I like to think that my character, Annabel Horton, is a metaphor for the soul. She has been in many bodies and she has lived in various centuries. She is a free soul who can essentially go anywhere but she is also controlled by the pull of family, wealth and love. I am in the process of writing a sequel, which brings Annabel to the time of Jack the Ripper in which she must learn the true meaning of evil. I have read and do believe that we are here on earth to evolve and to learn. It has been quite an experience to create a character who is the embodiment of the soul on its search for perfection, or at least, high enlightenment. I do hope you enjoy Annabel, she's quite a girl, I've been told.
It was a cold, dark room he led us in to. I could feel the dampness on my borrowed flesh and see the sunlight fighting its way in through a narrow slab of window. Meredith Mae was sitting on a small cot in the far corner of the room. She was not alone. My body stiffened at the sight of the woman beside her, though I did not know why. I could feel Emie's hand tighten in my own.
Meredith Mae ran into my arms. The young priest blinked his eyes and clutched at his rosary.
"I will leave you alone," he uttered and left the room quickly.
Meredith Mae hugged me so tightly that Malcolm's horrid flesh began to sweat again, even though the room was cold and the women had shawls about their shoulders.
I forgot about the devil in the nave below. I was too overjoyed to see my granddaughter after so much chronological time. The smile across my face was broad, and Malcolm's heart was pounding so rapidly that I had to sit. I looked around the room for a chair.
I felt her grasp on my arm.
"No." I told her that I had been quite sure they had arrived safely at Montague Street and was very distressed to find out they were missing.
It was then I turned to the stranger who had remained on the cot. She looked up at me with a glance so familiar that I rattled my soul to remember, but I could not recall her.
She was eyeing me with a raised brow.
I bowed my head to her and when I looked up I could not help but notice how deeply she searched my eyes.
"Ursula Boussidan," she said, and stood to offer me her hand. I detected the dialect of her native France.
"Boussidan?" I asked as I stooped and kissed the hand she'd held out to me. It had been an impulse that was so instinctive that I could not prevent myself from doing it.
I was not sure how I would explain my change of heart. I noticed that her mere presence caused an odd anxiety in Malcolm's chest. I could not honestly tell if it was my own emotion or whether it belonged to him.
"And just why would you help my granddaughter?" I asked as I led my massive flesh toward the cot and sat on the edge of it.
"Granddaughter?" she said and turned to raise her brow at me.
I realized quickly that I must now be cognizant of referring to Meredith Mae as my stepdaughter.
"That is certainly amusing considering you deny any family blood at all between you," Ursula quipped.
I noticed with great difficulty, since my sight was very foggy, that she was quite beautiful. I could see that her hair was dark and worn up under a large, violet-colored hat. Her eyes were a piercing blue, and her cheekbones were noticeably pronounced. They were high above the cheek and left an attractive shallowness below. Her lips were lovely, and even without a smile a dimple appeared in her cheek. Yet her handsomeness unnerved me and I did not know why.
"That is exactly what I am saying, Miss Boussidan." I smiled.
"I see," she said and continued to stare at me with an unnerving intensity.
I looked at Meredith Mae as surreptitiously as possible, for I wanted to conceal a hint that she get rid of this woman, perhaps with a slight nod of my head, or a wink. To my surprise, my Meredith Mae sat beside Ursula on the other side of the cot and took her hand.
"As you wish." I winked at Meredith Mae. "She can have it all. I want no part of it. As a matter of fact, I am on my way to tell your brother to give her what she is due," I said as I stood from the cot and hoped she would take her leave.
Ursula Boussidan seemed shocked that I would say that, and even a bit disappointed to have a fight taken off her hands. Her lips fell open and she stared up at me contemptuously.
She peered into my eyes with a penetrating inquisitiveness. I felt a shiver run through my soul.
Ursula got off the cot and stood before me. I noticed she was quite tall and very thin. She had hardly any breasts, and yet, her diminished figure did not obscure her beauty. Though it was not a beauty I would have nestled poor Malcolm's body against were I so inclined, for it seemed so self-contained and unapproachable.
"You had better be telling me the truth, Mr. Northrup, for I have become very fond of your stepdaughter." She turned to my Meredith Mae at that very moment and cupped her face in her slender hands. "Take care, my precious," she whispered before she bent to kiss Meredith Mae upon the mouth, briefly, but with a lingering emotion that horrified me.
She then returned the shawl to the bed.
"I will take my leave," she said.
This time, she stared into my eyes so long that I coughed and turned my face away. She looked briefly to Emie before turning on her heels and leaving the room. We could hear her footsteps on the stairs. Meredith Mae sat and stared past the door, as if transfixed and unable to move. From a far distance, I heard laughter, menacing and evil laughter. I turned sharply.
"Did you hear that?" I asked them.
The laughter was an old, familiar reverberation that seemed to emanate from the nave, several floors below us, and yet it felt as close to the ear as the summer wind that flowed through the window. Certainly, it was Urbain. It was low, masculine laughter that rose in intensity, as if it would deafen us. Suddenly, it died as quickly as it had begun. In its wake a horrid smell permeated the small room. It was a familiar smell, like that of the body's odor when it goes unwashed.


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A: I tried around a lot of trail and error on the code, and lastly the simplest worked.
I just added use App\items; on the top and it worked.

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Electric heat guns feature many safety devices including thermostats to prevent overheating; some even offer replaceable heat elements. They are lightweight with comfortable hand grips and various heat protection features for user comfort, including self cooling output tubes and ceramic cores. Most heat guns include a hang ring for convenient storage and many have stands and multi-position rests, so they can do the job on their own. Add one of our heat guns to your arsenal and you'll be prepared for a plethora of jobs.


PM's Office says the construction cost for Phases 1 and 2 of the ECRL has now been reduced to RM44bil, a reduction of RM21.5bil, from its original cost of RM65.5bil.
At RM44bil, this is a 32.8% reduction in the earlier cost of RM65.5bil.
The ECRL will be double track, starting from Kota Baru to Mentakab,Jelebu, Kuala Klawang, Bangi, Kajang, Putrajaya and ends in Port Klang.
The Government of Malaysia welcomes the signing of a Supplementary Agreement (SA) between Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) and the China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC), which will pave the way for the resumption of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.
The SA, which covers the Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Commissioning (EPCC) aspects of the ECRL, was achieved after months of negotiations between the companies involved as well as the Governments of Malaysia and the People's Republic of China.
We are pleased to announce that the construction cost for Phases 1 and 2 of the ECRL has now been reduced to RM44 billion, a reduction of RM21.5 billion, from its original cost of RM65.5 billion.
This reduction will surely benefit Malaysia and lighten the burden on the country's financial position.
Earlier this week, CIMB Equities Research said ECRL's construction cost could be significantly reduced by as much as 48% to RM35bil.
The research house had stated it expected a realignment of the 688km line will involve a rerouting to Negeri Sembilan.
CIMB Research had stated that unless a new rail line is built, it believes that rerouting the ECRL to Negeri Sembilan (from Gombak to Mentakab and vice versa) implies an alternative alignment away from the mountainous Titiwangsa Range and a likely integration with KTMB's existing rail line in Negeri Sembilan.
Based on the original plans, 44 tunnels are to be constructed at various locations spanning over 50km. The longest tunnel (which is now likely to be scrapped) is the Genting Tunnel measuring 17.8km (37% of total tunnel length).
Companies under its coverage that have rail experience include IJM Corp, Sunway (via Sunway Construction) and WCT. An upside risk is larger-than-expected exposure of the ECRL project to local contractors.
StarBiz had reported the ECRL will adopt single-tracking instead of double-tracking as the passenger and freight traffic flow is expected to be low due to the sparse population and low investments in the states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan.
The ECRL is of strategic importance to China because the Kuantan Port-ECRL-Port Klang route shortens its trading route and cuts the time it takes to travel to the west of Peninsular Malaysia while eliminating the need to use the Singapore Port.


"The Government's Change4Life campaign upped the ante in drawing spurious links between games and premature death this week.
Perhaps one day we will have politicians in this country whose approach to modern technology doesn't resemble a drunken chimp trying to play Kerplunk! while wearing boxing gloves.
You can complain to the ASA here, and join the Facebook group here.
Update: Why are cakes and games lethal, specifically? Because the campaign is funded by fast food and television companies. How pathetic.


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1933 Industries and Day One Beverages Mutually Terminate Binding Letter of Intent
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 11, 2022 / 1933 Industries Inc. (the "Company" or "1933 Industries") (CSE:TGIF) (OTCQB:TGIFF), a Nevada-focused cannabis consumer packaged goods company, and Day One Beverages, Inc. ("Day One") announce that they have mutually agreed to terminate their previously announced binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") whereby 1933 Industries agreed to acquire 100% of all of the authorized and issued shares of Day One (refer to news release dated January 18, 2022).
The Company and Day One have agreed to terminate the LOI after determining that it is in each party's best interest to continue operating as independent companies. Day One will repay a loan made by 1933 Industries pursuant to the terms of the LOI in the amount of US$482,571.24 including repayment of the outstanding principal balance, interest accrued, and other fees accrued (the "Loan Repayment"). The Loan Repayment is due and payable in full on or before June 30, 2022. In addition, Day One will reimburse 1933 Industries for costs incurred of US$30,051.84, which is due on or before June 9, 2022. While intended to be a full and final settlement of the terms of the LOI, in the event the Loan Repayment is not made by June 30, 2022, the Company will retain all its rights under the LOI and the initial loan agreement, including the right to convert the loan balance into shares of Day One at a pre-negotiated valuation of Day One at US$4,500,000.
Mr. Paul Rosen, Chairman and CEO of 1933 Industries, stated, "Over the last number of months it became evident to both parties that Day One's capital needs far exceeded modelled projections, and with that updated insight both parties concluded it was in their respective best interests to not complete the transaction. We wish them the best of luck as they progress on their business, and we look forward to continued collaboration between the companies including a continuation of our co-packing arrangement for our best-selling relief creams".
1933 Industries is a Nevada-based, growth-orientated company, focusing on the cultivation and manufacturing of a large portfolio of cannabis consumer-packaged goods in a variety of formats for both the wholesale and retail markets. Its product offerings include: THC flower, pre-rolls, and extracted products under the AMA and Level X brands for the Nevada market; Canna Hemp™, national cannabidiol (CBD) brand of infused wellness products including CBD tinctures, gummies, topicals and sport recovery products. The Company owns 91% of Alternative Medicine Association, LC (AMA) and 100% of Infused MFG LLC (Infused).
www.1933industries.com
About Alternative Medicine Association
AMA is a licensed medical and adult-use cannabis cultivation and extraction subsidiary that produces its own branded line of unique cannabis products. AMA's extensive menu of cannabis products include: craft cannabis flower, pre-rolls, full spectrum oils, high quality distillates, proprietary blends of terpenes, vaporizer products and boutique concentrates such as shatter, crumble, batter, sugar wax, diamonds, and live resin. Ultra-craft brand Level X is an exclusive collection of exotic strains, selected specifically for their distinctive terpene profiles, high THC levels, and flavonoids. With state-of-the-art cultivation and extraction facilities based in Las Vegas, Nevada, AMA seeks to offer medical patients and recreational users alike a cannabis experience that's exceptional, potent, and consistent in quality. www.amanev.com
AMA is also licensed in Nevada as an adult-use cannabis distributor.
About Canna Hemp™
With an extensive product line that includes CBD topicals, CBD creams, CBD gummies, CBD vaporizers, CBD tinctures, CBD capsules, CBD pre and post workout recovery sports products, and CBG and CBN tinctures, 1933 Industries' proprietary Canna Hemp™ brand utilizes the power of hemp-extracted cannabinoids to bring natural wellness.
Alexia Helgason, VP, IR, Marketing, Media
Paul Rosen, CEO
Notice regarding Forward Looking Statements: This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to the settlement of transactions between the Company and Day One. The use of any of the words "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. These statements speak only as of the date of this news release. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks including various risk factors discussed in the Company's disclosure documents, which can be found under the Company's profile on www.sedar.com. 1933 Industries undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
SOURCE: 1933 Industries Inc.

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Rome wasn't built in a day. As a matter of fact, it took 2770 years, since Romulus became the first King and history began. It isn't just a legend told trying to find some trace of a faded past, but a legacy that has survived to this day, alive just like the Colosseum, Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain or Trastevere's bars and restaurants. Three thousand years of history and the first metropolis of humanity is still Caput Mundi; It is for tourists who dream of seeing it at least once in their life, and for Roman locals today, who are very much proud of their homeland.
Archaeology, history, religion, contemporary art, theatre and cinema: The Italian cultural capital has a lot to offer. But it is, after all, Rome's ever-present Dolce Vita which captivates its visitors, with that special way to live and enjoy the little things, to take it easy and search for beauty. Rome is an attitude that you can only discover by mingling among locals, trying the best pasta carbonara or new cocktail bars, shopping for the most fashionable designer brands and enjoying the postcard landscapes already seen in countless movies. Chaotic, noisy, a real urban jungle – Rome is to be explored with the advice of a true local: the AVDM city editor.


Halloween is one of the best times of the year. Costumes, candy, and of course pumpkin carvings! We've been keeping track of all you creative pumpkin carvers out there and here are the results! These all came out awesome, everyone have a fun and safe Halloween.


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SA to invest R13bn in South Sudan oil industry
Sunday 25 November 2018 - 3:50pm
File: Energy Minister Jeff Radebe says a deal was struck to build a refinery there.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will be investing over R13-billion in South Sudan's oil sector.
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe says a deal was struck to build a refinery there.
He said it has the capacity to produce 60,000 barrels of oil a day.
The South Sudanese oil industry is currently dominated by Asian firms, including the China National Petroleum Corporation and India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.
Africa's newest country has been gripped by civil war for nearly five years now.


When I was visiting my family recently I told my mom I'd be in charge of the signature cocktail for a get-together she was hosting. The proximity to Cinco de Mayo left me no choice, I had to go with a margarita. My mom agreed, but noted that her friends may not be as adept at holding their tequila as I am (I'll take that as a compliment!) so I decided to experiment with a sangrita recipe — margarita inspired with a sangria flair. I made this in a big batch so it was easy for guests to self-serve. Start with a clear pitcher and 4 limes quartered and squeezed in the bottom. Next I poured in about 2 cups of ice, 2-3 tbsp of sugar, 1 cup of tequila (or more, depending on taste!), and 2 bottles of Izze Sparkling Clementine. Stir it all up and let it sit in the fridge for about 20 minutes to chill and combine the flavors. When you're ready to serve, pour a glass halfway full of the margarita mixture and top with a light, crisp rosé (try a sparkling rosé too!). A few festive straws are all you need to finish off the drink (PS: how cute is my mom's Target bar cart?), and luckily between the two of us we have a life-time supply of those!
Please note: This post was created in collaboration with IZZE. All opinions, images and recipes are my own.
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Grant Wahl tribute: A trailblazer for US soccer
by Kartik Krishnaiyer December 12, 2022 EST
Editor's note: Kartik Krishnaiyer's Grant Wahl tribute remembers one of soccer's most influential individuals for the sport in the United States.
Grant Wahl, a fixture on the American and global soccer scene, passed away suddenly on Friday. Wahl was 49.
Wahl was no ordinary soccer writer. Rather, he was an institution in the game and a mentor to so many. Even more critical, arguably, was the role Wahl played in growing the game in the United States.
Wahl wrote about soccer for over two decades at Sports Illustrated. He first caught my eye during the France 1998 World Cup. Then, his prose was unique among American writers at a mainstream platform at the time. This differed from many in the US. Covering soccer, for them, was a demotion from the traditional sports. It was a time flier or stepping stone into a mainstream sport.
Wahl embraced the culture and understanding of the sport for all its worldliness.
Through the years, Wahl's impact grew. Eventually, he became the most visible and well-read writer about the sport in the United States. By the time the mid 2000's rolled around, I was addicted to his columns. They were a window to the world of soccer. For me, soccer was a fandom, and Wahl provided all the content I could desire. He was the outlet for a sport that barely registered in the US landscape.
A tribute to Grant Wahl
Wahl was such a talented and visible presence. He could have went on to write about college basketball. Or, he had the potential to breach other, more prominent, US sports. We cannot understate his impact on growing the game's popularity. Its current standing in terms of visibility is much to the credit of Wahl's determination.
In 2006, I started writing about soccer in a more serious fashion. The form Wahl used in his writing was my clearest model. His writing style gave context and background to a game that was foreign to most Americans. Soccer needed a special touch from writers who were trying to sell the game to the masses.
Storytelling was his forte and it reached new heights in his 2009 book, The Beckham Experiment. I lauded that book for this website. It remains, today, a quintessential read in terms of storytelling and understanding of the trials and tribulations around Major League Soccer in that era.
Wahl's byline in this era conveyed a seriousness to the reader. A story gained traction and importance if he was the writer assigned to it.
I jumped to the other side of the desk, so to speak, in 2010. The North American Soccer League (NASL) brought me on as Communications Director. Quite quickly, I registered the potential of getting Wahl to cover stories related to our league. It would be beyond helpful to grow this upstart second division league.
The reach of the writer
Such opportunities did present themselves, perhaps not as regularly as I had hoped but often enough. Wahl dug into stories related to our league and teams. That began with a Tampa Bay Rowdies player who was featuring for the Palestine national team in 2011. It culminated, at least in my experience, with the announcement of Brazilian great Ronaldo buying a portion of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. It was on this last story, in early 2015, that we felt the full impact of Wahl's persona. He had begun contributing to FOX Sports soccer coverage a few years earlier.
One of the challenges of giving stories to national writers with a platform was that local reporters who work long hours for little pay, covering local teams sometimes become resentful. But, in the case of Wahl, when you worked with him on a story, everyone in the game understood the magnitude of the platform he had.
As my role in the game evolved, I came across more people who said Wahl was an inspiration or a mentor. He was someone who always had time to speak to a soccer writer or press officer, no matter how relatively inconsequential they were. He took the time to mentor a whole generation of young writers and was instrumental in helping revive a largely dormant, The North America Soccer Writers (NASR) professional organization, of which I served as Vice President from 2017 to 2019.
Additionally, he was a friend to so many in the business. Three months ago, Neil Blackmon, one of my closest associates and friends in this business, lost his father. One of the first phone calls Neil received was from Grant Wahl, who was never too busy to spare a minute and a thought for a colleague.
A pioneer for soccer
Grant was almost like a missionary for the beautiful game, spreading the gospel of a sport that was secondary or even unknown to most American sports fans. He sought out national news platforms and any other vehicle to talk about and promote the sport to a greater constituency than regularly watched it.
While breaking news was in his wheelhouse, as described above, more important to him was his efforts to promote the people and personalities around the game as well as the culture not just in the United States but globally that fueled the passion in soccer.
After leaving FOX Sports in 2019 and Sports Illustrated in 2020, Wahl's voice became arguably even more important. As a freelancer, he became even more committed to telling stories and giving important context about a sport that was becoming increasingly questionable in its ethics and its impact. Wahl was no stranger to controversies around FIFA, briefly considering a run for president of the organization a decade earlier, in 2011. Wahl had hammered FIFA for years for its scandal and ethical lapses, but as the World Cup in Qatar approached and governance of the game became even more questionable, he sharpened his pencil and penned many a column, that raised alarm bells around key issues surrounding the game.
In 2021 and 2022, writing on a substack platform, Wahl penned some of his most important pieces, which effectively fused activism with a passion for the sport. His final piece, penned the day before his passing, discussed FIFA World Cup 2022 host Qatar's shameful treatment of migrant workers from South Asia, and the political efforts to silence conversation about it.
It was a fitting tribute for Grant Wahl to end his career, as that piece reflected his deep sense of justice as well his desire for the beautiful game to be just that. Beautiful, once again.
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KANG Yun-sung, Director of LONG LIVE THE KING
Writerby KIM Su-bin
"I'm the happiest the moment I'm on the set."
He might have had to wait 17 years to see his first film coming out, but his sophomore movie hit theaters less than 2 years later. KANG Yun-sung, who brought to the screen a variety of talent and actors and offered an interesting new take on a familiar genre with his debut feature THE OUTLAWS (2017), is in the spotlight this time for his tale of nice and powerful little heroes. The actors of his latest, Long Live the King (subtitled "Mokpo's Hero" in Korean), are all shining, irrespective of the importance of their roles. To talk about his new film, we met with KANG Yun-sung, who once said, "I've spent 17 years just writing in cafes, so I'm the happiest the moment I'm on the set".
What part convinced you to turn this original story into a film?
I only saw a draft from original author RYU Gyeong-seon, without having read the webtoon before. I figured that since the ingredients were good I would be able to cook something nice. The protagonist character in particular was impressive. Perhaps like no other person today, he is an outspoken character, and I rather think that, at this point, this makes him seem even more original.
Your focus on the screenplay adaptation work must have been all the more important given the popularity of the well-known webtoon it is based upon.
I worked from the original creator's draft only and saw the webtoon just before the film went into production. The reason for that is that I didn't want my understanding of the webtoon's images and characters to be biased. It didn't even occur to me that I would have to meet the expectations of the webtoon's readers. I just wanted the film to be enjoyed by a few more people as a result to having the story itself be portrayed a little bit more realistically.
Just like THE OUTLAWS (2017), Long Live the King has a strong regional flavor owing to the locutions and intonations used.
The city of Mokpo has a certain charm to it. I like the fact that it is tiny port town at the southernmost tip of the peninsula. Even though it is a well-known city, not so many people have actually been there. I envisaged that what happens in this small town might epitomize in a way today's Korean society. It's not that I had the intention to show my political colors or deal with complex reasoning with this film, but what Korean society needs is a simple but honest figure who could decently represent us. In that respect, despite the film being set in a small town and about the little people, I worked on it thinking how much such a character could become the reliable figure we want, were he to join the National Assembly.
You found or brought under a new light many actors with personality in your previous film. What was your priority this time for the casting?
Beyond the lead actors KIM Rae-won, WON Jin-ah, CHOI Gwi-hwa, JIN Seon-kyu, the rest all had to audition. Even the actors who had appeared in THE OUTLAWS (2017) all went through one or two auditions. For these auditions, we had no less than 1,200 candidates. Rather than evaluating their acting skills, we were looking for the most appropriate actors for the roles. I just cannot know everything about the characters. Actors look at what I have prepared and consider, "That character must be like that". The same is true on the set. I don't think I know everything of the films I'm shooting. I'm sure that the staff members know better about their respective areas, and that the actors too have given a lot of thoughts about their respective characters. I believe that we must create movies together through careful consideration and discussion. I could say we are growing up together like children.
The film is a blend of action, melodrama and politics. How did you manage to keep the right balance?
I fundamentally think of this film as a melodrama. From start to finish, I wanted to do it as a melodrama. And as for the primary main emotion, it would be human drama. The plot revolves around the growing phase of Jang Se-chul. And then humor and action is mixed with it. In general, I will be glad if people see it as an entertainment film. Actually, I don't want it to be defined in terms of genre. It is a movie for which I was very much concerned about having to place the camera closer at any point.
The final ending credit scene is impressive, in that the boundary between the characters and actors fades away and the members of the cast show up in time with the lyrics of the title song to sing it. It seems to be a scene where stand out the ideas of a director who has worked on all kinds of videos formats.
I wanted the audience to leave the theater with a happy mind once they finish watching the film. This scene means that, "Everything you saw up to now was a lie. If you have enjoyed these two hours, you may now leave with a happy mood." That's why the actors are suddenly singing a song, I wanted to tell them that this is not a serious political movie.
You had to wait 17 years to make your debut. Is there anything you would like to say to fellow film directors who may have been preparing their debut for a long time?
There is something I once said at a lecture. I don't want to tell them that it might work well if they try hard. That's a lie. Had I not received a phone call greenlighting THE OUTLAWS (2017), my life too would probably be different now. If you ask me if I needed to make a film at all costs to be happy, I don't think that was the case. But I would like to say that if an opportunity or hope starts to take shape, then hang on to it till the end despite the difficulties. I felt like I was growing up little by little during that long period when I was preparing the film. The thought started to slowly form in my mind that I would like to make a film. I kept falling and that wasn't going well, but the scenario was also being iterated little by little and hope started to form. Without that hope, it would have remained vaguely unchanged.
I would like to know more about your plans for the next film. Are you working on a film based on an original story?
I don't feel like I need to prioritize the stories I write. As a director who makes mainstream films, I notice the periodic fluctuations. I work bearing in mind the idea that, "it would be better if such a film comes out at this period". Also, since scenarios are not delivered in a format that makes them ready to shoot, I make a lot of changes even to scripts that are not mine. Long Live the King went through twelve versions. I wonder if I will be able, before long, to do a film out of an original script of mine.
After graduating, you lived as a student in San Francisco. You are fluent in English and have experience abroad, so would you consider working abroad?
Of course. I sure want to try that.
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The scheme, sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Education, Trade and Industry (METI), will see Toyota, Nissan, Honda and others collaborate to develop a car operating system they hope will become the de-facto standard worldwide.
Together, the companies involved form JasPar, or the Japan Automotive Software Platform Architecture. The fact that METI is stumping up ¥1 billion (£4.2 million) to support the project in the next fiscal year underlines how valuable the automotive software market is expected to become in the near future.
Currently, OSEK – from the German company Bosch – rules the roost when it comes to the car operating systems needed to ensure the increasing number of electronic components in a vehicle speak each other's language. These include everything from fuel injection to braking systems.
Both parties will face competition from a European group, including BMW, that is working on its own next-generation car OS for testing next year.


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Doorman racially abused by woman outside bar hopes she's learned her lesson
A doorman who was the victim of a mum's racist rant has broken his silence – and says he hopes the culprit has learned her lesson.
Justine Morrison, 51, has been cautioned and lost her job after accepting responsibility for the ugly spat.
She was filmed calling doorman Dally Whylie 'you black man' outside a bar in Halifax, West Yorkshire on Friday.
In the video, she can be seen clapping her hands together in mock applause as she is ejected from the venue, and saying: 'Oh my god you must be so proud. You're working on a door.'
Morrison, said to be a mum and accountant, made the comments after being ejected from Vine Bar.
Speaking out for the first time following the incident, Dally, aged in his 50s, said he is glad there has been 'consequences'.
He said: 'In this day and age everyone should be getting on with each other – no matter your race or ethnicity.
'Colour shouldn't come in to any argument. I'm happy to see she is having to deal with the consequences for her actions.'
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Dally, who has worked in security for over 30 years, claims Morrison began making racist comments and threw a drink in his direction after a row in the bar.
The dad-of-two posted the video of the incident on Facebook the next morning – where it was viewed thousands of times.
Dally said he's happy to see Morrison get reprimanded – but admits the incident has weighed on him.
He said: 'I feel down about it. It shouldn't have happened in the first place.
'Colour shouldn't be brought up no matter what the disagreement is about and, to be honest, I don't feel happy about the caution.
'She should have got more punishment in the eyes of the law. But at least she has suffered some other deserved repercussions.'
Morrison is said to have worked at Shine Theatre Arts, from which she has since reportedly been sacked.
A spokesperson for Shine told MailOnline: 'This is all really, really upsetting. I have been told by the police that I should make no comment about this. I can't say any more.'
But Dally added: 'I think it is in the best interests of everyone she was working with at the dance company that she [has been] dismissed from her role there.
'I just hope she has learnt her lesson and will think more carefully before she opens her mouth in the future.'
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police confirmed: 'A 51-year-old woman was arrested and interviewed in relation to an incident of causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress which took place at Vine Bar, in Stainland Road, West Vale, Halifax on Friday 6 January.
'She admitted the offences and received a conditional caution, as a criminal justice outcome with conditions.
'This includes taking part in the restorative justice programme and accepting responsibility for her actions.'
The owner of Vine Bar, where the incident occurred, later confirmed she has been permanently banned from the venue.
A statement released by the bar read: 'All the staff and management at Vine are truly appalled at the behaviour of the customer who racially abused our doorman last Friday evening.
'This kind of behaviour towards our staff will not be tolerated.'
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Today was the long awaited Creativity Conference, which took place at St Thomas' Cathedral in Old Portsmouth. It was a legacy from the Creative Partnerships programme, which I used to work for, as a Creative Agent and you can look back through previous posts to find out more about that work.
However, it was something that happened during the afternoon that I want to reflect on here, and that was the address given by Kristen Birkland from the Kaospilots.
She talked about creativity and ways of nurturing creativity. She used a creation story to illustrate how and where creativity can be seen and understood, and the commentators and people on twitter quite rightly commented that she 'mesmerised' and 'captivated' the audience.
Having visited Aarhus and the Kaospilots school myself last year, I was forcibly reminded of my visit there, and it felt to me like suddenly breathing in again after having held my breath for a long time. I don't know if you've ever done that: held your breath without realising it, because you were concentrated or absorbed by something. Not for any length of time, but just a few moments, until you suddenly realise what you're doing – and you breathe in again and feel that life-giving revitalising air swoop into your lungs.
Spending time with the Kaospilots and with other people who have been there – all dreamers in their different ways, is life-giving to me. Food for the soul. And there were a lot of moments in those keynote speeches, when what was being shared really resonated with me…which brings us to the singing bowl.
The tone is caused by the bowl vibrating. You can see this fairly clearly in the first section of the video when the large bowl is struck. The way in which the bowl is hit or rubbed makes the bowl oscillate – that is it wobbles in a oval shape, and that is what causes the sound. It is a very clear sound and it carries very effectively across a large space.
Much of what I heard today – and particularly in Kristen's talk, resonated with me. It caused an answering vibration which I heard, felt and understood. And yet I hadn't appreciated how much I'd missed it, until I heard it again.
The challenge of any conference, training or retreat is: how are you going to apply what you've learnt when you get back? How will you make it stick? I think for me, I need to action some things I've been mulling over for a while, including writing my paper on education entitled: 'The Writer, The Illustrator and General MacNamara', which I'll post here when its finished. Another action is to work harder at making time to reflect. Making it a priority to create space for daydreaming, doodling, meditating and reflecting. It's too, too easy to get caught up in the 'doing' part, but always far harder to employ the discipline of stopping, pausing and being still.
Perhaps I'd better invest in a singing bowl while I'm at it…?


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The Ethnography of Music
Contact Hours: 1 two-hour seminar per week
740-052/740-053/740-054 Musics of the World or permission of the coordinator
Prof Catherine Falk
This is a foundation subject for students intending to undertake honours or graduate research in ethnomusicology, or for students from other disciplines interested in the intellectual, historical and applied contexts of the study of the musics of the world. Discussion and seminars will centre on key issues –both historical and current - in ethnomusicology , including ethnographic representation, fieldwork methods, ethical issues in field research, and connecting musical analysis with cultural analysis. Students will be assisted to become "experts" in their own case study in an area of interest to them.
negotiate and assess the print and electronic literature in the discipline with confidence
articulate the main issues in ethnomusicology
demonstrate practical understanding of the ethics of scholarship in ethnomusicology
demonstrate understanding of different cultural values.
A case study (2000 words excluding bibliography/discography/filmography) due at the end of semester and a class presentation (50%); a 500 word ethnographic description of a performance of music in Melbourne due in week 9 (10%); a critical assessment of 1500 words of two ethnographies of music from the student's area of personal and research interest due in week 6 (40%).
A reading pack will be available for purchase from the Melbourne University Bookshop before the commencement of the semester.
On completion of this subject students should be able to demonstrate:
an understanding of different cultural values
a capacity for independent thought and critical analysis
the capacity to write in a scholarly manner appropriate to the discipline
an openness to new ideas.
Diploma in Music (Practical)
Graduate Certificate in Music (Musicology/Ethnomusicology)
Graduate Certificate in Music (Practical Music)
Graduate Diploma in Music (Composition)
Graduate Diploma in Music (Musicology/Ethnomusicology)
Graduate Diploma in Music (Practical Music)
Postgraduate Certificate in Music (Musicology/Ethnomusicology)
Postgraduate Certificate in Music (Practical Music)
Postgraduate Diploma in Music (Composition)
Postgraduate Diploma in Music (Early Music)
Postgraduate Diploma in Music (Instrumental/Vocal Teaching)
Postgraduate Diploma in Music (Musicology/Ethnomusicology)
Postgraduate Diploma in Music (Performance)


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Published November, 2007, Catholic Insight.
"A faithful pastor who, with an evangelical spirit, consecrated his life in service to Christ and His Church" — Pope Benedict XVI.
In the death of Cardinal Gagnon, Canada has lost one of its most illustrious churchmen. He was a holy, learned and courageous teacher and defender of Life and the Faith.
Eduard Gagnon was born in the small Gaspe town of Port Daniel in 1918, the third of thirteen children. His mother was part Irish, his father French Canadian, a carpenter. The family moved to Montreal in his childhood. He went from altar boy to seminarian and was ordained a Sulpician priest in 1940. He remained at the seminary a year longer to obtain his doctorate in theology.
In 1941 he was sent to study Canon Law at Laval in Quebec City and in three years obtained his doctorate. On his return to Montreal he taught moral theology and canon law for ten years at the Grand Seminary.
From 1954 to 1960 he was Seminary President at St. Boniface, Manitoba. In 1961 he was named rector of a major seminary in Colombia, South America. He was there for three years before returning to Canada, when he was elected Provincial of the Sulpicians for Canada, Japan and South America.
During his time as Provincial he also acted as a peritus during the closing phase of Vatican Council II.
He was ordained bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta on March 25th, 1969, and was there until his resignation in May of 1972.
In 1972 he was named rector of the Canadian College in Rome.
In January of 1973 he was appointed Vice President of the newly formed Committee of the Family and President the following year.
In 1979 he resigned his position in Rome and for the next years travelled extensively in Canada, the U.S., Africa and South America promoting Family Life, and right catechesis. Everywhere he emphasised the need to uphold the encyclical "Humanae Vitae" and the Apostolic Exhortation "Familiaris Consortio".
He was recalled to Rome by Pope John II in 1983, and on May 25thof that year named titular Archbishop and Pro-President of the new Pontifical Council for the Family.
In May of 1985 he was named Cardinal Deacon and President of the Council for the Family. He resigned that office in 1990.
In 1991 he was appointed President of the Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses. He also worked on some canonisation causes.
He was invested as an officer of the Order of Canada in 1993. In 1996 he was created a Cardinal priest. He returned to Canada upon his retirement in 2001 and resided at the Sulpician residence. When able he continued to lecture on Life issues, mostly in the U.S.
He died in Montreal late on Saturday August 25th, 2007, or early on August 26.
His funeral Mass was at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal on Tuesday September 4th.
On a number of occasions Cardinal Gagnon represented the Holy See at international events. In 1973 he represented the Holy See at a meeting of Catholic Universities in Salamanca, Spain. In 1974 he headed the delegation of the Holy See at an International Conference on Population in Bucharest. There he spoke on the many evils following from contraception.
He wrote numerous articles on Life issues, interviewed countless delegations, arranged many audiences with the Holy Father and carried on an immense correspondence. He wrote to Catherine Bolger of Toronto thanking her for her articles in the Messenger of the Sacred Heart upholding the Church's teaching on Life and family. In all his work his fluency in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese were a considerable help.
Here I would like to single out three missions of importance to the Church. In each of these he acted as the delegate of the Holy Father.
In the late nineteen seventies, Pope Paul VI entrusted to Bishop Gagnon an investigation of the teaching at the Pontifical Lateran University. There had been a public scandal when the Roman newspaper Si Si NoNo reported that some professors at the Lateran were Modernists, teaching the errors of Hans Kung and others. This I knew to be true. When I was living at the Canadian College in 1977 a Canadian student priest came to me greatly disturbed when a teacher at the Lateran told him he could not get his doctorate unless his thesis took into account the teaching of Hans Kung.
After numerous interviews at the Lateran and elsewhere, Bishop Gagnon presented a report with recommendations to Pope Paul VI. I do not know what happened to this report.
About 1977 the Pope asked Bishop Gagnon to conduct an investigation of the whole Roman Curia. There were widespread rumors of corruption and infiltration by enemies of the Church. These led to the often-repeated saying of the pope that the smoke of Satan had entered the Church. This was an immense task, which took many months of intense work and many interviews.
Dr. Alice von Hildebrand, in an interview with Latin Mass magazine, reprinted in Christian Order this year, gives this account, based on a conversation of Bishop Gagnon with an Italian priest Don Luigi Villa of the diocese of Brescia. Bishop Gagnon " compiled a long dossier, rich in worrisome details. He requested an audience with Pope Paul in order to deliver personally the manuscript to the Pontiff. This request for a meeting was denied. The Pope sent word that the document should be placed in the offices of the Congregation for the Clergy, specifically in a safe with a double lock. This was done, but by the very next day the safety box was broken and the manuscript mysteriously disappeared. This theft was reported even in L'Osservatore Romano (perhaps under pressure because it had been reported in the secular press). Cardinal Gagnon, of course, had a copy, and once again asked the Pope for a private audience. Once again his request was denied. He then decided to leave Rome and return to his homeland in Canada. Later he was called back to Rome by Pope John Paul II and made a cardinal."The implication was that it was because of the refusal of Pope Paul VI to see him that Bishop Gagnon returned to Canada. Perhaps it was because of his poor health that the Holy Father did not want to face up to the problems in the Curia at that time. Bishop Gagnon told me that the Pope was under heavy medication and that explained why his speech was sometimes slurred. Actually it was because Pope John Paul II did not implement any of the recommendations of the report that Bishop Gagnon decided to leave Rome.
That is what he did as we have already seen. He was called back to Rome by the Holy Father in mid 1983.
As a delegate of Pope John Paul II, in 1987 the now Cardinal Gagnon tried to end the rift between Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and Rome. To this purpose he conducted interviews with the Archbishop and others and visited institutions belonging to the new Society. At first things seemed to be progressing favorably. Unfortunately, swayed by his advisors, the Archbishop refused the condition that he ordain only one bishop for the Society. So the mission ended in failure. Archbishop Lefebvre was excommunicated in 1988 after consecrating four bishops without permission from the Holy See.
Although we were two years apart at the Faculty of Canon Law at Laval University in Quebec City during World War II, Father Eduard Gagnon and I took many courses together and became good friends. That friendship was shown in much kindness to me over the years.
Father Gagnon was one of four periti or experts present when the Canadian bishops met at Winnipeg in September of 1968 to discuss the encyclical Humanae Vitae. Unfortunately he could only remain about two days. Bishop Francis Allen, Auxillary Bishop of Toronto, told me that, although he considered the Winnipeg meeting a disgrace, a bright light near the beginning of the week was a talk by Fr.Gagnon asking for fidelity to the Church's teaching.
On several occasions I was a guest of Bishop Gagnon when he was Rector of the Canadian College in Rome. When I was on a mission to Rome in 1977-78, he gave me the ample quarters of the former Vice Rector. He referred me to many key churchmen pertinent to my mission. Once when I was called to the Vatican byArchbishop Caprio, the Substitute Secretary of State, to thank me for an article I wrote on the tenth anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Bishop Gagnon asked me to present to the Secretary reasons why a certain churchman should not be the Vatican's representative at the United Nations. His appointment was imminent. I believe that it because of that interview that another bishop was named to the UN.
After the Canadian College was closed in the summer of 1977, to be relocated in the Fall to smaller quarters, Bishop Gagnon arranged for me to be relocated in a suite in the Casa Internazionale del Clero, where most of the priests there worked at the Vatican. Many visiting bishops and priests stayed there during their visit to Rome. The "Casa" was an excellent listening post for events at the Vatican.
Cardinal Gagnon looked upon the Winnipeg Statement of the Canadian bishops as a true tragedy. He considered those bishops who upheld it to be in schism.
If some of Cardinal Gagnon's missions apparently ended in failure they were failures only in the sense that martyrs are failures. Now it is up to more bishops, priests, religious and laity to hold up the torch to Truth about Life, which Cardinal Gagnon held up so bravely and for so long.
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Composed and mastered by Miguel Carvalhais and Pedro Tudela in Porto, 2006 to 2008. Cover art by Lia and Pedro Tudela. Cover design by MCarvalhais.
Files recorded from 2002 to 2007 in Glasgow, Guimarães, Helsinki, Lille, Linz, Lisboa, London, Maputo, München, Palmela, Porto, Roubaix, Savala, Sonega, Vienna, Vila do Conde, Viseu. 61 includes recordings with Cheny Gune (voice), Gustavo Costa, (percussion), Jonathan Uliel (percussion), Kenji Siratori (voice), Matchume Zango (percussion), Miquel Bernat (percussion), Neil Davidson (guitar), Raymond MacDonald (saxophone), Rita Azevedo Pinto (voice), Tinoca Zimba (percussion), Ulrich Mitzlaff (electric cello). Percussion in 62 performed by Miquel Bernat, recorded by @c in Passos Manuel, Porto.
Thank you to S. Mathieu for the recordings of the 78RPM platters in 72, and also to J. Afonso, P. Almeida, L. Anderson, N. Aroso, R. Avelar, F. Bouyagi, J. Cruz, J. Dias, J.T. Dias, A. Ferreira, FICM Vila do Conde, J. Fonseca, A. Guimarães, J. Huuskonen, V. Joaquim, B. Mantovani, N. Moita, P. Oliveira, C. Paiva, D. Sobral, P. Vinhas. Special thank you to Lia.


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i2E turns 20: Company has track record of giving needed boost to startups
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By Rhett Morgan
Copyright © 2018 TulsaWorld.com, 315 S. Boulder Ave. Tulsa, OK
Things are looking up for John Morad and not just because he works on the 27th floor.
Morad is getting his MBA from Harvard and teaches artificial intelligence and machine learning four times a year as a visiting instructor at Stanford. He also is founder and CEO of a new Tulsa company, iRecommend Software, that has offices in such faraway lands as London and Dubai.
But until he hooked up with i2E Inc., he admittedly was a visionary who lacked focus.
"I walked into their class in September 2016, and I had no idea what to do with this piece of technology," Morad says from his suite in First Place Tower.
"We couldn't raise the money through other venture capital firms. They refined the market, refined the product, refined the message."
The story is all too familiar to i2E, the innovation-to-enterprise nonprofit that mentors many of the state's technology-based startup companies.
i2E, which receives state appropriations from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, will turn 20 years old this fall with a resume that gets longer by the day. With almost $60 million under management, i2E has advised 709 Oklahoma companies, making 266 investments in 163 firms, says Scott Meacham, i2E's president and CEO.
"The mission of i2E has changed pretty dramatically over that 20-year history," he says. "Originally, we were an advisory company. Then we were an advisory company that had a little money. Now we are a capital company that provides advice."
According to the 2017 Tulsa MSA Economic Impact Summary, 52 percent of i2E Tulsa-area clients were in IT/software. In addition, the 29 Tulsa MSA companies that responded to the survey reported current annual revenues of more than $76 million.
Started in the garage
Well Checked Systems of Prague is among the startups i2E has benefited.
In June 2014, i2E closed on a $1.4 million Series A preferred equity investment in the company, which specializes in event-driven, remote well site video monitoring and reporting. SeedStep Angels and other investors joined the round.
"Basically, (i2E) gave me a backstop to say, 'This is what we're looking at doing,'" says Mike Haines, the company's CEO and co-founder. "That was probably the most helpful. I got to ask people with experience questions and I got answers to those questions. Actually, I usually got questions for my questions and they gave me answers."
Along with Matt Villareal, Michael Tate eight years ago founded Tulsa-based Infinite Composites Technologies, which designs, develops, and manufactures advanced gas storage systems for aerospace, industrial gas and transportation applications. ICT received significant backing from i2E partner OCAST.
"It's huge," Tate says. "You're able to say you've put money into the development of a product, and it helps develop prototypes and prove out your concept. A lot of OCAST funding was very important to the development of our work as well as fundraising."
Named a top 50 global startup during 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Week, ICT now has 13 employees and 11,000 square feet of facility space in Tulsa, Tate says.
"We basically started in the garage in an incubator," he says. "We're finally kind of turning the curve on the startup experience, and we're more of an operational business."
The genesis of i2E
The oil bust of 1980s, when the per-barrel price of WTI crude dropped nearly $100, "really affected the psyche of our state immensely," Meacham says.
The state's per-capita personal income was almost the same as that of the nation's in 1982, figures show. Just five years later, the state's income relative to the country's had dropped back to 81 percent.
"The '80s were terrible for Oklahoma because it hit not just the oil and gas industry sector but also the real estate sector and the banking sector," Meacham says.
In the years that followed, discussion by Oklahoma leaders centered on how do diversify the economy, as well as how to keep homegrown talent in state. Illustrating the latter was a 1992 Connecticut-based biotech startup called Alexion Pharmaceuticals, which was formed around patents licensed from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.
"We were either exporting our technologies to other states or they were dying on the vine here," Meacham says.
To help remedy that, lawmakers did a number of things, changing the constitution to allow OCAST to hold equity investments, and then in 2007, putting aside money called the Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund, a venture capital fund to provide equity financing to small, high-growth companies. It was created with state funding managed by i2E and provided through OCAST.
Today, about 80 percent of i2E clients go through its Venture Assessment Program, which includes three weeks of classes, Meacham says.
"It's really simple," he says. "They have to determine is there a customer for your product and what does the competition look like and how could you be a successful company. Because at the end of the day both the entrepreneur and i2E need to know if it's worth our collective effort pursuing the idea."
Hard road to innovation
Son of an Egyptian father and Greek mother, Morad grew up in Egypt, sold his first tech company to Amazon in 2004 and moved to the United States five years later.
His inspiration for iRecommend, his artificial intelligence and machine learning startup, dates to 2006 when he was a developer in Amsterdam and wanted a piece of software that could act as a personal assistant. So he coded the software — naming the agent Sophia — to assemble information from the public domain to help people make decisions.
The process is designed to spit out the most highly relevant, user-specific recommendations across retail, recruiting, real estate, entertainment and health care industries.
"The software learns you," Morad says.
He spent four years on research and development and $2.2 million of his own money before connecting with i2E, where he underwent a Venture Assessment Program and weeks of cold-calling potential clients. In December, i2E announced the closing of a $1.85 million Series A investment round with iRecommend. i2E led the funding, with participation from co-investors Warren Foundation (Tulsa), Falcon Partners (Houston) and other strategic investors.
"You can go from being in R and D (research and development) for 10 years, 12 years, forever, without making a dime to an actual company where you are refining the product and refining the message and hitting the market," Morad says.
"Money really makes the jump easy for startups. If you have a good product, you need to tell people about it. And to tell people about it, you need marketing and you need sales."
His company iRecommend, which also has domestic offices in Oklahoma City and New York, now employs eight people in Tulsa and 22 companywide, he says.
"The first thing young entrepreneurs do is knock on doors in San Francisco because everybody wants to be in San Francisco," Morad says. "But that's the problem. When you talk to venture capitalists there, they tell you we can do this but you have to relocate.
"I don't think i2E is as well-known to entrepreneurs as it should be. Having i2E was a wake-up call for me to realize that you really can't build everything from scratch just on your own. … In order to really scale and build an enterprise, your role needs to go down and your team role needs to grow."
Read the article at the Tulsa World website
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i2E celebrates 20 years paving path for Oklahoma entrepreneurs
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The networking bellwether holds up despite a tough macroeconomic environment.
What: Shares of networking specialist Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) have jumped today, up by 10% as of 2:48 p.m. ET, after the company reported strong earnings results.
So what: Revenue in the fiscal second quarter totaled $11.9 billion, topping the Street's expectations of $11.8 billion. Profitability also came in better than expected, with adjusted earnings per share of $0.57, ahead of the consensus estimate of $0.54 per share. There's been a lot of investor pessimism related to stocks exposed to enterprise tech spending, so investors may be relieved to hear the good news.
Now what: CEO Chuck Robbins said the company was able to manage its business well within the context of a "challenging macro environment." The core switching segment saw revenue fall 4% to $3.5 billion, but other segments like security and video grew to offset some of the declines. Cisco is also exercising cost discipline and preserving the bottom line, and the company boosted investor confidence by also increasing its quarterly dividend to $0.26 per share. Cisco's board also approved a $15 billion increase to its share repurchase program.


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« 'Tis the season of special offers!
The volcanic Auvergne region in central France is a great destination for an alternative winter holiday.
Although the Auvergne is only a couple of hundred miles from the higher altitude resorts of the Alps, it's a different world altogether.
If the top end, fully-catered luxury ski chalet and the fashionable après-ski bar scene is not what you want from your Winter holiday then the Auvergne could be the destination for you.
If you want to try some different Winter sports after you have exhausted the great family-friendly piste skiing, then the Auvergne is definitely the destination for you!
The Auvergne region, of which Clermont-Ferrand is the capital, is one of France's best kept winter holiday secrets.
The Winter sports scene is not confined to piste skiing.
Oh no. Here, you can try your hand at 'ski de fond' otherwise known as Nordic/cross country skiing, head into the hills on showshoes or even throw yourself down one of the especially designed luge/toboggan slopes that you will find at many resorts in the Auvergne. Or why not try your hand at dog-sledding even?
Yes, the Auvergne is a great destination for multiple winter sports!
Snowshoes or 'Raquettes' as they are known in France are a fantastic means by which to explore the hills when the snow is more than a few inches deep.
Snow shoes can be hired at any one of the 'Espaces Nordiques' in the Auvergne.
Discover mile after mile of waymarked itineraries in the Sancy mountain range or in the Domaine Nordique des Crêtes du Forez near Ambert in the Eastern Auvergne.
Head up into the mountains in complete safety and soak in the stunning views of the snow-clad mountains in all directions. It is a special experience and open to people of all fitness levels.
Learn how to drive your own husky team and take the dogs for an outing in the Sancy Mountains! What a unique experience.
Randogs are the specialists in the area and will give you half an hour's instruction in a warm yurt, and then you're on your own, driving a set of baying huskies whose aim is to pull the sledge as fast as possible!
However, if you would just like to be taken out in a dog sleigh then of course that is possible too.
If you are not one for the adrenaline rush of downhill piste skiing, then you should give Nordic skiing or 'ski de fond' a try.
Following waymarked circuits to suit all abilities, you follow mile after mile of beautifully groomed tracks either 'skating' (as in the photo) or using the 'classic' technique following the pre-formed tracks.
The main centre for Nordic skiing in the Auvergne is the Espace Nordique de Sancy which has a wonderful 250kms of pisted tracks.
Equipment can be hired if you don't have your own.
Nordic skiing can be as physical as you want to make it.
You can get an intense full body workout which will appeal to the more sporty types, but it can also be a gentler activity for those seeking an easier day in the snow. The choice is yours.
For a proper family activity, head to Superbesse or Mont Dore for an afternoon of sledging on especially created slopes including some specifically designed for small children.
For sledgers seeking an adrenaline-fuelled ride, hire a specially designed toboggan and hit the 3km long 'Fantasy Luge' slope at Superbesse and experience a descent of 500m.
The ride is the equivalent of a red ski run, so not for those with little experience of sledging! Great fun!
So if you are planning a winter holiday, open your eyes to the other winter sport destinations in France and challenge yourself to try a different sport for once.


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This month Steve and Scott are celebrating their 10 years of podcasting. Ten years ago, in a galaxy far far away, Comic Book Outsiders was born, where Steve and Scott met and recorded their first ever episode. Over time the show has transformed, been rebooted, and even been renamed, but it's still us, talking...
Bags of Action Episode 47 - The Golden Child
This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete are joined by a special guest, Barry Nugent, the co-host of Geek Syndicate to discuss another film from the 1980s that he chose, The Golden Child starring Eddie Murphy....
After the usual news and reviews, Steve imprisons Scott in a crashing spacecraft with limited time to salvage all of his favourite genre media before he gets marooned forever on an alien world. Come hear what he picks!
Stace and Barry in the Morning - Episode 1
Good morning geeks, and welcome to the inaugural episode of Stace & Barry In The Morning! Join your titular hosts, Stacey Taylor & Barry Nugent, as they bring you a delicious and nutritious* nerdy breakfast in bed. Grab a brew and enjoy!
*Nutritional value may be a lie.
If you liked this episode then in the future you...
GSN PODCAST: Dissecting Worlds: Gor
Matt and Kehaar take another turn off from the Legendary Creators series to speak to James Desborough, Game Designer of Dark and Controversial Games, to speak on his current project; bringing to life John Norman's "Gor". This series of novels inspires a number of reactions across fandom, many of them...


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 27, 2015) – The Silver State of Nevada will host the silver anniversary of the prestigious U.S. Open as USA Taekwondo has announced Reno as the site of the 2016 event as well as the site of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Taekwondo. The international U.S. Open will be held Feb. 3-7, with the U.S. Olympic Team Trials kicking things off on Feb. 2. Both events will be held at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
The 2015 U.S. Open in Orlando was awarded a G-2 rating by the World Taekwondo Federation and the event hopes to achieve a similar rating for 2016.
Registration will be opening soon, so keep an eye on this website for more details of how to book your place in the competition. Full details on the 2016 Olympic selection procedures can be found at HERE.
To help you get to the event we recommend booking discount flights through our partnership with United Airlines – within the next few weeks we will be emailing a code to all USA Taekwondo members that will give the best prices for flights to those attending this event, and other USA Taekwondo events throughout 2016, so look for that arriving in your inbox soon.
Once you arrive in Reno you'll need somewhere to stay – again we've got you covered. Reservations can be made at THIS LINK in the coming weeks to take advantage of discount accommodation and help support USA Taekwondo.
More money saving deals will be announced as we get closer to the event. USA Taekwondo is fully committed to making the 2016 U.S. Open Taekwondo Championships the best yet, and look forward to bringing you much more information on the event over the coming weeks and months.


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Q: Need to open a chrome extension from button click + HTML + JS Need to open chrome extension from html button click.
I tried to use chrome.runtime to open an extension but there is no use.
The program executes but the extension is not opening.
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Any suggestions or am doing anything wrong?
Kindly  Note: Security settings can be modified to run the above program.

A: If you own chrome extension then
Add your website url in externally_connectable key in manifest.json
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Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District
Get Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District essential facts below. View Videos or join the Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District discussion. Add Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District to your PopFlock.com topic list for future reference or share this resource on social media.
U.S. House district for Pennsylvania
Boundaries since the 2018 elections.
Susan Wild
D-Allentown
7.2% Black
3.3% Asian
0.3% Native American
EVEN[1]
Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district includes all of Lehigh County and Northampton County as well as parts of Monroe County. The district is represented by Democrat Susan Wild.
From 2013 through 2018, the district incorporated parts of the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County along with portions of Chester County, Montgomery County, Berks County, and Lancaster County. The district exhibited extreme non-congruity during that time as a result of gerrymandering.[2] On January 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the map violated the state constitution, and in February it issued its own district boundaries for use in the 2018 elections and representation thereafter. Most of the population in the old 7th became part of a new fifth district, encompassing all of Delaware County and parts of South Philadelphia while most of the old 15th district became the new 7th district.[3][4]
Pat Meehan, who had represented the old 7th district since 2011, resigned on April 27, 2018, amid a sexual harassment case. Mary Gay Scanlon won the special election on November 6, 2018, to replace him for the remainder of his term, and she served for slightly less than two months as the last representative for the old 7th district before being transferred to the newly redrawn 5th district. Susan Wild won the general election in the newly redrawn 7th district, and she took office January 3, 2019.
The following table includes election results for previous incarnations of the 7th congressional district; see #Historical district boundaries.
2002 - Weldon 66.1-33.9% New district boundaries
2004 Kerry 53-47% Weldon 58.8-40.3%
2006 - Sestak 56.4-43.6%
2008 Obama 56-43% Sestak 59.6-40.4%
2010 - Meehan 54.9-44.1%
2012 Romney 50.4-48.5% Meehan 59.4-40.6%
2014 - Meehan 62.0-38.0% New district boundaries
2016 Clinton 49.3-47.0% Meehan 59.5-40.5%
2018 - Scanlon 52.3-46.0% Special following Meehan's resignation
Wild 53.5-43.5% New district boundaries
2020 Biden 51.8-47.0% Wild 51.9-48.1%
The 2003-2012 version of the district was located in southeastern Pennsylvania. It contained the western and northwestern suburbs of Philadelphia. It consisted of the majority of Delaware County (except for the City of Chester and some of the eastern boroughs), a portion of Chester County east of West Chester in the affluent Main Line area, and a portion of southern Montgomery County centered on Upper Merion Township.
The 2013-2018 version of the district contained most of Delaware County outside of the City of Chester and the heavily African American townships and boroughs in the eastern portion of the county. It also contained parts of central Montgomery County, southern portions of Berks County, southern and central portions of Chester County, and a small portion of eastern Lancaster County. The District as it stood in October 2016 was named on NPR's On the Media as an egregious example of gerrymandering. The shape of the district was described as "Goofy kicking Donald Duck. The only point that is essentially contiguous there is Goofy's foot in Donald Duck's rear end. [...] However these district lines are the building blocks of democracy, and when they get as perverted and twisted as this, it leads to deeply undemocratic outcomes."[5] The Washington Post listed it as one of the ten most gerrymandered districts in the country.[6]
On February 19, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania released a new congressional map after lawmakers had failed to agree on a map that would reduce gerrymandering. The map substantially redrew the District, relocating it to the Lehigh Valley.[4] The newly redrawn district includes all of Lehigh County and Northampton County as well as parts of Monroe County.
The district encompasses the Lehigh Valley and exurban Philadelphia. 2010 United States census describes the district as nearly 70% caucasian. The district encompasses Lehigh University. The 2020 Cook PVI pegs it as EVEN changing from D+1 from the 2016 presidential cycle.
1791-1793: One seat
District created in 1791.
Thomas Hartley Pro-Administration March 4, 1791 -
March 3, 1793 2nd Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1791.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
District redistricted in 1793 to the at-large district.
District restored in 1795.
John W. Kittera Federalist March 4, 1795 -
March 3, 1801 4th
6th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1794.
Retired.
Thomas Boude Federalist March 4, 1801 -
March 3, 1803 7th Elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election.
John Rea Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 -
William Piper Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 -
March 3, 1813 12th Elected in 1810.
Redistricted to the 8th district.
John M. Hyneman Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 -
August 2, 1813 13th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1812.
Resigned.
Vacant August 2, 1813 -
Daniel Udree Democratic-Republican October 12, 1813 -
March 3, 1815 Elected October 12, 1813 to finish Hyneman's term and seated December 6, 1813.
Joseph Hiester Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 -
December ?, 1820 14th
Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania.
Vacant December ?, 1820 -
December 26, 1820 16th
Daniel Udree Democratic-Republican December 26, 1820 -
March 3, 1821 Elected December 10, 1820 to finish Hiester's term and seated January 8, 1821.[7]
Had not been a candidate for the next term.
Ludwig Worman Federalist March 4, 1821 -
October 17, 1822 17th Elected in 1820.
Lost re-election and then died.
Vacant October 17, 1822 -
March 3, 1823 Elected in 1822.
Later elected December 10, 1822 to finish Worman's term and seated December 23, 1822.
1823-1833: Two seats
Henry Wilson Democratic-Republican[a] March 4, 1823 -
Died. Daniel Udree Democratic-Republican[a] March 4, 1823 -
March 3, 1825 18th Re-elected in 1822.
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 -
August 24, 1826 19th William Addams Jacksonian March 4, 1825 -
March 3, 1829 19th
Vacant August 24, 1826 -
Jacob Krebs Jacksonian December 4, 1826 -
March 3, 1827 Elected October 10, 1826 to finish Wilson's term and seated December 4, 1826.
Was not a candidate for the next term.
Joseph Fry Jr. Jacksonian March 4, 1827 -
21st Elected in 1826.
Henry A. P. Muhlenberg Jacksonian March 4, 1829 -
March 3, 1833 21st
Henry King Jacksonian March 4, 1831 -
March 3, 1833 22nd Elected in 1830.
1833-Present: One seat
David D. Wagener Jacksonian March 4, 1833 -
24th Elected in 1832
Re-elected in 1834
Democratic March 4, 1837 -
John Westbrook Democratic March 4, 1841 -
Abraham R. McIlvaine Whig March 4, 1843 -
Lost renomination.
Jesse C. Dickey Whig March 4, 1849 -
March 3, 1851 31st Elected in 1848.
John A. Morrison Democratic March 4, 1851 -
Samuel A. Bridges Democratic March 4, 1853 -
March 3, 1855 33rd Elected in 1852.
Samuel C. Bradshaw Opposition March 4, 1855 -
Henry Chapman Democratic March 4, 1857 -
Henry C. Longnecker Republican March 4, 1859 -
Thomas B. Cooper Democratic March 4, 1861 -
April 4, 1862 37th Elected in 1860.
Vacant April 4, 1862 -
John D. Stiles Democratic June 3, 1862 -
March 3, 1863 Elected to finish Cooper's term.
John M. Broomall Republican March 4, 1863 -
Washington Townsend Republican March 4, 1869 -
Alan Wood Jr. Republican March 4, 1875 -
Isaac N. Evans Republican March 4, 1877 -
William Godshalk Republican March 4, 1879 -
Robert M. Yardley Republican March 4, 1887 -
Edwin Hallowell Democratic March 4, 1891 -
Irving P. Wanger Republican March 4, 1893 -
Thomas S. Butler Republican March 4, 1903 -
67th Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1902.
George P. Darrow Republican March 4, 1923 -
Ira W. Drew Democratic January 3, 1937 -
George P. Darrow Republican January 3, 1939 -
Hugh Scott Republican January 3, 1941 -
James Wolfenden Republican January 3, 1945 -
January 3, 1947 79th Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1944.
E. Wallace Chadwick Republican January 3, 1947 -
Benjamin F. James Republican January 3, 1949 -
January 3, 1959 81st
William H. Milliken Jr. Republican January 3, 1959 -
G. Robert Watkins Republican January 3, 1965 -
Lawrence G. Williams Republican January 3, 1967 -
Robert W. Edgar Democratic January 3, 1975 -
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Curt Weldon Republican January 3, 1987 -
January 3, 2007 100th
109th Elected in 1986.
Joe Sestak Democratic January 3, 2007 -
Pat Meehan Republican January 3, 2011 -
April 27, 2018 112th
Vacant April 27, 2018 -
November 6, 2018 115th
Mary Gay Scanlon Democratic November 6, 2018 -
January 3, 2019 Elected to finish Meehan's term.
Susan Wild Democratic January 3, 2019 -
117th Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2018.
Historical district boundaries
Philadelphia portal
Pennsylvania's congressional districts
^ a b Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved 2021.
^ Ingraham, Christopher. "This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see". Washington Post. Retrieved 2015.
^ "Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down state's congressional districts". CBS News. 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. CBS News. January 24, 2018. Retrieved 2018.
^ a b Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved 2018.
^ "The System Is Rigged". On the Media. October 21, 2016.
^ Ingraham, Christopher (May 15, 2014). "America's most gerrymandered congressional districts". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021.
^ "Sixteenth Congress March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 2019 – via History.house.gov.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774-present
Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania
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With thanks to David Ballheimer for flagging it up, a change has been made to the team line-up for the game at Farnborough .
The AGMs of the Supporters Association and Supporters Trust will take place on the evening of Tuesday 23rd July in the clubhouse at Silver Jubilee Park .
The club has confirmed that the end of year presentations will take place following the Swindon Supermarine match on the final day of the season in the clubhouse at Silver Jubilee Park .
Hendon suffered a disappointing afternoon at the Rushmoor Stadium going down 3-0 at Farnborough .
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{-# LANGUAGE StandaloneKindSignatures #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}

module SAKS_027 where

import Data.Kind

$([d| type U :: Type
      data U = MkU
    |])