Here it is. The last day of Summer. As I reflect on another season past, I can't help but hope and pray for an Indian Summer. There's something about Summer in Boston that's unlike any other place. With music festivals like Boston Calling, Cape Cod beach trips, and fresh, buttery lobster rolls; I wish it would last forever.
Unfortunately all good things must come to an end, and what better way to say goodbye to summer than spending the day at a gorgeous boutique hotel in the heart of Boston? The Verb Hotel is unlike any other in the area. In addition to its modern, rock and roll inspired design, the hotel is home to hundreds of pieces of music memorabilia, a vintage airstream, and a gorgeous pool and deck area.


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Nevada pot sales reach $32.4M in August, higher than July
Jenny Kane
Reno Gazette Journal
Nevada's marijuana sales are getting higher in its second month of sales.
Nevada dispensaries raked in $32.4 million in recreational and medical marijuana sales altogether in August, the state Department of Taxation reported late Monday.
The department, which oversees the state's marijuana programs, made $4.86 million from the sales statewide.
The state reeled in $3.35 million from the 10-percent tax tacked on to the sale of all recreational marijuana sales at the register. There is no tax upon sale for medical marijuana.
More:Nevada marijuana sales hit $27 million in first month
More:Commissioners table vote on marijuana compact with tribe
Another $1.51 million rolled in from the 15-percent wholesale tax, which cultivators pay before both medical and recreational marijuana are delivered to dispensaries.
The department did not report how much it made from industry fees, which can be tens of thousands of dollars for one license.
All of the numbers from August topped those from July, the first month of recreational marijuana sales.
Dispensaries sold $27.1 million of pot in Nevada during July, almost double what both Colorado and Oregon sold individually in their first months. It's almost seven times what Washington sold.
The state made $10.2 million off taxes and fees during the first month.
Gov. Brian Sandoval projected that, between its two-year old medical marijuana industry and the now upright recreational marijuana industry, the state could pull in approximately $100 million over the next two fiscal years from both taxes and fees.
The latest projection, however, is that the state will generate nearly $120 million from taxes over the next two years, according to Stephanie Klapstein, spokeswoman for the Department of Taxation.
The state Department of Taxation, which runs both the medical and recreational marijuana program, as of July had received 333 applications for recreational marijuana establishment licenses and had issued 250 licenses, including 53 retail stores, 92 cultivation facilities, 65 product manufacturing facilities, 9 testing labs, and 31 distributors.
Of those 250 licenses issued, 203 were located in Clark County with the remaining distributed in Carson City, Nye and Washoe Counties. About a dozen dispensaries currently operate in the Northern Nevada.

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Insights/Articles
COVID-19's Effects on the Consumer Packaged Goods Business
Kevin Ryan, GLG Council Member and former Senior Brand Strategist at Amazon.com, Inc.
Teleconference Date: April 17, 2020
Read Time: 4.5 Minutes
In the short run, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way Americans shop. Some changes may be longer-lasting, and to find out what those might be and how they could affect the consumer packaged goods (CPG) business, GLG spoke with Kevin Ryan, Founder and CEO of Malachite Strategy and Research. His CPG experience includes serving as Senior Brand Strategist at Amazon and Director of Strategy and Innovation at General Mills. The interview, edited for length and clarity, follows.
In general, where do you see things now vis-à-vis the pandemic and the CPG business?
Even though some states are starting to reopen, we aren't going to flip a switch in May, June, or July and see everything return to normal. There will be pockets of the virus around for at least a year until we get a vaccine or herd immunity. Right now, a lot of CPG companies are just trying to stabilize their supply chains, maximize the production of their top-selling SKUs, and get stuff back on shelves. We'll probably see some shortage issues until that gets resolved. Still, many sales records probably will be broken by the panic buying in March and April. For some, the very short term will look good, but there's turmoil behind the scenes.
Who is doing well right now?
The companies that benefited most from panic buying are commodity-based. Flour companies, for example, are doing great, as are canned goods and frozen food companies. Yeast sales – typically very low – have shown something like a 600% rise. Conagra, Campbell's, and General Mills, as well as several smaller companies in the commodity space, will have a great year. In fact, we'll likely see bigger companies buying some of those smaller companies over the next six months. Even in the longer term, producers of comfort foods, like Unilever, which makes a lot of ice cream, will probably do well because people will be home and want comfort. But producers of more novel products probably will have a tougher time because impulse buys will be down. Since e-commerce sites are built for spearfishing types of purchases, not for discovery or impulse buying, there is less chance people will bump into something new and decide to try it.
Are CPGs cutting costs and, if so, where?
The biggest cuts have been in advertising; it's pretty much on pause across the board as companies try to find their voice in this new realm. The other area is SKU rationalization. Many big CPGs realize that getting stuff back on shelves means cutting most lower-performing products and probably increasing the size of the big ones. Kraft Heinz is doing that with giant sizes of ketchup.
One positive in all this is that these big companies are becoming nimbler, cutting through all the accumulated bureaucratic red tape, and operating with smaller teams. I think you'll see structural changes in many big companies if this lasts long enough. That said, what's really saving several big CPGs is having the internal capacity to get things done. A lot of smaller companies use contract suppliers, over which they have little control.
How do you see e-commerce evolving for CPG companies?
This is the time for e-commerce to shine because more things are coming with click and collect, and greater numbers of older people, not just millennials, are shopping online. Since Amazon's site can get overwhelmed, many people are turning to Target.com or Walmart.com, entering their credit card information, and shopping there. That's why increases in online grocery shopping will likely continue after the pandemic subsides, probably doubling.
Where do you see private label penetration going?
Its share is increasing now because people aren't as picky about brands and simply need things, so goods are flying off the shelves. It will remain larger because once people try a private-label brand for the first time and have a positive experience, they keep buying. We saw that after the Great Recession, and we'll see it again. There's lots of room for private-label growth. In Europe, it accounts for up to 50% of the total, and we're not even close.
Any other long-term shifts you see?
Until the pandemic, many people were "circuit" shoppers, meaning they didn't buy everything at one store, but maybe shopped at five stores over a week or two. In the short term, we're seeing less of that. The big stores are the winners as buyers concentrate, but so too are some smaller stores in urban areas, like Trader Joe's and many independents. Winning too are convenience stores, many of which are turning into mini grocery stores. They sell a lot of private-label merchandise, and customers don't have to be in them very long; I can see them becoming little hubs of e-commerce pickup. I also see a massive amount of innovation coming from CPGs in ways to help people cook and to provide restaurant-style meals at home. One possibility: As restaurants go out of business, there will be a lot of "ghost kitchens" available to put meals together. Will some CPG brands partner with restaurant chains to do that? Maybe.
About Kevin Ryan
Kevin Ryan is currently the Founder and CEO of Malachite Strategy and Research, a CPG-focused insights and innovation agency. He previously was employed as a Senior Brand Strategist at Amazon.com, Inc., overseeing the strategy for Prime, Echo, and several retail brands. Prior to Amazon, Kevin was a Director of Strategy and Innovation at General Mills.
This article is adapted from the April 17, 2020, GLG teleconference "CPG Industry Update: COVID-19 Implications." If you would like access to this teleconference or would like to speak with Kevin Ryan or any of our more than 700,000 experts, contact us.
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SavvyAnalysis.com, the new free-of-charge, web-based, next-generation platform for analyzing piston aircraft engine monitor data, is now open for use by the general aviation community.
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In 2003, an advertisement in the West Sussex Gazette weekly newspaper advertised a fund for local worthwhile projects from the "Help the Aged's" Citizens' Action Millennium Awards.
An application was made on behalf of three people who had shown an interest in forming a computer club in our village. They were Ron de Gottal, Alma Barker and Frank James. Sadly we changed the day of our weekly meeting from Wednesday to Thursday to suit the majority and Ron had to give up attending as he was fully occupied on Thursday, so John West took his place as an applicant.
The club was helped by the Village Hall governing committee, by the Village Council authority, namely the Secretary and the Chairman. The document was supported by the Chairman of our club, Mr. David Hughes.
We were successful and a total grant of £3,450 was made available and was accepted by the club on 9/10/03. We bought software, computers, a scanner,paid for telephone rental and the rent of the hall.
Frank James was granted a lifetime membership ot the Millennium Awards Fellowship!
In August 2004 we made another application for funding to Awards for All. In November 2004 we were awarded £3.983 for a projector, screen, software and replacement monitors.
In February 2006 we submitted another application for funding to Awards for All. Later that year we were awarded £3,500 which was used to purchase computers, software, monitors, a router and wireless adaptors.
We are now able to support ourselves financially, due to the larger number of members.
The original idea was to launch the club with Linux as the operating system, however we had no competent teacher. One of the staff at the local library whispered that there was someone with teaching experience ready and willing to help. This was Paul Knapp, without his help we would have certainly foundered. He has been our rock from which knowledge has been disseminated, he has always been on hand for help in every way.
In recent years we have made use of the annexe to our main hall, whereby sessions are often held simultaneously with the main programme. These sessions include basic computing and specialty subjects such as "What's in the Box" (looking inside your desk top computer), Screen Casting and iPads.
To keep up with the growing popularity of Tablets, and the demand from our members, we held our first iPad session in the Main Hall in May 2018 together with an Android Tablet session in the annexe.
We are, and have been, a Registered Charity since 17th November, 2004.
Tony Martin (Chairman), Graham Holness (Secretary), Geoff Love (Treasurer), Paul Knapp, Lionel Oddell, Catherine Pendrill-Cosier, Diana Wood, Brian Ramble, Jackie Bush, Our President Emeritus is Frank James.


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This Instant Pot Gingerbread Bread Pudding is the perfect dessert for a holiday party or family gathering. It can also be made in the oven!
Allow me to introduce you to your new favorite holiday dessert! Slowly but surely I've been using my Instant Pot for more than just dinner. Last week I shared a breakfast option – Instant Pot Oatmeal with Caramelized Bananas – and this week I've got dessert!
Isn't it kinda crazy that you can make dessert in a pressure cooker? You actually make this in a bowl within the Instant Pot and a little water on the bottom so it's kinda like you're steaming it. Here's what it looks like after you take it out.
So, you won't get the traditional crunchy topping like you do with an oven-baked bread pudding, but I didn't miss it one bit! I actually turned this one upside down and smothered it in a mixture of almond butter and chocolate, which really took it to the next level.
That is, of course, totally optional. You could easily just serve this straight out of the bowl. I made this twice while my parents were visiting a couple weeks ago and then made it again in the oven. I wanted to be sure those of you who don't have an Instant Pot could still enjoy this deliciousness!
Before you start, make sure you have a safe bowl to use. I used a glass pyrex-type bowl but you can also use silicone, ceramic, stainless steel, aluminum and even copper! Just don't use plastic or any glass that is not tempered.
I have the 6 quart Instant Pot and found that a 1.5 quart bowl was about as big as I could use in it. If you have a larger instant pot you could use a bigger bowl.
So, here's how you make it!
In a large bowl, combine eggs, milk, brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger and chopped pecans and mix well.
Add cubed bread and stir until well coated.
Transfer to a greased 1.5 quart glass bowl.
Place the steamer rack in your Instant Pot.
Fold aluminum foil in half lengthwise and then in half again to make a sling. You'll want to lay this across the steamer rack and fold up in a U shape. Then place the bowl on the rack on top of the foil. The goal is to make a sling so you can lift the ends of the aluminum foil to lift out the bowl once it's done cooking.
Add 1.5 cups water to the bottom of the Instant Pot. Seal the Instant Pot and use manual mode to set the timer for 20 minutes.
Use the quick release and carefully lift the bowl out using the foil sling.
If desired, let cool for 5 minutes, then trace around the edges with a spatula or knife and turn bowl upside down to release onto a plate (like an upside down cake).
Optional: Melt almond butter and chocolate chips, mix together and drizzle on top along with extra chopped pecans. Slice and serve warm topped with ice cream!
You don't have to turn this upside down, you can serve it straight out of the bowl if you want.
To make this in the oven, add an extra egg to the ingredient list, mix as directed above and pour into a 9×9 pan (greased or lined with parchment paper. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes.
Pretty easy right? The hardest part is probably making sure you have a 1.5 quart bowl that's safe to put in the Instant Pot. Mine was anchor brand which is similar to pyrex.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
04 Jun 2004 ● English ● 2 hrs 22 mins
Fast-paced and fiery, this magical fantasy thriller follows the adventures of the teenage wizard, Harry Potter as he waits to begin his third year at Hogwarts school of magic. As usual this summer with the muggles has been testing and unable to take the torture Harry runs away after using magic to inflate Uncle Vernon's sister Marge who was being offensive towards Harry's parents. Initially scared for using magic outside the school, he is pleasantly surprised that he won't be penalized after all. However, he soon learns that a dangerous criminal and Voldemort's trusted aide Sirius Black has escaped from the Azkaban prison and wants to kill Harry to avenge the Dark Lord. To worsen the conditions for Harry, vile creatures called Dementors are appointed to guard the school gates and inexplicably happen to have the most horrible effect on him. Little does Harry know that by the end of this year, many holes in his past (whatever he knows of it) will be filled up and he will have a clearer vision of what the future has in store...
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In the third instalment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter, now aged 13, has been spending another dissatisfying summer at Privet Drive. When Uncle Vernon's sister, Marge, insults Harry's parents, he becomes angry and accidentally causes her to inflate and float away. Harry flees with his luggage, fed up with his life with the Dursleys.
The Knight Bus delivers Harry to the Leaky Cauldron, where he is forgiven by Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge for using magic outside of Hogwarts. After reuniting with his best friends Ron and Hermione, Harry learns that Sirius Black, a convicted supporter of the dark wizard Voldemort, who murdered Harry's parents, has escaped Azkaban prison, intending to kill Harry.
The trio are returning to Hogwarts for the school year on the Hogwarts Express when dementors suddenly board the train, searching for Sirius. One enters the trio's compartment, causing Harry to pass out. New Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Professor Lupin repels the dementor with a Patronus Charm.
At Hogwarts, headmaster Albus Dumbledore announces that dementors will be guarding the school while Sirius is at large. Hogwarts groundskeeper Hagrid is announced as the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher; his first class goes awry when Draco Malfoy deliberately provokes a hippogriff, Buckbeak, who attacks him. Draco's father Lucius Malfoy has Buckbeak sentenced to death.
The Fat Lady's portrait, which guards the Gryffindor quarters, is found ruined and empty. Terrified and hiding in another painting, the Fat Lady tells Dumbledore that Sirius Black has entered the castle. During a stormy Quidditch match, dementors attack Harry, causing him to fall off his broomstick, which is then destroyed by the Whomping Willow.
Lupin privately teaches Harry to defend himself against dementors, using the Patronus Charm. At Hogsmeade, Harry is shocked to learn that not only had Sirius Black been his parents' best friend and betrayed them to Voldemort, but that Sirius is also his godfather.
After Harry, Ron and Hermione witness Buckbeak's execution, Ron's pet rat Scabbers escapes from his pocket. When Ron gives chase, a large dog appears and drags both Ron and Scabbers into a hole at the Whomping Willow's base, which is actually an underground passage to the Shrieking Shack. The trio discovers that the dog is actually Sirius, who is an Animagus.
Lupin arrives and embraces Sirius as an old friend. He admits to being a werewolf, and explains that Sirius is innocent. Sirius was falsely accused of betraying the Potters' hiding location to Voldemort, and murdering their mutual friend Peter Pettigrew. It is revealed that Scabbers is actually Pettigrew, an Animagus who committed the crime for which Sirius was convicted.
After forcing him back into a human, Lupin and Sirius prepare to kill him, but Harry convinces them to turn Pettigrew over to the dementors. As the group departs, the full moon rises; Lupin transforms into a werewolf, and Sirius transforms into his dog form to fight him off. In the chaos, Pettigrew escapes in his rat form. Sirius and Harry are attacked by dementors and Harry sees a figure in the distance save them by casting a powerful Patronus spell. He believes the mysterious figure is his dead father, and passes out.
He awakens to discover that Sirius has been captured and sentenced to the Dementor's Kiss. Acting on Dumbledore's advice, Harry and Hermione travel back in time with Hermione's Time Turner, and watch themselves repeat the night's events. They save Buckbeak from execution and witness the Dementors overpower Sirius and Harry.
The present Harry realises that the one who cast the Patronus spell was not his father, but he himself, and does so. Harry and Hermione then rescue Sirius, who escapes on Buckbeak. Lupin resigns to preempt an uproar from parents over a werewolf teaching their children. Sirius sends Harry a Firebolt broom, the fastest broom in the world, and Harry happily takes it for a ride.
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
Crew: Alfonso Cuaron (Director), Michael Seresin (Director of Photography), John Williams (Music Director)
Rating: PG (Australia), M (Australia), 12 (Germany)
Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Release Dates: 04 Jun 2004 (India)
Tagline: Darkness will descend
Did you know? In order to acquaint himself with his three lead actors, director Alfonso Cuarón had each of them write an essay about their characters, from a first-person point of view. Emma Watson, in true Hermione fashion, went a little overboard and wrote a 16-page essay. Daniel Radcliffe wrote a simple one-page summary, and Rupert Grint never even turned his in. Read More
The third film of JK Rowling's book series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is a triumph, thanks to Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón
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Abby Ford
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Adrian Rawlins
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Bronson Webb
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Devon Murray
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Genevieve Gaunt
Geraldine Somerville
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Harry Melling
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James Phelps
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Jim Tavare
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Jimmy Gardner
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Josh Herdman
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Lenny Henry
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Michael Gambon
Oliver Phelps
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Pam Ferris
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Richard Griffiths
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Robert Hardy
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Warwick Davis
Chris Carreras
Fiona Richards
Mark Radcliffe
Michael Barnathan
Michael Seresin
Murray Close
David Cross
Peter Bloor
Simon Etchell
Thomas S Drescher
Andie Derrick
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Stephenie McMillan
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Jany Temime
David Crossman
Steven Weisberg
Victoria Bate
Faye Aydin Le Jeune
Andrea Finch
Stephanie Leavitt
Nigel Brackley
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George Cottle
Christopher Anthony
Fran Cunningham
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Darkness will descend
Something wicked this way comes.
Have you seen this wizard? Approach with extreme caution! Do not attempt to use magic against this man!
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Mysteries will unfold
Secrets will be revealed
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Followed by: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (English)
Followed by: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (English)
Follows: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (English)
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Revealing Mistakes
During the boggart scene in the front view of Parvati, Harry is played by a stand-in.
In opening scene in Harry's bedroom, it can be seen in one shot that Harry is lying on a sheet of glass (to allow magical lighting effect) rather than on a sheet.
When the Whomping Willow hits Harry and Hermione, they land on the grass hard. However, as Hermione gets up, she pushes down on the grass they are on, and you can tell that it is separate from the rest of the grass around them. They obviously landed on a softened mat rather than the regular ground.
While Harry (hiding under the Invisibility Cloak) is attacking Malfoy and company in Hogsmeade, he leaves no footprints behind in the snow. However, in all other Hogsmeade scenes, Harry leaves footprints in the snow.
Professor Lupin says that he was watching the Marauder's Map and that the map showed Peter Pettigrew on the grounds. Had he seen this, he would have also spotted two 'Harry Potter' and two 'Hermione Granger' symbols on the grounds on the map as there was one of each from the present and one of each from the future. This however goes unmentioned.
When the Dementor attacks Harry on the Hogwarts Express, everything freezes in ice. The bottle on the table does not expand like freezing liquid would. (Only water expands when it is frozen, if the liquid is alcohol of some sort, it will shrink when frozen if it is strong enough. Or maybe there is a spell on it, there is a number of possible explanations for this.)
After the class has finished dealing with the boggart, Harry's scar appears to be on the wrong side. We are seeing his reflection in the mirror on the door of the wardrobe that holds the boggart.
Factual Mistake
In the closing credits, "Book of Monsters Repair Shop" is misspelled "Book of Monster's."
Errors in Geography
In one shot, there is a white and black butterfly flying, a species that doesn't live in Britain. It's a tropical butterfly, not a cold dwelling butterfly.
The Knight bus squeezes between two buses on Lambeth bridge while traveling North towards the Leaky Cauldron. The other two buses are heading South but one of them has Kings Cross as a destination which is North of the river and is therefore traveling in the wrong direction.
Crew/Equipment Visible
At the beginning of the film, when Aunt Marge enters the Dursley's, she is closely followed by a camera under a umbrella, just before it cuts to a shot from behind Aunt Marge.
When Lupin is talking to Harry about Harry's parents a piece of lighting equipment is reflected in Harry's glasses.
When Dumbledore reaches the landing where the Fat Lady had been ripped, we are put into the door's view, as he rubs the loose paper up so the screen goes black for a short time. In the next scene you can see the small camera and the camera hole on the door.
(Widescreen Edition only) In the Leaky Cauldron, when Mr. Weasley pulls Harry aside to talk to him about Sirius Black, the number 301 briefly flashes in the bottom left side of the screen below the "Have you seen this wizard?" poster.
When Peter Pettigrew is forced back into human form he is fully dressed, yet later when he escapes by changing into a rat his clothes remain behind untransformed.
When Harry and Professor Lupin are walking through the forest discussing the Dementors, they step up to a large rock and Hedwig is sitting there waiting. All of them are clearly in the shade of the trees when they arrive at that spot but when the shot changes to a view from behind them, they are all standing in bright sunlight.
When Harry is under the invisibility cloak and throwing snowballs at Malfoy and his cronies, there is a point at which he pulls down the pants of Crabbe and kicks him. In the next shot, Crabbe who was previously on the ground is now standing up, perfectly fine, while Goyle is on the ground in the position of the first. In addition, when the view changes to a long shot, you can see one person being spun around by their scarf and another getting his hat pulled over his eyes, which would be impossible for one person to do on their own.
Hermione's hair length grows back and forth all along the movie, often between chronologically adjacent scenes, in a manner not consistent enough to suppose that she gets haircuts.
Character Error
The Marauder's Map clearly reads "Mooney" rather than the correct spelling which is, as JK Rowling spells it "Moony." This was done deliberately as an in joke, as the film's visual effects supervisor is named Karl Mooney.
During the filming of the sleeping bag scene, director Alfonso Cuarón, Michael Gambon, and Alan Rickman played a practical joke on Daniel Radcliffe (who had requested to have his sleeping bag next to a girl whom he liked at the time) by hiding a remote-control-operated Whoopee Cushion in his sleeping bag. According to Cuarón, Daniel tried really hard to stay in character while everyone else was laughing.
The tattoos on Sirius Black's body and hands are borrowed from Russian prison gangs. They are markings which identify the person as a man to be feared and respected.
To make the Knight Bus appear as if it was zipping through traffic at an extremely high speed, the scenes were filmed with the bus driving at normal speed and the rest of the traffic driving at snails pace. The film was advanced though the camera at a slower rate than it would eventually advance on screen. When the scene was played back at normal speed, the bus appears to be driving super fast.
A clause in Alfonso Cuarón's contract forbade the director from cursing in front of the kids on set.
The bats seen flying around in Hagrid's hut are real. They were particularly challenging to train, and Daniel Radcliffe noted that they tended to urinate everywhere. The animal trainers kept the bats under control using food-rewards; they especially enjoyed banana.
Alfonso Cuarón had the idea that when the dementors approached the Hogwarts Express the rain would turn to ice. However, due to his thick Mexican accent the visual effects team misheard "ice" as "eyes". They went as far as to draft a storyboard which depicted eyes falling from the sky, which they presented to a stunned Cuarón, who instantly corrected their mistake.
Alfonso Cuarón had the idea to better establish the layout of Hogwarts to make it seem more like a real place and not simply a group of sets. "We started linking spaces," Cuaron said. "You see that there's the Great Hall, and right outside the Great Hall you see a hallway leading you to the staircases. And you take those staircases to the Gryffindor dorm. Or if you walk over the wooden bridge, you exit into a little garden of monoliths. When you go past the monoliths and down this specific path, you get to Hagrid's hut.
Alfonso Cuarón had the idea to have Harry, Ron, and Hermione wear everyday clothes more often than their Hogwarts uniforms in order to show more of the characters' personalities. He also gave the rest of the Hogwarts students permission to wear their uniforms any way they wanted to in order to bring a greater sense of realism to the wizards' school, hence why some of the students wear the uniforms very neatly while others have the shirts and ties hanging out.
Ian McKellen turned down the role of Dumbledore. Having appeared as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, he said, "I had enough trouble living up to one legend. Two would be too much to hope for."
In order to acquaint himself with his three lead actors, director Alfonso Cuarón had each of them write an essay about their characters, from a first-person point of view. Emma Watson, in true Hermione fashion, went a little overboard and wrote a 16-page essay. Daniel Radcliffe wrote a simple one-page summary, and Rupert Grint never even turned his in.
Originally the script called for Hermione to slap Malfoy as opposed to punching him. During rehearsal for the scene Tom Felton told Emma Watson to slap him, however he had intended for her to not actually hit him, and thus was taken by surprise when Emma smacked him across the face as hard as she could. Emma said she felt terrible about it afterwards and didn't know what she was thinking.
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Q: Jquery Mobile -- how to Override Height and width of select box. <select id="selectId" name="name1" style="height:10% !important;" >
    <option>Select One</option>
    <option>xxx</option>
    <option>yyy</option>
    <option selected="selected">rrr</option>
    <option>ggg</option>
    <option>fff</option>
    <option>qqq</option>
</select>

How can i set the width and height for select. I am using jquery mobile css and i am unable to make this work. please help me
Thanks in advance

A: You need to change this css class .ui-select try this:
.ui-select{
  width:200px;
  height:70px;
}

Check the Demo
If you want to affect only that select use the id to target that like this in Jquery:
$(document).ready(function(){
  $('#selectId').closest('.ui-select').addClass('select_small')
})

With this you can add this class:
.select_small{
  width:200px;
  height:70px;
}

Check another DEMO

A: Try specifying exact height such as 100px, or if you want it to be with percentage, make sure your container has height as well.
<select id="selectId" name="name1" style="height:100px !important;" >

http://jsfiddle.net/F2952/
this runs.

A: If you insist on using jquery for this you can use
$("#selectId").width("enter your width");
$("#selectId").height(enter your height);

A: The height of select seems to be dependent on the options. So, I would style it like:
select option{height:50px}

Demo here.

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Aechmea paniculigera est une espèce de plantes de la famille des Bromeliaceae qui se rencontre en Colombie, en Jamaïque et au Venezuela.

Synonymes

Distribution
L'espèce est présente dans les Caraïbes en Jamaïque, et au nord-ouest de l'Amérique du Sud, en Colombie et au Venezuela.

Description
L'espèce est épiphyte ou rupicole.

Notes et références

Espèce d'Angiospermes (nom scientifique)
Flore endémique du Brésil
paniculigera


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I've tried various things, recreating roles and resource groups and attempted to duplicate the Member's Only section using Bob Rays PrivatePage snippet and get resources to no avail.
This question has been answered by jimsheppard. See the first response.
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There was a great turnout in Bundoran Community Library this (Monday) afternoon for the visit of renowned novelist and Booker Prize winner, Roddy Doyle.
It was all part of the first anniversary celebrations for Fighting Words North West, a regional branch of the national Fighting Words creative writing programme founded by Roddy Doyle and Seán Love in 2009.
Earlier, Roddy had shared his enthusiasm and creative writing expertise with the second and third class students from Holy Family National School in Ballyshannon.
He was introduced by Tom Sigafoos, long a stalwart with the Allingham Festival, and now a volunteer with Fighting Words North West. Indeed, Tom introduced us to a dozen or so other volunteers who were in attendance, because as Roddy explained, volunteerism is the lifeblood of an organisation which has gone from strength to strength in ten years.
Monica Corish ensured that anyone else present who would be interested in being a volunteer with Fighting Words could sign up on the spot. Already, they've worked with schools in south Donegal, North Leitrim and Fermanagh. They also work with community organisations, writers and artists, and Roddy, with his quick wit and deadpan humour, ensured that there were many signatories on the day.
Proceedings began with a 5 minute video outlining the history of the organisation and ended with a very informative and entertaining Q and A session. Appropriately, the video began with the words…"Once upon a time" and ended with "To be continued". Watch this space.


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China has suspended the import of chicken feet and various other poultry and animal products from several major US companies, including the world's largest meat processor. It is believed that this is an attempt to turn the tables on American complaints about tainted products from China.
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Libby Lawson, a spokeswoman for Tyson Foods, said the company knew nothing about any tainted product.


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Top 100 Family Business of the Year: Electro Acoustics makes waves with continued success
Craig McDanielFWBP Correspondent
Sam Jordan, Chris Jordan and Luke Jordan
Electro Acoustics
2905 Suffolk Dr.
Fort Worth 76133
http://eavi.com/
Created in their garage 33 years ago by Chris Jordan and his wife, Sue, Electro Acoustics has outfitted nearly every important college or professional sports and performing arts facility in North Texas with sophisticated audio-visual controls that help bring events to life for the audience. Churches are another area of focus for the company.
Their two sons, Sam and Luke, are part of the company and there's a seven-year transition plan for them to take ownership and operate the company their parents started. That's part of the family tradition since Chris Jordan says it was his father, Henry, who sparked his fascination with the field.
"My dad created my interest in audio as we worked together out of his garage installing home stereo systems – think vacuum tubes," he said.
Jordan took classes at Tarrant County College, attended seminars and loaded up on textbooks about sound engineering and acoustics. "I taught myself by reading everything I could get my hands on. I had discovered my passion."
In 1984, he says, "I sold my 1976 Gran Prix and bought a used white cargo van and a handful of tools from a pawn shop. Initially I won business by knocking on doors. I would see a church or another building under construction, find out who the architect was and invite them out for lunch to explain how I could help."
If you have attended a church service, ballgame or performing arts event in Fort Worth or elsewhere in North Texas, your experience was probably made more inspiring by the sound, video and lighting systems in those venues. There's a good chance the family-owned Electro Acoustics Inc. was responsible.
Westminster Presbyterian Church in Southwest Fort Worth's Wedgwood neighborhood was Electro Acoustics' first customer, and a few months ago it became a repeat client when the audio system was upgraded.
"The sound system was still working after 33 years!" Jordan exclaims. "That is pretty unusual for electronics and to be able to maintain a customer that long."
The relationship with the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum dates to 1946, when Henry Jordan installed and maintained a sound system while working for contractor Clifford Herring.
"I installed the current system 17 years ago as well as quite a few other systems on the WRMC campus," Chris Jordan said. "Luke has maintained the systems we have installed for the WRMC complex, so you have three generations of Jordans involved in providing the sound at the coliseum."
The Fort Worth company is the oldest and largest designer and installer of commercial audio, video and theatrical lighting equipment in the region. They can amp up a Texas Rangers baseball game into a heart-pounding, crowd-thrilling experience by touching every fan with the sights and sounds one would expect only from behind home plate.
As the company made a name for itself, more projects came in and many of those were from word of mouth by satisfied customers.
Among them are such landmarks as the Bass Performance Hall, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Sundance Square Plaza, Eisemann Center for Performing Arts in Richardson, Kimbell Art Museum, Walsh Performing Arts Center at Texas Christian University, the University of North Texas' Paul Voertman Concert Hall, Levitt Pavilion in Arlington and Weatherford High School's Jerry Durant Auditorium.
Sports venues are another area where Jordan's company excels. Standout projects include Globe Life Park in Arlington, TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium and Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium, as well as UNT's APOGEE Stadium.
In terms of design, "It is important to have a stadium that not only looks like it hosts a national-caliber team, but one that also excites the crowd and offers that extra 'wow' factor," Jordan said.
He credits his team of about 20 employees for much of the company's success and points with pride to the fact that many have tenures of 25 or more years and others have over a decade with the company.
Chris and Sue Jordan have a positive outlook for the coming years as they turn over the business to their two sons. Sam, who just completed service as an Air Force lawyer, is the new general manager, and says, "We love the toys, but they are tools and they aren't the focus. It's the impact they have. Community gets created with the tools we can provide."
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An apparatus to allow a prospective consumer of articles of clothing to try on one or more articles of clothing without actually putting the articles of clothing on his or her person. This is accomplished by means of an electronically produced full figure image which is composed of the consumer's head and a model's body, the model's body attired in articles of clothing to be presented. The composite image is viewed by the consumer on a television screen and this gives the effect of the consumer being attired in the articles of clothing presented.
This invention relates to a system of the type enabling a subject using the system to view a composite picture showing part of the subject himself (or herself) together with some separate article or object as though the subject were actually wearing such article. For instance, such a system, when used in a ladies bridal salon, might allow a customer to sample the effects of various wedding gowns and choose the most becoming one without actually having to try them on.
Systems of this general kind have already been proposed and have utilized various optical expendients for producing the composite pictures. However, none of such prior art devices so far as known to applicant, have been entirely satisfactory.
Perhaps the simplest type of system used employs a semi-transparent mirror positioned before the subject, with means for positioning the actual articles to be displayed, at a suitable position behind the mirror, so that a subject when looking at the semi-transparent mirror will see the the reflected image of his or her face or figure, together with the article, as seen by transparency through the semi-transparent mirror so that it will appear to be naturally joined with the reflected image. Systems of this kind are advantageously simple, but have the serious drawback that they require a large number of articles, samples or models to physically present, and the system will in many instances involve a prohibited amount of storage space.
Other composite display systems have accordingly been proposed in which these difficulties are eliminated through the use of projection slides for displaying the images of the articles in the composite pictures, thereby dispensing with the need, for a physical presence of the actual articles. Slides of course are much easier to store in large numbers and more convenient to manipulate, than are the articles themselves.
Another system requires a black draped subject looking through a semi-transparent mirror, the reflection of her own face in the mirror is formed on the plane of a screen, together with the projected image of a slide formed by a projector on the screen. The slides represent headless models wearing different articles of clothing whereby the subject appears to see composite pictures of herself as though wearing the articles.
Although this system will allow a full figure composite image, it does so under conditions which are not entirely comfortable for the viewing subject, and has serious drawbacks. For the system to work, it must be used in a darkened room which many people find uncomfortable especially in the presence of strangers (salespeople/system operators). Furthermore, the subject must sit with a black cape on her body from the neck down keeping her head fixed in a preset position so as not to misalign the composite image, additionally, there is an inherent inability to produce a composite image of dark or black skinned people. In producing the reflection of the viewer's face from the mirror, a black cape is used to black out the viewer's body below the neck, this ability of the mirror not to reflect the blacked out part of the viewer's body also makes it impossible for the mirror to reflect adequately a dark or black skinned face. Further, in order to have a common background for the composite image as seen in the mirror, the slides are photographed against a black background which will not allow a high quality (detail) reproduction in the slides of black articles of clothing. With this system, the operator attempts to correspond the body size of the projected image (model's body) to the viewer's body by means of a zoom lens on the projector. Inherently, a zoom lens will increase or decrease the size of its projected image proportionately in all directions. Therefore, with this apparatus, it is impossible to create a short fat image or a tall, thin image but rather only a short thin, tall fat or a well proportioned image in between which may or may not correspond with the viewer's own body. Another drawback of this system is the large amount of space it requires making its use impracticle except in very large stores.
The prior art in this field is best represented by U.S. Pat. No. 1,133,311, wherein the subject's head and a garment are composed on a mirror; U.S. Pat. No. 2,722,600, superimposition of two separate images on a common screen; U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,730,565 and 3,576,945, composite pictures where background scenes are blended with a separate image; U.S. Pat. No. 3,398,664, directed to an automatic photoprocessor, and, U.S. Pat. No. 3,849,596 directed to various techniques for using a television camera for automatic alignment of two images side-by-side.
None of the foregoing references teach a system which is compact, allows the consumer to be photographed in an open area and allows the composite picture to be proportioned along at least one of two axes such that the image of the model's body can be adjusted to be proportioned to the consumer's head.
My invention encompasses a composite display system which overcomes the difficulties of the prior art and which is convenient to use and operate, will enable a full figure, full size display under comfortable conditions for the consumer viewer, can be readily adjusted and operated by the system operator in order to view sequentially a series of composite full figure picture displays at a rate as fast or slow as desired.
My invention is broadly directed to a system for displaying to a consumer, composite views including part of the consumer together with the image of an article as though said article were actually associated with or worn by the consumer which system comprises, means to record a portion of a body of a consumer, means to store the recorded portion of the consumer, means to store a plurality of images which images when combined with the recorded portion of the consumer will provide a full figure display, means to combine the images, means to display the combined images one adjacent to the other, and, means to vary the proportions of at least one image to match with the proportions of the other image in providing the full figure display.
The method of my invention of providing a proportioned full figure image which includes: recording at least a portion of a consumer on a medium, recording at least a portion of an article of clothing on a medium, combining the images to produce a full figure image, varying proportions of one of the images with respect to the other to provide a proportioned full figured composite image.
In the preferred embodiment the system comprising a video camera and a first videotape recorder, a second videotape recorder or slide chain, a switcher fader with a special effects generator and a television monitor. The videocamera takes the image of the consumer which is recorded on the first videotape recorder. Pre-recorded articles of clothing to be combined with the image of the consumer are stored in the second videotape recorder. Both images are combined in the special effects generator and displayer on a television monitor. Through use of the special effects generator, at least one of the images, preferably that of the article of clothing are varied at least along horizontal and vertical axes to provide a proportioned full figured composite.
The drawing is a block and pictorial diagram representing the preferred embodiment of my invention.
Referring to the drawing, a television camera or video camera 10, such as a Sony Model DXC 1600 communicates with a video playback unit 12, such as a Sony Model KP 7200. The camera 10 only focuses or records the neck and head of a consumer 14 to provide an image 16. This is achieved simply by proper adjustment of the camera lens. The image 16 is transferred to the playback unit 12 where it is fed to a video multiplexer unit 17 such as a special effects generator ISI Model 902. The special effects generator 17 produces a composite output signal of all video input signals arranged in a predetermined synchronized time sequence.
The various articles of clothing are modeled and the portion of the model displaying only the article of clothing that is from the neck down, is recorded by a video camera 18 to provide a second image 20. As many recordings of various articles of clothing as desired are taken and stored in sequence on a videotape recorder 22 GBC 215C. The output images 20 from this videotape recorder 22 is input to the special effects generator 17. The images in the special effects generator 17 are aligned one above the other and the output as a composite 24 is displayed on the screen 26. The proper side-by-side or adjacent alignment or display or two separate video signals feed into such a special effects generator is well known and need not be described in detail. Also the special effects generator referenced above or its equivalent has the ability to vary independently, the displayed portion of either one or both of the two images making up the composite, along vertical and horizontal axes.
Clearly it will only be a rare instance when the view of the consumer's head and neck will be proportional with the previously recorded view of the article of clothing modeled from the neck down. Therefore, the vertical and horizontal adjustments are necessary, as distinguished from those adjustments which are commonly found with a zoom lens. For example, the consumer may be a size 16 and the model a size 10, preferably, the horizontal and vertical axes are adjusted or the article of clothing so that a true proportional full figure composite will be presented to the viewer-consumer.
Alternatively, in view of the video camera 10 and recorder 12 the system operator could take an instant photograph of the consumer's head and neck. The operator could then place this photograph (image) in front of a video camera within the system. The video camera would recognize the image of the consumer's head and feed it directly into the special effects generator 17. The system operator could also make an instant transparency of the consumer's head and then this effect (image) could be placed in a slide chain within the system which would feed directly into the special effects generator. In either of these alternative embodiments, the video camera and videotape recorder can be eliminated. Further, in view of the videotape recorder 22 a slide chain such as a 35 millimeter slide chain such as a Buhl 575-030 as shown in the drawing may be used.
With the above system, it is clear it is not dependent on black in either the background or as a means of eliminating any portion of the consumer's body below the neck. More importantly, the composite image on the display screen can be designed so as to allow the model's image to be adjusted along the vertical and horizontal axes independently of each other so as to reapportion the model's image to any desired width, height combination thereby creating an image more nearly resembling that of the consumer's own body. Further, this system can be viewed under normal interior lighting conditions much the same as home television viewing thereby providing for more comfortable environment for both the consumer and the salesperson. Also, once the consumer's head has been recorded by either the video camera or still photography the consumer is free to assume any position or location comfortable and convenient for viewing the display screen. Still further, because there is no need to record or photograph the articles of clothing against a black background the clothing can be shown against backgrounds which enhance the color of the clothing. In this regard, the system if so designed could allow the composite image to be superimposed over a background which would be a natural setting for the use of the clothing displayed, like an evening gown displayed over the background of a formal ballroom, such as employing the techniques disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,576,945. The consumer's image may be digitized and stored in a computer. The image can be output to switcher fader 17. Lastly, although all of the components have been shown in block diagram form, except for the first video camera, all components may be housed in a single cabinet which requires only a few square feet of floor space will need no special areas or darkened rooms and can be placed anywhere convenient for its use in any sized department or store.
means to proportion one image with respect to the other which includes means to vary separately one of the images along either a horizontal axis or a vertical axis or both whereby a fully proportioned full figure composite is displayed.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first image is disproportional with respect to the second image.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the means to record the first image includes a video camera in combination with a videotape recorder.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the means to record includes still photography.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the means to record the second image includes means to store a plurality of distinct second images.
6. The system of claim 5 wherein the means to record includes a slide chain projector.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein the first image is a common fixed image and the second image is one of a plurality of images and which includes means to display said first image with one of the plurality of second images in timed sequence.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein the means to combine includes a special effects generator.
varying the second image individually along X and Y axes until the second image is proportional to the first.
combining and displaying sequentially the second images with said first image whereby the consumer may view a plurality of articles of clothing on herself/himself.
11. The method of claim 10 which includes recording the first image with a video camera.
12. The method of claim 11 which includes storing said first image on a videotape recorder.
13. The method of claim 9 which includes combining the first and second images in a special effects generator.
14. The method of claim 9 which includes recording the first image as a still photographic image.
15. The method of claim 9 which includes recording the articles of clothing as still photographic images.
3497614 February 1970 Petrocelli et al.
3507570 April 1970 Bourdier et al.


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using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Eto.Forms;
using Eto.Drawing;
using a = Android;
using av = Android.Views;
using aw = Android.Widget;

namespace Eto.Android.Forms
{
	public interface IAndroidWindow
	{
		a.App.Activity Activity { get; set; }
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Base handler for <see cref="Window"/>
	/// </summary>
	/// <copyright>(c) 2013 by Curtis Wensley</copyright>
	/// <license type="BSD-3">See LICENSE for full terms</license>
	public abstract class AndroidWindow<TWidget, TCallback> : AndroidPanel<aw.FrameLayout, TWidget, TCallback>, Window.IHandler, IAndroidWindow
		where TWidget: Window
		where TCallback: Window.ICallback
	{
		a.App.Activity activity;
		public a.App.Activity Activity
		{
			get { return activity ?? (activity = CreateActivity()); }
			set { activity = value; }
		}

		protected virtual a.App.Activity CreateActivity()
		{
			return null; // todo
		}

		protected AndroidWindow()
		{
		}

		public override av.View ContainerControl
		{
			get { return InnerFrame; }
		}

		public void Close()
		{
			//a.App.Application.Context.Start
		}

		protected override void SetContent(av.View content)
		{
		}

		public ToolBar ToolBar { get; set; }

		public double Opacity { get; set; }

		public string Title { get; set; }

		public Screen Screen
		{
			get
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
		}

		public MenuBar Menu
		{
			get
			{
				return null;
			}
			set
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
		}

		public Icon Icon { get { return null; } set { } }

		public bool Resizable
		{
			get
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
			set
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
		}

		public bool Maximizable
		{
			get
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
			set
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
		}

		public bool Minimizable
		{
			get
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
			set
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
		}

		public bool ShowInTaskbar
		{
			get
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
			set
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
		}

		public bool Topmost
		{
			get
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
			set
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
		}

		public WindowState WindowState
		{
			get
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
			set
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
		}

		public Rectangle RestoreBounds
		{
			get { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
		}

		public WindowStyle WindowStyle
		{
			get
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
			set
			{
				throw new NotImplementedException();
			}
		}

		public void BringToFront()
		{
			throw new NotImplementedException();
		}

		public void SendToBack()
		{
			throw new NotImplementedException();
		}

		public void SetOwner(Window owner)
		{
		}
	}
}

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Einar Amdahl (3 March 1888 – 22 May 1974) was a Norwegian theologian. Einar Amdahl led the Norwegian Missionary Society for more than 30 years.

Biography
He was born at Selbu  in Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of Peder Einarsen Amdahl (1863–1942) and Marit Bardosdatter (1862–1942). He was raised in a  Haugean movement home.
He attended   Hans Nielsen Hauge Minde in Kristiania  and graduated in 1910. He was ordained a priest in 1916 and was called to the newly created position of assistant secretary general of the Norwegian Missionary Society (Det Norske Misjonsselskap).  He served as secretary-general for the  society  from 1923. Amdahl resigned from his office in 1957 to be replaced by Fridtjov Søiland Birkeli.

During the German occupation of Norway, he participated in the Norwegian resistance movement, and served in an internment camp from June 1944 until the end of World War II. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1963.

References

External links
Det Norske Misjonsselskap official website

1888 births
1974 deaths
People from Selbu
Norwegian theologians
20th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy
Norwegian resistance members
Prisoners and detainees of Germany
Norwegian prisoners and detainees
 Order of Saint Olav


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From covering the Great British Festival, to Holi Festival of Colors India then the 1000 Smiles Thai Festival here in Manila, I am excited to join another event that promotes the culture of another country I dream to visit one day. I have mentioned in my previous posts that I have a $2500 worth of airline miles all mine to burn so after the whole Southeast Asia, I am definitely conquering the world one country at a time. Who knows, New Zealand is the next? I even blogged about The Government Of New Zealand Is Offering A Working Holiday Scheme To Young Filipinos For Up To 12 Months For 2016 - 2017 way back in January.
Speaking of, the New Zealand Embassy Manila has a big event coming this Friday to let us Filipinos experience a taste of New Zealand right here in our country! Dubbed as "Experience New Zealand 2016", this 3 - day expo will showcase not only the best of New Zealand food and beverage, but will also highlight key NZ travel destinations and educational institutions to be held this weekend May 20 - 22, 2016 at the Glorietta Activity Center, in the Glorietta Mall, Makati City.
Get ready to experience a taste of New Zealand in the Philippines! Experience New Zealand 2016 will showcase not only the best of New Zealand food and beverage, but will also highlight key NZ travel destinations and educational institutions. "This Experience New Zealand fair comes at special time, as the Philippines and New Zealand celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties in 2016," says New Zealand Ambassador David Strachan.
Ambassador Strachan is also excited about new air services that significantly cut travel time between both countries saying, "The introduction of Manila to Auckland flights makes it easier than ever before for Filipinos to travel to New Zealand to visit friends and family and to enjoy our beautiful country." New Zealand's high-quality food and beverage products will also take centre stage during "Food Connection 2016" - an exclusive, invitation-only event that is part of Experience New Zealand 2016.
"We are pleased to introduce food and beverage products from New Zealand to the Philippines at Food Connection 2016, and attract more Filipino consumers to great New Zealand products," says Hernando Banal, New Zealand's Trade Commissioner to the Philippines.
In December 2015 Philippines Airlines started flying a four times weekly service between Manila and Auckland (via Cairns). We are pleased that at Experience NZ 2016, Philippine Airlines (PAL) will give patrons the chance to win one of five (5) round trips to New Zealand.
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WRONG ARM OF THE LAW
Cops storm church & wrongly threaten pastor with fine during 'Zoom' service
Lottie Tiplady-Bishop
THE police have apologized after mistakenly bursting in on a pastor holing a virtual service - believing he had been breaking lockdown rules.
Thames Valley Police said there had been a "misunderstanding" by officers in "what is an ever-changing and complex area of enforcement".
The pastor said he was ''treated like a criminal'Credit: YouTube
He had been holding a virtual serviceCredit: Christian Concern
The incident snowballed over confusion on which covid restrictions were in place and in the end, nine officers attended in total, according to Christian charity Christian Concern.
Despite the apology, reverend Daniel Mateola said he was "treated like a criminal" when officers arrived at Kingdom Faith Ministries International Church in Milton Keynes earlier this month.
Two officers attended after reports of loud music, the organisation Christian Concern said, and demanded support staff for the service leave the building as they were breaking regulations.
But when the pastor insisted they were acting within the rules and tried to direct them to the guidance, seven more officers were called to the scene, the organisation said.
There were around 15 people in the building, each with a specific role for the online broadcast on the evening of November 20 and in separate rooms socially distancing, Christian Concern said.
The support staff eventually left and the service, which was being held for around 150 members of the congregation online to address struggles men have suffered in the pandemic, ended after "an hour of disruption", the organisation added.
COVID CONFUSION
During England's second national lockdown - which is due to end on December 2 - while communal worship is not allowed, guidance states that support staff including musicians and singers can attend a place of worship for a broadcast service if they are considered "essential".
It states the numbers involved "should be kept as small as possible" and people should follow social distancing guidance.
A few days later on November 24 officers arrived at Reverend Mateola's doorstep and informed him he would be prosecuted for breaking Covid-19 regulations, Christian Concern said.
In a statement released through the organisation, the pastor said: "I am relieved that the police have recognised their mistake and have apologised.
"I have been treated like a criminal while legally seeking to be a blessing and to bring hope to my fellow citizens at a time of great need physically, emotionally and spiritually."
He added: "If the police do not understand the regulations it is small wonder that church leaders are confused."
Chief Superintendent Robert France, from Thames Valley Police, said: "We have robust review processes in place to look at all enforcement and tickets issued around the coronavirus legislation.
"This incident was reviewed earlier this week and the ticket is in the process of being rescinded and the party involved has been updated.
"There has been a mistake in the issuing of this ticket and I would like to apologise for the distress I know this is likely to have caused."
Cops burst into the church in Milton KeynesCredit: Google
Archbishop of Canterbury shares video of hope amid coronavirus outbreak