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Hundreds of businesses standing up to Ontario's vaccine passport
Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
Hundreds of businesses are standing up to the Ontario government's vaccine passport system by refusing to check the vaccination status of customers despite public health rules mandating them to do so.
A Facebook group numbering over 139,000 members titled "Ontario Businesses Against Health Pass" has emerged as a central hub for small business owners to share their services.
The businesses that are refusing to check vaccination status range from martial arts facilities to restaurants and are all listed on the Ontario Businesses Against Discrimination (BAD) directory.
To date, the directory lists 677 businesses. Another social media account called Stop No Pass List has estimated that roughly 200 businesses in the GTA are also refusing to ask for a vaccine pass.
"When people come in, I don't ask if they're vaccinated. Other people can ask if they want, but I'm not for that," Gregg King, who owns King Jiu Jitsu, told the Toronto Star.
Toronto Public Health officials say that although they have received 122 complaints regarding vaccine certificates, they have not pressed any charges against business owners, instead "focusing on educating businesses on the province's new proof of vaccine program."
A Hamilton restaurateur says the vaccine passport is another barrier to businesses that have been struggling for the last year-and-a-half.
"We lose more clientele this way. We're already struggling. We have to repay all those business loans we got from the government. And now they want to reduce our clientele even more," said Jenna Graham, owner of Hamilton's Harbour Diner.
"You can walk into a Canadian Tire, or a Walmart, or a Costco and nobody will ask you a damn question about your medical history. Why is it all on us?"
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Лаутаро Кармона Сото (, 26 апреля 1952 года, Лимаче, Чили) — чилийский политический деятель. Действующий генеральный секретарь ЦК Коммунистической партии Чили (с 2005 года). Депутат Палаты депутатов Чили от региона Атакама (2010—2018), первый коммунист, который смог избраться в Национальный Конгресс (благодаря соглашению между КПЧ и «Коалицией партий за демократию» о выдвижении единого списка) после падения военной диктатуры генерала Пиночета.

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CARROLL, Anthony
The death has occurred of Anthony CARROLL
Castlegreen Crescent and McCann Street, Cashel, Tipperary / Ballingarry (SR), Tipperary
Carroll, Castlegreen Crescent and McCann Street, Cashel and formerly of Ballingarry, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, November 29th 2022, unexpectedly at The Mater Hospital, Dublin. Anthony, deeply regretted by his loving sons Craig and Blake, daughter Clodagh and their mother Christine, brothers Pat, Robert, James, Liam, John-Joe and Tom, sisters Kathleen, Margaret and Tina, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and many friends.
May He Rest In Peace
Reposing at Devitt's Funeral Home this Thursday evening from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Requiem Mass on Friday in St. John the Baptist Church, Cashel at 12.00noon and can be viewed on https://churchcamlive.ie/cashel-parish-stream/ followed by Burial in Cormac's Cemetery. If you would like to leave a message of condolence for the family please click on the link below.
Date Published: Tuesday 29th November 2022
Date of Death: Tuesday 29th November 2022
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This Mom Is Facing Cruel Backlash After Sharing an Inspiring Story About Self-Care
Sports reporter Kristen Hewitt's post on skipping a school event in the name of self-care taught her followers -- and her daughter -- an important lesson.
A Florida mom of two is making headlines for daring to do something far too many moms don't: take care of herself. On Monday, December 4, TV reporter and producer Kristen Hewitt took to Facebook to share a simple selfie from her car, explaining that she had opted out of attending her 8-year-old daughter's school assembly that day, in order to hit the gym.
"So I did something that some may think is selfish recently, but I really needed it," Hewitt confessed on Facebook. "I missed my daughter's honor roll assembly, so I could work out. I started to feel the guilt creep in as I made this tough decision, but then I remembered ME, and how hard Thanksgiving and the week that followed was with my husband traveling. How hard it was to deal with the tantrums that were never-ending. How hard it was to feel 100's of hot flashes as I am transitioning to a new healing protocol. How hard it was to manage my anxiety, the house, the kids, the pets, and work. And how hard it's been to not have one single minute to myself."
Hewitt went on to explain that she sat down with her daughter and discussed her schedule for the day. "I talked to her about how proud I was of her, but let her know I have to work a game tonight and needed to take care of myself this morning," she noted in the Facebook post. "She also had her father and grandmother attending in my place. Guess what. She understood, gave me a hug, and thanked me for all I do for her. She also learned by example today that SELF-CARE matters. Sometimes as parents we have to make hard decisions and show up for ourselves instead of showing up for our kids. And you know what? It's not selfish - it's called self-love."
How many times have mothers heard that they need to put their oxygen masks on first, before they can care for their L.O.s? And yet, in the wake of her honest, powerful, all too important post hitting social media, Hewitt has been targeted by a cruel wave of backlash. According to ABC News, the proud mom has been called everything from a selfish b**** to a narcissist.
"For eight years, I have been at every single event for my children," Hewitt tells Parents.com. "I held their hands when they were scared at night, I took them to dance, swim, school, showed up for concerts, assemblies, and Mother's Day teas. I decided after a long week, to take one hour to myself. To miss one assembly before I had to work a 15-hour day to run and meditate and put me first for the first time in nearly a decade. To say I'm shocked and dismayed at the negative response is an understatement."
It also bears noting that Hewitt spent seven years trying to conceive, and when she did, she put her work on the backburner in order to devote her time and energy exclusively to her kids. She told ABC News she "lost herself" for a time. With that experience under her belt, it's understandable that she would find the backlash particularly frustrating.
Ultimately, though, Hewitt is choosing to see the silver lining to the situation. "As for the negative comments, well, they are a gift," she tells Parents.com. "I showed them to my daughter and she learned about kindness, compassion, not judging others, and why social media is no place for children."
And if given the choice, Hewitt wouldn't have done anything differently. "I stand by my decision and have no regrets posting this on social media," she says. "I hope my post inspires other women to say yes to themselves and say no when they need a break. My children are loved, appreciated, cherished, and I made sure to celebrate with my daughter after school that day."
The mom of two contends that prioritizing self-care on Monday was a win, explaining, "I showed up for myself that day; I need to do it more often." To say Hewitt's outlook is empowering doesn't even begin to cover it!
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New hotel (less than 1 year old), close to the train station and near the city centre. Well placed to get to the ETSIIT (Avda Constitución).
In the main street and quite cheap.
Just below the Alhambra. Right in the most tourist area. Only 14 rooms.


Whether it's Abraham leaving his father's country, the Israelites leaving Egypt, or the disciples leaving their nets, whenever God invites us to newness of life, before we can take hold of the newness, a departure is required. The hard part, it seems, is unlearning and leaving behind the things we've been handed.
Jesus finishes the Sermon on the Mount with a series of warnings. The final warning has to do with hearing God's words and putting them into practice. It's as if Jesus knows Allen Iverson's classic rant is coming: "Practice? We talkin' bout practice?" Yes, Jesus seems to suggest. We're talking about practice. As humans we have an incredible capacity to live into things. We become what we practice. We become what we behold. We become what we surround ourselves with. Jesus urges his followers to put his words into practice, and in doing so, to find a life that is secure against life's storms.
I doubt very much that you've been losing sleep lately over false teachers. Yet, the fact remains that we live in a world of competing voices, all of them seeking to speak into our lives. Which ones are trustworthy? Especially in a religious context in which many differing voices claim to be speaking for God, how do we discern well?


Air powered dock leveler is simple, durable and contains minimal moving parts, so operation runs cleanly. Air-Powered dock levelers offer benefits similar to hydraulic levelers and are designed to prevent potential stump-out problems. Air powered dock levelers durable of a rugged, reinforced coated polyester fiber air bag that can withstand anything from chemical spills to extreme weather conditions and even minor punctures. And with no springs and no-hold-down, you won't have to worry about costly replacements or repairs down the road, lowering maintenance and service costs. They are also most often mounted in a Pre formed pit at the dock commonly used to reduce the grade between the dock floor and the trailer bed.
Deck and lip are constructed of 55,000 lb. minimum yield steel tread plate. Lip keepers serve as night locks for security and provide safe cross-traffic support when unit is stored. Dock bumpers and grease fittings on lip hinge are standard. The airbag dock leveler operates safely and efficiently under the toughest conditions: temperature extremes, heavy usage, and exposure to caustic substances. The deck flexes under load to allow a smooth cross docking transition, minimizing the risk of worker injury and cargo or equipment damage. The fall-safe system provides additional protection by limiting platform free fall. with each unit.
The push button is depressed and held allowing the electric blower to fill the air bladder which raises the platform. When the fully yield able lip extends at the top of the cycle the button is released allowing the extended lip and platform to lower onto the trailer bed. Upon trailer departure the lip can be retracted and the unit restored to a safe cross-traffic position. In use and stored positions are achieved without manual operation. Operable range is 12 inches above/below dock level. Platform is allowed to automatically float up and down with trailer movement.
Lifting system requires no scheduled maintenance. Lip mechanism requires no adjustment. Access to leveler pit is easy for quick clean-out and inspection.
Low-pressure air bag technology offers a tough, highly reliable performance.
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The company said that after launching in the US on November 12 at $6.99 per month, Disney+ will gradually expand internationally, starting in Europe.
Disney is among some of the biggest names in the media and tech world gearing up to move into streaming, in what could be a major challenge to market leader Netflix.
Disney plans to make the streaming service available in all major regions of the world within two years.
The service will offer Disney's films and TV shows, along with the library it acquired from Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox. That includes the "Star Wars" and Marvel superhero franchises and ABC television content.
Last month Walt Disney Co. closed its $71 billion deal for the film and television assets of 21st Century Fox as the "legacy" producers controlling Hollywood seek to fend off Netflix and other streaming firms including Amazon.
Details about Disney+ were shared by executives at an annual investor day, where chief executive Bob Iger said the streaming service would combine the strengths of Disney and the assets acquired from Fox.
"The Disney+ platform is being built on that foundation, one that no other content or technology company can rival," Iger said.
Disney+ will combine offerings from powerhouse brands including Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars with content from Hulu and sports network ESPN.
Disney stressed plans to use its coveted content, and original creations to come, to differentiate itself in the increasingly competitive streaming television market.
The entertainment colossus was arranging to get Disney+ on a broad array of smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, set-top boxes and smart televisions, according to executives.
Disney will invest heavily in the new streaming service, which is not expected to become profitable until 2024, chief financial officer Christine McCarthy told investors.
The company projected that it would have from 60 million to 90 million subscribers by that time, with two-thirds of them outside the United States.
"We will be aggressive in our efforts, and we believe we will succeed," McCarthy said.
But John Meyer, an analyst and Transpire Ventures partner said he strongly believes Disney will not become a threat to Netflix.
"Netflix now knows what people want more than anybody," he said.
Disney+ will launch "with a robust library of theatrical and television content" and will release more than 25 original series and 10 original films, documentaries and specials in its first year, according to the company.
Netflix and Amazon spend billions of dollars on original content for their rival streaming television services, hoping to win viewer loyalty with must-watch films or shows.
At the same time, Google-owned YouTube has been steadily evolving from a global video sharing platform to an Internet-age television service.
With Hollywood stars galore, Apple last month unveiled its streaming video plans along with news and game subscription offerings as part of an effort to shift its focus to digital content and services to break free of its reliance on iPhone sales.
The Apple TV+ on-demand, ad-free subscription service will launch this year in 100 countries, the company said.
This year is also expected to see the launch of a streaming television service from WarnerMedia, the media-entertainment division of AT&T acquired in an $85-billion deal.
The new entrants, with more expected, could launch a formidable challenge to Netflix, which has about 140 million paid subscribers in 190 markets, and to other services such as Amazon Prime.
Netflix is likely to feel pain, not only from intense competition, but also from the loss of content from the big libraries of Disney and Time Warner.


Just like the myriad varieties of the beautiful and gorgeous block designs, this craft of Block Printing comes from various gorgeous states of our country. It does not belong to any one particular region. It has imprints from Gujarat in the West and from Andhra Pradesh in the South East. Currently it's also being practiced in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. And there's uniqueness in diversity.
A block printed cloth reflects the touch of the human hand, the sensibility and skill of the craftsman; every piece unique. Block printing has become, if one is allowed to say; somewhat of a blockbuster. It's like a movie everyone enjoys. From being the favourite of the hippies to being loved by college students on their long skirts and kurtas and to being used by the home-makers to adorn their houses with printed designs, it has been appreciated in all spheres. It's a simple process and it can create intricate designs in rich and vibrant colors in short time periods.
The intricate designs you see on fabric are first skilfully carved out of wood or metal and then they are converted into beautiful designs by their creative placements and use of colors. The main tools of the printer are wooden blocks in different shapes - square, rectangle, oval, round and semi-circular or crescent - and sizes called bunta. Blocks are hand-carved of seasoned teak wood by trained craftsmen. On the bottom face the motifs are engraved with steel chisels of different widths and cutting surface by the carver. Each block has a wooden handle and two to three cylindrical holes drilled into the block for free air passage and also to allow release of excess printing paste. The new blocks are soaked in oil for 10-15 days to soften the grains in the timber. These blocks sometimes have metal over the wood. The design of the block is drawn on the wooden block and the thin metal strips are pressed onto the design and gently hammered in. After the design is completed the design is checked to see if all the brass strips are of the same height from the wooden base.
If it is a multiple color design the second printer dips his block in color again using the point or guide for a perfect registration to fill in the color. Different dyes are used for silk and cotton. Rapid fast dyes, indigo sol and pigment dyes are cotton dyes. Printing with rapid dyes is a little more complicated as the dyes once mixed for printing have to be used the same day. Standard colors are black, red, orange, brown and mustard, blue hues and yellows.
The main tools of the printer are wooden blocks in different shapes - square, rectangle, oval, round and semi-circular or crescent - and sizes called bunta. Blocks are hand-carved of seasoned teak wood by trained craftsmen. On the bottom face the motifs are engraved with steel chisels of different widths and cutting surface by the carver. Brass blocks are used in case of very fine designs and for a high level of clarity in print.
The printing starts form left to right. The color is evened out in the tray with a wedge of wood and the block dipped into the outline color (usually black or a dark color). When the block is applied to the fabric, it is slammed hard with the fist on the back of the handle so that a good impression may register.
The style and motifs of block prints are inspired from the local sources and can be largely grouped as floral, figurative and geometric categories. The designs have large bootas, small bootis, trellis or jal, small border and large borders and sometimes geometrical designs also.
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8 games that let you destroy everything in sight
By David Roberts 2015-02-27T19:00:00Z
Blow up the world
There are few universal joys quite like the rush you get from completely and utterly destroying something. It's why Edward Norton punched Jared Leto in the face a dozen times in Fight Club. It's why people spend hundreds of dollars to buy expensive gadgets on launch day then throw them at the ground in front of dozens of heartbroken onlookers. It's often why we play video games - so we can fulfill our most destructive urges while staying out of jail.
Some games let you build up an entire world and take it apart brick by brick. Others are filled with tons of explosives and breakable objects. And the real special ones let you demolish entire structures and watch them topple to the ground. Either way, these games provide some of the most satisfying ways to break, blow up, or otherwise destroy everything in sight.
Prevent ultimate destruction by causing it in Blast Corps
Back in the '90s, Rare was one of the greatest studios around, and Blast Corps was one of its best games. It's based on a simple premise - a giant truck seemingly packed with every last drop of the world's supply of nitroglycerin, plutonium, gunpowder, and gasoline is on a collision course with ruin, and it's up to you and whatever vehicle you can get your hands on to keep it from blowing up. So yes, in order to prevent ultimate destruction, you have to destroy everything. Makes sense to me.
Whether it's a set of explosive barrels, some innocuous crates, or a random barn, everything blows up real good. And you have a vast array of machinery to enact your brand of destructive carnage, from bulldozers, to dump trucks, to flying mechs that ground-pound and uppercut objects into oblivion. Part action, part puzzle, but always satisfying, Blast Corps is a demolitionist's delight.
Wreck a fancy hotel in Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Remember that scene from Ghostbusters? No, not the one where Dan Aykroyd dreams about getting frisky with a ghost. No, not the one that heavily implies that Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis just had sex. I'm talking about the part in the hotel where our trio of misfits finally get their big break and catch their first apparition. How fun would it be to just wreck house with a proton pack? Well, thanks to Ghostbusters: The Video Game, now you can.
The first level is pure fanservice, as you revisit the Sedgewick Hotel to hunt down a bunch of ghosts - only this time, you get to raise hell and destroy everything in sight in your quest to prevent mass hysteria. Chandeliers, paintings, furniture - all will fall to the might of your proton beam. Don't be shy - you're not going to get billed for any damages. It sets the scene for a game filled with environments just waiting to be blasted. Just don't cross the streams.
Smash everything and use it as a weapon in The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
For a guy with the word 'smash' in his catchphrase, The Incredible Hulk hasn't really had a game live up to his signature acts of wanton destruction. But all of that changed with Ultimate Destruction, an open-world game filled to the brim with tools of annihilation. There are so many things for The Hulk to grab, throw, and otherwise wreck that he's basically running around like a kid in a candy store. A volatile, explosive candy store.
From the word 'go', you're basically given carte blanche to run around open environments and tackle objectives how you see fit. Break a car in half, crush it onto your hands and use the car bits as steel boxing gloves. Run up the side of a building, leaving pockmarks in your wake, and launch into a helicopter. Ultimate Destruction puts you in the shoes of a living wrecking ball, basically making it the best superhero game ever made.
Grab everything that isn't nailed down in Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 is a physics wonderland, a playground of see-saws, breakable boxes, and launchable buzzsaws. It blew our faces clean off of our faces when we played it ten years ago, and even now, the gravity gun is a total blast to use, letting you rip objects off of the walls and throw them at your hapless foes. And it doesn't get much better than the spooktacular sandbox found in Ravenholm.
What once was a fairly standard (if best-in-class) first-person shooter now becomes a survival horror game, complete with an over-abundance of face huggers and a distressing lack of supplies. Only now, you have a gravity gun, and it because your ultimate tool of improvisation. Grab a buzzsaw off the ground and slice those zombies in half. Or pick up an explosive canister and lob it in a group of 'em. Ravenholm is filled with tons of breakable objects, volatile barrels, and Rube Goldbergian traps, and whipping them around with the gravity gun is still satisfying to this day.
Pretend you're King Kong in Rampage
King Kong may have invented the 'giant monster' genre, but Rampage actually let you be the ape. Or huge lizard. Or multi-story werewolf. Rampage is all about destruction, as you and your monster buddies move from city to city, levelling skyscrapers and eating helicopters out of the sky. Methodically chomp on innocent bystanders as they poke their heads outside of their windows, or quickly take out the building's supports and watch it crumble into dust - the choice is yours, as long as you've got enough quarters.
Other games might have brought kaiju destruction to a three-dimensional space, but there's something captivating about the purity of running from side to side, slowly climbing up buildings, and punching them to the ground. Plus, Rampage takes the whole 'ripping out of your clothing into a disproportionately large monster' thing to its au naturel conclusion.
Shape the world as you see fit in Minecraft
Minecraft may seem like an odd inclusion on a list filled with shoot 'em ups and explode-athons, but hear me out. It's certainly not filled with gratuitous violence and realistic physics systems (though, if you're not careful, those creepers will blow you to kingdom come). But what it does seems almost more ambitious - it lets you build the world as you see fit, then dismantle it piece by piece.
It's the ultimate crafting game, letting you chop down trees and carve into mountains, and turn their constituent parts into houses, tools, and even works of art. And the best part is that, as long as you have the proper equipment, you can mine just about anything. Turn on creative mode and fly to the highest heights or the deepest depths, and take the entire world apart one pixelated brick at a time.
Slice and dice through everything in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
I was wondering why it took so long for somebody to let The Force off its chain and chase after the neighbor kids, but I'm so glad someone finally did it. The Force Unleashed lets you get in touch with your inner Sith, allowing you to launch, blow up, or otherwise decimate pretty much anything you can think of - and it's as amazing as it sounds.
The Force Unleashed gives you your first taste of power by putting you in Darth Vader's black military boots, letting you unleash hellish fury on the Wookie homeworld of Kashyyyk. Blow open massive wooden gates and watch the splinters rain down, cut trees into toothpicks, and pick up and launch Chewbacca's buddies off a cliff (sorry!). But it doesn't stop there. Eventually, you'll take control of Vader's apprentice and learn a whole new array of explosive abilities - like grabbing a Star Destroyer out of the sky and slamming it into the ground. Is it over-the-top? Yeah. Is it stupid? Totally. Is it fun? You bet your nerfherding butt it is.
Level enormous man-made structures in Red Faction: Guerrilla
Of course Red Faction is on this list. What started as an average shooter with some terrain-deforming ideas, Red Faction didn't fully come into its own until its third outing. It was cool to be able to blow up pretty much any wall or other obstacle that stood in your way, but its gameplay was too linear, its options too limiting. With Guerrilla, you're not funneled down corridors - instead, you're given a whole planet to destroy.
While Guerrilla doesn't let you make a dent in the surrounding terrain, it does let you take out entire goddamn buildings if you're so inclined. Just grab your sledgehammer, take out a few supports, and blammo - that three story building is now lying in pieces on the ground. And it's not just buildings. Cover can be blown away with a well-placed grenade, bridges can be levelled with a few rockets - pretty much any man-made structure can be turned into so much debris with a good smacking. It never gets old.
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Sometimes you just want to watch the world burn. These games let you do it without leaving the house - or hurting anyone. That's the important bit. How do you like to live out your most destructive fantasies? Let me know in the comments below!
Looking for more? Check out our list of the 100 best games of all time, or some of the weirdest spin-offs in video game history.
David Roberts lives in Everett, WA with his wife and two kids. He once had to sell his full copy of EarthBound (complete with box and guide) to some dude in Austria for rent money. And no, he doesn't have an amiibo 'problem', thank you very much.
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The romantic one on a Friday, the bad one on a Saturday, the good one on a Sunday, the shy one on a Monday, the fun one on a Tues... but wait. Could Ruki really get away with that.
Kai just likes soulmates okay??
If there's one thing Ruki never wanted, it was to find his soulmate. When he does, he's fully intent on pretending it never happened and on continuing on with life happily without him. But when his soulmate merely shrugs and accepts this, Ruki can't help but be annoyed and, even more annoyingly, completely intrigued.
The Reituki soulmate AU where Ruki tries so hard to resist fate he falls into its trap head over heels.
Ever since he was young, Reita knew that he wanted to write. He was fascinated with books as a child and always used his spare time to write, from short stories to articles for the school newspaper. He worked his way up on that project to be the editor and won quite a few competitions. He graduated University and was trying to make it in the world on his own.
Except things weren't going as planned. He went from one dead end job to the other and didn't actually pursue his dream. His writing seemed to take a back seat to real life and that was an issue for him. One day, his roommate, Aoi, told him "give into the fear", and he did. He quit his job and started sending his resumes out to all the magazines he could think of, in hopes that one of them would offer him an interview.
To his disappointment, each interview was a disaster; all except for one.
And that was how he started his job as a second assistant at Matsumoto Publishing.


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I've been inspired by my friend Juan Alonso to raise money for Haiti relief by auctioning off a monoprint. I will send all funds directly to Mercy Corps . To make this as transparent as possible, please just post your auction amount to this blog. Please be sure to include your email address so I can contact you.
This print is "Cascade". Acrylic on paper 15" x 20" unframed. The beginning bid is $100.00. The auction will end on Tuesday at 5 pm. Whoever has the highest bid on Tuesday at 5 pm will win the print and all of the proceeds will go to Mercy Corps. I will send the winner a Paypal invoice with the notation "For Mercy Corps Haiti Relief". I will then forward the amount directly to Mercy Corps and pay the Paypal service fee myself.
Your print will be sent in a shipping tube or, if you are in the Bay Area, you can pick it up at my studio. If you are a student in one of my classes, I'll happily deliver it to class.
I hope you'll take the opportunity to donate either through this auction or through the many organizations that are helping.


As an indispensable part of filter press, filter cloth plays an important role during use. But many users don't know when to change the filter cloth and even don't know what operation would damage the filter cloth.
Firstly, when unloading each time, we should take care of the filter cloth. When we carry or take up it, it should avoid being scratched by hard objects. If there is hard object in the liquid, we should avoid adopting filter cloth made of fiber.
Secondly, when not use them, they should be stored in dry and well ventilated area, avoid moist and high temperature. When installation, we need lay them smoothly, make the connection tight between filter cloths and frame of the chamber filter press.


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Q: How to handle html5 input multiple in java gae I have a httpservlet on GAE which handles a form.
The form has an  button.
In the servlet I use apache.commons.fileupload to handle single file uploads,
butI have no idea how to handle multiple file array...any help appreciated.
Form:
<form id="fileupload" action="/Save" method="Post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <input name="title" type=text />
    <textarea name="info"></textarea>
    <input type="file" name="files[]" multiple>
    <input id="save" type="submit" value="Save this">
</form>

Servlet:
FileItemIterator iter = upload.getItemIterator(req);
while (iter.hasNext()) {
    FileItemStream item = iter.next();
    String name = item.getFieldName();
    InputStream stream = item.openStream();
    if (item.isFormField()) {
        System.out.println("Form field " + name + " with value "
            + Streams.asString(stream) + " detected.");
    } else {
        // name here will be "files[]"
        System.out.println("File field " + name + " with file name "
        + item.getName() + " detected.");
        //MY NONWORKING ATTEMPT AT HANDLING THE FILES[] ARRAY: <- this is my question, how to do this?
        Object files[] = Streams.copy(stream);
        for(int i = 0; i < files.size(); i++){
            String fileType = files[i].getContentType();
            Blob imageBlob = new Blob(Files[i]);
        }
    }
}

A: You are trying to get all files from one FileItemStream, while actually each FileItemStream is it's own file.
// INSERT THIS INSTEAD OF YOUR NONWORKING PART
String filename = item.getName();
String contentType = item.getContentType();
int len;
byte[] buffer = new byte[8192];
while ((len = stream.read(buffer, 0, buffer.length)) != -1)
    // here save the buffer to blobstore
}

For saving data to blobstore see how to use new Files API to save into blobstore.

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About a month ago I posted an article about the Water Situation in Cape Town; effecting everyone living in or visiting the Western Cape. Luckily there have been some positive developments that might provide a narrow escape to this devastating scenario.
Is tourism Good or Bad for Cape Town given the Water Crisis?
This article is a follow-up on my previous article ' Digital Nomads thinking of visiting Cape Town'.


The lowly propeller provides forward motion. At least until bad things happen to a good propeller. You would think the punishment propellers endure when they whack into an inanimate object would be a death sentence. But even when a propeller hub spins, or a blade curls back at a sickening angle the damage usually be remedied and for less money than you may think.
Beyond collision, another culprit is fouling the propeller with someone's abandoned dock line. When it wraps around the propeller the engine keeps turning the propeller shaft but the propeller is locked up tight. What happens next isn't pretty. The rubber hub breaks loose from the metal hub and begins to spin in its bore at 1000- to 2000 rpm. As a result not all the engine torque converts into forward thrust and you begin to notice decreased acceleration and top speed. The solution is as simple as the sea is salt: Replace the hub. Depending on its size a propeller can be reconditioned for as little as 30 to 100 dollars. Bent blades cost extra.
How Can You Tell The Propeller Hub Is Spun?
So how do you know definitively that the propeller hub is spun? Begin by removing the propeller and examining it. Look closely at the rubber hub for telltale clues, anything from subtle to dramatic signs of failure. The hub might be twisted or even look melted. Another method is to use a ball pein hammer and a center punch. Pein a dot on the metal splined hub and adjacent on the mating surface of the propeller proper. Reinstall the propeller and go for a ride. Run the engine under load. Merely idling dockside may not flow enough torque to challenge the hub. After a few minutes remove the propeller and examine your handiwork. If the dots no longer line up, then the rubber hub is spinning in its bore.
So how to you replace a spun hub? That's easy: Get out your debit or credit carD. This is not a do-it-yourself project. Propeller shops use a hydraulic ram and many tons of pressure to press the bad hub out of of its bore. It is then unceremoniously tossed in the trash heap, or more properly, the aluminum or stainless steel recyling bin. A shiny new hub is pressed in place, carefully. To ease the interference fit it is liberally lubricated with a spray of soap and water.
Some new wave propellers dispense entirely with the venerable pressed hub system. In its place are replaceable hubs with a different hub available to fit each one of the spline patterns required for the different brands of outboard motors and stern drives. In the unlikely event a hub is ever damaged simple take off the wheel, lift out the wrecked hub and throw it in the trash bin. Insert a new hub and you are back in the water in matter of minutes. Beyond the quick fix, what is really nice about the system is the way you can switch from one pitch propeller to another. That is invaluable for a boat that pulls double duty as a fast flyer or a ski tow boat. No matter what kind of propeller you have it's a good idea to have a spare onboard.


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When Fiji was "The Cannibal Isles"
February 8, 2018 February 8, 2018 / donnagawell
The Fijian Islands are celebrated as a lovely vacation paradise with a friendly population, and it is difficult to imagine that they were once known as the Cannibal Isles. In the 1700 and 1800's, sea captains sailed far away from the Cannibal Isles for fear of being shipwrecked and therefore victims of the locals who actively practiced cannibalism.
My visit to two islands in Fiji in October 2017 allowed me to meet locals who were amongst the kindest and most hospitable I have met in my travels. Our taxi driver, a very kind young man from Lautoka, invited us to his home for tea and dessert. The next day in Suva we were treated as honored guests of the native Fijian congregation at the Centenary Methodist Church for Sunday services.* Today, the Christian faith of Fijians is strong and fervent, and Sundays are sacred, but their ancestors less than two hundred years ago certainly would not have greeted me in such a hospitable manner.
Congregants from Suva Methodist Church
After the lovely and spiritual three-hour church service, all in native Fijian, we went to the Fiji Museum in Suva. Their collections reveal the details of the widespread practice of cannibalism that gained the islands such a dark reputation among early explorers and missionaries. Today, the Fijians don't hide their history but present it in a historical atmosphere filled with artifacts, stories, and photos. There is even a display to honor Reverend Thomas Baker, the last missionary killed and eaten in 1867.
History of Cannibalism in Fiji
Archeological evidence shows that cannibalism was practiced in Fiji for the last 2,300 years. By 1800, cannibalism was a normal and ritualized part of life, integral to Fijian religion and warfare.
Eating human flesh was not done out of a need for food to avoid starvation, but rather was an act of vengeance beyond the grave. Cannibalism was an act of ultimate insult in a society based upon ancestral worship. Those eaten were enemies conquered in war, but other conquered people, slaves, shipwrecked sailors, or those from a lower caste in their community were also victims.
The Fijians' ancient religious beliefs often required human sacrifice at special times such as the construction of a temple, chief's house or sacred canoes, or the installation rites of a new chief. The bodies were eaten as part of a religious ceremony, often accompanied by special chants and rituals.
Bure Kalou (priest's spiritual house)
Bodies of the victims, both men and women, were dragged to the bure kalou (priest's spiritual house) to the beat of the death drum. The men performed the Cibi death dance and the women the obscene Dele or Wate dance where the bodies, living or dead, were sexually abused. Living captives were often severely tortured before being killed.
The bete, or priest, offered the bodies to the war gods, and then they were cut up and prepared for the oven using a bamboo knife. The bodies were cooked in earthen ovens and then eaten inside the bure kalou by the men of the clan. Women and children would eat if there was excess flesh.
The Fijian's considered the priests' hands and lips sacred or consecrated and attendants normally fed these men. These helpers were not allowed in the spirit house, so the priests fed themselves during cannibal feasts using special wooden forks. These special eating instruments were kept as sacred relics in the spirit house.
Priest Forks
In the highlands of Vitievu, the bones of cannibalized enemies were placed as trophies in the forked branches of trees. On the coasts, where leg bones were used for making sail needles, trophies were the sexual organs or fetuses cut from corpses.
The slaughtered and gruesome remains were kept as treasures or heirlooms to recall the conquests. Common mementos include smoked snacks that could be nibbled on whenever a particularly hated enemy came to mind. A yagona cup made from the victim's skull, enemy teeth made into a necklace, or hairdressing pins fashioned from long bones were other treasures.
The eating of the victims meant that they were destroyed and annihilated both physically and spiritually. It also meant that the person eating would inherit the victim's knowledge.
The Fijian in Suva and Auckland Museum in New Zealand have massive collections of artifacts used in the rituals.
Christianity's Influence
After several difficult and worrisome efforts to bring Christianity to Fiji, the Methodist Mission gained a foothold in 1835 when Methodist missionaries William Cross and Reverend David Cargill, together with their wives and a team of Tongan teachers landed in Lekeba, Lau. The conversion of the chiefs was the biggest obstacle to success, and so the mission spread its influence by widely dispersing English missionaries and Tongan and Fijian "teachers." The conversion of one of the most important chiefs had a major influence on the wide-scale acceptance and conversion to Christianity.
Missionaries John Hunt and Thomas Williams
Some of the earliest missionaries were eyewitnesses to the horrors of the practice of cannibalism. John Hunt, one of the early missionaries wrote a book in 1859, "A Missionary Among Cannibals" (free online) and described Fijians digging up recently buried graves for human consumption. The cannibals also killed their sick and old, treated women as beasts of burden, and often strangled wives when their husbands died.
Wesleyan missionary Reverend Thomas Williams observed an incident and described it in his book "Fiji and the Fijian" published in 1858. A chief's wife from a small island of Lekeba ran away in the middle of the night. After the chief's men found her, she was brought back, and her arms were chopped off and cooked. She was forced to watch him consume her arms and died a few days later after she was baptized as a Christian.
Reverend Thomas Baker
Reverend Thomas Baker was just 35 years old while attempting to bring the Gospel to the village of Nubutautau in Fiji's rugged highlands in 1867. He and seven Fijian converts were ambushed as they left the village, and then clubbed, cooked and consumed. Historians say the reason was the chief's resistance to Christianity and complex tribal politics. Legend tells the story that Mr. Baker was murdered for breaking a taboo by taking a comb from the chief's hair. Thomas Baker was the last missionary to be killed and eaten in Fiji.
Early Methodist Church in Fiji
The descendants of the Fijians who murdered these missionaries begged forgiveness from the descendants of Thomas Baker in 2003. "Thomas Baker died in this place, and we need to confess our sins," said Elenoa Naiyaunsiaga. "It is time for repentance and an apology."
Early Fijian Christians
Laisenia Qarase, Fiji's Prime Minister also attended the ceremony and said, "In this area, the club and the old gods still ruled. Those who killed and ate the Reverend Baker and his believers would have felt they were defending themselves against threats to their established ways. We come here to apologize for that terrible moment in history."
"Most Prolific Cannibal" as declared by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Ratu Udre Udre
The legend of Ratu Udre Udre, a particularly insatiable Fijian chief from Rakiraki, continues to intrigue and nauseate. In 1849, about nine years after Udre Udre's death, missionary Richard Lyth recorded a gruesome discovery. A long row of 872 stones was on the chief's tomb with many spaces in between indicated that stones had been removed. Udre Udre's son told Lyth that his father indeed ate that number of human beings. They were victims of war, and he ate them all himself and shared with no one else. He ate nothing but human flesh and kept a box of preserved flesh, so he always had a steady supply on hand. Locals believe that Udre Udre ate somewhere between 872 and 999 people in his lifetime, therefore receiving the honor of being named Guinness World Records' Most Prolific Cannibal.
An article about the Suva Methodist Church can be found by clicking here: https://donnagawell.com/europe/australia/suva-fiji/
Most of the research for this article came from Yalo-i-Viti: A Fiji Museum, a book from the Fiji Museum in Suva written by Fergus Clunie, 2003.
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Genshin Impact Version 2.1 Sparks Five Times Player Spending Increase to $150 Million in First Week
The launch of version 2.1 of Genshin Impact from miHoYo on September 1 saw the title generate $151 million in its first seven days of going live, more than the title accumulated in the full month of August, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data shows.
As Genshin Impact approaches its first year anniversary at the end of the month, publisher miHoYo has already kicked off celebrations, promising a series of updates and events. With Version 2.1, known as Floating World Under the Moonlight, new characters have arrived such as Raiden Shogun and the free PlayStation-exclusive Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn. The latest update also sees the introduction of never-before-seen islands for players to explore, as well as a new weapon event wish and fishing system. A special Streamer Recruitment Event is also taking place, rewarding Twitch streamers with Primogems in-game for gaining new followers.
Version Impact
During the seven days from August 25 to 31, the game accumulated approximately $31 million in gross revenue globally across the App Store and Google Play. Between September 1 to 7, when version 2.1 was released, player spending saw a nearly five times increase compared to the week prior, rising to $151 million. That means players spent $21.6 million a day on average over the past week, compared to $4.4 million the week prior.
China and its App Store accounted for the largest share of revenue from September 1 to 7, generating $55.7 million, or approximately 37 percent of total player spending during the period. (Sensor Tower does not track spending on third-party Android stores in China or elsewhere.) The United States ranked No. 2 at 20 percent, while Japan ranked No. 3 at close to 19 percent. Of the top three revenue generating countries, China also saw the fastest growth, with player spending seeing an approximately 9.7 times increase from the seven days prior. Revenue in Japan saw a 4.4 times rise, while U.S. player spending experienced a 3.5 times increase.
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experiencing the worst coral die-off on record as more than 43 miles of the reef located in the northern region is dying due to coral bleaching. The southern region of the reef experienced only a one percent mortality rate due to Cyclone Winston in February that lowered the temperature slightly. The damage, however, is far more extensive than was originally believed.
Due to various reasons, the water temperature has increased in areas where the 1,400-mile Great Barrier Reef exists, causing coral bleaching. And in some instances, an immediate "cooking" of the coral happens.
Coral reefs have a direct impact on the environment and the economy. They protect the shorelines while creating diverse marine life as 25 percent of marine species find shelter in the coral. Coral reefs support the fishing industry as well as tourism. Some experts believe coral reefs could hold the answer to medical breakthroughs.
What are the causes for the worst coral die-off to the Great Barrier Reef ever seen? The following gives you a glimpse of what is happening and how you can help prevent coral bleaching.
What is causing the coral reef to die?
The coral within the Great Barrier Reef are dying due to several factors. The largest of these is climate change from global warming. When the ocean water temperature increases, the coral becomes an inhospitable habitat for the tiny algae that normally have a symbiotic relationship with the coral reef. Unless the temperature drops and the coral cools, the algae cannot return to the coral and eventually the reef dies.
In the meantime, the coral loses its color and takes on a white appearance, known as coral bleaching. Experts determine that the coral reef mortality rate from coral bleaching is above the initial estimate of 22 percent.
Other reasons for coral death include disease, pollution from chemicals and agricultural run-off and changes in the sedimentation from ocean floor disturbances, such as dredging. If the water temperature increases too much, the coral cooks and immediately dies.
What are the current prevention initiatives to save the coral reef?
The NOAA Satellite and Information Service manage the Coral Reef Watch (CRW) program. The program collects reports from partners and organizations around the globe to gain accurate information about the current status of coral reefs. You can learn more about the protocols for monitoring coral bleaching by visiting CRW's website, including the ReefBase Global Bleaching Protocol from the Great Barrier Reef Authority and partners.
There are several community-based programs that measure coral bleaching and send the reports to the CRW, as well as other interested organizations. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority coordinates with the community and reef managers to monitor the coral reef. Parts of the Great Barrier Reef are harder to investigate and monitor, so the use of specialized equipment is critical. Underwater cameras survey tight crevices and collect data from sensors and equipment, so scientists and researchers can keep current on the status of the coral reef.
Using dive surveys, scientists learned that although 67 percent of the Great Barrier Reef has suffered from coral bleaching in the last nine months, the coral located in the southern region are regaining its vibrant color due to cooler temperatures and the return of algae. CRW reports that it may take as many as 15 years for the coral to reestablish to previous levels as long as the Great Barrier Reef does not experience a fourth and fifth devastating coral bleaching.
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The main idea behind the book is reaching a child's heart, not just correcting his or her actions. Correcting the behavior (hitting, arguing, throwing tantrums) without addressing the root issue (selfishness, pride, anger, etc.) will never result in effective, long-term change. From a Christian perspective, the root problem is sin, and the cure is the Gospel.
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People frequently ask if I expected my children to become believers. I usually reply that the gospel is powerful and attractive. It uniquely meets the needs of fallen humanity. Therefore, I expected that God's Word would be the power of God to salvation for my children. But that expectation was based on the power of the gospel and its suitability to human need, not on a correct formula for producing children who believe.
This assertion rang true for me. Just this past weekend I had been discussing with some other ladies how we wished there was some way to ensure that our children come to salvation. We want this for them because of the tremendous difference the gospel has made in our own lives and because we know that our hearts need cleansing from sin in order to be reconciled to a Holy God. But of course, as Tripp points out, there is no magic formula. We can do everything "right" and still have children who don't believe. After all, God's children, Adam and Eve, had the perfect Parent, and yet they still chose to rebel. Sometimes this leaves us feeling a bit hopeless.
However, I really liked the way Tripp turned the tables from putting our hope in what we as parents can do, and instead trusting in God and His Word because it is "powerful and attractive" and is "uniquely meets the needs of fallen humanity." While I have a responsibility to make sure my parenting is in line with Scripture and that I am pointing my children toward the Gospel, ultimately their salvation does not rest on my doing everything "right." I must trust that God and his Grace are sufficient and that the good news will draw my children's hearts to Him.
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Production Announcement of BIYEON, a Korean-Chinese Co-product Featuring Lay of EXO and JUNG Soo-jung of f(x)
Writerby HA Jung-min
Production Begins in January, to Be Released in the Second Half of the Year
Production announcement of Biyeon, a Korean-Chinese co-product featuring Lay of EXO, a boy band, and JUNG Soo-jung (a.k.a. Krystal) of f(x), a girl band, was held in Beijing on December 18th, 2015.
Biyeon is a youth film depicting Korean and Chinese youngsters' dream and love. A Chinese singer and Korean dancer run into conflicts due to cultural difference, and finally fall in love. Lay and JUNG Soo-jung team up as a couple and Lay takes the role of the Chinese singer and JUNG Soo-jung, the Korean dancer.
Lay and JUNG Soo-jung both have acting experience. Lay played in the Chinese films The Baby From Universe (2015) and EX Files 2 (2015), while JUNG Soo-jung was in Heirs, a Korean TV drama which was hugely popular in China as well, and also proved her acting ability in a Korean TV drama My Lovely Girl with Rain (a.k.a JUNG Ji-hoon), a big Korean Wave star.
Although young couple's love is in the center, Biyeon attempts to please all ages by recruiting popular actors from all generations and inserting popular songs from each period in the show.
The director is SUNG Si-hup of Korea, who also directed The Plan Man (2014). Also, Biyeon is considered to be a new Chinese project of SM Entertainment where these two lead actors' bands belong to. Biyeon, with Korean contents and Chinese capital, will begin production in January and plans on release in the later half of 2016.
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SUNG Si-hup
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Bing final version released in Japan
Internationally, the Microsoft search engine is slow to take off its beta label. A shift towards a final version that has just taken place in the land of the Rising Sun.
With the final version of the search engine, Bing, Microsoft is now reserved for only a small number of countries that are thereby entitled to features that are not found in the beta proposed. Recently, Bing has received such an update in summer reserved for its U.S. version and also final since its launch in June 2009.
The final version of Bing is currently confirmed in the U.S, Canada, United Kingdom. This week, a new launch of final version was unveiled and it relates to Japan. Microsoft hopes that Bing will become a competitor in the field of web search in the Land of the Rising Sun. According to statistics StatCounter, the challenge is enormous because there Bing is currently credited as a market share of 2.2%.
For the U.S., a market more favorable to Bing, comScore released its figures this week of the month of June. Bing and Yahoo! Recorded a rise (+ 0.6) to reach respectively 12.7% and 18.9% market share. Google has gone down 1.1 points to 62.6%.
However, be careful the next release of comScore, the methodology will be modified. The firm said that both Bing and Yahoo! enjoyed a resurgence in June, mainly through the inclusion of contextual search (successive refinements proposed to the user).
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