text:
Home MagazineNews & Views	Aliens Are Everywhere
News & ViewsSpace
Aliens Are Everywhere
written by Peter Tkaczyk December 2, 2019
The way we treat aliens in media isn't so different from the way we treat humans.
Most advanced civilizations experience collective discomfort with the nature of their existence. This fundamental discomfort manifests artistically in the form of monsters, who can be examined, contemplated, conversed with, and perhaps defeated more easily than the problems can. People feel anxious over sex and invent the vampire, or wonder at the distinction between man and beast and dream up the werewolf. You can learn a lot about a society by looking at its monsters. In recent decades, a new monster has risen to prominence in Western art: the alien.
When the concept of life on other worlds was first formulated, the aliens were not monsters. Mars and Venus were seen as nothing more than yet another frontier to conquer or explore by contemporary writers, with their inhabitants being either easily-defeated savages or wise peoples more or less identical to European readers. There is little difference between John Carter on Mars and Tarzan in Africa. While such stories certainly told us a great deal about the societies which produced them, they are not consistent with today's archetypal alien. They were merely the bed from which the modern alien would emerge.
Modern aliens exist because of what H.G. Wells wrote in his still-famous War of the Worlds. This introduced a number of enduring tropes. It was the first major work to depict truly outlandish extraterrestrials, rather than creatures who resemble the fellows in the rubber foreheads on Star Trek. It was the first to suggest that space may not be our frontier, but that Earth may be theirs. It introduced the alien invasion. Most importantly, it imagined that aliens may have capabilities beyond our own. These ideas were not produced without purpose. War of the Worlds is a satire now far removed from its original context. It is a strong critique of British imperialism, with the Martian invasion being directly compared in the book's first pages to the genocide of the native Tasmanians, which had occurred twenty years prior to the book's publication. The book made a statement: If Western civilizations had a "right" to colonize the globe, then the horrible squid-creatures of Mars had a right to descend from the sky to drain the blood from our bodies.
As always occurs, the satire was not what endured the ages. The following works would carry forward two of Worlds' major ideas: Aliens as monstrosities, and aliens as peers or superiors to humanity. Rarely would the two meet. Throughout the black-and-white era, either the aliens would be complicated puppets, as in It Conquered the World or 20 Million Miles From Earth, or they would be advanced conquerors, as in The Day the Earth Stood Still or The Man From Planet X. The creatures with the bug eyes were never piloting the spaceships. It was rare for any of these works of either species to represent any greater anxiety than that towards the budget running out. Neither Attack of the Eye Creatures nor Teenagers from Outer Space – both real films – had much of a larger social or political message. But there was an undercurrent of something that Wells had left behind: Aliens as stand-ins for real-life groups. It was only an undercurrent, most of the time, but there's a reason Flash Gordon's primary nemesis was named 'Ming', and a reason why so many alien monsters seemed to lust after human women. "Alien," after all, means "other."
As the Cold War consumed the world, Western alien depictions were presented with both a perfect other to depict in the form of the Russians and through a perfect depiction of paranoia. These combined in the form of the infiltrating alien. Some, such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, leaned more towards the Russian side, while others, such as The Thing, aimed for pure paranoia, but all were driven by the fear that others walked among you.
Not everything went in this direction, of course. Star Trek attempted to return to social commentary, using aliens to illustrate issues we faced here on Earth, but they could not avoid using alien others entirely, as evidenced by the all-but-Mongol Klingons and all-but-Russian Romulans. Still, they did well enough to kick off a new trend of examining social issues, rather than simply social fears, through the use of alien beings. But history repeats itself, and once more messages got mixed around. As we approach the modern day, a habit began to emerge of using aliens to depict social minorities.
Somehow, this has only become less subtle as the years went by. There are few readings of James Cameron's Avatar or Neill Blomkamp's District 9 that don't invoke some kind of racial metaphor. This is something that must be questioned, from multiple angles. How much good does this do, exactly? Is sympathy elicited for anyone who actually exists? Even if it is, what does it say about our culture that bipedal insects can be better vehicles for empathy than ordinary human beings? There is also an ever-present risk of trying to apply real problems to highly fantastic fictional scenarios, ending up with frank nonsense. Take, for instance, the episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation which attempted to represent the struggles of the LGBT community by having a character from a species that appeared to be made up entirely of beautiful women rebel against her people to run off with a human man. Real plights are universally more complex than any facsimile could be, and while these depictions cannot be called overwhelmingly negative as they've undoubtedly helped people in the past, they do not substitute for real representation. At their worst, they are used to sustain old, racist tropes into the modern day in a form which does not seem quite as on-the-face odious, such as with Avatar's white-saviourism.
Not all modern alien depictions fall into this trend, of course. Many attempt to stay out of such things altogether, to varying degrees of success. Some, such as Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim, can successfully manage to use aliens as an excuse for whatever dramatic spectacle they're putting on without indulging in any form of discourse, while others, such as Independence Day, mostly reach for that particular kind of apolitical that strongly advocates for the current status quo. Something which falls down in its attempt to be truly apolitical is the Alien franchise, whose aims to be nothing more than monster movies are hampered by their focus on a creature who aims to create abominable spawn by stealing human DNA. Of course, if you asked any of the writers or designers of those films about the subject, you'd be received with blank looks at best.
Walter Mirisch, who oversaw the production of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, had this to say on the topic of the film's commentary on communist infiltration: "From personal knowledge, neither Walter Wanger nor Don Siegel, who directed it, nor Dan Mainwaring, who wrote the script nor original author Jack Finney, nor myself saw it as anything other than a thriller, pure and simple." The same could likely go for any of the creators whose works were discussed here. But a work's cultural context is still important, and nothing good can come from ignoring that context. Body Snatchers was not specifically inspired by imagined horrors of communist infiltration, but the paranoia, fear towards one's neighbor, and placement of complacency as a threat did not come from nowhere. There's nothing mentioned here that doesn't deserve to be enjoyed, but it is only healthy to know what you are enjoying.
Peter Tkaczyk is a second-year writing major who'll be ready to fight when the body snatchers arrive. They can be reached at ptkaczyk@ithaca.edu. Art by Ben Vajdos, Contributing Artist.
Five Demands, Not One Less
Underage Drinking in the U.S.
Run? Hide? Fight.
A Revolutionary Review of Planet of the Apes
A Fly
Raw From the Saw – Album Review: House...
1969: A Space Conspiracy
Disney Buys The Moon
Raw From the Saw – Movie Review: Monos


text:
Prime Minister says UK has taken back control as Brexit transition period ends
todayJanuary 1, 2021	5
New trading arrangements are now in place with the EU
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that the UK has "taken back control of our money, our laws and our waters" after the Brexit transition period with the European Union came to an end.
The UK is free to pursue independent trade policies for the first time in more than four decades after membership of the single market and customs union expired at 11pm on Thursday – four and a half years after the referendum which sought to settle the issue but sparked political turmoil.
Mr Johnson added that EU had provided the UK with a "safe European home" during the 1970s, but the country has now "changed out of all recognition" with global perspectives, and that the UK was "free to do things differently, and if necessary better, than our friends in the EU" in 2021 in a video message to mark New Year.
His Christmas Eve deal with Brussels allows for the continuation of tariff-free trade with the EU single market – though businesses and individuals will have to follow new rules.
The UK has reached several agreements with non-EU countries – such as Japan – to ensure continuity of trading arrangements for British companies from the 1st of January.
Home working sparks tech sales boom and fuels UK e waste concerns
New research has been published by the Royal Society of Chemistry Lockdown restrictions and a spike in home office equipment sales have sparked concerns over the amount of e-waste the UK is producing, according to new research. The Royal Society of Chemistry say that, despite nearly half of people who moved to home working during lockdown investing in new IT equipment, most failed to recycle the now redundant tech they […]

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
The Official Assassin's Creed Movie Trailer Is HERE! Sneak Peek!
05/13/2016 By Deana TCategories: Movies
The Assassin's Creed movie trailer has been much anticipated among both video game fans and movie fans. The movie release has been delayed several times, which build the anticipation even more for fans. This movie is setting up to be pretty intense and action-packed, and I'm loving it! Check out what we know so far about the Assassin's Creed movie and the brand new Assassin's Creed movie trailer!
The Official Assassin's Creed Movie Trailer Is HERE!
What We Know About The Assassins' Creed Movie
Here's what we know about the movie so far! Assassin's Creed is an upcoming action adventure movie that is based on the Assassin's Creed video games. The movie is set to hit theaters on December 21, 2016, and will star Michael Fassbender, Jeremy Irons, Marion Cotillard, Brendan Gleeson, Ariane Labed and Michael K. Williams.
In the Assassin's Creed movie trailer, we find out the movie is about Callum Lynch as he discovers that he is a descendant of a society of secret assassins. Lynch is a descendant of a 15th-century assassin named Aguilar. So his name is Callum, but he is Desmond from the Assassin's Creed video game trilogy.
Related: 11 Interesting Facts about X-Men: Apocalypse To Know And Up Your Movie Game
Michael Fassbender, who plays the main role of Callum Lynch, had never played any of the nine video games in the Assassin's Creed franchise. In fact, Fassbender had never even heard of the Assassin's Creed video games until he was hired to play the role in the movie. Wha-what?
The filming for the Assassin's Creed movie began on August 31, 2015, and concluded on January 15, 2016, with the majority of filming taking place in London, Spain, and Malta. The original release of the date in theaters has been switched around a few times. Its original date for release was May 22, 2015, announced in May of 2013; changed to June 19, 2015; changed to August 7, 2015, in November of 2013 and finally changed to its current date of December 21, 2016, in January of 2015. I'm not sure what all these changes were for, but the Assasin's Creed movie trailer makes it look worth the wait!
Related: Movies Like Batman VS Superman That Will Give You Superhero Goals
The Official Assassin's Creed Movie Trailer
Fans of the video game have been awaiting the first movie trailer for the movie. Well, it's been worth the wait because the official movie trailer has finally arrived!
From the movie trailer, we also discovered two quotes from the movie, both from by Callum Lynch and they're setting this movie up to be intense.
"These are the sacred tenets of our brotherhood: to stay your blade from the fresh of the innocent, to hide in the plain sight, and above all else, never to compromise the brotherhood."
"We work in the dark to serve the light. We are assassins."
So what do you think lovelies, are you feeling the new Assasin's Creed movie trailer? Are you adding this action packed movie to your watch list? Did you play the video game? Tell me in the comments!
*Image via Wikia
Tagged With: action movies, Assassin's Creed, best new movies, new movies to see
Kathleen McAuliffe says
Thanks for sharing this! Really excited to see this.
Ashley Winters says
I can't wait to see this movie. I know my husband will love it too.
rain says
I know a lot of people looking forward to this movie…lol. Good to see Jeremy Irons will be in it.
Nicole Escat says
We are huge fans of Assassin's Creed. We are excited to see the movie.
Rosey says
I wonder if my two grown boys will go see it. I know they've played the video game.Rosey
Robin Masshole Mommy says
I know there are a ton of people who are super excited about this movie. 🙂
I have to be honest I have never heard of it before (just like the actor LOL). I do like action flix so I bet I would like this movie!
No way, how did I not know this was in the making? This is just awesome. It is one of my hubby's and little man's favorite games. Thanks for sharing
Oh this actually looks really good and I'm really not a fan of this type of movie. How crazy I'll have to check it out!
Lisa Bristol says
My Son is so excited to see this. I will have to share the trailer with him. It looks like it is going to be good.
gingermommyrants says
I have been hearing a lot of hype for this movie. Now i can see why. It looks like it is going to be a great one.
This upcoming release definitely looks action packed. I have a few friends who played the video game, so I'm sure they will be extra excited for this release.
Dawn gibson-thigpen says
oh yeah this is right up my alley. i love action movies like this.
I am a huge fan! I can not wait to see this movie! Thank you for showing the trailer! I love it!


text:
I think we're now heading towards civil war territory
Twitter stock is down because banning Trump can show how much unprecedented power and overreach they have, they have certainly ensured that every country outside the US, (In the US, they have Section 230 protections) is going to potentially and severely regulate or replace them.
How do we fancy in the UK, allowing an ideological San Francisco company to control the BBC.
Would India be ok with Twitter having authority to completely de-platform Modi?
Pretty much all the elements of the state are united against this including the GOP Senate. The FBI can put this to an end pretty quickly. They're already quite efficiently working though the suspects from last week and many of them are being arrested and being put on no fly lists.
I think this particular madness will end soon.
A metaphorical civil war within the GOP between the GOP establishment and the Trumpers is going to be more interesting.
Twitter stock is down because Trump had 81m followers and was a voracious Tweeter and there's likely fewer active users since his personal account was closed. The huge number of followers and Tweets is probably Twitter overlooked his misdemeanours for so long.
Some want the BBC privatised and wouldn't mind who purchased it. The debate has been conducted many times on this and other forums.
Re banning Mundi from Twitter. If you have terms and conditions then someone has to decide if they've been breached. If not the site owners, then who?
It won't end because Trump folk won't ever accept Biden as president and why should they when Democrats and their followings never accepted Trump's win. Swings and roundabouts.
Whatever, they can not accept his win. It'll prove as fruitless as when people said 'Trump's not my President' when he so evidently was. They just can't be violent about it or off to jail for them.
The early 2020s remoaners. It'll be a long 4 years.
As long as they don't break the law it's a non-issue.
Yeh - about that...
Sad to see how this post-9/11 hero is going from hero to zero.
New York State Bar Association considers removing Giuliani for telling MAGA rally crowd to use 'trial by combat' before they stormed Capitol
Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani could face expulsion from the New York State Bar Association.
NYSBA announced Monday it is launching a probe into Giuliani's words inciting a crowd to use 'trial by combat' before it stormed the Capitol on Wednesday.
In condemning the riots, the NYSBA wrote in a statement 'the president did not act alone' and put part of the onus on Giuliani for 'inciting' the attack.
It also said they received hundreds of complaints regarding Giuliani's remarks and legal actions casting doubt on the integrity of the 2020 elections.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...al-combat.html
Armed group planning 'huge uprising' in DC if Trump removed by 25th amendment, according to report.
The FBI believes an armed group is planning a "huge uprising" in Washington DC if Donald Trump is removed by the 25th amendment, according to a report.
Investigators have been told that if "Congress attempts to remove POTUS via the 25th Amendment a huge uprising will occur," says an FBI daily bulletin obtained by ABC News.
The FBI has also received information that pro-Trump extremists are also calling for the "storming" of state, federal and local government buildings and courthouses of the president is removed before Joe Biden's inauguration.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b1785617.html
Biden's view on gun control?
Reduce stockpiling of weapons. In order to reduce the stockpiling of firearms, Biden supports legislation restricting the number of firearms an individual may purchase per month to one.
https://joebiden.com/gunsafety/
The USA is one effed up country.
I'm not sure the Democrats will want to be seen to be pandering to terrorists.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...6d6_story.html
FBI report warned of 'war' at Capitol, contradicting claims there was no indication of looming violence
A day before rioters stormed Congress, an FBI office in Virginia issued an explicit internal warning that extremists were preparing to travel to Washington to commit violence and "war," according to an internal document reviewed by The Washington Post that contradicts a senior official's declaration the bureau had no intelligence indicating anyone at last week's pro-Trump protest planned to do harm.
A situational information report approved for release the day before the U.S. Capitol riot painted a dire portrait of dangerous plans, including individuals sharing a map of the complex's tunnels, and possible rally points for would-be conspirators to meet up in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and South Carolina and head in groups to Washington.
"As of 5 January 2021, FBI Norfolk received information indicating calls for violence in response to 'unlawful lockdowns' to begin on 6 January 2021 in Washington. D.C.," the document says. "An online thread discussed specific calls for violence to include stating 'Be ready to fight. Congress needs to hear glass breaking, doors being kicked in, and blood from their BLM and Pantifa slave soldiers being spilled. Get violent. Stop calling this a march, or rally, or a protest. Go there ready for war. We get our President or we die. NOTHING else will achieve this goal."
Why not - some of them did nothing while others championed the destruction and torching of many businesses during BLM protests in Portland and other cities, usually in their own districts, you see Democrat run cities are a crime ridden disgrace. What has happened to New York is depressing under Democrat rule. No worry, the next 4 years of Democrat control will see America get considerably worse.
Oh and about that Facebook & Twitter banning Trump thing....
Uganda Government just blocked Facebook and Whatsapp and other social media sites in the country:
@KagutaMuseveni
: 'About the social platforms that blocked @NRMOnline users; these platforms should be used equitably, if you want to take any parts, then you can't operate in Uganda, because Uganda is our country, we can't accept them to decide who is good and who is bad.
Government of Uganda @GovUganda 28m ago
I apologize that @GovUganda has closed @Facebook in Uganda, this is very unfortunate but inevitable. If they are to operate here, they have to be equitable.' #M7Address
The President warns that if the social media channels like
@Facebook and @Twitter are not being friendly and equitable to some of the Ugandans, then there is no reason as to why we should have them operate here. @OfwonoOpondo #M7Address
Dr Pepper Addict
Services: VM Phone : Sky Mobile : Sky TV : VM BB (350 Mbps) : Vodafone BB (38 Mbps)
Well.... yes, but perhaps not for the reason you might think.
The government of Uganda banned WhatsApp and Facebook, along with other social media platforms, to enforce a tax on the use of social media. Users are to be charged 200 shilling per day to access these services according to the new law set by parliament.
Baby, I was born this way.
Visit Paul's homepage!
Find More Posts by Paul


text:
Rare Bohemian Knotweed found in Buckinghamshire garden
By Environet 0 Comments
Customer Stuart Marshall recently contacted us about a suspicious plant that was growing in the back garden of his property in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Unsure what it was, Stuart had attempted to dig the plant out when clearing the garden in preparation for selling the house, but when it kept growing back he became suspicious and contacted Environet for help.
We identified the plant as Bohemian knotweed, a rare hybrid of the highly invasive Japanese knotweed and its larger cousin Giant knotweed, which can be even more invasive and vigorous than both its parents. The plant will be excavated, which only takes a couple of days, with a root barrier installed to protect the property in the future.
Reports of Bohemian knotweed (Fallopia Bohemica) are on the rise, according to the Property Care Association. Unlike its parent plants, it has the ability to produce male plants and set seed, enabling it to spread more rapidly – and the fact that it's not so easily recognised means it is often left to grow unchallenged.
As well as outcompeting native species, its vast root system has the potential to cause damage to property, including patios and driveways, which is seldom covered by buildings insurance, meaning the plant should be treated or removed as quickly as possible.
When selling a property, sellers are asked whether the property is affected by Japanese knotweed on The Law Society's TA6 form. To the best of our knowledge it's never been tested in Court whether this question also applies to hybrid varieties. To avoid the risk of future legal action our view is that sellers with hybrid varieties should respond to the TA6 as if it was Japanese knotweed, even though strictly speaking it is not.
How to identify Bohemian Knotweed
It has green leaves which are either heart shaped or square ended. Both types can appear on the same plant.
Leaves are larger than Japanese knotweed, but smaller than Giant knotweed, and have short hairs on the underside.
Plants usually grow 2 – 3 metres high.
It blooms in late summer, with small green-white or cream-white flowers that grow in plumed clusters.
Cane-like stems are reddish-brown in colour. The plant dies back above ground in the autumn, but the canes usually remain standing.
If you're suspicious of a plant in your back garden, we offer a free identification service. Just email a photo to expert@environetuk.com and we'll let you know what you're dealing with.


In 1983 several enthusiastic antique and classic car owners wanted to share their passion with others. On a very cold October day they heartily assembled their vehicles at Mulkin Chevrolet on the Derby road for the public to enjoy. Their first step has continued to this day with an annual International Car Show on the first Sunday Of August and numerous Cruise Nights throughout the late spring, summer, and early fall seasons.
On June 7, 1984, these same dedicated car and truck owners met to form a new club, the objective of which is; "to promote the appreciation and restoration of antique motor vehicles, rods, classics and other motor vehicles of special interest."
At the June 21, 1984, meeting Bill Farrell was elected Chairman, Armand Blais Vice Chairman, Winston Rollins Program Chairman and Conrad Sanville Treasurer/Secretary. Upon adoption of the By-laws, a Governing Board was established consisting of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Board of Directors for a total of nine individuals.


FASTEST TITLE LOANS LAS CRUCES NM HAS TO OFFER!
When you are hit with an unexpected expense, it can easily send your finances into disarray. That's when easy access to fast cash is so important, which is exactly what we offer here at New Mexico Title Loans, Inc. We have Las Cruces title loans that could provide you with anywhere up to $10,000 in emergency cash, regardless of your credit history. You can find this New Mexico Title Loans, Inc. store located at 1590 East Lohman Avenue in Las Cruces where we are at the intersection of Lujan Street, about a block east of Valero across the street from Si Senor Mexican Restaurant.
Before heading out to our location, fill out our short online request form. Once you have submitted it, your basic information will be instantly sent to our local store where a friendly representative will review everything and give you a quick call back to explain the title loan process to you and answer any questions you have. They will also make sure that you have the simple required items listed below, which you will want to make sure to bring with you when visiting our store.
Once your phone call is over, you are ready to drive to our store at your earliest convenience. When you arrive a loan specialist will have your paperwork ready to go while a manager performs a speedy inspection of your vehicle to establish the amount you could qualify for. Within minutes you could get the emergency cash you need and you keep and drive your vehicle as you repay your loan. The process of getting emergency cash has never been this easy, so get started now and let New Mexico Title Loans, Inc. help you today!


text:
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// <copyright file="Persisting.cs" company="Appccelerate">
//   Copyright (c) 2008-2015
//
//   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
//   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
//   You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
//   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
//   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
//   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
//   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
//   limitations under the License.
// </copyright>
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

namespace Appccelerate.StateMachine
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using Appccelerate.StateMachine.Machine;
    using Appccelerate.StateMachine.Persistence;

    using FakeItEasy;
    using FluentAssertions;
    using Xbehave;

    public class Persisting
    {
        public enum State
            {
                A, B, S, S1, S2
            }

        private enum Event
        {
            B, X, S2, S
        }

        [Scenario]
        public void Loading(
            StateMachineSaver<State> saver,
            StateMachineLoader<State> loader,
            State sourceState,
            State targetState)
        {
            "establish a saved state machine with history"._(() =>
                {
                    var machine = new PassiveStateMachine<State, Event>();
                    DefineMachine(machine);
                    machine.Initialize(State.A);
                    machine.Start();
                    machine.Fire(Event.S2); // set history of super state S
                    machine.Fire(Event.B);  // set current state to B

                    saver = new StateMachineSaver<State>();
                    loader = new StateMachineLoader<State>();

                    machine.Save(saver);
                });

            "when state machine is loaded"._(() =>
                {
                    loader.SetCurrentState(saver.CurrentStateId);
                    loader.SetHistoryStates(saver.HistoryStates);

                    var loadedMachine = new PassiveStateMachine<State, Event>();
                    DefineMachine(loadedMachine);
                    loadedMachine.Load(loader);

                    loadedMachine.TransitionCompleted += (sender, args) =>
                        {
                            sourceState = args.StateId;
                            targetState = args.NewStateId;
                        };

                    loadedMachine.Start();
                    loadedMachine.Fire(Event.S);
                });

            "it should reset current state"._(() =>
                sourceState.Should().Be(State.B));

            "it should reset all history states of super states"._(() =>
                targetState.Should().Be(State.S2));
        }

        [Scenario]
        public void LoadingAnInitializedStateMachine(
            PassiveStateMachine<string, int> machine,
            Exception receivedException)
        {
            "establish an initialized state machine"._(() =>
                {
                    machine = new PassiveStateMachine<string, int>();
                    machine.Initialize("initial");
                });

            "when state machine is loaded"._(() =>
                {
                    receivedException = Catch.Exception(() => machine.Load(A.Fake<IStateMachineLoader<string>>()));
                });

            "it should throw invalid operation exception"._(() =>
                {
                    receivedException.Should().BeOfType<InvalidOperationException>();
                    receivedException.Message.Should().Be(ExceptionMessages.StateMachineIsAlreadyInitialized);
                });
        }

        private static void DefineMachine(IStateMachine<State, Event> fsm)
            {
                fsm.In(State.A)
                       .On(Event.S2).Goto(State.S2)
                       .On(Event.X);

                fsm.In(State.B)
                    .On(Event.S).Goto(State.S)
                    .On(Event.X);

                fsm.DefineHierarchyOn(State.S)
                   .WithHistoryType(HistoryType.Deep)
                   .WithInitialSubState(State.S1)
                   .WithSubState(State.S2);

                fsm.In(State.S)
                    .On(Event.B).Goto(State.B);
            }

        public class StateMachineSaver<TState> : IStateMachineSaver<TState>
            where TState : IComparable
        {
            public Initializable<TState> CurrentStateId { get; private set; }

            public IDictionary<TState, TState> HistoryStates { get; private set; }

            public void SaveCurrentState(Initializable<TState> currentState)
            {
                this.CurrentStateId = currentState;
            }

            public void SaveHistoryStates(IDictionary<TState, TState> historyStates)
            {
                this.HistoryStates = historyStates;
            }
        }

        public class StateMachineLoader<TState> : IStateMachineLoader<TState>
            where TState : IComparable
        {
            private Initializable<TState> currentState;
            private IDictionary<TState, TState> historyStates;

            public void SetCurrentState(Initializable<TState> state)
            {
                this.currentState = state;
            }

            public void SetHistoryStates(IDictionary<TState, TState> states)
            {
                this.historyStates = states;
            }

            public IDictionary<TState, TState> LoadHistoryStates()
            {
                return this.historyStates;
            }

            public Initializable<TState> LoadCurrentState()
            {
                return this.currentState;
            }
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Home › #bcpoli › Ms. Clark goes to Ottawa
Ms. Clark goes to Ottawa
Liberal traveling to Tory-tied think tank's convention
bobmackin	03/01/2015	#bcpoli
There she goes again.
BC Liberal Premier Christy Clark, an unabashed, Capital-L federal Liberal, will be in Ottawa, rubbing shoulders with small-c conservatives and Big-C Conservatives at the March 5-7 Manning Networking Conference.
The MNC2015.ca website says it "brings together conservative-oriented thinkers, students, politicians and interest groups to further develop and create a stronger conservative movement."
In the hope of selling last-minute tickets (up to $417.45 a pop!), Manning Centre chair Chuck Strahl — the former Tory cabinet minister, spy watchdog and Enbridge lobbyist — sent this message to those on the centre's email list.
According to the schedule, Clark will be speaking March 6 in a forum called "Energy, Environment and the Economy" with Alberta Premier Jim Prentice and Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski.
It will be a welcome departure for Clark from B.C., where another E-word is on citizens' minds: Education.
The Clark Liberals announced a $29 million cutback for school boards in 2015-2016 and another $25 million in 2016-2017 in its allegedly "balanced" budget.
Christy Clark, Chuck Strahl, conservatives, CSIS, ENbridge, Manning Centre, Ottawa, Preston Manning
Transit vote a cash cow for Vision Vancouver | The be oil and end oil: exposing the Mayor's haz mat apathy
4 thoughts on "Ms. Clark goes to Ottawa"
Reality Check March 1, 2015 at 12:50 pm
I picture a "Dinner for Schmucks" type of scenario as the reason they invited Christy Clark.
North Vans Grumps March 1, 2015 at 1:28 pm
March 6 is Take Out The Garbage Friday in BC
Guy in Victoria March 2, 2015 at 7:06 am
When does a private function separate itself to a public function ? What is the benefit to BC taxpayers in having CC attend the Manning Centre function ?
Why are taxpayers expected to fund the Premier's trip to what is no doubt a political gathering with a very strong
bias ?
If organizers "Energy, Environment and the Economy" to the agenda….. is that an excuse to justify the expense of tax dollars ?
R March 2, 2015 at 3:44 pm
Private jet?


text:
Why it's so important to protect Essex's green spaces
PUBLISHED: 11:59 28 April 2020 | UPDATED: 11:59 28 April 2020
EGT at Feeringbury Manor, J. Plater
Until her untimely death at the end of 2019, Bella D'Arcy Reed was the writer in residemce at the Essex Gardens Trust. Before her passing, she was compiling a feature on the role of the trust in protecting the county's green spaces and Essex Life is privileged to share her words
Nearly quarter of a century ago, two women, historian Fiona Cowell and garden enthusiast Marion Swetenham, founded the charity Essex Gardens Trust (EGT), helped with the support and advice from Martin Wakelin, Gareth Gunning and John Hunter of Essex County Council.
Alongside research into the county's historical gardens, EGT was involved from very early on in the conservation of two of our important and unforgettable Essex landscapes.
It assisted with the setting up of a lease for Essex Wildlife Trust to manage Warley Place near Brentwood, once the garden of Edwardian plantswoman Ellen Wilmott.
EGT was also the driving force, led by garden writer Hugh Johnson, in the creation of the Gibberd Garden Trust. Fiona and Marion were equally instrumental in setting up the Friends of the Bridge End Gardens in Saffron Walden (the restored and delightful Victorian Gardens).
'Bride' F.E.McWilliam, The Gibberd Garden, S. Cadman
Although these projects are very different, they help to illustrate the diversity of our gardening heritage in Essex and they are now thriving and open to the public.
Over 20 years of research on our county, both on the ground and in district and county archives, has resulted in 40 large boxes of paperwork.
The boxes have led to several publications including a gazetteer of the 40 gardens in the county designed by landscape gardener Humphry Repton (1752–1818). This, Repton in Essex, has just been revised and re-issued.
EGT have also now uploaded the completed research inventories onto their website and have been delighted to accept an offer from the Essex Record Office to store and catalogue the original research material so that it is easily available to the public.
Daffodils at Warley Place, J. Plater
In 2019, EGT had grant-aided the restoration of a Repton watercolour by the Essex Record Office, gave a bursary for academic garden research and created a People's Choice Award where visitors to the Writtle University College annual Landscape Architecture and Garden Design exhibition voted for their favourite schemes.
For the public, it created a short course on garden history at the same college which was very popular and fully subscribed, and will be repeated in April 2020 on Monday evenings. EGT also created the role of Writer in Residence, the first county garden trust to do so.
EGT is concerned about existing gardens and those being designed now, with the need to ensure parks are maintained, landscapes conserved and accessible to the public.
Not just for walks with or without dogs, but for people on wheels, those with other disabilities and disadvantaged people for whom a park is essential in being free to visit.
Pond Watching at Hyde Hall, J. Plater
It wants to ensure that we recognise the importance of cemeteries as places of calm for the living, and that communal landscapes are available in new housing developments.
The huge issue of climate change and its impact on landscapes, particularly those on Eastern coasts susceptible to sea level rise and inland Essex gardens affected by drought, is a major concern for all and is one that the trust will be addressing as part of the national Gardens Trust of which all county trusts are a member.
Essex Gardens Trust loves our gardens and landscapes: they want to know how and why they were made; and they want to share that with you.
They have lots of interesting stories on their website, and all are welcome to come to the lively and informative talks and join them on visits to beautiful gardens.
EGT also helps to protect the precious green spaces of Essex by identifying and recording their details so that they can provide comment on development plans. If you enjoy delving into archives, you could even help to research the gardening heritage of Essex.
For further information about the Essex Gardens Trust and it's events and activities, visit essexgardenstrust.org.uk
A tribute to Bella D'Arcy Reed by Jill Devon
Our colleague and friend, Bella D'Arcy Reed, Writer in Residence at Essex Gardens Trust (EGT), was in the middle of writing a piece about the history of EGT when she sadly and unexpectedly passed away a few days before the new decade.
She was a passionate supporter of the Arts, and of gardens in Essex, and constantly and courageously challenged our cosy perceptions around the needs of diversity and accessibility.
In 2018 she had been appointed as EGT's very first Writer in Residence, to encourage people to write and record their feelings about, and their relationship with, gardens, parks and landscapes.
She had been working on a new project, very dear to her heart, to launch a competition for creative writing about gardens and landscapes in Essex, in celebration of Beth Chatto, the great Essex plantswoman, which EGT hopes to endorse at a future date.
In the meantime, in memory and appreciation of her commitment to our beautiful and historic Essex gardens, we are publishing her words here about the formation of the Essex Gardens Trust and its continuing role to promote understanding and appreciation of the landscapes that we are lucky to have inherited.


text:
Twitter Controversies That Made Headlines
Twitter is a great platform for instantaneous news. You watch a story as it develops, and tweet your own views regarding it. This provides a very real time experience. It gives you a first hand, raw view of what is happening . During merry times, people celebrate together on Twitter. But during chaotic times, Twitter can be a double edged sword. Heated debates between two different sides often become ugly. People blame the other side for casualties caused. All this is done without the presence of any party who can mediate and act as an intermediary. Twitter is also blamed for giving spark to many small incidents and turning them into big accidents. Seemingly small things have sometime turned into twitter controversies. Let's take a look at few.
In 2011, Twitter was one of the social media websites blamed for spreading the London riots. It is said rioters coordinated violence and disorder on Twitter. On the other hand, some people also claimed that Twitter had nothing to do with it. It was imply played an important role for the media.
In 2014, #GamerGate started targeting females in the gaming industry, especially on Twitter. The hashtag was used by gamers to send misogynistic, hreatening and alarming tweets to developer Zoe Quinn and other females in the industry. It was not taken well be people, particularly females, who took this as an attempt to prevent them from excelling in the gaming industry.
Chief quits
In 2015, Twitter chief Dick Costolo resigned after investors said they were disappointed with the company's performance. During his time there were slowing user numbers and Twitters wasn't doing as well as Facebook. Facebook went on to do exceptionally well, and for some reason Twitter hasn't done as well.
Heart hate
In 2015, Twitter changed the "favourite' star button to a 'like" heart button. This gave rise to accusations that it was trying to copy Instagram. The 'favourite' button was with Twitter since the beginning. It was a part of their identity.
Timeline issues
In February 2016, news did rounds that Twitter was getting rid of site's chronological order. They were said to be thinking about highlighting tweets people cared the most about. Users voiced their displeasure by using the hashtag #RIPTwitter. Seems like twitter itself is good at creating twitter controversies.
Iran Cyber Attack
On December 17, 2009, Twitter was attacked. A group called the Iranian Cyber Army took responsibility for the hack. It was discovered to be a DNS exploit created to redirect users from Twitter to a page with the follpwing message: "This site has been hacked by Iranian Cyber Army. U.S.A. think they controlling and managing Internet by their access, but they don't, we control and manage Internet by our power, so do not try to stimulation Iranian peoples to… Now which country in embargo list? Iran? USA? We push them in embargo list. Take care."
The hijack sabotaged the server that links the Twitter domain name to an IP address. They changed Twitter's DNS records to an IP address that led to the Iranian Cyber Army page. Digitally, ties between America and the Iranian government had been tense since the country's election six months prior. Twitter played an important role — which made the media believe the group was affiliated with the Iranian protesters.
Hitler Tweet
Wisconsin Republican state Senate candidate Dane Deutsch tweeted: "Hitler and Lincoln were both strong leaders. Lincoln's character made him the greater leader whose legacy and leadership still lives on!" Needless to say he lost the upcoming elections.
Asking for Twitter controversies, perhaps?
When the Arab spring started in Egypt, it was headline news the world over. Many people hopped on the revolution bandwagon. Fashion designer Kenneth Cole decided to capitalize on the media frenzy to promote his clothing collection. He tweeted "Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now available online at http://bit.ly/KCairo -KC" The tweet was mocked for being insensitive and offensive. It even gave birth to a satirical KennethColePR twitter account. "South Africans won't be able to tear APARTheid my new knits — they're just that strong! #KennethColeTweets," one message read. Kenneth Cole gave clarification: "We weren't intending to make light of a serious situation". He also apologized on Facebook.
Also Read: Hashtags gateway to global conversation
Courtney Love's Lawsuits
She has contributed to twitter controversies twice. Seems like she has a thing for them. She paid an undisclosed amount of money to settle a lawsuit that said she had defamed a fashion designer on Twitter. She again got into problems when San Diego law firm called Gordon & Holmes, filed a suit which said she made defamatory statements about them on Twitter. She was mad that the law firm refused to take her as a client as they had worked together before. She fired the firm after the request that she should abstain from substance abuse during work.
controvery
Pingback: Twitter Contemplating Paid Membership Option -
Pingback: 140 characters limit relaxed by Twitter Just To an Extend -
Pingback: Top 20 Strange Websites That Will Blow You Away -


text:
<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:width="48dp"
    android:height="48dp"
    android:viewportWidth="48"
    android:viewportHeight="48"
    android:tint="?attr/colorControlNormal">
  <path
      android:fillColor="@android:color/white"
      android:pathData="M21.1,40.55V13.2H9.6V7.45H38.4V13.2H26.9V40.55Z"/>
</vector>


text:
How Wellness Influences Made Indian Food a Trend
November 29, 2018 November 30, 2018 Jenny MatthewsExerciseNo Comments
India is home to 1.3 billion people, and lately, it seems 1.3 billion wellness trends. In the past year and a half, even people disinterested in health crazes are unable to avoid the golden tsunami of turmeric drinks, the proliferation of ghee and coconut oil in grocery stores, and headlines about how khichdi is the magically detoxing concoction you need right now. Everyone can spell ashwagandha, and Ayurveda, India's thousands-of-years-old holistic healing system, is now an Instagram hashtag with over a million posts (many of them featuring white women). To put it simply, Indian food has become the darling of the health world.
"Gwyneth Paltrow," says Basu Ratnam with a laugh when I posted this question. Ratnam is the owner of Inday, a restaurant with multiple locations in New York City that melds his passion for health with his Indian upbringing. While Paltrow—who was an avid yoga enthusiast before she became the Goop queen—can't take full credit for the rise of turmeric tonics and khichdi cleanses, Ratnam is correct to point to a specific, ahem, limber set of people as the catalysts of change.
When health is a multitrillion-dollar industry, turmeric becomes much more than a sickness remedy.
Sana Javeri Kadri, the founder of spice company Diaspora Co., sees the rise of Ayurveda, a term that wouldn't so easily roll off tongues in the West just a few years ago, is connected to the popularity of yoga. "I think people who have access to seeing Indian food through the lens of Ayurveda are people who are into yoga, or some form of appropriated Indian culture," she says.
True Ayurveda is a labyrinthine set of rules and guidelines, but some aspects are incredibly approachable, like not eating late at night, avoiding combinations of certain foods, or using spices such as turmeric to treat ailments. These principles are so woven into the fabric of everyday routines in South Asian culture, both on the subcontinent and in the diaspora, that many don't realize they are actively participating in it. "I always thought I was someone who grew up without Ayurveda," says Kadri. "But it was more than it was so a part of our daily lives that we never considered it a health thing."
Continue Reading at Healthyish


text:
Q: What is the difference between a basis for the domain and a basis for the codomain? What is the difference between a basis for the domain and a basis for the codomain?
Until now, I was under the impression that the basis you choose for the domain must also be the basis for the codomain. Of course, we can convert from one basis to another, but I thought that the conversion must take place for both the domain and the codomain.
Take the following linear transformation:
$T:{\bf R}^2\to{\bf R}^2$ given by $T(v)=2v$. Take $\{\,(2,3),(4,5)\,\}$ as the basis for the domain and the standard basis for the codomain. In this case, the matrix representing $T$ would be $\pmatrix{4&8\cr6&10\cr}$.
Apparently, the above example has a different bases for the domain and codomain. However, this distinction is still not clear to me.
What would the above example look like if the bases were reversed -- if the standard basis was a basis for the domain and $\{\,(2,3),(4,5)\,\}$ was a basis for the codomain?
I would greatly appreciate it if people could please take the time to elaborate on this concept and help me understand it.

A: For your first example, $v_1 = (2,3)$ and $v_2 = (4,5)$ is the basis for the domain and $w_1 = (1,0)$ and $w_2 = (0,1)$ is the basis for the codomain.
When you say that the matrix is $ \left( \begin{array}{cc} 4 & 8 \\ 6 & 10 \end{array} \right) $,
what you really mean is that
$$T(v_1) = 4w_1 + 6w_2,$$
$$T(v_2) = 8w_1 + 10w_2.$$
Equivalently, any vector in the domain can be written as $v = a_1 v_1 + a_2 v_2$ for some coefficients $a_1, a_2 \in \mathbb R$. Its image under $T$ can be written as $T(v) = b_1 w_1 + b_2 w_2$ for some coefficients $b_1, b_2 \in \mathbb R$. These coefficients are related by the matrix equation,
$$ \left( \begin{array}{cc} b_1 \\ b_2  \end{array} \right)  = \left( \begin{array}{cc} 4 & 8 \\ 6 & 10 \end{array} \right) \left( \begin{array}{cc} a_1 \\ a_2  \end{array} \right)$$
Is this enough of an explanation for you to work out the correct matrix when the bases reversed?

A: Here's the definition of the matrix of a linear map taken straight from Sheldon Axler's Linear Algebra Done Right, Third Edition:

Suppose $T\in \mathcal L(V,W)$ and $v_1, \dots, v_n$ is a basis of $V$ and $w_1, \dots, w_m$ is a basis of $W$.  The matrix of $T$ with respect to these bases is the $m$-by-$n$ matrix $\mathcal M(T)$ whose entries $A_{j,k}$ are defined by $$Tv_k = A_{1,k}w_1 + \cdots + A_{m,k}w_m.$$

So, as you can see, when constructing a matrix from a linear map you have to choose a basis for the domain and codomain first.  But they certainly don't have to be the same -- in fact if $V\ne W$ then they couldn't possibly be the same.

Here's how we apply this to your example to construct a matrix.  First apply $T$ to each vector in your domain's basis:
$$T(1,0) = 2(1,0) = (2,0) \\ T(0,1) = 2(0,1) = (0,2)$$
Then we have to expand these in the basis for the codomain.  In this case we have
$$T(1,0) = (2,0) = -5(2,3) + 3(4,5) \\ T(0,1) = (0,2) = 4(2,3) -2 (4,5)$$
Compare this to the definition above (written for a $2\times 2$ matrix):
$$Tv_1 = A_{1,1}w_1 + A_{2,1}w_2 \\ Tv_2 = A_{1,2}w_1 + A_{2,2}w_2$$
Then we see that the coefficients given above become the elements of our matrix in this specific way $${\mathcal M}(T) = \begin{bmatrix} -5 & 4 \\ 3 & -2\end{bmatrix}$$

A: In my opinion, it's simpler to explain in a general context. So suppose you have a linear map from a vector space $E$ to a vector space $F$, and this linear map is represented by a matrix $A$ when $E$ and $F$ are equipped with bases $\mathcal B$,  $\mathcal C$ respectively.
Now if we change bases to $\mathcal B'$,  $\mathcal C'$, denote $P$ the change of basis matrix from $\mathcal B$ to  $\mathcal B'$, and $Q$  the change of basis matrix from $\mathcal C$ to  $\mathcal C'$ is
$\;A'=Q^{-1}AP$.
Remember $P$ is the matrix of the identity map from $(E, \mathcal B')$ to $(E, \mathcal B)$, and $Q$ is the matrix of the identity map from $(F, \mathcal C')$ to $(F, \mathcal C)$.
We have the matrix $A$ of the linear map from   $(E, \mathcal B')$ to $(F, \mathcal C)$.
We want  the matrix $B$ of the linear map from   $(E, \mathcal B)$ to $(F, \mathcal C')$. Consider the commutative diagram:
\begin{alignat}{2}
(&E, \mathcal B')&\xrightarrow{~ A~~}~&(F, \mathcal C)\\
&  \llap{P^{-1}}\uparrow\Vert&&\downarrow\Vert\rlap{Q^{-1}}\\
(&E, \mathcal B)&\xrightarrow{~ B~~}~&(F, \mathcal C')
\end{alignat}
You deduce at once that
$\;B=Q^{-1}AP^{-1},$ and in the present case, since $E=F$ and $P=Q$:
$$B=P^{-1}AP^{-1}.$$

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Zorbing is a new trend that has proven itself popular with many young thrill seekers. It can also be known as globe-riding, sphereing or orbing, but the essence of zorbing is that you are placed inside a giant inflatable ball, and are typically then rolled down a hill. The inflatable ball is designed to protect you from any harm, although as with any fringe extreme sports, accidents can happen, and if they ever should, then those involved, will have to be sure to head to this website https://www.kry.care/ for their medical needs.
But, for those who are both willing, and ready to risk the danger, zorbing might just be the thrill they are looking for, from an experience that you aren't likely to find doing any other sports. The most important part of the whole zorbing experience is the disorientation that the 'rider' feels as they tumble along. This effect will, of course, be more significant, depending on whether the rider is pushed down a steeper, or shallower, hill. That doesn't mean, however, that you have to get pushed down a hill; perhaps some of the more timid riders would feel more at home, just being pushed along at a much slower pace.
Although it may be difficult to find places for you to try out zorbing yourself, the folks at ZorbSouth will be able to help you out.
The history of zorbing can perhaps be attributed to hamster balls, which have been popular since at least the 1970s, and maybe it was only going to be a matter of time before someone looked at one, and thought to themselves, that the same thing could be designed for humans too. Although human zorbing isn't done with hard plastic, due to both price and practical constraints, that doesn't mean that it's any less enjoyable. You can find these days, that a lot of traditional sports have also been adapted for zorbing too, with some zorbing venues managing to adapt such games as football and bring that into the zorbing world.
Other places around the world have taken on a new approach to zorbing; instead of seeing zorbing as a type of extreme sport, they have developed a form of zorbing that allows the riders some exploration. Zorbing on the ocean is definitely one of the newer trends in the world of zorbing, designed as a more relaxed experience than being rolled down a hill. Zorbing on the water gives the rider much more control over their own speed, in an environment that is typically quite difficult to traverse for humans. Although being on the ocean does present other dangers, so it's important to find a location that puts the emphasis on rider safety.


The marvellous digital imagery below, is part of Cozy Colmet Landscape Edging Gallery piece of writing which is grouped within Edging, steel garden edging geelong, col-met landscape edging black, metal garden edging fence and published at January 16th, 2019 03:45:21 AM by admin.
cozy colmet landscape edging gallery - this edging your landscape to separate garden beds extreme how to colmet landscape edging photos was taken from extremehowto.com and upload on january, 17 2019 by admin. download other photos about colmet landscape edging in our gallery. thank for visiting this ideas collection for latest colmet landscape edging ideas. you can download cozy colmet landscape edging gallery for your collection by clicking on image to print in high resolution.
Here is foremost clue on steel garden edging geelong. We have the world class substance for steel garden edging geelong. Check it out for yourself! You can get Edging Your Landscape To Separate Garden Beds Extreme How To Colmet Landscape Edging guide and look the latest Cozy Colmet Landscape Edging Gallery in here.


Officially RT doesn't have a local adjustment tool.
Or have it ? I will say yes it has - it's the graduated Filter.
But it's little used - and the RT team has choosen not to develop it any further.It really puzzle me.
Some may saying that we soon are coming with the local lab. That's correct , but it's not the same.
Lightroom has 3 kind of local adjustment - The Graduated Filter- The Radial Filter( equivalent to Local Lab - Elipse tool ) - and the Brush Tool.
In RT you can only use Exposure. And you can only use GF one time.
The good ting is that the Graduated Filter works very good as it is for now , It's easy to use and the feathering works as it should.
Often they use it multiple times for each picture.
I add a picture edited in Lightroom. I only used the Auto in the first picture.
In the second I added a White Balance Graduated filter.


"We could not be happier with Warm World and are about to enter our third child this Spring.
The staff do an amazing job of balancing the curriculum and genuinely loving the children. Our girls look forward to their time there and have made some long term friends with other local children.
We did our research and chose Warm World for the caring staff, curriculum, and philosophy of having the children interact with the elderly residents who live there which enriches both groups. Such a wonderful place!"


You will need to make sure your version is changed in the config. The error shown when trying to submit the app says. If anyone plays with the new reports or new version of iTunes Connect, let us know how they work for you. For more information, see the Custom Icon and Image Creation Guidelines in the iOS Developer Library.
As fast as the automotive industry can produce new vehicles, QAA talented staff of creative designers architect their visio.
ITunes Connect says ready for upload. When you are using Xcode to make an iPhone app, how do you change the apps icon. Just make sure you have added same Icon file to both version. May be you have some change in icon at some place.
You also have same icon for iTunesartwork in application.
And it is the same icon which you have integrated with application. I have submitted screenshots from all different screensize versions per instructions and they uploaded with no problems. When trying to validate in Xcode, it says the app should be ready to upload in iTunes Connect.
I can't find how to to this through iTunes Connect.


text:
Betsy DeVos Approves Arizona's ESSA Plan
Your Education Road Map
Politics K-12®
ESSA. Congress. State chiefs. School spending. Elections. Education Week reporters keep watch on education policy and politics in the nation's capital and in the states. Read more from this blog.
By Alyson Klein — September 07, 2017 1 min read
Arizona is the 14th state to get the U.S. Department of Education's seal of approval on its plan to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced Wednesday.
In its feedback to the state, the Education Department had told Arizona that it needed to move science testing to a different part of its accountability system. (That's something a lot of states were told, more on that issue here.) And it said Arizona needed to better explain how it would penalize schools where fewer than 95 percent of students take standardized tests.
Former Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., questioned in a commentary for Education Week whether a new Arizona law, which would give schools a choice of tests to use from grade 3 on, beginning in the 2019-20 school year, was consistent with ESSA. He called on the department to make sure that Arizona and other states test every child in grades 3 through 8, and once in high school using the same test. The new state testing law isn't mentioned in Arizona's ESSA plan.
And an independent review by the Collaborative for Student Success and Bellwether Education Partners found that Arizona's plan lacked key details, including when it comes to how historically overlooked subgroups of students will figure into its accountability system.
For those keeping score at home: Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have submitted their ESSA plans. All of those states have gotten initial feedback from the department. And 12 other states—Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont—plus the District of Columbia have gotten the thumbs up on their plans.
The remaining 34 states will submit their plans by Sept. 18.
Follow us on Twitter at @PoliticsK12.
Alyson Klein
Assistant Editor, Education Week
Alyson Klein is an assistant editor for Education Week.
Protesters gather for the March For Our Lives rally in Detroit, among the demonstrations against gun violence held on the heels of recent mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.
KT Kanazawich for Education Week
Federal What Educators Need to Know About Senators' Bipartisan Deal on Guns, School Safety
Evie Blad, June 13, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, is seen during a White House event on April 27. The following day, he defended the Biden administration's budget proposal on Capitol Hill.
Federal Lawmakers, Education Secretary Clash Over Charter School Rules
Mark Lieberman, April 28, 2022
President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in attendance.
Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times via AP
Federal 7 Takeaways for Educators From Biden's State of the Union
Evie Blad, March 2, 2022
DigitalVision Vectors/Getty
Every Student Succeeds Act Opinion 20 Years Ago, NCLB Kinda, Sorta Worked. That's the Problem
Rick Hess, October 3, 2022


Robert A. Essner, former Chairman and Chief Executive of Wyeth, named Executive Chairman of Elucida Oncology, Inc. :: Elucida Oncology, Inc.
Robert A. Essner, former Chairman and Chief Executive of Wyeth, named Executive Chairman of Elucida Oncology, Inc.
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 04/25/18 -- ELUCIDA ONCOLOGY, INC®, a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing a first-in-class, ultra-small nanoparticle platform technology for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, announced today that it has appointed Robert A. Essner as its Executive Chairman. Mr. Essner was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Wyeth, acquired by Pfizer in 2009. In his 32 years in the pharmaceutical industry Mr. Essner has held numerous high-level leadership roles that included Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA). He is Chairman of the not-for-profit Children's Health Fund, and a Trustee of Mote Marine Laboratory, as well as Executive-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, where he teaches courses in Healthcare Management.
Mr. Essner is also an Operating Executive for The Carlyle Group, and a member of the Board of Directors for Amicus Therapeutics and has just completed a 16-year term on the Board of Directors for MassMutual.
Isaac Blech, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Elucida Oncology, commented, "All of us at Elucida are extremely pleased to bring an executive of Bob Essner's stature into the company to help Elucida achieve its goal of becoming a leading precision medicine oncology company."
"I welcome Bob to Elucida and look forward to his considerable experience being applied to the Elucida C-Dot platform as we bring to market first-in-class diagnostic and therapeutic products to positively impact the lives of cancer patients," said Edward Rosen, Elucida's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Bob Essner is a pivotal leader in the pharmaceutical industry. We are delighted to have Bob join us as Executive Chairman."
"I am very excited to be part of what is being built at Elucida Oncology," stated Mr. Essner. "Advancing innovation to change and save lives has been the core of my career for over 30 years. At Elucida, we have a remarkable first-in-class particle platform. This is a rare opportunity to make a compelling improvement to the world of precision oncology, in diagnostic and therapeutic applications. I am proud to be part of this effort and this team."
Elucida Oncology, Inc., is a privately held, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing a first-in-class ultrasmall nanoparticle platform for the diagnosis, visualization and treatment of primary solid tumor and metastatic cancers. The novel Target or Clear™ characteristic of the C-Dot product platform is demonstrating the combination of advanced cancer cell targeting combined with the potential safety advance afforded by bulk clearance through the renal system.
For more information on Elucida Oncology, Inc., please visit www.elucidaoncology.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, and any statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include, among other things, statements regarding future events that involve significant risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on management's current expectations, and actual results and future events may differ materially as a result of certain factors, including, without limitation, risks related to the application of the net proceeds from the offering to Elucida's product development objectives, our ability to obtain additional funds, and meet applicable regulatory standards and receive required regulatory approvals. These are forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Elucida does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, changed assumptions or otherwise.
The Elucida Oncology name and logo are registered trademarks of Elucida Oncology Incorporated. Target or Clear is a trademark of Elucida Oncology Incorporated.


On Thursday 22 November, students, parents, invited guests and staff gathered in the College Gymnasium to recognise and celebrate the academic, sporting and community achievements of our students in 2018.
Throughout the afternoon, we heard a number of musical items from the Newman Choir, Newman Jazz and the Symphonic Winds.
The 2019 Year 11 Guild Representatives were also announced. Congratulations to these students, we look forward to witnessing your leadership.
Presented to outstanding representatives in College Sport.
Presented to students who have made an outstanding contribution to their Guild.
Presented to students who have made an outstanding contribution to the life of the College and the wider community.
Congratulations to the following students who received a Major Award.
The Australian Defence Force proudly acknowledges students who have shown outstanding qualities in Leadership, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Resourcefulness, Communication, Cooperation and Community Involvement. On behalf of the Australian Defence Force we are proud to present this year's award to Dylan O'Donoghue, Year 10.
James McNulty was the inaugural Dux of Newman College in its founding year in 1977. He had a particular love of and gift for Mathematics. While pursuing his Medical studies at the University of Western Australia, he was diagnosed with a brain tumour and passed away in 1984. His family have awarded this prize in his memory.
These awards are determined by considering academic performance throughout the year in the five common curriculum subjects of Religious Education, English, Humanities, Maths and Science. These top academic students are a very talented group who, with the support of their teachers, have worked hard to achieve at the highest standard.


"We are grounded, hardwired to enjoy being outside. Even an hour or so outside makes all the difference. Gardens heal; just looking at them helps."
Awww that 3rd pic is so cute! I totally sgree, I love sitting in my hammock outside, or spending time tending to my garden. Lovely!
These spaces look like the perfect summertime places!
lovely images; and we finally have some moderate temps here to enjoy as well!
Gardens both look and smell wonderful! Makes me wish I had one on my backyard!!
So pretty images :)))Thank you.


Plasma Mobile on Tizen 3+?
'Getting Plasma Mobile' Guide outdated/incorrect?
How to use Plamsa Mobile alpha?
What are the differences to Ubuntu Touch and Purism?
oct 9th pm-flashtool ./pm-flash seems not to be functioning.
Plasma mobile is still updated ?
Is there still anything being done?


Old family photographs are a treasured part of any family. Many times – families will find photographs with no labels or names identified who is who? We all have a story to tell and the Photo above was taken in 1964. The five adults standing together are my family. My Mother is on the far right side, and they are all standing in birth order. From left to right is Aunt Mary , then is Uncle Al, then Uncle Ed, Aunt Julie and my beautiful Mom – Catherine. All of my Mom's siblings have past away, and she is only one left still living. The photograph was taken on the day of my Grandmother's funeral, they were standing in Aunt Mary's backyard in Covina, California.
Not all photographs are the same, some will be worth keeping and others you may not be interested in. My blog is usually about fashion, style, protocol and etiquette, but sometimes I like to write about family. So please bear with me in this endeavor.
You've found a box of old photographs in the garage or shed, be a good friend and share them with your family. Above is my immediate family from 1981. My Mom and Dad and two brothers, the day was January 10, 1981. I was young, naive 23 year old bride taking the last of the single pictures in my backyard. Everyone looks good, and now think my parents in the picture were younger than I am now. Here's to the Zagers of 1981.
This entry was posted in Authentic Self, Life, Tip of the Day and tagged Aunts and Uncles, beauty, Death of a loved one, friends, photographs, raising children, vintage. Bookmark the permalink.


The clip features the band performing live at the Live Music Club in Trezzo, Italy, opening for Guano Apes.
Last week one of the new songs contained on the EP, "Breaking Down" was delivered to Radio Stations worldwide.
"Guilty and Proud" was originally featured on the last album of the band, Black Snow.
band. The bundle is to be released on May, the 13th 2015, however, it's already possible to pre-order it at a special discounted price (only until the 8th of April!!) with some Klogr quality merch such as tees and beenies coming along together.


text:
Q: Preview Layout in Another Language Is it possible to change the default preview language at Android Studio?
Suppose that right now it preview my values/strings.xml and i want it to prewiev
values-en/strings/xml.
Thanks in advance.

A: You have a possibility to change a preview language just clicking:
Preview -> Language -> Select Language

An image instruction

A: While editing your layout you can click on the (blue) Globe icon to select the language you want to preview. The icon is between the orientation icon and the SDK icon.


text:
Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit California Northern District Moore v. Stepp et al Filing 108 Attachment 1
Moore v. Stepp et al
ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 6/19/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/19/2014)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MERRICK JOSE MOORE, Case Number: CV11-05395 CW Plaintiff, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE v. L STEPP et al, Defendant. / I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. That on June 19, 2014, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office. Merrick Jose Moore H82249 D-3-104 High Desert State Prison P.O. Box 3030 Susanville, CA 96127 Tim Alger Law Firm of Perkins Coie LLP 3150 Porter Drive Palo Alto, California, 94304-1212 Julie E. Schwartz Law Firm of Perkins Coie LLP 3150 Porter Drive Palo Alto, California, 94304-1212 Dated: June 19, 2014 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk By: Nikki Riley, Deputy Clerk


Christmas is never too far away and you can never be over-prepared! Our talented in-house design team and been working alongside a hand-picked selection of artists from the Whistlefish family, to create our stunning 2019 Christmas Collection. Our usual selection of fabulous festive cards and wrap are this year complimented by our first ever Whistlefish Christmas Gift selection. We are sure that these products will provide your customers with as much joy as we experienced creating them!


Russia's S7 is among a few air carriers in the world to start implementing blockchain technology, Vedomosti reports, citing a manager in a big European aviation company and an employer of International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Russian office.
In July 2017, the S7 Group together with Alfa-Bank carried out the first ever ticket sale through a blockchain-based platform.
According to S7 Deputy CEO, Pavel Voronin, blockchain technology optimizes business processes and automates mutual settlement mechanisms.
"Blockchain allows you to significantly optimize business processes and automate the scheme of mutual settlement," Voronin said.
Experts polled by the newspaper say blockchain technology in the aviation industry has some obvious advantages.
"Blockchain is efficient for the optimization of interrelations in branched b2b-systems with a big number of contractors and buyers. The technology ties sales and mutual settlements with agents in real time, and ensures the movement of funds between banking accounts on a 24/7 basis," Alfa-Bank's Denis Dodos explained.
Other air carriers are only considering the option of using blockchain, the report said.
Russia flag carrier Aeroflot has said it views the technology as a promising area, but has not given it the go-ahead for the sector, the company's representative told the paper, adding that the practical use of blockchain will require a well-established infrastructure.


The Camping Mar Menor campiste is located close to the San Javier airport and next to the Islas del Mar Menor natural conservation area, which is listed as a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMI) and is on the boundary between Los Alcázares and Santiago de La Ribera, in the municipality of San Javier. This unique ecosystem exists due to the special conditions and temperatures of the waters that form the Mar Menor and is a stopover point for many migratory birds. If you're lucky you may see stilt, rail, warblers or heron in amongst the reeds.
To facilitate access to the shore of the Mar Menor there are raised walkways through the reedbeds, accessed via the campsite and the road leading to it. The Playa de la Hita is almost exclusively used by clients from the campsite and is very much a natural beach with no artificially introduced sand, giving it a a fairly coarse sand and pebble surface.
Click for more information about Santiago de la Ribera.


In January, The Wittliff Collections acquired rare early recordings of Jerry Jeff Walker.
In October 2017, I became the first curator of the newly founded Texas Music Collection at The Wittliff Collections, the renowned research center and archives on the seventh floor of the Albert B. Alkek Library at Texas State University. It's an awesome joy — and responsibility — to advocate for Texas music, musicians, and fans. The Wittliff Collections, established by Austin screenwriter and photographer Dr. Bill Wittliff and his wife, Dr. Sally Wittliff, is most famous for its Southwestern Writers Collection, Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection and, of course, the Lonesome Dove Collection. I've come to learn that music has always lived at The Wittliff.
One of its most impressive jewels is a weathered, hand-illustrated songbook by Willie Nelson on display that dates to when the aspiring musician was about 11 years old. Its cover page is simple – and direct: "Songs by Willie Nelson: Waco, Texas." Drawn in pencil, "Waco" and "Texas" look to be part of a whipped lariat; the small "n" in the word "songs" is in the outline of a pony. Its index (with its neat Roman numerals), song titles and lyrics are equally revealing. Such titles as "Faded Love and Wasted Dreams," "Hangover Blues" and "I Guess I was Born to be Blue," show the roots and creativity of the beloved and legendary redheaded stranger.
The songbook is but one example of the holdings of the new Texas Music Collection, and it barely scratches the surface when it comes to Nelson. Bill Wittliff, whose friendship and history with Nelson dates to decades ago riding on the tour bus with the country singer and directing him in the movie "Red Headed Stranger," acquired handwritten lyrics, including "On the Road Again," as well as unpublished material. Scribbled on hotel stationery, tour itineraries, and napkins, they offer insight into the creative process. When the Grammy-winning TexManiacs visited and performed last year at The Wittliff, the musicians were blown away when they saw the Nelson collection.
Willie Nelson created this songbook when he was about 11 years old.
In January, The Wittliff Collections acquired rare early recordings of Jerry Jeff Walker, including a coffeehouse performance in New Orleans in 1964 and a 1965 recording of early songs for a songbook. They are the earliest known Jerry Jeff Walker recordings.
The newly acquired audio material has been digitized and will soon be available for researchers. Additionally, a handful of rare tapes in the Walker collection covering the crucial period 1966-1967 are currently being restored. The goal of the Walker exhibit is to show how the mercurial singer-songwriter represents the universal youthful dreams of adventure, self-discovery, and reinvention, as well as showing why he should be ranked with the likes of contemporaries Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell.
A recent exhibit – "Viva Jerry Jeff: The Origins and Wild Times of a Texas Icon" sheds new light on this small-town kid named Ronald Clyde Crosby from upstate New York. He was a high school basketball star who went AWOL from the Army National Guard in 1963, worked under an alias as a street singer named Jerry Ferris, joined an acid-rock band and wrote the timeless "Mr. Bojangles" — and became the guiding light of Austin's progressive country and redneck rock movement.
Walker, who made a major donation of lyrics and custom handmade Charlie Dunn cowboy boots in 1991, donated his entire archive in 2017. The collection is made up of master tapes, photographs, handwritten lyrics, memorabilia, manuscripts, and rare artifacts.
But The Wittliff Collections — which functions as a research center, museum, gallery space, exhibit space, lecture hall, music venue, collections and library, and which is being expanded to take up the entire seventh floor of the building in the next few years — is more than outlaw country.
The Wittliff works closely with Texas State University's Center for Texas Music History to celebrate and preserve the amazing breadth of Texas music. For example, a recent exhibit and panel, "Legends of Tejano: Highlights from the Ramón Hernández Archives," made the case that the pioneers of Tejano, conjunto, and norteño music deserve the same serious study, respect and preservation as the works of Nelson, Walker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Ray Benson's Asleep at the Wheel.
Dig deep into The Wittliff's music collection and one finds the handwritten scores of silent film era musician and composer Cenobio Hernandez and author Joe Nick Patoski's collection of Selena and Doug Sahm materials.


Mircea Cantor: The Need for Uncertainty 2 April � 1 June 2008. MODERN ART OXFORD, 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford 0X1 1BP Tel. 01865 722 733 | http://www.modernartoxford.org.uk | info@modernartoxford.org.uk Free admission. Mircea Cantor�s videos and mixed media installations address the notion of displacement and parallel realities. Cantor presents a stunning new sculptural installation in Modern Art Oxford�s Upper Gallery exploring the theme of uncertainty. Wood carvings in a forest and a flying carpet hand-woven with figures of angels and aeroplanes are some of the elements used by Cantor to prompt reflections on worlds within worlds and the relative notion of freedom and its limitations. The exhibition is the first in an ambitious new series of commissions produced in collaboration with Arnolfini, Bristol and Camden Arts Centre, London. Born in 1977 in Oradea, Romania, Mircea Cantor lives and works in Paris and Cluj, Romania. Image above: Making the 'Airplanes and Angels' carpet in Maramures, Romania, February 2008. �Mircea Cantor The Ratiu Foundation / Romanian Cultural Centre in London are happy to support financially Mircea Cantor�s exhibition at Modern Art Oxford.


Martin Traynor Music: Live at Gate 403 with the Sweet Derrick Peart Blues Band!
Live at Gate 403 with the Sweet Derrick Peart Blues Band!
Great fun playing with this band! Lots of energy from Derrick … one of the best Blues performers in the city.


It's no secret that superhero movies are everywhere. Chief among them is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which brought serialized storytelling to the genre, and a ton of colorful characters to the silver screen. But with every studio creating shared universes of their own, the comic book genre can become a bit saturated and muddled.
I can't say much about the meaning of other superheroes, but to me Doctor Strange has always been about the significance of trauma, mysticism, and personal growth.
Well, this makes a great deal of sense. Doctor Strange's title character had a massive arc throughout the course of the movie, and was a thoroughly changed man by the time he started crossing over with Marvel's finest in Avengers: Infinity War. He was still a cocky guy, but his MCU debut was rooted in Stephen Strange's personal growth.
Scott Derrickson's recent Doctor Strange comments come to us from Twitter, where the director is known to regularly interacting with Marvel fans. This tidbit seemed unsolicited though, as it wasn't a response to a fan tweet. Instead, Derrickson dropped some pearls of wisdom about the blockbuster without prompting, to fans' joy.
When Stephen Strange is introduced at the start of Doctor Strange he's pretty much insufferable. His ego is massive, and he treats everyone around him like they're less than-- including Rachel McAdams' Christine Palmer. But the renowned surgeon is served a giant slice of humble pie after a horrifying car accident, where his hands were rendered useless and his career was seemingly ruined forever.
This sets off the film's true events, as Stephen Strange attempts to find a mystical way to heal his wounds, and presumably set his life back on track. But he gets much more than he bargained for, and is trained by The Ancient One and Wong, before facing off against massively powerful foes like Kaecilius and Dormammu.
Both trauma and mysticism aren't themes that typically run through the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole. While Scarlet Witch was introduced back in Avengers: Civil War, her powers don't actually seem to come from a magical place. Doctor Strange broke new ground in that way, opening up magic, mysticism, and mind-blowing visual affects for the shared universe.
Stephen Strange's relationship to his car wreck is the root of his trauma, giving audiences a deeper look into the protagonist's psyche. Suddenly he's not just a textbook success with a god complex, but one with deep psychotic trouble.
Doctor Strange will presumably return to the MCU when Avengers 4 arrives in theaters May 3rd. In the meantime, check out our 2019 release list to plan your next trip to the movies.


text:
Does Tabitha Kill Jughead? Is Jughead Dead or Alive in Riverdale?
Kanika Kumar
The CW's 'Riverdale' is embracing the paranormal world in season 6. In particular, in the second episode, we see the main characters combating various types of supernatural phenomena. We see how Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) and Jughead's (Cole Sprouse) joyful live-in situation quickly goes from cheerful to sour to downright terrifying. Affected by a murderous ghost and her own agitations, Tabitha considers killing Jughead with a hammer. So, does she? Does Jughead die or does he survive? Let's find out.
Does Tabitha Kill Jughead?
In season 6 episode 2, we see Tabitha and Jughead living together in their new apartment. However, things soon go downhill, seemingly in line with the bad luck brought about by Jughead's killing of a spider in season 6 episode 1. Tabitha becomes upset as Jughead begins to slack off and forgets to do menial household chores. When she begins to fix a painting on the wall, she accidentally makes a hole in it and discovers a room. Jughead and Tabitha look at the dusty ships-in-bottles strewn across the hidden space.
Later, Tabitha asks the realtor about the room. The realtor explains that the apartment used to be inhabited by a couple, Sam and Diane, who died in a horrific murder-suicide. She also mentions that Jughead was informed of the story. Later, when Tabitha confronts Jughead about it, he confesses that he did not tell her about it as he did not wish to ruin her happiness at getting the perfect apartment. Additionally, he is intrigued by Sam and Diane and wants to write about them. We find out that, in a fit of inexplicable rage, Diane killed Sam, a painter obsessed with his own work, using a hammer. She then hanged herself.
Is Jughead Dead or Alive?
As the episode progresses, Tabitha increasingly becomes angry at Jughead. She has a nightmare about killing with a hammer; later, she finds one in the fridge and even hesitatingly approaches him with it. Feeling underappreciated and tired of his obsession with the bottled ships and writing, Tabitha begins to contemplate his murder. She also worries about his proximity to alcohol (he was an alcoholic) and tendency to get lost in his artistic world. She also finds out that Jughead used to share his drafts with Betty — he does not do so with her.
Thus, Tabitha feels as though Jughead believes that she isn't good enough for him. The situation comes to a boiling point when Tabitha reads Jughead's story about Sam and Diane and sees parallels to their own relationship. She breaks his bottles and typewriter. She accuses him of guiltlessly spending her hard-earned money whilst being uncaring, indifferent, and full of complaints. Then, Tabitha rushes towards him with a hammer. In the mirror, she sees herself as Diane.
However, at the last moment, Tabitha stops herself. "We are not like them. We are stronger than this," she declares. Thus, Tabitha does not kill Jughead and he is alive and well, albeit quite shaken. The two even confess their love for each other for the first time. As they talk about their flawed but strong relationship, Tabitha wonders if Diane's ghost was the sole reason for her behavior. Jughead talks about how love is a series of tests that they must face together. As the door suddenly shuts, the couple assumes that the ghost has exited, frightened by them. This is in line with Pop's advice about ghosts — that they are just as scared of humans as humans are of them.
Read More: Is Betty Pregnant in Riverdale Season 6?


text:
Food|Made Nice Is Fast and Casual. But Is It Good?
Made Nice Is Fast and Casual. But Is It Good?
Made Nice
View Slide Show ›
Ramsay de Give for The New York Times
American, Salads
8 West 28th Street, NoMad
By Pete Wells
New Yorkers will have more idle hours on their hands, or at least more time to watch otter videos at work, if Made Nice turns out to be the future of dining in New York.
The food appears within 10 minutes from the moment you walk through the door on West 28th Street. Before that happens, you choose one of the eight or so main courses pictured on the wall, give your order to an extroverted host who taps it into a hand-held screen, and mill around the silverware and condiment station until you hear your name and are handed your meal on a charcoal-colored tray that doubles as a place mat.
This routine may sound familiar and indeed it is, being the basic model of fast-casual restaurants from Shake Shack on down. Made Nice has nipped and tucked the formula all around, but the biggest difference is what's on the tray. It's not a burger or a grain bowl but a multicolored, photogenic and meticulously arranged plate that bears at least a familial resemblance to the cooking at Eleven Madison Park and the NoMad.
Like those two restaurants, Made Nice is under the ownership and direction of the chef Daniel Humm and his collaborator, Will Guidara. To bring some of their usual meticulous care and a few glimmers of their artistry to a high-speed operation is the trick Made Nice is trying to pull off. To do so, the two owners have requisitioned a sous-chef from Eleven Madison Park, Danny DiStefano, to run the enormous kitchen, while Mr. Humm waves his magic wand somewhere offstage.
As trays loaded with salad-like dishes leave the counter, you can glimpse bits and pieces of the two more formal restaurants flying by, like the scraps of Kansas that Dorothy sees caught in the twister. Look — it's the NoMad chicken! And isn't that the pork confit from Eleven Madison Park?
Well, no, not really, as you will discover when you sit down and eat. The Made Nice confit doesn't have the creaminess or the concentrated delicacy that suckling pig gives the original, or the golden roof of crisp skin. It's a dark brick of shredded pork, a heavy-tasting and oddly inert centerpiece for a summer salad of shaved corn, watercress and wheat berries.
Served at night and on Saturdays, the chicken is the only major dish at Made Nice that could not even by the most elastic definition be called a salad. With a bread stuffing under its browned skin, it does resemble the NoMad chicken from a distance.
But the one at NoMad tastes as if it comes from some lost island where the gene that controls delicious chicken flavor has been passed down intact for centuries. The Made Nice chicken, by contrast, is ordinary — moist without being juicy, as if all its flavor had leaked out of the meat in order to make the stuffing as gummy as possible. The price is $22 for half a chicken and skinny fries. The fries are very good.
Nobody should be surprised when a stripped-down dish that can be ready in five minutes and costs, on average, about $14 isn't as wonderful as one that was fluffed to greatness for its role in a $295 tasting menu. It's not a fair fight, yet it's one that Mr. Humm and Mr. Guidara have invited by trying to link their fast-casual business with their other restaurants.
But some of the food at Made Nice doesn't just suffer by comparison; it can also suffer all on its own.
The curried cauliflower is said to be a callout to another standby at the NoMad. I don't remember trying it there, so I can't say whether it's so unevenly cooked that some pieces are brown and collapsed while others are white, crunchy and barely cooked. That's how the cauliflower at Made Nice was, though. It tasted nothing like a real curry, and only a little bit like curry powder.
Another dish is called chicken rice. The rice tastes like tomatoes and needs salt. The chicken seems exhausted. Imagine a chain of Cuban restaurants started by retired employees of the Olive Garden. This could be their arroz con pollo.
Of the nine major dishes on the current menu, there are three I would be happy to eat again. One is a salad of watermelon and quinoa that has just enough twists and turns to stand out, like crisp pistachios and soft, creamy feta. Another, seared hanger steak slices over roasted broccoli that is chopped and seasoned with lime, may not sound like a winning combination, but it is. A third is smoked salmon salad whose croutons are, in fact, little fried cubes of shredded potato.
Actually, there is a fourth dish worth revisiting, though I wouldn't try to make a meal of it: the milk and honey sundae. The ice cream is soft serve — milk, uncontaminated by vanilla — strewn with a variety of fun, crunchy bits made from milk or honey. It's $6.
The sundae combines sophistication and pleasure better than anything else on the menu. It is also the only item you can't get delivered. I suspect these things may be related.
That enormous kitchen wasn't built solely to feed the 30 or so people who can be seated in the restaurant. It was designed to handle a tall pile of takeout and delivery orders. So, in fact, were the recipes. Aside from the sundae, everything is engineered to look and taste almost as good after being sealed with a plastic lid, packed into a bag and carted 10 blocks.
The explosion of delivery services has entranced chefs of all sorts. New York restaurants that would have hung up on you 10 years ago if you'd called for a delivery order — Mission Chinese Food, Hearth, DB Bistro Moderne, Santina, most of the Momofukus — are now, like Made Nice, signed up with Caviar. Others use services such as GrubHub, DoorDash and Postmates.
According to one projection cited by The Atlantic, the market for delivery orders placed online will have grown 15 times faster than the rest of the restaurant business by the end of the decade. Meanwhile, restaurants across the country are anxiously watching as foot traffic falls at lunch and dinner.
These twin trends have created a new and nearly invisible kind of restaurant with no dining room, just a commissary kitchen that fulfills orders to go. They're called ghost restaurants. Made Nice seems to be something different. Its small dining room is merely the tip of a much bigger operation lurking below the surface. It's an iceberg restaurant.
To test it out, I ate one of my three Made Nice meals at The New York Times Building. My order showed up about a minute late, which counts as early given Midtown rush-hour traffic, and was pretty much as advertised. The fried chicken skins that are supposed to be scattered over the gravy-like chicken velouté didn't show up, and a caper-dill relish that the menu said came with the tuna niçoise was smeared on the pork confit and the cod Provençal as well.
Nothing was hot after about 30 minutes in transit. But the cooked items were still warm, the lettuce and other raw ingredients hadn't wilted, and all the plates looked as if they had been primped by a food stylist for an overhead shot. Eating food like this at your desk would not feel like a complete surrender.
Eating it in a restaurant is another story. Whether the same recipes can suit both experiences is the question Made Nice asks. Your own answer will depend on whether you are hoping for food that is quick, inexpensive and as delicious as you would expect from one of the city's best-known chefs, or are willing to settle for two out of three.
Follow NYT Food on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest. Get regular updates from NYT Cooking, with recipe suggestions, cooking tips and shopping advice.
8 West 28th Street
(Broadway)
madenicenyc.com
The dining room is not meant for lingering but is very pleasant for short visits, with its cheerful Shepard Fairey mural and comfortable chairs.
Moderate.
singlepage.com/made-nice
Recommended Dishes
Salmon rösti; khao salad; watermelon salad; garlic rolls; milk and honey sundae. Soup, $6; main courses, $11 to $22. All major credit cards accepted. Cash is not.
Drinks and Wine
There is white, red, rosé and beer (one of each), along with appealing house-made coolers and sodas.
$ (inexpensive)
The dining room and accessible restroom are on street level.
What the Stars Mean
Ratings range from zero to four stars. Zero is poor, fair or satisfactory. One star, good. Two stars, very good. Three stars, excellent. Four stars, extraordinary.
This information was last updated on July 10, 2019
EMAIL petewells@nytimes.com. And follow Pete Wells on Twitter: @pete_wells.
Ligaya Mishan's Hungry City reviews will return next Wednesday.
A version of this article appears in print on , Section D, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: Putting a Meticulous Spin on Fast and Casual. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe
Restaurant Review: Eleven Madison Park in Midtown South
A Stellar Band Rearranges Its Hits