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Let It Bleed är ett musikalbum av rockgruppen The Rolling Stones som lanserades 1969. Det släpptes 28 november i USA och 5 december i Europa. Till stilen är albumet något djupare och hårdare än föregångaren Beggars Banquet. Låtarna drar stilmässigt åt hårdrock, bluesrock, och countryrock. Albumet blev mycket framgångsrikt kommersiellt och nådde förstaplatsen på den brittiska albumlistan och en tredjeplats i USA. Det sålde även bra i många andra länder. År 2003 utsågs det av tidningen Rolling Stone till det 32:a bästa någonsin, på listan The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Albumet har sålts i ungefär 3 miljoner exemplar. Enligt RIAA hade albumet sålt guld 1969 och 2x platina 1989. Det var det sista av gruppens album som gavs ut både i mono och stereo, men då stereo blivit det dominerande formatet 1969 gavs monoutgåvorna ut i en betydligt mindre upplaga.

Den inledande låten på albumet är  "Gimme Shelter", som också är en av deras mest välkända låtar, även om den aldrig släpptes som singel. Spår nummer två är "Love in Vain", en Robert Johnson-cover som till soundet starkt bekräftar Rolling Stones blues-rötter. Albumets tredje låt "Country Honk" är en mindre känd, mycket mer countryinspirerad version av "Honky Tonk Women". Även skivans titelspår och låten "You Got the Silver" hämtar inspiration från countrymusik. Albumets avslutande låt "You Can't Always Get What You Want" var en lång rockballad med körarrangemang, som tillsammans med "Gimme Shelter" tillhör skivans mest kända låtar.

Albumet är det allra sista där Brian Jones medverkar och det första där hans ersättare Mick Taylor är med, båda på två låtar. Jones medverkar på percussion på "Midnight Rambler" och autoharpa på "You Got the Silver". Taylor medverkar i sin tur med gitarr på "Country Honk" och "Live with Me". Keith Richards hade tidigare sjungit några av verserna på gruppens tidigare låtar, men på detta album sjöng han för första gången en hel låt själv, "You Got the Silver".

Albumets skivomslag är designat av Robert Brownjohn och består av en surrealistisk "tårta" trädd på en skivväxlare. I tårtan återfinns en ett inkapslat magnetband, en urtavla, en pizza, och ett däck som toppas av en garnerad tårtöverdel där också modeller av bandmedlemmarna står. Framför tårtan spelas "Let It Bleed" av en pickup från en vevgrammofon. Omslagets baksida visar samma motiv i oordning då någon tagit en bit av tårtan. På skivans innerfodral möttes man av uppmaningen "This record should be played loud", "Denna skiva skall spelas med hög volym". Vinylutgåvorna innehöll ursprungligen också en affisch på gruppen.

Låtlista
Alla låtar utan textförfattare skrivna av Jagger/Richards.

Sida 1

 "Gimme Shelter" - 4:30
 "Love in Vain" (Robert Johnson) - 4:19
 "Country Honk" - 3:07
 "Live with Me" - 3:33
 "Let It Bleed" - 5:27

Sida 2

 "Midnight Rambler" - 6:52
 "You Got the Silver" - 2:50
 "Monkey Man" - 4:11
 "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - 7:28 (The London Bach Choir medverkar)

Listplaceringar

Källor
Let It Bleed på Allmusic
Albumets utgåvor på Discogs
Fotnoter

Musikalbum 1969
Album av The Rolling Stones
Albumettor i Storbritannien


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art by bonnie levinthal
– Thomas Whitman –
Artistic Philosophy
Chamber Music With Winds
Chamber Music With Strings
Film Scores and Dance Music
2020-21 Concert Season
No public events are scheduled for fall 2020 on account of COVID-19 restrictions. The following events are tentatively planned for spring 2021, dates TBD.
The Play on Philly orchestra will offer the premiere of an untitled work by Whitman for youth orchestra. (The work will be given a title by students in the ensemble as part of their rehearsal process.)
Premiere of Immigrant Portraits for string orchestra by Whitman, to be given by North/South Consonance in honor of its 40th anniversary. Free and open to the public. Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 120 W. 69th Street, New York City
Premiere of a new work for winds and percussion to be played outdoors at local farmers markets in Philadelphia. Commissioned by Orchestra 2001 as part of its "Emerging Markets" series.
Premiere of Let Us Build a Tower to the Sky for soprano and piano will be given by soprano Lizzy Stant at a recital in Boston, MA.
Premiere of a new work for violin solo will be given by violinist Catherine Kei Fukuda at a recital in Japan.
Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College
Spring Concert of Gamelan Semara Santi with the Indonesian Cultural Club of Delaware
Traditional and Modern Music and Dance from Bali, Indonesia. Co-directed by Lidya Darmawan, Ni Luh Kadek Kusuma Dewi, I Nyoman Suadin, and Thomas Whitman.
Admission: free; families with children especially welcome.
This concert will be live-streamed via this link.
Gamelan Gita Santi, a community ensemble based in South Philadelphia, will perform with Modero Dance. Co-directed by Sinta Penyami and Thomas Whitman. Sponsored by the Philadelphia Folklore Project.

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– WWE posted the following to hype the Tag Team Battle Royal that will take place on Monday's RAW with The B Team and others. The winners will become the new #1 contenders and will go on to face RAW Tag Team Champions Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy at Money In the Bank.
Who will be next to challenge The Deleters of Worlds?
After The B-Team's barbecue devolved into a coleslaw-slinging melee, the frustrated duo approached Raw General Manager Kurt Angle to demand a Raw Tag Team Championship opportunity against "Woken" Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt. However, on the red brand, opportunities are earned, so on Raw in Houston, Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas will be among the participants of a Tag Team Battle Royal, in which the last team standing will be next in line to challenge Hardy & Wyatt for their titles.
Regardless of what you think of them, The B-Team have impressed in the ring recently. Could The "B" in B-Team actually stand for "Best" when this match is over?
Expect your receipt in stereo.#ICTitle on the line at #MITB?


How do you reach out to other Irish language learners?
In several of our recent Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast episodes (like with Mara Berstein), our guests suggested the biggest thing in learning Irish is to reach out and find other learners.
For online, there are Facebook groups including GaelSkype where people arrange to speak on Skype together.
Even Google Plus has some "communities" of Irish language learners.
Locally, you might just be lucky enough to have classes nearby. But otherwise, you'll probably need to start something locally by reaching out to others.
Our question to you today is: what have you done to reach out and find other learners of the Irish language?
Just leave a reply below, we'd love to hear your experiences.
Should I Choose Rosetta Stone for Gaelic, or Bitesize Irish Gaelic?
I'd love to communicate with other learners of Irish!That would be great. But I'm wary of Facebook I'm not on that,I've heard bad things about it.Maybe the way for me would be to learn how to use Skype.
Sure, Skype's an excellent way to meet up with others. You'll still need to make the connection with them in the first place.
I can understand your reluctance to use Facebook Keith. I'm very leery of it myself. However, that is the only way I know of to make Gaelskype contacts. You can limit your use of Facebook to only the Gaelskype group so that you can make contacts to talk with on Skype. No need to interact with anyone else or enter personal info if you don't want to.
I'd bet there are other forums or social media sights though that cater to Irish learners where you can make Skype contacts.


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The world famous Wimbledon tennis tournament starts today. The oldest tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon began in 1877, making this year its 140th anniversary. As with many sports, partnerships with various brands play a huge role during the two week tournament, with one brand standing out amongst the rest as being intrinsically associated with Wimbledon for many years, Robinsons fruit squash.
Robinsons' association with Wimbledon is the second longest sports partnership in history, with an astounding 82 year history. A survey carried out in 2008 found that Robinsons was the brand most associated with Wimbledon out of all partnerships it had.
During a visit to Wimbledon in 1934, Eric Smedley Hodgson created a drink using barley, lemon juice and sugar that he distributed to players and umpires. The drink went down so well during the tournament that Hodgson and his drink were invited back the following year, and every year since.
So what has been the key to success for the Robinsons brand that has maintained its partnership with Wimbledon for close to a century?
We believe the answer lies within their effective marketing campaigns throughout the years.
A television as in 2009 portraying the excitement by the British public were a Brit to win the tournament. The British public didn't have to wait long as this advert came just four years before Andy Murray won the men's finals as Wimbledon.
This year Robinsons brought retired tennis star Tim Henman back to Wimbledon. In a video, Henman can be seen transforming his appearance in order to surprise fans at a Wimbledon family event. Henman applauded the Robinsons brand for allowing him to bring attention to and inspire the next generation to take up the sport, learn new skills and make friends, just as he had. Take a look at the video below.
A detailed timeline of the history between Robinsons and Wimbledon can be seen here.
With at least another three years guaranteed partnership between the two, we look forward to seeing what other marketing strategies the Robinsons brand will use over the next few years.


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Så det bara ryker eller så det bara ryker om det, är ett svenskt idiomatiskt uttryck som använts för att betona en viss handling eller yttrande i omåttlig form. Denna typ av talesätt har förekommit mycket i filmer över åren.

Historia
Den tidigaste användningen av uttrycket figurerar i boken Utlandssvenskarna publicerad 1964.

Uttrycket "Så det bara smäller" kan också användas i samma stil. Det infann sig första gången i en nyhetsartikel år 1999.

Referenser

Svenska idiom

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Cheska Hull: from London to Salcombe
PUBLISHED: 11:00 31 May 2017 | UPDATED: 11:31 31 May 2017
Reality TV star Cheska Hull has swapped the bright lights of London for the Devon seaside
Made in Chelsea's Cheska Hull tells Chrissy Harris why she's happy to call Salcombe her home
Reality TV star Cheska Hull has swapped the bright lights of London for the Devon seaside – and she couldn't be happier.The 30-year-old was a key member of E4's Made in Chelsea series, based on the lives of a set of affluent young people living in the capital.It was a star-studded lifestyle, complete with paparazzi photographers, newspaper headlines, red carpets and plenty of parties.Today, however, Cheska says she is pleased to have left all that behind as she sits in the sunshine outside a cafe in Salcombe.This is her home town now, after she moved here from London last year to help mum Karen Woodley-Griffin run her boutique, Amelia's Attic in nearby Fore Street.
The 'boudoir-style emporium' is celebrating its tenth anniversary and Cheska is only too happy to be behind the counter of this successful shop.
"I love being on my feet and talking and selling," she says, adding that she and her beloved Pomeranian-Sheltie-cross dog Evie feel right at home in Devon now.
"When I'm here, I'm happy. At peace and calm. London is the exact opposite of that. I was there for ten years when I was in my twenties being crazy and running around doing a reality TV show."
Cheska laughs when asked to sum up what being a Made in Chelsea star was like.
"Well, it was an experience," she says. "I had a lot of fun, made a lot of friends but there were obviously ups and downs because it's reality TV."
"That's what they want," adds mum Karen. "They want drama."
After leaving the show, Cheska stayed in London and set up her own PR company, looking after celebrities and venues in Chelsea, including nightclubs, bars and restaurants.
But she came to visit her mum, who has lived in Salcombe for 15 years, one bank holiday weekend and never went back. She says: "I wanted to calm down and relax and be happy and this is the best place to be." Cheska explains that constantly looking out for people taking her photograph in London made her anxious for a long time.
"I'd be out and about and think 'oh, that person's taking a photo', even when they weren't. I was very nervous but I'm much more relaxed now. In Devon, most people are friendly and smiley."
What if they ask for the occasional selfie?
"Sometimes people come in and ask for photos. I don't mind. Mostly. But it's difficult if we're choc-a-block in the shop. And also, I can't help feeling that that's my old life."
Karen steps in.
"While you're on the show, of course you're going to do photos – that's what you've signed up for but once you've left, you want to forge a new life, new career.
"There has to come a point where you say actually, this is my private life. She's never rude to people and she does a few photos."
Karen admits she's a "lioness mother" and fiercely protective of Cheska but that's probably why they make such a good team.
They are both full of chat about how they love working together, their loyal customers, new stock and a bright future in a thriving town.
Indeed, one of Cheska's Made in Chelsea castmates, Andy Jordan opened his first 'city surf brand store' Jam Industries, in Salcombe earlier this year.
Devon is quite the place to be, then.
"I want to be down here forever now. I love it," says Cheska. "I'd always say to anyone, go and experience London life but when you want to come home, come home.
"It seems like a risk, packing everything up and moving far away. But doing it has been the best thing I've ever done."


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Welcoming G-d into our neighborhood and making this world a better place – this is the simple yet profound reason Israel has been commanded to build for G-d a Sanctuary on this earth. Israel is a nation whose destiny is to live and act in G-d consciousness, thereby uplifting man and perfecting G-d's creation.
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In Parashat Pekudei, with its detailed reckonings of the final details of the tabernacle's construction, the Torah testifies to a new reality which will be the focus of Jewish purpose and consciousness from this point onward. But as our hosts report this week, that reality has been replaced by an alternative reality – one based on lies, distortion and denial. This Shabbat is also Shabbat Shekalim, one of the four special Torah readings which precede the festival of Passover. Shabbat Shekalim is all about the preparations which the Jewish people begin during the month of Adar for the upcoming Passover pilgrimage to the Holy Temple. But in the twisted, mirror-image world of the Temple Mount today, Jewish people are treated as criminals and prevented from uttering a single word of prayer… as witnessed this past week by two great friends of Israel, Congressmen Bill Johnson (R OH) and Congressman David McKinley (R WV). Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman had the honor of guiding these gentlemen on a fact-finding tour of the Temple Mount, where the American lawmakers, "guilty by association," were "treated like Jews" and were able to witness firsthand the Waqf's criminal persecution of Jewish worshipers. Who is to blame for this sordid state of affairs? The Jordanian-backed Waqf, a hostile, illegal group within the sovereign State of Israel? The Israel Police? Our own Prime Minister? These questions and more are scheduled to be clarified in a special, historic Knesset meeting which will discuss the issue of official Israeli sovereignty on the holy Mount. Hear all about these crucial developments on this week's compelling edition of Temple Talk.
Within two days only Israel brought to Moshe all the gold and silver and copper and blue techelet and purple argaman and crimson shani and goat skins and tachash skins and precious stones needed to make the Tabernacle, all its vessels and the priestly garments. Giving hearts brought all this to the wise hearts who fashioned from these raw materials the Tabernacle, all its vessels and the priestly garments. Nothing can stand between Israel and G-d and the Holy Temple if wise and giving hearts are willing.
As the nation of Israel winds down the Book of Exodus with this week's penultimate Torah portion of Vayahkel, focusing on the eternal commandments of Sabbath observance and building a home for the Creator, an extremely agitated and impassioned Rabbi Richman bemoans the spiritual bankruptcy of those Jewish leaders who make their homes outside the Land of Israel and yet criticize the rabbis of the Land of Israel who ardently defend our people's rights to our own land. Echoes of Elijah's face-off with the false prophets of the Baal; Mordechai's face-off with the Persian Jewish establishment who wined and dined at Acheshverosh's glatt kosher pagan banquet… it's all here in this week's alarming, disquieting edition of Temple Talk. An all time classic… but not for the faint-hearted.
In this week's Torah portion of Ki Tisa, we read about the cataclysmic debacle of the Golden Calf: While still standing at the foot of Mount Sinai, Israel is hoodwinked by the nefarious Mixed Multitude, and under their influence, the nation blunders. This week's powerful, unsettling edition of Temple Talk finds Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman discovering that the nation of Israel is still grappling with the ominous echoes, overtones and results of the Golden Calf even today. It's not just a question of bowing down to a cow… it's about disguising and misrepresenting our values. Today's modern mixed multitude, princes of hypocrisy, continue to dictate Israel's moral code, and sell her the Brooklyn Bridge… while selling her down the river. Warning: This show is politically incorrect!


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Vietnam filmmaker wins best directing award at Amsterdam documentary festival
Ha Le Diem has won the Award for Best Directing at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam for her film 'Nhung Dua Tre Trong Suong' (Children Of The Mist).
Vietnam Design Week to nurture creativity from traditional culture
Foreign direct investment in first 11 months up slightly
Three Vietnam tourist cities among world's 100 greatest places
She beat the challenge from 11 other nominees to pocket the award and €5,000 ($5,700) cash prize.
The jury also made a special mention of her film as one of the best by a debutant.
Diem Ha Le wins Best Directing Award for 'Children Of The Mist'.
The 90-minute long documentary is narrated by a 12-year-old ethnic H'Mong girl living in the northern town of Sa Pa, and talks about the clash between old customs and modern values in a place where children from a traditional culture have access to the outside world.
American entertainment magazine Variety wrote earlier this month that the "extraordinary Vietnamese doc follows a clash of values over a child's marriage".
Best Directing is the second most coveted award at the festival after Best Film. Diem was also nominated for it, but it was eventually won by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa's 'Mr. Landsbergis'.
A total of 264 films from more than 80 countries were entered in the world's largest documentary film festival, which opened on Nov. 17.
The event has been held annually since 1988.
US TechGirls programme seeks Vietnamese candidates
The US Mission to Vietnam has announced the 2022 TechGirls programme, designed for high school-aged girls from 36 countries including Vietnam who have an interest in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Investment policy approved to construct infrastructure and do business in Tan Hung industrial park
(BGO) – On November 23, the Prime Minister (PM) issued Decision No.1971/QD-TTg about the investment policy for the project to construct the infrastructure and do business at Tan Hung industrial park (Project) in Lang Giang district, Bac Giang province.
Huyen Son custard apple enjoys ease consumption thanks to new package
(BGO) – Early this year, Luc Nam Custard Apple Production Cooperative (Cooperative) in Khuyen village, Huyen Son commune, Luc Nam district (Bac Giang province) got assistance from the Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT) to design colour printed package and stamp for origin traceability under the Project "Supporting farm produce to qualify with provincial commodity standard in 2021". It helps improve the product aestheticism and value to meet customers' high demand.
Supporting development of ethnic minority-inhabited areas
(BGO)- With many support mechanisms, in recent years, infrastructure and life of people in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas of Bac Giang province have made positive changes, with the poverty rate falling year on year. In order to continue to support these difficult areas, in the 2021-2025 period, the Government and the province will continue to prioritize allocating resources for them, creating momentum to narrow the gap between the regions.
All trade unionists and labours to enjoy Tet holiday
(BGO) – The Labour Confederation in Bac Giang province has directed all units of trade union to launch various activities to care for all members, workers, public servant and labours on the upcoming Lunar New Year.
Vietnam filmmaker, best directing award, Amsterdam documentary festival, Ha Le Diem, Nhung Dua Tre Trong Suong, Children Of The Mist
John Legend to perform in Hanoi
Vietnam Design Week to nurture creativity from traditional culture (27/11/2021)
Saigon couple ask for books as wedding gifts (25/11/2021)
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology opens Discovery Room for children (25/11/2021)
UNESCO to commemorate Vietnamese poets' birth, death anniversaries (24/11/2021)
South Korean businessman publishes book about HCMC (23/11/2021)
Vogue features Cong Tri's new collection (22/11/2021)
The charm of Vietnamese ceramics in the flow of history (22/11/2021)
Four films win Golden Lotus Award at Vietnam Film Festival (22/11/2021)
Activities in Hanoi's Old Quarter mark Cultural Heritage Day (21/11/2021)
Vietnamese-American filmmaker directs Disney's 'The Princess' (19/11/2021)
Designer holds record for traditional food fashion (19/11/2021)
National Great Unity Week opens in Hanoi (19/11/2021)


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Two Lottery tickets matched the six main winning numbers plus the bonus ball to split the € 5.3 Million Irish National Lottery jackpot. By the time of writing this article, none of the jackpot winners has showed up to claim their €2,688,982. The identity of the two jackpot winners will be made public once they go to claim their lottery winning at the National Lottery Headquarters in Dublin.
The winning numbers that made them millionaires were 6 – 9 – 21 -31 – 33 – 42 while the bonus ball number was 11. Both of the winning tickets were from a quick pick play. The store owner from which the lottery ticket was purchased was excited about the event as it was the first time that the store sold a winning ticket.
Onto other news, four UK Lotto tickets matched the winning numbers from the May 5 draw. This is just hardly a week after the three players split the UK Lotto jackpot. From the recent events, it is clear that the UK Lotto is the lottery game to play. The winning numbers from the draw were 04 – 13 – 17 – 26 – 27 – 40 while the bonus ball number was 36. Each winning ticket will be worth £965,475.
Camelot officials estimate that the jackpot prize for the Wednesday draw will be £2.2 million. Unlike the UK Lotto, the Euro Millions did not yield any jackpot winner. However, five tickets won the £237,040 second tier prize.
Since no player matched the winning number from the draw, there will be a double roll over for the jackpot and consequently the jackpot prize is estimated to be £26 million. You can buy your lottery tickets online and test your lottery luck for the Tuesday's draw.


Imagine that you need to talk about some important events in your life. When you become committed to describe the events is not always your story will be a clear chronology of actions. We often begin with the story of the events preceding and then describe come back to later actions. In the Russian language in this story, we use only one time elapsed, but the English-speaking peoples are much more logical, therefore, to describe the earliest action in the English language there is a special time — Past Perfect Tense.
I had worked. — I worked.
He had worked. — He worked.
She had written. — She wrote.
They had worked. — It worked.
You had written. — You wrote.
Had you worked? — You worked?
When had you written the letter? — When you write a letter?
I had not worked. — I have not worked.
We had not written. — We have not written.
As I wrote in previous articles, the more complex it seems British time at first sight, the more limited its use and that is clear from the context that it is necessary to use it. All of this is directly related to the time of Past Perfect Tense.
Time Past Perfect is used to express an action that occurred before a certain point in the past. This point can be illustrated with an accurate indication of time or with another action. To specify the duration of the most commonly used marker of time by this / that time (this / the time): by 3 o'clock, by the end of June, by Tuesday.
By the end of the year she had learned to cook. — By the end of the year, she learned to cook.
I had finished the project by the beginning of that week. — By the beginning of the week I finished the project.
If the time is expressed in the past by another action, it is in a sentence usually is a time Past Simple, as part of a complex sentence connected by unions when, before, after, until, as soon as, by the time and so forth.
We carefully studied the information you had sent. — We have carefully studied the information you sent.
Fortunately the rain had stopped before we left the house. — Fortunately, the rain stopped before we left.
After the boss had left, the employees began to talk. — After the chief left, the workers began to talk.
By the time I came home my family had already finished dinner. — By the time I came home, my family had dinner.
To properly arrange the time of such proposals have to think, what kind of action has happened before. That it will stand in the Past Perfect.
Only when I came to work I understood that I had forgotten to feed the cat. — Only when I came to work, I realized that I forgot to feed the cat. (I forgot to feed the first, then came to and realized).
When the guests had gone, I began to wash the dishes. — When the guests are gone, I started to wash the dishes. (First, the guests are gone, then I began to wash the dishes. Union when in this case is comparable to the Union after).
We had not yet started following the new instructions when they changed them again. — We have not yet started execution of new instructions on how to change them again.
He had never been kind to me until that day. — Until the day he never showed me kindness.
With verbs state, which can not be used in times of group Continuous.
This castle had belonged to our family until the war. — Before the war, the castle belonged to our family.
In negative sentences, when denied the action itself.
I got to know that Mary and Jacob had not met since our wedding. — I found out that Mary and Jacob had not seen since our wedding.
Our friendship had lasted for many years, when we suddenly quarreled. — Our friendship lasted for many years, when we suddenly had a falling out.
As you can see from the examples in this function is often used «perfect» adverbs for, and since.
Expressions, which is used during Past Perfect. Time Past Perfect involved in the formation of structures that have an unusual translation into Russian. Once acquainted with such offers, you will always remember how to translate them correctly.
I had not driven a hundred metres from the airport when I heard a terrible sound of explosion. — I do not have time to travel a hundred meters away from the airport, I heard a terrible sound of an explosion.
He had not said a few words when somebody interrupted him. — Before he could utter a few words, someone interrupted him.
As can be seen from the examples of this type of offer are translated using the phrase «did not have time, and … like … ', although the English proposal did not have these words.
I had not been at the theatre for half an hour before I understood that the play was boring. — Less than half an hour, I was in the theater, as I realized that the play was boring.
I found out the truth before I had been among the family for two weeks. — Less than two weeks to communicate with this family, I learned the truth.
The proposals with the unions scarcely … when, hardly … when, nearly … when, and no sooner … than time Past Perfect is in the main clause, and time Past Simple — in a subordinate clause. The translation uses the word «almost», «only» or the phrase «not in time … like …».
He had hardly left the building when a guard called him. — He barely got out of the building, as it is called a guard.
We had scarcely finished dinner when Lily brought a big cake. — But we finished dinner, Lily brought a big cake.
No sooner had the rain stopped than a strong wind started to blow. — As soon as the rain stops, like a strong wind it began.
Hardly had I upgraded the computer when a new software version appeared. — Before I update the computer as a new version of the program.
After reading them, we recommend to pass the following test: «test group times Past».


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The Suits Are Doing Fine, but the Musicians Are Hurting
MY 'REAL JOB'
Whatever happens next, please take care of your friendly neighborhood creative weirdo whose music has helped you make it through this plague year.
Justin Carr
Updated Dec. 26, 2020 5:00AM ET / Published Dec. 25, 2020 12:01AM ET
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When I made the decision to quit my last job and go full-time as a musician in 2003, it was frightening for a couple months. But, I soon realized that the psychological, spiritual and emotional benefits of dedicating my time to creating music, art and live entertainment drastically outweighed the financial "stability" of working a 9-5 job. That, or bending over backwards for tips in the service industry. That kind of work is great for some, but I never fit in.
Seventeen years later, the world is facing a disease that threatens lives as well as livelihoods. I was on tour in March when the country started closing down. In fact, every venue we played was shut down two days later, and we only canceled our last show on March 14 in the Midwest. We felt like an indicator species, like the bees that act erratic before a natural disaster. My shows were ultimately canceled for the rest of the year.
My industry recently did its 2020 accounting, and because of lockdowns and cancellations, live performances made about $2 billion instead of the projected $12 billion, according to Pollstar. That's $10 billion with a "b" in lost opportunities.
But that estimate doesn't include the vast majority of hard-working musicians who, day in and out, entertain listeners far and wide and ultimately pay their bills off of the gig economy, musicians who aren't even counted in "normal" times. Listing your band's show in the events section of your local paper doesn't put you on the radar for the upper echelon of the entertainment industry. Conversely, you don't have to sell 10,000 tickets per show to pay your bills as a live musician.
I earn my most sizable paychecks of the year from corporate and private events, which are not counted by Pollstar. Most of my shows are at local bars, clubs, and restaurants. Again, not counted.
The shows I play that are definitely included would be at festivals, theaters and venues nationwide when I'm performing with several different acts, but mainly as musical director of the acclaimed nine-piece leviathan that is the Squirrel Nut Zippers. Still, that's maybe one third of the shows I do per year. My point being, most concerts in general are not recognized by the industry, plain and simple. Neither are most blue collar musicians.
It's been a tough year for that work, or the lack of. A sincere thank you to the music lovers, who have found a way to support some musicians whose work you've appreciated since spring. And if you haven't visited the digital tip jar yet, there's still a week until this tragic year mercifully comes to an end… Just sayin'.
The world before was full of side hustles like cover bands, street performers, bands backing up dancers, musicians who play in multiple groups, at weddings and proms and mitzvahs, covering god-awful songs they'd never listen to, just to make ends meet without a day job so they can say to themselves and the world "I'm a professional musician, nothing more, nothing less." We all share the table scraps of this incredibly unbalanced industry, but honestly most of us wouldn't have it any other way.
Those gigs are on hold. The weddings have limited capacity. The streets are vacant. My contemporaries and I have tried to keep afloat by picking up smaller, socially distant shows in towns where restrictions are lighter, but personally those gigs always feel dirty to me, like I'm a traitor or a scab to my own city, and our collective national cause.
Then there's teaching lessons on Zoom, or if you have the gear, home recording sessions that come with open-ended IOUs. And of course, there's playing for peanuts on live social media. What works best for those shows is to do something new or different, out of the ordinary. For instance, I've used my quarantine free-time to learn A Nightmare Before Christmas, which I performed around Halloween and will be reprising twice on Christmas Eve.
Quick aside, as a burlesque and side-show producer and announcer for 15 years, I want to shout out to the thousands of entertainers who aren't at all counted by the Pollstars of the world because they aren't playing an instrument or singing (even if it's part of their act). If you're a burlesque personality or circus performer, you don't count unless you're somewhere like the Las Vegas strip, or have a recognizable name like Jim Rose or Dita Von Teese. But even festival work won't be noted in these figures unless it's at a big casino, or House of Blues, or some equally soulless event space.
I digress. Occasionally, I get asked the old cliché, "Why don't you get a real job?" First of all, fuck off. Secondly, I have a career. Go enjoy your job or whatever. But for real, I have dozens of rehearsed responses that playfully imply I'm utterly unqualified to hold any position remotely resembling gainful employment. "With my resume, I could get a job pumping gas…" and the like.
But I guess the fact is that when I look in the mirror, I know I'm not supposed to do anything else but make noise and invite people together to be affected by it, for better or worse. A million years ago, I would've been the caveman banging rocks and sticks together at the fire pit to bring the hunter-gatherers back to camp. And I'd have been domesticated much like the wolves. Table scraps then, table scraps now. Still, the only place I've ever felt comfortable in this world is behind an instrument.
Thanks to the 100-year plague that is COVID-19, there have been dramatic changes in the ways people appreciate live music. As rapidly as science and tech have responded to this devastating outbreak, we've also been left to our own devices (figuratively and literally) for just long enough to actually choose some of our new normalcy.
It really seems that the most ubiquitous new way to support live music is through your phone or tablet, with social media becoming the new hot spot for artists to pass the hat. And much like busking, bureaucrats are going to try to make money off us any way they can.
With street music, you can expect to eventually be harassed by the cops or fined for not having a permit or something. Likewise on the web, censorship of original music is starting to happen, but not for content reasons, more that you have to pay to play. Like the friends of mine who were playing tracks from their own record, just for a couple songs, as a way to start out their streaming live show while the audience logged on, only to get warnings about her unlawful use of their copyrighted material. It's their copyright! Thanks, Zuck. Here comes the new boss, same as the old boss.
Whatever happens next, please take care of your friendly neighborhood creative weirdo. Many of us are prone to depression and anxiety. It's nature, but also nurture. The creatives hold the mirror up to society to show all its beauty and all its faults. It's through their anti-rose-colored lenses that they can occasionally interpret the world in a way that draws members of society subconsciously towards undeniable truths of the human condition. That's fancy talk for "Hank Williams had his problems, but when he sang about them it made me feel like I wasn't alone."
I hope you are a music lover, and have found a handful of artists who have helped keep you indoors during this contagious season, and that you're doing your bit to keep those artists fed. Strange how our role has become the exact opposite of those loud-mouth cave dwellers had—instead of playing to bring people together we've been playing this year to keep you at a distance. But, it's all about the same thing in the end, namely survival of the species. Now let's all wash our hands while singing 20 seconds of our favorite sweet refrain.


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Panda cub at US National Zoo healthy, 'very active'
In this photo provided by the Smithsonian's National Zoo, a member of the panda team at the Smithsonian's National Zoo performs the first neonatal exam on Sunday, Aug 25, 2013, on a giant panda cub born on Friday, Aug 23, in Washington. The cub appeared to be in excellent health, zookeepers reported after a 10-minute physical exam on Sunday morning. -- PHOTO: AP
This image released by the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on Aug 25, 2013, shows the panda team giving the newly-born Giant Panda cub its first neonatal exam. The cub is robust, fully formed, and is a bright, healthy shade of pink, according to a statement from the zoo. It weighs 137 grams. The team found a steady heart rate, and vets were able to hear breathing sounds from both lungs, the belly was full, a sign that the cub is nursing. -- PHOTO: AFP
This image released by the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2013, shows the panda team giving the newly-born Giant Panda cub its first neonatal exam. The cub is robust, fully formed, and is a bright, healthy shade of pink, according to a statement from the zoo. -- PHOTO: AFP
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A newborn panda at the National Zoo in the US capital is healthy and "very active, very vibrant and very pink," officials said on Sunday.
The good news comes a day after the cub's twin was stillborn, casting a shadow over the rare success.
Keepers were able to briefly examine the surviving sibling - born Friday - just before 9am (9pm Singapore time), then return it to its mother Mei Xiang, National Zoo spokesman Jen Zoon told AFP.
The sex and paternity of the tiny offspring, conceived via artificial insemination, will remain a mystery for two to three weeks until results of genetic testing come in.
The cub, which weighed in at a normal 137 grams, is approximately the size of a stick of butter.
"The cub is nursing and digesting well. It is very active, very vibrant and very pink," the National Zoo tweeted.
The cub also has a steady heart beat, good lungs and is nursing well and passing fecals, according to Zoon.
Until Sunday morning, workers weren't able to distract Mei Xiang and take the cub from her to do a physical exam.
The zoo will follow Chinese tradition and leave the cub unnamed for approximately 100 days, until the beginning of December, Zoon said.
After two years, the newest member of Washington's panda family will be sent to China and become part of a breeding programme there, as part of a cooperative breeding agreement.
Saturday's stillbirth was the fourth for Mei Xiang, who along with her male counterpart Tian Tian is on loan to the US zoo from China.
The stillborn cub "had developmental abnormalities, wasn't fully formed and was never alive," the zoo said in a tweet late Saturday.
The surviving cub, however, is "very robust and fully formed," Zoon said.
Mei Xiang and Tian Tian attempted to conceive a cub naturally during their once-a-year mating ritual this winter.
But after reproductive specialists determined that bid was unsuccessful, they performed artificial insemination using sperm samples from both Tian Tian and another male panda, Gao Gao, who resides at the San Diego Zoo.
In September, Mei Xiang gave birth to a female cub, but it died six days later from liver damage due to underdeveloped lungs.
Mei Xiang had five false pregnancies from 2007 to 2012.
Her first cub, Tai Shan, was born in July 2005 as a result of artificial insemination. He now lives at the Bifengxia Panda Base in Ya'an, China.


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Q: How long does HttpClient wait for a response (Angular) Suppose I create a rest endpoint that sleeps for 10 minutes before sending a response and I use HttpClient in angular. Will the HttpClient wait for 10 minutes for the response? In general, does it keep waiting forever unless I use something like waitUntil?
I searched for this in docs but couldn't find much info. If you can provide a source documenting the behaviour that would be really helpful. Thanks in advance!

A: You can achieve this using increasing HTTP request time  using Interceptor like this.
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { HttpEvent, HttpInterceptor, HttpHandler, HttpRequest} from '@angular/common/http';

@Injectable()
export class AngularInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor {
  intercept(req: HttpRequest<any>, next: HttpHandler): Observable<HttpEvent<any>> {
    return next.handle(req).timeout(600000, Observable.throw("Request timed out"));
    // 10 minute(600000 milliseconds ) would be the global default for example
  }
}

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Love Twist Season 1 Episode 98
Serie: Love Twist
Episode Title: Episode 98
The Walking Dead: Origins
The Walking Dead: Origins is a series of specials exploring the journeys of the series' most celebrated characters. Each episode charts the story of the zombie apocalypse from the point…
Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Eda, who ties all her hopes to her education, confronts Serkan Bolat, who cuts off her international education scholarship and leaves her with high school diploma. Serkan Bolat offers Eda…
In the fallout of nuclear war, the last of humanity survives with the help of life-like androids known as Dolls. Built to serve, some fight in wars as Tactical Dolls…
Move to Heaven
Finding life in all that's left behind, a trauma cleaner with Asperger's and his ex-con uncle deliver the untold stories of the departed to loved ones.
In the beautiful land of Astraea where a gentle breeze blows, a young man named Yuuki awakens with no memory of his past. There he encounters a guide who has…
Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The continuing story of Peacemaker – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it –…
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy


Matt Drudge is blasting The Washington Post for reporting that he regularly linked to "Russian Propaganda." The conservative media tycoon has taken to his personal Twitter account to criticize the Post.
"I've linked to @washingtonpost over 10,000X in 25 years of doing DRUDGEREPORT," he wrote. "I currently give them 37% of their referral traffic, according to similarweb.com . It's a brutal business. Not even a thank you. Instead: YOU'RE A RUSSIAN OPERATIVE!"
Why it's personal: Drudge is known for driving traffic to premium publishers in the digital ecosystem for years, and many publishers pitch Drudge daily on stories to put on his website.


Summertime means leaning towards clothing that feels light and airy and shows off some skin. Don't be afraid to try the cold shoulder trend or the off-the-shoulder staple. They are so easy to wear! When you are showing off that much skin, sometimes you don't need any accessories. Your body does all the work. Notice the pictures below. You can see that these models are either not wearing any jewelry or opting for simple chokers.
Here are some fab looks for the warmer months. Summer – here we come!


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Charles Barkley, Shaq Spark Outrage Over Breonna Taylor Opinions
Tom GantertSeptember 27, 2020
Atlanta, GA – Basketball Hall-of-Fame legend Charles Barkley enraged Black Lives Matter supporters on Thursday night during TNT's pregame show when he said the Breonna Taylor shooting shouldn't be compared to other black people who had been shot by police.
His co-host, National Basketball Association (NBA) legend Shaquille O'Neal, said he agreed with Barkley that the fatal officer-involved shooting of Taylor during the raid in Louisville shouldn't be compared to other instances where unarmed black people were killed.
The remarks by Barkley and O'Neal were made on Sept. 25 before the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets game, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Taylor was killed when Louisville Metropolitan Police Department (LMPD) officers served a warrant on Taylor's home shortly after midnight on March 13.
An investigation by the Kentucky Attorney General's Office revealed that, despite the fact the officers had a "no knock" warrant the night Taylor was shot, police announced themselves before they attempted to enter the residence.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said that an independent civilian witness had confirmed having heard the officers announce themselves.
The attorney general said it was after that clear announcement that police busted through the door and saw a man and woman at the end of the hallway.
Sgt. Mattingly was immediately shot, according to Cameron.
"Kenneth Walker fired the shot that hit Sgt. Mattingly," the attorney general confirmed.
He debunked claims by Walker that Sgt. Mattingly was shot by a fellow officer during the chaos that ensued.
Cameron said Sgt. Mattingly was struck by a 9mm bullet from Walker's weapon and officers had been carrying 40-caliber weapons.
Taylor was shot six times by the officers who returned fire, but no officers were charged in connection with her death because the state's investigation determined that the officers had been justified in returning fire at Walker.
The TNT sports analysts talked about how the Taylor shooting was different from others that have sparked protests nationwide, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
"I don't think this one was like George Floyd or Ahmaud Arbery and things like that," Barkley said during the pre-game show. "I feel sad that this young lady lost her life. I think this one was — the no-knock warrant is something we need to get rid of… across the board. But I am worried to lump all these situations in together."
"And I just feel bad that the young lady lost her life. But we do have to take into account that her boyfriend shot at the cops and shot a cop," the basketball great pointed out. "So like I say, even though I am really sorry she lost her life, I just don't think we can put this in the same situation as George Floyd or Ahmaud Arbery."
O'Neal agreed with his fellow analyst, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"I have to agree with Charles, this one is sort of lumped in," O'Neal said. "You have to get a warrant signed and some states do allow no-knock warrants. And everyone was asking for murder charges."
"When you talk about murder, you have to show intent," he continued. "A homicide occurred and we're sorry a homicide occurred. When you have a warrant signed by the judge, you are doing your job, and I would imagine that you would fire back."
Barkley also condemned the movement to defund the police, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
"I hear these fools on TV talking about defund the police and things like that," he said. "I'm like, wait a minute, who are black people supposed to call? Ghostbusters? When we have crime in our neighborhoods?"
Tom Gantert
Tom Gantert graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Tom started in the newspaper business in 1983. He has worked at the Jackson Citizen Patriot (Michigan), Lansing State Journal (Michigan), Ann Arbor News (Michigan), Vineland Daily-Journal (Michigan), North Hills News Record (Pennsylvania) and USA Today (Virginia). He is also currently the managing editor of Michigan Capitol Confidential, a daily news site of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Tom is the father of a Michigan State Police trooper.
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Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine: Documentary about Matthew Shepard, reviewed by John Darnielle.
A new documentary shows that the loss of Matthew Shepard will be with his family and friends forever.
Matthew Shepard, second left, and Michele Josue, second right, in an archival photo from Matthew Shepard Is a Friend of Mine.
The director of the film Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine is Michele Josue, who knew Matthew Shepard when they were both children. It's the sort of film one feels a little crass reviewing, an intensely personal work made by a person attempting to struggle through profound grief. Reflection, not analysis, seems the more fitting response. The documentary consists mostly of interviews with Shepard's friends and family, and of Josue's memories of her friend: their correspondence, the things they did and didn't share with each other. These are interspersed with archival footage, first of Shepard throughout his life, and then, later, cut-ins from TV news, broadcasting from Laramie, Wyoming, where Matthew Shepard was murdered at the age of 21.
Matthew Shepard's murderers singled him out because he was gay. His death in 1998 attracted the attention of the world beyond Wyoming, due in part to the horror of the crime: His murderers lured him to a remote area, beat him savagely, and left him with his hands tied behind his back in the middle of nowhere. His brain stem was damaged in the attack. It took him days to die. More detailed accounts of the crime, and of Shepard's death, are excruciating to hear; they speak of human cruelty, of hard things to know about the world we live in. A handsome young man who hadn't yet fully arrived in his adult body, Shepard smiled out through the braces on his teeth in the papers, on the evening news, and on the then-growing Internet, where word of the attack spread to all corners of the globe. His name became a rallying cry. His death illuminated for many the real threat of violence with which LGBTQ men and women live every day of their lives.
Gently but persistently, Josue returns to Shepard's parents. "This is what they're here for, to see us cry," his mother says, accurately, when the media have descended on Laramie. She gives a full and unsparing account of the attack and the aftermath, of her son's final hours. His plainspoken father, Dennis, tries to give a clear picture of what Matthew Shepard was like in life—what his hopes were, what it was like to know him. What it felt like to be his father when he seemed to be struggling. Of Matthew coming out to his parents. In one of several very difficult moments of deep feeling toward the film's end, at the site where his son was left for dead, Dennis reads from a statement he originally read at trial while accepting a guilty plea in exchange for a life sentence: "My first-born son, and my hero," he says, twice. It is hard, as an onlooker, to bear, but it deserves to be borne.
There's occasional awkwardness in first-time director Josue's film: some gratuitous zooms and unnecessary resolves, a good handful of stock documentary transitional scenes. What does it matter? There is more to art than aesthetics. There's bearing witness. This film does just that, somewhat bluntly at times, but beautifully. It ends on a note of hope—the hate-crimes legislation finally passed 11 years after Shepard's death, the foundation established in his name—but the lingering mood, after the credits have rolled, is grief, which is greatly to the film's credit, I think. The good doesn't feel like it outweighs or outpaces the bad, the weight of the struggle: There's some hope, sometimes, that someday it might, with vigilance and hard work. But there's also despair, and hard questions. The only way around the hard questions is through them.
Dana Stevens is on sabbatical.


Jim Bentley: "Again, it's a little bit like most games this season for us.
"Coming into the game, injuries were killing us but the 11 that went out applied themselves well.
"We had worked them on playing with a back four but it was a back three and they had most of the possession without testing Barry Roche much – but we didn't test their keeper either.
"Some of our play at times was OK but it was the Achilles heel for us with the goal on 44 minutes; we've done it too many times this season with switching off.
"We've got to dig in and make sure we keep the game tight; we changed it slightly second half with Vadaine (Oliver) going to the right, Kevin Ellison to the left, A-Jay Leitch-Smith down the middle and Liam Mandeville off him.
"You're going to come up against good sides but but I thought we gave them a right good game.
"All I ask of the lads is that they are working hard, they are showing togetherness, playing good football and creating chances.
"Today was similar to the games here against Exeter, Oldham, the first half against Swindon, Macclesfield and Tranmere; we were excellent then and we were excellent again.
John McGreal: "I thought we excellent first half, I thought we were much the better team and we passed the ball through the lines.
"Second half, it was a totally different game as they really gambled and full credit to Jim and Ken (McKenna, Morecambe assistant boss) for doing that.
"They were a different animal and, to be fair, you could see why they had won three out of the last five.
"It was backs to the wall and we were hanging on at certain times; not just once or twice but on a handful of occasions.
"Our back three, the keeper and the people in front of them put their bodies on the line; Rene (Gilmartin, keeper) hasn't had a shot to save but there were bodies in front of him.
"I've got nothing but praise for their performance in the second half while I thought we were excellent in the first half.
"We've knocked off a first away win up north and I don't think we've won here before, we have a clean sheet, we looked a threat and we looked as though we can score.
"We've conceded six goals on our travels before so we had to do something different we've done it.


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Meet Eufrasia Vieira, the 'Next Angelina Jolie' From Timor-Leste
Written byDalia
Posted 18 October 2016 17:51 GMT
Read this post in Malagasy, Português, Tetun, বাংলা, Español, عربي, bahasa Indonesia, Français, 日本語
Eufrasia Vieira painting. Published on Facebook, used with permission.
Timor-Leste's long struggle to achieve independence from Indonesian rule and move forward as a country is mirrored in its ongoing quest for worldwide recognition in the field of culture and the arts.
One example is the ascent of the multi-talented Eufrasia Vittoria Vieira, a young actress, singer, and novelist who wishes to promote friendship between the two nations.
Image of Eufrasia published on Facebook. Used with permission.
Eufrasia, or EV for short, was born in Dili, Timor-Leste. She has one brother and four sisters from her mother's side and six brothers and three sisters from her father's side.
The only class that really spoke to Eufrasia in school was art, especially drawing and painting. She lived in the United Kingdom for over 10 years and got a higher diploma in art and design from the City of Oxford College in Oxford.
One of the few artists from the younger generation of Timor-Leste, Eufrasia has attracted people's attention for her style, originality, and advocacy work. With her passion, she might well go beyond Timor-Leste's borders to achieve worldwide stardom.
Some of the personalities who inspired Eufrasia are Catholic saint Mother Teresa, British author Richard Templar, and psychologists Daniel Goleman and Paul Kleiman. In an interview, she told me:
I want to help change the world and impact people's lives through my words. I wanna be part of the world in a positive way. I have doubts, fears and worries, like everyone else. But I know I was meant to do this, because doing anything else is torture.
CD cover. Used with permission.
In 2009, Eufrasia released her first music album called "What's Her Name" with eleven tracks. About her music, she had this to say:
Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of soul. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is soul. On some nights I still believe that a car low on gas in the middle of traffic jump can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.
In 2015, Eufrasia also premiered her first novel, titled "Vittoria: Helena's Brown Box," co-written with Les D. Soriapoetra.
The novel is a romance story about an Indonesian journalist and an East Timorese girl in 1999 amidst Timor-Leste's struggle for independence. Eufrasia explained:
The reason that I wrote the story was to try to communicate help and connect with others families, women, men and children going through the same thing…It has been more than 15 years since East Timor war began but many of those caught up in the conflict are still trying to heal.
A film adaptation of the novel is also in the works, set to star Eufrasia herself and famous Indonesian actor Ari Wibowo.
So ready for our upcoming action movie after "Vittoria" The Movie
A photo posted by Ari Wibowo (@ariwibowo_official) on Feb 28, 2015 at 11:48pm PST
Responding to fans comparing her to American actor and activist Angelina Jolie, Eufrasia said.
People say anything from what they see on the cover. But yeah it's pretty funny comparing me to Angelina Jolie. It's unbelievable. Sometimes, I take those compliments as a joke. Angelina is so beautiful and she's just wow. I'm just an ordinary woman living a simple life.
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MS-13 Gang Member Arrested for Murder of 20-Year-Old Maryland Woman with Autism
ByGIL
Jan 24, 2023 20YearOld, arrested, Autism, gang, Maryland, member, MS13, Murder, Woman
Police in Maryland announced they arrested an illegal immigrant teen and suspected MS-13 gang member for the killing of an autistic 20-year-old woman over the summer.
"It's been for me, many sleepless nights … I never thought I would take this journey on losing my daughter in such a horrific way and so soon," Tammy Nobles, the mother of Kayla Hamilton, told WMAR-TV in Baltimore. "When I found out that it was a juvenile, I was shocked. I was like, 'A juvenile did this to her?' Like I was really shocked. I could not believe a teenager could do this."
Kayla Hamilton
Police in Aberdeen, located in northeastern Maryland about 30 miles from Baltimore, announced they arrested an unnamed 17-year-old boy for allegedly strangling 20-year-old Hamilton to death in July.
Police said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed the 17-year-old El Salvador native was listed as a member of Malva Salvatrucha, known as MS-13. Authorities were able to nab the suspect after comparing his DNA to evidence from the crime scene.
In addition to a first degree murder charge, the suspect is facing charges of rape and robbery, according to CBS News.
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Proctocolectomy and Ileostomy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Large Intestine
Ileostomy
In proctocolectomy, the large intestine and rectum are removed, leaving the lower end of the small intestine (the ileum). The doctor sews the anus closed and makes a small opening called a stoma in the skin of the lower belly. The surgery to create the stoma (or any other artificial opening) is called an ostomy.
The ileum is connected to the stoma, creating an opening to the outside of the body. The surgery that creates the opening to the intestine is called an ileostomy.
Stool empties into a small plastic pouch called an ostomy bag. The bag is applied to the skin around the stoma.
You may stay in the hospital for several days or as long as 2 weeks.
Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy
The main use of this surgery is for inflammatory bowel disease. It may be used in several situations, such as when medicines don't help ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, or when holes form in the large intestine.
Ulcerative Colitis: Should I Have Surgery?
How Well It Works
This surgery cures ulcerative colitis. About 7 to 8 out of 10 people have long-term success with this surgery.footnote 1
Surgery will not cure Crohn's disease. But it may give people some time without symptoms. Crohn's disease usually comes back after surgery.
The main complications of ileostomy involve infection and problems with the stoma, which is the opening to the belly. The following complications may occur:footnote 2
Up to 30 out of 100 people get an infection.
Small bowel obstruction occurs in 15 out of 100 people.
A problem with the stoma develops in up to 30 out of 100 people.
About 20 to 25 out of 100 people need another surgery to repair the stoma.
Cohen JL, et al. (2005). Practice parameters for the surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 48(11): 1997–2009. Available online: http://www.fascrs.org/physicians/practice_parameters.
Cima RR, Pemberton JH (2010). Ileostomy, colostomy, and pouches. In M Feldman et al., eds., Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 9th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2015–2025. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson MD - Internal Medicine & Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & Kenneth Bark MD - General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery


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Q: Why Atomic versions are missing for some primitive types while being present for some? Java provides  AtomicInteger,AtomicLong etc which basically compiles to  CAS instructions at hardware level. But why such AtomicXXX classes do not exist for other primitive types like short and floating point numbers like float and double?

A: You can't CAS on less than a word. AtomicBoolean is implemented using an int and float could be implemented using an int and double using a long.
AFAIK, these were added as part of Doug Lea's  concurrency library being included and there hadn't been enough of a need to have Atmoic versions of these types before.
IMHO an AtomicDouble could be useful, but I avoid using float whenever possible due to the lack of precision.

A: There are too many primitive types:)
If Java support generics for primitive types, we could have Atomic<short> etc. for all primitive types.
Without that, we have to declare AtomicXxx for each Xxx primitive type. API designers may find that unappealing.
The same thing happens in Java8. We have a generic Function<A,B>. But for performance reasons we would like to have primitive versions of Function, so we have IntFunction which is kind of Function<int,B>. But that is only done for int, long, double. There are no ShortFunction etc. They got too many "primitivized" types [1] and they are sick of it, so they stopped at these 3 types.
[1] http://download.java.net/jdk8/docs/api/java/util/function/package-summary.html
See also Brian's answer : http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/lambda-dev/2013-March/008535.html

A: It's quite easy to cap an AtomicInteger to a value. Let's say you want that to be a short. You can wrap the AtomicInteger into your custom type and use the modulo operation to cap the value. After reaching the max value, the value is recycled in the same manner when it would have hit the Integer.MAX value in the original AtomicInteger implementation.
public class AtomicShort
{
  private AtomicInteger root = new AtomicInteger();

  public short incrementAndGet()
  {
    return (short) (root.incrementAndGet() % Short.MAX);
  }
}


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Microplastics found on top of the world at Mount Everest
Traces of microplastics have been found close to the top of Mount Everest, a study showed, likely originating from equipment used by the hundreds of climbers who summit the world's highest peak every year.
Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas canisters and even frozen excrement have long littered the well-trodden route to the 8,848-metre (29,029-feet) high summit, earning it the name of "the highest dumpster in the world".
In the first study of microplastics on Everest by a research team part of the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition, the tiny pollutants were found as high as 8,440 metres above sea level, although concentration levels were higher at the mountain's base camp.
The findings, which reveal the potential threat to Everest posed by plastic pollutants, were published in the environmental journal One Earth on Friday. "The samples showed significant quantities of polyester, acrylic, nylon, and polypropylene fibres," author Imogen Napper, a National Geographic explorer and scientist based at the University of Plymouth in Britain, said in a statement.
"It really surprised me to find microplastics in every single snow sample I analysed. Mount Everest is somewhere I have always considered remote and pristine. To know we are polluting near the top of the tallest mountain (in the world) is a real eye-opener."
A majority of outdoor clothing worn by trekkers and climbers on Everest is made of synthetic fabrics. Tents, climbing ropes and other gear also use the materials.
"We highly suspect that these types of items are the major source of pollution rather than things like food and drink containers," Napper said, referring to the trash accumulation on the peak after decades of commercial mountaineering.
Last year, a 14-member team spent six weeks scouring for litter at Everest base camp and at Camp 4 — nearly 8,000 metres up. They cleared the mountain of four bodies and more than 10 tonnes of plastic bottles, cans and climbing equipment.
The study also suggests it is possible that microplastics found on Everest are blown there from elsewhere in the strong Himalayan winds. Researchers also found microplastics in streams below the famous Himalayan peak, but the concentration was lower than in snow.
Last year, scientists reported tiny particles of plastic settled every day on each square metre of an uninhabited, high-altitude area in the Pyrenees straddling France and Spain. Plastic litter, and the tiny particles that it breaks down into, has emerged in the last few years as a major environmental scourge.
Up to 12 million tonnes of plastics are thought to enter the world's oceans every year, and millions more clog inland waterways and landfills. Scientists are only now beginning to measure the damage to wildlife and potential impacts on human health.


The Jackson Symphony Orchestra and AARP Michigan are proud to announce its FREE Grandparents Day Celebration event. The event takes place on September 9, 2018 at Weatherwax Hall, 215 W. Michigan Ave. Jackson, MI 49203 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
JOIN US in downtown Jackson to spend an afternoon with your grandchildren as we celebrate the unique role of grandparents. This fun-filled afternoon has something for all ages! Quartet Felice will be your personal guide through various musical genres demonstrating string instrument techniques and music from the past 300 years. Participants of all ages will then join music teachers in creating their own instruments from common household items to take home and enjoy.
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Dances With Wolves (1990)
NOTE: This Semler/Travis commentary track is only available on the "Special Edition" release. Most of this Costner/Wilson commentary was available on the original "Dances With Wolves" DVD release, but additional material was recorded for this version to cover the scenes added to the special edition.
Commentary 1: Director/actor Kevin Costner and producer Jim Wilson Rating:8.2/10 (16 votes) [graph] Login to vote or review
Reviewed by Therealmrspock on December 21st, 2016: Find all reviews by Therealmrspock
One of the longest audio commentaries I ever had the opportunity to hear (the movie itself is 4 hours long), but if you're a fan of the movie, this one is for you. Kevin Costner and Jim Wilson give a loads of interesting stuff about the challenges of the production (Costner wanted a lake in fort Sedgwick, so Wilson arranged for numerous trucks to bring massive amounts of water to the fort; Wilson asked a Ranger if he could collect dead deer run over on the roads across the US for the scene where Dunbar finds the dead animals in the lake...) and how the actors all gave their best (for instance, Costner recalls how his little daughter accidentally sat on a cactus on the set while an important scene was filming, but she stayed a professional and did not say a word until the film crew said "cut").
Costner acknowledges John Barry, as well, who did the score, and luckily avoids being self-important or narcissistic since he manages to admit how unsure he was at this project, even bringing some humor here and there (the wolf scenes, for instance: "I always threw a piece of meat away from me, because the wolf always goes after the lower food chain. And then I ran away the other side. And that's how you make movies!"). It is interesting that even though he was awarded with the Oscar for the film, he never sounds patronizing and is always relaxed and honest, whereas the "Academy Award" word is only dropped in the last 10 minutes of the film - and he uses it only to praise Graham Greene and Mary, who were nominated for best acting - not himself. Wilson's comment is interesting for one thing: he mentions the screening of the film in front of an audience that was 2/3 Native American, and how it was the greatest film screening he ever witnessed, with people cheering and reacting to the fullest. A few pauses here and there, yet other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this listen. 9/10
Commentary 2: Director of photography Dean Semler and editor Neil Travis Rating:6.3/10 (6 votes) [graph] Login to vote or review
Reviewed by Therealmrspock on January 13th, 2017: Find all reviews by Therealmrspock
This second audio commentary on the disc is weaker than the one by Costner and Wilson, but it has its moments. It starts out weak, with Semler and Travis talking only about the technical aspects (such as that Costner was lying on a box to film him from the frog perspective when he is wounded on the battle field), but the two slowly "get into gear" as the movie goes on and by the end you actually wish you could hear more of their stories and anecdotes from the filming. They talk like two friends at camp fire who haven't seen each other for a long time: they need time to "warm up" again, but once they do, they really have some good stories to tell.
I loved how Semler recalls a few funny moments on the set (they sometimes used buffalo droppings as reference marks for the camera, and when Semler asked the cameraman to go to Africa for another film, he said: "Oh, we will have bigger 'reference marks'!") and how he encountered the legacy of "Dances" even in Australia (he meet some workers one evening, and one of them said: "I have a bone to pick with you. Those buffalo in the film... They all had ear-tags, right?"). Travis is also great, and admits this is his favorite film ever he worked on, because it was like a "family picture" to him, since Costner took the film crew to various activities, like bowling, roller skeating or boating on a lake during the break from filming. Their final words on the commentary will stick with you ("Sometimes, you make one film, and that film is enough to last your whole lifetime, even if you never did anything from it." - "You can't top this one."). 7/10


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References to Figures 3, 5, and 7 should refer to Figures 2, 3, and 4, respectively.
VoIP protocol used to set up and tear down these VoIP calls.
References to Figure 2; should refer to Figure 1 instead as Figure 2 depicts a different scenario.


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How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
The Name of Jesus ("thy name is as ointment poured forth," Song 1:3)
John Newton, 1779
Addressed to one another, then to Jesus
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds Mark 10:47; Phil. 3:8
in a believer's ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, Ps. 147:3; Luke 10:34; 2 Cor. 1:5
and drives away his fear. Luke 1:74; 1 John 4:18
It makes the wounded spirit whole,
and calms the troubled breast; Luke 6:18; John 14:1
'tis manna to the hungry soul, John 6:58
and to the weary rest. Matt. 11:28
Dear Name! the rock on which I build, Matt. 7:24; 1 Cor. 3:11; 10:4
my shield and hiding place, Is. 32:2; 1 John 5:18
my never-failing treas'ry filled Col. 2:3
with boundless stores of grace. John 1:16
Jesus! my Shepherd, Brother, Friend, 1 Pet. 2:25; Heb. 2:11; John 15:13–15
my Prophet, Priest, and King, Acts 2:22; Heb. 4:14; John 1:49
my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, John 20:28; 14:6; Heb. 10:20; Rom. 6:22–23
accept the praise I bring.
Weak is the effort of my heart, Matt. 26:41; 1 Cor. 15:43
and cold my warmest thought;
but when I see thee as thou art, John 17:24; 1 John 3:2
I'll praise thee as I ought. Rom. 8:18; Rev. 7:15; 22:3
Till then I would thy love proclaim Ps. 89:1
with every fleeting breath;
and may the music of thy name
refresh my soul in death. Acts 7:59; 2 Thess. 2:16
The importance the Bible places on names seems strange to modern readers. For us a name is merely a label, a way of designating. If asked why the Bible says, for example, that everyone shall be saved who calls "on the name of the LORD" rather than just "on the LORD," most moderns couldn't give an explanation to their own or anyone else's satisfaction. But for believers in Bible times, there was nothing "mere" about a label. They saw in names a symbol of the revealed nature of all knowledge. To be told something's name was to be given the ability to think about it. To be told someone's name was to be given the ability to address him. Hence the importance of the name of Jesus. Nearly a hundred times the New Testament refers to it—not to his person by name, as when (to pick a random verse) John wrote that "Jesus went up to Jerusalem," but to the name itself, as when John wrote that "many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing." The apostles baptized in his name (Acts 2:38). They healed in his name (Acts 3:6). They preached salvation by his name (Acts 4:12). They suffered for the sake of his name (Acts 9:16). And the early Christians assembled in his name (1 Cor. 5:4). In all these acts the name refers to the Son of God as he has been revealed to our race: in his authority and power, and through the message of his gospel. It is in this sense that, truly, we "may have life" in his name (John 20:31).
The idea is central to God's purposes for his church and therefore should be taken up by modern congregations in their song, but how? It is too foreign to be put there directly, unexplained. Our concept of the power of the name is so dim that we're prone to think of it like magic, as in Charles Wesley's unfortunate line about it "charming" our fears, in the third stanza of his otherwise excellent "Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing." John Newton's solution in "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds" was to revel in the sound of the name. Now, many people do happen to find the word "Jesus" phonetically pleasing, at least in English, with its diminuendo through three sibilants—the first affricative and voiced, the second fricative and voiced, the third fricative and unvoiced—as the bright "ee" vowel opens to a schwa. And the first stanza makes much of this sweetness. It prepares us for the vowel sounds ("ee" opening to a schwa) with "sweet the" earlier in the line. Then it transforms the consonants in interesting ways: the first, "j" [dʒ], becomes "dr" in "drives," while the second [z] and third [s] switch places in "sounds" and "soothes his sorrows." But it soon becomes clear that the hymn is not about phonetics! It instead develops the other metaphor in Wesley's stanza quoted above: "'tis music in the sinner's ears." "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds" describes the power of the name by likening faith in Jesus to listening to music (see the penultimate line). To adequately account for why this has meant so much to so many Christians requires a lengthy digression on the topic of music and meaning, for which we beg the reader's patience.
The power of music has been one of the main problems of philosophical aesthetics ever since the days of Plato and Aristotle. Moderns seem especially prone to fuzzy thinking in this area, with a consensus that music functions by expressing emotion. They know music communicates, but they struggle to explain how it communicates, because it seems abstract compared to other semantic systems such as language or pictures. They know it causes them to feel emotional, but they don't understand why, and so they conclude that what music communicates is emotion itself. This seems plausible until one examines the matter and discovers that it's wrong—rather like saying that what sunsets communicate is emotion. As noted in section 5, "Questions," one would have to be heartless not to emote in response to a sunset, but what it communicates is far greater than human emotion. Similarly, we don't go to a concert to learn how sad or happy the musicians are. We go to hear something more universal and permanent. This is not to belittle the expression of emotion in human interaction. When someone sighs or says "ouch!" or "hooray!" healthy souls respond sympathetically; but it's incomparably more moving to learn what lies behind the sigh. Similarly, at a concert we study things worthy of emotion, and that leaves us more emotionally alive than a mere expression of emotion ever could.
A biblically informed explanation of music infers from texts like Psalm 19 that it communicates the glory of the Lord. It arranges tones and rhythms to reveal their interrelatedness, their potential for harmony, and their potential as materials for design. Because music communicates the character and providential oversight of the one who made this world, it naturally elicits emotions from souls made to worship him. We emote in response to moral reality, which is what music is. It communicates goodness and truth. Music presents us, directly, with propositions about sound and time (a certain pattern of notes can reach a certain end via a certain design) and, indirectly, with propositions about the Lord of sound and time (the pattern has this capacity because of his wisdom, his power, and his goodness). Ugly music is ugly because it lies. It suppresses, advertently or inadvertently, the truth and goodness of creation and providence. Sad music pleases us by speaking truthfully (in tones and rhythms) about the effect of the fall and the law's curse on creation (as when certain dissonances or a formal dilemma issue with compelling logic from a song's "premises"). Happy music moves us the way it does by speaking truthfully about grace and hope in a new creation. Only music's potential for communicating the good and the true explains why we find such succor in it. Our sin-tossed souls encounter there proof that meaning informs some of the most basic things in reality. In George MacDonald's At the Back of the North Wind, Diamond asks North Wind how she can bear to sink a passenger ship in her storm.
I will tell you how I am able to bear it, Diamond: I am always hearing, through every noise, through all the noise I am making myself even, the sound of a far-off song. I do not exactly know where it is, or what it means; and I don't hear much of it, only the odour of its music, as it were, flitting across the great billows of the ocean outside this air in which I make such a storm; but what I do hear, is quite enough to make me able to bear the cry from the drowning ship. So it would you if you could hear it. (Chapter 7, "The Cathedral")
North Wind speaks of something we already know, even if we are rarely conscious of it. She speaks of the song of divine creation and providence, which is there for all to contemplate (if only we hadn't become futile in our thinking) and of which human songs are echoes, various in fidelity.
Now we can return to "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds" and see immediately why Newton's metaphor has meant so much to so many. In striking ways, the contemplation of Christ's lordship and gospel is like the act of listening to music. Both are contemplative acts; that is, they require us to be attentive. Faith in Jesus involves looking to him (Num. 21:9; Heb. 12:2). The pleasures of both name and music are derived from God's character. The divine counsel for our salvation is so harmonious, with every part of it perfectly integrated with all the rest, that the name of our savior summarizes the greatest symphony of all: the covenant of grace, the threefold office of Christ, his active and passive obedience, his exaltation, and our union with him. Here, indeed, is a never-failing treasury filled with boundless stores of grace. Faith in Jesus, like music, consoles us in the midst of our broken lives. The reader is invited to read again the first two stanzas of "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds" to see how the first seven things predicated of Jesus's name, beginning in the third line, all involve fixing something that has gone wrong—like the principle of resolution in music.
The best thing about the name of Jesus, however, is that by it, in faith, we can address God—our God, with whom we have been reconciled—which is exactly what this hymn does at its midpoint, immediately after the word "grace." Newton's original exclamation mark at the beginning of stanza 4 is critical to the grammar. In calling upon our savior, we take his song upon our lips. Our joy is so complete that it's all we can do simply to list, in the outburst that is stanza 4, some of the most cherished images of Christ. Here, the very pace of the poem demonstrates the power of the name. In stanzas 1–3, we said something about it, on average, every line, but here, when we actually use the name, titles come at us at a rate of three or more per line.
As joyful as this music is, we are also nevertheless aware of how inadequate it is for the praise of the one named (stanza 5). We persist, sustained by a promise that in the New Jerusalem, when we see his face, with his name on our foreheads, we shall worship him as we ought (Rev. 22:3–4). So the song, despite the currently weak effort of our hearts, will never end, and death—the last word of the hymn—is really life. Life in his name.
The tune considered traditional by most British and American communions throughout the twentieth century, ST. PETER, was paired in print with Newton's poem in the first edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861). Humanity's instinctual grasp of the metaphysics of music being key to the meaning of the poem, it comes as no surprise that the tune is based on the fundamental tool for understanding music: the scale, in this case descending. It appears in its complete form on syllables 2–11, lingering briefly on "sol" and "mi." The remainder of the melody explores smaller segments of the scale, with the bass following suit in lines 2–3 and the tenor in line 4. Many fine touches can be noted. The word "rest" in stanza 2 falls on the perfect, authentic cadence. The peak tone of the melody arrives quite early, on the second note, for the exclamations of stanzas 3 and 4. When we get to stanza 4 the melody, it turns out, lends itself neatly to being phrased in tiny, even two-note, gestures as required by the structure of the list. The most unusual harmony occurs at the end of line 3, for "treasury filled," "Way, my End," "as thou art," and, happily, "of thy name" in the last stanza.


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