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The Girl of the Rancho (1919) A Silent Film Review
Silent Movie Review	by Movies Silently May 8, 2016
Nightclub queen Texas Guinan made a series of westerns in the 1910s and 1920s. We're going to be looking at her adventures in ranching as she tries to save her kid sister, Waco, from bandits. (Waco?) Much action and shooty-bang stuff.
Home Media Availability: Released on DVD.
Who are you calling a girl? I'm thirty-six!
Westerns are often viewed as the manliest of films but the silent era had its share of women taking on heroic roles in the genre.
Texas Guinan is famous as the queen of New York nightclubs, her spicy wit and mob connections assured her longstanding fame years after her 1933 death. However, before charming the guys and dolls of New York, she had a successful career in horse operas.
Guinan in action
(One does get a bit sick of the "Oh, like Guinan in Star Trek?" gags. Whoopi Goldberg's character was named after Texas Guinan so the question is really, "Oh, Guinan as in Texas Guinan?")
Relatively few of Guinan's films survive and many of those that do are only available in cut-down re-release versions. The Girl of the Rancho is interesting because two versions are available: a censored two-reel cut and a comparatively uncensored one-reel cut. I will be discussing the differences between these two versions in a bit.
The two-reel version is on 16mm
The one-reel version on 8mm
The big question is whether these films stand up to their hype and whether Guinan, billed as a female William S. Hart, works as a gunslinger, cattle-roper and general buckaroo. Let's dive in!
(Quick note: Some sources list this film with a 1920 release date while others list 1919.)
Texas Carroll (Texas Guinan) has taken charge of her late parents' ranch, is courting one of her cowhands (Pat Harrigan) and takes excellent care of her kid sister, Waco. Guinan hailed from Waco, so the name is likely a nod to her origins. (Good thing she wasn't born in Ding Dong, Texas.)
Awkward flirting is awkward.
The first major difference between the one- and two-reel versions is the romance between Texas and Harrigan. While the two-reel cut shows them billing and cooing and he even pops the question via notebook, the one-reel version skips all that.
Life seems swell for Texas but that is about to change. A villainous villain of a bandit named Galvez is determined to kidnap little Waco. His motives are obscure in the two-reel version but the one-reel cut reveals that he is in love with Texas. Her answer?
Oh dear. Maybe we were better off with obscure.
So Galvez waits until almost everyone is away and then gathers his men and attacks the ranch in an attempt to kidnap Waco. Texas tries to hold them off but is overpowered. In the one-reel version, Galvez burns her in the face with a cigarette in an attempt to make her tell where Waco is hidden. The two-reel version eliminates that scene and just shows Waco being carried off. (Both cuts include shots of the housekeeper being tortured by Galvez but that's apparently okay as the victim is Latina.)
How dare you include a scene of torture?
Except for this one. This one's okay.
This sits as well as you can expect from a female William S. Hart and Texas rides after Galvez and co. to recover Waco. Her cattle punchers notice the action and join in the fray. It's not giving too much away to state that all ends well. The two-reel version fades out on the rescue while the one-reel version allows Texas and her fella to commence to billing and cooing once again.
Tough to the end.
So, does Guinan live up to the hype? Marketing of the day declared that she was as tough as the boys but had all the charm of a lady. Well, that's mostly true. While she was hardly a delicate flower (and would we really want that?) Texas does indeed scrap with the boys and rather successfully. And in stark contrast to those allegedly empowered heroines of the 1990s, she doesn't forget her skills and turn into a screaming damsel once the villain grabs her ever-so-lightly by the elbow. (That used to drive me nuts! "Here's your girl power heroine but the hero still needs someone to save and she is just a girl, so…")
Miss Guinan can handle any and all escapes, rescues, etc.
While the plot is lighter than most Hart fare, the story does contain dark elements that were surely in the spirit of his films. There aren't many heroines, silent or sound, who get burned by cigarettes and then set out on their own path of revenge. I should note that Guinan's being endangered does not make her a damsel. After all, James Bond is constantly captured by the villains. Are Guinan and Bond Damsels? No. The difference is that their capture is all about them and their cunning attempts at escape, they are not used as a plot device to prove another character's heroism. Agency—whose actions are moving the plot—makes all the difference.
No doubt as to who is the protagonist.
So, all in all, I am giving Guinan an emphatic thumbs up for her take-no-prisoners attitude and the fact that she maintains her character's agency right to the very end of the picture.
(No, I haven't seen the biopic of Guinan starring Betty Hutton. Considering the number Hutton did on Pearl White and my general dislike for her as a performer, I think that's for the best.)
He never stood a chance.
While the short starts out a little on the slow side (at least the two-reel version), we soon get a taste of action and Guinan spends the film riding, running, shooting and jumping with the boys. At no point is she treated like a damsel and if she gets herself into any scrapes, she also gets herself right back out of them.
That's not to say this film is perfect. It has the all-too-common issue of making all the Latino characters either servants or bandits. (The first person to squeal about "conteeeeeeext" gets candy corn thrown at their head.) In another misstep, the actress playing little Waco is so painfully bad that it's difficult to sympathize with her plight. I mean, she looks like a kid whose daddy won't buy her a slurpee at the mall.
I want an Everlasting Gobstopper noooooow!!!
Finally, while Guinan is very good at gunslinging and cowboy action, she seems awkward and uncomfortable in the love scenes. However, the same could be said of many male western actors of all eras so I can't say that I hold it against her.
The Girl of the Rancho is not a silent western masterpiece but it is entertaining and Guinan is a strong heroine. While there are some unfortunate attitudes expressed in the film, both overt and subterranean, it is still a good introduction to Guinan's talents as a female action star.
Movies Silently's Score: ★★
Where can I see it?
Both the one-reel and two-reel versions of The Girl of the Rancho have been released on DVD by Guinan's family. It is available as part of a set with other surviving films from her career. I recommend watching the one-reel version first as it is the more comprehensible.
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Marie Roget	 on May 8, 2016 at 11:17 am
Two bios I have yet to own/read but would LOVE to: Texas Guinan's and Eva Tanguay's. There is so much to admire about these wonderful ladies (and definitely not for their sweet "girlish" qualities, thank the gods!). Wasn't really aware of the extent of Guinan's film career- thanks much for the review 🙂
Fritzi Kramer	 on May 8, 2016 at 1:12 pm
Glad you enjoyed! Yes, I didn't know much about the extent of her acting until I got the DVD set. I think I will enjoy exploring the other films.
nitrateglow	 on May 8, 2016 at 11:30 am
Looks interesting and it's always cool to see a take no prisoners silent film action heroine. Such a shame about the racial sentiments. Also isn't Texas Guinan the basis for Panama Smith in The Roaring Twenties (1939)?
Yes, I would call this a net positive but wish the racism had been left at home. Yes, I believe she was the basis for Panama (going from memory here!)
Birgit	 on May 9, 2016 at 9:22 am
Oh I love it that you mentioned the so called strong women of the 90's etc… being reduced to "Save me Mr. hero man" as soon as they get a hang nail. I hate…hate Robin Hood with Kevin Costner because that Maid Marion showed herself as being oh so strong at the beginning only to scream and cower at the end…ughhhhh. I had no idea Guinan from Star Trek was a tribute to Texas. I would like to see this film because she does sound like a stronger female than most have a chance of being. Unfortunately, if Trump saw this film he would agree about the misuse of the Latino people.
Fritzi Kramer	 on May 9, 2016 at 9:25 am
Ha! Robin Hood was the very film I was thinking of when I wrote that! "We're accomplished fighters." (Immediately overpowered and/or captured.) Another one that bugged me was Michelle Yeoh in Tomorrow Never Dies. I'm going from memory since I haven't seen it since its theatrical release but I believe she was easily overpowered by the villains at the grand finale. Michelle Yeoh? I refuse to accept this! Boo!
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Association football tournament in North America
FIFA World Cup Canada/Mexico/United States 2026
Copa Mundial de la FIFA Canadá/México/Estados Unidos 2026
Coupe du Monde FIFA Canada/Mexique/États-Unis 2026
Tournament details
Host countries
48 (from 6 confederations)
16 (in 16 host cities)
International football competition
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The United States will host 60 matches, including every match from the quarterfinals onward, while neighboring Canada and Mexico will each host 10 matches. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations.[1][2]
This tournament will be the first to include 48 teams, expanded from 32.[3] There will be a total of 80 matches in this tournament, out of which Canada and Mexico will host 10 matches each.[4] The United 2026 bid beat a rival bid by Morocco during a final vote at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. It will be the first World Cup since 2002 to be hosted by more than one nation. With its past hosting of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, Mexico will become the first country to host or co-host the men's World Cup three times. The United States last hosted the World Cup in 1994, whereas it will be Canada's first time hosting or co-hosting the men's tournament. The event will return to its traditional northern summer schedule after the 2022 edition was held in November and December of that year.
1 Format
1.1 Response
2 Host selection
2.1 Voting
3 Qualification
3.1 Slot allocation
3.2 Playoff tournament
5 Broadcasting rights
Michel Platini, who was President of UEFA at the time, had suggested in October 2013 an expansion of the tournament to 40 teams,[5][6] an idea that FIFA president Gianni Infantino also suggested in March 2016.[7] A desire to increase the number of participants in the tournament from the previous 32 team format was announced on October 4, 2016. Four expansion options were considered:[8][9][10][11]
Expand to 40 teams (eight groups of five teams) – 88 matches
Expand to 40 teams (ten groups of four teams) – 76 matches
Expand to 48 teams (opening 32-team playoff round) – 80 matches
Expand to 48 teams (16 groups of three teams) – 80 matches
On January 10, 2017, the FIFA Council chose the last of the four options and voted unanimously to expand to a 48-team tournament.[3] The tournament will open with a group stage consisting of 16 groups of three teams, with the top two teams progressing from each group to a knockout tournament starting with a round of 32 teams.[12] Under this format, the total number of games played will increase from 64 to 80, but the number of games played by finalists remains at seven, the same as with 32 teams. Each team will play one fewer group match than under the previous format, compensating for the additional knockout round. The tournament will also be completed within 32 days, the same as previous 32-team tournaments.[13]
This sixteen three-team group format has not been finalised: the tournament format could still be changed to twelve four-team groups, or to two sets of six four-team groups – effectively two sets of the 1982–1994 tournament format. This reconsideration has stemmed from serious concerns being raised over the possibility of collusion in the last group games.[14] Under this format the number of games played would increase from 64 to 104 games and the number of games played by finalists would increase to eight. Each team would still play three group matches and also an additional knockout round match.
The proposal for expanding the World Cup was opposed by the European Club Association,[15] Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (La Liga) president Javier Tebas,[16] and former German national team coach Joachim Löw.[17] They argued that the number of games played was already at an unacceptable level,[15] and that expanding it would dilute the quality of the games played.[17][16] They also argued that the expansion decision was taken for political reasons, as Infantino had used the promise of more countries playing in the World Cup to win his election.[18]
In addition, an article in the Journal of Sports Analytics argued that the use of a three-team group stage with two teams progressing significantly increased the risk of collusion between teams, as seen in previous World Cup group matches, most notably in the 1982 Disgrace of Gijón.[19] In response, FIFA's chief technical officer Marco van Basten suggested that draws may be prevented during the group stage by the use of penalty shootouts;[20] while this would partially (though not entirely) mitigate the increased risk of collusion, it would introduce the possibility of a team deciding to eliminate a rival by deliberately losing a penalty shootout.[19] Addressing the concerns related to collusion, FIFA vice-president and CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani commented in April 2022 that FIFA was still considering twelve groups of four or two sets of six groups of four, both of which would eliminate collusion entirely.[21]
Host selection
Main articles: United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid and Morocco 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
The six confederations
The FIFA Council went back and forth between 2013 and 2017 on limitations within hosting rotation based on the continental confederations. Originally, it was set that bids to be host would not be allowed from countries belonging to confederations that hosted the two preceding tournaments. It was temporarily changed to only prohibit countries belonging to the confederation that hosted the previous World Cup from bidding to host the following tournament,[22] before the rule was changed back to its prior state of two World Cups. However, the FIFA Council did make an exception to potentially grant eligibility to member associations of the confederation of the second-to-last host of the FIFA World Cup in the event that none of the received bids fulfill the strict technical and financial requirements.[23][24] In March 2017, FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed that "Europe (UEFA) and Asia (AFC) are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively."[25] Therefore, the 2026 World Cup could be hosted by one of the remaining four confederations: CONCACAF (North America; last hosted in 1994), CAF (Africa; last hosted in 2010), CONMEBOL (South America; last hosted in 2014), or OFC (Oceania, never hosted before), or potentially by UEFA in case no bid from those four met the requirements.
Co-hosting the FIFA World Cup—which had been banned by FIFA after the 2002 World Cup—was approved for the 2026 World Cup, though not limited to a specific number but instead evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Also for 2026, the FIFA general secretariat, after consultation with the Competitions Committee, had the power to exclude bidders who did not meet the minimum technical requirements to host the competition.[23] In March 2022, Liga MX president Mikel Arriola claimed Mexico's involvement as cohost could have been at risk if the league and the federation had not responded quickly to the Querétaro–Atlas riot between rival fans that left 26 spectators injured and resulted in 14 arrests. Arriola said FIFA was "shocked" by the incident but Infantino was satisfied with the sanctions handed down against Querétaro.[26]
Canada, Mexico, and the United States had all publicly considered bidding for the tournament separately, but the United joint bid was announced on April 10, 2017.[27][28]
Voting results:
Allowed to vote
Banned from voting
Voted for United bid
Canada–Mexico–United States
Voted for Moroccan bid
Voted for neither
Sanctioned by FIFA
Abstained from voting
Not a FIFA member
Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup bids
The voting took place on June 13, 2018, during the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, and it was opened to all 203 eligible members.[29] The United bid won with 134 valid ballots, while the Morocco bid received 65 valid ballots: Iran voted for the option "None of the bids", while Cuba, Slovenia and Spain abstained from voting.
Canada, Mexico, United States 134
None of the bids 1
Abstentions 3
Majority required
Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 2026 World Cup's qualification process has yet to be decided.[30][31][32]
The United Bid personnel anticipated that all three host countries would be awarded automatic berths.[33] On August 31, 2022, during a visit to Guatemala, FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed that six CONCACAF teams will qualify for the World Cup, with Canada, Mexico, and the United States automatically qualifying as hosts.[34][35]
CONCACAF (3)
Canada (co-host)
Mexico (co-host)
United States (co-host)
Slot allocation
On March 30, 2017, the Bureau of the FIFA Council (composed of the FIFA president and the presidents of each of the six confederations) proposed a slot allocation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The recommendation was submitted for the ratification by the FIFA Council.[30][36]
On May 9, two days before the 67th FIFA Congress, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation in a meeting in Manama, Bahrain. This includes an intercontinental playoff tournament involving six teams to decide the last two FIFA World Cup spots, making a place in intercontinental play-offs a 1⁄3 spot in the finals.[37]
Eligible FIFA members
Spots in 2026 finals
(including hosts and intercontinental playoff spots)
Percentage of members with spots in finals
Spots in 2006-2022 finals
(excluding hosts, including intercontinental playoff spots)
Change in percentage of slot allocation
AFC 46+1[a] 81⁄3 18.1% 4.5 85.2%
CAF 54 91⁄3 17.3% 5 86.7%
CONCACAF (hosts) 35 62⁄3 19.1% 3.5 90.4%
CONMEBOL 10 61⁄3 63.3% 4.5 40.7%
OFC 11 11⁄3 12.1% 0.5 166.7%
UEFA 55 16 29.1% 13 23.1%
31+1 (hosts)
^ The Northern Mariana Islands will be competing in World Cup qualification, as it is used as joint qualification for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
The ratification of slot allocation also gives the OFC a guaranteed berth in the final tournament for the first time in FIFA World Cup history: the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the first tournament in which all six confederations have at least one guaranteed berth.
Playoff tournament
A playoff tournament involving six teams will be held to decide the final two FIFA World Cup berths: [30] the six teams are one team in each confederation except UEFA, and one additional team from the confederation of the host countries (CONCACAF).
Two of the teams will be seeded based on the World Rankings, and these teams will play off for the two FIFA World Cup berths against the winners of two knockout games between the four unseeded teams.
The four-game tournament is to be played in one or more of the host countries, and will also be used as a test event for the FIFA World Cup.
See also: United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid § Venues excluded since start of bidding process
[Interactive fullscreen map]
Host cities and venues of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
New York/New Jersey
During the bidding process, 41 cities with 43 existing, fully functional venues with regular tenants (except Montreal) and 2 venues under construction submitted to be part of the bid (3 venues in 3 cities in Mexico; 9 venues in 7 cities in Canada; 38 venues in 34 cities in the United States). A first-round elimination cut nine venues and nine cities. A second-round elimination cut an additional nine venues in six cities, while three venues in three cities (Chicago, Minneapolis, and Vancouver) dropped out due to FIFA's unwillingness to discuss financial details.[38] After Montreal dropped out in July 2021,[39] Vancouver rejoined the bid as a candidate city in April 2022,[40] bringing the total number to 24 venues, each in its own city or metropolitan area.
On June 16, 2022, the sixteen host cities were announced by FIFA, separated into three geographical divisions: Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Guadalajara (5) in the Western Division; Kansas City, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Monterrey, and Mexico City (6) in the Central Division; and Toronto, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Miami (5) in the Eastern Division (2 in Canada, 3 in Mexico, and 11 in the United States).[41] Eight of the sixteen chosen stadiums have permanent artificial turf surfaces that are planned to be replaced with grass under the direction of FIFA and a University of Tennessee–Michigan State University research team. Four venues (Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Vancouver) are indoor stadiums that use retractable roof systems, and are all equipped with climate control.[42] Although there are soccer-specific stadiums in Canada and the United States, the largest dedicated soccer-specific stadium in the U.S., Geodis Park in Nashville, seats 30,000, which falls short of FIFA's minimum of 40,000 (Toronto's candidate venue, which is an MLS stadium, is being expanded from 30,000 to 45,500 for this tournament).[43] However, there are some stadiums, like Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, and Lumen Field in Seattle, that are used by both NFL and MLS teams.[44] Although primarily used for gridiron football, with the American stadiums having hosted National Football League (NFL) teams, and Canada's stadiums hosting the Canadian Football League (CFL), all of the Canadian and American stadiums have been used on numerous occasions for soccer and are also designed to host that sport.[45]
Mexico City is the only capital of the three host nations chosen as a venue site, with Ottawa and Washington, D.C., joining Bonn (West Germany, 1974) and Tokyo (Japan, 2002) as the only capital cities not selected to host World Cup matches. Washington was a host city candidate, but combined its bid with nearby Baltimore's due to the poor state of FedEx Field. Other cities eliminated from the final hosting list were Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Orlando, and Edmonton. Ottawa's candidate venue, TD Place Stadium, was eliminated early on due to insufficient capacity. None of the stadiums used in the 1994 FIFA World Cup will be used in this tournament, and the Azteca is the only stadium being used in this tournament that was used in the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups.[46]
A denotes a stadium used for previous men's World Cup tournaments.
A denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.
Mexico City[47]
New York/New Jersey[47]
Dallas[47]
Kansas City[47]
Estadio Azteca MetLife Stadium
(East Rutherford, New Jersey) AT&T Stadium
(Arlington, Texas) Arrowhead Stadium
Capacity: 87,523 Capacity: 82,500
(Bid book capacity: 87,157) Capacity: 80,000
(Bid book capacity: 92,967)
(expandable to 105,000) Capacity: 76,416
Houston[47]
Atlanta[47]
Los Angeles[47][48]
Philadelphia[47]
NRG Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium SoFi Stadium
(Inglewood, California) Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 72,220
(expandable to 80,000) Capacity: 71,000
Seattle[47]
San Francisco Bay Area[47]
Boston[47]
Miami[47]
Lumen Field Levi's Stadium
(Santa Clara, California) Gillette Stadium
(Foxborough, Massachusetts) Hard Rock Stadium
(Miami Gardens, Florida)
Vancouver[40]
Monterrey[47]
Guadalajara[47]
Toronto[47]
BC Place Estadio BBVA
(Guadalupe, Nuevo León) Estadio Akron
(Zapopan, Jalisco) BMO Field
(Expanding to 45,736 for tournament)
Broadcasting rights
Brazil – TV Globo, SporTV[49]
Bulgaria – NOVA[50]
Bosnia and Herzegovina – BHRT, MY TV[51]
Canada – CTV, TSN, RDS[52]
Denmark – DR, TV2[53]
Finland – YLE, MTV[54]
Norway – NRK, TV2[55]
Sweden – SVT, TV4[54]
United States – Fox, Telemundo[56]
On February 12, 2015, FIFA renewed Fox, Telemundo, and Bell Media's broadcasting rights contract to cover 2026, without accepting any other bids. The New York Times believed that this extension was intended as compensation for the rescheduling of the 2022 World Cup to November–December rather than its traditional June–July scheduling, as it creates considerable conflicts with major professional sports leagues that are normally in their off-season during the World Cup.[57][58][59]
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By Derek Parker May 21, 2014
Autumn in Marvellous Melbourne 2014 – Balmy Beautiful Days
It might sound a bit bizarre the way weather conditions are at the moment, balmy and beautiful days in marvellous Melbourne, but before winter's icy fingers get a vice like grip on your front door, May and June are great months to go out and about.
Drenching downpours and freezing winds not yet a feature of our daily weather forecast, turn off the heating, put on your coat and get going – there's so much to see and do, you don't want to miss a moment of it.
If you're quick you can still make a booking for Jazz Australia's Autumn Concert, 'The Cotton Club Era Revisited' on Sunday May 25th at 11.30am for midday the venue is The Bentleigh Club.
Luncheon included, the concert features Ian Smith's all-star Scallywags who along with vocalist Danni Smith, Ian's daughter, will recreate the life and times of the great New York Cotton Club of the jazz era in the 20s and 30s.
During the prohibition era The Cotton Club was the most famous, or should I say infamous nightclub in Harlem, and later New York. A whites only establishment even though it featured many of the best black entertainers and jazz musicians of the era, including Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole it was, during its heyday, 1923 -1 940, the hippest of hip meeting places .
On Sundays the Club featured celebrity guests such as George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Al Jolson, Mae West and many more. Luncheon included, the Jazz Australia event features Ian Smith's all-star Scallywags who along with vocalist Danni Smith, Ian's daughter, will recreate the real deal experience of a visit to The Cotton Club in the jazz era of the 20s and 30s.
Here's the concert lineup: Ian Smith, cornet & vocals; Ashley Gaudion, alto sax and vocals; Chris Ludowyk, trombone & vocals; David Allardice, piano; Howard Cairns, bass; John Cox, guitar & banjo; Rod Gilbert, drums and vocals Danni Smith.
Tap dancers all the rage at The Cotton Club in the 30's, Ian has called in some great tap artists – should be a toe tapping, super afternoon.
Bookings for the Jazz Australia's Autumn event: The Cotton Club (luncheon included to Diana Allen Jazz Australia 03 5258 3936 or email [email protected]
If a dose of rejuvenating country air is what's needed to relax the nerve fibres after a busy week, month and year then a trip to the charming township of Heathcote, just a little over an hour from Melbourne, is prescribed.
Friendly people, a welcoming village atmosphere, Heathcote, on the Northern Highway between Kilmore and Bendigo, nestles beneath the stunning McHarg and McIvor Ranges. It is surrounded by boutique wineries, unspoilt serene bushlands, walking trails, gold rush relics, and an 18 hole golf course visited by native birds and wildlife.
Heathcote's location on the northern fringe of the Great Dividing Range means it enjoys a warm Mediterranean climate. The region avoids extremes in weather such as snow and strong winds and averages 240 rain free days per year.
The temperate climate makes Heathcote a great spot for grape growing and there's a plentiful supply of vineyards with cellar door sales (most open every weekend). You can try award winning wines before you buy; some wineries also serve meals in dining areas where the view is as good as the food.
Call in at the Heathcote Visitors Centre, High Street for an easy to follow map of local wineries.
On the left as you drive into the main drag, High Street, is a signpost which points the way to The Pink Cliffs – a local natural attraction.
After the 1853 gold rush, sluicing work was carried on in Heathcote until the early 1880's and it was in this period that work in the Pink Cliffs area revealed these colourful 'hills' (the hills that resulted from the mining really are pink).
The cliffs are of a fine clay, which powders to an almost talcum like texture.
The only sounds, magpies carolling, a wander through the spectacular mini gorges dotted with the re-growth of oddly shaped native shrubs and trees.
They cling precariously to the sides of the cliffs, is an enjoyable and quite amazing step back in time to when the surrounding area was alive with the sights and sounds of gold mining.
High Street, Heathcote has a diverse streetscape of old shop fronts, cafes, hotels, churches, some distinguished homes and the post office.
The trees that line the main street and the plantation at the Queen Meadow were planted in the 19th century on the advice of Baron Von Mueller of Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens fame.
Antiques are my thing and when I visited Heathcote, I called into Fetching Treasures, an antique shop with a café at the rear and accommodation upstairs, run by Frank and Sandra Barrie at 107 High Street, Heathcote.
The ambiance of the shop's display of antique objets d'art and furniture similar to a warm, welcoming, period style home, you are free to browse among the lovely bibs n' bobs of times past (did love the teapots).
White tablecloths, old wooden tables and chairs, always a winner when I dine, the Fetching Treasure's café has all of these, so I settled into a comfy chair to sample Frank Barrie's cooking.
Am really glad I did, food… great, coffee just right and a nice drop of red or white available on request. Breakfast and lunch are available at Fetching Treasures 6 days a week (closed Tuesdays); opening hours are: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Stay overnight in Heathcote and find out whether the stars at night really are big and bright (they are) accommodation isn't difficult to find. I stayed overnight in Fetching Treasures' self contained, loft style accommodation consisting of two adjoining bedrooms, lounge room with TV, kitchen and bathroom. Fitted out with delightful period style furniture, the apartment is modern where it matters… great beds, functional kitchen and well located bathroom. If you would like to plan a trip to Heathcote start by visiting their website.
If the weather's good and you want to get some exercise outdoors but don't want to travel too far then the Truganina Coastal Parklands, located 15 km west of Melbourne's CBD, are a great place for a family visit (the dog can visit too as long as he brings his leash).
On the shores of Port Phillip Bay the parklands stretch from Altona (famously home to Julia Gillard and partner, Tim) to Altona Meadows and are adjacent to both the Cheetham Wetlands and the Point Cook Coastal Park.
The coastal parklands, formed through the 'recycling' of the Altona Landfill (tip) and more than 300 hectares of parks are now the largest cluster of parks on Port Phillip Bay. They are interlinked by cycling and walking trails they featur a surprisingly high diversity and abundance of landscapes, natural environment and recreational areas, including beachside recreation, picnic and barbecue facilities, grassfields and wildlife conservation areas.
The Parklands also includes BBQ facilities, a BMX track and an area for skateboarding.
A key feature of the Park is the 100 Steps to Federation, a stone staircase made from basalt rocks recycled from the Tip.
The steps lead to the highest land point between Melbourne and the You Yangs mountain ranges, where you can take in sweeping panoramic views of Melbourne City, Port Phillip Bay and the adjoining Cheetham Wetlands.
Another great way to chill out when the work-a-day world is proving a touch difficult is a visit to the Melbourne Recital Centre.
On Saturday 31 May 7:30pm, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival presents at the MRC an Australian Premiere of Flamenco-jazz, a performance by: one of Spain's most innovative instrumentalists, Jorge Pardo
A unique voice in Iberian jazz with a solo career spanning a quarter-century, Pardo was crowned Best European Jazz Musician by the French Jazz Academy in 2012.
A longstanding collaborator with luminaries such as Chick Corea and Paco de Lucia, Jorge Pardo brings his seductive style of flamenco-jazz to Australian audiences for the first time, combining the rich traditions of jazz and flamenco to present an impassioned intoxicating performance – a musical adventure to remember.
If you would like program information on the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, May 30 – June 8, 2014 click here
An oldie but a goodie The King And I is returning to Melbourne on June 10th, 2014. Presented by Opera Australia at the Princess Theatre, Spring Street, Melbourne it stars a favourite of Melbourne musical theatre audiences, Lisa McCune and internationally acclaimed actor Jason Scott Lee.
This lavish production is a fresh dazzling look at a time honoured classic. Sumptuous settings and costumes, it's a story of love and joy, set to one of the most glorious, unforgettable scores ever written, including Shall We Dance, I Whistle A Happy Tune, Hello Young Lovers, Getting To Know You, I Have Dreamed and Something Wonderful.
The King And I is a lovely experience for everyone, particularly grandmas with grandchildren but be warned: if you want to see a performance, book now, otherwise risk a long wait – it's going to be hugely popular.
That's it, folks, time for me to rush outside and enjoy the marvellous Autumn weather in marvellous Melbourne – hope you can too.
Janet Walker, Victorian Special Correspondent, The Culture Concept Circle, 2014
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Australia have recalled left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe for the injured Josh Hazlewood and could play him alongside their frontline spinners Nathan Lyon and Ashton Agar.
Meanwhile, Australia coach Darren Lehmann has issued a report card and said that the current Australian side is too young as the team is rebuilding.
"As a player, we went over there to win that series, and when you don't win, then you accept the fact you leave the door open for someone else to come in and take your spot". As far as the wicket goes, we expect it to turn from day one, which means the spinners will do bulk of the work and majority of the wickets could go to them. "We hope that hopefully after this series, I think a few of us are going to give relief to them", Mushfiqur said. I think we're still a young team, obviously some new players that have come in only a year ago in the summer and some guys that are still trying to find their way.
Zimbabwe cricket national team captain Graeme Cremer has been inspired by Bangladesh's sensational and maiden 20-run win over Australia in the opening Test in Dhaka on Wednesday.
After being labelled "overpaid prima donnas" after their shock loss in Dhaka, Smith said he was confident the Australians would bounce back with victory in Chittagong.
The Australian's cricket writer Peter Lalor added: "Australia can't win in Asia anymore".
"We are still talking about it, it is obviously an option", Smith told reporters.
"Once we get there we will take a look at the wicket and the conditions and whether we change that or go with one quick or two quicks or three spinners", the head coach said.
Australian skipper Steve Smith says there'll be a "tough call" on whether Matthew Wade retains his place in the side for tomorrow's Test, with a decision to be made at the toss.
"We wanted to look for a result by using our strengths".
After beating Australia for the first time in Test cricket, Bangladesh find themselves with a shot at a landmark series victory. "For the Ashes, we are pretty clear on where we are going and who want to play in that scenario".
Australia's Test ranking could slide to as low as sixth if they lose the second Test.
"There is a lot of cricket to be played in four years".
Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (captain & wicket-keeper), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Shakib Al Hasan, Meh Hasan Miraz, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Liton Das, Taskin Ahmed, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taijul Islam, Mominul Haque.
Last time Bangladesh played a Test match Chittagong in October 2016, they came tentatively close to outclass Alastair Cook's England.
They happened to sit nearby at a briefing session on the university's student exchange program, and subsequently began dating. Kei Komuro actually proposed to the Princess in 2013 and now she has spoken about their love for the first time.
Chris Coleman savoured a night to remember for Welsh football as Liverpool teenager Ben Woodburn made a dream global debut. Coleman told reporters at a press conference: "I know his strike was fantastic but his all-round composure was great too.


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$10.75 million settlement reached for man hit by sheriff's deputy
| January 18, 2012
A 32-year-old man and his family may receive millions of dollars in a settlement relating to a car accident that left him with a brain injury and almost completely confined to a wheelchair.
The case has made headlines across the state due to the unusual circumstances. After nearly 14 years of fighting, the $10.75 million settlement agreement to cover the victim's life care was reached by his family with the sheriff's office, as well as its former insurer. The deal must still be signed off on by the Florida Legislature. The process began in the Senate earlier this month with a 37-2 vote, according to the Sun-Sentinel.
The man, who was high school student at the time of the accident in 1998, was in his vehicle when he was hit by a speeding deputy on his way to work. A jury later decided the sheriff's office should pay $30.7 million.
There are Florida laws, though, protecting government agencies from paying more than $200,000 in damages. In order for victims to receive more than that, a claims bill must be passed and signed by the Legislature ordering the state or local government to make payment. Some lawmakers refused to pass the victim's claim bill, which led to a battle among lawmakers that lasted for years.
A representative of the family says they would have liked to see more money, but are grateful the settlement was finally reached. It was also noted that the victim's medical care, vocational training, possible recreational activities, and living expenses would be paid by the settlement, which he will receive from the insurance company pending final approval by the Legislature.
Source: Sun-Sentinel, "Eric Brody, left brain-damaged in accident, set to get $10.75 million," Kathleen Haughney, Jan. 10, 2012


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Q: Parse.com: Signup user to role How do you add a user to an existing role when they're signing up? My code below doesn't work, I don't get any errors or any prints in the logs (not sure what I'm doing wrong):
Parse.User.signUp(req.body.email, req.body.password, {
    "name": req.body.name,
    "email": req.body.email,
}, {
    success: function(user) {
        var query = new Parse.Query(Parse.Role);
        query.equalTo("name", 'Basic User');

        query.find({
            success: function(roles) {
                alert("HELLO" + roles);

                if (roles.length < 1) {
                    alert("HELLO");

                    console.log("Error Signing Up: No roles for " + signUpRoleGroup + " were found");
                } else {
                    alert("HERE");

                    roles[0].getUsers().add(user);
                    roles[0].save();
                }
            },
            error: function(error) {
                alert("Could not add users to the account " + accountName + " error: " + error.message);
            }
        });
    },
    error: function(user, error) {
        alert("Error signing up user");
    }
});

A: I think what's going on is the caller isn't giving this function a chance to finish saving the role.  The cloud function should wait until the role is saved before invoking response.success() or error().
Here's a promise-returning rewrite of the same code.  Easier on the eyes, I think, and clearer about asynch tasks done serially.  This puts you in more firm control of the response.
Parse.Cloud.define("signupAsBasicUser", function(request, response) {
    signupAsBasicUser(request.params.name, request.params.password, request.params.email).then(function(user) {
        response.success(user);
    }, function(error) {
        response.error(error);
    });
});

// return a promise fulfilled with a signed-up user who is added to the 'Basic User" role
//
function signupAsBasicUser(name, password, email) {
    Parse.Cloud.useMasterKey();
    var user = new Parse.User();
    user.set("username", name);
    user.set("password", password);
    user.set("email", email);
    return user.signUp().then(function() {
        var query = new Parse.Query(Parse.Role);
        query.equalTo("name", 'Basic User');
        return query.find();
    }).then(function(roles) {
        if (roles.length < 1) return Parse.Promise.error("no such role");
        roles[0].getUsers().add(user);
        return roles[0].save();
    }).then(function() {
        return user;
    });
}

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Educators' narratives about belonging and diversity in northern Finland early childhood education
Jaana Juutinen, Riikka Kess, Education in the North
Education (Research Theme)
This study focuses on belonging and diversity in early childhood education (ECE) in northern Finland. The concept of belonging is understood as involving dynamic processes that are constructed in the multiple relations of everyday life (Juutinen, 2018; Yuval-Davis, 2011). The concept of cultural diversity can be seen through various factors, such as language, ethnicity, nationality, but also socioeconomic background, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age and ability. The study aims to deepen the understanding about belonging and diversity by asking this question: How do educators co-create the understanding about belonging and diversity in the northern ECE settings? The research material consists of peer interviews between 24 educators (Devotta et al., 2016). Each peer interview was recorded, where a pair of educators shared their experiences about belonging and diversity in ECE. The peer interviews were analysed using the three-sphere context model (Zilber, Tuval-Mashiach, and Lieblich, 2008). The findings indicated that educators approached their conceptual understanding by encountering others, intertwining various perspectives and mapping belonging and diversity. The study contributes to the scientific discussion on the conceptualisation of belonging and diversity in ECE. The ethical issues and researchers' roles are discussed.
Education in the North
https://doi.org/10.26203/jt1s-3b77
Published - 16 Jan 2020
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Juutinen, J., Kess, R., & Education in the North (2020). Educators' narratives about belonging and diversity in northern Finland early childhood education. Education in the North, 26(2), 37-50. https://doi.org/10.26203/jt1s-3b77
Educators' narratives about belonging and diversity in northern Finland early childhood education. / Juutinen, Jaana ; Kess, Riikka ; Education in the North.
In: Education in the North, Vol. 26, No. 2, 16.01.2020, p. 37-50.
Juutinen, J, Kess, R & Education in the North 2020, 'Educators' narratives about belonging and diversity in northern Finland early childhood education', Education in the North, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 37-50. https://doi.org/10.26203/jt1s-3b77
Juutinen J, Kess R, Education in the North. Educators' narratives about belonging and diversity in northern Finland early childhood education. Education in the North. 2020 Jan 16;26(2):37-50. https://doi.org/10.26203/jt1s-3b77
Juutinen, Jaana ; Kess, Riikka ; Education in the North. / Educators' narratives about belonging and diversity in northern Finland early childhood education. In: Education in the North. 2020 ; Vol. 26, No. 2. pp. 37-50.
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Community building – Oct. 2017
Community building: Speakers series event focuses on enhancing Columbia's aging neighborhoods
By David Greisman, October 2017
Columbia's 50th Birthday hasn't just been about celebrating the past, but about imagining the future as well.
So much attention is understandably being given to Downtown Columbia and the community's village centers. But there are other parts of Columbia that need to be focused on as we
look forward to the years to come — including the community's older neighborhoods, many of which date back several decades.
What are the needed policies and tools to help these neighborhoods remain attractive and economically vibrant? Columbia Association's (CA) next Community Building Speakers Series event seeks to answer this question.
"Enhancing Columbia's Neighborhoods: Learning from Best Practice" will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7pm at the Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. Advance registration is not required but is appreciated. Register online at ColumbiaAssociation.org/speakers.
"Columbia is in a place where we've only really begun to focus on revitalization in the last 10 years or so," said Jane Dembner, director of Columbia Association's Office of Planning and Community Affairs, which organizes the speakers series. "CA wants to make sure that Columbia is attractive and has a great quality of life for the next 50 years and beyond.
"That's why it's important to focus on our neighborhoods," she said. "We have no bad or rundown neighborhoods, but there are neighborhoods that do have some aging housing. We don't need to reinvent the wheel to change that. There are tools that can enhance our neighborhoods and best practices that can be found in other communities."
The event will feature Paul Brophy and Mark Sissman, two noted experts with deep roots in Maryland, to help frame both the challenges and the opportunities for renewing older neighborhoods.
These neighborhoods still offer a good quality of life and are more affordable — but may be in danger of decline unless steps are taken to improve investment conditions. Brophy and Sissman will discuss best practices to address the community's aging housing stock and sustain strong neighborhoods.
"They bring both national and local expertise," Dembner said. "Paul Brophy is a national expert, has been a public servant, and lives here in Howard County. Mark Sissman has tackled these kinds of challenges on the ground in Baltimore."
Brophy is a principal with Brophy & Reilly LLC, an Ellicott City-based consulting firm specializing in economic development, neighborhood revitalization, and the management of complex urban redevelopment projects. Prior to consulting, Brophy served in city government and also served as past president and co-CEO of the Enterprise Foundation, founded by Jim and Patty Rouse. He has worked with community groups and local governments around the nation to improve communities and neighborhoods.
Sissman is the president of Healthy Neighborhoods, a Baltimore community development nonprofit organized by financial and philanthropic institutions to improve selected neighborhoods through a number of programs and services. Results have included higher sales prices, growing investment in home remodeling and increased levels of community involvement in these neighborhoods. His prior roles included serving as past president of the Enterprise Foundation's Enterprise Social Investment Corporation.
The Community Foundation of Howard County is a co-sponsor of this event.
CA's Community Building Speakers Series brings thought-provoking speakers on topics that stimulate us to discuss, engage, and build our sense of community in Columbia.
Past speakers have focused on sustaining racial integration in Columbia's housing; building on Columbia's history as a diverse community; ensuring the community is walkable, bikeable and has public places for all to enjoy; sustainable stormwater management; the realities facing commercial retail centers; and how community design can promote healthy lifestyles.
"We focus on social improvements and physical improvements," Dembner said. "Columbia already has a great quality of life, and yet we should still aim to make our community even better."
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Join in Columbia Cleanup Day on Saturday, March 30 in all 10 villages
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This is cool. I, drunkenly, wrote something on wealth last night and it had similar themes as this post. Particularly that society dictates our value and what it means to obtain wealth when that is actually a relative concept. Anyway.. kinda funny that you wrote something similar recently too. Very well done too.


Aqua tinted shallows, sugar-fine white sand beaches, and an oddly shaped granite coastline: there's really no place on Earth quite like the Seychelles. And if they look totally exotic, it's because this set of 115 islands is totally exotic. Floating in a lonely Indian Ocean some 1,600 kilometres from the east African coast, they're hard to reach and completely untouched. It's this isolation that permits the islands' spectacular biodiversity to flourish. The Seychelles are a haven for the fauna and the 90,000 islanders who call it home - and we're sure you'll love this idyllic hideout too. Here are 16 photos to prove that the Seychelles truly are Paradise Found.
Wondering about the weird and wonderful geography of the Seychelles?
When I mentioned there's no place in the world quite like the Seychelles, I wasn't being trite. I'm willing to bet you're used to seeing islands enveloped by sandy or rocky beaches. So what's with the rounded boulders and monoliths strewn across the Seychelles? Their otherworldly appearance comes from their composition. Within the archipelago are two distinct island types: granite and coral.
Seychelles represents the world's only oceanic granite islands and moreover, they're considered to be the oldest ocean islands on the planet. Side note: Madagascar is widely recognized as the world's oldest island but two hundred million years ago the Seychelles would have shared a land mass with Madagascar before splintering off. Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette and La Digue are all granite islands.
The second group are coral islands. Among them are the Aldabra group and St. Pierre which have a unique history of submerging below the ocean's waterline, only to reemerge thousands of years later. The most popular coralline island among visitors is Bird Island for its superb bird watching (large colonies of sooty terns, fairy terns and common noddies nest here) and green and hawksbill turtle population.
Reaching the Seychelles from Canada requires a multi-day, multi-layover transit. You'll likely travel through Europe and then Dubai.
Most of the Seychelles population lives on the main island of Mahé.
Travellers might consider staying on Mahé, La Digue or Praslin. If you're constrained to no budget there's always Silhouette Island.
The local currency is the Seychellois rupee.
Official languages are Creole, French and English.
There's a range of accommodation, from luxury resorts on secluded islands to budget-friendly Airbnb rentals as cheap as $70/night.
Seychelles offers a warm, tropical climate year-round, with southeast trade winds stirring up dry weather (and waves) in July and August. Late spring and early fall are pleasant shoulder season periods with good water clarity.
Have you toed the silky sands of the Seychelles?
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PocketFlips are fun, fresh and innovative! They are a 3D motion flip album. People can't seem to get enough of Pocket Flips. The first flip book appeared in 1868 as a series of sketches. Today, however, technology has made it possible to transform short movies into FlipBooks.
We can make an entire FlipBook in about a minute and a half just about anywhere at any time with such unbelievable quality! You'll think of it as Pocket Cinema!
Then watch people laugh as they flip through their very own Pocket Flip book.
Pocket Flips are such a fun way to get guests to mix, mingle, socialize and just have some plain old fun – plus what's great about it is your guests have something to show off (their little flip books) and take with them as a memento of your event.
Imagine the reaction as your guests sit down for dinner and find this little flip book awaiting them. They begin to flip through it and find a scene acted out by the hosts. It's funny and hilarious to watch. Instantly they begin to share it with others at the table. What a fantastic way to start your function, but it doesn't stop there now your guests have the opportunity to go and make their very own Pocket Flip book.
You're getting married or it's your 50th birthday so why not send an invitation with a difference! Stand in front of the camera, act it out and create your very own Pocket Cinema invitation book of 'Your invited….' Or create your very own 'Thank You' Pocket Flipbook with your corporate logo and send it to all your customers. The types of messages are endless but the impact is amazing. You can be guaranteed that your guests or clients will be thinking 'what are they going to do next' and will be looking forward in anticipation to your event or party.
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Two Naps Today
I went to bed earlier than usual last night at about 10 PM. So, I was up early after only 5 hours sleep. Later in the morning I napped for 2 hours. Then, in the late afternoon, at about 4 PM, I napped for another 2 hours. So, it was a 2 nap day. That's what happens when you start getting old. HeHe! I listened to more than half of my OMD collection today. I love their music. I will finish up tomorrow with the rest of the collection. I like listening to my favorites all the way through, chronologically, from their 1st album to their last. I have several complete collections now. And some of them are still alive. As you can tell, I love music. And I love all kinds of music.
I am a big fan of science fiction. The old classic kind written by Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Bradbury & even older classics like Jules Verne's Mysterious Island & First Men in the Moon and Edgar Rice Burroughs's John Carter of Mars series. I was also exposed to the science fiction films of the 60s & 70s via radio up until 1965 or so & then almost exclusively via television after that.
I watched the original Star Trek series & Lost in Space & the original Battlestar Galactica TV series with Lorne Greene in it playing the role of Commander Adama. And, I watched Space 1999 with Martin Landau in it. Among classic science fiction movies many made a huge impact. So did movies that more properly belonged in the horror genre. I had nightmares about zombies for years after I watched the original black & white version of Night of the Living Dead by George A. Romero. The black & white made it even more horrific. I was definitely traumatized by that film.
There were other films that really impacted me. The original Day the Earth Stood Still & the 1953 version of War of the Worlds with Gene Barry in it. This Island Earth. When Worlds Collide. Robinson Crusoe On Mars. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, both old versions. The Thing, all three generations of it. The Fly, all of them. Most of the core zombie apocalypse genre & as many doomsday movies as I can find.
No doubt, the Mind of my Imagination is on Fire.
There. You got your goddamned BLOG post.
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The Queen Will Reportedly Give Meghan Markle a New Royal Role
It's a nod to her 'Suits' days.
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Even before she officially became a royal in May, Meghan Markle has been slowly taking over the Queen's duties as Her Majesty continues preparing the Fab Four to become the new faces of the monarchy. In addition to the Duchess' role as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, the Queen has also reportedly given Meghan a new position as patron of London's National Theatre.
According to the Daily Mail, the Duchess had a private meeting with Director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris last week, and the role will officially be announced in a few days. The new leadership position fits incredibly well with Meg's Suits acting background, where her job will be to "strengthen connections between the theatre and American benefactors."
Though we won't know Meghan's exact responsibilities with the National Theatre until an official announcement is made, one thing is clear: The Queen continues to trust Meghan with important royal duties.
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The Duchess reportedly wants to continue working as close as possible to her due date in the spring. Meg and Harry will make their first appearance of the new year next Monday, January 14. They'll visit a number of organizations including Tomorrow's Women Wirral, which offers support for women ages 18 and older to promote a positive lifestyle.
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It is to God's glory that such boundaries are, instead, a mystery to each man and woman. Discipleship is the continual discovery of the re-moval of those boundaries, such that the student of Christ comes to believe, with greater and greater confidence, that he or she truly can do all things through He who strengthens him (Philippians 4:13).
It makes no difference whether such boundaries were sometimes mere illusions. It is only in Christ, in the Truth, that the new creation is set free. It is in His re-moval of every boundary (mental, physical, psychological, spiritual) that we come into a new and greater thanksgiving–finding that our boundary lines truly have been set in goodly places…that is, in the infinitude of God's grace and power (Psalm 16:6).
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Q: How to stop mongo DB in one command I need to be able to start/stop MongoDB on the cli. It is quite simple to start:

./mongod

But to stop mongo DB, I need to run open mongo shell first and then type two commands:

$ ./mongo
use admin
db.shutdownServer()

So I don't know how to stop mongo DB in one line. Any help?

A: create a file called mongostop.bat
save the following code in it
 mongo admin --eval "db.shutdownServer()"

run the file mongostop.bat and you successfully have mongo stopped

A: My special case is:
previously start mongod by:
sudo -u mongod mongod -f /etc/mongod.conf

now, want to stop mongod.
and refer official doc Stop mongod Processes, has tried:
(1) shutdownServer but failed:
> use admin
switched to db admin
> db.shutdownServer()
2019-03-06T14:13:15.334+0800 E QUERY    [thread1] Error: shutdownServer failed: {
        "ok" : 0,
        "errmsg" : "shutdown must run from localhost when running db without auth",
        "code" : 13
} :
_getErrorWithCode@src/mongo/shell/utils.js:25:13
DB.prototype.shutdownServer@src/mongo/shell/db.js:302:1
@(shell):1:1

(2) --shutdown still failed:
# mongod --shutdown
There doesn't seem to be a server running with dbpath: /data/db

(3) previous start command adding --shutdown:
sudo -u mongod mongod -f /etc/mongod.conf --shutdown
killing process with pid: 30213
failed to kill process: errno:1 Operation not permitted

(4) use service to stop:
service mongod stop

and
service mongod status

show expected Active: inactive (dead) but mongod actually still running, for can see process from ps:
# ps -edaf | grep mongo | grep -v grep
root     30213     1  0 Feb04 ?        03:33:22 mongod --port PORT --dbpath=/var/lib/mongo

and finally, really stop mongod by:
# sudo mongod -f /etc/mongod.conf --shutdown
killing process with pid: 30213

until now, root cause: still unknown ...
hope above solution is useful for your.

A: Building on the answer from stennie:
mongo --eval "db.getSiblingDB('admin').shutdownServer();quit()"

I found that mongo was trying to reconnect to the db after the server shut down, which would cause a delay and error messages.  Adding quit() after shutdown speeds it up and reduces the messages, but there is still one.
I also want to add context - I'm starting and stopping mongod as part of test cases for other code, so registering as a service does not fit the use case.  I am hoping to end up with something that runs on all platforms (this tested in windows right now).  I'm using mongod 3.6.9

A: mongod --dbpath /path/to/your/db --shutdown
More info at official: http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/manage-mongodb-processes/

A: One liners to start or stop mongodb service using command line;

*

*To start the service use: NET START MONGODB

*To stop the service use: NET STOP MONGODB
I use this myself, it does work.

A: If the server is running as the foreground process in a terminal, this can be done by pressing
Ctrl-C

Another way to cleanly shut down a running server is to use the shutdown command,
> use admin
> db.shutdownServer();

Otherwise, a command like kill can be used to send
the signal. If mongod has 10014 as its PID, the command would be
kill -2 10014

A: From the given commands I think you're on Linux.
Start MongoDB:
$ sudo service mongod start
mongod start/running, process XXXXX

Check the Status:
$ sudo service mongod status
mongod start/running, process XXXXX

Stop MongoDB:
$ sudo service mongod stop
mongod stop/waiting

A: Starting and Stopping MongoDB is covered in the MongoDB manual. It explains the various options of stopping MongoDB through the shell, cli, drivers etc. It also details the risks of incorrectly stopping MongoDB (such as data corruption) and talks about the different kill signals.
Additionally, if you have installed MongoDB using a package manager for Ubuntu or Debian then you can stop mongodb (currently mongod in ubuntu) as follows:

*

*Upstart: sudo service mongod stop

*Sysvinit: sudo /etc/init.d/mongod stop
Or on Mac OS X

*

*Find PID of mongod process using $ top

*Kill the process by $ kill <PID> (the Mongo docs have more info on this)
Or on Red Hat based systems:

*

*service mongod stop
Or on Windows if you have installed as a service named MongoDB:

*

*net stop MongoDB
And if not installed as a service (as of Windows 7+) you can run:

*

*taskkill /f /im mongod.exe
To learn more about the problems of an unclean shutdown, how to best avoid such a scenario and what to do in the event of an unclean shutdown, please see: Recover Data after an Unexpected Shutdown.

A: I followed the official MongoDB documentation for stopping with signals. One of the following commands can be used (PID represents the Process ID of the mongod process):
kill PID

which sends signal 15 (SIGTERM), or
kill -2 PID

which sends signal 2 (SIGINT).

Warning from MongoDB documentation:
Never use kill -9 (i.e. SIGKILL) to terminate a mongod instance.

If you have more than one instance running or you don't care about the PID, you could use pkill to send the signal to all running mongod processes:
pkill mongod

or
pkill -2 mongod

or, much more safer, only to the processes belonging to you:
pkill -U $USER mongod

or
pkill -2 -U $USER mongod

NOTE:
If the DB is running as another user, but you have administrative rights, you have invoke the above commands with sudo, in order to run them. E.g.:
sudo pkill mongod
sudo pkill -2 mongod

PS
Note: I resorted to using signals because mongod --shutdown, although mentioned in the current MongoDB documentation, did not work on my machine (macOS, mongodb v3.4.10, installed with homebrew):
Error parsing command line: unrecognised option '--shutdown'

Update 2022-05-10
meanwhile option --shutdown is marked in the documentation as "Supported on Linux only".
PPS
(macOS specific) Before anyone wonders: no, I could not stop it with command
brew services stop mongodb

because I did not start it with
brew services start mongodb

I had started mongod with a custom command line :-)

A: Using homebrew (recommended way):
To start:
brew services start mongodb-community
To stop:
brew services stop mongodb-community

A: If you literally want a one line equivalent to the commands in your original question, you could alias:
mongo --eval "db.getSiblingDB('admin').shutdownServer()"
Mark's answer on starting and stopping MongoDB via services is the more typical (and recommended) administrative approach.

A: Use mongod --shutdown
According to the official doc : manage-mongodb-processes/
:D

A: I simply did:
quit();
Please note I'm using mongo 3.0.
Mongo

A: in the terminal window on your mac, press control+c

A: I use this startup script on Ubuntu.
#!/bin/sh

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:     mongodb
# Required-Sart:
# Required-Stop:
# Default-Start:        2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:         0 1 6
# Short-Description: mongodb
# Description: mongo db server
### END INIT INFO

. /lib/lsb/init-functions

PROGRAM=/opt/mongo/bin/mongod
MONGOPID=`ps -ef | grep 'mongod' | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`

test -x $PROGRAM || exit 0

case "$1" in
  start)
     log_begin_msg "Starting MongoDB server"
         ulimit -v unlimited.
         ulimit -n 100000
     /opt/mongo/bin/mongod --fork --quiet --dbpath /data/db --bind_ip 127.0.0.1 --rest   --config /etc/mongod.conf.
     log_end_msg 0
     ;;
  stop)
     log_begin_msg "Stopping MongoDB server"
     if [ ! -z "$MONGOPID" ]; then
kill -15 $MONGOPID
     fi
     log_end_msg 0
     ;;
  status)
     ;;
  *)
     log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/mongodb {start|stop|status}"
     exit 1
esac

exit 0

A: Windows
In PowerShell, it's: Stop-Service MongoDB
Then to start it again: Start-Service MongoDB
To verify whether it's started, run: net start | findstr MongoDB.
Note: Above assumes MongoDB is registered as a service.

A: Kindly take advantage of the Task Manager provided by your OS for a quick and easy solution. Below is the screengrab from/for Windows 10. Right-click on the highlighted process and select stop. Select start, if already stopped.

Please Note: Internally the commands are doing the same thing which you have to do manually using a GUI (Task Manager), provided by Windows/your OS. Though, this approach to be used for study/practice purpose to get started and you won't be blocked due to this.

A: To start
sudo /etc/init.d/mongodb start
To stop
sudo /etc/init.d/mongodb stop

A: CTRL + C
on the windows command line


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LGBT and Filipino American History Month: Noel Alumit
October 27, 2017 Author - Leave a comment Jill SalahubLGBT History MonthNoel Alumit
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Noel Alumit is a novelist, actor, and activist. He was born in Baguio City, The Philippines, and grew up in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles.
Alumit earned his BFA in Drama from the University of Southern California and is currently working toward his Masters in Divinity at the University of the West. He received an Emerging Voices Fellowship from PEN Center USA West and a Community Access Scholarship to UCLA's Writers Extension, studying fiction and the personal essay form.
Alumit's first novel Letters to Montgomery Clift received many awards, including the Stonewall Book Award, Violet Quill Award, the Global Filipino Literary Award and the Gold Seal.
Alumit created not one but two one-man shows. His one-man show The Rice Room: Scenes from a Bar received critical praise and played to sold-out houses in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Boston, and Philadelphia. It was voted one of the best solo shows of the year by the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
For his efforts in art and activism, Noel Alumit was listed as one of Out magazine's "Out 100 for 2002" and named one of Genre Magazine's "Men We Love." He has been involved in the AIDS field for over twenty years, most of them with the Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team. Alumit is a founding member of the Los Angeles County HIV Prevention Planning Committee, served as a California Commissioner on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, sits on the Advisory Board for the UCLA Art/Global Health Center, and provides feedback as a Community Advisory Boardmember for the Childrens Hospital Healthy Young Mens Study.
Recently, Alumit was honored with the James Duggins Award, a prize that recognizes talented mid-career gay writers. In an interview, his advice to emerging writers was as follows:
Find that story that you and only you can tell. What stories do you have to tell? I also want to stress the importance of establishing a literary community. This community has been vital to my development as a writer, and I highly encourage any serious writer to establish his/her support network as soon as possible, both for the emotional support we need as writers, but also for readers. And on this note: pick varied, trusted readers. Some of the best readers in my writing group have a life experience way different from my own. Be careful who you lock out.
Filipino American History Month: Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
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Q: Is this implementation of a central static class correct? So, I'm starting a new project, trying to implement a few things I've learnt over the last few years, the first of which is using Castle for IoC.
I want a central 'Core' class, which would be shared across numerous end projects (Console apps, websites). So I guess, two questions here:
a) Is this approach correct
b) Is my implementation correct.
I know this is a very small class, but I want to get it correct from the start.
public static class Global {
        static IWindsorContainer _Container;
        static int ContainerInitalised = 0;
        static string ServicesFile;

        public static IWindsorContainer Container{
            get{
                if (Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref ContainerInitalised, 1, 0) == 0) {
                    Collection<IWindsorInstaller> installers = new Collection<IWindsorInstaller> {
                        { FromAssembly.InDirectory(new AssemblyFilter("Installers")) }
                    };
                    if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ServicesFile)) {
                        installers.Add(Configuration.FromXmlFile(ServicesFile));
                    }
                    _Container = new WindsorContainer().Install(installers.ToArray());
                }
                return _Container;
            }
        }

        public static void Initialise(string servicesFile) {
            ServicesFile = servicesFile;
        }

    }

A: AS per David your idea go toward a ServiceLocator solution which is the worst way to use an IoC container.
Also abstracting IoC container with a common interface is a bad idea because you end up loosing special container features: speacially an interface not exposing a release method leads to a disaster using a mature IoC container such windosr which is based on RRR pattern.
The correct approach has been clearly described by Krzysztof on his NDC presentations

*

*Plug the IoC container into your app using a factory as per MVC3 implementation

*Do one Resolve only as soon as possible: a single Resolve for non web-app, one resolve per request for a web scenario

*Release ALWAYS what you resolved

A: You might be able to clean it up a bit by taking a step toward a "service locator" implementation.  (Indeed, there's a common library that does exactly this.)
For example, you can abstract the IoC container behind an interface and have a static factory that provides the current implementation (to replace your generic Global class and make it more targeted).  Something like this:
public interface IoCContainer
{
    object GetInstance(Type serviceType);
    object GetInstance(Type serviceType, string key);
    IEnumerable<object> GetAllInstances(Type serviceType);
    T GetInstance<T>();
    T GetInstance<T>(string key);
    IEnumerable<T> GetAllInstances<T>();
}

public static class IoCContainerFactory
{
    private static IoCContainer current;

    public static IoCContainer Current
    {
        get
        {
            if (current == null)
                throw new DomainException("IoC Container Not Initialized.  This application must call a bootstrap method in an IoC implementation project.");
            return current;
        }
    }

    public static void Initialize(IoCContainer container)
    {
        current = container;
    }
}

Then in another project I implement the IoCContainer interface (I use StructureMap, you use Castle... there are plenty of options).  Also in that other project I have an Initializer class which will bootstrap the container implementation (since configuration is different for any implementation) and, as a last step, initialize this "global" factory:
IoCContainerFactory.Initialize(new IoCContainerImplementation(ObjectFactory.Container));

(In the case of the above line of code, IoCContainerImplementation is my implementation of the aforementioned interface, and ObjectFactory is from StructureMap and was just configured/bootstrapped in previous lines of code before this one.)
Of course, with this approach, there's a bit of a trade-off.  By abstracting my IoC container behind a common interface, I can only do things which are common across many IoC container implementations.  For my needs, all I want is to call a method to resolve dependencies.  But other things like decorating classes/properties with attributes (if your choice of IoC container has that feature) would require either tightly coupling to that specific container or expanding this implementation to include custom attributes which make use of that feature in some way.