#CMCon18 Registration is Now OPEN!!
July is here, and General Registration for the 2018 Coastal Magic Convention is OPEN!!!
I'm a Featured Blogger for the event, so you'll get to know a few of the Featured Authors a little bit better in the next few months, as we host a handful of them for spotlights. You can check out the full listing of amazing authors who'll be participating on the Coastal Magic page, here.
#CMCon17 | Coastal Magic Convention Invites You to the Beach!
I have an awesome book nerd event to share! Today is the opening of the 5th Annual general registration of the Coastal Magic Convention! The convention takes place in Daytona Beach, Florida this upcoming February.
If you live in a place like me, in February you'll probably be buried under 10 feet of snow. This could be a welcome respite. Not only will you hang out with amazing authors, fabulous featured bloggers, and fellow book nerds - you can take a mini vacation in the middle of the winter. What's not to love about that?
Speaking of fabulous featured bloggers, I'm happy to announce that I've been selected as one of the featured bloggers for the event! Catch my live author features and hear all about what's in store at the Coastal Magic Convention! The kick off of my Coastal Magic Author Feature series on Book Chat LIVE. will be begin in a few short weeks, so you don't want to miss it. You'll have the opportunity to submit questions ahead of time, via Twitter and Facebook prior to each author's interview. You can also ask questions during the live event!
Don't forget, follow all things Coastal Magic all across social media using hashtag #CMCon17!
CMCon#17 Featured Authors coming up on Shelf Addiction!
Get excited! I have 6-7 phenomenal authors making appearances on my blog! Be sure to subscribe so that you won't miss a single live event with any of these authors. The author features will take place either on my YouTube "BookTube" channel, or my podcast.
You've seen book reviews on my blog for a few of the authors I'll be featuring, so expect fun times to be had.
Rust City Book Con 2016 | FAQ w/ Jackie from Rust City!
Get ready for the kick of my Rust City 2016 author features. On Sunday, April 3rd at 3pm (EST) join me and fellow book blogger Jackie (Literary Escapism) as we discuss everything Rust City! The Rust City Book Con is the brain child of Jackie, so join us to learn more about this amazing event. Find out the who, what, when, where and why's of Rust City 2016.
If you're looking to attend a local event in Michigan, then you'll want to tune in to learn more about this awesome BookCon!
After we get the in and outs of this event from Jackie, join me on my YouTube "BookTube" channel every Sunday afternoon through the end of July. Every week I will be live video interviewing a different author that will be attending Rust City! There are also Shelf Addiction Podcasts scheduled for the camera shy authors, so stay tuned for the details on that! The featured author will be announced on my blog weekly.


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Dubai-based company first to convert dairy waste into biofuel
Neutral Fuels, already a provider of vegetable oil biofuel, hopes to take advantage of the United Arab Emirates' robust dairy industry
February 22, 2017	by Cleantech Canada Staff
DUBAI—After two years of research, Neutral Fuels, a Dubai-based biofuel developer, has become the first company to successfully use butter, cream and ghee waste as a feedstock for creating commercial biofuel.
The new fuel is of the same quality as vegetable oil-derived biofuel, and it is European standards compliant.
The United Arab Emirates is the second largest dairy producer in the Arab Persian Gulf, with annual fresh milk production totalling 167,000 tonnes.
If that milk's waste is processed into biofuel, it could result in 1,670,000 litres of fuel, which could reduce the county's carbon footprint by 4460 tonnes. Add to this the waste from making butter, cream and ghee, and the volume of biofuel from the dairy industry could more than double.
"Every dairy operation produces a small percentage of waste, plus it always has to dispose of outdated produce. Turning that into biofuel is the most useful thing to do with it," said Karl W Feilder, chairman and CEO of Neutral Fuels.
Meanwhile in Canada, biofuel innovation is alive and well.
In May 2016, WestJet committed to invest in biofuel for its planes, in partnership with Alberta's Clean Energy Technology Centre.
Another Alberta-based biofuel initiative launched in June 2014, with the establishment of a 38 million litres-per-year biofuel production facility in Edmonton. The facility was one of the first of its kind when it went into operation.
Across the country in Quebec, a containerboard mill was converted into a biofuel plant in July, 2013, a facility that can produce 7.2 megawatts of electricity.
Quebec firm to convert RockTenn mill into biofuel plant
Quebec biofuel firm signs first-of-its-kind deal to supply Australian airline
Enerkem to develop new waste-to-biofuel conversion processes
Tesla on track to begin producing new Model 3 this summer

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The Oracles of the Law
John P. Dawson, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow
Download Front Matter and Introduction (477 KB)
Download I - The Growth and Decline of English Case Law (4.8 MB)
Download II - The Heritage from Roman Law (2.3 MB)
Download III - Germany's Commitment to Legal Science (5.7 MB)
Download IV - The French Deviation (5.5 MB)
Download V - The Modern French Reaction (2.8 MB)
Download VI - Germany's Case Law Revolution (3.4 MB)
Download Postscript, Appendix, and Index (707 KB)
Based on the lectures delivered at The University of Michigan March 12, 13, 16, 17, and 18, 1959, on The Thomas M. Cooley Lectureship, under the title "Judges: Oracles of the Law."
This study will examine the nature and extent of the contribution that case law has made to the legal systems of England, Rome, France, and Germany. The emphasis will be historical, but the object will be to show the lasting effects of historical experience on modern usage and attitudes.
role of the judiciary, judicial roles, English case law, Roman law, German Law, French Law, German case law, judicial decision-making
Comparative and Foreign Law | Courts | Judges | Legal History
Published under the auspices of The University of Michigan Law School (which, however, assumes no responsibility for the views expressed) with the aid of funds derived from gifts to The University of Michigan by William W. Cook. Copyright © by The University of Michigan 1968
Dawson, John P. The Oracles of the Law. Thomas M. Cooley Lectures. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Law School, 1968.
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What Message Does Archangel Michael Have For You?
What Does Archangel Michael Want To Tell You?
Look at the 3 cards below. Close your eyes and ask Michael to pop a number into your head. Take the first number that pops into your head AFTER you call on him.
Note: if you think of a number before calling on Michael - forget that number - it is the product of your mind. If you happen to come up with the same again, that's fine, you can use it.
Are you going through a sticky patch in your relationship? Perhaps you've silently asked for help from your angel? If so, you are receiving help, quietly behind the scenes from Archangel Michael. He is using his persuasive power to help your partner wake up - to see the bigger picture, to realise the potential, that there is love here and it is enough to conquer all.
If you are single or have moved on from a relationship Michael is working to help you find your soulmate. If you feel you've been waiting some time for this to happen, be patient just a little while longer. While you may be ready - it takes two to tango - your future partner has a life too, and he/she is making space in preparation for your arrival. If you feel like giving up on love - don't. Why? Because give up on love and you give up on life. Just because you don't always get what you want, as soon as you want it, doesn't mean you are unlucky. It's simply life. One day when you're old and gray, looking back, it will all make sense.
For you to say to Michael: To the guardian angel of my soulmate, thank you for preparing my soulmate and me for love, for giving us the motivation to make things work and for arranging for us to meet.
You are on the right path and it is safe for you to move forward with your plans. For some of you, this will be a clear acknowledgement - you have asked for a sign, and this is it. You have your sign, so now embrace the path you have begun!
Some of you however will feel a little lost and wonder how on earth you could be on the right path when you haven't a clue where you're heading. Don't worry - sometimes we have to be lost before we are found. In other words, it is through dissatisfaction, frustration and uncertainty that we throw caution to the wind and step through new doors. After all, were your life pretty perfect, would you bother to seriously try anything new? So in being lost, you are on the right path to finding a new direction.
For you to say to Michael: Thank you walking with me every step of the way, for holding my hand, giving me confidence and courage and guiding my thoughts and actions in the direction of love and my true life's purpose.
Archangel Michael is watching over those you love. So if you are worried about a loved one, rest assured they are in good hands. Michael is one of the most powerful of all the Archangels and he is wielding his sword of protection around your loved one(s). Some of you may have lost a loved one, and this message is to confirm that their return to the spirit world was a happy one and they are thrilled to be 'home'. Please don't worry about them, they say, they are in a place of great beauty and surrounded by love. They are not lonely.
You are secure and protected ... so spread your wings, spread your love and live today with joy in your heart. Banish anxiety and worries and know that things are turning out the way they are destined to. Enjoy the journey.
For you to say to Michael: Thank you for watching over me and my loved ones. Please help me feel secure and at peace. Fill me with belief, so that I can focus and create a happy, healthful life for myself.


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Archive Gallery: PopSci's Most Impractical Inventions
The crocodile-drawn wagon, the butter-churning bicycle, the jazz-powered mushroom farm, and more
By Denise Ngo | Published Mar 4, 2011 10:40 PM
Again, who needs a car when you can have a vehicle powered by an exceptionally strong pet? The so-called "Poochmobile," invented by eighty year-old dog trainer Z. Wiggs, applied the squirrel cage principle to its primary wheel. While the dog ran, a belt and pulley mechanism would turn the rear drive wheels, which were in turn controlled by the driver's "gearshift" lever in the front. Our question is, how did Wiggs get his dog to run around around in that wheel? Dogs aren't hamsters -- wouldn't most breeds just sit there, whining and confused? Read the full story in "Walking the Dog Drives Poochmobile".
Every month for the past 138 years, we've showcased inventions and concepts for mechanisms aimed at improving life. Sometimes this meant curing cancer, other times it meant having fun, and on rare (and scary) occasions, it meant building something because you could.
For every airplane, computer or chemical weapon appearing in our archives, there are a ton of other inventions that are, to put it bluntly, rather pointless. At best, they're well-intentioned but a little impractical. Let's take a look, shall we?
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We wouldn't be surprised if the question of "why not?" prompted Charles Steinlauf to strap a sewing machine and a steering wheel onto a bike. What problem does a sewing machine bicycle actually solve? Why craft such a high-maintenance, Cirque de Soleil-worthy family vehicle when you can just buy a car? It might not be the most useful mechanism, but it landed him a magazine spread – and a couple trips to the hospital, judging by the precariousness of balancing on such a machine.
In 1917, Max Rothfeld proposed converting a piano into a vacuum cleaner by hooking up the instrument to a patented dust filterer. People might say that necessity is the mother of invention, but in this case, we'd venture that the inspiration came more from boredom. Not everyone would think to power a vacuum using piano pedals, but then again, almost anyone would sweep the old-fashioned way before hauling a piano vacuum around the house.
It gets stranger, especially during the late 1920s and 1930s, when times were hard and people were looking for diversions. Within our pages, we've found a bicycle that churns butter, a wagon run by a tamed crocodile, and a zeppelin with a built-in hospital (hello radiation exposure!). These concepts, along with the dog-powered "Poochmobile" and the jazz-responsive mushroom farm, are more comical in retrospect than the inventors probably intended.
These inventions might not have changed history, and for all we know, they might not even have worked beyond trial periods and personal use. What we can say, though, is that they made as laugh, and a good chuckle will always be more useful than a crocodile-powered cart.
Click through our gallery to read more about our favorite impractical inventions.
Combination Piano-Vacuum Cleaner: July 1917
A piano isn't just a musical instrument. According to Max Rothfeld, of Philadelphia, it could double as a vacuum cleaner. Step one, substitute Rothfeld's patented dust filtering attachment for the air pipe leading to the piano bellows. Hook the dust filterer onto the air motor, work those pedals, and watch in awe as your piano sucks up dirt in the surrounding area. If your floor's already clean, use the vacuum attachment to de-clog the crevices in your piano. Invention of the year, everyone! In all seriousness, though, how much would you have to hate old-fashioned sweeping to see a stationary vacuum as the better alternative? Read the full story in "Utilizing Your Player Piano as a Vacuum Cleaner"
Hail Cannons: October 1919
Few things would be more convenient than the ability to control the weather, but the technologies we've developed toward that end haven't exactly made life easier. Hail cannons, which predate the invention of gunpowder, experienced a brief revival in the late 19th century when residents of Styria (in modern-day Austria) devised a special gas-based mortar supposedly capable of preventing hail. By the year 1900, more than 10,000 hail guns had cropped up across Western Europe. Given their popularity, it's a shame that the cannons proved useless. Scientists commissioned by the Austrian and Italian governments dismissed the weather guns after finding that they failed to "agitate" the air or change the composition of clouds. Even if the mortar could affect one oncoming storm, it was highly unlikely that they could prevent future hailstorms altogether. Read the full story in "Jostling the Clouds to Change the Weather"
Growing Mushrooms with Electricity: April 1923
We all remember that scene in Frankenstein where the monster awakens amidst flashes of lightning, but did you know that mushrooms could be stimulated the same way? At least that's what A.G. Hupfel Jr. claimed when he built his mushroom farm in a dismantled New York City brewery. He believed that artificial fogs and thunderstorms, as well as "a drumming kind of 'jazz music,'" would help mushrooms grow to the size of the fungal "hat" pictured left. Twice a week, the old brewery boiler would pass steam through the refrigerating apparatus, creating the fog needed for "irrigation." To help his mushrooms breathe, Hupfel generated electricity from static machines, which would produce oxygen in the same way lightning releases it from the air (earlier, he'd observed that wild mushrooms seemed to grow best during lightning storms). Finally, the jazz music produced a drumming beat that the mushrooms were supposed to respond to. Somehow (Hupfel wouldn't explain it to us), the rhythmic noise would speed up the formation of plant cells, and thus, the formation of mushrooms. Read the full story in "Tiny Thunderbolts Help Mushrooms Grow"
Beast-Drawn Carriages: November 1924
Who needs a car when they can have a wagon drawn by crocodiles? Granted, it'd take some serious badassery to capture, strap down and subdue a crocodile for that purpose, but it looks like one California farm worker managed to pull it off. If you were up to the task, you could also harness an ostrich to a carriage for children. Not a bird person? A couple of Russian wolfhounds would also make for a splendid team. We also suggested procuring a five-team span of billy goats or a camel — no doubt some of our readers had a few of those standing around. Read the full story in "Strange Beasts of Burden"
Ingenious Farm Gadgets: September 1925
Farming's hard work. Even the most mundane tasks, like churning butter or grinding corn, can take hours — unless you're the proud owner of a bicycle-powered butter churner or a corn-grinding windmill. The miniature mill, located in Kansas, ground corn bit by bit during breezy days, but we get the feeling that doing the work by hand would be more efficient than waiting for winds powerful enough to allow the machine to do a thorough job. As much as we want to believe in a bike that can churn butter — especially for the exercise it would provide — we'd be more impressed with the device if it could do its work on a larger scale. Read the full story in "For Farm and Garden"
Airship Hospital: July 1930
Back when sunshine and high altitudes were commonly seen as cure-alls for various diseases, Charles L. Julliot, a French lawyer, proposed building a flying hospital for patients who could benefit from the "natural exhilaration of an air trip." Dr. Karl Arnstein, vice president and chief engineer of the Goodyear-Zeppelin corporation, described how airships would come with a celluloid bubble sanatorium where patients could rest, socialize, and consult doctors while taking in heavy doses of Vitamin D. Hospital airships could remain aloft for weeks on end if an accompanying airplane flew in supplies and communicated with the ground. As magical as a zeppelin hospital sounds, the risk of radiation exposure would probably prevent people from taking advantage of a flying hospital today. Read the full story in "Hospital on Airship May Sweep Patients Above Clouds in Quest of More Sunlight"
Automated Grocery Store: October 1933
Self-service grocery stores aren't what they used to be. In 1933, a grocery store in Los Angeles represented the pinnacle of leisure for a housewife. Instead of roaming around the aisles, all she had to do was sit down on a bar stool and select merchandise from moving shelves. Shelves made a complete circuit every eight minutes. Sure, the process sounds relaxing, but something about the concept just reeks of glorified laziness. If you're going to eat a whole tube of Oreos in one sitting, the least you can do is walk ten feet down the snacks aisle looking for it. Automated grocery stores never really took off, but variations of the idea popped up throughout the years. In 1937, a self-service grocery store in Memphis, TN, allowed customers to order their merchandise by sticking keys into slots next to the items they wanted. By the time they finished, a master control mechanism would have recorded everything they wanted. The goods would come out of a chute attached to storage shelves and a calculator would total the cost. Read the full story in "Shelves Move in New Store"
War Tank Run by Phonograph: November 1934
After discovering that phonographs can record mechanical movements as well as sound, a French scientists proposed designing crew-less tanks that could be maneuvered using pre-recorded instructions. Four disks would be used for communicating orders. The first one would start and stop the tank, the second would steer it, the third would control speed and the fourth would be in charge of the gun. In retrospect, this innovation presents more problems than it actually solves. The records would probably get stuck while the tank drove over unpaved terrain. On-the-spot thinking would be irrelevant – if the enemy did something we didn't predict while programming the tank, we'd be dead. To this day, we're still figuring out how to optimize automated vehicles. If the Mars Rover can't speed around, how much more difficult would the process be for a tank driven by phonographs? Read the full story in "Phonograph Disks Run Crewless War Tank"
Water Skiing Just Got Easier: October 1937
Want to water ski faster? Get ahold of these oval sails, step into your floating footgear, and let the sea winds take you away. These oval-shaped double sails, which were attached by rods held at shoulder level, undoubtedly required impressive upper body strength, as well as some know-how in steering (it's harder than it looks). Not surprisingly, the arrival of jet skis diminished the appeal of this unnamed double sail sport. Read the full story in "Double Sails Propel Bather on Water Skis"
Sewing Machine Bicycle: October 1939
In 1939, we declared Charles Steinlauf's "Goofybike" the world's weirdest bicycle — and for good reason. As the photo shows, the bike could carry four people and a sewing machine. The inventor is pictured at the top of the bicycle, where he maneuvers the machine using an automobile steering wheel. While his daughter sits on the handlebars and his ever-industrious wife finishes her sewing, their son huffs and puffs at the pedals. The legs of the sewing machine keep the bike aloft when it's not being used. Family outings don't get better than this! Read the full story in "Bike Keeps Family in Stitches"
Poochmobile: November 1939
Again, who needs a car when you can have a vehicle powered by an exceptionally strong pet? The so-called "Poochmobile," invented by eighty year-old dog trainer Z. Wiggs, applied the squirrel cage principle to its primary wheel. While the dog ran, a belt and pulley mechanism would turn the rear drive wheels, which were in turn controlled by the driver's "gearshift" lever in the front. Our question is, how did Wiggs get his dog to run around around in that wheel? Dogs aren't hamsters — wouldn't most breeds just sit there, whining and confused? Read the full story in "Walking the Dog Drives Poochmobile"
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Great gifts for the nerdy runner in your life
I'm a nerdy runner myself, so you can trust me on this one.
11 gifts for the person who cooks your dinner
Gifts for your husband, wife, mom, dad, roommate, whatever.
Gifts for your bald friends
Help your follicularly-impaired colleagues get a-head of the game.


This post is now out of date. The library recommended by this post is now a contrib library. Check out tools.cli for great documentation about handling command line arguments in Clojure.
Write enough Clojure and eventually you will need to handle command line arguments. There are numerous ways of doing this. Keep reading for a brief introduction to three.
There exists a sequence named *command-line-args* which contains the arguments to your application. Using it is simple, it is just a sequence after all, and it is always available to you. No need to pull in external dependencies that others may not be familiar with.
This simplicity is also a downside. Because only a sequence is provided for you it is up to you to actually figure out the arguments. If you want to do any sort of verification that certain arguments are supplied you write the code that does the verifying. If you want to move away from positional arguments to using command line flags once again it is up to you to write it.
Because of the amount of code required to do any sort of advanced argument handling I tend to use *command-line-args* only for applications that take a single type of argument, for example a file path, and require one or more of this type of argument.
For the next two sections I'm using version 1.5.0 of Leiningen and the specified versions of libraries as stated in the below project.clj file.
I'm using lein run to run the examples. lein run :cc runs the clojure.contrib example. Likewise, running lein run :clargon will run the clargon examples. Both of these commands can be followed by additional arguments that get passed to the application.
The next step after using *command-line-args* is to use the library clojure.contrib.command-line. This library provides the function with-command-line that allows you specify requirements and then handles the parsing of the command line arguments for you.
Positives of using clojure.contrib.command-line: * Part of clojure.contrib. Probably extremely low friction to start using it. * No longer need to write your own command line parsing code. * Responds to -h and --help.
A negative of using clojure.contrib.command-line is that the documentation is pretty sparse. This can lead to some fumbling around as you learn how to use it. Another downside is that there isn't a way of specifying whether an argument is required or optional. This means you must manually check for required arguments and give appropriate error messages to the user.
Below is an example of using clojure.contrib.command-line. It specifies a few different arguments. The --cow argument has a default value of "cow". --chicken has no default value, if it is left unspecified it will be nil. The line with milk? specifies a boolean value. If --milk (or -m because of the m? specification) is specified at the command line then milk? will be true. extras will collect any additional arguments.
And here is an example of calling that -main function from the repl.
Another option is to use some library that isn't found in clojure.contrib. One example of this is clargon. Clargon is a library that Gaz Jones (his blog post here) wrote. The documentation (both in his blog post and through the github page and tests) is the primary reason I started using it.
Pros of clargon: * Great documentation. Makes it quick to get started. * Can specify functions to transform arguments prior to gaining access to them * You specify if an argument is required or optional. * Responds to -h and --help.
One potential negative of using clargon is that it isn't a clojure.contrib library. This means there is slightly more friction to start using it on your project as, unlike clojure.contrib, you are probably not already depending on it.
Below is an example similar to the above clojure.contrib.command-line example. One important difference is that some arguments are now specified as either required or optional. If a required argument is not specified then an error is printed and execution stops.
optional and required both take a vector that defines the specification of a flag. Starting with the first element in that vector, each element that is a string and starts with a '-' is considered a potential flag for that argument. The last flag is stripped of leading '-' characters and is considered the name of that flag (unless a :name option is specified later). The name is used to look up the value of the argument in the option map that is returned by the clargon function. If the next element after the last flag is a string then it is considered the documentation for that flag. When clargon runs into a non-string element then it and everything after it are considered options and should be specified as key value pairs. Options that do something are :default, :name, and :required.
optional and required both can take a function as a second argument. This function will be passed the argument for that flag and should return a transformed version of it. Below is an example using this functionality to specify a required flag that takes a comma separated list of files. These comma separated files are split apart and stuck into a vector.
Below is the above example being ran.
Clargon supports some more advanced nested argument handling that I'm not going to go into here. If you want to know more about clargon I'd recommend reading reading Gaz's blog post and the clargon readme and tests.
There are many more ways to handle command line parsing in Clojure. You are not limited to any of the three above. I've personally found clargon to hit all of my needs and plan on continuing to use it.


I am excited to begin my term as President of the Central PA Chapter of IFMA. I would like to thank our outgoing President, Jolene Fink, FMP for her leadership over the past year. Her mentorship and guidance have helped prepare me for this new role. I would also like to thank the board members and committee members who have worked tirelessly to bring recognition to the Central PA Chapter and the facility management profession.
As your new President, I will strive to prioritize IFMA's three pillars--membership, credentials, and events. Along with our newly-elected board, I hope to strenghten the chapter's memebership by increasing awareness of our chapter. As valued members, I urge you to get involved with the chapter by joining a committee, volunteering to greet members and guests at our monthly meetings, sharing your time at a community outreach event, or offering your office as a host for a monthly meeting. Getting involved will help you to get more out of your membership and increase your network.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your President over the next year.
A special thank you to all of our business partners for sponsoring our chapter's events! We couldn't do it without your support!
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The adaptation of former television anchor and radio personality Tracy Going's book Brutal Legacy, has made it to Sandton's Auto & General Theatre on the Square.
The play inspired by her memoirs - detailing the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father and later her partner, officially premiered on Wednesday this week.
The show has been directed and adapted by award-winning theatre maker Lesedi Job with a cast including _Scandal _TV star Natasha Sutherland, Charlie Bougenon and Jessica Wolhuter.
Sutherland and Job joined Eusebius McKaiser on the show to talk about the production.
Lesedi and I wanted to stay true to Tracy and the spirit of the story and to honour her. So the play is an amazing mix of adhering to the technicality of it, understanding the psychology behind it which is something that Lesedi as a director is very keen to try and instill on the actors. You are in a way facilitating the audience's journey.


This is my alltimme favorit collection ever and also in my top favorite color. I just love blues/green sjades of any kind and this is simply stunning with all the beautiful flowers and perfect for any project, I can ever think of.
The hues of blue and brown are just amazing and very soothing!! Would definitely love to work with this paper pad!! More than the patterns, the motif sheets have beautiful motifs which could be used as decorative elements for making the projects very attractive!
For being very versatile! You can create a project for virtually any occasion from this collection.


The Grammy Awards are considered to be The Oscars of the music industry representing the entire music spectrum from classical, country and gospel to rock, rap and reggae. Apparently, this was Adele's year! The British sognstress dominated the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, taking home all six categories in which she was nominated, including Album of the Year for 21 and Song and Record of the Year for her mega hit Rolling in the Deep. She also brought the audience to its feet with apowerful performance of that signature song, her first time singing before an audience since having vocal surgery late last year.
Other big Grammy triumphants included the Foo Fighters, who grabbed awards for Best Rock Performance, Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, Best Long Form Music Video, and Best Rock Album.
Kanye West dominated the hip-hop categories, winning Best Rap Song, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for All of the Lights, and Best Rap Album for his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. He also got Best Rap Performance for Otis, a single off Watch the Throne, the Jay-Z-Kanye West collaboration album.
But the night wasn't all about celebration. Coming the day after news of Whitney Houston's death, this year's Grammys were also a solemn affair, with host LL Cool J opening the night with a prayer in Houston's honor and Jennifer Hudson closing the In Memoriam segment with a run through I Will Always Love You, the Dolly Parton song that Houston made into a worldwide smash on the soundtrack to The Bodyguard.
Still, the performances were cool! Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Rihann, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, and sure Adele sang their most famous hits on the Grammy scene.
In Concert on Broadway – Harry Connick Jr.
Check out the celebrities who stunned us most of all at Millionlooks.com!


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Potential New Drugs Plug Brain's 'Biological Vacuum Cleaner' and Target HIV
In an advance toward eliminating pockets of infection in the brain that help make HIV disease incurable, scientists report the development of new substances that first plug the biological vacuum cleaner that prevents anti-HIV drugs from reaching the brain and then revert to an active drug to treat HIV. They describe the advance, which allows medications to cross the so-called "blood-brain barrier" (BBB) and treat brain diseases, in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Jean Chmielewski, Christine Hrycyna and colleagues explain that human immunodeficiency virus infection remains incurable because HIV can sneak through the BBB -- a network of special blood vessels and cells that protects the brain from many harmful substances -- while many of the most powerful anti-viral medications cannot. A pump at the BBB suctions anti-viral medicines away like a biological vacuum cleaner, leaving a reservoir of HIV in the brain. To overcome this hurdle and get rid of the last footholds of HIV, the researchers set out to develop a new group of drugs that can plug up the vacuuming mechanism and then sneak across the BBB to fight HIV.
Their approach involves gluing two anti-HIV drug molecules together with a "tether." This dual drug plugs up the BBB vacuum cleaner and can then sneak across the BBB. Once across, the tether disintegrates, freeing the two drug molecules to kill the virus. "This overall strategy represents a platform technology that may be readily applied to other therapies with limited brain penetration," such as anticancer and anti-schizophrenia drugs, say the researchers.
The authors acknowledge funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Purdue Research Foundation.


(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it has sent letters to Walmart Inc, Kroger Co and 10 other convenience store chains for selling tobacco products to minors.
In the letters, dated April 5, the FDA asked the companies to submit a plan of action within 30 days, describing how they will address and mitigate illegal sales to minors.
"We all share the important responsibility of keeping harmful and addictive tobacco products out of the hands of kids. Retailers in particular are on the frontlines of these efforts to reduce the health consequences of tobacco use and nicotine dependence," the FDA said in the letter.
The FDA has rolled out a Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan as part of its push to discourage teens from smoking.
In February, the regulator said it was taking action against certain retailers including Walgreen Boots Alliance for repeatedly flouting tobacco sale rules, including sale of cigars and menthol cigarettes to minors.
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Q: Manage sqlite in android system? I want to know how to manage sqlite database in android system.
When I use SQLiteDatabase to save data, where is it save in android system?
I want to know it because when I save data via sqlite, other developer can or not to open and change it?
Thanks.

A: It is saving in your mobile internal storage as a file of your database name:
directory is : (internal storage path)..../Android/data/packageName/database/
but the database file will not visible but you can write it to another path and then open with sqlite browser.
How to write the database into another file :
    private void write() throws IOException {
            File sd = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
            if (sd.canWrite())
            {
                String currentDBPath = DBHelper.DATABASE_NAME;
                String backupDBPath= "QSDevice.db";

                File currentDB = new File(getDBPath(), currentDBPath);
                File backupDB = new File(sd, backupDBPath);
                if (currentDB.exists()) {
                    FileChannel src = new FileInputStream(currentDB).getChannel();
                    FileChannel dst = new FileOutputStream(backupDB).getChannel();
                    dst.transferFrom(src, 0, src.size());
                    src.close();
                    dst.close();
                }
            }
        }

 private String getDBPath() {
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
            return getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath().replace("files", "databases") +
                    File.separator;
        } else {
            return getFilesDir().getPath() + getPackageName() + "/databases/";
        }
    }

A: The data you save via SQLite in android is saved in the data->data->(your package name)->database->(your database name) of your android device. Other apps and developers cannot access your database if you selected the mode to be PRIVATE. And you can access this database using the ANDROID DEVICE MANAGER which you can open from the Tools->Android->Android Device Manager. It will open an eclipse DDMS in your android Studio. You can open file explorer and go to the directory of your database and pull it from there

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Domenico Maria de Novara da Ferrara (), italijanski astronom in astrolog, * 1454, Ferrara, Italija, 1504, Bologna, Italija.

Življenje in delo

De Novara je bil 21 let profesor na Univerzi v Bologni, kjer je bil tudi Kopernikov učitelj. Kopernik je bil najprej njegov učenec, kasneje pa je postal njegov pomočnik in sodelavec pri opazovanjih in meritvah. De Novara je bil po lastnih besedah Regiomontanov učenec. Najprej je študiral v Firencah pri Pacioliju.

Veliko njegovih del je zgubljenih. Ohranjenih je nekaj astroloških almanahov, ki jih je napisal za univerzo. Kot je bilo tedaj v navadi, je bil zaradi denarnih razlogov dejaven astrolog.

9. marca 1497 sta s Kopernikom opazovala okultacijo Lune z Aldebaranom, α Bika, znane zvezde v Hijadah. To je bilo sploh prvo Kopernikovo opazovanje in ga je opisal v svojem znanem delu Knjige kroženj (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium). S podatki tega opazovanja je Kopernik pobijal Ptolemejev model razdalje do Lune.

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Oh. Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Is Getting a Sequel
By LUDWIG VON KOOPA - Who could've seen this coming? Well...
Let's quote what I wrote in February about the Sonic the Hedgehog movie:
"Both of the last scenes set up for a sequel hook, and I'm not sure that it's a good thing for a movie that the most-discussed thing is the possibility of a future movie. Like, is the first one not good enough to stand on its own?"
Turns out I'm probably right. Well, the possibility of a future movie is a surety now, since Paramount Pictures confirmed today that "they have commenced development on a sequel" but "decisions have not been made yet regarding casting or a production start date." (I suppose it's not a surety that it won't get cancelled or something.)
And that's pretty much all we know. Well, we know who is producing, directing, and executive producing, but since I don't know who these people are, what do I care to repeat their names to you?
I'll now dedicate the rest of this article to a short rant about the Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
Let's say I'm watching TV. Perhaps Fox News Channel. In the rare instances that the commercials are for other products besides Mike Lindell's MyPillow (or his book), sometimes there's a Verizon ad that the Sonic the Hedgehog movie is now available on-demand.
It's a REALLY cringey commercial. Like, I'd rather watch the MyPillow commercial. It's basically the same as the online trailers (except shorter) and features Sonic saying he has no idea how he's not dead. There's... a different feeling to a cringey commercial being pushed to you on live television, rather than you seeking it out on the Internet where you could close the window or skip the ad or whatever. You can't do that on TV. You either mute it or change the channel (which is counterproductive if you want to be on that channel)... or you sit through and watch the commercial.
Like, I'm a gamer. This movie is supposed to be for gamers. The commercial is supposed to be targeted towards gamers like myself. I'm supposed to be in the audience of people who would appreciate what it shows.
But it's embarrassing. I don't identify with it at all, and I feel embarrassed that I belong to the same interest group as people who are supposed to identify with it. Like, what am I doing with my life?
So if you look at Verizon's site listing for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie... yikes, I don't want to be associated with this:
What the hell is going on in the More like this section?
That's all preschool stuff, the kind of crap you see in YouTube's Related videos on videos marked For Kids.
Like Peppa Pig. Peppa Pig is the Mike Lindell of YouTube. And Sonic's down there too.
Ludwig doesn't have an actual video clip of the commercial, but, eh, it showcases Sonic doing his obnoxious ADHD Sonic stuff, and that's bad enough to think about. There's totally a 0% chance Ludwig will watch a sequel to that. Will you?
Ludwig formally wants Mike Lindell to go away.
A trailer for that sequel came at The Game Awards 2021. Tails is prominent.
Lheticus Videre May 31, 2020 at 9:34 AM
Movies don't stand on their own EVER these days--not if Hollywood can help it. The only thing better to them than one successful movie is two successful movies, and with sequels, they assume that if the first one did well, sequels can do well too.
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games like getting over it
1. 99 Fails
2. Vikings On Trampolines
3. Braid
4. Beard Blade
5. Goop Loop
6. Surmount
7. Tip Top Don't fall
8. Hoplegs
9. The Gardener And The Wild Vines
10. I Wanna Maker
The climbing games like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy are difficult. There is nothing more to it than using the mouse to move the hammer. You can jump, swing, climb, and fly with practice. The accomplished hikers who make it to the summit of the mountain will find great mystery and a beautiful reward. Bennett Foddy's voice-over commentary on the game's many philosophical subjects is played in the background. When the player loses a substantial amount of progress or reaches specific game milestones, the commentary also includes lines about disappointment and perseverance. There are no checkpoints, so as the player climbs the mountain, they constantly run the risk of losing some or all of their progress. When the player enters space and reaches the highest point on the map, the game is over.
In this game blog, we will walk you through similar games like getting over it.
Discover what is happening to Zeebo while listening to a great soundtrack created by David Wise as you traverse pillars in his odd nightmare. Addicting one-action button precision platforming with three mechanics to master and online multiplayer that's simple to learn but incredibly difficult to master! It might be the hardest game you've ever played. You must progress through five parts of Zeebo's psyche to discover his tragic past by reading a comic. Face more challenging games and perplexing occurrences by mastering three mechanics! Defeat the adventure mode? Play Permadeath in Adventure Mode. This game is very similar to getting over it with bennet foddy.
In the action game Vikings on Trampolines, you fight to keep your Viking alive and off the ground. To play, you must move left and right in order to bounce bosses, foes, and trampolines back into the safety of the air. It is an action-packed, retro-styled game where furious fun is created by simple, goofy bouncing.
Move your Viking figure left and right across the screen to jump off a few trampolines at the bottom and then back up into the air to play. To prevent your Viking from striking the earth, you can also use opponents, characters controlled by other players, and special powers.
Each time you hit the ground, one of your five lives is lost. You are removed from the game once all of your lives have been used up. This game's simplicity, in terms of both concept and control, is what makes it intriguing. It's much harder to avoid touching the ground than it sounds because you can only move left or right. The game will attempt to trip you up and steal your lives by throwing all kinds of monsters, power-ups, and other stuff at you. You must be vigilant, be careful with the few moves you can make, and constantly try to stay high up on the screen so you have plenty of time to respond to any challenges that may come your way.
Similar to Mario World in style, Braid is a platformer with an unexpected twist. Your character's movement is tied to the passage of time in a perplexing way. The fascinating riddles that come from this have a connection to a narrative about relationships and forgiving others. Over the course of the many stages, this gaming element develops to mind-bending extremes. It's the kind of difficulty that, up until you figure it out, is irritating but then is incredibly fulfilling.
In the running and leaping game Beard Blade, you can climb, swing, glide, and kill adversaries by using your beard. It sounds like a ridiculous idea, yet it adds new elements to this oversaturated genre coupled with the day-night cycle that completely alters levels. It's an unusual game that differentiates itself from other platformers thanks to its special objective to retrieve your stolen animals.
player play Branson is a farmer who stows away aboard the thief's ship after learning that his flock has been taken, only to be up on a barren island teeming with valuables and secrets. you set off on a mission to get your herd back, punish the smugglers, and get back home. You need to jump over chasms and avoid obstacles because you start out quite weak. You must carefully avoid adversaries because you are unable to defeat them at this point. As you go, you get upgrades like beard-punching foes and a beard parachute, which you can even use to scale ladders and ropes with your enormous beard hands. Along with this peculiar movement, you return to levels at various hours of the day and night to find that they have entirely changed. Thus, there are numerous hidden items and compelling reasons to revisit each level.
In the game Goop Loop, you take control of a gooey lump stuck inside a concrete loop. You may propel the loop through the level by using both the gravity of the environment and the momentum of your goo. You encounter a variety of physics difficulties in this approach.
As you develop your skills and awareness of your momentum, what frequently appears like overwhelming challenges become overcomeable. You can only move, leap, and stick to the loop during play. As you go along, you learn how important it is to aim your jump in order to gain the momentum you require. You can also have some degree of control over your goop in the air. It's a game where it's simple to lose progress and where you'll probably feel frustrated. However, that is sort of the goal. The entire time, a developer's voice that can't be seen or heard makes jokes and dad jokes about how miserable you are. If you stick with it, you'll uncover a challenge that will have you on the edge of your seat.
In the traversal game Surmount, you must jump, swing, and climb your way up a difficult mountain. You play by managing the swings, movements, skills, and jumps of your character to climb steadily higher.
Players can encounter a forgiving climbing experience with a cartoonish backdrop in this unusual mountain climbing game. In order to move up the mountain, you must jump from platforms, take hold of rocky outcrops, and use momentum. By increasing jumps and swings, the goal is to go through challenging areas and climb further up the mountain in an effort to reach the summit. It may seem easy, but timing your jumps and managing your stamina, which only refuels when you're standing on a platform, are important. As you go, you get access to accessories like backpacks and headgear that let you customize your avatar. Additionally, you amass upgrades and things that improve your climbing capacity. There are numerous options, and the key to winning the game is to plan out the best route up the mountain face.
In the climbing game Tip Top, you travel the globe in search of dynamic climbing challenges. To play, you must use different sticks to control each of the climber's arms, giving the game a distinctive tactile (and high-skill) sense. This makes it a unique challenge, as do the randomly generated climbs that are unique every time you play. Although the game's audio and aesthetics are adequately done, the game's unique climbing controls really set it apart. The sticks and hold buttons are used to move your character's hands from one grip to the next. Finding the fastest route to the top while juggling these actions with your limited stamina is difficult. It's a challenging game, and if you fall off, you have to start over. It's constantly different when you go on your next run, and that, together with your desire to do better, makes it a very replayable experience.
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In the bouncing and hopping game Hoplegs, your goal is to help a box with four legs reach the finish line. With each leg, you lift yourself off the ground to go forward while using the walls and ceiling as support. To go over numerous obstacles, up walls, and over long jumps requires considerable timing and expertise, despite how straightforward it may seem. Due to the few methods, you can go forward, it differs from the majority of other platform games. Four buttons on your controller are used to maneuver the limbs of a square with four legs. To go through each level, you use this propulsion and your ability to rotate while in the air. This makes accurate jumps and directs the movement toward the flag challenging, unlike other platform games. The difficult terrain and obstructions make things much more difficult.
In the game The Gardener and the Wild Vines, you can run, jump, and climb your way to the top of a tower by using flowers that are growing and vines. It's a challenging game that emphasizes talent, yet it maintains everything visually airy and light. A game with a fairytale style and a difficult challenge. You take on the role of a gardener trying to save his love. To accomplish this, you search through each tower for your missing Prince. Play includes chopping and climbing your way to the top using your magic gardening shears. You can make the vines grow by hitting them and then leaping onto the leaves. Chain many of these together to create an accelerated leap.
In the running and jumping game I Wanna Maker, you can design your own levels and share them with other users. It offers a new platforming challenge with a wide range of challenges to choose from and has over 1000 levels to play, all created by different people across the world. However, the emphasis is typically on incredibly exact timing and quick reactions. Similar to Super Mario Maker, you have access to a wide range of tools for level creation, including spikes, moving platforms, and bespoke boss fights. You can learn how to make levels that provide the player with a special challenge by playing around with the level editor's features. Many of the levels are designed to be extremely difficult, with an emphasis on extremely precise jumps, double jumps, and wall jumps where you only have a very small window of time to react.
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COVID-19 and differences in leadership
Mar 17, 2020 - 11:15 pm GMT+3
A few people stroll along a main shopping street at Regent Street, London, Saturday, March 14, 2020. (AP Photo)
by Burhanettin Duran Mar 17, 2020 11:15 pm
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As China declares victory over the coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) says Europe has become the pandemic's epicenter. With Italy's death toll on the rise, Western leaders have responded to the crisis in different ways. It is possible to argue that ideology, together with their respective health care systems' total capacity and leadership styles, played some role there.
One thing is clear: The pandemic will raise questions about many aspects of our lives. Starting with the assumption that science and progress can address all of humanity's problems, people will be compelled to develop fresh perspectives on a range of issues.
International organizations had been failing to promote cooperation long before this outbreak. The gap between the countries facing this reality while attempting to solve their own problems and those of others calls for common solutions to encourage cooperation. Likewise, we will witness a clash between isolationists, with their emphasis on the security of national economics and others who describe isolationism as a recipe for impoverishment. As in 2008, the majority of experts expect some kind of recession and economic crisis.
There is no shortage of critics who say the world is handling the COVID-19 outbreak poorly – in the age of Brexit and the Donald Trump presidency. They predict that the United States and Europe will face a worse situation than the 2008 financial crisis. For example, the EU's refusal to send desperately needed medical supplies to Italy is completely unacceptable. China's support could eliminate traditional forms of competition and hostility.
It would seem that people's daily habits won't adapt to the rules of social distancing. Our senses of alliance, cooperation and solidarity will transform accordingly. Clearly, all those parameters will factor into the performance of political leaders. The many repercussions of their actions in the face of this pandemic, in turn, will determine their fates.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson adopted the most radical course of action in the fight against COVID-19, pledging to only shelter the highest-risk groups. Social life largely continues uninterrupted. Johnson's government argues that "herd immunity" is the only option – akin to the survival of the fittest. Perhaps the British prime minister counts on society's commitment to individualism. If the virus causes in Britain the kind of disruption it entailed in Italy, however, Johnson stands to face serious challenges as a recently elected leader.
By contrast, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, agreeing that the pandemic will impact a large portion of their societies, took comprehensive precautions.
U.S. President Trump, who just survived an impeachment hearing, also faces criticism for his approach. Although his administration took more comprehensive measures than the U.K. government, the pandemic's economic impact could make things harder for Trump in the upcoming presidential election. To be clear, hardly anyone expected the U.S. president to lead the international community in the face of a virus outbreak. His inability to offer the American people some level of coherence, however, will force him to defend himself against criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 crisis. The Democratic contender, whether Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders, will attack Trump's four-year performance from an ideological standpoint – obviously, with an eye on the pandemic's potential impact.
Until now, Turkey has been one of the most successful countries in the fight against COVID-19 – along with South Korea and Japan. The Turkish government made sensible decisions in due time when it came to protecting its citizens from the coronavirus. Ankara's ability to quickly launch a coordinated campaign and the government's investment in the health care system, including large provincial hospitals, strengthen Turkey's hand against the disease.
Despite the most recent developments in Idlib, Syria, and the ongoing refugee crisis, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been diligently monitoring the country's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. All relevant ministers, including Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, also deserve credit. Still, the single most serious challenge will be for the Turkish people to live to learn with COVID-19 – without breaking into a panic.
Burhanettin Duran is General Coordinator of SETA Foundation and a professor at Social Sciences University of Ankara. He is also a member of Turkish Presidency Security and Foreign Policies Council.
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From literature to reporting, writing about science makes for a compelling narrative, but what happens when changing technology changes the conversation about science? In a world of always-on internet and social media, everyone can publish and everyone is an expert.
The inherent nature of the internet challenges the older established hierarchy of dissemination and authority. Scientists, authors and journalists can reach a bigger and more diverse audience than ever, but they must also compete against the sheer volume of discussion happening around the clock.
So, how do you break through the noise? And what role does the scientific method have in the information age? Join writers of science fiction and science fact as they explore the range of challenges and techniques they use to get the story heard, and how storytelling may yet save science.
Science and Story: Getting it Write is proudly presented in conjunction with the State Library Queensland and if:book Australia.
Meet the Speakers James Bradley is an Australian Novelist and critic. His books have won or been shortlisted for a number of major Australian and international literary awards and have been widely translated. In 2012 he won the Pascall Prize for Criticism and was named Australian Critic of the Year. His work touches on natural and physical sciences, and his latest novel, Clade, uses the story of three generations of a family to explore the possible effects of climate change over the 21st century. As a critic and reviewer, James has a keen interest in science fiction and literary works that incorporate science through technology, environment and process. His award-winning writing uses scientific elements to support plot and communicates current scientific debate through narrative and fiction. Simon Groth is a writer and editor whose fiction and non-fiction have been published in Australia and the United States. With a background in health sciences and assistive technology, Simon has, since 2010, led if:book Australia, a project of Queensland Writers Centre that experiments with and explores the technologies of writing and reading. if:book Australia has emerged as the leading developer of experimental publishing and exploration. Simon's work and reporting on how readers engage with digital publishing has seen him travel the globe to discuss and explore the challenges and opportunities for writers in a digital space. Ashley Hay's writing has appeared in anthologies including Best Australian Essays, Best Australian Short Stories and Best Australian Science Writing. Her most recent novel, The Railwayman's Wife, was long-listed for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and received both the Colin Roderick Award from the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies and the People's Choice Prize in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Her earlier non-fiction books include Herbarium (with visual artist Robyn Stacey), and Gum: The Story of Eucalypts and Their Champions, and her stories about science have appeared in publications including Creative Nonfiction, Griffith Review, The Monthly and Australian Geographic. In 2014 she edited that year's Best Australian Science Writing collection. In 2015, she was awarded the Australian Book Review/Dahl Trust Fellowship to write the lead essay — on eucalypts — for ABR's annual environment edition. John Hockenberry is a three-time Peabody Award winner, four-time Emmy Award winner, and Dateline NBC correspondent. Hockenberry has broad experience as a journalist and commentator for more than two decades, and is the anchor of the public radio show The Takeaway on WNYC and PRI. He has reported from all over the world, in virtually every medium, having anchored programs for network, cable, and radio. Hockenberry is a noted presenter and moderator at conferences such as TED, Aspen Ideas, and the World Science Festival. George Musser is a contributing editor at Scientific American magazine, a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT for 2014–2015, and the author of Spooky Action at a Distance (2015) and The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory (2008). He has won numerous awards for his writing, including the 2011 Science Writing Award from the American Institute of Physics and 2010 Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award from the American Astronomical Society. Dr Niamh Shaw is a former a full-time academic and published author in peer-reviewed journals, and has embarked on a career that merges science, art, and technology. Niamh recently was the Artist in Residence at CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory, Cork. Shaw regularly contributes popular science/tech related topics on national TV and radio, including TV3's Late Lunch Live for Science Foundation Ireland, as well as speaking publicly at events including TEDxUCD, Trailblazery, Space Expo and the Festival of Curiosity. She is a member of Engineers Ireland and the Institute of Physics. As a cross-platform performer and an academic, Niamh provides a varied and dynamic approach to science and communication.


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Twelve Emperors by Suetonius
Nero, Chapter 35: Further murders
Besides Octavia he later took two wives, Poppaea Sabina, daughter [Note 1] of an ex-quaestor and previously married to a Roman eques [Note 2], and then Statilia Messalina, daughter of the great-granddaughter of Taurus, who had been twice consul and awarded a triumph. To possess the latter he slew her husband Atticus Vestinus while he held the office of consul. He soon grew tired of living with Octavia, and when his friends took him to task, replied that "she ought to be content with the insignia of wifehood." Presently, after several vain attempts to strangle her, he divorced her on the ground of barrenness, and when the people took it ill and openly reproached him, he banished her besides; and finally he had her put to death on a charge of adultery that was so shameless and unfounded, that when all who were put to the torture maintained her innocence, he bribed his former preceptor Anicetus to make a pretended confession that he had violated her chastity by a stratagem. He dearly loved Poppaea, whom he married twelve days after his divorce from Octavia, yet he caused her death too, by kicking her when she was pregnant and ill, because she had scolded him for coming home late from the races. By her he had a daughter, Claudia Augusta, but lost her when she was still an infant. Indeed, there is no kind of relationship that he did not violate in his career of crime. He put to death Antonia, daughter of Claudius, for refusing to marry him after Poppaea's death, charging her with an attempt at revolution; and he treated in the same way all others who were in any way connected with him by blood or by marriage. Among these was the young Aulus Plautius, whom he forcibly defiled before his death, saying "Let my mother come now and kiss my successor," openly charging that Agrippina had loved Plautius and that this had roused him to hopes of the throne. Rufrius Crispinus, a mere boy, his step-son and the child of Poppaea, he ordered to be drowned by the child's own slaves while he was fishing, because it was said that he used to play at being a general and an emperor. He banished his nurse's son Tuscus, because when procurator in Egypt he had bathed in some baths which were built for a visit of Nero. He drove his tutor Seneca to suicide, although when the old man often pleaded to be allowed to retire and offered to give up his estates, he had sworn most solemnly that he did wrong to suspect him and that he would rather die than harm him. He sent poison to Burrus, prefect of the Guard, in place of a throat medicine which he had promised him. The old and wealthy freedmen who had helped him first to his adoption and later to the throne, and aided him by their advice, he killed by poison, administered partly in their food and partly in their drink.
Note 1: daughter = Titus Ollius
Note 2: eques = Rufrius Crispinus
Events: Nero and Poppaea, Divorce and murder of Octavia, Death of Poppaea, Death of Seneca


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Title: Agrima.
Rudresh Mahanthappa - alto saxophone, electronics;
Rez Abbasi – guitar, electronics; and
Dan Weiss – tabla, drums
2017. Self Produced.
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Title: Unfiltered Universe.
Rez Abbasi – guitar;
Vijay Iyer – piano;
Rudresh Mhanthappa – alto saxophone;
Johannes Weidenmueller – double bass;
Dan Weiss – drums; and
Elizabeth Mihael – cello
2017. Whirlwind Recordings Ltd.
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Dan Weiss, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Rez Abbasi. Image Credit: Ethan Levitas. 2017
New Jazz release reviewed
Rudresh Mahanthappa. Photo: Ethan Levitas
As a developing jazz musician in Boulder, Colorado, alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa had little in the way of South Asian role models. In time he encountered pianist and kindred spirit Vijay Iyer of Rochester, New York, and the two began to engage with their identity and cultural inheritance in a deeper way through their art.
Later, in New York, Mahanthappa struck up an alliance with Rez Abbasi, a Karachi-born guitarist raised in southern California. They worked with Carnatic saxophone master Kadri Gopalnath in Mahanthappa's acclaimed Kinsmen project. And together with drummer Dan Weiss (a diligent tabla student under Pandit Samir Chatterjee), Mahanthappa and Abbasi formed a trio, the Indo-Pak Coalition, merging Indian rhythmic elements and performance practices with the improvisational fire of jazz at its most modern. They released the vivid and technically brilliant Apti in 2008.
With Agrima (Sanskrit for "next"), the Indo-Pak Coalition makes its long-awaited return. The album finds Mahanthappa, Abbasi and Weiss expanding their sonic vision with computer effects and a new tabla/drum kit hybrid of Weiss's devising that heightens the music's dynamic range and rhythmic drive.
On Apti, with the pervasive ring of the tabla (and sometimes acoustic guitar), the music was more explicitly Indian in approach. Agrima uses tabla as well, and the opening "Alap," a slow, out-of-tempo drone improvisation, summons the sound of Indian music right away. But Weiss often switches to a more conventional drumset approach as the pieces evolve. Abbasi's guitar takes on a heavier, more rock-like sound, particularly on "Snap." Odd and otherworldly software-generated sounds emerge on "Kaw," "Revati," "Eeeeee" and elsewhere. Genre boundaries fall away as the trio takes a bolder step toward its own musical language. The performances are virtuosic, at times breathtakingly so, full of precision yet sometimes slightly wild.
Rez Abbasi. Photo: John Rogers
An ambitious bandleader who has traveled to India to study with the great Ustad Alla Rakha, Abbasi formed his Invocation quintet around the same time as the Indo-Pak Coalition. He enlisted Mahanthappa, Iyer and Weiss as core members and released Things to Come in 2009, focusing on the influence of Hindustani music. He followed up in 2011 with the Qawwali-inspired Suno Suno ("listen listen" in Urdu). On Unfiltered Universe, the new album, Abbasi grapples with the Carnatic musical tradition of south India, where Mahanthappa and Iyer have family roots.
Not unlike Agrima, Unfiltered Universe takes the interactivity of jazz as a starting point but looks to Carnatic music as a wellspring of ideas. There is less explicit reference to Indian instrumentation or formal structure than one hears from Indo-Pak. But it's there, whether in the formidably complex cyclical rhythms or in subtle details of phrasing and ornamentation.
Invocation is also a larger group than Indo-Pak. Bassist Johannes Weidenmueller covers a deeper register while newly recruited cellist Elizabeth Mikhael brings a wealth of possibility in terms of rich counterpoint and a singing legato tone, distinguishing Unfiltered Universe from its predecessors. The beats can verge on funky: the closing "Dance Number" gets its name for good reason, and the fractured asymmetric meters of "Propensity" and "Thin-King" have a kind of physical intensity. But the more restrained title track, with glowing harmony that prompts the most lyrical soloing of the session, adds a measure of warmth and introspection.
There's something visceral and gripping about the speed and urgency of Mahanthappa's horn, the endlessly fluid articulation of Abbasi's guitar: these are among the most identifiable and consequential voices in jazz of the last two decades. Interestingly, in their respective quests they land at one particular place that is arguably similar: the odd backwards-sounding effect that Mahanthappa conjures at the start of "E" on Agrima finds its analogue in Abbasi's solo-guitar interlude "Thoughts" on Unfiltered Universe. Though this quivering, unsettled sound leads them toward different musical conclusions, it suggests a likeminded spirit, a shared commitment to addressing the musical past, present and future on their own terms.
David R. Adler has written about jazz and assorted topics for JazzTimes, The Village Voice, Stereophile, The New York City Jazz Record, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, Time Out New York and many other publications. View bio.
Hailed by Pitchfork as "jaw-dropping, one of the finest saxophonists going," alto saxophonist, composer and educator Rudresh Mahanthappa is widely known as one of the premier voices in jazz of the 21st century. View bio.
Voted #1 "Rising-Star Guitarist" in 2013's DownBeat Critics Poll and successively in the "Top-Ten Guitarists" in 2015, 2016 & 2017 alongside Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny, guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi has become one of the most significant voices on the current jazz scene. View bio.


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The Academy of Our Lady of Peace (OLP), the oldest all-girls' high school in San Diego, will host its 8th Annual Architects of Change (AOC) live speaking engagement. The event, which takes place at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 3 at OLP, will feature child entrepreneur, Alina Morse. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in an interactive, facilitated conversation with Morse, who is the youngest person to ever grace the cover of Entrepreneur Magazine.
Alina Morse is a 14-year-old Michigan ninth-grader who runs a multi-million dollar all-natural candy company that cleans your teeth, with Southern California being the first market where her products were sold. Her company is cause-based and is defining the health candy space that is providing healthier options for consumers and growth for retailers. In 2019, SUCCESS Magazine included her on their 30 under 30 list, while InStyle Magazine included her in the "Meet the Women Who Are Changing the World," feature, which also included former First Lady Michelle Obama, who hosted Morse at the White House twice to hand out candy at the annual Easter Egg Roll.
At age seven, while researching ways to create healthy candy that she could have all the time, Morse discovered that childhood tooth decay was one of the greatest epidemics facing kids while recognizing the power of children's smiles—she committed to giving 2-MM products through her "Two Million Smiles" campaign to help fight America's most chronic childhood disease—while inventing a sugar-free candy that was free of the top seven allergens. Morse has shared her vision of schools of the future during her TED Talk, "Why I eat candy to avoid Cavities," talked business on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, and now has eight product lines through her Zolli(R) Candy company, of which, Morse is the youngest supplier to America's largest retailers like Walmart, Target, Kroger, Whole Foods, Walgreens, and Rite-Aid/CVS.
Architects of Change Live is a conversation series with a mission. OLP is the first school to partner with Maria Shriver to bring the Architects of Change premise to the scholastic level. It celebrates and shares stories of inspiration from individuals who challenge what is, imagine what can be, and who move humanity forward. The goal is to inspire those listening to do the same in their own communities. The premise of the Live series is to bring together a conversation in an intimate setting because when people come together to listen and share, "minds open, hearts move, and change happens."
The special event is free and open to the public, although registration is required. Please register for tickets at: https://www.aolp.org/aocatschool/
Alina Morse is a 14-year-old Michigan ninth-grader who runs a multi-million dollar all-natural candy company that cleans your teeth.
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Take Metrolink Direct to Centennial Celebration of San Bernardino Santa Fe Railroad Depot Saturday, July 21
The historic Santa Fe Depot, which played a pivotal role in the development of the Inland Empire, will mark its 100th anniversary with a free public celebration Saturday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The depot at 1170 W. 3rd St. is part of the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum, located just steps from the Metrolink San Bernardino Depot stop.
Metrolink, Ben & Jerry's Surprise Riders at Union Station with Free Ice Cream
Today, Metrolink partnered with Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop at Los Angeles Union Station to celebrate National Ice Cream Month by surprising riders with free ice cream samples.
Take Metrolink to the OC Fair starting Saturday, July 14
Metrolink and the Orange County Transportation Authority have partnered with the OC Fair to provide transportation to the fairgrounds on Saturdays and Sundays from July 14- August 12.
Take an up close look at train travel at 2nd Annual Union Station Summer Train Fest on Saturday, July 14
On Saturday, July 14, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the public is invited to ride Metrolink to explore the magic of train travel at the Union Station Summer Train Festival with vintage train engines, Kids' Zone, model trains, food trucks and live entertainment.
Metrolink Special Train Service for Angels vs. Dodgers in L.A.
Metrolink will provide train service on its Orange County Line for Dodgers and Angels fans attending the baseball games at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 13 –15, 2018. From L.A. Union Station, fans can ride the Dodger Stadium Express shuttle for free with a same day Dodgers game ticket.
Celebrate Independence Day by exploring SoCal destinations on Metrolink for $10, kids ride free!
This Fourth of July holiday, Metrolink will offer unlimited rides for only $10, which makes it even more affordable for Southern California residents and visitors to take Metrolink to beaches and other popular destinations.
New 25 Percent Discount on Metrolink's San Bernardino Line Starts July 1
Starting July 1, 2018, all tickets on the San Bernardino Line will be discounted at least 25 percent, except for the weekend pass and special tickets. Students and seniors get discounts up to 50 percent.
Kick off Summer and Dump the Pump
In advance of National Dump the Pump Day June 21, Metrolink is reminding long distance drivers and others that travel by train is the best way to beat rising gas prices.
Metrolink Adds $10 Roundtrip Service for Weekend Dodgers Games
Attention baseball fans! Starting this Friday, June 8, Metrolink is adding service on its Antelope Valley and San Bernardino lines so fans can take the train to and from Friday and select Saturday Dodgers home games.
Apple Pay® now available on the Metrolink App
Today, Metrolink announced that it's now even easier to avoid traffic and purchase a ticket for commuter rail services with the introduction of Apple Pay® for the Metrolink mobile ticketing app.


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Kam on Film: 'Hotel Mumbai'—Harrowing Docudrama Recounts 2008 Mumbai Massacre
Columns, Kam On Film
On November 26, 2008, radical Islamists from Pakistan launched a series of coordinated attacks around the city of Mumbai which would claim 174 lives and leave hundreds more wounded. Within hours of the raid, the authorities were able to secure all of the sites except for the legendary Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
The perpetrators ostensibly picked the legendary 5-star resort as the location for a final showdown because of its image as a getaway spot for rich and famous Westerners. The siege there would last four days, since the local police were outgunned by the terrorists who were heavily armed with bombs, hand grenades, and automatic weapons.
Directed by Anthony Maras, Hotel Mumbai is a harrowing docudrama which recreates the horrific events which transpired inside the Taj. In making his movie, the first-time filmmaker relied heavily on Mumbai Massacre, a 2009 documentary composed of survivors' recollections of their nightmares.
This fictionalized account, which changes names and conflates characters, primarily revolves around the ordeals of Arjun (Dev Patel) and David (Armie Hammer). The former is a selfless Sikh waiter who exhibits extraordinary heroism in an effort to save as many of the hotel's traumatized guests as possible. The latter is a frazzled tourist desperate to reunite with his wife (Nazanin Boniadi), baby, and nanny (Tilda Cobham-Hervey).
Besides these protagonists, the film features a profusion of simplistically-drawn supporting players, typical of the disaster flick genre. There's the Russian playboy (Jason Isaacs), an elitist, world-class chef (Anupam Kher), a deferential butler (Alex Pinder), and so forth.
After the motley ensemble is introduced, the burning question left to be answered is which of these trapped victims will be able to remain undiscovered by the bloodthirsty assassins until the Special Forces Unit finally arrives from Delhi, some 800 miles away.
Yes, the hotel is ultimately retaken and order is restored. Nevertheless, the S.W.A.T. team's belated triumph remains overshadowed by the sobering reality of so many lives senselessly lost. In sum, an uplifting tale of heroism and survival, as well as a haunting reminder of the evil that men do.
Excellent (4 stars)
Rated R for profanity, bloody images, and pervasive violence
Production Companies: Thunder Road Pictures/Xeitgeist Entertainment Group/ Arclight Films Electric Pictures
Distributors: Bleecker Street
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The Best of Enemies (PG-13 for violence, mature themes, racial epithets, and a sexual reference) Unlikely-buddies drama, set in Durham, North Carolina in the '60s, based on Osha Gray Davidson's best-seller of the same name, recounting the unlikely, real-life friendship forged between a Ku Klux Klansman (Sam Rockwell) and a civil rights activist (Taraji P. Henson) on opposing sides of a protracted school desegregation fight. With Anne Heche, Wes Bentley, and Bruce McGill.
Pet Sematary (R for profanity, violence and bloody images) Remake of the 1989 horror film based on the Stephen King best-seller about a doctor (Jason Clarke) who discovers a mysterious burial ground in the woods near his new home, after relocating his family from Boston to Maine. Principal cast includes Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Jete Laurence, Lucas Lavoie, and Hugo Lavoie.
Shazam! (PG-13 for profanity, intense action, and suggestive material) Adaptation of the DC Comics series about a street-smart, 14-year-old orphan (Asher Angel) who morphs into a superhero just by shouting "Shazam!" Origins tale finds him learning to harness his powers with the help of his foster brother (Jack Dylan Grazer) prior to a showdown with a proverbial evil wizard (Mark Strong) bent on world domination. Ensemble cast includes Zachary Levi, Djimon Hounsou, Meagan Good, Adam Brody, and Michelle Borth.
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Amazing Grace (G) 1972 concert flick featuring Aretha Franklin performing gospel songs with the choir of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts. With Clara Ward, Bernard Purdie, Reverends James Cleveland and C.L. Franklin, and the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts.
Berserk (Unrated) Suspense thriller about a fading movie star (Nick Cannon) whose attempt to produce his BFF's (Rhys Wakefield) zombie script turns tragic when there's a death on the set. With James Roday, Erin Moriarty, and Dolly Gray.
Billboard (Unrated) Radio waves drama about a DJ (John Robinson) who devises a plan to save his struggling station by hosting a billboard sitting contest. Cast includes Eric Roberts, Heather Matarazzo, and Darlene Cates.
High Life (R for profanity, violence, sexual assault, and graphic nudity) Futuristic sci-fi thriller about an ex-con astronaut (Robert Pattinson) and his test tube baby daughter (Scarlett Lindsey) who are the sole survivors of a crew aboard a spaceship on a mission to a black hole. With Juliette Binoche, Andre' Benjamin, and Victor Banjeree.
Peterloo (PG-13 for a scene depicting violence and chaos) Seven-time, Oscar-nominee Mike Leigh wrote and directed this historical drama, set in 1819, recounting the British cavalry's massacre in Manchester of peaceful, pro-democracy demonstrators. Co-starring Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, and Rachel Finnegan.
The Public (PG-13 for nudity, profanity, mature themes, and suggestive content) Civil rights saga, set in Cincinnati, chronicling a battle between the homeless and the police over access to the library during a cold snap. Ensemble cast includes Alec Baldwin, Emilio Estevez, Gabrielle Union, and Christian Slater.
The Wind (Unrated) Western horror flick set on the plains frontier where a settler (Caitlin Gerard) is being slowly driven crazy by her haunted homestead. With Miles Anderson, Dylan McTee, and Ashley Zukerman.
This Week's DVD Releases
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This fascinating tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas includes guided visits to the archaeological sites of Pisaq and Ollantaytambo, as well as the colorful local market in the charming colonial-era village of Pisaq.
The Urubamba Valley, better known as El Valle Sagrado de los Inkas (the Sacred Valley of the Inkas), is a relaxed and incomparably beautiful stretch of small villages and ancient ruins spread across broad plain and rugged mountain slopes northwest of Cusco. The magnificent Inca ruins found from Pisac to Ollantaytambo and beyond — some of the finest not only in Peru, but also in all of the Americas — are testaments to the region's immense ceremonial importance. The Incas built several of the empire's greatest estates, temples, and royal palaces between the sacred centers of Cusco and Machu Picchu, positioned like great bookends at the south and north ends of the valley.
Through the valley rolls the revered Río Urubamba (called the Willcamayu by the Inkas; today it is also called the Vilcanota in one section), a pivotal religious element of the Inkas' cosmology. The Incas believed not only that the flow of the Urubamba was inexorably tied to the constellations and the mountain peaks, but also that the river was the earthbound counterpart of the Milky Way. With the river as its source, the fertile valley was a major center of agricultural production for the Inkas, who grew native Andean crops such as white corn, coca, potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables in expansive fields and along spectacularly terraced mountain slopes. The valley continues to serve as a breadbasket for Cusco, providing grains, peaches, avocadoes, and much more.
Even though the villages of the Sacred Valley, stretching about 100km (62 miles) from Pisac to Ollantaytambo, are highlights of many tourist itineraries and are coveted by hotel developers, they remain starkly traditional. Quechua-speaking residents work the fields with primitive tools and harvest salt with methods unchanged since the days of the Inkas, and market days — although now conducted to attract the tourist trade as well as intervillage commerce — remain important rituals.
We begin picking you up in your hotel at 08:00 and start completely guide tour to lovely Sacred Valley of the Incas.


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