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"Have a plan, but don't have it so rigorous that you miss opportunities. Don't let people talk you out of what your gut thinks is the right thing." — Mark Testoni
Today, Chad is joined by Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP NS2. At the age of 20, Mark worked as a high school janitor but decided to turn the page and join the Air Force. He served in the military for 20 years, and since retiring, Mark has become an active spokesperson on veteran's issues, discussing the importance of believing in yourself and building confidence.
"Confidence builds on itself. One of the things we have to do as leaders is to create situations for the people around us, whether they are family members, employees, colleagues at work, to have the opportunity to succeed and in some cases fail and overcome those tactical failures."
In 2013, Mark was the driving force behind the creation of NS2 Serves, an organization that provides technology training and employment assistance for veterans. He has helped 237 veterans graduate and be placed in high-tech careers, with another 100 projected to complete the program in 2019. His primary focus is on management, sales, consulting, product support, cloud-delivered applications and infrastructure, and go-to-market strategy.
On this episode of Mission Daily, Chad and Mark discuss the importance of leaders having empathy, how to mitigate your weaknesses by surrounding yourself with the right people, and a few key takeaways on how NS2 has grown rapidly.
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"Empathy is a really important thing for a leader to demonstrate. Having those experiences and having worked my way from where I was selling vacuums or cleaning at minimum wage, it helps you understand people in your organization."
"We have to look for what people can do and not focus on what they can't do. The concept of who you learn from is not this traditional hierarchical thing. Never miss any opportunity to learn something from somebody."
"When I wake up in the morning, I look at my myself in the mirror and I'm wondering how my grandfather's face got there first, and the second thing I say is, 'what are the two or three things I've gotta get done today that are really important?'"
"A CEO's vision is making sure that the company's operating today. As a company that's becoming global in nature and sizable, the cyber threat is something that's on my mind constantly, not only as a provider of capabilities to support that but, more importantly, how do I make sure that we're protecting the company and its brand?"
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This serie approaches the relationship of values.
The series "Moedas" ("Coins") approaches the relationship of monetary value and its capability to transform material goods, proposing to the observer a reflection about the possible relationships between values, historical and contemporary, through different types of coins and relationships between the objects and materials presented in the works. Within this series, the installation "Exodus" had its concept expanded into a new set of works, exploring monetary values in their form of accumulation and transformation, revealing their paths travelled and impacts caused in society with the passing of time.


Sing We Now of Christmas is full of beautiful traditional Christmas carols, sung by soprano Brenda Belohoubek, contralto Suzanne Chadwick, tenors George Ross Somerville and Carl Ellinwood, and bass Michael Chadwick. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!
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Happy Baba Marta from Balkan Holidays!
Baba Marta is known as 'Grandma March Day' and is a holiday celebrated in Bulgaria on the 1st day of March. Bulgarians wear an item called a Martenitsa, usually in the form of a wrist band which is woven by binding red and white coloured threads together. The Martenitsa are not only worn on the day to celebrate the holiday but also through the month of March until a stork or a bloomed tree is seen which symbolises warmer weather and good health. The greeting exchanged by Bulgarian's on this day is Chestita Baba Marta (Happy Baba Marta). There are many different beliefs and opinions (even several legends, involving real
Bulgaria M-Tel Event International stars Attending
M-tel is probably the biggest Mobile network in Bulgaria and this year it celebrates its 15th anniversary. To help everyone celebrate they have invited some world known stars including Enrique Iglesias, Sugababes and DJ Sonique who will participate in a free concert fin Bulgaria. Everyone is welcome to attend and enjoy the party so if you are planning a visit to Bulgaria in the next couple of weeks then make sure you fit this one in. The concert will be held on September 29th in the capital of Bulgaria – Sofia! Enrique Iglesias has been a great performer following in his dads steps and has performed for over 15 years and this is why
Bulgaria's Best Ever Eurovision Finish
2016 is fast becoming one fantastic year for Bulgaria. With it's popular summer beach resorts already in high demand, there was another welcome surprise on Saturday when Poli Genova took Stockholm's Ericsson Globe by storm at the 2016 Eurovision contest. The Bulgarian contestant thrilled the crowd with her catchy song ''If Love Was a Crime" grabbing herself 307 points in the process, putting her just behind the winner Ukraine, runner-up Australia and third-placed Russia. This was only the second appearance by Bulgaria in a grand final since the country's debut performance in 2005. Genova however, is no stranger
International Acclaim for Bulgaria's Military History Museum
Bulgaria's National Museum of Military History in Sofia has recently been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by one of the world's most popular tourist websites TripAdvisor. This distinguished award is given to establishments in the tourist sector, which over a long period of time, have been receiving positive ratings. TripAdvisor is one of the most popular and largest travel communities in the world, with more than 32 million members and over 100 million reviews and opinions of hotels, restaurants, attractions and other travel-related businesses. Some of the visitor reviews on the website said the Military History Museum is
Bansko invites you to the 15th International Jazz Festival
The International Jazz Festival in Bansko - probably the biggest summer musical event in Bulgaria was founded in 1998 and is held every year in the sunny month of August. This year will mark the festival's 15th edition and will be carried out from the 4th to the 11th of August on the open-air stage on Nikola Vaptsarov Square in downtown Bansko, as well as on various smaller stages in the large resort complexes and restaurants. The presence of emblematic figures of today's music world, the marvellous setting and fact that the concerts are free for the public draws huge crowds every year and has transformed the festival to one of
Bulgarian Palachinka Recipe
Happy Pancake Day from us here at Balkan Holidays! If you fancy trying something different this year, check out this delicious Bulgarian Palachinka recipe...Добър апетит! These are simply the most flavourful pancakes ever! The vanilla smell will linger in your kitchen hours after cooking them to keep you in a good mood all day long. Ingredients: 2 cups wheat flour (250g) 2 and 1/2 cups milk (500ml) 3 medium sized eggs 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon powder sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla 1 tablespoon
Plovdiv Makes Lonely Planet's Best Travel Destinations 2015
The Bulgarian city of Plovdiv has been ranked 6th in the list of hottest destinations in the world to visit next year according to renowned travel publisher Lonely Planet. The company's Best in Travel 2015 details the regions, cities, countries and best-value destinations to visit in 2015. In the list Plovdiv is described as "One of Europe's most beautiful Old Towns, a backdrop of the Rhodope Mountains, historical treasures, smouldering night-life. There's a wealth of reasons to explore Plovdiv, but recent decades have polished Bulgaria's second city. Its remarkable ruins (including a Roman theatre in the
Vinnie Jones to star in Bulgarian Reality Show
The British footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones will appear in the upcoming second season of the Bulgarian reality show Kurtitsata (The Mole). The 49yr old former Wimbledon, Leeds United and Chelsea man became famous as a Hollywood tough guy after his playing days for his roles in movie blockbusters such as "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", "Snatch" and "Escape Plan". Jones will join the show on February 27, for the pilot episode, which will air daily. The action packed reality show will feature 18 people facing various challenges across 12 weeks in order to win a mouthwatering cash prize. Did
Croatia Named Wine Region to Watch in 2014
According to the popular UK wine website Winerist.com, Croatia, known as the "Pearl of the Adriatic" is one wine region customers will be flocking to for 2014. Croatia is rich in clear, blue water beaches and offers visitors an abundance of delicious wine and food. A favourite of Winerist.com readers in 2013, Winerist believe Croatia's wine regions will be a wine traveller's dream in 2014 with Seafood and Vugava whites wine in Dubrovnik, premium wine tours overlooking the Adriatic and dreamy boutique hotels offering a great way to combine a beach holiday with a wine experience. For the more adventurous traveller,
Bulgarian Charity Event A Huge Success
Last month a touring party of former Aston Villa football players and special guests headed over to the the Bulgarian capital, Sofia for a weekend of fundraising in aid of the "Children of Bulgaria" and support of Stylian Petrov the former Aston Villa captain. In March 2012, Petrov was diagnosed with acute leukaemia, putting his football career on hold to have treatment. In May 2013 he announced his retirement from the game and in August 2012, it was announced that Petrov's leukaemia was in remission. The weekend consisted of a football match between the Aston Villa former players and a Bulgaria all stars team made up of

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Churchill art on display at Westminster
January 3, 2011 By Jessica Machetta
"Winston on Westminster's Campus" places more of the National Churchill Museum's collection into public view at the Central Missouri College.
Winston Churchill was a leader, a diplomat, a writer, and yes, an artist. In addition to some of the popular iconic photographs of Churchill — such as the one of him throwing the "V" for "Victory" sign — some less known photos of him are on display at Westminster College in Fulton. Curator Liz Murphy says one of her favorites is a photo of him helping judge a goat show.
Reproductions of three of Churchill's paintings are also on display. Murphy says this exhibition will lead to more art and student involvement in the future.
Murphy says the project allows the Museum to display some of its pieces from behind the scenes, and using Westminster College as the exhibition space is a way for both institutions to showcase their relationship with one another.
Churchill's "Cork Trees Near Mimizan"
Churchill painted and drew dozens of pieces of art in the early 1900s. Viewers can see reproductions of "Bottlescape," "Palladian Bridge," and "Cork Trees at Mimizan." There are two originals at the museum.
The exhibition is on display through December of 2011.
The public in invited to view the works, which are scattered throughout campus, which was made possible through a grant from the Helen S. Boylan Foundation.
The new pieces, part of the National Churchill Museum collection, are located in Reeves Library, Coulter Science Center, Newnham Hall and Westminster Hall.
The Reeves Library display includes a watercolor of the interior of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, a watercolor of the Shakespeare Monument and Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury and a bronze bust of Sir Winston Churchill.
The items displayed in the Coulter Science Center are three oil paintings by Jack Lawrence Miller, a bronze bust of Churchill, a bronze bust of President Harry Truman and ten photographs from the Mahoney collection.
The current items on display in Reeves Library and the Coulter Science Center will only be on display until December 2010. In January new items will be showcased from the collection. Different photos from the Mahoney collection are on a six month rotation until December 2011.
Visitors to Newnham can view a reproduction of Churchill's painting "Palladian Bridge" and a bronze bust of Churchill.
Another bronze bust of Churchill is on display in Westminster Hall as well as a reproduction of Churchill's painting "Cork Trees at Mimizan."
Jessica Machetta reports [Listen, Mp3, 1:19 min.]
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Trump attempts to sell GOP tax plan with Missouri trip
WASHINGTON — President Trump will return to Missouri on Wednesday as he tries to push the Republican tax plan across the finish line.
Trump is expected to once again emphasize the plan's benefits for Main Street as he tries to sell the plan in the St. Louis suburbs. While the White House says the plan will be a boon to middle-income families, helping small business owners and workers, sparking economic growth and simplifying the tax code, critics say both House and Senate versions will disproportionately help the wealthy and corporations.
The visit marks Trump's second to the state to sell his plan. During his trip to Springfield in August, Trump pledged the plan would "bring back Main Street" he tried to make a populist pitch.
The trip comes a day after the Senate Finance Committee advanced a sweeping tax package to the full Senate, handing Republican leaders a victory as they try to pass the nation's first tax overhaul in 31 years. But the bill still faces hurdles in the Senate with at least six senators raising sometimes contradicting concerns.
Senior administration officials briefing reporters ahead of the trip said Trump is expected to once again call out Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, a top Republican target in next year's midterm elections. She voted against the plan in a Senate Finance Committee vote earlier this month.
More:As Republicans seek 50 votes for tax bill, here's what's in play
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"Our focus is on helping the folks who work in the mail room, in the machine shops of America, the plumbers and the police officers, the store clerks and secretaries. All of the people who give their best each and every day to take care of their families and the people that they love," Trump is expected to say in front of an audience of about 1,000 people in St. Charles, according to an excerpt from the speech. "It is not enough for the middle class to keep getting by, we want them to start getting ahead."
Trump in August said that that if McCaskill didn't support his plan, voters should push her out of office.
"We must lower our taxes, and your senator, Claire McCaskill, she must do this for you. And if she doesn't do it for you, you have got to vote her out of office," Trump said then.
Among the officials expected to greet Trump at the airport: Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley, who is running for McCaskill's seat.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to preview the president's remarks.


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This 12-inch digital drawing board is a perfect alternative for an iPad for young children. Easy parenting method that helps children learn how to draw without wasting so much paper. No radiation, no wifi, no eye strain, educational, eco-friendly, and travel light.
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Sturmovik 1946 (and FS2004) on MacBook (not Pro)?
Discussion in 'Mac and PC Games' started by golfbravopi, Apr 17, 2011.
I'm trying to decide whether to buy a PC or Boot Camp my wife's MacBook, since my current PC is dying. My only uncertainty is whether I will still be able to run my flight simulators--Il-2 Sturmovik 1946 and FS2004--on her computer at high graphics qualities. She has a MacBook 5,2 with 2 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, and (my biggest concern) the integrated GeForce 9400M graphics chip.
Does anyone have experience with either of these sims on this platform? Much appreciate any information.
I run 1946 on a first gen intel iMac 1.83 ghz CD at full tilt. I have a 128 mb video card, dedicated of course. I think it should run ok on yours, 1946 is based on a gaming engine made in 2001, it's old but was a beast at the time.
1946 is pretty cpu intensive, but you got that covered by a long shot, I'd guess the 9400m would be fine with the 2 gigs of ram. I use to run it with 512mb with no hiccups. Word of advice, I was on one of the teams that did a lot of modding for the sim and eventually it started to slow things down for me, so make sure you have a couple of installs if you really want to tinker with it. Let me know if you have any questions, I'd be happy to help.
P.S. if you use win 7 turn aero off, it really helps with graphics. 1c forums or simhq have some bootcamper experiences. Can't help ya with FS2004, but my guess is I'd be bad on high detail. IL-2 Cliffs of dover is out, you should try youtubing it. Once the new iMac comes out hopefully I'll be able to run it using that rig.


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Manga Studio 5: A Jump Above The Rest
Technology Articles > Software > Graphic Apps > Manga Studio 5: A Jump Above The Rest
Manga Studio's Manga 5 is a giant leap ahead of the previous Manga Studio release. This software is true to life, filled with features, and a really goo alternative to Photoshop. Manga 5 includes drawing tools that morph any artistic creation into a full color comic. In addition to new brushes and tools, Manga 5 comes with a completely customizable UI. The developers behind Manga 5 wanted to make creating a comic easy, fast, and as accurate as possible.
Perhaps the most standout feature of Manga 5 is sharing. This program allows artists to share tools with other artists and even share individual tools (instead of an entire tool library). This feature makes it much simpler to work on a comic with colleagues and to gather a larger collection of tools. A Manga 5 debut program has been released so far. The complete Manga 5 program is set to hit shelves in June of this year. If you're serious about your comics, Manga 5 is nearly flawless.
Not A Great Illustrator? That's Okay!
Manga 5 developers recognize that some people have amazing ideas but aren't great artists. So, they've baked some features from the program Poser into the new Manga 5. These features make it possible to build 3D figures and add characters that have already been created to a Manga 5 comic. To some, this feature may seem like a cheating method, or a feature that lets non-artists create great comic book art. But, you have to keep in mind that Manga 5 is a program designed and developed for all comic book enthusiasts – including kids who want to create comics but don't have a knack for drawing.
In just minutes, anyone can put a clever and original comic strip online. This is what Manga 5 is all about: making great comic strips, rolling your sleeves up and getting into the grit of the comic strip design business, and learning all about animation. Manga 5 also comes with a brand-new tool called QUMA, which is essentially a lifelike white plastic model that can be bent and twisted in all kinds of human-like ways. Playing around with Manga 5 looks like a lot of fun and would be a treat for a serious comic artist or a kid who loves to create comics.
Manga 5 includes a lot more features than previous Manga programs. Along with additional features comes a higher price tag. In this case, Manga 5 will retail for $500 with QUMA and $299.99 without. This is a high price to pay for anyone who's a casual comic fan, but it's a decent price to pay if you (or your child) are serious about getting into the comic craft. As far as availability goes, Manga 5 has just debuted in Japan and will be available in North America within the next few months.
If you want to learn more about Manga 5 before handing over $200 to $500, you will find some clever and informative videos on the main Manga 5 website. Take a look at what QUMA can do too. Sure, it will cost you $300 more for the QUMA model, but this feature might be well worth the price tag.


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Nominations for the WH DPG annual awards are now being solicited. The following awards will be posted in WH DPG electronic communications and presented at the upcoming FNCE®.
Excellence in Practice Award– this award is to recognize a DPG member who has exhibited outstanding service, dedication and/or innovation to the field of women's health and nutrition.
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Excellence in Practice in Women's Health - Val Schonberg, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, NCMP, FAND
Ms. Schonberg currently owns Enlighten U Nutrition Consulting where she offers valuable RDN services to recreational and professional athletes, dancers and performing artists, women in midlife and menopause, and individuals with disordered eating concerns. Formerly an RDN with the Emily Program, a disordered eating treatment program, in Minnesota, she started the first ACEND accredited eating disorder dietetic internship. She has also worked with Division 1 women gymnasts and professional dances to promote optimal nutrition for sport. She was invited to join the Minnesota Dance Medicine Foundation and in 2019, was asked to the nutrition consultant for the women's multidisciplinary clinic at Emory Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, in Atlanta, GA. She has also provided pro – bono nutrition education for Dakota Woodlands homeless shelter in Eagen, MN. Val Schonberg has excelled in her career promoting healthy eating to women in various settings and is continuing to blaze new trails moving forward.
Emerging Professional in Women's Health -Kanisha Neal, RD, CLEC, Birth Doula
Ms. Neal currently serves as the Diversity Liaison for the WH DPG where she leads and monitors diversity and inclusion grant activities. She has applied for and obtained the Academy's $1000 Diversity Mini Grant so that WH can continue to facilitate and promote diversity. With these funds, she started the Student Partner Program (SPP) and was able to recruit and also supervise 9 Student Partners who help complete the diversity grant activities, which includes the Candid Conversations series. This series is a sessions of interviews with current dietitians about issues of diversity in the profession. She also mentors aspiring BIPOC Dietitians. In her professional role, she serves as the Southern California WIC Breastfeeding Coordinator. Kanisha is a tireless advocate for women and children, especially those underrepresented groups.
Outstanding Student in Women's Health - Zul Franchesca Panganiban
Miss Panganiban is a student at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She currently serves the WH DPG as a Student Partner for diversity and inclusion. She has a passion for promoting diversity especially through honoring food customs. She was a co-facilitator of Candid Conversations, a series of interviews with practicing dietitians that revolved around promoting diversity and inclusion in the profession of dietetics. Ms. Panganiban has shown a great deal of professionalism and poise in her current student work and will be a strong asset to the profession in her future.
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Poetry Sunday: "On Being Brought from Africa to America," by Phillis Wheatley
By Rebecca Foust
Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784
On Being Brought from Africa to America 'Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there's a God, that there's a Saviour too: Once I redemption neither sought nor knew. Some view our sable race with scornful eye, "Their colour is a diabolic die." Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain, May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train. Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American poet to publish a book. Born in 1753 in West Africa, she was enslaved and sold to John Wheatley in New England in 1761. A precocious intellect, Wheatley quickly learned to read and write English and studied Latin, Greek, the Bible, and selected classics. She began writing poetry at age thirteen, garnering national acclaim for publication in major cities including Boston and London of her poem "On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield." In 1771, she accompanied John Wheatley's son to London, where her work was well received. In 1773, she published Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, a book whose poems include elegies and poems on Christian themes and on race, including "On Being Brought from Africa to America," the subject of today's feature. Wheatley was eventually freed, and after John Wheatley and his wife died, supported herself as a seamstress and poet. In 1776, she wrote a letter and poem in support of George Washington, who replied with an invitation to visit him in Cambridge. In 1778, she married John Peters and with him had three children who did not survive childhood. Unable to raise funds for a second volume of her work, Wheatley died alone in a boardinghouse on December 5, 1784, at the age of thirty-one. Many of the poems for her proposed second book have been lost. [Editor's Note: This bio is from the American Academy of Poets website.] Editor's Note by Rebecca Foust, Poetry Editor February is Black History Month, and the next four columns will be devoted to work by black women writers. In today's, contemporary poet Camille Dungy presents a poem by Phillis Wheatley. The following week, a Valentine's Day column features "Chocolate," a wonderfully erotic poem by US Poet Laureate emerita Rita Dove from her book American Smooth. The next Poetry Sunday column presents three poems from Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, another black woman predecessor poet from a previous century, and we'll wrap up the month with an excerpt from Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine's groundbreaking and powerful book published in 2014. Guest Column: Camille Dungy on "On Being Brought from Africa to America" by Phillis Wheatley In 1761, when she was about seven years old, the girl we have come to know as Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped from her home on the west coast of Africa. She was transported to Boston because she was too frail to be of practical use on the physically demanding sugar plantations of the South. She learned English, Greek, and Latin. But she remained enslaved. Twelve years later, in 1773, this same girl would become the first black person to publish a book in English. From that collection comes "On Being Brought from Africa to America," one of the most amazing poems I have ever read. The poem itself follows the neoclassical model—it's concerned with order, structure, reason. We see it in the rhyme, the meter, in its controlled organization, and also its logic. There is an orderly series of four heroic couplets. There are the requisite nods to Christian ideals. In the mode of her time, Wheatley's poem is clean, uncorrupted. Practically dismissible, it seems so perfect. But this is not a poem to be easily dismissed. Scan it with me. In doing so, you'll see some of the ways Wheatley uses the apparent order of the poem to reveal an entirely different line of reasoning than what might be evident at first glance. There is practically a secret code inside this poem. The "save" in "Saviour" is stressed, the "Christ" in "Christian," the word "black" in the penultimate line, and the word "join" at the poem's end. The word "die" at the end of a line about the "diabolic" skin tone of black people is stressed along with the "di-" in "diabolic," and both syllables are close enough in proximity to create a shocking internal rhyme. This all has something to do with English itself, with where stresses naturally fall in particular words, but the way that these words are put together in Wheatley's poem directs whether and how we attend to them. Wheatley knew this. She uses the logic of the structure of metrical verse as a means toward revelation and resistance. We see this same thing throughout the poem in her use of punctuation, in her rare enjambment, in the ways she plays with allusions, and especially in the fun she has with the homonymic potential of the English language. Toward the latter two points, I will never cease to wonder at her play on the word "Cain" to indicate the potential for refinement (and, therefore, exalted status) of the darker of the two sons of Adam and Eve, as well as the expected refinement (and, therefore, salvation) of the sugar cane (and sugar cane workers) at the center of the slave trade. Wheatley revels in the ways that something can appear to have one conclusion and also another. This neoclassical poem, written by an enslaved young woman, barely out of her teens, is rebellious even as it appears to follow all the rules. It is about the complicated blessing of being kidnapped from her home and sold into slavery in a land where she is able to learn about the order and structure of Western traditions (including Christianity), and it has at its heart words, phrases, and lines that can be read (completely logically) in a number of ways. At every turn, she undermines and complicates the logic to which she is bound. I love that! I love her. The essay above is from "12 poems to read for black history month." Its author, the poet Camille Dungy, was featured in this column here on 5/24/15. Born in Denver in 1972, Camille Dungy received a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She is the author of Trophic Cascade (Wesleyan University Press 2017), Smith Blue (Southern Illinois University Press 2011), the 2010 Crab Orchard Open Book Prize-winning Suck on the Marrow (Red Hen Press 2010), and What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison (Red Hen Press 2006). She is also the author of Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History(W.W. Norton 2017), editor of Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry (UGA 2009) and coeditor of From the Fishouse: An Anthology of Poems that Sing, Rhyme, Resound, Syncopate, Alliterate, and Just Plain Sound Great (Persea 2009). Among Dungy's honors are fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Cave Canem, and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference; an American Book Award; two Northern California Book Awards; a California Book Award silver medal; and a fellowship from the NEA. Dungy is currently a professor in the English Department at Colorado State University. Author photo credit: Rachel Eliza Griffiths. Trophic Cascade is available for order here.]]>
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Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem (1562–1638)
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(b Haarlem, 1562; d Haarlem, 11 Nov. 1638). Dutch painter who ranks with Hendrik Goltzius and Karel van Mander as one of the leading representatives of Mannerism in the Netherlands. He is best known for his large biblical and historical pictures packed with athletic, life-size Italianate nudes in wrenched and sharply foreshortened positions. But he also did a few forceful portraits of individuals and groups that show he was an important forerunner of Frans Hals. Both facets of his work can best be seen in the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, the city where he spent most of his life.
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Q: How can I write jpa repository method for m:m relationship? I have a m:m relationship between EntityOne and EntityTwo
public class EntityTwo{
     private String name;
     @ManyToMany //config here
     private List<EntityOne> entities;
}

public class EntityOne{
     private String description;
     @ManyToMany //config here
     private List<EntityTwo> entities;
}

How can I create a method for EntityOne repository without using the @Query annotation for fetching all the EntityOne rows based on EntityTwo's name ? I've tried something like :
List<EntityOne> findAllByEntityTwoName(String name) but it doesn't work.

A: Let's say you need to query EntityOne based on the field name in EntityTwo.
You can create a method like this: findAllBy + Name of EntityTwo defined in EntityOne + EntityTwo attribute names, based on which you need to filter
So in you case it would be
List<EntityOne> findAllByEntitiesName(String name);

A: You can use Spring data query methods to achieve your task. Basically, spring data generates a query based on some rules you define your method with.
@Repository
public interface EntityRepository extends JpaRepository<EntityOne, UUID> {

    List<EntityOne> findAllByEntities_Name(String name);
}

In the findAllByEntities_Name() method, you are using query method along with Property Expressions to create a search by name property in entites(EntityTwo) field from EntityOne

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Anton Slupetzky (* 19. Jänner 1899 in Wien; † 2. September 1987 in Linz) war ein österreichischer Unternehmer und Nationalsozialist, dessen Firma im nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Reich ab 1942 das Gas Zyklon B in das KZ Gusen, das Zwillingslager des KZ Mauthausen, lieferte. Für die Beteiligung am Mord von mehr als 150 Menschen im KZ Gusen wurde er 1947 während der Dachauer Prozesse zu fünf Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt.

Leben und Unternehmensgeschichte

Vor 1938
Anton Slupetzky gründete im November 1925 die Reinigungs- und Aufbewahrungsanstalt Anton Slupetzky mit Sitz in der Linzer Starhembergstraße 39. Im Jahr 1929 erhielt das Unternehmen die Konzession für Schädlingsbekämpfung mit hochgiftigen Stoffen. Ab 1931 wurden auch Blausäuregasungen unter dem Konzessionschutz einer Wiener Firma durchgeführt. In der Folge spezialisierte sich das Unternehmen immer stärker auf dem Gebiet der Schädlingsbekämpfung. 1936 übersiedelte der Betrieb in die Linzer Schubertstraße 20.

Bereits am 25. Mai 1932 trat Slupetzky der NSDAP bei (Mitgliedsnummer 1.080.588). Im Jahr 1936 war Slupetzky Mitorganisator einer NS-Propagandaaktion, die im Zusammenhang mit der Haftentlassung von vier Nationalsozialisten stattgefunden hatte. Er wurde deshalb gerichtlich verurteilt und saß im Anhaltelager Wöllersdorf ein.

Zeit des Nationalsozialismus
Nach dem Anschluss Österreichs an das Deutsche Reich wurde Slupetzky 1939 Gaufachschaftswalter für Schädlings- und Seuchenbekämpfung und erhielt 1940 die Konzession für die Verwendung von Cyangasen und damit auch für das Blausäureprodukt Zyklon B. In weiterer Folge wurde der Betrieb Slupetzkys vom Oberkommando der Wehrmacht als Schlüsselbetrieb eingestuft und Slupetzky für unabkömmlich erklärt und nicht zum Militärdienst eingezogen. Als Fachexperte für Entwesungswesen wurde Slupetzky 1941 bei der Errichtung der Entlausungsanstalt der Stadt Linz in der Muldenstraße beigezogen, welche unmittelbar nach deren Fertigstellung bis Kriegsende an die Reinigungs- und Aufbewahrungsanstalt Anton Slupetzky verpachtet wurde. In dieser am 1. Februar 1942 eröffneten Entlausungsgroßanlage, aber auch in Kriegsgefangenenlagern, Zwangsarbeitslagern und Konzentrationslagern in der Umgebung wurden Entlausungen an Zwangsarbeitern und Lagerhäftlingen sowie eine Entwesung von deren Kleidung durch Blausäurebegasung im Sinne der nationalsozialistischen Seuchenprävention durchgeführt. Die Reinigungs- und Aufbewahrungsanstalt Anton Slupetzky hatte bis zu 46 Angestellte und wurde 1942 als viertgrößtes Unternehmen auf diesem Gebiet in Großdeutschland gereiht.

Ab März 1942 lieferte neben der Firma Heerdt-Lingler auch Slupetzkys Unternehmen das Gas Zyklon B ins KZ Mauthausen, wo Slupetzky beim Bau der Mauthausener Gaskammer an Vergasungsversuchen an Ratten zur Feineinstellung der Gaskammer beteiligt war.

Am 2. März 1942 war Slupetzky, der innerhalb der paramilitärischen Sturmabteilung Rang des SA-Obersturmbannführers erreichte, gemeinsam mit seinem langjährigen Mitarbeiter Leopold Fischer an der Ermordung von 164 sowjetischen Kriegsgefangenen durch Vergasung mit dem Giftgas Zyklon B in der Baracke 16 im KZ Gusen beteiligt.

In den Jahren 1942 und 1943 führte Slupetzky auf Veranlassung durch das Reichsministerium des Innern in den besetzten Gebieten Bulgariens und Griechenlands jeweils mehrmonatige Entwesungsaufträge mit Zyklon B aus.

Im Jahr 1943 wurde das Unternehmen in Reinigungs- und Entwesungsanstalt Anton Slupetzky umbenannt.

Nach 1945
Nach Angaben seiner Gattin Hedwig wurde Anton Slupetzky schon am 4. Mai 1945 in Helfenberg verhaftet, konnte aber bereits einen Tag nach seiner Verhaftung wieder fliehen. Am 4. August 1945 wurde er jedoch erneut, trotz Verwendung falscher Ausweispapiere durch den CIC aufgrund seiner seit 1932 bestehenden NSDAP-Mitgliedschaft und seines SA-Ranges verhaftet und nach einigen Zwischenstationen in das US-amerikanische Internierungslager Glasenbach überstellt.
Am 20. Mai 1946 wurde Slupetzky bei der Staatsanwaltschaft Urfahr aufgrund seiner Mitwirkung bei der Vergasung von sowjetrussischen Kriegsgefangenen mit Zyklon B im März 1941 im KZ Gusen wegen des Verbrechens nach § 1 des Kriegsverbrechergesetzes angezeigt. Am 3. März 1947 wurde das Verfahren auf Ersuchen des amerikanischen Militärgerichts Linz an dieses abgetreten. Am 28. Juli 1947 wurde Slupetzky mit vier weiteren Angeklagten in einem Nebenverfahren zum Mauthausen-Hauptprozess vor einem Militärgericht der United States Army in Dachau angeklagt (Case No. 000-50-5-31 (US vs. Karl Glas et al) Tried 12 Aug 47). Wegen der Beteiligung am Mord von mehr als 150 Menschen im Zuge von Entlausungsarbeiten im KZ Gusen I wurde er am 12. August 1947 zu fünf Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt. und in das Kriegsverbrechergefängnis Landsberg überwiesen. Am 21. Dezember 1949, sieben Monate vor Ablauf der angesetzten Strafe, wurde Slupetzky aus der Haft entlassen.

Nach seiner Entlassung wurden gegen Slupetzky weitere Strafverfahren geführt. Das Volksgericht Linz und später das Landesgericht Linz beantragten 1950 die Fortsetzung der Erhebungen bezüglich der schon in Dachau verfolgten Tatbestände, da die genauen Umstände seiner Beteiligung (u. a. Vorsatz) beim Prozess in Dachau ungeklärt blieben. Weiters umfassten die gerichtlichen Untersuchungen die Misshandlung von Zwangsarbeitern in der Entlausungsanlage Linz. Beide Verfahren wurden jedoch eingestellt.

Am 1. Oktober 1957 übernahm Hedwig Slupetzky den nunmehr in ARED Allgemeiner Reinigungs- und Entwesungs-Dienst Anton Slupetzky umbenannten Betrieb. Ab 1959 übernahmen die beiden Söhne Othmar (* 18. Juli 1927 - † 19. Oktober 1974) und Erich Slupetzky (* 1922 - † 1995) das mittlerweile in eine GmbH umgewandelte Unternehmen. Während Erich bereits 1966 wieder aus der Firma austrat und sich seinem bereits 1953 gegründeten Großhandelsunternehmen widmete, blieb Othmar Slupetzky bis zu seinem Selbstmord im Jahr 1974 Geschäftsführer der Firma ARED. Nach dessen Tod wurde das Unternehmen wiederum von seiner Mutter Hedwig Slupetzky, die seit 1958 von Anton Slupetzky geschieden war, geleitet. Von ihr übernahm der Sohn von Othmar Slupetzky, Andreas, 1985 die Geschäftsführung und fusionierte ARED im 1. Jänner 1995 mit der ISS Marischka Servisystem zur ISS Servisystem – einer österreichischen Tochterfirma des dänischen Reinigungskonzerns ISS.

Der älteste Sohn von Anton Slupetzky, der ehemalige Linzer HJ-Führer Komm.-Rat Erich Slupetzky war von 1978 bis 1983 Bundesobmann des ÖTB und FPÖ-Politiker.

Literatur
 Allgemeiner Reinigungs- und Entwesungsdienst Anton Slupetzky KG (Hrsg.): 50 Jahre ARED. Broschüre zum Firmenjubiläum, Eigenverlag, Wels 1975.
 Eva Hallama: "Bis dann der Krieg kam …" Selbstdarstellung und Unternehmensgeschichte des 'Allgemeinen Reinigungs- und Entwesungsdienstes Anton Slupetzky' im Kontext von Reinigung, Seuchenbekämpfung und nationalsozialistischem Massenmord. Diplomarbeit, Universität Wien 2013, mit umfangreichem Literaturverzeichnis.Online auf der Website der Universität Wien (PDF; 3,7 MB).
 Eva Hallama: Von der Seuchenbekämpfung zum NS-Massenmord. Die Tätigkeitsbereiche der Reinigungs- und Entwesungsanstalt Anton Slupetzky in Mauthausen und Gusen. Mauthausen Memorial – Jahrbuch 2013, Wien 2014, S. 45–58, ISBN 978-3-7003-1900-9.
 Günter Morsch, Bertrand Perz (Hg.): Neue Studien zu nationalsozialistischen Massentötungen durch Giftgas. Historische Bedeutung, technische Entwicklung, revisionistische Leugnung. Unter Mitarbeit von Astrid Ley. Berlin 2011.
 Bertrand Perz, Florian Freund: Tötungen durch Giftgas im Konzentrationslager Mauthausen. In: Günter Morsch/Bertrand Perz (Hg.): Neue Studien zu nationalsozialistischen Massentötungen durch Giftgas. Historische Bedeutung, technische Entwicklung, revisionistische Leugnung. Unter Mitarbeit von Astrid Ley. Berlin 2011, S. 244–259.

Weblinks
 Mauthausen-Hauptprozess und Nebenprozesse auf jewishvirtuallibrary.org (englisch) − Case No. 000-50-5-31 (US vs. Karl Glas et al) Tried 12 Aug 47

Einzelnachweise

Verurteilte Person (Dachauer Prozesse)
KZ Mauthausen-Gusen
Täter des Holocaust
SA-Mitglied
NSDAP-Mitglied
Person (Linz)
Österreicher
Geboren 1899
Gestorben 1987
Mann

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Fort Worth is a city populated with mostly unpretentious, easy-going people, and that's perhaps why minimalist living makes so much sense for those who choose to make Cowtown home.
I think you're much less likely to be judged here than in many other cities — either for being gay or for choosing the simpler life.
Once you understand the minimalist lifestyle, you start to understand simple living is much more about attitude and approach to life than about getting rid of possessions and doing without. In fact, minimalist living is a way of life that encourages living grandly — not depriving yourself.
When I'm not writing enthusiastically about being gay or lesbian in Fort Worth, I'm often writing about simple living. It's one of my passions, and it's a lifestyle that has saved me from the addictions and self-centeredness that plague so many gays and lesbians.
Let's face it: Most gays and lesbians don't have children (although some do, of course) and most don't allow parents or siblings to dictate how they should live their lives (although some do, of course), so it's easy to become inwardly focused instead of outwardly focused.
And many gays and lesbians have no one on which to the spend their money, so they buy nice things for themselves. Being free from the responsibility of raising a family and faced with a society that's still not completely accepting, there's often time and resources to turn to drugs, alcohol and other addictive substances.
There are lots of opportunities for a gay or lesbian person to head down a path that leads to destruction or at least materialism. Fortunately, whether you're on a bad path or just need one that's better than the way you're going now, there's a better way.
Minimalist living is a lifestyle that involves fewer material possessions and more meaningful experiences. While some mistakenly think minimalism is about deprivation, it's actually about freeing yourself from distractions so you can spend your time focusing on things that expand your experiences and your outlook.
A wardrobe full of clothing you rarely wear doesn't contribute to a fuller life, but a meaningful vacation to an important destination might. There's no benefit from redecorating your spare bedroom again, but remodeling your home office so that you have fewer distractions and more spirit-expanding light might be a very minimalist thing to do.
And of course, decluttering your life — both of useless possessions and of emotional baggage — is an important point of simple living too.
Do you see? Eliminating nonsense, clutter, silliness, stuff, overbuying and mindless eating are all important parts of minimalist living.
Analyzing your actions to make sure you're always doing things that move you forward instead of hold you back is part of the simple life.
What Does This Have To Do With Fort Worth?
There's no better place to embrace minimalist living than Fort Worth. While other cities may encourage a certain style of dress or a certain manner of behavior, Fort Worth is a city where anything goes.
You won't be judged for exploring a simple lifestyle in Fort Worth. Instead, you'll be embraced. It's a supportive city where residents are more likely to encourage your uniqueness than shoot it down.
Minimalist living and Fort Worth just seem to go together — whether you're gay not. Acceptance and broad-mindedness are why I'm here, and you'll find acceptance for a simple, minimal life here.
In fact, there's no better place to be a gay or lesbian minimalist than Fort Worth.


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The shirt known as Artichokey is no longer available for purchase on shirt.woot.com, though this link may have it.
In case you weren't paying close attention to my flick stream, you may have missed this new design, which will be available as long as the market will allow.
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Freedom Election Campaign
Posted on March 1, 2000 November 1, 2021
By Constance Curry
Early in 1963, the Voter Education Project had been firmly established in Greenwood, and local participation was increasing satisfactorily. The Negroes of Greenwood and Leflore County were facing the anticipated reprisals and intimidations, but general morale seemed to be holding up. Then on the night of February 28, as they drove out of Greenwood, Bob Moses and two coworkers noticed that they were being followed. Earlier, they had spotted a late-model Buick with no license plates parked in front of their headquarters and had seen several white men in it. Jim Travis, a local worker, was driving along with Moses and Randolph Blackwell, a representative of the Southern Regional Council in Atlanta. As they were talking about the trailing car, it pulled alongside of them, and thirteen .45 caliber bullets came shattering into their car. Two struck Travis in the shoulder and neck. The Buick sped away, and Moses, who was sitting in the middle, guided the car to a stop as Travis slumped down in the seat. Neither Moses nor Blackwell was hit.
Moses called me later that night to tell what had happened. He said that Travis was seriously injured but that doctors at the Greenwood hospital expected him to recover. He was being transferred to the hospital in Jackson. Moses had alerted the local authorities, but the assailants' car, without plates, could only be given a general identification.
The day after the shooting, Wiley Branton, director of the Voter Education Project in Atlanta, made a statement to the press asking that all of the voter registration workers scattered across Mississippi converge on Greenwood and show the people that there would be no backing down. He noted that it was of paramount importance that no degree of violence cause the workers to lose their initiative. His statement concluded, "Leflore County, Mississippi, has selected itself as the testing ground for democracy, and we shall meet the challenge there."
Branton was a descendant of Greenwood Leflore, the French-Indian millionaire slavetrader for whom the county and town are named. The whites in Greenwood probably thought Branton's ultimatum was a foolish stand for a native Mississippi Negro to take, but the county did become a testing ground. Workers from SNCC, CORE, the NAACP, and SCLC flooded the town and county to the saturation point, and soon the area was bubbling with voter registration activities on every corner.
The patterns of action, reaction, and counterreaction continued, and a wave of violence swept Greenwood as the white response to the influx of civil rights workers. The most serious incident was the bombing of the building where the COFO office was located. Everything in the office was destroyed, including all voter registration records. Authorities said that there was no evidence of arson.
Another COFO car was blasted with a shotgun, but without injuries. Shotguns were fired into several homes, but again providence spared us injuries. These forms of intimidation and reprisals against local Negroes continued, then increased, and it was difficult to retain the following that had been established. Less than a month after the Travis shooting, Bob Moses led a voter march to the county courthouse. They were turned away with police dogs, cattle prods, and riot sticks.
The Freedom Election
The most ambitious and perhaps most worthwhile COFO effort of 1963 was the mock participation of an interracial slate of candidates in the state gubernatorial election in November. The two leading regular candidates were trying their best to outdo each other in racist statements. It also came at a time when Senators James O. Eastland and John Stennis were in Washington telling Congress that the only reason Mississippi Negroes did not vote was that we were too slothful and unconcerned to register.
Allard K. Lowenstein came down in July 1963 to offer his help to COFO and our voter registration efforts. My friendship with Al went all the way back to 1949 when I was a delegate from Xavier to the United States National Student Association Congress. He later became president of that group and was respected by students on many campuses throughout the country. The plan that emerged was that we would attempt to show the nation that we would indeed vote if allowed to do so. It would be the first big test of our concentrated program of voter education and registration. We hoped to show how meaningless Mississippi's lily-white campaigns were and to show that each major candidate promised to do more than the next to deny us political rights.
James P. Coleman had been eliminated in the Democratic primary for governor, mainly because of his support for John Kennedy, so the November race was between Democrat Paul B. Johnson, Jr., and Republican Rubel Phillips. The crucial issues were clouded by a thick haze of racial prejudice. Johnson's main campaign issue was that he "stood in the doorway at Ole Miss" when James Meredith was trying to enroll. His supporters said proudly, "Paul stood tall at Ole Miss," adding, with reference to his stand against legalized whiskey, "Paul will stand tall against alcohol." Johnson also said that a strong and united Democratic party would make it easier to keep a sharp eye on Negro activities.
Rubel Phillips maintained that Johnson had been willing to "sit down and play cowboys and niggers with the university." He said that with a Republican governor and two strong parties, the state could keep two sharp eyes on the Negroes. He was saying that, with his election and the election of Republican Barry Goldwater to the presidency in 1964, the Negro problem would be solved. So these were our top contenders for governor. They both referred to Mississippi's being the greatest state in the union, but neither was openly concerned about the economic issues–our gravest problem. Thirty-two percent of the people earned less than three-thousand dollars a year, 26
percent earned less than two-thousand dollars annually, and, in the Delta, 51 percent of the people–black and white–earned less than two-thousand dollars a year. This was real poverty. The candidates made superficial allusions to bringing more industry to the state, but the campaign standard was seeing who could yell "Nigger" the loudest.
We could do nothing "official" to combat these forces, so COFO decided to have an "unofficial" election of our own. I would be the candidate for governor, and Edwin King, a white Methodist minister from black Tougaloo College in Jackson, would run for lieutenant governor. Ed King was a Mississippian from Vicksburg. Bob Moses would manage the campaign, and we would stress the important issues that Phillips and Johnson were ignoring, as well as show the potential strength of our vote.
Among our many problems, the lack of a good political speechwriter was the greatest. We also needed national publicity and coverage that would reflect the significance of our effort. We needed people who knew about political organizing-we had had little experience in this field. Once again, we turned to the outside for help. Joe Lieberman, editor of the Yale Daily News, was in Mississippi at the time doing a series of reports on the activities and programs of SNCC. He became interested in our plans and assured us that he would spread the word at Yale about the type of help we needed. He thought our needs would have strong appeal to students majoring in journalism and political science.
Within a few weeks the students came–from Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, and Fordham–forty strong, and their interest in the campaign was as keen as our own. They knew how to write campaign literature and how to organize meetings and rallies. They were able to get the news media to almost every mass meeting that we held in the state. Our main instrument for spreading the word was a little newspaper, "The Free Press," and Bill Minor and R. L. T. Smith helped us get it printed.
I toured the state making speeches and waving my hands and yelling, and I guess some of the Negroes thought they had their very own Bilbo or Barnett. I spoke in Holly Springs, Oxford, Greenville, Clarksdale, Jackson, Gulfport, and Hattiesburg. We had good campaign tours in Clarksdale and Greenville, because whites left us alone and did not try to break up the rally. In Greenville, they even let us use the Washington County Courthouse and–most amazing–the police even arrested several whites for harassing participants.
Gulfport, Vicksburg, and Hattiesburg were another story. In Hattiesburg, the police barged into the civil rights headquarters the day of the rally and closed it down as a fire hazard. We had to go to a church. When a white girl tried to join the rally, the police arrested her and put her in a patrol car. She was screaming and kicking and biting, but they wouldn't let her come in. And the rally had barely started when we heard seven or eight police cars circling the church with their sirens growling. Then came four or five fire trucks with their whistles screaming and their bells clanging. It was impossible to speak above the roar of the official harassment. In my speech I shouted to the audience that we were glad that the fire department was outside but that the fire within us could not be extinguished with water. Lawrence Guyot, then, director for SNCC in the Hattiesburg area, spoke right after me. While he was speaking, some firemen came charging into the church yelling that they were looking for a fire. Guyot yelled for the crowd to let the firemen through. A couple dozen firemen soon stood in the front of the group, in full regalia, some snickering and some actually looking around for a fire, but all looking like damn fools. There was a moment of silence, and the firemen were looking to their captain, Moore, to tell them what to do. Then Guyot told Captain Moore, "We're going to have a meeting here tonight, and we don't give a damn what you do." Captain Moore did not reply but turned and led his men out of the church.
We had the same sort of official harassment in Vicksburg. The police and firemen surrounded the building making all the noise they could muster, but they had gotten the word from Hattiesburg that it was best not to go into the building and be laughed at by a bunch of progressive Negroes. In Gulfport we held the rally at the Back Bay Mission, which was staffed by and served both races. It was just between a Negro and a white neighborhood and had never had any problems over its integrated ministry. But during the rally, a large number of whites converged on the building, and we heard sirens wailing. The noise increased, and finally rocks and bottles started crashing through the windows. The police were there in full force. They stood and watched the whites throwing whatever they could at the windows. Every window in the mission was broken.
We were aware that we were trying to be politicians on this trip, so in a statement to the press we made the most charitable remarks that we could contrive about our reception in Gulfport. We said that we were sorry that some hoodlums had broken the windows and marred what would otherwise have been a pleasant visit. The next morning outside of the mission several white ladies came up to me and said, "Those weren't hoods that threw those bricks. It was us."
We covered as many communities and rural areas as possible and dipped into places as yet untouched by any civil rights activity. The campaign reminded us of how much remained to be done, as we saw thousands of new faces wrinkle with fear at the mention of total desegregation of the schools. We went to places where Negroes tried to escape even being asked to come to the rally. We added all of these places to our list of areas to reach in the future.
But there were some counties that we did not go to at all because of plain fear and good sense–like Issaquena, Amite, and Neshoba, where we were afraid we would be shot. Any Negro we might approach in these sections would have feared for his life, and the collusion between the lawless elements and law enforcement officers would have made our effort foolhardy.
We ended the campaign with a jubilant, backslapping fish fry at a country church in the backwoods near Lexington. We felt we had done well and were relieved that we had made it through with no deaths or serious injuries. Our public relations were remarkably successful, and, even as far out in the country as we were, a big passel of reporters, photographers, and television people were on hand for the event and enjoyed it as much as anybody.
We got as much attention during the race as either of the major candidates. No newsmen in the state had any doubt about what Johnson and Phillips were going to do and say, and they were delighted to have a little diversion. For the first time in over a century there was a real campaign, unofficial as it was, dealing with the real problems facing the state. We provided a chance to air these problems in the press, and no doubt white Mississippians learned a few things as well.
To tabulate the results of our efforts, we set up ballot boxes in churches, businesses, and homes. Ballots had all names of candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, which gave our voters a choice of three slates. Voting took place over a whole weekend from Friday until Monday. Many church congregations voted at Sunday services, and records were kept to keep people from voting more than once. In some places, such as Greenwood, there was trouble from the authorities when five voters were arrested and charged with disturbing the peace.
When the "freedom votes" were counted, it was found that more than eighty-thousand people had participated in an election which they knew they could not win. Quite a turnout for a people who Senator Eastland said were too lazy to even register. Those eighty-thousand votes for freedom quashed whatever hopes he and other segregationists might have had for continuing to sell our laziness as the sorry excuse for lack of Negro voter registration.
We knew that there were also a few write-in votes all over the state for Ed King and me, but we could never find out the exact count. Under Mississippi statutes, write-in votes invalidate a ballot unless the official candidates happen to die before the election. To my knowledge, Clarksdale was the only community to tabulate the number of write-in votes, and the election officials announced that write-in votes received by Henry and King had reached about six hundred, and then there were no more reports.
The election had shown the country that Mississippi Negroes would vote if given the chance. It was established that the sacrifices of the people and the labor of the civil rights movement were not in vain, and this evidence was to spur groups on to even more industrious activity. And perhaps most important, white college students from the North had seen what a significant role they could play in the Mississippi struggle. Al Lowenstein, with his wide contacts at Yale, Stanford, and other colleges, had played a major role in bringing these students down. Within a week after the freedom election, plans were being made for a massive influx of college volunteers for Freedom Summer, 1964.
And there were other encouraging signs. Paul Johnson defeated Rubel Phillips using old issues, but, in his inaugural address, Johnson hinted at a change in the state's official line on race. He may have been frightened by the strong expression of would-be Negro voters and had a legitimate reason to say, "I want my people to know that Paul Johnson is fully aware of the forces, the conflicts, that fashion our environment. Hate or prejudice or ignorance will not lead Mississippi while I sit in the governor's chair." He spoke of industrial development: "I would point out to you that the Mississippi economy is not divisible by political party or faction, or even by race, color, or creed." Never before had a Mississippi governor uttered such bold words–a fine reward for our freedom election.
Constance Curry first met Aaron Henry in 1964 while combing the Clarksdale area for whites interested in peaceful school desegregation in Mississippi. Thirty-three years later, a group of Henry's friends, after reading Curry's first book, Silver Rights, asked her to write Henry's biography. After reluctantly agreeing to the project, Henry died in 1997 just as the project commenced. Below is an excerpt from Aaron Henry: The Fire Ever Burning, published in spring 2000 by the University of Mississippi Press.
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Citigroup's new report says it's actually an improvement over the year 2000.
Concerts are partially driving a meagre improvement in the total revenue artists receive from the music industry, according to a new report by Citigroup. The study, as spotted by Pitchfork, claims musicians in 2017 got 12% of a total $43 billion in profits – that share is an increase over the 7% allocated to artists in the year 2000.
The slight bump in revenue for artists is thanks to an increasing reliance on concerts for income – traditional music sales have declined dramatically in recent years – and from more artists choosing to self-release their music and forgo a record label, which can keep as much as 85% of an artist's profits.
Three potential solutions are proposed by Citigroup: "Vertical integration," i.e. a music distribution platform (like your favorite streaming service) merging with concert promoters. These same distribution platforms could themselves merge. Another more "organic" form of vertical integration is also proposed, where music distribution services become record labels.
The report concludes that more touring and new business models that replace traditional record labels boost artist revenue in the years to come. "Artists will capture a larger share of the music ecosystem's revenues driven by continued shifts in revenue towards concerts and new entrants into the record label role."


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Dior Cruise 2020Photography by Ines Manai
Alexander Fury: The Inside Story of Dior's Marrakesh Cruise Show
For her 2020 resort show for Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri threw open the house's doors to other people's interpretations, including British-Jamaican designer Grace Wales Bonner and African-American artist Mickalene Thomas
TextAlexander Fury
Lead ImageDior Cruise 2020Photography by Ines Manai
Fashion is all about collaborations: a designer can't create alone. They need their ateliers and factories; models, stylists, hair stylists and make-up artists. Someone has to do the calligraphy for the invitations. It takes an army. Which was, in a sense, one of the inspirations behind Maria Grazia Chiuri's 2020 resort show for the house of Dior. Of course, the inspiration was also Africa, multicultural and multi-faceted, with traditional Dutch wax-fabric patterns and billowing djellabas staged in a ruined 16th-century Sultan's palace in Marrakesh, where Chiuri's all-woman army marched out amid flaming tapers and heavy incense. It reminded me of something the late, great Karl Lagerfeld, Maria Grazia Chiuri's former boss at Fendi, once told me of the workers in the couture ateliers: "They are beyond important because somebody has to make the clothes! I may have a few ideas, but I cannot make the collections."
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Chiuri's scope in this Dior collection was ambitious – it isn't easy to unravel, although the clothes it resulted in were easy and wearable, in the grand tradition of cruise wear. The collaborations here weren't metaphorical or alluded to, and they weren't restricted to the necessary: that of creator with craftspeople, tasked with translating a dress from abstract sketch to material reality. These collaborations were physical, tangible, exceptional even – unexpected, bold, confident. Chiuri invited the British-Jamaican designer Grace Wales Bonner and the African-American artist Mickalene Thomas to create their own interpretations of the Bar. Thomas' was a facsimile of the 1947 original – reinterpreted in her own rich style, presented on a woman of colour – like one of Thomas' paintings, introducing the black female body to art history, such as her 2010 re-working of Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, and reclaiming their agency. With a tilted saucer hat and billowing skirt, Thomas' collaboration cut to the heart of Dior – a silhouette, an avatar we can all recognise – yet proposed it anew. And, of course, Christian Dior himself loved avant-garde art: he was originally a gallerist, supporting avant-garde and surrealist art before the Great Depression wiped out his family's fortunes and Christian had to find work using his own artistic expression by selling sketches to couture houses and beginning the unexpected and slippery climb to stardom, via his 1947 debut.
Of course, at that debut, the New Look was present. It always is – that's another collaboration, of sorts, between the present and the past. "Dior is a couture brand, and the most iconic element is the New Look," Chiuri stated a day before her show while behind her a model was wearing her own version of that Bar – curvy jacket, wide-cut trousers – executed in Dutch wax textile. That represented in microcosm, another series of collaborations, sparked by conversations with textile anthropologist Anne Grosfilley, who became an advisor on the collection itself. Chiuri was fascinated by Dutch wax, a fabric composed of cotton traditionally woven in Europe, sent to Indonesia and dyed using up to 20 individual techniques, of batik and block printing, and then exported to Africa, where it became enormously popular. "It's a pan-African fabric," states Grosfilley, reasoning that the material is used across the continent's 54 countries universally, with multiple interpretations of popular images: often marked with vibrant symbols and patterns whose meanings shift over time, the donning of specific wax fabrics can be used to signify joy at the birth of a child, for instance; or messages of freedom, aspiration and affluence. It began to be used in 1895, today, about 95 per cent of the signature textiles are actually digital print copies, while true Dutch wax is rare, expensive and labour-intensive. Chiuri turned to the Uniwax studio in Abidjan, Ivory Coast to create a new print – inspired by toile de Jouy and tarot card references drawn from elements in Dior's heritage, but reinterpreted by the Uniwax studios. And Pathé Ouédraogo (aka Pathé'O) a designer whose most widely seen work outfitted Nelson Mandela, also created an outfit in collaboration with Dior, paying tribute to the South African president.
It's bold, for a designer to throw the doors of a fashion house open to other people's interpretations. Chiuri shrugged when that was posited to her. "You don't lose anything," she said. "I am not alone." Indeed, an equal inspiration to that of Africa was the most abstract notion of communities of craft and creativity, coming together in a collective experience. A cultural exchange, regardless of the locale. There were also Americanised denims and French laces, alongside the African textiles (not just African in look: established in 1968, Uniwax weave and dye all their textiles in Abidjan, resulting in a wholly authentic cloth), and a sense of ease and easiness Chiuri herself pegged as fundamentally Italian. "We have to talk about what we have in common," said Chiuri. "Common ground" – how about the fact we all have to wear clothes, of one form or another, for protection, or display, or merely to prevent us from being arrested on the street? And that, in some way, those clothes can semaphore something about our characters, feelings, aspirations and ideals. That's something universal.
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Drowned Stone Age fisherman examined with forensic method that could rewrite prehistory
By Mindy Weisberger
Tiny marine algae lingered in his bones.
Archaeologists unearthed the skeleton in a coastal area near Chile's Atacama Desert. (Image credit: Pedro Andrade)
Human bones dating to the Stone Age found in what is now northern Chile are the remains of a fisherman who died by drowning, scientists have discovered.
The man lived about 5,000 years ago, and he was around 35 to 45 years old when he died. Scientists found the skeleton in a mass burial in the coastal region of Copaca near the Atacama Desert, and the grave held four individuals: three adults (two males and one female) and one child.
Related: Photos of decapitated skeletons buried in a Roman cemetery
The man would have been about 5 feet, 3 inches (1.6 meters) tall when alive, and his remains showed signs of degenerative diseases and metabolic stress, researchers reported in the April 2022 issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science. The bones revealed traces of osteoarthritis in his back and both elbows; the back of his skull had evidence of healed injuries from blunt trauma; his teeth and jaws were marred by tartar, periodontal disease and abscesses; and lesions in his eye sockets hinted at an iron deficiency caused by ingesting a parasite found in marine animals, according to the study.
Other marks on the arm and leg bones where muscles were once attached told of repetitive activities related to fishing, such as rowing, harpooning and squatting to harvest shellfish. If the individual was a fisherman, perhaps he died by drowning, the researchers proposed.
When forensic teams examine modern skeletons that were found without any soft tissue attached, experts can confirm drowning as the cause of death by looking inside large bones for delicate microscopic algae, called diatoms, which live in watery habitats and soil. When a person drowns, inhaled water can enter the bloodstream and travel throughout the body after the lungs rupture, even reaching the "closed system" of bone marrow through capillaries, the authors reported. Looking at diatom species in bone marrow can thereby reveal if the person ingested salt water. However, this method had never been used to examine ancient bones.
Algae, sponge spines and parasitic eggs
For the new study, the scientists decided that the modern diatom test was too "chemically aggressive," and in removing bone marrow from samples, it also destroyed small particles and organisms that weren't diatoms. Such particles could be highly significant for analyzing Stone Age bones, according to the study. The researchers therefore adopted "a less aggressive process" that eliminated residual bone marrow in their samples, while preserving a wider range of microscopic material absorbed by the marrow, which could then be detected by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
Their SEM scans revealed a microorganism jackpot. While there was no marine material clinging to the outside of the bones, the scans showed that the marrow contained plenty of tiny ocean fossils, including algae, parasitic eggs and broken sponge structures called spicules. This variety of marine life deep inside the man's bones suggests that he died by drowning in salt water.
It's possible that the cause of death was a natural disaster, as the geologic record in this coastal region of Chile preserves evidence of powerful tsunamis dating to around 5,000 years ago, the scientists reported. But with ample skeletal evidence that the person was a fisherman, the more likely explanation is that he died during a fishing accident, they said. Damage to the skeleton — missing shoulder joints, cervical vertebrae that were replaced with shells and a broken ribcage — could have happened when waves pummeled the drowned man's body and then washed it ashore, the researchers explained.
Interior analysis of the man's bones revealed traces of microscopic sea life, such as parasite eggs and algae. This image shows a degraded unicellular green alga that lives in marine ecosystems. (Image credit: Courtesy of Stephen Bates/Andrade et al. (2022))
As to why the man was buried in a mass grave, "what we can assess from similar contexts is that they probably belonged to the same family group," said lead study author Pedro Andrade, an archaeologist and a professor of anthropology at the University of Concepción in Chile. The individuals likely shared an ancestor but weren't immediate family members, as the dates of the skeletons spanned about 100 years, Andrade told Live Science in an email.
By expanding the range of the modern diatom test to include a broader selection of microscopic marine life in their search through the interior cavities of prehistoric bones, "we've cracked open a whole new way to do things," study co-author James Goff, a visiting professor in the School of Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, said in a statement.
"This can help us understand much more about how tough it was living by the coast in prehistoric days — and how people there were affected by catastrophic events, just as we are today," Goff said.
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Applying this method across other archaeological sites in coastal areas with mass graves could offer game-changing insight into how ancient people survived — and often died — while living under potentially perilous conditions, Andrade told Live Science.
While there are many coastal mass burial sites worldwide that have been investigated by scientists, "the fundamental question of what caused so many deaths has not been addressed," Goff added.
Mindy Weisberger
Mindy Weisberger is a Live Science editor for the channels Animals and Planet Earth. She also reports on general science, covering climate change, paleontology, biology, and space. Mindy studied film at Columbia University; prior to Live Science she produced, wrote and directed media for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Her videos about dinosaurs, astrophysics, biodiversity and evolution appear in museums and science centers worldwide, earning awards such as the CINE Golden Eagle and the Communicator Award of Excellence. Her writing has also appeared in Scientific American, The Washington Post and How It Works Magazine.


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«Магно́лія» () — американський фільм-драма 1999 року, режисера Пола Томаса Андерсона, знятий за його сценарієм. Ролі виконували: Джеремі Блекман, Том Круз, Філіп Бейкер Гол, Філіп Сеймур Гоффман, Ріккі Джей, Вільям Мейсі, Джуліана Мор, Джон Рейлі, Альфред Моліна і Мелора Волтерс. Фільм складається з кількох взаємопов'язаних історій, у яких герої шукають щастя, прощення і сенсу життя в каліфорнійській долині Сан-Фернандо. Кінострічка отримала приз «Золотий ведмідь» за найкращий фільм на 50-му Берлінале у 2000 році.

Український переклад зробила Студія «Омікрон» на замовлення Гуртом..

Сюжет
У фільмі переплелися трагічні історії дев'ятьох головних героїв, які спокутують свої давні гріхи. Старий і хворий медіа-магнат Ерл Патрідж помирає. Він просить знайти його сина — Френка Макея, якого колись покинув з помираючою матір'ю. Френк веде семінари для чоловіків, щоб допомогти їм спокушати жінок і самим не попасти до їх тенет. Однак, добре поінформована журналістка, яка бере у нього інтерв'ю, змушує його втратити увесь зовнішній блиск, розпитуючи про його особисті проблеми.

Тим часом, поліцейський Джим Каррінг, закохується у наркоманку Клавдію Вілсон Ґейтор, дочку Джиммі Ґейтора — ведучого ігрового шоу на телебаченні, організованого компанією Ерла Партріджа. У цьому шоу троє дітей змагаються з трьома дорослими, набираючи бали за правильні відповіді на запитання з різних галузей знань: музики, хімії і т. д.

Ролі виконували
 Том Круз — Френк Макей, син Ерла Патріджа
 Джуліан Мор — Лінда Патрідж, дружина Ерла Патріджа
 Джейсон Робардс — Ерл Патрідж
  — Джиммі Ґейтор
 Джон Рейлі — поліцейський Джим Каррінг
  — Клаудія Вілсон
 Філіп Сеймур Гоффман — Філ Парма
 Альфред Моліна — Соломон Соломон
 Фелісіті Гаффман — Синтія
 Мелінда Діллон — Роза Гейтор
  — Стенлі Спектор, вундеркінд
 Джим Бівер — меценат

Музика
Оригінальну музику написав :

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Нагороди
 1999 Премія Національної ради кінокритиків США:
 Найкращий акторський ансамбль
 Найкращий актор другого плану — Філіп Сеймур Гоффман
 Найкраща акторка другого плану — Джуліан Мор
 1999 Премія Асоціації кінокритиків Торонто ():
 Найкращий режисер — Пол Томас Андерсон
 Найкраща картина
 Найкращий сценарій — Пол Томас Андерсон
 2000 Берлінський кінофестиваль, Берлінале-2000
 «Золотий ведмідь» — Пол Томас Андерсон
 Нагорода журі читачів «»: Пол Томас Андерсон
 2000 Премія Асоціації кінокритиків Чикаго (Chicago Film Critics Association):
  — Том Круз
 2000 Премія Голлівудської асоціації іноземної преси:
 «Золотий глобус», Найкраща чоловіча роль другого плану — Том Круз
 2000 Нагорода Міжнародного кінофестивалю у Сан-Себастьяні:
 Приз ФІПРЕССІ, Фільм року — Пол Томас Андерсон
 2001 Нагорода Шведського інституту кінематографії
 Приз «Guldbagge Awards»: найкращий іноземний фільм 2000 року

Навколо фільму
 На стіні кожної кімнати знятої у фільмі є зображення магнолії.
 У фільмі показано таке рідкісне метеорологічне явище, як дощ з жаб. Дощ жаб був натхненний роботами американського письменника і дослідника аномальних явищ Чарльза Форта (1874—1932). Як розповів актор Філіп Бейкер Голл, коли він був у горах Італії у погану погоду, падав дощ з суміші крапель води, снігу та крихітних жаб. Голл змушений був з'їхати з дороги, поки шторм не пройшов. У сцені дощу з жаб було використано 7900 гумових жаб, інші були домальовані на комп'ютері. Спеціально для захисників тварин повідомили, що у фільмі немає жодної справжньої жаби.

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Психологічні фільми
Фільми-драми США
Фільми про Лос-Анджелес
Лауреати премії «Золотий ведмідь»
Фільми New Line Cinema
Фільми Пола Томаса Андерсона
Фільми США 1999
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Introducing our Yunnan Tea, a beverage lovingly created in the Yunnan Province of Southwest China. But what makes it so special? Tea has been grown in this region for more than 1,700 years. It's perhaps best known for the production of Green Tea, but in recent times the province has been exploring Black Tea production as well. Our Yunnan Tea is one such example.
This scrumptious flowery orange pekoe is known for its dark medium-long leaves with bronze coloured tips. It boasts a magnificent woody-earthy-spicy fusion of flavours perfectly suited to varying palates. Furthermore, there are also health benefits to be had from consuming Yunnan Tea. If you are looking to lose weight then you've picked the right brew! Or perhaps you are looking to improve your cardiovascular health, or even reduce the risks of Type II Diabetes? If this is the case, then its a great, if not excellent choice of beverage. Try it today and see what it can do for your health, as well as your taste buds.
Welcome to the Yunnan Province. Feel free to explore the vast wilderness surrounding Tiger Leaping Gorge; walk the ancient streets of Lijiang's Old Town; and of course taste the wonderful, flavoursome, uplifting tea from one of China's most renowned provinces. Yunnan borders upon Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Tibet, and neighbours Burma, Laos, and Vietnam. It has very similar climatic and geographical conditions as Assam in northeast India which, in turn, makes for great tea-growing. One of the most famous teas to originate from the region is Pu'erh Tea, while other Yunnan Black Teas, such as this one, are gradually gaining popularity.
Yunnan Black Tea production, compared with Yunnan Green Tea production, has a very short history. The area was scouted during the 1930's in the wake of the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) as many tea-growing provinces to the southeast had become war zones. China needed to maintain its Black Tea production, and Yunnan was the answer. This was first endeavoured by Feng Shaoqiu of the China Tea Corporation, who travelled to southern Yunnan to investigate its economic potential.
Feng and his colleague, Zheng Hechun, arrived in the city of Kunming in mid-October 1938. They then took a three-day steam train to Xiaguan and from there walked almost fifteen days across treacherous mountain ranges and sections of the Mekong River. By November, they had arrived in Shunning (present-day Fengqing), where they collected various samples of Black and Green Tea from the area. The following month the Yunnan Tea Trading Corporation had been officially founded, and from 1939 to 1941, the Shunning Experimental Tea Factory produced 110 tonnes of gongfu Black Tea.
Over the next few months and years, reports were flooding in that the large leaf tea varieties from the region were comparable in quality to the leaves used in Darjeeling Tea and Anhui-produced Keemun Tea. Production expanded soon after. From 1952 to 2009, export figures show that Yunnan Black Tea production grew steadily (but very consistently) from 430 tonnes in 1952 to 2,435 tonnes in 1963, 4,865 tonnes in 1974, 5,775 tonnes in 1985, and 6,000 tonnes in 2009. Today, the Yunnan Province is one of the most famous black tea-growing areas in the world. Our Yunnan Tea stands testament to its success, but more importantly, tastes great, too.
Origin: The Yunnan Province, Southwest China.
How to Serve: Either lemon or honey taste great with this tea. However, we recommend it best served as it is.
Tasting Notes: Yunnan Tea has a distinct woody aroma with smoky undertones. These qualities transcend in taste, offering smooth malty flavours, in addition, coupled with subtle chocolatey notes.
Colour in Cup: Coppery liquor with orange highlights, dark in tone.
Health Benefits: If you, like many, are trying to lose weight, then Yunnan Loose Tea is a great place to start. All Black Teas; including, of course, our Yunnan Tea; have metabolism boosting abilities. A metabolism refers to the chemical reactions that take place in your body's cells. Broadly speaking, it essentially converts the fuel in your food into energy, which is then used to power near enough everything we do.
A boosted metabolism can help your body to burn fat quicker, and far more efficiently. Yunnan Tea does just that. Furthermore, relaxing with your favourite brew on the sofa is, potentially, enough to help you lose weight. Don't believe us? There is actually science to it! Chronic stress (i.e not stopping to relax with a nice, hot cup of tea) disrupts our sleep and our blood sugar levels.
This leads to increased hunger and comfort eating. Eventually, this can lead to even higher levels of stress and even more disrupted blood sugars. Not only might this cause unhealthy levels of body fat, but also an increased risk of Type II Diabetes! The solution to this is simple: stop, then brew up a cup of Yunnan Tea; relax on the sofa, and sip this bold, flavoursome, invigorating beverage. We guarantee you won't be stressed after that!