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Italian language immersion has much to offer students
August 15, 2016 • From the Editor
Perhaps closed-minded school superintendents should go immerse themselves as well
By Joseph Cannavo, Editor
I received a call from a prominent leader in Delaware's Italian-American Community who informed me that a local school district superintendent, who for the moment shall remain anonymous, shot down the idea of an Italian immersion program in his district, saying that Italian is not useful enough to warrant such a program.
I would like to remind him and other narrow-minded school district superintendents in Delaware and in the region that learning Italian has many advantages and shouldn't be excluded for consideration when choosing a language for an intended immersion program. Any educator who feels that Italian should be excluded shows a lack of knowledge of what Italy has given the world since the glorious days of ancient Rome.
I begin my argument by bringing to their attention that Italy is one of the top five economies in the world. Many employers are seeking people who speak both Italian and English. An estimated 7,500 American companies do business with Italy and more than 1,000 U.S. firms have offices in Italy, including IBM, General Electric, Motorola, Citibank, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Many Italian firms have offices in the U.S.
Knowing Italian is greatly beneficial in several career fields. Italy is a world leader in the culinary arts, interior design, fashion, graphic design, furniture design, machine tool manufacturing, robotics, electromechanical machinery, shipbuilding, space engineering, construction machinery and transportation equipment.
Italy's cultural importance spans from antiquity through the present, of which the Roman period and the Renaissance are perhaps the two most influential moments.
According to UNESCO, over 60 percent of the world's art treasures are found in Italy. Some of the most famous Western artists, from Giotto to Michelangelo, were Italian. Knowledge of Italian is vital to understand the contexts of this art.
Italian literature boasts some of the world's most famous writers and thinkers, from Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarch and Machiavelli, to Verga, Svevo, Pirandello, and Gramsci, to name a few.
Since Roman times, Italy has exported its literature and culture to other parts of Europe and beyond, in the areas of Latin literature, Romanitas, humanism, opera, film, science, political thought, fashion, design, and cuisine. Knowing Italian allows you to understand, appreciate, and analyze this treasury of human expression.
Italy has the cultures, landscapes, and histories to fill a lifetime of investigation. Knowing Italian places you in a position to explore Italy's past and present from the most fulfilling vantage point.
Italian majors pursue careers in a variety of fields, including education, business, computer programming and web design, law, public relations, journalism, telecommunications, arts administration, publishing, library science, politics, or public and environmental affairs, to name but a few. Some students also use their language skills in order to enter government employment or the military. In all cases, students report back to us that their training in Italian significantly enhanced their professional and academic opportunities. Italian is spoken by 55 million people in Italy and 62 million people throughout the world.
As a heritage language learning Italian is a big accomplishment which brings with it great satisfaction and added confidence. In addition, for non Italian-Americans immersion in a foreign culture can open whole new avenues of self-exploration and personal growth.
Lastly as the most direct descendent of Latin, learning Italian can help increase a student's knowledge of the English vocabulary given 60 percent of English words come into the language by way of Italian through its strong Latin roots.
I can go on even more, but if the above isn't enough to convince school superintendents to consider Italian for
an immersion program; then the problem isn't Italian, it's the narrow-mindedness of the superintendents.
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The Genetically modified food or GMO foods
The claim, "Genetically Modified (GM) foods do not affect our health in any way" is an extensive statement that includes many possible topics to investigate, such as allergic reactions, liver changes, and glyphosate dangers. Genetically modified food or GMO foods is food that has been resultant from a method involving genetically engineered foods or bioengineered foods. This process artificially modifies the DNA of the organism making the plants more resistant to climate changes, viruses, and common pests. Many GM foods fill the shelves of our local supermarket such as corn, canola, and zucchini. There had been some concerns that GMOs might cause allergies, this had become a major concern to consumers. GM Soya beans have become a main concern to the public, but do GM soya beans cause more severe and/or anaphylactic reactions than non-GM soya beans?
Protein in soya beans cause the vast majority of allergic reactions. Genetically modified soya beans can create a new set of allergen and allergic reactions, specifically to those individuals who are enormously sensitive. The procedure of creating a GM crop produces massive collateral damage in the plants DNA. Native genes could be deleted, mutated, permanently turned on or off, and hundreds may change their levels of protein expression. This could increase existing allergens, or produce a new, unknown allergen. A test was conducted with eight human subjects who had a skin-prick reaction to GM soy, one did not also react to non-GM soy, suggesting that GM soy is exclusively dangerous. "I used to test for soy allergies all the time, but now that soy is genetically engineered, it is so dangerous that I tell people never to eat it—unless it says organic." -Allergy specialist John Boyles, MD. Allergic reactions aren't the only dangerous outcome to consuming GM soya beans, it can also have a damaging effect on the liver.
According to scientists, the genetically modified soya beans can cause toxemia and liver damage this is caused by over-consumption of GM soya beans. There has been a chronic toxicity study that used Wistar albino rats as subjects to test the effects of GM corn and soy over time increments of 30, 60 and lastly 90 days. In each case, the transgenic materials were shown to have deleterious effects on the rats, altering enzyme production and damaging their genes. Increases in cellular damage were also observed, as there was an increase in the ratios of DNA fragments indicating liver damage. "The results of all parameters evaluated in our investigation were consistent and confirm that the GM diet fed to rats for 30, 60, or 90 days has deleterious histopathological and histochemical impacts," reads the study's abstract. If you damage your liver by eating a type of food, what else is affected? By eating GM soya beans it can lead to miscarriages and birth defects.
Glyphosate is an active ingredient used in conjunction with many GMO crops such as soya beans. Glyphosate is responsible for the disruption of the delicate hormonal balance of the female reproductive cycle. glyphosate is toxic to the placenta, which is responsible for delivering vital nutrients and removing waste products from mother to baby. If the placenta has been damaged or destroyed, the result can be a miscarriage. Children who are born to mothers who have been exposed to even a small amount of glyphosate can have serious birth defects can result.
The claim, "Genetically Modified (GM) foods do not affect our health in any way" has been proven wrong as there is evidence that GM foods such as soya beans affect our health in a hazardous and unnatural way. The internet is filled with websites supporting the fact that GM foods are harmful, by leading to toxemia and liver damage. It also can cause hormonal disruption and miscarriages. A more Healthier and less dangerous alternative would be Organic foods. Organic foods are higher in nutrients, free from neurotoxins, which are toxins that are damaging to the brain and nerve cells. Organic farms are also safer for farm workers, research at the Harvard school of public health found that 70% increase in Parkinson's disease among people exposed to pesticides (a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants)
Do GM soya beans cause more severe and/or anaphylactic reactions than non-GM soya beans? Genetically modified soya beans can create a new set of allergen and allergic reactions, specifically to those individuals who are already enormously sensitive. Also, Native genes could be deleted, mutated, permanently turned on or off, and hundreds may change their levels of protein expression. This could increase existing allergens, or produce a new, unknown allergen. GM soya beans cause more severe anaphylactic reactions than non-GM soya beans.
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Q: UIPageViewController turn-to-page example There are a couple of explanations on how UIPageViewControllers work, and I have read them.  I have built an app based on the approach in Neil Smyth's excellent 'iPhone iOS 6 Development Essentials" in chapter 28. It is elegant and simple.
It seems a relatively simple thing to add a method to this class, and a button to the main app view, to cause the UIPageViewController to turn to a specific page.  But I cannot quite see the beset way to do this.
If someone could point me to the solution -- or tell me how to add a method that would I think use the provided "viewControllerAtIndex:" method cause the page turn i want.
Seeing this done (exactly what code codes where) in that app would help me understand and point the way to a solution in my own app.
thanks everyone sorry i know this should be obvious from the ansers to the likes of this question link but i am not quite getting it.

A: As noted in my comment I can close this question as I've found a good solution.  As I wanted both "skip ahead" and "skip back" as well as "jump to page", I used a solution that involved specifying the top level View Controller as a delegate to content view controller, keeping track of the current page, and then passing the clicks on contentViewController back up to the implementation of the top level controller (as delegate) to move to the new page(s).
I have posted the source code for this solution as part of the "A-B-C Picture Book" source code.  This app is in the app store; see  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-b-c-picture-book/id578864421?ls=1&mt=8.

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Yippee! You've made a sale in your Etsy shop! Unfortunately, the customer didn't provide enough information to complete the order. Perhaps they didn't include their color choices or maybe they didn't give you their monogram. No problem, you've sent them a conversation through Etsy and will start their order as soon as you get the missing information. The problem is, the customer doesn't ever respond to your conversation. What is a small business seller supposed to do now? Each seller will have their own policies, but today I'm sharing mine.
Send an Etsy conversation and wait 24 hours for a response.
Send a 2nd Etsy conversation after 24 hours asking for the information to be provided. I add a note to the end of the conversation that if I don't hear from the customer within 24 hours of this conversation, I will be forced to cancel the order.
If you need a quick tutorial on canceling an Etsy order, head to this article on Etsy.
This post leads me to an older (but great) post on whether or not custom orders are worth your time or if you should stick to ready to ship products. Read that post here.
Before you go – be sure to save this post to Pinterest.
At the same time, I send the same message to their email. 99% of the time, they respond to the email, not via Etsy.
When you click the customer's name at the top of the order details, you get a pop-up list with the email address at the bottom of that list.
Good idea. Thanks for that, Christine.
I'd sent both as ordered if the customer hasn't responded.


London Report: UK employment figures to show lift in economy | City A.M.
UK employment figures out this week look set to give further weight to signs of Britain's growing economy.
The September numbers, to be released on Wednesday along with unemployment statistics, are predicted to be up on last month.
"Strong demand has been met by surging employment in recent months, which is lowering unemployment. We forecast a 150,000 rise in employment and another decline in this unemployment rate to 7.6 per cent," said Philip Rush, from Nomura.
The rate for average weekly August earnings will come out on Wednesday.
Inflation figures, due out tomorrow, should bring further good news.
"We expect CPI inflation to fall from 2.7 per cent to 2.4 per cent in September and still think that it could drop to two per cent within six months or so," said Samuel Tombs of Capital Economics.
Retail sales figures due on Thursday are predicted to increase.
"Retail sales volumes are expected to have edged up just 0.1 per cent month-on-month in September after falling back 0.9 per cent month-on-month in August. This would limit the year-on-year growth in retail sales volumes to 1.8 per cent in August. Even so, retail sales volumes would still have risen by 1.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter if they were flat in September," said Howard Archer of IHS Global Insight.
The corporate calendar starts today with results from Nanoco Group, Tristel, Essentra, McBride and Software Radio Technology.
Tomorrow's results will come from Fusion IP, Bellway, DotDigital Group, Utilitywise, Lombard Risk Management, Michael Page International, Telford Homes, Burberry Group, Hargreaves Lansdown and Carpetright.
On Wednesday Imperial Innovations Group, Renewable Energy Generation, Smiths News, E-Therapeutics, Vertu Motors, JZ Capital Partners, Hochschild Mining Plc and STV Group will update the market.
Booker Group, Etalon Group, Omega Diagnostics Group, Rank Group, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Travis Perkins, Britvic, Bunzl, Cairn Energy, British Sky Broadcasting Group, Diageo, Jupiter Fund Management, Man Group and Renishaw will all give figures on Thursday.
Finally Spectris and Provident Financial will report on Friday.


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A New York synagogue has been accused of a policy of "pay to pray," after it was found to be charging over $3,000 for seats at Sunday night's Jewish New Year celebration.
The Temple Emanu-El, founded in 1845 on Fifth Avenue in New York's Upper East Side, counted late comedian Joan Rivers among its worshipers. Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York, and Jeff Zucker, CNN president, are also among the congregation.
And the Temple is charging $3,275 per seat to sit in the first ten rows for Sunday's special service, according to The New York Post.
The price is double the cost of a ticket for Hamilton, the Broadway smash-hit musical, which is sold out for months. Sunday marks Rosh Hashanah, which signals the start of a ten-day High Holiday period. The shofar, or ram's horn, is blown to begin the joyous time, which ends with Yom Kippur on October 12.
It is a time when Jews regularly attend their synagogues – many of which sell tickets.
At the Temple Emanu-El, for the top fee, worshipers are also entitled to annual membership of the temple. For $835 you can obtain a seat in the less-desirable Section M. The temple seats more than 2,500 people.
A temple administrator told the paper that tickets usually sell out far in advance, and that membership is never denied to anyone for financial reasons. The service will be broadcast on their website for free.
Rabbi Judith Hauptman of Ohel Ayalah, a "pop-up synagogue" geared toward millennials, said she was holding Rosh Hashanah services for free.
"We are hemorrhaging Jews and we have to put absolutely no obstacles for ones who want to show up on the High Holy Days," she said.
Rabbi Yehuda Lipskier, of the Chabad Jewish Center, in the Upper West Side, said their services were free, and he would find it difficult to turn away a worshipper for monetary reasons.
"Synagogues are free to charge, but to make it mandatory — that's not the way we do it," he said.
"It's a free country. They can charge $3,000 a ticket.


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The presentations in this category are factual reports and should be taken literally and at face value. Although I have presented other works that are parody or satire, The Huntsville Neo-Nazi Consortium is not such a work. The events are real, and the victims are real, and the injuries are real.
In fact, although it's occurrence is years after the original publication of the Exposé, and therefore a testament to the scope of the Consortium, there is little doubt that that the premeditated murder of US Diplomat and Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, is directly related to Huntsville on several levels. In fact, it's very likely that the Consortium is also directly related to one time Huntsville resident and UAH professor, and Deputy and almost Prime Minister of Libya, Mustafa Abushagur.
Loretta was in fact largely motivated by the extremist in the feminist movement. Most folks are familiar with the highly charged rhetoric in the abortion debate. Pro-choice women are often referred to as "femi-nazis" by pro-life advocates. While the rhetoric is sincere in it's own context, few would expect that "femi-naziism" would extend beyond the abortion debate to actually include holocaust, genocide, eugenics, and ethnic cleansing – of people already born.


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Great poem! Thank you. I have written one inspired by Helix Nebula NGC 7293. Wish I could share it with you, but I don't want to post it here.
The poet soul of the engineer. Not a myth, but a reality.
Thank you for sharing the photos, your lovely poetry, your thoughts and the science of it all. What a gift you've given us!


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PC Gaming: This Week in Trailers (April – Week 3)
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The third week of April got the most varied trailers of the month so far. We got launch trailers, a reveal teaser, a new map reveal, and a reveal teaser. So, without further ado, here's what PC gaming looked like this week in trailers.
Warhammer Chaosbane — Beta Launch Trailer #2
Warhammer: Chaosbane - Beta Launch Trailer #2 [US]
Old World action RPG Warhammer Chaosbane will be holding a second beta, which of course comes with its own beta launch trailer. This is a closed beta, which means that you'll need to pre-order the game to get access. Two additional classes are playable this time around — the dwarf trollslayer and the elf scout. The beta runs until April 24th.
Borderlands — The Story So Far…
Borderlands - The Story So Far...
Gearbox is prepping fans and would-be newcomers for Borderlands 3 by recapping the series' story so far in a series of videos. They released the first part this week which covered the events of the first game. Of course, if you just got the newly launched Borderlands Game of the Year Edition (Enhanced Version), you might want to skip this one.
Mortal Kombat 11 — Official Launch Trailer
Official Launch Trailer | Mortal Kombat
If you're among the multitude of fans who can't wait for Mortal Kombat 11 to release next week, NetherRealm just released a new trailer that should kick your hype level to maximum. The game's launch trailer is a mixture of gameplay and story bits, which means you get to see classic versions of characters running into their current selves.
Mordhau — Official Trailer
Mordhau - Official Trailer
Triternion has announced that their medieval multiplayer hack-and-slash game Mordhau will finally be launching on April 29th. If you haven't heard of the game yet, it features 64-player battles, and smaller skirmishes, with varied modes that should scratch every type of medieval itch. You can get a taste of how the game plays in the new trailer above.
Overwatch — Havana: New Escort Map
[COMING SOON] Havana | New Escort Map | Overwatch
Overwatch will be getting a new Escort map called Havana soon. The map is actually available in the PTR now is you want to try it out, but you can also preview it in the trailer above. According to the game's lore, this area was where Talon council member Maximilien operated in before an Overwatch Strike team extracted him to gain intel on Doomfist.
XIII — Revealing Teaser
XIII (PS4 - Xbox One - Switch - PC) Revealing teaser (Coming in 2020)
2003 cult-classic shooter, XIII, is getting a remake for PC that's slated to launch late this year. XIII is a story-driven first-person shooter where players take on the role of a soldier who wakes up n Brighton Beach without his memories and only a key and a tattoo as clues to his identity. To top it off, you're apparently wanted for assassinating the president.
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster — Gameplay Trailer
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster | Gameplay Trailer
The HD Remaster for 2001 RTS S.W.I.N.E. will be launching on May 23rd. The release date was announced in a new gameplay trailer that was launched this week by developer Assemble Entertainment. The game will feature pigs and rabbits going all out in fully armoured combat. The devs have also promised to address the issues that led to mediocre ratings for the original.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey — The Fate of Atlantis Launch Trailer
Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Fate of Atlantis DLC | Launch Trailer | Ubisoft [NA]
If you weren't satisfied with the number of mythical beasts encountered in Assassin's Creed Odyssey's main campaign, you'll be happy to know that the game's second story expansion is about to give you a lot more. The expansion will come in three episodes, the first of which is set to launch on April 23rd, while both the second and third episodes are due out in mid-2019.
And that's it for this week's recap of PC gaming trailers. Make sure to drop by next week for another convenient run down. Cheers!
PC Gaming: This Week in Trailers (April #2)
This Week in Trailers: Here are this week's most noteworthy trailers, all collected into one spot for you to enjoy. Cheers!
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In 1882, the Russell School District was formally established in what would later become the Town of Russell. The ground floor of the Town Hall was used for classes until a new school building was constructed in 1884, at a cost of $892, opening in early 1885. An addition was made to it in the fall of 1894 but the limitations of the building became increasingly evident so, in the fall of 1897, a two-storey building was constructed on the present site of the Russell post office, and the old school was renovated into residences. A two-storey addition to this building was made in the fall of 1899. A high school was started in 1909 so, to provide the requisite space, a two-storey building was purchased from the Smellie brothers and moved to the school property. By 1913, this space was insufficient so the School Board authorized the construction of a new building designed by Winnipeg architect William Bruce. It was occupied in the spring of 1914 by a staff of seven teachers.
By 1966, there were three school buildings operating in Russell, with a total student enrollment of about 600. They were combined under the umbrella of the Russell Consolidated School No. 2454 but quickly became part of the Pelly Trail School Division, later that year.
Among the teachers who worked at Russell School were Margaret Fulton (1943-1945) and W. J. Sharman.
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Russell Schools 1.
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Remembering Rene Delamar
November 21, 2019- Hagatna, Guam-
Guam Track and Field Association mourns the loss of throwing icon, Rene Delamar. Earlier this week, GTFA learned of the sudden passing of the Guam track and field legend. Rene is the current Guam National Record holder in the Shot Put with a distance of 14.63 meters and formerly held the Guam National Record in the Discus Throw.
Rene was a dominant figure in the region in both the Shot Put and Discus for nearly 20 years. As a high school athlete at George Washington High School, Rene held the Shot Put high school record before graduating in 1980. 14 years later, Rene was one of the few athletes still competing in the sport after high school.
A Legend is gone. Rene Delamar focuses after a training session prior to the 1999 South Pacific Games in Guam.
At the 1994 Micronesian Games in Mangilao, Guam, Rene captured gold medals in both the Shot Put and Discus.
Three years later at the 1997 Mini South Pacific Games in American Samoa, Rene won Guam's only medal in track and field at the games with a bronze medal finish in the Shot Put. During that event Rene broke the Guam National Record three times and surpassed New Caledonia's Laurent Fatauli with his final throw of 14.50 meters, securing bronze.
At the 1998 Micronesian Games in Palau, Rene would settle for silver in the Shot Put with a throw of 14.26 meters. He was only 11cm behind CNMI's Fa'aea Talalemotu's Games record throw of 14.37 meters that still stands today. Rene would get revenge in the Discus later that meet with a Gold medal and Games Record throw of 40.64 meters. Rene's record would only be bested by Guam's Justin Andre in 2006 with Andre's throw of 41.19 meters. Only Rene and Justin have thrown over 40 meters in the discus in the history of the Micronesian Games.
Rene would save the best for last at the 1999 South Pacific Games in Santa Rita, Guam. In the Discus, Rene shined in his final attempt with a throw of 43.88 meters, a Guam National Record at the time. Days later in the Shot Put, Rene struggled early in his first four throws, but came back and broke his Guam National record in his sixth and final attempt with a throw of 14.63 meters. Rene retired from competition at the end of the 1999 South Pacific Games but his legacy and records live on. Rest in Peace, Rene. You will be greatly missed.
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Zoya, Anupam, Anurag, Ritesh among new Oscar Academy members
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Filmmakers Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, and Ritesh Batra, as well as veteran actor Anupam Kher, are among the 842 artists and executives invited as members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The invitees, according to the official Oscars' website, have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
The 2019 class is 50 percent women, 29 percent people of color, and represents 59 countries. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2019.
Kashyap, whose credits include "Gangs of Wasseypur" and "Dev.D", acknowledged the invitation with a tweet that read: "#WeAreTheAcademy"
Actress Archie Panjabi, who has Indian roots and has featured in "A Mighty Heart" and "Bend It Like Beckham", has also been invited to join the Academy, as has Nisha Ganatra, a Canadian actress, film director, film producer, and screenwriter of Indian descent.
"What an honor to be part of the Academy! Thank you," Archie tweeted.
Guneet Monga, Ali Fazal, and Reema Kagti were among those who extended congratulatory messages to the new invitees.
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Andre Pierre Collins (born May 4, 1968) is a former American football  outside linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXVI for the Washington Redskins.  Collins currently serves as Director of Retired Players for the National Football League Players Association, where he works to ensure retirees make successful post-football transitions.

A standout inside linebacker at Penn State, Collins was named a 1989 All-American and a Butkus Award finalist.  He attended Cinnaminson High School in Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey. Collins was in the first group of inductees to the Cinnaminson High School Athletics Hall of Fame.

Collins earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Policy and Administration from Penn State in 1991.

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"Andre Collins, Transition Player", NFL Players Association website, July 16, 2004.

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Fairy Tail anime is getting closer to its finale, a few more episodes are left and the shonen anime will close the arrangement.
The core of the Alvarez Empire arc was Zeref and his quest for his demise at his sibling Natsu's hand, and keeping in mind that the battle between the two reached its conclusive end, he presently couldn't seem to lose his life formally. Be that as it may, in the most recent episode of the anime, the last season accepting a noteworthy turn as Zeref and Mavis have at last passed on and broken the Curse of Contradiction.
Episode 324 of Fairy Tail went live on September 1st and it started with Zeref contemplating how he'll be able to die if even Natsu couldn't take him down, but after Mavis' tearful breakdown at his side, the two are able to put it all past them and successful die at last.
After him getting beaten by Natsu, Zeref was stressed that Natsu's naivete would drive him to make a move afresh. He was stressed that he'd recuperate and seek after his passing afresh because of his unfading condemnation, however, Mavis before long hurries to his side and goes up against him about this. Battling through tears, Mavis informs Zeref regarding how he's demolished her life and caused an incalculable number of her companions to endure. And yet, she's still enamored with him.
She makes reference to that without him, she would not have had the option to have the existence that she has. She would not have begun the Fairy Tail organization, and yet, he adores with him has developed as solid as she abhor for him. Beating his chest, Mavis shouts her own inconsistencies as she broadcasts she unequivocally despises and cherishes Zeref.
Since the end truly is close, she was distressed about whether she could really complete him off, however, she does so when Zeref at long last comprehends her emotions. At last feeling, the affection for another person, both of them hold onto each other as they gleam.
Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga arrangement composed and outlined by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2, 2006, to July 26, 2017, with the individual parts gathered and distributed into 63 tankōbon volumes. The story pursues the undertakings of Natsu Dragneel, an individual from the prominent wizard society Fairy Tail, as he looks through the anecdotal universe of Earth-land for the dragon Igneel.
The manga has been adjusted into an anime arrangement delivered by A-1 Pictures, Dentsu Inc., Satelight, Bridge, and CloverWorks which started broadcasting in Japan on October 12, 2009. Furthermore, A-1 Pictures has created nine original video animes and two animated feature films. The arrangement finished it's underlying keep running on March 30, 2013. A subsequent arrangement debuted on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2014, and finished on March 26, 2016. A third arrangement of the anime arrangement started airing on October 7, 2018, and is slated to have 51 episodes. The arrangement has additionally propelled various spin-off manga, including a spin-off storyboarded by Mashima, titled Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest, which propelled on July 25, 2018.
The manga arrangement was initially authorized for an English language discharge in North America by Del Rey Manga, which started discharging the individual volumes on March 25, 2008, and finished its permitting with the twelfth volume discharge in September 2010. In December 2010, Kodansha USA assumed control over the North American arrival of the arrangement. The Southeast Asian system Animax Asiacirculated an English-language adaptation of the anime for seven seasons from 2010 to 2015. The manga was additionally authorized in the United Kingdom by Turnaround Publisher Services and in Australia by Penguin Books Australia. The anime has been authorized by Funimation for an English-language discharge in North America. As of February 2017, Fairy Tail had 60 million duplicates in print.
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MUMBAI - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) marginally eased foreign investment limits on debt purchases for this fiscal year and next, in a move that is likely to boost bond and currency markets.
The size of the move, widely expected in the markets for the last few weeks, was however less than investors had expected.
In a statement on Friday, the RBI said the foreign investment limits in Indian government bonds will be 5.5 percent of total outstanding securities in the fiscal year that began April 1.
This will allow foreign investors to buy 270 billion rupees ($4.16 billion) worth of fresh securities in the current fiscal year. The existing limit was 5 percent.
The limit will be raised to 6 percent in the next fiscal year, 2019/20, the RBI said.
However, the extent of the increase was lower than market expectations of 6 percent in the first year and 7 percent in the following year.
The central bank has typically been cautious in relaxing bond limits for foreign investors to prevent sharp volatility from flows that could disrupt macro-economic stability.
"This is too little, but whatever comes is welcome given the attractiveness of Indian debt to foreign investors," said a senior foreign bank trader dealing with offshore investors.
"This will give some confidence to foreign investors but not necessarily that they will aggressively buy on day 1."
Markets are likely to post modest gains on Monday.
The 10-year benchmark bond yield could ease by 5-7 basis points on Monday compared to Friday's close of 7.17 percent while the rupee may also strengthen marginally from its close of 64.9750 to the dollar, traders said.
The RBI also lifted foreign investment limits in corporate bonds to 9 percent of total stock. This will allow investors to buy up to 445 billion rupees ($6.85 billion) of corporate bonds in 2018/19, the RBI release showed.
Foreign investors have piled into Indian debt since last year, attracted by a strong rupee and high domestic yields. That had led to foreign investors almost fully utilising bond limits.
However, with the rupee underperforming its Asian peers in early 2018 and some concerns over India's fiscal and current account deficits, foreign investors are likely now to exercise more caution.
"The appetite of foreign portfolio investors for investing in Indian debt over the course of the year remains to be seen, given the expectation of continued monetary tightening by some global central banks," said ICRA Ratings' Principal Economist Aditi Nayar.


One of the most challenging tasks will be a ranch purchase. You should consider checking on a couple of things for you to have a successful ranch purchase. A lot of people tend to think that when they look for a ranch by their own with no assistance, they will get to reduce the cost they will spend. It is one of the ways you can go to get the perfect ranch. There are other channels you can therefore choose.
You may need to consider going for a realtor when you are in such a situation. With the realtor, you will be guaranteed of a ranch that is of high quality. The reason for this is that before one lists the ranch, one must have repaired the ranch to increase its aesthetic value. However, you should never subdue to the pressures of the realtor since one will always want to close the deal to get a commission for the job. You will need to be careful with the whole process since this is a big investment you will be doing. There are some tips in this article that you will, therefore, need to buy the right ranch.
The cost of the ranch should be noted. Ranches are always big making them be more expensive than normal houses. What you need to however be concerned with is the quality the ranch has. You will incur more cost when the quality of the ranch is high. Whether or not you nil be able to afford the ranch should be noted. Since the ranch will be one of your major assets, your budget should, therefore, be flexible.
The size the ranch has should be noted. When looking at the size of the ranch, you will need to consider checking on whether it will be able to accommodate all that you will need to do. You might be one who will need a stable for your horse and land you can carry out farming and animal keeping. Such activities will need you to choose a ranch that is of a big size. One vital thing you will need to note is whether you want will be satisfied.
Location is vital when looking for a ranch. You need to show interest when it comes to how accessible the ranch is. You should check on the state of the roads the ranch has. The security of the ranch will also be paramount when considering the location.


Recently we have received a lot of questions asking about the details of a grand jury and what exactly it is about. In order to give you the best possible explanation of this legal process, we have enlisted the support of legal mastermind Adam M Smith to talk us through exactly what a grand jury is, why it is used and what goes into this process. Grand juries are not something which you will see too often and this is why many people want to know more about it, if you include yourself in these people then here is all you need to know.
A brief explanation of the grand jury is that it plays a key role in the legal process and its job is not to decide guilt or innocence, but rather to ascertain whether or not a case should be taken to trial. Grand juries form the very first stages of a criminal case and they are only used in some states and the occasional district, although all states have access to use a grand jury should they so wish.
A preliminary hearing is used in many criminal cases and whilst they do have a similar function, there are differences between a grand jury and a preliminary hearing. The biggest difference is that a preliminary hearing is open to the public whereas the grand jury is not, secondly you will always find a judge at a preliminary hearing yet with the grand jury, there doesn't always need to be a judge residing.
During a grand jury hearing, the legal teams of both the prosecution and the defense will present evidence before a jury to support their claims for or against a criminal case. The role of the lawyers here is to show the jury guilt or innocence using a wide variety of evidence types, and they can also call forth witness testimonies should they so wish. The grand jury is kept in strict confidence which helps witnesses to speak openly and freely without fear. There are rules around how evidence and witnesses must be presented and assuming these are adhered to, the prosecution can present as much evidence as they wish.
In order to make a decision as to whether or not the court will proceed with criminal charges against the defendant, the jury must rule in favor by a majority. A majority is all that is required here rather than a unanimous decision and assuming that there is one, the case will then be pushed forward for trial. If there is not a majority ruling the prosecution can still push for a trial, but the process is long-winded and very complex.
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Frederic d'Anhalt-Harzgerode (en alemany Friedrich von Anhalt-Bernburg-Harzgerode) va néixer a Ensdorf (Alemanya) el 16 de novembre de 1613 i va morir a Plötzkau el 30 de juny de 1670. Era un noble alemany, príncep de la Casa d'Ascània, el quart fill de Cristià I d'Anhalt-Bernburg (1568-1630) i d'Anna de Bentheim-Tecklenburg
(1579-1624).

Després de la mort del seu pare, el 1630, tant ell com el seu germà Ernest van ser exclosos del govern d'Anhalt-Bernburg pel seu germà gran Cristià II. Ernest va morir dos anys després, sense tenir descendència. I no va ser fins al 1635 que Cristià II va acordar amb Frederic, aleshores l'únic germà supervivent, la divisió del principat, de manera que a ell li va correspondre Harzgerode.

Frederic va governar el seu petit principat sense massa complicacions durant més de trenta anys, fins al 1665, quan l'extinció de la branca d'Anhalt-Plötzkau va canviar la divisió inicial del principat d'Anhalt. Així, Plötzkau va retornar a Anhalt-Bernburg, del qual s'havia separat per a crear un nou principat; però el seu germà Cristian II el va cedir a Frederic, el qual s'hi establí fins a la seva mort, cinc anys després.

Matrimoni i fills
El 10 d'agost de 1642 es va casar a Bückeburg amb Joana Elisabet de Nassau-Hadamar (1619-1647), filla de Joan Lluís de Nassau-Hadamar (1590-1653) i d'Úrsula de Lippe (1598-1638). El matrimoni va tenir tres fills:
 Guillem Lluís d'Anhalt-Harzgerode (1643-1709), casat primer amb Elisabet Albertina de Solms-Laubach (1631–1693), i després amb Sofia Augusta de Nassau-Dillenburg (1666–1733).
 Anna Úrsula (1645-1647).
 Elisabet Carlota (1647-1723), casada primer amb Guillem Lluís d'Anhalt-Köthen (1638-1665), i després amb August de Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1635-1699).

El 26 de maig de 1657 es va casar per segona vegada a Harzgerode amb Anna Caterina de Lippe (1612-1659), filla de Simó VII de Lippe-Detmold. D'aquest segons matrimoni no va tenir-ne fills.

Bibliografia
 Ferdinand Siebigk: Friedrich, Fürst zu Anhalt-Bernburg-Harzgerode. A: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, S. 453–455.
 Geschichte des Hauses und Fürstenthums Anhalt Bd.II S.597, Format digital

Enllaços externs
 Stammbaum
 http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com

Casa d'Ascània
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Okay I will admit it…this guy could sell me instant water.
So I have lamented before that we are far too beholden to the whims of fashion and style. Which got me to thinkin' (OUCH!) When will we realize that society will not respect us and support our effort to validate our profession via government regulation if we worry about nothing more important than how something looks?
A good place to start would be to overhaul the parameters of interior design competitions. If all interior design competitions were based on performance metrics instead of aesthetics or the "Wow Factor" maybe, just maybe we might eek out a smidgen of respect for our skills and knowledge.
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Blue Bell Knoll / Heaven or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins — Blue Bell Knoll / Heaven or Las Vegas
♠Ξ♠ Často napodobováni, nikdo nikdy potom to však už nezlepšil. Vliv Cocteau Twins na indie hudební scénu v posledních třech desetiletích je značný, a Blue Bell Knoll je ukázkovým příkladem, proč tolik umělců, od Sigur Ros a My Bloody Valentine, přes Stinu Nordenstam až po Tori Amos, z nich čerpali inspiraci. Od začátku až do konce je to brilantní dílo, které prosvítá s grácií a emocemi; zvoněním i truchlivými kytarami.
♠Ξ♠ Hudební analýzy stranou: Blue Bell Knoll je prostě bohatý, krásný, likvidační záznam — expresivní a ambiciózní, ale nikdy ne neproniknutelný nebo trapný. Pokud jste již obdivovatel Cocteau Twins, je to nahrávka, kterou pravděpodobně již vlastníte — opravdu ji máte ve své polici na dosah ruky, poctivě a regulérně zakoupenou. Pokud je pro Vás nová, nevadí. Ale ... pusťte se do práce. Jen nečekejte, že se objeví něco podobného v dohledné době.
Album Blue Bell Knoll release: 19 September 1988
Recorded: September Sound, Twickenham, England
Album Heaven or Las Vegas released: 17 September 1990
Record Label: 4AD
Duration: 35:17 + 37:42 => 72:59
01. "Blue Bell Knoll" 3:24
02. "Athol–Brose" 2:59
03. "Carolyn's Fingers" 3:08
04. "For Phoebe Still a Baby" 3:16
05. "The Itchy Glowbo Blow" 3:21
06. "Cico Buff" 3:49
07. "Suckling the Mender" 3:35
08. "Spooning Good Singing Gum" 3:52
09. "A Kissed Out Red Floatboat" 4:10
10. "Ella Megalast Burls Forever" 3:39
♠Ξ♠ Elizabeth Fraser — vocals
♠Ξ♠ Robin Guthrie — guitar
♠Ξ♠ Simon Raymonde — bass guitar
♦ All songs written and composed by Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, and Simon Raymonde.
♠Ξ♠ Blue Bell Knoll (1988) is the fifth album by Scottish band Cocteau Twins.
♠Ξ♠ This was the first LP by the Twins to receive major–label distribution in the USA, as it was originally licensed by Capitol Records from 4AD for North American release. ♠Ξ♠ After a period of being out of print while 4AD reclaimed the American distribution rights for their back catalog, this (along with much of the band's 4AD material) was remastered by Robin Guthrie and re–issued in 2003. The album shares its name with a peak in southern Utah, Bluebell Knoll.
Heaven or Las Vegas
♦ All songs written by Cocteau Twins.
01. "Cherry–Coloured Funk" – 3:12
02. "Pitch the Baby" – 3:14
03. "Iceblink Luck" – 3:18
04. "Fifty–Fifty Clown" – 3:10
05. "Heaven or Las Vegas" – 4:58
06. "I Wear Your Ring" – 3:29
07. "Fotzepolitic" – 3:30
08. "Wolf in the Breast" – 3:31
09. "Road, River and Rail" – 3:21
10. "Frou–Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires" – 5:38
♠Ξ♠ Simon Raymonde — bass
♠Ξ♠ Andy Rumball — photography
♠Ξ♠ Paul West — sleeve design
♠Ξ♠ Heaven or Las Vegas is the sixth album by Scottish rock group Cocteau Twins, their last for the music label 4AD. In terms of chart positions, it is the most successful Cocteau Twins album, reaching number seven in the UK.
♠Ξ♠ Despite 4AD president Ivo Watts–Russell proclaiming it one of the best — ever releases on his label, he released the group from their contract at the end of 1990 because his relationship with the band had soured.
By GEN WILLIAMS, December 5th, 2002; Score: 10
♠Ξ♠ Often imitated, never bettered, the Cocteau Twins' influence on the indie music scene over the past two decades is considerable, and Blue Bell Knoll is a faultless example of why so many artists, from Sigur Ros and My Bloody Valentine to Stina Nordenstam and Tori Amos have drawn inspiration from it.
♠Ξ♠ From start to finish, it's a record that gleams with grace and emotion; chiming, mournful guitars and layered tapestry of sounds evoke a vast array of imagery, and five minutes into the album you're no longer listening to Robert Smith of The Cure's favourite band, you're listening to soaring gulls, golden skies and incomprehensible stratospheric heights, all contained beneath the arc of your own imagination.
♠Ξ♠ Taking centre–stage are Liz Fraser's pealing vocals — calling to mind a less shrill Kate Bush, her voice wraps itself around unintelligible vowel sounds in what sounds like a mixture of French, Latin, Celtic and Arabic [I'm assured it is actually English most of the time but...who knows?] — but does it really matter what she's saying? ♠Ξ♠ This record, and indeed most of the Cocteau Twins' work, celebrates sound, melody, atmosphere; Fraser's vocals, while existing in the foreground of the record, are used less as a lyrical outlet than as another instrument, ebbing and flowing, darting between chorus crescendoes and shimmering, mirror–shiny sonic echoes.
♠Ξ♠ Musical analysis aside though, Blue Bell Knoll is simply a rich, beautiful, liquid record — expressive and ambitious yet never impenetrable or awkward. If you're a Cocteau Twins fan, this is a record you probably already own — indeed, it probably gets pulled off your record shelves on a regular basis. If you're new to them, however... dive on in. Just don't expect to emerge anytime soon. :: http://drownedinsound.com/
Lyrics: http://alwaysontherun.net/cocteau.htm#blue
By Stephen Deusner; July 16, 2014; Score: 8.3
♠Ξ♠ It's impossible to make out most of the lyrics on the title track to the Cocteau Twins' 1990 album, Heaven or Las Vegas. Over Robin Guthrie's shimmery, shivery guitar strum, singer Elizabeth Fraser bends her notes into mysterious shapes. She coos and squawks, mews and barks, murmurs and wails, as though singing in a new language. One minute she sounds like an opera singer, the next like a mother baby–talking to her new daughter.
♠Ξ♠ The effect can be dizzying, and the illegibility of her performance only makes it more, not less, human. Yet, a few words do stand out, primarily that title phrase: "Heaven or Las Vegas." The Cocteau Twins' music has always sounded otherworldly, and their many fans would certainly describe it — and rightly so — as heavenly.
♠Ξ♠ But Las Vegas? It stands out as an odd, jarring reference. Their fantastical music would seem to brook nothing quite so earthly, so garish, so thisworldly as Sin City, which hauls unlikely baggage into "Heaven or Las Vegas": gambling, corruption, tacky tourism, and cheesy crooning. But if we forget everything we know about the city and reduce Las Vegas to its atomic elements — millions upon billions of lights — perhaps we might see heaven in the radiance. This is essentially how the Cocteau Twins' music works: Fraser's voice doesn't behave the way a pop singer's voice typically behaves, nor does Guthrie's guitar deliver the usual melody or rhythm. Along with bass player/keyboardist Simon Raymonde, whose contributions shouldn't be discounted, they found new ways to use old instruments in the 1980s, in the process devising a unique and wholly beguiling sound. If punk had chased beauty instead of glorious ugliness, if goth had emphasized light rather than fetishize darkness, those movements might have sounded like the Cocteau Twins, who had contemporaries but no real peers. Somehow, there is immense aggression and subversion in the sheer loveliness of this music, which makes it more than just art for art's sake.
♠Ξ♠ Most people in America, however, didn't know any of this in the 1980s, as the decade was almost over before the band officially released any music in the States. ♠Ξ♠ Ever since Guthrie and Fraser had shown up on 4AD Records' doorstep like orphaned goths in 1982, the Scots quickly developed both a sound and an audience in the UK, culminating in the 1984 album Treasure, which was the first to truly capture the wildness of Fraser's vocals and Guthrie's ambitiously skewed arrangements. By the late '80s, they were successful enough to play increasingly cavernous London venues, to build their own 24–track studio, to rent practice space in Pete Townshend's building. There was also friction between Fraser and Guthrie, who had been a couple throughout the life of the Cocteau Twins. Due to the pressure of the business and especially to Guthrie's rampant drug abuse, their marriage was fraying. But they still made beautiful music together, and they signed a deal with Capitol Records to distribute their fifth album, 1988's Blue Bell Knoll, in America.
♠Ξ♠ That album is one of two getting a deluxe vinyl reissue this week via 4AD. It's certainly a pivotal album in their career, but not necessarily one of their best. Did the Cocteau Twins tame some of their wilder elements for American audiences? Or did the prospect of reaching a whole new continent of ears even enter their minds when they recorded these songs? Blue Bell Knoll sounds minimalist, workmanlike at times, never quite matching the rapturous invention of Treasure. It's their airiest, cottoniest album, with an enticing use of space on the production but with hooks that sound oddly restrained. As a result, it can sound as monochromatic as its album cover.
♠Ξ♠ On the other hand, its general dismissal by critics and fans as a lesser Cocteau Twins album may have less to do with the album itself and more to do with the fact that it is bookended by better and more ecstatically creative works. There are moments of disarming beauty on Blue Bell Knoll—the melting keyboards on "Cico Buff", the lush vocal layering of "Athol-Brose", the shooting–stars opening of "A Kissed Out Red Floatboat", Raymonde's syncopated bass trudge of "The Itchy Glowblo Blow", the whatever that is at the end of "Spooning Good Singing Gum" (I think it might be a herd of lovelorn goats playing saxophones). But the standout is "Carolyn's Fingers", which would become the Cocteau Twins' first American single. The band never utilized its rhythm section to better effect: Against Guthrie's crisp guitar line, that churning momentum pushes Fraser's vocals to greater and greater heights, her unexpected swoops and eloquently rolled consonants creating a bewildering indie–pop aria.
♠Ξ♠ Even as the band soared commercially and creatively, personally they suffered. Between the release of Blue Bell Knoll and the recording of Heaven or Las Vegas, Fraser gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter, yet Guthrie remained deep in the throes of drug addiction, which made him paranoid and angry. Raymonde mourned the death of his father. Suddenly the stakes for the Cocteau Twins seemed impossibly high. "Fraser named the album Heaven or Las Vegas [as] a suggestion of music versus commerce, or perhaps a gamble, one last throw of the dice," Martin Aston writes in Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD, implying that the band was close to imploding.
♠Ξ♠ Instead, they turned all that turmoil and uncertainty into the best album of their career. Heaven or Las Vegas explodes in Technicolor from the first melty guitar chords on "Cherry–Coloured Funk". Every note sounds like a new and richer shade of indigo and scarlet and violet than the previous one, and it doesn't fade until closer "Frou–Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires" descends into silence. If Blue Bell Knoll is spare and ambient, Heaven is supersaturated: lush without being vulgar, luxuriant without being indulgent. Tellingly, some lyrics bubble up to the surface, often loaded with personal meaning: "cherry," "perfection," "burn this madhouse down." On a song called "Pitch the Baby", ostensibly written for — or at least sung to — the couple's infant daughter, Fraser repeats, "I'm so happy to care for you, I only want to love you," as a sweet lullaby. We may not always be able to understand her lyrics, but that doesn't mean they're not important. In fact, her lyrics would never be more vital or confessional than they are on Heaven or Las Vegas, which lends the music added emotional and conceptual heft.
♠Ξ♠ What's particularly remarkable about the album is how compact it is: All but two of these 10 tracks clock in around three–and–a–half minutes, and the whole thing is over and done with in a mere 38 minutes. That succinctness may have something to do with Raymonde's increasing role in the group. His bass playing, especially on "Pitch the Baby" and "Fotzepolitic", not only adds to the texture and, yes, the groove of the music, but also gingerly anchors these songs: He prevents them from flying off into the ether, but never lets them grow rigid or staid. The result is an album that perfectly balances ambition with accessibility. Together, these two releases — which were their last for 4AD — present the Cocteau Twins as first and foremost a pop band, and pop rarely sounds as transformative and as transfixing as it does here. :: http://pitchfork.com/
B i o g r a p h y (by Jason Ankeny)
♠Ξ♠ A group whose distinctly ethereal and gossamer sound virtually defined the enigmatic image of the record label 4AD, the Cocteau Twins were founded in Grangemouth, Scotland, in 1979. Taking their name from an obscure song from fellow Scots Simple Minds, the Cocteaus were originally formed by guitarist Robin Guthrie and bassist Will Heggie and later rounded out by Guthrie's girlfriend Elizabeth Fraser, an utterly unique performer whose swooping, operatic vocals relied less on any recognizable language than on the subjective sounds and textures of verbalized emotions. In 1982, the trio signed to 4AD, the arty British label then best known as the home of the Birthday Party, whose members helped the Cocteaus win a contract. ♠Ξ♠ The group debuted with Garlands, which offered an embryonic taste of their rapidly developing, atmospheric sound, crafted around Guthrie's creative use of distorted guitars, tape loops, and echo boxes and anchored in Heggie's rhythmic bass as well as an omnipresent Roland 808 drum machine. Shortly after the release of the Peppermint Pig EP, Heggie left the group, and Guthrie and Fraser cut 1983's Head Over Heels as a duo; nonetheless, the album largely perfected the Cocteaus' gauzy formula, and established the foundation from which the group would continue to work for the duration of its career. In late 1983, ex–Drowning Craze bassist Simon Raymonde joined the band to record the EP The Spangle Maker; as time wore on, Raymonde became an increasingly essential component of the Cocteau Twins, gradually assuming an active role as a writer, arranger, and producer. With their lineup firmly solidified, they issued The Spangle Maker, followed by the LP Treasure, their most mature and consistent work yet. A burst of creativity followed, as the Twins issued three separate EPs — Aikea–Guinea, Tiny Dynamine, and Echoes in a Shallow Bay — in 1985, trailed a year later by the acoustic Victorialand album, the Love's Easy Tears EP and The Moon and the Melodies, a collaborative effort with minimalist composer Harold Budd. With 1988's sophisticated Blue Bell Knoll, the trio signed an international contract with Capitol Records which greatly elevated their commercial visibility. After 1990's Heaven or Las Vegas, the Cocteaus severed their long–standing relationship with 4AD; notably, the album also found Fraser's vocals offering the occasional comprehensible turn of phrase, a trend continued on 1993's Four–Calendar Cafe. In 1995, they explored a pair of differing musical approaches on simultaneously released EPs: while Twinlights offered subtle acoustic sounds, Otherness tackled ambient grooves, remixed by Seefeel's Mark Clifford. 1996's Milk & Kisses LP, on the other hand, marked a return to the band's archetypal style. The Cocteau Twins quietly disbanded while working on an uncompleted follow–up; the posthumous BBC Sessions appeared in 1999.
ELIZABETH FRASER
Born: August 29, 1963 in Grangemouth, Scotland.
♠Ξ♠ Liz is the vocalist and lyricist in Cocteau Twins, and co–founded the group in her hometown in 1981 with her long–time companion Robin Guthrie and their friend Will Heggie. At the time, she was all of 17 years–old, and had never really thought of herself as a singer. Robin and Will noticed her dancing at a club one night, and asked her to join their band.
♠Ξ♠ Her unique vocal stylings and mysterious, indecipherable lyrics have generated much debate over the years, but she has often been circumspect on the matter when asked about it.
♠Ξ♠ Now among the world's most acclaimed singers, she parted ways professionally with Cocteau Twins in 1998 to pursue her solo ambitions. Liz has appeared as a guest–vocalist on numerous other recordings with other artists, has performed for film soundtracks, and was invited by Peter Gabriel to lend her spectacular voice to the UK's "Milennium Dome Project" in 1999.
♠Ξ♠ Liz has two daughters — Lucy and Lily — and makes her home in Bristol, England with her partner, musician Damon Reece.
Fraser: http://www.elizabethfraser.com/
Website: http://www.cocteautwins.com/


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Bal Mithai is a brown chocolate-like fudge, made with roasted khoya, coated with sugar balls and is a popular sweet from the Himalayan, state of Uttarakhand in india. Since childhood for us, Uttarakhand was synonymous to Bal mithai.
Ii is a delicious, tasty and delightful famous sweet of Uttarakhand. It's one of the famous desserts of Uttarakhand cuisine. Today, we are sharing two mouthwatering recipes of Bal Mithai for you!
– Add Mawa & stir it till mawa leaves the ghee. Stir continuously to avoid burning, and cook till browned.
– Dip one piece in Sugar Syrup & coat it with Bal Dana (Sugar Balls) all over.
– In a heavy-bottomed pan mix sugar and a liter of water. Bring it to a boil on medium flame. After the sugar dissolves, add lemon juice. A scum will be formed on the surface. Remove it with the help of a spoon.
– Boil the syrup and keep checking the consistency. The syrup should be of three-thread consistency. Divide it into two portions.
– Take a heavy base pan or khadai. Put it on gas stove and roast khoya.
– Stir continuously to avoid burning, and cook till browned.
– Add , one portion of sugar syrup and cook further till the mixture attains a chocolate brown color, stirring along.
– When done switch off the flame. Take a plate and grease it with ghee or oil. Spread mixture on thali evenly.
– Allow to cool, then cut in rectangular shaped blocks.
– Slightly touch blocks with remaining sugar syrup and the roll them in sugar.


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Q: Is it possible to remove WYSIWYG for a certain Custom Post Type? I dont want to use the WYSIWYG at the top of my Custom Post Type. I want to use a custom field textarea that i can place at bottom of my list of custom fields instead.
Is this possible?

A: Re: this comment:

I am using Custom Types UI in combo with AdvancedCustomFields.

The Custom Post Types UI Plugin exposes all of the register_post_type() $args array parameters in its UI.
In this case, you simply need to find the Supports section, and disable/uncheck Editor:

A: add_action('init', 'init_remove_support',100);
function init_remove_support(){
    $post_type = 'your post type';
    remove_post_type_support( $post_type, 'editor');
}

place it to your themes functions.php

A: You can actually disable the WYSIWYG editor, leaving only the html source editor. Choose a function below:
// disable wyswyg for custom post type, using the global $post
add_filter('user_can_richedit', function( $default ){
  global $post;
  if( $post->post_type === 'product')  return false;
  return $default;
});

// disable wyswyg for custom post type, using get_post_type() function
add_filter('user_can_richedit', function( $default ){
  if( get_post_type() === 'product')  return false;
  return $default;
});

A: I will try to do a more complete answer :
If you want to remove all the content editor
The @Oleg Butuzov answer is good :
add_action('init', 'init_remove_support',100);
function init_remove_support(){
    $post_type = 'your post type';
    remove_post_type_support( $post_type, 'editor');
}

If you want only disable tinymce but let html toolbars
The @biziclop answer is good :
add_filter('user_can_richedit', function( $default ){
  global $post;
  if( $post->post_type === 'product')  return false;
  return $default;
});

In this case wp-content-editor-tools is already visible because expand-editor.js insert toolbars.
If you want to replace the tinymce editor by a simple textarea
I found the answer here.
function wpse_199918_wp_editor_settings( $settings, $editor_id ) {
    if ( $editor_id === 'content' && get_current_screen()->post_type === 'custom_post_type' ) {
        $settings['tinymce']   = false;
        $settings['quicktags'] = false;
        $settings['media_buttons'] = false;
    }

    return $settings;
}

add_filter( 'wp_editor_settings', 'wpse_199918_wp_editor_settings', 10, 2 );

A: Alternatively, you can handle post-editor support directly in your register_post_type() call, via the 'supports' parameter in the $args array.
The default value is: 'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor' ).
You can change it to whatever you need; for example: 'supports' => array( 'title' ).

A: Another, more consistent way to disable the WYSIWYG editor, leaving only the html source editor - is to disallow tinymce using "wp_editor_settings" filter for your custom post type.
function my_post_type_editor_settings( $settings ) {

    global $post_type;

    if ( $post_type == 'my_post_type' ) {

        $settings[ 'tinymce' ] = false;
    }

    return $settings;
}

add_filter( 'wp_editor_settings', 'my_post_type_editor_settings' );


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Q: Highcharts color issue when using Boost module We are working with high volume of data but unfortunately for us Data grouping is not an option, but when using boost module, we have issue with colors kind of gray out.
You can see link to jsfiddle below, please comment boost script out to see the difference when not using Boost.
chart = Highcharts.stockChart('timeline_chart', {
            boost: {
                useGPUTranslations: true
            },
            chart: {
                zoomType: 'x',
                animation: false,

            },
            legend: {
                enabled: true,
                align: 'center',
                backgroundColor: '#FCFFC5',
                borderColor: 'black',
                borderWidth: 2,
                shadow: true
            },
            credits: {
                enabled: false
            },
            navigator: {
                enabled: false
            },
            title: {
                align: 'center',
                text: '',

            },
            xAxis: {
                type: 'datetime',
            },

            tooltip: {
                shared: true,
                split: false,
                backgroundColor: {
                    linearGradient: {
                        x1: 0,
                        y1: 0,
                        x2: 0,
                        y2: 1
                    },
                    stops: [
                        [0, 'white'],
                        [1, '#EEE']
                    ]
                },
                borderColor: 'gray',
                valueDecimals: 2,
            },
            yAxis: myYAxis,
            plotOptions: {
                series: {
                    marker: {
                        radius: 2
                    },
                    animation: false,
                }
            },
            series: mySeries,
        });
    }

Example in jsfiddle

A: When you check the notes from the boost module you might see that the lines in area type series won't be drawn. That is why you might think that colours looks flatter.
 * Notes for boost mode
 * - Area lines are not drawn
 * - Lines are not drawn on scatter charts
 * - Zones and negativeColor don't work
 * - Dash styles are not rendered on lines.
 * - Columns are always one pixel wide. Don't set the threshold too low.
 * - Disable animations
 * - Marker shapes are not supported: markers will always be circles, except
 *   heatmap series, where markers are always rectangles.

Please compare these two charts:

*

*Without the boost module and without the lines: https://jsfiddle.net/BlackLabel/8u0so132/

*With boost: https://jsfiddle.net/BlackLabel/ugocansh/
They look very similar, I can even say that the one with boost looks sharper.


Showing my sister-in-law Mt Soledad and the Chief's plaque!
Oh look it's Chibi Mechagodzilla!
I love the unexpected congruency between @nikinapalm watercolor and @empoweredcomic 's comic. Both arrived yesterday!
I missed Mike Allred's Madman when it came out in 1993. Now I'm catching up.
Analyzer Unit 09 (09-Type Autonomic Shipboard Analysis Unit) joins the family.
My colorful cast of characters. eBay seller gave me bonus superdeformed Getter Robo!
I like the painting of David Crosby in the background. Also liking live tunes.
King Joe from the Ultraman universe has arrived! New bots always!
I'm trying to think of them not as meetings, but parties. Like, not very good parties.
Gundam Converge 12 RX-79[G] with Henrietta the plant.
Yes! Acquired Robot Girl by Michelle Valigura from @mostawesomeshop !! Happy (early) Birthday to me!
Brilliant. Cassette tape case as phone stand.
Am I still a Respiratory Therapist?
Gypsy is very patient during meetings.
Day 2. Family photo addition.
Advancing age is best complemented with a flattering hairstyle.
Gypsy doe not have to debug mysterious 400 errors.
"You're a good guy, like Superman." New bot day. Iron Giant is #23 of my workbots.
While waiting for backend folks to debug issues, robot rearrangement calms my nerves.
Birthday early morning dental appointment!
Photobombed by Dusty at Family Dinner.
Dewey is enormous and friendly. There are either 5 or 6 dogs here. Hard to count.
Toe to toe with giants.
By height. Welcome Artoo! (Taller than Mechagodzilla & Analyzer) NewBotDay!
Looking like the "before" part of a men's hair color ad. Vaguely considering dyeing white or silver.
True Blood t-shirt I got at Comic-Con is 2 for 2 starting conversations with cute male cashiers this morning. Ladies take note?
Talking on the phone with Chris and drawing. A tradition for decades.
Friday coffee wait selfie. Glad to have Leah back-from-her-trip face.
Back to school photo of my bots.
Please kind sir, nobody EVER plays with me, won't you please cease this scrum and play?
Thus morning's busride sketch. Thus. This.
Dewy golf course in the morning. Serene. Less mystified by popularity of that pastime.
Teri & Lee! Having wonderful pho with my cousin and his lovely girlfriend. Feeling lucky!
Midnight Show Joe. For Ghost in the Shell.
Penny! (Belongs to my pal @missewon) super sweet new gato!
Penny again. @leah7peah and I had brunch with her owner @missewon then Ghostbusters in the theater! SUPERDELIGHTFULMORN!
Star Wars board game from 1982 is terrible. @missewon found it. Destined to be donated to Goodwill.
ROBOT-7 is a wind-up tin toy from I think the mid-90s. He's a replica of an older toy. I love him and he was a surprise gift from my pal Erin aka @missewon … Expect more photos when he joins my toy robot army tomorrow at work! Thanks EW!
Lunch is comics and crackers with the fakiest fake cheese and an apple (not pictured) and a fountain.
Finished "Seconds"– not sure what to read next. Thanks @radiomaru for another great read!
Haircut & apple for breakfast.
Miss Ewon! My pal. New do and old movie marquee letter E.
Erin gave me this Op Art tie and told me to put it on so I did.
My theory of selling @missewon 's junked and old iPod 40GB was good. Just not very lucrative. Amazon will give me $0.25.
I finally caught a photo of the Tweety car!
Wednesday is new Bot day here on the bus. Stowing away is Wall-E.
Nic <3's Nikki. All these people all of these lives where are they now?
Are these Reese's shaped like a pumpkin, do they taste like a pumpkin? Both?
Zac carefully examining Pokemon options!
Chris starts a Fighter from classic BSG.
I love this photo of my pal Chris and his daughter Diana from early 1990s!
Kid stuff is the best. Visiting my best friend Chris & my godson this week.
New friend is surly. Also she's not real and pretty expensive.
It's comforting waking up to Katniss's hopeful face this week.
Me and the boys got Gundams! Being walking distance to #robot4less is awesome.
Zac & crown. This night has everything!
Translucent Gundam from #robot4less looks pretty cool lit up.
Father and son looking at ancient (1966) spacecraft. At California Science Center.
Beating the heat at the science center.
This pole says "I <3 NEW EDITION" I wonder when that was written.
Zac racing the RC car. Winning handily.
It's cool enough this morning to go for a walk through Orange County suburbia without fear of exhaustion. Yay!
This is my "working in the house going to Goodwill look." Not, I swear, "Blue Steel" @a1c233.
The letter of the day is "Angels' 'L'" which I just found littered.
Polish festival means lots of red and white.
One of the more important jobs of a godparent is to expose the kid to The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai.
My desk has moved. That means the bots have moved. They're up in that shelf in the distance–just slightly too out of reach. Gipsy Danger & Girl Robot are hanging with me temporarily until I can figure out if I can stand them being so far away.
Getting ready to hear Larry Marder & Scott McCloud at San Diego Public Library.
Robot Girl is my favorite. With her mecha she assists me with my headphone cord.
Ornate ceilings a specialty at Bookstar née Loma Theatre.
A certain kind of church time.
The second adventure was putting on my suit for awhile. This one might be blue steel on purpose.
Some inking to start the week right.
There are worse lunch locations.
Gigantor helps me with my yogurt and nectarine breakfast. What's adulthood again? I think it may be overrated.
It's been a fun week with superdeformed Mechagodzilla and Tetsujin-28. Who will be the desk robots next week?
Pity this San Onofre Nuclear Plant Operations shirt did not fit. I suspect the embroidered twin reactor globes would have been great conversation starters.
Welcome Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu or Mighty Atom) to my collection! Created by the great Osamu Tezuka in 1952, he's got heart.
I almost bought this ceramic pig just so every day I could make up a new theory about its' origin. Almost.
Combattler V and Giant Robo are pals.
WALL-E deadlifting a banana. E-306 looks on admiringly.
Bus sketch for the day: Wonder Woman. Started this morning, finished now.
This tree had a really bad day.
A girl and her squeaky cow plush toy.
"Fairest of them All" tattoo girl from the bus yesterday.
Cowles Mountain is not easy for a fat fine fellow such as myself. Taking breaks. May not get to the summit this time.
Given I keep losing this in my pocket, it's time for a new PC919 Bleu Inactinique (non photo blue) pencil.
Getter Poseidon presents Ultraman Cosmos with a hacky sack. (It's technically a Sipa Sipa but never mind).
Getter Poseidon and Ultraman Cosmos "raise the roof" about the code I wrote this week.
Duo of traffic cones hanging in the laundry room.
This week's desk bots are villains. Dreadwing & King Joe. They look at this cupcake monster with skepticism.
Robots and coaster time. Code is hard and I need distractions.
Wandering in Little Italy earlier tonight.
King Joe manages my raspberries and strawberries.
Clown Prince of Crime. Ready for work. Happy Halloween!
Meeting selfies are more fun in costume.
There are way worse views from public transportation than this.
A benefit to being in Pacific Beach without a car is I can stop here and not worry about parking.
Same bat time, same bat selfie.
Find your polling place and VOTE.
This week's bots are pretty tough. I think Gipsy Danger may take a swing at The Big Guy.
Moonrise over the dead Rancho Bernardo Hooters. The Sublime & The Mundane.
Some mornings when I go to the post office early in Carmel Mountain, there's a collection of people standing around. They are waiting diligently for the passport office to open, not really in line but scattered, still, and waiting. There something about it that reminds me of Hitchcock's The Birds.
A shout of pride to my dad Jim Crawford who served in the Army & Navy. Thank you for your service!
Dreadwing & Rusty The Boy Robot are buds this week on the desk.
The fluffiest puppy in the whole wide world.
Brie, pineapple guavas & persimmons assembly by Leah last night.
This morning's neighborhood has made lovely typographical choices.
All the years back when I lived in L.A. I never went in here. Today I did. I'm pretty sure my dad got gear here in the early 1970s. I know he had A16 gear because I got it eventually. Also, the inside smells like campfire.
Root control from my wanderings today.
I'm not sure all these uniform clothes would pass muster with the uniform codes of the hospitals I worked at. Particularly the thigh high red ribbon stockings. Hmm.
Work obliges me to look at strange things. This is a raw comparison of font files.
These robots fell down because of a stray hacky sack. Chad and I are still terrible (or I am), but we're better than a month ago!
Date night has transmogrified into fabrics night.
Personality Comics Presents Paula Abdul. I'm pretty pleased with this $0.25 purchase.
I can't remember the last time Mr. William Gibson wrote proper SF. If he's going to write it I'll read it.
The very humble tie I got at AmVets for $4.95 for Joker cosplay is GETTING IT DONE today.
My helper bots this week. It's been a busy week. Happy Thanksgiving!
In my 20s I loved getting things dry-cleaned. I love it again.
Forever in our hearts is right. I only found out this year there's a marker for my cousin so yesterday we went and visited. RIP.
Collectible ceramic "Cobra 29" CB radio. Okay.
Terrifying Eight-Toed Horse Clown is designed to hold liquor. Is terrifying.
That time again. Be Positive.
Well Coach Z, that all depends, can you get yer green mittens on a fish-eye lens?
I have not worn any kind of coat in a year. Today must be the day.
Yesterday in Rancho Bernardo. Wearing a coat again today. And the 163 appears parking lot-ish. Luckily I have tunes to listen to and transit will take the time it takes.
Symmetry at the dead motel.
Winter Soldiers. This place has comics at the top of Horton Plaza and that is wacky.
Leah taking photos of the kids is her happy place.
Being within 100 yards of an ocean is my favorite place.
The morning's random office kitchen offering appears in the office: Brandy Beans. Chocolate covered brandy. Exactly what it sounds like.
New fullscreen view of Slacker Radio looks pretty great! Try it out if you haven't. Anyone interested in a free month of Premium ping me I have a few coupon cards.
Boat Parade of Lights! A San Diego tradition for decades!
Festive 19th century naval warfare! Merry Christmas!
Tonight's haul hanging out with Erin @missewon . Villainous Lair super helpful to her!
Derpy smile + statuary @ Villainous Lair Comics last night.
Me. Mid-1990s. Erin was visiting me in L.A. and we went into this motorcycle gear shop on Hollywood Blvd. I don't think the leather vest is "me." But the hair is great. Thanks @missewon for exhuming this pic!
Hilarious cup is hilarious. Microsoft OS/2 mug!
"Sister, there's a story there!" -or- Merry Christmas, Art Car style.
Venn diagram intersection of Funko collectors and Duck Dynasty boosters: nil. @ 99 cent store.
Tidings of great joy: peace, equanimity & love be upon you all! Merry Christmas!
Christmas with Eddy's & Crawfords is a wonderful Christmas. Home is where you're at!
Zoey is super sweet 8 yr old chocolate lab. My Aunt Joan got her Saturday!
Dewey is not a small dog.
Christmas was new bot day. Welcome Baymax from Big Hero 6 + cat Mochi. Thanks Leah!
Today I met Shatzi who is being dog-sat by Dev & Lacey.
Stepdog! Pogo is a sweetie, still.
Have a robotic new year!
Broken windows in action at the dead Hooters. Sad.
It's that oh-so magical time of year when Pumpkin Spice goes on Clearance!
Windy cold and beautiful sunrise.
Breakfast in Berkeley, waiting for.
Lille is pretty sure she's a lapdog. "Act as if" as they say.


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Chicheng (), or  Ch'ih-ch'eng, is a county under the administration of Zhangjiakou City, northwestern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southeast. The total area of the county is . The easternmost county-level division of Zhangjiakou, it administrates 9 towns and 9 townships, and , has a population of 238,169. China National Highway 112 passes through the county just south of the county seat, Chicheng Town ().

It was the setting of Zhang Yimou's 1999 film Not One Less.

History
It was formerly in the far southeast of Chahar province.

Administrative divisions
Chicheng County is divided into the following 18 divisions:

Climate

References

County-level divisions of Hebei
Zhangjiakou