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Whitney Peak Hotel Celebrates Anniversary
May 29, 2018 | Category: Blogs | Tags: Anniversary, Hotel, New Reno, nvmag, Reno, Rock Climbing, Whitney Peak Hotel
Reno's only non-smoking and non-gaming luxury boutique property, Whitney Peak, which officially opened June 7, 2014, has changed the traditional hotel experience in Reno. "It has been our goal from day one to eschew the status quo," says General Manager Niki Gross. "We wanted to bring something completely new and unique to Reno, and provide an unparalleled guest experience that celebrates the Northern Nevada region. Based on the feedback from our guests and patrons, we have succeeded."
The hotel attributes its success to its unique features. Basecamp—a 7,000-square-foot indoor bouldering gym—boasts the world's tallest climbing wall. Heritage is a farm to table restaurant in the hotel with a menu that changes alongside the seasons. The Cargo Concert Hall is a unique gateway to the sounds of Reno, and highlights the Reno music scene.
The property is completing renovations on the final six guest floors, doubling the number of guest rooms to 310, including three new, two-bedroom suites. Construction is also underway on new meeting space as well, adding more than 12,000 square feet to the hotel's current inventory of 8,000 square feet. One of the new spaces will be a 5,300-square-foot ballroom, which will serve as an ideal location for weddings, receptions and other large special events. Construction is expected to be completed late in the year.
To celebrate the one-year anniversary, the hotel will host a series of events from June 11-14 to include:
Anniversary kick-off concert featuring James McMurtry (Cargo)
Public open house, tours, and refreshments from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (main lobby)
All-day happy hour from 9 a.m. to closing (Heritage)
Family "free climb" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (BaseCamp)
"Reno is really seeing a renaissance of sorts, and Whitney Peak Hotel is an important part of that movement," says Eli Gross, brand manager for the hotel. "With the University of Nevada, Reno here and companies like Tesla moving into the community, there is incredible energy and opportunities to leverage that will change the way that people look at our city."
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Homegrown ecommerce giant Flipkart has burnt through nearly half of the $6.1 Bn funding it raised from investors over the last decade, since it started operations in 2007. The company's accumulated losses jumped several-fold to $3.6 Bn (INR 24,000 Cr) as of March 2017, from $1.5 Bn (INR 10,000 Cr) a year prior to that.
As per its filings with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore, accessed by Inc42, Flipkart witnessed a slowdown in its revenue growth during the last fiscal.
Sales of its ecommerce arm, which operates fashion portals Myntra and Jabong as well as digital payments business of PhonePe, underwent a 29% growth, reaching $3 Bn (INR 19,855 Cr). While the number is impressive in itself, compared to the 50% revenue growth the company clocked in FY16, this represents a significant drop.
As of March 2017, Flipkart sold goods worth an average of $8.3 Mn (INR 54.4 Cr) daily, compared to $6.4 Mn (INR 42.20 Cr) worth of goods that were sold every day in the previous year.
According to its financial results, the ecommerce behemoth reported an eight-fold increase in its interest costs from $123.7 Mn (INR 806 Cr) to $661.5 Mn (INR 4,309 Cr) in FY17. The jump, as per sources, has been largely due to the increase in interest accrued to preference shares issued during its fundraise.
On a positive note, cash burn rate dropped as Flipkart managed to cut its losses slightly at the earnings before interest and tax level. However, losses after tax surged from $801.8 Mn (INR 5,223 Cr) in the fiscal ending on March 31, 2016 to $1.3 Bn (INR 8,771 Cr) in FY17.
Recently, in a report titled 'Online Retail Forecast (2017-2022) Asia Pacific', Forrester Research found that Amazon India is now behind its arch nemesis Flipkart by only 1% in GMV market share for 2017, in comparison to 5% in 2016.
Recently, the tussle between the two ecommerce majors was seen earlier during the festive season sale last October-November. At the time, etailing industry managed generated $1.5 Bn sales ( INR 9,000 Cr). Flipkart generated 2.3x times the business in the festive season sale with 58% share, while Amazon managed 26% share of the total sales.
Similarly, during results of Republic Day sale towards the beginning of this year, Amazon India had said that it received the highest share of orders with 2X orders than the nearest competition in the Indian ecommerce industry, and nearly double the number of transacting customers. The company also claimed to acquire 1.7X new customers over a normal business day with 85% coming from Tier II, Tier III and below geographies.
Is Profitability Still A Distant Dream For Flipkart?
In July 2017, reports surfaced that online marketplace Flipkart was looking to cut losses and move towards profitability during the current financial year ending on March 31, 2018. To that end, the ecommerce giant was reportedly planning to curtail discounts, while also reducing warehouse and logistics-related costs.
Additionally, Flipkart was hoping to bolster sales and break even at the gross profit (GP) level by the end of FY18. Flipkart's decision to refocus its strategies on attaining profitability came just a month before the ecommerce giant secured a massive $2 Bn-$2.5 Bn funding from SoftBank, as a follow-on to the earlier $1.4 Bn round from Tencent, eBay and Microsoft.
Incidentally, Flipkart is currently engaged in talks to raise a substantial funding from global retail giant Walmart, in exchange for a stake in the online marketplace. As per its recent indications, Walmart is looking to enter the Indian ecommerce space by acquiring a 25% to 51% stake in Flipkart through a mix of primary and secondary purchase of shares from existing investors including SoftBank, along with an investment of $7 Bn. If the deal goes through, Flipkart's valuation will rise to $20 Bn from its current valuation of $14.2 Bn.
Given the way things stand at present, it seems that reaching profitability might be a more challenging task than Flipkart originally envisioned. The company recently made headlines when it asked sellers to deal with 60% of the discounts during sale events.
Earlier in November 2017, it altered its selling rates, lowering commission by 5% on items priced below $4.61(INR 300) for many categories including mobile accessories. Also, the payment settlement time frame was reduced by two days for sellers in the silver category.
Recently, Amazon made a similar move when it modified its seller fees by reducing seller fees by nearly 70% in categories like daily needs and apparel and increasing it by up to 50% for items like power banks, chargers, shoes, etc.
Concurrently, Flipkart also finds itself in a pickle with the Income Tax Department, which refused to stay the $17.2 Mn(INR 110 Cr) tax penalty on the ecommerce giant as part of the tax assessed for FY15-16 and gave it a deadline of February 28, 2018 to deposit $8.5 Mn as tax and $8.5 Mn as bank guarantee.
Under the latest ruling, the IT department has asked the ecommerce firm to reclassify discounts not as a cost but a capital expenditure, meaning that it should not be deducted from the revenue and should, therefore, be taxable.
As the Indian ecommerce market reached $33 Bn registering a 19.1% growth in 2016-2017, according to the Indian government's Economic Survey 2018, major players like Flipkart and Amazon have been expanding and exploring avenues to gain a stronger foothold in the burgeoning market.
However, for Flipkart, the road to profitability is hindered not just by its rivalry with Amazon. From troubles with the Income Tax department over reclassifying discounts as revenue expenditure to conflicts with sellers over deep discounting, the homegrown unicorn has a bunch of hurdles to overcome before it can before profitable.
With report surfacing that Flipkart is now actively looking to hire more than 700 people across various tech positions, its expenses are likely going to increase multiple-fold in the coming months. While the dream of breaking even by FY18 will remain fulfilled, whether it manages to successfully cut losses, without losing business, will be interesting to watch.


Creating a massive amount of social media content for the brand. 30+ athletes from a range of sports including wakeboarding, biking, skateboarding, kitesurfing, windsurf The Makulo project has finally kicked off! Partnered with Mercedes Benz DE, the crew of action sports athletes is cruising around northern Germany in the new GLA Streetstyle edition, stand up paddle, motocross and the list goes on come from the Makulo athlete database and are deployed to events across the country.
The first event the riders hit up was the Hamburg Harbour Birthday. The Makulo team was 14 deep, they picked up their vehicles, met up for a quick creative meeting and then put on some demos for the crowd. After spending some hours enjoying the Harbour Birthday the athletes took off to have some sessions around the city and dive into their pool of content creation.
Every week, until the end of June the Makulo team will be all over the country, keep an eye out for the GLA's at your local events!
The next stop for the Makulo team was Sylt. The Summer Opening for the Windsurf season in Germany! The crew rolled up in style with the #GLAroadtrip branded SUV's and even though the weather was cloudy and cold that didn't stop the riders from heading straight to the water! After a weekend of mixed conditions it was great to see Makulo Team rider Casper Bouman taking 2'nd in Slalom and 3'rd in Course Racing.
Next stop on the Map was Norderney! Whit sands Festival was kicking off. The new team riders were stoked to get their GLA's and head out on the road! Chantelle, Lennart, Lucca, Emmanuel and Roderick were busy all weekend creating media and keeping active! Windsurf, skate, kitesurf and even kiting with a landboard, the Makulo crew got into lots of different activities in Norderney.
This week the Makulo crew was super excited for the Never Summer Kitesurf Masters on Wulfener Neck, in Fehmarn. Riders came from all over Germany for the first tour stop of the official German Championship Series taking place in the Baltic Sea. The event had everything and all conditions, sunshine, rain, light wind tow ups, strong wind and flat water for freestyle, consistent enough wind to get all the races complete and some sick parties for sure! Several thousand visitors attended the spectacle and after that we cant wait for next week… time to cruise out to King of the Lagoon which is going to be a guaranteed good time! Hopefully see you there, keep an eye out for the Makulo crew in the #GLAroadtrip Mercedes.
This week the Makulo crew was all over the King of the Lagoon event in Büsum, Germany. With perfect weather conditions the athletes got a lot of time on the water. Being focused on wake style / park riding the King of the Lagoon was an event the Makulo athletes knew they could do well at. Legendary German style master Rick Jensen was definitely a favorite going into the event and did not disappoint, landing his signature tricks with ease putting him straight into 1'st place! As well the Makulo girls weren't just there to look pretty (although they seem to juggle both with ease) they wanted to shred and get up on the podium as well. Team Rider Sabrina Lutz made it to the top while at the same time creating a lot of quality media with a genuine feel to it, she makes it look to easy! With such a success at King of the Lagoon the momentum is building going into the final week of the #GLAroadtrip. The last stop is going to massive, the Makulo crew will be cruising out to Sylt to blow the doors of the Kitesurf Cup!
It's been a long journey on the #GLAroadtrip. The Makulo crew has been all over Germany racking up km's checking in to different events every weekend. Riding hard, meeting new people, catching up with old friends and snapping clips along the way, just doing their thing and creating a lot of quality social media content at the same time! Starting in Hamburg and ending this week in Sylt it has definitely been a blast and a huge success with a massive reach. Check out #GLAroadtrip for more from the trip, www.makulo.com to see what we're up to next and www.merecedes-benz.de for more on the GLA.


I actually wrote this a couple weeks ago, but never got around to posting. So its already a little outdated.
Josie has found her crawling legs and she's moving like crazy. She's also managed to pop a couple more teeth threw and she loves to use them. She just figured out how to grind them all together today too. Yikes, that's a terrible sound. She's also leading us to believe that she knows how to say "hi" and "bye". We've got some video of the first and she does it semi consistently. Crazy how fast she's growing.
Maddox is growing like crazy too. He's so funny with his developing little wit. Makes us laugh all the time. He had the best day ever at school this week when 4 UNCG soccer players and a coach came to spend some time with him and his friends. He was so excited he didn't know what to do with himself. That's pretty much how we pass our afternoons these days. Soccer in the front yard.
Oh, and he loves to sing the National Anthem. Notice his hand over his heart for the "team picture" below.
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GTK (GIMP Toolkit) is a library for creating graphical user interfaces. It is licensed using the LGPL license, so you can develop open software, free software, or even commercial non-free software using GTK without having to spend anything for licenses or royalties.
It's called the GIMP toolkit because it was originally written for developing the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), but GTK has now been used in a large number of software projects, including the GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME) project. GTK is built on top of GDK (GIMP Drawing Kit) which is basically a wrapper around the low-level functions for accessing the underlying windowing functions (Xlib in the case of the X windows system), and gdk-pixbuf, a library for client-side image manipulation.
GTK is essentially an object oriented application programmers interface (API). Although written completely in C, it is implemented using the idea of classes and callback functions (pointers to functions).
There is also a third component called GLib which contains a few replacements for some standard calls, as well as some additional functions for handling linked lists, etc. The replacement functions are used to increase GTK's portability, as some of the functions implemented here are not available or are nonstandard on other Unixes such as g_strerror(). Some also contain enhancements to the libc versions, such as g_malloc() that has enhanced debugging utilities.
In version 2.0, GLib has picked up the type system which forms the foundation for GTK's class hierarchy, the signal system which is used throughout GTK, a thread API which abstracts the different native thread APIs of the various platforms and a facility for loading modules.
As the last component, GTK uses the Pango library for internationalized text output.
This tutorial describes the C interface to GTK. There are GTK bindings for many other languages including C++, Guile, Perl, Python, TOM, Ada95, Objective C, Free Pascal, Eiffel, Java and C#. If you intend to use another language's bindings to GTK, look at that binding's documentation first. In some cases that documentation may describe some important conventions (which you should know first) and then refer you back to this tutorial. There are also some cross-platform APIs (such as wxWindows and V) which use GTK as one of their target platforms; again, consult their documentation first.
If you're developing your GTK application in C++, a few extra notes are in order. There's a C++ binding to GTK called GTK--, which provides a more C++-like interface to GTK; you should probably look into this instead. If you don't like that approach for whatever reason, there are two alternatives for using GTK. First, you can use only the C subset of C++ when interfacing with GTK and then use the C interface as described in this tutorial. Second, you can use GTK and C++ together by declaring all callbacks as static functions in C++ classes, and again calling GTK using its C interface. If you choose this last approach, you can include as the callback's data value a pointer to the object to be manipulated (the so-called "this" value). Selecting between these options is simply a matter of preference, since in all three approaches you get C++ and GTK. None of these approaches requires the use of a specialized preprocessor, so no matter what you choose you can use standard C++ with GTK.
This tutorial is an attempt to document as much as possible of GTK, but it is by no means complete. This tutorial assumes a good understanding of C, and how to create C programs. It would be a great benefit for the reader to have previous X programming experience, but it shouldn't be necessary. If you are learning GTK as your first widget set, please comment on how you found this tutorial, and what you had trouble with. There are also C++, Objective C, ADA, Guile and other language bindings available, but I don't follow these.
This document is a "work in progress". Please look for updates on http://www.gtk.org/.
I would very much like to hear of any problems you have learning GTK from this document, and would appreciate input as to how it may be improved. Please see the section on Contributing for further information.


The researchers analyzed data regarding hospital and patient characteristics associated with opioid-free analgesia from the Cerner Health Facts database.
The use of opioid-free analgesia to manage postsurgical pain is still limited, particularly in some patient groups that may be at a higher risk for opioid-related adverse drug events, according to a study published in Current Medical Research and Opinion.
The researchers analyzed data regarding hospital and patient characteristics associated with opioid-free analgesia from the Cerner Health Facts database, spanning from January 2011 to December 2015. They used descriptive statistics and logistic regression to identify predictors of opioid-free analgesia for patients and hospitals.
Overall, 10,219 patients from 187 hospitals who received postsurgical opioid-free analgesia and 255,196 patients who received postsurgical opioids were identified. The rates of opioid-free analgesia varied by hospital.
The results indicated that patients were more likely to receive opioid-free analgesia if they were older (odds ratio [OR], 1.06; 95% CI, 1.03-1.10; P <.001), had neurological disorders (OR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.10-1.39; P <.001), had diabetes (OR, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.08-1.33; P =.001), or had psychosis (OR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.01-1.37; P =.030).
In this cohort, patients with depression or obesity were found to be less likely to receive opioid-free analgesia (OR, 0.80 [95% CI, 0.67-0.95; P =.010] and OR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.73-0.98; P =.030], respectively).
"[A] substantial proportion of [opioid-free analgesia] patients was contributed by a few hospitals with especially high rates of [opioid-free analgesia], suggesting that hospital policies, institutional structure, and cross-functional departmental commitment to reducing opioid use may play a large role in the implementation of [opioid-free analgesia]," concluded the study authors.
This study was supported by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. The study sponsor was involved in the development of the study design, interpretation and analysis of data, writing the manuscript, and submission for publication.


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New York State Route 3A is een korte state highway door de Jefferson County in de Amerikaanse staat New York met een lengte van 8,3 km.

De weg is een alternatieve route van de New York State Route 3 en dient als een oost-west verbindingsweg tussen het dorpje Deferiet en Fargo, een gehucht van de stad Wilna. Ze doet bijgevolg geen Interstate highways aan.

State highway in New York

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Accepting Your Emotions as Human
By Lauren Johnson May 21, 2022 May 23, 2022 All Articles, Mental and Emotional Health
Accepting that we have negative feelings doesn't mean we have a bad attitude or lack faith. As human beings, we often feel sad, frustrated, angry, or disappointed. We also hear oft-repeated advice to grin and bear it, count our blessings, or have more faith in response to our negative emotions.… Continue reading
Tagged Accepting Your Emotions as Human, Come What May and Love It, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, General Conference, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Lauren Johnson
How to Turn Disappointments into Successes
By Latter-day Saint Insights October 13, 2021 November 28, 2021 All Articles, Atonement, Faith, Trials
Life will always bring unexpected, disappointing events; more important than the events themselves, however, is how we decide to respond to them. A friend of mine recently expressed to me the devastation he felt when he returned home from his mission earlier than he had anticipated. Even though the reason… Continue reading
Tagged Come What May and Love It, Disappointment, good things to come, hardships, Hope, How to Turn Disappointments into Successes, Jacob de Jager, Mikaela Wilkins, New Era, Overcoming Discouragement, Success
Learning to Love Whatever Comes
By Latter-day Saint Insights November 25, 2017 November 27, 2021 All Articles, Daily Living
At a time when my life was filled to the brim with challenges, I learned a life-changing lesson about the value of cherishing each day. Since returning home from a Church mission and marrying my sweetheart, my life has been filled with wonders—and inevitable trials. Learning to love whatever comes my… Continue reading
Tagged Change of Heart, Come What May and Love It, Elicia Cheney, Gratitude, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Learning to Love What Comes, Positive Living
Let God Lead the Way
By Latter-day Saint Insights June 17, 2017 November 30, 2021 All Articles, Faith, Trials
The way we face our trials contributes to how happy and successful we are. But how do we face trials that seem impossible to overcome? We all experience disappointment, sadness, sickness, and heartache. Why would a loving Heavenly Father want us to face such adversity? He does not give us… Continue reading
Tagged Adversity, Come What May and Love It, Cynthia Chan, General Conference, Inspiration, Joseph B. Wirthlin, LDS, Let God Lead the Way, Mormon Insights, Overcoming Trails, perseverance

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They say the harder you work the luckier you get, looking at some stats from the Spurs match you can see the truth of it.
While great pieces of skill by Ben Arfa and Ba won the match, two other players once again showed their worth and without their contribution we probably wouldn't have given the forwards their platform.
The official EA stats show that Newcastle outran Spurs by 58.94 miles to 57.14 miles in the opening game, with Cheick Tiote and Jonas Gutierrez continuing where they left off last season by covering most ground with 5.93 miles and 5.64 miles respectively.
Jonas Gutierrez is a player probably unique in the Premier League, he contributes so much in so many ways, if his end product was better….
While with Cheick Tiote we have a player who has been at the heart of just about every big win we've had in the last two seasons.
The memory of the Manchester United players just bouncing off him in that class 3-0 win will live me for a long time.
Let's hope for more of the same at Stamford Bridge tomorrow.


Since this has the series one inputs, it would be wonderful to be able to run an external source through its internal fx path. I'm not sure if the virtual patch point could be parallel to the wave tables and oscillator to allow a single envelope,vca and fx chain. That would let one patch in additional external oscillators/noise etc to create ridiculous things. Even if an external source only picked up at the fx though it would be useful as you could use the outs as a semi master out in a patch after global processing.
From what I can tell the ins are just sitting there sad that I don't currently have the bitbox or fxbox firmware loaded up, and while I do try to load those up for them often, we should make those inputs feel wanted on all firmware!
Thank you for this amazing module!
Lol! Thanks for pointing out how neglected those inputs feel when synthbox is loaded. We will keep your idea in mind.


The second edition of Foto/Industria sounds like a sumptuous gift to those who walk in Bologna during October and have the chance to join 14 exhibitions disseminated in 11 peculiar and very fascinating locations (historical palaces and sites, baroque chapels, museums) in the city center and at MAST, together with a rich program of collateral initiatives (guided visits, conversations, kids workshop, projections). And no less – it's all for free. The Industrial Photography Biennial produced, organized and promoted by MAST Foundation, in cooperation with Comune di Bologna, is definitely growing bigger, following the strong will of the president, Isabella Seràgnoli, to focus the research and activity in the industrial field, which has not yet been really considered and celebrated and offers an enormous range of possible declinations and interpretations. The word "industry" might be better meant in the American way: from production to working and social life. It tells us about stuff, machines, scenario, human beings and a certain voice from the global world, filtered by great variety of viewpoints.
Kathy Ryan – 6:17:2013, 6.49 P.M.
The Artistic Director and curator François Hébel has articulated the F/I Biennale on the complex labor theme (material & immaterial) considering 5 sections with relative artists, to resume and perform the whole process: production (Edward Burtynsky, O. Winston Link, Luca Campigotto), post-production (David LaChapelle, Hong Hao), producers (Pierre Gonnord, Neal Slavin, Gianni Berengo Gardin), pause (Kathy Ryan, Jason Sangik Noh) and products (Hein Gorny, Léon Gimpel). The common value that all these players seem to share is a kind of "human touch" that crosses their different perspectives, through the medium of a camera, creating tough and unexpected visions of so-called reality and expressing an emotional and personal (artistic) approach to things. The intention is to spread the themes of the photography to a wider audience, also contributing to overcome some kinds of prejudice and limit, and moreover to improve the quality of our sights. The enlightening and daring curation of Hébel leads us to some unexplored and enchanting territories of photography – I dare to say, with the excuse of the industry theme – helping us to transform a certain and classical idea of photography itself, as a recognized art branch. Walking through these exhibitions you can see prints (of different sizes and installation techniques), LCD videos, slideshows accompanied by music (as a part of the installation), in such magic locations filled with history and art. A festival (more than an exhibition) that reminds us of the freedom and power that photography contains and gives.
Having to grasp the most impressive and interesting side of the whole (big) thing – in terms of contemporary art matters – I choose the artists exhibiting inside the "pause" section: i.e. Kathy Ryan from New York and Jason Sangik Noh from Seoul. I see them both as outsider figures considering different elements such as themes, types of installation, techniques, aims of the project, professions and of course geographical areas of origin. And well, a gamble: it's likely a debut for both, as they exhibit out of their countries for the very first time, and have just started to take discreet confidence with the art world.
Kathy Ryan is Director of Photography at The New York Times Magazine. But working as a photo-editor (thirty years of experience) was not the beginning of the story. Everything started after moving in the new Renzo Piano designed building: she felt sick about leaving her old building's atmosphere. A big change in habits and geometries, that prevented her to see what was around till the moment she "saw a bolt of light zigzag across the stairs one afternoon" in the office of the new building. A real epiphany that suddenly reveled a new world, and new actions. She pulled out her iPhone and took a picture of it. November 14, 2012, 2:32 pm. That's the birth of "Office Romance". And it was the start of a new relationship with this workplace, and maybe with photography itself, as Kathy Ryan began to post and share her pictures on Instagram (@KathyRyan1), receiving a huge numbers of likes as an encouragement to go on and deeper in this brand new activity – mobile photography, a phenomenon that has just began to bear fruit. She says that she became addicted, and she started seeing pictures everywhere, catching shoots first by chance and then starting to build her sceneries, asking colleagues to pose for her, or waiting by the building's big windows looking for the right moment to capture with a click. The light that crosses Renzo Piano's building gives her the chance to create compositions where geometry plays an important role. Taking a break in the early morning or night, before or after crazy office life, she creates an intimate and calm place that lets her art visions flows: a different glimpse to the working space that interacts with lives. Kathy Ryan's exhibition is held at the Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna and includes printed and framed square photos (the size is quite small and reminds of a screen of a mobile device), a slideshow with a soundtrack projected onto a big screen inside a black room, and a ticker recalling the one at New York Magazine, posting Kathy Ryan's daily schedule.
Jason Sangik Noh is a surgeon specialized in cancer treatment, working basically in Seoul but also in missions abroad (Vietnam). He started to take and accumulate pictures and documents concerning his medical activity from the very beginning, as a sort of personal diary. The collection of material was not bound for an art aim, but progressively things have changed, together with aim and message. "Biography of cancer" is a touching project that combines many different elements like the severity and coldness of medical science, ethic and treatments, the human relation with patients, a raising awareness about the disease, and an aesthetic cut that shapes perturbing things into an artwork. It's about people (working), objects (instruments, exams, machineries, surgical waste), and life. And it's going on – as a work in progress started in 2008.
The structure of the show recalls a medical article being composed by 5 tracks: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion and Discussion. All the further information about works in exposition are displayed on medical clipboards and contain data and stories of patients (an idea conceived by Hébel). Room after room inside the beautiful Villa delle Rose (that has been also used as an hospital during World War II), with different installation techniques, the images become less figurative and dissolved into macro pixel-tableaux: "Till this result met #nr". It makes me think about Paul Klee's process of abstraction: a sort of digitally painted composition. Some pics are quite shocking and the whole installation leaves deep signs on visitors.
The project has recently won an award by the Ilwoo Foundation in Korea, which led to the publishing of a book by Hatje Cantz.
Foto/Industria Bologna'15 is on view in Bologna (click on the link to see the different locations) through November 1st, 2015.


Mark Claimlimit The applicants claim the colours red and black as an element of the fourth mark in the series.
Class 07 Washing machines, spin dryers, tumblers dryers, dish washing machines, food mixers, blenders; vacuum cleaners; electric apparatus for preparing food; power operated tools; electrically powered hand held tools; electric lawnmowers; garden and hedge trimmers; electric cleaning machines; car washing equipment and apparatus; electric drills; electric irons; machines for household and garden use; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, all included in Class 7.
Class 08 Hand held tools; DIY tools; garden tools; hoes, diggers, shears, chisels, rakes, picks, hammers, hand drills, screwdrivers, saws, axes; cutlery; knives; can openers; scissors; nail clippers; electric shavers; electric tooth brushes and plaque removal devices, parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; all included in Class 8.
Class 09 Video and/or sound recordings; gramophone records; compact discs; audio tapes, cassettes and cartridges; video tapes, cassettes and cartridges; magnetic tapes, discs and wires all for bearing sound or video recordings; optical discs bearing sound or video recordings; computer software; computer software and publications in electronic form supplied on-line from databases or from the Internet; CD-ROMs; DVD'S; digital music (downloadable) provided from the Internet; digital music (downloadable) provided from MP3 Internet web sites; MP3 players; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound and images; films; film strips; video games; apparatus for games adapted for use with television receivers and computers; eye glasses, sunglasses and spectacles, scales and weighing equipment for cooking; scales for personal use; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods.
Class 11 Cooking apparatus and installations; microwaves; toasters; hair dryers; apparatus and installations for lighting; lamps; lamp shades; torches; kettles; electric coffee makers; apparatus and installations for heating; Garden and Patio heaters; barbecue apparatus; barbecue cooking apparatus; apparatus and installations for ventilation; electric fans; fountains; water features for the garden; refrigerating and freezing apparatus and installations; installations for sanitary purposes; bathroom apparatus and installations; taps; shower apparatus; humidifiers; spa baths for the feet; gas lighters; ionizers; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, all included in Class 11.
Class 12 Bicycles, tricycles, perambulators, hand barrows and wheel barrows; pumps for pneumatic tyres; vehicle safety seats for children; car seat tidies; car seat canopies; seat covers for vehicles; prams, pushchairs, strollers, transporters and wheeled trolleys; prams, pushchairs, wheeled trolleys and transporters all incorporating or for use with carry cots, buggies; harness and restraints, all for prams, pushchairs, strollers, buggies and prams; car theft alarms; car steering locks, children's pedal cars; go-carts; motor cycles; locks for cycles; lights for cycles.
Class 14 Timers; clocks; watches; jewellery; ornaments, figurines, household containers, candle holders; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, all included in Class 14.
Class 15 Musical instruments; keyboards; electric guitars, acoustic guitars; wind instruments; drums; electric drums.
Class 16 Catalogues; newspapers, periodical publications, magazines, books; photographs, pictures, prints; posters; greeting cards; postcards; note pads; address books; scrapbooks; folders; catalogues; tickets; calendars; photograph albums; diaries; booklets; postage stamps; covers for postage stamps; stamp albums; ordinary playing cards; stickers; car stickers; decalcomanias; cards; cardboard articles; paperweights; stationery, pens, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, pencil cases, rulers, boxes for pens, book markers; drawing materials, artist's materials; instructional and teaching materials; gift bags, carrier bags; envelopes; blackboards; height charts; coasters; table mats; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, all included in Class 16.
Class 18 Leather, imitation leather and articles made from leather or imitation leather; articles of luggage; bags, holdalls, rucksacks; shopping bags; sports bags; satchels; handbags; wallets; belts; purses; umbrellas; parasols; card holders; cheque book holders; whips; harness and saddlery; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods.
Class 20 Furniture and parts and fittings therefore; sofas, chairs; chests; dressers; bookcases; trolleys (furniture); hostess trolleys; sideboards; desks; stools; work stations; beds; sofa beds; bunk beds; bedroom furniture; garden furniture; garden benches; cupboards; wardrobes; tables; kitchen furniture; Compact disc racks and holders; curtain rails, curtain poles, curtain rings; blinds; mirrors, picture frames; figurines, ornaments, models and works of art, all made of wood, wax, plaster or plastic; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, all included in Class 20.
Class 21 Household or kitchen utensils and containers (not of precious metal or coated therewith); drinking glasses; beer and wine glasses; crockery; cups; mugs; chopsticks; vases; bowls; trays; coffee pots; tea caddies; bathroom accessories; towel rails; towel rings; toilet roll holders; soap dishes; soap dispensers; toothbrush holders; bins; toilet paper dispensers; key ring holders; cookware; pots and pans; kitchen implements; peelers, spatulas, wooden spoons, strainers, colanders, salt and pepper pots, egg cups, sugar bowls, measuring spoons, chopping and cutting boards; graters; bottle openers, can openers, cork screws; notice boards; glassware, earthenware, porcelain, china; cafetieres; domestic utensils and containers, none being of precious metals or coated therewith; combs, coasters, lunch boxes, money boxes, piggy banks, ashtrays, tooth brushes, nail brushes, toilet brushes; pots; flower pots; combs and sponges; bath mats; gloves, oven gloves; brushes; articles for cleaning purposes; ironing boards, ironing board covers; spice racks, spice jars; candle holders; candlesticks; book ends; garden ornaments; garden gnomes; letter opener; coasters, table mats; paper plates; plastic cutlery; gloves for washing; buckets; dust cloths; cleaning cloths; pans; tissues; baby baths; potties; toilet trainers; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, all included in Class 21.
Class 24 Textile articles; bed linen, duvet covers, pillow cases, sheets, blankets; table linen, table cloths, napkins; handkerchiefs; curtains, blinds; pennants; banners; flags; towels, beach towels; textile wall hangings; carpets, rugs; face towels, tea towels, flannels; place mats; silk fabrics.
Class 25 Articles of clothing; articles of underclothing; footwear; headgear.
Class 27 Carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum and other materials for covering existing floors; wall hangings (non-textile); play mats; bath mats; doormats; wallpaper.
Class 28 Toys; games; playthings; teddy bears, cuddly toys; puzzles; balloons; model kits; figurines; sporting articles; sporting equipment; gymnastic articles; children's toy scooters.
Class 35 The bringing together for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods, enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase these goods from a general merchandise catalogue by mail order, by means of telecommunications or from a general merchandise Internet web site.
Class 36 Insurance services; credit services; loans and hire purchase services; guarantee and warrantee services; all included in Class 36.
Class 39 Delivery and collection of goods; wrapping, packing and postage and packaging of goods.


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Combine mechanical engineering, experimental theater, and an old dark church, and you're bound to get some interesting results — a new navigation device, for instance.
Guiding them through the darkness were handheld, shape-shifting cubes that Spiers designed and created with 3-D printing technology. The user's position in the environment determines the shape of the wireless device. The top half of the cube twists to direct users toward their next destination and extends forward to indicate the distance to reach it. Rather than look at the device, as with a smartphone, users know where to go by feeling the changing shapes.
Spiers originally called the device the Haptic Sandwich, but he's now leaning toward Animotus, the name that it took on in the "Flatland" story.
"I'd like to try this out for the outdoors — hook it up to Google Maps and see what happens," he said.
During the "Flatland" production, audience members wore large suits, which housed equipment to track their movements. Spiers said he was surprised by how efficiently audience members traveled between the points on their routes, walking only .3 meters less per second than average.
The Animotus is a 3D printed device that changes shape in your hand in order to guide you to places. It is an alternative to looking at a screen or listening to commands when using GPS-like services. The Animotus was recently tested with blind, visually impaired and sighted people in 'Flatland' - a large scale theatre production set in darkness. The device has the potential to be used for both outdoor and indoor navigation in everyday applications.


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Thank you to everyone who was able to join us on Monday, October 29, 2018 for a beautiful day on the golf course! We look forward to seeing everyone back next year.
If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for this event, please contact Heather Lowry at 281-228-6205 or heather.lowry@nace.org.
• Opportunity for up to two designated company representatives to set up on one hole to provide uncooked food items, snacks, beverages, and company giveaways (all alcohol must be purchased from The Club at Falcon Point).
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Two clare attractions in line for world tourism award
September 26, 2013	Comments Off on Two clare attractions in line for world tourism award
TWO County Clare attractions have been shortlisted for the 10th annual 2013 World Responsible Tourism Awards. The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark and Loop Head Peninsula have been shortlisted alongside six other sustainable tourism destinations and organisations in the Best Destination for Responsible Tourism category. They are the only Irish attractions to make the list. Tourism destinations in Brazil, Bhutan, Austria, Lithuania, Kenya and Wales have also been nominated in that category. Loop Head Tourism chairman Cillian Murphy expressed his delight at the West Clare peninsula's nomination. "Four years ago, we set out our stall to become one of the pre-eminent responsible tourism destinations in Ireland. We have achieved much since then, with both the EDEN award in 2010 and more recently being awarded the Best Place To Holiday In Ireland by The Irish Times," the Kilkee businessman said. "The Loop Head Peninsula has made the jump from being relatively unknown to being a nationally recognised holiday destination and …
Michael in no rush to hang up his golf clubs
September 19, 2013	Comments Off on Michael in no rush to hang up his golf clubs
ALTHOUGH he has lived and worked in Nottingham since 1966, the love of golf Michael Rush picked up in his native Lahinch has had a profound effect on his life. Now almost 72, Michael or 'Smiley', which he says he is better known as, was the centre of attention at Lahinch Golf Club earlier this month when the exploits of the 1963 All-Ireland Junior Cup winning team were recalled at a golden anniversary celebration. Lahinch Golf Club won the same competition in 1961 but according to Michael, the cupboard has been bare since. "I wasn't even in Clare in 1961, I was in London. My brother, Tommy, was part of the 1961 squad. He was a radio officer and he won a vital game but he had to go back to sea and he missed the last two rounds. When we had won it twice, you think, 'this is easy enough'. You could think different now. Lahinch hasn't won any …
Cappa man getting used to new life at UCD
September 14, 2013	Comments Off on Cappa man getting used to new life at UCD
MARK Glynn is acclimatising to life at UCD having traded Kilrush Community School for the prestigious third level campus. The 18-year-old Cappa man achieved stunning results in the leaving certificate, emerging with eight A1s and one A2. Mark, who has two sisters and a brother, was one of just nine students nation-wide to achieve similar results. Utilising his mathematical prowess to tot up his points tally, he realised that it sat at a maximum 625. Not surprisingly he sailed into medicine, his first-choice course. "I wasn't expecting to get those results at all although I needed those points to get medicine," the self deprecating student told The Clare Champion last week. Mark probably sensed that something was up when it was suggested that he stay around for a bit, on the day the leaving certificate results were distributed. "I went into the school at about 9.30am. They handed me the envelope. I was just told to wait back for a …
Locations identified for Kilrush CCTV
September 14, 2013	Comments Off on Locations identified for Kilrush CCTV
AT least 10 CCTV cameras will be erected in Kilrush town centre following the completion of a tendering and Part 8 planning process. At Tuesday's September meeting of Kilrush Town Council, members unanimously backed the initiative, which was originally proposed by current town mayor, Councillor Paul Moroney. "What's proposed is to have a number of cameras throughout the town. There's a total of ten. Six of them are fixed at various locations throughout the town. Four of them are zoom cameras, which can move. The town centre is deemed an area of concern," town clerk John Corry stated. "We're going to have a fixed camera on the credit union and the Vodafone shop (subject to approval). There's also going to be cameras on poles either side of the town hall. One will take in Moore Street, Francis Street and the square. The other one will take in Henry Street, John Street and Burton Street. We're also going to have a …
No resting place for Famine memorial
September 13, 2013	Comments Off on No resting place for Famine memorial
MORE than five months after the National Famine Commemoration was held in Kilrush, local town councillors still cannot decide where to locate the commemorative sculpture. In fact, only one member of the public responded to a council invitation for suggestions as to where the sculpture by Paddy Murray should be installed. After a long debate at Tuesday's Kilrush Town Council meeting, councillors decided to defer a definite decision until October. Some councillors admitted that the location issue has dragged on for so long they would struggle to recognise the sculpture if they saw it. "I've forgotten what it looks like and how big it is," Councillor Ian Lynch said. "We don't know what it looks like. Because of the plinth, we haven't seen it all," Councillor Mairéad O'Brien stated. Town clerk John Corry revealed that an invitation for submissions from the public, issued in July, was met with an under-whelming response. "I received one submission. The location that was identified …
Kilkee 'rebellion' backs Ché mural
September 12, 2013	Comments Off on Kilkee 'rebellion' backs Ché mural
THE Ché Guevara mural saga has taken yet another turn in Kilkee with retired pharmacist and former Kilkee Chamber secretary, John Williams, claiming the resort town is in the throes of rebellion. One complete and a second partially complete mural of Ché Guevara have been painted on the side of privately owned property in the town in recent days. This follows Clare County Council's decision to remove a 20ft-high mural of the famous Argentine revolutionary from a ball alley wall at the West End of Kilkee beach last week. The image of Ché Guevara was part of the publicity for the annual Ché do Bheatha Festival in the town. The removal of that mural has led to an upsurge in mural creations in recent days. "It's a rebellion after the high-handed way the council treated the town. It's a rebellion as befits Ché Guevara," a furious Mr Williams told The Clare Champion on Wednesday. He predicts several images of the …
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Q: Swagger UI creating incorrect curl with FileUpload Using drf-yasg I'm generating our Swagger/OpenAPI 2.0 docs, but the curl request for a file ulpload field is incorrect.
Here is my view and serializer:

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    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
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to be clear the difference is -d {"raw_data":{}} != -d @somefile.json.  I am expecting to receive a file object, not json.
How can I tell swagger that this is expected to be a path, or override this behaviour?

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Sares-Regis Group Plans Three-Building Development Near Marina del Rey
Apartments and retail space to replace shopping center.
June 08, 2017, 8:07PMSteven Sharp Comments
Irvine-based developer Sares-Regis Group intends to replace Del Rey's Marina Marketplace with a mixed-use complex, per an environmental document published by the Los Angeles Planning Department.
The seven-acre project site, located at the southwest corner of Maxella and Glencoe Avenues, is slated for a trio of seven-story buildings dubbed Paseo Marina. Plans call for 658 residential units, 27,300 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, and amenities such as swimming pools, a spa and underground parking for more than 1,200 vehicles.
A mixture of townhomes, studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments would comprise the project's residential component, with 66 units set aside as affordable housing.
TCA Architects is designing the proposed development, which would be bisected by a pair of pedestrian paseos. Additional open space is planned in the form of street-fronting plazas, a private park and various internal courtyards. The buildings themselves are described as contemporary in design, with exterior finishes such as stone veneer and wood exterior plaster.
Construction of Paseo Marina is expected to occur over a single 37-month period, with completion in 2023.
The adjacent Stella Apartments are also in the midst of plans for an expansion.
Initial Study: Paseo Marina Project (Urbanize LA)
Marina Marketplace Slated for Redevelopment (Urbanize LA)
13450 W. Maxella Avenue
Villa Marina Marketplace
Paseo Marina
TCA Architects
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Dunkirk, The Strain Stars Join Bodybuilding Biopic
By Sarah Szabo/Sept. 18, 2017 4:00 pm EST
An upcoming movie about the birth of the sport of bodybuilding just bulked up its cast with some recognizable faces, Deadline reports.
Bigger, which will follow the story of Ben and Joe Weider as they combat poverty and anti-Semitism to create the modern fitness industry, has cast Dunkirk's Aneurin Barnard and The Strain's Kevin Durand in leading roles. They will be joining Teen Wolf's Tyler Hoechlin at the head of the cast.
Barnard will play Ben Weider, the younger brother of Hoechlin's Joe Weider, who together created the Mr. Olympia franchise of bodybuilding contests which, among other things, would one day lead to the discovery of Arnold Schwarzenegger as a talent to watch. In addition to all-but-inventing the rules and regulations of the modern sport of bodybuilding, they also started a formidable empire of fitness-related magazines together, including Muscle & Fitness, Men's Fitness, Flex, and Shape.
Durand, who currently stars in the soon-to-conclude The Strain on FX, will star in Bigger as magazine publisher Bill Hauk, a rival and nemesis to the Weider brothers as they attempt to get their life's work off the ground.
Production on Bigger will begin in October 2017 in Alabama. The movie will be directed by filmmaker George Gallo, who previously wrote Bad Boys and Midnight Run. Gallo also wrote the script along with Andy Weiss and Brad and Ellen Furman.
Bigger will be the first time the true story of the Weider brothers has been fictionalized on-screen. For other "true story" movies that played a little fast-and-loose with their interpretation of the facts, check out our feature on true story movies that lied to you.


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Reading The Wheel of Time
Reading The Wheel of Time: Is it Luck or Ta'veren Power in Robert Jordan's The Dragon Reborn? (Part 17)
Sylas K Barrett
Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:00am 59 comments 2 Favorites [+]
Hello friends and readers and readerfriends! Bit of a heads up, we're only covering one chapter this week, so we can get back on a better rhythm that matches the thematic sections of The Dragon Reborn. Thus, this week will only cover Chapter 40, and next week will cover all of Perrin's adventures in chapters 41-44.
Fortunately for us, Chapter 40, A Hero in the Night, is both fun and really interesting. It's strange that we're still getting to know Mat for the first time, despite all the history we have from The Eye of The World and The Great Hunt. I was particularly struck this week by Mat's need to insist that he's not as kind as he is, and the way he impulsively wants to help other people. If you had asked me before this chapter, I would certainly have said that Mat is the most selfish, or at least the most self-centered, of the Emond's Field folks, but I hadn't really expected him to have this view of himself, and I'm a little confused about where this impulse to insist that he doesn't care is coming from. Self-preservation is my best guess. Or maybe Mat picked up somewhere that generosity is weakness? That doesn't seem like a lesson he would have learned from his clever Da or any of the other folks of the Two Rivers, though. But perhaps his encounter with Aludra will shine some more light on the question.
Chapter 40 opens with the Gray Gull coming into the docks at Aringill, where Mat and Thom find absolute throngs of people, some bustling about carrying possessions, others sitting or standing alone or in family groups as the children cling, crying, to their parents. Mat can see that many of the ships on the Erinin are not occupied with river trade at all, but rather with ferrying people over to Aringill from another town on the far bank.
Mat tells himself he's not interested in politics, and just wants people to stop telling him he's an Andorman "just because of some map." He also notices that Captain Mallia is watching him from the tiller. The Captain never gave up trying to find out what Mat's mission was until Mat finally showed him the sealed letter and explained that he was carrying a private message from the Daughter-Heir to Queen Morgase. Privately, Mat had loosened the seal with a heated knife and read the contents, but the letter hadn't contained any sort of explanation as to why men were coming after Mat. Mat is certain that there is some kind of code or hidden message in the letter, even though Thom, with his experience in the Game of Houses, hadn't been able to make anything out of it, either. Mat's determined to get that letter delivered and out of his hands as soon as possible.
Thom meanwhile, is annoyed that no one in this overflowing town cares that a gleeman has just arrived. He observes that half the people look like they are starving, and that it will be difficult to find any room in an inn. He also points out that someone might be tempted to do violence to Mat if he keeps eating the way he ate on the ship, but Mat insists that he hasn't been eating that much for days now (the hunger had just vanished one day, as though Tar Valon had lost its last bit of hold on him) though he's been ordering the same amount and throwing it overboard to mess with Mallia.
Captain Mallia, still butting his nose into their business, offers one of his men to clear a path through the "rabble" on the docks, which Mat sees as a ploy to find out which inn they're staying at. He throws Mallia off by suggesting he might have another meal and a game of dice on the ship before leaving, and the Captain is relieved when Mat decides against that plan. He's already lost plenty of money to the lucky young man.
Thom asks why Mat has to taunt Mallia like that, and Mat replies that the Captain deserves the taunting, although he admits to himself that the prank of throwing the extra food over the side doesn't seem so funny now that he can see all these hungry people. One woman, scanning the arrivals as if looking for someone as her three crying children cling to her, catches his attention, and on impulse, he digs a fistful of coins out of his pockets and presses them into her hands, moving away before she can say anything. He insists it's not a big deal, both to Thom and to himself, and tries to avoid looking anyone else in the face as they continue on.
They learn from a guard on the docks that most people are sleeping under hedges, and they'll be lucky to find horses haven't been slaughtered for food. Thom's disgusted, but the guardsman tells them that it really is that bad; people are arriving faster than food can be brought to feed them all. But it won't last much longer, because the orders have come down that this is the last day people will be accepted in the crossing. Starting tomorrow, anyone attempting to land refugees at Aringill will be sent back.
Thom doesn't think that it sounds very like Morgase to cut people off when they are suffering, but Mat, with a dismissive "who else could it be?" is more interested in finding room at an inn. However, they're laughed out of every place despite Mat's money and despite Thom playing the gleeman card. Eventually he convinces Mat to try for space in an innkeeper's stables, and although the innkeeper declares that his stables are only for horses, Mat, spotting dice cups amongst the man's possessions, challenges him to a game. He wins first the right to stay in the stables, and next, the possession of the innkeepers two horses.
When they go to the stable to check out their "accommodations," however, Thom is less than enthused, muttering to himself about Mat throwing five sixes to win the toss, and how lately, Mat hasn't been winning every toss.
I win enough." Mat was just as relieved not to be winning every throw. Luck was one thing, but remembering that night still sent shivers down his back. Still, for one moment as he shook that dice cup, he had all but known what the pips would be. As he tossed the quarterstaff up into the loft, thunder crashed in the sky. He scrambled up the ladder, calling back to Thom. "This was a good idea. I'd think you would be happy to be in out of the rain tonight."
They eat a meal of bread and cheese and water—all the innkeeper had to sell them—in the hayloft, and Thom settles back to smoke his pipe. Just then a woman enters the stable with a wagon. She is well-dressed, and able to light a lantern in the dark easily, despite the fact that it's tricky to use a flint and make sparks in a stable. Mat notices her chewing on a bit of bread from her supplies as though it's rather hard but she is too hungry to care.
Four big men men, in clothes equally as good as the woman's, suddenly enter the barn as well, addressing her as Aludra. Their leader, Tammuz, tells her that she would have been left alone if she had been "able to forget the secrets in [her] head" and that she should have known that they would find out that she was making what the Guild alone has the right to make.
When Mat sees them draw daggers with the intent to kill her, he moves, even as he's calling himself a fool in his head. He grabs one of the doubled ropes suspended from the ceiling and swings down to plow through the group of men, knocking them down. Thom throws Mat his quarterstaff and Mat eventually knocks all the knives away and all the men down.
He tells Aludra that she could have picked a different stable to be murdered in, and she, sheathing a dagger, points out that she would have helped him fight but she didn't want to get mistaken for one of the men in the fray. As Thom comes down from the loft, Aludra observes that this is like a story, her being rescued by a gleeman and a young hero.
They introduce themselves, and learn that Aludra was an illuminator before Tammuz ruined a performance for the King of Cairhien and almost destroyed a Chapter House. But because Aludra was the Mistress of that Chapter House, she took the blame with the Guild. She also insists that she isn't telling the secrets of the Guild, as Tammuz claimed, but that she won't allow herself to starve when she has the ability to make a living creating fireworks.
Aludra declares that she must reward them, but she has no money. Instead she offers a roll of oiled cloth full of different sized fireworks. Thom tells her she mustn't offer them something so valuable, but she tells him that she has a right to express gratitude as she wishes.
Mat squatted beside her, fascinated. He had seen fireworks twice in his life. Peddlers had brought them to Emond's Field, at great expense to the Village Council. When he was ten, he had tried to cut one open to see what was inside, and had caused an uproar. Bran al'Vere, the Mayor, had cuffed him; Doral Barran, who had been the Wisdom then, had switched him; and his father had strapped him when he got home. Nobody in the village would talk to him for a month, except for Rand and Perrin, and they mostly told him what a fool he had been. He reached out to touch one of the cylinders. Aludra slapped his hand away.
She explains how the different sizes work—which make a bang, which make a bang and light, which makes sparkles, how the fuses work. Finally, she warns them not to leave the package close to fire or they will explode, and not to cut them open, because exposure to air can often make them explode without fire, and one could lose a finger or even a hand.
Then Aludra prepares to leave, remarking that the men on the floor will expect her to go to Caemlyn so she will maybe head towards Lugard instead. Mat thinks of how long a journey that is, how hungry she had seemed gnawing on that loaf of stale bread, and finds himself offering her a fistful of coins. He can always win more.
She paused with her cloak half around her shoulders, then smiled at Thom as she swept it the rest of the way on. "He is young yet, eh?"
"He is young," Thom agreed. "And not half so bad as he would like to think himself. Sometimes he is not."
Mat glowered at both of them and lowered his hand.
As Aludra is leaving, Thom asks how she lit her lantern so quickly in the dark. She isn't going to tell all her secrets, but she does remark that if she ever perfects them, "sticks" will make her fortune for her.
Then she leaves, out into the rainy night, and Thom remarks that he and Mat should follow, as the men on the floor are starting to stir. They saddle the horses Mat won.
Swinging into his saddle, Mat stared at the rain outside the open door, falling harder than ever. "A bloody hero," he said. "Thom, if I ever look like acting the hero again, you kick me."
"And what would you have done differently?"
Mat scowled at him, then pulled up his hood and spread the tail of his cloak over the fat roll tied behind the high cantle of his saddle. Even with oiled cloth, a little more protection from the rain could not hurt. "Just kick me!" He booted his horse in the ribs and galloped into the rainy night.
If you were to place Mat on the D&D alignment scale—I don't play D&D but I do enjoy the internet's favorite pastime, after sorting characters into Hogwarts Houses—The Eye of the World Mat would fall into Chaotic Neutral, I think. Not a bad person, but he's ruled by slightly selfish impulses that don't really take into account considering what effects will result from his actions, for good or for ill. He wanted to find treasure in Shadar Logoth, for example, but when he actually took the dagger it was from an impulse to protect himself from Mordeth, rather than greed, which to me is more of a neutral choice rather than the "evil" of greed. Even Mat in the White Tower is pretty neutral; he's concerned first and foremost with his own protection and escape from Tar Valon, and while he has no impulse to harm anyone, he also isn't really motivated by anything except self-interest when he accepts the duty of carrying Elayne's letter to Morgase. This Mat, however, is finding himself with charitable and kind impulses, and while perhaps he is right that the money means little to him, he was willing to put himself in danger for Aludra and lose the safe haven he had found for him and Thom, something that we know is very important to Mat.
I'm not really surprised that Mat has good-person impulses. What surprises me is that he is so defensive about them. I'm not sure why it is that he needs to prove to himself, in his own mind, that he didn't give that mother money because he genuinely cared, that he had to tell himself it was only because the children's crying was annoying.
Maybe he worries that appearing soft will make him vulnerable to others. That makes sense, and he certainly has reasons to fear being vulnerable, given what he's been through since he left the Two Rivers. Mat's self-protective streak is strong, so perhaps that feels at odds with his impulse to step into a conflict that isn't his. I wonder, too, if there isn't also a generosity that comes with realizing how many advantages he suddenly has. It isn't as though he gave away his last piece of bread, Aladdin-style; Mat does have plenty of money, and no reason to believe he can't replenish it at will. Mat has come suddenly, unexpectedly, and mysteriously, into possession of a great stash of money that, for the moment at least, seems to be eternally replenishable. That his first instinct is to pay that good fortune forward isn't perhaps as unexpected as Mat, who was raised in a small farming community without much wealth, might think it is. And how lovely to see someone rich not be stingy with it.
I like Mat as a force of chaotic good in the world, especially since he is also ta'veren. Captain Mallia is a cruel, xenophobic monster who thinks entire countries of people should be exterminated or enslaved; he deserves every bit of tormenting Mat inflicted on him and more. Not saying that Mat is being cautious or even wise… but I got a lot of satisfaction out of him hazing Mallia and taking his money. Even the innkeeper who loses his horses to Mat's dice throws is drawn into it by Mat playing on his greed, so there is a certain sense of justice there, too, despite the fact that Mat totally played the man.
I wonder if Mat's ta'veren nature has something to do with his new luck powers. I remember, when Rand engaged the Whitecloaks at Baerlon, the narrative described his perceptions of things as distant and "wrapped in wool." While I'm fairly sure that was a reaction from his earlier channeling, I also see some similarities between that scene and what Mat experienced as he gambled in Tar Valon and discovered that he could not lose. Maybe Mat is influencing the Pattern in small, deliberate ways as he focuses on the fall of the dice. I have been wondering whether Mat's confidence that his luck with gambling will always continue was foolish or warranted: Since he doesn't know why his luck is so intense, shouldn't he be worried that it will stop as soon as it started, and be careful to use what he's gained as thoughtfully as possible? That is, perhaps, not really his nature, but it's also possible that he is actually influencing the luck in some way, and so on some level is aware that he has control, and therefore that the luck is here to stay.
We've seen the way Rand's extremely powerful ta'veren-ness has shaped the lives of the people around him in very obvious and even extreme ways. In Chapter 32 Rand muses on the weddings at Jarra, and how he played Rose of the Morning at them. The song makes him think of Egwene, who he once thought he would marry, and perhaps the thoughts of Egwene came because of the marriage, but part of me wondered then if Rand's mood might have shaped how his ta'veren powers manifested, if his thoughts of Egwene hadn't been the reason for all those people to suddenly want to be married, as Rand had once dreamed of being. We've yet to see a suggestion on Perrin's end that could be read similarly, but I do find this theory interesting, and I'll be keeping an eye on it going forward.
I was going to bring it up in one of the sections with Nynaeve and co., but reading the physical description of Aludra make me think of it. The narration in The Dragon Reborn has shifted slightly from the first two books in several ways; for example, I observed in an earlier post that the braid-tugging was never so predominant in The Eye of the Word or The Great Hunt as it is in The Dragon Reborn. Similarly, I've noticed a focus on breasts, and the word breasts, that wasn't there in the earlier novels. Rather than, for example, describing a dress as being embroidered along the breast (a slightly old-fashioned word for chest, and a gender-neutral way of describing that area of the body) or even "embroidered along the bodice" or "bosom," Jordan continually chooses to use the word breasts. Egwene's ring "hangs down between her breasts," as does Nynaeve's. Women always cross their arms "under their breasts," conjuring an image of them being lifted up and brought into focus. Mat's sections, meanwhile, focus heavily on the lips of a woman and whether they would be good for kissing. Aludra has "a small, full mouth that seemed on the point of a pout. Or getting ready for a kiss." It's not a hugely dramatic or untoward shift, but it is a noticeable one, and it feels to me like it greatly increases the narrative's intention to remind us constantly of the sexualization of women, their kissability, their breasts, how much Faile may or may not have a nose that's too big for her face. It's especially noticeable in the sections from Egwene's point-of-view, I think; it's one thing if the narration is trying to tell me that Mat's obsessed with kissing, but I don't think Egwene has any real reason to be focusing on anyone's breasts that much, and it comes off as just being there to—ahem—titillate the reader.
I really do like Aludra's character, though: her no-nonsense attitude and her status as an elite craftsperson. I had forgotten her and Tammuz's names, so it was only after she told the story about the Chapter House in Cairhien that I realized we'd encountered them before. Jordan seems to be very adept at weaving (haha) all these threads back together again and again, which in addition to being a fun sort of Easter egg hunt for the reader, reinforces the concept of this world existing as a woven Pattern, where threads are directed by a higher power and nothing is ever really chance. I wonder if we will see Aludra again, or if her gift of fireworks will serve an important role in Mat and his friends' futures.
The Illuminators Guild and the rules around it are fascinating, and it just occurred to me this week that having the technology for fireworks means that this world also has the technology for early firearms. But the Illuminators don't seem to have any interest in weapons, and they guard their secrets closely. But now Mister Mischief Mat has got his hands on them, and really anything could come of this. I don't know if he will keep them or sell them, or if his interest in fireworks will ultimately allow others—perhaps unsavory types—to get their hands on the technology too. But what I do know is that there is a -10% chance that Mat will listen to Aludra and not open one of those fireworks, and I'd guess about a 50% chance he'll lose a finger or a hand. Then again, his luck has changed since he foolishly picked up some cursed treasure on his first trip outside the Two Rivers, and perhaps I'm not very wise to place any odds against Matrim Cauthon these days.
And whether or not the men chasing Mat have anything to do with Elayne's letter? Well, that remains to be seen.
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COVID-19 Return to School FAQ
/ Parents / COVID-19 Guidance / COVID-19 Return to School FAQ
I know a lot of you are anxious about your children returning to full time education over the following weeks, but I think everyone feels there is great benefit to doing so.
To try and give you an honest picture of what we have in place, I wanted to respond publicly to some of the frequently asked questions we have had over the past week, from parents and carers, and the questions we have been asking ourselves.
The guidance we have been given is fairly generic, and to be fair it had to be as there is no 'one size fits all' solution to getting schools open again. Some areas of it are open to interpretation, and as Ulidia IC is a unique school, our plans will be bespoke to us.
It does not make any sense, nor is it fair, to compare what other schools are doing and suggest one is better than the other. We are very much in the area here of doing as best we can in an imperfect situation. We are all constrained by the sizes and shapes of our buildings, playground facilities, staffing, budgets, curriculum and by the levels of responsibility of our parents/carers and young people themselves.
These are straight to the point answers to help give you an overview – greater detail on arrangements specific to particular groups are to be found in previous parentmails and on the website.
We need your help, co-operation and support. I hope you find this helpful, in some ways reassuring, and also useful as a way to talk to your child or young person about returning to school.
M Houston, Principal
Is the school 100% safe for a full return?
Frankly, there is no 100%. This is a global pandemic, and whilst we are doing our best to mitigate and reduce risk, I cannot 100% guarantee Covid-19 will not enter the school. It IS however a low risk, and that will be vastly reduced by parents and young people sharing our responsibility for our own and everyone else's care and safety by doing their part.
What is a high risk contact?
This is defined as "A High Risk Contact is a person having had face-to-face contact with a [confirmed] COVID-19 Case within 2 metres for more than 15 minutes, or sharing a small enclosed space (such as a car) for a shorter period."
Are the staff concerned?
Of course, we are apprehensive. It is such an unknown, and we worry for ourselves and what we will bring home to our own families as well. However, having been in work this week, it has definitely eased as the week has gone on, and we feel confident that we have done as much as we can in our own context.
What is your biggest worry?
As principal, I have two. The first is complacency – Human Nature is that as time goes on and old habits come back, the vigilance and cautiousness that we will all have initially will ebb away with familiarity. We must resist that. The second is education itself – our young people missed so much, and particularly those with Special Educational Needs who need so much support. The guidance around curriculum delivery post 2020 lockdown is still evolving, and nothing specific has been delivered by examination boards as yet. Our priorities will remain 'Care and Learning'.
Are all of the supports, benefits, 'niceties' and entitlements that my child had before lockdown still going to be delivered?
Unfortunately, no. We have had to sacrifice some of the things that we enjoyed before Covid-19 to meet PHA requirements and DENI advice to reopen the school at all. This is going to be a tough year, and I ask your patience with us.
What should I do each day before sending my child out to Ulidia IC?
1. Take your child's temperature every day. If they have a temperature, new persistent cough (even if you are 90% sure it's just a cold) or change in senses of smell or taste, they MUST stay home for ten days. If they have a COVID-19 test they may return to school earlier on producing written confirmation of a negative test. DO NOT take a chance. DO NOT say 'see how you go' and send them in. DO NOT say after a few days, 'you seem fine, head on in.' They will be refused entry and sent home for a further 10 days and we may have to quarantine some rooms which we can't afford to do. We expect attendance to be down this year – safety of the school community comes first. PLEASE do not jeopardise the operation or opened status of the school by not heeding the advice. To be blunt, we cannot afford to be selfish or casual about staff or other pupils and their families' safety.
This applies to staff and pupils alike. We will check our temperature every day.
2. EVERY DAY check your child has:
A) Basic school equipment like pens, pencils, calculator, PE kit etc– don't assume (they are teenagers after all!) as it cannot be lent out or shared.
B) Tissues,
C) Hand sanitiser (soap and water is better, but still a must have)
D) A PLAIN face covering.
What if it's a cold or other common illness?
Highly likely it will be, but we have to be cautious all the same. I could equally ask, what if it's not just a cold? Follow the advice, safety first.
What safeguards are in place to reduce the risk?
There is a long detailed list, but in brief:
separate entrance gates and toilets for year groups
sanitation stations around the school
a sophisticated facial recognition temperature check station in the foyer for all adults and visitors
visors or face coverings strongly encouraged
classes in y8-10 in social bubbles where possible, sanitation of desks at end of every class
amended canteen offer and socially distanced seating
seating plans in every room with all desks facing forward where possible
staggered arrival and end to the day
reduced access to the site
break extended by 5 minutes to allow more hand washing time
enhanced and stricter cleaning regime in place
2M social distancing from adults marked in all classrooms
one way systems in place around high traffic areas such as the large toilet block
homework to be frequently set via Google Classroom online to maintain online learning habits in case of a local lockdown
strict protocols in place should a suspected case of Covid-19 occur in school.
And lots more – but we remain open to stealing a good idea from anyone, please get in contact if you think we have missed something, or you see a good idea elsewhere we could emulate.
Will social distancing be enforced?
Strongly encouraged, Yes. Enforced through sanctions, No.
The only exception to this will be a case where there is clear evidence someone deliberately and frequently encroaches someone's personal space for the purposes of intimidation or putting health and safety at risk. This will be robustly dealt with.
What will happen in the playground at break and lunch?
We only have one playground, so it will be impossible to zone for all year groups. Social distancing has been 'relaxed' between pupils, and they will have to take some responsibility for their own health and safety and remain 1m apart as best they can. Regretfully, this means no ball games at break and lunch without exception.
My child or a household member were shielding as they were considered extremely clinically vulnerable – what is in place for them, and do I need a risk assessment to be carried out?
We have tried to set our precautions to cover everyone, including those clinically and extremely clinically vulnerable, but if you or someone in your household might benefit from a risk assessment, we are pleased to carry one out. Please contact the school office and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Are all of the staff available for work?
Some of our staff had been shielding, and I have a duty of care to all staff as much as to all our pupils. The vast majority of staff are available for work, so there should be very little disruption. However, I anticipate some changes as we go along as staff, like pupils, will have household members advised to self-isolate to protect the school community. This will apply to myself as much as anyone else – the safety of the community comes first.
What about Practical subjects such as HE, Science or Technology?
Advice is that they will go ahead as planned, with enhanced hand sanitation protocols in place.
How will PE operate?
PE is a compulsory part of the curriculum and is to go ahead as planned. Pupils will not have to change, but instead will be allowed to come to school in Official PE kits only. Only the school tracksuit will be permitted, no alternatives, so bear this in mind in colder weather, and plan accordingly. The time not used for changing will be used for hand washing.
How will computers be cleaned?
Computers, screens and mice will be wiped down regularly, but all staff and pupils should clean their hands before touching one.
What happens in the case of someone in the school having symptoms of COVID-19?
There is a detailed response protocol in place that is displayed in every classroom. Essentially, the unwell person will be isolated and they and any siblings will be sent home. Anyone in close contact with them will be informed (this is the importance of the seating plans) to watch for symptoms, but no one else will need to go home. This will be followed up with enhanced cleaning and disinfection.
What happens if I do not send my child to school because of my concerns about myself, my household or their safety?
In light of the Minister's statement 6th August 2020, clarifying "that having taken account of the scientific and medical evidence, it is now appropriate for all pupils to return to school during the week commencing 31 August 2020" we [Government, not Ulidia IC] would consider attendance to be mandatory.
The DENI guidance says:
Pupils Who Are Clinically Vulnerable
All schools should follow the latest guidance on attendance for children and young people who have health conditions or who live with individuals who have health conditions or are pregnant. Current guidance on these categories is published on NI Direct and by PHA here. If in doubt, specific advice should be sought from a Hospital Consultant or GP.
There will be a small number of children where medical guidance would be to refrain from school. The school should satisfy themselves, through evidence provided by the family that the pupil is shielding due to underlying medical conditions. If this is not possible then an unauthorised absence should be recorded.
Pupils Who Live with Someone Who is Clinically Vulnerable
If a child or young person lives with someone who is clinically vulnerable (but not clinically extremely vulnerable as above), including those who are pregnant, they can attend their education or childcare setting. If in doubt, advice should be sought from the Hospital Consultant or GP of the clinically vulnerable person.
How will books be marked?
This will be different from department to department. All staff will be able to mark work electronically, but there is concern about cross contamination from taking books in, and certainly staff have been told not to take books in their car to their home. If books are collected in, they may have to remain untouched for 72 hours before hand sanitation and marking by the teacher. This will inevitably result in delays for return of books, and so we ask your patience as we try to keep our staff safe and get feedback to pupils in a meaningful way.
Can I collect or drop my children off at school by car?
Not at the gates. We are operating a 'Park and Stride' policy – please drop them off or meet them a bit further away from the school and either walk with them to the gates, or allow them to walk the rest on foot. (I recommend the coffee in the Circle K filling station on Prince Andrew Way, other coffee and filling stations are available…). PLEASE be considerate of our neighbours and Acorn Primary by parking further away. You will NOT be permitted to bring your car on site without a prior appointment letter, and there is very little room to turn or wait. Remember you are not IN traffic, you ARE traffic. This will only become a problem if YOU ignore the advice. Park and stride please!
How will school transport work?
"It is mandatory for all pupils aged 13 and over to wear a face covering on public transport. It is also strongly recommended that all pupils regardless of age should wear a face covering on all buses, trains or taxis for the journey to school where it is appropriate for them to do so and they are able to handle them as directed.
Good hand hygiene practices must be adhered to at all times and these are detailed on the PHA website. "
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST CHECK WITH TRANSLINK TO SEE IF THEY ARE RUNNING NORMAL TRAIN AND BUS TIMETABLES – WE HAVE HEARD THAT IN SOME CASES SATURDAY TIMETABLES MAY BE IN OPERATION DURING THE SCHOOL WEEK.
How will homework be set?
As normal, but with an emphasis on Google Classroom. Return of work may take longer than usual due to hygiene measures.
Are pupils required to wear PPE?
No. PPE and face coverings are not the same thing.
Do pupil have to have a face covering?
All pupils must have a face covering for travel to and from school, calling into shops and in case someone displays symptoms of Covid-19 in their class, but this will be unusual and in the main face coverings will not be compulsory in lessons. However, they are welcome to do so if they wish, but they must be donned before entering the classroom and not removed until after leaving again.
Will teachers be wearing face covering?
Like pupils, all staff are welcome to do so if they will feel safer. Visors are also available for them. We will just have to find a way around communication problems.
Are uniform and appearance polices going to be relaxed?
No. Full school uniform and appearance policies are firmly in place – this includes uniform, shoes, PE kit, ties, blazers, jumpers, piercings and haircuts. We will have enough to deal with, so please do not challenge us in this area. Regular washing is essential.
How will discipline be managed?
There will be the same very high standards as always, but sanctions may be higher than before. We will display a very low tolerance to lesson disruption or defiance.
Pupils who are repeat offenders will find they will escalate through the sanctions more rapidly than before and will be more likely to be suspended. There will be no 'chances'. We have missed enough learning and are in a vulnerable enough situation without having to lose time and energy to antisocial behaviour. Any health and safety breach could result in a pupil having to self isolate at home for up to 10 days as a precaution.
Are the classes going to be kept in 'bubbles' all day?
In years 8-10, yes, they will be in teaching group bubbles where possible for any activity lasting longer than 15 minutes. (Registration has been reduced to 15 minutes max, so form classes will remain the same.) Unlike some other schools though, our bubbles will move round the school to lessons as normal, it will just be the mixing of those classes that will be minimised. In years 11-14, pupils will observe social distancing where possible and are not recommended to be in bubbles.
Why are Ulidia IC not keeping the y8-10 in the same room all day the way other schools are?
For the first time, not having any interior corridors has been a good thing for us! The worry about movement makes sense where pupils travel from class to class inside corridors, but as Ulidia IC is an ''outside" campus design school, we do not have this constraint. Further, keeping teaching staff in one place means they have more control over their environment as much as possible. It also critically allows normal learning and teaching to take place in practical subjects. This is one of the reasons for wiping down the desks after each class.
How will the canteen work?
Reduced menu focussing on 'grab and go', queues will be outside, no seating at break, limited seating at lunch, sanitation stations in place.
How will cleaning operate?
There is an enhanced cleaning programme in place, and against minimum requirement advice we have decided to increase cleaners' hours and are seeking to employ an additional cleaner. All surfaces have been cleared in all classrooms and offices and wipes are available throughout the campus.
How will toilets operate?
Pupils will only have a single set of toilets (depending on their year group) that they are permitted to use in order to help with Track and Trace protocols.
What happens if there is a local lockdown?
We follow PHA advice and if instructed to close, we will switch to online learning through Google Classroom.
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