When a friend/relative asks you to help choose a media set up - what do you use?
I'm sure a lot of people on here have had it. Someone comes to your house and see's you media player full of TV shows and movies you stream from a NAS and thinks it'll be a great idea to have similar, without knowing how to do it or the options, so they ask you.
After your eyes have finished quietly rolling knowing the hassle it's now going to cause you, what set ups do you recommend them?!
I currently have a Synology NAS that downloads all TV shows automatically and movies when I fine them available, mostly from usenet, and then acts as a server for Kodi and Plex, so we watch on the main TV through Kodi and the ipads with Plex. It works well for me, but the NAS wasn't cheap, and it's not without regular managing, just to move files around and rename them to keep them as I like them.
My sister and husband thought it might be a good idea for them and are mulling over the idea, but neither are particularly techy. Not everyone wants to spend a few hundred quid on a NAS and then more on drives on top of media devices that can play them, and I was wondering how other people deal with it when they get asked.
What set ups do you usually recommend? A cheap NAS and something like an Amazon TV, Roku or Android TV device? Apple TV limits your options as it doesn't play certain popular formats or have DLNA capabilities, and all players seem to have their pros and cons. Do you try to set them up with some sort of remote access (such as Teamviewer for when there are issues), or leave them to try to suss it out?
I just thought it would be interesting to see how people set up other people's systems to keep them as idiot proof and as low maintenance as possible.
I have recently bought an Asus mini PC as I don't want to clog my gaming pc up with other stuff. But it doesn't seem to want to stream very well, even when using a wired network connection, my old pc seemed to stream fine to the Roku stick in the TV. I even plugged the mini pc straight into the TV and it doesn't play HD media well at all.
So don't buy one of these if you want to do more than browse the web!
Have ordered an android tv box for £25 from Gearbest. Waiting for it to arrive. Don't know what a nas is, but from hotukdeals forums, where every now and then a firestick goes cheap, which is meant to be good for stalling other stuff on like kodi, people say the android tv box is a better option.
Was originally going to go with a roku streaming stick as thats got the best spec/reviews of all of them, but sounds liek the firestick is best for rooting.
I bought my dad a Roku 3 just so he can watch Netflix, and even that little box is quite complicated for him sometimes.
I certainly wouldn't even mention the word NAS to someone who's not tech-y or prepared to do some research into what one is and how it works. I only bought a cheap one myself about a year ago, and still probably only use about 5% of its potential. It's basically an external hard drive with lots of family films and photos on, that's basically it.
Wouldn't have a clue on how to set up automatic downloading of stuff.
Generally, a box that does it all for you is the best, and simplest solution I think. Apple TV, Roku, etc.
WDTV live and an external drive.
It's enough to get them started, if they get a handle on that they can upgrade.
If you want a bit more then maybe a FireTV or Android box and you can stick Kodi on it for them.
Ultimately if they want what you have, the ability to stream all over the house, to tablets, autodownload new content etc then they're going to have to both pay for it and do a lot of learning, they're not prepared to and not tech savvy enough to work it out so they need a simple to use, cheap compromise.
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I wouldn't be helping someone to that level. My Dad's PVR has bust so he's talking about moving to SKY, I'll spend the rest of my life helping him with it, whilst he complains to me about features he doesn't like, how it failed to record Downton Abbey, etc.
He was able to cope with a BD player that did netflix, and got an Amazon box and can cope with that. Suggesting a Sky+ box is my limit though, although to be fair I'm not much more techy beyond that myself.
My parents still use a VHS for recording stuff if they are going to be out or want to watch something else at the same time.
I got them a NOW TV box and vouchers for a few months as they loves movies and am still having trouble explaining how they can watch it whenever and don't have to keep checking the Radio Times to see what movies are on!
yeh, I wouldn't go near that kind of request with a bargpole, it's asking for somebody to constantly ask for support.
Argh! My Dad has gone ahead and ordered SKY with minimal consulting from me, no idea what he's signed himself up for.
Must admit, for someone fairly techie and with an interest in films and TV, i don't have any kind of media player or streamer. I guess I'm missing out?
I've got a similar setup to the op. HTPC, nas, sabnzb setup etc.
But if a non techie friend or relative asks me for advice I simply tell them to get a Fire TV and a Prime sub and or a Netflix sub. Anything else and your simply asking for trouble when it comes to tech support.
Thanks for the replies on this one guys, I'd forgotten to reply on it!
I think I agree that it's hassle to set up downloading stuff and could be a nightmare long term, so I think I'll stay away from that, but both my sis and my step-dad have a lot of stuff on hard disks they'd like to access easier, so what I was thinking is just finding them a cheapish NAS that just has a DLNA server, etc just so they could store their stuff centrally, and then they can access that content from any device, smart TV, etc that has DLNA capabilities, and then looking at options for the client end.
What is surprising me is how hard it is to find a simple solution to just have a player that plays from any DLNA server. Apple TV won't just play from one (maybe the forthcoming model will now it has apps, but that's not cheap), and as far as I'm aware there are any apps on the Amazon Fire Stick or Roku Stick that are just media players that can access DLNA content.
Plex is great, but you need a computer or NAS that has the grunt to deal with it, and Kodi isn't so straight forward on Amazon Fire and not on Roku.
I'll maybe have a look at options for cheap android TV devices and maybe recommend one of those.
Would the easiest way not be just to have a home laptop or PC act as the base to stream stuff from via a simple share?
Yes, that would be the simple way, but that means leaving that computer on 24/7, which most non computer people don't like doing. A NAS of some sort would be a better option, cheaper to run and they forget it's actually on.
Plex is good but it's client and server, so needs a PC or NAS capable of running Plex and doing the transcodes. Kodi is easier as it just needs to be able to point to a network share running on pretty much anything, but it doesn't run on so many standalone boxes.


INJURY-HIT Southend United missed out on the chance of moving up in to the automatic promotion places with a 2-1 defeat against play off rivals Cheltenham Town at Roots Hall last night.
Without five regular first team starters, Blues conceded two sloppy goals as they sunk down to ninth in the League Two standings.
And it was boyhood Southend fan Paul Benson who helped to pile the misery on his home-town club as he netted the Robins' second strike.
However, despite the end result, Blues were initially on top and they almost opened the scoring in just the second minute of the match when new loan signing Danny Mayor picked out Ben Reeves inside the penalty area but his low, eight yard shot was blocked by the legs of Cheltenham goalkeeper Scott Brown.
Moments later, Brown easily kept out Barry Corr's header from Kevan Hurst's right wing cross.
But, having survived those scares, it was Cheltenham who broke the deadlock with Marlon Pack firing home a penalty.
The spot kick was given by referee Stuart Attwell after a rash and needless challenge from Alex Woodyard on Russ Penn inside the penalty area and Pack fired the resulting spot kick in to the right hand side of the goal with goalkeeper Paul Smith diving in the opposite direction.
With the visitors remaining on top, Penn then cut in from the right flank and fired a low shot in to the side netting but Blues hit back with Mayor again teeing up Reeves who had a near post shot charged down by Brown.
However, Cheltenham were soon back on attack and, in the 31st minute, Jason Taylor had a skimming 30 yard shot parried out by Smith but Luke Prosser, who again captained Southend, was on hand to clear the danger.
Six minutes later, Blues were forced in to making their first substitution of the night as midfielder Marc Laird limped off and was replaced by Britt Assombalonga.
The change saw Reeves drop back in to midfield but, just sixty seconds after the alteration, Cheltenham doubled their lead following a defensive mix up between Mickey Spillane and Smith which enabled the Southend born Paul Benson to score.
Spillane attempted to usher a long ball forward in to the path of Smith but the keeper remained stuck to his line and then missed a tame, toe poked shot from Benson which rolled in to the back of the South Stand net.
The strike handed Benson the 99th goal of his professional career and his first since joining Cheltenham on loan from Swindon Town.
The close range shot also made life incredibly hard for Southend but they attempted to get back in the game at the start of the second half with Corr heading a right wing cross from Hurst straight at Brown and, in the 52nd minute, Assombalonga had a close range effort ruled out for offside.
The striker reacted sharply to fire the ball home from close range after a low shot from Reeves was parried out by Brown but his celebrations were cut short by the assistant referee's flag.
Moments later, Corr raced through after robbing Michael Hector of possession but he over-hit an attempted pass to Assombalonga and the chance was gone.
In a bid to improve his side, Blues boss Paul Sturrock brought on Ryan Leonard to replace Woodyard in the 64th minute and, eight minutes from time, Caolan Lavery for Mayor.
Lavery created a 90th minute goal when his low, left wing cross picked out Reeves who guided a controlled right footed shot in to the top right hand corner of the net.
But the strike came too late to spark a Southend comeback as Cheltenham hung on to secure all three points.


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Corinne Charbit, dite Corynne Charby, est une actrice et chanteuse française née le  à Paris. Elle a connu le succès dans les années 1980.

Biographie

Jeunesse et débuts
De son vrai nom Corinne Charbit, elle naît le  à Paris.

Vers la fin des années 1970, elle devient mannequin. Elle apparaît en couverture de grands magazines tels que le magazine pour adolescents OK ! (1976), Elle (1979) et la revue de charmes Lui (1983).

Carrière

Cinéma
Au début des années 1980, elle commence une brève carrière au cinéma dans des rôles secondaires. Son premier rôle est également le plus connu : dans La Chèvre, en 1981, elle incarne la jeune femme recherchée par Pierre Richard et Gérard Depardieu.  En 1982, elle fait une apparition dénudée dans Plus beau que moi, tu meurs avec Aldo Maccione. On la voit ensuite dans le film muet Rebelote en 1983  Enfin, en 1984, elle tourne avec Thierry Lhermitte dans Un été d'enfer, où elle joue le rôle d'une prostituée. Sa carrière d'actrice s'arrête après ce dernier film sans qu'elle ait jamais décroché un rôle important.

Musique
En 1984, elle se lance dans la chanson sous le pseudonyme de Corynne Charby. Son premier 45 tours À cause de toi est écrit par Didier Barbelivien. Il est suivi la même année par Ma génération, et par un mini-album six titres du même nom. En 1985 sort son troisième single, J't'oublie pas, qui ne figure sur aucun album.

Ces premières productions passent plutôt inaperçues. Elle ne voit ses premiers succès qu'à partir de 1986 avec le tube Boule de flipper composé par le chanteur Christophe, produit par Eddy Mitchell et qui se vend à plus de , suivi par son autre grand succès, Pile ou face, en 1987. Avec ces deux titres, elle accède au statut de vedette en se classant dans les premières places du Top 50. On retrouve l'une ou l'autre de ces chansons sur de nombreuses compilations de succès des années 1980.

En 1986, elle participe au titre Vieille canaille sur l'album d'Eddy Mitchell Eddy Paris Mitchell et partage un duo avec Johnny Hallyday sur la chanson Elle est toute seule l'année suivante.

Fin 1987 sort aussi son deuxième album, intitulé Toi, dont trois autres singles en sont extraits entre 1987 et 1989 : Pas vu, pas pris, Elle sortait tard le soir et Même. L'album est un échec commercial ; parmi les 45 tours, seul Pas vu, pas pris obtient un succès relatif.

Sa carrière de chanteuse a été résumée dans un album Greatest Hits sorti en 2001. Outre ses chansons les plus connues des années 1980, le disque comporte un mégamix. Une nouvelle compilation, Boule de flipper, est sortie en 2003 chez Sony Music Entertainment.

En 2015, dans un entretien avec Téléstar, elle explique ne pas avoir travaillé depuis son départ aux États-Unis, mais envisage de reprendre une carrière artistique dans le domaine de l'écriture de chanson ou du cinéma, projet qui n'aura pas de suite. Elle pratique par ailleurs la peinture.

Vie privée
En 1987, elle épouse le PDG de Warner Luigi Calabrese avec qui elle a un fils. Après l'échec commercial de l'album Toi (1987), elle choisit de se consacrer à sa vie de famille et met un terme à sa carrière. À la fin des années 1990, elle part vivre à Los Angeles avec son second mari et leurs deux filles.

Discographie

Albums

Compilations

{{Album
 | titre   = Référence 80
 | artiste = Corynne Charby
 | label   = LM Music
 | année   = 2011
 | contenu = #Boule De Flipper (Version 45t Inédite En CD) - 3:24Pile Ou Face - 3:54Pas Vu Pas Pris (Version 45t Inédite En CD) - 3:41À Cause De Toi - 4:21Ma Génération - 3:25Elle Sortait Tard Le Soir - 3:29Même (Version 45t Inédite En CD) - 3:35J'T'Oublie Pas - 3:36Soleil Bleu - 2:54Madeline - 2:22Quelques Notes De Musique - 3:21Qui Saura Me Dire - 3:22Tant De Choses À Faire - 3:04Magique - 4:09Elle Part (Dans Ses Rêves) - 3:52Megamix Club - 4:03Pile Ou Face (Maxi - Original Source Master) - 6:53Boule De Flipper (Maxi - Original Source Master) - 6:50
}}

 Singles
 1984 : À cause de toi 1984 : Ma génération 1985 : J't'oublie pas 1986 : Boule de flipper 1986 : Elle est toute seule avec Johnny Hallyday
 1987 : Pile ou face 1987 : Pas vu, pas pris 1987 : Elle sortait tard le soir 1987 : Même Filmographie
 Cinéma
1981 : La Chèvre : Marie Bens
1982 : Plus beau que moi, tu meurs : Christine / Une fille seins nus
1983 : Rebelote : Cri-Cri
1984 : Un été d'enfer'' : Josy

Notes et références

Liens externes

Actrice française de cinéma
Chanteuse française du XXe siècle
Chanteuse des années 1980
Naissance en juillet 1960
Naissance à Paris

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What happens when information swamps our common myths? What happens to humans when facts overtake commonly shared fantasies?
In yesterday's post, I started by looking at how our culture might be moving too quickly for myths to keep up. This is important because human's have historically used myths to create a "oneness" of mind. Myths often come bundled with behavioral codes and societal rules. Myths have dictated how we should think and act. Myths rule the mob.
But in the last century, one sweeping technical advance had two very different impacts on two different parts of our world. Today, I want to examine the impact of TV in North America and Communist Russia.
In his book Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam noticed that American values did an abrupt u-turn somewhere in the middle of the 60's. After a decades long trend of increasing participation in community activities, Americans stopped spending time together. They went to church less often, belonged to fewer service organizations, attended fewer PTA meetings, stopped having dinner parties, stopping playing Bridge with the neighbors and quit their bowling leagues. Not coincidentally, the percentage of voter turnout in elections also started to drop. Americans, once the most intensely community minded people on earth, stopped spending time with each other.
This trend didn't make American's bad people, however. At the same time that American's became less concerned about the well being of their immediate community, they became more concerned about universal issues such as civil rights, equality of women, international piece, religious persecution, sexual intolerance, freedom of speech and nuclear disarmament. At the same time we were becoming less engaged with our communities we were becoming more open minded and tolerant in our ideologies.
As you can see, the 50's and 60's were also the decades where most of us brought TV into our homes. In 1950, only about 12% of American homes had TV. By 1960, that number had exploded to 78%. This meant we spent more time in our homes, which naturally meant we spent less time outside the home, interacting with others. That alone might explain our withdrawal from our communities. But a simple reckoning of where we spend our time wouldn't explain the ideological blossoming of America. I believe it was more than just where we were spending our time. I believe it was what we were spending our time doing. As we viewed the world through a flickering blue screen, our common myths were being slowly but surely destroyed.
Myths rely on an absence of information. Myths depend on a singular point of view, supported by carefully chosen and disseminated information, in the guise of facts. The more singular the culture, the more important it is to carefully restrict the flow of information. Societies where there are strict codes of behavior and adherence to one ideology have the tightest censorship rules and the most virulent propaganda.
While America in the first half of the 20th century was philosophically a democratic, pluralistic society, it was, in practice, a culture heavily bound by commonly held myths. In 50 years, America was rocked by two world wars and a decade long economic crisis. Well over half of these 50 years was spent united against a common enemy and sharing in common hardships. We were sustained by our mythologies – the importance of hard work, the ultimate rightness of democracy, the ultimate wrongness of tyranny, the ideal of the American dream. Our channels of information carefully supported these myths and filtered out dissenting facts. Even in the 50's, the imagined spectre of Communism helped us maintain a common mythology, leading to McCarthyism and other irrational behaviors.
But in the 60's, the electronic window of television provided a new channel of information. The history of television typically runs a similar path wherever it plays out. In the beginning, it is a tightly restricted channel that offers governments and other power structures an unprecedented opportunity to build and strengthen common mythologies through controlled programming and propaganda. But, over time, the leash on TV programming inevitably gets loosened. It's difficult to keep too tight a reign on a communication medium that travels freely over the airwaves. The common mythological view gives way to a pluralistic, fragmented pipeline of information. We see other realities, other ideologies, other cultures. As awareness seeps into our collective consciousness, our myths start to die. Our "oneness" gets fragmented across multiple ideological and sociological lines.
This, I believe, is what happened to us, starting in the 60's. Television forever changed how we looked at the world. TV provided the lens through which we lost our innocence, discovering other truths beyond the American mythology. Putnam also cites TV as one of the factors that eroded our social capital. I suspect it played a bigger part than even he imagined.
If the effect of TV was earth shaking in a democratic America, at least it appears that most of our institutions will survive the transition. Our governments are essentially built on the same foundations they were a century ago. The same was not true for Communist Russia. There, the very structures of government crumbled along with their myths.
In the analysis of the decline and fall of Communism in the former Soviet Union, the role of television has only been mentioned in passing, but the timeline of the introduction of TV and the decline of the Soviet Communist government are suspiciously aligned. State controlled TV was introduced in the Soviet Union at roughly the same time as in North America (just before World War II) but its spread was delayed by the war. Also, the saturation rate of TV in the Soviet Union lagged far behind America. In 1960, when 78% of Americans had a set in their homes, only 5% of the Soviet population could watch TV. It wasn't until the mid 80's that over 90% of Soviets could watch TV. This coincided almost exactly with the introduction of glasnost (transparency, openness and freedom of information) and perestroika (a restructuring of government) by Mikhail Gorbachev. Demands for more openness and freedom moved in lock step with the adoption of TV and the lessening of restrictions on programming.
If the pervasiveness of myths was an important factor in the history of America, the very mythology of Communism was the foundation of Soviet history. History was literally rewritten to make sure that available information aligned with the mythology currently in vogue. And this mythology, the utopia of Communist ideology and the depravity of capitalism (myths that run directly counter to our western ones) kept the emotions of Soviets aligned for the first 60 years. But just like their American counterparts, TV provided Soviets with a glimpse of reality beyond the mythology. There were other channels of information that began to erode faith in the myths. The speed of TV surpassed the durability of the myths. The rest, as they say, is history.
The decline of our myths started with the introduction of TV, but the fragmentation of our ideologies and realities has been accelerated dramatically by the Internet. We are bombarded by information, much of which comes to us through unedited, unrestricted channels. The Internet is a massive organic hotbed of differing opinions from millions of different voices. Myths can hardly hope to survive in such an environment.
My original question was: what happens when information strips away our myths, along with the social codes embedded in them? What happens when our common views are shattered into billions of different fragments? If the introduction of TV caused the social fabric of America to unravel and the Soviet empire to crumble, what will the digital onslaught of information do?


Our stability balls are here! The students are so excited for this new tool in our classroom. We have spent this week learning about them. We have talked about rules and how to take care of them, what they are here for, how to get work done on them and that they are a privilege. This week we took turns practicing a few minutes at a time using them around the room for reading and writing workshop. It is a slow process to get them all inflated and the students needed time to adjust to them in the room before they all had one. Students will be signing promises/ contracts next week that they will continue to use them properly and take care of them. By the end of next week, all students should have one. Look for notes coming home about them, as well as permission slips to be signed.


Local History Online — Oral history interview with Mrs R. Nairn, 1983.
Oral history interview with Mrs R. Nairn, 1983.
Transcript of an interview with Mrs Nairn for the Glen Eden Oral History Project. Mrs Nairn recalls her father growing daffodils and other flowers c1920. She mentions her father Capt W H Sheperd, was the Chairman of the Town Board, and recalls putting on a 'strawberry afternoon'. Recalls the naming of Glen Eden, the cannery, schooling at Oratia and Glen Eden, and the annual flower show. Mrs Nairn describes her father's naval uniform and mentions training during WWI. She mentions the influenza epidemic 1917, and various local identities. She recalls her wages as a milliner, describes the roads, discipline in school, and the variety of apples grown. She recalls her millinery apprenticeship and evening leisure activities.
Born c1900, Mrs R. [Rowie?] Nairn was the daughter of Capt W.H.Shepherd. The family moved to Glen Eden in 1909. Mrs Nairn was married in 1923. She is interviewed with her daughter Mrs Walters.


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Cairns mother charged with murder of eight children
By Euronews with Reuters • Updated: 21/12/2014
Authorities in Queensland have formally charged a 37-year-old woman with the murder of seven of her children and her niece.
I can only imagine the grief that this community is feeling as they come to grips with the events over the last days
The woman was charged while in hospital in Cairns, north east Australia, where she is being treated for self-inflicted knife-wounds, police report.
Police say they are awaiting the results of post-mortem examinations to determine the exact cause of the childrens' deaths.
Tim Nicholls, Acting Premier of Queensland, offered his support to the residents of Manoora, the Cairns suburb where the victims were found.
"As a father myself with three children under 15, I can only imagine the grief that this community is feeling as they come to grips with the events over the last days. And I'm sure I speak on behalf of all Queenslanders – and indeed all Australians – when we say that 'we are with you, that we are here to support you and we feel with you the grief that this community feels'," he said.
Aged from 18 months to 15 years old, the four boys and four girls were reportedly found dead on Friday morning by another of the suspect's sons.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott labelled the incident an "unspeakable crime."
It is the second bloody event to strike the country in the space of a week. On Tuesday, two civilians were killed as a result of a 16-hour siege in Sydney.
At least nine Palestinians killed in Israeli raid, dozens injured
China: 60,000 COVID-19 deaths in one month according to health authorities
Greece's last king, Constantine II, dies at 82
DEATH CAIRNS AUSTRALIA

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How the US and China can help each other in space
Space 4 December 2013
"We have everything to gain if we cooperate and everything to lose if we don't"
(Image: NASA)
By Phil McKenna
As China sends its first rover to the moon, veteran US astronaut Leroy Chiao says it's time for NASA to reach out and cooperate
Tell me about China's space programme.
In the past 10 years, they have flown five crewed missions and have a test lab in orbit now. They plan to launch the first element of a space station in 2018, and complete it and invite astronauts from other countries aboard by 2020.
In 2001 you prepared for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) at Star City, Russia's cosmonaut training centre. Did you learn from the Chinese scientists there?
I saw scores of Chinese specialists in Star City, but when I started talking to some of them in Chinese, their handlers would politely shoo me away. Today, officials in China's space programme are quick to tell you everything is home-grown, but they definitely got a jump-start from the Russian technology they were able to purchase or license.
In 2006 you were invited to China's astronaut research and training centre. What was it like?
At that time they were still fairly cautious about letting Westerners see too much, but I did get to see their simulators. They based the design of their Shenzhou spacecraft on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft but it's larger and more advanced. They put in a glass cockpit and have far more advanced electronics and avionics. I was very impressed with the level of sophistication and assume it would be the same in the actual spacecraft.
What does the US have to gain – or lose – by cooperating with China on crewed missions?
We have everything to gain if we cooperate and everything to lose if we don't. Right now we can't launch our own astronauts into space. We have experience and know-how, but we don't have the budget. To stay in a leadership position, we should bring China into the ISS programme and the Orion programme to go beyond low Earth orbit while we develop commercial launch capability.
China plans to open its space station in 2020 – the same year funding for the ISS is due to end. What does this mean for the ISS?
A year ago I would have said the ISS would safely operate until 2028, but it is hard to say what will happen in this budget environment. The US is likely to continue funding the ISS, but we have to get partners to do so. Talking informally with people at the International Astronautical Congress in Beijing recently, many said their countries are by no means guaranteeing they will commit to continue funding the ISS.
Might they commit to funding China's space station instead?
That is the fear. And, who knows, maybe it would be less costly to work with China.
This month China aims to put a rover on the moon. Is permanent settlement a goal?
There is no question that they are interested in landing their own astronauts on the moon. I don't know if they want a constantly crewed base; it makes more sense to have a base that they can visit periodically. If they do put people on the moon, it will be very significant. People say they are just doing what the US did 50 years ago. It is true, we did it 50 years ago, but we can't do it today.
Leroy Chiao is a Chinese-American former NASA astronaut who commanded the International Space Station between 2004 and 2005. He was the first US citizen invited to China's astronaut training centre
This article appeared in print under the headline "Embrace the dragon"
Magazine issue 2946 , published 7 December 2013
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Is it true that when women live together their periods sync?
Posted 26 April 2016 under Ask Us.
This theory was based on the belief that women who live together will start their period within 2-4 days of each other within 4-6 months. This statement was thought to be true after Martha McClintock (a graduate student at the time) published her research findings in "Nature" magazine back in 1971. Ms. McClintock's research was based on observations she made of 135 college students at Wellesley College. Since that time, researchers have tried to duplicate this model, observing larger numbers of women; however, the findings are inconsistent and do not prove the theory. So, if you notice that all the women in your family or your roommates have periods that start within a couple of days of each other, it's probably by chance.


Boyle Heights — Customers entering Boyle Heights' A & Z Nut Wagon find shelves of small bags stuffed with many varieties of nuts, seeds, dried fruit and candy. Knickknacks line the walls, including nutcrackers, old-fashioned toy cars, antique figurines, a miniature cart adorned with the shop's name and Mexican novelty items.
Located at the corner of Lorena Street and Whittier Boulevard, the shop has drawn both local customers and people from all over Southern California for more than 70 years. Some loyal customers who have left the area still have items delivered or stop by when they're visiting.


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Human Hair Exim
Attractive White Hair Styles For Anime Boy
The reason that anime boy hairstyles have become so popular again is that they are not only more appealing and unique, but they are also less common. While many men do wear their hair short with a ponytail, many others still wear their hair long. They can be found in a variety of hair styles such as braids, wavy locks, fringes and bangs. Many also choose to go without a hairpiece.
The first thing you need to remember when trying to find an anime boy hairs style is that you have a lot of options to choose from. If you are just starting out, you may want to start with a easy hair style and just make sure that you don't go overboard. Even if you do it the right way, you will most likely look like a child because you are still growing. So try to have a few short days when you do the hair style so that your skin and hair do not get damaged.
Cute Hairs Style
Once you have chosen the cool hair style you want to wear, then you can choose what type of hairs style you want on your head. There are several different types of anime hairs styles that include the Japanese hoe, the kakegaei (curl) hairs style, and the bang hairs style. These are the two most common hair styles you will see on anime boys.
Another hairstyle that is quite popular among anime boys is the short ponytail. This hair style is easy to wear and it looks very cute. You should remember that there are different ways to wear these hair styles. You can easily get it done in the morning or if you are in a rush, you can take a little longer to accomplish this hairs style.
Japanese Twist Hairs
For men who would like to change their white hair anime boy a little bit, you can opt for the Japanese twist anime boy hairs style. This type is a great option because it allows you to add some length to your hair, but still keep some volume. In fact, this can even look good on you if you want to. Even people who are not very tall can pull off this hairs style and look nice.
There are many other anime boy hairs styles that you can get, but if you are looking for something that has a more unique look, then you can look into a side parting. This will create an appearance that will make people think that your white hair anime boy is actually part of your body.
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Overall, if you search online, you will be able to find many different types of anime boy hairs styles that you can use. Even though they may be more popular than they used to be, you should still be able to find one that suits your personality and white hair anime boy type.
Another great way to get the anime boy hairstyles you want to wear is by visiting your local salon. Although it is easy to find these at your local drug store or grocery store, you will still find a lot of great choices online. If you want a slightly older, more formal look, you can go to a salon and get your new look.
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If you are planning to buy an item on the Internet, you can find a lot of anime hairstyles that are for women that you would like to try out. This includes the long kakegaei that will give you a much longer hairs style than you have in mind.
Of course, there are also anime boy hairs styles that you can choose to have if you have white hair, which is what many men choose. You will be able to add a great amount of volume and body to the hairstyle with this hairstyle, and make it look very sleek and professional.
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When you are thinking about getting an anime boy hairs style, make sure that you try on a few different styles so you can choose a hairs style that will not only look good with your white hair anime boy but look good as well. It is important to make sure that you have fun with it and that you do not feel self conscious about yourself because there are a lot of these hairs styles that will suit any man or woman.
The title "White Hair Anime Boy" by Takaaki Kawase is an allusion to the character of Bleach, which is a Japanese manga series. Bleach is known for its strong female characters and for its ability to make it seem possible that any man can fight and be a powerful hero.
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Bleach is a series that involves a lot of action, a great deal of fighting, and very high stakes. Ichigo is a Shinigamis (one with white hair), and he is the main hero in this series. He is also the leader and most powerful shinigamis among the other members of his team of heroes.
Ichigo is very powerful and very quick. He has the ability to bend and stretch his body, and he can do so quickly. His physical strength is very high. He was also able to defeat the Hollows, and he was able to destroy the remains of the Ra'Foam and kill the vampire responsible for this.
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In order for the story to take place, Ichigo has to find a way to stop the Hollows. His best chance is to kill Orihime Inoue. Orihime is a shinigamis who is also a powerful Hollow. She was a member of a family that lived in the Hollows, and she was a member of the Reizen Family. She was one of the strongest shinigamis that Ichigo ever knew.
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When Shinigamis become hollow, they become the exact opposite of what they were once. The Shinigamis become extremely weak and they start to lose control of their bodies.
Once Ichigo realizes that he has to kill Orihime, he realizes that he is unable to do anything about her. However, he realizes that she has the ability to kill him as well, so he is determined to help her kill herself in order to prevent her from being a Hollow.
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The anime series White Hair Anime Boy takes place on the planet of Soul Society. Soul Society is the top city on the planet where Ichigo lives.
Soul Society is also known as the "Hell". It is a place of eternal suffering, where the souls of people who die are bound together and forced to fight off each other until the last one is left.
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Soul society is made up of nine districts, which consist of nine cities. The most populated and most powerful of these districts are the nine districts of Soul Society. They are known as the nine sections of hell.
One of the districts in Soul society is the 9th Division. Ichigo is the captain of the Soul Society's first team.
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Soul society consists of many shinigamis, the most powerful of which are Ichigo, Orihime, Renji, Uryuu, Shunsui, Kuchiki, Fuu, Kuchiki, and Orihime. They are the leaders of this group. Renji is the master of shinigamis, and Ichigo and Uryuu are the leaders of other shinigamis.
The story of White Hair Anime Boy centers around the relationships between the shinigamis. It follows the events that Ichigo must go through to save Ichigo and get a way out of the hell known as Soul society.
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After Iriyasu is killed by an opponent in a battle, Ichigo is the first to realize that Soul society is not really his destiny. He knows that he has to find a way out of this hell.
Ichigo goes to see his friend Ikkaku Tsurumidori and asks him for guidance. However, the boy tells him that Ichigo will have to be the one to stop his death. After much thought, Ichigo decides to kill Iruka in order to escape.
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What do you think of when you hear of an anime boy with white hair? Some would probably describe them as the cute type that you should get to know better. But there are those who would find it as a turn-off, and they would also think that the white hair is already a sign of being gay.
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There are some that think that having black hairs is actually a sign of blackness, because black people who have their hairs cut short usually have it cut longer than usual, especially in the side. They also think that this hairs style can be a sign of being homosexual. You know those people who like to talk about black hairs that comes from an African person? Well, these people have already heard about it. They think that this hairs style of an anime character will not only make them look more attractive, but also it will make the anime character gay.
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In reality, the anime character is just a bit short of white hair, so it is not at all a sign of being gay. It is actually very normal, and he can still have his typical hairdo. This is what makes him really different from a regular anime character.
It has been said that this hairs style of an anime character has been around for over ten years now, and that is why some would feel that this is a sign of the character's sexuality. Some of them think that having a white hairs with a black hairs style is gay as well.
However, that would be unfair to this character. He is just a simple guy, but he has a unique hairs style that can surely catch your attention. And this can be said to be the main reason why he can also have black hair. With black, he can express his emotions in a way that he normally cannot do with white hair.
It is true that you cannot make this statement about an anime character if he is having a long hairs because if he were gay, he would wear a hairs style that has a lot of frills. and would look very feminine. His hairs style would be much more like that of a lady than a man's.
To be honest, having a long hairdo that has a lot of frills is something that is not a sign of being gay, it is more like a characteristic that the character has. Even so, you cannot expect every anime character to have that, but what you can do is be a little careful when you look at his hair style. If you see that he has a hairs style that is too long, then you should not take it as a sign that he is a lesbian, because that is a turn off.
If you want to make it safe for you to call an anime character gay, then you should remember that this is only a sign of his being attracted to another male. As long as they are not both males, then it would not matter what their hairs looks like. This is one of the reasons why people think that he is gay, because he has a very long hairs that is always brushed. and never let down.
Although some would say that this hairs style is nothing special, it still has its own significance in his character. Some would also say that this hairs style is a sign that the anime character is a virgin. This is probably true, but there are some characters that have this as a sign of their gender.
Having a long hairs is one of the things that makes this anime character more different from a normal one. In fact, his hairs can be likened to that of the famous samurai anime character. This is because he has a very long and thick hair.
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Although you cannot actually say that he is gay or not, he is definitely different from a normal one. If you want to know how to tell if he is gay or not, all you have to do is pay attention to his hairs style. Just remember that it is just a sign of how he feels, because he could be gay.
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Baltimore Singer Busted For Spending $4.1M On Company Card To Fund Music Career
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Chad Focus did the most for the sake of his music career and now he's facing up to 20 years in prison. According to Pitchfork, the Baltimore singer's one hit track, "Dance With Me," landed on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart last year but he wanted more. Chad was employed as an SEO specialist at an unnamed company and allegedly used the company card to spend $4.1 million in unauthorized purchases.
He's being charged for "federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft" and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Between January 2015 and August 2018, Arrington allegedly used company money to promote his music, purchase audio equipment, artificially increase plays on Spotify and other streaming services, purchase followers and views for his social media platforms, and yes, purchase Chad Focus billboards throughout the country.
Chad is also being accused of using the company card to invest in a bike-sharing business to the tune of $250,000. The publication details how there are two more suspects who helped Chad falsify the company's credit card statements as well as falsifying the signature of an accountant.
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By Nicholas Everard The Federal Government has announced increased security measures for domestic airports, as part of the 2018 Federal budget. National security was a top priority of the new
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By Erin Archer Friday was National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA), which is an Australian school initiative that provides learning environments with a range of resources
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New Delhi: In a historic move, once dreaded, NSCN leaders shook hands with PM Narendrabhai Damodardas Modi on Monday. The deal was signed at the Prime Minister's residence at 7 Race Course Road in the presence of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and NSCN-IM General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah.
Addressing the gathering at the event, PM Modi asserted the need of the deal saying that the Naga political issue had lingered for six decades taking toll on the people of the country.
In a statement released by the government, the agreement will end the oldest insurgency in the country. It will restore peace and pave the way for prosperity in the North East. It will advance a life of dignity, opportunity and equity for the Naga people, based on their genius and consistent with the uniqueness of the Naga people and their culture and traditions.
The sustained dialogue between the two sides, conducted in a spirit of equality, respect and trust, deepened their mutual understanding and confidence, and enabled the two sides to reach an equitable agreement. The Government of India recognized the unique history, culture and position of the Nagas and their sentiments and aspirations. The NSCN understood and appreciated the Indian political system and governance. The Government interlocutor also held frequent consultations with broad spectrum of Naga leaders, including those from the traditional tribal bodies, civil society, youth and students' bodies, women's groups, elected representatives and other stakeholders. These consultations helped in distilling the popular aspirations of the Naga people and in enhancing a healthy atmosphere of trust and understanding.
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Top 10 Houston Events for Super Bowl and More!
Here's my list of events for the week! Note that Super Bowl Live continues through Sunday although Solange and Robert Glasper are on Thursday, anti-racist activist Tim Wise has events throughout the week not just on Thursday, and for a bonus event check out Tailored Wednesdays which will feature DJ duo Soul Control! Who knows, I might add more events if I see something interesting so check back. Of course subscribe to the newsletter and if you want a glimpse of my social calendar head to Merlex Picks!
There are two separate groups of free concerts happening throughout the week, one on Discovery Green with local acts such as Genesis Blu and Mind Shrine, and the other on a nearby separate stage with more well-known acts such as Robert Glasper, Leon Bridges and Solange. Learn more here.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
If you've been following the recent anti-immigrant and anti-refugee efforts made by the new presidential administration but don't know how to get involved, this is an opportunity where those interested can become knowledgeable about local issues such as Texas Senate Bill 4 and organizations such as United We Dream working to address them. Learn more here.
Thursday, February 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Author and educator Tim Wise is currently Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Houston-Downtown and is holding a series of events this week. Here he joins local collective BLMHTX for a discussion at St. John's Downtown before holding a lecture and book-signing at 6:00 p.m. at UHD. Learn more here.
Thursday, February 2, 2017, 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
If you decide not to brave the crowds of Solange's concert you can head to one of Beyonce's favorite museums for live jazz, food trucks, and wonderful art in the always-free Menil Collection. And if you leave early head to design house Magpies and Peacocks' beautiful space for a free sustainable art and fashion showcase. Learn more here.
Thursday, February 2, 2017, 8:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.
DJ collective The Waxaholics are celebrating five years of hosting their all-vinyl party which always packs Alley Kat on Thursday nights. They're charging a cover this time so make sure you RSVP to catch Devin the Dude also doing a set. Learn more here.
This musical stars Tank, Chrisette Michele, Dave Hollister, Raheem DeVaughn, and MC Lyte in a retelling of the classic 90's film starring Nia Long and Larenz Tate. If you're into spoken word or just very nostalgic you'll probably love it. Learn more here.
Friday, February 3, 2017, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The Ensemble Theatre is holding a gathering for young professionals as it celebrates the life and legacy of gospel music icon Mahalia Jackson whose voice was especially significant during the civil rights era. You can also buy tickets to the 8pm showing of the musical Mahalia. Learn more here.
Friday, February 3, 2017, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Multiplatform media outlet The Undefeated will facilitate two panel discussions on sports-related issues including professional responsibility, black stardom, and players in the media. The forum will also be streamed online. Learn more here.
Friday, February 3, 2017, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
For an alternative to the typical Friday night activity during Super Bowl this one-night art show has a huge line-up of local artists coming out to sell their original work all for $20 or less. The prints, pins, shirts, and zines on display are perfect for the art enthusiast on a budget. Make sure to bring $3 cash for entry. Learn more here.
Saturday, February 4, 2017, 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
With limited free options during Super Bowl weekend, this party at Scrappy Brown's will be packed. They have a full kitchen and bar along with DJ Meek Tha Freak spinning but make sure you RSVP for free entry. Learn more here.
Bonus: I know I already have a lot going on Thursday but if you're interested in education organizing check out Leadership for Educational Equity's weekly gatherings from 6-8 pm at the United Way. For those of you who don't know I do a lot of education stuff.
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Soraa shows blue laser power for projectors
Having recently raised nearly $90 million equity finance, the UCSB spin-out demonstrates its technology at the Consumer Electronics Show.
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Soraa, the start-up company specializing in high-performance blue and green semiconductor lasers, has demonstrated a desktop projector featuring high-power blue devices based on its novel technology.
The company is showcasing the approach at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the event where the world's leading electronics brands (except for Apple) traditionally unveil their latest innovations for the consumer market.
Soraa's non-polar and semi-polar InGaN lasers are based on semiconductor structures initially developed by a renowned University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) team including blue LED pioneer Shuji Nakamura, Steven Denbaars and James Speck.
Now based further north in Fremont and headed up by CEO Eric Kim, previously an executive at both Intel and Samsung, the start-up has just received a huge injection of new finance, raising $88.6 million in an equity deal in late 2011 featuring the venture firm New Enterprise Associates. Khosla Ventures is another high-profile investor in the firm.
According to Soraa, the CES demonstration represents the first time that high-power semi-polar and nonpolar InGaN devices – adapted semiconductor structures that are grown in a different crystal plane to "regular" GaN-based lasers and LEDs, and which offer much greater efficiency and versatility – have appeared in the emerging application. In particular, the Soraa approach provides a way to make laser diodes that emit in the green, instead of relying on frequency conversion of conventional infrared emitters.
So far, the company has shown a blue laser diode array with a continuous-wave output of more than 4 W when operating in multi spatial and spectral mode, while its green laser devices can produce more than 100 mW in continuous-wave when operating in single spatial mode. "The devices can be directly modulated at high speeds required for high-resolution displays with minimal speckle," it claims.
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Desktop and handheld, or so-called "pico", projectors based on either LEDs or laser diodes have become a recurring theme at the CES show. Redmond, Washington, based MicroVision is one projector company that could use a volume supplier of direct green laser diodes, and at this year's CES it has launched a new generation of its "PicoP" display engine that incorporates the technology.
The direct green diodes remain expensive right now, as they are not yet widely available – although that situation could change this year. MicroVision CEO Alexander Tokman says: "With the market availability of direct green laser diodes expected this year, we are working steadily with our partners to help develop the next generation of consumer, commercial and automotive applications that deliver an unmatched big-screen experience from a tiny package."
MicroVision says it plans to begin providing early samples of the PicoP Gen2 HD laser display engine to selected OEMs for their own testing and evaluation, starting in Q1 2012.
Another CES exhibitor, Massachusetts-based Luminus Devices, is showing off an alternative approach based on a hybrid laser/LED design that incorporates its own large-sized red and blue LED chips to deliver a 4000 lumen output.
Luminus is aiming that technology at the more conventional projector market, for use in teaching and business. The company's director of global product marketing Stephane Bellosguardo said: "Luminus is now demonstrating that we are well positioned to expand in the mainstream front projector market, which is forecast to grow to over nine million units per year by 2013."
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By tfk on August 16, 2012.
The AP reports a dude went to the headquarters of hate group based in Washington, DC, and shot a security guard:
Federal authorities say Floyd Lee Corkins II told a guard at the Family Research Council, "I don't like your politics" before shooting him in the arm. The guard and others helped subdue Corkins, who was taken into custody. …
Authorities found a box of ammunition and 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches in his backpack.
Now, I understand that – as with the last month's mass shootings in Aurora, CO, the Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin, and near the Texas A&M campus – the time is not right to talk about making it harder to get guns or ammunition.
Until that time, can we, at least, impose a waiting period on Chick-fil-A purchases?
Also, two special comments:
Security guards don't necessarily share the politics of those they guard.
"I don't like your politics" is never, ever, a reason to shoot someone.
The second should be obvious, but bears mentioning, since it seems not to be obvious to people.
The first is important because it's often folks like the security guards or janitorial staff who bear the brunt of the abuse at protests. When people are camped out in front of an office they find objectionable, whether they're objecting to medical procedures performed inside or the foreclosure orders being issued there, the easiest people for them to hassle actually have no say in the issue. Folks like janitors, security guards, and people making deliveries can't decide whether a company will forgive delinquent mortgages, or change which medical procedures it provides, or alter the company's stance on segregation. Blocked doorways or vandalized buildings may send a signal to some executive someplace, but at the end of the day, the guards at the barricaded door aren't making policy, and they and the underpaid janitors who have to clean off the graffiti are part of the public on whose behalf protesters are protesting. Making them work harder doesn't force anyone at the top of the org. chart to do the same.
So, many tactics that seem like they might be reasonable, really require careful planning if they're to be used, to avoid placing most of the burden of the protest on the wrong shoulders. That's a lesson that applies across the political spectrum.
I agree completely. I mean obviously don't shoot people because you don't agree.
But also with stating you should harass the common day work for a company. In todays economy you take whatever job you can get whether you like the politics of your new boss or not. Security guards, janitors, drive through window attendants at Chick-fil-A. Don't be cruel to those people, they are just trying to make a living.
For instance, I work for the Kansas State Government... and I disagree with pretty much every policy the put into place but they keep paying me, so I keep coming to work. If I were the brunt of a protest of some kind, chances are it would be for something I agree with the protester about.
So yeah, we have to stand up for things, but we need to keep in mind that the employees you see are not the business policies you hate.
By Chris (not verified) on 16 Aug 2012 #permalink
But also that you should *NOT* harass the common day work for a company.


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Elliott is at Origins Game Fair where he spoke to Stephan Brissaud from iello Games. Lots of new releases including the highly anticipated Titanium Wars, Innovation Echoes, Mythic Battles Expansion 1 and more!
Highlights of the Latest and Greatest in Anime from the Funimation panel at Anime Central (ACEN) Convention 2013 in Chicago.
Sonny Strait, the voice of such classic anime characters as Krillin, Maes Hughes, and Usopp holds a press interview at the Anime Central Convention. Hear him do Krillin!
Sentai Filmworks at Anime Central (ACEN) – High School of the Dead News?


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Pont-Melvez (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Pont-Melvez are called pont-melvéziens in French. Pont-Melvez's population peaked at 1,808 in 1906 and declined to 611 in 2019. The population has been divided by three within a century.

Map

See also
Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

External links

Communes of Côtes-d'Armor


But just in case anybody has any doubts: A recent psychology study done by Gretchen Reevy and Grace Deason investigated the link between non-tenured teaching positions and anxiety, stress and depression.
The result? Being stressed out about their precarious job and low pay is correlated with higher depression, anxiety and stress.
Results indicate that NTT faculty perceive unique stressors at work that are related to their contingent positions. Specific demographic characteristics and coping strategies, inability to find a permanent faculty position, and commitment to one's organization predispose NTT faculty to perceive greater harm and more sources of stress in their workplaces. Demographic characteristics, lower income, inability to find a permanent faculty position, disengagement coping mechanisms (e.g., giving up, denial), and organizational commitment were associated with the potential for negative outcomes, particularly depression, anxiety, and stress.
Of course, we already know that being poor is bad for your health. Depression, too, is associated with health problems such as heart disease and disproportionately affects the poor.
In other words, your job is probably killing you. Or more specifically, the university that refuses to hire you is.
That divide is heavily racialized and gendered, the researchers note. Non-tenured teachers are disproportionately female and are more likely to be Black, Latino or Native American than White or Asian.
The researchers note that their "findings suggest possibilities for institutional intervention." But I'm sure rather than paying people, they'll probably just send them off to some team-building camp that teaches them to feel good about their terrible job.
To be fair, tenure-track professors are also pretty miserable.


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Santa Monica Councilmember Greg Morena announces resignation from City Council
On June 17, Santa Monica Councilmember Greg Morena announced that he will resign from his seat effective June 24 due to the impact the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) Stay-at-Home order has had on his business and his employees.
"Like so many small independent businesses, I have struggled over the last three months to protect my family and my employees and their families who work at my restaurant on the Pier," said Councilmember Morena. "I have taken out loans and gone into the red to feed them, keep up their health insurance, and do everything possible to have jobs waiting for them once this crisis is over. But unless I am able to renegotiate my lease for July and onward, I will no longer be able to remain in business."
He added, "While this narrative is echoed throughout restaurants in Southern California, what makes my story different is that my landlord is the City of Santa Monica and I am a councilmember. As such, it is illegal to renegotiate 'with myself'."
Councilmember Morena was elected to the Council in November 2018. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on maximizing City efforts through data, meaningful community engagement, and creating new opportunities for economic development – even before COVID-19. He also demonstrated a commitment to developing policy through the lens of equity and inclusion.
"We'll greatly miss the leadership and perspective Greg brought to our Council, as a lifelong Santa Monican and a business owner," said Mayor Kevin McKeown. "Thank you, Greg, for all the hard work you put in during your service as a Councilmember. We know you still have much to contribute to this community you love so whole-heartedly, and we look forward to working with you."
Councilmember Morena is a lifelong Santa Monican and Samohi graduate. He's a familiar face in the community through his family business – The Albright – and through his longtime involvement in community organizations and events where you often see him with his wife and business partner and their two young sons.
"This is not the end of my involvement in civic life. In the immediate term, I plan to remain at the forefront of the City's recovery efforts and hope that others will join as we work together to rebuild our local economy," said Councilmember Morena. "I have nothing but confidence in Santa Monica's future. We unite when times are tough and we make change together. This is one of those moments and I look to the future with nothing but hope."
Councilmember Morena's term ends November 2022.
Santa Monica's City Charter provides that the Council has 30 days after a vacancy is declared to appoint an individual to fill the vacancy.   Next steps in that process will be discussed at the Council's next meeting on June 23.
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Manhattan Lawmakers Stave Off Accelerated Timeline On Downstate Casino Licensing
Written By Derek Helling on June 4, 2021
For three potential developers of a Manhattan casino, lawmakers from the New York City borough are holding all the cards and are in no hurry to play them. However, their actions could only act as a short delay.
State law does allow for the eventual licensing for one of three downstate New York casinos in the area. For the time being, members of the NY Assembly have simply been successful at killing off an attempt to accelerate that timeline.
The latest on a potential Manhattan casino
During the recent budget debate that ultimately resulted in the legalization of New York online sports betting, the subject of an NYC casino came up. In fact, a NY Senate proposal would have given the NY State Gaming Commission clearance to issue three downstate casino licenses, one of which would have been in NYC, this year.
That would have represented an acceleration of two years. The 2013 enabling constitutional amendment put a moratorium on downstate casinos through 2023. Debate on the subject continued past the ratification of the state's budget.
According to Carl Campanile and Josh Kosman of the New York Post, that debate is over for now. Legislators from Manhattan were successful in their opposition.
"I adamantly oppose any casino in Manhattan," Manhattan Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, who represents the Upper West Side, told The Post. "I believe it would be seriously detrimental to the residential and commercial quality of Manhattan."
The amendment doesn't specify an NYC casino has to be in Manhattan. So far, that's merely been the target borough for developers. It may still end up the eventual site. However, the notion of acceleration for the end of the moratorium is now a non-issue.
"There's mere discussion at this point," commented NY Sen. Joseph Addabbo. "There's nothing really going on."
That might only remain the status quo for the balance of this year, though. Even just a year's head start could make a difference for interested parties.
Will the matter surface again in 2022?
Right now, the odds look decent. NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo has advocated for acceleration. He and others in Albany have pitched downstate casinos as a way to provide revenues for the state. Also, leaders in NY cities where new casinos may exist support the idea.
Perhaps the greatest incentive for pushing up the moratorium's expiration might be lobbying from potential licensees. Among those are Bally's, Wynn, and Las Vegas Sands. Additionally, MGM and Resorts World stand to benefit as well.
Those two companies currently operate video lottery terminal sites in Queens and Yonkers. They will probably become recipients of two of the three aforementioned licenses. Upon receipt of such licenses, they would convert existing facilities into full-fledged casinos.
If the moratorium ends next year instead of in 2023, they could potentially open those refurbished doors a year sooner. That could mean a difference of billions more revenue for not only the state but operators as well.
As it stands right now, though, all the action on that front is speculative. The earliest potential licensees could see some action is 2022.
Derek Helling
Derek Helling is a lead writer for PlayUSA and the manager of BetHer. He is a 2013 graduate of the University of Iowa and covers the intersections of sports with business and the law.
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The Acca Larentia massacre was the journalistic name given to a double homicide that occurred in Rome on 7 January 1978. Five teenagers of the youth wing of the Italian Social Movement were ambushed while leaving the local party headquarters, and two of the teens (13 years old and 17 years old) were killed. The killings caused riots that same day, in which another MSI sympathiser was killed in clashes with police.

The attack was perpetrated by members of militant far-left groups, though the culprits were never identified.

Events
Five members of the Italian Social Movement were fired upon with automatic weapons by a group of five or six assailants while they were leaving the local party headquarters in Via Acca Larenzia to distribute pamphlets. Franco Bigonzetti and Francesco Ciavatta were killed, while Vincenzo Segneri, although wounded, managed to return to the party headquarters with Maurizio Lupini and Giuseppe D'Audino, both of whom were unharmed.

Riots broke out later on the same day between the police and a crowd of MSI activists that had gathered at the site. Nineteen-year old Stefano Recchioni was fatally injured by a stray bullet and several others, including Youth Front national secretary Gianfranco Fini, were wounded by tear gas canisters. Carabinieri officer Edoardo Sivori was suspected of killing Recchioni but was never charged.

Aftermath
The attack was claimed by a self-described "Armed Nuclei for Territorial Counterpower" (). Five members of far-left group Lotta Continua were charged with the murders in 1987 but subsequently acquitted of all charges.

A Škorpion submachine gun, proven by ballistics to having been used in the attack, was found in 1988 in a Red Brigades safehouse in Milan.

The killings further polarised Italian politics during the Years of Lead and led to a fracture within the neo-fascist movement, with more radical militants blaming the party leadership for its failure to denounce the police for Recchioni's death and choosing to join emerging extremist groups like the Armed Revolutionary Nuclei.

Singer and songwriter Fabrizio Marzi dedicated the song Giovinezza ("Youth") to Stefano Recchioni in 1979.

Riots broke out during commemorations of the victims on 10 January 1979, with seventeen-year old Alberto Giaquinto being fatally injured by police officer Alessio Speranza, who was subsequently acquitted of all charges.

In 2013, then-mayor of Rome and former MSI member Gianni Alemanno named a street of the city after three victims.

Filmography
 Rhythm 'n Blood, a film by Kaspar Hauser, was released in 2008. The documentary is based on the killings and the following raid on , a far-left radio station based in Rome.

See also
 2013 Neo Irakleio Golden Dawn office shooting
 List of unsolved murders
 Mikis Mantakas
 Primavalle fire
 Sergio Ramelli

References

Sources
 Andrea Colombo, Storia Nera, Bologna La verità di Francesca Mambro e Valerio Fioravanti, Cairo editore, 2007,
 Luca Telese, Cuori Neri. Dal rogo di Primavalle alla morte di Ramelli, 2006,
 Massimiliano Morelli, Acca Larentia-Asfalto nero sangue, 2008,

1970s in Rome
1978 murders in Italy
Deaths by firearm in Italy
Deaths related to the Years of Lead (Italy)
Far-left terrorism
Italian neo-fascism
Terrorist incidents in Italy in 1978
Unsolved murders in Italy
Years of Lead (Italy)


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Real GDP growth is expected to slow to 3.3% in 2019 and 3.0% in 2020, the European Commission said in its Autumn 2018 Economic Forecast report.
Taking into account some expected slowdown in Slovenia's main export markets, economic growth in the second half of the year is forecast to lose some momentum compared to the beginning of the year, the European Commission said.
Investment is expected to be driven by high capacity utilisation rates and a tightening labour market in 2019 and 2020.
"It is forecast to weaken somewhat in 2019 in the private sector but to pick up in the public sector, supported by an increased use of EU funds," the EU executive body added.
Negative risks to the growth outlook are mainly external in nature, according to the Commission.
"Were export demand to fall faster than expected, that would weigh on both exports and business investment, compounding its negative impact on economic sentiment," it said.
Slovenia's current account surplus is projected to reach 7.5% of GDP in 2018 before declining to 6.7% of GDP by 2020.
Slovenia ended 2017 with a real GDP growth of 4.9%, making the country's economy one of the fastest growing in the euro area.


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Walk a Mile (or 21) in Her Shoes
The Bermuda End-to-End charity walk began in 1988 when three non-Bermudians planned an informal trek covering Bermuda's entire Railway Trail.
They welcomed the physical exercise as well as the opportunity to see Bermuda from a different perspective. To their amazement, so many friends and colleagues wished to join them that they recognized an opportunity to raise money for local charities. Twenty-five years later, their one-off fundraiser has grown into what we know today as the Catlin Bermuda End-to-End, a popular annual event that has raised over $4 million for 86 local charities and has no plans of slowing down any time soon.
Anne Mello is chair of the Bermuda End-to-End charity, a position she has held for the last 10 or 11 years—she is unable to remember exactly because, she says, "The years since I became the chair seem to be flying past so quickly!" In fact, Mello has played a role in the End-to-End for the last 20 years, first as a walker and then as a member of the organizing committee. Mello never dreamed the event would become what it is today. "It was such a grass-roots effort when I joined in the early days," she explains. "In 1988, the first year of the event, $42,200 was raised by the 186 participants. In 2011, we had almost 2,200 participants and distributed $278,000 to 11 local charities." She attributes such growth to support from their title sponsor, Catlin. "Their support allows us to continuously improve the quality of the event, which then attracts even more support from other community partners."
After 20 years, nothing surprises Mello about the End-to-End, but she still reacts to the triumphs and tribulations of the participants the same way each year. "I'm always so moved to see our weary participants, who struggled to reach the finish line, suddenly come alive with the warm welcome they receive from all of the officials and crowds," she says. "As the event chief, but probably even more so as a mom, I'm always really unhappy to see any of them struggling along the route, looking miserable, footsore and fed up. But anyone who has any doubts about our island might feel very differently after experiencing for themselves the incredible outcome that comes from completing a difficult physical challenge with the overwhelming support of your fellow islanders, knowing that with each mile that you walked, cycled, swam, rowed or with every dollar you pledged, you're making an important contribution not only to your own health and wellness but also to that of our beautiful island home. Everyone benefits, everyone wins."
Already immersed in planning the 2013 End-to-End, Mello jokes, "End-to-End…it never ends!"—which is a good thing for Bermuda, considering the number of charities and people the event touches. Looking toward the future, Mello predicts only subtle tweaking to enhance the event's obvious success. "I see that the work ahead for the Bermuda End-to-End board of trustees is to preserve the fundamental features of the event—the physical challenge, pledge-earning efforts, celebratory finish and support of local charities—but also to be open to new and innovative approaches to these key elements."


HALIFAX—Researchers are looking for Halifax golfers to hit the links in the name of science.
A release from the Nova Scotia Golf Association says a research study at Dalhousie University, conducted by Dr. Lori Dithurbide and Dr. Heather Neyedli, is looking at the use of GPS systems to determine yardage on the golf course.
Getting the right yardage in golf can be as simple as utilising a distance measuring devices. Sam Sullivan explains the various styles - including laser and GPS - and gives a great tip on how the weekend golfer can get the most out of their DMD.
The study is looking for golfers 18 years or older, with a handicap factor of 20 or under, who consistently use (on most holes for every round of golf) technology like a GPS or a rangefinder to determine yardage.
Participants must also play five rounds or more within a span of a month at a course within HRM.
Study participants will be asked to maintain their usual golf schedule while answering survey questions before a series of five regularly scheduled rounds of golf. They will also be asked to answer a brief series of questions after each of the four rounds about how confident they are in their own abilities to determine yardage on the course, and how much they trust GPS systems to determine yardage.
For the third and fourth rounds of the five-round schedule, participants will be asked to not use their GPS or rangefinder at all, but then start using their device again for the fifth round.
A month following the five-round schedule, researchers will send the participants one last questionnaire as a followup on how they felt about using a GPS to determine yardage.
Participating in the study should take no more than a total of one and half to two hours more than your usual golf routine, the release said. Those involved will also receive a $25 gift card for a local golf store.
Anyone who is interested in participating in this research study, and fits the description above, can email Dr. Lori Dithurbide at lori.dithurbide@dal.ca.


After 24 weeks, patients showed a lack of response to bitopertin combined with antipsychotic therapy as compared to placebo. Its safety and patient tolerance was similar to the prior Phase II trial.
Of the remaining Phase III trials left, one looks at negative symptoms and the remaining three look at poorly controlled positive symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions.
Biopertin was projected to around $2 billion in peak sales with drug approval targeted for 2015. Roche states that it is not yet abandoning the product, but with only one trial left looking at negative symptoms it seems that the blockbuster potential of bitopertin is already on the wayside.
That sure is disappointing news.
What does it mean when a drug is set for expiration? Does it mean I could no longer take Abilify? It is the only medication that works for me.
Starry, maybe it means that the drug can go generic at that time? I'm really not sure about that. I hope Abilify does go generic, my son takes it as part of his cocktail of meds.
They are talking about the fact that the Patents are set for expiration on those dates - which means that at that point anyone can manufacture the drug without paying royalties or other money to the company - and at this point these generic medications become much cheaper for everyone (and much less profit for the companies that first developed them).