Let's do it again! This is my second year to attempt the #52HikeChallenge. Being a free spirit who makes plans on the whim, I cherish Mother Nature and the fact she does not require a reservation. She's always there, ready to to engage and display her wondrous treasures. All we have to do is show up!
Two days ago I ventured south toward Portland, Maine to Mackworth Island, home of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf. When I arrived, I was initially intimated by the snow-glazed ground as I stood there without crampons, snowshoes, or poles. NN started with her pessimistic pleas to turn back, while PP recommended at least attempting a few feet of the trail. I'm pleased I listened to my PP intuition because the trail was firmly packed and quite favorable for a winter stroll. The temperature, a cozy 10°F, could be considered a heat wave from the recent sub-zero days.
A level and steady trail gave way to views which immediately captured my eye and heart. The pier provided a private platform to watch the sun's daily ceremonious farewell performance.
The contrast of brilliant colors and frozen water provided a plethora of opportunities to experiment with photography and record the day's scenes. My only dismay came when a bald eagle flew overhead, but my balaclava prevented the phone's face recognition from accessing the camera. Instead I stood in wonder watching it soar across the sky and reveled in its majesty. Remembering to be mindful and present during these moments. Snapping a blurry picture is not as important as genuinely appreciating this life.
Moments that embrace the spirit and steal our breath, but are fleeting.
As I made my way around the last bend, the sun slipped behind Portland and produced an extravagant display of color juxtaposed against an icy Casco Bay shore.
If you're suffering from a bit of cabin-fever or winter blues, I recommend bundling up (layer-layer-layer) and finding a nearby adventure to calm your restless soul. Mother Nature is waiting daily to welcome you and share her natural splendor!
Beautiful pictures! You're so right nature is always right there and waiting.


Banana Republic has launched a mini-collection inspired by the cult TV series.
It's the TV series that's changed the look of modern TV and put the clock back fifty years.
The award-winning Mad Men, which tells the story of the beginnings of American advertising culture, has now inspired a Banana Republic capsule collection.
The luxury fast fashion chain and the US entertainment channel AMC present the Mad Men collection, a limited edition range for men and women designed by Banana Republic and Jamie Bryant, the designer who won an Emmy Award for his costume designs for the TV series.
The clothing and accessory range has 65 pieces that give a modern reinterpretation to the look of the 70s – and at an affordable price.
The key pieces for women include a cut trench coat in leopard-skin and a silk blouse with a gorgeous bow, while for men there are must-have pieces including heavy wool pullovers and dinner jackets, but also banknote clips, silk ties, tie clips and borsalino hats.
It is a fun, playful collection – but it's also a high-quality one which fans of the TV series – and non-fans too – will love.
It will be available in Banana Republic shops around the world from August.
Very chic.....each piece bears the look of well preserved vintage.


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Gaza Violence Tests Once-Unshakable Allies U.S. And Israel : Parallels Both sides have traded barbs and criticism over the other's policies. Some believe the public feud stems from a personal animosity between President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The United States and Israel have a close alliance, but there have been some rough patches. The war in Gaza has created new friction and the political leaders of both countries have made their disagreements unusually public. NPR's Jackie Northam reports from Jerusalem.
JACKIE NORTHAM, BYLINE: For two countries normally seen as unshakable allies the public spat between Israel and the U.S. is something of a surprise. No question, the two nations have had their ups and downs over the years, but nothing quite like this, says Eytan Gilboa, who specializes in U.S.-Israeli relations at Tel Aviv's Bar-Ilan University.
EYTAN GILBOA: This is new. The continuing, personal deterioration between the two leaders - the insults, the misunderstandings, the misperceptions - have been accumulating to a point where an explosion of the kind that we have seen in recent days has become almost inevitable.
NORTHAM: The recent churn between the two countries could stretch back to the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign when Obama supporters suspected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of backing republican challenger Mitt Romney. Or maybe it was the U.S. apparently willing to entertain the possibility of working with a Fatah and Hamas government. Here was Netanyahu's response.
(SOUNDBITE OF PRESS CONFERENCE)
PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: I'm deeply troubled by the announcement that the United States will work with the Palestinian government backed by Hamas. Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization.
NORTHAM: But tensions noticeably ratcheted up when war broke out between Israel and Hamas in July. Secretary of State John Kerry was dispatched to the region. A confidential draft of a peace proposal he gave Netanyahu's office was leaked. And Kerry was lambasted by the Israeli press for meddling. Since then the U.S. has been on the sidelines of any peace negotiations. But that didn't stop it from voicing concern over the mounting number of civilian deaths in Gaza. More than 1,900 civilians have been killed in the conflict. [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: The on-air version of this story says 1,900 Palestinian civilians have been killed in the recent fighting. Overall, more than 2,000 Palestinians have been killed, most of them civilians, according to Palestinian officials. No precise civilian toll is available, but various estimates put civilian deaths at 50 percent to more than 80 percent of the overall toll.] Mark Regev is the Prime Minister's spokesman.
MARK REGEV: Sometimes civilians do get caught up in the crossfire. That unfortunately is an unavoidable fact of warfare.
NORTHAM: On August third the State Department issued a blistering statement saying the U.S. was appalled by what it called the disgraceful shelling of a U.N. school in Gaza, which killed 10 people seeking shelter there. Later State Department Spokeswoman, Marie Harf, said Israel could do more to protect civilians. And that the U.S. would take, quote, "additional care in providing it weapons." But the U.S. did give Israel more weapons and more money for its missile defense system. Regev says, reports of a rift are overblown.
REGEV: The Israeli-American relationship is so close that every time that there's a disagreement it makes front-page news. You can't expect that even the closest of allies will agree on every issue.
NORTHAM: But professor Gilboa says, the problem is deeper than just a few issues. He says, it stems from a genuine antipathy between Obama and Netanyahu, which has greatly contributed to the rift between the two countries. Gilboa says, the two leaders just don't see eye to eye.
GILBOA: They subscribe to a very different ideologies. Obama is on the left. Netanyahu is on the right. And they have very different personalities. Obama is a much softer. Netanyahu is much tougher.
NORTHAM: That sentiment was not lost among many shoppers here at the Jerusalem market. Adi Tal says, the U.S. is seen as naive about the danger of radical islamists.
ADI TAL: We see the Hamas the same as Al Qaeda. But I don't think that the United States government looks at Hamas the same as it looks for Al Qaeda or Taliban.
NORTHAM: Yacov Levi takes a break from a lively backgammon game and drinks some sweet tea. He thinks both Obama and Netanyahu, often known as Bibi, should be tougher.
YACOV LEVI: Obama he don't understand the middle east. He make many, many mistakes here. I worry about Bibi. I want Bibi go. He's a chicken.
NORTHAM: And with that, Levi turns back to his game. Jackie Northam, NPR News, Jerusalem.

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A Creative Interpretation of Reality
Photographic slices of existence
Account with Permanent package of service Created on 23 October 2002 (#750412) Last updated on 17 January 2013
Elemental Photography
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Charleswood High School - Winnipeg, MB, Canada (1988 - 1991)
Shaftesbury High School - Winnipeg, MB, Canada (1991 - 1994)
University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, MB, Canada (1994 - 1995)
University of Winnipeg - Winnipeg, MB, Canada (1995 - 2000)
Prairieview School of Photography - Winnipeg, MB, Canada (2005 - 2006)
Here's what other people have to say about Eureka (still open to submissions for those interested in contributing):
drascus (unabridged): Eureka is a still pool reflecting trees and sky, while still presenting a mysterious and intriguing depth to explore. While I know nothing about his singing range, I know that his emotional range is impressive and enviable, with those he choses to bestow his friendship upon.
He's a good man, of intelligence and creative spark whose murky-interesting depths I hope to see revealed for a long time to come. They say that the best friends don't just provide companionship, they lift up the good within you. Eureka is such a person.
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Some slightly odd Canadian guy. In spite of being an introvert, he's pretty friendly, and welcomes most people to comment on his LJ or reach him via other channels listed above. He is an eclectic photographer, a self-proclaimed geek, a devotee to the cult of Apple, a feminist, and a patriot. In addition to the interests listed below, he is occasionally amused by writing about himself in the third person.
He uses LiveJournal as a creative outlet for his passion in photography. Vague attempts at philosophy, writing, and the like tend to fill up the remainder. While the journal began as a study in the minutae of life in Winnipeg, it has evolved into a photo journal and historical posts are now Friends-only.
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Main News • Sports
The Gems reign as Team of the Decade…Kirsty, netball team top Zim sport for the past decade
THE REAL GEMS. . . The Team of the Decade has to be the netball Gems for making it to their maiden World Cup and doing such a great job, They just edged the Mighty Warriors who qualified for the Olympics
Ellina Mhlanga
IT is a combination of great achievements by individuals and a team that defied all odds over the past decade, from 2010 to 2019 to put Zimbabwe on the international map.
This is the story of Zimbabwe's swimming icon Kirsty Coventry and the senior national netball team.
Coventry may have retired from competition as an athlete, but she remains one of the greatest athletes ever to emerge from this country.
Her heroics in the pool representing Zimbabwe will always be part of the country's sporting history.
Generations to come will definitely read about her exploits and how she got Zimbabwe international recognition in the world's sporting circles.
Coventry's achievements in the pool are among the leading success stories for Zimbabwe that make one believe in the possibilities, and that if one set their mind on achieving something, it is possible.
Coventry's victories at the African Games remain the best performance by an individual in Zimbabwean sport for the past decade, making her The Herald's Athlete of the Decade.
She qualified and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.
Although she did not pick medals at these two editions, it is the consistency in pushing herself and leading from the front in inspiring other athletes that anything is possible.
Earlier in 2011, Coventry won five individual medals at the African Games (then All-Africa Games) in Mozambique. She picked four gold medals in 200m and 400m individual medley, 100m and 200m backstroke and a silver in 100m butterfly.
She then helped the relay team win three silver medals in 4x100m medley, 4x100m freestyle and 4×200 freestyle.
The country's leading Olympian had another good outing at the same continental Games when she claimed gold medals in 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke and 200m individual medley in 2015 in Brazzaville.
ON TOP OF THE TREE. . . Kirsty Coventry is our Athlete of the Decade for her victories at the African Games and around the world, though she didn't pick another Olympic medal
In 2010 she won silver in the 200m, two bronzes in the 200m backstroke and 200m individual medley at the World Cup.
She remains the country's leading athlete over the decade in terms of podium finishes, even though she called it time on competitive competition in 2016.
It's always encouraging and inspiring when one of your own does well and represents the country so well. It is those inspiring stories close to you that really have the power to change attitudes and bring people together despite their differences.
The decade also saw the rising of netball in the country, a sport that made noticeable strides to produce the Team of the Decade in the form of the senior national side despite facing numerous challenges.
The Gems, as the senior national netball team is affectionately known, began their journey in earnest at the beginning of the decade.
They first made some waves in 2015 when they were crowned African Champions in a tournament staged in Gaborone, Botswana. They were voted Team of the Year at the Annual National Sports Awards for their efforts.
In 2017 they emerged winners at the Hong Kong tri-nations and the Pent Series in Namibia.
They returned to the Pent Series in 2018 and finished second. However, they were not yet done as they went on to qualify for the World Cup for the first in that same year. The qualifiers were held concurrently with the Africa Championships.
The Gems, led by coach Lloyd Makunde, went into the championships with high hopes of qualifying for the global showpiece and they did just that.
They went for the Vitality Netball World Cup staged in Liverpool, England, in July last year. They had the underdogs tag in their maiden appearance at the big stage.
Out for the four African teams that included South Africa, Malawi and Uganda, Zimbabwe were the only team from the continent that were making their debut at the World Cup.
With no experience of having been at the World Cup, the Gems pulled a surprise to finish an incredible eighth out of the 16 countries that competed in Liverpool.
It was an impressive show for the side that had to overcome a number of challenges, including lack of resources and proper training facilities compared to their opponents at the event.
They managed to beat Sri Lanka in their first game at the World Cup. They then overpowered Northern Ireland and Barbados.
Sheer determination won them many fans at home and abroad, including neutrals that rallied behind the team at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. And for that, the Gems are The Herald's Team of the Decade.
Sunday Chidzambwa
The award for the best Zimbabwe-born athlete representing a foreign nation goes to Tendai "The Beast" Mtawarira, who had an exceptional career with South Africa's Springboks.
Mtawarira was part of the Springboks' World Rugby World Cup success story when they claimed their third World Cup crown in Yokohama, Japan, last year.
He retired from international rugby last year in November and was this month named in the World Rugby's Team of the Decade for between 2010 and 2020, confirming his status as one of the best players in the world.
Mtawarira retired as the third most capped Bok.
Former Warriors mentor Sunday "Mhofu" Chidzambwa remains the legendary coach that returned to lead the senior football national team to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019.
The side may not have had a successful campaign but the veteran coach will go down in the history books of the country for his outstanding record with the Warriors.
Having led the team to their first Africa Cup of Nations in 2004 and coming back to achieve the same feat last year, remains one of his best achievements.
He also won the COSAFA with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018.
Chidzambwa remains among the top coaches in the country even after retirement from national duty.
The veteran coach truly deserves the Coach of the Decade award.
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On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Indonesian military, Commander Major General Hinsa Siburian reportedly gave a speech apologising to the people of West Papua for the Indonesian soldiers' excesses and unethical actions. However, it is questionable whether or not this symbolic apology will have any positive impact on the community's daily life under Indonesian rule.
An Indonesian military commander in Papua region has officially apologised to the people of Papua for unethical actions of soldiers.
Cenderawasih Regional Military Commander Major General Hinsa Siburian made the apology in a speech marking the 70th anniversary of the Indonesian military.
West Papua Daily reports him as saying he hoped excesses would not occur in the future, and soldiers could focus on developing Papua.
The commander and other top leaders have been emphasising the military's role to protect the republic of Indonesia and its people.
Meanwhile, the Governor of Papua province, Lukas Enembe read a speech conveying a statement by the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo to commemorate the anniversary, saying the Indonesian Military was born from the 'womb' of the people.
The Supreme Commander General Soedirman also said the relation of Indonesian Military and the people were like the fish and water, which it could not live without water.


An Kalaksi o Kapaspas han Lamrag, Suga o Kapawa amo an natudlok ha kalaksi han lamrag, suga o kapawa ha vacuum, usa ka konstant nga may tigaman nga c. Amo ini an kalaksi diri la an nakikit-an nga kapawa kundi upod pa an ngatanan nga radyasyon electromagnetiko. An kalaksi han lamrag ha vacuum may sukol nga eksakto 299,792,458 metro kada segundo (m/s).
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This walk Starts at the Forge Car Park and follows the railway track and country lanes to explore the west of the village. The route is about 2.5km and takes about 60 minutes and keeps to steady gradients and all weather tracks. A few diversions are highlighted off the route to explore other village treasures.
We have produced a walk guide that can guide you around the village (available from various book stores). If you cannot get hold of this, or just want to read about the history of the village centre, take a look at our online walk sheet that describes the trail and its features. Links to further content about important aspects of the village are included.


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require_relative '../spec_helper'

describe 'Socket::Option#initialize' do
  before do
    @bool = [0].pack('i')
  end

  describe 'using Integers' do
    it 'returns a Socket::Option' do
      opt = Socket::Option
        .new(Socket::AF_INET, Socket::SOL_SOCKET, Socket::SO_KEEPALIVE, @bool)

      opt.should be_an_instance_of(Socket::Option)

      opt.family.should  == Socket::AF_INET
      opt.level.should   == Socket::SOL_SOCKET
      opt.optname.should == Socket::SO_KEEPALIVE
      opt.data.should    == @bool
    end
  end

  describe 'using Symbols' do
    it 'returns a Socket::Option' do
      opt = Socket::Option.new(:INET, :SOCKET, :KEEPALIVE, @bool)

      opt.should be_an_instance_of(Socket::Option)

      opt.family.should  == Socket::AF_INET
      opt.level.should   == Socket::SOL_SOCKET
      opt.optname.should == Socket::SO_KEEPALIVE
      opt.data.should    == @bool
    end

    it 'raises when using an invalid address family' do
      -> {
        Socket::Option.new(:INET2, :SOCKET, :KEEPALIVE, @bool)
      }.should raise_error(SocketError)
    end

    it 'raises when using an invalid level' do
      -> {
        Socket::Option.new(:INET, :CATS, :KEEPALIVE, @bool)
      }.should raise_error(SocketError)
    end

    it 'raises when using an invalid option name' do
      -> {
        Socket::Option.new(:INET, :SOCKET, :CATS, @bool)
      }.should raise_error(SocketError)
    end
  end

  describe 'using Strings' do
    it 'returns a Socket::Option' do
      opt = Socket::Option.new('INET', 'SOCKET', 'KEEPALIVE', @bool)

      opt.should be_an_instance_of(Socket::Option)

      opt.family.should  == Socket::AF_INET
      opt.level.should   == Socket::SOL_SOCKET
      opt.optname.should == Socket::SO_KEEPALIVE
      opt.data.should    == @bool
    end

    it 'raises when using an invalid address family' do
      -> {
        Socket::Option.new('INET2', 'SOCKET', 'KEEPALIVE', @bool)
      }.should raise_error(SocketError)
    end

    it 'raises when using an invalid level' do
      -> {
        Socket::Option.new('INET', 'CATS', 'KEEPALIVE', @bool)
      }.should raise_error(SocketError)
    end

    it 'raises when using an invalid option name' do
      -> {
        Socket::Option.new('INET', 'SOCKET', 'CATS', @bool)
      }.should raise_error(SocketError)
    end
  end
end


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Top 10 Memorable Video Game Villains (Part 1)
25/10/2015 27/03/2017 Liam Fisher
A great hero is nothing without a great villain to battle wits and brawn with. In fact, in some cases the antagonist can become far more memorable than the protagonist. Serial killers, lunatics, monsters and maniacs are all represented as villains but which or who is the best? What video game bad guy do you first think of? A great anti-hero can be one that is simply evil without any reason or it can be one that is evil because they're motivated by some type of goal or purpose. A great villain engages you to come back for more; they fuel your quest for revenge or fill you with the desire to foil some kind of diabolical plan. Where does your favourite rank on this list? It's entirely a matter of opinion and this is just mine, based on my experiences.
10 – Caius Ballad (Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning Returns)
"You shall pay for your crimes in blood."
Caius Ballad is the main antagonist of Final Fantasy XIII-2 and the secondary antagonist of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. To me, the best villains have well-thought-out backstories and are typically more interesting than the heroes that they oppose. This is definitely the case with Caius Ballad.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is a game of multiple timelines, in each of these timelines is a different Yeul; a seeress. Caius loves Yeul, so much so that he's willing to literally destroy space and time just to prevent her from having to be the seeress any longer. As each timeline collapses, Yeul dies over and over and is locked in this eternal torture. Not only is he motivated by a very understandable cause but he's usually accompanied by a badass soundtrack.
09- Vaas Montenegro (Far Cry 3)
"Take me into your heart. Accept me as your saviour. Nail me to the fucking cross and let me be REBORN!"
Like many great villains, the terrifying thing about Vaas is how unpredictable he is – he's clearly just barely hanging on to whatever sanity he has left as he leads a mercenary group on a tropical island, kidnapping and murdering without remorse. He's such a great villain that after he's dispatched, the game loses a lot of its steam.
08 – Wheatley (Portal 2)
"Whoah! Hello? Can you see the portal gun? Also, are you alive? That's important; should have asked that first"
Spending the opening part of Portal 2 as your only friend in Aperture Science, it's not long before Wheatley is consumed by power and turns on you. The transformation owes everything to Stephen Merchant's excellent voice-work for the power-mad Wheatley, bringing character and emotion to what is really nothing more than a metal football with a giant eyeball. Add razor-sharp wit to the mix and the scene in which Bad Wheatley dispenses with previous nut-job computer GlaDOS by shoving her inside a potato makes him a villain you'll never forget. As he floats through space he realizes he's a villain and regrets it.
07 – Officer Tenpenny (GTA: San Andreas)
"Intimidate those who intimidate others, Carl. It's my job"
Frank Tenpenny is the primary antagonist of the 2004 video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson. The crooked cop character has been done many times across many different mediums, but rarely are they as obnoxiously and relentlessly evil as Tenpenny. From the minute you encounter him he frames San Andreas protagonist Carl Johnson for the murder of a police officer who he himself killed, and then proceeds to spend the rest of the game doing everything within his vast power to make CJ's life a living hell.
06 – The Reapers (Mass Effect)
"Reaper, a label created by the Protheans to give voice to their destruction. In the end, what they choose to call us is irrelevant. We simply…are." – Sovereign
The Reapers, also known as the Old Machines by the Geth, are an ancient race of gigantic living spaceships and the main antagonists of the Mass Effect trilogy. Initially thought to be a myth by most of the characters, the Reapers hibernate in "Dark Space" for thousands of years and then return to the galaxy every few millennia to destroy all the Milky Way's most advanced civilizations, most notably the "Protheans", who gave them the name "Reaper".
Their motives for doing this are completely unknown, and they claim that it is beyond mortal understanding. The origin of the Reapers is a mystery too, and it is said that they have existed since the beginning of time.
05 – Pyramid Head (Silent Hill)
Pyramid Head resembles a pale, muscular man covered with a white, blood-soaked robe reminiscent of a butcher's smock. His most outstanding feature is a large, red, triangular helmet that covers his head completely. It was reportedly designed to appear painful to wear, suggesting that it serves as some kind of punishment. Pyramid Head is usually armed either with the Great Knife or a lightweight spear.
Not only is this monster extremely intimidating to witness but he will punish you physically, it's his ability to cause mental anguish to the in game protagonist that makes him all the more memorable. He's a metaphor for the main character's regret over his actions and his ultimate desire for punishment.
04 – Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
"A new genesis is at hand and I will be the creator."
Wesker is a former STARS team-member who turned on his comrades for cash paid to him by the not-so-environmentally-friendly Umbrella Corporation. He wound up injecting himself with a serum which enhanced his speed and ability to heal; this guy has one huge ego.
03 – Andrew Ryan (Bioshock)
"In the end, what separates a man from a slave? Money? Power? No. A man chooses; a slave obeys."
Andrew Ryan is the founder of Rapture and the owner of Ryan Industries. Players first meet the founder of Rapture as they descend to his broken-down underwater city in a bathysphere. He's introduced by way of a short propaganda film expressing his philosophies and presenting Rapture as a place where the gifted and exceptional are free to excel.
The player soon learns that it wasn't long before he resorted to corruption and brutality to maintain his position at the top of Rapture's food-chain.
02 – Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)
"Tell me what you cherish most. Give me the pleasure of taking it away."
From his cool, yet calculating demeanour to his unfathomably long katana, Sephiroth was, and still is one of the best video games characters of all time.
Before, Sephiroth was once a first class SOLDIER from Shinra Electric Power Company that was idolized by many in terms of his swordsmanship skills, intellectual actions, and discipline. His outstanding performance in the battlefield made him a celebrity war hero and an inspiration. His positive attitude did not last long until he, Zack Fair, and Cloud Strife ventured in the Mako reactor in Nibelheim. Sephiroth then proceeds to Shinra Manor to search for possible clues of his origins.
Finally learning the truth, Sephiroth goes insane, rebels from Shinra, and sets Nibelheim on fire. Believing he is the chosen one, he decides to become a god and rule the planet.
01 – Boswer (Mario Franchise)
"Hear this! I will kidnap Peach over and over again until I pull it off! Failure isn't an option, and neither is giving up! I'll be back! Mario! Green Sta- I mean… Luigi!"
King Bowser rules over the turtle-like Koopa Troopa race and is constantly striving to expand his kingdom by conquering the Mushroom Kingdom, although his plans are always spoiled by his arch-enemy Mario. He's in love with Princess Peach Toadstool, and his attempts of conquest always include kidnapping her in one form or another.
Bowser has been tormenting players probably longer than any other character in the medium, his motive is simple and he always fails but you've got to admire his persistence.
So there you have it, which video game villain failed to make this list that you thought you'd see? Well, I've decided to make a second part on this subject matter by creating another top 10! There are just so many great video game villains it's extremely difficult to fit them all into just 10. Keep an eye out for part 2 and find out who makes that list!
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Want to get your degree in 3 years? It's not a choice that's available to everyone, but if you can make it work, it's a fantastic way to save 25% or more of college costs and possibly get a head start on grad school or other post-grad options.
Following an accelerated degree program requires focus, sacrifices, hard work, and a serious time commitment. Before you decide it's the right way to go, it's wise to learn about just what kind of situation you'll have to handle.
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Some schools make it easy for you to get your degree in 3 years by laying out pre-designed programs and schedules, and others all but forbid their students from taking that path. If your school is amenable to the idea but doesn't already have a program in place for it, you'll need to arrange your own schedule.
Academic advisors are an invaluable resource to students who struggle to fit in all the classes they need to take. They can also act as useful liaisons between students and scheduling coordinators of academic departments. Another part of an advisor's role is to help out a student who feels overwhelmed or stressed. If you're having a hard time managing your courseload or need a listening ear, feel free to seek out an academic advisor for help and attention.
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In high school, take all the Advanced Placement classes you can, and do your best to earn high grades and test well in them. Getting good AP scores may mean you won't have to take some basic classes as a college freshman, and it can save you as much as a full semester's worth of work.
It can be a squeeze to complete all the requirements for your degree in three years and still do high-quality work, but many students who have gone through the process believe it was worth it. They've saved thousands of dollars, enjoyed searching for professional opportunities before their classmates, and honed their organizational and scheduling skills along the way. At the same time, there's no shame in realizing that a three-year program isn't for you. It has significant downsides, including plenty of stress, and it's academically and psychologically demanding. Remember that your health should always be a top priority. If you need them, compromises are available, such as graduating a semester early instead of a full year early.


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El Centro de Educación Infantil y Primaria en Castelldefels, que más tarde se llamaría Escuela de Educación Infantil y Primaria Lluís Vives de Castelldefels, es un edificio proyectado por la arquitecta catalana Carmen Pinós en 2003 y que se finalizó en el año 2006.

La obra fue encargada por la Generalidad de Cataluña por concurso en 2003, a la arquitecta Carme Pinós Desplat contó con la colaboración de los arquitectos: Juan Antonio Andreu,  Matteo Caravatti, David Sebastián, Philip Hotzius, Samuel Arriola y Agustín Pérez Torres.  Para la estructura del proyecto se contó con Brufau, mientras que las instalaciones quedaron en manos de  RC Enginyers. Las mediciones y presupuestos los llevó a cabo CBA Josep Camps. La obra se terminó en  2006 y se utilizó una superficie 4.288 m², de los que se construyeron 3.496 m² . El presupuesto de la  licitación fue de  3.796.100 € , mientras que al final el coste total fue de 4.121.623 €. La constructora que realizó la obra fue COPCISA.

Se construyó en un solar que presentaba, para el equipo de arquitectos responsables del proyecto, entre ellos Carme Pinós, dos problemas importantes: la exposición de las vistas frente a las viviendas cercanas a un lado del solar; y el ruido del tren que pasa por las vías del lado opuesto.

Esto se solucionó evitando la conexión visual desde el interior de las aulas con las viviendas, con esta solución se conseguía al tiempo separar también el área de juegos, que se desarrolla entre los brazos del edificio de aulas y las vías del tren de cercanías.

El edificio se desarrolla en dos brazos que parece envuelven la zona central de recreo y presenta diversas plantas. En la planta baja se distribuyen libremente las zonas de uso más público, con fachada de vidrio transparente en ambos lados, cosa que da una visión del espacio que está en medio del jardín, en el que se disponen el área de juegos y el patio de entrada al centro.

Por su parte en la alta se distribuyen todas las aulas que el centro necesita, que se presentan unidas por corredores periféricos, que miran hacia el interior del solar, al patio, mientras que su fachada más cerrada y protegida acústicamente de los ruidos del ferrocarril, es la más exterior.

La segregación de usos por plantas queda clara en la composición de las fachadas que se sitúan en paralelo a la calle, y en las cuales se produce un ligero retranqueo de la planta baja dando lugar a una especie de zócalo que sirve de apoyo para las plantas superiores.

Por su parte la fachada paralela a las vías del tren es continuación de la cubierta, y está inclinada y revestida con el mismo material de chapa metálica.

Por su parte, el pasillo de acceso a las aulas queda iluminado  de forma natural por grandes ventanales.

Para conseguir la mayor protección acústica el equipo responsable del proyecto contó con el asesoramiento del ingeniero acústico Higini Arau, trabajando con la estructura y los cerramientos para que el ruido no se transmitiera al interior del edificio.

Por su parte internamente la fachada es un revoco blanco. La volumetría se fracciona y se levanta únicamente una planta, dando al patio una sensación de una vivienda.

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Enlaces externos
  Página oficial del centro

Arquitectura en Cataluña en el siglo XXI
Arquitectura de España de 2003
Centros educativos de España del siglo XXI
Castelldefels

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La moneda de 50 øre fue una moneda que circuló en Noruega entre los años 1874 y 2012.

La moneda se puede canjear en el banco de Noruega hasta el 1 de mayo de 2022, diez años después de su retirada, que fue a fecha de 1 de mayo de 2012.

Cabe destacar una curiosidad. El 80% de las monedas de 50 øre que se fabricaron en el año 2011, el número de año 2011 tenía la cifra del "1" al revés.

Las monedas de 50 øre que circularon durante los años 1996 a 2011, tenían un diseño simple. El reverso tenía como portada una decoración en las paredes de la Iglesia de madera de Urnes, el nombre del país y el año de acuñación, y, en el anverso tenía una corona real, la marca de la casa de la moneda noruega y el martillo de hierro de "krosslagde".

Después de la retirada de esta moneda, los precios se ajustaron al redondeo. Por ejemplo, un paquete de fruta que costaba 11,50 kr., tuvo que modificarse a 11 kr o 12 kr.

Características

 Diámetro: 18,5 mm.
 Espesor de: 1.7 mm.
 Peso: 3.6 g.
 Aleación: 97% cobre, 2,5% cinc, 0.5% estaño.
 Canto: Liso.

Referencias

Monedas de Noruega


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Q: transform object member type depending on the original type In an object, I want to transform each member's type to another depending on the said member variable.
Here is an exemple:
class A {
    fct = (): string => 'blabla';
}

class B {
    fct = (): number => 1;
}

class C {
    fct = (): { obj: string } => ({
        obj: 'la'
    });
}

export const Contracts = {
    a: A,
    b: B,
    c: C
};

type myContracts = typeof Contracts;

type MySuperType<T> = {
    [P in keyof T]: string;
};

type a = MySuperType<myContracts>;

The snipped above gives:
type a = {
    a: string;
    b: string;
    c: string;
}

What I want:
type a = {
    a: string;
    b: number;
    c: { obj: string };
}

A: Make MySuperType require that the values on the object satisfy a class whose instances have a fct property that's a function. Take the InstanceType of the class to get the instance, then use ReturnType to get the returned type for each such instance.
type FctClass = {
  new(): { fct: (...args: unknown[]) => unknown}
}
type MySuperType<T extends Record<string, FctClass>> = {
    [P in keyof T]: ReturnType<InstanceType<T[P]>['fct']>;
};

type a = MySuperType<myContracts>;

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Glencore PLC, the unrelenting die-hard fossil fuels backer
In an increasingly ESG conscious world where most if not all, businesses are making great efforts to reduce their carbon emissions and footprints, such crude and raw desire for money at all costs is proving to be more and more distasteful.
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A mining pit owned by Glencore PLC. The giant is a die-hard fossil fuels backer and won't relinquish itself of "dirty" assets. [Photo/Fortune]
Glencore has been the subject of three jurisdictional investigations by the US Department of Justice, the UK Serious Fraud Office, and the office of the Swiss Attorney General.
Glencore has been for over 10 years in the cross-hairs of Global Witness, a non-governmental organization and lobby group established in 1993.
Glencore Plc is an Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company with headquarters in Baar, Switzerland.
This hard-nosed mining and commodities giant will not easily relinquish itself of "dirty" assets in its portfolio in the name of decarbonization.
Coal miners make money
This fact is music to the ears of agnostic and dye in the wool capitalistic investors whose motives are purely to increase their capital and wealth in the process.
At the recently held COP26 governments and global businesses made concrete undertakings to reduce their emissions and one of the resounding resolutions that reverberated strongly during these deliberations was that coal and other fossil fuels need to go.
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The resource, though plentiful and cheap, is responsible for most of the greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere and is consequently responsible for the adverse effects of climate change now being experienced. We have burned too much coal and now it and other fossil fuels are said to be responsible for the extreme weather patterns that characterize much of the world.
A coal miner. Glencore will not easily relinquish itself of "dirty" assets in its portfolio in the name of decarbonization. [Photo/Fin24]
It is not fashionable to be a coal miner, explorer, producer of gas, crude oil and, related products. It is even less fashionable to be an investor in such ventures. Capital nowadays has a conscience. Investor funds are no longer just shying away from "dirty" investments. Their stance against them is becoming more and more explicit and pronounced.
Anglo American, the over 110-year-old mining and metals giant, spun off its coal assets into a separately listed company called Thungela Resources which it listed on the Johannesburg and London Stock Exchanges. This decision and subsequent move, the company felt, was consistent with its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
Anglo was not alone in taking this decision; other mining majors around the world have been divesting out of coal and other fossil fuels in concerted efforts to green their portfolios. Most notably, albeit a much smaller mining outfit is the case of South 32, this company which itself was born out of BHP Billiton's sale of its South African assets sold out of its coal operations. They sold their collieries to a privately-held energy company called Seriti Resources.
This is the trend worldwide. If you are a large mining company with a global presence and you have large institutional investors as shareholders or financiers then you are most likely thinking of getting out of fossil fuels and decarbonizing your balance sheet so to speak. There is only one problem with this decarbonization strategy: coal and fossil fuels are lucrative investments. They make money. Lots of it.
This situation presents an interesting dilemma for investors in general and for certain companies like Glencore. Take the example of Thungela Resources; its share price and financial performance has been nothing short of astronomical. Rising coal prices, a clean balance sheet and astute cost management has given sails to the Anglo off-shoot. It is promising its shareholders bumper dividends this year and in years to come.
Then there is the case of Seriti Resources. As mentioned earlier the company is privately held so there is little information in the public domain about its financials. Suffice to say that one of Seriti's main shareholders who is also the company's CEO, mining veteran Mike Teke's wealth is estimated to be in the region of at least ZAR682 million or US$43 million. Coal might pollute the atmosphere and cause harm to the environment, but it also prints money!
Even though most of the world's leading governments have pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050 they are still heavily reliant on coal and they are spending a great deal of money to get their economies back on track from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. So fossil fuels will not be going anywhere, at least not in the near term.
Enter Glencore PLC
Investors considering placing their capital into this company need to be warned… Glencore is no stranger to controversy. It has been the subject of three jurisdictional investigations by the US Department of Justice, the UK Serious Fraud Office, and the office of the Swiss Attorney General.
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The purpose of the investigations was to probe allegations of criminal misconduct, bribery, and its failure to have adequate measures to prevent corruption in the DRC as well as the company's association with controversial Israeli billionaire businessman Dan Gertler. Glencore has been for over 10 years in the cross-hairs of Global Witness, a non-governmental organization and lobby group established in 1993 that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, and human rights abuses worldwide.
The organization has offices in London and Washington, D.C.
Global Witness has also in that time blown the whistle on what it describes as suspicious transactions and dealings in the DRC involving Glencore's operations and its association with sanctioned businessman Dan Gertler.
It has made numerous calls for the governments of leading countries to investigate Glencore and expressed satisfaction when announcements were made by these governments that investigations against Glencore had been instituted.
Perhaps even more embarrassingly, the company has also been investigated by the US commodities regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), for possible corrupt practices. It would be very inaccurate to characterize Glencore as a saintly company. Bloomberg reported that one of its traders had paid bribes to African government officials during the normal course of business.
To its credit, however, the company has cooperated with all the authorities investigating its business activities. The company has had to pay fines to settle various charges against it.
Is there a case for investing in Glencore?
Who is Glencore anyway?
Glencore Plc is an Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company with headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, its oil and gas head office in London and its registered office in Saint Helier, Jersey. The current company was created through a merger of Glencore with Xstrata on 2 May 2013.
As of 2015, it ranked tenth in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies.
In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Glencore International was ranked as the 484th-largest public company in the world. As Glencore International, the company was already one of the world's largest integrated producers and marketers of commodities. It was the largest company in Switzerland as well as the world's largest commodities trading company, with a 2010 global market share of 60 per cent in internationally tradable zinc, 50 per cent in internationally tradable copper, 9 per cent in the internationally tradable grain market and 3 per cent in the internationally tradable oil market.
The years of aggressive growth and diversification have resulted in a massive mining conglomerate with numerous moving parts that no longer fit the overall vision of the company. The new chief executive, Gary Nagle who took over from Ivan Glasenberg, has embarked on what he calls a simplification strategy and has identified 10 assets that the company will dispose of soon.
"We have certain assets in our business that are sub-scale," said Gary Nagle explaining the rationale for his company's reorganization. The company came under heavy criticism when it took the decision to retain its coal and fossil assets. The most scathing of its criticism came from activist investor Bluebell Capital Markets which came short of calling Glencore "… not an investible company for investors who place sustainability at the heart of their investment process".
Nagle prefers a scenario where the company runs down its operations as opposed to spinning them off such as what Anglo and South 32 did with their assets. Glencore says it will produce 15 per cent less coal by 2026 and 50 per cent by 2035. This, the chief executive said, was set in stone. Who can blame Glencore for not wanting to kill their proverbial golden goose?
The company forecast EBITDA in 2022 to come in at US$21.7 billion and coal's contribution to that figure. Coal is expected to account for US$6.3 billion coming second only to copper which is expected to deliver US$7.9 billion to the bottom line.
How does Glencore stack up against its peers as an investment?
Among the top five largest diversified mining companies in the world, Glencore is an outlier. The company's shares have gained 60 per cent in the period of one year. This share price performance among the five largest mining concerns in the world is followed by China Shenhua Energy and Anglo American at 23.97 per cent and 22.90 per cent respectively.
What has given Glencore shares the steam that is powering their seemingly unending rise?
For starters, the company reinstated its dividend payments in February of this year after turning off the dividend taps in 2020 on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company brought back dividends very strongly by announcing a US$1.6 billion dividend after attaining a free cash flow of US$7.2 billion in January 2021. It did not stop there.
In August Glencore announced a special dividend of US$500 million and a share buyback of US$650 million. This brought the total payout to shareholders for 2021 to US$2.8 billion. The good times are not expected to stop any time soon.
At its capital markets day held in December 2021, the company said that it expects earnings from its marketing division would come in at the higher end of the range between US$2.2 billion and US$3.2 billion. The company also expects that free cash flow for the financial year 2021 to come in at between US$11 billion and US$13 billion.
How does the investment community rate Glencore PLC?
Profile Media has this rating for Glencore in terms of its consensus view on the company:
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Let's cut to the chase – where do we plan on going this year? So far, I have two trips booked. This March (and following our "every two years" trend), Mom and I are heading back to Vietnam. This will be the 5th time I'll be back and Mom's 6th; the first when she was adopting me way back in the nineties.
We're expected to stay exclusively in Northern Vietnam (I am a Northern girl after all!) but we'll be travelling around while we're up there. Since we've gone back so many times, what's lovely is that we don't have to focus on many touristy things. Last time we were there we simply just did everything at our own pace and there wasn't too much pressure to get things done. The more time we spend in the country the more things we discover.
Incidentally, check out our Hidden Hanoi post to see some of the non-touristy things to do in the city when you're "touristed" out.
Like our last trip, we're spending about three weeks in Vietnam which I believe is an ideal amount of time. If you're planning on heading make sure you have at least two weeks to spare – trust me, it's worth it. I'll give more details as the trip goes on, but I'll be updating our Instagram and our Facebook page of our adventures for that one.
Thankfully planning for Vietnam isn't too hard on the wallet (the most expensive thing for us are the flights over there) but I've also things to consider like my travel insurance and vaccinations. This time around we chose e-Visas through the Vietnamese government here. This is the first time we've opted for these ones instead of physical ones but they're much cheaper. Here's hoping everything will be ok.
Following that massive trip, there will be a bit of a lull as I'll be back in Ireland for a few months – I'm hoping to pop over to Berlin for a weekend event though. But in June I have another big trip. This won't be with my Mom though, it will be with my partner and we're heading to… PANAMA.
This will be my first time heading to somewhere on the isthmus linking Central and South America so I'm very excited. We're going to spending about three weeks there also. Panama was voted as one of the top countries to visit in 2019 by Lonely Planet. We don't know much about it apart from the Panama Canal so this will be a real adventure for us. Sometimes you've got to experience something new and we can't wait.
Mom and I are looking to also possibly head to Morocco at the end of the year. I'll keep this blog updated as much as possible if anything new comes up but right now, this is where we're at!
If you'd like to read about our travels last year you can check out our Camino Finisterra trip here and our Japan trip here.
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Sword of the Stranger
Publié par Patrick on Thursday, October 08, 2009
Whoa!!! This one was a doozy!
Looking for something new as I continue to mix it up and try different types of Japanese animated features, I decided to go for Masahiro Ando's Sword of the Stranger. It came with the highest recommendation, and the film was in the top 10 of that Top 30 Japanese animated films of all time that Adam posted in the comment section of Spirited Away Canada, USA, Europe). I figured that I couldn't go wrong and I was right.
I commend Sword of the Stranger to the attention of anyone not familiar with animated features and, like me, who didn't know where the hell to start to find out what the quality pictures are. This one is gritty, bloody, with plenty of machinations and backstabbing, so it's not for children or those who are young at heart. If you want to give one Japanese animated movie a try, I suggest you give Sword of the Stranger a shot. I reckon that most people hanging around these part would probably enjoy the flick. If you can live with subtitles, that is. . .
The story occurs in Japan during the Sengoku era, at a time when the country is divided into numerous provinces ruled by feudal lords. A young boy named Kotaro and his dog Tobimaru are pursued by an elite force of Ming warriors from China led by a blonde-haired swordsman from the West. A nameless samurai haunted by dark memories from his past and who has sworn never to draw his blade again saves them from certain death. Soon, they are on the run, and little do they know what the Emperor of China has in store for the boy. But when Kotaro is betrayed by those meant to offer him sanctuary and the truth is revealed about his fate, it's up to the nameless ronin to attempt to save the boy's life.
I reckon that many aficionados loved this film because of the intricately staged action scenes. The various fight sequences are extremely bloody, and for a time I feared that Sword of the Stranger would degenerate into a senseless gore-filled affair that would border on the ridicule. Thankfully, I was wrong. The plot is engaging, and so are the characters after a while. Kotaro is a brat at the beginning, but Nanashi's (No Name) influence turns him around, albeit to a certain extent. Masahiro Ando toys with a number of character archtypes such as the Chosen One, and the silent warrior with a buried past, and overall it is well-done.
Visually impressive, though the various fight scenes are paced so fast that you seldom see more than blood gushing and members flying up in the air, but a notch under the visual impact that Hayao Miyazaki and Makoto Shinkai can achieve. Although the tale has depth, there are several plot holes throughout the movie, chief among them exactly why Kotaro is so important to the Emperor, and how did a Westerner like Luo-Lang end up fighting with a Chinese elite squad. But overall, the plot moves well and you're never really lost, just wishing they'd feed you a bit more information about various aspects of the story.
Once again (I've been lucky thus far), the soundtrack by Naoki Sato captures the different moods perfectly. The music is never overdone. It hovers in the background, adding layers and conveying emotions when it's needed.
As far as I know, few animated features have such cross-genre appeal, which is why I encourage you to give it a go! You should rent the DVD if you have the opportunity, of course. But if you are unable to find a copy, you can always try veoh.com, where you'll find versions with French, English, or Spanish subtitles. Or there is a version of YouTube with very good picture quality split into 11 parts. Here's a link to the first part, if you feel like having a glimpse. . .
And here's the trailer:
And here's the ending credits theme, reminiscent of Hans Zimmer's The Last Samurai:
For more info about this title: Canada, USA, Europe
You should check out Baccano! I don't like too much anime, but I really liked that one...
Adam Skinner said...
Sword of the Stranger just had a dual audio release: bt linkage.
For a while the 720p and 1080p releases have been out (as well as an SS 480p sub), but the only way you're going to get a dub is going 480p (that's the way things stand across the board now, regardless; good luck finding a 720p+ dub!).
If you enjoyed the fluidity of the fighting in this one, you might find some love with Seirei no Moribito. It's a solid adventure story, with a female protagonist who is thrust into serving as a bodyguard for a runaway prince being pursued by his own government.
With regards to Baccano, you can find this on Hulu now.
Hmm... more follow-up suggestios for anime lasting .5 to 13 hours...
Anyway, never seen this one though it is on my list.
My suggestion for a follow-up would be Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. Modern setting in an Alternate Japan. Has a lot of action and an interesting theme, plus the animation is pretty good. One of my favorites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin-Roh
Sorry, "6.5" hourse
As Adam has pointed out, the fighting in Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit is fluent. The animation is top notch too. I can recommend this anime with the highest possible zeal, although it's 26 episodes in length. Moribito is a [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_series]Novel[/URL] adaption, so you know you're good with the story part. This is arguably one of the best anime out there.
Christ, just watched this thing and it rocks!
Never watched anime before, so I think I'll have to scroll back and check out those related posts you wrote about other Japanese animated movies.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Arabesk said...
Hell yeah. Sword of the Stranger was a good one. :D
And as suggested before me, you should try Baccano! It was based on a series of light novels, so you don't have to worry about the plot and integrity of the script. You could classify it as noir/pulp fantasy fiction. I heard the english dub was good but the Japanese seiyus were phenomenal, so advice is to stick with the english sub version.
Also recommends the ff . . .
Fantastic Children: Highly recommended sci-fi anime. It's like reading a great sff novel.
Monster: A very intelligent, psychological thriller. Very addicting.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Crime, horror. Prepare to be mind fuck. :P
I got maybe 10 episodes into Fantastic Children and dropped it; it was just slow and boring. It's pretty highly rated though (which is why I picked it up in the first place), so I might get around to muscling through a couple more episodes at some point.
My picks top picks thus far for sci-fi anime are:
Dennou Coil
GITS:SAC
Kurau Phantom Memory
Terra e...
Jyu Oh Sei (though this has plenty of non-rivet content, so it's really a hydrid fantasy/sci-fi)
There are some other solid titles that didn't make the 9+/10 mark, and Ga-Rei Zero which I rate as a 9.5 but can't wholeheartedly endorse as a sci-fi title, given the prevalence of the supernatural in it. I definitely cried at the end of that one (which, as an emotionally repressed INTP, is a plus for me and I actively seek it out).
Cecrow said...
Haven't seen it so I realize I'm judging based on very little, but from this Youtube trailer ... it looks like the subtitle translation wasn't done very well?
Sorry, guys, but I'm not quite ready for anime series just yet. Especially since I don't have that much time on my hands. . .
Cecrow: The trailer is not that great, but it was the only one I could find with English subtitles. Don't let that fool you. The subs were great in the movie itself.
As I did with 5 cm per second, I watched Sword of the Stranger last night via the Youtube link you provided. And it was the shit!
This blog allowed me to find out about so many sff books, but it's cool to get the chance to discover new things in new media. So I'm going to head out to me video store tonight after work and try to find Princess Mononoke.
Chris C said...
I watched Sword of the Stranger some time back after seeing the fight scene at the end on Youtube. The quality of the animation is decent but overall the storytelling is poor IMO.
It's quite a few notches down from, say, Miyazaki.
Patrick:
Then definitely check out Jin-Roh. It's a movie with some interesting themes, and some good characteization.
And it's not too long.
I never watched a Japanese anime in my life. With nothing better to do this morning, I told myself what the heck and checked out the youtube version you linked to.
I'm not used to subtitles so it took me a few minutes to get my bearings. That done, I was able to fully enjoy Sword of the Stranger. The movie is pretty good!
Thanks for the rec!
Sword of the Stranger is ok, but I still like the old classic - Ninja Scroll a bit better. (SotS is in a way a modern version of NS)
Hey Pat,
I've always been interested in anime but have never known anyone (or rather anyone who's opinion/taste I trust) to ask for advice on where to start. So I just wanted to say thanks for doing these reviews. Your suggestions and those of your readers have been a huge help! I am thoroughly enjoying what I've seen so far. :)
~Lynette
Lynette: This is exactly why I go out of my way to review those Japanese animated features that have been recommended to me and which I enjoyed.=)
Like most people, I had no clue where to start. But since I was steered in the right direction, I've been enjoying myself immensely since I watched Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke.
Hopefully, many of you will, too!
Dropping a recommendation for Makoto Shinkai's Hoshi No Koe/Voices of a Distant Star. Since you liked Place Promised in Our Early Days and 5cm per Second, you'd very likely appreciate Voices, and it plays with the concept of time dilation to good effect.
And then you really must watch the anime films by Satoshi Kon (Tokyo Godfathers, Memories: Magnetic Rose, Perfect Blue, Paprika, among others). Apologies if you've mentioned him before, I might have missed it, but just in case you haven't heard of Satoshi Kon - he's one of the best anime directors out there, film or series. Tokyo Godfathers was my favourite - hilarious, touching, very solid animation. Do not miss this guy! I'd love to see you do a review on one of his films :)
Cheryl: Tokyo Godfathers, Perfect Blue, and Paprika were already on my list, so I guess I'll have to add Memories: Magnetic Rose to it!
I am planning on watching Voices of a Distant Star, but I wanted to wait a while and sample different stuff before going back to Shinkai.
So many movies to see, so little time!;-)
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Park district demolishing small office building on Madison St.
Site adjacent to HQ will be used for parking
by Stacey Sheridan August 3, 2021 Updated August 4, 2021
228/230 Madison St., Oak Park (Google maps)
The Park District of Oak Park (PDOP) is accepting bids to demolish a two-story office building adjacent to its headquarters. The park district bought building in 2019. Once leveled, the property will be converted into a parking lot for park district vehicles.
"We're looking to approve bids in August or September," said PDOP Executive Director Jan Arnold. "The expectation is that we would see it demolished in probably October, November."
The park district purchased the property as is in 2019 at an agreed contract price of $477,560. While only one building, it is split into two addresses, with the top floor at 228 Madison St. and the bottom 230 Madison St.
"We purchased it with the purpose to demolish it for park district bus and van parking," said Arnold.
A handful of spots will be reserved in the new surface parking lot for overflow visitor parking from the planned community recreation center which is intended to be built just across Madison Street. Arnold expects that about eight to 10 park district vehicles, which includes its two 15-passenger busses and one minivan, will be parked at any given time. The park district estimates the demolition will cost around $150,000 to $200,000 depending on the amount of environmental remediation required.
Currently, the park district houses its vehicles across the street on the parcels where the planned community recreation center will be built. The land for the center was donated to the park district by local philanthropists Mary Jo and Stephen Schuler in 2019.
The park district held off on demolishing the building next door to its main building at the time of purchase, instead allowing two non-profit organizations to use the space. Yemba Inc. occupied the top floor, while Western Suburban Special Recreational Association (WSSRA) took the bottom. Arnold made it clear that there was no renter-landlord arrangement between the district and the organizations.
"We did not have renters," said Arnold.
Western Suburban Special Recreational Association (WSSRA) took the bottom. WSSRA used the facility to operate its programming for children with special needs. Yemba facilitated programming from upstairs, as well as had their leadership offices there.
"There was no charge to WWSRA because they're a partner of ours," said Arnold. "There was a nominal fee being paid by Yemba to help cover the cost of utilities."
Both organizations were made aware from the start of the park district's intention to convert the building into parking, according to Arnold. Yemba has since moved its offices to a new location and WSSRA is in the process of relocating.
The park district made the decision to move forward with demolition after experiencing problems with the building's heating and cooling system. The building is also prone to rain penetration.
"In order to prevent any damage to our existing facility, the time was for it to come down," said Arnold.


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Q: Unable to update state (Array of Objects) : React Since i'm new to react, i've worked little with react states. It is all fine when updating a simple state but the problems occurs when updating a state containing an array of objects. I've found some related answers on stackoverflow and other sites but still unable to find a better solution for the problem.
Initial states:
this.state = {
        article: [{
            title: '',
            category: '',
            author: '',
            desc: '',
            date: ''
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            authorName: '',
            profile: '',
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        }]
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Updating states:
<input type="text" name="title" placeholder="Enter article title" className="form-control" onChange={e => this.setState({article: [...this.state.article, {title: e.target.value}]})} />

Accessing states:
console.log(this.state.article[0].title)

Console is showing empty string.

A: Without too much of an idea of what's going on inside your component overall:
Your existing onChange() pushes a new article each time it's triggered.
An improvement might be to temporarily store the title value in this.state.
See below for a practical example.

// Articles.
class Articles extends React.Component {

  // State.
  state = {articles: [], title: ''}

  // Render.
  render() {
    const {articles, title} = this.state
    return (
      <React.Fragment>
        <form onSubmit={this.addArticle}>
          <input type="text" value={title} onChange={e => this.setState({title: e.target.value})}/>
          <button type="submit">Add article</button>
        </form>

Articles

        {articles.map((article, index) =>
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)}
      </React.Fragment>
    )
  }

  // Add Article.
  addArticle = event => {
    event.preventDefault()
    const {title} = this.state
    if (!title) return console.error('Invalid title.')
    return this.setState(state => ({
      articles: state.articles.concat([{title}]),
      title: ''
    }))
  }

}

// Mount.
ReactDOM.render(<Articles/>, document.querySelector('#root'))

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<input type="text" name="title" placeholder="Enter article title" className="form-control" onChange={e => this.setState({article: [{
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Q: How to insert node into polyline link in gojs, preserving positions of points in links either side of the new node I asked a question on StackOverflow (Seeking Javascript library for displaying and editing networks of nodes and edges) and was pointed at the gojs splice sample.
This has got me a long way, so thanks for the answer, but I have run into a brick wall trying to get the behaviour I want.
The app I am trying to create is to edit the borders on a map:

*

*node = place where three or borders meet

*link = segment of border between two nodes.

Hence, the nodes and links are unlabelled (nodes are just small circles, links are just polylines).
I have attempted to adapt the splice sample (https://gojs.net/extras/splicing.html) appropriately.  The key features I need over and above what the sample does are:

*

*choosing exactly where to position the new node on the link between the existing ones

*preserving the shape of the polylines.

(The existing sample puts the new node equidistant between the existing ones and uses straight links.)
The user experience I have tried to create is this:  first, you select the link, so it gets its usual adornments; then you shift-click on one of the adornments at a point on the polyline and that point becomes the new node.
I have sought to do this by overriding methods of the LinkReshapingTool using the extension mechanism described at https://gojs.net/latest/intro/extensions.html (rather than creating a subclass).
Whatever I have tried, though, I can't get the polylines to stay.  By inspecting the diagram data model in the Chrome DevTools debugger after my code has run, it appears that it is correct (i.e. I can see the correct array of points in the links).  However, when I then allow execution to continue the links do not display as expected (they are straight), and if I subsequently look at the data model then the multiple points have disappeared and each link just has a start and end.
I have tried various things, without success, for example:

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*deferring the splicing till after the tool has completed

*passing the points into the modified links in different ways (array v list v string)

*putting the processing into different overridden methods.

My current code is below.  Please excuse crass stylistic faux pas - I am not an experienced JavaScript programmer.
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A: Some suggestions:

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*Call Link.findClosestSegment to find the segment where the user clicked to insert a node.

*Don't splice in the new node in an override of Tool.doStop, because that will be called even if the user hit the Escape key to cancel the tool's operation.  Do it in either doMouseDown or doMouseUp, depending on the behavior that you want.  But doStop is a reasonable time to clean up the tool's state.

*I think it should work if you add the new Node and a new Link, connect them together properly, make sure the Node is at the right location, and only then set Link.points explicitly.  The TwoWay Binding on Link.points will save the points to the model.

The problem that you are encountering is that when you create a new Node it takes time to be measured and arranged and positioned.  Any one of those activities will invalidate the routes of all connected links.  And obviously connecting a link with a node will invalidate that link's route.  So you have to make sure everything is done in the right order.


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import Import
import Handler.Common
import Handler.Cache

getListMealsR :: Handler Html
getListMealsR = do
    -- ip <- getIp
    -- putStrLn $ pack "Client list request from IP: " ++ ip
    menuList <- lift $ getData
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Q: How iAd searches for content to display? I have an iPhone app that implements iAd. In debugging mode everything works fine and I'm showing the test advertisement correctly on simulator and on device with no particular logs or errors.
The app was approved and it's in the app store, but is not showing any ad.
I show the iAd in a UIview with lots of textual content, but in Italian (don't know if language matters, btw the app is available in all the app stores).
I wonder how iAd search for content and then displays related banners and how I can somehow "force" content by passing (if possible) tags or predefined content.
Any idea?

A: I simply forgot to add my app to the iAd service.
I needed to upload a new version in order to fix this.
Let's wait for apple approval.
Thanks!