
Vector2 operator+ (const Vector2& V1, const Vector2& V2);
Vector2 operator- (const Vector2& V1, const Vector2& V2);
Vector2 operator* (const Vector2& V1, const Vector2& V2);
Vector2 operator* (const Vector2& V, float S);
Vector2 operator/ (const Vector2& V1, const Vector2& V2);
Vector2 operator* (float S, const Vector2& V);

The main reason that DirectXMath is so verbose in the first place is to make it very clear to the programmer when 'spilling to memory' as this tends to negatively impact the performance of SIMD code. When I moved from XNAMath to DirectXMath, I had considered adding something like the implicit conversions I used for "SimpleMath", but I wanted to make sure that any such "C++ magic" was opt-in and never a surprise for a performance-sensitive developer. SimpleMath also acts a bit like training wheels making it easier to port existing code that is not alignment-aware and morph it into something more SIMD-friendly over time.
The real performance issue with SimpleMath (and your wrapper) is that each function implementation has to do an explicit Load & Store around what is otherwise a fairly small amount of SIMD. Ideally in optimized code it would all get merged away, but in debug code they are always there. For any real performance benefit from SIMD, you want to have long runs of in-register SIMD operations between each Load & Store pair.
Another implication is that parameter passing a wrapper like Vector2 or your Vector2F will never be particular efficient. The whole reason that XMVECTOR is a typedef for __m128 rather than a struct, and the existence of FXMVECTOR, GXMVECTOR, HXMVECTOR, and CXMVECTOR is to try to optimize all the possible calling convention scenarios and in the best case get in-register passing behavior (if things don't inline). See MSDN. Really the best you can do with Vector2 is to consistently pass it const& to minimize temporaries and stack copies.

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It's 'A Matter of Life and Death' for UIC Theatre
The UIC Theatre cast rehearses its latest play, "A Matter of Life and Death," opening Friday.
Original music, dance, bicycles and pingpong — it's all there in the season's final production by UIC Theatre, a play based on the 1946 classic film "Stairway to Heaven."
"A Matter of Life and Death" (the film's alternate title) opens Friday and runs through April 19. It is directed by Heidi Stillman, Lookingglass Theatre artistic director of new works. The UIC Theatre production is the North American premiere of an adaptation by Emma Rice and Tom Morris.
Set in World War II, the plot concerns a doomed British pilot (played by David Niven in the film) who contacts an American radio operator named June (Kim Hunter) just before he's about to jump without a parachute. He survives and finds himself before a celestial court of law, which must decide whether he lives or dies.
UIC's production features original music by a band made up of six theatre students, with lyrics from the play. There's a big dance number, characters riding bikes throughout the action, a magical ping-pong match and a 14-foot "stairway to heaven."
"The set pieces will be manipulated to imply setting, location and specific wartime imagery," said stage manager Dina Klahn. "The play bounces between the real and surreal, and between war and love."
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April 12, 15, 19
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Students/seniors
UIC Box Office
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aranallo@uic.edu
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RIT holds student contest to name the Innovative Maker and Learning Complex
Submission deadline is March 13; voting begins March 18
William Rawn Associates
The Innovative Maker and Learning Complex will embody RIT's focus on technology, the arts, and design.
The Innovative Maker and Learning Complex will be a building like no other on the RIT campus, and an alumnus who is helping make it possible wants RIT students to give it a name to remember.
Name the IMLC contest, which started on March 1, is for current RIT undergraduate and graduate students in good standing. Deadline for submission is March 13. Voting will begin March 18. The submission process and other details are available at the Name the IMLC website.
RIT trustee and donor Austin McChord '09 said he is hoping students submit playful, whimsical names for the building that show personality and give them a sense of ownership of the place.
"This is a unique building and a unique space for RIT, and to name it something uniquely relevant to the students and the people who are attending RIT in the here and now seems to make a lot more sense than to name it after myself," McChord said.
McChord said he would pick a name that's off the beaten path.
"You think about all the college tours that will begin or end there, and that's way more interesting if it has a story. This can have a real story as to how the students came to this name and I'm excited to see their creativity."
RIT Student Government will select the top seven finalists and the student body will choose the top three choices. A leadership panel, which includes McChord; RIT President David Munson; and James Yarrington, RIT university architect and director of Planning and Design Service, will make the final choice. The RIT Board of Trustees will consider the naming resolution for official adoption, which is standard protocol at RIT.
The winner or winning team will receive $500 in Tiger Bucks.
McChord's generosity extends to the contest, noted Phil Castleberry, vice president for University Advancement.
"The Name the IMLC student contest is an exciting opportunity to showcase that same spirit in our students," Castleberry said. "Austin has strongly encouraged 'whimsical and unique' entries that capture RIT's spirit of innovation and distinctive focus on technology, art, and design. We know our students are incredibly creative, so we're excited to see what they come up with."
The 100,000-square-foot facility currently under construction between Wallace Library and Monroe Hall will draw students from all colleges to its collaborative maker spaces, dance studios, practice rooms, theaters, and learning spaces. The building design and expanse of glass will showcase RIT students' penchant for making, building, and blending technology, art, and design. It will embody the spirit of the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival.
"I hope the building is an opportunity for students to come together and work on interdisciplinary projects," McChord said. "Maker space is really important to me. That mixing of art students and engineering students is something that is a uniquely RIT thing, and to create a space that is effectively dedicated to that is really exciting."
McChord, in 2017, gave RIT $50 million, the largest gift ever made to the university. He made the gift a decade after he founded Datto, a global provider of data protection. McChord is currently the CEO of Casana, the maker of a cardiac health-monitoring smart toilet seat.
The gift was designated to foster creativity and entrepreneurship through the IMLC and Entrepreneurial Gap Year fellowships, and to advance RIT's cybersecurity and artificial intelligence capabilities. McChord's contributions are an important part of Transforming RIT: The Campaign for Greatness, a $1 billion university fundraising effort. This blended campaign seeks support from a variety of investors, including alumni and friends, government and corporate partners, and research foundations and agencies. The campaign has raised $755 million to date.
"I think I certainly wouldn't have been successful without the education I got at RIT. And the ideas behind Datto, which is the company I built, I had while at RIT and this was an opportunity to give back," McChord said. "I think about the gift as a way to show my gratitude to RIT and help RIT hopefully to produce other people who go on to do big, exciting things."
Podcast: Introducing RIT's New Athletic Director
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 55: Meet Jackie Nicholson, who became just the fifth athletic director in RIT's history last summer, and the first woman to ever hold the position. She talks with Lauren Zeglen, co-captain of RIT's women's soccer team and president of the university's Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) about the future of RIT Athletics, the experience of student athletes on campus and the role of sports in creating a more equitable university.
RIT's annual Let Freedom Ring event rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 1
RIT's annual Let Freedom Ring event has been rescheduled to take place from 12-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, in Ingle Auditorium. The event was originally planned to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but was rescheduled when RIT closed due to a powerful winter storm.


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Edward Zwick
Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, Henry Thomas, Karina Lombard, Gordon Tootoosis, Christina Pickles, Paul Desmond, Tantoo Cardinal
Jim Harrison (novella), Susan Shilliday, William D. Wittliff
After the Fall from Innocence the Legend begins.
A passionate journey into the darkest secrets of love, betrayal, and the unbreakable bonds of blood, Legends Of The Fall is a powerful story about three brothers struggling to stay together and the woman who comes between them.
$45.033 million on 3471 screens.
Domestic Gross
Spanish Dolby 2.0
French Dolby 2.0
Portuguese Dolby 2.0
• Audio Commentary with Director Ed Zwick and Actor Brad Pitt
• Audio Commentary with Cinematographer John Toll and Production Designer Lilly Kilvert
• Production Design Featurette
• Original Making-Of Featurette
• 3 Deleted Scenes with Director's Commentary
• Isolated Music Score with Highlights
• Theatrical Trailers
• Talent Files
• Production Notes
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Legends Of The Fall: Special Edition (1994)
Reviewed by Colin Jacobson (June 2, 2006)
Perhaps we should consider it a minor miracle that Brad Pitt has challenged himself so much throughout his career. After all, he initially seemed to be nothing more than your average dim-witted pretty boy, and some of his early starring roles did little to dispute that interpretation.
However, he soon showed unanticipated range and daring through parts in riskier films like Se7en and 12 Monkeys. This trend has continued via his involvement in pictures like Fight Club. Even films that appear to fit a typically-romantic profile have a different edge to them, such as Meet Joe Black, in which he plays Death. I won't claim that Pitt has maintained the most adventuresome choices out there, but he's certainly avoided choosing too many stereotypical parts that would easily typecast him.
For a look at what his career could have been, cast your gaze on 1994's Legends of the Fall. In this movie Pitt plays Tristan, the depressingly handsome and rugged "wild child" of the Ludlow clan. He's the one in tune with nature who goes his own way. Older brother Alfred (Aidan Quinn) tries hard to fit in with society; he becomes much happier when he leaves the family ranch to live in the bustling and burgeoning city. Youngest son Samuel (Henry Thomas) seems quiet and unassuming but he feels passionately about social issues. Due to this, he feels it's his duty to stand up to the "evil" represented by the Kaiser, et al., in World War I. Gruff Colonel William (Anthony Hopkins) heads the clan. A military veteran, he appears distanced from the world around him to a degree.
Into this mix comes lovely Susannah (Julia Ormond), Samuel's new fiancée, whose presence greatly disrupts the prior closeness of the men. All four Ludlows clearly feel smitten by her, though it's patently obvious that she only has eyes for Tristan; she pays lip service to her devotion to Samuel, but you don't need a Magic 8-Ball to see which way this tale will turn. To complicate matters, Alfred thinks he's the best choice for Susannah. Thus the lines are drawn and the plot set, as we see disturbances between the brothers throughout the film.
The movie mainly focuses on Tristan, which is probably its greatest flaw. Granted, he's the most active figure in the story, but even though Pitt is a likable and endearing actor, Tristan makes for a largely unappealing character. He's so incredibly selfish and thoughtless that one finds it hard to understand why everyone cares for him so strongly. Oh wait, I forgot - he's insanely good-looking and he follows his own path. Of course no one can resist him!
Fall seems mainly aimed at the female audience; despite some brutal battle scenes, it usually presents a lovely and lushly romantic façade. However, if I were a woman, I'd feel insulted by this film because it panders so strongly to a weak stereotype of female thought patterns. Fall contends that women really do prefer jerks who treat them like crap; Susannah seems to have virtually no self-respect as she lets herself be subjected to poor behavior.
Really, Fall comes across as nothing more than a glorified romance novel. There's all the semi-heroic, pseudo-mythological aspects I'd expect from that type of story, and it all feels rather absurd. The movie panders strongly to a prefab idea of what this kind of epic and romantic saga should be, but it fails to capture any spirit or heart; it's a flat, dismal effort.
And it's a complete waste of some terrific talent. The cast is filled with excellent actors, but none of them have any of substance to do here. I'm not a huge fan of director Ed Zwick, but he's shown some ability through better films like The Siege. However, Legends of the Fall seems like the work of a hack who just tries to convey clichés about the rugged west and faux-romantic heroes. It's a load of nauseating tripe.
The DVD Grades: Picture B+/ Audio A/ Bonus B+
Legends of the Fall appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. Overall, this was a good transfer that still had some room for improvement.
Most of Fall looked great. Sharpness looked quite crisp and well defined throughout the film. I noticed nary a hint of softness. Even during some of the film's wide vistas, the image remained rock-solid and detailed. Jagged edges and moiré effects presented no problems, and I detected no signs of edge enhancement.
Fall offered a very warm and natural palette, and these hues came through with great accuracy and depth. From the lovely sunlight to the deep blues of various outfits, all colors seemed fully saturated and clear, with no signs of any bleeding or noise. Black levels appeared similarly deep and detailed, and the contrast looked clean and vivid. Shadow detail came across well; low-light scenes were appropriately dark but they lacked any excessive heaviness or thickness.
Where Fall lost points related to its print flaws. More than a few speckles cropped up, and I also witnessed examples of grit, marks, and one or two small hairs. I felt that Legends of the Fall still looked solid overall, but the moderate print flaws caused me to knock my grade down to a "B+".
The film's Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack provided a very solid affair. The soundfield of Fall seemed nicely well defined and encompassing. Throughout much of the film, the audio provided a terrifically broad and engaging presence that created a wonderful sense of interactivity. This occurred during both quiet and loud scenes. In the latter category we find many shots of the idyllic panoramas; these presented audio that gently but clearly reinforced the images, and the ambiance brought the visuals to life.
For demonstration material, however, you'll have to consult some of the louder scenes. The first time I started to think the audio for Fall might be something special occurred during the first "bear attack". Not only was the sound bold and convincing, but the spatial placement appeared very precise; the way the grizzly entered and moved across the speakers worked well. And when I got to the World War I battle scenes, I thought the Kaiser was about to enter through my window! The activity level ratcheted up a notch and the frantic energy of the film came across broadly at that time. The shells and bullets flew fast and furious and really offered a solid image of the warfare.
But active soundfields on their own aren't enough; it's important that the quality of the audio seem strong, and Fall proved itself a winner in this category as well. Dialogue always appeared natural and distinct, without any signs of edginess or problems related to intelligibility. I found the speech to sound quite warm and clear. Music seemed bright and crisp, and the score offered positive dynamic range as well; the instrumentation appeared well defined and the music was clean and bold.
Best of all were the effects, which really added life to the mix. At all times, these various sounds seemed clean and realistic and they were completely believable and accurate. The clarity was greatly aided by the low end; while the bass of Fall didn't match up with the DTS edition of The Haunting - one of the all-time champs in that department - it worked well. All low frequencies appeared taut and deep and they provided vividness to the presentation. Again, that first bear attack signaled the bass yet to come, and the battles brought home the depth of the production. All in all, I found the soundtracks of Legends of the Fall to provide a terrific experience.
Legends of the Fall was one of the earliest DVDs released from CTS; it initially appeared in April 1997. That disc offered a "movie-only" platter with absolutely no extras on it. Slowly but surely, through releases of films like Cliffhanger and Jumanji, CTS have re-issued much of their initial catalog of basic DVDs with new discs that include copious supplements. Now it's the turn of Fall, and fans of the film will be happy to find the new extras provided here.
We get two audio commentaries. The first comes from director Ed Zwick and actor Brad Pitt and provides a generally engaging and interesting affair. The two seem to like each other and they display a solid sense of camaraderie throughout the track. Zwick and Pitt offer a nice look at the general making of the picture as they relate a series of anecdotes. Pitt has appeared on a few different commentaries, and his sense of frankness always is appreciated, though I was hoping he'd rag on Fall more than he does (which is almost not at all).
Although their discussion couldn't make me like the movie, I did understand what they tried to do better, and their comments gave me a little more respect for the film. Granted, that doesn't say much, but when one considers how much I disliked Fall, I suppose it says something. The track suffers from too many empty spots, but for the most part, it provides a pretty engaging and interesting discussion of the film.
The second track offers remarks from production designer Lily Kilvert and cinematographer John Toll. Unsurprisingly, these two mainly stick to some of the technical details about the film, especially as they relate to the visual appearance of Fall. Since the movies strengths lie in its lush photography and wonderful costumes and sets, Kilvert and Toll give us a lot of pretty useful information. For the most part, they relate the nuts and bolts of their work on the film, plus they also discuss what they attempted to do through their efforts; for example, we hear a fair amount about the moods and attitudes they wanted to convey. I didn't find the commentary to be fascinating, but it provided a pretty good look at some more technical aspects of making Fall, particularly through the way they discuss some concerns they experienced that would never occur to most of us. For example, they perseverate about a too-clean car.
A third audio feature also can be found on this DVD. We get James Horner's score presented as an isolated track. The music appears in Dolby Digital 5.0 sound; no, I don't know why it doesn't include the LFE track – perhaps the film only used the ".1" channel for effects. Anyway, the isolated score can be screened along with the full feature itself or through a neat "Highlights" menu.
Two brief video programs appear. The Production Design Featurette lasts for four minutes and 40 seconds and it showed a variety of shots of film sets, some movie clips, plus a few historical photos. The visuals are accompanied by remarks from Kilvert and Zwick; the production designer dominates the discussion. Much of the material was already covered in her audio commentary with Toll, but this piece offers a brief but useful summary of her work on the film.
The second program is an Original Featurette. It runs for five minutes and 55 seconds and is nothing more than a glorified trailer. The promotional puff-piece provides a bunch of film clips and some interview snippets with the principals. It's worth a look if you really like the movie, but for the most part it's a dull featurette.
Three deleted scenes appear on the DVD. These run between 80 and 150 second for a total of five minutes and 10 seconds of clips. You can watch these with or without optional commentary from Zwick. Since we hear about these snippets during the audio commentaries, it was good to see the scenes. None of them are anything special, but their presence is appreciated.
A few other DVD staples finish off Fall. We get Talent Files for five of the actors (Pitt, Hopkins, Quinn, Ormond and Thomas) plus director Zwick, production designer Kilvert and director of photography Toll. Most CTS DVDs provide biographies that are enormously basic and pretty much useless, and these are no exception; we find some rudimentary details but nothing very interesting. A little more depth appears in the text production notes found in the DVD's booklet. These provide a brief but succinct look at the making of the film.
Finally, the DVD includes a slew of trailers. Two of these ads appear for Fallitself. We also find promos for Pitt's films A River Runs Through It, The Devil's Own, Seven Years In Tibet plus Hopkins' Bram Stoker's Dracula, and The Mask of Zorro. (Meet Joe Black reunited Pitt and Hopkins, but since it's not a CTS title, we don't see its trailer here.)
All in all, Legends of the Fall provides a stellar example of how great DVDs can be except for one fatal flaw: the genuinely terrible movie found on the platter. I've seen less-appealing films in my life, but I still found Fall to be absurdly silly and artificially grand. It tries very hard to offer a romantic and epic tale but fails miserably. The DVD, on the other hand, is an almost-total success. Both picture and sound seem good, and the extras are also pretty strong.
If you already know you like the movie, get this DVD; it should make you exceedingly happy. However, if you're not sure what you think of Fall, take a more cautious approach. Personally, I'd recommend you avoid this clunker, but if you're still interested in it, you may want to give it a rental; I definitely can't quibble with the high quality of this DVD.
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A Level Platform The Bangkok Biennial has been set up as a challenge to the 'authority of access' to representation in art and curatorial practices. It offers an open-source platform: a level playing field for creative experimentation and social installation which chooses a model of inclusivity in contrast to top-down art economics.
'Pavilion' as a participatory framework There is a global trend of experimental approaches to the large-scale biennial-type art event. We align ourselves in this direction, rather than attempting to emulate the model of a 100+ year-old institution such as the Venice Biennale. We find this contemporary experimenting with approach more relevant in current socio-political climates than the traditional top-down processes.
Bangkok Biennial is an exploration of another structure of representation.
Why do we use the word 'pavilion? We seek to deconstruct the connotation of the word 'pavilion'. This is a reclamation of access. A rejection of the authority which grants and restricts that access.
To this end, we have set up a model of decentralization through a platform on which to build autonomous pavilions called the Bangkok Biennial. A pavilion can be built by anyone who is able to do so. The nature of each pavilion will be determined by the instigator of that pavilion and the nature of the biennial will be determined by the sum of all pavilions.
This model sets up a participatory framework with which the various stakeholders can choose to engage or not. Engagement will come both from those who participate in the Bangkok Biennial as well as those who become active critics of it. We believe this approach will add to a more rounded representation of contemporary art practice and lead to a relevant and interesting biennial exhibition.
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Neomicropteryx is een geslacht van vlinders van de familie oermotten (Micropterigidae).

Soorten
N. bifurca Issiki, 1953
N. cornuta Issiki, 1953
N. elongata Issiki, 1953
N. kazusana Hashimoto, 1992
N. matsumurana Issiki, 1931
N. nipponensis Issiki, 1931
N. nudata Issiki, 1953

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Foreign companies established in the Stockholm region are important to the growth and sustainable development. This event at the City Hall is an outstanding opportunity for exchange of ideas between the Mayor of Stockholm, the neighbouring municipalities and the international companies in the region. This event is initiated by City of Stockholm through Invest Stockholm Business Region, in cooperation with eight foreign Chambers of Commerce and the Canadian Embassy to Sweden.
Welcome to the City Hall of Stockholm to participate in this year´s Stockholm International Business Meeting where we would like to meet international companies and express how valuable you are keeping Stockholm attractive and growing. This will be an exciting and hopefully a fruitful meeting. Most welcome!


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Q: How do I cross-reference a figure between two tex documents? My Professor is requiring me to write a script for my final presentation. I'm using LaTeX (because I can), and I'd like to reference my a slide from my beamer presentation within my script.
Right now I have two files, presentation.tex and script.tex.
presentation.tex:
\documentclass{beamer}

\title{My Presentation}
\author{John Smith}

\graphicspath{{src/}}

\begin{document}
\maketitle

\begin{frame}
    \begin{figure}[p]
        \centering
        \includegraphics[width=\textwidth,keepaspectratio]{myimage.png}
        \caption{This caption is important (Williams).\label{fig-1-williams}}
    \end{figure}
\end{frame}

\end{document}

script.tex
\documentclass{article}

\title{My Script}
\author{John Smith}

\begin{document}
\maketitle

\input{presentation}

\end{document}

I've encountered this question, which seemed similar to my question, however their question appeared to include the entire document, which is not my goal. I'd like to be able to reference a label of a figure in presentation.tex. Something such as the following:
As you can see by Figure~\ref{fig-1-williams}, dogs are better than cats.

How does one go about citing an out of document image like this? I believe the two documents should remain paired in some way, but I'm not sure how.

A: The package xr-hyper can import labels from other documents :
\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{xr-hyper}
\usepackage{hyperref}

\externaldocument{presentation}

\title{My Script}
\author{John Smith}

\begin{document}
\maketitle

\ref{fig-1-williams}

\end{document}


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package org.terasology.rendering.shader;

import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL13;
import org.terasology.config.Config;
import org.terasology.math.geom.Vector4f;
import org.terasology.registry.CoreRegistry;
import org.terasology.rendering.assets.material.Material;
import org.terasology.rendering.cameras.Camera;
import org.terasology.rendering.nui.properties.Range;
import org.terasology.rendering.opengl.FBO;
import org.terasology.rendering.opengl.LwjglRenderingProcess;
import org.terasology.rendering.world.WorldRenderer;

/**
 * Shader parameters for the Combine shader program.
 *
 */
public class ShaderParametersCombine extends ShaderParametersBase {
    @Range(min = 0.001f, max = 0.005f)
    private float outlineDepthThreshold = 0.001f;
    @Range(min = 0.0f, max = 1.0f)
    private float outlineThickness = 0.65f;

    @Range(min = 0.0f, max = 1.0f)
    private float skyInscatteringLength = 1.0f;
    @Range(min = 0.0f, max = 1.0f)
    private float skyInscatteringStrength = 0.25f;
    @Range(min = 0.0f, max = 1.0f)
    private float skyInscatteringThreshold = 0.8f;

    @Override
    public void applyParameters(Material program) {
        super.applyParameters(program);

        int texId = 0;

        LwjglRenderingProcess renderingProcess = CoreRegistry.get(LwjglRenderingProcess.class);
        FBO sceneOpaque = renderingProcess.getFBO("sceneOpaque");

        if (sceneOpaque != null) {
            GL13.glActiveTexture(GL13.GL_TEXTURE0 + texId);
            sceneOpaque.bindTexture();
            program.setInt("texSceneOpaque", texId++, true);

            GL13.glActiveTexture(GL13.GL_TEXTURE0 + texId);
            sceneOpaque.bindDepthTexture();
            program.setInt("texSceneOpaqueDepth", texId++, true);

            GL13.glActiveTexture(GL13.GL_TEXTURE0 + texId);
            sceneOpaque.bindNormalsTexture();
            program.setInt("texSceneOpaqueNormals", texId++, true);

            GL13.glActiveTexture(GL13.GL_TEXTURE0 + texId);
            sceneOpaque.bindLightBufferTexture();
            program.setInt("texSceneOpaqueLightBuffer", texId++, true);
        }

        FBO sceneReflectiveRefractive = renderingProcess.getFBO("sceneReflectiveRefractive");

        if (sceneReflectiveRefractive != null) {
            GL13.glActiveTexture(GL13.GL_TEXTURE0 + texId);
            sceneReflectiveRefractive.bindTexture();
            program.setInt("texSceneReflectiveRefractive", texId++, true);
        }

        if (CoreRegistry.get(Config.class).getRendering().isLocalReflections()) {
            if (sceneReflectiveRefractive != null) {
                GL13.glActiveTexture(GL13.GL_TEXTURE0 + texId);
                sceneReflectiveRefractive.bindNormalsTexture();
                program.setInt("texSceneReflectiveRefractiveNormals", texId++, true);
            }

            Camera activeCamera = CoreRegistry.get(WorldRenderer.class).getActiveCamera();
            if (activeCamera != null) {
                program.setMatrix4("invProjMatrix", activeCamera.getInverseProjectionMatrix(), true);
                program.setMatrix4("projMatrix", activeCamera.getProjectionMatrix(), true);
            }
        }

        if (CoreRegistry.get(Config.class).getRendering().isSsao()) {
            GL13.glActiveTexture(GL13.GL_TEXTURE0 + texId);
            renderingProcess.bindFboColorTexture("ssaoBlurred");
            program.setInt("texSsao", texId++, true);
        }

        if (CoreRegistry.get(Config.class).getRendering().isOutline()) {
            GL13.glActiveTexture(GL13.GL_TEXTURE0 + texId);
            renderingProcess.bindFboColorTexture("outline");
            program.setInt("texEdges", texId++, true);

            program.setFloat("outlineDepthThreshold", outlineDepthThreshold, true);
            program.setFloat("outlineThickness", outlineThickness, true);
        }

        if (CoreRegistry.get(Config.class).getRendering().isInscattering()) {
            GL13.glActiveTexture(GL13.GL_TEXTURE0 + texId);
            renderingProcess.bindFboColorTexture("sceneSkyBand1");
            program.setInt("texSceneSkyBand", texId++, true);

            Vector4f skyInscatteringSettingsFrag = new Vector4f();
            skyInscatteringSettingsFrag.y = skyInscatteringStrength;
            skyInscatteringSettingsFrag.z = skyInscatteringLength;
            skyInscatteringSettingsFrag.w = skyInscatteringThreshold;
            program.setFloat4("skyInscatteringSettingsFrag", skyInscatteringSettingsFrag, true);
        }
    }
}

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ClickList is a service offered by Kroger that allows customers to shop online for more than 40,000 items, including meat and produce, and pick up the order at their local Kroger store. After adding items to an online grocery cart, the shopper confirms the order and reserves a pickup time and date, then pulls up to the ClickList pickup area where an associate comes out to load the order into the vehicle and collect coupons and payment (debit/credit cards only). The service fee is waived for the first three orders. After that, Kroger charges a flat fee of $4.95 per order (no minimum order).
I never thought I would use online ordering for groceries. That's something rich people or lazy people would do. I'm so frugal I can make a penny squeal, so paying a fee for someone else to do my shopping wasn't something that crossed my mind, but after buying "big" groceries just one time in the new store, I thought, hmmm...maybe this ClickList is worth checking out.
So, I turned to social media and made a simple statement: Pros and cons of Kroger ClickList. Go!
After reading the overwhelmingly positive comments from my friends and colleagues, I decided to give ClickList a try. I signed in to my kroger.com account and found the ClickList page to be very user friendly. Since I use a Kroger card every time I shop, everything I usually purchase was already in my virtual shopping list. I clicked on the items I was running low on, then used the search bar to look for other items I don't buy every week. It was super easy. I was able to order from home after the kids were asleep and pick my order up the next day without ever having to leave my vehicle. The pickup process took six minutes. AMAZING!!!
I saved money. I didn't have to take my two children in the store who constantly badger me for junk snacks (yes, there are plenty of gluten-free junk snacks). There was no impulse shopping. I only bought what was on my list. I didn't have the temptation to stop by the in-store Starbucks, or pick up the latest and greatest products that I don't really need. They do allow the use of coupons, both digital from the Kroger website, as well as paper coupons, so no worries there. AND I earned Kroger fuel points for every dollar spent, so I will save on gas, too!
I saved time. I didn't have to walk up and down all 63 aisles to find what I needed in a gigantic new store, then stand in line behind the person who has $748 worth of groceries and $200 worth of coupons. Using ClickList saved me about two hours of time that I was able to use doing something else. It seriously only took six minutes.
I saved my sanity. When grocery shopping with two kids after a long day of work, it is frustrating to tell them no every time they ask for something. I usually have one nerve left by that time of day and they're on it. This new service took away that stress. I also didn't have to abandon my full grocery cart to take someone to the restroom on the opposite side of the world.
I helped the local economy. Most online shopping takes away jobs as local businesses close or reduce their workforce when customers choose the virtual shopping cart. The convenience of shopping online at ClickList actually added dozens of new jobs to my local Kroger Marketplace. Although I placed my order online, employees of the local store had to push the cart up and down the aisles to pull my order and I actually picked it up at the local store. This new service required Kroger to add many new associates who select groceries and deliver them to customers' vehicles. The service didn't take work away from stockers, cashiers or baggers who really need their jobs. The leader of a ministry program supported by my church told me that a couple of single mothers who have children in the program were hired by Kroger to fill ClickList associate positions. Living in Mississippi, the poorest state in the country, I am always excited to support businesses that bring jobs to the community. This particular Kroger Marketplace added 200 jobs to the local economy.
Kroger doesn't send anyone home with me to cook the groceries I bought, LOL. You're on your own with that. If you want things like rotisserie chicken or sushi (probably not gluten free--just giving an example), you have to go inside the store to purchase those items.
I can't help people with their gluten free shopping if I'm not inside the store. Seriously, I've made some great friends on the gluten-free aisle! It is nice to exchange opinions about products and make suggestions to people newly diagnosed with celiac or autoimmune disease. I also have been able to help shoppers who aren't gluten free, but are trying to accommodate the medically required diet of a dinner guest. I'm able to share how to prevent cross contamination, and save people from buying products that are labeled gluten free, but that we've had bad experiences with (i.e. Cheerios).
Substitutions could be dangerous for people with celiac disease or food allergies. Some items or sizes may be out of stock and the ClickList selector may substitute those products; however, you do have the ability to click "No Substitutions" for items, so if they don't have the item in stock, it will be taken off your order. I ordered a specific candy with instructions for no substitutions. The ClickList associate did substitute the product for the store brand, but they didn't charge me for it. Luckily, this product was also gluten free and I didn't have to pay for it, but I am very careful to not bring products into my home that may contain gluten. I don't want my son to think these products are okay or cause accidental cross contamination.
There's no Clearance Bin on ClickList. I love a bargain! Our store has only been open for a couple of weeks, so there is no clearance bin yet. I thoroughly enjoy finding great deals on gluten free treats that I don't usually buy because they're way too expensive. When I find cookies, cereals and baking mixes at the discounted price, I stock up. I can't dig through the clearance items if I'm ordering online. Many times, it is well worth the time to go into the store to find these treasures!
I'm not sure if this is a pro or a con, but I seemed kind of lost and didn't know what to do with the time I saved by using ClickList. I left work, picked up my ClickList order and had everything put away and dinner in the oven by 6pm. While I could've done something more productive with my time, we binge watched a new show on Netflix with the time I would've spent at the store. I don't ever have time for that!
Will I use ClickList again? ABSOLUTELY!!
I had a great experience with the entire process. My order was correct. Nothing was broken or missing. Everything was the correct temperature (frozen stuff was still frozen, refrigerated items were cold, etc.). This online service offers a convenient new way to shop. Not only will it help busy working moms like myself, but it will also help stay-at-home mommies with cranky babies or multiple children, elderly customers who don't have the stamina to walk around the whole store and load their own groceries into the car, husbands who don't follow shopping instructions (wives can order online and have husbands pick up on their way home from work), or for anyone who needs to save time.
ClickList gets the GFree Genius Seal of Approval!!
A special thank you to Namaste Foods for sending GFree Genius a chocolate cake mix, waffle & pancake mix and sweet brown rice flour to sample and review. While I did receive free products to review, I received no compensation for this post which reflects my own opinion, as well as the opinions of my test panel. BE SURE TO ENTER THE NAMASTE FOODS GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST.
You might be a celiac if... you drive 10 hours to visit your best friend and take your own pots and pans, waffle iron, and ingredients for all meals. Luckily, my bestie, Jan, was willing to allow me to take over her kitchen for a couple of days during our long overdue visit! I packed up my usual travel kitchen necessities and decided to take along the Namaste Foods products to provide a safe food option, but to also get the opinions of a gluten-eating family. I was a little nervous--especially since I had never tried any of Namaste's products. Most of my friends are really skeptical when they know food is gluten free, but these great friends were willing to try something new and give me honest feedback.
Nathan E.: Mom, are you making chocolate cake for dessert?
Lauren E.: Ooh, yum! When will be cake be ready?
Lauren B: Mrs. Belinda, is this gluten free? How will it taste?
Allie B.: How do you say 'Namaste' as she pointed to the brand name printed on the box.
So I answered their questions in rapid succession.
"Yes, I am making chocolate cake. It will be ready after dinner. I can't wait to see how it tastes and to get your opinions, and it is pronounced Naa-Maa-Stay. It means 'The Spirit within me honors and respects the Spirit within you.' I think it will be really good."
They all seemed happy with my responses and impatiently waited for me to bake the cake. I used a bundt pan for this cake mix and it turned out beautifully. After the cake cooled a little, I drizzled chocolate frosting on top, then served it warm (these kiddos couldn't wait another second). It was super easy to make, only adding eggs, oil and water. Using a cake server, I tried to cut the cake and it was a bit springy and spongy, but after I put it on plates, the texture was fine. The response? Overwhelmingly positive! Eight out of eight test panel members were impressed!
Jan's husband, who doesn't eat gluten free, said, "Gluten free or not, this is a good cake."
My daughter enjoyed the cake so much that she asked for more during the long car ride home. I told her that we left it at our friends' house and she looked at me like I had lost my mind and asked, "Why would you do that?" I reminded her that it is rude to take things back home and that I could always make another one.
The chocolate cake mix is large enough to make a two-layer cake which is what I'm planning to do for Nathan's upcoming birthday!
I got up early the next morning and started making gluten-free waffles on the waffle iron I brought from home. The Namaste Gluten Free Waffle & Pancake Mix contains enough to make two batches, so I added eggs, oil and Lactaid milk (what the hostess had on hand) and starting making waffles one by one. When I had four waffles ready, I called the kids downstairs to eat breakfast. They devoured them and said they "tasted like waffles" which is great because that's what I had made! When my friend's husband entered the kitchen, he was afraid that there wouldn't be enough for me to eat all I wanted, so he mixed up a batch of regular waffles to make on their waffle iron. His daughter ate one of each and announced that the Namaste waffle was better in taste and texture! Success!
I was so excited that the two Namaste mixes that I tried were so good! My son and I must eat gluten free and we are always happy when our friends can't tell the difference in the way our food tastes or when they think our food is better!
If you're looking for a great chocolate cake mix or waffle & pancake mix that is gluten free, all natural, whole grain, vegan friendly, kosher, no preservatives, nut free and made in dedicated facility, these products are a must buy!
Namaste Foods also sent me sweet brown rice flour from their Raw Goods line and I wasn't really sure what I was going to make. I haven't had much success cooking with rice flour in the past, and honestly, if a recipe calls for more than one variety of flour, I will admire it, but will probably never make it. But I stumbled upon a recipe for a chocolate mug cake and decided to give it a try using the sweet brown rice flour.
Whisk together all dry ingredients in a small microwave safe mug (I used a 6 ounce tea cup). Add wet ingredients and use a fork or small whisk to mix until batter is smooth. Cook in microwave for one minute. If cake isn't done, heat for 15 more seconds. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve immediately. Serves 1.
After trying this recipe, I felt guilty for letting Pinterest down for so long for not trying "mug cake" recipes sooner. This was super easy. I already had all of the ingredients at home and it took only one minute to cook. To top it off, it was a single serving so I didn't feel guilty for over indulging or for not sharing.
I still have some sweet brown rice flour, so I am going to find something else to make with it and will update soon!
Namaste is a family-owned, women-operated company and uses a grassroots approach to reach out to people who have a passion for good food for all people by using old fashioned word-of-mouth advertising. Their facility is owned by Namaste and is free from the Top 8 allergens. In addition to baking mixes, Namaste also offeres pasta dinners, soups, coating mixes, and a line of "Raw Goods" that includes an expansive list of flours. Their products can be found in a variety of U.S. independent and chain grocery stores, as well as online.
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1. Comment on this blog post naming which Namaste Foods product is your favorite or which one you'd like to try.
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The deadline to enter is September 17th at 11:59pm. The winner will be selected on Sunday, September 18th and Namaste Foods will ship the prize directly to the winner! This is a giveaway you don't want to miss! Share with your gluten free friends and enter today! This offer is available only in the United States. Mix variety and bag contents vary. Thank you for supporting Namaste Foods and GFree Genius!
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do you have a gluten free emergency kit?
During the past few weeks, I've noticed the news headlines are filled with stories of disaster—the recent flood in Louisiana, wildfires in California, earthquakes in Italy and tropical weather headed toward the gulf coast region. Even government officials in Germany have instructed citizens to get prepared and stock up on food, water and supplies for 10 days.
This really made me think. If there was a disaster and I had to evacuate to a shelter, or even stay at home without help for several days, would I be ready? Sadly, the answer was no.
September is National Preparedness Month and my goal is to bring awareness to families with food allergies or autoimmune disorders (including celiac disease) who need to be prepared for the unexpected. While all families should be prepared, those with dietary restrictions need to take extra steps to make sure they have proper food and supplies as help may not be available for several days in some cases.
If you happened to follow the news coverage of the recent Louisiana flooding, you likely saw images of my friend Barbara Manuel and her children, Elliott, 8, and Emily, 5, as they were being rescued by the National Guard near Walker, LA. CLICK HERE to view the news article and picture. With only what they could carry in backpacks, they left their home with garbage bags duct-taped around their legs to keep their feet and legs dry as they waded through the contaminated flood water.
Barbara had just enough time to grab a couple of changes of clothes for herself and each of her children, as well as a few emergency food items including granola bars, peanut butter, packs of grits and bottled water. She also packed phone chargers, extra batteries and tablets for the kids. Fortunately, after their rescue they were taken to a church shelter that accommodated every need they had, so she didn't really need many of the things she packed. Several days passed before they were able to return to their home, but when they did, their home was spared. They were the lucky ones.
On that same day in the neighboring town of Denham Springs, another friend, Mollie Baker, waited in the attic with her two-year-old daughter, Skylar, for volunteers with a boat to come to their rescue. The water gushing into the house was already above her knees when she started packing, and was nearly four feet deep when they were finally rescued. Mollie had time to pack a few things—vitamins, wallet, snacks, toothbrushes, and her daughter's beloved Bitty Baby doll.
"She held her tight for two days after we were rescued by boat," Mollie said, referring to Skylar's doll.
Mollie said she wished she would've had an emergency backpack ready to go before the unexpected flood.
When Mollie was finally able to return to her home, she discovered that she had lost everything she hadn't taken with her, including her vehicle. She decided it was best to leave Louisiana and move in with family in another state because she had nowhere else to go.
Both of my friends safely made it to higher ground, but they certainly understand the importance of having an emergency kit and an evacuation plan.
Until talking with them about being displaced by the flood, I didn't have an emergency kit, but I definitely have one now. Ready.gov has a great emergency kit checklist CLICK HERE, but if you have special dietary requirements, you'll also need to be prepared to provide your own food and medicine for several days in case help doesn't arrive soon or if you find yourself at a shelter that isn't set up to accommodate dietary restrictions. Most shelters have very limited options and the risk of cross contamination is very high.
My church held a donation drive for flood victims and collected enough supplies to fill a 52-foot trailer. A lot of non-perishable food was donated, and as I helped sort boxes full of Ramen noodles, mac and cheese, canned ravioli, Spaghetti O's, and peanut butter crackers to load onto the truck, I realized that my son and I, who are both on gluten-free diets, wouldn't be able to eat any of it. It really got my attention!
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Find out where local shelters and relief agencies are in your community and work with organizers to educate them on the needs of children and adults with food allergies and restrictive diets.
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It is bumpy up there!
Turbulence is the Rodney Dangerfield of skydiving…. It doesn't get respect. Turbulence is a challenge for jumpers for at least two reasons: It is invisible and unpredictable.
Because turbulence is invisible, we must actively anticipate where it may be. Most new jumpers (and a lot of more experienced ones) vastly underestimate the danger zone for mechanical turbulence around obstacles. We can expect turbulence in front of, over, beside, and 10-20 times the height of the obstacle downwind. At Spaceland, turbulence in the primary landing areas most often occurs south of the berm and hangar in a north wind and east/southeast of the hangar in a west wind.
Because turbulence is unpredictable, it is easy to be lulled into an unwarranted sense of safety. If ten jumpers on one load fly through the same cube of potentially turbulent air in a 90-second period, four may experience nothing at all, five may get "bumped around", and one may have a partial canopy collapse. It is therefore critical that we be wary of areas where turbulence is likely even if turbulence has not yet caused trouble there today.
Many jumpers have experienced turbulence only as "bumpiness" under canopy. That is certainly the most common manifestation of turbulence. However, bumpiness is not the only consequence of flying through turbulence. Turbulence can create unstable landing conditions. These unstable conditions can result in the canopy moving suddenly in unexpected ways or even collapsing very close to the ground. This has injured or killed jumpers. Canopies are fabric wings that are vulnerable to collapse. When turbulence collapses a canopy it typically does so suddenly and close to the ground. Fortunately, most collapses are only partial, and re-inflate promptly. Occasionally, a canopy will not recover in time for a safe landing.
Varying appreciation of the risk of turbulence plays a part in the varying wind speed limits among jumpers. Often because the new jumper has not seen or experienced the dangerous consequences of turbulence, he or she discounts it as just "bumpiness" and not a reason to stay on the ground. This was certainly true for me as a new jumper. I traveled to a temporary drop zone set up for spring break. The appeal of this DZ was the promise of beach landings. Unfortunately, after arrival, we discovered that the DZO had not done the FAA paperwork right, and beach jumps were not allowed. The alternate DZ was near the beach, but it was surrounded by turbulence-generating buildings on three sides. I made three jumps there in turbulence before I decided to come home. A few days later a jumper with more than 10,000 jumps died at that DZ due to a canopy collapse (The fire department recovered his body from the attic of the condo that he landed on). That incident forever changed my personal appreciation of the risks that turbulence poses.
The smartest way to deal with turbulence is to avoid it. Learn to predict turbulence, watch other canopies for evidence of turbulence, and be willing to stay on the ground when conditions are risky for turbulence.
Scroll down for maps of turbulence risk areas at Skydive Spaceland based on different wind directions–but keep in mind that turbulence can also occur in other areas for reasons you might not expect (such as the wake turbulence from a jumper who landed shortly before you).


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Nuclear effective field theory: Status and perspectives
H. W. Hammer, Sebastian König, U. Van Kolck
The nuclear-physics landscape has been redesigned as a sequence of effective field theories (EFTs) connected to the standard model through symmetries and lattice simulations of quantum chromodynamics (QCD). EFTs in this sequence are expansions around different low-energy limits of QCD, each with its own characteristics, scales, and ranges of applicability regarding energy and number of nucleons. The three main nuclear EFTs - chiral, pionless, and halo/cluster - are reviewed, highlighting their similarities, differences, and connections. The structural properties and reactions of nuclei that have been derived from the ab initio solution of the few- and many-body problem built upon EFT input are surveyed.
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Hammer, H. W., König, S., & Van Kolck, U. (2020). Nuclear effective field theory: Status and perspectives. Reviews of Modern Physics, 92(2), [025004]. https://doi.org/10.1103/REVMODPHYS.92.025004
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Bridges and Magenta exit consumer champion Halo after strong growth
Halo is an innovative, high-growth digital insurance business that helps consumers get better deals on their car hire insurance and GAP insurance
It was launched in 2009 as a collaboration between Bridges Fund Management, Magenta Partners and Ernesto Suarez
It has been acquired by Cover-More, a leading global insurance group
Halo, the innovative 'consumer champion' insurance business backed by Bridges Fund Management ("Bridges") and Magenta Partners ("Magenta"), has been acquired by Cover-More, a leading global insurance group.
Bridges and Magenta launched Halo in 2009, backing founder and chief executive Ernesto Suarez. The investors also recruited a strong board chaired by Alistair Tillen, who brought with him a strong track record of building online consumer champions: he was previously a founding director of SimplySwitch, a price comparison business that Bridges backed from start-up stage before successfully exiting in 2006.
Through its online retail platform iCarhireinsurance.com, and partnerships with other aggregators, Halo's goal has been to help consumers save money by buying cheaper insurance for rental cars online, rather than paying at the rental desk – while also creating jobs in an underserved area of the UK. Today, Halo has websites in six different languages, helping customers save money on their car rental insurance around the world. Halo has also recently moved into a second product vertical with the launch of InsuretheGap.com, which offers GAP (Guaranteed Asset Protection) insurance policies that are substantially cheaper than those offered by car dealerships.
Halo has enjoyed strong recent growth, with EBITDA increasing at a compound annual rate of 145% over the last four years. It sold 325,000 policies last year, while achieving a 3x return on its cost of customer acquisition. In recognition of its success, Halo won the 'Insurance Start-Up Award' at the 2013 British Insurance Awards. It was also recently named as a UK National Champion at the 2016/17 European Business Awards and was highly commended in the 'Insurance App of the Year' category at the 2016 Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards.
Alison Price, Investment Manager at Bridges Fund Management, says:
"Halo is a great example of a high-growth consumer champion business: its innovative insurance offering has succeeded in disrupting the marketplace and making car rental insurance more affordable and accessible. It's been a pleasure working with Ernesto and his team to execute the organic growth strategy and scale up the business – and we're confident that it now has a platform that will enable it to enjoy sustained success under its new owners."
Tom Matthews, partner at Magenta Partners, said:
"Halo has succeeded in its market thanks to an absolute focus on delivering better value and greater convenience for the consumer. We are not surprised that this attracted the attention of two leading industry players, and we have no doubt that this focus will continue to help it flourish in the coming years."
Ernesto Suarez, chief executive of Halo Insurance, said:
"Our products and strategy have revolutionised the car hire insurance market. We've taken an established product traditionally sold in a sub-optimal setting and delivered it online and on mobile at a much cheaper price with more comprehensive cover. We are now poised to continue scaling the business into additional product verticals. Customers are at the heart of our propositions, so our innovation process with product and design starts with them." He added: "Bridges, Magenta and Alistair have been hugely active and supportive partners. Over the years, they have helped me build a solid management team, optimise our strategy and accelerate our growth. We thank them for their support and we look forward to further years of success under our new ownership."
The shareholders were advised by Cavendish Corporate Finance and Osborne Clarke.
Bridges Fund Management (formerly Bridges Ventures) is a specialist fund manager focused exclusively on sustainable and impact investment, with offices in London, New York and San Francisco. Since 2002, the firm has raised nearly £900m to invest in high-growth, high-impact SMEs, properties and social sector organisations that are helping to solve some of society's biggest challenges, with a focus on four 'themes': health & wellbeing, education & skills, sustainable living and underserved markets. Since 2002, Bridges has invested in over 50 companies and demonstrated clearly that a focus on positive societal impact can also drive commercial outperformance.
About Magenta Partners
Magenta Partners is a highly entrepreneurial team committed to investing capital in growth businesses. Representing its own and other investors' money, it seeks to partner with successful and entrepreneurial managers who require capital to take their business to the next stage of its evolution. The team brings a strong track record, with over 20 years' experience encompassing over 20 growth and leverage transactions across a wide range of sectors and environments.
About Halo Insurance
Halo is a specialist online insurance platform, innovating to give customers the right policy at the right price. It is expert in designing consumer insurance products that are easy to buy online and offer market leading policy cover and customer service at competitive premiums.
Halo Insurance Services Limited was founded in 2009 by Ernesto Suarez, a leading insurance expert specialising in non-standard motor insurance. Its products include car hire insurance, van hire insurance, car club excess insurance and now GAP Insurance, all of which have been designed to offer more cover for a better price than the policies offered at the rental desk or by car dealerships.
Halo operates the retail brands iCarhireinsurance.com in the UK, leihwagenversicherung.de in Germany, Aseguramicochedealquiler.es in Spain, Huurautoverzekering.com in the Netherlands, Assurancelocationvoiture.fr in France, Insuremyrentalcar.com in the USA and now InsuretheGap.com. Halo also provides insurance solutions to a number of commercial partners involved in the provision of aggregator booking services to car hire operators around the world.


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Q: Truncate file at the end with PHP I have a log file that I would like to truncate after it has been read by PHP. My code currently looks like this:
$fp = fopen($file, "r+");
ftruncate($fp, 125000);
fclose($fp);

However, this truncates the file by keeping the first 1Mb. However, I would like to keep the last 1Mb of the file; logs lines are appended so I would like to keep the most recent entries, rather than the oldest (the post-truncate file would always be the same with this code).

A: You cannot use the ftruncate function to perform this process, since it only accept the final truncation size as argument and the truncation is performed starting from the beginning. Give this a try:
// open the file for reading only
$fp = fopen($file,'r');
// place the pointer at END - 125000
fseek($fp,-125000,SEEK_END);
// read data from (END - 125000) to END
$data = fgets($fp,125000);
// close the file handle
fclose($fp);

// overwrite the file content with data
file_put_contents($file,$data);

A: Try this, simple enough and does the trick :)
$logsToKeep = file_get_contents($file, NULL, NULL, -125000, 125000);
file_put_contents($file,$logsToKeep);

edit: if running version prior to v7.1 (anywhere from php5), you can use
$offset=filesize($file)-125000;
if($offset>0){
    $logsToKeep = file_get_contents($file, NULL, NULL, $offset, 125000);
    file_put_contents($file,$logsToKeep);
}

but this does reduce efficiency. the answer being efficiency driven. To quote php doc , "file_get_contents() is the preferred way to read the contents of a file into a string. It will use memory mapping techniques if supported by your OS to enhance performance." So a clean call to a negative offset remains the best way to get the last N bytes of a file.


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Posted: February 17th, 2002, by Marceline Smith
Ah, I had a great time on my little mini TOD tour of London and Nottingham. I ended up seeing Trail of Dead twice, WolvesofGreece twice and The Faint twice which is always good for forming opinions. I'm not saying any more about pie on this weblog so I'll skim over the meeting up with Greg and Kat. We soon ditched them to hang out in our VIP balcony anyway where half the population of Scotland was situated. The Faint were pretty enjoyable with really loud bouncy pop songs but it all got a bit 80s sub-goth after a while. I bet they sound weedy as hell on record. Clinic were BORING and I don't get them at all. I watched Trail of Dead's first song from the balcony and it all looked wonderful but the incessant chatter pissed me off so I once again took up residence on the stage where I had a nice sit down view of the band and the audience. It still all looked amazing and the songs were sounding clear and good but it was all a bit too clean with little in the way of riot antics and noise. I wanted to cheer when Jason gave that awful guitar of his away. Always good when Jason kicks the drums across the stage though and Neil throwing his bass at David's head was pretty funny as well. Afterwards we had fun with fruit, wee stuart Mogwai and lots of fans before leaving to get stuck behind a burning truck on the M1 for hours.
The next day I bought lots of records in Nottingham and then went to see WolvesofGreece play at a basement party. They were insanely good that night, Simon knocking everything over and Neil having to be forcibly coerced back onstage. The songs [and they sound so much more like songs now] are just expertly structured yet chaotic power noise and it's exhilarating as anything you want to mention.
Thus I was very much looking forward to seeing what the Nottingham TOD kids would make of the Wolves experience. Much fun was had watching their little faces change from initial support band boredom through wide-eyed confusion to eventual enjoyment. It was ace. The Faint were again enjoyable but unsatisfying. Trail of Dead however played a complete stormer of a set, possibly the best I've seen them do. Obviously hyped up by the tiny venue and enthusiastic audience, TOD brought out everything we love about them and had me laughing out loud in glee. Teenage girls desperately fondling Conrad's knee; Jason clambering on top of a free standing tower of speakers, Neil hanging off the ceiling, Jason trading his disgustingly sweat-sodden shirt with a fan's; Conrad shaking that hair; someone pulling the plug out of the stage lights. It was all just hilarious fun. Songs were sounding fantastic too with loads from the first two albums and a few choice moments from the new one. Sadly no breaking of stuff but I think someone would have definitely got hurt if they'd tried since it was so mobbed. I was not happy to see the stagediving/crowdsurfing revival is upon us. Seriously, GROW UP and let everyone enjoy themselves at a gig, not just you kicking small people in the face.
Afterwards was the usual CRAZY Trail of Dead backstage rock activities we've come to expect. Chocolate Hobnobs, New Tropical Fruit flavour Fanta [containing Brilliant Blue colouring but actually orange], lessons on How To Eat A Cadbury's Flake Seductively, Neil wearing pyjamas, Jason teaching me and Matt Gringo how to start conversations with Drunken Ladies and Tycoons. Then they tried to convince me to come to Paris with them on their enormous sleeperbus complete with white leather seats but I thought that might be too much Fanta-filled rock for the likes of me. Back around May. I can't wait. New album is really damn good too. I advise you to purchase it.
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