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Kevin Fobbs
Is DHS fighting radical Islamic terrorism with political correctness?
By Kevin Fobbs
Political correctness is putting America and its citizens at risk and the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) may have revealed the method being used and embraced by the Obama administration. Several days before the horrific terrorist attack by Omar Mateen, who massacred and injure over 100 in an Orlando gay club, HSAC submitted a highly disturbing report to Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The DHS Countering Violent Extremism report revealed that it was instructing that DHS not to use any language that might be "disrespectful" to Muslims, including (but not limited to) the words "jihad," "sharia" and "takfir." This is not necessarily any different than President Barack Obama's fanatic reluctance to use the phrase "Radical Islamic Extremist" when describing terrorists who have murdered innocent Americans.
Can you imagine how absolutely ridiculous this belief of Obama is or the instructions in the intelligence report is? One can only imagine the societal backlash to this lunatic pacification method this would have met if during WWII President Roosevelt had instructed his war department to not use NAZI in any of its communications?
Pacification and political correctness is the first step to simply putting ones hands up in the air and surrendering. What type of war machine of any nation would consider not using the very words and phrases that describe the enemy? Does it make any sense that the goal should be to not offend those whose only mission is to destroy you? This is the height of Obama's unleashed absurdity that is masquerading as a viable plan of defense.
To say that this reported HSAC plan is meritless is definitely an understatement. Even the report accepts the logical premise that there is disagreement between government officials and activists as well as certain scholars about the appropriate way to term these murderous fanatics. Why should the government be concerned about the correct lexicon it should be using in fighting to destroy an enemy that has murdered its citizens in cold blood?
Yet, in the Obama world, the White House and the occupant in the Oval Office embraces the notion that it is better to seem engaged than to be engaged in the battle to combat radicalized Islamic extremists. The report supports Obama's philosophy and stresses "Under no circumstance should we be using language that will alienate or be disrespectful of fellow Americans."
The assumption that the report makes is that somehow the uses of the words that describe the enemy would upset the sensibilities of Americans who are Muslim and Islamic. Yet, at the same time it acknowledges that these same people are yes American.
Well, as American citizens, it would seem that their allegiance should be to the nation that they immigrated to or were born a citizen in. It would seem that as citizens they too would be interested in naming the Islamic terrorist movement that has callously planned, plotted and carried out a mission to murder its fellow citizens in the name of extremist Islam beliefs.
Again, one can harken back to the traumatic period of World War II, and wonder if President Roosevelt had considered pausing for a moment and decided to fight the German Nazi and Japanese war machine by using a softer gentler verbal approach to dealing with the Japanese and German leaders.
The result would have been predictable. America and its allies would have lost the war and the only point of contention would be whether or not American school children would be learning German or Japanese in elementary classrooms.
© Kevin Fobbs
Kevin Fobbs is founder and president of a policy organization called National Urban Policy Action Council (NuPac), www.nupac.info that supports conservative colorblind solutions to universal issues and domestic policies that impact urban America... (more)
Kevin Fobbs is founder and president of a policy organization called National Urban Policy Action Council (NuPac), www.nupac.info that supports conservative colorblind solutions to universal issues and domestic policies that impact urban America. Fobbs served as director of government and civic affairs for Soul Source, a Christian news magazine, and host of The Kevin Fobbs Show www.kevinfobbs.com.
Fobbs is predominantly known for his conservative views and values including his support for life and for championing Terri's Day to honor Terri Schindler Schiavo with a day of national remembrance. Kevin has written his Community Concerns column for the Detroit News. He also discusses issues of faith, family and freedom in his columns for various conservative groups or websites, including RenewAmerica, The Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/x-33782-Ann-Arbor-Christianity — Culture-Examiner, Hearken the Watchmen: http://www.hearkenthewatchmen.com/articlesbyauthor.asp?id=5, GOPUSA, Free Republic, and Liberty Post.
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This is not to say that all ICOs must be deemed securities offerings. Given the undeveloped nature of this area, I am wary of any blanket designation for all ICOs. Instead, the best path forward, at least for the time being, is to evaluate the facts and circumstances of each offering.
The motivating notion behind a regulatory sandbox is that the regulator in a sense sits in the sandbox with the innovator. Not only is she right there to make sure that nobody gets hurt, but she has a front-row seat on the innovative process. She sits at the entrepreneur's shoulder as he thinks through how to address structural and aesthetic weaknesses in his sandcastle.
Talk of sandboxes is welcome, and my fellow regulators' sandboxes have already yielded great dividends. Given that we are in Los Angeles, however, I would rather talk about beaches. On a beach, the lifeguard watches over what is happening, but she is not sitting with sandcastle builders monitoring their every design decision. From her perch on the lifeguard stand, she can spot dangerous activity and intervene with a blow of the whistle or, if necessary, a direct intervention. She always stands ready to answer questions about the rules of the beach. She puts up the red flag to warn of dangerous riptides or sharks.
In the world of securities regulation, what does a beach look like? The regulator monitors the landscape, steps in to stop violations when they occur, and stands ready to answer interpretive questions as people seek to understand how the rules apply to their situation. Engagement with the regulator is welcomed, but the regulator leaves ample room for innovators to develop their ideas without the regulators sitting at their shoulder taking part in each creative decision.


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Englewood Health calls black employees claims regarding noose 'unsubstantiated'
Englewood Health said hostile work place allegations made by a black employee, who claims to have discovered a noose at work, are unsubstantiated.
Englewood Health calls black employees claims regarding noose 'unsubstantiated' Englewood Health said hostile work place allegations made by a black employee, who claims to have discovered a noose at work, are unsubstantiated. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2019/03/08/englewood-health-calls-black-employees-claims-regarding-noose-unsubstantiated-englewood-hospital/3104186002/
Matthew McGrath, North Jersey Record Published 3:10 p.m. ET March 8, 2019 | Updated 6:20 p.m. ET March 8, 2019
Englewood Health officials said that hostile workplace allegations made by a black employee, who claims to have discovered a noose at his work station, are unsubstantiated and that two investigations absolved the hospital of discrimination claims.
In a statement issued Thursday evening, Englewood Health, the parent company of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, said it has a longstanding commitment to maintaining a safe and respectful workplace for all of its employees.
The hospital would not comment on specifics regarding the case brought by Patrick O'Reilly, 58, who had worked at the hospital's medical supply department before he said he found the noose in 2017.
"Due to pending litigation, we cannot comment on any of the unsubstantiated allegations made, other than to say that we conducted a thorough investigation into the matter and subsequently coordinated with local law enforcement throughout their investigation," according to the hospital's statement.
The lawsuit was filed last May but O'Reilly's allegations had been kept out of the news until a noose was found at the construction site of the American Dream mall in East Rutherford last month. The discovery of that noose was condemned by Gov. Phil Murphy and the NAACP.
Nearby: Anti-black and anti-Semitic messages found at Dwight-Englewood School
Likewise, hospital officials condemned racism and intolerance.
"We strive for acceptance, cooperation and teamwork," according to the hospital's statement. "We do not tolerate acts of hatred, intolerance or discrimination."
Hate crimes on the rise
Nearly 500 hate crimes were reported in New Jersey in 2017, a 76 percent jump from the previous year and the fourth-highest total in the nation, according to data released last November by the FBI. And in recent weeks, racist graffiti continues to be discovered in bathroom stalls in high schools throughout Bergen County. Police confirmed Thursday, that anti-black and anti-Jewish scrawls were found in bathrooms at the exclusive Dwight-Englewood high school.
In his lawsuit, O'Reilly alleges the hospital failed to protect him from discrimination and did not "observe and enforce rules regarding bullying and victimization of employees," the suit says.
The hospital said its investigation and a separate law enforcement investigation cleared Englewood Health of discrimination claims.
"Neither investigation resulted in any finding of discrimination on the part of Englewood Health," according to the hospital's statement.
On Friday, a hospital spokeswoman declined to provide details about those investigations.
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The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and Englewood Police Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The hangman's noose is accepted as a racist symbol because of its use in lynchings and hangings of blacks throughout American history.
In legal filings, the hospital admitted recovering a noose but it denied allegations of wrongdoing, and called O'Reilly's lawsuit "frivolous, malicious, vexatious and made in bad faith."
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	public class LNLabelAtlas : LNAtlasNode {

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		private char _startchar;

		private string _text;

		private LNLabelAtlas.LabelType  _type;

		public LNFrameStruct fs;

		public LNLabelAtlas() {
			this._type = LabelType.TEXT_ALIGNMENT_LEFT;
		}

		public LNLabelAtlas(string fsName, LNLabelAtlas.LabelType  type, string text,
				char startchar, int itemWidth, int itemHeight, int charWidth):base(fsName, itemWidth, itemHeight) {

			this.fs = LNDataCache.GetFrameStruct(fsName);
			base._left = (int) this.fs._textCoords.x;
			base._top = (int) this.fs._textCoords.y;
			this._type = type;
			this._charWidth = charWidth;
			this._startchar = startchar;
			this.SetString(text);
		}

		private float[] pos;

		private float[] scale;

		private float rotation;

		new public void Draw(SpriteBatch batch) {
			if (base._visible) {
				pos = base.ConvertToWorldPos();
				scale = base.ConvertToWorldScale();
				rotation = base.ConvertToWorldRot();
				int size = _text.Length;
				if (this._type == LabelType.TEXT_ALIGNMENT_LEFT) {
					for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
						base._textureAtlas.Draw(i, batch, pos[0] + i
								* this._charWidth, pos[1], rotation, scale[0],
								scale[1], batch.GetColor());
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				} else if (this._type == LabelType.TEXT_ALIGNMENT_RIGHT) {
					for (int j = 0; j < size; j++) {
						base._textureAtlas.Draw(j, batch, pos[0]
								- (size * this._charWidth) + (j * this._charWidth),
								pos[1], rotation, scale[0], scale[1],
								batch.GetColor());
					}
				} else {
					for (int k = 0; k < size; k++) {
						base._textureAtlas.Draw(k, batch, pos[0]
								- ((size * this._charWidth) / 2)
								+ (k * this._charWidth), pos[1], rotation,
								scale[0], scale[1], batch.GetColor());
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			}
		}

		public void SetString(string text) {
			this._text = text;
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				int num2 = this._text[i] - this._startchar;
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						+ (num2 * base._itemWidth), (int) base._top,
						base._itemWidth, base._itemHeight));
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		}

		public enum LabelType {
			TEXT_ALIGNMENT_LEFT, TEXT_ALIGNMENT_RIGHT, TEXT_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
		}
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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The New York Times Book Review prides itself on its objectivity: no known lovers or sworn enemies are allowed to review each other. In actual practice, this means that the author of a novel about getting divorced in Pennsylvania will extravagantly praise the author of a novel about getting divorced in Connecticut. A political 'moderate' will air and then dismiss the ideas in a book by a left-winger; a right-winger will express some mild reservations about an ultra-right-winger; and a left-winger will only be asked to review something without contemporary content (e.g. a feminist on the biography of a suffragette).
There is no more important issue facing the West than Islamism, Islamofascism or — to use yet another label — radical Islam.
The pernicious doctrine of multiculturalism, which teaches free people to belittle their own liberties while bending their knees to tyrants, and which, as we shall see, has proven to be so useful to the new brand of cultural jihadists that it might have been invented by Osama bin Laden himself.
Bawer is unquestionably correct, and that fact is quite simply terrifying.
Is Lenin's thesis that the dictatorship of the proletariat is the 'root content of the proletarian revolution' correct? It is unquestionably correct.
It is unquestionably correct that on a general historical scale imperialism is heading towards total collapse while Socialism is heading towards worldwide victory.
Weinberger is right: assigning Stephen Pollard to review Bruce Bawer is like assigning the Pope to review the New Testament, even if Pollard has never shaken Bawer's hand. But intellectual corruption isn't the only, or the most important, problem raised by the publication of Pollard's encomium. What's much more troubling is the mainstreaming of anti-Muslim diatribes. Alert readers can't fail to notice the venom of the likes of Pollard and Bawer; they may, however, be taken in by Christopher Caldwell's Spenglerian book on the dangers of Muslim immigration, Reflections on the Revolution in Europe. Like Bawer and Pollard, Caldwell is hot with worry over everything from the Muslim birthrate to the smells of curry to the sinister preachings of Tariq Ramadan; unlike them, he makes a clever show of fairmindedness and has an appreciation of irony. Writing in - you guessed it - the New York Times, Dwight Garner, a literary critic with no expertise in either European history or Islam, praised Caldwell's book as 'well researched, fervently argued and morally serious'.
Christopher Caldwell dissected (their title, not mine) by Matt Carr.
Carr expresses some puzzlement - which on first reading I shared - at the apparent intellectual respectability of what's basically recycled Powellism, but on reflection I don't think it's all that surprising. Powell himself was taken seriously for a surprisingly long time (Terry Coleman interviewed him in the Guardian in 1994) and even Mosley had some quite respectful obituaries. You could say (mangling the rhyme) that racism in a tailored suit doth never prosper - what's the reason?
As a matter of fact on July 29, the New York Times Boor Reivew had published a review of Caldwell's book -- by Cheney and the neocon's favourite Arab Fuad Ajami. He calls Caldwell 'a meticulous journalist' and calls his work 'subtle', 'honest and forthright', and the 'most sustained and thoughtful treatment' of the subject to date. As an example of Caldwell's subtlety Ajami offers this statement: '[Islam] is in no sense Europe's religion and it is in no sense Europe's culture'. The title of the article -- 'Strangers in the Land' -- is itself suggestive of the status Caldwell perceives the Muslims as occupying in Europe.
I am glad Eliot and Pankaj Mishra have taken the lead in drawing attention this very pernicious figure. I would also encourage readers to see this profile for more on Caldwell.


Create unique eye-catching graphics to introduce your on-camera talent with this collection of Lower Thirds.
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You have complete control over the in/out timing, make the animation as long or as short as you want. Layer markers control the length of time the animation is on camera, have it stay on for as long as you want.
Each Lower Third animation can feature either a logo or photo- the choice is yours. You can also change the shape of the logo- square, circle or rectangle- with an easy slider control.
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All Opteon light controllers allow your application to precisely set the exact current through each light over the range of 50 mA to 50 A. To provide compatibility with any manufacturer's lights and to minimize power the power required, your application may control the compliance voltage from which the current supply will operate.
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Wat Mai Chai Vichit is an old temple on the island of Ayutthaya behind the ruins of the historic Royal Palace. There is no entry to it and it is not a functioning temple anymore but rather a historic building and chedi. It doesn't date all the way back to the Ayutthaya-period but was probably built during Rama III's reign.


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.. _hello_world:

Hello World
###########

Overview
********
A simple Hello World example that can be used with any supported board and
prints 'Hello World' to the console. This application can be built into modes:

* single thread
* multi threading

Building and Running
********************

This project outputs 'Hello World' to the console.  It can be built and executed
on QEMU as follows:

.. zephyr-app-commands::
   :zephyr-app: samples/hello_world
   :board: qemu_x86
   :goals: run
   :compact:

To build the single thread version, use the supplied configuration file for
single thread: :file:`prj_single.conf`:

.. zephyr-app-commands::
   :zephyr-app: samples/hello_world
   :board: qemu_x86
   :conf: prj_single.conf
   :goals: run
   :compact:

Sample Output
=============

.. code-block:: console

    Hello World! x86


If you needed further proof that cheese literally goes with everything - let me introduce you to 'cheese tea'.
According to Conde Nast Traveller, the iced drink is the latest in hipster food trends. Originating in Asia, cheese tea has already proved to be a hit in L.A. and New York.
It's a pretty self-explanatory concept, really - matcha, black, oolong or jasmine tea, topped with an inch of "whipped cheese".
Tea shop Heyta, based in China, has already seen queues of up to five hours for the drink.
"Tea culture has a long history in China already, but bitterness at the beginning when people drink it is off-putting for some younger people. We wanted to add a new flavour that young people would like," Heytea CEO Nie Yunchen told Condé Nast Traveler.
It's the unique flavour that makes it so desirable, according to Yunchen - the cheese covers the "bitterness of the tea", apparently.
Here's hoping it hits the UK soon. Because we don't eat enough cheese already, obvs.


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Sir Reg: This Is Sir Reg
Apparently, this band out of Sweden went ahead and released the EP, "This Is Sir Reg" some time in 2009 and I am just getting a taste of it now! I mean, these guys could EASILY have secured a position on any Celtic-Punk 'Best of 2009'-list based on the six tracks contained here. Easily.
So who is Sir Reg? Well, instrumentally, the band consists of guitar, bass, drums, vocals, keyboards, banjo, mandolin, whistles and fiddle, distributed among the Swedish and Irish musicians. The combination of these elements throws off a noise that is polished, professional, damned impressive.
Musically, the band has a sound that is immediately accessible; familiar, but fresh. For a point of reference, imagine a sound scale. At one end of it put Flogging Molly. At the other end, put Australia's Roaring Jack.. And now, right smack dab in the middle of this scale, that is where I would put Stockholm-based Sir Reg! And the six-track E.P., This Is Sir Reg, contains all of the Swagger and Celtability found in those two venerable bands, rolled up into one tidy package!
Lyrically, Sir Reg is just as impressive. No shortcuts or clichés, no drinking songs or covers, This Is Sir Reg contains six 'original originals', of both intelligent and entertaining content. My particular favorite being the brilliant "17 Coffins" which tells the tale of Burke and Hare, a pair of Irishmen who moved to Scotland in the early 19th century and began a killing spree in order to sell the bodies to science for a tidy profit. Fun stuff, eh? But with phrases like "If you're ever short on cash, just reach into the human stash," one realizes that the subject matter is approached fairly tongue-in-cheek.
Normally, when this excited about a new band, I would recommend keeping eyes peeled for future releases, but if Sir Reg continues with the quality of material on This Is Sir Reg, we won't won't have to look very hard. We will hearing about them.
You can also grab a 30 second bite of their songs over at iTunes. Do it and you'll see for yourself.
Review by Christopher P. Toler, THE Blathering Gommel
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// Start the session before anything else
session_cache_limiter(false);
session_start();

// define the base uri of the application (the main url)
// It will then hold the url to this script file (Thus the path to where we are located)
// And can be added by just placing BASE_URI in the string parts we require it
define('BASE_URI', dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) .'/');

// And then require the autoloader
require __DIR__ .'/../vendor/autoload.php';

use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Setup;
use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;

$dbParams = array(
    'driver'   => 'pdo_mysql',
    'user'     => 'mytho',
    'password' => 'wiki',
    'dbname'   => 'mythowiki',
);
$devMode = true;

$config = Setup::createAnnotationMetadataConfiguration(array(__DIR__ .'/../entities'), $devMode);
$em     = EntityManager::create($dbParams, $config);

$classLoader = new \Doctrine\Common\ClassLoader('Entities', __DIR__ . '/../', 'loadClass');
$classLoader->register();

// Instantiate application
$app = new \Slim\Slim();
$app->config(array(
    'debug'          => true, //$config->app["debug"],
    'templates.path' => __DIR__ .'/../views/'
));

// And require helper function files
require_once('../Functions/Users.php');     // User specific function helpers

/**
 * Helper function to retrieve any type of entity in a json encoded version
 * @param  string        $entity            The entity type to retrieve
 * @param  int           $id                Id of that entity
 * @param  boolean       $fullySerialize    Flag indicating if the result shall be fully serialized (all data) or just partial (e.g. basic information)
 * @param  Slim          $app               Slim application handler
 * @param  EntityManager $em                Doctrine EntityManager
 */
function get($entity, $id, $fullySerialize, $app, $em) {
    // Define JSON as response type
    $response                 = $app->response();
    $response['Content-Type'] = 'application/json';

    $entity = $em->find($entity, (int) $id);

    if ($entity) {
        // Entity was found, create json encoded version of of it
        $entity->setFullySerialize($fullySerialize);
        $response->body(json_encode($entity));
    } else {
        // Entity not found, return default 404 error (File not found)
        $response->status(404);
    }
}

/**
 * Function can be used to delete an entity from the database
 * @param  string        $entity Entity type to delete
 * @param  int           $id     Id of the entity
 * @param  Slim          $app    Reference to slim application
 * @param  EntityManager $em     Reference to entitymanager instance
 */
function delete($entity, $id, $app, $em) {
    // Define JSON as response type
    $response                 = $app->response();
    $response['Content-Type'] = 'application/json';

    $entity = $em->find($entity, (int) $id);
    if ($entity) {
        try {
            $em->remove($entity);
            $em->flush();
            $response->body(json_encode(array('ok' => 'ok')));
        } catch (Exception $ex) {
            // Some internal failure
            $response->status(500);
            $response->body(json_encode(array("error" => array(
                    'message'       => "Deletion failed"
            ))));
        }
    } else {
        // Entity not found, return default 404 error (File not found)
        $response->status(404);
        $response->body(json_encode(array("error" => array(
                'message'       => "Was not found"
        ))));
    }
}

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    Users::requireLoggedin();

    change('Entities\Location::create', $app, $em);
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    change('Entities\Location::edit', $app, $em);
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    Users::requireLoggedin();

    delete('Entities\Location', (int) $id, $app, $em);
});

// And finally run the application
$app->run();


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Diana Bracho (Ciutat de Mèxic, 12 de desembre de 1944) és una primera actriu mexicana. Guanyadora de dos premis Ariel i expresidenta de l'Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas.

Biografia
Diana Bracho Bordes va néixer el 12 de desembre de 1944 a la Ciutat de Mèxic. Prové d'una família relacionada amb el mitjà artístic. És filla de l'actor i director mexicà Julio Bracho i de l'actriu i ballarina Diana Bordes Mangel i és neboda de les actrius Andrea Palma i Dolores del Río,  a més és cosina de l'actriu de doblatge Marcela Bordes i de l'actriu Julieta Bracho, és tia del també actor Julio Bracho Castillo també està emparentada amb Pablo Bracho, Alejandro Bracho i Ramón Novarro.

Es va casar en primeres núpcies amb el seu cosí en segon grau, el doctor Felipe Bracho, catedràtic de la Universitat, amb qui va tenir una filla, Andrea. Posteriorment es va casar amb Rafael Cortés, artista, dissenyador i pintor.

El 6 d'agost de 2002 Diana Bracho és nomenada presidenta de l'Academia Mexicana de Ciencias y Artes Cinematográficas, càrrec va ocupar fins al 2006.

Inicis
Va debutar al cinema com a actriu infantil en dues pel·lícules del seu pare: San Felipe de Jesús (1949) e Inmaculada (1950).  Va estudiar la carrera de Filosofia i Lletres a Nova York. Va debutar professionalment en el teatre en l'obra Israfel de Abelardo Rodríguez, dirigida per Héctor Azar, al costat de Sergio Bustamante. En la televisió el seu debut va ser en 1973 amb les sèries Los miserables i Mi primer amor i al cinema a la pel·lícula El castillo de la pureza (1972) d'Arturo Ripstein, que es converteix en un film d'èxit internacional i li dona els seus primers premis d'actuació: Ariel 1973 a la millor coactuació femenina, Diosa de Plata i Herald. Viu quatre anys a Oxford, Anglaterra, on estudia tècnica Alexander, amb E.A. M. Goldie, alumna del Sr. Alexander.

Vida professional
De retorn a Mèxic treballa ininterrompudament en tots els mitjans. Diana Bracho va obtenir l'Ariel per millor coactuació femenina, a més de per El castillo de la pureza, per El infierno de todos tan temido, i va obtenir nominacions a la millor actriu per Actas de Marusia i per Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda. El 1976 filma Las poquianchis bota la direcció de Felipe Cazals i actua al costat de la seva millor amiga María Rojo.

Ha participat en coproduccions amb diversos països com El jugador de ajedrez (Mèxic-França), Edmilson (Alemanta), The Dogs of War (Anglaterra), El Aleph (Italia), El timbaler del Bruc (Mèxic-Espanya), Antonieta (Mèxic, Espanya), On Wings of Eagles (Estats Units). Ha participat en importants produccions teatrals: Israfel, Santísima, El perceptor, Un tranvía llamado Deseo (dir. Martha Luna) per la que va rebre quatre premis de la crítica, Trío, Las dos Fridas, Drácula, El eclipse, Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda, Los negros pájaros del adiós, Juegos fatuos, Un tranvía llamado deseo (dir. Francisco Franco) per la que també va rebre quatre premis de la crítica.
És l'única actriu que ha interpretat a les dues germanes, Blanche i Stella, en Un tramvia anomenat Desig de Tennessee Williams.

En la televisió ha protagonitzat diverses sèries i telenovel·les, amb els personatges com Leonora Navarro en la telenovel·la Cuna de lobos (1986), sota la producció de Carlos Téllez i el d'Evangelina Vizcaíno a Cadenas de amargura (1991), produïda per Carlos Sotomayor. Quan la ballarina novaiorquesa Twyla Tharp es va presentar a Mèxic, va convidar a Diana a participar en la seva coreografia The Bix Pieces, com a actriu.

Ha participat en set telenovel·les més com a vilana: Capricho en 1993 (amb la qual va obtenir el premi TVyNovelas a la millor actriu antagònica en 1994), Retrato de familia el 1995, una actuació especial a El privilegio de amar el 1998, Infierno en el paraíso el 1999, Heridas de amor en 2006 (per la qual va ser nominada al premi TVyNovelas a Millor primera actriu), Fuego en la sangre el 2008 (per la qual va tornar a guanyar el premi a millor actriu antagònica en el lliurament dels premis ¨TvyNovelas¨ (2009) i Rafaela l'any 2011. En cinema l'hem vist en pel·lícules com: Divina confusión, 3:19 de Dany Saadia, Quemar las naves, Eros una vez María i J-ok'el, també a la sèrie mexicana S.O.S.: Sexo y otros secretos.

Al juliol de 2012 estrena l'obra de teatre Amor, dolor y lo que traía puesto! compartint crèdits amb Silvia Pinal, Susana Zabaleta, Alejandra Barros, Gabriela de la Garza i Mariana Treviño en una temporada que es va estendre fins a 2013.

En 2013 s'uneix a l'elenc de la telenovel·la Quiero amarte del productor Carlos Moreno Laguillo.

En 2014 es va unir a l'obra de teatre Master Class, on interpreta a Maria Callas.

En 2015 és invitada a participar al curtmetratge María Bonita on encarnava a María Felix al costat de Vico Escorcia, posteriorment treballa pel productor Roberto Gómez Fernández en "El hotel de los secretos" on interpreta a doña Teresa, antagonista de la història.

El 2017 treballa a la telenovel·la Mi marido tiene familia del productor Juan Osorio.

El 2021 participa a la telenovel·la ¿Qué le pasa a mi familia?, npvament de Juan Osorio.

Filmografia

Telenovel·les
 Eternamente amándonos (2023) - Martina
 ¿Qué le pasa a mi familia? (2021) - Luz Torres de Rueda
 Mi marido tiene familia (2017-2019) - Blanca Gómez de Córcega
 El hotel de los secretos (2016) - Teresa Langre Vda. de Alarcón
 Quiero amarte (2013-2014) - Lucrecia Ugarte de Montesinos
 Rafaela  (2011) - Morelia Echavarría de la Vega
 Fuego en la sangre (2008) - Doña Gabriela Acevedo Vda. de Elizondo
 Heridas de amor (2006) - Bertha de Aragón
 Bajo la misma piel (2003-2004) - Sara Ortiz Escalante de Murillo
 El derecho de nacer (2001) - Clemencia Rivera de Del Junco
 Cuento de Navidad (1999-2000) - Queta
 Infierno en el paraíso (1999) - Dariana Valdivia
 El privilegio de amar (1998-1999) - Ana Joaquina Velarde (Joven)
 Retrato de familia (1995-1996) - Irene Mariscal Olivares
 Alondra (1995) - Alondra (Voz)
 El vuelo del águila (1994-1995) - Sara Pérez de Madero
 Capricho (1993) - Eugenia Montaño de Aranda
 Cadenas de amargura (1991) - Evangelina Vizcaíno Lara
 Pasión y poder (1988) - Ana Laura Montesinos Casino de Gómez Luna
 Cuna de lobos (1986-1987) - Leonora Navarro Castillejos de Larios
 Esperándote (1985-1986) - Isabel
 Leona Vicario (1982) - Leona Vicario
 Al salir el sol (1980) - Ana
 El amor llegó más tarde (1979) - Mrs. Dobuti
 Ángel Guerra (1979) - Lorenza
 Los miserables (1973) - Cosette
 Mi primer amor (1973) - Elena

Sèries i programes
 ¡Ay Güey! (2018)  - Doña Beatriz Rothstein
 Apocalipsis Maya / Discovery Channel (2012) - Narradora
 100 mexicanos dijeron (2011) - Estrella invitada
 Mujeres asesinas (2010) Capítol "Las Blanco, Viudas"  - Norma Blanco Vda. de La Piedra
 Locas de amor (2009) - Regina
 S.O.S.: Sexo y otros secretos (2007) - Isadora
 ¿Qué nos pasa? (1998)
 Mujer casos de la vida real (1995) Capítol "¿Quién soy yo?"  - Aurora
 Televiteatros (1993)
 Hora marcada (1989) - Capítol "David" - Martha
 Papá soltero (1989) - Capítol "Operación Cupido" - Silvia
 On Wings of Eagles (1986) - Mrs. Dobuti
 Cuentos de madrugada (1985)

Pel·lícules
 Qué despadre (2021) - Ofelia
 En las buenas y en las malas (2019) - Elena
 A ti te quería encontrar (2018) - Sofía
 Itinerario de una pasión (2015) - Sra. Corral
 Mi universo en minúsculas (2012) - Josefina
 La noche de las flores (2011) - Fernanda
 Martín al amanecer (2009) - Lucía
 Divina confusión (2008) - Julia
 3:19 (2008) - Lucía
 Eros una vez María (2007) - María
 Quemar las naves (2007) - Catalina
 J-ok'el (2007) - J-ok'el
 El umbral (2003) - Mercedes
 Vivir mata (2002)
 Dreaming of Julia (2001) - Beta
 Y tu mamá también (2001) - Silvia Allende de Iturbide
 Las caras de la luna - Magdalena Hoyos
 Al borde (1998) - Sarah Narro
 La otra conquista (1998) - Doña Juana
 Un baúl lleno de miedo (1997)
 Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda (1995) - Gina López
 Serpientes y escaleras (1992)
 El secreto de Romelia (1988) - Dolores de Román
 Redondo (1985)
 Historias violentas (1985)
 Yo no lo sé de cierto, lo supongo (1982)
 Antonieta (1982) - Juana
 Entre paréntesis (1982)
 El héroe desconocido (1981)
 El timbaler del Bruc (1981)
 Max Domino (1981)
 Els gossos de la guerra (1980) - Monja
 El infierno de todos tan temido (1979)
 La tía Alejandra (1979) - Lucía
 Crónica íntima (1976)
 Chin Chin el Teporocho (1976) - Sonia
 Las Poquianchis (1976) - Adelina
 Actas de Marusia (1975) - Luisa
 El hombre del puente (1975)
 El cumpleaños del perro (1974) - Silvia
 El encuentro de un hombre solo (1974) - Renata Castillo
 El castillo de la pureza (1973) - Utopía
 El Santo Oficio (1972) - Mariana De Carvajal
 Inmaculada (1950) - Rosalía cuando niña
 San Felipe de Jesús (1949)

Teatre
 Master Class (2014) - Maria Callas
 Amor, dolor y lo que traía puesto (2012-2013) - Nora
 Espejos (2012) - Susy
 Todos eran mis hijos (2009) - Kate Keller
 Los monólogos de la vagina (2007)
 Festen (2007) - Else
 Relaciones peligrosas (2006) - Marquesa de Merteuil
 Divina justicia (2005)
 Master Class (1998) - Maria Callas
 Un tranvía llamado Deseo (1997) - Blanche y Stella
 Trío (1982)

Curtmetratges
 María Bonita (2015) - María Félix
 El umbral (2003) - Mercedes
 Me llamo Benjamín (2002) - Diana
 Cómo sacar 10 en civismo (1995) - Profesora
 Mi primer año (1992)

Premis i nominacions

Premis TVyNovelas

Premis Ariel

Premis Bravo

Premis People en Español

Premis El Heraldo de México

Lunas del Auditorio

Premis ACE

Premis Diosas de Plata

MTV Movie Awards Latin America

Festival de Cinema de Madrid

Referències

Enllaços externs

 Sitio Oficial de Diana Bracho
 Biografia de Diana Bracho en esmas.com
 Diana Bracho gana como millor actriu antagònica en los Premis TVyNovelas

Actors de cinema mexicans

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Dental anxiety causes millions of Americans to avoid the dentist as much as possible. Fortunately, dental sedation provides a way to manage your anxiety so you can receive the dental care you need to keep your mouth healthy.
At Mid-Michigan Dental Excellence, our goal is to provide high-quality, comfortable dental care to each and every patient who visits us.
Dr. Thomas J. McDonald is a graduate of Brother Rice High School, the University of Michigan – Dearborn, and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry. He has been a practicing dentist for more than 30 years, including the past 11 years in Alma, MI.
In all that time, his guiding principle has been putting the needs of his patients first. That principle is shared by every member of our team.
It's why we offer two kinds of sedation dentistry as well. We want to help you relax so you can receive the best dental care that we can provide.
Make an appointment to find out for yourself the difference dental sedation can make.
Experts on dental anxiety and dental phobia estimate that between 9 and 20 percent of the U.S. population completely avoid going to the dentist.
Dr. McDonald and the rest of our team know how much of a difference quality dentistry can make and has made in the lives of our patients. We want you to have a similar experience.
And we want to welcome you back to the dentist chair. In the long run, that is the biggest benefit of sedation dentistry. If it only helps you come in for routine cleanings and examinations, then it will go a long way toward improving and maintaining your oral health.
That's the big picture view. Before we can get you there, we want to help you address the reasons for your dental anxiety. If Dr. McDonald has learned anything, it's that no two patients are the same, and your reasons for feeling anxious about dental care may be very different than the next patient.
Talk to Dr. McDonald today if you would like to know more about the other ways our sedation options can help you receive comfortable dental care.
This may be the oldest form of dental sedation. People have known about nitrous oxide (a.k.a. laughing gas) since the late 1700s.
Around the mid-1800s, dental and medical professional started using nitrous oxide as part of their treatments. A big part of this was the pain-blocking effects that came from inhaling this gas.
Today, our staff at Mid-Michigan Dental Excellence has a much better understanding of what nitrous oxide can do and how to best use it effectively for our patients. It remains a great option for patients with mild or moderate dental anxiety.
Nitrous oxide has the added benefit of been fast-acting. You simply inhale the gas through a mask by breathing normally. Within minutes, you will experience its calming effects, and you'll be able to remain relaxed throughout your cleaning or other procedure.
At the end, we simply turn off the gas and remove the mask. By breathing normally, you will exhale the gas that remains in your system.
You'll be ready to go home or back to work in a matter of minutes, and you'll know that you've done something that helps keep your mouth healthy.
Patients who have stronger feelings of dental anxiety or who are preparing for a longer treatment may prefer oral conscious sedation.
Dr. McDonald said many people are not aware that this is an option. He's found that many people feel a sense of relief when the learn about this kind of dental sedation.
By taking a pill prior to your appointment, you won't remember anything about your treatment, but you will still receive all the benefits.
This kind of sedation can last for a few hours, so you must have someone you trust available to bring you to your appointment at Mid-Michigan Dental Excellence and to take you home when you are finished.
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Florence Duomo
November 10, 2014 By Florian Leave a Comment
The Duomo in Florence Italy is actually called Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, the complete building is referred to as Duomo, not only the dome on top, which is called the Cupola. This is a confusing fact, because the word Duomo really sounds a lot like it represents the dome, which it does not. When you refer to the dome on top of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore you speak of the Cupola, when you speak of the cathedral itself refer to Florence Duomo, or Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore if you want to show off. In Florence, we also use the word Duomo to define the complex of monuments including the Cathedral, the Crypt, the Bell Tower, the Dome, the Baptistery and the Opera del Duomo Museum.
The Cathedral has quite an interesting history. The order for the design of the Duomo was given at the end of the 13th century and the Duomo had to replace the smaller Santa Reparata. The Duomo would be devoted to Maria yet the name that was chosen, Santa Maria del Fiore, also referred to the name of the city we now call Florence which was Fiorenza at that time. Florence was the center of the world and this new cathedral had to represent that dominance in the world and overshadow the cathedrals of Siena and Pisa.
Arnolfo di Cambio made the drawings for the Duomo and the build started in 1296 to end abruptly in 1310 when Arnolfo di Cambio died. In 1334 Giotto di Bondone was appointed construction master and construction continued. Giotto added the campanile to the project, this campanile is now referred to as the Giotto's Bell tower.
Giotto died in 1337 and Andrea Pisano took over the project, which was halted again on 1348 due to the plague that spread through Europe at that time.
Duomo and Palazzo vecchio from Bardini gardens
Brunelleschi's dome from giardino Bardini
Florence Duomo from Giardino bardini
Wisteria blooming on a nice background
Brunelleschi's dome from the "English" side of the garden
Medici Chapel
In 1349 construction of the Duomo continued again with Architect Francesco Talenti who completed the Bell Tower; then, in 1364, a commission approved a revision of the project, deciding to make the church even larger. All the walls and the roof were completed by 1421, but there was a problem: the Cupola had to be built but the architects had no idea how to support the enormously heavy dome.
Brunelleschi's dome
The Opera del Duomo, the institution responsible for building the Cathedral, was well aware of this problem and some years earlier, in 1418, started to listen to architects to find a solution. One of the ideas was to fill the cathedral with dirt (to sustain the dome under construction) and put gold coins inside the dirt to encourage the people of Florence to digg out the dirt after construction had finished. This fascinating idea was never carried out and the Opera del Duomo organized a competition in which architects could send in their ideas and have a chance to win and be appointed master builder of the Duomo. Filippo Brunelleschi had an idea but refused to share it and even coded his calculations so that the competition could not run off with his ideas. The commission didn't accept this at first but had to in the end because no other really great ideas were send in. Filippo Brunelleschi started working on the Cupola on April 14th 1420 with his ambitious double shell idea and finally in 1436 the Duomo was finished after 140 years of construction. Pope Eugenius IV initiated cathedral. Brunelleschi's dome is considered the greatest achievement of architecture during the Renaissance.
Famous artwork in Florence Duomo
Giotto's bell tower
Clock – Paolo Uccello
Final Judgement fresco – Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari
Watch this video on Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore:
The Duomo Complex and Its Hidden Terraces
Duomo Tour Secret Terraces Visit and Restoration Workshop
Baptistery Secret Passages and Opera del Duomo Museum Tour


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Non-representation art has no imagery except for what is brought out of the viewers experiences reflecting their own subconscious mind. The dark colors of this piece contrasted by the bright red, give me the feeling of a dying fire, though quiet now it still has the potential to jump right back to a roaring fire if tended. At any given time, my passion for painting may wain, yet it is still smoldering embers ready to be fanned into a wild obsession at any point.


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