I'm pleased to be able to bring you this review of some of the new Spa Range from Burt Bees, one of my all time favourite beauty brands I've been using this range for years. Burts Bees lip balm is one of my beauty essentials, so it's nice to be able to sample some of the bath and shower products instead.
The new spa range features Sugar Scrub, Conditioning Body Bar and Body Butters. The range features these products in three scent option: relax (honey & shea), replenish (cranberry & pomegranate) and revatilise (mango & orange). I've been sampling the relax range in honey & shea.
Burt's Bees Honey & Shea Sugar Scrub retails at £12.99 for 225g and comes in a shallow plastic tub, with the iconic yellow labels and clear ingredients listing. Burts Bees is always about good, natural ingredients, so I love that I can understand what's in it. I'm also pleased that the tub is plastic, for something that lives in the bath room, plastic is clearly the more practical option.
Burt's Bees Sugar Scrub contains large granules of sugar as the main body of the scrub, making the texture very think, ideal for exfoliating the skin and tackling cellulite. Ground almonds offer a fine scrub granule and Coconut Oil leaves skin smooth, soft and moisturised, but without any heavy residue.
The consistency is really thick, which I like because it means that you don't waste much, as it stays put. I used the Sugar Scrub in the shower and could really tell how the scrub brightened my skin, exfoliating and smoothing without too much abrasion. I would say, that I don't think this would last as long as some similar products though, as to use for the whole body you do need a good dollop, due to the thick consistency.
The verdict? A lovely product, which is great for all over, heavy duty exfoliation and moisturising. The natural ingredients, make a for a gentle product with a soft scent which would be ideal for anyone. For £12.99 you are paying a good quality product, so it's well worth the money.
Want to know about the other products in this range? Watch this space, more reviews coming soon!
Are you a Burt's Bees fan? What's your favourite body scrub product?


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Home/Vincent James "Vic" Bell– 1949 – 2016
Vincent James "Vic" Bell– 1949 – 2016
Vincent James "Vic Bell" passed away at his home in Houston, TX on March 27, 2016 at the age of 67. He was predeceased by his parents Helen Higgins Bell and Jacob Lavaughn Bell. Vic graduated from Cathedral High School, Lafayette, LA, received a BA in Government from LSU and attended the Paul M. Hebert School of Law at LSU. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He worked most of his life as an Independent Petroleum Landman in Texas and Louisiana. Before retiring he worked for Dune Energy. He served on the board of the Algiers Point Homeowners Association and was active in Trees Acadiana working to save many of Lafayette's beautiful oak trees.
Vic's passion was music. As a self-taught musician he composed many songs reflecting his love of history and the cultures of Louisiana and Texas.

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Witty and elusive Eugenia Snowe has all society begging for one of her premiere governesses - except the powerful Edward Reeve, who bursts into her office with his arrogant demands. No question that Eugenia enjoys crossing wits with the brilliant inventor, but Ward wants far more than a governess. He wants Eugenia, and he'll stop at nothing to have her - including kidnapping. Will Eugenia lose her heart in the most reckless gamble of her life, or will she discover the sweetest pleasure she's ever known? All it will take is seven minutes.
Fueled by the knowledge that notoriety is better than failure, witty, unconventional Josie does what no proper young lady should - she challenges fate. She discards her corset and flirts outrageously. She attends the horse races and allows an arrogant rakehell to whisk her behind the stables for a surreptitious kiss . . . and is caught!
Lady Rebecca is determined to find a husband on her own terms, rather than marry any of the aging suitors her greedy aunt and uncle foist upon her. Her chance comes at the Kingsborough Ball, where she meets several potential grooms...yet no one compares to the dangerously handsome Daniel Neville. Notorious rake and heir to the Marquess of Wolvington, Daniel Neville is in need of a bride, but finding a lady who's willing to accept his past is an entirely different matter.


Adina Acevera and other seniors at Brooklyn's Macon Library have teams and tournaments, complete with matching shirts, for Xbox bowling.
Poet Dave Johnson is one of the teachers of an 8-week memoir writing class at the Brooklyn Central Library.
"They have exercise, they have classes for kids. It brings everybody in," says Baker. "You can bring your family with you."
Some of the programs — virtual bowling, for instance — don't strike people as part of a library's mission. Nick Higgins, director of outreach for the Brooklyn Public Library, sees it differently.
"A good library reflects the needs of its particular community," he says. "Our older adult community is growing rapidly. ... They're starting to exhibit some mobility issues. They're looking for opportunities other than movie night, something active and social. And the public library is a perfect space for that to happen."
At Brooklyn's libraries, there are now twice as many Xbox bowling teams for seniors as there were last year.
One can see why at the Macon Branch. With a lot of team spirit on display, a dozen or so people are all wearing matching bowling shirts. They take turns facing a large screen displaying the alley and pins, then go through the motions of bowling as if they had a ball. As each one steps up to the line, the room echoes with shouts of encouragement, cheers for a strike, and groans for a missed spare.
But it's not only about fun and games. Arts courses for older adults have also expanded. And participation is up by more than 50 percent since last year, maybe because of the wide array of options, from watercolor painting to salsa dancing to story-telling.
On a Wednesday morning at the Brooklyn Central Library, the class is memoir writing. Poet and playwright Dave Johnson is one of the teachers.
"As you tell the story, I want you to also use simile and metaphor," says Johnson. "I mean, you might say, yeah, he's a little bit like a porcupine, right?"
None of the people in the class are experienced writers. A few have only recently learned to read and write in one of the library's adult literacy classes. For this day's class, they're supposed to write something about the differences between members of their families.
"Of course you can make it up," says Johnson, laughing. "We're not gonna know the difference."
But 77-year-old Lawrence James — a retired New York transit bus mechanic — doesn't make anything up.
He reads his work to the class: "My mother very religious, God-fearing, a good provider, but distant like Africa." His oldest brother the "symbol of success," his other brother "a mystery," his step-father "without a spine." He concludes, "Somehow I felt like a visitor there ... many different personalities, but all seeking something, all avoiding something."
The room is silent for a moment when he finishes reading. Then the spell is broken with applause from his classmates.
James says he comes to the library a lot. He says he prefers the mix of people there to what one would traditionally find at a senior center. But he concedes that's probably an unfair image of what senior centers are.
"I have this stereotype in my head," he explains. "Sometimes some centers limit the activities of seniors to like bingo, yoga, and some things that I'm just not interested in."
The memoir class is sponsored by an organization called Lifetime Arts, which develops a variety of arts classes for older adults. Contrary to James' image, Lifetime Arts also works with senior centers. But the organization is best known for its work with more than 80 public libraries in 13 states.
Maura O'Malley is the CEO and co-founder. She says that whether the classes are in writing or painting or choral singing or salsa dancing, all of them are taught by professional artists, and structured to result in a final project or performance.
"And that's the exciting thing about this work," she says. "It's about rebuilding connections as you age and about finding new ways of living and expressing yourself. It's not about entertainment."
It's about the opportunity to write new chapters in life, no matter one's age.
There's a place where older people can go to upgrade their computer skills, make art and play games. You're probably thinking senior centers. You could also think the library. NPR's Ina Jaffe covers aging, and she went to Brooklyn for this report. As the population in New York ages, the library system there is finding new ways to serve seniors.
INA JAFFE, BYLINE: On a Wednesday morning, the Brooklyn Central Library's lobby cafe is crowded with young mothers and kids in strollers, friends meeting for coffee, singles poring over a book. But upstairs, there's some serious work underway.
JAFFE: That's poet Dave Johnson leading an eight-week workshop in memoir writing. Everyone in the class is at least 50, though most are much older than that. For this day's class, they're supposed to write something about the differences between members of their families.
JOHNSON: Of course, you can make it up. Right? People are not going to know the difference.
JAFFE: But 77-year-old Laurence James, a retired New York Transit bus mechanic, doesn't make anything up.
LAURENCE JAMES: My mother very religious, God-fearing, good provider but distant like Africa.
JAFFE: James says he comes to the library a lot. He prefers the mix of people here to the traditional senior center, though he concedes he doesn't go to any senior centers and probably has an unfair image of what they are.
JAMES: I have this stereotype in my head because sometimes some centers limit the activities of seniors to, like, bingo, yoga and some things that I'm just not interested in.
JAFFE: The memoir class is sponsored by an organization called Lifetime Arts, which develops arts classes for older adults. Contrary to Laurence James' image, Lifetime Arts also works with senior centers, but the organization is best known for their work with more than 80 public libraries in 13 states. Maura O'Malley is the CEO and co-founder. She says that whether the classes are writing or painting or choral singing or salsa dancing, all of them are taught by professional artists and structured to result in a final project or performance.
MAURA O'MALLEY: And that's, I think, the exciting thing about this work. It's about rebuilding connections as you age and about finding new ways of living and expressing yourself. It's not about entertainment.
JAFFE: Not that there's anything wrong with that.
JAFFE: At the Macon branch library in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, about a dozen older adults seem pretty darned entertained by bowling.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: I need strikes. Come on.
JAFFE: Virtual bowling, that is, using Xbox. They face a large screen that shows the alley and pins and go through the moves as if they had a ball. There's a lot of team spirit here. They even have matching bowling shirts. And there are tournaments with teams from other libraries. Seventy-four-year-old Alice Baker has been coming to virtual bowling since it started three years ago, but she's not at the library just for that.
ALICE BAKER: I learned to quilt at the library, and now I quilt a lot. They also have exercise. They have classes for kids - brings everybody in. You can bring your family with you.
JAFFE: If you question what Xbox bowling has to do with the mission of a library, well, Nick Higgins has heard those questions before. He's the director of outreach for the Brooklyn Public Library system.
NICK HIGGINS: I'd say a good library really reflects the needs of their particular community. And so for instance, as some of our patrons are aging, they're starting to exhibit some mobility issues. And they're looking for opportunities other than, you know, movie night - something active and social. And the public library is a perfect space for that to happen.
JAFFE: In fact, all of the programs for older adults are growing. The number of older people involved in arts programs is up more than 50 percent since last year. And the number of branch libraries with bowling teams has doubled.
UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting) Get that spare. Get that spare.
JAFFE: Which just goes to show that older people want a chance to write new chapters in their life stories one way or another.
JAFFE: Ina Jaffe, NPR News.
(SOUNDBITE OF THE POLISH AMBASSADOR'S "TAKE WINGS") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Everyone's favorite digital distribution platform Steam announced today that the beautiful action/puzzle game Trine is only $5 until Thursday at 4pm PDT. If you haven't checked out this little indie gem, now is the perfect time to do so. It's SteamPlay enabled so Mac users aren't left out in the cold.
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That reminds me, I got this when it was on sale on the PSN Store and never completed it. Well, there's always tomorrow.


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Q: Refused to display a frame because it set X-Frame-Options to 'DENY in android webview When I try to show the google calendar in webview , it show some error:
[INFO:CONSOLE(0)] "Refused to display 'https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=cl&passive=1209600&continue=https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src%3Detlwhk@gmail.com%26ctz%3DAsia/Hong_Kong&followup=https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src%3Detlwhk@gmail.com%26ctz%3DAsia/Hong_Kong&btmpl=mobile&ltmpl=mobilex&scc=1' in a frame because it set 'X-Frame-Options' to 'DENY'.", source: about:blank (0)

And this is the html code

And for the android side it is some simple webview code
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append("<meta name='viewport' content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0'>");
        sb.append(page.page_content_chi.toString());
        sb.append("");
        webview.loadDataWithBaseURL("file:///android_asset/", sb.toString(), "text/html", "utf-8", null);

How to fix the error? Thanks for helping.

A: You need to make your calendar public. This is what is happening -- as the calendar you are trying to display isn't shared publicly, Google Calendar first wants to know who you are in order to decide on what to show to you, so it sends you to the Google login page. The login page protects itself from click hijacking by disallowing displaying itself in an iframe (that's what 'X-Frame-Options' is set to 'DENY' means).
If you make the calendar publicly visible, Calendar will just show it, without trying to log you in first. On how to share the calendar, see this: https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37083
You can trivially test on desktop whether this will work in WebView by creating a simple test page that embeds the calendar in an iframe, and then opening it in an Incognito window of Google Chrome, where you are not logged into Google services. Chrome will also be refusing to show Calendar until you make it publicly shared.

A: If your calender is not public make sure you are loged in and third party cookies are accepted. Otherwise google will forward you to the login page what will cause an error because within an iframe google will deny access.

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Self-reflection is one of the most powerful and effective ways to learn, grow, and achieve success because it requires examining and interpreting personal experiences to gain new understanding.
For the first time, the Shorewood School District introduced a new Passages program for all 6th graders in the 2017-18 school year. Passages are presentations in which students share how they have grown and developed, both as a learner and as a person of character. Passages offer 6th grade students the opportunity to reflect on past work and experiences as a way to prepare for their upcoming educational transition to the Intermediate School.
Passage presentations take place near the end of the school year, in mid-to-late May. During each Passage presentation, a student presents in front of a panel of community adults comprised of a District administrator, a Shorewood secondary teacher, and a local community member. Parents and families are also invited and encouraged to participate as audience members for their child's Passage presentation. Following each presentation, the panelists have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to each student presenter.


Fishing rods are classified by the range of lure weights, and the amount of flex in the rod when it is loaded with the lure.
There are several unique characteristics that affect rod performance and used to define rod uses: power, action, length and number of pieces, material, line weight and lure weight. Understanding those characteristics helps to choose the right rod that are light, sensitive, and powerful, suitable for specific fishing situations.
A good rod will allow you to place your bait or lure exactly where you want it, presents it as quietly as possible, helps for better line and lure control. It helps during the fish fighting, to feel even the smallest unthinkable bites and much more of what's going on with your bait.
The rod weight indicates its strength. There are seven fundamental categories of rod weights: ultra light, light, medium light, medium, medium heavy, heavy, and extra heavy. To choose the right Fishing Rod weight you can use this rule: the right Fishing Rod's weight depends on how big and/or how heavy the lure you'll be using, and/or how big the fish you wish to catch is. The bigger the fish and/or the bigger or heavier the lure, the heavier the Fishing Rod you need. So a heavy action rod would probably have a lure weight range from 1oz and up, while an Ultra-Light may have a lure range from 1/32 oz and up to approximately 1/8oz.
The Rod Action classifies the amount of the rod that flexes when it is loaded with a lure. The general designations are Slow, Medium, Fast, and Extra-Fast.
Slow action rods flex across the whole length of the rod up to the grips. Medium action rods bend over around the upper half of the rod, Fast action rods flex over about one-third of tip, and Extra-Fast rods bend over only about one-fourth of the tip. Each type of action has its application and different people may use different actions for the same purpose.
The weight of the rod relates to the relative strength of the rod all things being equal. A heavy rod is capable of handling heavy lures and it is heavy. A light rod handles small lures, and it is light. A heavy rod is more tiring to use than a lighter rod. You can move fish out of cover with a heavy rod. You can flip baits with a light rod all day. The weight of the rod determines optimal line strength, a heavier rod handling higher line, a lighter rod handling lighter line. You're going to be able to cast a light lure best with a light rod with slow rod action, and if you use a heavy rod with fast rod action that crappie jig will fall far beside you.
If you are jigging, or Texas-rigging you would prefer to use an Extra-Fast tip for the sensitivity. If you are mojo-rigging you would prefer a fast action because it allows the fish to load the rod before setting the hook. If you are a Steelhead fisherman the "Noodle" type rods with a slow action would be considered. They allow the fisherman to use lighter line while fishing because the rod help mitigate the load on the line. However, the slower the action of the rod, the harder it is to get a good hookset because less force is applied directly to the fish.
When you are using crankbaits, you are always casting, and you wish to have as long casts as possible. In order than you can feel accurately what the crankbait is hitting you would want sensitivity. Also you want a reasonable amount of backbone in the rod to set hooks, but you want flex to the rod to keep the treble hooks from pulling out. It means you want to use a medium weight, medium action rod.
Fishing worms or jigs, you want sensitivity in the rod tip to feel fish beating the bait, and you don't want a lot of rod flex because you are pulling a fish out of cover when fishing works, or potentially from deep when jigging. But you will be holding the rod tip up for significant periods of time, means you need a very light rod, you want to use a medium weight, fast action rod.
A rod is usually also classified by the optimal weight of fishing line or in the case of fly rods, fly line the rod should handle. Fishing line weight is described in pounds of tensile force before the line parts. Line weight for a rod is expressed as a range that the rod is designed to support. Fly rod weights are typically expressed as a number from 1 to 12, written as "7wt" etc. and each weight represents a standard weight in grains for the first 30 feet of the fly line established by the American Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Association. For example, the first 30' of a 6wt fly line should weigh between 152-168 grains, with the optimal weight being 160 grains. In casting and spinning rods, designations such as "8-15 lb. line" are typical.
A rod's Action and Power may change when line weight is greater or lesser than the rod's specified range. When the line weight used greatly exceeds a rod's specifications a rod may break before the line parts. When the line weight is significantly less than the rod's recommended range the line may part prematurely, as the rod cannot fully flex to accommodate the pull of a given weight fish.
So the next time you have a chance to buy a new rod, consider what rod action and rod weight might fit a fishing condition where you're currently missing a lot of fish. You need to mix the action and the weight in a manner to permit you has the best rod for the fishing condition. Having the right rod for the condition is going to result in more fish hooked.
The length of the fishing rod is very important factor to consider. A long-handled rod allows for more casting distance. It covers more open water where long two-handed casts are required. The longer handle also gives you much more power when playing a large fish than a short-handled rod. It allows you to move line quicker. It provides better hook-sets from a distance. It provides a shock-absorber action and also can give you more control on fish during the fight.
Basic physics principles will tell you that a longer fishing rod gives you the preferred casting action, it allows you to cast at a greater distance by adding tip speed during the wider swing of the cast. The increased speed easily translates to farther casts. The longer the rod, the greater the mechanical advantage in casting, the further you can cast and the less effort is needed to reach that target. Longer rods are used for bigger bait and bigger fish. The bigger the fish, the longer the cast, so the longer the rod should be.
Longer rod is also allows for better line control, it affects your ability to fight against a fish. The greater length provides a shock-absorber action to protect line from breaking when a fish is flipping and flopping, pulling and running, jumping and swirling, or making a strong leap.
Longer length allows you to fish in a wide area of the water, on the other side of the river or allow you to reach a longer distance without changing the fishing spot. Longer rods will give you better leverage over the line and the bait and require smaller movement by angler to set the hook for effective striking. Using a longer rod will also give you a huge advantage when playing fish, keeping it away from snags.
A shorter, thicker fishing rod will be able to provide better leverage for "pumping" a powerful kind of fish from deeper water. The shorter rod provides more control and maneuverability, allowing you to flick cast in tight areas much easier.
When catch a big fighter longer rod allows you to extend the rod all the way out past the fish so that the fish will be located between you and the tip of the rod. If you apply a little pressure on the line in the direction opposite to where you are, the fish will start struggling and moving towards you which is exactly what you want to happen.
A telescoping fishing rod that fits easily in a suitcase or trunk would be great for the traveler who enjoys fishing with a longer rods, longer cast and as a result a bigger fish.
A rod's Weight and Length should be matched to the weight of your line. The rod manufacturers determine the best match based on power and stiffness.
The range of line weights is consistent with where the rod falls within the power rating scale. Light rods use light line and lures and heavy rods use heavy line and lures.
Line weights range from 1 to 15. The lower line weights are for smaller fish, the higher line weights are for heavier fish.
1- to 3-weight: Best for Trout or Sunfish on small to moderate-sized waters, for a delicate presentations with small dry flies and nymph.
4- to 6-weight: Very good for Trout, Bream and Smallmouth Bass. A 4-weight is perfect for delicacy and finesse, a 5-weight is for trout whether you want finesse on spring-fed creeks or bigger, wider rivers. A 6-weight works best on big waters or in windy conditions.
7- to 8-weight: Excellent for Steelheads, redfish, Smallmouth Bass or light Salmon fishing. A 7-weight has an extra power needed to land smallmouth bass or steelhead, and bigger trout found in rivers and reservoirs. These weights also work well with bigger flies and bass bugs.
9- to 10-weight: Large flies for catching Salmon and Pike require a heavier weight line; these weights also work in saltwater for medium-sized fish.
11- to 15 weight and up: These heavier weights needed for tarpon, tuna and billfish.
Rod length give you the preferred casting action. The longer rods give you more action while shorter rods are geared for tight situations such as narrow streams.
Less than 8': Short rods are perfect for fishing in tight areas - narrow streams with overhanging trees or small ponds with lots of brush.
8' - 9': These lengths are good fits for Trout and Bass fishing. The longer length will give you more casting range and should improve your line control.
9' and Longer: Designed for long casts and better ability to manage line, these longer rods are best for open waters, such as bonefish flats, saltwater bays and big salmon rivers.


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Join us on this weekend social dance break. Gary & Tricia are experienced dance teachers with many years of experience and have a great following.


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What am I most scared of? – Hiking the Appalachian Trail: If Not Now, Then When?
One night in a lean-to, a skunk crawled out on the dirt floor right underneath me. It then proceeded to come on the bunk and crossed over my lower legs. Playing dead while every emotion was roiling through me was quite a moment.
BTW-less frequent than lightening strikes!
Yikes! Did not need to read that 🙂 Glad you didn't get skunked!
I just finished reading your entire blog! I am jealous and excited for you. Apparently, we are one of the LONG planners as we are planning for 3 years from now…but logistics just won't allow any sooner. I will be following along with your blog as you post. I hope you have the time of your life!
Thank you!! I'm very fortunate to have been able to plan in a shorter amount of time. Good luck to you and I hope you get on the trail soon!


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Mr. Magoo ("Sr. Magoo"), é um personagem fictício de desenho animado criado no estúdio de animação da United Productions of America em 1949. Com voz de Jim Backus, Magoo é um aposentado rico e de baixa estatura que entra em uma série de situações cômicas como resultado de sua extrema miopia, agravada por sua teimosa recusa em admitir o problema. No entanto, através de estranhas faixas de sorte, a situação sempre parece se resolver para ele, deixando-o não pior do que antes.

Pessoas afetadas (ou animais) tendem a pensar que ele é um lunático, em vez de apenas ser míope. Em desenhos animados posteriores, ele também é um ator, e geralmente um competente, exceto por sua deficiência visual.

Os episódios de Magoo foram indicados ao Oscar de Melhor Curta-Metragem de Animação três vezes e receberam o prêmio duas vezes, por When Magoo Flew (1954) e Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956).

Em 2002, a TV Guide classificou o Mr. Magoo como número 29 na lista "50 Maiores Personagens de Desenhos Animados de Todos os Tempos".

No Brasil, foi exibido na Rede Tupi nos anos 60 e 70. Mais tarde, foi exibido no SBT nos anos 80. Atualmente vai ao ar na Rede Brasil.

Em Portugal, ficou conhecido como "Mister Magoo e Companhia". Estreou na RTP nos anos 70, na rubrica "Cinema de Animação", na versão original. Em 2008, a RTP Memória passou alguns episódios do personagem através da série americana "Totally Tooned In" (1999), na versão original com legendas em português.

História
A primeira aparição de Magoo foi no curta cinematográfico The Ragtime Bear (1949), com roteiro de Millard Kaufman. Sua criação foi um esforço colaborativo; Dizem que o diretor de animação John Hubley baseou parcialmente o personagem em seu tio Harry Woodruff, e W. C. Fields foi outra fonte de inspiração. Em uma lenda que circula entre medievalistas, o professor da Universidade de Harvard, Francis P. Magoun, também é considerado o modelo do personagem. No entanto, não há evidências de que o artista Hubley conhecesse o estudioso. A Columbia Pictures relutou em liberar o curta, mas o fez, apenas porque incluía um urso. No entanto, o público rapidamente percebeu que a verdadeira estrela era Magoo, um dos poucos personagens de desenhos animados "humanos" já produzidos em Hollywood na época. O curta se tornou um sucesso de bilheteria. Os criadores de desenhos animados geralmente tentam encontrar um nome que corresponda ao personagem. Pelo simples fato de que ele olhava o tempo todo, o melhor que eles conseguiam encontrar era Quincy para o primeiro nome.

O personagem Magoo foi originalmente concebido como um reacionário mal-humorado, semelhante a Joseph McCarthy, cujo murmúrio incluiria tantas reclamações misantrópicas ultrajantes quanto os animadores poderiam se dar bem. Kaufman estava na lista negra e Magoo era uma forma de protesto. Hubley era um ex-comunista que havia participado da greve dos animadores da Disney em 1941. Tanto ele quanto Kaufman haviam participado da frente da lista negra e talvez devido ao risco de ficar sob mais escrutínio com um personagem de sucesso, Hubley, que criara Magoo, entregou a série completamente ao diretor criativo Pete Burness. No entanto, foi o gerente de produção Sherm Glas quem projetou o próprio personagem.

Sob Burness, Magoo ganharia dois Óscars pelo estúdio When Magoo Flew (1955) e Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956). Burness esfregou Magoo de sua maldade politizada e deixou apenas alguns comentários estranhos e pouco apáticos que o fizeram parecer senil ou um pouco louco. Magoo era frequentemente acompanhado em suas aventuras na tela com seu sobrinho Waldo, interpretado várias vezes por Jerry Hausner ou Daws Butler.

Nos programas de entrevistas, Backus costumava contar a história de como ele originalmente descobriu a voz de Magoo quando ele colocou um nariz de borracha falso que o beliscou levemente, dando-lhe o som nasal. Ele só foi capaz de executar a voz com a ajuda do nariz de borracha por algum tempo, mas acabou aprendendo como recriá-la sem sua ajuda. Ele costumava arrancar o nariz (ou um fac-símile, já que o original havia sido perdido alguns anos antes) e colocá-lo e entrar na voz familiar.

Em 1957, foi lançado o álbum Magoo in Hi-Fi. O lado A consistia em um diálogo entre Magoo e Waldo, enquanto Magoo tentava montar seu novo sistema de som. A música do álbum foi composta e conduzida por Dennis Farnon e sua orquestra. O lado A, "The Mother Magoo Suite", era uma série de peças musicais que incluíam dois solos de Marni Nixon.

Em 1959, Magoo estrelou 1001 Arabian Nights, dirigido por Jack Kinney, a primeira produção longa-metragem da UPA.

Em 1997, o filme de comédia live-action Mr. Magoo foi produzido pela Walt Disney Pictures em 25 de dezembro de 1997 e teve Leslie Nielsen como o personagem-título. O filme recebeu críticas negativas dos críticos.

Em 2010, um filme de comédia de ação direto para o vídeo, baseado no personagem, Kung Fu Magoo, foi lançado em DVD em 11 de maio de 2010. Apresenta as vozes de Jim Conroy, Chris Parnell, Dylan e Cole Sprouse e Alyson. Stoner. O filme é uma coprodução mexicano-americana, produzida pela Classic Media, Ánima Estudios e Santo Domingo Films.  O filme foi dirigido por Andrés Couturier. Sua aparição mais recente foi em O Poderoso Chefinho da DreamWorks Animation, onde aparece brevemente na capa de uma revista em quadrinhos.

Televisão

Na década de 1960, a UPA voltou sua atenção para a televisão e começou a produzir a série Mister Magoo para o personagem. Como a UPA encerrou seu estúdio de animação em 1959, a animação para esses desenhos foi feita por Jack Kinney Productions e Larry Harmon Pictures. Os desenhos sofriam de designs variados de personagens e animações mais agitada, devido a cronogramas de produção apressados. O sobrinho de Magoo, Waldo (interpretado, como na maioria dos curtas cinematográficos, por Jerry Hausner) raramente era visto com seu tio, agora aparecendo em seus próprios episódios, introduzidos por uma breve conversa por telefone do ponto de vista de Magoo, que atuava como provocação. Os episódios do Waldo também apresentavam um trapaceiro de fala manhosa chamado Presley, e sempre terminavam com um retorno a Magoo dizendo: "Oh, esse Waldo e Presley. O que eles farão em seguida? Hee hee hee!"

O empregado doméstico de Magoo, Cholly (ou seja, "Charlie"), assumiu grande parte da folga de Waldo. Cholly era um estereótipo asiático, com enormes dentes de coelho e pronúncia inglesa comicamente quebrada. Apesar de sua aparência e voz estereotipadas, ele, no entanto, costuma interpretar diretamente as travessuras de Magoo, em vez de ser uma fonte de humor por conta própria. Ele é o "são" do par. Sua desenvoltura muitas vezes salva Magoo do perigo.

Ainda outros desenhos animados mostravam Tycoon Magoo, interpretado por Mel Blanc, e seu desajeitado assistente Worcestershire.

Durante a era televisiva da UPA, veio a  Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol, uma recontagem abreviada, mas amplamente fiel, de A Christmas Carol de Charles Dickens. Foi o primeiro especial de Natal animado feito para a televisão e o primeiro especial de TV animado de uma hora e é considerado um clássico de férias da década de 1960, ao lado de A Charlie Brown Christmas e How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. O especial inspirou uma série de TV animada intitulada The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, que colocou Magoo como ator em outras histórias bem conhecidas. Depois de uma introdução no camarim de Magoo nos bastidores, Magoo foi retratado em papéis como O Conde de Monte Cristo, Merlin em uma releitura animada da história do Rei Arthur, Frei Tuck em Robin Hood e Puck em Sonho de uma Noite de Verão.

Em 1970, Magoo estrelou como Tio Sam no especial de TV Uncle Sam Magoo.

No final da década de 1970, Magoo apareceu em uma nova série de televisão da CBS na manhã de sábado chamada What's New, Magoo? Essa série foi feita sob licença pelo estúdio  DePatie–Freleng, pois a UPA havia interrompido a produção interna de desenhos animados.

Weinerville, da Nickelodeon, antologiza a maioria de seus curtas.

Em 1997, Magoo foi interpretado por Leslie Nielsen em um filme live-action de Mr. Magoo. No entanto não conseguiu encontrar sucesso crítico ou popular, e alguns grupos de apoio aos deficientes, incluindo a  National Federation of the Blind (Federação Nacional dos Cegos), protestaram em favor dos cegos e deficientes visuais. [11]

Um filme de animação mexicano-americano, Kung-Fu Magoo, foi lançado como um lançamento direto em DVD em 2010 e estreou na TV na Disney XD em 2011.

O Sr. Magoo ajudou a anunciar a linha de produtos da General Electric nas décadas de 1950 e 1960, às vezes sob o nome J. Quincy Magoo. Em 2005, o Sr. Magoo se tornou o porta-voz da loja de varejo óptico Sterling Optical. Magoo também foi destaque em uma série de comerciais da Stag Beer na década de 1960. Também na década de 1960, a empresa Polaner vendeu sua linha de conservas em frascos decorados com imagens de Magoo, que quando vazias podiam ser usadas como copos.

A ASI Entertainment usou desenhos animados do Mr. Magoo para "aquecer" o público ao testar pilotos de comédia na televisão.

O slogan do Sr. Magoo era "Oh Magoo, you've done it again!"

Magoo é aluno da Universidade Rutgers, turma de 1928. A razão por trás disso é que seus criadores queriam que ele fosse "um aluno da faculdade que ainda estava entusiasmado com o espírito da velha escola [e eles sentiram que] Rutgers era a personificação de o 'laço da velha escola' na América ". Ele definitivamente estava em uma fraternidade, pois costumava gritar: "Alfa, Beta, Gama, Rho-Rutgers, Rutgers, Go-Go-Go!"

Em 2018, a produtora francesa Xilam produziu uma nova série.

Crítica
O Artigo do "Wall Street Journal" (1997) revelou um segredo, que dizia que o velho míope era uma crítica velada ao senador americano Joseph McCarthy. Vê inimigos que não existe, como Joseph Stalin, que via todos comunistas como tal, e os que existiam, não via.

Personagens
 Sr. Quincy Magoo - protagonista do desenho;
 Charlie - empregado de Magoo;
 Waldo - sobrinho de Magoo;
 Presley - "cúmplice" de Waldo nos cartoons de 1960;
 Mamãe Magoo - mãe de Magoo;
 Vovó Magoo - avó de Magoo;
 Bowser - gato de Magoo;
 Wheeler e Dealer - Meninos criados por Magoo na série animada "The Mr. Magoo Show", de 1962;
 McBarker - cachorro de estimação de Magoo;
 Hamlet - hamster;
 Tycoon Magoo - o "tio milionário" de Mr. Magoo;
 Worcestershire - mordomo de Tycoon.

Dublagem

Dublagem original
 Sr. Quincy Magoo: Jim Backus
 Charlie: Benny Rubin
 Waldo: Jerry Hausner (anos 60), Casey Kasem (anos 70), Daws Butler (1957)
 Presley: Daws Butler
 Mamãe Magoo: Henny Backus (dublou em "Meet Mother Magoo", de 1956, substituído em seguida por June Foray
 Vovó Magoo: dublador desconhecido
 Bowser: sem dublador
 Wheeler e Dealer: dubladores desconhecidos
 McBarker: cachorro de estimação de Magoo;
 Hamlet: sem dublador
 Tycoon: Mel Blanc
 Worcestershire:Mel Blanc

No Brasil
 Sr. Quincy Magoo: José Soares
 Charlie: Douglas Guedes
 Antônio Celso (narrador)

Ligações externas
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Mr. Magoo page (em inglês)
 Internet Movie Database (em inglês)
 Toon Tracker's Mr. Magoo Page (em inglês)

Personagens de desenhos animados
Desenhos animados da década de 1950
Desenhos animados da década de 1960
Desenhos animados dos Estados Unidos

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In my case, I operated an area called the Science Shed at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Kids would come by, singly and in groups, and I'd show them all sorts of neat things. I had a Van de Graaff generator to make their hair stand up, a laser beam (which, among other things, showed some of the neatest patterns when you put a diamond ring under it). There was an oscilloscope to show them their voiceprint, a metal detector, all kinds of things. One was a blacklight which made peculiar things glow in the dark - including, sometimes, false teeth. But I couldn't count on false teeth being present in the Shed at any particular time, nor on their owner being willing. So when I needed a crown on one of my front teeth, I asked the dentist to make one that glowed. He said that since blacklights had become common, the dental supply companies had fixed that problem; but he looked around and found some old supplies. So now one'a my Two Front Teeth glows under UV illumination. The kids loved it.
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The path continued, so we followed it, and found a mad architect named Shawn. He lived in an expansive bamboo and blue-plastic tent, large and comfortable. His bathtub was outside, under a tree. He had a pet chicken, a Rhode Island Red by its color, that broke his artworks and pooped on him in his bed when he didn't rise early enough to feed it.
Shawn designs geodesic domes to be built in bamboo, the only material, he says, there is enough of for everyone.


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How do I convert to Judaism?
I heard I need to go to Israel to do that.
The only way, whether in Israel or anywhere, is to prove you have the CHUTZPAH to go three separate times to the same rabbi INSISTING you want to become a Jew. That's the RULE.
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Conversion to Judaism can happen outside of Israel, please consults rabbis in your community and online
Kevin7 · 3 weeks ago
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Local Machine · 4 weeks ago
Talk to a Rabbi, they'll be able to walk you through the process.
Conversion requires such an ordained person to help you study in order to become Jewish. Unlike with Christianity or Islam, where you literally only say a line three times to convert, conversion to Judaism is a long term commitment. Depending on the sect, it can take years to officially become a Jew.
None of this requires travel to Israel. I mean, you COULD convert in Israel - there is nothing there to hold you back, obviously - but it's not required. I'd go to a synagogue close to you, affiliated with a sect you truly believe in (if you believe). Unless you live in a nation devoid of Jews, in which case you may need to travel abroad to establish some sort of connection in order to convert. That still doesn't have to be Israel, though.
TNO · 1 month ago
Huh? These Ayrab fanatics nailed our little guy to the cross!
What's wrong widchoo?
Steel · 1 month ago
You just need to say in your heart "I reject Jesus of Nazareth and all his works".
Ludwig · 1 month ago
Nope. Speak to a Rabbi. You can also google it. There's a lot of very help ful resources. Also, a lot of Rabbis will require you to spend a year celebrating all the holidays before conversion. Jewish holidays are more important to Judaism than Christian holidays are to Christians (nothing against Christians but there are aspects they consider more central to their faith).
Anonymous · 1 month ago
You can check the Reform Jewish website.
http://www.urj.org
Murzy · 1 month ago
No, you don't have to go to Israel.
Find a local synagogue, and talk to a Rabbi. Procedures will differ from movement to movement (i.e., Reform, Conservative, Orthodox)
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Why does NetEnyahu just warning and threatening Iran ?
Do you think the reason that there's so much violence in the world is that we're all tired of having to poop? It's gross and smelly.?
Was the death penalty carried out twice in Israel, almost a 3d time?
What German neo nazi song repeated the word "Hitler"?
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Q: Python3 json output values to file line by line only if other fields are greater than value I have retrieved remote json using urllib.request in python3 and would like to to dump, line by line, the value of the IP addresses only (ie. ip:127.0.0.1 would be 127.0.0.1, next line is next IP) if it matches certain criteria. Other key values include a score (one integer value per category) and category (one or more string values possible).
I want to check if the score is higher than, say 10, AND the category number equals a list of one OR more values. If it fits the params, I just need those IP addresses added line by line to a text file.
Here is how I retrieve the json:
ip_fetch = urllib.request.urlopen('https://testonly.com/ip.json').read().decode('utf8')

I have the json module loaded, but don't know where to go from here.
Example of json data I'm working with, more than one category:
   "127.0.0.1" : {
      "Test" : "10",
      "Prod" : "20"
   },

A: I wrote a simple example that should show you how to iterate trough json objects and how to write to a file:
import json
j = json.loads(test)

threshold = 10
validCategories = ["Test"]

f=open("test.txt",'w')
for ip, categories in j.items():
    addToList = False
    for category, rank in categories.items():
        if category in validCategories and int(rank) >= threshold:
            addToList = True
    if addToList:
        f.write("{}\n".format(ip))
f.close()

I hope that helps you to get started. For testing I used the following json-string:
test = """
{
    "127.0.0.1" : {
          "Test" : "10",
          "Prod" : "20"
    },

    "127.0.0.2" : {
          "Test" : "5",
          "Prod" : "20"
    },

    "127.0.0.3" : {
          "Test" : "5",
          "Prod" : "5",
          "Test2": "20"
    }
}
"""


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Fast fashion fix: New research aims to keep clothing out of landfills
Researchers at the University of Waterloo and Seneca College are hoping their new study will be used to change how much clothing ends up in landfills.
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Meeting to discuss hybrid shelter
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Authorities announced the Friday release of police video depicting five officers beating a Black man whose death prompted murder charges against them and provoked outrage at the country's latest instance of police brutality. Family members of Tyre Nichols pleaded for any protests to remain peaceful.


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The Amelia Sleigh Stone White Bed. A classic style Sleigh bed available in Single, Double and King sizes. Finished in a Stone White with a lacquered finish and a wooden slatted base for extra strength and stability. Classic yet up to date style will look ideal in any bedroom setting and now Superb Value.
A stylishly simple wooden bed frame, available in a classic pine or modern white finish. The Slocum is designed in such a way that it will fit into the aesthetic of any bedroom setting. Whether you have a minimal, contemporary décor, or a more traditional bedroom style, this bed frame will look the part in any setting. Its slatted headboard and low foot end create the illusion of extra bedroom space, and when combined with the sprung slatted base, you're left with a bed frame that is both stylish and supportive.
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The Amsterdam bed frame is made from solid oak to the head and foot ends with oak veneers used for the side rails. It is a stylish, beautiful yet robust bed which benefits from a fully sprung slatted base. This helps to give great comfort and support to your mattress. This timeless classic also benefits from chunky corner legs and over sized plinths which add to its grandeur.
The Salerno is one of three new beds from Julian Bowen and the Salerno stone white bed frame is supplied in single, double and king size and comes with a sprung slatted base . This white laquered bed frame is due in to uk around mid march.
The Salerno Oak bed frame is the best quality frame in this mini collection as it offers the same style of bed as the Salerno stone white frame but with one exception that the head , foot and side rails are made from varnished American white oak . The Salerno Oak frame is one of three new beds from Julian Bowen and is supplied in single, double and king size and comes with a sprung slatted base . This varnished Oak bed frame is due in to uk around mid march.
The Jude bed frame from Julian Bowen is new for 2014 and offers a contemporary styled bed which with a low foot end that is made from pine and finished a wenge dark colour.
Manhattan is a modern, ultra chic bedroom collection in stunning white high gloss lacquer with recessed handles enabling easy opening and creating a clean contemporary image. Accompanies the Manhattan Bedroom Collection.
Olivia is a charming wooden bed in a stone white lacquered finish, featuring a subtle curved headboard for a refined look that fits with all styles of décor. A solid slatted base makes for a comfortable night's sleep and a robust construction.
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Elegant white finish Victorian design frame in ivory gloss finish Sprung slatted base to give additional support.
The Domino bunk beds are suited for both boys and girls. Finished in a neutral maple and fresh, crisp white the bunks have a modern and versatile look. Your little ones can go crazy with their bed spreads and décor with this blank canvas to work with. The bunks have safety in mind too! The ladder features not only safety bars but also illuminating strips on the steps, to make them visible during the night. The top bunk has a safety rail to prevent any night time tumbles and to put your mind at ease.
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The Arabella's soft curves and smooth lines give the bed a very individual look. Finished in a stone white eggshell textured finish, tall curving head and matching lower foot end with interior stylish lines, space beneath for storing and available in Single, Double and King.
This beautiful bed frame is simply stunning, with its soft curved head and foot ends. The bed frame has a delicate stone white (this is an off white and not a stark white) egg shell texture finish and the look is further enhanced with wonderful chrome oval tear drop shaped detailing, together with delicate crystals. The bed frame then incorporates a sprung slatted base which helps to give extra comfort and mattress life.
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This Marquis bed frame is stunning, with a black nickel finish complemented by beautiful crystals. The Marquis is certainly a centre piece bed, with detailed castings and a beautiful black nickel finish. A sprung slatted base gives your mattress extra comfort too.
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This low priced metal bed frame is finished in stunning bright aluminium. A fabulous cross over of classic style and contemporary looks, the Chatsworth will sit easily in most bedrooms. It's sprung slatted base gives your mattress extra comfort and life.
The Aztec has a perfect combination of metal and wood, together in perfect harmony on this sleek modern bed frame. The hardwood side legs have an oak finish which complements the bright aluminium of the head and food end beautifully. With the added benefit of a sprung slatted base, to aid comfort and mattress life too.
The Julian Bowen Optika Brown Faux Leather TV Bed is from their highly regarded range of modern beds, and has a striking dark brown finish on leather upholstery and made from quality hardwood. These characteristics would bring a cosy atmosphere to any contemporary bedroom and its existing features.


I loved doing this San Francisco project for my great friends the Farrons! Their taste is this awesome combination of refined but cool and easy!
We painted the front door Hague Blue by Farrow and Ball. My fav. In the seating area of their master bedroom. We added molding to an otherwise "boring" wall for some texture. It really changed the space! I LOVE the modern chandelier with the original medallion that came with the house. It's so fun to mix up style. That's when the magic happens. I kind of think every light and airy house should have at least one dark room... The Farron's wanted their tiny back guest room to feel like a boutique hotel. So we painted it eggplant and put beautiful white linens in there.


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La legge 10 ottobre 1986, n. 663 - conosciuta anche come legge Gozzini dal suo promotore Mario Gozzini - è una legge della Repubblica Italiana, pubblicata nella Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana n. 241 del 16 ottobre 1986 (Suppl. Ordinario).

Storia
Venne approvata in Parlamento, con ampio consenso ed il voto contrario del MSI, con l'intento di valorizzare l'aspetto rieducativo della carcerazione rispetto a quello punitivo, normalmente prevalente nel regime di detenzione in assenza di misure specifiche. Alcuni emendamenti successivi introdussero anche il beneficio della non menzione della condanna nel casellario giudiziale.

Contenuto

Disposizioni particolari di carcerazione

La norma , modificando la legge 26 luglio 1975, n. 354, introdusse un particolare regime di reclusione carceraria, in determinati casi di emergenza e/o necessità.

Permessi premio e misure alternative
 permessi premio: il giudice di sorveglianza può autorizzare per un tempo non superiore a quarantacinque giorni all'anno il condannato a lasciare il carcere. Per l'applicabilità di questa misura è richiesto che il reo sia stato condannato a meno di tre anni di detenzione, o a più di tre anni ma ne abbia scontati almeno il 25%, oppure che abbia scontato almeno 10 anni se condannato all'ergastolo. Per l'applicazione della norma è in linea di principio sufficiente non nuocere agli altri detenuti o all'amministrazione della prigione.
 affidamento in prova al servizio sociale: il detenuto condannato a meno di tre anni di detenzione può subire alcune limitazioni alla sua libertà di circolazione o alle sue frequentazioni, essendo però inserito in un programma di riabilitazione che prevede fra le altre cose l'inserimento del mondo del lavoro e la disintossicazione da eventuali dipendenze.

Detenzione domiciliare
 detenzione domiciliare: applicabile quando restano non oltre due anni di reclusione da scontare (in alcuni casi anche di più), o quando la condanna è limitata all'arresto di qualsiasi durata. La legge prevede di scontare la pena in casa propria o altrui, o in altro luogo di dimora, anche pubblico. Questo beneficio si può ottenere nei casi seguenti:

 donna incinta o che allatta la propria prole ovvero madre di prole di età inferiore a tre anni con lei convivente;
 persona in condizioni di salute particolarmente gravi che richiedono costanti contatti con i presidi sanitari territoriali;
 persona di età superiore a 60 anni, se inabile anche parzialmente;
 persona di età minore di 21 anni, per comprovate esigenze di salute, di studio, di lavoro e di famiglia.

Disposizioni sulla concessione della libertà
 regime di semilibertà: se non si è affidati ai servizi sociali, le pene detentive non superiori ai sei mesi possono essere scontate in regime di semilibertà, cioè con la concessione al beneficiario di passare parte della giornata all'esterno dell'istituto per svolgere attività lavorative, istruttive o comunque utili al reinserimento sociale. In caso di condanna all'ergastolo il carcerato deve aver scontato almeno 20 anni in carcere.
 libertà condizionale: per quanto riguarda l'ergastolo, la legge prevede la possibile libertà condizionale dopo 22-26 anni.
 estinzione della pena dell'ergastolo: dopo 5 anni di libertà condizionale, se il condannato non ha commesso altri reati, la pena può venire dichiarata estinta.
 liberazione anticipata: la norma prevede che il condannato, in determinate circostanze, possa scontare la pena seguendo un calendario di 9 mesi invece che di 12, ovvero vedendosi scontati 45 giorni di pena ogni sei mesi di carcerazione. La normativa prevede di contare fra i sei mesi di carcerazione anche i momenti in cui il carcerato ha beneficiato di altre agevolazioni.

Sgravi per le assunzioni
Il Decreto 24 luglio 2014 n. 148 ha introdotto un credito d'imposta per le assunzioni di detenuti e di internati in regime di affidamento della pena fino ad un massimo di euro 520 mensili (art. 1).

Il beneficio fiscale interessa i detenuti condannati per reati minori a pene fino a tre anni di reclusione. Ad essi viene offerta la possibilità di svolgere l'affidamento in prova ad un datore di lavoro che li impiega all'interno della propria azienda nell'ambito di mansioni che teoricamente dovrebbero facilitare il ricollocamento lavorativo del detenuto una volta estinta la pena.

Dato l'importante incentivo fiscale, sovente sono le stesse agenzie di lavoro interinali ad attivare la ricerca di questo tipo di capitale umano. In altri casi, l'amministrazione penitenziaria e i singoli magistrati si attivano di propria iniziativa per mettere in contatto i detenuti con tali opportunità alternative di scontare la propria pena. Il datore di lavoro e l'agenzia di collocamento temporaneo dialogano periodicamente con il magistrato e con l'amministrazione penitenziaria al fine di confermare la buona condotta, l'idoneità e l'impegno del detenuto, per non revocare il beneficio concessogli.

Note

Voci correlate
 Articolo 41 bis
 Mario Gozzini
 Ordinamento penitenziario italiano

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Dry aged short loin, anchovy butter, burnt mushrooms and hickory.
Warm the heart and soul at Folonomo, a trendy Bourke Street restaurant in Surry Hills creating tantalising cuisine 'for love, not money.' This feel-good, profit for purpose restaurant is a hit with locals, giving 100% of the profit made in the café back to charities chosen by venue staff and nominated by those who dine. Inside has a warming, rustic appearance with rough brick walls, glowing lights and timber decor, while upstairs is transformed into an art gallery and exhibition space that follows similar charitable principles. Fresh produce is sourced sustainably for a menu structured around Ayurvedic eating that will nourish the body and please palates. Find the likes of lamb carpaccio, roasted hazelnuts, balsamic and herbs, as well as spatchcock with almond cream and smoked paprika.
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Hours Before Devonte Hart's Family Went Off Cliff, 911 Call Reported Siblings Were Being Starved
Listen to the audio from the CPS rep.
On March 26, Devonte Hart, his five siblings and his adoptive parents were reportedly in an SUV that went off a cliff in Northern California. His adoptive parents Jennifer and Sarah Hart, both 39, and three of the children, Markis Hart, 19; Jeremiah Hart, 14; and Abigail Hart, 14, have all been reported dead. Their three other adopted children are missing, 16-year-old Hannah Hart, 12-year-old Sierra Hart and 15-year-old Devonte, who is known for a viral photo in which he is hugging a police officer in November 2014, are missing. However, one body has been found, which authorities believe could be Hannah or Sierra, but are waiting for the autopsy report. The family lived in Woodland, Washington, near Portland, Oregon, and were reportedly on a road trip.
Police originally said they had "no reason" to believe the crash was intentional. Now, according to KGW8, Greg Baarts, acting assistant chief for California Highway Patrol's northern division, they "do have reason to believe, however, that the crash was intentional."
There have been several reports of abuse and now a 911 call has been released. Just hours before the SUV crashed into the Pacific Ocean on March 26, a rep from Child Protective Services called 911 about getting access to the Hart home.
There have been several reports of abuse and now a 911 call has been released. Just hours before the SUV crashed into the Pacific Ocean on March 26, a rep from Child Protective Services called 911 about getting access to the Hart home. "The mothers are Sarah and Jennifer Hart, and according to my intake, they have six children in the home," the rep says. "I've been to the home Monday and Friday and knocked on the door just this morning, and I can get no response," she continues. "Different cars have been moving in and out, I noticed, so I feel like someone is there." When asked by the dispatcher why CPS was checking on the family, the rep replied, "Concerns that the children aren't being fed." Listen below:
Again, sadly, soon after that call, the Hart family's SUV was found crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
CBS News reported the Harts were abusive parents with neighbors claiming Devonte came to their house and said his parents were punishing them by withholding food. The neighbors also claimed in May 2017, "one of the girls rang their doorbell at 1:30 a.m. She 'was at our door in a blanket saying we needed to protect her,' Bruce DeKalb said. 'She said that they were abusing her.'" All of the children were homeschooled and removed from public in April 2011, a week after Sarah Hart pleaded guilty to physically abusing one of her daughters, according to The Oregonian.
Back in 2008, "An Alexandria police report obtained Tuesday also shows a different daughter told authorities in 2008 one of her mothers bruised her with a belt. Asked by police about the beating, Jennifer and Sarah Hart said the girl had fallen down the stairs days before, the report shows."
The system clearly failed these beautiful children.
Below is the famous photo of Devonte Hart.
Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by this tragedy.
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Harlow man charged with failing to stop after car crashes into house in Sheering
Crime / Fri 4th Jun 2021 am30 08:36am
A HARLOW man has been charged with several road traffic offences.
Zafer Vatansever, aged 20, of Great Brays, Harlow has been charged with the following.
On December 13th, 2020 at Sheering drove a Mercedes C250 on The Street, Sheering without due care and attention.
On December 13th, 2020 at Sheering drove a Mercedes C250 without due care and attention in that you were travelling too fast for the conditions, braked whilst negotiating a nearside bend thus losing control of the vehicle and leaving the carriageway to the offside causing serious property damage to Gladwyns, The Street, Sheering including two vehicles parked on the driveway at the location and the force of such impact has pushed one of the parked vehicles into an outbuilding (garage) causing serious structural damage to the building requiring it to be demolished.
On December 13th,, 2020 at Sheering used a Mercedes C250 on a road (The Street), when there was not in force in relation to that use such a policy of insurance or such a security in respect of third party risks as complied with the requirements of Part VI of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
On December 13th, 2020 at Sheering being the driver of a Mercedes C250 owing to the presence of which on a road, namely The Street an accident occurred whereby damage was caused to property forming part of the land on which the road was situated or land adjacent to it, namely Gladwyns, The Street, Sheering, Essex, failed to stop.
On December 13th, 2020 at Sheering being the driver of a Mercedes C250 owing to the presence of which on a road or other public place, namely The Street, an accident occurred whereby damage was caused to property forming part of the land on which the road was situated or land adjacent thereto, namely Gladwyns, The Street, Sheering, Essex, and not having given your name and address to a person having reasonable grounds for requiring you to do so, failed to report the accident at a police station or to a constable as soon as was reasonably practicable, and in any case within twenty-four hours of the occurrence of the accident.
Vatansever has been remanded on unconditional bail until August 25th, 2021 at Colchester magistrates court.
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Memurubu Lodge has also been written into outdoor literary history thanks to a well-known book, "Three in Norway by two of them", written by a group of English outdoor enthusiasts documenting their excursion during a summer spent in Jotunheimen in 1882. This travelogue was not your average adventure description and its purpose was to entertain the reader rather than detail the steps of climbing Norwegian mountains. Many people during this era were not able to travel and explore different parts of the world, but with this influential literary piece, readers were able to experience the excitement, trials, and tribulations of life in the Norwegian wilderness without actually being there.
From Gjendesheim Tourist Lodge, take the ferry to Memurubu. View the departure times here.
From Memurubu, the trail climbs west, straight up to the mountain plateau, Memurutunga. You will hike for about 6 kilometers along the plateau among the lakes until you start the steep descent down to Gjendebu from Bukkelægeret.
In the steepest sections of the climb down from Bukkelægret, you will find chains and wire which help make the journey safer. As you arrive at Gjendebu, you enter the truly romantic areas of the Norwegian mountains: the rustic farmlands where you will see cows roaming the luscious mountain pastures.
This is the second of four stages of the Historical Hiking Route in Jotunheimen. You can choose to hike the entire route or hike individual stages separately.
"Three in Norway, by two of them" is the famous travelogue written by Englishmen during their summer spent in Jotunheimen in 1882. You can see remnants of where they camped near the Memurubu Lodge.
Bring your fishing pole (and be sure to buy a fishing license) if you would like to catch some fresh trout along the route from Memurubu to Gjendebu.
Memurubu Lodge: stay here between stages one and two of the Historical Hiking Route in Jotunheimen.
Gjendebu: The perfect location to rest before heading off for stage three of the Historical Hiking Route in Jotunheimen.


A recognized leader in debit card services, Interac Association is responsible for the development and operations of the Inter-Member Network (IMN), a national payment network that allows Canadians to access their money through Automated Banking Machines and Point-of-Sale terminals across Canada.
The new office location for the company was selected, designed and tendered in the fourth quarter of 2009 with an anticipated occupancy date of January 22, 2010. The "hyper-tracked" schedule to construct the office space was critical to the success of the overall relocation process and was completed in eight weeks, with a week to deliver and install new furniture in 33,000 sf of space over two floors. MARANT worked closely with the project manager and interior designer to ensure that the design intent was achievable within the budget parametres. MARANT coordinated with all 3rd party suppliers to ensure that the project was completed on schedule.


Bekios, Juan and Buenaposada Biencinto, José Miguel and Baumela Molina, Luis (2011). Age regression from soft aligned face images using low computational resources. In: "5th Conference of Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, IbPRIA 2011", 08-10 Jun 2011, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España. ISBN 978-3-642-21256-7. pp. 281-288.
The initial step in most facial age estimation systems consists of accurately aligning a model to the output of a face detector (e.g. an Active Appearance Model). This fitting process is very expensive in terms of computational resources and prone to get stuck in local minima. This makes it impractical for analysing faces in resource limited computing devices. In this paper we build a face age regressor that is able to work directly on faces cropped using a state-of-the-art face detector. Our procedure uses K nearest neighbours (K-NN) regression with a metric based on a properly tuned Fisher Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) projection matrix. On FG-NET we achieve a state-of-the-art Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 5.72 years with manually aligned faces. Using face images cropped by a face detector we get a MAE of 6.87 years in the same database. Moreover, most of the algorithms presented in the literature have been evaluated on single database experiments and therefore, they report optimistically biased results. In our cross-database experiments we get a MAE of roughly 12 years, which would be the expected performance in a real world application.


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Wanyoike: 'I Lost My Sight But Not My Vision'
By Peter Gambaccini
Photo by Photo Run
There's a Kenyan atop the ranks of international distance-running in the Paralympic ranks, too. Henry Wanyoike is a world record-holder in his visually-impaired category in the 5000, 10,000 and the marathon; he'll be doing the 5000 and marathon at the Paralympic
Games in London in September.
In 2000 in Sydney, Wanyoike became the first African to take home Paralympic gold when he won the 5000, which earned him the Order of the Grand Warrior Award (OGW) back home in Kenya.
"I had barely completed high school and had started a small job in the town as a shoemaker," Wanyoike explains. "But one day I suffered a stroke. I went to bed a normal person, the following day I found myself in darkness and lost my vision gradually over the next few years. I was in despair and thought my life had come to an abrupt end." Running, he says, "is where I found my way back to life." Racing tethered at the wrist to a sighted guide, he won the 1500 at the 2003 All Africa Games and then the 5000 and 10,000 at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens.
Wanyoike is now a Goodwill Ambassador for the "Seeing is Believing Global Campaign" which aims to restore sight to a least one million people. His times are remarkable – 28:47 for 10K in Singapore, and 1:10:25 for a half marathon in Hong Kong, in which he was the overall winner. His 2:33:20 remains the world marathon record for visually-impaired runners.
He now has his own Henry Wanyoike Foundation, which provides educational and medical opportunities for orphans and visually-impaired children, and a Hope for the Future Run "with the objective of tapping and exposing raw athletic talent among children and the youth." He affirms, "I attribute my success to hard work and determination. When I lost my sight, I thought my end had come but it was just the beginning of good tidings. God knew better that I would visit many countries and make Kenya proud." More


Ansley Designs: Because there's Always Time for LOVE - DIY Arrow clock!
Because there's Always Time for LOVE - DIY Arrow clock!
I'm so proud of this clock! I picked this ugly thing up at Goodwill, and at only $1.29 I had a vision for it. The concept was cool, and I didn't see why I couldn't just pop the back off and modernize it some. I've seen a ton of these at thrift stores...so if you like the idea, keep your eyes peeled!
After removing the back (it was stapled on), I took out the clock mechanism that - of course - didn't work. First, I tried just painting the background...but it was taking forever and not working well. So, I switched to poster board and attached it with spray adhesive for the new white background I wanted.
Then I used my silhouette machine to cut out the letters. The font is called David. Again I used poster board. I was planning on card stock..but when I went to the dollar tree to get my white 50 cent poster board; they also had it in navy for only .69. So, I just cut that to the size of regular paper and used it in my silhouette cameo. I punched the hole through the front where the old clock mechanism was, so I could use that as a guide when placing my letters. I spaced them how I wanted, leaving room in between for the arrows.
Again with the silhouette, I cut out an arrow shape that I liked and just used it as a stencil with a gold paint pen. I double checked the positioning of the letters and glued them down with a small amount of hot glue. I followed the directions for adding the new clock mechanism that I picked up at Joann's; with the coupon it ran me about $9.
Sadly, the frame is cheap, fake wood...but I was diggin' the wood with my design. I touched up the imperfections with a stain pen. It's not perfect, but they blend in with the fake wood grain. ;) Then, I just fit the back into the frame and secured it with a small nail on the top and bottom.
My vision didn't work out EXACTLY as I planned, and I am disappointed it didn't - but I'm in love regardless! When I took it apart and was trying to clean the gunk off of it....the numbers on the inside of the glass started coming off! It was too late before I realized what was happening. Half of the 6 was gone and most of the 9, among other casualties. I tried to fix it with a paint marker, but as you can see below it looked like crap. :( So, it's a numberless clock.
I'm happy to FINALLY have a working clock in our bedroom...especially one as fabulous as this! I honestly think this is the first project that I've ever done for our master bedroom! Isn't that sad? I hope to finish another project in the next week or two that will have a drastic impact!
And I found a home for the rhino head that I picked up at TJ Maxx forever ago. It's seriously been sitting on the floor on my side of the bed, still in the bag - I'd guess for 2+ months!
GREAT upcycle of an originally hideous clock. I would have just felt sorry for that clock and walked on by it but you have such a great eye for design. Fabulous!
Thank you! I even found another $1.29 one at Goodwill yesterday....just about half the size. I think it'll be perfect to redo for the nursery!
Wow, you did an awesome job! Love your new clock - featuring you at our party this morning!


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    public UUID jobId() {
        return jobId;
    }

    public int fetchPhaseId() {
        return fetchPhaseId;
    }

    @Nullable
    public IntObjectOpenHashMap<IntContainer> toFetch() {
        return toFetch;
    }

    @Override
    public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
        super.readFrom(in);
        jobId = new UUID(in.readLong(), in.readLong());
        fetchPhaseId = in.readVInt();
        int numReaders = in.readVInt();
        if (numReaders > 0) {
            toFetch = new IntObjectOpenHashMap<>(numReaders);
            for (int i = 0; i < numReaders; i++) {
                int readerId = in.readVInt();
                int numDocs = in.readVInt();
                IntArrayList docs = new IntArrayList(numDocs);
                toFetch.put(readerId, docs);
                for (int j = 0; j < numDocs; j++) {
                    docs.add(in.readInt());
                }
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
        super.writeTo(out);
        out.writeLong(jobId.getMostSignificantBits());
        out.writeLong(jobId.getLeastSignificantBits());
        out.writeVInt(fetchPhaseId);
        if (toFetch == null) {
            out.writeVInt(0);
        } else {
            out.writeVInt(toFetch.size());
            for (IntObjectCursor<IntContainer> toFetchCursor : toFetch) {
                out.writeVInt(toFetchCursor.key);
                out.writeVInt(toFetchCursor.value.size());
                for (IntCursor docCursor : toFetchCursor.value) {
                    out.writeInt(docCursor.value);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}


DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa.-- A New Year means a whole new lot of fun to Hershey.
The National Tour of Spamalot is coming to the Hershey Theatre from January 29 through February 3.
The musical comedy is ripped off from the classic film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and is sure to captivated audiences.
Currently, MeltSpa by Hershey is offering a Cinnamon Mocha Collection. The treatments include a body scrub, body wrap, manicure and pedicure. The offer stands through January 2019.
A Cinnamon Mocha Immersion and Peppermint Hot Chocolate Immersion package are available through January.
Hersheypark is hosting a job fair on Tuesday, January 15 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at GIANT Center.
They are looking for individuals who are 14-years-old and up, and you could get hired on the spot.
Today on FOX43 Morning News, Olivia York from Hershey Entertainment and Resorts stopped by the set to offer more.


Leonard Estate Agents proudly present for Sale "5 Lakeview", Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh. This 3 Bedroom property has recently been refurbished to a very high standard and is ideal for either First Time Buyers or as an Investment Property.
* Recently renovated to a very high standard to include new bathroom suite and kitchen.
* New heating system and radiators fitted throughout the property.
* Ideal opportunity for a First Time Buyer or as an Investment Property.
Phone Leonard Estate Agents today to arrange your viewing.
I am interested in 5 Lakeview, Lisnaskea. Please contact me about this property.