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Die brasilianische Unabhängigkeitsbewegung führte in den ersten Jahrzehnten des 19. Jahrhunderts zur Loslösung Brasiliens von der portugiesischen Kolonialmacht und zur endgültigen Unabhängigkeit am 7. September 1822.

Diese wird am 7. September gefeiert, dem Jahrestag des Datums, an dem 1822 Prinzregent Dom Pedro die Unabhängigkeit Brasiliens vom ehemaligen Vereinigten Königreich von Portugal, Brasilien und Algarve erklärte. Die formale Anerkennung erfolgte drei Jahre später mit einem Vertrag, der Ende 1825 sowohl vom neuen Kaiserreich Brasilien als auch vom Königreich Portugal unterzeichnet wurde.

Brasiliens Weg in die Selbstständigkeit
In Brasilien, das damals noch portugiesisches Hoheitsgebiet war, stand die Emanzipation in Zusammenhang mit den politischen und militärischen Ereignissen im Europa der napoleonischen Zeit. Nach dem Tilsiter Frieden im August 1807 verlangte Napoleon den Beitritt Portugals zur Kontinentalsperre und den Abbruch der Beziehungen zu Großbritannien, womit Portugal in den britisch-französischen Gegensatz geriet und vor eine schwere Wahl gestellt wurde. Entweder musste es sich einem übermächtigen, kontinentalen Gegner stellen oder seinen Kolonialbesitz gegen eine überlegene Seemacht verteidigen. Portugal entschied sich, die Forderungen Frankreichs abzulehnen, und katalysierte damit den Einmarsch Frankreichs, mit seinem Bündnispartner Spanien, in Portugal.
Einen Tag vor dem Einzug französisch-spanischer Truppen in der Hauptstadt Lissabon am 30. November 1807 flohen die königliche Familie, der Hofstaat, ein großer Teil des portugiesischen Adels und führende Beamte unter dem Schutz britischer Kriegsschiffe nach Brasilien. Am 7. März 1808 landete die königliche Familie in Rio de Janeiro und machte die Stadt sogleich zu ihrer Residenz. Somit wurde zum ersten Mal in der europäischen Kolonialgeschichte die politische Zentrale einer großen europäischen Kolonialmacht aus der Alten in die Neue Welt verlagert.

Der erste Schritt Brasiliens in die Unabhängigkeit begann auf wirtschaftlichem Gebiet. Portugal war von feindlichen Truppen besetzt und man benötigte Geld. Man war somit auf die Einnahmen in den Kolonien angewiesen. Die Krone hatte keine andere Wahl, als das merkantilistische System, dass die brasilianische Wirtschaft in Abhängigkeit vom Mutterland hielt, zu beseitigen. Durch die am 28. Januar 1808 für das Ausland geöffneten brasilianischen Häfen und die Beseitigung des merkantilistischen Systems, wuchs der brasilianische Außenhandel enorm und gestattete den Aufbau von einheimischen Textilindustrien, die zum wichtigsten Produktionszweig zur Versorgung des Binnenmarktes wurden. Im Jahre 1808 kam es außerdem zur Gründung der ersten Bank in Brasilien, die den Zahlungsverkehr und das Kreditwesen regeln sollte. Innerhalb kurzer Zeit kam es so zur wirtschaftlichen Unabhängigkeit Brasiliens vom Mutterland Portugal. Die wirtschaftliche Unabhängigkeit war hier, anders als in Hispanoamerika, Vorläufer der politischen Trennung von der Metropole, keine Begleiterscheinung.

Nach dem Sturz Napoleons trat der Wiener Kongress auf den Plan, der die Ansprüche und Rechtstitel europäischer Dynastien unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Legitimität prüfte und festlegte. Das portugiesische Herrscherhaus wurde veranlasst, die veränderte Stellung Brasiliens auch staatsrechtlich zu fixieren. Am 16. Dezember 1815 wurde die Kolonie zum Königreich und bekam die politische Gleichstellung mit dem Mutterland zuerkannt. Der Widerstand des Prinzregenten Johann VI. gegen das Drängen seiner portugiesischen Berater und seiner britischen Verbündeten, nach Portugal zurückzukehren, verlängerte die Phase des Überganges Brasiliens, womit eine schrittweise Verselbstständigung des Landes ermöglicht wurde.

Trennung von Portugal

1820 wurde der brasilianische Emanzipationsprozess durch Vorgänge auf der Iberischen Halbinsel weiter in Gang gesetzt. Der liberale Aufstand löste in Portugal eine ähnliche Bewegung aus, die liberale mit nationalen Zielen verband. Sie wandte sich gegen die Beeinträchtigung der portugiesischen Souveränität durch die Anwesenheit britischer Truppen und gegen die Leitung des Regentschaftsrates durch Lord Beresford. Innenpolitisch strebte die Aufstandsbewegung die Errichtung einer konstitutionellen Monarchie an. Durch Bildung einer provisorischen Regierung, die Absetzung Beresfords und die Einberufung einer verfassungsgebenden Versammlung konnten die Rebellen noch im selben Jahr ihre Ziele verwirklichen. Diese Nachrichten wurden in Brasilien positiv aufgenommen, wodurch es in größeren Städten zu Sympathiekundgebungen kam und in mehreren Provinzen die Generalkapitäne durch liberale Juntas ersetzt wurden.

Am 26. Februar 1821, nachdem der zunächst unschlüssige König Johann VI den Forderungen der Bürger und den dort stationierten Militärs nachgegeben hatte, verpflichtete er sich, die noch zu beschließende Verfassung anzuerkennen und sie ohne Veränderungen auf Brasilien zu übertragen. Am 24. April 1821 trat eine Deputiertenversammlung in Rio de Janeiro zusammen, die vor der Abreise des Königs berufen wurde und den Auftrag hatte, Abgeordnete für die Cortes in Lissabon zu wählen. Die Versammlung beschloss, dass die portugiesische Verfassung von 1812 für Brasilien übernommen werden sollte und der König weiterhin im Land bleibe. Wenige Tage später wurde die Versammlung auseinandergetrieben und der Monarch veranlasst, die zukünftige portugiesische Verfassung als verbindlich zu erklären. Am 26. April 1821 kehrte die königliche Familie nach Portugal zurück, während der Kronprinz als Vertretung seines Vaters in Brasilien zurückblieb.

Nach der Abreise des Hofes verstärkten sich die Gegensätze. Die Cortes in Lissabon hatten die Maßnahmen von 1821, die in den vorangegangenen Jahren die wirtschaftliche und politische Verselbstständigung der Kolonie ermöglichten, rückgängig gemacht. Die politische Gleichstellung des Königreiches Brasilien mit Portugal wurde ebenfalls rückgängig gemacht, während zur gleichen Zeit gebürtige Brasilianer durch Gesetz von politischen und militärischen Ämtern ausgeschlossen wurden. Die Versuche der Cortes, den kolonialen Zustand Brasiliens wiederherzustellen, gaben den Anstoß zur endgültigen Loslösung vom Mutterland.

Im Juni 1822 verfügte der Kronprinz, der sich mehr und mehr mit den Zielen der brasilianischen Partei identifizierte, die Einberufung einer verfassungsgebenden Versammlung, die er beauftragte, die Fundamente für die Unabhängigkeit zu legen. Im August wurde jegliche Landung portugiesischer Truppen als unzulässig erklärt und die Bevölkerung für den Fall einer Invasion zum Kleinkrieg aufgefordert.
Aufgrund dieser Entwicklung war der Akt der Trennung von Portugal nur noch ein letzter Schritt zur Unabhängigkeit. Dieser wurde am 7. September 1822 getätigt, als dem Kronprinzen bei Ipiranga Briefe der Cortes überbracht wurden, die alle Maßnahmen des Regenten annullierten und seine Minister zu Verrätern erklärt wurden. Mit dem Ausruf "Unabhängigkeit oder Tod" wurde der endgültige Bruch mit Portugal vollzogen und der Prinz von der Stadtvertretung Rio de Janeiros am 12. Oktober 1822 zum "konstitutionellen Kaiser und Verteidiger Brasiliens" ernannt.

Am 1. Dezember desselben Jahres wurde der Kronprinz als Pedro I. gekrönt. Die letzten verbleibenden portugiesischen Truppen wurden durch brasilianische Streitkräfte zum Abzug gezwungen, während sich nur noch wenige portugiesische Einheiten nach dem "Ruf von Ipiranga" im Innern hielten.

1825 wurde zwischen Portugal und Brasilien schließlich der Vertrag von Rio de Janeiro geschlossen, womit Portugal die Unabhängigkeit Brasiliens formal anerkannte. Allerdings verlieh der neue Kaiser Peter I. seinem Vater Johann VI. den Titel eines "Kaisers von Brasilien", während Peter I. weiterhin der formale Kronprinz Portugals blieb. Dies machte den portugiesischen König bis zu dessen Tod 1826 zumindest formal weiterhin zum Mit-Staatsoberhaupt Brasiliens und demonstrierte die enge Familienbande zwischen beiden Staaten.

Ergebnis
Im Gegensatz zu der Unabhängigkeitsbewegung im spanischen Amerika verlief die brasilianische Unabhängigkeitsbewegung auf friedlichem Wege, unter der Wahrung einer territorialen Einheit des ehemaligen kolonialen Herrschaftsbereiches und unter Beibehaltung der monarchischen Staatsform.

Die Autorität der Krone blieb durch ihre Unterstützung der Emanzipationsbewegung erhalten und trug durch ihre Integrationskraft entscheidend dazu bei, bewaffnete Konflikte zwischen den Anhängern und Gegnern der Unabhängigkeitsbewegung einzudämmen und die Freisetzung partikularer Gewalten und damit das Auseinanderbrechen des Staates zu verhindern.

Bedingt durch das Weiterbestehen dynastischer Verbindungen zu Portugal während der Unabhängigkeitsepochen war Brasilien stärker als die spanisch-amerikanischen Republiken den Einwirkungen europäischer Staaten ausgesetzt und gezwungen, auf die Mächtekonstellation der Alten Welt Rücksicht zu nehmen.

Träger der brasilianischen Emanzipationsbewegung waren Angehörige der einheimischen Großgrundbesitzerschicht, besonders die Pflanzeraristokratie, die sich für politische Selbstbestimmung, Konstitutionalismus und wirtschaftliche Liberalisierung einsetzten.
Ziele und Ergebnisse der brasilianischen Emanzipationsbewegung waren somit die Erreichung der staatlichen Selbstständigkeit unter Aufrechterhaltung bestehender Wirtschafts- und Sozialstrukturen.

Literatur
 Emanzipation Brasiliens. In: Inge Buisson, Herbert Schottelius: Die Unabhängigkeitsbewegungen in Lateinamerika 1788–1826. Stuttgart 1980, S. 119–131.

Siehe auch
 Die Geschichte Brasiliens

Einzelnachweise

Portugiesische Kolonialgeschichte (Amerika)
Brasilianisch-portugiesische Beziehungen
Unabhängigkeitsbewegung
Kaiserreich Brasilien

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On the evening of December 9, Professor Zhang Rongxuan, the chairman of Jufeel International Group, who is invited to the United States, and his team of senior executives visit the United States and successfully return to Beijing.
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Q: How to receive event in an Intent service (Greenrobots Event Bus) I am trying to receive a sticky event in an IntentService. I have tried catching the events in onEvent()and onEventBackgroundThread() but I don't receive events. I know how to send and receive events between activities and fragments unable to get sending events to a service to work. Does the eventbus post to a service? If it does where to subscribe for the events? I tried subscribing in the onHandleIntent(Intent intent) and in the constructor of the Service. No Luck. Can someone please help out?

A: Services and EventBus don't really mix. An IntentService is intended to do something in a background thread - fire and forget. Services can run in different processes and use different Context's. The way they communicate is very proprietary and doesn't lend itself well to external frameworks like EventBus.
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A: You need to register your service using 'registerSticky' to catch sticky events

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a legal questionnaire over his involvement in lockdown parties. AP
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a legal questionnaire from police investigating allegations of lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street.
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1Cut your onion in half, and place the halves cut side up in the oven on broil to char slightly.
2In a large pot on medium, pour oil and add minced garlic and grated ginger. Sauté a few minutes until it's fragrant.
3Add the onion, stock, fish sauce, soy sauce, Sriracha, cloves, anise, and cinnamon. Allow to simmer for at least 30 minutes.
4After simmering, add vegetables and chunks of rotisserie chicken (optional) and cook about 10 minutes to soften.
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The longest song on this album is two minutes and thirty-three seconds, and the majority of the songs on here don't even come close to that. The band knows how to whip up two-minute pop bliss, moving on to the next one as soon as they're done, ensuring you're never tired or bored with their music. "Mister Easter Aeroplane" is undeniably infectious, an album favorite from first listen, while "Dear Elliott" reels you in a bit before unleashing the rock that is in store for you.
"The Top Seven Singles Club" is all guitar fuzz, grooving bass, and hard-driving, bouncy drums. The vocals are fun - both in listening to them and in mood. You can't help but feel they're just bashing out pop music for their enjoyment and taking you along for the ride. "Scared of a Snail," the longest song on the album, possesses a bedroom feel to it: A band bashing out a mid tempo pop song to keep themselves occupied, while the room to the door creeps open an inch and the outside world gets to peak in as well.
"Know What the Story Is" and "You Ignore Me" are two more enjoyable pop ditties sure to put a smile on your face as the band unleashes charming, catchy hooks aplenty and bold rhythms that grab a hold of you and just won't let go.
Strong power-pop seems to be a thing of the past. Bands either forget about the pop and just go modern rock or they decide they want to be punk, leaving an emptiness in the sub-genre. Wolf Colonel fills that void eagerly with tight, wild pop songs that sparkle. I'll give this an A-.
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Michael Collins – Command Module Pilot of Apollo 11
31. October 2016 Tabea Tietz
On October 31, 1930, American astronaut and test pilot Michael Collins was born. Collins' second spaceflight was as the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11. While he stayed in orbit around the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left in the Lunar Module to make the first manned landing on its surface. Next to the Apollo program, Michael Collins was part of the Gemini 10 crew, along with John Young. He received his first crew assignment…
Luna 10 – the First Artificial Satellite of the Moon
31. March 2016 Tabea Tietz
On March 31, 1966, Soviet Luna program, robotic spacecraft mission was launched. Luna 10 was the first artificial satellite of the Moon. In 1959 the Soviet Union started its lunar exploration program with Luna 1 and continued the program until 1976 with Luna 24. The Luna programme consisted of a series of robotic spacecraft missions sent to the Moon by the Soviet Union. The probes further performed several experiments, studying the Moon's…
Lunokhod 2 and the Soviet Moon Programme
16. January 2016 Tabea Tietz
On January 16, 1973, Soviet unmanned lunar rover Lunokhod 2 took its first TV images of the surrounding area, then rolled down a ramp to the surface of the Moon, and took first pictures of the landing site. Lunokhod 2 was the second of two unmanned lunar rovers landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of the Lunokhod programme. The Lunokhods were primarily designed to support the Soviet manned…
Luna 3 and the Far Side of the Moon
7. October 2015 Tabea Tietz
On October 7, 1959, Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 for the very first time photographed the far side of the Moon. Though it returned rather poor pictures by later standards, the historic, never-before-seen views of the far side of the Moon caused excitement and interest when they were published around the world, and a tentative Atlas of the Far Side of the Moon was created after image processing improved the pictures. Luna 3…
Neil Armstrong – the First Man of the Moon
On August 5, 1930, American astronaut Neil Alden Armstrong was born, the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. Armstrong was mission commander of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, in July 1969. Armstrong's Youth and Education Neil Armstrong was born in Auglaize County, near Wapakoneta, Ohio to Stephen Koenig Armstrong, an an auditor for the Ohio state government and…
Johannes Hevelius and his Selenographia
On January 28, 1611, German astronomer Johannes Hevelius was born. From four years' telescopic study of the Moon, using telescopes of long focal power, Hevelius compiled Selenographia ("Pictures of the Moon", 1647), an atlas of the Moon with some of the earliest detailed maps. Family Background and Early Years Johannes Hevelius' father was a succesful merchant and pushed Johannes to follow his footsteps rather than pursue a scientific career. Hevelius was sent to Poland…
The First Spacecraft to Land on the Moon – Luna 2
12. September 2014 Tabea Tietz
Luna 2 On September 12, 1959, Soviet spaceprobe Luna 2 was launched. It was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon and was also the first man-made object to land on another celestial body. On September 14, 1959 it successfully impacted with the lunar surface east of Mare Imbrium near the craters Aristides, Archimedes, and Autolycus. Actually, already Lunar 1 was intended as an impactor and was launched as…
Johann Heinrich von Mädler and the First Accurate Map of the Moon
29. May 2014 Tabea Tietz
On May 29, 1794, German astronomer Johann Heinrich von Mädler was born. He is best known for producing one of the first exact map of the Moon, the Mappa Selenographica. Even though Mädler's talents were discovered very early into his childhood. Unfortunately, his parents passed away very early and he had to care care of his younger siblings, even though he had always wished to study mathematics and astronomy. He financed his family though…
The Great Moon Hoax
On September 16, 1835, the New York Sun concedes that her serial article about the sensational discoveries of astronomer Sir John Herschel about the Moon was only a hoax to increase their circulation. In the history of newspaper this scandal is referred to as 'The Great Moon Hoax of 1835'. The six articles, starting on August 25, 1835 consisted of stories about fantastic creatures living on the moon. They were compared with…
The Russian Dream to Land a Man on the Moon
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N1 Rocket compared with Saturn V Image: Ebs08 On July 3, 1969, the biggest explosion in the history of rocketry occurred when the Soviet N-1 rocket exploded and subsequently destroyed its launchpad. After four unsuccessful launch tries of the Soviet counterpart to the NASA Saturn V rocket the Russian Moon program was cancelled in May 1974. Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, the leading Soviet space craft designer and rocket engineer, also known as the…


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As the Republic Dies the Next Generation Must Rise
The first rule of screenwriting, or in fact any fiction writing, is, "Conflict doesn't create character, it reveals it." People are who they are and we only find out what they are made of when tested to their limit.
This is the essence of all good storytelling — create characters who rise to be role models for us as we navigate our way through a Universe hostile to our very existence.
While I hesitate to ascribe such noble ideas as 'character' to any politician there are a few out there who have shown great potential. I've written about all of them at various times in the past few years.
Matteo Salvini in Italy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Russian President Vladmir Putin, Nigel Farage in the UK and even a flawed figure like Donald Trump are all examples of men who history will remember as having stood up when needed.
At times each of them tried to move heaven and earth to stop the degradation of society, culture and the human condition in the face of an implacable enemy – communist ideologues bent on forcing humanity into submission to their will.
But with the Supreme Court abdicating its primary responsibility under the Constitution last week citing itself in an unconstitutional ruling from 1925 (H/T Martin Armstrong for this) means it is over for Trump and the U.S. to stop the final transformation of the U.S. into an oligarchy in reality if not in spirit.
There is no mechanism for states to redress grievances of any import now. What was left of the compact between equal sovereign states died with a whimper in the halls of the SCOTUS and to thunderous applause by the BlueCheckMarked Sneetches on Twitter.
This means that a stolen election will in all probability stand up come Inauguration Day. The entrenched oligarchy has won this round.
Fine. But it doesn't mean the efforts of the men I just listed will have been in vain. In fact, quite the opposite.
Because what it has done is revealed the character of everyone involved. What they do next now that they have the power they've always craved to transform America will determine what people who have principles other than raw power will do.
We're beginning to see that response form up. This election isn't over but the positioning for the future a post-republic America has already begun.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Ben Franklin@RepThomasMassie & I intro'd 'Protect Our Civil Liberties Act' (HR8970) to repeal the so-called Patriot Act & end illegal government surveillance pic.twitter.com/QEB8gKxFKu
— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) December 16, 2020
Since election day Tulsi Gabbard, a tweener between Gen-X and a Millennial, has been a non-stop source of, admittedly, Quixotic bills to put paid her insurgent campaign in the Democratic primaries as someone interested in fixing real foundational problems with the country and the bipartisan corruption in Washington.
She continues to reach across party lines introducing legislation which form the basis for a populist election strategy targeting the 2022 and 2024 elections.
From whistleblower protection to repealing Section 230 of the CDA to the bill in the tweet above co-sponsored with libertarian Thomas Massie, Gabbard is an example of what the future holds for the political future once this meta-stable, oligarchic rule-by-men period of America is over.
It's clear that Gabbard wants no part of being a part of the Democratic Party that's in power now. That's why she didn't run for re-election and I suspect these moves are all laying the groundwork for a return to politics in 2024 as an independent or Sanders-like outsider.
I've been writing for years now that our problems stem from an unwillingness of the older generations of politicians to give up power. If anything, they persist because they are owned by the forces that put them there in the first place to pull off this betrayal of the people that has been in the works for decades.
And they will stay in place until they are no longer needed. Just ask Diane Feinstein who is now being sacrificed to make way for the transition team to finish the job she started.
I always saw Trump as Gen-X's moment to pull a Ronald Reagan and say, "Mr. Trump, tear down this Swamp!" but the real story is that Gen-X is allowing Obama to do that tearing down and hand what's left back to the old monied elites.
The fight now is between the cross-currents within Gen-X. Equal parts commie and libertarian the one uniting principle is a desire to reform the old order.
It is my read that people like Gabbard, Massie, Sen. Rand Paul and a few others see the problem. Gabbard's a leftist, but she's no doctrinaire commie. That makes her and interesting pivot figure around which a coalition to retake control or build back better the U.S. can be formed. This will be necessary once Obama's incoming crew of vandals overreaches and are thrown out on their asses.
Regardless of the outcome in the coming months and years the changing of the guard is close at hand. Post-Trump America will look very different than pre-Trump. Trump was the apotheosis of the Boomers.
His legacy will be forcing the Deep State into the open, bringing the fight against them out of the shadows.
Trump, however, doesn't represent the future of America. He's weighed down with the mythology of an America that never really existed.
That mythology, however, is something worth building on not allowing Obama and The Vandals to tear down. I believe Gabbard understands this.
I also believe at least 75 million Americans understand this.
For the American people to not be frog-marched into the dystopian nightmare of Klaus Schwab's dreams it will be the revealed character of the Gabbards, Massies and Pauls to lead once the violence reaches a crescendo.
Make no mistake, there will be violence. It is inevitable because the people who voted for Trump will not be placated with UBI or settle down as their voices are silenced.
The fraudsters will forever be looking over their shoulders, lashing out at minor opposition as traitors who need to be put down.
Here we are presented with a staged picture with three white privilege guys straight out of central casting for the latest Obama-produced 'documentary' on equality coming to Netflix in the spring.
This is your "Unity" agenda from the most statist of state house organs, NPR, the echo chamber of choice for the low-information 'informed' shitlib. This is the face of the Biden/Harris administration.
This is just the beginning of what we can look forward to when the GOP loses both seats in the Georgia run-off and the Democrats, despite historically-low support and engagement with actual voters, run the table.
Once ensconced they will persecute their political enemies in ways only Alex Jones has contemplated to this point. And it will be this escalation that will reveal the quality of the character of these next-generation politicians.
They will have the choice, leader of men or cowards. The republic we've known is dead. Maybe that's a good thing. But what comes after won't be up to the people who just destroyed it. That job is the next generation's job. Their moment is coming in the next couple of years. They will have to be ready.
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As Barcelona slumped to a shock La Liga defeat against minnows Leganes last week, the question marks hovering Ernesto Valverde and his Spanish champions were thrust into focus.
While Barcelona's star names were quick to bemoan the quality of the Estadio Municipal de Butarque pitch as they slumped to one of their most surprising league defeats in recent years, many would argue their fall from grace was all-too predictable.
Little Leganes would not have been selected as the first location for a Barcelona defeat this season, but this has been stuttering start to the campaign for Spanish champions struggling to move out of first gear.
A VAR decision helped Barca to a fortunate win at newly promoted Valladollid last month while they hammered the minnows of Huesca 8-2, back-to-back home draws against Girona and an out-of-form Athletic Bilbao highlighted some unfamiliar uncertainty in their mindset.
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez have been among the goals, but the flowing brilliance associated with the pass masters of Spanish football has been absent in the opening weeks of the campaign and Valverde concedes his side may be suffering from a post-World Cup hangover.
"I'm a little worried, but only a very little," declares Valverde, ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League game against Tottenham.
A 4-0 win in their opening Champions League game against PSV Eindhoven allows Barca some wiggle room as they prepare to take on a Spurs side who were lost their opening game the competition against Inter Milan, with Valverde viewing Mauricio Pochettino's side as a huge threat at their temporary Wembley home.
"It's possibly the most difficult we could have had and that is why it was so important to start with a win," states Barca boss, who faces a shuffle in his defence as his French World Cup winner Samuel Umtiti is suspended for the trip to London.
"Every game is a test, there is no rest-bite. All four teams have a great history and will believe they can go through to the next phase, with Tottenham a team on the up in European football in the last few years.
Valverde among those backing his talisman Messi to answer his doubters after he failed to feature in the FIFA Best awards last week that crowned Luka Modric as the best player in the world.
"We can all have our own opinion about these awards, but how can they call this prize The Best when the best is not there," questioned Valverde.
Tottenham will look to draw inspiration from their memorable Wembley win against Barcelona's great rivals Real Madrid in last season's Champions League ahead of this game, with Pochettino's side in need of a lift after a turbulent start to their season.
The 3-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford last month was quickly forgotten after a hat-trick of defeats that included their 2-1 loss against Inter Milan in their opening Champions League game, with concerns over the form of talisman Harry Kane enduring for too long now.
With defender Jan Vertonghen and the midfield trio of Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen all out injured for Spurs, Pochettino has encouraged his back-up players to rise to the challenge against Barcelona, as he refuses to panic after a defeat against Inter Milan opened Tottenham's Champions League campaign last month.
"If you saw the game in Italy against Inter, you will see we were the best team and in the end, we lost due to some small dials in the final five minutes," states the Argentine tactician.


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We're so grateful for our Pitch Wars mentors! They give so much to help other authors succeed, and we couldn't have Pitch Wars without them. So please help me in thanking the mentors for all they do via twitter, the comments, or on the Pitchwars Proboards.
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Kristen Lepionka
Kristen Lepionka is the author of The Last Place You Look, forthcoming in Spring 2017 from St. Martin's/Minotaur Books. She grew up mostly in a public library and could often be found in the adult mystery section well before she was out of middle school. Her writing has been selected for Shotgun Honey, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Grift, and Black Elephant. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her partner and two cats. She is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.
The Last Place You Look (Roxane Weary Book #1) by Kristen Lepionka
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Nobody knows what happened to Sarah Cook. The beautiful blonde teenager disappeared fifteen years ago, the same night her parents were brutally murdered in their suburban Ohio home. Her boyfriend Brad Stockton―black and from the wrong side of the tracks―was convicted of the murders and is now on death row. Though he's maintained his innocence all along, the clock is running out. His execution is only weeks away when his devoted sister insists she spied Sarah at an area gas station. Willing to try anything, she hires PI Roxane Weary to look at the case and see if she can locate Sarah.
Brad might be in a bad way, but private investigator Roxane Weary isn't doing so hot herself. Still reeling from the recent death of her cop father in the line of duty, her main way of dealing with her grief has been working as little and drinking as much as possible. But Roxane finds herself drawn in to the story of Sarah's vanishing act, especially when she links the disappearance to one of her father's unsolved murder cases involving another teen girl.
The stakes get higher as Roxane discovers that the two girls may not be the only beautiful blonde teenagers who've turned up missing or dead. As her investigation gets darker and darker, Roxane will have to risk everything to find the truth. Lives depend on her cracking this case―hers included.
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Marty writes adult and young adult fiction. All with a touch of romance. When she's not dreaming up ways to mess with her character's lives, she works as an RN/Clinical Documentation Specialist. She has a BA in International Affairs in German and an Associate's Degree in Nursing. She lives in New England with her retired Seabee Chief husband, children, and three neurotic cats. She's a member of SCBWI, YARWA, and a PRO member of RWA.
Her young adult sci-fi thriller, PHOENIX RISING, won the YARWA's Rosemary Award for speculative fiction.
She's represented by Jessica Watterson of the Sandra Dijkstra Agency: http://dijkstraagency.com/
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Léonie Kelsall
Léonie is a professional counsellor. She writes upmarket adult, new adult, and young adult fiction and is represented by Amanda Barnett of Donaghy Literary Group.
Melissa Marino is a full-time writer and part-time Storm Trooper collector. When she's not writing, you can find her watching Friends reruns, mastering her cupcake frosting swirl and hunting for the perfect red lipstick.
Melissa lives in Chicago with her husband, son and very opinionated dachshund.
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Fate has a wicked sense of humor.
Alexis's new life was made up of two things: baking and hiding the details of her old life in Chicago. The first allowed her to finally find some happiness. And the second is about to be destroyed by a man who knows all her secrets.
Marshall Rawlins was prepared to do anything when he moved cross-country to launch an upscale cocktail bar—anything except work with Alexis, his best friend and business partner's ex-wife. Adding Alexis's boozy-baked goods to his menu would be a major feat for his bar. But striking a deal means getting in bed with the enemy.
Battling between distrust and desire, Alexis and Marshall give in to a passionate, forbidden affair. They know if they're discovered the consequences would be bad—it's just hard to remember that when being together feels so, so good.
Michelle Hauck
Michelle Hauck lives in the bustling metropolis of northern Indiana with her hubby and two kids in college. Besides working with special needs children by day, she writes all sorts of fantasy, giving her imagination free range. A book worm, she passes up the darker vices in favor of chocolate and looks for any excuse to reward herself. Bio finished? Time for a sweet snack.
She is a co-host of the yearly contests Query Kombat, Nightmare on Query Street, and Sun versus Snow.
Her Birth of Saints trilogy, starting with Grudging and Faithful (November 15, 2016), is available from Harper Voyager. Another epic fantasy, Kindar's Cure, is published by Divertir Publishing. She's repped by Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary.
FAITHFUL Birth of Saints (Book 2) by Michelle Hauck
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Following Grudging–and with a mix of Terry Goodkind and Bernard Cornwall–religion, witchcraft, and chivalry war in Faithful, the exciting next chapter in Michelle Hauck's Birth of Saints series!
A world of Fear and death…and those trying to save it.
Colina Hermosa has burned to the ground. The Northern invaders continue their assault on the ciudades-estados. Terror has taken hold, and those that should be allies betray each other in hopes of their own survival. As the realities of this devastating and unprovoked war settles in, what can they do to fight back?
On a mission of hope, an unlikely group sets out to find a teacher for Claire, and a new weapon to use against the Northerners and their swelling army.
What they find instead is an old woman.
But she's not a random crone—she's Claire's grandmother. She's also a Woman of the Song, and her music is both strong and horrible. And while Claire has already seen the power of her own Song, she is scared of her inability to control it, having seen how her magic has brought evil to the world, killing without reason or remorse. To preserve a life of honor and light, Ramiro and Claire will need to convince the old woman to teach them a way so that the power of the Song can be used for good. Otherwise, they'll just be destroyers themselves, no better than the Northerners and their false god, Dal. With the annihilation their enemy has planned, though, they may not have a choice.
A tale of fear and tragedy, hope and redemption, Faithful is the harrowing second entry in the Birth of Saints trilogy.
Natasha Raulerson
Natasha grew up as a tomboy hanging with the guys, getting skinned knees, and swimming in the South Florida sun. Tattoos, Jack Daniels, and books are three of her favorite things. By day, she's a fulltime mom, wife, student, and author. By night, well she's still all those things, often sacrificing sleep to create stories, hang with the family, and get snuggle attacks from her two spoiled pups. She is represented by the amazing Laura Bradford of The Bradford Literary Agency.
Nina Laurin
Nina Laurin is a bilingual (English/French) author of suspenseful stories for both adults and young adults. She got her BA in Creative Writing at Concordia University, in her hometown of Montreal, Canada.
Nina is represented by Rachel Ekstrom of Irene Goodman Literary Agency.
Peter McLean
Peter McLean was born near London in 1972, the son of a bank manager and an English teacher. He went to school in the shadow of Norwich Cathedral where he spent most of his time making up stories.
He has since grown up a bit, if not a lot, and spent 25 years working in corporate IT. He is married to Diane and is still making up stories.
He is the author of the Burned Man series of urban fantasy novels (Drake, Dominion & Damnation) published by Angry Robot Books, and the forthcoming fantasy Priest of Bones from Ace/Roc.
Damnation by Peter McLean
Shambolic demon-hunting hitman Don Drake is teetering on the edge of madness in this smart, witty urban fantasy novel.
Don Drake is living rough in a sink estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh, doing cheap spells for even cheaper customers while fending off the local lowlifes. Six months ago, Don fled from London to Glasgow to track down his old girlfriend Debbie the alchemist.
With the Burned Man gradually driving him mad, Don meets with an ancient and mysterious tramp-slash-magician, with disastrous consequences. Now his old accomplices must step into save Don from himself, before he damns himself for good this time.
Sarah Hawthorne lives in the Pacific Northwest where she drinks too much coffee, plans a lot of vacations and writes romance novels. Her native habitats include her garden and the local library. Sarah received a Bachelor's Degree from California State Polytechnic University of Pomona, Los Angeles with a major in history and a minor in English.
She is the author of the Demon Horde Motorcycle Club Series. The series is a sweeter take on motorcycle club/biker romance genre, published by Carina Press/Harlequin. She is represented by Jessica Alvarez at BookEnds Literary. Sarah was a 2016 Golden Heart Finalist (contemporary short) and the winner of the 2015 Heart to Heart Award (erotica).
You can visit her online at www.sarahhawthorne.com and on Twitter at: @SarahRHawthorne
Rebel Custody by Sarah Hawthorne
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A son in danger
The Demon Horde MC are no strangers to breaking the rules, but making a man pay to get his son back crosses one too many lines for Skeeter. He'll do anything, including play by the book, if it means bringing his son home. Hiring straitlaced attorney Miriam Englestein is meant to solve his problems, not create new ones. One look at her and his good-guy facade goes out the window. He wants to throw his buttoned-up lawyer onto the back of his bike and make her his.
A woman at risk
Miri wants nothing to do with the club. Her father may be in their pocket, but she's on the right side of the law and she intends to stay there. But there's something about Skeeter's plea—something about him—she can't walk away from. While she's tempted to let him do unspeakably wicked and delicious things to her, she can't risk her law practice, or her heart.
A dangerous deception
When Miriam agrees to pose as Skeeter's woman to get details they need for the case, things heat up fast—and it's not long before the lines between business and personal blur, and they're both in over their heads. In the MC world, lies have a way of coming back to you, and they put everyone at risk.
Susan Bishop Crispell
Susan Bishop Crispell earned a BFA in creative writing from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Born and raised in the mountains of Tennessee, she now lives twenty minutes from the beach in North Carolina with her husband and their two literary-named cats. She is very fond of pie and is always on the lookout for hints of magic in the real world. She is the author of The Secret Ingredient of Wishes (Sept 2016, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press) and Dreaming in Chocolate (Feb 2018, St. Martin's Griffin).
The Secret Ingredient of Wishes by Susan Bishop Crispell
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Rachel Monroe, 26, can make wishes come true just by thinking about them. But it's a gift that has caused more harm than good. And after her mother's death, which Rachel blames herself for, she decides it's time to leave her hometown—and her past—behind.
But when Rachel gets stranded in small-town Nowhere, NC—also known as the town of "Lost and Found"—she realizes she can't escape her past, or her gift. In Nowhere Rachel is taken in by a spit-fire old woman, Catch, who binds the townspeople's secrets by baking them into pies, and who has an uncanny ability to see exactly what Rachel is trying to hide. She also meets Ashe, Catch's neighbor with southern charm and a complicated past, who makes her want to believe in happily-ever-after.
As she settles into the small town, she hopes her own secrets will stay hidden—especially the one about how she wished her little brother out of existence when they were kids. But starting over is harder than she thought, and when her wish-granting secret is revealed, the town people's wishes begin popping out of thin air everywhere she goes. Scared the wishes will go wrong like in the past, she tries to ignore them, which only makes the wishes more determined to get her attention. Then when Rachel is forced to confront the truth about her brother, she must accept her magical ability or risk losing those she has come to love—and a chance at happiness—all over again.
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Vanessa Carnevale is an author and freelance writer based in Melbourne, Australia, where she lives with her husband and two children. In her early twenties, Vanessa spent several years living in Florence, Italy, where she met her husband and discovered a love of travel and la dolce vita. She now considers Italy her second home. THE FLORENTINE BRIDGE is her first novel.
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Young Australian artist Mia Moretti has been cancer free for nine months. But her battle with the illness has taken its toll, leaving her depressed and tormented by overwhelming fears. What's more, she can't seem to paint anymore. Mia needs a fresh start so when a surprise opportunity to travel to Tuscany presents itself, she takes it. With any luck, this trip will help her find whatever it is she needs to open her heart and start painting again.
What she doesn't count on is meeting Luca, a handsome Italian mechanic. With his smile, his warmth and his inspirational outlook on all the good things life has to offer, he sweeps her off her feet. As Mia slowly lets down her walls and allows Luca in, her passion for life is reignited and her new perspective begins to inspire her art. But just when she's ready to let go of her past, will a tragedy threaten her new life with Luca?
Full of heart and hope, a love story about la dolce vita in Tuscany.
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Brighton Walsh
Brighton Walsh spent nearly a decade as a professional photographer before deciding to take her storytelling in a different direction and reconnect with her first love: writing. When she's not pounding away at the keyboard, she's probably either reading or shopping—maybe even both at once. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and two children, and, yes, she considers forty degrees to be hoodie weather. Her home is the setting for frequent dance parties, Lego battles, and more laughter than she thought possible.
My Strongest Weakness by Brighton Walsh
She's the last thing he needs, but she's the only thing he wants…as long as it's behind closed doors.
It was supposed to be a one-time thing. No one would find out; no one would have to know. And then once turned into twice, and twice turned into several times a week, and now pierced, punk-loving, rebellious Tia Lanning is banging Mason Brooks, the big man on campus and Mr. All American.
But banging him isn't the problem. Falling for him is. Especially when he's content to let her remain his dirty little secret.
Set in the time of mix tapes, Pearl Jam, and babydoll tees, My Strongest Weakness is a steamy 25,000 word novella with a dirty talking hero, no cheating, a grand gesture that'll make you swoon, and a guaranteed HEA. This title was previously released in the '90s Playlist Anthology.
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Cailin Sinead's novels, HEARTSICK and RED BLOODED, have received positive reviews from Library Journal, RT Book Reviews, and USA TODAY. Her writing has also earned accolades from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Glimmer Train, and Writers & Artists, and her stories have appeared in multiple publications, including The Alarmist, The Binnacle, Crunchable, Jersey Devil Press, and Northern Virginia Magazine. She earned a master's degree in writing from Johns Hopkins University and is represented by Andrea Somberg at Harvey Klinger, Inc. She lives in Alexandria, VA, with her husband, son, and two cats.
RED BLOODED by Caitlin Sinead
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Instead of eating ramen and meeting frat guys like most college freshmen, Peyton Arthur is on the campaign trail. Traveling with her mother, the Democratic pick for vice president, she's ordering room service, sneaking glances at cute campaign intern Dylan and deflecting interview questions about the tragic loss of her father. But when a reporter questions her paternity, her world goes into a tailspin.Dylan left Yale and joined the campaign to make a difference, not keep tabs on some girl. But with the paternity scandal blowing up and Peyton asking questions, he's been tasked to watch her every move. As he gets to know the real Peyton, he finds it harder and harder to keep a professional distance.
When the media demands a story, Peyton and Dylan give them one—a fake relationship. As they work together to investigate the rumors about her real father and Peyton gets closer to learning the truth, she's also getting closer to Dylan. And suddenly, it's not just her past on the line anymore. It's her heart.
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Diana became an avid reader when she found her first romance novel tucked away in a corner of her high school library. The more books she read, the more she wanted to be a writer. Diana has a Master's degree in information systems and accountancy, and for many years worked for a major Fortune 100 telecommunications company as an IT project manager (As one does when pursuing a career as a romance author.) These days, when she's not writing steamy scenes, Diana enjoys running half marathons, traveling, and indulging in the simple joys of life like wine and chocolate. She lives in Atlanta, and loves spending time with her two children and husband.
Her debut novel, LOVE OVER LATTES, is coming out Summer 2018 with The Wild Rose Press.
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Emma is the author of award-winning Fractured Immortal, and Finding Immortal. Her new contemporary romance These Simple Scars has just been released. Her obsession is New Adult, and Adult Contemporary Romance. When Emma is not writing or looking after her busy household, she's either reading, gaming or stalking her favourite authors as well as studying for her Masters in Psychology.
These Simple Scars by Emma Wicker
Sometimes, the worst scars are the ones that can't be seen.
After fleeing her abusive father, Faith's goal is to find a job and earn enough to finally be able to live in safety. When she ends up stranded in the sleepy town of Silver, Georgia, it's not long before she meets sexy mechanic Garrett. His willingness to help her one minute then dismiss her the next, leave Faith confused by this guarded and irresistible man.
Although Garrett has left the military, the war returned home with him. An attraction to the new girl in town takes him by surprise, but if he's to keep his scars hidden, Faith is no-go. His heart tells him to trust, but his mind is determined to get the better of him.
As the pair deal with their wounds, tragedy threatens to rip them apart. Supported by new friends, Garrett and Faith wrestle with their pasts and an unexpected love they fear won't last.
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Q: Adding count plot totals and removing specific labels Hi I have the following code. The code is in a for loop, and it makes over 300 plots.
    sns.set(style='white', palette='cubehelix', font='sans-serif')
    fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 3, dpi =200);
    fig.subplots_adjust(hspace=0.5, wspace=1)
    plt.tick_params(
    axis='x',          # changes apply to the x-axis
    which='both',      # both major and minor ticks are affected
    bottom=False,      # ticks along the bottom edge are off
    top=False,         # ticks along the top edge are off
    labelbottom=False) # labels along the bottom edge are off
    #tmppath = 'path/{0}'.format(key);
    ##
    sns.countplot(y='Ethnicity', data=value, orient='h', ax=axs[0,0]);
    sns.despine(top=True, right=True, left=True, bottom=True,offset=True)
    sns.countplot(y='Program Ratio', data=value,orient='v',ax=axs[1,0]);
    sns.despine(offset=True)
    sns.countplot(y='Site', data = value, ax=axs[0,1]);
    sns.despine(offset=True)
    sns.countplot(y='HOUSING_STATUS', data = value, ax = axs[1,1])
    sns.despine(offset=True)
    sns.countplot(y='Alt. Assessment', data = value, ax = axs[0,2])
    sns.despine(offset=True)
    pth = os.path.join(tmppath, '{0}'.format(key))
    for p in axs.patches:
         ax.text(p.get_x() + p.get_width()/2., p.get_width(), '%d' %
          int(p.get_width()),
          fontsize=12, color='red', ha='center', va='bottom')
    #plt.tight_layout(pad=2.0, w_pad=1.0, h_pad=2.0);
    plt.set_title('{0}'.format(key)+'Summary')
    sns.despine()
    axs[0,0].set_xticklabels('','Ethnicity')
    axs[1,0].set_axis_labels('','Program Ratio')
    axs[0,1].set_axis_labels('','Students by Site')
    axs[1,1].set_axis_labels('','Housing Status')
    axs[0,2].set_axis_labels('','Alt Assessment')
    fig.tight_layout()
    fig.subplots_adjust(top=0.88)
    fig.suptitle('{0}'.format(key)+' Summary')
    plt.suptitle('{0}'.format(key)+' Summary')
    plt.savefig("path/{0}/{1}.pdf".format(key,key), bbox_inches = 'tight');
    plt.clf()
    plt.suptitle('{0} Summary'.format(key))
    plt.savefig("path/{0}/{1}.pdf".format(key,key), bbox_inches = 'tight');
    plt.clf()

I've checked out the links below ( and more):

*

*Remove xticks in a matplotlib plot?

*https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/48035/how-to-show-percentage-text-next-to-the-horizontal-bars-in-matplotlib
When I try the method from the second link. I end up with graphs like so

Without that the graph looks something like so

I want to get rid of the words count and the ticks on each subplot xaxis.

A: @ImportanceOfBeingErnest
Thanks, I followed your advice and this post.
Here is what is a compact version of what I ended up with
sns.set(style='white', palette=sns.palplot(sns.color_palette(ui)), font='sans-serif')
        plt.figure(figsize=(20,20))
        fig, axs2 = plt.subplots(2, 3, dpi =300);
        fig.subplots_adjust(top=.8)
        fig.subplots_adjust(hspace=1, wspace=1.5)
        plt.tick_params(
        axis='x',          # changes apply to the x-axis
        which='both',      # both major and minor ticks are affected
        bottom=False,      # ticks along the bottom edge are off
        top=False,         # ticks along the top edge are off
        labelbottom=False) # labels along the bottom edge are off

sns.countplot(y='column',palette = ui,order = df.value_counts().index, data=df,
                      orient='h', ax=axs2[0,0]);
axs2[0,0].set_xlabel('')
axs2[0,0].set_xticks([])
axs2[0,0].set_ylabel('')
axs2[0,0].set_title('label',size = 'small')
axs2[0,0].tick_params(axis='y', which='major', labelsize=8)

sns.despine(top=True, right=True, left=True, bottom=True,offset=True)
for p in axs2[0,0].patches:
      axs2[0,0].annotate(int(p.get_width()),((p.get_x() + p.get_width()), p.get_y()), xytext=(15, -10), fontsize=8,color='#000000',textcoords='offset points'
                 ,horizontalalignment='center')

fig.suptitle('{0}@{1}'.format(dur,key)+' Summary', va = 'top', ha= 'center') #size = 'small')

props = dict(boxstyle='square', facecolor='white', alpha=0.5)
fig.text(0.85, 0.925, dt.date.today().strftime("%b %d, %Y"),  fontsize=9, verticalalignment='top', bbox=props)
fig.text(0.15, 0.925, 'No. of stuff'+ str(len(value['column'].unique())),fontsize = 10, va = 'top', ha = 'center')
plt.savefig("path/{0}/{1} @ {2}.pdf".format(dur,dur,key), bbox_inches = 'tight');
plt.clf()
plt.close('all')

Excuse the black marks, didn't want to show the info


I have a multisite setup to sell sites on a subscription basis using WooCommerce on the main site (I use multiple payment gateways). I'd like to send new subscribers a license key they need to enter when activating a new site. I'll be using a template for setting up the new sites (a Gravity Forms app), but I haven't chosen the plugin yet. Any recommendations on how to implement the license feature? TIA.
You may want to have your attorney look over what you are wanting to do. You will want to ensure that you are not violating the GPL license you have agreed to.
What kind of license are you looking to send to your subsite admins ?
Would that be to activate the subsite ? Or to use any plugin you have licensed ?
The license would be to activate the sub site, which is comprised of an application we've built on top of a plugin we've licensed.
If you have created the application yourself, then I do not think there are issues with licensing it.
Something like : https://easydigitaldownloads.com/extensions/software-licensing/ should be able to take you in the right direction.
Thanks very much, PC. I will check out EDD for my needs.
Just wanted to check in and see if you needed any further assistance on this?
Thank you. No further assistance needed. FYI to others with this question: I found a WC licensing extension that serves the purpose.


Arneis can be enjoyed with all manner of summer fare! We suggest Arneis is perfect to savour with Italian food, pasta and fresh fish.
Superb for drinking now, but can cellar nicely for up to 3 years.
Arneis is a white variety traditionally grown in Piedmont in the north east of Italy, where it is often blended with the red grape Nebbiolo to 'soften' the red wine it produces. With a reputation for being a difficult variety to grow, Arneis loosely translated means 'little rascal' in the local dialect. It is becoming increasingly popular as a white varietal wine both in Italy and in Australia, where in Italy it is referred to 'Barolo Blanco'. Arneis was the first 'Italian style' white wine in our portfolio. Our warm-to-hot days with cool nights help maintain the delightful freshness and crispness that makes Arneis special. Our Arneis has a slightly herbaceous spicy aroma, flavours of almond and pears, a lovely fresh acidity, generous fruit weight on the mid-palate, and a delicate lingering after taste. This wine is becoming one of our favourites.
fermentation, the barrel was added back to the tank and a small amount of yeast lees stirring in the tank helps build texture to the mid palate. The wine was left on yeast lees for four months, before bottling.


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The 18 Hole layout with its improved irrigation and course developments has remarkably improved into a lush, challenging course. A new proshop and new deck overlooking the course in recent years encourages members and visitors to sit and have a quiet drink after their round of golf.
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A New Internet?
A broadcast pioneer plans to beam data free of charge over TV broadcast spectrum
P> John Abel says the Internet is "stupid." His face looks tired. He's got these monster bags under his eyes. But it's no wonder, because he's pioneering a model for the alternative Internet.
"Anything on the Internet that millions of people want should be data broadcast," said Abel. "Why should the Internet be tied up with a bunch of people trying to get sports scores?"
Abel is the leading developer of digital datacasting, a market that could zap out large chunks of the on-line services industry faster than surfing away from a boring commercial.
Abel's aim -- other than making money -- is to clean up the Internet. Abel said the Internet is becoming an antique.
Call it the dumbing down of the Internet. He wants to get unnecessary information, such as game scores and newspapers, off the Internet and broadcast it via good old-fashioned TV spectrum -- just the ideal medium. And he's got the ideal solution: datacasting.
Datacasting distributes information to many different points. The term covers technologies such as direct broadcast services and Business Television. Abel has targeted a new segment of the market called digital datacasting, which piggybacks multimedia information via a television transmission channel to a computer.
"The digital broadcast market is set for an explosive growth before the end of the millennium," said Tom Schaffnit, director of telecommunication systems strategies for Nordicity Group Ltd. in Ottawa, Canada. "The impetus is to do it now because it's going to move like the Internet."
Accordingly, Abel will offer free digital broadcast service to people who have a data receiver installed in their computer. The device will cost from $12 to $100.
Abel is talking to computer manufacturers such as Compaq Computer Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. to get the data receivers packaged inside computers. Services provided by Abel will include educational material, electronic coupons, telephone directories, computer games and up-to-the-minute game scores and news.
Abel, who doesn't yet have a name for his service, plans to make the service free and 25 times faster than a current 28.8 modem. Abel said users want the freedom from subscription hassles or on-line charges.
"There is not an aspect of human communication that is not becoming digital," said Abel. "This has a monumental impact on human communication that we are just now realizing."
Formerly the president of the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, D.C., Abel arrived at the idea of digital data broadcasting through his work with high-definition television. When the digital revolution took off in 1990, he started Datacast Partners in Reston, Va., to pursue his interest in digital communication.
The service does not require new towers or television stations. Instead, Abel plans to send a digital bit stream through the current broadcast of a television transmitter. The picture and the sound would continue to flow into the user's television set, and a separate digital stream would channel into the computer. It is expected to cost television stations less than $50,000 to install a digital bit stream.
Abel has distribution partnerships with three companies that together own 25 television stations nationwide, covering 27 percent of U.S. households. He plans to attract two more partnerships and offer the service through five distributors.
He said the whole project will cost less than $10 million to launch. It is being funded by his partnerships with Chriscraft, Lin Television Corp. and Granite Broadcasting. All three have promised to fund the entire launch of the project and to provide access through their 25 television stations.
As with any new ventures, Abel will face some setbacks.
Broadcasting does not allow for two-way communication such as electronic mail, the most common use of the Internet. He also fears that consumers will be unable to understand how to use the service, which is slated for introduction in fall 1997.
Fortunately, Abel doesn't expect to face many regulatory walls.
The Federal Communications Commission is confident of the business idea Abel is developing. "John [Abel] is a pioneer in broadcasting," said Saul Shapiro, assistant bureau chief of technology policy at the FCC. "I know he is looking at this as a stepping stone for digital broadcast, an evolution in [communication]."
His main opposition will come from on-line content providers such as America Online and Prodigy.
Much of the information available through America Online, including its different research resources, can be more efficiently broadcast digitally, Abel said. AOL's less popular content will reside on its servers, but the number of subscribers would likely fall, he predicted.
America Online is not discussing Datacast Partners' plans in any of their strategies, according to Judy Tashbook, an AOL spokesperson.
So now the real question: Who will make money from this? Analysts said it is too early to tell. According to Schaffnit, by 2000, the wireless data market will be worth $8 billion, and datacasting is part of that.
However, he is certain that broadcasters are in the best position to take advantage of the market.
"They already have the content, the distribution spectrum and the channels available," said Schaffnit. "If they don't move quickly, you'll have people like Seiko, PCS and paging companies taking over."
Abel doesn't know how much money he will make or how successful he will be. But he wants competitors to start posing a challenge, which will cause the market to grow.
Even with competition though, he remains skeptical. "We are not going to be the [generation that will] realize the power of digital communication," said Abel. "It's too hard of a concept to grasp right now."
So John Abel is driven by a desire to stamp out stupidity. He is on a journey that has put wrinkles on his face and red lines through his eyes. But his motivation lies in the knowledge that he is sitting on something good -- very good. n