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Wild by Mike Bartlett to be live-streamed worldwide on 23 July
Mike Bartlett's acclaimed Hampstead Theatre play Wild is to be streamed worldwide for free and live on its final night, Saturday 23 July, starting at 7.30pm.
Presented in association with The Guardian, the live-stream will be available via the Hampstead Theatre website. It will then be available for free and on-demand afterwards until 11.59pm on Tuesday, 26 July.
Darkly comic drama Wild explores the unexpected, bewildering, and life-changing consequences of challenging the status quo at a global level. As the State grows more powerful because of technology, and technology grows more powerful because of the State, where do the self-appointed protectors of the rights of the citizen stand? Heroes? Or traitors?
Mike Bartlett is no stranger to the screen - his BBC One series Doctor Foster won two prizes at the National Television Awards 2016, including Best New Drama, and his West End and Broadway hit King Charles III is to be adapted for BBC Two.
Praise for Wild
'Bartlett raises big issues, and explores with painful honesty the mixed motives and practical dilemmas of the whistleblower... defiantly and uniquely theatrical' - Guardian
'Bold and fittingly mind-blowing… confirms [Mike Bartlett] as a playwright impressively willing to wrestle with the big questions of our time' - Telegraph
'It's the Mike Bartlett Wild Ride ride… fascinating' - The Times
'Breathtaking' - Financial Times
'A wild ride indeed: one that will leave you utterly gripped, at the edge of your seat' - WhatsOnStage
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New book by Harriet Walter on playing Shakespeare's roles for women
Leading theatre publishers Nick Hern Books are to publish a new book by acclaimed actress Harriet Walter, which shares insights and advice gleaned from her vast experience of performing some of Shakespeare's most famous roles - both male and female.
Due for release on 27 October, Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare's Roles for Women is an invaluable guide for actors taking on the parts themselves, an important contribution to the ongoing debate surrounding gender equality in the arts, and a brilliant, intimate celebration of Shakespeare's plays.
It is published as Harriet Walter appears in the Donmar Warehouse's Shakespeare Trilogy, reprising her acclaimed performances as Brutus in Julius Caesar and in the title role in Henry IV in Phyllida Lloyd's all-female productions, as well as taking on the role of Prospero in The Tempest.
The Shakespeare Trilogy runs 23 September–17 December 2016, in a specially-built temporary theatre in King's Cross, London. For more information, visit the Donmar website here.
James Tait Black Prize for Drama nomination for hang
debbie tucker green's engrossing drama hang has been shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2016.
A shattering play about one woman's unspeakable decision, hang was described by the Evening Standard as 'a stark 60 minutes of staccato poetry', and praised by The Stage as 'a taut, measured piece about the nature of justice and revenge'. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2015, in a production directed by the author, and featuring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Claire Rushbrook and Shane Zaza.
Also on the shortlist are People, Places and Things by Duncan Macmillan, and Iphigenia in Splott by Gary Owen. This year's winner will be announced at a ceremony at 5pm on Monday, 22 August in the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. To see more about the ceremony, and to book tickets, click here.
Nell Gwynn wins Best New Comedy at Olivier Awards 2016
The winners of the Laurence Olivier Awards were announced last night (3 April), with NHB plays triumphing in a range of categories.
Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale won Best New Comedy. An exhilarating take on the heady world of Restoration theatre, Nell Gwynn was first seen last year at Shakespeare's Globe and is currently playing at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End with Gemma Arterton in the title role. Time Out declared it 'superbly funny… a juicy, well-wrought thing of great fun, a wonderfully layered celebration of theatre, but most of all an apt homage to a woman incredibly ahead of her time'.
The night's biggest winner was Stephen Sondheim musical Gypsy, which took home four Awards: Best Musical Revival, Best Actress in a Musical (Imelda Staunton), Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Lara Pulver), and Best Costume Design. The production began life in Chichester, before transferring to the West End to great acclaim.
Other NHB successes included The Winter's Tale - with Judi Dench securing Best Supporting Actress, thereby setting a new record of eight Olivier Awards - and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, which won Best Revival.
2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the Olivier Awards. These new recipients join dozens of NHB plays that have triumphed over the years, including King Charles III (Best New Play, 2015), Clybourne Park (Best New Play, 2011), The Pride (Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, 2009), Death and the Maiden (Play of the Year, 1992), Jeeves & Wooster in 'Perfect Nonsense' (Best New Comedy, 2014), Stones In His Pockets (Best Comedy, 2001) Mojo (Best Comedy, 1996) and Sweeney Todd (Best New Musical, 1980).
King Charles III to be adapted for BBC Two
Tuesday 8 March 2016
Nick Hern Books author Mike Bartlett's provocative, award-winning 'future history' play King Charles III is to be adapted for television. The 90 minute drama, directed by original stage director Rupert Goold, will air on BBC Two.
Imagining a constitutional crisis in the immediate aftermath of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Mike Bartlett's controversional but acclaimed drama explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family. It draws on the style and structure of a Shakespearean history play, and when it premiered at the Almeida Theatre in 2014 it was praised by the Time Out as a meaty, hilarious, dizzyingly audacious state of the nation political thriller', with The Times declaring 'theatre doesn't get much better than this'.
The play, which later transferred to the West End and Broadway and is currently on a UK tour, has already received a number of awards, including the Olivier Award for Best New Play, the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play, and the South Bank Sky Arts Theatre Award. Mike Bartlett has enjoyed success on television before, with his hit BBC One series Doctor Foster winning two National Television Awards in January. Doctor Foster: The Scripts, containing the complete scripts to Series One of the programme, is to be published by NHB later this year.
Mike Bartlett says: "I'm so excited to bring King Charles III to BBC Two. The play has always had the ambition to be an ambitious, provocative, yet popular national story, written to explore the possibilities and contradictions of a figure and a family that we all think we know so well. It can now reach a wider, national audience, and the story can expand out onto the screen. With Rupert Goold directing, and Drama Republic producing, I know it's in the very best hands possible."
The Winter's Tale and Nell Gwynn lead NHB nominees at Olivier Awards
The nominees for the 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards were announced yesterday (29 February), with NHB-published The Winter's Tale and Nell Gwynn amongst those securing multiple nominations.
The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's production of The Winter's Tale is up for six awards, including Best Revival. The production, which opened at the Garrick Theatre, London, in October 2015, is also up for Best Director (Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh), Best Actor (Kenneth Branagh), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Michael Pennington), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Judi Dench) and Best Lighting Design (Neil Austin). The official tie-in edition, which features Kenneth Branagh's edited version of Shakespeare's text performed in the production, plus exclusive additional content, is published by NHB.
Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale is nominated for Best New Comedy. The exhilarating take on the heady world of Restoration theatre is also shortlisted for Best Actress (Gemma Arterton), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Michele Dotrice) and Best Costume Design (Hugh Durrant). Nell Gwynn is currently playing at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End following its successful initial run at Shakespeare's Globe.
Other shows recognised include Gypsy by Stephen Sondheim (eight nominations including Best Musical Revival) and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson (Best Revival). The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House on 3 April.
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A Breakfast of Eels wins Best New Play at Offies 2016
The winners of the Off West End Awards 2016 were announced last night (28 February), with Robert Holman's tender drama A Breakfast of Eels taking home the title of Best New Play.
Telling the story of two brothers coming together in the aftermath of their father's funeral, A Breakfast of Eels also won Best Male (Matthew Tennyson). It premiered at the Print Room, London, in March 2015, and was praised by The Times as 'intensely absorbing... hushed and unhurried, sensitive and beautiful'.
Two other NHB-published plays received prizes at the Awards: Image of an Unknown Young Woman by Elinor Cook scooped Best Production and Best Set Designer (Fly Davis), while The Christians by Lucas Hnath won Best Supporting Female (Lucy Ellinson and Emilie Patry, joint winners).
The Off West End Theatre Awards (also known as The Offies) recognise and celebrate the excellence, innovation and ingenuity of independent theatres across London. First awarded in 2011, over 300 productions from 80 participating theatres are considered each year.
The Encounter to be streamed live from the Barbican on 1 March
Complicite and Simon McBurney's hit show The Encounter is to be broadcast live from the Barbican, London, at 7.30pm on Tuesday 1 March.
In 1969 Loren McIntyre, a National Geographic photographer, found himself lost among the people of the remote Javari Valley in Brazil. It was an encounter that was to change his life, bringing the limits of human consciousness into startling focus.
Inspired by the book Amazon Beaming by Petru Popescu, The Encounter traces McIntyre's journey into the depths of the Amazon rainforest, incorporating innovative technology into a solo performance to build a shifting world of sound.
First seen at the Edinburgh International Festival, and now enjoying a sell-out run at the Barbican before continuing on a UK and international tour, The Encounter has been acclaimed as 'the year's most mind-blowing piece of theatre' (Time Out), with the Financial Times declaring it 'a tour de force that shows contemporary theatre at its most immersive and thought-provoking'.
See the trailer for the live stream below - and keep an eye on our blog, The Play Ground, on Monday, where we'll be posting further information about the how to watch along. For now, you can buy the script - which includes 32 colour pages of production stills, behind-the-scenes photos, and essays about bringing the show to life - via our website here.
Lynn Nottage wins 2016 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
The winner of the 2016 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize was announced yesterday (22 February), with the award going to Lynn Nottage for her play Sweat.
Sweat, which premiered in July 2015 as part of Oregon Shakespeare Festival, explores America's industrial decline at the turn of the millennium with a look inside a Pennsylvania town whose people struggle to reclaim what's lost, find redemption and redefine themselves in a new century. It was acclaimed by The New York Times as 'an extraordinarily moving drama [which] hurtles toward its conclusion with the awful inevitability of Greek tragedy.'
Lynn Nottage's last play to be staged in the UK, Intimate Apparel, a multi-award-winning play about the empowerment of a black seamstress in New York City in 1905, received its UK premiere at the Theatre Royal Bath in 2014 before transferring to Park Theatre, London, the same year. She won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for her play Ruined.
The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize is the oldest and largest prize awarded to women playwrights. Established in 1978, the Prize is given annually to recognize women who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre. The winner receives $25,000 a signed print by artist Willem de Kooning, while all other finalists are each given an award of $5,000. Four other Nick Hern Books writers were shortlisted for the 2016 Prize: Sam Holcroft (Rules for Living), Anna Jordan (Yen), Suzan-Lori Parks (Father Comes Home From the Wars Parts 1, 2 & 3) and Bea Roberts (And Then Come The Nightjars).
This marks the fourth year in a row that an NHB writer has won the Prize, following Tena Štivičić (3 Winters) in 2015, Lucy Kirkwood (Chimerica) in 2014, and Annie Baker (The Flick) in 2013. Other NHB winners include Caryl Churchill, Elizabeth Kuti and Chloë Moss.
Get inspired for the Theatre503 Playwriting Award - entries now open
Monday 1 February 2016
The Theatre503 Playwriting Award provides an incredible opportunity for playwrights at all levels to be recognised for writing an outstanding, original piece of work for the stage.
Entries are now open until 29 February. The winner of the award will receive a £6000 prize, a guaranteed production of their play at Theatre503, and their script published by Nick Hern Books.
To help you get inspired for your entry, we're offering 25% plus free UK p&p on a selection of Theatre503 plays - click here to see the full list and more info on how to claim the discount.


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Name: Douglas Hugh Moffatt Carbery
Units: 9, 52, 59
Born: 26 March 1894
Place of Birth: Ambala City, India
Died: April 1959
Place of Death: Lanner, Cornwall
Lieutenant Douglas Hugh Moffatt Carbery received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 3383 on a B.E.2c biplane at Hounslow on 31 July 1916.
Military Cross (MC)
Lt. Douglas Hugh Moffatt Carbery, R.F.A. and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while engaged on artillery observation. He was attacked by four hostile machines, which he succeeded in driving off and continued to carry out his observations. Later, he was again, attacked by several hostile machines and succeeded in bringing one of them down. He has previously done fine work.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 26 March 1917 (30001/2983)
Capt. Douglas Hugh Moffatt Carbery, M.C. (R.F.A.). (FRANCE)
During recent operations this officer has displayed remarkable courage and skill in attacking hostile batteries, troops, etc., rendering valuable service in silencing the former and causing heavy casualties to the latter. In the air he is a, bold and intrepid fighter. On 30th August he and his observer, attacked by seven Fokker biplanes, drove them off, shooting down one out of control.
(M.C. gazetted 26th March, 1917.)
Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 December 1918 (31046/14319)
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2 14 Feb 1917 1350 52 B.E.2e (6755) 2 Albatros D.III (OOC) St. Pierre V
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4 08 Sep 1918 0635 59 R.E.8 (C2337) 3 Halberstadt C (DES)
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Oshiomhole fires back: I won't mortgage my conscience for Yari, Amosun, Okorocha
...Party char won't resign –Tinubu
October 31, 2018 Abdullahi M. Gulloma Politics, Top Stories 0
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In a sharp response to tantrum thrown at him by some governors over the last party primaries, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, yesterday, said he would not mortgage his conscience to please aggrieved members of the party.
Fielding questions from State House correspondents after a close-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Oshiomhole dismissed reports that some governors were moblising to unseat him.
He said out of the 23 APC governors, only three-Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state, Ibikunle Amosun of Osun state and Rochas Okorocha of Imo state-were not pleased with the outcome of the primaries in their states.
He said no one could begrudge the governors for being unhappy if a particular outcome did not coincide with their expectations, stressing that the APC job is not pensionable and that he would one day leave, hence the need for him to do the job according to the rules and his conscience.
The APC chairman said he neither had the power to appoint nor the power to change anything, particularly when things had been properly done.
He said: "All I have tried is to find some courage to enforce the rules, and I think an overwhelming majority of the governors appreciate that I have done the best because change is not easy.
"We all want change but the process of change can be quite traumatising; because it is not painless. People have been used to a particular way of doing things; to encourage them to do them differently can be a challenge.
"So, here I am as national chairman conducting primaries, the outcome of which some very powerful people did not see their preferred candidates emerging.
"Let me say that if there is a choice between my conscience-what I believe is right, and mortgaging that conscience in order to keep the job, I will have no difficulty resolving it in favour of my conscience.
"And those who know me know that at my age, I cannot learn new tricks; I am absolutely committed to justice; fairness; I am a stickler to enforcement of rules because the source of relevance is derived from rules. I have lived my life fighting for justice and fairness."
Tinubu backs party chair
In a related development, APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has dismissed calls by some members of the party for the party's national chairman to resign over the conduct of primary elections held nationwide recently.
Addressing State House correspondents after a close-door meeting with President Buhari, the former Lagos state governor said Oshiomhole has not violated the APC constitution or engaged in any anti-party activity that would warrant his resignation or removal from office.
"We all have to respect the party supremacy. You were all here when we had the Congress, we elected the new executives, we had the convention, the NEC was formed and we surrendered to avoid conflict, to avoid domination, to avoid abuses of power, we surrendered our rights, all rights to the National Working Committee headed by Adams Oshiomohole, that the National Working Committee should set up electoral bodies to supervise various state congresses and elections. 'We signed off for it'.
"So, if it is not in our individual favour, so be it. We gave three options, consensus, where there is no consensus because if you are more than two or three, and you cannot agree to one candidate, you go to the next level.
"The next level is the stakeholders' delegates (system) and you have to be supervised by the National Working Committee of the party, national election committee of the party. That shows party supremacy or the freest option, the less cumbersome is to open direct primary, line up and count the number, 1, 2, 3. If you win, you win and if you fail, go home," he said.
Tinubu said an appeal committee was set up by the party to look into grievances arising from the conduct of the primaries, stressing that the committee, which served as internal mechanism for conflict resolution, had performed its duties diligently.
"It was there (appeal committee), you cannot turn round against that, and you cannot turn against all of that. No, party is supreme, party must be respected, abuses will not do it and anger will not do it. It is party politics, somebody will win and somebody will lose, too bad,'' he said.
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Q: Gettings TypeError When I submit a form request , I am getting an error [TypeError: object is not a function] .
Here is my mongoose code : hiren-conf.js
var auth = require('../auth.js');
var mongoose = require( 'mongoose' );

mongoose.connect(auth['mongodb']);

var authSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
    tag: String,
    email: String,
    username: String,
    createdOn: Date,
    updatedOn: { type: Date, default: Date.now },
    url: String,
    password: String,
    icon: String
});

var masterPass = new mongoose.Schema({
    hash : String,
    tag : String,
    state: { type: String, default: false}
});

exports.auth = mongoose.model('Auth', authSchema);
exports.master = mongoose.model('Master', masterPass);

and database.js code :
var mongoose = require( 'mongoose' );
var auths = require('../model/hiren-conf');

exports.create = function(req){
    var instance = new auths();
    if(req.body.tag && req.body.email){
        auths.findOne({ 'tag' : req.body.tag , 'email' : req.body.email}, function(err , duplicate){
            if (!err){
                if(!duplicate){
                    instance.tag = req.body.tag;
                    instance.email = req.body.email;
                    instance.username= req.body.username;
                    instance.createdOn = Date.now();
                    instance.url = req.body.url;
                    instance.password = req.body.password;
                    instance.save(function(err){
                        if(!err) console.log('Saved');

                    });
                    return "Save";

            }       else return "Duplicate";
        } else console.log(err);
        });

        }

    };

May be there is a problem in exports.auth , but I am not sure. Any idea how to solve this ?

A: To reference the 'Auth' model, you'll have to access the property, auths.auth:
exports.create = function(req){
    var instance = new auths.auth();
    if(req.body.tag && req.body.email){
        auths.auth.findOne(...);
// ...

Since auths is the exports from hiren-conf.js:
var mongoose = require( 'mongoose' );
var auths = require('../model/hiren-conf');

// ...

It'll be a plain Object with auth and master properties rather a function or Model itself:
// ...

exports.auth = mongoose.model('Auth', authSchema);
exports.master = mongoose.model('Master', masterPass);

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Study finds endangered sharks sold as shells in South Australian fish and chip shops | South Australia
Customers of fish and chip shops in South Australia eat both threatened and imported shark species labeled 'flake' with less than a third of servings meeting seafood grading criteria, according to an investigation by the University of Adelaide.
The Australian Fish Names Standard states that only two species of shark – the gum shark and the New Zealand drill rig – must be sold as scales in Australia.
The standard states that other sharks must be classified according to their type, but it is not enforceable.
DNA analysis of chips purchased from 96 fish and chip shops and 10 fresh fish retailers in Adelaide and coastal South Australia revealed widespread false markers.
The analysis, published in the journal Food Control, found that only 29 servings were actually gummy sharks, along with eight other species, including three not found in Australian waters.
Three servings of chips were narrow hounds – an endangered shark caught in South America.
Analysis of the shells, all of which were purchased between March and August 2021, could not identify where the sharks were caught, but many of the meals came from species swimming in Australian waters.
It included two servings of shortfin mako shark, one smooth-bore hammerhead, 19 schooling sharks and 15 servings of brindle shark.
Professor Bronwyn Gillanders, a marine biologist and one of the study's authors, said some consumers will buy chips thinking it's a sustainable option "and sometimes it isn't".
She said it was "terrifying" to learn that the endangered species was being sold as chips, but said fish and chip shops likely bought the chips without realizing their true origins.
In the study, which was led by researcher Ashley Schradd, the authors say that mislabeling also increases the risk that consumers will buy more long-lived sharks that contain higher levels of heavy metals.
There have been concerns about the flake for about a decade, said Leo Gueda, a shark scientist with the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
While the Australian government has claimed that all of its fisheries are sustainable, he said it allows the import of "critically endangered sharks from questionable international fisheries to feed the unwitting Australian punter."
He said, "Microlabeling seafood is simply a non-negotiable, deceiving the consumer and passing off any type of shark as 'flake' is like passing off red meat from cows, pigs, lamb, horses and kangaroos as beef."
Simon Boag, executive officer with the Southern Shark Industry Alliance – an industry group that represents commercial fishermen who target gummy sharks – said people selling the chips could simply choose not to comply with the Australian fish naming standard.
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"We are terrified. I want to know where." [flake] Coming from and if it's a flake, it has to be a peeler. Consumers have the right to know where the veneers come from. We want to see legislation for the Australian Fish Names Standard.
"Fish and chip shops only buy as cheap as possible but who knows what their sustainability credentials look like [for the flake being consumed]. "
The consumer watchdog, ACCC, has been clear that customers cannot be misled, Boag said, and if three-quarters of the chips sold fail to meet the standard "then we believe this misleads customers."
Michael Kitchener, executive director at the Master Fishmongers Association of Australia, which represents retailers of fresh fish, said consumers should ask retailers where the chips come from and what types are sold. If the seller doesn't know, they have the option to buy something else.
"if [a retailer'] I can't tell you where he's from and what he's like, that's a problem," he said.
The Albanian government promised to introduce mandatory "country of origin" labeling rules for seafood sold in hospitality venues such as cafes and restaurants, and issued a discussion paper for comment.
Assistant Secretary for Commerce Tim Ayres said Australia was home to a "world-class seafood industry", and "consumers should have access to the information they need to buy fresh, quality produce with confidence".
"This study reinforces the fact that many consumers currently do not know where their seafood comes from."
He said making country-of-origin classification "clearer, simpler and mandatory for seafood in hospitality venues" was a priority.
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Each year, the Alliance presents awards honoring outstanding work in local history in our state. Individual Achievement Awards recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to Ohio's historical societies, history museums, or the understanding and appreciation of state and local history. History Outreach Awards recognize outstanding local history projects in the categories of public programming, media and publications, and exhibits or displays. The Ohio Local History Alliance Champion Award recognizes individuals or groups (including public officials and others who are not local historians or local history organizations) for outstanding efforts in the support of and/or contributions to local history in Ohio. Nominees must demonstrate ongoing support for local history organizations and initiatives in Ohio; or exceptional service to local history in relation to one particular issue or initiative.
Meet our 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award winners here.
Download the full Award Application here.
Download the required Budget Form (an Excel document) here.
The nomination form and necessary supporting materials must be sent in no later than August 1, 2022.
Please complete the online Nomination Form below. The completed form will be emailed to you to print and include in your nomination binder.
Awards are presented at the Alliance Annual Meeting in October.
All nominations must pertain to Ohio state, regional, or local history. Nominated projects must be completed by July 1, 2022.
Any person or project is eligible to be nominated for the program; however, the nominator (person or group) must be a member of the Ohio Local History Alliance (to join, see page 4).
Ohio Local History Alliance members may nominate their own projects. Members may not nominate themselves for Individual Achievement or Champion Awards.
Submitted materials become the property of the Ohio Local History Alliance unless return is requested.
Nominations may be described or reviewed in the newsletter and electronic publications of the Ohio Local History Alliance without specific permission.
Each nomination must be presented in 5 separate folders named: 1) Nomination Form, 2) Description of Project/Individual's Contributions to Local History, 3) Budget, 4) Letters of Support, and 5) Publicity. (Please note: "Budget" not applicable for Individual Achievement Awards or Champion Award.) Budgets must be formatted using the supplied format found at this link.
Nominations must be submitted online. Supporting materials may be submitted via email, Dropbox, Google Drive, or similar file sharing applications
The nomination form and necessary supporting materials must be sent no later than August 1, 2022.
Soon after the deadline, a group of reviewers will evaluate the nominations. It is anticipated that the review will be completed in August and the award recipients announced by the end of the month. The awards will be presented at the Ohio Local History Alliance's annual meeting, which will be held on October 1, 2022. The recipients or their representatives should attend to accept the award.
OLHA Outstanding Achievement Awards Categories:
1) Individual Achievement Awards
Individual Achievement Awards recognize people who have made outstanding contributions to Ohio's historical societies or history museums or to the understanding and appreciation of state or local history. Nominees must meet the following criteria:
Be involved in a historical society, museum, or related organization for at least five years.
Demonstrate activity and excellence in more than one area of the organization's operations.
If involved in teaching, demonstrate creativity in teaching methods and expertise in local and state history.
Support Material for Individual Achievement Awards
Nominations must be accompanied by letters of recommendation for the award and, for publicity purposes, one or more color or black-and-white photographs of the nominee. Support material is very important. The review panel needs news clippings, activity information, lesson plans, publicity, and other material to help them gain a clear picture of the nominee's contributions to local history, historical organizations, or teaching.
2) History Outreach Awards
History Outreach Awards recognize outstanding projects that have educational content, that have contributed to the promotion and understanding of local and state history, and that have had an impact on the community– in other words, projects that inspired, connected, and educated their audiences to local history. Explain why this project represents an exceptional achievement for YOUR organization making sure to demonstrate how it goes beyond normal expectations. The awards committee is pleased to consider online projects for any category of the History Outreach Awards. Nominations will be accepted for projects in the following categories:
Public Programming:
These include, but are not limited to, school programs, workshops, tours, and lectures. Programs will be judged on their historical and educational value and on their implementation. Please include in the award nomination materials a written description and photographs of the program. The judges will determine whether your public program is award-worthy based on your nomination materials.
Media and Publications:
This is a broad category that includes local and regional history publications in the form of books, brochures, websites, newsletters, calendars, and posters, among other formats. Nominations must demonstrate that the publication accomplished its goal, reached its intended audience, and stimulated a greater interest in history. Style, creativity, and content will be considered. Please include a copy of the publication in the nomination materials.
Exhibits/Displays:
Exhibits will be judged on the basis of historical significance, factual and contextual accuracy, organization, design and "look" of the exhibit, and understandable narrative. Please include in the nomination photographs and a physical description of the exhibit, brief excerpts from the exhibit script, and sample labels. Keep in mind that the judges will have to decide whether your exhibit is award-worthy based on these materials without having seen the exhibit in person.
Support Material for History Outreach Awards
For all projects nominated for History Outreach Awards, please include:
Detailed budget with itemized expenses. Nominations will not be considered without a budget using the format provided at this link.
At least two different examples of publicity material, which may include but are not limited to: press releases, articles, social media and photographs of the project and public who participated in the event.
At least two letters of support from people who can demonstrate how the project benefited the community. At least one must be from an outside entity (not from a representative of your organization).
Brief narrative about the people involved in creating or implementing the project in which you explain their role in the project and their relationship to your organization (volunteer, paid staff, etc.).
3) Ohio Local History Alliance Champion Award
The Ohio Local History Alliance Champion Award recognizes individuals or groups (including public officials and others who are not local historians or local history organizations) for outstanding efforts in the support of and/or contributions to local history in Ohio. Nominees must demonstrate ongoing support for local history organizations and initiatives in Ohio; or exceptional service to local history in relation to one particular issue or initiative.
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Why Are Democrats Playing the GOP's Game With Debt Ceiling?
Why are centrist Democrats trying to turn a consensus into a negotiation?
Debt Ceiling Fever is going viral. Key Senate Democrats have joined Republicans in calling to attach budget reform to the debt ceiling vote, including Sens. Kent Conrad, Joe Manchin and Mark Pryor, the Washington Post reports.
Politics ain't easy, but sometimes politicians make it too difficult. There is a consensus on the debt limit among the most important people in Washington. President Obama wants to raise it. Sen. Harry Reid wants to raise it. House Speaker John Boehner wants to raise it. So do Conrad, Manchin, Pryor, and every other Democratic senator. Only the wacky rightwing fringe of the Republican Party is threatening to let our borrowing authority expire to make a point about spending cuts. So why are centrist Democrats trying to turn a top-level consensus into a negotiation they'll lose?
"I don't believe we should play Russian Roulette with our economy and that's why I will not let our nation's borrowing authority lapse with the debt ceiling vote," Klobuchar, a smart moderate Democrat, said in a statement. "Yet this year's vote provides an opportunity to include some long-term debt reduction targets and I will work to do that."
Klobuchar's goals and efforts to enact them are shared widely by the caucus, and they are admirable. But her party's strategy of yoking budget reform to the debt ceiling vote is a risky one.
House Republicans have said they will not raise the debt ceiling without major spending cuts. This is, to be generous, an insane position. There is literally no economist I've spoken to who does not find this position to be sane. So you'd think that this obviously insane announcement might give centrist Democrats an opportunity to go on TV and point out, again and again, that it's insane; that the debt ceiling is not a toy; that our borrowing authority cannot be taken hostage by a rogue majority in the House; that holding our economy at the edge of a cliff and threatening to let go is a reckless way to run government.
Instead, moderate senators are saying: Crazy and dangerous budget negotiations with a radical conservative House? Ooh, let us play! They're following the GOP caucus down a rabbit hole that can only end with a conservative budget plan. After all, this House will never, ever vote for tax increases and wants prorated cuts close to $100 billion in 2011.
What is the end game here for Democrats? How else do they think this will conclude?
Update: After re-reading Klobuchar's statement, it occurs to me that there are three distinct groups in the debt ceiling debate. The first group is the Republican caucus demanding budget cuts and making wild threats about the debt limit. The second group is Democratic senators like Conrad, Manchin and Pryor who appear to see the debt limit as a useful, if risky, tool in getting their own budget ideas enacted. The third includes people like Klobuchar, who has said she will vote for the debt ceiling increase without question, but also sees the vote as a platform (or newspeg, even) to discuss long term budget reform. To be clear, I would prefer that the debt ceiling not exist and that we use it as an opportunity for absolutely nothing since it's a silly vote that shouldn't exist anyway; but Klobuchar's position should have been made more distinct from the other groups in the original post.


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Georgia senators won all two seats in the Democratic election.
January 6th, local time, according to many media statistics in the United States, Democratic Congressman Jon Osoff defeated Republican incumbent David Perdue in the Georgia Senate election.
Previously, several U.S. media said that Atlanta Democrat Rafael Walnutk defeated incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Loveler with 50.6% of the vote, and became the first African-American senator in Georgia.
If Volnak and Osoff take office smoothly, it will mean that all two seats in the Georgia Senate will be won by the Democrats. Democrats now have control of the House of Representatives, and after winning two seats in Georgia, they are tied with the Republican Party by 50.
Since the future president of the Senate will be the Vice President of the United States, after the new U.S. government takes office, the de facto control of the Senate will also be obtained by the Democratic Party.
That is, the Democratic Party has full control of the U.S. legislature and executive.
Previously, President-elect Biden won Georgia in the general election, the first Democratic presidential candidate since the 1990s.
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BNN speaks with Robert Floyd, president and lead manager at BirchLeaf Investments, who says there will be a short-term selloff once Trump's tax plan is officially adopted. He also discusses how the grocery sector will be impacted after Loblaw and George Weston admitted to price-fixing, and BlackBerry's latest earnings. Click here to watch this interview.
Robert Floyd, President and Lead Manager at Birchleaf Investments, was interviewed on the BNN program "The Close" on November 9, 2017, discussing the strength in the stock market and prospects for economic growth. Click here to view the program.
Robert Floyd, President and Lead Manager at BirchLeaf Investments, was a featured guest on BNN's The Close, Sept 28, 2017. Robert Floyd discusses Blackberry, Bombardier, Stelco and more.


The Difference between GMO and NON-GMO can be confusing when turning vegan. I wasn't sure what I was looking at when I saw the labels at the grocery store. Plus, I not quite sure if they are vegan or not because half of the packages did not have the vegan logo on them so I decide to do a little of research into GMO, NON-GMO, organic, grain-free, and vegan certified printed on the packaging really means. These labels are important for selecting healthy foods, so it lays to know exactly what they mean.
Organic: Organic foods is produced without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, orionizing radation, and animals certified as organic are raised without the routine use of antibiotics or hormones. Organic food does not contain more nutrients than non-organic foods but is free from harmful chemicals. So, when you go to the grocery store look for the label that says 'USDA Certified Organic" on its packages. This label is only used for products that are made with 100% GMO-free and 100% organic ingredients.
Avoid At-Risk ingredients: Some of the most common genetically engineered big four ingredients processed are corn, soy, canola, and cotton. Also, GM sugar beets has entered the food supply, so only buy sweeteners that say they are organic or made 100% cane sugar, evaporate cane sugar, or agave.
Genetically Modified Organism (GMO's): Are plants or animals that have been genetically altered by scientists with the goal being to improve its ability to grow in non-native environments, resist pests, tolerate extreme weather conditions, produce more food or show other desired traits.
Grain-free: Many grains contain gluten-a sticky protein that gives dough its sticky texture. Despite being a protein, some people find gluten hard to digest, and it can cause sensitivity problems in some consumers.
Gluten: Gluten is when eaten it inflames the gut causing it to have pain, discomfort, bloating, skin rashes, weight loss, stomach cramps, diarrhea, and/or constipation. Even without obvious symptoms gluten affects the permeability of the stomach lining. This porous lining now allows toxins, bacteria, and large proteins to pass through the walls and enter the bloodstream causing inflammations.
If you have products that are vegan you can go to vegan.org and put in a application to get the Vegan Certified Logo: Must not contain ingredients of meat, fish, fowl, animal by products (including silk or dyes from insects), eggs or egg products, milk or milk products, honey or honey products, or be clarified or finished with any animal products. No animal testing of ingredients or finished products of they must contain no known animal-derived GMOs or genes used to manufacture ingredients of finished goods.
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The children learn that discipline is necessary, especially the essential self-discipline, with a sense of personal responsibility; thus to achieve this, rules are necessary, particularly for safety and for the children to give themselves and others the opportunity to learn.
To achieve any of this, the school and parents work together in a partnership, each doing their part and supporting the other, so that each child can benefit from the united approach. It is our intention and hope that our extended nurturing and guidance will encourage the children to develop happily, healthily and safely, and we hope that when they leave they will take with them many happy memories of their years with us.
We are committed to the principle of 'investing in people' which ensures that all staff play an active role in the running and development of the school. By meeting the training needs of all teaching and non-teaching staff the provision of good education for pupils is more readily achieved.
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When you choose to send your child to our school you are entering into a partnership with us which is based on trust and good communication. One of our greatest strengths is that we never dismiss any problem. If a parent or a child has a concern, we promise to do our very best to solve it. Your responsibility is to tell us about your concern immediately.
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Episode 405: Change vs. Stasis: Character Development in Literary Fiction – Interview with Claire Stanford
Apr 13, 2022 by Gabriela Pereira
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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Claire Stanford. We'll be talking about her debut novel Happy for You, a contemporary adult fiction novel grappling with tech, happiness, and what living authentically really means.
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In this episode Claire Stanford and I discuss:
The meaning of happiness, its relationship with social media, and how that plays out in her novel.
Why she classifies her novel as literary fiction as opposed to speculative.
How she navigated writing a novel about a character who is strongly opposed to change.
Plus, her #1 tip for writers.
About Claire Stanford
Claire Stanford's fiction has appeared in Black Warrior Review, The Rumpus, Third Coast, Redivider, Paper Darts, and Tin House Flash Fridays, among other publications. Her work has received fellowships and grants from the Jerome Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, and the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences.
She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in English at UCLA, where she studies science fiction/speculative fiction, narrative theory, and novel theory. Born and raised in Berkeley, she lives in Los Angeles.
Her debut novel, Happy for You, will be published April 19, 2022.
You can find her on her website or follow her on Twitter or Instagram.
Happy for You
Four years into work on a still-unfinished philosophy dissertation, and anticipating a marriage proposal from her long-term boyfriend, Evelyn Kominsky Kumamoto feels stalled. Meanwhile, all around her, everyone else seems to be getting on with their lives: her corn-fed, relentlessly optimistic boyfriend, Jamie, has no hesitation about committing to a shared future, and even her reserved father is energized by a new relationship—his first since her mother's passing.
Looking for a change, Evelyn accepts a job as a researcher at the third-most-popular internet company, where her team is tasked with developing an app that will help users quantify—and augment—their happiness. Confronting Silicon Valley's norm-reinforcing algorithms and predominantly white culture, she struggles to find belonging: as a biracial person, as an Asian American, and as a person who doesn't know how to perform social media's vision of what romantic partnership, motherhood, and womanhood should look like. But when an unexpected development in her personal life upends her assumptions about the future, Evelyn must embark on a journey towards authentic happiness all her own.
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Eagles training camp position preview: Linebacker.
By Brandon Lee Gowton@BrandonGowton Jul 16, 2020, 2:01pm EDT
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Philadelphia Eagles training camp is right around the corner ... maybe? Players are currently scheduled to report to the NovaCare Complex later this month. As we count down the days together, Bleeding Green Nation will be previewing every position on the Eagles' roster. We continue today by taking a look at the linebacker corps. Previously: Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | Offensive line | Defensive end | Defensive tackle.
NATHAN GERRY
Gerry's 620 defensive snaps in 2019 were second to only Nigel Bradham's 717 at the position. With the latter gone, Gerry is on track to be the Eagles' primary linebacker in 2020. Gerry is something of a polarizing player ... from a fan perspective, at least. He did make some plays last year: five quarterback hits, five passes defensed, four tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, one defensive touchdown. But he also ended up as one the league's worst tackling linebackers with misses on 29% of his attempts, which ranked third-highest in the NFL. Regardless of how you or I might feel about Gerry, Philly's coaching staff seems to really like him. The 25-year-old has been praised for his intelligence and athletic ability. Gerry has experience calling the defense and I imagine he'll continue to do that this year. It's a big season for Gerry since the 2017 fifth-round pick will be a free agent in March. He's playing for his next contract.
T.J. EDWARDS
Edwards quietly had a promising rookie season. Pro Football Focus specifically graded the 2019 undrafted rookie free agent signing out highly as a run defender. The Eagles seem to believe Edwards is ready for a bigger role in Year 2. He's yet to prove he can really hold up in pass coverage but the team values how he's assignment-sound and instinctive. It's also worth mentioning Edwards had 10 interceptions in three years at Wisconsin despite not having the best combination of size and athleticism. It'll be interesting to see if Edwards can step up as one of the primary two linebackers or if he's suited to be more of a rotational role player.
DUKE RILEY
Riley is in good position to make the Eagles' roster in 2020 after originally joining the team via trade last September. The former Atlanta Falcons third-round pick finished the 2019 season as the Eagles' special teams captain. He could very well reprise that role this year. There's also some internal thought he could be a better fit for Philly's defensive scheme than the Seattle-based system that he played in under Dan Quinn. The Eagles value Riley's athleticism. He might be utilized in the old Kamu Grugier-Hill role (playing about a third of the defensive snaps) if he doesn't carve out an ever larger one.
JATAVIS BROWN
Brown comes to the Eagles on a minimum contract after logging 23 starts in 56 games played with the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers. A film breakdown by my BGN Radio co-host Jimmy Kempski shows Brown really struggled in 2019. That sentiment lines up with what one Chargers writer told BGN about Brown's poor tackling and such. Brown's athleticism, game experience, and special teams ability could make him worth keeping around but he's no lock to stick around. He'll have to earn his spot on the team.
6 things to know about new Eagles linebacker Jatavis Brown
DAVION TAYLOR
The Eagles selected Taylor at No. 103 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft. It seems unlikely that the 21-year-old will be a meaningful contributor as a rookie. Taylor is already inexperienced to begin with and now he's dealing with a shortened offseason as well. Taylor's yet another one of those undersized but athletic linebackers that the Eagles cherish. His long-term potential is intriguing but he doesn't figure to provide a lot of help as a short-term solution, save for special teams.
Eagles Rookie Profile: 7 things to know about Davion Taylor
SHAUN BRADLEY
Bradley was taken 93 picks after Taylor in this year's draft but the former might actually be ready to see the field sooner. Bradley isn't as athletic as his fellow rookie linebacker but he is a little bigger and more experienced. Bradley projects to be a backup assuming he earns a spot on the roster. The Temple alumnus will also have to help out on special teams.
Eagles Rookie Profile: 6 things to know about Shaun Bradley
Singleton shone during the 2019 preseason. The Eagles kept the former CFL star on their practice squad before promoting him to the main roster. The unsettled nature of the Eagles' linebacker corps gives Singleton a chance to earn a depth job ... if not more. But the potential lack of preseason games could hurt his chances to prove himself.
DANTE OLSON
The Eagles paid Olson the lowest guarantee out of their 13 undrafted rookie free agent signings. Again, that the Eagles are thin at linebacker gives him at least a theoretical chance to stick around. But the odds are stacked against the Montana product.
Eagles Rookie Profile: 6 things to know about Dante Olson
HOW WILL IT PLAY OUT?
The Eagles are looking pretty thin at linebacker. Not only when it comes to starting talent but depth as well. It's arguably their weakest position. This reality isn't entirely by accident. The Eagles clearly just don't value linebackers as highly as some other teams do.
The Eagles are really relying on their youth to step up at this spot. Look at this age breakdown:
Gerry — 25
Edwards — 23
Riley — 25
Brown — 26
Taylor — 21
Bradley — 23
Singleton — 26
Olson — 23
Brown and Singleton are the most senior options and they're hardly locks to even make the team.
The sense here is that Gerry will log the most linebacker snaps in 2020. Edwards could be right behind him but don't entirely rule out Riley stepping up into that spot. Brown is in the mix for rotational playing time. Barring injury, Taylor and Bradley are bound to mostly contribute on special teams.
WHO COULD BE A SURPRISE CUT?
Brown would be a noteworthy cut since the Eagles signed him relatively early in free agency. He could be the next veteran linebacker to fail to stick in Philly. Previously in that mold: Corey Nelson, L.J. Fort, Zach Brown.
Bradley would also be a notable cut since the Eagles used a pick on him but maybe he's in practice squad consideration.
One can only wonder if the Eagles still might sign another veteran at this position.
On a scale of 1-5, what's your confidence level in the Eagles' linebacker position? (5 being the most.)


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Q: Restart shiny app from within app (reloading data) I want to restart a shiny app from within the app, so that e.g. code in global.R will be executed again (to reload a csv file with data). Here is a minimal example showing what I want to do:
This shiny app loads some coordinates data and plots markers on a map. When a new marker is added to the map, the new coordinates should be appended to the old data and saved as a csv file. Then the app should restart, load data.csv again, so all markers are shown on the map. I tried adapting code from here: Restart Shiny Session but this doesn't work. The app restarts, but it doesn't reload the csv file.
library(shinyjs)
library(leaflet)
library(leaflet.extras)

jsResetCode <- "shinyjs.reset = function() {history.go(0)}"

# data <- data.frame(latitude = 49, longitude = 13)
data <- read.csv2("data.csv") # this should get executed whenever js$reset is called

ui <- fluidPage(
  useShinyjs(),
  extendShinyjs(text = jsResetCode),
    leafletOutput("map")
)

server <- function(input, output, session){
  output$map <- renderLeaflet({
    leaflet(data) %>% addTiles()  %>%
      setView(11.5, 48, 7) %>%
      addDrawToolbar() %>%
      addMarkers()
  })

  data_reactive <- reactiveValues(new_data = data)

  # add new point to existing data and save data as data.csv
  # after that the app should restart
  observeEvent(input$map_draw_new_feature, {
    data_reactive$new_data <- rbind(rep(NA, ncol(data)), data_reactive$new_data)
    data_reactive$new_data$longitude[1] <- input$map_draw_new_feature$geometry$coordinates[[1]]
    data_reactive$new_data$latitude[1] <- input$map_draw_new_feature$geometry$coordinates[[2]]
    write.csv2(data_reactive$new_data, "data.csv", row.names = FALSE)
    js$reset() # this should restart the app
  })
}

shinyApp(ui, server)

A: To reload the csv file you need to place reading of the file inside the server.
server <- function(input, output, session){

    #Read the data inside the server!!!
    data <- read.csv2("data.csv")# this should get executed whenever js$reset is called

    output$map <- renderLeaflet({
      leaflet(data) %>% addTiles()  %>%
        setView(11.5, 48, 7) %>%
        addDrawToolbar() %>%
        addMarkers()
    })

    data_reactive <- reactiveValues(new_data = data)

    # add new point to existing data and save data as data.csv
    # after that the app should restart
    observeEvent(input$map_draw_new_feature, {
      # browser()
      data_reactive$new_data <- rbind(rep(NA, ncol(data)), data_reactive$new_data)
      data_reactive$new_data$longitude[1] <- input$map_draw_new_feature$geometry$coordinates[[1]]
      data_reactive$new_data$latitude[1] <- input$map_draw_new_feature$geometry$coordinates[[2]]
      write.csv2(data_reactive$new_data, "data.csv", row.names = FALSE)
      js$reset() # this should restart the app
    })
  }


The old Palace Theater has been closed and abandoned for nearly two decades. Fallen into disarray and completely dilapidated, something amazing is going on within the building.
John Bellows, a former entertainment writer, had been missing. When he reappears at his old place of employment, he urges his ex-fellow employee and friend, Carol, to follow him to the old Palace Theater. Wary of his disheveled appearance and erratic behavior, but wanting to discover more about just where John has been, Carol agrees to go with him.


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Your Tastebreakers for This Week
Robby Haynos
Welcome back to your favorite segment, where a college kid in his dorm room recommends the stuff he's been watching, playing, and hearing this week, instead of studying for his finals! Is that college kid me? Yes, yes it is. Let's get into it!
Watchmen on HBO Max
I've actually been rewatching The Queen's Gambit this week, and no one needs to tell you to watch that, so we're digging into the vault for this week's pick.
I'll be honest, I find myself consistently disappointed with anything that comes directly from the mouth of DC Comics. It's not that the stories told in the DC Universe are any less compelling than that of the Marvel universe, but often their screen adaptations fall exceedingly flat in comparison.
However, Watchmen on HBO is so good. Like, so good. You take perhaps the best comic book ever written, then bring that universe into a dystopian America where the country is under attack by a militarized army of white supremacists? I mean, who could even imagine something so crazy. Ha ha, ha....ha.
But seriously, the way the plot grips you on its own, then proceeds to fold in the Watchmen universe as it unravels is masterful. This is as much a work of art as it is a superhero show. Incredible.
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
This game is getting a reboot for the Switch this summer, in full HD picture.
You might be wondering, why Skyward Sword? Why not Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess, or Majora's Mask?
Well, my hope, along with other Zelda fans, is that bigger name reboots will be coming to the console when the series hits its 35th anniversary in the not so distant future. But Skyward Sword is nothing to scoff at. It isn't one of the best games ever, like others on this list, but it is still a great time.
Skyward Sword is a fun journey that will bring you back to your childhood, master sword in hand.
Creepy thumbnail though, I can't lie.
This is my personal favorite clip from this film, where Cate Blanchett plays the legendary Bob Dylan. In I'm Not There is a film wherein six different actors play characters based on the different public personas and stages of the immortal singer-songwriters life.
Who are these actors, you may ask? Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, and Ben Whishaw. Not too shabby, if you ask me.
The film is far more just interesting than compelling, to see six different actors take a completely different approach to the same titular character at each point in the film. I adored this movie, especially the performances of Ledger and Blanchett.
CHIKA, Once Upon a Time
This is my favorite album of 2021 so far. Chika is unashamedly herself, in this deeply raw project that discusses her anxieties regarding her growing fame and the change that comes with it. I normally like to recommend specific tracks on the projects I recommend, but in this case I'm going to have to insist you listen front to back.
You'll be blown away, just like I was.
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Q: Python Pandas - Get Location from 2nd dataframe using 1st data Very basic user of Pandas but I am coming against a brick wall here.
So I have one dataframe called dg has a column called 'user_id', and two other columns which aren't needed at the moment. I also have two more dataframes(data_conv and data_retargeting) with includes the same column name and a column called 'timestamp' in it however there is multiple timestamps for each 'user_id'.
What I need to create new columns in dg for the minimum and maximum 'timestamp' found.
I am currently able to do this through some very long-winded method with iterrow rows however for a dataframe of ~16000, it took 45minutes and I would like to cut it down because I have larger dataframes to run this one.

    for index,row in dg.iterrows():
        user_id=row['pdp_id']
        n_audft=data_retargeting[data_retargeting.pdp_id == user_id].index.min()
        n_audlt=data_retargeting[data_retargeting.pdp_id == user_id].index.max()
        n_convft=data_conv[data_conv.pdp_id == user_id].index.min()
        n_convlt=data_conv[data_conv.pdp_id == user_id].index.max()
        dg[index,'first_retargeting']=data_retargeting.loc[n_audft, 'raw_time']
        dg[index,'last_retargeting']=data_retargeting.loc[n_audlt, 'raw_time']
        dg[index,'first_conversion']=data_conv.loc[n_convft, 'raw_time']
        dg[index,'last_conversion']=data_conv.loc[n_convlt, 'raw_time']

A: without going into specific code, is every user_id in dg found in data_conv and data_retargeting? if so, you can merge (http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/dev/generated/pandas.DataFrame.merge.html) them into a new dataframe first, and then compute the max/min, and extract the desired columns. i suspect that might run a little bit faster.


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By Amechi Obiakpu
Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said that for investors confidence to be restored in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) adequate sanctions must be seen to be meted on defaulters.
Dogara said that if the nation wants to see its stock exchange thrive, managers of the exchange must take the issue of sanctions seriously.
The speaker made the assertion on Friday, at the end of the trading session on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Lagos State.
"We need to create and sustain the confidence of the capital market and one way we can do that is to take the issue of sanctions very serious.
"Even if I lose my money as an investor, but when I know that sanctions will be given to those who commit infractions my confidence in the market will be restored," Dogara said.
The Speaker noted that in the past, "we were not able to punish those whose activities led to the crash of the market." He added that when people see that defaulters are being punished immediately, confidence in the market will begin to grow. "People must see clearly that regulators are on top of their job," he stated.
Dogara advocated that the stock market be taken seriously as it will go a long way to enhance economic activities of the nation.
He appreciated the effort of the Stock Exchange, particularly the master plan crafted for the market at the recent capital market summit held recently in Abuja. He observed that any beautifully crafted master plan that is not adequately implemented will become useless.
To this end, Dogara emphasised that every agreement reached at the summit will be given necessary attention.
On the need for telecommunications company to be enlisted in the stock exchange, the speaker noted: "We believe that for us to deepen the market, telecommunications company have to be enlisted in the capital market.
"A section of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) states that companies that are successful should list part of their equities in the market. And as a responsible parliament we will do everything we can to ensure things are done accordingly. Even if it means inventing some kind of legislative tools to ensure this."
He added that the spectrum licence given to telecomms operators in d country will expire soon and at the point of renewal operators will be made to enlist part of their equities in the Nigerian stock exchange to strengthen the capital market which will in turn improve the economy.
"Since we are talking about change, we have to ensure that we change the way we do things. In the past, there was no synergy between the Council and the parliament but now that is changed," he concluded.
•Photo shows (L-R) NSE CEO, Oscar Onyema, Speaker of the House of Rep. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Aigboje Aig-Imhoukhuede, Chairman of the Council and Hon. T.J Yusuf Chairman House Committee on Capital Market at the stock exchange house, Lagos on Friday.
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The Fallacy of Scientific Consensus
By alcanthro Leave a Comment Sep 14
I have been involved in a number of arguments about scientific consensus. The most recent debate has convinced me to write about the topic in depth. The idea of scientific consensus has been popular since reports that 97% of all papers offering a position on climate change assert that climate change is happening. I am not going to address the validity of theories on climate change. But it is important to point out a number of issues with relying on consensus among scientists. First, peer reviewed publishing is dominated by a handful of authors.Consider the following statement from the abstract of "Estimates of the Continuously Publishing Core in the Scientific Workforce."
Using the entire Scopus database, we estimated that there are 15,153,100 publishing scientists (distinct author identifiers) in the period 1996–2011. However, only 150,608 (<1%) of them have published something in each and every year in this 16-year period (uninterrupted, continuous presence [UCP] in the literature). This small core of scientists with UCP are far more cited than others, and they account for 41.7% of all papers in the same period and 87.1% of all papers with >1000 citations in the same period.
Basically, the work of roughly 1% of all publishing scientists account for 41.7% of papers published between 1996 and 2011. From this information alone, we know that any analysis of published articles is going to be skewed heavily towards the bias of 1% of the publishing community.
Aside from the "Academic 1%" there are a number of other biases that are expressed within the academic community. According to "Do Pressures to Publish Increase Scientists' Bias? An Empirical Support from US States Data," the "publish or perish" phenomenon, where academics are required to publish in order to keep their job, seems to result in a bias towards "positive results." Studies which are inconclusive or are not consistent with the theory being addressed are thrown aside and focus is on papers that have "positive results." This is doubly problematic as the goal in science is really to falsify a theory, rather than try to support it.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, in a tweet, stated that "anyone who thinks scientists like agreeing with one another has never attended a scientific conference." This is fairly accurate. However, in at least some cases scientists also do not like expressing views which are very far from consensus. One of the most iconic examples of this situation was the feud between Newton and Hooke. While most people who have taken a science class are quite familiar with Sir Isaac Newton, fewer people are aware of the once prominent Hooke. Robert Hooke was the President of the Royal Society before Newton. Hooke viewed light as a wave. Newton viewed it as a particle. While light is now viewed as both wave and particle, this debate was problematic at the time. Newton actually waited until after Hooke died before publishing some of his work on the topic. That is how strong the fear of "retribution" for bucking the trend was.
Now, all of this together is not a falsification of the ability to measure robustness of a theory using scientific consensus. But it certainly is enough to question why people have so much faith in consensus. If I wanted to show that consensus was not a valid measure, I would need to actually provide statistically significant data. If someone else wanted to show that it was a valid measure, they would need to show evidence as well.
There is also a philosophical argument against the validity of consensus, even among experts. It has to do with the reason why appeal to authority is reasonable. Appeal to authority is often seen as a fallacy. But it is only a fallacy when the person is not reasonably considered an authority on a topic. For instance, if you argued that the Earth was flat because your parents told you that it was, that would be an appeal to false authority. If you argued that the Earth was round because a NASA astronaut who had been to space said it was round, that would be a reasonable appeal to authority.
But what makes appeal to authority valid at all? It has to do with expertise, or at least the assumption of expertise. When appeal to authority is used in a valid sense, a person is assumed to have full knowledge of the topic, and that they will honestly admit any gaps in the available information on the topic. Because of the assumed completeness of knowledge, an appeal to two authorities would have no additional information.
Even without this assumption, there are problems with relying on consensus. In response to my discussion, Jeremiah Traeger asked
Under a Bayesian prediction, if nine out of ten dentists tell you that you have a cavity, are you more or less likely to have a cavity? If nine out of ten doctors tell you that you have cancer, do you seek treatment? If a survey shows that 97 out of 100 actively publishing climate scientists state that global warming is occurring, what do you take from it? – A Tippling Philosopher
These questions are all interesting, but there is no single answer. The interesting point is that the author did not seem to care. The question alone seemed to act as some kind of justification in his mind. But to use Bayesian inference, we need to make a number of assumptions. We need to know something about how knowledge is distributed between individuals. Does each individual have knowledge that the other person does not? How much? Even if there is a difference, it may be so small that after a few experts are put together, there is almost no change in additional knowledge. So just referencing Bayesian inference, as if it somehow provides justification is a non starter. We need to know more information.
I find it disturbing how many people take scientific consensus at face value. The idea that we can measure the robustness of a theory based on how many scientists support it is interesting, but is not tested. And the position is itself a falsifiable statement and therefore, like all potential theories, should be tested before any claim on the topic is made. Until then, we have only one option: look at the data and the theory. See how the theory matches up with actual observations. This can be done by reviewing meta-analyses.
When I first wrote this piece, I did not include one example of consensus without evidence. I have been researching the efficacy of B. pertussis vaccines for some time. While there is a great deal of consensus on the efficacy of the vaccines, scientific data is not actually in line with this consensus. Studies that show efficacy conflate efficacy at preventing disease with efficacy at preventing infection. Multiple studies have found evidence against the view that the B. pertussis vaccines actually help prevent the spread of infection. Yet these studies are largely ignored by the medical community and there is no attempt to confirm them. Indeed, it seems like Pertussis could be nearly an epidemic but is going undetected because the majority of infections are asymptomatic. To see why, here is my analysis of a Chinese study, which could be conducted in the United States.
This discussion has now been going back and forth for a while and I find it interesting to see the responses I get. One of the most interesting is seeing a classic shifting of burden of proof, from someone who is supposedly well versed in philosophical discussions. The following is from a rebuttal against what I have said.
To Quoque, my friend
One of the biggest criticisms against SA is that his own criticisms can be levelled directly back at him. He states things like:
"I'm still waiting for empirical data consistent with the assertion that the percentage of scientists that agree with a theory is a valid measure of the robustness of a theory."
The thing is, I can reverse this:
I'm still waiting for empirical data consistent with the assertion that the percentage of scientists that agree with a theory is NOT a valid measure of the robustness of a theory.
He keeps ramming home this notion that we need an empirically evidenced piece of research to show that consensus is a good indicator of "robustness", but fails to see that for the negation of this, he also needs to offer evidence. Because what is really happening here is pro-consensus is asserting something, and "anti"-consensus is asserting in rebuttal.
This falsification charge can also be levelled at his claim, too. You cannot confirm either claim, only falsify them. Which one gets falsified?
Now, Tippling statement would be reasonable if I actually said that scientific consensus was not a valid measure of the robustness of a theory. However, I never made such a claim. I responded to the claim that it was a reasonable measure, and demanded satisfaction of burden of proof. Therefore Tippling's statement is just an attempt to make me defend my dismissal of an unevidenced statement.
Since initially writing this article, I have come across many other demands for relying on scientific consensus, and I have also come across another interesting problem. Academia has largely become a system of doctrine. The cult like nature of academia can be seen in answers on a Stack Exchange question and the response to my answer. The question posed was whether or not to publish a result which contradicts an existing mathematical result that has already been published. My answer is "yes." The order in which academia received the results does not change the validity of either result. Only the result matters. If no error is obvious, after review, then both results should be thought of as being just as sound. To say otherwise (1) introduces doctrine and (2) suggests that somehow the probability of a result being correct is somehow determined by the order in which it was received. While such an idea is absurd, it is an idea that seems to be prominent and an idea which sways consensus: regardless of the validity of the result, any result which is inconsistent with consensus is placed under more scrutiny and therefore requires more evidence than it would if the result was published first and it became the accepted "truth."
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What Would an Eternal (After)life Feel Like?
By alcanthro Leave a Comment Sep 6
Certain people who argue against the existence of an eternal afterlife like to argue that it would feel like "hell" or that we cannot even imagine it. I disagree. There are ways that we can guess what it would be like, and to find a clue to this question, all one needs is a little bit of calculus.
While it might be hard to imagine certain aspects of an afterlife, such as what it would literally feel like, if we do not have bodies, the eternity question is fairly easy to address. Consider our own lifetime to start. As a child, summer vacation used to last forever. Or at least it felt like it did to me. By the time high school rolled around, it did not feel anywhere near as long. As we get older, it seems that the days, weeks, months, and even years just fly by, and on longer timescales, this sense feeling has been identified as being fairly common as people age (Scientific American). This change in view makes sense as we experience longer periods of time. If we can extend this feeling to eternity, we can actually estimate how long eternity would seem.
Of course, the actual result depends on a few assumptions. But consider our one lifetime as a start. Suppose each equivalent amount of time from then on feels like 90% of the last amount. As an example, suppose we lived to 100 and the first 100 years of our afterlife felt like 90 years, our second 100 felt like 81 years, and so on. Even though we would still be living forever, the sum 100 + 90 + 81 + … + 0.9^n * 100 + … has a finite sum. This type of series is called a geometric series, and the infinite sum turns out to be 1000, or 10 lifetimes. The exact length depends on the fraction by which each unit of time feels shortened.
There are other progressions which are also finite, and there progressions which do not converge to a finite sum. But if we can extend our experiences in life to our experience in an afterlife, it does seem like eternity would not feel like it would last forever. Therefore any argument that rejects an eternal afterlife based on the notion of a torturous never ending existence can be seen as being too limited to hold water. One would first have to show that our experience in the afterlife is not modeled by this diminishing perceived-time phenomenon.
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