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NBA Game Preview - Philadelphia at Utah
Wed Nov 6, 2019 9:00 PM EST
Philadelphia at Utah
76ers eager for Embiid's defense against Jazz
Tue Nov 5, 2019 4:00 PM
Joel Embiid returns to the Philadelphia 76ers on the heels of the team's first loss of the season.
Embiid served a two-game suspension for his altercation with Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns and will be back in the lineup on Wednesday night when the 76ers visit the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
Embiid was penalized for the incident with Towns last Wednesday night that was followed by profane insults on social media. His defensive presence was missed in the second game of his suspension when the Phoenix Suns recorded a 114-109 victory over Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Suns star guard Devi n Booker operated at will to score 40 points on 15-of-19 shooting as the 76ers (5-1) had no answers on how to stop him.
"Obviously defensively, I thought they never really felt us in the second half," Philadelphia forward Tobias Harris told reporters after the loss. "They got too many easy looks, too many open looks."
The 76ers will be happy to have Embiid back near the basket as well as for his offensive exploits (23.3 scoring average) and rebounding (10.3).
Veteran power forward Al Horford did a pretty fair impression of Embiid during the two games by averaging 28.5 points. Horford pumped in a season-best 32 on 13-of-20 shooting in Monday's loss.
"For the last couple of games, obviously with Joel being out, I felt like I've had to step up a little more, be more aggressive and look to score," Horford told reporters after the defeat. "Tonight the way they were defending me, it gave me a lot of looks and I took advantage of that."
Utah (4-3) will be looking to halt a two-game slide that includes Sunday's 105-94 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Jazz were manhandled on the boards by a 54-37 margin, much to the chagrin of coach Quin Snyder. The Clippers collected 18 offensive rebounds and posted a 29-8 edge in second-chance points.
"The biggest thing was the defensive glass," Snyder told reporters. "It was too much to overcome if we're not getting bodies on people and getting rebounds. We can have a good possession defensively. But if we don't secure the ball, it's wasted."
Star guard Donovan Mitchell scored a season-best 36 points to raise his scoring average to 25.7. Mitchell has scored 24 or more points in six of Utah's seven games.
While Mitchell has been superb, newcomer Mike Conley (12.4 points) is struggling and shooting just 31.8 percent from the field.
As Conley's shots clank off the rim, center Rudy Gobert wonders why more passes aren't coming his way.
Gobert averaged a career-best 15.9 points last season but is five points below that at 10.9.
"The drive is great but the pass to the big is a weapon that we have and we don't use it," Gobert told the Salt Lake Tribune. "Usually, I feel like we can lob it up. But once the lob isn't there, we're not really looking. It's on me to get in good positions at the rim, and at the same time, it's on my teammates to want to find me."
Gobert had 12 points and 14 rebounds against the Clippers for his second straight double-double and third of the season.
Embiid averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds while the 76ers were sweeping last season's two games against the Jazz. Gobert averaged 14.5 points and 12.5 boards.
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Just because winter is almost over doesn't mean that it's time to forget about your furnace until next winter. The safest way to gear up for any season is to perform maintenance on your furnace now and make sure that it is ready to go when it's needed. Yes, in a few weeks you will be switching your thermostat off from the 'heat' setting, but don't forget about that final winter checklist item to certify that your furnace won't cause you any sudden issues this summer and next early fall.
Relying on your furnace after months of not using it is always a wager. It isn't realistic to trust that months of winter means you can neglect your system. That, on top of months of inactivity with your furnace in the summer, can cause maintenance difficulties and dirt buildup, especially if there is no scheduled tune-up.
Forgetting regular furnace service and leaving it to chance with Robstown weather is not the best option.
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Watch: COVID-19 patient enjoys sea air after months in intensive care
By Luke Hurst with AP • Updated: 05/09/2020
After months in ICU, a patient takes in the sea view in Barcelona - Copyright AP
After two months in the intensive care unit of a beachside Barcelona hospital, Francisco "Paco" Espana breathed took in the fresh air and view of the Mediterranean.
His memory of the last months is blurry — after contracting COVID-19 he spent much of his time hooked up to tubes or sedated.
"In my case, I suddenly woke up surrounded by walls, covered in blankets and wondering what I was doing here," he said from his bed, which had been wheeled out of Hospital del Mar to the beachfront by medical staff.
Doctors are monitoring how short trips outside affect the recovery of coronavirus patients who have endured an extended period of time in intensive care.
For Espana, the trip certainly seems to have improved his mood.
"Now that I am starting to be aware of my reality, some nights I feel very bad. Very overwhelmed. Not being able to go outside. Now I am allowed to take this little stroll outside. If next, they would allow me to have a beer at the hospital's cafeteria, that would be enough for me," he said.
Health workers report anecdotal evidence that the short trips to the beach from the doors of the hospital are having the desired effect.
"We can clearly see a boost in the mood of the patients," said Andrea Escanuela, an intensive care unit nurse.
"We are talking about patients who haven't seen daylight for a long time. And suddenly they go outside, see the light and feel the air. Everything is different. Their mood changes a lot. They feel more calm and joyful."
The study, explained Dr Judith Marín, is part of a programme to "humanise" intensive care units, which the group had been experimenting with for two years before the coronavirus pandemic hit Spain.
The strict isolation protocols that had to be adopted since mid-March undid months of effort to bring ICU patients closer to their relatives and connect those working in the units with the rest of the hospital, the doctor said.
The programme was restarted in early June, and the team now wants to start logging progress to quantify if the therapy aids in the mid- and long-term recovery of COVID-19 patients.
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We are expanding our PR team with three new Account Executives and welcome them to HBI! Laura, Sebastian and Moritz have answered some questions for us so that we can get to know them a little better.
What surprises us most about your resume?
I moved nine times and landed back in Munich again.
What do you expect in the first few months at HBI?
Interesting tasks and new challenges.
How do you see PR work?
Which clients will you take care of in the future? / In which HBI team are you?
In a team with Christian and Simon. We look after clients such as Copernicus and Panasonic.
Which tasks would you like to take over as soon as possible?
What fascinates you most about the technology industry?
Constant innovation, inventiveness and great solutions to problems that are often not known to exist.
Are you a true born Munich local?
Yes, I'm a true child of Munich – but my parents aren't.
Where will we meet you when you're not in the office?
Eating at the movies, reading in the park, talking at the restaurant.
Which do you prefer – a city or rural environment?
I prefer the combination of both!
"Tooth queen" – at least that's what my parents said.
What is your preferred source of information – print or online?
What is your favored lunch for work break?
Salad, noodles, cheese bread, wraps, potatoes, lasagna, vegetables, sushi, everything!
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I am on the team of Jasmin, Christine, Alexander and Melanie with clients like Imprivata, Protolabs, Rockwell Automation and Avast.
Posting on social media, writing texts and press releases, contact with clients… Actually, the whole package!
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Far Resources Drills Highest Grade Intercept to Date, 16 Metres of 1.8% Li2O in Deep Drilling at Dyke 1 and 12 Metres of 1.1% Li2O in Newly Discovered Dyke 8
May 7, 2018 – Far Resources Ltd (CSE:FAT) (FSE:F0R) (OTC:FRRSF) (www.farresources.com) ("Far" or the "Company") is pleased to announce results from its 2018 winter drill program at its Zoro Lithium Project ("Zoro") near the historic mining community of Snow Lake in mining friendly Manitoba, including drilling the highest grade intercept to date, 16 metres of 1.8% Li2O in deep drilling on Dyke 1. The program consisted of 16 drill holes and 2,472 metres targeting the spodumene-bearing pegmatites on the property (see January 19, 2018 news release; Figure 1). A summary of significant assay results is presented in Table 1.
Toby Mayo, Interim CEO of Far, stated "We are clearly very excited by these results, which show not only the consistency of high-grade mineralisation at depth at Dyke 1, but also the potential for adding significantly to the Company's future resource base through our ongoing, multi-faceted exploration approach. Furthermore, the recently completed aeromagnetics survey, combined with a planned expansion to the highly successful MMI programme, give us great confidence in adding more high-grade lithium at Zoro. Meanwhile, we are eager to commence drilling at Hidden Lake in NWT, where we expect to achieve similar results in the next month."
Figure 1. Location of high-grade lithium-bearing pegmatite dykes on the Zoro Lithium Project and a summary of Far drill holes including those drilled in 2018.
Adding to Resource Potential at Dyke 1
The 2018 winter drill program tested Dyke 1 below 150m to assess the continuity of lithium mineralization. Drill hole FAR18-23 intersected 5 metres of 1.6% Li2O confirming the continuation of high-grade mineralization at deeper levels in the dyke. The high-grade nature of Dyke 1 was further confirmed in DDH FAR18-20 intersecting nearly 16 metres of 1.8% Li2O. This intercept represents the highest-grade intercept over significant widths drilled to date on Dyke 1.
New Discovery at Dyke 8
The new discovery of a previously unknown high-grade lithium-bearing dyke was announced March 12, 2018. The drilling targeted a lithium-tantalum Mobile Metal Ions ("MMI") soil geochemical anomaly. Assay results from drill hole FAR18-35 that tested this new discovery are summarized in Table 1 and include three separate intercepts of high-grade lithium including 12.3 metres of 1.1% Li2O, 4.4 metres of 1.2 % Li2O and 2.2 metres of 1.5% Li2O. These results are interpreted to be comparable to those for Dyke 1 and signify the potential for a second major lithium resource on the property. Additional drilling of Dyke 8 is being planned to expand this new discovery in three dimensions.
Table 1. Summary of drill core assay results from drill holes with >1% Li2O
Confirmation of Grade at Dykes 2, 5 and 7
Narrow intercepts from shallow drill holes testing Dykes 2, 5 and 7 were obtained from this winter's program. Of these, Dyke 5, tested by drill hole FAR18-30, intersected 1 metre of 1.2% Li2O. Overall the results for each of these dykes were consistent with historic exploration results.
Toby Mayo added: "We are well underway planning our summer exploration campaign for Zoro. In addition, we see great opportunity to add significantly to the value of the project through the upcoming NI 43-101 Technical Report and planned lithium metallurgical test work."
Ongoing Exploration
Exploration is currently being planned to guide the next phase of exploration on the Zoro property. Drilling on the newly discovered Dyke 8 and other MMI anomalies is planned for the summer and a final report describing results of a test drone magnetic survey on a portion of the property is expected shortly. MMI surveys will be expanded to cover areas where outcrop is buried beneath organic and inorganic sediments. Results will be released as they become available.
Metallurgical Test Work and Updated NI 43-101 Technical Report
The Company is currently assessing metallurgical test work programs for the Zoro, and is reviewing proposals for completion of this work. Far expects to begin lithium test work in the coming weeks.
Additionally, Far is updating its internal NI 43-101 Technical Report (the "Report") to include results from its 2018 winter drill program. When completed, the Company will be releasing the Report, which will include its first non-historic lithium resource.
Grant of Options
The Company also announces that it has granted 1,300,000 incentive stock options to certain directors, officers and consultants (the "Options"). The Options can be exercised into common shares of the Company (the "Option Shares") at a price of $0.325 per Option Share for a period of five years from date of grant.
Far Resources Ltd. is an exploration company, publicly traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol FAT, focused on the identification and development of high potential mineral opportunities in stable jurisdictions. Far may acquire or option properties of merit to meet its ongoing goal to locate, advance and unlock the potential of these mineral opportunities. Far currently has two areas of interest with mineral projects in place in Canada and the United States. In Canada, Far is actively drilling its Zoro Lithium project located near Snow Lake, MB which covers a number of known lithium pegmatite occurrences. The Fraser Institute has ranked Manitoba as the world's second best jurisdiction for mining investment. The Company has recently acquired an option on the Hidden Lake Property in NWT and is currently assessing its exploration strategy for this new acquisition. In the United States, the Company owns the Winston project in New Mexico, USA, another historic mining property with potential for silver and gold; New Mexico is also listed by the Fraser Institute, ranking in the top 25 mining jurisdictions in the world. Please visit our website at www.farresources.com for full details on our current projects. Far has optioned its wholly owned Tchentlo Lake Property in British Columbia, Canada to Alchemist Mining Inc.
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mark Fedikow P.Geo., a qualified person as defined under NI 43-101.
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Newer PostFar Resources Prepares to Mobilize Drill to its High-Grade Hidden Lake Lithium Project, NWT and Retains Renmark Financial Communications Inc.
Older PostFar Resources to Mobilize Drill Rig to Hidden Lake Lithium Project, Northwest Territories in Early May, Completes Drone Magnetics Survey at Zoro, Manitoba and Provides Update on Pending Zoro Assays


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Q: Dynamo DB export through UI Require your help please.
I have entered a query in Dynamo DB and have received 200000 rows. When I click on export to csv option in UI i only get 100 rows. I have seen setting to change this to 300 rows also. But I want to know is there any way through which all the above rows are exported at one go through UI option.

A: Ive used DynamoDBtoCSV,very handy and simple

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*clone repo

*run npm install inside the folder

*update config.json with your AWS credentials

*run node dynamoDBtoCSV.js -t your_table > output.csv

hope be helpful

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Chinese phone maker Nubia debuted the latest addition to its M series in India, with the company officially launching the M2 Play in the South Asian country earlier this week. The Indian unveiling of the M2 Play comes ten weeks after the handset was initially introduced by the manufacturer and this particular model seems virtually identical to the previously revealed one. The company is aiming its new offering at the entry-level market segment, as evidenced by its price tag which amounts to Rs. 8,999, or approximately $140. Consumers in the country will be able to purchase the black variant of the M2 Play exclusively from Amazon India which will soon start retailing the device, though no firm release date has yet been given by either the e-commerce giant or Nubia itself.
The smartphone manufacturer equipped its new product with a 5.5-inch LCD panel with an HD resolution of 1,280 by 720 pixels which amounts to a conventional 16:9 aspect ratio, with the screen itself being protected by 2.5D glass. The handset ships with the Snapdragon 435 system-on-chip (SoC), a Qualcomm-made silicon which was already commercialized in dozens of various Android smartphones like the LG Q6, ZTE Blade A6, and the Huawei Enjoy 6s. The chipset comes with the Adreno 505 GPU and features eight 64-bit Cortex A53 cores, with four of them making a high-performance 1.4GHz cluster, and the rest of them being part of an energy-efficient configuration with a maximum operating frequency of 1.1GHz.
The Nubia M2 Play also offers 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal flash memory expandable via a microSD card by up to 128GB, with the Chinese OEM opting for a Hybrid Dual SIM setup which allows one of the device's Nano SIM trays to double as a microSD card slot. Nubia's new offering also boasts a 13-megapixel primary camera with an aperture of f/2.2 accompanied by a regular LED flash and boasting Hybrid Focus support, as well as a 5-megapixel secondary imaging sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. The handset runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box enhanced with the Nubia UI 5.0 and isn't likely to be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo. All of that hardware is powered by a 3,000mAh battery, with the device also having a fingerprint sensor and featuring Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, Glonass, and 4G LTE support.


The developers later presented the findings of a feasibility study for the construction of a 26 room hotel to the Ministry of Environment, for its approval, hoping that with such an approval, bureaucratic processes would get muddled allowing them to proceed. The Galapagos National Park Service learned of this inconsistency, and immediately ordered a halt to the construction of the hotel, as it did not comply with current legal regulations, which require that an appropriate building permit be obtained for different construction projects.
The Park Service has asked the Municipal Government of Puerto Ayora to implement the necessary measures ensuring that the developers and their project go through the same approval process that applies to all other people.
CNH Tours is pleased to see the Park Service actively involved in ensuring that development in Galapagos does not continue in a chaotic fashion. Land based tourism has increased dramatically in the last 10 years, but in an environment of poor regulation / planning. As a result, hotels have been built even in park lands, and towns risk turning into chaotic, unattractive places. CNH Tours has generally favoured more of a cruise ship focus for Galapagos visits, thus reducing the development pressures for hotels, restaurants etc. on land.


Peter Bradley Adams is a singer and songwriter born in Birmingham, Alabama.
In 1999 Peter and Kat Maslich-Bode formed the group Eastmountainsouth. The group broke up 2004. A year later Peter launched his solo career with a self-titled EP.


K.K. Aziz is a well-known name among academics and students of history in Pakistan. Many young people in this country are thankful to him for liberating them from the stranglehold of the myopic and slanted histories and ideological narratives that they were indoctrinated with at school and college.
In Pakistan, histories related to the ideological make-up of the country have been gradually mutated; a process in which, over the decades, every major political debacle has seen the insertion of a series of brand new half-truths in school textbooks. This has entailed the 'extraction' of those truths that might contradict the state's rationale in explaining these debacles.
It's an almost Orwellian process that (even till the late 1980s) was not fully studied or questioned, in spite of the fact that there was ample evidence available to challenge the spotty yarns and spins that had begun to enjoy a two-fold growth in the country's textbooks (especially after the 1971 East Pakistan tragedy and then during the military dictatorship of Gen Zia in the 1980s).
However, ever since the mid-1990s, a vibrant wave of scholarship has slowly developed comprising historians and intellectuals deconstructing historical claims featured as facts in school textbooks.
The results have been startling, even intellectually liberating, for those wanting to study the history of the country in a more rational and detached manner. The leading architects of such studies include Ayesha Jalal, Dr Mubarak Ali, Dr Tariq Rahman, Rubina Saigol, Professor A.H. Nayyar and Dr Iftikhar Ahmed.
However the first noted Pakistani historian to initiate such a study was the enigmatic Professor K.K. Aziz. His 1985 book Murder of History was one of the first studies that directly challenged the numerous claims made (about Pakistan's creation and ideological evolution) in school textbooks.
Aziz's book failed to sell well when it was first published in 1985. But it did reach all those who (from the mid-1990s) would eventually initiate a robust inquiry into the material that was being taught to school children in the name of history and 'Pakistan studies'. Today Murder of History is one of the most popular books among local history buffs and has enjoyed numerous reprints.
But what made Aziz write it? First of all he had closely witnessed the state's project to revise many parts of the history books being taught in schools after the 1971 East Pakistan debacle. Because (ironically) when this project was first initiated (during the populist Z.A. Bhutto regime), Aziz was part of that government!
Before all this, Aziz, after receiving a PhD from Manchester University (in the 1950s), returned to Pakistan and became an active member of the time's 'progressive crowd'. But unlike the many scientists, poets, intellectuals and politicians that he befriended in Lahore's coffee houses, Aziz decided to become a dedicated historian.
By the early 1960s he had already authored a number of books on the history of colonialism in South Asia. But more interestingly (in the late 1960s), he helped conservative historian, I.H. Qureshi, in authoring The Struggle for Pakistan — the book that would go on to inform the state-backed history of Pakistan (during the Bhutto and Zia regimes), and the book that Aziz would then go on to deconstruct in his Murder of History.
Aziz was teaching at a university in Khartoum (Sudan) when he was invited by the Bhutto regime to head the Pakistan Commission of Historical and Cultural Research (PCHCR).
In 1974 he was given the task to shape and streamline the findings of the hefty Humoodur Rehman Commission. The commission had conducted an extensive inquiry into the civil war in former East Pakistan and on its consequential seperation from the rest of Pakistan in December 1971.
However, in 1977 just when he was about to convert his hectic research into a report and a possible book, Bhutto's regime was toppled in a military coup by Gen Zia.
Zia immediately removed Aziz from the PCHCR and then got the police to raid his home. All of his research material was confiscated. Heartbroken, Aziz moved back to Khartoum but after Sudan also began to experience political turmoil, Aziz managed to bag a research chair at a university in Germany.
It was here that he began to collect the material from which some of his most well-known books would emerge.
In 1985 he returned to Lahore and stayed with his brother-in-law who helped him publish Murder of History. Once again, this landed him in a confrontation with the Zia regime.
He was now struggling to make ends meet. No one was willing to publish him and he needed a proper facility where he could conduct his scholarly research and write his books.
He was still staying with his brother-in-law in Lahore when in 1993 the second edition of Murder of History was published. This time the book did relatively well. Also, Benazir Bhutto's second government had come to power and she instructed the Pakistan Embassy in the UK to provide an office to Aziz and a nominal monthly salary.
He travelled to the UK and began work on at least eight books simultaneously! In 1996 he lost his post at the Embassy when Benazir's second government fell. With the help of some Pakistanis in the UK, his stay in London was funded before this too fell away and he had to return to Pakistan.
But in Lahore he had a falling out with his brother-in-law and stayed with a friend instead. During Nawaz Sharif's second government he again faced intellectual isolation and in 1999 packed his bags and left for the UK again.
However, he had already managed to finish a number of books. The manuscripts of these books were left behind with various publishers who began to publish them.
Though he had vowed never to return to Pakistan, in 2008 he landed in Lahore but died the next year due to an illness.
As fate would have it, by the time Aziz decided to return the reputation of this once rejected and isolated academic had been transformed and he was hailed as a thorough scholar and pioneering historian.
Murder of History enjoyed its third edition in 2010 and is now widely quoted by noted Pakistani and Western historians. Also, ever since his death, a series of books authored by Aziz in the 1990s have appeared. The history sections of books stores across Pakistan now carry a number of works authored by Aziz, something that was almost inconceivable even till the mid-1990s.
"The leading architects of such studies include Ayesha Jalal, Dr Mubarak Ali, Dr Tariq Rahman, Rubina Saigol, Professor A.H. Nayyar and Dr Iftikhar Ahmed."
Indeed, Aziz Saheb was a pioneering historian and he is finally getting the respect he deserved. Well written article, Paracha Sahib.
A good unbiased historian is hard to find anywhere, so the few that studied, researched and wrote objectively should be lauded. Trying to rewrite history to suit the prevalent narrative has happened frequently over time, however history has often reverted closer to the Truth, over a longer span of time. The problem with propagating a manufactured history has adverse side effects because course correction becomes increasingly difficult when the truth gets buried. Being a good historian is a thankless job attracting curses and brickbats from many, whose faulty beliefs are cast in stone.
He also initiated a ' mohd. Ali Jinnah ' institute in Uk and wrote articles on him. He admired Qaid e Azam as a very great man in world history with hardly an equal.
Mr. Paracha, I kinda like you. very well written. love from China.
Not only are the school and college books adulterated with the myopic with bent ideological scruples, it is also very much in evidence even on the common man's passport of the country.
We will need a few million KK Aziz's to make the de-insertion happen.
I admit I just heard name of K. K. Aziz before. Now I know much more about him. Thank you NFP.
Since we have Junior Zia,..er Nawaz at the helm of the country the real truth in history books will remain elusive. As Junior Zia is in the driving seat of the speeding train wreck. Going nowhere. It would be more prudent if the huddled masses simply worry where the next roti is coming from. As the children are out, helping their parents survive,..then what text books? what schools? what literacy? what Aziz?...needed urgently, direction to the next meal ticket.
While the work of those who tried to factually research and objectively present history is undeniably important, I think in today's media-dominated landscape school textbooks are only one part of constructing a historical narrative. Most of our population these days (excluding intellectuals and some journalists like yourself) derives its opinions on national narratives and history from TV channels, not books. So the responsibility that Mr Aziz took upon - and an important one it was, no doubt - now falls in the hands of PEMRA and electronic media watchdogs.
History is in essence a story of events told by mostly the ' winning side ' or the ' stronger side ', very seldom does one read the story from the point of view of the ' losing side '. One such story I read was an account of the first Gulf War by an Arab writer and it was an eye opener. Twisting the story to suit the agendas of ' the stronger elements ' is extremely risky........as in our case the truth has been buried for so long that the lie is now being taken as the truth and the result is quite apparent.
@Nauman Before this article appeared in DAWN, I have never heard about Mr. Aziz, although I have read many books on Pakistan and Mr. Jinnah. However I can categorically state that in the whole of South Asia, this include the Hindus, the Muslims, and people of other religion, no one surpasses the name of Mr. Mohammad Ali Jinnah. His character, ethical values, the knowledge and interpretation of Law put him the on the pedestal, no one has reached so far and will be very difficult to supersede in the future.
@fida sayani Sadly, Fida, Mr. Jinnah created Pakistan on the basis of a logical fallacy: purportedly a "secular" state for the adherents of just one religion.
@Parvez History has always been written by the victor, vanquished has excuses. Not necessarily sharper sword and faster horse of victor won the battle. There was also a stronger culture motivated by religion that followed the hoofs of victor's horse. Not all vanquished were converted by the sword. Case in point, Muslims of Indo-Pak subcontinent.
"Many young people in this country are thankful to him for liberating them from the stranglehold of the myopic and slanted histories and ideological narratives that they were indoctrinated with at school and college".
This, Mr. Paracha is excellent Sir, Thanks!
Whatever Mr. Aziz has written or not written about, its significance is mostly for Pakistanis, as he purportedly corrects historical omissions and commissions. Thanks to NFP for writing about Aziz.
i have read Mr. Aziz. He was undoubtedly great historian. But he did not quash the popular historical narrative as he should have. He also fell for the fallacy that the Muslims were culturally poles apart from Hindus which goes against the fact that both have lived together peacefully for more than 1300 years. Pakistan was result of aristocratic class's adventure. Religion was used (misused) for political purpose. That's the reason we are still struggling to find ideological commonalities that could bind us together. We as a nation can unite on the basis of rule of law, human rights and respect for each others' faith. Sooner we realize this fact, the better it would be.
The story of Pakistan and Pakistanis, who live in a dream of feeling and living, the land, they were born, but they never get the opportunity to live and dream, in the land they took their first fresh breath of air. It is not sad but a reality of life.
I recall my school history and geography teacher back in O levels giving us hints on what is not being narrated in our textbooks . We were very inquisitive and did not believe the contradictory teachings in our cooked textbooks and our teacher pointed out some extra reference material. Some students ventured to write the material not covered in theire final exam and got low grades, it seems that even they are collaborating to prepare a curriculum contradicting the reality of some events which shaped the writ of the nation. Thank you NFP, you have refreshed my memory and i will be getting these reference books soon.


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Teen At Oakland Park HS Arrested For Bringing Gun To SchoolA 16-year-old student at Northeast High School in Oakland Park now faces a felony charge after investigators say he brought a gun on school grounds.
Dadonov Scores 2 As Panthers Beat Rangers 4-3Evgenii Dadonov scored twice to lead the Panthers to a 4-3 win over the Rangers on Saturday night.
Panthers Wrap Up Homestand With 5-4 Shootout Loss To RangersThe Florida Panthers stumbled across the finish line of the team's season-long 8-game homestand.
Lundqvist Helps Rangers Beat Panthers 4-2The Florida Panthers hit another bump on their road trip, tripping over some history in the process.
Panthers Begin Road Trip With 5-2 Loss To RangersAnother season, another slow start for the Florida Panthers.
Panthers Top Rangers, Set Franchise Mark With 8th Straight Home WinNo team in the NHL wants to play the red-hot Florida Panthers right now.
Which Of The Big Names Will Be Moved At NHL Trade Deadline?The trade deadline is at 3 p.m. ET Monday, and nobody truly knows how it's going to play out.
Panthers' Quest For Postseason Continues In New YorkWith a firm hold on the first wild card in the Eastern Conference, the New York Rangers still have their sights set on one of the top three spots in the Metropolitan Division.
Trochek, Barkov Score In SO As Panthers Beat Rangers 3-2Florida's Vincent Trocheck and Aleksander Barkov scored in the shootout to lift the Panthers over the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday night.
Nash, Lundqvist Lead Rangers To 4-2 Win Over PanthersHenrik Lundqvist made 25 saves in leading the New York Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night.
Panthers Win 8th Straight As Luongo Blanks Rangers 3-0It's becoming pretty clear that this Florida Panthers team is not a fluke.
Streaking Panthers Look For 8th Consecutive WinThe surging Florida Panthers go after a franchise-record eighth straight victory when they host the New York Rangers on Saturday.
Dwork On Sports: NHL Power Rankings And The Florida PanthersThe Florida Panthers have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL for over a month now.
Quick Bounces Back, Kings Beat Panthers 3-1Jonathan Quick bounced back from a poor performance and Alec Martinez scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period to lift the Los Angeles Kings over the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Monday night.
Jagr, Panthers Continue Homestand Against Struggling KingsThe Florida Panthers are going through an up-and-down phase right now and are hoping to build off a strong performance against the Eastern Conference leading New York Rangers on Saturday.
Rangers Beat Panthers In OT On Nash's Hat TrickAnother late comeback by the Florida Panthers got them a point in the standings, but they ultimately fell short of getting a much-needed win.


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Through two games, Marty Mornhinweg and Dean Pees have answered the call
Two highly scrutinized coordinators have done well...so far
By Evan Mazza Sep 19, 2017, 7:30am EDT
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At the end of last season, after the teams playoff hopes were destroyed against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas night, many in Baltimore believed if the Ravens were going to go anywhere in 2017, they had to make the changes at both offensive and defensive coordinator. Defensive coordinator Dean Pees had held the position for five years at that point and it was pretty clear that his scheming and constant tendency for blown leads late in games was becoming tiresome.
On offense, Marty Mornhinweg took over after Marc Trestman was fired five games into the season. Despite having two capable running backs, Mornhinweg's refusal to run the football hurt the offense and a lack of balance was maybe the biggest reason why the team missed the playoffs.
Both were greatly on the hot seat after 2016, but the Ravens front office and head coach John Harbaugh decided to stick with these two coordinators. Rather than firing anybody, they helped build the team by hiring Greg Roman to help with the running game.
Pees and Mornhinweg have one more shot to prove their worth, and, so far, through the first two weeks of the 2017 season, they called perfect games.
While a lot of the credit will go to general manager Ozzie Newsome for building this defense via free agency and the draft, Pees deserves credit as well. The defense so far has been as advertised and more, and Pees has taken advantage of it with different blitzes and coverages, as the unit has forced ten turnovers. The fact that an NFL defense forced five turnovers in two consecutive games, let alone to start the season, is beyond amazing. Against the Cleveland Browns, the ugly head of a Dean Pees defense did show at times by giving up big plays, but they didn't break and maintained pressure on Kevin Hogan and DeShone Kizer.
On the other side of the ball, as the defense gets the majority of the credit, the offense has quietly done well. A lot of it has to do with Marty Mornhinweg's play calling that has a commitment to running the football. Most of all, it's something the Ravens have struggled with over the last two years. Baltimore has been way too pass happy as of late, and that is not the Ravens identity; it isn't who they are as a football team on offense.
Mornhinweg, with the help of the aforementioned Greg Roman, has gone back to those ways against the Cincinnati Bengals and Browns. As a result, everyone on offense has benefited, from Terrance West to Joe Flacco. Things will unfortunately get tougher for Mornhinweg after the season-ending injury to Marshal Yanda. Baltimore's offensive coordinator will have to build a plan to continue the offenses progression without maybe the best offensive lineman in football. The key is to continue the balance on offense and maintain their identity they have helped rebuild for themselves over these first two games.
There is still a long way to go, and Roman's presence still looms large for Mornhinweg's job security. However, both Mornhinweg and Pees have been a vital part in the Ravens 2-0 start to the 2017 season. On the field, the players are the highlights of a game win or lose, but the coaches are the most important piece. Last year, the coaching overall for the Ravens was dreadful. Two weeks into the 2017 campaign, the coaching has been very good thanks in part to Mornhinweg and Pees. They must keep it up, because they are still are under a giant microscope.


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import android.graphics.PointF;
import android.support.annotation.VisibleForTesting;

import com.google.android.material.motion.Operation;
import com.google.android.material.motion.SameTypedMapOperation;

public final class NormalizedBy {

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    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
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  public static Operation<Float, Float> normalizedBy(final float normal) {
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  public static Operation<PointF, PointF> normalizedAllBy(final float normal) {
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        return new PointF(value.x / normal, value.y / normal);
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"RADIOFREQUENCY TRENDS AWARE DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH SELECTION" by Santosh Kulkarni, Vishal Desai et al.
The current Dynamic Bandwidth Selection (DBS) algorithm only uses a snapshot of client metrics to make bandwidth recommendations for the remainder of the day. According to the present techniques, machine learning (ML) may be used to track/predict bias factors for DBS throughout the day.


Queues have begun forming outside Apple stores across America as gadget fans eagerly await the launch of the iPad tomorrow.
Apple has skillfully notched up the hype in the run up to launch. Earlier this week they published 11 guided video tours of the iPad and its software.
This was followed by the iPad appearing in an episode of the popular ABC series 'Modern Family', as a sought-after birthday gift for one of the characters.
Then yesterday, a handful of American reviewers (as well as Stephen Fry) were finally given the device to test out, and gave surprisingly positive responses across the board.
Many gadget gurus had derided the tablet computer at its January launch, as a lack-lustre bigger version of the iPhone with few new features.
But critics from the Wall Street Journal and New York Times both praised the iPad's ease of use and battery life - which lasted longer than Apple's claim of 10 hours.
Reviewers at both papers said the tablet computer, which goes on sale in the UK later this month, works nicely for web surfing or consuming media like video and books.
'If you're mainly a web surfer, note-taker, social-networker and emailer, and a consumer of photos, videos, books, periodicals and music ... this could be for you,' Mr Mossberg said.
'The email program lacks the ability to create local folders or rules for auto-sorting messages, and it doesn't allow group addressing. The browser lacks tabs. And the Wi-Fi-only version lacks GPS,' he said.
The reviewers were split over whether the iPad could topple Amazon's Kindle as the most popular eReader on the market. Currently the Kindle makes up 90 per cent of the eReader market. The Kindle DX, which has a 9.7" screen, is in a similar price bracket, at $489.
The Journal's Walt Mossberg said he preferred the iPad to the Kindle.
PC Mag's Tim Gideon added: 'Kindle: I like you, but I am nervous about your future.
However, David Pogue from the New York Times said the device's 1.5lb weight was too heavy for reading compared to Kindle's 10oz.
However, Apple's iBook store will not come preloaded on the iPad, allowing other companies, including Amazon, to create online bookstore apps for the device.
Readers will therefore be able to buy eBooks from a number of different suppliers but read them on their iPad.
Amazon said the company would 'look forward to making Kindle for iPad available very soon,' but didn't confirm if the App would be ready for the U.S launch on Saturday.
Book publishers are set to reap the rewards as the battle heats up between Apple and Amazon for eReader customers.
Today, Amazon agreed to halt heavy discounting of eBook best sellers in new pricing deals with two major publishers.
The agreements with HarperCollins and CBS Corp's Simon & Schuster will allow publishers to charge up to $14.99 for some popular titles - more than the tough $9.99 pricing cap that Amazon had set previously.
The new deals, that mirror those struck with Apple, mean Amazon will have the same array of titles that rival what Apple will offer on its digital bookstore.
Currently Apple allows publishers to set the price for their own books, with Apple receiving 30 per cent from each sale.
This is very different from the standard publishing pricing, as used by Amazon. In this version publishers sell books at a wholesale rate. Then Amazon makes a profit by marking up the books above this.
John Makinson, Chief Executive of Penguins Books, said: 'We have all struggled in this industry to find an online model that works successfully in terms of content and the consumer's propensity to pay.
Penguin will share 30 per cent of its revenue from eBook sales for iPads with Apple. Mr Makinson said this compared to the 50 per cent publishers typically paid to book retailers including Amazon.
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another quick project. i had some small wooden cubes and left over square doweling and decided to make some "tins".
i cut the dowel just a smidge longer than my labels, painted them all silver, then glued on labels. 4 sides and the top sides for the cubes, 4 sides for the rectangles, plain squares on all the bottoms and also the tops of the rectangles to make them smooth. the one turquoise rectangle got patterned top and bottom instead, just cause i had leftover tile that matched.
once the glued dried i first set the paper with modgepodge, then painted all the plain paper silver again. voila – tins! the extras will go in the kitchen of the house i am planning next.
here they are on the shelve with some tiny bottles i picked up a few years back, and found again while cleaning 🙂 they are all stuck on with fabric basting glue. hopefully that will hold, but be removable later if i find something else i'd rather use. we shall have to see if it works….
if you look way back to the original awning it was cute, but the colors were just too pale for my refurbished caravan.
i decided my bench needs a bit of cushioning for travelling over rough bumpy roads.
i'm making glued ones since i wanted something fairly thin and flat. first i cut cardstock and trimmed till just a tiny bit smaller than the bench to allow room for the fabric to fold over. then cut pieces of flannel the exact size and glued them on.
the fabric is pieces of silk dupioni i cut for bed pillows and didn't use. luckily they were perfect size for this size. all three are iridescent with a different weft and warp. i placed the cardboard/flannel combo on top but didn't glue it.
and finished!… took me less than 15 min start to finish. most of that time was making sure the cardstock was a perfect fit. it took longer to do this blog post than it did to make the pillows!
now i just have to decide which one to use, though i may just tuck the spares away and change them up depending on what clothes the 'pukis wear.
which color do you like best on this?
i was ready to work on my table.
i wanted some extra storage so decided to use this writing desk, instead of just a plain table.
the only problem was it was too big. realpuki's are probably more of a 1/16 scale than the standard 1/12 so once again i needed to mod. i cut the legs off, planning to shorten and reattach them, but then liked the look and decided to make it into a bench instead.
i decided to cover the front of the drawer and the rectangular section of the back with tile. so first i picked some tiles from my "tile file" and carefully resized them. since i don't find the ruler on the word doc, terribly useful, i did up a couple of trials on the same page, then printed them off in grayscale on plain paper first. once i had the sizes perfect (the drawer is a bit wider than the back so i needed two sizes), i deleted the wrong ones and re-printed in color on cardstock. lastly i set them with a couple coats of clear spray varnish. i am extremely grateful that my dh decided to make a workshop in the garage last year, so it is heated and he added an exhaust fan for when i paint. now i don't have to wait for nice weather!
once the tile was dry i cut out each one individually. then a played around with them till i liked both the combo and the order before gluing them down.
next they were stained with one of the many stains in my paint box. i liked this rusty brown the best with the rest of my colors.
i glued the axle pins into the axles, then glued the axles to the bottom of the caravan using wood glue.
while my realpukis are very acrobatic, i decided to make it easier for them to climb in and out. i had this little ladder in my box of spare parts. don't remember what i was planning to do with it, but it worked perfectly here.
i decided to add shelves along the back wall. not terribly practical for a moving vehicle, but i thought they would look cuter than cupboards.
first i cut three shelves from craft sticks, in various/lengths widths. 6 balsa wood rectangles will form the support brackets.
once again i over estimated. i had cut the shelves before i put the bed in. once it was in, there was only room for one shelf. i used the middle one.
i had this lovely soft rayon, which i bought just for this project. it had a printed pattern on it that kept changing, and i loved that particular rectangle. it had the right colors, and looked like striped piecework without having to sew seams. the fewer the seams, the better it drapes. to get the little piece i wanted, i had to buy .4m. luckily it was on sale and really cheap.
to keep the quilt/blanket drapey i made an unstuffed quilt. it looked like it would work nicely, but unfortunately once i put it on the bed, it was still too stiff. i still like how it drapes, so am sure i can use it somewhere else.
luckily there were three identical rectangles across, so i could try again.
i pulled a bunch of fabics and cut little rectangles for pillows. since they take so little fabric i went a bit crazy….
they are stuffed with tiny glass beads to let them "plop" realistically. it is also possible to poke little "head dents" in them which will stay till i shake them out or move them.
of course once i put them on the bed i realized i had way too many! so i selected just five. the rest will go in my box of spare props to be used in another project or sold.
and all the bedding in place. the purple blanket is a rectangle of silk velvet (much softer and a bit thinner than regular) i left it with unfinished edges and no lining to keep it soft.


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Working for a World Free of Poverty
Bridge Connects Rural Community to the World
The sturdy steel and concrete bridge unites the village and allows easy passage for livestock, vehicles, and pedestrians.
Rumi Consultancy / World Bank
The lives of residents in a rural village in Bamyan Province have been transformed by a new bridge that straddles the village divided by a river.
The bridge, which provides all-season access to both sides of the village as well as to services and markets in the cities, was built by the Afghanistan Rural Access Project, under the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development.
The project, supported by the World Bank's International Development Association and Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), aims to benefit rural communities by improving access to basic services and facilities through all-weather roads.
PANJAB DISTRICT, Bamyan Province – The sun is setting and Ali who is exhausted and out of breath, has brought his herd of sheep back to the village from the pasture. He is taking them over the bridge to the other side of Kajabi village where he comes from.
The sturdy steel and concrete bridge unites the village and allows easy passage for livestock, vehicles, and pedestrians. Ali who is trying to separate his sheep from the other herds, is grateful that he can now herd his sheep safely and quickly across the river, which was not possible before. "Before this bridge existed, there were only two poles that served as a bridge that connected both sides of the village," he recalls. "Both people and livestock faced numerous challenges and risks while crossing the wooden bridge."
Funding support for the construction of the 12-meter-long and 5-meter-wide bridge was provided through the Afghanistan Rural Access Project (ARAP), under the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD). The project aims to benefit rural communities across Afghanistan by improving access to basic services and facilities through all-weather roads.
Supported by the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank Group's fund for the poorest countries, and Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), ARAP is a follow-on project of the National Rural Access Program (NRAP).
To date, construction of 732 kilometers of tertiary roads and 825 meters of tertiary bridges have been completed across Afghanistan. At the same time, maintenance of over 3,000 kilometers of tertiary roads and periodic maintenance of some 230 kilometers of tertiary roads have been carried out. Road maintenance work, to ensure that roads are kept in good condition, is one of the new sub-projects undertaken by ARAP.
The construction of the bridge, which began in December 2010, took a year. The Kajabi bridge and adjacent road are maintained through the MRRD's maintenance program, with funding support from ARAP. Under the program, 100 meters of road were graveled on both sides of the bridge.
"Kajabi villagers now have easy access to markets," says Sultani, an engineer in Bamyan Province. "Ever since we have completed our bridge project, many villagers, who had left the area for bigger cities, have come back to their village."
Since the completion of the bridge project, many villagers, who had left the area for bigger cities, have come back to their village
" Ever since we completed our bridge project, many villagers, who had left the area for bigger cities, have returned to their village. "
Sultani
The project aims to benefit rural communities across Afghanistan by improving access to basic services and facilities through all-weather roads.
Benefits to young and old
Over 2,500 people benefit from this bridge. It has enabled residents to have all-season access to both sides of the village, as well as to basic services and markets in the cities. In the past, their access to the other side of the village was almost entirely blocked during the winter and early spring.
"In the winter, we could not cross the wooden bridge, fearing snow and ice. Due to frequent flooding of the river in spring, it was still impossible to go to the other side of the river during the first two months," says villager Sher. "We faced so many problems and risks when we needed something from the other side of the village and it was absolutely necessary to cross the river."
Kajabi villagers no longer face those risks, which included cars falling into the river. "Before the bridge was built, the cars trying to cross the river on the wooden bridge would fall in. I witnessed three such cases myself," Sher says. The cars could be retrieved only with the help of larger freight trucks.
Farmers also are enjoying better revenue through lowered costs such as lower freight fees as a result of trucks using the bridge and taking a more direct route to the markets. "Before this bridge was constructed, truck drivers charged a freight fee of 20 Afghanis per 7 kg of potatoes to transport them from Kajabi to Kabul. This fee is now lowered to 12-15 Afghanis," says farmer Mohammad who sells his crop of potatoes in Kabul and Bamyan markets.
Adult residents are not the only beneficiaries of the new bridge. Village children can now attend school during the whole school year. Previously, students from one side of the river could not attend school in the first two months of spring since the only village school is located on the other side. Many families did not send their children under 10 years of age to school, fearing they might fall and drown in the river.
Mohammad a resident says: "It was hard to walk across the poles on the wooden bridge. Students could not attend school until late May. However, since the bridge was constructed in the village, we have managed to convene vital literacy courses for 40 kids who had previously missed school. Now all families send their children to school."
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The Board of Supervisors of the Sherwood Manor Community Development District will hold their regular meetings at Inframark Offices located at 2005 Pan Am Circle, Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33607.
There may be occasions when one or more Supervisors will participate by telephone. At the above location there will be present a speaker telephone so that interested persons can attend the meeting at the above location and be fully informed of the discussions taking place either in person or by telephone communication.
Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings is asked to advise the District Office at (813) 873-7300, at least 48 hours before the meetings. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1 (800) 955-8770, who can aid you in contacting the District Office.
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at these meetings, such person will need a record of the proceedings and such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, at his or her own expense, and which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is based.
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Meetings will be held at the Offices of Inframark located at 2005 Pan Am Circle, Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33607* on the following dates:
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This scheme supports transformative research to move brain health and cognitive impairment science forward.
DNA repair and epigenetic ageing mechanisms in vascular and neural systems.
The total budget is USD $43M (approx. AUD $57M). One or more grants, worth a minimum of USD $15M (approx. AUD $19.8M) for eight years, are available.
Applications must be submitted by an integrative team with diverse skills to cover one or more of the prioritised topics.
The PI must have a PhD, MD or equivalent and must be based at a non-profit institution. US federal government employees are not eligible.
29 June 2018 – First Phase Applications submitted for internal review.


With a futuristic retro theme from the 80's and Hack'n Slash gameplay, DinoCop lets you control a Dinosaur who came from a distant past - turned into Cyborg - that seeks the destruction of anything that (still) moves as his sole objective. Thrilling moves and the coolest visual awaits in this universe of mayhem and jurassic justice!
- Kill as many enemies as you can!


challenge. This picture was my most popular post.
Another year, another Fallas hangover post. (The hangover was a little longer this year, thus a later post.) This entry serves as my visual recap of the last few weeks here in Valencia, the madness and glory that is was Fallas 2014. I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I've done four of these now, and yet with each Fallas I learn something new, and experience something different. There is so much going on, and what's more Fallas evolves over time, such that I expect to spend a lifetime discovering new angles on and dimensions to Valencia's famous spring festival.
1) Xaq Frohlich, "City on Fire" Roads & Kingdoms (12 March 2014) - Discussion of the three main industries behind Fallas and interviews with representatives from each: indumentaria, pirotecnia, and artistas falleros.
3) Not Hemingway's Spain monthly photo-spread for 24/7 Valencia - March 2014: "Fallas Photos" + "Fallas in Valencia"
4) March 2014: Zach Frohlich, "Valencia's Fallas" Travel Chronicles (March 2014 Issue on "Fiesta") - This is a syndication of my old 2012 Fallas post, but redone in a very classy, professional way.
I encourage you to give this a read.
I got a lot of additional material from my research that didn't make it into print, so I hope to keep publishing more about this whole universe behind the scenes for Fallas. (Maybe I'll even eventually write a book.) You can check out my new "Publications" page here, from time to time, to see the things I write for the world beyond this blog.
This year I set out with the goal to see all the Sección Especial fallas, and I failed. (I saw 10 out of 12!) Man, are there a lot of things to do in Fallas! The Falla Malvarrosa has become my white whale. I don't know if I'm ever going to manage to see it. I also somehow managed to miss one of my usual favorites, Falla Almirante-Cardaso. Others that I wish I had seen, whose "bocetos" (sketches) looked cool: Maestro Gozalbo, Ciscar-Burriana, Grabador Esteve-Cirilo Amoros, Quart-Extramuros... and more.
(13) [Insert your local falla here]… For me, Trinitat!
Personally, I like a beautiful light tunnel, so for me this year I thought Cuba's light display was more beautiful than Sueca's, though in our group opinion was divided.
The light chandelier was cool!
I'm pleased to say that this was the ninot I voted for at the Exposició del Ninots. I'm very happy to know that it will live a long, comfortable, flame-free life in the Fallas Museum.
commentary on Spain's banks. The theme this year: "Tirant lo banc"
and yet refuses to retire and make way for new leadership.
I don't usually pay the entrance fees that some fallas charge to people who want to look at the falla up close. But this year I made an exception for the Nou Campanar Meninas falla, for two reasons. First, half the proceeds of tickets went to a cancer organization, which I think is noble of them. And second, inside the giant Menina's skirt was a hidden exhibit with dozens of miniature meninas each made by a different falla artist student. It was really interesting, and I am now considering making a point of paying the entrance to one or two fallas every year.
This paella menina was made of rice. Doesn't get more Valencian than this!
has become a new fixture of Fallas. I didn't get a chance to go up in it, but I bet the views are great!
shows how deep this festival runs.
The look on this kid's face at the candy stand. Priceless!
Little trinkets I bought this year at the falla markets, to remember Fallas 2014!
New experiences... FIREWORKS, FIREWORKS, FIREWORKS!!!
This year I wanted to round out my study of Fallas by seeing a few events that I hadn't yet been to, namely the Macro Despertà, La Cridà, and the Cabalgata del Fuego. I had interviewed Jose Crespo, a pirotécnico and owner of Pirotecnia Valenciana, so I was particularly sensitive to the work these guys do behind the scenes to create one of Fallas's most magnificent elements – Valencian fireworks.
The result is that Fallas 2014 for me is the year of fireworks. I saw some incredible feats of wonder from fire and gunpowder. Valencians truly are pyromaniacs, but they do it with class!
I made one mistake: I didn't bring a bandana to cover my mouth. The result was that I inhaled a lot of smoke at the macro despertà. But I highly recommend this parade of thousands of falleros tossing petardos (firecrackers). It's incredible, and a bit surreal.
The opening ceremony of Fallas was alright, worth it above all just to see the Torres de Serranos bathed in colorful lights and then watch fireworks shoot out of it.
The distinctive Aerial mascletà on the afternoon of March 1st over Alameda.
and I think the pirotecnia companiesare playing with it more and more.
I was a little worried my camera might get scorched by these guys!
Beautiful metal and fire dragon.
This year firework shows did not disappoint!!! I saw the March 16th and the March 18th Nit del Foc. This was my first unobstructed, complete Nit Del Foc. (Three times I've tried before, and three times I've failed: 1st time late because of dinner, the second time a partial view because of arriving at the last minute with crowds, and the third time I passed out in the middle of it!) I never cease to be amazed by the way Valencians play with multiple levels of action in their fireworks shows. (Americans, take note.) There is an interplay of explosions above, in the middle, and below, that is dazzling. This year's Nit del Foc show might be the most elegant, beautiful fireworks I've seen in my life.
This year I chose to watch the Ayuntamiento Falla cremà. I had interviewed the artist who built it, Manolo García, and had even been inside the wooden structure for Moses, when Manolo invited me to check it out in his workshop. So it seemed fitting to be there when they burned it.
behind me. Though I joked that I was fine staying there until the cremà.
This year la cremà took on a new feeling for me. After a month of covering fallas, interviewing, reading, and writing about it, I really was ready to watch it burn. So I think I'm beginning to understand why the falleros need this. It really is cathartic, the turning of the page and close of chapter. I woke up March 20th happy that Fallas 2014 was behind me. Ready for the start of Valencia's new year!
1) Don't try to see everything. Just come back again. There really is too much to see in just four days. Heck, this year I cheated and saw a lot of things pre-Plantà. Your best bet is simply to plan to return to Fallas another year, and make a list of top choices for this one. This year my focus was on the fireworks elements. I think next year I'm going to focus on the fallero community... maybe the dresses, the street parties, who knows! But, trust me, you can't see it all. So relax and try and take in as much as you can.
2) Beware of crazy outsiders who have no sense of etiquette with firecrackers. No, really. Have you ever noticed how it is almost never the falleros causing trouble with petardos?!? It's sad, but this kind of reckless behavior is what creates Fallas-haters here. If you're a crazy outsider reading this, please take note: don't ruin everyone else's party. Be respectful. Be safe.
Beware of these crazed lunatics during Fallas, tossing petardos every which way!
3) If you can see an event with a Fallas first-timer, do it! This year various friends visited, some from Madrid, others from the States. Needless to say, I could not resist going with them to their first mascletàs. There is no look quite like the expression of disbelief, fear intermingled with childish excitement, on the face of a mascletà first-timer in the final 30 seconds of terremoto. It's a rush! I also never get tired of hearing Americans agree that 4th of July fireworks shows got nothing on Valencia's Nit del Foc. Sorry patriotic Americans, but it's an indisputable fact.
And that's it. "It's over. Go home." Come back next year. That's right, on March 20th everyone goes back to work and doesn't look back much. No lingering, no wistfulness. I used to think the cremà burning on the 19th was the end of Fallas, but not anymore. Now I know it's the start of next year's Fallas. Like the mythical phoenix, Fallas 2015 is born from the ashes of Fallas 2014. So there's no need to be sad about it. It'll be back again next year. Hopefully you will, too!
Por qué quemamos las fallas? Why do we burn fallas?
Answer: because we can't start on next year's Fallas until we do!
Wow. Always impressed by your posts on this blog, Zach, but this one really blew me away, from the amazing photography to the breadth of coverage you did. Your passion for Valencia's main festival really shines through here—awesome job!!!
That looks awesome! My boyfriend plays for the Canary Islands of Spain, which is a stretch of islands more south and closer to the northwest tip of Africa. If you ever venture back over you must visit the island of Las Palmas (the main island & largest). It's gorgeous and the south side of the island is more "touristy" with beautiful hotels in the cliffs and a wonderful beach.
Appreciative post that every blogger should read and i need to know how you are optimizing your content. Kindly share your blogging strategy because i am very much inspired by your way of content representation author. Thank you author.
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Memo to all Americans: There exists a Spain that Hemingway never visited, and in many ways it is actually better than the one he did see.
I'm an American expat with Spanish nationality and historian by trade, married to a Valencian. I've been traveling between Spain and the U.S. for over a decade, but will be living abroad in South Korea for 2014-2015.
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Q: Googles multilingual xml sitemap example is not rendering correctly I'm implementing a multiple language sitemap and the xml example that Google gives is showing plain text when visiting in browser
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Why isn't xml rendering correctly in browser?

A: This can be the problem with content-type which you are providing in the headers of the file.
Content-type for sitemap file should be text/xml or sitemap/xml.

So first check your content-type in headers and change this to the correct type.


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You Are Here : Home / Environment/ Your local environment / Bushland / National parks
Ku-ring-gai is bound by Garigal National Park in the east, Lane Cove National Park in the west and Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in the north.
Council is directly responsible for 1,150 hectares of bushland. We manage policies and strategies as well as operating programs to ensure our bushlands and waterways – and the flora and fauna that live in them – are protected.
Garigal National Park
Enjoy beautiful bush scenery, water views and rich heritage. Davidson Park on the northside of Middle Harbour near Roseville Bridge is a popular spot for picnics, boating and fishing. Garigal National Park
Map: Garigal National Park
Lane Cove National Park
The Lane Cove river winds through a peaceful bushland valley at the park. While swimming is not advisable, there's still plenty to do – why not take a stroll along the bank or hire a row boat? You can also stay overnight at Lane Cove River Tourist Park. Lane Cove National Park
Map: Lane Cove National Park
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Its waterways are its greatest asset, with sunken river valleys, tree-covered headlands, wild estuaries and sheltered coves. On weekends you'll find houseboats, yachts, cruisers, dinghies and even canoes making their way through the clear waters. The park is also home to spectacular lookouts, including Barrenjoey Lighthouse. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Map: Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
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ENT and Allergy Associates Enhances its Voice and Swallowing Division Welcomes Fellowship Trained Laryngologist, Neil Prufer, M.D
Tarrytown, NY—May 6, 2019: ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP (ENTA) is home to over 200 of the finest otolaryngology and allergy specialists in the country. With this in mind, ENTA is always seeking to supplement its roster of sub-specialists, and is delighted to announce that fellowship-trained laryngologist, Neil Prufer, MD, will become the newest physician at ENTA.
Dr. Prufer, who will offer full otolaryngological care, will see both adult and pediatric patients at ENTA's brand new Williamsburg, Brooklyn location, located at 101 Broadway, on June 17, 2019.
Neil Prufer, MD, a native of New York City, studied music at New York University, where he graduated cum laude with honors in music, before beginning his medical training. He then received his MA and MD from the Boston University School of Medicine where he became a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society. After completing his general surgery internship and residency in otolaryngology at SUNY Downstate and Long Island College Hospital, he earned his fellowship in laryngology, training with Drs. Kenneth Altman and Peak Woo, internationally recognized laryngologists. Dr. Prufer has held voluntary positions at Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens and at Flushing Hospital. He has authored numerous publications and presentations on the evaluation and treatment of the professional voice and has conducted research in the field of laryngology.
Dr. Prufer, who is fluent in Spanish, is Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Medical Society of the State of New York, the New York Laryngological Society, and the American Laryngological Association.
"We are very excited to open up a new office in Williamsburg, but equally as excited to add Dr. Prufer's expertise to our practice," says Dr. Robert Green, President of ENTA. "As an established physician that previously saw patients in Queens, he brings a breadth of experience and knowledge which will add to the superior quality of care."
"We are pleased to welcome Dr. Neil Prufer to our team of high-quality, compassionate physicians," said Robert Glazer, CEO of ENTA. "Neil will make an excellent addition, as it is evident that he shares our commitment to improving the health and well-being of the communities in which we serve. He loves seeing both adult and pediatric patients, and as a SUNY Downstate resident he is well trained and experienced to serve the very diverse communities of Brooklyn."
To learn more about the benefits of ENTA, find a local office or book an appointment, download the "ENT and Allergy Associates" mobile app, visit www.entandallergy.com or call 1-855-ENTA-DOC.
About ENT and Allergy Associates LLP
ENT and Allergy Associates LLP (ENTA) has more than 200 physicians practicing in 43 office locations in Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk counties, as well as New York City and northern/central New Jersey. The practice sees over 80,000 patients per month. Each ENTA clinical location provides access to a full complement of services, including General Adult and Pediatric ENT and Allergy, Voice and Swallowing, Advanced Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Disorders of the Inner Ear and Dizziness, Asthma, Clinical Immunology, Diagnostic Audiology, Hearing Aid dispensing, Sleep and CT Services. ENTA has clinical alliances with Mount Sinai Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, Northwell Health, and a partnership with the American Cancer Society. To learn more, visit www.entandallergy.com.


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Q: How do I remove optional text from UILabel I'm trying to remove the Optional text on my UILabel when I run the app. However, I already tried many ways and the Optional persists.
It's important to say that I got these values from JSON, so I created a Struct to decode all this Data. The property ibu is the only one that has Optional written, but if I remove the ? I got an error on JSONDecoder that say's:

Swift.DecodingError.Context(codingPath: [_JSONKey(stringValue: "Index
  23", intValue: 23), CodingKeys(stringValue: "ibu", intValue: nil)],
  debugDescription: "Expected Double value but found null instead.",
  underlyingError: nil))

How do I fix that?
App Picture:

Model Folder:
  struct Cerveja:Decodable{
        let name:String
        let image_url:String
        let description:String
        let tagline:String
        let abv:Double
        let ibu:Double? //This one that I got the "Optional" written in the UILabel
                        //If I remove the "?" I got the error below
    }

View Folder - Details Screen:
var item:Cerveja?

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    labelName.text = item?.name
    labelDescricao.text = item?.description
    labelAmargor.text = "\(String(describing: item!.ibu))"
    labelTeorAlc.text = "\(item!.abv)"

    let resource = ImageResource(downloadURL: URL(string: "\(item?.image_url ?? "")")!, cacheKey: item?.image_url)
    imageDetail.kf.setImage(with: resource)
}

Networking Folder:
func getApiData(completion: @escaping ([Cerveja]) -> ()){
    guard let urlString = URL(string: "https://api.punkapi.com/v2/beers") else {
        print("URL Error")
        return
    }
    Alamofire.request(urlString).responseJSON { response in

        if response.data == response.data{
            do{
                let decoder = try JSONDecoder().decode([Cerveja].self, from: response.data!)

                completion(decoder)
            }catch{
        print(error)
            }
        }else{print("API Response is Empty")}

        }
}

JSON:
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Buzz",
    "tagline": "A Real Bitter Experience.",
    "first_brewed": "09\/2007",
    "description": "A light, crisp and bitter IPA brewed with English and American hops. A small batch brewed only once.",
    "image_url": "https:\/\/images.punkapi.com\/v2\/keg.png",
    "abv": 4.5,
    "ibu": 60,
    "target_fg": 1010,
    "target_og": 1044,
    "ebc": 20,
    "srm": 10,
    "ph": 4.4,
    "attenuation_level": 75,
    "volume": {
      "value": 20,
      "unit": "liters"
    },
    "boil_volume": {
      "value": 25,
      "unit": "liters"
    },
    "method": {
      "mash_temp": [
        {
          "temp": {
            "value": 64,
            "unit": "celsius"
          },
          "duration": 75
        }
      ],
      "fermentation": {
        "temp": {
          "value": 19,
          "unit": "celsius"
        }
      },
      "twist": null
    },
    "ingredients": {
      "malt": [
        {
          "name": "Maris Otter Extra Pale",
          "amount": {
            "value": 3.3,
            "unit": "kilograms"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "Caramalt",
          "amount": {
            "value": 0.2,
            "unit": "kilograms"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "Munich",
          "amount": {
            "value": 0.4,
            "unit": "kilograms"
          }
        }
      ],
      "hops": [
        {
          "name": "Fuggles",
          "amount": {
            "value": 25,
            "unit": "grams"
          },
          "add": "start",
          "attribute": "bitter"
        },
        {
          "name": "First Gold",
          "amount": {
            "value": 25,
            "unit": "grams"
          },
          "add": "start",
          "attribute": "bitter"
        },
        {
          "name": "Fuggles",
          "amount": {
            "value": 37.5,
            "unit": "grams"
          },
          "add": "middle",
          "attribute": "flavour"
        },
        {
          "name": "First Gold",
          "amount": {
            "value": 37.5,
            "unit": "grams"
          },
          "add": "middle",
          "attribute": "flavour"
        },
        {
          "name": "Cascade",
          "amount": {
            "value": 37.5,
            "unit": "grams"
          },
          "add": "end",
          "attribute": "flavour"
        }
      ],
      "yeast": "Wyeast 1056 - American Ale\u2122"
    },
    "food_pairing": [
      "Spicy chicken tikka masala",
      "Grilled chicken quesadilla",
      "Caramel toffee cake"
    ],
    "brewers_tips": "The earthy and floral aromas from the hops can be overpowering. Drop a little Cascade in at the end of the boil to lift the profile with a bit of citrus.",
    "contributed_by": "Sam Mason <samjbmason>"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Trashy Blonde",
    "tagline": "You Know You Shouldn't",
    "first_brewed": "04\/2008",
    "description": "A titillating, neurotic, peroxide punk of a Pale Ale. Combining attitude, style, substance, and a little bit of low self esteem for good measure; what would your mother say? The seductive lure of the sassy passion fruit hop proves too much to resist. All that is even before we get onto the fact that there are no additives, preservatives, pasteurization or strings attached. All wrapped up with the customary BrewDog bite and imaginative twist.",
    "image_url": "https:\/\/images.punkapi.com\/v2\/2.png",
    "abv": 4.1,
    "ibu": 41.5,
    "target_fg": 1010,
    "target_og": 1041.7,
    "ebc": 15,
    "srm": 15,
    "ph": 4.4,
    "attenuation_level": 76,
    "volume": {
      "value": 20,
      "unit": "liters"
    },
    "boil_volume": {
      "value": 25,
      "unit": "liters"
    },
    "method": {
      "mash_temp": [
        {
          "temp": {
            "value": 69,
            "unit": "celsius"
          },
          "duration": null
        }
      ],
      "fermentation": {
        "temp": {
          "value": 18,
          "unit": "celsius"
        }
      },
      "twist": null
    },
    "ingredients": {
      "malt": [
        {
          "name": "Maris Otter Extra Pale",
          "amount": {
            "value": 3.25,
            "unit": "kilograms"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "Caramalt",
          "amount": {
            "value": 0.2,
            "unit": "kilograms"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "Munich",
          "amount": {
            "value": 0.4,
            "unit": "kilograms"
          }
        }
      ],
      "hops": [
        {
          "name": "Amarillo",
          "amount": {
            "value": 13.8,
            "unit": "grams"
          },
          "add": "start",
          "attribute": "bitter"
        },
        {
          "name": "Simcoe",
          "amount": {
            "value": 13.8,
            "unit": "grams"
          },
          "add": "start",
          "attribute": "bitter"
        },
        {
          "name": "Amarillo",
          "amount": {
            "value": 26.3,
            "unit": "grams"
          },
          "add": "end",
          "attribute": "flavour"
        },
        {
          "name": "Motueka",
          "amount": {
            "value": 18.8,
            "unit": "grams"
          },
          "add": "end",
          "attribute": "flavour"
        }
      ],
      "yeast": "Wyeast 1056 - American Ale\u2122"
    },
    "food_pairing": [
      "Fresh crab with lemon",
      "Garlic butter dipping sauce",
      "Goats cheese salad",
      "Creamy lemon bar doused in powdered sugar"
    ],
    "brewers_tips": "Be careful not to collect too much wort from the mash. Once the sugars are all washed out there are some very unpleasant grainy tasting compounds that can be extracted into the wort.",
    "contributed_by": "Sam Mason <samjbmason>"
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Berliner Weisse With Yuzu - B-Sides",
    "tagline": "Japanese Citrus Berliner Weisse.",
    "first_brewed": "11\/2015",
    "description": "Japanese citrus fruit intensifies the sour nature of this German classic.",
    "image_url": "https:\/\/images.punkapi.com\/v2\/keg.png",
    "abv": 4.2,
    "ibu": 8,
    "target_fg": 1007,
    "target_og": 1040,
    "ebc": 8,
    "srm": 4,
    "ph": 3.2,
    "attenuation_level": 83,
    "volume": {
      "value": 20,
      "unit": "liters"
    },
    "boil_volume": {
      "value": 25,
      "unit": "liters"
    },
    "method": {
      "mash_temp": [
        {
          "temp": {
            "value": 60,
            "unit": "celsius"
          },
          "duration": 10
        },
        {
          "temp": {
            "value": 65,
            "unit": "celsius"
          },
          "duration": 30
        },
        {
          "temp": {
            "value": 72,
            "unit": "celsius"
          },
          "duration": 10
        },
        {
          "temp": {
            "value": 78,
            "unit": "celsius"
          },
          "duration": 5
        }
      ],
      "fermentation": {
        "temp": {
          "value": 21,
          "unit": "celsius"
        }
      },
      "twist": "Soured naturally using the kettle souring technique, Yuzu fruit: 50g at middle, Yuzu juice: 200ml at FV"
    },
    "ingredients": {
      "malt": [
        {
          "name": "Propino Pale Malt",
          "amount": {
            "value": 1.63,
            "unit": "kilograms"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "Wheat Malt",
          "amount": {
            "value": 1.63,
            "unit": "kilograms"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "Propino Pale Malt for kettle 0.03kg souring",
          "amount": {
            "value": 0.03,
            "unit": "kilograms"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "Acidulated Malt for kettle souring",
          "amount": {
            "value": 0.03,
            "unit": "kilograms"
          }
        }
      ],
      "hops": [
        {
          "name": "Bramling Cross",
          "amount": {
            "value": 10,
            "unit": "grams"
          },
          "add": "middle",
          "attribute": "bitter"
        }
      ],
      "yeast": "Wyeast 1056 - American Ale\u2122"
    }

A: Use optional binding to avoid this problem
Use
if let ibu = item?.ibu {
  labelAmargor.text = "\(String(describing: ibu))"
}

Instead of
labelAmargor.text = "\(String(describing: item!.ibu))"

A: I would recommend Nil-Coalescing Operator ( ?? ). You can find detailed info here
class Test {
    var ibu: Double?
}
var tt: Test? = Test()
tt?.ibu = 3.14
print(String(describing: tt?.ibu)) // Optional("3.14")
print(tt?.ibu ?? 0) // 3.14
tt?.ibu = nil
print(String(describing: tt?.ibu)) // nil
print(tt?.ibu ?? 0) // 0


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Thu, 7th Nov 2019 10:00
Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria; The Library of Lt Col R J Wyatt MBE TD Part I
Beddoes (Ivor, 1909-1981). A group of watercolour & pencil drawings of scenes from the London Blitz
Beddoes (Ivor, 1909-1981). A rare group of 21 watercolour and pencil drawings on paper of scenes mostly from the London Blitz, many taken from life, 1940-41, including 14 drawings in watercolour and pencil on paper of the blitz from a series marked 'ARP', all 38 x 56 cm, together with a related charcoal drawing of the same size and 3 smaller watercolours of blitz scenes, plus 3 further watercolours from a series made by Beddoes in North Wales in February 1941, the majority of drawings in mounts with window apertures, and with pencil titles, notes and dates to margins, mounts and sheet versos, some signed or initialled by Beddoes in pencil
(Qty: 21)
1) Stretcher party - collecting bodies, Hampstead, depot 1 30 October 1940, ARP no. 2; 2) Rescue party cutting through to trapped people, Hampstead depot 1, memory drawing, 30 October 1940, ARP no. 3; 3) Incendiary bomb in the street, Westbere Road, NW2, Nov. 1940, ARP no. 4; 4) Stretcher bearers waiting for the mortuary van, Hampstead, Nov. 1940. ARP no. 6; 5) Scene sketched in Tube - Midnight, during London Blitz, Oct. 1940. ARP no. 7; 6) Memory drawing after the bomb, Nov. 1940. ARP no. 8; 7) Rescue party calling for the living, memory drawing, London, Nov. 1940, ARP no. 9; 8) Fordwich Road incident - taking body on stretcher over garden wall, Nov. 1940. ARP no. 10; 9) WVS Canteen giving tea, from notes made on the spot near Swiss Cottage station, Nov. 1940, ARP no. 11; 10) Recreational depot no. 1. SPs playing snooker, from notes made on the spot, Nov. 1940, ARP no. 12; 11) Another body, composite picture from rough notes taken when no one was looking, hospital in Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, Nov. 1940, ARP no. 13; 12) Depot lecture on incendiary bombs, memory drawing, Nov. 1940, ARP no. 18; 13) Drawing from rough notes made on the spot. RE removing DA bomb (Belsize Avenue - 11.40), Nov. 1940. ARP no. 19, 38 x 56 cm; 14) SP at work, Nov. 29 1940. ARP no. 20, all watercolour and pencil, 38 x 56 cm; 15) Smoke from fires, after raid, as seen from roof - Piccadilly Circus. Drawing started during actual raid, approx. 6 o'clock, 7 September 1940, charcoal drawing, 38 x 56 cm; 16) In the first two weeks after the declaration of the war 1939 ARP shelters were built with borough labour & civilian help, Finchley, North London, watercolour, 28 x 39 cm; 17 & 18) Two untitled drawings of sand bagging, green wash and pencil, 20 x 27 and 20 x 18 cm; 19) AC post observation, Prestatyn, 20 February 1941, 2nd STC series no. 1, watercolour and india ink, 23 x 25 cm; 20) Sand dunes and barbed wire looking towards Great Orme Head from Prestatyn, 2nd STC series no. 2, 23 February 1941, watercolour, 30 x 41 cm; 21) Rhyd Farm, North Wales, 2nd STC series no. 18, watercolour, 35 x 51 cm.
Ivor William Gilmour Beddoes (1909-1981) was a British painter, sketch and storyboard artist, costume and set designer, dancer, composer and poet. He is best known for his film work, spanning more than thirty years, from Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes to Star Wars and Superman.
Prior to his being called up at the end of 1940, and then serving with the Royal Signal Corps, Beddoes had been working at the Windmill Theatre in London's West End. In an autobiographical made some written shortly before his death, Beddoes wrote: 'one night in 1940 I walked off the stage to become a stretcher-bearer in the blitz on London. Then I went into the army. I never went back into the profession.' In a letter to the Artist's Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Information, (dated 10 October 1940), Beddoes explains how he came to make these remarkable drawings: '… [I] submit to you the accompanying sketches in the hope that they might be of use as documentary evidence or, in any other way that you might think useful. I am a scenic designer, and happened to be watching the raid last Saturday afternoon from the roof of a building in Piccadilly Circus. I was able to make a quick sketch of the effects of fires caused by the bombs dropped on South London, and again, later in the evening I made two sketches with colour notes of the fire, and added the colour afterwards. Should the sketches be of any use to you, I should be pleased if you would accept them and perhaps any future sketches I may make when I join the army in the very near future.'
In 1999 Maggs Bros., London, issued Catalogue 1271, in which they offered the Ivor Beddoes El Alamein archive of 108 works on paper and noted, in reference to Beddoes' blitz drawings, that 'sadly, the sketches of that raid were not accepted and their whereabouts are unknown'. A copy of this catalogue is included with the lot, with Bob Wyatt's added manuscript footnote indicating that he now has these blitz drawings in his collection.
Auction: Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria; The Library of Lt Col R J Wyatt MBE TD Part I, Thu, 7th Nov 2019
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Tuesday 5 November 2019 from 9.00am to 6.00pm, Wednesday 6 November 2019 from 9.00am to 6.00pm and on the morning of the sale from 9.00am onwards.