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Q: NSDateFormatter timezone issue I am trying to format an existing date in my project. Also, I am using localTimeZone to format date. However, it returns UTC and does not give correct date. Here is my code:
var dateFormatter = NSDateFormatter()
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "dd-MM-yyyy"
dateFormatter.timeZone = NSTimeZone.localTimeZone()
bagItem.date = dateFormatter.dateFromString(dateFormatter.stringFromDate(self.selectedDateForAdmin))

After the code above during debugging, for instance; today is 21-04-2015. However, it returns 20-04-2015. The actual question is that Why NSTimezone.localTimeZone() does not return correct date? Also, why returns UTC? I live in Turkey and timezone should be GMT. Please help me. This is a huge problem for my project.
Best regards


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The International Security Forum (ISF) is a Swiss government-sponsored international conference on security policy in Europe, North America, and beyond. The biannual forum is held alternately in Zurich and Geneva.

Background
The ISF is a Swiss contribution to NATO's Partnership for Peace initiative. It was launched in Zurich in April 1994 as a platform for discussion and exchange on international security policy ranging from political-military to human security issues. The 10th edition of the ISF occurred from 22 to 24 April 2013 in Geneva under the overarching theme "Facing a World of Transitions". The 2013 forum also hosted the 15th Annual Conference of the Partnership for Peace (PfP) Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes.

Sponsors and partners
The ISF's main sponsors are the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The co-organizers include the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the Center for Security Studies (CSS) and its International Relations and Security Network at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, as well as the PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes. A number of other institutions are involved in the organization of the various conference panels.

Participants
The ISF is attended by researchers, academics, diplomats and other government officials, military officers, and representatives of international and non-governmental organizations. In 2013, approximately 700 speakers, participants and media representatives attended the ISF. About 55% of the conference participants came from outside Switzerland.

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Welcome to Visiting Professor Markku Suksi!
HRREC is pleased to welcome Professor Markku Suksi of Åbo Akademi University, Finland! Professor Suksi will spend two month with the Centre and will work on research dealing with the distribution of law-making powers between the federation and the provinces and comparing with the relationship between Finland and the Åland Islands. His research at the University of Ottawa (HRREC) is carried out on the basis of a one-year research grant by Åbo Akademi University and the Pool of Professors and by a travel grant by the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters.
Professor Suksi has published in the areas of fundamental rights, linguistic rights, territorial and non-territorial autonomy, constitutional law, administrative law, and comparative law. His books and edited volumes include the following: Bringing in the People - a Comparison of Constitutional forms and Practices of the Referendum (Nijhoff, 1993), Autonomy - Applications and Implications (Kluwer, 1998), Finlands statsrätt (Institute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi, 2002), Ålands konstitution (Åbo Akademi University Press, 2005), and Sub-State Governance through Territorial Autonomy (Springer, 2011). He is currently in the process of editing a volume entitled The First Fundamental Rights Documents in Europe - Commemorating 800 Years of Magna Carta (Intersentia, 2015 or 2016). He has also worked in the area of election observation and engaged himself in consultancies for national and international agencies.
We wish him a productive stay at the Centre!

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Meeting the Kamakura Daibutsu
Meditating Buddha under the open sky for 500 years
By Tomoko Kamishima Dec 5, 2011 - 6 min read
Do you know where the most popular place for tourists to take a souvenir photos in Japan is? And do you know what the first statue photographed and introduced to foreign travelers in Japan was? The answer to both questions is the same: Kotoku-in Temple's Daibutsu!
Kamakura's Daibutsu is a beautiful bronze statue built in the mid 13th century (750 years ago). He has been meditating under the sky for about 500 years of those years, after losing the shelter he was originally housed in. When you visit, you might see him soaked in rain, or sweating under the glaring sun, or just enjoying the warm spring sunshine. Whenever you come, his expressive face will touch your heart. Kamakura's Daibutsu has been kept intact, without any large-scale restorations since it was built, while most parts of Nara's Daibutsu has had to be reconstructed.
History of the Kamakura Daibutsu
Starting in the early 13th century, the Kamakura Shogunate began to regulate the city's institutions and facilities. Buddhism ruled the country in that day and age, so they first built temples at the north, south, east and west corners of Kamakura city to receive the protection of Buddhism. And then, they thought they needed a symbol of the newly established capital. This was Daibutsu.
According to the official record of Kamakura Shogunate "Azuma Kagami"『吾妻鏡』, the construction of the first Daibutsu was begun in 1238 and the ceremony to celebrate the completion was held in 1243. It was made of wood. But in 1252, the casting for a second Daibutsu was started. And this means that the second Daibutsu is almost 760 years old!
The Physical Statue
Now, I will give you some additional information about the statue itself. Can you see the fragment of gold leaf on Daibutsu's right cheek? The original Daibutsu was covered in gold over his entire body. Nara's Daibutsu (made of copper) was plated with gold. But Kamakura's Daibutsu was made of bronze (68.7% copper, 9.3% tin, 19.6% lead) and so it was impossible to plate using the techniques of the era. Instead, they attached gold leaves to the body.
About the eye, the length between the inner and outer corner of the eye is about one meter. The ears are 1.95 meters tall with big earring holes (Siddhartha pierced his ears before he left home!). And can you see something below His nose? Yes. Daibutsu has a mustache!
The statue is 11.387 meters in height. It was created step by step, in more than ten incremental pouring, starting from the bottom and moving up to the head. You can see the linear borders of each pouring like patch work all over the statue's body (resembling the rings of a tree). There are hundreds of joints inside, which connect the bronze pieces to one another securely.
You might also notice the several stones scattered around the statue. The surface of these stones is flat. They are thought to be the foundation stones of a building that once housed Daibutsu (Daibutsu-den). That building was destroyed and rebuilt, before they finally decided to leave Daibutsu outside under the moon and the sun.
We can see the records about Daibutsu-den's reconstruction in 1335 (Taihe-ki『太平記』) and in 1369 (Kamakura Dai-nikki 『鎌倉大日記』). And "Baika Mujinzo" 『梅花無尽蔵』says that Daibutsu was unsheltered in 1486. So, most scholars believe that Daibutsu-den has been lost since 1369. Some people believe that a tsunami in 1498 destroyed the house of Daibutsu, but no evidence was found from the excavation research in 2000 to show that there was any reconstruction of the building after 1369.
A Modern-day Daibutsu Story
Here's an interesting story: About 40 years ago, one family from the United States came to Kamakura to see Daibutsu. At that time, the kid of the family could not appreciate the statue, even though his parents admired Daibutsu deeply. The only thing that the kid was interested in was the green tea ice cream sold nearby. Many years later, when the APEC conference was held in Yokohama in 2010, representatives from countries all over the world came to Kanagawa and after the meeting, one of them was eager to visit Daibutsu. He wanted to see Daibutsu again and feel the real Daibutsu for the first time. He was the same kid who came to Daibutsu 40 years ago with his family and enjoyed the ice cream. His name was, as you might have guessed, President Barak Obama.
I think the charm of Kamakura's Daibutsu is in his expressions. The color of the surface and the circumstances around the statue has changed over the centuries. But Daibutsu consistently shows us his depth in his countenance.
By the way, as a part of World Diabetic Day events, the temple often holds a blue-tinted "Daibutsu Light-up" in mid November. Please see the details here.
Next, please read about how Daibutsu was built and what is expressed in Daibutsu's figure, in the following two articles.
Series of Kamakura Daibutsu:
The making of Kamakura Daibutsu
Special casting techniques of the giant bronze statue
Deep meanings in Daibutsu's appearance
Find out more about Kamakura Daibutsu
Tomoko Kamishima @tomoko.kamishima
Japan is a small island nation, but we have a huge number of surprising things to discover here. Many of these delights can be found when you step off the main street onto small side paths. I really enjoy studying about and researching various aspects of traditional Japanese culture, and then sharing this information with visitors to Japan. I hope you will enjoy it, too! ARTICLE INDEX & PHOTOS: An index of most of my Japan Travel articles can be found at the entry page of my blog, and my photos are shown here. 日本はとても小さな国ですが、大通りから一本小道に入ればたくさんの発見があります。日本人が積み重ねてきた歴史を学びながら、古い建物や庭を訪ね、物語の舞台となった景色を眺めて、皆様といっしょに日本文化の奥深さを探求していきたいと思います。
Kamakura Daibutsu
4-2-28, Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture (Directions)
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Questions about Kamakura?
The Great Buddha of Kamakura
By Tomoko Kamishima
Daibutsu Hiking Trail, Kamakura
By Adeline Ong
The Making of Kamakura Daibutsu - 1
Kamakura: Kotoku-in and Hasedera
By Yuliya Charanovska
Discover Kamakura
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Kim B 5 months ago
Lots of great photos!
Preethu 4 years ago
One of the best place in Tokyo. Must see...
Chris a year ago
It's actually in Kamakura town in Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo. But yeah this one is a definite must see
Bonson Lam 4 years ago
This is one of the man made wonders of Japan, and what a great story behind it.
Larry Knipfing 5 years ago
The Kamakura Daibutsu is a MUST SEE. And the city is especially beautiful during cherry blossom season.
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The drainage of vertical foam films governs their lifetime. For a foam film supported on a rectangular solid frame, when the interface presents a low resistance to shear, the drainage dynamics involves a complex flow pattern at the film scale, leading to a drainage time proportional to the frame width. Using an original velocimetry technique, based on fluorescent foam films and photobleaching, we measure the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity in a draining film. Upward velocities up to 10 cm/s are measured close to the lateral menisci, whereas a slower velocity field is obtained in the center of the film, with comparable downwards and horizontal components. Scaling laws are proposed for all characteristic velocities, coupling gravitational effects, and capillary suction.


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Munich Re posts quarterly result of approx. €200m
In the third quarter, Munich Re registered COVID-19-related losses totalling about €800m in reinsurance. The losses were attributable to various business lines, such as insurance for major events and other property-casualty lines, and the life and health business.
As a result of high losses from natural disasters – particularly several severe hurricanes and wildfires in the United States – and man-made losses, the largest of which was the explosion in Beirut's port, Munich Re also registered what was an above-average claims burden from "non-COVID-19 major losses" for a single quarter.
Subject to the outcome of the ongoing quarterly closing, Munich Re anticipates – given the good performance once again at ERGO – a profit of about €200m (Q3 2019: €865m) for the third quarter of 2020.
Munich Re will publish detailed information on its quarterly figures as scheduled on 5 November 2020.
Munich Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions. The group consists of the reinsurance and ERGO business segments, as well as the asset management company MEAG. Munich Re is globally active and operates in all lines of the insurance business. Since it was founded in 1880, Munich Re has been known for its unrivalled risk-related expertise and its sound financial position. It offers customers financial protection when faced with exceptional levels of damage – from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake through to the 2019 Pacific typhoon season. Munich Re possesses outstanding innovative strength, which enables it to also provide coverage for extraordinary risks such as rocket launches, renewable energies, cyberattacks, or pandemics. The company is playing a key role in driving forward the digital transformation of the insurance industry, and in doing so has further expanded its ability to assess risks and the range of services that it offers. Its tailor-made solutions and close proximity to its customers make Munich Re one of the world's most sought-after risk partners for businesses, institutions, and private individuals.
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Level99 interactive entertainment venue at Natick Mall aims to open by mid-year
January 9, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment
When Natick Report broke the news this past summer that Natick Mall would become home to an inventive new entertainment and brewpub venue dubbed Level99, it generated early buzz that the galleria has lacked in recent years amidst traditional retailers filing for bankruptcy protection and clearing out.
We've been a little nervous to ask for an update in light of COVID-19 pandemic delays that have hit so many industries, but were pleased to learn that plans are still more or less on track for this venture in which the popular Night Shift Brewing outfit would join forces with Level99 to deliver what they're calling "an entertainment, food, and beverage experience like none other."
Level99 CEO Matt DuPlessie told us: "Things are moving forward–Level99 is under construction at the Natick Mall now, targeting a May/June opening–if COVID permits!"
A big wall promotion can be seen on the upper level of the mall, next to Dave & Buster's, in space formerly occupied by Sears. We even spotted a guy who looked both ways, then slipped through a sneaky door camouflaged in the wall.
Level99 also has also gone live with the shell of a website with a pledge that it's coming soon. "Until then, better start training—you will need mind & body at their peak to defeat all that we have in store for you," we were informed upon joining Level99's mailing list.
Level99 refresher
To refresh you about, or introduce you, to Level99, as we wrote in June the venture is spearheaded by DuPlessie, whose work through a company called 5 Wits you might be familiar with if you ever visited the now-defunct TOMB interactive space in the Fenway or the 20,000 Leagues or Espionage adventures at Patriot Place in Foxborough. Now DuPlessie & team, via engineering firm Box Fort of Norwood, are envisioning Level99 in 48,000 sq. ft. on the second level of the mall, which has been looking for non-apparel-based tenants for that space in re-imagining itself. Box Fort's clients include museums and theme parks, to give you a sense of what you might be in for with Level99.
Level99 is a plan 4 years and $10 million in the making, DuPlessie told Natick's Planning Board last year.
The concept would include 40-plus separate rooms, each clustered into small groups and featuring different games that groups of 2 to 6 people will have a few minutes to try to win. You might have to put black and white tiles together in a certain pattern, avoid stepping on "lava" as you solve a puzzle, or sequence colors and sounds, like with the old Simon game.
Level99 rendering shown at Natick Planning Board meeting
Some games will be more public, or arena-like, with the opportunity to compete vs. others or to just spectate. Seventy-plus pieces of art, including works from local artists, will decorate the space and double as items in a scavenger hunt.
The idea is that you'll pay $20 for an RFID wristband that will give you access to the game rooms. In all, there's about 30 hours of play available to people.
"We think the town of Natick is going to be a perfect fit for this entertainment concept, and the team is excited to bring something amazing and fresh to the mall," DuPlessie says.
Level99 would expand the mall's focus on such interactive venues to complement more traditional retailers. A trampoline park is separately in the works, though it's arrival has been delayed due to the pandemic. In the meantime, Dave & Buster's arcade-themed restaurant is up and running, and a new indoor airsoft rifle shooting gallery called Aim Point began operating in December.
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Home/usa news/Doctor who said Britney Spears had dementia should be fired: lawyer
Doctor who said Britney Spears had dementia should be fired: lawyer
A trustee's lawyer involved in the Free Britney movement has claimed that the doctor who lawyers claimed diagnosed the pop star with dementia in 2008 must testify before Jamie Spears has a chance to isolate his daughter, according to court documents.
Although the guardianship has ended, financial details are still in the works, including who will pay the attorneys who were retained during the guardianship. In the lead-up to a controversial hearing, Jamie Spears has asked for Britney Spears to be fired over allegations that she was subjected to him via social media.
In a brief note about friends in support of the pop star on Monday, attorney Lisa McCarley said Britney "is the last person on earth to be impeached in this case."
"The first person on earth to be deposed is Dr. James Edward Spare," McCarley wrote. "After all, it was Dr. Spar's legendary advertisement that put Britney Jean Spears under the control and guard of James B. Spears, despite her objections, in the first place."
In the brief, MacCarley retracted recent filings from Jamie's legal team requesting Britney Spears' removal over allegations she made about her father on Instagram recently — including allegations that he forced her to draw blood on occasion as well as restricting access to required pain medications.
Britney Spears has been on guard for 13 years who has given a handful of people, including her father, control over her personal, medical and financial decisions.
On September 7, Jamie Spears filed a petition to end Britney Spears' guardianship, which the pop star's legal team called a "tremendous" legal victory. The regency was officially terminated on November 12.
As part of the ongoing cases now before the courts, Britney's legal team has claimed that in a 2008 medical report, Dr. Spar diagnosed the singer with dementia and did not have the ability to hire her own lawyer. He has denied meeting with the pop star. Spar did not immediately respond to an Insider's request for comment.
Lawyers for Britney Spears and Jamie Spears did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.
This diagnosis paved the way for her father to take over as trustee and Samuel Ingham to become the court-appointed attorney for Britney Spears, MacFarley said, and he's on a steady track with Jamie.
Specifically, McFarley said that all lawyers and experts who testified in a closed session on February 4, 2008 about Britney's welfare should be forced to oust him, and the resulting medical report – with the revisions – should be made public.
"Understanding the power dynamics of the Los Angeles County Probate Court and this case resolves itself in Britney's favour: Who was supposed to protect Britney? Who agreed to pay Mr. Ingham $10,000 a week?" MacFarley Books. "It is time we all learned the truth about the judges and lawyers who left Britney, without a lifeline, under the control and guard of a violent male relative with a long history of abusive and dysfunctional behaviour."
McFarley told Insider via email that there was "no basis" in law "to deny Jimmy Spears' attorneys the opportunity to impeach Britney," and said that "Britney's legal team's focus on Jamie is absurd, if not tragic."
In the documentary "Britney vs. Spears," the producers claimed they got a Dr. Spar stated that "Britney Jane Spears lacks the ability to retain and direct counsel."
"[She] She lacks the ability to understand or manage her own finances without undue influence," the report states, according to the producers of the documentary. The report was released on March 5, 2008, weeks after Jimmy was appointed as a temporary portfolio.
Dr. Spar sat down for an interview with the documentary's producers and said he was a "retired elderly psychiatrist", and still does "occasional counseling to lawyers, including sometimes contested guardianship".
At Wednesday's hearing, a judge may rule on issues of whether Britney Spears needs to pay Angham and other parties' attorney fees, her father's guardian's fees, and whether Jamie Spears will be able to compel his daughter to testify.
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I was born in Royston and have lived in Cambridgeshire my whole life.
If you are not aware some of you will have met my family. My wife Julie I have been married too for 45 years 🙂 and my three children Gareth, Charlotte & Tom all work at AJW. I also have three wonderful grandchildren Ryan, Grace and Ethan.
I have always kept birds since I can remember with a number of aviaries in the garden, this was a love of my Dad's and so he has passed this onto me. The kind of birds I keep are Foreign Finches.
People not saying thank you and people who say they are going to do things and don't.
Jackie as it was my Dad's name and I was always compared to him.
I have been lucky enough to be able to visit a number of places and follow the cricket around the world. The most amazing place & favourite country I have visited has to be Antigua.
Is being 'too generous' a strange talent?
No as I have no rhythm or so my wife would say!
How long have you worked for AJW?
As the founder of AJW I have worked for the business for 20 years now. I started the company back in 1998 and am extremely proud of where we are today.
Not a lot from the New Year probably just moaning even more.


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Destructoid at the Puzzle Quest: Galactrix Launch Event!
2009-02-20 12:40:00by Aerox
Last night, D3Publisher invited everyone in the Los Angeles area to come down to Meltdown Comics to celebrate the launch of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix. Since everyone loves Puzzle Quest, some of the DtoidLA regulars and I headed on down to check out the event.
Although, to be honest, I'm pretty sure a couple people just came for the nerdcore girls, and Galactrix just happened to be a nice added bonus.
Hit the jump!
One of the big draws for the party was that they would be giving away an early copy of the game to the first 50 people in line who brought their DSes with them. Dexter, Naia, and ZeroAtma, being the Puzzle Quest fanatics that they are, got there super early to stake out their place in line and ensure that they got their copy. I had work before, so I only got there 30 minutes before it started. Luckily, I somehow managed to snag one of the very last copies they had, so I guess the LA traffic that probably held everyone else up in getting there is good for SOMETHING.
When the doors opened, we all headed in to the back room at Meltdown. The setup they had going was pretty cool; the walls were covered in some really cool Galactrix graffiti. Right when we walked in, we were directed to the food carts -- a hotdog stand (free hotdogs!) and by far the most exciting and futuristic treat of all: DIPPIN' DOTS! After standing in line to get our free teeshirts, D3 announed the tournament they would be having; everyone who had gotten a copy of the game was entered, and it would be a one on one match against someone else in the crowd. Everyone who won would be entered into a drawing to win a sweet custom Galactrix DS created by a local artist.
After announcing the contest, they gave us about an hour and a half to practice. For those who didn't win a DS copy of the game, they had a bunch of kiosks set up with the 360, PS3, and PC versions all up and running. They also had a bunch of girls walking around with DSs strapped to their waists, so that people who wanted to try out the DS version but didn't have a DS (or, for people like ZeroAtma, who forgot to charge his DS the night before) could check it out as well.
As we all settled down to practice, the funniest thing that happened all night occured. She is going to be pissed I'm telling this story, but I don't really care.
So, we all sit down and open our copies of the game. I look over and see that Naia has taken the instruction book cover, shoved her face in it, and is taking creepily deep breaths and making a bunch of sniffing sounds. A girl with a big fancy camera has noticed as well, and is sneakily taking pictures of Naia doing this. With her face in the instruction book, Naia doesn't really notice and just keeps on sniffing.
Finally, the girl walks over and asks what she's doing. "Oh, I always smell my instruction books. In fact, when I was a kid, I though the better the instruction book smelled, the better the game was!"
Awkward pause.
"Oh, um, neat!" says the girl with the camera. "Anyway, I'm from GameGirl.com and taking pictures and doing quotes for the website! Bye!" Then there's another awkward pause as Naia realizes she's probably going to be plastered all over the site with her awesome quote. Fun times! (<3)
By this time, KyleGamgee has joined us as well, and there's only two things on his mind: hot dogs and the Nerdcore girls (and I guess Puzzle Quest too). This is the second event that DtoidLA has been to with the Nerdcore ladies, and it always surprises me that it seems like they're genuniely having a good time. Most girls at cons and stuff look miserable, but at all the events we've been to, they really seem like they've having fun. At the Nerdcore calendar launch we even saw a few playing on their DSes during downtime. Either they really do like their job, or they're REALLY good at faking it. I like to think it's the first one.
Once the picture taking is done, the tournament starts. After jumping into multiplayer mode and finding our opponent, we're told to pick the same specific ship to make things fair. With a huge selection of ships to choose from, it takes me about 5 minutes of looking because I accidentally pass it twice. No sooner do I start my game than I hear Dexter start muttering in frustration -- a very common occurance for the frequent Puzzle Quester (well, muttering if you're in public, screaming obsenities if you're alone). He's somehow lost his match in the first two rounds, taking over 150 damage in a glorious chain of death.
Bad luck.
My match lasts a while longer. We go for about 15 minutes staying within about 10 life points of each other. Then, I make a move without thinking about the gravity grid and set up my opponent for a huge chain combo that will kill me.
And he mistaps with the stylus and loses his turn to an illegal move. VICTORY FOR ME! I am so good at Puzzle Quest.
While I got entered into the drawing, a redhead kid named Aaron or something ended up winning the DS. Boo. It's too bad since if I had won I obviously would have immediately given it away on the site because I'm such a nice guy. Too bad that didn't end up happening.
Overall, we had a great time. Puzzle Quest: Galactrix is fucking awesome, as expected, and everyone should go out and buy the DS version immediately as soon as it's released on February 24th. Even though I now have the DS version, I'll probably be picking up the PC version as well when it comes out. The guys at D3 were super nice, and it seemed like everyone at the even really enjoyed themselves. The only downside to the evening was probably the fog machine that kept spewing out fog that tasted like ass, but eventually we all got used to it.
As we walked out though, we prepared to move on to the real best part of the night: SURVIVOR THURSDAY AT CHAD'S! Usually it's just me, but I convinced everyone to come along, and it was amazing, even though I am sad that the most perfect pair of breasts that have been on the show in a long, long time got voted off last night. As Chad said: "Her sweet, ebony chocolate milk jugs. :(" However, since this has nothing to do with Galactrix, I'll stop talking now.
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OBJECTIVES: To compare US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) labeling for evidence based on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of new oncology treatments approved by both agencies.
METHODS: Oncology drugs and indications approved between 2012 and 2016 by both the FDA and the EMA were identified. PRO-related language and analysis reported in US product labels and drug approval packages and EMA summaries of product characteristics were compared for each indication.
RESULTS: In total, 49 oncology drugs were approved for a total of 64 indications. Of the 64 indications, 45 (70.3%) included PRO data in either regulatory submission. No FDA PRO labeling was identified. PRO language was included in the summary of product characteristics for 21 (46.7%) of 45 indications. European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy measures were used frequently in submissions. FDA's comments suggest that aspects of study design (eg, open labels) or the validity of PRO measures was the primary reason for the lack of labeling based on PRO endpoints. Both agencies identified missing PRO data as problematic for interpretation.
CONCLUSIONS: During this time period, the FDA and the EMA used different evidentiary standards to assess PRO data from oncology studies, with the EMA more likely to accept data from open-label studies and broad concepts such as health-related quality of life. An understanding of the key differences between the agencies may guide sponsor PRO strategy when pursuing labeling. Patient-focused proximal concepts are more likely than distal concepts to receive positive reviews.


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Judge Rejects Oklahoma's Bid to Halt Vaccine Mandate for National Guard
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Federal judge denies injunction request from governor, state attorney general and others
"The vaccine mandate to which the governor objects … is intended to protect service members from the virus, which, in less than two years, has killed more Americans in action than in all wars fought by the United States." , "Judge Fritt wrote in his ruling issued on Tuesday. "The court is required to decide this matter on the basis of federal law, not common sense. But, either way, the outcome will be the same."
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III ordered compulsory vaccination for all service members in an August 24 memorandum. "To defend this nation, we need a healthy and ready force," Austin wrote at the time.
Stitt and O'Connor, both Republicans, have been critical of the federal vaccine requirement and filed suit earlier this month. Mr O'Connor said on Wednesday that his office was analyzing the decision.
"We filed this lawsuit to support these Oklahomaans who object to the president's vaccine mandate," the attorney general's office said. "We expect the Biden administration to review in good faith all exemptions and religious accommodations requested by our fellow Oklahomans."
A Pentagon spokeswoman declined to comment. A spokesman for the Oklahoma National Guard did not respond to requests for comment.
Gov. Stitt asked Mr Austin to suspend the mandate in a November 2 letter because it "violates the personal liberties of many Oklahomans", according to the ruling.
Mr. Austin responded in a letter to Gov. Stitt on November 29, arguing that the mandate was necessary to maintain military readiness. He warned that failing to comply with the mandate "could endanger the member's position in the National Guard."
The state argued in its lawsuit filed on December 2 that the executive branch was "aggressively encroaching on the sovereignty" of Oklahoma by requiring National Guard members to take the shot.
But Judge Freight, who was nominated to the bench by Republican President George W. Bush, wrote in the ruling on Tuesday that the state's argument "assigned the allocation of authority over the Guard to a specially designated reserve component." showed a fundamental misunderstanding of the United States military."
The state said 40% of the state's army personnel have been vaccinated, while 89% of airmen have shot, according to the ruling.
Write Zusha Ellison at [email protected]
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Okay so I help people smile and Nice (the dog) warms the heart because he is so cute and a dedicated companion with puppy dog eyes.My story is getting out about how I am walking for Diabetes. And all sorts come to give, and thank, and photograph. My ears ring from the encouraging honks and raor of engines rolling by.but something struck me deeply today.
Many times today I spoke to diabetics who told me they were not taking the nessesary steps to manage their 'sugar'.They eat what they want,don't check their levels, don't exersize or even want to walk. that is fine for some one with no family or friends.
Also today (and evryday) people have sought me out to tell me of loved ones lost to diabetes. I too have lost and I am renched when I see the pain and loss in the eys of sons and daughters. This is pain I know well. Today I was floored by a man younger than myself who came up, shook my hand, gave me a dollar and a few coins. Then he said he lost his wife to diabetes last year and bleesed me for what I was doing then walked away to his van that looked like a family weighed it down. The glance we shared for that moment wrenched my heart...the rest of the day I could hardly contain myself from tears. And many times in the few moments where I was alone I did silently break down . Not a pretty sight, especially as people come over for a picture and a handshake.
I want to inspire those who can benefit from exersize and diet to do so that the. Ones who love them can have them living. If you could see the looks of those many grieving family members who I meet everyday you might change. But you can't see and I must share these intimate ,painful thoughts.


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Ovelgönne steht für:

 Ovelgönne, Gemeinde im Landkreis Wesermarsch, Niedersachsen

 Ovelgönne (Ovelgönne), Ortsteil der Gemeinde Ovelgönne im Landkreis Wesermarsch, Niedersachsen
 Ovelgönne (Buxtehude), Ortsteil der Hansestadt Buxtehude im Landkreis Stade, Niedersachsen

Ovelgönne (Hambühren), Ort in der Gemeinde Hambühren im Landkreis Celle, Niedersachsen
Ovelgönne (Hehlen), Ortsteil der Gemeinde Hehlen im Landkreis Holzminden, Niedersachsen
 Ovelgönne, Ortsteil von Ritterhude im Landkreis Osterholz, Niedersachsen
Schloss Ovelgönne, Wasserschloss in Bad Oeynhausen
 Rittergut Ovelgönne, ein Anwesen in Hechthausen, Niedersachsen
 deutscher Name des Stadtteils Euvelgunne der niederländischen Stadt Groningen

Siehe auch:
 Övelgönne (Begriffsklärung)
 Ovelgünne


It's been SOOOO long since I've posted, but not for a lack of topics! I've actually started creating websites for new authors — really fun stuff when you've got about two year's creativity bottled up inside because you took a job with a boring company (but I digress).
Oftentimes new authors are so amazed to see a website that's been created for them — it has their own smiling face looking back at them, for Goodness sakes — that they're speechless. They're happy, they feel empowered … then they want to smear that lovely website with all sorts of information and text, making it instantly unreadable.
So I decided to investigate what successful authors' websites look like and consider the design elements that may be employed on my client's behalf. At the least, I hope to illustrate to my clients what the websites of successful authors look like, and my investigation has revealed great variety. And great simplicity.
Gillian Flynn is a relative newcomer, with just a handful of books published, so her site doesn't try to bowl the reader over with images of book covers, instead it creates a mood centering on her most recent work. Note how other book titles are discreetly in the nav bar above, keeping the entire page uncluttered.
Two sites I really enjoyed were for authors James Patterson and Neil Gaiman, and when I look at them I think "do these guys ever sleep??" because the sites are reflections of their wildly prolific personalities. Patterson has movie reviews on his site alongside DOZENS of book covers. And he has been working on a platform to get kids more involved in reading to boot.
Gaiman is playing the piano on his site, which made me take note of the use of embedded video, a growing trend (yet hopefully more stable than it used to be) … oooh, I better get back to work on my client's stuff, this really raises the bar.
This has been a fun little side trip — it's helpful to get your nose out of your own stuff sometimes and look around for inspiration.


?Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta believes that he is perfectly suited to Maurizio Sarri's trademark style of football, also admitting that the tactics could help Eden Hazard become the best player of the system.
Sarri likes his players to press high up the field, which leaves the side in danger as his full backs are encouraged to push as far forwards as possible. Both Azpilicueta and left back Marcos Alonso have faced criticism this season after being caught out of position by opposing teams.
Speaking to ?the? Daily Mail, ?Azpilicueta said: "I prefer to defend as far as possible up the pitch.
"It's different and you can see we press very high, the defensive line is very high but that's what we want. We want to be dominant in the game and recover the ball as quick as possible and enjoy the ball when we have it.
He went on to praise teammate ?Hazard, who has netted five goals in his opening six games. He said: "I'm sure he can be the best. He has that quality of eliminating defenders. It's amazing.
"But this season he is adding goals and assists. Sometimes he was playing very good but maybe not selfish; he always gives passes to team-mates.
"Eden has all the qualities to be the best. And his personality as well, the way he behaves. He's the best player in the team but the way he respects everyone, he's a normal person.
?Chelsea enjoyed a perfect start to the new ?Premier League season, but a goalless draw with ?West Ham on Sunday saw drop his first points as Chelsea manager.


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Radical Pedagogies
Edited by Beatriz Colomina, Ignacio G. Galán, Evangelos Kotsioris and Anna-Maria Meister
416 pp., 7 x 10 in, 474 figures
Experiments in architectural education in the post–World War II era that challenged and transformed architectural discourse and practice.
In the decades after World War II, new forms of learning transformed architectural education. These radical experiments sought to upend disciplinary foundations and conventional assumptions about the nature of architecture as much as they challenged modernist and colonial norms, decentered building, imagined new roles for the architect, and envisioned participatory forms of practice. Although many of the experimental programs were subsequently abandoned, terminated, or assimilated, they nevertheless helped shape and in some sense define architectural discourse and practice. This book explores and documents these radical pedagogies and efforts to defy architecture's status quo.
The experiments include the adaptation of Bauhaus pedagogy as a means of "unlearning" under the conditions of decolonization in Africa; a movement to design for "every body," including the disabled, by architecture students and faculty at the University of California, Berkeley; the founding of a support network for women interested in the built environment, regardless of their academic backgrounds; and a design studio in the USSR that offered an alternative to the widespread functionalist approach in Soviet design. Viewed through their dissolution and afterlife as well as through their founding stories, these projects from the last century raise provocative questions about architecture's role in the new century.
Beatriz Colomina is Howard Crosby Butler Professor of the History of Architecture at Princeton University and the author of X-Ray Architecture and other books.
Ignacio G. Galán is Assistant Professor at Barnard College, Columbia University.
Evangelos Kotsioris, an architectural historian, architect, and Assistant Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Anna-Maria Meister is Professor of Architecture Theory and Science at Technical University of Darmstadt.
"Exploring the experimental roots, the radix, of radical pedagogies that emerged globally from the 1930s to the 1980s, this book—a timely, informative intervention on the importance of inventive education—plants the seeds for future pedagogic ecologies. The architectural histories of the 1960s and 1970s foregrounded here, which uprooted the environmental, material, political, and technological status quo, have much to teach us. It is a history lesson for the present, when pedagogic radicality faces new challenges."
Giuliana Bruno, Emmet Blakeney Gleason Professor of Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University
"Without Radical Pedagogies demonstrating how far it's possible to re-think what education could and should be, the Graduate School of Architecture in Johannesburg would have remained a pipe dream, and there would be no African Futures Institute."
Lesley Lokko, Professor and Founder & Director, African Futures Institute, Accra
"In an impressive collection of a hundred and fourteen chapters written by some of the most exciting architectural thinkers today, Radical Pedagogies provincializes universalizing accounts of twentieth-century architectural education by weaving together histories from around the globe—from Ife to Tucumán, from Delft to Mexico City, from Warsaw to Havana, from New York City to Johannesburg. The result is a remarkably polysemous account of architecture's epistemological ambitions in the twentieth century and its claims to radical politics. Particularly striking is the role played by architectural education in postcolonial contexts. The volume not only throws light on hitherto unacknowledged actors, media, and tactics but also provides much-needed historical context for some of the discipline's most urgent debates today."
Zeynep Çelik Alexander, Associate Professor, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University


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M.L. Miller aka Ambush Bug here, catching up with some podcasts I missed posting in the last few weeks. On this episode of our latest and greatest podcast, our CultPop/Poptards host Johnny Destructo recruits Rob Patey and lil' ol' me to check in on some emails, and eventually we get around to talking about comics like; SUPERMAN #1 (w – Brian Michael Bendis, a – Ivan Reis, 10:00), THE FLASH #50 (w – Joshua Williamson, a – Howard Porter, 25:30), AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (w – Nick Spencer, a – Ryan Ottley, 46:30), DIE! DIE! DIE! #1 (w – Robert Kirkman, a – Chris Burnham, 01:01:15), FARMHAND #1 (w, a – Rob Guillory, 01:11:20), & X-23 #1 (w – Mariko Tamaki, a – Juann Caba, 01:18:45)!
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Broly is an adorable Staffy cross who is nearly 2 years old and has the cutest wonky ears and smile!! He is full of beans and LOVES his walks, so is on the lookout for an active home who can give him plenty of exercise! Broly is a friendly young boy and can live with children aged 12+ (he is quite a big bouncy boy so would knock little ones over). He is really eager to please and loves to learn – he sits, gives both paws, lies down and knows to 'wait', and would thrive in a home where he can learn more. He does need some lead training as he is strong on the lead and is a bouncy boy, he also will need training before he can be let off lead, but he is a very bright boy who picks things up quickly. Broly is fully housetrained and can be left for a few hours. He needs a bit more socialisation around other dogs as he is very excitable around dogs currently, and is 'humpy' with them (he has just been neutered, so hopefully this will help!!), we don't feel he is quite social enough to live with another dog at the moment, but possibly could in future. We'd love to find Broly a home who will work with him, give him loads of love, playtime and exercise – he really is such a fab boy and will make his new family smile every day!


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Competition and Integrity Follow Navajo Nation Council Speaker LoRenzo Bates
by Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi / Currents / 16 Dec 2018
Navajo Times | Ravonelle Yazzie
LoRenzo Bates, speaker of the 23rd Navajo Nation Council, delivered the keynote address at the 2018 Fall Sports All-Stars awards ceremony last Friday at the Phil Thomas Performing Arts Center in Shiprock.
SHIPROCK, N.M. — From the football field to the rodeo arena and all the way to the Navajo Nation Council, competition and integrity followed LoRenzo Bates.
In a room filled with the 2018 Navajo Times Fall All-Stars, their families, and friends, Bates shared how the two components popped up in every aspect of his career as a student, athlete, and professional.
Bates said the two are what led the dozens of All-Stars recognized last Friday to their accomplishments.
"I understand the competitiveness," he said. "That competitiveness, that discipline that each of them showed to be able to get here today."
Bates was the guest speaker at the annual Navajo Times awards banquet held at the Phil Thomas Performing Arts Center in Shiprock last Friday, where the newspaper announced its players of the year, coaches of the year, and all-stars for the 2018 fall sports season.
The award ceremony began with the traditional photo session of the All-Stars and coaches. Bates then shared a message with the young student athletes and the rest of the audience.
Bates, who was a member of the Navajo Methodist Mission (now Navajo Preparatory School) football team that won the school's only football state championship in 1968, shared his experience with competition as a young adult.
He spoke of the time and effort put into playing football, basketball, and running track and field, and his dedication as a rodeo athlete in college. He said he and his friends often practiced under a blanket of darkness just to get better.
"Getting on the bull in the middle of the night with nobody out there to protect you, we wanted to show that we were just as good or better," Bates said.
Bates said he understood the determination many of the student-athletes had to do well, and commended them for it.
He also applauded and encouraged the support system behind the All-Stars.
"It's up to you as parents to encourage your kids to be able to move on with the ability that they have," he said. "(It's) the parents that push them, that took them to where they needed to go."
Editor's Note: This article was first published in the Navajo Times. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
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Each year, the School of Art receives more than 200 applications for the MFA program. Applications are reviewed by a committee of faculty members for their content and quality. Approximately 12 graduate students are accepted each year.
Application for Graduate Study at the University of Washington (online). To finalize your application, please submit the $85 application fee. Once finalized, you will no longer be able to update your online app, however the department can then view your complete application and answer questions. Your application is not complete without the fee.
Letters of recommendation: Applicants will be prompted to provide the name and email address of three (max. 4) recommenders. The recommenders will be sent a link to the online evaluation form via email. Each letter of recommendation should be written by someone who is able to comment on your qualifications for graduate study. As part of the application process you will be given the opportunity to voluntarily waive your right to inspect the completed letters.
The University of Washington Graduate School is phasing out usage of IELTS. IELTS with a test session date after June 1, 2017 will not be accepted.
Artist Statement/Statement of Purpose: This statement should clearly articulate your goals and the extent to which the program to which you are applying can be expected to prepare you for those objectives. The statement should also describe your background and experience as well as preparation for advanced work in the field to which you are applying. If you are applying to one of our studio programs please include a discussion of your work. This could include description of your process, your technical approach, the theoretical context, background information and your intentions both in relation to the work you have submitted and in what you plan to focus on in graduate study.
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Applicants can track whether application materials have been received by logging back in to their UW Graduate School Application. Faculty typically makes admissions decisions in February and March. You will be notified of our decision via e-mail.


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Q: Powershell website login not working I am trying to write a basic powershell script to log into gmail but have some up against a problem. The code is below. I have commented out some bits to narrow things down.
$url = "http://gmail.com"
$username="myusername"
$password= "123456"
$ie = New-Object -com InternetExplorer.Application

$ie.visible = $true;
$ie.navigate($url);
while ($ie.Busy)
{
Start-Sleep -m 10000;
}

$counter = 0
while (($counter -lt 10) -and ($ie.document -eq $null)) {Start-Sleep 1; $counter++}

$ie.document -eq $null
$ie.Document.getElementByID('email').value=$username
#$ie.Document.getElementByID("Password").value=$password
#$ie.Document.getElementById("signin").Click();

When I run the powershell script, I get the following error.
You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At J:\scripts\gmail.ps1:21 char:1
+ $ie.Document.getElementByID('email').value=$username
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

The strange thing is, this was working perfectly fine yesterday and today its not working at all. I am using IE9.
Any help much appreciated.

A: PowerShell IE9 ComObject has all null properties after navigating to webpage gave me the answer to this. Had to run my script as an administrator due to IE protected mode that was stopping the object from being created. Either turn off IE protected mode or run the script as an administrator to get it working.

A: I think you made a mistake here:
$ie.Document.getElementByID("Password").value=$password

The ID should be passwd, not password. So replace that line by:
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WAFFLES: Whoa! Something smells FUNNY.
WAFFLES: Not haha-funny, but funny-funny. Stinky-funny.
WAFFLES: Ok, there's some seriously WRONG smells going on in here.
WAFFLES: Huh? I'm being quarantined? You mean like quarters and dimes and stuff?
WAFFLES: Uh, how many quarters and dimes to get me out of here???
Yes, it's true. Waffles has been quarantined. I know... this isn't exactly the stuff of which funny cat blogs are made. But everyday we write about what's going on in our lives and usually that means writing about what's made us laugh. We don't schedule our blog posts weeks or even days in advance. We're much more in-the-moment kinds of cats.
Today, we're taking a brief time-out to talk about a different kind of time-out.
Our vet calls it Displacement Aggression. It's a very normal, albeit unnerving, behavioral challenge that can often present itself when one or more of the cats in a household visit the vet and return home smelling not at all like themselves. It doesn't even have to be the vet... it may involve extended travel or time away from home.
Those of you that read our blog regularly know that Waffles and Glogirly spent a little over a week away from the Townhouse. First in NYC, then Atlanta. It's not uncommon for reentry to become problematic when you've been away for so long.
What you don't know is that while Waffles was away, I had an unexpected date with the emergency vet. Don't worry... I'm fine now. But I had a bacterial infection that landed me at the regular vet, then the ER vet. There was anesthesia involved, antibiotics... I'll spare you the gory details, but suffice it to say, I wasn't feeling OR smelling like myself.
When Waffles returned home, he noticed right away. Usually he'd just start up where he left off, chasing red dots and bouncing off the walls. But his time, he looked at me like he'd never seen me before. When the hissing and growling started, Glogirly stepped in and separated us.
Though this is the first time, anything like this has happened to us, it's actually very common. Some cats will react in this way after a standard wellness check at the vet. We even know some cats who all go to the vet together, just so they'll smell the same when they come home.
We figured if this is happening here, that it just might be happening in your house too. So we wanted to share some of the things we're doing to bring back our own peace and harmony.
We've got Waffles staying in what used to be the kitten-room when he was brought home for the first time. It's got all the comforts, including a litter box, toys, food, treats, water, blankets, his carrier, a scratching post and windows.
After the first 24-48 hours, we've securely cracked the door so that we're able to see and smell each other. See our door-crack technique HERE.
It's important to associate good things with the door like food, treats, even toys.
Glogirly rubs Waffles' head and mouth area with a sock, then rubs that scent onto me... and vice versa. It's all about getting him comfortable with my scent.
The hardest part. Every cat and every situation is different. It may take just a day or two... or a whole week. Take it slow.
Please remember we're just a couple of funny cats. We're not vets, we're not really professional anything, except maybe professional chicken-eaters. Our first point of contact whenever anything doesn't seem right is our vet. We have a great relationship with her and everyone at the clinic. We can't stress enough how important that is. It should never be your last call.
I sure hope the townhouse gets back to normal soon and that Katie is back to 100%!
We hope that things get ironed out at the townhouse very quickly. Chey takes notes from Katie about how to be nice to me!
Not a 'funny' post but because people listen to Katie and Waffles and You, this post will be really important. We are adding it to our Top Posts of 2014 as we REALLY like this one!
This was very interesting. I hope that Katies ad Waffles are back to their normal selves quickly. We send goat hugs and purrs from the Farm.
Hope you're feelin all better soon Katie and dat Waffles and you get back to normal quick.
It is so important that this gets mentioned - it IS more common than humans think. Sparkle behaved like Waffles is doing every time Binga and Boodie came home from the vet - in fact, she would howl and attack! Which is why she wound up having to go to the vet with them, even though she hated the vet. It was the best solution for all the kitties. Fortunately, no kitty seems to care that I come and go a lot! But my human has a whole arsenal of solutions, just in case.
I hope the town house will be back to normal soon !
Katie, we are sorry to hear about your medical troubles. Hopefully that is all fixed now. We hope the rest will solve itself quickly.
Thanks for sharing this with your wide audience. We suspect it's a lot more common than people realize. Hopefully everything will be back to chicken-stealing normal in short order once everyone smells like home again.
Wow!!! We hope things settle down soon!!!!!!!
I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. I know it's common, but that doesn't make it any less distressing. I'd been wondering about this, with Waffle traveling as much as he had been. It's interesting that it took Katie's vet visit for this to become a problem.
Remember to use the Spirit Essences to help things along (Stress Stopper and Peacemaker)!
I know this is a fairly common problem, but thankfully one I have not encountered. I hope Waffles gets used to Katie again soon and the peace is restored.
We know all about displacement aggression. Wally is so guilty of it when I go to the vet. He can be so mean to me when I come home...for days! Now he has to go to the vet too, every time I go. Teach him a lesson.
Very good post full of helpful information for those kitty bumps in the road. Hope Katie is better and peace returns to the townhouse soon.
A serious blog post, but really helpful information.
We hope that you are recovering from the reasons for your vet visit, Katie (sure no fair for you to end up there while Waffles was carousing with the ladies!). And that these steps work and you two are soon back to your normal sibling tension in the townhouse.
Sorry you were sick Katie, I am glad you are doing better. This is a great post, I have problems every time I bring a kitty to the vet, the others treat him/her like a stranger.
We hope the west is over and peace will return to the townhouse. And also that Katie will be all better.
Katie..Thanks for sharing this important information..I hope you are feeling much better..Waffles..buddy..it's Katie..the Boss..I'm sure you will get it straightened out in your head soon..Glogirly..I have never had this happen but it is sure nice to know in case it does happen one day..Wishing for peace in the townhouse!
Purring and praying that all returns to normalcy at the Townhouse once again real soon.
Katie we're glad you're feeling better and hope that things settle down quickly although you might be liking Waffles in Quarantine!
Great post pals. Sadly, I guess stuff like that does happen. Sounds like your human has the situation under control and pretty soon Waffles will be out harrassing Katie again. Katie, enjoy your time alone while you can sweetie.
We had that too once. When Tess and May were 1.5 years old, Tess snuck out of a second story window and was lost for two whole weeks. When I found her, May was hissing and spitting and not liking her at all. Tess also needed two trips to the vet, because she had lost nearly all her weight and had eaten something bad when she had been out. It took two months, and two courses of antibiotics for Tess, before they were completely okay again. I didn't use any of the things you are using though, so you will be back to normal much quicker. Hang in there guys. And thanks for the great tips, I hope I will never need to use them.
Hoping that all is ok with Katie, broke my heart to hear that she was ill. I am sure things will return to normal in no time...great and important tips!
I hope things turn round and get back to normal real soon. It must be so hard when they were getting on so well. Waffles must have not liked the vet smell at all to have reacted so much. I am hoping it gets better for you soon.
Great advice! I'll have to try these tips with my Sassy girl. She is having to be kept separate from the others because of aggression. Thanks for sharing!
Glad to hear you are okay, Katie!!
We're sorry to hear you two are having some homecoming problems. We know your humans will have this resolved in no time!
Weez hav da hissy fits when one of us goes to da VET wiff out da udder too. So weez just boff go togedder. And ifin weez gunna be gone fur long, weez all go. But bein' Service Cats weez can.
Hope Katie is feeling better. My cats hiss for just a bit after the vet visits. When Bear Bear was still here with us he would be like that for almost the rest of the day.
I smell trouble in Kitty City! Maybe if you both go outside together for a bit you will cool off? We all go to the vet together (3 dogs, 2 cats) to avoid that wrong smell issue, but sometimes a cat has to go alone and reuniting is not always warm and fuzzy.
Just like moving in together for the first time. Hope the two can get back to K&W real soon.
Poor Katie has been through so much. Glad everything is settling down.
Oh Katie, i'm so sorry your not well :( These were wonderful tips, and I thank you for sharing. T=This post could really help people know how to deal with this exact situation.
Thanks for the good advice. Hope all is well soon.
Thank you for the tips Katie. I hope you are doing better since coming back from the emergency vet. Poor girl.
This has never happened to us and kitties have been going to vets or vet hospitals but if it does we will surely check out these great tips.
Katie so very sorry to hear you were ill. Glad that you are better now! Thank you so much for sharing your tips, I am going to save them for future reference.
Wow. I'd never heard of this before, but it makes sense. I've always wondered how Bear feels about the change in his own smell after going to the vet. Thank you so much for sharing this!


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Stage Drama "A Midsummer Night`s Dream" to be Staged in Shanghai
Publish Time:2014-08-20 08:00:00Source:meet-in-shanghai.net
【Introduction】:Shakespeare`s Globe Theatre led by artistic director Dominic Dromgoole will bring to Shanghai its rendition of Shakespeare`s eponymous work.
Shakespeare`s Globe Theatre led by artistic director Dominic Dromgoole will bring to Shanghai its rendition of Shakespeare`s eponymous work.
When Dominic`s "A Midsummer Night`s Dream" debuted in London in May 2013, it won rave reviews. It is a comedy good for all ages, exploring profoundly the true essence of Shakespeare`s work.
Shakespeare Globe Theatre Shakespeare Globe Theatre of England is located on the bank of the River Thames in London. Having been around since 1599, it was built by Sam Wanamaker. Most state dramas adapted from Shakespeare`s works premiered here. It stages not only Shakespeare`s works, but also those of the 16th century and 17th century works of the Renaissance.
"A Midsummer Night`s Dream" * English dialogue, Chinese subtitles * 2 hours 50 minutes (including a 20 minute intermission)
Time and date: 19:15, September 19-21, 2014
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
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Expat Beth Janson comes home to helm screen academy: Knelman
By Martin KnelmanEntertainment Columnist
Wed., April 13, 2016timer3 min. read
After almost two decades of living in the United States and rising to eminence at New York's Tribeca Film Institute, Beth Janson is coming home to lead the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.
Janson — who takes over from Helga Stephenson as CEO on June 1 — belongs to a rare breed that appeals to arts organizations on this side of the border. She's a Canadian citizen who has had invaluable training and experience in the U.S., especially as executive director of the Tribeca Film Institute.
"I was hiding in plain sight," she told me half-jokingly, speaking from her home office in Maplewood, N.J., just outside Manhattan.
Born in Montreal, Janson moved to New York after graduating from York University in Toronto.
"I had a green card at first," she explains. "Now I'm a dual citizen. I married an American. I had kids."
Within the film industry, Janson is revered for what she brought to Tribeca. Its festival was born out of outrage and determination after the destruction of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Creating a film festival was a way of replacing grief with culture while helping Lower Manhattan spring back to life and prosper.
At the time, Janson had been living a block away from the trade centre. Just weeks after Sept. 11, she married Bill Ohlson, who works in financial technology. Now he will move to Toronto along with Janson and their three daughters.
Back then, she was determined not to be intimidated into leaving New York.
"I was the one who said, 'I'm not leaving this city. Nothing is going to scare me away.' "
Before joining Tribeca, Janson had jobs at the Public Theater (working on the renovation of the Delacorte Theater and handling free tickets for Shakespeare in the Park); at the documentary wing of HBO; and as programming director of the Newport Beach Film Festival.
She joined the Tribeca festival in 2003 and created its signature programs, including the New Media Fund (a $5-million partnership with the Ford Foundation); Tribeca All Access (a networking and grant program for minority filmmakers) and the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund.
From 2010 through 2014, Janson was executive director of the Tribeca Film Institute, the festival's non-profit affiliate organization. In that capacity, she was responsible for budget management, fundraising, public relations, human resources and program direction. With aggressive fundraising, she doubled Tribeca's budget.
In 2015 Janson left Tribeca to become founding director of the Rent the Runway foundation, created to give women the tools, training and networks to become entrepreneurs and build successful companies.
But now she's excited about returning to the country where she grew up. She has a three-year contract with the academy. And she will soon be looking for a house to rent.
Martin Katz, chair of the academy's board, says: "It is particularly gratifying to us to be reversing the 'brain drain' to the U.S. and bringing her home as our new CEO."
"Storytelling is important to me," Janson told me, "and Canada is a place where I feel a connection. I have three children. Canada is an amazing place and I want them to experience the spirit of Canada."
That's partly because despite cuts and other problems we might complain about, the arts are alive in Canada.
"That's a direction we want the world to go in," says Janson, especially at a time when many other countries have abandoned the arts.
"Canada is home to some of the most creative and authentic film and television talent in the world," she claims. "We are also true leaders in the field of interactive media, where story meets technology."
She has already had a look at the academy's finances.
"I'm in awe of what Helga has done over the last five years," Janson says, referring to the way Stephenson blended the Genie (movie) awards with the Geminis (TV) to create the Canadian Screen Awards.
"Helga has turned the organization around and made it very relevant. I want to build on some of the things she was working on, engage more Canadians and get people to see more Canadian films."
And before she knows it, Janson will be setting the stage for the 2017 edition of Canadian Screen Week. It will run from March 6 to 12, capped by the CBC's live telecast of the gala on Sunday, March 12, 2017.
Barry Avrich, producer of the smooth 2016 broadcast gala, says, "Helga laid the foundation for the future and Beth will undoubtedly build on the strong momentum for our industry."


This chapter begins with a survey of the vast amount of European choral music Stravinsky was exposed to in his youth and his fascination with the sounds of language in the Russian Orthodox Church. This is followed by a survey of the many modern-era Masses based on historic models as well as a survey of the many Stravinsky compositions so based. The music of the Mass is discussed in terms of its neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance attributes and its mirror formal structures. Performance practice issues address the cubist-like setting of text and its close relationship to the text setting of Francis Poulenc, and Stravinsky's unique motor-like rhythmic textures.


On the upside, at least there's a plan.
So, after running around southern Ontario (and buying THE most AMAZING sparkly ballet flats, which I'll show off in a separate post because that's just how awesome they are), I finally flew back home. My Mum got us a room at the airport hotel and since she travels so often, we stayed on the Executive floor. That doesn't really mean much except that there's complimentary breakfast in the morning and free Wi-fi. I'd expected the breakfast to be a bowl of fruit and maybe a muffin, so I wasn't too excited, but I was wrong.
It was basically the greatest breakfast buffet ever. I haven't been to a buffet in years (as germ contamination is QUITE HIGH) but we were there right when it opened - 5:30am - and nobody was there but us.
I wandered through the offerings and found some freshly sliced fruit, orange juice and bacon. Truth be told, I wasn't aware there was bacon until my Mum pointed it out, but then I was all about it.
However, this post isn't about standard buffet breakfast fare.
This post is about the most amazing thing I've ever seen. In my wildest dreams, I never would have thought something like this existed.
It's an AUTOMATIC PANCAKE MACHINE!!!
Say what? Yeah. It's true. This is an automated pancake machine, aptly named the ChefStack.
First, choose how many pancakes you'd like. I wasn't sure how this was all going to go down, so I chose one to start. It whirls for a moment and then gives you a countdown. On average, it takes about 90 seconds per pancake.
Then, get your plate ready!
Cause it rolls out the other side, perfectly browned!
PLUS, it was basically as thin as a crepe. I HATE thick pancakes because sometimes the batter isn't cooked all the way through. But the ChefStack produces high-quality and FAT FREE and BARELY THERE cakes!
So if you have an extra $3,500 lying around (as I'm sure the majority of you do, I mean, who doesn't - ha) - I'd recommend that you pick one up IMMEDIATELY!
Personally, I'm going to wait it out a bit, but that won't stop me from dreaming of the the almost-paper-thin pancakes that require no cleanup or prep. Whenever I have to go back, I'll be looking forward to the unexpected silver lining.
And what a delectable silver lining it is.
A pancake machine? Who would've thunk??
I didn't know you were sick, though, Jennie. I think I missed something. I hope you are able to overcome whatever it is you are facing very soon and super easily! Best wishes, Blog Buddy!
Julie, you're just adorable. Thanks for the well wishes!


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