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Eric Charry
Professor of Music
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echarry@wesleyan.edu
BMU New England Conservatory of Mu
MFA Princeton University
MMU New England Conservatory of Mu
PHD Princeton University
Charry's work, based in the discipline of ethnomusicology, ranges from the music of West African griots to the globalization of hip hop; from the emergence of an avant garde in jazz in the 1950s and 60s to the music cultures of downtown New York City in the same era. He was the project director for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute Ethnomusicology and Global Culture, held on Wesleyan's campus in 2011.
Charry has carried out extended research in India, Mali, Senegal, Guinea, The Gambia, and Trinidad. A guitarist since childhood, he has also studied the sitar (in India), kora, bala, and jembe (in West Africa), and steel pan (in Trinidad). He has presented his work on African music, jazz, and improvisation widely and has published extensively, including dictionary and encyclopedia entries, journal articles, and books (Mande Music, 2000; Hip Hop Africa, 2012; A New and Concise History of Rock and R&B, 2020). He is working on two other books: Four Cultural Vanguards: Music and Downtown New York; and The Emergence of an Avant Garde in Jazz. He is currently working on the entry "Global Hip Hop" for the Oxford Handbook of Global Popular Music.
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A book about the original Pearls of Life bracelet. There is a now a new version of the Pearls.
In this time of great spiritual longing as well as unprecedented busyness, stress and difficulty in focusing, Swedish bishop Martin Lönnebo has devised the Pearls of Life as a method to help the mind attain a state of stillness, meditation and prayer. In this way, we are drawn back to what is most important in our lives, to our spiritual centre and an experience of God.


Official Stalker aka Crimson613 of My Fujoshi Life nominated me for the Spirit Animal Award.
Kankitsu of Citrus Anime Reviews nominated me for the Three-Day Quote Challenge.
AnimePrince was kind enough to nominate me for a Sunshine Award.
I want to thank Ignite18 of Marveously Mismatched for nominating me for the One Lovely Blog Award.
I want to thank Official Stalker aka Crimson613 of My Fujoshi Life for nominating me for the WakuWafu Award.
The Fullmetal Narcissist nominated me for the Blogger Recognition Award!
Masumi Amari of Morning Toast was kind enough to nominate me for a Sunshine Award.
I want to thank Leaveit2me of Pop Culture Mecha for nominating me for the WakuWafu Award.


A hybrid of summerhouse and office, the Acacia Pent includes double glazed windows as standard and can be fitted with fully insulated walls and ceiling. Available in 16 sizes from 8ft x 6ft to 20ft x 10ft.
At GBC, we offer a range of contemporary garden offices featuring a flat roof style. All of our flat roof garden offices are available in a choice of sizes - we sell garden buildings from 6ft wide up to 20ft wide and bigger. Our range of buildings are available in a choice of finishes including timber and PVCu. If you are looking for somewhere to relax in the garden - or even an extra room for your house - you have come to the right place.


While any time of the year is a good time to do some good in your community, a lot of people take a moment at this point in the year to reflect on how they can help make a difference. However, with so many opportunities being presented to you, it can be hard to make an informed choice about where to make your contribution. You want to find a philanthropic channel you can trust, while at the same time making a connection with a cause that's close to your heart. This is why you will want to turn your attention to a foundation that is founded in values you can relate to and delivers tangible benefit to your local community.
Let's take a more in-depth look at why your donation will go further with a registered foundation.
There is great need all over the world. However, many people overlook the significant issues in their very own town, city, and even country. A registered Canadian foundation can help Canadians discover the need within, identifying where change is required to make our society more sustainable and serve as a scalable model that other countries can adopt. Only then, can we truly become a global community. And that, begins with you.
One of the biggest benefits in working with a registered foundation is that you are alleviated from the burden of finding a trusted way to get your donation to those who need it most. With that "leg work" out of the way, you'll find peace of mind that your contribution is actually going to a worthy project.
All you need to begin, is an idea of what type of project you want to support. For some, the battle is food insecurity. For others, the mission is to provide for better childhood education. Whether you identify with one or both of those altruistic visions, you will find a vessel for your call to action. For instance, with the Plant a Seed & See What Grows Foundation, your donation goes to initiatives that combat food insecurity while elevating childhood learning through a variety of school garden programs across Canada.
When you donate to a registered foundation, you don't just drop a cheque in the mail box and be done with it, unless that's what you want. Many people become immersed with the foundation, following updates via a newsletter, on social networks, or through some other point of contact and donor involvement program. For example, in addition to financial contributions, the Plant a Seed & See What Grows Foundation is honored to have supporters donate time and talent, too. With community garden programs sprouting up all over Canada, we can certainly use a green thumb or two.
You can be involved as much as you like, but there's only one addendum – be prepared to gain a few new friends in the process!
Did you know that supporting a charity is actually good for you? In fact, studies show that those who give tend to live longer. Another University study found that altruism resulted in an increase in health benefits in people with chronic illnesses. Those that donate and get involved with important causes also report improved self-esteem and self-worth, an elevation in mood, and an enhanced ability to form social connections, all of which have proven physical health benefits, too.
Even better, is that this particular "affliction" is absolutely contagious. A shared study between the University of California and Harvard University found that when one person behaves generously, it inspires observers to behave the same at a later point in time, through their own channels. This selfless behavior reportedly has a three-degree affect, jumping from one person to the next, and the next. Now that's one contagion we can actually get excited about!
Last but not least, is the financial benefit that comes to you. Revenue Canada rewards you for contribution in the form of tax deduction benefits that can be applied to your taxes at fiscal year end. And guess what? Studies from the economic and public-policy literature show that tax subsidies for charitable giving reduce stress and strengthen the immune system, further extending upon the reported health benefits of doing good for others.
A registered foundation will provide you with a receipt that you simply provide to your accountant and they'll take care of the rest. It's that simple.
As for the Plant a Seed & See What Grows Foundation, we're pleased to let you know that 90% of your donations go directly to programs and services. This is made possible thanks to the generosity of our donors – Natural Factors & Whole Earth & Sea.
*Note: Please verify that any foundation you get involved with is a registered charity with the Government of Canada. They should have a Charitable Registration Number posted on their website. If not, inquire accordingly.
The case for getting involved with a charitable foundation is pretty strong. With so many benefits to your community (and you) there's no better time to take action than the present. Learn more about how you can get involved with our Foundation. If you have any questions whatsoever, please feel free to contact us anytime.


There is something about this dinner that screams Summer to me. Yes, it's grilled and that's a warm-weather activity. It's also on the lighter side, focusing mostly on fresh flavors, and that's Summery too. More than anything I think it's the combination of herbs - cilantro, basil, parsley minced fine and tossed with the greens - that conjures a tropical/not-Seattle setting. We've come to associate these flavors with an improvement in the weather. It would be sort of sacrilegious to call this Thai Beef Salad because it only hints at what a real Thai Salad should be. Try adding a dash of fish sauce to make it more authentic. The recipe makes enough dressing for the marinade and the salad itself and feeds about four people. It's also great as a dipping sauce for potstickers.
Start by putting everything except the oil in a deep measuring cup or Cuisinart. I use the dried spices on purpose because I like the consistency, but you can substitute a little more fresh ginger and a little less mustard from a jar, no problem.
Add the oil and blend it all to death. There's more acid than oil in this dressing so I think it would be impossible to blend it too much.
Set aside about a 1/2 cup for the final salad and use the rest for the marinade. Or, if you're skipping the meat, the extra will keep in the fridge for at least a week (maybe two - just taste it, nothing in this will hurt you if it has gone bad).
Put the meat in a large ziplock bag with the marinade for about an hour. Squidge around the marinade about halfway through to be sure the meat is well coated.
When you're ready to eat, prepare the grill (gas or charcoal).
Let the marinade drip off the meat before you put it on the clean & oiled grill.
Grill the meat for about 7 to 10 minutes per side.
When it's done to your preference (medium-rare please) set it aside to rest for about 10 minutes before slicing thin.
To assemble the salad just prep the Romaine and veggies however you like them (I sometimes get all crazy with julienne-ing, but that's optional).
Toss the greens, herbs, and dressing in a large bowl.
You can either sprinkle the toppings on each salad or set them all on the table in colorful bowls for people to serve themselves (it makes a pretty table setting).
Sounds delish! I am definitely trying this soon.


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To determine what command to use to open a file with a specific mime type, xfm(1) uses files in a format similar to the mailcap format.
The extensions are special actions to open directories or files to load into the application window and to include other mailcap files, so that the default mailcap databases in ~/.mailcap, /etc/mailcap, /usr/share/etc/mailcap and /usr/local/etc/mailcap can be included.
This man page describes which fields are used and the extensions. For general information of the syntax of these files read the man pages mailcap(5) and update-mime(8).
While this files are supposed to be read by xfm(1), there also is the program xfmmailcap(1) to ease debugging.
There is one entry per line. Empty lines and lines starting with a hash (#) are ignored. Each line consists of parts separated by semicolons (;). The first part is the mime part or the token include. The second part is the view option. This is followed by an arbitrary number of option names, followed by a value after a equal sign, if they have a value.
The value of this option (after unescaping) is executed using system(3). If it fails, the content of the line is not used for anything but increasing the amount of output. Some tests weather a DISPLAY environment variable are set are omitted and considered always true.
If this option has a value, the filename has to match it when a action is executed. Otherwise it is replaced by a symlink matching it. It has to contain exactly one unescaped occurrence of %s, which is used as wild card for any positive number of characters.
This is the preferred action to open a file. Unless it is one of the special actions explained below, it has to contain exactly one unescaped occurance of %s, which is replaced by the filename to open, or the filename of a symlink to the file to open in the case the filename might be dangerous or does not match the nametemplate of this line.
If this option, which normally has no value, is there, the actions specified in this line are executed in an X terminal emulator.
If the action with the highest priority is one the special strings OPEN or LOAD, no shell is spawned and no command executed. Instead the current file window is changed to the selected directory (OPEN) or the file is supposed to be in the xfm(5) format and loaded into the application window(LOAD).
Unless xfm(1) is told to look at a different place via X resource Xfm.mailcapFile, this is the first place xfm looks for a file with the describes format. xfmmailcap(1) always looks here first.
If the first file does not exists, xfm(1) (unless it gets told a different place via the X resource Xfm.systemwideMailcapFile) and xfmmailcap(1) look for this file. It is recommended that the file in the home directory includes this file to get the system wide defaults.


The extra day off this week gave us the opportunity to explore the Patapsco Valley State Park, a vast land of many trails surrounding the Patapsco River near Ellicot City in Maryland.
I love these hilly forest hikes in the winter, where you can see for miles around through the leafless tree branches.
On a bracingly cold holiday Monday, there was barely anyone to worry about as all three dogs rans around like maniacs.
Fozzie did take off after something at one point, and the others followed him over a hill. They came right back, though, and even the wild impulsive man was back soon enough.
Maybe they--especially Sandy--don't want to miss an opportunity to play those wacky stick games.
Dogs are so amazing--give them miles of wilderness to roam around in and they still seek our companionship.
And I think there's even a good lesson here for those of us still working on teaching our friends better impulse control. It goes back to what I learned in the Control & Focus class I assisted in, which was based on Leslie McDevitt's Control Unleashed.
If we make it rewarding enough for our dogs to be close to us, then the moment when we release them to wander is almost a let-down. They choose to be with us even when they have the opportunity to do otherwise.
Easier said than done with some dogs--like Fozzie, who channels his inner Plott Hound and forgets he's supposed to be a biddable breed when presented with temptations like open space and the possibility of prey species. But its a good principle, and even with Fozzie I think there's hope!
I've been enjoying all of your outings. So fun to see the pups having such great adventures.
I absolutely agree-your walks are just wonderful! I love tagging along!
Wowie..looks like you had a terrific outing! fabulous to see the dogs running free.
Always love to see the beautiful places you get to hike, and it's great to see the dogs enjoying themselves so much!
Such happy pups! What an enjoyable outing for all of you.
Georgia will walk near us except when she sniffs food or fishermen around. Then she doesn't know us.
ah, the off leash dog envy I have is overwhelming sometimes. Our shibas, I'm almost entirely certain, would take off forever despite the fact we've made being around us so rewarding. They just don't have that loyalty I thought all dogs had. Which is why I guess they are more of a difficult breed... they're like cats.
I need me a pit bull.
I love joining all your hikes vicariously. But I grew up in Howard county, MD and this was one of my favorites. I always loved how you'd drive through all the congestion on Route 40 just to find this lovely park that helps you forget the mess all around you.


Dan Conston has spent a dozen years advising some of the country's most prominent leaders, outside groups, and companies.
Conston serves as President of American Action Network, named "one of the country's most prominent conservative outside groups," as well as their sister super PAC, Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC endorsed by House Republican leadership.
This is Conston's second time at American Action Network and Congressional Leadership Fund. He previously served in senior roles managing both the communications shop and issue advocacy and independent expenditure (I.E.) campaigns for the groups. He amassed a 18-1 record in I.E.'s on House races.
Dan's also served as a senior communications adviser helping elect Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Jerry Moran, as well as in House Leadership for then-Chief Deputy Whip Rep. Peter Roskam. He served in the national communications department of John McCain's presidential campaign and has advised multiple Fortune 500 companies confronted by crises.
In a personal capacity, Conston sits on the Executive Committee of the Board for the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. He grew up in Philadelphia and lives in Washington with his wife Kara.


Is your AdWords Account Optimized?
Google Adwords management isn't for the faint at heart. In order to avoid overspending, it's important that your account be setup properly from the start and that you spend time every week analyzing your results and taking steps to optimize the account.
In an article this year by Search Engine Land, Google receives 3 billion search queries a day – that's 90 billion per month… 1.1. trillion searches per year. What does this mean for your business? THERE ARE LOTS OF NEW SEARCH TERMS BEING USED BY PEOPLE EVERY DAY!
If you don't stay on top of your account (i.e., adding new keywords and phrases – including negative ones, adjusting bids, etc.), you are costing your small business precious dollars unnecessarily.
If you're one of those folks who have put in the time and effort to fully understand the complexities of the AdWords platform, good for you!
Unfortunately, we see way too many businesses that have set up their account without enough thought and planning. Then, to make matters worse, they put this underperforming account on autopilot – only taking a look at things every few weeks. If this description hits home, I'd suggest you login and pause your campaigns today. I guarantee you're wasting money!
Determine your specific, metrics-based goals for Adwords. Don't have a metrics-based goal – Time Out! How will you measure success or determine what changes to make if you don't have a goal?
Check out the bidding strategy you are using. If you are using automatic bidding – Time Out! You're almost always going to be paying too much.
Evaluate your campaign/ad group/keyword structure. If your account doesn't reflect a logical and granular view of your business – Time Out! A good place to start is using a structure based on your website (assuming you have menuing outlining your product/service offerings). If you're unsure how to do this, check out this article for help.
Take a look at your ads. Do they have a clear call to action? Does the headline, description 1, and possibly the display URL include your keyword? Is the destination URL going to a unique page related to the keyword? If you're sending everyone to the same page (many people route everyone to the home page of their site) – TIME OUT! In order to be successful, you'll want to give your prospects the best possible experience. So if they search on purple socks, they should be brought to a page showing them purple socks, NOT everything your clothing store has to offer.
If this quick self-audit yielded some "Time-Outs," don't stress out…. but you should take action. I encourage you to reference the links I've provided to address these issues. You'll find lots of specific tips that should help.
If you'd like a 100% free AdWords Checkup performed by Google Certified Manager (complete with specific recommendations for your account), just contact us! Adwords management is a core part of the services offered at Higgins Marketing Group. We'd be happy to take the ongoing weekly burden off you and SAVE YOU MONEY in the process!
Not Using Negative Keywords in AdWords? It's costing you!
Danger! Don't put your Google AdWords display ads on auto pilot!


"Recently, I had need of technical information regarding those low profile concrete objects found in commercial handicapped parking areas, referred to as "wheel stops" / "car stops" / "tire stops." At first glance, a person may wonder: "what technical information can possibly be associated with a plain stationary concrete object with no moving parts?" Well, as it turns out, Dr. Presswood furnished me with title, section, and paragraph of the ADA, ANSI and ASTM regulations and standards where "wheel stops" are referenced and the characteristics of what constitutes a "wheel stop." Dr. Presswood dispelled any concerns I had about "wheel stops" when he unequivocally opined that "wheel stops" should never be used, period. By education, work history, and experience, I consider Dr. Presswood's opinions on technical issues within his areas of expertise unimpeachable. Thank you, Dr. Presswood, for the pleasant experience I had working with you."
"Our law firm, Treon & Aguirre, PLLC, has had the privilege of working with Dr. Gary Presswood. In our experience with Dr. Presswood, he has always been highly professional and his expert opinions are well organized and supported by the evidence. In addition, Dr. Presswood is extremely professional, honest, and hardworking. I highly recommend him as an expert in his field."
"I've known Gary Presswood for over 40 years. His experience as a forensic engineer is unparalleled. During my career as a political press secretary, I worked for some of the best attorneys in the United States, including the late Charles T. Manatt, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and cofounder of the internationally known law firm, Manatt Phelps, headquartered in California and Washington. There is no doubt in my mind that a company at that level would find Dr. Presswood's expertise invaluable."


Rotellar F, Pardo F, Montiel C, Benito A, Regueira FM, Poveda I, Martí-Cruchaga P, Cienfuegos JA.
Departments of General and Abdominal Surgery, University Clinic of Navarre, University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain.
To present the results of a series of laparoscopic middle pancreatectomies with roux-en-Y duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy.
Middle pancreatectomy makes it possible to preserve pancreatic parenchyma in the resection of lesions that traditionally have been treated by distal splenopancreatectomy or cephalic duodenopancreatectomy. The laparoscopic approach could minimize the invasiveness of the procedure and enhance the benefits of middle pancreatectomy.
From March 2005 to October 2007, 9 consecutive patients with benign or low malignant potential lesions in the pancreatic neck or body underwent surgery. Laparoscopic middle pancreatectomy with a roux-en-Y duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy was planned on all of them. In the first 2 patients, the pancreas was transected by endostapler; in the last 7, the staple line was reinforced with absorbable polymer membrane.
The intervention was concluded laparoscopically in every case except 1 (laparoscopic-assisted) in which pancreaticojejunostomy was performed by means of minilaparotomy. Mortality was 0% and perioperative morbidity was 33%, (fistula of the cephalic stump in the first 2 patients (22%)). The pancreaticojejunostomy fistula rate was 0%. The median postoperative hospital stay was 5 days (range, 3-41). In the last 7 patients, in which pancreas was transected with staple line reinforcement material there were no stump fistulas; morbidity decreased to 14% and the median hospital stay was 4 days (range, 3-30).
Laparoscopic middle pancreatectomy is feasible and safe. Duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy can be performed safely using this approach. The method of pancreatic transection seems to be decisive in the incidence of cephalic stump fistulas.


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SolidariTEA Partners with Local Nonprofits
By Edible East Bay | May 16, 2018
SolidariTEA cofounders Caroline Sandifer and Trey Jalbert on the hunt for sweet summer peaches. Photo by Blair Beyda.
A Potent Brew
At SolidariTEA, social justice is part of the business plan
By Rachel Trachten
For iced-tea entrepreneurs Caroline Sandifer and Trey Jalbert, business success goes hand-in-hand with generosity. As they manage the day-to-day tasks for their company, SolidariTEA, the duo have been steadily donating a portion of their time and earnings to two local organizations, one focused on food justice, the other on expanding access to the arts.
In 2011, the two were working as community organizers for the Oakland chapter of the national climate campaign 350.org when Sandifer suggested to Jalbert—her life partner—that they get to know some of their fellow organizers by inviting them over for cookies and "solidaritea."
The idea evolved from a gathering to a business plan. Jalbert saw an opening to provide Bay Area bottled iced tea lovers a high-end, small-farm option, while Sandifer pondered how to structure the company in a way that could include giving back to the community while avoiding burdensome rules and paperwork. "We wanted to tie in a piece of our margin to go back to local groups," says Jalbert. "We thought our customers would get behind this."
Two years later, Jalbert and Sandifer launched SolidariTEA, offering locally made teas along with a commitment to support and partner with local nonprofits.
100 Pounds of Roses
The duo, now both 33, are avid cooks and bakers. Experimenting in their home kitchen, they developed three flavorful low-sugar teas: Black Rose Ceylon, Blueberry Rooibos, and Cinnamon Peach. They took the manufacturing work to H.A. Rider & Sons, a family-owned, solar-powered bottling facility in Santa Cruz County, where workers brew the tea and send the used tea leaves and botanicals out for composting at nearby farms.
The two visit the facility regularly to ensure that the production process meets their expectations. "You see what 100 pounds of roses looks like," says Jalbert. "The whole facility smells magical. When we're brewing the cinnamon tea, it's invigorating; you can feel the cinnamon and the oils in the air."
Because not all their ingredients are available locally, Sandifer and Jalbert seek small-farm suppliers who work with Equal Exchange, a cooperative that partners with worker-owned, democratically organized farms. The teas are certified organic by Oregon Tilth.
The duo earmarks 10 cents per bottle sold for their two Oakland-based nonprofit partners: community arts space Rock Paper Scissors Collective (RPSC) and food justice program Roots Rising, an offshoot of People's Grocery. To date, SolidariTEA has raised $5,250 for each organization. The funds come with minimal strings attached, allowing the groups to use the money for hard-to-fund expenses like supplies and administration.
With SolidariTEA, We're Like Family
"There's not a lot of funding for the arts," says crafter Kristi Holohan, who organizes classes, skill shares, and exhibits for RPSC. "Grants are very competitive, and there are many nonprofits doing amazing work."
Her collective has evolved into a beloved organization that nurtures community activism and brings arts opportunities to Oakland children, teens, refugees, and others who may not be able to pay for classes or materials. Offerings include painting, jewelry-making, sewing, collage, and silkscreen, just for starters. After losing its brick-and-mortar space on Telegraph Avenue in 2015, RPSC has continued to hold classes and events by collaborating with museums, schools, libraries, community groups, and local artists. At MetWest High School in Oakland, the group runs a community garden and cooking classes. They're now housed in a temporary space at Warehouse 416 and are in negotiations for a permanent one.
The partnership with SolidariTEA started when the new tea biz popped up to do tastings at the collective's former site. "With SolidariTEA, we're like family; they want to know what kind of programming we're doing and what's going on with us," says Holohan. She notes that Sandifer and Jalbert show up for art events and meetings, help with website improvements, and donate their caffeine-free Blueberry Rooibos tea for after-school classes. Thanks to SolidariTEA, the collective has had funds for rent, supplies, and administrative costs. The group's organizers are volunteers, but they prioritize paying teaching artists whenever possible.
It's Not McDonald's Sweet Tea
Over at Roots Rising, SolidariTEA has made its mark as well. An offshoot of People's Grocery, Roots Rising continued the food and economic justice program pioneered by that organization in the garden of the California Hotel, an affordable housing development in West Oakland. (People's Grocery has gone through a transition in leadership, and the Center for Third World Organizing became its fiscal sponsor in 2016.) In 2017, SolidariTEA shifted its funding from People's Grocery to Roots Rising to support the continuation of the garden-based California Hotel program, which is run by occupational therapist Heather Smith.
"They understood our angle," says Smith, referring to SolidariTEA's support for her focus on personal empowerment. Rather than just give food away, Smith taught participants to grow their own fruits and veggies and to use diet and medicinal herbs to help control diabetes and high blood pressure. In the garden, Smith served SolidariTEA, a lower-sugar option than participants were accustomed to. "It's not McDonald's sweet tea; it's healthy, it's natural, it's good food," she says. Funding from SolidariTEA allowed her to purchase garden supplies like compost and straw, as well as beekeeping equipment. For now, the Roots Rising program has ended and its future is uncertain. As SolidariTEA seeks a new nonprofit partner, it is shifting donations towards Rock Paper Scissors with the goal of giving that group a total of $18,000.
For more cocktail recipes using SolidariTEA.
A Model and a Challenge
Are more tea flavors on the horizon? Sandifer and Jalbert aren't ready to share many details, but they have ideas brewing for a green tea beverage. Sandifer also has several other creative projects—she writes poetry and is co-authoring a children's story. Jalbert is a part-time researcher at UCSF Medical Center, where he develops imaging related to brain cancer. He says he appreciates the counterbalance to hospital work that comes with being part of the organic food field. The two are often on the road, holding tastings and managing operations for SolidariTEA, which is now available at Market Hall Foods, Piedmont Grocery, Whole Foods, and many other Bay Area stores.
Kristi Holohan of Rock Paper Scissors sees the potential impact of a business like SolidariTEA. "It's a model and a challenge for other companies to step up and see how much we can support and nurture our existing community," she says, "especially in a time when housing costs are skyrocketing and OUSD [Oakland Unified School District] is under enormous budget constraints. How can we assist the local community to thrive here and not get pushed out of here? I really praise SolidariTEA for stepping up to the plate." ♦
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Cinnamon Peach Toaster Pastries
Mom insisted on only healthy snacks in the house, so SolidariTEA cofounder Caroline Sandifer grew up with no Kellogg's Pop-Tarts in the cupboard. After indulging in the forbidden packaged toaster pastries during college, Caroline started experimenting with her own healthier versions, coming up with recipes mom would be proud of, like this one made with whole wheat and SolidariTEA Cinnamon Peach Tea.
1½ cups whole-wheat flour
1½ cups all-purpose flour
12/3 cups cold salted butter, chopped into chunks
1/3 cup cinnamon peach bottled black tea
For peach filling
1/3 cup cinnamon peach bottled black tea (plus a few tablespoons more as needed)
2½ cups chopped ripe peaches (or chopped and thawed frozen peaches)
¼ cup packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
For basic topping
1 egg white, lightly beaten with
1 tablespoon brown sugar mixed with
For a more decadent glaze topping
1–3 teaspoons cinnamon peach bottled black tea
To make the dough: Place the whole-wheat and all-purpose flours into a large bowl. Using knives or a pastry cutter, gradually work in the butter until the dough has a coarse, sandy texture. Add the lightly beaten egg and the tea, and work lightly with your hands just until the dough is combined and pliable.
Divide dough in two parts and form into balls. Wrap each ball separately in plastic wrap, waxed paper, or tinfoil. Gently flatten balls with the palm of your hand and allow to cool in the fridge for at least 30 minutes as you make the filling. (Colder dough is easier to work with.)
To make the peach filling: Combine peaches and tea in a medium saucepan. Cover and bring to a gentle boil, then remove cover, lower heat, and let simmer.
Meanwhile, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and cornstarch in a small bowl. Add vanilla plus a couple tablespoons of the bottled tea, stirring well until you get a smooth, thin paste, adding more tea as necessary. Add gradually to the simmering peaches as you stir, then let the filling simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes, until fruit has softened and juice has thickened. (The filling will continue to thicken as it cools.)
To assemble tarts: Preheat the oven to 350° as you roll out the dough.
On a floured surface, roll each ball of dough out to 1/8-inch thick. Cut the dough into 8 rectangles per ball for large pastries or 12 rectangles for smaller ones. Spoon the peach-tea filling onto half of the cut rectangles, dividing filling equally and spreading outward, leaving a margin of at least ¼ inch on all edges of the rectangles.
Lay the remaining rectangles over the filling and seal the edges by crimping with the tines of a fork.
If making tarts with basic topping: Brush the top of each tart with beaten egg white, then dust with a mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon. Bake the pastries on a parchment-covered cookie sheet for 25–30 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Cool completely.
If you want the more decadent topping: Omit brushing with egg white and cinnamon sugar. Instead, brush the tops of each pastry with leftover cinnamon peach tea, and bake as above while mixing the glaze.
Simmer butter in a small saucepan until froth forms, then cool for 10 minutes. Stir in the vanilla, cinnamon, powdered sugar, and cinnamon peach tea. Adjust amount of tea for desired thickness. After pastries are baked, drizzle the glaze over top.
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Thai "Village" Women Threatens to Kill Her Husband/My Friend
By George36, June 20 in Farang Pub - fun, entertainment and Expat life
George36 31
Please provide guidance as to what I can or should do, if anything. Thanks
My friend, 66, married in the village near Roi Et three years ago. She is 37 and worked in a beer bar in Pattaya where they met. Marriage was never recorded with local office so not legal. My friend is bipolar and is not a very nice person. Still, I do not think he deserves to be killed. A little melodrama, maybe not???
My friend inherited about 30 million baht and has two condos in Pattaya and two condos in the United States. One condo in Pattaya is in his name and the other in his wife. Bank accounts and credit card at Bangkok Bank. He has access to over 300k USD.
My Friend has been in and out of Thailand on tourist visas for the last four years and Immigration has advised him to stay out of the country for a couple of months unless he gets the right visa. So, they are traveling and the last trip took them to Argentina , Israel, Georgia with next stops being Turkey and Philippines.
In each country, my friend has gone to the U.S. embassies and demanded a visa for her to go to the U.S. Turned down about six times total in four different countries including Thailand. Monday's visit, in Georgia, was different. This time it was about getting his divorce degree so that they could marry legally in Georgia and record it at the U.S. Embassy. They were able to get the document and seem to be working on the legalization of their marriage.
On the drive to the embassy, my friend was abused with, "You are a failure, you are a failure, your are a failure, you are a failure, you are a failure. You never get anything done." She is pressuring to get her marriage legal. Then, she hits him multiple times and berates him like a child. She, then, stated "I want to kill you."
This is the tip of the iceberg, in my view. At the embassy, my friend pushed so hard, chanced his arrest and suicide by cop and actually requested that they shoot him because he does not want to live like this. He has threatened the embassies in each country to get a visa for his wife and has tried to get police in those countiries to shoot him. If he died in the village of "suicide", it would never be questioned by his family or friends.
My Friend used his phone to stream live to his open Facebook page where anyone with Facebook can watch the entire ride to the embassy and what happened at the embassy.
The wife seemed so cold blooded when she said that she wanted to kill him. Plus, the last words in the embassy video from her was that if he messes up getting what is needed for the legal marriage, she will leave him forever.
This is all on video. What are my options to help my friend, if any please??
Edited June 20 by George36
darrendsd 2,358
I think it's pretty obvious - don't get married don't take her to the USA - cut his losses and leave her
If he can't see all of this himself then I don't see how you can help him
chickenslegs 8,990
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31 minutes ago, George36 said:
... she hits him multiple times and berates him like a child. She, then, stated "I want to kill you."
If he is still with her after that, he is (IMHO) beyond help.
He should get on the next plane home from Georgia and leave her to find her own way back to Thailand - but he won't.
lannarebirth 6,425
Not married? No kids? Still retains most of his assets? This one's pretty easy.
Kwasaki 6,960
F.I.o.R.
Location:Old Sukhothai
Get Netflix on board and make a movie.
4 hours ago, darrendsd said:
She has control of him. He has told her that, if she leaves him, he would commit suicide.
In the U.S., this would probably be classified as elder abuse and police action would take place. Does Thailand have such laws?
He is mentally ill with bipolar recognized by Social Security. All four of the condos are languishing with no income and has been that way for two years. He is paranoid about returning to the U.S. because he would expect to go under conservatorship and committed.
simon43 8,994
Ancient Member #174
Location:Naypyidaw
Having lived with a seriously bipolar Thai wife, my learned opinion is that they both sound madder than blue moon monkeys.
Perhaps they can share their bipolar medication...
Seriously, kudos for wanting to help your friend, but without a physical intervention to remove your friend from his partner, nothing positive is going to happen. He'll never get her to the USA.
geoffbezoz 5,418
you witnessed the argument did you between your friend and his partner ? If not based on what you have said you don't actually know what's true or not. Streamed it live ? my my Steven43 is tight that they are madder than Blue Moon Monkeys.
Anyway its a matter between them two, nothing to do with you. Threatening to kill him did she ? well Thais say that all of the time and in a few days time all forgotten.
Sounds like they are both total nut cases. If your friend really is bipolar then he should seek medical help, not make a prat of himself at various embassies.
Sounds like both of them are drama artists. Stay out of it.
colinneil 45,996
P.O.T.Y. 2018
Location:khonkaen
George36 mind your own business, so she threatened to kill him, so what.
It happens daily here, many wives threaten, some even try.... I have the scar from where my ex stuck me with a knife.
Is this thread really about a friend, and not you?
Destiny1990 4,055
What does your friend like about her?
Tell him to Bring her back to soi 6 !
Appreciate everyone's input. Thanks.
52 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:
He has not seen his two kids in 20+ years and is completely estranged from his family. She and her family in the village treats him very well and he does not want to lose that.
In the video, she also is pressing him for kids. He say no because of his age and she says yes because her and the family will fully take care of the children.
Again, this is on the video that he did from his phone and posted on Facebook. It can be viewed by anyone that has a Facebook account.
NancyL 8,432
2015 Thai Visa POTY Survivor
You cannot take a phone past the security point in a U.S. Embassy/Consulate, so I doubt some of the details of the O.P. Is this story click-bait?
1 minute ago, NancyL said:
The 26 minute video at the embassy was recorded outside the embassy and ends with the security guard, Brandon, explaining that the phone would not be allowed in the embassy. He stopped recording at the time and went into the embassy.
They accommodated him by preparing a letter saying that he is legally divorced. They were able to pull it from a previous fiancée visa application that was disapproved a couple of years back. He needs that to get married in Georgia.
Since the videos are on his open Facebook thread, I believe that I could forward a link to the videos. If you need proof, I would be glad to provide the link and you can decide for yourself whether I am getting unduly involved.
RJRS1301 2,383
Is he receiving professional assistance with his mental illness?
Your role should be to support him in his decisions, as a friend, give him options for assistance from skilled professionals and assist to protect his assets.
Beyond that I doubt there is anything you could do.
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Q: Resample().mean() in Python/Pandas and adding the results to my dataframe when the starting point is missing I'm pretty new to coding and have a problem resampling my dataframe with Pandas. I need to resample my data ("value") to means for every 10 minutes (13:30, 13:40, etc.). The problem is: The data start around 13:36 and I can't access them by hand because I need to do this for 143 dataframes. Resampling adds the mean at the respective index (e.g. 13:40 for the second value), but because 13:30 is not part of my indices, that value gets lost.
I'm trying two different approaches here: First, I tried every option of resample() (offset, origin, convention, ...). Then I tried adding the missing values manually with a loop, which doesn't run properly because I didn't know how to access the correct spot on the list. The list does include all relevant values though. I also tried adding a row with 13:30 as the index on top of the dataframe but didn't manage to convince Python that my index is legit because it's a timestamp (this is not in the code).
Sorry for the very rough code, it just didn't work in several places which is why I'm asking here.
If you have a possible solution, please keep in mind that it has to function within an already long loop because of the many dataframes I have to work on simultaneously.
Thank you very much!
df["tenminavg"] = df["value"].resample("10Min").mean()
df["tenminavg"] = df["tenminavg"].ffill()

ls1 = df["value"].resample("10Min").mean() #my alternative: list the resampled values in order to eventually access the first relevant timespan

for i in df.index: #this loop doesn't work. It should add the value for the first 10 min
   if df["tenminavg"][i]=="nan":
       if datetime.time(13,30) <= df.index.time < datetime.time(13,40):
           df["tenminavg"][i] = ls1.index.loc[i.floor("10Min")]["value"] #tried to access the corresponding data point in the list
   else:
       continue

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Staples op-ed: Will Canada be trapped inside Fortress North America?
Thought the debate over Canada joining the U.S. Star Wars missile defence shield was over? Maybe not. The latest round of Canada-U.S. border security talks could result in Canada joining "Star Wars," and a lot more.
"We intend to pursue a perimeter approach to security," said the joint statement by Prime Minister Harper and President Obama in Washington this month.
The statement was light on details, but Canadians should be concerned that political and military leaders involved in border security talks are also discussing a massive expansion of North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) – the joint U.S.-Canada military aerospace command for North America.
The security perimeter talks, purportedly aimed at easing border trade, might leave Canada sacrificing its ability to have an independent security policy and trapped inside a U.S.-dominated "Fortress North America."
It is the latest in a debate over the Canada-U.S. military relationship that has spanned three generations.
Decades ago in the late 1950s, early in the Cold War, NORAD was set up to prevent a Soviet bomber attack on the United States from coming in over Canada. It was headed by a U.S. general, with a Canadian general as second-in-command. NORAD conducted surveillance of the airspace around North America for bombers, and exercised control by dispatching U.S. or Canadian fighter aircraft to intercept and shoot down any enemy planes.
But like most grand military projects, NORAD was nearly irrelevant just as it was being completed. By the 1960s intercontinental nuclear-tipped missiles largely replaced bombers. NORAD was given a new job: watching the world for missile launches, and warning America's nuclear strike forces to prepare for an attack. It continued to play this role for decades, even long after the Soviet Union collapsed in1991.
By 2001, NORAD was again unprepared for the changing security environment. Preoccupied with watching outward for a Russian threat that no longer existed, NORAD was ill equipped to respond to hijacked commercial aircraft headed for New York and Washington on September 11.
Reacting to the attacks, President Bush created a new U.S.-only military command for North America, called Northern Command, and put it in charge of U.S. military activities in North America, including operational control of his expensive and malfunctioning continental missile defence system. Canada created its own Canadian-only domestic military command, called Canada Command, to coordinate with Northern Command in joint disaster and terrorist attack response, and other operations.
The U.S. general in charge of Northern Command was also given command of NORAD, with the Canadian general remaining as his second-in-command of NORAD. Together, they have wisely re-focused NORAD on assisting civilian agencies monitor commercial traffic over North America to prevent another 9/11 type of attack on cities and events such as the Vancouver Olympics.
But with the U.S paying more attention to the new kid on the block, "Northcom" as it is called in military circles, Canadian military leaders have fretted over the potential for NORAD's diminished importance to the Americans.
That's why the Canadian military establishment pushed hard for Canada to join the U.S. missile defence system. But they sparked a public debate that raged for two years over the viability, need and security implications of the unproven missile system. Would it lead to a new arms race – and the weaponization of space?
Prime Minister Paul Martin famously decided not to join in 2005. His decision received wide public support, but enraged the military leadership and the defence lobby (their dire warnings of NORAD's demise have proved to be overblown).
The following year, the military shot back with a report by the Canada-U.S. Bi-National Planning Group recommending a single North American security plan enforced by an integrated continental military command, creating "enhanced coordination and cooperation among our foreign policy, defence and security organizations. The goal should be to achieve the level (although not necessarily the form) of cooperation that now exists in NORAD in all other domains."
But the missile defence "No" decision set the tone of the political debate. In the end, NORAD was expanded just enough to add joint maritime surveillance to its mission, but nothing more.
Their plans have largely gathered dust for the last five years, until now.
A public relations campaign has already begun for deeper military integration. The same people who are lobbying Canada to purchase a fleet of F-35 stealth fighters, arguing the $16-21 billion expense will enhance Canada-U.S. military interoperability, are also backing an expansion of NORAD.
Retired lieutenant-general George Macdonald, former Canadian head of NORAD and an early advocate of joining "Star Wars," appeared in newspapers recently calling for expanding NORAD to include land and sea defence. Incidentally, he is also a lobbyist for Lockheed Martin, the U.S.-based manufacturer of the F-35 stealth fighter.
Canadians weren't convinced that Canada should join missile defence, and they were right. They are just as sceptical about the F-35 stealth fighters. The government needs to come clean with what it is planning for NORAD.
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Q: Saving images relative to content directory where my site is running in IIS I want to save images uploaded from a asp mvc page to the content/img/ folder which is relative to where my site is running in IIS. But I don't want to hard code the location on my file system to a Absolute path as this could change easily. This is the code I'm using to save them.
  public static string SaveCompanyLogoImage(HttpPostedFileBase file)
        {
            var newFileName = GetNewCompanyLogoFileName(file.FileName);
            file.FileName = newFileName;
            file.SaveAs(//relative-location-here);
            return Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(last);
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Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata vs Chelsea's Diego Costa – A Statistical Comparison Of The Spanish Strikers
by Aakarsh Bommakanti July 15, 2017, 11:30 am
Alvaro Morata (left) and Diego Costa (right)
Alvaro Morata vs Diego Costa – A Statistical Comparison
Chelsea are set to be one of the busiest clubs in the transfer market as even after winning the league title last season, Antonio Conte has decided to make wholesale changes to his squad this summer. He has asked club's top goal scorer Diego Costa to quit the club this summer and is in the search of a player who can replace him.
Romelu Lukaku has slipped away from Conte's hands while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Andrea Belotti are looking tougher and tougher to lure to London this summer. But one player who is still in with a chance to arrive at the Bridge is Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata. So how can the versatile attacker replace his Spanish counterpart at the home of the English champions? Morata played almost 12 hours of football less than Costa but here is a statistical comparison of the seasons of both the players in their respective leagues.
With 20 goals and 7 assists to his name, Costa was more productive than Morata, who scored just 15 goals and 4 assists. But when converted to 'per 90 minutes', Morata rules the roast. With a pass completion of 78% and a shot accuracy of 63%, the Real Madrid man created 1.14 chances per game, registering 0.87 key passes per game.
Costa, who had a passing accuracy of just 75%, created 1.23 chances per game, and 1.02 key passes per game. His shot accuracy is however, a lowly 53%.
Morata had a successful take-on rate of 53.66% compared to just the 41.22% from Costa, proving that he is a more mobile forward. And surprisingly, Morata was also more effective in the air, winning 50% of his aerial duels, while Costa won just 24.83% of his aerial duels, which is astonishing.
The 24-year old was also more effective in general, winning 48.92% of his total duels. He is a slightly more hard worker than Costa, who won just 40.94%of his total duels. The Chelsea man is more intelligent with his hold up play and he won 2.69 fouls every game on an average.
Morata, who is not easy to mark, is not too far away, winning 2.28 fouls per game. It is hard to separate the two Spanish strikers and Conte will hope that Morata can fire up the Premier League in his first season, to try and justify his decision to kick Costa out of the club this summer.
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import { ReplicationService } from '../../replication/replication.service';
import { Policy } from '../../replication/policy';

import { ConfirmationDialogService } from '../../shared/confirmation-dialog/confirmation-dialog.service';
import { ConfirmationMessage } from '../../shared/confirmation-dialog/confirmation-message';

import { ConfirmationState, ConfirmationTargets, ConfirmationButtons } from '../../shared/shared.const';

import { MessageHandlerService } from '../../shared/message-handler/message-handler.service';

import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/Subscription';

@Component({
  selector: 'list-policy',
  templateUrl: 'list-policy.component.html',
  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
})
export class ListPolicyComponent implements OnDestroy {

  nullTime: string = '0001-01-01T00:00:00Z';

  @Input() policies: Policy[];
  @Input() projectless: boolean;
  @Input() selectedId: number;

  @Output() reload = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
  @Output() selectOne = new EventEmitter<Policy>();
  @Output() editOne = new EventEmitter<Policy>();
  @Output() toggleOne = new EventEmitter<Policy>();

  toggleSubscription: Subscription;
  subscription: Subscription;

  constructor(
    private replicationService: ReplicationService,
    private toggleConfirmDialogService: ConfirmationDialogService,
    private deletionDialogService: ConfirmationDialogService,
    private messageHandlerService: MessageHandlerService,
    private ref: ChangeDetectorRef) {
    setInterval(()=>ref.markForCheck(), 500);
    this.toggleSubscription = this.toggleConfirmDialogService
        .confirmationConfirm$
        .subscribe(
          message=> {
            if(message &&
             message.source === ConfirmationTargets.TOGGLE_CONFIRM &&
             message.state === ConfirmationState.CONFIRMED) {
               let policy: Policy = message.data;
               policy.enabled = policy.enabled === 0 ? 1 : 0;
               this.replicationService
                   .enablePolicy(policy.id, policy.enabled)
                   .subscribe(
                      response => {
                        this.messageHandlerService.showSuccess('REPLICATION.TOGGLED_SUCCESS');
                      },
                      error => this.messageHandlerService.handleError(error)
                   );
             }
          }
        );
    this.subscription =  this.deletionDialogService
      .confirmationConfirm$
      .subscribe(
        message => {
          if (message &&
            message.source === ConfirmationTargets.POLICY &&
            message.state === ConfirmationState.CONFIRMED) {
            this.replicationService
                .deletePolicy(message.data)
                .subscribe(
                  response => {
                    this.messageHandlerService.showSuccess('REPLICATION.DELETED_SUCCESS');
                    this.reload.emit(true);
                  },
                  error => {
                    if(error && error.status === 412) {
                      this.messageHandlerService.handleError('REPLICATION.FAILED_TO_DELETE_POLICY_ENABLED');
                    } else {
                      this.messageHandlerService.handleError(error);
                    }
                  }
                );
        }
      }
    );
  }

  ngOnDestroy() {
    if (this.subscription) {
      this.subscription.unsubscribe();
    }
    if(this.toggleSubscription) {
      this.toggleSubscription.unsubscribe();
    }
  }

  selectPolicy(policy: Policy): void {
    this.selectedId = policy.id;
    this.selectOne.emit(policy);
  }

  editPolicy(policy: Policy) {
    this.editOne.emit(policy);
  }

  togglePolicy(policy: Policy) {
    let toggleConfirmMessage: ConfirmationMessage = new ConfirmationMessage(
      policy.enabled === 1 ? 'REPLICATION.TOGGLE_DISABLE_TITLE' : 'REPLICATION.TOGGLE_ENABLE_TITLE',
      policy.enabled === 1 ? 'REPLICATION.CONFIRM_TOGGLE_DISABLE_POLICY': 'REPLICATION.CONFIRM_TOGGLE_ENABLE_POLICY',
      policy.name,
      policy,
      ConfirmationTargets.TOGGLE_CONFIRM
    );
    this.toggleConfirmDialogService.openComfirmDialog(toggleConfirmMessage);
  }

  deletePolicy(policy: Policy) {
    let deletionMessage: ConfirmationMessage = new ConfirmationMessage(
      'REPLICATION.DELETION_TITLE',
      'REPLICATION.DELETION_SUMMARY',
      policy.name,
      policy.id,
      ConfirmationTargets.POLICY,
      ConfirmationButtons.DELETE_CANCEL);
    this.deletionDialogService.openComfirmDialog(deletionMessage);
  }

}

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HSBC has evacuated roughly 100 staff from its office in London's Canary Wharf after a staff member was confirmed to have caught coronavirus, making it the first big financial institution in the UK capital to be disrupted by the outbreak. Source Financial Times
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Fraport Greece reported a 71.4% annual decline in passenger traffic last year at the 14 regional airports it operates in Greece. The total number of passengers who used the airports of Thessaloniki, Corfu, Hania, Cephalonia, Zakynthos, Aktio, Kavala, Rhodes, Kos, Samos, Mytilene, Mykonos, Santorini and Skiathos reached 8,611,780, of which 5,994,180 were on international flights – a year-on-year decline of 74.2%. Source Ekathimerini
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Russian oil drilling giant Gazprom Neft opened a crypto mining farm running on associated gas energy unlocking the power of Russia's oil and gas resources for the needs of bitcoin (BTC) mining, reports Yahoo Finance. The venue for cryptocurrency mining is on one of the company's oil drilling sites in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Siberia. It is using the associated gas from Gazprom Neft's oil field as an energy source and has its own power plant to transform this gas into electricity. Source Realnoevremya
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Those with a graduate-level background in fashion might work for designers to help create clothing lines, or they might market manufactured products. Creating and selling fabrics and accessories is another aspect of the profession. Career titles for graduates with a master's degree in fashion might include fashion designer, senior merchandiser, editorial director or brand manager.
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Brazil As the New Pavilion at Epcot?!
Today rumors are floating around fiercely that Brazil will indeed be making it's way to Epcot in the near future.
A major Brazilian newspaper is reporting that representatives from Disney have been in talks with the Brazilian Government. (For the exact wording see Inside the Magic).
This would be the first new pavilion that World Showcase will have seen since the Norway pavilion was opened in 1988. (That's almost 23 years for those who can't do the math! In other words...a REALLY LONG TIME!!!)
Of course, all this is just speculation, as nothing concrete has been announced by Disney. And with World Showcase Pavilions, you never do know if they are actually going to be built or not. A lot of pavilions have been announced, but have never come to fruition.
Personally, I would be very excited to see a Brazilian Pavilion in World Showcase. I have always had an affinity for the country, since when I was a kid, we had a foreign exchange student from Brazil. (Most school projects that I had to do when it had to do something about researching a country, I would inevitably pick Brazil.) I would love the opportunity to eat in a Brazilian restaurant and of course see how the culture would be depicted. (Carnival anyone?!)
Of course, Walt Disney World has always been a popular place for Brazilians to visit. Who hasn't come in contact with their tour groups while on a vacation? So I can see this being a logical choice for a new Pavilion.
So stay tuned because if as the rumored article states, this is planning on being announced this week, I'm sure we'll have more information for you all soon.
What do you think? Would you like to see a Brazilian Pavilion? Or would rather see another country come in instead? Do you really think Disney would even build another pavilion in World Showcase right now? Make sure to leave your comments in the comments section.
As for now...well, I guess we just wait.
Labels: Brazil Pavilion, Epcot, World Showcase
Jessica @ Wanting Adventure said...
I have no idea what Brazilian food would be like, so I don't know what I think about a pavilion like that!
Jonpaul said...
Jonpaul@Disney fan I think a Brazil paviilon is a good idea for Epcot's world showchase because brazil has very great culture with like the Amazon river and rainforsert,Cities,Caravial, Festivals,Steaks,Very good food and is also famous for Soccer a Brazil pavillon fits very will with Epcot's world showchase area because the Brazilian's vist Walt disney world every year that increases 34 percent each year and Guests like to see differnt Countries and their cultures without a passport and does have to leave the U.S.A.Because the countries of World showchase are loacated in Walking distances from each other to make it easy for guests to exlpore the world in One place and There is about 6 Expansion zones located in world showchase to accommadete more pavillons Like this proposed and rumored Brazil pavillon.
Marilyn @ our cheap disney vacation said...
I would love to see a Brazil pavillion! There are no south american countries. Brazilian food would be great, think Fogo de Chao.
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Judi Ann T. McLeod (née en 1944) est une journaliste canadienne. Auparavant reporter pour plusieurs journaux ontariens, elle dirige maintenant le site de nouvelles en ligne conservateur, le Canada Free Press (CFP).

Jeunesse et carrière
McLeod est née à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard et a grandi à l'orphelinat Saint Joseph à Halifax, en Nouvelle-Écosse .

Son premier article a été publié dans The Chronicle-Herald d'Halifax alors qu'elle avait 18 ans. McLeod a rencontré son futur mari, John, alors qu'il était le rédacteur en chef du Oshawa Times et qu'elle n'était qu'une toute jeune reporter.

Carrière

Brampton Times
Après dix ans passés au Ottawa Journal, John a été embauché par le Brampton Times. Il a suggéré que le journal embauche également sa femme, qui travaillait alors pour une entreprise de relations publiques de Toronto.  Judi McLeod est devenue journaliste assignée à l'hôtel de ville pour le Brampton Times en 1981.

Lorsqu'elle est congédiée en 1983, elle allègue que les progressistes-conservateurs qu'elle avait accusés d'ingérence dans la politique locale avaient fait pression sur le journal. Lorsque son mari la réintègre au poste, le journal les renvoie tous les deux.

La Fédération du travail de l'Ontario a contesté le congédiement au nom de McLeod pour intervention politique.  The Globe and Mail a rapporté que le ministre canadien du multiculturalisme, le député libéral James Fleming, a mené une enquête sur le congédiement de McLeod. Fleming considérait que la réaffectation de McLeod équivalait à de l'intimidation de journaliste.

Les McLeod ont intenté une action en justice contre le Brampton Times pour congédiement injustifié, mais l'ont ensuite retirée. Judi McLeod a également déposé une plainte auprès de la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne.

Quelques jours après avoir été congédié, McLeod a remporté le prix ontarien Edward J. Hayes Memorial pour ses reportages spécialisés.  Le journaliste Peter Desbarats a dit de la couverture de McLeod qu'elle était la meilleure des 22 quotidiens ontariens. Les articles qui ont été publiés au cours de sa dernière année au Brandon Times ont remporté le Western Ontario Newspaper Award dans la catégorie Journalisme spécialisé.

Sur une courte période en 1984, les McLeod ont fondé The Bramptonian, un journal local couvrant Brampton.

Toronto Sun
Les McLeod ont rejoint le Toronto Sun en 1985, où Judi a couvert l'éducation et John travaillait pour la section affaires.  Les chroniques de Judi critiquaient vivement les commissaires scolaires du Nouveau Parti démocratique qui siégeaient alors au Conseil scolaire du district de Toronto .

Selon Judi McLeod, les parents ethniques qui voulaient que leur langue maternelle soit enseignée à l'école étaient « aussi diaboliques que n'importe lequel des personnages de la plume imaginative de Charles Dickens ... vraiment désagréables ». Elle a mis en garde les gens contre le « multiculturalisme détraqué » et s'est opposé au conseil scolaire sur la décision d'organiser une conférence pour les étudiants sur l'apartheid en Afrique du Sud.

Au cours de ses années de journaliste attitrée au conseil scolaire au Toronto Sun, elle est décrite comme une « pit-bull journalistique ». Le Globe and Mail prétend que McLeod avait « de l'influence sur les bureaucrates qui dirigent les écoles de Toronto depuis le Education Centre sur la rue College ».

Kingston Whig-Standard
Après avoir été renvoyée du Toronto Sun, elle a vécu à Kingston en Ontario pendant trois ans, où elle a travaillé comme journaliste et chroniqueuse pour le Kingston Whig-Standard.

Fondation du Canada Free Press
En 1991, elle est retournée à Toronto et a fondé, avec l'aide du conseiller municipal de l'époque, Tony O'Donohue, Our Toronto Free Press. Il s'agissait d'un journal mensuel de droite gratuit imprimé et distribué à 100 000 exemplaires. On y traitait de la politique municipale et des sujets locaux. Le journal a été financé avec les économies personnelles de McLeod et de la publicité. il était publié à partir de l'appartement des McLeod.

Dans un article intitulé Portrait of a Poverty Pimp publié en 1999 dans le magazine Toronto Eye, McLeod a accusé les dirigeants de la Coalition ontarienne contre la pauvreté d'exploiter les sans-abris dans le but de promouvoir un programme marxiste radical. Elle est alors accusée de « piqûres rouges, de fausses représentations et de médisances ».

Dans les années 2000, Our Toronto Free Press est devenu le Canada Free Press qui est maintenant publié en ligne seulement. Le Free Press est décrit comme « un tabloïd conservateur en ligne ».

Voir aussi

 Liste de journaux au Canada

Références

Liens externes

 Canada Free Press
 Betty Disero Sees Hidden Enemies de Eye Weekly

Journaliste néo-écossais
Journaliste canadienne
Naissance en 1944

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