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He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. There were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms. Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom. All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon. Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. Christian Art and Gifts
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He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. There were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms. Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom. All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
Then Moses said to the people of Israel, "See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft. And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan. ... Christian Canvas Art
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, ... Christian Canvas Art
He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. Now he made the sea of cast metal ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits, and thirty cubits in circumference. Under its brim gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, completely surrounding the sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast with the rest. It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths. Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits. This was the design of the stands: they had borders, even borders between the frames, and on the borders which were between the frames were lions, oxen and cherubim; and on the frames there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. Its opening inside the crown at the top was a cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round. The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. On the top of the stand there was a circular form half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its stays and its borders were part of it. He engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders, cherubim, lions and palm trees, according to the clear space on each, with wreaths all around. He made the ten stands like this: all of them had one casting, one measure and one form. He made ten basins of bronze, one basin held forty baths; each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin. Then he set the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south. Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars; and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands; and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea; and the pails and the shovels and the bowls; even all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were of polished bronze. In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; the weight of the bronze could not be ascertained. Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold. Thus all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the LORD was finished And Solomon brought in the things dedicated by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. ... Bible Scripture Verse Art
He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. There were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms. Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom. All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon. Bible Scripture Verse Art
2 Chronicles 2:14 - The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father [was] a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. Christian Art and Gifts
It was carved with cherubim and palm trees; and a palm tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces, a man's face toward the palm tree on one side and a young lion's face toward the palm tree on the other side; they were carved on all the house all around. From the ground to above the entrance cherubim and palm trees were carved, as well as on the wall of the nave. The doorposts of the nave were square; as for the front of the sanctuary, the appearance of one doorpost was like that of the other. The altar was of wood, three cubits high and its length two cubits; its corners, its base and its sides were of wood And he said to me, "This is the table that is before the LORD." The nave and the sanctuary each had a double door. Each of the doors had two leaves, two swinging leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other. Also there were carved on them, on the doors of the nave, cherubim and palm trees like those carved on the walls; and there was a threshold of wood on the front of the porch outside. There were latticed windows and palm trees on one side and on the other, on the sides of the porch; thus were the side chambers of the house and the thresholds. Christian Canvas Art
Huram also made the pails, the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of God: the two pillars, the bowls and the two capitals on top of the pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on top of the pillars, and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the pillars.read more. Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
1 Then the LORD said to Moses, 2 "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— 4 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 5 to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. 6 Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you: Bible Scripture Verse Art
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: "Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words." So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do. Then the word of the Lord came to me: ...
"Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him for my priesthood. These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to serve me as priests. They shall receive gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. ... Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
"You shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat. "Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. "The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat.read more. Bible Scripture Verse Art


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Several IELTS candidates struggle with academic writing task 1 because they have difficulty in knowing how to identify key features in charts. The term "key features" refers to the core idea being described in the chart or graph.
So why is it so important to identity key features in a chart?
If you confuse key features with details in the graph then you cannot score above Band 4.
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Finding Greenwood
Winner of Honorable Mention in the 2009
Organization of Black Screenwriters
Before Wakanda, There Was Greenwood
Like many who watched Black Panther this year, you may have been equally amazed and impressed by its portrayals of black excellence. The film featured Wakanda – a country with vast and well-managed resources, an educated and sophisticated black population and superior technology. For many members of the black diaspora it was not just entertaining.
Hank Gilliam is a white Tulsa news writer in his 40's working for a local paper during the 1970's. Tulsa, Oklahoma – and the country at large – is in the midst of major social change and Hank undergoes a mid-life crisis as he struggles to determine his new place in the world. His all-white suburban neighborhood is thrown for a loop when a black family moves next door to him. After the paper he works for is taken over by new management, his job is threatened unless he can come up with a provocative story. Almost on a dare, he decides to write about the Tulsa Race Riots, a tragic event which
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KT Alozie is an award-winning writer with a passion for all things history. He first learned about the Greenwood District of Tulsa by chance while reading a book on American History. Surprised that he had not heard about this before or learned about it in school (he has a Bachelors and two Masters degrees) he developed a keen interest in it and read everything he could about the famous Black Wall Street. A scriptwriter since the age of 17, he...
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'Ajit Pawar's removal as NCP legislature unit head invalid': BJP
Published : Nov 24, 2019, 11:35 am IST
Updated : Nov 24, 2019, 11:35 am IST
Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar were sworn in by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at a hush-hush ceremony in wee hours of Saturday.
'The letter of support to the governor was given by Ajit Pawar as leader of the NCP's legislature party. Pawar's replacement with Jayant Patil is invalid,' Shelar said. (Photo: File)
Mumbai: The BJP on Sunday objected to the removal of Ajit Pawar as leader of the NCP legislature party, saying it was "invalid".
Pawar was removed as the NCP's legislature unit leader on Saturday, hours after he joined hands with the BJP in a coup and took oath as deputy of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
However, raising an objection to it, BJP leader Ashish Shelar told reporters here that Ajit Pawar's replacement with Jayant Patil was done at the NCP's legislature wing meeting where all MLAs of the Sharad Pawar-led party were not present.
"The letter of support to the governor was given by Ajit Pawar as leader of the NCP's legislature party. Pawar's replacement with Jayant Patil is invalid," Shelar said.
"The petitionin the Supreme Court (filed by the Shiv Sena and others against the governor's decision of swearing-in Fadnavis) doesn't challenge the October 30 appointment of Ajit Pawar as the legislature party leader," the BJP MLA said.
After the governor's decision to invite a new government to be sworn in, the change in leadership of the NCP legislature party will need to be verified by the governor, the former Mumbai BJP chief said.
In a stunning turn of events, Fadnavis on Saturday returned as chief minister propped up by Ajit Pawar, who was made his deputy, just hours after the new alliance of Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Congress reached a consensus that Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will be their chief ministerial candidate.
Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar were sworn in by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at a hush-hush ceremony here, leading to the lifting of the President's rule in the state.
Ajit Pawar's volte-face created fissures in the NCP, whose chief Sharad Pawar distanced himself from his nephew's dramatic action, saying the decision to back Fadnavis was his personal choice and not that of the party.
On Saturday evening, the NCP removed Ajit Pawar as the party's legislature unit head, saying his move was not in line with the party's policies.
The Shiv Sena later approached the Supreme Court against the "arbitrary and malafide actions/decisions" of Governor Koshyari of swearing-in Fadnavis.
The BJP and the Sena, which fought the last month's Assembly polls in an alliance, secured a comfortable majority by winning 105 and 56 seats respectively.
The Sena, however, broke its three-decade-long ties with the BJP after the latter declined to share the chief minister's post.
The Congress and the NCP, both pre-poll allies, won 44 and 54 seats respectively.
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An Nasiriyah Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in An Nasiriyah, Iraq.  It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of An Nasiriyah FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people.

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References

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Benji and Elle were just amazing. Since the first second we captured the boys getting ready, the banter was crushingly hilarious. The ladies were looking stunning, and before you know it, it was time for them to tie the knot. The second Elle was in Benji's sight, he may or may not have dropped a few joyful tears. The laughter, tears and cheers were shared till their exit.
They made our job so easy, you could see the love they had for each other was unbreakable. We'll never forget the energy on that dance floor, the killer moves everyone had, the With Heart team was stoked we were able to share this lovely day with you. We hope they're enjoying their year long honeymoon.


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The ancient and medieval acropolis of Argos was established on the imposing hill of Larissa.
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Considered one of the oldest cities of Greece, the town of Argos lies about 40 kilometers from Epidaurus and 12 kilometers from Nafplio, and offers a plethora of ancient attractions.
The archaeological site within the city of Argos includes many important ancient monuments such as the Theater, the Hadrian's Aqueduct, the Baths and the Roman Agora. – © Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports / Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida
When you stroll the streets of the modern city you can see many places of archaeological interest including the ancient theater and agora, as well as the imposing citadel of Larissa—the history of which begins in prehistoric times and reaches the Greek Revolution of 1821—which towers over the modern city of Argos.
The castle of Argos (Larissa) is one of the most ancient castles of Greece. – © Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sport / Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida
The Archaeological Museum of Argos, located in the centre of Argos, is housed in a neoclassical building of great historic significance, which was built in 1830. The collection includes various treasures of great importance, from the prehistoric until the Roman period.
The castle of Argos (Larissa)
Tickets: free entrance
Approach to the monument: The hill of the castle is about 2 km from the city of Argos. The road is paved and there is a spacious parking lot close to the entrance.
Archaeological Sites:08.00-15.00
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11 COVID-19 Outbreaks Linked To New Jersey Schools, Health Officials Say
By CBS3 Staff September 30, 2020 at 4:35 pm
Filed Under:coronavirus, Local, New Jersey news
TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) — The New Jersey Department of Health says there are nearly a dozen COVID-19 outbreaks linked to schools. They are using a new tool to monitor those outbreaks.
On Wednesday, officials unveiled a new dashboard to report instances of school transmission in each county.
"In-school transmission is considered the transmission of the virus between students and/or school staff that occurs on school property in the context of academic school activities," New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Judy Persichilli said.
The health commissioner says there are 43 cases of COVID-19 linked to those 11 outbreaks.
Seven of the outbreaks have happened in South Jersey schools located in Cape May, Gloucester and Burlington Counties.
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Q: Print complete key path for all the values of a python nested dictionary If below is my nested dictionary I want to parse through recursively and print all the values along with the complete path of the nested key.
my_dict = {'attr':{'types':{'tag':{'name':'Tom', 'gender':'male'},'category':'employee'}}}

Expected output:
Key structure : my_dict["attr"]["types"]["tag"]["name"]

value : "Tom"

Key structure : my_dict["attr"]["types"]["tag"]["gender"]

value : "male"

Key structure : my_dict["attr"]["types"]["category"]

value : "employee"

I wrote a recursive function, but running to this:
my_dict = {'attr':{'types':{'tag':{'name':'Tom','gender':'male'},'category':'employee'}}}

def dict_path(path,my_dict):
    for k,v in my_dict.iteritems():
        if isinstance(v,dict):
            path=path+"_"+k
            dict_path(path,v)
        else:
            path=path+"_"+k
            print path,"=>",v

    return
dict_path("",my_dict)

Output:
_attr_types_category => employee
_attr_types_category_tag_gender => male
_attr_types_category_tag_gender_name => Tom
In the above : For male, the key struct shouldnt contain "category"
How to retain the correct key structure?

A: As catavaran mentions, your problem is caused by adding the new path component to the path variable inside your for loop. You need to put the new path into the call so it gets passed to the next level of recursion and doesn't interfere with the path of subsequent items in the for loop at the current recursion level.
Here's an alternate solution that uses a recursive generator, rather than printing the results inside the dict_path function. (FWIW, I used print json.dumps(my_dict, indent=4) to reformat the dictionary).
my_dict = {
    "attr": {
        "types": {
            "category": "employee",
            "tag": {
                "gender": "male",
                "name": "Tom"
            }
        }
    }
}

def dict_path(my_dict, path=None):
    if path is None:
        path = []
    for k,v in my_dict.iteritems():
        newpath = path + [k]
        if isinstance(v, dict):
            for u in dict_path(v, newpath):
                yield u
        else:
            yield newpath, v

for path, v in dict_path(my_dict):
    print '_'.join(path), "=>", v

output
attr_types_category => employee
attr_types_tag_gender => male
attr_types_tag_name => Tom

A: Just adding to above @catavaran code.
in case if the dict value is list, and if list may have dict or values itself, then this code could help.
I just modified delimiter as dot.
def dict_path(path,my_dict):
    for k,v in my_dict.iteritems():
        if isinstance(v,list):
            for i, item in enumerate(v):
                dict_path( path + "." + k + "." + str(i), item)
        elif isinstance(v,dict):
            dict_path(path+"."+k,v)
        else:
            print path+"."+k, "=>", v

Thanks @catavaran , your code helped me.

A: You shouldn't alter the path variable in the dict_path() function:
def dict_path(path,my_dict):
    for k,v in my_dict.iteritems():
        if isinstance(v,dict):
            dict_path(path+"_"+k,v)
        else:
            print path+"_"+k,"=>",v
dict_path("",my_dict)

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Southwestern Family of Companies Announces New Business Addition
By DSN Staff | February 2, 2021
Southwestern Family of Companies announced the addition of a new business, Southwestern Legacy Insurance Group. This new expansion will offer clients an avenue to protect their financial legacy through final expense insurance. "Southwestern Legacy Insurance Group is a great addition to the Family of Companies and another step in our mission to have a positive…
Southwestern Family of Companies Names Christina Reckard Vice President of Marketing
By DSN Staff | December 17, 2020
Southwestern Family of Companies announced Christina Reckard will take on the role of Vice President of Marketing. Reckard brings career experience in marketing, public relations and small business growth and will lead all marketing efforts for the international conglomerate's 20 companies. "Christina's strategic marketing and ecommerce background is the perfect skillset and leadership we need…
Southwestern Family of Companies Names Christa Acevedo Vice President of Operations
Southwestern Family of Companies announced that it is promoting Christa Acevedo to Vice President of Operations. This new position will be in addition to her current role as Director of Operations with Southwestern Consulting. "In her time with Southwestern Consulting, Christa has implemented systems and processes that advanced the success of the business," says Dustin…
Southwestern Appoints Patty Hoppenstedt Vice President of Human Resources
By DSN Staff | July 22, 2020
Patty Hoppenstedt has joined Southwestern Family of Companies as vice president of Human Resources. In her new role, Hoppenstedt will be responsible for providing consultation on strategic staffing plans, including compensation, benefits, training and development, budget and labor relations. "Patty has spent more than 20 years in HR within a variety of industries," said Dustin…
Beth Jackson Named Southwestern's VP and Corporate Controller
By DSN Staff | October 10, 2018
Nashville, Tenn.-based Southwestern Family of Companies recently announced the promotion of Beth Jackson to vice president and corporate controller. Jackson will oversee the accounting department and be responsible for payroll, accounts payable, tax, audit, budget, general ledger, consolidated financial reporting, cash management and staffing functions. She will also work in tandem with Southwestern Family of Companies'…
Dustin Hillis Appointed New CEO of Southwestern
By DSN Staff | June 13, 2018
Southwestern, the 163-year-old direct seller and one of Middle Tennessee's oldest and largest private corporations, recently announced the appointment of a new CEO. On July 1, Dustin Hillis will be promoted to the position held by Henry Bedford since 2006. Bedford will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of the corporation and as…


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Q: How to populate a new value to a radio buttons WTForms? In the example below: frequence Radio is set by default to 1.
When I'm reaching /preference, I will modify the value to the appropriate frequence
The information is then kept in the appropriate variable.
Till here, all is fine.
Now, How can I populate this information to the Form ?
In order that the next time when I will reach /preference, the frequence radio button will be set to the last choice.
Thanks
    # -------------------
    # File : forms.py
    # -------------------
    from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
    from wtforms import StringField, RadioField , SubmitField
    from webapp import app

    class preferenceForm(FlaskForm):
        frequence = RadioField(
            'Frequence',choices=[
                (1,'4800 Hz'),
                (2,'8000 Hz'),
                (3,'11025 Hz'),
                (4,'44100 Hz')
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Q: Equilateral triangles on two adjacent sides of a rectangle, and the rectangle's fourth vertex, determine another equilateral triangle Recently I bumped into a $7^{th}$-grade problem.
Shamefully I can't find any elementary solution for it.
The problem is as follows:

There is given a rectangle $ABCD$ with shorter sides $AD=BC$.
Let $BCE$, $ABF~$ be two equilateral triangles with $E~$ inside $ABF$. We are being asked to prove that $DEF$ is a equilateral triangle as well.

Any clue how to defeat it $7th$-graders with elementary methods?

A: Another way. Let the shorter side be $2a$ and the other be $2b$. Referred to cartesian coordinates we can made
$$A=(0,2a),B=(2b,2a),C=(2b,0),D=(0,0)$$ so we have because of equilateral triangles $\triangle{BEC}$ and $\triangle{AFB}$
$$E=(2b-a\sqrt3,a) \text { and } F=(b,2a-b\sqrt3)$$ With this we have immediately
$$\overline{ED}=\overline{DF}=\overline{EF}=2\sqrt{a^2+b^2-ab\sqrt3}$$

A: I think I've found a good 7th-grade explanation with no equations needed. It requires drawing another equilateral triangle connecting points A and D and then comparing angles.
See illustration here
We're given that triangle AFB is equilateral. Thus, angle AFB is 60 degrees.
Notice that line BF is a perpendicular bisector of line EC. I've labeled the intersection point M in the illustration.
Because of this, FC = FE = FD.
Angle DFE must therefore also be 60 degrees, because angles DFA and EFB are equal as you can see in the diagram (triangles EFM and DFN are congruent).
Since angle DFE is 60 degrees, and DF = FE, triangle DFE must be equilateral.

A: We have $AD = EC,$ $AF = CD,$ and $\angle DAF = 30^\circ = \angle ECD.$
By the side-angle-side property we therefore have congruent triangles
$\triangle DAF \cong \triangle ECD.$ Therefore $DF = DE.$
To finish the proof we just need to show that $\angle EDF = 60^\circ,$ which I suppose we can angle-chase in a few ways.
One way is, since the sum of angles of a triangle is $180^\circ,$ we have
$$\angle CDE + \angle CED = 180^\circ - \angle DCE = 180^\circ - 30^\circ = 150^\circ.$$
Then
\begin{align}
\angle EDF &= \angle EDC + \angle CDF \\
&= \angle EDC + (\angle ADF - \angle ADC) \\
&= (\angle EDC + \angle ADF) - 90^\circ \\
&= (\angle EDC + \angle CED ) - 90^\circ \\
&= 150^\circ - 90^\circ \\
&= 60^\circ. \\
\end{align}

A: I'm not sure if this would count as 7th grader mathematics but, there is in fact a way to prove this using ideas strictly from elementary geometry as I'll explain below:

1.) Connect point $F$ with $C$ via segment $FC$. Since $\angle ABF=60$, we know that $\angle FBC=30$ and that implies $\angle FBE=30$ as well. This proves that segment $FB$ is the perpendicular bisector of segment $EC$ and the angle bisector of $\triangle BEC$. It follows that $\triangle FBE$ and $\triangle FBC$ are congruent, therefore $FC=FE$.
2.) Since we know that $\angle FBC=30$, we can also conclude that $\angle FAD=30$ as well. We can also notice that $\triangle FBC$ and $\triangle FAD$ are also congruent via the SAS property, therefore we can also infer that $FC=FE=FD$. This proves that point $F$ is the circumcenter of $\triangle DEC$, therefore $\angle DFE$ would be twice the measure of $\angle ECD$. We can see that $\angle ECD=90-60=30$, therefore $\angle DFE=60$ and since $FE=FD$, this proves that $\triangle DFE$ is in fact equilateral.

A: Here is an approach that aims to show $DE = EF = FD$ to show that $\Delta DEF$ is equilateral.
Firstly, as $DA = CB$, $AF = BF$, and $\angle DAF = \angle CBF = 90º - 60º$, $\Delta DAF$ is congruent to $\Delta CBF$ and so $FD = FC$. Now $\angle ABE = \angle FBC = 90º - 60º$ and thus $\angle ABE = \angle EBF = \angle FBC = 30º$. By $SAS$ congruence again, $\Delta FEB$ is congruent to $\Delta FCB$, and hence $FE = FC$, which yields $FD = FE = FC$.
Using $SAS$ again on $\Delta AEB$ and $\Delta DEC$ (or the fact that $E$ lies on the perpendicular bisector of $BC$), it is not too hard to see that $AE = ED$. However as mentioned previously, $\angle ABE = \angle EBF$, and once more using $SAS$, $AE = EF$.
Thus $AE = EF = ED$ from above, and from before, $FE = FD$.
Therefore $EF = ED = FD$, hence proved.


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Chiang Kai‑shek Memorial Hall
No. 21號, Zhongshan South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
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文武廟停車場
No. 63, Zhongzheng Road, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan 555
The Wenwu Temple is worth a stop if you're in the Sun Moon Lake area. The architecture is highly detailed and the landscaping is gorgeous. The temple has three halls and I found the first one (the lowest level) to be the most interesting. It is...
Eternal Spring Shrine
972, Taiwan, Hualien County, Xiulin Township, 283-3號
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Tsen Pagoda
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Sanxiantai
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Northeast of Chenggong in Taitung County, Taiwan, Sanxiantai is one of Taintung's most popular attractions. Sanxiantai, which translates to the Platform of Three Immortals, received the name from a legend which tells of three immortals that came...
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Economics Topics: 21 Subjects Briefly Explained
By Megan Matheney
Megan Matheney
Economics isn't just the study of the economics of countries, governments, and societies; it also looks at smaller-scale systems, including those unrelated to money or products. Read on to learn about some of the many topics within economics.
A Historical Perspective of Economics Subjects
1. Classical Economics
Classical economics is a broad term that describes the school of thought that originated and flourished in Britain between the late 18th to mid-19th century. It considers that economics works best when every individual is given the freedom to pursue their self-interest in the free and open world of competition.
Principle ideas in this field include the invisible hand, division of labor, laws of production and exchange, free trade, the dangers of monopolies, and the importance of competition. Many of the ideas of this topic remain important and applicable today. However, neoclassical economics is the current principal school of thought.
2. Free Market Economics
Free market economics, one of the more popular schools of thought now, depends on the interaction of supply and demand of goods and products in order to reach equilibrium. In this equilibrium, all needs of players within the economic are met without intervention of government.
This means that tariffs or other regulations are not imposed by regulating entities, and prices are determined by consumers. While perfect free markets generally don't exist, certain parts of free markets and their ideology make up important parts of many modern capitalist and other economies.
Modern Problems and Their Modern Areas of Economics
3. Energy Economics
Energy economics deals with applying economics to energy situations. Subjects discussed inside the conversion, use, and exploitation of energy and its markets. The main issues center around primary fuels such as fossil fuels and renewables.
The field is increasingly important as certain fuels encourage negative consequences such as climate change. Their competition and cost-benefit analysis with other cleaner and more sustainable fuels is an important area of study as we try to determine how to proceed in terms of energy usage.
4. Environmental Economics
Environmental economics examines the relationship between the environment and the economy. Primarily, it studies natural resources, their use and extraction, and waste products that return to the environment. Each of these aspects interacts with economies of every size, since society is located within the natural environment.
Many people think that environmentally friendly practices and policies will be expensive, thus hurting the economy; but this is a short-sighted view. The reality is that damaging the environment will be much more costly in the long run. Some costly effects of climate change include dwindling food supplies, damages from natural disasters, and health problems from pollution.
5. Green Economics
Green economics is an economic methodology which aims to create harmony between people and nature. The theories of green economics involve various ideas dealing with the interconnected relationship between the environment and the people living in it.
In this model, nature and components of the environment have value to the economy. They not only provide valuable resources as economic input, but environmental conditions such as natural disasters or climate change also have other less direct effects on the economy. And, vice versa, the outputs of the economy affect how the environment functions. This creates potential for a viscous cycle if we don't take these effects into account through green economics.
Mathematical Areas of Economics and Their Applications
6. Econometrics
Econometrics involves the application and quantitative analysis of economic phenomena. Using statistical models provides empirical evidence of how economic relationships function. It also allows economists to sift through extremely large amounts of data in order to find these otherwise hidden relationships.
The most common tools used in the field are multiple linear regression, statistical theory, and mathematical statistics. These are used to find unbiased, efficient, and consistent economic estimators.
7. Mathematical Economics
Mathematical economics applies mathematical methods to analyze problems in economics. This allows economics to conduct tests with quantifiable results leading to models for predicting future economic activity.
As technology has improved over time, so has mathematical economics. More computing power means that larger data sets and more complicated models can solve larger problems with more confident results. Some of these applied methods include mathematical programming, matrix algebra, differential equations, and other advanced computational methods.
8. Financial Economics
This topic of economics is all about the money, even more so than economics as a whole. However, as opposed to the macroeconomic focus of monetary economics, it has a microeconomic focus. It focuses on financial and monetary variables of the economy, such as prices and interest rates.
Because financial decisions often take into account potential events as related to portfolios, individual stocks, and the market in general, financial economics keeps an eye on these events as well. It uses microeconomics and decision theory to try to make predictions about how financial decisions will be made. This means taking into account uncertainty in environments over space and time. The models and predictions given by financial economics concern themselves more with being mathematically consistent than being consistent with economic theories of the time.
The Varying Fields of Economics Based on Country
9. Development Economics
Development economics is the topic of economics that centers on improving economic, fiscal, and social conditions in underdeveloped countries. As a discipline, it considers factors such as education, health, domestic principles, working conditions, and market conditions. It seeks to establish strategies that can aid developing nations and helps in the analysis of opportunities and how they can be applied.
Improving the situation of developing countries is a major concern in the modern world. Previously, all countries were developing or entirely undeveloped. Now, those that have reached developed status can use their stability and resources to aid other people in improving their quality of life. This also helps the developed countries because certain qualities of undeveloped countries can have negative effects on the global environment and economy.
10. International Economics
This topic in economics has grown significantly in the last century due to the rise of globalization. The countries of the world are more interconnected than ever, and their economies interact on an intricate level. Trade, migration, and investment are the main areas in which international economics evaluates the differences between countries and how they affect each other.
The goal of international economics is to understand the consequences and patterns of interactions and trades between citizens of different countries. The more differences two countries have, the larger their effects will be on one another during interactions. Developing countries are especially vulnerable to decisions of developed countries, even when the developed country might feel it has only made a small change. This makes this field important when it comes to evaluating and promoting development.
Subjects in Economics with Scientific Characteristics
11. Bioeconomics
Bioeconomics may refer a few different areas of study. It includes one theory by Nicholos Roegen, which views human economic endeavors merely as extensions of biological survival. It is more commonly the term used to describe the study of living resource dynamics using economic models, as well as the study of economic systems using the law of thermodynamics.
For the former, bioeconomics looks at the economics of how resources such as fisheries or forests are shared between people. For the later, bioeconomics looks at economic systems from a mathematical perspective which treats them almost as physical bodies gaining and losing "energy," being time, money, and resources.
12. Health Economics
This is a topic of economics which looks specifically at healthcare. Healthcare is deserving of its own field of study due to its unique economic situation compared to other goods in the economy. It experiences interactions with government, asymmetric information, third-party agents, and barriers to entry that other goods do not.
Thus, health economics deals with issues related to the behavior, efficiency, and value in the production, and consumption of healthcare under these unique circumstances. This understanding can then help with planning, budgeting, monitoring, and supplying healthcare.
Economics Fields Involving Law
13. Law and Economics
Also known as economic analysis of law, this topic applies economic theory to the analysis of legal areas. It especially uses microeconomic theory in order to explain the different effects of the law. This helps determine which laws have accomplished their goals, and which new laws will be effective. With law and economics, we can ensure that laws are economically efficient and beneficial after all of the effort involved in enacting them.
14. Contract Theory
This theory in economics studies the role of contractual arrangements between economic actors. An important aspect of the theory is that contracts often involve asymmetric information where one signing party has more information than the other.
The theory also looks at decision making with regards to this asymmetric information and other factors to determine optimal decisions. The typical situations used in contract theory are called signaling, moral hazard, and adverse selection. Each of these aims to determine the best motivation for appropriate decisions regarding contractual deals.
Economics Topics that Take Peoples' Personalities into Account
15. Attention Economics
Simply put,
in this approach attention is a finite resource that each person only has so
much of. The idea of the attention economy is that an individual's attention is
a rare commodity that must be utilized efficiently and effectively to acquire
effective marketing.
It is especially relevant in the age of the internet where attention-grabbing information and content is increasingly abundant. This area of economics can be seen in advertising and website design where companies go to great lengths to take into account what is most relevant to their target audience in order to grab their attention as soon as possible. It can also be applied to areas of education in order to optimize learning behaviors.
16. Behavioral Economics
This area of economics takes into account the human aspects of the economy. People make up the economy, and we have plenty of quirks when it comes to our emotions, psychology, and social pressures. These quirks affect how we make economic decisions, and thus affect the economy as a whole. Other more classical theories don't take these factors into account, resulting in varying conclusions.
The field uses insights from psychology and neuroscience, as well as microeconomics. The three dominating themes of study are heuristics, framing, and market inefficiencies. These essentially evaluate how people simplify decisions using mental shortcuts, anecdotes, stereotypes, and non-rational decision making.
Fields in Economics Focusing on Business and Commerce
17. Consumer Economics
Consumer economics is a topic of economics that focuses on smaller units of the economy. This means looking at units of individuals, consumers, or families as opposed to business or government units considered by traditional economics.
It studies the influences and choices that shape a consumer's activities, including financial planning and policies that affect families. It is especially important for evaluating economic changes which occur after societal changes concerning family units, such as women entering the work force.
18. Entrepreneurial Economics
Entrepreneurial economics is the topic of economics that looks at the role of people starting new businesses that contribute to society. Entrepreneurs and their businesses are necessary for growth of the economy because they combine the factors of production. This combination creates profit, therefore driving economic growth.
Thus, entrepreneurship is critical for explaining and supporting long-term growth. However, mainstream economics does not always properly account for it, making entrepreneurial economics critical for future progress.
A Few Miscellaneous Economics Topics
19. General Economics
General economics is a college major that provides students with the foundations of economic knowledge. This is a good place to start for a student who is unsure of what specific area of economics fits them best. They will start off with classes in micro- and macroeconomics. These areas cover markets, production, supply and demand, monetary and fiscal policy, and business cycles.
From there, students can take advantage of many opportunities to explore various other aspects of economics. Through testing different fields and topics, students can figure out their ideal niche for future study or careers.
20. Real Estate Economics
Real Estate is a huge part of the general economy, both causing huge growth and huge crashes over time. This topic in economics evaluates real estate markets to help explain and predict the patterns of prices, demand, and supply of real estate.
While it is closely related to housing economics, it does not concentrate on only housing. Both analyze trends in supply and demand, urban economics, surveys, and finance. The main players being analyzed in real estate economics include developers, owners, renters, and renovators. But facilitators such as banks, brokers, lawyers and regulators are also important for real estate transactions. Their actions have actually contributed significantly to events such as real estate crashes, making them important parts of this field.
21. Socialist Economics
Socialist economics is a topic that refers to a set of economic theories and practices associated with socialist ideology. The goal is to ensure equal opportunity and welfare to the people in the society. The system is based on public ownership of the means of production such that production leads directly to use of outputs. Unlike the free market economy, socialist economies have abundant government intervention.
About the author Megan Matheney
Professional technical writer specializing in material relating to Earth sciences, environmental economics, and developmental economics. Megan has a B.S. in Geophysics from the University of Texas at Austin, as well a M.S. in Environment and Sustainable Development from the University of Glasgow. She has worked in the government sector for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and currently lives in Mexico City where she works as a freelancer.


Shadr is a Redguard farmer living in Riften. He works as Hofgrir Horse-Crusher's assistant in the stables. A newcomer from Hammerfell, the unfortunate Shadr recently fell for a scam orchestrated by Sapphire, and now owes her a considerable amount of gold. During the related quest, you will have to convince Sapphire to forget about his debt and leave him alone.
Having learned the equestrian trade back in his native Hammerfell, Shadr spends all of his time with the horses, under the watchful eye of stable owner Hofgrir Horse-Crusher. He sleeps in the stable building every night between midnight and 6am and tends to the horses for the rest of the day, at random times taking breaks inside the house for a quick meal. If Hofgrir dies, however, Shadr will change his daily routine completely and will almost abandon his beloved horses. He will still get out of bed at 6am but will start the day with a one-hour meal, then spend all day in Riften, preferably seated on the bench where he is found speaking with Sapphire upon first entering town. At 9am he will browse the market for four hours and will return to the stables for meals at 1pm and 6pm.
He wears a set of typical farmer's clothes along with a pair of boots and wields a leveled dagger (up to elven quality at level 20). He carries the key to the stables, a belted tunic and a selection of lower-class items and gold.
When working at the stables, Shadr will share his passion for horses and provide a bit of background information on his employer and mentor: "Hofgrir is a great teacher. I've learned so much about horses from him.", "Horses are all I know. I've been riding since I could walk." and "If the forest wasn't so dangerous, I'd spend every spare moment riding." He will readily elaborate if you ask him directly about his stable work: "Yes. Hofgrir took me in when I arrived in Riften about a year ago. He's been teaching me everything he knows. Horses are my whole life. Back in Hammerfell, I helped my family raise horses at our farm. I hope to open my own stables one day, but I think it's going to take a lot longer than I expected."
Sapphire: "I'm really getting tired of your excuses. When you borrowed the money, you said you'd pay it back on time and for double the usual fee."
Shadr: "I know I did. But how was I to know the shipment would get robbed?"
Sapphire: "Next time, keep your plans quieter and nothing would have happened to it."
Shadr: "What? Are you telling me you robbed it? Why? Why are you doing this to me?"
Sapphire: "Look, Shadr. Last warning. Pay up or else. All I care about is the gold. Everything else is your problem."
Sapphire will then turn around and leave Shadr to his thoughts. He will remain seated on the bridge until you approach him and ask about his problem. When you speak with him, he will say, "Huh? What do you want?" and will then readily tell you about his problem with Sapphire: "I owe a great deal of money to someone and I think they cheated me. I don't know what to do." He will then elaborate: "I was able to work out a deal with the stables in Whiterun to sell me some of their tack and harnesses. I borrowed some gold from Sapphire to pay for the shipment, but it got robbed before it even arrived. Now Sapphire wants her money back, and if I don't pay her, I think she's going to kill me." If you say you are sorry to hear about his problem he will just respond: "Not half as sorry as I am." If you offer to help him, he will be grateful: "You will?! Oh, thank you!" He will then return to his stable work with a warning: "Be careful with Sapphire. She's [sic] mixes with all sorts of nasty people."
Sapphire's reaction will differ depending on how long you have progressed in the Thieves Guild quest line; if you have yet to become a member, she will be harder to convince and you will have to either persuade, intimidate or bribe her; if you're Guildmaster, Sapphire will openly admit her scam and will even try and cut you a deal. Naturally, Shadr's responses will differ as well. If you failed to persuade or bribe Sapphire – or if she cut you in on the deal - he will say: "Oh. Well, thanks for trying I suppose. I'll just have to come up with the coin somehow." If you managed to clear his debt completely he will happily say: "By the Eight! You actually talked her into it? I don't know what to say. I didn't think anyone in Riften even cared what happened to me. Look, I was saving this, but I wanted you to have it. I thought I might need it if Sapphire came for me, but I don't need it anymore."
Stabilized: Help Shadr clear his debt with Sapphire.
Shadr: "Hi, Marise. How are you today?"
Marise: "I'm well. How are things over at the stables? Old Hofgrir giving you a hard time?"
Shadr: "Naw... he's fine. Look, I wanted to ask if you'll... um, if you'd like to... well, like to have a drink with me at the Bee and Barb sometime?"
Marise: "Shadr, that's so sweet... I'd love to."
Shadr: "Here's another septim, Madesi. How much more do I need?"
Madesi: "Only thirty more and it'll be all yours. If I might ask, who is the lucky woman?"
Shadr: "It's for Marise, but don't say a word to her!"
Madesi: "Don't worry, Shadr, your secret is safe with me."
Mjoll: "Have you prepared the stables like I suggested, Shadr?"
Shadr: "Yes, Lady Mjoll. If Riften gets attacked, we'll retreat inside the city gates and bar the door just like you said."
Mjoll: "Good. You could be our first line of defense since you live outside the city walls, so we're depending on you."
Shadr: "Brand-Shei, did you hear about Helgen? It's... it's gone! A dragon burned it to the ground!"
Brand-Shei: "Yes, I heard. I think all of Skyrim knows by know."
Shadr: "Do you... do you think that could happen here? I mean, could a dragon come here and burn the city down?"
Brand-Shei: "I don't know. All we can do is hope the Eight will favor us and have these creatures stay far away from Riften."
Grelka: "Did you do everything I said, Shadr?"
Shadr: "Yes. The man came by at noon just like you said. I gave him the package and he gave me this pouch for you. The package was heavy... I needed his help getting it on his horse. What was inside?"
Grelka: "Hey, I told you not to ask any questions. Now, here. For your trouble."


Australia, 1978, 101 minutes, Colour.
Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Barry Sullivan, Noel Ferrier, Ray Barrett, Cul Cullen, Anne Haddy.
Directed by Robert Michael Lewis.
No Room To Run was the first in a series of telemovies produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in conjunction with the American television industry. It is a political thriller-romance, of the rather more conventional type. There are many improbabilities but there is some excitement while the film is on the screen. Americans imported for the leading roles were the husband and wife team of Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss. Barry Sullivan also stars. There are quite a number of Australian artists in the film including Ray Barrett. Others in the series were more successful especially Ralph Nelson's film about a retarded boy, Because He's My Friend starring Karen Black, Keir Dullea and Jack Thompson. No Room To Run is average improbable espionage and crime melodrama.
1.	The quality of this telemovie: home audiences and interest in themes, styles? The use of television techniques, close-ups, the use of scenery frightening the audience?
2.	The quality of the film as an Australian-American? co-production: American stars, local actors, Australian-American? plot, American style of thriller? The use of Australian locations?
3.	How credible a thriller plot? Believable characters, situations? Contrived for the purpose of excitement and melodrama?
4.	Audience interest in the themes: multinationals and their power, their use of individuals, ruthlessness, plots and cover-ups, murder, money, control? The nature of multinational control in most areas of society, even culture? The film's critique of multinationals?
5.	The impact of the prologue, the television news, the background of racial discord and revolution and the indication of the companies' involvement? The repercussions of this throughout the film?
6.	The portrayal of Garth, the portrayal of him as a pleasant family man, his devotion to h-is daughter, to Nick? And yet the nature of his control, the network of espionage and money deals? His smooth style, playing God? The use of tapes and the irony of American politics in recent years? His being confronted by his tapes? Audience response to his exposure? How credible a villain?
7.	Nick as a hero, a P.R. man, his loyalty to Garth and putting him on a pedestal despite the marriage? His involvement in cultural interests? His knowing of Garth's various henchmen? The significance of the Australian mission? The ordinary side of his character? His arrival, the scene at the airport and the involvement in the death? The importance of the ordinary man being victimised and on the run? His involvement with the girl and her help? The confrontation with the dead man's wife? With Fleming, with the police? How well were the thriller conventions of the victim being chased used?
8.	The dramatic impact of the hero on the run, the various sequences of danger, using his wits, the experience of death, his confrontation of Garth?
9.	The various henchmen? The subplot of Fleming, the man with the money, his widow, the deals, the tough gangsters with their threats and beatings, deaths?
10.	The sub-plot of the faked death? The build-up of this at the beginning, the sequence on the beach, the reappearance of the dead man in order to save Nick?
11.	How attractive was the girl as a heroine for this kind of film? An American in Australia, her job, her shielding Nick, putting off her boyfriend, falling in love, sharing the dangers?
12.	Comment on the melodrama of the exposure of Garth at the Opera House? The cultural theme, the glorification of Garth, the playing of the tapes and his breaking down? Good melodrama?
13.	The irony of the potential happy ending, the love scene, the gangsters watching at the end? How satisfying for audiences to be left with a threat?
14.	How conventional a telemovie, average or above average? A portrayal of realistic world themes adapted for the television medium and the expectations of a home television audience?


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2016's Shin Godzilla brought the King of Monsters back in glorious fashion, and now Bandai Tamashii Nations have revealed a brand new variant of the film's Godzilla design in figure form! S.H. MonsterArts Shin Godzilla 4th Form Freeze Ver. is based upon the monster's "defeat" at the end of the movie, where Godzilla is successfully frozen by Japan's plan to inject gallons of coagulant into its mouth.
Though a primarily a repaint of the original Shin Godzilla, Freeze Ver features a brand new, highly detailed tail piece including the humanoid Godzilla creatures emerging from it in the film's final scenes. The figure is Tamashii web exclusive release and includes no additional accessories, retailing for 14,040 yen and releasing in July 2018.
Check out the full selection of images and discuss the figure after the jump!
Tamashii Nations 2016 has gotten well under way and to make things easier we've separated our coverage into multiple posts. Continuing our coverage, while there isn't much to report yet, a small selection S.H. Monserarts figures is on display from the recent Shin Godzilla film.
The display includes of course the standard final form S.H. Monsterarts Shin Godzilla, but also the younger 2nd & 3rd forms of this behemoth. We'll keep you up to date throughout the weekend as more images and info from Tamashii Nations 2016 begin to circulate. Stay tuned to TokuNation!


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An interview with Sergio Leone biographer, Sir Christopher Frayling
Sir Christopher Frayling is a globally renowned writer and film historian. In 2001 he was knighted for "Services to Art and Design Education". One area of cinema that Sir Frayling has dedicated a significant amount of time to is the Italian-made spaghetti westerns of the mid-1960s and in particular the films of Sergio Leone who made classics such as The Good, The Bad and They Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West. Sir Christopher has provided the commentary on many DVD releases of Leone's films plus he wrote Sergio Leone: Something To Do With Death, a book that many regard as the definitive biography of Sergio Leone.
On Saturday 28 November 2009 I recorded the following interview with Sir Frayling, which was played on The Casting Couch later that day in conjunction with the re-release of Once Upon a Time in the West at The Astor Theatre.
http://www.cpod.org.au/download.php?id=2628
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Notes on film: The Leopard
"Something had to change for everything to stay as it was."
The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) is a historical epic of breathtaking scope and beauty. It is an acclaimed adaptation of the 1958 novel, by Sicilian writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, about the unification of Italy in the late 19th century. This 1963 film adaptation is a highpoint in the later part of an illustrious career of the Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti, demonstrating his classical sense of aestheticism and modern approach to storytelling. Watching The Leopard is an absolute feast for the senses as Visconti's camera captures all the detail and beauty in the Sicilian landscape and buildings that the film takes place in.
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In our last episode, we discussed the challenges of overcoming poverty.
It's easy to say people need to earn more money. Of course that's an issue – but where to begin when you lack the funds?
Even if you're above the poverty level, it might seem impossible to obtain a college degree (something many employers deem necessary) without encountering a pile of student loan debt.
Yet, if you've ever searched for a job, you know that you might face another challenge: having the necessary experience required even for an entry-level career.
Starting a business or side hustle might also be out – even though online businesses don't require a lot of capital to get started, and have minimum overhead, any extra costs can be a burden.
It might seem like the odds are stacked against you, but they're not. Thankfully, there are other free resources out there that you can use you improve your skills. Do this, and you should be able to put yourself in a better position for higher-paying opportunities.
Not all jobs require a degree. Some jobs just require connections and proof you can keep to your word and execute projects.
Maybe you don't have the money to go to college, even when enlisting the help of financial aid. That's okay. As Chonce and Femme said on the podcast, education is important, but there are other informal ways to receive it.
Enter – massive open online courses, or MOOCs. These give you a college education at no price, and from the comfort of your home (or library).
The great thing about these is you can take several different classes and not follow a strict curriculum, meaning you can change direction if you find you're not interested in a certain subject. You don't have to fear wasting money by dropping out of a class mid-semester like you would in college.
And if you're interested in tech, you're in luck, as there are tons of sites out there dedicated to programming, app development, web development, networking, etc. for free. Udacity has some (check free on the sidebar), there's Codecademy, and Cybrary, just to name a few.
Last, but not least, don't leave out YouTube. There are a variety of educational channels on there like CrashCourse that give you overviews of subjects.
While free online courses are a great option to learn new skills, everything can't be learned online. If you need more hands-on experience, I'd encourage you to check out free community resources offered by organizations in your area and even your local library.
If you would like to become more computer savvy but don't own a computer or don't know where to start, you can check to see if your library offers free computer training classes. Libraries also host seminars and some even allow you to rent equipment like laptops, software, sound and audio equipment and more.
Some tax offices like Liberty Tax Service provide free training classes for the community if you have an interest in accounting and filing taxes. To my knowledge, Liberty Tax Service only charges students for the price of the two books needed to take the course. I'm sure that are other companies that offer similar classes with an opportunity to work at their location during tax season.
Other community events and resources that I found useful for helping people get out of poverty were personal finance seminars and events. Once you improve your skill set, you need to make sure you are managing your money well in order to improve your situation.
Whether it's a free budgeting presentation or a seminar about grants and financial assistance for first time homeowners, it can help provide you with the knowledge and resources you need to improve your finances.
Start by checking with churches, charities, the library and the park district for free resources, events, and training sessions that can help you.
My library doesn't offer many resources similar to those mentioned, but I do have the luxury of having an Extension Office in my hometown. State Extension programs differ by state, and programs and resources can even differ by city or county, but all Extension offices offer some resources that you may find valuable.
For example, my Extension Office offers different programs that are free to the community about personal and household finances, saving money, cooking at home, learning new skills, improving your health, and more. Some of these programs may be able to help you learn new skills and network to gain better employment opportunities.
What free resources have you used to improve your skills? How did you gain experience for your first job? How did to work to earn more?


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COLUMN: Are you ready for the most wonderful time of the year?
Are you feeling festive or bah humbug?
Last year in the UK a whooping 10 million turkeys were eaten over the festive period at a cost of £170 for a family of four with all the trimmings. But what is it for you, do you have the traditional turkey or will it be a beef joint or maybe even nut roast in your house?
Now here in the office we have decided that Christmas decorations will be going up on the walls on December 1, I mean we still have the sticky tape with left over tinsel stuck to the ceiling from 2004 but never mind it's a tradition!
And when you think you are hearing dying cats don't worry it will just be me singing anything from Cliff Richard's Mistletoe and Wine to Bo Selecta's Proper Crimbo.
This isn't about me loving Christmas (I so do by the way) we want to know about your traditions and how ready you are and what jobs you aren't looking forward to.
Does your nana stock up on the biscuits when they are on Bogof? Who can't stay awake during The Queen's speech?
Did you know 1.7bn Christmas cards are sent each year in Britain? But do you buy the cards in the January sales or leave it till the last minute and spend hours fighting over the last card in the shop that says 'to the both of you'?
Does you neighbour put their decorations and lights up way to early, snap a pic and send it in, better yet email me their number so I can have a chat with them.
If you buy your presents throughout the year drop me a line and let me know why. Or have you and your other half put a ban buying each other gifts to save money because we want to talk everyone about how they will be spending the holidays.
You can email me on lucy.grosvenor@jpress.co.uk or ring me on 01298 767081.


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The cards are on the table – Supreme Court of Canada hears argument on whether to confirm or overrule Moldowan
Posted on Mar 23rd, 2012 By John Stavropoulos
Categories: Farm Losses, Judges and Judging, Supreme Court of Canada
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Were your ears ringing this morning? They might have been if you are a racehorse owner or breeder in Canada, or if you are any other type of farmer who earns income from farming and some other source of income and are thus subject to section 31 of the Income Tax Act (the "Act").
Section 31 of the Act is the restricted farm loss rule that operates to restrict the deductibility of your full farming losses against other sources of income if farming or a combination of farming and some other source of income is not your "chief source of income."
For the past 35 years, section 31 has been applied to taxpayers on the basis of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Moldowan v. R., 1977 DTC 5213 (S.C.C.), which has resulted in section 31 being one of the most litigated provisions of the Act and replete with confusion, ambiguity and inconsistent results. Finally, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave in The Queen v. John R. Craig, which was heard this morning by a seven judge panel (Chief Justice McLachlin and Justice Fish were absent). For our earlier blog post on the case (including the factum filed by each party), click here.
The argument took two hours to complete. In the first hour the Court heard argument from counsel representing the Canada Revenue Agency ("Crown Counsel"), which was divided equally into two distinct sets of submissions organized by issue, and argued in succession by two Department of Justice lawyers.
The first issue addressed by Crown Counsel was its assertion that the legal doctrine of stare decisis was misapplied by the Federal Court of Appeal when it decided Craig, which, in the Crown's submission, suggested that if Moldowan was applied in the manner desired by the Crown, then the case should have ended there with a Crown victory. Madam Justice Abella and Mr. Justice Rothstein took charge of this issue and put Crown Counsel to task with several related questions.
Justice Abella was very active in her questioning and emphasized that the evolution of the principles of statutory interpretation over the course of time makes it appropriate for outdated concepts to be reviewed. Further, the Supreme Court of Canada is THE venue for addressing any inconsistencies and is charged with the task of adjusting the principles for future application if the updated approach yields a different outcome.
It was also emphasized by both Justice Abella and Justice Rothstein that it is appropriate for lower courts to indicate that there is a problem with a prior precedent or an approach to interpretation, since that is the only way the record can be built and the matter brought before the Supreme Court of Canada for final resolution. That's why they are there.
It was also noteworthy that Crown Counsel stated that the main issue to be decided was stare decisis, whereas Justice Rothstein was clear in his comments that the Supreme Court of Canada is free to overrule itself, and emphasized to Crown Counsel that the real question is whether Moldowan is right or wrong in the face of so much judicial and academic criticism. Those are the submissions he wanted to hear.
The second half of Crown Counsel's submissions focused on the assertion that the Moldowan analysis of section 31 is correct and should not be disturbed.
Other tidbits from the panel during Crown Counsel's submissions was Mr. Justice Moldaver's comment that the 'government is quite happy with Moldowan' and Justice Abella's comment that 'farming is inherently unreliable as a source of income' emphasizing the complexity of dealing with farming in the context of tax law. Justices LeBel, Karakatsanis and Cromwell also engaged Crown Counsel with questions during argument.
Mr. Craig's counsel ("Taxpayer Counsel") spent his hour focusing on Moldowan and why it needs to be overruled, given current principles of statutory interpretation, its unfairness to taxpayers and emphasizing the better approach taken by the Federal Court of Appeal in Gunn v. R., 2006 DTC 6544 (F.C.A.), which was followed by the Federal Court of Appeal in Craig. Further, it was submitted by Taxpayer Counsel that Mr. Craig would be successful with respect to the section 31 issue even upon strict application of the Moldowan principles.
The Justices were quite engaged in this discussion, which elicited questions or comments from Justices Abella, Moldaver, Cromwell, Karakatsanis, Deschamps and LeBel, all primarily directed at the wording of section 31 and how sense can be made of its wording to create fairness and certainty.
Taxpayer Counsel spent very little time on the stare decisis issue on the basis that, in its submission, the real issue is the correct interpretation of section 31.
After exactly two hours of argument, the far reaching financial implications on racehorse owners, breeders and other part-time farmers is now in the hands of the highest Court in the land to determine the future application of section 31, once and for all. The judgment is expected to be rendered within the next six to twelve months. Stay tuned.
For further background on this issue and a more comprehensive analysis of the history of section 31 prior to the appeal of Craig to the Supreme Court of Canada, click here.
Craig, farm loss, Gunn, Moldowan, section 31, stare decisis


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