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A Couple of Favorites
Teresa / November 1, 2009
Two sentimental winners took Saturday's stakes races at Aqueduct, perhaps the most unsentimental of race tracks.
The grade III Bold Ruler was run as the fourth race; in a field of five, Jack Bruner's Sing Baby Sing was the favorite; Allen Jerkens's Le Grand Cru was the longest shot at 7 – 1, a fact that surprised the Chief. "I was surprised at his odds," he said after the race. "I didn't think he'd be the longest shot," based on his win in the Grade III Kelso at Belmont earlier this month.
Then he added with a smile, "But I'm not a very good handicapper."
Le Grand Cru won his first start, in March of 2008 at Gulfstream Park. Off the track for nearly a year, he reeled off three seconds in a row at GP; he got his second career win at Belmont in June. He's run unsuccessfully on grass and has shown an affinity for an off-track.
"We couldn't figure him out," said Jerkens. "I was so disappointed in Florida when he couldn't win those four times, after he broke his maiden.
"That last race [the Kelso] gave him confidence. He used to chicken out when another horse got in front of him."
In typically humble fashion, Jerkens gave credit for Saturday's win to those who've worked with the horse, citing the jockey, exercise rider, groom, and assistant trainer: "He got a very good ride. [Jose Lezcano] is riding him really good. The guy who rides him in the morning, Noel Wynter, is doing good with him, too. Efrain rubs him. Fernando, too."
Following the win, the Chief reminisced. "They opened this place in 1959. I didn't have a winner that day." Prompted to recall his first win, he said, "At the old Aqueduct in 1950. July 4th, 1950. Woody Stevens was second. They raced here in the summer then. The place was beautiful."
As was Aqueduct on Saturday, with the Chief back in the winner's circle, once more upsetting the field in a stakes race.
Five races later, Unbridled Belle went to the post in the Grade III Turnback the Alarm. . Meant to be retired earlier this year, she was reportedly unsuccessfully bred and came back to the races, and in six starts, she's compiled a record of 2 – 1 – 1, all in graded stakes.
Unbridled Belle raced once at two, breaking her maiden at first asking, and raced well if unevenly at three, making eight starts and hitting the board in four of them. She garnered national attention at four when she crushed the field in the 2007 Delaware Handicap; a month earlier, she'd finished second in the Obeah at Delaware Park, a race that she came back to win in 2008 and 2009. This year, she won by 11 lengths.
A second in the Personal Ensign and a win in the Beldame followed the 2007 DelCap, but never the most consistent of mares, she made few trips to the winner's circle. She was a game second to Music Note in the Beldame this year, and she came into yesterday's race the overwhelming favorite.
And she didn't disappoint. She raced comfortably mid-pack until the top of the stretch, swung off the rail, took the lead easily, and won by four. The old lady—she's six years old, old in racing years—still has it.
Following the race, trainer Todd Pletcher indicated that she'd head next to the Grade II Falls City at Churchill, for her final start before being retired. While she is clearly Delaware's horse, she's raced in New York often enough to have quite a sizable fan base here, and those fans were glad to see her get the win today—even if, at less than even money, she wasn't a profitable wager.
Two stakes races, two sentimental favorites, one bettors' choice, one longshot, one venerable and beloved trainer. The habitat of hardened railbirds, Aqueduct doesn't often feature in happy horse stories, but on Saturday, the narratives laid themselves out for the taking, for the 3,600 who turned out on a warm, breezy, grey day in Ozone Park.
November 1, 2009 in Uncategorized. Tags: Allen Jerkens, Aqueduct Fall 09, Bold Ruler, Le Grand Cru, Turnback the Alarm, Unbridled Belle
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You have to listen to Nelken.
Ahmed and I were lucky to escape.
Does Frank really have a girlfriend?
Nathan went to buy dog food.
I dated Dorian for three years.
You think that I am a loose woman, don't you Anatoly?
Po is Miek's make out buddy.
I heard about your problems with Tahsin.
Pratt has a beautiful smile.
Colin had a battery of tests after suffering a number of dizzy spells.
Police Lieutenant Noemi Jackson is determined to catch the fugitive.
I thought Barbara was coming home with you.
We're glad to have Brender here.
Leung's hands were tightly clenched into fists.
Darryl opened his mouth to say something, but Raman interrupted him.
Aside from a brief flirtation with belly dancing, Mariou decided she would rather kick-box.
Leon loves to play with my dog.
Ellen did some shopping at the mall.
Do you often hear from Alex?
Vincent recommended this novel to them.
Elsa wanted me to bring you this.
Rafik doesn't know what to say to make Nici feel better.
It's likely Barry and Granville will get married in the near future.
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Spencer complained about the room being too small.
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We're excited to announce that we will have a stand at the European Juggling Convention in Almere from the 29th July to the 7th August 2016. We'll have copies of the book to sell including dvd's and other goodies. Many of the company will be there to perform a special one off performance of Smashed so a great opportunity to get the book signed.


A couple of weeks ago we visited the wonderful award-winning Mr. Coopers restaurant. It is part of the beautiful Midland Hotel. As part of our stay there we decided to try out the pre theatre menu at Mr. Coopers. Mr. Cooper's House & Garden is a tribute to Mr. Cooper himself, whose house and famous gardens sat on the site back in 1819.
Thomas Cooper was a popular figure in Manchester. The family were coach-makers by trade and their garden situated on the site of The Midland was famous for its strawberries, gooseberries, apples and flowers. The Coopers would welcome the public in to visit the gardens and picnic there, at intervals throughout the year.
Mr. Cooper's is such a unique space, and has many different area's, flowing from a lounge and study area at the front of the restaurant through to a garden area at the back.
The menu had a great variety of choice and even has something to suit Mr. Fussy Jack. The service was fantastic the staff were so friendly and attentive; our waitress was fantastic with Jack and helped him to work out his portion sizes. She was quite interested and asked him lots of questions about diabetes, making him feel at ease.
This always makes a big difference when we are eating out. Jack has to work out his carbohydrates to match his portion sizes so he gan get his insulin levels correct. All it takes is a couple of minutes to do. The waitress actually went into the kitchen and took a photo of the portion Jack would get to help him. Little things like this give him so much more confidence and make a big difference, so thank you.
I chose the raw beef started and duck main. But to be honest there was loads on the menu I would have liked to try. However both dishes were delicious. in fact the beef was just amazing, one of those dishes you could eat again and again.
We loved Mr. Coopers, the service, staff, food, setting were all just great. Definitely somewhere I would like to visit again. An would 100% recommend this a must visit restaurant in Manchester, if you want to eat in a beautiful location with great service, and fantastic food, Mr. Coopers is perfect.
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That is so lovely that the waitress did that. It is so important to know which restaurants go the extra mile. The food looks fab, just wish I lived nearer to try it out!!
Looks lovely – and how good they were with Jack. It must make all the difference.
I adore those windows – looks like a lovely place to go for a meal.
Most of the time good food it let down by poor service or vice versa so it's lovely to find a place that does both really well.


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How do you become a C list celebrity?
Katie Price's ex-husband Alex Reid on the grim reality of what it's like to be famous for being famous
Robert Crampton
Saturday April 21 2012, 6.49pm, The Times
A cold Wednesday afternoon in a rehearsal room in South London, and I'm beginning to warm to Alex Reid. Belying his tabloid image as a hardman, Reid is soft-spoken, rather earnest, anxious to be liked, curiously vulnerable.
Ex-cagefighter, ex-husband of Katie Price, about to become the father of former Big Brother star Chantelle Houghton's baby, Reid is trying to reinvent himself – if not, yet, as a heavyweight thespian, then certainly a respected treader of the boards, a showbiz trouper. "I'm rebranding myself after my association with Katie Price," he says. "I feel a bit of a chip on my shoulder to prove my acting ability."
As a cagefighter, Reid was a very minor celebrity, a long way down the alphabet. He became, at least

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Q: Negate regex in referer analysis I want find any domain in referer, except my domain (full URL https://www.example.com/AnySubDir).
When I use negate expression bellow,  any string does match, why?
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A: Your regex consists of a negative lookahead only (?! (^Referer that will succeed when not matching a space followed by the start of the string Referer etc.. That will match at a lot of postions.
What you could do is move the ^ at the start of the regex and  use a negative lookahead to assert that your string does not start with your url.
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There is no programming language listed, but another way to solve this could be to check if the string starts with Referer: https://www.example.com

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Freedom. Do we live in the state of true freedom? Do we want to?
I know I want to be free to be me, the me that I was designed to be.
and led me into more freedom than I thought possible just 12 hours ago!
I was praying to Him from my bed, and reading the scriptures that His Holy Spirit inspired. Matthew 10 quotes Yeshua, the savior of this world, instructing me that if I do not love Yahweh more than my parents then I am not worthy of Yahweh. Plus, He said He came to put a man at variance with his daughter. So, I told Yah from my bed that the challenges to me seemed complex and overwhelming. Forgive my parents, honor them, love them, detach from them, accept the variance between us all, and even shake the dust off my feet if they do not receive my peace. All that is so hard when I, on my own, have no idea how to love them. I told all this to the Holy One of Israel, knowing that I am His daughter and that He wants me to confide in Him so He can help me.
Well, help me He did! I stared for awhile at the sweet bird of freedom on the slate-blue T-shirt that my beautiful sister gave to me. I relaxed, knowing that somehow Yah was working all things for good. Then I read today's devotional, which challenged me to adore and revere and pray for the SPIRIT OF WHOLENESS, and it quoted Psalm 124:7... WE HAVE ESCAPED LIKE A BIRD FROM THE SNARE OF THE FOWLERS; THE SNARE IS BROKEN AND WE HAVE ESCAPED! The devotional went on to challenge me to imagine Yah's love for those I fear, and to pray: Yahweh, be with us. Be with them. May we all escape hatred's trap.
Wow, can I tell you how praying that one little prayer opened the way for Yah's Holy Spirit to come work in my heart this morning? I anointed my right toe, right thumb and right ear with Oil of Hyssop and prayed for Him to restore a right spirit in me, and then I anointed my feet with a lovely blend of essential oils from Rocky Mountain Oils called TRANSFORMATION and I repented of expecting anything from my parents and of all the anger built up after each dashed expectation. With total forgiveness and unconditional love I invited Yah's Holy Spirit to transform every physical, mental, emotional and spiritual problem and inappropriate behavior based on my old anger. I chose to accept the chasm between me and my parents. I chose to stand strong with Yahweh as my eagle, supernatural healer, lover, guide, king, master, friend, provider, defender, husband, father and comforter. I chose to feel at peace about asking Yah to defend me in every situation, and to feel confident that I am a worthwhile human being and I deserve to come to my own defense as He guides me in each moment. I chose to honor my parents as Yahweh guides. I chose to love my parents in the ways of kindness and truth. I chose to accept the new program that Yah has worked in my brain and my body, believing that the Oils were anointed to reprogram me at the very DNA level and that His ways would become my ways as I willingly submitted to His transformation in my soul.
I am forgiven! I am healed! It is done! The transformation is finished, because Yeshua took stripes for me (Isaiah 53:3)!
I am free to walk forward, to run and not grow weary, to leap on hinds feet, to fly on My Eagle's Wings! Thank You Yahweh! Thank You Yeshua! You have made all this possible by Your death and resurrection!
By the way, for anyone who feels this is all too private and that it shouldn't be shared publicly, I shall quote Yeshua, from Matthew 10:27... WHAT I TELL YOU IN DARKNESS, SPEAK YE IN LIGHT; AND WHAT YE HEAR IN THE EAR, PREACH YE UPON THE HOUSETOPS!
the snare is broken and we have escaped!


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Day 365 -> What I Learned from 365 DOL
Exaclty one year ago I decided to take leap of faith in a project that would change my life. And today, one year later, I'd like to share a little bit of my story with you.
2013 began as a very confusing and complicated year for me. I graduated from college in a career I didn't like, had no idea of where or how I could get a job, moved back to my old city where I hardly had anyone to talk to and was living in my grandmother's house. She died in 2012, leaving a big hole in my heart, which only grew larger when me and my family went back to her home - those of you who have lost someone you loved will understand, I'm sure.
Anywhooooo, it was a crappy time. I spent most of my days wishing I would do something amazing that maybe could allow me to work with what I really like, which is illustration. Then, one day, when boredom had reached a peak in my brain and I had to find a way to escape or just crawl in a tiny ball and cry my eyes out, I decided to build this blog. It would be a chance for me to research and use my drawing skills - though in the end I hardly had the time to do it - to learn about things I loved and that trully interested me.
Of course the perspective of being obligated to learn something new everyday terrified me: I thought to myself countless times "I can't do it!", "There aren't so many things to learn out there!", "I don't think I'm organized enough to make it happen!"... But I did.
It may sound like a cliche, but, throughout this project, I learned so much more about myself than I ever thought I could. I discovered new strengths and weaknesses, gathered the necessary courage to make the dream of putting this project out there and, of course, learned a hack of a lot of interesting things in the way.
I don't believe many of you remember the first image I posted here. It was this one:
And I can tell you now, with all my heart, that it's true. Coming out of your comfort zone can do wonders for you. I'm not saying that nowadays I'm rich and famous because of this blog, but many things in my life changed for the better.
Writting here in English helped me getting a job as an English teacher and a freelance translator. My research skills improved and I now feel brave enough to pursue my dreams and goals with much more energy than before. I now study illustration in a post graduation course, which is a dream come true to me. And this blog also helped me find someone very special who is now making every day of my life a little bit happier. And that means a lot.
But before I wrap everything up here and start thinking what I'll do next with this project - and there will be some exciting news (I hope) about it soon ;) -, there are some people I owe a huge thanks to.
To my dear, dear friends Nana, Leo, Fabiano and Alex, guys, I couldn't have done it without your support, suggestions and comments. You're all so special to me and never let me down. I love you with all my elf-viking-leprechaun being.
To my mom and sister, who didn't care so much about 365 DOL and, because of that, helped me relax when I desperately needed to.
To all my friends who suggested themes for me to research. There were days when I felt so out of inspiration that you have no idea how valuable your ideas were!
To all of you dear readers who took the time to read the things I wrote here, and specially those of you who made an extra effort and left comments. This is so important to me, so THANK YOU!
And last but not least, to my grandma Lêda, whose memory inspires me to keep fighting for what I believe and love.
Vó, essa foi pra você. =')
Lots of hugs, kisses and learning (OH MY!),
~Ally
Day 364 -> Púca
A black Pooka/Púca, by an unknown artist - probably Tony DiTerlizzi (Image found on Google)
The púca (Irish for spirit/ghost), pooka, phouka, phooka, phooca, puca or púka, is primarily a creature of Irish folklore. Considered to be bringers both of good and bad fortune - as many from the faerie folk -, they could either help or hinder rural and marine communities. These creatures were said to be shape changers which could take the appearance of black horses, goats and rabbits. It has counterparts throughout the Celtic cultures of Northwest Europe. For example, in Welsh mythology it is named the pwca or pwwka, and in Cornish the Bucca. In the Channel Islands, the pouque were said to be fairies who lived near ancient stones; in Channel Island French a cromlech is referred to as a pouquelée or pouquelay(e); poulpiquet and polpegan are corresponding terms in Brittany.
According to legend, the púca is a deft shapeshifter, capable of assuming a variety of terrifying or pleasing forms, and may appear as a horse, rabbit, goat, goblin, or dog. No matter what shape the púca takes, its fur is almost always dark. It most commonly takes the form of a sleek black horse with a flowing mane and luminescent golden eyes.
If a human is enticed onto a púca's back, it has been known to give them a wild ride; however, unlike a kelpie, which will take its rider and dive into the nearest stream or lake to drown and devour him/her, the púca will do its rider no real harm. Pooka are also known as great chefs, but only operate in their own Village. However according to some folklorists the only man ever to ride the púca was Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, by using a special bridle incorporating three hairs of the púca's tail. The púca has the power of human speech, and has been known to give advice and lead people away from harm. Though the púca enjoys confusing and often terrifying humans, it is considered to be benevolent.
Regarding being considered menacing or beneficent, fairy mythologist Thomas Keightley said "notions respecting it are very vague," and in a brief description gives an account collected by Croker from a boy living near Killarney that "old people used to say that the Pookas were very numerous...long ago..., were wicked-minded, black-looking, bad things...that would come in the form of wild colts, with chains hanging about them." and that did much to harm unwary travellers. Also, children were warned not to eat overripe blackberries, because this was a sign that the pooka has befouled them.
In contrast, the phouka is represented as being helpful to farmers by Lady Wilde, who relates the following tale. A farmer's son named Phadraig one day noticed the invisible presence of the phouka brushing by, and called out to him, offering a coat. The phouka appeared in the guise of a young bull, and told him to come to the old mill at night. From that time onward, the phoukas came secretly at night and performed all the work of milling the sacks of corn into flour. Phadraig fell asleep the first time, but later concealed himself in a chest to catch sight of them, and later made a present of a fine silk suit. This unexpectedly caused the phoukas to go off to "see a little of the world" and cease their work. But by then the farmer's wealth allowed him to retire and give his son an education. Later, at Phadraic's wedding, the phouka left a gift of a golden cup filled with drink that evidently ensured their happiness.
However, there are also some stories of phookas being blood-thirsty and vampire-like creatures. Other stories even say some are man eating beings, hunting down, killing, and eating their victims.
It is curious to know that certain agricultural traditions surround the púca. It is a creature associated with Samhain, a Goidelic harvest festival, when the last of the crops are brought in. Anything remaining in the fields is considered "puka", or fairy-blasted, and hence inedible. In some locales, reapers leave a small share of the crop, the "púca's share", to placate the hungry creature. Nonetheless, 1 November is the púca's day, and the one day of the year when it can be expected to behave civilly. At the beginning of November, the púca was known — in some locales— to either defecate or to spit on the wild fruits rendering them inedible and unsafe thenceforth.
In some regions, the púca is spoken of with considerably more respect than fear; if treated with due deference, it may actually be beneficial to those who encounter it. The púca is a creature of the mountains and hills, and in those regions there are stories of it appearing on November Day and providing prophecies and warnings to those who consult it. In some parts of County Down, for example, the púca is manifested as a short, disfigured goblin who demands a share of the harvest; in County Laois, it appears as a monstrous bogeyman, while in Waterford and Wexford the púca appears as an eagle with a huge wingspan and in Roscommon as a black goat.
Day 363 -> The Odessa Catacombs
Part of the incomplete map of the Odessa Catacombs (Image found on Google)
I'm always fond of getting to know about scary places around the world, and today's post was suggested by a very dear friend of mine, and its story gave the chills like only good old horror stories can... But this one's real.
This network of tunnels, known as the Odessa Catacombs, consists of three levels, which stretch out under the city and surrounding region of Odessa, Ukraine. The majority of the catacombs are the result of limestone mining and they reach a depth of 60 m below sea level, but the abandoned mines were also later used and widened by local smugglers.
Today they are considered a great attraction for extreme tourists, who explore the tunnels despite the dangers involved. Such tours are not officially sanctioned because the catacombs have not been fully mapped and the tunnels themselves are unsafe. There have been incidents of people becoming lost in the tunnel network, and dying of dehydration or rockfalls.
The most strange thing is that the approximate topography of this underground labyrinth is unknown. In fact, only one small portion of the catacombs is open to the public, within the "Museum of Partisan Glory" in Nerubayskoye, north of Odessa. Today there is an entire Ukrainian subculture of catacomb explorers with dozens of semiprofessional groups, often quite competitive, exploring the catacombs. They go on multi-day underground treks, known as expeditions, to document and map the system. Should someone get lost in the catacombs, (as happens every couple of years) these groups put aside their differences and mount large search expeditions. They have rescued a number of children who have wandered into the catacombs.
Partisan weapon caches such as rifles and grenades are occasionally still found within the tunnels, and about once every five years a body is found. On rare occasions these bodies are almost perfectly mummified, freeze dried by the cold, dry air of the tunnels. While most of the time the bodies found are from long ago, bones of soldiers and smugglers, more recent accidents have been known to happen. And that's when the scary part comes in.
On January 1st 2005, some Odessa teens decided to spend New Year's night partying in the catacombs. However, in the drunken revelry a member of the group, a girl named Masha, became separated and lost in the catacombs. She spent three days wandering in the freezing cold and pitch black before she died of dehydration. It took two years before the police were able to locate her body and retrieve it from the catacombs.
Day 362 -> Mýrdalsjökull
Mýrdalsjökull by Neha and Chittaranian (Image found on Google)
When I think about awesome places to visit, Iceland is definitely in my top 5. And here's one more reason why: Mýrdalsjökull, Icelandic for mire dale glacier or (the) mire valley glacier, is, as you can tell, a glacier in the south of Iceland. It is to the north of Vík í Mýrdal and to the east of the smaller glacier Eyjafjallajökull. Between these two glaciers there is also the Fimmvörðuháls pass. Its peak reaches 1,493 m (4,898 ft) in height and in 1980 it covered an area of 595 km2 (230 sq mi). The icecap of the glacier covers an active volcano called Katla. The caldera of the volcano has a diameter of 10 km (6 mi) and the volcano erupts usually every 40–80 years. The last eruption took place in 1918. Scientists are actively monitoring the volcano, particularly after the eruption of nearby Eyjafjallajökull began in April 2010. Since the year 930, 16 eruptions have been documented.
Before the Hringvegur (the main ring road round the island) was built, people feared traversing the plains in front of the volcano because of the frequent jökulhlaups (glacial floods) and the deep rivers to be crossed, although the road is still vulnerable to major events. Especially dangerous was the glacial flood after the eruption of 1918 when the coastline was extended by 5 km (3.1 mi) by laharic flood deposits.
Mýrdalsjökull is an exceedingly wet location, receiving more than 10 metres of precipitation annually.
Day 361 -> Lake Qiandao's Submerged City
A diver in Lake Qiandao (Image found on Google)
Tales of lost cities are capable of awakening our inner Indiana Jones, I think. So you can guess how excited I was when I first read about the submerged city in Lake Qiandao, in Chunan county, province of Zhejiang, east of China. With an equivalent size of 62 soccer fields, about 265 well preserved stone arches and many temples, ruins and cemeteries from the Han Dinasty, it sure is a hell of a feast for the eyes!
This magnificent place was found in 2001 and became a huge tourist attraction for divers. No wonder! The city under water is over 1300 years old and was only submerged because of a hydroelectric barrier built by the communist government in the region in 1959. Damn those engineers! That caused more than 290 thousand habitants to move from the region, which was considered prosperous and commercial.
Day 360 -> Neanderthals used Make Up
These sea shells probably were used as makeup containers (Image found on Daily Mail.com)
And there goes my fancy name-calling for dumb people. Turns out it seems that Neanderthals weren't the half-wits everyone assumed they were. And the reason for that is: they wore make up. Yup. I'm not kidding.
British researchers discovered evidence in Spain that, about 50000 years ago, Neanderthals used sea shells to contain brightly-coloured pigments which were used as makeup containers and, thus, shows that they were capable of symbolic thinking. The shells and pigments were carefully examined and lumps of a yellow foundation-type pigment were found together with a red powder which had been mixed with a reflective black material. The research team also says this proves that it was not only modern humans who wore makeup for decoration and ritual purposes.
According to Professor Joao Zilhao, from Bristol University, 'This is the first secure evidence that, some 50,000 years ago - ten millennia before modern humans are first recorded in Europe - the behaviour of Neanderthals was symbolically organised'. It is believed the brightly-coloured shells may have been worn by Neanderthals as jewellery or neck pendants for their makeup, too. Who knew, right?! Neanderthals wearing BLING! Ok, I'm done for today.
Day 359 -> Boogert's Color Book
Page 111 from Boogert's book "Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l'eau" (Image found on E-Corpus.org)
I don't know about you, but whenever I think of colors, Pantone's pallete comes to mind almost immediately. Little did I know that, in 1692, someone else thought and did something very similar - and in a much cooler way, if I may add (I'm a huge fan of vintage stuff!). And that person is now only known as "A. Boogert".
The artist wrote about mixing watercolors and ended up making a 800 page manuscript and hand painted book about the uses of color in painting, their tone changes and hues. His piece was once considered the most complete color guide for painting of all time, and it's very interesting to know that it was conceived as an educational guide! Not bad at all, in my humble opinion.
You can check out Boogert's complete book for free here.
What about you, dear readers? Do you know any good color book to recommend me? Tell me in the comments!
Day 358 -> Monsters of the Cosmos
As you can imagine from the video's title, I got immediately curious about what monsters lie in the cosmos. Throw in Morgan Freeman and I'm completely sold! Enjoy it and learn more about what is all around our planet and will eventually kill it. In fact, make sure to check out all the videos from Symphony of Science - it's awesome!
Day 357 -> Ocean Born Mary
Ocean Born Mary is a folklore legend of an alleged ghost - now discredited - from New England, USA. Even though it's not a true ghost story, I thought it was so cool I decided to share it with you!
Mary Wilson, as you can imagine, was born on the Atlantic Ocean on July 26, 1720, during a voyage in a ship called "The Wolf", which was taken over by pirates who threatened to loot the ship and sink it with all on board. But when the pirate captain heard the cry of a newborn baby he went below to discover Mrs. Wilson holding the child. He told Mrs. Wilson to name the baby Mary and he would spare all on board and depart the ship, which she obviously agreed to. On leaving the ship, the pirate threw over a bolt of green brocade cloth that he said was to be used by Mary on her wedding day.
Mary was married to James Wallace for 39 years, until October 30, 1781, when James died in Londonderry and was buried in the Hill Burying ground there. They had four sons, Robert, William, Thomas, and James Wallace, and one daughter Elizabeth. Ocean Born Mary was described as being quite tall, red haired with bright eyes, elegant in her manners, resolute and determined, of strong mind, quick of comprehension, sharp in her conversation, with a strong brogue and full of humor. Nowadays, pieces of the gown she married in are scattered in various places including the New Hampshire Historical Society.
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Day 356 -> How to find Haunted Cemeteries
Have you ever imagined how can you identify a haunted cemetery? Check out the video above and discover the signs that may indicate the presence of ghosts!
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Putin called sanctions against Russia insane and thoughtless
The calculation of Western countries that sanctions would ruin the Russian economy has not materialized, President Vladimir Putin said. According to him, we need to seize the moment and develop the country's economy further
The sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia are thoughtless and crazy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his speech at SPIEF. The event is being broadcast on RBC.
Putin pointed out that the speed with which they were introduced and the number of restrictions that Russia faced are unprecedented.
< p>"The calculation was clear" to crush the Russian economy with a swoop, with a swoop, by destroying business chains, forcibly withdrawing Western companies from the Russian market, freezing domestic assets, hitting industry and finance, and the standard of living of citizens. Did not work out. Obviously it didn't work out. Did not take place, — stressed the president.
According to him, this was facilitated by the coordinated actions of the government, business and citizens, who "showed unity and responsibility."
"First we stabilized the financial sector, then we began to saturate the economy with liquidity and working capital" to maintain the sustainability of enterprises and companies, employment and jobs. Gloomy forecasts regarding the prospects for the Russian economy did not come true,— said Putin.
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The President also noted that only the direct losses of the European Union "from the sanctions fever" for the coming year may exceed $400 billion. Putin said.
According to him, "the very construction of Western sanctions" was built on the false thesis that Russia is not sovereign from the point of view of the economy and is critically vulnerable. "They were so carried away by the spread of the myth about the backwardness of Russia and the weakness of Russia's position in the world economy and trade that they themselves believed it," — says the president.
At the same time, according to him, the country had already changed radically by the time the massive sanctions were introduced— as a result of the planned work of the government "to create a sustainable macroeconomic structure", ensuring food security, import substitution and the formation of its own payment system, the president believes.
Putin agrees that sanctions have created new challenges for businesses, but he says they "open up new opportunities" to develop the country's economy and create, among other things, technological sovereignty.
Western countries began to impose sanctions against Russia after the start of a military special operation in Ukraine, the goals of which Putin called the protection of the inhabitants of Donbass from « genocide by the Kyiv regime. In response, Ukraine severed diplomatic relations with Russia, introduced martial law and mobilization.
Since the end of February, six packages of European sanctions have been put into effect against Moscow, including a partial embargo on Russian oil supplies, a freeze on the assets of the Central Bank, a ban on financial transactions, sectoral restrictions and sanctions against a number of individuals.
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Forecast cloudy for Ontario horse racing's rural tracks
By Katie LambSpecial to the Star
Wed., Oct. 25, 2017timer7 min. read
When Anthony MacDonald thinks about the little horse-racing tracks dotting small-town Ontario, and the horsemen and women who are trying to carve out a living at them, the future does not look bright.
MacDonald and his wife Amy operate a successful harness-racing syndicate, with more than 70 horses and 300 members from all over the world, but like most in the industry the Guelph, Ont., resident says the rural tracks were his launching pad to success. He's thinking about Clinton Raceway near Lake Huron and Grand River Raceway in Elora, Ont., and the 120-year-old Fort Erie Race Track.
"You can't be a full-time horseman anywhere but the GTA," he says. "If you're in Ottawa, Windsor or Sudbury, or anywhere close to those places, you don't have horses any more.
"How do you convince a 25-year-old to stay in this industry, and where are we going to find the next generation of horsemen?"
The fear is felt on the thoroughbred side as well. In August, local breeders weathered another dire yearling sale, often a barometer of the industry's health, where the average price of the young horses up for auction dipped below last year's mark, which at that time was considered dire.
Court upholds ruling in horse breeders' suit against province and OLG
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Will 'city within a city' at Woodbine ever happen?
Despite Kathleen Wynne's pledge to help right the course for tracks and breeders across the province after her predecessor, Dalton McGuinty, terminated the Slots at Racetracks Program — halting $347 million in annual support for the industry — uncertainty persists for many, including MacDonald. (After the program was cancelled, a group of standardbred breeders filed a lawsuit against the Liberals and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.)
In response to industry-wide panic, the provincial government launched a five-year, $500-million transition program to support 15 tracks. In 2016, there was an extra $200 million to help people in the industry until 2021.
In May 2016, Ontario Racing was formed — funded through a transfer payment agreement with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, which now regulates the sport in the province.
Last October, Ontario Racing unveiled its blueprint, including a request for an extension of those payments of $93.4 million a year until 2038. A year later, the request has yet to reach the provincial cabinet's executive council.
Horse racing is a long game. The earliest that foals conceived next spring can hit the racetrack is 2021 — the year the existing provincial commitments end. Breeders and buyers are left to make risky decisions about long-term investments in new stock and farms.
Mike Chopowick, Ontario Racing's policy director, says the holdup is that the sides are working to "get it right."
As part of its long-term funding framework, Ontario Racing suggests forming a "racetrack alliance" with Woodbine Entertainment Group — which runs Woodbine Racetrack plus Woodbine at Mohawk Park in Campbellville (formerly Mohawk Racetrack) — in charge of administering it.
Woodbine and Mohawk are the largest racetracks in the province, and Woodbine Entertainment already does a good job of overseeing a group of standardbred tracks, Ontario Racing says. Woodbine Entertainment would get $2 million to run the new alliance — which would set race dates, prize purses and business plans.
Shortly after the October 2016 announcement, Ontario Racing led province-wide consultations to present its plan and listen to feedback. Hundreds of stakeholders attended, and there was one overwhelming concern: Ontario Racing must ensure Woodbine Entertainment's corporate interests don't overshadow the objective to make every Ontario racetrack viable.
Earlier this year, Fort Erie operators were surprised by news of a limit on starts at their track by horses stabled at Woodbine. For years, Woodbine was the province's "A" thoroughbred track, while Fort Erie was considered a "B" option. Horses at Woodbine race at a higher level for more money. If they can't win there, they'd often travel down the QEW to Fort Erie.
Those are the only two thoroughbred tracks left in Ontario, while 12 remain for standardbred and one for quarter horses.
Fort Erie chief operating officer Tom Valiquette said Ontario Racing was "toothless" when he pushed for help in the matter.
"When I complained to Ontario Racing, the answer was: Not much we can do about it. I can see your problem, but there's not much we can do about it," he said, adding fields are down by an average of one per race as a result. "That's had devastating effects on us."
While Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson sits on the board of Ontario Racing, Fort Erie has no seat. This past summer, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa visited Fort Erie and criticized Woodbine's policy.
In response, Woodbine at Mohawk Park president Jessica Buckley says Woodbine's limits are standard for the industry and, with a shortage of racehorses across North America, there's a need to encourage handlers to race their horses there.
According to Ontario Racing funding disclosures, Woodbine's thoroughbred division — with a 133-day season in 2017 — received $30 million of the $93.4 million last year. Woodbine's standardbred program got $32 million. Fort Erie — with a 40-day meet — received $7.9 million for purses and operating costs.
In April 2014, as a condition of the $500 million in transition funding, the government formed the Horse Racing Partnership Program, which led to a standardbred alliance including eight tracks. They work together on marketing, as well as setting race dates and purses.
Earlier this month, Greg Walling, a special adviser on horse racing to Ontario Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal, resigned after one year in the role. In his resignation letter, Walling wrote: "Beware of (Woodbine Entertainment's) dominant position" as "player, scorekeeper and referee."
He advocated having Ontario Racing run HPI — the betting and simulcast platform owned and operated by Woodbine Entertainment — and sharing revenue with all tracks. Leal says he isn't against it.
"I think that's a reasonable thing that we should be looking at, for sure," the agriculture minister said in an interview. "I think that's going to be part of the long-term arrangement that Minister Sousa will be looking at, and I believe that we need to look at all the positive suggestions from the perspective of sustaining 15 racetracks across the province of Ontario."
Hugh Mitchell, chair of Ontario Racing and CEO of Western Fair District, a standardbred track in London, Ont., disagreed with Walling's portrayal.
"I don't advocate that the industry should be concerned about (Woodbine Entertainment's) role," says Mitchell, vice-president of racing at Woodbine from 1998 to 2005. "They have had a dominant role in racing for decades. They represent the largest and most significant part of the wagering pie for decades. It's nothing new, and over the years they have provided extensive leadership to the industry and helped the industry in innovation."
The Woodbine Entertainment Group handles more than 85 per cent of the wagering in Ontario horse racing, and CEO Lawson has been credited with steering the negotiations with the province that resulted in the current subsidy.
The next two months are "critical" for Ontario Racing, Mitchell says, as they work with the provincial government and OLG to hammer out a long-term agreement. Ontario Racing has enlisted lobbyist Patrick Harris of TRM Public Affairs to help its cause.
Meanwhile, MacDonald remains concerned that the cash allotted to small tracks such as Clinton and Grand River, which currently get about $1 million each toward purses, won't be enough to survive.
"The people I have talked to at Ontario Racing seem optimistic about the future of horse racing and optimistic about the changes that need to be made, but the obvious question is: What about the 'B' tracks?' I do not believe the 'B' tracks in Ontario race for sufficient enough money to make a living," he said.
"How can you possibly recognize and understand that the 'B' track horsemen in this province cannot make a living and assume you're going to sign a contract for the exact same dates, the exact same money and the exact same structure, and everybody's going to be enthusiastic about it?"
Ontario Racing's Chopowick counters that an extension of the current agreement would "ensure we don't have the status quo," adding that guaranteed funding would allow for much more detailed tracking of industry data — including auction prices, wagering, attendance, marketing and promotions.
"Probably within a couple of years, we'll have a good grasp of how stable funding for purses is going to translate to positive results," he said. "Under no circumstances will this be money going into some unknown outcome."
The hope is that eventually the industry can wean itself from government support.
"We're poised," says Mitchell, "once we get this funding model put in place, to work away at our ultimate goal of having a more sustainable and viable industry. I think the challenge for the industry is to be more creative and innovative in how it develops products and handles the demand for gaming."
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Ideas will be able to not only suggest grammar changes but also provide recommendations for how to rewrite phrases. When it comes to reading assistance, Ideas will be able to use machine learning to estimate reading times and explain acronyms and potentially even select the key points from a selected text. Microsoft has also revealed that Ideas will come with a designer feature that will assist users in styling parts of their documents (ex: tables).
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Das Amici-Prisma (nach seinem Erfinder Giovanni Battista Amici) ist ein zu den Umkehrprismen gehörendes optisches Prisma. Es wird in optischen Systemen genutzt, um einen Strahlengang um 45° oder 90° abzuwinkeln und dabei kein Vertauschen von zwei gegenüberliegenden  Seiten hervorzurufen, beziehungsweise dabei das Bild nicht spiegelverkehrt zu machen.

Es wird auch Dachkantprisma nach Amici genannt, weil es als reflektierende Flächen ausschließlich zwei  Dachkantflächen hat. In seiner Kurzbezeichnung Dachkantprisma stellt es die Grundform aller komplexeren Umkehrprismen, die auch Dachkantflächen enthalten, dar.

Aufbau und Funktionsweise

Das Amici-Prisma ist ein gewöhnliches Prisma in Halbwürfelform (rechtwinkliges Dreieck als Grundfläche) mit einer auf der langen Seite (Hypotenusenseite) aufgesetzten "Dachkante", das heißt mit zwei aufgesetzten rechtwinklig zueinander stehenden Teilflächen.

Im Dachkantprismenteil wird das Bild in der Mitte gespalten, und die Halbbilder werden getrennt je zweimal reflektiert, bevor sie sich wieder vereinigen. Dies muss mit hoher Genauigkeit – auf ca. 3 bis 4 Bogensekunden genau – geschehen, sonst ergeben sich Doppelbilder. Die notwendige Präzision verteuert allgemein die Fertigung des Amici-Prismas. Bei der heutzutage genutzten automatischen Fertigung ist der Unterschied jedoch kaum noch vorhanden.

Dachkantseiten werden auch bei zahlreichen weiteren Prismen für die Bildänderung eingesetzt, dazu zählen das Dachkant-Penta-, das Schmidt-Pechan-, das Abbe-König- und das Uppendahl-Prisma.

Anwendung und ähnliche Prismen

Das Amici-Prisma wird beispielsweise im Sucher eines Fernrohrs eingesetzt und findet damit unter anderem in der beobachtenden Astronomie häufige Verwendung. Vorteilhaft ist hierbei, dass durch die aufrechte und seitenrichtige Lage der Objekte beim Fernrohr die Orientierung leichter fällt, da die Bewegungsrichtung des Instruments und die beobachtete Verschiebung im Okular gleich sind.

Prismen, die zu ähnlichen Zwecken eingesetzt werden, sind das Dachkant-Pentaprisma, das vor allem bei Fotoapparaten verbreitet ist, und das doppelte Porro-Prisma, das häufig in Ferngläsern verbaut ist.

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Johnson & Johnson Launches "Healthy Future 2015," Its Citizenship And Sustainability Goals
Company Establishes Sustainability Priorities for Next Five Years and Launches New Responsibility Website
New Brunswick, N.J. (July 14, 2011) – As 2011 marks the 125th year of Johnson & Johnson, today the company announced the launch of Healthy Future 2015, a five-year strategic roadmap for its citizenship and sustainability priorities. Healthy Future 2015 encompasses the broadest and boldest goals to date for Johnson & Johnson in both environmental and non-environmental areas.
"Today the world is facing a number of complex social and environmental challenges, from the millions of people around the world who lack access to adequate healthcare and medicines, to the rising global demand for natural resources in the face of a burgeoning population," said William C. Weldon, Chairman, Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. "Whether it's the private, public or nonprofit sector, we must all play a role, preferably in collaboration, to ensure a sustainable and healthy future for generations to come."
Healthy Future 2015 extends the Company's commitment to help address global health needs with goals ranging from targeting affordable access to HIV and TB therapies for populations in some of the least-developed countries of the world, to donating medicines for treating intestinal worms in more than 30 countries where prevalence is high. These targets align with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and the Company's commitments to date.
As human health and well-being is firmly linked to a healthy planet, environmental stewardship continues to be a core focus area for Johnson & Johnson sustainability. Aggressive absolute reduction targets of CO2 emissions, water usage and waste disposal are supplemented by product stewardship goals that will help the company strive to introduce at least 60 products that meet the company's rigorous sustainability innovation criteria. Suppliers are also being recruited to play their part in achieving Healthy Future 2015 goals.
To provide ongoing transparency on Healthy Future 2015 and other initiatives, Johnson & Johnson has launched a new Responsibility website, www.jnj.com/responsibility, an online portal that covers more than 100 aspects of the Company's citizenship and sustainability commitments and priorities; policies and practices; achievements and challenges; and goals and related performance.
The notion of corporate citizenship and environmental stewardship has been embedded into the Johnson & Johnson culture since 1943 when the Company's Credo was established by its late Chairman Robert Wood Johnson. The Company set its first environmental goal in 1987 and has continued to set and meet a series of long-term targets across a range of environmental areas – including its most recently completed Healthy Planet 2010 Goals, a set of targets focused on carbon reduction, water use, paper and packaging, waste reduction, compliance and external manufacturing, among others.
Healthy Future 2015 Strategic Priorities
Healthy Future 2015 consists of seven strategic priorities, supported by 15 goals and corresponding targets to measure and drive performance.
The seven strategic priorities of Healthy Future 2015 are defined as:
Advancing community wellness by launching health initiatives to help people gain access to timely, easy-to-understand, health-related information;
Enhancing outcome measurement in philanthropy by working with philanthropic partners to measure health outcomes and raise the standard of health outcome measurement;
Fostering the most engaged, health-conscious and safe employees in the world by improving upon the company's global culture of health and safety, and making Johnson & Johnson a place where its employees are proud and inspired to work;
Building on the company's legacy in safeguarding the planet by reducing the environmental impacts of the operations of Johnson & Johnson and increasing the sustainable design of the company's products;
Partnering with suppliers who embrace sustainability by joining with suppliers who demonstrate a similar commitment to that of Johnson & Johnson;
Advancing global health through research and development for neglected diseases and affordable access to the company's medicines by working to identify new ways to address these issues, and by partnering with like-minded organizations to help expand the impact of Johnson & Johnson; and
Committing to enhanced transparency and accessing the power of external collaboration by providing transparency about the company's business practices and products, and collaborating with partners.
The launch of Healthy Future 2015 marks the next step forward in the sustainability journey of Johnson & Johnson. To learn more about Healthy Future 2015 and other sustainability-related topics, including how Johnson & Johnson performed against its Healthy Planet 2010 Goals, visit the Responsibility website at www.jnj.com/responsibility.
ABOUT JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Caring for the world, one person at a time…inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science -- bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Our 115,000 employees at more than 250 Johnson & Johnson companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.
(This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Johnson & Johnson. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; economic factors, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; technological advances and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approvals; domestic and foreign health care reforms and governmental laws and regulations; trends toward health care cost containment; and increased scrutiny of the healthcare industry by government agencies. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in Exhibit 99 of Johnson & Johnson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2011. Copies of this Form 10-K, as well as subsequent filings, are available online at www.sec.gov, www.jnj.com or on request from Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments.)
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Currently, alongside the traditional maternity ward, three other birthing places are recognised by Italian and International legislation: the Birth Centre adjacent to hospital, the independent Birth Centre and private residence.
A birth centre is a healthcare facility where assistance is given during pregnancy and childbirth, following a clinical model based on the self-determination of women. Women with low risk pregnancy are assisted from prenatal care until and after childbirth, by experienced midwives, through check-ups, counselling and antenatal and postnatal courses.
These four points are part of a reorganization of birth facilities, in order to give to women the possibility to choose the type of route they want to take during their pregnancy, mainly based on medical conditions.
The establishment of these points was prompted by the condition of services currently offered in almost all Italians hospitals according to which all stages of gestation are still highly medicalized and doctors have a predominant role on the event itself and on other figures who work in 'sphere of pregnancy.
My contribution to this process of reorganization consists in the proposal of a Birth Centre model to apply to our healthcare system as replicable element which can be added to Italians hospitals.
From a functional point of view, thus also architectural, each Birth Centre must also take into account exceptional emergency events. A pregnancy, always seen as physiological condition, can lead to unexpected complications during childbirth.
Birth Centres need to gravitate in the hospital's influence without being incorporated, in order to maintain their autonomy as well as to ensure an adequate level of safety.
As such, Birth Centre does not replace hospital's maternity ward, but in addition to the latter aims to restore the proper distribution of roles in the Healthcare System, distinguishing between to separate areas which are in close partnership: physiology, that respects the self-determination of women and the pathology , which intervenes to support the woman in case of process complications, without excluding physiological needs.
The introduction of Birth Centres in the Italian healthcare system aims to restore the right size to pregnancy events and physiological childbirth, so that they are no longer integrated into a medicalized system without valid reasons. Then the Birth Centre is a place that is "other" from the hospital and far from the language of medical technology, but consistent with the physiological conditions of women.


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Playing the identity card: Why respect for self-identification matters
August 7, 2017 by Karen Pollock, posted in Monthly Theme
For our Mental Health Month series, Karen Pollock explores how some identities are seen as more valid than others, and the harm this causes to marginalised people.
Recently, there have been a number of attempts to define, or redefine, various identities beneath the queer umbrella. As we move from broad-brush definitions which lumped together everyone as other, as gay, or in some cases, as simply aberrant, we need language to describe the reality of people's experiences. However, alongside this ever-growing precision of language, and flowering of the importance of lived experience, so too a resistance to certain identities is flourishing.
It is important not to dismiss the roots which meant queer spaces and identities were intertwined with a need to exist on the margins. Earlier this year, my fellow curator Angel wrote of the history of the Stonewall and Compton Cafeteria riots. One of the common features of them is that they were not (as is often claimed) "gay" bars. Instead, they were marginal spaces, areas which those deemed normal were uninterested in, and so which others, those who were other, could occupy. Gender diverse people, trans people, gay people, lesbians, sex workers, people of colour, those marked in some way as deviating from the norm, carved out spaces to be themselves. In these spaces, multiple identities existed, even whilst the outside, wider society preferred to give them just one broad label.
As history is rewritten, as history is always rewritten, it becomes a story of how one identity rose up and fought for a space out of the dark corners. The identity which was allowed to do so was the one which shared the most in common with "normal"- white cis gay men. This is not to ignore or erase the very real dangers cis gay white men faced, and still face in a homophobic world. It is an observation of how multiplicity and difference were themselves ignored and erased.
Alongside this ever growing precision of language, and flowering of the importance of lived experience, so too a resistance to certain identities is flourishing.
It is important to remember that whilst words may change, identities rarely do, by which I mean that there have been aro, or ace, or non-binary, or demi people since there have been people. They may have used different language to describe themselves; today's twink might be yesterday's chicken hawk, but the identities themselves did not come into existence with the invention of the internet. The queens of the first part of the twentieth century knew their identity and defined it differently from "rough trade".
Going back even further, we know people who saw themselves as 'other' existed, but often, modern labels are meaningless since we do not know which form of otherness we now identify they would have chosen for themselves. Would Oscar Wilde call himself bisexual? Would James Barry have described themselves as a trans man? We can never know, even if their very existence denies the argument that the multitude of identities are some modern invention. What we do know is that their otherness had to be hidden, that to name themselves, fully, and openly, would have (and in Wilde's case did) lead to punishment and exclusion from society. People were denied the right to claim their identity fully, and this denial caused great harms, to those whose names we know, and whose names have been lost to queer history.
Yet now we have complaints about "alphabet soup" or, as in the comments here, insistence that the world has become too complicated. Why can't everyone just be gay, or lesbian, or – if you insist – bisexual. What is the T even doing there in the first place? Why do you have to keep adding letters?
It is important to remember that whilst words may change, identities rarely do.
If we move from simply defining everyone who does not fit the norms of allocishet society as other, if we give some identity, then in doing so, presumably, we have already recognised the importance of allowing people to claim their own identity. A gay man is not an invert, or mentally ill, or suffering from arrested development from the anal stage of Freud. Instead, they are gay, an identity which has meaning for them.
Moving from pathologisation, from othering, from being mis-defined, and erased, allows people to be themselves. This matters; every single person on the planet benefits from knowing, and being known as, their authentic self.
"Gaywashing" unfamiliar identities, or talking about gay sex, gay clubs, gay culture, when you mean something much wider leaves many people feeling their identity is not valid. This can be exacerbated by the same old jokes constantly being trotted out, as if some identities are meaningful and deserve respect, and some do not. Remember that 100 years ago, "gay" was an identity that did not exist; it only gained meaning as brave people identified with the term. Being able to be that authentic self brings better self-esteem, and wellbeing, whilst having to hide it, or pretend to be something one is not, causes psychological and emotional distress.
People were denied the right to claim their identity fully, and this denial caused great harms, to those whose names we know, and whose names have been lost to queer history
This month, our theme is mental health, and there are a lot of structural and societal changes which need to be made to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people. However, one of the changes which would immediately improve the mental wellbeing of so many queer people would be for those within the communities (and it is plural, there are many queer communities not just one) to extend the respect they believe they deserve to other identities. If it matters to be identified as gay, or lesbian, or trans, then it matters to be identified as bi, or ace or non-binary. It might seem a small thing, but it only seems a small thing if your identity is not currently called into question, or mocked and constantly ignored.
Imagine if every time you mentioned one facet of your identity, society said that it simply did not exist. Or laughed at you; "How can you claim to be a Geordie, there is no such place as Newcastle". No matter how much you insisted, showed them famous Geordies, photographs of the city, offered to show them the Castle and the Tyne Bridge – imagine if they still insisted that you had invented being a Geordie? "Ahh you mean a Makem" They respond, "Sunderland exists, everyone knows that, so why are you trying to confuse things talking about Newcastle, there is one North East city already, so why do you need another one?"
Being able to be that authentic self brings better self-esteem, and wellbeing
What do you think this would do to your mental health? The initial frustration might give way to anger. You might decide to campaign, to raise Geordie awareness, write angry letters every time the news media described Alan Shearer as being from Sunderland, argue with people that you were not being included when you get described as as a Makem. However, anger can be toxic, especially if it repeatedly ignored and pushed down. Unresolved anger causes stress, increases anxiety and can lead to depression. Even if our thwarted Geordie is not the type to get angry, they may feel that it is unsafe to be themselves, they may withdraw from spaces, become isolated, believe that if they want to be accepted, they have to pretend to be something they are not.
I hope you can see the parallels from my example. It is a simple thing to say "I respect your identity". If you do not understand, or have never heard of a term before, it is even easier to Google, or if appropriate, ask what a word means. Turning away from dismissal, embracing difference, genuinely believing diversity is a good thing, would be a huge leap forward in improving the mental health of so many people. It doesn't even cost anything – the only requirements are empathy and an open mind.
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Much in the article by Deane-Drummond that you are asked to read will be familiar from this unit. She refers to both Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and Lynn White Jr. She discusses the same texts of CST as we looked at in section 4 and also goes further, especially in an illuminating exposition of Pope John Paul II's Solicitudo Rei Socialis of 1987. Beyond this, she brings out how both John Paul's and Benedict XVI's statements on ecology are connected with the very centre of Christian faith, the person and work of Jesus Christ. It is especially this theological dimension of the article which means that it can help us to consider whether CST is vulnerable to the charge that it is unduly anthropocentric.
To access this, click above, and then on 'Get PDF' on the right.
The VPlater project is very grateful to the Editor and Publisher of New Blackfriars for giving free access to this article. It can be accessed online in two formats; I suggest the PDF as this shows the page numbers.
Ecotheology This refers simply to theological thinking/writing about ecological issues.
Cosmic Christology Theologians use 'Christology' to refer to all attempts to understand the person of Christ – who he was and is, and especially how he is both divine and human. (The word has the rather ugly effect of seeming to turn Jesus Christ into an 'ology'! For the purpose of study, try to ignore this.) The term 'cosmic Christology' refers to a particular aspect of what the Church affirms about God's incarnation in the person of Jesus. It communicates that by becoming 'flesh', a being in the material world, Christ's incarnate nature was representative of all created reality, i.e. of the whole cosmos, not of human beings only. Deane-Drummond quotes Pope John Paul: "The incarnation of God the Son signifies the taking up into unity with God not only human nature, but in this human nature, in a sense, of everything that is 'flesh': the whole of humanity, the entire visible and material world. The incarnation, then also has a cosmic significance…" (p. 206, quoting Dominum et Vivificantem, #50).
Deane-Drummond herself appears to favour the label 'deep incarnation' as an alternative to 'cosmic Christology'.
To what extent does Deane-Drummond's article provide an answer to the question of whether CST is unduly anthropocentric?
Look through the article again and try to make a series of bullet points to answer this question.
A strength of Deane-Drummond's article is that it brings out the ways in which the ecological dimension of CST that has developed over the past few decades is not merely an add-on extra, tacked on because of a contemporary need. Rather, it draws deeply on central themes in Christianity, on "fundamental doctrines of creation, Christology and anthropology" (p. 210).
I said above that the statements we have looked at in this unit can be seen as making a repair or renewal in how the Christian tradition is articulated. This may be so, but Deane-Drummond's article shows that the resources with which this is being done are rich and close at hand. The challenge has been, and is, to explore and articulate insights already present, if in undeveloped form, in Christian theology.
We may say that it is a radical renewal, in the literal sense of this word – it goes down to and grows up from the roots. ('Radical' derives from the Latin for root, radix.) As your study of both Unit 3 overall and Deane-Drummond's article specifically will have made clear, this topic raises deep questions about how we should understand human beings in the world. So it can be addressed adequately only in a radical way. This is what the main statements we have looked at have done, or at least have begun to do.
A term much used in Catholic Christianity during the past century for this kind of renewal is the French word ressourcement. This refers to going back to the sources of Christian faith – the Bible and authoritative early voices in the Christian tradition – in order to renew how the faith is articulated and lived.2. What has been happening in relation to ecological responsibility could be seen in these terms.
1. As the Response to the last Exercise made clear, she refers to certain texts in which CST still appears excessively anthropocentric (pp. 198, 201).
2. She finds some statements over-generalized, with the consequence that these give relatively little purchase on real issues (p. 203).
3. No doubt speaking in light of her expertise in plant science, she says that papal statements show relatively little understanding of ecological systems. They tend to idealize the natural order as stable and harmonious and do not address suffering in the natural world (p. 211).
4. The cosmic Christology she refers to is not fully developed (p. 211). In other words, the needed theological ressourcement is not yet complete.
In the last screen, I quoted Donal Dorr's assessment in 1992 that CST "has not yet become sufficiently ecological in scope… What is needed… is to situate the Church's social teaching and the theological anthropology on which it is based within the context of a renewed … theology of creation" (p. 369).
What do you think Deane-Drummond would make of this?
In light of the above four points, possibly she would say three things. First, there are rich resources in both the theology of creation and also other parts of Christian theology for the needed renewal. Second, she would say that this has been taking place, and was doing so, in deep ways, already before 1990 (i.e. earlier than Dorr's conclusion implies). She would add, third, that it is by no means complete and needs to go further, continuing to draw on those resources.
In light of Deane-Drummond's article, do these speculations about her conclusions seem reasonable? Are there other things you think she might add?
At the very start of this unit and also at the end of our study of the CST documents (3.4.4), I noted that there is no papal encyclical yet that addresses ecological issues as its main topic. To conclude this brief assessment of CST on ecological responsibility, we come back to this.
Why has there no such encyclical to date? We can really only speculate about the answer, apart from acknowledging the obvious: the papacy always has to face and deal with a daunting range of very difficult issues and challenges – especially now in the era of global travel and communication. This item may be on the agenda, but perhaps it has kept being deferred to the next meeting!
But we can say a little more than this. On one hand, the richness of resources for addressing ecological issues that we have noted makes it rather surprising, at least at first sight, that there was not an encyclical devoted to this topic by John Paul II or Benedict XVI. Some observers have been critical of CST because of this lack.
Here is a possible comparison. The text that launched the Communist movement, The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, was published in 1848. Rerum Novarum didn't appear until 1891. But, a century later in Centesimus Annus, Pope John Paul was able to argue in a compelling way that the teaching in Rerum Novarum proved more true to the human condition, and therefore more durable, than Communism did. You will be able to assess this argument for yourself in Unit 8.
On the basis of this timetable, we should expect an encyclical on ecology in about 2030, which would be a long time to wait… But it now seems (see 3.4.4) there will be one much sooner.


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The Mojave River Narrows in between Victorville and Apple Valley is one of the rare places along the Mojave River where water is commonly seen above the ground. The water is produced because of the rock formations forcing the groundwater above the surface as it flows downstream. This continual supply of water has produced a stable desert riparian habitat.


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Q: no match for "operator<<" (operand types are 'std::ostream' In this program, I get the following error:
no match for 'operator<<' (operand types are 'std::ostream {aka std::basic_ostream<char>}' and '__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>*, std::vector<std::__cxx11::basic_string<char> > >')

referring to the cout << count in the following code.  I'm pretty new to c++ and unsure how to fix this.  I looked over other examples similar to my error and none looked relational to mine.  How do I fix this error?  I'm guessing it has something to do with vector::size_type and vector.end() type auto conversion to count and not being able to convert to char or string, but how do I address this?
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

ostream &print(ostream &os, const vector<string> &vs)
{
    for(const auto &i: vs)
      os << i << " ";
    return os;
}

string make_plural(size_t ctr, const string &word, const string &ending = "s") {
     return (ctr > 1) ? word + ending : word;
}

// if list used instead, no need for erase since it is default called unique
// member call
void elimDups(vector<string> &words)
{
    sort(words.begin(), words.end());
    auto end_unique = unique(words.begin(), words.end());
    words.erase(end_unique, words.end());
    print(cout, words);
}

void biggies(vector<string> &words, vector<string>::size_type sz)
{
    elimDups(words); // alphabetize words order and remove dups
    // sort words by size and alphabetize same size
    stable_sort(words.begin(), words.end(),
      [] (const string &a, const string &b)
          { return a.size() < b.size();});
// get an iterator to the first element whose size() is >= sz
    auto wc = find_if(words.begin(), words.end(), [sz] (const string &a)
       { return a.size() >= sz; });
    auto count = words.end() - sz;
    cout << count << " "
         << make_plural(count, "word", "s")
         << " of length " << sz
         << " or longer" << endl;
         // print words of the given size or longer, each one followed by a space
    for_each(wc, words.end(), [] (const string &s)
       { cout << s << " ";});
    cout << endl;
}

int main()
{
    vector<string> vs2{"fox", "the", "jumps", "over",
      "quick", "red", "slow", "red", "turtle"}

    elimDups(vs);
    elimDups(vs2);

    return 0;
 }

A: The statement in function void biggies(vector<string> &words, vector<string>::size_type sz) on line number 38
auto count = words.end() - sz;

The part words.end() gives you an iterator and then you are subtracting a scalar which again gives you an iterator.
So the variable count is a iterator and the operator << is not defined for iterator.
What you can do is:
 auto count = words.size() - sz; // a number;

or
auto count = words.end() - wc; // a number;


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Faculty & Research Case Studies Facebook: Hard Questions (B)
Facebook: Hard Questions (B)
By Ken Shotts, Neil Malhotra, Sheila Melvin
2018 | Case No. ETH15-B | Length 5 pgs.
In April 2018, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was called to Capitol Hill to be the star witness at congressional hearings intended to examine Facebook's "breaches of trust" with its users and "larger questions about the fundamental relationship tech companies have with their users." Zuckerberg admitted that his company faced "a number of important issues around privacy, safety, and democracy" but emphasized that his company was "idealistic and optimistic…focused on all the good that connecting people can bring."
This ethics case (A) explores some of the issues Facebook has faced since 2014, the criticism it has come under, and its responses. These issues include the "emotional contagion experiment;" privacy issues; fake news; Russian interference in US elections; the "Cambridge Analytica" scandal; charges of bias through targeted ads; and accusations of liberal bias and censorship. The second part of the case (B) then describes some of Facebook's policy responses to these issues, including tweaking the algorithm; developing and deploying new AI tools; changing its mission; and communicating with the public.
Also see: ETH15-A: Facebook: Hard Questions (A )
The case can be used for two purposes.
In classes on business ethics, the case can be used to analyze role of moral intuitions in determining how stakeholders respond to a company's policies. It also can be used to highlight the fact that a company's executives and employees often fail to anticipate these stakeholder reactions.
In classes on strategy beyond markets or business and society, the case can be used to analyze companies' strategic reactions to issues like privacy, data security, fake news, and politicization of a company's platform. These reactions can take a variety of forms, ranging from public relations and lobbying efforts to self-regulation and rethinking the company's products and policies.
This material is available for download by current Stanford GSB students, faculty, and staff, as well as Stanford GSB alumni. For inquires, contact the Case Writing Office. Download
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"The sun feels nice," breathed Will, fitting his hands behind his head.
Stretched out above the sand on a wide blanket, Will and Luke relaxed their bodies. Memorial Day Weekend was less than a week away, giving the guys just enough time to get some color after a long, dull winter of gray skies and cold.
"Sunscreen?" Grady asked, sheltered under the enormous-rainbow striped umbrella that shaded him from view. Clad in a baseball hat, white t-shirt, and globs of thick sunscreen, Grady sighed loudly, returning to his magazine.
"I'm not going anywhere near that ridiculous umbrella," Luke snapped.
"I'm preventing a bad sunburn, unlike the both of you."
Nothing made Luke cringe more than the thought of pink triangles and rainbow flags, as they sat on a beach full of scantily clad prospects. All that gay pride is better left to the lesbians, not to Luke Yates.
"Aw, come on Grady, risk some pre-cancers cells for a little summer romance," Will laughed, shading his forehead with his hand.
"But, I'm a writer," I pleaded, as if no one was listening, as they kept thrusting smaller, tighter bathing suits behind the make-shirt curtain. Just an hour ago, I was sitting in the office of the Miami magazine when I was pushed, tush-first, into a photo shoot promoting the new "it" writers. Apparently my "it" was better noted in nothing but bronzer, blush and spandex.
"Come out, hurry, hurry!" a Spanish-accented photographer kept calling.
"I don't think anyone is listening to me," I yelped, as the make-up artist, stylist, and everyone else crowded around, doing their work.
"I'm flattered." I tried to speak, as my hair was being pulled, styled and spiked. "Really, I'm not even a model," I stuttered, to no avail, while hands kept shifting my swimsuit, pushing my feet into flip-flops, and constantly making adjustments.
"Dante!" I cried out, pushing my way toward him, as he came on the set. "No one is listening to me!"
"Wow, you look fabulous!!" he exclaimed, looking me over.
"Take a deep breath and just relax," he whispered, taking both my hands into his and kissed me. "I will be right there, so look at me if you get nervous."
Dante winked, and after a quick shove, I was in the frame of the photographer. I don't know if it was Dante, the warm lights, or my New Miami Moxie that propelled me forward. I shucked off the white cotton robe, lost my never-for-a-split-second, and beamed.
The next morning I left Miami for New York.


As many of my friends already know, I have a slight attraction to the color gold.... okay, they might describe it as a bit of an infatuation, but either way, I find myself drawn to this metallic hue. Whether it may be a metallic gold clutch or just a small shimmering detail, I'm completely head-over-heels! So when I came across an ad featuring pumpkins accented with gold leaf, I knew I had to try it for myself. Although Halloween has come and gone, this is a great way to transition your pumpkins into more festive decor for your Thanksgiving company.
Start by sectioning off a part of the pumpkin you would like to gold leaf with painter's tape. I also used newspaper to cover the rest of the pumpkin to protect it from the spray adhesive.
Carefully spray your adhesive on the section of the pumpkin you have taped off. A thin, even coat works best; you don't need much!
Apply the gold leaf according to the package's directions and gently pat with a soft, dry brush.
Slowly peel back the waxed paper and softly pat the gold leaf so it adheres to the pumpkin. Repeat as necessary until you have reached the desired affect.
Lastly, find a place to display your new golden fall decor!


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Government lifts live cattle export ban
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There will be strict conditions on the new export permits (Supri: Reuters)
abc.net.au/news/government-lifts-live-cattle-export-ban/2784790
The Federal Government has announced it is lifting the controversial ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia, but there will be strict conditions on new export permits.
The ban was put in place a month ago after the ABC broadcast footage showing animal cruelty in some Indonesian abattoirs.
Federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig says the Government is now comfortable that animal welfare standards can be assured.
"The Australian community made it clear it would not support a trade in which these things occurred. The decision to suspend the trade was not an easy decision to make, but it was the right decision to make," Senator Ludwig said.
"Since making the decision to suspend, the Government has been hard at work to put the necessary supply chain assurance in place so that this important trade can resume.
"Tonight I can announce the Government has lifted the suspension on live exports to Indonesia... because a number of key conditions for resumption have been met."
Senator Ludwig says there will be strict conditions on new export permits.
He says a "supply chain assurance regulatory model" has been put in place to allow trading to progressively resume.
"It enables those specific companies [and] individuals seeking to export live animals to Indonesia to apply for the permit, meet the regulatory framework that's in place and then they will receive the permit and the trade can resume at that point," he said.
He says the supply chain will mean that each abattoir in Indonesia will be independently audited and will have to meet animal welfare standards.
The Indonesian government has described the scrapping of the live export ban as "great news".
Deputy agriculture minister Bayu Krisnamurthi says Jakarta is now rethinking its reliance on live cattle imports in the wake of the ban.
He says Indonesia's recent experiences with Australia show that depending on food imports is risky.
The lift on the ban comes one day before Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd had been due in Jakarta to discuss how to restart the controversial trade.
'Just in time'
The lift of the ban comes as Australia's cattle export industry warned many companies that transport livestock might soon go out of business.
Yesterday, a cattle station owner in Western Australia said he was planning to shoot 3,000 of his livestock because of the ban.
Lang Coppin, who owns a cattle station in Western Australia's Pilbara region, says the news has come just in time.
He says cattle producers will be celebrating tonight.
"It's got to be good, even if it's going to be restricted, at least it's something and it's going to stop a few people going to the wall," he said.
West Australian Pastoralists and Graziers Association president Rob Gillam says Mr Ludwig has now done the right thing.
"He has opened the trade up as far as Australia is concerned," he said.
"I'm sure there will be some rigorous conditions on it but we expected that."
Earlier this week, the association called for Mr Ludwig to be sacked from his portfolio following his handling of the situation.
The Greens have criticised the Government's decision.
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert says there is no guarantee animals will be stunned before they are killed.
"I'm deeply concerned that the Minister for Agriculture's made a serious mistake here," she said.
"We do not believe Indonesia's ready to reopen the trade.
"The Government cannot guarantee animal welfare standards and they're not specifying stunning."
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Arnhem Land traditional owners offer cattle lifeline
Premier urges station owner not to cull cattle
Cattlemen buoyed by Indonesia visit


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Senator Tartaglione Joins Philadelphia Area Leaders to Promote Public Participation in 2020 Census
The city's Complete Count Committee held its inaugural meeting at the National Constitution Center to discuss strategies for a new public awareness campaign.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 1, 2019 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) today joined federal, state, and local public officials, along with community, corporate, and labor leaders, at the National Constitution Center to launch a new committee that will promote public participation in the 2020 national census.
Tartaglione is one of six honorary co-chairs of the Complete Count Committee, along with U.S. House members Brendan Boyle, Dwight Evans, and Mary Gay Scanlon; Pennsylvania House member Jason Dawkins; and Philadelphia City Councilman Derek Green. Mayor James F. Kenney chairs the committee.
"I can't think of a better place to begin our work because this is where our American experiment in representative democracy began," Senator Tartaglione said. "The United States Census is explicitly required by the Constitution and is the foundation for our system of government. It's vital that we make sure all Americans are counted."
Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution requires the government to count the nation's population every 10 years. The last census was completed in 2010. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the count via questionnaires that it distributes electronically and in paper form. Next year's census will be largely conducted via the Internet, but the bureau will deploy workers door-to-door in an effort to contact those who don't respond initially. Individual responses provided to census takers must be kept confidential per federal law.
Throughout the next 18 months, the committee will meet to prepare and carry out community engagement programs that explain the reasons for the census and to reassure residents that it's in their best interests to participate.
Following the organizational meeting, committee members addressed the news media and local high school students to emphasize the importance of the project. Senator Tartaglione informed the young scholars that the size of Pennsylvania's Congressional delegation relative to other states is determined directly by the census. In addition, the new census data will be used to reconfigure State Senate and State House districts. Furthermore, allocations of federal funding for public functions such as education, healthcare, housing, transportation, and college financial aid are tied to census data.
"Participating in the census enables Americans to have a voice in the public affairs that affect our daily lives. I encourage all of my constituents in the 2nd Senatorial District, and all Pennsylvanians to fill out those census forms and to take full advantage of the rights guaranteed to us by the Constitution," Senator Tartaglione said.
If you would like more information about this topic, please contact William Kenny at 215-533-0440 or email at William.Kenny@pasenate.com.
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