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Posted on March 7, 2017 by paupakiwis
Feet pointing ceiling wards, I'm tucked in a warm corner of a sofa in my hotel room in Bangalore. Warmth caused from my absolute deposition in similar position without a limb movement since the past one hour. So there's this Kannada film-Kirik Party that I wanted to check out and as a result of which been in moot with my body; protesting its inertness and it, my audacity to get off the ass. However, with a little assistance from the balmy weather outside, the body wins and I'm left to turn to an old habit for solace-swapping channels.
The television comes alive the image of Rajini in a graceful bell bottom trouser. He's slapping around his sister, who's apparently lied to him about her romantic life, that he had come to know about. The scene's reeking of chauvinism, but the man's grace more than covers it up. His hair isn't the messy pigeon nest it came to be a few years later with the superstar moniker, it's parted from the side gracefully. Arulirunthu Aruvathu Varai is a movie for all seasons. It continues to remain so.
Probably one among either the movie or Rajini cause a sandwich craving.The hand meddles with the Swiggy app and moments later there's a club sandwich that is room bound from a joint few kilometres apart. The mood changes. So does the channel.
Shahrukh is a bloody heap, yet he's pummeling an army of blazer clad henchmen with conspicuous looking punks, that almost descend on their collars like hibernating rodents . All of them despite being the "bad" entourage, are thorough gentlemen. They patiently wait for their turns to get at our hero, ensuring he at no point does he have beyond one person to sink his fists into. And our hero gamingly hams along, with an eternal chin quiver. Baazigar is one of those delightful masala movies, where the hero's moving in slow motion in a scene that is already shot in slow motion. An 8 metre rusted iron rod gets planted into his solar plexus, yet after a brief pause he manages to not only kill the villain with it; but limp a few miles to die on his widowed mother's chiffon; leaving her with a corpse and a stained sari. The woman's old, dependent, mentally unstable and now orphaned. But who cares about all that.All that matters is,she's been avenged by her serial killer deceased son. "THE END" the screen screams before our mind begins to ponder further.
The sandwich makes its appearance and craving settles. Mood changes. So does the channel.
Aamir Khan's deconstructing the definition of "book" to a painful detail to get back at a professor. He's supposed to be a geek, but he plays it with the gawkiness of an alien that belonged in PK, nevertheless endearingly. Rancho is one of the most celebrated character of this generation and not without a reason. Watch him spiritedly explain the anecdote behind how the "Aal izz well" phase came into vogue, you know the stuff cult classics are made of.
I've watched 3 Idiots a million times like anyone else. So the channel changes before I begin to get sucked in once again.
A septuagenarian is frolicking with a certain sense of authority and a wig, heavier than it; with a girl younger than his molar tooth. The gentleman in point being Rajkumar, who's apparently got his regime for diabetes mixed up with the choreographer's vision, to come with something that looks like a form of non verbal exorcism.
I felt violated by the shenanigans. Thankfully most of the sandwich had made it past the digestive system. At least I had the luxury of changing the channel, my heart went out to the poor girl onscreen who was subjected to child abuse.
I get up to make myself a nice drink. Hmmm..the pleasure of solitude, fermented liquid on rocks and the company of a box with infinite entertainment.Channel changes.
Bhai's bed bound, reeling from some pain. Something we've not seen in any of his several court appearances. What's moved the mountain…rather who?
It's not the blurry image of the deceased from Bandra pavement nor the blackbuck. It's his muse, a lanky Anushka who's apparently confronting the man about their skirmish from sometime back. He's in tears. She's gotten to him. It's a beautiful scene from Sultan where he breaks down before his estranged wife in the most vulnerable point in life. The pain that separated them once, gets them back together.
Too mushy for a Bhai movie. Drink's hit bottom. The limbs have become pleasantly lethargic. Eyes are in search of sleep. Mood changes. Channel changes.
"If the homo sapiens were in fact homo sapiens…is that why they're extinct?"
"Joey, homo sapiens are people!"
"Hey, I'm not judging!"
I cracked up like I did the first time. Joey's dumbness is addictive. To me, David Crane and Marta Kauffman, writers of Friends are demigods, much bigger in stature than Tolkiens and Rowling. While LOTR and Harry Potter had to resort to magic and an alternate world set in fantasy to capture the imagination of their subscribers, Friends mined its epicness from commonplace. There's no gibberish, no scale and no convoluted subplots and backstories. Just a bunch of friends who live their lives with us. Or atleast made us feel that way. None of them are path-breaking actors by any standards. But tell you what, they needn't be. Because we don't know them, as much as the characters they've dissolved into before our eyes. So Ross doesn't behave like Michael Schwimmer. Maybe Schwimmer is a lot like Ross.
That's the thing about Friends, it gives you a sense that life would be great with every iteration. The dark corner in the bedroom wasn't eerie anymore. No one was looking back at me from there. It was just my over imaginative head. I needed to rest, a early morning train awaits. The TV needed to as well.
Power off.
A night well spent.
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magiceye · March 21, 2017
Wonderful read! Enjoyed it! Thank you.
paupakiwis · March 21, 2017
Glad you liked it. Thanks.
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Friends – one of my all time favorite series
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I can't figure out what to do with the squares behind the picture...Are they somehow connected to the hippo's on the red shelves?
This one felt a little easier than normal, ...or maybe I have just played so many of them that I now know what to look for.
Stuck with a tissue car and an empty bottle... Hint?
Hint: The numbers behind picture spell four letters. Tissue-back contains words you can spell out on corners of hippo painting.
The bottle is not empty. Use it to fill U-tube.
Can't figure out what to do with the foot pedals on the piano. Assume it has something to do with the notes in the book? Any hints?
To work the piano pedals, you need to activate the Bird Radio & Hippo Picture.
I have a tissue that says "moon on one", a spade-shaped key, a tissue box, a stick, a cork, and two straws. I've seen the notes in the book, and the numbers behind the square on the wall (I think they mean M-E-O-N). I can't find anything else to click on, I can't figure out how to use any of the items, and I can't figure out how to use any of the clues to enter a code. Hint?
The other clue also shows A = 1 to Z =26. Translate the numbers above into letters. Then what direction the painting is moved corresponds to the letters on the wall clue. And the "moon on one" clue.
Tricky and fun. Thanks for the link Bart. Assembling the car and figuring out to slide it in a previously used spot was genius on the game designer's part.
Strange, I managed to escape without finishing all the clues: no battery, right cabinet still closed, and I never figured out the fans.
Happy Coin, though, so it's all good.
Fun! Love the games from this developer. Thanks, Bart!
Yeah! I found the Happy Coin all by myself :) A lot of Happiness is awaiting me!!!
And out! Thanks for the hint about the car. And... the Happy Coin will bring happiness to me!
I don't know how you all figured this out so easily. After unlocking the hippo picture, I am stuck with one key which unlocks nothing, one stick, one cork, the "moon on one" paper, and a tissue box with straws taped to it. What have I missed? The note code and the bird figure code don't seem to work on anything.
A nice simple game for Tesshie. No real difficult puzzles from him this time, but a nice relaxing atmosphere indeed. Good game, thanks.
Was stuck till I found the glass u-tube up top of the Mr. Hippos near the piano. I had to step back to zoom in on it. Nice clues all around, but the lack of a cursor that changes still ruins the game.
Anon 08:34 - I had tried that already. After you posted, I tried the code backwards and the cabinet opened. Musical notes are ALWAYS numbered bottom to top, not top to bottom as this author did. Thanks for the hint, but I'm sorry, that's bad game design.
(Comment above) Huh? The position of the notes on the staff reading from left to right (as music is read) = the order in which the five vertical buttons are pushed to open the sliding door. Logical and intuitive.


Wearables, nearables, apps and digital diagnostics will start to leverage the streams of health data made possible by the connected consumer to create powerful health platforms that move beyond trendy apps and trackers. Vertical and point-solutions have paved the way for more robust horizontal innovations that will deliver proven outcomes with compelling business models. If you're going to compete in 2016, the price of admission just went up.
In 1962 John F Kennedy inspired the world with his moonshot speech. We've already seen President Obama make a call for personalized medicine, and Vice President Joe Biden is organizing a moonshot to end cancer. In 2016, we will see our leaders in both the private and public sector launch bold missions rethinking what's possible in healthcare. Strong leadership will inspire the world to think bigger again about our health and wellbeing.
The maker-movement underlying successful companies like Etsy will become a new business model and usher in a new type of innovator: Healthcare Creators. Thanks to advances in 3D printing, material science, virtual reality, Healthkit and Researchkit, personalized products such as casts, prosthetics, wearables, and a variety of patient-designed solutions will be made to order using software and printed at home. A category of DIY inventions will become available as thousands (and soon millions) of people start to make niche health and wellness products, creating new challenges for regulators who will need to keep pace with the scale and pace of customized health.
In this column, I have repeatedly discussed the idea of the "leapfrog effect," or the idea that low-tech solutions developed in resource poor countries will eventually replace outdated and clunky technology deeply entrenched in the healthcare systems of the US and Europe. In 2016, we'll start to see case studies coming out of Africa, India and South America that clearly demonstrate the potential of leapfrog innovation.
Startups focusing on artificial intelligence will burst into view. IBM's Watson made a splash in 2015, and catalyzed the concept of AI in healthcare. In 2016, these innovations will move out of the lab and into the spotlight.
In healthcare, there are industry siloes like health IT, med-device, biotech, life sciences, consumer health and wellness. More and more these sectors will collide as biotech companies become data companies, the enterprise becomes consumerized, and digital integrates into everything. The idea of a "digital health" company will expand to encompass the cross pollination of biotech and life sciences, often with computer science and the consumer at the core. We'll see more healthcare 'mashups'.
The New York Times recently ran a story about using robots as health aids for the elderly. Increasingly, people are opening up to the idea that robots and drones can be used as a force for good in healthcare. As the aging population grows, so too will the use of robotic health aids or 'healthbots'.
Rock Health isn't the only one that "killed" its accelerator program. Short-term accelerators like Healthbox and DreamIt have also changed their models. As the market matures, many of the dozens of new healthcare focused accelerators with an emphasis placed on "the launch" will evolve as the industry looks to support startups focused on long-term sustainability, proven outcomes and leap-forward solutions.
This past year, we saw Novartis and Qualcomm launch a $1 billion partnership. StartUp Health, the company I co-founded, partnered with Aurora Healthcare, GE and Finland to build healthcare startups. Over the next 12 months we'll see dozens of unique collaborations. Will companies like Uber team up with hospitals to deliver door-to-door care? It wouldn't surprise me to see Apple team up with Medtronic, or Facebook partner with ZocDoc. In 2016 there are no odd couples in healthcare.
In 2016, the line between "consumer" and "healthcare" companies will continue to blur. A wide variety of companies will try their hand in the healthcare space (not just health and wellness). An increasing number of retails stores will start muscling into traditional services previously only offered at hospitals (think: Walgreens and Walmart). Consumer companies will start ramping up their biotech and healthcare offerings (think: Nestle, Under Armour and Nike). Professional sports brands will offer healthcare services (think: The NFL launching brain science clinics or pro football teams partnering with hospitals to create specialized surgery centers).
Blood diagnostic company Theranos was hit hard this year with allegations of corporate secrecy and FDA violations. The genetic testing company 23andMe survived two years of darkness after a tangle with the FDA. Moving forward, these high-profile examples will serve as case studies on the importance of transparency and the regulatory process. More boards, investors and startups will treat the regulatory process as a strategic imperative from inception.
Today, we live in a Shark Tank and AngelList-era, where consumers become potential investors. Using tools like Indiegogo, consumers will increasingly directly support the healthcare solutions they want to see on the market.
For the last five years, digital health companies have stormed the gates of the healthcare establishment often struggling just to get a meeting. In 2016, the massive players will be less risk averse, and willing to experiment with new technology solutions that replace their outdated infrastructure established decades ago. Those organizations without a transformer mindset will be left behind.
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The 50th Nogyosai was blessed with rain – like many of the previous shows. Officially there is no viewing until after judging but the breeders can bench their koi up to the cut off time of 11am. The helpers have their lunch between 11 and 12. It is then the judges turn for lunch prior to commencing with the main task at 1.00pm at which time the show ring is cleared. Our party looked pretty swish in our NVN tee shirts so hopefully this has helped Joop with his publicity.
All too soon we had to leave and of course Harry saw this as a great opportunity to call our party back to base.
I have had a great trip this time and hopefully you have enjoyed this dip into Niigata.
This is our last day out and about as tomorrow we will be visiting the 50th Nogyosai Breeders Show in Ojiya. To save time today we went first of all to the 7 Eleven Store to buy our lunch as once up in the mountains it is a chore to have to drive back down. I don't know about you but having a bag full of sandwiches and snacks wears me down – they keep talking to me "eat me, eat me"! Our first stop was a breeder that we used to call Hirasawa, then Seitaro but now Marusei. Anyway after the Earthquake they moved to a massive warehouse and filled it with ponds built straight off the floor using shuttered concrete. You first have to climb up to the top of the ponds and then walk across planks the length of the facility. They have now fortunately used planks that are 50cm wide so it is not quite so hairy but there is one plank with just the ground beneath you – perhaps 2 metres down. Walking above water seems so much safer, sure you will get wet if you fall, but I feel significantly more comfortable concerned about being wet versus splattered!
I have not bought a fish from them since they shipped us the wrong koi. We had bought a Chagoi of 71cm which was lovely, instead they shipped a koi that was 3cm shorter with a very bad scar on its head. They claimed that this must have been caused by transit damage! The scar was old and if it had been damaged during the shipment the wound would have been raw. I went today just to take my party to see it but the experience was lacking – you wanted to wipe your feet on the way out. I have posted a picture of 3 UV's tied with string over the final tank before the water flows from the filter back into the pond. The health and safety issues are a no brainer but I have never seen a British style UV where the pond water flows through a tube with the bulb inside like the TMC type.
Happy to leave the next stop was Miyatora. I was surprised to see that the family house had been demolished and whilst there were still koi inside the sign on the door said "Closed – New House". Not knowing the location of the new house we moved on. After dropping in at a couple of other breeders we filled with petrol on the way up to Mushigame. The lunch bag had started talking to me again and this time I was too weak and succumbed. The next stop was a small part time breeder called Takano who produces some very nice Koromo. The last time I bought from him was the year of the Earthquake. Sadly our koi were lost and I had not been back since. The size is just so much smaller that the sort of fish we now buy with a Sansai only measuring 40cm. A couple more nissai were bought and it was back to the Miyakoya Auction House who were holding their Friday sale. Although the koi are now sold in oxygenated bags the Bio Security risk makes me shudder. All that said the noise of the auctioneer swiftly moving between lots is fascinating.
The weather forecast in the lift looked ominous – it showed the likelihood of rain as 50% in the morning and 70% after lunch. Annoyingly as usual it was 100% right. After completing some paperwork at NND and Donald getting a photograph on his camera phone we drove the short distance to Nogami's. There was a full house there as Riyuki from Narita Koi Farm was bowling koi after koi. They are a major player in Niigata and throughout Japan buying many koi both top end and lower down the price ranges. Most of the Grand Champions at the All Japans in recent years have been supplied and grown on through them. So in short I guess he took priority over little old me. Once they were finished it was off to Nogamis last harvest of the season. We drove up into the mountains above his house to a pond I have visited many times. It is his largest and has in my visits been used for his biggest koi right down to this year holding 44 of his best Nissai. Irrespective of the weather the harvest went ahead – as well as steady rain it continued to be very cold as well. Once the koi started being carried up to the truck we soon warmed up though. All 44 were harvested slickly by the team and in no time they were on their way back. It took us a little longer as with a bigger people carrier it was not too easy to turn round but with a bit of help as two people jumped out to guide me in the 24 point turn it was relatively easy. I would like to think that jumping out was to help, in reality I think it was concern for their personal safety that was the motivator!
Back at the farm Nogami quickly graded them into high grade, low grade and male ponds. The "one" fish from the Harvest stood out by miles and when I asked for a price Nogami held his head shaking it saying No. Eventually when he quoted it was of course seriously expensive but the white if amazing, the depth and quality of Hi superb, but the clincher for me was the just perfect body shape.
After lunch we toured round Mushigame village taking us to the final stop of the day at Ikarashi Koi Farm. We walked through the bigh fish house before settling down in the gobsmacking small koi house which is the home of quite astonishing fish from nissai right through to monsters of the deep.
First stop this morning was at Kaneko Koi Farm to take a peak at the newly harvested Shiros. The pond contents were all black and white and consequently no colour food had been fed all summer. With the heat this summer quite a high percentage – around 40% – have been put back into the mudpond as the Sumi has gone down. These will be harvested after all the buyers have left the mountains at the end of November and then left in the indoor concrete ponds in the fish houses where the black may resurface ready to restock the mudponds in May. I was lucky enough to be able to buy some quite joyous Tategoi with serious pattern potential. I am looking forward to getting these back home and watching as the sumi strengthens. Out of the same harvest I also bought a lovely Gin Rin Hajiro and a nicely bodied Kumonryu.
As we arrived at Yagenji Koi Farm we were just in time to see the unloading of their Jumbo Harvest. Firstly they placed the customers koi into the sold pond then it was straight onto the main pond to introduce the big boys to their new home. First in wa a beauty I remember from last Autumn when as their No. 1 four year old it was not for sale. This year is has grown significantly in terms of body and at 70cm is a real beauty. I bowled her for one of my customers and was nearly knocked off my feet with the clamour of people wanting to take photographs. My customer is thinking about her but he had better move quickly!
A wet October day didnt dampen spirits too much. So another day in paradise – but this time a not so dry one. Today we travelled anti-clockwise up into the mountains with the first stop at Torazo and it was good to see some bigger koi harvested since my last drop in. A very short drive up the road and on the other side is Torazo's higher grade facility. Sadly though Torazo was harvesting so we could not buy. A brief stop at Miyaishi was a good reality check on the "normal" size of nissai rather than the jumbo sizes we have been looking at since getting here. An interesting thought is that with 50 to 60cm nissai becoming more of the norm coupled with the 15 year high in the value of the Yen the cost of shipping a nissai has doubled.
Other stops today included Yozaimon who again were out harvesting! Yagenji was there so we had another dip! On the trip with us is a great guy, Paul from Holland, who has taken relentless stick from his fellow countrymen. They have been calling him Ken, of Barbie fame, but today he came out with a classic and proclaimed himself "Pistol Paul". You can imagine how that was received and the merciless micky taking went up a gear. Our last call was at Kaneko's – he was keen to show us the results of a Tancho harvest. It very quickly turned into a Masterclass with Yasuaki explaining how difficult it is to produce Tancho Showa and Kujaku. This summer as water temperatures were at 33 to 34o c rather than being beneficial to growth they had to reduce feeding to 70% of normal. Another impact was in the loss of Hi which in a Tancho Kujaku is fairly limiting! We were shown a couple of examples of Gin matsuba that have a much, much lower value. It is not easy being a koi breeder. You tend to look at the expensive fish but it is at the lower end of their production where they need to get their money back.
We gathered bright and early but perhaps a little worse for wear. My overnight problems of a non-functioning laptop had been remedied. Somehow I had got it into "safe mode" which means a snail moves faster! The old trick of removing and reinstalling the battery worked again! A hurtle round the mountains saw us late morning at Kaneko where I was fortunate to find a quite amazing 2 year female 50cm Kumonryu. The white is to die for, the black is balanced but low down on both sides, all capped off with the most delicate metallic tipping to both pecs. I just had to buy it. A quick lunch before the main event.
It was back on the well worn road to Yomogihira for Makoto's Super Jumbo Nissai harvest as featured on Mark Gardener's site earlier in May when the koi were released. It only seemed polite to invite him to join us and shoot more footage.
We were alll blown away, including Mark, with the harvest. The pond contained 17 koi, four of which are owned by a Malaysian hobbyist – the rest being for sale.
Back at Marusho Koi Farm the spectacle of this wonderful collection of jumbo nissai just caused silence. Most of the fish were 60cm, the biggest registering 63cm. He is a man who is truly at the top of his game. Dirty Harry from Holland was with me and decided to buy the koi which, for both Mark and myself, was number 1. She has a very big broad head, superb skin quality and a large expanse of pure white skin on the shoulder. All topped off with intense lacquer sumi. A truly imposing koi. Donald was rather taken by a couple and will have a tortuous night I am sure as two magnificent Sanke are swimming round his dreams.
Nagaoka Show 2010 Male Champion is won by the Oomo Showa owned by Donald Kerr. Everyone was saying that it cant be male – including two English Judges. Donald has taken some stick for buying male koi so I guess it is eat your words time!
A great social day meeting many old friends and seeing some spectacular koi. What a great Koi Show and not one dry goods stand in sight. The whole show was set up yesterday by all the breeders, run by the breeders and packed down by the same people. It was a joy to see so many volunteers.
A complicated day trying to sort out a few things but then struck lucky with a great dip at Yagenji who had some new nissai harvested yesterday. I found a delightful Gin Tancho Sanke with quite amazing white but with no sumi on the surface but you can clearly see it underlying – fingers crossed it surfaces back in our ponds. A cracking Gin Rin Benigoi with a dream body was also bought. A great day out for koi for customers with a remarkable Goshiki of the highest class with pure unblemished deep red and impressive white skin with delicate black reticulation just beginning to show. Another customer koi that I have been looking for since getting here was also found today. It is a Marusho sanke with a classy and understated pattern. Its key features are its delicate small sumi which is likely to strengthen in the UK but the strongest feature is the quality of the white skin.
The Nagaoka Show was being erected today and I was flattered to be invited to be a judge at the show but reluctantly had to turn the offer down as I have my customer with me. But I am looking forward to getting over there tomorrow to bring you some photos.
A very busy day sorting out replacement koi, shipping koi and growing on koi. Hence just a few pics and few words – I am totally exhausted!
Another bright and early start straight to Marusho Koi Farm to select some Izumiya male Yamabuki Ogon that I needed. Also picked up a very special male Sanke for use as male parent stock in the UK. The clock was ticking though and it was off to the Grow and Show Harvest. A dismal day for weather with very low clouds as we climbed higher and higher to a lovely pond that I had not been to before. As we only had 10 pieces growing ours were mixed in with some other Gosanke nissai. The average size was 45cm but interestingly on some of our Sanke the sumi had gone down equally some of the Showa had experienced the same development. I am sure that a few weeks in the concrete ponds will see the sumi begin to resurface. Looking at the photographs this evening I really am looking forward to seeing this koi back in the UK.
Nogami had a fantastic result with two koi grown by him in the last year. One, a 4 year old, had grown to 73cm possessing a strong body that should continue to grow well back in the UK. The other one is a very special koi selected by Connoisseur Koi Holland which looks incredibly imposing at 75cm.


What do you do when you want to have a Milton Park wedding, but you have this venue in Bowral where you absolutely LOVE the food called Biota Dining? Well, you have your ceremony at one, and your reception at the other. That's exactly what Alee and Scott did for their wedding in Bowral this year.
Springtime; all the gardens were blooming at Milton Park wedding. Alee and Scott were married on the tulip lawn in front of 80 or so guests. They both got ready on site – nice and easy for me to get around and photograph them both putting on their final touches.
After the ceremony at this Milton Park wedding we spent an hour or so walking the wonderful grounds of the venue. A bit of time with the bridal party and then off for some time by ourselves. Then finally we made our way to Biota where an absolute feast awaited us.
My favourite moment of the day: Harry's speech. Harry is Scott's son.
I met Harry on the morning of the wedding; he looked me in the eye and shook my hand (quite the grip). He then politely said to Scott 'Dad, could you please help put my shoes and tie on?' This little guy was polite and friendly from the word go.
Please get in touch if you're planning Milton Park wedding, or a wedding Biota! You can see a blog post here of another Milton Park Bowral wedding here. I have also photographed a full Biota Bowral wedding (where the ceremony and reception were both at Biota); you can check it out here.


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Q: Mathematica How do I plot a vector field with 1 variable? I cannot figure out how to plot a vector field with only 1 variable. Maybe Mathematica doesn't support this. For example:
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same as
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This doesn't work:
VectorPlot[{cos t, sin t}, {t, 0, 2 Pi}]

As a bonus how to take the derivative of a vector?

A: An easy workaround would be to use a 2D-VectorPlot with a dummy variable like this:
VectorPlot[
  {Cos[t], Sin[t]}, {t, 0, 2 \[Pi]}, {s, -1/2, 1/2},
  AspectRatio -> Automatic,
  VectorPoints -> {15, 3},
  FrameLabel -> {"t", None}
]

Or what probably makes more sense is to discretize the curve that you get when you follow the vector while increasing t. This is e.g. useful for Feynman-style Action-integrals in quantum mechanics.
Module[
  {t, dt = 0.1, vectors, startpoints, startpoint, vector, spv, spvs},
  vectors = Table[dt {Cos[t], Sin[t]}, {t, 0, 2 \[Pi], dt}];
  startpoints = Accumulate[vectors];
  spvs = Transpose[{startpoints, vectors}];
  Graphics[Table[Arrow[{spv[[1]], spv[[1]] + spv[[2]]}], {spv, spvs}]]
]

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Premier League make second plea for fans to return to stadiums in warning over being financially crippled by Covid-19
Martin Lipton
18 Sep 2020, 7:28
FRUSTRATED Premier League clubs have made a second plea to the Government to start opening turnstiles next month.
At a hastily-arranged virtual meeting of the 20 "shareholder" clubs, league chiefs reported back from Wednesday's meeting with culture secretary Oliver Dowden over the likely delay to fans returning.
The Premier League have pleaded with the Government for a second time to allow fans back into stadiumsCredit: PA
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has claimed each game played without fans costs the economy £20mCredit: Getty Images - Getty
That comes with local lockdowns affecting millions of people across the country as the Government reels from the threat of a second wave of the pandemic.
The 20 Premier League clubs concede health and safety concerns for the public must come first.
But there is growing anger at what they see as a refusal to recognise the financial storm they are sailing through.
League chief executive Richard Masters has stated that each league game without fans costs the local and national economy £20million.
The likes of Tottenham and Manchester United have already seen £30m or more in match-day revenue disappear since football resumed in June.
And that league-wide indignation boiled over at the meeting, leading to a strong attack on Government inaction.
A PL spokesman said: "The clubs reaffirmed that the continued loss of matchday revenues is having a significant impact across the league as well as on the football pyramid and local and national economies.
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"They reiterated their commitment to ensuring Premier League stadiums will be among the safest public places, through the effective use of a wide range of mitigation measures.
"Clubs will adopt a range of common standards, which will help deliver bio-secure, safe environments for fans across the league.
"Taking into account the high safety standards which will be set by the Premier League in conjunction with the relevant public authorities, the league and clubs urge the Government to remain committed to the October 1 date for the controlled return of fans to sporting venues."
Premier League fans return in doubt with 1,000 people limits and bans in coronavirus hotspot areas from October 1

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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Longest Rail Tunnel in Sri Lanka
Front Row Seat – Podi Menike…
The smartly dressed engine driver reminded me of a senior air force officer. Their uniforms were that good. Climbing up the steps into the engine at Nanu Oya was like a dream. Thinking back, I was as if sleep walking into it. Inside, the space was fully occupied by the two comfortable seats for the engine driver and his assistant, pilot and copilot in aviation terms. Behind them in the middle were two fire extinguishers. They could move about along the narrow path behind the seating. The engine compartment was the bulk of the sky blue enclosed wagon with no access whatsoever for others including them. If there was, I wasn't gonna push my luck that far. The full length dashboard has various control panels including the touch LCD screen of the computer making it easy for the operators. The German and Canadian engines are more towards manual operations whereas this Chinese is largely computer-controlled.
Bold & the Beautiful – Rail Hike Stage 05…
Soon we entered a tunnel and it seemed to take forever to get to the other side. It was the world famous Singhamale Tunnel. There were a plenty of workers who got off at a tiny station called Galkanda Watta between Hatton and Kotagala just passing the Singhamale Tunnel, the longest in SL. The view afterwards was simply amazing and it made Ana and me get out of our seats and come to the door pointing our cameras at the surrounding. The early morning rays of the sun kept peering through trees and mountains making patters on the dewy leaves. The mist hung in midair as if hung with an invisible thread. We felt like going through heaven.


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«Дилан Дог: Хроники вампиров» () — мистический фильм ужасов режиссёра Кевина Манро, основанный на итальянских комиксах Dylan Dog. Картина не является экранизацией всей серии комиксов, а описывает совершенно новую историю, написанную для этих съёмок. Выход на экраны в Италии сначала планировался на март 2010 года, а затем был перенесён на 29 октября 2010 года, а выпуск адаптации американской версии отложен до марта 2011 года. Мировая премьера прошла 29 октября 2010 (в России 10 января 2011).

Фильм продюсируется независимой компанией Platinum Films и режиссируется Кевином Манро. Главную роль исполняет Брендон Рут, звезда фильма «Возвращение Супермена», а также Сэм Хантингтон и Анита Брием. Картина основана на итальянской книге комиксов Dylan Dog, написанной Тициано Склави и опубликованной издательством Серджо Бонелли.

Сюжет
Дилан Дог (Брэндон Рут) — детектив, оставивший работу паранормального следователя и переехавший со своим помощником Маркусом из Лондона в Новый Орлеан. Однако после общения с Элизабет Райан, которая утверждала, что её отец был убит монстрами, и смерти своего помощника Маркуса, Дилан начинает расследование обстоятельств смерти, сталкиваясь при этом с миром паранормальных явлений.
Через некоторое время Маркус оживает в качестве зомби. Маркус, Дилан и Элизабет уже втроем продолжают расследование. В скором времени погибает Гавриил (Питер Стормаре) — один из оборотней, бывших друзей Дилана. Все следы ведут к вампиру Варгасу (Тэй Диггз) — владельцу ночного клуба, с которым у Дилана старые счёты. Однако, в конце выясняется, что Элизабет является потомственной охотницей за головами вампиров, зомби и прочей нечисти. Таким образом, она использовала Дилана, чтобы найти Варгаса. Дилан же придерживается политики поддержания перемирия между людьми и вампирами. Так что он позволяет оборотням убить Элизабет, несмотря на свои чувства к ней. В ходе финального сражения погибает и Варгас, который при помощи тайного амулета был превращен в настоящее чудовище. Дилан Дог возвращает амулет оборотням и вместе с Маркусом решает вернуться к своему прежнему ремеслу.

В ролях
 Брэндон Рут — Дилан Дог
 Петер Стормаре — Гавриил
 Сэм Хантингтон — Маркус
 Тэй Диггз — Варгас
 Анита Брием — Элизабет
 Курт Энгл — Вольфганг

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Tyler Duncan played his best golf over the final nine holes of his long season, making four birdies on the back nine to close with a 66. That meant getting a PGA Tour card for the third straight season, twice through what now is called the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.
D.J. Trahan also delivered a clutch moment with an approach to 3 feet for birdie on the last hole to get one of the last cards.
The Korn Ferry Tour Championship, the final chance to earn a PGA Tour card for 25 players, was at times exciting, exhausting and exhilarating for those who made it. And it's also just the start.
Getting a PGA Tour card is tough. Keeping it is no picnic.
The new PGA Tour season starts at the Greenbrier, with six domestic events and one at the Mexican resort of Mayakoba, all of them offering full FedEx Cup points and an invitation to the Masters for the winner.
Optimism is never higher. The PGA Tour in September is right up there with Major League Baseball in March.
Now for the bad news: If the last three years are any indication, some 60 percent of the players who earned PGA Tour cards won't be keeping them.
Of the 50 players who earned PGA Tour cards last year — either the regular season or the Finals series of what is now the Korn Ferry Tour — 31 failed to finish among the top 125 in the FedEx Cup to retain full status.
Thirty players failed to keep their cards in 2018, and 29 did not keep their cards in 2017.
As for that optimism? There's no predicting who's going to get hot in what week. One adage passed down from veterans over the years is that players typically make 80 percent of their money from 20 percent of their tournaments.
Five players who earned cards from the Korn Ferry Tour — either the regular season or the Finals series — won on the PGA Tour the next year. That includes Max Homa at Quail Hollow and Adam Long at the Desert Classic, where he beat Phil Mickelson by one shot.
The previous year, seven players who had to earn tour cards went on to win, four of them getting a Masters invitation. That group included Ted Potter Jr., who took down Dustin Johnson at Pebble Beach. And in 2016-17, the list of nine winners included Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau.
PATTY T'S TIMING
Patty Tavatanakit is sure to join the LPGA Tour next year based on her play on the Symetra Tour.
But the UCLA alum still has to wait.
Tavatanakit rallied from six shots behind to win the Sioux Falls GreatLife Challenge last week for her third victory of the season on the Symetra Tour. Previously, three Symetra Tour victories earned an instant promotion to the LPGA Tour, a policy that changed last year with the introduction of the "Q-Series" on the LPGA Tour, which is a pair of 72-hole tournaments in consecutive weeks.
The 19-year-old Thai didn't sound bothered by it all. Tavatanakit is No. 2 on the money list with $110,487, leaving her about $3,000 short of Perrine Delacour, who has played 17 times on the Symetra Tour. Tavatanakit has won three times in just eight starts.
"It's hard to get a picture of what I've been able to accomplish," Tavatanakit said. "I set my goals and have lived in the moment really well for the past three months since turning pro. I just focus on what I need to do to be a better player. All I want is to improve every time I step on the course. It's pretty unreal for how far I have come and what the future holds too."
CALLING ON THE HALL
Justin Rose doesn't know the criteria to be considered or even voted for the World Golf Hall of Fame.
His objective is to take the guesswork out of the equation.
Strictly by his PGA Tour record, Rose has too many other players ahead of his 10 victories and one major championship. But he has 10 other victories on the other five major tours in golf, not to mention that Olympic gold medal from Rio in 2016. He also has a FedEx Cup title and has reached No. 1 in the world.
"I'm knocking on the door, but I feel like you want to bash the door down and make it an easy decision," Rose said. "I don't want to be on the fringe of it."
Next in line is Tiger Woods, who turns 44 at the end of the year. Rose turns 40 next year, as does Adam Scott, who has more victories on the PGA Tour and worldwide; and Sergio Garcia. Jim Furyk also merits plenty of consideration with his 17 victories, a U.S. Open and uncanny consistency.
"Is it two majors and 20 PGA Tour events? I don't know if there's a criteria," Rose said. "I've definitely had some cool moments in my career that definitely stand out. Hopefully, if it ever happened, they'd look favorably on that stuff. But I want to kick on. I want to prove more to myself. I want to be a multiple major champion."
He mentioned players like Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Padraig Harrington, each of whom won three majors or more in a span of three seasons.
"If you catch fire and you catch a break here and there, you can pick up a couple of majors pretty quick," he said. "So I'm looking for one of those spells and phases late in my career."
NO NEED FOR OVERTIME
Kevin Tway began the season by winning the Safeway Open in a three-way playoff. Three weeks later, Xander Schauffele made birdie on the first extra hole to beat Tony Finau in a playoff in Shanghai. Charles Howell III ended the fall portion of the season with a playoff victory at Sea Island over Patrick Rodgers.
That was on Nov. 18. And that was the last playoff of the PGA Tour season.
None of the 37 tournaments (stroke play) from Kapalua in January through East Lake in August had to go extra holes.
There were 13 events won by one stroke, though not all of them came down to the final shot. Among the tournaments that were a birdie putt away from a sudden-death playoff were Adam Long making birdie on the 72nd hole in the Desert Classic, Keith Mitchell making birdie on the last hole of the Honda Classic and perhaps the most memorable, Matthew Wolff making eagle on the final hole to win the 3M Open, but only after Collin Morikawa narrowly missed his eagle putt.
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For the fifth straight year, the PGA Tour had more than 100 players go over $1 million in earnings for the year. There were 114 millionaires in 2019, tying the record set the previous year. ... Former U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell is playing the Porsche Open, his first regular European Tour start in nearly five years. ... Women's PGA champion Hannah Green of Australia became the fifth player to win multiple times on the LPGA Tour this season. Jin Young Ko leads the way with four victories, including two majors. ... Scottie Scheffler won the Korn Ferry Tour points list for the regular season and the finals, meaning he is exempt for The Players Championship and will remain at the top of the priority list all of next season.
Webb Simpson earned the most money of anyone who did not win a PGA Tour event last season. He finished No. 10 with $4.69 million.
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In this week's edition of Alcohol Awareness Month, Jacalynn Romeyn explains what is really defined as "one drink" for all the various types of alcohol.
Often times, the "standard" drink amounts are not the customary serving sizes we may be served in a restaurant or pour into a standard cup.
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Another problem that threatened the success of Barclaycard was the perception that the credit card was an inflationary system that encouraged people to spend money they did not have, which led to questions being asked in Parliament regarding the system. Despite these obstacles, and the sheer magnitude of the task, the UK's first credit card was launched on time. Credit limits were initially set at £100 and £200. A year after its launch, in 1967, Barclaycard became the first card to offer extended credit, whereby cardholders could budget their payments monthly. Interest was charged at 1.5% per month on the balance left 25 days after the statement was issued.
Barclaycard was initially available in England, Wales and Scotland but 1967/68 saw expansion into Malta, Gibraltar and Ireland, and soon after, into South Africa, Japan, and the West Indies, all countries where the bank had an established presence. Barclaycard also increased its sphere of influence by making reciprocal arrangements with foreign banks. From the start, there was an arrangement with Bank of America whereby Barclaycard was accepted by BankAmericard merchants and vice versa. Other facilities introduced by Barclaycard included cheque encashment of up £30 available to customers of all banks in the British Isles in 1969, the raising of credit limits in 1971, and Barclaycard Masterloan, introduced in 1972. In 1974, Barclaycard became a dual-purpose card, in its role as both a credit card and a cheque guarantee card.
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In April 1977, Barclaycard underwent a major transformation with the introduction of the new Visa network symbol and the relegation of the signature strip to the reverse of the card. Despite these changes, the familiar blue, white and gold colour scheme was retained. 1977 also saw the re-launch of the Company Barclaycard. Originally launched in 1968, it was withdrawn in April 1975 due to a lack of interest. The new Company Barclaycard was more successful, and following refinements in 1984, has continued to be so to this day.
The 1980s saw the redesign of Barclaycard to include the dove hologram and other security features in an effort to combat fraud, the introduction of Barclays Profiles, a customer incentive and loyalty scheme, and the launch of the Student Barclaycard. The 1980s also saw much greater use of television advertisements, beginning with a campaign featuring Dudley Moore, followed by another starring Alan Whicker, which promoted Barclaycard as the traveller's card.
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The continuing commitment to providing customers with better services resulted in innovations such as the 'smart' card with a microchip to combat counterfeit fraud, a 24 hour one-stop travel shop, and Netlink. Introduced in 1995, Barclaycard Netlink was the first internet site to be launched by a UK financial services company which enabled customers to, among other services, pay their utility bills via the internet. By 1997, improvements meant that customers could check their Barclaycard statements and credit limit, and settle their bill online using a debit card.
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WHAT IS WEST COAST SWING?
West Coast Swing was born in North America as a social, street dance that evolved over time from Lindy Hop (also known as East Coast Swing). As a newer dance, West Coast Swing is ever-adapting and has evolved beyond "traditional swing music" to accommodate new styles of dance. Today, this modern form of swing looks different depending on the style of the dancer, but maintains the same core foundation that makes WCS what it is. Now, it's loved by those who dance it for its versatility in music (from radio hits, to jazz, blues, hip-hop, slow contemporary...) and location (from the social floor to your neighbourhood bar).
Both leaders and followers alike love it for the room for improvisation and rhythmic/lyrical interpretation, and is noted as one of the partner dances with the most freedom out there today. West Coast Swing has crossed the globe to Europe and Asia, making it a worldwide phenomenon that puts a smile on people's faces.
ABOUT WEST COAST SWING AMSTERDAM
Pure passion for West Coast Swing is at the heart of our dance academy. Started in 2012, this 100% WCS school specializes in individual and group development and in growing the West Coast Swing community in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands. We welcome dancers from all backgrounds to learn and grow in this globally-known dance, so our classes can be delivered in both English and Dutch for Amsterdam's international community.
Our focus? Making sure our Westie community has a ton of fun learning this magical partner dance and getting the mainstream dance audience hooked on WCS too! If you're interested in learning more, don't hesitate to contact us via Facebook or through our contact form.
MEET THE WCSA TEAM
West Coast Swing Amsterdam is a dance academy under the "PureSwing Dance" brand, which also organizes other professional WCS events in Europe. More information on that can be found on www.pureswingdance.com.
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I also added in a takedown, looking to gradually work those into the warm-up. I wanted something super-low impact, so I went with the osoto gari ('large outer reap' in Japanese: I couldn't remember the right name tonight, so just googled while writing this ;D). It's handy that a number of the women now have a gi (thanks to Geraldine!), as that provides grips for a gentle landing.


Jer 47 | Clarke | STEP | CHAPTER XLVII Among the nations doomed to suffer from the hostilities of Nebuchadnezzar are the Philistines , (see .) And the calamities predicted in this chapter befell them probably during the long siege of Tyre, when their country was desolated to prevent their giving Tyre or Sidon any assistance , 1-5. The whole of this chapter is remarkably elegant. The address to the sword of Jehovah, at the close of it, is particularly a very beautiful and bold personification , 6, 7. NOTES ON CHAP. XLVII Verse 1. The word of the Lord-against the Philistines ] The date of this prophecy cannot be easily ascertained. Dr. Blayney thinks it was delivered about the fourth year of Zedekiah , while Dahler assigns it some time in the reign of Josiah . Before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. ] We have no historical relation of any Egyptian king smiting Gaza. It was no doubt smitten by some of them; but when , and by whom , does not appear either from sacred or profane history.
very beautiful and bold personification, 6, 7.
assigns it some time in the reign of Josiah.
other places of this prophecy, means Chaldea.
at the same time sufficiently literal.
Mediterranean Sea, to the south of the Phoenicians.
their allies, the Philistines. But their expectation was cut off.
hair in token of deep sorrow and distress.
the Mediterranean Sea from Phoenicia to the frontiers of Egypt.
prophet. Nothing can be imagined more sublime.
Verse 7. How can it be quiet] This is the answer of the Sword.


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To get inside the mind of the famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud for "A Dangerous Method," Viggo Mortensen did extensive research and mulled the details with director David Cronenberg. The effort has paid off with a Golden Globe nomination for supporting actor. Mortensen spoke by phone to 24 Frames' Elena Howe about how he found out, how he feels and what else he's up to.
E.H.: How did you find out about your nomination?
V.M.: I'm in Madrid. It's nine hours later, but they don't show that here anyway. I was headed to work — I'm doing a play — and a friend called and told me. I'm very grateful, but I would have been even happier if [director] David [Cronenberg] had been included. I owe it to him. He made a risky decision to cast me as Freud, and I'm glad to see his hunch paid off. I'm proud to represent "A Dangerous Method" at the Globes.
E.H.: What is the play you're doing?
V.M.: Ariel Dorfman, who wrote that play "Death and the Maiden," he wrote one called "Purgatorio," which is what I'm doing. It's heavy on dialogue, like Freud, so I got that back to back. I haven't been in a play for over 20 years, and there's lots of dialogue. At first I regretted [signing on for it]. But it's going well now.
E.H.: How did you prepare to play Sigmund Freud?
V.M.: I had real concerns that it wasn't a good fit for me. I did it because it was David. Had another director proposed this, I wouldn't have. But once I got my mind around how to present him — he had a good sense of humor and a sense of irony, which I could relate to — and I actually enjoyed having a lot of dialogue, and now doing the play, it's like out of the frying pan and into the fire.
I always do a lot of research. I read everything I could that Freud had written and what his contemporaries had written and just informed myself about the period and Western Europe of the time.
E.H.: You've worked with David Cronenberg three times now. How did this production go?
EXCLUSIVE: Hossein Amini is one of the hottest screenwriters around -- his Ryan Gosling-starring "Drive" has been getting some enthusiastic notices on the festival circuit, and he's penned big upcoming releases such as "47 Ronin" with Keanu Reeves and "Snow White and the Huntsman" with Kristen Stewart. Now Amini has written a new movie, and it unites him with a well-regarded actor, Viggo Mortensen, and an equally acclaimed novelist.
Amini and Viggo Mortensen are developing an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's "The Two Faces of January," according to a person familiar with the project who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to talk about it publicly. The idea is for Amini to make his directing debut with the film and Mortensen to star, the person said.
Highsmith's 1964 suspense novel centers on an American con artist, his wife, and a stranger they meet while traveling in Athens. After one of them kills a Greek police officer, the trio enter a high-stakes game with the authorities and one another as they attempt to cover up the crime and flee the country.
Highsmith's book has plenty in common with one of her most famous novels, "The Talented Mr. Ripley," another murderous story of Americans abroad (and whose film adaptation, of course, became a hit in 1999 for Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow). Highsmith, who died in 1995, also wrote the novel on which Alfred Hitchcock based his "Strangers on a Train."
Mortensen would star as one of the two male leads in "January," with the other two roles still being cast. The movie had initially been set up with the production company of the late Anthony Minghella (who directed "Mr. Ripley"). Financing is currently being put together for the independent production. A Mortensen spokeswoman did not immediately reply to a message seeking comment.
"January" would bring Mortensen together with Amini after the actor opted not to star in "Huntsman." The eclectic-minded performer hasn't been on the screen in nearly two years -- he was last seen as a troubled father caring for his son in the apocalyptic "The Road" in 2009.
Mortensen's fans, though, won't have to wait for "January" to see him on screen again. He stars in David Cronenberg's upcoming biopic of Sigmund Freud and has a supporting role in Walter Salles' adaptation of "On the Road."


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