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David Koubek: Czech Radio's former man in Brazil on the World Cup, the Olympics and the country's Czech connections
https://english.radio.cz/david-koubek-czech-radios-former-man-brazil-world-cup-olympics-and-countrys-8203903#player=on
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David Koubek, photo: Khalil Baalbaki
While most of us can only dream about attending a World Cup or Olympic Games, David Koubek got to experience both as Czech Radio's correspondent in Brazil. In his two and a half years in Rio de Janeiro, Koubek also got to travel to many other parts of South America and met all kinds of interesting people, including – he told me after his recent return to Prague – a German "Bohemian" community proud of their Czech roots. But when we spoke, I first asked the Czech Radio man how he had managed to cover the 2014 World Cup, given the sheer vastness of Brazil.
"I've calculated that I travelled 90,000 kilometres in South America. For the World Cup it was 17,000; I was in nine host cities.
"It's a huge country and sometimes it was really tough.
"I remember once I was in this city, I don't remember which one [laughs] because there were many trips during the World Cup.
"My plane was at 3 o'clock in the morning and I was really exhausted – and the next day I was supposed to be in another host city.
"But it was a lot of fun. And I don't think that there could be any better way to get to know Brazil than during this crazy trip, this crazy period of work."
Tell us about when you saw the famous game in which the Brazilians were beaten by the Germans. Did you report on that?
"I didn't report on the game specifically. My colleagues in Prague did an off-tube broadcast of this match; there was no-one doing a live broadcast from the stadium.
"But I did the reactions after the game and it was something extra-terrestrial [laughs]..."
"Brazil is known for doing things at five minutes after 12 [laughs]. The Olympics were one minute to 12 – but it did work."
It must have been like a national tragedy or something?
"It was a tragedy. The whole stadium was in shock.
"They were looking at each other going, What's happening? What is this?
"Because the goals were really quick. Some of them were so angry that they left the stadium during the first half.
"After that, I think it was with the fifth German goal, they started applauding the Germans.
"Because they are great fans of football. And when they see that their team is not really good, they can be really angry with them.
"If you want to make a Brazilian angry, bring this up [laughs]."
The Czech Republic weren't at that World Cup, but obviously they had athletes at the Olympics this summer. Was there more interest from Prague in Brazil at that time because of the Czech participation?
Photo: Filip Šedivý
"Yes, definitely. I was so lucky that I was not really asked to do a lot of things. That doesn't mean I didn't do anything [laughs], but everything I proposed was accepted.
"So I think there was great cooperation between Prague and the Rio de Janeiro branch of Czech Radio [laughs].
"And yes, the interest was much broader.
"There were preparations for the Olympics – test events – and a lot of Czech athletes came to Rio before the Olympics.
"That was a great opportunity to talk about the Czech athletes' training, but also about the preparations of the stadiums and venues in Rio de Janeiro.
"A lot of the people told me that they were so surprised, because the difference between what they saw during the test events and what they experienced during the Olympics themselves was huge.
"I usually said that Juscelino Kubitschek, the great president, had Czech ancestors. But everybody is from somewhere in Brazil."
"Brazil is known for doing things at five minutes after 12 [laughs]. This was one minute to 12 – but it did work."
What was your personal stand-out moment of the games? Was there any particular moment that will stay with you?
"Yes. I was not present at many venues for many events during the Olympics, because my colleagues from the sports desk came to Rio de Janeiro.
"So they were doing the sport things – I'm not really good at sports [laughs] – and my job was to report on other things around the Olympics, everything connected with them.
"During the gold medal victory for the Czech Republic with Lukáš Krpálek in judo we were at the Czech House. And there was a visit by Mrs. Maria Estela Kubitschek, the daughter of Juscelino Kubitschek, the great Brazilian president, one of the most famous presidents, who constructed Brasilia, the new capital.
Brasilia, photo: David Koubek
"She brought her grandson with her, and he had never seen an Olympics before, I think.
"He was a great fan of Karpálek and his name was Lukas. So Lukas Kubitschek, Lukáš Karpálek – it was a connection [laughs].
"I did an interview with him during the ceremony and he was so proud and his grandmother was so proud and so happy to have been invited to the Czech House by the Czech Olympic Committee and to have the opportunity to see the Czech gold medal.
"She told me she felt more Czech than Brazilian at that time.
"Brazilians are really great on emotions – they are very emotional people. She is also an emotional woman and she was really living that moment very emotionally.
"She hugged me and kissed me because she was so happy. This is my personal and emotional highlight of the Olympics.
"And then I felt a lot more emotions during the Paralympic Games.
"Brazil's Bohemian Germans are proud of their Bohemian origins. They don't care about the Second World War or about the expulsion of the Germans after the war."
"They were great. The public was more Brazilian than during the Olympics and they were great."
Apart from those two enormous events, did you have any other particularly memorable reporting assignments?
"I had a lot of meetings, a lot of encounters, during that two and a half years.
"And every meeting with an interesting person – by which I mean with a person who achieved something; it could be the poorest person, but has a goal, has achieved something – was a great one."
"I think South America in general is a continent of unlimited opportunities.
"The people try hard and every time I met such a person, it was great.
"I also remember some other interesting meetings.
"I met the younger brother of Ernesto Che Guevara, in his hometown. It was a total coincidence. And there were a lot more interesting interviews."
Typically when you said that you came from the Czech Republic, what was their reaction? What was the perception of the Czech Republic?
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, photo: David Koubek
"Usually they don't know the Czech Republic. They usually know Czechoslovakia. Sometimes it's worth explaining, sometimes not.
"Maybe if you said Prague, a lot of Brazilians in particular know Prague and they like Prague.
"A lot of Brazilians came to Prague before the crisis and they're spreading the great name of Prague throughout Brazil [laughs]. Talking about Prague with Brazilians is easier than talking about the Czech Republic.
"I usually said that Juscelino Kubitschek, the great president, had Czech ancestors. But that doesn't mean a lot.
"Every Brazilian has a lot of ancestors from a lot of places. This is an immigrants' country.
"The Indians, the indigenous people, count for zero-point something percent of the population.
"So this mixture, this melting point, is also very interesting. Everybody is from somewhere in Brazil."
Is there a Czech community in Brazil, or in Rio?
"In Rio there are some people, though I wouldn't call it a community.
Sao Paulo, photo: David Koubek
"There is a Czech community in small places in Brazil. In Bataipora, which is in Czech Baťova Dobrá Voda."
I was going to say, that's the town that was established by Jan Antonín Baťa, right?
"Exactly. And there are three more towns that he established: Bataguassu, Batatuba and Mariapolis.
"He was a great entrepreneur and unfortunately he died very early."
But are there still Czech communities in those places?
"There is still a Czech community, a large Czech community, in Bataipora. They have the elementary school of Jan Antonín Baťa. And they have a Czech teacher.
"There are two teachers who teach the Czech language. One is in Sao Paulo and the other is half the year in Bataipora and the other half of the year in Nova Petropolis, in the south of Brazil.
"There is also a community of Czech Germans, or Bohemian Germans. They call themselves Böhmisch.
"They are proud of their Bohemian origins. They are Germans, but they really feel strong ties to what is now the Czech Republic.
"They don't care about the Second World War or about the expulsion of the Germans after the war.
"They feel this is their home and they come back to visit the cemeteries and the places where their families used to live.
Rio de Janeiro, photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0
"And they have a Czech teacher and they try to speak Czech. It's so funny sometimes, but it's very emotional as well."
My final question is, after two and a half years in this really colourful country of Brazil, how has it been readjusting to living here again?
"It's not that hard, though the weather is really different, because I came from summertime to wintertime. But it's not that hard.
"Living abroad for some time makes you more resistant to changes.
"The only thing I miss are smiles. I think Czechs should smile more [laughs].
"But still I can see a lot of smiles. Especially at Czech Radio."
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Strange World 2 Release Date: Will There Be a Strange World 2?
Even for Pixar movies, Disney hasn't been afraid to give the go-ahead for sequels. Some examples are Frozen II and the many sequels of Toy Story. But not every animated movie gets a sequel. Often, it depends on how well it does at the box office and how interested people are in it. Disney's newest animated movie, Strange World, came out in theatres on November 23.
Strange World just came out in theatres, but it's already possible to wonder if the latest Disney movie will get a sequel in the near future.
Will there be a follow-up to it in Strange World 2? Here's some information.
Strange World 2 Release Date
Strange World bombed at the box office, so it's unlikely that Strange World 2 will ever be made. Still, miracles have happened, and we won't stop speculating because of that.
If there is a Strange Worlds 2, we probably won't hear about it until the next Disney Plus Day, which will be in the fall of 2023. This is when the House of Mouse usually makes big announcements about upcoming projects.
The first film was announced in December 2021, and it came out just under a year later. So, if a sequel is announced in late 2023, it might not come out until late 2024 at the earliest.
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But it's important to remember that animated movies take a lot longer to make than live-action ones, so if we're being realistic, a Strange Worlds sequel might not even be announced until the Disney Plus day in 2024 and might not come out until late 2025 or even 2026.
Who is in Strange World 2?
If there is a Strange World 2, we can probably expect the main characters and a number of new characters and cast members:
Jake Gyllenhaal as Searcher Clade
Dennis Quaid as Jaeger Clade
Jaboukie Young-White as Ethan Clade
Gabrielle Union as Meridian Clade
Nik Dodani as Kardez
Francesca Reale as Azimuth
Lucy Liu as Callisto Mal
Alan Tudyk as the Narrator
Jonathan Melo as Diazo
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What Will Happen in Strange World 2?
There are many things that could happen in a Strange World sequel if it were made. Since the last scene of the movie shows that Strange World took place inside a comic book, it's possible that a sequel could follow in the footsteps of Lightyear and do something similar. It could focus on the reader or the "real" Clades if the comic is supposed to be based on them.
But this is probably not very likely. In an interview with the director and writer of the Disney movie, Staff Writer Emma-Jane Betts said, "When the movie Strange World ends, it seems like Ethan's story is just beginning."
At the end of the movie, Ethan, his boyfriend Diazo, and his friends are seen collecting resources from Strange World. This suggests that there is a lot of room for a spin-off or sequel that focuses on Ethan and his adventures on the sentient planet.
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In an interview with The Digital Fix, director Don Hall said that he even thought about making a spin-off with the (literally) short-lived character Dupel. "Dupel is a pilot who gets ripped out of the ship The Venture and is probably dead. "Now that character is like something out of a horror movie," he said.
Is There Any Trailer for Strange World 2?
As we know there is no official announcement on Strange World 2. So there is no trailer yet. You can watch the trailer for season first of Strange World below.
Most of the things have been provided to you in the above article which includes the release date updates of the series. As soon as the release date or any update is going to come regarding the season you all would be shared. What is your thought regarding Strange World, let us know in the comment section below. For more information visit our website editorials24.com and stay tuned for more and more updates and details.
Is Strange World Worth Watching?
It's like "Avatar" meets "Fantastic Voyage," and Disney's many, many talented animators made it look great on a big screen. With their help, "Strange World" breezes through a list of formulaic plot points and pre-packaged emotional revelations with enough style and sensitivity to make it work.
What is Strange World Based on?
Strange World, from Disney Animation, was inspired by stories like King Kong and Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth. It's about discovery and family, and the characters learn that their world is just as alive as they are.
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2018 Excavations Round-Up
Penny Trichler
Here we are, at the end of 2018 excavation season, ready for a recap of what we have uncovered during this summer of extremes. From the Beast from the East snowstorm welcoming our period 1 excavators, to the heatwave mid- season; from the topsoil and the Smith's Chester farmhouse to a depth of 4.50m down, here are 5 things that the 2018 excavation season has taught to our volunteer excavators and post excavators, as well as to the visitors joining us at the trench side.
1) The position of Smith's chester Croft's and the depth of post roman layers.
The precise location and extent of the 17th to 19th century dwelling named Smith's Chester had been confused amidst old maps and sketches.
Smith's Chesters' position as indicated in Collingwood's Roman Wall, first published in 1867.
The top layers of 2018 excavations revealed a world rich in glazed pottery, clay pipes and re-used stones. One of Smith's Chester's yard drains incorporated the fulcrum (top half) of a Roman altar, proving that the inhabitants of the farmhouse holdings were familiar with their Roman neighbours. In fact, part of the 17thcentury building investigated this summer revealed a floor made from recycled opus signinum. This Roman waterproof mortar was removed from the nearby bath house, which in the 17th century would have still had its vaulted roof in place.
2) The position, depth and orientation of the Northernmost stretch of the Severan ditch (c. 200-212 A.D.)
In 2016-2017 a stretch of the southern defences of the Severan fortlet, dating 200-212 A.D. had been investigated with spectacular results. More than 420 shoes filled a ditch which was 6 meters in width and 3 meters in depth and held some astonishingly well-preserved artefacts. It was hoped that the northernmost stretch of this same ditch would have been equally as informative and exciting, and to a certain extent the ditch did not disappoint. After some exploration, the archaeological team and the volunteers arrived at the conclusion that the ditch was to be found further north in the excavation area than expected, and that it was slightly smaller than its southern correspondent, albeit with a more complex profile. The ditch was kept eerily clean, perhaps to enhance its defence capabilities. In fact, it laid at the northern end of an almost 22m wide rampart! Although only a few finds were made, the ditch did give us some satisfaction. Research is ongoing on a key find from this feature, and we will be able to tell you more soon. Keep an eye on our press release page!
Above: a 3D model of the Severan ditch.
3) The position of a stretch of Antonine wall, the first stone curtain wall at Vindolanda dated to c. 200 A.D. as well as the position of some of the Antonine defensive ditches.
Part of the curtain wall of a complex Antonine base (c. 140-200 A.D.) was investigated in 2007. These early excavations left us with the certainty that more laid below the foundations of the curtain wall, and that, to its west, its defensive ditches laid waiting for the archaeologists.
Above: a 3D model of the Antonine Fort wall and defensive ditch
Two of the NS oriented defensive ditches have been explored in 2018, with two hugely different datasets being collected. While the ditch immediately to the West of the Antonine fort wall was extremely rich in finds (shoes, tablets, and the famed hipposandals- more about them here http://www.vindolanda.com/_blog/thevindolandablog/post/recording-and-interpreting/), the one further out towards the bath house was almost empty. In the last weeks of the excavation season, an interesting discovery was made. Almost at the edge of the westernmost ditch, the layers of anaerobic started dipping again, indicating that a third ditch hides under the grass section, where visitors can now stand. This further ditch will be one of the objects of investigation in the 2019 season. Finally, just as we concluded the excavation, a further Antonine structure appeared, dating to the later phase of this long-lived occupation. Sometime between 180- 200 A.D. the central ditch was backfilled, and a large gate-like structure was built. The archaeological team reckons we could be looking at one of the gates for the annexe, or fortified town, typical of Antonine bases.
4) The position of period II and III defensive ditches
Just as anticipated in point 3., there was indeed much left to discover under the foundations of the Antonine curtain wall. Four large round posts for the foundation of a rectangular timber building were sank in anaerobic layers. Once removed, the layers revealed the edges of period II and III fort ditch. Here a fragment of ink tablet with legible ink was recovered, together with vast quantities of perfectly preserved bone, seeds, and even some horse flies.
5) The methods of construction of causeways and rampart rafts in aerobic and anaerobic contexts
Two separate causeways had been built across the ditches mentioned in point 4. The first and earliest one was in turf and timber, constructed with EW oriented oak beams lying on top of a stone foundation.
The second and later causeway was built directly above the first one, but more than 180 years later. In fact, the second causeway was built in stone at the beginning of the 3rd century: it re-used the foundations of the Antonine curtain wall, extending them over the period II and III ditches and the newly created 3rdcentury ditch. This last causeway was then blocked by a cross wall, once the more comfortable access road of the 3rd century vicus developed, and the need for a safe crossing of the boggy area was overcome.
If all the above sounds extremely complicated, there are a few occasions to learn more and see first hand what has been going on in the excavations.
As usual, we would like to extend a warm THANK YOU to all who chose to spend two weeks digging, post-excavating and volunteering with us. Your work is incredibly appreciated, and in more than one situation you all proved to be essential. We hope that you have enjoyed yourself this summer, and that you will talk about it with your friends and family.
We look forward to another year of discoveries in 2019.
See you at Vindolanda!
A closer look at Samian pottery
Pottery is something we find in great quantities at Vindolanda during each excavation season - usually into the tens of thousands of sherds per year. A volunteer excavator is almost guaranteed to find some when they are here. The types of pottery we find vary in origin, manufacture, size, shape, material, colour, design and decoration. Here we focus on one of them - Samian Ware.
Playing games at Vindolanda
Guest Blog - Tim Penn & Summer Courts
Written by our visiting specialists from Edinburgh University, this blog explores board games and gaming at Vindolanda.
2021 Vindolanda Excavation Round-up
Read about this years discoveries, including beautiful finds and unearthed buildings, from the South Western quadrant of Vindolanda's last stone fort, investigated by our team of professional archaeologists and amazing, dedicated volunteers.
Ever wanted to know who's behind the photos and posts you see on social media? As these are unprecedented times our shy team have come out from behind the cameras and into the spotlight! Sonya and Penny take you behind the scenes and show you what goes into curating the Vindolanda Trust's online presence.
Archaeology Centre Arrives
Some good news! Vindolanda's new Archaeology Centre arrives on site ready for the 2020 excavation season.
The curious case of the travelling shoes: Vindolanda Goes To Florence
The curious case of the travelling shoes - some of our shoes have gone on a journey to Italy! Find out more about why and where to see them!
Goodbye Shed – Hello Archaeology Centre
This year saw the last season of use for our excavation shed. Since 2008 this shed has provided shelter to thousands of excavators.
Severan Feline Friends
Interaction between cats and humans goes back as far as Ancient Egypt. However, some of our earliest clues to domestic cats in Britain come from the Roman period.
Ancient timber posts
Both visitors and volunteers have been very curious as to what those beautiful timber posts sticking out of the ground are. Here is what the archaeologists have concluded so far.
Severan Skulls
Dr Trudi Buck takes a closer look at the human skull unearthed during the 2018 excavation of the Severan fort ditch at Vindolanda.


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Into the Ring (2020)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, political
Air Date: Jul 01, 2020
Starring: Ahn Nae Sang (1964), Im Jin Ah (Nana) (1991), Jang Yong (1945), Park Seong Hoon (1985), Yoo Da In (1984)
Seo Gong Myung is the efficient and hard-nosed elite civil servant, who can multi-task with ease and is dubbed the 'Number One Handsome Man' on the District People's Committee. However, he is a cold, rigid, and independent person, who is deemed prickly and unapproachable at the best of times. Seo Gong Myung is guided by his moral convictions, which he staunchly adheres to, opting to do everything 'by the book'. His lack of flexibility and his penchant for criticizing all those who enter his domain, not only serve to earn him the nickname 'Great Lucifer', but more enemies than friends.
Goo Se Ra is a lower-class woman with little education or money, but can still talk a good game and punch well above her own weight. Known as the 'Queen of Civil Complaints', she's a force to be reckoned with! She's held many positions in the past, none of which have materialized into a stable source of income, Small wonder the opening on the District People's Council, with an annual salary of 50 million won for a mere 90 working days, could be just the ticket she needs to better her circumstances.
The sparks start flying as the newly-demoted Seo Gong Myung and newbie Council member Goo Se Ra join forces to penalize corrupt politicians.
Director: Hwang Seung Ki [황승기]
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Legends of Anglerre RPG Review
The Legends of Anglerre RPG (LoA) by Sarah Newton and Chris Birch takes the Starblazer Adventures iteration of the FATE 3.0 system and adapts it for the fantasy genre. This game strives to cover multiple subgenres in the fantasy milieu, with the focus on the Moorcockian swords and sorcery setting of Anglerre, and the high fantasy Hither Kingdoms. The source material for this game is drawn from a series of British comics that appeared in the Starblazer Adventures comic books. References are made to various characters and events from the comics and can at times leave the reader a bit in the dark.
The physical book itself is an impressive tome at just over 380 pages. The cover is full color and depicts three adventurers posing dramatically in a ruined building. The interior of the book is predominantly black and white with the sidebars offset in parchment colored boxed. The artwork is predominantly drawn from the LoA comics.
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Dresden Files RPG Review
Posted on November 12, 2010 by Flames
The Dresden Files RPG (DFRPG) by Evil Hat Productions is their adaptation of the FATE 3.0 system to the world created by Jim Butcher in his novels. While not required reading to play the game, a brief overview of the novels will be helpful, as no such summary is included in the game, with that in mind, there are mild spoilers throughout. The novels are chiefly concerned with the cases taken by a private investigator who is also a wizard. He solves various crimes in the city of Chicago that have an occult connection. The writers of the RPG have done an excellent job of using an established intellectual property as a baseline setting and not allowing the characters from the novel to overwhelm the game, a situation that has hurt other settings in the past.
The book itself is a large volume at just over 400 pages. The cover is a full wrap around image depicting Harry Dresden, Karrin Murphy and Michael Carpenter doing battle against a host of supernatural foes. The interior of the book consists of full color pages that are printed to appear as if a coil bound notebook. This appearance is due to the fact that the game is framed in such a way that it appears to be a manuscript of the game written by one of the characters from the series of novels. This stylistic choice is furthered by the inclusion of marginalia written by the "author," a werewolf named Will, Harry Dresden and Bob, a spirit assistant to Dresden.
Chronica Feudalis RPG Review
Posted on March 26, 2010 by Megan
The Introduction – or "Translator's Foreword" – sets the scene magnificently. This is not, we are told, a modern game of mediaeval times but a role-playing game written in mediaeval times by some monks seeking a pastime, an imaginative entertainment. This delightful conceit is continued throughout the entire book, complete with mediaeval-style illustration.
The first chapter, Imagine, describes what the game is about. Beginning with a series of pen-pictures describing dramatic scenes from mediaeval life, the author explains how a group of young monks play a game of 'Imaginings' wherein they pretend to be other people: a brave knight or a cunning thief, perhaps.


Last week my husband started an online course in coding. As I listened in to the introductory portion of his class, I was so intimated by all the other participants—finance, researchers, startup founders—comparing myself (and, by extension, my loved ones) to others has always been a weakness of mine, and I'm still working on it!
I was frustrated with myself for giving in to my habitual inferiority complex. Then I remembered something from my childhood that perhaps would help me refresh my perspective. When I was around ten years old, I used to play ping pong with my neighbors. I most enjoyed playing with my neighbor who was two years older than me since it was challenging and therefore exciting—I had to try really hard to stay in the game! Later on when I thought about it, I felt a bit bad, thinking she must have been bored when she was playing with me, since I was not a challenging opponent, nor one of even equal skill level.
Pondering this childhood memory, I realized that my husband will certainly learn a lot from his online peers and all their experience.
Rather than be intimated, I can be grateful!


Usually my go-to gin is Bristol based Psychopomp- gotta support the local!, but this week I was sent some lovely homemade Rose Rock Gin all the way from Scotland.
Rock Rose Gin gets its wonderful flavour from a carefully selected and put together creation of local and traditional botanicals, Juniper berries, locally harvested Rhodiola rosea off the cliffs, sea buckthorn and Rowan berries. All these combine to make a really fresh and zesty smooth gin- read more about the story behind their gin on the website here!
Our garden is flourishing with Lemon Verbena at the moment – it's one of the easiest things we grow in the garden. I hardly tend to it and it just pops up in spring- summer with its gorgeous perfume everytime I'm rushing past it. Miko tends to smell like it after he lays directly behind it in his sheltered cat spot in the garden all day. I much prefer that smell over tuna.
Rock Rose Gin has wonderful berry notes and is great for a stand alone G+T but I wanted to get creative, I'm no cocktail expert but I love mixing things up, as you know.
I wanted to make a mixer syrup that I could keep in the fridge to be used whenever I fancied (Friday nights, weekend BBQs, dinner parties) but I feel this Lemon Verbena, peach and lime gin cocktail ..would be truly amazing as a wedding reception drink.
I got my Agave peach nectar from M&S but i am sure this can be sourced in a variety of specialist delis and online. The peach is lovely in this, but the cocktail is also just as delicious without it.
Tonic water or soda to top.
Put ice into a glass of your choosing and pour over the gin, lemon verbena and lime simple syrup and white peach nectar. Give this an initial mix together before topping with tonic water or soda. Garnish and mix further with a long sprig of lemon verbena.
Put sugar in a small saucepan with the water and lime. Stir to dissolve over low heat on a simmer. Let it simmer for just a couple minutes. Stir in the lemon verbena and take off the heat. Let steep for fifteen minutes, then put the mixture through a sieve, into a jar or bowl and put aside to cool completely.
I'll be hosting a giveaway for a chance to win one bottle of Rock Rose Gin on Wednesday 5th August – 14th August on my Twitter page just RT the competition Tweet and follow @wbites for a chance to win!
Got any gin cocktail recipes to share? Post them in the comments below, i'd love to see them!


Julie Brown, owner of Fancy Feet & Nails in Plainfield, Wis., submits three handpainted designs to celebrate the Year of the Rat.
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Matthews v Ocean Nutrition
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Can an employer rely on exclusion clauses to escape liability after deliberately mistreating and constructively dismissing an employee?
Four (4) years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in Bhasin, which recognized an "organizing principle of good faith" in contractual relationships: where a defendant is dishonest in the performance of a contract, it is liable for damages calculated on the basis of what the plaintiff's economic position would have been had the defendant acted in good faith. Bhasin was a purely commercial matter, and, for employer and employee-side counsel alike, the implications of that "organizing principle" remain unclear.
Fortunately, the Supreme Court of Canada announced that it will hear an employee's appeal from the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in Matthews v Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd. Mann Lawyers LLP is watching this case carefully, as the appeal has the potential to have a significant impact on wrongful dismissal litigation.
Mr. Matthews worked for Ocean Nutrition (the "Company") for 14 years as a very senior chemist. During the tail end of his tenure: Matthew's boss, Daniel Emond:
Changed the reporting structure and lied to him about it;
Excluded him from major initiatives;
Refusing to talk to him about major problems;
Recommended that his department be disbanded;
Lied to him about a potential sale of the company;
Lied about plans for his termination;
Had "no qualms about leaving [him] in a state of anxiety about his future"; and
Restricted his duties to two hours' work per day.
Mr. Matthews resigned and sued for wrongful dismissal and the loss of an incentive plan. That plan stated that he would receive a sizeable chunk of the proceeds of the sale of the Company if it occurred while he was employed. Mr. Matthews would not be entitled to anything if he were not employed on the date of the sale. Following his resignation, the Company was sold. Matthews's share would have been worth $1.1 million.
At trial, Mr. Matthews was found to have been constructively dismissed and entitled to 15 months' pay in lieu of notice. He was awarded more than one million dollars, most of which was related to the incentive plan. According to the judge, if the Company had acted in good faith, and, had Mr. Matthews remained employed throughout the notice period as a result, his right to that share of the company would have materialized. The Company appealed. The majority of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal found that the plan, by its wording, prevented Mr. Matthews from recovering any money, because he needed to be "actively employed" at the time of the sale. Justice Scanlan disagreed. In his view, there ought to be consequences for an employer which acts dishonestly performing the contract.
The Company employed deceit and falsehood in order to get Mr. Matthews to resign before he could realize the benefits of the incentive plan. Does it make good legal sense to allow the Company to rely on its contract to escape liability in these circumstances?
What about freedom of contract? Mr. Matthews agreed that he had to be employed in order to benefit from the incentive plan. Does it make good legal sense to allow him to benefit from that plan when he was no longer "actively employed" despite his agreement?
The employment group at Mann Lawyers LLP hopes that the Supreme Court of Canada will answer all these questions and more. We will keep you posted as this matter comes up for appeal.
This blog post was written by Nigel McKechnie, a member of our Employment Law team. Nigel can be reached at 613-369-0382 or at nigel.mckechnie@mannlawyers.com.


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This dataset is the result of census exercises made by students in the framework of the Marine Biology Excursions Course, at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). The data includes occurrence from the intertidal zone, taken on a yearly basis (by different batches of students), for which identifications are systematically checked by the supervisors. The field work focuses on transects chosen in the the Bay of Wimereux (Pas-de-Calais, France) which are oriented towards contrasted ecological gradients.
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 191 records.
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: d114f791-b86a-4f26-9356-17b0645f41b3. Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Belgian Biodiversity Platform.
The dataset includes a full census of marine biodiversity in the region of interest.
Sampling occurs at low tide, along transects. Students choose a series of contrasting sampling stations along the transects.
The study includes yearly inventories carried by 1st year Master students. The study focuses on ecological gradients, and zonation in a bay subjected to strong tidal influence.
Identifications are carried out using identification keys by the students and systematically checked by the supervisors. The data quality undergoes a quick QC, addressing various semantic and parameter issues (taxon names, georeferencing, formatting,...).
Each group of students produces a spreadsheet in CSV format, using the GBIF data templates. The data is aggregated in the file which is shared through this IPT instance.


Wedding cakes are a very important part of any wedding celebration. It has been said that the wedding cake decision is second in importance only to the decision of the dress. For my own personal wedding, I had four different types of cake and my table centerpieces were small wedding cakes. It was pretty clear to everyone, I kinda love cake.
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Photography has the extraordinary ability to flatten three-dimensional objects. Everything 3D can become 2D by photographing it. We discovered a series of pictures that show how aware people are of this feature of the medium. People play with the scale of a big object far away and their small hand so close to the camera. The change from 3D to 2D allows us to experiment with point of view, focus, and depth when confronted with a tourist attraction. This playfulness becomes a way to live the moment, as if making the picture is equally important as the end result.


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Q: How to set the Root Node for XDocument I am new to LINQ to XML. I need to get the list of items from XML web config. As, I was trying to get the list of items but not able to find the root node. below is my xml.
XML
<Vib>
   <SystemReports>
  <ReportUrl path="http://lenovo-pc/Report" ReportFolder="/AllSSRSReports" ExportFilePath="E:\Vib\" />
  <ImageFolder path="D:\Images" />

  <MailingLabels AvailableBarcode="Code39,Code93,CodeQR">
    <MailingLabel Type="L7654" Width="45.7" Height="25.4" HorizontalGapWidth="2.6" VerticalGapHeight="0" PageMarginTop="21.4" PageMarginBottom="21.4" PageMarginLeft="9.7" PageMarginRight="9.7" PageSize="A4" LabelsPerRow="4" LabelRowsPerPage="10" />
    <MailingLabel Type="L7656" Width="46" Height="11.1" HorizontalGapWidth="4.7" VerticalGapHeight="1.6" PageMarginTop="15.9" PageMarginBottom="15.9" PageMarginLeft="6" PageMarginRight="6" PageSize="A4" LabelsPerRow="4" LabelRowsPerPage="21" />
    <MailingLabel Type="L7160" Width="63.5" Height="38.1" HorizontalGapWidth="2.5" VerticalGapHeight="0" PageMarginTop="15.1" PageMarginBottom="15.1" PageMarginLeft="7.2" PageMarginRight="7.2" PageSize="A4" LabelsPerRow="3" LabelRowsPerPage="7" />
  </MailingLabels>

</SystemReports>
</Vib>

Code
var dictionary = (from t in xdo.Root.Element("Vib").Element("SystemReports").Element("MailingLabels").Elements("MailingLabel")
                          select new
                          {
                              Type = (string)t.Attribute("Type"),
                              Width = (string)t.Attribute("Width"),
                              HorizontalGapWidth = (string)t.Attribute("HorizontalGapWidth"),
                              VerticalGapHeight = (string)t.Attribute("VerticalGapHeight"),
                              PageMarginTop = (string)t.Attribute("PageMarginTop"),
                              PageMarginBottom = (string)t.Attribute("PageMarginBottom"),
                              PageMarginLeft = (string)t.Attribute("PageMarginLeft"),
                              PageMarginRight = (string)t.Attribute("PageMarginRight"),
                              PageSize = (string)t.Attribute("PageSize"),
                              LabelsPerRow = (string)t.Attribute("LabelsPerRow"),
                              LabelRowsPerPage = (string)t.Attribute("LabelRowsPerPage")
                          }).ToList();

A: Because the root in your xml is Vib then you need to remove Element("Vib"). Just access the first child which is SystemReports.
var dictionary = (from t in xdo.Root.Element("SystemReports").Element("MailingLabels").Elements("MailingLabel")
                              select new
                              {
                                  Type = (string)t.Attribute("Type"),
                                  Width = (string)t.Attribute("Width"),
                                  HorizontalGapWidth = (string)t.Attribute("HorizontalGapWidth"),
                                  VerticalGapHeight = (string)t.Attribute("VerticalGapHeight"),
                                  PageMarginTop = (string)t.Attribute("PageMarginTop"),
                                  PageMarginBottom = (string)t.Attribute("PageMarginBottom"),
                                  PageMarginLeft = (string)t.Attribute("PageMarginLeft"),
                                  PageMarginRight = (string)t.Attribute("PageMarginRight"),
                                  PageSize = (string)t.Attribute("PageSize"),
                                  LabelsPerRow = (string)t.Attribute("LabelsPerRow"),
                                  LabelRowsPerPage = (string)t.Attribute("LabelRowsPerPage")
                              }).ToList();

Try it here: https://dotnetfiddle.net/tl03de

A: You multiple options to resolve your problem.
Option 1
use XPathSelectElements, an Xpath expression to ease your case.
var dictionary = (from t in xdo.XPathSelectElements("/Vib/SystemReports/MailingLabels/MailingLabel")
select new
{
    Type = (string) t.Attribute("Type"),
    Width = (string) t.Attribute("Width"),
    HorizontalGapWidth = (string) t.Attribute("HorizontalGapWidth"),
    VerticalGapHeight = (string) t.Attribute("VerticalGapHeight"),
    PageMarginTop = (string) t.Attribute("PageMarginTop"),
    PageMarginBottom = (string) t.Attribute("PageMarginBottom"),
    PageMarginLeft = (string) t.Attribute("PageMarginLeft"),
    PageMarginRight = (string) t.Attribute("PageMarginRight"),
    PageSize = (string) t.Attribute("PageSize"),
    LabelsPerRow = (string) t.Attribute("LabelsPerRow"),
    LabelRowsPerPage = (string) t.Attribute("LabelRowsPerPage")
}).ToList();

Option 2
Little modification to your code to not to include Root element Vib in this case.
var dictionary = (from t in xdo.Root.Element("SystemReports").Element("MailingLabels").Elements("MailingLabel")
select new
{
    Type = (string) t.Attribute("Type"),
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What winning New Hampshire — and its media frenzy — could mean for Bernie Sanders
tags: 1970s, media, New Hampshire, Bernie Sanders, election 2020
by Kathryn Cramer Brownell
Kathryn Cramer Brownell, an editor at Made by History, is associate professor of history at Purdue University and author of "Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life."
If Iowa tests a candidate's ability to generate media attention, New Hampshire reveals his or her ability to endure it. Along with canvassing New Hampshire, Democratic candidates also participated in CNN town halls and a televised debate. These media events — and the constant journalistic search to identify "momentum" — elevate the stakes of New Hampshire far beyond the number of delegates at play. Bernie Sanders scored a narrow victory on Tuesday over Pete Buttigieg, and a surprising, surging Amy Klobuchar, demonstrating not just their ability to win over New Hampshire voters, but to withstand the growing scrutiny from their competitors and the 24/7 news media.
But this isn't just a frivolous media show. It's a serious test. In fact, the tactics used to survive the spotlight themselves shed tremendous light on how candidates will approach the presidency at a time when hyper-partisanship and misinformation pose serious threats to democratic governance.
Recent American political history is filled with stories of candidates who have fizzled out under the partisan and media spotlight that has transformed electoral politics over the past 50 years. In 1972, the Democratic Party introduced reforms that shifted the nominating process from behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing at the convention to open primary elections. That year, South Dakota Sen. George McGovern emerged out of New Hampshire as a surprise contender, propelling his candidacy forward with a combination of innovative media games and grass-roots politics.
The "new politics" of the 1970s reshaped not just political strategy, but also journalistic practices. This more media-driven and transparent primary process made campaign reporters significant conduits for relating information to voters nationwide, and they took their elevated position seriously. Having witnessed the lies of Vietnam and Watergate, a new generation of investigative reporters was determined to uncover the truth behind political spin and expose any hint of scandal by elected officials — even those tied to politicians' personal lives.
Read entire article at Washington Post


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DM Time in Dungeons & Dragons
While this isn't an MMO, I do just want to chronicle a bit of my own D&D tales. These aren't horror stories, but there is a great reddit for that if you're interested and a lot of people narrate them on YouTube. I love listening to those because they give me a lot of the "what not to do" sort of inspiration.
I took over as DM I want to say about a month ago I think for the hubby who had been DM'ing for our group. But the day to day stress and him just wanting to get in some game time on other games really crunched his DM prep time and I could tell he was getting frustrated.
He did a great job as DM but I could tell it was wearing him out and I offered to take over as DM for a bit and give him some breathing room.
It turns out that I REALLY enjoy D&D but way more as a DM than as a player. Mostly because I can just act like the game world server. I tell the players what's going on in the area they're at and come up with some logical repricussions and activities for them to do.
They're currently wrapping up a story arc started by the hubby, to find and either take out or bring in a green haired halfling who'd apparenlty flipped his lid and started painting the town in chocolate.
There's a story there… and it's beautiful. Not in the epic bardsong rpg tales of old, but more in the, comedy of errors sort of beautiful. Which for our more beer and pretzle type of D&D group works great. Only one of us is min/maxy and even he's more about investigation fun times than murder hoboing which I'm MORE than happy to indulge!
When I took over the tale it was mostly a simple go find the runaway halfling type of tale. I might have cranked it up a notch by taking into account some of the conflicts that would be going on in the area that the halfling ventured into.
That has really turned a simple 'get 'im' quest into embroiling three characters with only a wagon in common into more or less a team. While they came together as a group and overcame their differences to make it through their current predicament, I'd really like to hope that some part of the story I had building up around them actually helped in some way.
I also do my best to flesh out the world around them, which I can tell you, involves a bit of research because Eberron is a REALLY detailed world. Which I know, as a DM I don't always 'have' to follow and that I can kind of come up with whatever I want on the fly. The thing is though, if there's already something out there and it's too delicious to pass up on, there's no reason not to use it.
Currently the crew has saved a diplomat of one contry who was under threat in forein lands. While they were taking the diplomat back two of the party were having a back and forth discussion that the artificer of the party punctuated by skywriting "Eat a Dick" in the sky over the border between these two nations.
I had fun with this by stating that they could hear shouting from the border crossing as the guards from both sides were declaring that the other was to blame for the text. Neither was of course, but one side of the border is more faith based and uses less magic, so they naturally assumed that the folks on the other side of the border with more magic were the culprits. The magic using side of course knew they didn't do it and found the whole situation hilarious which didn't help matters and only added to the time it took to calm the international waters so to speak.
I didn't go into quite so much detail with the players, I left it more to their imagination, but left the table open for them to poke their head in to see what was going on if they wanted to.
They for the most part were edging toward their veihicle slightly mortified and hoping that no one would come and ask questions. I was laughing so hard I had to mute my mic.
Being a DM is so much fun. It's a lot of work. Which reminds me that I do need to get to work on their next couple of adventures so that I've got stuff for them to do. And no I'm not trying to overdo things, I just want to make sure I have a story and a spare in case they don't want to do the first one.
As mentioned before I look at my work as being more akin to a game server. I'm there to tell them that there's a red button in front of them and a sign that says do not push. I am also there to tell them what happens if they push the button, no judgement there. So if they choose to accept something and go along with it, I make it happen, if they don't then I move on and make something else happen!
It really keeps me thinking and lends to split second creativity. Not to mention, "So what would that bad guy do in this situation."
Oh speaking of doing stuff I also need to work on making a fake newspaper front displaying their doings over the last few sessions. It would just be something fun and funny for them to have to commemorate their journey.
I wish I'd done that after they crashed a noble's party. That was a grand time.
Until next time, stay healthy, stay safe and have fun out there!
Rinhammer
Wonderful story. I love being a DM too. It can take a lot of prep but for me it always paid off.
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It totally does!


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Dipak tips PF govt on how to survive economic crisis
By Stuart Lisulo,
Former commerce minister Dipak Patel follows the launch of the 2012 World Bank Tourism in Africa report at Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka on November 13, 2013 - Picture by Joseph Mwenda
President Edgar Lungu, the Judiciary and all MPs must freeze their salaries for the next two years if government will free up much-needed funds to reinvigorate the struggling local economy, says former Commerce Minister Dipak Patel.
And Patel has urged government to cancel the incoming Zambia Airways project because it would intensify additional pressure on the fiscus.
In a detailed 12-point plan advising government on effective measures to help free up resources, Patel, who served under the Frederick Chiluba and Levy Mwanawasa administrations, challenged President Lungu to freeze his salary, among other public officials' salaries, for the next two years as one key measure designed to reinvigorate Zambia's ailing economy and attempt to unlock the liquidity crunch.
Below is Patel's submission to the government:
Several ministers have recently pronounced that they would welcome alternative ideas, here are a dozen of them, if the government can "bite the bullet".
This is not the usual government pronouncement of "we have put measures in place" that mean little to ensure confidence in anyone.
Almost 50% of government revenue goes towards civil servants pay. The other huge expenditures other than debt repayment and general inefficiencies, are on oil, fertiliser and medical supplies and other government procurement. As a start that which will have an immediate and significant impact, the government should:
1) Amend the Petroleum Act, as the former Minister of Finance , Mutati had suggested in his first year, but for reasons unknown, did not, to allow the private sector to import all petroleum products, on condition that they have 2-3 months strategic reserves positioned in all Provinces and allow for private sector to import crude oil through Tazama Pipeline and have Indeni Petroleum Refinery charge a processing fee. In addition, obtain necessary guarantees from Oil Marketing Companies and crude oil importers that assures national security, in terms of financial guarantees and supply. This can be done during the July Parliamentary session.
2) Government remove itself from importation of fertilizers, and allow for private sector importers of fertilizers to place strategic reserves in all Provinces and obtain necessary supply and distribution security guarantees. This will also remove the over inflated prices.
3) Expedite the licensing of generic drugs, and allow private sector to import all necessary drugs, instead of Medical Stores. It would be cheaper for Medical Stores to buy locally and they can confine itself to national distribution.
All the above measures can be safeguarded by the Zambia Consumer Protection Agency for any malpractices, including price fixing.
4) Reduce government travel and its related expenses to bare minimum, by having Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and others travel on economy class and reduced fuel allowances for local travel and other perks. Government should also announce a salary freeze for the President, Vice President, the Speaker and Members of Parliament and the Judiciary for next two years.
5) Put on hold all out of Lusaka government "workshops" and "seminars" and instead have them in-house at all Ministry headquarters.
6) Let IDC immediately undertake forensic audits of all parastatals and make decisions on which ones to keep, and which ones to sell or close down.
7) Cancel the establishment of government owned national airline, and instead in consultation with the private sector put in place policies and incentives for the private sector airlines to flourish, and review the jet fuel tax levies, to incentivize the airline industry.
8) Make a considered decision on the energy sector, that allows for alternative energy industry to flourish (as opposed to current scenario whereby investors have made huge investments in solar and coal-based energy on already negotiated Power Purchase Agreements with Zesco, only to now be told by the Minister of Finance that they need to be renegotiated! Such practices only deter further investments.
9) Government should make a sensible long-term policy decision on Zesco tariffs for a five-year period wherein all consumers are aware what the tariff increases will be, as opposed proposing annual arbitrary increases, which then get cancelled by arbitrary Presidential directives, which only enhances Zesco's problems and not solve them. How does a business and consumers plan and budget if this practice continues? The government must immediately undertake a forensic audit of Zesco and actually implement the decisions to make Zesco a cost-efficient enterprise. If at all possible, the South African ESKOM experiences should teach us a lesson. Zesco must immediately stop importing items that can be manufactured locally, one example, wooden electricity poles, when they can be made from concrete. We have 100% locally available raw materials to do that. (cement, stones, water, steel, all of which are available in Kafue and elsewhere in Zambia).
10) Mines: The basic problem has been a trust deficit on both sides, the government and mining investors. Whilst it is an undisputed fact that Vedanta/ KCM, and in particular, Anil Agarwal who is uncouth has had a very negative history with his Zambian investment. His alarming comments on demeaning the Zambian government, its leadership, upon the purchase of KCM and boasting that he makes $500 million/ year is not only stupid but also shameful and insulting. It is however another question whether the process used to "take over" i.e. Liquidation of KCM was correct, when all other considered opinions point to a mistake when in fact it should have been an "administrative process". However, for the mining industry predictability and consistency of mining policy and its taxation have been at the forefront of the problems the government has created for itself. How does a mining investor and international financiers have confidence in government if legally binding agreements are discarded and new taxation regime gets introduced on a repeatedly ad- hoc basis? How do you plan?
11) The logic behind introducing Sales Tax is fundamentally flawed and it is in direct contravention of the World Trade Organization rules, which Zambia is a signatory. It is also flawed because it increases the prices for consumers and it only solves governments problem of its inability to legitimately pay for VAT refunds due to fiscal crisis and huge domestic / foreign debt and foreign exchange rate fluctuations.
12) There should be a transparent process of dismantling domestic debt, and not one that allows influence peddling on who gets paid first and fast. It is common knowledge that there are" commission agents" who work with local companies, to get their debts paid by the government.
Finally, Government policies must be predictable, and ensure that they are consistently, consistent and not the current status quo, where they are consistently inconsistent.
Stuart Lisulo is an experienced journalist with a focus on business news. Email: stuart [at] diggers [dot] news
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 Le Promenoir des deux amants est une suite de trois mélodies composée par Claude Debussy.

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