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Klaus Steen Mortensen named new President of Skanska Denmark
Klaus Steen Mortensen has been appointed President of Skanska Denmark, succeeding the current President of the company, Per-Ingemar Persson, who has decided to leave Skanska to become President of the Swedish company NVS.
"Per-Ingemar Persson has made a major contribution to Skanska's restructuring process in Denmark, as he did previously in Sweden.
We have now managed to reverse developments in Denmark and are determined to maintain the course that has now been set. The fact that Klaus Steen Mortensen, who has worked closely with Per-Ingemar Persson, is now taking up the reins will ensure continuity," explains
Johan Karlström, Executive Vice President of Skanska AB.
"It was a tough decision to leave Skanska after 20 years. Until quite recently, I would not have been able to envisage this scenario. However, the offer that I suddenly received represents such an exciting challenge that I simply could not refuse," says Per-Ingemar Persson.
The change is effective immediately, but Per-Ingemar Persson will continue to be available to Skanska until September 1.
Klaus Steen Mortensen, 45, was employed by Skanska in 2001 as the division manager of Byg Sjælland. Klaus Steen Mortensen is a graduate engineer with more than 20 years of professional experience as a contractor, consultant and developer, including project manager at A/S Øresundsforbindelsen. Prior to joining Skanska, he served as regional manager at H. Hoffman & Sønner.
Skanska Denmark reported sales in 2001 of SEK 5.7 billion. The company has approximately 2,000 employees.
For further information please contact:Johan Karlström, Executive Vice President, Skanska AB,
Klaus Steen Mortensen, President, Skanska Denmark,
Finn Serup Jensen, Head of communications, Skanska Denmark, tel +45 44 77 95 75


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Martin Strnad (8. listopadu 1914 Brno – 20. října 2002 Brno) byl český trenér ledního hokeje, sportovec a pedagog.

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 1994 uznání Českého svazu ledního hokeje
 1996 Učitel roku, brněnský Školský úřad
 1997 Cena města Brna za celoživotní práci při výchově mládeže a za propagaci a rozvoj ledního hokeje
 23.3.2000 Čestné občanství města Boskovice
 2000 Cena Fair play za celoživotní práci, Český olympijský výbor

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Českoslovenští hokejoví trenéři
Čeští sportovní funkcionáři
Čeští středoškolští pedagogové
Trenéři HC Ytong Brno
Členové Sokola
Sportovci z Brna
Absolventi Přírodovědecké fakulty Masarykovy univerzity
Cena fair play (Česko)
Nositelé Ceny města Brna
Čestní občané města Boskovice
Narození 8. listopadu
Narození v roce 1914
Narození v Brně
Úmrtí 20. října
Úmrtí v roce 2002
Úmrtí v Brně
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My parents got divorced plus I got our father in the separation. I like our dad but I can see why our mom gave him the boot. The person is super messy plus tracks mud all over the site. He requires meat with every meal plus is different about climate control. In the Winter he wants the heating component to be set to 85 degrees. In the summer time he wants AC, but the air can't blow directly on him. Rather than fighting over the thermostat plus trying to find a temperature control program that could work, I just invested in zone control. I had the ductless Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C proposal anyway. I just added more indoor air handlers. Every room in the home got their own proposal plus thermostat. Each room can be set to recognizable uneven temperatures plus not affect the other one, creating Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C zone control. This works out well for our dad plus I. He can blast his room with heating or cooling depending on his mood. I get to control our home office to what I want. Since I cook I run the entryway temperature. Since our dad stays in the family room a lot, he runs that Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C equipment. Now that I have zone control plus he is cheerful with his temperature, the other things about him are not too bad. If I could get him to pick up plus eat veggies once in awhile, I will be pushing our mom to supply him another chance, zone control in the home is awesome too. I assume she would like it.


GoPro let's you see Travis Rice's 'The Fourth Phase' in a whole new light.
Travis Rice's snowboarding epic, The Fourth Phase, dropped in 2016 on a worldwide release via RedBull.tv, stunning audiences around the globe. The huge multi-year production took viewers on Rice & co.'s escapade chasing the hydrological cycle around the Pacific - water's transformation from snow to the ocean and back into the clouds.
The cinematography in the film was absolutely spectacular, but noticeably lacked a substantial amount of consistent POV GoPro footage. Understandable, of course, when you have multiple helicopters buzzing overhead capturing fantastic and unique angles, the standard helmet cam footage can seem a little underwhelming in the editing suite.
Boy were they wrong. GoPro have put together a four-part series called "GoPro Perspectives: The Fourth Phase with Travis Rice" that takes it back to basics to deliver nothing but GoPro clips compiled from years of carefully selected footage.
Episodes four is the pinnacle, available on GoPro's YouTube Channel showcasing what is arguably the feature of the film, Alaska's infamous 'Crack.' The remaining episodes feature snippets from Wyoming, Japan and then back to Alaska.
There are no words to describe the insanity of the lines Rice and his buddy Eric Jackson take on, and it is only truly appreciated when watching it from their perspective.
Your respect for these blokes will triple after watching this edit. If you thought the film was legendary, watch this.


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This two-part article provides an historic overview of the evolution of wind provisions in standards and codes in the United States. From the 1972 edition of the American National Standards Institute's (ANSI A58.1) Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures—which later became ASCE 7—to the current ASCE 7-05 and the International Code Council's 2006 International Building Code (IBC), one trend is consistent. Through the evolution, the complexity of wind design has been steadily increasing. In this part of the article, I would like to make a plea for action leading to a way out of this complexity.
Part one of this series (which was printed in the December 2006 issue of Structural Engineer) discussed the history of the wind provisions in U.S. standards, specifically ANSI A58.1 and ASCE 7. Part two will focus on the evolution of wind provisions in the model building codes in the United States, such as the IBC and its three legacy model building codes.
The building codes of most jurisdictions within the United States used to be, and in some cases still are, based on one of three legacy model building codes: The BOCA National Building Code (BOCA/NBC) published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA) in Country Club Hills, Ill.; the Standard Building Code (SBC) published by the Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI) in Birmingham, Ala.; and the Uniform Building Code (UBC) published by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) in Whittier, Calif. These three model codes, where still in effect, are in the process of being replaced by the International Building Code (IBC) published by the International Code Council (ICC), which has absorbed the former model code groups (BOCA, SBCCI, and ICBO). The following is an historical summary of wind design provisions in these model codes.
BOCA/National Building Code — ANSI A58.1-1972 was adopted by the BOCA/NBC in its 1978 edition, and retained in the 1981 and 1984 editions. Then ANSI A58.1-1982 was adopted in the 1987 edition, and retained in the 1990 edition.
In the 1993 edition, ASCE 7-88 was adopted and it was retained in the 1996 and 1999 editions. The 1999 edition was the last edition published before the integration of BOCA into the ICC.
Standard Building Code — The SBC adopted ANSI A58.1-1972 in the 1977 revisions to the 1976 SBC. The adopting language then appeared in the 1982 edition. Wind design using ANSI A58.1-1972 was permitted only for one- and two-story structures, provided the basic wind pressures from SBC Table 1205.1 were used. The 1982 SBC also adopted alternate wind load provisions (the Metal Building Manufacturers' Association, MBMA, procedure) in Section 1206. This section was permitted to be used for the design of buildings with flat, single-slope, and gable-shaped roofs with a mean roof height of 60 feet or less, provided the eave height did not exceed the least horizontal dimension of the building.
The 1985 edition had three procedures that could be used. Two of the procedures were contained in Section 1205, Wind Loads, and the third was in Section 1206, Alternate Wind Loads for Low-Rise Buildings. The first option allowed under Section 1205 was use of the provisions within the section. The second option permitted by Section 1205 was to use the wind design provisions of ANSI A58.1-1982, provided the basic wind pressures of Table 1205.1 were used. Table 1205.1 was based on the basic wind speed map of Figure 1205.1 (same as the 100-year mean recurrence interval basic wind speed map contained in ANSI A58.1-1972), which differed from the 50-year mean recurrence interval map in ANSI A58.1-1982.
The alternate wind load provisions of Section 1206 (MBMA procedures) were permitted to be used for the design of buildings with flat, single-slope, and gable-shaped roofs with a mean roof height of 60 feet or less, provided the eave height did not exceed the least horizontal dimension of the building. Section 1206 contained its own basic wind speed map, which was taken from ANSI A58.1-1982.
The 1988 SBC permitted any building or structure to be designed using the provisions of ANSI A58.1-1982. In addition, Section 1205.2 had provisions based on the MBMA procedures for buildings with flat, single-slope, and gable-shaped roofs whose mean roof height was less than or equal to 60 feet. This edition did not require that the roof eave height be less than or equal to the least horizontal dimension of the building.
Section 1205.3 applied to buildings exceeding 60 feet in height, but not more than 500 feet in height, provided the roof slope did not exceed 10 degrees or was not an arched roof. Buildings between 60 and 500 feet in height and not meeting these limitations, and all buildings over 500 feet in height, had to be designed according to ANSI A58.1-1982. The basic wind speed map within Section 1205 was the ANSI A58.1-1982 map.
The 1991 edition was essentially the same as the 1988 edition, except ANSI A58.1-1982 was updated to ASCE 7-88. The basic wind speed map within Section 1205 remained unchanged from the 1988 edition, because the basic wind speed map did not change within ASCE 7-88 from what was in ANSI A58.1-1982.
In the 1994 SBC, ASCE 7-88 was adopted by reference to apply to all buildings and structures. An exception continued to permit the MBMA procedures in Section 1606.2 to be used for buildings with flat, single-slope, hipped, and gable-shaped roofs with mean roof heights not exceeding 60 feet or the least horizontal dimension of the building.
The 1997 edition was essentially the same as the 1994 edition, except that ASCE 7-88 was updated to ASCE 7-95. The basic wind speed map within Section 1606.2, Alternate Wind Loads for Low-Rise Buildings, remained unchanged from the 1994 edition. It is necessary to point this out because the basic wind speed map of ASCE 7-95 was based on the three-second gust wind speed.
The 1999 edition remained unchanged from the 1997 edition and was the last edition of the SBC.
Uniform Building Code — The wind design provisions of the UBC, through its 1979 edition, were based on ANSI A58.1-1955, the predecessor document to ANSI A58.1-1972.
The wind design provisions became based on ANSI A58.1-1972 in the 1982 edition of the UBC. The calculation procedure was simplified. Also, important changes proposed for ANSI A58.1-1982 were incorporated. Few changes were made in the 1985 and 1988 editions of the UBC.
The UBC wind design provisions became based on ASCE 7-88 in the 1991 edition. The calculation procedure was once again simplified. Minor changes were made in the 1994 edition, and no changes in the 1997 edition, the last edition of the UBC.
International Building Code — The first edition of the IBC, the 2000 edition, adopted ASCE 7-98 for wind design. However, Method 1, Simplified Design from ASCE 7-98, was not adopted. Included in Section 1609.6 of the IBC code was a different simplified design procedure, based on the low-rise analytical procedure (part of Method 2) of ASCE 7-98 and applicable only to simple diaphragm buildings, as defined in the code. For qualifying residential buildings, free of topographic effects, the SBCCI deemed-to-comply standard SSTD 10, Standard for Hurricane-Resistant Residential Construction, and the American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA) Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) also were allowed to be used. The 2000 IBC also added an alternative way of providing opening protection in one- and two-story buildings, included a conversion table between fastest-mile wind speed and three-second gust wind speed, and provided an optional design procedure for rigid tile roof coverings.
The second edition of the IBC, published in 2003, adopted ASCE 7-02 for wind design. There was still a simplified design procedure, applicable to simple diaphragm buildings, in Section 1609.6 of the IBC. But it was now very close to Method 1, Simplified [Design] Procedure of ASCE 7-02, because (as mentioned in Part one of this article) ASCE 7-02 discarded Method 1 of ASCE 7-98, and adopted instead the simplified design procedure in Section 1609.6 of the 2000 IBC with some modifications. Qualifying residential buildings free of topographic effects could still be designed by SBCCI's SSTD 10 or AF&PA's WFCM. The alternative way of providing opening protection in one- and two-story buildings, the conversion table between fastest-mile wind speed and three-second gust wind speed, and the optional design procedure for rigid tile roof coverings remained essentially unchanged.
ASCE 7-05 is adopted for wind design in the third edition of the IBC, which was published in 2006. Simplified wind design is no longer in the code; it is by reference to ASCE 7-05. Qualifying residential buildings free of topographic effects can still be designed by SBCCI's SSTD 10 or AF&PA's WFCM. The alternative way of providing opening protection in one- and two-story buildings is retained in a modified form in the 2006 IBC. The conversion table between fastest-mile wind speed and three-second gust wind speed is revised. The optional design procedure for rigid tile roof coverings remains unchanged.
Design wind forces at the various floor levels of an example concrete building, the plan and elevation of which are shown in Figures 1 and 2, respectively, were calculated using the general analytical procedure (Method 2) of ASCE 7-05 (which has been adopted into the 2006 IBC) and the wind design procedure of the 1997 UBC, which is a simplified version of that in ASCE 7-88. The building is assumed to be located in suburban Los Angeles (three-second gust wind speed of 85 mph) and the exposure category is assumed to be B. The simplification of the analytical procedure of the 1997 UBC was the result of a joint effort by the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) and the Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW). It can be seen in Table 1 that the UBC procedure produces slightly, but not overly, conservative results, as it should. The efforts involved in the two cases were not comparable, with the ASCE 7-05 design taking considerably more time and being more complex (even though the different load cases in Figure 6-9 of ASCE 7-05, other than Load Case 1 were not even considered). The primary reason that accounts for the additional time is that the simplifications made by SEAOC/SEAW to the provisions of ASCE 7-88 are not available to the user of Method 2 of ASCE 7-05. Also, as outlined in preceding sections, many complexities have been added to the wind design provisions of ASCE 7 between the 1988 and the 2005 editions. One example of the added complexity is the prescribed procedure for the computation of gust-effect factors for flexible buildings. The example building being flexible, the gust-effect factor had to be calculated. The calculation involves a large number of complex equations, and took an experienced engineer over an hour and a half to complete. Ironically, the factor turned out to be 0.87, which should be compared with the 0.85 prescribed for rigid buildings. While no generalization is possible on the basis of one example, the UBC procedure, which has been in the UBC since 1991, has been used in the design of a large population of structures located west of the Mississippi, in Indiana, and elsewhere. There is no record of distress that has been attributed to any deficiency in that design procedure.
When the state of Oregon adopted the 2003 IBC as the basis of the 2004 Oregon Structural Specialty Code, it made an amendment to the 2003 IBC allowing continued usage of the 1997 UBC wind design procedure (as adopted into the 1998 Oregon Structural Specialty Code). The state of Washington did not make a similar amendment when it adopted the 2003 IBC as the basis of the state code a few months ahead of Oregon. A simplification of the analytical procedures of ASCE 7-98 and -02 was under development by the SEAW for quite some time. The simplified procedure—SEAW's Handbook of a Rapid Solutions Methodology for Wind Design—has recently been published. This procedure, however, does not appear ready for codification.
There is an urgent need for a design procedure in the IBC, which is similar to the design procedure included in the 1997 UBC. Its applicability, of course, would be somewhat restricted. The UBC design procedure itself cannot be used as it is. It will need to be updated because, for one thing, it is based on fastest-mile wind speed, which is no longer recorded by the National Weather Service. It is outdated in some other ways as well. The most effective way of accomplishing an update would be through collaboration among groups such as the Structural Engineers Associations of California, Oregon, and Washington. Early action to bring about such collaboration is strongly urged.
Much gratitude is expressed to Jim Messersmith and Steve Skalko of the Portland Cement Association and Susan Dowty of S. K. Ghosh Associates, Inc., for their contributions to this paper.
S.K. Ghosh, Ph.D., is the president of S.K. Ghosh Associates Inc., a seismic and building code consulting firm located in Palatine, Ill., and Laguna Niguel, Calif. He is active in the development and interpretation of national structural code provisions and can be contacted at skghosh@aol.com or via www.skghoshassociates.com.


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A Shrewsbury law firm has reported that more and more separating couples are turning to mediation as an alternative to taking court proceedings, a Shrewsbury legal firm has reported.
Wace Morgan Solicitors, based in Belmont, has a team of trained mediators and support staff and is finding that its services are in demand.
The firm is now taking part in a national initiative aimed at promoting mediation to a wider audience.
"It is Family Dispute Resolution Week between November 25 and 29 and we are using the event to highlight all the options available to separating couples, including a range of cost-effective alternatives to litigation," explained Cathy Swan, who leads Wace Morgan Family Mediation Service.
"Legal Aid is not now available for the majority of divorce cases but the government has put an increasing emphasis on mediation, with Legal Aid still being offered for this type of work.
"We have seen a big increase in Shropshire people coming to us for mediation, with a high percentage of these cases reaching a successful outcome," she said.
Mediation involves a qualified and independent mediator helping couples make their own arrangements for their children or dividing their assets without the need to go to court.
Figures released by the Ministry of Justice this year suggested that the mediation route takes about a quarter of the time it takes to go through the divorce courts and could be eight times cheaper.
This is based on figures for Legal Aid cases, which show that the average cost of using publicly funded mediation in 2012 was about £500, compared with £4,000 for issues settled through the courts, while the average time for a mediated case is 110 days, compared to 435 days for non-mediated cases.
"Not only is it cheaper and quicker, but this way of dealing with matters reduces conflict and hopefully helps the couple to at least keep a civilised relationship for the future," Cathy added.
Wace Morgan now has a specialist mediation team who work with separating couples in Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Welshpool, Newtown, Telford, Cannock, Stafford and Church Stretton.


Steve Cole, creator of 'Astrosaurs', has dedicated his latest Secret Agent Mummy book 'The Cleopatra Case' to Caitlin in Year 3! She received a very exciting letter and signed copy of his latest book with the dedication in over the Christmas holiday. Caitlin is an avid fan of Steve Cole's books and he is her favourite author so this was a real treat for her.


Something characteristic and that identifies a place is its typical food. When we talk about some typical foods, they always identify with a place or culture.
In the Caribbean of Costa Rica there are also cultures that have influenced food, including the Afro-American culture, who have been the inhabitants of the Caribbean for many years.
Another important factor that affects the dishes are the raw materials of the area, such as fish, seafood, aromas and other ingredients characteristic of each place.
Traveling to Italy and not eating pizza is like coming Manzanillo and not eating RONDON !
Maxi's is one of the most famous and visited restaurants in Manzanillo.
Seafood dishes like RONDON soup and RICE AND BEANS CON POLLO, as their local recipes.
This story starts in 1985 Mr Maxei hails from Pocora, he was the first butcher in Sixaola, he cames to Manzanillo to fishing then he saw the opportunity to opens a business in this town, he made a grocery store and a few booths.
But thes project takes a different turn whe his son Richard s combence he to opening a restaurant. Richard begins this challenge removing the bedrooms and installing 8 tables. The recipe for the labster is a legacy from hes father Maxei putting her personal touch, the ingredients he get them from his dad store.
For the first Easter the 8 tables were not sufficients, so they had to expand and put 8 more tables.
This is how this business and family legacy started, wich is now in the hands of his nephew Kent.
Have any other dishes you love at Maxi's restaurant that we should try? Let us know in the comments below!


During Semana Santa thousands of pilgrims journey to El Santuario de Chimayo, a tiny shrine in northern New Mexico. They leave from their homes, or their cars parked on the roadside, to walk 10, 20, 30, or even 100 miles to reach Chimayo. In the darkness before Good Friday, pilgrims line the highways north of Santa Fe carrying crosses and glow sticks. By Easter Sunday tens of thousands of worshipers pass through the doors of the little chapel, built almost 200 years ago on a site that is sacred to many Pueblo Indians and descendants of Spanish settlers.
I walked 22 miles with the pilgrims through an unforgiving land where the people have known many hardships. Their stories revealed that this old tradition of personal repentance is afflicted by many modern social tragedies.
As the first light of day defined the jagged edge of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, I found myself keeping a sleepy pace with a Native American women's group. The 15 women, dressed in workout clothes and running shoes, walked slowly to honor the memory of Lori Piestewa, the first Native woman to die in foreign combat with the U.S. military. Piestewa, a Hopi from Tuba City, Arizona, died March 23, 2003 with other members of the Texas-based 507th Maintenance Company near Nasiriyah, Iraq.
The Native women came from Albuquerque, representing Pueblos near and far -- Laguna, Santa Clara, and San Ildefonso. A woman representing the people of Sandia Pueblo, who sought refuge from the Spanish on Second Mesa in the Hopi lands back in the Seventeenth Century, explained, "She didn't belong there. It wasn't her place." Another woman quietly uttered, "She walks in beauty."
A Navajo woman affirmed, "Her way is the beauty way." The Native American woman's role is often seen as the provider of life, and therefore sacred as the protector of continuous life, culture and beauty on Earth. The women confirmed, there is a special and meaningful connection when a Native woman's feet touch the Earth and she is not to break the connection while practicing sacred activities. As the people of San Juan Pueblo believe, "Our reverence for Mother Earth must be carried to the mothers of our children."
As I set out toward Chimayo on Highway 503, I heard many tales of personal sorrow and loss, and I witnessed tremendous exertion of hope along the way.
Wearing a black shawl and gray scarf, a mother walked with her daughter-in-law and prayed for her son to be rid of his alcoholism. The two women paused near the top of a steep hill to catch their breath. The daughter-in-law said her husband's alcohol addiction worsened when he lost his job nearly a year ago, not long after he had made the pilgrimage to Chimayo to pray for his family's well being. "There must be a reason," the younger woman sobbed. Dozens of pilgrims passed by looking for their own answers.
Sam Escareno lifted a large cross with a figure of Jesus made from straw, covered with hundreds of purple ribbons inscribed with prayers that fluttered in the breeze. His group, from San Jose Catholic Church, brought the prayers from their congregation in Carlsbad, New Mexico. It was the group's first pilgrimage to Chimayo. I later found the cross inconspicuously propped against a fence beside the shrine, in a niche protected by a cottonwood tree.
The destination of the pilgrims, El Santuario de Chimayo, is believed to hold the power to heal mind and body. A pilgrim from Las Cruces, New Mexico years ago left a note in the shrine advising: "If you are a stranger, If you are weary from the struggles in life, Whether you have a handicap, Whether you have a broken heart, Follow the long mountain road, Find a home in Chimayo..." The shrine is a time capsule for nearly two centuries of reverent pilgrims' notes and prayers, homemade crosses, votive candles and crutches left behind.
Native Americans came to this place on the Rio Santa Cruz to soak their ailing bodies in the healing mineral waters long before the arrival of the Spanish. Local legend tells that in 1813, on the evening of Good Friday, Don Bernardo Abeyta had a vision that led him to discover the Crucifix de Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas, the "Black Christ of Guatemala," buried in the bank of the river. Through a series of mysterious events, villagers believed El Señor de Esquipulas could not be removed from the site and that Don Bernardo Abeyta was spared from death by the deity. By 1816 local families built a wood framed adobe chapel over the sacred site. Faithful pilgrims have come to the chapel ever since seeking remedies and cures from "Our Lord of Esquipulas" and the healing powers of El Posito, the sacred earth from beneath El Santuario, where the Crucifix was discovered.
Though the back roads to the shrine were not paved until the 1970s, modern pilgrims follow much the same routes that have been traversed over the barren land for nearly 200 years.
On U.S. Highway 84/285, pilgrims now pass by Indian casinos and crosses on the side of the busy six-lane highway where numerous fatal accidents have occurred. The walkers still come from towns along the historic Camino Real -- Santa Fe, Socorro, Las Cruces, El Paso, and from towns farther along the old route reaching deep into Mexico.
Bruce Abeita walked 107 miles over four days from Isleta Pueblo south of Albuquerque, braving fierce New Mexico desert winds as he camped on his way.
On the third day of her journey, I met a woman with a big smile and round face who had walked more than 20 miles from Agua Fria, a traditional agricultural community southwest of Santa Fe. Rural farms, such as those around Agua Fria still operating today in the San Luis Valley, supported wayward travelers on the historic supply route from Mexico. With almost 10 miles to go, the woman assured me, "You can bet I'll reach that Santuario."
Brushing gray hair from her sunglasses and looking toward the sun rising in the east over the mountains, the woman invited me to Easter services near her home at San Isidro Catholic Church. In her purse she carried a figure of San Isidro, the patron saint of the farmers. In a feisty parting moment, she gave me her reason for walking more than twice her usual distance to Chimayo. She intentionally journeyed by the casinos on the busy highway between Santa Fe and Española. She wanted the casinos to see her pass by on foot because she wanted them to know she "believes in God, not in money." Her sign read, "Bet on a sure thing."
With a cedar tree branch for a walking stick, the woman left me behind while I crossed the busy highway for water being given away at a Red Cross station. Relief stations along the way were staffed by Pueblo police officers, sheriffs, state troopers, Red Cross volunteers, and just good Samaritans who generously offered bananas, oranges, granola bars and bottled water.
Pueblo languages -- Keres, Tewa and Tiwa -- are heard each year on the journey, along with English and Spanish. A woman from Mexico recited prayers in Spanish over and over as she covered the miles for a young girl back home who suffered with cancer. Like many others, she carried an image of the Virgen de Guadalupe.
A family from Denver joined the pilgrims to support a relative in the military. A few walkers carried American flags or wore yellow ribbons. Some clutched rosaries. Many prayed for peace and almost everyone I spoke with believed the excessive crowds were due to the war. From the usual 10,000 to 30,000 pilgrims, along with locals and tourists who enjoy the spectacle, the numbers were thought to be up to about 40,000 by police estimates.
By 10:00am the walkers formed a steady stream moving toward Chimayo and the narrow two-lane highway, NM 503 came to a stand still. Bike riders and low riders, and families in pickup trucks inched along slower than the shoe-bound pilgrims for the last six or seven miles over the high desert mountain road to reach El Santuario.
Grandmothers led their granddaughters by the hand to show them their veneration for this land and their faith. Highway 503 cuts across a stretch of dramatic deeply eroded barrancas and shrub brush-covered land the Spanish called El Malpais (The Badlands). The arid desert between the Rio Grande (the lifeline of the Spanish along the Camino Real) and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (the sacred life source that provides water across the land for the Pueblos' survival) supports a climate best suited to rattle snakes on hot summer days and coyotes on chilly nights. Springs and snow melt feed the arroyos and irrigation channels that become tributaries to the Rio Grande, making the land barely inhabitable for those who stay cool inside thick adobe walls during the day and burn piñon for warmth at night.
But "La Tierra" is more than just inhabitable to local Indians and Hispanics -- it is their "herencia," their sacred inheritance. Many still profess to live in harmony with nature and produce art that is as religious as the symbols they carry with them to El Santuario. Blue skies evoke the color of turquoise; Sparkling mountain streams reflect silver designs; And, the rays of the fading sun turn the rugged hills into a soft landscape painted with the colors of many people. Flowers spring forth designs for pottery and weavings.
At the Pueblo Cultural Center, the words of Theodore Jojola, from Isleta Pueblo, justify the wisdom of the creators of all natural things in the Pueblo world: "So they created the mountains, mesas and valleys to make us humble and make us repentant."
As the sun climbed high in the sky, weary pilgrims quickened their pace as they followed a shortcut across a field to face the last couple of miles. The road turns north and narrows, as it descends into the Chimayo Valley. Piñon and cottonwood trees hide the few rooftops that would be visible from the steep roadside embankment. A man told his children, "(The road) is dangerous here. Walk single file."
Walking down hill into town, I found hundreds of people evacuating the narrow main street after visiting El Santuario in the early morning. Completing his pilgrimage, Bernardo Lujan Jr., a distinguished gentle man with waves of long silver and black hair gathered his family around a large wooden cross he made and carried on his way.
The tattered note left by the pilgrim from Las Cruces, in a year long since passed, romantically and accurately described Chimayo: "It's a small Spanish town settled many years ago by people with a friendly hand. Their culture still lives today. They will tell stories about miracles in the land since 1813. Santuario is a key to all good. A church built as graceful as a flower, swaying in the summer breeze, nested in a valley protected by wild berry trees. In the dusty roads of Chimayo little children with brown faces smile. Majestic mountain tops rule over the virgin land."
As I neared the shrine, hidden behind its wooden gates and adobe walled enclosure, I spotted two bell towers covered with modern tin pitched roofs, rising above evergreen trees against a blue sky. El Santuario was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970, though it has changed a little with the changing times.
I discovered a line over a quarter of a mile long, wrapped around the churchyard and through the narrow town street, with anxious pilgrims waiting to get inside the little adobe building. Some with walkers and others with wheel chairs were helped down the steps into the sunken chapel by others in line. Several pilgrims were overcome by exhaustion, but not before they reached their destination and made their peace.
With only 26 pews on what was once an earthen floor, now covered with stone, fewer than 100 people can sit and meditate before the altar, and fewer still can get into the little side room to make contact with, or even taste the sacred earth from El Posito. The dirt that is said to heal is replenished and blessed periodically from the bank of the Rio Santa Cruz.
Thousands remained outside the chapel, creating a carnival-like atmosphere. In addition to salvation, pilgrims find vendors in their little tiendas selling Chimayo Holy Chile, and offering a little witty conversation. A soft drink seller laughed at a local woman, a regular parishioner at El Santuario, "You drove TEN miles to park and walk back to your own church!" Beside the chapel's tiny parking lot, which local police close off for much of Holy Week, Leona's serves hot chocolate on cold mornings and corn and green chile tamales on hot afternoons. Stocks run low soon after the large crowds arrive on Good Friday.
Children busily arranged stones in the churchyard and fished coins out of the acequia, the shallow stream that runs in front of the shrine. Dogs pulled at their leashes at the sight of other dogs and howled at the ringing bells of roving ice cream vendors. One little boy, bored by the whole occasion, held his pouty face between his fists, and never looked up as visitors one after the other captured their own classic post card moments on film.
A continuous mass was held behind the church, down by the small swift river driven by the snowmelt from nearby mountains. Adults listened intently while children and dogs played at the base of the outdoor altar. Simple crosses made of bark, dried leaves and popsicle sticks are left year round on the fence surrounding the church property.
I lost track of time before realizing that the sun had traveled across the sky and was setting over the Jemez Mountains to the west. On the way back I detoured to hilltops covered with crosses, Santos and offerings. At one shrine I met Lena Beyal, a woman from Los Lunas, NM whose son Santiago had recently arrived in Baghdad, Iraq with the Fourth Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. Standing before a towering white metal cross draped with purple cloth, she asked me to take a photo of her holding a picture of her son. She carried it with her on her pilgrimage and prayed for his safe return.
After 22 miles, four or five pieces of fruit and a gallon of water, I felt the healing effects of the vast land and its demanding journey, but I didn't find as much peace of mind knowing that so many people in the world need healing. The amassed numbers of pilgrims tell a tale of growing desperation in the world.
The pilgrim from Las Cruces wrote a perfect closing to the story in his note, at least of the "old world" story that Chimayo was once a part of: "When the day is done the sun falls asleep without regret, sleeping in the twinkle of a starry, starry night. It's that old country feeling in Chimayo I can't forget. Of all the places in the world I've been, this must be Heaven."
In a strangely coincidental occurrence, while purchasing homemade bizcochitos in a local Chimayo tienda, I flipped through a published speech by Chellis Glendinning and noticed that she quoted a local man who observed, "The down-to-earth people are finishing."
Only a few years ago on my second or third visit, I felt the participation in the pilgrimage was decreasing. For various reasons, well beyond the residents of Chimayo and the pilgrims who come here each year, it appears the tradition is strong again. I partly felt secure in knowing that this tradition is still in tact for many "down-to-earth people," but for paved roads, a Wal-Mart just down the street, cell phone towers over head and news of a Native woman killed in Iraq, the world is closing in on the tiny village.
"The down-to-earth people are finishing?" I was left wondering: Are their values vanishing in my lifetime? Does their culture matter? Is progress their best bet for the future?
The Lensic Theatre re-released the film "Milagro Beanfield War," based on the novel by John Nichols. "Milagro Beanfield War" tells the story of a vanishing way of life, of the willful displacement of one culture by a more aggressive society.
The film is a fictionalized version of a real story in which the costs of a project, a money-making endeavor, were to be shared by the community and the profits were to be realized by the privileged few in the best position to profit.
In a paper for the University of Colorado Department of Ethnic Studies, Kenneth Orona wrote of the actual situation: "Initially, farmers -- the majority of whom where Mexican American -- supported the construction of the Indian Camp Dam, but after learning the financial details of the plan they refused to support it. Their complaints focused on the proposed Rancho del Rio Conservancy District, empowered by the state of New Mexico to impose taxes on residents living within the district's boundaries. Farmers soon learned the proposed conservancy district required them to pay for a portion of the construction costs and one-half of the maintenance expenses for the dam. Farmers believed that they did not possess enough property to commercially benefit from the project and that their inability to pay conservancy taxes would result in the foreclosure of their farms and loss of their property. Finally, opponents viewed the District Court's appointment of conservancy officials making up the board of directors as undemocratic and an affront to their existing system of water management which relied on locally elected officials. Over the next five years Chicano activists and Anglo-American environmentalists joined the Spanish-speaking farmers in forming a grassroots organization called the Tres Rios Association which successfully fought the creation of the conservancy district in court."
For many who lived in the small traditional rural communities, there was little chance of joining the few who would profit, for they hadn't yet learned greedy practices. They had merely subsisted on what they recognized as their needs -- crops, shelter and a peaceful coexistence with the land. Lacking the ability to keep up with the increased costs of infrastructure, and certainly the added dimension of tourism development and enterprise, meant foreclosure on their only real possession, their property, was a real possibility.
As I looked around at the beautifully restored Lensic Theatre in downtown Santa Fe, I recognized the very people who are changing the traditional values of New Mexico and making it more like the places they came from. Though perhaps inadvertently, the mostly Anglo newcomers are making it very difficult for the people who have lived in New Mexico generation after generation, going back to settlement under Spain and Mexico long before the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, to maintain life and family and faith as they have known it.
Many of the economically mobile newcomers enjoy the strong cultural traditions, but they don't necessarily see independence as a virtue. They are highly motivated by profit; they see people as human resources, Pueblos as places with little collateral, growing towns like Española as workforces, students in the suburbs of Los Alamos as latch key kids who need digital entertainment, and unique cultures as opportunities for tourism. To them, it stands to reason that people with sun need lakes and resort hotels. The deep undercurrents in the battle for New Mexico are as fundamental as possession of culture.
But the people with their strong values and traditions that have been passed from generation to generation are just outside the museums, going about their business, living their lives. It would be wrong to think, because I've studied the many great cultural resources the state offers, that I know more about the "down-to-earth people" of New Mexico than they themselves know. Out in the community, in the Pueblos and historic villas, there is usually a simple explanation to take the place of walls covered with charts and archaeological evidence. If nothing else, I do know the heavy outside world that is closing in on old New Mexico very well, because I'm part of it, even if not by choice.
The "down-to-earth people" of New Mexico may not have much choice in their future. The questions most on my mind lately: How are things now? And, what's in store for these independent-minded people?
I talked with many local people on the pilgrimage and in the towns and cities of northern New Mexico. I asked them, how do the Santos and Pueblo potters, makers of sacred objects for their respective cultures, carry on their traditions?
I asked Asian Americans, as independent business owners of historic and distinctive Route 66 motels on Cerrillos Road, how they are able to compete with the corporate establishments that have surrounded them?
There were only vague answers. Each new period in New Mexico's ever-changing cultural landscape brings a new people on a new path: the Zuni Trail, El Camino Real, the Santa Fe Trail, Route 66, the Interstate highway system.... But the current path is much more treacherous and destructive.
Many people have been thinking tirelessly about these issues -- Chellis Glendinning for one. In her reprinted speech "A Map (From the Old Connecticut Path to the Rio Grande Valley and All the Meaning Inbetween)", she laments the disappearing independence of the Pueblo peoples as a symptom of globalization.
The Pueblo peoples, however, point to something that is immobile, at least as they know it -- the tall mountains and water that cascades from their snowcapped peaks. On Easter Sunday I hiked five miles in deep snow up to Lobo Peak, reaching over 12,000 feet, north of Taos Pueblo. as I descended in the late afternoon, I found many Taos men, with their children playing along side them, fishing for trout in the Rio Hondo. They were glad for the snow melt and equally grateful for the peace and quiet that comes when the ski resort closes and the tourists go home.
With thier children nearby, content to rake their fingers and toes through the earth, making designs in the river sand, the men have hours of tranquility until it's time to report on the status of dinner. Then they have their cell phones (and a Wal-Mart nearby, open 24 hours on the holiday, with an eager service staff and a parking lot full of cars, in case they need to bring home potato chips and colas for dinner).
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merry SSX-Mas!!
Even in deep space as the mighty space battleship Arcadia ventures deep into the unknown reaches of the universe, the burning desire for freedom raging within Captain Harlock and his spaceship engineer pal Tochiro Oyama...
... even in deep space, Christmas is still a time of joy and wonder for children of all ages, as we find that the magic of the season can turn the bulkheads of a pirate ship into a scene of holiday festivities.
Tochiro, Tadashi, and the little girl Revi show just how casual interstellar travel has become by decorating a Christmas tree while plying the empty wastes between planets in this scene from 1982's Eternal Orbit SSX episode 10 - "Snowfall In The Sea Of Stars". Also, Tochiro imagines himself as Santa Claus, which is cute.
Even the evil space invaders the Illumidas are getting into the Christmas act, as we see them celebrate by participating in their most sacred rituals- drinking in bars accompanied by blonde escorts.
Happy Holidays to everyone, whether you're in outer space or safe at home, whether you're a green space alien or a one-eyed space pirate! See you in 2008!
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Labels: harlock, matsumoto, toei
anime journalism circa 1987
This article originally appeared in the July 26, 1987 issue of SAN FRANCISCO IMAGE, a Bay Area based publication. I somehow obtained a photocopy of this article and subsequently reprinted it in the C/FO Atlanta Newsletter, which appeared in the winter of 1987. It's an interesting look at American media beginning to discover Japanese animation, as well as a glimpse of what fandom was like at the time.
From IMAGE, July 26 1987
Japanimation: Creating A World Without Smurfs
The room is filled with punk teenagers sitting silently. All their attention is focused on the large TV screen, where elegantly drawn cartoon characters move with a fluid energy that rivals reality. After countless battles, Space Pirate Captain Harlock has returned to earth, only to watch the woman he loves die in his arms. Sniffling sounds are audible. Even the kid with the Mohawk has tears on his cheek.
"It affected people," recalls Owen Hannifen. With his wife, Eclare, he runs the Japanese Animation Archives in San Francisco, where the screening was held. "I teared up at that scene the first time I saw it, too- and I hadn't cried at any animation since Bambi's mama bit the big one."
The artistic quality and complex, no-holds-barred plots of what is called "Japanimation" has brought it rising popularity in America. A few recognizably Japanese cartoons such as Robotech, dubbed into English, are broadcast regularly in San Francisco, but many people watch Japanimation without knowing it; more than half of the cartoons with American characters and plots are drawn by Japanese animators. And San Franscisco is now the home of what Owen believes is the nation's only archive of Japanese animation.
The Hannifens, whose love affair with comic books dates back twenty years, realized in 1985 that they were sitting on a gold mine; a private collection of 5,000 Japanese comics and animation books and 1,000 hours of taped animation. So they decided to open their library to the public. In addition to the tapes and comics, the archives contain more than 200 records and compact discs, both animation background music and songs composed especially to read Japanese comic books by.
To visit JAA, located in their home, is to enter another world. Every available space, from the walls to the knickknack shelves to the TV screen, is brightened by Japanese cartoon characters. When Owen sits down to give a rambling discourse on Japanimation, a different story line seems to slip in every time he tries to make a point. He illustrates one tale by revealing a Captain Harlock tattoo on his arm. He will gladly show visitors whatever Japanimation tickles their fancy, from comedy to soft-core porn.
The Hannifens started videotaping in 1976 when a local TV station broadcast Yuusha Raideen, one of the seminal giant-robot shows. "We said, 'My my, my, this is certainly different from Huckleberry Hound,'" Owen says. "Unlike American animation, which has silly animals doing silly things with dead comedians' voices, Raideen used a multiplane camera and good music. We taped every episode religiously."
While anyone can visit the archives, the Hannifens are trying to make it self-supporting by charging a $25 membership fee ($15 for students and senior citizens). There are about 150 JAA members, who get access to the archives, discounts on comic books and related merchandise and some free copying services.
Owen sums up the reason Americans prefer Japanese animation in a word: "Quality. In Japan animators are considered artists. They have their own fan clubs. Even the voice actors have fan clubs."
Appointments to visit the Japanese Animation Archives can be made by contacting the Hannifens at PO Box 4151, San Francisco CA 94101; (phone number deleted)
Owen Hannifen passed away in 2000 after a long and colorful career in California fandom.
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Labels: fandom, news
Anime on CED
During the Format Wars of the 70s and 80s the struggle was on between VHS and Beta. But other format battles raged in the background. One such format was Capacitance Electronic Disc, or CED. Known also under its brand name of RCA Selectavision, it was a unique system that used a metal disc. Image and sound were recorded on the disc electronically and read by the stylus, like a needle on an LP record on that turntable gathering dust in your attic. The discs were housed in plastic cases that slid in and out of the player. The resulting product delivered a picture superior to then-current videotape with crystal-clear fast forwards and rewinds. Unfortunately, this media was non-recordable, which meant you can't tape your soaps or Johnny Carson. So the CED system coughed, sputtered, and died. Today you can find the discs in thrift stores and antique malls across North America, presenting a cross section of American film circa 1978-1983, sold by people who think they're laserdiscs, bought by people who think they're valuable collectors items.
this is not a laser disc player
At any rate, this is a blog about Japanese cartoons so we've got to work the things in here somewhere. So here goes! After years of research and excavation, ANIME ON CED is proud to present our in-depth exploration of the ENTIRE FIELD of Japanese Animation as released in the CED format. Following is a COMPLETE LIST of anime titles released on CED.
1. JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
2. THE WIZARD OF OZ
There, that was fun and enlightening, wasn't it? Start your collection today!
Seriously, I'm pretty sure there are more titles out there, but these two are the only ones I personally own. So therefore, review.
THE WIZARD OF OZ, at least the 1982 Toho version we're talking about here, is one of at least three different versions of Oz animated in Japan. This version features the voice and singing of Aileen Quinn, who had just finished her role as "Little Orphan Annie" in the musical and film of the same name. Also notable in the voice cast is Lorne Greene as The Wizard. Aileen belts out a few numbers and generally is the most bombastic thing about this lackluster production. The animation is jerky, the character designs are nothing to write home about, and Dorothy has a gigantic head. Seriously, I know anime characters have big heads, but her head is huge. Her giant blank eyes and unfortunate choices in lipstick shade make Dorothy a freakish doll-faced spectacle, even next to the cartoony Tin Man and a foppish, dreadlocked Scarecrow.
Having never read the Oz books, I can't say for sure, but I have a feeling this film sticks a little closer to the original story than the MGM film. Dorothy and Toto watch the film "Twister" and are blown to Oz, meet the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, some Good and Bad witches, some munchkins, and the Wizard. General Jinjur and her all-girl army do not appear. If you're an Oz fan, this film should probably cement over a few holes in your collection, and if you're a fan of Japanese animation oddities on weird dead formats then what are you waiting for? I once saw dozens of sealed VHS copies of this film in a Goodwill, so it can't be too hard to find.
yes, there are flying monkeys
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, on the other hand, is a much more entertaining movie. This 1974 co-production is like the animation styles of three continents stuck into a blender, whipped into a fine puree, and spread over groovy 1970s toast. Directed by Gisaburo "Night On The Galactic Railroad" Sugii, this winning fairy tale was created by Mushi Productions veterans who worked on things like Astro Boy and Cleopatra Queen Of Sex and would go on to things like Glass Mask and Death Note. We all know the story – Jack, magic beans, beanstalk, giant, grinding bones to make bread, singing harp, treasure,etc.- but this film throws in an entire supporting cast of dogs, mice, princesses, and evil queens that turn the movie from yet another animated children's film into an enjoyable experience in its own right. (a full review was online at the now defunct Anime Jump website.)
The character designs betray the film's global origins; Jack and his fellow ground-dwellers have a real European cartoon look, a Peyo-style roundness that makes you want to buy Kinder eggs or buy Eurorail passes, while the cloud castle princess has a definite anime character style and her subjects are day players from Princess Knight episodes. The evil witch, on the other hand, is Disney Evil Witch all the way.
Turns out Princess Margaret of Top Of Beanstalk Land has been hypnotized by the evil Hecuba, who is going to marry Margie off to her son, the giant Tulip. Yeah, that's his name. Poor Jack, voiced by Billie Lou "Astro Boy" Watt, climbs up the beanstalk with his faithful canine companion Crosby (??) just in time to learn Hecuba has turned the citizens of cloud-land into Disney Cinderella mice. Befriending the princess (voiced by Corinne "Trixie" Orr), Jack makes it back home with the treasure, but his conscience and a stirring song by his previously silent dog convince him to climb back up and set things right. There's a trippy sequence where Hecuba bends the laws of time and space, some exciting up and downstairs castle chasing action as Tulip rages after the pair, and after a few songs it's back down the beanstalk, go get the axe. One of the film's outstanding scenes is the wedding between Tulip & the princess – since the citizenry has been turned into mice, Hecuba fills the pews and pulpit with blank-faced paper dolls she animates through magic. It's a creepy sequence with real dread.
The film's music ranges from wigged-out psychedelic jam guitar to a portentious tune that suspiciously resembles Caiphas's theme from "Jesus Christ Superstar". Hecuba applies mind-control makeup to the Princess in a scene that now has serious lesbian overtones thanks to wah-wah porno background music. The movie never misses a chance to throw in a song and while some of them are clumsy (Jack and the giant sing a duet as they chase each other) they're all fun.
It's available on DVD from Hen's Tooth Video - scroll down (the guys that brought us Hawk The Slayer), but for the purposes of this column let's just pretend it's another example of Anime On CED. So far we have a fairy tale and Oz adaption #345; not exactly representative of the field of Japanese animation as a whole. If you know of any other Anime On CED releases, contact Let's Anime!
Goodbye, Prince Tulip! Gooooodbyyyyyyyyeeeeeee!
Labels: home video
the fake Nadia episode guide
(this fake episode guide originally appeared in LET'S ANIME #1, published in 1992. It is completely false in every way, and was written because anime fandom at the time simply could not shut up about that stupid show. Of course nowadays nobody remembers it at all. Ha ha.)
NADIA EPISODE GUIDE: SECRET OF BLUE WATER
Editor's note: In order to conform to a little-known provision of the recent nuclear arms proliferation treaties with the Soviet Union, it has been decided that every Japanese anime fanzine MUST feature an episode guide to the recent NHK anime series 'Nadia in the Mysterious Ocean's Blue Waters of the Sea of Questionable Mystery Challenge of the $23,000 Pyramid", that lovable series that captured the hearts of lonely Miyazaki wannabes everywhere. So, in order to do our part to bring about World Peace and Niceness, here we go.
EPISODE ONE: "A GIRL, A TOWER, A JEWEL, THE INDIGESTION OF LOVE'S MIGHTY FLAME!!"
In Paris, 1888, nothing happens.
One year later, during the 1889 Paris World's Exposition, a young inventor named Jean-Claude van Paul-Jacques-Louis Robespierre Napoleon XVIII, along with his aging mentor "Pops" Racer, sail up the Seine in a rented barge, eager to attend the latest meeting of the Paris chapter of the "Man Was Never Meant To Fly" club and show off their newest anti-flying machine. Meanwhile, the Impressionist painter Claude Monet awakens with intestinal gas pains and decides not to attend the Exposition after all, which is good since he isn't in this series anyway. Taking a break from the hilarious festivities of men who never meant to fly, Jean-Paul visits the Eiffel Tower and meets a mysterious young girl named Nadia Skywalker, sole possessor of a powerful mysterious gem of mystery and danger, the Hope Diamond. However, she trades the Hope in for another gem, the "Blue Water Of 1000 Flushes". Nadia is also the last descendant of the royal family of the lost city of Laputa, and as such is being chased by the evil government agent Special Mooska (oops, wrong show)… is the last descendant of the lost city of ATLANTIS, and is being chased by special agent 0073 Grandes "Chesty" Morgan and her two henchmen Inky and Dinky. In a fierce confrontation atop the Eiffel Tower, Nadia runs away.
The very next day Nadia is captured by Grandes in her big transforming Japanese robot, but is rescued by Jean, who points out quite rightly in a line later edited from the final version that the things haven't even been invented yet.
Meanwhile, Nikolai Tesla discovers that strange radio emissions from the planet Mars are interrupting his weekly recordings of the broadcasts of Casey Kasem's "American Top 40".
EPISODE TWO:
Rerun of episode one.
EPISODE THREE: "GODZILLA VERSUS THE RIDDLE OF THE SEA MONSTERS!!!!!"
Due to the rerun it was never shown, but in episode two it was revealed that Nadia, actually the Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary in disguise, was trying to keep the beginning of the First World War on schedule by sending compromising photographs of British Prime Minister Palmerston to the New York Daily Post. As WWI begins on schedule twenty five years later, it seems to have worked. Meanwhile the nuclear submarine Polaris destroys Grandes' mechanical device, forcing her to rely on her backup mecha, a Gundam Mark II, to capture Nadia and return her to the Czechoslovakian Olympic Gymnastics Team in time to humiliate the Americans at the 1976 Olympics. However, Jean-Claude Debussy renders the Gundam suit useless by sending it repeated transmissions of public service announcements by the President's Commission On Physical Fitness. Meanwhile, a young Mary Lou Retton watches in horror.
Captain Nemo, owner of a large seafood restaurant chain, gets disgusted with bad table manners and decides to retaliate with his very own atomic sub. He captures Nadia and Jean-John as they vacation at Club Med, and plans to use the Blue Water to increase tourist attendance at the "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" ride at Disneyworld, but is told by an irate Michael Eisner to "go soak his head." Meanwhile in Vienna, a young Adolph Hitler warns the Academy if they don't let him study painting, he'll start World War Two.
Later, Jean forgets to tie his shoe, trips over the lace, and dies, but is revived by Nadia and the Blue Water gem.
EPISODE FOUR:
This is a rerun of episode two, which was a rerun of episode one. New scenes of Nixon's resignation speech are added to up the ratings.
EPISODE FIVE: "A REAL WORKOUT FOR THE NAUTILUS!"
In 1991 Tokyo, NHK screenwriters Haro Genki and Hawaya Nistamicha are fired for their atrocious pun. Meanwhile back in 1889 Europe, Russia and Japan begin the Russo-Japanese War twelve years ahead of schedule, completely pre-empting the Spanish-American War. This forces William Randolph Hearst to fill his newspapers with old reprints of excerpts from Issac Asimov's autobiography. Disgusted with the print medium, the American public waits impatiently for the miracle of television. On board the Nautilus, Electra discovers she is pregnant, which is curious since she doesn't have sex until episode 22. This is news to Captain Nemo, who has been busy attacking the South Pacific Lodge of the Benevolent And Protective Order Of Special Mooses, to gain control of their valuable supplies of cheap imitation gimmicks, not to mention gee-gaws, knick-knacks, and bric-a-brac. Meanwhile in Boston, Jean and Nadia open a small boutique, which does well until it's destroyed by Grandes and her pals Chester and Joe in their new mecha, the SDF-1 Macross.
In the ensuing battle Jean trips over a speed bump and dies, but Nadia brings him back to life with the secret powers of the Blue Water gem and a good five cent fountain Coca-Cola.
EPISODES SIX TO TWENTY-ONE:
Reruns of episodes #1 and #2 edited together with clips from the 1991 TV movie "Knight Rider 2000" along with highlights of recent episodes of "America's Funniest Home Videos". Hosted by Lorne Green and special musical guests, the Judds.
EPISODE TWENTY TWO: "YAMATO! WHAP THAT MOTHER!"
Grandes discovers her investments in IBM stock and Hartford Mutual have led to holdings of over ten million francs, which in real money is about twelve dollars. Incensed, she attacks Jean and Nadia, now living in a ramshackle apartment in Duluth, with both the Grandizer and Great Mazinger robots, but is staggered with Jean counterattacks by revealing his true identity of Devilman and ripping her head off, in the process discovering that Grandes was really Count Decapita in drag, the real Grandes being on vacation.
Meanwhile on board the Nautilus Electra gives birth to twins, discovering that she was merely the surrogate mother to embryos which are the love children of Jackie Onassis and former New York Yankees shortstop and Money Store spokesman Phil Rizzuto. Electra gives them up for adoption and promises to pay more attention to her reproductive organs next time.
Captain Nemo, searching for his lost tube of moustache wax, discovers a laser-disc of the Doris Wishman film "Bad Girls Go To Hell". This he uses in his attack against the North Atlantic chapter of the Liberace fan club, which retaliates by transmitting episodes of "Dark Shadows" with annoying audio drops happening about every ten seconds. Since television has yet to be invented, neither side is harmed.
Jean falls off a moving U-Haul truck, breaks his neck, and dies, but Nadia revives him with the Blue Water gem and several kilos of pure, uncut hashish.
EPISODES TWENTY-THREE TO THIRTY-SIX:
These episodes were replaced by reruns of episodes three, seven, nine, and sixteen, edited together and introduced by Sally Jesse Raphael, with a new soundtrack by the Bay City Rollers.
EPISODE THIRTY-SEVEN: "THERE SHE WAS JUST A WALKIN' DOWN THE STREET, SINGIN' DOO-WAH DIDDY DIDDY DUM DIDDY DOO."
This is actually an episode of "Rat Patrol" with voices from "Secret Of Blue Water" dubbed over; the result of a night of heavy drinking over at Streamline Pictures. In Japan this was replaced by reruns of "Fairy Princess Minky Momo" with voices dubbed in from "Fist Of The North Star" and introduced by the cast of "Kamen Rider Super-One" and Carl Macek's brother Skippy The Glow Attorney.
EPISODE THIRTY-EIGHT: "RESOLUTION OF THE SEVEN HUNDRED REAL ESTATE BROKERS BEFORE THE COMING BATTLE!!!"
Nadia, revealed as Princess Anastasia of the royal family of Imperial Russia, escapes the Bolshevik Revolution by not being there; her alterations shop in the rear of JC Penneys in Bossier City Louisiana is destroyed when Grandes and the entire cast of "Urusei Yatsura", brainwashed into believing that Nadia is actually Madoka from "Orange Road", attack with giant robots from "Dougram", "L. Gaim", "Xabungle", and "Psycho Armor Govarion, in the process completely wrecking the Pecanland Mall. Nadia escapes in a Federal Express truck, while Jean rams a Lockheed C-5A cargo jet into Grandes' Cross Your Heart bra, causing a massive atomic explosion. The secret society of "guys with pointy masks" attacks the Nautilus, destroying it completely, which depresses Captain Gloval (whoops, wrong show) Captain NEMO, until he realizes that he's got another one safe at home in the garage.
After the nuclear blast, Jean trips on a pebble and dies; Nadia revives him with the Blue Water gem and several back issues of "The Stark Fist Of Removal."
EPISODE THIRTY-NINE: "THREE MILLION BUCKS OF WHITEY'S ICE; AND BABY… THAT'S COLD!"
The entire remnant of the continent of Atlantis, along with the secret society of "guys with pointy masks" and the Omaha chapter of the Cartoon/Fantasy Organization, attacks Nadia, Jean, and the Nautilus with a robot double of Nadia's long lost twin brother Shecky, who recites bad poetry and has questionable table manners. Jean takes a 75-millimeter howitzer blast to the sternum and dies, but is revived by Nadia and the Blue Water gem along with a free trial subscription to National Geographic Magazine. The Nautilus becomes a transforming robot that is subsequently taken over by Grandes, who, in her new Maidenform bra, dreams she conquers the world, until her companions Frank and Steve thwart her plans by declaring their undying love for each other and purchasing a condo together.
Jean uses his new flying machine to escape the battle but is shot down and killed by a particle beam fired from an orbiting "Star Wars" death-ray laser. However, Nadia revives him with the Blue Water gem and a coupon for fifty cents off any dessert item at Dairy Queen, while supplies last. Deros from the Hollow Earth, along with their Aluminum Nazi Hell Creature allies, attach the remnants of the Mu continent civilization, and America and Spain decide to go ahead and hold the Spanish-American War.
Captain Nemo shaves his head in preparation for auditioning for the job of Captain Picard's stand-in on "Star Trek", while Electra stands around and makes snide observations, all the while unaware that she has been secretly impregnated with the offspring of former Secretary Of The Treasury Bert Lance and "Hee-Haw" star Minnie Pearl.
In a shocking finale, the Earth is blown off its axis by "powerful magnetic weapons much more powerful than atomic bombs", which raise the sea level and kill everyone on Earth instantly, including Jean. However, Nadia lives, and using the Blue Water gem and several acts not suitable for publication in a family magazine, she brings Jean back to life, and together they become the Adam and Eve of a new mankind. The end.
Wow! What a fantastically original and innovative show! Truly a pleasure to watch, especially the famous scene in episode #18 where the giant robot "Bob" Dobbs is hurled off the cliff by the force of the exploding bananas. How we laughed!
Rumor has it that the Gainax gang is hard at work on a sequel, tentatively titled "Nadia II – Secret Of The Blue Ooze", featuring previously unreleased footage from the first series, edited together with film of the Kennedy assassination and the 1968 Elvis "comeback" TV special. We can hardly wait!!!
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Any ban on overseas chefs working in New Zealand would have disastrous consequences for the tourism industry and the economy, the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) says.
The policy position taken this week by Labour Party Leader Andrew Little is a serious misfire, TIA Chief Executive Chris Roberts says.
"There is a massive chef shortage in New Zealand. It's the single biggest skills shortage facing the tourism and hospitality industry," he says.
Roberts says TIA commissioned research last year into the future labour market needs of the tourism industry. This research identified that New Zealand needs to expand the total tourism workforce by 38% in the next decade if the industry is to meet its ambitious Tourism 2025 goal of growing total tourism revenue to NZD$41 billion a year.
"New Zealand needs many more people working in tourism – including an additional 6200 chefs," he says.
"We need to train thousands more New Zealanders as chefs and for the foreseeable future we need to bring in qualified overseas workers to work in the kitchens of our restaurants and cafes.


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Q: How to cast and pass an argument properly in delphi I have a very simple code snippet which you can check here:
type
  TMatrix = array of array of Byte;
  PMatrix = ^TMatrix;

const
testarray:array [0..2,0..2] of Byte=(
(1,2,3), (4,5,6), (7,8,9));

function PickValue(input:PMatrix):Byte;
begin
  Result:=input^[1,3];
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Showmessage(inttostr(PickValue(@testarray)));
end;

end.

How can I cast testarray properly to pass it to the PickValue function? Above code crashes in its current form. I'm using delphi 2007.
Thanks in advance!

A: You cannot cast that static array to be a dynamic array. These types are simply not compatible. The static array is laid out in one contiguous block of memory. The dynamic array has indirection to variable sized arrays at each dimension. In effect think of it as ^^Byte with extra compiler management and meta data. No amount of casting can help you.
You have, at least, the following options:

*

*Copy the contents of the static array to a dynamic array. Then pass that dynamic array to your function.

*Switch your static array to be a dynamic array so that no conversion is needed.

*Arrange that your function accepts static arrays rather than dynamic arrays, again to avoid requiring a conversion.

*Have the function accept a pointer to the first element and the inner dimension. Then perform the indexing manually. The i,j element is at linear offset i*innerDim + j.

Your pointer type PMatrix is probably not needed. Dynamic arrays are already implemented as pointers. This seems to be a level of indirection too far.
Of course, asking for element 3 when the array indices only go up to 2 isn't right, but that is presently the lesser of your concerns. Remember that dynamic arrays are zero based and you have specified zero based for your static array.
I am struggling to be able to recommend which solution is best since I don't understand your real goals and usage based on the simplified example presented here.

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29 rights groups strongly oppose US weapons sales to UAE
By Ren Leen December 1, 2020 208
WASHINGTON (US) – As many as 29 arms control and human rights organisations have inked a letter expressing their opposition to the sale of $23 billion worth of missiles, fighter jets and drones to the United Arab Emirates. They have also sought the Congress to block the weapons deal.
"The hope is to stop these sales altogether," said Seth Binder, advocacy officer at the Project on Middle East Democracy, who is leading the effort to block the deal. "But if that is not possible in the short term, this sends an important signal to the incoming Biden administration that there is a diverse group of organisations that oppose delivery of these weapons."
Earlier this month, three Senators had proposed legislation to block the arms sale, which includes drones from privately-held General Atomics, Lockheed Martin Corp F-35s and missiles of Raytheon.
According to federal law, senators can force votes on resolutions of disapproval on major arms deals. However, if it has to become effective, resolutions have to be passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. It would also require two-third majorities in both the Republican-controlled Senate and Democratic-led House in order to overcome a presidential veto.
The Donald Trump administration officials briefed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the weapons sale on Monday evening.
A sponsor of the resolutions of disapproval Democratic Senator Chris Murphy tweeted: "Just a mind blowing number of unsettled issues and questions the Administration couldn't answer. Hard to overstate the danger of rushing this."
Following an agreement brokered by the US in September, the sale was approved. This came after the UAE agreed to normalise relations with Israel.
According to the letter which was sent to lawmakers and the State Department, the deal would fuel continued harm to civilians and intensify the crises in Yemen and Syria.
Those who signed the letter include human rights bodies from the region, including the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and Mwatana for Human Rights.
In a statement, the embassy of the UAE said, "Aligned closely with US interests and values, the UAE's highly capable military is a forceful deterrent to aggression and an effective response to violent extremism."
Tags: rights organisations UAE US arms deal
Japan govt to ease regulations on part-time work for foreigners
Mexico city residents stage protest against slaying of French businessman, partner
For Trump, appeals to white fears about race may be a tougher sell in 2020
By Ren Leen August 19, 2019
U.S. Democrats plan to probe Trump's role in hush-money payments – report
By Ren Leen September 4, 2019
Adam Schiff to become Exhibit A in Trump's defence
By Ren Leen January 25, 2020


Between the waiting and the stress, inspiration eventually emerges, it's time to have some car repairs and get some much needed auto services performed.
Get online just like you would get in your car then drive to the mall and instead shop Meridian Online Mall.
Shop for car repair technicians, auto services, or browse after hours and make an appointment to schedule service with local Meridian auto repair shops. We have Meridian auto services providers and car repair technicians to keep you on the road and loving your car.
If you're browsing for specific auto services or Meridian car repair shops then keep your eyes peeled for any and all of your other automobile service needs and shop Meridian Online Mall.


Since I started my career 14 years ago I have photographed hundreds of weddings throughout South Africa as well as Malawi, Mozambique & Botswana and loved the process of finding beautiful imagery on a wedding day.
I recently took a sabbatical from wedding photography to spend some time with my family and to think about how (and if) I would continue to photograph weddings. There are a lot of great photographers out there and I felt it might be time to challenge myself and to set myself apart from the current style of wedding photography.
One of the thoughts rushing around my head was that I often converted my favourite images to black & white and without the colour, there was much more focus on the emotion in the faces of the people. These timeless images really spoke to me and I knew how I would like to bring my creativity to photographing weddings.
Black & white only weddings.
I want to tell the story of your wedding – nothing posed or contrived, just the beauty and emotion of two people in love. By photographing the day as it happens, without anything being scripted or directed, the images feel as though they are seen through the eyes of your guests.
And black and white allows the viewer to concentrate on the essential part of the story, the emotion.
You will not hear me ask you to smile or even direct you in any way (outside of our couple session). The benefit is that I am almost invisible during the day – without an assistant, light stands and umbrellas I am able to move around you and your guests and capture the true events of the day and the associated emotions and these for me are extremely important.
Black and white photography is timeless and will never go out of fashion, unlike some of the wedding photography treatments I have seen over the years. Your children, and even your grandchildren will be able to admire your beautiful images as if they were photographed the day before.
As well as being incredibly beautiful, a black and white only wedding photography has a few other benefits. I provide many more images from the day and I can upload my favourite images to your social media hashtag (#bobbyraylovesbettiesue) as the day progresses.
Black and white only wedding photography is also more economical than traditional wedding coverage, so you have cash to spend on your honeymoon.
For those wanting my more traditional wedding coverage style, that is an option, but I will only be shooting selected traditional coverage weddings at this stage.


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Gli Stati Uniti d'America parteciparono ai Giochi della XXVI Olimpiade, svoltisi ad Atlanta, Stati Uniti, dal 19 luglio al 4 agosto 1996, con una delegazione di 646 atleti impegnati in trentuno discipline.

Medaglie

Risultati

Collegamenti esterni

1996
Stati Uniti d'America


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Q: Why is this NotifyCollectionChanged causing memory leak? I am using WPF as UI framework to develop a game. The game engine doesn't mutate it self, it only got changed when a call from the UI application telling it to update to next frame.
This is the key part of my codes:
    public class GameWorldViewModel : ViewModel {

        public GameWorldViewModel(GameWorld gameWorld) {
            this.gameWorld = gameWorld;
            GameBodyCollectionViewModel = new GameBodyCollectionViewModel(gameWorld);
            CopyData();
            Proceed();
        }

        public GameBodyCollectionViewModel GameBodyCollectionViewModel { get; init; }

        private readonly GameWorld gameWorld;

        private readonly Stopwatch stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
        private bool isProceed = false;

        public void Pause() {
            if (!isProceed) throw new InvalidOperationException("The GameWorld is already paused.");
            isProceed = false;
            stopwatch.Reset();
        }

        public void Proceed() {
            if (isProceed) throw new InvalidOperationException("The GameWorld is already proceeding.");
            isProceed = true;
            Action action = () => DispatherLoopCallback(Task.CompletedTask);
            stopwatch.Start();
            Application.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(action, DispatcherPriority.Background);
        }

        private void DispatherLoopCallback(Task task) {
            if (!isProceed) return;
            if (task.IsCompleted) {//Check if the backgroud update has completed
                CopyData();//Copy the data but not update UI
                double deltaTime = stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds;
                stopwatch.Restart();
                task = gameWorld.BeginUpdate(deltaTime);//Let backgroud game engine calculate next frame of the game.
                NotifyChange();//Update UI, runing concurrently with backgroud game engine thread. After this line is removed, the memory leak doesn't occur any more.
            }
            Task task_forLambda = task;
            Action action = () => DispatherLoopCallback(task_forLambda);
            Application.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(action, DispatcherPriority.Background);//Send next call of this method to the dispatcher, leave space for other WPF process.
        }

        private void CopyData() {
            GameBodyCollectionViewModel.CopyData();
        }

        private void NotifyChange() {
            GameBodyCollectionViewModel.NotifyChange();
        }
    }

However, when the game is running, even there are nothing, the memory usage keep increasing. And this increasing stop when the game pause. So I am sure there is a memory leak. After investigation, I found the problem come from NotifyChange(). But I cannot figure out how are these ViewModel classes causing problem.
    public class GameBodyCollectionViewModel : CollectionViewModel<GameBodyViewModel> {
        public GameBodyCollectionViewModel(GameWorld gameWorld) {
            this.gameWorld = gameWorld;
        }

        private readonly GameWorld gameWorld;

        public override IEnumerator<GameBodyViewModel> GetEnumerator() => copiedData.GetEnumerator();

        internal void CopyData() {
            copiedData.Clear();
            copiedData.AddRange(from gb in gameWorld.GetGameBodies() select new GameBodyViewModel(gb));
        }
        private readonly List<GameBodyViewModel> copiedData = new List<GameBodyViewModel>();
        internal void NotifyChange() {
            NotifyCollectionChanged(new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));//After this line is removed, the memory leak doesn't happen any more.
        }
    }

    public class GameBodyViewModel : ViewModel {
        public GameBodyViewModel(GameBody gameBody) {
            AABBLowerX = gameBody.AABB.LowerBound.X;
            AABBLowerY = gameBody.AABB.LowerBound.Y;
            AABBWidth = gameBody.AABB.Width;
            AABBHeight = gameBody.AABB.Height;
        }
        public double AABBLowerX { get; }
        public double AABBLowerY { get; }
        public double AABBWidth { get; }
        public double AABBHeight { get; }
    }

    public abstract class ViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged {
        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
        protected void NotifyPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] String propertyName = null) {
            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
        }
    }

    public abstract class CollectionViewModel<T> : ViewModel, INotifyCollectionChanged, IEnumerable<T> {
        public abstract IEnumerator<T> GetEnumerator();
        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() => GetEnumerator();

        public event NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler CollectionChanged;

        protected void NotifyCollectionChanged(NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e) {
            CollectionChanged?.Invoke(this, e);
        }
    }

The xaml codes of views are unlikely to be relevant to the context so I didn't write them here. If any more detail is required please tell me.
Update0
It was a fault to neglect the xaml codes. I found its actually relevant.
<v:View x:TypeArguments="local:GameBodyCollectionViewModel" x:Name="view"
    x:Class="Enigma.GameWPF.Visual.Game.GameBodyCollectionView"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
             xmlns:v ="clr-namespace:Enigma.GameWPF.Visual"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Enigma.GameWPF.Visual.Game"
             mc:Ignorable="d"
             d:DesignHeight="450" d:DesignWidth="800">
    <ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding ViewModel,ElementName=view}">
        <ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
            <ItemsPanelTemplate>
                <Canvas></Canvas>
            </ItemsPanelTemplate>
        </ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
        <ItemsControl.ItemContainerStyle>
            <Style>
                <Setter Property="Canvas.Left" Value="{Binding AABBLowerX}"/>
                <Setter Property="Canvas.Bottom" Value="{Binding AABBLowerY}"/>
            </Style>
        </ItemsControl.ItemContainerStyle>
        <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
            <DataTemplate>
                <local:GameBodyView ViewModel="{Binding}" Width="{Binding AABBWidth}" Height="{Binding AABBHeight}"></local:GameBodyView>
            </DataTemplate>
        </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
    </ItemsControl>
</v:View>

After removing the whole ItemsControl, the memory leak was not happenning.
Update1
Based on what I observed, I made a demo project inorder for audiences to have better information and able to reproduce the bug.
As StackOverFlow dosen't support file attach and the same thing is posted on github as well, I am posting the link of that post here. You may goto that link to download the demo.
https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/5739
Update2
Based on whats done already, I tried to used .NET provided ObservableCollection instead of my own implementation of INotifyCollectionChanged. DemoCollectionViewModel was changed to :
    public class DemoCollectionViewModel : ViewModel {
        public DemoCollectionViewModel() {
            DemoItemViewModels = new ObservableCollection<DemoItemViewModel>();
        }

        public ObservableCollection<DemoItemViewModel> DemoItemViewModels { get; }

        private readonly List<DemoItemViewModel> copiedData = new List<DemoItemViewModel>();

        internal void CopyData() {
            copiedData.Clear();
            copiedData.AddRange(from SimulatedModelItem smi in SimulatedModel.GetItems select new DemoItemViewModel(smi));
        }

        internal void NotifyChange() {
            DemoItemViewModels.Clear();
            foreach (DemoItemViewModel vm in copiedData) {
                DemoItemViewModels.Add(vm);
            }
        }
    }

And in the view, the ItemsControl's ItemsSource is binded to the ObservableCollection instead. However the problem persists

A: After a lot of attempts, I eventually found the answer by myself. Instead of keep creating new instances, I modified it to be only adding new item when the collection retrieved from model has more item count. Each time copying data from model is just updating existing instances if the source has not more count.
Here's the final code:
    public class DemoCollectionViewModel : CollectionViewModel<DemoItemViewModel> {
        public DemoCollectionViewModel() {
        }

        public override IEnumerator<DemoItemViewModel> GetEnumerator() => copiedData.GetEnumerator();

        private readonly List<DemoItemViewModel> copiedData = new List<DemoItemViewModel>();
        private int includedCount = 0;
        internal void CopyData() {
            int i = 0;
            SimulatedModelItem[] simulatedModelItems = SimulatedModel.Items.ToArray();
            foreach (SimulatedModelItem smi in simulatedModelItems) {
                if (copiedData.Count == i) {
                    DemoItemViewModel demoItemViewModel = new DemoItemViewModel();
                    copiedData.Add(demoItemViewModel);
                    addRecord.Add(demoItemViewModel);
                }
                copiedData[i].CopyData(smi);
                i++;
            }
            for (int j = i; j < includedCount; j++) {
                copiedData[j].IsEmpty = true;
            }
            includedCount = i;
        }

        private readonly List<DemoItemViewModel> addRecord = new List<DemoItemViewModel>();
        private int lastNotifyIncludedCount = 0;
        internal void NotifyChange() {
            foreach (DemoItemViewModel demoItemViewModel in addRecord) {
                NotifyCollectionChanged(new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Add, demoItemViewModel));
            }
            addRecord.Clear();
            int greaterInt = Math.Max(includedCount, lastNotifyIncludedCount);
            for (int i = 0; i < greaterInt; i++) {
                copiedData[i].NotifyChange();
            }
            lastNotifyIncludedCount = includedCount;
        }
    }

    public class DemoViewModel : ViewModel {
        public DemoViewModel() {
            DemoCollectionViewModel = new DemoCollectionViewModel();
            Proceed();
        }

        public DemoCollectionViewModel DemoCollectionViewModel { get; }

        private bool isProceed = false;
        public void Pause() {
            if (!isProceed) throw new InvalidOperationException("The GameWorld is already paused.");
            isProceed = false;
        }

        public void Proceed() {
            if (isProceed) throw new InvalidOperationException("The GameWorld is already proceeding.");
            isProceed = true;
            Action action = () => DispatherLoopCallback();
            Application.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(action, DispatcherPriority.Background);
        }

        private void DispatherLoopCallback() {
            if (!isProceed) return;
            CopyData();
            NotifyChange();
            Application.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatherLoopCallback, DispatcherPriority.Background);//Send next call of this method to the dispatcher, leave space for other WPF process.
        }

        private void CopyData() {
            DemoCollectionViewModel.CopyData();
        }

        private void NotifyChange() {
            DemoCollectionViewModel.NotifyChange();
        }
    }

The final version of demo, with the memory leak bug fixed is also available in the github post https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/5739

A: As stated in INotifyCollectionChanged is not updating the UI
INotifyCollectionChanged should be implemented by a collection and not by a view model and here it would be better to just use ObservableCollection which automatically handles updating the UI when the collection changes and get rid of the GameBodyCollectionViewModel.NotifyChange().
Update
I apologize forI haven't noticed the IEnumerable before.
The leak is most likely because you're using "NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset" every time the loop is called which would trigger a UI update for all the items in the collection regardless of whether there were any changes.


Pirenzepine (Gastrozepin) acts as an antagonist of the muscarinic M1 receptor, and is used to treat peptide ulcers. The M1 receptor is involved in the rest-and-digest state of the parasympathetic nervous system.
Weng-Keong Loke, Meng-Kwoon Sim, Mei-Lin Go, O-Substituted derivatives of pralidoxime: muscarinic properties and protection against soman effects in rats, In European Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 442, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 279-287.