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Exclusive: Poster For Tribeca World Narrative Competition Film 'Patang (The Kite)'
Exclusive: Poster For Tribeca World Narrative Competition Film 'Patang (The Kite)'
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Yesterday was the kick off for the 2011 iteration of New York's Tribeca Film Festival. Started by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001, the festival has grown steadily ever since its inauguration and has hosted films not just bred in New York, but all over the world. There's a wealth of promising films playing this year and we'll have film coverage shortly, but for now we bring you the poster for Prashant Bhargava's World Narrative Competition entry "Patang (The Kite)." Set during the kite festival in Uttarayan, the story follows a family of six as their estranged son, now an adult with his own grown-up daughter, returns with life-changing news.
Bhargava, who got his start making motion design commercials for "The Wire" and "Born Into Brothels," created his debut feature over a few years and whittling down over 200 hours worth of footage. We have the trailer below and while it doesn't give any offerings of the narrative or acting, it does show off the visual style quite well (00:33-00:45 is particularly stunning) and whets our appetite nonetheless. For NYers or Tribeca visitors, check the schedule for "Patang (The Kite)" here. The official synopsis, full poster and trailer for the film are all below:
Set against the dynamic and colorful spectacle of India's largest kite festival, the Uttarayan, The Kite is a kaleidoscopic whirlwind of energy, romance, and family turmoil. After a five-year absence, businessman Jayesh arrives in the vibrant Gujarati metropolis of Ahmedabad for a surprise visit to his once-grand ancestral home, bringing with him his grown daughter Priya and some unexpected news for the family's future. While Jayesh is greeted with suspicion by the family matriarch Ba, his widowed sister-in-law Sudha, and resentful nephew Chakku, Priya breaks free and begins a flirtation with an earnest young local named Bobby.
A Southern Gothic family saga transposed to India, The Kite weaves the intersecting narratives of its six characters into the lively bustle of the kite festival itself. As Priya wanders the streets among the revelry with a Super 8 camera, her footage too is incorporated into the film's fabric, making first-time director Prashant Bhargava's film a sumptuous experience of light, color, and music, as the family comes to terms with its fractured past and fragile dreams.
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6 edition of Focus on Southeast Asia. found in the catalog.
Focus on Southeast Asia.
Published 1972 by Praeger Publishers in New York .
Southeast Asia -- Economic conditions,
Southeast Asia -- Social conditions
Includes bibliographies.
Statement Edited by Alice Taylor. Published in cooperation with the American Geographical Society.
Series Focus series
Contributions Taylor, Alice, ed.
LC Classifications HC412 .F58
Pagination viii, 229 p.
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Twenty-seven years have passed since Hittman's second release 'Vivas Machina' (1993) and now they return into the metal scene with a new album called: 'Destroy All Humans'. Hittman reunited in 2017 and have been working on new songs since then. The new album 'Destroy All Humans' contains eight songs of which two (,,Code Of Honour" and ,,Out In The Cold") are actually old ones as they have been composed even before Hittman's debut album. However, these two songs really sound great, especially ,,Out In The Cold" which is a real melodic metal anthem. One of the highlights of this album is the single called ,,The Ledge", opening with beautiful twin guitars it evolves into an awesome melodic power metal song, featuring superb vocals by Dirk Kennedy and a glorious guitar solo in the middle. The ultimate Hittman track on this album however is: ,,Love, The Assassin"; it is the most complex song, featuring awesome guitar solos and a real addictive and catchy chorus. Hittman's sound on this album can be best described as an excellent blend of melodic American power metal and eighties prog metal; think of influences from bands like Savatage, Queensrÿche, Fifth Angel and Heir Apparent! So, Hittman delivers a great metal album and proves again that they really are a top-notch US metal band with a cult status. Try it and you will probably like it!! I cannot get the song ,,The Ledge" out of my head anymore…..
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AMD has decided to put some pressure on Intel with new, aggressive pricing and has apparently moved up the introduction of their newest processor, the 1.2GHz Athlon.
This afternoon I was speaking with Sterling Harris of Monarch Computer Systems and was informed that AMD just dropped the price of their 1GHz+ Athlons and that according to a CNET report, the 1.2GHz is now available (well ahead of their expected late October release). This price drop caught everyone flatfooted. It appears that it was totally unplanned......and the big winner is all of us who buy computers.
So, I'm sure you are wondering, where is Intel? Well, at the moment their P3 1GHz part is available for $673.
Now the whole story is not just the price drop of the 1GHz processor. Just as important is the fact that AMD has apparently released their 1.2GHz part two weeks earlier than expected. This may be the more important story.
Right now, Intel's fastest processor is a 1GHz Pentium 3. The Pentium 4 has been delayed at least until mid to late November and because of this delay is unlikely to be found in any major systems for Christmas. Additionally, Intel has decided to delay the rerelease of the 1.113 GHz P3 until Q1 2001. Basically this means that if you want a system faster than 1GHz during this holiday season, you have one choice....a system with an AMD processor.
On top of that, the price of a 1.2GHz Athlon is currently less than a 1GHz P3. As a corporate customer or as a home consumer, I would have to seriously consider an Athlon system.
And so that you know that I put money where my mouth is, I just went ahead and purchased four brand new 1GHz Athlon systems for the Software Engineering Group at a company where I provide IT services. When they are upgraded from their current crop of P3/550s, I think that they will be quite happy indeed. Oh, and it's nice to have a happy CFO when he noticed how inexpensive these new hot-rod 1GHz systems cost when he signed the Purchase Order.
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Black Worker Advocates Launch a Striking #WorkingWhileBlack Campaign to Address the "New Deal for Black America," Discriminatory Job Policies, and Corporate-Sponsored Exploitation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 23, 2017
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National Black Worker Center Project to Trump and Members of Congress: "Bring a permanent end to the economic abuses of Black workers with a vision that goes beyond the desire for political power."
Washington, DC— The National Black Worker Center Project, a national network dedicated to addressing the multi-dimensional Black work experience, announced its launch today of the #WorkingWhileBlack campaign to expose the impacts of racial and economic injustice in the workplace.
The launch comes just days before President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress where he is expected to outline budgetary and economic goals. It also follows the public release of a letter to then President-elect Trump from the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) urging him to seek the its council regarding the "New Deal for Black America" and its impact on millions of African Americans in the areas of job creation, finance and trade reforms, and new infrastructure investments.
"We often hear about Black workers' high unemployment rates and over-representation in low-wage jobs in the 'inner-cities'," said Tanya Wallace-Gobern, Executive Director of the National Black Worker Center Project (NBWCP). "The Black work experience, however, includes a wide spectrum of policy supported injustices suffocating our families and our communities across the economic strata, regardless of geography, profession, skills sets, or income level."
#WorkingWhileBlack will specifically raise public awareness about the unique structural threats and obstacles, in Black communities, of low-wages, unemployment and underemployment, job discrimination, labor organizing and the concrete ceiling facing Black professionals. As part of the effort, NBWCP leaders will amplify the voices of Black workers by creating public forums and calling on the Trump administration, federal and state level policymakers to effectively address job issues that silence the achievements of Black workers and prevent advancement.
"Forms of economic racism and exploitation rise when politicians have narrow vision," said Wallace-Gobern. "Consequently, exploitation, institutional racism, and job abuses are maintained by political and corporate structures that preserve power and wealth for select few. #WorkingWhileBlack says bring a permanent end the economic abuses of Black workers with a vision that goes beyond the desire for political power."
The National Black Worker Center Project (NBWCP) launched in 2011 to address the job crisis for Black workers. Its mission is 1) to support and incubate Black worker centers that empower Black workers to advance their rights and improve the quality of jobs in key employment centers; 2) to prevent racial discrimination in hiring and other employment practices and policies; and 3) to provide education about the impacts of low-wage work and unemployment on Black communities.


The word vocation is defined simply as a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation and so there is a sense in which every member of the Body of Christ has a vocation to a specific ministry in the Church. The Apostle Paul tells us in the fourth chapter of Ephesians that some are called to be Prophets, some Apostles and some Teachers with the purpose of building up the Body of Christ and there is a sense in which no single vocation is better than or superior to any other. The Church needs committee lay as well as ordained and religious.
The Religious Life and there are many communities in England for both men and women.
Whatever and it is not about passing or failing, but just discerning God's will and purpose for you by virtue of our baptism everyone of us is called to be a committed Christian who lives out the Gospel in every area of their lives and who offers their time, talent and energy to the service of the Lord in the Church.


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Lisa Gregory becomes Society of Advocates in Aberdeen President
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Digby Brown partner Lisa Gregory has been appointed as President of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen.
Ms Brown, head of Digby Brown's Aberdeen office, has worked in Aberdeen specialising in personal injury law for more than 20 years and is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in personal injury law and by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers as a senior litigator.
The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen has a diverse membership including sheriffs, academics, commercial, court, corporate, trust, executry, property, family, tax, international and local authority lawyers and in-house company lawyers. It represents the interests of the Aberdeen legal profession to legal regulators, Government and other bodies and also provides networking opportunities and a busy calendar of social events.
"It is an honour to be taking on the role of President of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen", Ms Brown commented. "I am really looking forward to working alongside the rest of my management committee during 2017.
"This is both an exciting and challenging time for the legal profession in Aberdeen and across Scotland. The Society of Advocates has an important role to play in helping lawyers in different fields develop, encouraging new people and talent into the sector and making sure our voice is heard during the various debates that are going on around the future shape of the legal sector."
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Pawan Singh has become the first shooting jury from India to get selected for the Olympics as ISSF appointed him to officiate in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Pawan will join the four-member team of the Result, Timing and Score (RTS) Jury member at the global sporting extravaganza next year.
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Abhinav Bindra is of the opinion that only India is improving in shooting while all other countries are stagnated. The Olympics gold-medallist is hopeful that more Indian sportspersons will qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and then there will be more chances of winning medals.
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Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela have secured a place in the 2020 Olympics after their performance at the World Championships. Moudgil won a silver and Chandela finished fourth in the women's 10m air rifle event of the ISSF World Championship on Monday, to make the cut for the 2020 Olympics.
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Before I came to Taiwan, I knew very little about it, like most of my American friends. I knew that Taipei 101 was a famous landmark and that the street food was delicious, plentiful, and affordable. Despite my limited knowledge, a lot of acquaintances of mine would think I was talking about Thailand when I told them I was moving to Taiwan, showing just how little Americans know about this island.
I believe that one of the greatest things this island has to offer is the unique mix of tropical mountains and forests along with beautiful coastlines and beaches. When we are restricted to the Taipei area, I like to take my friends to Wulai (烏來) for some hiking and swimming in the river when it's hot out. But if we have a car or more time to spend, I take them to the east coast where some of the most amazing nature in Asia can be found.
Luckily, Taroko Gorge (太魯閣) in Hualien has become a very popular tourist spot and I always recommend that my friends spend time back in the canyon enjoying the silence and incredible mountain peaks. While exploring the east coast, I also recommend people pay attention to and learn about the aboriginal groups scattered all across the region with unique cultures, languages, food, and handmade goods that make for great souvenirs to bring home while supporting local businesses.
I think the restaurants and shops that aren't necessarily tourist spots or popular for visitors are some of the best parts of Taiwan. For example, one of my favorite places to eat in Taipei is a small noodle shop near Tonghua Night Market with no English menu and no large signs attracting westerners. The garlic noodles are only NTD45 and better than anything I've had in America and my visiting friends are always impressed. While the cleanliness, decoration, and service are definitely at a lower standard than in America at this particular shop, the food is incredibly tasty and the experience is very authentic. It's these places that many westerners who can't speak Chinese, or don't have a tour guide, might miss and not experience in Taiwan.
Taiwan and America and get over the culture shock. Something I noticed immediately when I got here is the constant feeling of everyone staring at me. It seems that as a bearded, tall, Caucasian guy, I stand out quite a bit in a sea of 99% Asian people here in Taiwan. The relative lack of diversity in people here compared to America is still strange for me three years later and I hear someone whispering "看那個外國人" almost every day. Some days this is annoying and makes me feel strange or serves as a constant reminder that I am an outsider, but most of the time I ignore it.
In places like Taipei and Taichung, local Taiwanese can speak English fairly well, better than people in other Asian countries. When visiting smaller cities like Hualien, Taoyuan, Keelung, and Taitung, it is more common to find people who are unable to communicate in English. I think that in situations where English can't be understood, Taiwanese people are generally very friendly and willing to figure out what you need.
One problem that can arise is shyness of younger Taiwanese who are able to speak some English but are scared to talk to a foreigner. It is important to remember that anyone coming to Taiwan that cannot speak Chinese knows that they will have difficulty getting around, so if you are able and willing to help out a friendly tourist with your English skills, don't be afraid. It can also be a great opportunity to practice!
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Apple turnovers are a delicious and traditional dessert, known for being a flaky pastry with a filling that tastes much like apple pie. People in areas all over the world love these turnovers but many people believe that they are too difficult to make from scratch. Contrary to popular belief, this is entirely untrue. Making and baking apple turnovers can be a lot of fun and is not such a difficult process at all. And, to make it even better, you can freeze any extras for another time if you want to. All you need is a few different ingredients and a little bit of your time and you can have these deliciously baked apple turnovers that are ready to serve to all of your family and friends.
The first thing you will need to do is add the lemon juice and the 4 cups of water together in a large mixing bowl. After you have done this, you will need to peel, core, and slice the Granny Smith apples and then place them in the water with the lemon juice. By doing this, you are preventing the apples from turning brown because once they hit the air, they start discoloring. As the apples sit in the lemon water, you will take the butter and melt it in a large sauce pan. You can melt the butter on low-medium heat.
Once the butter in the skillet is completely melted, take a strainer and drain out the apple from the lemon water and then place them into the skillet with the melted butter. Use a wooden spoon to gently stir the apples in the skillet for a few minutes. After about 2 minutes, you can add in the brown sugar and the cinnamon, allowing the ingredients to simmer and mix together for about another 2 minutes. After 2 minutes have passed, you can add the cornstarch to help thicken up the sauce. Once the sauce is thicker, you can remove the mixture from the heat and allow it to cool a bit.
While the mixture is cooling, you can place the oven on 400 degree F and allow the oven to get hot. While the oven is heating up, you can open up the pastry sheets and start setting them out. You can cut them into small squares. Take a spoon to get the apple mixture out of the skillet and place a spoonful on the top of each puff pastry square. After you add the apples, fold the pastry over by its corners so that it goes from a square shape to a triangle shape. Press gently on the edges to seal the apples together.
Get a baking pan out and place a baking sheet on top of the pan. Place the turnovers on the sheet, separating each individual turnover by about one inch. Place the pan into the oven and allow the turnovers to bake for about 25 minutes. You can check on them and when you see that they have a golden brown color and are puffed up, they are basically ready. You can remove the turnovers from the oven and allow them to sit out so that they can cool down because the insides of the pastry will be extremely hot. Once they have cooled down for a little while, the turnovers will be ready to serve. They make the perfect addition as a dessert to just about any meal.


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L'Alunel est une danse traditionnelle roumaine et moldave originaire de la région d'Olténie, mais répandue dans les deux pays, et signifiant « le petit noisetier ». Évoquer l'Alunel est un thème récurrent car les arbres et arbustes ont, à travers les siècles, permis aux roumanophones de se cacher des envahisseurs, et qui plus est noisetier et noyer son sources de nutriments.

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Elle se danse en ligne, les danseurs se tenant par les épaules :
 Phrase A
 temps 1-8 : pied droit à droite, rapprocher pied gauche (x 2), pied droit à droite, frapper 2 x pied gauche à côté du droit - pause
(Variante : même déplacement en croisant le pied gauche derrière le droit aux  et )
 temps 9-16 : idem vers la gauche, pieds et sens inversés
 temps 17-32 : reprendre temps 1-16
 Phrase B
 temps 1-4 : pied droit à droite, rapprocher pied gauche, pied droit à droite, frapper pied gauche à côté du droit - pause
 temps 5-8 : idem vers la gauche, pieds et sens inversés
 temps 9-16 : reprendre temps 1-8
 Phrase C
 temps 1-2 : pied droit à droite, frapper pied gauche à côté du droit
 temps 3-4 : idem vers la gauche, pieds et sens inversés
 temps 5-8 : pied droit à droite, frapper 2 x pied gauche à côté du droit - pause
 temps 9-16 : idem vers la gauche, pieds et sens inversés

Il existe d'autres variantes de l'alunelul, comme Alunelul copiilor (danse des enfants).

Liens externes
 « Tous aux Balkans » : Alunelul
 Dancilla, 6 vidéos de la danse Alunelul

Danse traditionnelle en Roumanie
Folklore
Danse en Moldavie
Genre de danse

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Take a bowl. Add corn kernels, oregano, garam masala, black salt, pepper, salt and mix it well.
Take another bowl. Add 2 ladleful of batter, 3 tablespoon of above corn mixture and mix it.
Take non stick tawa and heat it. Pour the mixture and spread it evenly to make a circle. Add little oil on the sides and on the top. Cook it on a high flame and cook it till it is light brown. Turn and cook it slightly on the other side also. Turn and fold it from both the sides to make a roll.
Same way prepare all the dosas, mixing batter and corn mixture one at a time.
Serve it hot with any chutney or tomato ketchup.


Animate stroke with gradient on it that follows the strokes shape.
me and a few colleagues have been pulling our hair out trying to figure out a smooth way to solve this.
We're looking for a result similar to this: https://imgur.com/a/fcyEH without the tapering on the end of the stroke.
We've tried Omino Snake, and BAO boa. But it does not correspond to our needs.
We want the start of the path to always have the same color and the end to always have the same color.
So no matter how long the "tail" is it should always be corresponding to the gradient value.
Please let me know if there's anything you'd like me to clarify.
Re: Animate stroke with gradient on it that follows the strokes shape.
animate a small circle performing your animation..pre compose and then add echo effect..change the timing and decay....with say 100 echoes..
Sir. That is exactly what we we're looking for. Thank you so incredibly much!
Right in front of our eyes.
the vegas effect may work for you. you'd need to set the number segments to 1 and file with the midpoint opacity, midpoint position and maybe the end opacity values to get the length. and set the stroke to use the mask/path.
if you needed the length to adjust to speed, you'd need to manually keyframe the midpoint position, or we could use an expression.
the echo effect could also work. i'd use the circle effect to create a circle, and animate the center property (if you have a path already, you can sect the mask path and copy/paste that into the center property). then add the echo effect, increasing the number of echoes, decreasing the decay value and changing the echo operator to composite in back. adjusting the echo time can help smooth out the 'stepping'.
if you don't use the circle effect (maybe you animate a circular layer/shape layer around), you can still use echo, just add it to an adjustment layer above the animated circle. note, that adjustment layers will effect all layers below it.


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MLB audience soars, NFL popularity drops after Trump's National Anthem challenge
It has been a great postseason for Major League Baseball (MLB). The World Series will feature one of the league's premier teams facing off against a perennial underdog from one of the nation's largest TV markets. Ratings are up substantially this year for baseball, in fact, MLB attracted the most postseason viewers since 2011. The final game of the Astros-Yankees series drew 9.9 million viewers, the largest audience in the history of Fox Sports 1 network.
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Texas could halt campus voting sites
Benton McDonald
The BLUU may no longer be able to host an early-voting site due to a new state law. Photo courtesy: Brandon Kitchin.
Voting on campus for next year's general election could be blocked under a new Texas law.
House Bill 1888, which went into effect in September, requires all early-voting sites to operate for the entire 12-day early-voting period.
In the past, locations — such as TCU — have been allowed to be open for shorter time periods. For example, during the 2018 midterms, an early voting site in the Brown-Lupton University Union was open for just four days.
Not all of the votes were cast by students, but a 2018 study of similar voting sites in Florida found that voters between the ages of 18-22 were 10 times more likely to vote at an on-campus location than an off-campus one.
The bill was passed mainly on party lines. Republican lawmakers argued the provision allowing for temporary polling locations needed to be eliminated because it was being abused in school bond elections.
Voters waiting in line for early voting in the Brown Lupton University Union in 2016. Photo courtesy: Brandon Kitchin.
"The stated intention of this bill was to limit the ability of certain localities, in particular in school bond elections, from temporarily placing voting sites in the schools that would benefit from those bond elections so as to 'stuff the ballot box' in favor of borrowing more money," said Joshua Blank, director of research for the Texas Politics Project.
Critics argue that the bill is also an attempt suppress voter turnout among college students.
Last year's midterms saw a surge in turnout by Texas' younger voters – a 234% increase in turnout compared to the 2014 midterm election.
Democrats gained 12 seats in the Texas House in 2018, along with two each in the State Senate and U.S. House. Former Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke became the first Democratic to win Tarrant County in a U.S. Senate election in over 20 years.
Currently, Republicans control the legislature with a 17-seat margin. The majority party will be in charge of drawing new districts statewide and for Congress after the 2020 census is complete.
Texas Democrats suing state over new early-voting regulations
"This was an election that saw significant victories for Democratic candidates both at the local level and significantly more competitive elections at the state level," Blank said.
Young voters
The study from the Pew Research Center shows a growing age divide in partisan preference. Graphic courtesy: Pew Research Center.
Voters aged 18-29 leaned strongly Democratic (67%) in the 2018 midterms, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. Looking forward, the 2020 election could see the first wave of influence from Generation Z. In Chegg's State of the Student 2019 Report, 80 percent of college students said they planned to vote.
However, under the new law, temporary sites at places like TCU, the University of Texas at Arlington and Tarrant County Community College will have to be operational for the entire 12 day early-voting period or not be offered as an early-voting site.
Maya Patel (far left) was part of an unsuccessful effort to block House Bill 1888. Photo courtesy: KXAN.
Texas Coordinator for the Campus Vote Project Maya Patel stressed the importance of convenience in a student's ability to vote.
"Having a polling location on campus allows a student to not have to spend time traveling to a location because they're already on campus and to just be able to have an easier time accessing polls," she said. "Especially in places where there is not good public transportation and students don't have cars."
There's a chance TCU could opt to become a full-time polling place.
Abby Vernacchia, academic affairs committee chair for the student government association, said that SGA is looking to work with school and county officials to advocate for a full time early-polling location next November.
"I think it's something, come closer to, SGA will be talking about how can we assist our students because I think it's important that our students vote and I think it's really important that our faculty and staff are able to vote on campus," she said.
Verncacchia mentioned the potential ideas of using money from SGA's general fund to offset some of the county's costs in hosting the site and getting students registered as election workers to help staff the site.
Budget concerns
Tarrant County has yet to decide whether they can afford to operate their polling sites at college campuses for the 12-day period.
At a commissioners court meeting last month, County Judge Glen Whitley said that they won't know until they begin looking at the budget for 2020.
"A lot of the information that you may have heard with regards to the 2020 election is just not necessarily the case," he said. "We won't know until we get to 2020 and start looking at the elections."
County Commissioner Roy Charles Brooks, whose precinct includes TCU, is a strong supporter of voting sites on college campuses.
"I will commit to you that I will do everything conceivable to make sure that there are voting sites on the campuses of our universities in this county," he said.
Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia said that some difficulties may arise if they decide to hold early-voting sites at the campuses for 12 straight days as opposed to just three.
"I want to wait until we have that discussions with the campuses to see what does it look like for two weeks in a row and not just three days that are contained," he said.
He mentioned potential conflicts with parking, football games, and other weekend activities around the campuses.
Garcia said he will bring his initial plans to the commissioners court in the spring.
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Allenby Commercial supports start-ups opening post lockdown while helping house key workers
Category: Case Studies News
Renovating historic buildings, supporting start-up businesses and providing safe and stylish accommodation for NHS workers has kept Allenby Commercial active during lockdown.
The company has also enhanced its online activities by offering virtual video tours to prospective clients with the result that several new tenants have signed up for its array of workspace in Hull city centre.
One of the key projects has been the completion of work at Danish Buildings and the adjoining Grade II listed Bayles House, which has been restored at a cost of £1.2m, supported with £250,000 from the Government's Local Growth Fund, secured by the Humber LEP as part of the Government's commitment to the Northern Powerhouse.
The investment has enabled the creation of 17 studios in the two riverside properties and the units are being snapped up by architects, film-makers, marketing professionals, tattooists, hair stylists and others who are a perfect fit with the original brief to create new space to generate more creativity.
At the other end of the city centre the Victorian Paragon Arcade celebrated emerging from lockdown by unveiling two new independent businesses, with Nordic Rosie selling homeware and nursery items and Out of the Attic Music, offering music memorabilia, CDs and increasing amounts of vinyl.
Four more business are due to open in the coming weeks and will take the Arcade to capacity, with existing tenants having embarked on innovations of their own. Homestead Store improved its online offer and is now sending its books, magazines and more to a nationwide customer base. Two Gingers Coffee House also expanded its e-commerce activities and is now selling products internationally. Baby clothing store Belle and Benjamin has added facemasks to its product range and will make one in the time it takes for you to grab a coffee from their neighbour!
Georgia Allenby, Design and Marketing Manager at Allenby Commercial, said: "The businesses have been using the time to widen their reach and we have been getting on with renovation work in the other units as well as creating video tours of Bayles House and the office space which is available at Chariot House."
The Hideout Hotel, which has featured in a Rough Guide top 10 cities report since it was converted by Allenbys from derelict shops and offices into an apartment hotel, coped with the Covid-19 tourist cancellations by providing workspace for people who were unable to work from home.
Its 15 apartments were then made available to NHS workers at break-even rates and provided ideal accommodation for people coming and going 24/7 with its contactless check-in, private bathroom and kitchen and a tray of cleaning products including hand sanitiser.
Georgia said: "Hideout Hotel is now welcoming guests as usual, but with extra precautions in place, but when staff from Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital needed somewhere to stay we stepped up.
"They were working days and nights but they were able to come home to comfort rather than having to stay in a hotel and pick up a pizza on the way. Many of them knew each other, they were colleagues and some were having dinner together in the evening, creating their own family bubble. We helped them create a community, because that's what we are."


The National Coalition for the Homeless publishes fact sheets on various aspects of homelessness. Each sheet summarizes facts and issues and contains a list of recommended reading for further research.
State by state factsheets detailing acts of violence committed against homeless people.


Big breakfast mean I need to be setronggg today ! Udah gitu ajah??
Bye bye Bali. I'll miss your pancakes and smoothie bowls the most ?
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The University's foundation stone was laid by King George V on 19 July 1920 and 89 students (including eight female students) enrolled that same year.By September 1939, there were 65 staff and 485 students.
Work began on the student village at Hendrefoelan in 1971, the South Wales Miners' Library was established in 1973 and the Taliesin Arts Centre opened on campus in 1984. The Regional Schools of Nursing transferred to Swansea in 1992, and the College of Medicine opened in 2001. Technium Digital was completed in 2005 and, barely two years later, the University opened its Institute of Life Science, which commercialises the results of research undertaken in the College of Medicine. Work commenced on a second Institute of Life Science in 2009.


The symbol of partnership and loyalty, a totally individual object thanks to its unique design! Each individual sculpture is hand-painted with oil by the artist. In such a way the unique specimen is created at a time that is singular in its individual details and color. Sculpture of stainless steel, both sides hand-painted with oil by the artist, fixed on the hand-painted stainless steel plate. Limited edition of 90 copies (+7 E.A.), numbered and hand signed. Height 25 cm.
Jutta Votteler, born 1959 in Ludwigshafen, designs imaginatively magical worlds where nature and fairy-tale know unite in her images.
The artist studied art and German Philology at the University of Mainz. After many years working as art teacher, began in 1991 as a freelance artist Jutta Votteler to work and became known through numerous exhibitions in the country and abroad.
With her sense of harmony and colour composition she creates worlds where time and again surprised the compilation of indigenous and exotic personage. The jaunty lightness of a bird, flowers, leaves big as trees, as a fruit of the moon, lead the viewer into a Garden of Eden, a landscape of the imagination, full of lightness, playfulness and joie de vivre.
For over 20 years, she is now an integral part of the contemporary art scene. And creates each time, to transform the world of art to the most beautiful.
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Home Chercheur Dikeç Mustafa
Mustafa Dikeç
Professeur·e des universités
Axe(s) de recherche du LATTS :
I am Professor of Urban Studies at the École d'urbanisme de Paris (EUP). Before moving to Paris, I was Reader in Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, where I taught between 2006-2013.
I studied urban planning and urban design at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey (undergraduate) and at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (masters). I obtained my PhD in urban planning from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2003. Before moving to Royal Holloway in 2006, I was a postdoctoral research fellow in human geography at the Open University.
I am incoming editor of the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (IJURR).
I am also co-responsible for International Relations at EUP.
The common thread that runs through my research is spatial and temporal orderings and their contestations. This conceptual thread guides me in my research, which spans different geographical contexts and historical periods, but remains focused on cities.
More specifically, my research is organised around three themes:
Space and politics:
This research explores the relationship between space and politics, both theoretically and empirically, in an innovative and interdisciplinary fashion. In 2012, I was awarded the Gill Memorial Award by the Royal Geographical Society for my research on space, politics and urban geography as an early-career researcher. Both space and politics are understood here in a broader sense; space as dynamic and its ordering contentious, and politics as something that cannot be exhausted by already established institutions. The main premise is that space is not 'political' in a univocal sense. It is as much about inauguration of politics as it is about its containment; it is as much about openings as it is about closings; it is as much ruptural as it is governmental. I have explored these themes in several articles and two book-length studies. My first book Badlands of the Republic: Space, Politics and Urban Policy (2007, Blackwell) analysed French urban policy and its preoccupation with banlieues from a spatial and political perspective. My recent book Space, Politics and Aesthetics (2015, Edinburgh University Press) is a theoretical attempt to explore the relationship between space and politics through an engagement with the political thought of Hannah Arendt, Jean-Luc Nancy and Jacques Rancière (see Publications).
Urban uprisings:
This theme was already part of my Badlands book, but it has since extended to other contexts as well. My starting point here is the political and spatial aspects of urban uprising; how they expose injustices and make place for claims by opening up new spaces. I am currently completing a book on this theme, entitled Urban Rage, which will be published in 2017 by Yale University Press (more on this project in Publications).
Urban temporal infrastructures:
This theme was the object of a popular course at Royal Holloway, 'Cultures of Time and Space', which was listed by the Geographical Magazine as one of the 'six most unique modules available to undergraduate geography students' in the UK. Alas, in my new institution, I no longer get a chance to teach on such topics. This theme developed from this course, became a research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council UK, and now on its way to becoming a manuscript on temporal infrastructures and politics of time in nineteenth-century Paris (more on this in Publications). My long-term project is to establish urban temporal infrastructures as a research domain by extending this research to other contexts, including London, Berlin, Vienna, Brussels and Istanbul.
Pumping Time: Temporal Infrastructures in Nineteenth-Century Paris (in preparation)
This is work in progress as I am still doing research. I also have a bigger project to expand this geographically.
Urban Rage (Yale University Press, forthcoming in 2017)
We now live, as UN-Habitat once famously declared, in an 'urban age'. What has been labelled an urban age turns out to be an era of urban rage as well. Since at least the turn of the century, a wave of urban anger took a global dimension, in a period marked by financial crisis, austerity policies, militarisation of the police, and a growing worry about lack of prospects. This book takes the reader to cities in liberal democracies, the US and the UK, France, Greece, Turkey, and Sweden. The central argument is that contemporary urban processes produce forms of dissent that the established institutions of liberal democracies cannot accommodate in uncoercive ways. This is why urban uprisings cannot be reduced to individual pathologies or cultural traits. They are outburst of rage and acts of defiance that expose injustices and grievances, stage public appeals to justice, and raise claims about equality and accountability.
Space, Politics and Aesthetics (University of Edinburgh Press, 2015)
In this book I explore the spatial and aesthetic dimensions of politics. Focusing on the works of Hannah Arendt, Jean-Luc Nancy, and Jacques Rancière, I show the aesthetic premises that underlie their political thinking, and demonstrate how their conceptualisation of politics depends on the construction and apprehension of worlds through spatial forms and distributions. How these worlds are constructed, disclosed and disrupted, I argue, are matters of politics. Politics is about forms of perceiving the world and modes of relating to it, and that the disruption of such forms and modes is the sublime element in politics.
Badlands of the Republic: Space, Politics and Urban Policy (Blackwell, 2007)
This book is about a specific urban policy programme (la politique de la ville) conceived to address the problems of social housing neighbourhoods in banlieues of French cities, which, I argue, contributed largely to the consolidation of negative images associated with them – turning them into the 'badlands' of the Republic. As the issues around banlieues have wider resonance, with connotations ranging from threats to French identity to terrorism, this urban policy programme has been widely debated. This book provides a wide-ranging analysis of this policy by bringing together policy discourses and alternative voices expressed in its intervention areas. It offers an approach to urban policy that makes space central, and looks at the ways in which space is imagined and used in policy formation in the broader context of state restructuring. In so doing, it provides insight into the relationship between space, politics and policy.
J o u r n a l a r t i c l e s
(forthcoming) 'Theorising the politicising city', International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (with Erik Swyngedouw)
(forthcoming) 'The Modern Atlas: compressed air and cities c.1850-1930', Journal of Historical Geography (with Carlos Lopez Galviz)
(forthcoming) 'Disruptive politics', Urban Studies
(2013) 'Beginners and equals: political subjectivity in Arendt and Rancière', Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 38(1): 78-90
(2013) 'Immigrants, banlieues and dangerous things: ideology as an aesthetic affair', Antipode 45(1): 23-42
(2012) 'Politics is sublime', Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 30(2): 262-279
(2012) 'Space as a mode of political thinking', Geoforum 43(4): 669-676
(2012) 'Space, politics, and urban futures', Badlands of the Republic Book Forum, Author's response to Critics, Political Geography 31(5): 324-333
(2010) 'Colonial minds, postcolonial places', Antipode 42(4): 801-805
(2009) 'The "where" of asylum', Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 27(2): 183-189
(2009) 'Introduction: Extending hospitality: giving space, taking time', Paragraph 32(1): 1-14 (with N Clark and C Barnett)
(2009) 'Space, politics and (in)justice / L'espace, le politique et l'injustice', justice spatiale | spatial justice, no. 1, septembre; available at http://www.jssj.org
(2008) 'Éditorial: repenser l'espace et le politique' (Editorial: rethinking space and politics), Espaces et sociétés 134(3): 11-18 (with J-P Garnier)
(2007) 'Space, governmentality, and the geographies of French urban policy', European Urban and Regional Studies 14(4): 277-289
(2007) 'Revolting geographies: urban unrest in France', Geography Compass 1(5): 1190-1206
(2006) 'Badlands of the Republic? Revolts, the French state, and the question of banlieues' Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 24(2): 159-163
(2006) 'Two decades of French urban policy: from social development of neighbourhoods to the republican penal state', Antipode 38(1): 59-81
(2005) 'Space, politics, and the political', Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 23(2): 171-188
(2004) 'Voices into noises: ideological determination of unarticulated justice movements', Space & Polity 8(2): 191-208
(2002) 'Pera, peras, poros: longings for spaces of hospitality', Theory, Culture & Society 19(1-2): 227-247
(2002) 'Police, politics, and the right to the city', GeoJournal 58(2-3): 91-98
(2002) 'Right to the city: homage or a new societal ethics?', Capitalism, Nature, Socialism (CNS) 13(2): 58-74 (with L Gilbert)
(2001) 'Justice and the spatial imagination', Environment and Planning A 33(10): 1785-1805
J o u r n a l i s s u e s e d i t e d
(forthcoming) 'Radical urban politics: theorising the politicising city', International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (with Erik Swyngedouw)
(2009) Special issue of Paragraph 32(1) on hospitality (with N Clark and C Barnett)
(2008) 'Repenser l'espace et le politique' (Rethinking space and politics), Espaces et sociétés 134(3), edited with J-P Garnier
B o o k c h a p t e r s
(forthcoming) 'Hate', in Y. Gunaratnam and A. Chandan (eds) A Jar of Wild Flowers: Essays in Celebration of John Berger (London: Zed books)
(forthcoming) 'Rage and fire in French banlieues', in M. Mayer et al. (eds) Urban Uprisings: Challenging the Neoliberal City in Europe (London: Palgrave Macmillan)
(2011) 'The politics of the banlieue', in M Gandy (ed.) Urban Constellations (Berlin: Jovis); 58-61
(2011) 'Public sphere', in J Agnew and D Livingstone (eds), Sage Handbook of Geographical Knowledge (London: Sage)
(2009) 'Justice and the spatial imagination', in P Marcuse et al. (eds) Searching for the Just City (New York: Routledge) [revised re-print of Dikeç, 2001]
(2008) 'Right to the city: politics of citizenship', in K Goonewardena et al. (eds) Space, Difference, Everyday Life: Reading Henri Lefebvre (Routledge: New York); pp 250-263 (with Liette Gilbert as main author)
I try to use different teaching and learning methods, which helps to keep all of us engaged. I very much welcome class discussions and encourage students to question taken-for-granted notions. If you find the photo below reassuring or uplifting, then you are probably looking for another course…
Most of my teaching is at the master's level, but I also teach modules for undergraduates and PhD students. Only one of my courses – the one on cities – is taught in English. All the others are in French.
The two main courses I teach at the master's level are the following:
Cities: Emerging Issues and Challenges: This course aims to familiarise students with the intellectual landscape of contemporary debates around cities and urban issues. It has an introductory aspect, and covers a wide range of themes and concepts in contemporary urban studies. However, this is an advanced level course, so we do not limit ourselves to introductory definitions, but critically explore urban dynamics and ways of thinking about them. The focus of this course is not on urbanism as profession, but on urban studies as a field of critical inquiry and research in order to provide the essential intellectual tools for those aspiring to be reflexive practitioners rather than unquestioning technocrats. Here is the course programme:
Part I: Cities in the World
The city – then and now
The 'urban age' and its discontents
The political economy of urbanisation
Part II: Worlds within Cities
Cities of difference
Espresso bars, food banks, and urban informality
Natural disasters and cities
Urban commons and the right to the city
Part III: Disrupted Cities
Cities and war
Rebel cities
Public space: This course is in French and has a cumbersome title which I inherited and cannot change for the moment. But it is a course on public space, conceptually questioning its meanings, and empirically documenting its different uses and functions. The course also involves a blog fed by students, which includes images of public spaces and short commentaries. The sessions are organised as follows:
Militarisation
I also teach two undergraduate modules, one on urban theories, and the other on cities in fiction, which is quite fun to teach.
I really enjoy the PhD modules I teach. One of them is on writing. It is not a technical writing course, but one that aims to change the way PhD students see writing. It is a module particularly useful for PhD students who are stuck and can no longer write, or who suffer from having to write, or who are waiting for inspiration (which seems to have long forgotten them). So we usually start by debunking some myths about inspiration and the so-called writer's block, and try to see if we can approach writing in a different – less painful – way.
The other module is on publishing in English, and builds on my own experience of writing and editing. This module is aimed at familiarising students with the expectations of Anglophone journals, and to help them advance in a concrete publishing project, preferably an article.
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The Pipe and Glass is a pub and Michelin star restaurant and luxury boutique hotel.
Considered a 'Michelin-stared must do' the branding needed to reflect this, whilst communicating the 'premium standard', without distancing it self for it's country pub origin. The logo - a confident script logotype, laced with additional flourishes. The colour palette - a rich yet muted olive green. The typography, confident and clear, harkening back to traditional British railway signage.
A fully responsive site with beautiful photography, typography. the site allows visitors to view menus, book a night in the boutique suites, read from the back catalog of 'Stories' and keep up to date with all the latest going's on from the Pipe and Glass.


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Thomas Moore Annotated Bibliography & Selected Collectible Books
In his day, Thomas Moore was the friend of royalty and a contemporary of the Romantic Poets (and friend to Lord Byron). He later became known as the "Irish Robbie Burns". His works were wildly popular, particularly in the early part of his career. His Irish Melodieswere a particular favourite of the public with Moore producing ten different volumes across a twenty-five year period. The books introduced his readers to songs like The Minstrel Boy and The Last Rose of Summer. A number of his songs were adopted as anthems by the Irish, and are still sung today by Irish communities and army regiments. First editions of his various Irish Melodies are available for less than $200.
His romantic poem Lalla Rookh is one of the more interesting pieces of his literature. Although first editions of the book are relatively run of the mill, one 1865 republishing of the work has sold for more than $5,000 at auction. This may seem out of keeping with Moore's value today but the book was perhaps more highly prized for the stunning artwork it included by Alice in Wonderlandillustrators John Tenniel and the Dalziel brothers.
Moore demonstrated a large range of writing skills producing songs, plays, novels, poems, journals and even creating a comic opera for good measure. Amongst his novels, one of the more popular proved to be The Fudge Family in Paris, written in 1818. However by the time the sequel about the family's time in England was published in 1835 Moore's popularity was beginning to wane and the work proved less successful.
Moore is perhaps somewhat neglected by modern audiences, but as a writer he has an impressive catalogue of work with around a hundred collections and publications. Adopted as a national hero during his most popular periods, he warrants greater interest from a modern collector.
Moore, Thomas. Epistles, Odes, And Other Poems. James Carpenter, London (1806).
Moore, Thomas. Lalla Rookh. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London (1817). an Oriental Romance
Moore, Thomas. A SELECTION OF POPULAR NATIONAL AIRS. J. Power, London (1818). WITH SYMPHONIES AND ACCOMPANIMENTS BY SIR JOHN STEVENSON, THE WORDS BY THOMAS MOORE, ESQ.
Moore, Thomas. TOM CRIB'S MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS. New York (1819). With a preface, notes, and appendix; By one of the fancy.
Moore, Thomas. Tom Crib's memorial to Congress. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London (1819). With a preface, notes, and appendix; By one of the fancy.
Moore, Thomas. Irish Melodies. J. Power, London (1821). Containing the Original Advertisements, And the Prefatory Letter on Music; Approximately 20 engraved vignettes by W.H. Brooke
Moore, Thomas. Irish Melodies. J. Power And Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown (1822). With An Appendix; Containing The Original Advertisements, And The Prefatory Letter On Music; 28 Vignette engravings from the designs of W.H. Brooke
Moore, Thomas. The Loves Of The Angels. Dugdale, London (1823).
Moore, Thomas. The Loves of the Angels. Amyot, Paris (1823).
Moore, Thomas. Memoirs of Captain Rock. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London (1824).
Moore, Thomas. Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan. A and W. Galignani, Paris (1825).
Moore, Thomas. Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, London (1825). 2 volumes; Engraved frontispiece portrait by Fry after Reynolds
Moore, Thomas. The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore. A. and W. Galignani, Paris (1827). including his Melodies, Ballads, etc; complete in one volume; with an engraved portrait of the author done by J.T. Wedgwood after Sieurac, and a biographical and critical sketch of Thomas Moore written by J.W. Lake
Moore, Thomas. The History of Devonshire. Robert Jennings, London (1829). from the Earliest Period to the Present - The History and Topography of Devonshire (2 Volumes Bound Into 1); 48 engraved plates (A Series of Views Drawn and Engraved By and Under the Direction of William Deeble).
Moore, Thomas. Letters and Journals of Lord Byron. A. And W. Galignani, Paris (1830). With Notices of His Life
Moore, Thomas. Letters and Journals of Lord Byron. J. and J. Harper (1830). With Notices of His Life; Two Volumes
Moore, Thomas. Letters And Journals Of Lord Byron. John Murray, London (1830). With Notices Of His Life; 276 additional illustrations there are fifteen portraits of Byron seven views and portraits of Caroline Lamb Thomas Campbell Lady Byron William Beckford Thomas Chatterton Leigh Hunt Egerton Brydges William Cobbett etc. The manuscripts are notes by Samuel Rogers Caroline Lamb Lady Noel Byron (Byron's mother) and William Byron (1669-1736) the fourth Baron Byron.
Moore, Thomas. The Life And Death Of Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, London (1831). 2 volumes.
Moore, Thomas. Works of Lord Byron. John Murrary, London (1832). With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, By Thomas Moore; 17 Volumes; All volumes with engraved frontis. and extra-title by E. Finden
Moore, Thomas. Letters and Journals of Lord Byron. John Murray, London (1833). with Notices of His Life; With 44 Engravings by the Finden, from Designs by Turner, Stanfield
Moore, Thomas. The Works of Lord Byron. John Murray, London (1833). with His Letters and Journals, and His Life; In Seventeen Volumes
Moore, Thomas. Travels of an Irish gentleman in search of a religion. Carey, Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia (1833). With Notes and Illustrations by the Editor of Captain Rock's Memoirs
Moore, Thomas. Lalla Rookh. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London (1837). An Oriental Romance; with extra pictorial title-page and 3 other plates engraved by Portbury after Westall
Moore, Thomas. Lalla Rookh. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London (1839). Illustrated with engravings from drawings by Eminent Artists upon the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath.
Moore, Thomas. The Epicurean. John Macrone., London (1839). With vignette illustrations by J.M.W. Turner and Alciphron, engraved frontispiece and 3 engraved plates after Turner
Moore, Thomas. The Poetical Works. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London (1840). Collected by Himself; In Ten Volumes; Include: Lalla Rookh, Poems on America, Irish Melodies, The Epicurian, etc.
Moore, Thomas. The Poetical Works. (1841). 10 volumes.
Moore, Thomas. The Poetical Works. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London (1843). 10 volumes.
Moore, Thomas. Lalla Rookh. Carey and Hart, Philadelphia (1845). An Oriental Romance; Steel engravings on the frontis and title pages, plus 11 other steel-engraved illustrations
Moore, Thomas. Lalla Rookh. Longmans, Brown, Green and Longmans, London (1846). An Oriental Romance
Moore, Thomas. Moore's Irish Melodies. Longman Brown Green and Longmans, London (1846). Illustrated by D. Maclise
Works of Lord Byrom. John Murray, London (1848). With His Letters, Journal, and Life; 17 volumes.
Moore, Thomas. Moore's Irish Melodies. Longman Green, London (1850). drawings by Maclise to illustrate Morre's verse on Irish Themes
Moore, Thomas. The Gardeners' Magazine of Botany. London (1850). 3 volumes; 98 fine hand coloured plates of flowers (of 100) plus 9 uncoloured plates (of 11)
Moore, Thomas. The Gardeners' Magazine of Botany. William S. Orr and Co, London (1850). Ayres, William P.; Horticulture, Floriculture, and Natural Science 1850; 2 Volumes; Tinted lithographed title and hand-colored lithographed plates of flowers, fruits and insects
Moore, Thomas. Life of Lord Byron. John Murray, London (1851). With his letters and journals; in six volumes.
Moore, Thomas. The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore. Robert Martin, New York (1851). As Corrected by Himself in 1843, To Which is Added, An Original Memoir by M. Balmanno (Complete in Two Volumes)
Moore, Thomas. Memoirs, Jornal, and Correspondence. Boston (1853). 8 Volumes; Edited by the Right Honourable Lord John Russell, M.P.
Moore, Thomas. Memoirs, Journal, And Correspondence. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London (1853). 8 Volumes; Edited by the Right Honourable Lord John Russell, M.P.
Moore, Thomas. The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore. Phillips, Sampson, and Company, Boston (1853). 10 volumes.
Moore, Thomas. The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore. D. Appleton and Co (1853). 10 volumes.
Moore, Thomas. The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London (1853). 10 volumes.
Moore, Thomas. Irish Melodies. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London (1854). illustration of Irish country musicians by Daniel Maclise; wood-engraved by I.Thompson.
Moore, Thomas. Paradise and The Peri. Day and Son, London (1860). Illuminated by Owen Jones and Henry Warren; Drawn on stone by Albert Warren; Complete with 27 leaves chromolithographed on each side in rich colors and gold.
Moore, Thomas. The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore. Johnson, Fry and Company, New York (1860). A New Collated Edition, to Which is Added, an Original Memoir By M. Balmanno; Illustrated with numerous full-page engravings
Moore, Thomas. Lalla Rookh. Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, London (1861). An Oriental Romance; With sixty-nine illustrations from original drawings by John Tenniel, engraved on wood by the Brothers Dalziel; and five ornamental pages of Persian design by T. Sulman, Jun; Engraved on wood by H.N. Woods.
Moore, Thomas. Lalla Rookh. Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, London (1863). An Oriental Romance; 1863 Riviere Binding; Numerous illustrations by John Tenniel engraved by The Brothers Dalziel; alsoFive ornamental pages of Persian design by T. Sulman Jun. and engraved by H.N. Woods
Moore, Thomas. Moore's Irish melodies. William Mackenzie, London (1867). 12 full page steel engravings by P. Lightfoot, H.Robinson, J.Hollis, I. Stocks and other artist; With a memoir by J.F. Waller
Moore, Thomas. Irish Melodies. William Mackenzie, London (1869). Lalla Rookh, National Airs, Legendary Ballads, Songs andc; WIth a memoir by J.F. Waller.
Moore, Thomas. LALLA ROOKH. Estes and Lauriat, Boston (1885). AN ORIENTAL ROMANCE; Contents include: The Veiled Profit of Khorassan; Paradise and the Peri; The Fire Worshippers; The Light of the Harem; 500 copies printed.
Moore, Thomas. Lalla-Rookh. Ernest Leroux (1887).
Moore, Thomas. The Letters of Thomas Moore. Clarendon Press, Oxford (1964). Edited by Wilfred S. Dowden; 2 volumes.


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Julie looked at the old typewriter in front of her and gently ran her hands through its dust-covered keys. She usually avoided looking at it because it reminded her of all the things she could have done and all that she could have achieved; it reminded her of all the times when she had tried to escape from the menagerie she was trapped in, but had failed miserably. Hence, she kept it covered with a piece of cloth in one corner of her bedroom. She sighed, wiped away the tears rolling down her face and looked out the window. Dusk. She liked this time of the day. A couple of hours to herself before her husband returned home from the bar. Today was their tenth anniversary. And she knew Neil didn't remember it…just like the past nine years that had gone by in the blink of an eye. It was just a another day for him. He would come home, drunk, and collapse on the bed …like he had been doing for the past few years.
She had met Neil when she was just sixteen years old and he was twenty. For some reason, he had taken a liking to her and was charming enough to sweep her off her feet. He was like a breath of fresh air in her life. She remembered feeling that he was exactly what she had been waiting for… her ticket out of the tiny, dusty and dilapidated town which was her hometown. He promised her a life of comfort and happiness …something that had been a mere dream to her before he came along. They had had a fairy tale romance and after two years he proposed. A year later they got married despite the many protests and warnings of her parents.
But not all fairy tales have happy endings, do they? Neil was in between jobs when they first met but what Julie soon realized was that he not a tad bit interested in finding a job to support his new family.
Julie had always wanted to be a writer. Her parents had gifted her a Godrej and Boyce typewriter on her sixteenth birthday which had belonged to her grandfather. She hoped to write something someday that would have an impact on the lives of others and make a difference. When Julie got married, she thought that she would get to stay at home and concentrate on her writing while Neil would find a decent job like he promised. But that was not the case. Julie had to abandon her typewriter and her dreams along with it when she found a job as a waitress at a small restaurant nearby. But the meagre salary was not enough to support her family which had now grown by one. She could not afford to give her infant daughter the very life she had tried escaping from but failed. Neil on the other hand found comfort in whiskey. He barely even looked at his wife or his daughter now. He would leave in the wee hours of the morning and return after midnight.
But Julie could not bring herself to leave him. She had really loved him once upon a time and that, to her, was enough to make her stay. Also, she knew that if she left Neil, he probably would not make it. Who would change his clothes after he passed out, drunk? Or clean his wounds when he came home covered in blood after bar fights, which was a frequent occurrence nowadays? But that didn't mean she had never wanted to. There was one thing that she had learnt and had learnt it the hard way- no matter how much you try, or how much you want it…you cannot escape. A life of comfort and happiness was indeed a mere dream for her. The life she thought she had left behind had come back to haunt her.
There would be days when Julie would pull out that typewriter from under her bed and stare aimlessly at it…days like today. She heard the front door creaking and sighed again. He was back. Very carefully she covered her only prized possession with the cloth and put it back where it belonged. She thought to herself, "someday"…
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Recap / The Flash (2014) S1 E1 "Pilot"
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"To understand what I'm about to tell you, you need to do something first. You need to believe in the impossible. Can you do that? Good! See that red blur? That's me. My name is Barry Allen, and I'm the fastest man alive."
—Barry's opening monologue.
Barry Allen, a young forensic investigator in Central City, is struck by lightning caused by a Freak Lab Accident at the S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator and doused in chemicals from a different Freak Lab Accident at the same time. Waking up from a coma nine months later, Barry discovers he now has the ability to move at superhuman speeds. He resolves to use his power for good, but the Particle Accelerator accident has created other "metahumans" who may not share his morals.
Tropes:
Anger Born of Worry: The reason Barry is so angry that the trio at STAR labs lied about other people not being affected by the accelerator's explosion is because he's concerned about the people of the city being in danger.
Arbitrary Skepticism: Lampshaded when Wells is telling Barry about the antimatter, dark energy, X elements, etc. that fell into our world due to the accident.
Barry: Those are all theoretical.
Wells: And how theoretical are you?
Arc Words: Being the pilot, the series' major Arc Words, "The Impossible", "Run, Barry, run!" and "Centuries", were mentioned.
Artistic License – Law: In the time it took Barry to run back home (an hour or so after the murder at most) the police were already taking Henry to jail obviously having not even bothered to check the area giving a feel for how little investigation must have been done.
Bad Future: It seems that at some point in the future, Flash will disappear (possibly die) battling a mysterious force powerful enough to turn the skies red. Dr. Wells is either from this future or somehow knows about it and seems to be manipulating Barry to bring it about.
Belligerent Sexual Tension: Iris starts out not liking Det. Thawne for being too proud of catching a purse snatcher, before segueing into agreeing with her father's description of him as "Detective Pretty Boy".
Barry: Detective Pretty Boy?
Iris: That's what dad calls him. ... He is pretty, though.
Bookends:
"Run, Barry, run!", both from Henry Allen the night his wife is killed, and later at the end of Wells' speech encouraging Barry to beat Mardon.
At the beginning and at the end, Henry and Barry talk about a fight involving Barry.
Brutal Honesty: Joe bluntly tells Barry to move on with his life by bluntly telling him what he thinks had happened during the night Nora Allen was murdered.
Bullet Time: The series uses this for the audience to get a feel for Barry's speed and perception of the world.
Call-Back: The Arrow advises Barry to take his own advice and wear a mask; Barry had previously advised Oliver on the matter in "Three Ghosts".
The Chosen One: Oliver tells Barry that his powers chose him.
Comic-Book Movies Don't Use Codenames: Averted for the Flash but applied to Mardon (although this is Clyde, not his brother Mark, the actual Weather Wizard); in-universe, this is because Cisco hasn't picked up his habit of nicknaming metahumans yet.
Continuity Cameo: Just to remind the audience that this is an Arrow Spin-Off, Oliver Queen, the titular character of that show, makes an appearance.
Differently Powered Individual: Harrison Wells calls people with powers Metahumans, and becomes the widely-accepted term.
Do Wrong, Right: After scolding Barry for getting into a fight, Henry asks him if he won.
Early Installment Weirdness: So far, the only episode to actually show a Sherlock Scan from Barry on-screen. On the audio commentary on the first season DVD, the producers say they intended to do more but found it too distracting for viewers.
Establishing Character Moment: Young Barry is shown running from some bullies and getting beat up. A later shot shows him telling his mother how the bullies were picking on kids, fully establishing Barry as someone with a good heart who stands up for people.
Fingore: While showing off his speed to STAR Labs, Barry flashes back to the memory of his mother's murder, and then crashes. Back in the lab, Caitlyn gives him an X-ray scan of his bones on one of his hands until his Healing Factor kicked in.
First-Episode Twist: Harrison Wells can walk and is from the future.
Foreshadowing: Whilst Harrison Wells is showing Barry around S.T.A.R. Labs, they walk past an animal's cage which has clearly been broken out of, with a sign reading "Grodd".
Freak Lab Accident: How the Flash gets his powers. In a twist on the comics, the freak accident in his lab (lightning + chemicals) is directly caused by another freak accident at S.T.A.R. Labs (particle accelerator-induced explosion + storm).
Freeze-Frame Bonus:
In the Wham Shot, an article about a Wayne Tech/Queen Inc merger can be seen on the newspaper from 2024.
In Barry and Mardon's first confrontation, a wisp of fog is seen exiting the shattered passenger-side window before it flips over and crashes. A blink-and-you'll-miss it, as it's meant to explain how Mardon escaped the car before it got totalled (with Barry having to climb out of the shattered windshield).
In the "ball of lightning with a man inside it" at the beginning, you can see both red and gold lightning from Speed Force. The lightning that carried Barry away was just gold. There were two speedsters in that lightning, and young Barry was carried away by, if not Barry, then another speedster in red.
The Glomp: Iris literally leaps into a hug with Barry when she first sees him awake from his coma.
A God Am I: Clyde Mardon starts getting a God complex after gaining his powers.
Healing Factor: Barry heals from a fracture in three hours.
How Do I Shot Web?: Barry spends some time realizing something strange is going on with him in an alley behind the police station, which involves him crashing into a police car hard enough to shatter the rear window.
How We Got Here: The episode opens with Barry is running through the city, explains he's the fastest man alive then flashback shows how he got his powers. He's actually telling the story to the Arrow.
Ice Queen: Caitlin — she's a Perpetual Frowner and generally aloof and distant. And her last name is Snow. To top it off, her comic-book counterpart— and eventual alter-ego in the series— is the supervillain Killer Frost.
The Knights Who Say "Squee!": Barry is a huge fan of Dr Wells, and is extremely excited when he gets to meet his hero.
Like Brother and Sister: Iris apparently feels this way with Barry. The latter feels differently.
Mass Super-Empowering Event: The particle accelerator explosion gives people throughout the city, possibly all over the world, powers.
Mistaken for Murderer: Barry's father was accused of killing his mother.
Mythology Gag:
Iris describes the Particle Accelerator as an "Atom Smasher".
The S.T.A.R. Labs crew tests Barry's Super Speed in an abandoned Ferris Air airport.
The 2024 newspaper shows Barry wearing the classic Flash suit, as well as a crisis involving the sky turning red.
Just like in the comics, Barry first discovers his powers when he perceives a falling tray of food in Bullet Time.
Mundane Utility: Oliver muses that Barry wouldn't have "run 600 miles" all the way to another city just to visit him.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Despite his God complex, Clyde Mardon is perfectly happy using his powers to rob banks until Detective West's sarcastic comment about why a God would need to rob banks prompts him to think bigger.
Not So Above It All: Barry says, "Cool!" after seeing Oliver Queen dramatically swing away to another building. Then Oliver has the same reaction to seeing Barry shoot away at super speed.
Oh, Crap!: Barry walks back into S.T.A.R. labs, furious that he wasn't the only one affected by the ring's explosion. Wells exchanges a look with his team...
Older Than They Look: Barry is in his mid-twenties but is quite baby-faced. Someone at the station even outright calls him "baby-face".
Parental Abandonment: Barry's mother was murdered when he was a child and his father was arrested for the murder.
Perpetual Frowner: Caitlin apparently never smiled for nine months after the S.T.A.R. Labs accident, which cost her her career and killed her fiancé — Barry successfully saving the city from Mardon's tornado changes that (the not smiling, that is).
Retcon: The Arrow episode "Three Ghosts" depicted Barry's lab accident happening on the night he returned from Starling City, and showed Barry to be on the phone to Felicity Smoak immediately before it, with Barry telling her that he missed the cut-off in the line at S.T.A.R. Labs. The Pilot instead depicts Barry as being back in Central City the morning before the accident, removes the phone call, and has Barry and Iris at S.T.A.R. Labs before leaving to file a police report after Iris is robbed, with Barry heading to his lab from there.
Rule of Cool: Why is the Flash insignia a lightning bolt? According to Cisco Ramon, it's so it's "not boring".
Rule of Symbolism: Barry wakes up 9 months after he went into his lightning-coma. He was reborn as the Flash.
Science Hero: The Star Labs team as Barry's support, with Cisco covering the tech, Caitlin the medicine and Dr Wells the everything else. Barry himself, of course, has the superpowers.
Sherlock Scan: Barry does this at the crime scene near the start of the episode, determining the year and make of the bank robbers' car by simply looking at the treads left behind on a small patch of dirt on the sidewalk, complete with Sherlock-style onscreen overlaid graphics describing exactly what his Sherlock Scan is revealing to him with graphs and measurements.
Shirtless Scene: While recovering from the lightning impact, Barry is obviously shirtless so his status can be known better. When he recovers, he can contemplate how he became slightly muscular after being impacted by the lightning.
Barry: Lightning gave me abs?
Shout-Out: The opening scenes of the episode and the entire series (shot from the sky panning down to the city while The Hero is narrating on how) is very similar to Kick-Ass.
Spinoff Sendoff: Barry visits Oliver to talk about his new situation and Oliver tells him that his powers chose him and that he could be a better vigilante than him.
Super Speed: As of first waking from his coma, Barry clocks in at around 700 mph, just under the sound barrier.
Throwing Off the Disability: At the end, Wells enters a secret room and rises from his wheelchair, showing that he has merely been feigning his injury, to top it off, he also shows that he apparently doesn't need his glasses either.
Time Skip: Barry woke up after 9 months since he was hit by lightning.
Tornado Move: Clyde Mardon pulls one off when he starts thinking big.
Touching Through Glass: Barry and his father do this when they talk to each other.
Tragic Keepsake: Barry borrows a pen from a guy to sample fecal excrement. The guy informs him that the pen was given by his father before he died.
Wham Shot: The episode ends on the reveal that Harrison Wells is not actually crippled, is from the future, and that in 2024 the Flash is set to vanish in the midst of a crisis involving the sky turning red.
"My name is Barry Allen, and I am the fastest man alive. A friend recently gave me the idea for a new name... And something tells me, it's gonna catch on!"
— Barry's closing
Recap/The Flash (2014)
The Flash (2014) S1 E2 "Fastest Man Alive"