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"""
Management class for operations related to remote display.
"""

import re
import threading

from oslo_config import cfg
from oslo_log import log as logging

from nova.console import type as console_type
from nova import exception
from nova import i18n
from nova.virt.virtualbox import constants
from nova.virt.virtualbox import exception as vbox_exc
from nova.virt.virtualbox import hostutils
from nova.virt.virtualbox import manage

REMOTE_DISPLAY = [
    cfg.BoolOpt(
        'remote_display', default=False,
        help='Enable or disable the VRDE Server.'),
    cfg.BoolOpt(
        'vrde_unique_port', default=False,
        help='Whether to use an unique port for each instance.'),
    cfg.StrOpt(
        'vrde_module', default='Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack',
        help='The module used by VRDE Server'),
    cfg.IntOpt(
        'vrde_password_length', default=None,
        help='VRDE maximum length for password.'),
    cfg.StrOpt(
        'vrde_port', default='3389',
        help='A port or a range of ports the VRDE server can bind to.'),
    cfg.BoolOpt(
        'vrde_require_instance_uuid_as_password', default=False,
        help="Use the instance uuid as password for the VRDE server."),
    ]

ENCRIPTED_RDP = [
    cfg.BoolOpt(
        'encrypted_rdp', default=False,
        help='Enable or disable the rdp encryption.'),
    cfg.StrOpt(
        'security_method', default=constants.VRDE_SECURITY_RDP,
        help='The security method used for encryption. (RDP, TLS, Negotiate)'
    ),
    cfg.StrOpt(
        'server_certificate', default=None,
        help='The Server Certificate.'),
    cfg.StrOpt(
        'server_private_key', default=None,
        help='The Server Private Key.'),
    cfg.StrOpt(
        'server_ca', default=None,
        help='The Certificate Authority (CA) Certificate.'),
]

CONF = cfg.CONF
CONF.register_opts(REMOTE_DISPLAY, 'virtualbox')
CONF.register_opts(ENCRIPTED_RDP, 'rdp')
LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)

def _get_ports():
    """Process infromation regarding ports from config and return a list of
    unique ports.
    """
    ports = []
    for group in CONF.virtualbox.vrde_port.split(','):
        if '-' not in group:
            try:
                ports.append(int(group))
            except ValueError:
                continue
        else:
            start, stop = group.split('-', 1)
            try:
                ports.extend(range(int(start), int(stop) + 1))
            except ValueError:
                continue
    return sorted(set(ports), reverse=True)

class ConsoleOps(object):

    """Management class for operations related to remote display."""

    _EXTPACK_NAME_REGEXP = r'Pack no. \d+:\s+(?P<name>.+)'

    def __init__(self):
        self._vbox_manage = manage.VBoxManage()
        self._ext_packs = []
        self._ports = {
            'available': [], 'free': [], 'used': {},
            'unique': CONF.virtualbox.vrde_unique_port
        }
        self._lock = threading.Lock()
        self._remote_display = CONF.virtualbox.remote_display
        self._vrde_module = CONF.virtualbox.vrde_module
        self._load()

    @property
    def remote_display(self):
        """VirtualBox remote desktop extension (VRDE) server status."""
        return self._remote_display

    @property
    def vrde_module(self):
        """Library witch implements the VRDE."""
        return self._vrde_module

    def _load(self):
        """Process information from hypervisor and config file."""
        if self._remote_display:
            self._get_ext_packs()
            if self._ports['unique']:
                self._ports['free'] = _get_ports()
            else:
                self._ports['available'] = _get_ports()

    def _get_ext_packs(self):
        """Get package name for each extension pack installed."""
        pack_name = re.compile(self._EXTPACK_NAME_REGEXP)
        extpacks_output = self._vbox_manage.list(constants.EXTPACKS)
        for line in extpacks_output.splitlines():
            extpack = pack_name.search(line)
            if not extpack:
                continue
            self._ext_packs.append(extpack.group('name').strip())

    def _get_available_port(self):
        """Return first available port found."""
        with self._lock:
            if not self._ports['free']:
                if self._ports['unique']:
                    return None
                if not self._ports['available']:
                    return None

                self._ports['free'] = list(self._ports['available'])

            return self._ports['free'].pop()

    def _get_vrde_port(self, instance):
        """Return the VRDE port for the received instance."""
        port = self._ports['used'].get(instance.name, None)
        if not port:
            try:
                instance_info = self._vbox_manage.show_vm_info(instance)
                port = int(instance_info[constants.VM_VRDE_PORT])
            except (ValueError, KeyError) as exc:
                LOG.debug("Failed to get port for instance: %(reason)s",
                          {"reason": exc}, instance=instance)
            except (exception.InstanceNotFound, vbox_exc.VBoxException) as exc:
                LOG.debug("Failed to get information regarding "
                          "instance: %(reason)s",
                          {"reason": exc}, instance=instance)
        return port

    def _setup_rdp(self, instance):
        """Setup the RDP VRDE module."""
        if not CONF.rdp.encrypted_rdp:
            return

        security_method = CONF.rdp.security_method
        self._vbox_manage.modify_vrde(
            instance=instance, field=constants.FIELD_VRDE_PROPERTY,
            value=constants.VRDE_SECURITY_METHOD %
            {"method": security_method})

        if security_method in (constants.VRDE_SECURITY_TLS,
                               constants.VRDE_SECURITY_NEGOTIATE):
            # NOTE(alexandrucoman): If the Security/Method property is set to
            # either Negotiate or TLS, the TLS protocol will be automatically
            # used by the server, if the client supports TLS.
            # However, in order to use TLS the server must possess
            # the Server Certificate, the Server Private Key and
            # the Certificate Authority (CA) Certificate.
            self._vbox_manage.modify_vrde(
                instance=instance, field=constants.FIELD_VRDE_PROPERTY,
                value=constants.VRDE_SECURITY_CA %
                {"path": CONF.rdp.server_ca})
            self._vbox_manage.modify_vrde(
                instance=instance, field=constants.FIELD_VRDE_PROPERTY,
                value=constants.VRDE_SECURITY_SERVER_CERT %
                {"path": CONF.rdp.server_certificate})
            self._vbox_manage.modify_vrde(
                instance=instance, field=constants.FIELD_VRDE_PROPERTY,
                value=constants.VRDE_SERCURITY_SERVER_PRIVATE_KEY %
                {"path": CONF.rdp.server_private_key})

    def _setup_vnc(self, instance):
        """Setup the VNC VRDE module."""
        password = instance.uuid
        if CONF.virtualbox.vrde_password_length:
            password = password[:CONF.virtualbox.vrde_password_length]
        self._vbox_manage.modify_vrde(
            instance=instance, field=constants.FIELD_VRDE_PROPERTY,
            value=constants.PROPERTY_VNC_PASSWORD %
            {"password": password})

    def setup_host(self):
        """Setup VirtualBox to use the received VirtualBox Remote
        Desktop Extension if `remote_display` is enabled.
        """
        if not self.remote_display:
            LOG.debug("VRDE server is disabled.")
            return

        if self.vrde_module not in self._ext_packs:
            LOG.warning(
                i18n._LW("The `%(vrde_module)s` VRDE Module is not "
                         "available."),
                {"vrde_module": self.vrde_module})
            return

        try:
            self._vbox_manage.set_property(constants.VBOX_VRDE_EXTPACK,
                                           self.vrde_module)
        except vbox_exc.VBoxManageError as exc:
            LOG.warning(
                i18n._LW("Failed to set VRDE Module `%(vrde_module)s`: "
                         "%(reason)s"),
                {"vrde_module": self.vrde_module, "reason": exc})
            return False

        LOG.info(i18n._LI("The VRDE Module used is %(vrde_module)s"),
                 {"vrde_module": self.vrde_module})
        return True

    def _enable_vrde(self, instance):
        port = self._get_available_port()
        if not port:
            raise vbox_exc.VBoxException(
                i18n._LE("No available port was found."))

        self._ports['used'][instance.name] = port
        self._vbox_manage.modify_vrde(instance=instance,
                                      field=constants.FIELD_VRDE_SERVER,
                                      value=constants.ON)
        self._vbox_manage.modify_vrde(instance=instance,
                                      field=constants.FIELD_VRDE_PORT,
                                      value=port)

        if self.vrde_module == constants.EXTPACK_VNC:
            self._setup_vnc(instance)
        elif self.vrde_module == constants.EXTPACK_RDP:
            self._setup_rdp(instance)

    def prepare_instance(self, instance):
        """Modify the instance settings in order to properly work remote
        display.
        """
        if self.remote_display:
            # Enable VRDE Server
            LOG.debug("Try to enable the VRDE Server.")
            try:
                self._enable_vrde(instance)
            except vbox_exc.VBoxException as error:
                LOG.warning(i18n._LW("Enabling VRDE Server failed: %(error)s"),
                            {"error": error})
            else:
                return

        # Disable VRDE Server
        LOG.debug("Try to disable the VRDE Server.")
        try:
            self._vbox_manage.modify_vrde(instance=instance,
                                          field=constants.FIELD_VRDE_SERVER,
                                          value=constants.OFF)
        except vbox_exc.VBoxManageError as error:
            LOG.warning(i18n._LW("Disabling VRDE Server failed: %(error)s"),
                        {"error": error})

    def cleanup(self, instance):
        """Clean up the resources allocated for the instance."""
        LOG.debug("cleanup called", instance=instance)
        with self._lock:
            self._ports['used'].pop(instance.name, None)
            port = self._get_vrde_port(instance)
            if port and self._ports['unique']:
                self._ports['free'].append(port)

    def get_vnc_console(self, instance):
        """Get connection info for a vnc console."""
        LOG.debug("get_vnc_console called", instance=instance)
        if self.remote_display and self.vrde_module == constants.EXTPACK_VNC:
            host = hostutils.get_ip()
            port = self._get_vrde_port(instance)
            if port:
                LOG.debug("VNC console: %(host)s:%(port)s",
                          {"host": host, "port": port})
                return console_type.ConsoleVNC(host=host, port=port)
            else:
                LOG.warning(i18n._LW("VNC port not found!"), instance=instance)
        else:
            LOG.warning(i18n._LW("VNC console is not available for this"
                                 " instance."),
                        instance=instance)

        raise exception.ConsoleTypeUnavailable(console_type='vnc')

    def get_rdp_console(self, instance):
        """Get connection info for a rdp console."""
        LOG.debug("get_rdp_console called", instance=instance)
        if self.remote_display and self.vrde_module == constants.EXTPACK_RDP:
            host = hostutils.get_ip()
            access_path = None if self._ports['unique'] else instance.name
            port = self._get_vrde_port(instance)
            if port:
                LOG.debug("RDP console: %(host)s:%(port)s, %(path)s",
                          {"host": host, "port": port, "path": access_path})
                return console_type.ConsoleRDP(
                    host=host, port=port, internal_access_path=access_path)
            else:
                LOG.warning(i18n._LW("RDP port not found."), instance=instance)
        else:
            LOG.warning(i18n._LW("VNC console is not available for this "
                                 "instance."),
                        instance=instance)

        raise exception.ConsoleTypeUnavailable(console_type='rdp')


SEAT version of Volkswagen Up. Powered by low emission 1.0-litre engine. Ecomotive emits below 100g/km CO2. Easy and fun to drive. Good value for money.
Not as distinctively styled as the Up and only slightly cheaper. Terrible automated manual transmission. High incidence of clutch failure on manuals. Timing belts need replacing at 3 years or 30k miles.
SEAT Mii models are no longer supplied with automated manual transmissions.
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Everything under the skin is the same however with an identical engine line-up. Power comes from a 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine that's available in two versions - one with 60PS and a more powerful 75PS.
Both are sprightly at low speeds while the Mii will happily keep up with motorway traffic. The big advantage the Mii has is fuel economy. The cleanest model is the Mii Ecomotive which can return a claimed 67.3mpg and emits just 97g/km of CO2.
Despite its dimunitive size, the little SEAT is surprisingly practical with reasonable room for adults in the back and a decent boot too. It initially comes as a three-door but a more useful five-door will be added to the line-up later in 2012 while it's available with a standard manual gearbox or an optional automatic.
As well as being affordable and cheap to run, the Mii is also enjoyable to drive and comfortable too. It feels solid and surprisingly refined for such a small car - in fact from behind the wheel it's easy to think you're in a larger hatchback like an Ibiza. The interior is good too. It's well built and neatly designed with plenty of room and good stowage. If you're after a stylish and affordable small hatch then the Mii could fit the bill perfectly.
Positive first impression so far maintained.


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Cinematic Projections Beyond the Dance Floor: An Interview with Sonya Stefan
By Clint Enns
LCD Teardown / Sonya Stefan
Sonya Stefan is a media artist who uses glitchy electronics, Hi-8 video, and 16mm film to create multimedia performances. Her work often transforms the damaged and discarded – from broken mixers and cracked LCD screens to a collection of found, disintegrating films – into contemporary media works. Many of her projects are collaborative and involve pillaging garbage bags full of abandoned 35mm film which she freely distributes to other local artists to work with.
In her most recent work, Stefan broadcast moving images onto 24 pulsating tube-televisions of various sizes in contemporary dancer Dana Gingras' anOther (2018), a collaboration between Gingras, Stefan, and Japanese avant-gardists Group A (Sayaka Botanic and Tommi Tokyo). In the piece, Gingras, wearing a black, form-fitting latex suit, emerges from a shiny cocoon after four televisions are ritualistically turned to face the center of the room by an alien-looking figure (Stefan). Group A are seen wearing lab coats in the background in their own enclosure (reminiscent of a television screen), figuring them somewhere between scientists and DJs. Sonically, they create unsettling drones that eventually transform into a throbbing dance beat one might hear while waiting in line outside of their favorite dance club. The screens display distorted and deconstructed images including Isabelle Adjani's iconic subway meltdown scene in Andrzej Żuławski's Possession (1981), scenes from David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983) and close-ups of lips with colors reminiscent of Pipilotti Rist's work, all drenched in the strobing glow of television static. Gingras' dance transforms Adjani's gestures into a pained, yet cathartic, trance. The ritual ends in the dancers' exhaustion, and the four television screens are once again turned towards the audience before being shut off. A ritual performed in the age of the mediated image: long live the new flesh.
Stefan is a cofounder of la lumière collective, a microcinema in Montréal and the space in which we conducted the initial fragments of this interview. It has been collaboratively edited into its present form.
anOther Performance / Photo: Paul Litherland
Clint Enns: You began as a dancer and evolved into a media artist. How did this transformation occur? Do you still consider yourself a dancer?
Sonya Stefan: Although my background is in dance, I don't really identify as a dancer at this point. Working as a dancer means being submissive. For a dancer to create their own practice, they also have to be a producer, choreographer, and media specialist leading to a multidisciplinary practice that isn't necessarily better, just more work. As a dancer you are always at the mercy of a choreographer, in spite of the fact that everyone talks about collaboration. Collaboration in dance is never really collaboration; lately, I have been questioning and working through the power dynamics of collaboration in general. In dance, there are so many unwritten rules that dancers implicitly follow, leading to work that feels insular, conservative, and hermetic. I had enough.
After many years of dance training where I was told that I shouldn't have an opinion, I finally separated myself from my training and began making my own work. At one point, I needed a change so I applied to the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema [Concordia University]. I was always interested in making films – as a child I made 16mm films and Hi-8 videos with my family – and eventually began taking black and white photographs that I would develop myself. I was divorced and had a young child, so this was how I spent my evenings: doing photo experiments.
Roller Skating is for Old People / Sonya Stefan
Narrative cinema has rules similar to dance (and often the same power dynamics), so I gravitated towards experimental artists. The first experiment I did was with a surveillance camera on my body. I rollerbladed in circles at Édifice Jean-Pierre-Perreault while doing the Limón technique, one of the basic movement techniques that every dancer learns. The work is called Rollerskating is for Old People (2009). The work is super glitchy with glorious color and inverts the relationship between filmmaker and dancer by placing the camera on the dancer as opposed to pointed at them.
Enns: Your found footage project Two-Hour Film (2011-ongoing) further disrupts the traditional power dynamics of filmmaking through collaboration and sharing. The project is based around a found 35mm Russian propaganda film called Histoire de ma Ville. Since that time, the film has been displaced from its cans and into garbage bags which you have publicly exhibited in various forms including: a slow-moving microfiche performance titled Passé Composé (2018), a collaboration with lyrical filmmaker Emma Roufs and musician Merganzer (Mika Posen); various live AV performances including those with Black Givre (Samuel Bobony); a backdrop for Ballet Divertimento; photographic prints; a collaborative loop with Guillaume Vallée titled The Ghost (2013); filmic earrings created by Alexandra Knowles; as filmic sculptures; and even as a lasso. How did you come across this footage?
Passé Composé (detail) / Sonya Stefan
Stefan: I showed up to purchase a Steinbeck at a garage sale advertised on Kijiji. Experimental filmmaker Jean Bourbonnais arrived at the same time I did. He was scruffy, had these big eyes, and was wearing a grey suit. He wanted the machine for La Passe [an underground space in Montréal]. We both tested it; however, the owner told us that he would call us the next day to announce whom the machine would go to. The next day he called and said he gave it to Jean (because he was a filmmaker) but that I could have this documentary film if I wanted it. I returned with a dolly and took the cans home. In my apartment, I released the film from its cans, unreeling them into piles on the floor.
Enns: In one dance piece, Salon-Double (2013), you transform the film into a shower.
Stefan: Often the film acts more as an object, or sound source. That is, I treat it simply as a physical object as opposed to a moving image medium. In Salon-Double, it made such an incredible sound as it poured down like water from the rafters. The movement of film is very much like the movement of a body, the way it curves. The piece, in general, is a reaction to the perceived preciousness of filmic objects. It is placed in garbage bags and poured out onto the floor. By unreeling it, it becomes totally messy and unwieldy, but also open to chance, both in the way the image is destroyed and the ways in which one finds images in the footage. Once the film has hit the floor, it will never be in a "perfect" state again.
Two-Hour Film / Sonya Stefan
Enns: When it comes to the footage itself, how do you select the images you will use?
Stefan: For The Ghost there was no real conversation on how to select the images, we simply stuck our hands into the garbage bags and randomly pulled out images. The first images that we took were of farmers and Leonid Brezhnev. We started to make this crazy-glue film but never finished it. We have created single images from it, and a loop that we often use during live performances, both when we perform together and alone. I used the loop for the backdrop for Ballet Divertimento and it was used in the performances I did with Black Givre. The Ghost was more of a gateway to other works than a finished piece.
In contrast, when I worked with Emma on Passé Composé, we wanted to make a work that removed all elements of war and violence from the original images. We wanted to subvert the original work by showing men who are sensitive and caring, women who are free (for instance, not working in a factory), and nature. The final piece was two hand-spliced rolls of film which we slowly ran through microfiche projectors. We each worked on our own rolls, but we edited side-by-side and would often share images with each other. Emma was really attracted to the film's previous life (all of the scars and defects) without knowing its history. We performed the projection at Mirror Mountain Film Festival with live music by Merganzer.
Passé Composé Performance / Sonya Stefan
Enns: Two-Hour Film seems to embody the methodology of your artist practice. That is, it demonstrates the ways in which you embrace the unexpected and the imperfect and some of the ways in which you navigate the chaotic. Can you talk about this methodology in relationship to your other work?
Stefan: In my dance practice, I used a task-based procedure, that is, a set of rules that framed your behavior or choice-making. The tasks were required, but whatever else happened while performing was created in the moment. Performing these tasks meant you had to become comfortable with failure given the near impossibility to perform any task perfectly and the potential for everything to fall apart. In Fishbowl Experiment (2013), my friend, contemporary dancer Audree Juteau, and I worked with her dog Sam, who ultimately determined what happened during the piece. Sam wasn't a hyper dog, so we had to be patient as we watched her make choices. Using two GoPro cameras and a split screen, once again from the performers' perspective (similar to Rollerskating), I tried to capture the affect between the performers, Sam and Audree, both physically and through other gestures such as eye contact.
Enns: Do you see your work in relation to the strong glitch art movement of the recent past?
Stefan: I got into glitch art when I started following artists on Facebook through a glitch group. The group was very open to sharing their methods and to providing constructive critique. At least to me, it felt like experimental cinema had migrated from the black box to the web. The first time I realized there was a difference between the way cinephiles watch films and the way regular people watched movies was in a "moving camera" course with Peter Rist. My ex-boyfriend would tap me on the arm every time I shifted in my seat, a reminder that this was a quiet space. I would often spend more time managing my impulse to move than watching the film. The time spent in the cinema made me feel a "lost" sense of time. In a screening, you disassociate with your body. Up until that point, I spent most of life within my body. The web offered me the opportunity to engage with work on my own terms. The aesthetic of the web also appealed to me enormously: the variety of images being produced, the sharing of techniques, the escape from the pretentiousness of the experimental film community. People were engaged, and actively engaging. It felt as though I was part of a movement in the making.
Brian Virostek's converted Moviola projector
I also like the aesthetics of works that are on the brink of falling apart. For instance, in collaboration with Brian Virostek, I created loops for a 35mm Moviola editor that he converted into a projector. To use the machine, you have to rest it on two of its four legs. The machine is super heavy and every time you want to use it, you must perform this intense action that almost evokes the same feeling you get when you watch a child attempting to balance on the back two legs of a chair.
Enns: Virostek's converted Moviola projector inverts the cinematic appartus, whereas your piece LCD Teardown (2016) literally deconstructs it. How did this work come about?
Stefan: I was invited to Art Hack Day at Eastern Bloc where I met Stephanie Castonguay [Perte de Signal]. At the time, I wanted to take an LCD screen apart to find out how it works, and Stephanie was into it. We went to a thrift shop to purchase the screen, and with the help of Raphael Demers and a YouTube tutorial, we took it apart and lit it using a 16mm film projector. It became a hybrid object with the broken images displaying the tutorial.
Enns: Can you talk about some of your collaborations with musicians? Is this similar to working with dancers or with visual artists?
Stefan: Performing live with sound artists and musicians is the exact opposite of cinema and dance, in which you prepare and perfect your work for long periods before showing it. Sometimes you only have one conversation with musicians before you go on stage and perform with them. It is in the moment and it has the potential to fail, which is exciting, and allows you to see failure from a different perspective.
Sonya Stefan and Black Givre Performance
Two of the musicians I work with, Alain [Lefebvre] and Sam [Black Givre], are ex-boyfriends. Alain and I decided that we should make a video every month, under the project name Annuaire. Every month, we came up with an idea and went with it. I liked the short-term process. That year, I tried everything – film, glitch, video, and hybrid forms. We even switched roles for two of the months. August's Garden of the Dead (2013) was filmed off Virostek's converted Moviola and bleached by Alain. I did sound for September's 13/i (2013), which was basically my iTunes playlist. I set the time from shortest song to longest and created a sound collage that encompassed the sounds of my life up until that moment. Oct/13/puss (till I die) (2013) was created using a glitching VLC player.
With Sam, the process was different. The first time I met him he was playing at the Bistro on rue St. Denis. The way he played drums felt like he was out of control which, of course, I loved. He also made these crazy faces. We first performed live together at a Jeunesse Cosmique event at Casa del Popolo in 2014. That was the first time I performed live with a television. With Sam, I felt like I could try stuff out, but we would often return to working with televisions and video feedback.
I shouldn't collaborate with boyfriends anymore, it's too complicated.
Enns: The Elmo Show (2013), one of the pieces created as part of Annuaire, feels super intimate. The way the saturated image is slowed down makes it feel almost sensual. Why sensual Elmo?
The Elmo Show / Sonya Stefan
Stefan: I don't think Elmo is sensual. It is like he is trying to directly communicate something to you, like in a dream. I would often watch an Elmo VHS with my daughter. When you have children you often watch things over and over again, relentlessly. I loved the intimacy in that Elmo tape and I loved how colorful it was. I wanted to slow Elmo down since he has such lovely, caring eyes and these warm gestures. Alain and I were performing at Mutek, so I thought it would be nice to bring Elmo. It was intended to be playful.
Enns: One of your more recent works, anOther, involved 24 television screens. As part of the climax you deconstruct the subway scene from Possession, which seems to inform Gingras' movements. How did you choose this scene? Was it due to the fact that the scene is iconic or was it because of how visceral the scene is?
Stefan: Dana proposed the scene and we watched the film at her house. It was my first time seeing it. I was embarrassed by Adjani's behavior in that scene and had no idea how I was going to work with it. I didn't know where to start. At first I tried removing her from the scene, to simply look at the space and ease my embarrassment. After having conversations with Dana, and after reading Kier-La Janisse's House of Psychotic Women and Barbara Creed's The Monstrous-Feminine, my perspective began to shift. I came to see hysteria as a strength rather than a weakness; as a form of feminine empowerment. I began treating the footage in different ways: using Facebook to glitch it; passing the images through VCRs and Hi-8; re-photographing TV screens. As Adjani's expressions externalized the internal, I was internalizing the external. I tried to distance myself from the emotional state and look at her body as a vessel.
I come from a family with hysterical women. My parent's marriage was arranged – and they were totally different. He was from Northern Italy, she was from the South. My mother would have outbursts that stopped the whole family (and whoever happened to be around) in their tracks. From overdoses, public shaming, furniture smashing, car wrecking, to love affairs with the family's best friends... it was a daily undertaking. I now realize that it was her method of changing her circumstances, of being empowered. We did a mother-daughter trip to Calabria and the first question everyone asked us was "where are your husbands?" She would have an outburst and people would back away. She was in control.
The movements in video can also be seen as a having their roots in a form of Tarantism, a folk dance which comes from Calabria in which a hysteric woman goes into a trance to cleanse herself, to shake out the trauma. The Tarantism was a town event – it was a ritual that everyone accepted and, in some way, participated in. The idea was that shaking one's body could dislodge memory from your organs/tissues. Adjani's subway scene offers a different reading of the body since it unapologetically demonstrates emotional excessiveness or hysteria. Looking at emotional excessiveness made me feel embarrassed; however, like the Tarantism ritual, maybe it is way to release trauma.
Enns: The performance reminded me of a night at the club gone wrong. Like Group A as club DJs complete with lab coats (a trope of the rave scene). The strobing effect of the televisions and the intensity of the music created a form of sensory overload. Was there an intentional connection between the work and club culture? Moreover, it's not uncommon to see scenes from Videodrome on monitors at noise shows given its cult status (especially in Toronto).
Stefan: I love late night television from the 1980s and 90s. I especially love the locally created content. I wanted the screens to resemble late night cable television. I wanted them to have their own life force. I also wanted the televisions to be directly connected to the overall piece, not simply a backdrop. Each television was an individual dancer in conversation with Dana or Group A, like energized bodies. I saw them as a "corps de ballet," becoming a group that would meld into the space. None of the televisions were color corrected and each came with its own personality and defects. One of the larger televisions even had an entire section that was burned out, creating these beautiful colors. It was, of course, my favorite, becoming a soloist due to its imperfections! The televisions acted both individually and together.
Enns: Setting up 24 controlled analogue tube-televisions must have been a logistical nightmare. How did you manage?
Stefan: I have some photographs of the cord arrangement. It is similar to the way cords are set up in India. I was on tour there with the Toronto Dance Theatre, and I remember one of the theatres where the cords were a total mess, which one of the dancers, Michael Trent, grimaced at. During that show, all the lights accidentally went off, except for a small one directly on his face. You could only see his eyes. It was hilarious and kind of perfect. Our precious dance piece was overtaken by the "bad bad messy cords." There was confusion; no one knew what to do. But then the lights came back on and we continued. In fact, it was better, less stiff. It felt as though we were awakened by the mistake. I could feel everything: the space, the people, the thoughts, and none of us knew what was going to happen. It was invigorating. There should be more opportunity for error; this stuff shouldn't be perfect. Messiness and imperfection are part of what makes performance exciting, for the audience and for the performers.
Sonya Stefan / Photo: Yannick Grandmont
Clint Enns is a visual artist living in Toronto. His work primarily deals with moving images created with broken and/or outdated technologies, and has shown both nationally and internationally at galleries, festivals, alternative spaces, and microcinemas. He has a Master's degree in mathematics from the University of Manitoba, and a Master's degree in cinema and media from York University where he is currently completing a PhD. His writings and interviews have appeared in Leonardo, Millennium Film Journal, INCITE: Journal of Experimental Media, BlackFlash, and Spectacular Optical.
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At first glance, the Newman Vertical Campus can emanate a feeling of monolithic dread that crashes over all who approach it. The building's curvature warns its inhabitants of the figurative and literal uphill climb they must endure in order to succeed at Baruch College. For the 6,854 students who have transferred to Baruch since 2015, the trek seems even steeper. They have discarded the notion of a "traditional" college experience long before stepping into the campus.
Transfer Seminar is not mandatory for transfer students, but it offers a number of resources that ease the path for newcomers, much like its Freshman Seminar counterpart. According to the Transfer Seminar Instructor's Manual, sessions cover academic research and success strategies, career planning led by a STARR Career Development Center staff member, communication skills, health and wellness activities and more. The SCDC also coordinates with the Transfer Student Organization to host special resume and cover letter workshops, co-sponsor a Career Week Panel in the spring.
Common stories shared in Transfer Seminar sessions include discussions of former schools, persevering through the red tape of the CUNY system and getting accustomed to the labyrinth of hallways at Baruch.
After having spent days in the Admissions Office, Office of the Registrar and Financial Aid Office and having dealt with the paperwork, the first day of classes is when transfer students get a glimpse into the next stage of their higher education.
A closer look at Baruch's populous makes it seem like the General Assembly of the United Nations. With over 100 languages spoken, 160 countries represented and just as many undergraduate clubs, the diverse student population attracts prospective students and makes the likelihood of finding a familiar cultural group or club relatively high.
The Office of Student Life oversees the 160 student-run undergraduate clubs and organizations. From a cappella to business to cultural clubs, students should take advantage of the abundant opportunities offered at Baruch. Nearly every club offers free food in general interest meetings—go for the food, stay for the camaraderie.
Martinez described how his grades began to fall because he lost interest in school. "I didn't have a super high GPA last quarter because I didn't get a feel for the school yet. But now that I am involved and enjoying my time here more, I feel more encouraged to do the work."
On the other end of the spectrum, Natalie Ryenonkova regrets not participating in more extracurricular activities when she had the chance. "I wish I had done a lot last year [as a junior], but now I'm a senior and it's hard," said the corporate communications major.
"I don't know where to start but I take daytime classes, so I see a bunch of the same faces and they all have club shirts." Even though she wanted to attend events and get more involved, her limited time at Baruch prevented her from fully embracing all Baruch has to offer.
This academic year, approximately 63 percent of enrolled Baruch degree-seeking undergraduates began their career here as transfer students, according to the Public Relations department. This should only further encourage all students, especially transfer students, to reach out to the OSL, find a club, attend general interest meetings and explore the campus and find interesting events.
It might take a semester to get acclimated to the people and atmosphere, but the relationships built will make the time spent at Baruch almost worth the cost of admission.


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Issue 11, Volume 14 | November 2017
New Autumn Issue
Our fiftieth anniversary issue! Poetry by Robin Skelton, Janet Rogers, Tim Lilburn, Julie Paul, Lorna Crozier, and more; Fiction by Terence Young, Morgan Cross, Jason Jobin, and Brock Zawila; CNF by Emily Carr, Charles Lillard, Sheila Munro, Madeline Sonik, Annabel Howard, and Paige Lindsay.
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Join us downtown at Munro's for the launch of our tribute to the fine writers of Victoria—past, present, and future.
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Enjoy an afternoon poetry extravaganza at the University of Victoria to celebrate the milestone tenth-anniversary edition of the Best Canadian Poetry in English series.
Sunday, December 3, at 1:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Building, University of Victoria, Room 103
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Our Back Pages Issue #137
Malahat work study student Abby Neufeld summarizes 2001's winter issue, which features work by Margo Button, Lisa Moore, Bill Gaston, and other notable Canadian authors.
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Keep your eyes on this year's BIG prize: three awards of $2000! Our annual Open Season Contest is underway, and writers of all levels are invited to enter poetry, fiction, and/or creative nonfiction. There's no theme or specific criteria for this contest, so go wild and send us your best work.
Final judges are Evelyn Lau (poetry), Carleigh Baker (fiction), and Betsy Warland (creative nonfiction). Click their names to read interviews with the judges on what they'll be looking for in this year's submissions.
Autumn Issue Interview with Shane Book on Poetry
Malahat poetry board member David Eso talks with Shane Book about his poetic influences, his return to the University of Victoria to teach poetry, and his two poems, "S.T.A.R.S." and "Beast Friend," published in Issue #200.
DE: Given the influences from wide-ranging communities you have just described, I am curious about your own practice. What were some watersheds in the development of your vocation during your years in the U.S. — or perhaps earlier — that are given life in these two poems?
SB: One major moment for me as a poet was coming to UVic's Department of Writing as an undergrad and taking a poetry class with Lorna Crozier. I applied to UVic to study and write fiction. I took the poetry class because I thought it would help me write better sentences. Lorna's passion for the art and her patience and willingness to call us out for lazy writing as well as the intellectual debates we had in the class caused me to become fascinated by poetry. Then I took a class with Patrick Lane and my fate was sealed.
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Autumn Issue Interview with Madeline Sonik on Creative Nonfiction
Malahat CNF board member Frances Backhouse talks with Madeline Sonik about childhood curiosity, historical context, and psychic distance in her essay "Stay Sick, Turn Blue," published in Issue #200.
FB: How do you conduct research for essays that are grounded in distant memories, like "Stay Sick, Turn Blue"?
MS: What I find most helpful for these sorts of pieces, ones that exist in a time before I began keeping a daily journal, are photographs, old songs, comic books I once read, early television shows we watched. These sorts of things open the floodgates on memory, and then, as you write, you discover all kinds of things coming back—even actual things that were said. It's kind of like harvesting your dreams. If you can recall just a fragment of a dream and write it down, the rest of the dream frequently returns.
Read the rest of Madeline's interview on the Malahat website.
Autumn Issue Interview with Arleen Paré on Poetry
Malahat poetry board member Samantha Ainsworth talks with Arleen Paré about the practicality of poetry, poetic influences, and the flaura and fauna in her poem "Come the Ungulate," published in Issue #200.
SA: Your poetic works garner respect, prizes, and awards. Have you always been interested in (writing) poetry? What drew you to this genre?
AP: I didn't start writing poetry until I was in my fifth decade. Nor did I read very much poetry. My decision to start writing poetry was a practical decision, strangely. I say "strangely" because poets are not known for their practicality. It happened this way: in a moment of hubris, I began to write a novel immediately after I had completed my MA degree, partly because writing the MA thesis was, strangely, such a rewarding experience. I was working nine-to-five at the time. I joined a writing group. But I could not keep up sufficient novel production to bring coherent novel passages to the monthly writing group, so I wrote poetry for the group instead. Poetry is usually, blessedly, shorter. And so, I became a poet.
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A FRANTIC mum threw her baby from a ninth floor window a hero bystander below while others screamed "save my children" as a fire ravaged their tower block home.
Twelve people have died with the death toll expected to rise and 68 others - 18 critical - are being treated in hospital after the blaze at Grenfell House in west London in the early hours of the morning.
The blaze was described as being like "hell on earth"
Stunned eyewitnesses have described scenes of carnage as frantic residents trapped inside the block attempted to flee.
Horrified Samira Lamrani told how a baby dropped by a desperate mum "from the ninth or tenth floor" was caught by a hero bystander below.
She told the Press Association: "People were starting to appear at the windows, frantically banging and screaming.
"The windows were slightly ajar, a woman was gesturing that she was about to throw her baby and if somebody could catch her baby.
"Somebody did, a gentleman ran forward and managed to grab the baby."
Speaking to the Huffington Post, she added: "She wrapped her baby in what seemed like a sheet or blanket and threw the young baby out of the window.
"A member of the public, a guy ran forward and just miraculously grabbed the baby at the right moment and then the shadow, I assume the mother, went backwards and that was the last we saw."
She also claimed a resident made a "homemade parachute" to lower himself out of the window as the fire raged.
One witness said he saw a "child on fire" jump from the 22nd floor of the tower block.
He said: "The fire started happening on third floor, we called the fire bridge who came 20 minutes later, and then the whole thing just went up.
"An hour-and-a-half later I saw a kid on the 22nd floor on fire, he walked to the window, and he jumped."
At least 12 people have been killed and 20 more are fighting for their lives - but it is feared scores of residents may have perished.
One fearful local told how a 12-year-old girl trapped in the raging inferno called her best friend to say: "We are not going to make it, I love you".
The teenager, her two younger sisters, mum, dad and grandmother are all missing and feared dead.
Local resident, Hulya, 42, said: "My neighbour told me that one of the daughters rang her own daughter at about 12.30 saying they weren't going to make it and that she loved her.
She's about 13 I think. Nobody has been able to contact any of them since. It's just awful."
Eddie Daffarn was on the 16th floor of the block when he received a call from a neighbour telling him to "get out".
The 55-year-old, who was pictured in the aftermath wearing a blanket, said: "I ran out to find where the exit was and eventually a fireman was lying on the ground and touched my leg and he was able to help me into the fire escape.
"If I had been in that stairwell for any longer I don't think I would have found the escape exit. You couldn't see a thing. I was choking badly, it was a moment of life and death for me. I didn't have that much time to think, it was only when I got into the doorway I realised how serious it was.
One bystander, known as only Tamara, said she could hear people screaming for help as the blaze ripped through the tower block.
She told BBC News: "We could hear people screaming 'Help me' so me and my brother, with some other people who live in the area, ran over to the estate to where you could still get underneath it and there were people just throwing their kids out saying 'Save my children'.
"The fire crew, ambulance and police couldn't do anything, they couldn't get in, and they were just telling them to stay where they are, and we'll come and get you. But things quickly escalated beyond measure and they couldn't go back in and get them.
"Within another 15 minutes the whole thing was up in flames and there were still people at their windows shouting 'Help me'. You could see the fire going into their houses and engulfing the last room that they were in."
One eyewitness told BBC News how he feared a mum had lost two of her children as she battled her way through the blaze to safety.
He added: "There was one woman on the 12th floor, she's left with her six kids and by the time she's got to the ground floor, there's only four of them with her."
Another resident, called Zara, said she saw a woman throw her son, who was about five years old, from a fifth or sixth floor window to escape the blaze.
She told LBC: "One woman actually threw her son out of the window. I think he's OK.
"I think he might have just had some broken bones and bruises. I left my phone at home so I went back to grab it and, by the time I got back, the road was completely blocked off, the fire had dramatically spread.
"It was like a scene from a Hollywood movie."
Others described harrowing scenes as the fire went from "zero to 100" after it erupted at around 1.16am.
Some claim the fire started on the fourth floor and ripped through the 24-storey building, which is home to hundreds of families.
Desperate residents jumped from windows in scenes "reminiscent of 9/11" as they tried to escape the flames.
Shaken dad Michael Paramasivan, 37, ran down six flights of stairs clinging to his five-year-daughter as the fire ravaged the tower block.
He said: "I grabbed my dressing gown and woke the missus up, grabbed my daughter and stuck her under my dressing gown so she wouldn't breathe in the smoke.
''We then just ran for our lives, we had to run down through the fourth floor where the fire was. There was so much smoke.
''It was crazy, it was just spreading so fast it was like it had been covered in petrol it was going so quickly.
''By the time we got out of the flat it was completely up, in a matter of minutes.
"Everyone was running for their lives."
Mahad Egal escaped from the fourth floor with his family including two children just before 1am.
He sobbed as he revealed how the fire was originally the size of an "average tree" before it spread to cladding and engulfed the tower block in a blazing inferno.
Mahad told the Victoria Derbyshire show: "There stairwells were full of smoke, dark, scary, and a trip hazard and fall hazard as some lights weren't working. It is incredible we survived.
"So many people were left; we had so many relatives and families who were still trapped in, calling and saying please let the fire services know that we are still here.
"There was a kid that called and said that he's trapped in his room. It is a very terrible situation and I can confirm that lives have been lost. There has been fatalities of some of our friends, families, loved ones and neighbours."
Tearfully, he added: "There were people jumping out of the place, a man who threw two of his children out."
Terrified residents were seen waving their bedsheets from the windows as crowds watched on below in horror.
Some lashed the sheets together to make a rope in an attempt to reach the ground.
A witness identified as Daniel told BBC Radio London that people on the upper floors were trapped as the flames rose higher and higher.
"People have been burned," he said. "I have seen it with my own eyes. And I have seen people jump."
While Jody Martin said he battled his way his way to the second floor only to encounter choking smoke.
He added: "I watched one person falling out, I watched another woman holding her baby out the window... hearing screams, I was yelling everyone to get down and they were saying 'We can't leave our apartments, the smoke is too bad on the corridors'."
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed 12 people have died but the death toll is expected to rise after a huge fire engulfed Grenfell Tower in West London just before 1am last night.
The 24 storey high tower block has 120 apartments.
Around 68 people have been taken to six hospitals in the capital with 18 in a critical condition.
A resident said the fire started on the fourth floor.
Residents are still trapped inside the building but there is no fear of the block collapsing.
The area around the tower has been closed off and around 200 firefighters are at the scene.
Authorities say the cause of the fire is still not known.
Residents have been seen jumping from upper floors in scenes reminiscent of September 11.
Burning debris has been seen falling from the building.
London's Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared the blaze a "major incident".
One witness told Sky they believed the fire was started by a faulty fridge.
The London Fire Brigade has this morning confirmed there have been a number of fatalities in the "unprecedented incident".
There are 120 homes in the flat and the leader of the local council said "several hundred" would have been in the tower block when the blaze broke out.
London Ambulance Service said 68 people have taken to six London hospitals during the "major incident".
Eighteen of those are currently in a critical condition.
Muna Ali compared the flames erupting from the building as similar to September 11.
The 45-year-old said: "'I have lived here almost 21 years and I have never seen anything like this, at first I thought it was terrorism, we were just panicking."
One man was waiting for his girlfriend to escape when he saw people leaping from the inferno.
Michael Creazea, 31, said: "People were screaming and shouting at the police cordon wanting to go back in as they had family members inside.
''I saw people jumping out of windows, I saw people screaming and waving their t-shirts outside the windows for help - but there was fire above and below them.
"Knowing they wouldn't get out and seeing then was hard to take.
Tsigehana Asefeha, 63, has lived in the building opposite the tower block for 27 years and was evacuated last night.
She told Sun Online: "Out neighbour came down and said there is smoke we just came out because we heard the children screaming 'help help' - it's really terrible. We saw children - they were doing CPR on one.
"I hope the people there are safe."
Shocking photos show the gutted tower block after flames erupted from windows during the horror.
Jumoke Moiett, 32, said: "I was woken up by noise at about 1am and it was people shouting you always get noise but it was 'help, help, help' saying 'we can't get out'.
"You could see the people in the windows, the top floor, they had flash lights. "
Suimi LLeshi, 40, is one of hundreds of people who have been evacuated from their homes.
He told Sun Online: "I heard screaming but it was a long time before I got up because I thought there must be some drunks.
By the time I got out people were screaming 'I have got kids you have got to help' it was very very bad.
"I could see people right at the top at the window.
Those trapped in the building could be heard begging for their lives as they waved towels and torches to attract the attention of 200 firefighters who worked through the night.
The building's new cladding completed during a recent £10 million refurbishment reportedly "went up like a match".
Simone Williams, a nurse who lives locally, helped out at the scene.
She told the Victoria Derbyshire show: "I've seen some things, but today I can't even describe it. There were mothers that came out and had lost their children, firefighters that came out injured.
"The police were amazing; there were people saying they didn't care and weren't doing enough, but that's not true.
"It's absolutely horrendous and I just don't know how we're going to move forward and rebuild as a community."
Local resident Amanda Fernandez, 32, who grew up and went to school in the neighbourhood, described the scene as "like Armageddon".
She said: "It was literally like what you see in a film.
"You could hear screaming. It was like a nightmare.
"The lights starting blacking out.
"Then you could see the people inside using their lights on their mobile phones, then you think 'oh my God, they have not got out'.
"There is a lot of anxiety just because you do not know where people are."
Celebs are among the bystanders who watched in horror as the building burst into flames this morning.
Singer Cerys Matthews told BBC Radio 5 live: "When we saw it in the early hours of the morning, the fire caught on the fourth floor.
"The flames ripped up the side of the building along this cladding which clads every single side of the building."
She went on: "It's unbelievable that we're watching this in 2017.
"What we're hearing is that nobody heard any alarms; that there was one exit and this is a 24-storey building. Young families, they were advised the stay put if a fire was going to break out.
"The most chilling thing is that the residents have had an action group for many years."
While Amazing Spaces presenter George Clarke said: "I was in bed and heard 'beep, beep, beep' and thought, 'I'll get up and run downstairs as quickly as I could'.
"I thought it might be a car alarm outside and saw the glow through the windows.
"I'm getting covered in ash, that's how bad it is. I'm 100 metres away and I'm absolutely covered in ash.
"It's so heartbreaking, I've seen someone flashing their torches at the top level and they obviously can't get out.
"The guys are doing an incredible job to try and get people out that building, but it's truly awful."
Worried families have launched desperate appeals for relatives who vanished following the blaze.
A casualty bureau has been set up for anyone concerned about friends and family on 0800 0961 233.


Multiple-time World Champion Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida will be giving a seminar at Team Fabio Clemente on November 12, and there are still quite a few spaces available.
SIGN UP FOR THE SEMINAR HERE, the price is $100 per admission for the event at 123 E. 12th Street in the heart of New York City's East Village.
Why should you attend? It's hard to argue that Marcus Almeida, A.K.A. "Buchecha," isn't the best pound-for-pound jiu jitsu athlete in the world today. He's won double gold at the IBJJF World Championships four times, and at the age of 26 has already cemented his place in the upper echelons of our sport for years to come.
Students from all academies are welcome! We hope to see you on November 12 at noon.


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Milton Friedman's Free to Choose Proved Capitalism Is Superior to Socialism
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Milton Friedman's documentary series Free To Choose first aired on PBS 40 years ago. It was an unapologetic defense of why capitalism was both morally and pragmatically superior to socialism. Over the course of 10 hour-long episodes, the Nobel laureate economist laid out the pitfalls of protectionism, espoused the virtues of school choice, and explained why spending, not taxes, is the real measure of the burden that governments put on their citizens. In each episode, Friedman engaged leading liberal and progressive thinkers such as The Other America author Michael Harrington, teachers union leader Albert Shanker, and sociologist Francis Fox Piven in spirited debate.
Free To Choose has been translated into two dozen languages and a companion book, co-authored by Milton and his wife Rose, became a New York Times bestseller and a Book of the Month Club main selection. The original 1980 series and an updated 1990 version, both of which can be viewed here for free, enjoy continued popularity online.
The visionary producer behind Free To Choose was Bob Chitester, a hardcore free marketeer who ran the PBS affiliate in Erie, P
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Choosing the right school is one of the worst decisions you ever have to do. There are very few choices in life that will entrust us with new people and new people for years and possibly shape the rest of our life. No wonder people are approaching this decision with tremendous anxiety and fear.
Before deciding on a higher education institution, it is wise to consider exactly what you are looking for. Just because a school is the country's number one player does not mean it will unnecessarily be able to meet your needs, all the hopes and dreams that are yours. When you buy a school, make sure not only academic excellence, but also the students' quality of life and the results of alumni. How much interaction does the students have with the professors? What are the students doing for steam release? What do they do with school education and enjoy?
These are the issues that have been taken into account in the research and writing of the list of southeast five top universities. Although none of the lists reflects the experience of every student, we are certain that the schools that have come through this list are all phenomenal, each one in their own way.
first Duke University, Durham, NC
The University of Durham at North Carolina in North Carolina puts the list of the finest universities in the southeast by virtue of the almost unbeatable combination of the finest academies and continues to enjoy high-quality students and university students. Having a very competitive and good cause. Applicants come from the nation and the world, so Duke is a unique flavor among southeast schools, both familiar and exotic, traditional and modern. The Duke Durham campus allows a wide range of cultural and educational opportunities. Prince's education is great; you must first accept it.
2nd Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
As a prince, second place, Johns Hopkins University is not only one of the best schools in the southeast but one of the best in the country. Johns Hopkins is one of the most challenging academic programs in the nation. Students are not considered passive tanks for professors who issue wisdom but as active participants in their education. Johns Hopkins plays the role of students in their educational form as opposed to other universities.
3rd Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Georgetown University, the third in the list, is the oldest Catholic university in the nation. Georgetown's constellation reputation has access to accessible educa- tion and extensive programs well-acquired. At the School District of Columbia, Georgetown students are an exciting opportunity to enhance their educational and cultural experiences not only in school but also in the thriving life of the nation's capital.
4th University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
The Virgin University takes up this list, joining the college of Humanities with a full-fledged university of research. Scientists are rigorous at Virginia University, but students still represent a rich life in the classroom, enjoying the school's historic environment and the Charlottesville environment.
5th Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Finally, the Atlanta Emory University fights with the involvement of a wide range of education and mission, involving students from international, national and local communities. Like the Emory University, those who occupy the space on the list are an outstanding place for education. The most difficult part of the Emory experience is the failure to compete.
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Few topics have been as studied, discussed and written about as leadership. Leaders comes in all shapes and sizes and I am fascinated by the lives and choices of great leaders, Lincoln, Washington, Churchill, Jesus, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Truman, John Wooden, Tony Dungy and Charlie Brown to name a few. Yes, Charlie Brown! His perseverance through adversity and his ability to hope when all seems lost is inspiring. Great leaders communicate vision, provide the tools to execute on the vision, lead by example and inspire others to accomplish the goal. Simon Sinek posits in his Ted Talk that the way to inspire others is to share "why" you do what you do or believe what you believe. Click here to learn more.
Leaders matter now more than ever. This week we have the opportunity to meet 100 leaders from Roswell High School and hear from Col. Dwight Schmidt, a fighter pilot, coach, husband, father and leader. Come be inspired!
P.S. Loved the Super Bowl! Met lots of great football fans and cheered on the G.O.A.T. Atlanta did a great job!
P.S.S. If you have gently used durable medical equipment (walkers, etc.) taking up space, please bring to the RIP Barry Rassin meeting and we will ship it to Puerto Rico seniors in need!


Homes for sale in Augusta that serve Columbia Middle School.
There is currenly one home that serve Columbia Middle School in Augusta with a price of $155,900. For availability or more information about homes for sale in the Columbia Middle School district call Aidel and Yolanda Rivera at 706-394-4550 .


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Halftime Notes: Whitworth, Webster Suffer Injuries vs. Philadelphia
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Check out in-game photos from the Rams' Week 14 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.
LOS ANGELES — It's been a back-and-forth first half, and the Rams are down 24-14 at halftime. Here are a few notes from the first two quarters of action.
FAST START LEADS TO EARLY TOUCHDOWN
For the second week in a row, the Rams ended an opponent's opening drive with an interception within the first set of downs.
On 3rd-and-5, quarterback Carson Wentz fired a pass to former USC wideout Nelson Agholor. But the wideout's college teammate Nickell Robey-Coleman had good coverage on the play, and tipped the ball in the air. Cornerback Kayvon Webster dove and secured the ball before it hit the ground for an interception.
The Rams' offense needed only three plays from there to fully capitalize on the takeaway. Quarterback Jared Goff began the possession with a five-yard pass to wide receiver Sammy Watkins. Then running back Todd Gurley
turned on the jets for a 30-yard run down to the Philadelphia two-yard line.
The next play, Gurley split two defenders at the one-yard line to go in for a touchdown, giving L.A. an early 7-0 lead.
KUPP BALLING
Down 21-7, the Rams needed a big play to get back in the game early in the second quarter and rookie wide receiver Cooper Kupp delivered.
On 3rd-and-10 from the L.A. 25, Kupp caught a pass just beyond the sticks, then made a pair of defenders miss on his way down the field for a 64-yard reception down to the Philly 11.
A few plays later, Goff hit Kupp on the right side and the rookie dragged a defender over the pylon for a six-yard touchdown reception. The score cut the Rams' deficit to seven points.
With his fourth catch of the day, Kupp set a Rams rookie record with 55 receptions. The previous record of 54 was set by wide receiver Eddie Kennison in 1996.
A PAIR OF KEY INJURIES
Two Rams' starters left the field due to injury and have yet to return.
In the first quarter, cornerback Kayvon Webster suffered an ankle injury and was carted off the field. His return is doubtful.
Left tackle Andrew Whitworth also suffered what appeared to be a lower-leg injury and was spotted walking into the locker room. He has not returned to the game as of halftime.
PENALTIES HURT
The Rams committed a pair of key defensive pass interference penalties on two of the Eagles' first-quarter drives, both of which resulted in touchdowns.
On 2nd-and-8 from the Los Angeles 14, Wentz threw an incomplete pass down the seam to tight end Brent Celek. But middle linebacker Alec Ogletree committed defensive pass interference in the end zone and the ball was placed on the one-yard line. Philadelphia scored a touchdown to tie the game at seven.
Then on the next drive cornerback Trumaine Johnson was flagged for the same penalty when he was defending wideout Alshon Jeffery on a 3rd-and-1 deep pass. The penalty moved the Eagles up 41 yards to the Los Angeles 38. A few plays later, Wentz hit tight end Trey Burton down the seam between two defenders for a 20-yard touchdown.
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WR Sammy Watkins may be set to become a free agent this year, but he is hoping to return to L.A. next season.
Rams Fall to Falcons, 26-13, Ending 2017 Season
The Rams exciting turnaround season has come to a close, as Los Angeles fell to Atlanta 26-13.
Halftime Notes: With Second-Quarter Surge, Rams Down 13-10
The Rams had a tough time moving the ball early in the game, but were able to score a second-quarter touchdown and late field goal to make the score 13-10.
Wild Card Round Inactives: Rams vs. Falcons
There were no surprises on the inactives list for either team. ILB Mark Barron, who has missed the last two games due to injury, is active and expected to start.
Who They're Picking — Rams vs. Falcons
Find out who NFL analysts across the sports media landscape are picking for this weekend's NFC Wild Card game between the Rams and Falcons.
Rams Bring Playoff Football Back to L.A, Host Falcons in Wild Card Round
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From One Ram to Another: Legends Give Playoff Advice to Current Players
Former Rams legends gave their best advice for the 2017 Rams team taking on the Falcons in Saturday's Wild Card contest.
For Donald, Never Being Comfortable is Key to Success
Rams DT Aaron Donald will be making his first playoff appearance on Saturday, but says "Sky is the limit for this team."
Rams Legends Look Back on their First Playoff Game
Former Rams players like Jackie Slater and Jack Youngblood look back on what it was like going into their first playoff games.
What They're Saying: The Atlanta Falcons
Find out what the Atlanta Falcons' coaches and players had to say about the Rams ahead of their Saturday night matchup during Wild Card Weekend.


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Q: Generating new (not renewed) SSL Certificates with "letsencrypt certonly" in non-interactive mode The following command leads to a series of reasonable prompts for information such as company information, contact info, etc... I'd like to be able to run it but pass that information as either parameters or a config file but I can't find out how from the docs (https://certbot.eff.org/docs/using.html#command-line-options). Any ideas?
letsencrypt certonly \
--webroot -w /letsencrypt/challenges/ \
--text --renew-by-default --agree-tos \
  $domain_args \
 --email=$EMAIL

Note that I am not trying to renew but to generate fresh new certificates.
Thank you

A: You should pass the --noninteractive flag to letsencrypt. According to the document that you linked to, that will produce an error telling you which other flags are necessary.

A: When using ployst/letsencrypt the initial certificate creation can be done using their internal scripts. Those scripts already pass all the right arguments to make this an automated process and not an interactive one. The documentation has the following two steps that both create the certificate and apply it as a secret.
If your environment variables are already set properly, you don't even have to pass -c 'EMAIL=.... etc.

Generate a new set of certs
Once this container is running you can generate new certificates
  using:
kubectl exec -it <pod> -- bash -c 'EMAIL=fred@fred.com DOMAINS=example.com foo.example.com ./fetch_certs.sh'

Save the set of certificates as a secret
kubectl exec -it <pod> -- bash -c 'DOMAINS=example.com foo.example.com ./save_certs.sh'

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LAST episode, we signed off with the Sidchrome 1969 Mach 1 Mustang at the sandblasters, ready to remove the factory paint. This was the moment of truth – while we knew the '69 looked to be in good order, there was some rust visible around the windscreens, taillights and a few other spots. Blasting would reveal if that was the extent of the damage or if the car needed extensive repairs.
My personal mantra with this stuff is 'hope for the best, but expect the worst' but as it turns out, the Sidchrome Mustang was a good 'un! There are still some rust repairs to be done – most notably to the left hand side upper door hinge pillar.
Luckily, the Team 18 crew have assembled a crack team of experts to attend to all areas of the build, including Peter Murnane of Personal Pant & Panel. In this video, we chat to Peter to see how he goes about the job to ensure a great – and lasting – result. And while Peter can fix just about anything, he recommends doing as the Sidchrome crew has done and starting with the very best car you can.
We also chat with Charlie Saliba about the engine build, Heath Moore from Harrop Engineering about the brakes and wheels, and Darren Febey from JRT Truck Refinishers about the paint.


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Dereham Town aiming to get back in the play-off picture
Rene Kendal
Published: 4:25 AM April 10, 2018 Updated: 1:53 PM October 9, 2020
Dereham Town boss Neal Simmons. Picture: Rene Kendal - Credit: Archant
Dereham Town travel to third placed Bowers and Pitsea on Tuesday night boosted by their superb 6-1 away win against Grays Athletic on Saturday.
Neal Simmons' side then have home games against Soham Town Rangers on Thursday night and fourth placed Haringey Borough on Saturday.
A good points tally from their remaining seven games would give the eighth placed Magpies a decent chance of reaching the Bostik League North play-offs, with several of the top six sides facing each other over the last three weeks of the season.
The Magpies are currently four points behind Heybridge Swifts, who occupy the final play-off position, having played one more game.
They should be encouraged by the fact that they already have 11 away wins under their belts this season, a tally bettered only by leaders AFC Hornchurch.
Dereham will be without Ryan Crisp, who picked up a knock on Saturday, but everyone else is available for selection.


A keepsake for your favorite Girl Scout! 18" silvertone metal chain necklace loops through 1" silvertone heart pendant with trefoil cut-out. "Girl Scouts" laser-etched on pendant back is the perfect finishing touch. Lobster claw clasp closure. Iron. Imported.


Take a drive to Black Butte Ranch and see my work inspired by the wonders of Central Oregon. Join me for a glass of wine at the Vino Thursday opening on April 20 from 5-7pm. The gallery is located just inside the entrance of the lodge at 12930 Hawks Beard, Black Butte Ranch.
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By iHeartRadio Team Sep 19, 2021
This year's iHeartRadio Music Festival made its epic return to Las Vegas as many of music's biggest stars took over the stage for some unforgettable live performances in front of a room full of fans.
Dua Lipa, Cheap Trick, Walker Hayes, FINNEAS, Darius Rucker, Weezer, J. Cole and Nelly with special guests Florida Georgia Line all got the party started on Friday, September 17 at T-Mobile Arena. Lipa kicked off the evening with a dance-inducing set, followed by a nostalgic set from Cheap Trick, making way for everyone to get "Fancy Like" with Walker Hayes. Then, FINNEAS laid down a stunning performance, Darius Rucker brought back Hootie & the Blowfish, Weezer rocked the house, and J. Cole brought out a surprise guest to join him. And closing out Night One of this year's iHeartRadio Music Festival was Nelly with special guests Florida Georgia Line.
For Night Two on Saturday, September 18 Billie Eilish, Sam Hunt, The Kid LAROI, Coldplay, Lil Baby, Journey and Khalid with special guest Tate McRae hit the T-Mobile stage. Billie started the night with an unforgettable set that included a performance of her latest single "Happier Than Ever." Next up was Sam Hunt who brought the iHeart audience to his very own house party with his jam-packed country set. Not to be outdone, The Kid LAROI continued the party, performing several of his chart-topping hits. Coldplay then delivered an unforgettable performance of both their classic and new hits. Lil Baby was up next with an energy-filled performance of his club bangers. The rapper was followed by Khalid, who performed several of his fan-favorite hits before bringing out his special guest Tate McRae. Journey closed out the night, concluding Night Two of this year's iHeartRadio Music Festival with a rockin' set.
If you missed any of the action this weekend, you can relive the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival by tuning in to The CW Network on Saturday, October 2nd and Sunday, October 3rd from 8-10 pm ET/PT for a two-night television special.
Keep scrolling below for all of the highlights from the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival.
Dua Lipa gave everyone a dose of Future Nostalgia and had everyone on their feet and dancing along to hits like "Physical," "New Rules," "Love Again," "Levitating" and more.
Cheap Trick treated everyone to a trip down memory lane with performances of their biggest hits over the years, including "I Want You to Want Me," "Dream Police" and "Surrender."
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Walker Hayes had everyone singing about Applebees on a date night and Oreo shakes with his hit song "Fancy Like."
FINNEAS is dropping his debut album, Optimist, next month, and previewed the project with his iHeartRadio Music Festival set — and rocked the house with his closing song "The 90s."
Darius not only performed some of his country hits ... he brought back Hootie & the Blowfish with "Only Wanna Be With You." And, what's more iconic than closing with fan favorite "Wagon Wheel?"
Weezer rocked the house with all the fan favorites like "Beverly Hills," "Hash Pipe," "Holiday In The Sun," their Toto cover of "Africa," "Say It Ain't So" and "Buddy Holly" ... all with Rivers Cuomo in an iconic mullet and mustache.
It's a Cole world and we're just living in it. Fresh off the basketball court, J. Cole took over the stage to perform songs including "London," "Power Trip," "No Role Modelz" and even brought out Bas to perform "The Jackie."
Nelly with Special Guests Florida Georgia Line
Nelly closed out Night One with an amazing performance of fan favorites (the nostalgia was REAL) — including a few of his collaborations with Florida Georgia Line.
The 19-year-old artist opened up the second and final night of the festival alongside her brother and collaborator Finneas on backup vocals. Billie's electric setlist consisted of fan-favorite songs from her 2019 album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and her sophomore outing Happier Than Ever.
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The country crooner turned the iHeartRadio Music Festival stage into his very own house party.
Just when you thought the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival couldn't get any better, Coldplay hit the T-Mobile Arena stage to perform some new tracks like their latest single "Higher Power" and some fan-favorites, including "Viva La Vida and "Fix You."
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Baby dipped in his 2017 bag and gave the audience a dose of nostalgia, performing "My Dawg". But the fun didn't stop there. It wouldn't be a Lil Baby show if fans didn't get to hear his 2020 TikTok anthem, "Woah" -- which he performed alongside a few young TikTok dancers.
The 23-year-old soul singer vibed out along with fans to his hit records "Talk", "Young, Dumb & Broke" and "OTW". He also surprised the crowd by bringing out Tate McRae to perform their summer anthem "working".
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After hitting the Daytime Stage earlier in the day, the 18-year-old Aussie returned to the iHeartRadio Music Festival stage to deliver several of his fan-favorite hits.
The band got the crowd off their feet with striking vocals from Arnel Pineda and rock star performances from Neil Schon, Jonathan Cain, Deen Castronovo, and Marco Mendoza. They saved 'Don't Stop Believin' for the big finale, of course, and the crowd was showered with confetti as the final notes played.
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Work, family, kids, activities, hobbies… there's a lot going on in our lives. With so much to do and so little time, it can be pretty difficult to take a moment and really focus on you. How are you doing? How do you feel? How can you take care of yourself?
Wellness is all about living a complete, healthy lifestyle and incorporating smart choices into your everyday life. It means taking care of yourself physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. When things are busy, wellness often takes a backseat to other priorities. Luckily, today we thought of a couple ways to bring it back to the forefront of your life. Here are some easy tips on how to incorporate wellness into your day.
Stick to the same bedtime.
One way to make sure your body feels energized and relaxed is to stick to a consistent sleep schedule. Bad sleep doesn't necessarily come from staying up late, but rather from inconsistency—long nights here, short nights there, sleeping during the day then not being able to sleep at night, etc. Pick a time that works for you, then try to stick to it as much as possible. When you make sleep a priority in your schedule, your body will thank you for it.
We get it. You're rushing, the family's in a hurry, everybody is running late. But, like most experts say, breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. Wake up 10 minutes earlier and make sure to incorporate a delicious, nutritious breakfast into your morning. If morning time really is a significant rush, invest in some breakfast bars or on-the-go snacks so you can still get something in your stomach. You will have more mental and physical energy to start your day off and keep it going throughout.
Have a few minutes over lunch? Go for a walk around the building, a quick jog around the blog or even just some light stretches. Exercise is important, but it can be difficult to be involved when life is already crazy. Figure out some ways to incorporate easy exercises into your everyday activities. For example, if the kids are watching TV, do some quick stretches. As tough as it is to make a habit, exercising now will make you feel better later.
Have you ever kept a journal before? Experts say that keeping a journal and writing down your thoughts or feelings can have significant mental and emotional health benefits. It helps you get everything out on paper, where you can make sense of it or choose to simply let it go. Choose a time every day to sit down and jot out a few ideas, whether that be in the morning when you're just waking up, or at night as you're processing the day. If you want to incorporate the feeling of wellness in your life, journaling is a great first step.
Take your mental, emotional and spiritual health even further by practicing some meditation in your spare time. Meditation can simply mean sitting down, relaxing, taking deep breaths and focusing on being present in the moment. Meditation will help you to feel more at peace in your everyday life, and fully accept everything around you, for a more well-rounded self.
When life is busy, personal wellness can often be our last priority, but it doesn't have to be. There are simple steps we can take every day to fully incorporate physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellness into our lives. Try out some of these ideas next time life is crazy and see how you feel.


Sydney, 16 August 2013: Clayton Utz partners Fran Rush, Karen Trainor and Kirsten Fish have taken out top honours at the 2013 Euromoney LMG Australasia Women in Business Law Awards, held last night in Sydney.
Fran was named Best Lawyer in the Banking and Finance practice area category over seven other finalists, including another talented colleague, Kathy Santikos. Karen took out the Best Lawyer award in the Environment and Planning category, having earlier this year been named Best Lawyers Australia's Climate Change Lawyer of the Year, Brisbane. Kirsten Fish, also voted by her peers as one of Australia's Best Lawyers in Tax for 2013, was named a Rising Star in Taxation.
Clayton Utz also won city awards for its Canberra and Darwin practices.
Senior associate Maria Ratner was also a finalist for a Rising Star award in Banking.
The Euromoney LMG Australasia Women in Business Law Awards celebrate the achievements of leading women lawyers across the region.


The Fiction shelves of a bookshop can carry the widest variety of work from the ancient to the new and everything in between. The benefit of this can be books that are unexpectedly superb because you aren't entirely sure what to expect. The following are ten books all of which I own that have done just this – surprised due to their exceptional quality. I recommend them all. Enjoy.
If you enjoyed the movie you'll love the book and vice-versa.
Rosamund Lupton is an author who has fast built up a following. There's no surprise why after reading this.
The cover says it all, enchanting. One of my personal favourite books.
This could have gone in a ghost or horror category, but it's so well based in reality that I felt it best here. You'll never see sunlight slipping away the same again.
The Orient, assassins, tradition, what more could you want? Most of all, a beautifully crafted tale.
This book put a spell on me just as had the Sofia Coppola movie. Not to everyone's taste, but well worth the read.
I felt this. 'Nuff said. Distinctly Mediterranean and a great read.
This is the fourth book in the Pyatt Quartet. The only series of books that I've ever read, reached the last page, and thought 'Jesus!' he had me all the way.
'Dream Life' explains this better in two words than I could in a page. Very Russian. Very surreal. Always superb.
Of love and lovers. A fantastic book and a great way to finish off this list.
I hope you enjoyed the choices and get chance to read at least one of these fine works of literature.
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Those are great ones, the few I've read. I'll have to try some others.
Some fabulous ones here and some I haven't read. You are adding to my TBR pile!
LOL When that pile falls over you can cuss at me.
The Night Circus looks like the sort of book I'd love. The unbearable lightness of being has been on my to be read pile for years. I read The Joke and was a little put off. Great recommendations!