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#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include "iohelp.h"
#include "exceptions.h"
#include "harmonyglob.h"
#include "helpers.h"

void
throwPathTooLongIOException(JNIEnv *env, jsize length)
{
  char errorString[100];
  sprintf(errorString, "Path length of %d characters exceeds maximum supported length of %d", length, HyMaxPath-1);
  throwJavaIoIOException(env, errorString);
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_deleteFileImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  PORT_ACCESS_FROM_ENV (env);
  I_32 result;
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = hyfile_unlink (pathCopy);
  return result == 0;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_deleteDirImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  PORT_ACCESS_FROM_ENV (env);
  I_32 result;
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = hyfile_unlinkdir (pathCopy);
  return result == 0;
}

JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_listImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  struct dirEntry
  {
    char pathEntry[HyMaxPath];
    struct dirEntry *next;
  } *dirList, *currentEntry;

  PORT_ACCESS_FROM_ENV (env);
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath+1]; // allow room to add trailing /
  char filename[HyMaxPath];
  I_32 result = 0, index;
  I_32 numEntries = 0;
  UDATA findhandle;
  jarray answer = NULL;
  jclass javaClass = NULL;

  dirList = NULL;
  currentEntry = NULL;

  if (length >= HyMaxPath) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  if (length >= 1 && pathCopy[length - 1] != '\\'
      && pathCopy[length - 1] != '/')
    {
      pathCopy[length] = DIR_SEPARATOR;
      length++;
    }
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  findhandle = hyfile_findfirst (pathCopy, filename);
  if (findhandle == (UDATA) - 1)
    return NULL;

  while (result > -1)
    {
      if (strcmp (".", filename) != 0 && (strcmp ("..", filename) != 0))
        {
          if (numEntries > 0)
            {
              currentEntry->next =
                (struct dirEntry *) hymem_allocate_memory (sizeof (struct
                                                                    dirEntry));
              currentEntry = currentEntry->next;
            }
          else
            {
              dirList =
                (struct dirEntry *) hymem_allocate_memory (sizeof (struct
                                                                    dirEntry));
              currentEntry = dirList;
            }
          if (currentEntry == NULL)
            {
              hyfile_findclose (findhandle);
              throwNewOutOfMemoryError (env, "");
              goto cleanup;
            }
          strcpy (currentEntry->pathEntry, filename);
          numEntries++;
        }
      result = hyfile_findnext (findhandle, filename);
    }
  hyfile_findclose (findhandle);

  if (numEntries == 0)
    return NULL;

  javaClass = HARMONY_CACHE_GET (env, CLS_array_of_byte);
  answer =
    (*env)->NewObjectArray (env, numEntries, javaClass, NULL);
cleanup:
  for (index = 0; index < numEntries; index++)
    {
      jbyteArray entrypath;
      jsize entrylen = strlen (dirList->pathEntry);
      currentEntry = dirList;
      if (answer)
        {
          entrypath = (*env)->NewByteArray (env, entrylen);
          (*env)->SetByteArrayRegion (env, entrypath, 0, entrylen,
                                      (jbyte *) dirList->pathEntry);
          (*env)->SetObjectArrayElement (env, answer, index, entrypath);
          (*env)->DeleteLocalRef (env, entrypath);
        }
      dirList = dirList->next;
      hymem_free_memory (currentEntry);
    }
  return answer;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_isDirectoryImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv,
                                   jbyteArray path)
{
  PORT_ACCESS_FROM_ENV (env);
  I_32 result;
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = hyfile_attr (pathCopy);
  return result == HyIsDir;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_existsImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  PORT_ACCESS_FROM_ENV (env);
  I_32 result;
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = hyfile_attr (pathCopy);
  return result >= 0;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_isFileImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  PORT_ACCESS_FROM_ENV (env);
  I_32 result;
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = hyfile_attr (pathCopy);
  return result == HyIsFile;
}

JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_lastModifiedImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv,
                                    jbyteArray path)
{
  PORT_ACCESS_FROM_ENV (env);
  I_64 result;
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = hyfile_lastmod (pathCopy);
  return result;
}

JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_lengthImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  PORT_ACCESS_FROM_ENV (env);
  I_64 result;
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];

  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = hyfile_length (pathCopy);
  if (result < 0)
    {
      return 0L;
    }
  return result;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_mkdirImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  PORT_ACCESS_FROM_ENV (env);
  I_32 result;
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = hyfile_mkdir (pathCopy);
  return result == 0;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_renameToImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv,
                                jbyteArray pathExist, jbyteArray pathNew)
{
  PORT_ACCESS_FROM_ENV (env);
  I_32 result;
  jsize length;
  char pathExistCopy[HyMaxPath], pathNewCopy[HyMaxPath];
  char errorString[100];
  length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, pathExist);
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    sprintf(errorString, "Old path length of %d characters exceeds maximum supported length of %d", length, HyMaxPath-1);
    throwJavaIoIOException(env, errorString);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, pathExist, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathExistCopy));
  pathExistCopy[length] = '\0';
  length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, pathNew);
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    sprintf(errorString, "New path length of %d characters exceeds maximum supported length of %d", length, HyMaxPath-1);
    throwJavaIoIOException(env, errorString);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, pathNew, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathNewCopy));
  pathNewCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = hyfile_move (pathExistCopy, pathNewCopy);
  return result == 0;
}

JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_getCanonImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  /* This needs work.  Currently is does no more or less than VAJ-20 ST implementation
   * but really should figure out '..', '.', and really resolve references.
   */
  jbyteArray answer;
  jsize answerlen;
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  U_32 length = (U_32) (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  (*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy);
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
#if defined(WIN32)
  platformCanonicalPath (pathCopy);
#endif

  answerlen = strlen (pathCopy);
  answer = (*env)->NewByteArray (env, answerlen);
  (*env)->SetByteArrayRegion (env, answer, 0, answerlen, (jbyte *) pathCopy);
  return answer;
}

JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_newFileImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  PORT_ACCESS_FROM_ENV (env);
  IDATA portFD;
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';

  /* Now create the file and close it */
  portFD = hyfile_open (pathCopy,
                        HyOpenCreateNew | HyOpenWrite | HyOpenTruncate,
                        0666);

  if (portFD == -1) {
    if (hyerror_last_error_number() == HYPORT_ERROR_FILE_EXIST) {
      return 1;
    }
    return 2;
  }
  hyfile_close (portFD);
  return 0;
}

JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_rootsImpl (JNIEnv * env, jclass clazz)
{
  char rootStrings[HyMaxPath], *rootCopy;
  I_32 numRoots;
  I_32 index = 0;
  jarray answer;

   /**
	 * It is the responsibility of #getPlatformRoots to return a char array
	 * with volume names separated by null with a trailing extra null, so for
	 * Unix it should be '\<null><null>' .
	 */
  numRoots = getPlatformRoots (rootStrings);
  if (numRoots == 0)
    return NULL;
  rootCopy = rootStrings;

  answer =
    (*env)->NewObjectArray (env, numRoots,
                            HARMONY_CACHE_GET (env, CLS_array_of_byte), NULL);
  if (!answer)
    {
      return NULL;
    }
  while (TRUE)
    {
      jbyteArray rootname;
      jsize entrylen = strlen (rootCopy);
      /* Have we hit the second null? */
      if (entrylen == 0)
        break;
      rootname = (*env)->NewByteArray (env, entrylen);
      (*env)->SetByteArrayRegion (env, rootname, 0, entrylen,
                                  (jbyte *) rootCopy);
      (*env)->SetObjectArrayElement (env, answer, index++, rootname);
      (*env)->DeleteLocalRef (env, rootname);
      rootCopy = rootCopy + entrylen + 1;
    }
  return answer;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_isHiddenImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  I_32 result;
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = getPlatformIsHidden (env, pathCopy);
  return result;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_setLastModifiedImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv,
                                       jbyteArray path, jlong time)
{
  I_32 result;
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';

  result = setPlatformLastModified (env, pathCopy, (I_64) time);

  return result;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_setReadOnlyImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv,
                                   jbyteArray path)
{
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  return setPlatformReadOnly (env, pathCopy);
}

JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_oneTimeInitialization (JNIEnv * env, jclass clazz)
{
  jclass arrayClass = (*env)->FindClass (env, "[B");
  if (arrayClass)
    {
      jobject globalRef = (*env)->NewGlobalRef (env, arrayClass);
      if (globalRef)
        HARMONY_CACHE_SET (env, CLS_array_of_byte, globalRef);
    }
  return;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_isReadOnlyImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  I_32 result;
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = getPlatformIsReadOnly (env, pathCopy);
  return result;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_isWriteOnlyImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv,
                                   jbyteArray path)
{
  I_32 result;
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  jsize length = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  ((*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy));
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  result = getPlatformIsWriteOnly (env, pathCopy);
  return result;
}

JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_getLinkImpl (JNIEnv * env, jobject recv, jbyteArray path)
{
  jbyteArray answer;
  jsize answerlen;
  char pathCopy[HyMaxPath];
  U_32 length = (U_32) (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, path);
  if (length > HyMaxPath-1) {
    throwPathTooLongIOException(env, length);
    return 0;
  }
  (*env)->GetByteArrayRegion (env, path, 0, length, (jbyte *)pathCopy);
  pathCopy[length] = '\0';
  if (platformReadLink (pathCopy))
    {
      answerlen = strlen (pathCopy);
      answer = (*env)->NewByteArray (env, answerlen);
      (*env)->SetByteArrayRegion (env, answer, 0, answerlen,
                                  (jbyte *) pathCopy);
    }
  else
    {
      answer = path;
    }
  return answer;
}

JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
Java_java_io_File_isCaseSensitiveImpl (JNIEnv * env, jclass clazz)
{
/* Assume all other platforms ARE case sensitive and add to this list when they prove otherwise */
#if (defined(WIN32))
  return FALSE;
#else
  return TRUE;
#endif

}

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What Makes A Medical Alert System Worth its Cost?
Medical alert systems have a come long way since old times. They provide you with more security and safety than ever before and conveniently wirelessly! It will be with you everywhere in a normal sized living environment.
It is estimated that a third of people sixty-five years old and older will experience a fall. Most of these falls will amount to nothing more than inconvenience and, maybe, sore muscles. For some, though, a fall may have consequences that could incapacitate seniors medically or rob them of the feeling of security that enables them to live independently. That is why medical alert systems have come into favor as a way to safeguard yourself or your loved ones who live alone.
At one time, the only medical alert systems available were the bracelets or dog tag necklaces people wore to alert emergency personnel of their medical needs. Alert jewelry is still around. Inscribed on one side with the medical insignia and on the other with your medical data, it can inform first responders that you are diabetic or have critical allergies, permitting them to treat you more safely and effectively.
Then, in the 1970s and 1980s, a new type of medical alert system emerged. One of the pioneers in the new technology was Life Alert, and their Help, I've fallen and I can't get up" commercial became an American icon. They offered a pendant, worn around the neck that allowed users to push a button and be connected to a monitoring system that could summon assistance for them. The systems have improved steadily and today they offer a variety of services.
Today's systems rely on a wireless sender that, when tripped, notifies a monitoring system that then alerts first responds to the emergency. Some systems also transmit the medical data of the subscriber to 911. The device, routed through the telephone, will terminate any other call to send the emergency message. Mobile phone technology has enabled the devices to transmit from wherever the person is at the moment of the emergency, allowing people more freedom to travel outside their homes.
The transmitters are relatively inexpensive; most basic units cost less than fifty dollars. The system, however, does not work without a monitoring component. For that, you must subscribe to a service averaging around thirty dollars a month. Although basic service is still just medical emergency notification, the newer systems offer fire and smoke alarms as well. There are other add-ons that can be installed with the system such as a wall-mounted button and emergency cell phones at an additional fee.
Costs vary among companies, but what sets medical alert companies apart is their service. Life Alert, for example, operates its own response monitoring center. The personnel are taught to stay on the line with the callee until the emergency responders arrive. That plays an important part in quality control but its main value is in reassuring and calming the person suffering the emergency. Life Alert also has an innovative cell phone app that allows regular cell phones to connect to the monitoring center with a push of a button. Companies also vary in the length of the initial contract they require and in installation and activation fees. Life Alert, our representative company, charges a fee to install the unit, but the upside to that is the job is done by professionals and it is done right.
The Life Alert Cost is small compared to the charges incurred through an unattended emergency. The assurance it gives is priceless.
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Sometimes beating your own drum on Instagram won't get you too far. The best advertising is when other people endorse you. Extra points if these people are knowledgeable in the industry, trustworthy and have enough followers to make a difference for your baseline.
First, you need to get straight some terminology. In this game, you have bloggers, influencers, and ambassadors. The first can range from a very local influence to national, household names. Usually, the number of followers dictates the status, and most influencers have at least 10K fans. Ambassadors are selected from influencers and develop a closer relationship with the brand.
When selecting your ambassador or just a collaboration you need to start by researching their profiles. Look at the hashtags they use, the reactions they get per post and even the color scheme. All these elements need to be in tune with your communication.
Speaking of numbers, fill in the previous list with relevant metrics. These include the total number of followers, the average number of reactions per post (engagement rate) and demographics.
Don't be afraid to ask the potential collaborators for relevant statistics from their back-end. It is not intrusive; it's just due diligence. If they refuse to offer their engagement rates or other statistics that is a major red flag.
The key is to go for the sweet spot which balances the reach, engagement, and budget.
Selecting the right ambassador is a delicate matter, and sometimes even big brands fail. For example, using Oprah (14.8M followers) for Windows 8 was not the smartest move. The key to social media marketing is authenticity. Although people know sponsored posts exist, and ambassadors make money, they still want to feel a connection.
Another mistake not being on the same page with your ambassador, either the message or even as tone. They already are a brand on their own, don't try to change them to match yours. Just select wisely from the available pool.
Do you think you know how to select a brand ambassador or you feel overwhelmed by the number of possible choices? Give us a message if you think you could use some guidance in choosing the Instagram face of your company.


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How do others correct this kind of distortion?
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It turns out Jim wasn't the only one at work with vision problems (see mystery).
To his surprise, Jim discovered almost all of his co-workers who worked the line with him at the label production plant had experienced some sort of vision problems over the last year—including changes in vision, blurred vision or irritation. Once workers and supervisors compared notes, the company requested a Health Hazard Evaluation by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). After taking workers' job and medical histories, performing eye examinations, taking air samples, reviewing the literature on visual effects associated with chemicals commonly found in printing and other industrial processes, and analyzing samples of the ink used at the plant, the investigators arrived at a plausible association between the workers' jobs and their symptoms.
Certain amines, chemical compounds derived from ammonia, have been shown to cause visual symptoms, such as blurred or hazy vision in both an industrial and laboratory settings. Amines are chemical compounds typically used as solvents, preservatives, drugs, or herbicides—or in the case of the label production plant, as part of the ink and ink additive.
The water-based ink used at the label production plant contains 1% DMAE, a type of amine. Additionally, workers add pH adjuster to the pails of ink every day that also contains a similar amine called DMIPA. The adjuster helps the ink maintain a proper pH balance, avoiding problems that can occur when pH is too low (the ink can become thick) or too high (the ink may dry too slowly). The NIOSH evaluation concluded that DMIPA, an amine that more readily evaporates at room temperature, was likely the culprit in these vision problems.
In response to the workers' complaints, management at the plant began to dilute the pH adjuster with water. Additionally, staff were instructed to cover all ink pails to reduce the amount of chemicals that evaporated into the air.
Once these changes were made, workers no longer reported any difficulties with their vision.
This is the first installment in the NIOSH Workplace Medical Mystery Series. This "mystery" is loosely based on Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) reports conducted by NIOSH and other sources, and any recommendations made herein were for the specific facility evaluated and may not be universally applicable. Any recommendations made are not to be considered as final statements of NIOSH policy or of any agency or individual involved. HHEs are publicly available at www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/, but the names of individuals and facilities mentioned in the HHE reports and in this series have been changed to protect their identities.
For more information on the NIOSH HHE program, visit www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/.


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Tag Archives: Polish Elections
The Board is Set
Tags : Biedroń PiS Polish Elections PSL Schetyna
After weeks of negotiations, it is finally clear what choices the Polish electorate will face during the elections this coming fall. There will be four significant blocs:
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice, or PiS): the radical-right nationalist party of Jarosław Kaczyński that has ruled the country since 2015
Koalicja Obywatelska (Civic Coalition, or KO): led by Grzegorz Schetyna, this is basically the old Civic Platform party that has constituted the primary opposition to PiS for almost twenty years
Koalicja Lewicy (Left Coalition, or KL): a union of left wing parties including the old Union of the Democrat Left (the former communist party from before 1989), and several new initiatives, most importantly a new group called Wiosna (Spring), the much anticipated but ultimately disappointing entry of the charismatic LGBT politician Robert Biedroń into national politics
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (Polish People's Party, or PSL): the oldest party in Poland, with a constituency among small farmers. Strong in a few parts of the country based on deep clientelistic relationships
An article in today's Gazeta Wyborcza by Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz captures a very common point of view with the headline: "The lack of a broad coalition is a victory for short-sighted foolishness." In my opinion, nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, a field set out in this way virtually guarantees that PiS will emerge from the elections with more votes than any other grouping. In the trivial sense of the word, they will win the election. But to govern, getting more votes than others isn't the goal: it's positioning oneself to establish a majority by forming a coalition with other parties. With all that's happened these past four years, it's hard to see how PiS could form a coalition with anyone.
It is understandable that many people think of politics in terms of persuading "the people" to support this or that vision. This is the approach represented by PiS, which claims that its legitimacy stems from "the people" (which Kaczyński refers to as "the sovereign" [suweren]), a being who speaks with a single voice during elections. Based on this approach, whoever maneuvers into power after an election should then rule with unquestioned and unqualified authority until the next elections. Constitutional constraints, divisions of power between legislative and judicial branches, devolution of authority to local governments—all these things are irrelevant when faced with the power of "the sovereign's" mandate. In a telling comment, a PiS politician, Jan Kilian, complained recently in a parliamentary speech that there was a disturbing pattern of "local governments carrying out their own policies without taking into account the policies of the central government." This is the PiS worldview in a nutshell.
Ironically, it is also the implicit view of those across the political spectrum who argue that the voters need to be presented with a clear two-party alternative, PiS and Anti-PiS. Then "the sovereign" can speak with its singular voice, and the undeniable fact that PiS represents a minority of the electorate will cause them to lose their mandate to govern.
But what if there is no singular sovereign? What if the Poles are, in fact, a typical modern society with enormous differences between town and country, young and old, religious and secular, cosmopolitan and nationalist, rich and poor, etc., etc., etc. Yes, in a theoretical accounting it is obvious that "Anti-PiS" represents the majority of the population, but this includes quite a dizzying array of groups:
businesspeople who are opposed to PiS's fondness for state-owned firms
libertarians who are opposed to PiS's expansion of social welfare programs
feminists who are opposed to PiS's restrictions on reproductive choice
secularists who are opposed to PiS's clericalism
cosmopolitans who are opposed to PiS's hostility towards the EU
intellectuals who are opposed to PiS's heavy-handed and censorious cultural policies
local politicians who are opposed to PiS's centralization
constitutional liberals who are opposed to PiS's elimination of the independent judiciary
I could go on, but the point should be clear: any electoral campaign that is notionally "Anti-PiS" could not even mount a coherent negative political campaign, much less offer a coherent positive vision of how they would govern in a post-PiS world. This is what happened during the EU elections in May. A broad anti-PiS coalition did indeed take shape, but it was limited in its campaign to vague threats that Kaczyński would lead Poland out of the EU, and to abstract complaints about the constitutional violations of the past four years.
Getting a majority to agree that EU membership is a good thing and that the law should be obeyed is not hard. A Polexit referendum would never even come close to passing here, where the benefits of membership are simply too obvious. In fact, Poles are more pro-EU than people in any other EU country, and a survey in April showed support for membership hitting a record-high 91%.
But this misses the point. Let's imagine a rural supporter of PSL who is a devout Catholic but also a believer in the rule-of-law and a supporter of EU membership. Now let's imagine a young Varsovian who is strongly pro-choice, socialist, anticlerical, cosmopolitan, and a believer in the rule-of-law and a supporter of the EU. Finally, let's imagine a business owner who is frustrated by PiS's social spending and heavy-handed economic centralization—and is a believer in the rule-of-law and a supporter of the EU. If push came to shove, all three of these people might tell a survey-taker that they would vote for some notional anti-PiS. But can you even imagine an electoral campaign in which all three would be inspired to go to the trouble of voting in the first place? I know personally some of those urban leftists who would rather stay home or vote for a hopelessly small fringe-party rather than support a pro-business libertarian or pro-Catholic conservative. I also know some devout Catholics who despise PiS, but would never vote for a party that supports legalizing gay marriage.
The current political playing field may well hold just enough consolidation to ensure that all the major worldviews can find a home, without diluting the votes among parties that will fail to reach the 5% minimum needed for parliamentary representation. After all, PiS did not come to power in 2015 because it was so popular, but rather because the leftist parties failed to consolidate well enough to get any representation in parliament. It looks like that's been resolved (knock on wood).
Given the four major groupings that appear to be entering the fight for 2019, and aggregating the survey data from several different sources from the past month, the elections should give us a picture approximately like this:
If we distribute these votes with the smaller parties eliminated, we get a sejm that looks like this:
In other words, no PiS majority, and virtually no path to a PiS government.
For the next few months, all eyes should be on the PSL. As of today, there is talk of them forming a coalition with a few other local organizations, which could be an incredibly risky move because of yet another quirk in Poland's electoral law: coalitions require an 8% minimum rather than the usual 5% minimum. If PSL falls out of the picture, then the math would give PiS exactly half of the parliamentary seats.
One way or the other, it is going to be very close. The biggest danger now, as I see it, is that the opposition politicians are dispirited because they do not see a path towards any single group overtaking PiS's support. No single party is going to replace PiS's singular strength, and no coalition can possible cohere enough to challenge them. But that does not mean that the game is lost. The fact that some politicians and commentators are acting as if it was lost could become a self-fulfilling prophesy. Yet the actual balance of forces provides realistic ground for hope, and that's what everyone should be focusing on now.


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Stay the Hand of Vengeance
The Politics of War Crimes Tribunals
Gary Jonathan Bass
International justice has become a crucial part of the ongoing political debates about the future of shattered societies like Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Cambodia, and Chile. Why do our governments sometimes display such striking idealism in the face of war crimes and atrocities abroad, and at other times cynically abandon the pursuit of international justice altogether? Why today does justice seem so slow to come for war crimes victims in the Balkans? In this book, Gary Bass offers an unprecedented look at the politics behind international war crimes tribunals, combining analysis with investigative reporting and a broad historical perspective. The Nuremberg trials powerfully demonstrated how effective war crimes tribunals can be. But there have been many other important tribunals that have not been as successful, and which have been largely left out of today's debates about international justice. This timely book brings them in, using primary documents to examine the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, World War I, the Armenian genocide, World War II, and the recent wars in the former Yugoslavia.
Bass explains that bringing war criminals to justice can be a military ordeal, a source of endless legal frustration, as well as a diplomatic nightmare. The book takes readers behind the scenes to see vividly how leaders like David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton have wrestled with these agonizing moral dilemmas. The book asks how law and international politics interact, and how power can be made to serve the cause of justice.
Bass brings new archival research to bear on such events as the prosecution of the Armenian genocide, presenting surprising episodes that add to the historical record. His sections on the former Yugoslavia tell--with important new discoveries--the secret story of the politicking behind the prosecution of war crimes in Bosnia, drawing on interviews with senior White House officials, key diplomats, and chief prosecutors at the war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Bass concludes that despite the obstacles, legalistic justice for war criminals is nonetheless worth pursuing. His arguments will interest anyone concerned about human rights and the pursuit of idealism in international politics.
Gary Jonathan Bass:
Gary Jonathan Bass is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. He worked as a Washington reporter and West Coast correspondent for The Economist, for which he wrote extensively on the former Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal. Bass has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic, and other publications.
Publisher Name Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Extent 440 Pages
Social Sciences » Politics & government » Political science & theory
Social Sciences » Politics & government » International relations
Social Sciences » Politics & government » International relations » International institutions


The Horror Section: Hot Docs 2016!
Yesterday, the full schedule of documentaries screening at this year's Hot Docs Film Festival was announced yesterday. As per usual, there are countless topics being covered from all around the world, but three genre titles caught my eye.
First, fresh off its run at this year's SXSW, Irene Taylor Brodsky's true crime doc Beware The Slenderman comes to Toronto.
This doc follows the lore of The Slender Man, from its beginning as an Internet meme through to the grisly crime committed in his name five years later.
Next, is the British doc Fear Itself by Charlie Lyne.
Using existing horror films, Lyne builds a narrative exploring the nature of fear and its place in cinema. I'm intrigued by this one, and worst case scenario it's just a big game of name-that-movie.
Lastly, Toronto native Matt Johnson returns with his new picture Operation Avalanche. A mockumentary about a film crew that uncovers a conspiracy while doing a story on NASA, the movie features footage Johnson stealthily acquired from inside the facility.
Hopefully, I get to check out at least one of these. For more info on this year's solid line-up, click here.


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Q: Python forward stepwise regression 'Not in Index' I am running some tutorials on the Boston Housing Data, with the help of a couple forward stepwise examples online. I keep getting an error that one of the variables is not in index.
import statsmodels.api as sm
import pandas as  pd
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
from sklearn.datasets import load_boston
boston_dataset = load_boston()

#create dataframe from boston
X = pd.DataFrame(boston_dataset.data, columns = boston_dataset.feature_names)
y = boston_dataset.target

#split data into training and test sets
X_train, X_test, Y_train, Y_test = train_test_split(X, y, test_size = 0.2, random_state=5)

Here is the regression loop, used from this website, there is also a nearly identical slice of code here:
def forward_regression(X, y,
                       initial_list=[],
                       threshold_in=0.01,
                       threshold_out = 0.05,
                       verbose=True):
    initial_list = []
    included = list(initial_list)
    while True:
        changed=False
        # forward step
        excluded = list(set(X.columns)-set(included))
        new_pval = pd.Series(index=excluded)
        for new_column in excluded:
            model = sm.OLS(y, sm.add_constant(pd.DataFrame(X[included+[new_column]]))).fit()
            new_pval[new_column] = model.pvalues[new_column]
        best_pval = new_pval.min()
        if best_pval < threshold_in:
            best_feature = new_pval.argmin()
            included.append(best_feature)
            changed=True
            if verbose:
                print('Add   with p-value '.format(best_feature, best_pval))

        if not changed:
            break

    return included

Once I run
forward_regression (X_train, Y_train), I get the following error:

Any suggestions appreciated!

A: You need to use idxmin() in place of argmin().  The latter is returning the integer location while idxmin() will return the label.
The fixed function is
def forward_regression(X, y,
                       initial_list=[],
                       threshold_in=0.01,
                       threshold_out = 0.05,
                       verbose=True):
    initial_list = []
    included = list(initial_list)
    while True:
        changed=False
        # forward step
        excluded = list(set(X.columns)-set(included))
        new_pval = pd.Series(index=excluded)
        for new_column in excluded:
            model = sm.OLS(y, sm.add_constant(pd.DataFrame(X[included+[new_column]]))).fit()
            new_pval[new_column] = model.pvalues[new_column]
        best_pval = new_pval.min()
        if best_pval < threshold_in:
            # Change argmin -> idxmin
            best_feature = new_pval.idxmin()
            included.append(best_feature)
            changed=True
            if verbose:
                print('Add   with p-value '.format(best_feature, best_pval))

        if not changed:
            break

    return included

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Q: Two dropdown list and save in database with PHP In that project, I want to create two drop down lists(category, item). If I select one of the category named car, then item drop down list should have: Honda, Volvo, Nissan.
If I select one of the category named phone, then item drop down list should have: iPhone, Samsung, Nokia.
HTML:
    <select id="cat">
        <option val="car">car</option>
        <option val="phone">phone</option>
    </select>

    <select id="item">

    </select>

JavaScript:
cars=new Array("Mercedes","Volvo","BMW","porche");
phones=new Array('Samsung','Nokia','Iphone');

populateSelect();

$(function() {

      $('#cat').change(function(){
        populateSelect();
    });

});

function populateSelect(){
    cat=$('#cat').val();
    $('#item').html('');

    if(cat=='car'){
        cars.forEach(function(t) {
            $('#item').append('<option value="cars[]">'+t+'</option>');
        });
    }

    if(cat=='phone'){
        phones.forEach(function(t) {
            $('#item').append('<option value="phones[]">'+t+'</option>');
        });
    }

}

And then in PHP:
$cat=$_request['cat'];
$phones=$_request['phones'];

I want to save first dropdown(cat) and second dropdown(item) in database with PHP, but Error.
Help me to save this two dropdown in database.

A: Try to define variables and try
var cars=new Array("Mercedes","Volvo","BMW","porche");
var phones=new Array('Samsung','Nokia','Iphone');

A: try this - your select did not had any name = and your values where totally wrong
<select name="cat[]" id="cat">
    <option val="car">car</option>
    <option val="phone">phone</option>
</select>

<select name="item[]" id="item">

</select>

cars=new Array("Mercedes","Volvo","BMW","porche");
phones=new Array('Samsung','Nokia','Iphone');

populateSelect();

$(function() {

  $('#cat').change(function(){
    populateSelect();
  });

});

function populateSelect(){
  cat=$('#cat').val();
  $('#item').html('');

  if(cat=='car'){
      cars.forEach(function(t) {
          $('#item').append('<option value="cars'+t+'">'+t+'</option>');
    });
}

if(cat=='phone'){
    phones.forEach(function(t) {
        $('#item').append('<option value="'+t+'">'+t+'</option>');
    });
}

}

A: 1.) To retrieve values from the selects with PHP they need to be inside a form that the user will submit to a page that will process the data. The selects also need a name attribute for this.
2.) <option val= is incorrect. It should be <option value=. Note that if you leave out the value attribute, the option itself will be the value.
3.)  $_request is case sensitive and needs to be capitalized: $_REQUEST
Assuming you will process the data on a page called processor.php, you can try something like this:
HTML:
<form action="processor.php" method="POST">
    <select id="cat" name="cat">
        <option value="car">car</option>
        <option value="phone">phone</option>
    </select>

    <select id="item" name="item">

    </select>

    <input type="submit" name="submit" />

</form>

JAVASCRIPT:
cars=new Array("Mercedes","Volvo","BMW","porche");
phones=new Array('Samsung','Nokia','Iphone');

populateSelect();

$(function() {

      $('#cat').change(function(){
        populateSelect();
    });

});

function populateSelect(){
    cat=$('#cat').val();
    $('#item').html('');

    if(cat=='car'){
        cars.forEach(function(t) {
            $('#item').append("<option value='"+t+"'>"+t+"</option>");
        });
    }

    if(cat=='phone'){
        phones.forEach(function(t) {
            $('#item').append("<option value='"+t+"'>"+t+"</option>");
        });
    }

}

PHP: (In this example, the form is submitted to an example page processor.php)
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
    $cat = $_POST['cat'];
    $item = $_POST['item'];
    // You now have the user selections saved in the above variables and
    // can proceed with inserting them into the database...
    // ... use mysqli or pdo to connect to and query the db
}

A:      <form action="http://localhost/rat.html.php" method="POST">
           <select name="car" id="car">
                <option value="car">Car</option>
                <option value="phone">Phone</option>
           </select>

           <select name="items" id="items">
           </select>

           <input type="submit" value="submit" name="submit"/>
      </form>

     <script type="text/javascript" >
        var cars=["Mercedes","Volvo","BMW","porche"]
        var phones=['Samsung','Nokia','Iphone']

        var ele = document.getElementById('car');

        ele.onchange = function(){addItem(this.value,"items")}

        function addItem(item,id){
            var ele = document.getElementById(id);
        ele.innerHTML = "";

        var elements = (item=="car")?cars : phones;

        for(var i=0;i<elements.length;i++){
            ele.innerHTML += "<option value="+elements[i]+">"+elements[i]+" </option>"
                }
        }
    </script>

    //rat.html.php

    <?php
    $name = $_POST['car'];
    $it = $_POST['items'];
    echo($name);
    echo($it);

    ?>


Hello! I'm Mrs. K. Marsh. I grew up in Trussville, Alabama, and attended Athens State University. I have been teaching for two years and have found first grade to be my favorite! My husband, Stone, and I have a puppy named Ivy and she is like our child! I love spending time outdoors and doing anything that involves music or art.


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I've commissioned Mary Profitt of Hamster cage studios https://40kpainting4hire.blogspot.com/ to paint a few Geladan for me. She did an amazing job and here are some pics for you.
Recent releases to the Hyenaman range: The Feral Hyenaman Afemefuna on his Warbeest and the terrifying Hyenaman Shapeshifter Gnoll.
We have released a new version of Beestwars Quick-start!
You'll find stats for the new Barbarian hyenamen figures and shamanic magic, new Special abilities, illustrations and more... Download it here.
My "Fantasy Warr.." Tabletop RULES are now "live"! And even better, they are FREE. click here for the downloadable PDF, "The Barbarian Beestwars"
It's a pretty big thing for me.. having a rules set for my Miniatures.
To coincide with this release we have packaged a couple of starter sets for the first two factions. One for the Clovis and one for the Geladan.
There are a few new Geladan sculpts to pick up as well! These and most of the rest of the range are either supported now or will be very soon.
In time as the rules evolve I'll be adding quite a few figures and factions to the range and with Zombiesmith and Doug Redpath's help we'll keep the rules updated to cover them!
Bounding forth from the forests of the Simien Mountains we have some more Geladan (baboon men) releases. You can find them here https://garyhuntminiatures.com/_fantasy_geladan.html.
Now available : Geladan : Baboon men of Simia. https://garyhuntminiatures.com/_fantasy_geladan.html And more on their way..
The board game Moongha Invaders has now been released and I've received a copy from Martin and Julia Wallace of Treefrog games. This was a fun project and great to share sculpting responsibility with my old friend Anton Ducrot of Flytrap Factory (he sculpted the Human characters) Here's a pick of the box and the pieces I sculpted cast in glorious technicolor.
As you may know Gary Hunt Miniatures has teamed up with Zombiesmith miniatures to distribute throughout America. Zombiesmith along with Flytrap Factory and a group of small bespoke miniature/gaming companies get together for a series of pod-casts. They twisted my arm!
Ep06... 17/12/2015 'The Brotherhood Of The Fly' proudly presents a special impromptu Christmas episode with fellow brother, sculpting veteran and miniatures master Gary Hunt of 'Gary Hunt Miniatures'. Join us as we delve into the behind the scenes world of special effects and film orientated sculpture and design through his long term association with Weta Workshop as well as a behind the scenes look at his own stalwart New Zealand operation that has provided collectors and enthusiasts with highly exquisite and original sculptural masterpieces for many years.
Look out for me, or two small plinths full of my miniatures at the Academy galleries, 1 Queens Wharf, Wellington, 4th-12th June. I'll be joining the many New Zealand artists of the White Cloud Worlds and also a Weta Workshop Giant Killer Robot Exhibition.
The die is cast. Gary Hunt's Miniatures are heading Stateside!
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - March, 2015 Gary Hunt Miniatures is excited to announce a new partnership with Zombiesmith, the U.S. based producer and distributor of war-gaming miniatures. The scene is set for a re-release of the 'Fantasy Warr' range, followed soon after by the pulp sci-fi "21st Century Amazons" collection. GH mini's will be available from Zombiesmith this April, starting with the Fire Drake. In addition, Gary has many new and soon to be revealed designs in the works. Look out for Zbrush digital renders, workbench photos and more in the coming months.
"I'm really thrilled to be working alongside Zombiesmith," said Gary Hunt, founder of GHM. "The partnership will allow me to focus fully upon producing new content for gamers and collectors. New miniature lines will join a whole host of future creations including, terrain, vehicles and rules sets."
New Zealand based Gary has been producing war-gaming miniatures since 1995. His first job was with Grenadier U.K. He has subsequently collaborated with Anton Ducrot (Sculptor and founder of Flytrap factory - recently partnered with Zombiesmith) on numerous projects. They stay in regular contact and can often be found sharing thoughts and ideas regarding both the miniature's world and the film industry of which they are both part. Gary has worked for Weta Workshop as a Sculptor/Designer for 15 years now and has been part of numerous films such as Lord of the Rings, Avatar, King Kong and the Hobbit. He has also sculpted many of the Weta collectibles range.
U.S. based Josh Qualtieri of Zombiesmith has been releasing cool and quirky miniatures for almost 15 years, providing fun figures and energised rule sets. Joshua spent 17 years in Feature Film Animation working on such films as Wall-e, Brave and Ratatoille before deciding to make games full time. ZS teamed up seamlessly with Flytrap Factory last year and is excited about this new pairing.
New Releases early 2015: Some of these may have already just been released in my web shop as they have now been cast, so have a look around. A full release with Ink-washed or painted miniature photos will appear around January A.s.a.p. Barbarians, Armoured Minotaur, Wizard, Elf and a Clovis (Minotaur) pendant added to the "Fantasy Warr.." range And a Sir Francis Drake added to the 54mm Historical range.
The Dwarven Barbarian is now available as part of My Fantasy Warr.. range https://garyhuntminiatures.com/_fantasy_dwarves.html and the Wizard with a few others will be available asap.
These Hobbit, "The desolation of Smaug" collectibles were previewed at the San Diego Comicon recently. From left to right we have the large Smaug sculpture, Thror on Throne, Bard the bowman and the Smauglette.
This year has gone by in the blink of an eye! It was great to see my work on the Hobbit and Elysium and I've been kept busy on many projects at Weta including some more collectables: the DVD special edition sculpt of Gollum and Bilbo and a few to be announced soon. A lot of my work recently has moved over to the digital dark side and is as rewarding as physical sculpting. Outside of Weta I have produced many sculpts for a boardgame (Moongha Invaders) been part of an exhibition and sculpted/kitbashed and painted scale models for an Aztec museum piece. I've just released 5 X 1/32nd scale historical figures for my range and have many figures for all my ranges on-the-go or just chomping at the bit to get sculpted!
There are 5 new releases in the 54mm Historical range: 4 of them fall under the New Zealand Wars catagory and 1 in the Zulu range.
I'll post painted pics asap.
I recently converted a large order of my 54mm historical figures for a customer and had them painted by Regal toy soldiers, they did a great job. Some of the conversions were more substantial than others and from this I molded 5 new figures that are now available on my website. A Zulu and 4 New Zealand Wars figures: Maori warrior, armed constabulary and a bush ranger.
I was approached by Te Mahi model makers to sculpt/kit-bash and paint 15 Aztec farmers for the Te Papa Aztec exhibition: Conquest and glory. I couldn't resist so here are some pics of the model chinampas (floating gardens of Mexico).
The exhibition is in Wellington from 29 Sep 2013 – 9 Feb 2014 and features many artifacts that are rarely seen around the world and have certainly never been seen in New Zealand. You can see more photo's of the chinampas models on the Te Papa blog https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/09/24/aztecs-gardens-in-the-lake/ and read some interesting facts about the gardens in the lake.
The Hobbit Artisan Market, for the week of the premier was great fun, Thanks to everyone that turned out, stopped by and bought stuff. Here are some pics.
More Clovis Minotaurs and Satyr are on the way. The 2 new Minotaurs have grown in stature and stand between 45-49mm tall. The standard itself is 112mm to the top.
These are multi part kits (the standard bearer comes in 6 parts) so you'll be able to swap heads etc just like the smaller minotaurs and beastmen I've released previously. I'll be adding pics of assembled and inked/painted figs to my facebook pages asap.
If you are in England I can distrubute from Gary Hunt Miniatures in Somerset, order through my website and I will refund the postage difference.
Its real busy at the Workshop these days but i've found some time to release a few more figures.
Fantasy Warr (28mm) : Some Clovis Beastmen Lords are on the way...Fully armoured with seperate heads, shields and weapon arms. Great for creating a number of poses and characters to lead the army of Clovis beastmen and minotaurs that are already available in the range.
54mm Historical Miniature: The Marquesian Chief will be available soon. This regal Polynesian lord is holding his staff of office and also a fan, he is dressed in ornate feathers and a long cloak.
54mm Pilots: Regal toy soldiers have been painting up copies of my Pilots in traditional toy lead soldier glossy finishes, these will be appearing on the website soon.
Clovis beastmen and Minotaur Hero's coming soon..
I've also got a few shows at the start of the year and i've finished a few more figs that will be molded and cast shortly, so stay tuned...All the best for 2011, Gary.
Gary Hunt Miniatures is also on Facebook.
28mm/30mm Fantasy Warr: Beastmen...Minotaurs and Clovis.
I'll be attending Natcon10 (NZ national wargaming convention Upper Hutt) on April 2,3 and 4. Game demos will be held with my sci-fi figures, these and all 28mm and 54mm ranges will be on sale. I'll also be doing a Sculpting Demo at the Weta cave in Miramar, (Wellington, NZ,) Saturday April 3 and its the official launch of the assembled, signed and numbered Fire Drake (Dragon).
The assembled pewter, ink-washed Fire Drake can now be purchased from the Weta Cave. (Weta Workshop Miramar Wellington, NZ) along with inked versions of my sci-fi figures. The drangon is signed and numbered with a wooden base of NZ Rimu. The Fire Drake will be available on this website for US$30 after Xmas, in the meantime if you would like to purchase it you can e-mail me on [email protected] and i will send you a Paypal invoice. I will however be out of office from the 18th Dec til 4th Jan. I will be checking e-mails over this period....Happy Xmas everyone and thanks for your support.
Please note the photoshop version of the Fire Drake above is not in scale with the wizard enveloped in flame. The height from base to tip of wings is 114mm.
Here is a sneek peek at my new Dragon ( excuse the blu-tac) It is currently being molded and will hopefully be available from my website in Dec. I may also be available ready assembled and inked in the Weta Cave and as a kit in Wargames Supply, Wellington.
on the Memorial statue of Sir Keith Park.
Sir Keith played a huge part in the Battle of Britain, WW2.
"If ever any one man won the battle of Britain, he did. I don?t believe it is recognised how much this one man, with his leadership, his calm judgement and his skill, did to save not only this country, but the world." Marshal of the RAF, Lord Tedder.
He also fought at Gallipolli and the Somme in WW1, the statue has now been placed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar square.
French Sculptor, Pierre Matter was working here at Weta workshop for 4 months, In that time I helped him on one of his original pieces, a leaping bull. It was inspiring to work with such a unique and talented sculptor. He blends mechanical scrap with organic sculpture, cast in bronze to create truly dynamic pieces.
If you haven't seen Distrrict 9 already, check it out. My hat goes off to Neill Blomkamp, it was a great project to work on.
Another blockbuster to look out for (at xmas is Avatar), Weta worked on it ( I only had a tiny bit of sculpture) and some scenes were filmed down the road at stone st studio's.
Thought i'd show some digital sculpture and painting practice. This is a portrait of Nelson Mandela using Zbrush.
I've been working on 4 more packs for the 28mm Sci-fi range, the 21st Century Amazons. New packs of Eco-monk Mercenaries, Zombies and Amazons with guns.I'll be posting more images soon.
The Weta Cave https://www.wetanz.com/cave/ (Weta workshop, Miramar, Wellinton, NZ) now has a selection of both my 54mm and 28mm ranges on display and for sale.
The latest of my 54mm historical releases is the Maharaja of Bundi, Rajasthan, India. It is available on the website and also at Modelcrafts and hobbies in Wellington NZ.
I've been working on some more 28mm figures for the 21st Century Amazon range, you can view the Chainsaw Monk and another Zombie on www.myspace.com/garyhuntportfolio photo's of these figures and other works in progress will appear here on my newsblog at a later date. The Myspace page also has photo's of many other sculpts and more of my portfolio of filmwork.
Ganesha games https://www.ganeshagames.blogspot.com/ have been creating some stats for feathered Raptors and mudmen, (they have a comprehensive system of post-apocalyptic rules:- Mutants and Death Ray Guns) and they will be in a supplement coming soon.
The whole range of 28mm sci-fi fantasy figures has now been uploaded, There are a total of nine packs so far, don't forget to check out the pop-ups for more pics.
If you live in Wellington, NZ why not pop into Wargames supplies under the BNZ centre as they now stock, both my range sci-fi and historical ranges. Modelcrafts and hobbies, cnr Victoria & Dixon st, Wellington Also have my Historical miniatures on display.
And good news if you live in the UK, Bonapartes of Bath have my Historical 54's and will be taking them to the various shows in the country.
I've made a start on a Weta heavy weapons unit for the 28/30mm range of 21st Century Amazons, here are some pics, I will also release a version as the two-sword samurai . The packaging casting and bases are ready for the Mudmen and Zombies, Raptors etc but I need to paint the range before adding it to my site, thats pretty close.....heres a sample scenario:- Mantis girls attack Mudmen and Zombies!
Hi there everyone....my workflow on the new releases and 28mm scifi Amazons has recently been interupted - I returned to the UK to visit family and ended up staying 9 weeks longer than expected! I was working with a leading artist in London to prepare his next exhibition, It was great to work on such a large sculpture again and pretty inspiring......Well, now I'm back at Weta so i'll have to find some time to get my new sculpts ready for sale on the site...watch this space.
Here is a progress report for my 21st Century Amazons heroic wargaming scale range. I have finished a smaller Raptor, a mudman (with clay helmet and sharpened bamboo fingers!) another Mantis girl, the handler and another Zombie. More greens pictures coming soon. My website will eventually detail the world of the 21st century Amazons creating dynamic gaming scenarios for skirmishing and large battles.
The Duke of wellington is ready, the casts are looking great. I will be adding the 21 peice kit to the miniatures purchasing page soon.
The Iron duke, Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington 54mm kit is being Molded , I'll post pictures of it assembled very soon.... there will be 21 pieces in total.
The 21st Century Amazons range is soon to be available in (heroic) 28mm scale, for use with generic wargames and skirmish rules, they also will make great character models and collectors pieces. I have many near completion. Here are a few pics of the first ones, there will be packs of the Amazons themselves and their various predators and prey (including Zombies). More photo's as they near completion.
Here is a recent Zbrush (3d computer sculpting application) Head study, African Bushman elder, first attempt at skin texture.
I have made progress on this addition to my 54mm range of pewter figures, The Maharoa Raja of Bundi, Rajastan, India, will be available to purchase soon.
Another quick Zbrush head study...Gadaba woman.
I've been dabbling in a bit of 3d sculpting on the computer using a program called Zbrush. Its early days but here are some of my early practice sculpts, just getting used to pushing the virtual clay around. the dragon was made from a single sphere, the hand from a series of Zspheres. I made into an armature into which I started sculpting, and the Neanderthal was made from a simple head and shoulders tool.
Help save Whales and learn more about these amazing creatures at the Te Papa "Whales-Tohora" exhibition open from the 1st Dec - 11 May 2008. Wellington New Zealand.
Euro Militaire in Folkstone, Kent (U.K) is getting closer. If you would like to meet for a chat and see some samples of my miniature range I will be wandering around the event on Saturday 22nd Sept. e-mail me on [email protected] if you would like to arrange a meeting time. I will also be in London and Somerset between 7th Sept - 29th Sept if you have any trade enquiries.
If you are around Wellington (NZ) July/August the "New Dowse Museum" Hutt City has a King Kong Exhibition, Displaying some of the scannable maquettes we worked on, Digital Art Work from Gus Hunter and Jeremy Bennett, sketches, moving image footage, life size models/skulls and talks/workshops by Gino Acevedo, Greg Broadmore etc.
Miniatures by Gary Hunt The new 54mm Historical figure release is the Maori warrior advancing with Taiaha.
Due to requests to release the 21st century Amazons in 28mm I am busy sculpting the 21st Amazon range for gamers, this will enable me to create more characters and even vehicles...watch this space. I will be posting photo's of the greens soon.
I have taken leave of my senses to commision the truely warped and twisted Mr Don Brooker ( Author and Illustrator of the X-ray comic book Cesspool and Sensations of the dead.) to create a sketch of the Mantis Girl. Here is the Brooker masterpiece in all its glory!
Still working hard-out at Weta, it was a shame about Halo... hopefully it will re-surface one day.
The Making of the Lord of the Rings Motion picture exhibition is now open in Te Papa, Wellington .
It features some new models including the 1/72nd scale city of Minas Tirith (the White City of Gondor) and will be open until the 20th of August 2006.
check out the Venatasaurus bust, Venatasaur Attack, Kong Deluxe Chess Set and a King Kong with Ann bust .
Dont forget the site also offers you the chance to view the NARNIA, Lion Witch and the Wardrobe, Collection.
My personal favourite is General Otmin by Ryk Fortuna.
The Wildly Inspired website is now up and running.
aint it cool news, kong is king, one ring, comic con websites.
in their MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, Lord of the Rings section.
I've just finished painting the War mumak of Harad, by Games Workshop. This was a fun kit, its a pity that I couldn't find more time to paint it properly (there are quite a few flat colours). Anyway its a display model for my fathers shop back in England. www.wellsmodels.com (Wells Models, the Old Chapel Bakery, Union st, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2PU..01749 674908 if you want a look.) He stocks Games Workshop figures and many model ranges.
WOW what can I say.........Icant wait to sculpt another collectable.
Hello and welcome to my April news.
Even though it's very busy at Weta Workshop I am still working on a few small scale historical figures in my spare time as there is some downtime from Wildly Inspired (maybe up and running again in Sept with new owner). I have also just taken on a small commission and would like to continue sculpting special characters for individuals with a passion for historical wargaming ,collecting and figure painting. So if anyone has any specific command figures or one-off collectors peices that they would love to own and commision , I would gladly consider sculpting them, time allowing off course..
Gandalf the Grey Butter Sculpture.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1953-54 Royal Tour of New Zealand.
from the 15-19th January 2004.


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A new type of symmetry operation has the potential to quicken the search for new advanced materials that range from tougher steels to new types of electronic, magnetic, and thermal materials. With further developments, this technique could also impact the fields of computational materials design.
A new filter with the widest tuning span ever demonstrated on a silicon chip could help provide the low-cost flexibility needed for the next generation of high-speed optical networks.
Researchers have demonstrated an electrically-controllable valley current device that may pave the way to ultra-low-power 'valleytronics' devices.
Scientists have also been able to steer this trapped light across the surface of the graphene, without the need for any nanoscale devices. This dual breakthrough opens up a host of opportunities for advances in pivotal electronic products, such as sensors and miniaturised integrated circuits.
Strongest possible proof obtained that using entanglement to write executable software code for quantum computers is indeed possible.
A new high resolution method allows for the first time precise identification and quantification of interactions of a receptor with two ligands simultaneously.
Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, that it is possible to generate ultra-short x-ray pulses using existing technology - and it could open up a huge range of scientific applications.
Each of the single-molecule, 244-atom submersibles has a motor powered by ultraviolet light. With each full revolution, the motor's tail-like propeller moves the sub forward 18 nanometers.
The 2015 RUSNANOPRIZE Nanotechnology International Prize was awarded to Dr. Yury Gogotsi, Professor of Drexel University, Director of the Anthony J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute and Dr. Patrice Simon, Professor of Paul Sabatier University.
Materials such as epitaxial graphene and MoS2, are films made of a few layers, with each layer only one atom thick. The films are characterized by strong in-plane bonds and weak interactions between the layers. Researchers used sub-angstrom-resolution indentations to measure the forces between the atomic layers.
Scientists are cracking the code to ultra-secure telecommunications of the future in an international research project that could also expedite the advent of quantum computing.
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The cornerstone for the church was laid in 1936, but our roots date back almost a century to our Methodist heritage.
On February 9, 1845, the opening service was held at the Lambton Methodist Chapel, which stood where 565 Prince Edward Drive is today.
On March 3, 1878, Lambton Methodist Church opened at what is now 4160 Dundas Street West. Sufficient funds were raised at the opening service to write off the debt of $300. The "rose window" may still be seen above the storefront from the south side of Dundas St.
In November 1928, land was purchased from Kingsway builder, Robert Home Smith, at a cost of $900.
In 1934, the congregation joined with Lambton Methodist Church to become Kingsway-Lambton United Church.
On Sunday, February 28, 1937, the opening service of Kingsway-Lambton United Church was held with an overflow congregation. Sunday School classes were held in the kitchen and furnace room.
By May 1942, the transepts (extensions forming the 'T' or cross shape) along with a Sunday School wing were completed. The lot next door was purchased in 1943, on which the Rev. Wilfred C. Lockhart Chapel, honouring the Rev. Wilf Lockhart. The West Wing was completed in the 1950s to accommodate a burgeoning congregation.
In 2006, renovations were completed, including the inviting, light-filled western entrance, the elevator and lift, and accessible washrooms. The main kitchen equipment and a number of meeting rooms were upgraded.


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Yes, it's snowing in Hawaii. No, it's not that weird
Snow has been falling at Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea (above) since Dec 3. PHOTO: REUTERS
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HONOLULU (NYTIMES) - When the United States National Weather Service predicted that Hawaii could get more than 12 inches (30cm) of snow at the weekend, the mere idea led to dramatic headlines, and thoughts of snow blanketing the beaches of Waikiki and surfers shivering in heavy boots and parkas.
But the wintry forecast tells a different story.
The snow is expected to fall on the Big Island summits, which rise to well over 11,000 feet (3,353m) - not an uncommon elevation for snow to fall, even on a tropical island.
The peaks of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, where snow had been falling since Friday (Dec 3), rise to about 14,000 feet and often experience snow, according to local forecasters. The summits are home to space observatories.
Visitors travelling to the peak of Mauna Kea are advised to use only four-wheel-drive vehicles because of the steep terrain.
"Bear in mind, there is no one who lives up there," said Ms Maureen Ballard, a Weather Service meteorologist in Honolulu. "We do get snow there pretty much every year."
On social media, some locals expressed exasperation with the breathless reactions of those on the mainland.
"Guys. Guys. Calm down," one woman wrote on Twitter. "I was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii. We get snow on the top of Mauna Kea almost every winter."
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Still, a prediction of snow for Hawaii when much of the country had no such advisories surprised meteorologists around the country.
To illustrate the contrast, the Weather Service posted a map of the United States showing states where it had been hundreds or even thousands of days since a blizzard warning had been issued. The last time there was a blizzard warning in Hawaii was 2018, Ms Ballard said.
The service warned people not to travel in the area unless there was an emergency.
"Travel should be restricted to emergencies only," the agency said. "If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle."
The Weather Service said the blizzard was expected to deliver wind gusts of more than 100mph (161kmh) and that the snow was expected to last until Sunday at 6am local time (Sunday midnight Singapore time).
The same storm system responsible for the blizzard had also brought rain to the region, a welcome sight on the Big Island, which has been hit by a severe drought.
But there was also potential for flooding, and the Weather Service issued a flood watch for the whole island chain through Tuesday.
"The blizzard is grabbing the national attention, but it's not as impactful as the rain," said Mr Tom Birchard, a senior forecaster at the service.
Mr Adam Weintraub, a spokesman for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, said that little of the mountains' surface was developed, so a winter blast comes with "a very limited set of effects, population-wise".
He said: "We're watching with considerably more concern the rest of the storm system, because it's got the possibility to produce flash floods and landslides."
Ms Ballard said the cold front also led to lower temperatures than usual in Honolulu.
The overnight low temperature early on Saturday was 55 deg F (13 deg C), according to Mr Birchard. The last time it had been that cold in December was in 1962, when the temperature fell to 54 deg F.
"We are having our version of a chill," Ms Ballard said. "I'm looking forward to sleeping today. I'll get to cuddle under the blankets."
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There's No Crying In Baseball
As I've said before, I usually try to keep sports separate from this blog. But, as I've also said, it's my blog, and I'll post what I want. With that in mind, I'll share with you what I couldn't get out of my head last night: the idea that, so far, the big summer movies all seem to match up well with one Major League Baseball team. Will the trend continue? Who knows. For now, let's take a look and see which movies are which teams.
1) Furious 7
Team: St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals keep putting out winning teams on the field, doing better than most pundits would expect, even when they have to deal with tragedy, like a sudden death from a car crash (Oscar Taveras). Sounds a lot like a Vin Diesel/Paul Walker led franchise to me.
2) Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
No one understood what Oakland GM Billy Beane was doing this off-season, and nobody understood why a sequel to the heinously unfunny original was necessary. Both movie and team performed poorly, at the box office or on the field.
3) Avengers: Age of Ultron
San Diego GM AJ Preller put together what looked to be an all-star roster: adding Matt Kemp, Justin Upton, Wil Meyers, Derek Norris, James Shields and Craig Kimbrel should have made for an easy cruise to the division title. But putting together all that talent doesn't make for a workable on-field product, and the same can be said for the re-teaming of Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye et. al.
4) Pitch Perfect 2
Led by a pint-size box office darling (Anna Kendrick/Jose Altuve), the movie/team followed the same blue print as last time/last year to even bigger success.
5) Spy
Toronto traded for Josh Donaldson, signed Russell Martin, and got rave reviews by many baseball pundits. Feels a lot like what Paul Feig assembled for his Bond-spoofing film. Both team and movie got better ratings than what the box office/win column may show, but both appear to have legs (especially given Toronto's recent winning streak).
6) Tomorrowland
Living in the present but constantly focused on the (hopefully-promising future), the Cubs have assembled a ton of young talent in the hopes of winning an elusive World Series before another century passes.
7) Mad Max: Fury Road
Team: Washington Nationals
Led by Max, the best reviews of the summer haven't led to as great a box-office haul as the movie producers would like. But don't be surprised if this movie is in the conversation for Best Picture at the Oscars….and if this team wins the pennant (and more) this October.
8) Aloha
Cameron Crowe put together an all-star cast, with Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Alec Baldwin and Bill Murray. Ben Cherington did the same with Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez. The results? Putrid.
9) Jurassic World
Nobody thought the dinosaurs would do this well at their age, and Jurassic World also fared pretty well at the box office.
10) Inside Out
The Giants started off the season woefully underperforming, especially after the team's championship performance last year. But once it was able to bring Joy, Fear, and Disgust into balance (i.e. bringing back Hunter Pence and getting its clubhouse chemistry in order), the team is again a force to be reckoned with in the NL West.
11) Entourage
This team has wayyyy more swagger than most people think it deserves. Yes, it went to the World Series last year, but the Royals have brawled with multiple teams this season, and its fans have alienated casual baseball fans by stuffing the ballot boxes online so that the Royals will start a player at nearly every position for the All-Star Game. This is a team full of Johnny Dramas.
I may update this as the summer season rolls along, but for now, let me know what you think in the comments.
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The Best Rusty Griswold Ever
In honor of the new "Vacation" movie coming out this summer, I thought I'd do a quick ranking of the best Rusty Griswolds ever. This doesn't take into account success they've had after their respective movies came out; just who was the most entertaining Rusty in a "Vacation" movie.
1) Anthony Michael Hall, "National Lampoon's Vacation"
The original. Who could top his stammering Rusty?
2) Ethan Embry, "Vegas Vacation"
Nick Papagorgio from Uma, Arizona. A Rusty without much interaction with Clark and Ellen Griswold, Nick was the luckiest guy in Vegas:
3) Jason Lively, "National Lampoon's European Vacation"
A mix of Anthony Michael Hall's uncomfortable speech patterns and Embry's quiet confidence. Loses points because I had to google "European Vacation Rusty" to find out his name.
4) Johnny Galecki, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"
Before he was cashing "Roseanne" and "Big Bang Theory" paychecks. Galecki had all of, what, three lines in this Christmas classic.
Not Ranked – Ed Helms
Too soon to tell, but hopefully he makes this into a sequel a lot closer to "European Vacation" than "The Hangover III."
Bonus clip: My favorite scene from "European Vacation," just because:
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Or do a little bit of both; complete some car-buying steps at home, some at the store.
That's the approach used-car retailer is offering through its new "omni-channel experience" that was announced Tuesday.
The initial launch of the new CarMax buying experience is in Atlanta. CarMax plans on eventually making it available nationally to most customers by early 2020.
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Top 10: The foreign imports Buendia would be trying to emulate at Norwich City
David Freezer
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PUBLISHED: 12:06 06 June 2018 | UPDATED: 12:16 06 June 2018
Alex Tettey has made 177 appearances for Norwich since joining from Rennes in 2012. Picture: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd
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As Argentinian attacker Emi Buendia looks set to join Norwich City, we've taken a look at the foreign imports who have made the most appearances for the Canaries.
The Argentina Under-20 international is set to join City from Spanish top-flight side Getafe this summer and join the select band of players to be signed from a club outside of the UK and Ireland.
The 21-year-old would follow in the footsteps of striker Luciano Becchio, who failed to score during his 16 games between 2013 and 2015 after joining from Leeds, and Jonas Gutierrez, who made four appearances while on loan from Newcastle in 2014, as the Argentinians to play for Norwich.
MORE: Norwich City's foreign legion
Rather than an objective list, which could include the likes of Thomas Helveg and Leroy Fer as high-profile imports, we've taken a look at the players who made the most appearances.
1 Alex Tettey – 177 apps (current)
Signed from French club Rennes for a deal reportedly worth around £3million in the summer of 2012, the former Norway international recently signed a new two-year deal.
2 Dennis Van Wijk – 155 apps (1982-86)
The Dutchman began his career in the youth system at Ajax before joining City. Conceded a penalty in the Milk Cup final success of 1985, which was missed, and helped win the Second Division title the following year.
3 Steen Nedergaard – 97 apps (2002-03)
Former Denmark Under-21 international joined from Danish side Odense and proved popular at right-back, helping City reach the Division One play-off final in 2002.
4 Ivo Pinto – 89 apps (current)
Portuguese right-back was signed from Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb for around £2.2m in January 2016 and captained the Canaries last season.
5 Timm Klose – 85 apps (current)
Another January 2016 arrival, the Switzerland international centre-back was signed from Wolfsburg in a deal reportedly worth around £7.5m.
6 Erik Fuglestad – 82 apps (1997-2000)
Signed from Viking Stavanger on a free transfer, the Norwegian left-back was a consistent presence but his contract was cancelled in March 2000 and he returned to Viking.
7 Nelson Oliveira – 70 apps (current)
Signed for around £5m from Benfica in August 2016 after impressing on loan at Nottingham Forest, the Portugal international has scored 20 goals in 70 games.
8 Jurgen Colin – 64 apps (2005-07)
Dutch defender was signed from NAC Breda for £250,000 but struggled to establish himself at right-back and was sold to Ajax for £70,000 after a trial.
9 Javier Garrido – 53 apps (2012-15)
Former Manchester City left-back was signed from Italian side Lazio on a season-long loan which was later made permanent.
10 Christoph Zimmermann – 45 apps (current)
Followed head coach Daniel Farke across from Borussia Dortmund and stepped up from the German fourth tier to earn a new contract until 2021.
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Exclusive: Canaries' La Liga coup as Leeds and Swansea target is primed for City switch
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A major characteristic of ancient Egyptian art is the use of simple lines and shapes. The Egyptians believed this created an orderly, balanced presentation, and they tended to portray life and people as they wished them to be and not how they actually were.
Because of this style, people were depicted as young and healthy regardless of their age, and images were usually happy ones.
Colors used to draw male subjects were often a dark reddish-brown, while women were colored a lighter yellowish-brown. The color difference represented the difference in lifestyles between the two genders. A man's life was typically an outdoorsy, rugged one compared to a woman's life, which was a secluded existence.
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Virginia vs. Providence: The Big Preview
After defeating Iowa, Virginia takes on the Friars for a chance at the Emerald Coast Classic crown.
By Caroline Darney@cwdarney Nov 26, 2016, 5:43pm EST
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Hoos face Providence in Emerald Coast Classic finals.
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Tonight, No. 7 Virginia (5-0) takes on the Providence Friars in the finale of the Emerald Coast Classic. The Hoos dismantled Iowa 74-41 behind 14 points and nine rebounds from Jarred Reuter off the bench. In the late game, Providence defeated Memphis 60-51 to advance.
Providence will be the stiffest test thus far, especially defensively. Although the Friars come into tonight's game ranked 58th on KenPom (Iowa was 59th), they are 25th in defensive efficiency. They only give up 55.6 points per game, and are 4-1 on the season with their only loss coming against Ohio State (72-67). Against common opponents St. Francis and Grambling State, Providence only gave up 48 and 54 points, respectively (as a reminder, Virginia gave up just 32 and 38).
The Friars are led by two outstanding junior forwards, Rodney Bullock and Emmitt Holt. Bullock, who is averaging 20.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, scored 18 points last night on 7-for-13 shooting against Memphis to help power Providence to the win. Holt is the only other Friar averaging double digits with 16.5 points and six rebounds per game. In addition to leading the team in points and rebounds per game, Bullock shoots 52.1% from the field and 40.9%, good for second on the team in both
Juniors Kyron Cartwright and Jalen Lindsey and sophomore Ryan Fazekas round out the probable starters for the Friars. The trio of guards puts up 20.8 points per game combined, shooting 38%. From the three point arc, Fazekas leads the team shooting 43%. Offensively, the Friars are 109th in KenPom, so they could have some serious issues putting up points on the Wahoos.
For the Hoos, the biggest thing will be shutting down the big men up front. Bullock and Holt are talented and skilled forwards that will be a handful for Wilkins/Reuter/Salt/Diakite down low. This will be a first glimpse for Virginia fans who the Hoos really will be on both sides of the ball without Austin Nichols.
Virginia will be going for their fourth straight early-season tournament after taking the Corpus Christi Challenge, the Barclays Center Classic, and the Charleston Classic in the last three years.
Tipoff is at 7pm on CBS Sports Network.


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Flea Market today on JBLM
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Folks looking to get a bargain and enjoy some second-hand shopping won't want to miss the annual Spring Flea Market at Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation's Fest Tent on Lewis Main Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The event has been a big success on the installation every year since at least 2006, according to Gloria Tomczewski, recreation specialist for Family and MWR's special events.
"(The Flea Market has) been around forever, and I think it's a success because people realize they can always get a bargain and for much less than if they bought (the items) in the store," Tomczewski said.
Finding a bargain at the Spring Flea Market is never a challenge, but it is always a lot of fun, she said.
"I'm always guilty of buying more than I need at the Flea Market," Tomczewski said.
Last year, Tomczewski found several items she could use, since her grandson, Isaiah, was born shortly before the event. He's now 1-year-old.
"I found a lot of baby clothes and baby items for my new grandson," she said.
Although Tomczewski said she always finds great items at the event, she's often been amazed at how many great items go out the doors in other people's arms.
"(I see) awesome things I didn't even see somehow, but might have bought if I'd seen them," she said.
In addition to finding and buying used furniture, toys, clothing, glassware, electronics and yard items, food will be available for purchase.
This year, the Family Readiness Group of the 864th Engineer Battalion will be selling food items on site.
"I'm not sure what they will be selling, but I'm sure it will be good. What more could you ask for?" Tomczewski said. "Great bargains and good food."
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