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China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 Max airplanes are parked at the edge of the tarmac at Urumqi Diwopu Interational Airport in Urumqi in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. China's aviation regulator cleared the Boeing 737 Max on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, to return to flying with technical upgrades more than two years after the plane was grounded worldwide following two fatal crashes, a news outlet reported. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
BEIJING (AP) — China's aviation regulator cleared the Boeing 737 Max on Thursday to return to flying with technical upgrades more than two years after the plane was grounded worldwide following two fatal crashes.
China is the last major market where the Boeing 737 Max was awaiting approval after the United States allowed flights to resume in December 2020 and European Union regulators gave permission in January. Brazil and Canada also have given approval.
Governments grounded the Boeing 737 Max after a total of 346 people were killed in the crashes of a Lion Air flight in Indonesia on Oct. 29, 2018, and an Ethiopian Airlines flight on March 10, 2019.
Investigators blamed a computer system that pushed the plane's nose downward in flight and couldn't be overridden by pilots.
Chinese pilots will need to complete new training before commercial flights can begin, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on its website. It said Boeing Co. is required to install additional software and components.
"CAAC considers the corrective actions adequate to address this unsafe condition," the agency said in an airworthiness directive.
Boeing's shares jumped 7.5% Thursday.
"The CAAC's decision is an important milestone toward safely returning the 737 MAX to service in China," Chicago-based Boeing said in a statement. It said the company was working with regulators "to return the airplane to service worldwide."
Boeing fired the chief executive in charge at the time the 737 Max was developed, Dennis Muilenburg. The company agreed in a settlement of a lawsuit by shareholders to add a board member with a background in aviation or aerospace engineering or product safety and create a safety ombudsman's office.
Boeing, headquartered in Chicago, was required to redesign the system during a process overseen by an unusually broad array of regulators from the United States, Europe China and the Middle East.
China has the largest 737 Max fleet after the United States, with 97 aircraft operated by 13 carriers before the suspension, according to state media.
China is especially important to Boeing and its European rival, Airbus Industrie, because they are counting on its expanding travel market to propel sales growth. North American and European demand are forecast to be flat in coming decades.
In January, Boeing agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to avoid criminal prosecution for misleading regulators about safety of the Max. Most of the money will go to airlines that bought the jets.
AP researcher Yu Bing contributed.
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The result of their hard work is The Eyes of Thailand.
The main focus of the documentary is Soraida Salwala's efforts with two particular elephants named Motala and Baby Mosha. According to the trailer, it took nearly 10 years for one of their wounds to heal after stepping on a landmine, and it was pretty amazing watching her take that first step with a prosthetic leg. Animals have a special place in my heart, and I love seeing other people step up and make a difference.
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Essay on English Idealism
After reading this essay you will learn about the English idealism or Oxford idealism.
Any analysis of idealism or idealist philosophy will remain incomplete without proper and elaborate mention of English idealism or what is also called Oxford idealism. The English idealists drew their inspiration from German idealists. But German idealists were not the single source.
A. D. Lindsay in his Introduction to T. H. Green's The Principles of Political Obligations makes the following remark:
"Green and his fellow idealists represent the renewed liberalism of the last quarter of the nineteenth century. They were all of them, for all their Platonism and Hegelianism, in the succession of utilitarian's. They were all fundamentally individualists and democrats. But they were convinced that utilitarianism had become barren as a political creed because of the inadequate philosophy upon which it was based".
Marcuse, an important member of Critical Theory group, says:
"The British movement was still connected with the principles and philosophy of liberalism and for this very reason lay much closer to the spirit of Hegel than did the Italian".
So it can be maintained that Oxford or English Idealism had several sources platonism, German Idealism, Utilitarianism and, above all, British liberal tradition of democracy and parliamentary system of government.
The persons who were influenced by Hegel's idealism were Thomas Hill Green, Bosanquet, and D. G. Ritchie. Bosanquet's famous work Philosophical Theory of the State was published in 1899. D. G. Ritchie, who came under the influence of Hegel's idealism, wrote Darwinism and Politics, Principles of State Interference, Darwin and Hegel, and Natural Rights. All these were published between 1889 and 1895.
The most important idealist philosopher was T. H. Green. His famous book is Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligations. The Lectures were delivered by Green in 1879 and were published in 1882 after his death.
A. D. Lindsay writes:
They represent the most important contribution to political theory of the school of thought sometimes known as the "Oxford Idealists. Edward Card, William Wallace and Arnold Toynbee were also members of the school."
Kant and Hegel did not attach too much importance to the representative institutions of England. They were accustomed to the authoritarianism of Germany and saw the disunity and constant fight among the various independent units of German states. Liberal tradition had no scope to develop in Germany.
Even Hegel castigated the representative institutions of England. People of that country could not test the freedom which was to be realized by monarchy and on this ground he branded England as the most backward country of Europe.
Kant also believed that the representatives had no scope to work independently, because they had to depend on the ministers. This was the academic situation on the eve of the emergence of Oxford idealism.
Barker writes, "Some modification of the theories of Kant and Hegel is thus obviously needed to make the idealist theory of the continent square with the representative institutions of England and to adjust a theory which emphasizes the majesty of the state to a practice which emphasizes the liberty of the subject."
The on-going economic, political and other situations of Britain influenced the Oxford idealists to think about society in a new way. They thought that the attitude towards the activities, role etc. of the state required to be amended or might be made suitable for the changed situation.
In the post-Industrial Revolution period the British society was in the grip of crises and problems relating to social, economic, and political matters. The authority of a state cannot play the role of a helpless onlooker and leave everything to fate or God. This can never be the duty of a responsible government.
It must exercise power to arrest the crises in order to free the citizens from problems. But, at the same time, the democratic institutions which took centuries to assume proper shape must be given adequate importance and place.
In other words, the English idealists felt the need for reconciliation between the authority of state and democratic values and principles.
Green and other Oxford idealists were convinced that a new political philosophy must be found out in order to tackle the situation arising out of the Industrial Revolution. The sixties and seventies of the nineteenth century saw the heyday of Utilitarianism. The only important member of the Benthamite school was J. S. Mill.
The size of the school was very small, but its impact was very great. In fact, utilitarian philosophy dominated the English academic and political world for a considerable period of time. But it took no time for the Oxford idealists to discover the barrenness of the philosophy.
Utilitarianism had reduced the individual to a bundle of pleasures and pains. The state, to the utilitarian thinkers, was simply a collection of independent individuals. One individual was completely indifferent to the weal's and woes of another person. This philosophy of utilitarian thinkers was inadequate. No further progress could be made in such an understanding of politics.
It is said that Carlyle was a bitter critic of the creed of "each for himself and the devil take the hindmost." The growing misery of the poor disturbed their mind and they pondered over finding out a solution.
That is why the Oxford idealists leaned to Carlyle's thought. In a great society, an individual cannot remain alone. He cannot make himself busy with his own affairs. The social problems must be treated as a whole.
In society each man is not up to himself. This philosophy of Carlyle led the Oxford idealists to think in terms of a new philosophy. But they did not share Carlyle's aristocratic ideas and anti-democrat leanings. It is due to this fact that the Oxford idealists were democrats and individualists.
They felt that a new start had to be made and a proper conception of human nature and action acquired before an adequate political theory could be constructed That is why none of them were concerned only with political theory.
Their politics were to be the outcome of a view of human nature and of the world—of moral philosophy and of metaphysics (A. D. Lindsay).
The utilitarian thinkers wanted to make politics a science of achieving happiness and pleasure and avoiding pain.
Simultaneously they thought that the individuals had sufficient reason and intelligence to know what pain is and what is meant by pleasure and how to achieve them.
The generalisation about human nature as well as ability had no scientific basis. It was a sheer imagination of the utilitarians. The impractical and unfounded assessment of human nature made the thought system of utilitarians unsuitable for the post-Industrial Revolution British society. They did not think about numerous common men. On the contrary, the idealists woke up for the common people.
The fruits of democracy and the benefits of social wealth must be made available for the poorest of the poor. So the attitude of Green and other fellow idealists differed fundamentally from that of the utilitarians.
In the 1870s and 1880s there was a change in public opinion. Legislation, in Dicey's phrase, was passing from an individualist to a collectivist trend.
The state was no longer confining itself to securing the free play of competition and vindicating freedom of contract, but was addressing itself to the more positive function. Public opinions already awakened and it demanded alertness of the state.
The Oxford idealists echoed the sentiment of the mass of men. They abandoned their academic recluse. They roamed in the dark and narrow lanes of London City and mixed with the denizens of those lanes and by-lanes.
This enabled them to be acquainted with the economic and other conditions of those hapless men. Particularly T. H. Green did this.
They were idealists, wanted to idealize politics. But they were also realists. They, through serious efforts, came to be acquainted with the down to earth condition. The Oxford idealists were humanists and, at the same time realists. This differentiates them from German idealists and utilitarians.
A few more words may be added to clear the nature of Oxford or English idealism. Herbert Marcuse points out that mention has sometimes been made that the development of British idealism from Green to Bosanquet was one in which the liberal philosophy of earlier epoch was abandoned.
Of course the abandonment took place very slowly. So far as the terms and words of British idealism are concerned it is purely Hegelian. But if we consider the spirit or inner meaning of Hegel's idealism we shall find that the English idealism is far removed from it.
There are several points of departure. Bradley's metaphysics, notwithstanding its Hegelian concepts, has a strong irrationality that is alien to Hegel.
"From its beginning the renaissance of idealism showed a definite anti-materialist tendency, a quality it shares with the tendencies accompanying the transition from liberalism to authoritarianism. The ideology accompanying this movement prepared the individual for more labour and less enjoyment, a slogan of the authoritarian economy. Gratification of individual wants had to give way before duties to the whole".
Bosanquet has said that an imperative is imposed upon us by the concept of social good. Liberty of the individual can be realized only through the obedience to that imperative.
Thus, English idealism is a combination of new liberalism and authoritarianism. What the Oxford or English idealists have emphasized is that man no doubt seeks pleasure and tries to avoid pain. But his is not the only feature of human character. Many people have feelings for other and try to do something for them.
They follow an ideal and try to implement it. They do not always achieve success but they do not always abandon the ideal. We may call English idealism as realist idealism. It is an idealism that thinks about ordinary men and renewed role of state. From this has emerged the concept of welfare state.
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The Sculptor With a Palette of Butter, Chocolate, and Cheese
Jim Victor and Marie Pelton created a life-size chocolate replica of the No. 18 Toyota Camry M&Ms car. Photo: designboom.com
When it comes to chiseling 1,000 pounds of butter into life-size manatees or molding a Santa from cream cheese and mascarpone, no one does it better than Jim Victor. Just don't ask him to use meat. That's gross.
The food sculptures can take Victor and his wife, Marie Pelton, up to a month in their Philadelphia studio, using heavy-duty cutting tools, whittling implements, and cheese graters.
Graduated from: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Based in: Philadelphia, Pa.
Years in the business: 30 or so. I made my first chocolate sculpture in 1982, but didn't do any again until 1995.
Did you attend art school with the intention of sculpting food? No. I started out with wood, and did my first chocolate sculptures in the 80s. But didn't grow serious about food sculpting until the 90s, when I realized a real demand for it. I actually got my first butter-sculpting job through a wanted ad that my brother saw in a local Harrisburg, Pa. newspaper. As a sculptor, your opportunities are few and far between.
Andy Warhol's "Marilyn Monroe" using marshmallows for the Orange County Fair in 2010.
You work with quite a range of materials, from steel and wood to cheese and vegetables. A lot of the same sensibilities come into play; I have to think about textures and colors. But there's an added concern with perishables, like fruits and vegetables. You have to create them the day before a show.
Your workspace: We have a regular studio and two temperature-controlled trailers for sculpting on the road. The sides of the trailers are windowed so that people can watch. Many fairs also have butter booth facilities.
How do you prevent the butter and chocolate from melting as you handle it? For butter, temperatures must be below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Chocolate is a little more forgiving — it just needs to be away from the sun and moisture, and below 80 degrees. For cheese, we work with harder ones, like hard cheddar.
Favorite edible medium: Parmesan cheese.
Your toolkit: Lots of clay modeling tools, or wooden tools that I carve myself. For something slippery, like butter, I need a big handle.
This butter manatee appears to be floating, but the seaweed supports the mammal's hefty body mass, explains Victor's wife, Marie. Victor works mostly with unsalted butter, but salted butter is softer and easier to shape.
Which comes first, the subject or the medium? They're usually commissions from corporate sponsors that want specific materials. After planning, we make armatures from wood, wire, or steel. That's the skeletal frame around which the sculpture is built. People think we're cheating, but you need an understructure to hold up the cheese, or chocolate, or whatever.
Your strangest commission: It was for a politically incorrect-themed party in California. We made Fidel Castro out of fruits and veggies, and Hitler out of cheese.
I didn't see those on your website. It shocked me so much that I left those off.
Is there any food you won't use for sculpting? For a long time, I said I wouldn't work with meat. Then I did, but just a little. I don't want to work with big quantities of meat — I think that could be really gross.
You're not grossed out by 1,000 pounds of butter? Not really.
The nature of your job involves a sizable waste of food, considering your sculptures are not for human consumption. We use waste butter from dairy plants that would be thrown away anyway. A lot of our butter is turned into biofuel using digesters on farms or at university campuses to run cars.
Does the same go for cheese? No. We give some of [our cheese sculptures] to a food bank in Texas after a job. But for the most part, our sculptures can't be eaten because we handle the material too much. We're not chefs.
Best part of your job: Getting commissions to do work you love.
Mark Ingram, Jr., a running back for the New Orleans Saints, recreated in bread, raisins, cranberries, and chicken salad.
Most challenging part of your job: The technical challenges and demands that people and corporations throw at us. For Subway, we recreate heads of NFL stars using sandwich materials. It's like, how do you make [Washington Redskins quarterback] Robert Griffin III out of chicken salad?
What would people be surprised to learn about your job? How difficult it is, both physically and technically. It involves a great deal of engineering and is very physically demanding. We're lifting hundreds of pounds of butter. It's also very long hours. For the past month, in preparation for a chocolate show in New Orleans, we've been working 10-hour days, seven days per week.
President Jimmy Carter, plaster, 1974.
Your work in non-perishables is quite popular as well. Your plaster bust of Jimmy Carter currently resides in the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. That's a funny story. New York magazine commissioned that bust — they wanted to smash it to pieces and then photograph it for their cover, to symbolize [what everyone thought would be] Carter's failed negotiations for peace in the Middle East. But it turned out that his deal pulled through. So I wrote a letter to Carter, offering him the head for the museum. He accepted.
Average rate: We charge anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000 per day, depending on our work. But we don't always make that much, once you factor in design, shipping, and hiring people to help.
How do you unwind after a long day carving butter? With a stiff drink.
There are only so many jobs you'll find in the wanted ads. The most successful people figure out what they want to do and make their own jobs. Opportunities are very fleeting; don't ignore any of them.
Meet more artists with creative palettes: the dirty car artist, the soap maker, and the pop-up paper engineer.
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Why do you get up in the morning? A purposeful life is a clear answer to that question with choice, curiosity, and courage. Purpose is age-agnostic. It is fundamental at any age or stage to health, healing, happiness, and longevity.
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Richard J. Leider is the founder of Inventure—The Purpose Company. As a global keynote speaker, he has helped more than 100,000 leaders from more than 50 organizations such as AARP, Ericsson, Mayo Clinic, MetLife, National Football League (NFL), and United Health Group discover the power of purpose.
He is ranked by Forbes as one of the "Top 5" most respected executive coaches; by Linkage as one of the "Top 50" executive coaches; and by the Conference Board as a "legend in coaching." He is a contributing author to many coaching books, including: Coaching for Leadership, The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching, Executive Coaching for Results, The Leader of the Future, The Organization of the Future, and his latest, Work Reimagined,
A Notre Dame Public Fellow in the ND Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota School of Management, Richard holds a Master's degree in counseling and is a Nationally Certified Counselor and a Nationally Certified Master Career Counselor.
As a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing, he founded The Purpose Project.
Richard is the author of 11 books, including three best sellers, the perennial personal growth classics Repacking Your Bags and The Power of Purpose, his books have sold more than one million copies. Repacking Your Bags and The Power of Purpose are considered classics in the personal growth field. His best seller, Life Reimagined, was named one of Forbes "best new books for your career."
Richard is widely viewed as a visionary and thought leader on the "power of purpose" and his work is featured regularly in many media sources including Fast Company, PBS public television, and NPR public radio.
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Josh Abrahamson – SVP, Development and Current Series Hailing from Fargo, ND (with only a slight accent), NYC was a big change back when Josh met Matt and Laura as an intern on the TLC show Help Wanted over 15 years ago. After completing his Film / TV BA, Josh returned to NYC and began working with Laura at City Lights Television as Show PA on Marcus Samuelsson's first TV project Inner Chef. Over the following years, Josh worked through each of the significant positions, eventually Directing and Producing 8 seasons of HGTV's Don't Sweat It and numerous projects with various companies like Notional, RDF Media, and Yahoo before coming on board, and reuniting with Matt and Laura at Magilla in development. Drawn to the relentless creativity, challenging odds, and ever-evolving landscape of development work, Abrahamson found his midwestern work ethic and upbringing advantageous in reaching new ground and breaking through wherever the job takes him. No matter where he finds himself day-to-day, Josh is constantly trying to find the stories that surround us, but at the very least he's stockpiling a very odd collection of experiences and embraces that idea fully. Josh is a graduate of Montana State University.
Sabine Kertscher – SVP, Post Production Sabine Kertscher has extensive experience in post-production management with a strong practical and technical background in both feature film and TV. In a career spanning over 16 years, she has worked with internationally renowned filmmakers and post-houses. At Mill Film London, Sabine landed her first job as a 2D vfx artist on Ridley Scott's academy award-winning Black Hawk Down. She then went on to work as a 2D Compositor on blockbuster films including Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life (Jim Henson's Creature Shop), Pierce Brosnan's Evelyn and for directors such as Tim Burton and Bruce Beresford. Since moving to NYC in 2004, she has worked as a post-production supervisor and workflow consultant for many production companies. Sabine holds an MA in History of Art, Musicology and Philosophy.
Zoran Zgonc – VP, Development Zoran joined Magilla with over 20 years experience in developing and producing numerous series, specials, live programs and pilots. He has developed shows for a variety of broadcasters from CBS to MTV, VH1, Bravo, Tru TV, and Animal Planet, and produced for such television icons as Jerry Seinfeld, Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman. Zoran received a B.A in Communications with a minor in Film from Duquesne University in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA.
Jennifer Weinberg – VP, Current Series With over 15 years of experience, Jennifer began her career as the personal assistant to NBC Today Show's, Al Roker. She went on to produce hit shows and live events on networks such as Bravo, Lifetime, HGTV, Food Network, Animal Planet and MSNBC, to name a few. She joined the team at Magilla Entertainment in 2010, and has climbed the ladder producing, showrunning, and executive producing various pilots and hit series including, Beach/Lakefront Bargain Hunt and Beach/Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation. Jennifer holds a B.A. in Broadcasting and Mass Communications from SUNY Oswego.
Kevin Allgood – VP, Current Series With more than 10 years of experience in television, Kevin has worked as an executive producer, showrunner, producer and editor on a wide range of series and development projects. He got his start cutting shows for networks like MTV, VH1, History, TLC, Travel, HGTV, DIY, Cooking Channel and Lifetime. Kevin got out of the edit chair to seek new challenges as a series producer and showrunner before becoming Vice President of Television at The Weinstein Company. As VP he developed pilots and presentations for MTV, AMC, Spike, and Lifetime, and helped create the late night talk show Geeking Out for AMC. Since Joining Magilla as VP of Current Series, Kevin has overseen projects including The Cars That Made America and Road Hauks for History, along with Shiners on Shine and Distillation Restoration for Discovery.
Courtney Maglione – VP, Casting and Talent Development With over 15 years experience in television, Courtney Maglione has cast shows in production and development for a multitude of networks. She joined Magilla in 2011 as a development producer, aiding in the growth of their casting department. She began her career in production at MTV Networks working on shows such as Room Raiders, My Super Sweet 16 and Discover and Download. Early in her career she developed a niche for finding extraordinary talent and became the casting director for Total Request Live as well as many of the networks live events, specials, and promos. In addition to working in non-scripted television, Courtney has cast national commercial spots for companies such as Honda, Best Western and AAA as well as several independent films. Courtney graduated with honors from Rutgers University with a degree in Journalism.
Cristin Cricco-Powell – Executive Producer Cristin Cricco-Powell started her career 20 years ago in development at Comedy Central. From there she went on to produce or direct shows for Comedy Central, A&E, History, ABC, TLC, MTV, and Discovery Europe. She feels very lucky to have a job that introduces her to people and places she'd otherwise never see. She worked Carnival in Rio dressed as a human motorcycle on Insomniac with Dave Attell, directed the Gotti boys (and practiced her Italian apologies) in Italy on Growing Up Gotti, talked treasure with the Greatest Generation on American Pickers, and learned how to handle anything TV throws at her as Co-EP of ABC's Wife Swap. She's currently learning all about badass trucks as EP of Discovery's Diesel Brothers, and she's proud to have produced History's Rise Up: The Movement That Changed America, a one-hour doc on the Civil Rights Movement. She has two small kids and a BFA in Screenwriting from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
Marc Palumbo – VP, Information Technology & Facilities Marc Palumbo has over 20 years of professional experience in the field of Information Technology, with a background on information security, systems administration, networking, and technical support. He has worked, consulted, and led various IT departments in a variety of industries, including advertising, software, hospitality, and health care, and, currently, with the television industry at Magilla Entertainment. His expertise lies in moving companies forward with the right use of technology to fit the company's needs. He holds a B.S. in Management Information Systems from LeMoyne College and, in his spare time, writes music for the piano!
Mark Ragone – General Counsel Mark has more than 20 years experience as an in‐house entertainment and intellectual property law attorney. As Magilla's General Counsel, Mark is responsible for negotiating, drafting and reviewing a wide variety of agreements in connection with Magilla's operations, production personnel, television series and related projects. In addition, Mark counsels and advises Magilla's executives in connection with all facets of Magilla's operations and corporate strategy. Prior to joining Magilla, Mark was the EVP of Legal and Business Affairs for City Lights TV, a New York based TV production company, where he handled the business and legal affairs for the company and its related TV and Film divisions. Before City Lights, he served as the Head of Business Affairs for the New York based indie Palm Pictures, where he applied his expertise in connection with film, TV, video, music, new media and related entertainment business agreements for all of Palm's entities and as well as for projects marketed and distributed by all major film and TV distributors. Prior to joining Palm, Mark practiced law in the private sector with prominent entertainment law firms which represented various independent and major film and music companies and related films (Sling Blade, Tumbleweeds, Black and White, American Buffalo, Outside Providence) and talent (Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync). He received his JD from Hofstra School of Law and holds a B.A. from Hofstra University School of Government and International Affairs.
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Transgender Europe (TGEU) and Trans Network Balkan (TMB) have made a submission to the European Commission on the experiences of trans people in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. The European Commission monitors the situation in these (future) EU Accession candidate countries for its compliance with the EU acquis.
TGEU and TMB found that trans people belong to one of the most oppressed and marginalised parts of Balkan societies, facing socially sanctioned violence, and widespread discrimination in all areas of life. Their rights are at large disregarded. Where legal protections exist, they remain illusory and theoretical in practice. Recent years have seen a worrying increase in hate speech and populist scapegoating party rhetorics targeting trans activists across the region. An adequate response from public authorities or law enforcement is missing.
1) Legal gender recognition regulations are not available in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia; procedures in Montenegro and Serbia require sterility and heavy medical interventions.
2) Trans-specific healthcare (TSHC) is unavailable in most countries of the region with the exception of Belgrade, Serbia (regional monopoly) and partly Montenegro.
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Curtis says he makes around £22,000 a monthCredit: SWNS
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He started OnlyFans in 2018 as a side hustle before going full-time in 2019.
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"One guy wanted me to gulp down a bottle of Coca Cola, burp into a jar, seal the jar and post it to him."
He claims people have asked for used underwear and wanted to buy his bath water – but he is happy to deliver.
Almost tripling his monthly income in the first month, Curtis said he was previously earning around £1,200 to £1,300 and had maxxed out his credit cards.
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Well. That sucked. We all know that. A little bit of each of us shriveled up and died during that sad twenty play drive that ended in zero points to end the game last Saturday in BIG GROCERY STADIUM, but, let's podcast about it anyways. FIRST. Let's speak on something positive: what's your single favorite thing about college football season? We gave our best attempt at feigning charm and optimism, and we hope you do too down in the comments. Okay, moving along. There are, as always, winners and losers. This week we give a shout out to Penn State, the whole dang USA, college football's zombie team (UAB), and former baseball great and criminally underrated MLB player, Whit Merrifield. We also dive into the debacle under the lights in Lexington, where the Gamecocks successfully helped with the launch of yet another Heisman Trophy campaign, this time for Benny Snell Jr...we know...we're sick of it too. We attempt to perform a semi-competent autopsy of Gamecock Football and try to find a semblance of a silver lining moving forward as the Gamecocks come back to Williams-Brice Stadium to host their bitter and longtime rival the Missouri Tigers this coming weekend. This is a deep-dive, and we hope you enjoy it. Air out your grievances, express your frustrations. We are here. We are here for you. Faithfully yours, The Only South Carolina Gamecocks Podcast crew.


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Why Roy Moore Shouldn't Quit
December 1st, 2017 | T. Carter
There is a great deal of turmoil in conservative circles about what the fate of Roy Moore should be and about which allegations of sexual abuse we should and should not take seriously. Some have aimed for consistency by condemning Moore, while others have chosen to be more selective for whatever reason. Sexual assault, especially pedophilia, should be condemned by all conservatives, and Roy Moore does not have a special place in my heart—but here is why he shouldn't quit his Senate race.
Without a judge or jury in the court of law, democracy is the truest way to convict or acquit Roy Moore. That is exactly what will happen in Alabama, the very way it was intended to in a democratic republic like the United States. Allegations that have come out against men in Hollywood, Congress and the media industry probably can't all be considered true—without a doubt, at least some of them are political take-downs organized by opponents, but as conservatives we have a duty to be consistent in our judgments and condemnations. Voters in Alabama will decide by a majority vote whether allegations against Roy Moore are true and, if so, whether it makes him worthy to hold office.
Without Roy Moore in the race, a true judgment of him and the Republican Party would never be made. His election or defeat will determine what Republican voters believe, what they are willing to tolerate, which direction their party will go and how the GOP will be perceived by the general public going into the mid-term elections next year. The greater assumptions by liberals and the left is that Roy Moore will win because Alabama Republicans are backwoods hillbillies, but voters in Alabama may choose to defeat this narrative.
The Alabama special election on December 12 is an opportunity for Republicans to set the course and change the narrative for 2018. Many pro-Moore conservatives will disagree with me here, but it would be best for Alabama Republicans to defeat Moore on December 12 for the greater, moral good. Showing some moral strength could be exactly the right remedy for conservatives.
Write-In Conservatism
Whether true or not, allegations against Roy Moore are similar to allegations made against several left-wing celebrities and politicians that conservatives have not hesitated to attack. It is not a conservative duty to selectively and inconsistently make decisions about sexual assault or harassment based on our political beliefs. The right thing to do, as conservatives, is to choose consistency and moral character over ideology whenever one's moral character is put in serious doubt.
There is reasonable doubt on both sides of this argument. Roy Moore's accusers may not be telling the truth, but if they are (even a little bit), Moore should not be elected to the US Senate. It is also possible that Roy Moore may not be entirely honest, as several inconsistencies have emerged in his own stories. It is because of this doubt on both sides that Alabama conservatives should not choose to send Roy Moore to the Senate.
If Moore's accusers are even slightly honest in some of their accounts, conservatives and Alabama Republicans will have approved Moore's behavior—this would not go unnoticed across the country. Now, Trump Republicans aren't ones to care much about media or public perception, but in this case they should—because Trump's future depends on it.
As I said last month, if Democrats sweep into Congress next year riding a big blue wave, Trump could be impeached and removed from office. So far, conservatives seem to be in denial that this could have even the slightest chance of happening—but it can. I implore conservatives and Trump supporters to avoid falling into the same trap that snarled Democrats in 2016. Our team can and will lose in a massive and unprecedented wave of change if we aren't careful.
On December 12, Alabama conservatives should avoid voting for Roy Moore, Doug Jones or abstaining. Instead, Alabama conservatives should write the name of a true conservative on the ballot and, basically, spoil their ballots. There may be no real consensus on who to write on the ballot, but perhaps one will emerge in the next two weeks. Maybe that someone will be Lee Busby. There is no need to vote for a Democrat or to abstain in an effort to make a true moral choice. Alabama conservatives can keep their integrity by writing the name of a true conservative on their ballots. It may not count or manifest in a desirable political result, but conservatives owe themselves a moral victory.
The Conyers Hypocrisy
Republicans and conservatives have been fast to point out Nancy Pelosi's defense of John Conyers as an "icon in the community", but Nancy was only doing what many of Roy Moore's supporters have been doing since several accusers stepped forward to accuse him of misconduct. Pelosi was defending a member of her own political team.
Some of Roy Moore's supporters have doxxed his accusers and attacked them publicly as liars. The horrifying truth is that we haven't seen this happen very much on the left, except in the case of Al Franken and women from Saturday Night Live. Even in the case of several SNL women writing a statement in defense of Franken, Franken's accusers have not been doxxed or harassed by Franken supporters—as far as we know.
It seems the discourse on the right and by the right has been far more vicious. This glaring and obvious truth should make us feel sick. It is surely making the average American sick.
Republican supporters have been eager to blast vitriol and hate at those on the left who have been accused of misconduct and sexual assault, without any restraint, yet there has appeared to be a wall of selective outrage erected between accusers and the accused. As conservatives and Republicans, we should not stand for this kind of hypocrisy.
On December 12, the message conservatives send will resonate across America. What we do now will matter next November, so we should try to get this right.


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Leadup to Kizuna Week 15- Yu Yu Hakusho
Thread: Leadup to Kizuna Week 15- Yu Yu Hakusho
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After Super Gals some classic shonen seemed like a good choice...
Yu Yu Hakusho!
Some violence, some language, super mild fanservice. Basically along the lines of most longer action shonen franchises.
The series can be watched on the following officially:
Subbed and dubbed on Funimation
Subbed on tubiTV.
This one we will say is 'officially' one we will do for 2 weeks and it'll be 25 episodes, although next week will get a movie or other short content for those who end up not interested in the show (or who just have the time.)
Yu Yu Hakusho begins with something most shonen shows don't... the lead dying.
YYH begins with Yusuke Urameshi dying, having saved the life of a young child by shoving him out of the way of an incoming car. He's informed by Botan, who brings souls to the afterlife for judging, that Yusuke saving the kid had caused everyone a bit of a problem. It hadn't been decided where he would go when he would die, as it had been assumed that Yusuke would not even attempt to help the child, so his death has caught everyone by surprised. To deal with this problem Yusuke is given a chance at getting his life back.
And that's before the action and the real weirdness even starts...
Yu Yu Hakusho is a pretty great action show that is easy and fun to watch, and has some pretty impressive battles as the show goes on (although many of the most impressive ones don't show up in the batch we'll be watching, as it does a number of smaller battles, including a decent amount of world building.)
It being a personal favorite has lead to me using Koenma from the series as one of my main avatars I use in a number of places.
Plus, it was just announced a month ago that 2 OVA episodes that came with a recent Japanese Blu-ray box will be getting an English release soon.
As for Digimon connections... YYH actually has a practically endless list. Even cutting it down to a decent number was coming up with a massive list (including a few writers and character designers even.) At some point I decided to just do one each that I found interesting from the Japanese and English:
Nobuyuki Hiyami is Hiei in YYH. In Digimon he was BlackWarGreymon in 02 and Seraphimon in Frontier.
Kyle Hebert was a number of characters in YYH, including 3 different fighters in various tournaments in the show. For Digimon he's done quite a bit. For Data Squad he was Belphemon (plus Beelzebumon in the game), in Fusion he was Ballistamon, Dorulumon, Greymon, and many others, and in tri. he was all of Agumon's evolutions.
I've embedded the English version of the 1st intro as a preview:
Feel free to post as you wish in this thread. You can post as you are watching, episode by episode, when you finish. Whatever you want. Try and give it a couple days for later spoilers so people have time to try and view stuff without spoilers, while still interacting in the thread (especially if you decide to keep watching past the episode listed as the last one for the leadup.) If you watch one episode and it isn't for you, pop in to explain why. Have fun with it!
A new show/movie will go up each Sunday night (or early on Monday), but feel free to keep talking about older shows in their threads, or even watching past the listed episode.
If you want to chat in the Discord you can.
Hopefully you enjoy. Feel free to make any suggestions or ask an questions regarding the threads or the shows also.
Prior Leadups:
Final Leadup to tri.- Gundam Unicorn (with index of tri. Leadup)
Leadup to Kizuna Week 1- Gundam Build Fighters
Week 2- Kimagure Orange Road
Week 3 (and 4)- Lupin the 3rd Part 4
Week 4 Movie- Redline
Week 5- Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
Week 6- Voltron
Week 7 (Devkyu Guest Slot!)- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Week 8- Laid-Back Camp
Week 9- Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Week 10- Yowamushi Pedal
Week 11- Demon King Daimao
Week 12 (onkei Guest Slot!)- Aggretsuko
Week 13- Kill la Kill
Week 14- Super Gals
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Oh I've seen this one too. Airing on Toonami, then... I forget but it was late, this is the older work of the creator of Hunter X Hunter and the reason why he takes so many breaks in between the chapters. Not sure if it's popular in South America or if it's just the person I used to know from there that loved it. But it's a good show. Very Shounen.
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Completely digital
Sometimes the Real World, sometimes the Dream World, although I prefer the Digital World
Oh man, this brings back so many memories! I used to watch this on Animax, back when it used to air dubbed, and back when Animax was still a thing in India. Watching solo, I don't think I ever got beyond the first few episodes of the Dark Martial Arts Tournament Arc, but it's a doozy for sure. Also, is it just me, or is Yusuke's English VA also the VA for Marcus Damon in Digimon Data Squad?
Little late commenting on this one, though I did finish watching on time. It's one of those series that I've always heard about but never really felt inclined to watch on my own. Turned out I liked it pretty well. Fun characters, action, and humor, and a few moving scenes too, like the wake mentioned earlier in the thread. You can see why it's a classic of the genre. I'll be finishing it up eventually.
Published books: Odd Lodgings, The Silent Garden & Darker Places, Collecting in Darkness & Other Stories
Digimon Fan Fiction: The Call
Card Games: Digimon Tactics and Shadow Stories [both in-progress]
Questions or comments? Hit me up at #wtw on irc.rizon.net
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The single most valuable thing you can have in today's digital world is a powerful personal brand.
It's the thing that separates the unprofessional from the experts. It's what makes someone excited to hop on a call with you, or make the time for a coffee meeting. It's the unspoken advantage every single industry leader has, and the thing that separates you from the competition.
In the simplest way, building a personal brand on the Internet is simply the act of being intentional with the way you present yourself. I'd argue that all of us, inherently, have "personal brands." We all have profiles, and are essentially "judged" based on what people can assume based on what they see at a distance. The only difference is that some people are aware of the impact of their words, photos, etc., and others simply post whatever it is they're feeling in that moment onto Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
However, that difference is a major one—and can drastically change the direction of your life, and your business, if executed correctly.
When you can hold people's attention, and you can build a sense of community and loyalty around what you do, then you have something incredibly valuable. Why?
Attention (and a large audience) makes you the obvious choice as a speaker or special guest.
Attention makes it easier for you to drive traffic or customers to a product or service you've created.
Attention opens doors for collaboration that otherwise wouldn't be possible.
Attention means you can share your message faster and farther.
Attention implies credibility, and credibility means more opportunities.
Unfortunately, most people have absolutely no idea how to build a powerful personal brand online. They mistake posting poorly lit photos of their breakfast on Instagram with content that's truly valuable and interesting to their target audience.
1. Clean up all your profile pictures and bios.
An easy "quick win" for you to execute immediately is for you to make sure your profile pictures look professional, and your bios clearly state who you are, what you do, and the value you would provide someone following you.
First, my profile picture is a professional headshot. My co-founder took that one afternoon. Quick win.
Second, we designed a header image that instantly positions me as an authority. This is visually communicated through a photo of me speaking, some of my most impressive writing stats, my personal and company logos, and a memorable phrase that encapsulates my entire philosophy on writing. If you or someone at your company can't do this for you, pay a graphic designer to create something like this for you. It is such a low cost effort that immediately positions you as someone worth talking to in your industry.
Third, my Twitter bio lists who I am, what I do (and some credibility-reinforcing numbers), and the name of my company.
Fourth, the Tweet that I've pinned to the top of my profile is titled, How I Write 10,000 Words Per Day, Every Day. This is an article of mine that went viral and has a significant amount of social proof, but also stands as a great introductory piece for someone new to my work (and reinforces credibility—because writing 10,000 words per day is a fairly uncommon thing).
All of these things can be fixed and executed in a matter of hours on a weekend. And yet, once you fix them, your profiles will continue to stand as a professional and impressive representation of who you are, at scale.
Don't underestimate how valuable this can be.
2. Invest in a clean personal website.
One of the first things you should do, when building your personal brand, is buy a domain for your name (or something close) and build a personal website.
Reason being, you want your name to start ranking on Google—and the easiest way for that to happen is to own as much "digital real estate" around the name people will be searching. When I first started building my own personal brand online years ago, there were tons of different people who came up when I searched "Nicolas Cole" on Google.
Today, I single-handedly own the first several pages. And my personal website is the #1 search result.
This might not seem like the most important thing in the world, especially if you have a unique name. But imagine if your name was John Smith. If you just had an amazing coffee meeting with someone, and they typed your name into Google (you know, to do a little due diligence), then you would want them to see you as the #1 John Smith. Think about how that looks to the person searching your name. Of all the John Smith's in the world, the one they just had coffee with is the one who owns the entire first page of Google.
That immediately implies an immeasurable amount of credibility.
Now, if you don't have a huge budget or the skills to hire a firm to create a personal website for you, then do the bare minimum and use a template from Squarespace or Wix. These templates are incredibly easy to implement, and look clean and professional.
3. Choose 1 social media platform to build a loyal audience.
One of the biggest mistakes people make when first starting to build their personal brand online is they try to be everywhere at once.
They sprint out the gate trying to create content on Facebook, write punchy copy on Twitter, post weekly videos on YouTube, share photos on Pinterest, and micro-vlog on Snapchat.
You're wasting your time. I promise.
Especially when you're first starting out, it's so much more effective to master one platform, build a loyal audience, climb your way to the top, and THEN tell your followers, "You can also follow me over here…".
The key to choosing the right social platform to invest in has everything to do with what industry you're in. For example, if you're in fashion, food, clothing, etc., then Instagram is an obvious choice. That platform was built for industries and products that rely on visuals. However, as say a founder of a company, Instagram might be a bit more of a challenge—for two reasons: first, the overwhelming audience on Instagram isn't really there to "think deeply" about business insights, and second, entrepreneurship is such a mental game that it can really only be represented so many ways, visually.
As a writer and founder myself, I chose to start with a social platform built for written content: Quora.
In fact, my personal belief is that you will always be more successful investing in what you are more naturally talented at. For example, I'm a writer. That's what I do, that's what I'm good at. So why would I make videos? Even if video content was (it's not) 10X MORE "EFFECTIVE" than written content, I still believe I would be a more successful writer than I would a video maker—solely because I'm more naturally talented at writing, I enjoy it more, and thus, I'm more willing to stick with it over long, long periods of time (exponentially increasing the likelihood I'll be successful at it).
So, choose a social platform that aligns with both your own interests, as well as the interests of your target audience. For example, my company Digital Press works exclusively with founders, C-suite executives, investors, speakers, authors, etc., helping them build powerful personal brands online, and we focus only on creating written content on platforms like LinkedIn, Quora, and Medium.
Because that's where people want to read, to think, and to learn.
Snapchat would be a poor choice.
4. Don't start and then stop. Long-term consistency is the KEY.
Building a powerful personal brand online is like going to the gym.
If you buy a bunch of new flashy gym clothes, and a membership to an expensive gym, and pay for a month of personal training, but then stop after 30 days, you honestly shouldn't have even started in the first place.
The whole purpose of getting a gym membership and setting down that journey is to invest in a habit—not a destination. After all, what's the point of spending six months getting fit and healthy if you're just going to stop and then let all your hard work become reversed?
The same goes for personal branding.
The purpose isn't to spend a bunch of money and then stop. It's to make sharing who you are and what you know a fundamental part of the way you build your business. It's a long-term investment in the way you are perceived in your industry. And honestly, it's the long-term consistency that earns a level of respect you can't buy like you can a press feature. Half the reason I get the amazing opportunities I do (to speak, to work with incredibly successful clients, to appear on huge podcasts, etc.) is because I've been writing online for years. Not days. Not weeks. Not months. 5+ years.
But, here's what consistency over long periods of time looks like.
After writing on Quora for about 3 years, I decided to start copy/pasting some of my most popular content over to Medium at the beginning of 2017.
94 views in a month isn't very impressive—and this is where 99% of people give up.
Well, I decided to stick with the process.
And one year later, I was averaging almost 500,000 views per month on my Medium content alone.
People are incredibly impatient when it comes to building a following on social media, but as someone who is speaking from experience, I can promise you that no other variables are worth talking about unless you are being consistent. Not "growth hacks." Not "the time of day you post." All those are tactics that only matter once you're in a cadence.
5. Build a web of content surrounding your name, your company's name, and keywords related to what you do.
Building a personal brand isn't about "going viral" (and this is coming from someone who has written over 50 viral articles, and racked up tens of millions of views).
Personal branding is all about playing the LONG game, and the secret to success is to build a massive web of content that stretches all across the Internet.
How you do this is all about linking and laddering up credibility.
This is a big part of our unique approach to content marketing we execute for our clients at Digital Press. Part of ensuring your name starts to "own" the first few pages of Google, and that people who search your name come across your company (and vice versa) is all about getting high-quality content in dozens of different places.
For example, one of the things most people don't know about Medium is how powerful Medium publications can be for SEO. In fact, even though my Quora account has about 5x more content than my Medium account, my Medium profile ranks higher on Google. Similarly, if you search "Nicolas Cole thought leadership" (my name + keywords I want to rank for related to my business), two of the top three results are Medium related—and the TOP search result is a Medium publication that republished one of my pieces.
Multiply this recipe by hundreds of pieces of content, across hundreds of different websites, and the chances someone searching within the realm of content marketing / personal branding / thought leadership and coming across my content is incredibly high.
Fun fact: nearly a third of our business at Digital Press is inbound through my own personal brand—and we have worked with over 75 founders and c-suite executives all across the world.
If that's not a clear ROI, I'm not sure what is.


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Tau'ri
Multi-role Attack Starfighter
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2x jet propulsion engines
2x modified aerospike boosters
1x rocket booster
Hyperdrive system
Naquadria-powered Tau'ri hyperdrive
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Minimum crew
Multi-role Attack Fighter
"If this performs the way it was designed to, the X-302 will be the first human-built space craft capable of interstellar travel."
―Samantha Carter[src]
The X-302 hyperspace fighter was Earth's second attempt at constructing a combat-capable spacecraft.
It was developed using recovered alien technology at Area 51.
3 References and notes
Unlike its predecessor, the X-301 Interceptor, the craft was built entirely using technology developed on Earth or reverse-engineered from Goa'uld equipment. While its overall shape was still reminiscent of the Goa'uld Death Glider that had been modified into the X-301, the X-302 was powered by a pair of jet engines with modified aerospikes for use at high altitude, plus a rocket booster for use in outer space. (Unlike other Earth jet fighters, the X-302 incorporated Inertial dampeners that allowed the pilot to accelerate and maneuver much more sharply without fear of blacking out.) Also, the craft incorporated a Naquadria-based hyperspace window generator, intended to make it Earth's first interstellar vehicle. (SG1: "Redemption, Part 1", "Redemption, Part 2")
Apparently the X-302 had weapons as well; whether or not these corresponded to the armament of the production-model F-302 fighter-interceptors is unclear.
The X-302 was a few weeks away from a practical hyperspace test when the Goa'uld System Lord Anubis launched an attack on Earth using a Stargate destroyer. Unable to dial out due to the fact that the SGC's Stargate had an active wormhole, Colonel Jack O'Neill and Major Samantha Carter took the X-302 out on its maiden flight, intending to use its hyperdrive to reach Abydos, from which they could use the Stargate and ultimately contact the Asgard for assistance.
Unfortunately, the flight, designated Abydos 1, had to be aborted when the hyperspace window generated by X-302 proved to be unstable. Subsequent research confirmed that due to the inherent instability of Naquadria, using the hyperdrive to reach a specific destination was impossible. (There was also a remote possibility that the ship would be destroyed in the attempt.)
The X-302 on top of a Boeing 747. From the Stargate SG-1 Season 6 episode, "Redemption Part 2".
Nonetheless, after efforts to shut down the Stargate prior to its detonation failed, it was decided to use the X-302 to remove it from the Earth but as the X-302 was not designed to carry a 64,000 pound payload, it had to be quickly stripped of all unnecessary weight — its weapons, some life support equipment, radar, and some of its crash safety mechanisms. The landing gear had to be removed as well, so as to incorporate the mounts for the Stargate; as a result, this mission, designated Starflight, was always intended to be the X-302's last.
The X-302, with Jack this time at the helm and also by himself was carried by a Boeing 747 to an altitude of ten kilometers, then released to climb the rest of the way on its own. Unfortunately, the weight of the Stargate proved too great, and the plane ran out of fuel before it could reach escape velocity.
While falling back to Earth, O'Neill suggested using the hyperdrive, which at least would get the soon-to-explode Stargate well away from the planet. After a suggestion by Jonas Quinn, the drive was modified for an extremely short trip, thus minimizing the instability of the Naquadria. O'Neill ejected immediately before entering the hyperspace window, which successfully carried the X-302 more than three million miles away from Earth. The Stargate then exploded, destroying the craft while ultimately saving Earth from destruction. (SG1: "Redemption, Part 1", "Redemption, Part 2")
The X-302 explodes over 3 million miles from earth.
Despite the loss of the first prototype, the X-302 performed well enough that the craft quickly entered production as the F-302 fighter-interceptor. Even the hyperdrive, modified for short bursts rather than interstellar travel, was included in the production-model vehicles. (SG1: "Fallen")
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↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stargate SG-1: The DVD Collection 37
Some issues of The DVD Collection magazine are known to contain errors with respect to the dimensions they provide for spaceships. Dimensions for the same class of ship may vary between issues. The dimensions given in an issue may contradict how the ship visually appears on screen. The dimensions of two ships which appear similarly sized on screen may be given different measurements in The DVD Collection magazines. However, as the DVD Collection Magazines are officially licensed by MGM (and thus considered canon) Stargate Wiki includes them, while noting the apparent discrepancies in instances where they occur. See policy and List of spaceships by size for more information.
X-302 in Kathleen Ritter's Lexicon.
GateWorld's article on X-302 in The Stargate Omnipedia
Tau'ri spaceship classes
Fighters ( X-301 ) · ( X-302 ) · F-302
Battlecruisers ( X-303 ) · BC-303 · BC-304
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Target.com has a fun sale today only! You can get 30% off all home office, and entry way furniture. Think tables, book cases, desks and more.
There are a ton of cute things! Small accents can be a great way to spruce up a dated room without spending a ton.
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Mustafi's agent reveals he was in Barcelona to discuss a transfer for the German defender
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Shkodran Mustafi's agent has revealed that he was in Barcelona to discuss a transfer for the German defender, according to Spox via the Daily Mail.
Emre Ozturk, the player's agent, recently posted a story on Instagram with an image of the Nou Camp and a caption that read 'ready for meeting'. On being asked about this post, he said:
"I'm not in Barcelona because of Yusuf Demir, but because of Shkodran Mustafi from Arsenal, whom we also represent."
The former Valencia central defender has less than a year remaining on his contract with the Gunners and will be a free agent in the summer. He has refused to sign a new deal with the North London side and has made it clear that he intends to move on at the end of the 2020/21 season as a free agent.
The 28-year-old has had a turbulent few years in North London since signing for Arsenal in 2016. Former Gunners head coach Unai Emery made it clear that Mustafi was free to leave at the start of last season. After Emery's dismissal and Arteta's appointment in December 2019, the German defender enjoyed a run of games in the first team.
In all honesty, Mustafi put in a number of impressive displays at the back end of last season and helped the club put together an FA Cup run that ended with them being crowned champions. He suffered an injury in the closing stages of the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City which ended his season.
Since returning to full fitness, he has found first-team opportunities difficult to come by. Gabriel, who was signed in the summer from Lille, has taken his place in the side and as a result, Mustafi has made just eight appearances in all competitions this season. He played in the Gunners' 4-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup quarter-final at the Emirates last night and put in a sub-par performance, to say the least.
It is now being speculated that he could leave Arsenal in next month's transfer window. His agent is in Barcelona to discuss a loan move for his client which would see him complete the season in Spain. The Catalan side are known to be looking for defensive reinforcements as they are set to be without Gerard Pique for at least the next six months after he picked up a knee injury in their defeat to Atletico Madrid last month.
The Spanish giants have a very limited transfer budget as a result of their massive wage bill and will be looking to work within their means as they look to find a short-term replacement for Pique in the January transfer window. It looks like Mustafi, who has experience playing in Spain, could fit the bill.
The Gunners have been looking to get players considered surplus to requirements off their wage bill and are likely to be open to letting Mustafi leave the club next month.


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package com.jetbrains.edu.learning.intellij;

import com.intellij.execution.ExecutionException;
import com.intellij.execution.RunManager;
import com.intellij.execution.RunnerAndConfigurationSettings;
import com.intellij.execution.application.ApplicationConfiguration;
import com.intellij.execution.application.ApplicationConfigurationType;
import com.intellij.execution.configurations.*;
import com.intellij.execution.executors.DefaultRunExecutor;
import com.intellij.execution.runners.ExecutionEnvironmentBuilder;
import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.compiler.CompilerManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileDocumentManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
import com.intellij.openapi.module.ModuleUtilCore;
import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbService;
import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk;
import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ProjectRootManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.Ref;
import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.actions.StudyCheckAction;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.checker.StudyCheckResult;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.checker.StudyCheckUtils;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.checker.StudyTaskChecker;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.checker.StudyTestsOutputParser;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.courseFormat.StudyStatus;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.courseFormat.tasks.PyCharmTask;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;

public abstract class EduPyCharmTasksChecker extends StudyTaskChecker<PyCharmTask> {
  private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(EduPyCharmTasksChecker.class);

  public EduPyCharmTasksChecker(@NotNull PyCharmTask task, @NotNull Project project) {
    super(task, project);
  }

  @Override
  public void clearState() {
    StudyCheckUtils.drawAllPlaceholders(myProject, myTask);
  }

  @Override
  public StudyCheckResult check() {
    Ref<StudyCheckResult> result = new Ref<>(new StudyCheckResult(StudyStatus.Unchecked, StudyCheckAction.FAILED_CHECK_LAUNCH));
    Sdk sdk = ProjectRootManager.getInstance(myProject).getProjectSdk();
    if (sdk == null) {
      return result.get();
    }
    final VirtualFile testsFile = getTestsFile();
    if (testsFile == null) {
      return result.get();
    }
    VirtualFile taskDir = myTask.getTaskDir(myProject);
    if (taskDir == null) {
      return result.get();
    }
    Module module = ModuleUtilCore.findModuleForFile(taskDir, myProject);
    if (module == null) {
      return result.get();
    }
    CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeAndWait(() -> CompilerManager.getInstance(myProject).make(module, (aborted, errors, warnings, compileContext) -> {
      if (errors != 0) {
        result.set(new StudyCheckResult(StudyStatus.Unchecked, "Code has compilation errors"));
        latch.countDown();
        return;
      }
      if (aborted) {
        result.set(new StudyCheckResult(StudyStatus.Unchecked, "Compilation aborted"));
        latch.countDown();
        return;
      }
      RunnerAndConfigurationSettings javaTemplateConfiguration = produceRunConfiguration(myProject,
        "javaTemplateConfiguration", ApplicationConfigurationType.getInstance());

      setProcessParameters(myProject,
        ((ApplicationConfiguration) javaTemplateConfiguration.getConfiguration()),module, testsFile);

      RunProfileState state = getState(javaTemplateConfiguration);

      if (state == null) {
        //exception is logged inside getState method
        latch.countDown();
        return;
      }

      final JavaCommandLineState javaCmdLine = (JavaCommandLineState) state;
      ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(() -> FileDocumentManager.getInstance().saveAllDocuments());
      DumbService.getInstance(myProject).runWhenSmart(() -> {
        try {
          JavaParameters javaParameters;
          javaParameters = javaCmdLine.getJavaParameters();
          GeneralCommandLine fromJavaParameters = CommandLineBuilder.createFromJavaParameters(javaParameters, myProject, false);
          Process process = fromJavaParameters.createProcess();
          StudyTestsOutputParser.TestsOutput output =
            StudyCheckUtils
              .getTestOutput(process, fromJavaParameters.getCommandLineString(), myTask.getLesson().getCourse().isAdaptive());
          result.set(new StudyCheckResult(output.isSuccess() ? StudyStatus.Solved : StudyStatus.Failed, output.getMessage()));
        } catch (ExecutionException e) {
          LOG.error(e);
        }
        finally {
          latch.countDown();
        }
      });
    }));
    try {
      latch.await();
    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
      LOG.error(e);
    }
    return result.get();
  }

  @Nullable
  protected abstract VirtualFile getTestsFile();

  @Nullable
  private RunProfileState getState(RunnerAndConfigurationSettings javaTemplateConfiguration) {
    try {
      return javaTemplateConfiguration.getConfiguration().
        getState(DefaultRunExecutor.getRunExecutorInstance(),
          ExecutionEnvironmentBuilder.create(DefaultRunExecutor.getRunExecutorInstance(),
            javaTemplateConfiguration).build());
    } catch (ExecutionException e) {
      LOG.error(e);
      return null;
    }
  }

  @NotNull
  private RunnerAndConfigurationSettings produceRunConfiguration(Project project, String name, ConfigurationType type) {
    return RunManager.getInstance(project).createRunConfiguration(name, type.getConfigurationFactories()[0]);
  }

  protected abstract void setProcessParameters(Project project, ApplicationConfiguration configuration,
                                               Module module, @NotNull VirtualFile testsFile);
}


Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer, mandolinist Chris Thile and fiddler Stuart Duncan will be releasing The Goat Rodeo Sessions on Sony Masterworks. The Goat Rodeo Sessions is a landmark album project by four of the great instrumentalists in music today. While each musician is a renowned superstar in his own music sphere, they have come together now as a unified ensemble on a most remarkable and organic cross-genre project stemming from their friendship, and the title concept.
Relating it to The Goat Rodeo Sessions participants, all four lead extremely demanding if not chaotic lives in terms of scheduling, at least, making their meeting here, while much desired, still a near goat-rodeo miracle. But "goat rodeo" proved a perfect catch-all, too, in describing the otherwise hard-to-define nature of the quartet's music.
The Goat Rodeo Sessions came about because Ma and Meyer are great friends, who both wanted to work together with Thile and Duncan, who were also longtime friends, Duncan having appeared on the then 12-year-old Thile's first solo album. "Both Stuart and I actually play fiddle together for the first time on a recording on this album," notes Thile, but he makes clear that this is just a side benefit.


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Rock legend, SIR ELTON JOHN, gets up close and personal with Ellen. Elton reveals what decision he had to make to change his entire life. SIR ELTON also performs a song from his Broadway Musical "Lestat" and a classic. Making her first appearance on the show, KIM RAVER from the mega hit "24." Plus, the latest "American Idol" cast-off, heartthrob ACE YOUNG, talks about his Idol experience and performs. And, Ellen continues to shake things up with a monologue you have to see to believe.
Originally Aired Monday, April 24, 2006
Guest Stars Ace Young, Kim Raver
Last Updated By tvfan4life


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