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Tuesday, 1 March 2016
Beyond Today - Issue 2
The lads at the United Church of God have just released the second issue of their relaunched flagship magazine Beyond Today.
A major theme is the UCG's position on Passover (vs. Easter); "The Biblical Alternative to Easter" and an untitled follow-on by Jerold Aust. There's a hurry-up article encouraging the waverers to get baptised ("Are You Putting Off Your Salvation?"), and Peter Eddington asks "Was Jesus Really Resurrected?" The quality of Eddington's discourse might be judged by this quote: "Some of the New Testament books were written by eyewitnesses only a couple [of] decades after the purported events. If the whole story was made up, how credible would that have been?"
Defying any speculation about UCG's abandonment of British-Israelism, Darris McNeely has a predictable rant based on American exceptionalism. He asks (rhetorically) "Will America Be Great Again?", with an accompanying plug for the BI booklet. (Any old timers out there remember GTA pontificating on how, after Korea, "America has won its last war!"?)
How's this for a jingoistically myopic introduction?
I have on my desk a copy of Andrew Roberts' A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900. The 2008 book shows the positive impact of America and Great Britain and others in the world since the turn of the 20th century. From the defeat of communism and Nazi aggression to the invention of vaccines and new crop strains that saved millions of lives, the story is one of the most remarkable in history.
The author states at the book's conclusion that the English-speaking nations are "the last, best hope for mankind." He goes on to say that, according to the lessons of history, the time of dominance of these peoples will fade and other powers like China or one yet to appear will rise and exert a "global sway." Roberts concludes with a note of prophetic inevitability in saying that when the time of the English-speaking peoples fades, "the human race will come to mourn the passing of this most decent, honest, generous, fairminded and self-sacrificing imperium" (pp. 647-648).
Should go down well with the BI brigade. Later he states:
America and the English-speaking nations have forgotten who made them great. These nations created the greatest expansion of wealth in the history of the world. But how? Because the God of Abraham was faithful in His promise to bless that patriarch's descendants in the modern age. Yes, America and Britain are the foremost nations among them. Sadly, we don't know this—as Isaiah said, we "do not consider." Because we do not know this, we have turned to false religion and moral sin.
A nation like America cannot be replicated in this world. If it could, it would've already happened through all the foreign aid, intervention and nation-building. There is only one America. God placed this land and its people here for a divine purpose. It has grown large and great and free because the God of heaven made a promise to a man named Abraham. God has fulfilled that promise in history, and because He has, He will fulfill the spiritual promise of the offer of eternal salvation to all peoples.
Where are the women?
Sounds to me like BI is alive, well and pulsing through the veins in UCG.
Scooping the unintended irony award is the anonymous writer of "False Predictions: How to Separate Truth from Counterfeits." There's also heavy promotion of the "America the Time is Now" presentations which, from all reports, have been wildly unsuccessful so far.
A closing observation. When the lads at UCG are referred to as "the lads", that's pretty much the literal truth. Women staff members, writers, even copy editors? Nope. Might as well be the 1950s.
The PDF is available to download.
Labels: Beyond Today, BI, Magazines, UCG
Minimalist said...
No scientific support is advanced for their bizarre race theory.
Might as well believe you can treat Heart Disease & Cancer with Grape Juice.
Oh I forgot, that belief is popular amongst these same simpletons!
I know that UCG likes to refer to Beyond Today , as "BT". I would wish that the would use the first two letters from each word and refer to their publication as the "Beto", giving it a more international flavor. Beto is a nickname for boys in both Italian and Spanish.
Let's face it, if someone picked up a copy of this at, say, Supercuts, unless they were mentally unstable, they'd say to themselves "Why this just has to be the religious version of the National Enquirer!" Maybe the occasional white supremacist or neo Nazi would have his curiosity piqued, but, even they would soon lose interest.
The Salvation article amounts to a Protestant Altar-Call:
- an abandonment of HWA's 'Second-Chance' paradigm -
Flurry & Pack should jump on them for this apostasy.
One thing is finally clear -- there's no more Good News in the UCG.
Oh, OK, I guess it's expected some how, so here's the response about United and British Israelism (via Robert Theil) in the unlikely circumstance you missed it:
desperate to find just the right discredited academic 'expert'.
There's simply no end to debunking British Israelism, is there -- no matter how thoroughly we do it?
It's tempting to say, at home, barefoot and pregnant, but these are modern, more enlightened times.
No, they're out getting the coffee and pastries, as well as running other menial errands in supporting their men.
"From the defeat of communism and Nazi aggression to the invention of vaccines and new crop strains that saved millions of lives..."
At least vaccines are viewed as a good thing in that UCG article. It is terrible that to this day people influenced by HWA continue to promote anti-medicine superstitions.
Melvin Rhodes in Trump mode
French connections
A message for Roderick
Is there a Christian Sabbath?
Hislop - his slop
Even the smallest splinter
Herb Armstrong's Sickening Racist Fantasies
COGs - the road to extinction
"Urgent Understanding"
Easter and the fertility goddess
Welcome "elite intellectuals"
Yesterday's Wonderful World Tomorrow... tickets ex...
Old Time COGs
Moderation in all things
Climate change: why the about face?
Learning to be ruled
Begorra!
Political neutrality, Armstrong style
The End Times and apple trees
GCI - branding churches
BI and the demonisation of Germany
Bob - a corporation sole
Making Bob look good
A Call for COGWA accountability
Is this the Worst COG Magazine?
Man's Awesome Destiny - a response to Ian Boyne
The Plain Truth on Race, 1964
Rambling Rod - and Herb's reading problem
"The Most Significant Book of this Century"
The Obituary Dilemma
The Journal - 181st Issue
Herbert Armstrong - music, makeup and crass racism
If knowledge is power...
Discern for March - the "sort of" magazine
Scarborough Crowdfunding
A Parallel Universe: the March BA
Tomorrow's World - March issue
Gary's scoop on Scarborough lawsuit


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Natalie Schwamová - A. Dvořák´s Complete Works for Solo Piano IV.
Sat, Sept 19, 4:15 pm
Rudolfinum, Suk Hall
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Antonín Dvořák: Complete Works for Solo Piano - IV. American Horizon
Humoresque in F sharp major, B. 138
Two Piano Pieces, B. 188
Humoresques, Op. 101. B. 187
Performance of the Humoresque No. 7 in G flat minor (on an original insrument of Antonin Dvořák)
It's not every day one can attend a concert featuring several dozen compositions. Of course, festivals are ideal moments for special experiences. Under the guidance of Ivo Kahánek and the musicologist David Beveridge, audience members and young pianists will experience a marathon concert at which nearly all of Antonín Dvořák's music for solo piano and for piano four-hands will be heard. His piano works will be played in six topically arranged blocks that will encompass everything not already heard at the solo recitals of Iva Kahánek and the Ardašev Piano Duo.
Piano compositions are not in general among Dvořák's best known music - an exception perhaps being the extremely popular Humoresque No. 7 in G Flat Major. Still, he devoted himself to the piano continually, and he also frequently composed at the keyboard. This piano marathon is a special opportunity to get to know Dvořák's pianistic thinking at maximum intensity, magnified by insightful performing.
The patron of the event is the excellent pianist and popular Dvořák Prague Festival guest Ivo Kahánek. He already won over the festival public years ago as the curator of its Chamber Series and again last year performing Dvořák's Piano Concerto, for the recording of which he won a BBC Music Magazine Award. The marathon will also be an opportunity for the festival debuts of the pianists Marek Kozák, Natálie Schwamová, Matouš Zukal, Pavel Zemen, and Kristýna Znamenáčková.
Natalie Schwamová
Natalie Schwamová has played piano since age eight, and she is currently a student at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She has won many piano competitions in the Czech Republic and abroad. At age 14 she took second place at the International Smetana Competition in Pilsen in the under-30 category, and a year later she became the youngest winner of the Frédéric Chopin International Piano Competition in Mariánské Lázně. In 2015 she was one of the youngest participants at the prestigious Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. At age ten she made her debut in Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor with the Buenos Aires Philharmonic. In this country, she has appeared with the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra in Pardubice, the Janáček Philharmonic in Ostrava, the Pilsen Philharmonic, and in 2014 and 2016 at the Rudolfinum with the Prague Symphony Orchestra. In 2017 she played the solo part in Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in Denmark. She has appeared as a soloist in recitals in Germany, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Spain, Argentina, and the USA.
Suk Hall is the newest hall in the Neo-Renaissance Rudolfinum. It was created from 1940 to 1942 during modifications of the adjacent Dvořák Hall, as a smaller concert hall. In designing the interior decor architects Antonín Engel and Bohumír Kozák took inspiration from the original style of the Rudolfinum's architects Josef Zítek and Josef Schulz, thus Suk Hall fits perfectly into the original composition of the building. During the most recent modifications in 2015, according to a design by architect Petr Hrůša, the acoustics of the hall and its connection to the Rudolfinum's atrium were improved while respecting the historical value of these premises, protected as a historical landmark. Suk Hall has a new grand piano and continues to be intended mainly for performances of chamber music.

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112912282377538 The ILO process on "Ending violence and Harassment against women and men in the world of work" https://idwfed.org/en/campaigns/stop-gender-based-violence-support-ilo-convention/gbv-ilo-questionnaire/appendix-3-the-ilo-process-on-ending-violence-and-harassment-against-women-and-men-in-the-world-of-work
The ILO process on "Ending violence and Harassment against women and men in the world of work"
Resources and updates
by IDWFED — published Jul 20, 2017 12:00 AM
The ILO Process
The ILO process on "Ending violence and harassment against women and men in the world of work" is a two-year standard-setting process starting at the International Labour Conference (ILC) 2018. Because of the centenary celebrations in 2019[1] , the negotiations will be continued in 2020. The outcome will be either a Recommendation or a Convention - or a Convention, supplemented by a Recommendation.
The procedure in detail[2]:
Law and Practice Report of ILO, incl. a questionnaire is published at the ILO web-site[3]
Governments have to consult with the trade union centres and the employers's organizations at national level
Deadline to hand in answers to the questionnaire to the ILO Office ([email protected])
The first report containing the replies (and analysis) to the questionnaire will be sent to ILO Constituents
First discussion at the 107th Session of the Conference - Report on the outcome of the June 2018 deliberations will be published by the ILO and will prepare a revised draft of the instrument based on the first discussion
Second discussion during the ILC 2010 and adoption of the instrument
What is the ILO?
The ILO is the specialized UN agency dealing with labour issues. It is the only UN agency which has a tripartite structure. This means that not only governments, but also trade unions and employers' organizations are represented and included into decision-making processes.
The main objective of the ILO is to set international labour standards in order to create a bottom defining line of rights and measures of protection which should be applicable to all workers in the world. ILO Conventions are binding instruments, when ratified at the national level.
In that case, governments need to report in regular intervals about the implementation of ILO Conventions. ILO Recommendations are guidelines for governments if they wish to adopt national laws or policies on a certain topic. Often ILO Conventions are accompanied by a Recommendation. Both instruments are part of international law.
How to ensure that domestic workers' voices are taken into account?
1. Trade Unions (TUs)
The rules of the ILO stipulate, that with regard to workers' and employers' organizations the most representative ones in a country are representing the workers and employers interests within the ILO. These are the trade union centres in a country. If there is more than one, it is either the one with the most members or there are agreed procedures how to ensure the broadest possible representation, which would also include smaller organizations or a rotation between the organisation. The trade union centres are the organizations who are representing workers' interests in national tripartite bodies.
Any branch union, including domestic worker unions or federations, need to ensure that their concerns and demands are incorporated in a position by the trade union centre(s).
A private home can also be a workplace. Private homes are proned for harassment, abuse and violence towards workers, because domestic workers work in isolation and in a direct dependency relationship. This means that domestic work is among the most effected sectors with regard to harassment and violence at work. The perpetrators can be the employers, family members, friends of the family or any other persons relating to the family. Because of the isolated working environment, it is extremely difficult for domestic workers to seek support and have proper access to complaint procedure mechanisms.
We like to highlight that the private home is also a work place for home-based workers, who work in their own homes. In this context we like to note, that the conclusions of the meeting of Experts on Violence against Women and Men in the World of Work[4] state that domestic violence is relevant to the world of work. There are more workplaces, which are not covered by a traditional approach, such as streets and other public places. These are often work places for informal workers, as this is also often the case for domestic workers. In solidarity with (other) informal workers organizations, we need to ensure that the definition of the workplace is as broad as possible and will cover all workplaces.
Domestic workers organizations need to lobby their trade union centres that the specific aspects of violence against women and men at work are taken into account into the official trade union position .
The specific demands of domestic workers organizations need to be reflected in the answers of the trade union centres to the questionnaire at the end of the ILO Law and Practice Report.
Representatives of domestic workers' organizations need to be represented in the national trade union delegations to the ILO Conferences in 2018 and 2020.
2. Governments
The trade union centres are the workers' organizations which usually negotiate with their governments labour relevant policies. Even if trade union centres are willing and able to include domestic workers' demands into their positions, it is more effective when domestic workers themselves put forward their demands and concerns.
In addition, domestic workers' organizations can support the trade union centres, for example, in the demand that also the governments should respond to the questionnaire included in the ILO Law and Practice Report.
Furthermore governments need to understand that the 'world of work' is far broader than working in a factory or an office. A private home is also a work place. To impose preventive measures and inflicting penalties for violating laws and regulations with regard to harassment and violence at work is far more difficult in a private home than at traditional work places. Therefore governments should welcome the ILO process as setting international rules which would help them to end violence and harassment for all workers.
3. Employers
There are very rare cases that employers of domestic workers organize in their own organizations. If they do, they are often open regarding regulating working conditions for domestic workers.
We need to ensure that supportive employers organizations speak up and push in their own ranks for a protective global instrument to end violence and harassment in the world of work. Employers in the ILO are against international labour standards as a matter of principle. National employers organizations need to understand that this is not the place to fight over ideologies but to ensure basic human rights for all workers in a country.
Lobby your trade union centre to answer to the questions of the ILO Law and Practice Report and send the answers to the ILO the latest by 22nd September 2017
Lobby your trade union centre to include specific demands of domestic workers into the answers to the questionnaire at the end of ILO Law and Practice report (IDWF will produce recommended answers)
Lobby your trade union centre that members of your organizations are to be included into the trade union delegation to the ILC 2018, so that domestic workers' voices are heard
Lobby your government to answer to the questions of the ILO Law and Practice Report and to send the answers to the ILO the latest by 22nd September 2017
Lobby your government to support a broad definition of the 'world of work' and to include the private home as a place of work
Lobby supportive employers organizations to lobby in their own ranks to support an international standard to end harassment and violence at work
We like to encourage all domestic workers organizations to answer themselves to the questions at the end of the ILO Law and Practice Report and to send the forms to IDWF. In addition, IDWF will conduct a membership survey on the topic in due time. Based on the answers of the survey and the answers to the questionnaire IDWF will produce consolidated recommended answers to the questionnaire.
The process as described above, is nothing new for domestic workers' organizations. We have been following the same path when we advocated for the Domestic Workers Convention C 189. By now, the collaboration with the ILO constituents, in particular with the trade union centres, is part of our daily work and we trust to even better collaborate based on the relationships we built.
GBV - Resources and updates
What will IDWF do?
IDWF will highlight the importance of the ILO process on "Ending violence and Harassment against women and men in the world of work" alongside with our ongoing campaign to ratify and implement the ILO Convention 189 (Decent Work for Domestic Workers).
Based on the feed-back of our affiliates, IDWF will develop recommended answers to the questionnaire and send them as a consolidated position back to our affiliates, but also send copies to the IUF, ITUC and the ILO.
We seek a good collaboration with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the ILO Workers' Group, which are the leading trade union organizations in the ILO. We want that the ITUC takes into account our views when developing their recommended answers to the trade union centres.
IDWF will play a coordination role to ensure best representation of domestic workers' interests within the whole ILO process.
[1] It is the 100th birthday of ILO
[2] You can find a more detailed description in the ITUC Campaign Toolkit (Section 2); see the link under the section "Resources" at the end of this document
[3] See link to the ILO web-site under "Resources" at the end of this document
[4] the tripartite meeting took place from 3-5 Oct. 2016 in the ILO in Geneva. This is the link to the report: http://www.ilo.org/gb/GBSessions/GB329/ins/WCMS_546088/lang--en/index.htm; (conclusions: page 39ff)
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Equal pay for equal work? Well, that's not always the case for some graduates of New Jersey colleges, according to a USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey analysis of federal education data.
Female students from New Jersey's four-year schools earned about 18.3 percent less than their male counterparts 10 years after graduation, the Network's review of the most recent U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data shows.
The gender pay gap still exists but is slightly smaller, on average, for graduates of New Jersey's community colleges, where female students earn about 17.6 percent less than their male counterparts 10 years after graduation.
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While exact details on how the money will be spent are still to come, the Affordable Housing Task Force (which recommended the creation of the fund) has recommended several specific areas where the money will be applied, including $3.8 million for the construction of affordable rental units and $1.2 million to renovate vacant properties.
While Pittsburghers may be loath to give any credit to the people of Philadelphia, on Sept. 19, State Senator Tom Killion (R-9) of Delaware County introduced legislation that could remake the housing market of the entire state.
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In a heartening example of bipartisanship in these fractured times, the bill's original co-sponsors included a nearly even split of Democrats and Republicans, including Pittsburgh's own Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-42).
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I was taking the action off my rifle (Browning A bolt) yesterday to trim my stock forend a little where it touches the barrel when the moderator is fitted and heard a ping and saw a bit of silver metal drop to the floor, I thought it was a shim but on closer inspection it was the bloody trigger blade that had snapped wtf!! It must have caught on the stock as I was parting them.
It's made of bloody die cast monkey metal, even my old £100 air rifle has a machined aluminium trigger. I managed to stick it together with super glue so I could still go down the range for my reload testing but it gave up the ghost after 30 rounds so only got half way through my load developments.
So anyone got a spare trigger blade kicking around or know where I can get one or what to use to try and fix it?
I think that's an email to head office and a new free trigger in the post overnight delivery...at least, that's what I would expect from any half decent business.
Strongly worded email and pictures to browning customer services, I suspect they will be very keen to rectify the mistake.
Cast components are common in many modern rifles from various rifle manufacturers. I suspect that there was possibly a casting flaw in this trigger blade. I am sure that Browning/Miroku will be very interested to hear of this and will be happy to replace it though I would think that they will insist on the work being done by a gunsmith of their choosing rather than have you carry out the repair yourself.
I've had my A-Bolt out of the stock a couple of times and am curious as to how this happened as I never had any difficulty removing my action from the stock.
Has anyone actually tried contacting Browning International? I couldn't find any hint of an email address on their website, I eventually found a contact email address through their facebook site and contacted them and explained the problem and sent the picture and had a reply this morning asking for my address, which I duly supplied and then got a snotty reply telling me they had them instock at the Belgium warehouse but they only supply to the trade and that I would have to order one through a UK RFD and it would take 7-14 days to be delivered.
So I guess Browning don't give two hoots about customer service.
I was reading about someone elses experience with Browning USA as regards the same problem with the same model rifle as mine and they had awful problems, apparently browning insisted that he ship the rifle to them so they could assess the problem and wouldn't give him a price before hand or he could order the whole trigger assembly to be delivered to a firearms dealer as they wouldn't just supply the trigger blade and at a cost of $160.
I was actually looking at a review at lunch about a new A bolt shotgun and that had the same cast type trigger, even my airsoft pistol is made of better stuff, I doubt I will buy anything from them in the future without first checking out the quality of the components.
Browning certainly don't make it easy for the public to contact them direct in this country as they probably want everyone to go through the dealer network. I had some difficulty myself when trying to email them previously on another matter regarding ammunition components. I can also understand and was expecting them to say that they would only supply dealers or gunsmiths with trigger units, no doubt because of liability issues.
Rather disappointing that you should find their customer service so poor as the sort of service you receive from the importer/distributor will and has already influenced your future purchases. Perhaps they are just looking at this short term and only seeing an inexpensive rifle which was purchased secondhand and for which their warranty had long expired. If so rather short sighted in my opinion regarding your continued future brand loyalty. Perhaps they could at the very least have offered to supply a replacement trigger unit to a gunsmith at cost price in which case they might just have bagged a future customer.
When I said about the ease with the action came out of my stock I should have mentioned the need to ensure that it comes straight out and is not levered. This is because of the bedding which while not exactly generous is still just enough to ensure a snug fit. Interesting point you make about the trigger lock. I'm not impressed by most of them and if this is the case another reason to leave well alone.


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Q: Print the active form to PDF I am trying to print my active form to PDF. I have successfully printed it but I can't change it to fit/stretched the whole page of the PDF document.

Below is the code that I've used.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

// additional namespaces
using System.Collections;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using Microsoft.Win32;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        private Button printButton = new Button();
        private PrintDocument printDocuments1 = new PrintDocument();

        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            printButton.Click += new EventHandler(button12_Click);
            printDocuments1.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(printDocument1_PrintPage);
        }

         Bitmap memoryImages;

         private void CaptureScreens()
         {
             Graphics myGraphics = this.CreateGraphics();
             Size s = this.Size;
             memoryImages = new Bitmap(s.Width, s.Height, myGraphics);
             Graphics memoryGraphics = Graphics.FromImage(memoryImages);
             memoryGraphics.CopyFromScreen(this.Location.X, this.Location.Y, 0, 0, s);
         }

         private void printDocument1_PrintPage(System.Object sender,
                    System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e)
         {
             e.Graphics.DrawImage(memoryImages, 0, 0);
         }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        private void button12_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            CaptureScreens();
            printDocuments1.Print();
        }
    }
}

Can anyone help me on how to do the resize of image to fit the whole PDF document? Thank you very much for the help.

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[SARAWAK, MALAYSIA] Every week, Francis Lo drives a truck down a logging road between Miri, on the Borneo coast, and the Kelabit Highlands, in the island's interior. It's a long, precarious journey through a region that is rapidly changing as forests disappear to loggers and remote cultures adapt to an influx of modern goods. Lo's travels depict the dilemmas that many developing societies face with the construction of new roads.
Worldwide, a billion people live without adequate transport or access to goods and services. [1,2] Many experts say the construction of rural roads is key to alleviating poverty and boosting local economies.  Roads can link farmers to markets. They can bring jobs to remote locations. They can pave the way for children to attend school.
In the developing world, a road is often judged by what it does and what it can bring. Some see prospects, while others see pitfalls.


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Mach 1: A Story of Planet Ionus is a 1957 science fiction novel by Allen A. Adler. A paperback version was published in 1966 by Paperback Library with the alternate title Terror on Planet Ionus.

Synopsis
While testing an experimental warship, the "Mach 1", a human pilot and his companion are kidnapped into space by aliens from the planet Ionus, which turns out to be a moon of Saturn.  There, they confront an oversized monster named Karkong who is menacing the Ionians.  Karkong follows them back to Earth.  Chaos ensues.

Critical reception
Damon Knight wrote of the novel:
This is no novel: it is half-heartedly "novelized" screen story.  The blank-faced characters stand up and speak their lines woodenly, without any perceptible motivation; of characterization, explanation, depth of any kind there is none...[the book is] so bad that ordinary epithets will not do.  It is incredibly, stupidly, loathsomely bad... The style is pretentious, ignorant and vulgar.

References

External links

 Mach 1: A Story of Planet Ionus at The Open Library

1957 American novels
1957 science fiction novels
American science fiction novels
Fiction set on Saturn

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Student From Elk Grove Unified Tests Positive For Coronavirus
March 9, 2020 / 10:30 PM / CBS Sacramento
ELK GROVE (CBS13) — The Elk Grove Unified School District announced a student at Maeola Beitzel Elementary School has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The test result comes after the district already canceled all schools for a week over coronavirus concerns, and district leaders are now deciding whether the closure should be extended.
According to the district, the child's family had been put on quarantine last week after two family members tested positive for the virus. On Monday, one child also tested positive. The district said the child's three siblings have also been tested and have not tested positive at this time.
#Breaking Elk Grove USD district announces student infected with Corona virus attends Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary School. A K-6. Now deciding whether campus should re-open next week or closure should be extended.
— stevelarge (@largesteven) March 10, 2020
READ ALSO: Sacramento County Announces Shift Away From Quarantines In Coronavirus Mitigation Efforts
The quarantined family has four children who are enrolled at two schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District. The district shut down and moved up their spring break effective immediately until March 13 after learning a family member connected to a member of the district was tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Christopher Hoffman said 67 schools will be closed for one week.
#Breaking Elk Grove USD announced elementary school student tests positive for Corona Virus. The student's family members had previously tested positive leading district to close all schools for the week. 3 siblings of student also in district tested negative. pic.twitter.com/XclrOsqW1O
— stevelarge (@largesteven) March 9, 2020
District officials were set to hold a press conference Monday afternoon but canceled the availability to meet with the Sacramento County department of public health.
ALSO: Parents Forced To Find Alternative Activities For Kids After Elk Grove Unified School District Closes Schools For Week
There are currently 133 positive cases of COVID-19 in California, not including the Grand Princess cruise ship passengers. More than 10,300 people are self-monitoring for the virus.
Word of the first student contracting the virus arrived at parks and playgrounds around the region packed with district families with no school or after-school programs. Parents at Jan Rau Community Park called the district-wide closure extreme.
"I'm not worried about it," parent Mark Doty said. "In my opinion, I think the district probably overreacted, but it is what it is."
"It has impacted us, but obviously we want to make sure everybody's safe," parent Terri Kral said. "So we're just complying like everybody else."
The state has issued new coronavirus guidelines for school districts to follow in the event a student, teacher or staff test positive and does allow districts to consider school closures.
Now as parents here wait for schools to open again, the Elk Grove Unified School District considers whether the one week closure is long enough. The school district sent a letter to parents tonight explaining the infected student and their family are currently in quarantine.
The school district says they are doing a deep cleaning of the entire campus. And while they initially called for a closure of one week — that could change.
First published on March 9, 2020 / 10:30 PM


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Photograph of the crowds of spectators at Henley Royal Regatta. Photograph by George Bushell & Son of Henley. George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum.
Photograph of crowd of spectators at Henley Royal Regatta. Photograph by George Bushell & Son of Henley. George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum.
Photograph of the Fair Mile, Henley. Photograph by George Bushell & Son of Henley. George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum.
Photograph of Henley Royal Regatta during a race c1890-1910. Photograph by George Bushell & Son of Henley. George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum.
Photograph of boathouses at Henley. Photograph by George Bushell & Son of Henley. George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum.
Glass plate negative of the windmilll at Nettlebed. A black and white glass plate negative depicting trees and bushes in the foreground with a windmill in the background with a small building to the left of the photograph. (Part of negative set number 1 in George Bushell's notebook) George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.
Glass plate negative of the Duke and Duchess of York, and others, in a boat at Henley Royal Regatta, 1931. A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 280b in George Bushell's notebook] George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.
Glass plate negative of the Royal Barge, on the River Thames at Henley, with regatta crowds in the background on the bank cheering as it goes past. A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 95b in George Bushell's notebook] George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.
Glass Plate negative of the Royal Barge, on the water with crowds in the background on the bank cheering as it goes past. A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 95c in George Bushell's notebook] George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.
Glass Plate negative of the Royal Barge, by a jetty with the royal party walking away to the left of the image. The barge oarsman are holding the oars aloft. A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 95c in George Bushell's notebook] George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.


This is a original high quality radio controlled car spare part made of composite plastic. TeamC Plastic Battery Frame (2) will fit many TeamC cars, please verify compatibility before buying. Only high grade composite plastic was used to produce this spare part. Use T01061 part to replace or repair worn out parts in the chassis.


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Transformation of Africa's rural areas is key to curtailing migration, says Adesina
By Kanayo Umeh, Abuja
18 December 2017 | 4:51 am
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina. PHOTO: Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images
As Africa joins the rest of the world to commemorate International Migrants Day today, the African Development Bank (ADB) has called on countries in the continent to reconstruct rural areas from zone of economic misery to that of prosperity.
ADB says this will in turn expand economic opportunities for African youth, leading to improvements in their lives, thereby stemming migration.
In a statement yesterday in Abuja, ADB noted that greater economic opportunities would motivate African youth to stay on the continent and live a meaningful life.
"More than ever before, Africa must rapidly modernize its agriculture and unlock its full potential.''
According to the President of ADB, Akinwumi Adesina, the future of Africa's youth does not lie in migration to Europe, but in a prosperous Africa.
"Addressing the challenges of food insecurity is critical in addressing the more complex issues of migration and displacement. Reducing inter-communal conflict over scarce resources, such as water and pasture for animals, is also key.
"This requires new agricultural innovations and transforming agriculture into a sector for creating wealth. We must make agriculture a really cool choice for young people," said Adesina.
Adesina said lack of economic opportunities, conflict and extreme conditions brought about by climate change are key sources of fragility that often result in the forced migration of people desperately seeking alternatives.
He describes these factors as a 'triangle of disaster' that drive conflict and extreme violence, which in turn fan economic or forced migrations as reflected in rural-urban, intra-African or international migrations, leading to significant local and international challenges.
According to the UN, the challenges and difficulties of international migration require enhanced cooperation and collective action among countries and regions.
This is one of the reasons the bank is accelerating investments to get younger commercial farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs into agriculture.
Already, the ADB has launched a youth in agriculture initiative–Empowering Novel Agri-Business-Led Employment (ENABLE) Youth – to develop the next generation of "agripreneurs" for Africa.
Over the next 10 years, the bank will invest $15 billion to develop new youth agriculture entrepreneurs.
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Q: Unable to connect properly to an open port on my Windows VM So I have this setup, I have a Windows Server 2019 with a RASA open source server installed.
RASA works on Port 5005 so I added an inbound port for 5005.
So on my computer I tried accessing use < Public IP > :5005 and it didn't work even though if I use use < Private IP > :5005 or localhost:5005 in the virtual machine it works fine.
I also tried accessing the use < Public IP > :5005 inside the virtual machine and it didn't work.
The error is took to long to respond
Am I missing something?

A: In this case, you could add a rule to the Windows firewall inside the Server to expose the port for the public and private profiles. You could open a command prompt as an administrator on Azure VM and run the following command.
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=RASA dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=5005


I testing screen recording (bundled example) with my android handset and it works perfectly, however it seems my iPad does nothing with the same exact example.
I'm broadcasting from a MacBook BTW.
Touching the screen does not result in the recording function being initiated.
Any ideas why this could be ?
Update (24/08/2018): I started a new blank project with just the 'StartScreenRecording' command, and it definitely does not work on iOS at all.
Kindle Fire 7 works but with no sound (even with 1 and 0).
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (android 5.1) and Android 6.0 Handset work fine.


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using namespace seqan;

int ass1()
{
    typedef String<Dna5> DnaString;
    typedef StringSet<DnaString> DnaStringSet;
    DnaString text = "TTATTAAGCGTATAGCCCTATAAATATAA";
    DnaStringSet patternSet;
    appendValue(patternSet, "TATA");
    appendValue(patternSet, "GC");
    Index<DnaString > index(text);

    Finder<Index<DnaString> > finder(index);

    //std::cout << "Searching for " << length(pattern) << " patterns in " << text << std::endl;

    Iterator<DnaStringSet>::Type it = begin(patternSet);
    for(;!atEnd(it);++it){
       clear(finder);
        while(find(finder, getValue(it))){
            std::cout << "found " << getValue(it) << "  in pos: " << position(finder) << std::endl;
        };
    }
    return 0;
}

int ass2(){
       StringSet<String<char> > text;
    appendValue(text, "How many");
    appendValue(text, " wood would");
    appendValue(text, " a woodchuck chuck?");
    typedef Index<StringSet<String<char> > > TIndex;
    TIndex index(text);
    Iterator< TIndex, TopDown<> >::Type it(index);
    CharString pattern = "wood";
    while (repLength(it) < length(pattern))
    {
        // go down edge starting with the next pattern character
        if (!goDown(it, pattern[repLength(it)])) return 0;
        unsigned endPos = _min(repLength(it), length(pattern));
        // compare remaining edge characters with pattern
        std::cout << representative(it) << std::endl;
        if (infix(representative(it), parentRepLength(it) + 1, endPos) !=
            infix(pattern, parentRepLength(it) + 1, endPos)) return 0;
    }
    // if we get here the pattern was found
    // output match positions
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < length(getOccurrences(it)); ++i)
        std::cout << getOccurrences(it)[i] << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

int main(){

}

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First Bank Santa Barbara branch operates as a full service brick and mortar office. For lobby hours, drive-up hours and online banking services please visit the official website of the bank at www.firstbanks.com. You can edit branch details by clicking here if you believe the information is incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading.
First Bank Santa Barbara is open Monday to Friday and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The branch opens at 09:00 in the morning. Working hours for Santa Barbara branch are listed on the table above. Note that this data is based on regular opening and closing hours of First Bank and may also be subject to changes. Please call the branch at 805-563-6400 to verify hours before visiting.
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Whether you are traveling and spending hours on planes and in cars, work a desk job demanding you to sit for lengthy periods of the day, or maybe you have a really long commute and spend time in traffic. This simple fact of having a busy schedule, sitting for too long, or all the temptations in the kitchen can really hinder your fitness goals. The good news is, you don't have to up and quit your job, say no to a 14-hour plane trip or go on some crazy strict diet just to keep your bod in shape and healthy. There are many simple tricks hacks you can do to move throughout your day, keeping you fit all year long.
Many people get into the habit of thinking you have to have some fancy-shmancy equipment, over-priced gym membership, celebrity personal trainer or an interactive group class to get fit. I have personally done all of these things, and while they are all amazing options for getting fit, it's not the only way. Stay moving using whatever is in your house. When going to the gym or scheduling a class or trainer just doesn't fit my schedule, I will go for a run along the beach, use my furniture in my home in replace of gym equipment or do a variety of yoga and pilates workouts on the floor. It's amazing to see what great workouts you can do using only your body weight, a couch and a dumbell or 2. The key here is to use what you have and don't be afraid to get creative!
We all need our rest to stay fit and healthy. Sacrificing hours of sleep to get to the gym may actually be hindering your health and fitness goals more than helping. Try waking up just 15 minutes early, doing a quick Tabata workout, a burn-out set of abs, or some single leg squats. There are many quick yoga routines that you can do in only 5 minutes to get your body moving before your breakfast and shower for the day. You'd be amazed at how much you can accomplish in 15 minutes, how big of a difference it can make in your energy through the day, and how little it will steal from a full nights sleep.
Start your morning by consuming 30g of protein within 30 minutes of waking up. Protein can not be stored as fat in the body, but your muscles need it to be prepared for physical activity and to recover from workouts. Whether it is in a powder form of protein, or a breakfast like eggs or lean meat, make sure you get protein in the morning, at lunch, and in the evenings. It can be frustrating to working hard and not seeing results. If you are not getting enough protein in your diet, your body and muscles will not improve.
Before, after and during a workout, it is extremely important in achieving your fitness goals that you drink plenty of water. In the winter months, it may be easy to forget to drink water, but even in the rain and snow our body still demands the same amount of hydration. A trainer once told me, "if you don't have to pee after your workout is over, you didn't drink enough water during it". There is a lot of truth to this. When we workout, we sweat and our pores release a lot of water and minerals and need to rehydrate to properly recover. If we don't recover well, then we may be doing our bodies more harm than good, and we may not have enough energy to get back into our workout the next day. Drinking plenty of water before a meal, and throughout our day can help aid food cravings, and increase digestion, and increase circulation. So on those days when you maybe ate too much or didn't burn enough in your workout, make sure you are still drinking water so that your organs function properly and your food digests more efficiently.
I know that working a desk job and sitting in LA traffic may be a hindrance, but all is not lost. There are still little things you can do that can make a big difference. If at work, use a fitness ball instead of a chair, or a standing desk instead. Get up and walk every 15-20 minutes if possible. The simple act of getting up to walk keeps your blood flowing and circulation moving through your body. If traveling, book an isle seat and get up to walk the isle every once and a while. Park your car far from the grocery store, take the stairs instead of the elevator, or tale 20 seconds when you get home to do some pushups. Your workout doesn't have to be a long drawn out activity every time. Simple acts, and using those cracks of time in your day to move a little bit can make a huge difference.


Attempting to review a film that has this many twists and pleasant surprises is an unenviable task. So, allow Shock to be as succinct as the site can without giving a whole lot of plot details from the anticipated The Cabin in the Woods (opening April 13th) which may make this review quite short and vague.
Horror has seen its fair share of films which have attempted, for better or for worse, to deconstruct the genre on either a narrative or technical level.
The Cabin in the Woods trumps them all and is, hands-down, one of the smartest horror movies Shock has seen in years.
Nice review. I've been wondering about this one. It had the potential to be either original, smart and great or wind up being cheesy and gimmicky. Definitely seeming like it may land in former category from what I've been hearing out of SXSW.


(f) The parent or parents engaged in egregious conduct or had the opportunity and capability to prevent and knowingly failed to prevent egregious conduct that threatens the life, safety, or physical, mental, or emotional health of the child or the child's sibling.
(h) The parent or parents have committed the murder, manslaughter, aiding or abetting the murder, or conspiracy or solicitation to murder the other parent or another child, or a felony battery that resulted in serious bodily injury to the child or to another child.
(k) A test administered at birth that indicated that the child's blood, urine, or meconium contained any amount of alcohol or a controlled substance or metabolites of such substances, the presence of which was not the result of medical treatment administered to the mother or the newborn infant, and the biological mother of the child is the biological mother of at least one other child who was adjudicated dependent after a finding of harm to the child's health or welfare due to exposure to a controlled substance or alcohol as defined in s. 39.01(32)(g), after which the biological mother had the opportunity to participate in substance abuse treatment.
(l) On three or more occasions the child or another child of the parent or parents has been placed in out-of-home care pursuant to this chapter, and the conditions that led to the child's out-of-home placement were caused by the parent or parents.
(2) Reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families are not required if a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that any of the events described in paragraphs (1)(e)-(l) have occurred.
History.—s. 9, ch. 87-289; s. 16, ch. 90-306; s. 4, ch. 90-309; s. 7, ch. 92-158; s. 35, ch. 94-164; s. 1, ch. 97-226; s. 12, ch. 97-276; s. 88, ch. 98-403; s. 2, ch. 98-417; s. 45, ch. 99-193; s. 35, ch. 2000-139; s. 3, ch. 2001-3; s. 12, ch. 2004-371; s. 25, ch. 2006-86; s. 16, ch. 2008-245; s. 2, ch. 2009-21.


Tuesday, August 14 was a rainy evening but that didn't dampen our spirits as we celebrated our Evening in the Garden! We were pleased to welcome many familiar faces and a few new ones too.
Catherine MacPhee, Mary Pellerine, and Pat MacLean enjoying the music!
In addition to food provided by the volunteers, there was an abundance of produce and flowers available for sale at the farm.
We were also very fortunate to have live music provided by the North Street Straw Band.
Members of the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute were in attendance as well. We were fortunate enough to have them speak to us about Monarch butterflies. They also had milkweed plants for sale. Many of the people who purchased the plants are now reporting Monarch caterpillars!
Butterfly talk from the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute.
As always, thank you to the Urban Farm community, staff, and volunteers for making this event a great success.


This year: I learn more how to be humble more than I ever have, I learn what it means to slow down, I learn that I have so much to learn, I learn what listening to your inner self means, I learn how to break down walls, I learn that everything I knew is all something to relearn, I learn that it's really great to learn. I hope that all I've gained in 3 months of 2017 proves how much more I have to gain for the rest of the year. I hope that at least one thing I do this year will help someone else who has faced the same strifes or similar, and I can actually do something to help them. I hope that my listening skills become greater than they ever were, and my thirst for knowledge and understanding becomes greater than they ever were. I hope I learn way more than I'm supposed to, and I hope I teach way more than I knew I could. I hope that all the skills I thought I never had, peak to where I will actually acknowledge them, and more so I hope that I encourage and empower those that doubt themselves. I know this is late in the "new year" cheer but I'm reflective, so March is where it's at. I've yet to figure out all the answers, but happy to observe the paths of others, learn from my own, and give back anything I may have to give. If you feel the same (don't feel the need to copy and paste to your wall, unless you really want to lol) just express your humanism in your words. Let's all be the ones to lift each other up and help make all of us our better selves.


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Art By: Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, Andworld Designs
Let's head back on over to Bludhaven so that we can see how the new Nightwing team, with Ric Grayson being involved are doing now that the Joker's Daughter has come to town to make the rich suffer for how bad they've treated the poor and downtrodden of the city. Really though, I'm just looking for one good encounter from Joker's Daughter because everything since the New 52 started has been kind of nonsense in my eyes. Let's jump into this issue and see if that all changes. Let's check it out.
For this issue of Nightwing, we see some progression in Ric Grayson becoming more involved with his new team in the way that he realizes that him and his former identity of Dick Grayson have more in common than he previously thought in that they both can't see someone in trouble without putting themselves in the middle of it. This is cool on two fronts in my opinion because while I like seeing this new version of our hero becoming the actual hero of this book again, people who have flat out hated this change may be able to hope that "their" Dick Grayson will be coming back soon and all he needs is a few heroic jogs to his memory for that to happen......... and while that may be the case, this issue seems to be putting Dick Grayson on the back burner more than anything, especially since this looks like the people who wanted Dick Grayson back are finally coming to terms with his new persona.
In this story we deal with the continued threats of Joker's Daughter and what she's doing in Bludhaven, but really, this seems to take backseat to Ric's continued acclimation to the Nightwings team and so that we can see how each of the new Nightwings are feeling about the job they're doing. The biggest problem that I have with the issue is........ now bear with me here, this may come off sounding stupid....... It's doing too much, while not doing enough of the small things. Ya get me? I mean we see Colleen doing her detective job, while the other characters go after Joker's Daughter, but I want to know more about these characters and with the big super villain threats that we get each arc, I don't know if we'll ever have the time to really explore who these new Nightwings are past a surface level looksie. With that though, there's a enough in this book to keep current fans happy, I just wish that super heroes would start going after their villain more vigorously because now if there's a brief moment that the villain gets out of sight, the heroes just chalk it up as "oh well, she got away" and that's been getting a bit frustrating.
All in all, I love the art in this issue and love the progression of this team, that's actually working as a team here, I just wish we had time to fully explore who these characters are and maybe I'll get my wish as this series progresses and we'll take the time to dive deep into their back stories beyond a one-off line that refers to something we never saw. Also, we have to stop letting villains getaway, it's getting ridiculous with how easy our heroes give up. With that though, I still continue to enjoy this series and hope that Lobdell and Kaplan have something special planned for old and new Nightwing fans with this iteration of the first Robin.
The Joker's Daughter is upping her game in Bludhaven and letting us all know that she has a lot planned for this city, while we also see our heroes working more as a team which is nice. I just wish we knew more about them at this point, but maybe patience is the key there. All in all, the art is great and I can't wait to find out more about these new characters and this new iteration of our classic hero.
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During the postmodern era, which took place between the middle to the late 20th Century, irony became the predominant mode of cultural expression. This growth in the frequency and intensity of irony in culture has been thought of as a response to the cultural crises of the latter half of the 20th century. According to architectural historian Charles Jencks, the peak of this crisis took place in the year 1972, specifically on July 15, at 3:32pm, when Minoru Yamasaki's Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis Missouri was demolished. This was a turning point that marked the end of the Modernist architectural project and the beginning of the Postmodern movement in architecture. The vision of the architect as a "form-giver" who could access the spirit of the age and manifest it in an architecture that was universally true, rational, and social progressive was no longer tenable.
One of the ways architects faced this crisis was by adopting an ironic attitude characterized by skepticism, emotional distance, and a self consciousness towards the notion of progress and truth. Irony was applied in a variety of ways. Irony was used to make futility and uncertainty humorous, it was used in parody as a form of criticism, some attempted to form new ways of understanding architecture that were based on earlier philosophical traditions of irony. Architects such as Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, Peter Eisenmann, Stanley Tigerman, Rem Koolhaas, Charles Moore and James Wines, were some of the well-known proponents of this ironic approach to architecture. Some of the features of postmodern ironic architecture are also present in architecture today, notably in the works of MVRDV, Bjarke Ingels Group, and FAT.
This thesis attempts to identify how and why irony is expressed in the architecture of the postmodern era and today by examining the rhetorical strategies and philosophies attributed to ironic expression. I argue that irony is an effective way to express uncertainty, to criticize ideas, and to propose provisional solutions. But irony is also problematic because it is inimical to common understanding, can easily lead to deception, and encourages emotional distance and ambivalence. However, these strengths and weakness are inevitable and necessary for ironic expression. I believe that irony is not inherently bad or good. Despite its attendant complications, irony possess unique semantic and pragmatic properties that enable it to effectively engage certain types of crises. This study of ironic architecture focuses on three aspects of irony: (1) The expression of ambiguous statements and multiple meanings through irony, (2) the use of irony in parody as mode of criticism, and (3) the use of ironic narratives to dramatize uncertainty and disorientation.
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Digital Assistants getting better says latest "IQ test"
Ida Torres
While Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri are still not perfect, it looks like these digital assistants are getting better every year. At least that's what the annual IQ test of Loup Ventures is showing. Google Assistant is still the best among the pack but Amazon's Alex is catching up and has shown big signs of improvement. This year is also the first time that Microsoft's Cortana isn't part of the test and that's only fitting since they are looking at a different direction for their digital assistant anyway.
The test once again asked the same questions for all of the digital assistants involved and this time around they focused on smartphone-based digital assistants. There have also been studies for smart speakers but this one focused solely on the Google Assistant on Pixel XL running Android Pie, Alexa through the iOS app, and Siri through iOS 12.4. They are graded on two metrics: first, did they understand what was being asked and second, did they give a correct response.
On these metrics, Google Assistant was once again the best as it understood all of the 800 questions posed and had a 93% accuracy when it comes to correctly answering those queries. While Alexa was only 3rd, it was also the most improved. It had a 99.9% accuracy in understanding the question and then correctly answered them 79.8% of the time. This was a huge improvement in its 61.4% from last year and is the biggest jump since they started recording results.
The 800 questions asked were divided into five categories: local, commerce, navigation, information, and command, all of which are pretty self-explanatory. Four out of those five, Google Assistant was the runaway winner. But when it comes to commands, once again, Siri beat them to the punch. Alexa is understandably lagging behind the two when it comes to commands since it's considered a third-party app.
Over-all, Loup Ventures says the performance of these three digital assistants have been steadily improving. Google Assistant improved by 7 percentage points while Alexa had a whooping 18 point improvement. And since the scores are almost at 100% already it may seem like they will be able to soon answer perfectly but of course what they're able to understand is "within reason" but not always generally intelligent just yet.


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China's rise as a global provider of capital is being felt across Australia's property, agri-business and tourism industries.
Chinese capital is entering Australia on the supply side (e.g. property development, hotel development) and demand side (investors in resi property as well as investors in hard assets).
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Chinese developers and investors are new competitors for hard assets. At the same time, many are seeking to harness Australian expertise to boost the value of Australian assets as well as to provide specialist expertise (e.g. dairy farm and beef cattle operational technology) for adoption in China.
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While there is much Chinese development in the pipeline, few have yet reached completion. What are the regulatory, operational and cost challenges facing Chinese developers and agri/tourism assets, not only in completing their projects, but in building their reputation as leading developers in Australia?
Australian developers and asset owners have a high (and sometimes controversial) profile in the community and media.
Increasingly Chinese developers and asset owners, ranging from new/small developers to multi-billion dollar property groups, will also have high profiles, particularly as their end products are homes in which Australians will live or suppliers of agri-produce and tourism services. What are the community issues facing Chinese developers and asset owners as they build their brand in Australia?
We recently organised Australia's first Aus-China Property Developers conference to explore the themes above, attracting 330 C-level and senior executives.
The event was seen as ground breaking – dispelling myths and misconceptions of Chinese developers, and highlighting their planned involvement in Australia's property industry.
Most panellists (including Chinese developers, Australian property experts, Councillors, and institutional investors) emphasised the need for local knowledge and expert advice to navigate Australia's complex development pathways.
Delegates were approximately a third Chinese and Australian developers & builders; a third financiers, investors, and deal-spotters; and a third industry service providers.


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Gonzeville est une commune française située dans le département de la Seine-Maritime en région Normandie.

Géographie

Localisation

Cette petite commune, qui s'étend sur , est entourée par les communes de Fultot, Canville-les-Deux-Églises et Bénesville. Gonzeville est situé à  d'altitude et à  au sud-ouest de Dieppe, qui est la plus grande ville aux alentours.
La commune est proche du parc naturel régional des Boucles de la Seine normande qui est situé à environ .

Climat
Le climat qui caractérise la commune est qualifié, en 2010, de « climat océanique franc », selon la typologie des climats de la France qui compte alors huit grands types de climats en métropole. En 2020, la commune ressort du type « climat océanique » dans la classification établie par Météo-France, qui ne compte désormais, en première approche, que cinq grands types de climats en métropole. Ce type de climat se traduit par des températures douces et une pluviométrie relativement abondante (en liaison avec les perturbations venant de l'Atlantique), répartie tout au long de l'année avec un léger maximum d'octobre à février.

Les paramètres climatiques qui ont permis d'établir la typologie de 2010 comportent six variables pour les températures et huit pour les précipitations, dont les valeurs correspondent à la normale 1971-2000. Les sept principales variables caractérisant la commune sont présentées dans l'encadré ci-après.

Avec le changement climatique, ces variables ont évolué. Une étude réalisée en 2014 par la Direction générale de l'Énergie et du Climat complétée par des études régionales prévoit en effet que la  température moyenne devrait croître et la pluviométrie moyenne baisser, avec toutefois de fortes variations régionales. Ces changements peuvent être constatés sur la station météorologique de Météo-France la plus proche, « Auzebosc », sur la commune d'Auzebosc, mise en service en 1967 et qui se trouve à  à vol d'oiseau, où la température moyenne annuelle est de  et la hauteur de précipitations de  pour la période 1981-2010.
Sur la station météorologique historique la plus proche, « Rouen-Boos », sur la commune de Boos,  mise en service en 1968 et à , la température moyenne annuelle évolue de  pour la période 1971-2000 à  pour 1981-2010, puis à  pour 1991-2020.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Gonzeville est une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.
La commune est en outre hors attraction des villes.

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des territoires agricoles (94,4 % en 2018), une proportion identique à celle de 1990 (94,4 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
terres arables (83,1 %), zones agricoles hétérogènes (10,7 %), forêts (5,6 %), prairies (0,6 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Toponymie

La localité était attestée sous la forme Gousville jusqu'en 1793 et ce n'est qu'en 1801 que le nom de Gonzeville fut adopté.

Histoire
Paroisse et seigneurie au . Elle fut cédée au  à Robert, comte de Dreux, par Saint Louis en 1227 pour le dédommager d'une terre qu'il possédait en Angleterre. Au  et  siècles, la seigneurie passe tour à tour à la famille Lemasson. En 1660, le seigneur est Jacques Le Ver, baron de Villiers et seigneur de Mesnil-Testier à Bénesville. Un des membres de cette famille, le marquis Louis-Augustin Le Ver, est membre fondateur de la Société des antiquaires de Normandie dont il devient le président en 1832.

Politique et administration

Démographie
En 2010, il y a 109 habitants et la répartition de la population est de 46,2 % d'hommes et 53,8 % de femmes.
La densité de la population est de 22,6 hab/km.

Vie associative et sportive

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments

 Église Saint-Samson. Son origine, remonte au , date à laquelle le chœur fut construit. Bien que d'importants travaux aient été réalisés au , l'église a su conserver son clocher en grès du . Isolée, elle est entourée d'un cimetière auquel on accède par un portail couvert de chaume. À l'intérieur de l'église, le décor se mélange parfaitement avec le retable en bois polychrome datant du  et qui donne à cette église toute sa splendeur. Cependant, la peinture qui se trouve derrière le retable s'efface. Les belles couleurs ont perdu de leur luminosité. Pour que l'église retrouve tout son charme, des travaux de rénovation sont nécessaires.
 Calvaire.
 Monument aux morts.
 Musée école d'autrefois. Un petit musée est installé dans l'ancienne école communale. Il permet de redécouvrir une classe rurale des années 1950 avec mobilier, livres, tableau noir et parquet ciré. L'ancien préau abrite les reliques d'une ancienne carte de Seine-Inférieure, sur torchis.
 Maison de maître, restaurée.

Personnalités liées à la commune
 Valérie Lemercier (1964), actrice, humoriste, scénariste, réalisatrice et chanteuse, dont le père a été maire, a grandi à Gonzeville.

Héraldique

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
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Articles connexes
 Liste des communes de la Seine-Maritime

Liens externes

 Gonzeville sur le site de l'Institut géographique national
 Site de la mairie

Notes et références

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Références

Commune dans la Seine-Maritime


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The voice of cricket gone, but not forgotten
Richie Benaud
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Emma McBryde Journalist
Although born and bred in Rockhampton, I'm still learning more and more about the people and community every day. We have a community filled with both inspirational locals and people who have been hard done by. I enjoy telling their tales and hopefully using my position to right the wrongs.
11th Apr 2015 5:00 AM
YOU might not be a cricket fan, but there's no doubt you could pick "the voice of cricket" from a myriad of commentators.
And you might even be able to pull off a Richie Benaud impression.
It was the 84-year-old's cricketing prowess, eccentric drawl, famous sayings and his belief a commentator's job also included allowing watchers moments to enjoy the sport in silence that endeared him to generations and made him a cultural icon.
Benaud even unintentionally inspired a cult following with hordes of men donning balding wigs, outfits similar to Benaud's own trademark beige suits and fashioning their own Channel Nine microphones when heading off to a match in 40 degree heat.
Not forgetting Australian satirist Billy Birmingham's famous Benaud parody album.
Professor David Rowe from the University of Western Sydney's Institute for Culture and Society, who has published books on sports and popular culture, struggled to name anyone as widely embraced in the cricket world and Australian society.
He said Benaud's passing during his sleep at a Sydney hospice on Friday was a sad and significant moment in not just Australia's sporting history.
Benaud had long been ill and was receiving radiation treatment for skin cancer.
Richie Benaud talks through 35 years of cricket: Cricketing icon Richie Benaud takes us through 35 years of cricket.
Prof Rowe said the former cricket captain's abilities and eccentric commentary style, which even former prime minister John Howard remarked upon on Friday, had found him a place in the "Australian cultural landscape".
"He brought his own style," Mr Howard, who first saw Benaud play in 1952, said.
"He was a gentleman in the proper sense... He's done a lot to maintain the popularity of the game."
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has offered the Benaud family a state funeral for the Channel Nine broadcaster of almost 40 years.
He described Benaud's passing as "the greatest loss for cricket since the loss of Don Bradman".
"While many Australians only know Richard Benaud as the voice of cricket, we should not forget that in his day he was a cricketer with few equals," Mr Abbott said.
"It was why he was so insightful as a commentator."
Mr Howard and Mr Abbott both extended their condolences to Benaud's wife Daphne and the rest of his family.
Nine entertainment chief David Gyngell described Richie as "part of the Australian psyche".
"Richie is a true legend not only to all the people who knew him, but to the many millions who didn't. Which speaks volumes," he said.
Nine's head of sport, Steve Crawley, described Richie as the "best in the business bar none".
It was a sentiment echoed by Prof Rowe.
Prof Rowe, an Englishman living in Australia, said even in the UK Benaud's popularity was widespread.
"He kind of bridged the older world of cricket," he said.
"He had the great advantage of longevity."
Yet Prof Rowe said Benaud keenly encouraged the modernisation of the game, including technological advancements that would enhance cricket.
He praised Benaud's preference for cricket players to have a career and be paid properly, with Benaud making an example of himself through his BBC training and successful transition from player to commentator.
Prof Rowe said the international respect he had garnered as a man of integrity made it difficult to find any sports figure with the kind of reach Benaud had.
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Mick Parr "Welcome back"
Debbie Polley "And Glenn McGrath dismissed for two, just ninety-eight runs short of his century." RIP Richie
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