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using System.Runtime.WootzJs;

namespace System.Collections.Generic
{
    public abstract class EqualityComparer<T> : IEqualityComparer, IEqualityComparer<T>
    {
        private static EqualityComparer<T> defaultComparer;

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a default equality comparer for the type specified by the generic argument.
        /// </summary>
        ///
        /// <returns>
        /// The default instance of the <see cref="T:System.Collections.Generic.EqualityComparer`1"/> class for type <paramref name="T"/>.
        /// </returns>
        public static EqualityComparer<T> Default
        {
            get
            {
                EqualityComparer<T> equalityComparer = defaultComparer;
                if (equalityComparer == null)
                {
                    equalityComparer = CreateComparer();
                    defaultComparer = equalityComparer;
                }
                return equalityComparer;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.Collections.Generic.EqualityComparer`1"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        protected EqualityComparer()
        {
        }

        private static EqualityComparer<T> CreateComparer()
        {
            return new DefaultComparer<T>();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// When overridden in a derived class, determines whether two objects of type <paramref name="T"/> are equal.
        /// </summary>
        ///
        /// <returns>
        /// true if the specified objects are equal; otherwise, false.
        /// </returns>
        /// <param name="x">The first object to compare.</param><param name="y">The second object to compare.</param>
        public abstract bool Equals(T x, T y);

        /// <summary>
        /// When overridden in a derived class, serves as a hash function for the specified object for hashing algorithms and data structures, such as a hash table.
        /// </summary>
        ///
        /// <returns>
        /// A hash code for the specified object.
        /// </returns>
        /// <param name="obj">The object for which to get a hash code.</param><exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException">The type of <paramref name="obj"/> is a reference type and <paramref name="obj"/> is null.</exception>
        public abstract int GetHashCode(T obj);

        internal virtual int IndexOf(T[] array, T value, int startIndex, int count)
        {
            int num = startIndex + count;
            for (int index = startIndex; index < num; ++index)
            {
                if (this.Equals(array[index], value))
                    return index;
            }
            return -1;
        }

        internal virtual int LastIndexOf(T[] array, T value, int startIndex, int count)
        {
            int num = startIndex - count + 1;
            for (int index = startIndex; index >= num; --index)
            {
                if (this.Equals(array[index], value))
                    return index;
            }
            return -1;
        }

        int IEqualityComparer.GetHashCode(object obj)
        {
            if (obj == null)
                return 0;
            if (obj is T)
                return this.GetHashCode((T)obj);
            throw new Exception();
        }

        bool IEqualityComparer.Equals(object x, object y)
        {
            if (x == y)
                return true;
            if (x == null || y == null)
                return false;
            if (x is T && y is T)
                return this.Equals((T)x, (T)y);
            throw new Exception();
        }
    }
}

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Provide comfort for the family of Anne-Marie Guillaume with a meaningful gesture of sympathy.
Anne Marie (Dumesle) Guillaume, 73, of Waltham, MA, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018.
Her memorial service will be held at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 9 Beach St. Cambridge, MA on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 3:00p.m. Visiting hours will be held prior to the service from 11:30am to 1:00pm at Brasco & Sons Memorial Chapels, 773 Moody St., Waltham, MA. Parking attendants will be on duty.
Anne Marie was born in Ducis, Haiti to the late Renel and Leonnie (Dorvil) Dumesle. She worked for many years as a Kindergarten teacher in Haiti before immigrating to the United States with her family in 1999. She has been a resident of Waltham ever since.
As the eldest of seven children, Anne Marie was the beacon of her family. She acted as a second mother to her younger siblings, and loved spending time with her own four sons. She was also a devoted member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Cambridge. She loved cooking, caring for others, and watching her favorite team, the Boston Celtics.
She is survived by her loving husband Joseph Milot Guillaume; her devoted sons Jerry Guillaume and his wife Kristina of Kensington, NH; Richard Guillaume and his wife Theresa of Peabody, MA; Jacques Guillaume and his wife Jessica of Lunenberg, MA; and Jeff Guillaume and his wife Karen of Wakefield, MA. She leaves behind her cherished grandchildren Alexis, Olivia, Jace, Julien, Grayson, Kadira and Aurora. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
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Hub — Australia PNG Business Council — Commentary on PNG's mid-year economic outlook
APNGBC NEWS : 31st Aug 2016
Commentary on PNG's mid-year economic outlook
In August, PNG's Department of Treasury released the mid-year economic outlook, followed closely by a supplementary budget.
— By APNGBC, Various
In August the Department of Treasury released the mid-year economic outlook report, which can be accessed here.
APNGBC has collated some commentary on the report below.
From ABC's Eric Tlozek - Papua New Guinea cuts spending again as falling commodity prices bite (28th August)
The Papua New Guinea Government has announced more spending cuts and revenue raising measures in a bid to reduce a deficit blowout.
The Government handed down a supplementary budget, saying it would cut spending by 928 million kina ($377 million) and raise a further 958 million kina ($389 million) in order to keep its deficit at 2.1 billion kina ($854 million), rather than a projected 3.9 billion kina ($1.58 billion).
From David James, Business Advantage: Papua New Guinea's mid-year economic report paints gloomy picture, with some positives
The Papua New Guinea Government has released its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report and the picture of far from rosy: GDP growth is expected to be weaker, tax revenue is lower than expected and public debt is rising above the legislated limit. However, the country's continued trade and current account surpluses provide ground for optimism.
Paul Flanagan provided some analysis on the mid year economic and fiscal outlook report from PNG and followed up with an analysis on PNG's 2016 supplementary budget.
Some notable extracts below
The level of revenue decline and budget blow-out is nearly, but not quite, as severe as last year (a loss of K1,886m vs K2,545). The greatest concern is the source of these revenue drops.
Last year, K1,349m of the drop came from resource taxation. This year, because almost nothing is being collected, the reduction is only K41m. However, there are massive reductions in company tax collections of K562m and personal income tax collections of K434m.
GST is down by K328m, excise duty by K164m. The fall in revenue In these key non-resource revenues point to a much wider economic malaise than last year.
There is also much less room to move given the expenditure cuts last year and the problems in raising domestic finance to meet the large budget deficit.
This is a riskier situation than last year.
On 25th August, PNG's Treasurer released a supplementary budget. As indicated in my earlier notes, having a mini-budget to address the fall in revenue covered in the MYEFO was a vital step for prioritising expenditure cuts and building confidence.
So the Supplementary Budget is, in itself, a very positive thing. A lesson does appear to have been learnt. Paul Flanagan's assessment of the Supplementary Budget is available at here.
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If you don't have dental insurance, then you may be on the hunt for affordable and free dental plans. In addition, most dental policies have a limit on benefits and only pay a portion for services such as crowns and root canals. Without coverage, you'll want to skip seeing the dentist which is not good for your oral health.
There are plenty of ways to save money on dental work, especially in emergency situations. If you lack dental coverage and looking for affordable options, here are some alternatives you should consider.
Local non-profit organizations can be another way to access affordable and free dental plans. There are also a wide variety of national non-profits such as Dentistry From the Heart that provide dental care to low-income families and individuals. Most of these dentists and orthodontists donate their time and services.
Dentistry from the Heart is one of the most popular non-profits you'll come across. Since its launch in 2011, this non-profit organization provides free dental care to the general public. They host regular events to those who live in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana in January. There are also opportunities to receive free or low-cost dental care throughout the year.
Since more major health care plans don't have affordable and free dental plans, some state and federal programs do. Medicaid is one of the most common options for low-income families and individuals. Coverage for adults vary by state and may not offer the same coverage for men and women. Child, on the other hand, can receive free dental coverage.
One challenge many patients face is that few dental practices accept Medicaid. There are options for seniors who are on Medicare. Regular Medicare doesn't include dental care. Medicare Advantage Plans provide dental care option through private health care plans. Premiums vary depending upon the plan's coverage and benefits.
Veteran have access to free or low-cost dental care. If eligible, you can get services at Dentists for Veterans. If not eligible, veterans can purchase low-cost dental care via the VA Dental Insurance Program (VADIP).
Veterans can also receive free cleanings on Veteran's Day at eligible A Brighter Smile Dental Care locations. Veterans must bring a DD214 or valid military ID to receive free care. Since care is based on first come, first serve, veterans must schedule prior to the event.
Discount cards charge a monthly fee or annual fee in exchange for affordable and free dental plans. Common types of discount cards include Carefree Dental or the Careington Dental Discount Plan. Carefree Dental costs $15.96 per month and allows members to save up to 50% on cleanings, X-rays, and other services. Meanwhile, Careington Dental Discount Plan is only $9.95 per month and provides upwards to 50% on most dental treatments. Members also have options to spend a low flat fee on services such as fillings and porcelain crownings.
Dental savings plans provide affordable and free dental plans to those who are uninsured or have little dental benefits. These types of plans are typically cheaper for patients and dentists alike. Some benefits to joining dental savings plans include instant activation, no annual limits, no claims, and no health restrictions. As a member, you use your membership card when visiting participating dental offices. You pay the discounted rate for the service you receive.
Teledentistry is growing in popularity. It's changing the way that dentists provide affordable care to their patients, especially in emergency situations. Teledentistry allows you to speak with a licensed professional to get an immediate consultation to address some of your concerns. A prescription is then sent electronically to a local or online pharmacy. You may also receive a free discount card that can help pay the costs of follow-up services.
One of the most affordable and free dental plans in 2018 is online smile makeovers. One of the most popular online makeovers is through A Brighter Smile. In the spring and summer, they host their annual Mother's Day and Smile Makeover contests. There's even an opportunity for patients to receive free braces in the month of June. All you have to do is like their Facebook page to get more information.


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Kids and teens wearing braces can have a great time on Halloween and enjoy some sweet treats without any problem by following these tips.
Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that is necessary for your teeth to develop properly and not decay. We find fluoride most often in our public water supplies, which gives us some protection against tooth decay compared to people in other countries. But why is this mineral so important to our teeth?
You're teeth are made of some strong stuff, but their not indestructible. While they are supposed to be "permanent", there's a lot of things that can damage your teeth, but one of the things that catch most people off guard is food. What you eat plays a big role in your oral health, so if you want to maintain a full, healthy smile, make sure you pay attention to what you eat.


First, I'm so happy to announce the release of FC's brand new video for "WHAT YOU RAVAGE"! We collaborated with director/editor Matthew Sterling for this project and love what he brought to it. We invite you to check it out over at the Nashville Scene where it premieres today! This song and video are about grief and what we each hide beneath the surface. We hope you like it.


THIS NEXT company is interesting in terms of timing. K3 Capital Group was in uptrend as at the close last Friday (our base date for all the uptrends, down-trends, valuations, etc. for this issue) and still in uptrend on Tuesday of this week despite the hefty drop. We can see no good reason for it.
One reason for the volatility is that there is a relatively small free-float (shares available for investors to trade). The top nine shareholders, including K3's own directors, account for about 85% of the shares.
Nevertheless, we're sticking with K3 Capital Group, partly because there is no news to explain the fall, partly because of a positive trading update in May, of which more later.
If we're right, then there's a chance you'll be able to pick up this share at a bargain price. If we're wrong, at least you won't have paid top-dollar for it.
You may not have even heard of K3 Capital (not to be confused with K3 Business Technology), as it only floated on AIM in April this year via a placing that raised £17.8m before expenses, mainly to fund acquisitions. So what does this company do?
K3 describes itself as "a disruptive innovator within the business and company sales marketplace". It helps to match owners or direc-tors of small and medium sized enterprises across the UK who want an exit strategy to sell to a suitable trade, individual or institutional buyer in the UK and overseas. In short, it's a matchmaker, matching buyers and sellers of businesses.
KBC Corporate: Typically, this subsidiary handles businesses with an enterprise value ranging from around £0.5 million to c.£5 million. It covers a broad range of sectors including engi-neering, manufacturing, construction, technology, retail, whole-sale, and distribution and business services.
KBC Corporate Finance: This subsidiary deals with bigger businesses, whose complexity or value requires a service led by directors with a qualified and technical background. Typically, the companies being sold have an enterprise value of between c.£5 million and c.£200 million.
Knightsbridge. This subsidiary provides a business transfer service for smaller businesses, utilising extensive online adver-tising including business for sale portals and its own proprie-tary buyer database in order to match buyers and sellers. Typi-cally, these businesses have an enterprise value of up to around £0.5m, are a mix of leasehold and freehold, and cover all sec-tors including retail, catering, care, commercial, licenced and leisure markets. Its database of potential seller targets compris-es over 3.8m limited companies and more than 1.2m sole trad-ers and partnerships.
It acquires new clients using an experienced incentivised sales team. It also runs a proprietary online business valuation portal, which generates around 600 leads per month, and which the sales team follows up via telemarketing. This converts to around 100 man-dates per month from the seller. That in turn results in around 50 offers from potential buyers per month, and an average of more than 10 completed transactions per month.
A non-contingent fee typically paid upon commencement of the contract. In 2016, these fees covered the Group's related variable costs, all fixed costs and marketing costs.
A transaction fee, payable only upon the completion of a trans-action. This is typically a percentage of the transaction value and therefore varies on a client by client basis. To this extent, a client's interest and those of K3 are aligned to achieving the optimal price.
The company has achieved industry recognition by winning a num-ber of prestigious awards over the past few months, including awards from Thomson Reuters, Experian, Corporate Insider, ACQ Maga-zine and Corporate Livewire.
Although it only floated on AIM in April, K3 Capital Group was incorporated in 2007. In its current guise, we have a track record going back to 2014.
The only significant news from the company since its AIM flotation is a pre-close trading statement issued on 14 June. It said: "K3's strong performance has continued across the Group resulting in significant revenue growth and strengthening underlying normalised EBITDA.
A fairly small company that has only recently listed on AIM is, almost by definition, a high risk company. One slip-up can result in the share price being severely punished. That said, some of our best performing shares have been those whose potential we've spotted early. We believe that K3 could be one of those companies. Further-more, we believe that the risk is mitigated by a number of factors.
First, the company is run by a highly experienced Board with a good financial track record. Second, that good record looks set to continue if the forecasts (right) prove to be correct. The forecast earn-ings growth rate is 38.5% for this year and 23.5% next. Third, the forecast yield of 6.6% should help underpin the share price. We can see no reason why the dividend would be cut.
To cap it all, the shares look to be extremely good value, given the PEG ratio of just 0.66 for this year and 0.74 next.
BUY K3 Capital Group (127.5p; fore-cast yield: 6.6%; market capitalisation: £52.8 million; initial stop-loss: 102p; EPIC: K3C; sector: Investment Banking & Investment services; classification: AIM; website: www.k3capitalgroupplc.com; tel: n/a).


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Georgia wide receiver Kearis Jackson (10) during the Bulldogs' practice session in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
One of the most intriguing questions surrounding the Georgia football program coming into this season is how its offense will look under the direction of new offensive coordinator Todd Monken. Last season, the Bulldogs struggled tremendously in the second half of the year. So, now the Georgia offense hopes to emulate what the defense did in 2019, and that's to find their new identity.
In 2019, the offense had its worst showing in recent years. The team didn't produce as much in all aspects on offense under former offensive coordinator James Coley . Former Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm struggled with completion percentage, the running game only averaged 4.9 yards per attempt and the unit had a third-down percentage of 41.2 percent. However, the team still finished 11-1 and had a chance to compete for a College Football Playoff berth.
This past offseason, the team didn't get to practice due to the Covid-19 pandemic and has had a limited fall camp thus far. Nevertheless, redshirt sophomore wide receiver Kearis Jackson has faith that Georgia's offense can get the job done this season.
"A new Georgia team that nobody has ever seen before," Jackson said in a press conference Monday. "That nobody would ever even thought of seeing this type of Georgia team that's going to come out and be explosive. Just putting points on the board every time we touch the ball."
That would be a huge win for a program that struggled down the stretch last season.
"Last year wasn't the year we wanted to have but now it's time to make a statement," Jackson said. "I believe that every guy in that room has the ability to do that. I trust everybody. I'm confident in everybody. Anybody you put in the game is going to ball regardless."
Georgia will have a new face at quarterback, whether it be JT Daniels or D'wan Mathis. It will finally be time for running backs Zamir White and James Cook to handle a bulk of the carries. George Pickens returns for his sophomore season with several veterans in the group, including Jackson and Matt Landers. That receiving corps also has several talented freshman who will be on display.
Georgia wide receiver Jermaine Burton (7) during the Bulldogs' practice in Athens, Ga., on Thursday. Sept. 3, 2020. (Photo by Steven Colquitt)
"It's all coming together," Jackson said. "This week, we actually get to put it all together against another team instead of going against our savage defense every day. It's time to face somebody different. I'm pretty sure all my teammates are excited to play a different opponent."
The talent level is there, but now it's just about them being able to produce at a higher level than last year. That new level on confidence that Jackson is displaying might lead people to believe that the Bulldogs do have a new identity on offense. It's just a matter of time now until they get exhibit Monken's new system for the world to see.
Monken was the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2018. During that season, the Buccaneers finished third in touchdowns and yards per game, and fourth in passing attempts. He also has had stints at the college level, too.
Those offenses he ran at Oklahoma State and Southern Miss excelled under his direction. His philosophy seems to be spreading the ball more through the air to open up the run, which is something that is especially good for Georgia because they have the proponents to do so.
"We got a lot of special players over there," linebacker Monty Rice said on Monday. "Ultimately you're going to be judged by how you play on Saturday. We've got a great opportunity on offense, defense, special teams to showcase what we've been doing the past couple of months and what we've been preparing for."
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When grooming dogs, one of the most valuable pieces of equipment in a groomer's salon is a clipper. Clippers are designed to cut the hair to a uniform length in bulk. For small spaces where hair is being cut very short, Trimmers are another option.
Clippers come in a variety of sizes and colours, featuring detachable blades available in different cutting lengths. Most professional grooming clippers now use a standardised blade conventional, normally referred to as an "A5 Style" blade. The teeth on a Clipper Blade are normally deep and widely spaced. Clippers have the option of being mains powered or cordless, with most modern cordless clippers using Lithium Ion batteries.
Trimmers typically are smaller in size than clippers and are more commonly battery powered, featuring detachable blades. Some trimmers feature blades that can be adjusted to different cutting lengths. The average adjustable trimmer blade features 5 sizes which range from approximately 0.5mm – 2mm, this does vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
The best time to use Clippers is when cutting a lot of hair shorter. Pick a suitable Blade for the length and use the clipper to take a large volume of hair to the desired length.
Trimmers are best used for achieving minimal hair on areas such as faces, pads, between toes and other areas where the blade of a Clipper is too large.


On Saturday, November 12, 2016, I presented at the Bluegrass Symposium at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill as part of their Bluegrass Initiative Kick off. I focused on presenting my research on the roles of women at festivals and the ways we must incorporate feminist methodologies into work concerning bluegrass, country and old time music. I used materials from the Berea College Archives as well as participant observations and fieldwork.
Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provided the recording.


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import os
import tempfile
import unittest2

from oslo import messaging
from oslo.config import cfg
from oslo.messaging import transport
import pkg_resources as pkg
from stevedore import driver

from mistral.openstack.common import importutils

# We need to make sure that all configuration properties are registered.
importutils.import_module("mistral.config")

from mistral.db.sqlalchemy import api as db_api
from mistral.openstack.common import log as logging
from mistral.openstack.common.db.sqlalchemy import session
from mistral import version
from mistral import engine
from mistral.engine import executor

RESOURCES_PATH = 'tests/resources/'
LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)

def get_resource(resource_name):
    return open(pkg.resource_filename(
        version.version_info.package,
        RESOURCES_PATH + resource_name)).read()

def get_fake_transport():
    # Get transport here to let oslo.messaging setup default config
    # before changing the rpc_backend to the fake driver; otherwise,
    # oslo.messaging will throw exception.
    messaging.get_transport(cfg.CONF)
    cfg.CONF.set_default('rpc_backend', 'fake')
    url = transport.TransportURL.parse(cfg.CONF, None, None)
    kwargs = dict(default_exchange=cfg.CONF.control_exchange,
                  allowed_remote_exmods=[])
    mgr = driver.DriverManager('oslo.messaging.drivers',
                               url.transport,
                               invoke_on_load=True,
                               invoke_args=[cfg.CONF, url],
                               invoke_kwds=kwargs)
    return transport.Transport(mgr.driver)

class BaseTest(unittest2.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        super(BaseTest, self).setUp()

        # TODO: add whatever is needed for all Mistral tests in here

    def tearDown(self):
        super(BaseTest, self).tearDown()

        # TODO: add whatever is needed for all Mistral tests in here

    def _assert_single_item(self, items, **props):
        return self._assert_multiple_items(items, 1, **props)[0]

    def _assert_multiple_items(self, items, count, **props):
        def _matches(item, **props):
            for prop_name, prop_val in props.iteritems():
                v = item[prop_name] if isinstance(item, dict) \
                    else getattr(item, prop_name)

                if v != prop_val:
                    return False

            return True

        filtered_items = filter(lambda item: _matches(item, **props), items)

        found = len(filtered_items)

        if found != count:
            LOG.info("[failed test ctx] items=%s, expected_props=%s" % (str(
                items), props))
            self.fail("Wrong number of items found [props=%s, "
                      "expected=%s, found=%s]" % (props, count, found))

        return filtered_items

class DbTestCase(BaseTest):
    def setUp(self):
        self.db_fd, self.db_path = tempfile.mkstemp()
        session.set_defaults('sqlite:///' + self.db_path, self.db_path)
        db_api.setup_db()

    def tearDown(self):
        db_api.drop_db()
        os.close(self.db_fd)
        os.unlink(self.db_path)

    def is_db_session_open(self):
        return db_api._get_thread_local_session() is not None

class EngineTestCase(DbTestCase):
    transport = get_fake_transport()
    backend = engine.get_engine(cfg.CONF.engine.engine, transport)

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(EngineTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.engine = engine.EngineClient(self.transport)

    @classmethod
    def mock_task_result(cls, workbook_name, execution_id,
                         task_id, state, result):
        """
        Mock the engine convey_task_results to send request directly
        to the engine instead of going through the oslo.messaging transport.
        """
        cntx = {}
        kwargs = {'workbook_name': workbook_name,
                  'execution_id': execution_id,
                  'task_id': task_id,
                  'state': state,
                  'result': result}
        return cls.backend.convey_task_result(cntx, **kwargs)

    @classmethod
    def mock_start_workflow(cls, workbook_name, task_name, context=None):
        """
        Mock the engine start_workflow_execution to send request directly
        to the engine instead of going through the oslo.messaging transport.
        """
        cntx = {}
        kwargs = {'workbook_name': workbook_name,
                  'task_name': task_name,
                  'context': context}
        return cls.backend.start_workflow_execution(cntx, **kwargs)

    @classmethod
    def mock_get_workflow_state(cls, workbook_name, execution_id):
        """
        Mock the engine get_workflow_execution_state to send request directly
        to the engine instead of going through the oslo.messaging transport.
        """
        cntx = {}
        kwargs = {'workbook_name': workbook_name,
                  'execution_id': execution_id}
        return cls.backend.get_workflow_execution_state(cntx, **kwargs)

    @classmethod
    def mock_run_tasks(cls, tasks):
        """
        Mock the engine _run_tasks to send requests directly to the task
        executor instead of going through the oslo.messaging transport.
        """
        exctr = executor.get_executor(cfg.CONF.engine.engine, cls.transport)
        for task in tasks:
            exctr.handle_task({}, task=task)

    @classmethod
    def mock_handle_task(cls, cntx, **kwargs):
        """
        Mock the executor handle_task to send requests directory to the task
        executor instead of going through the oslo.messaging transport.
        """
        exctr = executor.get_executor(cfg.CONF.engine.engine, cls.transport)
        return exctr.handle_task(cntx, **kwargs)


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SANTA FE—The New Mexico Public Education Department will hear public comment in Santa Fe this Thursday on its proposed one-sized-fits-all testing and retention policy. The New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty opposes the proposed rule because mandatory retention based on standardized tests hurts our children and violates state law.
The New Mexico Legislature has given families and school districts the authority to decide what is best for each child based on a child's individual needs. The PED's rule, however, would require our state's youngest students – kindergartners through third graders – to pass a PED-designated test in reading to continue to the next grade. Parents would have the right to refuse the first effort to retain a child, but retention would be mandatory if the child did not pass the test the following year.
It is critical that all New Mexican children know how to read. However, years of research shows that holding kids back does nothing to improve their reading skills; instead, it increases their likelihood of dropping out of school. Rather than retaining five to eight-year-olds, the Center proposes the PED invest in evidenced-based programs that actually help children learn to read, like PreK, extended learning time, and professional development for teachers who teach reading.
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Q: I cannot set while to work properly in for loops in ts I want to get array of arrays with unique values, but at some point

while

gets missed or ignored (I presume because of the asynchronous nature of it). Can someone help with a adding a promise to this, or setting

async/await

structure or giving better advise how to check the arrays. I tried adding

async/await

but I get error and I am not sure where I can add a promise or use it. It is
getSeveralArrays() {
 for (let index = 0; index < 50; index++) {
        this.getValue();
      }
}
getValue() {

    this.i++;

    this.array = [];
    this.randomArray = [];
for (let index = 0; index < 4; index++) {

    this.randomValue = this.getRandom();

    if (this.array.length === 2) {

        while ((this.array[0] === this.randomValue) || (this.array[1] === this.randomValue)) {
            this.randomValue = this.getRandom();
        }

        this.array.push(this.randomValue);

    } else if (this.array.length === 3) {

        while ((this.array[0] === this.randomValue) || (this.array[1] === this.randomValue) || (this.array[2] === this.randomValue)) {
            this.randomValue = this.getRandom();
        }

        this.array.push(this.randomValue);

    } else {

        this.array.push(this.randomValue);

    }

    console.log({...this.array});

    this.randomArray.push({ind: this.i, val: this.array});

    }
}

  getRandom() {

      const value = Math.floor(Math.random() * 4);
      return value;
  }

A: There is nothing asynchronous in all your code, so no need for async/await. Also, while is not asynchronous.
You were missing a case for the length of 1 though, so the second element could always be the same as the first.
class X {
  getSeveralArrays() {
    for (let index = 0; index < 50; index++) {
      this.getValue();
    }
  }
  getValue() {
    this.i++;

    this.array = [];
    this.randomArray = [];
    for (let index = 0; index < 4; index++) {
      this.randomValue = this.getRandom();

      if (this.array.length === 1) {
        while (this.array[0] === this.randomValue) {
          this.randomValue = this.getRandom();
        }

        this.array.push(this.randomValue);
      } else if (this.array.length === 2) {
        while (this.array[0] === this.randomValue || this.array[1] === this.randomValue) {
          this.randomValue = this.getRandom();
        }

        this.array.push(this.randomValue);
      } else if (this.array.length === 3) {
        while (
          this.array[0] === this.randomValue ||
          this.array[1] === this.randomValue ||
          this.array[2] === this.randomValue
        ) {
          this.randomValue = this.getRandom();
        }

        this.array.push(this.randomValue);
      } else {
        this.array.push(this.randomValue);
      }

      console.log({ ...this.array });

      this.randomArray.push({ ind: this.i, val: this.array });
    }
  }

  getRandom() {
    const value = Math.floor(Math.random() * 4);
    return value;
  }
}

console.log(new X().getSeveralArrays());

Also, all those checks can be simplified:
      while (this.array.some(value => value === this.randomValue)) {
        this.randomValue = this.getRandom();
      }

And generally, just as a small code review: If you do not need to access something from another class method (or somewhere outside), you should not put all those values into class properties, but keep them as values inside your functions.
So this.randomValue and this.array should just be defined within your function with let or const.

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Stephen Fry says rape victims should 'grow up'
By Amy Croffey
Updated April 12, 2016 — 10.35am first published at 9.03am
Stephen Fry deletes Twitter account after 'bag lady' joke
Stephen Fry has caused a social media debate after he said in a US interview that victims of rape should "grow up" and not feel sorry for themselves.
The former QI presenter, 58, appeared on the Rubin Report where he discussed free speech and how people were avoiding certain "trigger words", like "rape", as they were becoming too sensitive and politically correct. But many have argued that his comments were taken out of context.
In the interview titled "Political Correctness and Clear Thinking", Rubin asked Fry if he feared for the loss of open-mindedness and the effect of "the regressive left" on language and speech and wanted to know whether it was becoming a problem in the UK.
Fry replied: "We fear that it's going to happen more and more because America leads and Britain follows in all kinds of ways."
Stephen Fry has caused a social media furore after he said in a US interview that victims of rape should "grow up" and not feel sorry for themselves. Credit:The Rubin Report/YouTube
He put it down to "deep infantilism" in today's society, saying that people "can't bear complexity".
"The ideas that things aren't easy to understand... They want to be told, or they want to be able to decide and say, 'this is good, and this is bad,' and anything that conflicts with that is not to be borne," Fry said.
At first, Fry used an example of a controversial statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oriel college, Oxford, which campaigners wanted removed because they believed the British imperialist's legacy should not be celebrated. He then moved on to the example of rape in culture.
"There are many great plays which contain rapes, and the word rape now is even considered a rape," he said. "To say the word rape is to rape."
The former QI presenter appeared on the Rubin Report with Dave Rubin when he made the comments, that many have argued have been taken out of context. Credit:The Rubin Report/You Tube
"They're terrible things and they have to be thought about, clearly, but if you say you can't watch this play, you can't watch Titus Andronicus, or you can't read it in a Shakespeare class, or you can't watch Macbeth because it's got children being killed in it, it might trigger something when you were young that upset you once, because uncle touched you in a nasty place, well I'm sorry.
"It's a great shame and we're all very sorry that your uncle touched you in that nasty place, you get some of my sympathy, but your self pity gets none of my sympathy."
He added: "Self pity is the ugliest emotion in humanity. Get rid of it, because no one's going to like you if you feel sorry for yourself. The irony is we'll feel sorry for you, if you stop feeling sorry for yourself. Just grow up."
A debate on his comments ensued with some calling them "moronic", while others asked for them not to be taking out of context.
The British comic "quit" Twitter earlier this year following the backlash from a joke he made while hosting the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards in February.
The actor, who has hosted the BAFTAs for 15 years and had more than 12 million Twitter followers, came under fire after referring to Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan's appearance.
"Only one of the great cinematic costume designers would come to an awards ceremony dressed as a bag lady," he said.
After being lambasted on the social media platform for his "misogynistic" remarks he fired back at critics.
"Will all you sanctimonious f--kers f--k the f--k off Jenny Beavan is a friend and joshing is legitimate. Christ I want to leave the planet," he said.
Beavan herself has hosed down the controversy saying she was not offended by Fry's remark.
"Yes we are friends, and I am absolutely not upset, but I don't want to talk any further because if I talk about it it will just create more fuss," she told The Telegraph.
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Basically I haven't had much TMS treatment. After 5 years of chronic back pain I discovered Sarno's mind body prescription and reading reduced my pain a lot, like 95%. That was in 2015. I saw Dr Straiton in the UK who confirmed my back problems were most likely TMS given the symptoms and my personality and history. Since then I seem to have had some other problems. I got Rosacea not long after (cleared up now) I hear conflicting things on whether this is TMS or not.
At the beginning of 2017 I injured my ankle (ligaments) which never healed right. According to the foot specialist I have "tendinopathy". I think this is not TMS as its different from tendonitis but I'm keeping an open mind on that. At the back end of 2018 I had to have emergency surgery for a twisted testicle. Most unpleasant, though I think this was just bad luck and not TMS. In the aftermath of the operation, which was quite traumatic, I got IBS, my back started up again and I had something go wrong with my sight. Basically it's like I have very faint TV interference in my vision, not enough to affect how well I see things but enough to make me anxious that something is not right. This started at the same time as the IBS and back flare-up, so on the one hand I'm fairly convinced its TMS or stress related, but on the other I read online that this is an incurable neurological condition ("visual snow") so I'm quite scared.
So it brought me back to this Wiki, which Dr Straiton told me about in 2015. I didn't do the SEP then because my back pain had reduced so much that I felt I could get on with life without it. But these things keep happening to me and I'm starting to think I need to go through the programme now. I have family in the NY/NJ area so I plan to visit a trustworthy TMS Dr when I'm there too. I live in Germany and there aren't any possibilities here.
Another interesting point is that all my issues have flared up in the 4th quarter of a year, i.e. between September and December. Having read some of Dr Schubiners blogs I'm starting to wonder what the significance is of that. My parents went through the worst of their divorce during my childhood in those months. I also had a difficult time around those months when I started secondary school and also in my 20s. Maybe the TMS stems from one of those 3 periods.
And now the question to ponder: am I recognising the emotions causing the pain? It's still early days. The journaling is bringing up a lot of sadness and anger which I think I have buried and tried to ignore my whole life. But I still feel as though I need to do more before it becomes clear to me.
Oh and I did some journaling today. Man its both difficult and revealing. One thought in particular came up today. My parents divorced when I was 12 (I'm 38 now). Journaling today brought up the thought that I failed in keeping them together. That thought had literally never entered my head before in my entire life, maybe that's significant.


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Is Canada's turmoil serious?
Hayley out as captain after recent coaching change
Published 24.01.2014 17:28 GMT+4 | Author Andrew Podnieks
Surprising change: Haley Wickenheiser (left) loses the "C" to new captain Caroline Ouellette (right). Photo: Dave Sandford / HHOF-IIHF Images
Under normal circumstances, the team that has won Olympic gold three times in a row would be the hands-down favourite to win a fourth successive crown.
But for Team Canada's women heading into Sochi, these are far from normal circumstances.
First, Dan Church resigned as head coach of the women's national team on 12 December. Although there was shock at the suddenness and unexpectedness of the move, even that perhaps takes a back seat to events of 19 January when Hayley Wickenheiser was not named team captain.
She has worn the "C" for every major competition since Cassie Campbell retired in 2006, but now Wickenheiser has been replaced by another veteran, Caroline Ouellette.
What gives with the mighty Canadians?
Church's resignation came to the surprise of every hockey fan in the country. He left, after all, with only 58 days until the opening faceoff of Canada's first game of the 2014 Olympics.
Teams change coaches all the time, so the problem wasn't with him resigning necessarily – it was the timing. More telling, he left with heavy heart, suggesting he was pushed out the door. By management? By players? Doesn't much matter.
Church's words were evocative: "If there isn't confidence in what I'm doing, I need to step aside and let the team move on. I'm heartbroken, to be honest, about the whole situation."
Canada's coaching has been tenuous since Vancouver four years ago. Davidson herself was behind the bench for the monumental 2-0 win against the U.S. in the gold-medal game, but she ceded the bench soon after to become general manager and hired Ryan Walter as coach. A loss to the Americans at the 2011 Women's Worlds spelled the end for Walter, and in came Church.
Under his watch, the team rebounded with an impressive win in Burlington, Vermont, but then fell again, in Ottawa. One would think any discomfort with him as coach would have been dealt with long before the final preparations for Sochi, but such was not the case.
Church's most public move was cutting 28-year-old Tessa Bonhomme from the Sochi team, but that decision hardly seems to have been the cause of any friction between management, himself, and players. And it pales in comparison to Ouellette replacing Wickenheiser as captain.
Five days after Church resigned, and 53 days until that first Olympic game, Kevin Dineen was hired by Davidson. It marked as tumultuous a period in Canada's women's program since coach Shannon Miller cut Angela James just before the Nagano Olympics. And everyone knows what happened there.
"This has been a whirlwind few days, but when this opportunity presented itself, I immediately jumped at it," Dineen said. To the negative, Dineen has no experience coaching women, but, as he said right off the bat, "I am a product of Hockey Canada."
Be that as it may, Dineen has yet to win a meaningful game as coach. In three final tune-ups against the U.S., Canada lost 4-1, 3-2, and 3-2, close games all, but losses all. In games against boys' teams and other exhibition opponents, the team is 0-5. In other words, Dineen is winless behind Canada's bench.
Wickenheiser's losing the "C" is nothing short of perplexing, though.
"I guess I'd be lying if I said it didn't hurt," she admitted. "At the same time, sometimes you can lead from different areas. If it's a better decision for the team and gives us a better chance to win a gold medal, then that's what we have to do. Obviously it's disappointing not to be able to wear the "C," but at the same time I think it gives our team a different dynamic and maybe something we need going into Sochi in order to get everybody going in the right direction," Wickenheiser added, taking the high road.
The decision to make the change seems to be all Dineen's, but the message is unclear. Is he blaming lack of leadership for the team's poor record of recent weeks? It certainly caught incoming captain Ouellette off-guard.
"I was very surprised," Ouellette confessed. "We didn't know what was going to happen. Kevin came in recently. I think he wanted to see how the team was doing before he made his decision. I think we have a dozen players who are captains within their own teams. We have so many great leaders. I think it could have been many of us. I'm very honoured."
Dineen explained his decision without saying too much.
"My feeling was with the dynamics with this group that Caroline would do a great job of leading it," he offered. "It's a tough decision because there's excellent options out there. I think [Caroline] has got great respect throughout the game of hockey. Her practice habits for one are second to none as well as the way she plays the game. She's a gamer. She has obviously a lot of respect in the room, which is an important part of leadership. But I look at leadership as plural. It's not singular. We're going to need everybody pulling in the same direction…I felt that the best fit would be maybe a little change in dynamics and that was thinking in terms of making the decision."
One thing is for sure. If Church's departure was what the team needed, Dineen's bold move will be hailed as a key to winning gold – or a main reason for not winning.
If there is a problem with Canada heading to Sochi, however, it isn't Church's personality or Wickenheiser's leadership. It is, more simply, the lack of turnover in the lineup. Some 12 of the 20 players heading to Sochi (not including third goalie Geneviève Lacasse) played at Vancouver four years ago and half of that number played eight years ago in Turin.
While Canada has dominated at the Olympics, winning in 2002, 2006, and 2010 after losing in 1998, its rate of success has dropped significantly at the Women's Worlds where it has won gold only twice in the last seven events going back to 2005.
Of course, if you have great players, it's difficult to cut them simply because they've been around a long time. But if you don't bring young players into the system, you risk losing a generation of talent to the international arena. Consider coach Katey Stone and her Americans, who showed at the 2013 Worlds that they were younger, faster, and hungrier for the win.
The Olympic format follows the recent Worlds format of having the top four teams in one pool and the 5-8 ranked teams in another. This means Canada will face the U.S. possibly twice – once, for sure, in the preliminary round robin, and again in a potential gold-medal clash. (Finland and Switzerland are the other teams in Group A.)
Projected Result:
Although some European countries have made advances and have crowded the competition for the bronze medal, it still feels that the race for gold is mainly between Canada and the United States. However, the Americans must certainly be considered favourites heading to Sochi. As of now, internal upheaval and American improvement spell silver for Canada in Sochi.
Three Stars:
If Canada is to win, it will need a great goaltending performance from Shannon Szabados, who was brilliant in that 2010 victory.
As well, Marie-Philip Poulin, who scored the only two goals in that game four years ago and who is still only 22 years old, must be a leader on offence.
Lastly, this must be the moment for Rebecca Johnston to step up and lead in a way she has indicated she is capable of doing.
Dark Horses:
The two youngest players on the team are both forwards – Melodie Daoust, who just turned 22, and Brianne Jenner, also 22. Daoust played at the 2009 and 2010 WW18 and has now progressed to the big team while Jenner, despite her youth, played at the 2012 and 2013 Women's Worlds. Canada needs these young players to step up and contribute on a team that is generally older and slower than the Americans.
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From its beginnings, the Internet has leveled the playing field for all comers. Everyday people can have their voices heard by millions of people. The SavetheInternet.com Coalition is working to ensure that Congress passes no telecommunications legislation without enforceable Net Neutrality protections.
All Americans need to urge our members of Congress to support Net Neutrality. Any one who cares about preserving Internet freedom should fight for it today.


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WeWork considering curbing Neumann's voting power to save IPO: source
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WeWork owner The We Company's executives, investors and advisers are discussing curbing the voting power of founder Adam Neumann and removing his co-founder wife from a role in succession planning, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
[NEW YORK] WeWork owner The We Company's executives, investors and advisers are discussing curbing the voting power of founder Adam Neumann and removing his co-founder wife from a role in succession planning, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
An announcement on the corporate governance could come as soon as Friday, the source said, cautioning that the plans are still subject to change and that no final decision has been made.
Separately, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that WeWork's parent has chosen to list its shares on Nasdaq, adding that it would officially begin marketing the shares to investors next week ahead of a trading debut in the week of Sept 23.
WeWork did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for a comment on the report.
In the run-up to its IPO, WeWork has faced concerns over its corporate governance standards, as well as the sustainability of its business model, which relies on a mix of long-term liabilities and short-term revenue, and how such a model would weather an economic downturn.
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Revising Mr Neumann's supervoting rights, which give him 20 times the voting power of ordinary shareholders, was among the changes being discussed, the source said.
We Company, whose losses are widening with no stated path to profitability, has awarded Neumann unusual privileges that go beyond what most stock market investors are accustomed to.
We Company co-founder Rebekah Neumann, Adam Neumann's wife who is the company's chief brand and impact officer, will pick his successor if he dies or is permanently disabled in the 10 years following the IPO, alongside two company board members. She will get to pick those board members if two people currently on the board, Bruce Dunlevie and Steven Langman, step down.
Another possible change being considered is taking Rebekah Neumann out of this role, the source added.
Despite receiving lukewarm interest in its shares, the We Company is pressing ahead with an initial public offering and may seek a valuation as low as US$15 billion to US$18 billion in its IPO, down from the US$47 billion value it commanded in the last private fundraising round in January.
The news on plans to curb Mr Neumann's voting power was earlier reported by the Financial Times.
We Company declined to comment on changes in the corporate governance.
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Editor's Note: Our colleagues at Motor1-UK got the first crack at Jaguar's entry-level E-Pace, so this review is of a Euro-spec car. We'll have a full test of the U.S.-spec version as soon as we can.
The Jaguar E-Pace is the British car maker's second SUV, joining the hugely successful F-Pace. This is the large SUV that, in just one year of production, has already been crowned the 2017 World Car of the Year and become Jaguar's best-selling model. The desire for Jaguar to create another smaller, more affordable SUV therefore seems to be as logical as it is exciting.
Sadly, E-Pace doesn't mean electric – that's reserved for the forthcoming I-Pace SUV – it just means smaller than F-Pace. Instead, this baby SUV will be available with four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines as well as the choice of front- or all-wheel drive, although only the entry-level 148-horsepower diesel can be ordered with front-wheel drive, outside of the United States.
Given that popularity and consumer confidence around the 'd' word is dropping (the diesel engine won't even be offered in the U.S.), we've focused here on testing the petrol-powered E-Pace P300 R-Dynamic HSE with 296 hp, all-wheel drive, and a nine-speed automatic transmission. Jaguar describes it as being as close to building a hot hatch as the company will ever get.
This may only be the second Jaguar SUV in history, but it offers a sharp, confident design that borrows the very best design cues from the F-Type sports car.
In the metal, pictured here in Silicon Silver, the Jaguar E-Pace is similar in size to the Audi Q3 and forthcoming Volvo XC40: dinky yet perfectly formed. This may only be the second Jaguar SUV in history, but it offers a sharp, confident design that borrows the very best design cues from the F-Type sports car. Most noticeable are the large headlights and muscular rear shoulders that are pure F-Type, while interior elements such as the exaggerated rake of the dashboard, the passenger grab handle, and pistol-style drive selector help deliver a much sportier vibe than you get in rivals like the BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA.
Those striking proportions do take priority over passenger space, with access into the rear seats impeded by both the sloping roofline and large wheel arch cutaways that accommodate a maximum (and huge) 20-inch alloy. Storage space up front is good, with a center console that houses multiple USB charging points and can carry two one-liter bottles of water, although the passenger footwell is noticeably tight on wriggle room. Jaguar claims the cargo area offers 20.4 cubic feet of space with the rear seats upright, which sounds bigger than the space looks, so we'd advise bringing along your push-chair or golf clubs to your test drive, just to check your life fits.
The E-Pace is based on the same platform as the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque but it features substantial revisions that help give it a stronger road bias, plus further updates that will be filtered into the second generation Evoque.
Jaguar hasn't been afraid to inject a bit of playfulness into its baby SUV, either. Not only can you specify an optional wristband called the 'Activity Key' to open your car, visible in the lower windscreen and illuminated in the puddle lights is a scene that could have been grafted straight from The Jungle Book: a Jaguar in stealth mode, being followed by its younger cub.
The driving position is low-set and sporty in feel, visibility is good, while the steering is accurate and modestly weighted. It all feels very predictable and assured.
All versions feature 17-inch alloys, and Jaguar's large-yet-inferior infotainment system, which lacks Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, or the response and user friendly nature of rival systems from BMW and Audi equivalents.
The fundamentals are as predictable as they are appealing. The driving position is low-set and sporty in feel, visibility is good, while the steering is accurate and modestly weighted. It all feels very predictable and assured. This being a Jaguar, the E-Pace doesn't have to jump through as many off-roading hoops as the Range Rover Evoque, either, so the front end feels noticeably pointier and the Pirelli P-Zero tires grippy in damp conditions. So far, so Jaguar.
The 2.0-liter gasoline engine is less convincing. This may be the same unit that is used in the F-Type Coupe, but while the power is delivered in a smooth, linear fashion, in this application it's noticeably less tuneful and doesn't feel anywhere near as quick as the figures suggest.
Confusingly, there are two all-wheel-drive systems available on different versions of the E-Pace: there's a more benign Haldex-based 'Standard' driveline, or the 'Active' driveline as fitted to this P300 AWD tester. When cruising at steady speeds, this drivetrain is able to shift all drive to the front wheels to save fuel, but during more spirited drives, it can send 50 percent of the engine's torque to the rear wheels. Despite this and the optional Configurable Dynamics Pack that allows you to personalize the steering weight, throttle response, and gearshift speed, the E-Pace never feels particularly exciting to drive.
The one overarching factor severely blunting your enjoyment and this car's sporting intentions is weight. Despite such compact dimensions, the E-Pace is unfathomably heavy. Jaguar usually extols the virtues of an aluminum chassis, and while that may be the case for the F-Pace, the E-Pace's core structure is made from super-strong boron steel with only the hood, tailgate, roof, and wings formed from aluminum.
Fluid in the corners the E-Pace may try to be, but you cannot disguise that weight under braking, acceleration, the brittle ride quality, or in the suicidal fuel gauge.
Jaguar bosses say a steel structure has helped improve interior packaging while making the E-Pace almost as stiff as the F-Type sports car. While that may be true, it also makes this baby SUV weigh nearly two tons. That's heavier than its bigger sibling, the F-Pace. Fluid in the corners the E-Pace may try to be, but you cannot disguise that weight under braking, acceleration, the brittle ride quality, or in the suicidal fuel gauge.
Cutting costs may be another reason for the choice of material change, but then this E-Pace doesn't seem to offer good value, either. Sure, pricing starts at £28,500 for the entry-level diesel/manual that nobody will buy – in the States, it's $38,600 for the base 2.0-liter gas engine with all-wheel drive. But even the 238-hp 2.0-liter petrol E-Pace (the cheapest gas engine, currently), which may well be the sweet spot in the range, is £40k if you want leather and those smart LED running lights; that'll get you the equally precise-feeling Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI or the swanky and desirable Volvo XC60 T5 R-Design, both of which are from the class above and therefore much bigger, more practical cars. You'll need to part with £50k for a version that resembles the E-Pace P300 R-Design in these pictures. The loaded First Edition model in the U.S., which doesn't get the 296-hp engine, starts at a lofty $53,550.
Add items such as the panoramic roof, the adaptive dampers, even that wristband that thinks it's a key, and you could easily see your E-Pace priced nearer £60k. Sorry, Jaguar, but even the bigger, faster, and dynamically more competent Porsche Macan S can limbo under the £50k barrier.
For all its presence, prettiness, and on-paper potential, the Jaguar E-Pace pushes style over substance, squeezing affordability, practicality, and mechanical refinement into the corner more than it should for this class of vehicle. While it may be a cool-looking, left-field choice, there are rivals that offer more space, performance, and better infotainment for similar money. Making a baby Jaguar SUV is a no-brainer. Making a Porsche Macan-beater is clearly a lot tougher.


Decades of progress towards healthier, longer lives appear to have stalled for middle-aged, white adults who live in the U.S., particularly in the South. Since 1999, these Americans have been dying more and more frequently, reversing a decades-long trend towards fewer deaths. This reversal — largely unprecedented in modern American history — was first identified in 2015 by economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton. It is limited to white Americans — death rates for black and Hispanic Americans, and for citizens of other wealthy countries, have continued to decline.
Primarily attributing the rising death rates to an increase in suicides and substance abuse, Case and Deaton laid the foundation for additional research on the troubling trend. The New York Times picked up the mantle, reporting that white adults aged 25 to 34 are also dying younger — mainly due to higher rates of suicide and substance abuse.
But for middle-aged whites, there is more to the story.
For whites ages 45 to 54, we at The Commonwealth Fund found that the problem of higher-than-expected deaths rates is more complex than initially indicated. Yes, deaths from suicide and substance abuse were up. But, more importantly, we discovered that progress against other common killers for this population — like heart disease, diabetes, and respiratory illnesses — had either stopped or reversed as well.
Read the full story on medium.com.


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Die Triangular Series in Bangladesch der Saison 2008/09 war ein Drei-Nationen-Turnier das vom 10. bis zum 16. Januar 2009 in Bangladesch im One-Day Cricket ausgetragen wurde. Bei dem zur internationalen Cricket-Saison 2008/09 gehörenden Turnier nahmen neben dem Gastgeber die Mannschaften aus Simbabwe und Sri Lanka teil. Im Finale konnte sich Sri Lanka mit zwei Wickets gegen Bangladesch durchsetzen.

Vorgeschichte
Bangladesch und Sri Lanka bestritten zuvor eine Tour in Bangladesch gegeneinander, Simbabwe eine Tour gegen Sri Lanka.

Format
In einer Vorrunde spielte jede Mannschaft gegen jede einmal. Für einen Sieg gab es vier, für ein Unentschieden oder No Result 2 Punkte. Des Weiteren wurden Bonuspunkte vergeben. Die beiden Gruppenersten qualifizierten sich für das Finale und spielten dort um den Turniersieg.

Stadion

Das folgende Stadion wurde für das Turnier als Austragungsort vorgesehen und am 7. April 2008 bekanntgegeben.

Kaderlisten
Sri Lanka benannte seinen Kader am 4. Dezember 2008.
Bangladesch benannte seinen Kader am 7. Januar 2009.

Spiele

Vorrunde
 Tabelle

 Spiele

Finale

Weblinks
 Das Turnier auf espncricinfo.com

Einzelnachweise

Internationale Cricket-Saison 2008/09
Bangladeschische Cricket-Saison 2008/09
Internationales Cricket-Turnier
Cricket-Wettbewerb in Bangladesch


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Thanks goes out to the Ithaca-Cayuga Kiwanis Club for delivering so much mulch!
I try to support the local economy and organizations as much as possible. When I found out through the local landlords association that the Ithaca-Cayuga Kiwanis Club was having a fundraiser by selling mulch, I was happy to help out. I needed some anyway so I ordered a couple cubic feet. I have no idea how to measure the cubic feet of a pile of mulch but it seems like they brought me much more than I ordered. Which is a good thing because I needed every shovel full.
So thank you very much Ithaca-Cayuga Kiwanis Club! I really appreciate it!


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1/2 SDSU/UCSD Cancer Center Comprehensive Partnership
Arredondo, Elva M. Crowe, Sheila E. Martinez, Maria Elena Sussman, Mark Alan
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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The role of the urethral microbiome in idiopathic urethritis in men
NICU-2-HOME: Using HIT to support parents of NICU graduates transitioning home
Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award at Washington University School
Computational Biology in Systems Immunology and Infectious Disease Modeling
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Rice Quantum Institute
OVERALL ABSTRACT: This application seeks funding to continue to support the SDSU/UCSD Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership. Our vision, consistent with that of the Comprehensive Partnership for the Advancement of Health Equity (CPACHE) program, is to continue to develop outstanding programs in research, research education, and community outreach in order to understand and address causes for cancer health disparities in our catchment areas of San Diego and Imperial counties, a region with a large and growing Hispanic/Latino population. As this population ages, the number of cancer cases is expected to grow. Addressing the existing gaps in research, education, and health care delivery in this ethnic group is a high priority of our Partnership, which leverages th distinct yet complementary strengths and resources of San Diego State University (SDSU), an officially designated Hispanic Serving Institution, and the University of California (UCSD) Moores Cancer Center (MCC), an NCI-designated Cancer Center. The goal of our Partnership is to reduce the burden of cancer among Hispanic/Latino communities in our catchment area. We accomplish this by building research and research education capacity and by continuing to improve outreach and education to underserved communities in our area, with a special emphasis on Hispanic/Latinos. The PIs represent an outstanding multidisciplinary team of experienced researchers and academic leaders in their own areas. Consistent with the overall goals of the CPACHE program and taking advantage of unique and complementary resources at SDSU and UCSD, we have established an outstanding scientific and leadership team. The complement of two population scientists (Drs. E. Martinez and E. Arredondo), a physician scientist (Dr. S. Crowe), and a basic scientist (Dr. M. Sussman) makes for an outstanding synergistic scientific team. The application includes two Full and one Pilot Project which were selected for their strong hypothesis-driven research aimed at enhancing research capacity at SDSU and increasing cancer disparities research at UCSD. This is complemented by a new Research Education program aimed at providing research experience in cancer and cancer disparities to undergraduate students from underrepresented groups who will be largely Hispanic/Latino. Finally, the Outreach Core involves a unique triad partnership that includes the MCC, SDSU, and federally qualified community health centers that serve the majority of uninsured and Medicaid insured Hispanic/Latinos in a large metropolitan area and along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Partnership has strong institutional commitment, a comprehensive planning and evaluation plan, and the guidance of an outstanding Internal Advisory Board and a stellar Program Steering Committee. There is sound rationale for the continuation of our Partnership as it has and will continue to provide unique, significant, and impactful programs in cancer research, research education, and community outreach. Taken together, the new PI leadership has developed a strong renewal application that meets all the goals of the NCI U54 PACHE program.
Public Health Relevance
The goal of the application is to seek funding to continue to support the SDSU/UCSD Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership in order to continue to develop outstanding programs in research, research education, and community outreach to understand causes for cancer health disparities and to reduce the burden of cancer among Hispanic/Latino communities in our catchment areas of San Diego and Imperial counties. This region has a large and growing Hispanic/Latino population. Addressing the existing gaps in research, education, and health care delivery in underserved communities is a high priority of our Partnership, which leverages the distinct yet complementary strengths and resources of San Diego State University (SDSU), an officially designated Hispanic Serving Institution, and the University of California (UCSD) Moores Cancer Center (MCC).
Specialized Center--Cooperative Agreements (U54)
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Internal Medicine/Medicine
Schools of Medicine
Castañeda, Sheila F; Bharti, Balambal; Espinoza-Giacinto, Rebeca Aurora et al. (2018) Evaluating Two Evidence-Based Intervention Strategies to Promote CRC Screening Among Latino Adults in a Primary Care Setting. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 5:530-535
Wells, Kristen J; Campbell, Kevin; Kumar, Ambuj et al. (2018) Effects of patient navigation on satisfaction with cancer care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Support Care Cancer 26:1369-1382
Perez, L G; Elder, J P; Haughton, J et al. (2018) Socio-demographic Moderators of Associations Between Psychological Factors and Latinas' Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors. J Immigr Minor Health 20:823-830
Anthony, Gregory J; Bader, Kenneth B; Wang, James et al. (2018) MRI-guided transurethral insonation of silica-shell phase-shift emulsions in the prostate with an advanced navigation platform. Med Phys :
Tao, Li; Schwab, Richard B; San Miguel, Yazmin et al. (2018) Breast Cancer Mortality in Older and Younger Breast Cancer Patients in California. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev :
Gude, Natalie A; Sussman, Mark A (2018) Chasing c-Kit through the heart: Taking a broader view. Pharmacol Res 127:110-115
Gude, Natalie A; Firouzi, Fareheh; Broughton, Kathleen M et al. (2018) Cardiac c-Kit Biology Revealed by Inducible Transgenesis. Circ Res 123:57-72
Yeoman, Benjamin Michael; Katira, Parag (2018) A stochastic algorithm for accurately predicting path persistence of cells migrating in 3D matrix environments. PLoS One 13:e0207216
Soto, Sandra H; Arredondo, Elva M; Haughton, Jessica et al. (2018) Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Characteristics of Social Network Support for Exercise Among Latinas. Am J Health Promot 32:432-439
Lozano-Pope, Ivonne; Sharma, Arnika; Matthias, Michael et al. (2017) Effect of myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 on expression profiles of genes during the development and progression of Helicobacter-induced gastric cancer. BMC Cancer 17:133
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August 18, 2021 by Jd Banks
This Week: Demon Slayer Manga End (Spoilers)
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This Week: Demon Slayer Manga End (Spoilers Ahead)
I'm a big fan of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge and I've been collecting the manga series since the anime series won't continue until this fall. If you don't know what Demon Slayer is about or only know up to the movie, Mugen Train, Demon Slayer follows Tanjiro Kamado, a kind young man avenging his slain family by the first demon, Muzan Kibutsuji, during Japan's Taisho Era. After Mugen Train, Tanjiro begins training and doing missions with the Hashira, the strongest demon slayers in the Demon Slayer Corps, and learns more about his paternal history in demon slaying. Alongside Tanjiro is Nezuko, his sister who was turned into a demon during their family's demon attack, and his two fellow demon slayers, girl-crazy Zenitsu Agatsuma and all-physical Inosuke Hashibira. Though Tanjiro goes around slaying demons, he's so kind-hearted that he sympathizes with the demons while decapitating them or exposing them to sunlight. Basically, the demons are like vampires and burn to death with sunlight. Even some of the older demons, who are usually great (and somewhat cheating) fighters, learn to evade death by decapitation, so the further the Demon Slayers Corps gets to the upper ranks of demons, the harder it is to kill them.
The manga series is addictive if you're into the genre and style of the story. (I know not everyone is into Demon Slayer.) I always ended up preordering the next manga as soon as the previous volume finished. "What was going to happen to Tanjiro?" was all I could think while I was reading the manga series. This series definitely didn't steer clear from some memorable characters dying, sometimes dying in vain, but it definitely made me think that sometimes trivial things are meaningless in life. With any series that focuses on human-eating monsters, I always end up questioning the meaning of life and trying not to feel emotional about favorite characters in case they die.
I read the last manga volume, and it left me feeling…sad. It's not that I didn't feel sad during the previous manga volumes or the anime. It's just that feeling where if you read and finish a book, comic, manga, or graphic novel series and the characters and the story disappears, leaving an emptiness in its place. For me, the manga series ended suddenly with a weird modern closing. I was hoping to see more of the characters' lives after the Demon Slayer Corps, but the manga didn't satisfy my desires in that sense. Instead, there was a more round-about way of showing that the characters had gone on to have children. In a strange way, the ending was meant to show how the wishes of the demon slayers came true via reincarnation in the modern world. As much as it was to have a happy ending, because it was set a hundred years later, it was so far away from the beginning of the story that it stopped being about Tanjiro's experiences but about all the characters' experiences. I wish they had just showed what happened to Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and the remaining characters during the Taisho Era instead of skipping to our time. In my opinion, only CLAMP can do that successfully because they have another story to tie into it.
Above all, I still think finishing Demon Slayer the manga series is a good thing, especially if you're wondering what's going to happen in the end or after the movie.
Get volume 23 of Demon Slayer to read the last volume of the series!
Posted in Books (本), Manga (漫画), Reviews (レビュー), This Week (今週)	| Tagged Demon Slayer, Inosuke, kimetsu no yaiba, Koyoharu Gotouge, Mugen Train, Muzan, Nezuko, series finale, Shonen Jump, spoilers, tanjiro, viz, Zenitsu | Leave a comment
Demon Slayer Quiz & Mini Review
So I took Crunchyroll's Demon Slayer character quiz and got Shinobu Kocho!
I know that everyone's hearing Demon Slayer this and Demon Slayer that, but I'm a big fan of the series! My favorite character is Tanjiro because I could never be as forgiving as him…I mean, I hate on a fly buzzing too loudly on the window screen.
Because of the pandemic, I started watching Demon Slayer and then collecting the manga series. What makes it so awesome? One, the characters are cool and sad and oh-so-sad. Each character has a background story and present story that'll tug at heartstrings even though it's set in the Taisho Era. Once again, I love me some Tanjiro. Second, the plot moves forward pretty fast yet clearly enough so that folks aren't like, "What's going on again?" I hate when anime and manga have to keep explaining something that just happened two seconds before as if we missed it. If fans missed anything, it's not the fans' fault (in the background, "Yeah, Jujutsu Kaisen!"). Lastly, yes, the animation is good and the manga is drawn well enough–not quite as clunky as Attack on Titan or Jujutsu Kaisen, but it's not as clean as My Hero Academia. If anything, the animation is very beautiful and takes notes from Japanese art history in colors and motifs.
I'll read all the manga volumes and the doujinshi (fan-made comics) and get the earrings and the multitudes of stickers and… you get my point. I'm that obsessed fan girl that I thought I would be eventually.
Posted in Anime (アニメ), Japan (日本), Manga (漫画), Reviews (レビュー)	| Tagged Attack on Titan, character quiz, crunchyroll, Demon Slayer, doujinshi, jujutsu kaisen, kimetsu no yaiba, my hero academia, quiz, tanjiro | Leave a comment
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October 1, 2014 by Jd Banks
This Week at Jade's Escape: Bloody Kiss and the Vampire Trend
Topic: The Vampire Trend in Manga
Manga: Bloody Kiss by Kazuko Furumiya
The first installment of Bloody Kiss is one manga fit for the Twihards and the Vampire Knight cosplayers who aren't tired of bloodsuckers and half-baked romances. It begs the question– do manga creators just decide that no matter how overworked a vampire story is, they should add to the fantasy simply to make sales?
It's no secret that the vampire mythos can sell. Among the uprising of TV shows and movies boasting vampire stories, anime and manga have followed the neck-sucking trend with the same aggression. The sales drown out the opportunity for releases to settle into a legacy. There's a stop sign in red somewhere, and creators ignore it. For instance, after Blood: The Last Vampire took the anime movie world by storm in 2000, fans received a subsequent anime series, Blood+, in 2005. However, Blood: The Last Vampire was made into a live-action movie in 2009, biting a big fat hole into the entire Blood franchise. If creators had stopped at the anime series, the Blood line would be pure enough to be considered memorable anime.
In trying to squeeze out dollar bills from a perfectly fine anime, creators don't know when to call it quits with the vampire trend in general. It shows in several shabby releases, including the transparent Tokyopop title, Bloody Kiss. The plot is ordinary: a high school girl inherits her grandmother's dilapidated mansion, instantly becoming a landlord to two male vampires. On a daily basis, Kiyo has to maintain her school life while trying to keep her vampire roommates off her neck. It's a step up from Vampire Knight–at least Kiyo wants to be a lawyer someday–but Bloody Kiss falls flat when it comes down to conveying depth. Every serious moment has to have a joke, and even those aren't really that funny, just sad.
On top of the failed comedy, the characters aren't that lovable, and in a vampire story, you can't expect them to be. Vampire stories aren't about connecting with people– it's all about the angst, undead creatures who suck blood. What can be so lovable about those Debbie Downers? Bloody Kiss makes the attempt to humanize these bloodsuckers with humor, but it doesn't work in copious amounts of annoyance. It seems that this lifeless manga was rushed to the world just to make a few more bucks off the popularity of the vampire trend. But was it really worth it? Was it even good timing?
Though it appears that the vampire trend is as alive as the main characters are undead, a closer look at the trend reveals that it's starting to wane. Between 2005 and 2008, at least 8 vampire manga or manhwa circulated at the same time. Blood+, Hellsing, Rosario + Vampire, and Trinity Blood were released or already circulating in 2005. Dance in the Vampire Bund started its serialization in Comic Flapper in 2006 while Vassalord was released that same year. But after 2008, some series ended and fewer began. Since then, at least 3 series have continued giving fans the bloodsucker treatment, a big drop from the 8 vampire stories from years prior. In 2010, Bloody Kiss, along with equally unfinished and un-funny vampire manga, would've had little chance of surviving its predecessors in an overall downturn of vampire stories.
The deflation of the vampire trend in manga may relate to the quality of content from titles. Today's vampire manga rely heavily on the bells and whistles, not enough on the interesting aspects of the vampire-human interaction. Look at the late 1990's vampire manga. The core story lines featured vampires without overdoing the dramatic plot twists. Former CMX's Canon (1994) starred a sickly girl who uses her second chance as a vampire to exact revenge on a powerful vampire responsible for her classmates' deaths. The late Tokyopop's Lament of the Lamb (1997) depicted a high schooler who learns that he and his sister were born with the same vampire-like terminal illness inherited from their mother. Even Hellsing (1997) hosted an engineered vampire who works against other undead creatures in the interests of Great Britain. No vampires from another planet, no stupid jokes, and aside from Alucard's love of humiliating enemies, no games. The straightforward approach for these vampire stories did well in humanizing the undead.
Even though taking a hint from the past is a world apart from planning for the future, giving Bloody Kiss and similar manga some extra time for development would have helped their overall quality. Given that more time means pushing against the trend, sometimes the best thing to do is not to cash in on the current tasteless buzz.
Posted in Manga (漫画), Reviews (レビュー)	| Tagged Blood+, Bloody Kiss, Canon, CMX, Dance in the Vampire Bund, Hellsing, Lament of the Lamb, Rosario + Vampire, Tokyopop, Trinity Blood, vampires, Vassalord | Leave a comment
This Week at Jade's Escape: Godzilla, Big Hero 6 Manga
I watched the new Godzilla movie.
It gets Razzie of the Year in my book.
Unused talent: Ken Watanabe and Bryan Cranston do not work together. It's not even a Bryan Cranston movie.
One-dimensional actor takes the boring lead: Aaron Taylor-Johnson keeps looking at the camera, adding to his unconvincing role as Bryan Cranston's military son.
Too many kids: This is not a family movie! When did throwing kids into the mix equal "human element"? True Lies, Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom, and Back to the Future had kids in them, but they actually served some role other than "Let's make this a family movie."
Gun/nuclear-happy Americans: I would have to say that this pro-military movie portrays Americans' top specialty–using their guns first and coming up with sound answers later.
Horrible villain monsters: In the Godzilla franchise, there are tons of interesting and badass monsters to choose from. I would've gone with King Shisa (I'm impartial to the Okinawan shisa) or King Gydra (the Hydra).
Picture from the best Godzilla books ever in Japan, ゴジラ人間 series, printed in 1984 by Shogakukan Publishing.
Friendly Godzilla: When was Godzilla on our side? OK, so he crushed a few buildings, but he's nothing like the Godzilla from the past franchise.
Movie should've ended in the beginning: If you're a foreign who gets arrested in Japan, unless you're married to a Japanese person, you'll get deported, not sent back to your apartment. Godzilla would've easily ended in the first 20 minutes of the movie.
Japanese people don't speak English: Sorry, English teachers, but I know this as an English teacher here in Japan. Few Japanese people speak English, especially fluent English, and most freak out when they see a foreigner, even if it's in a convenience store.
Japanese people don't take orders from Americans: How many foreign executives have you seen in Japan?
I started watching the 1998 Godzilla: The Series TV show just to wash the taste out of my mouth.
Big Hero 6 Manga
This is a first: before Disney's Big Hero 6 release, Disney is releasing the manga for free through Amazon.co.jp, Boollive!, and Yahoo! Bookstores etc. from August 20th (limited time only). You can read the manga in Japanese here.
Posted in America (米国・アメリカ), Books (本), Japan (日本), Manga (漫画), Reviews (レビュー)	| Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Big Hero 6, Bryan Cranston, Godzilla, Godzilla series, Ken Watanabe | 2 Comments
July 21, 2014 by Jd Banks
Manga Assistant's Dream Realized: The Princess of Tennis Review
When I was 13, I wanted to be a manga creator. Between college and Japan, I forgot that dream. After reading Jamie Lynn Lano's The Princess of Tennis, that 15-year-old dream cried out and I realized why: Lano never forgot her dream and became a manga assistant for Takeshi Konomi's The Prince of Tennis, or TeniPuri by some fans.
Lano's journey starts with already living in Japan for 4 years as an English teacher before applying to Konomi's call for manga assistants. Throughout the book, Lano not only talks about how manga is made (it's less technical than I thought) but also the ups and downs of being a 6-foot-1 foreign woman in Japan.
The Princess of Tennis is an easy and fun read. Lano keeps the tone light and friendly, and when she turns to darker themes–the invisible red tape for foreigners, real Japanese customs, and women's 1950's role in Japanese culture–Lano always remembers that this true story is a happy one, minus the tinted glasses.
While Lano makes her book accessible for all readers, The Princess of Tennis best fits otaku and aspiring manga creators and editors. She uses Japanese words and emoticons that anyone can find in a manga. For readers outside of the manga-reading audience, this book comes off as a borderline Young Adult novel or fanfiction, especially when the grammatical errors are considered. Because Lano's voice and amiable nature is consistent, readers can forgive the missing words, incorrect punctuation marks, and passive sentences.
As with many books about Japan, The Princess of Tennis uses many Japanese words. Some might find it charming, but I believe that if a book is for the English-reading community, it should stay in English. I wouldn't say, "Konomi Teacher". Even "Mr. Konomi" is passable. Still, I'd just omit the word. In the West, using someone's last name is also a sign of respect. Untranslated Japanese words with simple English meanings–"ohayo" ("Good morning"), "hajimemashite" ("Nice to meet you"), and "ganbare" ("Good luck" or "Do your best")–are still in the book. I think I removed every romanized word with corrector ink just to polish the text.
Aside from the mistakes, The Princess of Tennis was entertaining and inspirational for me. Remember my dream of becoming a manga creator? Maybe my TeniPuri call is waiting for me to answer.
Posted in Books (本), For Manga Artists (漫画家に), Japan (日本), Manga (漫画), Reviews (レビュー)	| Tagged dream, Jamie Lynn Lano, manga assistant, manga creator, mangaka, memoir, Prince of Tennis, Princess of Tennis, Takeshi Konomi, TeniPuri, Tenmyu, true story, working in Japan | Leave a comment


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