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Will to power
Will to power (disambiguation)
The Will to Power (manuscript)
The will to power (German: der Wille zur Macht) is a prominent concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. The will to power describes what Nietzsche may have believed to be the main driving force in humans – namely, achievement, ambition, and the striving to reach the highest possible position in life. These are all manifestations of the will to power; however, the concept was never systematically defined in Nietzsche's work, leaving its interpretation open to debate.
Alfred Adler incorporated the will to power into his individual psychology. This can be contrasted to the other Viennese schools of psychotherapy: Sigmund Freud's pleasure principle (will to pleasure) and Viktor Frankl's logotherapy (will to meaning). Each of these schools advocates and teaches a very different essential driving force in man.
Kraft vs. macht
Some of the misconceptions of the will to power, including Nazi appropriation of Nietzsche's philosophy, arise from overlooking Nietzsche's distinction between kraft (force) and macht (power).Kraft is primordial strength that may be exercised by anything possessing it, while Macht is, within Nietzsche's philosophy, closely tied to sublimation and "self-overcoming", the conscious channeling of Kraft for creative purposes.
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The will to power is a prominent concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche and in the psychotherapy of Alfred Adler. The term may also refer to:
The Will to Power (manuscript), a posthumous publication of Nietzsche's notebooks
Will to Power (band), a dance music band from Miami whose name is taken from Nietzsche's concept
Will to Power (album), an album by the band
Will to Power (film), a 2008 film
Will to Power (comics) a comic book mini-series from Dark Horse
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht, a PlayStation 2 game
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The Will to Power (German: Der Wille zur Macht) is a book of notes drawn from the literary remains (or Nachlass) of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche by his sister Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche and Heinrich Köselitz ("Peter Gast"). The Will to Power is also the title of a work that Nietzsche himself had considered writing. The work was first translated into English by Anthony M. Ludovici in 1910, and it has since seen several other translations and publications.
After Nietzsche's breakdown in 1889, and the passing of control over his literary estate to his sister Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, Nietzsche's friend Heinrich Köselitz conceived the notion of publishing selections from his notebooks, using one of Nietzsche's simpler outlines as a guide to their arrangement. As he explained to Elisabeth on November 8, 1893:
Between 1894 and 1926, Elisabeth arranged the publication of the twenty volume Großoktavausgabe edition of Nietzsche's writings by C. G. Naumann. In it, following Köselitz' suggestion she included a selection from Nietzsche's posthumous fragments, which was gathered together and entitled The Will To Power. She claimed that this text was substantially the magnum opus, which Nietzsche had hoped to write and name "The Will to Power, An Attempt at a Revaluation of All Values". The first German edition, containing 483 sections, published in 1901, was edited by Köselitz, Ernst Horneffer, and August Horneffer, under Elisabeth's direction. This version was superseded in 1906 by an expanded second edition containing 1067 sections. This later compilation is what has come to be commonly known as The Will to Power.
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Goal 4: Quality Education
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Keywords: access, developing countries, education, primary education, secondary, sex, sustainable development, training, vocational, youth and adults
The targets and indicators noted below reflect the language, as adopted, by the United Nations. The City of L.A. localized targets are noted on the local SDG data reporting platform.
4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex
4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre‑primary education so that they are ready for primary education
4.2.1 Proportion of children under 5 years of age who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex
4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.3.1 Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex
4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
4.4.1 Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill
4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
4.5.1 Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated
4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy
4.6.1 Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex
4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture's contribution to sustainable development
4.7.1 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture's contribution to sustainable development
4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all
4.a.1 Proportion of schools with access to (a) electricity; (b) the Internet for pedagogical purposes; (c) computers for pedagogical purposes; (d) adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities; (e) basic drinking water; (f) single-sex basic sanitation facilities; and (g) basic handwashing facilities (as per the WASH indicator definitions)
4.b By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries
4.b.1 By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries
4.c By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States
4.c.1 Proportion of teachers in: (a) pre-primary; (b) primary; (c) lower secondary; and (d) upper secondary education who have received at least the minimum organized teacher training (e.g. pedagogical training) pre-service or in-service required for teaching at the relevant level in a given country

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Great Turnout for "Stress, Success and Teen Setbacks" Forum on Mental Health and Substance Abuse
By: Michelle Xiong | November 11, 2016
Written By and Leslie Yager and Michelle Xiong, GHS class of 2018
Giovanni Rivera speaks to a crowd of about 100 at the Bruce Museum during the Stress, Success and Teenage Setbacks forum, which focused on mental health. Nov. 10, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
Members of the Greenwich High School Outreach Club include Claire Hacker, Jamie Yee, Carys Hacker, Charlotte Hacker, Jenna Pastore and Matt Gesell. Credit: Leslie Yager
In the second major Stress Success and Teen Setbacks event, MTV's Giovanni Rivera was the featured speaker. The evening's theme was teen mental health.
Dr. Jeff DeTeso, a psychologist at Greenwich High School, who was the moderator for the vent, said he has his own son, 17, going through the college process. He said the number one source of stress for teens is school, and the second biggest source of stress is the college process.
DeTeso said that back in 2014 the American Psychological Association published research indicating that teen stress is at a much higher level than adult stress. "So, adults if you think you are stressed you are, but not as much as your teens," he said. "Teens are now bringing this stuff home at such a higher level that anxiety and depression levels have risen to unbelievable numbers."
Jack Doyle shared his story of depression and recovery, Nov. 10, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
DeTeso said 3 million teens are diagnosed with depression, and 6.3 million are diagnosed with anxiety, though that number is is likely higher because many teens do not go and ask for help.
"Greenwich High School understands what's going on with stress levels and they are responding to it," he said, adding that at GHS, every house has a psychologist in addition to a social worker. "If you come into Greenwich High School you will see that most of our offices are booked all day long. The kids are coming in and asking for help."
Giovanni Rivera is best known for starring on the MTV television show, "Are You the One?" Rivera, who is 23 and grew up in Bridgeport, shared his struggle with self destructive behavior and trauma.
He said his secret to overcoming those challenges was affirmations. Words of encouragements such as "I can do anything I put my mind to" or "I love myself" motivated him to change despite the influences around him.
Rivera explained, "It wasn't until I started saying these things, then believing in these things, and then living these things that I was able be successful and now I'm on the road to happiness."
Rivera expressed regret that he didn't seek help when he was younger. Looking back, he realized that his self destructive actions hurt his loved ones too. He encouraged all students to set aside their fear or pride and to be open about their mental health challenges. He concluded by emphasizing the power of the community and the youth in the audience to bring positive change saying, "We're on this journey together working towards the same goal together and together we're stronger. It means a lot for me to be here because I'm speaking to what I see as part of the future. It's an honor to be here and I wish I had something like this when I was growing up."
Augusta Steen, Giovanni Rivera, Stephanie Marquesano, Dr. Jeff DeTeso and Kathy Steiner at the Stress, Success and Teenage Setbacks event at Bruce Museum, Nov 10, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
In addition to Mr. Rivera, the event featured the stories of several GHS students, including Augusta Steen, a junior whose compelling story drew the crowd of about 100 to tears, and a standing ovation.
"There is a stigma in our society that mental health is a weakness," Augusta said as she began telling story of losing her mother to cancer, depression and self-harm. Explaining that for years she was convinced that she was different and alone, Augusta said, "I felt like my family needed me to be strong. I felt like I couldn't relate to anyone," she said. "But no one could know, not my mom, not my friends, because they would know that I'm not okay. I was trapped in a world where at home my worries of body image and fitting in were selfish. At school my struggles and my homelife seemed unrelatable. It felt like I had nowhere to turn, while in reality I did."
Packed house at the second forum in the series "Stress, Success and Teen Setbacks." Nov. 10, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
GHS English Teacher Garfield Charles with GHS Headmaster Dr. Chris Winters, Nov. 10, 2016 Credit: Lelsie Yager
After middle school Augusta said she would clean, make the family dinner and take care of her mother until her dad got home from work. "I had no time to stop and genuinely focus on myself," she said. "This led to me resorting to what seemed like a quick fix: self-harm."
Augusta said she felt in control of her life and stopped the self-harm when she started high school. But with hindsight she said her changes were on the surface. "I was losing track of myself. I put effort into my social and physical self, which resulted in me neglecting my mind and emotions as the year drew on."
Despite many people offering to help her, she distanced herself from everyone. "My old friend was back. I turned to self-harm once more," she said, adding that she let the depression take over with her overwhelming grief. "My self worth plummeted. I convinced myself I was a lost cause."
One night she hurt herself so badly, she realized she was a danger to herself and wrote an email to her social worker at GHS. Finally sharing her feelings, Augusta said did come, but not without many long nights fighting urges and still feeling like an outsider.
"At my lowest point I would have loved to hear someone tell me that recovery is near and within reach. There are so many more people there to help you."
Jeff DeTeso said there are so many things happening with teenagers that parents don't know about, and that teens do not share with adults. "Self harm is usually not an attempt at suicide. It is an attempt to feel better," he said. "It's really a statement that says I am hurting and want to feel better."
Jr United Way members Olivia Jones, Naureen Kurji and Nicholas Glass. Nov. 10, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
GHS student Felipe Sanches said he felt strongly that teens are under too much pressure to "As a community we want to see students succeed by excelling in the most rigorous courses, participating in extra curriculars, sports, music groups. I think we need to move away from the whole mentality that students need to excel in the most rigorous courses and participate in as many extra-curriculars as possible," Felipe said, adding that the solution is a a wider interpretation of what defines success.
The last speaker was Stephanie Marquesano, founder of The Harris Project. The non-profit that focuses on young people with symptoms of or diagnosis of having "co-occurring disorders." Co-occurring disorders is the combination of one or more mental health challenges and substance abuse.
Marquesano said 9.2 million Americans meet the clinical diagnosis for co-occurring disorders. She described co-occurring disorders as the relationship between mental health and substance misuse.
GHS Wellness teacher Kathy Steiner, CODA Club's Alexandra Braverman, Stephanie Marquesano, Stevie Braverman and Outreach Club's Rosanna Neri. Nov 10, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
Marquesano started The Harris Project to share her story and spread awareness of co-occurring disorders and create "opportunities to catch someone before they fall."
"I think if kids understand the relationship between their brain, their mental health and risk taking behaviors, there is an opportunity to get help before you make that poor decision," she said. "I believe if you buy in and create an across-the-board, full umbrella, you could bowl the drug-of-the-day down the center of the hall and it wouldn't make a difference, because kids would know, 'My brain is developing, I'm going through stuff, and mental health issues develop during teen years."
Marquesano said when her son, who was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at age 3, reached eighth grade, he looked like the life of the party when he was able to leave the house. She said that while she and her husband knew something was wrong, others didn't believe them when they said he was struggling.
She said Harris shared with a therapist that he was smoking marijuana, but didn't tell his parents, dismissing it as "experimentation."
"Nobody talked with us or him about what would happen if a young man with anxiety started smoking marijuana. So he started having psychotic breaks. He was having all kinds of difficulty, and then we sought further treatment and he was put on medication, which worked for about 3 years. But the stress of school, standardized tests, college applications and preparing to leave home for college took a toll.
Jamie Yee produced a video for the event, Stress, Success and Teen Setbacks at Bruce Museum. The focus was on teen mental health.
"And then it happened. He went to a party and took pills for the first time. That single-handedly changed the game for our family. He stopped taking his medication unbeknownst to us and and all the old behaviors from 8th grade returned. Only now he was older, he was driving, and the decisions were his."
Marquesano said her son subsequently went into rehab midway through his senior year. Despite being reassured her son would get all the services he needed. He received substance abuse treatment, but went without never got the mental health services he needed. At one program he attended, he was the only non-gang member, and unfortunately, there was an influx of synthetic marijuana there.
Finally Marquesano said she thought they found the right program for Harris, but he was discharged. Harris died of an overdose on drugs he received from someone he had met at one of the treatment programs.
Marquesano said she was delighted that the Greenwich community embraced her and that the first CODA Club was established at GHS, where they have offered an 8-hour certification that gives participants the skills to identify signs of distress, addiction and mental health challenges as well as how to appropriately respond.
Thursday's event was sponsored by Arch Street Teen Center, GHS Outreach Club, Greenwich United Way, The Harris Project, CODA Co-Occurring Disorders Awareness, O'Malley Wellness and Liberation Programs. Garden Catering provided abundant food.
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Stallion Spotlight: Runhappy
This month's Stallion Spotlight features Runhappy, 2015 Eclipse Champion Sprinter and 3x Grade 1 winning millionaire by Super Saver.
Breeding: Runhappy was bred in Kentucky by Wayne, Gray, and Bryan Lyster of Ashview Farm. He is the first foal out of the winning Broken Vow mare Bella Jolie, who was claimed for just $5,000 as a 3-year-old by the Lyster's at Delaware Park. Bella Jolie is now the dam of three winners from three runners. By 2010 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, Runhappy was purchased by James McIngvale at the 2013 Keeneland September sale for $200,000.
Race Record: From his very first trip to the post, Runhappy made sure everyone took notice. Debuting at Turfway Park in December of 2014, the 2-year-old raced greenly but overcame a troubled start to kick away from a field of 10 to win by a visually impressive 8 ¼ lengths.
As a 3-year-old Runhappy strung together a remarkable 6 race win streak, including 3 Grade 1 victories! Romping in the Grade 1 King's Bishop at Saratoga, Runhappy put away the likes of Limousine Liberal and Competitive Edge and set a new stakes record after completing the 7-furlong test in 1:20.54. After a win in the Grade 3 Phoenix Stakes at Keeneland, Runhappy set his sights on the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint. Once again Runhappy stepped up to the plate, running down the more seasoned 4-time Grade 1 winner Private Zone to prevail by ¾ length in a track record 1:08.54 (6 furlongs). Rounding out his 3-year-old campaign with a score in the Grade 1 Malibu at Santa Anita, Runhappy was named 2015 Eclipse Champion Sprinter. After 2 starts as a 4-year-old, Runhappy retired to stud duty at Claiborne Farm.
Stud Career: Runhappy was retired to stud at Claiborne Farm for the 2017 season at a fee of $25,000. "We are thrilled and honored to welcome Runhappy to Claiborne," said Claiborne Farm representative Bernie Sams. "He came out of his last race healthy and sound, but everyone felt the timing was right. He is one of the most impressive racehorses I have ever seen and when you start to dig into his pedigree, it's no surprise why he was so successful. We obviously have a great deal of confidence that he'll pass his tremendous speed onto his progeny."
Runhappy's progeny will head to the races in 2020, but thus far have been received very well in the public marketplace. His weanlings have realized up to $240,000 and his yearlings up to $650,000. Runhappy was the leading freshman sire at the Fasig Tipton Saratoga Select Sale last month, with 4 of his yearlings averaging an impressive $395,000. We have a lot to look forward to with Runhappy and are both anxious and excited to see his progeny at the races next year!
Here's what Runhappy's groom Kyle had to say about the bay stallion:
How long have you been Runhappy's groom? I've been at Claiborne since January of 2017 and I have groomed Runhappy since November of 2017.
Tell us a little bit about Runhappy's personality. Runhappy has a very honest personality; he lets you know when he's tired, grumpy, happy or hungry!
Does Runhappy have any quirks/funny habits? He tilts his head sideways when he's chewing on peppermints or begging for more mints.
What are Runhappy's favorite things? Does he enjoy treats? He loves treats, especially peppermints and apples, but only the red ones!
Do you have a favorite memory or story involving Runhappy? I can't say there's one particular memory that stands out. He has an indelible talent for putting a smile on my face with the way he is most days. He is a fun horse to be around.
Does Runhappy's demeanor change much between the off season and breeding season? He maintains a strong desire for napping and eating year round!
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Boycott of Israeli universities: A repugnant attack on academic freedom
Academic institutions should not be declared off-limits because of their national affiliation
By Michael S. Roth
Source: LA Times
Originally published on 12/19/2013
The American Studies Assn. recently passed a resolution that "endorses and … honor[s] the call of Palestinian civil society for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions." The action was taken, the group explained, because "there is no effective or substantive academic freedom for Palestinian students and scholars under conditions of Israeli occupation," and because "Israeli institutions of higher learning are a party to Israeli state policies that violate human rights and negatively impact the working conditions of Palestinian scholars and students."
But the boycott is a repugnant attack on academic freedom, declaring academic institutions off-limits because of their national affiliation.
The ASA has not gone on record against the universities in any other country in the world: not against those that enforce laws against homosexuality, not against those that have rejected freedom of speech, not against those that systematically restrict access to higher education by race, religion or gender. No, the ASA listens to civil society only when it speaks against Israel. As its scholarly president declared, "One has to start somewhere." Not in North Korea, not in Russia or Zimbabwe or China — one has to start with Israel. Really?
The 820-plus ASA members who voted for the resolution are sanctioning universities and their faculties because of their government's policies. Many Israeli professors, like many other citizens, oppose the policies of the current government. But these schools have now run afoul of the ASA and are subject to boycott.
The ASA makes clear it thinks the United States enables the Israeli policies that it finds most objectionable. Did its leadership consider boycotting American universities too?
Not all those in academia agree with the ASA's action, of course. Here's what the American Assn. of University Professors, for example, has to say about the importance of unfettered interaction among scholars:
"Since its founding in 1915, the AAUP has been committed to preserving and advancing the free exchange of ideas among academics irrespective of governmental policies and however unpalatable those policies may be viewed. We reject proposals that curtail the freedom of teachers and researchers to engage in work with academic colleagues, and we reaffirm the paramount importance of the freest possible international movement of scholars and ideas."
There is plenty of debate among Israeli scholars about the policies of their government, and there is plenty of debate among Israeli, Palestinian and other scholars about a reasonable path forward in the Middle East. As a citizen of the United States, I have supported efforts to develop new approaches to achieving peace in the Middle East. As a Jew, I have argued against the policies of the current Israeli government, many of which I find abhorrent.
Boycotts don't serve these debates; they seek to cut them off by declaring certain academic institutions and their faculty off-limits. This tactic, in the words of Richard Slotkin, an emeritus professor here at Wesleyan University, "is wrong in principle, politically impotent, intellectually dishonest and morally obtuse."
As president of Wesleyan, and as a historian, I deplore this politically retrograde resolution of the American Studies Assn. Under the guise of phony progressivism, the group has initiated an irresponsible attack on academic freedom. Others in academia should reject this call for an academic boycott.
Michael S. Roth is president of Wesleyan University and the author of "Memory, Trauma, and History: Essays on Living with the Past."
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360-degree videos are the coolest new thing on YouTube
Kevin Roose
This week, YouTube rolled out a long-awaited ability to upload and view 360-degree videos.
A 360-degree video is exactly what it sounds like—a video filmed in complete, 360-degree panorama, using a special camera that combines multiple lenses to create an all-the-way-around effect. By clicking and dragging inside the video, you can swing your view around to any angle you'd like. (It's even easier in the YouTube app for Android—there, you can just physically move your phone, and the video will follow.)
Here's my favorite 360-degree YouTube video so far. It's filmed from a camera attached to a hot-air balloon in midair:
As VR systems like Oculus Rift become popularized in the coming years, you're going to be seeing more and more 360-degree videos being made. YouTube's platform isn't quite as sophisticated as VR. (For one, it doesn't have the kind of head-tracking abilities you'd need to make 360-degree videos compatible with a VR headset.) But it's a first step in the direction of bringing true panoramic video into the mainstream. YouTube says its platform is compatible with five different 360-degree cameras, or you can 3D-print your own custom GoPro mount like this one.
Uploading a 360-degree video to YouTube is harder than uploading a normal video—a special Python script is required, at the moment—so you may want to stick with viewing them for now. If you have the Chrome browser open (360-videos work only on Chrome, at the moment), you can watch and click around a bunch of them in the playlist below. Or you could just wait until your VR headset arrives.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbsGxdAPhjv_tgCNWGaGvSnlIMZNkmnrM


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Black Herman and Robert Johnson Hoodoo Voodoo Mumbo Jumbo Magic Spells Charms Death and the Grave
Robert Johnson would have been 102 today, some say. Johnson's music was seeped in voodoo, hoodoo, black magic, spells, charms and the devil. There is only one thing wrong with Robert Johnson's music...there won't be any more. The last missing track, version two of "Traveling Riverside Blues" turned up in 1998. Where did his mumbo-jumbo imagery come from? Maybe from Black Herman.
One of the most obscure folks in history, and one of the few African-American magicians I can think of, died in 1934 just two years before Johnson made his recordings.
Actually, Black Herman died MANY times as it was a regular part of his act.
Black Herman was Benjamin Herman Rucker. I don't know if he is related to Darius Rucker, A.K.A "Hootie" or "Blowfish" but with genetic testing we might be able to find out. Herman did the medicine show routes and sold an African tonic. Like most tonics of the time, pretty much all alcohol. He abandoned that ruse as his magic skills increased, and soon he was performing numerous conjuring tricks which included, most notably, his own death. For a big finish, Herman would be buried alive and placed in "Black Herman's Private Graveyard" from which he would miraculously reappear THREE DAYS LATER and continue his act. There was just one problem. One day Black Herman died for REAL.
Some folks even claimed he died on stage and everyone thought it was part of the act, but this has been shown to be false. He just croaked. But that still wasn't the end of the act. His assistant charged admission to the viewing in the funeral home, where paying customers were allowed to poke Black Herman with a stick.
The above is an advertisement for his only book, appropriately "ghost-written" titled "Amazing Secrets of Black Herman" which appeared long after his death in a 1943 pulp magazine...the October 1943 issue of "Gay Love." (A magazine title which should be resurrected today like Herman) A similar ad, with a drawing of Herman decked out in his turban appears in the April 29, 1939 issue of The Afro-American, so someone was still making money on him long after he croaked...just like Robert Johnson!
Herman has a Wiki entry, but the best historical examination by far is on the Magic Tricks site HERE. And how could you NOT want to read more.
Black Herman Ad from Gay Love Stories October 1943 Collection Jim Linderman
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RYNO Motors has designed a self-balancing, one-wheel, electric scooter that looks like it crawled right off the cutting room floor of the a Blade Runner movie. This twisted little spectacle is one part transportation genius, and another part circus sideshow. Watch this video and you'll see the only thing missing is a dancing bear. Harrison Ford is also missing, which is surprising, because he'll star in just about anything these day.
Scheduled to begin production in January 2013, RYNO Motors believes that this one-wheeled beast is poised to create real fundamental change once it hits the streets. However, at this time we are still uncertain. It definitely looks dangerous but it doesn't appear to have enough "die with your boots on" appeal to risk both life and limb on a single wheel.
That said, the monkeys at the circus are going to look pretty badass revving around on these micro-cycles.
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KANGPOKPI, Dec 11: Elite School publications, "Are You a Student" a book written by Th. Jeremy Kipgen was released in a simple function held at Elite Hr. Sec. School, Kangpokpi yesterday.
The book, a product of the author thoughts and opinions about how a student should behave and live a good discipline was released by Dennis Misao, principal, Lighthouse School, Kangpokpi.
Dennis Misao speaking at the function appreciated the author and publisher in bringing out such valuable book for the welfare of the student community that can motivate their ways of character and learning.
He also said that the book is a great anthology of tale and distribution of idea and imminent in a short and simplest form for the student communities which can heighten aspiration students to adventure for impressively better.
The Author of the book Th. Jeremy Kipgen while speaking at the releasing function said that the book is a simple guideline and more of an instruction to the present day school students so that they can bring about change in them and become a better person with each new day even if that be a little.
Seikhojam Kipgen, Principal of Elite Hr. Sec. School noted that the society is fleeting through a critical phase of indiscipline, unruliness, carefree-life, etc. which causes bottomless affect to the society before adding that the book provides a fine-looking insight to learning and in larger perspective, one's conduct in life.
Lauding the author of the book the Elite School Principle articulate his hope that the book will unquestionably bring back the student community to their sense and give the kiss of life to their natural responsibility of being what they are.


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Trump orders that U.S. Cyber Command receive new authority to conduct cyberwarfare
Former NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers (Photo by Nate Pesce/Flickr)
Chris Bing
Aug 18, 2017 | CyberScoop
Written by Chris Bing
President Donald Trump announced Friday that U.S. Cyber Command will be elevated to a unified combatant command, making it the 10th such organization with the operational authority to conduct military operations abroad under the purview of the secretary of Defense and the White House.
Trump's decision to elevate Cyber Command now requires that Secretary of Defense James Mattis conduct a review to determine whether Cyber Command should be separated from its Fort Meade neighbor and partner organization, the National Security Agency. Cyber Command is currently led by NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers. While in that dual-hat role as the leader of both forces, he has consistently advocated for the elevation of Cyber Command.
There's bipartisan support on Capitol Hill to provide Cyber Command with greater operational authority and additional resources, but the question of whether the organization should be divided from NSA remains more difficult for Congress to answer. Until now, the Maryland-based sub-unified combatant command has relied heavily on the NSA's talent, capabilities, resources and expertise to conduct cyberwarfare missions.
Although Cyber Command has matured significantly since its founding in 2009, a full separation presents some immediate challenges, including a change in leadership. Combatant commands are typically headed by a four-star general or admiral recommended by the Defense secretary, nominated for appointment by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
Statement by President Donald Trump
Prior to Friday's announcement, Cyber Command operated under the guidance of U.S. Strategic Command. The news prompts an immediate shift in Cyber Command's authority to conduct missions; as it now operates directly through the Pentagon and White House for approval.
Mattis' aforementioned review process was originally mandated by a provision in last year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congress stipulated that before separation could happen, the acting Secretary of Defense and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff had to jointly certify the ending of the dual-hat arrangement between NSA and Cyber Command. In short, this made it so that the White House could not independently push for change without the blessings of the Defense Department and Congress.
The NDAA effectively called on the Pentagon to assess Cyber Command's dependence on NSA and evaluate the organization's ability to carry out its roles and responsibilities if separation were to occur. One of the specific conditions set by the NDAA before separation was that all of Cyber Command's "cyber mission teams" should reach full operational capability. In June, 70 percent of the force's teams were designated as "fully operational capable." At the moment, the remaining 30 percent of the force is not expected to be fully trained and integrated until September 2018, CyberScoop previously reported.
Cyber Command is responsible for three overlapping missions: to defend the Defense Department's networks and IT systems, provide strategic support to other commands, and defend the nation from cyberattacks of "significant consequence." In offering support to other military outfits, Cyber Command will launch offensive cyber operations, which can include disrupting an adversaries' networks or digital tools.
Senate Armed Service Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said in a statement he supported Trump's decision to elevate Cyber Command, but also cautioned that significant work remains.
"There is much more to be done to prepare our nation and our military to meet our cybersecurity challenges. We must develop a clear policy and strategy for deterring and responding to cyber threats," McCain said in a statement. " While Cyber Command and the National Security Agency should eventually be able to operate independent of one another, the administration must work closely with the Congress to take the necessary steps that will make this separation of responsibilities successful, and to ensure that each agency will emerge more effective and more capable as a result."
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1. A Town Like Alice (1956)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance, War
A newly wealthy English woman returns to Malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Thinking back, she recalls the Australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war.
Director: Jack Lee | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Kenji Takaki, Tran Van Khe
2. Zulu (1964)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, History, War
Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth
3. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
PG | 175 min | Drama, History, War
Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Sean Connery, Ryan O'Neal, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier
4. The Longest Day (1962)
G | 178 min | Action, Drama, History
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Directors: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck | Stars: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton, Henry Fonda
PG | 161 min | Adventure, Drama, War
British POWs build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, oblivious of the Allies' plans to destroy it.
Director: David Lean | Stars: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa
6. Battle of Britain (1969)
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Curd Jürgens
7. Too Late the Hero (1970)
PG | 145 min | Action, Drama, War
A reluctant hero, American Lieutenant Sam Lawson, is secunded to a motley British unit tasked with destroying a Japanese radio on a Philippine island.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen, Harry Andrews
8. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
9. The Pianist (2002)
R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox
10. Casualties of War (1989)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, War
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Don Harvey, John C. Reilly
11. Reach for the Sky (1956)
Not Rated | 123 min | Biography, Drama, War
Biopic of RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader who, after having lost both legs, flew a British fighter plane during WW2.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow, Lyndon Brook, Lee Patterson
12. Above Us the Waves (1955)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, War
The attack by British submarines on the German battleship "Tirpitz" in a Norwegian fjord during World War II.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: John Mills, John Gregson, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice
13. All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, War
A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm
14. Atonement (2007)
R | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a thirteen-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn, Saoirse Ronan
15. Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
R | 131 min | Drama, Music, Romance
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt, Christian Bale
16. Empire of the Sun (1987)
PG | 153 min | Action, Drama, History
A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers
17. Enemy at the Gates (2001)
R | 131 min | Drama, History, War
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Jude Law, Ed Harris, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz
18. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
R | 121 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana
Votes: 119,445 | Gross: $123.92M
19. Hope and Glory (1987)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A semi-autobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up in London during the blitz of World War II. For a young boy, this time in history was ... See full summary »
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Sebastian Rice-Edwards, Geraldine Muir
20. In Love and War (1996)
PG-13 | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A bitter love story between a talented writer and a gentle nurse.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Chris O'Donnell, Mackenzie Astin, Margot Steinberg
Votes: 7,849 | Gross: $14.48M
21. In Which We Serve (1942)
This "story of a ship", the British destroyer H.M.S. Torrin, is told in flashbacks by survivors as they cling to a life raft.
Directors: Noël Coward, David Lean | Stars: Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson
22. Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
Approved | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During World War II in North Africa, a medical field unit must cross the desert in their ambulance in order to reach the British lines in Alexandria.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: John Mills, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, Harry Andrews
23. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Approved | 228 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
24. Memphis Belle (1990)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, War
In 1943, the crew of a B-17 based in UK prepares for its 25th and last bombing mission over Germany before returning home to the USA.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney
25. Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch, Ian Hunter
26. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
R | 169 min | Drama, War
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
Votes: 1,156,211 | Gross: $216.54M
27. The Cruel Sea (1953)
Approved | 126 min | Drama, War
The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers.
Director: Charles Frend | Stars: Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton, Denholm Elliott
28. The Colditz Story (1955)
94 min | Drama, History, War
Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: John Mills, Eric Portman, Christopher Rhodes, Lionel Jeffries
29. The Dam Busters (1955)
Approved | 105 min | Drama, History, War
The story of how the British attacked German dams in World War II by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney
30. The Hurt Locker (2008)
R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce
31. War Horse (2011)
PG-13 | 146 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and to the front lines as the war rages on.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch
32. We Were Soldiers (2002)
R | 138 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
Director: Randall Wallace | Stars: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott
33. We Dive at Dawn (1943)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Drama, War
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: John Mills, Louis Bradfield, Ronald Millar, Jack Watling
34. Windtalkers (2002)
R | 134 min | Action, Drama, War
Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect Navajo Marines, who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich
35. The Deer Hunter (1978)
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
36. Glory (1989)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman
37. Alexander (2004)
R | 175 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Angelina Jolie
38. Cabaret (1972)
PG | 124 min | Drama, Musical
A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey
39. Casablanca (1942)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Romance, War
A cynical American expatriate struggles to decide whether or not he should help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape French Morocco.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains
40. Cold Mountain (2003)
R | 154 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins
41. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
PG-13 | 197 min | Drama, Romance, War
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger
Votes: 66,170 | Gross: $111.72M
42. The Railway Man (2013)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A former British Army officer, who was tortured as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him.
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky | Stars: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeremy Irvine
43. War Bride (2001)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Romance
WW2: In London, Lily marries a Canadian soldier who goes off to war. She and her newborn daughter are invited to come and live with his family in Canada, where conditions are not as ... See full summary »
Director: Lyndon Chubbuck | Stars: Anna Friel, Brenda Fricker, Aden Young, Loren Dean
44. Dunkirk (1958)
Approved | 135 min | Action, Drama, History
A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Robert Urquhart
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Naughty Dog has as of late ported The Last of Us to the PS4, and Christian Gyrling, who was one of the lead software engineer behind this port, uncovered their work behind the advancement of The Last of Us at the current year's GDC.
One of the principle angle that Gryling grumbled about was that they had an absence of time to advance the motor for full 60 FPS, keeping in mind they did figure out how to hit it in time, they could have dealt with a strong 60 FPS maybe if sufficiently given time.
Since The Last of Us Remastered is done, why is Christian Gyrling as yet taking a shot at in the ballpark of "10 years of age" code?
Uncharted 4 Lead Designer Kurt Margenau likewise as of late tweeted about playing Uncharted 3 on PlayStation Now. While he unmistakably says that it is being run on PS Now, maybe he is likewise alluding to a Remastered release on the PS4.
Uncharted 4 was deferred to mid 2016 as affirmed by Naughty Dog, and this prompts the inquiry regarding whether we could be really getting an Uncharted Trilogy Remastered discharge on the PS4 not long from now, particularly since Naughty Dog's Community Manager Arne Meyer did indication that they could deal with it given the circumstance requests it.
Shuhei Yoshida, who is the president of Sony Worldwide Studios, was all behind the thought of a remastered Uncharted trilogy for the PS4.
Knowing this all, it is not irrational to expect that Naughty Dog may be dealing with an Uncharted Trilogy remastered for the PS4, given the way that they as of now have all the assets and the motor prepared for it.
What you think about this step from Naughty Dogs? A remastered Uncharted trilogy for the PS4 is really worth buying?


PLANS for more investment in improving city centre car parks and addressing dangerous and inconsiderate parking across Leicester have been announced.
Leicester City Council has released a further £700,000 of capital funding to help continue a programme of parking improvements over the next 12 months.
Around £220,000 has been earmarked for the refurbishment of the council-run Haymarket multi-storey car park, as well as further improvements to surface-level car parks.
An extra £200,000 will be allocated to ongoing work across the city to address school-run parking issues and related safety concerns. This will help pay for a range of measures including bollards, new signs and road markings. It will also act as match-funding for cash from the Government's Sustainable Transport Access Fund to help pay for schemes to help encourage more children to walk or cycle to school.
New parking laybys will be created in outer estates at a cost of around £80,000. This will include Emerson Close, in Beaumont Leys; Lombardy Rise, in St Matthew's; and Homestone Gardens and Milnroy Road, in Thurnby Lodge.
The ongoing roll-out of pavement parking pilot schemes in Rushey Mead and Aylestone will be backed by £75,000 to pay for parking projects in Harrison Road, Aylestone Village and around Grace Road cricket ground.
There will also be about £125,000 invested in improving on-street parking in neighbourhood shopping areas, changes to road layouts on minor roads to help ease congestion caused by parking, and the further roll-out of residents' parking schemes.
Cllr Kirk Master, assistant city mayor for neighbourhoods services, said: "Parking can have a big impact on neighbourhoods and this latest round of funding will help us to roll-out our ambitious parking improvement action plan to more areas of the city.
Leicester City Council adopted its new parking improvement action plan in December 2016 and set aside £2.2milllion in the capital budget to fund a three-year programme of improvements.


In Riga there is a restaurant called "Dada" that is based on the surrealist art movement in the early part of the 1900s. Rene Magritte is my favorite Dada-esque artist. He's the one who made famous the painting of a guy with an apple over his face and the painting of a pipe with the caption "This is not a pipe." It is, in fact, a representation of a pipe. Dada is basically a movement to create chaos out of order and to do not just the opposite of the expected, but the totally unexpected. So anyway, that's the backstory of the Dada movement in less than a nutshell. If Steven Hawking can put the Universe in there, I can at least fit the Dada movement in.
The restaurant is an odd duck. The waitresses all create their own uniforms, though this usually means a restaurant t-shirt with a sock taped to it – very un-Dada. When you order food, you order the sauce you want and then you go pick what ingredients you want to put in it. That's a kind of a cool concept. But look out, they arrange the items from least to most expensive, hoping you'll fill your bowl up before you cost them too much money. But at about $15 per meal, they can afford it.
So I went to the restaurant and sat down. I was brought a menu and had to ask how to order – nobody had yet explained the above paragraph to me. I ordered the tomato basil and a beer I'd never heard of. When the beer arrived I noticed that I'd accidentally asked for an alcohol-free beer. How very Dada of me. The beer was terrible but the concept was good. I was already spending too much money for the meal and the place wasn't quite Dada enough for me so I decided to turn it into an experience rather than a dinner.
Then I took my ordering tray and went to get some food. But in typical Dada fashion, I went off the terrace and around the building to go inside. It was a good laugh for me, but I think the fancy pants patrons must have thought I was nuts. I decided to start at the end of the food line – the Dada thing to do – and didn't have enough room for some of the cheaper stuff. Oh well.
I decided it would be a good idea for me to take notes about the experience so I wouldn't leave anything out. I wrote in black ink on a black napkin. Very Dada. But now I can't read it.
The bill arrived in a baby's shoe. I paid with my largest note, but that was only a 20L (the bill was 8L or about $17 US). But they taught me a lesson about being so Dada. They took 20 or so minutes to come back with my change. When leaving I walked off the platform on the side. The regular entrance to the terrace was mostly blocked anyway so it was kind of necessary. But it was also very Dada.
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After buying myself a new pair of sunglasses (identical to the ones I had lost overboard while sailing), I started another exceptionally long coach journey. Given that I am trying to work out what my next career step should be, and that the scenery in Queensland doesn't change for hundreds of kilometres, I was forced to confront my career plans.
Zzzzzz, the next morning, I was in Hervey Bay, gateway to Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. The plan here was to embark on a four-wheel-drive safari for a few days, and once again cut myself off from the mainstream of Australian culture.
The hostel I was staying at was going to arrange everything. We would be put into groups of ten and packed off to the 4WD rental agency. In fact, they were so efficient, they treated us more like cattle and barked orders at us (not great for 6:30am in the morning). Our mutual dislike of the barking woman made our group gel pretty quickly.
We started to wonder what we were getting ourselves into after arriving at the rental agency. We were informed about the numerous ways we could damage a 4WD and have our deposit (several thousand AUS$) taken away from us. Due to lack of sleep, I nodded off several times during the informational video, and so relied on everyone else to update me later.
A 4WD was absolutely necessary for Fraser Island. As soon as we drove off the ferry, we were bumping up and down sand tracks in the middle of a forest. There is no earth on the island and anything that grows, grows in the sand. Once we got over to the other side of the island, we found Seventy-Five Mile Beach, the equivalent of the M6 Toll in this neck of the woods.
In the evening we were able to cook for ourselves at the well kitted-out campsite.
Nat in charge of sausages.
The next morning we had our first close encounter with the local wildlife. While cruising along at 80kph on the beach with all the windows open, someone notices a huge huntsman spider on the rear windscreen [follow the link, they look pretty scary]. Cue outrageous screaming from everyone… We're all tied in with seatbelts so there's nowhere to go. Ten people hopping up and down screaming in a fairly tight space was certainly entertaining. Then the spider starts to move towards an open window! Cue more frantic movement as everyone rushes to close their window. The poor spider, possibly sensing the loud noises, then disappears.
Two minutes later, the same spider appears behind Josh's head (fortunately still outside of the van). Josh seems terrified when everyone points at him and starts screaming again!
We never saw it again, although we endured the rest of the journey to the next headland with all of the windows closed. Happily I was able to enjoy a cool breeze once we arrived.
Bad news at lunch: the ice water has leaked into our remaining meat supplies. The only items of food left are some vegetables, lots of bread, crisps and Eric the watermelon (having now acquired a name).
That afternoon I had my first go at driving the 4WD. I can't quite remember how many people I had told I had only driven two times (thanks Kirstin and Bosun!) since passing my test last April, but the reactions were fairly positive as I was speeding along at 90kph on the beach (except the time I shifted from fifth down to first gear – I was aiming for third).
… on the way to catch the ferry back home.


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How property values in Detroit get decided and why they can be wrong
For more than a decade, homeowners have complained about the processes banks, the city use to evaluate the worth of homes
by Aaron Mondry August 10, 2022 August 9, 2022
Stock photo. Home assessments and appraisals have a significant impact on people's financial wellbeing, and they can vary widely. Photo illustration by Outlier Media. Photo credit: valentynsemenov via Canva
Avery Shelton and her husband were trying to get a home equity loan in November 2020. They needed the money for a new roof on their home in River Rouge.
To get the loan, the bank first wanted to know how much the house was worth and required an appraisal. The appraiser hired by the bank did an "exterior inspection," walking around the house but never going inside. The appraiser asked some questions and left. The Sheltons waited to find out how much their house was worth.
"We were anticipating it to be worth around $100,000 because our house is a pretty big, midcentury ranch," Shelton said.
The appraisal was a disappointment, coming back at just $50,000.
Shelton appealed. She provided examples to the bank of homes similar to hers in her neighborhood that had sold for more than $50,000. The appeal seems to have made a difference, with the appraisal going up to $70,000 fifteen days later — without explanation for the increase.
"They just sent an email that basically said, 'Here's the revised appraisal, thanks,'" Shelton said. "To me, it just seemed very unfair and subjective."
The change in the appraisal allowed the Sheltons to get a bigger loan and get their roof fixed.
Appraisals mean a great deal in the housing market. Banks require them to determine how big of a mortgage to issue homebuyers. A low appraisal can make it difficult to buy or sell a home.
While an appraisal might say a home is worth a certain price, it's ultimately worth whatever a buyer is willing to pay. And these days, buyers are willing to spend far above asking price to get a home. Whatever the ultimate price, the most recent sale will become the new comparison price for future sales.
Appraisals can have downstream effects as well, even in a housing market like Detroit where a large majority of homes are sold in cash, because they influence the way the city itself determines the taxable value of property.
It's often unclear to homeowners like the Sheltons why their home was valued at a certain amount, even though the outcome of those determinations can have a significant impact on their financial well-being.
Assessing the city
"We lost the trust of a lot of people because of mistakes made in this office," Detroit's Assessor Alvin Horhn told Outlier Media. He leads the city division responsible for setting the taxable value for properties. "It's 2022, and people are still questioning the city's assessments."
There is no better explanation for how much accurate property values matter than what happened when Detroit's Office of the Assessor got them wrong on a large scale.
A 2020 Detroit News report found residents were overtaxed by around $600 million from 2010 through 2016 because assessments were above the legal amount set by Michigan law. Those inflated assessments fueled a tax foreclosure crisis, resulting in the foreclosure of tens of thousands of properties.
A recently published audit performed by an independent accounting firm hired by the city found mismanagement and little to no standards at Detroit's Assessor's Office during those years.
"The Assessments Division did not maintain any … calculations or other supporting documentation to evidence how values were determined," wrote the audit's author, Raymond A. Roth III. "As such, I was unable to perform any review and analysis related to how property values were determined for this period and can only conclude that the City is unable to support any residential property valuation from 2010 through 2016."
The audit noted substantial improvements to the Assessor's Office since 2016. Horhn took over as Detroit's chief assessor in 2015, but worked in the office prior to the promotion. The office now has better bookkeeping, according to the audit, and regular reassessments.
"The numbers the auditor put out there tell a story that we've learned our lesson and are taking steps to make sure the office is compliant with state law," Horhn said.
Beyond past mismanagement, Horhn said it's simply a difficult task to assess individual property values on such a large scale.
The assessor judges value based on a variety of factors, including a home's age, size and condition. It tracks transactions through the Wayne County Register of Deeds and property transfer affidavits sent to the Michigan Department of Treasury. Sale prices are then used to compute the market value on a given block or neighborhood, which affect the assessment of individual homes.
But there are bound to be errors in the process, given the volume of properties in the city and number of transactions that have to be processed. That can include basic clerical errors or sales that were missed, not properly filed, or can't be used by the office because they weren't "arms-length sales" conducted with brokers. Over the last two years, Horhn says his office has reviewed 56,000 transactions but can only use the 12,000 arms-length sales to determine market value. He said the other property sales are still useful, even if they don't translate to a direct comp in an evaluation.
"It's not a perfect process, and it never will be," Horhn said. "There's nearly 400,000 properties in this city, and 210,000 of them are houses."
The office has relied on aerial imagery since 2016 to increase the volume of homes the office can assess. But the audit noted that "for certain properties, especially the lowest value properties, this type of review increases the risk of over assessment by not allowing the identification of deteriorated housing quality."
Horhn doesn't disagree with this opinion. To combat this, his staff looks at thousands of homes in person each year. This in-person review is meant to increase accuracy but is itself imprecise. The practice is "more art than science," Horhn said. That includes interpreting the significance of the 44,000 transactions not directly used in its final computation.
"They are telling you a story," Horhn said. "If you don't understand what they're saying, you're going to get it wrong."
Horhn cited the case of Brightmoor, a northwest Detroit neighborhood where people have been buying homes, rehabbing and flipping them with greater frequency in recent years. Those deals represent the market value transactions. But there are many more smaller deals done in cash, which are a better reflection of the neighborhood's economic reality.
"Those flips were the exception, not the norm," Horhn said. "If we had not taken a hard look at those other types of sales, we might have raised the assessments there across the board."
The assessor's job is made more challenging by the volume of cash sales, as well as during periods of large swings in values. The office is likely to be late to adjust.
"Appraisals, and to an even greater extent, tax-assessed values, tend to lag market momentum. That's true going up and going down," said Rick Sharga, executive vice president of Market Intelligence at ATTOM Data Solutions. "The valuation that lags everything is the assessed value because it takes assessors longer to compile data and make it up to date."
The last citywide reassessment was conducted in 2017 — the first in 60 years. The Office of the Assessor is required to reassess 20% of all Detroit property annually so a large-scale overassessment doesn't once again go unaddressed for years.
Different neighborhoods, different results
Detroit property has been consistently undervalued relative to what people are willing to pay. This "appraisal gap" — where an appraisal comes in under the contract price for a home — often requires buyers to make up the difference between the mortgage they can get and the price of the home, restricting options for people who don't can't afford a large cash downpayment.
"An appraiser just doesn't have up-to-the-moment information on what property values are doing," said Sharga of ATTOM Data Solutions. "The sale that you're looking at right now is what's going to reset the comps because it reflects the most current market conditions."
Appraisers use many of the same factors as public assessors to reach their conclusions. But there are important distinctions.
"Licensed appraisers must follow use-path guidelines," said Will Arabi, an appraiser in Southeast Michigan for 25 years and the owner of Appraisal Experts of Michigan. "You have to identify the intended use, intended user and scope of work in every single assignment."
For a standard home sale, the appraiser will use a sales comparison approach, which bases the property value on recent sale prices of similar nearby homes.
This is the most common type of appraisal but may not be as accurate in Detroit. A majority of sales in the city are done in cash "off-market" and not recorded at the MLS, the database used by appraisers to find comps.
For newer properties, appraisers take the cost of the land plus the cost of construction and improvements minus any depreciation. For a rental property, a bank may want to appraise the present worth of the property plus revenue made through rent.
Most appraisers working in metro Detroit consider the entire region as part of their coverage area despite the vast differences in home and neighborhood conditions between more affluent cities like Birmingham and more working-class neighborhoods in Detroit or Downriver.
Bias may also be a problem. Black homeowners have long experienced lower appraisals because of discrimination.
Arabi doesn't think this is a pervasive issue.
"Have I heard of it happening? Yes," Arabi said. "Do people who were discriminated against sometimes not share that experience or file complaints or raise awareness? Sure. But in my world, where we're dealing with reputable professionals in the real estate industry, it's not an issue I see or hear about on a day-to-day basis."
Arabi said anybody who feels they've been discriminated against should file a complaint with the state licensing agency and notify their lender.
Shelton, the River Rouge homeowner, was able to successfully challenge her appraisal. But the vast majority of homeowners never even try.
If a homeowner is not happy with the number the city or a bank comes up with as a property value, there are ways to appeal.
For an appraisal appeal, property owners need to provide their lender with different comparable sales and other relevant information about the condition of the home. The owner might also want to seek out other lenders, which may yield a higher valuation that can be used to leverage a better outcome.
City assessments have a three-part appeal process. The Assessor's Review takes place during the first three weeks in February. During that time, anybody can reach out to the Assessor's Office and question their assessment, Horhn said. He said over the last three years, 5,509 homeowners have come to this review and 50% have had their appeal accepted.
Anyone denied an assessment review can appeal further to the Board of Review, in March. This is a process where the homeowner can present evidence. The vast majority of petitioners here are successful, with only 138 homeowners out of 1,031 (13%) having had their appeal denied over the past three years.
Those who still feel their assessment is wrong after the Board of Review can make their case in front of the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
A Detroit News report from 2018 found it was mostly landlords and business owners who appealed their cases this far. But Detroit owners who successfully appealed saw their assessments decreased by 50% more than in the rest of Wayne County.
Horhn said the number of appeals coming into his office has steadily decreased since 2017, but especially the last two years.
"I think it shows that the process has been improved over the years," Horhn said. "It tells me that the processing is working."
For those overassessed by the city between 2010 and 2016, there may be little, or even no compensation. A $6 million proposal to give those residents priority in affordable housing, home-buying discounts and job opportunities was voted down by City Council in 2020. A working group led by advocates and City Council President Mary Sheffield say they are exploring other methods of compensation, including cash payments and tax credits.
Nothing has been officially proposed yet.
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Собор Святого Григория Просветителя () — самый большой армянский собор, находящийся в Ереване. Наряду с собором Самеба (Святой Троицы) в Тбилиси, является самым большим в Закавказье.

История
Собор построен в память 1700-летия принятия Арменией христианства как государственной религии, а также является хранилищем реликвий, связанных с Григорием Просветителем. Реликвии были завезены сюда из Неаполя, и после освящения храма Папа Римский Иоанн Павел II посетил собор.

Инициатива строительства собора принадлежит Гарегину I. Строительство началось в 1997 году с благословения Католикоса Всех армян Гарегина I. Освящение собора состоялось 23 сентября 2001 года.

Главная церковь комплекса была построена на пожертвования Алека Манукяна и его семьи. Строительство же двух других храмов финансировали Назар и Артемида Назаряны и Геворг и Линда Геворгяны. Спонсором строительства колокольни был Эдуардо Эрнекян.

Архитектура
Собор состоит из трёх храмов: церковь Святого Тиридата III (150 мест), церковь Святой Царицы Ашхен (150 мест) и сам собор с 1700 местами для сиденья. Названия для церквей были выбраны не случайно. Царь Тиридат III и царица Ашхен помогли Святому Григорию Просветителю распространить христианскую веру в Армении.

Общая площадь комплекса составляет около 3822 квадратных метра, хотя высота собора от земли до верхней части креста составляет 54 метра. Архитектором храма является Степан Кюркчян.

Галерея

См. также
 Святой Григорий Просветитель
 Список армянских храмов

Примечания

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт
 Собор на карте Еревана
 1700 лет принятия Христианства в Армении
 В соборе Сурб Григор Лусаворич пройдет экуменическая молитва
 Вокруг кафедрального собора в Ереване разбит «Парк мира»

Храмы Еревана
Храмы Святого Григория Просветителя
Храмы, построенные в 2001 году
Здания и сооружения, заложенные в 1997 году
Появились в 2001 году в Армении

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Mike Leonard | ABOUT MIKE
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Mike Leonard
is a filmmaker whose passion for storytelling has led him to a career as a director & cinematographer working with some of the biggest names in entertainment television and advertising. He is also the founder of Over the Edge Productions.
Working with networks like Bravo, CBS, Discovery, MTV, NBC, truTV and others, Mike's work has earned several Emmy® nominations and various other awards. His director credits span across multiple genres including period drama, sketch comedy and unscripted programs.
From commercial ads to branded content, Mike has worked with some of the biggest brands on the planet, directing work for clients like Adobe, Arm & Hammer, Chevrolet, Coca Cola, Dannon, Disney, Green Giant, Hunts, Marriott, NRG, Pepsi, Starbucks, Subway and Visa, to name a few. His success in the branded content space is largely due to his television background. Whether it's a heart-warming surprise and delight, an epic, docu-style short film or a funny hidden camera prank, his experience creating entertaining and story-driven programs translate seamlessly to integrated brand-work. It's all about telling a good story.
Narrative story-telling has become Mike's true love. His first film was commissioned by the Port Authority of NY & NJ which he wrote & directed. According to Plan is a short, romantic-comedy, filmed at the World Trade Center to attract more movies to film there.
His second film, Brave, is an action-drama about a rookie firefighter finding the meaning of bravery through his terminally-ill mother. Brave is currently touring film festivals throughout 2020.
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Mike started his career wanting to be a cinematographer and eventually made a name for himself as such. Combined with his love for adventure, he developed a unique niche filming documentaries in various third world countries and remote locations all over the world. These projects were for charities looking to tell their story and took him all throughout South & Central America, Africa and Southeast Asia. This gave Mike a unique fluency of various cultures and an appreciation for the power of storytelling.
WHEN NOT FILMING
When not filming, Mike enjoys outdoor adventure spots such as climbing, whitewater kayaking and Scuba. He is also a decorated firefighter, serving over 15 years in New Jersey. His wife, Allie, and dog, Dr. Oliver, are his partners in crime.
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Q: Кодировка в Spring, jsp Я захотел русские буквы в jsp страницах. И пошёл проставлять кодировки
Делай раз
<%@ page session="false" isELIgnored="false" pageEncoding="UTF-8" contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8" %>

Делай два
<meta charset="utf-8">

Делай три
@Bean(name = "viewResolver")
public InternalResourceViewResolver setupViewResolver() {
    InternalResourceViewResolver resolver = new InternalResourceViewResolver();
    resolver.setContentType("text/html;charset=UTF-8");
    resolver.setPrefix("/WEB-INF/pages/");
    resolver.setSuffix(".jsp");
    resolver.setViewClass(JstlView.class);
    return resolver;

}

И нифига (( А потом я добавил в web.xml
<jsp-config>
    <jsp-property-group>
        <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern>
        <page-encoding>UTF-8</page-encoding>
    </jsp-property-group>
</jsp-config>

И оно заработало! Вопрос: Почему?
Ведь пока я гуглил про java-based configuration, я сто раз видел фразу "we don't need web.xml", а тут получается он играет главную роль. Можно ли это как-то перенести из web.xml в конфиги спринга?
A: Ну и по традиции наткнулся на ответ сразу же после того, как задал вопрос:
за ответом сюда.
По ссылке сказано, что всё-таки конфигурация на основе java-кода не может заменить все такие штуки в web.xml. Поэтому придётся использовать и то, и то.
И теперь по поводу того, почему это вообще работает. А потому что после всех своих действий Spring нам выдаёт просто jsp страницу, поэтому такой url-pattern работает.

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How can I route trigger signals across the buses of my multisegment chassis? My device in slot 6 does not see triggers from my device in slot 7. Why is this?
The backplanes of the 18-slot chassis are divided into three (3) independent PCI buses. Each bus has its own set of eight (8) PXI Trigger Lines, that by default are not connected to each other. For example, a PXI M-series DAQ device in slot 2 can generate a trigger signal which can be routed only to DAQ boards in slots 3 through 6 of the first bus in the chassis. By default, Bus 2 (slots 7-12) and Bus 3 (slots 13-18) cannot receive the trigger signal from a DAQ board in slot 2. In order to trigger across the independent buses, you can use the PXI Trigger Routing software embedded in Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).
1. How do I install the Trigger Routing software?
The Trigger Routing software is included as part of the PXI Platform Services installation, which is available on the Device Driver DVD as well as for individual download here. The Trigger Routing software is also included along in installations for NI MAX, NI-DAQ, NI-VISA, and other drivers for your boards.
2. How do I configure my computer to use the PXI Trigger Routing software?
White Paper: Configuring Your PXI System in Legacy Versions of MAX for more information on how to do this.
General: this will show Chassis Status, Identification, and Number.
Slot View: this will show the PXI boards in your system in their corresponding slot in the chassis.
Triggers: this allows you to reserve triggers to a specified bus and to route triggers across the PCI buses of your 18-slot chassis.
You will not be given the option to route triggers from one bus to another unless you have a multi-segment chassis configured in MAX. The following picture shows the Triggers tab when a multi-segment chassis has been correctly configured.
If you have configured a PXI chassis that has one bus for all slots, the Triggers tab will not provide the Routing option.
3. Under what operating systems is the Trigger Routing software supported?
Trigger Routing software is supported under Windows and LabVIEW RT.
The configuration under LabVIEW RT is identical to Windows. Simply configure the PXI System entry under Remote Systems.
4. How do I route triggers across buses?
Remember that the 18-slot chassis are divided in three buses:Note: Bus 3 on the PXI-1044 only has slots 13 and 14 since it is a 14-slot chassis.
Each bus has 8 PXI Trigger Lines that, by default, are not connected across buses. The Triggers tab in MAX allows users to route triggers across buses. Each PXI Trigger Line, PXI_Trig0 through PXI_Trig7, can be configured under the Routing column to be one of four different options. Trigger route types are dynamic (the default), Away from Bus 1, Away from Bus 2, and Away from Bus 3.
Dynamic: The routes are left unconfigured and available for other National Instruments products to perform programmatic or automated routes to connect devices.
Away from Bus 1: The route carries the trigger signal sourced from the lowest-numbered bus toward the highest-numbered bus.
Away from Bus 2: The route carries a trigger signal sourced from the middle trigger bus to the higher- and lower-numbered buses.
Away from Bus 3: The route carries a trigger signal sourced from the highest-numbered bus toward the lowest-numbered bus.
Can I route PXI_Trig0 in Bus 1 to PXI_Trig0 in Bus 2, but not to PXI_Trig0 in the Bus 3?
No, when you route a trigger from one bus, it will be routed across all buses of the chassis. If you do not route any PXI Trigger Line (you leave it in the "Dynamic" state), the PXI Trigger Line can only be used locally in that bus.
Can I route PXI_Trig0 in Bus 1 to PXI_Trig1 in the other buses?
No, the software only allows you to route PXI Trigger Line X in each bus to the corresponding PXI Trigger Line X in the other buses (where X = 0 through 7).
If I set the routing for PXI_Trig3 as "Away From Bus 2", does that mean PXI_Trig3 has also been reserved for Bus 2?
No, this is why the check box for Bus 2 is still empty. You will still need to check this box if you want to reserve PXI_Trig3 on Bus 2.
I still don't see why the bus being routed away from (Bus 2, in the above example) is not marked reserved, but the other two buses being routed to are?
If you specify Away From Bus N you are not specifying reservation, but routing, and these are two separate things. When you specify Away From Bus 2 for example, the routing code will bridge the buses such that the trigger line coming in from Bus 2 is driving the same trigger line on Bus 1 and Bus 3. This implies that devices on Bus 1 and Bus 3 cannot write to this trigger line, since Bus 2 will be driving it, so they must be marked reserved (and cannot be unreserved). Bus 2, however, will be left up to the user to reserve.You can reserve this line by exporting an event signal on the corresponding trigger line from a device on Bus 2. You can also do this in MAX by placing a checkmark in the box for Bus 2, which will indicate that the trigger is reserved on all buses (this is useful if a third party module is driving the trigger line and is unable to mark it as reserved). Either method will ensure that you do not have different devices trying to drive the same trigger line simultaneously.
Measurement & Automation Explorer Help for PXI»PXI System Configuration. To open the "Measurement & Automation Explorer Help for PXI", go the Help menu in MAX and navigate to Help Topics»PXI.
For more information on the architecture of the PXI-1045 and PXI-1006 chassis, please refer to PXI-1045 and PXI-1006 Trigger and Synchronization Facts.