Solar has reached critical mass, especially in sunny San Diego. Last year, nearly 195,000 solar installations were completed, with a new installation taking place every 2.5 minutes. And thanks to the Solar Investment Tax Credit, solar installation costs are more than 73 percent lower than they were in 2006.
Once you read up on some solar energy FAQs, we hope you'll agree that going solar is practically a no-brainer. But one decision requires a bit more thought. Should you lease or buy? It all depends on what you hope to get out of your solar panel system.
If all you want to do is save some money on your power bills and you're not concerned with claiming the Solar Investment Tax Credit or selling extra power back to your utility company, you may want to explore a lease. But leasing does have its drawbacks, so you must be aware of the pros and cons.
Pro:You can lease a solar panel system for no money down, or for a relatively small upfront payment.
Pro: With a solar panel lease, you don't have to worry about maintaining your solar panels—the leasing company takes care of that.
Of course, maintenance is minor and usually consists of simply hosing off the solar panels once in while and keeping trees trimmed so they don't cast too much shade on your solar panels.
Pro: You'll save money on your electricity bill—but not as much as you would if you purchased your solar panel system.
Con: You won't qualify for the Solar Investment Tax Credit of 30 percent. Instead of getting a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of 30 percent of the amount you paid for your solar panels, you're actually leaving money on the table and allowing the lease company to take the tax credit.
Con: You won't reap the benefits of net metering. Net metering allows you to sell any excess energy that your solar panels produce back to your utility company at retail rates.
Con: Your lease payment will go up each year—and you're locked into your lease for 20 years. One California homeowner who opted to purchase his solar panel system told MarketWatch that if he had leased his panels from Solar City, his monthly charges would have increased 2.9 percent each year.
And when your lease is up, you either have to renew the lease or remove the panels. Or, depending on the lease company, you may be able to purchase the panels at a discount. But after 20 years, do you really want to pay an extra fee for panels that may be starting to lose efficiency?
Con: A leased system can cause difficulties if you want to sell your home. Real estate broker Nicolas Jonville of the Jonville Team with Keller Williams Realty explains that when buyers plan to purchase a home with leased solar panels, they must qualify for the lease themselves. If the buyers have already maxed out their loan amount to buy the home, adding in the solar lease payments can push the home out of reach. And sellers who have leased solar panels are often disappointed to learn that unlike purchased systems, leased systems don't actually add much value to their home.
While Jonville has extensive expertise in handling real estate transactions that include solar panels—both leased and owned—not all agents are so experienced. He cautions buyers and sellers to do their homework upfront and choose an agent who can guide them through the transaction. He says that leased solar panel systems can lead to delays and acrimony and can even cause a transaction to fall out of escrow if not handled properly.
If you want to maximize the value of your solar panel system by taking advantage of the Solar Investment Tax Credit and net metering from your utility, purchasing solar panels is your best option. The major drawback? Price. Luckily, financing programs can help out.
Pro: Solar panels are reliable, need very little maintenance, and generally come with extensive warranties. At RC Energy Solutions, we work with solar panel manufacturers that offer the best warranties in the industry. The solar panels themselves often have a 25-year warranty, while the solar inverters usually come with 10- to 25-year warranties. While solar panels do lose some efficiency as they age, it's highly unlikely that the panels will conk out entirely during your lifetime.
Pro: You'll save money on your electricity bill. And you'll save even more than you would with a solar lease. The homeowner who spoke with MarketWatch calculated that with his upfront payment, electricity from his solar panels would cost about 6 cents per kilowatt hour, compared with the 30 cents per kilowatt hour that PG&E was charging him—and the 15 cents per kilowatt hour he'd pay with a solar lease.
Pro: When you purchase your solar panel system, you can qualify for a federal Solar Investment Tax Credit of 30 percent of the purchase price of your system. So, if you pay $35,000 for your system, you'll get a credit of $10,500. Essentially, the government is thanking you for going solar by reducing the price of your solar system by 30 percent, and you claim that credit on IRS Form 5695 at tax time.
Pro: If you decide to finance your solar panel system, you'll own it outright once the loan is paid off. Savings on your electricity bill will continue for the life of the system.
Pro: You can earn additional credits on your utility bill through net metering. With net metering, utility companies buy back the excess energy produced by your solar panel system at retail rates. However, utility companies are lobbying to reduce the rates they pay for this power, so there's no time like the present to start your solar panel system!
Pro: Financing options are available to allow you to start your solar project with little to no out-of-pocket costs. You'll start saving on electricity right away, and your payments won't start until after the system is complete.
However, Jonville urges homeowners to keep in mind that there are no set rules when it comes to appraising solar systems—that's just been his experience. He also cautions that many agents don't understand how solar panel systems work or the value they add to the property. So, whether you have a leased system or you own your system outright, if you plan to sell your home, you must seek out an agent who has specific experience with solar panels.
Con: Purchasing a solar panel system can be expensive. If you buy the system outright, you're likely to pay in the neighborhood of $35,000 for your system—that was the approximate cost of a four-kilowatt residential system back in 2011, according to GoSolar California. But thanks to the Solar Investment Tax Credit and the ability to sell excess power back under net metering, you can recoup your investment quickly.
If you don't happen to have tens of thousands of dollars lying around, don't fret. You can finance your solar panel system, which is often still a better deal than leasing. And there are financing options available to get you started with little to no money down.
We at RC Energy Solutions would be happy to walk you through your financing options.
Whether you decide to buy or lease, assess your options carefully and get quotes from several companies.
RC Energy Solutions offers a free in-home consultation to help you assess your options and answer any questions you may have. And if you plan on selling your home in the next several years, we can arrange for you to speak an experienced Realtor who will help you understand how leasing vs. buying your system may affect your home sale prospects.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Cade Skywalker
Comics Essays Television and Film
Wendy Browne February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021
Disney Investor Day 2020 and earlier chatter promise that Disney will be feeding us Star Wars stories for a long time to go. For newer Star Wars fans and those who have not ventured outside the films, this might seem to be overwhelming overkill, but it's really not new for Star Wars. As Wookieepedia can attest, Star Wars has never stopped producing lore across various media, including books, comics, toys, and video games. With the Disney+ streaming platform, focusing on the visual medium is an obvious choice going forward for the corporate monster. And because of all that vast lore available, there are lots more stories to mine, even if Disney has officially written off the original expanded universe.
But they haven't written off all of it. If Grand Admiral Thrawn can live on—now in his own series of books and comics and potentially as the foil to Ahsoka Tano in her new show—so too can Cade Skywalker. After all, if there's anything J.J. Abrams taught us by firmly tying everything back to bloodlines, there's no forgetting about these Skywalkers, even if Cade himself would be fine if we did.
Celeste Morne knows about them Skywalkers in Star Wars Legacy: Vector (Dark Horse Comics, 2008)
Cade Skywalker's story takes place within the pages of Star Wars Legacy, a 50+-issue comic series co-written by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema and penciled mostly by Duursema. Published by Dark Horse Comics beginning in 2006, the series sets itself over 100 years after the destruction of the first Death Star in a time when, shockingly, the stars are still warring. Sith are still sithing, Jedi are still being moral high horse dumbasses, and the Imperials and Republic are still up to their political shenanigans.
Legacy introduces several other characters, many of whom seem to fit into the Star Wars archetypes we have grown used to, such as the cocky pilot, plucky princess, a few droids, conniving Moffs, deadly Sith, and, of course, a Skywalker.
Star Wars: Legacy combined character cover art by Adam Hughes
Grounding itself firmly in what and who we know about the Star Wars universe, it initially seems like it's going to retread familiar ground in its storytelling. Ostrander wanted to make it clear that, despite being rooted in Star Wars traditions, Legacy was indeed something new, brandishing the tagline, "All new Sith Order! All new Empire! All new Skywalker!" The story certainly does stick to some of the basics (such as the fate of the galaxy riding on a Skywalker deciding to be Jedi or Sith), but it quickly ventures off into new territory that makes me and the small pocket of other people who love Legacy clamour for more. What better opportunity than yet another new Star Wars series for our viewing pleasure?
Who Is Cade Skywalker?
Cade Skywalker is trash.
There are lots of shitty people in the Skywalker bloodline (many of whom are dudes… go figure.) Anakin is a petulant manchild whose trauma is never addressed by the Jedi Council, allowing Palpatine to easily manipulate him and them. Ben Solo is also a petulant manchild who is easily manipulated by Snoke. This is because Luke is as arrogant as Yoda in his attempts to re-form the Jedi without knowing how to appropriately deal with truly powerful Force wielders by not relying on texts grounded in making people suppress their emotions.
Unlike the other Skywalker failures, Cade knows what he is and the writing doesn't try to paint him as anything otherwise. He runs from his trauma and his legacy through drug addiction and turns a tidy profit as a smuggler and a bounty hunter who targets Jedi.
Born to a Jedi father and a mom who abandoned him, Cade was raised in a Jedi temple that eventually fell to a Sith-Imperial attack that saw his father, Kol, killed, and his master on death's door. Using his considerable ability, Cade drew on the Force to save Master Wolfe Sazen. In the story, it is implied that he draws on the power of the Dark Side to achieve this, which, along with the trauma of seeing everything he loved destroyed, shatters his belief in his Jedi teachings, much to Force ghost Luke Skywalker's chagrin.
Cade Skywalker contemplates deathsticks in Star Wars: Legacy #3
Cade Skywalker is confronted by the force ghost of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Legacy #3
Why Should You Care about Cade Skywalker?
We loves us an anti-hero in this day and age, and the Star Wars universe needs more of them, even if it's one that is once again bound to that precious Skywalker name. Oh sure, Anakin and Ben eventually got their "redemption" moments and stories have and are being told about their respective journeys, but both of them are too firmly grounded in black and white—or rather, the Light and Dark Sides of the Force—and both of them end up in the same place in the end. The Star Wars expanded universe stories have provided ample opportunities to explore what lies between the extremes when it comes to the Force, and Cade is the perfect character to do this with.
Where Ben and Anakin know how to use their powers forcefully, Cade has mastered his abilities with more subtlety. When he's not suppressing the Force with deathsticks, he's mastered the art of walking the line, committing to neither Light nor Dark aspects. Furthermore, though he runs away from his inner turmoil and uses drugs for control, he's mastered himself well enough not to have tantrums and sulky pouting as part of his prominent character traits.
In short, Cade holds his own as a character in a way that Anakin and Ben don't. On their own, their unappealing manchildness and overt use of their powers stand out, but not necessarily in a good way that offers any depth beyond adolescent trauma that has never been dealt with. A Clone Wars that solely focused on Anakin without giving the audience Ahsoka, Ben Kenobi, and the clones would not have been effective at making viewers care enough about a character that only had that trauma and his known fate going for him. I can't say I missed him during the final season where he was largely absent and the focus shifted to Ahsoka, a far more appealing and well-rounded character.
Cade does have many supporting characters, many of whom get their own storylines as well, but when he's on his own, well, he's a perfectly tolerable main character. The good kind of trash. We just need an actor who can manage that smug, sardonic, cavalier attitude, questionable morals, and seething-just-beneath-the surface-rage-and-guilt. Then add a director who can guide the necessary depth and development that makes his journey through Legacy so compelling.
Star Wars has always been a dark, traumatic war saga wrapped in a children's adventure. Delving into Cade Skywalker's story would be an excellent opportunity to take a much more mature approach. With the influx of titles soon to be available to everyone over the coming years, would it kill Disney to aim one of those titles solely at an adult audience?
What's Going on in Cade's World?
The no-longer-canonical Yuuzhan Vong War shapes much of the background of Star Wars: Legacy. This alien species was introduced by Del Rey Publishing as a protagonist well beyond the Sith. Using biotechnology and possessing a resistance to the Force, they were a formidable foe. In Legacy's history, they were eventually defeated through the combined efforts of the Galactic Alliance and the Imperial Remnants. That shakey yet long-lasting alliance remains in place now, but the legacy of the Yuuzhan Vong's influence and technology also remains. As does the Sith poking their nose in things and disrupting efforts to better the galaxy. Their meddling tears the truce apart and sees the return of the Galactic Empire.
Though the Yuuzhan Vong aspect may not work in the new Star Wars expanded universe, a series that takes place well into the future can do whatever it wants to define its new power structures. Star Wars: Legacy gives us a complex political structure wherein neither side is necessarily good or bad. They are basically two parties vying for control, brought together through war, then torn apart by the overt evil of the Sith.
Though the Star Wars prequel films muddled the political perspective, I have grown to appreciate George Lucas' attempt to provide that level of detail to his space fantasy. I am subsequently thankful that more strategic minds were able to run with the material he provided to add the necessary depth we see in stories like The Clone Wars animated series. Legacy works similar magic, exploring the politics through squabbling moffs, spies, sabotage, space cops, and some impressive stellar battles that are worthy of the Star Wars name.
Who Are the Other Players?
"Through deliberate use of things like foreshadowing, and the slow development of its massive ensemble, [Star Wars: Legacy] goes to places that other Star Wars stories couldn't," writes Jacob Hill for Multiversity. While Cade is the star of the show, bound to his Skywalker legacy, the setting opens the door for many other characters to develop in their own right and connect in unexpected ways.
Cade is accompanied by a team that includes his best friend, weapons expert, and co-pilot, Jariah Syn. There's loyalty in their relationship, but animosity as well, as Syn's history involves losing a family member to a Jedi. Deliah Blue is a Zeltron party girl who has set aside her partying to serve as mechanic on Cade's ship, the Mynock. Alas, the one broken thing she can't fix is Cade himself, no matter how much she loves him.
Cade and company make an entrance in Star Wars Legacy #1 (Dark Horse Comics, 2006)
Cade does have a few family members in play as well. His half-sister has her own struggles to deal with in trying to prove herself, and they've got a hot mom out there causing all kinds of trouble for all sides. His father is dead when we get into the story, so he doesn't play much of a role — beyond being the weight of Cade's guilt, the representation of the Jedi's failure in this era, and the source of that inconvenient bloodline thing. If we're going to stick with the latter in our storytelling, then bring on some juicy, nuanced family drama.
Darth Krayt serves as the big bad, manipulating all the players and sewing chaos. There is significant history to the character that connects him to the world we know. The series takes its time to unravel the connections, reminding us that though this story takes place in a distant future, the galaxy isn't that small after all.
He is accompanied by a small group of somewhat loyal Sith, including the very warm Darth Talon.
Darths Krayt, Talon, and Nihl by Adam Hughes, from Star Wars: Legacy #1 (Dark Horse Comics, September 2010)
There are several larger groups from which we get some other character perspectives and depth of lore. The Imperial Knights are Force wielders that aren't caught up in the religious ideologies and zealotism that binds the Jedi and Sith. They are more like space cops that use the Force and the typical Force instruments like lightsabers as tools to get the job done. They are pragmatic and loyal to the Galactic Empire and its throne, to which Marasiah Fel is heir. She initially fills that Princess Leia role, but we get to see a lot more of the political side of her role, as well as her training as an Imperial Knight herself. Through Marasiah and various other Knights, we see other moral and ethical struggles of conscience versus duty in relation to the Force and to each other.
Imperial Knights in Star Wars Legacy Volume 9: Monster (Dark Horse, July 2010)
What's a show without a bit of romance? It should be noted that this princess is not the love interest of our anti-hero, who already has a relationship with Blue. Nor are any of the romances central to the plot, though they do serve their purpose in terms of character development. Marasiah has her own thing going on with one of the Knights that is explored with equal depth in relation to their duties and personal codes.
There are also stormtroopers, pirates, gangs, and more to round out a solid series with lots of stories for a television show to draw from.
Cade Skywalker+
The Mandalorian has shown us what the Star Wars universe truly needs and can be. The new shows, for better or worse, will carve their own marks and make those Disney+ subscriptions worthwhile. As these shows bring in more Star Wars fans, including those who never cared about the saga before, the opportunity to look further into a galaxy far far away is surely inevitable, and the world needs Cade Skywalker to take us there.
Cade Skywalker is trash and I love him. One day you will love him too.
Wendy Browne
Publisher, mother, geek, executive assistant sith, gamer, writer, lazy succubus, blogger, bibliophile. Not necessarily in that order.
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Elann says:
I can picture a Cade Skywalker Disney+ show. You brought up a great point about the other Skywalkers being more in the realm of black and white (dark or light side), while Cad is this nomadic character that knows who he is. I think this would make for a very good show on Disney+.
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First of all it's important to understand what hypnosis is and how it works. You can't hypnotize someone to do something that goes against their core values and beliefs. hypnosis is a permissive process so before you begin to start your weight loss with hypnosis you have to want to lose weight.
That may sound pretty obvious, but many people come to my office with the "I want to lose weight, but I don't want to have to do anything I don't like to do" attitude. This is not usually a conscious thought but it is often there. That kind of thinking will create a "diet" mentality and inevitably the person will regain any weight they have lost.
So when the person is determined and really wants to lose weight, I can help them with hypnosis. We work on several different aspects of health in order to make it happen.
That person's thoughts and feelings about food need to change.
Habits in regards to overeating or eating when not hungry also need to be eliminated.
Moving the body is so important, and so the next step is to improve or create an exercise habit.
Sleep needs to become a part of the process. If you don't sleep enough you will not be able to control your appetite.
The triggers of stress and boredom need to be alleviated. Stress and boredom eating are two of the top reasons to overeat.
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The Crazy Ones is an American television sitcom created by David E. Kelley which follows Simon Roberts, an executive at a Chicago advertising agency who works with his tightly wound daughter and protégée, Sydney, whose unorthodox methods and unpredictable behaviour would get him fired if he weren't the boss.
The series premiered in the USA on CBS on 26 September, 2013.
The Crazy Ones premiered in South Africa on M-Net (simulcast in HD) on Thursday 7 November 2013, at 18h00. It had several production breaks throughout the first season due to its close proximity to the USA broadcast dates.
Season 1 resumed with Episode 19 on M-Net on Thursday 17 April 2014, at 18h00. New episodes broadcast weekly until the season's end. There are 22 episodes in the first season.
Academy Award winner Robin Williams returns to series television in The Crazy Ones, a single-camera workplace comedy about a larger-than-life advertising genius whose unorthodox methods and unpredictable behaviour would get him fired... if he weren't the boss.
Simon Roberts (Williams) is the head of a powerful agency, with the biggest clients and brands in the world, but even more important to him is that his daughter Sydney (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is by his side.
As his partner, Sydney is Simon's exact opposite - focused, organised and eager to make a name for herself, but also too busy parenting her father, which she'd resent if he wasn't so brilliant at what he does.
Joining them in the firm are the dashing and talented Zach (James Wolk); art director Andrew (Hamish Linklater), who's as hard-working as he is neurotic; and the beautiful and deceptively smart assistant Lauren (Amanda Setton).
With his team and his daughter behind him, Simon continues to set the advertising world on fire, and it looks like they are definitely buying what these crazy ones are selling.
Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal and The Practice), Bill D'Elia, Emmy Award winner Jason Winer (Modern Family), Dean Lorey, John Montgomery and Mark Teitelbaum are executive producers for Twentieth Century Fox Television.
Jason Winer directed the pilot.
Season 1 Cast
Andrew Keanelly
Amanda Setton
Lauren Slotsky
Sydney Roberts
James Wolk
Zach Cropper
Jennifer Marsala
Norma Michaels
Aunt Sadie
Cheryl Hines
Beth Minker
Joseph Nunez
Alan Rachins
Bud Lymsky
Kelly Perine
Lance Barber
John Eric Bentley
Daniel Bess
Melody Thomas Scott
Larry Sullivan
Hannah Sharples
Lex Medlin
Lenny Jacobson
Michael Landes
Jamie Denbo
Kelsi Lasker
Brennan Elliott
Lavell Crawford
Mitchell Payson
Brooke Lyons
Paige Roberts
Pete Panofsky
Mark L. Taylor
Rod McLachlan
Jonathan Del Arco
Ari Stidham


Bon Jovi, a household name which hardly requires an introduction, embarked on their 2017 tour dubbed This House Is Not For Sale. The band performed in San Diego on March 5, 2017 at the Viejas Arena. On the stage a black backdrop was incorporated, creating a simple stage setup with the focus revolving around just the band. One accent added were the multiple fluorescent white stage lights which flashed onto the stage and out into the audience covering the guests in waves of shining light, adding to the rock and roll musicality of the atmosphere. In all black, yet each individually unique rocker attire, all the band members conjured the crowd up to their feet with one of their most noteworthy songs "Shot Through the Heart." Towards the last lines of the song, lead singer Jon Bon Jovi paused, stretching his hands up into the air and allowed the audience to belt out the last lines together.
Although the band may be lacking their wild and long locks they claimed back in the 1980s, certainly they do not lack in maintaining an electrifying stage persona. Jon Bon Jovi commanded the microphone jamming alongside fellow bandmates and clearly soaking up the energy by even throwing in his own dance moves. After his first few songs, Jon Bon Jovi took a short break expressing his gratitude in being back in San Diego after quite some time. Next, the group played "Lost Highway," a song from one of their later albums. During the tune, the staging became a bit calmer with soft orange lights illuminating the platform as he strummed on a black acoustic guitar. After the stage went dark for a song change to "Born to Follow," Jon Bon Jovi reemerged to take a moment to introduce a few members in the band: Tico Torres on the drums, on bass guitar Hugh McDonald who was a studio musician for the Runaway album, and the new face of a percussionist from New York. Even though the band is not composed of all original members, the current mix still created a flowing sound no less authentic than the originals. Following the song he took a moment to inform audiences about the 17th album they created: This House Is Not For Sale which came out an extensive 34 years after their first album debuted in 1983. Continuing, he revealed that their new single "Rollercoaster" reached a spot in the top songs chart.
Overall, the recognition moment for the band seemed like an ultimate celebration. Not only did Bon Jovi gain the opportunity to once again tour and showcase a new album, but after multiple decades their songs are still reaching the stars on music charts. Jon Bovi Jovi did not simply thank audiences for coming out, but delivered an emotional message of the band's gratefulness that their music is still listened to and cherished by multiple generations. He gave recognition to the the fans as the ones who grant them opportunities to continue making music. Closing the show, Bon Jovi concluded with the hit "Livin' On a Prayer" filling the auditorium with Jon Bon Jovi's powerful voice, the recognizable melody from the instruments you can't help but sing along to, and the audience's voices once again screaming in unison to the timeless song. Unfortunately, the This House Is Not For Sale Tour ended in North America but the Europe, Japan, and Australia portion will continue through July of next year.


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Another great recital rehearsal and a very memorable Joe Filisko/Jeff Reynolds performance! The 12th Old Town Blues Harmonica recital is this Friday, May 22 at the Harlem Avenue Lounge at 7:30pm.
Joe passed out his "Recital Checklist". Consult it often before the recital so that you're ready to "imitate a professional musician" onstage.
Be early to the recital! Professional musicians are at gigs at least an hour prior to showtime. Remember too that all your harp friends have put as much effort as you have into being prepared to play onstage -- stick around to support them!
If you're scheduled for the recital but suddenly can't be there, make every effort to get a message to Joe.
NO CLASS NEXT WEEK -- Happy Memorial Day!
Buy and download Shoji jam tracks at youmissedmonday.com (scroll to the bottom).
You guys sure are lucky to meet Joe Filisko (almost) every week. I met him at the SPAH festival in 2005. This was a big deal for me, as I had to come from Australia.
His teach in at the SPAH convention was a highlight. As you no doubt know, he is considered the leading harmonica customiser anywhere.
Thanks for your message. I'm glad to hear your SPAH experience was a memorable one.
I definitely agree. We are so lucky to have Joe as a weekly teacher here in the Windy City for all the reasons you mentioned. The most amazing thing? We never stop learning from him...and never graduate, as he says!
By the way, I'm not familiar with the harmonica scene in Australia. Who are some of today's top players there?


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The breakout choir for Mama Foundation for the Arts, Sing Harlem Choir was formed out of the Gospel for Teens program (GFT) founded in 2006 by legendary radio personality and producer Vy Higginsen. Over the years, under the direction of Ahmaya Knoelle Higginson, the Mama Foundation and Sing Harlem choir has changed the lives of countless students, promising each that their voices will "Be Seen and Be Heard" to the fullness of their experience. With your generosity, we are able to provide tuition-free programming and sustain ourselves as a Harlem legacy institution where an intergenerational and interracial community can lift their voices, tell their stories, and open their hearts. Help continue this legacy today!
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The makers of SS Rajamouli's next movie RRR starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan are said to have sold out its satellite rights. The film has beaten the record of Rajinikanth's 2.0 months before its release.
SS Rajamouli has directed 11 movies in his career spanning 18 years and all of them have been box office hits. He carved out a niche for himself with his last three movies – Eega, Baahubali: Beginning and Conclusion, which have taken Indian cinema to the international level and shown that Indians are nothing less compared to Hollywood directors. This is the reason the people are ready to bet any amount of money on his films.


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Taulapapa wins tailback job heading into opener
Published Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, 2:28 pm
Wayne Taulapapa
Sophomore Wayne Taulapapa is atop the depth chart at tailback for UVA heading into the Cavaliers' season opener at Pitt.
The 5'9", 210-pounder had come out of spring as the #1 tailback, and through the summer proved himself to be the "most trustworthy and the most versatile" of the available options, coach Bronco Mendenhall said Monday.
"Others will be capable and will play and the production might shift in the game to where we're wondering how did that just happen. It's very difficult to replicate a game in fall camp. To this point, what we have listed there is factual, it's fair, and it's where we stand," Mendenhall said.
Taulapapa played in seven games as a freshman in 2018, entirely on special teams, recording one tackle.
A three-star recruit, Taulapapa rushed for 3,279 yards and 52 touchdowns at Punahou High School (Laie, Hawaii).
Juniors P.K. Kier and Lamont Atkins are listed as the backups at tailback on the two-deep released by UVA on Monday.
The backs will have to account for the loss of two-year starter Jordan Ellis, who ran for 1,037 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2018.
Clearing the way for the guys in the backfield will be some familiar names up front: Dillon Reinkensmeyer (24 career starts, 26 career games) at right guard, Ryan Nelson (13 career starts) at left tackle, Chris Glaser (nine career starts, 18 career games) at left guard, and the 6'10" giant Ryan Swoboda (13 career games) at right tackle.
The starter at center is sophomore Olusegun Oluwatimi, an Air Force transfer. Backing him up is sophomore Tyler Fannin, who missed 2018 due to injury.
The line averages 6'5" and 304 pounds across the two-deep.
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When I first dabbed on Tableau de Parfums Miriam Eau de Parfum, I couldn't get the thought out of my head that it reminded me of something. Something vintage. What? I smelled my wrist and concentrated. Calm, snuffy aldehydes. Lots of violet. Creamy sandalwood. Then it hit me: Miriam smells an awful lot like Balenciaga Le Dix. Once I wore them side by side, I could see that Miriam and Le Dix differ distinctly. But besides major notes, they share a feeling of gentle femininity that isn't fashionable these days.
Miriam is the first fragrance in Tableau de Parfums, a planned series of fragrances by Andy Tauer of Tauer Perfumes created to accompany film shorts from the Woman's Picture film series by Brian Pera. During this ten-year project, Andy Tauer and Brian Pera will work together on three films — Miriam, Loretta, and Ingrid — and their accompanying fragrances. Miriam's notes are bergamot, sweet orange, geranium, violet blossom, rose, jasmine, ylang, violet leaf, lavender, vanilla, orris root, and sandalwood.
Miriam does feel old fashioned, and I think it's because of the violet that dominates Miriam at first. Some reviewers have suggested Miriam's aldehydes give it its vintage feel, but lots of fragrances these days come fizzed to the gills with them. Estée Lauder White Linen, Natori, and Narciso Rodriguez Essence are just a few. On the other hand, clear, sweet violet is almost Victorian, and it must be a real trick to make a violet-centered fragrance smell comfortable to the average perfume wearer today. Balenciaga Paris succeeds in bringing violet to the 21st century, but it seems to do it by deliberately removing any hint of violet's face-powder-candy-and-lipstick side. Other violet-infused fragrances, like L'Artisan Parfumeur Verte Violette and Guerlain Les Météorites, don't even try to fight it.
As Miriam ages, it begins to smell more like a floral oriental than the clean, ladylike aldehydic floral of Le Dix. While Le Dix continues to waft violet, ylang ylang, musk, and sandalwood in its natal 1947 language, Miriam warms up and sweetens with vanilla. Lavender keeps the vanilla from turning to cake. I don't know if Miriam's warmth modernizes it exactly, but like Christian Dior Dune's unexpected mix of amber and lavender, to me it does keep it interesting and less predictable.
If I had to describe Miriam the perfume as a woman, I'd say she was demure, down to earth, strong, and emotional. Ingrid Bergman comes to mind. While Le Dix spends the morning shopping in the city for doeskin gloves and little hats, Miriam is home in a flower-print dress, writing letters. My guess is not everyone will like Miriam, but the people who do like it will love it.
Tableau de Parfums Miriam Eau de Parfum is available at Luckyscent for $160 for 50 ml and $40 for a 7 ml purse spray. The 50 ml bottle comes with a DVD of the Miriam film and a novelette about Miriam Masterson.
Hmmmm, you had me right up to "flower-print dress", but maybe it's a buy just for the days I'm being a total "domestic poseur". I'm pretty much a sucker for anything with a vintage vibe and this sounds lovely. Andy Tauer is so talented and Lonestar Memories garners compliments everytime I wear it. Great review as always Angela!
I love vintage fragrances, too, but although I appreciate Miriam, it wasn't a coup de foudre. Lots of people do love it, though.
I've never smelled Le Dix, but the perfume Miriam reminded of was Guerlain Vega (again, vintage).
I've only smelled the new (so within the last four or five years, I guess) Vega, and I do love it. I see the resemblance you're talking about in both fragrance's warm fullness.
I put on some Vega, and I definitely see the resemblance! Besides aldehydes, I wonder if the ylang ylang links them, too.
I think you're right! Vega and Miriam are warm and sentimental. I've got a bit of both vintage and rerelease Vega, and I actually prefer the new, but they are both gorgeous. I love Miriam, too.
Vega is truly wonderful. I wish it weren't so danged expensive.
If Miriam is anything like Vega, then I definitely have to try it! I love Vega, and although I am normally hesitant to buy anything larger than 50 ml, I have no doubt I will eventually use up my bottle. I am a life-long fan of floral aldehydes, having grown up sniffing my mother's no 5 and Arpege at every opportunity. I think I actually prefer Vega to no. 5. I love violet scents too.
BTW, I got my Vega by using a NM gift card that I got from cashing in some credit card reward points, so it cost me only about $80 out of pocket. Even though I still did, technically, pay full price, as I could have used the gift card for something else, it didn't feel the same as if I used money from my paycheck. Somehow "free" money isn't the same as money you have to actually work for. So if you want an expensive bottle, wait until you have some free money (reward points, rebates, birthday/holiday gift money, lottery tickets, etc), and use that. I figure if you use money you didn't know you had coming to you, it doesn't count.
I'm with you–I prefer Vega to No. 5, too. There's something warmer, earthier about it, yet it still has the elegance of an old fashioned floral aldehyde.
What a great idea about using rewards points!
I love Miriam and I'm contemplating a full bottle. I love pretty much everything about it – the old-fashioned opening through to the more modern, Taueresque finish.
Is it just going to be the three fragrances in Tableau de Parfums? I guess I had the vague impression that more would be added as the years went on, but I'm not sure.
Three was the impression I got from the website–three over ten years.
Le Dix is nice, and Vega is truly wonderful, I think. Someday I'll have a bottle for sure.
Miriam is lovely and it reminds me of a number of vintage floral aldehydes. I received a small decant from a friend and after I first spritzed it on, I sat in front of my collection, trying to figure out the closest match. Vintage Revillon Detchema wasn't too far off. The notes are different, but the effect is very similar. I tend to wear most of these in warmer weather, so I'll look forward to wearing this in the spring!
I wonder how different Miriam is sprayed from dabbed? I dabbed from a sample vial, but I bet sprayed Miriam is really lovely.
I really, really want to try this one (maybe I'll be a winner in the Advent contest!). I love violet, and wore Le Dix for years, although my current violet/rose perfume love is Guerlain's Attrape Coeur. Thanks for reviewing!
Hey, you might really love this one!
My favourite part is the luminous vanilla drydown. I feel mixed about the beginning, though, sometimes finding it interesting powdery/musty smell and at other times finding it to have a sweet staleness. I have liked it more and more on subsequent wearings though, and now I will have to go see if I can discern the violet!
I was surprised at how prominent the vanilla was once the fragrance settled. I'm not complaining, though!
I guess I'll play the role of the sole detractor — this one actually made me ill. There are a few Tauers that I adore, but this one had something in it that amplifies a commonality among many of his scents, and in turn, may have turned me against the whole line and the four Tauers that I own.
Uh oh. I haven't smelled all of his fragrances, but I love Une Rose Chypree and respect many of the others.
Yes, I own URC, CpA, Incense Rose and LADDM (which I really don't love – impulse purchase). At least CpA doesn't seem to have whatever it is that I'm not liking in it, nor does Incense Rose. But I'm afraid to try my URC again – I think it does. I need to put some time between us, I think.
I hope it all works out in the end. It would be a tragedy not to be able to wear the fragrances after this!
This is my favorite of Andy's by far; I love vintage, so I suppose that shouldn't have come as any surprise.
I have been trying to decide what perfume to wear this evening, and you have just made my mind up for me with your mention of violet. I don't remember getting any violet at all; I definitely need to re-evaluate this with further sniffage.
It reminds me most of the drydown of Nuit de Noel, so I assume I am getting mostly sandalwood from Miriam?
I'm glad you love it! Miriam smells really violet-y to me, and although I love the sandalwood I do smell in Miriam, and it's definitely there for me, I don't get tons of it, and vanilla even overrides it in the end. I wonder if our samples are different, or maybe our skin is handling Miriam differently?
Now I'm longing for some Nuit de Noel. I'm going to go put some on right now.
Hi Angela, Nuit de Noel sounds interesting. I like taking tips from you about things you like. i am wearing Eau de Merveilles (not sure of the spelling) that you recommended. It has puzzled me for days because it reminds me of something that I can't quite place. It might be YSL's Nu. Or maybe even a whiff of Sung. Have you noticed those connections?
The violet does a zoom-by showing for me, and then it's gone within a few minutes. Miriam spends most of its time in that sandalwood-vanilla drydown, and it's so pretty, so almost-edible. Overall, though, it has a wistfulness that almost makes me cry, a nostalgia for the days when people you trusted carried you, drowsing, from car to house and tucked you in with kisses.
The violet perseveres for a good hour on me! Maybe it's the violet blossom-violet leaf combo. Today the jasmine feels more prominent than when I worn it before, too. I need to try this one sprayed.
What a lovely description of being tucked in! Those where the days.
I was lucky enough to win the first day of Andy Tauers advent calendar giveaway and picked Miriam, unsniffed. It was love at first sniff! I can't get over how "me" it is, and I crave it on days I don't wear it. I'm already worrying about what I'll do when the bottle is empty! I love it thru every stage of development, from the opening notes to dry-down. The dry down on me is sweet, warm, creamy but the dry down on fabric is pure sandlewood, HEAVENLY!
You've pretty much described me to a T, except that I'm not very emotional But I am a down to earth, ladylike, domestic homebody who wears floral-print dresses almost exclusively.
How lucky to have a perfume that is so perfect for you–and all by chance!
yay, so glad it worked out for you!!!
I loved Miriam from the first sniff. It reminded me of several perfumes I wore years ago when I was 20 years old. My first love being the original L'Interdit. Not that Miriam smells exactly like it but I get the same feeling as I did years ago with L'Interdit. For a few moments, I am 20 years old again. Andy does it again!
What a wonderful feeling! That's quite a bonus to get from a bottle of scent.
Lovely review and such interesting comments! I have to say the 7 ml bottle is calling my name. I do love sandalwood. And if the violet is there for me I will be extra-happy.


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Public betting big on KD, Nets in opener
December 22, 2020, 11:01 a.m. ·1 min read
NBA: Preseason-Washington Wizards at Brooklyn Nets
The anticipated return of Kevin Durant on Tuesday night in the NBA season opener is helping establish the Brooklyn Nets as sizable favorites.
The line for Tuesday's game at Barclays Center against the Golden State Warriors opened as a 6-point edge for the Nets. But after Durant's strong showings in preseason games gave bettors a feel for the brand of basketball Brooklyn would play with Durant -- primarily as a 4 or 5 in a small-ball lineup -- and head coach Steve Nash, the margin has ballooned to 7.5 points at FanDuel and BetMGM.
Several intriguing prop bets are tied to the game, including FanDuel's combined production lines pegging Durant's points plus assists total at 29.5 (-110) and Kyrie Irving's points plus assists at 32.5.
The night game in the NBA Opening Night doubleheader at Staples Center between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers will feature a banner-raising ceremony for the Lakers, who are 3.5-point favorites after also opening lower (-2) at most books.
The Clippers' moneyline is +135 and Golden State to win outright is +240.
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Celia Calderón (1921-1969) was a Mexican artist best known for her engraving work but she was also noted for her oils and watercolors. She was a member of the Sociedad Mexicana de Grabadores, Taller de Gráfica Popular and the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.

Life
Celia Calderon was born in the state of Guanajuato in 1921 to Felix Calderón and Enedina Olvera. In 1942, she entered the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas, where she became romantically involved with one of her professors, Julio Castellanos, who also influenced her artistic development. She also studied at the Escuela de las Artes del Libre, learning graphic art under Francisco Díaz de León. In 1950 she received a scholarship from the British Council to study at the Slate School of Fine Art in London.
In 1957, she was invited by the Soviet government to travel to China and study at the Beijing Artists' Center where she also exhibited her work.

Her last residence was General Molinos del Campo No. 53 in Tacubaya. She committed suicide on October 9, 1969, shooting herself in the head at the Academy of San Carlos.

Career
Calderón began her career teaching at the Academy of San Carlos in 1946 due to her impressive watercolor skills. She continued teaching throughout her career including various generations of artists at the Sociedad para el Impulso  de las Artes and the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas.
She had her first individual exhibition in 1951, and during her lifetime, her work was presented in venues in Mexico, the United States, Canada, South America and various European countries.
In 1947, she was invited to join the Sociedad Mexicana de Grabadores and in 1952, the Taller de Gráfica Popular. She was also a founding member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.
In 1955 she won the Salón de Otoño of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.

Artistry
She is best known for her graphic work although she also produced important oils and watercolors. She also worked with xylography, metal and linoleum etching and intaglio. Her watercolor work was praised by art critic Justino Fernández, considered the father of Mexican art history. Her imagery mostly consisted of popular personages with her graphic work focusing on Mexican heroes.

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Core and accessory distances can be estimated using k-mer distances.
In many species, finding clusters in core-accessory space gives good quality clusters of strains. The core and accessory distances from 1) provide further resolution within clusters of strains.
These clusters can be expanded online as new samples are added, and their names stay consistent between studies.
I've also noted some of the work we added in our revision, for those that might have seen the first version as a pre-print on bioRxiv. We added more direct comparisons with phylogenies and cg/wgMLST schemes, showing that PopPUNK was preferable to wg/cgMLST, while still fulfilling the criteria desirable for an epidemiological typing system laid out by Nadon et al.
The importance of accessory genome evolution and divergence has been increasingly recognised over the past few years. To analyse the accessory genome, one typically attempts to find clusters of orthologous genes (COGs) using roary, panX or another similar method. These methods compare all annotated genes to all others, which results in a number of comparisons which increases with the square of the number of sequences. Though efficiencies in these pieces of software keep this computation possible, for larger populations this takes a significant amount of time, especially if reruns are needed due to new samples or poorly chosen clustering thresholds.
wouldn't be reliant on gene annotations, which differ in quality between species and sample collection, and can be hard to standardise across labs and studies.
do not require an alignment step, which takes a long time, and again can be hard to standardise.
could take advantage of recent developments in efficient k-mer based software. Specifically, we used mash, which rapidly calculates distances between sequences by taking the lowest scoring subset (a sketch) of k-mers from a sequence assembly.
Noting that longer k-mers are more likely to mismatch between samples due to SNP in a shared (core) region, but that k-mers of all sizes are equally likely to mismatch between samples due to a missing accessory element (longer than the k-mer length), we were able to formulate a relation between mash distances at various k-mer lengths and core and accessory distances. Ultimately, this allows us to calculate core and accessory distances between all sequences in a population tens or hundreds of times faster than from clustering and aligning genes. In a population of 128 Listeria monocytogenes PopPUNK took about ten minutes, whereas a run of roary alone took 31 hrs. We also compared our results to this method in simulations (figure 2 in the paper) and in ten varied species (figure 3 in the paper) and found our faster estimates to be consistent with both our simulations and the real data.
This distribution is useful for a number of things, particularly clustering – the focus of the rest of the paper – but can also tell us about overall core-accessory evolution, and can be used to pick out samples which have unexpected divergence in either core or accessory content (see supplementary figure 11 for a detailed example of this).
Requires a good quality alignment as input (time-consuming).
Is difficult to update (every new genome requires a complete refit).
Difficult to keep cluster names consistent (different studies and runs will have different cluster IDs, and possibly assignments).
Usually forms a bin cluster of outlier sequences (putting all low frequency clusters together, rather than separating them).
Can be slow to fit (though perhaps no longer, with the development of fastbaps).
These drawbacks make a species-level definition of subtypes potentially challenging. Additionally, for some species (of particular interest to us was the Streptococcus genus) the solution found by optimising the BAPS likelihood does not provide great quality clusters across the tree, I think due to unmodelled recombination events and many small clusters.
This is what we set out to try and improve with PopPUNK, hoping that our fast estimation of core and accessory distances could be used for this purpose.
The light-blue cluster closest to the origin is the within-strain cluster – distances in this cluster represent comparisons between samples in the same strain. We can then draw links between any pair of samples less than this distance apart. Linked samples form the clusters of strains in a network, the connected components (see figure 5A,B). In the network samples A and B may be greater than the cutoff distance apart, if both are close enough to a third sample C they will be in the same cluster. For most of the species we applied our method to this approach gave good clusters very quickly (table 1, figure 4). For two Streptococcal species where extensive recombination blurred the separation between the components, we needed to apply a final step to adjust the position of the boundary. Optimising properties of the network, avoiding clusters which are straggly and linked by only a few samples connected to many things, and reducing the overall number of links, then gave good results in these species without further extensive computation.
Outlier sequences or small groups are correctly placed in their own clusters, rather than being grouped in a bin.
New isolates can be added in by calculating distances to samples already in the network (avoiding calculating everything again).
Removing fully connected sets of samples (cliques) removes redundancy, and further improves speed/memory/storage.
Cluster names are by size, and can be constrained to be the same between studies, or as a database is added to.
This means that you can download a PopPUNK database (usually 10-100Mb) and run using --assign-samples with new assemblies. This will cluster new samples within the context of an existing population, without having to redo/care about the model fit. The databases can be expanded without having to refit the model, or worry about cluster names changing (which is one of the nice features of MLST). We tested this with an emerging E. coli strain not seen in the database at the first time point in a longitudinal series, and PopPUNK was able to track its emergence and expansion (see figure 5D,E).
Download the MLST allele database, or upload your sample to an online database.
BLAST (or another alignment/matching tool) is used to find the typing genes in the uploaded sample.
These genes are compared to a list of previously seen sequences for that gene (alleles). If they exactly match they are assigned the same identifier, otherwise a new one.
A sequence type (ST) is assigned to each unique combination of alleles in the typed genes.
In step 3, counting any number of changes within a gene as a single change loses some resolution, but has the advantage that it does not overcount recombination events. With a good choice of genes making up the scheme, MLST schemes have been shown to capture population structure very well. It is faster than alignment and modelling with hierBAPS, a single sample can easily be added, and with centralised databases it can also deal with keeping names of clusters (STs) consistent.
MLST lacks resolution, and throws data from whole genome sequencing away. Extended schemes (using core genes or all genes) improve this, but still ignore intergenic regions and group any number of changes together as a single allele difference.
Defining allele databases is difficult and requires continual curation for people to add new alleles, and avoid duplicate genes. There are some impressive efforts to do this (e.g. enterobase, BIGSdb), but these only cover some species.
It is unclear how to form clusters from allele assignment. How many changes of allele should be in the same cluster? Common interpretations of a single change is far too specific for extended schemes, and seems to be a convenience-based choice rather than a biological one.
In practice, I found that downloading a cgMLST scheme and applying it to my own data was quite challenging due to how the gene database needed to be formatted, and to make sure all the dependencies worked (thanks to João Carriço and Mickael Silva for helping me with this, and for their chewBBACA software which made the comparison possible). MLST methods and databases have been around for longer, and so this was easier to work with. Defining and maintaining a new scheme for a species which doesn't have one yet seems like it would be a significant undertaking, though I didn't try this myself.
To directly compare PopPUNK and these methods, we performed MLST and cgMLST assignment on two different species with good typing schemes (L. monocytogenes and E. coli). We then calculated pairwise distances in terms of the number of allele changes, which gave a gene distance matrix rather than a core and accessory distance matrix. By using these with the PopPUNK network we could find how many allele changes to connect to form similar clusters, and how good projections at various cutoffs are (see supplementary tables 6 and 7). We could make the clusters similar between PopPUNK and (cg)MLST, but only by manually testing many values of the cutoff for number of allele changes.
The clusters are likely to be real biological entities based on their separation in core-accessory space. With cgMLST/MLST it is unclear how many allele changes should be chosen as a cutoff, but PopPUNK optimises this.
The calculation of core distances allow trees to be drawn within clusters (e.g. with the --microreact option), giving further resolution and relationships within clusters.
PopPUNK is faster to run.
You don't need curated database of genes (difficult to format/curate when it exists, more difficult to create when it doesn't).
So we ended up concluding that PopPUNK also retains the advantages of gene-by-gene approaches, and meets the criteria of Nadon et al for a genomic surveillance scheme.
The main place we found PopPUNK's clusters to be worse than those from RhierBAPS was for populations with limited genetic diversity, for example within an identified strain. The calculation of core and accessory distances will in theory work to any resolution (but one may need to increase the sketch size to the genome length divided by the variants per genome). But if there is no clear within-strain versus between-strain separation in the distances and instead just a cloud of points, the spatial clustering methods are not likely to converge on a good solution. Network-based model refinement is needed in this case, though it is likely to split the strain into many substrains.
One example of this was Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which is essentially a strain of Neisseria meningitidis (which did work using default settings). Using refinement of core distances we did get a reasonable fit, and were able to use this to find accessory elements moving within strains (we also looked at this within a well studied strain of S. pneumoniae). In Mycobacterium tuberculosis diversity was even more limited, so while the core distance based phylogeny PopPUNK produced was consistent with the lineages estimated by the first level of hierBAPS, PopPUNK's clustering split the population into many more substrains (comparable to spoligotyping).
See the supplementary text S1 and figure S11 for a full discussion of this point.
The most important part of the model fit is to uniquely select the cluster closest to the origin.
If you have high accessory distance points check for contamination in assemblies and remove them.
Run using one of the extra output options (e.g. --microreact) and you'll get a lot more information out, and can make interactive visualisations.
See the quickstart guide for a walkthrough, the tutorial for all details on a more complex example and the troubleshooting for common issues.
PopPUNK was the result of a collaboration between many people, but I'd particularly like to thank Nick Croucher who jointly worked on the method, code and paper with me.
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Pàvel Vladimirovitx Tregúbov (en rus: Павел Владимирович Трегубов); (nascut el 21 de desembre de 1971), és un jugador d'escacs rus, que té el títol de Gran Mestre des de 1994. Des de 2010 és el president de l'Association of Chess Professionals. El 2015 es va casar amb la GM russa i exCampiona del Món Aleksandra Kosteniuk.

A la llista d'Elo de la FIDE de l'abril de 2021, hi tenia un Elo de 2560 punts, cosa que en feia el jugador número 62 (en actiu) de Rússia. El seu màxim Elo va ser de 2658 punts, a la llista de juliol de 2008 (posició 64 al rànquing mundial).

Resultats destacats en competició
El 1999 empatà als llocs 1r-3r (amb Simen Agdestein i Mikhaïl Gurévitx) a la 15a edició del fort Obert d'escacs de Cappelle-la-Grande.

En Tregubov va guanyar el Campionat d'Europa individual de 2000 a Saint-Vincent (Vall d'Aosta) amb 8 punts sobre 11 possibles. El 2004 fou sisè al prestigiós Aeroflot Open. El 2008 va guanyar la 4a edició de la Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup.

El 2012 empatà al primer lloc amb Iván Salgado al Torneig Internacional Forni di Sopra, a Forni di Sopra.

En Tregubov és un dels més destacats practicants de la variant Taimànov de la defensa siciliana.

Partides notables
 Pavel Tregubov vs Rustam Kasimdzhanov, FIDE World Ch 2000, defensa eslava, variant txeca (D17), 1-0]
 Boris Kantsler vs Pavel Tregubov, EU Clubs Cup 2003, defensa siciliana, variant Alapin, Smith-Morra declinat (B22), 0-1]
 Pavel Tregubov vs Andrew Greet, EU Club Cup 2006, defensa índia de dama: Fianchetto, variant Nimzowitsch (E15), 1-0]

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The event, which takes place from 6 to 9 p.m., will be held at the brewery's Midtown location, 411 W. Canfield St. Tickets are $100 and include a dinner, party, and silent auction. A selection of hand passed menu items, sour ales, wine, and signature cocktails are included in the cost of each ticket.
Proceeds from the evening will go towards the foundation's first annual basketball camp in August.
For more information, visit eventbrite.com/e/jordan-morgan-foundation-kickoff-reception-tickets-17189219418.


The R&B of the 90s and early 2000s is always looked upon by our generation as one of the best times in R&B music period. We covered some great artists on the site from that period like Silk, Jodeci, Ginuwine, Usher, Dru Hill, and countless others. Today, I wanted to look back at an album that I feel is classic, Sisqo's debut solo album Unleash The Dragon.
The album begins with the higher energy title track, assisted by a verse from Beanie Sigel. The title track is a bit cheesy, but still infectious regardless. The same could be said for the next track "Got To Get It", but once again, it's so catchy and infectious that you can't help but sing along. Sisqo also infused comedy in his solo songs, bringing a bit of charisma to a genre known more for seduction and love. The mood slows down for "Is Love Enough", one of my favorite songs on the album. "Is Love Enough" essentially asks the question "can you stay with me through the good and bad?", and Sisqo creates a classic track here.
The interlude "2Nite" leads up to the very sultry "How Can I Love U 2Nite", but I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I find the interlude absolutely hilarious. However, the song itself is amazing, as Sisqo floats easily over a smooth and seductive track. Definitely one of those songs that fit right onto a late night playlist. My personal favorite song on this album is the bouncy "Your Love Is Incredible", which is another infectious song that infuses comedy(possibly unknowingly), but the song is definite fun. That's the beauty of the album honestly: it infused fun, comedy, seduction, anthems, and ballads all together. Not many R&B albums could complete this feat, but this album does this perfectly.
The Babyface written and assisted "So Sexual" is another catchy late night ballad. The song is infectious and could fit right on those playlists for when you want to get your lady in the mood. Of course, the all time classic "Thong Song" follows and while the song is absolutely stupid, it's mindless entertainment at its very best. It was also a huge staple in pop culture, leading most people to reference thongs a lot more often, not only in music, but in general. It sparked a wave of women in thongs more, and for that Sisqo, we are forever grateful.
The Montell Jordan written "Incomplete" follows, with Sisqo creating yet another classic, singing out his heart to the woman he misses and doesn't want to leave him. Following up that track, he hits with the smooth track "Addicted", which is another favorite of mine. After this, he brings Dru Hill in with him to close out the album on "Enchantment Passing Through" and on the "You Are Everything Remix", which was one of my favorite songs back during its release(even Ja Rule's verse was entertaining).
Sisqo sold almost 6 million records and created a classic here and sometimes it gets overlooked just a bit. Revisit the album and enjoy.


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The Secret Behind Michael Chernow's Restaurant Ideas
By JJ Foster - May 27, 2018
Not only is food enthusiast Michael Chernow the host of the incredibly popular show Food Porn, but he also owns a number of restaurants, all with different specialties and unique dishes on each menu. He recently shared the secret behind his awesome ideas.
For the last decade, Chernow has been a creature of habit, getting up early and going on a run. In fact, it was during one of those runs that the huge personality came up with the name for his seafood restaurant – Seamore's.
"I had been struggling with a few ideas," he said. "I was zoned out in the middle of my route and it just clicked. I wanted to say that people should be eating more well-sourced and sustainable seafood."
"On top of that, it just sounds like the name of a sweet old man who you'd like to hang with. It was perfect." Another one of Chernow's inspirations during a run played a large hand in The Meatball Shop, which he co-owns with Daniel Holzman.
"I came up with the idea for the Meatball Smash sandwich during a run," he said. Many who are enjoying a night out in Manhattan love flocking to the iconic sandwich joint.
However, it seems like Chernow's running routine has not only had a big part to play in his career fortunes, it has also helped in many other areas of his life. Most notably, his spiritual wellbeing.
"Some of my best thinking has come from long runs," he said. However, despite being so passionate about food on his show, Chernow is a bit more relaxed in real life. "I am actually pretty boring when it comes to food," he said. "I usually just have a protein bar [after running]. I am currently pretty addicted to the ones that Bulletproof makes."
Ultimately, Chernow simply feels at his best when out on a run. "I feel my best after a run," he said. "I feel like I am operating at my peak. I could be in the worst place mentally and after hitting the pavement in a real way I feel like I am on fire."
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FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BRANDON RIOS CONFIRMED FOR FOURTH ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO, DURING MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15, IN LAS VEGAS
The Fight Journal 25 Jul 2018 Professional Boxing
Box Fan Expo is the ultimate fan experience event that gives boxing fans the opportunity to meet-and-greet top fighters, current and former world champions, boxing celebrities and industry people in an up-close personal setting.
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Las Vegas (July 24, 2018) – Former World Champion Brandon Rios has confirmed that he will appear and hold a Meet & Greet with his fans at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the fourth Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday September 15, 2018 from 10am to 5pm, during Mexican Independence weekend. The Boxing Expo will also coincide with the highly anticipated rematch between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin, that will take place later that evening.
Rios will once again appear at this years' Expo at the Supreme Boxing booth, and will be signing gloves, photos and have merchandise for fans to enjoy. Boxing fans will also have a great opportunity to take pictures with this boxing star also known as "Bam Bam". For more info on Supreme Boxing go to (http://supremeboxinginc.com).
Brandon Rios is an 11-year pro, and currently a contender at Welterweight Division. He is a former WBA Lightweight World Champion, Latino WBO Champion, WBO International Champion and Lightweight NABF Champion. Nicknamed "Bam Bam", Ríos is known for his highly aggressive pressure "throwback" style and a warrior's mentality with formidable punching power and excellent chin, which makes him an exciting boxer to watch. Rios challenged some of the top fighters in his career such as Manny Pacquiao, Tim Bradley, Mike Alvarado and Danny Garcia to name a few.
Rios Joins, David Benavidez, José Benavidez, Badou Jack, Mia St.John, Jessie Vargas,
Erik Morales and Fernando Vargas as an early commitment to this year's Box Fan Expo
About Box Fan Expo
Box Fan Expo has been a huge success with fans and boxing industry people. Many boxing stars have attended the last three Expos such as Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Marco Antonio Barrera, Roy Jones Jr., Marcos Maidana, Sergio Martinez, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Tim Bradley, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, Fernando Vargas, Zab Judah, James Toney, Vinny Pazienza, Mikey Garcia , Mia St.Johns, Leo Santa Cruz, Badou Jack, Terry Norris , Riddick Bowe , Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Danny Jacobs, Abner Mares, Jorge Linares, Brandon Rios and many more…
Exhibitors such as boxing gear, apparel, new equipment's, energy drinks, alcohol, supplement products, broadcasting media, sanctioning bodies and other companies who wish to participate will once again have a chance to showcase their brand to fans, media and the boxing industry.
Tickets to the Box Fan Expo are available online at:
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Box Fan Expo is the ultimate boxing fan experience event, which allows fans to Meet and Greet Boxing Superstars of today, current and former world champions, Legends of the sport and other boxing Celebrities at their booth. On Site, fans will experience different activities from Autograph Sessions, Photo Sessions, FaceOff with your favorite boxers, as well as a chance to purchase merchandise and memorabilia from their booth, plus so much more… you won't want to miss this must-attend Expo!
Box Fan Expo will also feature top boxing organizations, promoters, ring card girls, famous trainers and commentators as well as boxing gear companies "ALL UNDER ONE ROOF".
Throughout the next couple of months leading up to the Event, there will be weekly updates on the many stars that will commit their appearance at the Boxing Expo. And for anyone in the Boxing industry or other Exhibitors (non-industry), who would like to be involved and reserve a Booth, contact Box Fan Expo:
Telephone number: (514) 572-7222 or Las Vegas Number (702) 997-1927
For any inquiries please email: boxfanexpo@gmail.com
More information on the Box Fan Expo is available at: http://www.boxfanexpo.com
You can follow Box Fan Expo on Twitter at: https://www.twitter.com/BoxFanExpo
and on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/BoxFanExpo
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The next show is with Stewart Francke at Stewart's CD Release party for his wonderful new CD, "Love Implied." The Magic Bag in Ferndale, Michigan is Friday night, January 25, 2013, at 9 pm, which features the cool Jeff Scott and his band, our new band, then Stewart Francke and his band – a great night planned!
This show is a nice repeat for Stewart and me from the infamous 2010 summer Magic Bag show. More info at http://www.themagicbag.com.
We're putting the final touches on recordings, which will likely feature 2 new CDS coming out in the Spring – all new songs by both Carolyn and Scott Dailey for his new one as well.
With a possible Winter Blast date and several northern Michigan dates, onto some surprises for Spring/Summer as we book tours for 2013.


The Office of Water says a New South Wales Snowy Mountains water licence will be renewed without any changes to the controversial Mowamba aqueduct.
The State Water Minister, Phillip Costa, is reviewing submissions about amendments to the five-year Snowy Hydro licence, before it's due for renewal in May.
State Water Commissioner, David Harris, says there needs to be further research and a cost benefit analysis, before considerations are made about the decommissioning of the waterway.
Mr Harris says it's important to get the science right.
"The issue from our perspective about using this licence review to change the arrangements with Mowamba, and not triggering compensation is a second order issue," he said.
"We just want to make sure we've got the science behind it right, and the costs right.
"If we've still got an appetite for changing it in a couple of year's time then we'll do that between the Governments."
"Other changes to the licence include additional flows into Tantangara Dam, and more public information about Snowy Hydro operations.


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Every year, since 2013, the original Nepal group meet up for a reunion. This year, it was held on the last weekend in September in the Peak District and man has it put me in the mood.
My trip back to Nepal is less than a week away. I'm purposefully being vague. It is finally, the last 'thing' on my list to think about. The only thing to aim for.
I speed read through all the emails and attachments and documents and advice that have been fired our way. I have been trying to keep on top of these as they come in, though I will invariably be swotting up on the plane journey over.
A few exciting developments have occurred. 1) There may be a local Nepalese doctor on hand (that is, if they can be relieved from their 'normal' government jobs) and 2) We will be doing some basic education on female health, which excites me somewhat as it takes me back to my Saphara days.
I know my obsession with Nepal is borderline unhealthy, and yet I can't help but follow through on it. At least I'll be doing some good right?
The excitement has now mingled with slight nervousness, and I am trying to figure out why.
I feel slightly more comfortable with tackling adult problems having spent some time with my paramedic colleagues, really it's a case of triaging the same way I would a child. And if basic problems can't be managed, finding a way to plug them into the local services for when we are gone, or casevac-ing them if acutely unwell.
At least culturally, I know what to expect, and actually that takes some of the 'unknown' out of the equation. Though thinking back to my other trips, it is this unknown that can actually creates a lot of excitement and fun on arrival.
My biggest fear or worry I suppose, is feeling incredibly sad at the changes that will inevitably have occurred since the Earthquake. And possibly even a sense of nostalgia for my lost Nepalese family.
It is a past tense, though I can't help but bring the essence of that trip into the every day present. I guess, once these 2 weeks are over, there comes an obvious question – what next?


The three principles of the Al-Dabbagh ecosystem are Giving, Earning and Sustaining and with each principle linked to a specific platform to operate from.
Everything we do revolves around our Giving principle. Al-Dabbagh maintains a one-to-one ratio; for every dollar distributed as dividend in the Earning activities, a corresponding dollar is devoted to philanthropy.
Our route for Giving is Stars Foundation LTD, the Group's global philanthropic arm, with a subsidiary in the US. The Group has also established a Stars Foundation as a registered independent charity status in the United Kingdom. We believe in giving that is effective, strategic and driven by impact. Four independent philanthropic initiatives address different levels of the giving value chain but when combined, support our mission to improve the lives of millions of people around the world.
[read more="Read more" less=""]Stars Foundation Ltd. oversees four independent initiatives Stars Foundation Awards, Philanthropy University, the Game-Changing Initiatives and the Centers of Excellence Grants.
We give without preference for religion, creed or belief. We give because we know there can be a relationship between the capacity to earn and the desire to give, and we believe in strengthening this relationship.
This matters to the individual but it also matters to the world. We do not see ourselves as 'donors' but as responsible global citizens. our aim is to create and partake in initiatives with measurable impact for a better world..
Stars Foundation's aim is to support the lives of 100 million children and their communities by 2020 through its various initiatives.
In our corporate platform – which represents the principle of Earning – Al-Dabbagh Group is a family business headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Al-Dabbagh, a former Minister of Agriculture in Saudi Arabia, established the first company of Al-Dabbagh Group in 1962. Al-Dabbagh Group is comprised of five business portfolios including Food, Petroleum & Auto Services, Housing, Packaging and an Incubation portfolio. Al-Dabbagh Group and its subsidiary companies currently employ over 15,000 employees worldwide with businesses that span the globe with ever expanding horizons as we move towards 2020. We aim to be ranked amongst the top 20 wholly-owned global family businesses by 2020 through the expansion of our five portfolios.
The Group aims to achieve its corporate 20×20 goal by focusing efforts on identifying and developing globally recognized businesses in the four strategic business portfolios through joint ventures, M&A activities and organically aggressive expansion. We will do this with a team of leaders that rely on a simple combination of professional management, measured risk taking and entrepreneurial practices to tackle the complex challenges of sustaining competitive and innovative businesses in the global marketplace.
To ensure the long-term continuity and sunstainability of both the Giving and the Earning, Al-Dabbagh is committed to the third principle of Sustaining.
People, planet, philanthropy and profit. These are the four P's through which we consider our principle of Sustainability, and they demand constant innovation. While profit and philanthropy are covered in the Giving and Earning principles, people & planet come together to shape our sustainability initiatives.
In all our Sustaining activities, we are principally concerned with continuity and the promise of maintaining the balance between our Giving and Earning in perpetuity.
Our Sustaining addresses various stakeholders of our ecosystem: the shareholders of Al-Dabbagh Group, the family members; the people of Al-Dabbagh Group, colleagues, collaborators and customers as well as an array of activities that are geared towards sustaining our planet.


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Piet Oudolf, född 27 oktober 1944, är en nederländsk trädgårdsarkitekt.

Projekt i urval
 Drömparken i Enköping, 1996, 2002
 Battery Park (New York City, 2003
 High Line, New York, 2006
Fyra årstiders park i Sölvesborg
Perennparken i Skärholmen i Stockholm, 2012

Piet Oudolf har en privat trädgård på 4.000 m² i Hummelo i Nederländerna, vilken är öppen för allmänheten. Den har han skapat sedan 1982 och har sedan dess genomgått kontinuerlig förändring i takt med Piet Oudolfs förändrade syn på trädgårdsformgivning. Ursprungligen var den formgiven med ett antal idegranshäckar  (Taxus baccata) och rum, vilket reflekterade en nederländsk arkitekturstil som inspirerats av Mien Ruys, den trädgårdsarkitekt som dominerade nederländsk trädgårdsdesign efter andra världskriget.

Bibliografi
 Gardening With Grasses, tillsammans med Michael King och Beth Chatto, 1998
Designing With Plants, 1999
Dream Plants for the Natural Garden, tillsammans med Henk Gerritsen, 2000
Planting the Natural Garden,  tillsammans med Henk Gerritsen, 2003
 Planting Design: Gardens in Time and Space, tillsammansmed Noel Kingsbury, 2005
 Landscapes in Landscapes, 2011
 Planting: A New Perspective, Timber Press, 2013

Källor
Denna artikel är baserad på artiklarna om Piet Oudolf i de engelsk- och nederländskspråkiga upplagorna av Wikipedia.

Externa länkar

Piet Oudolfs webbplats

Födda 1944
Levande personer
Män
Nederländska trädgårdsarkitekter


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Q: Fixing No Reverse Match in a Django Project I am getting the following error: Reverse for 'order_pdf' with arguments '('',)' not found. 1 pattern(s) tried: ['business_plan/(?P<id>[0-9]+)/pdf/$']
I am not sure exactly what is the reason for it.
Here is the model:
class Info(models.Model):
    logo                = models.ImageField(default='report-cover.jpg', null=True, blank=True)
    date_posted         = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now)
    name                = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=100)

Here is the views.py
def add_business_plan(request):
    # info=Info.objects.all()

    if request.method == 'POST':
        # create a form instance and populate it with data from the request:
        form = infoForm(request.POST)
        # check whether it's valid:
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save()
            business_name = form.cleaned_data.get('businessName')
            messages.success(request, f'PDF created for {business_name}!')
            # return redirect('businessplan:businessplan')
            # redirect(reverse('businessplan:businessplan', kwargs={'successful_submit': True}))
            return render(request, 'businessplan/businessplan.html', {'successful_submit': True})

    # if a GET (or any other method) we'll create a blank form
    else:
        form = infoForm()
        print(form.errors)
    return render(request, 'businessplan/businessplan.html', {'form': form, 'successful_submit': False,
  # "Info": info
 })

def order_pdf(request, info_id):
    info = get_object_or_404(Info, id=info_id)
    html = render_to_string('businessplan/pdf.html', {'info': info})
    response = HttpResponse(content_type='application/pdf')
    response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="{}-Business Plan.pdf"'.format(info.businessName)
    weasyprint.HTML(string=html, base_url=request.build_absolute_uri()).write_pdf(response,
                                                                                stylesheets=[weasyprint.CSS(settings.STATICFILES_DIRS[0] + '\css\\report.css')], presentational_hints=True)
    return response

def admin_order_pdf(request, info_id):
    info = get_object_or_404(Info, id=info_id)
    html = render_to_string('businessplan/pdf.html', {'info': info})
    response = HttpResponse(content_type='application/pdf')
    response['Content-Disposition'] = 'filename="{}-Business Plan.pdf"'.format(info.businessName)
    weasyprint.HTML(string=html, base_url=request.build_absolute_uri()).write_pdf(response,
                                                                                stylesheets=[weasyprint.CSS(settings.STATICFILES_DIRS[0] + '\css\\report.css')], presentational_hints=True)
    return response

Here is the urls.py
urlpatterns = [
    path('', add_business_plan, name='businessplan'),
    path('businessplan/admin/info/<str:info_id>/pdf/', admin_order_pdf, name='admin_order_pdf'),
    #path('<str:info_id>/pdf/', admin_order_pdf, name='admin_order_pdf'),
    path('<str:info_id>/pdf/', order_pdf, name='order_pdf'),

]

Here is the businessplan.html snippet of the template:
....modal divs

....modal divs

            <form class="needs-validation" method="post" novalidate enctype="multipart/form-data">

              {% csrf_token %}

                    <input required autocomplete="off" type="text" class="form-control" name=" name"
                           {% if form.is_bound %} value= "{{ form.name.value }}" {% endif %}>
                    Name

                {% for err in form.name.errors %}
                    {{ err }}
                {% endfor %}

            </form>

    {% if successful_submit %}

    {% endif %}

I can access the pdf from the admin but I am trying to access to add this button for easier functionality.
I have tried changing the info_id to id it didn't work.
What is the reason for this error?
Here is the traceback:
Internal Server Error: /business_plan/
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 47, in inner
    response = get_response(request)
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\base.py", line 179, in _get_response
    response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\businessplan\views.py", line 30, in add_business_plan
    return render(request, 'businessplan/businessplan.html', {'form': form, 'successful_submit': False })
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\shortcuts.py", line 19, in render
    content = loader.render_to_string(template_name, context, request, using=using)
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\template\loader.py", line 62, in render_to_string
    return template.render(context, request)
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\template\backends\django.py", line 61, in render
    return self.template.render(context)
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\template\base.py", line 170, in render
    return self._render(context)
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\template\base.py", line 162, in _render
    return self.nodelist.render(context)
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\template\base.py", line 938, in render
    bit = node.render_annotated(context)
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\template\base.py", line 905, in render_annotated
    return self.render(context)
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\template\defaulttags.py", line 446, in render
    url = reverse(view_name, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, current_app=current_app)
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\urls\base.py", line 87, in reverse
    return iri_to_uri(resolver._reverse_with_prefix(view, prefix, *args, **kwargs))
  File "C:\Users\User\Desktop\Portfolio\venv\lib\site-packages\django\urls\resolvers.py", line 685, in _reverse_with_prefix
    raise NoReverseMatch(msg)
django.urls.exceptions.NoReverseMatch: Reverse for 'order_pdf' with arguments '('',)' not found. 1 pattern(s) tried: ['business_plan/(?P<info_id>[^/]+)/pdf/$']
[10/Oct/2021 06:58:51] "GET /business_plan/ HTTP/1.1" 500 143694

A: Looks like  doesn't work because you don't pass it to the template context.
As a result, the call fails because Info.id is an empty string (cf https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/templates/api/#invalid-template-variables), hence breaking the URL reversing logic.
You should pass your info instance to the template context to make this work, e.g like this:
return render(
    request,
    'businessplan/businessplan.html',
    {
        'form': form,
        'successful_submit': False,
        "Info": info_instance
    }
)

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package com.dinglian.server.chuqulang.model;

import javax.persistence.*;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Date;

@Table(name = "coterie_guy")
@Entity
public class CoterieGuy implements Serializable{

	private Integer id;

	private Coterie coterie; //所属圈子

	private int orderNo; //序号

	private User user; //成员

	private Date creationDate; //加入日期

	private boolean admin; //管理员

	private boolean allowed; //禁言

	@GeneratedValue
	@Id
	public Integer getId() {
		return id;
	}

	public void setId(Integer id) {
		this.id = id;
	}

	@JoinColumn(name = "fk_coterie_id")
	@ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
	public Coterie getCoterie() {
		return coterie;
	}

	public void setCoterie(Coterie coterie) {
		this.coterie = coterie;
	}

	@Column(name = "order_no")
	public int getOrderNo() {
		return orderNo;
	}

	public void setOrderNo(int orderNo) {
		this.orderNo = orderNo;
	}

	@JoinColumn(name = "fk_user_id")
	@ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
	public User getUser() {
		return user;
	}

	public void setUser(User user) {
		this.user = user;
	}

	@Temporal(TemporalType.TIMESTAMP)
	@Column(name = "creation_date")
	public Date getCreationDate() {
		return creationDate;
	}

	public void setCreationDate(Date creationDate) {
		this.creationDate = creationDate;
	}

	@Column(name = "is_admin")
	public boolean isAdmin() {
		return admin;
	}

	public void setAdmin(boolean admin) {
		this.admin = admin;
	}

	@Column(name = "is_allowed")
	public boolean isAllowed() {
		return allowed;
	}

	public void setAllowed(boolean allowed) {
		this.allowed = allowed;
	}
}