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When you think about your neighborhood, you probably don't think about its power lines. It's easy to overlook their presence, but power lines can pose serious electrical hazards if forgotten.
Trees can be a power line's worst enemy. Strong winds and storms can blow trees over or break branches, pulling down power lines from poles or supporting towers. It is possible for the line to remain energized and potentially electrify the tree and nearby objects - especially when wet.
Arcing or flashovers between power lines and trees also can cause damage and danger. A voltage surge on a power line from a nearby lightning strike can cause a tree to become electrified as well.
During warm weather or when power lines carry heavy electrical loads, they can heat up and stretch, making the lines longer. Thus, power lines can sag as much as 15 or 20 feet, bringing them even closer to trees.
Always make sure to look for power lines nearby before you begin to cut down any tree or trim branches. If a tree falls into a power line, do not attempt to move it. Contact Rusk County Electric Cooperative immediately.
Treat all power lines as energized. Never climb or attempt to handle a tree that has a limb caught in a power line. There may not be any visible evidence that the tree is electrified or dangerous but that doesn't mean it's not.
Make sure to maintain required clearance between equipment and power lines. Keep equipment and yourself at least 10 feet away from power lines at all times.


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Crazy Rich Asians Film Locations You Can Visit
Eugene Ooi | December 25, 2020 November 1, 2020 | Destinations
Lifestyle of the Crazy Rich Asians
Changi Airport, Singapore
Newton Food Centre, Singapore
Raffles Hotel Singapore
Bukit Pasoh Road
Merlion Park
Sentosa Island, Singapore
CHIJMES, Singapore
Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Crazy Rich Asian Move Locations In Malaysia
Eastern and Oriental, Penang
BLVD House, Kuala Lumpur
Belanda House, Kuala Lumpur
Astor Bar at St. Regis Kuala Lumpur
Carcosa Seri Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Four Season Resort, Langkawi
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Penang
Watch Crazy Rich Asians
Warning: The content below includes spoilers to the movie Crazy Rich Asians.
The Crazy Rich Asians movie portray the glamorous lives of the super-rich in Singapore. Did you the movie was not entirely shot in Singapore? There are several scenes that we shot in Malaysia. Here are the list of places that you can visit.
You will never dream of putting an airport on your bucket list, but Singapore's Changi Airport is different. Named as the best airport in world year after year, you will be impressed by what this place has to offer – beautiful flowers, palm trees, art installations, restaurants, shops, and even a movie theatre. Sometimes the locals just come here to hang out.
Changi Airport is where Nick Young and Rachel land after their flight from New York to Singapore.
Newton Food Centre
The Newton Food Centre is promoted by Tourism Board as a tourist attraction for sampling Singaporean cuisine. With one hundred stalls in the center, there are plenty of options to choose from.
In Crazy Rich Asians, Nick brings Rachel here to enjoy Singapore Street Food including ice kacang (shaved ice with condiments), satay, chili crab, chicken rice and more.
Rachel and Nick stay in the Presential Suite at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore. The hotel offers luxury accommodation, restaurants, spa and beautiful gardens that you don't want to miss. Recently reopened in 2019, you can expect everything to be perfect.
The Humpback restaurant on Bukit Pasoh Road is where Rachel has a heart-to-heart conversation with her friend Peik Lin. Located in Chinatown, Humpback features a menu of seafood, desserts, and cocktails.
Half lion and half fish, the Merlion is the symbol of Singapore. The 30-foot sculpture is worth a visit, plus it also offers a gorgeous view of Marina Bay. In the film, Rachel and Nick have an important conversation in the park.
Colin's bachelor party after the left the giant party boat was at Sentosa Island. The small island has some of the best beaches in Singapore. Activities in Sentosa includes Universal Studios, Singapore Butterfly and Insect Kingdom and more.
Chijmes
Colin and Araminta's holds their beautiful wedding at CHIJMES. A heritage building built as a Catholic convent in 1852. Today it is no longer a convent but a shopping and dining center. Inside you will find cafes, restaurants, and a courtyard. The Gothic-style chapel is used as a function hall.
The wedding reception of Colin and Araminta is held at Gardens by the Bay. The place features beautiful waterfront garden with temperature-controlled domes. This is the place to be if you like nature. You can walk through and find a waterfall and over 1,500,00 plants on display from all over the world.
Nick and Rachel's engagement party was held at his gorgeous location. The Marina Bay Sands is one of the most iconic landmarks in Singapore. In-house guests can swim at the world's highest and largest rooftop infinity pool named the Sands Skypark. Non-guest can enjoy beautiful views from the 57th-floor observation deck.
Eastern & Oriental Penang
The opening hotel scene in London was filmed at Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Penang. Built by the Sarkies Brothers in 1885, the colonial style hotel features a private seafront, elegant iron-framed verandahs, and old-world elements of helmet-clad doormen and a heritage wing.
BLVD House
The New York restaurant scene was filmed at BLVD House, Naza Towers at Platinum Park in Kuala Lumpur. With classic Thonet chairs, a semi-alfresco setting, and glass louvred doors, the BLVD House creates an upscale dining experience for the rich especially in Crazy Rich Asians.
Belanda House
The Belanda House is owned by a Dutch family the Hofstedes. With three pavilions and a glass walled bridge, this mansion is on stilts rising above the jungle canopy. This place was used for Eleanor Young's bible reading. She first hears of her son's American girlfriend Rachel Chu.
Astor Bar
Astrid Leong makes her first appearance here to pick up a pair of pearl earrings. The black and gold marble at Astor Bar at St. Regis Kuala Lumpur creates a sophisticated old-world charm, fitting the role of an expensive jewelry boutique.
Located in Taman Tasik Perdana, Carcosa Seri Negara consists of two colonial mansions. Carcosa and Seri Negara occupy 12 hectares of land. Built in 1896 as the official residence of first Resident General of the Federated Malay States, Sir Frank Swettenham.
Seri Negara was built in 1913 as the governments guest house for dignitaries and known as the King's House. In 1989, Carcosa and Seri Negara were restored as a boutique hotel with much of the colonial architecture and interior designed maintained. The hotel business was shut down in 2015 and the buildings were left abandoned.
In Crazy Rich Asians, the Carcosa Seri Negara was Nick Young's expensive family home.
Nick and Colin
Colin Khoo's bachelor party at Rawa Island was shot in Langkawi. The island is a cluster of 99 islands with many featuring lush rainforest and sea caves surrounded by white beaches and green lagoons.
Four Seasons Langkawi
Araminta Lee hosts her bachelorette party at her family's resort. The location was the lush Four Seasons Resort in Langkawi. Located in a tropical rainforest, the hotel prides itself on its picturesque beachfront views, luxury accommodations, a spot on the Amdaman Sea, and a wonderful spa.
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
The courtyard of Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion was transformed into a mahjong parlor where Eleanor Young meets Rachel Chu for a mahjong face-off.
Cheong Fatt Sze's Blue Mansion was built to pay tribute to his heritage and ensure the well-being of his future descendants. The building even won the prestigious UNESCO Conservation & Heritage Award. Catch a glimpse into the history of this place with its gorgeous architecture, restaurants, outdoor dining, and guided mansion tours.
The Crazy Rich Asians is now available for viewing on Netflix.
Top Instagrammable Places in Kuala Lumpur

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Trump approves Keystone XL pipeline amid continued concerns over the environment
By Alexander PanettaThe Canadian Press
Fri., March 24, 2017timer3 min. read
WASHINGTON—Canada's hotly debated, long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline received its elusive U.S. presidential permit from Donald Trump on Friday, eight years and six months after the initial application for it to cross the American border.
The president made the announcement at the White House.
He was accompanied by the president of TransCanada Corp., the Calgary-based pipeline company that has wrestled with lawsuits, resistant landowners, protesters and Washington Democrats.
"You've been waiting for a long, long time," Trump said to TransCanada's Russ Girling. "It's a great day for American jobs and a historic moment for North America and energy independence."
Read more:Trudeau welcomes possible American steel exemption for Keystone XL
Keystone XL approval takes centre stage at Trudeau's cabinet retreat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saluted the news: "We're very pleased with the announcement coming out of the United States," he said, welcoming indications the project would be spared from upcoming Buy American rules.
The presidential approval doesn't guarantee the pipeline gets built.
The removal of one big obstacle in Washington still leaves several sprinkled around the American Midwest, where opponents still hope to trip up the project with protests and lawsuits.
The likely epicentre of the coming battle is Nebraska, the very place where opposition to Keystone began years ago. TransCanada must still reach deals with some landowners there, it lacks a state permit and faces possible court challenges there and in South Dakota.
The markets demonstrated their skepticism by yawning at Friday's news: TransCanada's share price barely budged, and in fact even declined a bit by late-afternoon, retaining a value similar to October before Trump was elected.
Keystone opponents swiftly linked their cause to the broader anti-Trump movement.
"This isn't game over, it's game on," Stephen Kretzmann, executive director of Oil Change International, said in a statement that insulted Trump.
"Now we have a president who is deeply beholden to the oil industry and will do anything they ask, so this approval is no surprise ... Put your tiny hands in the air, Trump, and back away from the climate."
Trump, meanwhile, has been eager to talk about projects like Keystone.
His young presidency has been consumed by problematic issues lately: a failed health reform and Russian election-meddling. Even as he made the Keystone announcement, reporters in the Oval Office shouted questions about the collapse of his health bill. At that same moment, networks were carrying a congressional committee announcement that Trump's former campaign manager would be questioned in its Russia probe.
Trump says he wants to move onto jobs and the economy.
Keystone XL would mean thousands of temporary construction jobs and a permanent, annual boost in tax revenues for communities along the route, which would stretch from Canada to an already completed southern portion now pumping oil to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico.
It's unclear if construction could start this year.
The Nebraska permit alone could take up to eight months, said Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr. He welcomed the U.S. announcement, but pointed out the process is far from over.
"We in Canada know that pipeline decisions can be controversial," Carr told reporters in Ottawa. "(But) you would assume that these approvals would lead to a completed pipeline project."
He declined to say whether a completed Keystone would enter the calculus of whether the country needs another, larger project from TransCanada. Carr said the Energy East plan to move oil to the Atlantic Coast is undergoing an independent review.
U.S. regulators conducted their own, favourable reviews before politicians stepped in.
American government studies concluded that the pipeline would have negligible impact on the environment — and potentially even a beneficial one, as a cleaner alternative to oil transport by rail.
But opponents disputed the conclusion.
They pointed to the worst-case scenario calculated by U.S. regulators, and argued that it's actually becoming reality — that if oil prices remain low, and no other pipelines get built, Alberta oilsands expansion would slow, and emissions would drop, without Keystone.
Hearing this pressure from the political left, Barack Obama rejected the project.
In response, TransCanada filed a challenge under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement, alleging the U.S. government breached its legal commitments under NAFTA. That challenge has been dropped, TransCanada said Friday.
Republicans had repeatedly promised to reverse Obama's decision. That included Trump, who had often discussed the Keystone approval as a fait accompli, telegraphing intentions that the market received long ago.
"We believe that the receipt of the presidential permit was expected by the market," RBC Capital Markets said in a note to clients. "We note that KXL is not included in our valuation for the stock and if the project moves forward, we view that as upside."
Donald Trump, Transcanada


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Q: While setting state from parent class setState() or markNeedsBuild() called during build I need to call the funciton via constructor of stateless widget. Since, I cannot set a state inside a stateless widget. I need to set it from parent of the LightButton class which is Classroom.  I tried to create a funciton(func) and pass it into the LightButton class' constructor. And set the state via using the onButtonPressed. The logic of this code is when clicking on LigthButtonthe the text should switch from OFF to ON from LightBulb  class and the title() should switch from Turn light on to Turn light off  from LigtButton class. I get two errors like the followings.
The following assertion was thrown building LightButton(dirty):
setState() or markNeedsBuild() called during build.

This Classroom widget cannot be marked as needing to build because the framework is already in the process of building widgets.  A widget can be marked as needing to be built during the build phase only if one of its ancestors is currently building. This exception is allowed because the framework builds parent widgets before children, which means a dirty descendant will always be built. Otherwise, the framework might not visit this widget during this build phase.
    state: _ClassroomState#4c34c
The widget which was currently being built when the offending call was made was: LightButton
    dirty
The relevant error-causing widget was
LightButton
package:hw_20170602012/widgets/widgets.dart:27
When the exception was thrown, this was the stack
#0      Element.markNeedsBuild.<anonymous closure>
package:flutter/…/widgets/framework.dart:4292
#1      Element.markNeedsBuild
package:flutter/…/widgets/framework.dart:4307
#2      State.setState
package:flutter/…/widgets/framework.dart:1264
#3      _ClassroomState.onButtonPressed
package:hw_20170602012/widgets/widgets.dart:11
#4      LightButton.title
package:hw_20170602012/widgets/widgets.dart:59
.

The second one is
══════ Exception caught by rendering library ═════════════════════════════════
A RenderFlex overflowed by 99300 pixels on the bottom.
The relevant error-causing widget was
Column
lib\main.dart:26
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Here is the code
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

class LightBulb extends StatelessWidget {
  bool isLit;
  LightBulb(bool isLit) {
    this.isLit = isLit;
  }

  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Container(
      color: isLit ? Colors.green : Colors.red,
      padding: EdgeInsets.all(5),
      child: isLit ? Text('ON') : Text('OFF'),
    );
  }
}

class LightButton extends StatelessWidget {

  Function func;  // getting the value from constructor and send it below onPressed function.
  LightButton(Function func) {           //Constructor for getting the state from Classroom
    this.func = func;
  }
  //title change
  String title() {
    if (func()) return "Turn light off"; //Funciton
    return "Turn light on";
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Container(
      padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 4, horizontal: 12),
      color: Colors.red,
      child: Container(
        color: Colors.blue,
        child: MaterialButton(
          textColor: Colors.white,
          onPressed: ()=>func(),                    //Function call happens here.
          child: Text(
            title(),
            style: TextStyle(color: Colors.white),
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class Classroom extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _ClassroomState createState() => _ClassroomState();
}

class _ClassroomState extends State<Classroom> {
   bool isLightOn= false;  //by default isLightOn is false,
 //This method switchs the boolean condition and will be passed into the constructor of the LightButton function
  onButtonPressed() {
    setState(() {
      return isLightOn = !isLightOn;  //returns the oppositon of the current contion(true->false,false->true)
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Center(
      child: Container(
        color: Colors.blue,
        padding: EdgeInsets.all(5),
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
          children: [
            LightBulb(onButtonPressed), //If the function return true,text switchs to 'ON' else 'OFF'
            LightButton(onButtonPressed), // If function
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

A: You can copy paste run full code below
Reason: title() means execute function title, in LightButton call Text(title(),style: TextStyle(color: Colors.white),), cause widget tree try to rebuild again
Step 1: Remove return keyword in onButtonPressed()
onButtonPressed() {
    setState(() {
      isLightOn =
          !isLightOn; //returns the oppositon of the current contion(true->false,false->true)
    });
  }

Step 2: Pass isLightOn to LightButton
class LightButton extends StatelessWidget {
  Function
      func; // getting the value from constructor and send it below onPressed function.
  bool isLightOn;
  LightButton(Function func, bool isLightOn) {
    //Constructor for getting the state from Classroom
    this.func = func;
    this.isLightOn = isLightOn;
  }
  //title change
  String title() {
    if (isLightOn) return "Turn light off"; //Funciton
    return "Turn light on";
  }

...
LightButton(onButtonPressed, isLightOn),

working demo

full code
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

class LightBulb extends StatelessWidget {
  bool isLit;
  LightBulb(bool isLit) {
    this.isLit = isLit;
  }

  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Container(
      color: isLit ? Colors.green : Colors.red,
      padding: EdgeInsets.all(5),
      child: isLit ? Text('ON') : Text('OFF'),
    );
  }
}

class LightButton extends StatelessWidget {
  Function
      func; // getting the value from constructor and send it below onPressed function.
  bool isLightOn;
  LightButton(Function func, bool isLightOn) {
    //Constructor for getting the state from Classroom
    this.func = func;
    this.isLightOn = isLightOn;
  }
  //title change
  String title() {
    if (isLightOn) return "Turn light off"; //Funciton
    return "Turn light on";
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Container(
      padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 4, horizontal: 12),
      color: Colors.red,
      child: Container(
        color: Colors.blue,
        child: MaterialButton(
          textColor: Colors.white,
          onPressed: () => func(), //Function call happens here.
          child: Text(
            title(),
            style: TextStyle(color: Colors.white),
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class Classroom extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _ClassroomState createState() => _ClassroomState();
}

class _ClassroomState extends State<Classroom> {
  bool isLightOn = false; //by default isLightOn is false,
  //This method switchs the boolean condition and will be passed into the constructor of the LightButton function
  onButtonPressed() {
    setState(() {
      isLightOn =
          !isLightOn; //returns the oppositon of the current contion(true->false,false->true)
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Center(
      child: Container(
        color: Colors.blue,
        padding: EdgeInsets.all(5),
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
          children: [
            //LightBulb(onButtonPressed), //If the function return true,text switchs to 'ON' else 'OFF'
            LightButton(onButtonPressed, isLightOn), // If function
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

void main() {
  runApp(MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
      ),
      home: MyHomePage(title: 'Flutter Demo Home Page'),
    );
  }
}

class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
  MyHomePage({Key key, this.title}) : super(key: key);

  final String title;

  @override
  _MyHomePageState createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text(widget.title),
      ),
      body: Classroom(),
    );
  }
}

A: Your problem is in LightBulb(onButtonPressed). You are passing a function to it whereas it is expecting a bool. Remember that you are not calling the onButtonPressed here, so you can't assume that it is a bool it is a reference to the function. Replace LightBulb(onButtonPressed) with LightBulb(isLightOn) to fix this issue.

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Licenses "in" are the equivalent of a company's supplier agreements, except that rather than purchasing products, the company is licensing "in" technology.
There are similar concerns for the buying (or licensing) company – what does the warranty cover? – are spare parts available at reasonable cost? – and there are other issues peculiar to the license realm – can the license be terminated by the vendor, and if so, how to protect the company from losing its license?
These licensing "in" concerns become particularly significant when, as frequently happens, the technology which is licensed "in" is incorporated into the company's own product or service. Once the licensee has built on and added value to the technology licensed to make its own product, its business has become dependent on the license continuing in force.
Licenses "out" are the equivalent of a company's product sales agreements, except that rather than selling products to its customers the company is licensing technology to them.
The concerns here are different. The company does not want any of its customers to be able to license the same licensed technology, without modification, to the customer's customers. If the customer could do so, then it could effectively steal the company's own business. Not a desirable outcome.
The license "out" needs to balance the company's twin sometimes inconsistent goals. How it does so depends on the domain and type of the technology – software or hardware, trade secret or patentable invention.


20/03/2017 · The iconic Chanel bag, also known as the '2.55', name after the date the bag's creation (February 1955) made bag more of a style statement and a luxurious product apart from it being a necessity for women.... The CSIRO has appointed physicist Dr Cathy Foley as its new chief scientist following a 30-year career with the nation's top scientific agency.
With my foley sounds recorded and editing started coming together, I knew I had to manipulate some of my recorded foley to make the audio in the video sequence sound believable to the audience. Snow Atmosphere: For my snow atmosphere I needed to have the sound effect of wind with harsh snow fall.... I get 100 hits a day on my post about building acoustic panels. In the same spirit of that post, I wanted to share a tutorial on how I built my own Foley Pit! In the same spirit of that post, I wanted to share a tutorial on how I built my own Foley Pit!
The Foley Sports Tourism Complex was a large project, both financially and physically. Physically, the complex sits on a 500-acre site and incorporates 16 playing fields and a 90,000-square-foot event center. Financially, the budget topped $27 million, reliant on bonds from the City of Foley. To keep the price in line with the municipal budget, HPM split it into two phases and a total of nine how to build a vibrating screen Building and managing your own portfolio is one of the challenges of running a SMSF or using an online broker. Whilst every portfolio is different the overall structure and configuration will depend on your personal financial objectives, motives and interests.
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First you want to build up a network of both other freelancing Foley artists and of independent production companies that hire crew as and when they need them. The more clients you build up the more you will get paid on average and the better you will get at your craft. The start will result in more unpaid stuff to get credits that will translate to better working pay in the long run.


text: Q: Find map location in google-maps I'm displaying a google map (v3) to my users, so that they can pan/zoom around the map and select a location (and zoom level). I can use map.getZoom() function to find zoom level set by user, but how can I have current location of the map set by user?


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Q: How does the JPEG orientation feature work? I do have some images (example) which will be displayed differently depending on the software I am using.
When I open the image in my browser, the picture loads from the right side to the left (in contrast to other images which are loading from top to bottom).
Browser:

When I display the same image in an Android Application (via UrlImageViewHelper) the image will be displayed with an rotation of 90°.
Android:

'Normal' Images (that are loading from the top downwards) are being displayed correctly in my application.
Questions

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*Where does the browser get the information about the orientation of the image?

*How could I implement an Android ImageView that is aware of the original orientation of the image?

A: Try this:
Put the rotated jpeg in your res/drawable. Set an ImageView to use that. See what happens.
UrlImageViewHelper doesn't actually do special image loading. It just uses the BitmapFactory like it should.
This is very likely to be an Android framework/libjpeg bug where jpeg rotation EXIF tag is not being honored.


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Baby, Baby
Where You've Seen Beyoncé's Pregnancy Reveal Photo Before
Another high-concept art performance by the artiste.
By Kenzie Bryant
Beyoncé pulled off another surprise drop, but instead of an album, it's a pregnancy announcement. It's her second surprise reveal, having managed a similarly unexpected one at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards when she was pregnant with daughter Blue Ivy Carter, who is now five.
This time, the announcement was delivered through a high-concept photo. The singer revealed in a carefully worded caption that she's having twins, but the image is the important part. Between the veil, her body's position, the floral wreath, and the saturated colors she chose, the picture looks very familiar. Let's take a brief walk through art history—including Beyoncé's own visual oeuvre and trace the steps back to this glorious day.
From Heritage Images/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
The Birth of Venus, c1482-1846.
Left, from Hulton Fine Art Collection, right, from DEA Picture Library, both from Getty Images.
Two 15th-century paintings portraying the Virgin Mary and her child.
Right, from the Hulton Fine Art Collection/Getty Images; Context/Caption: Left, a poster from Beyoncé's "Mrs. Carter World Tour;" Right, a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I from the National Portrait Gallery.
Beyoncé is practiced mirroring women of cultural importance, here styling the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour art after Queen Elizabeth I's portrait.
A more sculptural take on the Catholic references, this time in her video for "Mine ft. Drake."
Courtesy of Sean Kelly Gallery, New York.
Centering a person in front of a floral background almost looks like a real-world rendering of a Kehinde Wiley painting, like his Dacia Carter from 2012.
© Petra Collins/Wonderland Magazine
Some have pointed out the similarities with artist Petra Collins's work, such as this fall 2016 cover of Wonderland featuring Kim Kardashian West.
From Splash News.
This is a video still of a veiled Beyoncé used as stage-projection art for her Formation tour in New York in June 2016.
Beyoncé and those Technicolor florals in her video for "Hymn for the Weekend," made in collaboration with Coldplay.
Beyoncé's Tour-Style Evolution: From Homemade Dresses to Givenchy Bodysuits
by Scott Gries/ImageDirect.
On tour with Destiny's Child (2000)
For years, Beyoncé's mother Tina Lawson styled and created the onstage wardrobe worn for her daughter and Destiny's Child, often making matching or coordinating costumes for the group.
Kenzie Bryant is a staff writer at Vanity Fair.
Beyoncé Announces She's Pregnant with Twins
By Erika Harwood
baby it's you
How Will Beyoncé Handle Her Coachella Performance Now?
Beauty Marathon
What Stars Really Do to Get Red-Carpet Ready
By SunHee Grinnell


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Cash for trash
Environmental consultancy APEM decided to do its bit by launching an initiative to help clean Britian's rivers of plastic pollution. Astounded and upset by the sheer amount of plastic pollution in our waterways, APEM decided to do something about it.
Quite simply, they asked their field scientists to collect bags of rubbish when they were out collecting water samples and undertaking surveys near rivers.
It gets better. For every bag of litter collected, APEM made a £1 donation to Keep Britain Tidy. The initiative was a simple and effective way for APEM to contribute in saving Britain's waterways.
APEM's field scientists survey watercourses at over 100 locations across the country every year, providing opportunities to collect litter which would otherwise find its way into the sea and have a damaging effect on marine life.
The Cash for Trash initiative is still on-going and has created healthy competition internally at APEM as people vie to see who can collect the most.
On a less upbeat note, the feedback about the litter collected makes for sad reading. The top three items collected to-date are crisp packets, plastic bottles and carrier bags. Items which could easily be taken home and stuck in a bin!
So where do we fit in? Keen to spread the message about plastic pollution and get others involved, APEM asked us to publicise the initiative in the environmental trade press, which we were delighted to do.
Although a global consultancy with offices worldwide, APEM is based in Stockport so we were also able to spread the word in the north west regional press.


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Acokanthera oppositifolia är en oleanderväxtart som först beskrevs av Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Leslie Edward Wastell Codd. Acokanthera oppositifolia ingår i släktet Acokanthera och familjen oleanderväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The Mackenzie School of English moved in to their new space in Leith, Edinburgh in the first week of May.
As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility, we have started our own grove in partnership with the award-winning charity Trees for Life. Trees for Life works on the restoration of Scotland's ancient Caledonian Forest in the Scottish Highlands.
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Perfect postseason 'doesn't matter' to Warriors' Durant
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The Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, right, puts the ball on the floor against the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James during first-quarter action at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday, Jan 25, 2015. The Cavaliers won, 108-98. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1163108 (ED SUBA JR. / TNS)
— The Warriors reached the NBA Finals by becoming the first team to ever go 12-0 through the first three rounds of the playoffs.
That sets the stage for the possibility of a perfect 16-0 run to a title, a task that won't be easy against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Count Warriors' star Kevin Durant among those who couldn't care less.
"However you get there," Durant said Tuesday. "However you get to 16 wins. That doesn't matter to me."
Durant's playing in the Finals for the second time, the last coming when he and the Oklahoma City Thunder lost 4-1 in 2012 to James and the Miami Heat. Besides five years in age, Durant downplayed the differences between him from then and now.
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"I've played in much more games since then, got better as a player, more comfortable out there as a player," he said. "Just a natural progression as a player."
The other key natural progression has been Durant's chemistry this season with fellow star Stephen Curry. While much has been made of Curry being healthier during these playoffs than he was last year when an ankle and then a knee injury hobbled him, Durant doesn't recall Curry being too hobbled when his Warriors beat Durant and Thunder in the Western Conference Finals.
"He looked healthy enough last year," Durant said.
As for how their on-court relationship has grown, Durant described them as "just two guys who know how to play."
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"We built our chemistry from the start of the year and then when I got hurt, Steph had to step up. He did a great job of that," Durant said. "I think our chemistry has grown over the year and it's only getting better. We're going to have to be big for us to win this series. We both know that."
Durant will have to be more than just big on the offensive end. He figures to get at least some time guarding James and spoke of his philosophy toward trying to defend him.
"Just challenge him, just like you do with any other really good player," Durant said. "Just try to challenge him and not get discouraged when they make shots. They're going to shoot tough shots. Just let him know your going to come down next time and play the same type of defense. Just can't get discouraged with guys like that - him or Kyrie (Irving). They can score in bunches and they can score so easily, you've got to try to make it tough."


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Q: Java Coding assignment explanation I'm working on a project and one of the assignments is below. I don't really need an answer, but an explanation of what my teacher is looking for.
This is what he gave me:
Write a wholly creative program to demonstrate that you understand how to print:
-doubles with control of decimals
-ints in binary, base-10, and base-16
-Strings, chars and Booleans
Use comments liberally to explain your code.
HINTS
System.out.printf("%X", 255);     //outputs FF
System.out.println(Integer.toHexString(255)); //outputs FF
System.out.println(Integer.toBinaryString(7));     //outputs 111

A: I cannot be sure how you have to deliver your solution and of course you should ask your teacher. (Is it a single print method, multiple ones, and so on). But lets assume it is multiple methods.

doubles with control of decimals

A method printDouble(double d, int decimals)
Example Output:
 printDouble(3.1415, 2) -> 3.14
 printDouble(3.1415, 0) -> 3
 printDouble(3.1415, 1) -> 3.1

ints in binary, base-10, and base-16

A method printInt(int n, int base)
Example Output:
printInt(10, 2)  -> 1010
printInt(10, 10) -> 10
printInt(10, 16) -> A

Strings...

printString(String s)
Example Output
printString("hello") -> hello
printString("")      ->       //nothing
printString("a")     -> a

...chars...

printChar(char c)
Example Output:
printChar('a') -> a
printChar('x') -> x

...and Booleans

printBoolean(Boolean b)
Example Output:
printBoolean(true)   -> true
printBoolean(false)  -> false
printBoolean(1 == 1) -> true

You can also combine them all in one single method. The hints are probably there to tell you that Java does this by itself. Now i'm not really sure if you have to implement that functionality yourself or make appropriate use of Java's methods, so maybe ask for clarifications.


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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jesus G. Hernandez graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Jesus G. Hernandez
Hernandez is the son of Esmeralda Salas, of Lehigh Acres, and Leonel Meza, of Immokalee; stepson of Jose I. Salas, of Lehigh; grandson of Emma Hernandez, of Lehigh; brother of Jose Salas and Oscar Meza; and nephew of Emilio Hernandez, of Labelle, and Estevan Hernandez, of Lehigh.
He is a 2012 graduate of Lehigh Senior High School.


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I have loved all the products from MK except the timewise repair (night/day) It made my skin burn and I kept useing it for months, but it never got any better. I thought I would get a refund satisfaction garenteed . But it wasn't. So watch out for sellers that don't refund.
product was ordered online on 6/11/13, as of the 28th of june I have emailed her twice called her once and she never responded to any of my messages. The balance due was deducted from my checking account on 6/20/13. I called the corp office spoke with customer services, very little help. there going to try and contact Rep. In 5 days if I don't hear from her I am to call them back. back in my ballpark. I have to follow up again if I don't any thing. I have been a mary kay user for years. But, have decided to spend the extra money and go to belk aor dillarda and buy clinique.
I used to work for a vendor who did business with Mary Kay- their consultants were a great group of ladies but their Corporate Headquarters is rude, unprofessional, pretentious and crooked. They would call at the last minute- demand over the top service, causing all kinds of overtime cuasing our employees to work holidays , weekends and overnights and then not pay their bills. High level executives and their assistants would not talk to mere employees, - only other high level execs. I would not purchase a Mary Kay product now if they were the last company left on earth.
Do not purchase any MK product through Holly Martin, she does not check up on her orders, and is unprofessional. Its been a month and I still don't have the merchandise I ordered!
Mary Kay and their consultant Tomeaka Nesbitt - Ridgeville SC is a scammer, she takes your orders online then processes the payment and does not send you your merchandise. I have contacted my credit card company to dispute the charges and I am in the process of reporting Mary Kay and her representative to the BBB. I noticed today that her website is not longer up...mmmm doesn't that raise a little suspicion. Never again!!!!! BEWARE!!!!!
I have been in Mary Kay as a "second timer" for a little over a year now. I love everything about Mary Kay from the wonderful products she designed for us to the friendships I have made as a Beauty Consultant. I love the fact that when life got in my way, I could put my business on hold and pick it up again when I moved those items out of my way. Mary Kay gives us that opportunity, our second chance to make a difference. If Mary Kay Ash were alive today, she would tell each of us to follow our dreams. To never give up on ourselves and never, ever dissapoint a client. Follow through is what seperates us from the counter sales, personal touch and dependability is what makes your experience with your Mary Kay Consultant special and the love of our company is what make us successful. Mary Kay Consultants are different from any other consultants out there. We truly strive to enrich the lives of women all over the world and take pride in knowing the we can put God first, family second and our business third. Mary Kay wanted us to be successful that is why she set ground rules and procedures in place for us, Directors and Nationals that can lead us, and a Corporate Office that can assist us. I love this company and thank Mary Kay Ash for this wonderful opportunity!!
Jinni Dempsey, a consultant in the Birmingham market is one of the most unprofessional tepresentatives I have ever talked with at Mary Kay. Her sales tactics are deceptive, dishonest and after sharing with many people how I was treated they all agreed with me. In addition to her manipulative sales methods, she harassed me with emails, phone calls and then had the gall to snd me a final email stating she would immediately delete any future correspondence frome! Real classy! She needs to be counseled in how to treat people and how to conduct a proper business!
Mary Kay is a graet company to work for, I enjoy my independence as being a Beauty Consultant, and hope to do well in this Business, Sincerely, Cordelia M. Hardin.
My daughter, Angelina Adams, purchased about $50 worth of various Mary Kay cosmetics from her friend for my birthday, Sept. 2009. There were 2 liquid make ups, and 2 lip colors, and everything wrong color. We let ms. Mary Scherra know this immediately and she said she'd let us pick new colors and would replace. She planned to have a baby shower a couple months from then and said just bring it to her then and we could pick the colors. The shower ended and when I asked if she had a minute to let me look at a color chart she said it would have to be done another time... so now we have NOTHING. She had her baby around in FEBRUARY 2010... i EVEN WENT BY THE HOSPITAL TO SEE HER! wE'VER HEARD NOTHING ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS. My daughter has contacted her two times and has visited - still NOTHING. I want my products replaced. wHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP. mARY LIVES ON lAUREL St. Richmond (Chesterfield), VA.
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Citizens Against Ruining the Environment
Coal Ash >
Federal and State Regulations
Will County Facilities
HMS Quarry Expansion
Lincoln Stone Quarry
Facts About Coal Ash
All Closure Options
Best Closure Option
Some General Facts About Coal Ash
Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs), more commonly known as coal ash, is the waste material or by-products left over when coal is burned to produce electricity in coal-fired power plants. All coal ash contains toxic components found deep in the earth. These can include arsenic, mercury, lead, chromium, cadmium, selenium, zinc and boron. The levels of toxic components can vary tremendously because it depends on the origin of the coal that was burned at the power plant.
Coal ash may be disposed of or used as a raw material in certain products. When used as a raw material, coal ash is referred to as Coal Combustion Products (CCPs), a term devised by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to encourage the beneficial reuse of this industrial waste. There are four types of coal combustion waste: fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and flue gas desulfurization (FGD) residue.
Fly ash is a very fine, powdery material composed mostly of silica, and is quite similar to volcanic ash. Fly ash is carried up into the power plant's smoke stacks with the flue gases from the furnace/combustion chamber, and is captured by air pollution control equipment. Fly ash is used extensively today in making concrete, especially high-performance concrete mixes for bridges, skyscrapers, roads, and dams.
Bottom Ash
Bottom ash is composed of coarse, jagged, slightly porous particles that, unlike fly ash, are too large and heavy to be carried up into the power plant's smoke stacks. Instead, it falls through grates into a ash hopper at the bottom of the furnace/combustion chamber. Bottom ash can replace other construction aggregate in road bases, pavement, and lightweight concrete.
Boiler Slag
Boiler slag is molten (melted) bottom ash that is formed in certain types of coal furnaces, When this slag is doused with water, it turns into hard, black, glass-like pellets. Boiler slag has seen use in asphalt, blasting grit, and roofing materials.
Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Residue
Flue gas desulfurization (FGD) residue is a by-product of the air pollution control equipment required at coal-fired power plants for reducing sulfur dioxide emissions. FGD residue is released as a wet sludge/slurry that is later dried to form a commercially usable powdered material in the manufacture of synthetic gypsum wallboard.
What Kind of Ash Is in Lincoln Stone Quarry?
The active portion of Lincoln Stone Quarry (the "Main Quarry") contains bottom ash and boiler slag.
Lincoln Stone Quarry Groundwater Pollution
Lincoln Stone Quarry Closure Options
To address the issue of the groundwater monitoring results shown to be above Illinois groundwater standards, NRG has proposed three different closure options for Lincoln Stone Quarry.
Dry Closure in Place Using Synthetic Liner and Soil Cover System
The first closure option is leaving the coal ash in place in the Main Quarry and covering the ash with a two-layer system. The ash would be regraded to above groundwater elevation to provide positive drainage to the North Quarry settling pond. The first option's two-layer system consists of a low-permeability plastic liner covered with a protective layer of soil and seeded with native prairie grasses.
Dry Closure in Place Using Synthetic Liner and Synthetic Turf Cover System
The second closure option is also leaving the coal ash in place in the Main Quarry and covering the ash with a slightly different
two-layer system. The ash would be regraded to above groundwater elevation to provide positive drainage to the North Quarry settling pond. The second option's two-layer system consists of a low-permeability plastic liner covered with a UV, wind, and runoff-resistant synthetic turf. The synthetic turf is infilled with sand to provide ballast and help secure the turf.
Complete Removal of All Coal Ash
The third closure option is complete removal of all coal ash from the Main Quarry, hauling by truck, and disposal in licensed, off-site landfill facilities. Although the Main Quarry contains 2.6 million cubic yards of coal ash, once excavated, the actual volume transported would be closer to 3.4 million cubic yards. NRG estimates that it will take nearly 20 years to perform this work, based on 50 15-cubic yard truckloads per day and 240 working days per year.
Let's Advocate for the Most Protective Cleanup of Lincoln Stone Quarry
Complete Removal of Ash
Of the three closure options presented by NRG, only complete removal of the coal ash from the unlined quarry and transfer to a properly lined landfill located above groundwater aquifers, away from the Des Plaines River, and away from residential areas, is acceptable. Contaminants in the coal ash have already migrated from Lincoln Stone Quarry into the nearby groundwater. Capping the coal ash at its existing site will not fix this problem.
Comprehensive Groundwater Investigation
NRG is well aware that contaminants in the coal ash have migrated from Lincoln Stone Quarry. They must determine how far the contaminants have traveled and plan for the cleanup of these contaminants in their disposal site closure plan.
All private wells providing residential drinking water in close proximity to Lincoln Stone Quarry must be tested by NRG. If unsafe levels of contaminants are found in these wells, NRG must provide the residents with clean, safe water. Access to clean water is recognized by the United Nations as a human right.
Efficient Cleanup
There should be no unreasonable delays.
Local communities, not NRG, will live with the consequences of NRG's closure decision for generations to come. NRG must provide meaningful public involvement during the decision-making process.
Protection for All
NRG's closure of the Lincoln Stone Quarry coal ash disposal site in Joliet must protect both workers and local communities during the cleanup, including measures to limit the drift of dust and air pollution during excavation, transport, and at the new disposal site. Despite the fact that coal ash contains concentrated levels of heavy metals and salts, and sometimes even radioactive components, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency thus far has declined to classify coal ash as a hazardous waste. Environmentalists have long disagreed and believe workers in particular should not be misled about the dangers of exposure.
Earthjustice Advocacy Toolkit
The nonprofit environmental law organization Earthjustice has put together a coal ash cleanup advocacy toolkit for individuals, communities, groups promoting the public interest, and local officials. Download the toolkit here.
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Web;
using MvcContrib.UnitTests.FluentHtml.Fakes;
using MvcContrib.UnitTests.FluentHtml.Helpers;
using NUnit.Framework;
using MvcContrib.FluentHtml.Elements;
using MvcContrib.FluentHtml.Expressions;
using MvcContrib.FluentHtml.Html;

namespace MvcContrib.UnitTests.FluentHtml
{
	[TestFixture]
	public class TextAreaTests
	{
		[Test]
		public void textarea_renders_with_correct_tag_id_and_name()
		{
			var element = new TextArea("foo.Bar").ToString()
				.ShouldHaveHtmlNode("foo_Bar")
				.ShouldBeNamed(HtmlTag.TextArea);

			element.ShouldHaveAttribute(HtmlAttribute.Name).WithValue("foo.Bar");
		}

		[Test]
		public void model_textbox_renders_with_correct_tag_id_and_name()
		{
			Expression<Func<FakeModel, object>> expression = x => x.Person.FirstName;
			var element = new TextArea(expression.GetNameFor(), expression.GetMemberExpression(), null).ToString()
				.ShouldHaveHtmlNode("Person_FirstName")
				.ShouldBeNamed(HtmlTag.TextArea);

			element.ShouldHaveAttribute(HtmlAttribute.Name).WithValue("Person.FirstName");
		}

		[Test]
		public void textarea_renders_with_correct_inner_text()
		{
			new TextArea("foo.Bar").Value("foo bar").ToString()
				.ShouldHaveHtmlNode("foo_Bar")
				.ShouldHaveInnerTextEqual("foo bar");
		}

		[Test]
		public void textarea_renders_with_formatted_inner_text()
		{
			using (CultureHelper.EnUs())
			{
				var item = 1234.5m;
				var expected = string.Format("{0:$#,##0.00}", item);
				new TextArea("foo.Bar").Value(item).Format("$#,##0.00").ToString()
					.ShouldHaveHtmlNode("foo_Bar")
					.ShouldHaveInnerTextEqual(expected);
			}
		}

		[Test]
		public void textarea_renders_with_correct_inner_text_from_enumerable_value_with_formatting()
		{
			using (CultureHelper.EnUs())
			{
				var items = new List<decimal> {1234.5m, 234, 345.666m};
				String expected = string.Empty;
				foreach(var item in items)
				{
					expected += string.Format("{0:$#,##0.00}\r\n", item);
				}
				expected = expected.TrimEnd('\r', '\n');
				new TextArea("foo.Bar").Value(items).Format("$#,##0.00").ToString()
					.ShouldHaveHtmlNode("foo_Bar")
					.ShouldHaveInnerTextEqual(expected);
			}
		}

		[Test]
		public void textarea_rows_renders_rows()
		{
			new TextArea("x").Rows(9).ToString()
				.ShouldHaveHtmlNode("x")
				.ShouldHaveAttribute(HtmlAttribute.Rows).WithValue("9");
		}

		[Test]
		public void textarea_columns_renders_columns()
		{
			new TextArea("x").Columns(44).ToString()
				.ShouldHaveHtmlNode("x")
				.ShouldHaveAttribute(HtmlAttribute.Cols).WithValue("44");
		}

		[Test]
		public void textarea_value_html_encodes_inner_text()
		{
			var value = "
Foo
";
			new TextArea("x").Value(value).ToString()
				.ShouldHaveHtmlNode("x")
				.ShouldHaveInnerTextEqual(HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(value));
		}
	}
}

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Ex-top China military official, facing bribery probe, dies
March 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly
AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese military's former second-highest ranking officer, Xu Caihou, who had been under investigation for alleged bribe-taking and brokering of promotions, has died in a hospital of cancer, the state Xinhua News Agency reported early Monday. He was 71. A former deputy chairman of the ruling Communist Party's Central […]
Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Beijing, CMC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission, Communist Party, Ex-top China, Gu Junshan, Hong Kong-based, Hu Jintao, Liberation Army, Phoenix Weekly, President Xi Jinping, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27, Xinhua News Agency, Xu Caihou
N. Korean leader's sister named as senior official
AP Wire Service SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has revealed that leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister is a senior official in the ruling Workers' Party, adding to analysts' views that she is an increasingly important part of the family dynasty that runs the country.
Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Central Committee, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo Jong, Korean, North Korea, SEOUL, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12, Workers Party
How high-level Chinese officials are taken down
August 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly
By Gillian Wong Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The investigation into China's former Security Chief Zhou Yongkang could pave the way for him to stand trial as the most senior politician ever prosecuted for
Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Bo Xilai, Central Committee, China, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Communist Party, Security Chief Zhou Yongkang, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15, Xu Caihou, blog
Fallen Chinese political star to go on trial
By Gillian Wong The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai goes on trial Aug. 22 on corruption charges in a case crafted to minimize damage to the Communist Party and avoid exposure of party infighting or human rights abuses.
Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Beijing, Bo Xilai, Central Committee, China, Dali Yang, Fallen Chinese, Fang Hong, Gu Kailai, Intermediate People, Kerry Brown, Lu Qi, Song Yangbiao, Vol 32 No 35 | August 24 - August 30, Wang Lijun, Xinhua News Agency, Zhang Lifan, Zhang Sizhi
China microblogs praise Bo Xilai prosecution
By Staff The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China's Twitter-like weibo microblogging services have become lively forums for commenting on the events of the day in China's otherwise tightly controlled media landscape. On July 25, however, the comments about disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai's indictment for alleged corruption, bribe taking, and abuse of power were […]
Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Bo Xilai, Central Committee, China, Chinese, General Secretary Xi, Vol 32 No 32 | August 3 - August 9, social media
NKorean farmers can make profit growing food for first time
June 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly
By Staff The Associated Press HAMHUNG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean farmers knee deep in muddy paddies across the country have a new incentive during this year's crucial rice planting season: possible bonuses that are part of an economic shift echoing ally China's steps three decades ago toward embracing capitalism.
Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, AP, Beijing, Central Committee, China, Chinese, HAMHUNG, Impoverished North Korea, John Delury, Kim Jong Jin, Kim Jong-un, North Koreans, Pak Pong Ju, Ralph Cossa, South Korea, Vol 32 No 24 | June 8 - June 14, Yonsei University
Myanmar opposition party to hold party congress
By Aye Aye Win THE Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — In another sign of political reform and reconciliation in Myanmar, the country's biggest party, led by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, will hold its first-ever congress in the country's former capital next week. "This will be the NLD's first party congress since the […]
Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, 2015, Aung San Suu Kyi, Central Committee, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, NLD, National League, Nyan Win, Ohn Kyaing, Thein Sein, USDP, Vol 32 No 11 | March 9 - March 15, YANGON, censorship
Kim Jong Il's heir meets with South Korean delegation
January 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's next leader burnished his diplomatic skills Monday, welcoming a private South Korean mourning delegation as state media revealed a new title that gives Kim Jong Un authority over political matters. Kim Jong Un has rapidly gained prominence since the death of his father Kim Jong Il on Dec. […]
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China launches new English-language newspaper
April 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A new English-language paper published by China's Communist Party hit newsstands on Monday, April 20; it's part of Beijing's efforts to raise its profile on the global stage and find an international audience for the party line. The inaugural English edition of the Global Times led […]
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BC Law rises to #7 "Best Classroom Experience" and #8 "Best Professors" in the latest Princeton Review rankings.
Boston College Law School has risen to #7 in the Princeton Review's "Best Classroom Experience" rankings list, and #8 in the Review's "Best Professors" ranking.
The Princeton Review releases a number of specialty rankings as part of its Best Law Schools list, which (according to the Review website) is based on a combination of institutional and student survey data, with factors including career outcomes, admissions selectivity, and academic rigor, among others. For its Best Law Schools list, the Review does not rank the schools in order.


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Dandelions are an abundant weed found in lawns, meadows, fields, highways, waste places and near railroads. They may also be cultivated and the tender, smaller leaves are sometimes eaten in salads.


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New Book Illuminates the Importance of Recognizing Consciousness in Patients with Severe Brain Injury and Why it Matters
The medical community needs a better understanding of people suffering from severe brain injuries, argues a Weill Cornell Medicine professor of medical ethics, whose new book calls for advocacy and awareness.
The book cover of Dr. Joseph Fins' new book, "Rights Come to Mind: Brain Injury, Ethics, and the Struggle for Consciousness." Image: Cambridge University Press
"Rights Come to Mind: Brain Injury, Ethics, and the Struggle for Consciousness," by Dr. Joseph J. Fins, the E. William Davis Jr., M.D., Professor of Medical Ethics and chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medicine, chronicles the evolution of the medical classification of severe brain injury while presenting the stories of what he calls "a deeply marginalized class" of society.
Through interviews with 53 families of people with brain injuries identified as in a minimally conscious state — or having partial conscious responsiveness or awareness to the world around them — Dr. Fins reveals that patients are often incorrectly categorized as in a vegetative state — or having an absence of responsiveness or awareness. In fact, Dr. Fins said up to 40 percent of patients with traumatic brain injury in nursing homes diagnosed as vegetative are actually minimally conscious. As a result, care options for these patients lessen, and society, he said, tends to neglect them.
"The thing that really keeps me awake at night is people who are conscious have been erroneously labeled as unconscious at an alarmingly high rate," said Dr. Fins, who gave the David Kopf Lecture on Neuroethics, entitled "Giving Voice to Consciousness: Neuroethics, Human Rights and the Indispensability of Neuroscience," for Neuroscience 2015, the Society for Neuroscience's annual meeting, on Oct. 19 in Chicago. "If you're aware of the moral significance of the state of classification, and why it matters, you'd be sure to have more diagnostic vigilance. It's a question of depriving a highly vulnerable group of patients their civil rights."
The book centers on Margaret Worthen, who in 2006 suffered a severe brain injury. Worthen was initially diagnosed as vegetative, but thanks in part to her mother Nancy's perseverance, and physicians who argued Margaret may have shown signs of consciousness, was found to be minimally conscious.
Though Worthen died in August at age 31, the final years of her life included remarkable milestones such as recognition of family members and communication through eye movement. The hope of continued progress remained for Worthen's family, knowing that Margaret was responding to her environment. Dr. Fins argues in "Rights Come to Mind" that the restoration of functional communication leads to the reintegration of these patients into their community and is consistent with the goals of the Americans with Disability Act.
Dr. Joseph J. Fins
"They still revel in having their loved ones there, and once they're there it can be quite a remarkable epiphany to learn that your loved one who you thought was irretrievably gone is still there," said Dr. Fins, who is also a professor of medicine, of medicine in psychiatry, of healthcare policy and research and of medical ethics in neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Fins was recently named the Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Medicine, Bioethics and the Law at the Yale Law School, where he lectures about bioethical and legal issues related to patients with severe brain injuries.
While "Rights Come to Mind" details Worthen's progress, and the progress of other minimally conscious patients, it also chronicles advances in treating severe brain injury. One such emerging treatment, deep brain stimulation, was pioneered by Dr. Nicholas Schiff, the Jerold B. Katz Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Fins was a co-investigator on that trial. Drs. Schiff and Fins co-direct the Consortium for the Advanced Study of Brain Injury at Weill Cornell Medicine and The Rockefeller University, which is dedicated to understanding mechanisms of recovery following severe brain injury and affirming the rights of these patients through public policy engagement.
"I think the technology and neuroscience is advancing," Dr. Fins said. "There's really been a radical evolution of what we know about these conditions."
Much of the evolution in understanding traumatic brain injury is rooted at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Fins acknowledges his colleague, Dr. Schiff, and their mentor, former Chairman of Neurology Dr. Fred Plum, as groundbreaking physicians in the fight for patients' rights and pioneering neuroscience.
"It really is a product of Weill Cornell Medicine," Dr. Fins said. "I'm proud to be part of that tradition."
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title: Announcing Linode API 4 Public Alpha
author: Drew DeVault
avatar: https://www.linode.com/media/images/employees/ddevault.png
layout: post
tags:
- APIv4
- Python/Flask
---

The Linode API was first introduced 7 years ago, and its age is showing. We
all know it could be better. So I'm happy to announce that after
months of hard work from the Linode dev team, API 4 is entering
alpha phase. We built it from the ground up with a modern
RESTful design, and I think you'll like it.

To get into the alpha, visit [alpha.linode.com](https://alpha.linode.com) and
request an invite. You can also check out our brand new [developer
hub](https://developers.linode.com), which has all of the documentation for the
new API. The developer hub is a [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com/) project on GitHub
Pages, and is [open source](https://github.com/Linode/developers). We're
hoping that you can help us by building libraries and tools in your favorite
languages, and contributing guides and improvements to the developer
documentation. We're also accepting bug reports, feature requests, and other
feedback via
[GitHub issues](https://github.com/Linode/developers/issues).

## At a glance

Previously, you made 4 API calls to create a living, breathing Linode. It was
pretty bad, so we streamlined it. Many of the low-level decisions
(like disk layout and boot configs) are given sane defaults. Now:

<div id="curl-example">
{% highlight bash %}
#!/bin/bash
token="a valid oauth token"
linode=$(curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Authorization: token $token" \
    -X POST -d '{
        "datacenter": "datacenter_6",
        "service": "service_112",
        "source": "distro_140",
        "root_pass": "hunter2"
    }' https://api.alpha.linode.com/v4/linodes)
{% endhighlight %}
</div>

<script>
var password = Math.random().toString(36).slice(-8);
password += Math.random().toString(36).slice(-8);
var html = document.getElementById('curl-example').innerHTML;
html = html.replace("hunter2", password);
document.getElementById('curl-example').innerHTML = html;
</script>

This creates a new Linode 1024 (`service_112`) in Newark (`datacenter_6`) with
Debian 8.1 (`distro_140`) installed. The response is a [Linode
object](http://developers.linode.com/reference/#object-linodes)
as JSON. Since we're using the shell I'm going to use
[jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/), a command line JSON parser, to grab the ID:

{% highlight bash %}
linode_id=$(echo "$linode" | jq -r .linode.id)
{% endhighlight %}

And now we can boot it:

{% highlight bash %}
curl -H "Authorization: token $token" \
    -X POST https://api.alpha.linode.com/v4/linodes/$linode_id/boot
{% endhighlight %}

That's it! You can watch the state change to "running" as it's provisioned and
booted:

{% highlight bash %}
curl -H "Authorization: token $token" \
    https://api.alpha.linode.com/v4/linodes/$linode_id | jq .state
{% endhighlight %}

Once it's up, you can log into your new Linode.

{% highlight bash %}
linode_ip=$(echo "$linode" | jq -r .linode.ip_addresses.public.ipv4[0])
ssh root@$linode_ip
{% endhighlight %}

And while this whole process has been greatly simplified, we
haven't left power users behind. There are still API endpoints for doing
things the hard way. We currently support many of the features that are already
supported by the old API, and we're working towards supporting even more
features than that. Our goal is to support every feature of Linode via the new
API.

Additionally, we've done away with API keys in favor of OAuth tokens. OAuth has
been the hot new thing for a while now. You can now create access tokens that
allow users to offer you a fine-grained set of permissions.
When you sit down to make something with the Linode API, you'll need to first
request an [invite](https://alpha.linode.com) then register your client at [login.alpha.linode.com](https://login.alpha.linode.com).
Finally, head over to the [authentication docs](https://developers.linode.com/reference/#authentication)
to get started.

## Linode + Flask == ❤

Curious developers who've visited our [careers](https://linode.com/careers) page
in the past may have been surprised to find ColdFusion in our stack (myself
included). Linode has been around for a long time, and what got the job done
10 years ago is rarely the best choice for tomorrow. So with maintainability and
quality in mind, we wrote the new API in Python. All of the devs here
are very excited, and the new design is really solid. API 4
uses tools like [Flask](http://flask.pocoo.org/) and [SQLAlchemy](http://www.sqlalchemy.org/)
and is delightful to work on. The new API is also stateless and easier to distribute and make
more reliable.

We've had a pretty interesting journey writing Linode's new API from scratch.
There were many challenges replacing a large, established codebase and
infrastructure. Facing these challenges gave us a chance to refine our
application design early on, before the codebase was too big to effectively
undertake large scale refactorings. I am very proud of what we've built, and we
want to share some of the innovations we've made with the open source world.

Linode's current [open source offerings](https://github.com/Linode) are pretty
sparse. This will change. I can personally see gaps in the open source world
when it comes to building things with Flask, and we have filled many of them
during our work on API 4. We have plans on pulling our work out into
independent, open-sourcable Python modules. Personally, I've got my eye on our
validation module and our lightweight SQLAlchemy ⟷ JSON module. We're also
taking a look at writing some API wrappers for the new API. These will be open
source, of course.  In fact...

## pip install linode-api

We're shipping the alpha with a brand new Python API wrapper,
[linode-api](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/linode-api)
([GitHub](https://github.com/Linode/python-linode-api)). Check it out:

{% highlight python %}
>>> from linode import LinodeClient
>>> client = LinodeClient("a valid oauth token",
...     base_url="https://api.alpha.linode.com/v4")
>>> service = client.get_services(Service.label == "Linode 1024")[0]
>>> datacenter = client.get_datacenters(Datacenter.label == "Newark, NJ")[0]
>>> distro = client.get_distributions(Distribution.label == "Ubuntu 14.04")[0]
>>> (linode, password) = client.create_linode(service, datacenter, source=distro)
>>> linode.label = "My Awesome Linode"
>>> linode.save()
{% endhighlight %}

We support server-side filtering and the Python client implements a filtering
syntax that's very similar to SQLAlchemy's syntax (the server-side
implementation of this is another candidate for open source). The Python
wrapper also includes a login.linode.com client that can help you implement an
OAuth flow - check out the [example
app](https://github.com/Linode/python-linode-api/tree/master/examples/install-on-linode).

## Engineering Blog

You may have noticed that this is not the [Linode Blog](https://blog.linode.com/),
which is a marketing tool for announcing new end-user features and such.
Following in the footsteps of several other engineering teams, we've established
a separate blog for Linode engineers to talk about the cool things we're
working on. This blog is for engineering content only - no marketing. If you're
interested in reading about the stuff we work on, subscribe to
[RSS](/feed.xml).


Zimbabwe's prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai has announced the country will use a $950 million (£577 million) loan from China to help improve its economy.
The southern African location has asserted it needs $10 billion to rebuild its rundown infrastructure, as well as improve its unemployment rate.
Mr Tsvangirai further noted how a three-week tour around the US and Europe had helped raise more than $500 million in pledges.
"The amount of assistance that was raised on my visit to Europe and the United States does not reflect the enormous support we will be able to utilise if we are to fulfill all our political obligations," Mr Tsvangirai said.
Between July 7th and 9th, commonwealth organisations representing civil society, local government and businesses will meet in Johannesburg to discuss ways of helping the country.
In a recent letter to the Guardian newspaper, chair of the Zimbabwean commonwealth committee Carl Wright said they will look at infrastructure rehabilitation, reconstruction and development, humanitarian assistance, social protection and economic stabilisation.


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Nature and Culture International is pleased to announce the creation of a new conservation area in southern Ecuador! Connecting the Andean foothills and the Amazon rainforest, the newly established Zamora Municipal Conservation and Sustainable Use Area protects habitat for a variety of species – … [Read more...] about Saving Habitat in Southern Ecuador
Nature and Culture International celebrates the creation of a new protected area in the Ecuadorian Amazon! Encompassing 56,327 acres, Palora Municipal Conservation and Sustainable Use Area connects two important ecosystems: the cloud forests of the eastern Andes and the Amazon plains. … [Read more...] about Connecting Ecosystems from the Andes to the Amazon
Nature and Culture International is pleased to announce the creation of a new conservation area in the Peruvian Andes. The newly established Unchog Private Conservation Area protects a birder's paradise – fragile habitat home to birds found nowhere else on the planet! … [Read more...] about A Birder's Paradise Protected in Peru
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We need bees. We may take them and other pollinators for granted, but they're vital to stable, healthy food supplies and key to the varied and nutritious diets we need. … [Read more...] about Un-BEE-lievable news in Ecuador
In July and August of last year, forest fires caught international headlines as flames blazed across the Amazon rainforest. While our attention has understandably shifted to other events, the problem hasn't diminished. In fact, the fires this year could be even more devastating than in 2019. … [Read more...] about CEO Statement on the Amazon Fires
The Bolivian Andes contain incredible wildlife and essential water sources, but deforestation is rapidly destroying its ecosystems. Recent data reveals Bolivia is among the most deforested countries in the world. … [Read more...] about Fighting deforestation in Bolivia
Thanks to you, 73,701 acres are now protected in the Ecuadorian Andes! On October 27, the Municipality of Loja declared Loja Municipal Conservation and Sustainable Use Area. Divided into 13 blocks throughout Loja, the new area saves wildlife and water sources for 200,000 people. … [Read more...] about Saving Wildlife and Water Resources
Celebrating Nature's Greatest Guardians in Our Latest Donor Impact Report Around the world, indigenous people have lived in harmony with nature for generations, living off the land and its resources while maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem itself. … [Read more...] about Donor Impact Report: Nature's Greatest Guardians
Thanks to you, the first state reserve in Sinaloa, Mexico was just created! The newly declared Sierra de Tacuichamona State Reserve will protect habitat for animals like the jaguar and safeguard critical water supplies in the region. … [Read more...] about The first state reserve in Sinaloa, Mexico
Sacha Casha, President of the Kichwa Ancestral People of Pakayaku, recalls being at home, happy because she had finally connected to the internet (no easy feat when you're in the Amazon rainforest), when she saw her sister running towards her, screaming in despair. The Bobonaza River was rising. … [Read more...] about Your generosity at work in the Amazon Rainforest
After 13 hours of exploration, the rangers encountered a rare and special species – an endangered mountain tapir! Juan managed to capture a few photos before the creature disappeared into the forest. … [Read more...] about Spotted! Endangered tapir in Conservation Area
Rural and indigenous communities are likely more susceptible to this coronavirus and often are the farthest from government and healthcare services. In the Bolivian Chaco, communities have been fighting to prevent the rapid spread of COVID-19 while also struggling with lack of equipment and … [Read more...] about Your generosity at work in the Bolivian Chaco
Municipal Protected Area expanded in Ecuador's most threatened ecosystem
On Monday, the Paltas Municipal Council approved the expansion of Paltas Municipal Protected Area in southwest Ecuador, bringing it to a total size of 41,040 acres! The new area, divided into six "blocks" within the municipality, conserves some of the last remnants of dry forest in Ecuador. … [Read more...] about Municipal Protected Area expanded in Ecuador's most threatened ecosystem
Indigenous and rural communities are likely more susceptible to COVID-19 and often are the farthest from government and healthcare services. In some places, like where Nature and Culture International works in northern Brazil, the infection rate for indigenous people has been 130% higher than the … [Read more...] about Your impact in Roraima, Brazil
Ecuador's Ministry of Environment and Water just announced the expansion of Río Negro Sopladora National Park, bringing it to a total size of 83,296 acres. The expansion guarantees the conservation of additional biodiverse habitat and natural resources in central Ecuador. … [Read more...] about Thanks to your support, Ecuador expands its newest national park!
On Friday, Ecuador's Ministry of Environment officially declared Sangay Podocarpus, the country's first connectivity corridor. Sangay Podocarpus extends over 1.4 million acres of diverse and fragile ecosystems, linking Sangay National Park in central Ecuador with Podocarpus National Park in the … [Read more...] about Ecuador declares the first connectivity corridor in the country
For the first time, the Peruvian National Forest and Wildlife Service approved the resizing of a Permanent Production Forest (PPF) for the creation of a protected area in Ucayali. This groundbreaking decision paves the way for the establishment of a new regional conservation area in the Peruvian … [Read more...] about A milestone for conservation in Peru
Helping nature's greatest guardians
After two months, Washington Tiwi, President of the Provincial Federation of the Shuar Nationality of Zamora Chinchipe (FEPNASh-ZCh), returned home to join his family. He had left his community, the Shuar Kiim Center, to take care of his father who was infected with COVID-19. … [Read more...] about Helping nature's greatest guardians
Nature and Culture International's team in Ecuador just finished a comprehensive study on biodiversity and ecosystem services in the province of El Oro. The study will be used to identify and create priority conservation areas in the region. … [Read more...] about Study by Nature and Culture identifies priority conservation areas


Not always in the mood to lace up your boots? Here's the perfect solution.. Corcoran's taken their already great field boot and added a convenient side zipper. Lace once and from then on, just unsnap the zipper cover at the top of the boot and open them from the inside panel.


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Soundgarden merch outfits for babies and kids
Soundgarden belong to the founding fathers of grunge and have been delivering unique sound and breathtaking albums for decades. They sold millions of albums and won almost every award in the music industry.
Soundgarden belong to the founding fathers of grunge and have been delivering unique sound and breathtaking albums for decades. They sold millions of albums and won almost every award in the music... read more »
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THE Metal baby item in lots of different colours
Soundgarden Merchandise for rocker kids
Like many other rock stories, Soundgarden's career also started in Seattle. The only thing they have in common with their local colleagues from Pearl Jam and Nirvana is the rough musical classification, as their sound was more metal from the beginning.
The band was named after a sculpture in Magnuson Park in Seattle. After their first gigs on local radio and samplers, Soundgarden quickly attracted the attention of major labels. Their extremely explosive mixture of alternative rock and metal was positively received by fans of both camps and the band quickly gained a loyal fan base. Their major debut was a success and was received positively by all sides. Unfortunately, "Nevermind" by Nirvana was released at the same time, whose surprise success put everything else in the shade. The band also played more and more live, and as support band for Guns' N' Roses they toured extensively throughout the States. Then it was finally time for the big breakthrough. The single "Black Hole Sun" was played on all channels and radio stations in a continuous loop. The accompanying album "Superunknown" was awarded with almost everything there is to award in the music industry.
Soundgarden Comeback stronger!
After the following tours, Soundgarden decided to break up the band in 1997. With time the waves had calmed down and so the band returned in 2010 after 12 years of abstinence. With fresh music they made up for what many fans had been waiting for over a decade. Among others a Rock Am Ring gig with only 16 years delay. After the sudden death of singer Chris Cornell the band decided not to continue in 2018 and closed the chapter of Soundgarden forever.
Here in the Metal Kids Online Shop you can find kids and baby merchandise of the hip grunge rockers. If your are searching for more cool merch. Then check out Foo Figters, Stone Sour and Nirvana.


Southwest Colorado Springs is a posh locality of the city. It is a very large neighborhood famous for its characteristic features which are both natural and manmade. It is also known as Broadmoor among the residents of the city. It has a population of 8998 and median home prices here are $502950. This gives you an indication of the how costly buying a home in this part of Colorado Springs can be for you. However, high household income which stands at $98855 makes it easy for the people living here. This household income is 76% higher than the rest of Colorado Springs. Southwest Colorado Springs is a bright spot in Colorado real estate today.
Broadmoor is situated in the southwest portion of El Paso County. It is a little west of I-25 and to the south of the downtown area of Colorado Springs. It borders the front ranges of Norad and Cheyenne Mountains. It is close to Ft. Carson army base and houses the famous Broadmoor Hotel. This is also the reason it is referred to as Broadmoor. In fact, the locality started to grow as an outer ring of Broadmoor Hotel in 40's. Fort Carson was constructed in the area during the Second World War. It happens to be one of the major employers for the people living in this neighborhood. Southwest Colorado Springs has a population of 54657 and it is spread over an area of 38 sq miles.
Schools in Southwest Colorado Springs are served by Harrison District #2 and Cheyenne Mountain District #12. Both these school districts are regarded in high esteem and public schools run by them have a very high rating. The most popular school of the city, The Colorado Springs Public School, is located in Southwest Colorado Springs. As a parent of school going kids, you need not worry about quality education of your kids when you decide to move to this neighborhood of Colorado Springs.
Southwest Colorado Springs is considered a highly desirable place to live in the city because of its convenient location, presence of all modern amenities, and it natural beauty. Cheyenne Mountain State Park is a big attraction for hikers and campers looking for places to indulge in exciting outdoor activities.
If you like what you read, it is prudent to contact a local realtor. He will help you in finding a perfect home from homes for sale matching your requirements and budget.


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The Book of Strange New Things
Hogarth ($28)
by James Naiden
Futuristic fiction tends to be believable in that none of us knows what the world will be like in half a century, and absurd because the present is all we have by which to judge the plausibility of a fantastic tale. Such was the case in 1888 when Edward Bellamy published Looking Backward, considering American life—or English or French, perhaps—as it might be in the year 2000, a distant lodestar at the time. Perhaps Bellamy, who did not see the twentieth century, would have written more if he had lived longer. He certainly would have liked Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel Brave New World, about twenty-sixth century England, and 1984, George Orwell's acerbically utopian depiction of life in a distant year.
Now we have Michel Faber's The Book of Strange New Things, written in a time of stress and grief for the author, whose wife died of cancer in the summer of 2014—this novel is dedicated to her, understandably. Faber was born in Holland, educated in Australia, and now lives in Scotland. He recently let it be known that this volume, his third work of fiction, will be his final novel, a vow one hopes he won't obey because of his talent and perseverance in the art of the long novel.
The Book of Strange New Things is an admirable tale, although one bogged down by verbal excesses (it contains many references in the undecipherable language of another universe) and a seemingly endless fascination with bodily functions. In Faber's narrative, the mysterious entity "USIC" has recruited an English missionary named Peter Leigh—a thirty-something Christian convert with a shady background of drug taking, thievery, and other misdeeds—to travel in a "Jump" to Oasis, a distant planet perhaps not in the same universe as Earth. The Bible is known on Oasis as "the book of strange new things" and those natives that take Peter seriously are named "Jesus Lovers" by number:
He took up his position at the pulpit, and rested his fingerprints on the burnished toffee-colored surface where he might spread out his notes. The pulpit was slightly too low, as though the Oasans had made it for as tall a creature they could imagine but, in his absence, had still underestimated his height. Its design was modeled on the spectacular carved pulpits of ancient European cathedrals, where a massive leatherbound Bible might lie on the spread wingspan of an oaken eagle.
While Peter attempts to build a church with the help of those who believe, he is fraught with disturbing messages from his wife back in England via "the Shoot," a system of communication which resembles the Internet. She has gradually been diminished by her lack of faith as she is beset with one crisis after another, and her messages reflect a deep longing for her husband, as do his for her. There are some fellow Earthlings at the USIC base with whom Peter gets along well enough, but still there is a lack of empathy as everyone has problems on this distant planet.
There are frequent quotations from the Bible, principally the New Testament, as Peter and his wife communicate; there are also references to "earth" when the author refers to Oasan ground, which is not our Earth, supposedly. As the saga sprawls out, one gets the feeling that it might have been compressed by a good deal to its benefit, for while Faber's prose is smooth, the occasional flaws and inconsistencies are noticeable. However, despite its length and lack of careful editing, The Book of Strange New Things is a credible story, especially given its futuristic and not-quite-utopian underpinnings. One can only hope that this book is indeed not Michel Faber's final novel—he's too inventive and good a writer to quit while only in his mid-fifties.
Rain Taxi Online Edition Spring 2015 | © Rain Taxi, Inc. 2015
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C&G Open-front cardigan with pointelle | RW&CO.
Loose-fitting open-front cardigan by Camber & Grace detailed with pointelle stitching. Wear it over a sleeveless top or tee for extra warmth.
This is a beautiful colour for spring, love the length, the material is so soft. Love it!
I love this cardigan, it can be worn with business casual outfits, or to lounge in at home! Best part? It's super soft and comfortable!
I love this light pink sweater. Very comfortable and nice details. Will be wearing it a lot this spring!
I love this light grey cardigan. Very comfortable and versatile.
I bought this in an Xsmall (Usually I am Small, but I find you need to go down a size with their sweaters). Love the cut-out detailing and it is super comfy and cute. Perfect for our office which can get a bit chilly!
This should be perfect addition to my spring clothes. Lightweight but cozy. Pale pink coordinates well with other pieces.


Villa Malfatto is a holiday home with a sauna, located in Nojosniemi, 13 km from Jyväskylä. Guests benefit from terrace. Vaajakoski is 6 km away. There is a seating area, a dining area and a kitchen equipped with oven. Towels and bed linen are featured in this self-catering accommodation. Other facilities at Villa Malfatto include an outdoor pool. You can play billiards at the property, and bike hire is available. Guests can enjoy various activities in the surroundings, including cycling, fishing and hiking. The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport, 16 km from Villa Malfatto.
Please inform Villa Malfatto in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
From May until October, it is possible to book extra beds for 4 guests located in a separate granary building. Please contact the property for more information.
- Check-in after midnight: EUR 60.


When I was younger I had to learn Oldie but Goodie songs for bands I was in. No Intertunnel. I found a hole-in-the wall store that loaded 45s into jukeboxes. They'd sell to the public, but in the most desultory fashion. If you found them out behind the Chinese Restaurant and the SCUBA place and were willing to look through all the boxes and brought a little money, you could buy the stuff. I still have some of them, and several hundred lps, too. This is so much cooler than that, which was pretty damn cool already.
Back in 1990, when my wife had been accepted at graduate school several hours from where we lived, we took advantage of an offer by a friend of a friend to stay overnight at house he owned while we looked around our new town for an apartment.
It was a rambling 19th century home with an add-on wing, a back staircase, built-in cabinetry, and a general illogic to the floor plan.
The friend of the friend had recently inherited the house and was planning to convert it to condos.
The previous owner was a dentist and music lover. Nothing had yet been changed. Everything was as it had been.
The music room was a large study about 20 by 30 feet. But for two doors and two windows the entire room was lined with shelves. There must have been 6 or 8 shelves floor to ceiling.
Except for the hi-fi and speakers in the center of the long wall, every shelf from left to right, help LPs.
I've occasionally wondered about that collection and what could have possibly come of it.
Wow. The person who did that video did a really great job of presentation. It made me want to buy the collection, and while I am a music lover, the thought of searching through all that dust and old paper makes me wheeze like a calliope.
But, there's something about the look of all those records arranged like they were. All those colored circles - they are very appealing. Crazy.


It's Wednesday and that means it's time once again for my favorite deals at the grocery stores this week! Prices are good through April 16th (except at Sprouts where prices are good through April 17th).
Be sure to print off all of the new April coupons.com coupons! Current (as of now while I'm typing this) coupons include: $2 off Aleve, $6 off Valvoline Motor Oil, $2 off OB Tampons, $3 off One a Day Vitamins, $1 off Silk Almond Creamer, and lots more.
Head over here to load a new facebook coupon for $3 off your $50 purchase onto your Fry's VIP card (this works on a desktop or laptop computer).
Boneless New York steaks: $4.97/lb.
93% lean ground beef: $3.47/lb.
Boneless skinless chicken breasts: $1.99/lb.


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#ifndef MSGPACK_PREDEF_OS_HAIKU_H
#define MSGPACK_PREDEF_OS_HAIKU_H

#include <msgpack/predef/version_number.h>
#include <msgpack/predef/make.h>

/*`
[heading `MSGPACK_OS_HAIKU`]

[@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_(operating_system) Haiku] operating system.

[table
    [[__predef_symbol__] [__predef_version__]]

    [[`__HAIKU__`] [__predef_detection__]]
    ]
 */

#define MSGPACK_OS_HAIKU MSGPACK_VERSION_NUMBER_NOT_AVAILABLE

#if !defined(MSGPACK_PREDEF_DETAIL_OS_DETECTED) && ( \
    defined(__HAIKU__) \
    )
#   undef MSGPACK_OS_HAIKU
#   define MSGPACK_OS_HAIKU MSGPACK_VERSION_NUMBER_AVAILABLE
#endif

#if MSGPACK_OS_HAIKU
#   define MSGPACK_OS_HAIKU_AVAILABLE
#   include <msgpack/predef/detail/os_detected.h>
#endif

#define MSGPACK_OS_HAIKU_NAME "Haiku"

#include <msgpack/predef/detail/test.h>
MSGPACK_PREDEF_DECLARE_TEST(MSGPACK_OS_HAIKU,MSGPACK_OS_HAIKU_NAME)

#endif