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Q: Grouping lines with XlsxWriter I'm writing an Excel file with Python and XlsxWriter in which I'd like to group elements in 2 levels. Several 'boards' contain elements grouped by 'list'. I'd like to group all elements of the same 'list' and all the elements of the 'board' together.
After many attempts I did not succeed in getting the following result:

Can someone help me understand how the function below works:
worksheet.set_row(1, None, None, {'level': 1})

I've followed the example given in the documentation but I don't know what level to set on each line to have 2 grouping levels working as expected.

A: You can do it like the following which matches the first part of your screenshot.
import xlsxwriter

workbook = xlsxwriter.Workbook('outline.xlsx')
worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet()

worksheet.set_row(1, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(2, None, None, {'level': 1})
worksheet.set_row(3, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(4, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(5, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(6, None, None, {'level': 1})

worksheet.set_row(8, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(9, None, None, {'level': 1})

worksheet.set_row(12, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(13, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(14, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(15, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(16, None, None, {'level': 1})
worksheet.set_row(17, None, None, {'level': 1})
worksheet.set_row(18, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(19, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(20, None, None, {'level': 2})
worksheet.set_row(21, None, None, {'level': 1})

workbook.close()

Output:

The trick is to fill in the level 1 rows where you need a contiguous grouping. Note that in the example there are values from row 1-6, 8-9 and 12-21 (zero indexed).
Update: Added row 12-23 grouping in response to the follow-on question below. Updated image as well.

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El cachorro es una serie de cuadernos de aventuras creada por Juan García Iranzo y publicada por Editorial Bruguera entre 1951 y 1960. Como folletín, es uno de los más brillantes de toda la Historieta española.

Trayectoria editorial
El primer ejemplar de la colección se publicó en diciembre de 1951. El autor se inspiró para la creación de esta serie en las películas de piratas estadounidenses de los años treinta, como El capitán Blood o El Corsario Negro, así como en el libro El médico de los piratas, las memorias del médico del famoso capitán Morgan. Por otro lado, Iranzo ya había realizado anteriormente una historieta de piratas, El pirata desconocido (revista Chicos, 1945).

Hasta su desaparición en 1960 llegaron a publicarse un total de 213 números en formato de cuadernillos de aventuras. El autor prefirió acabar la serie, a pesar de su éxito, en lugar de plegarse a las exigencias de Bruguera, que pretendía aumentar el ritmo de publicación, lo que hubiese obligado a Iranzo a ceder su personaje a otros dibujantes.

Posteriormente tuvo una reedición 1976 en forma de cuaderno, pero comenzando en su lucha contra los piratas berberiscos, y en 1983 en su formato original.

Personajes

El protagonista de la historieta es Miguel Díaz Olmedo, "El Cachorro", comandante del galeón español El Águila del Caribe que hace la promesa de limpiar el Caribe de piratas. Cosa que al final logra. Pero no se detiene en ese mar sino que sus luchas contra la piratería continúan en el Mediterráneo contra los piratas berberiscos a quienes también logra derrotar. Miguel es un muchacho intrépido y buen tirador con espada y pistola.

Batán, cuyo nombre cristiano era Sebastián, es el lugarteniente y mejor amigo de Miguel. Es un negro africano a quien salvó la vida el Cachorro en la selva de la isla Tortuga, cuando lo estaba asfixiando una serpiente constrictora, que lo sorprendió mientras dormía la siesta, y que después le devuelve el favor innumerables veces. Pese a la idea colonialista del blanco oficial y el sirviente negro, Batán llegó a ser comandante de navío, el galeón español El Toro al mando de una tripulación negra formada por ex esclavos. Como contrapartida a Miguel, Batán es enormemente fuerte y mucho más alto.

El capitán Fierro es miembro de los tercios de España (al contrario que los dos protagonistas que vendrían a ser marineros armados). Luce los clásicos bigote y perilla del siglo XVI y XVII traído por los Austrias.

Elena Davis "La Hija del Trueno", es la reina de una de tantas tribus americanas que pierde a su familia desde niña y es adoptada por los indígenas llegando a ser su reina. Es encontrada por los tres protagonistas anteriores, se enamora del Almirante Toledo y regresa a España para casarse con él.

Isabel Montero es la hija de Don Gonzalo, gobernador de Maracaibo. Se enamora del capitán Fierro y se casa con él.

Bimba/María es la hija de un jefe de tribu africano. La encuentran Miguel y Batán en una correría en África y los sigue en numerosas aventuras. Termina adoptando la fe cristina y contrayendo matrimonio con Batán.

El Capitán Baco es el máximo enemigo del Cachorro, un pirata gordo y barbudo con un parche en el ojo y una pata de madera. Odia a muerte al español al que casi logra matar en un duelo. Termina sus días electrocutado por un rayo mientras libraba combate, a sable, con el propio Miguel "El Cachorro", bajo una tormenta.

Además de estos, en las aventuras del marinero de Carlos III aparecen personajes históricos como Henry Morgan que, como dice la obra, termina siendo miembro de la Armada Inglesa, y El Olonés que termina asado y comido por los caníbales americanos como sucedió realmente. Pese a estos datos la obra no se puede calificar como histórica, más bien hace concesiones históricas entre multitud de anacronismos

Estilo
El grafismo de Iranzo en esta serie destaca por un estilo mixto entre el realismo y la caricatura, muy adecuado para la historia. No se rehúye la presentación de escenas de violencia.

Valoración crítica
Su propia condición de folletín lo ha hecho proclive a críticas sobre su maniqueísmo. Así, el teórico Antonio Lara escribía:

Como escribió el dibujante Carlos Giménez:

Referencias

Historietas de España
Historieta histórica
Bruguera

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NewSpring Capital, a family of private equity funds, announced today that its portfolio company, MinSec Holdings, Inc., ("MinSec") has merged with Community EducationCenters of West Caldwell, New Jersey ("CEC"). MinSec operates community corrections facilities, behavioral health treatment centers and outpatient programs for the rehabilitation of early release, non-violent individuals in federal, state and local criminal justice systems. CEC is a leading provider of reentry treatment and education services for adult correctional populations throughout the United States. CEC is firmly committed to partnering with government agencies to provide intensive reentry treatment and education programs that focus on changing addictive and criminal behaviors, preparing offenders for reentry, and ultimately reducing recidivism.
"As complimentary providers of community corrections in Pennsylvania, MinSec has always maintained a high regard for CEC as the industry leader," stated Brian Murphy, Chairman of MinSec. This merger creates a unique opportunity to further position Pennsylvania as a leader in community corrections rehabilitation. We look forward to supporting management in the continued success of CEC."
Post-merger, MinSec operations will enhance CEC's presence in Pennsylvania with the capacity to serve over 7,200 individuals through its residential and non-residential reentry programs, in-prison treatment services, county jail management services, and veterans programs.
NewSpring Health Capital served as co-lead investor in the growth equity financing and NewSpring Mezzanine Capital served as the lead Mezzanine investor of MinSec in June 2010. As a result of the merger, NewSpring Mezzanine Capital exited its investment in MinSec while NewSpring Health Capital remains an investor in CEC. In addition, NewSpring Health Capital Partner, Brian Murphy, will join the board of directors of CEC.
About Community Education Centers, Inc.
Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) is a leading provider of offender reentry and in-prison treatment services in America, operating in 18 states and the Commonwealth of Bermuda, with over 30,000 individuals in its daily care. CEC provides a full range of therapeutic residential and non-residential reentry services with a documented record of reducing recidivism. The company is located in West Caldwell, New Jersey.


Yet again, we find ourselves at the year's end and as I did last year, I find myself blessed with far too much music to fit into a simple 'Favorite Records' list. To remedy this dilemma, and heap some recognition on records that didn't quite make the cut, I'll once again be running through my favorite tracks of the year. This one's going to be a two-parter, so bear with me as we dive into the first half of the year's best tunes, arranged (as usual) alphabetically by artist.
The Canadian indie-superstars' latest record still hasn't entirely grown on me, but there's no denying the strength of its title track. Pairing a bouncing piano line with group's requisite string arrangements, Win Butler and company stretch a fairly simple arrangement to its most epic conclusion. Amidst an album chock full of shmaltz, this one hits home the most—and with a beautiful melody to boot.
Baths - "Lovely Blood Flow"
Chopping beats is all well and good, but finding a way to layer some vocals on top always manages to impress me. Such is the case with this track from Baths, the latest artist to come from LA's beat scene. Amid the stuttering drum hits and atmospheric static, Will Wiesenfeld's admittedly odd voice joins the fray, bringing a strange sense of union to this offbeat gem.
Belle and Sebastian - "I Didn't See it Coming"
The first time I listened to this song—the opening track on Belle and Sebastian's latest album—it was like reconnecting with an old friend. Sarah Martin greets you gently, breathily intoning over gently swelling piano chords. By the time Stuart Murdoch joins in, it's as if these Scottish twee-pop giants never left our sides. "Money makes the wheels of the world go round" sings the pair—a fitting chorus for a priceless song.
The Besnard Lakes - "Albatross"
Shoegaze has been slipping in and out of vogue for years since its heyday in the late '80s and early '90s. Today, few do it better than Canadian post-rockers The Besnard Lakes—a fact which this track exemplifies. All the tropes are there, from the wailing, pitch-bending guitars to the ethereal vocals provided by Olga Goreas. "Things got weird for a bit" she croons, just before a surge of distortion takes hold—a sonic demonstration of the powerful feelings this group expertly harness.
The Black Keys - "Ohio"
Why this track wasn't included on the group's latest record is beyond me, but releasing it online, free-of-charge certainly doesn't elicit any complaints. The duo's ode to our shared home state is a straightforward, heartfelt song about coming back to the place you love, wherever that may be. Personally, it's my front-runner for replacing the woefully outdated "Hang on Sloopy" as our state rock song.
Born Ruffians - "What To Say"
For a song about being unsure what to say, Luke LaLonde spouts off a fairly verbose set of lyrics that cleverly tackle the subject at hand. Backed by a stuttering beat and some minimalistic guitar and synth work, the trio effortlessly turn in what is easily one the year's catchiest tracks. I know it's one I found stuck in my head—oftentimes when I should have been planning my next sentence a bit more carefully.
Every year I find a reason to sing my praises of Danger Mouse, and this year that reason was super-duo Broken Bells. Joined by James Mercer of the Shins, this track finds the pair drowning in a sea of string pads, Rhodes piano and flanged guitars. It's yet another demonstration of Brian Burton's immaculate pop-sensibilities, further heightened by Mercer's seasoned vocal work. Songs like this leave me hoping this will be more than a one-off.
Broken Social Scene - "Forced to Love"
I think my favorite thing about this track is how clearly you can hear producer John McEntire's auditory fingerprints. Whether it's subtle synth drones or the relentless, prominent percussion—it's all the sound of one of America's foremost musical minds meeting with the art rock tendencies of this Canadian collective. Even for a song premised upon forced emotions, it's hard to come away from this one feeling anything but unbridled love.
It seems as if Alasdair MacLean has been threatening to disband the Clientele for several years now, but it's songs like this one that make me glad he hasn't made good on that threat just yet. "Jerry" finds the group engaging in their usual water-tight arrangements, presided over by Alasdair's reverb-drenched voice. It's when the distortion pedal gets hit and the song's decidedly uncharacteristic bridge starts that things get really interesting. Never a dull moment with these blokes—here's hoping for more.
For as long as I've been following his work, Bradford Cox has been a reliable source of dreamy, well-constructed nuggets of pop-rock. "Revival" continues the trend—a short, percussion-heavy number with dollops of fuzzed out bass guitar. It's over before you know it and if you're anything like me, you'll quickly find yourself skipping right back to the beginning (again).
Dosh - "Call the Kettle"
For his latest record, Martin Dosh dug into his back catalog to refashion a three minute track from his Powder Horn EP into the dazzling five-and-a-half minute showpiece present on Tommy. Dosh lays his usual drums and Rhodes groundwork as saxophonist Mike Lewis twists his accompaniment around the underlying melody in strange and beautiful ways, adding facet upon facet to this instrumental wonder. Chalk this one up as another densely layered success for the Minneapolis loop wizard.
Dr. Dog - "Where Did All the Time Go?"
It's a tall order to write a song that will undoubtedly be used as the soundtrack to a flashback montage in some sort of biopic in a couple of years. Luckily, psychadelic pop-rockers Dr. Dog are more than up to the task, delivering a track that revels in the group's timeless sound while being careful to not overindulge in nostalgia. Bolstered by production that accentuates the group's vocal harmonies and instrumentation, the Philly quintet make this little song sound appropriately gigantic.
The twangy weirdo-folk of Graveface Records owner and Black Moth Super Rainbow guitarist Ryan Graveface can admittedly be a tough pill to swallow. However on this dreamy, banjo-driven track, you can almost hear some of that initially off-putting strangeness melting away. Even as the noisier elements kick in part way through, there's an earnestness that makes this song (and the album its culled from) extremely listenable.
Dungen - "Skit I Allt"
It's nice to know that somewhere in the cold expanses of Sweden, there's a group of guys celebrating the seemingly under-represented sound of '70s British prog. Many of the genre's usual devices are present on this track—from the wafting flute-line reminiscent of Ian Anderson's to guitar riffs that echo the likes of Andrew Latimer and Robert Fripp. Indebted as they may be, Dungen's modern sensibilities mesh with their influences to create a sound you won't hear elsewhere.
Elf Power - "Goldmine in the Sun"
The Elephant Six Collective mainstays' latest self-titled release came with no shortage of succinct indie pop statements—none better than this particular cut. "Goldmine in the Sun" finds the group laying down a wall of chords as Andrew Reiger spins one of his apocalyptic tales over top. The wonderfully simple guitar-work on the ending breakdown caps off a track that isn't so much a return to form as it is a reminder of this band's continuing prowess.
From time to time the buzz surrounding a group is well-deserved—such is the case with Girls, whose delicate, brilliantly-produced pop songs found their way to my ears despite the overwhelming wave of hype heaped upon them. Christopher Owens lyrics on this track get straight to the point, but the refined instrumentation surrounding them bring an authenticity to his bluntness. On an EP resplendent with heartbreak, this one lives up to its name.
Jaga Jazzist - "One-Armed Bandit"
Norway's premiere (and only?) nine-piece progressive jazz combo flex their musical muscle on this track, the best of the bunch from their LP of the same name. A constantly-shifting beast of a song, the group establishes a unifying theme and then take every opportunity to move away from it. The icing on the cake is the John McEntire superb mix which distills what could easily have been a mess of notes into a unified instrumental masterpiece.
There were plenty of moments on Jonsi's inaugural solo release that were far removed from his work with Sigur Ros, but I think it's telling that the record's best song doesn't stray far from that group's sound. The simple piano melody, accompanied by a grandiose string arrangement and the otherworldly tones of Jonsi's unmistakable voice make for track with all the power of its titular whirlwind.
Part II can be viewed here—Favorite Albums of 2010 coming soon!


One of the biggest issues facing people with an addiction, substance use disorder or issue of chemical dependency is that the person suffering often is in denial. Because of this, the person suffering will often give every excuse in the book as to why they do not have a problem or why the issue is much smaller than it seems, minimizing the problem and the resulting consequences.
So whether you are someone that thinks they may be having an issue with drug addiction or alcohol abuse or you are a family member that suspects a loved one is suffering from substance abuse, here are five signs and symptoms of alcohol and/or drug dependence.
1) Increased tolerance. Over time, if the person may be in danger of having or developing a substance abuse issue, their tolerance for alcohol and drugs will increase. This means that the person will need more of the substance to feel the same effect. An additional part of increased tolerance is that the person ingesting the increased alcohol or drugs will not show signs of intoxication and often seem more sober than drunk or high.
2) Loss of control of drinking or using. The person will often, although not always, drink more alcohol or use more drugs than they intended. This could also mean that they are drinking or using longer than they intended. As an example, deciding to go out drinking with friends at a bar and when the friends decide to go home, the person continues to drink long after the intended event has ended.
3) Withdrawal effects. The addict or alcohol will begin to develop physical and emotional effects when they stop using or drinking. This is often most associated with opioid abuse, as users of opiates such as oxycodone and heroin will develop severe physical withdrawal symptoms. Regardless of the substance, symptoms often associated with withdrawal are: anxiety, depression, trembling of the limbs, sweating, headaches, insomnia, irritability, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and fatigue. While all physical withdrawal can be uncomfortable, withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines can result in fatality. Anyone with such a physical dependence that experiences withdrawal should always seeks out a medical supervised drug or alcohol detox program.
4) Loss of interest in previous activities or hobbies. This can look like neglecting formerly enjoyable activities or beginning to resent activities that once made the addict or alcoholic joyful and happy. The person will spend much less time on things that used to be enjoyable and important to them. They will also often lose touch with the people they would once spend time with during those activities, replacing them with substance and other people engaging in similar substance use disorders behaviors.
5) The continuation of drug use despite negative consequences. This is often the point where family and friends see a problem developing and the person suffering from addiction gets mad, angry and resentful when confronted. Consequences can include loss of friends, strains in relationships, financial issues, loss of job, separation or divorce, health problems and the like, but regardless of the consequences the person keeps using. Often the addict or alcoholic realizes their drinking and using is interfering with their life and causing numerous issues, but they keep using anyway, unable to stop and often using to numb the pain, loneliness, guilt and shame of the continued use.


Born in 1974, Tiago graduated from Lisbon University in 1997, obtained a post graduate degree in Securities Law in 2001 from the same university and participated in the 3rd Edition of the Advanced Executive Training Programme in Public Private Partnerships at the Portuguese Catholic University (Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences).
He is a member of the Portuguese bar association since 1999 and a member of the International Bar Association since 2007.
Tiago has practised at Abreu & Marques, Vinhas e Associados for 9 years in the finance and banking department and also worked in London at Slaughter and May between February and September in 2002.
He specialises in commercial, finance and banking law and has participated in several Portuguese and cross-boarder commercial and financial transactions advising foreign and domestic financial institutions.
Tiago is especially known for his experience in the area of derivatives and structured finance.
Tiago is one of the founding partners of PLEN, and is the head of the banking and finance area of the firm and co-head of the commercial law area.


The Sunflower Fair in beautiful, historic Downtown La Porte is one of the largest area festivals with over 100 craft and nonprofit vendors. Enjoy a day with family and friends for food, entertainment, rides, and much, much more. Enjoy the many activities of the day- a rib cook-off, a 5K run and fun walk, sunflower contest, an art walk, rides, food, and of course much, much more! Visitors may also see the many vendors- last year approximately 150 vendors participated!


Most Britons would not use a company that had obvious spelling or grammatical mistakes on its website or marketing material, according to a new study.
A poll by Global Lingo found that 74% of customers were likely to notice a spelling or grammatical mistake, and 59% would be put off from using a company that made them.
When it came to translated materials, 82% said they would not use a company that hadn't correctly translated their online and marketing material into English.
The majority (61%) of respondents said they 'wouldn't trust the company to provide a good quality service' if it did not use good spelling or grammar, while 34% said mistakes show 'an obvious lack of care' and 26% would consider the company to be 'unprofessional'.


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Yasiel Puig Ranked In Top 10 Center Fielders By MLB Network
With his speed, range, and cannon of an arm, Yasiel Puig very much has the makeup of a Major-League center fielder. However, his overall inexperience, susceptibility to taking bad routes and mental miscues have resulted in Puig making his home in right field.
However, that changed last season as the Los Angeles Dodgers were searching for an answer in center field, which led to manager Don Mattingly calling on Puig. While he's expected to be moved back to right field for the 2015 season, it didn't stop MLB Network from ranking Puig third in their "Top 10 Center Fielders Right Now."
Included in the table below are The Shredder's complete rankings, plus former Major-Leaguer Darrly Hamilton's and host Brian Kenny's selections:
Darryl Hamilton
1st Andrew McCutchen Andrew McCutchen Mike Trout
2nd Mike Trout Mike Trout Andrew McCutchen
3rd Yasiel Puig Carlos Gomez Yasiel Puig
4th Carlos Gomez Yasiel Puig Carlos Gomez
5th Adam Jones Adam Jones Adam Jones
6th Jacob Ellsbury Jacoby Ellsbury Jacoby Ellsbury
7th Adam Eaton Adam Eaton Lorenzo Cain
8th A.J. Pollock Lorenzo Cain A.J. Pollock
9th Lorenzo Cain Marcell Ozuna Adam Eaton
10th Denard Span Denard Span Leonys Martín
Although it may not be Puig's position moving forward, Hamilton believes it suits him well:
I think he can. He's almost like a center fielder playing right field his first two years because he likes to be in control, he likes to take advantage of any situation and do it himself. He doesn't like other guys doing it so that's a center fielder. I like his chances playing center field, I think he'll have more confidence and I think he knows he'll be in charge when he's in center field. That will be a plus for the Dodgers."
As for Puig's offense, Hamilton believes his success at the plate is tied to confidence that will come with potentially playing center field:
I think we understand he's a streaky player and we get that. We were spoiled his first year. I mean he was unbelievable his first year so we assumed that was going to happen year after year. It hasn't happened so far, but he's had his moments. I think once he has confidence knowing he'll be the everyday center fielder, it will get a lot better. He'll relax a little bit more and he'll go out there and play a lot better."
Puig posted a 5.4 WAR last season, which was good for fifth among National League outfielders. However, he was stronger in terms of metrics when playing right field compared to center. Assuming Joc Pederson wins the starting job in Spring Training, the experiment of using Puig as a center fielder may have ended in 2014.
MLB Network also compiled a list for shortstops of which Jimmy Rollins did not make. However, Rollins came in 10th on Bill Ripken's and Mike Petriello's personal lists, and eighth in Kenny's rankings. Of note, The Shredder did rank Hanley Ramirez eighth overall.
Dodgers Reportedly Signed Jose Molina To Minor League Contract
Dodgers Nation Roundtable: Max Scherzer Or James Shields?
Dodgers News: Yasiel Puig Makes Appearance at Winter Meeting
Yasiel Puig News: An Update in the Former Dodgers Star's Legal Saga
Dodgers News: Yasiel Puig's Agent Issues Clarification About his Legal Troubles
Dodgers: Yasiel Puig Runs into New Legal Woes Related to Gambling Problem

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Alan leads the EHS, Compliance, Risk & Security function for Microsoft's Cloud Infrastructure & Operations (MCIO), the organization that designs, builds and operates the datacenters that run the Microsoft Cloud business.
Alan joined Microsoft in August following a 20-year career at AstraZeneca, where he was most recently Vice President of Global Safety, Health, Environment & Operations Compliance. Alan previously served as AZ's global safety, health & environment counsel.
Alan has built his career working with business leaders to convert a passion for sustainability into industry-leading programs that protect health & safety in the workplace, promote environmental protection, and facilitate effective compliance and risk management.
An environmental attorney by trade, Alan spent 3 years (2006-09) in the UK leading the strategy and compliance function of the Global SHE organization. During that time, Alan led the development of the company's SHE strategy, and established the AZ SHE Policy framework. Prior to that, Alan served as the company's global SHE counsel. Before joining AZ in 1997, Alan practiced environmental law in Washington, DC at Fried Frank (1992-96) and Paul Hastings (1996-97).
Alan and his wife Stacy are the proud parents of three teenage sons. Alan is now based in the Seattle area.


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↑ The premiere of Aleksandr Serov's Judith took place at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg on 16/28 May 1863 — note by Vasily Yakovlev.
↑ Just a few days before this interview—at some point between 28 October/9 November and 3/15 November 1892—Tchaikovsky seems to have attended a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's opera-ballet Mlada (which was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg on 19 October/1 November 1892), since Vasily Yastrebtsev, in his memoirs of Rimsky-Korsakov, reports Tchaikovsky as having said the following after one of the first performances of Mlada, which was not a success: "The public is stupid and aesthetically backward, and that is why it doesn't care for such a work, whereas for us musicians there is a great deal to listen to in it and a great deal to learn from it!". Quoted in Дни и годы П. И. Чайковского. Летопись жизни и творчества (1940), p.562. Rimsky-Korsakov had been profoundly impressed by the music of Wagner's Ring cycle when it was first staged in Russia by Angelo Neumann's company in March 1889, and it has been pointed out that the score of Mlada is tinged by Wagnerian influences. It is probably this which Tchaikovsky has in mind here, since such influences cannot be discerned so readily in his earlier stage works, written when, like the rest of the 'Mighty Handful', Rimsky-Korsakov was hostile to Wagner's theory and practice — translator's note.


The San Jacinto Monument, in Houston, Texas. This is the world's tallest memorial column, 15 feet taller than the Washington Monument. The Battle of San Jacinto was fought on this site in 1836, when Sam Houston's Texans routed Santa Anna's Mexican forces.


An estimated 2.3 billion people – One in the three people in the world today – live without access to proper sanitation, of which approximately 900 million still defecate in the open on a daily basis. These are figures with a devastating human cost: 800 children under five years of age are estimated to die every day from diarrheal diseases caused by a lack of clean water and sanitary living conditions.
The impact of the sanitation crisis is felt throughout entire nations and regions, crippling opportunities for growth and development. According to an Oxford Economics report on behalf of LIXIL, global economic losses from poor sanitation were estimated at US$223 billion (at 1 USD=100 JPY) in 2015, an increase of more than 20% from five years earlier.
LIXIL has pledged to provide better sanitation to 100 million people by 2020. In addition to committing our own substantial corporate resources to this goal, we are at the forefront of public-private partnership, teaming with such organizations as UNICEF, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and WaterAid.
LIXIL is developing a number of products to fit different markets, infrastructure and income levels, as well as dealing with environmental constraints. Our primary solutions are the SATO Toilet System, already commercially available, and the Micro Flush Toilet System and Portable Toilet System, which are all currently under development. Each represents LIXIL's dedication to improving the quality of people's daily lives. LIXIL has also established the Social Sanitation Initiatives organization to strengthen the framework behind our commitment to resolving the global sanitation crisis through revolutionary products and sustainable businesses.
Suitable for both stand-alone homes and multi-unit buildings, the system prevents clogging of the sewage system and features a comfortable sitting-type toilet that is easy to clean and maintain. A flapper valve in the toilet bowl is operated with a handle, and the valve and accumulated water prevent odors from entering the room. A steeply angled pipe connected to the toilet and sewage water system assists the overall flow of waste.
The Portable Toilet System is an in-home sanitation solution designed for urban informal settlements that lack proper sanitation infrastructure. It is being developed and field-tested to offer disadvantaged households an 'odorless' toilet from which human waste can be collected and treated hygienically and efficiently.
The toilet is equipped with a removable cartridge, which is transported from individual homes to a designated collection station, where the waste inside the cartridge is deposited and the cartridge cleaned. Professional waste treatment companies then collect the accumulated waste from the station and transport it to an offsite treatment site.
In informal settlement areas, where many of the poorest people in developing countries live, it is difficult to build sewage collection infrastructure or pit toilets, so hygienic toilets are in short supply. LIXIL developed a portable toilet system specifically for these areas, enabling us to introduce compact, easy-to-install toilets for individual households and a hygienic and efficient system for collecting waste. LIXIL has to date conducted a demonstration experiment in the Philippines, and in the future, aims to reflect the opinions of those who used them into product development.


So the "Rally to Restore Sanity" is on today. Since it's a response and mocking of the "Rally to Restore Honor", which highlighted honor and patriotism, may one not very reasonably infer that sponsors and participants in today's rally think those two things are "insane"? There's a good election slogan — "Vote Democratic, because we think you'd have to be crazy to be honorable or patriotic".
And maybe they're right. I wonder exactly that on my more cynical days.


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Wittenberg stars, prep teams to be honored
Springfield/Clark County Baseball Hall of Fame announces inductions.
SPRINGFIELD — Jeff Brown, Dick Pence, Phil Scott, Dustin Wade, the 1969 Southeastern High School team and the 2007 Kenton Ridge High School team will be inducted into the 2012 class of the Springfield/Clark County Baseball Hall of Fame.
Brown was the Division III batting champion and set a Wittenberg University school record with a .429 batting average in 1992. Brown managed South High School for five years.
Pence was a pitcher, first baseman and outfielder for the Detroit Tigers in the late 1940s. Pence also pitched Wittenberg to an Ohio Athletic Conference tournament title.
Scott, who played middle infield for Greenon High School, set school record for assists, doubles and hits in a season while playing at Wittenberg from 1986-1990. Scott played for the minor league affiliates of the Mets in 1990 and the Yankees in 1991.
Wade played middle infield at Kenton Ridge High School, and was named was All-Central Buckeye Conference in 1994. Wade had a batting average over .340 while playing at Urbana University from 1995-96. Wade transferred to Wittenberg where he hit .385 in 1997 and .393 in 1998.
The 1969 Southeastern team had a 21-3 record and won the DVL conference championship. The Trojans advanced to the Class A semifinals were they lost to Bridgeport in 10 innings.
The 2007 Kenton Ridge team had a 26-6 record and were the Division II State runner-up falling to Canfield 8-6 in the finals.
The induction will take place during a banquet on Jan. 7 at the UAW Local 402 Hall in Springfield.
Tickets for the event are $15 and can be purchased at the National Trail Parks and Recreation District Office, Trophy Sports Center, in Springfield, and from Hall of Fame Members Mark Miller, Tom Randall in Northridge, or Rick Woods in South Charleston.
For information, call 399-6750 or send email to spfld.baseball.hof @gmail.com.
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I'm a realist – insurance is a huge part of my life because it literally is my job, but I know the average Joe isn't examining his homeowners policy on a regular basis (not even I don't do that). Once it's selected, the policy is usually forgotten about unless there's a claim. At that point, it's a bit too late to re-evaluate your policy.
In an MSN article, reporter Liz Pulliam Weston says that sometimes no matter what you do, there will be gaps in your policy. These exclusions vary by insurer, but if you know about these coverage gaps in advance, you can re-visit your policy and switch to something that can adequately cover your needs.
You can also see if your insurance carrier partners with a contents claims provider that can assist you in taking an inventory of unique collectibles or valuable household contents which you might have overlooked during your original assessment. Usually people will plan to separately insure obvious things like a diamond ring from the get-go, but it's also important to make sure other things are covered like computer equipment or luxury items and collectables, as noted in the list above.
Whether you're an insurance buff or an average Joe, it's never too late to re-evaluate!
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Now that the french knots are temporarily put to rest, I am back to the hexagons. Last night, I pulled out the box of basted hexes and laid them out randomly, testing out color combinations and feeling very satisfied with the results.
This project definitely does chew up a lot of time. But, I find the stitching so meditative and a little bit sweet, so I don' tmind it at all. Because the hexes are so small, it's a breeze to do this work during my subway commute. I've got my supplies packed in a small plastic container and as long as I've got a seat, I can stitch about 10 hexes before I get to work and another 10 on the way home.
My parents were visiting for the weekend, which means that I didn't get any of my chores done (laundry? food? shopping, anyone?) but I did get to spend three days stitching, designing, and laughing.
My mom is a very talented seamstress who spent the last 30 years raising her 7 children. In the past few years, as the last of us have finally moved into adulthood, she has made more free time for sewing, and gravitated toward quilting specifically. Every Tuesday night, she and two of her neighbor friends move into a large sewing room that one of them owns. It has a design wall, a television set, a mini refrigerator — you get the idea. Basically, it's a needle-and-thread bomb shelter from the rest of the world. Mom calls Tuesday her "sanity day" and on particularly tough non-Tuesdays, she'll sneak over there by herself to work. It's kind of inspiring how she uses her chosen medium to regulate emotions and frustrations, connect with others, and find an inner center.
My mom also buys lots of books, takes lots of classes, and meets lots of other quilters. I, for my part, am a child of the Digital Age and because my mom lives far, the nearest thing I have had to a quilting tutor is the internet with its crackling circuits and bytes. It's not exactly the most nurturing of teachers, but in this day and age it will have to do.
Mom wanted to see what I've been working on, so I showed her some of my recent successes — the doll quilt on the wall (I'm sorry! I just think it's cute!), the Obama cross stitch (with some trepidation, as our politics are quite different), and the next installation of my band sampler (stay tuned for photos).
What I most wanted to do, though, was share my recent frustrations and failures. I knew she would have fixes and solutions for me. I, as a visual learner, would benefit from her wisdom as she sat next to me, demonstrated with her able fingers, and brought clarity to my confusion. A few times, I asked her questions whose answers I already knew. I enjoyed making her feel wise and important and smart. I wanted to soak in the look on her face and savor the moment.
As we sat there together, chattering away, needles in our hands, I felt something deep and primal and wonderful at work. We were taking our part in the cycle of textile arts — one generation learning from another. For various reasons, I have more memories of that experience with my grandmothers than with my mother, so it was nice to close the gap a little bit. Plus, she taught me the neatest binding stitch I've ever seen. Armed with this little finishing gem, I think I am going to quilt like crazy, now.
What about you? Who is your best teacher? Do you teach yourself? Have you had a generational moment like this?
A recent idea for a project was going to require some problem-solving.
Things in my life this week feel extraordinarily complicated. Craziness is firing on all cylinders, and much of my free time has been drowned away in worry and doubt.
Resolving the project was going to push me beyond my current skill set. It was going to lead me out of my comfort zone and force me to take a hard look at my mistakes.
Originally, I tried to solve the problem the way I always do — by thinking, plotting, and obsessing over it.
Obsessing, though it is my preferred mode, is not always the best way to solve problems. Even cognitive ones.
Sometimes, taking a breath and getting to work is the only thing to do.
I needed this reminder — to stand still and tackle one hurdle at a time. To slow down and peacefully experiment. To stop rushing and obsessing and pushing. To take action, but calmly. To give myself permission to fail, but insist on trying anyway.
It was nice to have a reprieve from making things by machine for the past few weeks, but I pulled out the ol' Husqvarna Viking last night to finish a gift for a friend.
She has been giving up coffee and trying to drink more tea. When I found the tutorial for a tea wallet over on Christy's Creations, I knew it would be perfect for her.
Even though she is one of my best friends, assembly of her gift came at the end of my great and grand handmade holiday list last year, and so it had some problems that were created by rush, short-cuts, and sloppiness. Sure, it has a snap, but not even my obsession with snaps can override the gross errors in this piece.
In fact, I think it was my precious love for snaps that made this project go wrong. I wanted it to be in just the right place, but didnt plan correctly for it. So, here's how I spent time the other night — re-doing, slicing, and fixing a previous work. In spite of what I may have said yesterday about proudly being an imperfectionist, I feel strangely satisfied.
For reasons which will be incomprehensible to many people who read this entry (but are nonetheless real), I have been broken up with my ex-boyfriend since June of last year.
I mention this in part because of how grateful I am that we have remained friends; we see each other often, and have a deep caring and concern for one another. When I ended up hospitalized after my "same-day surgery" debacle and needed someone to not only take emergency custody of my dogs but also to speed over and hold my hand, he was the first person I called. When I'm having a bad day, have a ridiculous idea, or need someone to geek out with, I reach out to this wonderful person and he is there. I love him.
When he saw me working on my cross-stitch Obama a few weeks ago, he got so excited that he wanted to make one, too. I was happy to oblige by teaching him how, but he had some special requests.
We bought 11-count Aida cloth.
He is stitching over two squares for each X, which makes it essentially 5.5-count Aida cloth.
He is using two full threads of DMC floss in every needle, for a total of 12 strands in every stitch.
It's always interesting to teach and observe someone else in a skill that you have employed for a long time. He is so careful in his stitching — he wants the back of his stitchery to look immaculate. He is very interested in the idea of embroidery contests and judging (such as when my brother-in-law and nephew enter their cross-stitched pieces in the county fair) and wants to be sure he is doing everything right. I try to explain that "there is no right" (and especially not on a first-time project!), but he'll tear out rows of stitches if he feels that one is a little too loose or too tight.
For my part, I am much more interested in the process than the product. If you look closely at my Obama, you'll see gross errors in counting, alternating, and snipping. I try to make the back of the piece tidy, but sometimes I run out of steam for starting-stopping and will skip around a bit. Still, the overall effect is pretty good and it suits my purposes well enough.
But no — oh no — no such flojera will be brooked with that guy. He is precise and careful and determined. The back of his piece is so beautiful it would make both of my grandmothers proud. Incidentally (and, this will probably not come as a surprise to you), describing these differences in our stitching style encapsulates some of the main differences between us as people.
What about you? Are you more likely to obsess over the process or the product? Are you a perfectionist or an imperfectionist? Do share.
I blogged a little bit before about what stitching has meant to me, emotionally, over the past few months. In November, I had a simple surgery which was complicated by surgeon's error and has led to a long and drawn out recovery.
This wreath made of yo-yo's was the first of the stitching projects I started after I returned home from the hospital and has hung on my front door long past its season.
The other night, I took it down and started disassembling it, making way for a new wreath project to take its place. I was pleased by the meticulous, careful detail of these handsewn circles, and the foresight I had to assemble the wreath entirely with straight pins. I guess I made it with the intention of disassembling it at some point, because it has all come apart with its pieces intact, and could be re-assembled at any point.
In some ways, I think that the trauma and anxiety of the surgery aftermath is a big part of what has been holding me back recently. Something about disassembling this project has been therapeutic — an un-doing of what has been done. A preparation for moving on to the next thing. Maybe it will help me break up the muddle I've been feeling. If nothing else, it will make way for a new season — for spring — with its longer days and new growth.
What about you? What are you doing to get ready for spring? How do you become un-stuck?
I have been following a lovely little website called Creative Therapy which celebrates the art of visual journals. The site serves as a community for creative/visual journalers, and its administrator, Karen Grunberg, puts forth "catalysts" (journaling prompts, basically, but with an awesomer name) to which the CT team responds. She then invites readers to respond as well, and to post links to their creations.
Each contributor is invited to write about their project and their process, which can be really illuminating. This is something I often do with my art therapy clients, as it can sometimes facilitate a better connection between our rational and emotional selves. On the practical side, you can learn new techniques from these artists' blurbs. On the emotional side, you can really get a feel for the way that creating these responses has touched people. As you know, the emotional side of art-making is something that interests me very, very much.
Karen tries to eliminate the all-too-common air of competition which can seep into these kinds of community ventures. She seems to truly celebrate creativity and personal expression and to genuinely encourage it in others.
There is a spotlighted artist for each catalyst, and it's often someone I've never heard of (though some famous faces have made appearances).
The site has sponsors who sometimes do giveaways. Not that any of us need extra stash, but… I do think it speaks to how involved and proactive Karen (and maybe her team?) has been.
The responses seem to be largely grounded in the world of scrapbooking, altered books, and other popular paper-based arts, but are not exclusively so. For instance, a recent response to Catalyst 50: What is something that you turn to, to lift you up out of a bad mood? was a crochet project made by Debee Campos. Debee graciously gave me permission to post her artwork and words here, because I feel they really speak to some of my own explorations about the emotional impact of various art media. In this instance, Debee writes about the experience of learning and practicing crochet.
I've recently taken up the art of crochet. And just in the nick of time. Wedding planning. House hunting. Future dreaming. All have left me a little chaotic. You would think it's crazy of me to take up crocheting during this crazy phase of my life. But in fact it has helped silence my thoughts. During these times of learning and practicing the rhythm of the process, I have found my thoughts are all hushed. My time has been well spent. Thinking pondering and praying. There are times when I just listen. And most of the time I'm not such a great listener. It has also helped my patience level But the combination of the two has helped my outlook on all the things I'm juggling. I find this time to be the best at bringing peace to my heart. All the while I am bursting with pride taking up a lost art in my family and creatively expressing myself in another form. This is for sure something I hope to continue throughout my life.
I laid a drawing I drew years ago of one of my hands over the top of my blanket that is still a work in progress. I felt like it fit the picture perfectly. As drawing was once my quiet time long before scrapbooking and crochet came into my life.
How about you? Have you ever used journal prompts or participated in some kind of creative community? Do you keep a visual journal? Why or why not?
Recent social obligations (out-of-town guests, dates that I knew would end up at my place, drop-by visits from the neighbor's kids for playdates with the dogs, etc.) have necessitated a quick and temporary return to regular, adult living.
What I mean by this is that I have temporarily reclaimed my kitchen. Sadly, my sewing machine (which had resided on my kitchen table for months) has been packed up and put away for the past couple of weeks.
No more late-morning hem repairs as I run off to work. No more lauching into elaborate patchwork projects "because I have a few minutes." No more midnight sewing marathons to buzz away my insomnia or inexplicably-motivated Adventures in Buttonholes.
Maybe that's okay, though, as it has allowed me to turn my attention to more handwork, embroidery, and other machineless modes. I've finally started the band sampler and hand-bound the baby quilt. I've been exploring a bit with hand-pieced quilting and such. My hands have needlepricks and callouses where there was once fingerprint.
I may pull the machine out again this weekend to do some finish work and some mending. A part of me kind of hopes not, though. I'm enjoying the quiet.
How about you? Do you have a dedicated workspace, or do you double-dip rooms, as I do?
Continuing with the idea of starting the band sampler with stitches that I already know, I dive in to the Back Stitch. For many years, Back Stitch and French Knots were the only stitches I knew, besides Cross Stitch. I did this up in an evening (note the little pop of orange) a few days before the Academy Awards.
I only mention the Academy Awards because why isn't everyone talking about that one backdrop on the ceremony stage!? During the presentation of the awards for Best Documentary, there was an amazing, art-deco-esque, scrolled thing that was really beautiful and reminded me of my Back Stitch motif.
Maybe we were all too dazzled by the feats of human strength performed in front of it — but this is the only photo I could find of the backdrop (and it came from the Academy Awards official website). Although the video quality is very poor, you can also see the entire segment on youtube and drink in the deliciousness of a scroll-y, swirl-y stage.
In the meantime, please share! Do you love scrolls and swirls? Do you hate them? Are there other good stitching tutorials online?
What is this girl thinking? Is she sleeping? Is she scowling? She emerged from a collage activity during one of my groups this week, and I've enjoyed postulating about what part of me she might represent.
Today is Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras. There's a new girl at work from Louisiana, and her mother shipped a traditional King Cake overnight express. Well, no one explained to me about the little plastic baby baked into the cake, so when I bit into something hard that was all arms and legs, I honestly thought a beetle had traveled to California from Louisiana.
But, no. That painful little crunch apparently signified the onset of a year of good luck!
Normally, I wouldn't put too much stock into such a thing, but last night when my back tire popped and deflated not ten feet away from a tire store, when the guys who work there were still cleaning up even though the shop had been closed for over 30 minutes, and when they quickly changed my tire for a reasonable price, I thought: THANK YOU BABY JESUS! I hope I didn't spend all my good luck in one night.
Please share! Have you had good luck recently? Do you celebrate Fat Tuesday or Lent? How do you make traditional celebrations meaningful for you?
I've about finished the baby quilt I've been working on. It's the one patterned off of the mini rough draft quilt.
A friend of mine from grad school will be having a baby girl next month. I'm happy for her, and a little bit jealous of the baby! My friend is sweet, and smart, and creative, and good-hearted. That lucky baby will have such a good mother.
I grew up in a culture where children and family were valued above all else. Many of my peers married and began having children when they were very young. Some of them have told me how they envy my life.
I have two dogs, a career that I love, and an interesting, challenging life. I have the luxury of focusing on myself and my own development. I get a good night's sleep and ponder the meaning and purpose in life.
But I have no husband and no babies and no white picket fence.
In some ways, making this quilt stirred up some of my feelings about all of that.


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Classical mythology came west from Greece, bearing the thoughts, feelings, and distilled experiences of ancient peoples that have, in turn, been formed by the skilled hands of artists into tangible creations of beauty and significance. Before there were records to preserve significant events, these stories were passed down in tales and songs. Adapted and embellished by successive generations, they were later written down and used to create art from many different materials in different mediums. Within these stories and the creations they inspired was an impulse either to recover the secrets of something that had been lost or to create something new from the old material. Young examines nine legends-Perseus and Andromeda; Demeter and Persephone; Pyramus and Thisbe; Pygmalion and Galatea; Daedalus and Icarus; Atlanta and Hippomenes; Philemon and Baucis; Echo and Narcissus; and Pomona and Vertumnus-explaining the legends themselves and tracing their dissemination through centuries and civilizations and across various art forms. In Young's view, classical mythology, through expressing humanity's enthusiasms, visions, and talents, might well be considered the "skilled midwife" of human civilization, proof of our constant effort to possess life symbolically and express it through arts.


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ASSAULT ON U.S. WOMEN'S HEALTH AND SAFETY:
The Real American Taliban
By Susan J. Douglas
The US is the only industrialized nation not to sign the CEDAW treaty, which requires signatories to remove barriers that discriminate against women; 170 other countries have signed it.
It is not surprising when The Nation features an article about the Bush administration's assault on women's reproductive rights. But when the New York Times prints a huge Sunday editorial titled "The War Against Women" that takes up two-thirds of the op-ed space, something is afoot.
That January 12 piece gathered together a range of seemingly minor items—who was appointed to such-and-such unheard-of commission, what was the US position at a UN-sponsored conference held on the other side of the planet—and showed how, when put together, they constitute a domestic and international offensive against the health and safety of women and children.
Remember when Laura Bush (who may be—I am very sorry—the most cynically deployed first lady in our history) took to the airwaves in fall 2001 to assert that the war in Afghanistan was really about freeing women from the Taliban's tyranny? Well, aren't they lucky. Now they and the billions of other women around the world, especially in poor and developing countries, can be subject to our very own not kinder, not gentler Taliban: the US Christian right.
Laura Bush got a lot of play for her seemingly brief flirtation with feminism and her deep empathy for Afghan women. In August, to much less media fanfare, her husband decided to withhold $2.4 million in emergency funding authorized by Congress for programs to support women in Afghanistan, who suffer from one of the highest infant-mortality rates in the world.
President Bush also withheld $200 million to combat AIDS/HIV in Afghanistan. Why? Any program around the world that promotes anything other than "abstinence only" approaches to AIDS—like, say, condom use—is immoral and must be squashed.
Also under the media radar screen was Bush's freezing of $3 million in funding to the World Health Organization because it conducts research on mifepristone, an early-abortion drug.
And do women know that Bush opposes ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which requires signatories to remove barriers that discriminate against women? The United States is the only industrialized nation not to sign; 170 other countries have.
What Team Bush has been doing is shrewd and lethal. They know that the news media—already swamped covering the Iraq story, the economy and male pattern baldness—do not cover stories so minor as who gets appointed to the Reproductive Health Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration or who represents the United States (or what they say) at UN conferences on sustainable development and population growth.
But like the pod people from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," these aliens have colonized a host of boards, panels and delegations at home and abroad. While they're not always successful in getting the rest of the world to agree that the best form of population control is to tie women's legs together, they do slow down or derail the proceedings at hand.
Consider just one part of the fundamentalist phalanx: the Bush appointees to the FDA's reproductive health committee. They include Dr. David Hager, who opposes prescribing contraceptives to unmarried women, but does prescribe the reading of biblical scriptures to treat PMS. Also new to the committee is Dr. Joseph Stanford, who refuses to prescribe any contraceptives, period. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, whose anti-choice record as governor of Wisconsin made him a darling of the right, appointed abstinence-only ideologue Dr. Alma Golden to oversee the implementation of Title X, the country's family planning program. In September, Bush named a member of a group called—get this—"Virginity Rules," one Dr. Freda McKissic Bush, to the Centers for Disease Control Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention. The administration's delegations to UN meetings include John Klink, former chief negotiator for the Vatican.
...let Congress know that you regard Bush and his extremist appointments as the real "American Taliban."
Each appalling appointment, taken on its own, can seem like one individual concession to the Christian right that progressives must swallow. But taken together-and added to more newsworthy moves like Bush's reinstatement of the "global gag rule," which prohibits any health care providers who receive US aid from talking about or providing abortions—we see a carefully coordinated jihad. Given the "war on terror" that allegedly targets Islamic extremists, it is peculiar that, at UN conferences, the US delegation colludes with Islamic fundamentalists to try to restrict contraception information, abortion and sex education.
The Team Bush policies at home and abroad, if allowed to triumph, guarantee ongoing illness, death, poverty and oppression of women. (In Texas, which has an abstinence-only sex-education program, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases has soared.)
But we are not helpless in the face of the jihad. Join Planned Parenthood or another reproductive rights group you admire, read their Web sites, send them money, and let Congress know that you regard Bush and his extremist appointments as the real "American Taliban."
Susan J. Douglas is a professor of cominunications studies at the University of Michigan.
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Live cattle futures are up 30 cents this morning. Feeder cattle futures open up 25 cents. The CME feeder cattle index is down $1.13. Wholesale beef prices are lower. Choice boxes are down 12 with the Select cutout value 43 cents lower.
Sugar opens at 13 cents per pound, up a percentage point.


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Q: How to round up float value to hundredth value in ruby? I have given some examples of what solution I want for my problem statement.
#I want this solution
#Example -

120.21 => 200.0
51.12 => 100.0
1.0 => 100.0
1.5 => 100.0
122100.51 => 200000.0 #Consider this best case

A: Your requirements are not completely clear to me. But it feels to me like you

*

*always want to round up to the nearest hundreds

*but if the number is already above 999 then you just want to round up to the next number that looks nice.

*And, although you round the number, you still want to return a float and not an integer.

MIN_DIGITS_TO_ROUND = 2

def ceil_plus(float)
  digits = [Math.log10(float), MIN_DIGITS_TO_ROUND].max
  float.ceil(-digits).to_f
end

ceil_plus(120.21)    #=> 200.0
ceil_plus(51.12)     #=> 100.0
ceil_plus(1.0)       #=> 100.0
ceil_plus(1.5)       #=> 100.0
ceil_plus(122100.51) #=> 200000.0


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December 19, 2013	| Dan
Elkins lies in a shallow, bowl-shaped valley at a five-mile bend in the Tygarts Valley River. The main part of the town extends from the north bank of the river up the gentle slopes of Cheat Mountain. The business district extends northward from the river and is flanked on the south by the West Maryland Railway tracks, shops, and yards…
-From the Federal Writers' Project West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State
Elkins illustrated map, 1897. Click to enlarge. Note the train depot center right, Halliehurst and Graceland mansions on far right on hills above town, and no court house yet.
Stephen B. Elkins and Henry G. Davis, politicians and industrialists who founded the town of Elkins. Photos from the Library of Congress.
The history of Elkins is intertwined with two men and their railway, the West Virginia Central & Pittsburgh railroad. In 1880, U.S. Senator Henry G. Davis and (future U.S. Senator) Stephen B. Elkins began laying tracks for a railroad from Cumberland, Maryland down the Potomac region into the Allegheny mountains in Randolph County, West Virginia, where timber and coal were abundant. By 1889, the railway was complete to its new terminus, near the town of Leadsville on the bank of the Tygart Valley River. That year, the railroad's engineers finished laying out the new town and building the railroad yards for the town, and it would be incorporated as Elkins in 1890.
Elkins quickly developed into a major business and transportation center for the region. New homes were needed for the influx of railroad workers and management personnel, as well as businessmen and merchants who were attracted to the growing town. New banks, hotels, grocery stores, and an opera house were built. By 1900, Elkins had grown to a population of 3,000. Elkins and Davis built lavish homes in the new town, Halliehurst and Graceland, both of which can be found today on the campus of Davis & Elkins College.
Randolph County Courthouse, Elkins, ca. 1915. Courtesy of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection, WVU.
Randolph County Courthouse, Elkins, ca. 1915. Courtesy of West Virginia and Regional History Collection, WVU Libraries.Following the pattern of many new railroad towns in West Virginia, the town of Elkins soon petitioned the Randolph County court to become the new county seat. This sparked conflict with Beverly, which had been county seat since 1790. A ballot was held during the election of 1898, but the results were disputed. Winding its way through the court system, the issue was finally decided by the State Supreme Court in favor of Elkins, but not before citizens from each town reportedly took up arms in preparation for pitched battle. Luckily, fighting never occurred, and in 1902 construction began on an elegant courthouse, befitting of the new seat of power and the rapidly growing industrial and population center. In 1905, Henry G. Davis' Coal & Coke Railway was completed from Elkins to Charleston, accelerating Elkins' growth even further.
U.S. Senators Stephen B. Elkins (served 1895-1911) and Henry G. Davis (served 1871-1883) donated land and money just outside of town to establish a new Presbyterian college in 1901. It would become Davis & Elkins college, and both ex-Senators' estates of Halliehurst and Graceland would be donated and incorporated into the college. Davis & Elkins College is the home of the Augusta Heritage Center, which hosts heritage-arts workshops throughout the year, fostering traditional music and arts in the region.
Birdseye View of Davis Ave.; Elkins, W. Va. ca. 1907. From the West Virginia and Regional History Collection, WVU.
Railroad yard in Elkins, photo by John Vachon, 1939. From the Library of Congress.
By the 1930s, Elkins had become a passenger railway hub, receiving daily passenger trains at its depot. It also became the center of the new Monongahela National Forest, established in 1920 and today encompassing over 920,000 acres of federally owned forest. In 1937, a new Forest Service headquarters office building was dedicated near downtown Elkins and it remains the administrative center of the national forest. In addition, Elkins held its first Mountain State Forest Festival in 1930, an annual festival featuring events and competitions related to agriculture and forestry.
Downtown Elkins, ca. 1910. Courtesy of the West Virginia & Regional History Collection, WVU.
Downtown Elkins in the 1930s. Photo by John Vachon, from the Library of Congress.
The Monongahela National Forest and USDA headquarters.
With the decline of rail transportation throughout the mid-twentieth century, both passenger and commercial services began to disappear by the end of 1980s. More recently, Elkins has seen growth in tourism, and trains have begun running again as tourist trains have become popular, like the Greenbrier Valley & Durbin Railway. The Cheat Mountain Salamander runs frequently from Elkins up to the old logging and ghost town of Spruce. Check out the Traveling 219 story on that trip here.
Train depot in Elkins, 2013. Photo by Dan Schultz.
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Allegheny Echoes: Learning W. Va. Old Time Music at its Source
For one week each June, Marlinton, West Virginia lights up with the sound of fiddles and banjos. The weeklong workshop, Allegheny Echoes, attracts nearly 150 students each year to the mountains of Pocahontas County to play and learn traditional West Virginia old-time music. The epicenter of Allegheny Echoes is the Marlinton Motor Inn, where classes […]
Young Elkins Musicians Help Revive Old Time Music
photo of the Alleycats outside the Delmonte in Elkins, by Bill King. The Tribble's house stands out from the street because of the solar panels on the roof, and because even from outside you can hear the sound of 16-year-old Walter King warming up his fiddle. Beside him stands Nevada Tribble, with long, straight red […]
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require 'yaml'
require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), %w[spec_helper])

APP_PORT = 4321 # hardcoded in proxy.ru as well!
PROXY_PORT = 4322

shared_examples "rack-streaming-proxy" do
  it "passes through to the rest of the stack if block returns false" do
    get "/not_proxied"
    last_response.should be_ok
    last_response.body.should == "not proxied"
  end

  it "proxies a request back to the app server" do
    get "/", {}, rack_env
    last_response.should be_ok
    last_response.body.should == "ALL GOOD"
    # Expect a Content-Length header field which the origin server sent is
    # not deleted by streaming-proxy.
    last_response.headers["Content-Length"].should eq '8'
  end

  it "handles POST, PUT, and DELETE methods" do
    post "/env", {}, rack_env
    last_response.should be_ok
    last_response.body.should =~ /REQUEST_METHOD: POST/
    put "/env", {}, rack_env
    last_response.should be_ok
    last_response.body.should =~ /REQUEST_METHOD: PUT/
    delete "/env", {}, rack_env
    last_response.should be_ok
    last_response.body.should =~ /REQUEST_METHOD: DELETE/
  end

  it "sets a X-Forwarded-For header" do
    post "/env", {}, rack_env
    last_response.should =~ /HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR: 127.0.0.1/
  end

  it "preserves the post body" do
    post "/env", {"foo" => "bar"}, rack_env
    last_response.body.should =~ /rack.request.form_vars: foo=bar/
  end

  it "raises a Rack::Proxy::StreamingProxy error when something goes wrong" do
    Rack::StreamingProxy::Request.should_receive(:new).and_raise(RuntimeError.new("kaboom"))
    lambda { get "/" }.should raise_error(RuntimeError, /kaboom/i)
  end

  it "does not raise a Rack::Proxy error if the app itself raises something" do
    lambda { get "/not_proxied/boom" }.should raise_error(RuntimeError, /app error/)
  end

  it "preserves cookies" do
    set_cookie "foo"
    post "/env", {}, rack_env

    last_response.match("HTTP_COOKIE: ([^\n]*)")[1].should == "foo"
  end

  it "preserves authentication info" do
    # due to https://github.com/brynary/rack-test/issues/64
    encoded_login = ["admin:secret"].pack("m0*")
    header('Authorization', "Basic #{encoded_login}")

    post "/env", {}, rack_env

    last_response.match("HTTP_AUTHORIZATION: ([^\n]*)")[1].should == "Basic YWRtaW46c2VjcmV0"
  end

  it "preserves arbitrary headers" do
    get "/env", {}, rack_env.merge("HTTP_X_FOOHEADER" => "Bar")
    last_response.match("HTTP_X_FOOHEADER: ([^\n]*)")[1].should == "Bar"
  end
end

describe Rack::StreamingProxy::Proxy do
  include Rack::Test::Methods

  def app
    @app ||= Rack::Builder.new do
      use Rack::Lint
      use Rack::StreamingProxy::Proxy do |req|
        # STDERR.puts "== incoming request env =="
        # STDERR.puts req.env
        # STDERR.puts "=^ incoming request env ^="
        # STDERR.puts
        unless req.path.start_with?("/not_proxied")
          url = "http://localhost:#{APP_PORT}#{req.path}"
          url << "?#{req.query_string}" unless req.query_string.empty?
          # STDERR.puts "PROXYING to #{url}"
          url
        end
      end
      run lambda { |env|
        raise "app error" if env["PATH_INFO"] =~ /boom/
        [200, {"Content-Type" => "text/plain"}, ["not proxied"]]
      }
    end
  end

  before(:all) do
    app_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), %w[app.ru])
    @app_server = Servolux::Child.new(
      # :command => "thin -R #{app_path} -p #{APP_PORT} start", # buffers!
      :command => "rackup #{app_path} -p #{APP_PORT}",
      :timeout => 30, # all specs should take <30 sec to run
      :suspend => 0.25
    )
    puts "----- starting app server -----"
    @app_server.start
    sleep 2 # give it a sec
    puts "----- started app server -----"
  end

  after(:all) do
    puts "----- shutting down app server -----"
    @app_server.stop
    @app_server.wait
    puts "----- app server is stopped -----"
  end

  context 'client requests with HTTP/1.0' do
    let(:rack_env) { {'HTTP_VERSION' => 'HTTP/1.0'} }
    it_behaves_like 'rack-streaming-proxy'
    it "does not use chunked encoding when the app server send chunked body" do
      get "/stream", {}, rack_env
      last_response.should be_ok
      # Expect a Transfer-Encoding header is deleted by rack-streaming-proxy
      last_response.headers["Transfer-Encoding"].should be_nil
      # I expected a Content-Length header which the origin server sent was deleted,
      # But the following test failed against my expectation. The reason is
      # that a Content-Length header was added in creating Rack::MockResponse
      # instance. So I gave up writing this test right now.
      #
      # last_response.headers["Content-Length"].should be_nil
      #
      last_response.body.should == <<-EOS
~~~~~ 0 ~~~~~
~~~~~ 1 ~~~~~
~~~~~ 2 ~~~~~
~~~~~ 3 ~~~~~
~~~~~ 4 ~~~~~
      EOS
    end
  end

  context 'client requests with HTTP/1.1' do
    let(:rack_env) { {'HTTP_VERSION' => 'HTTP/1.1'} }
    it_behaves_like 'rack-streaming-proxy'
    it "uses chunked encoding when the app server send chunked body" do
      get "/stream", {}, rack_env
      last_response.should be_ok
      last_response.headers["Transfer-Encoding"].should == 'chunked'
      last_response.headers["Content-Length"].should be_nil
      last_response.body.should =~ /^e\r\n~~~~~ 0 ~~~~~\n\r\n/
    end
  end

end

describe Rack::StreamingProxy::Proxy do
  include Rack::Test::Methods

  attr_reader :app

  before(:all) do
    app_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), %w[app.ru])
    @app_server = Servolux::Child.new(
      # :command => "thin -R #{app_path} -p #{APP_PORT} start", # buffers!
      # :command => "rackup #{app_path} -p #{APP_PORT}", # webrick adds content-length, it should be wrong
      :command => "unicorn #{app_path} -p #{APP_PORT} -E none",
      :timeout => 30, # all specs should take <30 sec to run
      :suspend => 0.25
    )
    puts "----- starting app server -----"
    @app_server.start
    sleep 2 # give it a sec
    puts "----- started app server -----"
  end

  after(:all) do
    puts "----- shutting down app server -----"
    @app_server.stop
    @app_server.wait
    puts "----- app server is stopped -----"
  end

  def with_proxy_server
    proxy_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), %w[proxy.ru])
    @proxy_server = Servolux::Child.new(
      :command => "unicorn #{proxy_path} -p #{PROXY_PORT} -E none",
      :timeout => 10,
      :suspend => 0.25
    )
    puts "----- starting proxy server -----"
    @proxy_server.start
    sleep 2
    puts "----- started proxy server -----"
    yield
  ensure
    puts "----- shutting down proxy server -----"
    @proxy_server.stop
    @proxy_server.wait
    puts "----- proxy server is stopped -----"
  end

  # this is the most critical spec: it makes sure things are actually streamed, not buffered
  # MEMO: only unicorn worked. webrick, thin, and puma did not progressively stream
  it "streams data from the app server to the client" do
    @app = Rack::Builder.new do
      use Rack::Lint
      run lambda { |env|
        body = []
        Net::HTTP.start("localhost", PROXY_PORT) do |http|
          http.request_get("/slow_stream") do |response|
            response.read_body do |chunk|
              body << "#{Time.now.to_i}\n"
            end
          end
        end
        [200, {"Content-Type" => "text/plain"}, body]
      }
    end

    with_proxy_server do
      get "/"
      last_response.should be_ok
      times = last_response.body.split("\n").map {|l| l.to_i}
      unless (times.last - times.first) >= 2
        fail "expected receive time of first chunk to be at least two seconds before the last chunk, but the times were: #{times.join(', ')}"
      end
    end
  end
end

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require_relative "ruby_game/version"
require_relative "ruby_game/game"
require_relative "ruby_game/static_object"
require_relative "ruby_game/player"
require_relative "ruby_game/ruby"
require_relative "ruby_game/monster"

module RubyGame
  ROOT_PATH = File.expand_path('../', File.dirname(__FILE__))
  IMAGE_PATH = File.join(ROOT_PATH, 'app/assets/images')
end


HOW TO LIVE INSIDE A TNT HOUSE IN MINECRAFT!
I remember the day it dropped . Still relatable years later.
Songs can have different meanings. This reminds me of a good guy singing this song to all the girls who ignored him for crooks and assholes..
His voice is so beautiful in this song, I love it!
who is relatable to this song and the start of the video??❤?
2017 for me love this song.
No one should be getting treated any less than they are. Remember your worth. All women deserve the best.
I love this song! It reminds me of my old memories.
What's this "love" thing? ?
nice song i havent figured out how to love because lol ive never since ive been on the face of the earth have someone love me back so ? sad i wish i knew how to love but i guess no matter what i will always be alone no mad has ever been in love with me???
Don't waste you time or years waiting for someone who isn't worth it. Don't cry for someone who could care less about your tears, if you have to make someone want you, they aren't worth anything in your life. Have dignity pride self respect…know your worth something and to someone special that is going to be good to you. If you'r so called love leaves you for your best friend… He never loved you and she was never your friend. Eliminate the cheaters and users in your life. See how much happier you will be.
Love it so much ?????
See you had a lot of moment that didn't last forever…now you in the corner trynna put it together…how to love.. ??
Now in the corner tryna put it together… How to love??
when i was younger i hated this song bc i didn't understand it ??


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Thank you for introducing that new CD.
I purchased it at once.
His improvisations are particularly splendid.
It is a treasure for me.
Since this little gem is not available for download in the United States, nor will it be issued on CD, what can I do to obtain a copy of this Naxos reissue along with the artwork? Drive to Canada? Travel overseas? Ask Santa?
Fortunately I have had the vinyl of these recordings for ages, but this also would be nice to have.


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Perhaps the Fed needs to allow cash to rise to levels consistent with the real cost of fuel. By my calculation, that's a 25 basis points cut and throwing in some cash to boot.


Against a backdrop of artifacts, books and expansive paintings, psychic, remote viewer and visionary artist Ingo Swann (1933-2013) reflects on his role in coining the term 'Remote Viewing', the use of co-ordinates in training, and his work as an artist.
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