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using Eurofurence.Companion.DataModel;
using Eurofurence.Companion.DataStore.Abstractions;
using Eurofurence.Companion.DependencyResolution;
using Eurofurence.Companion.ViewModel.Abstractions;
using Eurofurence.Companion.ViewModel.Local;
using Eurofurence.Companion.ViewModel.Local.Entity;
using System;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Linq;

namespace Eurofurence.Companion.ViewModel
{
    [IocBeacon(TargetType = typeof(IDealersViewModelContext), Scope = IocBeacon.ScopeEnum.Singleton)]
    public class DealersViewModelContext : BindableBase, IDealersViewModelContext
    {
        private IDataContext _dataContext;

        public ObservableCollection<DealerViewModel> Dealers { get; }

        public DealersViewModelContext(IDataContext dataContext)
        {
            _dataContext = dataContext;
            _dataContext.Refreshed += (s, e) => { if (e.HasFlag(DataContextDataAreaEnum.Dealers)) MapToViewModels(); };

            Dealers = new ObservableCollection<DealerViewModel>();

            MapToViewModels();
        }

        public event EventHandler Invalidated;

        private void MapToViewModels()
        {
            Dealers.Clear();

            var viewModels = _dataContext.Dealers
                .Select(entity => new DealerViewModel(entity));

            foreach(var viewModel in viewModels.OrderBy(viewModel => viewModel.DisplayName))
            {
                var mapEntry = _dataContext.Maps.SelectMany(a => a.Entries).FirstOrDefault(
                    a => a.Links.Any(link => link.FragmentType == DataModel.Api.LinkFragment.FragmentTypeEnum.DealerDetail && link.Target == viewModel.Entity.Id.ToString()));

                if (mapEntry != null)
                {
                    viewModel.MapEntry = new MapEntryViewModel(mapEntry);
                    viewModel.MapEntry.Map = new MapViewModel(mapEntry.Map);
                    viewModel.MapEntry.Map.Entries.Add(viewModel.MapEntry);
                }

                Dealers.Add(viewModel);
            }

            Invalidated?.Invoke(this, null);
        }
    }
}


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Every business firm normally will like to know hoe it performed over a period of time, thus leading to the preparation of profit and loss statement. They also ask about their position at a particular pointing time, which leads them to prepare balance sheet.
Finally, they will like to know where they are heading, which has led to the preparation of budgets.
Budget is term used locally by a layman. Layman confuse budgeting with planning. A budget is part of a plan. A plan can be expressed in monetary and non-monetary term. Any plan that is qualified in monetary term is a budget. A budget, therefore can be socially defined as a statement of intention qualified in monetary term.
In budgeting there are types of budget prepared by firms. Such budgets includes capital budgets, cash budget, sales budgets so on.
The process of preparing capital budget is called capital budgeting. Capital budgets are long term budgets made for acquisition and expansion for fixed assets. Many firms prepare capital budgets today. It was originated in the United States of America (USA). In America it was applied by firms before the Second World War. After the Second World War, may firm saw the need to plan for capital expenditure, hence it is prevalence today.
The main purpose of setting up a private is to achieve enough sales revenue that will cover fixed and variable costs as well as leave out enough profit to justify its existence.
Nigeria Breweries Limited being a private enterprise involved in brewing beer has the objective of making huge profit.
Breweries all over Nigeria witness heavy return on their investments due to export of their products to neighbouring African countries as well as the high consumption rate of beer in the country.
In order to produce firms in the breweries industry acquire fixed assets as well as raw material. These acquisitions are based on expected demand. The demand for beer cannot now be fairly estimated because of the general rise in prices. General rise in prices has made consumers of beer shift their demand to other goods of necessity thus leading to decrease in demand.
Apart from capital budgeting problems caused by uncertainly in demand, there is also the problem caused by tariff or import restrictions on the importation of fixed assets and spare parts. This singular problem has helped in no small measure in fueling the amber of problems encountered by these firms. It has made firms search for alternative source of obtaining fixed assets necessary first for production operations.
Even when these fixed assets are source, there is often an increase in the price paid for them as a result of import tariffs or restrictions. The uncertainty surrounding this has made it a capital budgeting problem.
Increase in price of fixed assets as a result of import restrictions and the small nature of the financial capability have made firms like Nigeria breweries limited to rank the projects they wish to embark upon. There is always the problem of appropriate method of selection that will be peculiar to a given project. Also encountered in the selection of project is the human problem in the organization, which is a function of the state of mind of the individual in charge of the capital, budgeting.
Banks and other financial institution charge interest on the money they lend out. Interests on the charges are based on negotiations or what prevails in the banking industry as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Interest charges fluctuate widely with the economic condition. Due to the dynamic nature of the economy will consequent effect on interest rate; it is a problem making cost benefit analysis necessary in capital budgeting. Even when the above problems are solved to a great extent, there remains the problems of obtaining foreign exchange necessary to remit to exporter's exchange rate are never stable. The uncertainly include in this makes it a problem in capital budgeting. These problems were what gave rise to the research objectives.
(a) Factors responsible for the demand for beer and the effect demand has on capital budgeting, other operations of the company and its existence.
(b) Why external sources of finance is used instead of floating stock of shares given its financial constraints and high interest rate on external financing.
(c) Ways in which purchased capital assets are paid for example through letters of credit, documentary bills for collection, open transfers.
(d) The effect over or under investment have on the firm.
(e) The effects delaying arrival of ordered assets or payments for them here on the production of beer.
(f) How they forecast sales or demand given its fluctuations as a result of general rise in prices. In connection with the above objectives was the necessity to formulate hypothesis.
The following hypothesis was formulated with respect to this study.
1. Fluctuations in demand have no effect on capital budgeting and other operations of the firm.
2. There are no problems in the capital budgeting of firms.
3. The company does not seek floatation of stock in the stock exchange because if does not want external in both its operations and management.
4. There is no problem encountered so far as the method used for payment of capital assets purchased.
Loss of flexibility "some of the information on this were taken from "essentials of management finance" by J.F. Weston and E.F. Brigham" after commitment of funds to projects, the relationship of the availability of capital assets and the quality of assets purchased, substantial expenditure which funds are not often automatically available and failure of firms as a result of too little equipment.
Capital budgeting is an important aspect of strategic decision involving financial management. In purchasing fixed assets firms commit large amount of capital. The results of this capital commitment continue over a long time with subsequent loss of flexibility in decision-making.
Apart from loss of flexibility and hostage to future events, expansions of fixed assets are always forecast.
Over investment in fixed assets often leads to unnecessary heavy investment, which fund the firm should have employed profitability in other income yielding ventures such as securities.
Availability of capital assets if properly phased helps the firm to buy equipment necessary to take care of intermittent spirits in demand for its production.
This is so in that an increase in demand in excess of firm's capacity often leads to turning away of orders.
Capital budgeting for assets expansion is also significant in that it involves a substantial but lay of funds. This makes it necessary for a firm to plan how to raise the needed finds as they are not always automatically available in order to be sure of funds when his expansion is embarked upon.
Finally, most firms which failed did so not because they had too little capital equipment. Their failure is as a result of rival companies installing automated and more efficient equipment capable of producing a higher quantity of the goods currently produced. Also these goods are produced at relatively shorter time at reduce price. Having stated the significance of the study of capital budgeting, the researcher found it important to define some words or terms used which she felt would make the understanding of this study easy for its readers.
necessary to buy fixed assets for production of goods.
funds to meet economic units objectives.
(iii) CASH IN FLOW: It s used to means flow of cash into a firm such as revenue from sales.
(iv) CAPITAL ASSETS: They are assets of long-term nature used in the production of goods.
(v) OUTLAY OF FUNDS: Expending of money term were defined in order to make readers understand the subject under discussion.


As a freelance writer and writing instructor, I'm often asked to edit the work of my peers and of aspiring writers. And I love to encourage others to tell the stories that matter most.
Grammar cops. I also appreciate the editing skills of my writing peers, as they wield their red pens and hack on my "shoddy" first drafts. But at times, I observe grammar cops attack insecure, fragile writers, who approach them for encouragement as they tiptoe into the waters of writing for publication.
Now, I've been known to whip out my red pen from time to time, when someone asks me to do that kind of editing. But I try to use a little discernment and discretion when a novice writer approaches me with their work.
Aspiring writers. Sensitive, aspiring writers need our empathy, since they trust us with some of their most intimate tales. These newer writers pour out their hearts and souls into their first pieces; we need to handle them with care.
I've seen writers spanning from late teens to senior citizens. And I've noticed many of them choose topics dealing with difficult life struggles—the death of loved ones, flashbacks of war experiences, or simply leaving home and beginning their own journey as adults. I'm able to empathize with their pain, confusion, doubts, and fears. I recognize their need to tell their stories, trying to make sense out of the rumblings of their minds and troubled hearts.
Levels of edit. I believe it's vital to discern the needs of a writer, not always assuming they need a grammar cop to attack their work with a red pen. My unsolicited grammar cop comments tend to cause more harm than good. I find it helpful to ask writers to clarify their needs and their expectations of me as an editor. What level of editing do they want?
I also think it's important to examine one aspect of editing at a time, since I don't do well at multi-tasking. And although many professional editors may have different terms to describe their levels of editing, my editing checklist for my own work includes three—the panoramic, macroscopic, and microscopic viewpoints. But sometimes, I consider one more level editing, especially with writers who need encouragement—like students, wannabe writers, or hobby writers (i.e. not professional writers).
Peer responses. Some professional writers may not even consider the peer response a valid level of editing, but it can serve as an important phase of the writing process. For instance, this approach might be helpful for some critique groups.
In the classroom, I required my students to participate in peer groups where they would listen and respond to each other's work. I preferred small groups, where students seemed to be a little less intimidated. I wanted to encourage their writing, not scare them off.
I provided every student several copies of a peer response form. Then, as each writer read their essay out loud, their peers would listen, read along, and record their responses. After each reading, the group would discuss the responses.
One of my favorite writing professors, Dr. Sally Crisp, encouraged me as she taught aspiring writing teachers the value of emphasizing meaning.
I believe that we write to communicate and connect with others, often others we don't know and may never know. In responding to writers, I like to let them know how their message got through to me. In other words, whether I 'got it' or I didn't. I teach the same principle when I teach collaboration. The right kind of collaboration can be an excellent means of fostering in writers a keen sense of audience.
Dr. Crisp also composed a list of peer response questions and comments that you might find helpful, too.
How has the writer introduced the essay?
What is the main theme of the essay?
Is there any information that you are wondering about? What might be added to develop the main point more fully?
How did the author conclude the essay?
What part of the essay do you find the most effective? Why?
Suggest two or three things that would make the paper even better.
Who has encouraged you as a writer?
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Thx for re-blogging! So glad you liked this post. Hope it helps some writers, no matter where they are on their journey. Keep writing!
Hope this encourages you as a writer and helps you inspire other writers! Keep writing!
I understand your frustration, Beth. Not very helpful, right? But it looks like you learned a lot from their mistakes, right. Thanks for your comment!
I really appreciate this post, Karen. Great information and very helpful to those of us who might ask for editing help, and/or want to do a better job when asked by others to edit their work. Very insightful.
Thx, Anita! I hope it helps! And thanks for your comments.
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Group of 5 chest tombs. Late C18 and early C19. Brown sandstone ashlar. Northern chest tomb: pedestal tomb. Late C18. Recessed panels, moulded cornice, chamfered top, and partly fluted ovoid finial with concave base. North-west tomb: chest tomb. Dated 1798. Chamfered plinth, recessed side panels with flanking reeded pilaster strips, and moulded cornice to flat top. To John Lowe, d. Nov. 2nd, 1798. South-west tomb: chest tomb. Dated 1844. Chamfered plinth. Raised side panels with quadrant corners and flanking reeded pilaster strips, and chamfered top. To Daniel Lowe, d. April 20th, 1844. North-east tomb: chest tomb. Early C19. Semi-circular side panels with radial fans in spandrels and flanking corner piers with sunken rectangular panels and moulded cornice to flat top; sunken end panels. Inscription illegible at time of survey (September, 1985). South-east tomb: chest tomb. Late C18. Recessed panels with flanking reeded pilaster strips, and moulded cornice to flat top. Inscription illegible at time of survey (September, 1985).


Mr. Wei Laihe was a thirty-seven-year-old practitioner from the Linxikuang Area of Guye District in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. Before the opening of the 16th Congress Representatives' Meeting, policemen broke into Wei's home and took him to the local police substation, claiming, "We need to have a talk with you." They detained Wei in the substation, and he staged a hunger strike to protest the illegal arrest. A few days later, Wei's family was allowed to take him home. Although he was sent to a hospital for emergency treatment, Wei still passed away.


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"A smile Remembered"....
I can't come up with an ideal title for this entry in the C.C. Did my best. It doesn't seem appropriate to do something clever. This writing is a "wake up call" (no pun intended on our weekly trivia) to me, yet what it calls-attention-to I've known since I was 13 years old, when my mom died in a car accident. Treasure the people in your life. Even the ones that are not family, and the ones you see only now and then, for they may have a profound impact when you look back over the years.
Monday morning, I was at the WION microphone. As many of you know, I'm pretty transparent. I'm the same person on the mic as when I'm downtown at dinner, visiting with friends, or relaxing at home. You can read me like a book. Some mornings, I'm energetic, some tired, some relaxed, some on edge, some excited, some just "there"...but always...REAL. Or so, I hope you know.
On this particular Monday, I had the left-hand screen for the morning show open to the web. My show notes, the weather, the list of online towns tuned-in to WION, some trivia notes, our forum, and of course, the one media I've been trying to break myself of, FACEBOOK.
After being in radio since 1988, I've gotten fairly good at multi-tasking, speaking into the mic while surfing, writing e-mails while putting a call on the air...covering for a software failure....you get the idea. Then suddenly, while speaking to you, I had to stop. Something on Facebook made my heart sink, and it was an "I don't believe I'm reading this" kind of moment.
Part of my radio journey which landed me in Ionia to own, rebuild and operate WION, and eventually co-own WGLM in Greenville was my time as an announcer in Lansing. Yes, I worked on a country station. WITL. In fact, "Steve the Voice Guy" that you hear between songs on WION and I met at WITL. He did the Saturday afternoon show in the early 90's, and I did Saturday nights. How we ended up working together to build WION is another story...for another blog.
My first fulltime radio gig was at WKHM in Jackson on AM 970. Back then, live 24 hours a day and with a kick-ass signal that reached into Lansing even at night. They didn't own an FM then, and the format was much like our WION one today. I wanted, however to continue moving "up" the radio ladder, and a weekend gig in Lansing was the next step. WITL was my hope. I'd sent a tape and resume. Yes, a TAPE! That's how we did it back then. One early morning, after a late night at the WKHM studios, the speakerphone in the head of my bed rang, and I groggily answered. It was Jay J. McCrae, the WITL program director asking me to come in for a chat and to maybe work weekends. I was instantly awake, and excited! To make a long story shorter, I was given the chance to work on the air. I loved it. I was working in the "Wittle White House" which meant I had achieved some level of announcer credibility. The first time around at WITL I had to use an "air name" different than my name today, so I was "Jim McIntyre"....and, by the second time I came to work regular weekends at WITL, I went by just my known name, Jim Carlyle. Much easier.
WITL led me to a job in the U.P via a recommendation to become a program director on a big hundred-thousand-watt Country FM, where I was also the afternoon host. Loved the people, the job, but I was severely homesick for lower Michigan and my father, who then was about 75 or so years old. Left there for sharing an apartment with my college buddy who was in Chicago, but I hated living in the big city. Good place to visit for culture, museums, bars, but not a place in which I wanted to live. When I knew I was coming home, it was ONE call to WITL and Jay J, and I was back on the air...once a week, overnight. He apologized to me that he only had the overnight gig available, but I told him, "there are no bad hours to be a jock at WITL." I was back, I was on the air, I was pleased.
Now that you see how much I enjoyed WITL, let me rewind you back to my first show there as a scared young announcer just after Jay J. Hired me. Steve (now our voice guy) was the usual Saturday afternoon host, but was gone that week as memory serves. We hadn't met yet. Jordan Lee, Jay's wife had filled-in. The studio was early into having computers, not for the music and commercials, but for the announcers' information about songs, local events, and more. Jay was a big fan of computers. His wife Jordan knew I was a bit scared, and in the first few minutes when I took to the air, she said, (with her signature Texas accent adjusted to Michigan) "Would you like me to stay a bit with you until you get comfortable?" I assured her this would be more than welcomed, and she did. She watched me work, we talked, and....about half past the hour, maybe about an hour later, she said with a huge smile, "Honey, you don't need me here, you're gonna be just fine!" I'll never forget that...nor the fact that long after I'd moved on, I was always welcomed to drop in to the WITL studios.
This past monday, during that pause on my morning show, while looking at Facebook I saw the news that Jordan Lee had passed away. The very same voice that was always willing to play a 1990's request for me on her midday WITL show... was silent. I couldn't believe my eyes, as I read the news on WITL's page, and I had to politely shut off the mic, and take a few songs' break. It didn't seem possible. It didn't seem right.
As you can tell from this story, lengthy though it is, Jordan, and her late husband Jay J. were just GOOD (radio) PEOPLE. Polite, warm, always took extra good care of me if they called me in for a last minute fill-in shift, and I never had to sit in Jay's office and go over a tape of my show! That's something that most radio announcers hate doing anyway. I can remember when the winter weather was bad being invited to stay at their home rather than battle the roads, since my commute was about 60 miles one way for these weekend shows.
I missed Jay when he passed away...not because we saw each other frequently, we didn't. Not because we did anything together outside of radio...we never did. I missed Jay because his name on a written reference on WITL letterhead opened many a door for me in my career. Because he was PART of my career and made a difference to me. That reference letter is still on the wall in my office/studio at WION. That letter was part of my proposal for buying WION when I went to get financing. It was part of my being hired to work with Garry Osborn at WLKI in the 90's, where I became morning host for nearly a decade. Jay's words were like the "golden ticket" of references in radio, and I am still proud.
I already miss Jordan this week for her smile, and the qualities she showed in radio, and as a person. Radio will miss her talent and dedication. People will miss her politeness, being helpful, smiling, and in my case, welcoming new talent by offering to remain in the studio with me for my first few shaky on-air breaks. MY first night on WITL as a very nervous young announcer...is a memory that never fades. And, as with Jay J. there'd been no regular contact between us beyond the respect and friendship of years ago, but THAT never faded, either.
Yes, it is possible to miss people who die whom you don't see regularly. It IS possible as well, to feel a loss when they leave us, even if they're not part of our every day lives. Jordan got invited to WION to see where I "landed" but was never able to make it over to see "my" WION. I wish she could have, but the occasional e-mails now and then were enough to say, "hello. "
So, to Jordan, a huge, "Thank you" ...for friendship and a confident smile, hoping that she knows what her presence in my career that first night at WITL meant to me. She and Jay were a great team. They both left radio, and this world too young.
Tonight, as I finish this, I'd like to give you an assignment. We've all gotten busier. We all multitask too much. We ALL have friends from our past who are still available by phone, e-mail, and even a note sent in the mail. Call them. E-mail them. Write them. Visit them. You don't have to do it all at once, we all have a huge list of people who were at one time VERY involved in our lives. Don't let them go without knowing they made a difference, that they mattered, and that you appreciate them. It's a simple assignment, one I'm trying hard to do myself. I assure you, it's time consuming, and it won't be easy. But, you'll be glad for doing it.
And one more note … Radio NEEDS people who are passionate communicators to come up through the ranks and want to communicate with an audience. Encourage your sons, daughters, whomever you know who may show a leaning toward broadcasting. Let them know that it is NOT a dead-end, but a place where some very magical people still work, and that it may take time to find WHERE they are meant to "land" (as it did for me)....but the journey is a BLAST! We lost a great radio person this week. Two Christmases ago a dear friend and engineer left us. Others whose home was on the air have passed into the ionosphere and beyond. Let's try hard to keep encouraging those who may become the next kind, friendly voice on your radio. They may even be the calming voice that helps us all to know the world is still okay even after the hourly newscast has played.
Go in Peace, Jordan, and thank you. Tell Jay he also was appreciated.
Posted by Carlyle at 10:55 PM


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Review: The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition
No such thing as too much anime.
Listing every anime ever produced is no small feat. That's why it's especially impressive that the latest version of The Anime Encyclopedia (Amazon link ), written by British anime experts Helen McCarthy ( The Art of Osamu Tezuka ) and Jonathan Clements ( Anime: A History ), doesn't just list them — it includes release and production information, plot synopses, and even critical analysis for each title.
Released today both as an e-book and physical copy, The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition may not be the prettiest book out there (it contains no images, just page after page of textual description), but it is a bold attempt to compile a ridiculous wealth of knowledge on Japanese animation into a single book. McCarthy and Clements have dug up just about every title you could think of (I have yet to find one that they're missing), from obvious classics like Space Battleship Yamato to obscure '90s hentai like Quiltian . It's surprisingly current too, with titles as recent as Akame Ga Kill (2014). The length of each entry varies widely, with more care and detail given to influential or historically important titles and cursory descriptions given to unimportant ones. In those longer entries, the authors don't merely summarize; they call up interesting trivia about the work's production, its predecessors, and its ancestors, and even toss in some of their own opinions.
The Anime Encyclopedia is a bold attempt to compile a ridiculous wealth of knowledge on Japanese animation into a single book.
This last bit was an unexpected feature, as I figure a book with "Encyclopedia" in its title will impart facts with no editorializing. Luckily the analysis is short, snappy, and often witty, though the lack of individual attribution to McCarthy or Clements makes it hard to know where each opinion is coming from. There's also a bit of a tendency for them to dismiss newer series based on their similarity to previous ones, which can make them seem a bit stodgy. This might rub new-school fans the wrong way, but it actually serves as a nice way of connecting new titles back to their predecessors.
The encyclopedia doesn't stop at the anime itself, either. There are 32 entries on various subjects, including "Overseas Distribution and Piracy," "Gaming And Digital Animation," and "Wartime Anime." Each is filled with references to particular titles, thus serving as a useful gateway into anime you may not have heard of. Scattered throughout are a handful of creator- and studio-centric entries as well, summarizing the careers of directors like Satoshi Kon and famous animators like Yasuo Otsuka.
As an anime trivia nut, I find The Anime Encyclopedia an immensely useful reference book, but it's also fun to flip it open and read a couple of randomly chosen entries, since there are lots of weird ones that I've never heard of. Still, with such a massive page-count (nearly 1200 in the print version), it begs the question: why is this a book at all? Current Internet resources on anime are scattered and incomplete (Wikipedia and the Anime News Network Encyclopedia can only take you so far), so why not turn this whole thing into a searchable, hyperlinked website? Maybe it's just tradition, since the previous editions were released as books. Fortunately, there's an e-book version of the Encyclopedia with frequent hyperlinks between its entries (and, ironically, to Wikipedia and ANN), a useful addition that makes the experience much closer to, if not quite as intuitive as, that of a website.
I haven't read previous versions of the encyclopedia, so I can't compare this one's completeness or visual representation. I can, however, compare it to Jason Thompson's excellent Manga: The Complete Guide, a dense compilation of reviews for every manga ever released in the US. The Anime Encyclopedia is far more thorough than Thompson's book, both in breadth (it includes Japan-only releases) and depth (entries sometimes span multiple pages), and serves as an excellent anime-centric companion to that book. If you find your online options lacking and you don't mind having to Google titles yourself to see pictures of them, The Anime Encyclopedia is a fantastic way to learn more about your favorite anime and expose yourself to a whole world of new titles.
This review is based on a complimentary e-book provided by Stone Bridge Press.
Helen McCarthy
Jonathan Clements
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Those teeth haven't released their grip over the past twenty years. Makuakāne's hālau has performed Natives again and again since its bold debut. Each time it has evolved slightly. And this year, Makuakāne is moved to bring Natives back, reconceiving the show more dramatically than ever before. He's left certain dances intact, changed others, and added an entirely new second act to address the political and cultural issues now burning slowly through the islands like a finger of Pele's fire.
Natives begins with a booming voice cutting through the darkened theater. In a disgusted tone, a man repeats missionaries' real words about the Native Hawaiians—quotes that Makuakāne found in their journals. "Can these be human beings? [They are] almost naked savages…haters of God and inventors of evil things. The hula is a devil's nest." The curtain opens onto a stunning tableau of two dozen bare-breasted and elaborately tattooed women of all ages, shapes, and sizes, sitting regally on stage. Resplendent in bustled skirts, they perform a seated hula with delicacy and beauty. The soft lights glance off their undulating arms and bare backs.
The voice that just boomed through the theater, decrying the "devil's nest" of hula, conveys anger and vindictiveness. But the women are the embodiment of grace. The disjunction settles on each audience member differently. Let's just say that few come out on the side of the missionaries.
In "Salva Mea," the company of forty male and female dancers is buttoned up tight in long-sleeved white shirts and long black pants and skirts. One of them plants a simple cross in the middle of the stage. We have a church, a congregation. The music changes, and the dancers are suddenly in a line spanning the stage, stamping their feet in unison and moving forward. They twitch their torsos left and right. At times they hinge at the waist, their arms zooming up behind them like demonic wings. At others they advance like a line of mercenaries, expressionless.
A black-robed priest, played by Makuakāne, charges onstage. He singles out one dancer, grabs her by the hair, and throws her over his bent knee. With a piece of charcoal he marks her forehead with a cross, rips open her blouse, and brands her on her bare chest. Then, done with her, he throws her to the ground and storms off. She struggles to get up, and, now disheveled, stumbles back to the line. She has been symbolically raped.
At the end of the dance, the priest climbs onto a mount behind the crowd of dancers and thrusts the cross upward. They cluster below him, reverent, a white circle of desperate arms, reaching for redemption in a tangle of ecstasy, fury, ferocity, and docility. A native population has gone from graceful to industrious to violent, from naked to neatly dressed to wandering around in tatters, from fiercely independent to strangely malleable. The lights go black.
But in The Hawaiian Journal of History, Stillman writes about new scholarship that provided the perfect counter-argument—and catnip to Makuakāne. Two scholars revealed that they found an account by a historian from 1895. He had interviewed imprisoned counterrevolutionaries, who described the singing of the song as a way of honoring those who had supported the monarchy. Apparently, the prisoners "beat out the rhythm, thumping their drums and miming their scorn of the 'heap of government money.'" They stamped their feet, twisted their heels, slapped their thighs, dipped their knees, and doubled their fists. In short, they performed the hula.
Makuakāne read the account of this discovery with great excitement. What about a dance that pays homage to the prisoners, whose identification with the song was immediate and visceral? If ever a dance could mix gravitas and aggression, this was it.
When the curtain goes up on Act II of the new Natives Are Restless, the first tableau takes us to the year 2016 and a stunning assembly of people, overflowing into the wings. They are dressed in the bright, primary colors worn by the protesters now making a mark in the islands—like the multitudes who participated in the Aloha 'Āina Unity March in August 2015. Some ten thousand people crowded Kalākaua Avenue, turning Honolulu's tourist boulevard into a sea of red T-shirts; yellow banners; ti plants held aloft; and red, white, and blue Hawaiian flags. Marchers stopped frequently to chant, sing, blow conch shells, and plead for their causes—from blocking telescopes on Mauna Kea, a mountain sacred to Native Hawaiians, to forbidding GMOs in agricultural lands. Their activism was a wave of the Sovereignty Movement, which at its core is the argument that Native Hawaiians should have the same right to self-government and indpependence that has been granted other Native American peoples.
Other dances in Act II celebrate recent efforts to rejuvenate the Hawaiian language and to restore fishponds near Kāne'ohe—an effort that combines ecology, economy, history, and culture in one fell swoop. There will be "odd pairings" that Makuakāne says he enjoys inserting into his shows and choreography, including a Hawaiian-language translation of the Beatles song "Come Together," reimagined by Puakea Nogelmeier and reimagined again by Makuakāne. A piece praising ancient navigators will be paired with one praising the scientific stargazing that takes place at Mauna Kea. In Makuakāne's vision, science and stargazing might be able to coexist with cultural traditions—perhaps on Mauna Kea, perhaps on some other mountaintop.
Like the original first act of Natives, the new second act will surely mutate, transmogrify, and deepen over time, as Native Hawaiians continue to agitate and educate, to cry out in protest and chant in homage to the ancients.


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Arsenal slips up again in 2-1 loss at Brighton in EPL
Brighton's Lewis Dunk, right, celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Arsenal at the AMEX Stadium, in Brighton, England, Sunday March 4, 2018
Arsenal completed a dreadful week by losing 2-1 at Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday to slip 13 points off the Champions League qualification positions and pile more pressure on manager Arsene Wenger.
After back-to-back 3-0 losses to Manchester City across two competitions, Arsenal stumbled again following two errors by goalkeeper Petr Cech on the south coast.
Cech was beaten to a high ball following a corner to the back post, and Lewis Dunk slotted the loose ball home from the edge of the six-yard box in the seventh minute.
Glenn Murray made it 2-0 in the 26th when his header from Pascal Gross' pinpoint cross squirmed under the diving Cech.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reduced the deficit for Arsenal by turning in Granit Xhaka's drive across the face of goal in the 43rd, but the visitors couldn't turn sustained pressure into an equalizer in the second half.
It was Arsenal's fourth straight loss in all competitions — the first time that has happened since 2002 — and eighth in 14 matches in 2018.
Arsenal is in sixth place and destined for another year out of the Champions League, unless it can win the Europa League to earn a direct passage to Europe's top competition.
"It is very difficult, nearly impossible now," Wenger said of Arsenal's top-four chances, "we are too far behind. We need two teams to collapse, not one. But, at the moment we have different worries in how to come back to winning a game."
Arsenal lost to City in the League Cup final last Sunday and then in the Premier League on Thursday, placing Wenger under renewed scrutiny in his 22nd season in charge.
"We were passive, struggling for confidence and heavy-legged," Wenger said, "but responded well in the second half. It is difficult to recover from what happened to us last week. We are going through a tough time."
Brighton's first win over Arsenal since 1982 lifted the team into 10th place, seven points above the relegation zone in its first season in the Premier League.
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SHR taps Riley Herbst for full-season Xfinity campaign in No. 98 Ford
Staff Report NASCAR.com December 10, 2020 at 12:26 PM
Stewart-Haas Racing announced Thursday that Riley Herbst will drive its No. 98 Ford full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2021.
Herbst, 21, moves to SHR and a Ford affiliation after being a part of Joe Gibbs Racing's development program with Toyota in recent years. Stewart-Haas Racing indicated that Monster Energy would be Herbst's sponsor for a majority of the 33-race schedule and that Richard Boswell would remain the No. 98 team's crew chief.
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Herbst replaces Chase Briscoe, who drove the No. 98 ride to a series-best nine victories and a Championship 4 berth last season. Briscoe is bound for his rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series next year in Stewart-Haas' No. 14 Ford. He succeeds Clint Bowyer, who retired from full-time competition to join the FOX Sports broadcast team next season.
"Being on a team with such a strong run of success is the kind of opportunity every driver wants," Herbst said in a team release. "Expectations are definitely high, but the highest expectations are the ones I've set for myself. I'm proud to be a part of Stewart-Haas Racing and I can't wait to climb into that No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang next year."
Herbst rose to NASCAR's national ranks through a mix of go-karting, off-road racing, Legends Cars and eventually Super Late Model competition. He gained He has two victories in the ARCA Menards Series, the most recent of which came last season at Michigan International Speedway.
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After two partial seasons, Herbst's first full Xfinity Series campaign came in 2020, when he totaled four top-five finishes in Coach Joe Gibbs' No. 18 Toyota. He qualified for the Xfinity Series Playoffs, but exited after the opening Round of 12.
"Riley has really just scratched the surface of his potential," said Greg Zipadelli, SHR's vice president of competition. Zipadelli added that Herbst's development reminded him of the growth of both Briscoe and Cole Custer, who graduated from Xfinity success to the Cup Series with the organization. "Riley has the talent to emulate what Cole and Chase did in our equipment and we're going into 2021 with the expectation that we'll celebrate his first Xfinity Series win together."
Said SHR co-owner Tony Stewart: "We built the Xfinity Series program to develop talent and ultimately win with that talent. It's a proven path to the NASCAR Cup Series, and we feel that Riley has the ability to win and grow within our race team."


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You can have Doom Guy in your Gears Tactics squad (sort of)
Imogen Beckhelling • 9 months ago	• 5
The new Gears Of War spin-off, Gears Tactics came out yesterday, and already players are turning their soldiers into characters from other games. Tactics has you recruit various soldiers as you go on, you see, and while you can't change the general look of their bodies or faces, there are still a bunch of features you can alter to adjust them to your liking.So, here's…
Tagged with Splash Damage, Xbox Game Studios, Doom, Doom Eternal, Duke Nukem Forever, Gears Tactics, Halo: Combat Evolved.
Feature: Group therapy
Have you played… Duke Nukem Forever?
Alec Meer • 3 years ago	• 37
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find you get a steaming pile of half-baked ideas, geriatric technology and an exhausting cocktail of ill-judged satire and straight-up misanthropy.
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Feature: Occasionally bet on Duke
RPS Remembers: The Best And Worst Of Duke Nukem
RPS • 4 years ago	• 26
Duke Nukem 3D [official site] turned twenty this year, which means it can get away with drinking hard liquor and smoking cigars in a strip club legally in some parts of the world, but might not think that's as cool as it once seemed. Mr Nukem is actually twenty-five years old, however, having appeared in two platform games before his FPS adventures. Years of development…
Tagged with 3D Realms, Duke Nukem, feature, Gearbox Software, rps verdict, Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour, Duke Nukem Forever.
What Are We All Playing This Weekend?
Alice O'Connor • 5 years ago	• 138
I never intended for that picture to become the official header for What Are You/We All Playing This Weekend, you know. I found myself in charge of this section one week and thought I'd find a nice picture of a pond - which was where I intended to mostly spend my weekend. Finding nothing in antique illustration archives (we have our whole antiquated Britishness schtick,…
Tagged with Playing This Weekend, Downwell, Duke Nukem Forever, League of Legends, Prison Architect.
3D Realms & Gearbox End Duke Nukem Legal Battle
Alice O'Connor • 5 years ago	• 23
A lot has changed in video games across my six years as a professional words person, but Duke Nukem has always been a shambles. In uncertain times, I knew I could always glance his way and groan "Oh no what's happened now?" I feel a little lost now the legal troubles between old owner 3D Realms and the new Dukelords at Gearbox Software have wrapped…
Tagged with 3D Realms, Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction, Gearbox Software, Interceptor Entertainment, Duke Nukem Forever.
Feature: "Comedy orc film starring Adam Sandler and chums"
RPS Discusses: Game Movies & How To Bring Back Duke
No Rock, Paper, Shot Take this week, as we thought we'd try out a multi-topic chat about the week in PC gaming instead. Discussed: how to bring back Duke Nukem without it being a horrible mess, whether the Warcraft movie looks any good, whether any game moves are any good and the terrifying lure of idle games.
Tagged with feature, The RPS Verdict, Duke Nukem Forever, Warcraft.
Feature: The (ac)Adam-y Awards
Birdman And Braid Or (The Imitation Games)
Adam Smith • 6 years ago	• 13
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3D Realms Puts Up Dukes In Legal Battle With Gearbox
Nathan Grayson • 7 years ago	• 27
The plot thickens. Actually, come to think of it, the plot was already quite thick - perhaps even viscous - given that 3D Realms sold the rights to Duke Nukem years ago only to resurface out-of-the-blue with a new Duke Nukem game being developed by Rise of the Triad developer Interceptor, get sued by Gearbox for it, sell its entire business to Interceptor, and allege…
Tagged with 3D Realms, Duke Nukem Survivor, Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction, Gearbox Software, Interceptor Entertainment, Duke Nukem Forever.
Duke Nukem Forever And Ever, A Mod
Remember Duke Nukem Forever? No, not that one with the poo-throwing; the other one, the one people were excited about 12 years ago. The one in the 2001 trailer which appeared to offer endless impossible, fantastical things. By today's standards, those things no longer seem impossible and quite a few them seem deeply unsavoury, but it remains a shame that the DNF we got was…
Tagged with Duke Nukem Forever 2013, free games, mod, Duke Nukem Forever.
Don't Call It A Comeback: 3D Realms' Crowd-Funded FPS
I wanted to snarkily write '3D Realms' in the title, but when I added the apostrophe it looked like '3D Realms'' and everyone would have thought I'd just forgotten what type of speech mark I was using. Anyway! The 3D Realms name is indeed back, even if it's currently somewhat unclear as to whether it's anything more than a name at present. The Duke Nukem…
Tagged with 3D Realms, Gambitious, Duke Nukem Forever, Stronghold 3.
Feature: Don't call it 'girlfriend mode'
Borderlands 2's Best Friends Forever Furore
Alec Meer • 8 years ago	• 466
Here's today's scandal, then. The Mechromancer, a post-release DLC character for Borderlands 2 has been revealed, and one of her skill trees is aimed at making the game more accessible to people who don't play shooters. Officially, this set of abilities is called 'Best Friends Forever', and includes skills such as missed shots having a chance to auto-ricochet into their intended targets - i.e. allowing…
Tagged with feature, Gearbox Software, Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Duke Nukem Forever.
Fifty Shades of Babe: Duke Nukem Reads E. L. James
I had been worried that Duke Nukem would never, ever make me laugh again. Then I listened to his voice actor Jon St. John reading an extract from ubiquitous rutting tome 50 Shades of Gray in character as Duke, and a multitude of recent sins were forgiven.
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Also: Dukem Nukem DLC On Tuesday
Jim Rossignol • 9 years ago	• 29
Speaking of that DLC stuff, Duke Nukem is destined to expand for the price of $10, next Tuesday. The DLC, which is called The Doctor Who Cloned me, features a new single player campaign (although presumably it's only short compared to the main campaign) as well as a bunch of multiplayer maps. Gearbox explain the setting thusly: "Deep in the heart of Area 51, Dr…
Tagged with 2K Games, Duke Nukem Forever: The Doctor Who Cloned Me, Gearbox Software, Duke Nukem Forever.
Duke Nukem's Four Guns Forever
There are many reasons to criticise Duke Nukem Forever. The incoherence, the leaden dialogue, the back-tracking, the unconvincing claimed satire of its attitude towards women, the half-baked mini-games, the oppressive linearity... and, perhaps most acutely for those who were more prepared to forgive such follies due to their fondness for the character and his earlier games, the strict two-weapon carry limit. I can't imagine there's…
Tagged with Gearbox Software, patch, Duke Nukem Forever.
Parody Pack: Duke DLC Detailed
The Gearbox forums have announced the inevitability of the Icons Parody Pack, a multiplayer add-on for Duke Nukem Forever. It'll contain new maps and game modes, and be available in the autumn at some point. The post explains that the DLC will be free "to all First Access Club members who registered their FAC membership before Duke Nukem Forever launched in their country (subject to…
Tagged with 2K Games, Gearbox Software, Duke Nukem Forever.
Feature: The future is sort of here. Soonish. Maybe.
RPS Asks: Cloud Gaming = PC Gaming?
Alec Meer • 10 years ago	• 168
Pay attention, students - here's your homework for today. Cloud gaming services such as OnLive and Gaikai: discuss. They're on the rise, and approaching the point where they're not just a fascinating gimmick but a viable way of playing high-end games at reasonable graphical quality. But what do they mean for PC gaming? Indeed, can they be considered PC gaming? And most of all -…
Tagged with cloud gaming, F.E.A.R. 3, feature, gaikai, OnLive, RPS asks, Duke Nukem Forever.
Shake It, Maybe: Duke Nukem Foreveryone
Jim Rossignol • 10 years ago	• 54
Well, the demo at least, which is now on Steam. Duke Nukem Forever, in case you've not heard of it, is the sequel to popular 1996-shooter, Duke Nukem 3D. The sequel was originally developed by 3D Realms, and then, later by another like-minded Dallas-based studio, Gearbox Software. The game charts the adventures of Duke Nukem (who is not actually a duke, as far as my…
Tagged with demo, free games, Gearbox Software, Steam, Duke Nukem Forever.
Feature: Atomic aggro
Duke Nukem's Awkward PR Fallout
Come the first breaking of news that the Redner Group, a US PR firm representing 2K Games, had publicly announced that "Too many went too far with their [Duke Nukem Forever] reviews…we are reviewing who gets games next time and who doesn't based on today's venom", the glacial RPS hivemind elected not to post about it. An unfortunate spat involving a PR firm and sites…
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Feature: Long live the king?
After a short wait and a bit of help from Gearbox, the new shooter from 3D Realms has quietly arrived on PC and console. It stars one Duke Nukem, a man of ACTION, BABES, BICEPS and MILLIONS OF MINI-GAMES. Is it worth a look and some of your money? Let's see.
Tagged with 3D Realms, feature, Gearbox Software, review, wot i think, Duke Nukem Forever.
The Duke Nukem As-I-Play LiveBlog
Update: that's it for now, folks. I'll try to do some more over the weekend. I must be honest and admit I don't want to though. So far it's a bizarre, often witless mess of scatty, wasted ideas, clunky writing and surprisingly little action. Here's hoping it improves now I'm out of the backtrack-heavy casino bit, though.Eventually, via dark magicks, I have made Duke Nuke…
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Q: How is this not a metric? I would probably get this answer eventually, I pose this question because of the time I have spent looking for why it is not.
The metric is:
$$d_p(x,y)=(|x_1-y_1|^p+|x_2-y_2|^p)^\frac{1}{p}$$
for $p\in(0,1)$
I've just realised I actually missinterpreted it, I read it as $|x_1-x_2|$ ...
A contradiction would be easy to find in that case (Using $d(x,z)\le d(x,y)+d(y,z)$)
edit: It's even easier, consider (1,1) and (2,2), the metric is 0 but d(x,y)=0 $\iff x=y$ - thus a contradiction.
If the question were:
$$d_p(x,y)=(|x_1-x_2|^p+|y_1-y_2|^p)^\frac{1}{p}$$
Is that a metric? I think it is but I've had little luck proving it.

A: Hint: What is $d_p(x,y)$ when $x=(x_1,x_2)=(1,1)$ and $y=(y_1,y_2)=(2,2)$?
Remark: $x\neq y$ ;)

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Hospital Corpsmen graduate from trauma training program at Naval Hospital Jacksonville
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kyle Hamlin, an instructor for the hospital corpsman trauma training program at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, helps motivate sailors during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacob Sippel)
4/17/2019 By: Jeanne Casey and Yan Kennon
Health Readiness | Military Hospitals and Clinics
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sixteen hospital corpsmen from across the Navy graduated from Navy Medicine's Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training program on March 29 at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. This is the first evolution at NH Jacksonville, and the Navy's second site to host the program.
The corpsmen received two weeks of training at NH Jacksonville (including simulation labs and a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course), followed by five weeks at UF Health Jacksonville (a Level I trauma center), with rotations in the emergency department, trauma resuscitation, intensive care unit, rapid response team, and wound management.
The corpsmen, who have already served one tour at a military treatment facility (after completing Navy Hospital Corps "A" School), will serve next with an operational unit, including Marine Corps units and ships.
The program provides enhanced real-world trauma experience for Navy hospital corpsmen, who provide life-saving care to sailors and Marines in the field.
"Our innovative partnerships with private-sector health systems enable us to maintain the advanced life-saving skills of multiple types of military clinicians," said Navy Capt. Matthew Case, commander, NH Jacksonville and commanding officer, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Jacksonville. "With this program, we're able to strengthen hospital corpsmen assigned to operational commanders across the Navy and Marine Corps, to save lives at sea, in the air, and on land."
Sixteen hospital corpsmen from across the Navy graduated from Navy Medicine's Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training program at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. This is the first evolution at NH Jacksonville, and the Navy's second site to host the program. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacob Sippel, Naval Hospital Jacksonville)
This program is one aspect of NH Jacksonville's partnerships, which currently include St. Vincent's HealthCare and UF Health. Other partnerships are in development.
"My expectation is that this program will prepare me to handle trauma care experiences I might face when deploying with my next command, 2nd Marine Division, 8th Regiment at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune," said Navy Hospitalman Triston Ulrich at the outset. At the conclusion of training, he summarized by saying, "I got to see things that I hadn't, but will on the battlefield. UF Health Jacksonville staff were outstanding, using teamwork in an extremely busy environment to meet the health goals."
"I will remember this program for the rest of my Navy career. It gave me the opportunity to see real-world trauma and hone my skills," observed Navy Hospitalman Jonathan Cordova, who is heading to 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Regiment at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. "I joined the Navy to be part of something greater than myself, and do my part for my country. I read about Navy hospital corpsmen and their achievements on the battlefield. I joined to be a part of the brotherhood and one day put my skills to the test and help save lives."
The Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training program furthers the Navy surgeon general's goal to achieve maximum future life-saving capabilities and survivability along the continuum of care.
The training partnership includes Navy Medicine, NH Jacksonville and NMRTC Jacksonville, and UF Health.
"You're the best of the best. It's an honor and a privilege to be part of this program," said Ashley Norse, UF Health Jacksonville's medical director for emergency medicine, speaking to the graduating hospital corpsmen. "We relish our partnership with Naval Hospital Jacksonville."
"This is an excellent learning opportunity for our staff as well as the hospital corpsmen," noted Mara Hernandez, a registered nurse at UF Health Jacksonville's emergency department. "The Navy corpsmen are eager to learn in our busy Level I trauma center, and they mastered technical life-saving skills, while our staff learned a new form of interdisciplinary cooperation."
The first site to host this Navy Medicine program, launched in fall 2017, was Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (located in North Chicago, near Naval Training Center Great Lakes) and John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County (located in Chicago, Illinois). Naval Hospital Jacksonville will host its second cohort from July 1 to Aug. 30.
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training CommandJacksonville (co-located with Naval Hospital Jacksonville) ensures warfighters' medical readiness to deploy and clinicians' readiness to save lives. NH Jacksonville and NMRTC Jacksonville deliver quality health care, in an integrated system of readiness and health. NH Jacksonville includes five branch health clinics across Florida and Georgia. It serves 163,000 active-duty and retired sailors, Marines, soldiers, airmen, guardsmen, and their families, including about 83,000 patients who are enrolled with a primary care manager.
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A novel family of phospholipase D homologues that includes phospholipid synthases and putative endonucleases: identification of duplicated repeats and potential active site residues
C P Ponting, I D Kerr
Phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase D (PLD) enzymes catalyze hydrolysis of phospholipid phosphodiester bonds, and also transphosphatidylation of phospholipids to acceptor alcohols. Bacterial and plant PLD enzymes have not been shown previously to be homologues or to be homologous to any other protein. Here we show, using sequence analysis methods, that bacterial and plant PLDs show significant sequence similarities both to each other, and to two other classes of phospholipid-specific enzymes, bacterial cardiolipin synthases, and eukaryotic and bacterial phosphatidylserine synthases, indicating that these enzymes form an homologous family. This family is suggested also to include two Poxviridae proteins of unknown function (p37K and protein K4), a bacterial endonuclease (nuc), an Escherichia coli putative protein (o338) containing an N-terminal domain showing similarities with helicase motifs V and VI, and a Synechocystis sp. putative protein with a C-terminal domain likely to possess a DNA-binding function. Surprisingly, four regions of sequence similarity that occur once in nuc and o338, appear twice in all other homologues, indicating that the latter molecules are bi-lobed, having evolved from an ancestor or ancestors that underwent a gene duplication and fusion event. It is suggested that, for each of these enzymes, conserved histidine, lysine, aspartic acid, and/or asparagine residues may be involved in a two-step ping pong mechanism involving an enzyme-substrate intermediate.
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Ponting, C. P., & Kerr, I. D. (1996). A novel family of phospholipase D homologues that includes phospholipid synthases and putative endonucleases: identification of duplicated repeats and potential active site residues. Protein Science, 5(5), 914-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.5560050513
Ponting, C P ; Kerr, I D. / A novel family of phospholipase D homologues that includes phospholipid synthases and putative endonucleases : identification of duplicated repeats and potential active site residues. In: Protein Science. 1996 ; Vol. 5, No. 5. pp. 914-22.
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The Last Communion: A Journey among the Abandoned Christians in the Arab World.
Kristeligt Dagblads Forlag (Denmark), 2013.
In 2011 in the Danish weekly Weekendavisen, journalist Klaus Wivel published an open letter to the foreign minister from the Socialists People's Party in Denmark to ask what the newly elected government planned to do about the mistreatment of Christians in the Arab Middle East. When no one responded, he decided to travel there himself and report back. The result is a journalistic travelogue from the West Bank, Egypt, Lebanon, and Iraq that captures the plight of the remaining Christians in this troubled part of the world, including the literal birthplace of the Christian faith. For obvious reasons, the main focus of the book is on the contemporary Arab world and, of course, Islam. At the same time, the story he tells is also a powerful critique of progressive liberalism in the West.
In Danish, the main title of the book (which is still seeking a much deserved English-language publisher) is Den Sidste Nadver, which is the Danish term for the Last Supper. The word nadver, however, also means the Eucharist, and den hellige nadver refers to the Holy Communion. The correct translation, therefore, is not obvious. All across the Middle East churches are shutting down as Christians flee to Europe or North and South America; hence a translation as "the last communion" seems appropriate. At the same time, as the author remarked recently over coffee in midtown Manhattan, "the Last Supper" carries with it the obvious connotation of betrayal. A central question that animates Wivel is why those in the West, who profess a belief in such universal values as freedom and equality, have not done more to defend the human rights of this severely beleaguered minority.
Wivel begins his story in an olive grove in the West Bank, where he takes communion from a Catholic priest, though we are informed that Wivel is not Catholic, or even religious. He wants to be polite. Halfof the people attending are local residents, but the other half come from abroad, where most Christians from the region now live. According to Wivel, the population of the nearby town of Beit Jala includes approximately seven thousand Arab Christians. But that pales in comparison to the approximately one hundred thousand Christians, emigrants and their descendants, who live somewhere else. While approximately 10 percent of the people in Palestine were Christian after World War I, today that figure is just 2 percent and falling. Many people tell him that the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem will soon be nothing more than tourist attractions as the local congregations dwindle and die out.
According to Wivel, there is no single explanation for the plight of Christians in the Palestinian territories. A war-torn region will always create refugees. But why so many Christians? Through the people that he profiles and the stories that they tell, Wivel tries to answer that question. Thus we are told, for example, that if an infant is left on the steps of a church, a Christian family will not be allowed to adopt. Instead the child will be raised a Muslim. He cites frequent examples of land confiscation. We are also introduced to a failed teenage suicide bomber, now released from prison, who is considered a hero in his community. Unprosecuted crimes and discrimination in government employment are also cited. When he leaves Gaza, he wonders how to describe the situation there: "Pogrom is too strong, harassment too weak. Persecution is too vehement, discrimination too trivial." What is not in question is that Christians are rapidly disappearing from a region where they have lived for two thousand years.
The next stop is Egypt, where Christians are suffering a similar fate. The first person Wivel profiles is a young blogger, a non-believing Christian who was forced to seek exile in Germany. Quoting Willy Brandt, once an exile himself, he says "the best way to predict the future is to create it." This youthful optimism, Wivel leads us to conclude, may not be well founded. Exact figures on the numbers of Coptic Christians who have fled Egypt are not readily available, but we are told that while there were two Coptic churches in the United States in 1970, today there are 202. Likewise, there are forty-seven in Australia and fifty-one in Canada. Even Fiji and Taiwan now make the list. Wivel describes numerous attacks on churches, as well as law enforcement brutalities, and he also cites high-profile cases where Christian girls were kidnapped and taken as wives. We are also given a tour of the city of garbage, outside Cairo, where many Christians live. Lastly, we learn that one reason for the growing intolerance is that Sadat and then Mubarak allowed the Salafists to gain control over the schools and education.
At one point Wivel writes, "I find it very difficult to comprehend why it would not be a classically secular and left-wing project to focus on the abuses that are occurring. Instead, there appears to be a blind spot, an internal struggle between principles and prejudices." Indeed. Thus, we meet a Dutch professor who runs something called the Center for Arab-West Understanding. Wivel quotes him providing an explanation of sorts for the plight of Christians. "Yes, church burnings occur. But if we study what happens, often it involves a Christian man, who is in a relationship with a Muslim woman. Thus, it is not just a sectarian attack on a church. Not that this justifies burning churches, of course." Wivel also says that in the winter of 2013 the head of Human Rights Watch called on Western countries to show "courtesy" to the Mursi regime and later denounced its overthrow. Amnesty International, we are told, has also begun to downplay the issue of religious persecution.
Next, Wivel turns his attention to Lebanon, where he begins his narrative with the story of Charles Malik, the Lebanese Ambassador to the United Nations, who played a key role in the conference chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt to draft the International Declaration on Human Rights. In particular, Wivel focuses on Malik's efforts to reach agreement on Article 18, which guarantees freedom of religion and especially the right to change one's religion. Malik insisted on this right, we are told, "because throughout history Lebanon had been a refuge for Christians who had converted from Islam." Also ratifying article 18, Wivel notes, were Egypt and Pakistan. Was this period of tolerance an aberration, he wonders, or an indication of what might have been?
Eamon Moynihan, a financial consultant, lives in New York City.


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Pilot News: Fargo's Colin Hanks to Star in CBS' Life in Pieces Comedy
By Rebecca Iannucci / February 7 2015, 9:25 AM PST
Colin Hanks is trading in his police badge for a diaper bag.
The Fargo actor has been cast as a lead in CBS' comedy pilot Life in Pieces, our sister site Deadline reports.
The single-camera project tells the story of one family through the separate perspectives of its different family members. Hanks will star as Greg, the youngest of three siblings who is wholly unprepared for the birth of his first child.
Justin Adler (Better Off Ted) will pen the pilot and Aaron Kaplan (The Mysteries of Laura) will executive-produce.
Hanks received an Emmy, Golden Globe and Critics' Choice nomination for his turn as police officer Gus Grimly in Season 1 of FX's Fargo miniseries. His other recent TV credits include Bad Teacher, NCIS and Dexter.
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Притулок на полонині Рущина було збудовано львівським відділом Польського Татранського Товариства протягом 1935-38 рр. під керівництвом інженера Тадеуша Солецького. Будинок міг вмістити 16 осіб на ліжках та 22 осіб на лежаках . За іншими даними ― до 44 осіб. Був одним з найбільш відвідуваних в Східних Карпатах.

Будівельні роботи розпочаті восени 1935 р. У 1937 р. будова вже була накрита дахом, але ще остаточно не була викінчена, однак туристи вже тут ночували. Впродовж тривалого часу будинок викінчували: завозили обладнання, ліжка, матраци.

У вересні 1939 р. тут було розквартировано загін радянських прикордонників (з 1938 р. тут проходив кордон з Угорщиною). В червні 1941 р. загін було евакуйовано, керівництву було наказано спалити притулок.

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yeah by the title you just know that this is going to be an exciting doll post.
for shits and giggles i sewed some of my new tags onto my puki hats. they totally work and are so cute. mallory got her hat today. both she and dark_skada (on lj) both said some lovely things about my hats are were very encouraging. thank you ladies!
my sister cait received her elfdoll hazy. i can not wait to see her. she's commissioned me to do her face up so we'll see how that goes. i'll get to play with her for a bit.
i still have katie's jury07 to paint up as well. i would like to have it done before this weekend. there are only few chances for us to hang out so i would hate to see her wait forever. it's going to be a busy week.


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All the exciting things in my career have happened precisely at those intersections. Maybe better advice is to hurry up along the road you're on until you get to an interesting intersection, then stay right there. I first thought I'd live at the intersection of molecular biology and medicine, initially planning to do an MD-PhD in order to solve the mysteries of cancer in a lab. I then changed course to pursue full time clinical medicine… until I saw how much impact I could have at the intersection of medicine and computer science. My focus here was first on building software for doctors until I learned what was happening at the intersection of the suddenly ubiquitous Google search box and the unmet health information needs of millions of people.
I worked at Google until I started seeing that so many of the complex questions people have about their health aren't well answered in a document yet — but those same questions are often discussed in online communities, where a network of microexperts often provides useful feedback. So now, building Smart Patients, I sit at the intersection of stories and science.
Innovation seems to happen at intersections of ideas or fields that haven't really been mixed together before. At what intersection are you uniquely suited to innovate?