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Strojírna Ing. Otakar Podhajský je zaniklý průmyslový areál v Praze 10-Hostivaři v jižní části ulice U Pekáren, který se rozkládal mezi ulicemi Průmyslová a Dolnoměcholupská. Z jižní strany jej ohraničovala železniční trať 221 do Benešova a nová železniční zastávka Praha-Hostivař. Od trati k němu z východu vedla železniční vlečka.

Historie
Strojírnu založil Otakar Podhajský roku 1913 a v hostivařském areálu ji jako první stavbu postavil architekt Bohumil Hypšman; betonovou halu montovny realizovala firma Karla Skorkovského. Hala, na kterou navazovala přízemní budova dílen, měla segmentovou střechou s prosklenými štíty.

Roku 1921 přistavěla firma Antonína Řeháka patrový kancelářský dům a zastřešila dvůr a roku 1937 stavitel Bohumír Hollmann rozšířil areál o truhlárnu.

Továrna vyráběla obráběcí stroje, kovový nábytek a vzduchotechniku. Mezi nejvýznamnější zakázky patřila vzduchotechnika pro hrobku českých králů v kryptě chrámu Svatého Víta a strojový archív pro Ústřední sociální pojišťovnu na Smíchově.

Otakar Podhajský dal vedle továrny na křižovatce ulic Dolnoměcholupská a U Pekáren vystavět pro své zaměstnance bytový dům s kinem Sokol.

Po roce 1948
Po roce 1948 se znárodněná strojírna sloučila se sousední strojírnou Jiřího Kameníčka do podniku TOS Hostivař. V administrativní budově sídlilo učiliště.

Po roce 1989
Haly byly pronajímány jako sklady a menší výrobny. Roku 2018 měla proběhnout demolice budov a přeměna v logistický park. 8. května 2018 zde vypukl požár a všechny dochované stavby původní strojírny byly zničeny.

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura
 BERAN, Lukáš, ed. a VALCHÁŘOVÁ, Vladislava, ed. Pražský industriál: technické stavby a průmyslová architektura Prahy: průvodce. 2., rozš. vyd. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, ©2007. 303 s. . Kapitola 12-Hostivař, Dolní Měcholupy: 261, Strojírna Ing. O. Podhajský, s. 216.

Externí odkazy

 Orientační plán hlavního města Prahy s okolím (1938), list č.60. Městská knihovna v Praze.
 Technické památky: Praha 10, Strojírna Ing. O. Podhajský, ulice U Pekáren. Solvayovylomy.cz. (foto jaro 2007)

Stavby v Hostivaři
Zaniklé průmyslové stavby v Praze
Stavby Bohumila Hypšmana
Zbořeno v Česku 2018
Postaveno v Česku 1913

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Biddeford, Maine
UNE's Amy Deveau invited into prestigious STEM leadership institute
Amy M. Deveau, Ph.D., professor of chemistry.
Amy M. Deveau, Ph.D., professor of chemistry within the University of New England College of Arts and Sciences, was recently invited into the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) STEM Leadership Institute, held virtually from July 20-23.
The institute empowers STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) faculty and administrators in fully understanding the systems, structures, and influences of power and privilege within higher education, the AAC&U says, and equips them with the tools and skills needed to bring about social change and true reform in undergraduate STEM education.
Known by her students as "Dr. D," Deveau primarily teaches organic chemistry, general chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and organic structure elucidation as a faculty member in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, where she regularly incorporates research into her course curricula, providing meaningful early exposure to research for STEM undergraduate students.
Deveau is serving her third term as a councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and is the current chair of the CUR's Chemistry Division. A member of UNE's Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences, Deveau's research laboratory focuses on the discovery of organic small molecules with therapeutic potential across the areas of pain an addiction, as well as the design and synthesis of anti-infectives targeting human pathogens.
Recognized as a Teaching Scholar by UNE's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in 2020, Deveau is strong advocate for inclusive experiential education. She contributes as a member of the University Oversight Committee for Strategic Priority I, where she also co-chairs the subcommittee on experiential and active learning. Additionally, Deveau currently serves as a member of University Research Council and on the CASFA Ad-hoc Climate Survey Subcommittee.
"I was truly honored to be nominated by UNE for the AAC&U PKAL Institute," Deveau said. "The experience was invaluable — it deepened my awareness of leadership best practices, change dynamics, and provided practical strategies that I can immediately apply to current and emerging projects. Furthermore, the broad AAC&U peer network and related collaborations will be both an asset and ally as I advance in my career."
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New Show - Songs of Love and Adultery
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About the Performers in Make America Laugh and Sing 2022
Lisa Faith Phillips
Lisa Faith Phillips has toured with her original comedy shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Washington D.C.'s Capital Festival, Dublin, Ireland, Los Angeles, New York and Findlay, Ohio. She has been a Participating Artist at The Cherry Lane Theater and Manhattan Punch Line's Comedy Corp in New York as well as theater companies in Barcelona and London. Her plays At All Times and All-Nude College-Girl Revue had extended runs in New York. She is currently writing her first novel The Russian Tea Room.
Phillips holds a M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and studied music theory at Juilliard.
Five Stars and Best of the Fringe! "An incredible storyteller her show is fascinating to watch and to listen to. - DC Metro Theater Arts
"Wildly funny…mixes absurdism and social satire to hilarious results"- Jaime Lubin, The Huffington Post
Outrageously funny…devilishly clever and wildly entertaining" - Newyorkcool.com
Learn more about Lisa Faith
Mariah Bonner
Mariah Bonner is a recording artist based in Baltimore, Maryland, with a repertoire in French and English, ranging from American standards, French ballads, musical show tunes and new material. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and moved to France with her family at the age of ten. She studied ballet and theatre in Paris as a teenager and started a career in fashion modeling. Mariah graduated from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and discovered there the art of telling stories through song.
She pursued her artistic career in Los Angeles, playing in a variety of films such as The Social Network and the Universal Soldier series, and on television in series like Scorpion and Rules of Engagement. She founded and led a play-reading group, Blue Tiger Salons. One day, on a film set, the director noticed her humming a tune, and asked if she would like to record the original song he had written for his short film, "Ma Cité, Mon Histoire." She had found her vocation!
Mariah has recorded two albums with composer and pianist, Marcus Dagan, who is her musical director.
"Mariah's performance stole our attention and our hearts. She had a commanding presence that captivated her audience." Daniel L.
"Mariah's performances are electric!" - Jennifer D.
Learn more about Mariah
Marcus Dagan
Marcus Dagan is a composer, singer, pianist and recording artist based in Baltimore, Maryland. His music has taken him across the world, and he has cultivated a discerning audience through the years, with his unique lyrical interpretations and original material. He has been Mariah's musical director since October 2018,and is thrilled to be playing with her again at Pangea as part of Make America Laugh And Sing Again!
Robin Hirsch
Robin Hirsch is a former Oxford, Fulbright and English-Speaking Scholar, who has acted, directed, taught, and published on both sides of the Atlantic. He is a two-time NYFA Fellow, recipient of numerous awards for writing and producing, and holds a joint Ph.D in Literature and Theatre. But the titles of which he is proudest are self-bestowed: Minister of Culture, Wine Czar, Dean of Faculty at the Cornelia Street Café, which he opened with two other artists on the weekend of July 4, 1977 and closed on January 1, 2019.
Robin is the author of LAST DANCE AT THE HOTEL KEMPINSKI "one of the best books ever written on the long arm of the Holocaust," Jewish Book News FEG: Stupid Poems for Intelligent Children "searingly smart and challenging" (New York Times), and The World Passes Through, stories from the cafe.
Cornelia Street Cafe is now "in exile" having been forced to close by vile landlords, but had recent pop ups in Brooklyn, the Meatpacking District, and the Bitter End.
Photo by Anna Morris.
Emma Lavandier
Hailed for her "excellent voice and spot-on performance" (Huffington Post), her "bright sound and affecting delivery", and for delivering a "captivating performance" (Voce di Meche), French native mezzo-soprano Emma Lavandier has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall (Weill recital hall), Symphony Space, the Sheen Center and the Cell Theatre in New York City. Highlights of past seasons include the Witch (Hansel and Gretel), Rosina (The Barber of Seville), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Orlovsky (Die Fledermaus), Nicklausse (Les contes d'Hoffmann), and Orfeo (Orfeo ed Euridice). Emma is a member of the Professional Women Singers Association,and has recently joined the professional ensemble Quadrivium based in Paris..
Learn more about Emma
Ellen Mandel
Ellen Mandel has written music for over eighty plays at the Antaeus Theater (Scenie award: music for Top Girls) and Actor's Co-op in LA, plus in NYC: Phoenix, Mint, Jean Cocteau Rep (Resident Composer), Pearl, and many regionals, received numerous best music nominations, and performed in Savvy Secrets of Successful Mistresses with Lisa Faith Phillips at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Ellen's latest compositions are "Hopper Haiku" a set of 13 songs inspired by Edward Hopper paintings with music by Ellen and lyrics by Daniel Neer.
The NY Times calls Mandel's songs to poems by E.E. Cummings, Seamus Heaney, W.B. Yeats, Charlotte Mew, and others "ardent, spiky, and refreshingly organic." Her theater music is "remarkable for consistent invention, compositional resource, and apt theatricality," Village Voice. Dizzy Gillespie called Ellen a "wonderful musician."
Learn more about Ellen
T Spoon Phillips
T Spoon Phillips, the guitarist known around the New York City music scene as "Spoon," has regularly appeared solo and with acoustic-oriented acts, including the Highland Shatners, Spoonville, and the Paul Ukena Trio, at venues like the Caffe Vivaldi, the Path Cafe, the Living Room, Barbes Brooklyn, Freddy's Back Room, and others.
Spoon was the guitarist for the house band on the Natural Coffeehouse Radio Hour, on Public Radio, and founded the NYC rock band the Cheese Beads, and spent much of the his earlier years appearing on countless bills at many of the legendary music venues including CBGB's, the Knitting Factory, McGovern's, Fez under the Time Cafe, the Space at Chase, the Actor's Playhouse (Midnight Vaudeville), the Atlantic Theater (Dog and Pony Show New York), Westbeth Theater Center, and Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Learn more about T Spoon Phillips and his music at tspguitar.com.
Learn more about T Spoon
"Mariah's performance stole our attention and our hearts."
Find out more about Mariah
The Entertainers from the 2020 Show
Stan Baker - cutting-edge comedian
Mariah Bonner - captivating entertainer and singer
Michael Lydon - composer and writer
Ellen Mandel - composer, songwriter, pianist
Lisa Faith Phillips - wildly funny storyteller
Natalie Smith - mesmerizing singer/songwriter
Stan Baker
Stan Baker is an actor, comedian, musical book-writer and lyricist. His work includes productions, workshops, readings, commissions, and/or solo performances at venues such as The Public Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, La Mama E.T.C., Dixon Place, Theater for the New City, P.S. 122, The Lark, The York, HOME, Columbia U., Cornelia St. Café, The Bitter End, Catch a Rising Star, Studio 54, and many others.
Stan started doing his act The Human Television as a street performer in Washington Square Park.
"Clever, subversive, and gut-bucket funny." - The Village Voice "Voice Choice"
"Hits close to home." - WCBS-TV
Michael Lydon
Michael Lydon, a composer known to millions as the Handsomest Man in the World, is a pioneering rock writer and a founding editor of Rolling Stone. His eyewitness account of the Stones' 1969 tour, The Rolling Stones Discover America, is an Amazon Kindle Single. Lydon has written Rock Folk and Ray Charles: Man and Music, and he often performs as a singer-songwriter with the jazz combo on his CD, Love at First Sight.
Learn more about Michael
Natalie Smith is a singer, songwriter, actress, and playwright. A lifelong New Yorker, she draws on the energy of the city to inform her work and performs regularly in the five boroughs and beyond.
Natalie's original music blends pop, rock and American folk influences and is rooted in her classical and jazz piano training. She released her first studio album, "Take My Piano," in the fall of 2015, available on iTunes.
Natalie made her Broadway debut in the critically acclaimed, Tony award- winning production, One Man Two Guvnors. She is currently developing a one-woman show with a series of deeply imagined characters who tell a contemporary musical fairy tale for all ages.
Natalie earned her BFA in acting from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and has studied voice, classical piano, and songwriting.
Learn more about Natalie
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Intel Teases Guitar Hero World Tour for Windows
By Matt Peckham
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Do we really need a PC version of Guitar Hero World Tour? I guess so, according to Intel, who just let the cat out of the bag about a Windows version of the latest rockin' rhythm iteration of Activision's Guitar Hero franchise, to debut at CeBIT 2009 next week.
Of the many games in the mega-popular Guitar Hero family, only two have been ported from console to PC — Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, and more recently, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.
What do you make of it Windows gamers? How many of you don't own this for one of your consoles? What do you think...will it be Games For Windows Live enabled? (Magic 8-Ball says "Yeah, right.") And does the sadly predictable lag on the Windows port of a game that's been out since last October kind of put you off the whole thing?
Matt Peckham's still waiting for Guitar Hero's keyboard accessory (as in over-the-shoulder ebony-and-ivory) and a downloadable version of Chick Corea 's "Jammin E. Cricket." You can follow him twitter.com/game_on.
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Q: No backing RepositoryOperations configured for repository. Check your configuration and try again Trying to use RxJavaCrudRepository with Micronaut data with mongo db.
@Repository
public interface GenericRepository extends RxJavaCrudRepository<Product, Long> {
}

Getting the value from repository
private final GenericRepository repository;

    public ProductListener(GenericRepository repository) {
        this.repository = repository;
    }
    var item = this.repository.findAll();

Dependency
implementation("io.micronaut.data:micronaut-data-hibernate-jpa")
    implementation("io.micronaut.mongodb:micronaut-mongo-reactive")

Exception

io.micronaut.context.exceptions.ConfigurationException: No backing
RepositoryOperations configured for repository. Check your
configuration and try again
io.micronaut.context.exceptions.NoSuchBeanException: No bean of type
[io.micronaut.data.operations.PrimaryRepositoryOperations] exists.
Make sure the bean is not disabled by bean requirements (enable trace
logging for 'io.micronaut.context.condition' to check) and if the bean
is enabled then ensure the class is declared a bean and annotation
processing is enabled (for Java and Kotlin the 'micronaut-inject-java'
dependency should be configured as an annotation processor).

A: Try using the MongoClient not a repository.
See for example here:
https://github.com/ilopmar/micronaut-mongo-reactive-sample/blob/master/src/main/java/mongoreactive/MongoController.java
Or here:
http://mongodb.github.io/mongo-java-driver-reactivestreams/1.9/javadoc/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/MongoClient.html
I guess repositories are not supporting mongodb. Thats why you get the exception, cause no real database is there to be used with the repo.

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A Triangle tradition! Join us for a salute to the red, white, and blue as we honor the birthday of the U.S.A. with patriotic favorites, high-spirited classics, and a fireworks display over Symphony Lake.
Join us under the stars as the Symphony shares great moments in classical music, with selections from Mozart, Beethoven, and more—including Rossini's William Tell Overture. Pack the picnic and enjoy a night out with us.
Join us for an outdoor concert featuring light classics and outdoor favorites!
Pink Martini is part big band, part classical ensemble, part salsa troupe, and all fun! The lush sounds of the Symphony back this popular group in a dynamic, vibrant show – with the silky, sultry voice of singer China Forbes featured front and center.
Have you ever seen an elephant ballet? Or encountered giant sea creatures in a submarine? Look no further! Larger-than-life puppets and the Symphony will bring the animal kingdom to life with Saint-Saens The Carnival of the Animals.
Plus music from Phantom of the Opera, A Chorus Line, South Pacific and much more!
Your Broadway dreams come true as the Symphony invites you to choose the hits you want to hear! Vote for your favorite romantic, fun-filled, and inspiring songs made famous on the Great White Way – from Wicked to Les Miserables, from Phantom of the Opera to Chicago, and many more. We bring the Broadway voices; you make your voice heard!
One of Broadway's best joins the Symphony for an evening devoted to the legendary Billy Joel. Hand-picked by the "piano man" himself for the starring role in the Broadway musical Movin' Out, Grammy and Tony nominated Michael Cavanaugh performs Billy Joel's biggest hits – "She's Got a Way," "New York State of Mind," "Uptown Girl" and more!
An impetuous treat musician is caught playing the orchestra's grand piano, and much to her surprise, the conductor offers her the chance to "be Mozart" for this program about the famous composer. The street musician and her prankster companion must now confront dilemmas and opportunities similar to those faced by Mozart.
The spirited romance of the waltz, the brilliance of big band and the glamour of ballroom dance will twirl you into the New Year! Professional dancers join the Symphony to celebrate your favorite dances through the decades.
arr. Willcocks - Ding Dong! Merrily On High!
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An audience favorite returns: the circus meets the Symphony! Stunning aerial feats, a mind-boggling contortions, and jaw-dropping juggling acts will take your breath away – and with these awe-inspiring acrobatics accompanied by your favorite festive music, this show is sure to fill you and your family with the wonder of the season.
Rachel DeShon, a "powerful soprano with show-stopping appeal," will join the orchestra to perform The Twelve Gifts of Christmas and her signature version of O Holy Night. Additional treats include Trans-Siberian Orchestra rock arrangements of Christmas songs, with ASO concertmaster Brittany Boulding on the electric violin, and the beautiful Concert Suite from The Polar Express, the 2004 computer-animated film. And, in the spirit of the season, we're hoping to add more goodies to your already-full Christmas stocking!
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A playful elf, sent by Santa to confirm the naughty and nice list, stumbles upon the best place to find holiday cheer – the North Carolina Symphony! Don't miss this family fun concert of holiday classics such as Frozen and a reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Arrive early to visit with Santa in the lobby and enjoy our instrument zoo and face painting.
Holiday musical treats to ring in the Season! Works by Humperdinck, Irving Berlin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Leroy Anderson, Malcolm Arnold and much much more!
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Preserving Kidneys to Avoid Dialysis
Press release | 19 Apr 2018 - 10h19 | By INSERM PRESS OFFICE
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How can we preserve renal function in people with a chronic kidney disease? Can dialysis be avoided or delayed? To answer these questions and many others, Inserm and Université Paris-Sud have set up the CKD-REIN1 cohort study, led by Bénédicte Stengel. Today it has produced its first results. According to the study, conducted with more than 3,000 patients, several priorities may improve the management of kidney disease. These priorities include improving blood pressure monitoring, providing more nutritional advice, and raising awareness among patients and health care professionals about the risk of medicine overdose.
This research has been published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Our kidneys have several functions. The first is to remove toxic waste produced by the body. The second is to maintain the amount of water and minerals (sodium, potassium) required for the body to function properly. The third is to produce the hormones, enzymes, and vitamins needed to control blood pressure, and to produce red blood cells and vitamin D. When the kidneys function poorly, a disruption in these processes can lead to high blood pressure, anemia, heart problems, and brittle bones. In addition, medicines accumulate in the body, increasing the risk of overdose. These complications are what make the disease so serious.
Today in France, one out of 1,000 people (85,000 people in all) undergoes dialysis or transplant due to kidneys that no longer function properly. These are major treatments that are restrictive for patients and very costly for the health care system. For the first time in France, a cohort study called CKD-REIN (Chronic Kidney Disease – Renal Epidemiology and Information Network) is being conducted on a national scale to address these key issues for chronic kidney disease. More than 3,000 patients have been included and will be monitored for five years to identify the determining factors of chronic kidney disease progression, and to identify which clinical practices are the most effective at preserving kidney function and avoiding or delaying dialysis. The purpose of the study is to establish the scientific bases for optimal patient management, reinforcing prevention and reducing the costs of kidney failure for the health care system.
What are the first takeaways from the CKD-REIN study?
The subjects of the study are patients who have a kidney disease and are monitored by a nephrologist. In reality, the majority of these patients see their nephrologists just once a year. Their general practitioners are those who provide first-line medical care. These patients, at a moderate or advanced stage of the disease, already have numerous complications and take many medications, an average of eight per day. The study points to several priority actions that would improve the management of the disease: improving blood pressure monitoring; providing more professional nutritional advice; and raising awareness among doctors and patients about the risk of acute kidney failure, the ways it can be prevented, and the risk of medicine overdose.
For more information: https://ckdrein.inserm.fr/
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Risk profile, quality of life and care of patients with moderate and advanced CKD. The French Chronic Kidney Disease – Renal Epidemiology and Information Network (CKD-REIN) Cohort Study Bénédicte Stengel,1 Marie Metzger,1 Christian Combe,2,3 Christian Jacquelinet,1,4 Serge Briançon,5,6 Carole Ayav,5 Denis Fouque,7 Maurice Laville,7 Luc Frimat,6,8 Christophe Pascal,9 Yves-Edouard Herpe,10,11 Pascal Morel,12 Jean-François Deleuze,13 Joost P Schanstra,14,15 Céline Lange,1,4 Karine Legrand,5,6 Elodie Speyer,1 Sophie Liabeuf, 1,11 Bruce M Robinson,16 Ziad A Massy. 1,17 1 CESP Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, Univ Paris-Saclay, Univ Paris Sud, UVSQ, UMRS 1018, F-94807, Villejuif, France 2 Service de Néphrologie Transplantation Dialyse Aphérèse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France 3 Inserm, U1026, Univ Bordeaux Segalen, Bordeaux, France 4 Agence de la Biomédecine, Saint-Denis, France 5 University Hospital of Nancy, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, INSERM CIC-EC 1433, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France 6 Université de Lorraine, Université Paris-Descartes, Apemac, EA 4360, Nancy, France 7 Department of Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Univ Lyon, UCBL, Carmen, F-69495 Pierre-Bénite, France 8 Nephrology Department, CHU de Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy 9 Jean Moulin Lyon 3 university, The Institute for Education and Research in Health Care and Social Service, Lyon, France 10 Biobanque de Picardie, Amiens, France 11 Department of clinical pharmacology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France 12 Etablissement français du Sang, Bourgogne Franche Comté, F-25000 Besançon, France 13 Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine, (CNRGH), Institut de Biologie François Jacob, CEA, Evry, France 14 Inserm U1048, Institut of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, Toulouse, France. 15 Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France. 16Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States 17 Nephrology Department, CHU Ambroise Paré, Boulogne, France. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfy058


Leonor Faber-Jonker (Amsterdam, 1987) is an author, researcher, and artist. Her work is characterized by a fascination for objects and materiality, memory and history, perception, and the sublime. She is particularly interested in the entanglements of different meanings and memories of (colonial) artefacts, human remains, photographs, statues, and places.
Faber-Jonker published extensively on a.o. the counterculture of the 1980s, the Rotterdam underground and (African) colonial history. As a historian, she specialized in the Herero and Nama genocide in German South-West Africa (1904-1908). She was scientific curator of an exhibition on this topic at the Mémorial de la Shoah, Paris. Her book 'More than just an object: A material analysis of the return and retention of Namibian skulls from Germany' was published in 2018.
The topics in her visual art and literary work often relate: in the photo series Stone Eyes, she portrays the silent witnesses of the bombing of Rotterdam; in the series Afrikanerland she reflects on her outsider status in Namibia and South Africa. In her collage series The New Empire, the 'colonial dream' is interpreted as a surrealist nightmare. Her fiction debut, short story 'De Dingen' was published in the edited volume Vaan Nu (2017).
Leonor Faber-Jonker lives and works in Rotterdam.


At some point in life, you will want to buy a car. However, not everyone can afford a new car so many opt for used cars. You can get the type of car at a less cost by purchasing a used car. It doesn't mean that used cars are of poor quality. There are some pretty good cars that have been used and still in great condition. There are a lot of used car dealerships which makes it not so easy to select the best one. This guide provides you with essential things to help you choose the best used car dealership.
It is essential you read reviews of several dealers. Take a look at the website of several dealers and get to read the honest reviews of past customers. You will know what to expect. You will have an idea of your expectations. You can also ask for recommendations from family and friends who have purchased used cars before. You will be able to come up with a list of potential used car dealerships. The business of selling used cars can be tough. Many dealerships have come and go.
It is vital you consider the length the dealer has been in business. It is safe to settle for a dealership that has been around for long. It is wise to choose a dealer who will be there in the coming years in case you need help. Buy used car from a well-established dealer. Check the Better Business Bureau to know how the dealership is rated. You will also know if there were solutions to the complaints. Making comparisons of several dealers who are in the same area will reveal fast any trouble spots.
It is essential to visit the facility of the dealer. How the facility looks will tell you a lot about the dealership. Good dealers usually take pride in their showrooms and facilities. As soon as you pull up at the lot, you will start checking out the facility. The facility should be in orderly and clean. The staff should also be professional. The service area must be tidy. The staff need to have excellent customer service. They should treat you professionally and with a lot of respect. They should show respect. If you are not content, look for a different dealership.
Before settling on a specific dealership, you need to shop around. The dealers are usually in groups. They are literally next to each other. By shopping around, you will view different cars. You will also know what you like and don't like about a particular dealership. Make sure you get informed on the car you want to buy. The more information you have, the easier the process will be.
You should know the financing options that are available. Remember to ask the dealership if they offer services that you may require in the future such as service rate information, loaner cars, shuttle service and others.


- Each race is single elimination. Your selection must finish 1st, 2nd, or 3rd for you to move on to the next race.
- If none of the remaining survivors make a winning selection for a race, all survivors will pass to the next race.
- If post times change and races are run out of order, races will still be scored & eliminated according to the order of races in the contest.


Business continuity, like its little sibling backups, is too often overlooked until it's too late. But with the cloud on their side, IT and business leaders have a new chance to rethink the breadth and effectiveness of their business continuity capabilities to help avert the next outage.
If you look at how business continuity was traditionally performed in medium to large organizations it usually involved a lot of talk about the "second site". Core systems, applications, and data are literally duplicated (sometimes with watered-down capabilities) at an off-site data center or server room.
In the event of a business disruption, such as a fire alarm, the production systems would be switched over to the DR system and, at least in theory, the business would continue as usual.
One of the major challenges with using this architecture is the cost and resources required to do it properly. While some core business applications might require hardware duplication, the vast majority of applications can be run on standards-based hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Building data centers, setting up networks, procuring and maintaining systems, getting the data transfer cycles right and testing it all to see if it actually works is a massive commitment. And, while seemingly necessary at the time, getting such investments approved can be quite difficult for a service that might only be used a few times a year.
Adding to the BC challenge is the fast pace of digitization. Of course, business continuity involves more than your information systems – it covers everything from office space to operational equipment – but as more "analog" business processes go digital it's up to IT to ensure it all runs smoothly in the event of a problem.
As business becomes more dependent on connected devices, even something like a malware attack has the potential to bring core operations to a standstill. As the velocity of digital change increases, we need to be more agile in our ability to keep our data-dependent processes running.
The cloud has proven itself as a mainstream delivery model for most applications and backing up and performing DR in the cloud is equally viable.
Taking advantage of cloud for BC eliminates the huge capital and operating costs of data centers, servers, storage and networks. This allows you to focus on performing the data transfer processes and testing your disaster recovery capability.
More specifically, adopting a hybrid cloud approach in your BC strategy is the way of the future as you can pick and choose the right secondary infrastructure for the right application without inconsistent management. Web-tier applications can be backed up to cloud VPSs while core systems can take advantage of virtual private clouds or bare metal servers.
Sure some applications might require custom hardware, but these make up only a small percentage of all workloads. Having bare metal as part of your BC mix gives you a high degree of flexibility without the headache of hardware management.
Don't let the next hiccup become a disaster for your business. BC is not what it used to be and there are many options in the hybrid cloud to suit complex architectures.


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Bhutan – The Land of Happiness
Hidden deep in the folds of the great Himalaya mountains for years, Bhutan developed its own civilisation. The population of about 680,000 people, living in close harmony with nature, evolved a unique identity, derived largely from a rich religious and cultural heritage. Today, the world is seeing many exotic aspects of this kingdom.
Bhutan is becoming increasingly known for its pure practice of Mahayana Buddhism in the Tantric form, its untouched culture, its pristine ecology and wildlife, and the unparalleled scenic beauty of its majestic peaks and lush valleys. It is still, in many ways, a magical kingdom of the past.
An ancient Land
It is a matter of great pride to the Bhutanese that their small kingdom was never colonised. Its ancient history, which is a mixture of the oral tradition and classical literature, tells of a largely self-sufficient population which had limited contact with the outside world until the turn of the century.
In the eight century Guru Rimpoche (Padmasambhava), established several sacred religious sites which are important places of pilgrimage for the Buddhist world today.
Over the years many other saints and religious figures helped shape Bhutan's history and develop its religion.
The Zhabdrung
Perhaps the most dynamic era in Bhutanese history came in the 17th century with the arrival, in 1616, of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the great leader of the Drukpa school of Mahayana Buddhism. He unified the country and established the foundations for national governance and the Bhutanese identity.
The Zhabdrung also left as his legacy the dual system of government – the temporal and theocratic – with Je Khenpo (chief abbot) as the religious head and the temporal leader known as the Desi. This system took Bhutan to the turn of the 19th century, until the birth of the Wangchuck dynasty and establishment of hereditary Monarchy.
In 1907, a historic Assembly of the clergy, the official administration, and the people unanimously elected Gongsar Ugen Wangchuck as the first hereditary King of Bhutan. The reigns of the first two Kings were marked by political stability.
A Spiritual Nation
Just as the kingdom's history is characterised by religious landmarks, the influence of religion is highly visible in every day life of the lay population. Bhutan is a spiritual nation. Hundreds of sacred monasteries, stupas, religious institution, prayer flags and prayer wheels which dot the countryside provide a strong infrastructure and atmosphere for the teachings of their living faith.
In both urban and rural Bhutan, religious ceremonies and rituals are performed regularly and with reverence. The horoscope of Bhutanese life is drawn from the scriptures. National and regional festivities, coinciding with the seasons, are major events for the entire population the year round. The Buddhist world thus regards the kingdom with special importance as the last bastion of Mahayana Buddhism.
A Rich Culture
Bhutanese language and literature, the arts and crafts, ceremonies and events, and basic social and cultural values draw their essence from religious teachings. The tradition of fine art is alive today, manifested, for example, in exquisite traditional painting visible on monasteries and houses, skillfully enhancing the architecture.
Architecture is also a significant feature of the Bhutanese identity. The combination of engineering skill and aesthetic beauty is unparalleled in all structures, from the massive monastic fortresses to houses and bridges. Traditional shapes, colours and patterns on the walls, doors, windows, put Bhutanese architecture in a class of its own.
Music, dance, and handicrafts, both by the clergy and the lay population, play an important role in national, village, or domestic functions and festivals. Bhutan's textile tradition has, in recent years, gone international. The distinct technique, colour and style of indigenous Bhutanese weaving is being increasingly appreciated by textile specialists, collectors, and users.
The national language of Bhutan is Dzongkha. The people also speak more than 18 dialects across the country. Today, English is taught in the schools and is used as the official working language, but the national leaders emphasise the development and use of Dzongkha.
Bhutan has been described as a natural paradise. Even as the world mourns the loss of its ecology, this small Himalayan Kingdom is emerging as an example to the international community, with about 70 percent of its land still under forest and a great variety of rare plant and wildlife species.
Wedged between China and India, Bhutan's terrain ranges from the sub-tropical foothills in the south, through the temperate zones, to dizzying heights of over 7,300 meters (24,000 feet). In Historical records Bhutan was known as Lhojong Menjong 'the Southern Valley of Medicinal Herbs.' Besides these rare herbs, the Bhutanese seasons are reflected in full color by wild flowers and plants, which carpet the mountain sides.
Bhutan's population is, in many ways, one large family. More than 70 percent of the people live on subsistence farming, scattered in sparsely populated villages across the rugged terrain of the Himalayas. With rice as the staple diet in the lower regions, and wheat, buckwheat, and maize in other valleys, the people farm narrow terraces cut into the steep hill slopes.
Bhutanese communities settled in the valleys with limited communication in the past. It is for this reason that the sense of individuality and independence emerges as a strong characteristic of the people.
It is for the same reason that, despite the small population, it has developed a number of languages and dialects. The Bhutanese are, by nature, physically strong and fiercely independent with open and ready sense of humor. Hospitality is an in-built social value in Bhutan.
Yet it is inevitable that Bhutan is changing. Five decades of development have had a dramatic impact on the Kingdom which has moved, in a short span of time, from the medieval age into the 21st century. A comprehensive network of roads, school and hospitals reaching their services to the people, a modern telecommunication system, increasing contact with the international community, urbanisation, and a growing private sector cannot but bring change.
But, just as the Bhutanese people chose to guard their magical kingdom in its pristine form through the centuries, they are determined to balance development and change. The essence of modernisation in Bhutan has been a blend of tradition and progress. The protective Bhutanese psyche, which kept the kingdom in a jealously guarded isolation, is visible in the controlled tourism policy, strong sense of environmental protection, and the careful pace of all-round development.
Bhutan has long decided that economic achievement is no replacement for its unique national identity. In the past, the kingdom fought aggression, in different forms, to safeguard its interests, its priorities, and its identity. The future will be no different.
(Courtesy: text: kuenselonline.com, pictures : mosaic of bhutan, bhutan times, bhutan media services, bhutan communication services and various as marked in the pictures)
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Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter.
$46,630,690 on 3269 screens.
$305,413,918.
Rated PG-13
DISC DETAILS
English Dolby 5.1
English PCM 5.1
French Dolby 5.1
Spanish Dolby 5.1
• Audio Commentary with Director Gore Verbinski and Actor Johnny Depp
• Audio Commentary with Screenwriters Stuart Beattie, Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Jay Wolpert
• Audio Commentary with Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Actors Keira Knightley and Jack Davenport
• "Scoundrels of the Sea" Branching Feature
• Sneak Peeks
• "An Epic At Sea" Documentary
• "Fly on the Set" Features
• "Becoming Captain Jack" Featurette
• "Becoming Barbossa" Featurette
• "Thar She Blows!" Featurette
• "The Monkey's Name Is Jack" Featurette
• "Sneak Attack" Animatic
• "Pirates Around the World" Multilanguage Comparison
• "Spirit of the Ride" Featurette
• "Dead Men Tell No Tales" Featurette
• Deleted and Alternate Scenes
• "Diary of a Ship"
• "Diary of a Pirate"
• Producer's Photo Diary with Jerry Bruckheimer
• Blooper Reel
• "Below Deck – An Interactive History of Pirates"
• "Moonlight Serenade" Scene Progression
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Archival TV Program
• Image Galleries
Disc Three:
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl [Blu-Ray] (2003)
Reviewed by Colin Jacobson (April 22, 2018)
Before it debuted in 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl looked like a probable flop. For one, a movie based on a theme park ride failed to prompt much optimism, and for another, pirate flicks hadn't scored at the box office in decades.
To the shock of many, Pearl became a massive hit, as with a gross of $305 million, it turned into one of the year's true blockbusters. It wound up in third place for 2003, only behind Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and Finding Nemo.
Nemo and Pearl both earned their gajillions the old fashioned way: via word of mouth. Neither leapt out of the box with remarkable openings, but both garnered strong crowds week after week. While their summertime competitors started big and faded quickly, these two kept things going consistently for long periods of time.
Pearl opens with a flashback/dream sequence in which we meet young Elizabeth Swann (Lucinda Dryzek), the daughter of Port Royal Governor Swann (Jonathan Pryce). On their ship, they spy a raft on which a boy floats.
They rescue him and she nabs a medallion from around his neck. We learn his identity as Will Turner (Dylan Smith), and her father puts Will in Elizabeth's care. When a pirate ship appears and wheels to fire on them, Elizabeth wakes to reveal she's now an adult (Keira Knightley), eight years after this event.
She still has the medallion, and we also see that the earlier boat's Captain Norrington (Jack Davenport) will soon gain a promotion to Commodore, and he clearly entertains romantic designs on Elizabeth. The adult Will (Orlando Bloom) feels the same. She still wears the medallion she lifted from him eight years earlier.
Into Port Royal comes a pirate named Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp). He tells of the Black Pearl, a speedy ship manned by a "crew of the damned". After Elizabeth falls into the sea during Norrington's proposal, Jack saves her, but he soon runs afoul of the authorities. He threatens Elizabeth to gain his escape, but he gets captured again after a run-in with Will at the blacksmith shop where the young man works.
While underwater, Elizabeth's medallion sends out a deep tone, and this culminates in the arrival of the Black Pearl. Its crew attacks the town and goes after Elizabeth to snag the medallion. Captured by some goons, she demands to meet the Black Pearl's leader, Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). She makes a deal to save Port Royal but gets stuck along for the ride.
After Will busts out Sparrow to get him to help track Elizabeth, they commandeer a ship together and head out after her. From there, Pearl follows these basic quests but gets into many twists and turns along the way.
When I heard Depp used Keith Richards as an inspiration, I didn't realize how far he'd take this, as I thought Keef would simply influence Sparrow's visual appearance. Instead, Depp whole embraces the indestructible Stones guitarist's entire character and manner.
This means Depp walks like Keith, talks like Keith, swaggers like Keith, and seems vaguely drunk much of the time. Okay, he's more intelligible than the mumble-mouthed Richards, but he still presents similar vocal characteristics.
Normally I wouldn't like such a blatant imitation, but Depp manages to make it work. Depp narrowly avoids becoming too campy, and the same goes for the film itself.
Pearl easily could have turned into a broad, silly spoof of the genre, but it manages to have its cake and eat it too. To be sure, the flick demonstrates full awareness of the genre's clichés and winks at them. A few sly references to the Disney park attraction from which it drew inspiration appear, but not enough to become tiresome or annoying.
Unlike something such as The Musketeer, Pearl doesn't try to force itself into the 21st century via modern gimmicks that don't match with the film's style. You won't find Hong Kong-style fighting, "bullet time" or hectic cutting here, as instead, director Gore Verbinski infuses the movie with a classic sense of swashbuckling and pays respect to its origins.
That doesn't mean Pearl comes across as bound to an earlier era, as Verbinski also manages to create something fresh and lively. Fun is the order of the day here, so despite the film's slightly excessive length, it moves briskly and follows many twists and turns.
Some of those probably should seem arbitrary and forced, but they all work. The flick moves from one element to another smoothly and logically, and it keeps us involved and entertained the whole way.
From its briskly paced and inventive action sequences to its slightly campy but uniformly likable humor to its tight acting and good sense of genre, Curse of the Black Pearl presents a surprisingly delightful adventure. No wonder it reinvigorated a long dormant form of film. Pearl offers a very enjoyable experience.
By the way, make sure you let the movie play through the conclusion of its end credits. An interesting capper occurs at that time that finishes the flick on a fun note.
The Disc Grades: Picture B/ Audio A/ Bonus A+
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this Blu-ray Disc. Though not flawless, the image usually worked well.
For the most part, sharpness seemed satisfying. Some wide shots demonstrated mild softness and looked a bit less defined than I'd like, mainly due to some mild edge haloes.
Otherwise, the movie remained detailed and distinctive. No shimmering or jaggies appeared, and print flaws remained absent.
Like most modern action films, Pearl leaned toward teal and orange. Within those constraints, the colors seemed clear and well-depicted.
Given the atmosphere of the movie, blacks became more important, and the disc presented nicely rich and dense dark tones. A few instances of low light images were a bit thick, but most shadows seemed clear and accurately defined. In the end, this didn't become a great image, but it held up well overall.
By contrast, I found virtually nothing about which to complain in regard to the Uncompressed PCM 5.1 soundtrack of Pearl. The soundfield was wonderfully dynamic and involving, so the various channels presented a surfeit of information that blended together with great clarity and smoothness.
All elements seemed placed accurately within the environment, and these components moved neatly across and between the speakers. This helped create a good sense of place and made the action all the more engrossing.
Since Pearl included quite a few fight sequences, we got many opportunities for lively material. Cannonballs zoomed past us, gunfire blasted around us, and swords clanged from all sides. The surrounds played a vivid role in the proceedings and helped make this a decidedly immersive and impressive piece of work.
I also found the audio quality to live up to high standards. Speech came across as firm and natural, and I noticed no edginess. Some lines became tough to understand, but that resulted from "pirate diction", not due to poor recording.
Music occasionally risked getting submerged beneath all the action, but the score remained bright and dynamic nonetheless, as the mix depicted these components vividly.
Of course, the effects remained the stars of the show, and they appeared well displayed. The different elements sounded distinctive and clean, with no distortion or other issues.
Dynamic range was excellent, and low-end seemed superb. Bass response always stayed tight and rich. Overall, I felt quite pleased with the audio of Pearl.
How did the Blu-ray compare to the DVD version? The lossless audio showed a bit more range and depth, while visuals were tighter and better delineation. The Blu-ray delivered the expected step up in quality.
The Blu-ray replicates most of the 2004 DVD's extras, and that means it includes three audio commentaries. The first features director Gore Verbinski and actor Johnny Depp, both of whom sit together for this running, screen-specific piece. The pair prove chatty and reasonably engaging, though the commentary never rises to greatness.
Most of the time they cover elements related to the rushed nature of the production. We hear of the relatively short period from inception to completion along with concerns connected to the work-in-progress script, technical elements, budgetary limitations, and other issues.
We also get notes about the various actors and the challenges inherent in sea-based movies. Along the way, we find a fair amount of praise and backslapping, which becomes somewhat tedious.
Depp doesn't talk much about his performance, which seems like a disappointment. He discusses some other aspects of making the film like his nearly catastrophic injury but steers clear from subjects more closely connected to his work.
Oddly, when the name "Keith Richards" appears toward the end of the film, it's in a context essentially unrelated to Depp's acting. The commentary doesn't seem terrifically revealing, but it moves at a good pace and offers a generally useful examination of the flick.
Next we hear from screenwriters Stuart Beattie, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and Jay Wolpert. Elliott and Rossio sit together for their parts, but the other two clearly appear solo.
Wolpert barely says anything at all, as he plays a very minor role in the commentary. Beattie seems substantially more active. He gets into some aspects of the script, but he spends much of his time on a discussion of pirate facts and fiction.
Though Beattie offers a fair amount of material, Elliott and Rossio clearly dominate the track. They go over the various drafts of the script, who did what, and variations between them.
They also delves into stories from the set, as they continued to work on constant revisions to the text even during shooting. They provide some nice tales from that realm and offer a lot of interesting tidbits. Overall, the writers commentary proves to be entertaining and informative.
The third track combines separate commentaries from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and actors Keita Knighley and Jack Davenport. Don't expect much from Bruckheimer, as his part lasts a mere 13 minutes or so.
I've heard many Bruckheimer interviews, and this one fits well with prior discussions. He provides some bland general remarks about the film and its participants, but you'll learn little of value.
Knightley and Davenport do the heavy lifting, so their side occupies about 77 minutes. Their track seems much livelier than the producer's, and it proves to be a lot of fun. The pair interact with gusto as they run through topics that mostly relate to their experiences on the set.
Davenport gets in more than a few remarks, but at times he finds it tough to overcome Knightley's enthusiasm. She's a regular force of nature as she rattles through different elements.
Knightley talks about her on-and-off tan and hair woes plus many other cute bits. At times the pair do little more than narrate the on-screen action, but they manage to give us a fun and amusing examination of their work, so this piece merits a listen.
New to the Blu-ray, Scoundrels of the Sea offers a branching feature. At times while the movie plays, you can select to leave the film and watch short featurettes. "Scoundrels" provides 34 of these in all.
For those of us who don't want to constantly interrupt the movie, we can view these via a separate menu. This lets you check out the clips individually or together through "Play All", a collection that fills 51 minutes, 45 seconds.
All of these snippets offer historical information about pirates. While I could live without the narrator's bad attempt at a "pirate voice", the facts themselves work well and give us a nice overview of all the lore.
Disc One opens with ads for Invincible, The Guardian, The Prestige and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Now we head to Disc Two, where we open with a 38-minute, nine-second documentary called An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. We hear from director Gore Verbinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, executive producer Bruce Hendricks, set decorator Larry Dias, construction coordinator Robert A. Blackburn, screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, supervising art director Derek R. Hill, historical advisor Peter Twist, property master Charles M. Stewart, Lady Washington crewmember Brad Sousa, ILM physical model supervisor Charlie Bailey, costume designer Penny Rose, chief hairstylist Martin Samuel, makeup supervisor Ve Neill, sword master Bob Anderson, stunt coordinator George Marshall Ruge, visual effects supervisor John Knoll, stage production manager Mark Anderson, VFX director of photography Carl Miller, VFX art director Aaron McBride, CG model supervisor Geoff Campbell, cloth simulation supervisor James Tooley, ILM viewpaint lead, ILM animator Andrew Doucette, and actors Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Jonathan Pryce, Treva Etienne, and Jack Davenport.
"Epic" speeds through a number of general topics. We find information about the actors, locations and adaptations of those places, sets, integrating historical details, props, designing and utilizing different ships, costumes and makeup, sword fights and stunts, various special effects elements, and the movie's premiere at Disneyland.
Though none of these areas gets a lot of time, we receive a lot of useful notes about them and receive a nice overview of the subjects. I most enjoyed the look at makeup, especially in regard to the various uses of contact lenses.
It also seems fun to see the Disneyland premiere, as I imagine that must have been a cool occasion. Overall, "Epic" provides a reasonably solid glimpse of the filmmaking process.
Next we move to a series of Fly On the Set featurettes. These cover nine different movie scenes and fill a total of 35 minutes, 17 seconds via the "Play All" option.
The featurettes present exactly what one might expect of them: video footage from the set free from interviews, movie clips, or narration. It's straight material from the shoot as we watch rehearsals, collaborations and the actual filming. I love this sort of stuff, and "Fly" gives us a fun look behind the scenes.
Three different elements appear in the "Diaries" domain. Producer's Photo Diary fills four minutes, 18 seconds as we see Jerry Bruckheimer's personal pictures from the set. He discusses his interest in photography and various elements of the production as we watch a montage of his snaps.
Bruckheimer remains one of the dullest commentators ever known, but his photos provide some very good images from the set. He's a talented photographer, so this section presents many fine pictures.
In the nine-minute, 39-second Diary of a Pirate, we focus on the experiences of actor Lee Arenberg. He totes a video camera around the set, and this featurette includes the results along with some narration from Arenberg.
We watch various aspects of his experience, from makeup to shooting different scenes to down time on the set. The commentary becomes a little cutesy at times, but "Pirate" nonetheless provides a fun glimpse of the production, especially since it comes from the perspective of one of the lower-billed actors.
Finally, the 11-minute, three-second Diary of a Ship concentrates on the experiences of the Lady Washington, the ship used as the Interceptor. We follow it on its journey from California around western Mexico through the Panama Canal to its eventual arrival in the Caribbean.
Mostly the program features video footage of this trip, but we also hear some comments from ship's captain Brad Sousa. This provides a surprisingly compelling travelogue.
For information on real pirates, we go Below Deck. This gives us mini-featurettes about many pirate-related topics. You can examine these either of two ways: through a tour of a ship, or as one continuous sequence. The latter seems much more user-friendly, so I went with it.
Taken all together, these pieces run a total of 22 minutes, 13 seconds. We get various archival materials, movie clips and shots from the Pirates set plus interviews with maritime historian David Cordingly.
We learn of the staff structure of pirate ships, battle procedures, notes about famous pirates, what the pirates stole and why, pirate symbols and ships, instances of buried treasure, and systems of punishment. This provides a quick but informative and entertaining examination of the facts behind the fiction.
Note that the continuous version doesn't provide all the available material. To see all of the short featurettes, you'll need to either go through the ship tour or use the "Scene Index".
The latter seems to be the easiest way to examine the various topics. All of the extra bits function the same as those I mentioned earlier, as they provide comments from Cordingly and prove to be informative.
Getting back to Pirates itself, we next find a short blooper reel. Mostly this three-minute, 10-second roll includes the usual assortment of goof-ups and silliness. However, some amusing improvs pop up as well, and those make it a slightly above average entry in the genre.
A whopping 19 Deleted and Extended Scenes come up next, and this extensive collection fills 19 minutes, three seconds. These mainly embellish existing bits and flesh out some elements.
None of them seem terribly important, and I don't see any that should have stayed in the movie. Some entertaining snippets appear, however.
After this we go to the "Moonlight Serenade" Scene Progression. In this six-minute, 33-second clip, we watch as that sequence develops.
It demonstrates various stages of the piece as we hear explanations from lead technical director Tom Fejes, CG sequence supervisors Russell Earl and Neil Herzinger, animation supervisor Hal Hickel, lead CG viewpainter Steve Walton, and cloth simulation supervisor James Tooley.
The progression doesn't follow a tremendously logical path, and it seems a bit disjointed. Despite that, it includes a lot of good information and helps educate us about the various elements that went into the scene's creation.
Within the Image Gallery, we find six subdomains. "Inspiration" presents 13 pieces of pirate images used to stimulate ideas. "Concept Art" includes 47 elements, most of which depict skeletal pirates. Four scenes of "Storyboards" appear with "Blacksmith Shop" (48 drawings), "Black Pearl vs. Interceptor" (33), "Dauntless Capture" (58), and "Captain Jack Sparrow" (41).
"Costumes" features 14 shots that mix sketches and photos of actors in finished wardrobe. "Production" includes 30 pictures from the set and the flick. Lastly, "Publicity" shows five posters.
These come via "slideshows" which make them a little more awkward to access than the usual stillframe access or the preferred method of thumbnails. Nonetheless, some nice material appears here.
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color gives us an 18-minute, 19-second segment from a January 21, 1968 broadcast of that series that concentrates on the creation of the Disneyland "Pirates of the Caribbean" attraction. This includes some clips from the Disneyland 10th anniversary episode featured in the Disneyland USA package.
It then goes into detail about the technology behind Pirates as well as images from the attraction's creation and shots of the park and the ride's opening day. We also take a pretty extensive tour of the completed attraction itself. Since Walt died before this show aired, he goes missed, but "Color" offers a cute glimpse of history nonetheless.
The following features were originally exclusive to the 2004 DVD, and the first two focus on lead actors: Becoming Captain Jack (7:19) and Becoming Barbossa (5:31). The first includes information from Depp, Bruckheimer, Verbinski, and Rush, while the second presents remarks from Rush, Depp, and Verbinkski.
Both look into character issues, influences, and what the actors wanted to do with the roles. "Jack" feels somewhat tedious - how many times do we have to hear about the Keith Richards references? - but "Barbossa" proves moderately illuminating. Good shots from the set pop up in both, so even when the information lacks much depth, they present some intriguing elements.
After this we look practical effects via Thar She Blows!, a six-minute, 17-second program that shows the construction and destruction of the Interceptor. It includes statements from Charlie Bailey, chief architect Peter Bailey, Mark Anderson, John Knoll, Carl Miller, pyrotechnician Geoff Heron, and chief ship carpenter Robbie Edwards.
We check out the design elements of the ship, the building of the miniature, shooting it on the water, and ruining it. The piece places its emphasis on behind the scenes details. It gives us a nice look at the work that went into this element, and it proves quite useful.
Another featurette called The Monkey's Name Is Jack runs four minutes, 35 seconds. It includes information from animal trainer Ursula Brauner, Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Gore Verbinski. As one might expect, this show focuses on the movie's monkey actor.
We learn the methods used to get the monkey to act as well as various challenges. A little fluff shows up, but the program usually adds fun and educational notes. Since he spends the most time with the monkey, Rush offers the best notes about his experiences.
In Pirates Around the World, we get a multilanguage comparison. The four-minute, 11-second clip examines portions of the film with snippets in French Canadian, Thai, Castilian, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, Latin Spanish, German, French, and Japanese.
We often find this sort of feature on Disney's animated releases, but it's unusual to see one with a live-action flick. It's cute but nothing special.
For Spirit of the Ride, we take seven minutes, 11 seconds to compare the movie with the theme park attraction. We get notes from Elliot, Rossio, Depp, Verbinski, Bruckheimer, and Knoll.
The participants offer some memories of their reactions to the ride and we get a few remarks about efforts to recapture its feel. We also watch some examples of the ways the movie echoes the attraction.
The piece sounds better in theory than in execution, but it provides a reasonably concise exploration of its subject and it points out some elements we might otherwise miss.
An animatic shows up next. Entitled "Sneak Attack", it lasts four minutes, 16 seconds. This presents a crude computer-animated previsualization of the scene in question. It's a decent look at this form of high-tech planning technique.
With Dead Men Tell No Tales, we get a 13-minute, 55-second look at the creation of the "Pirates" ride via archival materials and interviews with project director Bruce Gordon, Imagineering vice chairman Marty Sklar, senior vice president Tony Baxter, senior show writer Chris Goosman, executive vice president Tom Fitzgerald, and Imagineers Alice Davis, Harriet Burns, Blaine Gibson, Wayne Jackson, Francis X. Atencio, and Roger Broggie. The program goes through the attraction's genesis and completion and provides an entertaining and enjoyable tour.
A third disc provides a DVD copy of Pearl. It replicates DVD One from the original release.
Probably 2003's most pleasant cinematic surprise, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ably overcomes the cheesiness of its origins and provides a deft and lively adventure. It reignites the fun of pirate flicks and still manages to feel fresh and invigorating. The Blu-ray brings us good picture as well as excellent audio and an extensive set of supplements. Curse remains a fun film and the Blu-ray brings it home well.
To rate this film, visit the original review of CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL


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A carriel is a small leather satchel from Colombia. They are similar in appearance to a saddlebag but worn over the shoulder, usually by men. Carrieles were traditionally made of rawhide or nutria fur and are typical of the Antioquia region of Colombia.  The bag is associated with paisa culture.  The carriel is part of folkloric dress of the region and is also used by modern businessmen throughout the country.

It is said that the word carriel comes from the English "carry-all", but derivation from the French cartier (handbag) is equally likely.

See also
Handbag

Notes and references

National symbols of Colombia
Colombian handicrafts


Starting your own firm comes with a lot of decisions, from how you will handle compliance issues to how to design your website. The list goes on and on. One of the most important questions we hear is, "How will I find my first clients?" XYPN members Scott Snider and Jane Yoo answer this question in our next free webinar. Join us to hear how they secured their first clients, and for tips and tricks on how to build a client base of your own. This call is ideal for anyone considering membership with XY Planning Network.
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Software that was great and did all it needed to just fine, until they messed it up
What it says on the tin.
(If anyone is feeling positive, we could do vice versa also.)
Tinymcsmithy - 20 Oct 2021 06:14:23 (#2 of 89)
Photoshop 5. As above, stable and all the features needed for professional graphics and photo editing.
There have been one or two decent added features in the 20+ years since then, but not much more. And now it crashes randomly.
Antimatter - 20 Oct 2021 06:19:53 (#3 of 89)
Flickr. Was great until people messed with it.
I'm trying to remember it.
Tylenol - 20 Oct 2021 06:37:01 (#5 of 89)
Office 97 before they introduced the dammed ribbon.
TheSwearingBear - 20 Oct 2021 06:40:39 (#6 of 89)
Final Cut Pro.
Ah yes, I remember that causing a storm.
It was incredible. Apple basically handed Adobe an entire industry. Very odd.
Adobe already bought out the graphics industry and killed off Freehand.
upgoerfive - 20 Oct 2021 10:29:23 (#10 of 89)
The endlessly useful Norton Utilities somehow ended up being the excerable Norton Antivirus.
TheExcession - 20 Oct 2021 10:38:39 (#11 of 89)
AVG was a nice and relatively unobtrusive free AV until it became a bloated piece of nagware.
JohnIlly - 20 Oct 2021 10:02:43 (#12 of 89)
There is definitely some law which compels people to keep adding new functionality to software until the original functionality is destroyed. It is probably a consequence of the third law of thermodynamics.
Tinymcsmithy - 20 Oct 2021 11:23:24 (#13 of 89)
Good point. Which reminds me.
Acrobat Pro. A once useful tool for preserving the integrity of a document created in any software.
Now a confused, bloated, nagware filled piece of shite.
TommyDGNR8 - 20 Oct 2021 11:42:57 (#14 of 89)
I still mourn the loss of Lifescape/Google's Picasa, with its easy editing interface and seamless link to online storage.
hailesaladdie - 20 Oct 2021 11:44:35 (#15 of 89)
Firefox bloated like a ripe corpse.
AlanII - 20 Oct 2021 10:46:50 (#16 of 89)
As did Netscape.
Acrobat Pro.
God, yes!
MS Teams has gone from being a decent UC platform to being a laggy, unnavigable skin on virtually every MS application.
Policywatcher - 20 Oct 2021 12:41:30 (#19 of 89)
Corel Photo Paint...
Before Corel bought Paint Shop Pro and then first buggered around the CPP User interface, then dropped it and then brought it back as Corel Photo-Paint...
phantlers - 20 Oct 2021 12:51:49 (#20 of 89)
Paint Shop Pro was a great introductory graphics application.
LomaxFairchild - 20 Oct 2021 14:16:01 (#21 of 89)
For me, Word 2.0 on Windows was as good as it got. Super fast and it could sum columns of data (useful for invoices), a feature which has since been removed.
Freehand was leagues nicer to use than Illustrator, which Adobe used to kill it off (thank God for Affinity Designer)
QuickTime - used to be a useful little video tool. Now plays videos and, err, that's it.


The hotel is based on the outskirts, Birmingham is still doable but not as close as you would like.
How far are you from the NEC by car please?
What beer do you do on tap and do you have Corona?
We have a wide range of beers on tap . Carlsberg Export , San Miguel ,Guinness , Shed head , Brooklyn Lager , Tribute , Mad Goose ,Ubu and similarly loads of Bottled Beers and Craft Ales .
I was just wondering how far is edgebaston cricket ground away from the hotel thank you .
its about 15 minutes drive 7/8 miles.


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Good Points: The fridge in the room. The breakfast. The lounge area, even though we didn't have time to use it on this occasion. Bad Points: The lack of evening dinner facilities nearby, although we did walk into Northampton easily. Also we were a little concerned that the car park was locked, we hadn't been informed to ring them to open the gate. General review: Good.


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Today is National Cheese Pizza Day!
Pizza has become one of America's favorite meals. In fact, Americans eat approximately 350 slices of pizza per second.
The first pizza establishment in the United States opened in 1905 in New York's Little Italy.
However, some believe the beginnings of pizza occured in Ancient Greece. The Greeks would cover their bread with oils, herbs, and cheese.
The tomato was not a staple addition to the pizza until the 1700s. Before that, they were thought to be poisonous and unfit for consumption.
To celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day, head to your favorite pizza place or make your own homemade pizza!