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10 UK Destinations to Bookmark For 2023
Keep it in the country with our pick of 2023's most enticing UK staycation destinations. Among them, a hot-and-happening London neighbourhood, under-the-radar Shropshire and North stars Manchester and Liverpool
Lucy Kehoe
If If we've learned anything in the past few years, it's that what we so often jump on a plane to seek - escapism, cultural newness and broadened horizons - can also be found in our own backyard. Our pick of 2023's best UK destinations to visit takes us on a trip all the way from Kent's Blue Flag beaches to the craggy coastline of Scotland's Outer Hebrides, with pit stops at handsome new hotel openings, innovative cultural events and jaw-dropping natural landscapes along the way. Pembrokeshire's golden sands offer some barefoot escapism (and maybe some sunshine, too), and there can surely be few bigger cultural adventures worldwide than a Liverpool Eurovision party, when the all-singing, all-dancing show rolls into town in May. All that awe found in alpine peaks and Tokyo streets? It's here, too - and just a train ride (or ferry) away. Here's where your next staycation should be.
The best UK destinations to visit in 2023
Wondering why Hackney seems so empty? Everyone who's anyone is heading out west this year, including us. In fact, we're so enamoured by W11's renaissance that the neighbourhood made it onto our definitive list of 2023's hottest global destinations. After years spent skulking in the shadows of its compass opposite, London's west wing is stepping into the light. First, there are the hot new tables in town: Straker's, on Golborne Road, is the new restaurant from FoodTok's favourite chef, while Dorian, a few streets over, is the latest launch from the man behind Notting Hill Fish Shop. Then, there are the parties going down at Caia, a wine bar with a well-tuned sound system. If you want to make a night of it, take a room at the newly opened Hoxton in nearby Shepherd's Bush. Hackney? Never heard of it.
Calling all type two fun fiends (that's those seeking challenge and adventure on their hols, rather than sunbathing and sangria-swigging): England's wildest corner is an unspoilt outback that's set to be the centre of the country's soft adventure boom when its section of the England Coastal Path is completed this year. But hiking heath-cloaked moors, romping rugged coastlines and exploring hills inhabited by wild goats is only half the story in the North East. Alongside rambunctious landscapes, you'll find quirky shops (like Barter Books, tucked inside an old train station), a sea-sprayed tidal island that's home to a contemporary coffee roaster, plus some top-notch Michelin-starred restaurants, like country pub-housed Hjem. Oh, and there's plenty of history to discover up here, too - including Hadrian's Wall, which marks its 1,900th anniversary this year.
No.42 GuestHouse, Margate
It's hardly newsworthy to say that Kent is having a moment. Margate and Deal have been welcoming London escapees in their droves for some years now. But, following a bumper 2022 of exciting openings, and plenty more planned for 2023, we're happy to report that the southeastern county's reign as our staycation spot of choice continues to go from strength to strength.
Fort Road Hotel has already flung open its doors - a derelict boarding house restored and revived into a grown-up, mid-century-infused Margate stay. Later this year, the artsy seaside town will also see the sleek No.42 GuestHouse unveiled, while in endearing Littlestone-on-Sea, just along the coast, a second hotel from the team behind Sussex's The Gallivant is on the cards. Book a table over in Deal while you're in the area - the just-opened Updown Farmhouse, a restaurant with rooms (or rather cottages) tucked into well-tended gardens, is the restaurant that everyone's raving about.
All eyes on Manchester: in June, Factory International is opening - a vast arts space set to put the North of England at the heart of the country's creative offering. Ignore the offbeat October opening event (we're withholding judgement on the Matrix-themed Danny Boyle multi-media performance until we've seen it) and stop by in June instead, for a pre-opening programme from Yayoi Kusama. The Japanese artist's polka dot-covered inflatable sculptures - some hitting 10m in height - will fill the main warehouse on the old Granada Studios site. Then, November ushers in "The Welcome" - a nine-day programme of cultural events developed in tandem with local residents.
Elsewhere in the city, everything is turning a little bit green. We've been keeping a close eye on news about the soon-to-open biophilia-focused Treehouse Hotel Manchester (and its sustainable restaurant and rooftop bar), and we're planning a summer stroll through the new shoots of Mayfield Park, the first public green space to open in the city in more than a century.
Grace & Savour
We're calling it: 2023 will be the year of the suburban staycation, and there are few better city fringes to explore than the ever-expanding Birmingham's. The Midlands' behemoth has been making a lot of noise in the kitchen; (relatively) new names like laid-back neighbourhood stop Tropea have joined old favourites including Chakana in the city's extremes. Head to the leafy streets of Stirchley to check out the up-and-coming craft brewing scene (or try some cocktails at acclaimed neighbourhood bar Couch), then hotfoot it over to Harborne for a dinner of tender cod over girolles and sea purslane and sharp kohlrabi tartare at Harborne Kitchen.
Make a weekend of it with a stay much further out, at Solihull's Grace & Savour (opened last year), a gastronomic guesthouse bringing a touch of Scandinavian cool to the city's (very) rural outskirts.
You're more likely to rub shoulders with fantastical folklore creatures and ghosts of centuries past than people in the Orkney isles, a collection of more than 70 mostly uninhabited islands just off Scotland's northeastern tip. Dotted with age-old Neolithic sites, First World War shipwrecks and Viking-founded villages, the archipelago's rugged landscapes and sandstone-cliffed shorelines sing with its storied past. This year, the Ness of Brodgar excavation site, which has seen a groundbreaking archaeological investigation into a huge complex of centuries-old buildings, is opening to the public for the first time from 5 July to 17 August. News that, from April, you'll be able to fly twice weekly to the largest town in the archipelago, Kirkwall, from London City makes this island escape all the more enticing.
Blustery beaches. Pastel-hued terraces. Independent stores. Artisan bakeries. The new jewel in Suffolk's rural crown is the breezy coastal enclave of Aldeburgh. Thanks in part to the opening of restaurateur and hotelier George Pell's reimagined 17th-century inn, The Suffolk, last August, this sea-facing stretch of England is making waves. Check into a curio-filled room at the new hotel, fuel up on crullers at farm café Pinch, then stomp your way along the shore on the Suffolk Coast Path. If you have time, head to Snape Maltings for cultural performances and a snoop around the antiques centre.
We've felt the call of the wild more times than we can count this year - and the closest we've got to escaping it all? Not counting a pit stop at an isolated Mozambique nature reserve, the stretching sands, and craggy cliffs of Pembrokeshire provided all the open space and raw beauty we needed. Low-profile Pembrokshire is often outshone by its topographical twin, Cornwall, but the Welsh county's coastal beauty rivals the likes of Kynance Cove and even, we'd venture, Bondi, on a summer's day. Make a pilgrimage down Wales' southern coast when the weather improves in 2023 to stroll across Barafundle Bay's golden sands and hike the rugged, raw geography of the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. Still not sold? The area is in the midst of a culinary renaissance. Try farm-to-table eating at forager Matt Powell's Annwn restaurant, and seasonal sharing plates at Paternoster Farm, fuel up on boxfuls of ruby-red crab claws from beachside food truck Cŵlbox, in Saundersfoot, or tuck into a tasting menu inspired by the region's natural larder while enjoying sea views at nearby Coast.
We've already been romping through Shropshire on frosted winter walks in the new year, but our love affair with the county is set to be a year-long fling, thanks to a brace of new countryside stays cropping up between the region's rolling hills. Make your base the folksy Bear Inn at Hodnet (a late 2022 contender for Britain's best pub with rooms), or the fairytale-like self-catering cottages of Bradford Estates, then head out for explorations of the elegant Wollerton Old Hall gardens. For dinner, make tracks to Whitchurch for a terroir-led tasting experience at Wild Shropshire, a micro-seasonal restaurant with a menu informed by what's growing outside.
We didn't need the excuse of Eurovision's imminent arrival (in a shower of sequins) on the city waterfront to put Liverpool on our must-visit list for 2023. Proud, independent and resilient, this North West destination has always had a welcoming character, but a long-fought-for rejuvenation is finally putting the best of Scouse hospitality into the spotlight. And the controversial loss of its Unesco World Heritage status last year hasn't held the city back one bit. A home-grown explosion of neighbourhood restaurants has made this one of the most exciting food scenes outside of the capital: Maray, Belzan, Madre and Lerpwl are all nipping at the heels of stalwart gastronomic greats Röski and The Art School. Then, there's the culture. From pulsating beats in the Baltic Triangle (try 24 Kitchen Street) to esoteric art-and-music nights at the North Dock's Invisible Wind Factory, by way of orchestral concerts the art deco Philharmonic, the city's musical heritage lives on in ever-changing and innovative formats. Eurovision just adds to the show.
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Q: What remote desktop app supports connecting to Mac OS X from Windows with virtual/multi-monitors that match the client? Is there a remote desktop solution to control a Mac that behaves like Microsoft Remote Desktop for multiple monitors?
When you use Microsoft Remote Desktop Client to connect to a Windows machine from a Mac (the opposite of what I'm looking for), you're able to use the remote machine in full screen, with 1:1 resolution on all of the client's displays. If you have 2 monitors on the client, no problem. 3 monitors, no problem either. It doesn't matter what physical monitors exist on the server because the remote desktop session is creating virtual displays vs controlling the physical displays that are connected to the client.
Requirements:

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*Connection will use all monitors on the client at the client's resolution without scaling

*Use all monitors on the client even if resolutions and number of monitors on the client differs from the server

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*Ability to remap keys so the Windows keyboard can act like a Mac one. Similar to this feature request: https://www.nomachine.com/FR10M02977.

*"Decent" audio / video performance

So far, I've been unable to find something that provides this full screen multi-monitor experience that makes it feel like you're really sitting at the remote machine. Most solutions that are multi-monitor aware require you to manually switch between displays on the remote side or they give you one huge window with all the displays on it - making it near impossible to work with if you have a client with 3 randomly sized monitors.
TeamViewer looks like you can split each monitor out to its own window, but it doesn't seem like you can match the number of monitors and resolutions that the client has. Perhaps this is extra tricky with OS X, but hopefully there's something out there!

A: You might try RealVNC.  You can certainly use multiple monitors on the client machine - see the RealVNC documentation here: https://support.realvnc.com/knowledgebase/article/View/379/6/how-do-i-map-multiple-vnc-viewer-monitors-to-multiple-vnc-server-monitors
But beyond that, your question is a little confusing.  You don't want scaling, but if your client's physical monitors are not the same resolution as the server's physical monitors, it will be impossible to display the server's physical monitors without scaling or cropping or panning or something like that to get one size screen to map to another.  Therefore, I'm assuming you don't care about actually mirroring the server's physical monitors, rather you want virtual displays on the server that match the physical monitors connected to your client.  (If that's not right, you might want to clarify your question.)
I think RealVNC can do this if you use a "virtual display" on the server.  This is the default on Linux, but not on Mac or Windows.  Look at this similar question and answer: Mac, VNC and multiple monitors
The keyboard mapping should be no problem for RealVNC.
Good luck.
Duncan

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Q: How to change CLIPS default help file path to custom path? I was recently started work on CLIPS Programming for developing Expert System. Since all command structure is very new for me i started seeking command assistance using (help) command. but CLIPS Shell throws cant open help file as follows.
CLIPS> (help)
Loading help file entries from ${prefix}/share/clips/clips.hlp.
Please wait...
[TEXTPRO1] Could not open file "${prefix}/share/clips/clips.hlp".
CLIPS> (exit)

and my wish is to know where and how to set CLIPS help file path to custom CLIPS installed path.

A: You can change the default help path by modifying the value of HELP_DEFAULT in setup.h and recompiling CLIPS. You can also change the path using the help-path function:
         CLIPS (V6.24 06/15/06)
CLIPS> (help)
Loading help file entries from clips.hlp.
Please wait...
[TEXTPRO1] Could not open file "clips.hlp".
CLIPS> (help-path)
The current help entries file is clips.hlp
CLIPS> (help-path "../clips.hlp")
Help entries file reset to ../clips.hlp
CLIPS> (help)
Loading help file entries from ../clips.hlp.
Please wait...

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Where did this weekend go?!?! I cannot believe it's time to go back to work already tomorrow!
Well, the weekend fun started on the ride home from daycare on Friday... I'm driving along and hear Zachary in the back gagging on his own vomit. I panicked and pulled over because he was literally chocking. Poor thing was so upset and covered in throw up :( It was horrible. His stomach bug lasted until Saturday morning around 10ish.
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I cannot believe he is almost 5 months old... and that one year ago today I knew that I was carrying around this little miracle inside of me. I had no clue what lay ahead... how hard things would be- between the bleeding, the gallstones, the sinus infections, not gaining enough weight, etc... But I'll tell you what- being pregnant at 100 lbs lighter than the last time is absolutely amazing.
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The past 2 weeks he's falling into some bad sleep habits... ok, WE'RE falling into some bad sleep habits... so I'm bound and determined to fix that. Step one is ridding ourselves of the swaddle... wish us luck. Lord knows we need it, since Deacon was swaddled until he was 9 months old (YIKES).
He's still measuring right in the 25th percentile for weight and height (though 75th for head- which shouldn't surprise us since Deacon was always in the 100th percentile for head). He's doing great on his reflux meds and he's generally a really happy baby.
So Milo came home this morning with one of those obnoxious collars... and the poor thing was so upset by it. He kept knocking into things, couldn't move around well and spent most of the morning and afternoon crying and shaking.
I finally called the vet this afternoon and told them that there has to be an alternative... we cannot keep this collar on him for TEN days. No way. So she told me about this inflatable collar that they sell at pet stores.
This thing is heaven sent... Milo still isn't a huge fan, but at least he can get around, can eat his food normally and can play with his new toad toy :) So while it's not 100% better, this new collar is quite an improvement.
My mom leaves early tomorrow morning... so sad. This visit has been so absolutely stressful- I know my mom is sad to leave, but I'm sure she's also ready to get home, sleep in her own bed and just get away from this situation for a while.
We had a good time playing dress up with Zac tonight before he went to bed- my mom crocheted the shorts and the hat. He obviously wasn't as thrilled at first... but then he probably realized how cute he looked and started being smiley.
His stitches and drains were removed this afternoon- and this evening when we went to clean his wounds we realized that his biggest sore had opened up completely. He had a hole in his head. We called the Emergency Clinic and they said he needed to come back in to get it fixed- and it's a big enough hole that it will require that he's sedated and kept overnight.
Picture taken tonight- feeling much better! Getting petted outside!
Two days ago (Monday night) my mom and Milo were out taking a walk when two pit bulls came running down the street and attacked Milo. The two dogs went right for Milo and clamped down on both sides of his neck and bit him in multiple other places.
My mom was not bitten at all- thank God.
As my mom started screaming, neighbors from all over came to see what was happening- they were witnessing two dogs attack another dog... and my mom trying desperately to stop it. Many people would have just called 911 or animal control- many people would not have intervened to help save a dog. But praise God, our neighbors are all dog lovers... and two men grabbed sticks/shovels/brooms and started beating the pit bulls off of Milo- which worked after a couple of blows. The pit bulls went after Milo a second time, but thankfully were not successful. When Milo was freed my mom grabbed him and ran into the house of a complete stranger and locked Milo in the bathroom.
Milo needed to stay overnight at the animal hospital and sustained some pretty nasty injuries around his neck. His metal collar saved his life- the dogs were not able to bite through that.
My mom is bruised, sore and having pretty bad flashbacks of the incident. I am beyond thankful that these dogs were not human aggressive.
More than anything else, I am so thankful Deacon was not with my mom on that walk... I'm fairly confident the pits would not have gone after Deacon, but I cannot begin to imagine him having to witness the attack on Milo.
Times like this remind me that there are so many good people in this world- so many neighbors were out and helping my mom and my dog that night. They didn't have to do that- but they did. They have continued to check on us throughout the past couple of days too- complete strangers.
Milo is doing much better now... he's walking around looking quite pathetic, as only Milo can do... and he's being treated like royalty (more so than usual!).
I am so incredibly thankful that my mom and Milo are both ok and home with me... thanks to our wonderful neighbors, veterinary care and of course my mom.
Milo had a good time tonight. First he "helped" mom play cards (he helped by eating all the popcorn she dropped). Then we played hide-n-seek (I hid under the blanket, he found and attacked me). And finally, after Damien went upstairs to bed, mom and I gave Milo popcorn (shhh, don't tell Damien).
Deacon just loves his "razor bike" (as he calls it). Tonight after some major temper tantrums my mom and I took him to the park to get some fresh air... he was so worn out and overly tired that at the park he needed to stop for a break.
If you were ever curious where I got my knack for taking pictures... you now know where I got it (or maybe where I didn't get it).
Picture courtesy of my mother.
Deacon with the birthday boy!
This picture was taken AFTER he rode on the swing of doom (see below picture for a look at his reaction).


On Friday 7th September we took 6 gorgeous influencers with us to Festival N°6 in Portmeirion, Wales, on behalf of KISS Nails and Lashes.
Wow! Has it already been a week and a half since we got back from our exciting trip? As you know by now, we're always on the go at Alex Silver PR – but now have finally got a moment to fill you in on the action. If you've not been to FN6 before, we highly recommend it. The festival location is stunning, with picturesque scenery with every corner you turned. Set besides the Snowdonia coast, the architecture felt like we had left the UK and stepped off a plane in an Italian coastal town, when really the colourful setting wasn't far afoot.
We visited the festival with KISS, ready to create the perfect interchangeable looks for everyday day-to-night glam using their imPRESS nails and gorgeous range of Lashes. We had daily pampering sessions with our KISS Nail and Lash offerings, creating new looks easily and effortlessly – with all the girls loving their looks.
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Posted By: Ian Fletcheron: July 19, 2011 In: CHÍNH TRỊ-PHÁP LUẬT-QUÂN SỰ, TÀI LIỆU ĐẶC BIỆTNo Comments
In The Jaws of the Dragon
The news has recently hit the press that China's economy, measured on the purchasing-power basis that adjusts for price differences between nations, may surpass the U.S. in only another five years or so.
Surprisingly, China has still shown no signs of morphing into the cuddly liberal and democratic nation, devoted to American ways from Coca-Cola to democracy, whose eventual appearance has been assumed by American policy for thirty years now.
Our policy during this period has, after all, enthusiastically cooperated with China's efforts to build up its economic power–which entails, of course, every other kind of power, including the military kind. So our assumption of a benign China had better be right, or else we have been abetting the creation of a monster. A hostile China will be arguably even worse than the USSR, because it will not do us the favor of sabotaging its economy by adhering to a dysfunctional economic ideology.
The above realities are the subject of Eamonn Fingleton's book In The Jaws of the Dragon: America's Fate Under Chinese Hegemony. Fingleton is a Tokyo-based Irish journalist who has lived in East Asia for over 25 years, and he has a long and distinguished record of telling truths about the region's politics and economics that the establishment (on both sides of the Pacific!) would rather the public did not learn. This is one of those books that one wishes the President would read.
While it is hardly news that America is facing a Chinese challenge, the seriousness of this challenge is still poorly appreciated. For example–this was my big takeaway from the book–China is not just another despotism. It is the implementer of a systematic and sophisticated political philosophy, which Fingleton calls Confucianism, which will almost certainly constitute a serious threat to liberal democracy in the years ahead.
Confucianism, as the reader may recall from a comparative religions class taken long ago, is the political philosophy derived from the ancient Chinese sage Confucius. It was the official ideology of the state in Imperial China for thousands of years.
Now Confucius wasn't a bad man, but he did base his political philosophy on taking authoritarian government as a given and trying to civilize it. He did not, as Western political thinkers since the dawn of democracy in Ancient Greece have done, base his political ideology on trying to prevent despotism in the first place. As a result, he simply wasn't that interested in concepts like individual freedom or limited government.
The bottom line, after a few thousand years of history and some astonishing ideological twists and turns, is an approach to politics that is systematically opposite to liberal democracy.
It is the velvet glove on the iron fist, and increasingly a very sophisticated one. It has tamed capitalism and mastered modern media. It is not headed for collapse or metamorphosis any time soon. If anything, it is currently more successful at imposing its will on us than we are at the reverse.
To be fair to poor old Confucius, the political system of contemporary China is not a direct extrapolation of any blueprint he drew up, and its flaws should not blind humanity to the genuinely civilizing aspects of his teachings (which are real). But, as Fingleton shows in considerable detail, a Confucian mentality underlies the politics of not only China, but also, in a soft-authoritarian version that has mastered the surface rituals of democracy, the politics of neighboring nations like Japan, Korea, and Singapore.
Make no mistake: East Asia is on a fundamentally different civilizational track than the U.S., and it isn't going to get off any time soon. And why should it, when East Asians are currently watching America decline?
If the U.S. had not chosen, by its unconditional embrace of economic globalization by means of (one way) free trade, to render itself vulnerable to China, the above might not matter very much. After all, for most of its long history, China has maintained a civilization upon principles very different from those of the West, and it didn't do us much harm.
Unfortunately, the U.S. has, in fact, chosen the opposite course, with the result that our own government is increasingly slipping under the control of an ethically alien and geopolitically hostile power.
To take just the most obvious example: because political bribery is, by way of political action committees, essentially legal in the U.S., Beijing can manipulate the U.S. Congress and the presidency almost at will. Why? Because it can manipulate the profits of the Fortune 500 companies that do business in China, and they do its bidding as lobbyists here. Because they are still headquartered in the U.S., they find welcome on Capitol Hill, but it is Beijing that is calling the shots.
Americans sometimes puzzle over why their government doesn't "get" the Chinese threat. The answer is simple: because it has been bribed not to by China.
The most important issue on which our government has been bribed is, of course, trade. China runs astronomical trade surpluses with the U.S. In fact, a majority of our trade deficit is now with China. This is no accident: it is the product of China's aggressive embrace of predatory mercantilism plus America's government being bribed not to take defensive measures.
To find an historical parallel, one would probably have to go back to something like the suicide of the old Polish state in the 18th century, carved up by its adversaries after its domestic politics was paralyzed by foreign bribery.
America's defense against Chinese mercantilism is further sabotaged by the fact that, despite our using similar policies earlier in our own history, mainstream American economists are largely blind to the fact that mercantilism even works. Trapped in the same "free" market thinking that led to the 2008 financial crisis, they don't believe that China's policies can possibly be a winning move for that country. An economy that has gone from peasant agriculture to superpower in 30 years doesn't seem to persuade them.
Why are China's economic policies so effective? The aggressive pursuit of exports is a game other nations, like Germany and Japan, also play well. But these are both medium-sized high-wage nations that are already developed, not gigantic low-wage nations still on the early stage of their development path. (China is an economic superpower because it has so many workers, but their per capita output still only qualifies China as a middle-income nation globally, behind nations like Jamaica.)
China is unique because it combines standard-issue (if exceptionally cynical) mercantilism with other policies, like forced savings and systematic technology acquisition, made possible by its despotic ex-Marxist political system. For example, it has, by deliberate state fiat, a savings rate close to 50%, while America's is close to zero. This gives China a tidal wave of investment capital to put into everything from factories to freeways. (It is also enabling China to accumulate ownership of American government securities and private-sector assets.)
Japan never took over the world, so some people dismiss the Chinese threat as yet another big wolf-cry. But China has ten times Japan's population, nuclear weapons, and a hard-authoritarian rather than soft-authoritarian political system. This time, it's different.
Beijing is already extending its political tentacles everywhere from the Middle East to Latin America. Now that Uncle Sam worships democracy (at least in principle) and doesn't cut dictators the slack he did during the Cold War so long as they were anti-communist, China is the new best friend of despots everywhere. China's voracious demand for natural resource imports alone guarantees that this rivalry will not remain trivial forever.
If worst does come to worst, don't say you weren't warned. This is a readable and very important book.
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Mar 28, 2018, 10:54 AM
Whether or not you celebrate Passover this time of year is not the question. Regardless of whether you're Jewish or of another faith, it's almost impossible to walk through a grocery store without seeing boxes of Matzo and frogs leaping everywhere – from straws to slingshots – in preparation for the celebration of the Exodus from Egypt. What you probably don't know, though, is that the Haggadah, or the book that tells the story of the Exodus, (replete with the requisite blessings), comes in a myriad of forms, all text-heavy, with very few pictures to engage those around the Seder table – unless you are using a children's version.
After being hit by fake hail and his 10,000th flying frog, Jordan B. Gorfinkel decided to do something about this. Ironically, his friends call him Gorf (which is especially appropriate at this time of year because it is actually frog spelled backwards, not that dissimilar to Oprah's Harpo name). Most of us probably already know of Gorf's work, not from his Haggadah, but because he worked at DC Comics for over a decade, where he ran the Batman franchise. He has been the inspiration behind multiple shows and movies, from The Dark Knight Rises to Birds of Prey and he has produced a myriad of storytelling content for companies like TOMS and Microsoft — to name a few. He runs super storytelling seminars for organizations globally and decided, over a year ago, at his own Seder table, with his children as his "focus group", that the Haggadah could be more engaging, even though the content itself would not change.
At this point, a short primer is appropriate for those that don't think the way Jordan does. The Haggadah is full of what some would deem "original superheroes." With superheroes more popular than ever in the mainstream, Gorf decided the time had come to create a comic book version (no, this isn't a joke) of the traditional Passover Seder table "guide book" we've come to know as the Haggadah. In it, the Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel, as it is called, brings to life the themes of subjugation and liberation by combining: right hand pages featuring the unabridged (and yes, fully Kosher) Hebrew text and English transliteration along with left-handed pages depicting "Marvel-style" comics which integrate the brand new, modern English transliteration into art. The Passover Graphic Haggadah Novel also provides readers with "how to" instructional graphics depicting traditional rituals and customs of the holiday.
This Haggadah's purpose is crystal clear to Gorf and his current investors. As the world is changing, it is even more important to engage generations of all ages and backgrounds – and even faiths – in the traditional stories, themes, and rituals of the holiday. By depicting one's Jewish identity as contemporary, cool, and fun, it engages the Jewish identity, while sharing the universal theme of journeying from slavery to freedom with a broad audience. And the engaging part – well, it comes from Gorf's own background, when he could quote chapter and verse of Batman but not of Torah, even though, in his own words, "the close connection was always there." Think of the Passover story this way: "desperate parents floating their son to safety, where he is adopted and raised to adulthood, finally discovering his true destiny, as the hero of his own people. We could be talking about Superman, although, in reality, we are also talking about Moses," says Gorfinkel.
Making that connection is not as easy for everyone. With Passover almost here – and his Haggadah almost finished, there is little left to do but raise the remaining funds for the project. The drawings are almost done, the publisher is on board, and like his mentor, Denny O'Neil, the prolific Batman writer and real Dark Knight himself, Jordan Gorfman is in a position of greater understanding. You see, publishing, according to Gorf is both easier and harder than ever before. "Whether you're going through a publisher or self-publishing, the key is getting the word out. Do your own marketing, start early, and create a plan far in advance, so when you're ready to pull the proverbial trigger, you are full speed ahead."
If you're interested in learning more about Jordan, The Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel, or donating to the cause, you can visit the website at http://www.JewishCartoon.com/passover
Jacob Maslow is passionate about writing and has started numerous blogs and news sites. Jacob is originally from Brooklyn. He packed up his five children and made Aliyah in 2014. Jacob's experience and varied interests lend themselves to a diverse palette of topics ranging from technology, marketing, politics, social media, ethics, current affairs, family matters and more. In his spare time, Jacob enjoys being an active member of social media including groups on Facebook and taking in the latest movies.
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Netflix confirmed Wednesday that the upcoming seventh season of "Orange is the New Black" will be the final one, an announcement that comes a few weeks before "House of Cards" begins its last season. While the circumstances are quite different — the latter had its lifespan truncated by the scandal that engulfed star Kevin Spacey, triggering his exit — the fact that such a twin loss represents a mere blip is a sign of just how far the streaming service has come in a relatively short time.
As it happens, the "Orange" news came after Netflix disclosed that it had added 7 million subscribers during the most recent quarter, bringing its global tally to 137 million. Earlier this year, the company broke HBO's stranglehold on the Emmy Awards — first by ending its 21st-century-long streak as the most-nominated network, then by tying in terms of awards overall.
Notably, that milestone came without help from one-time nominees "House of Cards," which didn't air during the eligibility window; and "Orange," which did, but having lost several steps creatively, no longer garnered much recognition.
Other shows, however, filled the void, as Netflix has added series at a dizzying pace. HBO, in fact — the longtime award kingpin — actually characterized itself as a plucky underdog, citing the sheer volume of contenders that Netflix generated as evidence of HBO's qualitative advantage.
It's almost hard to imagine now, but at the time of its debut, "House of Cards" was considered an enormous gamble for Netflix. The service — which at the time had 33 million subscribers — committed to two 13-episode seasons, at a reported total cost of $ 100 million. Today, that would be a small fraction of its multi-billion-dollar budget, encompassing hundreds of original or acquired programs.
Netflix will always owe a considerable debt to these two shows (as, for that matter, will streamers like Amazon and Hulu), which helped demonstrate — to the public and, just as significantly, Hollywood talent and their gatekeepers — that the service was a viable destination for premium series and marquee names.
Yet when the two standouts from Netflix's freshman class of '13 officially finish their terms –spent in the White House and prison — they'll merely be footnotes to the tale of a media monster, one casting a still-spreading shadow that's graduated from the days of being reliant on any one or two shows.


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Under the current circumstances, Cranberry High School is unable to hold an in-person Veterans Day program, but this doesn't mean CHS will not honor veterans.
Although Cranberry typically holds a large assembly where veterans from the community are welcome to attend, administration, staff, and students alike didn't want to miss out on honoring the men and women who have protected our country.
On Nov. 11, the school will host a virtual Veterans Day program. The program will be livestreamed and will premiere at 10:30 a.m. The video will be available on Cranberry's YouTube channel, Cran News, The Derrick's web site, thederrick.com, and on Cranberry High School's Facebook page.
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Orsa Maggiore is an ocean ketch, serving as a sail training vessel for the Italian Navy. It is an oceanic yacht racing armed as ketch of the Italian Navy's sail section.

History
Designed by Andrea Vallicelli, it was built using composite of carbon sandwich, kevlar and fiberglass, which made the structure of the hull lighter and simultaneously much more resistant than older wooden hulls. The design was considered innovative for its time.

The ship has been commissioned directly by the Italian Navy in order to have a hull that would give preference all the features to ensure maximum safety at sea in all the seas and oceans of the planet, with all conditions of sea and wind, and therefore capable to carry the National flag to wave even in the most remote ports in the world, particularly the less beaten by ships more of the Italian Navy.

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Avengers: Infinity War co-director Joe Russo has explained why Thor didn't kill Thanos when he had the chance. Infinity War begins with Thanos and his Black Order slaughtering half of the Asgardians that survived the events of Thor: Ragnarok (Heimdall and Loki included), before leaving Thor for dead in space. After being rescued by the Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor then sets out with Rocket Raccoon and (teenage) Groot on a journey to Nidavellir, in the hopes of getting a replacement for his hammer Mjolnir (RIP) that will be powerful enough to take down the Mad Titan.
With the help of Eitri (Peter Dinklage) - the sole remaining dwarf of Nidavellir - and after nearly being killed (again), Thor regained his strength and was ready to take on Thanos with a brand new hammer-axe known as Stormbreaker. Thor came very close to defeating the Mad Titan too, when he rammed his weapon into Thanos' chest mere seconds after Thanos has acquired the last of the Infinity Stones for his Gauntlet. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to stop the villain from snapping his fingers and literally wiping out half of the universe's population in the process. So why didn't Thor aim Stormbreaker at Thanos' head (as the Mad Titan taunted him for not doing) and kill him right there?
"I would argue that the fan base could be equally upset with Thor, who chose to throw that ax into Thanos chest and not his head. Because he wanted to tell Thanos that he got his revenge. Had he gone for a kill shot, that snap would not have happened. These are choices that characters who are feeling immense pain make and hopefully, the audience can learn to empathize with those characters because they can grow through stories. Stories can teach us things and that we should try to see every choice from the perspective of the character that made the choice."
There's certainly room for debate about whether Thor failing to kill Thanos is a plot contrivance or makes sense for the character's arc in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Thor has gone through quite the dramatic journey in the MCU and is far more mature now than he was when he made his big screen debut in 2011. However, like anyone, he's still susceptible to letting his emotions cloud his better judgement. After all the grief and pain Thanos caused him, it's understandable that Thor would want to get some emotional closure by telling Thanos off before killing him and saving the day. Thor didn't take the time to consider how this plan could go wrong either, seeing as he pretty much raced straight to earth to join the battle against the Mad Titan after getting Stormbreaker.
Alternatively, MCU fans could write this one off as a necessary contrivance and leave it at that. Infinity War was always the first half of a two-part story, so there was inevitably going to be some reason why even Thor wouldn't be able to kill Thanos at first. For similar reasons, fans are having a hard time buying that Infinity War's ending is legit and not something that will be largely (if not entirely) reversed by this time next year. All the same, it should be interesting to see how Thor responds to his failure to stop Thanos and how that informs his ongoing character arc in next year's Avengers 4.


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oh btw...so i dont go WAY off topic here....nice rides you guys.
^no... I obviously missed the KK meet, lol.
im on a new b+g test suspension...the ps kit which has yet to be released and its more or less slammed so im guessing 3-4"
^^what are you lowered on and your size would be nice. Great looking sedan!
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berg... i dont fully know why.. but yer car is friggin nice.. i cant tell what it is that i like so much.. but its just damn good lookin..
I drive an Acura EL - its similar to a civic but has more options rear disc brakes heated seats and mirrors etc and the front and rear ends are different.
Ill have more pics of the car up soon.
I wish my wife would let me lower this car (my civic). I have an Acura Integra I lowered!
haha... nice pic. i remember when i took that pic.
My humble 2001 EX Sedan on B&Gs.
like those rims where u get them?


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Q: how we can get original data in geo server using encryption in PostgreSQL I am about to implement specific columns encryption in PostgreSQL
INSERT INTO friend (name, age)
VALUES ( PGP_SYM_ENCRYPT('abc'::character varying,current_setting('encrypt.key')),
PGP_SYM_ENCRYPT('28'::character varying,current_setting('encrypt.key')));

but I have geometry data as well in my database which is published on GeoServer,
how do I retrieve original data in GeoServerwhich is there in my database in encryption format.

A: AFAIK there is no support for encrypted columns in the GeoTools PostGis module. Therefore the only way to handle this would be to write new code to implement it.


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Ether's price is trading within a range against the US dollar and bitcoin. ETH/USD seems to be preparing for the next move either above $123.00 or toward $116.00.
Ether's price is trading in a tight range above the $120.00 and $118.00 levels against the US dollar.
ETH/USD traded above a connecting bearish trendline with resistance at $120.20 on the 2-hour chart.
ETH/BTC is consolidating gains well above the 0.0330BTC support level.
Technically, the 2-hour chart indicators are losing momentum in bullish territory.
After trading to a new monthly high at $126.06, ETH/USD corrected lower. The pair declined below $122.00 and $120.00, but it found a solid buying interest just above the $118.00 level and later recovered above $120.00.
ETH/BTC traded in a range and consolidated gains above the 0.0330BTC and 0.0332BTC support levels. The pair could continue to consolidate before the next move, either toward 0.0350BTC or below 0.0330BTC.
The 2-hour chart of ETH/USD suggests that the pair was rejected near the $126.00 area. It declined sharply, but the $118.00 and $120.00 levels acted as decent supports. Additionally, the 23.6 percent Fibonacci retracement level of the upward move from the $101.40 low to $126.06 high also acted as a support.
Ether rebounded and traded above a connecting bearish trendline, with resistance at $120.20. However, buyers struggled to gain bullish momentum above $122.00 and upsides remained capped.
To the downside, there are supports near $120.00 and there is a bullish trendline. The main support is just above $116.00, below which there is a risk of an extended drop to the 50 percent Fibonacci retracement level of the upward move from the $101.40 low to $126.06 high or $110.00.
Moving down to the 30-minute chart of ETH/USD, the pair is placed nicely above the $120.00 support, but it seems to be facing a lot of hurdles near $122.00 and $123.00.
Therefore, Ether's price seems to be bracing for the next break either above $123.00 or toward the $116.00 support area in the coming sessions.
The RSI is currently just above the 50 level.
The MACD is showing signs of weakness in the bullish zone.


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First of all, I have finally turned a corner with the medical issues I've been dealing with. In actuality, recovering from the surgery itself hasn't been too bad. What I didn't expect is to have an allergic reaction to the sterilization solution they used which resulted in a horrible rash over much of my upper body. I have been so itchy that I have wanted to crawl right out of my skin. I have tried every non-itch cream and lotion on the market and while a few of them will temporarily soothe the itchiness, it does not last long and I have been going crazy. I am grateful to say that the rash seems to finally be going away.
Second, I got to sleep in today. This may not seem like a luxury considering our current work status, but we have literally had appointments every single day for weeks. With some confusion over the time change last night, I managed to oversleep and miss church today. I felt bad that I missed church, but it was so nice to sleep as late as I wanted to and then basically be lazy all day long. So I surfed the internet and did some artwork. It was wonderful!
Third, we received some letters from friends this weekend and read through them today. We loved the thoughtful notes and the sweet picture. We feel very blessed to have good friends who think of us and keep us in their prayers. And by the way, I had a doctor tell me this week that they have done research that shows that prayers actually do work (not that I am surprised by that, but I think it's interesting that the medical community acknowledges it.) So, thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.
So I'm hoping that this is just the first day of a really great week. The weather is supposed to be warming up and we're even supposed to see 50 degrees on Wednesday! I hope everyone else has a great week as well.
It's no secret that I love to bake. As a friend once told me that it is my "happy place" which is definitely true. The thing is, I've been having an internal struggle for the past while because while I know that baking makes me happy ( good thing), it also results in yummy, high calorie treats that are a temptation for my hubby who has been focusing on losing weight (bad thing). I have been debating what to do with this situation for quite some time. I secretly hoped that if I hung in there long enough that the medical issues would pass and life would be back to normal. I suppose that I have finally come to terms that the medical issues are really not going to resolve in the near future and even when they do, we are going to have to adjust our lifestyle. So, while I am not giving up entirely on decadent desserts that have far too many calories, I have decided that I must focus more on food that is healthy for us and some desserts that can be eaten without completely blowing one's diet.
Today's recipe is taken from a magazine that we've enjoyed the past while called Eating Well. I love that they have the nutritional info on each recipe so that I know it fits within the calorie and sodium restrictions. The February issue has some great chocolate desserts that have a reasonable amount of calories.
I decided to try the flourless chocolate cake called "Chocolate Decadence." This recipe is proof that you can have decadence without destruction. Most flourless chocolate cakes call for tons of butter and eggs which, although delicious, really hike up the calories. This version calls for heating a small amount of flour, sugar and low-fat milk (rather than cream) on the stove and then pouring it over high quality cocoa and chocolate. Then egg whites are whipped and added to it. It is baked, cooled and then refrigerated overnight before serving (if you can wait that long). You can find the recipe here.
I was extremely pleased with the way this turned out and definitely consider this a go-to recipe from now on. One serving is 164 calories but the cake is so rich that you could definitely get by with a smaller piece and still feel completely satisfied.
I totally wanted a picture to put with this post but unfortunately I do not have one. When I served it the first time it was rather late in the evening and I didn't feel like taking the time to style and photograph it. Then we ended up serving the rest of it rather spontaneously one night when we had company, and I didn't even think of it until I had licked my plate clean. Well, I guess you know what that means — I'm just going to HAVE to make this recipe again real soon. Give it a try yourself — I think you'll really like it!
Here in the midwest we are having a cold spell. For the last two days the schools have been closed because of severe temperatures and weather warnings. Last night it reached –22 degrees. So, when I was trying to decide what I should experiment with, a recipe for a dipped confection called "hot chocolates" caught my eye. This confection has a cinnamon marshmallow atop a dark chocolate ganache. It required curing overnight so I made it the other day and today I dipped them.
I am still having some difficulty in getting dipped chocolates to look neat and beautiful. However, I tried dipping some round chocolates and some square chocolates. I ran out of tempered semisweet chocolate and when I began to temper some more semisweet, I got thinking that I might prefer these dipped in milk chocolate instead. In the end, I think the milk chocolate ones taste the best. The milk chocolate also seemed to dip better too and I'm not sure if I need to adjust the temperature on my machine or what. I will have to do some more experimenting and reading on that.
Last week I decided to try making a butter ganache filling because they are supposed to last longer than a regular ganache. I looked through my book and decided to try making the lemon butter ganache. The only problem was that one of the ingredients was fondant. I have never made confectioner's fondant before, in fact I had never even heard of it before. But I really wanted to try this recipe so I figured I would need to figure it all out.
So one day early last week I made the fondant. I was really nervous about it because it required agitating it at the end and I didn't exactly know what to expect and didn't know how to know if I was doing it correctly. But I decided I would just jump right in and see what happened. It actually went very smoothly. After I had poured it on the marble slab and agitated it for about 10 minutes, it began to get opaque and very thick. Then all of a sudden, it seemed like it turned into a rock. I was afraid I had ruined it. I knew it had to cure overnight so I was just hoping that it would soften up overnight. I decided it felt lumpy and so I massaged the lumps out of it and it seemed a better texture after that. I put it into a container and left it overnight. The next day Marshall sampled it and it was very smooth. So I was hopeful that it turned out the way it was supposed to.
Chocolate curls are such a fun thing and I have thought that they would be fun to put on top of a cake. So I watched a video on how to make them and set about to do it on my own. I made a cinnamon ganache chocolate cake to put them on and we really enjoyed it. I like my chocolate curls. In fact, I was having so much fun making them that I made way too many and so now I have lots extra to do something else with. Hmm….now what could I make?
Since it is a new year, I thought that I should make something new, unlike anything I have ever tried before. What I decided on was Madeleine cookies. Madeleines are something that I have admired for a long time and had a desire to try but never have. Once I watched a Julia Childs video about making the darling little things, but still I never ventured out to do it. The biggest thing stopping me was that I didn't have a pan. I have looked a few times but could never decide whether I wanted mini madeleines or regular madeleines. I also did not know if I should get a nonstick or regular pan. Decisions, decisions. . . and that is why I never bought one.
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I just had an idea….lol. I think I am going to DIY the burlap banner with my cute new stencils and then also layer the felt pom-poms over it. Stay tuned….
You can't go wrong with any of them really.
The stencil art is so perfect for the playroom. Sounds like you've got a good plan for the banner (based on your comment above).


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The British mid-sized adventure motorcycle, through refinement and performance alone, relegates anything bigger to irrelevance.
By Bryan Campbell
The age of big, burly, power boasting motorcycles — no matter the category — is over. They won't completely disappear; there's still a legitimate market for them as lineup-topping models. But as far as headliners are concerned, the honor now goes to more accessible, more affordable small and mid-sized motorcycles. And based on its refinement and performance alone, the new Triumph Tiger 800 XC, the British mid-sized adventure motorcycle, relegates anything bigger to irrelevance.
Who's It For
On the surface, the Tiger 800 XC looks like an all-out adventure bike — a little stocky, tall, well balanced off-road, its styling may be for everyone. But, after spending two days in the saddle, riding through Morocco's country towns and up into the Atlas Mountains and thrashing it on a very muddy and punishing off-road course, it's clear the Tiger shows a multitude of talents. The rider that would best exploit the Tiger 800 XC is a year-round commuter who doubles as a weekend warrior.
One technical spec Triumph was eager to show off was the 800cc triple-cylinder engine's torque curve — or lack thereof. What's impressive, to say the least, is that Triumph manages to squeeze out nearly all of the engine's torque right from idle and keeps that delivery strong through the rev-range. That's a torque curve seldom seen outside of Chevy crate engines set up for drag racing. It's the kind of power that works well everywhere: in traffic, while going light to light and on the trails, going turn to turn. Reigning in the torque are six different ride modes as well as various levels of traction control and ABS settings. Rain-slick asphalt, dirt and mud are all mitigated with a flick of the wrist and a quick toggle through the menu. As for colder days, the tall, adjustable windshield, mudguards, heated grips and seat on the Tiger XCa form an incredible cocoon of warmth against the cold. Even with less-than-optimal layering, I was surprisingly comfortable in the unseasonably cold weather — amid snow, sleet and rain — drifting across Morocco during the ride.
2018 Triumph Tiger XC
Engine: 800cc Inline-Three
Transmission: Six-speed
Horsepower: 94
Torque: 58 ft-lbs
Weight: 439-459 lbs
EPA Fuel Economy: 49.8 mpg
Price: $14,450 (XCx), $15,850 (XCa)
As with most multi-terrain motorcycles, your choice of tires is critical. The Tiger 800 XC comes standard with Pirelli Scorpion Trail IIs but will accept more aggressive dirt tires. The stock Pirellis do a fine job on the road and can handle their own on broken pavement and light dirt and gravel, but anything more and they're a little out of their depth. Conversely, the more aggressive tires will be outstanding in the dirt and mud, but there'll be a massive trade-off for on-road traction. You just have to assess what sort of riding you'll be doing the most. You could always get a spare set of spoked rims and have the best of both worlds.
The Tiger 800 XC's most direct competitor is most definitely the BMW F 800 GS. The BMW comes in at a slightly lower price ($13,895), but the German competitor is considerably paired down on technology and options and is down on power, too: 85 horsepower and 61 lb-ft. The F800 GS does return better mileage at 55 mpg, however.
Spring for the XCa model over the XCx. The XCa is one step above and, yes, is more expensive, but with the larger price tag comes the six programmable ride modes, aluminum radiator guard, backlit switchgear with menu joystick and, most importantly, the heated seat and grips. Those last options may sound unnecessary, but when temperature drops and you need them and have them at your disposal, they're the most important feature on the bike.
You can mark down the Tiger 800 XCa for being more expensive than the competition, and for being the more expensive in the XC lineup, but you can't look at it as a single bike. What you're getting for $15,000 is three bikes in one. The refined, lighter, more efficient triple-cylinder engine makes the kind of power that is at home in traffic or carving up canyon roads and is deployable in the dirt. There didn't seem to be an environment where the Tiger 800 XCa was uncomfortable; in the freezing temperatures of northern Morrocco, skipping across the broken pavement, it's hard not to imagine the middleweight ADV bike tackling weekly commutes year-round, no matter the environment. It's a commuter bike for day-to-day-riding, a sports standard for weekday joy rides and a big dual sport for going off the grid on the weekends — good luck getting three different bikes each for a third of the Triumph's $15,000 price tag.
"As the trails disappeared and the sand became deeper the Tiger got better and better. The upgraded WP suspension, unique to the XCX and XCA versions, came into its own on the uneven rocky terrain. The only time there was a hint of the suspension bottoming out was dropping down a steep descent into a dry(ish) riverbed and landing heavily on the front wheel." – Bennetts.co.uk
"With a range of updates, the 2018 Tiger 800 is more refined than its predecessor and gives other middleweight adventure bikes a serious run for their money." – Visor Down
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