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Even as Puerto Rico continues spiraling toward an epic humanitarian and human rights catastrophe in the wake of Hurricane Maria last week, misinformation has reigned supreme — with perhaps the most glib and inaccurate assessment of the situation coming from the Trump administration, itself.
Asked to respond to that glib portrayal, the mayor held nothing back.
Indeed, in addition to the aforementioned struggles and wholescale destruction left by Maria, Puerto Ricans have had to endure on an island almost wholly bereft of power and water — conditions forcing residents into pure survival mode — with supplies reportedly moored and languishing in ports for days until scissors large enough for the government's red tape can be acquired.
Patients relying on dialysis and other crucial medical supplies — which have yet to reach gravely depleted hospitals — have already started dying.
"I would ask her to come down here and visit the towns, and frankly it's an irresponsible statement and contrasts with the statements of support that I have been getting since yesterday when I got that call from the White House," Cruz retorted.
"If I could scream it a lot more louder," the mayor continued, tears welling. "It's not a good news story when people are dying when they don't have dialysis, and when the generators aren't working and the oxygen is not providing for them. Where is there good news here?
At least half the island remains without running water, much of it, sans electricity, and in abject need life-or-death medical supplies — ventilators, refrigeration-dependent insulin, ventilators and power for them, for instance — no matter how rosy a picture the White House seems insistent on painting.
With humanitarian and activist groups arguably far better organized and coordinated — and certainly lacking in notorious governmental bureaucracy — but thwarted by FEMA and other agencies in their efforts, it seems to many observing the situation the Trump administration has done a better job of disingenuous PR than actual, tangible action to help its own citizens.
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- To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment thereof.
All Members and residents are invited to attend the 2018 Annual General Meeting. Come at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and to meet ABCRA's Board of Directors, volunteers, and neighbours.
You will also hear from Councillor Wong-Tam and other guests.
The ABCRA Board of Directors is authorized to make most decisions for the Association. If you are a registered member of ABCRA and attend the Annual General Meeting on October 11, 2018 you may cast your vote at the Annual General Meeting.
* Copies of the ABCRA Audited Financial Report for the fiscal year ending June 2018 will be available at the AGM. ABCRA members who wish to receive a copy may email the board at abc@abcra.ca or send a $2.00 stamped 8½x11" self-addressed envelope to ABCRA, 59 Pears Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1S9.
The report will be delivered to you.
ABCRA members and Directors, John Caliendo and Ian Carmichael (Co-Presidents), Sylvia Schumacher (Treasurer), Bill Stevenson (Secretary), Kathrin Bohr, Linda Chu, Diane Dyer, Karen Gorsline, Lianne Miller, Glenn Smith, Mary Helen Spence, and about 100 area residents.
6:30 p.m. - meet & greet, refreshments; 7:00 – welcome; 7:10 – remarks by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and questions from floor; 7:30 - Co-Presidents' report, the Community Trust and other new developments; 8:15 – Presentation on the Church of the Redeemer's Community Drop In Program; 8:30 – financial statements, appointment of auditor, election of Directors, other business; 9:00 – Reception and celebration of ABCRA's 60th consecutive AGM 1957-2017.
Co-President Ian Carmichael welcomed everyone, including the Councillor, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Marco Paoli representing Chrystia Freeland, a representative of Trustee Chris Moyse, Roger Jackson (son-in-law of ABCRA founder Inge Fogelberg), ex-Presidents of ABCRA Charles Crawford, David and Mary Ann Roberts, planner Michael Spaziani, auditor Ian Campbell and the ABCRA Board of Directors. He outlined the agenda for the evening, a copy of which was given to all attendees as they arrived.
The Councillor noted that this is her 7th appearance at our AGM since her election in 2010. She congratulated ABCRA on its 60th anniversary of service to the Yorkville neighbourhood. We are one of 14 residents associations and 5 BIAs in Ward 27. She cited ABCRA's contributions (through experts we hired as well as our volunteer labour) to the long-awaited Yorkville secondary plan and Village of Yorkville portion of ToCore plan; to the development of City-wide policy on placement of utility infrastructure (undergrounding where possible), the Noise Bylaw Review, and the design of a wheelchair-accessible ramp from Hillsboro into Ramsden Park. Major progress made this year on Phase 2 of the Ramsden Park renovation and work on the Jesse Ketchum Parkette should begin in Spring 2018. Attention is turning to slowing traffic and increasing pedestrian safety as part of the Avenue Road Corridor Safety Review.
John Caliendo talked about the "amazing" building boom in our neighbourhood this year...mostly condos of course. Our new Community Fund was used this year for hiring students to plant flowers on Hillsboro boulevard, around Jesse Ketchum Parkette and in Village of Yorkville Park (the Florian Condo contributed to the cost). Parks Department at first objected that this project would supplant City workers, but a compromise was reached. Our primary emphasis this year was on policy advocacy and planning – the Planning Framework, noise bylaw, public realm advocacy, traffic studies, removing above ground utility plant from parks, laneway housing, and developing plans for a privately-owned public square at York Square.
Lead Pastor David Giffen and Co-ordinator of Outreach Angie Hocking noted that the Church at Avenue & Bloor is 150 years old. The drop-in program is 5 years old, is open weekday mornings, and serves 30,000 meals a year to an average of 70 people daily. A nurse and councillor are on duty and legal help is available. Activities include a book club, art space, and clothing bank. It is wheelchair accessible. Its annual budget is $350,000 made up of donations and gifts in kind. Ian Carmichael made a donation to the drop-in program on behalf of ABCRA and encouraged others to support the program as well.
Treasurer Sylvia Schumacher reported that as of June 30, 2017 ABCRA's net assets increased by approximately 65% over 2016 as donations were up. Expenditures were double last year, 90% of which were for professional advice in urban design, legal and planning and development.
To maintain continuity in the association, Directors' terms expire in rotation with approximately one third of the compliment coming up for election each year. The regular term of office for directors is three years and this year we have five prospective directors who have agreed to serve for the regular three-year term. Also, our longest serving director, Diane Dyer, retired this year with one year remaining in her term. We are pleased to announce that a new volunteer has come forward and has agreed to serve out the remaining year of Diane's tenure and serve as a director for one year.
A Call for Nominations was sent to all ABCRA members and posted on the Association's website on September 8, 2017. Since the number of volunteers that came forward to serve on the board is within the compliment of directors allowed by the association by-law an election is unnecessary this year.
1. Kathryn Bohr 2. Karen Gorsline 3. Austin Spademan 4. Sam Vise 5. Tracy Warne.
One-year term: 6. Arlene Desjardins.
Moved by John Caliendo; Seconded by Ian Carmichael. Disposition Carried.
John Caliendo requested that the nine members whose terms do not expire also stand and be recognized: John Caliendo, Ian Carmichael, Bill Stevenson, Sylvia Schumacher, Lianne Miller, Glenn Smith, Linda Chu, Mary Helen Spence, Donna Lacavera.
Also, the Board would like to welcome and thank volunteers for the up-coming year: Barbara Moore our incredibly talented and hard-working web master; Pam Goodaire and Maureen Donoghue – Marlborough Street Representatives, Katie Dilworth – Belmont Street Representatives.
We would like to invite others to sign up to represent their streets.
Signup sheets are available at the entrance.


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Another week brings another Burgled Celebration, this time the whole world joins in for its preparation. So this Sunday 28th May is International Burger Day, its fair to say there's no better place to celebrate. With 14 Burger flavours from all around the world, every day is International Burger day at Burgled Burgers. But we'll make this Sunday extra special, receive any burger from around the world, our famous chips and a can of soft drink for just $15. So celebrate International Burger Day at the home of International burgers, Burgled Burgers. Call your local Burgled Burgers store to make a booking for this Sunday 28th May, the only way to celebrate International Burger day. *Not available in conjuction with any other offer and excluding the Marco Special.


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Sub Sub were an English dance act from Handforth, Cheshire composed of Jimi Goodwin and twin brothers Andy and Jez Williams.

The threesome met at school in 1985 and became regulars at The Haçienda while composing their own material together. They had an underground 12" single ("Space Face" in 1991) and moderate commercial success in the early 1990s on Rob Gretton's label Rob's Records, including the single "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" (featuring guest vocalist Melanie Williams) which reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The trio's only album, Full Fathom Five, was released in September 1994.

After a fire destroyed their recording studio on Blossom Street in the Ancoats area of Manchester on the Williams twins' birthday in 1996, they started anew as the more indie-oriented act Doves in 1998. An unreleased collection of tracks meant to be featured on the band's second album was issued in 1998 as Delta Tapes.

Discography

Albums
Full Fathom Five (Rob's Records, ROB 30; September 1994)
 "Coast"
 "Angel" (featuring Nina Henchion)
 "Valium Jazz"
 "Southern Trees" (featuring Gill Jackson)
 "Inside of This"
 "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" (featuring Melanie Williams)
 "Flute Track"
 "Swamp"
 "Respect" (featuring Nina Henchion)
 "Past"

Delta Tapes (compilation album; Cortex Records, February 1998)
 "Crunch"
 "This Time I'm Not Wrong" (featuring Bernard Sumner)
 "Lost in Watts"
 "Jaggernath"
 "Firesuite"
 "Smoking Beagles" (featuring Tricky)
 "Clear Blue Water"
 "Heads Will Roll"
 "Past"

Singles and EPs
 "Space Face" (January 1991), Ten Records
 "Space Face" (Todd Terry Remixes) (January 1991), Ten Records
 Coast EP (June 1992), Rob's Records
 "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" (March 1993), Rob's Records
 "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" (On Remixes) (March 1993), Rob's Records
 "Respect" (February 1994), Rob's Records
 "Angel" (August 1994), Rob's Records
 "Southern Trees" (January 1995), Rob's Records
 "Smoking Beagles" (December 1996), Rob's Records
 "This Time I'm Not Wrong" (August 1997), Rob's Records

Chart positions

References

External links
 Complete Sub Sub discography at Discogs.com
 Accurate and up to date info finding Sub Sub's "Delta Tapes" on CD

English dance music groups
English house music groups
Musical groups from Cheshire
Musical groups from Manchester
Madchester groups
Alternative dance musical groups
British musical trios

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Welcome back! Are you all still deflating like I am from the Thanksgiving weekend?? I feel like I'm still in a bit of a turkey coma. But, it's parties like this one that make me excited to get back into things. I am so charmed by everything about this fairy garden party! The foliage letters, ladybug apples, leafy placemats, and I love how the adults got into it as much as the kids! Such a memorable party for an adorable little girl turning one. Enjoy the enchanting details photographed and submitted by Summer Shea Photography in California.


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N49 è una nebulosa diffusa visibile nella Grande Nube di Magellano, nella costellazione del Dorado.

Si tratta di un notevole resto di supernova, il più grande e luminoso osservabile nella Nube; si individua a nord della galassia, in un'area periferica, 2 gradi ad ovest della stella . La nebulosa emette raggi X, e si sta espandendo più rapidamente in direzione sud-est, causando la sua forma irregolare. Dista dal Sole 168.000 anni-luce.

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Grande Nube di Magellano
Oggetti non stellari nella costellazione del Dorado

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Grande Nube di Magellano
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(Miles City, MT) The Miles Community College Baseball team has announced that Kolby Hamblin will be joining the Pioneers for the 2019-2020 season.
Hamblin is a 6'0" shortstop & 3rd baseman from Bluffdale, UT. He attends and plays High School baseball at Summit Academy High School in Bluffdale, UT.
Kolby made the All-Region team as a SS in 2018 and is a team captain this year. In 27 games played and 102 plate appearances, Kolby has a .366 batting average and a .455 on base percentage. Kolby was a member of 2A Region 2nd place team in 2017 and a member of the 3A Region 2nd place team in 2018.
Kolby is the son of Gary and Tonya Hamblin of Bluffdale, Utah. While at MCC, Kolby will be working on his Generals.
Hamblin on attending MCC: "I chose Miles Community College because I have heard great things about both the college and the baseball program itself. My brother Jayden Hamblin has had nothing but good to say about the baseball program and the school and I look forward to having the opportunity to play with him for a year. I am looking forward to continuing my education in a smaller class setting. I am also looking forward to working with both Coach Brabant and Coach O'Connell in furthering my baseball career. They have had a lot of success from what I have seen, and I want to be a part of that."
Coach Brabant on Hamblin: "We are really excited to get Kolby on board for next year. We like to recruit guys up the middle, and Kolby fits that mold perfectly as he is a middle infielder that has some versatility. Offensively, he has good bat speed and uses all fields, which fits right into our offensive approach. He will be joining his brother Jayden, who will be a sophomore next year. For us to be able to get brothers of current or former players means a lot to us as a coaching staff. Those guys will have an awesome experience of being able to play with each other at the collegiate level that not a lot of players get the opportunity to do."


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Q: What kind of units could I say that this parameter has? Given a potential $$U(x)=\frac{\epsilon}{2}\left (\left(\frac{x}{a}\right)^2 +\left(\frac{a}{x}\right)^2\right )$$
where $x$ is the particle's position along the $x$-axis, what kind of units can I claim that $a$ and $\epsilon$ have?

I know that this is an equation for potential energy, so the units must work out to $$Joules=\frac{kg \cdot m^2}{s^2}=\frac{M \cdot L^2}{T^2}$$ Therefore:
Let $[d]$ symbolize the unknown units of $d$ and $M=$mass, $L=$length, $T=$time. Then,
$$\frac{M \cdot L^2}{T^2}=[\epsilon]\left(\left(\frac{L^2}{[a]^2}\right)+\left(\frac{[a]^2}{L^2}\right)\right)$$
$$=[\epsilon]\left(\left(\frac{L^2}{[a]^2}\right)+\left(\frac{[a]^2}{L^2}\right)\right)$$
$$=[\epsilon]\left(\frac{L^4+[a]^4}{L^2[a]^2}\right)$$
At this point, I reason that if the numerator can add together, then $[a]$ must have units of length. Therefore, the bottom must also be of units of length in its entirety. But then the numerator will cancel with the denominator. Therefore, $\epsilon$ has units of $\frac{M \cdot L^2}{T^2}$. Is there  a flaw in my reasoning?

A: We can let $[\epsilon ] : = [U] $ were $[U]$ is in Joules of electron-Volts and then we will have that $a$ has dimensions of length.

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Watchdog: Scripps Research Institute Breaks Federal Law, Negligently Kills Research Subjects; May Invalidate Over $500,000 in Experiments
Press Release - From SAEN Stop Animal Exploitation Now
Contact: Michael Budkie, SAEN 513-703-9865, [email protected]
LA JOLLA, CA – Scripps Research Institute will lose a portion of the $500,000 it received in a taxpayer-funded research project after Scripps negligently killed animals in the study – and in another project Scripps broke federal law in the suffocation death of a research subject, according to a national research watchdog group.
Ohio-based SAEN (Stop Animal Exploitation NOW), which investigates animal abuse and illegal activities in U.S. research facilities, said today it has filed an official complaint with a federal oversight agency against the Scripps Research Institute for suspected federal violations connected to the gruesome suffocation death of the rabbit.
SAEN is also charging that Scripps negligence killed at least seven other animals and potentially invalidated experiments funded at over $500,000.
A U.S. Dept. of Agriculture inspection Dec. 5, 2017 found that a rabbit died during a botched surgical procedure at Scripps when an endotracheal tube became dislodged, cutting of the oxygen supply and effectively suffocating the rabbit.
SAEN's complaint alleged multiple violations of the Animal Welfare Act for Unqualified Personnel, and improper animal handling, and calling for the maximum penalty of $10,000 per infraction/per animal.
"If Scripps' staff is so inept as to fail to properly intubate a rabbit leading to suffocation, then not only has Scripps broken the law, but all of Scripps' experimentation is highly suspect at best," said Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T., SAEN executive director.
To further demonstrate Scripps carelessness, SAEN also made public additional documents that detail Scripps negligence. These Scripps reports, relevant to species not regulated by the Animal Welfare Act, document the death of at least seven animals exposed to alcohol fumes, which potentially invalidated more than a half million dollars in federally-funded projects. Scripps was apparently forced to absorb the costs associated with these negligent deaths as "unallowable costs."
Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA

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Born Melanie Hernandez Calumpad in Tondo, Manila, she was weaned on her parent's young school soul and jazz kyla — Young FitzgeraldBillie Holidayand Aretha Franklin — Melanie soon developed an affinity for singing, hogging the mic every single chance she gets.
By her 10th birthday, Melanie was already joining many prestigious Kyla singing contests. She was lording over "Tanghalan ng Kampeon" for six straight weeks, and with her powerful interpretation of Jennifer Holliday 's "I Am Changing" became the show's grand champion in Veteran director Al Quinn saw her potential, and encouraged her to join the immensely popular Wednesday group of That's Entertainment, an afternoon variety show on GMA Network using her real name, Melanie, as her video name.
She recorded two solo tracks: She was given the stage name Kyla. However, it was her second single, the piano-driven mature hana "Hanggang Ngayon" that turned out to be Kyla's breakthrough hit, topping a host of FM radio charts. The song's music video, which was directed by Lyle Sacris, further boosted the song's popularity.
Best New Artist and Video of the year.
Along with Lea Salonga and Regine VelasquezKyla was listed as Best Female Singer in a survey held by popular teen magazine Meg in her first full year in the music business alone.
The entry was eventually proclaimed the winner.


Here's another one. Kuribieyashi camera company was founded in 1907. They changed their name to Petri and made respectable cameras. This 1.9 rangefinder was made about 1958. No meter. All mechanical. Largest opening on 50mm lens is respectable 1.9. Shutter speeds B through 500. Petri went out of business in 1977.
I like the look of the thing. 26.5 oz. of metal. Classic design. Cross hair, split screen, range finder that is difficult for old eyes to focus, but there is a numbered distance scale. Today's photo journey wasn't all a bed of roses. Must have hit the film release along the line unintentionally because I got a double exposure I didn't plan. A few other problems with my developing skills... trash in the D76,difficultly loading onto developing reel that required a reload and subsequent bends in the negatives , development time a little off. However, considering this camera probably hasn't been used in years it worked as good as I had a right to expect. It deserves another roll of film before I have a clear idea of how well it is really functioning after 59 years. Not the one I'd grab if the photos were important however...but it's an adventure in the technically ancient equipment that I'm after and not the photo as art.
Just got it's brother with the slightly slower 2.8. lens. Bought it with bubbles showing on the lens for $8. Turned out to be an easy fix as the lens came out after removing only one ring with the proper tool and just cleaning the front of the lens element and replacing. Have to try it out pretty soon.
If it is the shutter that does not fire, consider this possible fix. When I was messing with the new to me camera yesterday, I got the lens out and put it back after cleaning and then started to fire all the shutter speeds at different apertures to check it out and then all of a sudden nothing would happen at any setting. No click at all even though the shutter button would fully depress. So I unscrewed the back ring again, tipped t he camera to get the lens out... it just comes out after the lock ring is removed. I sprayed the aperture curtain with a little electrical connection cleaner and ... pressed the shutter release ...all was well. Sprayed it a second time and worked all the speeds. To clean any residue on the inside of the front lens use a q-tip at wide open bulb, then replace the back lens.
There were slots in the ring on opposite sides. Arrow points to one side.
The 2.8 has another problem. I took it out yesterday and discovered that although the image quality is good enough, the film advance slips and only advances the film a full frame part of the time when the lever is advanced. Have to take the bottom off and see if there is some screw that needs tightening....or if it becomes a display only item. Camera looks great though.


Another big controversy has hit the India Premier League (IPL). The controversy involves cricketing czar N Srinivasan and his company India Cements and the Chennai Super Kings. The controversy revolves around the valuation of Chennai Super Kings being valued at just Rs.5 lakh by its owners.
The Chennai Super Kings, which boasts of cricketing stars like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ravinder Jadeja, Brendon McCullum and Michael Hussy, has won the IPL twice has been a runner up thrice. Absurd as it may sound, that's the amount for which the team was sold by India Cements to a subsidiary in February this year.
Interestingly enough, the IPL Governing Council has refused to accept this valuation and has not ratified the sale of the team. As per the BCCI rules, 5 per cent of the sale price of any team must be given to the board. If this valuation of Rs.5 lakh is to be accepted, then the Board got just Rs.25,000 from the sale of the Chennai Super Kings.
Shockingly, the old council did not question the absurd price. It was only after the new IPL council took charge under the directions of the Supreme Court that the issue was red-flagged in a meeting two days ago – on Monday.
The minutes of the old council's meeting, a copy of which is in possession of the Headlines Today, show how everyone toed a certain line. The owners' valuation comes even as a US-based consultancy had valued the team at over Rs.450 crore last year.
In January this year, the Supreme Court had ruled that BCCI officials had to pick between running cricket or owning teams. Since N Srinivasan was accused of conflict of interest, the court order prompted the transfer of CSK ownership. This led to the India Cements board vesting ownership of CSK to a wholly owned subsidiary in February this year.
Accordingly, IPL franchisee Chennai Super Kings was transferred to a subsidiary called Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd. India Cements Board decided that the subsidiary will be owned by existing shareholders on a proportionate basis. While 70 per cent of India Cements shares are held by public, promoters hold 28 per cent and N Srinivasan holds 0.14 per cent of the shares.
The decision to transfer the shares came after the Supreme Court ruling said that BCCI officials owning teams was a conflict of interest.


Chorlton is a left-leaning suburb a few miles south of Manchester's city centre (and only ten minutes away by tram), a sprawling hive of artisan coffee shops, boutique clothing stores, parks, pubs, restaurants and bars. If we tell you that many of the latter serve Prosecco on tap, you'll get an idea of the atmosphere here – although things are getting increasingly edgy and independent.
There's a laid back feel to the place, an area dominated, if not defined, by young families and well-to-do professionals. It's also home to the annual (and excellent) Chorlton Arts Festival, as well as an inordinate number of fashionable dogs.
Award-winning, continental bakery in Chorlton, Greater Manchester. Barbakan Deli has been around for the best part of half a century and is named after the historic gateway leading into the Old Town of Kraków in Poland.
The Chorlton branch of Mary & Archie is a popular bar in the South Manchester suburb. A great choice for beer, breakfast and brunch.
Simply one of the best independent bookshops in Greater Manchester. We love this place. Go in, grab a book and head to one of the many nearby bars and start looking mysterious.
We're big fans of this fairly recent addition to Chrolton. Great food, which by the way is either made 100% on site or brought in from the very best suppliers, and is always changing as they invent new things. As our writer says, go there!
Excellent boozer and eatery in the southern suburbs. The venue has gone through many names and owners but The Beagle has finally stuck. Good beers and a great menu with some superb vegan options.
A nature reserve between Chorlton and Sale, perfect for summer strolls and getting yourself immersed in the great outdoors (without actually leaving the city).
An ever popular food cooperative in which has been in Chorlton for more than twenty years. They stock a wide-range of locally and ethically sourced organic, fruit, veg and fair trade products.
Barbecue roast their own beans and probably serve up the finest cup of coffee you can get in Chorlton, and the competition here is pretty fierce.
The Chorlton branch of Pi is a small but perfectly formed bar with an unbeatable choice of bottled beers, local ales and mouthwatering Pies. Remember, the nuts aren't free, they're complimentary, so be nice to the bars staff, they're bloody lovely.
The Font is a popular bar in Chorlton which serves up a great selection of beers and cocktails as well as an ever changing food menu. It can be a little bit like a creche on weekend afternoons, but once the parents clear off, it's an ideal place to enjoy a beer or several.
Presented by Manchester-based label and arts platform First Light Records, Adriaan de Roover headlines brand new electronic and audio-visual night, Novus.


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Home Arts & Culture Core decorum: The freedom of speech
Core decorum: The freedom of speech
The leading men of America, 229 years ago last Saturday, signed what would become the longest standing written ode to law – the Constitution of the United States of America. The country celebrated, and our little community here at the University of Dallas celebrated with food, beer and patriotic cheer.
Between the arcane phrases too little read by contemporary citizens and the flippancy of our festivity lies a theme integral to the health of our nation and to the stamina of our university. That theme is written into the spirit of the Constitution and made explicit in the First Amendment; that theme is freedom of speech.
Perhaps the philosophical prejudices of the average UD student would favor an interrogation into the meanings of "freedom" and "speech." The common law of U.S. history has posed those same questions in cases such as Whitney v. California and Texas v. Johnson. To illustrate concretely the meaning of these terms, I would point the reader to a social construct of bricks — the UD Mall.
Observe the Mall at any time, and even at its sparsest hours you will find at least a congregation of smokers gathering around the tables outside of Haggar. The conversations lingering between them will range from idle gossip to the latest rugby news. At its busiest, the hum of the Mall will include scores of personal conversations, the melodies of pop music and indie folk, theological and philosophical banter, political commentary, the latest university happenstances, etc. In every instance of noise, the speech of the Mall is free.
This speech is free because it belongs to free individuals mingling in public. That is not to say that speech cannot be free in private, but it is only to say that it is freest in the open air. There, fear of censure does not restrain the tongue.
Only the good conscience of the speaker limits speech. Precisely that — good conscience — makes free speech Speech Proper.
Anonymity, of course, has its uses. There is a certain rhetorical effect achieved in publishing the many "Federalist Papers" under the name Publius. So too, there is an aura established in withholding the name of the present author, as if the spirit of UD itself were writing the Core Decorum.
In these cases, anonymity is a prop, not a barricade. Indeed, a message to the editor would be sufficient to discover this author; likewise, John Jay, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were certainly not shy in preaching the sentiments of the "Federalist Papers" in public.
True Speech, then, invites a dialogue. Speech has ears as well as a mouth. Speech will receive the criticism of others as an opportunity for further thought, further exchange.
"Speak only the good things men need to hear, things that will really help them," Paul said.
Speech cares for the well-being of its listener and for the well-being of all concerned. Free Speech openly operates in the light of day on the bricks of a sunny Mall.
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Q: Cron job doesnt perform the same as typing url into browser I am having trouble with a cron job I created.  I have a php script located on my server that will get the recent arrest data from a website and store it in database.  The problem is when the cron job runs it will get all the images but doesnt get the details.  However if I type the url to the script in the browser and run it then it works perfectly.  Im not sure but is there something I should be doing that I am not, or is there anyway to simulate an actual browser loading the page in cron (maybe that is the problem?)
Here is what I am doing:
Cron job (URL CHANGED): 0  23  *   *   *   curl https://mydomain.com/some-path/store.php
PHP script here: pastebin.com/1Z3Bn73U
I looked at previous answers on stackoverflow but nothing has seemed to work, I tried wget, wget --spider, curl, curl mycommand >/dev/null 2>&1
Please help, I have been at this for days and I really dont want to have to manually load each script everyday if possible.


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Podcast: Focus, Top 3 "Odd Couples or Duos" – Episode 106
This week on the InSession Film Podcast, Justin from The Walking Naked podcast joins us as we review Focus, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie. We also discuss our Top 3 "odd couples" or duos, which was one of the hardest Top 3's we've done in awhile but we had a lot fun with it. And we finish off the show with a segment we call Over/Under, where we preview the month of March in film.
This was Justin's first time on the show and he was terrific. If you like the Walking Dead, among a few other sci-fi TV shows, definitely check out this podcast. It's absolutely great. Also, don't miss our latest Extra Film podcast, where we discuss The Duke of Burgundy and What We Do in the Shadows.
– Focus Movie Review (6:12)
JD: C+
Brendan: C
Justin: C-
– Top 3 "Odd Couples or Duos" (34:05)
This week for our Top 3, there's quite a few angles that you could look at it based on your criteria. You could argue that Will Smith and Margot Robbie are two actors that you wouldn't think of working together as leads, which was JD's main criteria, or maybe you just wanted to look at odd couples or relationships in film. That being said, what would be your Top 3?
RELATED: Listen to Episode 105 of the InSession Film Podcast where we discussed the 2015 Oscars!
– Over/Under (1:10:47)
This week we preview the month of March in a segment we call Over/Under, where we give a hypothetical Rotten Tomatoes score and guess whether we think it's actual score will be over or under.
Heavy Crown – Edward Sharep & The Magnetic Zeroes
Men in Black – Will Smith
Heart of the Rebellion – Confidential Music
The Return of the Eagle – Atli Örvarsson
Main Review – Chappie
Top 3 – Movie Robots


This SUV is purpose-built for the most treacherous terrain! This model accommodates 7 passengers comfortably, and provides features such as: heated seats, power moon roof, and seat memory. It features all-wheel drive versatility, an automatic transmission, and a 3.3 liter 6 cylinder engine.


According to IUPAC recommendation: A thermosetting polymer is a prepolymer in a soft solid or viscous state that changes irreversibly into an infusible, insoluble polymer network by curing. Curing can be induced by the action of heat or suitable radiation, or both. A cured thermosetting polymer is called a thermoset.
A Thermoplastic, also known as a thermosoftening plastic, is a polymer that becomes pliable or moldable above a specific temperature, and returns to a solid state upon cooling. Most thermoplastics have a high molecular weight, whose chains associate through intermolecular forces; this property allows thermoplastics to be remolded because the intermolecular interactions spontaneously reform upon cooling. In this way, thermoplastics differ from thermosetting polymers, which form irreversible chemical bonds during the curing process; thermoset bonds break down upon melting and do not reform upon cooling.
Blow molding (also known as blow moulding or blow forming) is a manufacturing process by which hollow plastic parts are formed. In general, there are three main types of blow molding: extrusion blow molding, injection blow molding, and stretch blow molding. The blow molding process begins with melting down the plastic and forming it into a parison or preform. The parison is a tube-like piece of plastic with a hole in one end in which compressed air can pass through. The parison is then clamped into a mold.and air is pumped into it. The air pressure then pushes the plastic out to match the mold. Once the plastic has cooled and hardened the mold opens up and the part is ejected.
Compression molding is a method of molding in which the molding material, generally preheated, is first placed in an open, heated mold cavity. The mold is closed with a top force or plug member, pressure is applied to force the material into contact with all mold areas, while heat and pressure are maintained until the molding material has cured.
The process employs thermosetting resins in a partially cured stage, either in the form of granules, putty-like masses, or preforms. Compression molding is a high-volume, high-pressure method suitable for molding complex, high-strength fiberglass reinforcements.
Advanced composite thermoplastics can also be compression molded with unidirectional tapes, woven fabrics, randomly oriented fiber mat or chopped strand. The advantage of compression molding is its ability to mold large, fairly intricate parts. Also, it is one of the lowest cost molding methods compared with other methods such as transfer molding and injection molding; moreover it wastes relatively little material, giving it an advantage when working with expensive compounds.
In manufacturing, an undercut is a special type of recessed surface. In turning it refers to a recess in a diameter. In machining it refers to a recess in a corner. In molding it refers to a feature that cannot be molded using only a single pull mold. In printed circuit board construction it refers to the portion of the wafer that is etched away under the photoresist.
Inserts are pins, bolts, screws, joints and other structures that are used to transfer localized loads to a composite panel or to join two composite panels together.
The Fastening & Joining section features information about welding, adhesives, soldering, brazing, nuts, bolts, and rivets.
Composite materials, often shortened to composites or called composition materials, are engineered or naturally occurring materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate and distinct within the finished structure. A common example of a composite would be disc brake pads, which consist of hard ceramic particles embedded in soft metal matrix. Another example is found in shower stalls and bathtubs, which are made of fiberglass. Imitation granite and cultured marble sinks and countertops are also widely used. The most advanced examples perform routinely on spacecraft in demanding environments.
Bending is a manufacturing process that produces a V-shape, U-shape, or channel shape along a straight axis in ductile materials, most commonly sheet metal.  Commonly used equipment include box and pan brakes, brake presses, and other specialized machine presses. Typical products that are made like this are boxes such as electrical enclosures and rectangular ductwork.
Deep drawing is a sheet metal forming process in which a sheet metal blank is radially drawn into a forming die by the mechanical action of a punch.  It is thus a shape transformation process with material retention. The process is considered "deep" drawing when the depth of the drawn part exceeds its diameter. This is achieved by redrawing the part through a series of dies. The flange region (sheet metal in the die shoulder area) experiences a radial drawing stress and a tangential compressive stress due to the material retention property. These compressive stresses (hoop stresses) result in flange wrinkles (wrinkles of the first order). Wrinkles can be prevented by using a blank holder, the function of which is to facilitate controlled material flow into the die radius.
Conventional machining is a form of subtractive manufacturing, in which a collection of material-working processes utilizing power-driven machine tools, such as saws, lathes, milling machines, and drill presses, are used with a sharp cutting tool to physically remove material to achieve a desired geometry. Machining is a part of the manufacture of many metal products, but it can also be used on materials such as wood, plastic, ceramic, and composites.
Redesign of an existing product in five different materials with focus on change in design due to change of material.


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La Filipino Premier League fou la màxima competició de futbol a les Filipines l'any 2008, regulada per la Philippine Football Federation (PFF).

Història
Fou anunciada el 2 d'agost de 2008 i començà el 21 de setembre de 2008. No fou completament professional.

Inicialment es suposava que s'havien de disputar tres lligues regionals, a Luzon, Visayas, i Mindanao, seguit d'un campionat nacional disputat el 2009, però els campionats de Visayas i Mindanao no s'arribaren a celebrar.

Fou substituïda la temporada següent per la United Football League.

Clubs
 Arirang F.C.
 Ateneo F.C.
 Diliman F.C.
 Giligan's F.C.
 Mendiola United F.C.
 Pasargad F.C.
 Philippine Army F.C.
 Union F.C.

Historial
Font:
 2008: Philippine Army

Filipino Premier League 2008

Fase de grups
Entre el 21 de setembre de 2008 i el 14 de desembre de 2008.

Ronda final

Semifinals

Tercer lloc

Final

Referències

Vegeu també
 Lliga filipina de futbol

Competicions futbolístiques a les Filipines


Now that I started working full time again, I am on the lookout for things that I can take with me on the go.
My time has dwindled down so foods that I can drink or eat while on the go is key for me.
Lately, I have been having breakfast shakes that hubby makes for me when he gets home in the morning and then I drink them on my drive to work, but now that I have been introduced to Dannon® Oikos® Nonfat Yogurt Drink 4 pack at Walmart, I can have some variety in the mornings!
Oikos Nonfat Yogurt Drinks are deliciously smooth, drinkable yogurts that pack in 10g of protein without any added sugar, artificial sweeteners, or fat. Best of all, it comes in a convenient 7 fl oz bottle you can take anywhere you need to go.
It works out perfect for me because we have to have "spill proof" containers at work and the 7 fl oz bottle has a lid and is sturdy plastic so it doesn't break the rules.
It has my protein to last me through most, if not all, of the day until I can get home to eat again; it's a drinkable yogurt so it reminds me of a smoothie (which I love); and it's yummy in four different flavors – strawberry, mixed berry, banana creme, and vanilla.
I keep a lunch bag in my backpack that I can stick an ice pack in and bring with me so I can always drink one on the way to work and bring a second one for my lunch break!
Dannon® Oikos® Nonfat Yogurt Drinks are exactly the variety I need to start my mornings before a long day at work!
What are your must have items when you know you will be on the go all day?
I have become reliant on my backpack so I can bring everything I need for a long day away whether it be work or running around for other things.
These are always in my bag so I can just grab my back pack and go. I usually have coffee, my breakfast shake, or now, my Dannon® Oikos® Nonfat Yogurt Drink with me when I leave to curb my hunger until I get back home.
I feel like I am always prepared with the basics and since starting work, I feel like I am always on the go!
What are your must have items on the go? Did I miss something that is your must have? Let me know!


Originally leaked by Gear4Music.com, who subsequently pulled the post, the brand new MODX AWM2 and FMX synthesiser by the Japanese master music technology developers is set to pack an insane amount of functionality into a very affordable and portable package.
With a relatively straightforward front panel, having most of the controls contained within the touch screen display, the new MODX uses its Advanced Wave Model (AWM2) synth engine to process samples and synthesised sounds in up to 28 note polyphony. Alongside this, Yamaha have packed in their FM-X technology, an 8-operator frequency modulation synth with up to 64-note polyphony, as well as an expansive filter suite and extremely versatile sequencer built in to the keyboard. Additionally, the MODX has a built-in 2in-10out audio interface, which could allow this synth to control your entire setup.
Not only is it highly functional, but the amount of storage space on board is staggering. With a whopping 5.6GB of storage on the waveform ROM, the MODX packs a near overwhelming 6,347 available wavetables, as well as an almost absurd 2000 preset performances, 640 user performances, 5,120 library performances, 256 preset live set slots, 2048 user and 2048 library live set slots. Additionally it packs a possible 10,239 arpeggios, which can be run simultaneously with up to eight different patterns at once. And that's not even getting into the sounds you could build yourself from scratch. Probably a fair bit of overkill for a casual operator, but anyone wanting to use it to its fullest potential is going to get an immense amount of bang for their buck.
Yamaha products are available in Australia through au.yamaha.com.


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""" Main module for dealing with fields for the IGN Sample Report
"""

import jinja2
import os
import re
from datetime import datetime
import re

import ngi_reports.common
from ngi_reports.utils import config as report_config
from ngi_visualizations.qualimap import coverage_histogram, genome_fraction_coverage, insert_size, gc_distribution
from ngi_visualizations.snpEff import snpEff_plots

class CommonReport(ngi_reports.common.BaseReport):

    def __init__(self, config, LOG, working_dir, **kwargs):

        # Initialise the parent class
        super(CommonReport, self).__init__(config, LOG, working_dir, **kwargs)

        # Initialise empty dictionaries
        self.info = {}
        self.project = {}
        self.samples = {}
        self.plots = {}

        # Scrape information from the filesystem
        # This function is in the common BaseReport class in __init__.py
        xml = self.parse_piper_xml()
        self.project = xml['project']
        self.samples = {k:v for k,v in xml['samples'].items() \
            if not kwargs.get('samples') or v['id'] in kwargs.get('samples')}

        # Append any extra sample information passed on the command line
        for sampleid, extrainfo in kwargs.get('samples_extra').items():
            try:
                self.samples[sampleid].update(extrainfo)
            except KeyError as e:
                self.samples[sampleid] = extrainfo

        # Self-sufficient Fields
        self.report_dir = os.path.join('delivery', 'reports')
        if not os.path.exists(self.report_dir):
            os.makedirs(self.report_dir)
        self.info['support_email'] = config.get('ngi_reports', 'support_email')
        self.info['date'] = datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
        self.project['sequencing_centre'] = 'NGI {}'.format(self.ngi_node.title())

        # Sanity check - make sure that we have some samples
        if len(self.samples) == 0:
            raise IOError ('No samples found!')

        # Get more info from the filesystem
        self.LOG.debug('Parsing QC files')
        self.parse_qualimap()
        self.parse_snpeff()
        self.parse_picard_metrics()
        self.parse_deliveries()

    def _tool_output_path(self, path_key, substitutions):
        path_pattern = self.config.get('paths', path_key)
        return os.path.realpath(
            os.path.join(self.working_dir,
                         report_config.expand_path(path_pattern, substitutions)))

    def parse_deliveries(self):
        """ Parse the delivery acknowledgements to get information about
            delivery times
        """
        for sample_id in self.samples.iterkeys():
            # expected file name
            ackfile = self._tool_output_path('delivery', {'sample_id': sample_id})
            try:
                # the acknowledgement should only contain the timestamp, so grab it
                with open(ackfile,'r') as fh:
                    self.samples[sample_id]['delivered'] = fh.read().strip()
            # catch all exceptions
            except (IOError, Exception) as e:
                self.LOG.error("Something went wrong with parsing the "\
                    "delivery acknowledgement for sample {}:\n{}".format(
                    sample_id, e))

    def parse_qualimap(self):
        """ Looks for qualimap results files and adds to class
        """
        for sample_id in self.samples.iterkeys():
            # Build the expected filenames
            qualimap_data_dir = self._tool_output_path('qualimap', {'sample_id': sample_id})
            genome_results = os.path.join(qualimap_data_dir, 'genome_results.txt')
            qualimap_report = os.path.join(qualimap_data_dir, 'qualimapReport.html')
            try:
                cov_per_contig = False
                autosomal_cov_length = 0
                autosomal_cov_bases = 0
                with open(os.path.realpath(genome_results), 'r') as fh:
                    for line in fh:
                        line = line.strip()

                        def get_after_equals(s):
                            return s.split("=", 1)[1].strip()

                        # number of reads = 908,585,160
                        if line[:17] == 'number of reads =':
                            self.samples[sample_id]['total_reads'] = get_after_equals(line)

                        # number of mapped reads = 903,806,933 (99.47%)
                        if line[:24] == 'number of mapped reads =':
                            pattern = re.compile(".*=(.*)\s\((.*)\)")
                            self.samples[sample_id]['percent_aligned'] = pattern.match(line).group(2).strip()
                            self.samples[sample_id]['aligned_reads'] = pattern.match(line).group(1).strip()

                        # GC percentage = 39.87%
                        if line[:15] == 'GC percentage =':
                            self.samples[sample_id]['percent_gc'] = get_after_equals(line)

                        # mean coverageData = 29.04X
                        if line[:19] == 'mean coverageData =':
                            self.samples[sample_id]['mean_coverage'] = get_after_equals(line)

                        # There is a 51.72% of reference with a coverageData >= 30X
                        if line[-39:] == 'of reference with a coverageData >= 30X':
                            self.samples[sample_id]['ref_above_30X'] = line[11:17]

                        # >>>>>>> Coverage per contig
                        if line == '>>>>>>> Coverage per contig':
                            cov_per_contig = True
                        elif line[:7] == '>>>>>>>':
                            cov_per_contig = False
                        if cov_per_contig and line:
                            sections = line.split()
                            if sections[0].isdigit() and int(sections[0]) <= 22:
                                autosomal_cov_length += float(sections[1])
                                autosomal_cov_bases += float(sections[2])

                if autosomal_cov_length > 0 and autosomal_cov_bases > 0:
                    autosomal_cov = autosomal_cov_bases / autosomal_cov_length
                    self.samples[sample_id]['automsomal_coverage'] = '{:.2f}'.format(autosomal_cov)

                # Why is this not in the text file? This makes me a sad panda.
                with open(os.path.realpath(qualimap_report), 'r') as fh:
                    for line in fh:
                        line = line.strip()

                        # P25/Median/P75
                        # 318 / 369 / 422
                        if line == 'P25/Median/P75	':
                            line = next(fh)
                            quartiles = line[18:-5].split('/',3)
                            self.samples[sample_id]['median_insert_size'] = quartiles[1].strip()

            except Exception as e:
                self.LOG.error("Something went wrong with parsing the Qualimap results for sample {}:\n{}".format(sample_id, e))

    def parse_snpeff(self):
        """ Parse the snpEff output to get information about SNPs
        """
        for sample_id in self.samples.iterkeys():

            snpEff = {}
            # Build the expected filenames
            snpEff_csv = self._tool_output_path('snpeff', {'sample_id': sample_id})
            try:
                synonymous_SNPs = 0
                nonsynonymous_SNPs = 0

                with open(os.path.realpath(snpEff_csv), 'r') as fh:
                    for line in fh:
                        line = line.strip()

                        if line[:33] == 'Number_of_variants_before_filter,':
                            snpEff['total_snps'] = '{:,}'.format(int(line[34:]))

                        if line[:13] == 'Change_rate ,':
                            snpEff['change_rate'] = '1 change per {:,} bp'.format(int(line[14:]))

                        if line[:5] == 'Het ,':
                            snpEff['heterotypic_snps'] = '{:,}'.format(int(line[6:]))

                        if line[:5] == 'Hom ,':
                            snpEff['homotypic_snps'] = '{:,}'.format(int(line[6:]))

                        if line[:10] == 'MISSENSE ,':
                            sections = line.split(',')
                            pc = sections[2].strip()
                            pc = float(pc[:-1])
                            snpEff['percent_missense_SNPs'] = '{:.1f}%'.format(pc)
                            snpEff['missense_SNPs'] = '{:,}'.format(int(sections[1].strip()))

                        if line[:10] == 'NONSENSE ,':
                            sections = line.split(',')
                            pc = sections[2].strip()
                            pc = float(pc[:-1])
                            snpEff['percent_nonsense_SNPs'] = '{:.1f}%'.format(pc)
                            snpEff['nonsense_SNPs'] = '{:,}'.format(int(sections[1].strip()))

                        if line[:8] == 'SILENT ,':
                            sections = line.split(',')
                            pc = sections[2].strip()
                            pc = float(pc[:-1])
                            snpEff['percent_silent_SNPs'] = '{:.1f}%'.format(pc)
                            snpEff['silent_SNPs'] = '{:,}'.format(int(sections[1].strip()))

                        if line[:20] == 'synonymous_variant ,':
                            sections = line.split(',')
                            synonymous_SNPs += int(sections[1].strip())

                        if line[:13] == 'stop_gained ,':
                            sections = line.split(',')
                            snpEff['stops_gained'] = '{:,}'.format(int(sections[1].strip()))

                        if line[:11] == 'stop_lost ,':
                            sections = line.split(',')
                            snpEff['stops_lost'] = '{:,}'.format(int(sections[1].strip()))

                        if line[:13] == 'Ts_Tv_ratio ,':
                            snpEff['TsTv_ratio'] = '{:.3f}'.format(float(line[14:]))

                        # ALTERNATIVE BLOCKS FOR OLDER VERSION OF SNPEFF
                        # Type, Total, Homo, Hetero
                        # SNP , 4004647 , 1491592 , 2513055
                        if line[:5] == 'SNP ,':
                            sections = line.split(',')
                            snpEff['homotypic_snps'] = '{:,}'.format(int(sections[2].strip()))
                            snpEff['heterotypic_snps'] = '{:,}'.format(int(sections[3].strip()))

                        if line[:10] == 'SYNONYMOUS':
                            sections = line.split(',')
                            synonymous_SNPs += int(sections[1].strip())

                        if line[:14] == 'NON_SYNONYMOUS':
                            sections = line.split(',')
                            nonsynonymous_SNPs += int(sections[1].strip())

                        if line[:13] == 'STOP_GAINED ,':
                            sections = line.split(',')
                            snpEff['stops_gained'] = '{:,}'.format(int(sections[1].strip()))

                        if line[:11] == 'STOP_LOST ,':
                            sections = line.split(',')
                            snpEff['stops_lost'] = '{:,}'.format(int(sections[1].strip()))

            except:
                self.LOG.error("Something went wrong with parsing the snpEff results for sample {}, {}".format(sample_id, snpEff_csv))

            if synonymous_SNPs > 0:
                snpEff['synonymous_SNPs'] = '{:,}'.format(synonymous_SNPs)
            if nonsynonymous_SNPs > 0:
                snpEff['nonsynonymous_SNPs'] = '{:,}'.format(nonsynonymous_SNPs)

            self.samples[sample_id]['snpeff'] = snpEff

    def parse_picard_metrics(self):
        """ Parse the picard metrics file to get the duplication rates
        """
        for sample_id in self.samples.iterkeys():

            # Build the expected filenames
            picard_metrics_fn = self._tool_output_path('picard_metrics', {'sample_id': sample_id})
            try:
                with open(os.path.realpath(picard_metrics_fn), 'r') as fh:
                    nextLine = False
                    for line in fh:
                        line = line.strip()
                        if nextLine is True:
                            parts = line.split("\t")
                            percentDup = float(parts[7]) * 100
                            self.samples[sample_id]['duplication_rate'] = '{:.2f}%'.format(percentDup)
                            nextLine = False
                        if line == 'LIBRARY	UNPAIRED_READS_EXAMINED	READ_PAIRS_EXAMINED	UNMAPPED_READS	UNPAIRED_READ_DUPLICATES	READ_PAIR_DUPLICATES	READ_PAIR_OPTICAL_DUPLICATES	PERCENT_DUPLICATION	ESTIMATED_LIBRARY_SIZE':
                            nextLine = True

            except IOError:
                self.LOG.warning("Warning: Could not find Picard metrics file for {}".format(sample_id))
            except:
                self.LOG.error("Something went wrong with parsing the picard metrics file")

    # Plot the parsed data for the reports
    def make_plots(self):
        """ Plot the visualizations for the IGN sample report
        """
        for sample_id in self.samples.iterkeys():

            # Avoid crashing the entire package for all samples if some files not found
            try:

                # Create plots sample dict
                self.plots[sample_id] = {}

                # Create the plots subdirectory
                plots_dir_rel = os.path.join('plots', sample_id)
                plots_dir = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(self.report_dir, plots_dir_rel))
                if not os.path.exists(plots_dir):
                    os.makedirs(plots_dir)

                # Work out source directories
                qualimap_raw_dir = os.path.join(self._tool_output_path('qualimap', {'sample_id': sample_id}),
                                                'raw_data_qualimapReport')

                # Qualimap coverage plot
                cov_fn = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(qualimap_raw_dir, 'coverage_histogram.txt'))
                cov_output_rel = os.path.join(plots_dir_rel, '{}_coverage'.format(sample_id))
                cov_output = os.path.join(plots_dir, '{}_coverage'.format(sample_id))
                coverage_histogram.plot_coverage_histogram(cov_fn, cov_output)
                self.plots[sample_id]['coverage_plot'] = cov_output_rel

                # Qualimap genome fraction coverage plot
                cov_frac_fn = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(qualimap_raw_dir, 'genome_fraction_coverage.txt'))
                cov_frac_output_rel = os.path.join(plots_dir_rel, '{}_genome_fraction'.format(sample_id))
                cov_frac_output = os.path.join(plots_dir, '{}_genome_fraction'.format(sample_id))
                genome_fraction_coverage.plot_genome_fraction_coverage(cov_frac_fn, cov_frac_output)
                self.plots[sample_id]['cov_frac_plot'] = cov_frac_output_rel

                # Qualimap insert size plot
                insert_size_fn = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(qualimap_raw_dir, 'insert_size_histogram.txt'))
                insert_size_output_rel = os.path.join(plots_dir_rel, '{}_insert_size'.format(sample_id))
                insert_size_output = os.path.join(plots_dir, '{}_insert_size'.format(sample_id))
                insert_size.plot_insert_size_histogram(insert_size_fn, insert_size_output)
                self.plots[sample_id]['insert_size_plot'] = insert_size_output_rel

                # Qualimap GC distribution plot
                gc_fn = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(qualimap_raw_dir, 'mapped_reads_gc-content_distribution.txt'))
                gc_output_rel = os.path.join(plots_dir_rel, '{}_gc_distribution'.format(sample_id))
                gc_output = os.path.join(plots_dir, '{}_gc_distribution'.format(sample_id))
                gc_distribution.plot_genome_fraction_coverage(gc_fn, gc_output)
                self.plots[sample_id]['gc_dist_plot'] = gc_output_rel

                # snpEff plot
                snpEFf_fn = self._tool_output_path('snpeff', {'sample_id': sample_id})
                snpEFf_output_rel = os.path.join(plots_dir_rel, '{}_snpEff_effect'.format(sample_id))
                snpEFf_output = os.path.join(plots_dir, '{}_snpEff_effect'.format(sample_id))
                snpEff_plots.plot_snpEff(snpEFf_fn, snpEFf_output)
                self.plots[sample_id]['snpEFf_plot'] = '{}_regions'.format(snpEFf_output_rel)

            except IOError:
                self.LOG.error('Error whilst plotting {} - skipping sample..'.format(sample_id))

    def check_project_fields(self):
        """ Check that the object has all required fields. Returns True / False.
        """
        missing_fields = []
        report_fields = []
        project_fields = ['id', 'sequencing_centre', 'sequencing_platform', 'ref_genome']

        for f in report_fields:
            if f not in self.info:
                missing_fields.append(f)
        for f in project_fields:
            if f not in self.project:
                missing_fields.append(f)
        if len(missing_fields) > 0:
            self.LOG.error('Mandatory project-level field(s) missing: {}'.format(", ".join(missing_fields)))
            return False
        return True

    def check_sample_fields(self, sample_id):
        """ Check that the object has all required fields. Returns True / False.
        """
        missing_fields = []
        sample_fields = ['total_reads',  'percent_aligned', 'aligned_reads', 'median_insert_size',
            'automsomal_coverage', 'ref_above_30X', 'percent_gc']
        plot_fields = ['coverage_plot', 'cov_frac_plot', 'insert_size_plot', 'gc_dist_plot', 'snpEFf_plot']

        for f in sample_fields:
            if f not in self.samples[sample_id]:
                missing_fields.append(f)
        for f in plot_fields:
            if f not in self.plots[sample_id]:
                missing_fields.append(f)
        if len(missing_fields) > 0:
            self.LOG.error('Mandatory sample-level field(s) missing for {}: {}'.format(sample_id, ", ".join(missing_fields)))
            return False
        return True

    # Return the parsed markdown
    def parse_template(self, template):

        output_mds = {}

        self.LOG.debug('Processing reports')

        # Check that we have mandatory project-level fields
        if not self.check_project_fields():
            self.LOG.error("Missing mandatory project-level fields, exiting..")
            raise KeyError

        # Go through each sample making the report
        for sample_id, sample in sorted(self.samples.iteritems()):

            self.LOG.debug("Generating report for {}".format(sample_id))

            # Make the file basename
            report_fn = sample_id + '_ign_sample_report'
            output_bn = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(self.working_dir, self.report_dir, report_fn))

            # check that we have everything (errors thrown by def)
            if not self.check_sample_fields(sample_id):
                continue

            # Parse the template
            try:
                md = template.render(report=self.info, project=self.project, sample=sample, plots=self.plots[sample_id])
                output_mds[output_bn] = md
            except:
                self.LOG.error('Could not parse the ign_sample_report template for sample {} - skipping'.format(sample_id))
                continue

        return output_mds


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Q: Add another file to existing GitHub Gist I've got an existing GitHub Gist, and I'd like to add another file to it.
The data model for the GitHub Gist API indicates that more than one file can be added to a Gist.
How can I accomplish this?

A: Click Edit

...and then Add file

A: https://developer.github.com/v3/gists/#edit-a-gist
Note: All files from the previous version of the gist are carried over by default if not included in the object. Deletes can be performed by including the filename with a null object.
^So just pass the files object containing your new file with the PATCH request and it will be added to the gist

A: A command-line alternative is to clone the gist, add the file to the index, commit the change to the repository, and push the update to the remote repository:
git clone https://gist.github.com/…
git add …
git commit -m "…"
git push

In the interim, if the gist is altered using the site's ✍ Edit button—say to update the gist's description—simply pull in the change when next at the command-line:
git pull

In this complete example, the file JDBCPieTest.java was added to the original gist. Examine the log to see the effect:
git shortlog
trashgod (7):
  <none>
  Add JDBCPieTest.java.
  <none>
  Add JDBCXYTest.java.
  <none>
  Rename JDBCTest.java -> JDBCCategoryTest.java.
  Refactor JDBCPieTest.java.

A: Go to your Gist and click the Edit button at the top right.
The Gist editor will show your files in edit mode, then look at the bottom left and there you will find an 'Add file' button.
Click it and the cursor will be moved to the 'File name box..', type a name and click the 'Update gist' button at the bottom right.
:)


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Through the phenomenal success of one of the first Adidas athletes, U.S. sprinter Jesse Owens, at the 1936 Summer Olympics, Adidas was flung onto the world stage as the trusted brand for runners on both track and road. Owens' haul of four gold medals at the games created a worldwide phenomenon and resulted in Adidas selling over 200,000 pairs of shoes every year before the outbreak of World War II.
In the intervening 80 years, the brand has maintained its reputation at the pinnacle of athletic footwear, producing sneakers for the world's finest sportsmen and casual runners alike. To this day, through lifestyle interpretations of technical footwear such as the Yeezy Boost and NMD offerings, Adidas spans the worlds of sport and style adeptly.
With the introduction of Boost technology and its many incarnations, the recent introduction of AlphaBOUNCE to the market, and other high-performance footwear available to the world's elite athletes this summer in Rio, Adidas has reinforced its place at the top of the pile.
Here, we run down Adidas' 10 finest contributions to the world of running shoes, all maintaining the high standards and aesthetic that were set out in Mrs. Dassler's kitchen all those years ago.


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Davide Biondini (Cesena, Provincia de Forlì-Cesena, Italia, 24 de enero de 1983) es un futbolista Italiano. Juega de centrocampista y su equipo actual es el Cesena F. C. de la Serie D de Italia.

Trayectoria
Inició su carrera profesional con el Cesena, cerca de su lugar de nacimiento. Luego de jugar más de 40 partidos en la Serie C1, fue transferido al Vicenza Calcio de la Serie B. En el año 2005, el Reggina Calcio contrató a Biondini, haciendo su debut en la Serie A y ganando un sitio en el equipo italiano Sub-21 que jugó el Campeonato Europeo de dicha categoría, vistiendo la camiseta Nº 10, pero solamente hizo una aparición contra el equipo de los Países Bajos en el último partido de la serie de grupos.

Selección nacional
Ha sido internacional con la selección de fútbol de Italia en 2 ocasiones. Debutó el 14 de noviembre de 2009, en un encuentro amistoso ante la selección de los  que finalizó con marcador de 0-0.

Participaciones en Eurocopas

Clubes

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Perfil y estadísticas

Nacidos en Cesena
Futbolistas de la Associazione Calcio Cesena
Futbolistas del Vicenza Calcio
Futbolistas de la Urbs Sportiva Reggina 1914
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Futbolistas del Genoa Cricket & Football Club en los años 2010
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Will Biden's Picks for the Fed Alter Its Hawkish Path?
Daniel Moss &
Brian Chappatta
3:30 PM IST, 11 Jan 2022 11:40 PM IST, 11 Jan 2022 3:30 PM IST, 11 Jan 2022 11:40 PM IST, 11 Jan 2022
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- President Joe Biden is set to reshape the Federal Reserve this year just as the central bank is shifting in a more hawkish direction to combat the highest level of inflation in four decades. Ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's renomination hearing in the U.S. Senate this week, Bloomberg Opinion columnists Daniel Moss and Brian Chappatta met online to discuss how the new composition of the board could sway moneta...
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- President Joe Biden is set to reshape the Federal Reserve this year just as the central bank is shifting in a more hawkish direction to combat the highest level of inflation in four decades. Ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's renomination hearing in the U.S. Senate this week, Bloomberg Opinion columnists Daniel Moss and Brian Chappatta met online to discuss how the new composition of the board could sway monetary policy at this critical juncture.
Brian Chappatta: The big story for markets and the U.S. economy heading into 2022 is that the Fed is clearly unnerved by inflation that has proved to be more persistent than those within the Eccles building anticipated several months ago. Powell "pivoted" in front of the Senate Banking Committee on Nov. 30, noting it's "a good time to retire the word transitory." The Federal Open Market Committee's meeting a couple of weeks later was considered so hawkish that minutes of the discussion sent financial markets tumbling last week.
Powell, a Republican, has bipartisan respect for how he quickly responded to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. He was the obvious choice for Fed chair and should have no trouble winning enough votes in the Senate to earn a second term. Fed Governor Lael Brainard, a Democrat, is Biden's pick to succeed Richard Clarida as vice chair. She might not earn much Republican support, but should ultimately be confirmed as well.
That brings us to the potential new board members.
Biden is reportedly considering Sarah Bloom Raskin, a former Fed board member and Treasury official, for vice chair for supervision. She would be joined on the board by economists Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson. The early read on the trio, all of whom would vote on every FOMC decision, is that they're more dovish than some other central bank leaders.
Dan, you ran the Bloomberg News economics team while Bloom Raskin was on the board from 2010 to 2014. What are your impressions of her as a pick, and do you think that Biden's slate of nominees can alter the direction of Fed policy this year?
Daniel Moss: When Bloom Raskin was a Fed governor, her monetary comments were rather bland. She mainly focused on regulatory matters. I don't recall a single monetary remark she made. At Treasury, she was a safe-but-unremarkable deputy. She did a lot of work on the student-loan issue. That said, it's hard for deputy secretaries to really stand out, and the Obama administration was winding down.
I think the influence of many alleged hawks and doves is overrated on an individual basis. Kansas City Fed President Esther George has long enjoyed a reputation as a hawk, as did her predecessor Tom Hoenig — and they didn't (and don't) have a lot of sway. Remember former Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher? He was often perceived as a hawk and received a lot of press but had very limited clout on the FOMC.
What matters is the leadership troika and the board staff, especially at the Division of Monetary Affairs. Staff alum clutter the corridors of hedge funds and investment banks, providing a powerful echo chamber and group of validators. At times, some individuals do matter: Brainard as a governor has emphasized the growing importance of international developments for Fed policy, for instance. She stands out as an exception. The fuss every year about who votes is misplaced.
Circumstances largely drive the Fed you get. And the troika: Chair, vice chair and head of the New York Fed, who doubles as vice chair of the FOMC. I can't recall a time there was any real daylight between those three people.
Chappatta: Yes, the bond traders and strategists I talk to definitely place more weight on the words of those three. I thought this passage from Powell's December press conference was illuminating. He was asked if his hawkish pivot had anything to do with his renomination by Biden. It proves your point and shines a light on the top-down approach within the Fed (emphasis mine):
"We got the ECI reading just before the November meeting. We got the labor market report two days after the meeting. And then, one week after that, I think on the 12th of November, we got the CPI reading. It was really the CPI reading, in concert with those two, and I just came to the view over that weekend that we needed to speed up the taper. And we started working on that. That's a full 10 days or so before the President made a decision of renominating me. So, honestly, it had nothing to do with that at all. And I just thought this is what we got to do. My colleagues were out talking about a faster taper. And that doesn't happen by accident."
Now this doesn't mean that all board members or regional Fed presidents will stick to the party line until Powell gives the go-ahead. Governor Christopher Waller, for instance, was out in front of the central bank's actions throughout 2021 and laid the groundwork for 2022, noting that March is a live meeting for an interest-rate hike and that he wants the balance-sheet runoff to start around midyear.
But I think about someone like San Fransisco Fed President Mary Daly, who leans dovish. Almost a full week before Powell's pivot, she abruptly said she'd support faster tapering. Two days later, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic echoed that. As Powell said, that doesn't happen by accident. So even if Cook and Jefferson have some doubts about the need to tighten policy to quash inflation, it seems as if the consensus-driven nature of the Powell Fed will keep the central bank on its current course, at least this year.
By the way, do you think that Biden's Fed picks are really all that dovish on monetary policy? I think a lot of that perception stems from some of their priorities: Bloom Raskin and climate-change regulation, Jefferson on poverty and inequality, and Cook's research on the lack of diversity in economics and other issues around race.
Moss: I'm glad you mentioned Daly. San Francisco, as a Fed district, does have a fairly high profile. Daly's two immediate predecessors, John Williams and Janet Yellen, went on to greater things, so it's important to pay heed to what she says. Biden considered Daly for one of the board vacancies in Washington, but she is said to have declined.
Now, regarding the new crew, I doubt their dovish credentials will make much of a difference at this point. The leadership has just executed a pivot to a more anti-inflationary stance. It's one thing to be dovish when inflation is around the 2% target. It's now well in excess of that level.
Importantly, there hasn't been a dissent on monetary policy from among the Board of Governors since 2005. Group cohesion is prized. I would be surprised if one of the freshly minted governors wants to start their tenure with a rebellion. Jefferson held a number of staff positions at the Fed board. He appreciates the organizational dynamics. Lastly, not every nominee to the board ends up getting confirmed. One or more of the picks may not make it through the Senate, regardless of their qualifications.
Speaking of politics, it's important to remember these are confirmation hearings this week. There will be an element of telling senators what they want to hear and inflation has moved from the business pages to the front pages. It's also an election year. Are investors prepared for additional saber rattling?
Chappatta: The political implications of the highest inflation in decades certainly aren't lost on the trader crowd. One of the most jarring data points in recent memory came from the University of Michigan. Its survey showed consumer sentiment tumbled in November to the lowest in a decade. Among those who identified as Republican, it was even worse than during the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, when unemployment was 10%, compared with less than 4% today.
Clearly, Biden is being hit by his political opponents on inflation. And while he preaches Fed independence, suffice it to say he also wouldn't mind if the central bank found a way to gently lower price growth — ideally by Nov. 8. That's yet another reason I think we both agree that his slate of Fed board nominees, whoever they end up being, will stick close to the central bank's current outlook.
By Fed officials' own estimates, their actions should bring the core personal consumption expenditures index down to 2.7% by the end of the year, from 4.7% as of November, while real economic growth should remain at a robust 4% for the year and the unemployment rate should grind lower to 3.5%. That's a near-perfect set of economic conditions. Whether this Goldilocks scenario will actually happen is anyone's guess, but far be it for the newcomers to mess it up themselves.
More From Other Writers at Bloomberg Opinion:
The Federal Reserve Needs to Get a Lot More Hawkish: Bill Dudley
Biden Fed Picks Are Boring in a Good Way: Jonathan Bernstein
A View to 2022: The End of Easy Money: Paul J. Davies
This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.
Daniel Moss is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Asian economies. Previously he was executive editor of Bloomberg News for global economics, and has led teams in Asia, Europe and North America.
Brian Chappatta is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering debt markets. He previously covered bonds for Bloomberg News. He is also a CFA charterholder.
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Tag Archives: Women in Theology
Ain't I A Working Woman?: Race & Which Women Can't Have It All
WORK, FAMILY BALANCE, FAMILY VALUES, AND TRICKLE DOWN FEMINISM
For the July/August edition of Atlantic Magazine, Anne Marie-Slaughter's Why Women Can't Still Have It All has received a lot of feedback. When this discussion, first started, my initial reaction was thinking, "This is such a privileged and racially exclusive conversation." And, really it is. On one level, this is about class privilege, right? I mean, I don't think we'll see the working poor or the homeless talk about balance at all. Conversations that center around notions of "balance" or some sort of harmony in people's lives are chiefly the concern of people who are USED to stability and order in their lives. Balance, aka, middle class stability with leisure and yearly vacations are luxuries to the working poor, and particularly to poor women, single mothers, and working women who are pregnant. We can pay lip-service about family values, and taking care of the disabled, but really, why are pregnant women legally defined as temporarily disabled? (hat tip to Erin for this!) Are children a handicap to the economy?
Besides class privilege in this discussion, the elephant-filled hole in the room is race. I have learned that feminist-discourse in academia is also anti-racist, race and gender roles as social construct are interconnected, and the historic experiences of Black women in U.S.American history is just part of the evidence (one could also point to the stories of Irish Women, First Nations women, for example). Last month, I pointed to the fact that there were enslaved Africans in this country also involved a rape culture, one that in fact continued all the way during segregation, and today, in the form of the Prison Industrial Complex. I would like to apologize however; I skipped over some important facts, especially in one of my follow-up posts on Christian Theology and Abolitionism. From Frederick Douglass to Sojourner Truth to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, abolitionists were also simultaneously women suffragists (fighting for women's right vote). Women didn't get the right to vote until the era of segregationist/KKK sympathizer Woodrow Wilson in the first decades of the 20th century. But during the early 1900's, black women migrated north due to the harsh economic conditions in the Jim and Jane Crow South. According to Katie G. Cannon in her work, Black Womanist Ethics, Black families stuck together (unlike other migrant groups in the past), and black women out numbered men in terms of migration. Using their "Justice Tickets" Black women WERE EXPECTED to work as "domestic servants" [LIKE THE HELP!], "cooks, cleaners, washerwomen, and wet nurses" (page 59-60). Now if you notice something I put in ALL CAPS, it's that the social expectations were for black women, single and married to work menial jobs. Racial Segregation in the north in South meant separate and economically unequal. Black families had to have both parents working in order to survive. No one is talking about "balance" when your very life is at stake.
Black men and white men were of course pitted against each other in Northern labor affairs (how else was the boss gonna control the employees?) but black women had to wait until World War I to get more opportunities to work. The Not-So-Free enterprise system was closed to people of color once WWI ended. The Depression came, and very little improved for black women and men. FDR's New Deal was bad news for rural black women who worked on farms, for example; for more, see Ralph Bunche's The Political Status of the Negro IN the Age of FDR. In the post-Civil Rights Era, black women have been the victims of racist politics, with Corporate Welfare Nobility like Mitt Romney taking cheap-shots at poor women, and with both candidates supporting the continued break up of black (and other) families with the "War On Drugs" little has changed for women of color. In terms of economics, those who want balance, sound more and more like the elites at the top, whites who have a median income of over $100,000 while black and Hispanic households have a median of around $6,000: CNN Money: the Wealth Gap.
I ask you, who is going to be more concerned about balance, who is concerned about just getting by, living day to day?
For more on this topic, see the following posts:
Women's Work: Erin Kidd
Work and Family Balance: Some Open Questions: Elizabeth
Feminism Lied To Me: Elizabeth
The Atlantic Article, Trickle Down Feminism, and My Twitter Mentions: Tressie McMillan Cottom, a guest commentator of Racialicious
The Atlantic Article, Trickle-Down Feminism, And My Twitter Mentions. God Help Us All.
What No One Else Will Tell You About Feminism
We Never Said "We Wanted it All": How the Media Distorts the Goals of Feminism
Feminism lied to me!
This entry was posted in Political Jesus and tagged class, economics, farm workers rights, feminists, gender, interlocking oppressions, intersectionality, sexism, unions, womanism, womanist, Women in Theology on August 6, 2012 by Rod T.
Movie Review: Colombiana
Or Why I Fervently Believe Our Heroines Should Eat
"Eat!"- Cateleya to her pet dogs
"I don't eat breakfast."- Cateleya to her Significant Other, Danny
-from Colombiana
Last night, I decided to RedBox Colombiana, a movie I have been wanting to see for a while. I am a big fan movies with movies featuring female characters who kick ass. Colombiana, like HAYWIRE, was a very likeable movie, only I enjoyed Colombiana's story better.
As a Christian pacifist, I have some concerns in pop culture and probably with myself. Why do I have problems with movies featuring violent males, and "pro-wrestling" and Mixed Martial Arts but enjoy movies when women do it? Perhaps it breaks stereotypes. I haven't had time to think about it. But a larger problem with Revenge + Justified violence movies, much like TAKEN with Liam Neeson, and even the ABC hit series REVENGE (which I haven't seen a full episode) is that revenge/retributive justice is promoted as the only alternative in an unjust world. Restorative justice and reconciliation are viewed as non-options, keeping the status quo of gender violence and capital punishment in tack.
Secondly, as a Christian thinker who gets into gender issues, I found the presentation of Cateya's body, the overly-thin type, plus her quote that she "doesn't eat" breakfast to be far too problematic in this day in age where churches, governments, and media contest over the bodies of women. Particularly relevant to this discussion is Elizabeth of Women In Theology 's article in The Other Journal, To Love Oneself Through Food. Unhealthy social forces convince women to obsess over the size of their bodies already as is, and the makers of Colombiana want us to see Cateleya as a hero, who skips meals, and has remained abnormally thin all of her life in order to pursue her agenda for vengeance? Seems too puzzling for me. Also, the whole "dress as a drunken prostitute thing" really was playing on the whole, yah know, the hottentot venus, where black women are nothing more than erotic zoo exhibits; kinda like most hip-hop music videos.
Overall, I would recommend it (with a huge grain of salt). I am still undecided about the PJ movie ratings system. Gotta be something whedony tho.
This entry was posted in Political Jesus and tagged Christian movie reviews, Femme Fatale Fandom, gender, movies, music, & television, sexuality, Women in Theology on February 18, 2012 by Rod T.
Erin Kidd on Battlestar Galactica, Robots, and Embodiedness
"The real paradox is that Cavil himself is glorifying a completely embodied experience–vision–while at the same time wishing away his body. He is completely unaware that what he longs for is impossible apart from his body. He is blind to his own humanity.
And for the most part, so are we. It is easy to imagine our own bodies as limitations rather than completely integral to our being. And then, in our fumbles to tease out exactly what it means to be human, we completely neglect the body as extraneous to who we are. We grasp for souls. We try and transcend exactly what makes us human."
Read the rest at Women in Theology: On Robotology
This entry was posted in Political Jesus and tagged Battlestar Galactica, embodyedness, Erin Kidd, science fiction, technology, Women in Theology on October 23, 2011 by Rod T.
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