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After following an education in theoretical physics with a focus on black holes, cosmology, and quantum field theory, I followed the idea of logical positivism and investigated these subjects from an experimental point of view. As a PhD student at the University of Nottingham, I conducted experiments to mimic black hole physics in a wavetank, resulting in the observation of superradiance and light-ring mode oscillation around a vortex flow. My research aims at using condensed matter systems in the form of analogue models of gravitational settings as a source of inspiration to deepen our understanding of classical and quantum fields in curved space-times.
PDRA at King's College of London
PDRA at the University of Nottingham
PDRA at the University of Sheffield
PhD studies at the University of Nottingham. Supervisor: Silke Weinfurtner
Master studies in Theoretical physics at Université Paris Diderot/Paris VII and Ecole Normale Supérieure
Bsc in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics at Université Paris Diderot/Paris VII
Electromagnetic self-force on a charged particle on Kerr spacetime: equatorial circular orbits, T. Torres, S. R. Dolan, https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.12703
Estimate of the superradiance spectrum in dispersive media, T. Torres, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 378: 20190236 (2020)
Quasinormal Mode Oscillations in an Analogue Black Hole Experiment, T. Torres, S. Patrick, M. Richartz, and S. Weinfurtner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 011301 (2019)
Analogue Black Hole Spectroscopy; or, how to listen to dumb holes, T. Torres, S. Patrick, M. Richartz, and S. Weinfurtner, Class. Quantum Grav. 36 (2019) 194002
Analog cosmology with two-fluid systems in a strong gradient magnetic field, Z. Fifer, T. Torres, S. Erne, A. Avgoustidis, R. J. A. Hill, and S. Weinfurtner, Phys. Rev. E 99, 0311010(R) (2019)
Waves on a vortex: rays, rings and resonances, T. Torres, A. Coutant, S. Dolan, and S. Weinfurtner, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 857, 291-311 (2017)
Observation of superradiance in a vortex flow, T.Torres, S. Patrick, A. Coutant, M. Richartz, E. Tedford, and S. Weinfurtner., Nature Phys. 13, 833 (2017)


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Thames & Kosmos Ingenious Board Game
Ingenious has captured the hearts and minds of families and gamers around the world. This international bestseller is one of those rare games that appeals to serious gamers and casual non-gamers alike. In Ingenious, one to four players take turns placing colored tiles on the game board, earning points for the number of matching colored symbols that radiate outward in straight lines from the placed tile. Each tile is shaped like two hexagons stuck together along one edge, each hexagon with a colored symbol on it. Thus, it's possible to earn points by extending lines of matching symbols in five directions per hexagon, and ten per tile. The trick is that the winner is not necessarily the player who has the highest scores in a few colors. Rather, the player with the highest score in his or her lowest-scoring color wins! It's ingenious...and it's hugely entertaining, time and time again. The fun simply radiates in all directions!

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Like the Earth, planet Mercury has its own magnetic field generated by the dynamo action in the core. Comparison of the Mercury's magnetic field with the geomagnetic field using the magnetic dipole reveals that the Mercury's dipole is offset northward from the planet's center, while the Earth's magnetic dipole is at the geocenter (Fig. 1). This is discovered by the MESSENGER spacecraft in 2011. However, it is still unresolved why Mercury has such an anomalous magnetic field unlike the geomagnetic field.
The research group consisting of Drs. Futoshi Takahashi from Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Hisayoshi Shimizu from Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, and Hideo Tsunakawa from School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, clearly addressed the big question using numerical dynamo modeling mimicking the thermochemical structure of Mercury's interior. The Mercury's offset magnetic field is spontaneously generated and stably maintained by core convection, which is governed by the self-regulating effect of the dynamo-generated magnetic field (Fig. 2).
This study was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (JP15K05270, JP15H05834, JP18K03808). The paper, "Mercury's anomalous magnetic field caused by a symmetry-breaking self-regulating dynamo" has been published online in Nature Communications 10, Article: 208 (2019): https://rdcu.be/bgKbe.
Fig. 1. Positions of the magnetic dipoles inside cores of the Earth and Mercury. Mercury's dipole needs to be offset northward from the center by 500 km (0.2 planetary radius) to explain observations.
Fig. 2. Self-regulation of the magnetic field. Shown are the radial magnetic field on the Mercury's surface. Morphology becomes completely different between cases with/without self-regulation.


Vastavam web: India-born former top federal prosecutor Preet Bharara, who was fired by US President Donald Trump, has said it is "common sense" to call for appointing an "independent and uncompromised" special counsel to oversee the probe into Russia's interference in the US elections.Bharara, 48, said the firing of FBI Director James Comey, who was leading the investigation into links between Donald Trump's team and Russia's meddling in the last year's US Presidential elections, listed steps that have to be taken urgently to "restore faith in the rule of law." "History will judge this moment. It's not too late to get it right, and justice demands it," he wrote yesterday.
He said the nation needs a "truly bipartisan investigation" in Congress."That means no partisan nonsense just a commitment to finding the facts, whatever they may be, proving (or disproving) Russian interference in our election and anything related. Congress is a check and a balance, and never more important than when a bullying chief executive used to his own way seems not to remember the co-equal status of the other two branches," he said."Unfortunately, some of the candidates paraded by cameras this past weekend reality-show style fall into that category.
I can't think of anything worse for FBI morale, for truth- finding or for public trust. More than ever the FBI needs a strong and stabilising hand, which means somebody who has not spent most of his or her career pandering for votes, groveling for cash or putting party over principle," he said.Bharara described Comey, who was once his boss, as his "friend." "I know that many people are mad at him. He has at different times become a cause for people's frustration and anger on both sides of the aisle. Some of those people may have a point. But on this unsettling anniversary of that testimony, I am proud to know a man who had the courage to say no to a president," he added.


Arun's beaches scoop Seaside Awards yet again!
Littlehampton's Coastguards [East] Beach and Bognor Regis' East Beach have retained Seaside Awards for another year.
Arun Wellbeing will be running a free Cook and Eat course to help local residents gain cooking confidence and learn how to cook healthy and affordable meals.
During the Annual meeting of Arun District Council on Wednesday 17 May 2017, the Leader of the Council, Cllr Mrs Gillian Brown, announced significant changes to the Cabinet and the Cabinet portfolio responsibilities.
Councillor Mrs Jacky Pendleton was elected as the new Chairman of Arun District Council at the Annual Council Meeting on 17 May 2017.


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Rosie O'Donnell 'very glad' after shedding 10 kilos
Rosie O'Donnell is "very glad" after shedding 10 kilos since Christmas.
Rosie O'Donnell is thrilled after shedding 10 kilos on her January well being kick
The 60-year-old TV star revealed she has been trying to shift some vacation weight in January and she or he has now shed virtually two stone within the three and a half weeks since December 25.
Rosie advised followers about her achievement in a TikTok video filmed as she was taking her 10-year-old daughter Dakota to highschool, saying: "Good morning! I am on my method to faculty to drop her off and I have to let you realize I've misplaced 10lbs since Christmas. 10lbs! I am very glad. TikTok, you do not cease."
Rosie beforehand suffered a coronary heart assault in 2012 and the well being scare prompted her to shed some pounds and undertake a more healthy way of life. She underwent gastric sleeve surgical procedure in July 2013 and subsequently misplaced 64 lbs. in two years.
The TV star later advised PEOPLE.com the operation was a large turning level for her. She stated: "Consider it or not, that surgical procedure modified my life. It doesn't reroute your intestines. You don't have any situation with going to the lavatory in public. However your relationship with meals ends …
"I don't really feel that very same pull for it. They advised me the a part of the abdomen they take away have starvation hormones in it, known as ghrelins. And that modifications the way in which you suppose and really feel about meals. I really feel a lot freer now by way of needing to maneuver and play with my children."
She added that dropping pounds has had different advantages for her. Rosie defined: "I don't have sleep apnea anymore. I'm in a position to run and play with the youngsters or get a washing swimsuit. It's not straightforward to be overweight in America and have everybody be happy to ridicule you."


Shinsei Miyasato, 88, of Pearl City, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. mechanic, died in Pearl City. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by son Spencer; daughters Sandra Endo and Donna Shimabukuro; sisters Haruko Oyama, Tatsuko Miyasato and Eleanor Hoshide; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation: 4 p.m. Oct. 20 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Services: 5 p.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Oct. 22 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.


The flu?! Seriously? I was expecting to hear sinus infection, but the flu? The nurse advised me that despite me receiving my flu shot early Fall, the CDC released a statement that most vaccines produced this flu season were ineffective.
Le sigh. I guess it would help if I watched the news from time to time.
After leaving the doctor's office, I headed to Publix to stock up on soup and juice. Gotta get my strength back. Being that I have a gluten sensitivity, I thought it would be a good idea to review the food items that I try. Continue reading below for my review.
They really taste like pretzels! Of course there is that slight difference in texture synonmous with gluten-free carbs that I like to describe as "slightly flat." As you can see in the picture above, I threw a few in with my soup. The pretzels instantly soften and tasted stale. Ugh. However, for dips such as peanut butter and hummus I say go for it!
Ingredients: Corn starch, potato starch, tapioca starch, palm oil, cellulose gum, water, dextrose, salt, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, mono-calcium phosphate), soy lecithin, yeast, citric acid, soda.
Lentil soup is one of my favorites so I was extremely excited to try this one. While very hearty with veggies and lentils, the lack of salt left the soup a bit bland. I would suggest adding a pinch of sea salt, garlic powder and onion powder to liven things up a bit.
I would purchase again because it's a great base to add your own seasonings to or layer underneath a piece of seared salmon. Yum!
Ingredients: (Vegan) Filtered water, organic onions, organic lentils, organic carrots, organic celery, organic potatoes, organic spinach, organic green beans, organic diced tomatoes, organic tomato puree, organic extra virgin olive oil, organic garlic, sea salt, organic balsamic vinegar, organic black pepper, organic spices*, bay leaves.
What are your tastiest gluten-free snacks? What would you like for me to taste next?


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Scouts - Guides - Amateur Radio - JOTA - Challenge & Proficiency Badges
The information on this web page is provided by The St George Amateur Radio Society for the assistance of Scouts and Guides, their leaders and parents.
The information is related to the hobby of amateur radio, Jamboree On The Air and scout and guide communication and technology proficiency badges.
Jamboree On The Air, JOTA, is a combined, world wide activity between Guides, Scouts and Amateur Radio groups that takes place during October each year. The Amateur Radio network is used so that Guides and Scouts can talk to each other and exchange information and ideas — a Jamboree on the air.
Members of The St George Amateur Radio Society will be operating an amateur radio station, for Jamboree On The Air, at the Endeavour Boree Regatta.
For more information about JOTA click here
The Endeavour Boree Regatta is combined scout and guide event, held in October each year, with participation by groups from South Metropolitan Region Scouts and the Southern Sydney Rivers Region Girl Guides.
The present aim of the weekend is to share the Boree Fire of Friendship with young members of both movements.
Guides and Scouts have an opportunity to participate in Jamboree On The Air, hunt for a fox and earn either a guide challenge or scout proficiency badge.
For more information about participating in JOTA at the Endeavour Boree Regatta, click here.
Amateur Radio (ham radio) is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, all without the Internet or cell phones. It's fun, social, educational, and can be a lifeline during times of need.
Welcome to Amateur Radio - a video explains amateur radio.
The Foundation amateur radio licence is the entry level into the exciting hobby of amateur radio. Foundation level training and assessment weekends are held periodically by members of The St George Amateur Radio Society. For more information click here.
Foundation License Training and Assessment
The St George Amateur Radio Society is currently accepting applications for Foundation License Training and Assessment weekends in 2015. Dates are as follows;
February 20th & 21st 2016
further weekends will be scheduled in 2016
Many Guides and Scouts around the world enjoy the hobby of amateur radio. There is no age limit to becoming an amateur radio operator.
To operate an amateur radio you need to obtain a license and be registered with the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
With the introduction of a new entry level Foundation License, training courses have been established to help new comers to obtain their amateur radio license.
Anyone can start to participate in the exciting hobby of Amateur Radio by reading the Foundation License Manual and attending a weekend of training with approved assessors. Manuals are available from SGARS.
For applicants under 18 years of age, the assessment fee is only $35.00. The amateur radio license fee is currently $75.00 with a $51 annual licence renewal fee after the first year. Amateur Radio Operators badge is available to scouts and guides who have obtained an amateur radio license. Your entry to amateur radio and the special badge is only one easy step away. Do not delay as positions fill up quickly. For more information email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Training and assessment is provided by members of The St George Amateur Radio Society (SGARS), who hold a current Working With Children Check.
SGARS also set up and operate the Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) station each year at the Boree Regatta. For more information about Foundation Amateur Radio license, JOTA or SGARS email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Category: Scouts and Guides
JOTA - Jamboree On The Air
Jamboree On The Air or JOTA is an opportunity for half a million Scouts and Guides all over the world make contact with each other by means of amateur radio.
The use of amateur radio means that many scouts and guides get the opportunity to discover the skills of wireless radio techniques and electronics. JOTA is also the only event that offers each individual scouts and guides the opportunity to speak to others across the world.
JOTA is held over the third full weekend in October and this year the 58th Jamboree On The Air is over the weekend 17th and 18th October 2015.
This is an excellent opportunity for scouts and guides to communications with others and experience the modern technology used by amateur radio operators world wide.
The best way to participate in JOTA is to make contact with a amateur radio club in your local area. Contact details for radio clubs can be found at www.wia.org.au and select Radio Clubs in the top menu.
Again this year, The St George Amateur Radio Society will be hosting the 58th Jamboree On The Air weekend as part of the Boree Regatta, expected to be the largest JOTA station in Australia with over 1000 scouts and guides in attendance. There will be an oppurtunity for guides and scouts to earn communication and technology proficiency badges. Click here for more details or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
More information about the Boree Regatta can be found at http://www.boreeregatta.org.au
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Anyone know how much power the L35 S-10 converter will take? I really don't wanna spend big money on a converter right now but also don't wanna blow it up. I'll keep the stock in there if thats the cause.
There's no problem with the v6 4L80e version.
Probably your 4L60e will go before the tc.
Same size tc on a 4l60e should handle the same power.
Would you recommend the 4.3 V6 / 4L80e torque converter for a BBC?
I had that v6TC and beat the living hell out of it. A 350 with marine intake, 383 marine intake, 454, 454 with Whipple, and then 460 with Whipple all on the 4l80e with v6 TC. It's tough and just works.
One thing I would disagree is on the 3.42:1 rear end ratio. I had this as well as the 3.73:1.
The big block has enough low end torque to make the 3.42:1 work well for a highway gear unlike the huge lack of low end torque of ANY LSX motor. The low end torque of the bigblock along with the V6 TC keeping the rpms higher slightly, overcomes the tall 1st gear of the 4L80e also.
The 3.73:1 does help with acceleration but is not quite as necerssary as if you had a weaker (on the low end)LSX style motor.
Thanks for that info! I'm only wanting a little higher stall than my factory TC. 2000 - 2400 would be great IMO. I think imma get one and give it a shot. I daily drive it and rarely see the track but I'd like to add it to the mix. Now I have read that I would need to order the same year model TC as my truck ? Or would you happen to have a part number handy ? I figure I could just put the S-10 info into O Reillys website and get one from them huh ?
That's what I like to hear! Do i need to order the same year model as my truck ? Can I just put in the oreillys website 1997 Chevy S10 4.3 and use the converter it pulls up ?
I just used their drill down menus and came up with the DCLF TC that you want.
I beat the shift out mine, I could get about 2800 of brake stall.
This is from O reilly's website.. $149.99 Seem right ?
You have to ensure that you get the proper Torque Converter Clutch material, either on/off, early PWM or PWN with ECCC or EC3.
Some more info on the TCC apply strategies.
Starting 1980-up, GM used a 4-digit ID sticker located on the converter body to help identify it. Below is a guide to help decipher it's meaning.
If there is no ID tag, there might be a number or letter stamped between the dimples of the impeller on the converter body.
Here' s the article that showed me about the L35 TC.
They use P/n 24202310 for the 1995+ L35 TC.
The TC you have selected says its for ECCC TCC lockup strategies and your 1997 truck may or may not have the ECCC strategy, but I cant say for sure.


Applications Random vibration and shock are important in most engineering applications where the product is exposed to transportation and to possible vibration and shock during service. An understanding of vibration and shock is crucial to improving the reliability of today's products, wherever electronic components appear.
For Whom Intended Many engineers need specialized education to properly measure, quantify, and analyze this generally unfamiliar environment and to reproduce it in environmental test laboratories. This course is for test laboratory managers, engineers and technicians. It also helps quality and reliability specialists and acquisition personnel in government and military activities and their contractors. It is designed to serve the needs of personnel in a wide range of industries where equipment problems may be encountered during the shipment and use of their product.
Brief Course Description This course covers a wide range of topics associated with vibration and shock applications in order to enable the course participants to acquire a basic understanding of the complex field of vibration and shock. Each of the subject areas covered in this course have expanded coverage in their own three day courses for those individuals who need a more thorough understanding for their application.
Lectures and videotaped physical demonstrations show for example: how structures behave when mechanically excited, how to use pickups to sense input and response forces and motions, how to read out and evaluate the resulting electrical signals.
The course commences with an introduction to vibration and its effects and then proceeds to cover the basic theory needed to understand the material covered during the course. Mathematics are kept to the minimum necessary for the concepts of vibration to be understood. The theory of dynamics is covered, including the relationships between displacement, velocity and acceleration. Electronic filters are covered, and then random vibration theory. Test equipment is discussed next, including the various types of vibration exciters, along with test fixtures and power amplifiers.
The course next presents some basic theory of measurement systems before addressing vibration measurement and data acquisition. Spectral analysis and transforms are discussed before covering sine and random vibration testing, mechanical shock applications and environmental specification and standards.
Diploma Programs This course is required for TTi's Environmental Engineering Specialist (EES) and Dynamic Test Specialist (DTS) Diploma Programs and may be used as an optional course for any other TTi Diploma Program.
Related Courses Course 116-117 includes content from this course and Course 117, Fundamentals of Vibration for Design Applications. These courses (or any TTi course) may be presented onsite at your organization, for a group.
Prerequisites There are no definite prerequisites. Supervisors are invited to telephone or e-mail TTi on prospective attendees' backgrounds and needs.
OnDemand Internet Complete Course 116 features over fourteen hours of video as well as more in-depth reading material. All chapters of course 116 are also available as OnDemand Internet Short Topics. See the course outline below for details.
Course Hours, Certificate and CEUs On-site courses can vary from 14–35 hours over 2–5 days as requested by our clients. Upon successful course completion, each participant receives a certificate of completion and one Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for every ten class hours.
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Our Realtors Love Houses & FOOD! Check out 8 of our fave local dining options!
When we aren't working on our Real Estate game, you can probably find us eating out and about in some of Nashville's delectable local restaurants. Now more than ever, the culinary scene is booming and it's mouth-watering cuisine can be added to the list of reasons to love Music City! From local coffee shops to fine dining, there's something for everyone to enjoy. Here's some of our Realtors very favorite local spots to enjoy a variety of Nashville's delicious cuisine.
No other restaurant represents the South like Hattie B's Hot Chicken! Being a Nashville staple, you must experience the choice of white or dark meat ranging from a barely there 'mild' taste to an insane 'shut the cluck up.' Don't forget to indulge in desert, as they are known for their sinfully delicious cobbler and banana pudding. Wash it all down with a glass of sweet tea and you're officially Southern Living.
Their tagline, 'A place to meet.' explains Pinewood Social perfectly. You can spend morning, noon and night at Pinewood. Enjoy a cup of coffee from the Crema coffee bar in the morning, grab a casual lunch with a co-worker, or lay back with cocktails and dinner with a friend. With a pool located out back, stop in for some sunshine during the summer, or stay in-doors with their bowling alley. Pinewood delivers a fun experience for any and every occasion. Thankfully, their incredible atmosphere is a fair match for their menu options. The burger, fried broccoli, and Kale Salad are among our favorites!
Husk is by far one of Nashville's favorite restaurants – with countless write-ups and accolades."If it doesn't come from the South, it's not coming through the door." Showcasing inventive Southern cuisine, Executive Chef Sean Brock's and Brian Baxter present some of the finest fare in Nashville. Be sure to order up some deviled eggs with pickled Okra and Trout Roe, and menu classics such as the South Carolina Shrimp and Chopped Okra stew.
Offering traditional Southern cuisine with a modern day twist, menu highlights include house-cured and smoked meats, homemade vinegars and house-preserved produce. The incredible chef Trey Cioccia also provides fresh vegetables directly from his own Davidson County garden for a true "farm to fork" dining experience.
A fun, local restaurant with a retro style of their own. Featuring "Jack's Chicken" — chicken breast pounded thin, seasoned bread crumbs, and then pan sauteed in extra virgin olive oil — they offer many different wild styles to choose from. Whether you're feeling adventurous to try some peanut butter on your chicken, a fried egg, or play it safe with the arugula & avocado chicken, you'll see why The Flipside has earned many rave reviews.
Upscale dining, 5th and Taylor offers refined American fare served in a lofty, rustic-industrial atmosphere. This topped 9/10 of our Realtor's favorites lists!!! Surrounded with a tree-lined patio, the energy is calm and relaxing, making you feel right at home. The food is to die for; from sweet and savory honey duck wings, to the most incredible pork you've ever feasted on, you are sure to find a creative meal at 5th and Taylor that really hits the spot!
With an open kitchen, allowing guests to see into the inner workings of Chef Deb Paquette's cooking magic, Etch is bound to wow your taste buds with its bold-flavored cuisine. Paquette has been voted Nashville's best chef multiple times, for good reason — he never disappoints! Private dining and reservations are available.
With a packed house night after night, Rolf & Daughters serves up Mediterranean influenced dishes and is sure to keep you in your seat to enjoy cocktails while taking in the 18-foot ceilings, exposed brick and concrete, and beautiful iron windows. Nestled in the former boiling house at the Werthan Factory, you're sure to make this a staple in your dinner routine. The pork ragout is a must, and the seaweed butter and sourdough will put all other bread & butter to shame!
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"A Nicely Executed Double-Backflip": If Bobby Jindal Can Support Trump, Any Republican Can
You'd sort of figure that of all the Republican pols who will eventually crawl their way back into the GOP tent after saying (publicly or privately) nasty things about Donald Trump, former Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal would have been last and least conspicuous — you know, maybe signaling an intention to vote for the mogul in a fine-print ad (like a legal notice) published the day before the general election.
But no: The rival who called Trump an "egomaniacal madman," among other choice epithets, came out for the Donald in The Wall Street Journal about six weeks before the Republican National Convention, and close to a half-year before the general election.
To be sure, Jindal not only acknowledged but repeated some of his abuse.
I was one of the earliest and loudest critics of Mr. Trump. I mocked his appearance, demeanor, ideology and ego in the strongest language I have ever used to publicly criticize anyone in politics. I worked harder than most, with little apparent effect, to stop his ascendancy. I have not experienced a sudden epiphany and am not here to detail an evolution in my perspective.
No, it's all about Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, who are in Jindal's eyes more loathsome and dangerous than a pol he's described as psychopathic, unprincipled, and "unserious." Clinton will, says the grotesquely unsuccessful Louisiana governor, continue Obama's "radical" policies without the "triangulation" that made Bill Clinton tolerable to conservatives.
It's significant that the first data point Jindal deploys is the impact of the general election on the Supreme Court:
In my lifetime, no Democrat in the White House has ever appointed a Supreme Court justice who surprised the nation by becoming more conservative, while the opposite certainly cannot be said for Republican appointments. Mr. Trump might not support a constitutionalist conservative focused on original intent and limits on the court's powers. He may be more likely to appoint Judge Judy. However, there is only a chance that a President Trump would nominate a bad justice, while Mrs. Clinton certainly would.
This is a nicely executed double-backflip: Republican presidents are constantly putting godless liberals like John Roberts on the Court; could Trump be a much greater risk? And even Judge Judy would be better than the baby-killing, Christian-hating, tyrant-enablers Hillary Clinton would nominate.
What Jindal's really doing here is something we are going to see from a lot of Republicans in the very near future: an engraved invitation to Trump to reassure them with some sort of iron-clad public commitment to appoint justices that not only would blow themselves up before allowing Roe v. Wade to stand or Citizens United to fall, but who might bring the whole hog of "constitutionalist conservatism" to the Court, turning back the clock to the 1930s. For people like Jindal, a right-wing Supreme Court would covereth a multitude of Trumpite sins.
You might wonder who on Earth really cares what Bobby Jindal thinks about the general election. But by making his "lesser of evils" argument so absolute, and making it so early, he's helped create a lot of safe space for other Republicans who haven't called Trump a madman to cross the boundary into the Trump camp at their convenience, preferably on a slow news day.
By: Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, New York Magazine, May 9, 2016
May 10, 2016 Posted by raemd95 | Bobby Jindal, Donald Trump, GOP	| Citizens United, Conservatives, General Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, John Roberts, Roe v Wade, U. S. Supreme Court Nominees | 2 Comments
"Republicans Are Breaking The Senate": Imposing A Blockade On The Constitutional Process Itself
As I was making the news rounds this morning, I noticed a tweet from Vox's Ezra Klein that said, simply, "The Republican Party is broken." The five-word headline gave me pause – not because it was wrong, but because it occurred to me Ezra could have been referring to a variety of concurrent problems.
As it turns out, Ezra's piece was about Donald Trump's relative dominance thus far in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but I'll confess that when I first saw "The Republican Party is broken," one of my first thoughts went to developments in the GOP-led Senate.
Consider this Des Moines Register report published overnight.
A White House invitation for U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to discuss the current U.S. Supreme Current vacancy with President Barack Obama has so far gone unanswered.
Turning down the meeting would represent a break in protocol from two previous high court vacancies during Obama's presidency, when the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee as well as the Senate majority and minority leaders attended Oval Office meetings.
Remember, it was just last week when Rachel sat down with Vice President Biden, and they talked about the process of confirming Supreme Court justices. He reflected on an anecdote from 1987 in which President Ronald Reagan, following the failure of two Supreme Court nominees, met with then-Sen. Biden in the Oval Office, asking, "OK, Joe, who do you want?" The Republican president pulled out a list of potential names and they had a conversation about the prospective justices.
When Rachel asked if we should expect something similar now, the vice president quickly responded that President Obama would absolutely "reach out" to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), among others, as part of a traditional advise-and-consent process.
But that only works if senators are willing to have a conversation.
"Early this week, we extended an invitation to Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Leahy to join President Obama in the Oval Office for a consultative meeting of filling the Supreme Court vacancy," a senior White House official told the Des Moines Register. "We have not heard back from Chairman Grassley."
I suspect for the Iowa Republican, the calculus is pretty straightforward: Grassley has no intention of ever doing his duty, so there's no real point in going to the Oval Office to discuss whether or not Grassley is going to take his responsibilities seriously. He's already decided not to.
But let's recognize this for what it is: a scandal. For the first time in American history, a Senate majority party not only intends to leave a Supreme Court vacancy in place for a year, Republicans are also imposing a blockade on the constitutional process itself. As of yesterday, Grassley won't talk to the president about potential justices, and at least five GOP senators – including the Senate Republican leadership – said they won't even talk to the president's nominee if he or she showed up at their offices for a visit.
Nothing like this has ever happened in the American experience. That's not hyperbole; it's a demonstrable fact. As Republican politics reach new levels of radicalization, the intensity of their maximalist tactics has arrived at an unprecedented and scary point.
The Republican Party may very well be broken, but just as alarming is the fact that the GOP is tearing the Senate down with it.
By: Steve Benen, The Maddow Blog, February 25, 2016
February 26, 2016 Posted by raemd95 | Chuck Grassley, Senate Republicans, U. S. Constitution	| Democracy, GOP, GOP Primaries, Joe Biden, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Senate Judiciary Committee, U. S. Supreme Court Nominees | Leave a comment


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import static io.cattle.platform.core.model.tables.PortTable.*;

import io.cattle.platform.engine.handler.HandlerResult;
import io.cattle.platform.engine.process.ProcessInstance;
import io.cattle.platform.engine.process.ProcessState;
import io.cattle.platform.process.base.AbstractDefaultProcessHandler;

import javax.inject.Named;

@Named
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}

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MLK's Effect On Hillary Clinton
by Jeff Dinelli
In 1961, because of overcrowding, Hillary Rodham was transferred from all-white Maine East High School, near Park Ridge, Illinois, to racially mixed Maine South. It was during this year of enlightenment, being exposed for the first time to black teachers, ministers and friends, that Hillary's best friend's grandfather took the two girls to see Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speak at the Chicago Sunday Evening Club. King spoke of racial segregation in both the North and South. This night, fourteen-year-old Hillary first realized that America's black children were the poorest and most vulnerable.
Perhaps the one most important thing that drove Hillary's political and social development was the idea that this nation's horrible, tragic issue of race must be corrected. It was one of the things that attracted her to Southerner Bill Clinton, who seemed to her an enlightened, determined man with the same goal. Later, many of her closest friends were black. Her professional advisor in law was Marian Wright Edelman, the African-American founder of the Children's Defense Fund, for whom Hillary went to work for as a legal advocate for neglected and extremely poor children. In the White House her chief of staff was black, as were many of her senior aides, who liked to jokingly refer to Bill and his aides as "the white males in the West Wing."
As a junior in high school, while volunteering for the Goldwater campaign (apparently she hadn't quite figured out which side of the political aisle matched her ambitions), she did some canvassing of the infamous Robert Taylor Homes in Chicago, a housing project that would eventually be destroyed as a symbol of poverty and racism. Seeing up close how black people lived and survived day to day left a deep impression.
Hillary's life-long spiritual advisor, the Reverend Don Jones of Park Ridge, took her and other kids to see a return visit of Dr. King at Orchestra Hall in the fall of '61, following the summer of the Freedom Rides in the deep South. King's sermon, "Sleeping Through the Revolution," alluded to in Meteor Blades' post today which Turkana linked to below, aimed at the listeners' conscience: "Vanity asks the question Is it Popular? Conscience asks the question Is it Right?" King also spoke of Jesus' story of the man sent to hell for not helping those in need.
She stuck with King's nonviolent philosophy during the rash of college students nationwide who were openly challenging universities' authority in the war-torn late 60's, even after King's assassination by a bigot's bullet in Memphis, April '68. Hearing the news of April 4th, Hillary, visably shaken, stormed into a dorm room, threw her book bag against a wall and screamed, "I can't stand it anymore! I can't take it!" King stood for black America's hope, and, it could be argued, white America's as well. He was the man Hillary most admired, having sat spellbound through two of his speeches, having shaken his hand, having watched, on television, the March on Washington in '63, her sophomore year of high school.
Wellesley students, in the days following the murder, were organizing hunger strikes if the school's administration didn't heed to demands for more black professors and students, and for the Massachusetts town to improve conditions in areas where African-Americans lived. Using her position as student body president, Hillary worked as a go-between, and helped avoid a potentially very ugly campus clash.
At Wellesley's graduation ceremony, serving as the college's first ever student commencement speaker, Hillary threw away her prepared speech and spoke angrily off-the-cuff, in part because the featured speaker who preceded her, Senator Edward Brooke, expressed disapproval of Civil Rights activists' tactics, defended the war in Viet Nam and Richard Nixon, and didn't even mention the assassinations of Dr. King or Robert Kennedy. The fiery, at times rambling, but no doubt impassioned speech caught the attention of Life magazine, featuring picures of Hillary wearing her Coke-bottle glasses.
Working for Marian Wright Edelman, whom Hillary met as a student at Yale when Edelman came to speak, Hillary was finally able to put King's ideals to work for the first time. She developed information for a Senate investigation, headed by Senator Walter Mondale, into the living and working conditions of migrant farm laborers and their families. Hillary knew something about this issue, having babysat migrant workers' children and taught them in Sunday school back in Chicago. Her findings studying migrant camps owned by Coca-Cola led to some of the most dramatic testimony during Mondale's subcommittee hearings. As in the Chicago ghettos of her childhood, Hillary discovered the people who suffered most at these migrant camps were the children, with no schooling, sanitation facilities, or even substandard housing.
The plight of children has always been the issue closest to Hillary's heart, perhaps heeding Dr. King's encouragement to help those most in need. At Yale Law School, she focused on how the law effects children. Hillary represented foster children and parents in family court and worked on some of the earliest studies creating legal standards for identifying and protecting abused children. After graduation, she took a job as staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund. After marrying Bill, Hillary ran a legal aid clinic for the poor when she first got to Arkansas and handled cases of foster care and child abuse. Years later, she organized a group called Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. When she was just 30, President Carter appointed her to the board of the United States Legal Services Corporation, a federal nonprofit program that funds legal assistance for the poor.
When Bill was elected Governor of Arkansas, Hillary continued to advocate for children, leading a task force to improve education in Arkansas through higher standards for schools and serving on the board of the Arkansas Children's Hospital, helping them expand and improve their services. She also served on national boards for the Children's Defense Fund, the Child Care Action Campaign, and the Children's Television Workshop, continuing the fight for those most in need.
A fight that continued as first lady, where she traveled the globe speaking out against the degradation and abuse of women and standing up for the powerful idea that women's rights are human rights. Hillary led efforts to make adoption easier, to expand early learning and child care, to increase funding for breast cancer research, and to help veterans suffering from Gulf War syndrome who had too often been ignored in the past, again, helping those most in need.
Today, Hillary Clinton campaign staff and volunteers will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy by marching in holiday parades and assisting with local service projects across America.
"Dr. King's strength and courage continue to inspire me and remind all of us of our ability - and our obligation - to fight injustice," said Hillary. "To commemorate Dr. King's life and legacy, my staff and supporters across America will march in Martin Luther King, Jr. day parades and participate in volunteer projects in their communities. Staff and volunteers will honor Dr. King's leadership during the civil rights movement by making common cause with the millions of Americans who continue to raise their voices, roll up their sleeves, and work for justice."
(Information for this post was culled from her two books, "It Takes A Village" and "Living History," "Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton," by Jeff Gerth, and Carl Bernstein's "A Woman In Charge.")
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Insects face a perilous decline. Here's why that's dangerous for us.
Honoring the insects — they who uphold the world.
PUBLISHED: THE HILL: Changing America by Cyril Christo, Opinion Contributor February 4, 2021
"If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if we are not willing to change, we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect." —Jacques Yves Cousteau
The English poet Siegfried Sassoon knows how we started the 20th century, with the most ignoble war humanity had ever experienced — WW1.
"The soldier is no longer a noble figure. He is merely a writhing insect among this ghastly folly of destruction."
He helped foster a post war fascination with insects. Wyndham Lewis, the writer, who was an artillery officer also noted "These battles are more like ant fights than anything we have done in this way up to now." The resemblance of mankind with insects, especially on the battlefield led to a slow, inexorable war against the smallest of beings. Mosquitoes, lice and fleas were plaguing soldiers everywhere during the first world war. Slowly insect extermination became part of the human drama and it has continued up to our time, but today, if we lose the insects, due to misguided agricultural practices or plain habitat destruction, we lose the planet.
Some say there are at least six million species of insects. Everywhere we have been dazzled by the life of the most miniature of warriors, angels, predators, nomads, architects, troubadours and musicians of the insect world. We have been welcomed since the beginning of time by the insects, which apart from microbes and plankton, dominate our lives more than any other beings on Earth. But of late we have taken them for granted;
we have bombarded them with toxins and industrial grade poisons and chemicals to the extent that 30 percent of their population worldwide has diminished.
Their structure, their color, their songs astonish us. We should be indebted to them and one can imagine in the not too off future, we will miss them, not only for their grand bewildering morphology and ability to hold the world together, but especially because without them, we will quite simply starve and ultimately vanish as a society.
They have been disappearing at a rate of .92 percent a year or 9 percent a decade. Bees, ants and beetles, butterflies and damselflies are the groups among the most affected and are vanishing eight times faster than birds, mammals or reptiles. But freshwater insects seemed to have increased by over 10 percent in the same period. While some like the mythic monarch butterfly and its migration might be dwindling, cockroaches and flies will proliferate. Some 75 percent of the world's crops are pollinated by insect.
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Plenty of great chefs never get the credit they deserve for the work they do. Here are six in Milwaukee. (PHOTO: Shutterstock)
6 most underrated Milwaukee chefs
We all know the James Beard nominees and winners. But, what about the other chefs who toil behind the scenes with little to no credit for their work? Here are six who deserve kudos for their work.
By Lori Fredrich Senior Writer & Dining Editor Published Dec 07, 2015 at 12:06 PM
There's any number of reasons why chefs – even those who make deliciously spot-on fare – escape the limelight. Sometimes it's due to sheer modesty. Often it's because the food they serve up each day in their respective restaurants is simply taken for granted.
We all know and respect the big guys: the James Beard Award winners and nominees, as well as the well known chefs serving up food at popular (usually fine dining) hot spots. But Milwaukee is also home to numerous hard-working chefs who often escape mention when we create our "top 10" lists.
Here are six (listed in alphabetical order) whose creativity in the kitchen is worthy of note.
1. Ross Bachhuber at Odd Duck
Ross Bachhuber pictured with Daniel Jacobs
There's always buzz about the dishes at Odd Duck. But have you ever really thought about what makes the food there so spectacular? A lot has to do with Ross Bachhuber, chef, co-owner and small plates wizard. From the very beginning, he's woven a sort of magic over the menu at the restaurant, and that influence has helped to shape the careers of numerous chefs who've worked with him in the kitchen (including, most recently, Daniel Jacobs). Bachhuber is a quiet sort of a guy who prefers to stay behind the scenes. So you'll seldom see him tooting his own horn. But that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve a drum roll every now and again.
2. Karen Bell of Bavette
Photo by Joe Laedtke
Have you ever wondered why the salads at Bavette always seem to be matchless, in terms of flavor? Or why even the most unexpected ingredient combinations make for some of the most delicious sandwiches you've ever eaten? Well, it has everything to do with the seemingly golden palate of Chef Karen Bell, who has a knack for making even the simplest of dishes extraordinary. Her expert technique is evident in components like lemon white truffle vinaigrette (that's both bright and earthy all at once) and pleasant surprises like the beef carpaccio, which is so tender and flavorful it practically melts in your mouth.
3. Nell Benton of The National Cafe
Maybe you've grabbed breakfast at The National Cafe on a casual morning, or you've grabbed a sandwich over the lunch hour. Hopefully you've indulged in at least one bowl of her ramen, which includes the springiest house-made noodles you could ever imagine. But, if you haven't eaten creatively catered meals prepared by Chef Nell Benton at a special event or savored one of her courses at a Food for Thought collaborative chef dinner, you might not even think about the talent that's behind many of the unassuming dishes at the cafe. Benton herself is about as modest as they come. But her chops in the kitchen are worthy of far more accolades than she's been given.
4. Sean Henninger of Red Bar
You don't really expect there to be a talented chef behind the curtain at a casual South Side bar, and when you're eating smothered tater tots and pulled pork sandwiches, you're not likely to be admiring the technique employed to make it so tasty. But Chef Sean Henninger isn't a slouch when it comes to details; remember, this is the guy whose palate was behind Walker's Point Atomic Chocolates (a confectionary that served up oodles of creatively conceived truffles and cocoa-based treats) as well as Times Square Pizza.
5. Adam Lucks of Honeypie and Palomino
Adam Lucks with partner Val Lucks; Photo by Joe Laedtke
You can always tell when Lucks is in the kitchen at Palomino. The fried chicken is a bit more crisp. The hush puppies just a bit more tender. Sure, it's comfort food fare, but it's also spectacularly done. And it's evident that, at the base of it all, there's impeccable technique driving each dish. It's also a good sign when there's no scrimping on ingredients; and that's the case at both Honeypie and Palomino, where you'll find local vegetables and sustainably raised meats. In Lucks' case, the secret is in cooking food that he'd like to eat, from ingredients that he'd be proud to ingest.
6. Christian Schroeder of Buckley's
I get the feeling that there are a lot of people in Milwaukee who've not yet eaten at Buckley's. And that's a shame, because Chef Christian Schroeder has a real knack for pulling out the stops when it comes to creative cuisine. And he seems to excel in creating unique dishes with flavor combinations that are just a bit unexpected. Take his autumnal seared sea scallops served with chipotle morita dusted pork belly, saffron-heirloom pumpkin purée, pequillo "onion rings," marcona almonds and sage oil.
Bonus mention: virtually every sous chef in the city
If anyone is overlooked, overworked and under-recognized, it's a sous chef. These guys and gals work night and day, keeping kitchens across the city running smoothly … simultaneously making their executive chefs look great. So, here's a shout-out to all of you sous. Thank you for everything you do. You can read more about some of the city's best in my sous chef series.
Do you have a favorite underrated chef in Milwaukee? Share his or her name in the Talkbacks.
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Lori Fredrich Senior Writer & Dining Editor @LoFredrich
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with each and every dish. She's had the privilege of chronicling these tales via numerous media, including OnMilwaukee and in her book "Milwaukee Food." Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club.
When she's not eating, photographing food, writing or recording the FoodCrush podcast, you'll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
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                          int process_id,
                          int new_routing_id,
                          const blink::FramePolicy& frame_policy,
                          blink::FrameOwnerElementType owner_type) {
    return frame_tree.AddFrame(
        parent, process_id, new_routing_id,
        TestRenderFrameHost::CreateStubFrameRemote(),
        TestRenderFrameHost::CreateStubBrowserInterfaceBrokerReceiver(),
        TestRenderFrameHost::CreateStubPolicyContainerBindParams(),
        TestRenderFrameHost::CreateStubAssociatedInterfaceProviderReceiver(),
        blink::mojom::TreeScopeType::kDocument, std::string(), "uniqueName0",
        false, blink::LocalFrameToken(), base::UnguessableToken::Create(),
        frame_policy, blink::mojom::FrameOwnerProperties(), false, owner_type,
        /*is_dummy_frame_for_inner_tree=*/false);
  }

 private:
  base::test::ScopedFeatureList scoped_feature_list_;
};

TEST_F(FencedFrameTreeNodeTest, IsFencedFrameHelpers) {
  main_test_rfh()->InitializeRenderFrameIfNeeded();
  FrameTree& frame_tree = contents()->GetPrimaryFrameTree();
  FrameTreeNode* root = frame_tree.root();
  int process_id = root->current_frame_host()->GetProcess()->GetID();

  // Simulate attaching an iframe.
  constexpr auto kOwnerType = blink::FrameOwnerElementType::kIframe;
  AddFrame(frame_tree, root->current_frame_host(), process_id, 14,
           blink::FramePolicy(), kOwnerType);
  EXPECT_FALSE(root->child_at(0)->IsFencedFrameRoot());
  EXPECT_FALSE(root->child_at(0)->IsInFencedFrameTree());

  // Add a fenced frame.
  // main-frame -> fenced-frame.
  constexpr auto kFencedframeOwnerType =
      blink::FrameOwnerElementType::kFencedframe;
  blink::FramePolicy policy;
  policy.is_fenced = true;
  AddFrame(frame_tree, root->current_frame_host(), process_id, 15, policy,
           kFencedframeOwnerType);
  EXPECT_TRUE(root->child_at(1)->IsFencedFrameRoot());
  EXPECT_TRUE(root->child_at(1)->IsInFencedFrameTree());

  // Add a nested iframe in the fenced frame.
  // main-frame -> fenced-frame -> iframe.
  AddFrame(frame_tree, root->child_at(1)->current_frame_host(), process_id, 16,
           blink::FramePolicy(), kOwnerType);
  EXPECT_FALSE(root->child_at(1)->child_at(0)->IsFencedFrameRoot());
  EXPECT_TRUE(root->child_at(1)->child_at(0)->IsInFencedFrameTree());

  // Add a nested fenced frame inside the existing fenced frame.
  // main-frame -> fenced-frame -> fenced-frame.
  AddFrame(frame_tree, root->child_at(1)->current_frame_host(), process_id, 17,
           policy, kFencedframeOwnerType);
  EXPECT_TRUE(root->child_at(1)->child_at(1)->IsFencedFrameRoot());
  EXPECT_TRUE(root->child_at(1)->child_at(1)->IsInFencedFrameTree());

  // Add a nested fenced frame inside the iframe added above.
  // main-frame -> iframe -> fenced-frame.
  AddFrame(frame_tree, root->child_at(0)->current_frame_host(), process_id, 18,
           policy, kFencedframeOwnerType);
  EXPECT_TRUE(root->child_at(0)->child_at(0)->IsFencedFrameRoot());
  EXPECT_TRUE(root->child_at(0)->child_at(0)->IsInFencedFrameTree());
}

}  // namespace content


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Q: How to pass information from one controller to another via view rails I am working on a reservation project and after login I want to pass the current user information from the Sessions Controller to a Reservations Controller via a home page. How can I do that? I have been following Michael Hartl's Rails Tutorial for the login. Here's what I have tried in the create section of the Sessions Controller
render home_path :local_variables[:id => user_id]

and in the home_path(users#home)
<%= link_to new_reservation_path(:user_id => :id) %>

but it shows me an undefined method error. My Reservation model has a user_id column.I am confused regarding this matter. What should I do?

A: render home_path :local_variables[:id => user_id]

Seems weird to me to pass locals that way (don't even know if it's possible, never seen locals used outside of rendering views/partials).
I think the best way is to redirect instead and set the user in the sessions once they have been logged in successfully, so in your login action:
user = User.find_by_email(params[:user][:email]) # or however you are finding the person trying to login

session[:user] = user
redirect_to home_path

then in users#home
@user = session[:user]

and finally, in the view:
<%= link_to new_reservation_path(:user_id => @user.id) %>

EDIT
Actually, probably not a good idea to store an object in the session, instead of
 session[:user] = user

You could try:
 session[:user_id] = user.id

and then to find the user:
@user = User.find(session[:user_id])

If you still get an undefined error then it's probably because the user is nil (unless the User model actually has no id attribute, which would be strange) so there might be an issue with the login part, it's hard to say without knowing what that looks like.
If you need the logged in user on every page, you could abstract the functionality out into the application controller:
before_filter :check_user

def check_user
  @user = User.find(session[:user_id]) if session[:user_id]
end

Then, you can use the @user instance variable anywhere in your app.

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The Heineken Experience is a thrilling self-guided interactive tour on which you will discover all the secrets of beer making and learn about the history of the world-famous Heineken brewery. There will be no shortage of surprises, including the chance to create a personalized bottle with your own name. Of course, at the center of the Heineken Experience there is the tasting of one of the most popular beers in the world!
Being one of the most famous and popular beers in the world, not finding Heineken in the menu of a pub or pizzeria is almost impossible! Beloved in Europe (and not only), Heineken is not only the domestic beer, but also an institution in Holland. It was born in Amsterdam in 1863 and has now become the third largest beer producer in the world.
In 1988, the Heineken family closed the old factory in Amsterdam to open a bigger and more modern one outside of town, using the first as an attraction for fans. It has been welcoming visitors from all over the globe for more than 20 years, and now offers visitors a range of interactive entertainment. Whoever loves beer cannot miss the Heineken Experience!


The known death toll from Melbourne's thunderstorm asthma disaster has climbed again – with one extra case coming to light.
It had been reported that nine people died following the unprecedented November 21 storm that swept across Melbourne, with the last death announced in January.
But it has since emerged that the Coroners Court is investigating 10 deaths linked to the mass asthma emergency.
The health department confirmed that the Coroner had identified an additional death with a suspected link to the thunderstorm asthma event.
Four of the people who died in last year's thunderstorm asthma epidemic: Hope Carnevali (left), Omar Moujalled, Apollo Papadopoulos, and Clarence Leo.
The revelation comes ahead of the first Coroners Court hearing into the deaths.
On Thursday morning, the Counsel Assisting the Coroner will read an opening statement detailing the events which led to the Coroner's investigation and other reviews that have already taken place, including one by the Inspector-General for Emergency Services.
There will also be discussion of the need for, or scope, of an inquest and an invitation to parties to make submissions.
Families of the thunderstorm asthma victims are expected to attend the morning mention hearing before Coroner Paresa Spanos.
It is believed the health emergency was triggered when the November storm kicked up pollen, while moisture in the air bust it into hundreds of tiny allergenic fragments.
During the diaster, the demand for medical assistance was so great authorities ran out of ambulances. About 8500 people were hospitalised. Paramedics received a call every 4.5 seconds in the 15 minutes from 7pm.
Only six of the 10 people believed to be thunderstorm asthma victims have so far been publicly identified.
Asthma sufferer Hope Carnevali, 20, drew her last laboured breath in her family's arms on her front lawn, more than 30 minutes after the ambulance was first called. Omar Moujalled, 18, had just completed Year 12 when he died after reportedly trying to seek help at a medical clinic.
Other victims include 35-year-old Apollo Papadopoulos, father-of-two Clarence Leo, father-of-four Sam Lau and grandfather Ranjith Peiris.
A new thunderstorm asthma warning system was launched by the Victorian government on October 1, with anybody hay fever symptoms urged to talk to their GP and pharmacist about an asthma plan.


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Don 2: The King is Back Trailer ( Shahrukh Khan & Priyanka Chopra)
December 23, 2011 by Mezzo
Don 2: The King is Back is an upcoming Indian action thriller film directed by Farhan Akhtar. It is a sequel to the 2006 film, Don: The Chase Begins Again. The film stars Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles while Om Puri, Lara Dutta and Kunal Kapoor play supporting characters. The film marks Farhan Akhtar's return to direction after a gap of nearly 5 years. It also marks Khan's return to playing villainous characters since his earlier films like Darr and Baazigar.[2] Don 2 is the first sequel in Khan's two-decade long career.
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Frankfurt Redcats
Frankfurt Redbacks
The end to the short 2021 COVID season in Munich
Published by Andrew Molloy on November 13, 2021
By Lars Riedel
The season for our team ended with the match against the Munich Kangaroos on Saturday, 2nd October 2021. The weather on this day was really good in Munich. A blue and sunny day which was perfect footy weather. The first game on that day was played by our women's teams. The Munich women, were supported by the women from Heidelberg, faced our Frankfurt women, who had combined with the Cologne women. The women's game went in favor of the merger of Frankfurt and Cologne "Flamingos". The girls delivered a good game and also some Redcats contested their first game in Munich.
The men's game started at 3pm with Frankfurt Redbacks facing off with the undefeated Munich Kangaroos. Knowing that the outcome of this game would strongly influence the continuation of our season into the finals series, it was effectively an elimination game for the Redbacks.
In the first half, Munich already started very strongly and our Redbacks had to do a lot of work to knock-down the constant attacks. It was decided to play 9v9 (opposed to 10v10), this ensured we had 2 substitutes. Unfortunately we had some key players missing due to injury and last minute sickness. However, it has to be mentioned that Munich was stronger in terms of manpower, with about 7 players on the beach. Despite the strong attacks, the Redbacks became stronger in the course of the quarter. Malte Schudlich did a great job coaching the Redbacks on the day and was key in optimising bench rotations and our available man power, while leading our team consistently and calmly through the game.
The second quarter was also dominated by Munich. Which further extend their lead, but our Redbacks could now also score some goals and the self-confidence continued to rise. The half-time break was a brief opportunity to recover a little from the exhausting game. Our captain Xavier Cramer swore us in again to give everything. In the third quarter, our team played strong and scored more goals. It was similar in the fourth quarter. However, it was not possible to break the lead of the Munich team. So that the final score was 146:33.
At this point it must be mentioned that our Redback Daniel Rupert kicked his first goal and consequently got the honor of a Shoey!! Every one got around him to celebrate this goal that was a long time coming. The final goal scores for the Redbacks were Santiago Rutio (2), Daniel Ruppert (1), Martin Krichler (1) and Andrew Molloy (1).
All in all, it was a challenging game and a worthy end of the season for our team. We fought it out and tried all game. The effort was there we just didn't have the numbers. We now looking forward to the next season and hope that we can welcome many new faces into our team next season, which will strengthen our ranks.
Daniel's shoey
The whole day was a nice gathering of the footy community, to enjoy two good games in wonderful autumn weather. The number of spectators on this day was quite high and their constant support calls and applause uplifted the teams efforts. The spectacle was underpinned by a brass band, whose music wafted over to us from the nearby beer garden. As already mentioned, that day was a worthy conclusion to our season. Now in the offseason our team has enough time to work on our individual skills and also to generate new members. Everyone who wants to become a part of the footy community is invited to join the Redbacks or the Redcats at the Frankfurt Football Club (FFC).
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by Melanie Gierth On the 2 of October, the Redcats made their way all the way to Munich to play against the Munich. Unfortunately, we did not have enough players from the Redcats Team, so Read more…
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By Matthias Klusemann On the 18th of July a sunny Saturday twelve Redbacks made their way down to Stuttgart to take on the Zuffenhausen Giants. Zuffenhausen managed to secure a new home ground, which meant Read more…
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By Juan De Ildefonso On the 4th of August the Redbacks hosted the second round of the 2021 "Corona AFLG" against the Rheinland Lions. Both teams brought into the field 15-17 player each and they Read more…
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Promotional Material: "The Light Opera" (1983)
Promotional Material: "The Light Opera" (1983) (Mailer Front)
Date Date valid: June 7 – July 4, 1983
Identifier OBJ.1983.0108
Format Promotional Materials
Materials Glossy paper
Extent 17 mailings
Measurements 9.5 in (width) 4 in (height)
Related person Shigemitsu Hayashi (designer)
Related work Light Opera, The
Related production Light Opera, The (1983)
Related venue 74A East 4th Street
Promotional Flyer: "The Light Opera" (1983)
Program: "The Light Opera" (1983)
Reviews and Press for "The Light Opera" (1983)
Storyboards: "The Light Opera" (1983)
Subjects La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, Morrow, Charlie, O'Horgan, Tom, Western Wind (Vocal group), Off Off-Broadway theater, Experimental theater
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import React from 'react'
import classnames from 'classnames'
import '../images/symbols'
import './Icon.less'

interface IconProps {
  name: string
  className?: string
}

export default function Icon({ name, className }: IconProps) {
  return (
    <svg className={classnames('icon', `icon-${name}`, className)}>
      <use
        xlinkHref={`#icon-${name}`}
      />
    </svg>
  )
}


Watch Animals Flawlessly Cover The Pixies' "Where Is My Mind"
This is a special moment for the internet. The good people (person?) over at Insane Cherry have been creating these "animal covers" for just over a year now, but this is undoubtedly their finest work.
What's an animal cover, you ask? Picture in your mind a human covering a song by an artist—maybe that song is The Pixies' timeless classic "Where Is My Mind." Now imagine that human has been replaced by a collage of famous internet animals—cats, dogs, goats, and foxes who have found digital fame thanks to the weird sounds they make.
Judging by some of the Insane Cherry YouTube descriptions, this channel is a Russian invention. But you don't have to speak Russian to enjoy the screaming fox solo. Watch "Where Is My Mind" above, and for more blissful insanity, check out the animal cover of Kavinsky's "Nightcall" (featuring Ryan Gosling) below.


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Karen Pryor
Karen's Stories
Creative Dolphins
Author Karen PryorPosted on February 15, 2020 February 16, 2020
Steno bredanensis were the strangest and most lovable dolphins that I ever got to know.
My husband, Tap Pryor, founded an oceanarium, Sea Life Park, in Hawaii. It was the early 1960s. The various buildings, tanks, and pools, were built on the sloping base of a cliff, and all faced the sea. Tap hired an expert Hawaiian fisherman, Georges Gilbert, and his assistant, Leo. When the undersea display building was completed, Georges and Leo collected a wonderful variety of coral reef fishes. Then, when the training pools across from the park itself were completed, they went out in their fishing boat to collect dolphins. In next to no time five little spinner dolphins and a couple of big bottlenose dolphins were brought into the training pools for future use in shows for the public. Here the dolphins were taken care of and trained until they were ready to be moved into the show pools and tanks. I was to be the dolphin trainer. I had no experience with marine mammals, but when the people they'd hired to do the work weren't successful, I was asked to do it. I'd trained other animals, such as dogs and horses, for my own use, and agreed to work with the dolphins.
Sea Life Park, the Oceanic Institute, and the Institute's research pier in Waimanalo, Hawaii, about 1972.
The oceanarium included a pier, extending out into the water across the highway from the park. Thus the collecting boat and other related vessels could be safely accessible. Meanwhile someone on the park staff painted a life-sized dolphin on the side of the collecting boat.
Tap told me to come take a look.
"That is the ugliest dolphin I have ever seen," he grumped.
Well, it wasn't exactly a work of art. The dolphin painted on the side of the boat had a misshapen bulgy head, a long ugly snout, a fat belly, HUGE big flippers and a much-too-big tail. Furthermore, it was painted blotchy brown all over: the real dolphins in our training tanks were all mostly gray.
And then Georges and Leo collected a new kind of dolphin, one that had never before been kept in captivity. As with the other dolphins, this one was caught within a netted loop of rope, lifted on board, put on a stretcher, and kept cool with buckets of salt water. On the way back, Leo played his ukulele to calm the animal.
I happened to be in the training department when it came in. Guess what. This dolphin was blotchy brown and scarred, too, all over. It had a bulgy head, a long ugly snout, a fat belly, HUGE big flippers, and a much-too-big tail. A reporter friend later commented, "Looks as if it spends its finest hours fighting with a switch blade."
It's customary to introduce a new dolphin into one of the training tanks with just one other dolphin in there already, to keep the newcomer company. Maybe it won't be the same species, but at least it will be somebody. A young bottlenose was already in the tank. It was being trained to ring a big bell by bumping it with its rostrum. Bang. Bing! You get a fish. The brown blotchy dolphin was lowered carefully into the tank. It ignored the bottlenose. If hovered across the tank and watched the action. Hmmm. That dolphin is ringing a bell. That dolphin got a fish to eat. The new brown visitor zoomed briskly across the tank, shoved the bottlenose away from the bell, and slammed the bell with its rostrum. And then waited. OF COURSE I fed it a fish right away. And any more that it cared to consume.
We were all a little stunned. It may not be beautiful, but it was damn sharp. This was my introduction to a species that was new to me (and many others in the oceanarium world). I loved it from the start.
We located the Latin name for these animals: Steno bredanensis, the rough-toothed dolphin. Georges and Leo brought in another Steno. The two of them were perfectly comfortable together. We named them Malia and Hou. We began teaching them a few things. They began teaching us a few things.
Karen Pryor, publicity photo for Oceanic Institute, about 1968.
How about this one:
The tank needed cleaning. An adjoining tank was full of salt water but empty of animals at the moment. The staff decided that the easiest thing to do would be to move the Stenos into the smaller tank by waving fish at them. Well, they wouldn't go in. So, a couple of staff members got their big net, enough to cross the whole tank. Now the tank was divided in half by the vertical net. The two Stenos were now confined to the right-hand half of the tank, facing the open gate into the tank next door. The staff's plan was to drag the net across the second half of the tank and force the two animals through that gate into the next tank.
The water is crystal clear in Hawaii, and turns over every hour, so it's crystal clear in the tank. We watched as one of the Stenos went down to the bottom and lifted the weighted edge of the net. Whoopee, the other Steno swam under the net to the back side. Then the other Steno lifted it and the first one went under. Back and forth, left and right, swimming under the net, they were enjoying their new game.
We were stumped. And then… just when the guys were ready to give up and take the net out of the water, the Stenos both went under the net and swam calmly into the adjoining tank. These animals were telling me what they knew and what they could do. They didn't even ask for a fish when they put themselves into the smaller tank, but they got some.
From then on we had Stenos in the shows. We moved Malia and Hou to the Ocean Science Theater, a beautiful glass enclosure with a sheltering roof with a hole in the center for a glimpse of the sky. The back wall closed off the trainer's dressing room and the back of the tank. But the glass wall around the two thirds of the rest of the tank gave the audience, seated in raised rows, a complete view of the animals under water and above water.
One year during December we weighted a Christmas tree and sank it to the bottom of the tank. Then we trained two Stenos to fetch long bright wide ribbons and wind them around the Christmas tree, one winding the ribbons left to right and top to bottom, the other one crossing her ribbon right to left and bottom to top. It made the tree look great and the audience loved it.
Both Malia and Hou were females. The younger one, Hou was timid, and learned new skills slowly. The adult, Malia, was full of ideas of her own. One day she swam up to the side of the tank, looked at the trainer on the platform at the back of the tank, and calmly launched herself out onto the deck. "If the people are having fun out of the water, why shouldn't I?" It was not a good idea, especially if she decided to do it when nobody was around. Once she had decked herself, she would not be able to back up nor turn around. She would dry off and overheat, which could be fatal.
Ingrid Kang Shallenberger, a trainer at Sea Life Park, using a whistle, hand signals, and fish, succeeded in teaching Malia a hand signal for beaching herself on cement, and then, with some manual help from an assistant to return herself to the water. Of course, once that became a trained behavior it was just a job, not the Steno's idea of a joke, so the dolphin never did it spontaneously again.
There were enough of these sort of interactions, that I had to be this flexible all of the time. I had no assumptions about what the Stenos could do. They showed me. Oh, they were fun! Creativity and thinking is part of who a Steno is. I observed these animals make leaps of thinking. The training sessions were continual conversations with the dolphins. I realized that I could ask the Stenos to show me what they could do. I trained the Stenos, on cue to show me something new.
We decided to show an audience how we ask the animal to think up a new behavior. We turned Malia loose in the big glass Science Theater. She circled around, waiting for a cue. Ingrid stood on the bridge and did nothing. Annoyed, the Steno slapped her tail, Ingrid blew the whistle and tossed a fish. Aha!, that must be what was wanted. Malia slapped her tail again. This time, no whistle and no fish. Nothing else happened for the next minute. And then suddenly the Steno circled fast, turned upside down, and glided in a circle with her big wide tail in the air. It made the audience roar with laughter. For this, the Malia got a whistle and a fish. She had thought it up herself.
This creativity became a regular event. Sometimes when we got to the theater in the morning Malia was wildly excited, splashing and flapping around in her holding tank, dying to show us what she'd cooked up this time. One of us opened the gate. Out she went into the big tank. Now she was jumping in an arc in the air — but upside down! Next day — rotating like a corkscrew through the water. Or boldly flipping head over tail in the air. Here's a specifically good one: she dived to the bottom of the tank, turned upside down, and used the tip of her dorsal fin to draw lines, in big loops, in the silt on the bottom of the tank.
This is an animal. Just an animal. Scientists did not approve of animals inventing things just to amuse themselves. Well, too bad. She certainly amused us! But, it wasn't only about fun tricks. No one before had been able to ask an animal to show them creativity. What we did led to ground-breaking work, and eventually to a paper that has become a foundation of creativity research for others. It wouldn't have been possible without the Stenos.
Diagrams of four reinforced novel behaviors, including one shaped behavior, the tailwalk. Fig. 1 in Pryor, K. W., Haag, R., & O'Reilly, J. (1969). The creative porpoise: Training for novel behavior. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 12(4), 653–661.
I left Hawaii in 1976, moved to New York City, and assumed that I'd be out of the dolphin business for good. Not so. In the 1980s I did research to help make the tuna industry safer for dolphins. On various sea voyages during my scientific years I saw a huge variety of marine life, from red swimming octopi to giant blue marlins and toothy killer whales. But the memory of Stenos surfaces most often. I knew and trained Stenos in captivity where I learned about their creativity and intelligence. But seeing them in the wild showed me their full personalities. My favorite memory is this:
Ingrid and I were research scientists on board the fishing vessel Queen Mary, from which we dived in the tuna nets over and over. (We never saw Stenos in our nets, they're much too sensible for that.) One day the sea was very rough, too rough to set the nets. The skipper told us to relax, the boat would just be idle today.
Nobody was upstairs in the pilot house. Ingrid and I went up there to look at the high waves rolling past us. Well, well, well! There were seven or eight Stenos body-surfing in the big waves in front of our ship. When the wave collapsed those Stenos turned, swam completely around the Queen Mary, got out in front of the ship, and caught the next big wave. They make another 360 around the ship. They catch another big wave and balance themselves half way out of the face of the water. The wave passes. Swim around the ship, catch another wave. We watch them for an hour? A day? A lifetime? And then suddenly they quit, sink under water and depart. Wise animals, full of joy.
Pryor, K. W., Haag, R., & O'Reilly, J. (1969). The creative porpoise: Training for novel behavior. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of behavior, 12(4), 653–661.
Pryor, K. W., & Chase, S. (2014). Training for variability and innovative behavior. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 27(2).
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About Karen Pryor
Karen Pryor is a big picture thinker.
She initially learned about behavior theory as a pioneering dolphin trainer in the 1960s. But early on she had mentors from fields that rarely intersected, such as behaviorist B. F. Skinner and ethologist Konrad Lorenz. Karen has said: "I consider my gifts as a scientist to be the ability to synthesize apparently opposing fields of thought and to apply theory in the real world."
In the real world, using her perspective, she has brought positive reinforcement (clicker) training to the dog and zoo worlds, gave confidence to hundreds of thousands of breast-feeding women, developed techniques for teaching people with autism, and has changed how surgeons learn their skills which in turn creates less stressful and more error-free operation rooms. The common thread through all of her work is how she effectively reduces gratuitous violence and creates a culture that is productive, yet filled with kindness.
Entering her tenth decade of life, Karen is retired and is enjoying living in the mountains of California with family.
© 2017–2023 Karen Pryor


After a year of scandal, BBC One has found God. The final week of Christ's life will be dramatised in a £4 million series that rehabilitates Pontius Pilate.
The Passion, a co-production with HBO, the American company behind The Sopranos, will run nightly, in soap-style episodes, across the Easter week next year.
Joseph Mawle, 33, a relative unknown, will play Jesus in the first television attempt to present the greatest story ever told since Robert Powell starred in the 1977 series Jesus Of Nazareth. Written by Frank Deasy, who won an Emmy for the final instalment of Prime Suspect, The Passion will challenge popular assumptions surrounding the Crucifixion and Resurrection.
Pilate, played by James Nesbitt, is shown as a troubled Roman prefect who is forced to clamp down on insurgents running riot in Jerusalem.
The Resurrection will be depicted in a deliberately ambiguous manner, which may anger Christian groups when the series is shown in the United States.
Nigel Stafford-Clark, the producer, told The Times: "The challenge is to rescue the Passion from myth and tell it as an exciting, unfolding story." . . .
(There is more). Once again it is described as "Easter Week" when they mean Holy Week. I don't think it's quite right to say that it "rehabilitates Pilate" though it is the case that all the characters in the drama are well-drawn, three-dimensional characters. I would also doubt that the depiction of the resurrection will "anger Christian groups" in the US, though you can never predict these things. I have not yet seen the episode, but what I can say on the basis of the scripts and the extensive discussions about them is that it is depicted in a very interesting and fresh way, quite unlike anything in previous Jesus films.
Filmed during the summer in Morocco, The Passion has been scripted by Irish screenwriter Frank Deasy, of Prime Suspect fame, and is an attempt to give substance to the characters surrounding Christ. The disciples are portrayed as distinctive individuals, while the scribes and Pharisees will be fleshed out, rather than depicted as cartoon villains . . . .
. . . . At 33, Oxford-based Joseph Mawle is the same age as Christ at the time of his crucifixion. Mawle's last television appearance was in the controversial drama Clapham Junction, in which his character was sexually assaulted by a male teenager who had become obsessed with him . . . .
Meanwhile, Inspire Magazine announces that Churches Welcome BBC Passion series, noting that "Andrew Graystone, Director of the Churches' Media Council, encouraged the Christian community to welcome the BBC's Passion unreservedly."
The news was announced in several other outlets including Variety, World Screen, Hollywood Reporter, The Stage and The Guardian.
Will it air in the States?
Hi Jim. Yes, it will be on HBO. It's most likely to air in 2009 in the USA, though.


A failure in the Premier League with Everton and Sunderland, where according to rubbishfootballers.com "he flopped like a fat man falling into a pool from the 10 metre board" Angell became the archetypal lower league pro; a big brute of a centre-forward, the classic "hold-up" man with the happy knack of poaching goals by being in the right place at the right time.
He had played for 14 clubs with varying degrees of success in 16 years, before he joined Vale, aged 34 years of age, in 2002.
His spell at Vale Park only lasted 17 appearances, as 'cash-strapped Vale' (when are we anything but?) could only afford to offer him a short-term deal. Nevertheless, it still yielded seven goals and his experience undoubtedly benefitted young strikers Steve McPhee and (in particular) Billy Paynter.
He moved on to endure a far less successful spell at QPR and then drifted out of the game, notably stacking shelves at Tesco for a while. He is now a coach in New Zealand.
No doubt, the big man has some big plans… just don't mention Everton or Sunderland!