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Q: Prevent child process from killing parent I'm creating an app using WinUI3 (UNO actually, but I don't think this is relevant) to babysit an application written in 2007 that I have no control over. I'm starting it like this:
try
{
    using var process = Process.Start("child.exe");

    await process.WaitForExitAsync();
    //...do some processing here
}
catch (Exception)
{
    throw; //only here so that I can set a breakpoint to debug this issue
}

Peculiarly, when the child.exe exits it takes down the parent app with it. This is not the default behavior since starting other programs the same way do not do this. Things I have already looked into:

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*The catch block never catches anything. The same thing happens even if I comment out the await line and everything after.

*Breakpoints after the try block are not hit. Visual Studio debugger simply detaches from the parent app.

*Event Viewer does not log any error events related to this.

*Attaching spy++ to the parent app shows that WM_Close isn't being sent to it. In fact, the moment the child terminates spy++ logs no more messages from the parent at all. (If I close the parent app normally then spy++ does log window messages associated with closing)

*Overriding App.Closed event and setting WindowEventArgs.Handled = true does not prevent the parent from dying. (The close button is disabled as expected, so the event is working fine)

At this point I'm pretty sure the child.exe is actively doing something to kill the parent, although running the program directly doesn't seem to do the same thing to explorer. While I'm curious about what it could be doing to cause this, I'm more interested in ways to prevent my parent app from dying.

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Lindsay Lohan v. OWN Producers: Check Mate?
I find the Lindsay Lohan fascination confusing. First, she hasn't had a successful film in years, and she's made endless promises to the press about her recovery, most of which are premature. As for Oprah, while her intentions are probably pure, this seems like a lost cause. On her new OWN show, Lindsay has already had fights with production, made excuses for not having a sponsor, and insisted that her troubled friends are still allowed in her life. Watch the clip below to see one of the many heated exchanges.
Lindsay Lohan: "Until I F*** Up, You Can't Assume I Am Going To"
After living in a New York City hotel for more than a month, Lindsay has finally found an apartment. She asks the production company filming her docuseries for an advance so she can put down the deposit. However, because Lindsay has not committed to a shooting schedule, director Amy Rice and executive producer Craig Piligian question her commitment, which Lindsay explicitly denies. "You can't pull that s*** with me anymore," she says. Watch the heated conversation and hear why Lindsay says she felt betrayed.
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San Mateo Atenco is a city and a municipality located in the State of México in Mexico. It lies west of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) near the municipality of Metepec, in the central part of the state of México, and is part of the Toluca urban area bordering the city to the east. Atenco is derived from the Nahuatl language. It means "In the water's edge", from atl(water), tentli (edge) and co (in).
Enormous mammoth fossils have been found near the Lerma River, where San Mateo Atenco is today. The first settlers used mammoth fossils as tools for hunting. This area has been the scene of the development of cultural groups that transited through the Toluca Valley for 20 thousand years. During the pre-Classic period (2000 B.C.), agricultural development created small settlements. During the Classic period (250-900 A.C.), the settlements had cultural relations with Teotihuacán. Atenco was founded by the Matlazincas (Men of the net). Matlazincas were a militarist society—much like the United States—and dominated the Toluca Valley during the period from 750 to 1162. The pre-Hispanic town was founded by Xolotl, the lord of Texcoco in the 12th century.


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Given an engrossment in the mechanism underlying physiology and pathology, Thuc Nguyen Dan Do showed early on her interest in Health Sciences, especially to unravel her vulnerability to weather when she was a little girl. In 2014, she graduated as a pharmacist from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Spending the next three years as a teaching assistant at Nguyen Tat Thanh University, she has been more passionate in exploring new treatments against infectious diseases of which her South East Asian region is a hotpot. She then continued to earn her Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Radboud University in the Netherlands. Both her internship projects focused on new therapies against infections triggered by either fungi or mosquito-borne viruses. Bewitched by how challenging a viral research can be and the need of commercial approved vaccines or antiviral treatments, she started her PhD in Biomedical Sciences, specialized in virology at the University of Leuven in Belgium.
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Becoming one of the 15 ESRs in the OrganoVIR consortium, Thuc is now working at the Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Rega Institute under supervisions of Prof. Johan Neyts and Dr. Dirk Jochmans. Her project aims to utilize human airway epithelial cells (HAE) culture for development of novel antiviral strategies against respiratory viral infections. A two-month secondment at Epithelix Sarl (Switzerland) will be implemented to provide Thuc with knowledge on how to work with HAE culture. It is also reported that viral infections (e.g. Respiratory Syncytial Virus infections) contribute to exacerbations of COPD in patients. Therefore, the role of inflammation in viral pathology and effects of new antivirals to recover the inflammation will be other parts of her thesis. Another three-month secondment will be carried out at Jagiellonian University (Poland) to learn the co-culturing of HAE and immune cells. At the end, her project will provide important information on potential therapeutics, the risk of resistance development and the use of combination strategies to defeat respiratory viral infections.
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In 2016 and 2017 the University of Leuven (KUL) was listed by Thomson Reuters in the annual list of Europe's most innovative universities. The Rega Institute for Medical Research (KUL-REGA) is part of the University of Leuven (KUL). It consists of departments of medicine and pharmacology and is a renowned center in Europe contributing to the discovery of novel antiviral and antibacterial treatments (Brivudine, Tenofovir).
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The early Christian claim that Jesus of Nazareth was God completely changed the course of Western civilization. In fact, without the Christian declaration of Jesus as God, Western history as we know it would have never happened.
If Jesus had not been declared God, his followers would have remained a sect within Judaism, and the massive conversion of Gentiles, the Roman adoption of Christianity, and the subsequent unfolding of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, and modernity would never have taken place. For that reason, the question of how Jesus became God is one of the most significant historical questions of Western civilization.
This world-shaping occurrence, viewed historically, was monumentally unlikely. Within Judaism, there could be no question that Jesus was not the Messiah, who was envisioned as a powerful warrior-king. Jesus's own followers, in fact, did not conceive of him as divine during his lifetime. His crucifixion, ignominious and degrading, ended his life in a way reserved for the lowliest criminals.
And yet—within a short time after his death, this crucified "enemy of Rome" was named the Son of God and the savior of humanity, and within four centuries he was believed by millions to be coequal and coeternal with God the Father.
How could something this unforeseeable, this improbable, have occurred at all—much less with a momentum that would shape Western history? What exactly happened, such that Jesus came to be considered God?
To ask this question is to delve into a fascinating, multilayered historical puzzle—one that offers a richly illuminating look into the origins of the Western worldview and the theological underpinnings of our civilization. This fundamental historical question and its complex answer speak penetratingly to the spiritual impulses, concerns, and beliefs that have played a seminal role in our world, even as they reveal the foundation of history's most global religious movement, and fresh insights into the Western world's single most influential human being.
Tackling all of these matters and more, Great Courses favorite Professor Bart D. Ehrman returns with the unprecedented historical inquiry of How Jesus Became God. In 24 provocative lectures, Professor Ehrman takes you deeply into the process by which the divinity of Jesus was first conceived by his followers, demonstrating how this conception was refined over time to become the core of the Christian theology that has so significantly shaped our civilization.
A distinguished scholar of Christianity and New York Times best-selling author, Professor Ehrman develops the inquiry with meticulous research and in-depth analysis of texts. In these lectures, Ehrman reveals that the theological understanding of Jesus as God came about through a complex series of factors and events, each of which must be understood in order to grasp this most extraordinary and historically pivotal story.
Intersections: The Human and the Divine
In assembling the pieces of the course's extraordinary narrative, you'll explore the historical background of ancient understandings of the divine. Here you discover that Jesus's ascension as an object of faith was fundamentally underlain by ancient beliefs in interpenetration between the human and divine worlds.
You'll dig deeply into human/divine intersections in Greco-Roman religions, as well as in ancient Judaism, finding that
The ancient world was suffused with accounts of divine mortals—gods who took on human form as well as humans who were exalted to divine status.
Greco-Roman cultures considered certain actual historical persons to have been born of the sexual union of gods and mortals, and earthly pagan rulers were at times worshipped as gods.
In the Hebrew scriptures, God and the Holy Spirit both appear on earth in human form, and the human Enoch, among others, is elevated to become a divine being.
Divinity and the Historical Jesus
As another integral element of the story, you'll investigate what the historical Jesus said or indicated about himself, digging into these questions:
What were the elements of Jesus's teaching with regard to his own role in the world?
Did Jesus view himself as divine?
You'll look into these matters rigorously, reading key passages from the four canonical Gospels to determine whether, historically, Jesus's public message proclaimed him as divine. You'll also evaluate whether Jesus's earthly actions—including accounts of miracles he performed—would have qualified him as divine in the eyes of his contemporaries.
You'll study the circumstances surrounding Jesus's death and burial, exploring exactly how early Christians came to believe he was raised from the dead. By examining the "pre-literary" Christian creeds quoted in the New Testament, you'll uncover the disciples' original conception that, at his resurrection, Jesus was "made" a divine being by God.
The Son of God Eternal
With the conception of Jesus as divine now established, you'll enter the minefield of opposing views that developed as early Christians sought to understand how Jesus could be the Son of God. In excerpts from the New Testament Gospels, you'll identify conflicting notions of when Jesus became the divine Son, following how Christian thinkers began to push this event further and further back into history.
Within the developing faith, you'll investigate the range of views of Jesus's divinity that held sway during the 2nd and 3rd centuries. You'll study the beliefs and implications of radically different schools of thought, such as
the "docetists", who held that Jesus was fully divine and only seemed human;
the Gnostic view that the divine Christ was a god who temporarily "inhabited" the human Jesus; and
the "modalist" conception that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are three modes of a single being.
The Trinity and the Divine Christ
In the culmination of the course, you'll trace the development of the Trinity, the theological doctrine at the heart of Christian orthodoxy. Through close reading of biblical texts, you'll observe how the conception of the Holy Spirit came into being, and you'll learn how third-century theologians such as Hippolytus and Tertullian arrived at the singular paradox of the Trinity: that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each individually God—yet there is only one God.
The concluding lectures bring alive the fiercely contested Arian controversy, which pitted the view that Jesus was a subordinate deity created by God the Father against the contention that he was coeternal and fully equal with God. Flowing from this debate, you'll study the historic events of the famous Council of Nicea, called in 325 CE by the Roman Emperor Constantine to resolve the matter of the divine nature of Christ. You'll learn how the edicts of the Council formally established the view of Jesus that has defined the Christian faith to the present day.
In the enthralling inquiry of How Jesus Became God, Professor Ehrman lays bare the diverse elements that combined to produce both an astonishing true-life story and one of history's most significant happenings. Join a renowned biblical scholar in grappling with this pivot point of Western civilization that has indelibly shaped our culture, our thought, and the world we know.
24 lectures
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Jesus - The Man Who Became God
First, consider the huge historical significance of the Christian belief in Jesus's divinity, in terms of its effects on Western civilization as well as today's world. Learn about different scholarly views of the historical Jesus, and trace the remarkable diversity of early Christian thought regarding Christian identity, scripture, and theological understandings of Jesus. x
Greco-Roman Gods Who Became Human
In the ancient world, there were many accounts of "divine" mortals. Track this phenomenon in the Greco-Roman polytheistic religions, noting the overlap between the human and divine worlds. Explore three ancient models of divine men, in both mythology and Christian scripture, as gods take on human form and humans enter the heavenly realm. x
Humans as Gods in the Greco-Roman World
Delve further into the interface between the human and the divine in pagan cultures. Examine narratives describing people born of the sexual union of gods with mortals, highlighting examples such as Alexander the Great. In the Roman and Egyptian worlds, look at cases of humans who were exalted to the status of gods. x
Gods Who Were Human in Ancient Judaism
Here, discover accounts of divine humans and other godlike beings within ancient Judaism. In Genesis and Exodus, explore conceptions of divine beings that appear in human form. In other Jewish texts, study narratives of humans who become angelic beings, as well as stories of the offspring of angels and humans. x
Ancient Jews Who Were Gods
In ancient Judaism, beings other than the one true God could be considered to be or even called God. Learn about the divine figure of the Son of Man, and the Jewish conception of a "second God". Observe how divine attributes of God were personified, and how humans such as the kings of Israel were deified. x
The Life and Teachings of Jesus
In approaching the historical Jesus, consider why the New Testament Gospels are the only useful early sources on his life, and study the criteria used by scholars for evaluating the Gospels as history. Then investigate Jesus's apocalyptic worldview, which envisioned the imminent end of history and a coming kingdom of God. x
Did Jesus Think He Was God?
This lecture explores what Jesus said about himself, as well as what he specifically preached. Grasp the nature and purpose of Jesus's ethical teachings, and his view of himself as a prophet of the coming kingdom. Study the Jewish conception of the Messiah as a warrior-king who would overthrow the enemies of Israel. x
The Death of Jesus - Historical Certainties
Regarding Jesus's final days, review the events that we know about with relative certainty. Learn about his reasons for being in Jerusalem, and the political tensions surrounding the Passover celebration there. Consider what led to his arrest, the nature of the charges against him, and what we can infer about his trial. x
Jesus's Death - What Historians Can't Know
Look now at events surrounding Jesus's death that we cannot know about with certainty. Assess the plausibility of the Gospels' accounts of his arrival in Jerusalem, the date of his crucifixion, and the matter of his burial. Grasp how Christian writers made changes in the accounts of his death to serve theological ends. x
The Resurrection - What Historians Can't Know
Jesus's resurrection stands as the basis for the entire Christian faith. But what can we know historically about the resurrection? Here, dig deeply into the question of what historians can and cannot demonstrate about the past, and consider aspects of the stories of Jesus's resurrection that are historically doubtful or unknowable. x
What History Reveals about the Resurrection
What was it that caused Jesus's followers to believe he had been raised from the dead? Investigate the disciples' visions of Jesus, alive again after his death, as reflected in Paul and the Gospels. Learn also about the tradition of doubt in the resurrection, and the meaning to early Christians of being resurrected. x
The Disciples' Visions of Jesus
In exploring the first claims about Jesus's resurrection, this lecture discusses the phenomenon of visionary experience as understood by modern researchers. Learn about the variety of religious and bereavement visions people experience, and the ways in which the disciples' visions and beliefs about Jesus combined to impact their conception of him as divine. x
Jesus's Exaltation - Earliest Christian Views
What did the earliest Christians believe about Jesus's divinity? Delve into Romans and Acts for what they may tell us about early Christian thought, identifying the "pre-literary" creeds they quote from. Observe how these creeds indicate a view that Jesus was adopted as the Son of God precisely upon his resurrection. x
The Backward Movement of Christology
Over time, Christian thought pushed the origin of Jesus's divinity further and further back in history. Trace this development by looking at views of Jesus in the New Testament Gospels. Focus on the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, noting their differing versions of when Jesus became the Son of God. x
Paul's View - Christ's Elevated Divinity
Paul's theology represents a transition between early conceptions of Christ as exalted by God upon his death and later views of his innate or eternal divinity. Trace Paul's seminal role within the early church, and his view of Jesus as a divine being whose actions raised him to a higher level of divinity. x
John's View - The Word Made Human
The Gospel of John differs significantly from the other three canonical Gospels in its conception of Jesus. Investigate John's contention that Jesus had always been the Son of God and the equal of God the Father. Contemplate John's identification of Christ as the embodiment of the word of God, or "logos". x
Was Christ Human? The Docetic View
In the second and third centuries, Christian groups followed radically different beliefs and theologies. Learn about the "docetists", who believed Jesus was not human, but only appeared to be so, highlighting Marcion, a docetist who conceived of two distinct gods—a God of the Jews and a God of Jesus. x
The Divided Christ of the Separationists
Among early Christian groups, the Gnostics demonstrate yet another view of the divinity of Jesus. Explore the fundamental tenets of Gnosticism, with its notion of secret knowledge as the source of salvation. Discover the Gnostic "separationist" view of Christ, according to which the divine Christ inhabited, temporarily, the human Jesus. x
Christ's Dual Nature - Proto-Orthodoxy
By the fourth century, the theological understanding known as "orthodoxy" became predominant. Investigate the relationship between orthodoxy and "heresy", or conflicting conceptions of the faith, and evidence that orthodoxy was not the original form of Christianity. Learn about early "proto-orthodox" writers, and their contention that Jesus was both fully God and fully human. x
The Birth of the Trinity
The doctrine of the Trinity asserts that God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit are all individually God. Look into the origins of this mysterious claim, noting that the Trinity appears nowhere in the Bible. Learn about the conception of "modalism", which proposed that the three are manifestations of one being, and modalism's opponents. x
The Arian Controversy
In the third century, sharp divisions existed between Christians, involving how to explain the relation of God the Father to Christ and the Holy Spirit. Examine the proto-orthodox thought of Novatian, and learn about the "Arian controversy" stemming from the highly divisive view of Christ as a subordinate deity created by God. x
The Conversion of Constantine
The Christian conversion of the Roman emperor Constantine was a momentous turning point for the faith. Learn about the relationship of the Roman Empire to early Christianity, and the specific reasons why Christians were persecuted by Rome. Grasp Constantine's motives for converting to Christianity and for becoming directly involved in theological controversies. x
The Council of Nicea
Constantine called the famous Council of Nicea in 325 CE, to resolve the conflicting views of Christ's divinity. Examine the theological issues at stake, pitting the Christological views of Arius against those of Alexander of Alexandria. Contemplate the political implications of the outcome, and the resulting orthodox creed, establishing Jesus fully as God. x
Once Jesus Became God
Conclude by considering the historical ramifications of the Nicean affirmation that Jesus was God. Learn about the growing Christian faith's effects on paganism and the advent of anti-Jewish thought and action. Observe how the theological debates continued, and review Jesus's path to becoming the object of faith for billions today. x
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Bart D. Ehrman, Ph.D., M.Div.
Dr. Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed his undergraduate work at Wheaton College and earned his M.Div. and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Professor Ehrman has written or edited 27 books, including four best sellers on The New York Times list: Misquoting Jesus: The Story behind Who Changed the Bible and Why; God's...
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Rated 5 out of 5 by JMCH from Amazing You will truly enjoy this lecture series. Dr. Ehrman dispassionately walks you through first century Palestine then on to third and fourth century Rome and Asia minor. He is a delightful storyteller who draws you close to his cherished subject matter.
Rated 5 out of 5 by David F from Fascinating subject Full disclosure: I'm a non-Christian, so I do not have any personal beliefs bound up in the subject matter of this class. I'm finding the subject intriguing and the lectures extremely informative (I've noted a couple of minor errors regarding the Hebrew scriptures--e.g., "roi" does not mean "king," it means "my shepherd"). I could imagine that, for a serious Christian believer, some of the materials presented regarding the evolution of Christian dogma might prove challenging; still, if you can handle that, these lectures are extremely well-researched and presented in a lucid and entertaining manner.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jan75 from Excellent Course Excellent work done by this professor in his thorough research on this topic. He speaks well, is passionate and covers the subject matter in depth. One of the best courses I've purchased.
Rated 5 out of 5 by MichaelH29 from Extremely Interesting & an Engaging Lecturer I just finished watching this as part of my Great Course Plus subscription, and I have to say that I found it fascinating and enjoyable. I am a Christian myself but I still struggle with the deity of Jesus, so this course was of particular interest to me. The lecturer was vary clear and understandable, and had an obvious enthusiasm for his subject, though I am left feeling a little confused as to what he himself actually believes; of course, that has no bearing on my enjoyment of the course. It was fascinating to learn of the history and methodology of how jesus became God in the eyes of the Christian church. I will certainly watch some more of this professor's courses.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Joe E from Learn the religious and political history! I have this book from Prof. Ehrman, and it is a terrific read. I recently viewed his course From Jesus to Constantine, and he was such an outstanding lecturer that I couldn't resist this course to supplement the book. I've been fascinated for years now about how Christianity survived at all in the Roman world, and spread over Europe in late antiquity. Both this course and the one I mentioned answer the questions. Outstanding!
Rated 5 out of 5 by DavidGA from How Jesus Became God I had bought this program before and loaned it out. My friend appreciated this selection that I never got it back. This program is excellent. It connects so many of the issues that trouble and excited the serious religious student. Believing that learning is worship, I highly recommend this Dr. Bart D Ehrman course.
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13 Original Glashütte Pieces Reborn
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A surprising found came alight during the renovation of Glashütte, a German Watch Museum. Workers found 13 hidden original marine chronometers which today have been carefully restored with Glashütte's Original Senator Chronometer Platinum techniques. These pieces are also the first Glashütte Original timepieces to get an official chronometer certification.
Why are these timepieces so special? Marine chronometers, as the story goes, helped with the growth of the British empire, since it enabled the ascendancy of the British Royal Navy. Therefore, they are always a favourite item in collector's storage due to their history and their precision, craftsmanship, and lastly their aesthetic beauty.
About 13 000 marine chronometers were made in the 1800s to 1900s at this venue, with the newly discovered items being some of the later manufactured models.
New gimbal mountings have been built for all the watches by Glashütte's experts and all the pieces were carefully polished and completed with a rhodium finish with thirteen new wooden cases in matte black oak was
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Here is the 2010 winner in the category of "Watch of the Year awards: The platinum edition of the Senator Chronometer which is the second part of this amazing find.
This set includes the traditional Glashütte hand-engraved balance clock, three-quarter plate, and screw-mounted gold chatons. It includes notable features such as a new stop-seconds reset mechanism which enables the watch to synchronize the second and minute hands better during time setting. It also has a panorama date display which jumps accurately at the strike of midnight. As before, Glashütte included their traditional techniques during the restoration by using the l'argenture grainée technique. This is a way of doing the frosted silver plating by machine blasting the surface of the dial with a water mix including chalk and wood. Then a second solution which includes silver power is applied by had afterwards which results in this unique dial appearance which is so attractive.
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OK, dads, it's your turn Sunday — whether there's social distancing in the way or not.
It's no big secret that every year, Mother's Day in May tends to outshine the day in June set aside just for Dad. The gifts tend to cost a bit more, the day's activities tend to be more involved and more "all about Mom." And this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, we're not even seeing the usual church-sponsored Father's Day breakfasts or brunches.
While fathers seldom complain about this common knowledge that Father's Day just isn't as exciting a holiday, the apparent way we view the two different days says a lot about how we view our male and female parents — so maybe dads deserve more credit than we give them.
According to the History Channel, in 1909 a woman in Spokane, Wash., named Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children raised by a widower, tried to establish an official equivalent to Mother's Day for male parents. She went to local churches, the YMCA, shopkeepers and government officials to drum up support for her idea, and she was successful the next year. But it was slow to take hold beyond the Pacific Northwest until President Calvin Coolidge urged state governments in 1924 to observe Father's Day. Not all did, and it was still unofficial. Eventually, President Richard Nixon proclaimed it a national holiday in 1972, officially kicking in an event that economists estimate annually generates just over $1 billion spent on gifts.
And while Father's Day is always the third Sunday of June in the United States, in most of Latin America the holiday is marked on March 19. That is the feast day of St. Joseph, celebrated by Christians as the foster father of Jesus.
If you're among the many lucky sons and daughters of the world who had a father who put in the effort, from the day you were born to the day you moved out to forge your own path, you've got an old man out there worth celebrating this Sunday.
Maybe make this the year you get Dad more than the staple fallback necktie or the humorous Hallmark card with the dad joke you couldn't have said better yourself. This Father's Day, put that extra bit of effort into showing your appreciation for the dad, stepdad, grandfather, foster dad or other devoted male guardian who put in the time to help mold you into the person you are today.
Maybe you had one of those dads who worked a lot while you were growing up — so pay him a visit or call him up and tell him you're grateful for instilling in you that same kind of work ethic.
Or maybe there's some other lesson or value your pop passed down. As writer Umberto Eco once stated, "I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by the little scraps of wisdom."
Always found it kind of hard to open up and talk to Dad? You've probably got at least one fond memory of an activity you once did together — fishing trips, ballgames, going out for a movie and ice cream.
To all those new fathers-to-be who are busily and anxiously readying a nursery, we thank you for the hard work you're already putting into the development of a child.
To all you single dads and stay-at-home dads who are tearing down stereotypes as you master a nontraditional parenting role, we thank you. To the more traditional working father who still makes time in the evening to talk with his kids or throw a ball around, we thank you.
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Though it has been open since 1996, Jak's is one of those places that has long flown under the radar. With one of the largest draft beer selections in the city, a friendly staff and plenty of entertainment options, Jak's charms more than offset its design shortcomings and less than stellar location, and definitely warrants a visit.
Jak's is located a block west of the Greektown's restaurant row at the corner of Jackson and Peoria in a 1904 mid-rise that is a fine example the Chicago School of architecture—if only the classic styling translated as well indoors... If a cool loft space and a TGI Friday's fell in love and had children, you'd have Jak's. The spacious open floor-plan, with the prerequisite brick and exposed beams, starts off promising. The burnt orange booths, grandmotherly fixtures and many-sectioned seating areas leave a something to be desired. At least the (knowledgeable) bartenders don't wear flair.
On the plus side, there are numerous TVs to take in the game, a three-sided gas fireplace to warm your bones, a pool table in the back room and one of the largest collections of beer handles in North America. On the down side, there's Golden Tee. Pass the hostess stand and head for the elongated bar or cocktail tables and settle in for a few minutes with the beer list.
With 40 beers on tap, Jak's ranks an impressive third for most in the entire city behind only Chicago Ale House (58) and Hopleaf (41). With a selection that changes regularly, even the bar's website can't keep up, but generally expect an excellent variety with a concentration on American craft brews and Belgian drafts. If decisions aren't your thing, every beer is available in a $2 sample size or the house beer flight of five four-ounce selections will set you back $6.50. If you hit on something you like, every beer is also available by the pitcher. Bottles and cans are not available. Overall, you'll find some values like Point beer for $3 a pint, but expect to pay a fair price for some sensational suds. That changes twice a year during Jak's semi-annual Humulus Lupulus beer tasting, where a selection of up to 20 seasonal and specialty beers and a full buffet are yours for a paltry $15.
Jak's is a sibling of Roscoe Village's classic Village Tap, so you can be assured that the elevated bar food, which runs from pizza to sandwiches to ribs, will rate high in quality. Accordingly, Jak's does a steady lunch and happy hour trade, but things begin to taper off as the night wears on. In a sign that they need a few more neighbors in the neighborhood, Jak's doesn't open until 4pm on Saturday and Sunday, so make your college and pro football plans elsewhere. This also explains Jak's midnight last call during the week and at 11pm on Sundays.
At one mile east of the United Center, Jak's is a decent choice for a pre/post-game drink, but it's not the closest. If you're heading to Greektown for some saganaki, a pint of Pauwel Kwak might not be foremost on your mind. And after dark, it's your guess whether you'll see a dog walker or a tumbleweed heading down the street. Still, for an A-List beer selection and the food to back it up, Jak's is definitely worth checking out. If you like Jak's, you might want to stop by nearby Beer Bistro, Clark Street Ale House in River North or the original John Barleycorn Memorial Pub in Lincoln Park. For more information, visit Jak's website. Burp.


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History and Philosophy of Science and Theology and Religious Studies (BA)
University of Leeds the United Kingdom
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GBP 9250 per year
GBP 17500 per year
About History and Philosophy of Science and Theology and Religious Studies at University of Leeds
History and Philosophy of Science takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding what science is and its role in society. Using philosophical, historical and social perspectives you'll explore the history of scientific thought, the links between magic, science and religion and the nature of scientific knowledge. You'll combine core and optional modules to explore key questions in history and philosophy of science while focusing on issues and questions that suit your interests.
Theology focuses on the beliefs and ideas of one religious tradition. Religious Studies looks at different religions and faith communities. Both subjects think about how religions shape and are shaped by wider society. At Leeds you'll be able to explore the role and development of religious belief and practice from both perspectives. Core and optional modules will allow you to explore all the major world religions, what they have meant to people over time and how they are evolving today.
Specialist facilities
The world class Brotherton Library holds a wide variety of manuscript, archive and early printed material in its Special Collections- valuable assets for your independent research. Our additional library resources are also excellent, and the University Library offers a comprehensive training programme to help you make the most of them.
If you're choosing to study a language as part of your Joint Honours degree, our fully equipped Language Centre, including digital language labs, audio/video practice booths and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). We also have our Electronic Resource Information Centre, which features specialised computing facilities for translation studies, and Interpreter Training Suites offering you the chance to explore a career in interpreting.
A Joint Honours degree allows you to study the same core topics as students on each Single Honours course, but you'll take fewer options and discovery modules so you can fit in both subjects. You'll also undertake a major research project in either subject in your final year.
In your first year core modules will introduce you to themes and approaches in history and philosophy of science, such as philosophy of science and the development of scientific thought. You'll develop your knowledge in the following year by choosing optional modules in areas like epistemology and the history of ideas. You'll continue to select optional modules in your final year, from realism and representation to philosophical questions in technology.
Core modules in your first year will introduce the principles of theology and religious studies, studying Christian theology and the role of religion in modern Britain. You'll also choose from optional modules on religious traditions such as East Asian religions or themes like philosophy of religion. You'll develop your knowledge over the next two years: a core module will place religion in context and you'll choose optional modules covering diverse topics, from the concept of sin to African religious practice.
These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.
Follow the links to the Programme Catalogue for more example optional modules and the full course structure.
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Studying for a Joint Honours degree allows you to gain an in-depth knowledge of two subjects and demonstrates that you're intellectually versatile. Your degree will equip you with a wide range of skills across different disciplines that employers actively seek.
You'll have good research skills, and you'll be able to analyse complex information from multiple sources before drawing your own conclusions. You'll then be able to communicate and defend your views clearly, either verbally or in writing. In addition, you'll have strong research and organisational skills and be confident working independently or in a team.
All of these qualities are very attractive to employers, and graduates have pursued careers reflecting the diversity of their degrees. They've gone on to be successful in education, the media, law, publishing, the civil service, business and finance and the charity sector to name a few. Many others have also pursued postgraduate study.
To find out more about graduate destinations in your subjects, please see the relevant Single Honours pages.
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Contain and delay: Two approaches to reining in COVID-19
By Jiang Guanjun and Qiuwen Peng
Even at this early stage, we see that countries that attacked the COVID-19 pandemic early and aggressively now appear to be showing the most signs of success in controlling it, in managing their medical resources and in minimising deaths and infections. Two approaches we have seen are contain and delay.
The contain strategy is a rigorous use of non-pharmaceutical measures to isolate all confirmed cases, suspected cases and close contacts with either confirmed or suspected cases to contain the transmission of the virus and avoid further spread. Contain has been the approach taken in China and South Korea. In China, the outbreak of COVID-19 began taking on serious proportions in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province, in mid-January. Around that time, the Chinese government imposed travel restrictions, including locking down all of Wuhan on 23 January, and other strict social distancing and quarantining measures. Testing and treatment were also aggressively ramped up. By 28 January, more than 6,000 doctors and nurses had flown into Hubei province from different Chinese cities, and that number quickly increased to around 30,000 by mid-February. Overall, over 42,000 doctors and nurses from 29 provinces or autonomous regions and municipalities came to help people in Hubei. Medical supplies were also pooled into Wuhan and Hubei province from all over China and even around the world.
Among other things, these steps bought China time to work on building up its medical resources, such as hospital bed availability, ventilators for patients and protective wear for healthcare workers. The contain measures may have seemed drastic at the time, but early results indicated they were effective. By 10 March, healthcare delivery system capacity had improved enough in Hubei province that all makeshift hospitals could be closed (at least on a temporary basis) due to capacity redundancy. On 7 April, China reported no new cases in a day for the first time since the outbreak began.1
Figure 1 shows hospital bed capacity versus the number of patients in Wuhan over time. We only show the data between 20 January and 22 March, when the data exhibits the most significant patterns that are discussed in this study. Please note that the results shown here are entirely dependent on the figures published publically.
Figure 1: Hospital beds needed vs. beds available in Wuhan2
As shown in Figure 1, there was a significant jump in the number of beds needed as more than 13,000 cases were confirmed on 12 February. The driver of this increase is not entirely clear, but may be due to more aggressive testing and changes in local reporting. It is also important to note that the deficit between beds needed and bed availability (capacity deficiency) could be underreported early on. Based on local news reports, this capacity issue likely already existed3 but was not explicitly reflected in the reporting of confirmed cases, or hospital beds needed, until 12 February. Locals in Wuhan also believe the capacity deficiency was getting worse from late January to early February,4 when it was finally reflected in the reported numbers.
Figure 2 shows the deaths as compared to the hospital capacity deficiency as we believe there is strong correlation between the two series. There is a clear spike in both deaths and the capacity deficiency around mid-February.
Figure 2: Wuhan COVID-19 death cases vs. capacity deficiency 5
Figure 3 illustrates the change of the ratio of deaths to remaining confirmed cases of infection over time. It was much higher in late January when the capacity deficiency was significant and then quickly reduced, staying under 1% since February and dropping afterwards. While different treatments were explored over time and the effectiveness of treatments improved, limited delivery system capacity in the early stage could be another significant contributing factor to the higher death rate early on.
Figure 3: Deaths as a percentage of remaining confirmed cases in China 6
Rather than completely stopping transmission of the virus under the contain strategy, a less aggressive delay strategy is to slow down the transmission of viruses so that more medical capacity can be put in place before the outbreak, also hoping that vaccine or other medical treatment could be found during this delay period. As opposed to the contain strategy, the delay strategy was adopted by Singapore and Hong Kong. This strategy prioritises medical needs so that existing medical capacity will be preserved for those with serious conditions. It appears to be working well in Singapore and Hong Kong. It should be noted, however, that both Singapore and Hong Kong have much warmer climates than Wuhan. Viruses tend to have more difficulty surviving and spreading in warmer climates. Whether this is applicable to COVID-19 remains a point of debate. There is also a chance that the virus could move back and forth between the northern and southern halves of the globe as the seasons change.
Similar delay strategies could be taken by other countries, possibly called by other names. For example, France favours a proportional and progressive strategy to handle the pandemic and hopes to avoid drastic measures as long as possible.7 And different states in the US may have different strategies or different strategies at different times.
The virus has spread to over 170 countries worldwide at a time when the world is more connected than at any time in human history. It is clearly beneficial to work together and to learn from the experiences of others in dealing with this outbreak worldwide as some of the challenges are the same regardless of the strategies taken by individual countries.
In the absence of a cure or vaccine for COVID-19, capacity deficiency in this outbreak has been strongly correlated with death rates. We have seen high death ratios as a percentage of confirmed cases in Hubei province in China as well as in Spain and Italy.
One interesting example of learning from past experience is found in the use of makeshift hospitals. As with the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, makeshift hospitals have proven to be extremely helpful for expanding medical system capacity quickly. In Wuhan, use of temporary hospitals enabled all those with confirmed infections to be admitted to avoid transmission, regardless of the severities, and to provide focused treatment. This could be different from other regions where only those infected with severe symptoms are admitted into hospitals. On 24 March, the National Health Service (NHS) of the UK announced it would build a makeshift hospital of 4,000 beds in London.8 Similarly, in the US, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state of New York would establish temporary hospitals at four locations, including two convention centers and two large university athletics facilities. Outside New York, which has been among the hardest-hit areas of the US, other universities, including Yale, are building makeshift hospitals in their gyms, too. And up to 3000 hospital beds will be completed in McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.9
Regardless of whether it is Wuhan, Italy or New York City, public health systems and governments face many similar challenges when battling this worldwide pandemic, including:
Identifying hotspots before they turn into local epidemics and keeping the public informed
Getting information for decision making, making informed decisions and then taking action.
Deploying limited medical resources to meet immediate needs while reserving capacity for day-to-day medical needs.
Collecting and sharing lessons learned from across the public health systems
Mitigating the impact of pandemics on key industries, international trade, international supply chains, etc.
Accessing community-based services in case of lockdown or shelter-in-place requirements
Mitigation strategies including private insurance, which is used not only to reimburse medical expenses, but also to protect against other events such as business interruption or even the cancellation of major sporting events such as the Olympics
While there are many similarities across the world, local strategies differ. For example, China and other Asian countries learned from SARS and moved quickly, while Europe and North America were not affected much by SARS and didn't take the same quick actions. A proven success in one region may not necessarily lend itself to others. It also may not make sense to compare across countries because of the rapidly developing nature of this pandemic. China did not have much information about COVID-19 when it began responding in January. Government officials did not know the death rate, the incubation period or potential treatment strategies. As we learn more, those lessons are useful information for other countries implementing strategies to address COVID-19.
It is really too early to know which strategy is better—contain or delay—or whether an even better strategy has yet to emerge. The lens through which one evaluates the question also matters. From a pure public health perspective, there is a strong case for contain. From an economic perspective, however, strict contain measures can be devastating. One approach may work better in one particular country than another, and the conclusions may be different from a population health perspective as well as from an overall economic perspective. One thing that is clear, however, is that we are all learning about COVID-19 as we go.
1Hernandez, J.C. (7 April 2020). China hits a coronavirus milestone: No new local infections. New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/world/asia/china-coronavirus-zero-infections.html.
2Updates on COVID-19 in Wuhan. Retrieved 8 April 2020 from http://wjw.wuhan.gov.cn/.
3Zhang, C. (23 January 2020). COVID-19 Patients with Serious Conditions in Wuhan Say: Difficult to Get Admitted to Hospitals. Retrieved 26 March 2020 from http://news.ifeng.com/c/7tTLiu7tp8C.
4Sina Finance (8 February 2020). What are the difficulties faced by Wuhan bed resources? Retrieved 8 April 2020 from https://finance.sina.cn/2020-02-08/detail-iimxxste9773894.d.html/.
5Updates on COVID-19 in Wuhan, op cit.
7France 24 (7 April 2020). France's Covid pandemic has not yet peaked, says health minister. Retrieved 8 April 2020 from https://www.france24.com/en/20200407-covid-pandemic-has-not-yet-peaked-in-france-says-health-minister.
8Kelly, G. (3 April 2020). The story of NHS Nightingale: How Britain's biggest hospital was built from scratch in under two weeks. The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 April 2020 from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/story-nhs-nightingale-britains-biggest-hospital-built-scratch/.
9Krauser, Mike. (10 April 2020). Phase 2 Complete At McCormick Place Overflow Hospital. WBBM Newsradio- Chicago. Retrieved 13 April 2020 from https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/phase-two-complete-at-mccormick-place-overflow-hospital
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Local strategies differ when it comes to fighting COVID-19, and it's too early to know which strategy- contain or delay- works better.
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Archives For Unspoken
October's A-List: The Fantastic Eight
As the great 19th Century preacher, Charles Spurgeon wrote, 'Life is a conflict, & thou needest battle music' [i]. In addition to this, I recently came across a fitting quote from Ludwig Von Mises:
'a [creative] genius is precisely a man or a woman who defies all schools and rules, who deviates from the traditional roads of routine and opens up new paths through land inaccessible before.' [ii]
So, with these words in mind, here's the top October additions to my high rotation, "A-List" on Spotify.
1. 'Hard Love', Need to Breathe
Need to Breathe hadn't really caught me ear beyond a song or two. Hard Love did. The song, also the album's namesake, overtakes most tunes in the CCM market at the moment. Toby Mac's album, 'This is Not a Test' still holds first place and if that's the new standard by which artists within the Christian contemporary music arena are measured, then Need To Breathe nail it.
2. 'Rot', Lacey Sturm
Lacey and her husband, Josh, team up on an album that makes my top five albums of 2016. Lacey has the ability to communicate God's message of grace through an art filled with scars, mostly visible only to those who wear the same, or similar. What's important about this is that the past doesn't dominate. Jesus is Victor and that's exactly what is pierced into each well-considered lyric. For those who just hear and rock to the music, the guitar work is mostly rhythmic, the bass line strong and the drums consistent. What I like about 'Rot' (and the album in general) is that Josh's guitar work is on par with Lacey's vocals. The former compliments the latter.
(Related post: Review: 'The Reason', Lacey Sturm)
3. 'Die Tezte Fahrt (The Last Ride)', Santiano
I've listened to some European folk bands before, but among them German band, Santiano rules all. My German is rudimentary and needs improving. What better way to do that than with one of the coolest songs of the genre. The Last Ride reminds me of Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It's weighty, reflective and melodic. The violin solo, baritone harmonies and solid chorus make this song. Of special note is the chorus and it's final two sentences:
"Die letzte Fahrt Du bleibst uns Freund und Kamerad"
(The last ride. You will stay with us friend and comrade)
4. 'Phoenix' – Unikron Remix, We Are Leo
We Are Leo seem to have a better run with remixes than they do with their conventional songs. Two things make this song and the band itself appealing. First, the lyrics, melody and depth of imagery. Second, is the fact that the band isn't afraid to expand on what they've already created. The remix of Phoenix is reminiscent of the synth keys used by Styx and Rush. The song itself lends to the early Christian use of the Phoenix as a symbol of the resurrection and future hope that the resurrection of Jesus Christ brings.
5. 'The River', Jordan Feliz
For a Gospel song, or Gospel music in general, it's difficult to break free from the standard Christian Radio friendly status quo that streams out from CCM (Christian Contemporary Music). Worship music is blurred together in sound and repetitive lyrics are wrapped in bad theology with a beat. Jordan Feliz clears that Charybdis. Following in the footsteps of Crowder, vocally, Feliz stands out. The style could easily find an ear on mainstream secular radio as it would in a church. In that light, Feliz stands among the many who cross borders with their art. I like everything about this song.
6. 'Karate', Baby Metal
Rock/metal opera is a genre that doesn't get a lot of mainstream airplay, if any. It's likely that you haven't heard of Baby Metal, outside social media. That the band comes from Japan makes their art and music all the more intriguing, it also adds a great deal to their appeal. The music is outstanding, highly professional, and not overly produced. One of the stands outs are the vocals. Lyrically, the theme of 'Karate' is played out in the video, and has my vote. This said, as for the rest of the album, I'm still trying to figure it out.
7. 'Higher', Unspoken
This isn't in my usual taste, as far a musical style goes, but I like the rhythm. Musically, the bass is alive. The harmonies are okay, and the keys light everything else up. Lyrically it's full of hope and points to a far greater source of hope than anything we as humans can conjure up or invent. I'm a fan of lyrics that speak of this as a lived reality.
8. 'Bizzare', Michael Sweet
Quite simply, the vocals, lyrics, tempo, and bass-line are spectacular. All those good things, though, pale in comparison to the precision of the lead guitar. Along side some of Oz Fox's recent work on the newer Stryper albums, Whitesnake guitarist Joel Hoekstra, gives one of the best melodic lead parts for guitar I've heard in recent years. All we need now is a Slash and Sweet collaboration.
[i] Spurgeon, C.H. 1883, Flowers From a Puritan's Garden
[ii] Mises, L. 1945, Bureaucracy Stellar Books, 2014
Note: Thoughts expressed here are my own. I did not receive payment of any kind to review or present these songs.
In Art and Theology, Music, Music Reviews	Baby Metal, Charles Spurgeon, Jordan Feliz, Lacey Sturm, Ludwig Von Mises, Michael Sweet, Need To Breathe, Santiano, Unspoken, We Are Leo


Factory revenues for Unix servers and Windows servers were equal for the first time ever in the first quarter of 2005, according to market researchers at IDC.
The value of new server systems shipping with Windows during the quarter hit $4.2 billion, equal to the value of new server systems shipping with Unix, IDC found in research published this month. Each platform accounted for 34.4 percent of overall factory revenue. Across all platforms, worldwide factory revenue reached $12.1 billion, up by 5.3 percent from the year-ago quarter.
The development caps a long trend of increasing Windows platform revenues against falling or nearly flat Unix sales. In the previous quarter, IDC called the two markets "essentially equal," with Unix sales good for $4.0 billion while Windows-based server sales amounted to $3.9 billion.
As they draw even, Windows is clearly in the passing lane. Windows-based server systems closed the quarter with 12.3 percent growth in revenues over the year-ago quarter. Unix sales were up 2.8 percent compared to the first quarter of 2004.
Windows servers are riding a larger trend for increasing sales of volume servers, according to IDC. The volume server segment is up 15.6 percent for the first three months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. IDC calls the segment the primary growth engine for the server market overall.
Linux continues to ride that volume server surge even faster than Windows. While overall revenues of Linux-based server systems, at $1.2 billion, lag well behind Windows and Unix systems, the pace of growth is much quicker. Linux server sales grew 35.2 percent compared to the year-ago quarter. That accounts for 10.3 percent of the market.
The go-go period for volume server revenues may be winding down, however. "Year-over-year unit shipment growth of 13.5 percent -- the lowest unit growth in two years -- reflects moderating unit growth in the volume server segment and more difficult annual comparisons," IDC notes.


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WE START WARS Feat. NITA STRAUSS: Video Footage Of Live Debut
WE START WARS, the new all-female group led by Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, made its live debut this past Thursday, May 25 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below.
In addition to Nita, WE START WARS features Alicia Vigil (VIGIL OF WAR) on bass, Seana (a.k.a. Shauna Lisse) on vocals, Nicole Papastavrou on guitar, Katt Scarlett (FEMME FATALE) on keyboards and Lindsay Martin on drums.
Asked how WE START WARS came together, Strauss told The Front Row Report at last weekend's Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio: "WE START WARS, I always say it's the band I've always wanted to be in. When I was a young guitar player starting out, there wasn't really a lot of all-female bands that had a really high level of technique for me to look up to. I love Steve Vai, [Joe] Satriani, DREAM THEATER… That's my stuff, that's what I like to listen to. And the more I started to figure out, there's not a lot of all-female bands that play this kind of stuff, that play technical stuff. There's some incredible all-female bands and I'm not knocking all-girl bands by any stretch of the imagination. But I wanted one that was really technical. I wanted a drummer that plays really fast double bass. I wanted two guitar players that both play solos. I wanted a singer with a big range — which you have… Female bands have great singers. My keyboard player went to Berklee — [she's] an incredible musician. So I really got the full spectrum of great musicianship first and foremost, and that's what I'm really excited to showcase for the fans."
According to Nita, part of the reason she didn't launch WE START WARS earlier is the fact that quality female musicians are hard to come by. "A lot of times [when] I do press, I get this sort of snarky [question from interviewers], 'Well, why did it take you so long to put a band together?'" she said. "And I [usually tell them], 'How many female drummers do you know that live in this small area…?' I mean, I wanted to get local people to L.A., where I live. I didn't wanna bring people in from out of town. I've done it, and I always end up paying for their flight, and I just can't do it. So I really wanted to get local people that could be in a room in rehearsal when I'm gone. 'Cause I'm gone most of the year with Alice. So the girls in my band are super dedicated. They've been in the studio every day… a couple of times a week since I've been on this tour, and they're hitting it hard. So we're ready for the show."
Regarding the band's sound, Papastavrou told Guitar World: "I'd say it's super-melodic metal but also has a little bit of something for everyone. We wanted to broaden our audience — not do anything too aggressive, but there's still a little bit of heaviness in there." Strauss concurred, adding: "There's a lot of crossover appeal. Nicole and I probably have the heaviest influences in the band, but when it comes down to it, we make music a lot of people can enjoy."
WE START WARS' first single, "The Animal Inside", can be streamed below.
Strauss said of the band's name: "A phrase I heard years ago has always stuck with me: 'Some of the greatest wars in history were fought over a beautiful woman.'
"I've always been fascinated by the idea of the female warrior, someone who fights her own battles and doesn't take shit from anyone, and equally fascinated with the concept that a woman's love or defending her honor would be worth so much that people would actually put their own lives and the lives of others at risk over it. The most famous story everyone thinks of first is, of course, 'The face that launched a thousand ships,' Helen of Troy. But there was also Cleopatra and Marc Antony, Attila the Hun's invasion of Rome, Richard the Lionheart rescuing his sister Joan of England during the crusades, General Wu Sangui's betrayal, which led to the downfall of the Ming Dynasty in the 1600s, and the Celts uprising against the Roman Empire in AD 60. The list goes on and on.
"So that's the story behind the name — WE START WARS represents not only the battles that women face in daily life, but also the battles that have followed them throughout history."
Debut show for
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LBPR is proud to be recognised by our industry peers (the Public Relations Institute of Australia) as their Micro Consultancy of the Year in 2015. The Illawarra Women in Business Awards also recognised LBPR as the Best Small Business in 2016 and Best New Business in 2015!
Our Founder and Managing Director, Lisa Burling, also has some strong industry accolades under her belt.


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from __future__ import unicode_literals

from collections import defaultdict
from datetime import date
from operator import attrgetter

from flask import session
from sqlalchemy.orm import contains_eager, selectinload

from indico.core.db import db
from indico.core.db.sqlalchemy.util.queries import db_dates_overlap
from indico.core.db.sqlalchemy.util.session import no_autoflush
from indico.modules.rb.models.blocked_rooms import BlockedRoom, BlockedRoomState
from indico.modules.rb.models.blockings import Blocking
from indico.modules.rb.models.rooms import Room
from indico.modules.rb.notifications.blockings import notify_request
from indico.modules.rb.operations.rooms import get_managed_room_ids
from indico.util.struct.iterables import group_list

def get_room_blockings(timeframe=None, created_by=None, in_rooms_owned_by=None):
    query = (Blocking.query
             .join(Blocking.blocked_rooms)
             .join(BlockedRoom.room)
             .options(contains_eager('blocked_rooms').contains_eager('room'),
                      selectinload('_allowed')))

    criteria = []
    if timeframe == 'recent':
        criteria.append(Blocking.end_date >= date.today())
    elif timeframe == 'year':
        criteria.extend([Blocking.start_date <= date(date.today().year, 12, 31),
                         Blocking.end_date >= date(date.today().year, 1, 1)])
    if created_by:
        criteria.append(Blocking.created_by_user == created_by)
    if in_rooms_owned_by:
        criteria.append(BlockedRoom.room_id.in_(get_managed_room_ids(in_rooms_owned_by)))

    query = query.filter(db.and_(*criteria))
    return query.all()

def filter_blocked_rooms(blocked_rooms, overridable_only=False, nonoverridable_only=False, explicit=False):
    if overridable_only:
        blocked_rooms = [room for room in blocked_rooms
                         if room.blocking.can_override(session.user, room=room.room, explicit_only=explicit)]
    if nonoverridable_only:
        blocked_rooms = [room for room in blocked_rooms
                         if not room.blocking.can_override(session.user, room=room.room, explicit_only=explicit)]
    return blocked_rooms

def group_blocked_rooms(blocked_rooms):
    return group_list(blocked_rooms, key=attrgetter('room_id'))

def get_blockings_with_rooms(start_date, end_date):
    return (BlockedRoom.query
            .filter(BlockedRoom.state == BlockedRoomState.accepted,
                    Blocking.start_date <= end_date,
                    Blocking.end_date >= start_date)
            .join(BlockedRoom.blocking)
            .join(BlockedRoom.room)
            .options(contains_eager('blocking'), contains_eager('room'))
            .all())

def get_rooms_blockings(rooms, start_date, end_date):
    room_ids = [room.id for room in rooms]
    return (BlockedRoom.query
            .filter(BlockedRoom.room_id.in_(room_ids),
                    BlockedRoom.state == BlockedRoomState.accepted,
                    Blocking.start_date <= end_date,
                    Blocking.end_date >= start_date)
            .join(BlockedRoom.blocking)
            .options(contains_eager('blocking'))
            .all())

@no_autoflush
def _populate_blocking(blocking, room_ids, allowed, reason):
    blocking.reason = reason
    blocking.allowed = allowed
    # We don't use `=` here to prevent SQLAlchemy from deleting and re-adding unchanged entries
    blocking.allowed |= allowed  # add new
    blocking.allowed &= allowed  # remove deleted
    _update_blocked_rooms(blocking, room_ids)

def _update_blocked_rooms(blocking, room_ids):
    old_blocked = {br.room_id for br in blocking.blocked_rooms}
    new_blocked = set(room_ids)
    added_blocks = new_blocked - old_blocked
    removed_blocks = old_blocked - new_blocked
    blocked_rooms_by_room = {br.room_id: br for br in blocking.blocked_rooms}
    for room_id in removed_blocks:
        blocking.blocked_rooms.remove(blocked_rooms_by_room[room_id])
    added_blocked_rooms = set()
    rooms = {r.id: r for r in Room.query.filter(~Room.is_deleted, Room.id.in_(added_blocks))}
    for room_id in added_blocks:
        blocked_room = BlockedRoom(room=rooms[room_id])
        blocking.blocked_rooms.append(blocked_room)
        added_blocked_rooms.add(blocked_room)
    db.session.flush()
    _approve_or_request_rooms(blocking, added_blocked_rooms)

def _approve_or_request_rooms(blocking, blocked_rooms=None):
    if blocked_rooms is None:
        blocked_rooms = set(blocking.blocked_rooms)
    rooms_by_owner = defaultdict(list)
    for blocked_room in blocked_rooms:
        if blocked_room.room.can_manage(session.user, allow_admin=False):
            blocked_room.approve(notify_blocker=False)
        else:
            # TODO: notify all managers of a room?
            rooms_by_owner[blocked_room.room.owner].append(blocked_room)
    for owner, rooms in rooms_by_owner.iteritems():
        notify_request(owner, blocking, rooms)

def create_blocking(room_ids, allowed, start_date, end_date, reason, created_by):
    blocking = Blocking()
    blocking.start_date = start_date
    blocking.end_date = end_date
    blocking.created_by_user = created_by
    _populate_blocking(blocking, room_ids, allowed, reason)
    db.session.add(blocking)
    db.session.flush()
    return blocking

def update_blocking(blocking, room_ids, allowed, reason):
    _populate_blocking(blocking, room_ids, allowed, reason)
    db.session.flush()

def get_blocked_rooms(start_dt, end_dt, states=None):
    query = (Room.query
             .join(Room.blocked_rooms)
             .join(BlockedRoom.blocking)
             .filter(db_dates_overlap(Blocking, 'start_date', start_dt, 'end_date', end_dt)))

    if states:
        query = query.filter(BlockedRoom.state.in_(states))
    return query.all()


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Did some checking on UCOMA. Found their subsidiary UPC (NASDAQ: UPCOY), which is just the cable TV, telephony, and high-speed Internet access part, spun off in Feb. It's the largest pan-European group of BB networks. Has networks in 10 Euro. countries and Israel. Recently signed an agreement with SBS Broadcasting (NASDAQ: SBTV), to provide UPC's services in the countries where SBS has markets, which includes Central Europe as well. Microsoft owns 7.8% of UPC.
Rat - did you know about this? The charts of UPCOY and UCOMA are pretty similar since Feb. (spin off of UPCOY). I'm thinking that maybe this "part" will grow faster than the whole. Please comment. Thanks.


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Liuva I. († Ende 571 oder Anfang 572) war König der Westgoten in den Jahren  567 bis 571/572.

Nach dem Tod des Königs Athanagild folgte eine monatelange königslose Zeit. Schließlich wählten Adlige in Narbonne in der westgotischen Provinz Septimanien nördlich der Pyrenäen Liuva zum König. Diese Wahl in einem entlegenen Reichsteil ist ungewöhnlich; vermutlich wurde sie nur von einem Teil des westgotischen Adels unterstützt. Liuva blieb in Septimanien. Er machte 568 seinen Bruder Leovigild zum Mitregenten, überließ ihm die Herrschaft über die Iberische Halbinsel und behielt nur den kleinen Reichsteil Septimanien für sich. Nach Liuvas Tod regierte Leovigild im gesamten Westgotenreich.

Anmerkungen

König (Westgoten)
Westgote
Herrscher (6. Jahrhundert)
Westgotenreich (Toledo)
Person der Spätantike
Geboren im 5. oder 6. Jahrhundert
Gestorben im 6. Jahrhundert
Mann

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