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Review: Queen & Slim
By Matt Brunson myeahmatt@gmail.com @MovieMatt1
*** (3 out of four)
When Aliens was first released back in 1986, many reviewers and pundits took one look at Sigourney Weaver's Ripley and tagged her "a female Rambo." It was not only an insulting designation but also an incorrect one, as the two characters had very little in common other than their ability to handle large weaponry.
A similar misinterpretation is currently dogging Queen & Slim, a drama which lazy thinkers are dubbing "a black Bonnie and Clyde." Ridiculous. Bonnie and Clyde were hardcore criminals — exactly the opposite of the protagonists of this sober and somber new drama. If anything, Queen & Slim has much more in common with Thelma & Louise, another film about two decent people being forced to go on the run due to an unchecked societal ill.
In Thelma & Louise, it was an attempted rape that set the heroines' vehicular odyssey in motion; here, it's unbridled racism. Ernest "Slim" Hinds (Daniel Kaluuya) and Angela "Queen" Johnson (Jodie Turner-Smith) have just wrapped up their disastrous first date, a restaurant meet-up that, despite the insistence of the Tender app, revealed that the retail employee (him) and the rising lawyer (her) have very little in common.
As Ernest is driving Angela home, they're pulled over by a cop (country music star Sturgill Simpson) for a busted taillight. Of course, once the police officer sees that the car's occupants are black, he immediately starts treating them poorly, asking questions and demanding actions that never would have entered his mind had they been white.
While Ernest tries to comply, Angela's attorney mind kicks into gear — the arguments become more heated, the cop turns violent, and Ernest is forced to fatally shoot him in self-defense.
And just like that, Angela and Ernest are forced to take it on the lam, trying to remain under the radar while seeking help from those who would offer it. Angela's Uncle Earl (an amusing turn from Bokeem Woodbine) is the first to (reluctantly) offer assistance, but it's soon revealed that, not surprisingly, there are many in the black community who support the pair, viewing them as symbols for all those who are tired of white cops killing innocent African-Americans. Even one white guy, Uncle Earl's former army buddy (Flea), is more than willing to help them out, although his wife (Chloe Sevigny) doesn't exactly share his sympathies.
Just as Thelma & Louise was firmly rooted in Americana, so too is Queen & Slim, offering peeks at various facets of society as the two fugitives travel across different state lines in an attempt to free themselves from this nightmare.
Director Melina Matsoukas (a music video veteran making her feature-film debut) and writers Lena Waithe and James Frey have nothing but sympathy for their two leads, and while Angela and Ernest have little chemistry, that's actually part of the point of two dissimilar types being tossed together by circumstances and forced to find common ground.
Some of the film's subplots and supporting characterizations feel underdeveloped, and the film never quite burns with the clear-eyed intensity of last year's excellent, 10 Best-worthy The Hate U Give. But as a conversation starter among discerning types, as a palate cleanser from the injustices of the real world, and simply as a worthwhile motion picture, Queen & Slim takes a familiar road and invests it with newfound fury.
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What a job at the retail giant taught Kyle Crist about outreach and the mission of the church
Kyle Crist is the director of congregational care for Rejoice! Community Church (RCA) in Le Mars, Iowa, where he leads small groups, offers pastoral counseling, and cares for the congregation through visits and conversations. He also serves as a disability advocate in his church.
When Kyle and his wife, Jess, moved to Iowa, he began to look for employment to supplement their income as he also worked on earning a master's degree in professional school counseling. As a person with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair, the search wasn't easy. "Who hires a guy with a disability?" he says. "It comes with so many logistical challenges."
But when Kyle took a job at Walmart, a new mission field opened up—one that had ties to his future work in the church. RCA Today talked with Kyle about community outreach, disability ministry, and what he learned about people from greeting them at the doors of a big-box store.
Did you ever see yourself working at Walmart? How did the job challenge or educate you?
My family joked with me that I should work as a Walmart greeter one day. Walmart is known for hiring people with disabilities. This is fantastic, but—as their and others' joking indicates—a negative stigma comes with working there, particularly after having an undergraduate degree and working on a master's [degree]. However, working at Walmart taught me to appreciate the workers as people. They worked there—just like me—to provide for their families, to achieve goals, or to get them to their next step, disability or not. I think every pastor in the RCA should take a two-week sabbatical to volunteer as a greeter at their local store. I met most of the community—who doesn't shop at Walmart in small-town Iowa?
How did your experience at Walmart shape your thoughts on outreach?
I found it incredibly important to know something about everyone there—employees, customers, pop vendors. Then I had a starting point for conversation. You use that information to know what the best way to love a person is. This led to an easier transition to an invitation to church or to sharing the gospel. I actually knew them, even if it was at a basic level—so I didn't come across as just the crazy church guy.
How did your coworkers respond?
Sometimes you'd get someone saying, "You're weird—why are you caring about me?" So I would just explain that my biblical worldview says that I need to, and that God cares about you deeply, too.
I was open with them. My disability is right in front of people. They can see that. But I also came in to work every day with joy. People would ask, "How do you do this?" And yes, it can be hard, but by opening up to them, sharing my story, being willing to be open with them—I want to be putting the gospel on display through my actions and my life. God gave me my story and this disability for that purpose, of showing them Christ. Even when you don't want to work at Walmart, and I didn't always, anywhere can be a mission field if you're willing to be vulnerable and let God lead.
What parallels do you see between this work and the work of the church?
As a greeter at Walmart, the job was about the idea that anyone can come in those doors, and that person is welcome there. I think churches can take the same approach: that anyone can come in and is welcome there—but that person also needs to be known, which then allows the gospel to work.
In ministry, we tend to forget about meeting people where they're at. Churches can forget to get to know people. … Otherwise, you have no way to know where they're coming from or what their needs are. It's not a cut-and-dry process; it could take a year or more. But just being willing to meet someone's needs allows the gospel to creep in there. Do someone's laundry if they need it. Clean the house. It shows that your faith is genuine.
How can "meeting people where they're at" apply to disability ministry?
I think most of what we need to do is just being willing to make changes and meet needs. Telling people that we will not abandon them just because their disability may make us uncomfortable, or may challenge us to adapt our service or building, means so much. Sending out the message that [they] are no different from us spiritually—which has eternal significance, while a mental or physical disability does not—is important. … In some ways, the secular world with its universal design is far ahead of churches in creating accepting environments for those with disabilities.
Is that why you became a disability advocate in your church?
To be honest, I didn't want to do the job. But I'm so glad my wife encouraged me to do it. This is a perfect role for me. I'm behind the scenes and I'm helping people! And the greatest thing is that I get to help welcome people to the church for the first time. People with disabilities are heartbreakingly absent from the church. So I am able to say to them that there is hope. And [Rejoice is] getting a reputation in the community that we accept everyone—it doesn't matter your needs.
What has Rejoice's willingness to change and adapt meant to you, especially now as a full-time staff member?
It's cool to see people getting more comfortable with joking around [with me]—one time, Pastor Mike [Metten] accidentally said we were "about to put legs to one of my ministries" and laughter slowly spread through the congregation—and also to see kids not paying any attention to my wheelchair. Except maybe seeing it as a jungle gym!
I've been told in the past, "Oh, you're such an inspiration! I'm so glad to see you out and working!" And I'm just like, "Where did you expect me to be, in a closet or something?" ... I believed the lie for a long time that a church would never hire a person with a disability. God sure proved that wrong. And now my whole life trajectory has changed. Now I actually want to be a pastor.
Congregational disability advocates like Kyle help churches become places where everybody belongs and everybody serves. For a position description, contact Terry DeYoung, coordinator for Disability Concerns, at tdeyoung@rca.org or 616-541-0855.
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Q: N threads writing into M Files running in different priorites and keep a track of all files requested by and currently allocated to a thread I want to create a program, using POSIX threads, having n threads running at different priorities.
There are files (say m files) which are shared among these n threads. If one thread is using the file (assuming that it writing onto the file), no other thread will be allowed to use it. The code should maintain a Table that tells: which file it has acquired and for which file its requests are pending.
Also, we need a Monitor Thread to check for deadlocks ; any implementations hints/ideas?

A: You don't need to check for deadlocks. You have to write a nice code that makes it impossible to run into deadlock scenario. For that reason, I'd recommend you use try-lock approach to lock down a chain of files and unlock them back shall any of the lock acquisition fail.
Also, if you are using C buffered I/O, I'd recommend you stick with ftrylockfile and funlockfile APIs. Otherwise use a synchronization mechanism that is most appropriate for your case, be that futex API or locks implemented using atomic instructions.

A: The standard unix way to accomplish this is: spooldirectories.

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*file operations, such as rename / link / unlink are atomic

*have one central input spool-dir, where input files can be placed

*a process / thread that wants to process a file, starts by moving it to another name, or better: to another (work) directory (using the thread_id or process number as directory name is obvious.)

*(since this move is atomic there is no possible race condition!)

*after processing, the finished files can be moved to an output directory

*the scoreboard function is simply a readdir(+stat), maybe even inotify, on the work directories

*process starvation will always be a problem. Incompletely processed files will live forever in de workdirs. Having a stamp/ pid file in the workdirectories could help cleanup / restart.

*if designed well, this structure could work even after machine failure. The workers would have to maintain their own backup / log /stamp-file mechanism.

*if you haven't noticed yet: no locking will be needed.

A: I hate C.  I have to try and think of a way to do this without classes:(
OK, a 'Sfile' struct to represent each file.  Has name, path, file fd/handle, everything to do with one file, plus an 'inUse' boolean.
A 'waitingThreads' array for those threads waiting for a set of files.
A 'Sfiles' struct with an array of *Sfile to hold all the files, a waitingThreads array and a lock, (mutex/futex/criticalSection).
Each thread should have an event/semaphore/something that it can wait on until its files all become available and some way to access to the set of files that it needs and somewhere to store the fds/handles/whatever for the files.
OK, off we go:
Any thread that wants files locks up the Sfiles and iterates the *Sfile array, checking if every file it needs is free to use.  If they all are, it sets the 'inUse' boolean, loads itself up with the fd/handles, unlocks and runs on - it has all its files.  If any file it needs is in use, it pushes itself onto the waitingThreads array and waits on its event/sema.
Whne a thread is done with its files, it locks the Sfiles and clears the 'inUse' boolean for the files it was using.  It then iterates the waitingThreads array - if the array is empty, it just unlocks and exits.  If the array is not empty, it tries to find threads that can now run with the files that are now free.  If it finds none, it just unlocks and returns.  If it does find one, it loads that thread up with the fd/handles, sets the inUse boolean and signals its event/sema - that thread will then run with its desired set of files.  The thread continues to iterate the waitingThreads array to the end, looking for mre threads that it can load up and signal with the remaining free files.  When it reaches the end of the array, it returns.
That, or something like it, will ensure that the threads always run with their complete set of files, prevent any deadlocks due to threads locking partial sets of files and does not require any polling.
If you really, really need that table thingy, you can build it inside the lock every time a thread enters or leaves the lock.  I would suggest mallocing a suitable struct, loading it up with all the details of the free files and waiting threads, and queueing it off to another thread.  You could just have some 'monitoring' thread that periodically locks up the Sfiles, dumps all the info and unlocks, but that keeps the Sfiles locked for the entire 'dump' time - you may not want that overhead - it's up to you.
Edit:
OH - forgot the priority thingy. The OS thread priority is probably useless for your purpose.  Have each thread expose a priority enum/int and keep the 'waitingThreads' array sorted by that priority, so giving the higher priority threads the first bite at whatever files are returned.
Is that good enough for your homework assignment?

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Grabno – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie łódzkim, w powiecie łaskim, w gminie Sędziejowice.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa sieradzkiego.

Wieś wymieniona w dokumentach po raz pierwszy w 1340. Znajdował się tu drewniany kościół św. Wacława, rozebrany w 1771. Na jego miejscu postawiono inny, fundowany przez rodzinę Wężyków, właścicieli wsi. Kościół ten został spalony w czasie działań wojennych w dniu 4 IX 1939 Nowy, drewniany kościół, przy wykorzystaniu elementów z niemieckich baraków na pobliskim poligonie, wystawiono w latach 1947-1949. Kościół został zbudowany na planie prostokąta o pow. 450 m². i posiada dwie przybudówki, z których jedna pełni funkcję zakrystii, a druga salki katechetycznej. Wewnątrz 4 ołtarze: w wielkim obrazy MB Częstochowskiej, św. Wacława i św. Rodziny.

Na cmentarzu kwatera wojskowa z 1939. Na pomniku napis: "Polegli na polu chwały w dniach 4 i 5 IX 1939 r. w walce z hitlerowskim najeźdźcą bohaterscy żołnierze 72 pp. z Radomia w bitwie o Józefów i Rogoźno". Niżej: 14 nazwisk.

W pobliżu grób Józefa Kobyłeckiego, generała WP, dowódcy 78 pp. i 13 pp. oraz 2. Półbrygady Strzelców Podhalańskich. Walczył pod Narwikiem i w Normandii. Prochy jego zostały sprowadzone po wojnie do rodzinnej wsi.

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Q: Create count for series of values grouped by specific column in Python I have a dataset, df, where I would like to create a count for a series of values grouped by specific column in Python
Data
id  date    type
aa  q1 23   hi
aa  q1 23   hi
aa  q1 23   bye
aa  q1 23   bye
aa  q2 23   hi
aa  q2 23   bye
bb  q1 23   hi

resets for every unique date and id
Desired
 id date    type     count
aa  q1 23   hi       hi01
aa  q1 23   hi       hi02
aa  q1 23   bye      bye01
aa  q1 23   bye      bye02
aa  q2 23   hi       hi01
aa  q2 23   bye      bye02
bb  q1 23   hi       hi01

Doing
I am adding leading zeros - keep getting type error
df['count'] = df[0].str.upper() + df[1].str.zfill(2)

Any suggestion is appreciated.

A: You can use:
df['count'] = df['type'] + df.groupby([*df]).cumcount().add(1).astype(str).str.zfill(2)

Output:
   id   date type  count
0  aa  q1 23   hi   hi01
1  aa  q1 23   hi   hi02
2  aa  q1 23  bye  bye01
3  aa  q1 23  bye  bye02
4  aa  q2 23   hi   hi01
5  aa  q2 23  bye  bye01
6  bb  q1 23   hi   hi01


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Maven Reaches One Million Miles Driven; Boston, Chicago, and D.C. Join Lineup
May 19, 2016 /3BL Media/ - ANNOUNCING
In less than four months, Maven, General Motors' personal mobility brand, has grown to five markets: New York City, Ann Arbor, Mich., and today announced Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Maven members have driven more than one million miles, bringing them closer to the things – and people – they love.
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Chicago Shelter More Than Just a Band-Aid for Healing the Homeless
A Safe Haven helps homeless in sudden or chronic social and financial crisis, addressing the root causes to achieve sustainable self-sufficiency
One look at the brightly colored mural on the brick wall, the tall glass windows and colorful landscaping around the exterior and it is clear A Safe Haven is not just a homeless shelter, but a solace for its residents and visitors. A Safe Haven strives to combat homelessness and poverty by providing more than just a free meal or bed to sleep at night, but the chance to move forward.
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Schweitzer Fellows Inspire and Serve Chicago's Medically Vulnerable
For 20 years, Baxter has supported novel programs linking young talent and public health programs
Students often say they'll start to help others when they graduate or when their financial status changes, remarks Loyola University Chicago medical student and 2015-16 Schweitzer Fellow Pablo da Silva. However, through a Schweitzer Fellowship, Pablo was able to start making a change in the community now. Pablo is just one of a series of Chicago-area Schweitzer Fellows given a chance to put their ideas to the test and see what it takes to empower vulnerable people to live healthier lives by discovering new opportunities to provide access and education in healthcare.
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Recognizing Those in Our Industry Who Give Back
DRW COLLEGE PREP - Changing Lives One Student at a Time
In the November 2015 issue of MarketWatch, FIA features DRW College Prep, giving a glimpse inside the school and sharing its success despite the challenges faced by its students:
"In a Chicago neighborhood where the number of violent crime reports ranks 9th among Chicago's 77 communities, DRW College Prep is making a difference in the lives of hundreds of high school students.
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The Power of an Education
Don Wilson, founder and CEO of DRW, shares his philanthropic mission
When it comes to donating time and financial resources, I've always been most interested in projects that truly have a long-term impact on improving the community where we live and work, reducing future poverty and creating sustainable opportunity. I think it's an approach that many of us in the industry share. Nothing comes closer to that than education.
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Minding the Generational Digital Literacy Gap
Founded in 1999, the Comcast Foundation focuses on connecting and strengthening communities by supporting programs that expand digital literacy, promote community service, and build tomorrow's leaders.
In 2015, the Foundation donated more than $19 million to more than 1,100 nonprofit organizations nationwide that focus their efforts on the communities Comcast serves. The Gads Hill Center, founded more than a century ago and based in a struggling Chicago neighborhood, is one of those nonprofits.
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GM on Fast Track to Redefine Mobility with Lyft, Maven & Self-Driving Cars
By Peter Kosak
There's never been a more exciting time to work in the automotive industry.
The GM team looks at this massive change happening and sees an opportunity to be a disruptor. A decade ago, automotive innovation and technology were centered inside the car and under the hood. Now that focus is drawn outward and beyond through connectivity.
Connectivity is the ether that everything is in, driven by smartphones as the personal computer in your pocket. It's dramatically impacted everything…it's pervasive.
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Lyft and GM Launch Express Drive Program
Launching in Chicago and other major U.S. Metro Areas throughout 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2016 /3BL Media/ - Lyft and General Motors today announced the launch of their Express Drive short-term rental program exclusive to the Lyft platform. The program will make cars available to Lyft drivers at affordable rates with insurance and maintenance included.
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Deloitte Collaborates With Executives' Club of Chicago on Diversity Initiatives
CHICAGO, February 15, 2016 /3BL Media/ - The Executives' Club of Chicago (EC) is pleased to announce their new relationship with Deloitte, which works to expand diversity and inclusion awareness, best practices and thought leadership for Chicago's business community through its newly formed Diversity Leadership Council and program series.
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Nearly 8,000 Aramark employees touched the lives of half a million individuals and families in 15 countries during Aramark Building Community Day (ABC Day) in September. Associates participated in more than 300 projects that inspired families to lead healthier lives and helped youth and adults gain job skills.
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THE LOUVRE MUSEUM, PARIS (I)
Photo courtesy of Olivier Ffrench
The Louvre Museum or Grand Louvre is the most famous museum in the world. Its collection includes some of the most important pre-Impressionist art, which are housed in a majestic baroque palace. Its history is bursting with pageantry, stained in blood and forged in fire.
For the reader's convenience, I have divided this article into two parts. The first is devoted to the history of the Palais du Louvre and its role regarding the Paris urban layout. The next post will focus on the famous and controversial renovation designed by the great architect Chinese-American I.M. Pei.
The Louvre complex is located on the banks of the Seine River, northwest of the Île de la Cité (Island of the city, where the Church of Notre-Dame is located).
Extending over 40 hectares, the complex of palaces and gardens forms three large squares. The interior, called Cour Carree ("Plaza Square"), was completed by Napoleon I and is defined by four pavilions: the Arts, Sully (or Clock Pavilion), Marengo.
In the middle, there is the Cour du Carrousel, flanked by the Richelieu and Denon pavilions. Culminates precisely in a roundabout or "carousel" in front of which stands the Arc du Carrousel and a street, the Place du Carrousel.
The largest and external plaza, to the west, in a slightly trapezoidal shape, called Cour Napoleon, is flanked by the Hall of Flowers and the Marsan Pavilion . Both squares, Carrousel and Napoleon, were culminated by Napoleon III. The complex finishes in the Tuileries Gardens.
The Louvre complex was built over many centuries, his style was changing from Romanesque to Renaissance and then the Baroque, and the result not only expresses his stylistic evolution but also its changing role in the urban structure of the French capital.
Evolution of the Louvre Palace. The original fortress of Philip Augustus occupies a small orange square. Later part of it was demolished to create the Cour Carree.
"Louvre" comes from the frank word "leovar", meaning fortress or fortified palace (what in French is called "bastille"). Indeed, the first building in the Louvre was a fortress made by King Philip II of France (Philip Augustus) in 1190-1202, located beside the River Seine in the outskirts of the city of Paris. The city at that time was walled, with its center on the island where now stands the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, and the fortress was located in the end of the town to protect it against possible invasions from the north.
It was built on an area of 78 m x 72 m, surrounded by a moat and protected by a wall with bastions at the corners. Its walls had small openings and it was accessed by two doors flanked by two towers, to the south and west.
Inside there was a large courtyard, in the middle of which stood one central cylindrical tower 15 m in diameter and 30 m high. It housed an armory, dungeons and a few real treasures.
Foundations of the old Louvre can still be appreciated in a special exhibition at the museum.
Centuries later, the fort began to house residential functions. King Charles V converted the fortress into a royal residence and decorated with private artworks.
Model existing in the basement of the Louvre.
Subsequent monarchs expanded the palace. Some of the most important additions were the Water Front Gallery (Galerie du Bord de l'Eau) Caterina de Medici, which extends facing the Seine (1564-80).
Water font Gallery in the late sixteenth
Water Front Gallery today
In addition, in 1564 the Tuileries Palace was built (actually it was the site where tiles were made, outside the city), located 500 meters west of the Louvre, perpendicular to the Seine.
Philibert Delorme was in charge of the construction of the palace, replaced in 1570 by Jean Bullant.
Photography of the Tuileries, before its destruction.
On one side was the Jardin des Tuileries which, unlike the Palace, still exists today.
Later, in 1595 Henry IV, the great king who made Paris a great European capital, connected the gallery with the Tuileries Palace by the Grand Galerie. This long gallery covering the distance between the two palaces was used by the aristocrats to exercise, who enjoyed to walk while observing art.
Tuileries Palace in 1615. Note that it was not spatially linked to the Louvre, but separated from it by a wall.
Some of the innovations in the design of the gallery included the use of glazed skylights that flooded the space with light, as well as the use of parquet floors.
Louis XIII decided to expand the Louvre itself, demolishing part of the original palace and the ancient Clock Pavilion (Pavillon de l'Horlog). From 1658 to 1670 Louis XIV built the Cour Carree, which is a large courtyard surrounded by buildings.
Detail. Photo courtesy of David Bank
However, such a complex was not enough for the royalty, and in 1670 Louis XIV (the so-called the Sun King) and his entourage left the Louvre to live in the magnificent palace of Versailles. The Louvre would become then an art gallery, opera house, theater and house other artistic activities.
Public Museum
Before the French Revolution in 1789, the Louvre could be seen only by members of the aristocracy, the clergy and some selected artists. When, stunned and open-mouthed, I was walking through the galleries of the museum, those magnificent halls crammed full of ornamentation and exquisite works, I imagined the feeling of astonishment and glare of revolutionaries when they first entering the palace complex. In 1793 the palace became the first major museum open to the general public, showing works of art belonging to the monarchy and the Church, and taking the name of General Museum of Arts (Musée des Arts General). According to Professor Richard Brettell, from the University of Texas, it was the first time that an international audience could access these works of art, giving rise to "cultural tourism".
The Louvre to the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, commanded by Napoleon placed there.
Later, Napoleon extended the north wing and placed the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel between the Louvre and the Tuileries.
The emperor used his military campaigns to remove artistic riches of conquered countries, including Spanish, Belgian, Italian and the magnificent collection of Egyptian art that can be seen in the museum. It was precisely the Napoleonic Museum (Musée Napoleon, as it was renamed) which would become the largest museum of all time.
The complex was completed by Napoleon III in 1852, who demolished some old parts and culminated the enclosure of the large complex of Louvre (Napoleon III who also commissioned the Paris Opera).
The Louvre and the Tuileries in 1857
It is remarkable how, through the centuries, various monarchs made the effort to bring unity to the complex, which was finally organized around a markedly symmetrical pattern. Precisely, the fact that the galleries are arranged in a slightly oblique angle has an effect on the visual perception and perspective of the complex.
The Louvre in 1895. Photo courtesy of Parisienne de Photographie
The Louvre before the intervention of the I.M. Pei. The pyramid would be placed where the trees.
Unfortunately, in 1870 the Commune revolted against the Second Empire and destroyed and burned the Tuileries Palace. Actually, apparently the mob wanted to burn the whole Louvre complex.
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel seen from a destroyed Tuileries Palace.
The Tuileries Garden from the Carousel. Painting by Siebe Johannes, between 1880-1883
The Tuileries Palace after the fire, before being turned down.
This magnificent palace was never rebuilt. On the contrary, was completely demolished during the Third Republic.
German soldiers in the Louvre, during the Nazi occupation in 1940.
As mentioned, in the Louvre was originally outside the city wall and had the role to protect the head of the river Seine.
Paris in 1550. The Louvre is located in the bottom, center.
Napoleon linked the museum to the west of the city by the Rue de Rivoli, a street that comes adorned with statues on the north side of the Louvre.
The Louvre is the beginning of a great urban axis, which starting from the museum connects the Tuileries, the Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe.
During the renovation of Paris by Baron Haussmann, streets were widened not only with the aesthetic purpose to expand the vistas and visually connect the monuments, but to facilitate the movement of troops in case of riots. Connecting the Louvre Museum with the city had a symbolic meaning: the Louvre was for the people.
Later that axis was continue until the La Défense district under François Mitterrand and symbolically joined the Arche de La Défense, the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre Pyramid , which development and history I will explain in the next post.
- BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE
Church and cloister of La Compañía, Arequipa, Peru (1578-1619).
Ahem ... Everywhere there is always a shameless tourist ...
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Labels: baroque, France, gallery, Louvre, museum, Napoleon, neo-baroque, Paris, renaissance
Location: 34 Quai du Louvre, 75001 Paris, France
TADAO ANDO: MARITIME MUSEUM, ABU DHABI
"In order to emphasize the simple, but powerful, shape of the building, the surrounding landscape is organized in grid form. Rows of trees line the forecourt of the site, creating an oasis-like border that allows visitors to transition gradually between the dynamic city and the more serene and contemplative space of the museum "
For those who remember Tadao Ando from his Church of Light, Rokko Housing I and II and the Church on the water , (all of them sober projects, composed in clean geometry and consistent functional organization, embodied in a minimalist language cast in concrete), his proposal for the Maritime Museum on Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, may appear shocking. Actually the award winning Japanese architect has been experimenting with new materials and sculptural forms for some time already, as it is evident in his hhstyle.com / CASA .
I guess that designing a museum next to buildings by Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry, put pressure upon Ando to propose something monumental, unique and sculptural. But how to do it without giving up its own zen -style architectural language, precisely the kind of aesthetic that led him to fame?
The proposal at an urban level is spectacular, sculptural, and evokes Niemeyer's: the building becomes an arch, a symbolic link between the sea and the land, while sitting on a rectangular platform it receives the elongated predominant direction of the urban layout, which is in itself another link between the city and the sea.
The volume is a box 108 m long, 36 m wide and 27 m high, cut diagonally by a hyperbolic paraboloid curve. The museum would host exhibition spaces in an area of 33300m ².
Thus, a forest of trees arranged on a dry square represents land, while a large pond evokes the sea. The "oasis" of trees provides a transition between the city and the museum, which visually links the two spaces,while a covered lateral circulation links them functionally. Ando has previously worked similar spaces in urban waterfront projects such as the Hyogo Prefectural Museum in Kobe and the Suntory Museum in Osaka , among others.
The volume is blind, massive, with only a large vertical window facing the sea. Thus the approach from the city faces a large arch framing a dhow, a very traditional sailing vessel of the Arab Emirates, floating on the water.
Access to the museum is reached by a ramp that crosses the volume diagonally, allowing views of the boat, and subsequently goes under water, in a gesture similar to what the architect had in his famous Temple of Water in Awaji Island .
"Dhows, Arab sailing vessels with triangular or lateen sails, float over the voids of the interior space and help create an intense visual experience by relating objects to one another and to the museum architecture as a whole. Below ground, there is a second space – a reception hall with an enormous aquarium. A traditional dhow floats over the aquarium and is seen from different perspectives "
Even though the building is formally very impressive, the problem begins when we start to examine in more detail the internal space. Obviously this sculptural form leads to serious functional problems , and a large percentage of the area of the building is simply unusable, or "empty".
Floor plans of the museum. Note that in many spaces are not functional or left as multiple height areas. As Gehry, Ando focused on creating a scenographic architecture.
The ambients are constrained, forced to fit into this sculptural form, beautiful but impractical.
The idea of Ando on inside the museum was to create a space that evokes the interior of a boat.
"The building's reflective surface visually blends sea and land, while its ship-like interior features floating decks that guide visitors through the exhibition space."
Well, I imagine that for Abu Dhabi authorities has been more important to create a monumental symbol, an icon, rather than dwelling on functional "details" (which will mainly be suffered by the museum employees). Moreover, Ando will create a landmark, using a simple, clear and powerful form while creating a playful and fun space.
The galleries overlook to a blind arch that frames the dhow. You can see the ship from below, but not from above.
- SAADIYAT CULTURAL DISTRICT, ABU DHABI, UAE
Guggenheim Museum. Frank Gehry
Performing Arts Center. Zaha Hadid
- OTHER WORKS FROM TADAO ANDO
Chapel in Mt. Rokko, Kobe, Japan. (1985-86)
Church of the Light, Osaka, Japan. (1988-89)
Church on Water, Tomomu, Japan. (1988)
Garden of Fine Arts, Kyoto, Japan. (1990)
hhstyle.com/Casa/Limited, Tokyo, Japan. (2005)
National Library of Children's Literature. Tokyo, Japan (2002)
Omotesando Hills, Tokyo, Japan. (1996-2006)
Time's I & II, Kyoto, Japan. (1983-91)
An internal view of the Palace Hotel de Abu Dhabi, where this exhibition about Saadiyat took place.
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F. GEHRY: GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, ABU DHABI


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Early treatment in children helps guide the growth of the jaw and prevent malocclusion (bad bite) from developing. Today, adults are also straightening their teeth to boost their confidence. Braces are included as part of the treatment in restoring their missing teeth with dental implants and other dental prostheses.
Orthodontic braces or dental braces are still the most popular choice for straightening teeth. The treatment period is 18 to 24 months, and a retention period is required after the removal of braces to keep the teeth straight. There is no age limit for orthodontic treatment.
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Which option is for me?


"To the next one after that, the state supreme court, not surprisingly says it's going to take the case of those challenges through the so-called lame-duck legislation passed by the Wisconsin legislature and signed by governor Walker in November and December of last year. This is the legislation that was passed after the election before the new governor a new large legislature was sworn in. Several Madison judges struck down the legislation, including a number of appointments that were made by the governor to state agencies and commissions and appeals court to appeals courts in and seemed to rule to override the lower courts. But this is left in a gray area. What happens to the appointments given that totally Evers went and made his own appointments after the first courts ruled that sounded confusing. Let me go slower. Follow the tabloid Walker makes appointments to state, boards and commissions and agencies and cabinet positions. Etc. Lefty, judge strikes down everything that the legislature and governor did Iverson comes in and makes new appointments. State appeals court comes in and overturns the lower court said so whose appointment stand the original ones by Walker. Given the fact that the appeals court said that the governor had the right to make the appointments or. Do the Iverson appointment stand? Given the fact that the positions were vacant at the time that Everts made the appointment given the fact that the lower court ruling had not yet been overturned, obviously, this is the kind of thing state supreme court has to rule out not with regard to the legislation that was passed as opposed to the appointments. I am confident that the state supreme court will uphold the legislation. The Dane county judges that struck them down were simply being they were again acting totally politicized. The legislature and governor can act in this state just as the congress and president had act so long as they're in power. We've had presidents of the United States of both parties. And in fact, the last major legislation that I can recall being done was being done at the end of Obama dealt with the financial crisis where Republicans in congress and Obama agreed to pass significant legislation before Trump K bid. It wasn't all that controversial at the time. But it was. If the founding fathers nationally, and the framers of the Wisconsin constitution and our state wanted to make it illegal for anybody to do any governing after an election. They would've put that in there. You're in power until your term is up like it or not and the new people can come in and change any law that the last one's past that standing the obvious. So I believe that there's almost no chance. The state supreme court is not going to rule in favor of the legislation that was passed as for the appointments that one's a gray area to be one"


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Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned to the ground. She knows if she doesn't act fast, the cold will kill her before she has time to worry about food. But she is still alive-for now.
Jess hadn't seen her survivalist, off-the-grid dad in over a decade. But after a car crash killed her mother and left her injured, she was forced to move to his cabin in the remote Canadian wilderness. Just as Jess was beginning to get to know him, a secret from his past paid them a visit, leaving her father dead and Jess stranded.
With only her father's dog for company, Jess must forage and hunt for food, build shelter, and keep herself warm. Some days it feels like the wild is out to destroy her, but she's stronger than she ever imagined.
Jess will survive. She has to. She knows who killed her father . . . and she wants revenge.


The tranmissometer data for many of the casts had many spikes and large areas with low values. In particular, A9034 showed low values that appeared to be suspect, and were flagged.
There were only a few spikes in the temperature and salinity channels.
The data from all 38 casts were loaded into the data tables.
No reversing thermometer data were available for AMT9, so the CTD sensor data have not been calibrated against another data set. However, the Sea-Bird sensors were tested and calibrated before and after the cruise, and manufacturer's calibrations were applied during Sea-Bird processing. No further correction has been applied to the data at BODC.
No bench salinometer data are available for AMT9, so no further calibration of the salinity channel is possible. Users should be aware that the data are uncalibrated and may not be accurate.


There's so much more to Japan than the tech and towers of Tokyo.
Japanese culture is rich, diverse and eye-opening. From intricate silk kimono designs to sleeping on a futon a local ryokan. Sample the delicious flavours of Japanese dishes and stroll through the falling cherry blossom petals at stunning landscape gardens. Japan is a country of many layers.
This cultural tour of Japan's food, art and centuries-old traditions includes an itinerary of informative and fun experiences, which offer a taste of this fascinating country.
Start in busy Tokyo, taking in the capital's main sights as well as a visit to the famous teamLab Borderless digital art installation, where Japan's reputation for technology and creative talents combine. Outside the city, the Japanese Alpine town of Matsumoto is where you'll make your own soba noodles and partake in a sake tasting session.
Kyoto is the real cultural heart of Japan, where you can explore some of the 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Osaka is foodie heaven and a street food safari here is a must; while creative project Naoshima Island is a unique and surreal display of contemporary art. End your trip in quiet contemplation at Mount Koya, where you'll stay in a temple complex and live as Buddhist monks do.
This mix of unforgettable and authentic experiences is the perfect tour option for those who wish to delve deeper into Japan and Japanese culture.
Day 2: Private Tour of Tokyo - Today you will have the services of a local professional guide for a private tour of Tokyo. Our guides speak excellent English and have a wealth of knowledge to share. With the guide's expert help, you'll get to grips with Japanese culture and history while gaining a useful orientation of the city.
Day 3: teamLab Borderless Digital Art Exhibition - Tokyo's man-made island of Odaiba is now the proud home of the world's first digital art museum, designed by the ultra-technologist art group teamLab. "teamLab Borderless" features almost 50 immersive, three-dimensional digital works spread over five distinct sections, with themes of nature and interaction, such as the 'Athletic Forest' which invites you to understand the world by bouncing, moving, and swinging your way through the art; and the stunning 'Forest of Lamps', full of resonating Venetian glass lamps that change colour as you approach them. The entire museum is a breath-taking, interactive, multi-sensory experience that encourages you to be at the centre of the art and appreciate how the exhibits change around you, rather than simply observing it from a single vantage point. We reckon you could easily spend a whole morning or afternoon exploring the museum, and if you ever need a pick-me-up, you can head to the 'En' tea house to enjoy a cup of green tea in which a digital flower blooms as you drink it!
Day 4: Matsumoto - Today you'll move onto one of Japan's best castle towns – Matsumoto. Located in the Japanese Alps, Matsumoto is home to the dramatically coloured 'Black Crow' castle, often considered to be among the most beautiful original feudal castles in the country. The castle isn't all that Matsumoto has to offer. In the castle grounds you will find the Matsumoto City Museum of Art, which has a great range of modern art and a Yayoi Kusama exhibition. If art is your thing, the Ukiyo-e Museum in the western suburbs is well worth a visit; despite its rather unassuming exterior, the museum houses the largest collection of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in the world.
Day 5: Soba Making Class - Matsumoto is famous for its soba buckwheat noodles and there are numerous restaurants in town serving this simple but tasty dish. Today you will be making soba noodles from scratch, learning how to serve them and then most importantly how to enjoy eating them! The 1 hour course takes place at Takagi, a shop that's been in operation for over 130 years and located close to Matsumoto Castle. This fun and relaxed course is conducted mainly in Japanese but is easy to follow and you are sure to leave as a soba noodles expert! In the afternoon, you'll transfer to Takayama, where you'll stay in a traditional ryokan with communal baths, futon bedding and gracious hosts.
Day 6: Sake Tasting Session - Sake is one of Takayama's local specialties, and you can still find a number of active breweries around the town, recognizable by the large sugidama balls of cedar branches hanging over the entrance. This evening we will arrange a private sake tasting experience at a restaurant in Takayama. It's perfect for beginners as your sake guide will explain about the history of sake in the area before introducing you to six types of sake and explaining the differences between them. You'll try out the sakes paired with small local dishes to see what kinds of foods different kinds of sake work best with. The highlight of this 1.5 hour experience is the blind tasting game – a prize awaits the winner!
Day 7: Transfer to Kyoto - Today, you'll move onto Kyoto, one of the most culturally rich cities in Asia. Home to 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites, over 1,600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines, this ancient city showcases the heart and soul of traditional Japan. Kyoto boasts an array of world-class gardens, majestic festivals and delicate cuisine, all of which make much of the rhythms of nature and the changing of the seasons. On first glance however, visitors will see that like any large Japanese city, grid-like Kyoto has its fair share of neon and concrete. But the discerning eye will soon pick out Kyoto's treasures: sacred shrines tucked in among shopping arcades, time-honoured teahouses nestling among modern businesses and mysterious geisha scuttling down backstreets among the tourists and souvenirs. Kyoto's charm lies in these details and whether you're here for three days or three years, the closer you look, the more you'll discover.
Day 8: Private Tour in Kyoto - We will arrange for you to be accompanied by a local professional guide today. This is the best way to explore Kyoto, a city so rich in UNESCO World Heritage sites that it can be hard to know where to start! Our carefully-selected guides will reveal Kyoto's intricate culture, introducing you to famous must-see spots as well as secret corners of the city that only the locals know.
Day 9: Bento-Making Class - Cooking Sun is a small food school aimed at international travellers wanting to learn more about Japanese cuisine. It is based in a lovely old machiya (town house) in central Kyoto. During the hands-on class you will cook 5 or 6 different Japanese dishes under the tuition of friendly and English-fluent local Japanese staff with the seasonal courses designed by a professional chef, Yasuhiro Nakai.
Day 10: Transfer to Naoshima Island - Next, you'll take a train and ferry journey to Naoshima. The island could easily be another pretty, but forgotten island in the Seto Inland Sea scraping a living from fishing. However a unique art project has given Naoshima its deserved global reputation. Naoshima is home to a large collection of contemporary art galleries, exhibits and installations which offer a tour de force of architectural expression integrating art and the natural environment. Two of the main galleries, the Chichu Art Museum and Benesse House (where you'll also be staying), were designed by the world famous architect Tadao Ando and feature works by Claude Monet, Walter de Maria, James Turrell, Andy Warhol, Richard Long and Bruce Nauman among others.
Day 11: Guided Tour of Naoshima - Having a knowledgeable local guide at your side is the best way to explore the Art Project of Naoshima. Our guides all speak excellent English and can explain how Naoshima emerged as a premier art destination, while introducing you to the concepts behind each artwork you'll see.
Day 12: Street Food in Osaka - You'll leave Naoshima for Osaka, Japan's second city and an extremely vibrant and lively place to stay. There may not be any real 'tourist' sights but it is just the life on the streets that makes Osaka such a fascinating city to visit. Osaka people work hard and play hard and it really shows with the vast number of restaurants, bars and all round entertainment available. The city aquarium is world class and you cannot stay in Osaka without taking a ride on one of the city's several giant big wheels, perhaps the most dramatic of which is perched on top of the Hep 5 department store in the Umeda district of the city - just don't look down if you are afraid of heights! Osaka Castle is well worth a visit despite being a reconstruction as the original was burnt down during the firebombing at the end of World War Two and you will find a variety of very interesting museums scattered throughout the city. After dark Osaka really comes alive, and a walk through the bright lights of the Nanba district is a great way to take in the atmosphere, with some great people-watching opportunities. With literally thousands of restaurants, bars and entertainment spots to choose from, Osaka is perfect for a big night out, some hearty local food and the chance to let your hair down. Osaka really is one of Japan's truly all action cities and a stay here is a chance to experience what life in modern day urban Japan is really like. Tonight we will arrange for you to join an English-speaking guide on a street food safari of Osaka's famous Dotonbori area. The brightly lit street alongside the canal is packed with restaurants and food stalls serving up some of Osaka's tastiest food, making it a foodie's paradise.
Day 13: Mount Koya - Leave Osaka for Mount Koya (known as Koya-san in Japanese). This one of the holiest mountains in all of Japan and the plateau at the top is home to more than 100 temples and monasteries. Koya-san is the headquarters of the Shingon sect, an esoteric school of Buddhism which has over ten million members and 4,000 temples in Japan. There has been a religious community here since 816 when it was founded by a monk named Kukai after he returned from studying for two years in China. Koya is a very peaceful and beautiful wooded area and some great walking is also available. The atmosphere is truly magical, making this a lovely place to unwind and relax. Japan can often be a hectic place and this is a real tonic. You'll stay overnight in a temple complex, eat vegetarian fare with the monks and hear the bells calling for morning prayers.
Day 14: Transfer back to Osaka.
Day 15: Depart from Japan - Sadly your time in Japan must come to an end. You will be met at your hotel by your driver and will have a smooth transfer by private car to Osaka's Kansai International Airport. Journey time is around an hour, depending on traffic. We wish you a safe flight home.
This cultural tour makes the most of travelling around Japan via public transport, rather than private car or mini-buses, just as the locales do. This includes trips via train (including Japan's famous Shinkansen bullet trains, which are an attraction in themselves), subways, local buses, cable cars, boats and ferries, trams and also bikes, which are best for exploring rural Japan. Travelling this way reduces carbon emissions and road congestion, making it a more environmentally friendly option.
We also only work with hotels and guesthouses which share our commitment to sustainable tourism and environmental responsibility, especially in terms of recycling and energy conservation initiatives.
We encourage all of our clients who are visiting Japan to travel in a responsible and respectful manner to ensure that tourism has a positive impact on the economy, the environment and the local communities.
Our tour activities focus on authentic cultural experiences, such as Japanese cooking experiences run by a local chefs, guided tours with a local perspective and stays in traditional (and often family-run) Japanese ryokans. We believe that the best way to learn about the culture of Japan is through immersive experiences like these, which often benefit the local community as well.
Our guides in Japan are highly experienced and extremely knowledgeable, so we encourage you to make an effort to get to know them and show an interest in their culture and customs.


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MANILLA TEAM PENNING
2023 Membership Form
What is Team Penning?
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Manilla Team Penning Inc CONSTITUTION
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Manilla Team Penning Rules
A R E N A S O R T I N G R U L E S
A Judge will advise the assigned number as the first competitor crosses the starting line.
Time for a run commences when the first of the three horses break the starting line.
Within a time limit, a team will attempt to cut from the mob and draft ten head of cattle starting with the assigned number and followed by the next highest number in turn. For example, if the number 4 is called, then cattle must be cut and penned in this order: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, 1, 2, 3. If a beast passes through the gate out of numbered sequence, a no score will be given.
Competition placement will be based on the highest number of drafted cattle when time is called. Where all ten cattle are drafted, first place will be awarded to the team finishing in the shortest amount of time. Time will be called by the Judge when the tenth head of cattle passes through the gate.
If a drafted beast comes back through the gate into the Arena, a no score will be given.
Junior competitors are allowed to use a short riding crop if necessary, however excessive use is not allowed and will result in disqualification at the Judges discretion. No whips can be carried into the arena by Youth or Open competitors. No hitting of the cattle with any object is allowed by Youth or Open competitors.
At the discretion of the Judge, a team may be awarded a re-run if one or more head of their assigned cattle is deemed unsuitable (health wise) or escapes the arena.
Competitors will only be called 3 times. If you are not in the gate marshal area by the third call, that run will be forfeited.
Riders must wear a hat, cap or riding helmet into the arena. Riders 17 years and under must wear an approved riding helmet. Long sleeved shirts with a collar must be worn. Suitable riding pants and riding footwear must be worn.
Stallions must be handled and ridden by a person over the age of 18 years. Stallions are to be double tied (Halter and collar) and are to be inside a pen at least 1800mm high.
Manilla Team Penning Association Inc, adopt a zero tolerance to bullying, intimidation and harassment. Memberships are to be suspended immediately if member deemed to be in breach of zero tolerance bullying policy with review of membership at. Next monthly meeting.
The Disputes Committee to consist of the President, Secretary, Vice President or any three other Committee Members if the Office Bearers are not available. This will be lodged after the event, within the time limit of 10 minutes of such dispute occurring, with a lodgement fee of $50 to the Secretary at the event. No correspondence will be entered into with regards to the outcome of said dispute. The fee of $50 is refundable if the dispute is upheld by the Committee.
Manilla Team Penning Association Inc, adopt a zero-tolerance policy to animal cruelty. Any member deemed to be breach of zero tolerance to cruelty policy by Manilla Team Penning Association Inc, animal welfare officers to have membership suspended immediately with review of membership at next monthly meeting.
No dogs are to be brought to the team penning events.
15. Rings or head checks are not allowed.
T E A M P E N N I N G R U L E S
A Judge will advise the assigned collar colour as the first competitor crosses the starting line.
Within a time limit, a team will attempt to cut from the mob and pen three head of cattle with the same assigned collar colour.
A team can only call time once.
To call for time, one rider must stand in the gateway of the pen, with only a minimum of the horse's nose, to a maximum of the horse's shoulder in the pen gate and raise his or her hand, after some or all of the assigned cattle are penned. The remaining 2 riders must be on the pen side of the starting line.
A team may call for time, with only one or two of the assigned cattle penned, however, teams penning three head of cattle will place higher than those penning two head and two head will place higher than one head, regardless of time.
Time cannot be given until the assigned cattle are in the pen and all other cattle are behind the mob end of the starting line. If time is called before all unpenned cattle are back across the mob end of the starting line, the team will incur a "no time" disqualification.
No time will be given if incorrect assigned cattle are in the pen when time is called.
A rider must not enter the penning pen to remove cattle in any circumstances.
Any more than 5 head of cattle across the pen end of the starting line at any time, incurs a "no time" disqualification.
Manilla Team Penning Inc, adopt a zero tolerance to bullying, intimidation and harassment. Memberships to be suspended immediately if a member deemed to be in breach of zero tolerance bullying policy with a review of membership at next monthly meeting.
Manilla Team Penning Association Inc, adopt a zero-tolerance policy to animal cruelty. Any member deemed to be in breach of the zero tolerance to cruelty policy by Manilla Team Penning Association Inc, animal welfare officers to have membership suspended immediately with review of membership at next monthly meeting.
No dogs are to be brought to Manilla Team Penning event days.
Rings and head checks are not allowed.


Recently our CEO Cameron Wheeler and I were interviewed by Seattle TV news station, KOMO news. A big thank you to reporter Lindsay Cohen who tracked us down for the interview. We had a blast.
The one thing we would add to the interview is that ZappBug is not just about bed bug ovens. We aim to be a one-stop resource for all aspects of preventing and getting rid of bed bugs.
We provide extensive free education on how to get rid of bed bugs on your own. And we offer a free referral service if you want to enlist a professional bed bug exterminator to help you.
If you have any bed bug related questions feel free to contact us and we will do our best to assist however we can.


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Tim Bowness - Abandoned Dancehall Dreams (InsideOut Music)
by Jordan Blum
No one conveys emotion and poetic lyricism with the same sort of vividness, softness, and tastefulness like revered English singer Tim Bowness. As one half of the masterfully melancholic duo no-man, he and collaborator Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) have created some of the most tragically beautiful compositions I've ever heard. His serene vocal quality and approach complements any project he's involved with, and on his sophomore LP, Abandoned Dancehall Dreams, he once again delivers a remarkable blend of unique production, heartfelt songwriting, and calming yet fragile singing. It's a wonderful record.
Unsurprisingly, this album was originally meant to be a new no-man release, but scheduling conflicts prevented its completion as such. Still, the entire no-man band contributes, and Wilson mixes it as well; in addition, several other guest musicians appear, including bassist Colin Edwin and drummer Pat Mastelotto. Bowness also co-wrote some of the songs with either Stephen Bennett, Stuart Laws, or Andrew Keeling. A "[distinctive combination] of Art Rock and singer-songwriter influences," the full-length provides a brilliant mixture of grandiose production and modest performances that makes it both musically impressive and melodically poignant.
"The Warm-Up Man Forever" opens the disc with tribal rhythms and Bowness' token whispers. The arrangements build ingeniously around him, offering rigorous momentum and new timbres (including lovely strings) at every turn while his voice keeps things grounded. The concluding fiery guitar solo is an especially nice touch, and the overall collage of sounds evokes the inventive and eccentric production of classic Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel.
In contrast, "Smiler at 50" is more sorrowful and reserved; it's a classic Bowness ballad, complete with haunting harmonies, mournful piano progressions, and a chaotically orchestral conclusion. "Songs of Distant Summers" takes a sparser approach, placing echo on its concise instrumentation to make it feel ethereal yet celestial. "Waterfoot" is altogether livelier and warmer, with acoustic guitar solace melting seamlessly into earthly percussion, while "Dancing for You" is highlighted by keyboard work that, unexpectedly enough, evokes vintage Genesis. Afterward, "I Fought against the South" feels the most like a standard no-man track due to its lengthy, prolonged evolution, which winds up saturating the landscape with gorgeous tragedy.
Abandoned Dancehall Dreams is a stunning creation from beginning to end. Bowness' artistry, sensitivity, and elegancy shine as much as ever, and each contributor offers something distinctive, granting each track its own variety while also maintaining central qualities that create a perfect cohesion. All in all, it's a delightful record that, like everything else Bowness does, explores the human condition with wisdom, frailty, and intelligent eccentricity. It should be cherished.
Craft Spells - Nausea (Captured Tracks)


In the eighth pAsuram, AzhwAr meditates upon emperumAn's assuming of a form which is part-human and part-lion, at once, due to the urge in protecting of his devotee which is greater than the quality of accepting the one who worshipped another dhEvathA.
sella uNarndhavar selvan than sIr anRik kaRparO?
emperumAn, assuming the huge narasimha form as said in "mahAvishNum", effortlessly tore the body of hiraNya who was giving sorrow to dhEvas who grant results and was causing trouble to the world in various ways due to his boundless, great thapasya; even after hearing this amazing act of emperumAn from pramANams, will those who realise to go up to the boundary of his partiality towards his followers which is the essence of that incarnation, learn anything other than the glorious, valorous history of the SrImAn who has narasimha form?
sella uNarndhavar – Those who realised to go up to the ultimate result of serving bhagavAn instead of stopping at the superficial results like worldly wealth and Athma prApthi (kaivalyam). Those who desire to enjoy eternally with him. Instead of stopping at the initial stage such as bodily matters, those who go up to serving bhagavAn, with true realisation of the true nature of the self.
selvan than sIr anRik kaRparO – Will they learn anything other than the auspicious qualities of SrImAn (the opulently beautiful emperumAn)? It is said "innam sollAy sImAnai" (Tell more about SrImAn).
ellai ilAdha perum thavaththAl – By boundless, great thapasyA. The boons were so powerful that the dhEvas were driven out from their own residences.
pala sey miRai allal amararaich cheyyum – the body of hiraNya who is troubling them in many ways, not to let the dhEvas stay in their residences, and giving them sorrow. The effect of his troubles is sorrow.
mallal ari uruvAy – mallal – greatness. As said in narasimha manthram "mahAvishNum" (The great vishNu), assuming a huge form, to make hiraNya's form look very small. [Alternative explanation] mallal – wealth, implying "lakshmi narasimha" (narasimha with SrI mahAlakshmi); as said in "nArayaNO nrusimhas thu Sakthis thvam amarESvari" (nArAyaNa is narasimha and you are his power), he can not remain without her ever.
seydha mAyam aRindhumE – Knowing well the amazing acts of emperumAn who appeared on the vow of the child [prahlAdhAzhwAn] instantaneously and tearing apart hiraNya's body into two.
What is so great about protecting someone who approaches emperumAn with purushakAram (recommendation) of another person? [the reference here is to the previous pAsuram where mArkkaNdEyA's narrative was mentioned] Is it comparable to the quality of narasimhan emperumAn's protection with lion's head and human's body, when one's own father [prahlAdha's father] has become inimical? This is the quality of protecting as said in periya thirumozhi "peRRAr peRRozhindhAr pinnu ninRadiyEnukku uRRAnAy vaLarththu" (after my parents abandoned me, you remained my relative and raised me).
This entry was posted in thiruvAimozhi, thiruvAimozhi 7th centum on September 11, 2018 by Sarathy Thothathri.


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Government - Federal Government - Local Government - State News
Atlanta Attorney tapped by President Biden for top position
Ryan Buchanan, a veteran federal prosecutor with expertise in national security, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to become the next U.S. Attorney for the Atlanta-based Northern District of Georgia.
Buchanan was recommended to Biden by U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. Buchanan has more than a decade of experience as a federal prosecutor under his belt. The Georgia Senators pointed to Buchanan's experience as an assistant U.S. attorney in Atlanta and as deputy chief of the office's Violent Crime and National Security division. In making the case for their recommendation, Warnock said, "Mr. Buchanan has dealt with everything from organized crime to foreign terrorist organizations over the course of his accomplished career, and few people in our state can match the scope of his legal expertise in securing justice and keeping Americans safe."
As the chief federal law enforcement in the U.S. Northern District of Georgia, a territory that stretches across the northern third of Georgia, Buchanan will oversee an office of roughly 110 prosecutors and 135 other staffers who handle the investigation and litigation of all civil and criminal cases brought in the district on behalf of the federal government.
Buchanan will succeed Kurt Erskine, a veteran prosecutor who has been serving as acting U.S. attorney while the Biden administration vetted potential nominees for the role.
Until January of this year, the office was headed up by Byung "BJay" Pak, a former Republican legislator who was appointed by Donald Trump during his presidency. Pak abruptly resigned at the beginning of the year from the position. Many wondered about his sudden departure. It was later revealed that Pak chose to step down from his post rather than heed demands from the Trump White House to investigate false claims of voter fraud in Georgia. Pak was not alone in being pressured by Trump to support claims of voter fraud. The Governor and Secretary of State were both being pressured by Trump and his White House. Pak recently shared with congressional lawmakers that he stepped down on Jan. 4 after a high-ranking Justice Department official told him that the President considered him a "Never Trumper" and wanted to fire him.
Buchanan started his legal career as a clerk for a federal judge in Alabama. Later, he was an associate at the McGuireWoods law firm, where he focused on labor and employment litigation. He served as a federal prosecutor in Alabama before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta.
Ryan Buchanan
Kennesaw man indicted on murder charge after hiding body in dumpster
Housing affordability champion Noel Khalil passes away at 70


Important notice to our readers: Daesh Daily is taking a break after this issue. Maybe this is a relatively convenient time in the Iraq/Syria news cycle, but the immediate reason is that our Co-Editors will be traveling for at least the next two weeks. We value your interest and are sure many will miss our daily updates, but take a deep breath. We will be tracking developments and will catch up with you shortly.
A DaeshDaily source said on Thursday that 2 Iraqi Army 7th Division soldiers were killed while stopping a Daesh attack on a military position near the Kubaisa Irrigation Project. The source said the Division killed 2 terrorists and forced the rest to flee.
DaeshDaily comment. The SDF is not a government, and does not have international responsibilities for conditions in IDP camps they don't run. The Al-Hawl camp was already troubled and is now overwhelmed by all the escapees and Daesh family members coming out of Deir Ez-Zor. This could have been predicted and planned for, including by the UN. Let's not shift the blame.


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Menu Labeling Litigation Update: FDA Files Motion to Dismiss Suit Challenging Agency's Rule Delay, Urges Southern District to Block New York City's Rule
This week, there were developments in two menu labeling lawsuits about which we reported previously: a lawsuit challenging the U.S.
Restaurants, Grocery Stores, and Convenience Stores Sue to Block New York City's Menu Labeling Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA or the Agency) decision a couple of months ago to delay its Menu Labeling Rule until May 7, 2018, as discussed here, was met with mixed reactions from industry.
Food Class Action Defense Strategies to Win Early Dismissals: Lessons From Recent E.D. Pa. Opinions
Caitlin P. Strauss
In the last few weeks, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania handed early wins to The Quaker Oats Company, Aramark and Herr Foods, Inc. in unrelated class actions.
FDA In The Era Of Trump: How The Agency And The Products It Regulates Could Fare
On April 11, 2017, White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney announced that the Trump administration would be lifting a federal hiring freeze, which the President instituted on January 23, 2017
Menu Labeling Excluded From ACA Repeal And Replace Bill
The American Health Care Act (AHCA), released by House Republicans late on March 6, 2017, would repeal and replace certain portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The legislation does not address section 4205 of the ACA, from which the U.S.
Food Regulatory And Industry News: "Healthy" Claims Public Meeting, "Best By"/"Sell By" Guidelines, And Export Certificate Change
Here is a roundup of some recent food regulatory and industry news:
NY State Supreme Court Upholds New York City's Sodium Warning Rule
Jonathan A. Havens and Caitlin P. Strauss


Ok, well… Doc was right… but too right.
Next week we'll be returning to the Waste Spires… so back to a bit more action-y stuff. We're over halfway done with this chapter, btw, in case I hadn't mentioned it already!


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Graeme Pierre Le Saux (ur. 17 października 1968 na Jersey), piłkarz angielski grający na pozycji lewego obrońcy lub pomocnika.

Kariera klubowa

Początki i pobyt w Chelsea
Le Saux pochodzi z wyspy Jersey należącej do archipelagu Wysp Normandzkich. Piłkarską karierę rozpoczął w małym klubie St Paul's of Jersey, a w 1987 roku w wieku 19 lat wyjechał do Londynu i podjął treningi w Chelsea. Młody Graeme został wypatrzony przez menedżera klubu Johna Hollinsa na jednym z lokalnych turniejów na wyspie. Le Saux powoli wprowadzano do drużyny, a szansę debiutu w Second Division otrzymał 13 maja 1989 roku w wygranym 3:2 meczu z Portsmouth. Był to jego jedyny mecz w tamtym sezonie i miał niewielki udział w awansie Chelsea do First Division. W sezonie 1989/1990 Graeme wystąpił już w 7 spotkaniach i zdobył swojego pierwszego gola w profesjonalnych rozgrywkach. Jednak już w sezonie 1990/1991 menedżer zespołu Bobby Campbell zaczął pewnie stawiać na Graeme i ten rozegrał już 28 ligowych meczów, w których zdobył 4 gole. W kolejnym sezonie Le Saux grał niemal we wszystkich ligowych meczach "The Blues", a w Chelsea spędził również rundę jesienną sezonu 1992/1993, jednak podczas meczu z Southampton podczas zmiany rzucił koszulką w menedżera Iana Porterfielda i pewnym było, że odejdzie z klubu.
W trakcie pobytu w stołecznym klubie padł ofiarą nagonki ze strony kolegów co ujął w swojej autobiografii. Jego nietypowe hobby takie jak kolekcjonowanie antyków oraz niechęć do uczestniczenia w imprezach zakrapianych alkoholem sprawiły, że w środowisku piłkarskim przyklejono mu łatkę geja, mimo iż w rzeczywistości nigdy nie miał homoseksualnych skłonności. W związku z tym podczas meczów Ligi Angielskiej był bardzo często obrażany przez piłkarzy drużyny przeciwnika. W konsekwencji tego stawał się bohaterem bójek z innymi zawodnikami. Między innymi z Paulem Incem i Davidem Beckhamem.

Transfer do Blackburn Rovers
W marcu 1993 Le Saux za 700 tysięcy funtów przeszedł do Blackburn Rovers. Był wówczas częścią planu transferowego szefa klubu Jacka Walkera i menedżera Kenny'ego Dalglisha. W Rovers zadebiutował 3 kwietnia w wygranym 4:1 spotkaniu z Liverpoolem. Drużyna z takimi zawodnikami jak Alan Shearer, Chris Sutton, Tim Flowers czy Henning Berg stała się jedną z najsilniejszych ekip w Anglii i już pod koniec sezonu 1992/1993 zajęła 4. miejsce w Premiership. W sezonie 1993/1994 Blackburn zostało już wicemistrzem kraju przegrywając jedynie z Manchesterem United, a rok później Le Saux z klubowymi kolegami sięgnął po mistrzowski tytuł. W obu sezonach pojawiał się niemal w każdym meczu na boisku i pauzował tylko z powodu kartek.

W sezonie 1995/1996 Le Saux wystąpił z Blackburn w rozgrywkach Ligi Mistrzów. Angielski zespół okazał się jednak słabszy zarówno od Spartaka Moskwa, Legii Warszawa i Rosenborga Trondheim i zajął ostatnią pozycję w grupie. Le Saux został zapamiętany również z powodu bójki z klubowym kolegą Davidem Batty podczas meczu ze Spartakiem. W drugiej połowie sezonu doznał kontuzji kostki i opuścił resztę sezonu. W części sezonu 1996/1997 Le Saux także nie grał z powodu kontuzji, tym razem stopy i po sezonie poprosił prezydenta klubu o wystawienie na listę transferową. W Blackburn przez 5,5 roku rozegrał 127 meczów i zdobył 7 goli.

Powrót do Chelsea
W sierpniu 1997 Le Saux wrócił do Chelsea. Stołeczny klub zapłacił za niego sumę 5 milionów euro i Graeme stał się tym samym najdroższym obrońcą na Wyspach. W drużynie prowadzonej przez Ruuda Gullita stworzył się silny kadrowo zespół z takimi zawodnikami jak Ed de Goey, Frank Leboeuf, Dan Petrescu, Tore Andre Flo czy Gianluca Vialli. Z Chelsea wywalczył zarówno Puchar Ligi Angielskiej oraz Puchar Zdobywców Pucharów – nie wystąpił w wygranym 1:0 finale z VfB Stuttgart. W lidze natomiast zajęła 4. pozycję. Latem natomiast zdobył Superpuchar Europy. W sezonie 1998/1999 Chelsea z Le Saux zagrała jeszcze lepiej i zakończyła rozgrywki na 3. pozycji, dzięki czemu w kolejnym po raz pierwszy w swojej historii wystąpiła w Lidze Mistrzów i dotarła do ćwierćfinału. Jednak już w sierpniowym spotkaniu Premiership z Leicester City doznał kontuzji, która na tyle doskwierała mu przez cały sezon, że rozegrał zaledwie 8 meczów ligowych i 5 pucharowych. Nie wystąpił również w wygranym finale Pucharu Anglii z Aston Villą.

Latem 2000 nowy menedżer Claudio Ranieri na skutek absencji Dennisa Wise'a mianował Le Saux kapitanem drużyny. W trzeciej kolejce ligowej, w meczu z Sunderlandem otrzymał czerwoną kartkę za atak na Kevina Kilbane'a (kolejną w karierze), a do tego doznał kolejnej kontuzji i nie grał aż do stycznia 2001. Po powrocie z powrotem wskoczył do wyjściowej jedenastki i pomógł jej w zajęciu 6. miejsca, premiowanego startem w Pucharze UEFA. Sezon 2001/2002 był jego jednym z najlepszych w historii występów w Chelsea. Został przesunięty z defensywy do pomocy i grając na tej pozycji zaliczył dużą liczbę asyst. Dotarł z kolegami do finału krajowego pucharu, ale jego zdobywcą okazał się Arsenal, który pokonał rywali 2:0. W Chelsea Le Saux wystąpił także w sezonie 2002/2003 i zajął z nią 4. pozycję w lidze. Łącznie rozegrał w niej 210 ligowych spotkań, w których 12 razy trafił do siatki rywali.

Southampton
Latem 2003 roku Le Saux wziął udział w transakcji pomiędzy Chelsea a Southamptonem. Został wymieniony przez londyński klub na Wayne'a Bridge'a. W Southampton zadebiutował 16 sierpnia w zremisowanym 2:2 meczu z Leicester City. Jednak z powodu wieku i przebytych wcześniej kontuzji grał już mniej. W sezonie 2003/2004 wystąpił w 19 spotkaniach Premiership, a z Southampton zajął 12. miejsce. Natomiast w kolejnym, 2004/2005 zagrał 25 razy i strzelił 1 bramkę, a po sezonie zdecydował się zakończyć piłkarską karierę. Liczył sobie wówczas niespełna 37 lat.

Kariera w liczbach

Kariera reprezentacyjna
W reprezentacji Anglii Le Saux zadebiutował za kadencji selekcjonera Terry'ego Venablesa, 9 marca 1994 w wygranym 1:0 wyjazdowym towarzyskim meczu z Danią. W 1996 roku był bliski powołania do kadry na Mistrzostwa Europy, których gospodarzem była Anglia, jednak nie zdołał na czas wykurować kontuzji kostki.

W 1998 roku Le Saux znalazł się w 22-osobowej kadrze na Mistrzostwa Świata we Francji. Selekcjoner Glenn Hoddle postawił na niego i Graeme był podporą defensywy Albionu. Wystąpił w trzech grupowych meczach: wygranym 2:0 z Tunezją, przegranym 1:2 z Rumunią oraz wygranym 2:0 z Kolumbią. Z Anglią awansował do 1/8 finału, jednak w meczu z Argentyną został zmieniony w 71. minucie przez Garetha Southgate'a, a Anglicy przegrali ten mecz po serii rzutów karnych.

Le Saux występował także w kwalifikacjach do Euro 2000 jednak nie pojechał na turniej z powodu kontuzji. Swój ostatni mecz w kadrze rozegrał 7 października 2000 w pierwszym eliminacyjnym spotkaniu do MŚ 2002 z Niemcami przegranym 0:1. Po tym meczu trener Anglii Kevin Keegan podał się do dymisji, zastąpił go Sven Goran Eriksson, który nie powołał Le Saux ani razu. Łącznie w reprezentacji wystąpił w 36 meczach i zdobył 1 gola. Była to honorowa bramka dla Anglii w przegranym 1:3 towarzyskim meczu z Brazylią i została uznana za jedną z kilkunastu najpiękniejszych bramek w historii reprezentacji Anglii.

Po zakończeniu kariery
Po zakończeniu kariery Le Saux pracował jako ekspert dla stacji BBC w programach Match of the Day and BBC Radio 5 Live. 31 marca 2006 przestał pracować dla BBC, a mecze Mistrzostw Świata w Niemczech komentował już Mark Lawrenson.

W 2006 roku Le Saux dołączył do drużyny banku ABN AMRO, w której pełni rolę Ambasadora w Dziale Sportu. Jest też jednym z kilku angielskich piłkarzy, mogącym się pochwalić tytułem magistra (ukończył studia na Uniwersytecie Kingston).

Sukcesy
 Mistrzostwo Anglii: 1995 z Blackburn
 Wicemistrzostwo Anglii: 1994 z Blackburn
 Puchar Zdobywców Pucharów: 1998 z Chelsea
 Superpuchar Europy: 1998 z Chelsea
 Puchar Anglii: 2000 z Chelsea
 Udział w MŚ: 1998

Linki zewnętrzne
 [Gol Le Saux w meczu z Brazylią]

Brytyjczycy pochodzenia francuskiego
Jerseyscy sportowcy
Osoby pochodzenia bretońskiego
Piłkarze Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Piłkarze Chelsea F.C.
Piłkarze Southampton F.C.
Reprezentanci Anglii w piłce nożnej
Uczestnicy Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Nożnej 1998
Urodzeni w 1968


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