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L'ePrix de Londres 2015 (), disputé les 27 et  sur le circuit de Battersea Park, sont les dixième et onzième manches de l'histoire du championnat de Formule E FIA. Il s'agit des deux premières éditions de l'ePrix de Londres comptant pour le championnat de Formule E et des dixième et onzième manches du championnat 2014-2015.

Première manche

Essais libres

Première séance

Deuxième séance

Qualifications

 Jarno Trulli a écopé de cinq places de pénalité pour avoir coupé la piste lors de l'ePrix précédent.

Course

Classement

 Salvador Durán a écopé de 49 secondes de pénalité pour avoir dépassé la limite de puissance électrique autorisée.
 Nelsinho Piquet, Oliver Turvey et Sakon Yamamoto ont été désignés par un vote en ligne pour obtenir le , qui leur permet de bénéficier de 25 kW supplémentaires pendant cinq secondes lors de la course.

Pole position et record du tour
La pole position et le meilleur tour en course rapportent respectivement 3 points et 2 points.
 Pole position :  Sébastien Buemi (e.dams-Renault) en 1 min 24 s 648.
 Meilleur tour en course :  Lucas di Grassi (Audi) en 1 min 28 s 229 au  tour.

Tours en tête
  Sébastien Buemi (e.dams-Renault) : 28 tours (1-14 ; 16-29)
  Sam Bird (Virgin Racing) : 1 tour (15)

Deuxième manche

Essais libres

Première séance

Deuxième séance

Qualifications

Course

Classement

 Stéphane Sarrazin a écopé de 49 secondes de pénalité pour avoir dépassé la limite de puissance électrique autorisée.
 Sébastien Buemi, Nelsinho Piquet et Oliver Turvey ont été désignés par un vote en ligne pour obtenir le , qui leur permet de bénéficier de 25 kW supplémentaires pendant cinq secondes lors de la course.

Pole position et record du tour
La pole position et le meilleur tour en course rapportent respectivement 3 points et 2 points.
 Pole position :  Stéphane Sarrazin (Venturi) en 1 min 23 s 901.
 Meilleur tour en course :  Sam Bird (Virgin Racing) en 1 min 26 s 790 au  tour.

Tours en tête
  Stéphane Sarrazin (Venturi) : 26 tours (1-13 ; 16-28)
  Jérôme d'Ambrosio (Dragon Racing) : 1 tour (14)
  Nelsinho Piquet (NEXTEV TCR) : 1 tour (15)
  Sam Bird (Virgin Racing) : 1 tour (29)

Classements généraux à l'issue de l'ePrix de Londres

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Liste des ePrix de la Formule E
 Championnat de Formule E FIA 2014-2015
 Londres

Lien externe

 Site officiel de la Formule E

Formule E en 2014-2015
Sport à Londres en 2015
Sport en juin 2015


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BRONZE FOR HOWELL ON DAY 2 OF PARIS GRAND SLAM
written by TSF
On day 2 of the Paris Grand Slam Gemma Howell (-70kg) claimed bronze and more vital Olympic qualification points in her bid to represent Team GB at the Tokyo Games this summer.
Howell, competing in Paris for the first time since 2011, defeated the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival bronze medallist, Lea Adam-Sendra (AND) in the opening round before defeating Ayuk-Otay Arrey-Sophina (CMR) in round 2, both victories coming by Howell's preferred Ne-waza.
In round three Howell faced former World Championship silver medallist, Maria Perez (PUR) and again Howell used her trusted groundwork to book her place in the quarter-final against home favourite, World Champion, Marie-Eve Gahie (FRA).
Howell left nothing on the mat in her quarter-final match against the current world number 1. Unfortunately, a single score was enough to see the French player into the semi-finals, meaning Howell was progressed to the Repechage where she faced Elisavet Teltsidou (GRE).
In the Repechage Teltsidou amassed three shidos, meaning Howell progressed to the bronze medal match to face current World Championship silver medallist Barbara Timo (POR).
In the bronze medal match, both athletes were cancelling each other out throughout and, with nothing between the two, the match entered Golden Score.
As the clock neared the 3minute 30second stage of Golden Score, Timo amassed her third penalty shidos, handing victory and the bronze medal to Howell. The bronze medal match is not one that will go down in Paris Grand Slam history, but that will not matter to Howell who takes home a bronze medal and, more importantly, has gained additional, vital, world ranking points towards Tokyo qualification.
In the battle for -70kg Olympic qualification, Sally Conway was looking to continue her early season form in Paris, after topping the podium at the Tel Aviv Grand Prix in January. The 2018 Paris Grand Slam gold medallist looked great in the early rounds, defeating Demos Memneloum (CHA) and Gabriella Willems; Willems falling prey to Conway in Ne-waza.
In the quarter-final Conway faced Yoko Ono (JPN) in what turned out to be a closely contested match. With the score level at one score each the contest entered Golden Score where Ono threw Conway for ippon.
Unfortunately, Conway was unable to compete in her Repechage match against Anna Bernholm (SWE) after sustaining a slight knock to her knee. As a precaution, following medical advice, Conway was withdrawn from the competition, meaning she finished in 7th place.
Sarah Adlington (+78kg) was defeated by the 2019 European Junior Champion, Lea Fontaine (FRA) in the second round after an opening round bye.
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Comparing the Best TVs of 2022/2023: A95K vs S95B vs LG G2/C2
In this article, we'll be discussing some of the top TVs of 2022. Although 2023 is just around the corner, we won't see the new models in stores for another four to five months. This means that the TVs from 2022 will still be the current and best options to buy. Over the past seven months, we've seen some great new releases from brands like LG, Sony, and Samsung. People often ask me which is the best TV or my favorite TV from 2022, so in this article, I'll answer that question by discussing the main features, pros, and cons of each TV. I'll also recommend the best TVs for movies, gaming, and overall use.
Sony A95K
Samsung S95B
LG G2/C2
Sony A95K, Samsung S95B, LG G2/C2 Picture Quality Comparison
UI and OS
Which is the Best TV?
One of the most highly anticipated TVs of the year is the Sony a95k, which features a 4K OLED screen with quantum dot technology for excellent picture quality, brightness, and contrast. The a95k supports up to 1000 nits of peak brightness and various HDR formats, including HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision. It also has HDMI 2.1 for gaming with features like VRR, 120Hz refresh rate, and LLM. As an OLED TV, it offers deep black levels and wide viewing angles. The Sony a95k is available in two sizes: 65 inches and 55 inches. It comes with a large, heavy tabletop stand that can be positioned in front of or behind the TV.
Another top TV this year is the Samsung s95b, which is one of the first QD OLEDs. One of the standout features of the s95b is its brightness, which maxes out at 1500 nits. This makes a noticeable difference when compared side by side with other TVs. The s95b has vibrant colors, but some viewers may find them to be too intense at times, resulting in unnatural-looking skin tones. The s95b supports HDR10 and HDR10+, but not Dolby Vision. It also has HDMI 2.1 for gaming with VRR, 120Hz refresh rate, and LLM. The s95b is available in 65 inches and 55 inches, but no other sizes at this time.
Each year, LG releases a new OLED TV that offers slight improvements over the previous model. These TVs are consistently great and rarely disappoint. The LG C2 is a 4K HDR TV with HDMI 2.1, VRR, and ALM, and it supports Dolby Vision. It also has a game optimizer mode. One new addition this year is the 42-inch size, which is perfect for desk setups. The C2 can also be used as a monitor for both gaming and productivity. However, it lacks USBC or Thunderbolt ports, so you'll have to use HDMI.
The C2 comes in a wide range of sizes: 48 inches, 55 inches, 65 inches, 77 inches, and 83 inches. The LG G2 model is a slightly upgraded version of the C2 with a picture frame design that's ideal for wall mounting and a slightly brighter screen. However, if you're trying to decide between the two, I would recommend the C2 for value. You'll get almost the same TV as the G2, plus a tabletop stand. If you're mainly streaming content and want a more attractive TV, the G2 is a good choice.
All of these TVs offer excellent picture quality with bright, clear images, wide viewing angles, and vibrant colors. When it comes to brightness, the Sony a95k and the LG C2 and G2 are similar, with the Sony being slightly brighter. The Samsung s95b, on the other hand, is significantly brighter and makes the other TVs look dim in comparison. If you have a lot of natural light in your room and need a very bright OLED TV, the s95b is a good choice. In terms of color reproduction, the Sony a95k is the best out of the box, with the most accurate and natural-looking colors.
The LG C2 is a close second, although its colors aren't as deep as the a95k's due to its traditional OLED screen versus the QD OLED screen on the a95k. The Samsung s95b has bright colors, but they can sometimes appear exaggerated or too orange and red. All of these TVs have glossy OLED screens, so they all have excellent contrast and deep black levels. The Sony a95k handles dark scenes the best, while the LG C2 and Samsung s95b can suffer from "black crush," where details in dark areas are lost. It's worth noting that the Sony a95k can have an issue with "gray blacks" if you keep the ambient mode on, so make sure to turn it off.
All three of the LG G2, C2, and Sony a95k support HDR10 and Dolby Vision, which means that movies and TV shows with these formats will look great on these TVs. Dolby Vision is generally considered to be the better format for Ultra HD content, but the Samsung s95b doesn't support it. However, the s95b does support HDR10 and HDR10+, which are not supported by the Sony and LG TVs. In general, all of these TVs are excellent choices for movies, whether they're in SDR or HDR. The perfect black levels, bright highlights, and vibrant colors make everything look great on screen, and the OLED TVs in particular offer deep black levels that are especially impressive in a dark room or at night.
The Samsung s95b is very bright, but in terms of overall picture quality, the Sony a95k stands out to me as the best of the bunch. As with any OLED TV, there may be some motion judder, but all three of these TVs handle it well. I would have no problem recommending any of these TVs for movie watching.
When it comes to gaming, all of these OLED TVs offer excellent performance. They all have deep black levels, HDMI 2.1 support, nearly infinite contrast, and excellent motion handling, so you'll get a similar experience on each of them. However, there are a few differences to consider. In terms of connectivity, the LG and Samsung TVs both have four HDMI 2.1 ports, which is great for connecting multiple consoles and an AVR. The Sony a95k only has two HDMI 2.1 ports, and one of them is reserved for e-ARC, so you'll only have one left for your console if you want to use a sound bar. The LG and Samsung TVs both have a gaming-focused menu overlay that shows things like the frame rate, VRR status, and other settings, while the Sony a95k doesn't have any kind of gaming menu at all. One unique feature of the a95k is its auto HDR tone mapping, which automatically optimizes the picture for your games when you plug in your PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X.
In terms of HDR quality, the LG and Sony TVs are similar, with no blooming or raised blacks and great overall image quality. However, the LG can suffer from slight "black crush," where details in dark areas are slightly lost. The highlights on the LG and Sony TVs are nearly perfect, while the Samsung s95b can sometimes have overexposed or blown-out highlights. As for input lag, all of these TVs are fast, but the Samsung and LG TVs are the closest in terms of speed, while the Sony a95k is slightly slower. Overall, the LG G2 and C2 offer a great package for gaming with their four HDMI ports, gaming menu, low input lag, and excellent image quality. The Samsung s95b is the brightest option for gaming, but the LG and Sony TVs offer better overall picture quality.
All of these OLED TVs have a glossy screen, which means that reflections can be a problem if you have windows or lights in your room. However, the Sony a95k and Samsung s95b do an excellent job of reducing reflections thanks to their very dark screens with a dark tint. When filming during the day, you can barely make out the rest of the room behind the TV. The LG OLED TVs also do a good job of reducing reflections, but in dark scenes during the day, it can be difficult to see what's on the screen. If you're planning to place the LG C2 or G2 near or opposite a window, keep in mind that it may act like a giant mirror. Additionally, the highlights on the Samsung s95b may not look as good as those on the LG TVs.
The Sony a95k runs Google TV, which is the best-looking user interface (UI) of the three TVs. It has a large tile layout and is very snappy and user-friendly. The LG TV has a nice tile format as well, with all of the apps able to be rearranged in a horizontal line and trending shows and movies underneath. This is the latest version of webOS, which has been around for the past few years, but it can be a bit boring. The Samsung TV has a clean and user-friendly UI with the latest version of Tizen OS, but it can be slow and prone to crashing. All three TVs offer popular streaming apps like Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon Prime, and Disney+.
The LG remote has looked very similar for the past few years, with a few minor tweaks. It features the "magic wand" feature that allows you to wave the remote around and select items on screen. It is the most well-balanced remote of the three. The Sony remote now ships with a new metal remote which is the nicest of the three, with a premium feel and good weight. It also includes a slimline version with fewer buttons, although it is missing a source button which allows you to switch between different inputs on your TV. The Samsung remote also ships with two versions: a full-fat version with many buttons and a slimline version with fewer buttons. The slimline version is missing a source button as well.
The LG C2 has an ultra-thin frame on top and virtually borderless bezels, as well as a metal stand on the front. It feels solid and well-made and looks nice. The G2 is slightly thicker overall, but it does not come with a stand and is designed to be wall-mounted. The Sony has a large, heavy tabletop stand that gives it a premium feel. The Samsung has a raised stand that gives it the appearance of a large monitor rather than a TV, and there is room for a sound bar underneath. Some users have reported a slight bend in the middle of the Samsung, but this has not been a major issue for most. Overall, all four TVs have good build quality and unique designs.
The price of these TVs varies widely, with the LG C2 and G2 being the cheapest options and the Sony a95k and Samsung s95b being more expensive. Whether these TVs are worth the price depends on the value you place on the different features each offers. The LG C2 and G2 are the cheapest options, while the Sony a95k and Samsung s95b are more expensive. It's up to you to decide if the additional features offered by the more expensive TVs are worth the extra cost.
It looks like you are discussing the features and strengths of four different TVs: the LG C2, LG G2, Sony a95k, and Samsung s95b. You mentioned that the Sony a95k is the best TV for movies, with its Dolby Vision support, high quality picture, and natural colors. The Samsung s95b is the brightest OLED panel, making it good for bright rooms or those with windows. The LG C2 and G2 are the best for gaming, with their gaming menus, HDMI ports, low input lag, and good picture quality. The LG C2 is also the best value for money, being feature-rich and one of the cheapest TVs. You also mentioned that you would like to see a TV in 2023 that combines all of the best features, including a good OS, HDMI 2.1 ports, low input lag, high brightness, and gaming focus features.
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Sharples School is a co-educational secondary school located in the Sharples area of Bolton in the English county of Greater Manchester.

Established in 1974, the School celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2014.

Previously a community school administered by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, in June 2016 Sharples School converted to academy status. The school continues to coordinate with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions.

Sharples School offers GCSEs, BTECs and the CiDA as programmes of study for pupils. The school also has a specialism  in STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology and Maths).

References

External links
Sharples School official website

Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Educational institutions established in 1974
1974 establishments in England
Academies in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton

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Primaries, secondaries, tertiaries, minor progressions, Q1, Q2, PSSR..., not to mention the converse versions of all of the above. All of them come down to a ratio based on the specific progression, for example 0.0027378030919862 for Q2 ( day for a year) or 0.0366009950851544 for tertiaries (day for a month).
So in all cases (when using mean rather than apparent progressions), multiply the elapsed time from the chart to be progressed to the time in question by the applicable ratio and add to the radix time, then cast a chart. So if I want NQ for my upcoming birthday, I will be checking the ephemeris for 6/2/1957, 62 days after my birth.
Jim has written about understanding transits as "day for a day" progressions (ratio 1.0).
Now that computers have made it feasible to investigate them, has anyone investigated progressions with ratios greater than 1.0? This would have the progressed planets moving faster than transits. These are probably too fleeting to be of practical use, but is there a good theoretical objection to them, given that progression are valid, for which there is good evidence. They might be of some use in finely tuned timing.
For example (analyzing a hypothetical event after the fact) let's say I experience an event typically associated with transiting Saturn being on an angle at that moment, but Saturn is nowhere near an angle and there is no satisfactory substitute symbolism (moon rising in Capricorn...). Might it be that a Saturn "fast progression" has become exact at the moment in question?
In theory, there is no reason ratios of cycles couldn't go in that direction. To be absurd for a moment, one could have a year of symbolic time for every day of "real time" just as much as the opposite. However, no, I haven't done any looking at this.
If I were to experiment with something within normal theoretical bounds (though this might be too low on the scale of ratios to matter much_ I might try one synodic month for every sidereal month: on average, 29.530587981 of progressed time for 27.321661 "real time," or a ratio of 1.0808489271937.
But first, for the practical problem you mentioned, you might want to experiment with converse progressions. (Same rate as those you're used to, but a day backwards for every year forward.) Bradley and Firebrace both did a fair bit of work with this, as well as several respected Tropicalists (IIRC Ronald Davison and Alexander Marr). They've held up well enough to take them seriously (including - or, I might say especially - converse transits).
That's about what I thought. But another absurd thought comes to mind. Let's say if your extreme example of "year for a day" were validated, it might help investigate slow moving points. For example Sedna, whose sidereal year is ~12,000 earth years takes ~32 years to progress around the zodiac at the year for a day rate. Now let a "fast secondary" progression of the US birthchart SVP tickle your imagination.


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Keira Knightley wants to embrace signs of ageing
Keira Knightley wants to embrace getting grey hair and wrinkles - but panics when she sees her locks changing.
Keira Knightley has control over her sex scenes
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Keira Knightley has "directorial" control over her movie sex scenes.
The 34-year-old actress has said she has control over how her characters are depicted when it comes to nude and sex scenes in movies.
"I think I am in a position where I can be quite dictatorial about what I am comfortable with and what I am not. I am in a position where I can say yes and no," she said.
Keira says her usual movie contract is "very clear" about the kinds of work she's prepared to do, and the papers insists she has "approval" over the final edit if there's a sex scene in the flick.
Speaking to Whimn magazine, the 'Aftermath' actress said: "I have a contract that is very clear about what I am prepared to do, and with sex scenes in particular I have approval over the final edit."
The comments come as Keira recently said she wants to embrace the signs of ageing, but still panics when she finds a stray discoloured hair amongst her brunette locks.
"I walk down the street and I see women with amazing grey hair and the lines on their face and I think it's the story of their life and I love it and I feel empowered by it and that's what I want to be when I grow up," she said.
"And then I find grey hairs and I think, 'Oh my god I'm going to dye it!'"
The 'Atonement' star - who has daughter Edie, three, and is expecting her second child with husband James Righton - insisted she isn't entirely driven by "vanity", but the shock of no longer recognising who she sees in the mirror.
"You think you know what your body is and what your face is, then suddenly it changes," she said.
"It's not about vanity, some of it is, but it's not all about vanity. It's about not recognising who you thought you were."
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extern crate log;
extern crate env_logger;
extern crate zookeeper;
extern crate uuid;

mod test_zk;
mod test_cache;
mod test_recursive;
mod test_leader;

use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Write};
use std::process::{Child, Command, Stdio};

pub struct ZkCluster {
    process: Child,
    connect_string: String,
    closed: bool,
}

impl ZkCluster {
    fn start(instances: usize) -> ZkCluster {
        let mut process = match Command::new("java")
                                    .arg("-jar")
                                    .arg("zk-test-cluster/target/main.jar")
                                    .arg(instances.to_string())
                                    .stdin(Stdio::piped())
                                    .stdout(Stdio::piped())
                                    .spawn() {
            Ok(p) => p,
            Err(e) => panic!("failed to start ZkCluster: {}", e),
        };
        let connect_string = Self::read_connect_string(&mut process);
        ZkCluster {
            process: process,
            connect_string: connect_string,
            closed: false,
        }
    }

    fn read_connect_string(process: &mut Child) -> String {
        let mut reader = BufReader::new(process.stdout.as_mut().unwrap());
        let mut connect_string = String::new();
        if reader.read_line(&mut connect_string).is_err() {
            panic!("Couldn't read ZK connect_string")
        }
        connect_string.pop(); // remove '\n'
        connect_string
    }

    fn kill_an_instance(&mut self) {
        self.process.stdin.as_mut().unwrap().write(b"k").unwrap();
    }

    fn shutdown(&mut self) {
        if !self.closed {
            self.process.stdin.as_mut().unwrap().write(b"q").unwrap();
            assert!(self.process.wait().unwrap().success());
            self.closed = true
        }
    }
}

impl Drop for ZkCluster {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        self.shutdown()
    }
}

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Air Transport: FEC endorses ratification of Nigeria, US agreement
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the ratification of an air transport agreement between Nigeria and the United States (U.S.).
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known to State House Correspondents yesterday after the 10th virtual FEC meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Alhaji Mohammed, who spoke on behalf of the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, explained that the bilateral air transport deal is to strengthen economic, social and cultural ties between Nigeria and the U.S.
"The Aviation Minister presented a memo today (Wednesday) on the approval for ratification of the air transport agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States of America.
"The minister sought council's approval for ratification of the air transport agreement between USA and Nigeria.
"You will recall that both United States and Nigeria are parties to the Chicago Convention on the 7th of December 1994. Article 6 of the convention actually urges parties to sign air services agreement with member states to improve social, political and economic ties.
"The US has ratified its own and Mr President and council graciously accepted today to also ratify this agreement. So, today, Mr President signed a valid agreement of Air transport service between Nigeria and the US with the attendant benefits for both countries, especially as Nigeria is working towards having its own full national airline.
"So, we will now take advantage of this air transport bilateral agreement to strengthen economic, social and cultural ties between the two countries," he said.
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Also, briefing after the FEC, the Minister of Environment, Alhaji Mohammed Mahmoud, said the Council approved a new National Forest Policy to protect the nation's forests and create more jobs.
According to him, the new policy would be a revision of the one that was formulated in 2006, adding that with the issue of climate change, the nation needs to take reforestation more seriously to mitigate the harsh effects of climate change.
"The new National Forest Policy is a revised policy. The old one was formulated in 2006. Why the new one? We realised that the old one is not catering for the current situation at hand. Forestry is a big sector of the economy. It provides a lot of employment opportunities, reduces poverty, provides means of livelihood and foreign exchange from export of wood.
"Without a sustainable forest management, you cannot have all of these benefits.
"We also know that right now particularly with the issue of climate change, forest is a big part of climate change mitigation. The more forest we have, the more cover we seek. It means taking out the emission out of our planet and stabilizing the temperature of the planet and the catastrophic effects of climate change.
"So, we have revised it and produced a new one. And we believe this will go a long way in regenerating employment which is an issue at hand. Youth and women are the vulnerable in the rural areas; they usually bear the brunt of this issue of deforestation. The more we populate our forest with trees, the better for the people not just in the rural areas but even the economy.
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"Currently, we have suspended export of forest products because we do not have enough control under the old policy. So, we have suspended that. Charcoal exploitation has been banned completely. These are some of the things that are causing degradation of our land.
"When you lose forest, it's not just forest that you are losing; you are also losing the land because the land will be eroded. It may not support agriculture, thereby foodstuff becomes very expensive. The people around that forest area become unemployed. Poverty will increase in the long-run.
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The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing
by Sheila Turnage
Shelia Turnage has followed up her Newbery Honor book THREE TIMES LUCKY with THE GHOSTS OF TUPELO LANDING, which features the same eclectic characters and wacky small town. The story is told through the eyes of the main character, Miss Moses "Mo" LoBeau. Mo is dealing with the heightened expectations of being a 6th grader as well as managing the work of the Desperado Detective Agency, which she formed with her best friend Dale Earnhardt Johnson III (the inseparable duo solved a murder and a kidnapping in THREE TIMES LUCKY). Their newest case involves another potential murder, but the victim died long ago and now haunts the Tupelo Inn.
The Tupelo Inn and its resident ghost are shoved into the spotlight when the Inn, and all of its contents, are put up for auction. In her well-meaning way, Miss Lana, one of Mo's guardians, unintentionally buys the Inn. Grandmother Miss Lacy Thornton steps in to help Miss Lana financially and professionally, but if they can't figure out a way to make the Inn profitable, both will go down with it. As Mo and Dale spend more time at the Inn during its renovation, they discover proof of the ghost and eventually befriend her. Mo, who is always looking for both a mystery to solve and extra credit in school, decides that she and Dale will make the ghost the subject of their history interview, which is a significant portion of their history grade. However, how are they going to discover who the ghost is, and, more importantly, how will they interview her? Along the way, they stumble upon more town mysteries and secrets. Can they solve the case, interview the ghost and pass history?
Turnage has also mastered the integration of unique descriptions and unusual phrases; these often made me stop to laugh out loud, reread or simply appreciate the perfect word play.
Turnage has a gift for creating weird but relatable characters who have flaws and quirks just like real people. This shone through in THREE TIMES LUCKY and she brings the same considerable skill to THE GHOSTS OF TUPELO LANDING. Mo is a strong and spunky female character who will likely appeal to readers of all ages and genders. Dale's personality is given more room to develop in THE GHOSTS OF TUPELO LANDING and in addition to his loyalty to Mo, he is revealed to be a sensitive soul and a creative problem solver in his own right.
Turnage has also mastered the integration of unique descriptions and unusual phrases; these often made me stop to laugh out loud, reread or simply appreciate the perfect word play. For example, at the beginning of Chapter 19, an old couch is described as "the color of tired baloney" (pg. 163). Dale is often the source of strange phrases, such as, "You two got ghost noses…like ghost eyes, only with nostrils" (pg. 290). Mo has come to understand and appreciate Dale's expressions, as will readers.
Having read THREE TIMES LUCKY, I was excited to return to Tupelo Landing and to visit with Mo, Dale and all the others again. Those who haven't read THREE TIMES LUCKY will have no problem jumping right in with THE GHOSTS OF TUPELO LANDING, as it can stand alone. While I enjoyed my return visit, I feel like THE GHOSTS OF TUPELO LANDING starts to fall apart a bit in its storyline. The conflict, which is hundreds of pages in the making, is quickly and neatly solved, and as such it feels like a rushed and inauthentic ending to this latest visit to Tupelo Landing.
Reviewed by Aimee Rogers on February 10, 2014
Genres: Children's, Fiction
Publisher: Kathy Dawson Books
Sheila Turnage


Great piece of property for snowbirds wanting a place to park their motor home, 5th wheel or travel trailer during the spring, summer or fall when you are in this area. Site had a septic design approved in the past but seller did not install the system and permit has expired. When the buyer wants a septic system, buyer to reapply with the local jurisdiction. Some value in the trees on the property. Property is within the 100-year floodplain. Buyer's agent and buyer to verify to own satisfaction.


Chinese coin beads bring something a little different to beading projects.
If you are looking to create something a little different, why not consider using Chinese coins for beading projects?
Chinese artifacts have long been prized by people looking to create unique and interesting jewelry. The long history of China, combined with the symbolism which is prevalent in many Chinese beads and accessories, makes these coins a fascinating choice for the creative jeweler.
Chinese coin beads are becoming increasingly popular and are available in a variety of styles, shapes and sizes. As there are over 30,000 different types of Chinese coins, stretching back over 3,000 years, there is a wide range of coins to chose from! The coins were traditionally made from bronze. They are round with a square hole in the center and a rim at the edge. When this unique shaping is reflected in beads, many opportunities for creative designs open up.
Chinese coin beads are typically replicas of real antique coins. These small metal discs are generally brass colored, and are used as charms. The beads are often antiqued to give an earthy finish. It is possible to buy genuine antique Chinese beads, although these are generally available from antique markets and stores rather than craft supplies.
Some of the beads have been cast with jump rings attached to the top, making them suitable for hanging from bracelets, necklaces and earrings. Other beads are exact replicas of the coins and are simply a disc with a square hole in the middle.
The beads range in size from small discs of less than 1/2 inch across, to larger discs which are over 1 1/2 inches across.
Chinese coin beads are great for a variety of beading projects. They can be used as accents, as feature beads or incorporated into more complex designs. The coin beads can be used with other materials, such as beads made out of gemstones or glass.
The antique and earthy feel of the brass colored metal is complemented by turquoise. Turquoise is readily available from beading stores in a variety of shapes and sizes. Many stores sell turquoise 'nuggets' which are uneven pieces of the gemstone and are often roughly polished. These can complement perfectly the evenness of the coin bead.
Another option to consider is Chinese jade. Chinese jade is available in colors ranging from pale greens to much darker hues. Jade is also commonly carved into shapes which lend themselves to a Chinese-inspired jewelry set.
The Chinese coin beads that are sold complete with a jump ring can simply be hung or fixed using another jump ring. These can add some interest to other beads and make unusual charms for bracelets. A bracelet could be made featuring only Chinese coin beads of different shapes and sizes, or a few could be incorporated into a bracelet made of other materials.
Other coin beads without the addition of a jump ring can be incorporated into jewelry in a variety of ways. Wire wrap artists rise to the challenge that this brings and make some wonderful items of jewelry by twisting the wire in and out of the central square hole, before attaching this to ear wires or a pendant.
You may also want to consider using Chinese silk to string your beads. This can provide an excellent finishing touch to a Chinese-inspired piece, as well as being hard wearing.
FireMountainGems.com has a wide range of beads and supplies, including many different types of Chinese coin beads.
ShipWreckBeads.com offers a large selection of beads, including a few coin beads.
Check the material content carefully. Some cheap beads from unknown sources may be made of base metals containing nickel.
Consider using real antique coins for special projects. These unique accents can bring an additional romance to the finished piece.
Look for stores offering good deals on bulk purchases. It is surprising how many beads can be incorporated into a single item of jewelry!


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Hallmark Channel Announces Development Deal on Movie Spin-Off of Hallmark Channel's Successful Series "Chesapeake Shores"
The world of "Chesapeake Shores" will expand into the movie genre with more stories from the O'Brien sisters, Abby, Bree and Jess, played by Meghan Ory, Emilie Ullerup and Laci Mailey, respectively.
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HALLMARK CHANNEL ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT DEAL ON MOVIE SPIN-OFF OF HALLMARK CHANNEL'S SUCCESSFUL SERIES 'CHESAPEAKE SHORES'
Meghan Ory, Emilie Ullerup and Laci Mailey to Star in Spin-off Based on Characters From "Chesapeake Shores"
PASADENA, CA - February 9, 2019 - Hallmark Channel announces it has greenlit a spin-off movie based on characters from its original series "Chesapeake Shores." The world of "Chesapeake Shores" will expand into the movie genre with more stories from the O'Brien sisters, Abby, Bree and Jess, played by Meghan Ory, Emilie Ullerup and Laci Mailey, respectively. The announcement was made today as part of Crown Media Family Networks' bi-annual Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour.
"Our viewers have fallen in love with the O'Brien sisters, characters filled with pure joy, humor and heart," said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming and Network Publicity, Crown Media Family Networks. "We are excited to dive deeper into their roles and shed more light on each of their journeys as these women balance romance, friendship, and family."
The movie is based on characters from the novels Chesapeake Shores by New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods. Meghan Ory, Emilie Ullerup and Laci Mailey will reprise their roles of Abby O'Brien, Bree O'Brien and Jess O'Brien.
With the winter weather dreary in Chesapeake Shores and their own love lives in a complicated state, Abby (Ory), Bree (Ullerup) and Jess (Mailey), adventure to Rome for the wedding of a childhood friend. While in Rome, they discover the wedding plans are in complete chaos and the bride may have a case of pre-wedding jitters because she has gone missing. In an attempt to find the bride, the O'Brien sisters scour the sites of Rome and work to create a happily ever after, while ultimately realizing the romance they each deserve back home in Chesapeake Shores.
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· UNTITLED CHESAPEAKE SHORES SPIN-OFF PROJECT (HALLMARK)
Play the Music and Light the Lights: "The Muppet Show" Streams February 19 Only on Disney+
In addition to the first three seasons, fans will be able to enjoy seasons 4 and 5, which have never previously been released on home entertainment.
ViacomCBS Announces March 4 Launch Date for Paramount+
The highly anticipated streaming service will launch in the U.S. on Thursday, March 4.


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Technology Is The New Black
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Technology Is The New Black | Article by Graham Ross
Back in 2000 when the concept of 'fast' fashion first took off, the industry produced 50 billion garments per year. With streamlined supply chains and greatly reduced production timelines, fashion companies on average went from offering two collections a year to five. H&M offers at least twelve and Zara now produces 24 collections a year – that's two a month! In just four years those 50 billion garments doubled.
Not so many years ago we hit the 100 billion mark for the number of garments produced worldwide annually. The numbers are almost impossible to process, but what's truly disturbing is that 85% of all textiles produced globally still end up in landfill.
When we discovered that the textile industry is the second largest polluter of the planet behind the coal industry and that it's also a massive user of precious natural resources like land and water, we were shocked.
Then we discovered that the favourite cotton t-shirt that we all have in our wardrobes needs an astonishing 3000 litres of water to make. We thought there had to be a better way. So we developed our own fabrics.
"Less than 1% of material used to produce clothing is recycled into new clothing."
We combined technology and plants to create four unique sustainable fabrics, and then we made a t-shirt. 'The Greenest T-shirt on the Planet' was successfully funded via crowdfunding platform Kickstarter in 2015.
Our Greenest Tee uses just 22 litres of water to produce – that's less than 1% of the 3000 litres needed for a regular cotton tee… With minimal chemicals, i's also biodegradable, so at the end of it's life cycle 'The Greenest Tee' doesn't become landfill,
it returns to the earth.
The waste statistics in fashion are frightening: Less than 1% of material used to produce clothing is recycled into new clothing, a loss of more than $100 USD billion worth of materials each year.
Every second, the equivalent of one garbage truck of textiles is landfilled or burned.
Think about that for a moment…
Like many industries, the fashion industry must re-imagine the way it does business. The way it's structured today is not set up to solve the problems we have created for ourselves as a society. We can no longer afford to be passive bystanders.
We all know there's no easy solution and we can't expect a quick fix from individual governments or rich philanthropists … we need to collaborate and solve this together.
In industries with problems like enormous waste, huge use of natural materials and negative impact on the environment, operating a linear supply chain makes no sense. A circular economy is the blueprint to connect up the global ecosystem, one that thrives on connectivity, transparency, social purpose and sustainability. It's the ideal approach to solve problems as big as those we face in fashion.
Technology is the tool that can unlock the circular economy.
I'm not talking about the technology we call wearables, those clever materials and garments that can monitor our body's activity – heart rate, breath, sweat rate and sleep or even those odd shirts that use 'Colour Change Technology'. I wonder what happened to them?
The time is now for industry and consumers alike to call for truly 'moonshot' innovations, ideas and products that spring from free thinking and harness technology that will give rise to the fashion industry 2.0 and beyond – Where future products have minimal impact on the environment, where an industry operates with reuse and recycle, and where materials return to earth.
Where did we get lost? Polyester, the world's most used material, hasn't changed much since it was patented way back in the 1950s. Thankfully, there are individuals and companies leading industry change, unlocking new approaches to old methods, combining our current day and future technologies with nature. Footwear company Vivobarefoot wanted to tackle the harmful Synthetic & Petrochemical foams that form part of many shoes, so they teamed up with US company Bloom to create a shoe that's made from algae biomass.
German company Algalife also saw the beauty in algae and realised its innovative and sustainable applications through biotechnology to develop pigments and fibres from the tiny micro-organisms.
Old world materials can also breathe new life, technology is helping the Infinited Fiber Company make new cotton-like fibres from recovered cotton cellulose and other biomaterials.
There is no doubt technology is clever and a whole lot more interesting than textile waste management but let's not undervalue the very important role recycling has to play, especially while the industry continues to rely on planet-damaging materials and over supply.
"We can no longer stand to be passive bystanders."
In the short term, recycling means a focus on closing the loop on waste, if consumers continue to feed the machine that is fast fashion, then attitudes to post-consumer waste must evolve and evolve quickly.
In the time it takes to read this article, another 6,000kg of Australian textiles has been dumped in landfill.
In the mid term, the quest for textile professionals and the consumers who buy our products is to find new ways to evolve what the term 'recycling' means to us today.
Current textile recovery methods are clunky and damaging to materials that could maintain their high quality state. This is driven by not looking for a better end product, rather settling for a market opportunity that doesn't advance an industry's directive.
Chemical recycling offers plenty of advantages, recovering fibres at a higher quality than mechanical means but this process is challenged by chemical and energy usage. Both methods must play their part in closing the loop, the opportunity for technology is to support their uptake by making them more efficient and greener.
EU funded research project Resyntex is leading the way for current and future textile recyclers, by using industrial symbiosis to make new raw materials derived from unusable textile waste. The technology releases the valuable resources that would otherwise be discarded.
We can no longer afford to be passive bystanders.
Adopting a circular economy will begin to reverse environmental damage and change attitudes, but like Vivobarefoot, Algalife and Infinited Fiber Company, the future fashion industry will require bolder thinking that finds and releases connections between man-made genius and the planet that gives us life.
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About the Author: Camille Reed
Camille Reed is the founder of the Australasian Circular Textile Association (ACTA) and The Australian Circular Fashion Conference (ACFC) – a champion on circular textile innovation in the global fashion industry. Her passion for change ignited during her previous full time role as a Textile Designer at Forever New. Not one to sit-back, Camille has seized the opportunity to educate the textile and apparel market on all things sustainable. It's her goal to see the industry transform over the next 4-8 years and re-establishing the importance of our natural environment.
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HomeusTrump elects Tulsa June 16 for campaigning
Trump elects Tulsa June 16 for campaigning
HailNewsUp.com June 11, 2020
President Donald Trump plans to hold his first Coronavirus-era rally on June 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. And he says he plans for more shows in Florida, Texas and Arizona.
Trump made the announcement when he met Wednesday afternoon for a roundtable with a handful of African-American supporters.
Trump's protests often attract thousands, but have been on the Hetas since March 2 due to the coronavirus epidemic that has now hit the U.S. Has killed more than 110,000 people. America
"A beautiful new place, brand new. We're looking forward to it, "Trump said during a White House event." He has done a great job with COVID, as you know, Oklahoma State. "
The rally will take place on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Tulsa has its own troubling story about race. Its thriving African-American business community was ousted in 1921, when a racist white mafia killed hundreds of black residents. Black residents attempted decades of reconstruction, only to erase their work during the 1960s urban renewal.
The Trump campaign has become eager to resume protests as it tries to reverse the epidemic, with cases even rising in parts of the country. This year he has focused most of his rallies on the battlegrounds, though Oklahoma is a Republican.
Trump led Oklahoma by more than 36 percentage points in 2016, more than double the total vote for his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Oklahoma was the first state to initiate coronovirus restrictions in late April with the reopening of salons, spas and hair salons. Republican Governor Kevin Stitt's most recent reopening phase does not limit the size of group meetings beginning June 1 and decides how close local business owners and officials are to following social guidelines. .
Stitt said the state was honored that the president had visited.
"The president is closing his first campaign to Oklahoma since March 2, and his visit here confirms that Oklahoma is a national example of responsible and safe reopening," Stitt said in a statement released Wednesday by his office.
State health officials say 47 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Tulsa County on Tuesday, the latest figures available from the county. This brought the total reported cases to 1,308 in the county. The number of current active cases was 274, an increase of 13% from Monday. A new death brought the county's COVID-19 death to 973.
In a statement, Tulsa Mayor G.S.T. Barnum said the city was still working to confirm details about Trump's visit and the location of the rally.
Campaign officials did not answer the question of why Tulsa was chosen and security precautions would be taken for attendees.
The prospects of Trump's reelection largely depend on how the country sidesteps its administration's response to coronovirus, as well as their reaction to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died of a police officer Died under pressure. Floyd's neck on his knee for 8 minutes
A spokesperson for Trump's campaign tweeted Wednesday the trailer-style video of the film, announcing, "This month we're back."
Associated Press writers Kat Stafford in Dallas and Terry Wallace in Dallas contributed to this report.
What is Kawasaki disease? Letters that surfaced in connection with controversies were linked to COVID-19
US President's troubles are on the rise: Iran demands Interpol's Trump and 47 officers arrested to kill their top commander
President Donald Trump, President of Fox News, Sean Hennessy: Democrats made this fake crime


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Q: Angular 6 - ng-bootstrap - Style Tabs I'm having this bootstrap tabs
<ngb-tabset>
    <ngb-tab title="Tab 1">
        <ng-template ngbTabContent>
            Tab 1
        </ng-template>
    </ngb-tab>
    <ngb-tab title="Tab 2">
        <ng-template ngbTabContent>
            Tab 2
        </ng-template>
    </ngb-tab>
</ngb-tabset>

The text color on the tabs is blue. I know that if I create global styles I can override the defaults. But I want to style the tabs from the parent component
I know that I can style children components but it doesn't work in this case (How to style child components from parent component's css file?). Any advice?
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 :host { color: red; }

 :host ::ng-deep parent {
   color:blue;
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 :host ::ng-deep child{
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   color:yellow;
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A: For the following template which uses ng-bootstrap tabs:
<ngb-tabset class="tabset1">
    <ngb-tab title="Tab 1">
        <ng-template ngbTabContent>
            Tab 1
        </ng-template>
    </ngb-tab>
    <ngb-tab title="Tab 2">
        <ng-template ngbTabContent>
            Tab 2
        </ng-template>
    </ngb-tab>
</ngb-tabset>

you can override the default tab title style with these CSS rules:
:host ::ng-deep .tabset1 a.nav-link {
  color: green;
}

:host ::ng-deep .tabset1 a.nav-link.active {
  color: red;
  font-weight: bold;
}

See this stackblitz for a demo.
Note: If the attribute class="tabset1" is not set on the ngb-tabset element, the selector .tabset1 should be removed from the CSS styles.

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Although Obamacare, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Car Act, will be phased-in gradually after January 2014, there's already much preparation being made for how it will alter the healthcare landscape – especially with regards to medical malpractice law.
Doctors, insurance providers, and legal experts all over the country have already made some predictions about what to expect in this regard, albeit with differing conclusions.
Many believe that medical malpractice claims will increase due to the influx of newly insured people. As tens of millions Americans seek medical care they couldn't previously afford, the rate of medical mistakes – and subsequent malpractice claims – will likely increase proportionately. Even if it didn't, the sheer number of patients may raise the occurrence of medical malpractice lawsuits.
Others feel that the number of malpractice claims will remain unchanged, because there won't be an increase in patients after all. Whereas many uninsured people now utilize hospital emergency rooms for primary care, they will now shift to private practitioners. This shift may not have any impact at all on claims, but may impact who the claims will impact.
A third possibility is that medical malpractice claims will actually decrease because Obamacare not only provides health insurance to the uninsured, but eliminates the co-pays and deductibles for essential healthcare benefits. As a result, people will be receiving more preventative care, will be less likely to develop long-term problems, and will make it easier for health care providers to address medical conditions before they become serious.
Of course, since the act is still being implemented – and there's no telling if or how it will change along the way – we can't be sure which outcome will result. Whatever the circumstances, one thing is for sure: the Miami Medical Malpractice Lawyers of the Leto Law Firm will be here to help. Justin Leto has consistently been recognized as one of South Florida's most effective attorneys, so you can rest assured that his professional and experienced team will be prepared to handle your case effectively.


Ms. Hong, now the Teacher-Librarian at Strathcona Elementary used to work at Seymour and ran the Book Club with me. She is beautifully passionate about books and a voracious reader. I have a constant list of books to read inspired by Ms. Hong's blog. She often posts young adult titles that I might not have come across and I love that she recommends so many fantasy stories. This summer I made good progress reading through my "must reads" recommended by Ms. Hong.
These titles are definitely for mature readers only, not suitable for my primary students but older members of book club may be able to handle some of these soon.
On one summer trip I devoured Graceling the debut novel of writer Kristen Cashore. Katsa, a young Graceling has the power to inflict deadly force on the victims the King sends her to punish. She meets Po, a prince from a neighbouring kingdom who turns her world upside down. Well written, engaging, impossible to put down. I requested Fire (the sequel/prequel) from the public library and enjoyed it as well.
On my last trip I woke up early one morning to admire the gorgeous sunrise. Everyone else slept in and so I read. A few hours later I had finished The Maze Runner by James Dashner. This is an intriguing dystopian science fiction story – fast paced and dramatic, it was hard to stop reading. Thomas wakes up remembering nothing but his name surrounded by boys who arrived to the Glade just like him – memories seemingly wiped clean and in a strange world. Will solving the Maze enable them to escape?
The book that impacted me the most though was Life as We Knew it written by Susan Beth Pfeffer. This is a story told by sixteen year old Miranda through a number of diary entries. The moon is hit by a gigantic meteor and is pushed closer to Earth. The tides and the weather are dramatically affected and everything in the world changes. How will the world survive? We get an idea by following the details of what happens to Miranda and her family. Compelling. We are pulled into Miranda's world and experience this post apocalyptic world through her story.


You know the recurring segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live in which bleeps are inserted into non-offensive clips? Last night, the host of the show invited us to watch an entire year's worth. My oh my, was 2011 ever an unintentionally risque year.


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OPINION: Beneath the Excitement of iBooks 2
By Jeremy Liu on January 24, 2012
Last week, Apple pulled the wraps off its latest offerings, iBooks 2 and iBooks author in a publicised event in New York City. Whilst the announcement has proved exciting and potentially world changing, digging a little deeper, there's probably just as much to be concerned about as there is to be contented about.
Ebooks are certainly the next big thing in reading, but I doubt they'll ever fully replace paper
I'm just going to start by stating the shallowest of my sentiments – this announcement is darn exciting and will no doubt change the state of education and of course, reading as a whole. But, whether it will change education and reading for the better or for worse is something we can't be entirely sure of.
Ebooks are certainly the next big thing in reading, but I doubt they'll ever fully replace paper, not in our lifetime. We will always want books, I will always want the option of an actual book, libraries will never just be online catalogues. It's not about nostalgia at all, well maybe a little, but certainly not all of it. The reason why books have lasted so many centuries as a technological medium for knowledge distribution is because they simply provide so many practical benefits which are irreplaceable through technological innovation.
Dieter Bohn of The Verge recently published a lengthy feature titled 'Sorry iBooks, paper books still win on specs', which outlines all the books practical benefits which can't be ported digitally due to the very limitations of technology itself. Here's a few crucial ones: books don't crash, books don't run out of power, books have a consistent user interface, books are compatible with every nook and cranny of our daily lives.
Sure eBooks exhibit traits that are impossible for paper to ever adopt, but that's how it is, books and ebooks are just compromises of an impossible optimum which is why we still need both.
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People are always afraid of adopting unproven things and letting go of the past
To play the nostalgia card by saying that there is a nothing quite like curling up with a good book, turning paper pages and the smell of an old book isn't really worthy of awarding a point to the good old traditional book. For the most part, these claims are distorted by a desire to cling onto the past.
People are always afraid of adopting unproven things and letting go of the past, especially when it's something like the binded book which has served us so well for countless years. In the hypothetical situation that the world regressed from iPads to paper books, we'd look nostalgically back at the swift beauty of swiping to turn a page and puke at the thought of touching paper.
But then again, I feel that eBooks do have the capacity to devalue intellect. Despite being a grace to the spread of knowledge, the fact that it is now so easy to publish books with iBooks author and distribute them freely, it eliminates much of what is special to have a book published under your name. Additionally, it potentially makes it harder to find genuinely good books, and easier to stumble across one that someone may have simply published for a school project.
In many ways, it's comparable to what email has done to letters, making it easier to receive and dispatch letters, yet also a lot easier for spammers to get to you. And perhaps also what blogging has done to traditional paper journalism.
On the education side of things, I can't be one hundred percent certain that interactive iBook textbooks is truly what education has been looking for. IBook textbooks are indisputably a preferable alternative to the fat textbooks of today – interesting, useful, engaging, it's all there for the iBook textbook. What's concerning is having the iPad in class at all.
What's concerning is having the iPad in class at all… Apple's interactive textbook is a double edged sword
There's a reason why cellphones are generally not permitted for use in class despite their potential utility as a learning tool, it's because electronics are distracting; pair that with the fact that learning subjects that a student dislikes is boring and you have a fairly tasty recipe for procrastination, in class texting, and Facebook-ing. Interactive books will never make a student interested in a subject that inherently bores them in the same way that playing Halo won't make me a fan of guns.
Apple's interactive textbook is a double edged sword, empowering engaged students to learn in new and better ways, but for the kids who aren't really engaged in the first place, it's just a brand new way to get away from class. By trying to emulate the quick access and fast paced immediacy of current technology in the new interactive textbooks, we're also emulating the negatives – the constant contingency to lose focus.
If we want to fix education, we can't simply implement books that move and talk, we need to change the curriculum so that students don't have to do science or math if they simply don't give a sh*t.
Interactive textbooks aren't a step forward for education, but more like a step to the side. IBooks and eBooks are a step to the side for reading too, just another alternative that is appropriate for certain use cases but can't replace paper books which are appropriate for other use cases. I can't really sum this up any better than Dieter Bohn did in his article on The Verge, but if we ever want digital to become the dominant medium for books, we need to make sure we can try recreate at least some of the better things about paper into electronics.
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Q: why do I get completely different predictions from Keras LSTM network dependent on the order of predictions? i have a script of building an LSTM model, fit it to train data, predict on some test data.
(and just for fun plot predictions on train data, since they should be close to the train data, just to know if my model is constructed well)
1) The first Problem is, that the predictions on test and train data are totally different, depending on if I predict on train or test first.
2) The second Problem might be correlated to the first one, so every time I run my Script, the predictions on the test data is totally different. I know neural networks have some kind of randomness, but as you can see in my resulting plots, its totally different:
edit1: I tried to set 'stateful=False' as suggested in comments without success.
edit2: I've updated the script and the plots and provided some basic sinewave sample data within the new code. The problems still exist even in that simple example
resulting plots of predictions with stateful=False
I got an input signal X as a sine-wave with 100 time steps and random amplitude and frequency.
My target y correlates to X (in every time step) and is - in this case - also  a sine-wave.
The shape of my data is
X_train.shape = (100, 1, 1)
y_train.shape = (100,)
X_test.shape = (100, 1, 1)
y_test.shape = (100,)

I'm using LSTM network trying to fit a complete sine-wave, so batch size = 100, and predicting every single point of a test signal, so batch size for prediction = 1. Also I'm manually resetting the state of the LSTM after every epoch, as mentioned here:
https://machinelearningmastery.com/use-different-batch-sizes-training-predicting-python-keras/
For building my network i followed the "keras-rules" as mentioned here:
Delayed echo of sin - cannot reproduce Tensorflow result in Keras
I know the basic approaches of solving the problems, like suggested here:
Wrong predictions with LSTM Neural Network
but nothing worked for me.
I'm grateful for any kind of help on this, and also on asking better questions, in case I did something wrong because it's my first post here on stack.
Thanks you all!
here is my code example:
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from keras import models, layers, optimizers
from keras.callbacks import Callback

# create training sample data
Fs = 100  # sample rate
z = np.arange(100)
f = 1  # frequency in Hz
X_train = np.sin(2 * np.pi * f * z / Fs)
y_train = 0.1 * np.sin(2 * np.pi * f * z / Fs)

# create test sample data
f = 1  # frequency in Hz
X_test = np.sin(2 * np.pi * f * z / Fs) * 2
y_test = 0.2 * np.sin(2 * np.pi * f * z / Fs)

# convert data into LSTM compatible format
y_train = np.array(y_train)
y_test = np.array(y_test)
X_train = X_train.reshape(X_train.shape[0], 1, 1)
X_test = X_test.reshape(X_test.shape[0], 1, 1)

# build and compile model
model = models.Sequential()
model.add(layers.LSTM(1, batch_input_shape=(len(X_train), X_train.shape[1], X_train.shape[2]),
                      return_sequences=False, stateful=False))
model.add(layers.Dense(X_train.shape[1], input_shape=(1,), activation='linear'))
model.compile(optimizer=optimizers.Adam(lr=0.01, decay=0.008, amsgrad=True), loss='mean_squared_error', metrics=['mae'])

# construct a class for keras callbacks, to make sure the cell state is reset after each epoch
class ResetStatesAfterEachEpoch(Callback):
    def on_epoch_end(self, epoch, logs=None):
        self.model.reset_states()

reset_state = ResetStatesAfterEachEpoch()
callbacks = [reset_state]

# fit model to training data
history = model.fit(X_train, y_train, epochs=20000, batch_size=len(X_train),
                        shuffle=False, callbacks=callbacks)

# re-define LSTM model with weights of fit model to predict for 1 point, so also re-define the batch size to 1
new_batch_size = 1
new_model = models.Sequential()
new_model.add(layers.LSTM(1, batch_input_shape=(new_batch_size, X_test.shape[1], X_test.shape[2]), return_sequences=False,
                          stateful=False))
new_model.add(layers.Dense(X_test.shape[1], input_shape=(1,), activation='linear'))

# copy weights to new model
old_weights = model.get_weights()
new_model.set_weights(old_weights)

# single point prediction on train data
y_pred_train = new_model.predict(X_train, batch_size=new_batch_size)

# single point prediction on test data
y_pred_test = new_model.predict(X_test, batch_size=new_batch_size)

# plot predictions
plt.figure()
plt.plot(y_test, 'r', label='ground truth test',
         linestyle='dashed', linewidth=0.8)
plt.plot(y_train, 'b', label='ground truth train',
         linestyle='dashed', linewidth=0.8)
plt.plot(y_pred_test, 'g',
         label='y pred test', linestyle='dotted',
         linewidth=0.8)
plt.plot(y_pred_train, 'k',
         label='y pred train', linestyle='-.',
         linewidth=0.8)
plt.title('pred order: test, train')
plt.xlabel('time steps')
plt.ylabel('y')
plt.legend(prop={'size': 8})
plt.show()

A: The problem is here:
model.add(layers.LSTM(1, batch_input_shape=(len(X_train), X_train.shape[1], X_train.shape[2]),
                      return_sequences=False, stateful=True))

You set stateful=True in the LSTM layer, which means that the hidden state is not reset after each prediction, which explains the effect you are seeing. If you do not want this behavior, you should set it to its default value of stateful=False and it will work as a standard non-stateful LSTM.

A: so I found a solution, I don't know why this works (I'd appreciate if someone does and can leave a comment?), but it works.
I added the derivative of the X_train(here cos), so I got a multi-input LSTM with 2 features. The final X_train is like supposed in this code:
x = np.sin(2 * np.pi * f * z / Fs)
dx_dt = np.cos(2 * np.pi * f * z / Fs)
X_train = np.column_stack((x, dx_dt))

Even a time-shifted y like y_train = 5 * np.sin(2 * np.pi * f * (z + 51) / Fs) was predicted quite well trained with 3000 epochs. LSTM 1 layer and 3 neurons.
this is the resulting plot.


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Missouri State vs. Valparaiso in MVC Baseball Tournament: How to watch, listen, stream
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After what has been considered a disappointing season by Missouri State baseball's high standards, the Bears can rectify it by making a run in this week's Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament.
The Bears (21-22, 11-13) are set to play in a single-elimination play-in game Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Valparaiso (14-33, 9-19) in Carbondale, Illinois. The game will mark the fifth-consecutive between the two as Missouri State is coming off a four-game sweep over Valpo this past weekend at Hammons Field.
Tuesday night's winner will advance to the double-elimination portion of the bracket. If the Bears were to win, they'd play No. 2 seed Indiana State at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday and if Valpo were to win, it would play No. 1 seed Dallas Baptist at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
More:Missouri State baseball struggled this year, but its graduates don't regret coming back
Missouri State has won at least one game in each MVC Tournament since 1995. The Bears' last tournament title came in 2018.
Head coach Keith Guttin said Saturday that Logan Wiley (5-4) will get the start on the mound. The former Kickapoo right-handed pitcher threw seven innings in the Bears' win over Valpo on Thursday and held it to two hits and no runs while striking out seven.
Three of the four games between the Bears and Valpo this past weekend were decided by one run. Dakota Kotowski hit a two-run homer early in the first game for a 2-1 victory while the Bears rallied in Game 2 behind a Mason Hull walk-off two-run double in extras. Senior Jack Duffy hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth in the final game of the series.
More:Missouri State was playing good baseball. Ever since a COVID-19 shutdown, it's struggled.
A win over Valparaiso would put the Bears against Indiana State — which beat the Bears three out of four games at Hammons Field from May 7-9. D1Baseball projects Indiana State as one of the last five teams to qualify for the NCAA Tournament as an at-large.
Right-handed pitcher Matt Russell (2-1) would be expected to get the start against Indiana State if the Bears were to beat Valpo. Russell pitched five innings and allowed eight hits, three earned runs and four walks while striking out four in the Bears' win over the Sycamores on May 7.
Missouri State vs. Valparaiso
What: MVC Tournament Play-In Game
When: Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Where: Carbondale, Illinois
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: KBFL-FM 96.9
2021 MVC Tournament schedule
2:30 p.m. — No. 6 Illinois State vs. No. 7 Evansville (Game 1)
7 p.m. — No. 5 Missouri State vs. No. 8 Valparaiso (Game 2)
10 a.m. — No. 1 Dallas Baptist vs. Lowest remaining seed (Game 3)
2:30 p.m. — No. 2 Indiana State vs. Highest remaining seed from Tuesday (Game 4)
7 p.m. — No. 3 Bradley vs. No. 4 Southern Illinois (Game 5)
10 a.m. — Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 (Game 6)
2:30 p.m. — Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 5 (Game 7)
7 p.m. — Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 (Game 8)
10 a.m. — TBD
2:30 p.m. — TBD
7 p.m. — TBD
2:30 p.m. — MVC Championship
7 p.m. — MVC Championship (If necessary)
Wyatt D. Wheeler is a reporter and columnist with the Springfield News-Leader. You can contact him at 417-371-6987, by email at wwheeler@news-leader.com or Twitter at @WyattWheeler_NL. He's also the co-host of Sports Talk on Jock Radio weekdays from 4-6 p.m.


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Transcript of interview with Kieran Gilbert: Sky News AM Agenda: 26 November 2019: Government's response to Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety interim report
SHADOW MINISTER FOR AGEING AND SENIORS
COLLINS, Julie, MP
In Government
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JULIE COLLINS MP
SHADOW MINISTER FOR WOMEN
MEMBER FOR FRANKLIN
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TELEVISION INTERVIEW
SKY NEWS AM AGENDA
SUBJECTS: Government's response to Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality
and Safety interim report.
KIERAN GILBERT: Joining us is the Labor spokesperson for Ageing and this area more
generally, Julie Collins thanks so much for your time.
JULIE COLLINS, SHADOW MINISTER FOR AGEING AND SENIORS: Thanks.
GILBERT: Your criticism is that not enough is going in, but the Government has said they
will potentially announce more, likely announce more in the Budget.
COLLINS: What they've said is they are not going to do anything until the final report in
November 2020, anything further which is November next year, it's another 12 months
away. We currently have 120,000 older Australians waiting on the list for home care. The
Royal Commission said the first urgent action that the Government should do, in the
interim report, is to fund more home care and to fix home care. The Commissioners
actually called it 'neglect'. 120,000 older Australians who have been assessed for care,
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approved for care, who can't get the care they need to stay at home. What we know is that
in one year 16,000 died waiting, in the same year 14,000 of them went into residential care
when they wanted to be home, and then we've got people going into emergency
department or not moving out hospitals because they can't get the care they need.
ANNELISE NIELSEN: One of the issues that the Government has identified in moving too
quickly is that if they expand all these places they're going to be filled by staff who might
not be properly trained and that's a real risk for people who are receiving their care. Is that
not a concern?
COLLINS: The Government has been there for six years. It's first Budget in 2014 what it
did was rip out $1.5 billion Labor had put into workforce strategy and supplement. They've
had a Workforce Taskforce report which they commissioned which has been on the
Minister's desk now for more than a year. It had 14 actions in it. The author of that,
Professor John Pollaers, said in Royal Commission evidence that he is disappointed by the
Government's lack of action when it comes to workforce. So for the Government to say, 'oh
we haven't done anything on workforce so we can't have any more home care packages,'
it is their problem. It is their fault. They are in government, they have been there for 6
years, they've had 4 Ministers, they ripped billions of dollars out in their early budgets.
Then they called a Royal Commission and now they're saying they can't implement
anything because we haven't done our job. It's not ok.
GILBERT: When you talk about the number of people waiting for home care though, that
shortfall in terms of the workforce is huge, how do you get a sufficient number of people
trained up with the sorts of skills? It's not just the skills, you have to be the kind of person
to be able to do this sort of care?
COLLINS: Absolutely you do. You can get a certificate 3 in aged care within six months.
The Government has had the Workforce Taskforce for more than a year. It has not
implemented any of the 14 actions, not even one in a whole year. I mean how slow is this
going to be? A 95 year old woman sitting on the home care waitlist doesn't have 2 or 3
more years for the Government to get its act together. She is one of 120,000 people being
told she has to wait 22 months for her home care package. What the Government
announced yesterday does not mean she is going to get her package any sooner.
NIELSEN: What can the Government do now though that you think would help a woman
like that?
COLLINS: What I'm surprised about is that the Government hasn't prioritised people who
are in their 90's. It hasn't prioritised people who have got a terminal illness given less than
three months to live. These people want to be at home with their family and their loved
ones. The Government should try and prioritise the national waitlist better than it is doing at
the moment. There's also half a billion dollars sitting with providers of unspent funds. There
are people who are not spending their whole package. Surely we could better utilise that
money for people who have nothing, who have no home care whatsoever.
HOST: Do you think there should be a priority over the much vaunted surplus to get the
funds?
COLLINS: The Government's got half a billion dollars sitting there in unspent funds on top
of what it announced yesterday. It's got a queue that it could prioritise. It has a lot of
options available to it is what I'm saying Kieran. The Government could do a lot more than
it did yesterday and frankly I'm shocked. The whole sector, late yesterday and overnight
has come out and agrees with me. They've all said the Government hasn't done enough
whether they be consumer advocates like Seniors Australia, Council on the Ageing or
whether it be the aged care providers, the peaks that are providing the home care - they
all think they Government didn't do enough. This is just not Labor. Everybody is saying the
Government did not do enough.
NIELSEN: But just on Kieran's point would it be worth compromising the surplus to fund
this?
COLLINS: That's a decision for the Government to make, not for me to make from
Opposition. But what I am saying is that the Government has a lot of options available to it.
When you've got older Australians in a first world country who are in their 90's being told to
wait 22 months it's not good enough and the Government needs to do much better than it
is doing on aged care.
HOST: And in terms of going back to conclude what we addressed earlier - but in terms of
that workforce shortfall - you said it's a six month time frame to get it done but as we all
know it's not the sort of job that every individual can do. How do you get the appropriate
recruitment?
COLLINS: We also have people working in aged care who have nothing more than a first
aid certificate who have only done six weeks …
GILBERT: They are wonderful people.
COLLINS: Yes, that's right, that's right.
GILBERT: It takes a huge generosity of spirit to be able to do it as well.
COLLINS: Absolutely, absolutely it does. But for the Government to use the workforce as
an excuse when it's had the workforce taskforce report that it commissioned for more than
a year sitting on its desk I don't think it's good enough
GILBERT: Julie Collins we appreciate your time. We will talk to you soon.
COLLINS: Thank you.
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State lawmakers convened on Tuesday for the first day of the 109th General Assembly. The Oath of Office was administered to members and they officially elected leadership.
As anticipated, House Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) was re-elected, as was Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville).
The first week of the legislature's work is largely organizational: They'll elect the Constitutional Officers, the Fiscal Review Committee, undergo mandatory ethics training, and complete a community service project.
On Saturday, the first official "legislative" day, legislators will meet in Joint Convention for the Inauguration of Governor Bill Haslam. They will also adopt the official schedule for each House and appoint standing committees.
Lawmakers will then recess until Monday, February 2, when they return for a special session called by the Governor on his "Insure Tennessee" plan.
"Insure Tennessee" is a proposed two-year pilot program to provide health care coverage to Tennesseans who do not currently have access to health insurance or have limited options. The plan would provide coverage to more than 200,000 uninsured Tennesseans earning less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level, valued at slightly over $16,000 a year for an individual and $27,000 for a family of three.
The plan does not create any new taxes nor adds any state cost to the budget. The hospital industry has committed that it will cover any additional cost to the state, and the program will automatically terminate in the event that either federal funding or support from the hospitals is modified.
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"We aim to create an opportunity for the participating high school and university students to become each others' role models and take time to reflect and rethink their values", Hidetaka Kawada, a first year studying at Keio University in the Faculty of Law, says. With "Liberal Arts beyond Borders" as their concept, HLAB is an organization that plans and operates innovative education programs through interactions crossing over generations and national borders. As one of their main programs, they hold annual one-week summer schools for high schoolers in different areas in Japan. Kawada is currently serving as the chairman on the executive committee for the summer school that will be held this year in the town of Obuse in the Nagano prefecture.
The summer school is organized by university students inside and outside Japan and offers a variety of seminars which transcend the boarders of the traditional "bunkei" and "rikei" which are courses of quantitative and qualitive. These seminars are created for a small number of high schoolers by a team of a Japanese university student and a student from a university abroad who do everything from the planning to the lecturing. Because their aim is for the participating high school students to think deeply about why English is important in the first place and why they need to study, they address topics and ideas that are not normally covered in a regular Japanese high school. Yuki Yoshinaga, a participant from last year currently in his third year at Keio Gijuku High School, tells us that the seminar which left the biggest impression on him was one in which the students appreciated works of art with different historical and cultural backgrounds and then created one of their own. At the end of the day there was a time set aside for "Reflection", in which the students come together to review what they have done that day and discuss their outlooks and futures. Yoshinaga says that through the summer school, he was able to realize that studying was not something done for school tests, but rather something that you have to take interest in and do yourself. "Through HLAB, I was able to think seriously about my future prospects", he told. Kawada also revealed that there have been many high school students who, after getting a glimpse into the depth of different fields of study, continued to show enthusiasm towards their studies, and that there were even a number of students who started organizations to advertise the regional areas they had spent their summer camps in.
HLAB is now recruiting new members for this year's executive board, and applications are open until February 13th, 2017. There are a large number of positions, ranging from Public Relations, HR, Accounting, and High School Correspondence. HLAB focuses on individuals who are interested in introducing high schoolers to people and ideas they would not normally have the opportunity to encounter, and aiding them in finding their own paths to pursue. "A great part of HLAB is that all the sectors, not only the high schoolers, are able to merit from the experience," Kawada says, reflecting on how he was able to contemplate the importance of studying while planning his seminar for the high school students. Being able to work with students from top universities all over the world such as Harvard University and Oxford University was also something he would not have been able to do if he had not joined the HLAB executive committee.
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COLUMBUS: FBI agent Harry Trombitas took bank robberies seriously, but not always the people who committed them.
As a lead agent handling violent crime in the 1990s, Trombitas grew frustrated trying to figure out how to draw attention to the enormous number of bank robberies in those days � more than 100 a year in central Ohio, and five robberies in a single day on at least two occasions.
Trying to cut through the clutter of numerous news releases and catch people�s attention, Trombitas began writing his official crime notices with a bit of flair.
�Three-Eyed Bandit Robs Huntington Bank� was his release from 2009 about a robber with a tattoo of an eyeball on his neck.
� �Droopy-Drawers Bandit� Hits Reynoldsburg Credit Union,� explained a 2011 release about a man wearing low-riding trousers.
Trombitas, 56, who lives outside Columbus, retires today as an FBI agent just ahead of the mandatory retirement age of 57. In a career spanning almost three decades, he chased car thieves in St. Louis, organized crime bosses in New York City and several notorious criminals in Ohio, including serial killer Thomas Dillon, who shot to death five outdoorsmen from 1989 to 1993.
�It just occurred to me that if we could take a look at what happened in the robbery or how the person looked, and come up with some kind of a nickname for that robber, that would give him his own identity,� Trombitas said.
His FBI supervisors never saw a problem with his approach. Other officers around town were initially uncomfortable with the practice, but they eventually came around.
�After a while they saw the value of doing that, and then it got to the point where everybody expected a nickname,� he said.
Almost all cases had arrests within a few days or weeks.


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Today I thought it would be fun to do another two-for-Tuesday, mixing and matching a couple of pieces to see two completely different ways to wear an item. But, I discovered that I've been wearing a lot of the same articles over and over. So, today is actually a three-for-Tuesday. I had hoped for this to be an infinity blog – where each outfit seamlessly transitions to the next for all eternity (or at least, the length of this post) – but there is a broken link that I would need one more outfit to fix. Blogging goals.
First up, one of my favorite blouses from Old Navy, dressed up with a pleated skirt and jewelry courtesy of Rahab's Rope. I was at a work event, so whenever I do those, I try to display as much of our company's products as possible; it's a great sales technique (you can by these or similar pieces here). I also just really love my plaid cherry shoes with this polka dot blouse. Subtle print mixing at its finest.
Next, I remixed this blouse on a casual day with some Target super acid-washed jeans, and my favorite RocketDog heels (which I recently said goodbye to. Tear.) They lived a good life. Of course, it's not TOO casual, since I'm wearing heels and dangly earrings, but the outfit definitely has a completely different feel from the outfit above.
And lastly are my jeans recycled with a graphic tee, and given a menswear spin with my boxy blazer and oxford saddle shoes. I want to embrace this menswear trend, but I feel weird every time I do it. Maybe I should just accept that I can't conquer every fashion trend that comes along, no matter how hard I try.
How do you think I did? Three distinct looks, or would you call me out on wearing the same clothes multiple times in a week (for the record, these three outfits were not all worn in the same week). How about menswear – do you like, love it, absolutely hate it? What's your favorite piece to wear over and over?
Oh man I've been thinking about having less clothes since I read this blog the other day http://dallas.citymomsblog.com/why-i-got-rid-of-my-wardrobe-capsule-wardrobe/.
Reading this definitely makes me feel like I could have less clothes, but I also feel like I need to shop before I could have less. Dumb, right?
Actually I've been thinking of it for longer, since I read this http://elitedaily.com/money/science-simplicity-successful-people-wear-thing-every-day/849141/.
What pieces would you recommend a small "I wear nearly the same thing every day" wardrobe to have?
First of all, I'm so sorry I'm just now responding, Beth! When I go out of town, I lose track of all sense of time and responsibility.


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