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Q: textview and scrollview alignment is not properly adjusted I am implementing a layout where , there is a textview and a webview inside a scrollview. The issue is i want to keep same alignment to the webview and the textview . My code is
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#ffffff" >
 <RelativeLayout
        android:id = "@+id/relativeLayout0"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true">

    <ImageView
    android:id="@+id/imageView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:src="@drawable/logo"
    android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:layout_centerInParent="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>

    </RelativeLayout>

    <RelativeLayout
        android:id = "@+id/rela1"
        android:layout_width = "match_parent"
        android:layout_height = "wrap_content">

        <TextView android:id="@+id/lblTitle"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:paddingTop="10dp"
     android:textSize="18dip"
     android:layout_margin="6dip"
     android:textColor="#000000"
     android:layout_gravity="left"
     android:paddingLeft="7dp"         />
    </RelativeLayout>
    <ScrollView
         android:id = "@+id/scrollview1"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="0dp"
         android:layout_weight="1" >

        <WebView android:id="@+id/lblMessage"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

    </ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>

I wrote this line android:paddingLeft="7dp" to adjust the alignment ,however i dont want this. Please help me out
Thank Adv.

A: Scroll view contain only one parent view
So you have to take one layout inside scroll view and put what ever you want in scroll view.
here is edited code:enter code here
<RelativeLayout
    android:id="@+id/relativeLayout0"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true" >

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imageView1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />
</RelativeLayout>

<ScrollView
    android:id="@+id/scrollview1"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="0dp"
    android:layout_weight="1" >

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical" >

        <RelativeLayout
            android:id="@+id/rela1"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/lblTitle"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="left"
                android:layout_margin="6dip"
                android:paddingLeft="7dp"
                android:paddingTop="10dp"
                android:textColor="#000000"
                android:textSize="18dip" />
        </RelativeLayout>

        <WebView
            android:id="@+id/lblMessage"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent" />
    </LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>

A: Seems you have three minor problems
1) android:layout_alignParentTop="true" does not affect anything as parent is LinearLayout.
2) android:textSize="18dip" Text Size you should always provide in sp.
3) android:layout_margin="6dip" Because of this it has margin from all the side.
Change your code to
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#ffffff" >
 <RelativeLayout
        android:id = "@+id/relativeLayout0"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <ImageView
    android:id="@+id/imageView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:src="@drawable/logo"
    android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:layout_centerInParent="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
    </RelativeLayout>

    <RelativeLayout
        android:id = "@+id/rela1"
        android:layout_width = "match_parent"
        android:layout_height = "wrap_content" >
        <TextView android:id="@+id/lblTitle"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:paddingTop="10dp"
     android:textSize="18sp"
     android:text="@string/test"
     android:textColor="#000000"
     android:layout_gravity="left" />
    </RelativeLayout>
    <ScrollView
         android:id = "@+id/scrollview1"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="0dp"
         android:layout_weight="1" >

        <WebView android:id="@+id/lblMessage"
           android:layout_width="fill_parent"
           android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    </ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>

A: There is a property of RelativeLayout that allows you to align two children.
You would need to do something like this:
<ScrollView
         android:id = "@+id/scrollview1"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="0dp"
         android:layout_weight="1"
        >

        <RelativeLayout
            android:id = "@+id/rela1"
            android:layout_width = "match_parent"
            android:layout_height = "wrap_content"
            >

            <TextView android:id="@+id/lblTitle"
                 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:paddingTop="10dp"
                 android:textSize="18dip"
                 android:layout_margin="6dip"
                 android:textColor="#000000"
                 android:layout_gravity="left"
                 android:paddingLeft="7dp"

                 />

            <WebView android:id="@+id/webview"
                 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 layout_below="@id/lblTitle"
                 layout_alignLeft="@id/lblTitle"

                />

        </RelativeLayou>
    </ScrollView>

A: try this..

<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="@drawable/logo"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>
</RelativeLayout>

<RelativeLayout
    android:id = "@+id/rela1"
    android:layout_width = "match_parent"
    android:layout_height = "wrap_content"
    >
    <TextView android:id="@+id/lblTitle"
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:paddingTop="10dp"
 android:textSize="18dip"
 android:textColor="#000000"
 android:layout_gravity="left"
 />
</RelativeLayout>
<ScrollView
     android:id = "@+id/scrollview1"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="0dp"
 android:layout_weight="1"
    >
    <WebView android:id="@+id/lblMessage"
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"

/>
</ScrollView>

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Q: Is it possible to load xlsx with openpyxl from zipfile I'm trying to openpyxl.load_workbook xlsx files from compressed zip file, but it doesn't work. The following code fails at openpyxl.load_workbook with "BadZipfile: File is not a zip file"
with zipfile.ZipFile(os.path.join(root, raw)) as z:
    for file_info in z.infolist():
        wb = openpyxl.load_workbook(z.open(file_info), read_only=True)

There is nothing wrong with the archive and the excel file in it, as if i extract it to disk then the following works:
with open('report.xlsx') as f:
    wb = openpyxl.load_workbook(f, read_only=True)

I can go with this solution and temporary extract it somewhere and load xslx, but would like to understand if it possible to load it from zipfile.

A: The problem is that readonly=True does not do quite what you think it does. According to the docs:

Fortunately, there are two modes that enable you to read and write unlimited amounts of data with (near) constant memory consumption.

While not explicitly stated, I would assume that this involves some equivalent to a memory-mapped file (because of "constant memory consumption") and random access (because of the range of allowed operations).
Either way, setting readonly=True is not an indication of the fact that you only intend to read a workbook (that's all load_workbook can do anyway, you have to overwrite the existing one to make any "changes"). It is an indication of the fact that you want to access the file directly on disk, without loading the entire contents.
It seems pretty clear (and intuitively expected) that ZipFile.open does not provide a random-access file:

Note: The file-like object is read-only and provides the following methods: read(), readline(), readlines(), __iter__(), next().

The fact that seek is not mentioned in this list is quite telling (pun only somewhat intended).
You can get more information about the exception by splitting the offending line into two (a useful general debugging technique for nested function calls):
x = z.open(file_info)
wb = openpyxl.load_workbook(x, readonly=True)

You will notice that the error occurs on the second of those two lines. This is because pretty much all the Microsoft open-document formats are actually just fancy zip files. The problem is most likely that openpyxl cannot open your file in random access mode, not that it's actually an invalid zip file.
Either way, this is a bunch of very educated guesswork that leads to a simple, one-keyword-deletion solution:
TL;DR
Get rid of readonly=True when reading non-random-access data like a compressed zip entry:
wb = openpyxl.load_workbook(z.open(file_info))

Appendix
You should get in the habit of writing minimal programs that demonstrate your issue so that people answering your question can focus on doing their job instead of getting irritated and closing down what would otherwise be a perfectly good question. I liked your question enough to do that for you, so here is a minimal program that demonstrates your issue and requires nothing more than copy-and-paste to run:
import openpyxl, zipfile
from openpyxl.workbook.workbook import Workbook

wb = Workbook()
wb.active['A1'] = 12
wb.active['A2'] = 13
wb.save('report.xlsx')

with zipfile.ZipFile('test.zip', 'w') as z:
    z.write('report.xlsx')

with open('report.xlsx') as f:
    wb = openpyxl.load_workbook(f, read_only=True)
    print(wb.active['A1'].value)
    print(wb.active['A2'].value)

with zipfile.ZipFile('test.zip', 'r') as z:
    for file_info in z.infolist():
        x = z.open(file_info, 'r')
        wb = openpyxl.load_workbook(x, readonly=True)
        print(wb.active['A1'].value)
        print(wb.active['A2'].value)


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The Cultural Influence on Educational Practice
The Cultural Influence on Educational Practice Education is a complex process that is shaped by a variety of factors, including culture. Culture...
Education is a complex process that is shaped by a variety of factors, including culture. Culture is a powerful force that shapes the way people think, act, and interact with one another. It is also a major factor in how educational practices are developed and implemented. This article will explore the cultural influence on educational practice and how it affects the learning process.
Culture is a broad term that encompasses a variety of aspects, including language, beliefs, values, customs, and norms. It is the shared set of values, beliefs, and practices that are passed down from generation to generation. It is also the way in which people interact with one another and the environment. Culture is a powerful force that shapes the way people think, act, and interact with one another.
Cultural influences on educational practice can be seen in the way that different cultures approach teaching and learning. For example, in some cultures, education is seen as a way to prepare children for adulthood and to teach them the skills they need to be successful in life. In other cultures, education is seen as a way to instill values and beliefs in children. In still other cultures, education is seen as a way to promote social cohesion and to foster a sense of community.
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Cultural influences on educational practice can also be seen in the way that different cultures approach the use of technology in the classroom. In some cultures, technology is seen as a way to facilitate learning and to make it more engaging. In other cultures, technology is seen as a way to promote collaboration and to foster creativity. In still other cultures, technology is seen as a way to promote global awareness and to provide access to information.
Cultural influences on educational practice can also be seen in the way that different cultures approach the use of technology in the home. In some cultures, technology is seen as a way to facilitate learning and to make it more engaging. In other cultures, technology is seen as a way to promote collaboration and to foster creativity. In still other cultures, technology is seen as a way to promote global awareness and to provide access to information.
In conclusion, culture is a powerful force that shapes the way people think, act, and interact with one another. It is also a major factor in how educational practices are developed and implemented. Cultural influences on educational practice can be seen in the way that different cultures approach teaching and learning, the curriculum, assessment, discipline, and the use of technology in the classroom and in the home. Understanding the cultural influences on educational practice is essential for creating effective and successful learning environments.
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DESCRIPTION dumpe2fs prints the super block and blocks group information for the filesystem present on device.
dumpe2fs is similar to Berkeleys dumpfs program for the BSD Fast File System.
OPTIONS -b print the blocks which are reserved as bad in the filesystem.
-o superblock=superblock use the block superblock when examining the filesystem. This option is not usually needed except by a filesystem wizard who is examining the remains of a very badly corrupted filesystem.
-o blocksize=blocksize use blocks of blocksize bytes when examining the filesystem. This option is not usually needed except by a filesystem wizard who is examining the remains of a very badly corrupted filesys- tem.
-f force dumpe2fs to display a filesystem even though it may have some filesystem feature flags which dumpe2fs may not understand (and which can cause some of dumpe2fss display to be suspect).
-h only display the superblock information and not any of the block group descriptor detail information.
-i display the filesystem data from an image file created by e2image, using device as the pathname to the image file.
-V print the version number of dumpe2fs and exit.
BUGS You need to know the physical filesystem structure to understand the output.
AUTHOR dumpe2fs was written by Remy Card <Remy.Card@linux.org>. It is cur- rently being maintained by Theodore Ts o <tytso@alum.mit.edu>.
AVAILABILITY dumpe2fs is part of the e2fsprogs package and is available from http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net.


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School Uniforms and Kids Clothing Fashions Introduced For Spring 2018
With spring in full swing, Cookie's Kids Department Stores Keeps Focus on New School Uniforms and Kids Fashions for Boys and Girls While Specializing in Children and Baby Clothes.
New York, United States - April 7, 2018 /PressCable/ —
School uniforms department store, Cookie's Kids, has become one of the world's largest kids department store chains featuring everything from premium school uniforms and kids fashion brands to baby clothing along with accessories for children of all ages, and has also been branded the number one school uniform headquarters in the United States by Crain's Magazine.
With spring in full swing, the clothing outlet chain is keeping the focus on new fashions for both boys and girls while continuing to specialize in premium uniforms trending this season.
"When we hear the word 'uniform,' our minds often go straight to blue or white business shirts, plaid pleated skirts or a classic polo with a logo," says Al Falack, one of the sons of the original founders of Cookie's Department Store, Inc. "But as times have changed, so have school clothing protocols, and we always ensure to keep our uniform selections fresh, forward and spot-on. The uniform that, from the first day, looks smart tends to remain smart all year while reflecting the school's identity; simultaneously, uniforms need to be comfortable and durable while reflecting the values of the institution.
"From skirts for girls and trousers for boys to blazer and tie combos that are bringing the formal uniform back into fashion, Cookie's has the styles that fit on a plethora of body shapes and that are made from the best possible materials that last."
According to Cookie's representatives that study fashion-forward trends in the school uniform market, the classic blazer-and-tie duo is experiencing something of a revival in the school uniform genre, with many secondary schools choosing to make over their styles with ties and color-contrasting blazer trims to compliment the school's vibe. Moreover, the resurgence of patterned and tartan knits for girls, Cookie's has found, offers a stylish alternative for both secondary and primary institutions.
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In addition to a plethora of high-quality girls clothes, boys clothes and school uniforms, Cookie's also offers baby clothes and even shoes and accessories.
For more information about Cookie's Kids school unfiorms and other kids clothing selections, you can visit: https://www.cookieskids.com/school_uniforms.aspx
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Address: 510 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY, New York 11201, United States
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Even though it's not December, Christmas really does start this month with the Christmas lights going on across town and the festive fun beginning. It's not all about shopping so here are my recommendations for November in London.
With absolutely nothing to do with Christmas, my first recommendation is for the annual pyrotechnic entertainment that is Bonfire Night. As a way of remembering an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament over 400 years ago we have fireworks on 5 November and the nearest weekend. You can make a night of it and go to one of the organised displays across London or just look up and enjoy the "oohs" and "ahhs".
To really get you in the mood for the festivities ahead, Harrods has a weekend festival on 7 and 8 November. Father Christmas arrives to take up residence in the grotto and families are invited to join in the fun in Hans Crescent over the weekend and discover beautiful trees and decorations, festive characters and entertainment for the children. Peter Pumpernickel and his troupe of all-singing, all-dancing mice will be there and other special guests.
The Christmas windows will be unveiled too and the Once Upon a Christmas Fair theme means puppets and a stage in each window with lots of little extra treats to notice.
It can get really busy on Brompton Road during November and December when the store is open so if you're not shopping I recommend going to see the windows late in the evening.
The annual winter ice rinks open this month and two to consider are the Natural History Museum Ice Rink and Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink.
The Natural History Museum Ice Rink opens on 29 October so you can skate throughout the whole of November until 10pm each night. It's a lovely venue when the museum is illuminated in the evening and hot chocolate or mulled wine in the cafe bar is a good way to warm up afterwards.
Over at Hampton Court Palace, the ice rink opens on 20 November and is another beautiful location.
There's ice skating here but that's not the half of it. There's the giant observation wheel, Santa Land, the Bavarian Village and the Magical Ice Kingdom too. And my favourite is Zippos Circus which has popular daytime shows for the family and Cirque Berserk in the evening for the thrill seekers.
It's free to visit Winter Wonderland and it's open from 20 November.
It's the 23rd EFG London Jazz Festival on 13 to 22 November. It's held across various locations including the Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall, Wigmore Hall, Barbican, Shakespeare's Globe and Ronnie Scott's.
There are over 300 gigs during the festival and the highlight for me is rapper and actor Ice-T with trumpeter Ron McCurdy in a 21st century realisation of Langston Hughes' jazz poem Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz.
There are also film screenings and special talks that take an in-depth look at different jazz styles and performers.
If you've got to start the Christmas shopping this month this is a wonderful place to begin. The Spirit of Christmas Fair is at Olympia from 2 to 8 November.
The exhibitors cover stylish gifts for all of the family (and maybe a few for you as well). You can get everything you need to make your home elegant and welcoming over the winter season, plus plenty of tasty treats too.
Later this month Christmas at Kew brings us evening openings with seasonal illuminations. From 25 November (until 2 January) you can visit Kew after dark to experience the new winter trail.
The one-mile sparkling path winds its way through the world-famous botanic gardens with dancing illuminated fountains and glowing waterside reflections, a Choir of Holly Bushes, Tunnel of Lights and scented Fire Garden. Plus vintage rides, Christmas gifts and traditional festive fare.
The Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art is reopening on 4 November after a full redisplay and refurbishment.
The Victoria and Albert Museum has been collecting Japanese art since it was founded in 1852. The 400 pieces on display include Hello Kitty! kitchen pieces and an ensemble from Issey Miyake's A/W 2015 collection. But it's not all contemporary as the gallery illustrates the extraordinary craftsmanship and artistic wealth of Japan from about the 6th century up to the present day.
The V&A also has some interesting evening events this month including internationally renowned shoe designer Manolo Blahnik in conversation with fashion writer Gianluca Longo on Friday 6 November. Combining this with a visit to the Shoes: Pleasure and Pain exhibition makes a lot of sense.
On Tuesday 24 November there's an evening talk with Sandy Powell, the Oscar and BAFTA winning costume designer. She has worked on both historical and contemporary projects and her many films include Shakespeare in Love, The Young Victoria, The Wolf of Wall Street, and most recently, Carol.
And this month's 'Friday Late' is on Friday 27 November. The theme is 'Made in India' and the evening opening will include underground music and digitally designed, Indian-inspired textiles on display.
The next exhibition at The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace – Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer – looks particularly worth seeing. Opening on 13 November, this is a chance to see 28 of the finest 17th and 18th-century Dutch paintings in the Royal Collection, including Vermeer's 'The Music Lesson' (seen here).
The Dutch artists of the 17th century painted ordinary people doing everyday things. They offer us a glimpse into the rumbustious life of village taverns and peasant cottages, and the quiet domesticity of courtyards and parlours.
If you're still feeling 'bah humbug' this is the show to get you in the Christmas swing. Elf the Musical opens on 5 November at the Dominion Theatre for just 10 weeks. Ben Forster, Kimberley Walsh, Joe McGann and Jessica Martin star in the London premiere of Elf, based on the 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell. Elf is the tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole.
If you would like even more ideas for this month have a look at the November 2015 in London blog post from London Bridge Hotel, our sister hotel.
Of course, December has even more Christmas fun, including the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree lights being switched on in the evening on Thursday 3 December, and A Victorian Christmas at Kensington Palace.
Sporting possibilities include The London International Horse Show at Olympia. Big names in the show jumping world gather to compete alongside the Household Cavalry and the Shetland Pony Grand National. And Champions Tennis is on at the Royal Albert Hall too.
Foodies should head to Hampton Court Palace for the BBC Good Food Festival Christmas Fayre on 4-6 December.
And the new Europe 1600-1815 gallery opens at the V&A on 9 December 2015 with a redisplay of 1,100 objects from the Museum's collection of 17th- and 18th-century European art and design, completing the restoration of the entire front wing of the Museum.


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GSP Reveals How Close He Came To Accepting a Superfight With Anderson Silva
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Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
Now that former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has officially announced his impending return to the octagon, at middleweight this time, the glimmer of hope that a superfight between GSP and Anderson Silva could still happen has returned.
While the fight, if it ever does turn into a reality, has lost much of its luster since both fighters are past their prime, a GSP-Silva matchup would still attract huge PPV dollars. They are two of the greatest champions in UFC history, and at one point were the subject of a heated debate over who was the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
During a recent episode of the "UFC Unfiltered" podcast, St-Pierre reveals that he went back and forth with UFC management for a while about a fight with Silva, but it never quite worked out. Then, after he "retired" from the sport in November 2013, the UFC tried to lure him back with a big money fight against The Spider, but GSP was determined to take a break from the sport.
"We talked about Anderson Silva many times with Lorenzo [Fertitta] and Dana [White]," GSP said, according to MMAJunkie. "What I wanted to do at the time – there was a big lineup of contenders in my division and what I wanted to do, if I would have fought him at the time because I would have had to defend my title too, I would have done it at a catchweight, 177 pounds with WADA [World Anti-Doping Agency testing]. Because USADA was not in place back then, and I wanted to do the WADA testing for performance enhancing drugs.
"I think the UFC didn't really like the idea at the time," St-Pierre continued. "But then after I had to fight other guys, after I blew out my ACL then a lot of guys were waiting for me to come back. I didn't have a time to stop or the opportunity to fight Silva."
"The truth is this: The only time I've been offered to fight Anderson Silva, formally – like formally – like a real offer, was after my fight with Johny Hendricks when I retired. It's not because it was Anderson Silva. I would not have fought nobody. You could have put a midget of 3-foot tall, I would not have even fought him. I didn't want to fight. I was tired. I wanted to take time off."
St-Pierre said earlier this year that he was looking for "big fights" and not necessarily title fights. Of course, that was before the UFC announced he would be fighting Michael Bisping for the middleweight title later this summer. Now that he's fighting at 185-pounds (which is also Silva's natural weight class), maybe this superfight is closer than ever to actually happening.
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Billy Budd, KGB
François Boucq
North American Publisher / ISBN: Catalan Communications - 0-87416-111-8
Contains adult content?: yes
Categories: Action Thriller, European
Billy Budd, KGB was published in the dying days of the Cold War, and the original French edition was titled Devil-Mouth. This title of this translation instead references passing whimsy inside, creating a distracting joke. It's the identity our protagonist is given when his training has been completed and he's sent to the USA of the early 1960s. Attempts to tease out further comparisons with Herman Melville's final novel come up dry.
The book is a dispiriting condemnation of Soviet systems and a more subtle critique of the ideological opposite, the USA. Yuri, an orphaned youth with a disfiguring hare lip is selected for training as a spy by the Russian army. The notion of a system that orphans children training them to become the cause of the next generation's orphans is depressing, and the training is brutal, excessive and comprehensive. Individual identity is subsumed by the wearing of head and face masks as illustrated in the cover. The training occurs in what was once a monastery, with one of the monks remaining as a teacher. Yuri experiences odd dreams, may have some psychic ability, and he also receives secret religious instruction from the remaining monk
Once he's deemed to have absorbed all that's required, Yuri's hare lip is surgically adjusted, he's given the Billy Budd identity, and shipped to the USA to blend in and await instructions. He's deliberately immersed in the worst of New York, his job among the high scaffolding of the skyscrapers the only alternative perspective. It's here he makes friends among his native American co-workers.
The myths and spiritualism seemingly intended as the heart of the story are somewhat sunk among the action thriller tropes, but that material sustains the tension enough to create an interesting narrative over three chapters.
Writer Jerome Charyn uses no thought balloons or narrative captions, so our only insight into Yuri/Billy's thoughts and feelings is what's presented, and no matter how good an artist François Boucq is (and he's very good indeed), an emotional distance is created. Charyn presents very few definitive statements about Billy, as he takes a path that rejects Soviet orthodoxy yet doesn't embrace the obvious alternative. His key defining scene is when he's required to investigate a fellow Soviet agent, now comatose, during which he receives an unwanted insight into the casualties of ideology.
Billy's story has a cinematic quality, and that's provided by Boucq's considered layouts and immense ability to render haunting visual characterisations. His attention to architecture, both decorative and mundane, is also inordinately impressive, but the colouring is very much of its era.
This is far more satisfying than Charyn and Boucq's previous collaboration The Magician's Wife, and it's hoped the forthcoming Dover Press edition improves on the colouring. They might also want to try for a moderately more naturalistic translation.
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After having held Brunei as a protectorate for 95 years, the British formally withdrew on January 1, 1984. Although there were minor disagreements over matters such as the management of Brunei's huge investment portfolio, relations between the two countries continued to be friendly. Sir Omar died in 1986, and on October 5, 1992, the sultan, who also acted as prime minister and as the minister of defense and of finance, celebrated the 25th year of his reign. He continued to rule under a state of emergency declared by his father in 1962. In the 1980s and 1990s the sultan regularly appeared at or near the top of lists of the world's richest individuals, his fortune deriving from Brunei's oil and gas.


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Amongst all these worldly events, a smaller revolution has taken place, too: a select few ladies and gentlemen have rediscovered the ancient legacy of this scepter'd isle: the magic of Merlin Ambrosius.
And to top it all off, this very February, the Regency Act was passed, and for the first time, our King has been deemed unfit to rule, and his son has taken the reins of power as Prince Regent.
Truly, we live in interesting times.
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Faith Family History What is REALLY Inside the Mormon Church's Granite Mountain Records Vault?
What is REALLY Inside the Mormon Church's Granite Mountain Records Vault?
David Snell
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It's true, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a vault nestled into the side of a mountain up Little Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah.
Whenever word gets out that there's a super-secure vault somewhere, conspiracy theories and rumors fly. I'm a fan of appropriate speculation just as much as the next guy, but facts are facts are facts. This article will first take a look at the known facts concerning what is inside the vault (spoiler alert-it's in the title). Then, for those who are interested, we'll explore a fun amount of speculation.
2.4 million rolls of microfilm containing approximately 3.5 billion images of family history records—that's what is REALLY inside the Mormon Church's Granite Mountain Records Vault. The main function of the vault is storage, preservation and reproduction of genealogical records. When the Mormon Church says they're a family-centered faith, they aren't kidding.
But wait, why in the world would the Church spend millions of dollars to build a super-secure vault for … the names of dead people? Seems a bit overkill (no pun intended), doesn't it? Maybe, but if you're the dead person waiting to have your temple work done and the only record of your existence is in that vault, it'll never be too secure.
The FamilySearch YouTube channel released a couple of videos a few years ago with an exclusive look inside the Granite Mountain Records Vault. Here are some of the highlights:
The vault is located under 700 feet of "solid mountain stone."
There are three tunnels and four cross-tunnels inside the vault; over 65,000 square feet (a football field is about 57,600 square feet).
The Deseret News reports that "reinforced entrance doors weighing 9 to 14 tons each were said to be able to withstand a nuclear blast."
There is also a 33,000 gallon reservoir of natural spring water used for microfilm reproduction and "other processes in the vault" (according to the video).
What else does the vault contain?
The majority of occupied space is dedicated to family history records, but that's not all the vault contains. This Deseret News article gives us a little more factual insight into what else you can find inside:
Besides genealogical preservation and storage, Granite Mountain Records Vault serves as the deep archives for a myriad of church materials — including scriptures in every language published, large leather-bound temple ordinance books that were hand-kept through the 1960s, materials and minutes from presiding priesthood quorums, financial records, backup tapes and audio-visual masters from 'Legacy' to 'Johnny Lingo'.
Be ye warned—here there be speculation
If curious musings and speculation bother you, stop reading. What follows are just the abstractions of a boy who watched Indiana Jones too many times as a kid.
So, some members wonder if such an incredibly secure vault houses more than just billions of family history records and meeting minutes. For example, the Church, technically, has no record of what happened to a few of the artifacts Joseph Smith found alongside the plates in the hill Cumorah. There is no record of Joseph Smith returning, for example, the Liahona or the Sword of Laban to Moroni as he did the plates (even though he probably did return them too).
The Church may or may not have all sorts of significant artifacts stored there. Either way, there is evidence to suggest there's more space in the vault than we may have initially thought.
Three tunnels and four cross tunnels
I don't know if this question is a result of a minor misunderstanding or not, but the Deseret News article I mentioned (written in 2010) earlier states that "The first microfilm rolls were transferred in April 1963, even though construction wasn't completed until the following December, when the facility was open for public tours. Visitors described the three long, narrow corridors and four cross tunnels."
This seems to be consistent with the FamilySearch videos, which show three tunnel entrances outside the mountain (see screenshot below).
Screenshot via the FamilySearch YouTube video
But according to this photo featured in another Deseret News article (written in 2015) there seems to be four, or possibly even five entrance tunnels.
Photo by Jeffrey Allred as featured in Deseret News
Additionally, according to this shoddy Google Earth screenshot (below), it looks like there has been additional construction outside the facility. It's possible the new addition connects to additional space within the mountain.
Via Google Earth, rectangles added
I know this is all starting to look like some elaborate conspiracy theory; that's what happens whenever you start drawing on photos in bright red. There are a thousand logical explanations for the additional tunnels and construction outside the facility. Maybe the modernization of technology required additional equipment. Maybe the fourth tunnel is just a parking garage, or a tiny inlet for trucks to unload materials. It's probably no big deal.
OR maybe the Church uses that space for something else. Ancient relics, more modern artifacts or even just food storage in case disaster strikes. Who knows.
I did ask around …
The vault contains a ton of family history information, so, naturally, I emailed FamilySearch.org and asked for further information. I basically asked if anything else is stored in the vault that the general public is not yet aware of. Of course, if the answer were yes, they weren't going to just leak it to me, a member of the general public. This was their response:
Having reviewed your case, I would be happy to assist you. From your case I understand that you have some questions regarding the Granite Mountain Vault.
Unfortunately, we cannot share such information. All the information, which is available for general public can be found on internet.
Take it for what it's worth.
So, what?
Am I trying to stretch (the fairly boring) reality to fit the Hollywood adventure film template? *Sigh* Probably.
Is any of this speculation actually important? *Sigh* Definitely not.
Is it fun to think that Laban's sword, with its bright golden hilt, is stowed somewhere in the depths of the mountain—hard evidence of the truthfulness of The Book of Mormon? *Sigh* You bet it is.
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ANIMALS AS LEADERS Announce New Album 'Parrhesia', Drop Music Video For 'The Problem Of Other Minds' Single
Groundbreaking, genre-defying instrumental trio ANIMALS AS LEADERS has announced its highly anticipated new album, "Parrhesia". The band's first new full-length effort since 2016's critically acclaimed "The Madness Of Many" will be released on March 25, 2022 via Sumerian Records.
To celebrate the announcement of ANIMALS AS LEADERS' first new album in six years, the band has released a brand new single and accompanying music video, "The Problem Of Other Minds".
ANIMALS AS LEADERS guitarist Tosin Abasi comments: "It's been a while since we've released a body of work. We're really proud of this collection of songs as well as the visual components, and are excited to share it with all of you."
"The Problem Of Other Minds" arrives two months after the release of "Monomyth", which was accompanied by a music video directed by Telavaya Reynolds and featuring choreography by Tlathui Maza of Nohbords. The music video has clocked up nearly 900,000 YouTube views, with the track clocking up over 1 million cross-platform streams.
"Parrhesia" track listing:
01. Conflict Cartography
02. Monomyth
03. Red Miso
04. Gestaltzerfall
05. Asahi
06. The Problem Of Other Minds
07. Thoughts And Prayers
08. Micro-Aggressions
09. Gordian Naught
It might sound strange to associate "storytelling" with instrumental music. But ANIMALS AS LEADERS jettisoned the rules, limitations, and boundaries of conventional rock music from the start. Armed with palette-expanding eight-string guitars, rich synths, and pummeling percussive grooves, the trio is beloved by metalheads, aspiring virtuosos, jazz fanatics, and casual listeners alike. As Pitchfork observed, "ANIMALS AS LEADERS have walked the tightrope between sheer technical virtuosity and actual emotional resonance." Even without vocals, this is intimate, myth-making music.
ANIMALS AS LEADERS began as a solo outlet for Abasi, whose creative partnership with classically trained guitarist Javier Reyes and Berklee-educated drummer Matt Garstka is built on a shared love of everything from fusion to technical death metal. Garstka graced the cover of Modern Drummer in 2015. In one of his many appearances on their cover, Guitar World named Tosin among the Guitarists Of The Decade. Rolling Stone featured him as part of their "Young Guns" series. The Chicago Tribune declared him "the closest thing prog-metal has to an Eddie Van Halen." Kerrang! included their album "Weightless" among its Best Albums of 2011. "The Joy Of Motion" entered the Billboard 200 at No. 24 in 2014, and "The Madness Of Many" cracked the Top 20 in 2016. Now more than a decade into their career, a quick look at the bands they've toured with demonstrates the consistently diverse appeal of ANIMALS AS LEADERS. It's a list that includes KORN, DEFTONES, THRICE, MESHUGGAH, UNDEROATH, TESSERACT and CIRCA SURVIVE, as well as major festivals with the likes of LINKIN PARK, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and SLIPKNOT.
ANIMALS AS LEADERS offer more than clinic-ready musicianship and proficiency. A focus on mood, texture, and emotive power elevates the material past any preconceived notions, resulting in a fascinatingly unique phenomenon, with an unlikely and profound appeal across multiple sub-genres and over 200 million career streams to date.
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U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, R-Dubuque, speaks May 2 at Jerald Sulky Co. in Waterloo to tout federal income tax cuts passed by Congress. (Thomas Nelson/Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
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"Rod Blum voted for the new tax law that gives 83 percent of the tax breaks to the wealthiest 1 percent — like Rod Blum. But most Americans will pay higher taxes."
"AARP says people over 50 will pay up to $1,500 more for health insurance next year."
Source of claims
A television ad now airing called "Worst of Washington" by Change Now, a left-leaning Washington, D.C.-based super PAC that first filed with the Federal Election Commission in July.
Open Secrets reported Change Now spent $1.17 million in 2018, through Aug. 31, all against Republicans.
We'll break this down into four claims.
Fact Checker's first step is to reach out to the source of the claims and ask where it got the information. Change Now spokesman Ben Wexler-Waite provided citations for all the ad's claims. We decided to link claims 1 and 3 because they are closely related.
Claim 1: "Rod Blum voted for the new tax law that gives 83 percent of the tax breaks to the wealthiest 1 percent ..."
Claim 3: " ... Most Americans will pay higher taxes."
The ad focuses on U.S. Rep. Rod Blum's support of the Republican tax cut bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or HR 1. The Dubuque Republican, facing a November challenge from state Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Dubuque, voted for the tax cut Dec. 20. President Donald Trump signed the bill into law Dec. 22.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated HR 1 will increase deficits to $1.8 trillion by 2027. That's because it gives tax breaks to nearly all Americans, at least in the early years of the law. Then some personal tax credits begin to expire, such as a $500 credit for non-child dependents that ends in 2025.
The Tax Policy Center, a partnership between the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, said in a Dec. 17 analysis of the new law, it will "reduce taxes on average for all income groups in both 2018 and 2025." The Tax Policy Center says it strives to provide independent analysis, although critics have said it underestimates the potential economic boost the tax cut could provide.
In 2018, taxpayers are expected to pay about $1,600 less on average, increasing their after-tax income 2.2 percent, the center reported. By 2025, the average cut shrinks to just under $1,600, or 1.7 percent of after-tax income.
Things change in 2027 if Congress doesn't renew the personal tax credits.
That year, taxpayers in the top 1 percent would get an average tax cut of .9 percent, which accounts for 83 percent of the total benefit that year, the Tax Policy Center reported. Only one-quarter of American taxpayers would experience a tax cut in 2027, averaging about $1,500, while 53 percent would face an average tax increase of about $180, the center reported.
The Change Now ad bases its claims on the 2027 numbers — but without saying so in the ad. This is misleading because it ignores the first nine years of the law and the possibility many of the popular tax credits will be extended.
For these two related claims, we give the Change Now ad a D.
Claim 2: Now let's get to the claim about Blum being in the wealthy 1 percent slated to benefit in 2027.
To be in that upper echelon, individuals must have an adjusted gross income of at least $480,930, according to IRS figures quoted by CBS News in February.
As a rank-and-file member of Congress, Blum gets $174,000 a year. But his business holdings bring in much more income. Blum owns a construction software company, Digital Canal, and also has interests in Tin Moon, a marketing firm for which he is under investigation for initially not disclosing.
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Open Secrets reported Blum's net worth in 2015 was $20.4 million, which ranked him 33rd in the House. Roll Call in February used Blum's disclosure documents to set his wealth at $10 million.
While we don't know exactly how much income Blum makes a year, his net worth puts him within the 1 percent. This claim gets an A.
Claim 4: "AARP says people over 50 will pay up to $1,500 more for health insurance next year."
The Republican tax cut removed the requirement most Americans have a minimum level of health insurance after 2018. Taking these people out of the health insurance market will increase premiums for those remaining by an average 10 percent, according to November 2017 Congressional Budget Office analysis.
The AARP estimates premiums for 50-year-olds could rise by an average $890 in 2019 and 55-year-olds could pay $1,100 more. It's only when AARP estimates the impact for 64-year-olds that the premium would be an average $1,490 higher — though the ad says the $1,500 impact is for "people over 50."
While the study finds rates will increase for those over 50, the ad overstates the conclusion. This claim gets a D.
If Change Now's "Worst of Washington" ad had said the tax cut bill "will give" the top 1 percent of Americans 83 percent of the tax cuts or included 2027 as the year the majority of Americans would pay more, then the claims would be accurate. As is, the ad gives the impression most Americans will pay more this year, which is false. While there are some claims in this ad that are true — Blum did vote for the tax cut bill and he's a 1 percenter — the fearmongering is so egregious that Fact Checker rates the overall claims a D.
l This Fact Checker was researched and written by Erin Jordan of The Gazette.
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It only makes sense that the MacKenzie-Childs pumpkin patch would produce black and white pumpkins! But don't stop there—all of our autumn accents are beautiful additions to your fall table and decor. Get out your cozy sweaters, warm the apple cider, and add some MacKenzie-Childs style to your fall vignettes.
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"This past summer, eight members of the JÜV team lived/worked together building out this company, hustling for Generation Z's seat at every table. Four of those eight members are PDS '17 alumni -- myself, Nick Jain, Jacob Chang, and Itai Fruchter. Our team always jokes that we, PDS kids, are so extra -- but I feel really lucky to have met such phenomenal people during my time at PDS that make me excited to get to do the work that I do. Beyond that, there are a few people specifically at PDS who have been instrumental in shaping who I am today -- namely Sra. Simonds and Ms. Lee. Itai, Nick and I developed a lot of our rapport in Ms. Lee's class as she encouraged us to listen more and be thoughtful, always. Sra. Simonds was my advisor in high school, and is someone I continue to go to for advice often. The people I met at PDS have made JÜV/my reality that much better and bolder."
All four have returned to their respective colleges, where they will juggle the demands of college life along with those of growing a new company. Ziad attends Yale University, Nick is closer to home, at Princeton University, and both Jacob and Itai attend the University of Chicago.
Congratulations, Panther alums! Read more about these students and their new venture in this New York Times story.
From left to right in photo: Jacob Chang '17, Nick Jain '17, Itai Fruchter '17, Ziad Ahmed '17. Photo courtesy of Ziad Ahmed.