The American River College men's and women's tennis teams look to rebuild with a group of young talented players this season.
Men's coach Bo Jabery-Madison has just one returning player from his top six last year. That player is number two in the line up, sophomore Oscar Figueroa, who last year started number one.
Other players to look for would be freshman Andrew Amor, starting out as number one, and Nick Krebs, a California State University, Sacramento transfer who will start the season at number three.
Coach Jabery-Madison believes that it's not all about the numbers this season.
"I think the biggest thing that we have to focus on is to get the most out of ourselves, what I want to do is get the best out of my team. The outcomes will take care of themselves. The wins will take care of themselves, but we need to focus on really making sure that we have done everything we can do in practice to prepare for those matches," said Jabery-Madison.
The women's tennis team looks to build on a successful season last year, as they finished second in the Big Eight Conference (North). The girls made it to the Northern California playoffs, and had three players make it to the individual state tournament.
Coach Sarah Jackson looks to build off last year's season, but with a whole new starting line up. There are no returning starters from last season, but the two team captains, number five in the starting line up Lindsey Hausman and number four in the line up Brittany Fortner-McDonell, have played with Jackson in the past. A player to watch for will be freshman Katy Marshall who will be starting number one.
Coach Jackson believes the success last season was in doubles and looks to implant that same strategy and mindset to this year's team.
"I think one of the reasons why we were as successful as we were last year was because of our doubles. I think it could win you matches and last year proved that. We have been working on our doubles strategy and will continue to throughout the season because I think it's a big part of the game," said Jackson.
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The Old Oxford Mill near Oxford, Kansas was built in 1875.  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

The mill is a three-story stone building,  in plan.  It has a steep gable roof.

The listing included three contributing buildings.

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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
Buildings and structures completed in 1875
National Register of Historic Places in Sumner County, Kansas
Grinding mills in Kansas
Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places

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President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping arrive at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. (Thomas Peter/Getty Images)
Trump's Road to Victory Is Through China
Brad Pascale is out as campaign manager, meaning something is rotten in the State of Trump.
That something is the poll numbers, trust them or not. The president cannot afford to rely on the assumption the country is filled with closet Trump voters loath to admit their preference lest they suffer retribution that these days can range from job loss to (no exaggeration) rigor mortis.
Pascale is being replaced by GOP veteran Bill Stepien but the election won't be decided by campaign managers. It will be decided by the candidates.
Trump has to resist the temptation to relive the glory of 2016, as amazing a campaign as it was. As a television personality, he should realize it's a new season. He needs a fresh approach.
But first he must abandon, at least for now, what I called his "signal-to-noise" problem. No more pointless tweets attacking the likes of Joe Scarborough. Who cares? No distractions in general.
As Magic Johnson used to say, this is "winnin' time."
And the road to winning is through Communist China.
They are the ones causing all the trouble in the world today, especially in the USA, but basically everywhere. Almost every contemporary problem stems from China in some manner, if you examine it carefully.
The novel coronavirus—we still don't know whether man made or accidental—emanating in secrecy from that country has created a global health and financial calamity that in turn helped instigate (through unemployment and a frustrated, locked-up public) the escalating violence and murder in most of the major cities in the United States.
The law and order problems we are having would not be occurring were it not for China and what it brought us. New York wouldn't be having a murder epidemic. The madness in Portland and Seattle wouldn't be happening, at least to the extent it has, were it not for China.
In a very real sense, the defund the police movement is due to Communist China. No one thought of that before the CCP virus came calling.
Even the issue of whether our kids should be going to school this fall is due to the CCP, if you examine how all this came to be.
China, at this time, is an adversary far greater and ultimately more threatening than even the Soviet Union in its heyday.
They have infiltrated our finest educational institutions to an astonishing degree that we are only beginning to understand. In a very real way, they have been propagandizing us for years with the acquiescence of officials of our greatest universities.
We have all been lied to about China again and again and again.
The president must make that one hundred percent clear to the American public that has been brainwashed by a media that will say anything that would aid in his defeat.
It's not an easy assignment in a short time.
Successfully done, however, this will win the election for Trump because, as luck would have it, or perhaps it's something more sinister than that, his opponent, Joe Biden, has been tied intimately to our failed, corrupt and highly dangerous Communist China policy for years.
President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., on June 20, 2020. (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times)
The former vice president was high up among the many officials of our country that have been selling us out to China for decades.
Only a few months ago Joe was pooh-poohing the idea that China was our competition. You may have seen the video. He went so far as to say their success was important to the world and would make things better. (Perhaps he meant his son's bank account.)
Trump can make a case for being the first president to confront Communist China in any serious way because he was and is.
Tie China to the plagues of today, make it clear what that means—it's not that difficult—and he will have a second term.
Roger L. Simon is an award-winning novelist, Oscar-nominated screenwriter and the co-founder of PJ Media.
The views expressed herein are solely those of the author. As a nonpartisan public charity, The Epoch Times does not endorse these statements and takes no position on political candidates.
Roger L. Simon is an award-winning novelist, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, co-founder of PJMedia, and now, editor-at-large for The Epoch Times. His most recent books are "The GOAT" (fiction) and "I Know Best: How Moral Narcissism Is Destroying Our Republic, If It Hasn't Already" (nonfiction). He can be found on GETTR and Parler @rogerlsimon.

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Taylor Smith is an Austin native in his fourth year as Stage Manager with RCP. Also in Austin, he has served as an Assistant Deck Manager for Zilker Theatre Productions since 2013 and as Graphic Designer for the fall musicals at St. Andrew's Episcopal School. By day, he is a Product Owner at Four Kitchens, a web development consultancy.
Laura is excited to be backstage for her fourteenth year working with RCP. Laura grew up in Michigan volunteering for a local theater and loved it so much that she continued her passion for theater by working with Zilker Theatre Productions & RCP after moving here in 2002! By day, Laura is the Volunteer Coordinator at the LBJ Library. She is a proud mom to Morgan(7), who is a big fan of RCP!
Clay is extremely excited to be part of the group this year as a choreographer. He has choreographed a number of high school musicals and variety shows, dance teams and of course, his favorite, River City Pops! He would like to give a shout out to the group for always being amazing and shining their light on the Austin community. You guys rock his world!
Thanks to the hard work of this incredible Team! Their Mission: We started The Stage Alliance in order to protect jobs and acquire work for stage technicians in Austin, Texas. We strive to offer our clients the highest quality service at a competitive rate while offering our technicians the legal payroll protections, worker's compensation, health contributions and fair working conditions they deserve.Our mission is to become the premiere stage labor provider for theatre and stage production in Texas. The Stage Alliance is changing the way stage technicians are employed. We believe our commitment to fair and honest employment sets us apart. If you are interested in hearing what The Stage Alliance can do for your Venue, Event, Concert or Corporate Meeting, we encourage you to contact us. If you are interested in working as a Stagehand, we encourage you to contact us for possible job placement.


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David Konstan (born 1 November 1940) is an American classicist and academic, known for his work on notions of emotion and beauty in the ancient world. Currently a Professor of Classics at NYU, he previously spent three decades teaching at Brown University, where he remains John Rowe Workman Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Classics and Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature.

He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees, all from Columbia University.

Bibliography

One of his books has been reviewed in The Wall Street Journal.

Some of his books are:

 The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks: Studies in Aristotle and Classical Literature
 A Life Worthy of the Gods: The Materialist Psychology of Epicurus
 Before Forgiveness: The Origins of a Moral Idea
 Friendship in the Classical World
 Roman Comedy
 Sexual Symmetry: Love in the Ancient Novel and Related Genres
 Greek Comedy and Ideology
 Some Aspects of Epicurean Psychology
 Catullus' Indictment of Rome: The meaning of Catullus 64

References

External links
 http://classics.as.nyu.edu/object/DavidKonstan.html
 http://hellenic.as.nyu.edu/object/DavidKonstan.html
 https://vivo.brown.edu/display/dkonstan

1940 births
Living people
21st-century American historians
21st-century American male writers
New York University faculty

Brown University faculty
American male non-fiction writers
Columbia College (New York) alumni
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni


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Bucks man funded lavish life with nearly $900K stolen from South Jersey employer, cops say
Jim Walsh
Cherry Hill Courier-Post
WILLINGBORO, N.J. – A Bucks County man is accused of stealing goods worth almost $867,000 from his former employer here.
Brian Myslinski, 31, of Levittown, allegedly sold equipment taken from Radwell International, then used the funds to finance a lavish lifestyle, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.
It said Myslinski spent more than $120,000 to cover sports gambling debts and $50,000 for a 1974 Dodge Charger classic car.
He also allegedly funded a vacation to Jamaica and bought designer handbags, among other high-end items, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
Myslinski is accused of stealing goods while working in 2021 at Radwell International, a supplier of industrial equipment.
More:South Jersey bank says $9.5 million in cannabis cash nicked from armored car firm vault
An investigation began after an attorney for Radwell contacted the prosecutor's office about the alleged theft-and-fencing activity. Myslinski was no longer a Radwell employee at that time, according to a probable cause statement for the charges against him.
The prosecutor's office alleged Myslinski, a supervisor, "used his knowledge of and access to the company's internal systems" to steal from Radwell.
According to the probable cause statement, video surveillance showed Myslinski "placing stolen items into the shipping department inconsistent with company procedure."
FedEx records showed Myslinski purchased shipping labels with his personal funds and "comingled" the stolen goods with Radwell shipments.
Radwell also reported finding its products offered for sale at an eBay site connected to Myslinski, the statement alleged. Myslinski also is accused of selling some equipment directly to buyers.
He received about $360,000 from buyers for goods with a value to Radwell of $866,834, the statement said.
Myslinski was charged Tuesday with financial facilitation of criminal activity and elements of computer theft.
The Silverspruce Road resident is also accused of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and misapplication of entrusted property.
The charges are only allegations. Myslinski has not been convicted in the case.
Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal.


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In Beer News
Run of the Mill, Saco Update
I know that many people have been coming here over the last few weeks looking for information on the Run of the Mill brewpub in Saco, Maine which opened just a few weeks ago. And if anyone has been there yet then I'm sure you know that, despite being a brewpub, ROTM has yet to have any of their own beer on tap (while their interim line-up features some fine brews from Geary's, Shipyard and the like, it's just not the same).
Well, I was told from an inside source today — Sean Sweeney, Maine Correspondent of Yankee Brew News magazine — that "The Mill" will be tapping 6 of their own brews (including their Stout, Lager, IPA, Brown, alewife and one other whose name escaped Sean) during the first week in September.
So there you have it; I hope that helps anyone who has come here looking for Run of the Mill news (and thank you for coming, of course!) and hopefully I'll see you all in Saco during the beginning of September. And you can look for a review of the Run of the Mill shortly there after.
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I was surprised to learn that my swap partner was someone different than Linda. Stephanie, from The Enchanting Rose was my partner. She has a beautiful blog and also owns Rose Petal Blessings, an Etsy shop. She's taking a little break before the big holiday rush, but check back after November 23 and see what the shop is offering!
First, my box was beautifully wrapped and packaged. I didn't show it to you as it had both our names and addresses on it. You know, safety reasons. Trust me that it was lovely!
On top, inside was the ornament, a white sparkly snowflake with a pink ribbon to hang it from the tree. There's a breast cancer ribbon in the center of the snowflake and in the middle of that is a vintage bauble of crystals and pink stones. Beautiful!
Underneath the ornament was cute gingerbread box holding a darling towel, a gingerbread cookie cutter, candy cane sprinkles, cupcake papers and a bookmark.
Such a sweet swap. Last year I was Vicki's swap partner, the one who organized the exchange. She's a teacher and I love that we met during a swap! Thank you for hostessing us again, Vicki!
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Makes a perfect gift for weddings, engagements, showers, anniversary, or a special keepsake for yourself!
Such a unique gift and very personable to the couple that's receiving it. Thank you for this wonderful piece of artwork!
So cute and shipped super fast! I got this as a wedding gift for my husband's aunt, they loved it!
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"Autographs"
The event: Seminar speech at an MIT-like university in Beijing that frequently hosts international business leaders.
The audience: More than 1000 students and faculty, many of whom are (or soon will be) entrepreneurs and business leaders.
The speaker: The low-profile CEO of a Silicon Valley-based networking equipment company that was known for its unconventional culture, technological innovation, and extraordinary rate of growth.
The title: How to Succeed in the New Economy.
The story: It was November 2001 and China was on the verge of entering the World Trade Organization. Developing and nurturing a competitive, entrepreneurial business culture was on everyone's mind. After the speaker finished his address on the keys to the success of his five-year-old company, many members of the audience rushed the stage -- to get his autograph. Seminar organizers later commented that the response was unprecedented.
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★ Turkey's Constitutional Court has ordered the state to launch an investigation into public officials for failing to take the necessary measures to prevent a woman from being killed. The top court said that public officials were very well aware of "the existence of a real risk" against the woman's life by her former husband but did not take any action. Read more >> here <<
★ Aslı Karahan-Ay is the chief investment officer of Lioness Capital. She says that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's "unorthodox" economic policies have caused a train wreck.
She advocates that Turkey use euro and integrate with the European Union.
She wrote in Politico the following:
"Turkey suffers from a balance of payments crisis, rising poverty, high unemployment, and soaring inflation. As of writing, the Turkish lira has lost around 70 percent of its value against the dollar in 2021, about 33 percent of it in November alone. This is a danger not only to Turkey but to its neighbors -- and it is in the European Union's best interest to stabilize the country and re-anchor it to the West.
"Why would the European Union do this? Because, even though Turkey is no stranger to political and economic crises, this time, an implosion would likely engulf the European Union alongside it. Turkey hosts more migrants and refugees than any other country in the world -- 3.6 million people -- and a deep economic crisis in Turkey will almost certainly unleash a new wave of immigration into the European Union."
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★ According to the daily Duvar, Turkey's Central Bank has intervened in the foreign exchange markets for the second time this week "due to unhealthy price formations in exchange rates," the bank said on Dec. 3.
Following the move, the Turkish lira gained ground against the U.S. dollar slightly, falling to 13.41 from 13.88.
The bank's previous direct foreign exchange intervention came on Dec. 1 for the first time since January 2014, when it had made a sale of $3.15 billion.
The Turkish currency lost about 9.7% this week, following the appointment of a new finance minister and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recommitment to keep interest rates low.
Ratings agency Fitch also downgraded Turkey's outlook to "negative," citing risks from the direction of monetary policy.
The ratings agency described the central bank's easing cycle that started in September even when inflation was accelerating premature and said it caused deterioration in domestic confidence reflected in a sharp depreciation of the currency.
Since September, the central bank cut the policy rate by 400 basis points to 15%, but the governor signaled that aggressive policy easing would likely pause in January after one more rate cut this month.
★ Turkish Statistical Institute has prevented main opposition Republican People's Party leader Kılıçdaroğlu from entering the premises. Kılıçdaroğlu questioned the credibility of the inflation data as the institution announced a mere 3.51% inflation for November despite the depreciation of lira more than 30 percent in the same month.
At the entrance of the institution, Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu held a press meeting. "This place announces the inflation figures, but no one trusts them. A group of academicians also analyzes the data on inflation. This place calculates it as 3.51 [percent], but they calculate it as 9.51 [percent]," he said.
Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has tried to portray Mr. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as a "criminal," referring to his plan to talk to Turkish Statistical Institute officials as "raiding the place."
Nueddin Nebati and Lutfi Elvan
★ President Erdoğan replaced the finance minister. Turkey's new Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati is known for his closeness with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, who dramatically stepped down from the post last year.
Nebati has no economics education, wrote his Ph.D. thesis on Justice and Development Party organizations, and receives more than $5000 in local currency monthly with his combined public and private salary.
According to reports, dismissed finance minister Elvan opposed the policies of Mr. Erdoğan. Nebati, on the other hand, tweeted his full-fledged support for Erdoğan's "War of Economic Independence" this week, even as foreign currency rates skyrocketed. The new Minister has no economics education to back this support. Analysts say that Mr. Erdoğan appointed him to the post due to his staunch support for the president.
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★ The eighth international Uşak Film Festival is between December 4 and 12. The Uşak University Communication Group has put together the event with the assistance of the Film Directorate of the Culture and Tourism Ministry, reports the daily Cumhuriyet.
It will take place both online and at movie theaters.
The event will open with a concert by Uşak Kerem Altaylar, renowned for experimental visual and audio works. Following it, "The Letter Room" will be on the screens. Directed by Elvira Lind, famous actor Oscar Isaac is starring in the movie.
There will be 119 films from 31 countries. All the films will be available online free of charge during the duration of the events.
Among the jury are internationally renowned directors Andrea Corsini, Alexandre Dostie, Emilie Mannering, Anthony Nti, Barış Sarhan, Gregorio Franchetti, Thanasis Neofotistos, and Zeynep Atakan. Also in the jury is Gloria de Oliveira, who blends acting, being a musician, and directing.
★ According tothe daily Cumhuriyet, Emre Koyuncuoğlu and Cemre Baytok from Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres created a compilation from two books: "Experiences of Violence Against Women" and "Narratives Against Violence." The Purple Roof Women's Shelter Foundation had prepared the books.
The real stories in the compilation convey the struggle of women against violence. In the direction of Aslı İçözü and Lerzan Pamir are directing. Actors Bennu Yıldırımlar, Sevinç Erbulak, Sevil Aki, Ebru Üstüntaş, and Hazal Uprak from Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres are narrating.
The event was at Ümraniye Cultural Center on December 1. It will be at Fatih Cultural Center on December 7 again.
★ The Ankara leg of the Festival on Wheels film festival was between November 26 and December 2. The Ankara Cinema Association put together this 26th edition of the event, reports the daily Cumhuriyet.
After Ankara, the Festival on Wheels went to Turkey's Black Sea city of Sinop on December 3.
Between December 6 and 8, it will be in the Anatolian city of Kastamonu.
In the Ankara leg, the festival screened award-winning productions. In conversations after film screenings, film staff answered questions from the audience.
On the November 26 screening "Between Two Dawns," which is part of the Turkey 2021 section of the Mobile Festival, director Selman Nacar and one of the actors, Kibar Erden, were present.
★ According tothe daily Cumhuriyet, The second Retro Avant-Garde Film Festival will be simultaneously in three countries. Venice, Cairo, and New York will host it.
The jury will be awarding Turkish women director Sevgi Hirschhäuser's film "Toprak" 42 awards.
★ Known as the French diva of soul music, Imany be at a concert on December 8 at Istanbul's Zorlu PSM Turkcell Stage, reports the daily Cumhuriyet.
Imany conquered the hearts of music lovers with her 2011 debut album "The Shape of a Broken Heart" released in 2011. The album was certified platinum in many countries and won many awards.
After the successful album, Imany gave more than 400 concerts. With the song "You Will Never Know," remembered in Turkey and the world, she recorded and released her second album: "The Wrong Kind of War" last year with the team from the first album.
Underlining that she also likes to play in Turkey, the artist said, "Turkish fans are very generous and loyal to me." She added that she could not wait to go back to Turkey.
★ According tothe daily Cumhuriyet, Cihat Aşkın, an internationally renowned Turkish violinist, is a composer, interpreter, and educator, who made an extraordinary contribution to the recognition, adoption, and development of polyphonic music in Turkey.
Aşkın will receive the Sevda-Cenap And Music Endowment award on December 6 to honor Cevza And Başman.
December 6 is the day Cevza And Başman passed away in 1988. She was one of the founders of the foundation.
The awards ceremony will take place on December 6 at the Blue Hall of the Presidential Symphony Orchestra building. It will continue with a concert in which Cihat Aşkın will participate.
★ At Izmir's Ayasuluk Hill, an area that had excavations for the past 100 years, archaeologists found a wall dating back to the rule of Roman Emperor Theodosius the Great.
The excavations are taking place at the remains of the third-century Basilica of St. John. Earthquakes in the sixth century damaged the basilica. During the rule of Emperor Justinian, Eastern Romans repaired and expanded it.
Constructed during a significant building program which included the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna in northern Italy, the basilica became one of the wonders of the medieval world.
The Ayasuluk Hill is part of the Ephesus UNESCO world heritage site. The earliest archaeological remains at the site date to the Hittite era of the second millennium BCE.
★ In the Bornova district in Turkey's Western province of Izmir, archaeologists have been excavating the mounds of Yeşilova and Yassıtepe. The latest finds indicate that the history in the district goes back 8500 years. Archaeologists identified nine villages on top of each other.
Many shells of mussels and fish remains indicate that the residents of the villages consumed large amounts of sea products.
The most significant find this year is a 5000-year-old small statue that indicates trade between the area and Greek Cyclades islands.
★ Excavations in Turkey's Eastern province of Adıyaman, archaeologists discovered a 1600-year-old weaving workshop. The excavations have been taking place at the ruins of the Perrhe ancient since 2001.
In addition, archaeologists also found a Roman fountain, large blocks of stones, water canals, and various other architectural structures. In one of the structures, archaeologists discovered nails that held a wooden door together. Dated back to 500 years ago, they give a clue to the size of the door: 6' x 4'. The structure also revealed a round clay oven.
Milling stones found at the site are similar to those found in Pompeii Italy, thousands of miles away.
★ Archaeologists found a 1600-year-old flute made of bone and a bronze ring with a key at excavations at the 3000-year-old Zerzevan fortress in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakir.
During the rule of the area, Roman used the fortress as a military garrison.
★ Excavations at the ruins of Prusias ad Hypium city in Northwestern Turkey's Düzce district revealed the partial head of a statue.
Six archaeologists with 60 support staff are conducting the excavations. Currently, the dig is taking place at the city theater. Archaeologists are working on finding the remaining parts of the statue.
★ The restoration of the Prince's Mansion in Turkey's Diyarbakir province is continuing. The local museum and archaeologists are supervising it
The restoration revealed earthenware water pipes and the remains of a water well in three different places. The objects date back to the 16th century.
★ Other headlines in the arts and culture:
- Istanbul's FolkArt Gallery opened its 2021-2022 season with an exhibition of renowned Turkish painter İbrahim Çallı. Çallı, who lived between 1882 and 1960, was an impressionist. The exhibition will feature ATL his paintings.
- Turkey's Black Sea city of Samsun residents viewed a staging of Beethoven's Fidelio on November 27 and 29. The only Opera of the great master was stage by the Samsun State Opera and Ballet.
- "Breaking the Shell," a film directed and written by Barış İnce, received a special screening session on November 24 At the French Cultural Center in Izmir. It was part of the Izmir Short Film Festival. The film tells the story of the integration of migrants from the southeastern province of Mardin and refugees from Crete in Izmir's Kadifekale neighborhood. The film shows how sharing food culture, specifically stuffed mussels, facilitated the integration.
- Internationally renowned Turkish pianist Idil Biret celebrated her 80th birthday at Süreyya Opera House of Kadıköy municipality. Idil Biret has been playing the piano for the past 76 years.
As part of the celebration, her student Austrian pianist Ingolf Wunder performed.
Russian counsel general to Istanbul Andrey Buravov decorated Idil Biret with a medal from Russia.
- On Saturday evening, the Yorglass Peace Children's Symphony Orchestra gave a concert under the direction of the world-renowned Howard Griffiths.
The concert took place at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center in Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir. The orchestra is for allowing underprivileged children a musical education. It is fashioned after the "El Sistema" model developed by Venezuelan José Antonio Abreu to give musical education to children in high crime areas and take them off the streets. The Turkish orchestra has 130 children, up from an initial 45.
- The South African embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara has an exhibition on Nelson Mandela. The ambassadors of Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cuba, and diplomatic representatives from other nations attended the opening ceremony. The exhibition will continue until December 15 at the Zülfü Livaneli Cultural Center. The mayoralties of the Ankara metropolitan area and Çankaya have assisted the South African embassy.
EXCHANGE RATE for the U.S. dollar in Turkish Liras: 13.70
High and Low Temperatures in Degrees F, Weather
Edited by Ertuğrul Korkmaz
★ German women's soccer team defeated Turkey's in Germany 8-0 on November 26.
★ In the Euroleague basketball competitions:
Anadolu Efes - Monaco 98-77 November 19
Zalgris -Fenerbahçe 86-75 November 19
Fenerbahçe-Anadolu Efes 84-89 November 25
Fenerbahçe-Monaco 96-86 December 2
Anadolu Efes-Barcelona 93-95 December 3
★ Soccer, Premier League:
Ranking for top10:
1 - Trabzon 36
2 - Konya 26
3 - Hatay 26
4 - Fenerbahçe 24
5 - Alanya 24
6 - Başakşehir 22
7 - Karagümrük 22
8 - G. Saray 22
9 - Adana 20
10 - Beşiktaş 20
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The Future of American Intelligence
These essays from a diverse group of distinguished contributors deepen our understanding of the new national security threats posed by terrorism, by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and by the spread of Islamic extremism. They examine the obstacles to making U.S. intelligence more capable and offer recommendations for effective reform.
Friday, October 28, 2005 2 min read By:
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By: Peter Berkowitz
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Hoover Institution Press Books by Hoover Fellows
The urgent task of reforming U.S. intelligence The United States today faces new kinds of adversaries, armed with an array of sinister weapons and capable of communicating and coordinating actions around the globe with unprecedented ease. As The Future of American Intelligence demonstrates, this dangerous new world requires changes in how the United States collects and analyzes intelligence and translates it into policy. These essays from a diverse group of distinguished contributors deepen our understanding of the new national security threats posed by terrorism, by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and by the spread of Islamic extremism. They examine the obstacles-intellectual, governmental, bureaucratic, military, and technological-to making U.S. intelligence more effective and offer thoughtful recommendations for reform. Approaching the problem from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, the authors stress how it is critical that the intelligence community revise its deeply entrenched assumptions and ideas about how to collect and analyze intelligence. They reveal how those assumptions led the United States to overlook the gravity of the threat posed by bin Laden and be dead wrong about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq-and how they generally stifle creative thinking and independent judgment within intelligence agencies. Their recommendations include suggestions for reforming the management style and the organizational structure of the intelligence services as well as establishing more effective procedures for taking advantage of both current and future technological advances. Peter Berkowitz teaches at George Mason University School of Law and is a fellow at the Hoover Institution. Contributors: Reuel Mark Gerecht, Gordon Lederman, Kevin O'Connell, Gary Schmitt, Richard Schultz. Full-text PDF versions of each chapter can be accessed below by clicking on the desired chapter title. (PDF files require Adobe Reader. If you do not already have this software installed, click here to download it for free at the Adobe web site.) Copyright © 2005 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher.
The Era of Armed Groups
Truth to Power? Rethinking Intelligence Analysis
Restructuring the Intelligence Community
A New Clandestine Service: The Case for Creative Destruction
The Role of Science and Technology in Transforming American Intelligence


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Q: reverse geocoding on the IPhone - getting exact street numbers We are building a series of applications for the IPhone (IOS5), where we use reverse geocoding. Most of the time, CLGeocoder returns a range for the address number (eg. "someaddress 2-5"). We want to retrieve the exact street number for every reverse geocoding request.
As I have come to understand, this is not controlled by me as a developer but rather by Apple, which makes a call to Google and returns the results (the range of street numbers). Has anybody else encountered the same problem and found a solution?
One solution I was advised to do is purchase the google maps API for business. In its documentation it states that it offers "advanced geocoding", but no details are given for reverse geocoding and street numbers. Has anybody had any experience with this API?
Another thing that comes in mind is to use some third-party service that does reverse geocoding. But the thing I am not sure is if Apple will accept it. Does anybody has to suggest a third-party service that does reverse geocoding and returns the exact street number for a given position on the map?
Thank you in advance

A: It looks like GeoNames would fit your needs well.
From the Wikipedia page:

GeoNames is a geographical database available and accessible through
  various Web services, under a Creative Commons attribution license.

I myself have been using CLGeocoder, and haven't experienced any issues with it returning a range of street numbers.

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What is cementitious fire protection?
If a material is known for having properties of cement, it's called 'cementitious'. Cementitious materials are one of the core ingredients when making concrete. There are two forms of cementitious material: supplementary cementitious materials and hydraulic cement.
Concrete is of course one of the most common materials in construction. It's cost-effective, strong, and doesn't corrode over time. Perhaps most importantly, the cementitious properties of concrete actually make it inherently fire resistant.
Cementitious coating definition
To protect steel elements within a building's construction, a cementitious coating can be applied. This coating consists of cement or gypsum, which, when wet, forms a durable surface with high fire resistance. Cementitious sprays are applied in multiple layers in order to protect the underlying material. When finished, it forms a barrier that delays the rate of heat transfer in the event of fire.
What is cementitious fireproofing used on?
Cementitious spray can be used on most building materials. Its most common application, however, is on structural steel. When applied in multiple layers, cementitious sprays can improve the fire resistance of structural steel.
Regardless of which material it's applied to, there are some key considerations to bear in mind when using cementitious sprays. Firstly, it can be liable to cracking. If the load weight of the protected surface has been miscalculated, the solid surface of the cementitious spray can splinter under the pressure. Secondly, cementitious sprays are not always suitable for high-moisture environments. Moisture can collect between the substrate and the coating, potentially leading to the corrosion of the substrate. For these reasons, intumescent fireproofing is increasingly preferred.
Cementitious fireproofing vs intumescent fireproofing
Intumescent fireproofing operates very differently to cementitious fireproofing. Instead of being a thick fire resistant barrier, intumescent paint expands in response to extreme heat, which creates char. The sudden increase in volume through the bubbles acts as an insulating barrier.
So, which is better? Well, the effectiveness of the two are very similar and equally as valid when it comes to compliance. The cementitious coatings are more difficult to apply, however. Intumescents are applied like any coating, meaning contractors make light work out of it, and can thus have multiple layers. Each coating will increase the fire resistance of the structural steel, making this a quick and efficient passive fireproofing method. Generally, 350mm coatings have a 1.5 hour rating and thus 700mm will have double – a 3 hour rating.
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Multicultural consumers are the fastest growing segment in the United States. In addtion, they provide a longer brand loyalty.
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In 2014, multicultural consumers in the United States collectively accounted for more than half the population under the age of 9, compared to 35% of those between 45-50 years of age and only 17% aged 80 or older.
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Q: Regular Expressions in Ada? I'm very new to Ada, and I'm trying to do some simple work with some text.  All I want to do is read in a file, and strip out anything that isn't a letter, space, or new line.  so removing all the punctuation and numbers.  In other languages I would just create a simple [^a-zA-Z] regular expression, look at each character and delete it if it fit the RegEx, but I can't seem to find any documentation on RegEx's in Ada.  So, are there RegEx's in Ada?  If not, what's the best way for me to go about simple text editing like this.
thanks much,
-jb

A: if you are using the GNAT compiler, there are a set of packages called GNAT.RegExp, GNAT.RegPat and GNAT.Spitbol made for this task.
beware that it is not standard regexp ala perl but is based on SNOBOL4. however, it should not be very difficult to convert from one type of regular expression to another.

A: You may want to go through this example, and just look for the characters you want to ignore and don't put them into the new string.
Which version of Ada are you using?
http://www.adaic.com/docs/95style/html/sec_8/8-4-7.html

A: I'd probably look at the Gnat snobol stuff in your shoes.
However, there is a project available for general lexical analysis (somewhat like Boot's Spirit) called OpenToken. For slighly more complex tasks, you may find it useful.
I haven't worked with the modern incarnation, but back when I was the lead on it the project was compiler-agnostic.


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Date, location of practice, time spent and so on.
The Secretary of State's office provides this chart as a courtesy to parents keeping track as their teenagers accumulate the 50 hours of adult-supervised driving Illinois requires of those under 18 before they can get their licenses.
To our son Alex, 17, the chart now shows he has just 21 hours to go.
To me, it shows that we have only 21 hours left.
He'd be done already if he'd acted quickly and gotten his learner's permit before June 26, 2006, when a new state law doubled the 25-hour supervised-driving requirement that had been in place since 1998.
At first I was sorry he'd waited. Fifty hours riding shotgun and peppering him with advice felt like a lot before we started. Now it feels like it won't be enough.
Not that he's a bad driver. But that driving well – safely, confidently -- is a far more challenging and subtle art than I'd ever stopped to consider in all my years behind the wheel.
For me, driving has been second-nature for decades, and I hadn't given the process much thought until I found myself in the passenger seat charged with supplying instructional commentary based solely on my experience.
I'm not telling him the rules of the road. He's learned those cold. I'm telling him the little things drivers are always looking for even if they're not aware of it–--- hints of trouble ahead, such as one car closing a bit too fast on another, a vehicle edging out of a driveway, an inattentive pedestrian or a guy in the distance making erratic use of the lanes.
And brake lights. The one point I've impressed upon him more than any other is always to watch the brake lights of the cars in front of him and to take his foot off the gas immediately when he sees those lights, even when they're in another lane of the expressway or hundreds of feet ahead.
Merging onto expressways and navigating four-way stops require a deft blend of assertiveness, deference, trust and psychological insight that go far beyond the dry protocols on paper. I frequently offer him tips on how to learn to read other drivers just as they are reading him.
Actually, as we go along, I've been cutting back on the narration from my subconscious. At times now I merely point to something or clear my throat portentously. Soon enough --- too soon --- his mother and I will be next to him only in spirit, and our best hope is that he'll have internalized the guidance we've tried to offer him and developed good instincts of his own.
In this way, the 50 hours of supervised driving is microcosm of parenting itself: You teach, you praise, you scold and you slowly, slowly pull away. Even as you enjoy the experience with a depth you never could have imagined, you always know the goal is for you to become unnecessary, and that the time for independence will come before either of you are really ready.
A small part of me wants the state to change the requirement to 5,000 hours -- wants always to be next to him as he steers lethal contraptions through an unpredictable world, telling him to slow down, speed up, watch out, be kind, be safe, stick up for yourself.
The rest of me knows that's wrong. The rest of me knows that, while 50 hours is a requirement for Alex, it's a limit for me -- valuable practice for my next big challenge in life: Letting go.
Parents and teens -–share your driving-lesson stories and other insights on this topic here, where you can also leave Web links to supplement the list below.


The Rev. Sally Fahrenthold — one of Wichita's first female pastors and a tireless social justice advocate who devoted her life to helping people with disabilities and others in need — died Wednesday afternoon at her home. She was 81.
Rev. Fahrenthold, who was retired, had been battling terminal colon cancer for five years and was told by doctors in October 2017 that she had six months to live — time she spent championing equality for people with limited resources. She survived more than a year after receiving the prognosis, attending social justice rallies and protests in her final months in her wheelchair to continue the fight, her younger sisters said Friday.
"It was important for her that the work continues," said Joan Curtiss, another sister.
Rev. Fahrenthold died Wednesday at around 3:30 p.m., according to a post on her Facebook page. She helped launch or served with several organizations in Kansas City including Harvesters-The Community Food Network food bank, the Warmth and Light Coalition and Kansas City Community Gardens.
In Wichita, she helped start and lead Partners for Wichita, which launched Bags of Blessings, Filling the Gap Lunches for Kids and other programs for people in need. She was also active in Inter-Faith Ministries, the Greater Wichita Ministerial League, the former Kansas Ecumenical Ministries and the former Lutheran Social Services of Kansas and Oklahoma.
Two services will be held next week in Rev. Fahrenthold's honor. The first will be at 11 a.m. Nov. 29 at Reformation Lutheran Church, 7601 E. 13th St. in Wichita. The second will be at 11 a.m. Nov. 30 at Atonement Lutheran Church, 9948 Metcalf Ave. in Overland Park.
Downing and Lahey Mortuary in Wichita is handling her arrangements. She'll be inurned at Johnson County Memorial Gardens in Overland Park.
Rev. Fahrenthold was born on June 23, 1937, in Kalamazoo, Mich. She grew up in Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from high school in 1955. As a teen she was already "really full of compassion," McCrea said.
She went on to pursue Latin American studies at Smith College, graduating in 1959. That summer, on July 25, she married Glenn Fahrenthold, and they had a daughter and two sons together.
Rev. Fahrenthold became a pastor at a time when having a woman in that role was rare, and sometimes unwelcome.
In an interview with The Eagle earlier this year, said she didn't plan that career path in childhood. Rather, she "backed into it" after her daughter, Pamela, was born with developmental disabilities.
Doctors told her not to get too attached to the girl because she'd end up living in an institution, her sisters said.
That experience led her to become involved in developing services for people with disabilities and, later, a job with Metro Lutheran Ministry in Kansas City where she worked on food and rent assistance for the elderly, poor and others in need.
"She went from kind of being a debutante in a private girls school … to getting very involved in social justice issues," Curtiss said.
As part of Rev. Fahrenthold's work for Metro Lutheran Ministry "she would walk from house to house and apartment to apartment to make sure that people who were elderly and disabled had blankets and that their heaters were working" in the winter and that they were keeping cool in the summertime, Curtiss said.
She also helped with humanitarian efforts at her church, Special Olympics and was involved in developing individualized education plans for special education students, her sisters said.
While pursuing a master's degree in social work, Rev. Fahrenthold realized pastoral ministry was her calling and attended Saint Paul School of Theology, earning her master of divinity degree.
She was ordained in 1985.
She served as associate pastor of Atonement Church in Overland Park before moving to Wichita in 1991 to become the head pastor of Christ Lutheran Church. She also served as interim or temporary pastor at Reformation Lutheran Church and St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wichita.
Rev. Fahrenthold previously told The Eagle that bringing people together to create change in her community gave her the most pleasure in life.
She did so, singing hymns with family in her final days, her sisters said.
Rev. Fahrenthold is preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Fahrenthold, who died in 2006; a son, Thomas Fahrenthold, who died in 1983 at age 17 of Ewing's sarcoma; and her parents, Mary Louise Brown Curtiss and George Bunnell Curtiss.
She is survived by her son Scott Fahrenthold and his wife, Lindi; her daughter Pam Clair; four granddaughters; her sisters; and other family members.


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Irish Doctors Uncover Unusual Injury With Young Rugby Players
by Jason Hennessy · March 9, 2016
Three Irish doctors from Tallaght Hospital have discovered a type of unusual fracture suffered by young rugby players.
David I Morrissey, Daniel Good and Michael Leonard wrote about their discovery in the British Medical Journal. The unusual sporting injury is called an "acetabular fracture", and affects the socket of the hip bone.
"Acetabular fractures are an uncommon injury, generally occurring in younger patients as a result of high-velocity trauma such as road traffic accidents," said the doctors.
The three Irish doctors have discovered these injuries in three young rugby players and say "we have not previously encountered these injuries in a juvenile sporting population".
The doctors have suggested that rule changes may need to be implemented to prevent such injuries occurring in juvenile players. The injuries were sustained while playing rugby union, two during seasonal match play and one during a training drill. [Source: TheJournal.ie]


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Q: Why doesn't Dissolve with stats plugin work in QGIS 2.14? In ArgGIS 9.3 there is a function of ArcToolBox named Summary Statistics (Analysis).
I'm finding a similar function on QGis.
One of these is Dissolve with stats (plug in) but on my version of QGIS (2.14.1 Essen) don't work... "local variable 'nElement' referenced before assignment See log for more details"
Message Log error: Traceback (most recent call last):
              File "C:/Users/Giuseppe Cillis/.qgis2/python/plugins\DissolveWithStats\dissolve_stats.py", line 71, in run
                self.dlg = dissolve_stats_dialog.DissolveWithStatsDialog(self.iface)
              File "C:/Users/Giuseppe Cillis/.qgis2/python/plugins\DissolveWithStats\dissolve_stats_dialog.py", line 98, in __init__
                listRes = self.calculateFields(listKeep, listStats, output)
              File "C:/Users/Giuseppe Cillis/.qgis2/python/plugins\DissolveWithStats\dissolve_stats_dialog.py", line 274, in calculateFields
                listAttrs[uniqueValuesDissolveField.index(x)].append(y)
            ValueError: u'LAVELLO' is not in list
Instead, I tried it on an old version (QGIS 2.8 Wien) and it works.
Can i resolve this problem?
Is there an alternative to Dissolve with stats?

A: You could to use the pluguin "Group stats".
This plugin works like a dynamic table in Excel!
Tutorial:
https://anitagraser.com/2013/02/02/group-stats-tutorial/


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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of actor Alec Baldwin (all times local): 4:35 p.m. Authorities have charged Alec Baldwin with assault and harassment after he was arrested for allegedly striking a man in the face during a dispute over a parking spot outside the actor's New York City home.
Actor Alec Baldwin waits to speak during the Iowa Democratic Party's Fall Gala, in Des Moines, Iowa. Baldwin has been arrested for allegedly punching someone during a dispute over a New York City parking spot. Police say the actor was taken into custody just before 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood.
Actor Alec Baldwin speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Fall Gala in Des Moines, Iowa. Baldwin has been arrested for allegedly punching someone during a dispute over a New York City parking spot. Police say the actor was taken into custody just before 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood.
Baldwin was taken into custody just before 2 p.m. Friday in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood. He was released two hours later. A court appearance has been scheduled for Nov. 26. Baldwin didn't comment as he walked past reporters and photographers to a waiting SUV.
Police say Baldwin claimed he had a family member holding the spot when a man driving a station wagon pulled up and took it. Officials say the men were arguing and pushing each other before the 60-year-old Baldwin hit the other man.
This story has been corrected to show Baldwin's home is in Greenwich Village, not the West Village.
Authorities say Alec Baldwin has been arrested after allegedly punching a man in the face during a dispute over a parking spot outside his New York City home.
The actor was taken into custody just before 2 p.m. Friday in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood.
Baldwin is known for playing President Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live." Asked about Baldwin's arrest, Trump said: "I wish him luck."
Authorities say Alec Baldwin has been arrested for allegedly punching someone during a dispute over a New York City parking spot.
Police say the actor was taken into custody just before 2 p.m. Friday in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood.


The Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt (2000 BCE – 1700 BCE) saw the start of more formal writing which included religious scripts, administrative notes, and more in-depth fictional writing. One of the most iconic pieces of writing to come out of the Middle Kingdom was The Tale of Sinuhe. Sinuhe was a courier and assistant to the King of Egypt, Amenhotep I. He fled Egypt and joined a Bedouin tribe to the east and started a new life near Syria. Once he reached old age he returned and finished out his life in Egypt. The importance of this story goes beyond the structure and writing techniques of the text as it provides insight into the cultural differences between Egypt and the Near East. Philologists are still analysing the text and acquiring new insight to the text today. This 4,000 year old tale provides insight into the world and mind of an Egyptian, and is just another example of Egyptian brilliance.
The best known copies of Sinuhe were from the 12th and 13th dynasty (1900 – 1700 BCE), and these manuscripts are labelled Berlin 3022 and 10499. The Berlin 10499 (Also known as Ramesseum papyrus 10499) has The Tale of Sinuhe and another story called The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant on the reverse side of the papyrus. Berlin 3022 is the most well-preserved and the best account for translation. The Berlin 3022 is missing the beginning of the tale with 311 total lines, and Berlin 10499 has the beginning, but only has 203 lines. Egyptologists today discuss the strategy of the scribe who created these papyri. They have created a modern replica of the papyrus role which is five meters long and cut into fourteen sections. When we closely analyse the script we can observe the scribes attempt to clean off the papyri from previous writing and debris. The total word count in most English translations is 4,500 words.
The text on the papyrus is known as Heiratic. This form of writing is like cursive for Middle Egyptian hieroglyphs. This is not to say that Middle Egyptian Hieroglyph versions do not exist. Heiratic was a simpler and faster method to writing larger works of literature, administratiive, and religious texts. Schools for scribes used this story as a model for practice, which created many incomplete copies of the story. The Berlin examples are of papyri, but the copies created by students who were training to be scribes used ostraca or limestone flakes. The story is one of the first forms of autobiographical story telling and, although the author of the story is unknown, he is considered to be the Shakespeare of Middle Egypt. Egyptologists find this tale to be one of the finest pieces of literature to survive from Ancient Egypt. We see many examples in museums like the Berlin Museum, British Museum, and the Ashmolean Museum.
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The story of Sinuhe refers to a man who fled his duties in Egypt and became a Bedouin in an Asiatic tribe. Sinuhe was an assistant to King Amenemhat I who was the first king of the 12th Dynasty in Egypt (1991 – 1962 BCE). The tale begins with the death of Amenemhat and the news travels to his son Senusert I who is fighting to the East. Word of his death reaches the son and Sinuhe. Sinhue panics and is scared to return home as he is unaware of how the King died. He then flees to the east to go into exile.
The story of Sinuhe refers to a man who fled his duties in Egypt and became a Bedouin in an Asiatic tribe.
For further reading on the death of Amenemhat I, read The Testament of Amenemhat. The story provides implications to the death of Amenemhat, and his ghost finds his son Senusert and helps aid his son through his reign. The story provides insight into remarkable Egyptian poetry and the views of the afterlife. Another quick note of interest is the names of leaders may differ depending on the translation. Amenhotep I is also described as Sehetepibra by some translations, and Senusret I may also be described as Sesostris I or Kheperkara. The names vary due to individual preference and what document is being used for translation.
During the early years of Sinuhe's exile, he runs into a man who is a leader of an Asiatic tribe called the Renetu. He is taken in and Sinuhe marries the leader's eldest daughter and becomes a leader of his own tribe within the Renetu. After being chosen as a commander of the military, he completed the tasks set before him by the leader. These included battles, taking livestock, and taking prisoners. Sinuhe had multiple children and raised them into adulthood. As he aged he began to long to go back home to Egypt.
One fateful night, Sinuhe was confronted by a warrior who was sent to kill him. The now older Sinuhe accepted the challenge and duelled with the man. After a hard fought battle, Sinuhe was victorious. He killed the warrior and began to think back on his life. He missed Egypt more than ever and wanted to finish out his life back in his old home. Fortunately, soon thereafter Sinuhe received a letter from the King of Egypt, Senusert I. The letter requests him to return to Egypt and meet with the king. Sinuhe was excited, yet weary as he fled after the death of Amenemhet I. After Sinuhe agrees to meet with the king, he leaves his wife and children behind. He makes his eldest son the new leader of the tribe.
Sinuhe returns to Egypt and walks through the capital and meets with the king. The king was pleased to see him and gave him a place to sleep and to clean up. As a Bedouin, Sinuhe had tattered clothes, long hair, and a beard. This look was not acceptable in Egypt as royalty and the upper elites were clean shaven men. The king forgave Sinuhe for fleeing his post and gave him the opportunity to become a part of the Egyptian elite. Sinuhe lives out his life in Egypt and is buried in a tomb for the elite class.
Today, scholars are still not sure whether or not Sinuhe is a real individual. The tale was to represent the adventures of the courier Sinuhe copied from the inscriptions from his tomb. The rulers and locations described were authentic and the cultural differences described were also accurate. Regardless, the tale is one of the oldest forms of fictional storytelling. The story was written nearly 4,000 years ago, and interpretations are still created in the modern day. A 20th century CE Finnish writer Mika Waltari wrote a novel called Sinuhe Egyptiläinen which has been translated by Naomi Walford.
Baines, J., "Interpreting Sinuhe," The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 68/1982: 31-44.
Galan, J.M., "Two Passages of Sinuhe Reconsidered," Studien Zur Altagyptischen Kultur 25/1998: 71-81.
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Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Director's Cut
Tagline: "Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Safeguard the helpless, and do no wrong." Very easy to achieve that as 21st Century member of the middle class. I don't, but it would be.
Premise: Monumental scale Ridley Scott epic set in the 12th Century. A French blacksmith (Orlando Bloom) travels to Jerusalem and ends up a player in the political and religious battles of the time.
Delivery: "God will understand, my lord. And if he doesn't, then he is not God and we need not worry."
When Kingdom of Heaven hit cinemas in 2005 I was incredibly excited to see it. I'd seen a lot of the imagery and so on at my work and and I am a huge fan of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. I went, I saw, I was incredibly disappointed. Having avoided rewatching it for years, a friend suggested I check out the director's cut, promising a much better film. Despite my scepticism, he was absolutely correct.
Ridley Scott has publicly disowned the theatrical cut of Kingdom of Heaven. It was always meant to be what the director's cut is- an epic about religious warfare. Apparently the studio, 20th Century Fox, didn't get that. They essentially cut the middle out of the film, leaving a confused mess with very little character motivation and which turned Saladin into a one dimensional baddie; which he absolutely is not. In fact, Scott has been commended (apparently) by Muslim groups for his even handed portrayal of the faith.
The film's scale, of cast, locations and battles, are astonishing. Just over three hours long, it doesn't feel it. Plus, you'll spend half of Kingdom of Heaven film saying, "Ooh, where do I know him from?". I use "him" deliberately because Eva Green is the only central cast member who is female. Which isn't a criticism, given the subject matter and setting. The acting is impeccable, if you can get over the fact that almost nobody plays a character from their actual homeland. Which I can.
The historical accuracy really isn't of importance to me. Kingdom of Heaven does not set out to be a lecture, more an entertaining film about the nature of belief and its role in conflict. The conflict, is, well, pretty brutal and happens on both a grand and intimate scale. As you'd expect from the director of Gladiator, the warfare is very well put together. The mix of action and intriguing plot is perfect, making for an exemplary watch.
Bedsit it? Big TV, lights off, perfect for a Sunday afternoon/ evening; Kingdom of Heaven is a spectacular piece of cinema. Even in the Bedsit. Do not watch the theatrical to save yourself forty minutes. If you do you're a moron and Ridley Scott will disown you. 9/10.
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Q: Distance between two parametric lines in three dimensions Find the distance between the lines $$v = \pmatrix{1\\2\\-4} + \pmatrix{-1\\3\\-1}t$$ and $$w = \pmatrix{0\\3\\5} + \pmatrix{1\\4\\3}t$$
Hello, I'm not sure how to calculate the least possible distance between two lines.  I tried removing one dimension, but it didn't work.  I also tried using projections, but I wasn't able to solve it.  Could I get some help?
Thank you.

A: Write $v=v_0 + tv_1$ and $w=w_0 + uw_1$, where $v_0=(1,2,-4)^T$, etc.. When $w-v$ is the shortest, it should be perpendicular to both direction vectors $v_1$ and $w_1$. Hence $w-v=sv_1\times w_1$ for some real number $s$ (I assume that you know how to find the cross product of two vectors). In other words, we have
$$
sv_1\times w_1 + tv_1 - uw_1 = w_0-v_0,
$$
or in matrix form,
$$
\underbrace{\pmatrix{v_1\times w_1&v_1&w_1}}_{3\times3 \textrm{ matrix}}\pmatrix{s\\ t\\ -u} = w_0-v_0.
$$
This is a system of three linear equations in three unknowns $s,t,u$, but you only need the value of $s$. This can be obtained by using Cramer's rule. The distance between the two lines is given by the magnitude of the vector $sv_1\times w_1$.

A: Differentiate distance with respect to both $t$ and $u$ and set to zero. There will be one solution, and it will be your answer.


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Pompeo: US still wants 'CVID' to resolve North Korea issue
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, attends a joint news conference with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, center, and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, left, following their meeting at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday. AP-Yonhap
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday his administration has not dropped the aim of denuclearizing North Korea in a "complete, verifiable and irreversible" manner, apparently in response to criticism about the Singapore summit deal.
Speaking after talks with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts here, he stressed that there would be no sanctions relief for Pyongyang before that.
The United States and the two other regional powers remain "committed to the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization (CVID) of North Korea," he said at a joint press conference.
His remarks came as some media and experts find fault with President Donald Trump's Singapore summit accord with the North's leader Kim Jong-un, which has no clear mention of Washington's stated goal of CVID.
The accord just stipulates that the communist nation will "work towards complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." The two sides agreed to establish "new relations" to end seven decades of hostility dating back to the 1950-53 Korean War.
Trump said he had skipped the CVID jargon in the joint statement due to time constraints and Pompeo told reporters the word "complete" encompasses the notion of verification.
Pompeo, a former CIA director, said Kim appears to understand the need for a quick process.
"We believe that Chairman Kim Jong-un understands the urgency of the timing of completing this denuclearization and understands we must do this quickly," he said, "And the sanctions relief cannot take place until such time as we have demonstrated that North Korea has been completely denuclearized."
The summit deal, he added, will be implemented on a "sequencing, conditions" basis "with eyes open."
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on as he attends a bilateral meeting with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, June 14. REUTERS-Yonhap
He emphasized that trilateral cooperation among the three regional powers is "crucial to the effectiveness" of the process, which is "not an easy one."
South Korea's top diplomat, Kang Kyung-hwa, described the Singapore event, an unprecedented bilateral summit between the Korean War war foes, as a "historic turning point," saying it marks the first time that the "highest authorities of the North Korea promised to a 'sitting' U.S. president to work towards complete denuclearization."
Kang dismissed concerns about a possible crack in the Seoul-Washington alliance over Pyongyang.
It's "as robust as ever" and the South expects "no daylight" in cooperation with the U.S. towards the denuclearization of the peninsula and peace.
On Trump's talk of suspending major combined military drills between the allies, which he calls "expensive and provocative war games," the minister said it's an issue to be decided through consultations between their defense authorities.
Keen attention is being paid to whether they will stage the Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) joint exercise in August as scheduled.
Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono said the U.S. Forces Korea should continue to play a key role in regional deterrence and stability.
Ahead of the trilateral meeting, meanwhile, Pompeo paid a courtesy call on President Moon Jae-in, who is credited with having played a key role in creating the current dialogue mood.
"I think what's tremendously valuable is that (the Singapore summit) has made people of the world, including those in the U.S., Japan and Korea, escape the threat of war, nuclear weapons and long-range missiles," Moon was quoted as telling Pompeo.
The top U.S. diplomat is scheduled to visit Beijing later in the day for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. (Yonhap)
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Who and what is the Magickal Self?
What and who is the mysterious "Magickal Self" that is spoken of as you move along a Wiccan path? There are as many answers to that as there are every individual practitioner of the magickal arts. You see the magickal self is formed and created through the individual's experience, innate talents and practice, practice, practice. So come on a journey back to your Divine Self.
Our focus in Foundations of Practice this month will center on those exercises which will begin to strengthen and establish the integration of all parts of self.
Check out the Suggested Reading this month for additions that will give you more information about choosing a magickal name, making your robe and spiritual practice that will support the basics of developing your magickal self.
This journey is one of learning more about your spiritual nature and the power of the Witch that is awakened. The beginnings of awakening this persona take form in all acts of devotion and magickal working and seamlessly interweave their magick into your mundane expression. This is the mystery of not only calling oneself a Witch, but living that truth, embodying that energy and claiming that power.
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The Domaine de Coussères is situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pyrenees.
The coast is varying with large sandy beaches between Leucate and Argelès, and a rough rocky coast with picturesque fishing-ports from Collioure up to the spanish border.
The mountains offer you spectacular panoramas, such as the Col de Pailhères (2000m), famous by the Tour de France.
The domain is set in a region where ancient castles as Puilaurens, Peyrepertuse and Queribus are silent witnesses of the tragic history of the Cathari wich took place some 750 years ago. Daytrips to these castles make you discover their magical beauty and culture.
Ten minutes away from the guesthouse, you can admire the spectacular "Gorges de Galamus" cleaved by the river Agly, and its hermitage of the 15th Century.
Sport-loving people can enjoy canyoning (Galamus), kayak and rafting (Axat), via ferrata (St.Paul).
Trekkings and walking-tracks throughout the whole area, with many attractive spots to discover.
The museum of prehistory in Tautavel.
The fishing port of Collioure.
The medieval village of Castelnou.
The palace of the Mallorcan kings in Perpignan.
The strange cliffs of Ille-sur-Têt.
The museum of Modern Art in Céret.
The "Caves Byrrh" with the biggest oak-barrel in the world.
The fortified town of Villefranche-de-Conflent.
The abbeys of St Michel-de-Cuxa, St Martin-du-Canigou.
And the beautiful rocky coast between Argeles and Cadaquès.
Limoux with its sprankling wine called Blanquette.
The world famous medieval town of Carcassonne.
The museum of dinosaurs in Espéraza.
The attractive romanesque abbey of Fontfroide.
The African Zoo of Sigean.


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Deadpool 2 cut a post-credits scene for being too shocking (even for an R-Rated movie)
By Bradley Russell 11 May 2018
Has Wade Wilson gone too far this time?
Deadpool 2 was bound to be flying a little close to the sun when it comes to matters of taste. Dick jokes, gratuitous nudity and OTT violence are all fair game when it comes to the Merc with a Mouth. Except it went too far this time. One of Deadpool 2's post-credits scene had to be cut for making test audiences uncomfortable. Read on to find out what it was – and details of the movie's other post-credits scenes. Spoilers follow.
Have the easily-offended left the room? Good. Be sure to tell them what happens, anyways.
Deadpool 2 was originally slated to have five post-credits scenes, matching Guardians of the Galaxy 2 for sheer amounts of content after the credits have finished rolling. However, one has been left on the cutting room for good reason. Two words: Baby. Hitler.
The description, via MCU Cosmic, says all that needs to be said, really: 'Deadpool in a newborn ward. Standing next to A Hitler. He goes back and forth on doing it. A baby cries and he says "Shut up Ira, you'll thank me someday!". Finally, he goes for it, then baby Hitler's POV as Deadpool strangles him.'
Holy shit, that's dark. No wonder that was cut, even if it embodies the sheer ridiculous that made Deadpool such a hit with audiences back in 2016.
As for the other post-credits scenes, they range from the ridiculous to the plot-heavy, so look away if you don't want parts of the movie spoiled with out-of-context descriptions thanks again to MCU Cosmic:
Post-credits scene #1: Negasonic and her girlfriend Yoiki fixing the time device.
#2: Deadpool saving Vanessa and jumping back in time immediately after. He also saves Peter (the Peter one is newly added post-reshoots).
#3: He kills Weapon XI in front of Wolverine. "Just fixing the timeline." This is just stock footage from X-Men Origins they composited Deadpool into.
#4: Ryan Reynolds holding the Green Lantern script and commenting on how they "hit the big time". Shoots him in the head.
Welp. There you have it. Time travel, murder – and a shot at X-Men's worst movie. It has everything. Except Baby Hitler.
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A 24-track Migos album is a rite of passage for a Hip-Hop lover. It's like a triathlon for a runner. It's a long, strenuous process that most people wouldn't subject themselves to in one go, but those who do, honey, they are strong.
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the three blind mice of rap, otherwise known as the Migos. They exploded onto the scene back in the early 2010s with their harmonious melodies and eccentric, ad-lid drenched flows. It was different and many people were drawn to their fresh perspective, myself included.
Over half a decade later, Migos is one of the biggest groups on the planet. They now get nominated for Grammys, create culturally significant singles (most notably, "Bad and Boujee"), and make incredible brand deals like this hilarious Apple's Animoji collab that you've probably already seen on your Instagram feed.
But as they set trends in their business moves and throughout their musical career, their latest effort Culture 2 signals a slight fall into mediocrity. They've essentially found a Migos formula (to their effort, that works), but essentially keeps copying & pasting tracks.
They've done it through their over-saturation of the market this past year in their collab efforts with other artists (Quavo and Travis Scott's Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho and Offset, 21 Savage, & Metro Boomin's Without Warning), and they did it again with Culture 2.
It's strange that they're a part of a label called Quality Control, but they seemed to do none of that to this 24-track long album.
Because I like to consider myself a marathon runner, I listened to the hour and a half long album in one go. Before I started listening, I was positive, bubbly, and ready to turn up. In the beginning, a lot of the tracks had me Bankhead bouncing in my chair.
One of my favorites was the third track, "Narcos." I loved the tropical-esque samples throughout the instrumental and found myself singing Quavo's chorus way after I was done with Culture 2.
The album also boasts a multitude of high-profile features including Drake, 2 Chainz, and Gucci Mane. My favorite feature-landed track was "White Sand" which features Travis Scott, Big Sean, and Ty Dolla Sign. There were solid verses from Big Sean, and most notably Migos' own Takeoff.
I know Takeoff ain't tryna be left off of Bad & Boujee anymore.
As I was making my way through the track-listing, I was still having fun. I didn't really vibe with some of the tracks like "Emoji a Chain" and "Gang Gang," but the trap trio had enough energy for me to stick with it.
Once I got past the halfway point, that's when things really started to drag. I kept checking my Spotify to see how far I had to go before I could finally put Culture 2 to rest. It was like I was listening to the same song over, over, over, and over again. I figured that's not the best feeling to have about a body of work.
That's when I realized that Culture 2 is not an album to listen to all the way through. There really isn't a story to be heard or a benefit to running this marathon in one stretch. You're supposed to cherry pick through the listing and add your faves to your 2018 turn-up playlist. That's pretty much it. Don't be like me y'all, don't listen to the whole thing at once.
Culture 2 is an album that definitely overstays its welcome, but there is a good bit of fun to be had here. I didn't really vibe with some of the tracks like "Notice Me" and "Gang Gang," but bangers like "Stir Fry" and "Open It Up" made the struggle worth it in some aspect. But I can't knock the feeling that Culture 2 is just vibes, beats, and flows I've been beaten over the head with for years now.