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Horror Argument For Horror Movies
Horror Genre Argument
One in four college students in a recent study said they experience lingering effects of a frightful movie or TV experience from childhood. (Bernie DeGroat) Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief the someone or something is dangerous causing pain, or threats. It is not appropriate for middle schoolers to read classic horror stories like "The Tell-Tale Heart", because they can cause them anxiety and it can make them aggressive after watching scary movies.
Horror movies can cause middle schoolers anxiety because horror movies have different components not appropriate for children. This fear and anxiety of horror movies can cause pain or threats. This means that even after the movie is done, middle schoolers can feel anxious and uneasy because they saw violence and other things in the movie that can happen in the real world. In the text" The Tell-Tale Heart" the narrator states "I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, thus riding myself of the eye forever". This means that the narrator has decided to take the life of the old man because of his eye. Middle Schoolers might interpret this as okay to kill a man because of his eye.
There are many different types of horror. These types of horror can cause aggression. Aggression is hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another. This happens because of the violence they experience in horror films. In the online text" Scary movies can have lasting effects on children and teens,
Analysis of Why We Crave Horror Movies by Stephen King Essay
Not only is Stephen King's essay, "Why We Crave Horror Movies", a biased sample, but it also appeals to population and emotion. To further explain why we crave horror movies, King argues that "we are all mentally ill" (345). He expresses that we all make an independent decision to buy a movie ticket and sit in a theatre. King goes on the to explain our mental insanity through examples, such as, "sick jokes" (347). According to King, these "sick jokes" prove our insanity and our need to
Stephen King Why We Crave Horror Movies
In the essay, "Why We Crave Horror Movies" by Stephen King, the author talks about the benefits of the horror movies on human beings. He argues that we all behave like mad people by performing weird things like talking to ourselves, showing disgusting faces and having odd fears. Comparing the horror movies with roller coasters, he states that young people are more fascinated by these adventures to prove the point that they can do this and are not afraid of taking challenges. He argues that we get
Stephen King's 'Why We Crave Horror'
Stephen King describes us all for liking horror movies, in his essay "Why We Crave Horror." According to King, we all have anticivilization emotions that need to be released and are released through horror movies. While many believe the horror movie genre is too macabre and dark, King's ideas are accurate because we would have to be mentally ill to enjoy others being harmed.	King is the undisputed king of horror. "Why We Crave Horror" shows us how horror movies help us from the perspective of none
Horror Movies : A Lasting Impact
Horror Movies: A Lasting Impact A fair claim can be made on human nature that humans tend to crave the unknown, even if they are afraid of it. People still watch to the end of horror movies even though they know they will regret it shortly after. Often times these films or even TV shows leave a lasting impact on a person emotionally, an impact that can stay with someone way after the two hour movie is complete. Us as humans like to believe that we are stronger than the film and it is simply just
The Horror Of Horror Films
Horror films are alluring to viewers for many reasons. Horror movies have longed to serve a purpose which is to scare and also provide stories about the dark scary side of life. People watch horror movies to get scared, for the thrill and most of all plain old entertainment. Three main characteristics of horror films are according to Maggie McCutcheon is scaring people into creating morals, Stephen King differs and says that horror films are made to let people's emotion and fears rein free, and
Stephen King Why We Crave Watching Horror Movies
Summary/Evaluation #2 In Stephen King's article "Why We Crave Watching Horror Movies," he gives us three reasons for why people crave watching horror movies. Where as in Nicholas Carr's article "Is Google Making Us Stupid," he argues how technology is negatively affecting our brains ability to concentrate and comprehend information it receives. According to Stephen King, the first reason he gives to why people crave watching horror movies is, "to show that we can, that we are not afraid, that we can ride
Rhetorical Analysis Of Why We Crave Horror Movies
Horror: A Necessary Part of Life Do you enjoy watching murder, the paranormal, and any other morbid scene which makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up, your palms sweat, and your adrenaline surge? Why people enjoy watching murder, tragedy, and carnage in their spare time has been a mysterious phenomenon. If these gruesomely horrific scenes would not be enjoyable in real life, why is watching a recreation of it so riveting? Stephen King, a world-renowned horror novelist, wrote "Why We Crave
Desensitizing The Norms Of Horror Movies
Horror movies defy the norm when looking at media theories and arguments. It doesn't follow mood management theory because no one would possibly watch a movie because they'd like to make their mood darker and sadistic along with the movies plot. One argument that works with horror movies is the idea that they can desensitize the viewer to specific things such as violence in general, or even more specifically violence toward women, especially women who are sexualized in some way. Desensitization is
The Horror Of Horror Movies Essay
Name Instructor Course	Date Outline I.	Introduction Thesis statement: We are all mentally ill and that we crave horror movies to bring some normality to ourselves. II.	We are all ill mentally and that we crave horror movies to bring some normality to ourselves. i.	Horror movies allow us the experience of intense emotional excitement from the unacceptable actions and their consequences in the films. ii.	Reestablishes the feelings of essential normality, and; it is innately conservative and even
Analysis Of Stephen King 's ' Why We Crave Horror Movies '
English-101 Shelly Romine December 22, 2016 Stephan King It has always intrigued me how many people are very fond of horror movies. Heart racing, and terror acts, make the minds of many excited. I have always wanted to find out the cause to why many think like this, Stephen King, the leading role in the field of modern horror fiction, wrote an article "why we crave horror movies?" He may have answered many of the unknow questions we have all wondered. He analyzed with an optimistic artful kind
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Evidence for the presence of alternative mechanisms in the oxidation of cyclohexanone to adipic acid with oxygen, catalysed by Keggin polyoxometalates
We report here about the results of a study on the oxidation of cyclohexanone to adipic acid with air, catalysed by Keggin-type polyoxometalates of composition H3+xPMo12-xVxO40 (x=1 and 2), which was carried out in a semi-continuous stirred-tank reactor. It was found that when conducted in the presence of a water-only solvent, the reaction proceeds with a redox mechanism, in which the step of reoxidation of the reduced POM by oxygen is rate-limiting. When, however, the reaction was carried out with an acetic acid co-solvent, a radical-chain autoxidation mechanism prevailed, especially when very low amounts of catalyst were used. Autoxidation overlapped with the redox mechanism when the catalyst-to-cyclohexanone ratio was increased. Moreover, the composition of the polyoxometalate, that is, the number of V atoms per Keggin unit, affected the relative importance of the two mechanisms. The selectivity to adipic acid achieved was a function of the reaction mechanism, but also was affected by cyclohexanone conversion, due to the presence of a complex reaction network.
Titolo: Evidence for the presence of alternative mechanisms in the oxidation of cyclohexanone to adipic acid with oxygen, catalysed by Keggin polyoxometalates
Autore/i: CAVANI, FABRIZIO; FRATTINI, ALESSANDRA; MAZZINI, ANDREA; RAABOVÁ, KATERINA; S. Alini; P. Accorinti; P. Babini
CAVANI, FABRIZIO
FRATTINI, ALESSANDRA
MAZZINI, ANDREA
RAABOVÁ, KATERINA
S. Alini
P. Accorinti
P. Babini
Titolo del libro: XVI Congresso nazionale di catalisi GIC 2010 "Catalysis between Innovation and atrdition: new challenges and new opportunities for University and Industry"
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Abstract: We report here about the results of a study on the oxidation of cyclohexanone to adipic acid with air, catalysed by Keggin-type polyoxometalates of composition H3+xPMo12-xVxO40 (x=1 and 2), which was carried out in a semi-continuous stirred-tank reactor. It was found that when conducted in the presence of a water-only solvent, the reaction proceeds with a redox mechanism, in which the step of reoxidation of the reduced POM by oxygen is rate-limiting. When, however, the reaction was carried out with an acetic acid co-solvent, a radical-chain autoxidation mechanism prevailed, especially when very low amounts of catalyst were used. Autoxidation overlapped with the redox mechanism when the catalyst-to-cyclohexanone ratio was increased. Moreover, the composition of the polyoxometalate, that is, the number of V atoms per Keggin unit, affected the relative importance of the two mechanisms. The selectivity to adipic acid achieved was a function of the reaction mechanism, but also was affected by cyclohexanone conversion, due to the presence of a complex reaction network.

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Susannah Hough (Marilyn Hoffman)
Susannah Hough hails from Los Angeles but her career has taken her to NYC, San Francisco, Nashville, and points in between. She holds a BFA in Drama from the University of California and trained at The American Conservatory Theater. She has called the Triangle home for many years now and…more
Nelson Davis (Omari)
Nelson James Davis was born May 26th, 1987 in Okinawa Japan. Nelson got the acting bug at an early age when he joined his elementary school's drama club in the 4th grade. Since then he has been working on perfecting his craft and paving his way in the entertainment industry.…more
Scouting and Matching Storyboards
Here is an excerpt of an email conversation from the director to the production designer concerning locations. "Without a schematic I"m having a little difficulty orienting myself. Schematic and storyboard included below. What is in the door that's right next to the desk and window in this pic(1) ? Is…more
Sue Thies (Pavita)
Sue joins us as Pavita in the featurette, Righteous. She grew up in a small town in northeast Thailand, about 15 miles from Cambodian border. Her interest in acting was sparked as a young girl, when she met Dy Saveth, a popular Cambodian actress who came to Thailand as a refugee.…more


Good Shoes are an indie rock band which formed in Morden, London, England in 2004 They consist of Rhys Jones (vocals, guitar), Steve Leach (guitar), William Church (bass) and Tom Jones (drums). Founding bassist Joel Cox left in 2008.
They play danceable, shed rehearsed guitar music. They like to dance, drink, draw, pretend to be on a mobile phone whilst they are not and write songs.


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Our partners are many and varied. The following list is by no means comprehensive.
Ontario Heritage Trust
OHT is a provincial government agency that protects natural heritage areas and raises public awareness about conservation. The Bruce Trail crosses several OHT properties, some of which the BTC helped to acquire. The BTC manages these properties under its Land Stewardship Program.
The Halton Hills Chapter was formed in 2000 by a group of Toronto Club members who live in the Georgetown area. It promotes the Bruce Trail Conservancy at local community events and through its own hiking program. Members of the Chapter take an active part in trail management and represent the Conservancy on local government committees.
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The 531-acre Scotsdale Farm was bequeathed to Ontario Heritage Trust by Stewart and Violet Bennett in 1982. The Farm is crossed by both the main Bruce Trail and side trails. In 2014, a group of local citizens formed The Friends of Scotsdale Farm to assist the OHT with the management and preservation of the farm and its various buildings.
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The following CA's facilitate the Bruce Trail running through the land they protect within the Toronto Club's section of the Trail. They also provide professional assistance with ecological research and maintenance of the Trail. The boundary between the two CAs is roughly at Fourth Line south of Limehouse.
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The following municipalities provide varied services to the Bruce Trail, including assisting us with Trail location and in some instances helping provide funds for the purchase of conservation land. In return, we strive to be good corporate citizens of the municipalities where the Trail is located.
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Toronto Bruce Trail Club has a special relationship with the City. Our Urban Walks promote the City's "Discovery Walks" program, and our volunteers assist with the maintenance of the Discovery Walks. We also showcase many of the City's parks and recreation areas to our membership. In return, the City provides publicity for our Club's activities.
In February 2008, the Club submitted its Hiking Program to be considered for the Health Award category of the City's Green Toronto Awards. The Club was awarded the $5,000 prize on April 25th, 2008. The award was used to fund a special hiking program for community groups in recognition of the outstanding contribution to the greening of Toronto through the club's hiking program.
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Several other Hiking Clubs based in or around Toronto make free use of the Bruce Trail for their activities. We welcome all hikers on the trail. We encourage them to consider becoming members of the Bruce Trail Conservancy, to help us continue our work of conservation and to provide funds to maintain the trail.
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Springtime means cute little creatures come out to play. Instead of filling the Easter baskets entirely with candy, although there was a great deal of that as well, a few little critters snuck in. Plans were made to make a bunny cake and some mini-mango cheesecakes but each endeavor was vetoed as everyone had had their fill of sweets for quite a long time.
These little fluff balls were made fairly quickly and assembled even faster thanks to my trusted hot glue gun. In the end, these are even better than chocolate critters as they last much longer than the time it would take you to eat the candy. Not to mention they're adorable. I also made some little origami bunnies and furry bunny ears. Oh I think I would be happy making all things bunny forever.
Another very exciting thing is that I finally shelled out the money to buy myself a stainless steel bento box. Okay, it wasn't that much money, but I'd been holding out. I try to bring my lunch to work with me most of the time, but throwing a sandwich or leftovers in some tupperware just isn't that inspiring. Having an adorable metal bento box to put my food in, on the other hand, makes me want to fill it with delcious meals. It's rare that I make a meal thinking about having it for lunch the next day but I was excited to fill my new little lunch box with rice, toasted seaweed and teriyaki baked un-chicken. It tasted great and was that much better since I knew there wasn't any chemicals leaching into my food from a plastic container. Yay!
OMG, sooo cute! I love those bentos too!
Yum… both the food and the bento look awesome!
Love the bunny and chick. Great looking lunch and like the bento!
How does that work? You just eat it cold? I would love to get one of these but I need to heat my stuff up.
I heated it up in the morning and it stayed fairly warm till lunch. Not piping hot but not cold either.


Bill Cosby & Dr. Alvin Poussaint on NBC's Meet The Press | BlackRadioIsBack.com - Official Blog of the Syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast!
Actor/Entertainer/Activist Bill Cosby and Dr. Alvin Poussaint (Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School) went on NBC's Meet the Press to promote their book, "Come On, People: On the Path from Victims to Victors" (Publisher: Thomas Nelson) about the issues that are affecting Black America (lack of parental responsibility, "black on black" violence,etc.).
The full transcript is linked below from the one hour broadcast...what do you all think?


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compared to Assam, Assam is an advanced, thriving economy.
the effort is unified and professional.
> head of Punjab Kesari newspaper was shot down -even then no bad blood.
> --who provides the fodder?
> to US - no!!  becos it has stopped for all pravtical purposes, thats why.
> stopped from Bangladesh? NO!!
> a good, hard second look.
> possible  - with a well-thought, professional, sort of media blitzkrieg.
> > Good positive approach,. Ramgopal.
> > go back to some of these places even today, after so many years.
> > Yes, unfortunately the media can make or break.
> > news for the media.
> > light' just for the heck of it (among the national media).
> > general of the NE.
> > problems' in NE, India.
> > Having said this, I think, there is a problem, but it can be MANAGED.
> > preparations (in cooking shows),  etc, etc.
> > people might look at the NE with a different outlook.
> > > must admit that the NE does contribute more than its fair share of bad news.
> > > and gloom are ofcourse states like Bihar, UP and Chattisgarh.
> > > the time. Guess its a matter of opinion in the end.
> > > Subject: [Assam] Media bias?
> > > in Assam and what about media countrywide and as well as internationally?
> > > Would like hear what netters feel.
> > > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?


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Q: JQuery Validation Plugin - how to add error messages to Title Attribute? I have looked everywhere for the answer to this question and while there are many questions that are similar, none work exactly like I want.
I am using JQuery Validator Plugin for a webform. Due to design constraints, I do not want the error message to be appended to the previous element. Currently, I have it working where it adds a specific class to the input that is invalid, using highlight as well as adding a summary to the bottom of the form. No problems there.
However, I find that this alone is not enough as the user really still has no idea why the particular spot is invalid. I have really no space to automatically display the error message; however, I read in the documentation that you can add the error message to the title attribute which is what I want to do. Quoted from, site:

An error message displays a hint for the user about invalid elements, and what is wrong. There are three ways to provide error messages. Via the title attribute of the input element to validate, via error labels and via plugin settings (option messages).

However, it does not show how to actually add the error message to the title attribute. So, here is what I have so far, what can I do in this situation?
FYI: I realize that I will have to add the error messages back in instead of having "" as the message.
$(document).ready(function() {
    $("#popcornOrder").validate({
            rules: {
                fName:      "required",
                lName:      "required",
                street:     "required",
                city:       "required",
                state:      "required",
                zip:        {required: true, ziprange: true},
                accountNum: "required",
                email:      {required: true, email: true},
                pwd:        "required",
                confPwd:    {required: true, equalTo: "#pwd"},
                payment:    "required"
            },
            messages: {
                fName:      "",
                lName:      "",
                street:     "",
                city:       "",
                state:      "",
                zip:        "",
                accountNum: "",
                email:      "",
                pwd:        "",
                confPwd:    "",
                payment:    ""

            },
            highlight:
                function(element) {
                    $(element).addClass('errorBorder');
                },
            unhighlight:
                function(element) {
                    $(element).removeClass('errorBorder');
                },
            invalidHandler: function(form, validator) {
                var errors = validator.numberOfInvalids();
                    if (errors) {
                         var message = errors == 1
                            ? 'You missed 1 field. It has been highlighted'
                            : 'You missed ' + errors + ' fields. They have been highlighted';
                         $("div.error span").html(message);
                         $("div.error").show();
                         } else {
                        $("div.error").hide();
                    }
             },
             focusInvalid: false
    });
});

EDIT: Okay, I did get one step closer: if I add the following line it will add a message to the title attribute (this was just regular ol JQuery), BUT it adds the the message summary to ALL titles. So, the real question then is how to add the specific errors to each of the inputs?
$("input").attr("title", message);

A: Have you tried this yet?
errorPlacement:
    function(error, element) {
        $(element).prop("title", error.text());
    },

And to remove it...
unhighlight:
    function(element) {
        $(element).removeClass('errorBorder').prop("title", "");
    },

A: You need to uniquely identify the input.
$("input[name=foo]").attr("title", message);

Where foo is the name of the input. I suspect this will coincide with the name of the rule that was broken (e.g. fName, lName, etc). Obviously you'll need to do this for each error you have.

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By Adnan F.
Samsung's Q2 2017 earnings cement its status as the world's most profitable tech company
Some people might have thought that Samsung had taken its eye off the ball with everything that happened since last year. There was the spectacular failure of the Galaxy Note 7 and a leadership crisis that landed the conglomerate's heir apparent behind bars in a corruption probe.
Despite all of that, the company's earnings guidance for the second quarter of this year suggested that it may become the world's most profitable technology company. Samsung has announced the Q2 2017 earnings today and sure enough, it has earned more profit in Q2 2017 than any other tech company on the planet.
Samsung reported 61 trillion won ($54.7 billion) as revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, up 19.2 percent from the same time last year. The operating profit has surged considerably compared to Q2 2016. Samsung has posted an operating profit of 14.7 trillion won ($12.67 billion), an impressive 72.7 percent improvement compared to the same period last year.
The company has outperformed its own estimates that it released last month. Back then, it projected operating profit of 14 trillion ($12.1 billion) on 60 trillion won ($53 billion) revenue.
These impressive figures have made Samsung the most profitable tech company in the world this past quarter. This is also the first time that Samsung will overtake Apple in operating profit. Analysts expect Apple's operating profit for the quarter to come in at $10.55 billion.
As far as other tech companies are concerned, the four top companies which include Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google reported an operating profit of $11.15 billion in Q1 2017 combined. Samsung has earned more than the four of them put together in a single quarter. Samsung is now on track to break its annual profit record.
The company says that its components business was a major contributing factor behind the earnings growth in Q2 2017 both year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter. Strong demand for high-density DRAMs and SSDs for servers works in Samsung's favor.
The Display Panel Business was a big contributor as well as it expanded sales of flexible OLED panels for premium smartphones and high-value LCDs. The Mobile Business has been able to contribute more this past quarter primarily due to robust sales of the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ but saw its operating profit margin decline slightly year-over-year due to strong component prices.
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What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. And this is just the electronics business. In truth Apple is just a zit on Samsungs behind. Lol.


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    utils = require('./utils');

function MSBuildTools (version, path) {
    this.version = version;
    this.path = path;
}

MSBuildTools.prototype.buildProject = function(projFile, buildType, buildarch) {
    console.log("\nBuilding project: " + projFile);
    console.log("\tConfiguration : " + buildType);
    console.log("\tPlatform      : " + buildarch);

    var args = ['/clp:NoSummary;NoItemAndPropertyList;Verbosity=minimal', '/nologo',
    '/p:Configuration=' + buildType,
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    return utils.spawn(path.join(this.path, 'msbuild'), [projFile].concat(args));
};

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module.exports.findAvailableVersion = function (searchFor32Bit) {
    var versions = ['12.0', '4.0'];

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    var regRoot = searchFor32Bit ? 'HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node' : 'HKLM\\SOFTWARE';

    utils.exec('reg query ' + regRoot + '\\Microsoft\\MSBuild\\ToolsVersions\\' + version + ' /v MSBuildToolsPath')
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        if (path) {
            deferred.resolve(new MSBuildTools(version, path[1]));
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Contact George
Yearly Forecast for 2021
George Lucas is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and entrepreneur, best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist adventurer character Indiana Jones.
He was born on Sunday May 14th 1944, in Modesto, California, United States.
2021 is a year of progress and financial advancement for George Lucas. Major career opportunities present themselves. It is a challenging year in which personal growth is joined with new responsibilities and challenges.
This is a year of domestic responsibility and attention to the needs of family and friends. It is a time of heart felt emotions and some sacrifice. It is a time for comforting and caring. George realizes the importance of his place within his community. He will be called upon to help others bear their burdens. Lucas is the proverbial friend in need.
George Lucas must work to create an atmosphere of harmony and balance. It is often a time when marital issues surface and need attention. However, George possesses the understanding to deal with such issues effectively if he applies himself with love and flexibility. These deep feelings bring renewal to relationships and often a birth in the family.
May 2021 is an emotional month filled with the promise and the stress of imminent changes. June 2021 is a month of breakthrough and a relief. September 2021 brings advancement, October 2021 carries self-reflection and readjustments, and December 2021 brings a sense of completion and fulfillment.
Let's take a look now at George's monthly forecast for January 2021.
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About George's Personal Year Cycle
In numerology, each year of George's life is part of an evolving pattern that can be described as a nine-year cycle or epicycle. These cycles begin at George Lucas' birth and progress, one by one, through nine steps that complete an epicycle, and then begin again.
Read more about our numerological yearly forecast for George Lucas . . .
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Michael Douglas (1944)
An American actor and producer whose rich and diversified film career brought him many awards, including the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment" and the AFI Life Achievement Award
Gary Busey (1944)
An American actor, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1978 for his role in The Buddy Holly Story and best known for his appearances in films such as Thunderbolt and Lightfoot,The Gumball Rally, Big Wednesday, and Silver Bullet
Diana Ross (1944)
N American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer and founding member and lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, to this day America's most successful vocal group and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time
Danny DeVito (1944)
An American actor, comedian, producer and director, best known for playing the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in Taxi (1978-83), and for his roles in Tin Men, Ruthless People, Man on the Moon, Terms of Endearment, and L.A. Confidential
Patti LaBelle (1944)
An American singer, author, actress, and entrepreneur who began her career in the early 1960s, released the iconic disco song "Lady Marmalade" in the 70s, and brought "If Only You Knew", "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up" to the top during the 1980s
Sam Elliott (1944)
An American actor, mostly cast into cowboy and rancher roles for his rangy physique, thick horseshoe moustache, deep and resonant voice, and Western drawl, best known for playing "The Stranger" in The Big Lebowski and General Ross in Hulk
Danny Trejo (1944)
An American actor, best known for his roles in numerous Hollywood films as hyper-masculine characters, villains and anti-heroes such as in Heat (1995), Con Air (1997), and Desperado (1995)
Robert Kardashian (1944-2003)
An American attorney and businessman of Armenian descent who became known as O. J. Simpson's friend and defense attorney during Simpson's 1995 murder trial, and for the family reality television series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Jimmy Page (1944)
An English musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and leader of the rock band Led Zeppelin
Joe Cocker (1944-2014)
An English rock, blues and soul singer and musician who came to popularity in the 1960s, and was known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance, and cover versions of popular songs, particularly the Beatles'
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Blight At East And Kelsey: Sad End For Former Parochial High School Building
Posted in blight, community development by nbpoliticus on May 13, 2007
Alumni and friends of New Britain's St. Thomas Aquinas high school will gather for a reunion on May 19th at New Britain Stadium. The pre-game picnic is a fundraiser for a Noah's Ark of Hope, a Meriden playground named for a child of an Aquinas alumna.
Participants will bring many good memories of the hallways, classrooms and gymnasium of the parochial school at East and Kelsey streets.
But memories are all that is left now because the century-old school house attached to an addition and gymnasium built during the school's 1960s heydays is an eyesore. Over the last year the building's deterioration has accelerated. Its hulking presence hurts property values and the neighorhood's quality of life.
A Herald story by Francine Maglione last January described just how bad things have gotten at the former parochial high school site:
The St. Thomas Aquinas school, which closed in the 1990s, remains abandoned and somewhat open for vagrants or even school children to enter and wander around. Though many of the doors are boarded up, a few of them are open and easily accessible. Inside the building, broken glass and garbage litters the floor, and books and furniture are scattered about. Graffiti covers the walls outside as well as walls and chalkboards inside the classrooms. Next to the school in the former nun's quarters, boxes of old financial records still sit in the hallways and canceled checks lay all over the floor. The school building is currently for sale and remains boarded up.
The situation finally prompted the city Building Department to condemn the property, posting signs that the structure is a public safety hazard. Aquinas'deterioration is a main topic of concern for members of the East Side NRZ which regularly meets with city officials about blight and other issues.
For a time following the close of the parochial school there was talk the facility could have been turned over to the public schools — giving the city an adaptable place to add classrooms for once and future needs. It would have been appropriate for the Archdiocese of Hartford to turn the parcel back to the city, having obtained it for $1 when the municipality could afford to give that kind of space away. Instead, the building housed a now defunct charter school and became a source of income for the church. Eventually the Aquinas property was sold off to an absentee realty interest. The result — so common in urban properties acquired for speculation — has been a quick decline into blight for the once proud secondary school whose graduates include city leaders such as State Senator Don DeFronzo and State Rep. John Geragosian.
The Aquinas property demonstrates the limits city government faces in dealing with abandoned, absentee-owned buildings. The federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program has guaranteed funds to New Britain for a generation now. CDBG, which emerged in the 1970s, is supposed to address blight issues with funds for the acquisition of property and the rehabilitation of residential and non-residential buildings. Through the years federal appropriations have precipitously declined, however. According to an estimate by the Northeast-Midwest Coalition federal money for CDBG dropped 51% from 1981 to 2006. Twenty five years ago New Britain possessed more than double the CDBG funds it has today — less than $2 million. When inflation is taken into account the city has no more than a third of the resources it once had to address blight and community development issues. Of CDBG dollars currently available, much of current funding is dispersed to human and social service agencies because the federal and state pipeline for their services has been cut to the bone as well.
Despite the absence of federal dollars for interventions and no apparent bidders to purchase the property from out of state owners, the city needs to adopt a more aggressive approach to revitalize the Aquinas parcel. It's too large a piece of property and too important a space on the East Side to ignore on the list of abandoned buildings in New Britain.
Talks should open or re-open with the owner on marketing and finding a re-use of the property.
The feasibility of tearing down the facility should be explored. Its age and deterioration would seem to make rehabilitation and costs such as asbestos removal prohibitive at this juncture. An open parcel would accelerate the process of restoration and identifying a good use of the land.
The city on its own should contact developers interested in moderate income housing or similar appropriate uses (There have been no shortage of them inquiring about the Pinnacle Heights public housing site).
Officials should pursue any opportunities for competitive community development grant funding, including a University partnership program from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that could involve Central CT State University's construction studies programs.
(Photo courtesy of East Side Community Action)
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February 23, 2011 / justbookreading
By Deborah Harkness
ISBN: 9780670002241-0
Diana Bishop is from one of the most powerful witch families known to exist and she may be one of the family's most powerful witches ever, but she goes out of her way not to practice magic. She's become a well-known scholar in the fields of history and science, in particular the intersection of science and witchcraft, and while she might not practice magic intentionally, she's aware of it all around her. While doing research in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, Diana recalls a manuscript — Ashmole 782 — which has been considered lost for the last 150 years. Finding it bound by a spell, she breaks it unknowingly, and once the book is open, she can't say why but something about it is all wrong. Slightly shaken by her discovery and the magic, Diana sends the book back to the stacks bothered by its contents and the influx of witches, daemons, and vampires that have suddenly gathered in her vicinity. Unsettled by what she's seen, Diana leaves the library and plans to forget the book and hopes that the attention from the other creatures will fade too.
Matthew Clairmont is a pioneering researcher known for his work in the genetics field. He's also a vampire looking for a way to get his hands on the Ashmole 782 manuscript and he thinks he may have found that way through Diana. What Matthew doesn't expect is to fall in love with her in the process of looking for the book. Diana is an enigma to him — not only does she appeal to him both intellectually and physically but he stuns even himself when he can't walk away from her even when he should.
Diana and Matthew find themselves in an unorthodox relationship, and because of it, are being hunted by the Congregation, a group of witches, daemons, and vampires that rule the world of creatures. Diana and Matthew find themselves in danger from not just from the discovery of Ashmole 782 but also their growing relationship. Knowing Diana will never be able to defend herself without knowledge of and control over her powers, Matthew convinces her they must go to her family for help. Safe with Diana's family of witches they try to understand what her connection is to the manuscript and why every vampire, witch, and daemon is after it.
I love books about books and throw in witches, daemons, and vampires and it appears I become very easy to please. Harkness throws a lot into the story — witchcraft, love, vampires, daemons, secret covens, lost spell-bounds books — but she makes it all work and very smoothly at that. It works thanks to the characters. Diana and Matthew are more than just witch and vampire and it's about more than spells and bloodlust. While I'm not always a huge fan of love stories mixed with fantasy stories, it works very well here and manages to become the story without overwhelming it.
Matthew's history combined with Diana's research, lend the story a fantastic scope that spans generations but the science Harkness infuses into the story grounds it so it never feels as if it goes off on a strange tangent. There are explanations for the witchcraft as well as background for the hidden lives of the creatures (witches, vampires, daemons, and humans) that make the story feel less fantastic and more realistic. Well, as close as one can get to real in a story about creatures that don't exist.
A Discovery of Witches is the first book in the All Souls Trilogy. I for one will be waiting anxiously for the next two books in the series.
In addition to this blog, I also do reviews for The Book Reporter website. The above review was done for the Book Reporter which can be found here. The book was provided to me by the publisher.
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I'm looking forward to this as a way to finally clean The Historian out of my head for good.
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You're not the only one. I love books with an Oxford setting and the reference in the first few pages of Discovery of Witches to Duke Humfrey's Library at the Bodleian – which does exist – as opposed to the 'Rare Book Room' mentioned in The Historian – which doesn't – was enough to make me give this one a try.
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I loved the library scenes and looked it up while reading to get a better sense of it.
I think it will!
I have no idea why this book suddenly appeals to me, after all the vampire books I've heard about that have sounded awesome but I still didn't want to read them because Stephenie Meyer put me off vampires forever. But I totally want to read A Discovery of Witches. It sounds fun!
I was burned out on vampires too (Stephanie Meyer also to blame) but they worked here. Plus there was no, "Oh they're so beautiful I can't look away," crap.
couldn't put it down until i almost finished it…. then waited a whole day to read the last 10 pages because I didn't want it to be over. that's the highest praise i can give a book and hope she is hard at work on the next one. she's a great storyteller in a genre that should be tired and overdone but not in her hands!
I agree. She made it feel all brand new.
I love this book.
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Dogecoin co-creator blasts crypto as a scam to help the rich get richer
Dogecoin was made as a joke, but Jackson Palmer really doesn't think it's funny anymore.
Palmer, who co-created the mock cryptocurrency in 2013 with Billy Markus, took to Twitter on Wednesday to denounce the state of crypto in no uncertain terms:
""After years of studying it, I believe that cryptocurrency is an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology built primarily to amplify the wealth of its proponents through a combination of tax avoidance, diminished regulatory oversight and artificially enforced scarcity.""
Far from being a decentralized, libertarian alternative to traditional monetary systems, crypto "is controlled by a powerful cartel of wealthy figures," he said, who have "evolved to incorporate many of the same institutions tied to the existing centralized financial system they supposedly set out to replace."
Meanwhile the rich get richer and the most vulnerable investors are exposed to the most risk, he said.
"The cryptocurrency industry leverages a network of shady business connections, bought influencers and pay-for-play media outlets to perpetuate a cult-like 'get rich quick' funnel designed to extract new money from the financially desperate and naive," he continued in a 10-tweet thread. "Financial exploitation undoubtedly existed before cryptocurrency, but cryptocurrency is almost purpose built to make the funnel of profiteering more efficient for those at the top and less safeguarded for the vulnerable."
Read the full thread here:
In a tweeted response Wednesday, Palmer's dogecoin co-creator, Markus, conceded "his points are generally valid."
This isn't the first time Palmer had railed against cryptocurrencies. After dogecoin reached a market cap of $2 billion in 2017, he wrote in Vice that "something is very wrong," and that the crypto industry had been hijacked by "scammers and opportunists."
Things have only gotten crazier since then. Though it has lost about two-thirds of its value since its May peak, dogecoin
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is still up more than 4,100% year to date, with a current market cap above $28 billion.
Both Palmer and Markus stepped away from dogecoin years ago. But while Markus is still active in the crypto world, Palmer is done. In the 2017 Vice article, Palmer said he ended his involvement with dogecoin and crypto in 2015 and donated his proceeds to charity. And don't ask him about it again — Palmer's tweet-thread Wednesday began: "I am often asked if I will 'return to cryptocurrency' or begin regularly sharing my thoughts on the topic again. My answer is a wholehearted 'no.'"
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SubTopic Digital business
How transformation happens: Digital leadership at Airtel, Land O'Lakes
Airtel CIO offers advice on disrupting the innovation strategy model
Advanced mapping, voice tech speed Airtel's digital transformation
How to drive digital transformation success with Agile
AI decision-making will remake the enterprise
Land O'Lakes is inventing the economics of digital farming
Modern risk management must factor in the danger of playing it safe
The value of a data-driven approach to digital transformation
Why is it so hard to pull off a digital transformation project?
How to succeed at infrastructure transformation
Digital transformation puts pressure on IT leaders
How one IT exec wears both the CIO and chief digital officer hat
This content is part of the Conference Coverage: MIT CIO 2018 videos: Honing a digital leadership strategy
Modern risk management must factor in the risk of not innovating
Nicole Laskowski, News Director
Digital acceleration comes to those who don't reinvent the wheel
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Part 2: Marcus Ranum on the state of information security
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Modern risk management emphasizes the importance of IT security and fraud detection, but it often doesn't include another serious risk for today's enterprises: the danger of playing it safe.
An enterprise strategy that precludes experimentation and innovation will seriously handicap a company's ability to compete in the digital economy, according to Bill Kracunas, a management consultant at RSM US LLP in Boston, Mass.
We interviewed Kracunas at the recent MIT Sloan CIO Symposium where he talked about some of the organizational barriers to digital transformation, starting with confusion about who should be driving change. He also explained why modern risk management must factor in the dangers of playing it safe and why building an internal digital venture capital group can help companies take risks, embrace failure -- and succeed.
How do you help companies get their arms around digital transformation?
Bill Kracunas: As you look at digital, and as you look at digital transformation across clients and companies I work with, you get varying degrees of adoption that's going on out there. When we work with clients, we help provide clarity. What I find is that there's almost this digital jump ball going on. Who is in charge of digital? Is it the CIO? Is it the CMO (chief marketing officer), the CFO, the COO? It is up to those leaders to help in their own neck of the woods. But who is really driving digital strategy? More times than not, it's the CIO.
A lot of companies are confused by it, especially around data, because for marketing and what I call the front-end of the business, data is important. But reporting, data and analytics are also important to the back end of the business. So, digital is an area where you've got the CMO and the COO and the CFO all in the mix around data and analytics.
What we do is help provide clarity around who is doing what and get a little bit more formal around digital.
Digital's funny because it almost has two halves: You've got a formal half, where companies really need definition around analytics, around making life better for employees and for customer, around knowing them better. And I think with that stuff, you can get more formalized. But then there's this other side of digital. I call it the experimentation side, where we don't really know what the return on investment will be.
So, it's this world of fail fast. You want to experiment quickly; you want to fail quickly if the idea is not a good idea. But if it is, you want to double down and maybe move it over to that formal side. So, you need a kind of digital venture capital group and then a formalized innovation, digital strategy group. And you want to work both of those.
Who should be a part of the digital venture capital group?
Kracunas: The people doing the work -- field-level people. The people who use the systems and the data and the information and the apps -- those are the people you want to bring in to understand what's going on.
And I think millennials are crucial. Millennials have used technology differently from the day they were born. They see things very simply, in many ways. And they ask simple questions that will make organizations rethink things. So, I think eliminating some of that formalized management and letting a venture capital team come up with their own ideas can be really powerful.
I have a construction company client that did this, and the next thing you know, [the construction workers] are wearing GoPros on their helmets because the [company] realized when there's a problem at the top of a high structure, the construction folks are fine going up there, but the engineers aren't.
So, the [digital venture capital group] came up with a simple solution to video conference and troubleshoot problems from the top of high rises. That same committee came up with the idea of using drones to fly around buildings [and] Bluetooth in helmets to track things. Not all of the ideas got adopted, but the top ideas did, and they became projects and they've been successful.
What role does management play in the digital venture capital group?
Kracunas: You don't really want management involved. They need to let this thing work. As they see ideas come out of it, they need to have faith and let it run a little bit. And when they see ideas turn into real successes and wins, that's when they'll realize there's a return on this overall strategy versus a single investment. It's kind of like a mutual fund. It's in aggregate if this thing is working or not.
How do you convince executives to spend money on experiments that aren't tied to a hard ROI?
Kracunas: In modern risk management today, people think of IT security, fraud -- traditional risk. But I'd say there's a new risk today and it's the risk of not innovating.
A lot of times when I talk to executives, I talk to them about that risk. If you're not innovating and your competitors are, you'll fall behind a plateau. Yeah, you can catch up, but you may lose customers. I love seeing it like banking. All of a sudden, you can take a picture of a check and deposit it. All the banks needed to scramble to get there. And then there's another innovation.
Small innovations like that, it's OK to fall behind. But major innovations, you can get your clock cleaned. You don't want to all of a sudden become outmoded by another firm or competitor. So, there is a risk to doing nothing. That's how you get it going -- talking about that.
Nicole Laskowski asks:
Does your risk management strategy factor in the danger of doing nothing?
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Louis Gohmert's "Dumb & Dumber" philosophy of climate denial
The buffoonish Texas congressman is on the climate-change warpath yet again, this time comparing himself to Galileo
By Bob Cesca
Published July 10, 2015 11:58AM (EDT)
Louie Gohmert (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
The only thing more terrifying than realizing Louie Gohmert is an elected member of Congress, tasked with voting on laws that impact the most powerful nation in the history of humankind, is hearing Louie Gohmert talk about science. The notoriously loony Texas congressman -- who was also once a judge, by the way -- appeared on CSPAN Wednesday and elaborated on the pope's encyclical addressing the climate crisis. In the process, Gohmert hilariously compared himself and other science deniers to Galileo.
In addition to his flailing on Galileo, Gohmert also accused Pope Francis of not presenting a fully objective opinion. In other words, according to Gohmert, the pope suffers from the dreaded liberal media bias and he should have included the views of, I guess, ignoramuses like Gohmert in the encyclical as well. You know, in order to be fair and balanced.
Gohmert continued:
"The trouble is that [the pope] has been persuaded that climate change is something that is dramatically affecting the planet right now, he's bought in to all this. We have had popes that made enormous mistakes that were influenced by the world around them."
As if accusing the pope, who himself has a degree in chemistry, of being hoodwinked on climate science weren't preposterous enough, Gohmert went on to say make the aforementioned Galileo allusion:
"Since when does science not allow opposing viewpoints? Well, they didn't allow Galileo to make an opposing viewpoint, there were a lot of accurate opposing viewpoints that were not allowed at the time that were later allowed to come in."
Gohmert isn't the first Republican know-nothing to invoke the memory of Galileo. Senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz tried to pull the same fast one a few months ago, and it's even more absurd when marble-mouthed Gohmert goes there. But of course his people will suck it down like Coca-Cola -- he wouldn't be saying it otherwise. In order for a goon like Gohmert to succeed in politics, he has to have his finger on the pulse of his voters, and his voters aren't question a damn thing he says, especially when it comes to a character like Galileo.
However, if Gohmert or his people bothered to double-check this nonsense, they'd learn the following:
Science does, indeed, accept "opposing viewpoints" when those views are backed by actual science. Not pseudoscience or the well-funded demagoguery of a career politician who thinks the "wall of separation" between church and state is, somehow, a "one way wall."
Galileo was, himself, a scientist. Climate deniers Gohmert, Cruz, Santorum and Alex Jones are not.
Galileo wasn't challenged by other scientists. He was challenged by the Church and the Roman Inquisition. If Gohmert is somehow implying that his anti-science gibberish could lead to the the pope ordering him imprisoned, then he's more delusional than I thought. Either way, Galileo was persecuted because heliocentrism ran contrary to scripture, which falsely defined the heavens as rotating around the Earth.
Galileo used the scientific method to prove heliocentrism. Gohmert probably can't spell heliocentrism, much less define the scientific method.
The most astonishing thing about deniers like Gohmert, whether it has to do with climate science or evolution, is that we can observe the science in real time. We can observe life forms evolving all the time, and we're observing the impact of the climate crisis today -- right now. It can be objectively and scientifically measured. Sure, the finer points can be debated, but the conclusions are, for all intents and purposes, universal. Scientists can measure the acidity of the oceans or the tonnage of CO2 being injected into the air by fossil fuels. They can correlate all of the data, including weather patterns, into peer-reviewed models that prove it's all happening. Even non-scientists can see how weather conditions are becoming more erratic and severe.
All told, climate science deniers deal in the Lloyd Christmas Theory of Deductive Reasoning. In "Dumb & Dumber," Jim Carrey's character is told by Lauren Holly's character that there's only a one in a million chance they'll end up together. While normal people would obviously regard her response as a categorical rejection, Carrey grins and exclaims, "So you're telling me there's a chance! Yeah!" Likewise, Gohmert is desperately grabbing onto a statistically minuscule number of scientists whose theories run contrary to the other 97 percent -- because there's a chance!
By the way, while Gohmert clings to this notion that he's just like Galileo and that his version of science is actually correct, he also believes that same-sex marriage will convince God to stop protecting the United States and, consequently, rain down on us a plague of terrorist attacks and other apocalyptic atrocities. Put another way: The climate crisis is a hoax, but it's totally believable that God will allow hurricanes and ISIS to destroy America because of gay marriage. These quacks also shamelessly point to snowstorms in New York as examples of how global warming isn't real, even though New York is clearly not the globe. And we're expected to take Gohmert seriously when he talks about science.
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I chose this new cottage for its comfort and peacefulness. I could sit at the big window all day just admiring the ever changing scenery.
Overlooking Gowla Bay, this detached house is a great base from which to explore the beautiful Wild Atlantic Way.
Living area: With multi-fuel burner, Freeview TV and tiled floor.
Dining area/sun room: With wooden floor.
Kitchen area: With electric cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and tiled floor.
Bedroom 1: With kingsize sleigh bed, wooden floor and en-suite wet room with shower and toilet.
Bedroom 2: With kingsize bed, wooden floor and en-suite wet room with shower and toilet.
Wet room: With shower, toilet and tiled floor.
Oil underfloor central heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Initial fuel for multi-fuel burner included. Travel cot available on request. Welcome pack. Enclosed natural garden with sitting-out area and garden furniture. 26-acre natural, un-spoilt grounds (shared with owner). Bike store. Private parking for 3 cars. No smoking. Please note: The sea is 50 yards away (fenced).
Architecturally designed and built by members of the Keane family, Ti Mhaggie is a luxurious, detached retreat overlooking Gowla Bay, on the Wild Atlantic Way in Connemara. Relax in the natural garden, or sit in the sun room and watch the ever-changing tide against a backdrop of the unspoilt Connemara Hills with all its colour and beauty. This detached, single-storey house is ideally situated for anybody wanting to absolutely get away from the hustle and bustle of busy living, but yet keep all the comforts of home including an Apple iMac PC and wireless printer for guests to use. The quiet village of Carna is just 5 miles away, and here you will find a selection of shops and pubs (some with Irish music sessions). Clifden, a pretty and lively town, is about 15 miles away and is home to several festivals during the year such as The Horse Fair and The Arts Festival.
For the more active, the area is a wonderful walker's paradise, with both roadway and hill walking readily available. The owner's 26 acres of grounds are also available for guests to use just a short distance away. There is beach pony trekking in Ballyconneely, near Clifden, and miles of quiet roads to cycle on. Lake, river or deep sea fishing can also be found nearby, and guests can actually bring their own boat as the owner's land is on the shoreline. During the summer months, there are regattas in the bay, with old fashioned Irish boats such as 'currachs' and 'Galway Hookers.' There are beautiful, white sand beaches in Carna, and sea kayaking is also available. There are also many islands in the area to explore. For golfers, Oughterard is a lovely parkland course, and Connemara Golf Club in Ballyconneely is a challenging links course. Kylemore Abbey, the Connemara National Park, the Aran Islands, Inisbofin and Galway City are all worth a day trip and are within easy reach. Shannon airport is 160km away, and Dublin airport is 280km away. Beach 6 miles. Shop 6 miles, pub and restaurant 3 miles.
Approximate distance to Knock airport is 128 km.
Very stylish comfortable house with spectacular views down the estuary and an added bonus of 3 donkeys in a field next door. A good location for visiting many interesting places in the vicinity with breathtaking scenery. Clifden is within easy reach for shopping and eating out. We were missing a welcome pack and instructions for heating, water and appliances which was unexpected. All in all we had a fabulous week and would recommend it for anyone wishing too visit this beautiful part of Ireland.
Gorgeous holiday home, very spacious and comfortable with amazing views. No obvious walks from the house and no amenities within walking distance but wonderfully relaxing and stunning scenery. Absolutely spotless and with everything you need for a very comfortable and relaxing stay.
This is a beautiful, spacious property with an amazing view of an Ocean inlet. The donkeys in the paddock were an unexpected bonus. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay - a great spot to relax and explore the wonders of Connemara.


The word "icon" in Latin means similar, likeness and images. It first appeared before the 16th century and has now become familiar thanks to the age of internet and graphic design.
As it is stated above, the purpose of the icon is to represent something. It does the excellent work to make people feel less suffered from reading two many texts. One average person is bombarded with the equivalent of 174 newspapers worth of data every day, so big thanks to ICONS for making life easier.
How many times do you feel bored in the class, in the meetings with 100 words on a presentation slide? For me, it is countless.
So instead of words, using icons catch more the attention of audiences and give you more content to present, not just read the content for the listeners.
Using more than one type of icon in your content will 100% create counteraction. It decreases the consistency of the content, and the presentation will soon be a mess. If you choose to go with linear or fill, make sure every icon in your presentation belongs to that family.
One more note to remember, please don't make your presentation turn into a fruit basket. If you decide to use colored icons, remember to follow the graphic guideline's colors.
Recently, line icon has been one of the trends taking over the Internet and design world. It is said to be elegant, simple and classy.
If you are still using the colorful 3D icons with cheesy effects of 2000's style, please strongly consider changing. 2D design or Flat design is ruling the world now.
When you present to the audience, people can only focus on one task: listening or reading. If you have too much text on your slides, nobody's gonna listen to your speech. Therefore, to create better impact, less is more.
You can read more about why you should use icons in your presentation here.
One paragraph can be replaced by an icon. Moreover, give your icons space to breath, and align them with text nicely for the best result.
My all-time favorite source is Flaticon. I cannot express my love for this website. It is so easy to use, mostly free, different types of formats are given.
Please note that SVG and EPS formats are more accessible in Adobe Illustrator.
For Windows users, it is easy for you to drag the file Svg or Eps into PowerPoint. However, for Mac users, you should choose Png format before downloading.
One more tip for Mac users, icons which are dragged into PowerPoint will be shown as a "Picture", not a "Shape". So if you want to change the color to fit with the theme, you can follow these steps: Picture format – Color Correction – Change color.
As a Mac user, it is such a time-consuming way for me to search and download and unzip and insert the icons into my presentation. But with the help of "the Noun Project", I save half of my time when making any presentation.
The noun project is an application you can download to your computer. You search and change the color of the icon as in the video above and drag them into your slides.
Fast, convenient with many trendy styled icons, the noun project is becoming my most favorite one.
In the end, I hope that this post will help you have better resources for your presentation. Havain will come back soon for more blog posts related to presentations and design.
Lacey on kokenut graafinen suunnittelija, videomarkkinoija sekä viimeisen vuoden opiskelija Haaga-Helian ammattikorkeakoulussa. Opinnoissan Lacey on keskittyy markkinointiin ja asiakassuhteisiin. Lacey on intohimoinen piirtäjä, luova suunnittelija ja rakastaa mielikuvituksensa tuomista esiin visuaalisuuden kautta. Intohimonsa ja kokemuksen avulla Lacey pystyy tuottamaan vaikuttavat esitykset ja suunnitelma, jotka ovat yhtäaikaa visuaalisesti näyttäviä ja käytännöllisiä.


i also have a turion 64x2 but i am running on a laptop. I have been searching for days and I keep comming across different info and finally decided to post. I am wondering if id even be able to run d.a. I'v got an AMD turion 64 x2 1.9ghz processor, 3gb ram, running 64bit win. 7 home premium, plenty of hd space, but my graphics card is going to be the dagger from what iv seen. I got stuck with a stock ATI radeon X1200 with 128mb dedicated to graphics, o joy. From what i'v read, people have played with worse, but i dont want to buy the game to find out they were wrong or sumtin was different. Any suggestions?
I would recommend checking a few pages back in this thread and see what about a member who tried to run it with an integrated graphics solution on a macbook, it might turn out better for you with the 3GB of RAM.
I hate to be brutally honest, but I would not get my hopes up. Dragon Age is a very demanding game.
Can i run this game? I know my CPU is slow. but is there some way to make this go smooth?
are you comfortable with upgrading parts? most laptops these days do not ship with cpus soldered on, meaning you might be able to swap it out for a core 2 duo.
What Brand and Model is your laptop?
I can run the game but every so often I get a little freeze and the game continue as normal. I did have this before when I had two memorys in my computer that were different types so I left the 2GB in and all those freezings went away. So far I only encountered this when I have lots of things on or trying to play Dragon Age Origins.
Note this freezing thing happens as soon as I turn the game on at the intro and happens all the way until i close the game.
Last edited by ankhu; 01-05-2010 at 07:43 PM.
unfortunately, it wont run on that machine due to the graphics chipset.
Can you recommend a vid card?
Right now it runs great on low settings/detail, no anti-aliasing, etc. When I bump it up to medium it still works but it's laggy and choppy. For the heck of it, I maxed out the settings and it still ran, just at an abysmal frame rate. Anyway, I decided to upgrade the vid card as the 8200 came with the computer when I bought it last April. Any suggestions? I don't need anything high end and am looking to stay between $50-$100 if I can.


Birmingham City Football Club's official online shop. Creating your own infant food A good hygienic diet is very important for the production of a recipe food. Therefore, flasks, teats as well as other feeders must be cleaned and sterilized before each use. Stage 1: Fill the electric water boiler with at least 1 liter of clean mains running running water without using previously cooked soap.
Stage 2: Cook the boiling liquid. Subsequently, do not allow the hot tub cooling for more than 30 min. so that the minimum cooling time is 70°C. Stage 5: When using a chilled sterilizer, remove surplus liquid from the flask and teat or wash it out of the electric kettle with chilled boiling liquid (no mains water).
Stage 6: Place the flask on the clean, sanitised area. Stage 7: Observe the manufacturer's directions and add the required amount of bottled liquid. Recheck that the current flow rate is accurate. Be sure to put the bottled solution into the flask while it is still warm before you add the pulverized formulation.
Stage 8: Fill the bucket loose with formulation powders according to the manufacturer's directions and align with the shallow side of a cleaned, dried blade or levelling device supplied. Various cans of the formulation come with different shovels. Be sure to use only the bucket supplied with the formulation.
Stage 9: Hold the rim of the liner firmly and place it on the vial. Unscrew the retainer ring onto the cylinder. Mask the zipper on the zipper and shaking the flask until the gunpowder is loosened. Stage 11: It is important to keep the formulation cold so that it is not too warm to be drunk.
Hold the flask (with the cap on) under flowing chilled tap wash and rinse. Stage 12: Test the inside of your hand for the formulation before giving it to your newborn. This should be the part of the skin that feels too much heat, but not too much.
Stage 13: If there is still an invented formulation remaining after a food, discard it. Manufacturer directions differ with respect to the amount of liquid and solid to be used, so it is important to strictly adhere to them. Don't put any additional formulation powders in when putting together a food. Not enough powders can't give your infant enough food.
Don't put sugars or grain in your baby's recipe. Do not use a microwaved oven to reheat the formulation as it may cause the food to become uneven and your baby's lips to get burned. Sometimes, even when cans and packages are filled with pulverized Infant formulas, they may contain germs. At room temperatures, germs proliferate very quickly.
Although food is stored in a refrigerator, germs can still live and reproduce, albeit more slowly. Food is not stored in a refrigerator. To make a food, use potable fresh ly from the faucet. Do not use artifically watered or previously cooked waters. Do not allow the boiling pot to allow the hot tub cold for more than 30min.
It then remains at a minimum of 70°C. Waters at this level kills all damaging germs. Be sure to let the food freeze before giving it to your newborn. You can also operate the cylinder (with the cap on) under a hot faucet. It is not advisable to use bottled waters for the preparation of animal feedingstuffs as they are non-sterile and may contain too much salts (sodium) or sulphates.
Learn more about why filled waters are not suitable for the preparation of recipes. Find out more about bottling and find frequently asked question about formulated milks.


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package com.xhh.demo.dubbo.provider;

import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.ImportResource;

/**
 * 启动入口
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 * @author 扶苏
 * @version 1.0.0 createTime: 2017/4/17 下午3:03
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@ImportResource({"classpath:spring/applicationContext.xml"})
@SpringBootApplication(scanBasePackages = {"com.xhh.demo.dubbo"})
public class ProviderApplication {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SpringApplication.run(ProviderApplication.class, args);
    }

}


The worst flooding in the history of south Georgia in the southeastern United States was eased somewhat by the outpouring of assistance from Latter-day Saints all over the world, including more than six thousand volunteers from neighboring states and stakes.
Even before floodwaters receded from their record levels, local Church leaders were coordinating relief efforts with those of other religious and community organizations. Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles visited stricken Saints and delivered a message from the First Presidency on July 17. The message read: "We are deeply moved by the suffering of flood victims in Georgia. Church representatives are in frequent contact with local members and others involved in this crisis. We trust that the aid extended thus far is bringing comfort and relief to those in distress.
Elder Ballard was accompanied by Elder Alexander B. Morrison of the Seventy, president of the North America Southeast Area. The two General Authorities attended several meetings and also visited some members whose homes had been damaged or destroyed by the floodwaters.
The flooding followed Tropical Storm Alberto, which began July 2. Within days, Flint River had risen to more than forty-three feet, leaving 14,500 square acres (23 square miles) in southwest Georgia under water, some 8,500 homes flooded, and more than 22,000 people homeless. Members rallied to help in any way they could.
Food, water, and emergency equipment were shipped from the Atlanta bishops' storehouse in three truckloads. Clothing from Deseret Industries was also distributed, as well as additional emergency equipment from the Utah bishops' central storehouse. LDS Social Services provided counseling to affected members as requested.
But perhaps even more important than the tangible assistance was the moral support and hard work offered by members as they rallied to offer whatever help they could. Nancy Cartnell, a member of the Albany Ward, was one of the first people flooded out of her home. Instead of dwelling on what had happened, Sister Cartnell, an employee at Albany's city engineering department, spent hours manning telephone lines and mapping out stricken areas.
The Albany meetinghouse was an official Red Cross center, staffed full-time by volunteers from the ward and local full-time missionaries. They supplied food to Red Cross workers and volunteers.
Prior to the arrival of thousands of volunteers over the July 23–24 weekend, local ministers met with Latter-day Saint leaders to organize cleanup efforts. Needs were assessed and prioritized, and names of the volunteers, mostly priesthood brethren, were entered into a computer so assignments could be made.
In just two days, more than fifteen hundred houses were cleaned. In some instances, the houses were stripped from floor to ceiling, down to building studs. Damaged furniture was hauled away, and hundreds of repairs were made. Heat and humidity made the efforts difficult, and volunteers were instructed to be aware of snakes or alligators that might have crawled into buildings.
A week earlier, a group of five hundred Latter-day Saint volunteers had spent a weekend cleaning up while floodwaters still covered much of the area.
Thousands of volunteers spent their nonworking hours in tent cities.


Old map by BLAEU - Danubius Fluvius Europae Maximus, a Fontibus ad Ostia..
Title: Danubius Fluvius Europae Maximus, a Fontibus ad Ostia..
Size: 16.1 x 37.8 inches.
Condition: Printed on heavy paper. Good and dark impression. Repair of a small tear in left fold, hardly notable. Printed on two joined sheets. Left margin is about 15mm. wide. French text on verso.
Depicts the course of the Danube River, from its sources in the Alps to the Black Sea..
The scale of miles is attended by an assortment of muscular river gods and putti representing the mighty river and its tributaries.
Reference: Koeman/V.d.Krogt, Atlantes Neerlandici, Vol.2, 112.2.


This Company is probably the biggest resource for both long term food and preparedness products that you could find. They sell packages that will be balanced with dehydrated, freeze dried and whole grains for long term storage. I have talked to the owner of this company, and he is very much committed to helping Christians prepare for hard times ahead.
They sell food packages that come in large buckets that are freeze dried products that will last for twenty years or longer. I believe some of their packages are the best value per serving that can be found. Your purchases go to the support of a vital ministry that is unveiling the truth of the last days.
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Info and Resources for every facet of preparation.


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New York Sports News
Adam Oates to Join Devils Coaching Staff As Assistant
by associated-press on Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 8:23PM
NEWARK, N.J.– Former NHL All-Star
Adam Oates is filling the final assistant spot on John MacLean's
coaching staff with the New Jersey Devils.
Oates was hired on Tuesday and is
joining fellow assistant Larry Robinson and goaltending coach Chris
Terreri under MacLean, who was named head coach by the Devils on June
17. The 47-year-old Oates was an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay
Lightning last season.
The former center had 341 goals and
1,079 assists in 1,337 NHL games over 19 seasons with Detroit, St.
Louis, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Anaheim, and Edmonton.
Oates, a five-time All-Star, retired
as a player in 2004.


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#include "ZeroLine.h"
#include "ZeroApplication.h"

#pragma warning(disable: 4996)

ZeroLine::ZeroLine() {
	D3DXCreateLine(ZeroApp->GetDevice(), &line);
	D3DXCreateLine(ZeroApp->GetDevice(), &utilLine);

	line->SetAntialias(true);
	line->SetPatternScale(1.0f);
	utilLine->SetAntialias(true);
	utilLine->SetPatternScale(1.0f);

	lineWidth = -1;
	lineHeight = -1;
}

ZeroLine::~ZeroLine() {
	line->Release();
	utilLine->Release();
	pointList.clear();
}

void ZeroLine::ReloadResource() {
	line->Release();
	utilLine->Release();
	D3DXCreateLine(ZeroApp->GetDevice(), &line);
	D3DXCreateLine(ZeroApp->GetDevice(), &utilLine);

	line->SetAntialias(true);
	line->SetPatternScale(1.0f);
	utilLine->SetAntialias(true);
	utilLine->SetPatternScale(1.0f);

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		SetLineWidth(lineWidth);
	if (lineHeight != -1)
		SetLinePattern(lineHeight);
}

void ZeroLine::Update(float _eTime) {
	ZeroIScene::Update(_eTime);
}

void ZeroLine::Render() {
	ZeroIScene::Render();

	ZeroVec* pos = new ZeroVec[pointList.size()];
	for (int i = 0; i < (int) pointList.size(); i++) {
		pos[i] = pointList[i];
		D3DXVec2TransformCoord(&pos[i], &pos[i], &m_Mat);
	}
	line->Begin();
	line->Draw(pos, (int) pointList.size(), m_Color);
	line->End();

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}

void ZeroLine::SetLineWidth(float _width) {
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	utilLine->SetWidth(_width);
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}

void ZeroLine::SetLinePattern(DWORD _pattern) {
	line->SetPattern(_pattern);
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void ZeroLine::PushFrontPoint(ZeroVec _point) {
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	pointList.insert(iter, _point);
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void ZeroLine::PushBackPoint(ZeroVec _point) {
	pointList.push_back(_point);
}

void ZeroLine::ClearPoint() {
	pointList.clear();
}

void ZeroLine::PopFrontPoint(int _numberToPop) {
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		if ((int) pointList.size() == 0) break;
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void ZeroLine::PopBackPoint(int _numberToPop) {
	for (int i = 0; i < _numberToPop; i++) {
		if ((int) pointList.size() == 0) break;
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}

void ZeroLine::DrawRect(ZeroRect _rect) {
	ZeroIScene::Render();

	ZeroVec* pos = new ZeroVec[5];

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	pos[1] = ZeroVec(_rect.right, _rect.top);
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	utilLine->End();

	delete[] pos;
}

void ZeroLine::DrawCircle(ZeroVec _center, float _radius) {
	ZeroIScene::Render();

	const float numPoints = 20.0f;
	const float angleDegree = 360.0f / numPoints;
	float theta = 0.0f;

	ZeroVec *pos = new ZeroVec[(int) numPoints + 1];
	for (int i = 0; i <= (int) numPoints; i++) {
		pos[i] = ZeroVec(_center.x, _center.y)
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Passerina is a rare local grape variety from southern Italy. It is also the name of a small bird that enjoys eating these grapes. Crisp and fresh, this white wine has flavours of citrus fruit and white peach. Perfect whit grilled chicken or seafood.
Store in a cool, dark place. To enjoy this wine at its best, drink within one year of purchase. Once opened, drink within 2 day.