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Abdullakutty, a two-time MP of CPI-M and a current BJP member has a dire prediction for the BJP
Is CPI-M trying to ape its West Bengal comrades' playbook in the forthcoming assembly elections in Kerala?
Vijayan adapted the "Bengal style" for murdering the class enemies
Kerala is likely to see a series of murders in the run-up to the assembly election which is likely to be held in the month of April 2021. The CPI-M leadership beleaguered because of a series of corruption charges against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and party's Kerala Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan[1], who is planning to retaliate against the Sangh Parivar with all forces under its command, according to intelligence officials in the State.
What has worried the Marxists is the source of allegation against the chief minister and other ministers made by BJP Kerala unit chief K Surendran. Interestingly, it was Surendran who disclosed most of the corruption charges against Vijayan and Balakrishnan and not the 'agile' Kerala media which is dominated by the CPI-M cadre[2].
A P Abdullakutty, a two-time MP of the party, who was eased out by the Marxists when the former asked them to learn from the development agenda of Narendra Modi[3], and who recently authored a book "National Muslim" has issued the possibility of such a scenario.
If the statements given to Enforcement Directorate (ED), Customs, and NIA by M Sivsankar, the former principal secretary to Chief Minister Vijayan are any indication, the CPI-M is in for a major crisis since the party's inception in 1964.
Whenever the public image of the Marxists takes a beating, the party leadership orders the professional marksmen of the party to terminate some RSS leaders. "The CPI-M leadership is under the impression that if some RSS leaders are murdered, it would endear it to the minorities," said a party activist from Kannur. He said the party leadership has already prepared a list of persons in the Sangh Parivar to be executed so that it could bring back the Muslim and Christian voters to the party fold.
What makes Abdullakutty's book important is his disclosure about the methods adopted by the CPI-M leaders to eliminate the RSS and other Sangh Parivar activists in Kerala. "In 2008 there was a face-off between the CPI-M and RSS in Kerala. Five persons each from both sides lost their lives[4]. P Sathidevi, party MP, had told Vijayan, the then secretary of the party that something should be done to end these gruesome murders. Vijayan thought for a while and said that we may have to follow the "Bengal style" while murdering the class enemies[5]. In Bengal, they just kidnap the persons to be finished off, put him in a bag, and dump the bag in a trench filled with salt. The world will never know what happened to the person," Vijayan told Sathidevi.
Abdullakutty reminiscences how Anil Basu the late CPI-M MP from Bengal eulogized the party's strategy in murdering the enemies of the party. While having tea with Basu in the Central Hall of Parliament, Abdullakutty asked him about the authenticity of what Pinarayi Vijayan had said about the style followed in Bengal to murder Sangh Parivar leaders. "Yes, we do have a sophisticated line. The Bengal line is very simple. Comrades in Kerala follow the outdated method which was simply barbarianism. If you commit murders as suggested by Vijayan, there won't be a drop of blood or a piece of bone," said Basu while Abdullakutty and Suresh Kurup, another MP from Kerala sat shocked and jolted.
If the statements given to Enforcement Directorate (ED), Customs, and NIA by M Sivsankar, the former principal secretary to Chief Minister Vijayan are any indication, the CPI-M is in for a major crisis since the party's inception in 1964. But before sinking in the waves of corruption charges, the party leaders are likely to take with them the lives of some prominent BJP/RSS leaders.
[1] Communists in deep silence after two Politburo members face controversies in gold smuggling and narcotics trade – Nov 1, 2020, PGurus.com
[2] Two ministers linked with gold smugglers; CM is the organiser, alleges K. Surendran – Oct 29, 2020, Mathrubhumi
[3] Kerala's AP Abdullakutty: A devout Muslim, a Modi bhakt – Jun 8, 2019, India Times
[4] In Kannur, RSS-BJP and CPI(M) have lost equal numbers to political violence – Mar 07, 2017, Scroll
[5] Kerala CPM secretary asked us to adopt Bengal model of burying people alive in Kerala, says former MP – Jan 30, 2014, India Today
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Jim Corrigan November 12, 2020 At 4:07 PM
Resettle poor Hindus from Bihar and UP in Kerala. Alter demographics. Also redistribute stolen Hindu lands from Xtian control and Muslim control. Make it illegal for a Church to own businesses or excess land.
Sanjay November 22, 2020 At 4:42 AM
Not many 'awakened Hindus' come up with constructive proposals like this one. Most of the time, they are into whining or cheerleading.
Rangaesh S Gadasalli November 12, 2020 At 1:12 AM
It looks like the center has to consider imposing Presidents rule in Kerala before the elections. RSS VHP and BJP workers must visit every house to make sure not a single Hindu vote goes to congress or CPM or any other party other than BJP let us save Kerala and sanathan dharma
V.Shanmugam November 11, 2020 At 4:06 PM
Are the security forces & RAW;CBI;NIA is active in kerala;where Hindus are lesser than other communities.
Even though most educated not patriot to Nation.
Muradi November 22, 2020 At 1:54 AM
What kind of "most educated not patriot to Nation", when the desired socio-cultural-cum-literacy GRADE & QUALITY is abysmally low and not even minimal to acquire a Sanatani (eg, 'vasudhaiva kutumbakam' & 'lokāh samastāh sukhino bhavantu') outlook? Persons déraciné and actively snapping the very branch they've been part of & perched upon— like the legendary Kalidasa— fancy that they've grown angelic wings, while in reality everyone can easily see the context as "pigs flying with the tails forward".
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We've all seen the videos and news about anti-maskers refusing to wear face masks into public establishments and people actually throwing COVID parties in defiance of social distancing rules, but while most would expect this kind of behavior out of pro-Trumpers who believe every lie out of the Racist-In-Chief's mouth, it's a bit disturbing to see people in our community join in on such reckless behavior.
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Remy Ma for one is fed up with people who refuse to rock a face mask and risk not only contracting but spreading the deadly virus and compared anti-maskers to "dirty" people who refuse to wear condoms during sex. We mean, yeah, we can understand that comparison. In an IG story posted last night (August 18), the "Lean Back" rapper made a PSA about any and everyone who walks around without a mask in crowded public places as if it was still 2019.
"Just know if I see you socializing in crowded places, closer than 6 ft and/or NOT wearing a mask I have assumed that you don't wear condoms and you're dirty," she wrote with a shrug emoji before adding, "& that's that on that."
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Sing it, sister!
Being that Remy's currently expecting her second child with her "Black Love" partner-in-crime, Papoose, Ma's not playing any games or taking any chances with people who thumb their nose at the Coronavirus and walk around as if we're not living through a pandemic. Given that many people who have the virus show no symptoms and can in fact spread it through their breath, we can understand why she's feeling the way she feels.
While many people refuse to wear a mask due to the political statement Donald Trump has ridiculously turned it into, others have bought into the conspiracy theories around the Coronavirus and doubt that it's even real or as deadly as scientists say it can be. Former Republican presidential candidate Hermain Cain found out the hard way that following Donald Trump's medical expertise comes with deadly consequences.
For anyone who wears condoms during sex, HipHopWired has compiled a list of the freshest face masks to rock during these trying times and for those that like to go raw dog like an Orange dictator does with porn stars, get your priorities straight. This isn't about y'all, this is about everyone.
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'Undercover': Human Rights Drama Morphs Into Story About a Man With a Double Life
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BBC America's new six-part limited series Undercover manages a spectacular bait and switch.
It starts as a drama about Maya (Hotel Rwanda Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo), a British human-rights lawyer struggling to free an innocent American (24's Dennis Haysbert) on death row. But then the show morphs into a nail-biter with the revelation that Maya's husband, Nick (Adrian Lester, above left, with Okonedo), is actually an undercover cop—a secret he's kept from her for almost two decades.
Their family is threatened when Nick's handlers pressure him into informing on Maya and providing information on her work after she is approached to become England's first-ever black director of public prosecutions—and Nick's double life begins to take its toll.
"You can see someone have their humanity slowly eroded," Lester says. Still, he believes that, behind the lies, Nick is a fundamentally decent person. "He is a husband who loves his wife and a dad who loves his children. I had to make sure the audience understood that."
Undercover, Series premiere, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 8/7c, BBC America


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Family holidays ideas - not a theme park in sight!
Sick of theme parks, kids' clubs and zoos? Here is our creative selection box of family trips to help you swerve the clichéd route, and navigate your way through the barrage of cheesy holiday ads and identikit holidays.
Children are as programmed to want to go to Disney World as we are to want to go to the pub after work on a Friday, and though Disney's Animal Kingdom may try its best to immerse visitors into an African 'theme', why go and see animals in a faux-safari when it's just as easy to see them in Africa proper. 'But what about malaria?' we hear you cry. Don't let the prospect of taking antimalarial medication put you off a family trip to Africa and don't be fooled into thinking Disney's Animal Kingdom is the only alternative either. Step into South Africa: a safari destination that could have been designed for families, with incredible wildlife which you can watch while on safari without all the pill-popping and mosquito nets. Much of the country is malaria free, with a low risk only in Kruger.
In pursuit of fortune, glory and historical fact finding, archaeologist Indiana Jones engaged in daredevil adventures across the globe. Does this scream theme park to you? Thought not. Now, we're no Disney bashers (said us, never), but we do think that recreating the spirit of Indi's adventures requires a little more authenticity than a VIP queue jump on a first-come-first-served basis. Scrap Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure and go on a real one in Petra; hand-carved into sandstone cliff, the Treasury at the Jordanian ancient site doubles as the mind-blowing secret temple in Indy's Last Crusade. Besides that, Petra, Jordan's 'rose-red city', is utterly fascinating and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Sure to get young minds far more switched on that a four-pint cup of cola would.
Brits have a bit of a love affair with Benidorm, but while there's nothing wrong with a fly and flop family holiday in the sun (what kid doesn't like a bit of bucket and spade action?) venture beyond the Costas and Spain is a fascinating country that's far greater than the sum of it's warm-weather parts. There's the sun-scorched Moorish cities of Andalucía to explore, or the beautiful beaches and green hills of Galicia, not to mention cliffs, caves, mountains and plains where you can hike, bike and canyon together. Try whitewater rafting on the rivers of the Pyrenees, kayaking around the turquoise lakes of the Andalucian Altiplano or even hiking in the breathtaking Picos de Europa, a frequently snow-draped limestone massif - enough to keep kids of any age and their parents occupied.
Now call us old fashioned, but we were under the impression that there was a lot more to Finland than flying there and back in one day to visit a former nuclear bunker and queue to see a man impersonating Father Christmas (because of course he's very real and also very busy in his workshop at the mo.) Doubtless an experience about as memorable as yet another overpriced toastie at Center Parcs. Here's an idea: go to Finland, see the fat man dressed in red if you like, but stay for longer than a day? That way you can take your time and waste not one drop of its splintered archipelagos, 188,000 lakes, back to basics nature and seriously characterful locals, not least miss out on a husky safari, which is an experience akin to a great big snowy bubble of adrenalin-charged happiness. Remember, a Finnish holiday is for life, not just for Christmas.


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Ben Finegold has been ranked as high as 2662, at which point he was neck and neck with GM Larry Christiansen for the distinction of being the highest rated American born chess player in the country. For many years, Ben Finegold was missing the two most vital letters in a pro chess player's career, "G" and "M", giving him the double-edged honor of the "strongest IM in America." That all changed in 2009. Just after his 40th birthday, Ben earned his final GM norm at the SPICE Cup in Lubbock, Texas.
Ben Finegold is also somewhat understated; in contrast to many confident grandmasters who strut around with their heads in the clouds, Ben is funny, friendly, and apt to make self-effacing jokes. His description of his style is characteristically modest: "I play simple moves and try not to blunder or get in time trouble."
Since 2010, Ben has been the "GM-in residence" at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Finegold was introduced to the Chess Club during the 2009 US Women's Championship, where his instructive and funny commentary convinced the Club he'd be perfect to help develop Saint Louis chess. Stay up to date on Ben's activities at the club at "Ben's Blog: Musings of a Grandmaster".
Serious chess players are divided by the question of whether it's better to study a narrow set of openings in great depth, or play a wide variety of systems, to keep opponents wondering. Finegold falls somewhere in between. He's been playing 1.d4 his whole life but with Black he's more flexible and can play numerous defenses against both 1.e4 and 1.d4. Ben isn't afraid of trading Queens early in the game, and wins a lot of half points from endgame technique.
When asked about which books he recommended to aspiring players, Ben said "I'm not a fan of books." His advice was to "Play in strong tournaments (open section) and analyze your games with a strong player. The best way to improve is to play strong players often."
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Do you know a tip to synchronize, review, and/or edit user additions to the OS X built in spell checking dictionary?
If by "synchronize" you mean replacing a puny spell checking dictionary on one Mac with the more robust dictionary from another Mac, here's the way: Travel to ~/Library/Spelling and copy the en file to the same location on another Mac, replacing the en file on that Mac. (As usual, I'd suggest moving the original file to a safe location in case you're unhappy with the results of your work.) Log out of the other Mac and back in to use the spelling dictionary from the original Mac.
Note that you'll see this Spelling folder only if you've added at least one word to the spell checking dictionary via the Learn Spelling contextual command.
To review the user additions to the spell checking dictionary download a copy of Bare Bones Software's free TextWrangler. Open the en file in TextWrangler and choose Edit > Text Options. In the resulting sheet, enable the Show Invisibles option and click OK. You'll find that the additions are now separated by a red ¿ character.
To edit user additions, delete any additions you don't care for or add new ones, separating them with this upside-down question mark character that you've copied from within the document. Save the file and log out and log back in again for the changes to take.
And returning to the first point, if you meant actually combining the two dictionaries, you could do that simply enough by appending the contents of one en file to another via copy and paste.


From our base in the historic town of Ronda, we travel in all directions of the compass to explore the different landscapes of mountain and valley which surround the town.
This celebrated region of natural beauty sits within 3 designated Natural Parks and offers a mix of dramatic limestone mountains and gorges, acres of holm oak and cork forests, olive groves, vineyards and winding river valleys.
Dotted between them are some of Andalucia's prettiest white villages, many of them having changed very little for hundreds of years.
Cycling off road takes you to the heart of this landscape, experiencing its tracks and trails at close quarters, riding past remote farms and through unspoilt countryside to give you a taste of truly rural Spanish life.
There are some challenging climbs to tackle but you are rewarded with great views at the top and, of course, long descents.
Arrival. Transfer to Ronda and your hotel. Bike set up ready for next morning's start. Your hotel is located in the heart of Ronda, close to all the local sights and amenities. Inclusive dinner at your hotel.
Ronda to Coripe ( 72 km; 1100m ascent; 1600m descent) Today we ride through the rich agricultural land directly north of Ronda, passing olive groves and vineyards which produce some of the best wines of the region. During late summer we will see fields of sunflowers as far as the eye can see, creating a bright yellow carpet across huge expanses of these hillsides. We visit the village of Setenil de las Bodegas, famous for its cavehouses, set into the huge limestone rocks and still in use today as homes, cafes and shops. We pass through Torre del Alhaquime and on to the ancient hilltop village of Olvera, a human settlement for more than two thousand years. Its long history has left it with an impressive, almost cathedral-sized church, an Arabic castle, perched on a high rocky outcrop and sections of ancient city walls. From Olvera we drop down into a valley, where we follow a disused railway line, passing through tunnels, over viaducts and past a Griffon vulture colony. Return to Ronda by minibus. Evening free to dine out at your choice of local Ronda venue.
Ronda to El Chorro gorge (60 km; 1700m ascent; 2200m descent) Today we explore east of Ronda, using parts of the well-travelled GR7 route, combined with remote trails. Most of the day's riding is in open countryside, dotted with farms and isolated houses; a real taste of rural Andalucia with far-reaching views across the rolling hills and mountains. The ride includes a steep climb over the mountains of the Sierra de Aguas before descending via a steep-walled, rocky valley down to the base of El Chorro. Here we see where the river has carved through the limestone to form the dramatic El Chorro gorge, rising 200 metres high but only 3 metres wide at its base. We see the aqua blue waters of the 3 lakes of Guadalhorce – Guadalteba and the dam inaugurated in 1921 by King Alfonso XIII, which controls the flow of these rivers down into El Chorro gorge. After freshening up, we dine at one of our favourite lakeside restaurants before returning to Ronda.
Tolox to Ronda ( 53 km; 2400m ascent; 2000m descent) Today we ride through the heart of the Sierra de las Nieves, a vast, unspoilt Natural Park lying to the east of Ronda, with no roads, only tracks and trails. We ride through pine forests and dramatic limestone mountain ranges, over high peaks with views to the Costa del Sol and down into deep, rocky valleys. We pass the foot of the highest peak in western Andalucia, Mount Torrecilla (1,909m) and finish with a 13km downhill right into Ronda itself. Inclusive dinner at your hotel.
Explore Ronda. Free to explore the town by yourself. Optional half day self-guided ride which takes you to local high spots for the best views of the gorge and town. Evening free.
Ronda to Estepona ( 64 km; 2250m ascent; 3000m descent) Today we ride southwards, from the mountains to the sea. We pass through the heart of the Sierra Bermeja, riding through pine forests and along rocky mountain passes. We visit the unique "Smurf blue" village of Juzcar, then descend over 25km right down to the resort of Estepona on the coast. Spend some time on the beach or at the marina. After time to freshen up, we dine at the marina, beside the boats and luxury yachts, before our drive back to Ronda.
Grazalema to Jimera ( 59 km; 1500m ascent; 2000m descent) Today we head to the Sierra de Grazalema, which lies west of Ronda, to experience more of the best mountain biking in the region. We enjoy long, technical descents, lots of singletrack and superb cross country trails, with points of interest along the way. From the mountaintop white village of Grazalema, we ride down through cork forests, on singletrack and trails to the white village of Montejaque. We ride past the abandoned Hundidero dam – an 85m high dam which sits in a valley but remains bone dry for most of the time! – and descend to the "Cueva del Gato" (Cat Cave). Then, using the river as our guide, it's more singletrack, undulating through the river valley to the village of Jimera. A climb takes us up to a mountain ridge, with views over the Genal Valley, across to the Mediterranean and Gibraltar. We finish with a great descent into the Guadiaro valley, to arrive back at Jimera for our minibus ride home. We spend your final evening dinner in Ronda.
Return to Malaga airport for flights home.
From March to December. Choose your date !
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This boutique hotel is really central and just 2 minutes walk away from Ronda's famous bridge. The small staff team are extremely friendly and helpful and make any stay here very special.
Access Point: Malaga airport. The largest airport in Andalucia and gateway to the Costa del Sol and Andalucia's mountain interior. Frequent flights from almost every UK airport (even the small ones) and most major European airports. Malaga Airport transfer to and from Ronda is included in your holiday price.
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My original dshort.com website was launched in February 2005 using a domain name based on my real name, Doug Short. I'm a formerly retired first wave boomer with a Ph.D. in English from Duke and a lifelong interest in economics and finance. In 2011 my website was acquired byAdvisor Perspectives, where I serve as the Vice President of Research.
My first career was a faculty position at North Carolina State University, where I achieved the rank of Full Professor in 1983. During the early '80s I got hooked on academic uses of microcomputers for research and instruction. In 1983, I co-directed the Sixth International Conference on Computers and the Humanities. An IBM executive who attended the conference made me a job offer I couldn't refuse.
Thus began my new career as a Higher Education Consultant for IBM — an ambassador for Information Technology to major universities around the country. After 12 years with Big Blue, I grew tired of the constant travel and left for a series of IT management positions in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. I concluded my IT career managing the group responsible for email and research databases at GlaxoSmithKline until my retirement in 2006.
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For a long time, nearly four decades, growth has been getting progressively weaker during each recovery from recession. Of course, the U.S. is a major contributor to world trade and QE, but its trend of weaker growth is present in all...
NYSE Margin Debt Drifts Higher In November
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The New York Stock Exchange publishes end-of-month data for margin debt on the NYXdata website, where we can also find historical data back to 1959. Let's examine the numbers and study the relationship between margin debt and the market,...
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About the only certainty in the stock market is that, over the long haul, over performance turns into under performance and vice versa. Is there a pattern to this movement? Let's apply some simple regression analysis (see footnote below)...


The original map came from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. Timişoara (Temesvar in Hungarian) in Western Romania was long under Habsburg rule. Like much of Austria-Hungary, the city has been ethnically and religiously diverse. The Banat's political ties to Romania date only to 1918.
Irina Livezeanu,, "Map of Distribution of Languages of Austria-Hungary after World War I," Making the History of 1989, Item #664, http://chnm.gmu.edu/1989/items/show/664 (accessed April 19 2019, 3:03 pm).


There have been rumors that Hideo Kojima is leaving Konami. Those rumors, claims Metal Gear singer and voice actor Donna Burke, are allegedly true.
Donna Burke sang the breathtaking " Heavens Divide" for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. More recently, she sings "Sins of the Father" for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and voiced the iDroid in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. A talented singer, she's also cut tracks for an array of games and anime for various companies, and she continues to release solo albums. Burke is not a Konami employee.
Even though things seem very, very strange between Konami and Kojima, Otsuka and Burke continue to urge fans to support the game, which the creator apparently is still involved with.
Continuing, Burke wrote, "They are still working for sure and the game is being tested now and some bits finished off to make it awesome." We've heard the claims Burke is making before. They are not new. However, this is the first that someone involved with Metal Gear Solid V has commented in a public forum to this extent.
Hideo Kojima has been quiet, and his video podcast was cancelled. In the past, Kojima was an active Twitter user and often uploaded photos. Now, his Japanese account seems to be used only for retweets. Kojima is uncharacteristically silent.
Konami acknowledged that internet use for Metal Gear staff has been restricted, but would not comment on whether Kojima was a full-time employee or a contract one. Previously, he was an exec at Konami, but doesn't appear to be one anymore. If true, going from top brass to a contract employee, having your production company shuttered, and seeing your name removed from something you created would be one hell of a demotion and a humiliating thing for anyone to go through.
Burke also claimed that the rumor about "power struggles within the Konami" is accurate.
I agree, Konami- I should be more accurate. "Don't throw away the last 5 years because Konami changed the contract status of a genius" Konami is correct in that Kojima has not actually been fired. As I stated previously he and his team are still working hard on getting the game out. My sincere apologies to Konami, Hideo Kojima and the fans for giving the wrong impression. I was trying to add my voice to Otsuka-san pleading with the fans to not abandon MGSV because of the stuff happening at Konami and to throw my support behind Kojima and everyone who has worked over the last five years and is working to make this game the greatest ever. This is true. Kojima himself confirmed in a statement that he was still "100% involved" in the completion of The Phantom Pain, and was "determined to make it the greatest game I've directed to date." So my apologies for upsetting you all.


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Q: Graph visualization library for Angular I am trying to find a graph visualization library for Angular 2+
Maybe something similar to
http://angularjs-graph.org/
Found this one:
https://github.com/compodoc/ngd
Any other suggestions appreciated.

A: This great component could be the answer
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Q: Binding Observable Collection within an observable Collection to a Listbox Item I have a list box that contain 4 Images and each shows a tooltip I want to refactor my code into a style. The problem is the listbox is within a datagrid with the itemsource set to a collectionView.
<CollectionViewSource x:Key="ItemsViewSource" Source="{Binding PicklistItemCollection}" />

and the datagrid..
<DataGrid x:Name ="PicklistItemDataGrid" x:FieldModifier="public" AutoGenerateColumns="False"
          SelectionMode="Single" SelectionUnit="FullRow" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
          MaxHeight="492" ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource ItemsViewSource}}"
          DataContext="{Binding Path=this, Mode=TwoWay}">

Right now image source requires binding to the ImageUrl array [0], [1], [2], [3]
<ListBox ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" >
<ListBox.ItemsPanel>
    <ItemsPanelTemplate>
        <WrapPanel IsItemsHost="True" />
    </ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemsPanel>
<ListBoxItem>
    <Image ToolTipService.ShowDuration="60000" Source="{Binding Images[0].ImageUrl}" Width="240" Height="240" Stretch="Uniform" Margin="0,8,5,8">
        <Image.ToolTip>

            <ToolTip  MaxWidth="600" MaxHeight="580"
                      DataContext="{Binding PlacementTarget, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}">
                <Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1" Margin="5,7,5,5">
                    <Image Source="{Binding Source}" Stretch="Fill" />
                </Border>
            </ToolTip>
        </Image.ToolTip>
    </Image>
</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>
    <Image ToolTipService.ShowDuration="60000" Source="{Binding Images[1].ImageUrl}" Width="240" Height="240" Stretch="Uniform" Margin="0,8,5,8">
        <Image.ToolTip>
            <ToolTip  MaxWidth="600" MaxHeight="580"
                      DataContext="{Binding PlacementTarget, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}">
                <Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1" Margin="5,7,5,5">
                    <Image Source="{Binding Source}" Stretch="Fill" />
                </Border>
            </ToolTip>
        </Image.ToolTip>
    </Image>
</ListBoxItem>

.....and so on... for each array item

My view model and classes:
class PicklistItemViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
    private ObservableCollection<PicklistItem> _picklistItemCollection;

    public PicklistItemViewModel()
    {

        List<Rootobject> rootObjectList = CARestRequest.ChannelAdvisorRestCall(CARestRequest.url.product, CARestRequest.GetProductParameterList(CARestRequest.GetSkuString()));
        ObservableCollection<PicklistItem> picklist = new ObservableCollection<PicklistItem>();

        foreach (var rol in rootObjectList)
        {
            foreach (var r in rol.value)
            {
                picklist.Add(AddPicklistItem(r));
            }

        }
        PicklistItemCollection = picklist;

    }
}

public class PicklistItem:INotifyPropertyChanged
{
    private string itemcode;
    private string location;
    private int qty;
    private string title;
    public bool RowActive { get; set; } = false;

    //Here is old images list and the getter and setters for the private
    //variables i deleted to save space
    //public List<PicklistImageUrl> Images { get; set; }

    private ObservableCollection<PicklistImageUrl> _imageCollection;
    public ObservableCollection<PicklistImageUrl> Images
    {
        get { return _imageCollection; }
        set { _imageCollection = value; }
    }
}
public class PicklistImageUrl
{
    public string ImageUrl { get; set; }
}

So after making the Images property an observable collection they still only populate if I use an array index[0,1,2,3,..]. How am I supposed to bind the Images collection to the image control in the listbox item and preferably create a style for ListboxItem so there aren't [x] number of listboxitems with the same code except for the images array index

A: Make ItemTemplete instead:
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Images}">
    <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <Image ToolTipService.ShowDuration="60000" Source="{Binding ImageUrl}" Width="240" Height="240" Stretch="Uniform" Margin="0,8,5,8">
                <Image.ToolTip>
                    <ToolTip  MaxWidth="600" MaxHeight="580"
                DataContext="{Binding PlacementTarget, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}">
                        <Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1" Margin="5,7,5,5">
                            <Image Source="{Binding Source}" Stretch="Fill" />
                        </Border>
                    </ToolTip>
                </Image.ToolTip>
            </Image>
        </DataTemplate>
    </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>


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5 Talking Points Of The Monday Night WWE Raw 0
Rehan Firdaus August 28, 2018 5:42 pm August 28, 2018
The big night had arrived, but what did this night have in store for us? Last week, the RAW after WWE SummerSlam was a success, and even more than that was some old school SHIELD beat down. We had a women's title celebration and we had the displeasure of seeing Kurt sent off.
Weeks come and go, but are we really so much excited about the future? Monday Night RAW is here again, live from Toronto and without much ado let's just get in to the talking points for last night's red brand action.
1. The Big Dog And Monster Have Been Sealed :
Roman Reigns came out, showing dominance whilst talking big about accepting any challenge that came in his way. A tweet from Strowman showed that he's not afraid to take him face to face still. Strowman does come out and Reigns urges him to cash in to have a fight but Strowman backs down, says he will cash it in September 16.
He makes a deal out Reigns to face him at WWE Hell In a Cell PPV. Reigns didn't seem displeased whatsoever. It seems the company is trying to push up the importance of the Universal Championship. They are just putting aside the legacy of the WWE Championship or the WWE Heavy Weight Championship.
However, this seems quite settled than what we have had in the past. A great start to the show with some huge announcements.
2. The Balor And Baron Situation :
This rivalry has been going on for quite a long time now. It started as Baron the RAW constable and now it's Baron the acting GM of RAW. They have had their equal shares of matches in the industry until recently Baron showed his disappointment with Finn. Both the superstars had decided to make it final in WWE SummerSlam where Finn took out Baron. Actually, Demon Finn did it, so Baron wants the shot at him again, this time he mentions he wants the MAN not the DEMON.
They engage in a not so cool fight, Balor clearly has the upper hand and that point the GM make it a no disqualification! Comes a chair shot to the spine of Balor and the End of Days to pick up the win.
It is really interesting how the company is leading this feud out to something else. A bigger stage maybe.
Special Mentions: Shawn Michaels is to come at next week's Monday Night RAW.
3. KO Putting On A Show?
Do you remember him? Yes, he's the guy who beat John Cena on his debut, he is the guy who won the Universal Championship after Balor relinquished it, and he was the guy with so many potentials. However, his story took a huge turn when he was involved in a feud with the McMahon, precisely Shane O. They were in a match in WrestleMania where, KO looses, he is fired from the SD Live roster and he did loose and he was fired, he came back to RAW using Stephanie's help, he was granted a MITB briefcase match by Stephanie and he accepted Rollins's open challenge for the IC title. But do we know the one common thing between them all? LOSS! Yes, he lost.
We all know what Rollins is capable of, hadn't AJ been a part of WWE, Seth would have been the one but we know he does fantastic and so does KO. Give two a amazing talents and they will give you the best match. Seth and KO did the same, it was a hard tackle but in the end Seth's curbstomp finished it for KO.
KO sat in the middle of the ring and left the stadium blankly saying, "I QUIT!"
Does that indicate KO's end? Or does it mean KO is frustrated with himself? I simply say the company is giving a break to KO for some time and he will return soon with an ambition and he will take his revenge on all of the losses. Since, the company doesn't see a potential feud with Owens and anybody WWE has done the right thing I'd say, well unless KO retires or something.
Rollins is not stopping being amazing, it will interesting to see the upcoming future for him and the SHIELD.
4. Will You Walk With Me?
The Elias segment was a hit, we have classic Elias and then we have Trish Stratus come up to the ring, and the audience is 'Stratusfied'! There was a moment where I thought Trish kinda has it for Elias but then Elias got himself all wrong when he insults her. Well, that was all from the segment and income Ronda and Natalya.
Then comes out the ex champion Bliss with her ally Fox. They say things aren't equal so to match their trio, they get Mickie James. Then Natalya taking on Fox match was a very short match, Natalya won the submission and they have their post match celebration and the audience loved it.
Backstage we have the Bella Twins congratulating the girls on their win when comes the big 'wait for it' news. The Bella Twins will be back in RAW from the next week. This is a treat for the women's division. And it was a moment of 'Stratusfaction' for the women's progression as the next big thing.
5. The Next Big Feud Is Here :
Last week on RAW, the SHIELD decimated the monster, this week the SHIELD got decimated. Earlier in the night a match was set between Dolph and McIntyre against the duo of Reigns and Strowman. It was a pretty good fight and then Reigns needed a tag, he got tagged Braun in, but he didn't come in.
Instead Dolph and Drew started beating down Reigns and then came Strowman as well. Reigns was helpless, then came Ambrose, but he was taken out too and finally Rollins was burned to the ground as well. The SHIELD lay down fallen, when Braun power slams all.
Then they pose for the cameras as they are the one thing which the SHIELD won't be able to handle.
This is awesome, the SHIELD is supposedly back for another feud with the trio of Dolph, Drew and Braun. WWE has no plans for the titles yet, but when it comes to the SHIELD, we can be rest assured that the night is just amazing.
These were the five talking points from RAW. I hope you liked them and I hope you liked RAW too, WWE is finally picking up the gear it hadn't been using.
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Survey suggests people are starting to prefer non-denominational churches
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Though my wife and I attend a denominational, church, which we enjoy, recent polling suggests a cultural shift is taking place as people seem to be moving away from denominational churches, to independent or nondenominational churches.
In a survey of over 1,000 preselected people, Lifeway Research found that when denominational names were part of a church's name, significant percentages of people were no longer interested in attending that particular church.
The survey found:
51% said they would not be interested in a particular church if Pentecostal was part of its name;
48% were not interested if Catholic was part of the church name;
47% did not feel the church was for them if its name included Lutheran or Methodist;
46% said they were uninterested if Southern Baptist, Assemblies of God or Presbyterian were part of the name; and
43% felt they would not be interested if the church name included Baptist.
According to the Christian Post, this seems to be part of a growing trend of people preferring nondenominational churches. A study conducted in 2015 by Pew Research found that since 2007, the percentage of Evangelicals who identify with nondenominational churches grew from 13% to 19%.
Many of the denominations that we see today formed under the work of an individual or due to a particular theological emphasis.
The Lutheran church finds its roots in Martin Luther, the great protestant reformer, and the Methodist church through the revival preaching of John and Charles Wesley.
The Baptist church originated around its emphasis on believer's baptism and a rejection of infant baptism, which was still accepted by the Lutheran church.
Pentecostal churches, of course, embraced the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the spiritual gifts.
And oddly, the Apostle Paul seemed to be addressing a similar tendency in the early church where people were identifying more with certain church leaders to the point they were quarreling amongst themselves over who was better:
11 For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. 12 What I mean is that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," or "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Cephas," or "I follow Christ." 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, (1 Corinthians 1:11-14 ESV)
Though these divisions were based on early church personalities, some have suggested theological and cultural issues may have played a role in the divisions as well.
But Paul criticized all four groups who identified with either himself, Apollos, Cephas (Peter), and even Christ because they were dividing the body of Christ.
The early Jewish Christians may have identified with Peter, who held to Jewish traditions and who Paul referred to as the Apostle of the circumcision (Galatians 2:7). We also know there was contention between Peter and Paul (Galatians 2:11-12) as Peter withdrew from fellowship with gentiles when certain Jews showed up.
The gentiles, meanwhile, may have favored Paul, who called himself the apostle to the gentiles (Galatians 2:7).
Apollos, on the other hand, may have gained a following because of his exceptional oratory skills (Acts 18:24). Having been a follower of John the Baptist (Acts 18:25), he may have been a fire and brimstone preacher calling people to repentance
And oddly, Paul even threw the group that identified with Christ into this mix. Though it could be argued that all of us should be part of this latter group, Paul may have criticized it, because it was priding itself as superior to the other groups who were identifying with mere mortals.
Ultimately, it was this attitude of superiority, that was manifesting in all four groups, and led to the quarreling, that was wrong, so the Christ group deserved equal criticism.
There is nothing wrong with attending a denominational church, which may have a unique theological perspective, but we need to guard our hearts against feelings of superiority over other Bible-believing churches.
Even nondenominational churches can have this sense of superiority, which is ultimately the root of the division in the church.
READ: Americans prefer churches with names that are nondenominational: study AND Half of Americans Rule Out Pentecostal Churches
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Reflections on Cambridge
by:	Alan Macfarlane
The traditions and creativity of Cambridge University have survived 800 years. In celebration, this first-ever combined historical and anthropological account explores the culture, the customs, the colleges and the politics of this famous institution. As professor there for nearly forty years, the author sets forth on a personal but also dispassionate attempt to understand how […]
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The traditions and creativity of Cambridge University have survived 800 years. In celebration, this first-ever combined historical and anthropological account explores the culture, the customs, the colleges and the politics of this famous institution. As professor there for nearly forty years, the author sets forth on a personal but also dispassionate attempt to understand how this ancient university developed and changed, and how it continues to influence those who pass through it. This book delves into the history and architecture as well as the charm and the ghosts of Cambridge presenting a valuable resource for anyone who studies, teaches, visits, or is intrigued by this great intellectual centre
Publisher: Social Science Press
Alan Macfarlane is Professor of Anthropological Science, University of Cambridge, and Life Fellow, King's College Cambridge. In 1986 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. He was born in Assam, India, and his work covers Britain, India, China and Japan. Throughout his distinguished career, Alan Macfarlane has published widely in history and anthropology. His publications include Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England (1970,1999) Routledge, London; Resources and Population (1976) CUP; The Origins of English Individualism (1978) Blackwell, Oxford; A Guide to English Historical Records (1983) CUP; The Culture of Capitalism (1987) Blackwell, Oxford; The Savage Wars of Peace (1997) Blackwell, Oxford; Green Gold: The Empire of Tea (2003) (with Iris Macfarlane) Ebury Press, London.
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At its core, Snapchat is about letting people show the world what their lives are like right then and there. It's about living in the moment. It's about living a life with no filters (regardless of whichever goofy filters the app may offer on any given day).
Sometimes that means two horny college kids making a real-time a love connection as an entire city cheers them on. Sometimes that means channeling positive vibes to go from mid-level celeb to global phenomenon. And sometimes that means a world-champion athlete warns people about the dangers of eating expensive European dog food.
That's right, tennis great Serena Williams chowed down on some high class dog food, got catastrophic diarrhea, and lived to snap the tale.
Here's how it went down (and later, out).
While in Italy recently, Williams and her Yorkie, Chip, found themselves without puppy food, and were forced to resort to their hotel's (reportedly the Rome Cavalieri) dog menu, which is evidently a thing that actually exists. For 15 Euros, Williams ordered a salmon and rice dish which, upon closer inspection, looked pretty tasty not only to Chip, but to the No. 1 ranked woman's tennis player, as well.
So, explains Williams over the course of 24-part Snapchat saga, "I'm like, what the heck. I'm gonna try a piece. It looks good. Soooo…I eat a spoonful. Don't just me, I ate a spoonful."
"Let's fast forward to two hours. I just ran to the toilet like…whew…like I thought I was gonna pass out."
That's right. You can be the greatest tennis player of your generation, and still suffer a calamitous case of diarrhea from eating food intended for a different species.
"It was just a spoonful," gasps Williams a few snaps later. "And I am on the struggle bus."
And then, as if reading our collective minds, Williams gets to the point.
"But really though, I mean what was I thinking? Fifteen euros for a soup? Yesterday I paid 18 euros for beef and chicken. And today I paid 15 euros for that stuff that's making me go to the bathroom. I mean…I need a life."
Still, Williams manages to find a silver lining to this whole saga, ending her nearly-four minute long tale with a shot of her handwritten note to the next person thinking about eating off the doggie menu.


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Plant trees and shrubs now through November so they have time to establish new roots before the ground freezes.
Drain your hoses and sprinklers.
Pot spring-flowering bulbs to force into bloom indoors. Moisten soil and refrigerate for 10 to 13 weeks. Transfer to a cool, sunny location and allow an additional three to four weeks for blooming.
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The 2017 Mental Health Awareness Week theme "Surviving or Thriving?" centres around the concept that good mental health is "more than the absence of a mental health problem". It seeks to uncover why some people, too, are thriving with good mental health.
There certainly is no single answer to this question. This much, though, is clear: A healthy, balanced diet is a key factor for good mental health, learning ability and general well-being. And this healthy, balanced diet certainly does not include a daily sugar binge on a microwave meal followed by a packet of Hobnobs or a pot of Ben&Jerry's.
When we eat sugary foods, our blood sugar levels spike and our pancreas releases insulin to remove the sugar from the blood into the cells. In the case of fructose, it goes straight into the liver where it is stored as glycogen. When glycogen stores are full, the sugar in the liver is directly converted into fat. The problem is that this process causes our sugar levels to drop sharply, which can leave us feeling irritable and exhausted. To re-energise, we start craving more sweets. Thus, a never-ending vicious cycle begins.
A diet high in refined sugar and processed foods can cause mood swings, low energy levels and inflammation in our bodies. It can also lead to low immunity and poor digestion. All of these issues can have a negative impact on mental health.
According to the London-based nutrition education charity Food for the Brain, a poor blood sugar balance is the single biggest factor in mood disorders amongst the people that seek their advice for conditions ranging from depression and autism to schizophrenia and insomnia. The charity promotes the vital role of optimal nutrition for good physical and mental health. It runs a not-for-profit clinic, the Brain Bio Centre, in Putney.
Refined sugar and refined carbohydrates (white bread, pasta, rice and processed foods) do not only supply very little nutrients and play havoc with our sugar levels. They also use up the mood-enhancing B vitamins, which are needed to turn each teaspoon of sugar into energy!
Plenty of research links poor mental health to a high sugar consumption. This study has proven a link between a high sugar diet and depression. It also showed worse results for schizophrenia patients. Another study found that eating too much sugar may speed up Alzheimer's. A further piece of research by a team from the University College London found that a diet high in processed foods (invariably high in sugar) also increases the risk of depression. This study of 3500 middle-aged civil servants discovered that those who ate large amounts of processed foods had a 58% increased risk for depression.
Those who ate a "whole food" diet, on the other hand, had a 26% reduced risk for depression.
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Food for the Brain is promoting a great fundraising initiative. They encourage people to organise tea parties where they serve healthy goodies and snacks rather than sugar laden treats. And show their guests that you can have a party without the junk!
The proceeds will support the charity's outreach work as well as directly supporting families on low incomes so they can access subsidised nutritional therapy services at the charity's clinic. You can find out more here.
I've just sent out the invites for my very own Food for the Brain tea party. I'm looking forward to an afternoon of good-for-you cookies and cakes, such as my Healthy Almond Berry Cake (pic above). And to excellent company. And way too many cups of freshly brewed Earl Grey.
UPDATE: Mental Health Awareness week 2017 has now passed (and I'm pleased to say my tea party was a great success). Let this not deter you to continue making delicious sugar free, low carb desserts. Your brain and your health will thank you for it!
Thank you for this great information! It's so important to take whatever steps we can to safeguard our mental health!
What good information. I do have a sweet tooth and have to remember that I feel better with less sugar.
Diet is such an important aspect of the jigsaw.
Than you Vanessa. Food for the Brain is doing really great work and I want to support them any way I can. And you are right – mental health is still such a taboo, which it should not be.
I have the biggest sweet tooth & this doesn't help!!
I feel lucky that I don't have much of a sweet tooth… it makes it easier. Salty foods are another story LOL!
Haha, salty foods are for a different story :). But not feeling the need to shovel down sugary foods is very liberating – and very healthy indeed.
In my house we live by the rule of Everything in Moderation. Most of the families I know who raise their kids with a strict NO sugar rule, have ended up having kids get older and binge on the sugary foods when they are out of the house. I prefer my kids to know it's okay to have a little bit here and there but not binge.
I understand this correlation very well because I have depression. I've also done a lot of research on how our nutrition effects our brains and I can see how sugar does do this! Thanks for spreading the word about this!
Thanks for sharing this. It is so interesting to find out about all the correlations between nutrition and health. I had a chronic inflammation problem a few years ago, which disappeared after I cut sugar out of my diet. Food can be the slowest poison – and the most powerful medicine.
Such great information here…it's important to spread the word and encourage everyone to enjoy in moderation!
I agree on so many levels. Le sigh. Our culture is so wrapped up in eating sugar for celebrating and rewarding ourselves. It's crazy. But that is also why I love to follow you. Your ideas are always so great and I adore your recipes!
Hello Candice, thank you so much for your kind words. We need to rethink our habit of rewarding ourselves with sugar. It's just not en equivalent for love.
I love this post! I (like Jolina) have a major sweet tooth. But I also believe in moderation in all things. If I can make something that is just as delightful without sugar as with, then I will always do it that way. Otherwise I only ever eat a very small portion of a food that contains sugar. I absolutely love fresh and whole fruits and vegetabes and during the summertime especially; I feel like they are better than any sugary treat!
Your almond berry cake looks divine! I can't wait to check it out!!!
Thank you Juli! I found that once I started reading labels, ready made food did not appeal to me any more at all. It's so much better to know what's in your sweets – because you can make such yummy desserts sweetened with fruit or with natural sugar alternatives such as stevia or xylitol that are actually good for you!
As a person with an epic sweet tooth, sugar is something I don't think I can totally give up though I've taken little steps like giving up soda and candy and similar stuff. Everything in moderation I think is what will work for me.


[Interview] "The Handmaiden" Kim Tae-ri, "I used to work hard as a student"
The competition of 1 out of 1,500, Park Chan-wook, Cannes, homosexual bed scenes, exposure...these were some of the things Kim Tae-ri had to endure. It was a great amount of weight for a rookie but she managed it.
"The Handmaiden" is a movie about the characters fooling each other around and around to get their hands on money. Park Chan-wook transformed Kim Tae-ri as a servant named Sook-hee.
Sook-hee was hired by the conman count (Ha Jung-woo) to steal Hideko's (Kim Min-hee) wealth as a servant but she feels affectionate for The Handmaiden. Sook-hee is orphan and she gives all the love she didn't get as a child, to Hideko who is also an orphan with no relatives.
So Sook-hee had to be someone with innocence, nerve and warmth. Kim Tae-ri was perfect for Sook-hee. Kim Tae-ri joined the Kyeonghee University Department of Mass Communications to become an announcer. She did many jobs to maintain her daily and school life. That resulted in her strong livelyhood. This stood out in Park Chan-wook's eyes.
"I did a lot of jobs while I attended school. I had to. I worked at KFC, at a newspaper company, and even cafes. I even worked at a multiplex for 6 months while I was on a break from school. I'm sure there was something about me that only I had to play Sook-hee. Sook-hee is a smart girl who can make anything out of anything".
The bed scene was the hottest topic, but Kim Tae-ri says she found something else tougher and that was the hearty laughter and wearing the silver thimble. She had to laugh like an idiot but she couldn't. In the scene where Sook-hee sharpens Hideko's sharp teeth, she shook so bad that she panicked.
"I was so nervous. The director asked me what was wrong. Kim Min-hee told me to breathe in and calm down".
Kim Tae-ri was grateful for Park Chan-wook for his consideration and affection. He was so considerate he filmed the bed scene with a remote controlled camera.
"The director has keen eyes for every scene and every cut. He knows exactly wants so we trust him. Everything is a first for me. He doesn't ignore my opinions and listens to me. I feel like my opinions are part of the movie".
Kim Tae-ri was so into Kim Min-hee and she not only got cast for the movie but also got to go to Cannes. She's being anticipated with something else soon but she doesn't want to worry about it.
"I worry about things when they hit me. I didn't even worry about "The Handmaiden". If I disappoint in the next film, I think I can recover in another film. The biggest concern I have at the moment is where I stand in this heated attention I'm getting at the moment and what I should do. I am trying hard to stand in a neutral point".
"[Interview] "The Handmaiden" Kim Tae-ri, "I used to work hard as a student""
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If you are lucky enough to own real estate on Paris Mountain you know the attraction. The main road over the mountain runs from Piney Mountain home of Montebello Estates up and over to Travelers Rest, SC. The view from the road is a sweeping one of the Greenville area with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background. It is only about 4 miles from downtown Greenville SC as well.
Homes range from median priced older homes to luxury mansions with amazing view of the mountains. Real Estate here tends to be older, but some new homes have been built recently.
At its peak, Paris Mountain is about 1800 feet above sea level, giving unparalleled views of the city, at least a thousand feet below. Its reservoirs supply water for the fast-growing city of Greenville.
Today, Paris Mountain property remains classified as rural, due to the protected nature of the park. Paris Mountain Homes near the park routinely sell for upwards of $400,000 to over a million dollars, making it some of the most desirable and sot after Greenville County real estate for sale.
The mountain itself is a single giant rock of hard basalt that has survived the geological forces that have worn down the nearby topography. Today it is a prominent enough peak to be home to most of the cell phone, radio and television transmitters in the Greenville area. It is one of the oldest protected areas in the entire state. Each lot must be at least 3 acres according to the protective ordinances.
Most of the real estate for sale are individual homes with no subdivisions on the main road, Altamont Road.
History of Paris Mountain State Park
Just four miles from downtown Greenville, SC, you will find Paris Mountain, SC. It lies on the outskirts of town yet seems much father away. Paris Mountain State Park is protected as a South Carolina State Park, founded in 1935. The area, first settled by Europeans in the late 18th century, today is a destination for hikers and bikers alike.
The history of Paris Mountain, includes thousands of years of Native American habitation. At various times, the Mississippian, Catawba, Creek and Cherokee tribes have all occupied the area to varying degrees. Archaeologists have found evidence of human activities early as 11,000 years ago in the state.
The area now known as South Carolina was part of the Cherokee Nation in 1755, when the Eastern section of the state was ceded to the State of South Carolina. The British built Fort Prince George to serve the population of European traders that were operating in the area and was the site of several battles during the Cherokee War of 1756. The nearby area was ceded to the Cherokee Nation as a protected in 1763 when the French-Indian War ended.
Around 1770, Torrie "Colonel" Richard Paris became the first European to permanently settle in the region, and sided with the British during the Revolutionary War. His homestead at the Reedy River Falls, was taken by Revolutionary forces when they drove the Cherokee out to the north and west.
The area officially became Greenville County after the war, named after General Nathanial Greene. Many grants were issued to veterans of the War of American Independence when the state couldn't meet the payroll. Issued as early as 1786, veteran benefactors settled nearby in the town then known as Pleasantville, that soon became Greenville, SC.
When the railroad came through in the late 19th century, the stop near the mountain is simply called Paris, perhaps accounting for the name change. As the town of Greenville grew, the area and homesteads nearby became known as Paris Mountain. During that time, inns for travelers along the river road operated.In the 1890s, rudimentary protection was granted the Paris Mountain area when reservoirs were built there.
What was the first school in the area during the 19th century was then a 2-room wooden building called Mountain Academy. Land to build a dedicated high school nearby was donated in 1912 to become the Paris School, but was almost immediately transformed into Camp Sevier in 1918. The base assisted in training troops for combat in Europe during World War I. Men from all over the United States found themselves being whipped into shape here before being shipped off as the entire 30th or "Old Hickory" Division. The site of the former camp finally became the Paris High School, within the district of Greenville, SC., from 1926-1960. The whole complex was torn down in 1976.
The Depression of the 1930s hit the area very hard and many out-of-work locals joined the federal "Alphabet Agency" program, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), to create several parks in the area. The state Forestry Commission was tasked with developing a state Forest Service to administer the new parks.Paris Mountain State Park was one of them. The new South Carolina State Park Service dedicated it in the mid-1930s. Today, nearly 1,300 acres are protected and held in public trust.The park offers residents of Greenville an opportunity to utilize mountain urban camping in a seemingly pristine (though actually just well-recovered) landscape with trails and clean lakes that are spectacular enough to draw visitors from the whole Greenville region.
The mountain itself is a single giant rock of hard basalt that has survived the geological forces that have worn down the nearby topography. Today it is a prominent enough peak to be home to most of the cell phone, radio and television transmitters in the Greenville area. It is one of the oldest protected areas in the entire state.
Activities that one may pursue in the park include, boating, swimming, backpacking, picnicking, overnight camping, guided nature tours, biking, rock climbing, challenging hiking trails and regular programs. The park has a thriving "Friends of Paris Mountain" club you can join which gets you free admission to all state parks. A great deal and a great asset to the homes of Paris Mountain.
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Sten Bergheden, born in 1965, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006.

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History of Lacrosse
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What is the history of lacrosse? It is a topic that holds interesting for me in two respects. First, I enjoy all types of history, so learning the who's and what's of the sport is interesting to me. Second, I play lacrosse and knowing who and how the sport was developed would help and interest me.
How the game of lacrosse was played. What they used to play with, the types of sticks and balls. Rules used to play, team size, and the basic aspects of the game. The differences between the game of old and the one I play. These are some of the things I would like to know more about.
The war aspect of the game is really interesting. How the aspects of war were incorporated into the game, and why, plus the rituals performed, were all closely interconnected.
History of Lacrosse specifically for you
Knowing these facts and accounts of lacrosse, before it was changed will help me to understand the game I love. It will also help me to understand those who came before me and passed the game on to me. Plus it will allow me to better understand a people whose ways have been removed and in instances put to an end.
I will be showing, to the best of my ability, an objective view of this history. But some of the information I used was not as objective, so in using their info I tamed down the language, but some of the information is still seemingly biased, but in my points and opinions I will be more objective.
Lacrosse is the oldest team sport played in North America by anyone. But beyond that it was an influential part of a society now mostly defunct. The history of lacrosse is rich in many ways, in its traditions, rituals, and ceremonies.
The game of lacrosse had many styles of play based on the area the tribe was located, it also had different names, all meaning about the same. Their sticks were how they played but more importantly it was their way of life. This was true because lacrosse trained the braves for many things, as well as solved their disputes.
The origin of lacrosse is an obscure one. There are a few ideas of how and where the game originated but no one knows.But the game of lacrosse was the American Indians own, and no others. The American Indians of the northeast and the now central states played lacrosse. There is, however, a similarity between lacrosse and the most popular ball game played by the Norse, called knattleiker. Knattleiker was played in Iceland around 874 BC, and was frequently mentioned in Icelandic sagas, but never in great detail, so an idea of the rules and the game itself can only be obtained from recorded incidents and episodes. (Boyd 14) Professor Hertzberg suggested the possible connection between the two, in that the Norse introduced knattleiker to the Indian tribes of the northeast coast of America, where it then spread inland (Boyd 14). The contact between the American Indians and the Norse occurring when the Norse explored the New World and made camps in Canada and the northeast US. This though is uncertain, where Indian games of lacrosse were witnessed and so is certain.
The early data on lacrosse is from missionaries and English explorers, and is scant and often conflicting. But they agree on one thing, there were three different forms of lacrosse. They were the southeast, Great Lakes, and the Iroquoian (Vennum 2).
Thomas Vennum JR described the three types.
The southeastern game was a double sticked version of the game. A two and a half foot stick is held in each hand, and a soft, small deerskin ball is held between the two. This differs from today's game, in that only one stick is used, and it is about 3 feet long, plus an inch or two, depending on the player's preference.
The Great Lake version, players used a singles three-ft. stick. The stick terminates in a round, closed pocket about three to four inches in diameter, hardly larger than the ball, which was made of wood, charred and scraped to shape. The American Indians would put a chunk of wood on a fire and let the outer portions char slightly; they would then scrape and form the wood into a ball. This differs from today's game, where a hard rubber ball is used.
The Iroquoian or northeastern style, is the forerunner of modern sticks. In that this stick was the model for today's sticks. Their sticks were the longest, more than three feet; the shaft ended in a crook and a large, flat triangular surface of webbing extending as much as two-thirds of the length of the stick. Today's sticks are still about the same length, instead of the stick ending in a crook, the head is plastic and screwed onto the shaft. The head is still cover by netting; just it is not as big or far-reaching as on the old sticks.
The type of sticks used in lacrosse depended upon which style of play you came from. Once again the Great Lake style had two small sticks, one in each hand, while the southeast and Iroquois had only one larger stick. While this differed greatly, the importance of the stick did not.
Sticks were very important to the American Indians. Sticks were a symbol of triumph for the Native American culture. Rick Hill Sr., Professor of Native American studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo says that in design lacrosse sticks are descendants of war clubs (Conover 33). The sticks were elaborately carved on the butts and handles. The sticks were so important, then and now, to the players that they requested that they be buried with their sticks next to them (Vennum 2).
Lacrosse's origins are rooted in legend, and are surrounded with ceremony. The Indians believed that the creator gave lacrosse to them in the past. For the Indians in ancient days, today's as well; a lacrosse game was a ceremonial replay of the creation story and the struggle between good and evil that ensued (Conover 32). So it was then an understandably important role in Indian culture. Lacrosse was the creator's gift, and it was an important part of the American Indians lives. This is why lacrosse proved to be so important. For these reasons, game outcome and team selection were believed to be supernaturally controlled. Since the creator gave them the game, he also decides who plays and wins the game.
Games were large affairs, played by tribes. Hundreds of braves played on each side, over a thousand occasionally. They played on a large open space or prairie, with no out-of-bounds, and play then ranged in all directions. There were two goals, between 500 yards and half a mile apart usually, but sometimes they were miles apart. (Boyd 17)
Goals ranged in types, a single pole, tree, or rock. Or two goal posts were used where hitting the single "post" or shooting between the two posts resulted in a goal, or one point. Games were reported to reach a hundred points or more on occasion. Games often lasted days, ending at sundown and beginning at sunup (Conover 32).
Equipment was, and still is, prepared ritually for games by conjurers. Games were very important so they were very serious, regardless of the reason for it. Between these factors and the fact that the preparation and rituals required of the players were the same as those practiced before going on the warpath (Vennum 3).
Games were held for many reasons. The whole community often became involved with games for many reasons as well. The games were played for fun, and so betting was a major part of the game for everyone. Furs, beadwork, wives, and children were all bet on the outcome of games (Vennum 3). But this is debatable. It is thought by some that American Indians only learned how to bet from Europeans, that and they had a stronger sense of family, and so would not bet their wives or children, but these are just two sides of the debate. Games were held for other reasons also. They were used as training for war. The large numbers of players with seemingly no rules simulated combat. Many observers have been quoted on the games aspects,
In these desperate struggles for the ball, when hundreds are running together and leaping actually over each others heads, and darting between their adversaries legs, tripping and throwing and fouling each other in every possible manner, and every voice raised to the highest key in shrill yelps and barks, there are a rapid succession of feats and of incidents that astonish and amuse far beyond the conception of anyone who has not had the great luck to see them (Boyd15).
Another observer is quoted as saying, "Almost everything short of murder is allowable"(Conover 32). So the games were rough, giving the braves good fighting skills. Plus the long duration of games gave them an increased endurance. The Indians used this warlike appearance to their advantage. Boyd writes of one account,
In 1763, during Pontiac's Rebellion, an attack on Ft. Michillmacknic was disguised as a lacrosse game. When the inhabitants and soldiers were completely enthralled by the game the ball was thrown into the fort and the soldiers interested in seeing the game continue opened the gates and let the Indians in. When the Indians got in the dropped their sticks and pulled out their weapons and attacked the inhabitants.
This account shows how the fierce playing style the American Indians used would be training for war. It was so wild and new to the settlers they were mesmerized and so wanted the game to continue, allowing the American Indians to accomplish their attack.Games were also held to end territorial disputes, but this did not always turn out peaceful. In 1790 a Creek vs. Choctaw games was held to determine rights to a beaver pond. When the Creeks where declared the winners a violent battle ensued.Most matches ended peacefully though.
On occasion a game was set up to honor another tribe. Conover describes account of this kind,
In 1794 after the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution whites were once again threatening Indian lands in what is now Ohio and New York. Chief Joseph Brant of the Mohawks, who sided with the British during the Revolution, was negotiating for land in Canada.
The site offered by the British was unacceptable and would have separated them from the rest of the Six Nations, to which the Mohawks belonged. The Seneca, also members, agreed that the site was unacceptable and so intervened, getting the Mohawks a better site. Brant then set up a ceremonial lacrosse game to celebrate the Seneca help.
Lacrosse was one of the things that helped keep the Six Nations together in the forthcoming years that would be difficult. They used lacrosse, a stable part of their society, to keep that same society from collapsing.
Problems with lacrosse only started when the whites interfered. Because Indians had to charge money to travel to international matches, they were labeled as "professionals" and so banned from International competition, reserved for "amateurs"(Vennum 3). This came during a time of American Indian resentment, and for some hatred. This barrier held until 1980 when the Iroquois Nationals formed and broke this barrier.
Many aspects started that brought negative thought. Wagering on games which had always been an integral part to the community's involvement. When betting and violence saw an increase; lacrosse was looked upon negatively by whites. This was, however, the traditional Indian culture eroding, not the sport itself. This betting and violence sparked opposition to lacrosse from government officials and missionaries. The betting was also believed to have an impoverishing effect on the Indians. Plus the games were felt to interfere with church attendance. The last straw though was in 1900 when the Oklahoma Choctaw attached lead weights to their sticks to use as skull-crackers.
The game was then banned. In 1950 the Great Lakes style of lacrosse died out, but the Iroquois and southeast still played their own styles and games.
Lacrosse got its name from a Jesuit missionary-Jean de Bre`beuf. Who called it crosse. This was derived from the pastoral staff a bishop uses, called a crosier, so thus-la crosse. It was known as la crosse until only recently, when it became one word. (Scott 7) This change occurred due to an "Americanization" of the word during a time when American English took more of a precedence then its French Predecessor.
The Indians however named it differently, for different aspects of the game. The Onondaga name described the technique, Dehuntshigwa`es, or, "men hit a rounded object." In the southeast, the games aspect of war was used, Baggataway, or, "little brother of war"(Boyd 18).
Non-Indians did not start playing lacrosse until the mid-n19th century. At first the French and English settlers were both startled and horrified by the game. In 1856 the first non-Indian team was formed in Montreal, Canada. They adopted the Mohawk game and "civilized" it by a new set of rules and organized it into amateur clubs. Thus ruling out the Indians since they were still labeled as Professionals. The game has grown over the years and is the fastest growing sport in the world.
The non-Indian women's field game of lacrosse is the closest to how the Indians originally played the game. It retains the wooden sticks, although now plastic ones are becoming more popular, lacking the protective gear and sidelines of the men's game, and tends towards mass attack rather than positions and offsides (Vennum 2).
The history of lacrosse has been rich and diverse. It has had many forms and peoples playing it.
With possible origins from Iceland, and names differing by language and observation of the sport. Between men and women it has been available. Lacrosse has helped the Indian culture, and is an integral part of that same culture.
Through this paper I learned many new things, where the name lacrosse came from, how American Indians played, plus many more aspects too numerous to list. I can use this new found information to better myself and those around me so no more of the history is lost, and that history does not repeat itself I learned how the Indians used to play the game of lacrosse, and how it differs to the sport I love to play, just as they did. I think more players need to realize the past that has given them such a great sport and just learn about it and thank those who came before them, for their efforts to pass on this sport called Baggataway, or "little brother of war."


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Ghost in the Shell has a New Trailer
The live-action remake of Ghost in the Shell is fast-approaching theaters. Scarlett Johannson is the Major, and she is spraying bullets and kicking ass in this brand new trailer for the Hollywood remake of Mamoru Oshii's 1995 film and Masamune Shirow's original manga.
The trailer starts off with the Major and her crew breaking into a room, just missing the hologram of a mysterious person. "I saw someone down there," Major said. "He wasn't human."
The trailer explores some of the surrounding mysteries about the Major and her past. Little is revealed but there are plenty of hints concerning her previous life. It seems that the government has given her a backstory that she has believed so far. But the main antagonist Kuze is offering her an alternative, quite different version. The main story will probably revolve around the Major chasing down Kuze and the possible truth behind his claims.
Ghost in the Shell is an iconic franchise spanning multiple anime movies, TV shows, manga and video games. It offers a hacker-centric look into the future, where augmentation is rife and threats to human life are often conducted through digital, rather than physical means. Ghost in the Shell has never been turned into a live-action movie. The upcoming adaptation was therefore inevitable, given the sheer volume of beloved source material available.
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