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Movie Review – 'Implanted' is not as superficial as you've heard
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Implanted
In theaters October 1, 2021
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thriller & Suspense
Directed by: Fabien Dufils
Starring: Michelle Girolami
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Sometimes we all need a little voice in our head pushing us to do the right thing, reminding us to breathe, and helping us to make good choices. That's what Sarah (Michelle Girolami) wanted (in part) when she signed up as part of a pharmaceutical trial with Dynamics Health Cure for their New AI nanochip called LEXX, in Implanted (2021). With their shiny brochure and the potential to make $20,000, Sarah believed a little trial and error as a guinea pig was well worth the potential side effects. Sarah is homeless and struggling and she just needs a little help to get even. There's her mother to consider as well, suffering from her own fast mental decline, and Sarah needs to be able to take care of her by any means.
It isn't long before that little voice does more than nag at Sarah to calm down and breathe. Soon it literally takes over her body and forces her to do terrible things. First breaking and entering, then stealing, then murder. Sarah wanted to be free from anxiety and homelessness with a little walking around money to spare. LEXX wants to be free from everything.
Imagine if the Machine in Person of Interest (CBS, 2011 – 2016) and your BiPAP had a baby and it was surgically imbedded into your skull, and that's pretty much where we are with Implanted. LEXX can cause pain, or flood your pleasure centers, it can cause you to stop breathing, it can trap you in your memories. With modern society's dependence on technology from operating lights to driving cars, to watches that remind us when to eat and how to pay, this isn't too far of a stretch. Implanted is a terrifying concept brought to life in basically a one-woman show with Michelle Girolami on screen for nearly all of it. Sarah's anguish at wanting to do the right thing while being forced to be all sorts of evil is well-acted and there are some clever story and character twists that are refreshing surprises. Without her clear stubbornness and defiance, a nice touch in a film as simply layered as Implanted, the center would collapse in on itself into a dark dystopian nightmare of isolation and mental illness.
It's not a perfect film. There are a lot of interesting suspensions you have to get past, like how does LEXX stay powered while implanted to the body, how is it connecting to wi-fi, and for a 93-minute movie, Implanted actually feels a little long. The set-up is solid and we get right to the action, but as the days flow, the story loses a little cohesion around the characters. Sarah's back story and the few moments with her ailing mother aren't enough of a foundation, and the other characters enter and leave far too quickly to be more than pushpins on a scrub-down, barely connected with strings and flashes of photos. As LEXX forces Sarah to carry out its plans, and there are a lot of steps to this plan, the end game isn't as solid as it would seem.
Implanted's screenplay by director by Fabian Dufils is smart and doesn't get bogged down in the science of this science fiction, because at the heart is still humanity and what we can achieve – and what we maybe shouldn't. It's not unfair to say this movie is like a few others you may have seen, for example, Upgrade (2018), I Am Mother (2019), Transcendence (2014), but it's still a worthwhile watch for that rainy afternoon.
This is a marginal recommendation, because I did enjoy a lot of it, but don't expect greatness.
Implanted (2021) is Unrated and direct to VOD, but we'll call it Rated R for people getting shot (like a lot), people in clear but unknown mental and physical distress, a suicide, and a bludgeoning.
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MontiLee Stormer is a writer of horror, dark and urban fantasy. She's also is a troublemaker, concocting acts of mayhem and despair for her own selfish pleasure. An avid movie watcher, she prefers horror but will see just about anything if you're buying. Poltergeist (1982) is her favorite movie and she actively hates The Shining (1980) due to its racism, misogyny, the butchering of the source material. She could host a TEDtalk on this single subject. Writing about herself in the third person is just a bonus.


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Also here is a total reworking of a painting from '05 called Monrovia Morning. I'm not sure what time of day it is now as I re-did it out of my head.
16x20 oil on Raymar linen panel.
Rolling the dice and winning at re-work Bingo - again.. brave or compelled to do it? I'll go with a combination of both. Unlike watercolor - a re-work in opaque allows some wriggle room (some). Strong visual impact for me Will - the story is clear (at least in my own mind).
This is really good, Bill. The light is wonderful. Looks as though the light is translucent, shining through part of the paint. Like maybe from a huge candlelit window...nah. That's the light guy, not the BLIGHT guy.
how much do you sell your paintings for?? Do you ever do art trades??
Love the energy in this one. Great stuff!!!!!
Love your brushwork. You use it well to define space and direction. Also, great grays.
Love the raw?rough brush work!
Hi Bill, I tried to find your new book on the gallery's site but couldn't find it. Will you be selling it on your site?
Wish I coulda' made it.


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French Guiana Battles Spiraling Infection Rates
A health worker adjusts samples during door-to-door testing and screening facility for the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
PARIS — France is battling a surge of COVID-19 cases in French Guiana, its South American territory that shares a border with badly hit Brazil.
The so-called "R" number, which indicates how many people will be contaminated on average by an infected person, has climbed quickly to 1.8, said Clara de Bort, who heads the territory's regional health authority. That suggests each infected person is passing the virus on to nearly two other people.
Speaking Monday on France-Info radio, de Bort said French authorities are mulling whether to place the territory's 300,000 people into a short lockdown again to bring the outbreak back under control. The territory's outbreak is expected to peak in July.
"The peak still hasn't been reached," she said. "We fear that we're only at the beginning of the upswing of the epidemic."
She suggested that it's impossible to stop the illness crossing from Brazil, saying: "The pressure from our immense neighbor and the 700 kilometers (400 miles) of frontiers that we share is necessarily huge."

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Islamic Banking System is better for India – RBI Director
January 22, 2010 January 21, 2010 Editor Banking, South Asia	islamic banking india, islamic banking south asia, islamic banking south-east asia, islamic banking system india, islamic finance india
Former Director of the RBI says "Banking Regulation Act, 1949 without changes in India's Islamic banking system can be implemented. Oligopoly of people and marginalized people for Avm deliberative will prove a boon for Islamic banking system".
Reserve Bank's former director Mr Abdul Hsib Jamaat in Mumbai said the seminar held last year under the theme of 'Global Financial Crisis and Islamic Economic System'.
Islamic economic system in India, his advocate said that "Raghuram Rajan Committee for improving the economic sector, given the fact that Islamic banking system it is best told. India's Islamic banking system for improving the economic sector to implement best would be more effective. "
The Islamic banking system and interest-free banking system and the information that many countries of the world that have interest-free banking system and its effective too.
New century while the world is recession and all are facing economic troubles, the solution for this to re-think. Islamic banking and economic system that it deservedly is unaffected and even a feature that 'caring and Sharing', transparent and it is close to human values and principles.", Islamic Banking, governor of the National Committee Sir Abdur — raqeeb the Tipnni, "while Japan, France, England and billions of dollars for trade liberalization Mulkh though the adoption are welcome so why can not we", he further argued.
He also clarified that in the minds of people that this economic system is only for Muslims, it is wrong because the system is successful and all over India for global Insha – Allah. Islamic banking and financial system is in the interest of all humanity.
"Opacity and interest has also encouraged more economic disasters, has led billions of dollars damage." Dr. Srikh Nisar (economist and scholar of Islamic banking system) has been analyzed speculation of Interest Free Loan, Leasing The Islamic banking system, stating that these services and products primarily to Mudaraba (speculation), Krd – e – Hsna (Interest Free Loan), farm (Leasing) is etc.. People should study alternative economic system so that they know It's better than the existing banking system to "
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At the southeast corner of the Aegean Sea, lies the third largest island in the Dodecanese. Kos with its crystal clear waters, the enormous beaches, the ancient monuments and the imposing castles raises both archeological and tourist interest.
It is the birthplace of Hippocrates, the father of Medicine. Kos has a long history since it was inhabited at the Neolithic times and has been throughout the centuries, the meeting point of many ancient Greek cultures and later, of western and eastern cultures of the Mediterranean. The effects of different cultures within centuries appear, at every point on the island.
The island is fertile with dense vegetation and plenty of water. On its shores there are extensive beaches that give unparalleled beauty to the scenery. The natural beauties combined with the hospitable nature of the locals, the everyday cultural events and the developed hotel units give unlimited entertainment and relaxation options.
The endless cycle paths characterize Kos as an island of cycling.
In Kos the nightlife is endless. Cafes and bars are open until late and visitors can continue to have fun in nightclubs. The well-known Bar Street is located in the center of the town of Kos, between Eleftherias Square, Ancient Agora and Hippocrates Plane. There are bars for all tastes, playing from Greek music to rock and many other kinds.
Castle of Neratzia
The castle of the Knights, known as the castle of Nerantzia, is built on the right side of the harbor. It was built in the late 14th century by Knights of St. John and is a classic example of imposing defense of its time.
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Tree of Hippocrates
Next to the Ancient Agora of Kos and across from the Neratzia Castle, is the Hippocrates Platanos, one of the oldest trees in the world.
Asclepeion
The Asclepieion of Kos is the most important archaeological monument of the island. It dates back to the 4th century BC. and is situated on the slopes of a small hill, southwest of the current city of Kos, about 3.4 km away. It was the largest hospital in Ancient Greece.
Roman Odeon
The Roman Odeon is one of the most important public buildings of the ancient city of Kos. The excavation of the odeon took place in 1929 by the Italian archaeologist L. Laurenzi.
The cave of White Stone
The cave of Aspri Petra, aged 140-100 million years, is situated at an altitude of 257 meters southwest of the island, on the mountain of Ziní in Kefalos.
Castle of Antimachia
The Castle of Antimachia in Kos was built by the Knights of St. John to strengthen the defense in the interior of the island, as it was unassailable from the sea.
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Q: what the effect of javascript closure I'm learning javascript closure,I have read many examples about closure,but i still confused in why we must be use closure?
here is an example i copied from "The Good Parts"
 var myObject = function(){
   var value = 0;

   return {
        increment: function(inc){
             value += inc;
        },
        getValue: function(){
             return value;
        }
   }

 };
  var obj1 =myObject();
  document.write(obj1.getValue()); //0
  obj1.increment(10);
  document.write(obj1.getValue());//10

But i wonder why we shouldn't write like that?
    var myObject = function(){
    var value = 0;

     this.increment= function(inc){
          value += inc;
     },
     this.getValue= function(){
          return value;
     }

  };
   var obj1 =new myObject();
   document.write(obj1.getValue());
   obj1.increment(10);
   document.write(obj1.getValue());

first time ask question,poor english,forgive me !

A: That works fine. Both methods use a closure to contain the local variable.

A: Closures are helpful when you need to access a value inside an object that no longer is in scope. When you are using the code from The Good Parts, the variable value will be incremented each time you are using increment, although the function myObject has returned.

A: As far as the closure is concerned the syntax are equivalent.
However if you want your object to be typed you must use the second syntax.
With the first syntax you will have:
obj1 instanceof myObject === false.

Making it kind of a singleton.
Whereas the second syntax will give you :
obj1 instanceof myObject === true

Making your object an instance of myObject

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Russia's Sukhoi Su-57 PAK-FA fifth-generation stealth fighter is listed in the Trump Administration's new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) as a developmental dual conventional and nuclear capable strike aircraft. If the NPR is correct, the Su-57 could potentially supplant the Su-34 Fullback bomber—which is Russia's current nuclear-capable strike aircraft—for intermediate range missions against heavily defended airspace.
Indeed, the NPR contends that Russia is continuing to modernize its arsenal of non-strategic nuclear arsenal of roughly 2000 nuclear warheads.
The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland. The resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.
Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" opens at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C.. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there.
"Russia is modernizing an active stockpile of up to 2,000 non-strategic nuclear weapons, including those employable by ships, planes, and ground forces," the NPR reads. "These include air-to-surface missiles, short range ballistic missiles, gravity bombs, and depth charges for medium-range bombers, tactical bombers, and naval aviation, as well as anti-ship, anti-submarine, and anti-aircraft missiles and torpedoes for surface ships and submarines, a nuclear ground launched cruise missile in violation of the 1987 INF Treaty, and Moscow's antiballistic missile system.
The NPR posits that the Russians place a premium of nuclear weapons due to Moscow's "de-escalation" doctrine, which is why the administration is seeking to build new types of American non-strategic nuclear arms.
Many Russia experts such as Olya Oliker have cast doubt upon the notion that Moscow has lowered its nuclear threshold. Oliker notes that Russian military strategy documents from 2010 actually tighten the Kremlin's policies on the use of nuclear weapons. Indeed, most experts on Russian nuclear weapons such a Nikolai Sokov—a former Soviet and Russian arms control negotiator—believe that Russia is reducing its dependence on non-strategic nuclear arms.
Nonetheless, it is true that Russia maintains a significant non-strategic nuclear arsenal and a significant portion of those weapons can be delivered by air—even if not specifically by the Su-57 as posited in the NPR. "We do have nuclear bombs for tactical aircraft and air launched tactical nuclear missiles as well. And there are ALCMs [air-launched cruise missiles] under development that will be used by tactical aircraft," Vasily Kashin, a senior fellow at the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at Moscow's Higher School of Economics told The National Interest. "But I do not remember Su-57 being specifically mentioned.
Russia's X-50 air launched cruise missile might fit into the Siu-57's weapons bays, Kashin said. However, there is no official word from the Russian Defense Ministry. "It is possible, even likely but not confirmed yet," Kashin said.
Right now, however, the main Russian threat nuclear air delivery platform is the Sukhoi Su-34. That will probably remain the case for some time to come.
"In violation of the 1987 INF Treaty"?
What a lump of US propaganda in The National Interest!


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We the undersigned petition the council to We the undersigned believe community cohesion is a key component to ensuring that our vibrant and diverse city of Leicester remains a safe place to live, work and play. The Leicester Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender communities play their part in the diversity of our city We, therefore, condemn the vile attempts to spread hatred for people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual or Transgender in our city. When one group in society becomes the target of discrimination or hatred then it is only right that we speak with one voice in challenging those who would seek to cause disruption between our diverse communities. Together we call on the City Council to do all in its power and work with organisations such as the LGBT Centre on Wellington Street and work through education to defeat the small number of people who would spread this hatred in our city and show that we value and celebrate the diversity of Leicester.
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Digital Phone Company are pleased to announce a New Store opening in Watton, Norfolk.
The new store will be the first new highstreet store opened by Digital Phone Company since 2006 and is an indication that the highstreet continues to be a great success for the local company.
New Manager Aaron Elvery stated, "It's a fantastic opportunity for me to be given the role of Manager in our newest location, it's a vibrant market town and I am sure there is a need for a mobile shop in the town". "I look forward to meeting local people and seeing how we can help them".
The store is planned to open on Wednesday15th August although the doors may open in the days preceding this. There will be some quite amazing launch offers too so if you are thinking of a new phone perhaps pop along to the new store next month!


Ulf Karl Erik Wakenius (born 16 April 1958) is a Swedish jazz guitarist, known as a member of Oscar Peterson's last quartet from 1997. He was also a member of the Ray Brown trio. He is the leader of his own band, and has recorded many albums.
Father and Son is an album by musical artist Ulf Wakenius, released on April 28, 2017.
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Music programs at School of Rock Brooklyn combine one-on-one lessons with group band practices
At School of Rock Brooklyn our Little Wing music program for preschoolers and toddlers teaches students foundational music skills by playing games and participating in other interactive musical activities. Little Wing students have one weekly group music lesson in which they use classic rock songs to learn about rhythm, song structure, melody and dynamics through play.
The Little Wing music program is the first step in a young musician's journey. At School of Rock Brooklyn, toddlers and preschoolers who show an interest in music should start with Little Wing. As they get older, they will progress into the Rookies program, followed by Rock 101 and the Performance Program.
At School of Rock Brooklyn, our music program for children with no previous musical experience (typically ages 6 to 7-years-old) is called Rookies. Rookies students have one weekly group music lesson where they learn fundamentals like chords, rhythm and song structure. Kids get to learn and experiment with multiple instruments so they can later decide which one they ultimately want to continue pursuing in Rock 101.
All of our music programs are designed to inspire students to learn and develop a strong musical proficiency. At School of Rock Brooklyn, younger students who are not ready for a more comprehensive program like Rock 101 can start in Rookies. No prior musical experience is needed for Rookies. Once your child is ready for private music lessons (typically older than first or second graders), they will graduate into our Rock 101 program.
Rock 101 is one of School of Rock Brooklyn's top programs for kids and beginners. Students have one weekly group rehearsal where they learn to play classic rock songs that have been simplified for beginner musicians. Additionally, Rock 101 students in Brooklyn have a weekly private music lesson with an instructor who helps them learn the concepts and skills behind their performance songs.
Our music programs for kids in Brooklyn are designed to get students on stage performing, with the goal of building strong musical proficiency. Younger students at School of Rock Brooklyn who have participated in the Rookies program can move to our Rock 101 music program once they're ready. Additionally, students (typically ages 7 to 10-years-old) can begin Rock 101 without any prior experience. The goal of this rock program is to quickly develop a basic competence on students' chosen instruments before moving on to our famous Performance Program.
The Performance Program at School of Rock Brooklyn is our hallmark music program, where tens of thousands of students enroll each year. It consists of a weekly group rehearsal where kids and teens learn by playing rock music's most iconic songs with a band composed of their peers. Students are assigned songs and parts that are tailored to them based on their age, experience and ability to learn new skills and concepts. Students then work through their parts in weekly private music lessons, refining the skills and concepts that those songs introduce. The goal of this curriculum is to prepare kids and teens for live performances. Every few months, School of Rock Brooklyn Performance Program students take the stage and play at local Brooklyn music venues in front of a live audience.
School of Rock Brooklyn's music programs for kids and teens are designed to inspire by getting students on stage and performing. All of our other music education programs focus on readying students for our famous Performance Program. This is where students develop incredible musical skills. Performance Program students have often gone through our Rock 101 program first or have some previous basic music experience. These young musicians will have custom development plans outlined by their instructors with key concepts reinforced during private lessons and group rehearsals, all with the goal of performing live at a Brooklyn music venue.
School of Rock Brooklyn's Adult Program is for students over 18 years old who are looking to either improve their musical proficiency or pick up an instrument with no prior musical experience. As with most School of Rock music programs, the Adult Program uses a performance-based music education approach. This means the curriculum focuses on learning music concepts and applying them in a live performance setting. Our Adult Music Program includes one weekly private music lesson and a weekly group rehearsal. Every student at School of Rock Brooklyn is placed in a band of fellow adults and then assigned specific songs as a way of learning key music concepts and skills. Adult students then take the stage to play at a live show in Brooklyn.
All of our music programs are designed to inspire by getting students on stage and performing, with the goal of building strong musical proficiency along the way. The School of Rock Brooklyn Adult Program is open to all experience levels and each student will follow a customized learning plan developed by their instructor. Adult students will work together during rehearsal to prepare for a live performance at a real rock venue in Brooklyn.
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At School of Rock Brooklyn, we offer beginner guitar lessons for kids. Our expert guitar instructors guide your child from start to finish with private instruction and weekly group band rehearsals. Every instructor at School of Rock Brooklyn is an experienced musician, and they emphasize foundational music theory and technique when teaching guitar lessons to kids. Unlike other Brooklyn guitar lessons and programs, School of Rock is designed to get students performing in a band.
It's never too late to learn to play the guitar. Similar to our kids guitar lessons, School of Rock Brooklyn's beginner guitar lessons for adults utilizes a performance-based curriculum. Our experienced instructors teach adult students through popular rock songs, and teach students to play guitar in a way that's challenging and fun. We believe the best way to learn is by doing, which is why we combine weekly private guitar lessons with group band rehearsals. At School of Rock Brooklyn, we teach beginner guitar lessons for adults in our Adult Program. This program gets students performing onstage at a local Brooklyn venue.
As students gain skills and experience, we move them along to more challenging programs at higher skill levels. Intermediate and advanced students take the skills they learned in beginner guitar lessons, and layer on more difficult techniques and concepts. School of Rock Brooklyn offers advanced guitar lessons for kids and adults that teach by playing challenging classic rock songs and emphasize playing the guitar in a real music venue. Our Brooklyn guitar teachers will work with each student to develop a custom learning plan.
School of Rock Brooklyn is the best option for anyone looking to learn the drums. Our beginner drum lessons get kids behind the drum kit and on their way to taking the stage. That's why at School of Rock Brooklyn we combine private drum lessons for beginners with weekly band rehearsals—it prepares students to perform live. With years of experience teaching drums in Brooklyn, our drum instructors teach beginner drum students core techniques, including how to groove, play rudiments and more.
Our drum lessons for adults are designed to accommodate all skill levels. At School of Rock Brooklyn, our beginner drum lessons for adults are built for musicians with little to no experience. We teach adults using the same core performance-based education philosophy as our drum lessons for kids—performing with a band accelerates the learning process. Adult students will perform live at a venue in Brooklyn. Unlike other Brooklyn drum lessons for beginners, School of Rock combines private drum lessons with weekly band rehearsals so students are ready to play in front of real, live audiences.
More experienced to advanced drum students need a drum lesson curriculum that builds upon foundational skills and continues to grow musical proficiency. That's why at School of Rock Brooklyn, our drum lessons are customized for each student and his or her goals. Our Brooklyn drum instructors integrate more complex techniques and concepts—intermediary grooves, shifts, meters and more—into a student's individual lessons and group band rehearsal, and will also select more difficult songs for his or her live performances.
School of Rock Brooklyn offers beginner singing lessons for kids. Our unique, performance-based approach develops students' musical proficiency by preparing them to perform live. At School of Rock Brooklyn, our vocal coaches are practicing musicians who integrate key music fundamentals—breathing, posture and more—into a curriculum based on performing with a band. Each week, beginner singing students participate in a private singing lesson and a band rehearsal.
School of Rock Brooklyn teaches adults how to sing in our innovative Adult Program. Students develop vocal skills at a challenging pace designed to help you see results with every singing lesson. Adult vocalists learn how to keep tempo, stay on-key and master advanced vocal techniques for a powerful and healthy voice. Our curriculum teaches students how to sing by using popular rock songs that emphasize key concepts. Each week, Adult Program students have a private singing lesson for beginners and group band rehearsal.
At School of Rock Brooklyn, our singing lessons for kids and adults are designed to help our students reach a high degree of musical proficiency. Intermediate and advanced singers take skills learned from previous singing lessons and layer on more difficult techniques and concepts. Our advanced singing lessons teach students to sing by performing popular rock songs that illustrate a specific vocal concept or technique. We pair weekly private singing lessons with weekly band rehearsals with the goal of getting musicians to perform live in Brooklyn.
School of Rock Brooklyn offers beginner bass guitar lessons for kids that blend weekly private instruction with weekly band rehearsals. This performance-based approach results in a high level of musical proficiency because it engages and inspires students. Every School of Rock bass instructor is a practicing musician in Brooklyn and teaches bass lessons for kids that get great results. Beginners learn to play bass guitar by using popular rock songs that illustrate key concepts and techniques.
Adults looking to learn bass guitar can enroll in School of Rock's Adult Program. No experience is necessary in our beginner bass guitar lessons for adults. At School of Rock Brooklyn, our experienced, local bass guitar instructors have the patience and skills to help adult students gain musical proficiency. As with all School of Rock music programs, our bass guitar lessons for adults ciriculum is performance-based, and include both weekly private instruction and weekly band rehearsals.
Our intermediate to advanced bass guitar lessons teach Brooklyn students the skills they need to become the backbone of a band. Students take skills from previous bass lessons and layer on more difficult techniques and concepts. At School of Rock Brooklyn, our bass instructors use popular rock songs as a way of teaching students advanced concepts and techniques. We pair weekly private bass lessons with weekly band rehearsals to inspire and engage students throughout the learning process.
At School of Rock we teach differently than other music schools in Brooklyn. Our curriculum is performance-based, meaning that we prepare students to perform. Our piano lessons for beginners combine weekly private instruction with weekly band rehearsals. At School of Rock Brooklyn, our beginner keyboard lessons for kids take key concepts and music fundamentals—finger placement, scales, key differentiation and more—and teach them through popular rock songs. This approach inspires and engages students, which results in attaining a high level of musical proficiency. Our piano teachers have years of experience teaching music in the Brooklyn area, and know how to coach and motivate students of any skill level to play the keyboard.
The School of Rock Brooklyn Adult Program puts beginner keyboard students in a band. Adult Program students in the Brooklyn area learn to play piano through a combination of weekly private beginner piano lessons and weekly band rehearsals. At School of Rock, our piano lessons give adult students the chance to perform in a band at local Brooklyn music venues, taking them out of the classroom and onto the stage.
At School of Rock Brooklyn, our keyboard lessons for kids and adults are designed to help students get results. Intermediate and advanced students take skills learned from beginner keyboard lessons and layer on more advanced piano techniques with concepts. Our local keyboard instructors are all practicing musicians in Brooklyn, and use popular rock songs as a way of teaching complex skills. We pair weekly private piano lessons with weekly band rehearsals to inspire and engage students throughout the learning process.
All of School of Rock Brooklyn's music teachers are experienced musicians devoted to helping students attain musical proficiency. Our instructors guide students one-on-one to personalize learning, inspire confidence and build social skills.
Ethan Sass Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Drum Teacher, Piano Teacher
Ethan Sass is a NYC-based guitarist and songwriter who has been playing for over 10 years. He received a bachelor's degree from Berklee College of Music, where he studied with some of the top musicians in the country and immersed himself in diverse styles of music. After Berklee, Ethan moved to NYC, where he is now a dedicated teacher and plays in a few different bands as a songwriter and guitarist/bassist. As a guitar teacher, bass guitar teacher, drum teacher and piano teacher at School of Rock Brooklyn, Ethan teaches a variety of students. He is also our show director and group band leader. He keeps his lessons fun, informative and relevant.
April Rose Guitar Teacher, Piano Teacher, Vocal Instructor
April Rose is a full-time rock musician, songwriter and artist based out of NYC. She is the front-woman of indie rock band The Rose Monarch, as well as the keyboard player and vocalist in Grndvw's Kulick. April just recently returned from a US and Canada tour with the group, supporting Andy Black and The Faim, to be a guitar teacher, piano teacher and vocal instructor at School of Rock in Brooklyn and work on her upcoming solo record. April was given praise and mention by NPR on her 2018 Tiny Desk submission, which boasted, "Her vocal range will give you goosebumps throughout the song, underscoring the darkness and melancholy of the lyrics." She's a Pace University Lubin School of Business Alum ('15) and has a degree in Arts and Entertainment Management. At the end of her collegiate career she was featured in "Variety Magazine" as one of the 110 Students to Watch in the Entertainment Industry. She's also a guest lecturer at Pace, a remote vocal/piano coach, and occasional writer and producer of musicals, and has played music in 45 different US states, Canada and Israel. She is also a show director and group band leader.
Cory Sterling Guitar Teacher
Originally from Portland, OR, guitarist Cory Sterling moved to New York City in 2010 to attend The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Cory has performed with Dave Weckl, Melvin Davis, John Stowell and Scott Whitfield, and has appeared at the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, Port Townsend Jazz Festival and Mount Hood Jazz Festival. In 2009 Cory won the Berklee College of Music Battle for Berklee guitar competition in Boston, MA, and performed at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA as a finalist in the 2010 Yamaha Six String Theory International Guitar Competition. In 2011 Cory won first place in the jazz category at the 2011 Yamaha Six String Theory International Guitar Competition, an all ages/genres event whose judges included Lee Ritenour, Steve Lukather, Gary Tallent and Scott Goldman of the Grammy Foundation. Cory is a guitar teacher at School of Rock Brooklyn.
Crystal Speros Guitar Teacher, Piano Teacher, Vocal Instructor
Crystal Rose Speros is a singer, educator and songwriter whose recent musical explorations have been rooted in the idea of branching out and expanding in subject and sound. In her role as an educator, she aspires to always provide the tools necessary to help her students grow and develop their individual voice. She has learned the value of support and guidance through her education with musicians such as Nick Hakim, Jamie Leonhart, LaTanya Hall, Scott Kettner, Kevyn Lettau and Glen Fisher among others, during her time earning her BFA in Jazz and Contemporary Music from the New School. Crystal Rose currently has private students in voice, songwriting and guitar.
Crystal Rose started singing with her mom in Filipino karaoke restaurants and in the church. Through a scholarship with the First Friday Music Club in San Diego, CA, Crystal Rose was able to take guitar and voice lessons, as well as perform in many venues and events around San Diego. She grew up learning the ropes of performing in Revolt-age, a rock and roll/soul cover band which consisted of her friends and FFMC students. She moved to NYC in 2015 and has performed in various venues around the city in jazz, singer/songwriter and R&B settings.
She was able to be a supporting and featured vocalist on jazz singer Kevyn Lettau's most recent tour in Manila, Philippines during September 2018. Crystal Rose released her EP "Summer Shoes" in February 2019, and plans to release another EP in 2020.
It is Crystal Rose's goal to help students tell their own personal stories by developing creative and deep connections to the songs that they may sing and/or play. She is a guitar teacher, piano teacher and vocal instructor at School of Rock Brooklyn.
What I like about the program is that my kids LOVE it!
This is so different from the music lessons that existed when I was a kid. These kids are actually making music and learning to play as a band. The performances are so impressive, and watching the kids gain confidence and express themselves on stage is priceless.
Yessim P, School of Rock Parent
The structure around how kids learn is amazing.
Taking lessons to learn an instrument is one thing, but learning how to be a part of a band is on another level. These kids are learning how to communicate, respect people and their opinions, and how to be accountable for themselves. It's more than just music here.
Dustie S, School of Rock Parent
It's the best music program in the city.
Dedicated instructors and staff, vibrant atmosphere, and most importantly, it's fun! My 8-year-old has grown leaps and bounds in skill and personal confidence. If you're thinking about checking it out, don't wait, just do it!
Chevelle S, School of Rock Parent
The kids have a great time while learning to play.
Lifelong skills and relationships are born here. The staff shares their passion for music and are very professional and accommodating. Wish I had this type of exposure to music when I was growing up!
Lori H, School of Rock Parent
327 Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
(347) 844-9363 brooklyn@schoolofrock.com More School of Rock Locations in New York


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Husband of woman killed in Brooklyn hit-and-run hasn't delivered heartbreaking news to her youngest child yet
By JOHN ANNESE
Cops have released two pictures of a suspected vehicle in a fatal hit and run in Brooklyn last week. (NYPD)
As police search for the driver who fatally mowed down a 39-year-old mom in Brooklyn last week, the victim's husband says he still hasn't delivered the heartbreaking news to her youngest child.
Willie Evans told the Daily News on Sunday that his daughter Laila still thinks her mom is sick in the hospital, and that he's trying to slowly ease her into understanding that Mom won't come home again.
"I haven't spilled the beans to my 5-year-old. I have to spoon-feed it to her," Evans said.
Meanwhile, police have released two photos of the SUV that struck and killed Evans' wife, Evedette Sanchez, 39, on Wednesday in East New York and are asking the public's help identifying the driver.
Police describe the killer's vehicle as a green Chevrolet Suburban with oversized rims.
The SUV struck Sanchez in a crosswalk on the corner of Flatlands and Louisiana Aves. around 7:15 p.m. (NYPD)
The SUV struck Sanchez in a crosswalk on the corner of Flatlands and Louisiana Aves. around 7:15 p.m.
The driver pulled over after hitting Sanchez, looked back at her crumpled body, and drove off, cops said.
Cops found her lying in the intersection, and medics rushed her to Brookdale University Hospital, where she died three hours later.
Sanchez leaves behind three children — Maurice, 16; Arianna, 15, and Laila.
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Noisy neighbours can be desirable – at least if you're a young reef fish trying to choose a home. New research from the Universities of Auckland and Bristol found that juvenile fish listen to the sounds made by local residents – such as other fish, shrimps and lobsters – before heading for the reef that suits them best.
Working on the Great Barrier Reef, an international team of marine biologists played recordings from different types of habitats next to artificial reefs, and discovered that juvenile fish arrived preferentially at reefs supplemented with noises from their naturally favoured habitat. This shows that fish can use acoustic cues to distinguish between different communities and employ this information to select a suitable home.
The shallow waters around coral reefs are very loud: the combination of clicks, pops, chirps and scrapes produced by resident fish, snapping shrimp, lobsters and urchins can be detected with the aid of underwater microphones (hydrophones) many kilometres away. This biological symphony varies depending on which animals make up the local community and, as a result, signature sounds give a strong indication of the type of habitat.
For each night of a new moon phase during the Australian summer, the team working at Lizard Island Research Station moored underwater sound systems next to artificial reefs they had built on sand flats, then early the following morning, scuba divers collected the juvenile fish which had arrived over night. The researchers played recordings from two types of habitat (fringing reef and lagoon), and compared fish numbers with those from reefs without playback.
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Published on January 23, 2018 April 16, 2018 by lisaannhardy65
Today's two word-prompt combination:
[WordPress: Candid] + [Writer's Block: Virus] =
The cabin appeared innocent enough, but to be candid, it too was infested by the same demonic virus that ran rampant in the woods.
What's the old idiom.. "…looks can be deceiving…" ?
Yes, that was the one.
The cabin was just like any other cabin with its walls, doors, windows and rooms, but that's where the similarity ended. This cabin was old…ancient, and it held many secrets…many bad secrets…
No one could attest to the cabin's origin.
The old mountain folk claimed it had always been…there. There had never been a time before the cabin. The horror of the cabin seemed to be inborn within each child birthed into the area. There was never a need to say, "…stay away…" No, somehow they…well, somehow they just…knew.
Of course many ghost stories were spun, down through the years. They were told by the light of a campfire, and always…always told barely above a whisper. They feared the trees around them would steal their voice and carry it upon the winds of the haunted forest and deliver it to the cabin.
One such story whispered in the night, tells of a father who is filled with grief over his son who has caught "the fever." Knowing there was no cure, the father plans to take his dying son to an old hag that slept in the cave located on the other side of the mountain.
The old woman of the cave, spent her days foraging for plants, that others tossed into the fire, to be burned as weeds. The sanctimonious, and "good people" of the village shunned the old woman. They called her a witch by day, but at night, in the cover of darkness, the very same took their sick, and begged old Molly to heal them with her powers.
The father held his son close to his chest, and began his journey to see the old woman. The path led to the outer reaches of the cabin, and when the father realized this he stopped abruptly. He could go around the cabin and its god-awful forest, but there was no time as his son was near to death.
It is said the father fell to his knees and cried for old mad Molly to come and save his dying son. His cries echoed long into the night. No one knew if mad Molly had heard his cries, but everyone knew the hag never came to help.
The father looked down at the son he cradled in his arms, and listened to a tiny voice plead…
"…papa…please…I don't want to…to die."
But the father was too afraid to go any further, and so he held, and rocked his boy until the cries for help ceased. Like a zombie, the father rose, and took his son's lifeless body home.
He laid the pale form down upon some old cloth. The boy's eyes were open in death, and they stared at his father as he was rolled into a sarcophagus of burlap.
Then he laid him inside the earth, and began to cover him with the freshly dug dirt. With each shovel full, the father thought he heard his son's pitiful cry…
"…papa…papa please…it's cold …papa…papa please…"
When the last shovel of dirt was emptied, the father went home and hung himself.
Now, the old folk, claim that sometimes at night, when the air is just so… the cries of the boy can be heard riding the upon the winds of the haunted forest…. "…papa…papa…please…I don't want to die…"
Today, the cabin was hungry. It had been long since it had eaten the bones, and drank the blood of a fresh kill. The hardwood floor, dry and cracked like the sands of a desert, ached of thirst.
The cabin…like Bram Stoker's Dracula, was in desperate need of its own Renfied. Renfield had been the vampire's insane but loyal servant, who guarded the coffins at day, and at night was ever faithful to prepare for his master tasty meals.
The cabin was confident it had finally found its Renfied within the body of Thomas Cain.
Thomas, also the loyal servant, had worked hard to prepare the cabin. Today he completed the finishing touches, by polishing a bag of silver "tools" and laying them neatly beside the chair he had bolted to the floor. The leather straps at the chair's arms and legs were crisp and new. They were stiff, Thomas thought…they needed "breaking-in." He thought of Amy, and smiled.
He walked slowly to the bathroom, and looked at his reflection in the mirror. Thomas pulled the mask over his face. He watched, as the sinews of burlap snaked their way over, and around the contours of his face, taking care to etch out the jagged openings needed for his eyes, nose and mouth. The burlap was old, and so it stitched its tattered places with the hide of a pig that had been slaughtered many years ago.
Thomas smiled, again. He was happy with his new face.
Another pair of eyes, hidden behind dusty rafters, had watched the transformation. It blinked, and refocused its black eyes upon Thomas, and then a rotted smile split its face.
Soon, the fun would begin.
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Please contact each venue to confirm opening times and charges as these can vary throughout the year.
For adventurers from 2 to 102 years-old. Liberate the imp inside you !
We will be able to climb in the highest branches of centenarian trees in which you will go throught cabins, slides, balconees looking for the small people of the woods.
Close to Nice, Cannes et Grasse : 3 hours of funny adventures for the whole family.
A spectacular nets courses overhanging one and a half acres of games and suprises.
Boasting world-renowned expertise, the Museum presents more than 6000 specimens in their faithfully reconstructed natural habitat. Come and discover the amazing species of the Mediterranean, the incredible diversity of the inhabitants of the coral reef and the monumental Shark Lagoon, all under the same roof.
From the highly colourful tropical zone to the spellbinding charm of the Mediterranean section, the Oceanographic museum invites you to observe the underwater world in all its authenticity. The one hundred or so pools, ranging in size from 100 to 450,000 litres, are home to several thousand fish specimens, more than 200 species of invertebrates and around one hundred species of hard and soft corals.
Water rides and slides for children and adults!
This is part of the European network of Tortoise sanctuaries. Many local and international varieties of tortoise in an outdoor setting. On the RN7 close to Le Luc in the Var. Closed in winter, check the website for opening hours.
A 7 hectare park featuring birds, animals and plants. Interesting and educational. Close to Nice International Airport.
Adventure activities for children aged 8 years and more including cycling, canyoning, climbing and mazes. Close to Villeneuve Loubet.
The largest Marine park in Europe with killer whales, dolphins, sea lions and more. Opening hours vary according to season. Just on the RN7 close to Antibes. See the website for more details and ticket prices.


In has taken a few weeks from colony swarming ( 3 times in space of couple of weeks ) to actually seeing new brood, which I must admit I thought was not going to happen. The bees continued to be very active, pollen and water collecting even though it appeared there was no queen activity, following advice on this forum I've waited and things are now proceeding normally, I think. The question is, the foraging bees appear to me to be slightly smaller, Could this be the case or is my short term memory on the blink?
Pleased to hear your hive did end up queenright.
Bees vary in size throughout the season in my experience. The bees that are being produced now for winter will probably be bigger as they have less flying to do but need the larger body mass to survive the cold, so in a months time you may notice that they appear bigger again. Size will also vary according to breeding too, so it may be that your new queen has mated with drones that are smaller and the new offspring are exhibiting that characteristic.
There does seem to be a lot of variation in worker size.
One of my colonies are tiny compared to its neighbor but it doesn't seem to affect their efficiency.
Thanks for that, thought my memory was going. In passing, if there are varying sizes of workers does it follow that the cells they emerge from are of minute variation. I know there is a difference between drone/worker cell size. If it is the case then preformed 'man made' combs can't be good, just a thought.
I guess they build what they need.
There has been some research on varying foundation size and I believe there are suppliers who stock the smaller sizes.
I havent got into that depth as yet so can't comment from experience.
With thoughts about foundation size and varying sizes available is something we don't need to think about as from the offset we opted for TBhives wanting to just keep bees for bees sake, so much to find out, so much to marvel at and a little too much to sometime worry about, but in the end the bees will do what they do. Lots of help and information on here, thankfully.
My comment about foundation was to highlight that various sizes can be sourced but I have no idea if the bees actually follow the sizing of the foundation when they build their cells or do they do their own thing anyway?
I think it has to do with the prominence of the cell imprint. I've read about bees going off the pattern when the imprint was negligible. That would be a good thing in a top bar hive since we want the bees to do things their way (although I don't know anyone with a hTBH using foundation except as starter strips/guides). I still see the idea floated that small cell is better for varroa control than large cell despite the research disproving it, so that's not something we have to concern ourselves with any more. The bees know best and shape the cells according to their needs.
Foundation irrelevant. CosmicWillow's profile / messages show they use TBH's so thus using natural comb.
Natural comb cell size is arguably smaller than most foundation's so, yes, the bees don't grow as big before they emerge. Which can be a good thing - a day less to grow means one less varroa mite breeding cycle.
Bottom line: don't worry about the bee size. They vary from various factors - cell size, race (genetics), maybe other things. Smaller isn't necessarily worse anyway. The original British Black Bee is on the small side, I think, but perfectly adapted to our climate unlike the Zeppelin-sized Italian bee.


Halloween is annually celebrated on the night of 31st October. Though, primarily it has been thought of as children's holiday, many people now-a-days celebrate it by getting involved in activities like the Costume party, trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins, playing ghost pranks on friends and family and many also take a tour to haunted places. Designers love festivities. Many design their personal websites differently according to the festival. For example, in Christmas you could easily see many websites having white snowy look and many Christmas icons being used. In the same way many designers also tend to use Halloween Icons and Halloween Brushes to spook up their websites!
There are quite a few Halloween design resources that you could find on the web. In this post we are publishing some of the most common design elements, the icons and brushes relating to Halloween. For example, you could use the witches broom as a base for setting your social media icons! Also you could use these Halloween icons and brushes onto some posters if you have any Halloween discounts to offer!


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California Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict Entitling Defendant to Summary Judgment in Case Centered on "Battle of Experts" Following Motor Vehicle Collision
May 5, 2017 | Sharifi Firm, APC
In a recent California appeal, a plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit following a motor vehicle collision argued that the trial court should not have admitted certain portions of the defendant's medical expert's testimony. Since the issues to be determined by the jury included negligence and causation, on appeal, the plaintiff argued that the jury verdict in favor of the defendant should be reversed. She contended the expert testified as to matters outside the scope of his expert designation, and that testimony should have been offered by an accident reconstruction expert.
At the trial level, the issue was whether the defendant's negligence caused the plaintiff's harm. The facts showed that the defendant had been in his pickup truck, stopped about 10-12 feet behind the plaintiff's car. While reaching for an item in his cab, the defendant stated that his foot slipped off the brake, and his truck collided with the back of the plaintiff's car. At the time, there was minimal damage to the vehicles, and no emergency services or tow trucks were called. Both drivers separately drove away in their vehicles.
After the plaintiff filed a personal injury complaint against the defendant, the defendant conceded he was liable for the collision and property damage. The defendant denied that he had caused the plaintiff injuries. The issues of causation and damages for the plaintiff's injuries were tried by a jury, who found that the defendant's negligence was not a substantial factor in causing harm to the plaintiff.
The defendant's medical expert, a professor of orthopedic surgery, specialized in spinal surgery. He also stated that he serves as a certified traffic accident reconstructionist. HIs testimony included his opinion that after reviewing the plaintiff's medical records, her injuries were not due to the accident with the defendant, which had been a low-moderate impact collision.
The court on appeal stated that the plaintiff did not object to the expert's testimony, as required by California Evidence Code section 353.
First, the court rejected the plaintiff's argument that the judgment must be reversed because the court denied the motion for a new trial, based on the argument that the expert gave improper accident reconstruction testimony. The court stated the standard according to the Code of Civil Procedure, which states that a trial court's judgment is not reversed unless it is arbitrary, capricious, or beyond the bounds of reason.
The court stated that the plaintiff's arguments for a new trial were based on the notion that the expert gave "improper" expert testimony at the trial, specifically regarding accident reconstruction. The appellate court stated that this expert's testimony was not necessarily different from the testimony of other doctors who were required to consider the force of the accident in order to explain their medical opinion regarding causation. The court also stated that the majority of the testimony at issue in the plaintiff's new trial motion was in fact elicited through the plaintiff's own lawyer.
Additionally, the court stated that the expert's testimony had not been demonstrably improper, and therefore it was reasonable for the trial court not to find the evidence insufficient in support of the verdict. In short, the court stated the case was a "battle of experts," in which the jury decided the medical expert's testimony was the most persuasive.
Presenting a strong case for compensation is essential in a personal injury lawsuit. At Sharifi Firm, our dedicated car accident attorneys have decades of experience seeking compensation for injured individuals and their families throughout Southern California. To schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with a skilled lawyer in our office, call 1-866-422-7222 or complete our online form.
Appellate Court Affirms No Cause of Action for Parent-Child Loss of Consortium Claim in California, Southern California Injury Lawyer Blog, April 17, 2017
Judgment in Favor of Defendant Transit System Upheld in Vehicle Accident Lawsuit, California Appellate Court Holds No Abuse of Discretion When Judge Excluded Plaintiff's Expert Testimony, Southern California Injury Lawyer Blog, April 6, 2017
Updated: May 5, 2017 1:28 pm


Most women are good money managers, but when it comes to taking the big financial decisions related to investment, we have seen women don't take the lead, generally. But experts believe this trend is changing and more and more women are at the forefront of taking financial decisions.
Here are some money management tips from some experts in the financial industry.
Do you think women are taking a lead in taking financial decisions?
As a trend, there is a definite improvement as more women become financially independent and start managing their money. However, in terms of percentages, it is still a small proportion of women who are making time to prioritise money management.
What would be your money management advice for the women?
Money is a means to an end. So, the first step is to categorise and differentiate expenses depending on goals and objectives. Next, based on the situation, prioritise between the 'critical' and the 'good-to-have' expenses. Do ensure that the focus remains on the important, and not the seemingly urgent (short-term, non-emergencies). To minimise emergency expenses that can derail plans, buy insurance to protect against unforeseen contingencies. Provide for your needs with an ALM (Asset Liability Management) approach, matching asset duration to requirement. For example; for retirement income, invest in assets that are long term and slightly illiquid (NPS, PPF, Insurance etc., for example) to eliminate the prospect of trading assets intended for the long term, against short-term needs.
Women are taking over the lead role with regards to financial decisions. Stereotypically and historically, finances–in terms of planning for and providing money–had been the job of the man. Well, data shows that this trend is not just reversing, the pendulum has actually started swing the other way, and the change is happening very quickly.
This changing trend in money management by women has been influenced by various factors like higher education, increased awareness spread by financial product companies, companies educating employees on tax planning and peer encouragement. Women by and large have realised that they need to plan ahead for their future, for their children and also be prepared for any eventuality. They also want to save and invest in order to pursue their own dreams and passions. Interesting women from non-finance backgrounds are also becoming far more proactive when it comes to managing their finances and taking financial decisions.
My Money management advice for women is simple: Plan, save, invest.
Plan: Start planning for the future, set out clear goals and objectives of what you want to achieve by investing.
Save: Earlier one starts saving for the future, the better it is.
Invest: Based on the goals and objectives set out, start investing your savings with a clear focus on risk appetite, return objective and asset allocation. Here, turning to a good financial advisor would help in charting a sound investment strategy.
Yes the trend is changing. We have many women on leadership position today.
Invest in a good health insurance, build a contingency fund, spend on good domestic help and indulge a bit on spending on yourself. Saving is very important to achieve financial freedom.


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Celebs who re-married their Exes!
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Here's a look at the famous celebrities who married, divorced, and remarried their own exes;Hindi filmmaker Sanjay Gupta (of Kaante, Musafir fame) first married Anuradha in 1997, but their relationship was marred by petty fights and got separated in 2004. Sanjay remarried Anuradha five years after the divorce.
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Bollywood actor Annu Kapoor was first married to Anupama (Pami) in 1992 and he remarried her in 2008. "Perhaps her parents convinced her that she had committed a mistake. We drifted apart. While she remarried in the US, I settled down with another partner, but both marriages failed," says Kapoor, who credits destiny for reuniting them in February 2008.
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Total education yields reward, my father would say, the incomplete bring regret. Half knowledge is worse than ignorance. He hypothesized it as a one eyed man who claims he sees perfectly when in reality he suffers from myopia.
Whatever you want to become, be a good one, he would admonish, total education has no substitute. These sayings soon stuck in my subconscious mind though, it bore no meaning to me; neither did it really make any sense to me until I paid the price of incomplete education with my destiny.
During his life, my father did collect herbs; prepare and use them to make dry bones walk again. He would go into the farm and sometimes far into deep forest to gather herbal plants. When he returned he would show them to me and started lecturing.
Everything he did say impressed indelibly on my memory. And that, I thought, was all I need to know. While he would say it was not yet a complete body of knowledge until I could identify these herbal plants. How would I identify them; I didn't make effort to. I always gave one excuse or the other not to follow my father to farm. The little plants I could recognize were those he brought home because he needed them. He would insist that I follow him so that he could show me which plant bears which name but I would decline.
My father lived long and then died. After his demise, I realized I couldn't delve into herbal practice for my knowledge in the field is limited. So, I decided to change environment in order to earn myself a living. I considered many places but eventually set for Iludun.
Why and where should I run? Of course, I waited. After all, I'm not a thief, I thought. I stopped. I didn't say a word; neither did I turn my head. I suddenly felt a strong grip and in the twinkling of an eye, I found myself in a lock up. In a little while, some guards came and took me out. Then, my thought changed to, "they have realized I'm innocent, they must have made a mistake." But I was wrong. They took me to another cell because the previous one was overcrowded. I now had just an inmate. My cellmate didn't look like he had been there for long. But he knew why he was there. He knew why I was there also, because we were there, just like every other inmate in the other cells, for the same reason. He had a luggage on him. He must be an immigrant like myself, I thought. But he didn't look worried as I was. He seemed to have accepted his fate, or because he had no choice. He looked me in the eyes and then answered my unvoiced question.
"What has that got to do with our arrest?" I asked innocently.
"What's the nature of the princess's illness?" I asked curiously.
"What if somebody cures her…?" I desperately wanted to save my neck.
"That man becomes her suitor a crown prince, a future king. That's the king's promise.
"Wisdom is gold, my father asserted. I learnt a lot of things I never knew their knowledge would one day be useful…" He paused as he saw one of the prison guards pass by. He quickly shouted. "Hey".
"Are you sure of this?" the guard inquired.
The next time I saw my mate; I couldn't but address him as "Your Highness." And that was when my father's saying, "total education brings reward; incomplete education, regret," now bore meaning to me. I served as a guard under the new monarch of Iludun, king Oriola 1.


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using System;
using System.IO;

namespace DiscUtils.Streams
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Aligns I/O to a given block size.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>Uses the read-modify-write pattern to align I/O.</remarks>
    public sealed class AligningStream : WrappingMappedStream<SparseStream>
    {
        private readonly byte[] _alignmentBuffer;
        private readonly int _blockSize;
        private long _position;

        public AligningStream(SparseStream toWrap, Ownership ownership, int blockSize)
            : base(toWrap, ownership, null)
        {
            _blockSize = blockSize;
            _alignmentBuffer = new byte[blockSize];
        }

        public override long Position
        {
            get { return _position; }
            set { _position = value; }
        }

        public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
        {
            int startOffset = (int)(_position % _blockSize);
            if (startOffset == 0 && (count % _blockSize == 0 || _position + count == Length))
            {
                // Aligned read - pass through to underlying stream.
                WrappedStream.Position = _position;
                int numRead = WrappedStream.Read(buffer, offset, count);
                _position += numRead;
                return numRead;
            }

            long startPos = MathUtilities.RoundDown(_position, _blockSize);
            long endPos = MathUtilities.RoundUp(_position + count, _blockSize);

            if (endPos - startPos > int.MaxValue)
            {
                throw new IOException("Oversized read, after alignment");
            }

            byte[] tempBuffer = new byte[endPos - startPos];

            WrappedStream.Position = startPos;
            int read = WrappedStream.Read(tempBuffer, 0, tempBuffer.Length);
            int available = Math.Min(count, read - startOffset);

            Array.Copy(tempBuffer, startOffset, buffer, offset, available);

            _position += available;
            return available;
        }

        public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin)
        {
            long effectiveOffset = offset;
            if (origin == SeekOrigin.Current)
            {
                effectiveOffset += _position;
            }
            else if (origin == SeekOrigin.End)
            {
                effectiveOffset += Length;
            }

            if (effectiveOffset < 0)
            {
                throw new IOException("Attempt to move before beginning of stream");
            }
            _position = effectiveOffset;
            return _position;
        }

        public override void Clear(int count)
        {
            DoOperation(
                (s, opOffset, opCount) => { s.Clear(opCount); },
                (buffer, offset, opOffset, opCount) => { Array.Clear(buffer, offset, opCount); },
                count);
        }

        public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
        {
            DoOperation(
                (s, opOffset, opCount) => { s.Write(buffer, offset + opOffset, opCount); },
                (tempBuffer, tempOffset, opOffset, opCount) => { Array.Copy(buffer, offset + opOffset, tempBuffer, tempOffset, opCount); },
                count);
        }

        private void DoOperation(ModifyStream modifyStream, ModifyBuffer modifyBuffer, int count)
        {
            int startOffset = (int)(_position % _blockSize);
            if (startOffset == 0 && (count % _blockSize == 0 || _position + count == Length))
            {
                WrappedStream.Position = _position;
                modifyStream(WrappedStream, 0, count);
                _position += count;
                return;
            }

            long unalignedEnd = _position + count;
            long alignedPos = MathUtilities.RoundDown(_position, _blockSize);

            if (startOffset != 0)
            {
                WrappedStream.Position = alignedPos;
                WrappedStream.Read(_alignmentBuffer, 0, _blockSize);

                modifyBuffer(_alignmentBuffer, startOffset, 0, Math.Min(count, _blockSize - startOffset));

                WrappedStream.Position = alignedPos;
                WrappedStream.Write(_alignmentBuffer, 0, _blockSize);
            }

            alignedPos = MathUtilities.RoundUp(_position, _blockSize);
            if (alignedPos >= unalignedEnd)
            {
                _position = unalignedEnd;
                return;
            }

            int passthroughLength = (int)MathUtilities.RoundDown(_position + count - alignedPos, _blockSize);
            if (passthroughLength > 0)
            {
                WrappedStream.Position = alignedPos;
                modifyStream(WrappedStream, (int)(alignedPos - _position), passthroughLength);
            }

            alignedPos += passthroughLength;
            if (alignedPos >= unalignedEnd)
            {
                _position = unalignedEnd;
                return;
            }

            WrappedStream.Position = alignedPos;
            WrappedStream.Read(_alignmentBuffer, 0, _blockSize);

            modifyBuffer(_alignmentBuffer, 0, (int)(alignedPos - _position), (int)Math.Min(count - (alignedPos - _position), unalignedEnd - alignedPos));

            WrappedStream.Position = alignedPos;
            WrappedStream.Write(_alignmentBuffer, 0, _blockSize);

            _position = unalignedEnd;
        }

        private delegate void ModifyStream(SparseStream stream, int opOffset, int count);

        private delegate void ModifyBuffer(byte[] buffer, int offset, int opOffset, int count);
    }
}


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The altar was draped this morning in purple – purple covered everything, it seemed – the tabernacle, the giant candlesticks, the huge medieval crucifix, the Lady Altar, the lecterns. We were drowning in purple. And so I considered my purple, penitent past, one which I revisited recently.
I returned to a place I had not visited in thirty years, a city in which I had lived in the 1970's, for the funeral of an old friend gone to Heaven. He was a devout Christian; he knew where he was going and he knew the way. He was eight-two, my son's godfather. We had been in touch by phone and through Christmas cards, but not much else.
So my son (42) and I (67) flew north to Vancouver, Canada. And as we flew above the clouds, I traveled back in time to a younger version of myself. The younger version, a girl in her twenties, peered over my shoulder that day of the funeral as though watching and taking stock of who she would become one day.
I considered from time to time, as we prayed the prayers over the ashes in the Anglican Church, sitting with old friends in the pews, the unique journeys we each had made to this place and this day in this year 2015. I learned more about journeys, those stories, later over coffee and sandwiches. My friends had suffered death, illness, and loss. But we were joyful in spite of it. Children had grown to be parents, just like my son, and I marveled at these children now in their forties who once played together and flew kites on the green lawns of Stanley Park. Our children had grown up. And of course I noticed other graduations: retirement, gray hair, silvery beards.
My son's godfather, Frits Jacobsen, whose ashes we placed reverently in the square space in the cemetery grass, was a rare creature, a Christian bohemian. Born in 1933, he emigrated from Holland to Toronto with his young family after the war. Many years later he resettled in Vancouver and made a humble living as a book illustrator. He devoted countless hours to his church, his community, and the poor. He was self-supporting with his pen-and-ink drawings. He might have been confused with the hippies, a generation later, but he was far nobler. He lived in a garret in Shanghai Alley, Chinatown, in old Vancouver. Today the building is adjacent to the newly redeveloped Olympics and World's Fair district, but back in the 1970's it was a poor, albeit quaint, neighborhood, with soup kitchens and lines of homeless.
My son, with the help of his miraculous IPhone, found the address. I recognized the door, with the 522 painted over it. We took photos from all angles. It was when we headed back to the car, time telling us it was time to leave for the funeral, that a lovely young lady came through 522. We asked what floor she lived on. The top, she said, curious. Could we come up? we asked. My son explained our connection with the former inhabitant (Frits had moved with the area's redevelopment). When she learned that an artist had lived there, she was delighted to invite us in. And once again, as I climbed the familiar stairs to Frits' studio and smelled the same musty stairway smells, that other girl I was, so many years ago, smiled from behind my shoulder. I pinched myself as I watched my grown son climb the stairs ahead of me, for I could see the four-year-old blond towhead clambering up behind him to visit his Uncle Frits.
Frits, opining in his heavy Dutch accent, with his beret and his trim beard, was both gregariously joyful and astutely serious. He brooked no compromise with his Christian beliefs and would follow those who pledged the same. He was sure the Apocalypse was imminent. He judged his culture and he judged rightly, I believe, although he was a bit too harsh, to my way of thinking, on other denominations within the Body of Christ. Frits had his opinions and wasn't shy about voicing them. And we loved him for it. He was a breath of fresh air.
After the graveside service last week we gathered again to recall Frits and how he would love our gathering. We looked at his artwork, shared plates of fruit and salad. We laughed a good deal, and we knew Frits would have liked that. We remembered how we had found one another at church, our glorious Anglo-Catholic St. James, and how we had formed friendships including singles, couples, and young families. We didn't have much, but we liked to talk about faith, about Lewis and Tolkien, about books, about theology, and we would gather together over wine and cheese and pineapple upside-down-cake. We picnicked at Stanley Park and dreamed where our lives would take us. For we were young then, and our future spread before us. We were fearless, undaunted. We embraced living.
And so as I revisited my earlier life, more battle weary but also more wise, I guessed my friends felt the same. We looked different and yet the same, and we wove together the years we were apart in our conversations, asking, remembering, wondering why this and how that and where was so and so and what happened then. Each of us carried a universe within us; we had lived most of the universe already, and the stories, like planets, revolved around one another once again.
I realize now as I write this, how rich we all are to have lived so long, to have so many stories texturing us and coloring our lives. Some are painful tales to be sure, but some are joyful. The threads of the weaving are both dark and light, drab and colorful.
And so as we enter Passiontide, we look to Palm Sunday and Holy Week. We consider what it all means, our lives and the lives of those we love, weaving them together in our prayers and offering our new coat of many colors to God. We look to Palm Sunday and Our Lord's entrance through the gates of Jerusalem. As the children waved the palms, just so we wave our lives woven by each minute, hour, day. We lay down this fabric of our lives before the Son of God who rides on a donkey through the holy gates. We lay them down alongside the children's palms.
And we look forward to the glories of Easter.
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"Lightning" could not be installed because it is not compatible with your Thunderbird build type (Linux_x86_64-gcc3). Please contact the author of this item about the problem.
So I downloaded the source from this page, and followed the instructions from here. This page and the link to that one were also helpful.
Then just select Tools > Extensions in Thunderbird and install the lightning.xpi you've just built (located in dist/xpi-stage/lightning.xpi).


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November 4, 2020 - By Hawke Media
Email Mistakes: How Chubbies Shorts Goofed and Capitalized
Have you ever been on a large email chain when someone forgot to include the link or attachment? Responses quickly come rolling in, reply all, of course. "Hey, you forgot to include the attachment." "Hey, stupid, there's no link." Hopefully, your coworkers are kind enough to never respond with the latter, but hey, email mistakes happen. Now think of forgetting the link in an email sent to more than 100,000 people. In terms of email mistakes, that's pretty big and it's a cringe-worthy thought for anyone. And that's exactly what happened to Chubbies Shorts, the industry leader in radical short-shorts based out of San Francisco.Chubbies is known for its off-the-cuff marketing style. They have short names like "The Trophy Husbands" and "The 'Mericas." And their emails are just as creative. They once sent an email with six individual GIFs of Disney princesses, one of them leading to a Tom Selleck coloring book page. It's creative. Check. And creates results. Double-check. But above all, it's fun, and it makes people talk, sometimes for reasons not necessary planned. Or was it?In a September campaign, Chubbies sent a message promoting the sale of a bar on Craigslist, which included "a jumbotron TV, framed pictures of Tom Selleck, kegerators, 100 free shorts, and much more." The problem: They forgot to include the link.It took 1 hour and 41 minutes for a follow-up message to arrive in people's inboxes addressing the issue and including the correct link.Hey, email mistakes happen. But here is how you can address those errors, whether you're dealing with a mailing list of 100 or 100,000.1.)Don't Overreact: Stay calm. Going into panic mode is going to prevent you from being able to make a sound decision. Instead, work with your team to address the issue and decide on a response. The sooner you own there was a mistake made, the sooner you can address the issue.2.)Find the Opportunity: You can't be a pessimist in the digital marketing industry. When things don't go as planned, you need to be ready to address the situation and find the opportunity. It can be as simple as making a well-played joke or showing that your company does, in fact, hire humans who are not immune to mistakes.3.)Respond: And respond timely. Just know that timely doesn't necessarily mean quickly. Chubbies near two-hour wait allowed people to find the mistake and start some chatter. But, they didn't wait a full day, and neither should you.4.)Learn and Move On: Thomas J. Watson, past chairman and CEO of IBM, is quoted, "Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience?" A forgotten link shouldn't cost any company $600,000. But if it does, just think of the experience you'll gain. And as for the inspiration of this article. How did Chubbies respond? Quite simply:About that bar…. As I've been told by everyone in the office, everyone on Twitter, and my mom, the previous email's link for the Bar-V did not work. That's a big time whoopsy daisy on my part.
I swear this link works.
Hey, we're only human.
-Justin & all the other humans at Chubbies
Signing off,Danny KlopfensteinEmail Marketer & human at Hawke Media