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F*ck it, I'm doing all the animé.
Ah animé, my manic-depressive, intermittently abusive spouse of an art form. When you are good, you are very, very good. When you are bad, you are horrid. And when you are weird…well, you're never not weird so that's an exercise in redundancy.
Here in the Mouse House animé has actually been having a bit of a moment. Ms Mouse has been binging the Ace Attorney animé as an accompaniment to re-visiting the games on Switch, and I've been thoroughly enjoying Cells at Work. That said, and despite having reviewed well over a dozen animé movies and TV shows by this point, I wouldn't call myself an animé fan (much, much less an authority). Partly that's because there's just so damn much of it, and I find it impossible to have a single unified opinion on all of it. It's like saying "I like food". Some food is awesome. Some food is made by force-feeding geese. I don't feel comfortable offering a blanket endorsement.
Oh but hey, do you know who does love animé? You beautiful people. In fact, I got so many requests for specific episodes of various animé shows that I've decided to just blitz them all in one post and actually make some progress on that damned list that haunts my every waking moment like Banquo's ghost.
"Mouse, Moooouse, you said you'd review the Xena and Hercules cartoon all the way back in 2017!"
"Do not shake thy gorey locks at me! It's not streaming anywhere and it's $100 on Ebay! FOR A VHS!!"
So these are going to be light, snacky little reviews. I'm not doing any in depth research, I am going in cold, watching these episodes, and telling you if liked them or if I did not, in fact, like them. I'm not going to be doing in depth analysis. I'm not going to be giving you background on their creation. None of that, no sir. In and out and over with in a few minutes which is the most satisfying way to do anything, I have been assured.
Internet reviewing like Momma used to blog. Let's do this. Garcon? Could you please bring out the appetiser?
"At once monsieur."
Flip Flappers: Episode 6- Pure Play
Ahem? Garcon?
"Is there a problem monsieur?"
"Yes, the appetiser is COMPLETELY FUCKING INCOMPREHENSIBLE."
"Ah oui. You see, if monsieur would care to order the previous five episodes?"
No no no no no no I am not doing research. This is supposed to be light and snacky! SNACKY BY GOD! Alright, fine, I will watch the first episode just to get an idea of the premise and skim Wikipedia and TVTropes.
Well, that helped (he said, sarcastically, through gritted teeth and frothing bile, cursing all and sundry).
Okay, so, as near as I can tell the premise of Flip Flappers is as follows. Cocona is a serious, uptight school girl who one day runs into Papika, a rambunctious manic pixie dream girl with a flying surfboard who's honestly a bit of a creep. Papika works for an organisation called "Flip Flappers" that explores an alternate universe called "Pure Illusion" and she takes Cocona with her on adventures that serve as a metaphor for the blossoming of young queer love. Now this episode has Cocona (I think) visiting the memories (?) of her friend (??) Iro and her friendship with a much older retired teacher who may be her grandmother or maybe she just calls her "Granny" as a term of endearment I'm honestly not sure. Iro keeps running away from her abusive parents to spend time with Granny who looks after her and gives her the love and safety she doesn't get at home but in the end it's revealed that Granny has Alzheimer's and she eventually forgets who Iro even is.
Okay…I did not care for this at all. But I think that's less a reflection of Flip Flapper's quality and more the fact that my attempt to review this episode was a disaster from start to finish and it's much my fault as anyone's.
My first mistake was in thinking I could just go in blind (I mean c'mon, how much world-building could have been done in six episodes?!) but I spent almost the entirety of this episode just trying to figure out what the hell was going on. Second problem…ugh. Okay, so, there's really only two reasons why you get asked to review animé in my experience. Either somebody wants you to review something they really love and maybe hope you can bring it some attention or, they're setting you up to gawp at some really fucked up shit.
Now animé has a reputation in the West for positive portrayals of paedophilic and or incestous relationships. A reputation that is neither entirely fair nor entirely unearned. And…in some of these scenes with Iro and Granny I started to get a vibe.
It was a couple of things, the fact that I knew nothing about this animé and was waiting to see why I had been asked to review this particular episode, an early scene where Iro and Granny have a bath together and the fact that Granny was apparently a teacher who was asked to resign for reasons that go unstated…it all kind of coalesced in my mind and long story short I was watching this less like a reviewer and more like Chris Frickin' Hansen.
Now, to be absolutely clear that is NOT what is happening here. I'm just saying that impression seriously coloured my viewing. I also…look…
I lost both my grandmothers to dementia and it's a really raw wound for me, even after all these years. So what I'm saying is I can't really be objective about this episode of Flip Flappers. This show and I got off on around three wrong feet simultaneously which should not even be anatomically possible. But then I had a moment of realisation.
See, the first reviews for When the Sparrow Falls are starting to come in and so far I've been ecstatic with the response overall. But, every so often there will be a review that essentially says "this just wasn't for me so I didn't finish it".
And that's absolutely fine. Sometimes something is just not for you and it's not your fault or the work's fault. It's just not for you. So…I'm actually going to tap out on this one.
And, look, I'll tell you right now, it's a gorgeously animated show with some lovely fluid motion and really striking backgrounds. And it has a fanbase who genuinely love it and consider it one of the most underrated gems in all of animé. I came across this site called Wrong Every Time that has a lovely write up of this episode by someone who clearly loves this show with all their heart and soul and I strongly recommend that you check it out. As for me, I'm just going to move on to the main course.
My Hero Academia-Episodes 1-4
Aw fuck yeah, now that's what I'm talking about! Starting at the start so I'm not completely lost with a nice simple, easy to understand premise.
In a world where 80% of the population have a superpower or "quirk", being a superhero is the most elite and respected profession in the world. Our hero Izuku Midoriya is one of the 20% of people who are "quirkless" but he has big dreams of becoming a superhero and enrolling in an elite superhero training college. A chance encounter with All Might, the greatest superhero of all time, changes his life forever. All Might witnesses Izuku selflessly throwing himself into battle against a supervillain to save his school bully. All Might reveals to Izuku that he's actually "quirkless" himself and was passed his power by someone else. All Might takes on Izuku as his protege, training his body until he's ready to take on his power. All Might then has Izuku eat one of his hairs, as the power is transferred by ingesting All Might's DNA.
It was at this moment that I realised that I too have a superpower: precognition. Because I instantly knew that that one scene has spawned a million and one horrific fancfics where the power is passed on with a very different DNA sample and I didn't even need to check, I just KNOW that I'm right. Anyway, the final episode I watched has Izuku taking the entrance exam and getting in, not by winning, but by selflessly throwing away his chance to win by saving another student's life.
Well hot damn, that was a relief. After my utter bafflement with Flip Flappers it was such a joy to watch something nice and straight forward where I am in no doubt as to what to think.
"Did Monsieur enjoy the main course?"
"Fuck no! That was HOT GARBAGE!"
Look, I may have never seen My Hero Academia before but I've definitely heard the name bandied about enough to know that it's a big effing deal and one of the pre-eminent animé series of the 2010s. And since this thing has clocked up 90+ episodes I would be shocked if the quality hadn't risen since it debuted. But…I was asked to review the first four episodes and Mouse no like. I'm not even talking about the fact that the animation is dogshit (although the animation is dogshit). Hell, like I said, I love Cells at Work and that's not exactly Miyazaki. But the art in MHA is unforgiveably bad.
No. No. You go back and you do it again properly, I'm not accepting this.
Oh well. At least it's not weird and creepy? Right?
Too damn much of this show is Izuku crying, or having weird stuff put in his mouth or crying while weird stuff is being put in his mouth to the point where it starts to feel almost fetishistic.
In fact the show's whole emotional register is downright bizarre. There's a scene where All Might offers to train Izuku and, sure, it's an emotional moment for this character. He's finally going to get his chance to achieve his greatest dream. But they have him react by kneeling over on the ground, sobbing floods of tears and it's all just a bit much. It's like the show's emotional volume is always turned up to eleven so it ends up just being so much noise.
In conclusion, maybe the rest of the show is great, but the first four episodes are crap.
Well, this has all been rather disappointing. What's for desert?
"Certainly monsieur. For desert we have DEATH!"
Death Parade-Episode 4
Oh. Hell. Yes.
So after the debacle of Flip Flappers I did actually watch this one from the start. Unlike either of the other two shows I then proceeded to binge this entire series because it effin' rocks. So here's the premise.
A typical episode will have two recently deceased souls arriving in the afterlife at a stylish bar named Quindecim. The barman, a gorgeous, emotionless, white-haired, tall drink of water named Decim, tells these two souls that they have to play each other in a randomly selected game which usually turns out to involve torture. Both people are essentially put through the ringer until one of them reveals their true nature. One soul is then allowed to return to the word of the living to be reincarnated, the other is consigned to total spiritual oblivion, their very soul annihilated in an endless void.
So…The Good Place meets Saw. It is a dark premise with episodes frequently becoming pitch black, nasty as hell little morality plays about man's inhumanity to man. What do you imagine the opening theme of a show like that would be? Would it be like this?
I. LOVE. THAT. SO. MUCH.
I love how how few fucks it gives. It's like the song is a person and it's saying "yeah, I know I'm completely inappropriate for a series with this premise, I don't care, I SLAP."
And it does. It DOES slap. I've been whispering "Boom, Boom Boom" in my sleep, my wife thinks I've gone crazy.
"Sweetie, that ship has sailed and sunk far from home with all lives lost."
If I'm honest, like many supernatural mystery series it doesn't quite stick the landing and ends up in a pile of overwrought melodrama and pseudo-philosophical folderol but damn, I did not regret the journey. The show is smurges, both in the fluidity of its animation and the wonderfully detailed artwork. It also makes fantastic use of music to establish atmosphere (apart from the opening theme of course, but that slaps, so I don't care).
That said, I do have criticisms and, looking back, the episode I was actually asked to review (Episode 4: Death Arcade) is actually one of my least favourites. To be blunt, the gender politics in this show…they ain't gud. There's a lot of "Good Japanese women don't wear makeup/get plastic surgery etc etc" going on and the show is, in general, really judgey towards its female characters in a way that it isn't towards the men.
Death Arcade opens with two new guests arriving in Quindecim: Misaki, the star of a reality TV show about her raising five children from three different fathers and Yousuke, a hikikmori (social recluse) in his twenties. Decim explains the game to them and Misaki, thinking this is all part of a prank show, agrees to go along with it, dragging Yousuke along for the ride.
The game is an arcade beat-em-up and in the first round, the guy who spends all his time indoors playing video games wins, what a shock. Losing triggers memories in Misaki's mind and we see her backstory. She got pregnant as a teenager, married young and was beaten by her husband until he left her, a pattern that repeated with her next two husbands.
Misaki corners Yousuke in the bathroom and flirts with him to get him to agree to throw the next round ("just to keep it interesting") and tells him he can win the last round if he wants. Yousuke doesn't want to lose but Decim causes his machine to fail and Misaki is able to sneak out a victory. We now see Yousuke's memories: he had an abusive mother who left the home and his father re-married. His step-mother was nothing but kind and loving to him but he refused to accept her and never returned her love.
By the time they start the third round, they've realised that this is not a game show and that there will be serious fucking consequences for losing. This time, Decim sabotages Misaki's machine so she employs some unorthodox tactics to win.
Misaki knocks Yousuke unconscious and he dreams of his last moments on Earth, falling from a window and being taken away in an ambulance. He remembers how, in his last moments, he refused to call his step-mother "mother" despite knowing how much that would have meant to her.
Misaki realises that she's dead and remembers how she forced her children to take part in the reality TV show and beat them when they objected. She also remembers how she died, when her bullied assistant finally snapped and strangled her. She begs Decim to allow her to go back to her children. Yousuke laments that he never showed other people the love and affection that they showed him. And then Decim does something that he has never done before. He embraces both of them and tells them:
"You both did the best you could."
And…look, that's beautiful. Death providing absolution to two terribly damaged people and telling them that, given their awful circumstances, they both did as well could reasonably be asked of them.
It's the ending that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Decim leads both of them to the elevator, and as it closes we see that Yousuke gets to be reincarnated but Misaki…
Misaki gets sent to the void.
And look, I'm not excusing what Misaki did, she was a worse person than Yousuke. She abused her children, he ghosted his step-mother, the two are not comparable. But at the same time, she clearly endured far worse than he did. I think if you judge them not only on the abuse they carried out but the abuse they suffered, they come out about the same. So…what the fuck? If she did the best she could, then how is it fair to send her to the void? You just said, she did the best she could. She could not have done better with the hand she was dealt. So why void her?
Now, in fairness, the whole point of the series is that the Arbiters don't really understand human beings and therefore can't judge them fairly so that's quite possibly intentional but it really undercuts the beauty of that proceeding moment.
Anyway, I would definitely recommend watching Death Parade regardless so I hereby declare it the winner of Fuck It I'm Doing All the Animé 2021.
Next Time: Okay, look. Literally every time I have reviewed a feature length animation focusing on cats it's been a shit show*. Literally, every, single time. But I got a really good feeling about this one:
*Oh, wait Cat's Don't Dance was actually good.
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Lizuka says:
Little disappointing on Flip Flappers but hey, I get it, sometimes things just get in the way or something doesn't click, it's cool. Glad Death Parade went down so well though. Can definitely see where you're coming from on that episode though personally the climax is probably what most got to me in the show, to the point I had to kind of go walk around the house and take a minute to get myself together after it.
notatroll4 says:
I'll get the popcorn!
Aaaaall the popcorn
Huh, Death Parade's actually been on my list a while. Put it off because it sounded depressing, and goodness knows I didn't need more of that in 2020, but I really need to check it out sooner or later.
I've only seen dribs and drabs of MHA, enough to confirm that it does indeed get better, but I'm not sure how much of a time investment it takes to get to the good stuff.
Abigail Kane says:
"But the art in MHA is unforgiveably bad."
No. NO. How dare you. I can't even. I am just…HOW. DARE. YOU.
All jokes aside, I beg you to give this one a chance. MHA is SO worth your time, especially once you hit the end of Season One and start getting into the sports festival and Hero Killer Stain arcs. Trust me, there's a reason this is one of the most popular anime on this side of the Pacific.
Also, All Might is one of Christopher Sabat's finest performances, and we're talking about the man who voiced FMA's Major Armstrong and like half the male cast of Dragon Ball.
Honestly I think My Hero just isn't for some people. Personally I watched season one, liked it progressively less as it went on, and dipped from it for good a few episodes into season two. Nothing I've really seen of it since has given me the slightest inclination to return to it either.
Billy Weed says:
All Might is a better adaptation of Superman then, like, every movie we've ever made about the character.
higgsbosoff says:
I don't think if someone *hated* the first four episodes of MHA it makes sense to tell them to stick with it. It's not that the show doesn't get better, it does (and then it gets worse again, but I digress). But not *so* much better that you can really go from hate to love. The premise is pretty much showing the show's entire hand: it's superheroes, Deku is a crybaby with a heroic heart who will always put himself in harm's way to save someone, All Might has a weird jarring character design that doesn't gel with the rest (I don't hate it! But it IS weird, and if it's so off-putting for Mouse, it ain't going to get better). There's more compelling arcs than the exam of course but you have to go a whole season to even begin finding them and even so, they're still played pretty straight. If he doesn't like this, he won't like the rest.
Rosemont says:
Have you considered a review of the more recent shows on Disney (such as Wander over Yonder, Star vs the Forces of Evil, Penn Zero, Fish Hooks, etc) after your review of the Tangled show and Gravity Falls? Some of them have had interesting production histories to say the least. Some were cancelled too early but still beloved afterwards while others got four seasons and crashed and burned.
I think Star Vs. would be particularly difficult to really capture in a single review for what a rollercoaster it is. It starts out okay-not-great, gets really good, then the animation starts to fall apart while story progress slows to a crawl in favor of shipping drama and then it just sort of craters at the finish line. It's kind of such a weird, messy show.
I have a VHS of Hercules and Xena. If cost is an issue, I'll give it to you for free. If you don't have a VCR, I can convert it to a DVD. LMK if you're interested.
That would be perfect!
I have actually been looking forward to Hercules and Xena the most of the announced movies list. It is such a weird movie.
Unfortunately it couldn't be copied.
NeedlesslyNitPicky says:
Would that be the Battle for Mount Olympus Hercules and Xena?
Do you still need a copy? I have an MP4, if you want. Don't know what the best way to get it to you would be.
That'd be great! Dropbox?
I've got Google Drive, would that work? And can I post the link here, or do you want to keep technically-piracy-even-though-who-cares-it's-not-available-anywhere off your nice clean website?
Could you email it to unshavedmouse@gmail.com
I apologize again for not being able to help but I'm glad it worked out.
No worries!
Enjoyed the review but haven't seen anything so I have nothing to say. Also, I preordered your book.
You absolute legend
I must admit I was somewhat disappointed because a wanted a full on dive into My Hero Academia, including the usual research and background. I… well, love is too strong a word, but I do like the series and it does get better. But it's undeniable that a lot of it, especially in the first few episodes (maybe the entire first season) is simply weird or overdone. Anyway, I understand why you wanted to do a lot of anime episodes at the same time because otherwise you'll never get finished with that list, and I'm looking forward to many items in it.
I get that but it's a 90+ episode series. A full analysis was never gonna happen. Sorry.
Oh, of course not the entire series, I am not insane! I meant the first movie, Two Heroes. You even used a screencap of it in the "next month with the unshavedmouse" part at the end of the Evangelion review. So I really thought you were reviewing the movie. Anyway the series is not for everyone (I have dropped it, in fact) so I understand. Looking forward to the next review!
90+ and ongoing. Currently also going through one of the most boring and pointless arcs yet, which actually made me drop it. I don't hate it but I'll probably mostly stick to reading the manga from now on.
Candle says:
Is there supposed to be a review or more text under the "At once monsieur." caption? Nothing shows for me…
Click on the little "2". Sorry, WordPress have switched up how you do page breaks and I like it not at all.
I swear I did but I guess I didn't! Sorry! Thank you!
That work?
I got it. I don't watch anime but I enjoy your writing!
Yeah, I loved Death Parade too, but there are a few episodes which left a bad taste in my mouth, and that was certainly one of them. I also don't get it, because we see in other episodes that it is possible to send both up or both down. Another one which bothered me was the one where the idol fan is basically tricked to make a bad decision so that she can be send to the void. (Not to mention that they absolutely get it "wrong" in the very first episode, sending an innocent women to the void…somehow all the questionable decisions in the show hit the women).
Kuudere-Kun says:
The Anime people have been getting you to cover are not the ones I would generally recommend to someone who specialized in reviewing Disney stuff.
I would make you do some Sailor Moon (One episode at a time in a random order, possibly start you with the R Movie Promise of The Rose, but I would advise Crystal rather the orignla ANime for Usagi's origins tory),
then Pretear, then Utena, then Princess Tutu, then some 2010s Ikuhara stuff.
I will actually be doing Sailor Moon R but not because anyone made me.
I'm currently watching Rose of Versailles and I bet he'd love it. Not especially well animated (save for a few precious cuts), but the art is pretty gorgeous, and it's really dense and fun if you enjoy a tinge of somewhat over the top costume melodrama.
As far as something with good looking animation that's also totally a letter of love to Disney goes, I wonder how he'd feel about Little Witch Academia. Especially the Dream Sucy episode.
My Hero Aca has a very weird, not for everyone art style, and, yeah, it starts out bad, but season 2 gets better.
Mouse, I'm afraid my computer is being unhelpful at the moment, so could you please let me let me know what your next review will be? (The image at the end of your post in not displaying properly).
Also, I saw the 1950s adaptation of ANIMAL FARM yesterday and would like to know if you've ever seen it yourself; I'm not cruel enough to request an actual review and add to your burdens, but if you have seen it one would be glad to know if you found this most unusual example of CIA-backed Propaganda as surprisingly-potent as I did.
Oh, and as ever my Best to your family & to yourself.
It's Felix the Cat
Ah, then if nothing else our sanity & decency are safe as houses!
Phantom_Nook says:
I'm not a super big anime guy either, but I can still recommend some anime.
Shows: Death Note, Gurren Lagann, Beastars
Movies: Whisper of the Heart, Your Name, Summer Wars
This is just thinking of three of each off the top of my head.


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This photographic exhibition was created by a group of men from Santiago, Chile and provides an insight into their experiences of living with HIV.
The preview will include a screening of a documentary about the project, as well as a short Q&A with the project's researcher and curator Angelica Cabezas, from the University of Manchester.
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Place is really nice and was quiet when we arrived, but it soon busied up. Had the blackout ding and poached egg starter which was delicious. Ordered sirloin steak for main, and I have to say it was a little fatty and chewy. Service was prompt and waitress was lovely. We were overcharged, but this was sorted out quickly.


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Rauch Stars for Softball in East Crimson Classic in Alabama
Fordham Softball won two out of five games at the Tuscaloosa Classic last Friday and Saturday. (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics)
Filed under Softball, Sports
By Brendan O'Connell
At the East Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, Fordham Softball played five competitive games against Samford, Alabama and Boston College, managing two victories in the process.
On both Friday and Saturday, the Rams split their matchups, defeating Samford and losing to #13/13 Alabama. Both contests against Samford ended in 4-1 wins, with freshman Paige Rauch earning the win on Friday and save on Saturday in relief of winning pitcher Lauren Quense.
Rauch has been one of the team's most consistent performers on the mound and in the batters' box, with a 5-1 record, 1.89 earned run average, and 22 strikeouts as a pitcher, while also leading the team in such hitting categories as walks, triples, home runs, runs batted in, on base percentage, slugging percentage, runs scored and total bases.
Head coach Bridget Orchard had high praise for Rauch – and the team's veteran leaders – following this past weekend's action.
"Paige is a warrior and loves to compete. She is willing to do whatever it takes to help her team. Madie [Aughinbaugh] and Lauren have been great mentors to her and helping her adjust to the college game. They both have big game experience and they all know they can count on each other. Paige is hitting leadoff for us and doing very well setting the tone. She has been getting on base to start the game and has also driven in some big runs for us in our wins. She is a winner and works very hard every day to get better."
Fordham lost a nail-biter to Alabama on Friday night, 4-3, and again the following day, 7-2, despite Madi Shaw's four combined hits over the two games, including a home run, a double and three RBIs.
Orchard was encouraged by the way her team played against a nationally-ranked opponent, she said.
"I was very proud of our team and the effort we gave in both games. The first game I feel we played very well and were a hit away from breaking the game open and beating them on their home field. The takeaway is that we are good enough to play with the top ranked teams, we just need to execute better. [Generally, our hitting] went flat and we couldn't get anything going. I thought our defense and pitchers did a great job with their powerful offense. Four of our pitchers all had the opportunity to face them and I feel that will help them as we get into conference play. Every batter in Alabama's lineup is dangerous, and we did a decent job keeping them off the bases. It was a great opportunity for us to play in front of a huge crowd on national TV at an amazing facility like 'Bama. Our players are gaining incredible experience that should pay off in the end," Orchard said.
On Sunday, Fordham squandered a late lead against BC, ultimately falling, 4-2, despite two more RBIs from Shaw.
20 games into the season, the team holds a 6-14 record, a mark that Orchard feels is a reflection of the intensely competitive early-season schedule and that will turn around as the team enters Atlantic 10 play.
"We definitely have started out slower than we had hoped, but we are improving each game," Orchard acknowledged. "We still are not where we would like to be, but pieces are coming together hoping to have a solid line up by conference play. We have been unable to get some timely hits when we needed them and are still making mistakes on defense that have hurt us. We have put ourselves in positions to win games though, so that is an improvement from day one of the season."
Tuesday's game against Hofstra was rescheduled due to weather and will now take place on Wednesday, March 28th at 3pm. This coming weekend, the Rams will host the Fordham Tournament, where they will face UMass Lowell, Holy Cross, Seton Hall, and Detroit Mercy in their first games at Bahoshy Field this spring.
"We are excited to play at home and looking to get some wins heading into conference play next weekend," said Orchard. "We have played a grueling pre-season and the team needs to gain some confidence by winning these games."
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Liverpool travel to Arsenal on Saturday evening in what is set to be an exciting game for the neutral but a nervous time for any Kopites or Gunners.
The Reds come into this fixture on the back of a 4-1 win over Cardiff. Arsenal, on the other hand, drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace in their most recent fixture which was a surprise for many. The Londoners started the season with some tough fixtures but had quietly (we'll not so quietly actually, their performances have caught everyone's eye) gone about their business until that hiccup against Palace.
Liverpool remain unbeaten in the league at the moment alongside City and Chelsea but Arsenal have lost twice so far this season.
Injuries for the Reds mean doubts are banging over Naby Keita and Jordan Henderson.
Arsenal have taken a bit of a hit and also have a league cup game to contend with prior to our clash. Koscielny remains out, Bellerin is a doubt while both Kolasinac and Monreal will undergo late fitness tests.


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Nationwide Protests Call for Immediate Ban on Oil Bomb Trains
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EcoWatch | July 8, 2015 | Column by Cole Mellino
Monday was the second anniversary of the tragic Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, oil train disaster that killed 47 people. Since then, oil trains continue to derail and explode with five already this year. Four of the derailments occurred within just four weeks.
A coalition of environmental and social justice organizations including Sierra Club,Greenpeace, ForestEthics, Oil Change International, Center for Biological Diversity, Rainforest Action Network, 350.org, Friends of the Earth, Food and Water Watch and Earthworks, have launched a week of action to call for an end to crude by rail shipments. The coalition has organized more than 80 events across the U.S. and Canada to call for an immediate ban on oil trains.
Lena Moffitt, director of the Sierra Club's Dirty Fuels campaign made the following statement:
Exploding crude oil trains do not belong on the nation's rails, and 25 million Americans—most of them people of color—do not deserve to be living in a blast zone. The Department of Transportation needs to take responsibility, and rather than put forward wholly inadequate rules that jeopardize the health and safety of communities along rail lines, the administration should ban bomb trains outright.
For the health and safety of all Americans, we need to leave dirty, volatile fuels like tar sands and Bakken crude in the ground. We don't have to choose between pipelines that spill and bomb trains that explode because we can choose clean energy instead. From Vermont to Oregon, organizers remember those who lost their lives in the disaster.
This young woman was arrested along with a fellow activist for attempting to unfurl a banner on a railroad bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area. The large banner, with the message "Stop Oil Trains Now," was sponsored by ForestEthics, Communities for a Better Environment and the Asian Pacific Environmental Network as part of the week of action.
Megan Zapanta, an organizer with Asian Pacific Environmental Network, "estimates 5.5 million Californians live within one mile of an oil train route, which she says is considered the potential blast zone of a catastrophic explosion," according to Public News Service. "Oil trains are carrying extremely volatile, flammable crude oil," she told Public News Service. "Many different derailments have happened across the country, so we're very concerned about seeing an explosion or some sort of spill or damage here."
We've come very close to more deadly disasters with the recent explosions, as Todd Paglia, executive director of ForestEthics points out: "Five times in 2015 we've seen oil trains derail and send toxic fireballs into the sky. Luckily, none of these accidents was fatal, however, each of these trains traveled through heavily populated areas, and would have travelled through more on their way to coastal refineries."
"ForestEthics calculates that 25 million Americans live in the oil train Blast Zone," says Matt Krogh, ForestEthics extreme oil campaign director. "Federal regulations do little or nothing to protect our communities. Our first responders aren't equipped for these dangerous trains carrying millions of gallons of the world's most toxic, most carbon intensive, most explosive crude oil. These trains are too dangerous for the rails."
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This interview was conducted by AOMA President Will Morris with Zhongyuan Zhang, CCP secretary of Chengdu University, during his visit to AOMA. Xiaotian Shen, clinic director at the Academy of Oriental Medicine, performed the translation.
The Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin (AOMA) and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have developed a strong relationship that began back in 1994, with the sharing of highly qualified and experienced faculty.
Chengdu University of TCM provides externship opportunities for AOMA's students in university-affiliated hospitals and clinics in China. Every year, the faculty of AOMA visits Chengdu, building on the strong relationship between the institutions.
Chengdu University of TCM, founded in 1956, is one of the first four official state TCM universities and is a famous and important educational institute for TCM. The university trains approximately 10,000 students, conferring bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in 27 different majors. Chengdu University of TCM also operates eight teaching hospitals and 18 hospitals for student practice. In October 2006, the university celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Will Morris: Thank you for taking the time to visit AOMA. It is our honor to have you here with us today. We have a few questions for you so that we can share your experience with acupuncture and Oriental medicine practitioners in America. Please tell us about your life and how you arrived in your position as administrative head of Chengdu University.
Zhongyuan Zhang: I entered the medical field about 25 years ago, in 1981. I have worked for four colleges and universities in medical education and always have had the responsibility of taking care of the administration. Last July, I joined Chengdu University, where I now serve as the head of the administration. In the colleges in China, especially in the state colleges, the job positions usually are assigned by government authorities. My predecessor reached the retirement age and left the position. He no longer works in the administration of the university; he is now focused on research and education. It was my personal experience in medical education at three medical colleges before this that led to this position. I think one of the most important opportunities of this position is being able to get to know the president and the provost of the college.
Morris: What qualities of leadership are important to you and why?
Zhang: With 25 years of experience in the administration of the business of medical education in medical colleges and universities, I believe the first character of leadership is solemnity and preciseness (yan2 shu4). It is important to be solemn and deeply focused with your goals and in all matters. I believe that only with very solemn attitudes, objectives and goals [can] the leaders of medical education institutions create a high quality of education. The people that we educate will serve the health care needs of humanity. The health of the human body is solemn business and anything we do should embrace this perspective in both philosophy and attitude. These are important characteristics of leadership for a medical school.
Morris: Would you please explain more about the word solemn, since the term in Chinese seems to have greater breadth and depth than the term solemn in the English language?
Zhang: Yes, it means more than being strict or serious or too stiff. While there isn't a matching word in English, it can be thought of as purposeful, intense or focused. It refers to attitude of spirit and style.
Morris: Please talk about attitude, spirit and style in more depth.
Zhang: Spirit is important in Chinese philosophy. It means a high level of spirituality. It also refers to your goal of life and your faith. As a health care provider, our belief is to not only take care of the physical body, but also to help people take care of the spiritual needs and their living environment. This is our highest goal and belief. We can work toward this ultimate level of health care with our best efforts.
Morris: How are you working with the concept of Chinese and Western medicine integration? What risks and benefits do you see?
Zhang: My training is in Western medicine and I work in administration at a school of Chinese medicine. I always look at the advantages of both. This is a subject that I often think about. First, I would like to introduce a comparison of Chinese and Western medicine. From the history of the development of Western medicine, I like to say that it was first at a stage of clinical practice, then it developed into lab science, then it became involved with modern science. So, it has developed now into a connection with other fields in modern science. Also, medical science became part of the development of modern science and made history, such as antibiotics being used to control the development of communicable diseases.
Infectious diseases, such as bacterial infections, now can be diagnosed and effectively treated. This has been improved through the use of new technology. Another example is the technological development in surgery. This empowers the ability to heal more and more diseases, thus helping the people. In the development of Western medicine, there are two points that we need to pay attention to at the same time. In the process of the modern medicine, we focus more and more on the illness, but we forget about the human being and we do not focus enough on the human being. Even sometimes when technology or new medicines have been developed or introduced to the health care profession, the outcomes of those new technologies or drugs do not meet our expectation, e.g., treatment for breast cancer.
If we look at traditional medicine, it focuses on the human condition. So, I think that traditional medicine is a more people-centered practice. Traditional Chinese Medicine pays attention not only to the human body as a whole, but also to each individual. I think the difference between TCM and Western medicine might be one of the reasons that the introduction of alternative medicine into the U.S. has encountered some difficulties.
In Western medicine, if an adult is diagnosed with a disease, the treatment usually is very standardized in terms of the drugs and dosages. This is very different from TCM, where the treatment is prescribed in a customized way for the individual. There is no standardization that can be used in TCM, unlike Western medicine. Because of this, one cannot use the standards of Western medicine to judge or weigh. Western medicine cannot be used to describe Chinese medicine and it creates problems because the rationale and methods of TCM cannot be applied from a Western perspective.
I have a very interesting case to share with everyone. I had a friend whose father-in-law was suffering from lung cancer. He went to one of the biggest and most comprehensive Western medical hospitals for treatment. He received surgery, chemo and radiation. Very soon, this patient's health declined, getting worse and worse every day, coming close to death. This friend of mine, upon the advice of someone else, went to a TCM practitioner. After two courses of TCM treatment, the father-in-law was able to get out of bed and walk around by himself. Then, there was a debate or an argument between the two hospitals because the patient did this on his own. The doctors from the TCM hospital said the patient had received very good treatment. The Western doctors said that it was poor treatment and there was no cure. The reason the TCM doctors said that is because the patient felt better and his spirit was better; he could get around. The Western doctors said that the tumor was still there; therefore he's not really getting any better. The focus of Western medicine was on the tumor, while the TCM was on the patient and the quality of life. I believe that Western medicine is getting more and more modernized, but getting further away from nature. On the other hand, TCM is closer to nature but needs modernization in application and development. So, I think the ultimate approach of health care should be a combination of Eastern and Western medicine.
Morris: What do you see as important for the development of Chinese medical education in the West?
Zhang: I would like to leave this question to you [laughter]. But first, I would like to make my point. You have to study alternative medicine and TCM based upon your culture and history. For example, today we had the chance to come to visit the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin. I found that there is a lot of strong Chinese culture on this campus. So, I think the cultural environment helps the students to think in a way that fits with the culture. When you are living in an environment with a strong cultural influence, your thinking and philosophy are influenced by the culture, there is mimetic engulfment.
Differentiation or bian zheng, in this context, refers to general philosophy. As such, it refers to a principle of comparative analysis where there is being and not being, depending on various conditions. Bian zheng in general philosophy refers to the belief that everything is connected and at the same time constantly in conflict. In bian zhang there always is conflict, but there also is resolution. This is a major distinction from rational and linear thinking in Western medical education. Tolerance for ambiguity or philosophical bian zheng is an integral piece of Chinese culture and correspondingly Chinese medical education.
Morris: What is your main goal at Chengdu University of TCM?
Zhang: The foremost goal of our education is to educate professional health care providers to serve the people. China still is in the developing stage of health care history. It needs health care providers who have the practical knowledge and techniques to serve the general population at the grassroots level. To achieve that goal, on the first level, we have a three-year program of a technological academy. The second level is a five-year undergraduate education where learners work in hospitals. One year after they graduate, they are eligible to apply for licensure to practice medicine. From this group, a few can move into a higher level, the third level of education, for master's and PhDs. This serves the research purpose. We also have programs that combine undergraduate and master's or master's and PhD programs. This reduces the total length of time by one year.
Currently, we have about 10,000 students distributed through bachelor's, master's and doctoral education. In the next five years, our goal is to have enrollment of over 20,000 students. Over the past decade, the enrollment has doubled. Back then, only 7 percent had the opportunity to go into higher education. Now, almost 50 percent of high school graduates go through some form of higher education. Eventually, we will see mergers and acquisitions of Sichuan College of Continuing Medical Education, as well as the Sichuan College of Reproductive Science, with Chengdu University of TCM. We are expanding our campus to other locations; we also are building another campus. The second new campus is about 300 acres. The first group of buildings exceeds 200,000 square meters. The development of facilities should support our goals of strategic development.
Morris: Dr. Zhang, thank you for taking the time to visit the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin. It is our privilege to have your association.


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Q: Declaring third party modules in Quasar with TypeScript I am trying to use Dropzone-vue on my quasar but apparently i can't simply install it and declare it on a main.js file because quasar doesn't have one. I also get the following error:
Could not find a declaration file for module 'dropzone-vue'. 'c:/Users/me/Desktop/my-project/node_modules/dropzone-vue/dist/dropzone-vue.common.js' implicitly has an 'any' type.
  Try `npm i --save-dev @types/dropzone-vue` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module 'dropzone-vue';`Vetur(7016)

I tried the suggested command but it is not supported so where show I place my .d.ts files and how should I declare all my third party modules?
My component with the dropzone is the following:
<template>
  <q-page padding>
    DropZone
    <div style="height: 500px; width: 500px; border: 1px solid red; position: relative;">
      <drop-zone
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        url="http://localhost:5000/item"
        :uploadOnDrop="true"
        :multipleUpload="true"
        :parallelUpload="3"/>
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  </q-page>
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<script lang="ts">
import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
import Dropzone from 'dropzone-vue';

export default defineComponent({
  components: {
    Dropzone,
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  setup() {
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  },
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A: This is exactly what bootfiles are designed for in Quasar.
https://quasar.dev/quasar-cli/boot-files
Check the docs, it should help you solve this.
For example, this is how I added apexcharts
// src/boot/apexcharts.js

import { boot } from 'quasar/wrappers';
import VueApexCharts from 'vue3-apexcharts';

export default boot(({ app }) => {
  app.use(VueApexCharts);
});

Then you add it to the quasar.conf.js file:
  boot: [
    'apexcharts'
  ],

A: If the d.ts file cannot be found, then usually only a xxx.d.ts file can be declared under the directory /src/, and the module declaration will be introduced in it.
// /src/global.d.ts
declare module "dropzone-vue";

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This pamphlet explores how an increasing number of communities are realizing that art programs for at-risk youth offer an effective and more affordable alternative to detention and police-centered crime prevention.
This particular monograph will focus on one unique arts community located in rural southeastern Utah. This community is comprised of a group of extraordinary individuals - known as Inside Images - presently incarcerated at the San Juan County (SJC) jail in Monticello, a county-owned facility which contracts with the state of Utah to house state prisoners.
Pressing questions about the merits of market accountability in K-12 education have spawned a large scholarly literature. Unfortunately, much of that literature is of limited relevance, and some of it is misleading. The studies most widely cited in the United States used intense scrutiny of a few small-scale, restriction-laden U.S. programs -- and a handful of larger but still restriction-laden foreign school choice expansions -- to assert general conclusions about the effects of "choice," "competition," and "markets." The most intensely studied programs lack most or all of the key elements of market systems, including profit, price change, market entry, and product differentiation -- factors that are normally central to any discussion of market effects. In essence, researchers have drawn conclusions about apples by studying lemons. To address the need for credible evidence on the effects of genuine education markets, economists should look to simulation models, indirect evidence such as outcomes in similar industries, and school systems abroad that enjoy varying degrees of market accountability.
L.A. Story: Can a Parent Revolution Change Urban Education's Power Structure?
In 1990 Steve Barr "rocked the vote" in America by helping to engineer an upswing in voting among 18 to 24 year olds with the help of musicians and other pop culture icons. Now the political operative and education entrepreneur is tapping into the frustrations of working-class parents in Los Angeles to rock the city's public schools to their core.
Examines the implementation of a federal government/local joint scholarship initiative for underserved youth. Includes a chronicle of activities, profiles of scholarship families, and an outline of lessons learned during the first year of the program.
Provides a snapshot of the racial and ethnic composition of public schools, and tracks the changes over twelve years in the levels of concentration among African-American, white, Hispanic/Latino and Asian students, and of their exposure to other groups.
Compares courses taken, experience, and knowledge of mathematics and pedagogy among future elementary and middle school mathematics teachers in sixteen countries. Explores links to student performance and calls for reforms in certification and curricula.
Presents data on declining trends in U.S. adult literacy and education, and discusses the factors involved, the failures of current solutions, and implications. Recommends policy actions to enhance adult education and workforce skills development.
This report provides a first-of-its-kind descriptive summary of private school expenditures. It includes comparisons of expenditures among different types and affiliations of private schools, and it also compares those expenditures with public school expenditures for districts in the same state and labor market. Results indicate that (1) the less-regulated private school sector is more varied in many key features (teacher attributes, pay and school expenditures) than the more highly regulated public schooling sector; (2) these private school variations align and are largely explained by affiliation -- primarily religious affiliation -- alone; and (3) a ranking of school sectors by average spending correlates well with a ranking of those sectors by average standardized test scores.
A report from Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance and the journal Education Next finds that only 6% of U.S. students in the high school graduating class of 2009 achieved at an advanced level in mathematics compared with 28% of Taiwanese students and more than 20% of students in Hong Kong, Korea, and Finland. Overall, the United States ranked behind most of its industrialized competitors. The report compares the mathematics performance of high achievers not only across countries but also across the 50 U.S. states and 10 urban districts. Most states and cities ranked closer to developing countries than to developed countries. However, the study has three noteworthy limitations: (a) internationally, students were sampled by age and not by grade, and countries varied greatly on the proportion of the student cohort included in the compared grades; in fact, only about 70% of the U.S. sample would have been in the graduating class of 2009, which makes the comparisons unreliable; (b) the misleading practice of reporting rankings of groups of high-achieving students hides the clustering of scores, inaccurately exaggerates small differences, and increases the possibility of error in measuring differences; and (c) the different tests used in the study measured different domains of mathematics proficiency, and the international measure was limited because of relatively few test items. The study's deceptive comparison of high achievers on one test with high achievers on another says nothing useful about the class of 2009 and offers essentially no assistance to U.S. educators seeking to improve students' performance in mathematics. This brief is published by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC), and is one of a series of briefs made possible in part by funding from The Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice.


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Questa è una lista dei nomi della Via Lattea in varie lingue. Alcuni di questi derivano da miti, citati alla voce Via Lattea (mitologia greca).

Lista di nomi in varie lingue
  col significato di Via Lattea.
 Armeno: Յարդ զողի Ճանապարհ hard zoghi chanaparh "La via del ladro di paglia", da un mito armeno.
 Berbero:
 cabilo: abrid n walim [avrið bbʷalim] ("via della paglia")
 tashelḥit: aɣaras n-walim ("via della paglia"); asif n ignwan ("fiume/vallone del cielo")
 tuareg mehellaw / malle / madel "quella che non è diritta"; tarrayt n Ayer "la strada che conduce all'Aïr" (Kel Denneg)
 Bulgaro: Млечен Път, "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino.
 Catalano: Via Làctia "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino; Camí de Santiago, "La via di Santiago".
 Ceca: Mléčná dráha "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino.
 Cherokee: Gili Ulisvsdanvyi "La via del cane corrente", da un mito.
 Cinese: 銀河 "Fiume d'argento".
 Coreano: 은하 eunha "Fiume d'argento", dal cinese, o "미리내"(mirinae) in coreano puro. La Via Lattea è specificatamente chiamata Uri Eunha ("Nostra Galassia").
 Cornico: Hyns Sen Jamys "Via San Giacomo"
 Croato: Mliječni Put "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino. Tradizionalmente è chiamata Kumova slama (Paglia di Godfather)
 Danese: Mælkevejen.
 Estone: Linnutee "Via degli uccelli", da un mito ugro-finnico.
 Finlandese: Linnunrata "Via degli uccelli", da un mito ugro-finnico.
 Francese La voie lactée "La Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino.
 Gallese: Llwybr Llaethog "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino Caer Wydion "Il Forte di Gwydion" (Gwydion).
 Georgiano: ირმის ნახტომი, irmis naxtomi, "Il salto del cervo".
 Giapponese: 天の川 amanogawa "Fiume celestiale".
 Greco: Γαλαξίας κύκλος Galaxias Kyklos "Circolo di latte", da un mito greco.
  "La Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino.
 Hindi: Akashaganga "Gange etereo", da un mito indiano.
 Indonesiano: Bima Sakti "Magico Bima", un personaggio del Mahābhārata
 Inglese: Milky Way, "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino.
 Irlandese: Bealach na Bó Finne, "La via delle mucche chiare", o Slabhbra Luigh, "Catena di Lugh".
 Italiano: Via Lattea, tradotto dal latino.
 Islandese: Vetrarbrautin "La Via dell'Inverno".
 Latino: Via Lactea "Via Lattea", tradotto dal greco.
 Lituano: Paukščių Takas, Il sentiero degli uccelli
 Lettone: Putnu Ceļš, Il sentiero degli uccelli
 Maltese: Triq Sant'Anna, Strada di Sant'Anna
 Malay: Bima Sakti "Magico Bima", un personaggio del Mahābhārata
 Neerlandese: Melkweg "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino.
 Norvegese Melkeveien "La Via Lattea"; Vinterbrauta "La Via dell'Inverno" (Nynorsk)
 Portoghese Estrada de Santiago, "La Via di Santiago" (usato solo nel portoghese europeo); Via Láctea "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino.
 Polacco Droga Mleczna "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino.
 Pugliese centrale: Strascine de Sande Jàchepe "Scia di San Giacomo", da un'antica novella pugliese.
 Romeno: Calea Lactee "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino.
 Russo: Млечный путь Mlečnyj put''' "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino.
 Sardo: Sa bia de sa pagia, "La via della paglia".
 Serbo: Млечни пут Mlečni put "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino;
 Slovacco: Mliečna cesta, tradotto dal latino
 Sloveno: Rimska cesta "La Via romana", poiché i pellegrini la seguivano per recarsi a Roma.
 Spagnolo: Via láctea "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino; Camino de Santiago "La Via di Santiago".
 Svedese: Vintergatan "La Via dell'Inverno", poiché in Scandinavia è visibile verso nord anche in inverno, e sembra una strada innevata.
 Tedesco: Milchstraße "Via Lattea", tradotto dal latino
 Thai: ทางช้างเผือก "La via degli elefanti bianchi del buon augurio".
 Turco: Samanyolu "Via della paglia"
 Ucraino: Чумацький шлях "Via di Čumak"
 Ungherese: Hadak Útja "La via dei guerrieri", da un mito ungherese; in realtà è un termine antico, oggi si usa semplicemente "Tejút", col significato di "Via Lattea".
 Vietnamita: Ngân Hà "Fiume d'argento", tradotto dal cinese.

 Nomi comuni
 Sentiero degli uccelli
Il nome "Sentiero degli uccelli" è usato in alcune Lingue uraliche e turche e nelle Lingue baltiche.

 Via Lattea
Gran parte delle lingue europee hanno preso in prestito il nome "Via Lattea" direttamente o indirettamente dal Greco antico; tra queste anche il Latino e l'Italiano.

 Strada di Santiago
La Via Lattea fu tradizionalmente usata come guida per i pellegrini che viaggiavano per raggiungere il sito sacro di Compostela, da cui l'uso di "Strada di Santiago" come nome per la Via Lattea. Curiosamente, il termine "Via Lattea" è spesso utilizzato per riferirsi al cammino dei pellegrini verso Santiago.

 Fiume d'argento
Il nome cinese "Fiume d'argento" (銀河) è usato nell'Asia orientale, inclusi Corea e Vietnam. In Giappone, "Fiume d'argento" (銀河) significa galassia in generale.

 Fiume Celestiale
Il nome giapponese per la Via Lattea è "Fiume Celestiale" (天の川).

 Via della paglia
In gran parte dell'Asia centrale e dell'Africa, il nome della Via Lattea è legato alla parola che significa paglia''. Fu importato dagli Arabi, che a loro volta lo presero in prestito dalla lingua armena.

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Voci correlate
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Via Lattea

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The Disney Dining Plan is (in my opinion) a great deal. Not only does it save you money on dining (if used correctly), but more than that, I like the peace of mind it gives me knowing that my food is already paid for. It really makes the whole vacation seem more relaxing when I'm not constantly shelling out money for meals.
The dining plan should be added at least 48 hours prior to your visit. You can call a reservation specialist at 407-939-1936 to add it to your existing package.
However, if you haven't added it on by the time you check-in, it never hurts to ask when you get there. You may get lucky! But, I do recommend adding it at least a week or more prior to your trip to be safe.


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Camden's Licensing Policy – Have your say
Camden's Licensing Policy plays a vital role in the management of alcohol and public entertainment and the effect of the night time economy on local residents. The policy sets out how we expect licensed premises to operate and contributes to achieving Camden Plan priorities relating to reduced levels of crime and ensuring there is a vibrant cultural and leisure offer for residents, businesses and visitors that is safe and attractive.
We are consulting on proposed changes to our policy which include updated references to legislative change, a proposal to extend the Seven Dials Cumulative Impact Area, new areas of concern such as shadow licences, hate and intolerance on licensed premises and a range of updates to existing chapters. You can take part in the consultation until 28 July 2016 by visiting: camden.gov.uk/licensingconsultation
Councillor Jonathan Simpson, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, said: "We are keen to hear from residents and businesses to ensure the revised policy is as well informed as possible. This will enable the policy to be as effective as possible and help the Council address licensing related matters for the benefit of the whole community."
Councillor Maryam Eslamdoust, Chair of the Licensing Committee, said: "We are committed to working in partnership to provide a responsive licensing approach to those who live, visit and work in Camden. We hope our draft Licensing Policy reflects the needs of all our communities and enhances Camden's reputation as a safe and vibrant borough that welcomes responsible drinkers. We would welcome your views on the draft policy."


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Frééric Chopin Deutsche Grammophon 1976
Frédéric Chopin - Favorite Chopin - Played by Tamás Vásáry Vol. 2 herunterladen
Genre: Klassische
Darsteller: Frédéric Chopin
Album: Favorite Chopin - Played by Tamás Vásáry Vol. 2
Land: UK
Etikett: Deutsche Grammophon
Katalognummer: 2535211
1 Mazurka No. 47 In A Minor, Op. 68, No. 2
2 Etude In F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2
3 Etude In A Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1
4 Scherzo No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 31
5 Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth
6 Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35 - 3RD Movement: Marche Funèbre
7 Impromptu No. 2 In F Sharp Major, Op. 36
8 Nocturne No. 15 In F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1
9 Ballade No. 2 In F Major, Op. 38
10 Mazurka No. 44 In C Major, Op. 67, No. 3
11 Grande Valse Brillante No. 3 In A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2
Side 1 Runout: 2535211 - 4S1 3 20
Tamàs Vàsàry, Piano
Polydor Int. Gmbh
Посмотреть сведения об участниках альбома, рецензии, композиции и приобрести альбом 1976 Vinyl от Favorite Chopin - Played by Tamás Vásáry Vol. Формат: Vinyl , LP, Album, free to Chopin Tamás Vásáry Chopin, Volume 2 Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise, Grande Valse Brillante en mi bémol majeur, op. Vivo and more. 30 tracks 149:07. Duration: Album. FREDERIC CHOPIN The Best of Volume 2 CD 1992 Vol. II 8 Songs. ILS . Top Rated Seller. ILS shipping. From Canada. Frederic Chopin-The Chopin Collection 2006 CD Album. From United Kingdom. Genre: Classical. Style: SymphonyDuration: Album. Frédéric François Chopin, born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin 1 March 1810 17 October 1849, was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation. Chopin: Waltzes. Dinu Lipatti. Icon: Arthur Rubinstein. Arthur Rubinstein. Chopin: Etudes, Opp. Владимир Ашкенази. Your Favorite Coffeehouse Classics. Deeply Passionate Classical Piano. Peaceful Piano for Focus and Study. Joaquín Rodrigo. Frederic Chopin: Sonata No 3. Au Bataclan. Jane Birkin. A Calendar Of Classics - A 12 CD Set Of Romantic Classics For Every Month Of The Year. Chopin: Mazurkas, Vol. Patrick Cohen. Chopin, Mendelssohn & R. Schumann: Piano Fantasies. Amit Yahav. Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne No. 1 in E Minor, Op. Gustaf Oloveson. 2020 сингл. Rachmaninoff: Piano Solo Recordings, Vol. Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski. Frédéric Chopin's Nocturne No. 14 in F-sharp minor, op. 48 No. No skipping on the CD or DVD, when played. Please presume that any reference to a digital copyUV copy will not be applicable, as these are used items. Artist ChopinVasary Title Nocturnes Release Date 1990-05-01 Label: EMI Records Number of Discs 1. 1 15 Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op. 1 14 Nocturne In E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1: Andante. Listen album. Classical Music. Frederic Chopin. Songs in album Frederic Chopin - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in F minor, . Frederic Chopin - Maestoso. Frederic Chopin - Larghetto. Frederic Chopin - Allegro vivace. Total votes: 4. Other albums by Frederic Chopin. Dream Piano. Frédéric Chopin. 13 tracks13. Follow Frédéric Chopin and others on SoundCloud
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Chopin - Louis Lortie - The Complete Études
Performer: Chopin - Louis Lortie
Chopin, Vladimir Feltsman - Preludes, Op. 28
Performer: Chopin, Vladimir Feltsman
Dang Thai Son - Chopin 19 Waltzes
Classical, Romantic
Performer: Dang Thai Son
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Chopin , Piano: Ivan Moravec - The Poetry Of The Piano
Performer: Chopin , Piano: Ivan Moravec
Chopin, Guiomar Novaes - Etudes Op. 10 & Op. 25
Performer: Chopin, Guiomar Novaes
Chopin / Angela Hewitt - The Complete Nocturnes And Impromptus
Performer: Chopin / Angela Hewitt
Frédéric Chopin, Agustin Anievas - Waltzes / 3 Impromptus
Performer: Frédéric Chopin, Agustin Anievas
Agustin Anievas, Chopin - The Complete Waltzes - The Traditional "Fourteen" Plus Five Posthumously Published Waltzes
Performer: Agustin Anievas, Chopin
Chopin - Guiomar Novaes - 24 Preludes, Opus 28
Performer: Chopin - Guiomar Novaes


Break your sternum and you'll soon realize the reason Paul chose the breastplate of righteousness as a simile for protection of the chest; a vital part of the soldier's body.
In an auto accident, a young man accidentally drove a Hyundai Sonata through the left front of my wife Susie's car.
Susie went into shock. She jumped out of the car seeking help for her dear friend who was seriously hurt riding shotgun. Only when Susie arrived at the hospital did she realize she had a broken sternum, bruised face, back bruise and sprained ankles.
Her friend had a broken neck, broken ribs, plus a hole in her lungs. She was taken by ambulance to the Seattle area for recovery and to be with her family.
It was a tough recovery for both; especially her friend. Thankfully it was not fatal.
As I watched Susie take up to 10 minutes to get out of a chair, or walk slowly down the hall with a pillow clutched to her chest, I was reminded of the Gladius, the Roman 20″ sword with a diamond-shaped tip.
Likewise, when we break our sternum, we are virtually helpless.
In Psalms, we read, "He leads us in the path of righteousness for His name's sake." Someone said reputation is what we live for; character is who we are and what we stand for.
I like the saying, it is always right to do the right thing and always wrong to do the wrong thing.
Thank God He is a God of grace and mercy love and forgiveness, thank God the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all unrighteousness, thank God Jesus Christ became sin for us who knew no sin that we might be called righteous in His sight.
Lord God, help each of us protect our sternums; our righteousness.


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Q: How to connect to the Postgresql database in asyncpg? I'm trying to run an asynchronous python script. Here I connect to the Postgresql database via asyncpg and get an error immediately on asyncpg.connect. The arguments for asyncpg.connect are obtained correctly from the environment variable, I have already checked. Postgresql listens to the port on the server, as a connection is being established in another project.
async def main():
    conn = await asyncpg.connect(user=os.getenv('DB_USER'), password=os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD'), database=os.getenv('DB_NAME'), host=os.getenv('DB_HOST'))

Get an error:
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\asyncio\windows_events.py", line 604, in finish_connect
    ov.getresult()
ConnectionRefusedError: [WinError 1225] The remote computer rejected this network connection


Machinima: Games-based filmmaking. Machinima is a filmmaking technique that uses video game assets to provide virtual environments and actors. This method has existed since 1996, and has rapidly evolved alongside developments in games, animation, and film.
The International Machinima Convention aims to bring together students, academics, and those with an interest in games, animation, and film, in order to discuss the potential for machinima as a medium. With a list of world-class academics, machinima producers, and YouTube content creators, this event will provide an amazing insight into the world of machinima.
Re-edit of our 2011 official entry for the Doritos Super Bowl Contest.
Chantal Harvey & Tony Dyson, a mamachinima.com production.
Awesome voice over work from Brian Albury and Liat Reina!
Tony wrote the story-line, and directed. I filmed and edited. The filming was done in Second Life, and it was absolute fun to do. We ran into many problems, I remember the frustration as Tony and Judi Newall (who handled the dragon avatars) would position their avatars in a straight line, but I would see them pointing sideways. I saw the dragon distorted in crazy positions, while they both insisted the dragon was flying around and looking fine. My recording software (Fraps) ate the frame rate, and the scripts caused lag, it messed up my camera view – and as I am the camera, what I see is what will be on the film…. I ended up clearing cache and logging out and back in, at least 15 times an hour, to get maybe 8 seconds of good film. It all came together when Markus Parker-Rhodes (yes, the Monty Pythons Flying Circus animator) created the scripted breaking glass prop for us. Ok, the glass would break too soon or too late, but we got it in the end.
We submitted the film for the Superbowl Doritos Contest in 2011, and it was disappointing to hear we didn't make the selection. We published it anyway, under the title: Dad saved the Day.
The future of virtual reality and moviemaking.
VR Circle: a lot of the excitement related to virtual reality has to do with the film industry, where the whole concept has disruptive potential.
This screenshot – to me – shows that virtual and real life are one. I was shooting the first episode of Robi – Oh my Head, the machinima. When logging out of Second Life, it merged with my desktop.


this one from my sister is the funniest and oh so true!
Actress and activist Angelina Jolie has taken drastic and courageous measures to reduce her risk of being diagnosed with cancer. In a New York Times Op Ed piece, she announced that in February she had a voluntary double mastectomy after learning that she was at a risk of developing breast cancer through genetic testing. She chose to do the testing of the BRCA1 gene after her mother lost her life to cancer in 2007 at the age of 56. A BRCA1 mutation increases the breast cancer risk by an average of 67%. Through the testing, doctors estimated that Jolie had an 87% chance of getting breast cancer and a 50 % chance of getting ovarian cancer.
In the piece Jolie writes, "once I knew this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and minimize the risk as much as I could. I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity." She says she decided to share her story in hopes of helping women and spreading awareness of these options. It was indeed a brave thing to do and going public with it is extremely courageous and will no doubt help countless women. I applaud her.
Fortunately, genetic mutations of this sort are very rare accounting for only 5 – 8% of breast cancers. But, if as in Jolie's case, you have a strong family history and other risk factors it's a good idea to at least talk to your OBGYN about it and perhaps meet with a genetic counselor like she did.
The World Health Organization estimates that 200,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer next year and it is estimated that 450,000 people around the world will die of breast cancer. The good news is that survival rates are at an all-time high. Early detection, proper screening and a healthy lifestyle will help you beats the odds.
My friend Jamie loves her Victoria's Secret lotion, it smells so good she gets compliments when she wears it. She happens to be very health conscience and eco savvy so I asked if she was concerned about the parabens and chemicals in it. She had a great point. She said she's so careful about most things she uses that she's just not going to worry about it.
That's my philosophy, my own little 80/20 rule: 80% of the time I live as clean and healthy as possible and about 20% of the time I let things slide a bit. Not to be confused with the original 80/20 Principal suggested by business-management consultant Joseph M. Juran based on Italian Economist Vilfredo Pareto's theory that in business it's usually 20 percent of what you do that produces 80 percent of the total result. I've often heard nutritionists talk about the 80/20 rule when it comes to diet: eat healthy 80% of the time and relax a little the rest of the time.
I can live with that. It's doable and makes sense. I eat well but I gotta have some ice cream or frozen yogurt to give my sweet tooth a little satisfaction. Do I make sure my kids eat healthy balanced meals the majority of the time? Absolutely, but do I take them to McDonalds once in a while? Sure. How about you? Are you 80/20, 50/50, 100%?
You know how passionate I am about green, clean chemical free living; most of my personal care products are pure and earth friendly but my favorite perfume isn't. I love the smell and get loads of compliments when I have it spritzed on, so until I find a suitable eco replacement, it falls under that 20%.
Dramatic events took place in Cleveland on Monday as 3 women and a 6 year old little girl escaped after being held captive for nearly a decade. "I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now," Is what Amanda Berry desperately told the 911 dispatcher after her brave escape.
Reminiscent of the Jaycee Dugard story these women vanished when they were in their teens and early 20s. I love hearing happy endings to such stories but the terror these poor girls went through all those years is unfathomable. I can only imagine how those families are feeling now that they are reunited with their girls who surely they feared were dead by now. It offers hope to those searching for missing loved ones.
Most people do not come out of these situations alive. There is a sick and pervasive problem in the country and it has to end. This outcome was good but the number of people suffering at the hands of these monsters is sickening. It's an issue I am passionate about because it seriously outrages me. These abductions are horrific and ruin the lives of all involved. Agencies like Protect and the The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children work tirelessly ever day to help prevent abuse and save victims but they can only do so much. They could use our help.
3 brothers, one of which is a former school bus driver, are in custody thanks to the heroic efforts of neighbor Charles Ramsey who helped Amanda Berry get out. Ramsey told reporters that he no idea they were in there but did express concern to a friend shortly after moving to the neighborhood a year ago. He said that he suspected something was wrong in that house after hearing sounds in a home that supposedly only one man inhabited but his friend dissuaded him from exploring the possibility or taking action.
What kind of fucked up upbringing did these men have to all turn out to be demonic pedophiles?! I hope they and all perpetrators of such acts of violence get the full penalty of the law and NEVER get out of prison.
None of the other neighbors were aware the girls were in the house either, however, several are saying that they had called the police on after some alarming activity but nothing was done.
Ramsey said that if he had known about it he'd "have pulled this heroic stuff last year!" He told Anderson Cooper that he doesn't consider himself a hero and what makes him lose sleep is that he didn't realize it sooner and do something a year ago. But he can't blame himself, he did the right thing when he had the chance. It's a lesson to us all to be aware of what's going on around us, you never know who might need your help.
Last night was smoothie night, it's popular in our house. I make them on a regular basis, my kids love them & I love how quick, easy & healthy they are. It all started a few years ago. I wanted to come up with a healthier version of what they like at smoothie bars but the kids whined & complained that they'd rather go to Jamba Juice. My husband told them that tonight, it's mombajuice! Fortunately, they LOVED my smoothies & so did my husband, they've been a staple in our house ever since. They're the holy grail of food: nutritious, delicious & the kids are excited when I make them. That's a tough combo to come by.
~Toss about 2 cups of your favorite fresh or frozen fruit in the blender. I usually use the tried and true strawberries, banana and some raspberries, blueberries or blackberries. Try different fruits you like, experiment!
~I even sneak in a little chopped spinach (they don't even taste it!) and blend it all up until smooth and enjoy!
I keep frozen organic fruit on hand in the freezer and when our bananas start to turn brown I toss them in the freezer so I always have one on hand for smoothie night. I add organic, cold pressed, filtered flaxseed Oil, an excellent source for omega 3 fatty acids and lignans, because of its many health benefits.
Research has shown it may help reduce the risk of breast and colon cancer, helps protect against high blood pressure and lowers cholesterol which plays a part in preventing heart disease and stroke, promotes healthy skin, hair and nails.
Studies also show that it may increase the rate at which fat is burned by stimulating brown fat cells and helps increase energy production in the body, just to name a few! Any of your mommy friends looking for a healthy snack their kids will love? Send this her way.
Today marks the 62nd Annual National Day of Prayer. This year's theme is, "Pray For America." Millions all over the nation will gather to pray for our great country. In the wake of all the tragedies that our nation has faced this past year… the shooting at the movie theater in Colorado last summer, the devastating massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut and most recently the horrific bombing at The Boston Marathon, our nation needs prayer more than ever right now.
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Looking for a romantic way to say Happy Mother's Day? Take your woman wine tasting! Any mom I know would love an evening of good vino. Wine bars are popping up all over, look online to find one or take her to a winery if you're lucky enough to live near one. Or make a weekend of it and book a room in Napa!
Finish her gift off with this cute Reusable Gift Wrap also available at Open Sky. No wasting of ribbons and paper and your package still looks pretty!
From college sorority sisters to centenarians and everything in between, everyone should practice good skin care. With each subsequent decade, we must adjust our skin care regimen accordingly. If we take proper care of our skin (along with eating healthfully and exercising regularly), we can be confident that we'll age gracefully. Whether you're 20 or 100, keep reading to learn skin care tips appropriate for your age.
Your skin is still very young but it requires a little more attention than it did in your teen years. Simplicity is still key here, but now is the time to take a small step toward anti-aging for preventive purposes. If acne is an ongoing battle it may be because you are using the wrong skin care products for your skin type. If you have oily skin, opt for a gel-based cleanser. If you have dry skin, choose a cream-based formula. For acne-prone skin, use a cleanser that contains acne-fighting ingredients such as salicylic acid. After cleansing, apply a toner on the face and neck—well formulated toners can offer amazing benefits to the skin.
To treat blemishes, use a spot treatment that contains salicylic acid and/or colloidal sulfur. The last step is to apply a moisturizer with a built-in broad spectrum sunscreen for daytime. Choose one with a physical barrier like zinc so you don't absorb harmful chemicals. For nighttime, choose a formula without sunscreen. It is crucial to take proper care of your skin now, because you'll reap the benefits (or lack thereof) in your 30s and beyond—especially when it comes to protecting your skin from the sun; sunscreen is the top anti-aging product. When you approach your early 20s, you can incorporate an eye cream into your regimen to slow the formation of crow's feet.
You may start to notice your complexion is not as vibrant as it used to be in your 20s. Also, you may notice a few fine lines and crow's feet around the eyes. Now is the time to really address signs of aging. Aside from basic cleansing, toning and moisturizing, it would be wise to include a serum in your skin care routine. Choose an antioxidant-packed serum such as a vitamin c serum to help address discoloration and dullness.
Moreover, now is the time to be a little more aggressive with exfoliation—use a cleanser that contains an alpha hydroxy acid such as Glycolic Acid. Exfoliating two to three times a week will instantly slough away dead surface cells to reveal a fresher, more youthful-looking complexion. It will also help increase cellular turnover, which slows down as we age. Cellular turnover is the speed at which skin cells die and are replaced by new ones. The process of cellular turnover is what determines the youthfulness of our skin. For instance, a child's skin has very fast cellular turnover, which is why their skin looks so young and smooth. At this stage of the game, you should be using an eye cream to nourish the delicate eye area, especially since it gets more fragile and thin as we get older.
When you reach your 40s and beyond, hydration is more important than ever before. Continue the basic regimen suggested for those in their 30s but step it up a bit. Your skin care products—from cleanser to eye cream should contain hydrating ingredients such as Hyaluronic Acid, Glycerin and Lactic Acid. Retinols work wonders too. Furthermore, continue to exfoliate two to three times a week with a product formulated with an alpha hydroxy acid (Glycolic Acid), for higher grade resurfacing.
Regardless of your age, there are universal skin practices that everyone should abide by. Aside from the basics such as cleansing, toning and moisturizing, everyone should wear sunscreen on a daily basis, moisturize and exfoliate regularly. Be careful of the products you use, most skin care lines contain harmful chemicals. Beauty comes with every age and good skin care will yield the healthiest skin possible.
Lee Ann Buttery is a Licensed Esthetician and Professional Makeup Artist who works for Mario Badescu. She is passionate about all things beauty-related and has a particular obsession with anti-aging.
Thursday, April 26th is Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day. This year's theme is "Work In Progress". The Foundation started this program 20 years ago to help kids learn about the workplace, give them a taste of what their parent actually does in a day's work and give them a glimpse into what their future might hold and what opportunities are out there.
It gives children a look into the working world and shows them how adults balance work with family and other aspects of their life. Whether you work in or outside the home, it's a chance to share an important part of your life. Kids love going to work with their parents! It's out of the ordinary and they get a kick out of seeing us in their 'alternate environment'. They have a blast and they certainly benefit from the enriching learning experience. It's special for mom and dad too. So have your child or grandchild, niece, the child of a friend spend the day with you at your workplace to learn about what you do, you might just inspire a future career. And you're sure to have some fun!
The first Earth Day was during the height of the flower child era in 1970 when 20 million Americans held demonstrations across the country rallying for a healthy, sustainable environment. The devastation of the oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969 gave Earth Day founder, Gaylord Nelson, the inspiration. The Earth Day Network works all year with over 22,000 partners and organizations to fight for a cleaner environment.
Celebrate this beautiful planet we inhabit… the flowers, trees, lakes, deep seas, billowy clouds, rolling green hills, the Seven Wonders and everything in between by making a few changes that will help keep it clean.
In his vintage news broadcast covering the first Earth Day, Walter Conkrite sites environmental issues we still face today. Some are worse and others, such as global warming have not brought the devastation some predicted it would at this point in time.
Many scientists believe global warming is a myth, that the earth experiences natural climate changes regardless of human impact. What is your opinion on the subject?
As this video states, even the tiniest things matter. What small things do you do to help make a difference?


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Brands Fiat Professional
Fiat Professional is the brand entirely dedicated to the light commercial vehicle market.
With over one hundred years of history and a one-of-a-kind heritage, the Fiat Professional brand is entirely dedicated to the light commercial vehicle market, with a product line-up that has recently undergone a complete renewal.
Fiat Professional is the stand out professional in the light commercial vehicle industry, providing a wide range of transport solutions, customized to satisfy all business and recreational needs.
Fiat Professional also offers a comprehensive range of services and solutions to meet the working needs of both large and small businesses.
The Fiat Professional range of vehicles is versatile and reliable, designed to keep professionals on the move and allow them to focus on getting the job done.
Setting a new industry standard when it was launched in 1981, the Ducato is now available in more than 80 countries around the world. The Ducato is segment leader in Europe and, with more than a 70 percent share in the recreational vehicle segment, it has become a benchmark in its category.
With over one hundred years of experience, the Fiat Professional product line-up meets every working need of its customers. In 1903 it produced the first truck (Fiat 24HP) as well as the first Post Office van (Fiat Tipo1), which were followed a few years later by the first bus (Fiat 18P - 1911) and the first tipper (Fiat 18L – 1914).
The Ducato is the most common motorhome base used in Europe, with around two-thirds of motorhomes using the Ducato base.
The Sevel assembly plant in Val di Sangro, Italy, where the Ducato is produced, is the largest light commercial vehicle assembly plant in Europe and, in 2018, it reached the production milestone of six million vehicles.
Fiat Professional is five time winner of International Van of The Year. The winning models are:
1994: Fiat Ducato
2006: Fiat Doblò
2008: Fiat Scudo
2009: Fiat Fiorino
2011: Fiat Doblò Cargo
All models in the Fiat Professional line-up are named after old coins: the Fiorino (Florin) was struck in Florence, Italy from 1252 to 1533 and was the first European gold coin produced in sufficient quantity to play a significant commercial role, remaining in use until the 17th century; the Ducato (Ducat) was coined in Venice, Italy in the 13th century and continued to be used as a trading currency in Europe as late as the 20th century; the Talento (Talent, also known as the Athenian talent or Greek talent) was originally a unit of measure equal to the mass of water required to fill an amphora (one cubic foot) and the equivalent amount silver; the Doblone (Doubloon, from Spanish doblón, meaning "double"), which inspired the name Doblò, was a two-escudo or 32-real gold coin. In Spain, doubloons were used as currency up to the middle of the 19th century.
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From Banner Desert Medical Center, Mesa, AZ 85202.
Kuperman and Gibson's review of computer physician order entry (CPOE) (1) was timely but cannot be generalized. Their concentration on the published medical literature, which predominantly represents academic and teaching institutions, neglected many physicians who practice in nonteaching hospitals. In fact, none of the studies cited involved a nonteaching, nonacademic hospital.
As medical students and house officers, we learned and mentored methods of efficient rounding. With greater emphasis on relative value unit productivity, and subsequently on billing, doctors have become notoriously efficient in conducting hospital rounds. The successful and (more important) unsuccessful implementation of CPOE invariably affects efficiency in rounding because of its impact on changes in the workflow process for the physician. In hospitals with a voluntary medical staff, the administration must be wary of any changes that affect rounding efficiency and, thus, the bottom line of its medical staff. A recent and well-publicized failure of CPOE shows that this concern is well-founded (2).
Published: Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(8):669.