We love all things wine, chocolate and music and hope you do too! Come celebrate the best parts of life with friends and family at Parrish Family Vineyard.
We have live music with Judy Philbin Friday from 3-6pm and with Nicole Stromsoe Saturday from 3-6pm.
We also have a decadent dessert pairing with Parrish-wine truffles all weekend and a candle-making class on Sunday 1-3pm. Tickets for the class are available on the events page of our website, parrishfamilyvineyard.com.
Reservations are encouraged for the weekend and can be made via this site: https://www.exploretock.com/parrishfamilyvineyard.


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Teens Convince EU to Spend $1.3 Trillion on Environment
Sixteen-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg – together with thousands of European teens – has convinced the European Union to spend more than one trillion dollars on fighting climate change.
Thunberg recently addressed the European Commission, accusing adults of not acting quickly enough on major climate change issues.
EU Commission president Jean-Claude Junker was impressed by the teenager's speech and passion for the cause. "In the past few years I often believed that young people did not want to take center stage for important events," he said following the speech. "I am wrong. They do in fact take on the challenge."
Thunberg encouraged students around the world to make a stand against climate change, calling for classroom walkouts in a bid to get adults in positions of power to take the issue more seriously.
Last week, more than 10,000 Belgian students skipped school to protest against global warming, for many, it was the seventh week in a row. In the UK, thousands of students protested outside Westminster for the same reason.
Some criticized the protests, including the British Prime Minister Theresa May. However, according to the Telegraph, the leader of the UK's Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn said it was "inspiring to see [students] making their [voices] heard."
Junker agreed with Corbyn, he said of the protests, "[I'm] glad to see that young people are taking to the streets for climate change. It can, in fact, bring change."
The EU has proved it, listening to Thunberg's pleas and proposing a budget of $1.3 trillion to fight climate change over the next seven years.
"We need to focus every inch of our being on climate change," Thunberg said in her speech. "Because if we fail then all of our achievements and progress have been for nothing."
She continued, "All that will remain of our political leaders' legacy will be the greatest failure of human history and they will be remembered as the greatest villains because they have chosen not to listen and not to act."
There are a number of ways to minimize humanity's impact on the planet, including a transition to renewable energy and a reduction in animal agriculture. In January, the Irish government recommended eating more plant-based foods and less meat to save the environment.
Charlotte Pointing
Senior Editor, UK | Southsea, United Kingdom Charlotte writes about sustainable beauty, fashion, food, and culture. She has a bachelor's degree in history and a postgraduate certificate in cultural heritage.

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We are proud to share and celebrate that Anna Rovira, winemaker of Celler de Capçanes, has been recognized as Female Winemaker of the Year 2019 by the prestigious Selection magazine, das genussmagazin, in Germany. Congratulations! And, if that was not enough, we also received 7 gold medals and 3 silver medals. Hard work and talent pays off at the end. Congratulations!
James Suckling chooses two wines of Capçanes among the best 100 wines of Spain in 2018: OUR TOP 100 SPANISH WINES in 2018!!
High score for Vermut de Capçanes!!


I work for myself and am grateful every single day when I hear the traffic, or listen to my husband lamenting yet another frustrating traffic experience on his daily commute.
I deeply love and enjoy my work of supporting women to find meaningful work that has a purpose and fills their hearts with joy and gratitude. Still! Some days I'm not 100% aware of the inherent blessings of being able to do this inspiring work.
Every now and again, Mondays feel a bit hard to get into. This morning, I experienced this again. One of the keys to this feeling was that I didn't go to bed early enough. I wanted to stretch my reading on Sunday night as long as possible. I know it doesn't lead to an enthusiastic Monday morning, yet I still indulge.
Thus on this beautiful spring Monday morning, I got up feeling tired. I wondered how on earth to get inspired to start my tasks. I usually write my list of top 6-7 tasks the previous evening so I can start with them right away instead of trying to set priorities in the morning.
I read a chapter in a very inspiring book (New Magic for a New Era). Reading non-fiction is one of my absolute best energizing activities. Then I went for my walk and asked nature to inspire me. After a hot shower I felt even more tired and a bit despondent so I tried a little nap. My mind was too busy with everything I 'had to do'.
I promptly made a cup of tea, and took it out into the garden with a wheat-free date muffin. Aaah, delightful. I sat on a recliner, listened to the birds building their nests, enjoyed the warmth of the tea and the texture of the muffin. My day suddenly felt a whole lot brighter and lovelier.
I did one of my trusty exercises to get myself out of a bit of a funk.
Finally, I was ready to do one thing on that list.
Doing this has helped me so many times. Putting self-care first into the queue by doing something that fills me with joy, gratitude and presence. Listening to nature, being outside, using my senses to feel present and alive. The list always gets done eventually, but apparently not before I take care of my needs of having a lovely Monday!
Afterwards, it dawned on me. This was my Talents at work.
Previously I would've called it 'procrastinating on starting the tasks'. Now that I'm getting to know my Talents intimately, I could see which were at work here.
On the Gallup StrengthsFinder (a powerful tool that assesses our biggest Talents) there's an encompassing list of 34. We all have Talents that energize us when we use them, and other talents that drain us when we use them. The draining ones are called our 'non-patterns'. They're still a positive quality – but they don't show up equally strong in everyone. That's the beauty – we're all different, and we get to celebrate what's unique about us in this way of working. We're not expected to be strong in everything.
In my case, the Talent of Activator (the Talent that asks "When can we start?!" with GREAT enthusiasm!) is number 34 on the list – the lowest of all my Talents. It saps my energy to get started. It's a struggle. It takes a huge effort for me to get started on tasks, especially if they're big and overwhelming.
On the other hand, I have great 'finishing' energy, due to the Talents of Achiever and Responsibility. Both of them are high on my list of Super Powers. I LOVE finishing tasks, once I'm on track. Starting is the issue.
How can I use this in my Favour?
I'm learning more tricks to start engaging my Strengths so I can have Magical Mondays. After all, Monday is the 'Start' of the week and my starting energy is pretty low. I'm finally figuring out that I need to have something inspiring and exciting to kick-start my week.
I am starting a podcast soon called 'Mindful Career Transitions' and I simply love the interview process. Each interview is with a guest expert in an area around career shifts: either someone who's had their own successful career move, or someone who helps others make such a transition smoothly. The interviews fill my heart with gladness and my whole being with energy. I feel alive, inspired and almost on a high after them.
The answer lies in some of my other Talents! Learner, Intellection, Input and Individualization. If those sound like Greek right now, let me clarify a bit.
Learner is my Ignition Theme. I am 100% energized every time I can learn something new. And from just about every guest, I learn new perspectives. I take something new away from each interview. Energizing! Intellection is my Relaxation Theme – it relaxes me to be able to think deeply about things, ideas, concepts… and in every interview, I get to think and create connections about the concepts my guest has introduced me too. At the same time, I feel energized AND relaxed. What a fantastic combination.
Input is a talent that loves gathering information, facts, interesting stuff and even people. It feeds me too. Individualization loves discovering the uniqueness in each person and what makes them tick.
I can't describe the feeling of wonderfulness I feel after we hang up our Skype connection.
And finally, after this bleak start to my Monday, I now know I need to schedule my guest interviews for the start of my week. I look forward to them so much, and feel super energized after each, it will be the perfect kick-off energy… even if my Activator Talent is a bit reluctant to kick in.
I'm wondering about you… what do you find hard? Where's the biggest effort for you, in your daily work? Did you know that by understanding your Talents via the Gallup StrengthsFinder, you can structure your work day so that you get to use your Talents and Strengths, instead of trying to force yourself to use your non-patterns?
I have heard so many examples of this from my clients recently. They become super-aware of their Talents and make sure as far as possible that they use them. They go home energized, fulfilled and happy at the end of the day. And when there's a bad day (as we all have) they have more compassion and kindness for themselves because they understand what was up.
Please contact me here if you'd like to find out about your own Talents and Strengths, and how to utilize them for a fulfilling career!


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Jessie J Diagnosed With Menières Disease: What Is It?
Chris St-Jean
I am a mom of two awesome children who teach me more than I ever thought possible. I love writing, exercise, movies, and LGBT advocacy.
Menières Disease Affects More Than Celebrities
Menières Is Rare, But No Less Traumatic
Singer Jessie J revealed that she's currently in recovery from Menières Disease, and put simply, that it felt like someone had switched on a hair dryer inside her ear temporarily.
I've known of Menières for some time now, as I've had at least two people that I know who have had to deal with the condition and one on a chronic basis. Characterized by symptoms such as a sense of spinning, a roaring or buzzing in the ears, a drop in the ability to hear and nausea according to the NHS in the United Kingdom, Menières Disease is not exactly the most enjoyable condition you can hope to acquire. While I've never experienced the disease nor have a desire to, I do have a friend whose husband was diagnosed with it years ago and another who has had symptoms so severe in the past that she's been led from her job in a wheelchair, unable to stand.
I couldn't hope to understand what it would feel like to have Menières, especially chronically, but it sounds terribly unpleasant. It's a condition that affects just over 615,000 Americans yearly, according to the American Hearing Research Foundation. Given the population of the United States is well over 300 million, these numbers ultimately mean Menières really is a fairly rare disease, but it's one which looks at being controlled rather than being cured. There is no clear indication about what causes Menières, and there's no clear understanding as to what can spark an attack. The stress that sort of condition can cause is undeniable, and it's quite likely that stress can contribute to further instances of Menières if stress can be a contributing factor to Menières in the long run.
No one likes being sick, but when you might be plagued with a chronic illness that can strike at any time, that truly sucks. I don't use that word lightly, as I frequently find there are better words than that to describe when situations are truly uncomfortable at best and terrible at worst, but it's not a way to live your life. Certainly, all we can do in this life is hope for ongoing good health, but for those with Menières, particularly when it's bad enough that there's little you can do in order to "cure" the disease, I could only imagine that it's walking a tightrope, hoping it doesn't recur while still just living your best life possible.
Thankfully, Jessie J appears to be on the mend, and judging from the Entertainment Weekly story that focuses on her disclosure that she has Menières, she's even in fairly good spirits about it, though she stuck her finger in her ear to ease the symptom of roaring in her one ear canal - a sensation she likened to someone having flipped on a hair dryer. Reportedly, she was temporarily left deaf and unable to walk due to the Menières, but these are symptoms that have also been noted by others who have had the disorder.
What makes Menières truly unique, though, is the uncertainty surrounding it. As the American Hearing Research Foundation puts it, "The inability to specifically identify the pathology of what is prompting the symptoms of Meniere's sets it apart as its own disorder. In other words, if all the symptoms associated with Meniere's align AND they cannot be definitively tied to any underlying cause or disease, then a diagnosis of Meniere's MAY be made. On the other hand, if the underlying condition or illness that is causing the symptoms can be identified, then it would not be a diagnosis of Meniere's disease; it would be a diagnosis of something else—another disease definitively known to be causing the vertigo, for example."
The Foundation also notes that due to the unpredictability of the disease, those with Menières might struggle with depression and anxiety. A range of therapies is recommended to cope with any potential mental health challenges, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or mindfulness meditation. Diuretics might also be prescribed to help manage the fluid levels in the ears, which can trigger a Menières attack, and a doctor might also prescribe regular exercise and a healthy diet with limited salt intake.
Unfortunately, there is no cure for Menières, and only a range of symptoms that can lead to a diagnosis only by process of elimination, it seems. However, as the disease continues to be better understood, hope might continue to bloom for those who struggle with debilitating Menières attacks.
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in the Los Feliz area.
Artist and Illustrator Nathan Anderson has created a really cool stylized mural of L.A.'s great writer and poet Charles Bukowski. It's in the Los Feliz area, at Kingswell and Vermont, on the sidestreet wall of Co-Op. The artist just so happens to be a big fan of Bukowski.
Walk up Vermont a block to Skylight Books, they always stock Bukowski's fiction and poetry.
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HP Elite X2: 10 Things to Consider Before Buying the Hybrid
By: Don Reisinger | May 12, 2017
If recent market research on tablets shows anything, it's that two-in-one hybrids—devices that can act both as tablets and notebooks—are proving exceedingly popular. A number of PC makers see that trend and are investing heavily in the technology. It's perhaps no surprise, then, that HP recently announced an update to its popular Elite X2 line of hybrids. The devices come with a nice design, big screens and ample power, and since they're designed for corporate users, they come with a host of security and IT management features appropriate for the enterprise. Still, like other hybrids, the HP Elite X2 is a little pricey and there are some limitations potential buyers should consider before purchasing the device.
A Hybrid Design for Business
The HP Elite X2 is a hybrid that can be used as a notebook or tablet. The computer attaches to a physical keyboard that has a trackpad. The tablet side of the device has a kickstand to prop it up when it's not connected to the keyboard. HP says the feature is ideal for corporate users.
Some Nice Specs Inside
HP's Elite X2 runs Intel's Core processors, but a variety of options are available depending on what customers are looking for in terms of power. The computer's screen is made from Corning's Gorilla Glass and a USB-C port allows for quick transfer of information or the ability to connect a 4K monitor for dual-screen support.
Several Security Features
When it comes to security, the HP Elite X2 is no slouch. The device comes with HP BIOSphere and HP Sure Start Technology to configure the BIOS and recovery. It's also running HP Client Security and Intel vPro, and can be configured with a Trusted Platform Module and self-encrypting drive.
Stylus Support Is Included
Unlike so many other hybrids, the HP Elite X2 comes with full support for stylus input. The stylus can be used for inputting information as well as digitally writing on the screen.
It Runs Windows 10 Pro
In a smart move, HP bundled Windows 10 Pro with the HP Elite X2. The operating system comes with all standard Microsoft software and the security controls many IT managers want. The device also includes several of the company's solutions built-in, which could be a problem for those who aren't so keen on bloatware.
Several Connectivity Features
The HP Elite X2 comes with WiFi support, of course, but it also offers cellular connectivity. That means users who aren't close to a WiFi signal can turn on the computer's 4G chip and connect to wireless networks with ease.
Not a Bad Display
The HP Elite X2 comes with a 12.3-inch screen, the same size as Microsoft's Surface Pro 4, which arguably is its biggest competitor. The screen has a 2,736-by-1,824-pixel resolution, which technically isn't 4K but should suffice for most. As noted, it's protected by Gorilla Glass and supports both touch and stylus input.
IT Management Features Built-In
The Elite X2 incorporates several features aimed at enterprise users. It supports HP's Touchpoint Manager or Landesk to enable IT to set up and scale an entire fleet of computers across the company. And, using remote BIOS configuration, IT can deploy and maintain Elite X2 units across the office with ease.
Compelling Service Options
HP is offering a variety of support options for the Elite X2 to help companies stay up and running. Users can take advantage of HP Care's Helpdesk, technical support that's available 24/7. Additionally, HP has global support in 180 countries through 230,000 vendor partners that can provide on-site and same-day repairs.
Pricing and Availability Notes
HP's Elite X2 pricing can vary widely depending on the version and configuration. The G1 line starts at $909 and increases to $1,980 with a few customizations. A G2 version is slated to launch in July, priced at $1,099 to start.
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Your small business needs to accept credit cards. After all, 75.7 percent of customers have at least one credit card and over 6/10 of Americans believe that we will soon be a completely cashless society.
which demographic your core customer base falls into.
The question is, then, how your small business can accept credit cards in the most efficient and cost-effective ways possible. Let's delve into the pros and cons of the most widely-used credit card payment technologies, so you can determine the best method for your business' unique needs.
There are plenty of great options to consider when it comes to payment processing. But for the purpose of this article, we are going to focus on growing payment methods that are becoming more popular among modern consumers.
EMV is an acronym for chip-and-pin payments and, in the scheme of things, U.S. retailers have been late adopters of EMV technology. EMV payments are more secure than traditional swipe-and-sign methods.
Since U.S. retailers are expected to shoulder the financial burden of EMV adoption, only 68 percent of U.S. retailers have adopted the technology. However, EMV will soon be the only acceptable method of physical card processing, so it's better to invest in EMV from the offset than to have to update your SMB's credit card processing technology down the line.
Best for: The EMV verification method is best for any merchant using a countertop credit card machine. Whether you're running a brick-and-mortar retail store, restaurant, or medical office, EMV verification will work for you.
For a long time, Visa has been the only option contactless payments, but now Mastercard and American Express are getting in on the action. Contactless cards can help you save time at your cash wrap, but since they're even newer than EMV, few retailers have invested in the technology to make contactless payments possible.
Contactless payments also depend on your customer having a smartphone as well as having downloaded their payment information to a contactless platform, so there will be customers who aren't able to use this payment method at all.
Best for: Just like with EMV, contactless payments can work for a wide range of merchants, from retailers and restaurants to service providers and medical professional. The main factor to consider is your target market.
According to Statista, Millennials (ages 25-34) are the top age group adopting contactless payments, with 57% of consumers using the method to pay for purchases. We can expect this growth to continue, though, particularly as Generation Z comes of age.
It's also worth keeping contactless payments in your radar, as industry data shows a steady upward trend of contactless payment market revenue in the U.S. Statista projects market revenue to grow from $63 billion in 2019 to $148 billion in 2022, and $358 billion in 2025.
Mobile POS stations are on the rise; the number of mobile POS systems in retail is expected to triple by 2023. As retailers continue to adopt mobile swipe stations, they are becoming more affordable and convenient to implement.
From swipeable card readers that you can attach to your phone, to mobile tablets that connect to your in-store POS system, there is a mobile payment platform for every business size and budget.
However, cyber-security and fraud are major challenges in the mobile payments arena today and implementing mobile swipe in your store may necessitate investing in additional security methods to protect customer data.
Best for: Mobile payments are ideal for merchants who are constantly on the go. If you're running a mobile business like a food truck or if you offer services that require you to make house calls, then mobile payments offer a convenient way to take credit cards on the spot.
Since the advent of e-commerce, online payment processing has become one of the primary ways to accept credit cards for small businesses. All online payments aren't created equally, however, and you can help reduce cart abandonment by reducing friction points in the payments process – such as long page load times, not taking certain credit cards, or tacking on large shipping fees at checkout.
Customers also need to know that their credit card information is secure, and you can give them this peace of mind by partnering with a PCI compliant online payment processor.
Best for: This payment method is an ideal solution for merchants who sell products or services over the web. Secure online processing is also a great option if you need to accept credit cards over the phone.
This is NOT a good solution for businesses that deal with face-to-face credit card payments. Secure online processing requires you to manually key in transactions, so the process takes a lot longer. If you're looking to take credit cards in person, then you're better off with EMV, contactless, or mobile.
To provide a consistent experience and to prevent letting valuable data waste away in silos, your payment processing platform needs to be able to communicate with your website host, POS system, accounting, and inventory management technology –– that means it needs to be compatible with the solutions you use for other aspects of your business.
Whichever method you decide to use for credit card processing, see to it that your payment system can "talk" to the other software and platforms that you're using your biz. This ensures that data — such as sales, payment amounts, and payment types — are synced across your systems, which in turn leads to increased efficiency, fewer human errors and better reporting.
Be sure to talk to your merchant services provider and ask them about the solutions that they integrate with. That way, you can set up your payment systems correctly and start processing cards with ease.
As we discussed earlier, there are multiple factors to consider when deciding which ways to accept credit cards in your small business. In the end, you should always strive to integrate the payment methods that make your customer's shopping journey as seamless as possible.
Partnering with a payment processor such as Payment Depot will allow your small business to securely accept your customer's credit card payments –– whether they prefer contactless payments, mobile swipe, online shopping, or traditional POS.


Combo deal includes one Lunker Tamers by The Fish Grip in your color choice and one matching Line Cutterz Ring.
Line Cutterz is a ring worn on the finger that cuts fishing line. Sleek, adjustable ring with double-sided blade perfect for quick and efficient cutting of mono-filament and braided fishing line. Great for all types of fishing including kayak fishing, surf fishing, chartered fishing and ocean fishing. Velcro adjustable strap to fit all sizes. Two-sided stainless steel blades and stainless steel rivet set in a black ABS plastic for ultimate durability and safety.
The Fish Grip is a fish landing device that was developed by avid anglers. The goal was to find a safer way to land a fish — safer for the fish AND the angler. Proudly made in the USA. Line Cutterz is proud to have partnered with The Fish Grip company to produce the exclusive Line Cutterz edition lunker tamers! Made in a variety of color choices, including our signature colors and set with a custom Line Cutterz logo on the side.
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Q: How to get the nearest class of separate div in jquery? On clicking the button I want to get the closest <input name="something/> value.
I tried $(this).closest(".input").val() but didn't work.

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A: I would traverse up to the containing div first, then back down to the desired control.
$(this).closest(".main-div").find(".input");

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I just read your comment saying you want to get the last instance of a class.
$(this).closest(".main-div").find(".input").last();

EXAMPLE

$(document).on("click", ".button", function() {
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  $(".input").removeClass("highlight");
  $(this).closest(".main-div").find(".input").last().addClass("highlight");
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Primary school appoints new headteacher
Henry Woodsford
Ceri Wootten (left) and Heather Good (right) with pupils of Tickenham Primary School. Picture: Shane Dean
Tickenham Primary School has appointed an award-winning teacher as its new head of school.
Ceri Wootten qualified as a teacher in 2000 and has spent her career in the Bristol area, teaching all year groups from one to six.
She has worked alongside colleagues as a maths teacher to develop and support subject leaders and class teachers in their planning, delivery and evaluation of maths.
In 2003, Ceri won a teaching award for outstanding new teacher in the South West.
The primary school, in Clevedon Road, gained academy status and joined the Clevedon Learning Trust (CLT) in January 2015 and has a small number of pupils, with 81 on its roll, the majority of which commute from nearby towns.
Ceri takes over from Tristan Merriam, who stepped down in July to 'take up a new challenge in business'.
Mr Merriam became the headteacher in 2016 and reduced class sizes in 2017, with them cut to as small as nine youngsters in year six, to allow teachers to spend more time with individual pupils and speed up their learning.
The primary school was named a 'good' school with 'outstanding features' by Ofsted in 2017, with inspectors noting the school's 'fantastic culture' helped make children feel 'safe and able to achieve'.
MORE: School earns an 'outstanding' inspection report.
Heather Good, director of primary school improvement for the CLT, who will be assisting Ceri, told the Times: "These are exciting days for our Tickenham community.
"We are delighted to welcome Ceri into the role of head of school at Tickenham. She has already settled in well and I am looking forward to working closely with her."
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Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
by Ian Dawe | in Articles | Fri, 10 March 2017
Twenty years ago, the landscape of television, drama and popular culture changed with the debut of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, created by Joss Whedon. Looking back at the first shaky season of what was then… [more]
Logan: A Brilliant, Game-Changing Film
by Ian Dawe | in Reviews | Wed, 8 March 2017
In some ways, the X-Men have always been about family. Looking back to the first Bryan Singer film from 2000, many of the dramatic tensions revolve around a group of outcasts trying to piece together… [more]
Multiple Realities: The Hollywood Films of Paul Verhoeven
by Michael Campochiaro | in Articles | Tue, 7 March 2017
After making a name for himself in the Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven moved to Hollywood in the 1980s to work on American films. From that period through the 1990s Verhoeven directed a series of movies across… [more]
XX: Women in Horror, Horror in the Family
by Matthew Kirshenblatt | in Articles | Mon, 6 March 2017
I will admit, I've been waiting for this film. Until fairly recently, I used to write for another online magazine that, in its last incarnation, was called GeekPr0n. I spent some years covering various comics,… [more]
The Metabarons Series Returns to Form in Newest Volume
by Julian Darius | in Reviews | Sat, 4 March 2017
Warning: this review contains spoilers for the current volume and the entire Metabarons series. It's fair to say that Metabarons has now eclipsed Incal as the most famous Jodorowsky-penned sci-fi epic, at least in the… [more]
Denis Kitchen Discusses his Career and Harvey Kurtzman's Trump
by Nicholas Yanes | in Interviews | Fri, 3 March 2017
Denis Kitchen has decades of experience in comics publishing. Some of his notable accomplishments have been founding Kitchen Sink Press and the Comic Book Legal Defense. One of Kitchen's more recent projects is Trump: The… [more]
What is The Power of The Dark Crystal?
by Matthew Kirshenblatt | in Articles | Thu, 2 March 2017
Back in 2013, it was my intention to participate in what was called the Gelfing Gathering Author Quest: a contest in which the Jim Henson Company along with Grosset & Dunlap would chose a writer… [more]
by Ian Dawe | in Articles | Wed, 1 March 2017
Mark Millar's Old Man Logan is a bold, gripping adventure comic set against a western-style post-apocalyptic background featuring once-mighty heroes clinging to the last vestiges of their former glory. It makes Chris Claremont's Days of Future Past… [more]
Smorgasbord #59: See You Hell Cowboy
by Tom Shapira | in Editorials, Podcasts | Wed, 1 March 2017
This week, Tom and Shawn say their last goodbyes to Hellboy III, Rebellion must avoid getting into Activision's bed of disappointments and broken dreams, and the May Previews provide some tedium, some pleasant surprises, and… [more]
Wrestling With the Cycle: Not All Men and "He" in Matt Fraction and Christian Ward's ODY-C
by Matthew Kirshenblatt | in Articles | Tue, 28 February 2017
In Part I of this article, "Not All-Men: On the Subject of "He" in Matt Fraction and Christian Ward's ODY-C," we looked at the presence and purpose of men and male characters in an almost… [more]
Remembering Bill Paxton
by Ian Dawe | in Articles | Mon, 27 February 2017
Bill Paxton was one of those actors who was universally loved. Always a welcome presence in any film (or, indeed, TV show), a reliable character actor with strength, vulnerability and charm, but what made him… [more]
Not All-Men: On the Subject of "He" in Matt Fraction and Christian Ward's ODY-C
by Matthew Kirshenblatt | in Articles | Thu, 23 February 2017
When I last wrote on Matt Fraction and Christian Ward's ODY-C in my article She Made Them in Their Image, I was attempting to focus on the Sebex – the third sex created in a… [more]
The Belfry: A Nightmare Comic
by Ian Dawe | in Reviews | Wed, 22 February 2017
Sometimes it's interesting to read a comic that isn't part of world-building or creating a complex, multi-layered world. To be sure: such complex comics are very welcome, and Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko's Invisible Republic… [more]
Traversing the Plateau of Leng: To Read is to Be Read in Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows' Providence
"So much of this is made of books, this Commonplace book…." – Robert Black, Commonplace Book, June 5th, 1919, Providence #1, p. 32 This article is strange for a few reasons. First off, it's about… [more]
Riverdale's Rips off Twin Peaks (Badly) and Normalizes Rapey Plotline
by Karra Shimabukuro | in Reviews | Mon, 20 February 2017
There's a lot wrong with CW's latest show, Riverdale. Let's put aside the crazy clown red hair and pale faces of the murder victim Jason Blossom and Archie. Or the obvious invocations of past popular… [more]
Steven Universe: What is The Answer?
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Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is the most preferred choice among home dialysis treatment options; Malaysia has now opted for PD First Policy. You can give yourself treatments at home, at work or while traveling, while on peritoneal dialysis. With PD, you may be able to use fewer medications and eat a less restrictive diet compared with hemodialysis treatment. You will need to have a PD catheter (also called Tenckhoff catheter) placed in your belly (dialysis access) before you begin dialysis. Placement is usually done 10 to 14 days before dialysis starts.
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a dialysis treatment that uses the thin membrane (called the peritoneum) that lines the abdomen to perform dialysis treatments. During treatments, a fluid called dialysate is put into the abdomen through a small, flexible tube called a PD catheter.
The dialysate pulls waste and extra fluid from the blood into the peritoneal cavity. The dialysate remains in the abdomen for a specified amount of time before it is drained and replaced with fresh dialysate. When the dialysate is drained, the wastes and extra fluids are also drained, and fresh dialysate is instilled to clean the blood. This filling, dwelling and draining process is called an exchange and takes about 30 to 40 minutes. The fill and drain phases of the exchanges can be done manually or with a machine called a cycler.
In order to perform PD, you will need to have a PD catheter placed into your abdomen. A PD catheter is a flexible plastic tube that allows dialysis fluid to enter the abdominal cavity, dwell inside for a while, and then drain back out again. PD catheter placement is considered a minor operation, and complications are rare. It often requires general anesthesia, but the whole procedure takes less than one hour of surgical time. Most catheters have two Dacron cuffs that remain inside the abdominal wall to keep it in place.
With APD, which may also be called Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis (CCPD), a machine called an automated cycler performs three to five exchanges at night while you sleep. The cycler automatically fills your abdomen with dialysis solution, allows it to dwell there and then drains it to a sterile drainage bag that you empty in the morning. This gives you more flexibility during the day, but you must remain attached to the machine for 10 to 12 hours at night. In the morning, you begin one exchange with a dwell time that lasts the entire day, if required. You are not connected to the machine during the day.
The new INTELLIS by Lucenxia is an Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD) system that has been designed to meet the needs of many patients, including children and adults of different weights and sizes.
With CAPD, you will drain a fresh bag of dialysis solution into your abdomen manually. After 4 to 6 or more hours of dwell time, you will drain the solution, which now contains wastes, into the bag. You then repeat the next cycle with a fresh bag of solution. You do not need a machine for CAPD; all you need is gravity to fill and empty your abdomen. Your doctor will prescribe the number of exchanges you will need, typically three or four exchanges during the day and one evening exchange with a long overnight dwell time while you sleep.


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Careful Josh, you're a Treasurer on P-plates
by Peter Switzer
When Westpac's Bill Evans gets political, you know he must be worried about the economy but to all observations his and other well-qualified commentator's learned views are falling on the deaf ears of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
Sure, only last week I said that economics (despite my long history teaching and writing about it) is a guessing game. However, because it is such, I like it when my 'guessing' or forecasting coincides with people like Bill, who has form on the board in the economic crystal ball game.
Of course, they're not always right. Many of the country's best economists disagreed with me on my former TV show on the Sky News Business channel when I was harassing the Reserve Bank a few years back to cut interest rates. I got that one right and the RBA eventually (but belatedly) saw that rate cuts were necessary. I assure you I know I'm not always right and people like Bill and other chief economists are more right than they are wrong.
Against that, Josh is still a Treasurer on P-plates. Let me give you a history lesson about two of our most celebrated former chief number crunchers i.e. Paul Keating and Peter Costello, who made mistakes in their early days in the gig. They even made cock-ups later on their reigns but they'd neither admit to it nor recall it!
Interest rates (Paul) and super giveaways (Peter) are two areas where you could have a healthy argument about how great those decisions were. Of course, I cut Treasurers slack because guessing what the economy needs and when, isn't an easy job.
Josh and new head of Treasury, Dr. Steven Kennedy, don't have any known form on the board. The Doc has hung around the public service for a long time and has a great academic record and could be a genius but we just don't know because his calls on the economy haven't been public.
He and Josh are on trial on whether they should bring forward tax cuts to give the economy a lift, which Bill and many other publicly-exposed economists support. One day they will be judged guilty or innocent of the crime of being economic dunderheads or great economic managers but if I was them, I'd be careful of ignoring Bill (not the one named Shorten!)
This week, Westpac reported a sorry profit update (down 16%), which resulted in a cut in the dividend and a need to raise $2.5 billion in capital. The bank's CEO, Brian Hartzer, told us that the final fully-franked dividend would fall by 15% from $0.94 to $0.80 per share for the first time in a decade because of a "challenging low-growth, low-interest rate environment".
You can bet your life Brian had a good natter with Bill, who watches the economy 24/7 and has done so for decades. And what he told him made it hard for the CEO to say all the bad news is behind the bank, which I reckon he would've loved to have said.
After looking at recent economic data, such as the recent retail figures, Bill nailed his colours to the mast, calling for more tax cuts. "The second stage of tax cuts which the government has legislated to begin in July 2022 should be brought forward," he said. "That decision would not compromise the structural validity of the cuts but would recognise that the Australian economy is in need of a boost to demand, from fiscal policy, much sooner than 2022."
And Bill isn't alone with the SMH telling us that the CBA's Gareth Aird (another very experienced economist) is rooting for more tax cuts and wants the second and third tranche of cuts brought forward.
The third lot of tax cuts should start on 1 July 2024, taking the 32.5% tax rate to 30%, the 37% rate would be abolished and the starting point or threshold for the 45% rate would start at $200,000!
If this didn't get us spending, then we're all turning into Greenie socialists, who have no regard for material pleasures. I don't believe that for a moment.
The economic data I look at day in/day out is only just limping forward. We know the economy's last reading for growth was 1.7%, which is hopeless for future jobs growth. And Gareth Aird says the Government's Budget isn't helping.
"At present, the stance of fiscal policy adopted in the federal budget is contractionary. Growth in taxation is greater than growth in expenditure which is why the deficit has shrunk and the budget is now essentially balanced," he said.
The respected SMH economics editor, Ross Gittins, has been agreeing with the RBA's Dr Phil Lowe and yours truly from at least June this year. Then he wrote: "First, worrying about deficits and debt, is something national governments can afford to do only when they've got an economy that's growing strongly.
"The three successive quarters of pathetically weak growth we've experienced – complete with rising unemployment and underemployment - may prove to be just a blip, as the budget's forecasts assume they will, but it's much easier to believe they show the economy is fast running out of puff."
And I love this from Ross, who has always been a great writer: "It's not my policy to feel sorry for any politician – they're all hugely ambitious volunteers – but I do feel sympathy for Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. He's not the first treasurer to be strong on party dogma but light on economic understanding, but he's among the first to be heading into stormy weather light on expert advice from a confident and competent Treasury.
In a recent Weekend Switzer story, I pointed out that successful people like Gerry Harvey say their success was linked to hanging out with the right crowd that showed them how to win. Josh, I'd start spending more time with guys like Bill, if I were you.
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The DA Multi Tool/Bronze Wool Pad Holder Kit has been designed to fit in a standard angle adapter in most water fed poles. The bronze wool pad comes pre-punched with holes so it is ready to go out of the box. The benefit to using the bronze pads is they are soft enough to not scratch surfaces but tough enough to clean those harder to remove stains.
This kit includes stainless steel screws, washers and wing nuts that will secure the bronze wool pad in place. Easy to install on your waterfed pole and very handy attachment. It works really well for removing stubborn stains and marks from glass and frames. Definite time saver!
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Arpine Martoyan (; born 10 January 2007), known professionally as Maléna (), is an Armenian singer and songwriter. She represented Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "", and went on to win the competition, becoming the second Armenian entrant to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Early life
Born in Yerevan on 10 January 2007, Maléna was raised by her mother Anna Manucharyan, an actress. Together with her mother, she has appeared in several episodes of television comedy series Stone Cage. Maléna studies at the Sayat-Nova music school, where she learned to play the cello.

Career

Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Maléna first attempted to represent Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, taking part in the national selection Depi Mankakan Evratesil with the song "Par" under the name Arpi, placing 8th in the semi-final.

Since 2020, Maléna has been collaborating with TKN Entertainment, a Yerevan-based record label owned by Tokionine. She was set to represent Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Why", but the country withdrew from the contest due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

She was again selected the following year to represent Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France with the song "Qami Qami" ("Wind, Wind" in Armenian). The song, described as "space-pop", was composed by Tokionine and was written by Vahram Petrosyan, Tokionine, David Tserunyan and Maléna herself. While talking about co-writing the song and the message of it, Maléna said: "I'd never think that I'd be writing lyrics that one day would be shared with such a big audience. It's such a huge honor. The song is about finding yourself and finding a way to keep going. Don't you ever think of falling down again…always be true to who you are". Maléna won the contest with 224 points, becoming the second Armenian entrant to win the competition, first being in . As a result of her win, Armenia earned the right to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022. In May 2022, Maléna made an appearance during the first semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, announcing Yerevan as the host city for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Following her win, she received the Armenian Scholarship for a summer program at the Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition, she performed her winning song at the Armenian Heritage Park in Boston, on 31 July 2022.

On October 23, 2022, she released a cover of the song "Cheri Cheri Lady" by German band Modern Talking. In February 2023, the song went viral on TikTok in Indonesia and Vietnam then reaching the top of the iTunes and Top 50 Viral on Spotify in Vietnam. On February 26, the song reached the general Top 50 songs in Vietnam on Spotify. The song debuted at number 72 on the Billboard Vietnam Hot 100 list published on March 2, 2023.

Artistry

Influences
Maléna is inspired by pop and R&B music. She pointed out Jaden Smith and Rosalía as her favourites, for their musical creations and visual style.

Discography

Singles

References

External links
 Maléna on Junioreurovision.tv

Armenian child singers
Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Armenia
Living people
21st-century Armenian women singers
2007 births
Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners

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The aim of the WMA project is to develop a technical solution targeting the needs for webmining (i.e. searching relevant and useful information on the web) of professional users in various businesses. This new and rapidly growing market is a major opportunity for European SMEs to take a leadership position, and represents for them a very strong potential for business expansion and economic growth over the next years._x000D_The success or failure of almost every company depends upon the agility with which it is able to understand and react to its environment. The web has become a major information source for the business development and strategic marketing departments of companies and the efficiency of their webmining activity has a significant impact on the company's business performance._x000D_General purpose search engines such as Google are easy to use and everyone now has access to several billion information items. But users, particularly in a professional context, often have the impression of drowning in a mass of information and, at the same time, of not getting the right information. General purpose web search engines are unable to answer business-specific requests such as: which companies are at the forefront of this niche market? Which mergers and acquisitions have occurred in this market? Which technology can solve this problem? etc. These search engines would just provide a list of information sources containing certain keywords. But the manual selection and evaluation of this type of information is by far too time-consuming to treat a large information volume._x000D_There are many companies in Europe, the US and east-Asia who attempt to develop technical solutions targeting the needs of professional webmining users. However, available solutions are too limited as regards the performance of processing algorithms and knowledge bases sizes. The most advanced algorithms perform well with small information volumes, but are unable to process larger ones at an acceptable speed. _x000D_Some solutions are dedicated to specific market sectors, such as e.g. the pharmaceutical industry. They are however in general limited either to the extraction of simple predefined data (companies, people, etc.), or to very specific and rigid data extractions tasks. They are not flexible enough to respond to changing webmining needs of the user or to different requirements of other businesses._x000D__x000D_The objective of the WMA (Web Mining Analytics) project is to develop the technology capable of providing highly relevant information to professional users in various businesses. WMA will make it possible to "industrialize" web mining and content analysis by processing a wider scope of predefined types (>100) from a very large database and to offer the end-user simple functions to extract specific data automatically. _x000D_Furthermore, WMA will be ahead current state-of-the-art by enabling two important additional services:_x000D_• adding meaning to the extracted data (context, concept, subject, etc.) _x000D_• analyzing the meaning of the data (evolution, relation, cause, strategy, etc.) _x000D_WMA technology will be able to analyze the meaning of the content and hence be part of the search and extraction process within the business decision-making cycle. This will be a significant progress in the capability to provide meaningful (useful) data for specific business requirements. WMA provide:_x000D_1. The capability to process a sufficiently large database with an acceptable speed. We consider that the system must be able to handle 2 billion pieces of information and that an efficient system must be able to process more than 1 million information items/pages per second and per processor. _x000D_2. Highly autonomous automatic extraction and structuring algorithms. The aim is to identify concepts from the downloaded data and to weave relations between them. _x000D_3. Analytical algorithms able to answer the users' questions. The user should be able to select from a rich set of extraction and content analysis tools, that efficiently meet his/her webmining request._x000D_The aim of WMA is also to ensure that the user interface is intuitive and easy to use, whilst at the same time delivering answers that are more relevant than ever before in both, form and content. _x000D_The success of the WMA project will have a significant impact on many professions and industries.. In the scope of the project, WMA will target specific business sectors in order to have a sufficiently precise focus and means to evaluate the project results with end-users from these sectors. However, a successful implementation of WMA will also drastically reduce the cost required to adapt the solution for other businesses. _x000D_Since professional webmining is a new market with no dominant players and a very strong growth potential, WMA will provide an excellent opportunity for European SMEs to become leaders in this market.
Project Topic The WMA project aims at offering to professional end-users a technolgy able to extract automatically specific data and to provide highly relevant information. WMA will make it possible trough "industrializing" web mining and content analysis from a very large database.
(after finalisation) The CO deliverable of the WMA project was the launch of the WMA website, entitled WhoGotFunded. It consists of a technical solution for webmining, meeting the needs for web based data mining of various businesses. Since M28 (January 2013), WhoGotFunded has been implemented and marketed as an SaaS product to which the clients can subscribe. Currently, the solution used to develop WhoGotFunded is being used in the area of fundraising: specifically, it allows to search any organisations that has been active in fundraising recently in any activity doCO. _x000D_Since the project ended at M24 (September 2012), DIGIMIND and DEADALUS have continued their collaboration in the frame of a traditional bilateral relationship so as to improve the technological developments (including the upcoming evolutions)._x000D_Both in terms of marketing and technology, the Ps will continue to implement the methodology set up during the WMA project, the "agile development" method which consists in performing rapid cycles of specifications, development and testing._x000D_Today all efforts are oriented towards the introduction of WhoGotFunded on the market.


The line 'still waters run deep' may have been inspired by Norris. His quiet demeanor belies a powerful combination of art and design that flows through everything he does. He's led Method design/animation teams in creating user interface designs for Microsoft, and compositing/lighting teams in creating photo-real CC Microsoft devices. He's contributed his talents to main title design for Marvel's "Avengers" and "Captain America," and to work for Mazda, Infiniti, Fox Sports, Facebook, Modest Mouse, Ben Harper, Universal Music and other top brands, artists and companies. He also designs and crafts surfboards, for himself, and for the occasional celebrity client. At Method for nearly a decade and The Masses for a decade before that, Norris started his career as a VFX and design generalist.


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Download The Queen S Gambit Pdf
Publisher:Rosetta Books
The basis for the hit Netflix series! "What Walter Tevis did for pool in The Hustler, he does for chess in The Queen's Gambit" (Playboy). When eight-year-old Beth Harmon's parents are killed in an automobile accident, she's placed in an orphanage in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Plain and shy, Beth learns to play chess from the janitor in the basement and discovers she is a prodigy. Though penniless, she is desperate to learn more—and steals a chess magazine and enough money to enter a tournament. Beth also steals some of her foster mother's tranquilizers to which she is becoming addicted. At thirteen, Beth wins the chess tournament. By the age of sixteen she is competing in the US Open Championship and, like Fast Eddie in The Hustler, she hates to lose. By eighteen she is the US champion—and Russia awaits . . . Fast-paced and elegantly written, The Queen's Gambit is a thriller masquerading as a chess novel—one that's sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. "The Queen's Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years—for the pure pleasure and skill of it." —Michael Ondaatje, Man Booker Prize–winning author of The English Patient
Opening Repertoire: The Queen's Gambit
by Damian Lemos
Author:Damian Lemos
Publisher:Everyman Chess
Grandmaster Damian Lemos presents a repertoire for White in the Queen's Gambit, one of the most famous chess openings. The Queen's Gambit enjoys a long and illustrious past. It has been played by virtually all the strongest grandmasters in the history of chess, and today it remains a popular choice for players of all levels. White's opening moves in the Queen's Gambit are built on sound strategic principles, and it can lead to positions rich in both tactical and positional play. It's a perfect opening to use in order to develop your chess understanding. It's a perfect opening to use in order to develop your chess understanding. There are many defences that Black can employ against the Queen's Gambit and it's easy to become confused by the countless options for both White and Black. Lemos tackles this problem by providing a concise, easy-to-learn and practical repertoire that is suitable for players of all levels. Using illustrative games, Lemos examines the typical tactics and strategies for both sides, and highlights the key move order issues. This book tells you everything you need to know about playing the Queen's Gambit. * A complete repertoire with 1 d4 d5 2 c4 * Over 50 games with grandmaster analysis * Written by a Queen's Gambit expert
by Elizabeth Fremantle
Author:Elizabeth Fremantle
"Smart, sensual and suspenseful as a thriller, Queen's Gambit is a must-read for Philippa Gregory fans—and heralds a brilliant new player in the court of royal fiction" (People). Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived: This is the story of the one who survived. Widowed for the second time at age thirty-one Katherine Parr falls deeply for the dashing courtier Thomas Seymour and hopes at last to marry for love. Instead, she attracts the amorous attentions of the ailing, egotistical, and dangerously powerful Henry VIII. No one is in a position to refuse a royal proposal so, haunted by the fates of his previous wives—two executions, two annulments, one death in childbirth—Katherine must wed Henry and rely on her wits and the help of her loyal servant Dot to survive the treacherous pitfalls of life as Henry's queen. Yet as she treads the razor's edge of court intrigue, she never quite gives up on love.
The Double Queen's Gambit
by Alexey Bezgodov
Author:Alexey Bezgodov
Publisher:New In Chess
Alexey Bezgodov provides a complete chess opening repertoire for Black against 1.d4. After replying with 1…d5, the former Russian Chess Champion advises you to take up the Double Queen's Gambit and play 2…c5! against both 2. c4 and 2. Nf3. In The Double Queen's Gambit Black's attitude is as active and ambitious as that of White in the Queen's Gambit. This ambition may seem premature at first sight, but many strong grandmasters have already successfully played this system. After thoroughly investigating and analysing this opening, Bezgodov has gained a lot of experience in practical grandmaster play. The system not only turned out to be playable but also brought him success, and not just because of its surprise value. Bezgodov's conclusion is that there is no clear and compelling way for White to reach an advantage. The fresh ideas and the clear explanations in The Double Queen's Gambit may change your view on modern chess opening theory. Bezgodov provides dozens of exercises to test your understanding of his system.
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Move by Move
by Nigel Davies
Author:Nigel Davies
The Queen's Gambit Declined is one of the central pillars of chess opening theory. Virtually every world champion has played the opening with both the white and black pieces and it is a great favorite at all levels in chess. The reason for its enduring popularity is that it is rich in the classic strategic themes. Either side can end up with an isolated d-pawn, White can pursue a queenside initiative while Black counters on the other wing or White can attempt to build a powerful centre that Black hopes to undermine. The Move by Move series provides an ideal format for the keen chessplayer to improve their game. While reading you are continually challenged to answer probing questions – a method that greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of chess knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study chess while providing the best possible chance to retain what has been learnt. * Everything you need to know about the Queen's Gambit Declined . * The Q and A approach emphasizes plans and strategies. * Written by an expert on the opening.
The Queen's Gambit Accepted
by Chris Ward
Author:Chris Ward
Publisher:Batsford
The Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is Black's most straightforward answer to the popular Queen's Gambit. By accepting the gambit pawn, Black refuses to submit to the strategic bear-hug which is so common in the Queen's Gambit Declines. The QGA is fundamentally sound, but soon leads to sharp play where both sides have plenty of chances to play for a win.
The Queen's Gambit for the Attacking Player
by Graham Burgess,Steffen Pedersen
Author:Graham Burgess,Steffen Pedersen
Graham Burgess is an experienced international player, with numerous tournament victories to his credit. His books are widely acclaimed in the chess press.
Winning with the King's Gambit
by Joe Gallagher
Author:Joe Gallagher
'This romantic opening is a real rarity at top-level chess. Probably the greatest expert on this line right now is England's Grandmaster Joe Gallagher.' - Nigel Short in The Daily Telegraph
by Jessie Mihalik
Author:Jessie Mihalik
Publisher:NYLA
When the Quint Confederacy and the Kos Empire went to war—again—Queen Samara wisely kept her Rogue Coalition out of the conflict. But staying neutral in a galactic war doesn't pay the bills, not when both sides refuse to trade with neutral sectors.. With her people on the brink of starvation, Samara hatches a daring plan to snatch the kidnapped Kos Emperor from the Quint mercenaries holding him. The Kos Empire will pay a fortune for their emperor's return, enough to feed the Coalition's citizens while they wait for the return to a begrudging peace. But when her plan goes sideways, Samara finds herself evading Quint mercenaries with the very man she intends to capture. And the more time she spends with Valentin Kos, the more she realizes that he's not the coldly indifferent villain she imagined. Torn between duty and desire, Samara must decide if saving her people is worth giving up the one thing she's always wanted.
Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess
by Bruce Pandolfini
Author:Bruce Pandolfini
From America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit comes a comprehensive guide covering all aspects of the game, to improve your technique whether you are a newcomer or a longtime fan. One of America's best-known chess masters, Bruce Pandolfini has helped millions learn the intricacies of chess through his acclaimed books and workshops. In this exciting volume, he presents a complete overview of the entire game and its culture. Structured as a dialogue between a beginning student and an expert teacher, Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess takes the student step-by-step from fundamentals to advanced, highly strategic play. Combining easy-to-follow diagrams with trenchant and up-to-date analysis, Pandolfini puts a new twist on accepted chess theory, offering a seamless beginning-to-end approach, including: • a short introductory history of the game • the moves, rules, and contemporary notation forms • the basic principles of chess • how to develop an opening repertoire • the art of tactical play • pattern recognition and memory aids • traps and pitfalls to be avoided • middlegame play, strategy, and planning • defense and counterattack • transitions to the endgame and the endgame itself • computers and the future of chess • the best websites for playing chess online With Pandolfini's expert insight into the history and modern world of chess, as well as several appendices to enhance play and appreciation, Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess makes the perfect gift for players of all ages and will be the benchmark title for chess players for years to come.
Keeping Canada Running
by G. Bruce Doern,Christopher Stoney,Robert Hilton
Author:G. Bruce Doern,Christopher Stoney,Robert Hilton
Publisher:McGill-Queen\'s Press - MQUP
The federal government's promises to "build back better" and "build back green" highlight opportunities to reimagine Canadian infrastructure. In this groundbreaking study, authors Bruce Doern, Christopher Stoney, and Robert Hilton provide the first comprehensive overview of Canadian infrastructure policy, examining the impact and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and rapid technological change as Canada looks to recover and rebuild. Covering more than fifty years across many sectors, the authors identify numerous challenges that have contributed to Canada's growing infrastructure deficit and suboptimal outcomes including political interference in the choice of infrastructure projects; challenges for multilevel governance such as distortion of local priorities, blurred accountability, and unsustainable maintenance costs for municipalities; the growing reliance on public-private partnerships that limit transparency and public scrutiny; and increased corruption associated with infrastructure projects. Transforming infrastructure is notoriously difficult yet vital at a time of rapid technological change. It is estimated that 75 percent of the infrastructure that will exist in 2050 does not exist today. This makes it crucial that Canada invest in future-proof infrastructure with the capacity to facilitate economic growth and the expansion of urban centres, mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change, and ensure resilience in response to crises and disasters. Keeping Canada Running offers a timely assessment of these issues, Canada's COVID-19 response, and the potential contribution of the newly launched Canadian Infrastructure Bank.
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by Elisabeth Lechner
Author:Elisabeth Lechner
Publisher:Verlag Kremayr & Scheriau
Dick, haarig, queer, alt, Schwarz, behindert: Wer in unserer Gesellschaft nicht der Norm entspricht, wer sich und seinen Körper nicht dem kommerzialisierten Zwang zur Selbstoptimierung unterwirft, wird marginalisiert, gemobbt und ausgegrenzt. Doch wer definiert Schönheit und wem nützt das? Klar ist jedenfalls: Schönheit ist nicht nur ein Geschäft, sie ist vor allem eines: politisch. Wenn eine Frau wegen unrasierten Beinen Morddrohungen bekommt, wenn Jobbewerbungen nach dem Körpergewicht beurteilt werden, wenn ein dunklerer Teint "in" ist, aber Schwarze Menschen weiterhin strukturell diskriminiert werden – dann ist ein Umdenken der Mehrheit und ein Aufstand gerade für jene Menschen notwendig, die besonders unter dem Schönheitsdruck in den Medien und an unserem Umgang miteinander leiden. Elisabeth Lechner trifft AktivistInnen, zerlegt gekonnt gängige Vorurteile und legt einen ermutigenden 5-Punkte-Plan vor, wie echte Solidarität aussehen kann und wie wir alle unseren Begriff von Schönheit hinterfragen können. Dem Riot schließen sich an: Christl Clear ● kerosin95 ● Laura Gehlhaar ● Linus Giese ● minusgold ● Ulrike Schöflinger uvm.
Bird's Opening: Move by Move
by Cyrus Lakdawala
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This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. Bird's Opening, 1 f4, is an ideal choice for freethinking chess players who prefer to rely on their general chess knowledge and intuition rather than having to memorize and keep up to date with mainline opening theory. Bird's Opening is essentially the Dutch Defence with an extra move, and White can choose between a number of different set-ups, including the reversed Leningrad, Classical and Stonewall variations, depending on mood and opponents' responses. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala examines all the important variations of Bird's Opening, including the sharp From's Gambit. Using illustrative games, he explains the main positional and tactical ideas for both sides, provides answers to all the key questions and tells you everything you need to know about successfully playing 1 f4. Essential guidance and training with 1 f4Provides a repertoire options for WhiteUtilizes an ideal approach to chess study
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How is it that a devout Muslim who was sentenced in 2012 to more than 12 years in prison for making multiple death threats, recruiting for jihad, and plotting to kill the South Park creators, is not only free but has been hired as a university expert by George Washington University?
Who is making this happen? Things don't just happen, they are made to happen. Who is funding the destruction of America?
First, let me point out that my colleagues and I are blacklisted from college campuses. Nonie Darwish has had every university talk canceled on her. Robert Spencer, Wafa Sultan and I have not been invited to speak in years.
Younus Abdullah Muhammad, nee Jesse Morton, founded "Revolution Muslim" in 2008, along with his partner Yousef Mohamid Al-Khattab. Atlas readers are long familiar with this vicious cretin. Al-Khattab repeatedly threatened me as well. Back in 2008, he began posting threatening snuff-like death threat videos at a Pamela Geller hate site (below).
This is who George Washington University hired as an expert. Saudi multimillion dollar donations to university at work.
Academia is worse than finished. The whole of it will have to be destroyed and rebuilt if we are to save our nation.
Jesse Curtis Morton, aka Younus Abdullah Muhammed, 33, of New York City, pleaded guilty today to using his position as a leader of Revolution Muslim Organization's Internet sites to conspire to solicit murder, make threatening communications, and use the Internet to place others in fear.
This was one of the FBI's big gets in 2012. Go here.
'Revolution' leader sentenced: A New York City resident was sentenced in June to more than 11 years in prison for using his position as a leader of the Revolution Muslim organization to promote violent extremism online against those he believed to be enemies of Islam.
Muslim convert from Brooklyn was sentenced Friday to nearly 12 years in prison for posting online threats against the creators of the "South Park" television show and others he deemed enemies of Islam.
George Washington University's new hire, and CNN loves it.
George Washington University has hired a former Islamic extremist to work at its center on homeland security — a man who once denounced the United States and made threats against the creators of the TV series "South Park" for depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit.
While reformed extremists have worked at universities in Europe to help fight terrorism, this is believed to be a first in the United States.
Jesse Morton, who was known as Younus Abdullah Muhammad when he was a recruiter for the al-Qaeda, brings a "unique perspective" to counter-terrorism work, said Seamus Hughes, deputy director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University's Center for Cyber & Homeland Security.
Hughes said before making the hiring decision, he discussed Morton with the FBI, leaders in the security community and the lawyers that prosecuted Morton.
Nadia Oweidat, a fellow at the think tank New America who's interviewed dozens of former extremists, said she doesn't doubt Morton's sincerity.
"People go through phases. They evolve and are finally able to see the light," she said.
She doesn't think Morton made up his de-radicalization to get a shorter prison sentence.
He became one of the group's chief propagandists and recruiters.
"It gave me an outlet to have meaning, to have purpose, but it also gave me an outlet to express my rage and my frustration," he said.
Morton and another extremist founded "Revolution Muslim" in 2008. In 2009 the pair praised Nadal Hasan for his attack at Fort Hood, Texas, which left 13 people dead and 32 others wounded.
But during a trip to Morocco, Morton's ideology slowly and subtly started to change as he met young secular Muslims.
But it was too late — Morton couldn't escape his extremist past.


I have found a way to combine the best of every recipe I have ever come across for pecan pies, pecan tarts, and pecan bars to make them fit into whatever diet you and your guests are following. The best part? This pecan delight recipe is absolutely better tasting than any recipe I have ever tasted in my 40-ish years.
Stir crust ingredients (almond flour, coconut oil, erythritol, vanilla extract) together until well combined.
Press dough into a 9X9 pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 – 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
Combine all filling ingredients except pecans (almond milk, erythritol, coconut oil, arrowroot powder, sea salt, vanilla extract, maple extract, molasses) in a saucepan over medium heat.
Simmer for 3 – 5 minutes until mixture begins to thicken, then remove from heat.
Stir in ½ cup of pecans, and set aside to cool.
Pour filling mixture on top of crust.
Sprinkle remaining ½ cup of pecans on top of filling.
Chef Note: You may have noticed that I opted for almond flour over traditional white flour or wheat flour for this pecan delight recipe. This is great for those of you who are watching your glycemic index, as almond flour is high in protein, low in carbohydrates, and low in sugars. There are many alternatives to traditional flour, but personally I find almond flour to be the most delicious to use in recipes.
Pretty easy, right? Now, step back and watch how quickly these tasty treats disappear.
Summer Snacks and Treats: Go Ahead and Indulge Your Cravings!


Aiming to make the US innovation and manufacturing hub of the world, President Barack Obama on Monday announced a slew of measures and executive actions to spur growth in these sectors. As a result of the previous measures taken by the Obama Administration, more than 7,00,000 new jobs have been added to the manufacturing sector since February 2010.
Aimed at building on the momentum and making US the innovation and manufacturing hub of the world, the new steps were focused on enabling innovation, securing the talent pipeline and improving the business climate, the White House said. Prominent among the executive actions was investing more than USD 300 million in emerging manufacturing technologies critical for US competitiveness.
Other major steps were to spur innovation by providing manufacturers access to new and expanded state-of-the-art facilities like those at national labs, laun new tools and a five-year initial investment to support innovative small manufacturers in the supply chain.
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Heading to cabin in ME w no electricity-propane stove & fridge avail but cleanups a chore. Looking for make ahead freezer dishes or low mess meals.
We head to an island in ME every summer on vacation for at least 2 weeks. There is no running water or electricity on the island. The cabins are set up with propane tanks so we do have a propane fridge and gas stove. The kitchen sink has a hand pump that pumps in collected rainwater from the roof. You can't drink it. But there is a freshwater spring with safe water. THIS IS NOT FOR EVERYONE, I know, but for some (like me), it's heaven. Cooking is wonderful on the island, but for some reason, everything tastes better there, but the cleanup is such a chore--boiling water, multiple buckets of soap and boiling safe water, etc.
I want to make food that I can make ahead in a tin and freeze, defrost day of, cook in the oven, serve on paper plates, then throw the whole thing away when we are done. OR easy, low mess, fresh food that comes together with as few pots, pans and utensils as possible.
Looking for fun, fresh ideas, more than just the run of the mill?
You are in Maine. Do you like chowder? An onion, some potatoes, fish, one pot...and the old timers used evaporated milk (shelf-stable). A crab roll? Picked Jonah crab, a bit of mayo, a touch of parsley or tarragon, a New-England style hot dog roll toasted in a pan. When I was a child my mother made chili at the campsite on a Coleman stove: can of tomatoes, ground beef, can of beans, and Durfee powdered chili seasoning, the kind in the foil packets. And ah, I remember a delicious dinner a few years ago while backpacking in the Cascade mountains: those Lipton one-dish noodle things with some canned salmon stirred in. DE-lectable. Everything tastes better by the sea. Hope the rainy deluges we've been having in Maine pass you by.
Julia, it must be quite beautiful. I guess you could become a pretty good poker player after 2 weeks of no Netflix. :-) Hope you have a safe (and tasty!) vacation.
So glad you found the book Julia. The author, Linda, has been my friend since Kindergarten. She spends time each year in extremely remote places that probably make your cabin look the Hilton. She can also outrun a cougar! She prepares and dehydrates all the food that she and her husband eat when camping. I have sampled some, rehydrated, and it is great. Hope you have enough lead time to try some of her creations. She has another book called HIGH TRAIL COOKING. I have seen her books in camping and outdoor supply stores too. Good luck.
I've just added the recipes, the quiche recipe here: https://food52.com/recipes/30101-spinach-mushroom-and-jarlsberg-quiche and the risotto here: https://food52.com/recipes/30103-chicken-mushroom-and-green-pea-risotto and the veggie lasagne here: https://food52.com/recipes/30104-red-white-and-green-veggie-lasagne. Enjoy!
We do tend to need to hit the "reset" button and come off island after one week, go to the laundromat and restock. But alas, as of now, no invite from Martha. Thanks for all the links!
I'm big on making meals and freezing them. I work very long hours and sometimes don't feel like cooking when I get home. I always have a variety of home cooked meals pre-packaged in single serving ziplock bags in the freezer to choose from. Currently, I have beef stew, black bean & roasted corn soup with rice, risotto with mushrooms, peas, and chicken, baked ziti with meatballs, matzoh ball soup, butternut squash soup, quiche (multiple varieties), and vegetarian lasagne. All defrost easily in the microwave, on the stove, or in the oven. Let me know if you want any recipes!
Thanks Lisa! I would love your risotto recipe, quiche and veggie lasagne. My kids won't eat bean anything and the rest I've got goto recipes for!
Linda Frederick Yaffe has written a book called the BACKPACK GOURMET which has an astonishing variety of meals that you can make at home, dehydrate, and then reconstitute. There are chilis, stews , crab casserole all very good , but you need time to prepare and dehydrate .
Thank you jamcook! As mentioned before, the grill is a no no on the island. I did check out the cookbook you mention online on Amazon and then found this!!!
I think it's the whole thing! Will peruse this eve. Thanks again! Crab casserole?! Yum!
Julia, I remember checking these three articles the last time I went camping. They all had useful tips.
Have a great trip - looks beautiful!
I love packets with chicken and salmon. Homburgs, hotdogs and sausages. My grocery store has mini pie plates, make pot pies, beef stew and other such dishes.
Do you have a pizza stone? Pre cook your crust. Add toppings and freeze. Preheat to 475, bake 10-12. Yum.
Is there a grill? Salads with grilled chicken. Skewers can be frozen and then grilled.
Thanks Kimhw. Sadly, no grill... it's too much of a fire hazard. No electricity and running water also means no fire department or 911. I do love the pizza idea as I have little ones and pizza--especially homemade--is always a hit.
Not even a camp fire?! I cook everything on a campfire grill. Or we have this tiny weber camping grill that runs on propane. My husband takes it everywhere and just uses it far away from anything else. With little ones I would also suggest ore cooking lots of pancakes, easy to reheat in a warm oven. Pasta casseroles. Same little individual tins with whatever type of pasta, sauce, meats and veggies they like. Freeze. Sprinkle on cheese and bake when ready. Ratatouille. Freezes and reheats well. My sister makes this amazing casserole with chicken and a creamy cheesy sauce with corn and black beans. So good.
How much freezer space do you have?
Lol Pegeen! We do fish, however seem to never have much luck. :( We do have lots of lobstermen in the area though that are always willing to leave us lobsters on a buoy for fresh fresh lobster.
We only have small amount of freezer space in our cabin, but under the floor in the "Big House" kitchen (pictured; built in like 1875) has a storage area that will fit several coolers. This will keep foods frozen for quite a while. Blueberries and depending on the time of year, raspberries, are prevalent on the island so we cook with those as much as possible too.
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Do you have access to a food saver?
You could make some make ahead things like veggies, all spiced up and ready for boil in the bag. Even frozen cooked rice in the bag.
For first night. I've done Grilled steaks. Super sear them to char and then freeze.
Put in the food saver and use them as ice packs on the way up to camp. Then after they've defrosted..give them a bit of a boil in bag to finish cooking. Throw some herbs and frozen butter in the bag too before sealing. Think of it as a reserve sous vide.
I've also used snow peas with oil, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes. Sauteed and frozen then vac packed. And the Alidi brand frozen green beans (which are amazingly good and thin) vac pack while frozen with a bit of garlic and oil. Then boil in the bag and serve with shaved parmasean cheese (bread crumbs optional).
Go to mexican store and get some banana leaf...and make packets of veggies, fish (that is a lake there isn't it?) Wrap those up with seasoning and steam or grill them. Use some fresh lemon and limes in the packets and some root veggies that travel well.
.....humm you could probably freeze those packets with frozen fish and deploy them at the camp site in a steamer or grill.
Or cut some parchment paper and make little packets of fish, veggies, butter, spices, oil, seasoning, and a dash of white wine--or beer. Then bake for about 15min. Serve on paper plate.
I don't have a food saver, but want one! Already checked it out online and am going to check them out at BB&B. And I think I should then be able to justify the purchase of one (or two) extra freezers for the basement, right?! Your suggestions sound devine! Thank you.