At work on the world of the page.
Woe #1: You will see too much.
You will no longer be able to ignore the woman in El Salvador sitting among the garbage, the man carrying a sink onto a bus, the arguing couple behind you in the restaurant. A writer is charged with keeping attention, with bringing words to the invisible, the unspoken, the troubling, the ridiculous. But even as you take note, do take note: the best words you find will not be enough.
Woe #2: You'll lose a lot of sleep.
You will welcome nightly visitations of the muse, inviting her with an open notebook beside your bed. You will be so hungry for words you will gladly trade your necessary rest for a single cutting sentence, a vivid metaphor, a line of pretty poetry. You will be tired often because of it and you won't always be happy.
Woe #3: You will gradually be divested of your most cherished stereotypes and grudges.
Your entrance into others' lives and stories whether actual or fictional will bring a disconcerting complexity and humanness to the unlikeliest and unloveliest people. If you're not careful, you may even be tempted to forgive.
Woe #4: You'll give away your privacy.
All the world's a page. To keep both of yours turning (world and page) you'll need to appear on every platform you can beg, borrow and thieve, telling and giving all at any hour of night or day, without modesty or reserve. You will give most of yourself away. A special woe to those tempted to write memoir.
Woe #5: You will read for pleasure less and you will like fewer books.
Once you take language and books seriously you will be unable to turn off your writer and editor's eye. Writing that once offered distraction and escape will seldom survive the mental red pen, shrinking your list of favorites. You will give up on bestsellers. You will feel culturally stranded.
Woe #6: You will spend far more money than you make.
For every writing project you undertake, you will buy a shelf or two of books and you'll subscribe to literary journals and magazines as if they kept you warm and fed. Which they will, but the metaphor breaks down when the temperature drops below freezing and you're eating oatmeal for dinner and the bills are past due.
Woe #7: You will not be content to live in the present only.
In your pursuit of what is real and true, you will excavate the past as eagerly as the present, breaking down closet doors, piecing skeletons together, retrieving abandoned diaries. You will find nuance and revolution that disturbs the status quo. Others will be annoyed and will try to keep you quiet. You may not be invited for Christmas dinner.
Woe #8: You will no longer be satisfied in writing for yourself.
Once you find an audience, however small, you'll write by an open window instead of a mirror. You'll carry your readers with you. You'll care too much about the truth for their sake. You'll want to heal and help. You'll see how small you are. You'll keep writing anyway.
Woe#9: Woe to those who hear, who touch and who see, yet who drop the pen and turn away from the open half-written pages of a world still waiting to be finished. Many stories will be lost. Yours will not end as it should. This woe is far worse than the others.
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Woe #4: You'll give away your privacy. All the world's a page.
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My poor husband knows that event hough I am looking at himw hen we are eating out, I am listening to those around me. Ah, the writer's life.
Yes—it sometimes tests those who love us!
You give words of warning and comfort … and I claim both!
Thanks Robin!! Every sword has two edges–and it's good to know both before you take it up!
Wow! You just described my life. I chuckled as I read through most of them, but 9 made me cry. So true!
Glad it rang true for you too, Connie!!
Wow seems the word here, and how appropriate. You're post is inspiring at the deepest level. Beautiful. Oh, and did I say wow?
Oh, typos stink–make that 'your' instead of 'you're'. Woe is me–but not enough to 'drop the pen'!
Haaa! Micky—yes indeed. Typos and all, but on we go! Thanks for writing back!
lovely. brilliant. piercingly true. thanks!
Wow. I got goosebumps as I read your list and saw all of them true in my own writing life. Thanks for your candor.
Meghan—-thanks for that affirmation! We're definitely a tribe unto ourselves. It's good to know I have sisters out there living a similar life!!
At any rate, all except the "spending more money than I make", I have turned most of the "woes" into plusses.
Wow—excellent!! I see them ultimately as all good, but want to be sure people count the cost of this lovely disease!
Number 9 is a cautionary tale I need. There is a project I itch to write, yet refuse to even begin. I needed to remember: walking away would be the greatest woe of all.
Just a thought… you should have someone talented at graphics turn this into an image. (Every word of it. Much like an infographic, but in paragraph form.) Then ask to share it on other widely-read sites about writing. At the least, add it to Pinterest. I really think it'd spread like wildfire in the writing world.
If you do it, make sure your name is on the image!
Leslie, I loved the one about sleeplessness. Now, do more of we sleep-challenged folks become writers (say, out of boredom in the middle of the night?) or does being a writer cause the sleep deprivation in those with otherwise perfectly normal sleeping habits? Or perhaps, the muse deigns to interrupt slumber because when I "go away" to that place without facebook, details-of-daily living, and assorted "good things" that gorge on writing time I am, for those short magical moments between sleep and the real world, able to see clearly from whence I came?
Very inspiring post and I value the pros and cons you mention. I have been wrestling with some of my writing projects and have been awakened in the early hours of morning with vivid scenes that must be written down. It has been difficult to realize that these images can be transcribed, despite my desire to gain more sleep, in order to make sense of the plot for my novel. Thank you for your candid assessment of the writing life.
You're so welcome. And this is the mark of the writer—even knowing and living all of these does not deter us!! Thanks for sharing!
Truth spoken here! Loved it, girl!
Thanks Shellie! Blessings on all your labors (of love and woe)!
Such an amazing post that truly resonates with a writer's heart. Thank you.
Thank you Jordyn!! I appreciate the chance to write and share here!
Woe #5 – so, so true! Last night my book club discussed _The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood_. I had read it twice before, and loved it. This time, only made it a third the way through. I started picking apart her language and tension and point of view… Argh.
Yes, we lose so much—-but it's all gain, finally. Thanks for reading Amy!
#4 is a difficult one for me.
Thank you for this. You are fast becoming one of my favorite writers.
Leslie, I love everything you write, and you've done it again! I laughed and cried my way through your list. Woe is me! It is all true! But we can do no other. It is who we are. We must heed the final woe, mindful that God has crafted us to be the eyes and the ears, recording it all, pouring it all out, uncovering our very selves, even if we end up eating our oatmeal for dinner in the dark and are no longer invited for Christmas dinner.
Thank you Melinda!! You are most generous! Indeed, these very things have happened to me—and likely to you. Amazing how we are yet sustained, as you say, by knowing that God is the one who compels us to words and this life. I am so very grateful I get to write—and that a few others want to read what is written. Blessings in all your writing adventures, Melinda!
Isn't that funny—how these words divide and yet confirm who we are! Blessings on all your writing endeavors!
Amazing! I wanted to shout YES at each and every woe you listed!
Glenda—glad you're in my company! It's good to know we really do have a tribe out there—and that we're, somehow, strangely normal (for a writer, that is.) Thanks for reading!
One of my woes is that I will write with no intention of publishing the stuff. My writing may be the best, but if it doesn't make it to the reading world, it's just sitting in a file waiting for its cue to come on stage. God help those of us who write but do not publish.
I listen to other's conversations and often feel obligated to interrupt and offer hope if it's needed. Then, ideas for articles come and I'm writing again.
John—you're right. This is indeed a woe! I've experienced the same: some writing that I think is good still doesn't find publication, a readership at all. That is indeed very hard . … But amazing, you are still writing and offering encouragement to others!! Have you considered starting a blog? Or guest writing for others' blogs? That's a good way to get started publishing. Thanks for sharing your experience. May you keep finding worthy ideas and words!
I started blogging several years ago, but I ran out of gas. Is there a filling station for bloggers who either can't decide what to share or don't keep a schedule? Some bloggers write something helpful everyday, others blog once a week, others fizzle out. What's your formula for keeping a blog going?
John, I'm not a good one to ask. I've only been doing a blog for a year. But here's my main advice. Don't write unless you have something compelling to say. A daily blog is too much—for readers as well as writers. A once weekly is good. I often miss a week though (as I have this week since I'm traveling). If you can write out of joy and the overflow of your life, your blog will be successful. If you write out of obligation and dread, then it will die out—-as it should. That's all I got!!
Thank you, Leslie! That's great advice. God continue to bless and embrace His bloggers.
So true, Leslie! But your ninth woe made me cringe! I pray that I don't miss the opportunities to tell the stories that matter most. I've been very convicted about that very truth lately; so, I'm making the necessary adjustments in my life. And I'm passing that word along to others, whether they're writers or not. I believe it's part of our spiritual legacies. What could be more valuable to the next generation?
Karen–I agree. It IS part of our legacy to our friends and family. But I did NOT want to inflict guilt!! (Thanks to some very kind advice from fellow Wordservers, I'm turning this into a graphic on Pinterest. ) It IS a kind of counting-of-the-cost, but the cost cuts two ways, doesn't it?? Thanks for reading and writing back Karen!


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Former Miner national champion can concentrate full-time on push for Tokyo Olympics a year after fourth-place finish at World Championships
Pro hurdler Amusan earns UTEP degree Saturday Former Miner national champion can concentrate full-time on push for Tokyo Olympics a year after fourth-place finish at World Championships Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/college/utep/2019/12/11/pro-hurdler-tobi-amusan-earns-utep-degree-saturday/4403659002/
Bret Bloomquist, El Paso Times Published 4:26 p.m. MT Dec. 11, 2019
UTEP's Tobi Amusan makes a living clearing hurdles and she's been getting paid by Adidas for that since leaving the Miner track team following her 2017 100-meter hurdles NCAA national championship to go pro.
But the reigning African champion from Nigeria, who finished fourth in the World Championships this past summer, never left UTEP, and now she's clearing a life hurdle.
Nigeria's Oluwatobiloba Amusan celebrates after winning the women's 100m hurdles final at Carrara Stadium during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, Friday, April 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (Photo: Mark Schiefelbein, AP)
More: Amusan runs best time in world at UTEP meet
At 7 p.m. Saturday, three and a half years after enrolling at UTEP as a freshman in 2016, Amusan will get her bachelor's degree in Health Promotion, at which point she can begin a full-time push for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
She'll be the first professional athlete to get a UTEP degree since Aaron Jones returned to El Paso in May of 2018 to get his diploma.
"The goal was to come here, get my degree alongside doing what I love doing most: running track," said Amusan, who still trains at UTEP with coach Lacena Golding-Clark. "And I'm glad finally, I can call myself a UTEP graduate.
"It's amazing knowing I don't have to go through any more classes. From now on, it's just practice, go home and sleep, repeat. That's awesome."
UTEP's Tobi Amusan holds her gold medal and trophy at the El Paso International Airport after arriving Sunday from the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Oregon. Amusan won the national championship in the 100-meter hurdles. (Photo: MARK LAMBIE/EL PASO TIMES)
While some aspects of Amusan's life changed when she went pro in 2017, the basics of balancing school with competition didn't. The difference was the travel was further, such as her trip to Australia in 2018 when she won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.
"There's nothing easy in being a student-athlete or a professional athlete, it's the same," said Amusan, the daughter of two school teachers in Nigeria. "The difference is traveling miles to get to track meets compared to when I was a UTEP student-athlete. (College is) more (domestic) traveling, which is different."
Amusan's goal this year is to win an Olympic medal, which would ease some of the pain she felt last summer in Doha, Qatar when her time of 12.49 seconds in the final was just .02 away from the bronze medal. She was seeded third in the final after a personal best 12.48 in the first round and the semifinals.
"The World Championships, I wanted to get a medal really badly, but at the end of it all, God has plans for me," Amusan said. "Things didn't work out, but I'm glad I gave it my best.
"It was a good feeling advancing through the rounds and running well, knowing I'm one of the best in the world, but I think fifth would feel better than fourth. Fourth is what you don't want to be. But I left knowing I had given 100 percent. I was disappointed, but I'll only come back stronger."
As for now, she just returned from an offseason break and plans on a full indoor schedule, including the World Indoor Championships in March in Nanjing, China. She'll run the 60 meter hurdles there, but the entire season is focused on the 100 hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics.
"I'm working hard, it gets tougher every year," Amusan said. "I've just started for the year, I've been practicing a month but my confidence is high. My only goal is to put in the hard work and let God do his thing.
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UTEP Ph.D recipients Kristen Ransone, left, Betsy Portugal, center, and Sumer Christensen take a selfie before walking Saturday. UTEP graduated 2,600 students Saturday. MARK LAMBIE / EL PASO TIMES
UTEP nursing grad Shane Canada, left, and history grad Jordan Rule prepare to walk Saturday during UTEP Commencement. MARK LAMBIE / EL PASO TIMES
UTEP graduated 2,600 students in three separate ceremonies Saturday at the Don Haskins Center. MARK LAMBIE / EL PASO TIMES
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Richard Blancas graduated from UTEP Saturday along with about 2,600 others. Three ceremonies were held at the Don Haskins Center. MARK LAMBIE / EL PASO TIMES
Nearly 27 percent of the University of Texas at El Paso's $420 million operating budget is comprised of general revenue from the state, compared with 15 percent at UT Austin. MARK LAMBIE/EL PASO TIMES
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18. March 2021Written by Racer Bear
Alex Lowes 2021 at the Circuito de Cataluña in Montmeló, near Barcelona – here the first test will continue on March 31st, in which almost all WSBK and WSSP 600 teams will probably take part (© Kawasaki Racing Team).
Kawasaki team with day trip for extra test by Alex Lowes!
Because Alex Lowes was recently unable to attend a training session (not testing on the Kawasaki) when teammate Rea took to the track due to his bruised shoulder, he is now receiving a "Jerez-Extrawurst". You can look at it on the map. We have been to Andalusia often enough to be in Jerez and of course Barcelona. The distance from the KRT headquarters near Barcelona to Jerez is exactly the same as if you were driving to Freiburg im Breisgau in southwest Germany for the test of the Englishman! This is only for the purpose of allowing Alex to "warm up" before the Barcelona test. We are talking about a day's journey by car or even more so with the team truck with a driving time of no less than 11 hours.
Alex Lowes photographed by us in Phillip Island 2020 in front of Maximilian Scheib (both Kawasaki) in the Superpole. The fast Englishman has already been written off by many journalists (usually reporting from home) after the tests and training before the 1st race. After the first weekend it became clear how wrong they were all before, because he traveled back to Europe as World Cup leader.
Guim Roda, KRT-Teammanager, stated: "We did not originally plan to have this Jerez test but because Alex could not make the previous one we agreed to join with HRC for two days, to give him the opportunity to set some laps and get into his rhythm for the next big tests at Montmelo. He has been working for the past months to get strong in his shoulder after his little flat track training crash; taking the time to make sure the shoulder recovers well. It simply takes time to make sure all the ligaments and muscles are in good condition. ."
Alex Lowes (Kawasaki ZX-10RR) receives a special assignment from his team before he goes to Barcelona for the big test for the Englishman (© Kawasaki Racing Team).
Roda continues to the extra test ofAlex Lowes: "The weather looks like it is going to be with us so let's hope we can make a successful test together. Johnny will not ride at Jerez this time as we have a test ban limitation of ten days per rider. We already have some information with him from Jerez, so he will stay in Barcelona, training for the Montmelo tests at the end of this month."
Alex Lowes (Kawasaki) in front of Leon Haslam (HRC Honda) and Tom Sykes (BMW) – Next week they will be able to practice together on the track before all WSBK teams are expected at the Barcelona Test from March 31st to April 1st (© Kawasaki Racing Team).
BMW is also expected at the HRC test in Jerez
In Andalusia, besides organizer HRC Honda with Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam, BMW Motorrad WorldSBK and its riders are also expected. With around 20 degrees Celsius and sunshine on the Circuito de Jerez, the conditions should be excellent. At the moment, the prognosis for the Barcelona Test looks a little less favorable. But if it is a bit colder but stays dry, nobody should complain about the weather in Catalonia. Tom Sykes just announced that BMW will be testing in Jerez next week, see our report on his interview from March 18th on this page. In any case, it's good to see Alex again with the other guys on the track. After his flat-track fall, he was sometimes written off by the press as half-dead, which of course was absolute nonsense.
Alex Lowes (left on the Pata Yamaha, in front of Melandri) and his look at Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) photographed by us in BuriRam Thailand in 2019 before the start. A year later, the two leading teammates became. Kawasaki is doing something for Lowes that he would probably never have dreamed of at Yamaha.
Alex Lowes to his extra test in Jerez de la Frontera in calendar week 12: "I can't wait to get back on the bike. It's been a tough few weeks, with my arm in a sling for four of them, but I'm working hard to build the muscles back around my shoulder. Luckily I've been in Barcelona and spending a lot of time with the team and all the mechanics. Now we just want to be back at the track preparing for the 2021 season together. It's going to be fun! Our main target is to continue our program from the November tests."
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The City Council voted unanimously Sept. 12 to approve Resolution 12-74, which will allow West Oahu farmers with two or more acres to place retrofitted shipping containers on their property to serve as workforce housing.
The measure allows for farmers to place up to five shipping containers on their property for up to five years, and applies to Waianae and parts of Ewa. The housing would be permitted to cover no more than 10 percent of an agricultural lot.
The resolution was introduced by District 1 Councilman Tom Berg as a way to address the lack of affordable workforce housing. Berg hopes that this measure will "expand the capabilities for the farmer, that they can take command of their own enterprise as they see fit.
Some concern has been raised, however, about regulation and enforcement surrounding the resolution. West Oahu County Farm Bureau president Jeanne Vana said she and other area farmers are wary about the resolution.
"Is this a situation for housing the homeless, or is this for bona fide farm workers?" Vana asked. "I think it would be great for bonafide farm workers, but I have some real concerns if it goes the other way.
"Is it creating work opportunities for those who do not have current housing and sliding them into a new area of profession?" Vana said.
The measure, Berg said, is designed to be a relationship between the land-lord and the tenant ― and whomever each farmer chooses to hire is up to each farmer.
"Basically, if someone is to reside inside of such a dwelling unit, they are to be employed on the farm," Berg explained. "The landowner … will get to determine who they want to hire." Berg acknowledged that hires could include homeless individuals, if the farmer chooses.
Vana acknowledged that there is a need for agricultural workforce housing, and said that this could be a good option for some farmers and people looking for work, but asserted that the measure needs stronger enforcement regulations ― including workforce performance measurements, tenant vehicle registrations, drug testing for tenants and property sanitation monitoring.
Under workforce housing regulations, a farmer who wishes to place a unit on his or her property must alert their area neighbor- hood board ― one thing that Berg said will provide or oversight of the properties. Each container also would be required to meet health and safety codes as outlined by the city Department of Planning and Permitting and the state Department of Health.
Berg said that another benefit of allowing this type of housing is that it could help farmers guard their property against theft, vandalism and illegal dumping.
Berg explained that old shipping containers can be retrofitted to include all the amenities of a small apartment ― including a bedroom, a kitchen, a bath- room, flooring and windows.
"This is to let the farmers take command of their needs," Berg said. "For (farmers) to find help … and having someone be able to live on their property, they can work out a relationship that is beneficial.
The resolution is a revised version of Berg's 2011 proposal to transform recycled shipping containers into low-cost temporary housing.


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Wallingford School Welcomes RAF Benson PUMA
All photos courtesy of and copyright to RAF Benson
Wallingford School is fortunate to enjoy a strong and happy relationship with RAF Benson and was delighted to welcome Station Commander, Group Captain Hamish Cormack, and his crew last Wednesday (31st October), who arrived on a PUMA HC2 helicopter.
The Puma travelled from RAF Benson with Group Captain Cormack, Mr Willis and the crew, landing on the school playing fields while staff and students from Wallingford School, Brightwell cum Sotwell Primary School, and the children from Tiny Toes Nursery, looked on. Some of our Year 8 Stars, along with Year 1s from Brightwell Primary School, were invited by the crew to hear about the Puma, its history and operational uses, to talk to and ask questions of the crew members and even to explore the inside workings of the Puma.
Our Year 8 students went on to hear an inspiring assembly from Group Captain Cormack focusing on Remembrance and what that means, but also offering the students an insider's view to the work of RAF Benson and a little of his own background.


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Hulk's powers and abilities
The Hulk is one of the most powerful beings in the universe since his powers increase with his rage, because of that he is capable of matching the power of beings like Thor and Silver Surfer.
The process by which Banner usually transforms into the Hulk is presumably the result of the chemical catalyst, adrenaline (a.k.a. epinephrine). As in normal human beings, Banner's adrenal medulla secretes large amounts of adrenaline in time of fear, rage, or stress, which hormonally stimulates the heart rate, increases blood-sugar levels, and inhibits sensations of fatigue. Whereas the secretion heightens normal physical abilities in normal human beings, in Banner's case it triggers the complex chemical-extra-physical process that transforms him into the Hulk. The total time of transformation falls anywhere between seconds to 5 minutes, depending on the initial adrenalin surge, which will be determined by the original stimulus. Soon after the transformation, the amount of adrenalin in the Hulk will return to more normal, reduced levels. However, there were instances in which Banner became the Hulk without any discernible increase in heart rate or adrenal levels, suggesting that the true trigger mechanism into the Hulk is far more psychological than physical. When the Hulk transforms back into Banner, the excess muscle mass and energy is lost, presumably to the same place he derives it.
Superhuman Strength
The Hulk possesses the capacity for vast levels of physical strength. The Beyonder once stated that the Hulk's potential strength is limitless . His strength has been additionally described as limitless. However, each of the core Hulk personalities possesses a base strength level. While in a functionally calm state, the Gray Hulk is able of lifting 70 tons, the Savage Hulk can lift 90 tons, and the Professor Hulk can lift about 100 tons. The incarnation sometimes referred to as "Green Scar" is the physically strongest of the primary Hulk incarnations. After being exposed to energies from the exploding core of the ship that brought him to Sakaar, his base strength level was dramatically increased. While in a "calm" state, the Hulk was able of lifting well over 100 tons. However, while he is in an enraged state, adrenaline surges through the Hulk's body, what increases his strength considerably beyond his base limits. Among his amazing feats are supporting a 150 billion ton mountain, overpowering bunker designed to withstand an explosion several thousand megatons in magnitude, knocking out the Human Torch, the Thing and the Invisible Woman, in a classic battle against them , destroying Crypto Man after he was boasted with strength superior than Thor's , overpowering Thor fighting against the Wonder Man, the Iron Man, the Vision and the Scarlet Witch, while narration states that Hulk's power is even greater than their combined might fighting against the West Coast and East Coast Avengers teams during a prolonged period of time despite of being very weakened due to separation from Bruce Banner, almost breaking the East Coast and threating to break the whole planet by the mere output of force from all his body, with the awesome energy becoming work, overcoming a power-depleting machine which contained much of the combined power of himself, the Silver Surfer, the Doctor Strange and Namor , smashing pure adamantium , holding together the entire space-time structure to impede the Defenders of being sucked into a fissure , holding together the tectonic plates of a planet, overcoming a field of pure energy powerful enough to change the orbit of a planet, pushing two enormous spheres of matter and antimatter apart, destroying an asteroid twice the size of Earth due especially to his toughness and, according to Newton's Third Law, to the impulse generated by the contraction of his legs, breaking up the own space-time barrier , cracking the Onslaught's armor, who was at least Celestial level in power, ripping out a device designed to fight against the Celestials, sending concussive force throughout countless dimensions due mostly to his power. The Mighty Thor cited that the Hulk may be stronger. The Hulk also grows even stronger the more radiation and the more dark magic he absorbs.
Self Sustenance
The Hulk can survive on very little sustenance, but after the Hulk adapts to a hostile environment (like space) he no longer needs sustenance and does not need air, water, food, or sleep.
Prolonged Longevity
The Hulk ages at an incredibly slow rate. Because of his great healing factor that regenerates his cells, and the gamma energy and the dark magic he has absorbed that empowers him, the Hulk has an extremely long lifespan. A possible alternate persona, the Maestro, was still in his physical prime despite being more than one hundred years old . In another alternate future the Hulk outlived mankind on earth and was still in his physical prime .
Superhuman Speed
Regardless of his size, Hulk's superhumanly strong legs allow him to run at speeds that are far beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete (about 770 mph). Nevertheless, this does not grant him any enhanced reflexes or agility as smaller foes exploit his size and use it to their advantage. However, he has been fast enough to catch mortar shells shot at him.
Superhuman Stamina
The Hulk's body counteracts fatigue poisons that build up in his muscles during physical activity. In an enraged state, he is capable of exerting himself at peak physical capacity for several days before fatigue begins to affect him. However, much like his physical strength, the Hulk's stamina does increase as he becomes angrier.
Superhuman Durability
In addition to great strength, the Hulk's body possesses a high degree of resistance to injury. The Hulk's skin is impervious to conventional blades, adamantium and vibranium being amongst the very few metals that are truly capable of piercing his skin. The Hulk is capable of withstanding high caliber bullets, powerful explosives, pressures extremes, falls from orbital heights , maximized heat without blistering, maximized cold without freezing, and great impacts. The Hulk has withstood the impact of a ground zero nuclear explosion and also the Human Torch's Nova Blast , with a temperature of one milion degrees Fahrenheit, without any injury. The Hulk was also able to withstand the force equivalent to thousands of nuclear weapons , planet-devastating impacts at point blank, and a powerful blast from Galactus. The Hulk's durability, like his strength, is fueled by rushes of adrenaline while angry.
Regenerative Healing Factor
Despite his high resistance to physical harm, it is possible to cause the Hulk injury. However, he is capable of regenerating damaged or destroyed areas of his body with far greater speed and efficiency than an ordinary human. For example, during a battle with Vector all of the skin and much of the muscle mass of the Hulk were destroyed. It took the Hulk moments to regain the mass and be completely healed. The Hulk's healing factor enables him to recover from any physical transmutation. He also heals faster and more efficiently the madder he gets.
Resistance to Psychic Control
In many instances, the Hulk has demonstrated great psychic resistance as a side-effect of his rage and the multiple personalities inside his mind.
Immunity to All Diseases and Viruses
The Hulk is immune to all known Earth-based diseases and viruses, including AIDS . He can operate under intense conditions for extended periods of time due to his body not developing fatigue toxins quickly.
Superhuman Leaping Ability
The Hulk is able to use his highly developed leg muscles to leap great distances. While calm, he is capable of leaping roughly 3 miles. However, as he becomes enraged, his strength increases considerably, which means he can jump much farther than usual. On more than one occasion, the Hulk has nearly jumped into orbit. The Hulk has also been known to cover 1,000 miles with a single leap. Other example of his leaping ability is shown when Hulk jumped on top of Mount Olympus from ground level, in a single leap . The Hulk also shows incredible precision with his ability to aim his jumps and landings. He has grabbed missiles of the air on multiple occasions and landed on tiny islands that were barely visible from the height he fell from.
Adaptation to Hostile Environments
There have been several instances in the past where Hulk has not only spent extended periods of time in oxygen-less outer space without suffocating, but he has also moved his mouth and spoken in these environments. The Hulk's body is capable to adapt itself to new inhospitable environments whenever it is necessary. Like his healing factor, it is believed that this ability is also fueled by his rage and the madder the Hulk is, the quicker the Hulk's body will adapt.
Underwater Breathing
The Hulk has been seen on the ocean floor a number of times so that he is capable to breathe due to his body developing a gland which creates an oxygenated perfluorocarbon emulsion which fills his lungs and equalizes the pressure. He is therefore able to breathe fluid and avoid decompression and nitrogen narcosis.
Astral Form Perception
The Hulk has the unique ability of being able to see "astral forms"--or ghosts . This power has come in handy when working with his fellow Defender, Dr. Strange, who is able to leave his body in an usually invisible, ghost-like state better known as an astral form. Banner subconsciously feared his father's ghost would come back to haunt him, and so the Hulk developed this mechanism to allow him to look out for him. More recent events have shown that the power to see astral forms may now extend to Bruce Banner. However, it was suggested the clarity of the astral forms is diminished when compared to the Hulk's ability to view them. The Hulk's ability to see astral forms may go beyond just seeing individual spirits. The Hulk once experienced a whole town in the middle of the desert that faded away into nothing. While it is possible it was merely a mirage, the issue suggests it is possible the Hulk was able to see a town that didn't exist in our plane of reality that no one else could see.
Homing Ability
The Hulk also has a seemingly mystical homing ability that enables him to locate the area in New Mexico where he first became the Hulk. This applies even if the Hulk is in another dimension. An image of the Maestro once explained to Bruce that the reason he was able to do that was because the Maestro's spirit was there, calling to him. However, since the time Maestro was resurrected the Hulk has continued to return to the gamma bomb site, suggesting that there is more to his ability than merely the Maestro's spirit. This homing ability has also been used to find people on rare occasions. For example, the Hulk was able to dig a tunnel underground exactly in the direction of the Onslaught. While it is possible that Onslaught was mentally leading the Hulk to him, there were other instances of Hulk demonstrating this ability. The Hulk's instincts led him to Rick Jones and Betty and the Hulk located the Abomination with no prior knowledge of his whereabouts.
Gamma Radiation/Energy Manipulation and Emission
Not usually a power associated with the Hulk, but there is enough evidence that Hulk possesses at least a limited ability to manipulate forms of energy, particularly gamma radiation. The Hulk's body works like a "gamma battery" by creating and radiating gamma energy. Armageddon once wanted to use Hulk's own energy to power machines capable of bringing his son back to life. However, the Hulk outsmarted him by consciously force feeding his own energy into the machines at a rate too fast for them to handle and they promptly overloaded and exploded. He also generated massive amounts of gamma energy during World War Hulk. The extent to which Hulk controls his own energy, and foreign sources of energy, is yet to be determined.
Strength Level
Incalculable.
Accelerated HealingAdaptationAgilityBerserk ModeCold ResistanceDexterityDimensional AwarenessDimensional TravelDurabilityEnduranceEnergy AbsorptionEnergy ResistanceFire ResistanceHeat ResistanceInstinctive ReactionInvulnerabilityJumpLatent AbilitiesLongevityMind Control ResistancePower AugmentationRadiation AbsorptionRadiation ControlRadiation ImmunityReactive EvolutionReactive Power LevelReflexesRegenerationResurrectionSeismic PowerSelf-SustenanceSize ChangingStaminaStatistics AmplificationSuper BreathSuper SpeedSuper StrengthTelepathy ResistanceToxin and Disease ResistanceUnderwater breathingWallcrawling
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Both during and after the first exhibition, BRÜDER SCHWADRON call to mind, which took place from 9 to 29 January 2014 in the former business premises of the architectural ceramics company Brüder Schwadron at Franz-Josefs-Kai 3 in Vienna, the project team was inundated with suggestions as to further locations and traces of the Brüder Schwadron. This second exhibition, BRÜDER SCHWADRON: New Places & Traces, presented in the MAK is dedicated to the tremendous participation and enthusiasm of those "scouts".
The concept for the exhibition is altogether indebted to the ideas put forward in the context of this participation. The highly diverse locations found by the scouts are on display, illustrating new décors and signature tiles. The scouts had discovered 25 new apartment buildings and villas in Vienna and Baden, which Lisa Rastl then staged masterfully in her photographs. A tiled stove was even tracked down in Tyrol, the door of which bears the name and address of the Brüder Schwadron. Another tiled stove that is branded in the same way can be found in the former parlor of an apartment in Vienna's 7th district. The diversity of the locations and objects sought out by scouts is epitomized by a fountain, which is situated in the entrance area of the Residenz Zögernitz and which is listed as a protected structure.
Another fountain on display in the exhibition was designed by Otto Prutscher and Michael Powolny and made by Wienerberger. There is evidence to prove that a model of this fountain was crafted in the Brüder Schwadron's ceramic art workshop. The fountain had served to decorate a garden designed by the landscape architect Albert Esch for the architect Rudolf Perthen.
Two sculptures of Neptune designed by Michael Powolny comprise the highlight of the exhibition. In Vienna's former Dianabad swimming pool—for which the Brüder Schwadron provided all of the architectural ceramic furnishings—eight of these Neptune sculptures adorned the alcoves around the warm water pool in the men's Turkish bath.
Furthermore, the exhibition presents both historical and new photographs of locations, which had previously been tiled by the Brüder Schwadron, but which have since been entirely destroyed or which now survive only in part, such as the Krapfenwald pumping station in Döbling, Vienna. A particularly special exhibit is a historical photograph documenting the Brüder Schwadron's contribution to the 1912 Spring Exhibition of Austrian Arts and Crafts in today's MAK. The Brüder Schwadron designed the brickwork and the floor covering for the garden room—the remainder of which was designed by Oskar Strnad—in this showcase of arts and crafts.
Donations and loans from scouts are also on display: original tiles and tesserae, a catalog belonging to the Schwadrons regarding the construction of the Dianabad, and a signature tile, which was specifically marked by the "Aryanizers" of the company. Additionally, loans from the Austrian State Archives shine a light on the reprisals that Victor Schwadron had to endure at the hands of the National Socialist leadership.
The aim of this second exhibition, BRÜDER SCHWADRON: New Places & Traces, is to continue the work of remembrance and to preserve the memory of the Brüder Schwadron, who made an unparalleled contribution to the aesthetics of Vienna's city culture and whose family and company was tragically destroyed by the Nazis.
A cooperation of labprojects kulturverein and MAK Vienna.
Tex Rubinowitz will read from his book Das staubige Tier – Über und unter Wien, in which he raved about the Brüder Schwadron's glazed tiles as early as 2007.


SARRIS, John James, 61 of Wesley Chapel, Florida passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Wesley Chapel from New Jersey in 2005. John served as Supervisor at Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation for 35 years. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years Rosemarie; sons: Joseph and wife Andrea, and Christopher and Fiance, Kelley; brothers: Angelo Sarris and wife Susan; sister: Ann Georgopoulos and Husband Gus; grandchildren: Joseph Jr. and Claudia. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in John's name to: The A.L.S. Association, 3242 Parkside Center Circle, Tampa, FL 33619 (www.ALSAFL.org) or H.P.H. Hospice - East Pasco Team. 813-871-8111 and request to speak to the donations department.


New York party starters The Knocks, whom you might know from the numerous brilliant remixes they've given us in the past, have a brand new single titled 'Make It Better'. This is the duos 2nd official single and I gotta say I'm pretty excited about it. It's been a minute since I've heard a new dance floor track as infectiously catchy as this one. The perfect anthem for those hot and balmy midsummer nights, this song may just lead to the extinction of the wallflower! The single is being released July 27th on a limited 7″ that will include a B-Side as well as a remix by Emil & Friends. Whats more, they've also announced that leading up to the release they are gonna be leaking about seven awesome remixes by the likes of DOM, Pink Ganter, Monsieur Adi & more! Nice!


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The Morning Scroll: Coffee Gummy Bears Actually Exist & Elizabeth Warren's Reveals New Plan For Free College & Student Loan Debt
By Carissa Dunlap • News April 23, 2019 at 9:00am
Morning! While you were sleeping (or staying up to binge-watch Friends for the tenth time) (or pulling an all-nighter in the library), a few things went down that you'll probably want to know about. So grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and get scrolling.
Politics can be a depressing and heavy topic, but Netflix's new political documentary Knock Down the House promises to bring you nothing but joy.
The trailer shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and three other female progressive Democratic candidates as they pursue landmark primary campaigns in the 2018 midterm elections. Cori Bush of Missouri, Amy Vilela of Nevada, Paula Jean Swearengin of West Virginia, and Ocasio-Cortez of New York were followed by director Rachel Lears. The documentary gives views a glimpse into their stories and why they wanted to jump into politics. In the trailer, viewers see them behind-the-scenes of their campaign, and the emotional and exhausting moments of running for office.
"If I was a rational person, I would have dropped out of this race a long time ago," Ocasio Cortez said in the opening seconds of the trailer.
The documentary dives into the many stigmas and stereotypes that women in politics face, as well as help more people to understand what goes on in their communities.
"We hope Known Down the House engages people to think about the intrinsic relationship between money in politics and representation, and inspires them to participate in new ways, from voting to organizing to running for office," Lear said, per Doc10. "We especially hope that the firm can reach people who feel left out of the political process or cynical about how it works—they might see themselves reflected in our protagonists and their communities, and the story might convey a bit of hope for how democracy can work."
The documentary is set to release on Netflix and select theaters on May 1.
News You Can Eat
There's a new way to get your sugar and coffee fix. Luxury candy boutique Sugarfina and popular coffee shop Alfred has teamed up to give you coffee gummy bears.
You can get your coffee gummies in Cold Brew, Bourbon Cold Brew, and Iced Vanilla Latte—so you have plenty of options to get your coffee fix. The Iced Vanilla Latte even has the option for almond milk! Each bear has 60mg of caffeine, so basically one shot of espresso.
But First, Coffee☕ Candy + cold brew = true ❤ We've teamed up with @alfred to bring you the world's first caffeinated #coldbrewbears😉Now you can have your Alfred cold brew and eat it, too😍Head to our story to see what all the BUZZ is about & shop now via link in bio✨ #alfred❤sugarfina #butfirstcoffee
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"We're so excited to partner with our L.A. neighbor Alfred Coffee to create the worlds first-ever coffee-infused gummy bears," Rosie O'Neill, Sugarfina co-founder, and co-CEO, said in a press release. "With this collaboration, we're combining two of our favorite pick-me-ups—candy and caffeine—in a delicious and adorable gummy bear collection."
The flavors come in a 3.5-ounce mini-cup that is sold for $7, and it also comes with a coffee sleeve. You can also purchase a 12-ounce bag for $14.
They're currently on sale nationwide in select stores. You can order them online from Sugarfina and Alfred.
Then This Happened
Elizabeth Warren announced a new plan for universal free public college and student debt forgiveness for the majority of people who hold it.
Warren revealed her proposal to provide universal free public college and to end student loan debt for millions in a Medium post early Monday morning.
"Student loan debt is crushing millions of families," Warren tweeted. "That's why I'm calling for something truly transformational: Universal free college and the cancellation of debt for more than 95% of Americans with student loan debt."
The plan calls for $50,000 worth of student loan debt relief for those making under $100,000 annually, and then the total amount of debt cancellation decreases as salaries increase. According to Warren's post, anyone making over $250,000 will not receiver debt relief.
Warren is also calling for major government investment into the public university, college, and community college system in order to eliminate all tuition and fees for students attending a public college or university, the Medium post said.
"College shouldn't just be a privilege for those who can afford to take on the significant expenses associated with higher education," Warren wrote. "Like K-12 education, college is a basic need that should be available for free to everyone who wants to go."
I'm calling for universal free college and the cancellation of student loan debt for more than 95% of Americans. This is the kind of big, structural change we need to make sure our kids have opportunity in this country. pic.twitter.com/KERw3APDMo
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 22, 2019
It's no secret that college has become incredibly unaffordable. According to a report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, states have significantly cut higher education funding.
As Warren's post explains, she is paying close attention to solving the structural inequality that rising college costs causes. The rising cost of higher education affects students of color more than white students, as a Demos report states, but Warren's plan includes funding for Historically Black Colleges and University's and Minority-Serving Institutions to rectify the situation.
"We can address the student loan crisis and cancel debt for families that are struggling. We can provide truly universal free college," Warren wrote. "We can fix some of the structural problems that are preventing our higher education system from fairly serving lower-income students and students of color. We can make big structural change and create new opportunities for all Americans."
Carissa Dunlap
Carissa Dunlap is a Her Campus News X Social Intern for Summer 2018. She is a current Publishing major and Journalism minor at Emerson College (Class of 2020). When she isn't perusing the YA bookshelf at the bookstore, she can be found watching dog videos on Facebook, at her favorite coffee shops, or relaxing on the beach. Follow her on Instagram @dunlapcarissa or Twitter @Caridunlap.


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FLORENCE ALICE (BATER) COMBS
Florence Alice (Bater) Combs gravestone
B. February 24, 1880 in Waukegan, Lake County, IL
D. August 10, 1952 in Sandwich, DeKalb County, IL
Father: Henry Bater born February 14, 1830 in England; married Sarah Harris on December 31, 1867 in Lake County, IL; veteran of the Civil War (1862-1865) Company C, Illinois 96th Infantry Regiment, Private; died October 30, 1917 in Millburn, Lake County, IL; buried in Millburn Cemetery, Wadsworth, Lake County, IL
Mother: Sarah (Harris) Bater born April 16, 1832 in Wales; died March 3, 1905 in Millburn, Lake County, IL; buried in Millburn Cemetery, Wadsworth, Lake County, IL
Husband: Clinton Bond Combs born November 23, 1877 in Lake County, IL; married March 7, 1904 in Indiana; died May 28, 1953 in DeKalb County, IL (See section pertaining to Clinton Bonds Combs buried in the Fort Hill Cemetery)
Infant son Combs died April 27, 1906 (See section pertaining to Infant son Combs buried in the Fort Hill Cemetery)
Clinton "Little C.B." Combs born August 27, 1899; died June 11, 1902 (See section pertaining to Clinton "Little C.B." Combs buried in the Fort Hill Cemetery)
Curtis Bond Combs born February 22, 1908; married Ione May Mosher (1909-1900); died May 12, 1965 in Sandwich, DeKalb County, IL; Curtis and Ione are buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Sandwich, DeKalb County, IL
Zera Imogene "Imogene" (Bater) Gillett born 1871 in Illinois; married Charles D. Gillett (1870-1942); died 1951 in Millburn, Lake County, IL; Zera and Charles are buried in Millburn Cemetery, Wadsworth, Lake County, IL
Addie Jane (Bater) Kennedy born March 22, 1873 in Millburn, Lake County, IL; married Jack Kennedy; died June 18, 1943 in Sandwich, DeKalb County, IL; buried in Millburn Cemetery, Wadsworth, Lake County, IL
Anna Gertrued (Bater) born September 8, 1881 in Waukegan, Lake County, IL; married Charles Edward Studley (1878-1957); died November 11, 1946 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA; Anna and Charles are buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA
According to the 1880 U.S. Census for Walker Precinct, Platte County, NE the household members were: Henry Bater, age 50, husband, married, occupation: farming, born in England, parents born in England; Sarah Bater, age 35, wife, married, born in Wales, parents born in Wales; Zera Bater, age 9, daughter, born in Illinois; Addie Bater, age 6, daughter, born in Illinois; Florence Bater, age 4, daughter, born in Illinois; Anna Bater, age ¾ born in September, daughter, born in Illinois.
According to the 1900 U.S. Census for Chicago, West Town, Cook County, IL living at 1331 West Van Buren the household members were: Clinton B. Combs, head, born November 1876, age 23, married for two years, born in Illinois, father born in Scotland, mother born in Illinois, occupation: clerk; Florence Combs, wife, born February 1878, age 22, married 2 years, 1 child born, 1 child living, born in Illinois, father born in England, mother born in Wales; Clinton Combs, son, born August 1899, age 9/12, single, born in Illinois; William W. Combs, brother, born May 1876, age 24, single, born in Illinois, occupation: machinist.
According to the 1910 U.S. Census for Chicago, Cook County, IL living at 3928 Polk Street, the household members were: Clinton Combs, head, age 32, married, born in Illinois, father born in New York, mother born in Illinois, occupation: clerical – telephone; Florence A. Combs, wife, age 32, married 11 years, 3 children born, 1 child living, born in Illinois, father born in England, mother born in Wales; Curtis B. Combs, son, age 2, single, born in Illinois; Edna Colver, boarder, age 23, single, born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio, occupation: music teacher; William Dethorn, boarder, age 23, single, born in Illinois, parents born in Germany, occupation: machinist – machine shop.
According to the U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, 1915 Spokane, WA city directory:
"Combs Clinton B (Florence A) chf colr P T & T h S318 Post"
According to the 1920 U.S. Census for Chicago City, Cook County, IL living at 6 Kostner Avenue the household members were: Curtis B. Combs, head, age 42, married, born in Illinois, father born in New York, mother born in Illinois, occupation: proprietor – grocery; Florence A. Combs, wife, age 42, married, born in Illinois, parents born in England, occupation: saleswoman – retail millinery; Curtis B. Combs, Jr., son, age 12, single, born in Illinois
According to the 1930 U.S. Census for Sandwich City, Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, IL living on Third, the household members were: Clinton P. Coombs (sic), head, age 57, married at age 37, born in Illinois, father born in New York, mother born in Illinois, occupation: manager – grocery; Florence Coombs, wife, age 52, married at age 32, born in Illinois, parents born in England: Curtis P. Coombs, son, age 22, single, born in Illinois, occupation: nickle plater – C B I L R.
According to the 1940 U.S. Census for Sandwich City, DeKalb County, IL living at 621½ E. Third St., the household members were: C. B. Combs, head, age 61, married, highest grade completed: H2, born in Illinois, lived in same house in 1935; Florence Combs, wife, age 61, married, highest grade completed: 8, born in Illinois, lived in same house in 1935, occupation: cook – restaurant
According to the Daily Chronicle (De Kalb IL) Monday, August 11, 1952, page 2:
"FLORENCE ALICE COMBS
SANDWICH – Florence Alice Combs, 72, of Sandwich, passed away Sunday afternoon, Aug. 10, 1952. She was born March 7, 1880, the daughter of Henry and Sarah Bater, and married C. B. Combs March 7, 1898.
She had been a resident of Sandwich for 30 years, and is survived by her husband; one son, Curits, and two grandsons of Sandwich. Mrs. Combs was preceded in death by two sons.
Services will be held from the Sutherland Funeral Home Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Howard Palm will officiate, and burial will be at Fort Hill Cemetery, Round Lake, Ill. Friends may call at the funeral home."
According to the Chicago Tribune (Chicago IL) Wednesday, August 13, 1952, page 25:
"COMBS – Florence Eater (sic) Combs, Aug. 10, 1952, Sandwich, Ill., wife of Clinton Bond Combs, mother of Curtis B. Combs. Funeral services Wednesday, 10:30 a. m., funeral home, Sandwich, Ill., and 1:30 p. m., at grave, Fort Hill cemetery, Lake county, Ill."
"Mrs. Clinton Combs
Services for Mrs. Florence B. Combs, 72, of Sandwich, De Kalb county, who died in her home Sunday, will be held at 11 a. m. today in the chapel at 605 N. Main st., Sandwich. Mrs. Combs was born in Waukegan and lived there and in Chicago for many years. She was a former employe of the Waukegan Sun. Her father, the late Henry Bater, was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. She leaves her husband, Clinton, retired grocer; a son, Curtis, and two grandsons."


Substance abuse is a growing problem in rural America–and Knox County is not immune from this problem. The Knox County Democratic Women (KCDW) will host a town hall exploring the causes of substance abuse, treatment options, and treatment of substance abuse in the judicial system.
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Q: Convert date in pandas I know this has been asked like 100 times but I still don't get it and the given solutions don't get me anywhere.
Im trying to convert time into a comparable format with Pandas/Python. I used a db entries as data and currently I have trouble using time like this:
52   2017-08-04 12:26:56.348698
53   2017-08-04 12:28:22.961560
54   2017-08-04 12:34:20.299041

the goal is to use it as year1 and year2 to make a graph like:
def sns_compare(year1,year2):
    f, (ax1) = plt.subplots(1, figsize=LARGE_FIGSIZE)
    for yr in range(int(year1),int(year2)):
        sns.distplot(tag2[str(yr)].dropna(), hist=False, kde=True, rug=False, bins=25)
sns_compare(year1,year2)

When I try to to it like this I get ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '2017-08-04 12:34:20.299041'.
So currently I think about using Regex to manipulate the time fields but this cant be the way to go or at least I cant imagine. I tried all kind of suggestions from SO/GitHub but nothing really worked. I also don't know what the "optimal" time structure should look like. Is it 20170804123420299041 or something like 2017-08-04-12-34-20-299041. I hope somebody can make this clear to me.

A: Have you looked at pd.to_datetime? Pandas and Seaborn should be able to handle dates fine, and you don't have to convert them to integers.

A: This is your data:
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
from datetime import datetime
import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame([("2017-08-04 12:26",56.348698),("2017-08-04 12:28",22.961560),("2017-08-04 12:34",20.299041)])
df.columns = ["date", "val"]

First, we convert to datetime, then we reduce year1, next we convert to days.
df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df["date"])
df["days"]=(df['date'] -datetime(year1,1,1)).dt.total_seconds()/86400.0

plot the data, and display only the days between year1 and year2
plt.scatter(df["days"],df["val"])
plt.xlim((0,(year2-year1)*365))
plt.show()

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The Borella Police Traffic OIC who was run over by a defender in Colpetty recently and had suffered critical injuries IP Ananda Sagara Sarathchandra is still in critical condition and receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital, according to the Director of the National Hospital Accident Service, Dr. Samiddi Samarakone.
She said that the Traffic OIC had sustained critical injuries to his head, hand, leg and back area.
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SVG Media was founded in 2006 as a business owned by Smile Group, that runs a slew of e-commerce and internet businesses.
New Delhi: Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN), a global digital marketing major headquartered in London, UK, has acquired Indian marketing services group SVG Media Pvt. Ltd in an all-cash deal, the two companies announced Tuesday.
While both firms declined to comment on the deal size, two people privy to the development said it was in the range $100-120 million. Smile Group owns majority stake in SVG Media, which counts Xplorer Capital as an institutional backer.
SVG Media was founded in 2006 as a business owned by Smile Group, that runs a slew of e-commerce and internet businesses. SVG Media has four business units, namely DGM (focussed on banking, financial service and e-commerce clients), Komli (premium digital marketing through Facebook and Twitter), SeventyNine (mobile-focussed advertising platform) and Tyroo (ad-tech platform similar to InMobi), together reaching over 150 million unique viewers in India. It has offices in Gurgaon, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru.
As part of the deal, Smile Group, promoted by media entrepreneurs Manish Vij and Harish Bahl, has sold DGM, Komli and SeventyNine (under SVG Media) to DAN. Tyroo, which is retained, is transferred to a separate legal entity and will continue to be owned by Smile Group.
SVG Media had acquired Komli Media and SeventyNine in August 2015 and December 2014, respectively, and DGM in 2010.
As per the deal, DAN will take control of the offices and about 280 specialists housed in the three units. Anurag Gupta, the chief executive officer of DAN, will take over as CEO of SVG Media replacing Bahl and Vij, the outgoing chairman and CEO, respectively. Gupta will report to Ashish Bhasin, chairman and CEO of DAN South Asia.
Business vertical heads Chirag Shah and Deven Dharamdasani from SeventyNine, Akshay Mathur from Komli and Ashwani Mehta will join the board at SVG Media.
According to Vij, SVG Media, including all its business, generated operating profit of Rs14 crore on revenue of Rs200 crore in the year ending March 2016. Post the acquisition, Smile Group will focus on growing Tyroo and continue to invest in and incubate media start-ups, he added.
This marks the second successful exit by Vij and Bahl in the digital media space, after having sold ad firm Quasar Media to WPP Digital in 2007. Separately, Letsbuy, an electronics retail venture e-commerce platform setup by Vij, was sold to Flipkart for $25 million in 2012.
"At Smile we are proud to have continuously built successful JV (joint venture) partnerships or exits with large global firms as Airbnb, Yahoo, WPP Digital, Scan Group-Africa etc. SVG's market leadership and exit to DAN is another feather in the cap for Smile," Smile Group's Bahl said.
For DAN this comes as their 10th acquisition in India since 2012, according to data shared by the company. Some of these include Fractal Ink Design Studio, Happy Creative, WATConsult, Webchutney and Taproot. Just recently, it closed the acquisition of Grant Group, a 59-year old family run advertising services company in Sir Lanka, Mint reported in March.
"India is a significant market with rapid growth potential in its mobile and performance marketing business, and Dentsu Aegis Network India has a strong track record in the search and performance space to deliver this," DAN's Bhasin said in a statement.
DAN was formed in 2012 through the acquisition of Japanese advertising giant Dentsu by British media buying Aegis Media in 2012.
Part of Dentsu Inc., DAN is made up of 10 global network brands: Carat, Dentsu, Dentsu media, iProspect, Isobar, mcgarrybowen, Merkle, MKTG, Posterscope and Vizeum. Headquartered in London, it operates in 145 countries worldwide with more than 38,000 dedicated specialists.


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Review – Garth Brooks Concert
By Steve Larkin :: November 17, 2018
I have no doubt that Notre Dame's first foray into monetizing its glorious cathedral was a success in that it got the university a ton of money. Garth Brooks has fans who, apparently, are willing to fill a stadium standing out in the rain and snow during an hour-long delay before the show. Those fans are also willing to pay money to see him. But whether the venture was a success as a show is another question.
During the hour delay at the beginning of the show, which I suspect—if the cause was announced I missed it—was due to the rain and the wind, at one point the audience was told by someone to practice doing a few variations on the wave. The purpose of this was, apparently, to create good footage that Garth Brooks's producers could use in constructing a TV special out of the night. During the show Brooks himself directed the audience in the exact same maneuvers. The desire to make a good TV show also led Brooks to have the audience sing songs he had just played (and they had just sung along to) to create better audio tracks for his producers. At one point he interrupted the show to ask his producers what they still needed from the audience. Brooks also told the audience, in almost as many words, that he was about to play a song they wouldn't recognize, but when he played the opening chords they should go absolutely wild so it would look good on TV.
All of this was ridiculous. Brooks's fanbase clearly loves him, but to ask them to do all of this to make a TV show look better is an abuse of their loyalty. People go to a show to have a good time and hear the songs they like. They do not come so they can be turned into pawns of the artist who hopes to use them for his own behalf. And those more concerned about defending the sacred aura and glorious mystique of Notre Dame can say that he used that too as part of making his TV special better. Everyone involved in designing it should have known better and not gone out of their way to ruin the show.
And that was really a shame, because when Brooks was actually playing music the music was great. He and his band absolutely tore through some of his more uptempo classics—"Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House," "Papa Loved Mama," "The Thunder Rolls,"—and I only wish he had given more space for his band members to solo, because his band, his guitarist and fiddler especially, took some short, but impassioned and fun solos. I suppose people don't go to see Garth Brooks to hear fiddle solos though.
The set list was mostly the hits, with a few exceptions. A cover of Bob Seger's "Night Moves" made an appearance, in addition to a medley of Gabe Dixon's recent "Live Again" and the Beatles' "Hey Jude" and "Let it Be." These latter selections Brooks described as part of his plan to educate younger listeners on his stadium tour, of which this was the first night, by playing classic songs. Whether anyone in the audience was unaware of some of the Beatles' most famous songs was unclear to me — most people sang along to them — but they were solid covers and Brooks got wildly enthusiastic as he imitated McCartney's hooting and hollering over the fadeout of "Hey Jude."
After the portion of the show with the band and all the unnecessary footage-generation for the TV special, Brooks did an encore, just him and his guitar, taking song requests off signs in the audience. He played seven songs, a mix of his own and covers, and the sense of intimacy that the messing around for the TV special had completely destroyed returned. The show ended with another Seger cover, "Turn the Page," and an abridged version of Don McLean's "American Pie" in which he had the sense to omit most of the verses full of obscure whining and complaining. It was an odd but fitting end: Brooks spent much of his show trying to kill the music, but the people kept on singing along and enjoying themselves anyway.
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