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Social listening for greater impact
This content originally appeared June 4, 2020 as part of the Future of Marketing weekly email series. Subscribe here.
Reflect. Empathize. Act.
Brands should always respond with empathy and care, but especially during times of turmoil, as their actions will define them for decades to come.
Marketing leaders across Twitter are advising brands to halt pre-scheduled content and ad campaigns to help amplify the voice of underrepresented communities. "Now is not the time to be silent, neither is it the time to jump on a bandwagon," The Drum shares, "It's a time for real reflection and care with regards to how a brand and its leaders stand by the black community… and move forward with real steps to end racism and injustice globally."
Brands should think with their heart rather than their mind, and make a genuine effort to understand the world's state and global sentiment. Companies must also be wary of posting tone-deaf content that could motivate a brand-damaging backlash from the public – and use this time to find themselves.
Read the room before you post.
Understanding the global sentiment
Sunday, May 31st, 2020 was the saddest day ever recorded on Twitter. "There are these big dips when a celebrity dies or there's a natural disaster or a mass shooting," states researcher Chris Danforth, "But there's never, in the entire history of our instrument, been a sustained sadness like we've been seeing."
While social media monitoring tracks mentions and engagement, social listening looks beyond numbers and analyzes the emotions taking place – using empathy to guide communication strategies. By understanding sentiment, brands can refrain from sharing thoughtless messaging on social media – and approach volatile situations more carefully.
With citizens of London, Paris, Berlin, and many nations joining the protests against racial discrimination – this demonstrates the call for protection goes far beyond one group of people and expands globally. In fact, social media users are openly calling out brands and people who appear inauthentic or misaligned.
Pay attention to the conversations taking place on different platforms like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and even TikTok to understand the global sentiment. What you see on one platform may not necessarily offer the same content (and context) as the other.
Tone-deaf is not an option
Brands have taken a stance – setting strong expectations for marketers and people around the world. Inclusivity and community have never been as important as they are today – and moving forward, consumers will be more selective about the brands they choose to support.
After last weekend's protests, Nike immediately released an unexpected (yet appropriate) ad spinning their iconic slogan, "For once, don't do it." The message was simple and so powerful that Adidas retweeted Nike's ad, setting differences aside to support a greater cause. Fierce competition has its place – but when it comes down to human values, we are all in.
Nickelodeon surprised the world when it went off-air for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to tribute George Floyd – stirring controversy about the conversations parents should be having with children. Nickelodeon also included a "Declaration of kids' rights" with reminders to young people about their right to protection, peace, equality, and education.
Meanwhile, Twitter shared resources and updated their profile to support the movement. Netflix tweeted that silence is complacency. And YouTube pledged $1M to support efforts addressing social injustice.
This isn't your typical marketing ploy or sales opportunity; this is a global movement fighting for equality and protection – and those with a voice cannot afford to be silent. Distribute important resources, make a donation, hire, buy from, or share the work of minorities, implement internal policies – do something. But don't be a brand that jumps on the bandwagon just to make noise – people will easily see through it. Be intentional. Be authentic.
Talk is cheap – take action
Most brands mitigate conflict – especially during polarized times. Marketers fear offending customers and affiliating their brands with sensitive topics, but times have changed. To build brand loyalty among customers and rising generations, leaders are realizing the importance of speaking up against societal injustices and hiring for empathy.
Ben & Jerry's is famous for advocating #BlackLivesMatter and standing up against social issues. The ice cream maker even highlights its independent board of directors on its website, including leaders with robust backgrounds in civil rights, healthcare, and education. The board holds brand leaders accountable, "preserving and expanding Ben & Jerry's social mission, brand integrity, and product quality by providing social mission-mindful insight and guidance."
Millions of people around the world united for #BlackoutTuesday, as black squares filled social feeds everywhere to help amplify important resources from the black community. While there was initial confusion around which hashtag to use – social media users immediately set the record straight, bringing the community closer together in real-time for a powerful cause.
With expectations on the rise, consumers around the world are demanding to know the true intentions of the brands they support – and user-generated content will be at the forefront, helping marketers and consumers make more informed decisions.
#brandcrush:
Brooks Running demonstrates they are in tune with global issues and aren't afraid to let people know it. As a response to COVID-19, Brooks Running donated 45,000 pairs of shoes to frontline workers around the world, and their CEO, Jim Webber, also shared a public letter that was posted on their website to address the brand's shift.
Today, Brooks Running is speaking up against societal injustices across its digital platforms, joining #BlackoutTuesday, and unapologetically sharing its stance on the topic.
Brooks Running is also recognizing Global Running Day on their website as a day to unite "in pursuit of a world where we all run on equal ground." Brooks Running is donating $100,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative as a step towards pursuing equality, criminal justice reform, and education. The athletic brand will give an additional $1 for every person who signs up to run between June 3 and June 7 (up to $250,000).
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Q: Orthonormal basis of a subspace of Hilbert space Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space, and $\{e_n\}$ an orthonormal basis for $H$. Is $\{pe_i\}$ an orthogonal basis for $K$, if $K$ is a closed subspace of $H$, and $p:H\to K$ is an orthogonal projection?
I know for every $\xi\in K$, $$\sum c_ie_i =\xi=p\xi=\sum c_ipe_i$$where $\{c_i\}\in \ell^2$.
But what about Perpendicular? Is $\langle pe_i,pe_j\rangle = 0$?

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Reality TV Has Gone "Too Far" Says Jeremy Kyle Show Special Advisor
14 May 2019, 09:38 | Updated: 14 May 2019, 10:43
A special advisor on the Jeremy Kyle Show admits she was not shocked to hear that a participant on the show had died.
Lianne Young, a counsellor who worked as a special advisor on the Jeremy Kyle Show, said that "reality television and entertainment has gone too far".
Speaking to Ian Payne on LBC, she said: "I'm not talking specifically about the Jeremy Kyle Show, but one thing that makes the Jeremy Kyle Show very different to most other TV shows is he does and he will provide assistance and support to anybody that requires it."
Ms Young also said that participants understand what they are getting themselves in to when they sign up to appear on the programme, saying: "They know of Jeremy's behaviour and yet they still put themselves forward."
"People make that decision for themselves," she said.
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The Jeremy Kyle Show was taken off air after news of the death was announced.
ITV said that it is reviewing the episode that the person participated in, and that filming has also been suspended.
A spokesperson for the broadcaster said: "Everyone at ITV and The Jeremy Kyle Show is shocked and saddened at the news of the death of a participant in the show a week after the recording of the episode they featured in and our thoughts are with their families and friends.
"ITV will not screen the episode in which they featured.
"Given the seriousness of the incident, ITV has also decided to suspend both filming and broadcasting of The Jeremy Kyle Show with immediate effect in order to give it time to conduct a review of this episode of the show."

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Once I have got the letter from Adrian Bedoy and Torben Köster, they offered me a job which includes the project with Marco Arena, star-stylist from REDKEN.
Februar 2013, early in the morning I've come to the L'oreal-Salon in Frankfurt am Main. And… didn't notice how 10 hours passed by.
The great team "Corporate Creativity von Bedoy" from Düsseldorf. The professional equipment and professionalism of those whom I've worked with on this day has made my day.
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Marcelo Lippi has put Chelsea and QPR on alert after admitting he's ready to get back into management.
The 63-year-old has been out of work since last summer's World Cup, where Italy were embarrassingly knocked out of the group stages, having previously lifted the golden statue under Lippi just four years earlier.
But now the former Juventus boss has indicated that he's eager to end his sabbatical, and is on the lookout for an 'exciting' oppourtunity.
'I'm ready to come back, because the time of rest is at an end,' he told reporters at an awards ceremony in Sicily.
'During this season I have had a lot of offers but have preferred to rest. Now I am thinking of coming back.
The highly decorated Italian coach has previously hinted at coming to England for the Chelsea job, saying: 'I would love to coach in the Premier League, English football fascinates me.
But the emergence of QPR to the Premier League, under the ownership of Flavio Briatore, will make them major contenders to land Lippi's signature should they decide to part company with Neil Warnock.


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Karl Caspar, né le  à Friedrichshafen, et mort le , est un peintre allemand qui vit et travaille principalement à Munich.

Biographie
Karl Caspar naît le  à Friedrichshafen.

Il étudie à l'Académie des Beaux-Arts de Stuttgart et à l'Académie des Beaux-Arts de Munich. En 1904, Caspar devient membre de la Stuttgarter Künstlerbund (Association des artistes de Stuttgart), et en 1906, il rejoint la Deutscher Künstlerbund (Association des artistes allemands). En 1907, il épouse sa collègue peintre, amie d'enfance et voisine, Maria Filser. En 1913, il est membre fondateur de l'association d'artistes Münchener Neue Secession,, à laquelle appartiennent également des peintres tels qu'Alexej von Jawlensky, Adolf Erbslöh, Wladimir von Bechtejeff, Paul Klee, et Alexander Kanoldt. En 1919 il devient le président de l'association. Un point culminant de l'œuvre de Caspar est l'autel de la Passion de 1916/1917, situé dans la crypte de la cathédrale Notre-Dame

De 1922 à 1937 Caspar il est professeur à l'Académie des Beaux-Arts de Munich. Ses œuvres sont exposées à l'Exposition d'art dégénéré, organisée à Munich par les nazis en 1937. Par la suite, ses peintures et dessins d'inspiration chrétienne, influencés à la fois par l'impressionnisme et l'expressionnisme, sont retirés des musées et collections publiques allemands et/ou détruits, et il est contraint de quitter son poste d'enseignant. Cette même année (certaines sources disent que c'est en 1944, après la destruction de sa maison munichoise lors d'un bombardement), en raison de l'hostilité nazie, il s'installe avec sa famille à Brannenburg, où il est inhumé.

Dès 1946, Caspar est nommé professeur à l'Académie des Beaux-Arts de Munich. En 1948, il est l'un des membres fondateurs de l'Académie Bavaroise des Beaux-Arts. La même année, il participe à la Biennale de Venise. En 1950, il est décoré de l'Ordre du Mérite de la République Fédérale d'Allemagne. En 1952, il reçoit le premier prix d'art de la Haute-Souabe conjointement avec son épouse. En 1955, un an avant sa mort, il devient membre de l'Académie des Arts de Berlin.

Il compte parmi ses élèves Joseph Loher et Gretel Loher-Schmeck, qui appartiennent à la Génération Perdue, Fred Thieler, Richard Stumm et Peter Paul Etz.

Collections publiques d'œuvres

 Allemagne

 Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach
 Musée Zeppelin

 Pologne

 Musée Sztuki, Łódź

 États-Unis

 Galerie Faulconer, Grinnell, Iowa
 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Californie

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Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie

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Peintre allemand du XXe siècle
Peintre expressionniste allemand
Élève de l'Académie des beaux-arts de Munich
Commandeur de l'ordre du Mérite de la République fédérale d'Allemagne
Membre de l'Académie des arts de Berlin
Personnalité liée à Munich
Naissance en mars 1879
Naissance à Friedrichshafen
Naissance dans le royaume de Wurtemberg
Décès en septembre 1956
Décès à Brannenburg
Décès à 77 ans


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Facebook to appeal German order on WhatsApp data
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Facebook (FB.O) said it would appeal against an order by a German privacy regulator on Tuesday to stop collecting and storing data of German users of its messaging app WhatsApp and to delete all data that has already been forwarded to it.
A 3D printed Whatsapp logo is seen in front of a displayed stock graph in this illustration taken April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information said Facebook was infringing data protection law and had not obtained effective approval from WhatsApp's 35 million users in Germany.
"After the acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook two years ago, both parties have publicly assured that data will not be shared between them," commissioner Johannes Caspar said in a statement.
Facebook, the world's biggest social network, bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock in an effort to reach a younger audience.
"The fact that this is now happening is not only a misleading of their users and the public, but also constitutes an infringement of national data protection law," Caspar added.
Facebook has its German headquarters in Hamburg and therefore falls under Caspar's jurisdiction.
"We will appeal this order and we will work with the Hamburg DPA in an effort to address their questions and resolve any concerns," it said.
The data watchdog said Facebook and WhatsApp were independent companies that should process their users' data based on their own terms and conditions and data privacy policies.
EU and U.S. regulators have said they would scrutinize changes to privacy settings that WhatsApp made in August.
Italy's data privacy watchdog said on Tuesday it had also opened a probe and had asked WhatsApp to explain what information it planned to share with Facebook and what was being done to explain to users how their data might be used.
Reporting by Harro ten Wolde; Editing by Ruth Pitchford; Additional reporting by Hans-Edzard Busemann and Crispian Balmer; Editing by Georgina Prodhan


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15 Disney Princesses Sorted Into Hogwarts Houses
by Annie Fitzgerald
Bringing together two of our favourite worlds–Disney and Harry Potter–we just had to sort the Disney Princesses into their own Hogwarts Houses. Organized chronologically by movie release date, it's interesting to note that some of the earliest Disney Princesses seem to be more at home in Hufflepuff, due to their kind hearts, loving nature, devoted loyalty, and hard work (a LOT of those early Princesses are weirdly into housework and other traditional domestic tasks).
Then, as we move down the line of Disney Princesses, we have more Houses pop up. With some royal girls exhibiting cleverness, bravery, or ambition—much better suited to Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, or even Slytherin! While that's not to say that Hufflepuff Princesses are entirely of the miscellaneous or submissive variety, there is certainly a clear pattern between the temperaments of early Disney Princesses versus the more modern ones. So, does anyone have an idea as to what House their favorite Princess belongs in?
15 Snow White: Hufflepuff
Of course Snow White belongs in Hufflepuff! She's a girl with a kind heart and a tendency to see the best in people, almost to a fault (I mean, who else would think to take an apple from a random old woman when they're trying to get away from an evil queen/witch?). She's also a big believer in hard work, through cleaning up the house and taking care of the seven dwarves, which is a major Hufflepuff trait. Her loyalty, patience, and optimism also seem like qualities that belong with those who identify as badgers; and perhaps the fact that she's the youngest Disney Princess (she's about 14) may also give her the childlike innocence and friendliness we so often associate with Hufflepuffs. Plus, she's the first Disney Princess! (Back when the Princesses were a little more submissive, which is part of what makes her a better fit for Hufflepuff than any other House.)
14 Cinderella: Hufflepuff
As the second Disney Princess chronologically, Cinderella is definitely a Hufflepuff! First off, she's a hard worker, and even though she was forced into service by her evil stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella seems to take some degree of joy in making the home spick and span. She certainly sings about it an awful lot! She also places a lot of importance on being kind to people, and in the Disney version of Cinderella, she's much more forgiving of the women who treated her so badly, which is a very Hufflepuff thing to do. While she might show a degree of ambition in wanting to be a princess with her Prince Charming, she isn't able to achieve her goal without help from her Fairy Godmother and furry friends—who wouldn't have aided her in the first place if she hadn't had such a big heart to begin with.
13 Alice: Ravenclaw
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Okay, so she's not a Disney Princess exactly, but we had to break up all these Hufflepuff girls by throwing in a Ravenclaw! Alice is regularly chastised for daydreaming and imagining a better life for herself, like those she's read about in her books, and her voracious reading and healthy imagination are what send her to Wonderland. While there, she's able to navigate her way around the confusing place through logic - even though she makes a few mistakes in the process. However, that intelligence and curiosity are totally indicative of a Ravenclaw's mind. In her quest for knowledge and in her pursuit of the story, Alice can get a little reckless, but what Ravenclaw hasn't been a little over-eager when they're busy inventing some of the greatest achievements in the wizarding world?
12 Sleeping Beauty: Hufflepuff
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Sleeping Beauty, or Aurora, isn't awake for much of the movie, so it was a little difficult to figure out which House to place her in at Hogwarts. From what we do see of her, though, we can conclude that she is kind and hard-working, and incredibly loyal to the fairies in her life who have raised her and protected her. Her kind and loving nature to everyone around her is extremely Hufflepuff-esque, and she's also a sucker for romance. Finding love is a major requirement for Aurora, as is demonstrated in her song, "Once Upon a Dream," which has lyrics like, "You'll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream / Once upon a night / I dreamed we'd be together/ In love forever." Sounds just like an ooey-gooey Hufflepuff princess!
11 Ariel: Gryffindor
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Hear me out on this one! Ariel is a bit of a goof sometimes, like not knowing what a fork is (what do they eat food with under the sea?), but how brave was it of her to go out on a limb and give up her voice for a chance to live life on land? To go to Ursula, the Sea Witch, to make a deal without telling anyone first? Sure, these actions sound foolhardy, but don't they also sound like the kind of recklessness that Gryffindors are notorious for? Her rebellious spirit and willingness to go against the wishes of others sound an awful lot like Harry Potter and all his half-baked plans! There's certainly a degree of the other Houses in Ariel, like her loyalty to her friends, her daydreaming and curiosity, and her wish to be more than what she is. But she's mostly a lionhearted Gryffindor.
10 Belle: Gryffindor
I know this one might make a lot of people angry, because they see Belle's reading and intellect and assume she's an absolute Ravenclaw. But with that being said, while she may be a Ravenclaw in some respects, she's really more of a Gryffindor, in the way that Hermione is a Gryffindor. (And how fitting, since Emma Watson plays Belle in the live-action remake!) Both girls would be just as at home in Ravenclaw, but their nerve and bravery are what put them in the company of McGonagall and Dumbledore. Just look at how Belle sacrificed herself for her father's freedom, or how she refused to be terrified of the Beast and instead tried to tame him. Also, she didn't just read her books for knowledge, she read them to be transported out of her small French town. That thirst for adventure and nerve are true Gryffindor traits.
9 Jasmine: Slytherin
Like most Slytherins, Jasmine doesn't take anyone's BS. She refuses to be pigeonholed as a perfect princess, awaiting suitors, and instead goes out of her way to get them to leave. Despite living a comfortable and lavish lifestyle, Jasmine's ambition and cunning nature lead her onto a path of freedom to live her own life (outside of being told what to do by the men in her life). Also, it was a hella Slytherin move of Jasmine to try and manipulate Jafar through attempted seduction, especially since she knew Aladdin was watching. In fact, when dealing with someone as evil as Jafar, it takes a Slytherin like Jasmine to beat a Slytherin like him! Proving that ambition and cunning are not bad things at all (when used in the right way), Jasmine is considered by most to be worthy of belonging in Slytherin House.
8 Pocahontas: Gryffindor
The girl cliff-dives and flung herself into harm's way to save the guy she loves, so how could she not be a Gryffindor? She has a thirst for adventure and is remarkably brave. Like that time when she stood up to her people and declared her love for John Smith, despite her family and friends believing him and his to be the enemy. She's rash and reckless, which are some of the negative points of a Gryffindor, but she does everything with a good heart and a strong sense of what is right and what is wrong. She also has a desire to bring peace and harmony to her village. Along with working side-by-side with John which is reminiscent of Harry and co.'s work to balance the scales and defeat evil in the form of Voldemort. Totally badass, totally Gryffindor.
7 Mulan: Gryffindor
Another lady who is fierce as hell, Mulan is an undisputed member of Gryffindor House. First off: hello, she disguised herself as a man to fight in her father's place and protect their country! Never mind the fact that if she were to be found for being a woman of noble birth, she could be thrown in jail or killed—sounds just like a recklessly and brave Gryffindor! Plus, she kicked butt while fighting! She never gave up on herself despite being smaller and skinnier than the rest of the soldiers (as well as constantly ridiculed), and that determination is something that Gryffindors pride themselves on. Giving up behaving in the traditional feminine way of the other women in her life, Mulan defied the odds and earned herself a well-deserved spot at the Gryffindor table.
6 Tiana: Slytherin
See, not all Slytherins are bad, just look at Tiana! While the woman was certainly hard working and dedicated (both Hufflepuff traits), she was also ambitious, and constantly working towards something; rather than working for the sake of enjoying it or just to stay afloat. She knows from the beginning what she wants out of life, and is willing to sacrifice whatever is necessary to achieve these goals–to a point. Despite being offered the restaurant of her dreams by Dr. Facilier, she refuses in order to be with her love, Prince Naveen, which is an example of ambition tempered by a good heart. In doing this, though, Tiana never loses herself, and she's still a bit of a cynic and beloved Princess who is proof that being a Slytherin isn't a bad thing!
5 Rapunzel: Ravenclaw
Sure, she's a warm, loving, loyal, and kind girl. But her talent using frying pans is unparalleled by anyone in the Disney universe. Keeping this in mind, Rapunzel is neither a Gryffindor nor a Hufflepuff: she's a Ravenclaw! Since she's stuck spending most of her time sitting in her tower, Rapunzel has had to keep herself entertained and educated, which is shown in how many hobbies she immerses herself in (most of which belong in the arts and are the bread and butter of any Ravenclaw). Think pottery, painting, reading, and chess. Sure, perhaps it could be because she was cooped up all the time, but rather than break free at any opportunity (Gryffindor), spend her time bettering the home (Hufflepuff), or craft detailed escape plans (Slytherin), Rapunzel tried to soak up as much knowledge as possible to get her taste of the outside world.
4 Merida: Gryffindor
Um, the movie Merida is from is called Brave, so it's a no-brainer that she belongs in Gryffindor. Stubborn, reckless, and impulsive, Merida is the Disney Princess who refused to be a Princess in the traditional sense, instead winning the competition that was devised to select a suitor for her. She refuses to let anyone else decide her fate or how she should live her life, and sometimes she can rush into things without thinking them through. Like accidentally turning her own mother into a bear. A fighter more than a damsel in distress, Merida is the kind of girl we'd want on our Quidditch team because we know she could kick some major butt! She's courageous, nervy, and, well, BRAVE! She's an absolute Gryffindor, there's no doubt about it.
3 Anna: Hufflepuff
Yes, it was brave of Anna to go off in search of her sister, but let's not forget how impulsive it was for her to fall head-over-heels in love with Prince Hans moments after meeting him. That belief in the goodness of people (despite better judgment) is definitely a quality of a Hufflepuff. Also, it was pretty dumb of her to leave Hans in charge of her palace while searching for her sister! No Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, or Slytherin would've let that happen. However, it is a loyal move on her part, and signifies her love of her family, the type of kind-hearted gesture that Hufflepuffs are known for. Oh, and she also happens to be obsessed with chocolate, and since the Hufflepuff Common Room is located near the kitchens, we bet she'd be right at home stuffing her face with the help of some House Elves.
2 Elsa: Slytherin
In contrast to Anna's Hufflepuff, we have Elsa's Slytherin. Some might be inclined to put her in Ravenclaw, since she's clearly wise and introspective, but she seems to be too much of a natural leader to be content in the House of those who are clever. Which puts her squarely in Slytherin. First off, while she loves her sister, she's not the best at expressing her emotions, separating herself from Anna on account of her unwieldy powers that harmed her in the past. Also, as the newly-crowned Queen of Arendelle, Elsa tries to look out for her sister, even though her intentions aren't expressed in the best way—which is something most Slytherins are guilty of. Had she been surrounded by people other than those who loved her, Elsa might have gone down a darker path, especially with her enormous powers, but she was fortunate enough to make it out unscathed as a Slytherin.
1 Moana: Gryffindor
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Moana is a true Gryffindor who was born to stand out (just like the ghost of her grandmother said). Unlike most of the other princesses on this list, she is a warrior who will go wherever she is needed, even if it goes against the wishes of her family. Sounds like a nervy Gryffindor who's trying to be forced into Hufflepuff colors! Her thirst for adventure, her bravery, and her strong mind is so reminiscent of a Gryffindor. She leaves her home island to go on a mission with a degree of recklessness because she doesn't know what awaits her. While she definitely has Hufflepuff compassion on her side, she is a bona fide Gryffindor who has helped to usher in a new era of fierce Disney Princesses. We can only imagine that future Disney Princesses will have a similar amount of tenacity and strength. #GirlPower
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Billie Eilish Is Having an Online Concert to Support Vegan Restaurants
AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 02: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Billie Eilish performs onstage during Austin City Limits Festival at Zilker Park on October 02, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Grammy Award-winning singer Billie Eilish and her music producer brother, Finneas Baird, are throwing a concert to support vegan restaurants.
By Audrey Enjoli
Grammy Award-winning singer Billie Eilish and her music producer brother, Finneas Baird, are having a concert to support vegan restaurants.
The duo will perform live from their home on Verizon's Pay It Forward Live—a weekly live stream that features big-name performers that support small businesses.
"Pop sensation Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas are performing to support America's small businesses at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, over at Verizon's Twitter," the company said on Instagram.
During the live concert, Eilish and her brother will highlight participating Support & Feed vegan restaurants in Los Angeles and New York City. The charitable initiative simultaneously helps plant-based restaurants and groups that have been affected by the coronavirus, including first responders, hospitals, and senior centers.
"Small businesses are a crucial part of our community, and it is so important that we support them during this crisis," Eilish said in a statement. "I am honored to be able to call attention to these local businesses, who have made an impact on my life, and are trying to make the world a better place."
The live stream concert will take place on Earth Day—Wednesday, April 22 at at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT across Verizon's social media pages.
Billie Eilish and her brother are throwing a concert to support vegan restaurants. | @BillieEilish
Supporting Vegan Restaurants
The duo's mother, actor Maggie Baird, launched Support & Feed last month. Baird created the initiative so that people could support their favorite vegan businesses and workers on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic.
"Please help," Baird wrote in an Instagram post. "You can order from any of these incredible plant-based restaurants. The food will be delivered to a needy organization in a safe, coordinated way when it works for them. With enough time for the restaurant to plan and prepare." She added, "you can also add it to a personal order if you want food yourself!"
In LA, the list includes Krimsey's Cajun Kitchen, Crossroads Kitchen, Pura Vita, and more. In NYC, restaurants include By Chloe, Beyond Sushi, and Urban Vegan Kitchen.
There are currently more than 15,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in LA County. More than 660 people have died. In NYC—which has now become the epicenter of the coronavirus in the US—there are more than 139,000 confirmed cases, including more than 10,000 deaths.
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STAFF WRITER | LOS ANGELES, CA Audrey writes about sustainability, food, and entertainment. She has a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and political science.
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Sense of Place Cafe in Arlington Forest has closed
Matt Blitz July 5, 2022 at 3:30pm
Sense of Place Cafe in Arlington Forest is now closed (photo courtesy of Sense of Place Cafe)
Sense of Place owner Kay Kim (photo courtesy of Sense of Place Cafe)
Sense of Place Cafe in Arlington Forest is now closed.
The independent coffee shop and cafe in the Arlington Forest Shopping Center at 4807 1st Street N. closed last week, before the July 4 holiday, ownership confirmed to ARLnow. It was located next to Bricks Pizza.
The reason for closing, as social media posts allude to, is the health of owner Kay Kim.
Sense of Place Cafe is closing (photo via screenshot/Instagram)
"Despite our love for sharing our coffee with the amazing Arlington Forest community, we decided to prioritize Kay's health over business and close this chapter of our lives," reads a Facebook and Instagram post. "As a result, we know this may seem sudden to many of you but we are so glad we were able to see many familiar faces during our last weekend and appreciate your understanding!"
The shop will continue to sell its roasted in-house Enzymo coffee beans online, while supplies last. The beans received a bronze medal at the Golden Bean North America Coffee Roasters Competition in 2019, according to the cafe's website.
The cafe opened in the Arlington Forest Shopping Center in August 2017 and gained popularity as both a seller of flavorful coffee and a neighborhood hangout. In 2018, Sense of Place was a victim of a "strange" burglary where a notebook full of family recipes and notes, detailing how to roast its award-winning beans, was stolen. The expensive espresso machines nor the iPads were touched and only about $150 in petty cash was stolen along with the notebook.
Ownership tells ARLnow that, even four years later, they still don't know a motive or why those items were stolen and not others. Last year, meanwhile, a number of other shops in the development were vandalized and burglarized twice, including Sense of Place.
Following its closure on June 30, Sense of Place is now thanking its customers for their business over the past few years
"Please deliver our message of appreciation for their support (especially during the Pandemic), love and friendship," ownership writes in an email. "We truly enjoyed being a part of the Arlington Forest community for the past 5 years. We have so many great memories to last."
We're told the owners do not currently have plans to open another business.
Arlington Forest business closing coffee
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Max Brooks and ML Cavanaugh: How Game of Thrones Explains Modern Military Strategy
Who will claim the Iron Throne and why? On the eve of the premiere of the final season of "Game of Thrones," Max Brooks and ML Cavanaugh's new book brings together 30 expert strategists to answer that question and engage in questions surrounding the most popular television series of our time. As characters battle for power and control, there is magic and witchcraft, fiery dragons, frozen zombies, chaotic combat, swordplay and brutal intrigue, creating one of the most intense worldwide strategy plotlines in contemporary television. By applying the theories of our actual world to the examples in fictional Westeros (including Tyrion Lannister's unlikely success, Daenerys Targaryen's fire-strafing dragons and Jon Snow's abilities as a leader), Brooks and Cavanaugh will discern the fascinating connections between George R. R. Martin's fantasy world and real war and politics.
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Writer; Fellow, Modern War Institute at West Point; Co-Editor, Winning Westeros: How Game of Thrones Explains Modern Military Conflict; Author, World War Z; Son of Mel Brooks
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We are going back to the old school and getting down and dirty on the pole, expect classic stripper music with even more classic stripper pole dance routines.
There will be more body rolling and booty shaking that you can shake a large Pina Colada at!
I just wanted to say that ALL of us who came for my pole dance hen party had an amazing time at ur class and enjoyed every minute! It really set the mood for the rest of the evening and all the girls have commented on what a brilliant, fun time they had!


Made in the slow cooker, this beef casserole will warm up any winter night.
Heat oil in a flameproof casserole dish. Add onion and pepper and cook for 3 minutes to brown.
Remove to one side. Add the beef, in two batches if necessary, and stir-fry to brown all over. Remove to one side.
Add flour to the pan and stir to combine with remaining oil.
Add red wine to the pan and simmer for 1 minute, stirring to remove any sediment from the bottom of the pan.
Add tomatoes and stock and bring to the boil, then return beef and vegetables to the pan.
Turn down the heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours until meat is tender. Stir in oregano and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Tip: Try this for a change - a teaspoonful of wine vinegar added to a meat stew at the end of cooking time will open up the flavours and reduce the amount of salt needed to season the stew.


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Preheat oven to 250F and position rack to center, you probably need to remove the top rack so your dutch oven will fit with the lid on. Cut up a whole chicken into pieces or us legs, thighs and breasts (cut in half). Marinate chicken pieces in a ziplock bag with a few sprigs of fresh thyme and red wine. Let that marinate at least one hour while you prep the other ingredients. If you can marinate a few hours, even better. I noticed a big difference in the flavor of the dish by adding this step. Meanwhile, dice the pancetta and prepare the veggies. Quarter the mushrooms, cut the carrots into a 2″ chunk on a bias and mince the garlic.
Add cognac or brandy and use a wooden spoon to scrape up the brown bits. Turn heat back on to high to burn off alcohol, or light with a long stick match and stand back. If you choose to do this, make sure the heat is off completely. Bring to a simmer for a few minutes to reduce slightly. Add the wine, bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for another 10 minutes. Add the remaining fresh thyme leaves, bay leaves and about 3/4 of the cooked pancetta, reserving some to garnish at the end. Add the chicken stock and the pieces back to the pot (all but breasts, hold this aside so they don't get overcooked and stringy). Make sure tops of chicken pieces are not submerged to braise. Bring to a simmer and cover. Place in the oven and cook for 20 minutes.


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Allan Bealy on publishing Davinci at Véhicule Art, Montreal, 1973-75
Allan Bealy grew up and studied art in Montreal. In 1975, he moved to New York. While in Montreal, he published Davinci, and later in New York City, Benzene, both of which were 'downtown' art and literary magazines. Davinci was published out of the Véhicule Art artist-run gallery and performance space in Montreal between 1972-1974. Davinci was also, briefly, an imprint for some artists' publications. It ultimately served to create the only documentation that still exists of some of the artists and authors that passed through that highly creative and important space in the history of Montreal contemporary art and poetry.
Bealy's career has included solo shows in Canada, Sweden and the US, and he's participated in group shows internationally.
© 2015 Allan Bealy, abealy.tumblr.com
During the last few decades he has worked as an advertising art director in New York, and is now simultaneously embarked on a series of collage projects, both solo and collaborative. He is very active online through his blog and tumblr page; some examples of recent collages accompany this blog post.
Mud Bath, his first collection of collages, was published in 2014 by Black Scat Books.
In 2015, he compiled Z2A, an alphabet book of collages by a group of international artists, published by Benzene Editions. A new book of collages, Papercut, was just published by Redfoxpress. He currently lives in Brooklyn.
Louis Rastelli interviewed him for this project.
LR: Where were you born in Montreal?
AB: Greenfield Park on the South Shore. Art was the only thing I was ever interested in.
LR: How did you discover Véhicule Art? Do you recall your first time there?
AB: I attended the School of Art & Design at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art. Suzy Lake was one of my professors there and we became very good friends. She was one of the founding members of Véhicule and invited me to join soon after. Véhicule was absolutely unique in Montreal at that time, and I spent most of my waking hours there for a couple of years in the early 70's.
LR: Were you aware of other artist-run centres at the time?
AB: Not in Montreal at first, although there was Optica and I think the Powerhouse gallery soon after that. I knew of artist co-ops in other cities, of course. A Space in Toronto started at just about the same time, and I think is still going strong, as is Western Front in Vancouver.
LR: Aside from Véhicule and the universities, where did you and the other artists hang out?
AB: For myself, there was really only a few years between leaving art school and leaving the city for New York, in 1975. I would spend a lot of time while I was still in school hanging out at The Prag on Bishop. I had a loft space on Craig St. (now St-Antoine) later, which was closer to Véhicule and the Main. There were a couple of burlesque clubs we liked to drink at as well, god knows what they were called.
LR: How did a young artist manage to get by back then? Were you able to afford or share a studio space separate from your apartment?
AB: I was lucky enough to receive a couple of Canada Council grants, as well as getting a modest salary from Véhicule for a while. The prospects for actually making money weren't great, although, looking back, I don't think I ever really worried much. If I hadn't decided to move to New York, it probably would have become more of a concern. My art was never very commercial…I don't think there was ever much of a chance of making a living by it.
© Allan Bealy 1974, Davinci, Vol. 1 No. 3
LR: Did you come up with the title and concept for Davinci? How did you settle on that title?
AB: Artists publications and ephemera were always at the heart of my practice, as well as graphic design. When Véhicule started their own press, it was the perfect opportunity to get involved. I designed a lot of their posters, flyers and chapbooks, and seized the chance to edit and publish Davinci through Véhicule Press –actually before they were called Véhicule Press. The concept was to solicit art and texts from around the world from contacts I had made through the gallery as well as through my mail art practice. There was no shortage of incredible talent willing to send me work.
Leonardo Da Vinci, the man, was such a polymath and a genius in so many disciplines that it seemed a good fit to name a little magazine covering so much disparate ground after him. Just to be perverse, I spelled it as one word.
LR: Were you aware of the other underground publications of the era?
AB: I actually think there were quite a few. I wouldn't really characterize Davinci as being all that ground-breaking. I couldn't name names though.
LR: Davinci definitely seems to prefigure the "zine" trend of the later 1970s – 1980s, meaning, small self-published periodicals where each contributors more or less has full control of a few pages. Were there similar art zines or publications that inspired you? Were you aware of Ed Ruscha's work?
AB: I think there was an economy of scale that we were conscious of in terms of size and format. I do remember thinking that I wanted something that could fit in a pocket. I'm not sure why I thought that was important. I knew, of course, about Ruscha's publications, but I was always a fan of City Lights Books Pocket Poet series, and that may have had more to do with our format choice.
Actually, when I got to New York, my wife and I published a newspaper format arts journal called Benzene (1980-85), which was a lot closer to the vision I had for such a publication — much more space and a more contemporary mix of writers and artists. We published Benzene until about 1985 and I still use the Benzene Editions label to occasionally publish artist's books and such.
Call for submissions (recto-version mailout sheet), Davinci, 1974.
LR: I wasn't old enough to know Montreal's art scene back then, but flipping through Davinci feels like being immersed in a wealth of experimentation, not know what the next page will bring – collage, text, manipulated photography, hand prints … Is it safe to assume that the variety of art presented at Véhicule during exhibits or performances was as wild, exploratory, surprising as any given issue of Davinci?
AB: This is exactly right! Véhicule was directed by a group of wildly talented artists who were each given the opportunity to present works by artists from around the world — art, music, texts, readings, performance, the scope of the work was truly inspiring. I'm saddened to think there may never be a complete archive of these materials.
LR: At least we have some documentation and these four issue of Davinci … How did you go about putting it together – was it your initiative, or did a few artists decide to do it?
AB: It was my idea to start the publication, but it could never have been done without Guy Lavoie, who ran the press at Véhicule at the time.
LR: Did you send out a call for submissions (by mail) or posted one on bulletin boards, or was it word of mouth through Véhicule Art …
AB: A lot of the content was solicited from the artists and poets that gravitated to Véhicule then. All of the international submissions were, of course, done by mail (no computers, no email, no digital files!)
LR: Did you give contributors carte blanche or propose themes?
AB: The artists had complete control over content. That made me a little uncomfortable a couple of times, but there was never any thought of censorship.
Davinci Magazine No. 4
LR: I'm also curious how you produced the issues – were they all printed on Véhicule's press, did you share the task of collating pages – stapling, or did you pay the going rate to have them print it?
AB: The issues were laid out and printed at Véhicule, but I think they were bound by an outside firm. The press received grants to run, and Davinci was one of the beneficiaries of that system. It cost me nothing and of course did not depend on sales. I was actually already living in New York when we published the last issue. That issue would not have come together without the support of Guy Lavoie and Si Dardick.
LR: How did you distribute it after that? Were copies sold in the same places that Véhicule poetry chapbooks and publications were sold?
AB: Well, it was not a huge run, but they all seemed to get distributed eventually. I have very little recollection of how that worked! It was always "on to the next project!"
LR: I presume contributors were not paid but got a quantity of copies of the issue for themselves?
AB: Yes, paid in copies.
LR: Did you mail copies outside Montreal?
AB: Yes, of course to the contributors and I imagine I sent a bunch out to people in the network.
LR: Do you know if the original submissions to Davinci were kept or returned to the artists after each issue?
AB: No, I don't believe work was ever sent back but, I am sorry to say– as far as I know– none of that original work has survived.
LR: Do you recall similar publications coming out in Montreal at the time — visual art based, experimental, including on the francophone side?
AB: I can't remember any publications quite like Davinci, but there were any number of journals that were essentially literary with a scattering of visual material. Very high-brow, we were bottom dwellers! A little bit punk, a little bit DIY. One big influence however was Bill Vazan, who was an artist-member of Véhicule and had done two book projects that solicited participation from artists around the world. One was called Contacts– both were single issue projects that made a lot of noise in the art world at the time.
Tom Dean was a member of Véhicule, and I think he actually may have been responsible for getting the press started. Tom created a little magazine called Beaux Arts at the gallery that ran at least two or three issues.
There were actually a good number of francophone artists involved, though not, I think, among the founding members. Of course Rene Blouin was the gallery manager (I don't remember his actual title), and Chantal Pontbriand was heavily involved.
Allan Bealy was kind enough to allow us to post digital versions of Davinci that were lent by the Véhicule poet Endre Farkas, click on the following links for these issues: Davinci Vol. 1 No. 1; Davinci Vol. 1 No. 3; Davinci whole number 4.
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Once, the field had only had few entries, but now there are several companies vying to send American astronauts into orbit. With NASA's Commercial Crew Development program, or CCDev 2, and the encouragement of commercial space firms to produce their own vehicles, the number of potential 'space-taxis' has swelled, with virtually every established and up-and-coming aerospace company either producing – or proposing one.
One of the first firms to unveil a potential means of transportation to the International Space Station (ISS) was Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX). SpaceX launched the first of its Dragon spacecraft on Dec. 8, and shortly thereafter became the first private company to safely recover a spacecraft after it returned from orbit.
Not to be out done by the 'new kid on the block' Boeing unveiled its version of a space taxi this past September. Boeing's Crew Space Transportation-100 (CST-100) spacecraft which it described could be used for missions to the space station or other 'LEO platforms.' One potentially exciting prospect about this endeavor is that any excess seating capacity will be available for purchase through Space Adventures.
A step away from what most of these companies are doing, Orbital Sciences has proposed producing a 'mini-shuttle' to ferry passengers to and from orbit. Most aerospace companies that have submitted designs and ideas have stepped away from the space plane concept as it is now viewed as too complicated and expensive. However, the U.S. Air Force recently successfully demonstrated the viability of its unmanned X-37B space plane. It was perhaps with this in mind that emboldened Orbital to go a step further and produce a man-rated mini space plane. Orbital images show their spacecraft proposal being lifted to orbit atop a Delta IV Heavy.
Just this month Virgin Galactic also announced its plans to produce a space plane (the company uses a space plane in its sub-orbital commercial efforts – this new space plane appears to be an extension of that).
Lastly Sierra Nevada Corp also has thrown its name into the ring proposing a winged spacecraft. Their 'Dream Chaser' spacecraft is similar to Orbital's proposal, a winged spacecraft that would be launched to orbit atop an expendable launch vehicle.
These companies are all vying for the $200 million that NASA has placed into a program to promote ease of access to orbit. While the Orion spacecraft, produced by Lockheed Martin, is part of a NASA program – these other organizations are hoping that by demonstrating the viability of their technology – that they can also secure a strong position in the emerging commercial space market.
Mere curiosity, but, unlike Spacex and Boeing, has Orbital Sciences ever actually built anything? If not, it would seem that, even if this is a great plan, they are several years behind. Just wondering, it is a pretty picture though.
Some 130 satellites, the Taurus launcher et cetera, see their web site.
Weren't the vast majority (if not all) of both their satellites and launchers outsourced to non-American companies and assembled outside the US? It doesn't matter to me that they outsource everything, but it does matter to me that they have nearly zero in-house experience with… anything. Orbital Sciences is nothing more than an administration company. They're paperpushers.
I did find it interesting that selecting "Investor Relations", a blank page (Untitled Document) results, hmm.
Exactly what I was thinking….. As I say all the time, if it aint Beoing I aint going!!
This discussion regarding Orbital is way off the mark and sounds like media or corporate subterfuge. Orbital has been designing and building rockets, orbital and suborbital, for 40+ years along with their multitudes of satellites produced here in the US. Actually Orbital's origins have direct lineage to America's propulsion developments through their acquisition of Space Data in the late 1980s.
Spacex has built 1 rocket, with 2 versions, and quite successfully (after a couple early miscues)! In about another 100 or so launches, then they can be stated in the same context of corporate successes as Boeing and Orbital.
Love the pictures and concept of Orbital's shuttle replacement. Much more relevant than the Boeing retro capsule.
I'm sorry, but what exactly does Orbital build? Because I can't find anything that they build themselves. They're great at contracting everything they do out to various other companies, not so good at building anything in-house. Saying that Orbital is a rocket company is like claiming that the US Airforce builds the Atlas 5 or the Delta 4, just because they happen to utilize those launchers. Orbital doesn't build anything, they buy rockets that other people build.
I wonder if in ten years we'll look back and see the end of the space shuttle/ Aries cutbacks as the best thing that ever happened for spaceflight. It's nice to see how quick private industry can fill in the vacuum left by the US govt.
That entry is a dark horse, since AFAIU you can't scale up the current SS1/SS2 designs (plastic constructions, no heat shield, not designed for reentry).
Maybe the current entry, whatever it is, is just a space [sic!] filler for some heave development. If so, wonder what design they will go for? Another lifting body like Orbital Science's would be somewhat close to the current 'heritage'.
All those designs do look strikingly similar, current as well as early AF and Soviet but, when you really stop and think about it, for a manned leo servicing re-entry/landing vehicle, there's not much that can be improved upon. Although I do like Han Solo's ride.
… an awfully expensive taxi ride.
Also where are you going to go. Gawk at the Earth, then just come home?
The future of humanity should not be for the elite or those who can afford it!
If you ain't there for science or humankind in general, you shouldn't be there.
But they are, what tickles one's fancy will help another. When you buy electricity because you can afford it (as opposed to paupers in many nations), you support labs et cetera – the good stuff. You never know where synergies crops up.
Though I don't see how the subject came up, these are commercial efforts directed directly to benefit international space development.
These mini-shuttles or space planes is a bit like these old Disney clips.
Without a real purpose for putting these in orbit it is unclear whether any of this sort of thing warrants much attention.
What is needed is a low cost way to get up to orbit. Whatever happened to the idea of launching from a high altitude, so as to save all that energy necessary from sea level ?
Tibet is a good high altitude flat plain area for launching.
And if you made a catapult, like on an aircraft carrier ship, and then angled it up a mountain, you would get a good head start, then your rocket booster would not need to be so expensive. And orbit could be achieved much more cost effectively !
Scaled Composites (SS1/SS2) and Orbital Sciences (Taurus) makes high altitude launchings from air planes.
As for the catapult, we had an IMHO good discussion recently. Short version: today's technology comes up short, and it really doesn't pay for itself unless you can get pass enough the atmosphere; Mt Everest may be too short.
Time to resurrect HOTOL? What a brilliant concept that was. British too!
I do agree. It could still could happen!
NASA will choose from capsules and gliders for CCDev, as it did for COTS. The selection may again be driven by "Which proposals meet the requirements while offering the least complexity?" as this drives greater reliability and safety and lowers purchase and operating costs. The Atlas V Heavy / Dream Chaser and Delta IV Heavy / Orbital Science system of vertically launched gliders may be perceived as over kill.
(3) the VTHL of a rocket launched glider offers no major advantage over the VTVL of a rocket launched capsule. Gliders can have difficulty landing during high cross winds (the same reason the Space Shuttles were sometimes forced to land at Edwards AFB and subsequently flown back to base atop a modified 747 at considerable expense) although this could be less of a worry if the proposed gliders can land on a variety of conventional run ways.
So far, NASA is approving less complex designs which explains why they eliminated the Dream Chaser from COTS phase 1. CCDev Phase 2 funds are awarded in March 2011, so not too long to wait before we know who gets cut.


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Consul General Duan Jielong Congratulated the Hon. Gough Whitlam AC, CVO on his 96th Birthday
On the eve of the 96th birthday of former Prime Minister Hon. Gough Whitlam AC, CVO, Consul General Duan Jielong recently visited his office to send his best wishes, and was warmly received by the Hon. Tony Whitlam QC, son of Mr. Whitlam.
Consul General Duan congratulated Mr. Whitlam on his birthday on behalf of the Chinese Government and people. He spoke highly of Mr. Whitlam's contribution to China-Australia relations when 40 years ago, as Prime Minister of Australia, he made the historical decision to establish diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China. He wished Mr. Whitlam longevity and happy life.
On behalf of Mr. Whitlam, Mr. Tony Whitlam thanked the Chinese Government and Mr. Consul General for the warm greetings, and pledged continuous support for a strong China-Australia relationship.
· Consul General Duan Jielong Visited the City of Wollongong


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Q: (Python) Uploading image to twitter (https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/update.json) with requests returning a 400 response img_url = 'https://upload.twitter.com/1.1/media/upload.json'
auth = OAuth1('',
              '',
              '',
              '')

file = open('test.png', 'rb')
binary_data = file.read()
file.close()

img_data = requests.post(img_url, auth = auth, params = {'media': binary_data})
print(img_data)

returns
Response [400]

Note that posting a normal text status update via https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/update.json works just fine so I assume the bad request doesn't lie in the authorization. I have also tried encoding the image in base 64 then passing that to the 'media_data' parameter which also returned the same response.
So far I've been following the official api reference on https://dev.twitter.com/rest/reference/post/media/upload

A: upload_media.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8

import json
from requests_oauthlib import OAuth1Session

CK = 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'                             # Consumer Key
CS = 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'         # Consumer Secret
AT = 'XXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' # Access Token
AS = 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'         # Accesss Token Secert

url_media = "https://upload.twitter.com/1.1/media/upload.json"
url_text = "https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/update.json"

twitter = OAuth1Session(CK, CS, AT, AS)

files = {"media" : open('image.jpg', 'rb')}
req_media = twitter.post(url_media, files = files)

if req_media.status_code != 200:
    print ("image app fail: %s", req_media.text)
    exit()

media_id = json.loads(req_media.text)['media_id']
print ("Media ID: %d" % media_id)

params = {'status': 'image test', "media_ids": [media_id]}
req_media = twitter.post(url_text, params = params)

if req_media.status_code != 200:
    print ("text app fail: %s", req_text.text)
    exit()

print ("OK")

You can do it this way!


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Restaurant owners question Gov. Wolf's 5 p.m. alcohol cutoff on biggest bar night, call it unfair
Updated: Nov. 24, 2020, 9:08 a.m. |
Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 4:05 p.m.
The Sierra Madre Saloon in Hampden Township pictured earlier this year. Owner Bill Kokos said the latest mandate from the Wolf administration restricting alcohol sales after 5 p.m. on Nov. 25 doesn't make sense. Facebook photo
Sue Gleiter | sgleiter@pennlive.com
Restaurant owners say they aren't sure how a 5 p.m. booze cutoff on one of the biggest bar nights of the year will help to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Already, last call for bars and eating establishments in Pennsylvania is 11 p.m. Plus, nightclubs are not permitted to operate.
"It doesn't make sense. All you've done is targeted one industry and pushed them to the brink. People are going to go somewhere else," said Bill Kokos, owner of the Sierra Madre Saloon in Hampden Township.
As part of a press conference with Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf, Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine announced today alcohol sales will end at 5 p.m. for one day only - on Wednesday, Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving. It is one of the biggest nights for bars and restaurants next to New Year's Eve and St. Patrick's Day.
"It turns out the biggest day for drinking is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving," Wolf said. "And when people get together in that situation it leads to an increase in the exchange of the fluids that leads to increased infection."
In addition, the administration announced several new measures, described as "targeted" steps, including certification for school districts that remain open and more emphasis on companies allowing employees to work from home. Wolf also advised residents to stay home when possible and refrain from traveling during the holidays.
For restaurant owners like Matt Flinchbaugh of Flinchy's in Lower Allen Township, the 5 p.m. cutoff adds another level of frustration, already placed on an industry that has been hard hit.
"She has changed nothing but our bottom line," he said, speaking of Levine. "She has done nothing but take money from us when we have no money."
Among Flinchbaugh's concerns is a lack of limits imposed on retail businesses Nov. 27 for Black Friday. The day kicks off the start of the holiday shopping season.
Flinchbaugh said last weekend he encountered long lines at some big box stores, something he views as unfair.
"You are going to restrict us and not one restriction on retail for the biggest holiday, the biggest day of the year?" he said.
READ MORE: Pa. restaurant/bar owners make plea to Gov. Wolf for financial help and a reopening plan
Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus Spokesman Jason Gottesman echoed Flinchbaugh's concerns.
"While Pennsylvanians prepare to go Black Friday shopping at big box retailers unrestricted by new orders from Gov. Wolf, bars and restaurants are going to be left to languish under more onerous limitations on their ability to do business during what should be a robust holiday season," he said in a statement.
Kokos said he's not sure how ending alcohol sales at 5 p.m., only six hours before the current 11 p.m. last call will help eliminate the spread of the virus. Diners can still eat and order non-alcoholic drinks, while some will likely turn to house parties, where mitigation measures won't be practiced, he said.
"You could end up exasperating the situation," Kokos said.
In addition, he questioned if places like convenience stores will still be permitted to sell beer and wine after 5 p.m.
Chuck Moran, executive director of the Pennsylvania Licensed Beverage and Tavern Association, said the industry understands COVID-19 cases are increasing and it is being "asked to sacrifice in order to play a role in saving lives of Pennsylvanians."
However, Moran said the industry doesn't understand why it's not receiving significant financial help to assist taverns and licensed restaurants.
"As this crisis continues, more small businesses are closing while their employees lose jobs," Moran said. "Help is needed now, not later. Many small businesses cannot sustain continued targeted mitigation without help from either the federal or state government."


As 2015 is coming to a close, we've just about seen every tragic trend known to man in the last decade. From skinny jeans to man leggings, man bags and Muns (man buns]. We've all soon or later adapted these into our own styles, as it's become acceptable as a 21st century modern gentlemen. The sports luxe trend is no news shocker to this day, inspiring the everyday hipsters to the street style fashionisters at fashion week. Armani Exchange has a wide range this AW15 Season, incorporating the everyday winter essentials with modernised twists. I've selected my favourite key pieces, easily styled to mix and match your existing wardrobe palette. Combining your everyday casual attires with the sporty fashionable trainer, which is no surprise to the morning business man commuter.
Exposed Knees is nothing new, even the most dapper instagram influencers are rocking this trend. My denim jeans has appear to have a real accident over the years, as the distressed fabric exposed more skin every time I sit down. Simply take a scissor to the trousers, with an estimate of where you're knees are of course. Distress the denim and the edgy style knees will make more contact with the winter air. For those that think Black is boring, infuse textures, coordinated tones like Greys and navy, finished with and personalised styles to differ from the guy next door.
From the classic Varsity Jackets, stripes and sneakers, track pants and hoodies you can almost say we woke up like this; sniping out to the groceries. There is a youthful approach this the gentleman wearing this kind of style, fun and fresh. The horizontal 3 tone stripes are perfect for keeping the body silhouette in place, combiningg the leather sleeves with the neoprene body. As for the trousers, the Vertical panelling elongates the legs and adds an geometric illusion when moving. Low cut ankles should be on everyones radar, exposing a little bit of the skin or socks if you fancy, nicely tailored for low top sneakers.
For the ultimate winter coat this season, the degraded Wool Blend coat. The fusion of outerwear tailoring and modernised with the gradient 50 shades of grey attire. Long tailored coats are an investment for life, as you can see the diversity of the sports luxe style to the business gentleman. Playing with the classic attires and changing styles with just one statement coat can be unpredictable from one day to the next. It just all depends on the occasion, effort of styling in the morning and your mood on the day.
Love the varsity jacket combination. Great blend of smart and casual wear.
I love all the images and the aesthetics involved .
Love the whole layout of this post, very fun! Great styling too!


Cisco is the owner of US Patent No. 7,224,668. We have very recently discovered that this patent relates to the subject matter of RFC 6192 entitled "Protecting the Router Control Plane" (draft-ietf-opsec-protect-control-plane). RFC 6192 is a non-standards track informational RFC that was not intended for standardization.
To the extent any of the claims of this patent or any other patent owned by Cisco may be interpreted to be essential to RFC 6192, Cisco is not committing to license such essential claims for practicing the subject matter of the RFC.


Ilove the classic combination of red, white, and blue. The retro Americana look just always feels timeless. Today I paired my retro flare leg jeans with layered tops to play with shape and balance. I feel like your top cannot be overly tight or too flowy while rocking these retro jeans. The shoes, embroidered striped buttoned down, and flare jeans are from Anthropologie (Sold Out).


The main aim of courses in ethics is to teach students how to deal with concrete moral problems that they will encounter in their future profession. They need to develop both their ethical understanding and several practical skills in order to learn how to reflect independently on moral questions, how to argue for their position, and how to come to a conclusion.
We have observed that many students start their course with a somewhat sceptical attitude towards ethics. There are several possible explanations for this scepticism. First of all, many students seem to assume that morality cannot be a subject of rational discussion. They often talk as if they suspect that moral judgments only express the individual tastes or emotions of the speaker. Secondly, a large group of students also seems to have limitless trust in the ethical decency of professionals. They often remark that an ethics course is superfluous because professionals will act according to their best ethical conscience anyway.
During a course of ethics, teachers encounter these assumptions, challenge them and, eventually, change them. In order to achieve this, a teacher should use concrete cases in which morality plays an important part. These cases should help students to focus on moral choices that they may face in the future. Also, they become aware that there are different ways of dealing with a moral case, and that these different ways are debatable. In this way, students become aware of the moral dimensions of their own profession and acquire the argumentative capacities that are needed in moral debates.
Our presupposition is that a course in ethics has to focus primarily on concrete moral problems that students may face in their future professional work. This will raise the student's moral awareness, and enable them to carry out their task in a responsible way. However, a course in ethics should also make students aware of the broader societal responsibility they have as professionals.
The acquisition of the competencies that are needed for dealing with moral problems has proved to be difficult. We have identified the following shortcomings in the competencies of the students: Firstly, when analysing moral cases, students often work in an unstructured way, and they tend to jump to conclusions. As a result, the treatment of moral cases by students is often superficial, relevant facts or moral considerations are overlooked, and the argumentation is lacking. Secondly, when making exercises or writing essays, students do not use the ethical theories offered in class. If they use them at all, they mostly do in an instrumental way: they apply them to the case at hand, in an unreflective way. Finally some students consider a judgement about a moral case as an opinion about which no (rational) discussion is possible.
– Moral argumentation skills: the ability to morally justify one's actions and to discuss and evaluate them together with other engineers and non‐engineers.
In order for students to acquire these competencies, they need to do many case‐based exercises: the careful analysis and ethical evaluation of a case will demand all of these skills. In addition, students will have to engage in debates with their fellow students. This will give them the opportunity to express and argue for their own judgment, and to react on counter‐examples and criticism of others; or to judge the quality of the arguments that others use.
In order to teach students the desired competencies, teachers would ideally have to give students personal guidance. This guidance aims at teaching students to think for themselves about morality. The type of guidance is comparable to what Mike McNulty has written about guidance: a guiding teacher '(…) demonstrates how to solve moral problems systematically and rationally, but makes no ironclad presumptions about moral truth' (1998, p. 362). Teachers, according to McNulty, have to show how a moral problem may be solved with the help of a theory, but they should not provide or suggest any easy answers. The primary goal of guidance is to make students think for themselves about ethical issues. This demands not only that teachers show how moral problems can be solved on the basis of a theory, but also that they try to make students think for themselves by engaging in conversation with them, asking them questions in order to activate their reflection, challenging their too simple solutions and helping them think about the adequacy of the various ethical theories. This last task can be fulfilled by comparing the theories to the student's own initial (intuitive) solutions to the problem and help them to find out whether the theory helps them to express their intuitions or shows that their initial intuitions were flawed. Students should understand the line of thought that is followed in a method, and try to articulate why they think it is useful or good, or what is lacking in it.
Given this type of desired guidance, we do not aim at a methodology that solely provides a systematic and rational guide towards a solution of a moral problem. We have developed a methodology that is also able to engage students in personal reflection. To this end, the ethical cycle was developed with several goals in mind. Firstly, it offers the possibility to analyse cases with the help of a systematic and rational method that is based on a specific kind of theory. Secondly, it offers the possibility to distinguish different lines of thought that belong to different ethical theories. As a result, students will learn to reflect on the differences between these theories. And thirdly, students are expected to give their own view and think critically about the possible discrepancies with the offered theories.
The ethical cycle is a model for moral problem solving. It aims at improving ethical decision‐making or at least it tries to avoid certain shortcuts, such as neglecting certain relevant features of the problem, and stating an opinion without any argumentation.
The ethical cycle is not intended as a model of how people actually make moral decisions. Interestingly as that may be, our purpose is different. We wanted to develop a model that is a helpful tool in structuring and improving moral decisions, especially in the context of teaching practical ethics. By improving moral decision‐making we aim at a situation in which the decision‐maker makes at least a systematic and thorough analysis of the moral problem and is able to justify his final decisions in moral terms. Ultimately, moral problem solving is directed at finding the morally best, or at least a morally acceptable, action in a situation in which a moral problem arises. It is, however, hard to guarantee that the ethical cycle indeed delivers such a solution, albeit because people may reasonably disagree about what is the morally best, or a morally acceptable, solution.
The ethical cycle consists of a number of phases. Each phase corresponds with a moral competence (see Figure). The competence 'moral argumentation skills' is of use in all the phases of the ethical cycle, and is therefore not connected with a single phase, but with all phases. It is important to stress that by distinguishing these phases we do not want to suggest that moral problem‐solving is a linear process. Rather, it is an iterative process, as the feedback loops in Figure 1 already suggest. The cycle, for example, starts with formulating a moral problem. In many actual cases, the moral problem only becomes clear after further analysing the case, by distinguishing stakeholders, looking at ethical theories, et cetera. In other words, formulating a good problem statement is an iterative process that continues during the other phases. Nevertheless, it is important to start with formulating a moral problem to get the process going.


Heat pump. Designed for efficient heating in a cold climate of Northern Europe.
«CH SMART-ION Filter» - new generation of air cleaning technology.
Uninterruptable operation under input voltage range 96V – 260V. Innovative compact transformer.
Choice of filters for indoor unit: carbon "Anti-smell"; "Antibacterial suppressor"; "Nano-titanium antichemical catalyst"; Electret Dust Collector Filter; Catechin filter. Any two filters can be installed the same time.
Covenient LED display on indoor unit. Can be deactivated by remote control.
Several modes for comfort sleep.
Intelligent AUTO mode – automatic change of working mode depending on temperature change.
Deferred ventilator start to avoid cold air flow in heating mode.
Antibacterial treatment of remote control.
Autorestart. Automatic saving last settings.
Manual switch of on/off defrosting by remote control.
Power stabilizing for safe low-voltage start.
Liquid pipeline diameter mm/inch 6,38/1/4"
Gas pipeline diameter mm/inch 15,88/5/8"


Forum » FFXI » Servers » Cerberus » SuperSprode is recruiting!
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let everyone know that SuperSprode is recruiting members currently. We are a solid group of players looking to have a good time while experiencing everything Final Fantasy XI has to offer. We have been playing for a very long time and are experienced with all types of battles. We are open minded about battle setups, understand a wide variety of game mechanics, and also like to be as efficient as possible.
The reason why we are recruiting is we want to be able journey into the realm of multiple Aeonic Weapons and dive into defeating the new bosses in the current and upcoming Dynamis areas. We are also interested in tackling Master Trials and anything future updates have to offer!
We are looking for specific jobs but more importantly we are looking for players willing to play any job they have readily available for any situation. Gear is a plus but not a requirement as we are constantly gearing jobs people want to play. We are most interested in players with skill or willing to learn the skills required to tackle any battle.
If any of what I have said is something that you would be interested in please check out the job listing below.
SuperSprode has been around for 12 years and started as a LLNMLS (Low level NM Linkshell). We started out as an alternative to HNMLS back in the day killing NMs to gear friends. This turned into a journey of us getting better and more experienced with FFXI. SuperSprode has killed everything from Leaping Lizzy to Kirin to Ou.
Please send me a tell, PM me, or comment below if interested.
See you took my advice :) Good luck to you and SuperSprode!
We are running Dynamis (D) in about 3 1/2 hours from now at 10PM CST!
Thanks! We would love to have you!
Updating because we found a bard! We are still looking for GEO BLM and SCH!
BRD: G-Horn complete; Mythic and Empy in the works, and Marsyas "almost complete" -- Zitah and Ruan cleared; currently on T1/T2 in Reisenjima.
We are currently looking for a RNG with a reliable Trueflight set (Gastraphetes preferred), a couple of GEOs (Idris preferred), and a RUN (Epeolatry preferred).
We are currently on the verge of getting Dynamis clears and need to change to the RNG/COR strat for Dynamis (D). Our linkshell has completed masks for Jeuno and Bastok. We are currently working on our Sandy Mask.
Please send me a PM for more information.
We have found a RNG. If anyone is interested on GEO and RUN those slots are still available.
A note I forgot to mention earlier is we currently run Dynamis on Tuesday's and Friday's at 9PM CST.
Still looking for a GEO and RUN for tonight's run!
But I'm on Odin :(.


Children start school in the September after their fourth birthday. We aim to manage the transition to school as smoothly as possible through providing sessions of increasing length throughout September. During this period, staff will meet with parents to discuss and demonstrate the school's approaches to assessment, phonics and reporting.
Parents have the right of appeal to the LA in the event of their child not being offered a place at Sherborne C of E Primary School.
Prospective parents and their children are welcome to visit the school. During the visit, the Headteacher will show you around the school and answer any of your questions. Appointments can be made with the school administrator, Mrs Virginia Parker. An application form for in-year admissions can be found on the school website.


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Broadband service subsidies not popular in rural areas
casf, pew research, public policy, rural broadband
"Local governments should be able to build their own high-speed networks if the service in their area is too expensive or not good enough", say 70% of people in the U.S.. According to a survey done by Pew Research, the concept of municipal broadband gets overwhelming bipartisan support: 74% of people identifying themselves as democrats and 67% as republicans agreed with that statement.
Care should be taken not to read too much into this ringing endorsement, though.… More
More low income homes are smartphone-only as homework gap grows
26 March 2017 by Steve Blum
att, broadband, pew research, public policy
Barely more than half of U.S. households with incomes less than $30,000 a year have bona fide broadband service, and disproportionately rely exclusively on smart phones for Internet access. A report published by the Pew Research Center shows a growing gap between the quality and quantity of broadband access they have to rely on, and that enjoyed by higher income households, those with $100,000 or more in annual earnings. This disparity impacts their ability to find jobs and get an education…
In 2016, one-fifth of adults living in households earning less than $30,000 a year were "smartphone-only" internet users – meaning they owned a smartphone but did not have broadband internet at home.
A smartphone is a poor, and the poor's, choice for broadband
16 January 2017 by Steve Blum
att, broadband adoption, pew research, smartphones
If a smartphone was the killer Internet access solution that AT&T claims it is – usually when trying to divert attention from substandard or even non-existent wireline service in rural and inner city communities – then you'd expect to see something like an even spread of usage cases across demographic groups.
The Pew Foundation's latest research shows that is clearly not the case.
Overall, 12% of U.S. adults own a smartphone, but do not otherwise use the Internet at home.… More
U.S. Internet use up, but age, income, education matter
broadband adoption, pew research
More people in the U.S. have broadband service at home than ever before, according to the latest numbers released by the Pew Foundation. After a couple of years where residential adoption dipped, it's on the way back up, albeit unevenly…
Between 2013 and 2015, the share of Americans with home broadband service decreased slightly – from 70% to 67%. But in the past year, broadband adoption rates have returned to an upward trajectory. As of November 2016, nearly three-quarters (73%) of Americans indicate that they have broadband service at home.
Expert opinion: Internet companies play the cards as dealt, dammit
broadband, pew research, public policy
Pew Research asked more than 1,400 people it considers to be experts in Internet philosophy about what they think the future holds. The businesses that built the Internet are killing it, they said…
While there is no one definition of Net neutrality, it is generally expressed as the idea that the best public network should be operated in such a way as to treat all senders and receivers of content as equally as is technologically possible while maintaining information flows well.