Global professional services firm KPMG International launched on Thursday its "Future State 2030" report, which identified the megatrends worldwide that will affect the way people live and how governments should act in the years ahead.
There are nine megatrends in the report, and while all interrelated, the firm has divided these trends into three categories. One of them is the the physical environment, which considers urbanisation, climate change, and resource stress as critical developments affecting this area.
The other six megatrends are grouped into those affecting the status of people – demographics, the rise of the individual, enabling technology – and changes in the global economy, specifically public debt, economic power shift, and economic interconnectedness.
According to the firm, which collaborated with The Mowat Centre of the University of Toronto, the impacts of these trends are far-reaching, and require a coordinated set of responses that will ensure its effects are addressed, if not eliminated.
"Governments have been focused on short-term issues due to different factors, such as the global financial crisis and its aftermath," noted Satyanarayan R Satya, KPMG's head for government and infrastructure in the Asia Pacific.
Climate change, for instance, due to the increasing greenhouse gas emissions around the world, has already resulted to unpredictable changes in the environment, testing the resilience of both built and natural systems, explained the firm.
Governments have to achieve the right combination of adaptation and mitigation policies to combat climate change, they added.
Similarly, the "combined pressures of population growth, economic growth, and climate change" have put an enormous stress on the environment, the report noted. Natural resources are dwindling, which can trigger crises on water, food, land and energy.
There needs to be a 50 per cent increase in global food production and a 40 per cent increase in water if demand in 2030 is to be met, cited the report. This dynamic is strongly tied to resource scarcity, it added.
As such, governments have to put a sustainable resource management in place, KPMG noted.
Cities and their local leaders also have to pay close attention to the challenges posed by the increasing population in these areas. The report cited how urbanisation is exerting pressure on infrastructure and resources, most notably, on energy.
"The impact of these megatrends is not limited by borders. Governments will have to consider implications both within and outside of their jurisdictions," said Satya.
Nick Chism, global chair for government and infrastructure, noted in the 80-page document how governments have to increase international collaboration, and not just focus on local engagement.
The report, while outlining the trends, also recommended changes that the public sector should implement.
The effectiveness of leaders will be judged on their long-term planning and how they deliver effective programmes, the firm emphasised.
"Further, they have to work to continue building trust with their people so that the difficult changes that the megatrends necessitate can be put through," noted Satya.
To learn more about the Future State 2030, read the full report here.


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Mid-Autumn Festival is coming up! A time to celebrate, take some time off and – if you're like us – drink wine and eat mooncakes.
Chocolate and a great red wine; a match made in heaven. That's why we've put together three new Mid-Autumn sets pairing a box of nine luxurious premium chocolate mooncakes from Afición and some of our favorite red wines.
Mid-Autumn Festival is the harvest festival celebrated in China and throughout Asia on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Mooncakes are the most important delicacy of the festival. They're exchanged so much between family, friends and colleagues at this time of year that the occasion wouldn't be the same without them.
These chocolate mooncakes might not be traditional, but they're certainly delicious. And, paired with some of our favourite red wines, they might be exactly what you need for the perfect festival.
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Fubuki Con is the latest convention hosted by the Daemen College Anime Club. It's considered to be a small convention within Daemen College, however, the numbers grow every year! Fubuki Con has been running for a few years now and we plan to keep it going on! We have and welcome everything from anime to video games, comics, and etc. Everyone is encouraged to come and share their love and passion for their favorite fandoms!
This is a family friendly event and open to all ages.


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"He's giving fans exactly what they could want in a final hurrah: some of his all-time biggest hits, played with his classic gusto!" – Billboard New York City – September 26, 2018 – Due to overwhelming demand, superstar Elton John, recently crowned by Billboard as the most successful performing male solo artist of all time, added 25 additional North American concert dates to his sold out Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. The tour will make stops in Salt Lake City, Tacoma, Memphis, Charlotte and Western Canada as well as return dates in Toronto, Philadelphia, Nashville, Cleveland and more. The Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour kicked off to a sold-out crowd on September 8 in Allentown, PA. Taking the audience on a magical journey through his career, the show features some of Elton's most beloved songs from his legendary catalogue including, "Bennie and the Jets," "Rocket Man," "Tiny Dancer," and "Philadelphia Freedom." Elton's music has taken him to many places, opened many doors and inspired many passions in his life. The audience will experiences a rare glimpse into Elton's life and the deeply personal meaning behind some of his greatest hits, with mesmerizing, never-before-seen photos and videos shown throughout the show from his incredible 50-year career.


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The Eight Celebrity Archetypes Most Likely to be Cast on The Masked Singer
Who will be behind the masks in Season 3? A pattern has emerged over the show's first two seasons.
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Saturday 2/1/2020 at 3:00AM EST
Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle in The Masked Singer (FOX)
For two seasons, The Masked Singer has been a reality TV phenomenon that merges three staples of the genre: the live singing of American Idol and The Voice, the technicolor pageantry of Skin Wars, and the B-list celebrity rosters of the VH1 celebreality heyday. Trying to soothsay which of the many celebrities may show up clad in a flora or fauna-inspired suit of nightmares is not an exact science, but the show has definitely established a handful of archetypes from which to pull potential crooners.
Ahead of show's third season, which premieres in Sunday's cushy post-Super Bowl slot, we've broken down the types of celebs the show seems to go for, and offered up some suggestions for who might fill the bill in each category.
The Singer with a Reality TV Past
Former contestants: Donny Osmond (Peacock, Season 1), Chris Daughtry (Rottweiler, Season 2)
Both Osmond and Daughtry have been able to top the charts and get people to tune into their past reality TV ventures. Showbiz veteran Osmond was previously seen on Dancing with the Stars, while Daughtry was, of course, discovered on American Idol's chock-full-o'-talent Season 5.
There are many celebs Fox could ask to join the Season 3 cast who would fit this mold. For example, Vince Neil or Charo, both former Surreal Life housemates on VH1, are just kooky enough to be at home in a celebrity singing competition with dazzling outfits. If they're looking for more American Idol alums, they could do Clay Aiken, who's already spent most of his career as a punchline. If they wanted to keep it in the Season 5 Idol family, why not try Taylor Hicks, whose "Soul Patrol" victory was a national nightmare that we may not have wanted, but totally deserve. Finally, I think the right mix of talent, fame, and willingness might lie in Season 3 runner-up Diana DeGarmo.
The Classic Diva Singers
Former contestants: Gladys Knight (Bee, Season 1), Patti Labelle (Flower, Season 2)
This is not to say that none of the other singers who have appeared on the show lack talent, but none reach the legend level embodied by Season 1's Gladys Knight or Season 2's Labelle.
Neither Labelle nor Knight had a long reality TV resume prior to Singer, so who Fox might try to nab next is really up for grabs. The first name that comes to mind is Chaka Khan, who not only has an undeniable set of pipes, but is also a full-on personality prime for TV. Another great mix of pipes and personality is Sheryl Lee Ralph, who proved to be reality TV gold when she appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race. Dionne Warwick would definitely draw headlines if she appeared, as would a name like Anita Baker. The only problem is that it's much less of a guessing game when, as with Knight and Labelle, their voices are so recognizable.
The Member of a Famous Family
Former contestants: Kelly Osbourne (Ladybug, Season 2), Tori Spelling (Unicorn, Season 1); Rumer Willis (Lion, Season 1)
Members of famous families seem to have an automatic spot in almost every reality TV, and The Masked Singer is no exception.
Going off the musical families who've previously been represented on the show, it wouldn't be that much of a stretch to imagine Evan Ross, Diana's son, making an appearance. And that goes double for his wife, aughts pop phenomenon Ashlee Simpson, who has the distinction of being both a part of the Simpson family and the Ross family. (Maybe Simpson's son, Bronx Mowgli, will be on Season 22!) Which member of reggae's famous Marley family will be the first to appear on Masked Singer? It could be Rita Marley or Skip Marley, who was recently featured on Katy Perry's single, "Chained to the Rhythm." Don't rule out a name like Lisa Marie Presley who, like Simpson, has name recognition not only because of her last name but because of her infamous marriage to Michael Jackson.
Boy Bands and Girl Groups
Former contestants: Michelle Williams (Butterfly, Season 2), Adrienne Bailon (Flamingo, Season 2), Joey Fatone (Rabbit, Season 1)
As with many reality shows, the caliber of celebrity goes up as the show's popularity crests. In its third season, The Masked Singer is sure to attract a level of celebrity even higher than it has in the past. (Which is saying something, given that it had Michelle Freakin' Williams in Season 2!) Knowing that, producers have a few ways to play this: do they go for classic '90s and 2000s bands akin to Destiny's Child, go contemporary, or go pre-1990s?
New Kids on the Block's Jordan Knight has already stamped his reality card on The Surreal Life, perhaps suggesting he'd be open to go back into the reality rodeo. Same for Fifth Harmony's Ally Brooke, who recently tried out for Dancing With the Stars. If they want to go to with other former Fifth Harmony members, they could go with Lauren Jauregui or Dinah Jane, though Jauregui seems a little bit too close to solo fame to detour on Singer. NSYNC member JC Chasez seems like a no-brainer, as do either T-Boz or Chilli, both of whom were on reality TV when they searched for a third band member in the 2005 UPN competition R U the Girl? (It was ultimately revealed that the winner would not join the group permanently and only be featured on one single.) And though I would love to see former Pussycat Doll member Melody Thornton on the Masked Singer stage, I'm sure judge Nicole Scherzinger wouldn't have it.
Former contestants: Raven-Symone (Black Widow, Season 2), Ricki Lake (Raven, Season 1), Sherri Shepherd (Penguin, Season 2); Adrienne Bailon (Flamingo, Season 2)
TV Talk shows, especially panel shows like The Real, The Talk and their primogenitor The View operate much like The Masked Singer when it comes to casting, which is why alumni of these shows tend to make up so much of the cast.
Going off of this, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Tamar Braxton — who was on the first season of The Real, showed up with her family on Braxton Family Values, and of course won Celebrity Big Brother — showing up on Masked eventually. Same goes for Marissa Janet Winokur, who left The Talk after one season and who also won Celebrity Big Brother. Like Ricki Lake, she's also a former Tracy Turnblad. Other possibilities include The View's Star Jones, who invented sponcon with her wedding of mythical proportions, or fellow View alum Candace Cameron Bure. Our pie-in-the-sky talk show host would probably be Emmy-winner and reality TV pioneer Tyra Banks, who we also happens to know a thing or two about singing. "Shake Ya Body," anybody?
Singing Funny People
Former contestants: Wayne Brady (Fox, Season 1), Ana Gasteyer (Tree, Season 2)
Both Brady and Gasteyer are consummate entertainers, and Gasteyer's singing talent has even brought her to Broadway as Wicked's Elphaba. In that vein, there are plenty of funny people in Hollywood who might also want to lend a costumed voice to the Fox hit.
If they want other comedic actresses with Broadway experience, they need look no further than Megan Mullally, who was in Young Frankenstein on Broadway. Bridget Everett is a comedian who also has vocal chops, though she doesn't have as much name recognition as some of the others. If they wanna get real classic with it, why not go for Father of Parody "Weird" Al Yankovic. And hey, Russell Brand would be great too, right?
Former contestants: Victor Oladipo (Thingamajig, Season 2), Antonio Brown (Hippo, Season 1), Terry Bradshaw (Deer, Season 1), Laila Ali (Panda, Season 2)
One name that comes to mind is Kevin Garnett, who is hot off the Uncut Gems press tour. Former Dancing with the Stars contestant Tonya Harding could extend her Hardingassaince on the show, as well. DWTS' Johnny Damon could also join the game. If Fox were going for actual ratings gold, former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner would be a great choice, as would Jennifer Lopez's current boo, Alex Rodriguez.
Famous LGBTQ People
Former contestants: Johnny Weir (Egg, Season 2), Margaret Cho (Poodle, Season 1)
As the hit song from The Producers says, "Keep it gay!" Going off of the two types of elite queer people on past seasons, Johnny Weir (an athlete) and Margaret Cho (a comedian), there are a few people that Fox could call.
First and foremost would be Adam Rippon. You might think Rippon takes himself too seriously, but he's already appeared on Dancing with the Stars and… have you seen his book cover? If you wanna go back to a really classic name, look no further than Olympic diver Greg Louganis. An interesting addition here would definitely be Michael Sam, who could tell his story in the show's pre-taped openings.
In terms of queer comedians, you have to get the formula just right. Margaret Cho is from an older vanguard that lends itself to reality TV in a way that names like Bowen Yang or Julio Torres do not. I'm thinking… Mario Cantone, maybe Lea DeLaria? And finally, who wouldn't want to see comedian Eddie Izzard back on TV?
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Mathew Rodriguez is an award-winning editor, journalist and essayist. He is currently the associate editor at TheBody and has written for Out, The Village Voice, Teen Vogue, Mic, INTO and The Advocate.
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Charlie McGuffin seems like a normal school boy but, like we all do, he has his worries. Except something strange happens to Charlie at random times for no apparent reason: he changes into animals.
Charlie feels quite lonely because at first, no one else seems to believe him that this is going on, let alone tries to understand why. Over the course of the book, Charlie aims to overcome his difficulties and worries before the school play to avoid any major embarrassments.
As soon as Charlie tells his friends, they want to try everything they can to help him find out why it happens, proving that anything is possible with a little help from your friends.
Told from Charlie's point of view, there is a dark side to the seemingly comedic nature of this book as you realise that Charlie's animal habits are a cause of a bigger problem. This is a book that isn't what you expect, cleverly portraying ways of dealing with stress and anxiety, and providing some sound advice throughout.
A child might be able to see elements of themselves in Charlie, and the book includes some references to anecdotal phrases centred around anxiety, without dwelling on the negatives. This is a brilliant and positive debut from Sam Copeland about an often tricky topic.
With its gentle humour, engaging characters and simple yet satisfying plot, this is the final instalment in the hugely successful Worst Witch series and brings the story of Mildred Hubble's schooldays to an end.


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It's been almost three weeks since we arrived back from Dallas and Austin Texas. (Yes, we certainly got out of Dodge just in time!) We are heartbroken for those in Houston who have suffered such great losses. And now the Caribbean & Florida! Many have left and others are hunkered down. We pray you will be all right!
We were in Dallas for my Youngevity's annual convention. (I've been a Youngevity distributor since 2015 when Mialisia VersaStyleTM jewelry became part of YGYi.) Russ and I decided to go last-minute and sneak in a few vacation days.
By the time we made reservations, the gorgeous downtown Hyatt Regency Dallas (YGY's convention headquarters) was fully booked, so we consulted Hotwire, took our chances and landed at the Omni Dallas Hotel for almost half-price. Not too shabby! After all, it is an Omni!
We arrived at the hotel by a shared SuperShuttle bus. (This shared shuttle was worth the savings; however, you really need to know where they pick up.) We rode into town with another YGY couple, with whom we became fast friends. We had planned to check in, leave our bags and go explore the city because it was just after 9 a.m. – too early to get into our room.
At check-in, Omni personnel told us to go have breakfast, then our room would be ready. They weren't kidding. Our large room on the 21rst floor with two queen beds and chair & ottoman overlooked a park and you could see for miles. Everything was there – robes, hookups & desk for the computer, water bottles, mini fridge. The bathroom had a big soaker tub, makeup mirror & TV. One detractor – there was no grab bar by the tub and shower.
This Omni has a cool backstory – it is owned by the City of Dallas and managed by Omni. It was totally renovated in 2010-2013. All materials from the demolition were recycled into the walls, glass, steps, lights, brick or even art throughout the hotel. Every room has a separate heating and A/C system which turns back to average after guests leave the room. All plants are watered by recycled water from an irrigation system –a 25,000 gallon cistern. The roof has solar reflectors. In fact, the LED lighting of its exterior and all of these earth-friendly initiatives earned this hotel a LEED award for new construction.
For us, it turned out to be a great place to relax when my YGY 2017 Convention sessions & breakout classes were concluded & before touring or heading out to dinner or evening sessions.
We had a great breakfast buffet at the farm-to-table Texas Spice. The food is exceptional, fairly priced, whether for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The staff is chef accommodates special requests.
I needed to get to the Hyatt early, so we often stopped at Morsels, a small coffee shop on Omni's ground level that served a variety of pastries, sandwiches, yogurt-granola parfaits, smoothies, snacks & juice, along with Peet's coffee, expresso & cappuccino and teas.
Want a special place for a drink or appetizer? Stop at the Omni's Uptown Terrace (bar) which is on the 4th floor by their heated infinity pool & whirlpool that looks out over the city. This is right next to the indoor Mokara Spa and large fitness center, two places we didn't have time to visit.
Great escape from the heat – the Dallas Aquarium which has live exhibits of many tropical birds, monkeys and animals, along with tanked sharks, sting rays and the like. Crowded with families, we were delighted by its range of fish and discoveries around every corner.
Dinner the first night was reconnecting with my YGY team Mialisia & friends from Canada and then meeting new ones from Saveur Spices from Australia and New Zealand at the Iron Cactus, with its mouth-watering Tex-Mex food. Holy guacamole, it was a fun evening. Thanks to Louise and George Adrian, my upline, for arranging it!
Instead I met new friends Caryl & Dan Parsons, a husband-wife YGY team. Caryl had lost more than 100 pounds and Dan lowered his blood pressure drastically on 90ForLife and YGY products. They were an amazing couple from the midwest.
When I got to the store and was helping out at the Mialisia booth, this woman (out of 2500 reps) came up to me and asked about the jewelry. I was showing her how to wear one piece and she said she would not take off one necklace because her sister had just died. It turns out that we had both lost our sisters on the same day! we became fast friends.
All of the YGY workshops and breakout sessions were so informative, you just kept going until it was break time, when I'd meet friends or Russ, then dive right back in.
At the major ballroom sessions, we'd hear about new products, new developments and get to cheer so many people who received awards.
Marilu Henner asked us to take part in her couples' session, which we did. As a couple, Russ & I were the worst, only agreeing on three subjects! Watch for her amusing show on TV in the fall!
On to Austin. We grabbed an Uber back to Dallas Ft. Worth Airport to pick up our Hertz rental. We dialed up Suri for directions and headed south on I-35. Once out of the city limits, the speed limit goes to 75 mph. Be prepared for cars and trucks to whiz by you, even when you're doing a cool 75-80 mph.
Our first stop – Waco – (made famous by the Fixer-Upper TV show with Chip and Joanna.) Well, we found the infamous Silos and the Magnolia store, but on Sundays, everything is closed in this southern Bible belt town – even when Baylor University students were returning to college.
Must –sees in Waco: Take a tour of the Baylor U campus. It is very pretty and well-groomed. And now that they have re-done McLean stadium, watch out—football is king here.
Try the Texas Ranger museum, next to the Visitor Center. This place will give you an idea of the rangers' role in this part of the country.
Need lunch? Try the food truck village by the Brazos River and the Texan steer sculptures. Or if you're smart, head to Cricket's Grill & Draft House. While it is a favorite watering hole of Baylor students with its 183 on-tap beers, you can get a delicious, juicy hamburger, chicken, salad, etc. Our server Zac was eager to please.
Shop Magnolia, if it's open. But for the people who love shopping, be sure to try the Spice Village. You can get lost in this store for hours. They pretty much have everything!
We arrived at our hotel a Hilton Garden Inn North Austin on the outskirts of Austin. Our room was ready and although a step down from the swanky Omni, it was super clean, quiet and offered a huge breakfast with the standard room rate. (Russ loved his Texas pancakes.) We were so tired from touring, we ordered takeout – pizza and salad from one of their vendors. Delicious! We loved it.
The duck boat tour of Austin hit the right spot for us. Our Captain Bob was super funny and showed us a side of the town and its history we may have never heard ….like where Michael Dell lived, the funicular he built for his mother-in-law and the indoor water park for his kids. Capt. Bob also noted the bar that refused the Bush girls when they had fake proof. He also gave us stories on where Matthew McConaughey and Sandra Bullock lived. He noted the history of many buildings and the Capitol and where to catch some live jazz or a drink on 6th Street and not feel like we were ancient!
Tour the LBJ Presidential library on the University of Texas campus in Austin. The tour is comprehensive – three floors where we relived the time we lived through. It also highlighted the numerous legislation passed while LBJ was a representative, senator and president. Whew! He really accomplished so much!
We didn't have time, but go to their ranch too and Lady Bird's Park, where she established so much greenery with native plants and flowers.
Finally, the best meal of the whole trip was at Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill. It really hit the sweet spot after a long day of touring. We savored every bite of my skirt steak and Russ' barbecued pork chops.
The chef's secret? Marinating the meat 24 hours, steaming the meat at a very low temperature for hours and the final step, charring the outside on the grill just for a few minutes! Our dark fudge delight that we shared for dessert was devoured! We went back to the hotel satiated and determined to return to Austin…but when the weather is much cooler next time.
All in all, every part of our trip to Texas was met with friendly, helpful people who made us feel at home everywhere we went. Your face ached from smiling so much! We got back just in time before Harvey arrived. We are praying for the people there as they try to recover. It will be a long, long process.


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Many social theorists, beginning perhaps with Thomas Hobbes in the modern Western tradition, see humans as essentially aggressive. According to Hobbes, in the absence of socially given rules and the means of enforcing them, the human condition would be that of the war of one against all: "Hereby it is manifest, that during the time men live without a common power to keep them all in Awe, they are in that condition which is called War; and such a war, as is of everyman against everyman" (Leviathan).
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David Fabbro (1978) provides a sensible list of characteristics of peaceful cultures, which are also included in Bonta's (1993) bibliographic selection of peaceful societies: they do not engage in warfare; there is no standing military organization; there is relatively little interpersonal violence; and there is an ethic of interpersonal harmony. These cultures have a number of common characteristics: they are small in size, simple in technology, and socially nonhierarchical. In contrast, war and organized aggression are associated with community size and cultural development, a finding that has been replicated in numerous studies (Wright 1965; Borch and Galtung 1966; Eckhardt 1975; and Wiberg 1981).


The outer cable housing for the rear derailleur broke right where it inserts into the rear derailleur, and this caused shifting problems. The repair involves cutting new cable housing to the same length of the old housing, replacing the cable ferrules and routing the old cable through the new housing, reconnecting everything and adjusting the rear derailleur if necessary. The inner cable and cable housing should be cut using bicycle cable cutters. The cutters I recommend and use are Park Tools CN-10 cable cutters.
After cutting the cable housing it makes it easier to route the cable through the housing if you use an Awl or Ice pick tool to open up the hole in the cable housing. The hole tends to get crushed slightly from the cable cutters.
When purchasing new cable components its important to use the correct cable housing or shifting might not work correctly. Most, almost all, index shifters use cables with an inner cable diameter of 1.2 mm and use compressionless cable housings. Wound cable housing are used on brake cables and can't be used with index shifters. Friction shifters can use a wound or compressionless cable housing, but perform better with a compressionless housing.


When it comes to weddings, two is always better than one!
Monica and Andrew took a typical wedding and made it into an unforgettable weekend affair. Their fusion wedding allowed their guests to experience two different cultures and traditions within one 48-hour span, and had double the wardrobes, colorful details, and receptions for even more fun.
As bride Monica remembers of their wedding weekend in Charleston, "While planning a two day ceremony certainly offered its own challenges, it offered a uniqueness that not many couples (if any) get to experience. The two days offered a life changing experience not only for the bride and groom, but also for many of the attendees experiencing either their first Indian or American ceremony!
"For the Indian wedding [on Thursday], the bridal bouquet was full of white hydrangeas with ivory spray red roses lightly backed with greenery. The brides side of the family had red boutonnieres and the grooms side of the family had white boutonnieres. There was swags of white hydrangeas, red roses and ivory roses with greenery on the curtains for tie-backs for the mandap (altar).
The Groom arrived in a horse and carriage in a parade-like fashion with music and dancing [and] we utilized the color red [throughout the Indian ceremony]."
"On Friday, the ceremony was held outside on the waterfront, on a sunny 75 degree day in beautiful downtown Charleston, SC.
"For the American wedding, the bridal bouquet was coral roses with teal button mums and white hydrangeas. They were a perfect match to the bridesmaid dresses and groomsman ties and pocket squares. We had aisle vases in the first, middle and last chairs with a small vase containing a bouquet of white hydrangeas and teal button mums. The vase was tied back with a coral ribbon. The bridesmaid bouquets were white hydrangeas, coral spray roses and teal button mums.
"One flower girl was carrying a small nosegay of coral spray roses with babies breath and teal button mums and the other flower girl was carrying a sign that said "Uncle Drew, here comes your bride" that was handprinted by the bride's best friend."
"We met in 2005, as freshmen in college at Campbell University in North Carolina, but it wasn't until sophomore year that we started a relationship.
"In 2017, Andrew's mom, and one of our best friends went to The Masters in Augusta, Georgia. Andrew had been planning to propose on these historic grounds, but the weather was showing 100% of thunderstorms, and a good chance for tornados.
"Somehow, the weather cleared up just long enough for us to be allowed on the property, find the landmark clubhouse, and have Andrew propose. Shortly after the proposal, the thunderstorms came and we were evacuated. To this day, Andrew says that it was his late father who cleared the skies from Heaven for 20 minutes allowing him to ask the big question. It was an incredible day!"


Johnsons' Paloma Mendoza has the ball taken away by Clarks'Cassie Bell Class 6A second round high school girls basketball game between Clark and Johnson on Friday, February 16, 2018.
The Cougars (24-9) earned their way there with a 56-45 victory against Johnson in a Class 6A second-round playoff Friday night.
Clark's wire-to-wire victory occurred thanks to some solid defense on Johnson sophomore guard Deja Kelly, the area's leading scorer, tough rebounding and some key 3-point shots.
"There have been some rocky moments in the season, but I feel we've come on and it's just great energy we have right now," Clark junior forward Cassie Bell said.
The Cougars were also riding a wave of confidence after upsetting state-ranked Steele three nights earlier in the first round. That carried over into Friday.
"Once we took that Steele win on Tuesday, it was a big momentum boost to open these girls' eyes to what we've been telling them all season," Houy said.
Houy believed her team had the most talent in the district. Although the Cougars didn't win the District 28-6A championship, they proven Houy correct by being the league's lone team remaining in the postseason.
Junior guard Ta'Niya Jackson scored 16 points to lead the Cougars. Paz Y Puente had 14.
The Cougars held a 48-30 rebounding advantage.
Bell pulled down a game-high 20 rebounds.
The Jaguars (25-12) were led by Kelly's 20 points. Kelly, who entered the game with a 27.9-point average, scored four in the second half.


Next Sunday, December 2, is the first Sunday of Advent. As the 'hope' candle is lit on Sunday, let's hope that the aim of everyone is to keep Christ in Christmas.
How do we do this? An unknown writer pens it this way "Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love our enemies, and do unto others as we would have them do to us."
* On Monday, December 3, the Seniors' Christmas Event takes place beginning with Holy Communion at 6 p.m. followed by a soup and dessert supper in the auditorium. The Youth organizations are organizing the event, and also providing the entertainment for the evening. It would be appreciated if some of you would assist by providing either a pot of soup or a dessert. If you would like to help, please take a label (from the tree inside the main entrance to the church) indicating what you would provide and putting your name and phone number on the sheet provided. All donations can be dropped at the auditorium between 4 and 6 p.m. on Monday, December 3. Thanks in anticipation of your help!
* Also, with respect to the Seniors' Event, the Godly Play children that are doing a short performance at the Event, are to be brought to church by 6:45 p.m. Parents/guardians will need to stay with them until after the performance. Thank you!
* The Christmas Pageant will take place on December 23 at the 11 a.m. service. All children can participate. Practice and role assignments will begin on December 2. Please see that your children/grandchildren attend Godly Play in the coming Sundays so they can become involved in this event. If you have further questions, please call Doreen at 364-1454.
* Advent Bible Study, entitled 'God With Us' will take place at 10 a.m. on December 5, 12, and 19, followed by the Stations of the Crib. All are welcome!
* The food bank thanks you for your continual help. This week they are hoping for tinned tuna, ham, chicken, turkey, Kraft dinner, and pasta sauce. By the way, the food bank boxes, if you are not aware, are in the side and front foyers. They are white wooden boxes with lids - just making sure you know where to place your food donations.
* Once again, please remember to pick up your Advent packages that have been organized alphabetically (at the back of the church and in the foyers) to avoid having others brave the cold weather to deliver them to your door. Thank you!
* Much to the delight of the children and the young at heart, breakfast with Santa will be on Saturday, December 8, in the auditorium More information will follow soon.
* Captains, please remind your teams: Sidespersons' Team # 1, and Counting Team # 1.
* As in other years, we are again sponsoring 'Adopt a Family for Christmas.' The Parish helps families in need by ensuring that they have a complete Christmas dinner along with a few gifts for the children in the home. This means that a Parish family can assist a family in need by providing the necessary things for a Christmas dinner as well as the children's gifts. If you would like to participate in this program, either alone, or by sharing a family with others, please contact the Church office (368-5693) and leave your name and telephone number. If you want further information, please contact Georgina Short at ggshort@yahoo.ca or 682-7928.
* Special thanks to all who helped with the 'Roast Beef Supper' on November 27. It was a wonderful evening - an awesome dinner, excellent service, and wonderful fellowship.


mark the sea changes in our lives.
Think how things were, when things were different.
not the one you have now, another one.
Think when things were different before that.
There was another one then. You had almost forgotten.
Copyright 1986 by Miller Williams.
Reprinted by permission of Miller Williams from Imperfect Love. Copyright 1986 by Miller Williams. For further permissions information, contact Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.
Miller Williams (1930-2004) was born in Hoxie, Arkansas in 1930, the son of a Methodist clergyman and civil rights activist. Williams is the author of 14 poetry collections, including Time and the Tilting Earth: Poems (Louisiana State University Press, 2008).
Learn more about Miller Williams at The Poetry Foundation.


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Paul, Apostle of Christ Jesus
Paul Thigpen
October 7, 2018 7:29 pm October 7, 2018
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Here's a brief biography of the remarkable apostle some have called "the second founder of Christianity."
Scripture offers invaluable primary historical sources for Paul's life: his letters and the Acts of the Apostles. In addition, we have several early traditions about him outside of Scripture.
Paul was probably born between the years A.D. 5 and 10, just a few years after Jesus. (All the dates associated with his life are approximate and debated by scholars.) His parents were strictly observant Jews living in the city of Tarsus, the prosperous capital of Cilicia, a province of the Roman Empire in what is now Turkey.
Paul was not just a resident but a citizen of Tarsus, which suggests that his family was wealthy. He also claimed Roman citizenship by birth, a status that carried considerable prestige.
His Jewish name was "Saul"; "Paul" was a well-known Roman family name. This arrangement was common for Jews in this period, especially outside Palestine, who often had two names, one Greek or Roman and the other Semitic.
The young Paul obviously received a fine education. He could write Greek well and probably knew Hebrew or Aramaic (Jesus' native language) as well. His writing and preaching demonstrated admirable rhetorical skills.
In his adolescence Paul studied the Jewish Scriptures under the famous Jewish rabbi Gamaliel I the Elder of Jerusalem. In time, this avid student came to know the sacred texts well enough to quote extensively from them by memory, including the deuterocanonical books.
Paul also had at least a passing acquaintance with other religions of his day. On at least one occasion he quoted from pagan religious texts while preaching.
In addition, he knew the useful trade of tent-making, which helped support him during his missionary journeys.
The apostle once declared that he was "a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees" (Acts 23:6). In one of his letters he recalled of his youth: "I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers" (Gal 1:14, RSV).
It was apparently this religious zealotry that led the young man to persecute Christians, whom he must have viewed as a new and dangerous cult, threatening the Pharisaic traditions he so passionately embraced.
Paul's Conversion
The Acts of the Apostles tells us that soon after Jesus' ascension into heaven and the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost, the Church met with hostility, as had Our Lord himself.
We first encounter Paul in this account as an associate of those who stoned to death St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. After Stephen's death, Paul "was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment" (Acts 8:3).
The young man's anger toward Christians was ferocious:
"Breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, [he] went to the high priest and asked for letters to the synagogue in Damascus, that, if he should find any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them back to Jerusalem in chains" (Acts 9:1-2).
But God had other plans for Paul. On the road to Damascus, the Risen Christ himself showed up, in an appearance so powerful that it knocked Paul to the ground and blinded him.
Paul was confronted with the reality that the Man of Nazareth who had been crucified truly was raised from the dead, as His followers claimed. This Man, he came to realize, was in fact the divine Son of God in the flesh, the Christ (or Messiah) long promised to His people. In opposing the Church, Paul had been opposing the God he had wanted to serve.
"I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," the Lord told him. Then He gave the trembling man in-structions about how he was to begin the radically new life that lay ahead for him.
Paul had become a follower of Christ, called to a new mission to preach the Gospel of his new Lord to the world.
Arriving at Damascus, the new "apostle of Christ Jesus" (1 Cor 1:1) obeyed the Lord's instructions, was healed miraculously of his blindness and was baptized. Then he received his first instructions about the Christian life from other believers.
As passionate as ever about what he believed, Paul began sharing his new faith right away in the local synagogues of Damascus, where Jewish people gathered to worship.
A Man on the Move
We can only imagine the uproar that resulted when the young Pharisee began "preaching the faith he once tried to destroy" (Gal 1:23). Before long, the Jewish religious leaders opposed to the Christian movement were seeking to kill Paul.
The persecutor had become the persecuted. So he fled to Arabia (or Nabatea) for awhile. Eventually, he returned to Damascus, but he had to flee once more, barely escaping his enemies by being lowered secretly in a basket through the city wall.
This time Paul went back to Jerusalem to get acquainted with the apostles, to be taught by them and to seek their recognition of his own vocation. He stayed awhile with St. Peter and continued preaching. Then, once again facing dangerous opposition, he withdrew into the regions of Syria and Cilicia, his home province.
We don't know for sure the details of this period, sometimes called the "unknown years" of Paul's life. But we do know that, eventually, the apostle ended up in Antioch, the great metropolis of Syria where the numerous local followers of Jesus were first called "Christians." There he began a decade of remarkable and successful missionary journeys throughout that part of the world.
Three Missionary Journeys
Paul's extensive travels are traditionally clustered by historians into what they call his "three missionary journeys."
In the first, he went to the island of Cyprus, several cities in Asia Minor, back to Antioch, then to Jerusalem and Antioch again. Typically, in each place he preached first in the local Jewish synagogue, then to the Gentiles of the area.
In his second journey, Paul returned to the sites in Asia Minor where he had preached before to check up on the new Christian communities he had established. This strategy of planting new local churches, moving on to preach in other cities and then following up again (through visits or letters) became the pattern for his ministry.
Next, going north to preach in Galatia and Phrygia, Paul crossed over into Europe for the first time, preaching in Macedonia and the Greek cities of Philippi, Thessalonica, Beroea, Athens and Corinth. Eventually, Paul preached in the great city of Ephesus, the most important Roman city in Asia Minor.
Though he made plans to preach in Spain, we don't know for sure whether he ever made it that far west.
Pauline Epistles
The names of Paul's biblical epistles reflect some of the locales we've noted: 1 and 2 Corinthians, Gala-tians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians. These letters provided the young churches he had founded with instruction, correction, inspiration and encouragement. Paul also wrote the biblical letter to the Romans, though the church there was not one he himself had planted.
In addition, some of the biblical epistles of Paul were written to individuals, such as 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon. (Scholars have debated whether some of the letters attributed to him might, in fact, have been written by another author using his name. We assume here that the biblical books bearing his name are his work, in keeping with the Church's ancient tradition.)
Paul wrote more books of the Bible than any other author. Not surprisingly, then, his writing came to have tremendous influence on the Church, not only in his day but in every succeeding generation that has heard, read and meditated on the Scriptures he penned.
Final Journeys
After an extended stay in Ephesus, the apostle went to several more cities before heading back to Jerusalem at last. By that time, he had endured remarkable suffering for the sake of his mission. In addition to multiple imprisonments, he survived numerous other challenges and adversities.
"Five times," he told the Christians at Corinth, "at the hands of the Jews I received forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I passed a night and a day on the deep; on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own race, dangers from Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, dangers among false brothers, in toil and hardship, through many sleepless nights, through hunger and thirst, through frequent fastings, through cold and exposure" (2 Cor 11:24-27).
In Jerusalem Paul's preaching once again stirred up trouble from the enemies of the Church. He was arrested, and over a period of two years in prison, he was brought before a Jewish court, a Jewish puppet king and two successive Roman governors. In the end he was shipped off to Rome for trial there.
The journey by sea to the imperial capital was a nightmare, with storms, a shipwreck and a winter spent stranded at Malta. Once in Rome, Paul remained there for two years under house arrest, though he had the liberty to preach and to teach those who came to visit him.
Missionary and Martyr
Scripture doesn't tell us about St. Paul's death. But an ancient and reliable tradition reports that he was martyred under the Roman emperor Nero, probably sometime after the summer of the year 64 — perhaps in the same persecution of Christians when St. Peter was crucified. Paul was beheaded and then buried on the Via Ostiensis at a place now marked by the basilica of St. Paul-outside-the-Walls (of Rome).
Down through the ages, the traditional image of St. Paul has shown him holding an open book of Scripture and a sword. These symbols remind us not only of his courageous labors in planting churches, but also his invaluable role in providing the Church with, as he once called it, "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (Eph 6:17).
We do well to remember St. Paul with gratitude, and to take up that "sword" once more for the spiritual battle that still rages.
Paul Thigpen, Ph.D., is the editor of The Catholic Answer and a professor of theology at Southern Catholic College in Dawsonville, Ga.
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Masterplan for Bromley Town centre - Planning Update
Posted by Chloe-Jane Ross | Updated 2018-09-14
We published our own response to the Bromley Masterplan in August, we've now heard from the MP for Bromley & Chislehurst (Bob Neill) and it's good to hear that there's a general consensus across parties on the response to this plan. You can see his letter here.
His response is about the Masterplan for Bromley Town centre but there are planning applications about several important developments, links shown at the bottom of this article.
The Liberal Democrat View
These plans will change Bromley beyond recognition over the next 15-20 years. We are not opposed to development - every town centre must change over time if it is thrive and stay current - but we are opposed to several elements of these plans and the approach being taken.
The town centre needs an all round plan, offering a long term holistic approach that plans for housing, transport, health, education, our environment, as well as commercial and retail opportunities. Many of these services are already at breaking point, the focus on building first and providing services second is not workable.
For residential developments the emphasis must be on the provision of affordable housing, both for sale and for rent. Bromley Liberal Democrats have a clear housing policy including ensuring 35% of all new homes built are affordable, and that new homes must include some social housing. Bromley is fast becoming an area that is unaffordable to many of our friends and family, for key public workers and for lots of the people we rely on to run our vital services. We need a mix of people of all ages and income brackets to build a Bromley for the future.
The plans should incorporate strategies that encourage walking and cycling and use of public transport, building and redesigning roads and junctions that are safe for everyone as well as improving health and air quality, and which improves the neighbourhood by creating green spaces and community hubs.
And we want to make sure that Bromley is still Bromley - it should still feel and looks like the town we all love, so that it retains its heritage and the facilities we appreciate are preserved - Library Gardens (next to the Churchill Theatre) is under threat from the Churchilll Quarter plan for example. The high rise buildings that form part of this development will dwarf the High Street and neighbouring street, dominating the skyline for residents living up to a mile away.
It is vital that there is full consultation with the local population, and that the people who express a view feel they are listened to - we would like the council to set targets for how many replies to the consultation should be received, and if it is not enough to go further, perhaps employing 3rd parties to reach out and hear the people's views.
Consideration for residents must be paramount. The residents around Bromley South have already suffered years of disruption during the building of St Marks Square, the Masterplan promises them more misery, and the residents of Ethelbert Close have been under planning blight for 6+ years - threatened compulsory purchase orders means they've been unable to sell their homes, and they face uncertainty about whether any compensation offered will be enough for them to purchase a comparable home nearby.
Tell the Council what you think - before it's too late
On each of the pages listed above we provide links for you to take part in consultation about the different developments, and where there are none you can register your views on our own survey so that your views can be communicated to the council.
Our detailed response to current planning proposals
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Join Shell Zenner for this month's Wichita Recordings podcast!
This month we chat with Sky Larkin and Waxahatchee and Cheatahs reveal their favourite Wichita releases. All this and tracks from Star Slinger, Peggy Sue, Slow Club, Open Mike Eagle and more!


I am a complete newbie to ftp servers. Can you give me more info on what I need to do to use this feature?
Sure, do you have a hosting account already with cPanel access on it?
Last Edit: 2010/05/19 11:15 By magico.
Login to the cPanel of your hostgator account. You can see a lot of options there. Select FTP there and you can create a new account under some folders like public_html/images or so. Create the account and then you can use it.
sorry to bring such an old thread up again but i don't want to open a new one for the exact same topic.
As the guy above i got an Hostgator Acc and created a new Ftp account as well as an directory via Filezila.
So how do i insert it correctly in the software?
With the above setting, when you login to your FTP account in a FTP software like Filezilla, does it directly login to your images directory?
If yes, does the software upload the images to this folder? Check the folder after making some posts and tell me.


As a friend, George H.W. Bush was without peer, always there in good times and bad. When Jim Baker's first wife died of cancer at 38, George and Barbara Bush helped pull their friend out of despair. He routinely quoted the verse of William Butler Yeats: "Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends." Those words were more than poetry to him. They were a way of life.
And as a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he savored the responsibilities and joys of family. After being elected vice president, he said his greatest accomplishment was the fact that his kids still enjoyed coming home. They cherished those moments together because Dad or Gampy, as he was called, dispensed love rather than orders. The most important lessons for his family were already manifest in the exemplary life that he and Barbara lived during their 73 years together.
George H.W. Bush was a fierce competitor — in sports, in politics and in life. His kindness and civility cloaked a competitiveness that inspired his friend and son. He wouldn't have been as successful without it.
At the same time, he also saw the good in people, even his adversaries, and hope in the face of adversity. "No problem of human making," he once said, "is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit." We need similar optimism today, at a time when cooperative problem solving too often gives way to a rancorous blame game.
George H.W. Bush lived a life of astonishing fullness as leader, politician, public servant, hero, friend and family man. He did almost everything a person could do in their lifetime — including jumping from an airplane at age 90. And he excelled at most.
He reached the pinnacle of power by living the virtues that make for a good Boy Scout: loyalty, trustworthiness, humility, reverence.
In today's cynical world, such concepts may seem old-fashioned to some and easy to dismiss. But the cynics are wrong. They are not old-fashioned. They are time-tested. More than 2,300 years ago, Aristotle believed that the virtues of prudence, temperance, courage and justice were vital to mankind. George H.W. Bush embodied them all. And he made the world a better place because of his adherence to them.
George H.W. Bush was a wonderful human being who possessed a strong faith in God and believed there is greatness in each of us. The occasion of his passing should serve as a reminder that we can — by living life to the fullest, keeping our eye on the common good and working together — build a more perfect union here at home and a more peaceful world abroad.
Miami-Dade resident Jeb Bush, a former governor of Florida, is the son of President George H.W. Bush. James A. Baker III served as White House chief of staff and secretary of state in the Bush administration.


The rain did not stop the three of us playing a game this morning. Managed to avoid the puddles but not the weather. A good game all the same won by Paul.
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Foggia és un municipi italià, situat a la regió de Pulla i capital de la província de Foggia. L'any 2022 tenia 146.803 habitants.

El primer esment escrit data del 1069. El 1223 Frederic II del Sacre Imperi Romanogermànic hi va construir un palau-fortalesa. Després del terratrèmol de 1731 la ciutat va reconstruïda amb un plan geomètric vuitavat.

L'agricultura i la transformació de productes alimentaris és el primer sector econòmic. Per la situació a una cruïlla ferroviària i d'autopistes, la ciutat s'ha desenvolupat com un important centre de distribució.

Limita amb els municipis d'Ascoli Satriano, Carapelle, Castelluccio dei Sauri, Lucera, Manfredonia, Ordona, Orta Nova, Rignano Garganico, San Severo i Troia

Monuments
 La catedral, començada el 1170 i  refeta al  conserva encara molts elements del romànic pullès.
 La plaça Cavour pentagonal
 La Torre del Municipi
 El Teatre Umberto Giordano

Evolució demogràfica

Esdeveniments
 A la primavera s'hi organitza la Fira Internacional de l'Agrigultura i de la Zootècnica.

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Municipis de Foggia


Sure I'm easing back into this slowly but I also like these designs which is a bonus (svg here) This one also left a rather funky cut out behind.
As I mentioned before the garage is undergoing a little bit of an upgrade to become a proper workshop. This largely involves painting the walls and laying an insulated floor. It's already made quite a bit of difference and now I'm waiting for the garage door people to come and fix/replace the front opening. Was hoping to put it off for a while but you can force the door open and it has a tendency to fall out of the rails during normal usage. with laptops and tools and lasers security is kinda important.


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Talking about talking CSS
This is almost a live recap of my tour of South-east Asia (and Hong Kong) this month (September 2017) and will be updated as things chug along. There's also a long introductory passage about public speaking, skip if you're not interested.
15 days, 7 talks, 5 countries
Form Function Class 8 @ 🇵🇭
Mozilla Developer Roadshow @ 🇸🇬
Mozilla Developer Roadshow @ 🇻🇳
Mozilla Developer Roadshow @ 🇲🇾 (Kuala Lumpur)
Mozilla Developer Roadshow @ 🇲🇾 (Penang)
Mozilla Developer Roadshow @ 🇭🇰
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About speaking at conferences
How would you feel if you're given the opportunity to talk about one of your favourite things in front of a large group of people? For the little group of people who have attended Talk.CSS before (I LOVE you all), it seems like I'm pretty okay with public speaking, and honestly, I generally am. But an "official" event, like a conference (or anything with a budget, actually), does feel different.
I know that Chris and I often joke that we're flying blind when it comes to Talk.CSS, and that's largely true, and we do a lot of improvisation and ad-libbing for that, but meet-ups are generally quite casual and relaxed. Conferences (and events with a budget), at least to me, come with a greater responsibility and an air of professionalism.
Professionalism is NOT something that you'd usually associate me with. If you've met me, you know this. Monkey is probably a closer association. But I do have a "adult-mode" switch that I can, and will, turn on when the need arises. Conferences (and events with a budget) are situations that require some serious adulting.
My first full length talk took place this year at the inaugural Webconf.Asia in Hong Kong back in June. The speaker line-up included well-known and experienced speakers like Heydon Pickering and Andrew Betts. I think I came after Dietrich Ayala (another powerhouse speaker), and I was way more nervous than I thought I would be.
Luckily, once I started, the nerves started to fade. I think nerding out about CSS makes me so happy that it overrides any other emotion I may be feeling at that time. It's almost the same as when you're "in the zone" when playing basketball.
The first time I was flown out of Asia for a talk was for pitercss conference in Saint Petersburg. I'd never even been anywhere close to Europe before, so I chose to fly out a week before the conference just to spend more time there.
The conference was amazingly well-organised, and the turnout was fantastic. Words are insufficient to describe the experience, but there will be video released later so check back for the link. Met so many wonderful people here, like Vadim Makeev, Aga Naplocha and the Viennese Mafia of Eva Lettner, Andrey Okonetchnikov and Manuel Matuzovic.
I've had the privilege to do quite a bit of speaking this year, and I'm so grateful to every organiser who chose to take a chance on me, a literal no-name speaker, and all the audience members who came up to me after to chat and tell me they enjoyed my session. It really means a lot to me.
There are a lot of developers from South-east Asia who do great work, it's just that there isn't that much visibility on them. I don't often see speakers from my region in international conferences, and I do feel an added responsibility to represent us in the best possible light.
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Speaking FFC8 is definitely going to rank as one of my top experiences ever. First of all, FFC5 was my first ever conference as an attendee, and I truly experienced Filipino hospitality at its best. This time I was attending as a speaker, presenting a brand new talk about CSS layouts, AND I had the ridiculous idea of doing a small snippet of live-coding on stage.
Wondering what past me was thinking when I thought live-coding was a good idea, haha (joking...a little bit)
Even though I rehearsed the talk a number of times, there were no guarantees that things wouldn't go wrong and there was a bit of a snag in terms of the set up. But I changed how the code was presented at the last minute so there was way less typing involved. Really relieved things didn't go badly 😌.
What I did not expect, was the overwhelming response when I finished my session (a few people at the back actually stood up 😍). I was just hoping that the audience wouldn't find my talk boring (because I have had people fall asleep in front my face, 🤷) so this was amazing. It might have also been the fact that I managed to weave in Beyoncé into the talk somehow 😎, so I would also like to thank Queen Bey for this successful talk.
There are lots of photos of the conference on Facebook, and here's a highlight video.
🇸🇬 @ Mozilla Dev Roadshow Singapore
Landed back home for a couple days and also the very first stop of the Mozilla Developer Roadshow. Because Singapore is sort of my home base, I naturally strong-armed everyone I knew to show up for this. Why I still have friends left is a mystery to me 😈.
The line-up for the Singapore stop was packed, and we had THE Jeremy Keith doing what I personally think is one of the most inspirational tech talks I've ever heard, on Evaluating Technologies. And to hear it live was such a wonderful experience.
My session actually stuck between two of the biggest names in web development, Jeremy Keith and Vitaly Friedman of Smashing Magazine, so forgive me if I was just a little bit stressed. AND my iPad, which was a pretty critical part of my talk setup, decided it was the best time to have a hardware failure.
But the advantage of being at home is that I was surrounded by familiar faces and managed to cobble together a temporary solution, thanks to my shifu, Michael Cheng, who generously just lent me his iPhone instead. Michael, you awesomez!
Jeremy wasn't joining us for the rest of the trip and we had to say goodbye at the end of the event. But I did manage to hang out with everyone to nerd out about the web in general the night before. We even had an action item to file a bug, because Vitaly, Markus Seyfferth and I concluded that Chrome had a bug with CSS grid for print stylesheets.
Jeremy also suggested to do this recap of the Roadshow experience and so I'm writing this blog post 🙆. The talk that I did this time was a variant of the one I did at FFC, but Bruce Lee replaced Beyoncé. I also think this is the first time a lot of my friends have seen me turn on "adult mode", so that was kinda fun. Elisha Tan (the superwoman running TechLadies) said it best:
"You know it's big business when Huijing Chen styles her hair and says no hokkien." (photo credit: Elisha)
There's also a fantastic team working on capturing the best parts of the entire roadshow. I think full length talks will be released as well, so stay tuned. Subscribe to the Mozilla Hacks Youtube channel!
🇻🇳 @ Mozilla Dev Roadshow Ho Chi Minh
Next stop, Vietnam! I'd only ever been in Ho Chi Minh for a grand total of 6 hours before this, so it was nice to be able spend a bit more time here. One thing that I tell every one who will listen is that Vietnam has a lot of talented developers, who are working on really cool projects that make use of cutting edge technologies, it's just that nobody has really shone a spotlight on this region. Yet.
We had the chance to meet with teams working on VR projects, and even though what we played with were prototypes, they felt way more polished than some commercial products I've seen before. The audience was smaller than in Singapore, but that also gave everyone more time to connect with each other and try out the webVR kits and play around with A-Painter.
I tried A-Painter for the first time ever, and it was amazing. To quote Fabien Benetou:
You may think you know VR, but until you put on the headset, you don't.
As someone who played a lot of video games growing up, using the controllers was super intuitive. Think Nintendo Wii style nunchucks (but not really), in both hands. It's really fun to be able to draw and create in a 3-dimensional space. But my favourite thing (because I'm weird) was the teleportation function, where after you draw a bunch of stuff, you can just teleport yourself some distance away to admire your handiwork.
No idea what I found so fascinating on the floor though
Now that I've done the semi live-coding thing on my slides twice before, I was less nervous about the setup not going to plan, because yet again, my extended screen glitched and I ended up having to look at the main screen and type with one hand (because microphone). Turns out the first time in Manila was the most successful attempt 🤣.
Also met a fellow Malaysian, Ondris Pui, who's currently lecturing at the Ho Chi Minh campus of RMIT, as well as Jolanda Tromp, who's a researcher at Duy Tan University focused on user-centred AR/VR. Lots of interesting conversations with interesting people doing interesting stuff.
🇲🇾 @ Mozilla Dev Roadshow Kuala Lumpur
Even though the event is said to be in Kuala Lumpur, a local will tell you, technically Cyberjaya isn't really KL. But tomayto, tomahto 🤷. This is the only weekend event scheduled, and it was a full-day thing, with 3 talks in the morning, a nice leisurely lunch break, then 3 more in the afternoon.
So glad that there was time for David's talk this time
David Bryant rejoined our motley crew and gave a longer version of the emerging technologies talk, which included a fascinating section on WebAssembly, as well as the research coming out of Mozilla on speech interfaces. Also, Dietrich joined us for this leg of the roadshow! And somehow I was scheduled immediately after him again 🤣.
Class photo time! (someone is missing)
And I didn't anticipate this at all, but there was a warm, fuzzy feeling to speaking in my own country ❤. It was the first time I did a talk in Malaysia. I don't expect everyone to understand this, but that moment when I mentioned "Saya bangga jadi anak Malaysia", and the audience applauded, will be one of the highlights of this roadshow for me.
As someone who had the privilege and honour of representing the Malaysia women's basketball team once in my life, I suppose this idea of being a representative for your country is a bit more emotional to me than most other people. Maybe. (Or I'm just a weird person)
Feeding the cats...
Anyway, my overly complicated talk setup went wrong again, this time, the resolution on the iPad was so off that I couldn't read a single word of my speaker notes. Guess it's a good thing I already did this talk a few times. But flying blind meant that I probably didn't keep to time that strictly. I just want the setup to work perfectly once. Just one time on this hectic tour 🤞.
🇲🇾 @ Mozilla Dev Roadshow Penang
Penang has and will always have a special place in my heart. Even though my family moved away from Penang when I was 4, our household was completely Penangite. I remember learning to read English with my mum, and learning to write Chinese with my grandma, but I came out of the womb speaking Penang Hokkien.
Penang Hokkien is very distinct, and because it's not commonly heard outside Penang, I'm very attuned to anyone speaking it. Imagine being constantly surrounded by people speaking differently from you almost all the time, then suddenly finding yourself surrounded by people speaking exactly the same way you do. It's an indescribable feeling.
Penang is all about the food
We had a new friend join us on this leg of the tour, Mozilla representative and Infosec researcher, Mijanur Rahman Rayhan, who is based in Bangladesh. He kicked things off with a great talk about privacy and security. Be sure to check out his blog too!
Remember how my talk setup has never worked correctly? Ever? Well, turns out fourth time's the charm! 🙆 This time, the screen resolution was perfect, nothing died mid-way while I was speaking, and the talk went pretty smoothly. And I made sure to weave in 「我是庇能出世的孩子」(of course spoken in Penang Hokkien) into my introduction. (translates to "I was born in Penang")
Charis in action!
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Dietrich was super entertaining as usual, and we had to say good bye after this because he was off to India next. We also had a super cool local artist, Charis Loke doing a live demo of A-Painter, her artwork was fantastic. And it was all live!
Lovely people who came to the event
I also got the chance to chat with lots of lovely Penangites after the talks were over, about Penang, about speaking, about tech in Penang and Malaysia in general, and all sorts of other things. I might be part of DevFest Penang (I think that's what it's going to be called) in November as well. We'll see how that goes 🙃.
🇭🇰 @ Mozilla Dev Roadshow Hong Kong
It's the grand finale of the Mozilla Developer Asia Roadshow and it has been an amazing experience all around, with some fantastic people. I had recently been in Hong Kong, back in June, for Webconf.asia, which was my first ever full-length tech talk. That talk went reasonably well, and I was pretty happy to be back here again.
Have to get some exercise in with Fabien and Markus
The gang wasn't all staying at the same hotel this time because of some booking issues but we were still in close enough proximity with each other. If you've never been to Asia, and hear that Hong Kong and Singapore are the same, you're sadly mistaken. Asia (and to be fair, almost anywhere else in the world) is like VR, until you've experienced it first-hand, you don't know what it is.
The vibe that I get from Hong Kong is that it's a bustling, modern city, and yet it retains a lot of its unique flavour, from the narrow alleyways, neon billboards and shop signage. It has a much more organic feel than Singapore, with old sidled right up with new. If I was a better writer, I'd have better words to explain this, but I'm not, so 🤷.
For this stop, we had Brian Birtles and Daisuke Akatsuka presenting on web animations as well as the Firefox Devtools that let us troubleshoot them. Totally blew my mind. I had been using Nightly since last year, so I felt like I had been living under a rock because I sort of always just glazed over the Animations panel and went straight for the Layout panel.
Really informational AND fun talk on web animations
One of the best parts of this roadshow is the opportunity to meet really interesting people, and Hong Kong definitely did not disappoint. We went out for food and drinks after the event with Jason Li and Tricia Ling. Jason is a cartoonist and designer who is based in Hong Kong at the moment, and he's working on a graphic novel called The House on Horse Mountain. He also made really cool sketchnotes of the entire event 😍!
Sketchnotes for the win!
As the roadshow draws to a close, I must say that this has been a fantastic experience. It was intense and a little bit hectic, but I learned a lot, not only about technical stuff like webVR and animations, but also things like video editing, organising events, how to make your talk more compelling and so on.
I really appreciate the opportunity to be part of this roadshow and it has been a privilege to get to know each and every person on this team. Barry Munsterteiger, who literally made movie magic with all the footage we got. Sandra Persing and Ali Spivak, who put this whole event together. Markus Seyfferth, who gave me really great advice on improving my talk and my presentation slides. And all the other speakers, Fabien Benetou, Jeremy Keith, Vitaly Friedman, Dietrich Ayala, David Bryant, Mijanur Rahman, Brian Birtles and Daisuke Akatsuka, I loved meeting all of you ❤❤❤.
🇭🇰 @ Harbour Front
If the Mozilla Developer Asia Roadshow was a concert tour, then the Harbour Front meetup was an unplugged session. No video crew, no fanfare, just you, me and some CSS. I re-did the talk I gave at Form Function Class, but added a bit about Viewport-percentage lengths.
It wasn't the rehearsed, down to the minute, polished version of the talk. I just riffed off whatever came up on the slides and talked about CSS and web layouts like I would in a casual conversation. The vibe was more relaxed and it was nice to have that after the intensity of the roadshow.
Regardless of setting, the hands gotta flail
The venue was at the Hive in Wan Chai, and it wasn't a very big space, which made the whole feel more intimate. Using someone else's laptop to present was also fun, because there were several instances of browser inconsistency bugs in my slides 😌.
Also had some nice conversations with a few designers and developers, and managed to help out someone who was trying to build a music app that displayed chords above song lyrics. Turns out the HTML ruby element could be a potential solution for his use case.
Anyway, it was my last night in Hong Kong, as well as the last night of this whirlwind of a tour. No better way to end the trip than at the tallest sky bar in the world (at least for now), with a great view and even better company 😘.
Quite a view from 490m up
So that's it. 15 exciting days that literally just flew by. It was a super rewarding experience and will definitely be one of the highlights of my 2017. I'm a little bit talked-out for now, but no worries, after a brief hibernation period, I'll be back at it again with added gusto (because Jeremy thinks I "presented with gusto") 😆.
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Game Of Thrones actor Pilou Asbaek thinks we should "blame more sh*t on old people"
Westeros's dodgiest pirate, on generational angst and the joy of playing psychopaths
By Mike Rampton
Hi Pilou. Where are you right now?
I'm back in Denmark, in my flat, on my own, enjoying myself. Not in that way.
Do you get to spend much time at home?
Not as much as I'd like to. It's been a hectic few years. On one hand, you want to be at home with your wife and daughter, on the other, you're a young ambitious actor and you're afraid of the work stopping. It's a classic situation in the creative business – the fear of failing, but also the fear of not having. Either way, you're f*cked.
Denmark always comes top of global happiness polls. What do you do differently over there?
I think we've been overtaken by Norway now. F*cking Norwegians! We might just be good at lying. We pay a lot of tax, but we also take care of each other, and we're only a small country. It's a less corrupt place, the police do a great job making us all feel safe, and I know I can buy good quality food. All those things combine and we're happy. But we're also one of the nations that take the most medicine, and borders are being closed, so it's not as simple as a tweet or a headline makes it look.
Hey, Overlord is a lot of fun, huh?
It's a crazy-ass film. It's just sick sh*t, man. It's Saving Private Ryan on crack cocaine. I'm a European actor with an accent – doing a film like this, I'm not gonna be a guy from Brooklyn. I'm gonna be a Nazi supersoldier. It's fun! The first half is serious, then it goes completely bonkers.
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You speak French and German in the film. We're talking in English, and you're Danish…
Well, I speak "Germish", German-English. I was trying to sound like Gary Oldman in Dracula with a bit of Arnold Schwarzenegger thrown in. The person who's going to be most upset by this film is my mum, and not because of the film itself, but because of how I speak French. My French is sh*t, and my mum's f*cking French! I guess that's her fault. We take responsibility for too much stuff, our generation. We should blame more sh*t on old people.
Your character is properly evil. There aren't a lot of shades of grey.
It's not my job in this film to portray a complex character. My job is to be the worst possible version of the worst possible man in movie history, in a monstrous, zombie kind of way. Playing Euron on Game Of Thrones, I can argue: "He's just misunderstood, he's trying to survive". With Overlord, f*ck no, he's a f*cking idiot and you wish he would die.
You spend half the film with half a face. Is that make-up or CGI?
We did one shot of me with CGI, where my face is blown off, but the rest is practical. Most of it is make-up and it took between four and five hours, sitting in a chair listening to sh*tty music. But it's so much more fun to act with. This film was so much fun. When we shot some of the first horror scenes, I went to the director, Julius Avery, and spoke to him through my monster make-up in my best German accent, and said: "I don't think ve vill vin an Oscar for this one."
"I think Denmark has been overtaken by Norway as the happiest nation now. F*cking Norwegians!"
It's very different to, say, Scandi political dramas like Borgen…
One of the reasons I want to make these films – Ghost In The Shell,Overlord, even Game Of Thrones– is that they're as far away from Danish cinema as you can get. This is not Dogme. I love Dogme, and I love Danish cinema, but I've done my share of social realism and it's nice to be in a completely different mindset. It's the same reason I hosted Eurovision in 2014 – it's so far away from that world. The more far-out, surreal and weird a project is, sometimes the better it is.
Are you happy with how Game Of Thrones ends?
I was just happy to be part of it. I can't say anything, because I'm not allowed to, but normally it takes six months to shoot 10 episodes, and this time we spent 10 months shooting six episodes. A lot of people made a lot of effort to create the best final season possible.
Can you tell us what happens to Euron?
Of course I can't. What, I've done 600 interviews saying no, but I'll just tell you everything? No! It's like a game now between the cast and the press. I'll just say I'm very proud of it.
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Economic Report: Americans had a spending bash after getting their stimulus checks. They sobered up in April
By May 28, 2021 41 views
The numbers: After a stimulus-fueled binge, Americans pruned their spending in April and kept a sizable amount of savings on hand to carry them through the end of the pandemic.
Consumer spending rose 0.5% last month, the government said Friday. And incomes sank 13.1% in the absence of any further federal support.
The slowdown in spending was widely expected. Economists polled by Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal has forecast a mild 0.6% increase.
Spending had skyrocketed 4.7% in March — the third biggest increase on record — after the government sent $1,400 checks to most individuals. That spawn a onetime 21% spike in personal income.
Big picture: Don't sweat the big dropoff in spending in April. It's happened each month after three doses of federal stimulus for American families.
The more critical number is much Americans have saved. The U.S. savings rate fell to 14.9% in April from 27.7%, but it's still twice as high as it was before the pandemic.
Consumers are sure to put those savings to work over the summer, especially with the coronavirus rapidly on the wane. Americans are eager to fly, go on a vacation, attend a ballgame and do many things they couldn't do during the crisis.
Economists estimate consumers hold $2 trillion in excess savings — money that would not have saved had the pandemic never happened.
The extra spending should also spur demand for lots of new workers at hotels, resorts, casinos, airports, theaters and the like, economists predict, and help nourish a U.S. recovery at least through the end of the year.
The one potential thorn: Surging inflation. Prices are rising for most goods and services and people are taking notice.
Read: Why aren't Americans happier about the economy? They are paying higher prices for almost everything
Key details: Americans increased spending in April on hotels, restaurants and recreation and new cars and trucks. They cut back on almost everything else.
A key measure of inflation known as the PCE, meanwhile, increased at a 0.6% rate in April.
That pushed the yearly average up to 3.6% from 2.4% — the highest level in 13 years.
Market reaction: The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
and S&P 500
SPX,
were set to open higher in Friday trades.
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