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Young people turn to Childline over exam stress
25 May 2018 / News
Thousands of children and teenagers are seeking help from Childline as they struggle to cope with the pressure of taking exams
Childline delivered 3,135 counselling sessions on exam stress in 2017/18 – with just over a fifth taking place in May1.
Half of the counselling sessions were with young people aged 12 to 15 years old2. Some of these young people were concerned about:
an overwhelming workload
pressure from their parents
worries about whether they would get the grades they want.
Young people contacting Childline also said the prospect of taking exams was having an adverse effect on their mental health, with some saying it was leading to them self-harming, feeling depressed or experiencing anxiety.
Childline counsellors are only able to respond to 3 out of 4 children and young people that reach out for help.
Our Are you there? campaign is calling on the Government to increase funding so Childline can be there for more young people who desperately need to talk to someone.
"I think I'm going to fail my GCSEs and that makes me so worried for the future. What if I can't get a job anywhere? I'm struggling in so many subjects and finding revision hard because I don't really know how to organise myself. I've been self-harming to deal with how scared I am."
Teenage boy who contacted Childline
Tips and advice to help reduce exam stress
Take regular revision breaks and try exercising.
Go to bed at a reasonable time and try get some sleep.
Try to think positively. Even if you don't feel like it, a positive attitude can help.
Remember: everyone's different. Try not to compare yourself to others.
Don't place unnecessary pressure on children to gain certain grades.
Encourage children to take regular breaks, eat snacks and exercise.
Help them revise by giving them the space and time to do so.
Be supportive and help your children with their worries by talking to them.
Facilitate classroom discussions to get students talking about exam stress.
Encourage students to take regular breaks.
Encourage students to talk to you or other teachers about how they're feeling.
Help students to see exam stress as short-term.
Peter Wanless, Chief Executive of the NSPCC said:
"Preparing for and taking exams places a lot of pressure on young people. Worryingly for some these feelings can act as a trigger to them developing mental health issues.
"It is therefore vital that family, friends and teachers are there to support children and teenagers during this stressful time, listening to them and keeping them calm and focused so they can properly prepare for the challenges to come.
"Exams are very important and we really want young people to do their very best. However, they should also remember that if things don't go exactly according to plan there will be lots of other opportunities for them to express themselves and succeed."
More support and advice for children and young people
Get support from The Mind Set
Childline has partnered with BBC Learning's The Mind Set, a peer-to-peer coaching network for GCSE and National students.
Exam stress advice from Childline
Find advice on coping with exam stress, share your thoughts on the message boards or chat to a counsellor on the Childline website.
Visit the Childline website
1. There were 3,135 Childline counselling sessions from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018 in relation to exam stress. 683 of these (22%) took place in May 2017.
2. 903 counselling sessions were held with 16-18 year olds; 1,579 with 12-15 year olds, 203 with children aged 11 and under. In the remaining 450 counselling sessions the age was unknown.


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Tropical Flower Could Help Treat Pancreatic Cancer
News Dec 12, 2019 | Original story from University of Bath
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Researchers from the University of Bath have made three new molecules similar to Grandifloracin, a chemical found in the tropical plant Uvaria grandiflora, which grows in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
Their study, which was done in collaboration with Professor Suresh Awale from the University of Toyama, Japan, shows that all three molecules kill pancreatic cancer cells in a petri dish. Two of these killed the cells more effectively than the original Grandifloracin molecule.
Since pancreatic cancer causes few symptoms, many patients don't realise they are affected until it has already spread to other organs. Pancreatic cancer is also very difficult to treat as the tumours have resistance to many anti-cancer drugs - so these molecules could become a valuable tool in combating the condition.
Whilst this research is more than five years away from trialling new drugs in humans, the researchers say these molecules could become a promising new class of drugs for treating pancreatic cancer.
The research is published in the journal ChemMedChem.
Dr Simon Lewis, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry from the University of Bath, said: "Pancreatic cancers are especially aggressive and fast-growing, so the tumours develop faster than the blood vessels can supply nutrients to them.
"This leads to a lack of nutrients, to an extent that would kill ordinary cells, but the pancreatic cancer cells can survive these 'austere' conditions and keep on growing.
"The molecules we have identified are so-called 'anti-austerity' agents that can remove the ability of the cancer cells to tolerate these starvation conditions, so they will die, whereas ordinary cells with a normal supply of nutrients remain unaffected."
Dr Lorenzo Caggiano, Senior Lecturer in the Medicinal Chemistry group at the University's Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, said: "Through evolution, nature has developed a huge variety of active compounds to help it survive and thrive under a wide range of environmental conditions.
"These so-called natural products are of great interest in the development of new drugs and as such approximately a quarter of all medicines are derived from plants.
"As part of our ongoing research into the development of new treatments for brain cancers based on compounds found in daffodils, the research published in collaboration with Dr Lewis describes a compound also found in flowering plants that is able to selectively kill pancreatic cancer cells in a new way.
"This exciting approach could potentially lead to a new drug to treat pancreatic cancers that is more effective yet less toxic than current treatments."
Reference: Alexander, et al. (2019) Sidechain Diversification of Grandifloracin Allows Identification of Analogues with Enhanced Anti-Austerity Activity against Human PANC-1 Pancreatic Cancer Cells. ChemMedChem DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900549
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Chiefs Terminate Backup QB, Protect Ex-Vikings OL For Week 8
Getty Images	Quarterback Jordan Ta'amu joined the Chiefs in March following a stint in the XFL.
The Kansas City Chiefs are shaking up their practice squad ahead of a Week 8 matchup against the winless New York Jets. On Wednesday afternoon, the defending Super Bowl champions terminated the contract of QB Jordan Ta'amu, per the NFL's official transaction report for October 27.
The 22-year-old was designated to the practice squad during the team's final roster cuts in September and was also the first Chiefs player to test positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.
He was originally signed to a one-year deal on March 23 after shining in the since-disbanded XFL for the St. Louis Battlehawks. Ta'amu, who will now be free to sign with any NFL team, also had a brief stint with the Houston Texans after going undrafted out of Ole Miss in 2019.
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Chiefs Protect OL Danny Isidora for Week 8
Kansas City also made a second roster move on Wednesday, protecting OL Danny Isidora for the second consecutive week in advance of Sunday's home tilt versus the Jets.
Chiefs have dropped QB Jordan Ta'amu from the practice squad.
The club also protected OG Danny Isidora from signing with another team this week. They did the same last week ahead of his elevation to the game-day roster with RT Mitchell Schwartz out.
— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) October 27, 2020
The fourth-year veteran was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad on September 8 and was active for last week's 43-16 blowout victory over the Denver Broncos. Isidora brings 24 games (6 starts) of experience in two systems, the Minnesota Vikings (2017-18) and the Miami Dolphins (2019), who most recently released the 26-year-old during 53-man roster cuts in September.
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52: Narwhals
Time for another animal spotlight, and this week it's the majestic narwhal! For a long time this animal was believed to be magical, then imaginary. We still know very little about it, but the more we are learning the more amazing it seems to be! This week we will explore where it lives, what that giant tusk does, and how they have some pretty sophisticated social behaviour. Oh, and we'll also be exploring what a narluga is. Enjoy!
A narwhal is a toothed whale, known to be small. Though small compared to many other whales, they are still relatively large animals, growing up to 5.5 meters in length with a 3meter long tus (Picture: Encyclopaedia Britannica).
Narwhals are what are considered small whales (though they're really not that small…) which are found in Arctic rivers and seas in Eastern Canada, around Greenland, and in high Arctic waters above Scandinavia and western Russia. They fall into the toothed whale group, along with orcas, dolphins and porpoises because, well, they have teeth. The other whale group is the baleen whales, who have baleen plates that look almost like hairs, and which they use to filter food out of water. Baleen whales tend to be bigger in size, including species like the Blue Whale.
Though considered small, narwhals can be anything between 4-5.5 m in length and weigh 800-1,600 kg. They tend to travel in groups of around 15-20, though in some cases thousands have been seen swimming together. Narwhals feed off fish, shrimp and squids and are hunted by orcas and occasionally polar bears, walrus' and humans.
The number of narwhals is sort of unknown, but thought to be around 123,000 individuals. Whether their population is going up or down is also unknown. They are quite elusive animals and they tend to live in very hard to reach areas so are not the easiest to study. There is a decrease in the quality of their habitat happening though, and concerns about the effects of climate change on them especially decreases in sea ice. However, their numbers appear to be reasonably stable and aside from temporary bans on the trade of their tusks from the EU, Greenland and Canada over the years, they are allowed to be hunted and their tusks sold according to set quotas.
Narwhals are sociable animals, normally travelling in groups of 15-20, though they have been seen in groups of thousands. (Picture: Marinebio.org)
Of course, the most noticeable thing about a narwhal is its long tusk, which can grow to over 3 m in length. This tusk is actually a tooth, one of two teeth that these whales have at the front of their mouths. In males, the left tooth grows into a huge tusk, whilst the right one usually stays within the skull, whilst in females both usually stay within the skull. There are some rare cases where a narwhal develops both teeth into tusks.
There are many theories on what this tusk does. It is known to have millions of nerve endings within it which may be used to detect the levels of salt in the water, and though previously thought to be a sign of aggression, males rubbing their tusks against one another is now thought to be some kind of communication, perhaps sharing information on the conditions of waters they have travelled through recently. A video recorded in 2017 showed another potential use- for hunting. The recording showed narwhals using their tusk bop cod on the head, making them easier to catch and eat. Despite all these theories, the tusk is not thought to be essential for their survival as females manage without them, and so it is also believed part of their role is in sexual selection i.e. lady narwhals like a guy with a nice tusk, kind of like how lady peacocks like a man with a fabulous tail. We all have our preferences!
On the left a male and female narwhal skull showing the growth and dormancy of the two prominent front teeth in their skull. On the right the skull of a narwhal with the unusual mutation of having grown out both teeth, creating two tusks.
Hybrids and menopause
Narwhals are a surprisingly long-lived animal, surviving an average of around 50 years but with some of the oldest being between 105-125 years old. Not only this but the females go through menopause which is highly unusual in the animal kingdom. In fact, other than humans only five other species are known to go through the menopause and they are all toothed whales. Normally it would be biologically beneficial to have as many offspring as possible for as long as possible. However, studies on orcas, who also go through menopause, suggest that because these whales stay with their families for life, if a female keeps on producing, her children will be directly competing with her grandchildren and great grandchildren for food. Instead, by going through the menopause a female can allow her children to continue producing descendants, whilst she saves her energy and provides a more guiding role to the group, using her knowledge and experience to e.g. help them find food. It is thought the reason for menopause in narwhals might be the same.
Baby narwhals, called calves, are born in what are known as nurseries. These are usually inlets where mothers go to give birth and start raising their young before taking them out into the big wide ocean. Females only have one calf at a time. Interestingly, narwhals have been seen to interbreed in a few rare cases with a close relative of theirs, the beluga whale. This information came from a Greenlandic hunter who had caught the hybrid calf and noticed it was unusual. The skull was later examined by scientists who could see that it was the offspring of a female narwhal and male beluga. Even more interestingly it seems that this hybrid grazed on fish on the sea bed, a behaviour seen in neither of its parents. However, as there are only three cases of this hybridisation and all the data scientists have collected on them have been based on their bones and the stories of hunters, little is known about them. Some call this hybrid a beluwhal, though personally I prefer narluga. If you're wanting more info on animal hybrids, I recommend plog 14: Species, pizzlies and mules.
Though less showy without the tusk, older female narwhals are thought to play an important role in guiding their group to find food. (Picture: Getty Images)
Of course, you can't have something like a 3 m long tusk without creating some myth and legend around it. In medieval times in Europe the narwhal tusk was believed to be a unicorn horn, and as such had special magical powers, allowing them to neutralise poison and cure 'melancholy'. The enterprising Vikings were able to sell them far and wide on this premise for a high price.
In some Inuit cultures the tusk was said to be created when a woman struck a narwhal with a harpoon which she had tied around her waist, but was pulled into the sea after it. She them became a narwhal, her hair creating the spiral pattern on the narwhal tusk.
Even as far back as the times of the ancient Greeks, physicians like Ctesias believe unicorn horns could remove poison from food. On the left is shown an experiment conducted using a unicorn horn to see how effective its properties were. In reality a narwhal tusk was used but, you know, close enough. Rhino horns and walrus teeth were also sometimes used. On the right a pharmacy sign making use of a narwhal tusk (Pictures: Images/CC)
Elusive and somewhat inconclusive, we still have a lot to learn about narwhals. They are a visually striking creature thanks to their tusks, but they also seem to have complex social behaviours with wise old females guiding families with their knowledge and experience, and sociable males sharing with one another news of the waters they have recently been through. Whether they can cure melancholy is a bit tenuous, but looking at this buck toothed beauty can certainly bring a smile!
A video of narwhals using their tusks to stun cod:
The scientific paper discussing the finding of the hybrid beluwhal/narluga:
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This little three month old and I had an immediate bond yesterday. I'm telling myself it was my winsome personality and baby whispering ways. But between you and me, I think it's just in her DNA. She has one of the most precious, friendly personality I've ever seen on a baby so young. What a treat to photograph!
Her mama was looking for a really great shot (or 10!) of her sweet baby face. And I can see why. She gives these looks that just melt my heart…and I'm not even her mom!
And since I knew they'd be needing more sweet shots like that one, I decided to train an associate.


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Over the last several weeks, we have been getting daily, if not hourly updates on the spread of Ebola. More than 13,000 cases of Ebola have been diagnosed in West Africa and it is lapping our own shores. We can't stop talking and wondering and worrying about our own safety, the safety of our families, the safety of our kids. We wonder how we can protect ourselves.
The answer is: by stopping the outbreak at its source. To beat Ebola, the healthcare and humanitarian sectors must be able to fly workers in and out of West Africa. We need to be able to treat those who are sick, care for our neighbors and educate those who are not on how they can protect themselves and stop the spread of the virus. Reducing access to the region or making it more difficult for volunteers to come home would only impede the ability to respond, and fuel the epidemic's growth.
No one should dare leave his neighbor unless there are others who will take care of the sick in their stead and nurse them. In such cases we must respect the word of Christ, "I was sick and you did not visit me…" According to this passage we are bound to each other in such a way that no one may forsake the other in his distress but is obliged to assist and help him as he himself would like to be helped.
Luther was clear: our neighbor needs us. And we need our neighbor.
And by neighbor I don't just mean the people next door, or even in our own country. In this shrinking and interconnected world we increasingly need to realize that everyone is our neighbor. The people of Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone – these are our neighbors.
Last week, President Obama recognized medical professionals who have recently returned home after working with Ebola patients in West Africa, fighting the virus on the front lines of the epidemic. "They do this for no other reason than their own sense of duty. Their sense of purpose. Their sense of serving a cause greater than themselves," he said.
Many of these brave doctors, nurses and humanitarian aid workers are people of faith, and for them they are truly answering the call of Christ to help those who are sick and in need.
I know many of you are worried about the disease spreading here in the states and putting loved ones at risk. It's understandable. But we need to put our fear aside, trust God, and do all we can to support the brave people who are willing to go to help stop this horrible sickness at its source. And in the end, this is also the best way to protect us here at home.


Followers of this blog are familiar with Teddy Roosevelt's famous "Man in the Arena" speech, in which Roosevelt praised the virtue of those who strive for greatness even in the face of failure. Arizona Senator John McCain read from the speech in a recent ESPN profile of the Let Teddy Win movement, and quotes from the speech have long been available on our t-shirts.
On Thursday night, the Nationals faced elimination in the National League Division Series playoffs, and so veteran infielder Mark DeRosa chose the occasion to read Teddy's words to the team before the game.
DeRosa, the only member of the Nationals with an Ivy League degree, told reporters that he reads the speech to himself before big games, but this was the first time he read it out loud.
"I wanted to say something that brought the whole team together, a band of brothers," DeRosa said.


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Business Insider: Arianna Huffington says you should do these 3 things to start sleeping better
Erin Brodwin
We recently talked to a Keck Medicine of USC professor of clinical medicine and fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Raj Dasgupta, to see how Huffington's regimen aligns with what we know about the science of sleep.
In her book and in interviews, Huffington has spoken about the importance of carving out a period of transition between the state of being wakeful and alert and being calm and ready for sleep.
"My own ritual," Huffington recently told "Access Hollywood," "involves taking a hot bath with candles because I love rekindling the romance with sleep."
This practice is an important component of sleep hygiene because it helps tell our bodies that we're getting ready for rest.
"When you're going to bed, you want to do things that are relaxing, like reading a book," said Dasgupta. "You want to gradually transition into sleep."
Huffington said that she also removes all electronic devices — tablets, phones, computers — from her bedroom so as to avoid attention-grabbing things like email, the news, or social media.
This is another classic sleep hygiene approach.
"At bedtime, you want to be at peace," Dasgupta said. "Things that will probably make you feel not at peace include the news."
While Huffington writes that she turns off all of her devices 30 minutes before bedtime, some experts suggest a slightly larger device-free window of roughly an hour before bed.


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The United Kingdom comprises the entire island of Great Britain, including England, Wales, and Scotland, as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland. Each of these regions has something different to offer and is gifted with lush landscapes and architectural history.
From the majestic Buckingham Palace in London, to the sweeping highlands in Scotland, the United Kingdom has a magical aura and an old-world charm. Known for fine brews, vibrant city life, windswept green lands and castles, it is a paradise for all.
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The lush beauty and historical significance of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland make United Kingdom a favourite European tourist destination. Experience the lush beauty of the noteworthy destinations listed below:
This wondrous city is bursting with life with museums and art galleries, beautiful green parks, boisterous theatre scene, and delightful shopping and dining facilities. Not to mention the presence of royalty! Make sure to capture its vibrant essence and joyous lifestyle during your stay.
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Marvel at the ancient wonder of this prehistoric monument, which has been given the status of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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UK is a vast land that has many more adventures and breath-taking landscapes waiting for you. So get inspired and start your journey to this spellbinding world!
Always make sure that you know the location of the nearest embassy or consulate of your country as it is your point of contact for assistance in many different situations. Here are the Indian Embassy and Consulate locations in the United Kingdom:
Website / Email address
High Commission of India High Commission of India, India House, Aldwych, London, WC2B 4NA 02086295950 (Working hours) | 020 7632 3035 (after Office hours) Monday-Friday (9:15 AM-5:45 PM) https://hcilondon.in/index.php
Consulate General of India Consulate General of India, 17 Rutland Square, Edinburgh EH1 2BB 0131 229 2144 Monday-Friday (9:00 AM-5:30 PM) indianconsulate.scotland@btconnect.com
Honorary Consulate of India 63 - 67, Wellfield Road, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (+44) 303 040 2777 - enquiries@hciwales.in
Honorary Consulate of India Andras House Ltd., 60 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland +44(0) 28 9087 8787 - dsrana@andrashouse.co.uk
List of International Airports in UK
Birmingham Birmingham International Airport
Exeter Exeter International Airport
Leeds/Bradford Leeds Bradford International Airport
London London City Airport
Norwich Norwich International Airport
Glasgow Glasgow International Airport
Belfast Belfast International Airport
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To apply for travelling visa, visit the UK government website for visas and immigration in India and apply for a visa online. Their government website is user-friendly and provides all the necessary information.
For any further details and queries, you can reach out to the UK Embassy and Consulates in India.
British High Commission Shantipath, Chanakyapuri New Delhi 110021 India +91 (11) 2419 2100 (24 hours a day) Monday-Friday (9 AM-5 PM) web.newdelhi@fco.gov.uk
British Deputy High Commission British Deputy High Commission Mumbai Naman Chambers, C/32 G Block Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra (East) Mumbai 400 051 India +91 (22) 66502222 (24 hours a day) Monday-Thursday (8:00 AM-4:00 PM);
Friday (8:00 AM-1:00 PM) web.newdelhi@fco.gov.uk
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British Deputy High Commission Bengaluru Prestige Takt 23 Kasturba Road Cross Bengaluru 560 001 India +91 (80) 2210 0200 Monday-Thursday (8:30 AM-4:30 PM);
British Nationals Assistance Office Goa British Nationals Assistance Office Goa 303-304 Casa del Sol Opposite Marriott Hotel Miramar Goa Panaji 403001 India +91 (832) 6636 777 Monday-Thursday (8:00 AM-4:00 PM);
Friday (8:00 AM-1:00 PM) consular.goa@fco.gov.uk
British Deputy High Commission 178-178A, Elante Business Park Unit C516, Fifth Floor Industrial Area Phase 1 Chandigarh 160002 India +91 82 8800 9897 Monday-Thursday (9:30 AM-5:30 PM);
Friday (9:30-2:30 PM) web.newdelhi@fco.gov.uk
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List of Well-known Indian Restaurants in United Kingdom
Indulge your taste buds in the sumptuous delicacies offered by these Indian restaurants, creating a home-away-from-home experience:
Lotus, London Indian ` 1,073 - 4,427
Indian Express, West Kensington Indian ` 1,329 - 2,658*
The Sitara, Archway Indian ` 1,107 - 2,215*
The Monsoon, Brick Lane Indian, Bangladeshi ` 1,550 - 3,101*
The Mint Room, Bath Indian ` 974 - 2,215^
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^Source: Yelp
Rates are merely indicative and are subject to change based on change in conversion rates
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Publish date: 9/21/2015
A New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the James Beard Award for General Cooking and the IACP Cookbook of the Year Award
"The one book you must have, no matter what you're planning to cook or where your skill level falls."—New York Times Book Review
Ever wondered how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-rare from edge to edge when you cut into it? How to make homemade mac 'n' cheese that is as satisfyingly gooey and velvety-smooth as the blue box stuff, but far tastier? How to roast a succulent, moist turkey (forget about brining!)—and use a foolproof method that works every time?
As Serious Eats's culinary nerd-in-residence, J. Kenji López-Alt has pondered all these questions and more. In The Food Lab, Kenji focuses on the science behind beloved American dishes, delving into the interactions between heat, energy, and molecules that create great food. Kenji shows that often, conventional methods don't work that well, and home cooks can achieve far better results using new—but simple—techniques. In hundreds of easy-to-make recipes with over 1,000 full-color images, you will find out how to make foolproof Hollandaise sauce in just two minutes, how to transform one simple tomato sauce into a half dozen dishes, how to make the crispiest, creamiest potato casserole ever conceived, and much more.
J. Kenji López-Alt is the best-selling author of The Food Lab, winner of James Beard and IACP awards. He lives in San Mateo, California.
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För ärkebiskopen och riksföreståndaren, se Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna.
Johannes Benedicti, född i Stora Kopparberget, död 1603 i Västerås, var en svensk präst och riksdagsman.

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Johannes Benedicti var son till en bergsbrukare i Stora Kopparberget vid namn Bengt Jönsson. Han studerade i Tyskland och tog magistergraden 1583 i Wittenberg. Han blev vid ankomsten till Sverige värvad av Västerås trivialskola och nämns 1593 som dess rektor, året därpå som dekanus och sedermera som poenitentiarius.

Johannes undertecknade beslutet från Uppsala möte. Han var fullmäktig för domkapitlet vid riksdagen 1595 och riksdagen 1600.

Hans hustru Margareta var dotter till biskop Erasmus Nicolai Arbogensis. Med henne fick han sonen Andreas Johannis Arosiandrinus. Hustrun gifte som änka om sig med hans elev Olaus Andreæ Dalekarlus.

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Protecting endangered species, preserving habitat.
Conservation biology developed as a field in the 1980s, when people grew more and more concerned about species extinction and worldwide loss of natural habitats. Conservation biologists work to slow or reverse these trends. They study rare and endangered species, because they want those plants and animals to recover so that they no longer need special protection. Conservation biologists also help protect and manage whole ecosystems, since many native habitats in the world have shrunk to tiny fragments of their former range. Some of the most famous restoration projects in the United States, such as reintroducing gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park, were designed and conducted by conservation biologists. Many students are drawn to the field because they want to work outdoors with rare or charismatic species. However, almost all conservation biologists also work with the public, especially with people whose lives are affected by efforts to protect endangered species or habitats.
Conservation biologists work in federal and state government agencies, and in nonprofit organizations interested in protecting natural resources. Some work with captive animal populations in zoos and wild animal parks. More and more are working with environmental consulting firms: companies hired by agencies and businesses to help them meet government regulations or to do an environmental impact analysis and to write the grants necessary to get funding or permits. Successful conservation biologists have the expertise to analyze the field situation, design a conservation strategy that meets the needs of the business, and communicate the strategy.
To be a conservation biologist, you need a college education and practical experience in the field. You need courses in biology, chemistry, ecology, genetics, and resource management. Since most conservation problems involve the public, you also need courses in English, communication, statistics, economics, and public policy. Public speaking and writing skills are valuable assets. Many positions now require computer knowledge, especially with geographic information systems (GIS); some positions require people with advanced computer modeling skills.
In high school, take as much math, chemistry, physics, biology, and English as possible. Look for opportunities to work with parks, government agencies, or nonprofit groups in internships or volunteer positions to gain practical experience and network connections. Experience writing for high school publications, leading meetings, and working in teams are definite assets.


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Springsteen, Bowie, Richard Thompson & The EasyBeats all have Friday on their minds!
Damn that alarm! Always too early. Every day. Every day.
Funny how I know the alarm is bound to ring yet somehow it's always a surprise.
Another day. Here they come, rolling out their carpet of misery.
Mournful Monday. Terrible Tuesday. Woeful Wednesday. Tormenting Thursday.
Still, still … I got Friday on my mind. Friday on my mind.
Guess Mama was right – I should have listened in School.
Maybe then I'd have a job that meant something to me instead of this endless grind where I'm treated as if I'm no more than a cog in a wheel.
Got to get through.
Monday morning punch the clock.
Monday night punch the clock.
Tuesday morning punch the clock.
Tuesday night punch the clock.
Wednesday morning punch the clock.
Wednesday night punch the clock.
Thursday morning punch the clock.
Thursday night punch the clock
Friday Morning punch the clock.
Friday night punch the clock.
One of these Friday nights I'm really gonna punch that clock!
I do my job. As well as they'll let me.
Anyway they ain't said I broke no rule.
Maybe one day if I keep my nose clean I'll get that raise in pay they been promising for so long. Maybe.
Until then I'll keep my mind fixed on Friday when I ain't just one more guy on the shift.
My time. Off the clock.
Friday on my mind. Friday on my mind.
An undeniable hit from the first second of the intro!
And, a massive 1966 worldwide hit it proved. Top 20 in the USA, top 10 UK, No 1 in The EasyBeats Australian home and also in Holland.
In Australia it's an iconic symbol of the emergence of a far away continent into pop culture consciousness.
So it's been voted Australia's best song of all time as well as being safely lodged in their National Sound Archives Registry.
The song was written by Henry Vanda and George Young lead and rhythm guitar respectively. Dick Diamonde held down the bass with Gordon Fleet behind the drums. The impassioned vocal courtesy of Stevie Wright.
All their energy and talents mesh together here perfectly to lay down a pop classic that always comes up no matter how many weekends it has kickstarted.
Friday on my mind is a wonderful adrenaline rush of a song that sums up a universal feeling. The sense of gathering excitement is brilliantly realised.
Perhaps they were able to capture such a feeling because as the sons of migrant families to Australia they were hyper alert, as migrants often are, to the signals of culture all around and desperate to make their mark in their new world.
They met up at Villawood Migrant Hostel and via intense practice and stints at 'Beatle Village' venue in Sydney they became a formidable live band ready to conquer a continent and take on the world.
Their second Australian release in 1965, 'She's So Fine' had launched them into pop orbit and brought them adulation at near Beatles level at home.
But the epicentre of the pop world in 1966 was London. So it was there in September with Shel Talmy (producer of hits for The Kinks) at IBC studios that they recorded the record that will always define their career.
Let's return to the term, 'hyper alert'. Perhaps the single artist in the modern era who most exemplifies that quality is David Bowie.
Sharply intelligent, artistically omnivorous and hugely ambitious he hoovered up every influence in the 1960s air (and in all the decades thereafter) right up to his majestic sign off with, 'Blackstar'.
His 1973 record, 'Pin Ups' celebrated the 1964 to 1967 world that David Jones/Bowie moved in before his own career ascended to the stratosphere.
Bowie lends, 'Friday On My Mind' his own wild glamorous sheen.
Now, The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, is well known to be tuned in to the blue collar life.
Growing up in New Jersey his ears will have pricked up at the skewering of working class realities captured by The EasyBeats.
And, Bruce pays his dues. So, arriving to tour Australia he has no hesitation in pulling out, 'Friday On My Mind' and bringing the full force of his personality and the drive of the E Street Band to lift the roof off!
As the 21st Century approached Playboy Magazine decided to ask a series of musicians for their choices for the music of the millennium.
Playboy assumed that the responses would be choices of music from the 20th century and for all but one contributor the assumption proved correct.
The exception was the list provided by English guitar and songwriting genius Richard Thompson.
Richard must have delighted in producing a list that included both, 'Sumer is Icumen In' and, 'Oops! … I Did It Again'.
Richard as a teenager was playing and attending the iconic 1960s clubs like the UFO. And, who,knows that he crossed paths with The EasyBeats. He certainly recognised a classic guitar figure when he heard one.
There's a caricature of Richard a misery laden, doom and gloom merchant. In truth he's a serious musician with well honed wit who can turn his considerable gifts to any subject he chooses.
Listen to him give Friday another dimension.
Few songs appeal so powerfully to so many artists.
Vanda and Young with The EasyBeats have succeeded in keeping Friday on our minds eight days a week.
This entry was posted in 1960s, classic Pop, Music and tagged Australian pop, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Friday On My Mind, Richard Thompson, The EasyBeats, Wanda and Young by Thom Hickey. Bookmark the permalink.
84 thoughts on "Springsteen, Bowie, Richard Thompson & The EasyBeats all have Friday on their minds!"
endardoo on January 21, 2017 at 12:01 pm said:
Great stuff, as always, Thom but sorry, I can't agree with Tormenting Thursday. http://wp.me/p6FNlB-qP
Thom Hickey on January 21, 2017 at 12:11 pm said:
Thanks. Are you more of a tempting Thursday man or Thoughtful Thursday?
Garrulous Gwendoline on September 18, 2016 at 6:48 am said:
Hubbie has discovered Spotify and downloaded a bunch of 1960s tracks. I was just grooving away to Sonny and he asked did I know who sang it? "Sure", I said, "the guys who were practising in a room around the back of Parramatta Town Hall. I heard the music and snuck in a side door to listen". I can never hear Sonny and not think of that Sunday afternoon as a 14 year old back in the late 60s. When it seemed that an afternoon grooving to music could fix all that was wrong in my world. Hubbie interrupted my reverie, "No," he said, "it was Bobby Hebb." Bobby – who? Maybe an inspiration for another post from your good self?
Thom Hickey on September 18, 2016 at 6:49 am said:
Thanks. I'll add that to my list! Thom


All the finals will be on Sunday, including Handicap Singles (played last Sunday/Monday), Handicap Doubles, and the main event, Class (flight) Singles, which started Thursday morning. Both Handicap Singles and Handicap Doubles finals will be played as a single game, and the Class Event singles will be best-of-three for the A Class and B Class and single games for the other two classes.
Of the main three formats for the Flexible Swiss (for Handicap Singles), the directors, Ian Plummer and Kevin Carter, have chosen a "Modified Yorkshire variable base system." Plummer explains this format briefly in this way: "We take the sum of the handicaps and divide by four to get the base. However, the minimum base we allow is 3 1/2, to avoid low handicap players receiving too many bisques!"
Some of the players were dismayed to feel the temperature plummet from 85 at the beginning of the event last Saturday to 75 degrees over the course of the last few days. Others comment without regret on missing the recent rare snowfall in England.
The players have adapted extremely well to Florida climate and customs. There have been rumours, so far unconfirmed, of key-swapping parties in the lobby of the Holiday Inn hotel, where most of the players are lodged.
An American player expressed delight at the friendliness of the English-style tournament. Another, however, asked, "How do they play those interminable 3 1/2 hour games, day after day?"
Several Americans have said they really love the custom of the winner buying the loser a drink. This could turn out to be the most important learning experience of the Americans in this cross-cultural adventure.


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Man jailed after calling neighbour a paedophile in vicious hate campaign
False sex and benefit swindling claims saw Great Barr man and his wife investigated by police
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Stephen Barlow has been jailed over a hate campaign against his neighbours
Stay in the know. Share your email to get all the latest Court and Crime news from Birmingham Live directly to your inbox
A Birmingham man has been jailed for a vicious campaign which saw him fire-off hate mail to a school and fellow residents falsely claiming his neighbour was a paedophile.
The smears led to distraught Daniel Keogh and wife Tracy being investigated by police.
While the Great Barr couple were quickly cleared of any wrongdoing, the December, 2011, probe cost Tracy precious time with her dying father.
At Birmingham Magistrates Court, their tormentor, 57-year-old Stephen Barlow, now of Lingmoor Grove, Aldridge, was jailed for 12 weeks. He blamed drink and personal problems for the vendetta.
In the letters, he accused Daniel of abuse and claimed the dad-of-six had been convicted of seven sex offences against kids.
Other letters were sent to the Department of Social Security, falsely claiming Daniel, aged 52, was on benefits while working.
Representing himself in court after pleading guilty to harassment, Barlow said he regretted what happened soon after sending the letters and tried to stop them being delivered.
But District Judge Robinson stressed the matter was too serious for anything other than a prison sentence.
He told Barlow: "This was a calculated and planned campaign of harassment.
"This family felt like they wanted to move house and felt they couldn't walk the streets. It has changed their everyday way of life permanently."
After the case, devoted dad Daniel - fighting back tears - said he had considered suicide over the lies.
But the support of neighbours, who immediately reported the malicious allegations to police, has helped his family get through the harrowing ordeal.
"It's been horrendous, he made our lives hell," said Daniel, who has never been in trouble with the law.
"He sent us hate mail made from newspaper cuttings saying my family was scum.
"I've suffered from clinical depression. We've been put through hell and it's still going on.
"In my head I always think people are looking at me."
Daniel said had it not been for the support of neighbours, the vile allegations could have had deadly consequences, as in the case of Iranian Bijan Ebrahimi.
Lee James, 24, was sentenced to life imprisonment in November over the disabled man's murder after false rumours were spread in the Bristol neighbourhood that Mr Ebrahimi was a sex offender.
"That could have happened to me," said Daniel, "people have been killed over the type of allegations that were made against me.
"It really needs to be looked at because if someone else falls victim to something like this, they might not have neighbours as good as mine. Something terrible could happen to them."


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Clarkia mosquinii är en dunörtsväxtart som beskrevs av E. Small. Clarkia mosquinii ingår i släktet clarkior, och familjen dunörtsväxter. Utöver nominatformen finns också underarten C. m. mosquinii.

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Du Benji is the second-generation apprentice of Xu Beihong, Chinese master of modern fine arts.
During Du's 50 or more years of accumulation and experience in artistic circles he has created a type of calligraphy that is executed in a manner entirely at odds with the normal approach.
Contemporary calligraphers call it "mighty script," an epithet that conveys its distinctly peremptory air.
The style Du has created bears no resemblance to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) seal character official script, running script or regular script. It has consequently opened up a new area of debate among calligraphers.
At the beginning of the new millennium, Du was assigned eight calligraphic works that began with the Chinese character tian (heaven). They included the CCTV serialized drama, Granary under Heaven; a special soccer tournament marking the 10th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to the motherland named Olympics under Heaven; and a piece entitled Harmony under Heaven exalting the country's harmonious and prosperous society.
Heaven being the key concept in Du's calligraphic works, his fellows have dubbed them "mighty script under heaven."
A full 20 years ago, a scholar wrote to the Yangcheng Evening News after seeing Du's calligraphy, pointing out its domineering conceit.
Du's calligraphy on a 67-m length of silk recording China's campaign against SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) became part of the Capital Museum collection in 2003. Another 64-m-long scroll of his calligraphy was accessioned into the National Museum of China collection in 2004. "Give me a reason, a way of thinking and a space, and I will endeavor to break through restrictions imposed by predecessors," says Du, who has set up the Du Benji Calligraphy and Painting Studio at Jiguge, Liulichang in Beijing. "Calligraphers and painters need to innovate according to the times," Du asserts.


Looks like Kamikara's (Orias) servants have left her an offering. Lydia STRUGGLES to get away but is BOUND within the ropes! Kamikara teases her offering by using her long fingernails to graze against Lydia's soft WRINKLED SOLES! She devours the essence of Lydia's spirit by TICKLING her BARE FEET! The more Lydia LAUGHS, the more exhausted she becomes and eventually loses all of her spirit essence to the deity!
TerrasTemptations – Tickle the horny roommate!
Gia Love is having some "alone time" in her room but forgot to shut the door. TerraMizu intrudes on her personal space and starts to tickle her feet! Gia is fighting the urge to laugh, but can't help how ticklish her feet are! Terra tortures Gia, by pretending to leave the room, then surprise tickle attacking Gia! Terra even brings Gia into a false sense of security by rubbing her tired soles.. just to lead into more foot tickling! Will Terra ever give Gia her personal time?
Download – Tickle the horny roommate!
Orias has a trick up her sleeve, knowing Terra is sensitive to the touch! She pokes at Terra's leg; she flinches. Terra knows where this is going, so they square off on the bed, and try to pin each other down to a ticklish submission! Orias wraps herself around Terra's upper body and tickles her ribs. Terra is cracking up, as she is unable to get away from Orias' grasp! Terra taps, and they square off again, this time Terra gets hold of Orias and tickles her mercilessly! It's a battle of wits to see who can get the other to laugh, so don't miss it!
Velma is taking a nap, but what she doesn't know, is Terra is at the foot of her bed. She pulls away the comforter and begins to play with Velma's size 11 feet! Velma is in a deep sleep, and only twitches her feet when Terra tickles them. Her soles wrinkle and her toes wiggle. Terra manages to sneak away before Velma wakes up. Was it all a dream?
Orias is still questioning Captain TerraMizu about the lost treasure. Terra is exhausted from the intense interrogation. Orias turns her attention to Terra's chained boot-clad feet, and decides to do some "sole-searching". She proceeds to tickle Terra's bare feet, and play with her toes. Terra squirms and struggles, but is chained to the cross and cannot get away! Will she escape this weird "tickle torture" and extract revenge on Orias?


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Q: Is it practical to use infinite continued fraction to generate random numbers? I observed the pattern of this irrational number:
$$\sqrt{1 + \sqrt{2}}$$
and realized that each element $a_i$ occurred very randomly. For the first 100 elements, this is the result:
[1,1,1,4,6,1,2,2,2,1,1,6,1,179,48,1,356,1,1,3,15,2,1,4,8,3,1,1,1,5,1,1,9,1,19,1,
2,13,2,1,1,4,2,1,1,3,2,1,1,4,15,1,4,5,1,7,6,1,6,6,2,3,38,1,4,1,9,3,1,2,1,2,1,2,1
,1,3,1,4,1,2,4,1,4,1,1,1,58,6,3,4,203,4,14,2,1,1,41,2,2]

As I increase the length of this sequence, the number were even more arbitrary. So I wonder is there any previous work or paper which relates to random number generator using continued fraction approach? Any idea? Thank you.

A: Very little is known about the continued fraction expansions of numbers other than rationals and quadratic irrationals. In particular, it is widely believed but not proved that the continued fraction of an irrational of degree exceeding 2 has arbitrarily large partial quotients.
Almost all reals (all but a set of measure zero) have the same limiting density of 1s, 2s, 3s, etc., in their continued fraction expansion, but again it is believed-but-not-known that familiar irrationals such as $\pi$ and the one you cite are in the full-measure set.

A: If one wants by some chance to model the Gauss–Kuzmin distribution then it might be feasible. Otherwise there seems to be little sense in it.

A: It is difficult to imagine sequences with a more brazenly skewed distribution than the above sequence.  Such skewing is the norm with continued fractions.
There are various other problems with continued fractions as random number generators.  One problem is that apart from the quadratic case, the quotients are not easy to compute.  Another is that the quotients have some subtle dependencies.

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Pseudophengodes penai är en skalbaggsart som beskrevs av Wittmer 1976. Pseudophengodes penai ingår i släktet Pseudophengodes och familjen Phengodidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The Managing Editor will oversee the editorial and production staff to create and deliver custom informational and educational content across digital platforms – including articles, videos, social media and infographics – targeting Millennial and Generation Z audience aligned with an optimistic target brand voice. In this role, the Managing Editor will lead daily editorial meetings, manage a deliverables calendar and direct news coverage.
Candidates should have a passion for personal finance, investing and education. This position should be comfortable using social media for news consumption, news gathering and discovery. Ideal candidates should excel at teasing out fresh angles to cover. Must have experience news editing, line editing and writing with voice. This individual should also have a flair for the fun, creative and unexpected in text, data visualization and multimedia. The Managing Editor will also be leading a team of digital video producers, so experience in video storytelling is a must.
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title: Video untuk Perdamaian - Mentoring 26 September 2012
date: 2012-09-26
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* [Oleh Anggara](http://wiki.ciptamedia.org/wiki/Anggara)
* Hadir:
  * Firdaus Mubarik
  * Husni
  * Lexy
* Tempat: Perkumpulan 6211

**Firdaus**: 6211 melakukan kegiatan dalam bentuk pemberdayaan, dokumentasi, advokasi. Untuk itu 6211 melakukan upaya:

1. Mengumpulkan sumber berupa dokumentasi berupa rilis, foto, video
2. Mengumpulan data insiden melalui sms dari komunitas
3. Melakukan pemantauan media

**Pendampingan Output**:

1. Peta insiden + wiki
2. Library (doc+video)
3. Advokasi tools (diproduksi 6211 + komunitas)

**Program Video untuk Perdamaian**: Fokus pada Video dan Training Training tadinya direncanakan 13 dan dipangkas menjadi 8 (Tasik, Bandung, Bekasi, Makassar) Sementara (Surabaya, Bogor, Cianjur, Mataram) belum diadakan training. Sementara Riau dan Jawa Tengah sedang dipertimbangkan untuk dilakukan training. Penurunan target ini dikarenakan masalah sumber daya dan juga kekeliruan perhitungan dari sisi dana. Karena harus ada pendampingan setelah training terhadap komunitas tersebut

**Training**

* Makassar peserta dari Ahmadiyah + Syiah
* Bandung -> kecenderungan soal reportase
* Tasik, Garut, Ciamis à fokus pada mapping daerah2 yang bermasalah di 10 – 15 masjid
* Bekasi à Ahmadiyah + Filadelfia
* Training ini diharapkan akan menghasilkan video klip (30 detik – 1 menit) dan video advocacy tools (durasi lebih panjang)
* Video clip yang diproduksi 1 orang satu video
* Video advocacy: 1 area dua video
* Video bias wartawan
* Belum dilakukan

**Rekomendasi**

1. Meski dapat dipahami bahwa adanya target penurunan lokasi training (dari 13 menjadi 8) dengan adanya keterbatasan dana yang berarti akan tiadanya pendampingan untuk proses pembuatan video, namun disarankan untuk berkonsultasi dengan Ford mengenai penurunan target lokasi training ini beserta target penurunan jumlah video untuk advocacy tools dari 26 menjadi 16.
2. Karena salah satu indikator keberhasilan adalah penurunan penggunaan diksi yang bias terhadap komunitas minoritas agama setelah diputarnya video bias wartawan tersebut di redaksi2, maka disarankan agar perkumpulan 6211 membuat riset mengenai penggunaan diksi yang bias terhadap komunitas minoritas agama yang hasilnya bisa dilihat apakah setelah dengan diputarnya video yang diproduksi akan berakibat pada penurunan penggunaan diksi tersebut


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Aldir Duarte, the founder of Nos Kaza gives some of the children a ring to play with.
Nos Kaza's lovely teaching assistants
A view of the central quadrangle in the new school premises
The sign was moved from the old site and is now proudly displayed above Aldir's office
The entrance to the Kim Barbosa building which is now the new home of Centro Nos Kaza
One of the two light and airy classrooms
Welcome To Centro Nos Kaza
This website is managed by the Cape Verdian registered charity CNK-UK, which was founded to support children from very deprived backgrounds who live on the island of Sal.
This is achieved by assisting and partially funding the Centro Nos Kaza. Nos Kaza means "Our House" in English.
Run by Aldir Duarte, Nos Kaza started out in one tiny classroom where children are taken off the street and provided with basic schooling and a safe place to be. The original Nos Kaza has now become Centro Nos Kaza, which around 80 children attending aged from 6 to 16 years. Aldir is helped by two teaching assistants, one of whom is funded by the charity.
2016 and 2017 was a busy period for the Centro Nos Kaza. When the Chinese finished building the new school in Santa Maria, the old school building was made available to Nos Kaza. This has expanded the space available from the one tiny room to a real school with classrooms, a kitchen, a protected play area, and an office for the staff.
The primary aim of the CNK-UK charity is to support the street children of Sal through Centro Nos Kaza. In addition to this role, the charity also accepts major donations from other people, companies and organisations to assist local projects in the areas of sport, arts, and culture.
The charity depends on your financial donations. Please visit the Sponsorship page and find out how you can sponsor one of Nos Kaza's children.
Aldir and some of his children outside the old one room classroom situated opposite Angela's Restaurant, before the move in 2016
"Children off the streets and into school"
CNK-UK mission: "To help, support and enrich the lives of vulnerable children by promoting health and well-being through education"
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New Puppies born 10/26/2015! Reservations suggested!
The puppies came MONDAY! I really expected them to arrive Tuesday or Wednesday and had my schedule cleared for them then. But Reddi did warn me first with skipping her breakfast on Sunday. As I wasn't expecting them quite so soon, I mixed a can of grainfree food with her dry and she did eat a big meal Sunday afternoon. Then, Reddi warned me again with a bark at 2:30 am. Knowing it can be hard to wait until morning to go to the bathroom for my little pumpkin shaped mama, I got up and let her outside. When I let her back in I had my suspicions and felt her ear. She was mildly trembling which means, based on years of experience, that her temp was dropping. I knew then that the next 24 hours would be busy.
I love the way Pink sprawls out over as many as possible but they all take turns doing that!
There are 9; I haven't gone back through and verified the sexes a second time but I think there are 4 males/5 females all decisively delivered by Reddi with strong fast contractions between 9:40 am and 1:40 pm. Only 4 hours–I think it's a new speed whelping record here. The weights are between 10.0 oz and just under 9, so all are close in size. They are strong and nursing efficiently. NICE, no complications and a healthy litter and mom–I'm so happy!
I was just "done in" by the end of Monday, because we were also open for business with Easdale: the best pet care. With the help of a great employee/helper, Shania, we checked out 9 dogs, hiked 9 trail walks, groomed a Great Pyrenees (5 hours- way to go Shania), an Airedale, and a thick coated Great Dane mix, took about 15 phone calls, and handled assorted misc tasks to keep everyone well cared for. After the last puppy, I had to do my part here at work by grooming the Airedale that Shania had bathed and dried, and bath/deshed the thick coated Great Dane mix who won't let anyone do him other than me….and hence, the tired feeling!
I did catch a little sleep from 9 pm until 2 am, check the pups, 2:45 am check the pups, 5:00 am check the pups….well, I started Tuesday early, let's just say!
"Bear" as they call him, lives in North Carolina but he's staying here in Ohio to be shown….and show he does! Earlier this month, Bear won BOS at the national specialty weekend of the Airedale Terrier Club of America in Montgomery, PA with over 100 Airedales entered. I'm proud to have spotted the potential of this young dog back in August!
Fancy in her Best Dressed category!
We are preparing to retire Fancy, one of our champions who has just turned six years young on June 18, 2015. Fancy is very well mannered, affectionate and shows almost no aggression to other dogs (if one picks on her she does stand up for herself but she would never start anything and wants to be friends). She walks beautifully on a leash without pulling and just wants to be with people 24/7 if she can. She can also stay by herself for periods of time calmly without separation anxiety. Her price is $700 plus interview(s) to be sure that she will continue her good life.
Reason for letting go? I am a breeder of 10 generations of Airedales and as such, have chosen to keep her son, daughter, 2 granddaughters and a niece. I have learned over the years that 5 is about my limit for quality time and attention to each.
She is not yet spayed. Her DHLLP vaccination is good for one year (10/20/2015) and her Rabies is good for three years (1/7/2018). Fancy is freshly groomed and welcomes visitors. Just call for a time to see her!
Everybody's Invited for Halloween! Costumes optional….
Just a quick note to let you all know that we have a little girl available, with Jack as the daddy.
Sky waiting on a bench for somebody to sit with her!
Here are photos of her taken just a day ago.
Please contact me if you see something in Sky's eyes that speaks to you…. She is really special.
Happily placed in Ohio in October, 2015. Congratulations to the Bates Family!


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 在开发过程中我们总会遇到各种各样的小问题,有些小问题并不是十分容易解决。在此我就总结一下,我在开发中遇到的各种小问题,以及我的解决方法。比较普遍的我就不再提了,这里主要讲一些你可能不知道的(当然,也有可能你都知道,大神就不必往下看了)

# 控件的局部圆角问题

  你是不是也遇到过这样的问题,一个button或者label,只要右边的两个角圆角,或者只要一个圆角。该怎么办呢。这就需要图层蒙版来帮助我们了

    CGRect rect = CGRectMake(0, 0, 100, 50);
    CGSize radio = CGSizeMake(5, 5);//圆角尺寸
    UIRectCorner corner = UIRectCornerTopLeft|UIRectCornerTopRight;//这只圆角位置
    UIBezierPath *path = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRoundedRect:rect byRoundingCorners:corner cornerRadii:radio];
    CAShapeLayer *masklayer = [[CAShapeLayer alloc]init];//创建shapelayer
    masklayer.frame = button.bounds;
    masklayer.path = path.CGPath;//设置路径
    button.layer.mask = masklayer;
举例为button,其它继承自UIView的控件都可以

# navigationBar的透明问题

  如果仅仅把navigationBar的alpha设为0的话,那就相当于把navigationBar给隐藏了,大家都知道,父视图的alpha设置为0的话,那么子视图全都会透明的。那么相应的navigationBar的标题和左右两个按钮都会消失。这样显然达不到我们要求的效果。

### 如果仅仅是想要navigationBar透明,按钮和标题都在可以使用以下方法:

    [self.navigationController.navigationBar setBackgroundImage:[UIImage new] forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];

* 给navigationBar设置一个空的背景图片即可实现透明,而且标题按钮都在
细心的你会发现上面有一条线如下图:

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这就需要我们做进一步处理,把线去掉,如下方法即可:

	self.navigationController.navigationBar.shadowImage = [UIImage new];

//其实这个线也是image控制的。设为空即可

### 如果你想在透明的基础上实现根据下拉距离,由透明变得不透明的效果,那么上面那个就显得力不从心了,这就需要我们采用另外一种方法了

	//navigationBar是一个复合视图,它是有许多个控件组成的,那么我们就可以从他的内部入手
	[[self.navigationController.navigationBar subviews] objectAtIndex:0].alpha = 0;//这里可以根据scrollView的偏移量来设置alpha就实现了渐变透明的效果

## 全局设置navigationBar标题的样式和barItem的标题样式

	//UIColorWithHexRGB( )这个方法是自己定义的,这里只需要给个颜色就好了
 	[[UINavigationBar appearance] setBarTintColor:UIColorWithHexRGB(0xfefefe)];

    [[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:@{NSFontAttributeName:[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:18],NSForegroundColorAttributeName:UIColorWithHexRGB(0xfe6d27)}];

    [[UITabBarItem appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:@{NSFontAttributeName : [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:10],NSForegroundColorAttributeName : UIColorWithHexRGB(0x666666)} forState:UIControlStateNormal];

    [[UITabBarItem appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:@{NSFontAttributeName : [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSiz
### navigationBar隐藏显示的过度

  相信在使用中肯定遇到过,一个页面隐藏navigationBar,另一个不隐藏。两个页面进行push和pop的时候,尤其是有侧滑手势返回的时候,不做处理就会造成滑动返回时,navigationBar位置是空的,直接显示一个黑色或者显示下面一层视图,很难看。这就需要我们加入过度动画来隐藏或显示navigationBar:
在返回后将要出现的页面实现viewWillAppear方法,需要隐藏就设为YES,需要显示就设为NO

	- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated{
    [super viewWillAppear:animated];
    [self.navigationController setNavigationBarHidden:NO animated:YES];
}

### 侧滑手势返回

  iOS的侧滑返回手势有着很好的操作体验,不支持侧滑返回的应用绝对不是好应用。但是在开发过程中在自定义了返回按钮,或者某些webView,tableView等页面,侧滑返回手势失效,这时候就需要我们来进行设置一下了,可以在基类里面协商如下代码:

    if ([self.navigationController respondsToSelector:@selector(interactivePopGestureRecognizer)]) {
//需要遵循一下手势的代理
       self.navigationController.interactivePopGestureRecognizer.delegate = self;
        self.navigationController.interactivePopGestureRecognizer.enabled = YES;
    }

  问题:当返回navigationController的最顶层的Controller的时候。再次侧滑,这个时候你在点击一个push页面的操作,你会发现卡那了,半天才会有反应。
  这是由于,在最顶层Controller手势依然有效,但是滑动后,并找不到返回的页面。造成软件卡顿,假死所以就要在rootViewController中让此手势失效。把下面的设为NO

	//记得写在didAppear里面
	- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated{
    self.navigationController.interactivePopGestureRecognizer.enabled = NO;
	}

  当然你也可以使用一个第三方库,写的相当棒。他对系统的侧滑返回手势进行拓展,不用从边缘滑动,只要右滑即可返回。最重要的是,他只需要加入项目中即可,不需要一行代码即可实现。附上github 网址

### 给webView添加头视图

webView是一个复合视图,里面包含有一个scrollView,scrollView里面是一个UIWebBrowserView(负责显示WebView的内容)

	UIView *webBrowserView = self.webView.scrollView.subviews[0];//拿到webView的webBrowserView
    self.backHeadImageView = [[UIImageView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, kScreenWidth, kScreenWidth*2/3.0)];
    [_backHeadImageView sd_setImageWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:self.imageUrl] placeholderImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"placeholderImage"]];
    [self.webView insertSubview:_backHeadImageView belowSubview:self.webView.scrollView];
    //把backHeadImageView插入到webView的scrollView下面
    CGRect frame = self.webBrowserView.frame;
    frame.origin.y = CGRectGetMaxY(_backHeadImageView.frame);
    self.webBrowserView.frame = frame;
    //更改webBrowserView的frame向下移backHeadImageView的高度,使其可见

### 模态跳转的动画设置

  设置模态跳转的动画,系统提供了四种可供选择

    DetailViewController *detailVC = [[DetailViewController alloc]init];
    //UIModalTransitionStyleFlipHorizontal 翻转
    //UIModalTransitionStyleCoverVertical 底部滑出
    //UIModalTransitionStyleCrossDissolve 渐显
    //UIModalTransitionStylePartialCurl 翻页
    detailVC.modalTransitionStyle = UIModalTransitionStylePartialCurl;
    [self presentViewController:detailVC animated:YES completion:nil];

### 图片处理只拿到图片的一部分

	UIImage *image = [UIImage imageNamed:filename];
	CGImageRef imageRef = image.CGImage;
	CGRect rect = CGRectMake(origin.x, origin.y ,size.width, size.height);
		//这里的宽高是相对于图片的真实大小
	//比如你的图片是400x400的那么(0,0,400,400)就是图片的全尺寸,想取哪一部分就设置相应坐标即可
	CGImageRef imageRefRect = CGImageCreateWithImageInRect(imageRef, rect);
	UIImage *imageRect = [[UIImage alloc] initWithCGImage:imageRefRect];

### 给UIView设置图片

    UIImage *image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"playing"];
    _layerView.layer.contents = (__bridge id)image.CGImage;
	_layerView.layer.contentsCenter = CGRectMake(0.25, 0.25, 0.5, 0.5);
	//同样可以设置显示的图片范围
	//不过此处略有不同,这里的四个值均为0-1之间;对应的依然是写x,y,widt,height

### 给TableView或者CollectionView的cell添加简单动画,像这样

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只要在willDisplayCell方法中对将要显示的cell做动画即可:

	- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView willDisplayCell:(UITableViewCell *)cell forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{
    NSArray *array =  tableView.indexPathsForVisibleRows;
    NSIndexPath *firstIndexPath = array[0];

    //设置anchorPoint
    cell.layer.anchorPoint = CGPointMake(0, 0.5);
    //为了防止cell视图移动,重新把cell放回原来的位置
    cell.layer.position = CGPointMake(0, cell.layer.position.y);

    //设置cell 按照z轴旋转90度,注意是弧度
    if (firstIndexPath.row < indexPath.row) {
            cell.layer.transform = CATransform3DMakeRotation(M_PI_2, 0, 0, 1.0);
    }else{
        cell.layer.transform = CATransform3DMakeRotation(- M_PI_2, 0, 0, 1.0);
    }

    cell.alpha = 0.0;

    [UIView animateWithDuration:1 animations:^{
        cell.layer.transform = CATransform3DIdentity;
        cell.alpha = 1.0;
    }];
}

	- (void)collectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView willDisplayCell:(UICollectionViewCell *)cell forItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{

    if (indexPath.row % 2 != 0) {
        cell.transform = CGAffineTransformTranslate(cell.transform, kScreenWidth/2, 0);
    }else{
        cell.transform = CGAffineTransformTranslate(cell.transform, -kScreenWidth/2, 0);
    }
    cell.alpha = 0.0;
    [UIView animateWithDuration:0.7 animations:^{
        cell.transform = CGAffineTransformIdentity;
        cell.alpha = 1.0;
    } completion:^(BOOL finished) {

    }];
}


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Featured Artist February 2008: Kat Jones
Dolly Parton. Garth Brooks. Loretta Lynn. Kat Jones. Which one of these is not like the others? If you answered Kat Jones, the Twirl Radio Artist of the Month for February 2008, then you're right!
But why in the world would I make such a comparison? Well, Kat Jones originally hails from Sacramento's neighbor to the south, Fresno. A couple of years ago, she made her move to Nashville, TN to pursue…well, not country music! I'd describe her sound as alternative rock. She's got an incredibly rich voice–somewhere in the neighborhood of Chrissie Hynde or Margo Timmins. The music itself has a dark, sweeping, intense sound, with literate lyrics. I am curious to know what brought her to the country music capital of the world. I had my chance to find out, when I interviewed Kat live on Twirl Radio on Saturday, March 1st, 2008.
I hate to admit this, but I'm a late arrival to the Kat Jones party. She put out her debut full length album La Rosa, La Calavera, on Velvet Blue Music, back in 2004. But I first heard of Kat last summer when I was researching Sparklejet, my June 2007 Artists of the Month. As you may recall, Sparklejet also hails from Fresno. Being the technophile (ok, geek) that I am, part of my research always includes looking the artist up on MySpace, and inviting several of their top friends to be my online friends too. That way, some of that artist's friends become aware that I'm featuring their friend that month. (Ok, ok, now you know my secret.)
But I really did find Kat this way, and after hearing a few of her songs on MySpace, realized that she's a major voice. After begging her people for some CD's, and a chance to interview her, well, here we are in February–you know the rest.
La Rosa, La Calavera is Spanish for "The Rose, The Skeleton". As you might expect with a name like that, there is much beauty, and some creepiness in the songs. Kat's music comes in layers. The two leadoff tracks, The Night Is A Veil and Those Expensive Eyes, are both gorgeous and ominous at the same time. I'm reminded of The Doors–especially with the haunting organ backing. Both strong, must-listen tracks. Another compelling track is One More Second Chance, which opens with a big, soaring steel guitar sound, but again, not the way you'd expect it to be used in Nashville. It clears a path for Kat to show us her full emotional and vocal range. She starts out singing in a low, cool alto, then builds up to a full crescendo. Whoever this song was written for, you must give her a second chance after hearing this!
Other standout tracks on La Rosa include Elliot, with perhaps the most interesting instrumentation on the album. It's in waltz time (for us non-musicians, that's a "1-2-3" beat) with a pronounced drum on only the second and third beats. Kat comes in with her typically dreamy vocals, while an Americana-sounding electric guitar steps up and vies for your attention. And to bring this gem home, some Beach Boys style backing vocals round out the sound. Delicious! Letters is another vocal performance which starts out simmering and goes full throttle, with help from some atmospheric backing guitars and what sounds to my ears like either a banjo or mandolin. Really, Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders should record some of these songs!
Kat also put out a very good Christmas EP a couple of months ago called He's The One I Need The Most. I'll Be Home For Christmas (not the Bing Crosby classic you're thinking of, but an original) has a very similar beat to Elliot, and is a very personal note to her family. The title track He's The One I Need The Most is a beautiful reminder of the "reason for the season". This EP keeps Kat's music out there, while she works on her rumored next album.
One other noteworthy recent bit of exposure: Dwell Magazine, a modern design review decided to feature some of Kat's music on an online video feature highlighting the work of New York artist Jason Miller. Go to http://www.dwell.com/daily/video and click on "Emerging Designer: Jason Miller". The music from La Rosa, La Calavera is really well suited to this video.
I'm looking forward to hearing what comes next for Kat Jones. I'm pleased to have her as the Twirl Artist of the Month for February, 2008!
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Happiness, Linguistically Speaking
I'm a hopeless romantic. At least when it comes to languages, I am. Or, you know, so I'm told. (Cough) By my, you know, legion of fans. (Cough, cough, cough)
Writing for that rag (thank you, Donnie T.!) otherwise known as The New Yorker, Emily Anthes (@EmilyAnthes) wrote a great article called "The Glossary of Happiness." I've written before on the wonder and magic connected to what I believe is mankind's greatest invention, language, but in this particular piece by Ms. Anthes, she goes into detail about University of East London's Tim Lomas (@drtimlomas), a lecturer in positive psychology, and his Positive Lexicography Project.
What in blue balls is a "lexicography project"? As always, reader, that is a fine and dandy question full of vim and vigour.
In a nut-filled nutshell, Mr. Lomas began compiling a dictionary last year of terms from languages other than English – and with a stress on languages from non-Western ideas and experiences – that have interesting words to describe some positive act, belief, event, or state of mind. The aim is to "develop a more cross-cultural view of well-being."
Let me highlight some of my favourite inclusions that have made the final cut.
ilunga (Tshiluba): being ready to forgive a first time, tolerate a second time, but never a third time
mamihlapinatapei (Yagán) a look between people that expresses unspoken but mutual desire
tarab (Arabic) musically induced ecstasy or enchantment
queesting: (Dutch) to allow a lover access to one's bed for chitchat (ha ha ha…chitchat…will have to explore what "chitchat" means in Dutch)
utepils (Norwegian) a beer that is enjoyed outside . . . particularly on the first hot day of the year (Note: How we as Canadians don't have a word like this is shameful. We should languish and rot like a rotten tomato for such an oversight. The only terms I can think of that are relatively close are "patio season" or, apropos of this weekend, "May two-four")
However, Mr. Lomas isn't just doing this because putting together dictionaries is obviously a fun, funny and funly pastime. He's more concerned about linguistic relativity, which "posits that language itself – the specific tongue that we happen to speak – shapes our thoughts and perceptions." As Ms. Anthes writes:
Those who believe in linguistic determinism, the strictest version, might argue that a culture that lacks a term for a certain emotion—a particular shade of joy or flavor of love—cannot recognize or experience it at all. Lomas, like many modern linguists, rejects that idea, but believes that language affects thought in more modest ways. Studying a culture's emotional vocabulary, he said, may provide a window into how its people see the world.
Thus, the conservative high priests of linguistic determination might say that because the Japanese don't really have a word like "love" – as in "I love you" – and instead use the word daisuki (大好き) – as in "I like you" – that they are unable to experience this feeling the same way we do in countries like Australia, Canada, Fiji and the U.S., for example.
(As a sidebar, this is exactly what so fascinated me and formed the core theme of a short story of mine called "The Language of Love.")
On the flip side of the proverbial coin, there is no direct translation from Korean to English for the word han (한), a derivative from Chinese (恨), and which refers to deep, deep, deep suffering/regret/resentment. It is, in my opinion, the most important word to describe ethnic Korean culture on the Korean Peninsula, but we simply don't have a single word to wrap this one up in and tie neatly with a bow on top.
Does that mean that I, as a native English speaker from the Great White North, cannot understand this feeling or experience of han? After spending a quarter of my life living in Korea, I'd say no, I really don't. I know pain, I know suffering, I know loss, but I don't feel han the same way a Korean born and raised in Mokpo, for example, does.
Alternatively, that same go-getter from Mokpo cannot linguistically understand the way in which I "love" because our noun/verb version of this word is so malleable that in English we can "love" our spouse, our parents, a piece of gum, philosophy, TV shows, God, cold winter nights, and warm summer days. In Korean, you only get to use sarang (사랑) as a noun and saranghada (사랑하다) as a verb with sentient beings, and usually just with human beings at that.
So, is happiness tied to our ability to express this emotion linguistically? Saint Bonaventure is famous for once saying, "amor est magis cognitivus quam cognition," which translates roughly into "We know things better through love than through knowledge."
Perhaps the Kenyans don't have as many words for "snow" as do the Inuit of Nunavut, but I'm pretty sure they're sensible enough to know that it's probably not a good idea to sleep on top of any kind of snow without some kind of shelter. At the same time, I'm not a Buddhist, I'm not ethnically Korean, and 한국어 is not my first language, but this deep into the ballgame otherwise known as life I sure as s*** know what sorrow and regret feel like when blended together like a tornado, even if we don't have the perfect word in English to convey this emotion.
Tagged as "The Glossary of Happiness", @drtimlomas, @EmilyAnthes, daisuki (Japanese), deep suffering/regret/resentment, Emily Anthes, han (Korean), ilunga, linguistic determination, mamihlapinatapei, Mokpo, Positive Lexicography Project, positive psychology, queesting (Dutch), sarang, saranghada, tarab (Arabic), Tim Lomas, utepils (Norwegian)
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Jefferson Hack Commands, "Go Create!"
Buttoned into a snugly-tailored waistcoat and looking very much the grand poobah of publishing in his white baroque armchair, editorial genius and fou
Buttoned into a snugly-tailored waistcoat and looking very much the grand poobah of publishing in his white baroque armchair, editorial genius and founder of Dazed and Confused and AnOther magazine, Jefferson Hack, answered questions from The Business of Fashion's founder Imran Amed on the future of multimedia publishing.
Since Dazed's first incarnation as a two tone, single sheet, fold-out magazine Hack has built an empire of cool which counts Dazed Digital , AnOther, AnOther Man and more recently LVMH-owned site Nowness amongst his progeny. Twenty years on and Hack still works from a punk DIY notion that's often been big on ideas and short on cash.
"Punching above our way is our ethos. You think of the idea then find the motivation and the talent to make it happen. We wanted to be the most influential magazine not the best selling one."
Though they became both when President Clinton blamed them for "heroin chic." Without any industry connections or know-how Hack and his business partner---and photographer extraordinaire---Rankin built a network of creatives out of people they met at bars and parties. With each volume they threw parties replete with art installations and live music to bring the content to life, so people could interact with it. Hence the birth of Dazed Digital.
"We're a young staff, we're connected. We listen, that's my innovation."
Hack is set to launch a series of 'satellite blogs' in September, bringing Dazed Digital's potential to readers far and wide.
"I want to bring this platform to smaller cities that don't have an international presence. I want to use our site's architecture and give them complete editorial freedom, confidence and the dazed badge so they can let rip and show what's going on in their city. The idea is you can be anything, you don't need anybody to tell you you can do it. You do it then you become relevant. I want to bring that to the web."
Does fashion have any footing in the digital world?
"It's a business model problem. Music and film changed their business plans but fashion has always been late to the game. We're in an initiation phase where we try everything and it doesn't always work. But like Malcolm McClaren said 'better to be a flamboyant failure than a benign success'. Eventually the technology layer will disappear and no one will care how it works, just that it does."
As to how digital magazines and blogs can be monetized Hack insists he's no guru that's going to work it our for you, but points to the various formulas in effect at the moment like content that's free at first that becomes paying over time, subscriber content, free content but with ads, sponsored content, etc.
Many of the questions twittered in to the live streamed interview were about Dazed's iPad app which is set for release in July: "We had to make the magazine beautiful and simple. The images on it are absolutely stunning. But what's sexy is not having to work within these apps."
Does the iPad's success mean the death of print?
"People need the option to engage when and how they want with content. Digital magazines are in the moment, with the information zooming around. Print magazines are like the collective memory, like a souvenir you buy at rock concert."
What can we expect from the magazines that manage to survive?
"The future is in specialization and niche areas, independent press and print on demand. People will still buy magazines because, like in bi-annuals who have emerged unharmed in the economy, stories can be told in depth."
Looking into his crystal ball Hack quotes William Gibson: "Future generations will think it's quaint that we still see the difference between digital and the real."
As for, as Hack puts it, "some high tech terminator vision"?
"Well they are talking of contact lenses that have all kinds of information programmed into it so when you walk into a bar you have only to look at someone to know what music they listen to, if they're gay or straight, where they shop. Then there's projection mapping. And content in nature, like a magazine existing in a drop of water."
So until the moment we can literally consume glossies, what advice does Hack have for his readers?
"Go create!"
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The Business of Fashion's Jefferson Hack Interview
Tomorrow, at 2PM New York time, the Business of Fashion's Imran Amed will interview Jefferson Hack. The founder and publisher of Dazed, AnOther Magaz
Jefferson Hack Interviews Gareth Pugh About Fashion Films Intead Of Runway Shows and His Hong Kong Store
PARIS--Days after Brit expat Gareth Pugh's Mercury and Ebony S/S 2011 collection was presented on an 8 x 15 meter Imax screen to a warehouse full of buyers and press, the avant-garde designer sits for an informal Q&A at the Louvre's Apple Store. The avant-gardeist snapped up France's ANDAM award in 2008 and was rumored as next in line at McQueen and Dior Homme. The last in a series presented by Dazed and Confused called "Meet the Designer" the magazine's co-founder Jefferson Hack talks with the young designer about the tentative future of catwalk shows, his sold-out shop in Hong Kong and why Saint Martins does not a star make. Jefferson Hack: Gareth's first store opened in Hong Kong in July. It was designed by Iwan from from Daytrip Studio who is super young, like 25. What was it like working with him? Garreth Pugh: I've known him since he was 18 and we're very good friends, I think that helps. My two stipulations were that I wanted it to look like a black box inside and that one wall could control video.
By Sabrina Morrison
AnOther Magazine Debuts Its First "Digital Cover Star"
Few magazines have conquered the internet like those under Jefferson Hack's Dazed umbrella. DazedDigital's one of the top magazine sites in the UK,
The Business of Fashion & Jefferson Hack


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Made of cotton jersey, this T-shirt is distinguished by the large Ferrari Shield printed with outstanding dynamic effect, a tribute to the Maranello team's passion for racing excitement.
The upper part in perforated fabric emphasises the bold character of the shirt.
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import os
import pkgutil
import logging
import sys

import tornado.web

from pyjojo.config import config
from pyjojo.scripts import create_collection

log = logging.getLogger(__name__)

class route(object):
    """
    decorates RequestHandlers and builds up a list of routables handlers

    From: https://gist.github.com/616347
    """

    _routes = []

    def __init__(self, uri, name=None):
        self._uri = uri
        self.name = name

    def __call__(self, _handler):
        """gets called when we class decorate"""

        log.info("Binding {0} to route {1}".format(_handler.__name__, self._uri))
        name = self.name and self.name or _handler.__name__
        self._routes.append(tornado.web.url(self._uri, _handler, name=name))
        return _handler

    @classmethod
    def get_routes(self):
        return self._routes

def setup_logging():
    """ setup the logging system """

    base_log = logging.getLogger()
    handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
    handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s %(levelname)s [%(filename)s:%(lineno)d] %(message)s"))
    base_log.addHandler(handler)
    base_log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
    return handler

def create_application(debug):
    # import the handler file, this will fill out the route.get_routes() call.
    import pyjojo.handlers

    application = tornado.web.Application(
        route.get_routes(),
        scripts=create_collection(config['directory']),
        debug=debug
    )

    return application


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- Choose the 'See inside' visibility mode to hide the walls that are facing the current view when viewing from the outside.
- Use the magnifier mode to focus on an area of interest to be able to pick the right points. To run the magnifier mode, hold the N key pressed.


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