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Bookish, nonbinary Ruarnon thought their biggest challenge was proving a worthy heir to Tarlah's perfect King...
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If Linh succeeds, she'll gain knowledge that could help Ruarnon secure lasting peace. But a secure peace demands co-operation with Tarlah's long-term enemies.
So to pursue their heart's greatest desire, Ruarnon risks betrayal, all Tarlah and their own murder.
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Peugeot 208 VS Mercedes-Benz A-Class
Unique styling
Sporty drive
Spacious and comfortable
Missing advanced safety
Barely any cabin storage
So-so warranty
Okay only rear headroom
Tight rear door apertures
In a world of cheap, popular and well-specified Japanese and Korean small hatchbacks, it's easy to forget the humble French cars that once helped define the segment.
They're still around, though. You've probably seen a few Renault Clios, you might not have seen the tragically underrated new Citroen C3, and there's at least a chance you've seen one of these – the Peugeot 208.
This iteration of the 208 has been around in one form or another since 2012 and is due to be replaced by a second-generation model in the near future.
So, should you consider the aging 208 in a busy market segment? I spent a week behind the wheel of the second-from-the-top GT-Line to find out.
Meet the world's most aerodynamically efficient passenger car. Mercedes-Benz says the drag co-efficient for this new sedan version of its fourth-generation A-Class is the lowest ever measured for a passenger vehicle.
Which is quite a claim, but you only have to look at it to see how much work has gone into marrying good looks with slippery aero performance.
The A-Class sedan is substantially longer and fractionally taller than its hatchback sibling, but does that mean it's better, or simply different?
Peugeot 2087.1/10
The 208 GT-Line is hardly a car purchased on its value offering; it's an emotional purchase. Fans of the brand know it, even Peugeot knows it.
Here's the thing, though, the GT-Line looks the part, is true-to-its-roots in how fun it is to drive, and will surprise most with its spacious dimensions and decent spec level. So, while it might be an emotional buy, it's not necessarily a bad one.
Have you owned a Peugeot in the past? Share your story in the comments below.
Mercedes-Benz A-Class8.1/10
Mercedes-Benz knows its way around a sedan, and this A-Class is a well-equipped, comfortable and efficient city-sized four-door.
But more than that, to my eyes anyway, it's a perfect example of restrained form matching aero function with beautiful results.
Would your preference be an A-Class with a hatch or a boot? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.
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Peugeot 2087/10
It might not be for you, but I had come around to the 208's design by the time I handed the keys back. It's a bit more upright and frumpy than the slick, conservative design of the Volkswagen Polo, or the swish, cutting-edge lines of the Mazda2.
It's undeniably a European city car in its short and upright stance, but blazes its own path, even compared to French competitors. I grew quite fond of its weird, slopey bonnet, unconventional face and tough rear wheel arches. The way the rear light clusters clasp the rear to bring the design together is quite satisfying, as are the aluminium-brush alloys, recessed lights and the single chrome tailpipe.
It could be argued that this is a path well-travelled, with this 208 mirroring the design cues of the 207 that came before it, but I'd argue it holds its own, even in 2019. If you're after something radically different, the styling on its replacement, due next year, is one to look out for.
On the inside, things are… unique.
There are cushy, deep seats for front occupants, with a super vertical dash design, leading up from the deep-set shifter (an older look) to the top-mounted media screen, which is slick, with its chrome bezel and lack of buttons.
The steering wheel is awesome. It's tiny, strongly contoured and covered in nice leather trim. Its small, almost oval shape is super satisfying to wrangle, and enhances the way you interact with the front wheels.
What is extra strange about it is how far separated it is from the dash cluster. The dials are perched way atop the dash in a layout Peugeot refers to as the 'iCockpit'. This is all very cool and aesthetic and French if you're my height (182cm), but if you're particularly short or particularly tall, the wheel begins to obscure vital information.
Other strange things about the cabin mainly involve little bits of plastic of varying quality strewn about the place. While the overall look is very cool, there are some odd bits of chrome trim and hollow black plastics about that probably don't need to be there.
Mercedes-Benz A-Class9/10
A global carmaker can't hold its head up in public without a formal design strategy, and Mercedes-Benz uses 'Sensual Purity' as a guiding principle in developing the look and feel of its current models. It may sound airy-fairy, but I for one reckon it's accurate in describing the A-Class sedan.
The overall form is flowing and minimalist, the major exception being a hard character line running down the side of the car from the trailing edge of the angular LED headlights and along the top of the doors to link with the tail-lights.
A rear-biased glasshouse emphasises the length of the bonnet, at the same time delivering a broad, muscular stance with short overhangs front and rear.
Ultra-fine panel gaps, careful sealing around the headlights and curved strakes either side of the bonnet keep the look clean and simple, not to mention super-slippery.
The interior has been styled to within an inch of its life, the dash dominated by the slick twin 10.25-inch widescreen 'MBUX' display covering instruments, ventilation, media and vehicle settings.
Five signature, turbine-style air vents (three in the centre, and one at each edge) lift the dash's visual interest, and the quality of fit and finish is top-shelf.
The 208 hit me with some surprises here. Firstly, don't drink and drive this car. And, by that I mean, don't even begin to think you'll find a good spot for a decently sized coffee. There are two cupholders under the dash; they are about an inch deep, and narrow enough to accommodate maybe a piccolo latte. Place anything else in there and you're asking for a spillage.
There's also an odd little trench there that barely fits a phone, and a top-box arm-rest thing that's tiny and bound to the driver's seat. The glovebox is large and also air-conditioned.
The front seats offer heaps of room, though, for arms, head and especially legs, and there is no shortage of soft surfaces for elbows.
The back seat was also a surprise. I was expecting it to be an afterthought, as it is in many cars this size, but the 208 delivers, with excellent matching seat trim and generous legroom.
Sadly, that's where back-seat amenities end. There are tiny trenches in the door, but no air vents or cupholders. You'll have to make do with just the pockets on the backs of the front seats.
Don't be fooled by the 208's cropped rear, the boot is deep and grants a surprising 311 litres to the shelf, and maxes out a 1152L with the second row folded down. Also surprising is the inclusion of a full-size steel spare, stashed under the floor.
At a bit over 4.5m long, a fraction under 1.8m wide, and close to 1.5m tall the A-Class sedan is 130mm longer and 6.0mm higher than the hatch version.
The A-Class sedan driver is presented with the same sleek widescreen display as found in the hatch, and storage runs to two cupholders in the centre console, a lidded bin/armrest between the seats (including twin USB ports), decent door pockets with room for bottles and a medium-size glove box.
In a swap to the rear, sitting behind the driver's seat set to my (183cm) position, I enjoyed adequate knee and headroom, although stretching up a to a straight-back position led to a scalp to headlining interface.
In the A 200 a centre fold-down armrest incorporates two cupholders, again there are generous pockets in the doors with room for bottles, and adjustable ventilation outlets are set into the back of the front centre console. Always a plus.
There are three belted positions across the rear, but the adults using them for anything other than short journeys will have to be good friends and flexible. Best for two grown-ups, and three kids will be fine.
One snag is the size of the rear door aperture. Okay for taller people on the way in, but a limb-unfolding gymnastic exercise on exit.
But of course the reason we're all here is the boot, and the sedan's extra length translates to an additional 60 litres of luggage space for a total cargo volume of 430 litres (VDA).
Extra space is one thing, but usability is another. The benefit of a hatch is a large opening that allows bulky stuff to find a home, and Merc has pushed the sedan's boot aperture to just under a metre across and there's half a metre between the base of the rear window and the lower edge of the boot lid.
That's made a big difference and access is good, with the rear seats folding 40/20/40 to add extra flexibility and volume. There are also tie-down hooks at each corner of the floor (a luggage net is included) and a netted pocket behind the passenger side wheel tub (with 12-volt outlet).
At the time of writing Mercedes-Benz wasn't quoting towing specifications, and don't bother looking for a spare wheel, the tyres are run-flats.
This Peugeot is never going to be as cheap as a Mazda2 or Suzuki Swift. The current range spans from $21,990 for the base Active to $26,990 for the GT-Line, and that's all before on-road costs.
Safe to say you're looking at a $30k hatch then. For the same money you could be hopping into a decently specified Hyundai i30, Toyota Corolla or Mazda3, but Peugeot bank on the fact that this car appeals to a special kind of customer; the emotional buyer.
Perhaps they had a Peugeot in the past. Perhaps the quirky styling calls out to them. But they aren't interested in value… per se.
So do you at least get a decent standard spec? The GT-Line comes with a 7.0-inch multimedia touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support, built-in sat-nav, 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in some seriously low-profile Michelin Pilot Sport rubber, panoramic fixed glass roof, dual-zone climate control, self-parking function, front and rear parking sensors with a reversing camera, rain sensing wipers, sports bucket seats, auto folding mirrors and GT-Line specific chrome styling touches.
Not bad. The styling is certainly turned up a notch over the regular 208 range and the spec list makes it one of the better-equipped cars in the segment. However, there are some notable omissions which hurt on a car at this price. For example, there's no option for push-start or LED headlamps.
Safety is okay, but it could use update. More on that in the safety section.
The A-Class sedan is launching with two variants, the A 200 at $49,400, before on-road costs, and an entry-level A 180, arriving in August 2019 at $44,900.
We'll cover active and passive safety tech in the safety section, but above and beyond that standard equipment for the A 180 runs to 17-inch alloy wheels, 'Artico' faux leather upholstery, the 'MBUX' widescreen cockpit display (two 10.25-inch digital screens), auto LED headlights and DRLs, keyless entry and start, auto-dimming rearview mirror, climate-control, sat nav, multi-function sports steering wheel, cruise control, rain-sensing wipers, 'Active Parking Assist' (with ultrasonic proximity sensors front and rear), tinted glass, plus nine-speaker, 225W audio with digital radio, as well as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
The A200 steps up to 18-inch alloy rims, and adds a dual exhaust system, four-way electrical adjustment for the driver's seat (with lumbar support), a folding rear armrest (with twin cupholders), adaptive high-beam assist, and a wireless device charging bay.
The regular (that's non-GTi) 208s are offered with just one engine now. A 1.2-litre turbo petrol three-cylinder, which produces 81kW/205Nm. While that doesn't sound like an awful lot, it turns out to be plenty for the little 1070kg hatch.
Unlike some notable French manufacturers, Peugeot has seen the light and dumped single-clutch automatics (aka automated manuals) in favour of a six-speed torque converter auto, which does its best to have you not notice it.
It also has a stop-start system, which might save fuel (I couldn't objectively prove that it did) but will definitely annoy you at the lights.
Both models are powered by the same 1.3-litre (M282) direct-injection four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine as the hatch, the A180 tuned to deliver 100kW (at 5500rpm) and 200Nm (at 1460rpm), with the A 200 bumping that up to 120kW (at 5500rpm) and 250Nm (at 1620rpm).
Drive goes to the front wheels only via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
The claimed/combined fuel number for the 208 GT-Line is a slightly unrealistic-sounding 4.5L/100km. Sure enough, after a week of city/highway combined driving, I produced a number of 7.4L/100km. So, a solid miss. Slightly less-enthusiastic driving should see that number drop, but I still don't see how you could get it down to 4.5L/100km.
The 208 requires a minimum of 95RON mid-range fuel, and has a 50-litre tank.
Claimed fuel economy for the combined (ADR 81/02 - urban, extra-urban) cycle is 5.7L/100km for both models, with a CO2 emissions figure of 130g/km.
Over roughly 250km of open highway driving on the launch program the A 200's on-board computer coughed up a figure of 6.3L/100km. So, the real-world highway cycle figure is higher than the claimed combined number. Which is a miss, but not a massive one, and fuel-efficiency is still pretty impressive.
Minimum fuel requirement is 95 RON premium unleaded, and you'll need 43 litres of it (plus a 5.0-litre reserve) to fill the tank.
The 208 is good fun, and lives up to its heritage of making the most of its lightweight dimensions and small figure to make for an agile city-slicker. The engine outputs might look like just any other hatch in this class, but the turbo comes on nice and strong in an impressively linear fashion.
It makes for reliable and strong acceleration, with the peak 205Nm of torque available at 1500rpm.
A featherweight at 1070kg, you'll find no complaints from me about its performance. It's no GTi, but it will still be warm enough for most.
Despite its upright figure, handling is fantastic, too. The low-profile Michelins feel planted at the front and back, and, unlike the GTi, you never really feel at risk of understeer or wheelspin.
This is all enhanced by the intense helm, with the small steering wheel giving it a thoroughly engaging feel. You can chuck this car into corners and down alleyways with enthusiasm, and it feels like it loves it as much as you do.
The suspension is stiff, especially at the rear, and the low-profile rubber makes it noisy on coarse-chip surfaces, but you'll barely hear a peep out of the little engine. Other notable downsides include the slow-to-react stop-start system (which you can turn off) and the lack of active cruise, which would be nice at this price.
Three things stand out on first meeting with the A-Class sedan – ride comfort, steering feel, and road noise, or rather the lack of it.
The 'biggest' compliment you can pay a small car is that it rides like a bigger one, and behind the A 200's wheel you'd swear the wheelbase was appreciably longer than the 2.7 metres it actually measures.
Over long undulations, even higher frequency bumps and ruts, the A-Class remains stable and composed thanks to a thoroughly sorted (strut front, torsion beam rear) suspension, with beautifully progressive damping a particular highlight.
Electromechanically-assisted steering points accurately and delivers good road feel without any undue vibration. And despite the A-Class launch drive loop covering typically coarse-chip bitumen roads through rural Victoria, overall noise levels remained impressively low.
Acceleration is brisk rather than properly sharp, but in the A 200 there's more than enough oomph to keep things on the boil for easy highway cruising and overtaking.
With maximum torque available from just above 1600rpm, and a seven-speed dual-clutch auto transmission keeping revs in the sweet spot, the A 200 breezes through the cut and thrust of city traffic, too.
Auto shifts are smooth and quick, with manual changes via the wheel-mounted paddles adding even more direct access to your ratio of choice. And the bonus is no sign of the slow-speed shuntiness sometimes exhibited by dual-clutch autos, especially in twisting, three-point parking manoeuvres.
Special call-out for the cruise control which responds to adjustments quickly (including 10km/h jumps up or down with a firm press of the thumb) and rapidly retards downhill speeds.
Several unbroken hours in the front seat couldn't generate a twinge of discomfort, the brakes are strong, and over-shoulder visibility is marginally better than in the hatch (not that it's a weakness in the latter).
Add the sleek and intuitive multimedia system, high-quality audio, plus excellent ergonomics and you have a neatly resolved compact sedan that's easy to use in the city and suburbs, keeping solid road-tripping ability up its sleeve as well.
On the topic of active cruise, this car is showing its age in the safety department. Available active safety is limited to a camera-based city-speed auto emergency braking system (AEB). The lack of a radar, even optionally, means no active cruise or freeway-speed AEB. There's also no option for blind-spot monitoring (BSM), lane-departure warning (LDW) or lane-keep assist (LKAS).
Sure, we're talking about a car which largely dates back to 2012, but you can get cars a full size up with all those features for close to the same money from Korea and Japan.
On the more impressive side, you get an above-average set of six airbags, seatbelt pre-tensioners and rear ISOFIX child-seat mounting points, as well as the expected set of electronic braking and stability aids. A reversing camera is also now standard.
The 208 previously held a maximum five-star ANCAP safety rating from 2012, but that rating is limited to four-cylinder variants, which have since been phased out. Three-cylinder cars remain un-rated.
Mercedes-Benz A-Class10/10
Think automotive safety and Mercedes-Benz will be one of the first names to pop into your mind, and the A 180 offers in impressive suite of active features including ABS, BA, EBD, stability and traction controls, a reversing camera (with dynamic guidelines), 'Active Brake Assist' (Merc-speak for AEB), 'Adaptive Brake', 'Attention Assist', 'Blind Spot Assist', 'Cross-wind Assist', 'Lane Keep Assist', a tyre pressure warning system, the 'Pre-Safe' accident anticipatory system, and 'Traffic Sign Assist'. The A 200 adds 'Adaptive Highbeam Assist'.
If all that fails to prevent an impact you'll be protected by nine airbags (front, pelvis and window for driver and front passenger, side airbags for rear seat occupants and a driver's knee bag), and the 'Active Bonnet' automatically tilts to minimise pedestrian injuries.
The A-Class was awarded a maximum five ANCAP stars in 2018, and for smaller occupants there are three child restraint/baby capsule top tether points across the back seat, with ISOFIX anchors on the two outer positions.
Peugeot offers a five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty on its entire range of passenger cars, which is up-to-date and in-line with most segment competitors.
The 208 requires servicing at yearly or 15,000km intervals (whichever occurs first) and has a fixed price to the length of the warranty.
Servicing is not cheap, with yearly visits costing between $397 and $621, although there's nothing on the optional extras list, that price is all-inclusive.
Total cost over the five-year period is $2406 for an (expensive) average of $481.20 a year.
Mercedes-Benz covers its passenger car range with a three year/unlimited km warranty, like the other two members of the German 'Big Three' (Audi and BMW) .
That lags behind the mainstream market where the majority of players are now at five years/unlimited km, with some at seven years.
On the upside, Mercedes-Benz Road Care assistance is included in the deal for three years.
Service is scheduled for 12 months/25,000km (whichever comes first) with pricing available on an 'Up-front' or 'Pay-as-you-go' basis.
Pre-payment delivers a $500 saving with the first three A-Class services set at a total of $2050, compared to $2550 PAYG. Fourth and fifth services are also available for pre-purchase.

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Tin's discoverer is unknown but one thing is known. Tin has been used and discovered by the ancients. Tin was an accidental discovery. Tin has been around for many years. Proof is in the fact that tin is mentioned in the old testament of the bible. Tin had a great effect on the world because…
William Thomson (Lord Kelvin): Biography & Career
William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin) was born June 26, 1824 in Belfast, Ireland, and was part of a large family whose mother died when he was six. His father taught Kelvin and his brother's mathematics to a level beyond that of university courses of the time. Kelvin was somewhat of a genius, and had his…
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Antihistamines are drugs that block the action of histamine. Histamine, also known as histamine phosphate, an amine (beta-imidazolyl-ethylamine, ergamine, or ergotidime) that is a normal constituent of almost all animal body cells. Histamine is also found in small quantities in ergot and purified meat products and is produced synthetically for medicinal purposes. In the body,…
Sulfonamides: Facts, Uses, Side Effects
Sulfonamides, the chemical name for sulfa drugs were the first chemical compounds to provide safe and effective treatment to most common bacterial infections. Before the use of penicillin after the mid 1940's, Sulfa drugs played a major role in antibacterial treatment which resulted in a sharp decrease in deaths due to such bacterial infections. In…


Home renovation projects are great. They give your house a new look, and make everyday life more comfortable and convenient. But no matter how beneficial these projects are, they always come with a dreadful by-product – the waste.
After a renovation project, most homeowners dispose of the waste with the help of a garbage removal service. However, many people are not aware that there are things they could do with their renovation waste. Below are some of them.
Sometimes, renovation requires the removal of old, yet still functional pieces. Check if these pieces are still in good shape to use or put on another part of the house. For instance, you can reuse old kitchen countertops in your laundry room or garage. By reusing these things, you do not only reduce waste, but also save some money.
If you cannot reuse a still functional appliance, you can always donate it to a charity organisation nearest your house. By donating some of your outdated furniture or appliances, you are able to lend a hand to the less fortunate people. So, before tossing away your trash, make sure that you separate the pieces that are still in good shape from the scraps.
Renovations usually generate leftover scrap metals. If you are creative and a fan of DIY projects, transform these scraps into something different. With scrap metals, you can create a new gate or an amazing piece of art that you can display in your living room. If you do not have the skills to do it, you can always ask the help of artists and other professionals.
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With these alternative ways, you can reduce your renovation waste. So the next time you have a renovation project, don't forget that the things you are about to throw away may be useful for something else.


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West African publisher AMG/MaDigital joins IMPEL
by Lucy Thraves
February 4th 2022 at 7:00AM
Independent West African publisher AMF/MaDigital has joined international collective licensing agency IMPEL.
AMG/MaDigital is the first music publishing company in West Africa and was established in 2020 with the goal of educating African artists about publishing income and its opportunities.
Since its foundation, the company has signed more than 800 writers, 90% of which are in West Africa specialising in Afrobeats. It represents artists including Ks Bloom (pictured), Asaph du Ciel and Morijah, as well as developing artists such as Stelair, Nitche OG and 8ll.
Founder Dominique Gnamba said: "We are really happy to become a member of IMPEL. We look forward to working with them to enhance our collections in Africa and make sure our artists get paid properly and quickly. Joining IMPEL is also a great opportunity to work alongside a diverse range of successful independent publishers from all around the world as a collective."
IMPEL CEO Sarah Williams said: "We're really delighted to be welcoming Dominique and his team to IMPEL as our first member from the African continent. MaDigital is breaking new ground in West Africa and we feel that we are the perfect partner to support them in their mission to support African songwriters. Their experience and insight into an important developing region will also be of great value to us."
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NO ESCAPE – Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
No Escape is an action/thriller/drama directed by John Erik Dowdle, starring Owen Wilson as American businessman Jack Dwyer, who arrives in Southeast Asia to begin a new life with his wife Annie (Lake Bell) and their two young daughters. As his company plans to improve the region's water quality, the family quickly learns that they're right in the middle of a political uprising, a situation which reaches boiling point when armed rebels attack the hotel where they're staying, ordered to kill any foreigners that they encounter. Desperate to survive amid the utter chaos, Jack must find a way to save himself and his loved ones from the violence erupting all around them. The film, which also stars Pierce Brosnan, has unfortunately opened to largely negative reviews, many of which call the film "xenophobic," "borderline offensive," and "unpleasant" – the latter of which could also apply to Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders's difficult original score. Read more…
Categories: Reviews Tags: Buck Sanders, Film Score, Marco Beltrami, No Escape, Reviews
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK – Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton:
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a creepy horror movie co-written produced by Guillermo Del Toro, and directed by Troy Nixey. It's a remake of a 1973 TV movie of the same name, and stars Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce as Alex and Kim, a young couple who have just moved into an old, rambling house, Blackwood Manor, which Alex – an architect – is intending to renovate. However, when Alex's daughter from a previous relationship, Sally (Bailee Madison) comes to stay, things start to happen in the house in the dead of night. Left alone to investigate the macabre history and dark corners of the estate, Sally begins to hear rasping voices whispering from the basement, who promise her understanding and friendship, who are so very hungry and would like to be set free… Read more…
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MAX PAYNE – Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
The latest video game to become a big-budget action movie, Max Payne is directed by John Moore and stars Mark Wahlberg as the eponymous lead character, a DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy who, while investigating the shadowy criminal underworld whi may be responsible for his wife's murder, teams up with a sexy assassin (Mila Kunis), who is herself trying to avenge her sister's death. While the video game received a superb noir score from Finnish composers Kärtsy Hatakka and Kimmo Kajasto, Max Payne's cinematic cousin is scored by Marco Beltrami in collaboration with his long-time assistant and sound designer Buck Sanders. Read more…
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Pixel Film Studios, FCPX Plugin Developer announced the release of a new effect called ProSidebar Christmas.
This Final Cut Pro X Plugin is perfect for the holidays.
ProSidebar Christmas is a festive set of edge graphics created for use in Final Cut Pro X. With ProSidebar, editors can easily add a kinetic side graphic to any FCPX video production without the use of keyframes. Users can use these wintery title presets to create lists, or add titles in general. Utilize ProSidebar's holiday designs to complement any video production in Final Cut Pro X.
ProSidebar Christmas includes 30 self-animating title presets. Users can drag a title preset above any media in the FCPX timeline and ProSidebar will instantly add a festive graphic to any video production. Choose from presets with snowflake elements, ribbons and beautiful text styles.
ProSidebar Christmas includes various animation options for the sidebar and text. Choose from fading, scaling, and moving text animations using intuitive drop-down menus found in the inspector window. Alter the snowflakes, particles, and colors with simplistic controls. Pixel Film Studios makes titles functional and easy-to-use for FCPX editors.
ProSidebar Christmas makes creating beautiful lists easy with built-in customizable nodes. Choose from a variety of shapes and shape outlines using a drop-down menu. Customize the color, width, scale, count, and spread of nodes with intuitive controls. Create lists with up to 20 items with ProSidebars title presets.
Editors can add a drop shadow to create greater depth between the sidebar and the scene below. Users can colorize, blur, add distance, and rotate the drop shadow with simple controls in the Final Cut Pro X inspector window. Instantly add a kinetic edge graphic with drag and drop ease.


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namespace VkNet.Exception
{
    using System.Runtime.Serialization;

    using Enums.Filters;

    /// <summary>
    /// Исключение, которое выбрасывается при попытке неудачной авторизации, когда указан неправильный логин или пароль
    /// при вызове метода <see cref="VkApi.Authorize(int,string,string,Settings,long?,string)"/>.
    /// </summary>
    [DataContract]
    public class VkApiAuthorizationException : VkApiException
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Логин, который был указан при попытке авторизации.
        /// </summary>
        public string Email { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Пароль, который был указан при попытке авторизации.
        /// </summary>
        public string Password { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Инициализирует новый экземпляр класса <see cref="VkApiAuthorizationException"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="message">Описание исключения.</param>
        /// <param name="email">Логин, который был указан при попытке авторизации.</param>
        /// <param name="password">Пароль, который был указан при попытке авторизации.</param>
        public VkApiAuthorizationException(string message, string email, string password) : base(message)
        {
            Email = email;
            Password = password;
        }
    }
}

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Want to Smoke Hunter S. Thompson's Favorite Weed? You'll Soon Be Able
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by G. Clay Whittaker
Six strains of weed once smoked by the founder of Gonzo journalism are beginning a journey toward legal sales in dispensaries.
Anita Thompson, who was married to Hunter and shared his home, kept remnants of six strains of weed that Hunter himself previously smoked and is in talks to bring them to market.
ALSO: NFL Star Ricky Williams' New Gym Will Combine Workouts and Weed
Thompson kept "plant material" from six of Hunter's strains for more than a decade, and the materials appear to be enough for DNA extraction and a simple cloning process, which will allow her to reproduce them (and hybrids of them) for the market.
Anita Thompson just this year purchased Owl Farm in Woody Creek, Colorado, back from a trust that was set up to protect the property. While she had been allowed to continue living on the farm, she apparently felt hamstrung by the ownership, having to ask permission to make repairs to the small cabin she and Hunter once shared.
Thompson now has likeness rights and full ownership as a result of the deal, and has big plans to turn Owl Farm into a museum and writers retreat. But to finance that, she's begun work to bring Hunter's unique cannabis strains to market.
Other celebrities have jumped on the THC train already. Snoop Dogg released eight strains of his own product earlier this year. The market also includes products from the likes of Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, and Bob Marley (posthumously).
But while all of the other celeb strains are cultivated for sales, or approved by family members, this would be the first "historical strain" to head to market.
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Евгений Новомирович Волков (род. 25 сентября 1956, Иваново) — российский учёный, психолог, социолог. Кандидат философских наук, доцент. Специалист по конфликтологии, интервенции и новым религиозным движениям, эксперт по социальному воздействию и критическому мышлению, судебный эксперт по уголовным делам, связанным с психологическим насилием,  научной литературы.

Биография
Родился 25 сентября 1956 года в Иваново. Жил в Красноярске, Пензе, Подмосковье, Сарове, на Южном (г. Озёрск) и Среднем (г. Лесной) Урале.

В 1973—1978 годы учился на историко-филологическом факультете Горьковского университета, который окончил 23 июня 1978 года по специальности «Историк, преподаватель истории и обществоведения». Его научным руководителем был Андрей Мерцалов.

В 1978—1980 годах по распределению работал в Пензенском политехническом институте.

В 1982—1986 годах учился в аспирантуре по философии в Горьковском государственном институте инженеров водного транспорта, там же занимался исследованиями социальной психологии малых групп, в области разрешения конфликтов, в социологии и политологии.

29 июня 1990 года в Горьковском государственном университете защитил диссертацию на соискание учёной степени кандидата философских наук по специальности «Социальная философия» по теме «Историческая типологизация коллективов и корпораций» (междисциплинарная диссертация по типологии малых групп — история, социальная психология, социология, философия). Научным руководителем был специалист по социальной философии, доктор философских наук, профессор Горьковского (Нижегородского) института инженеров водного транспорта Владилен Израитель (отец Сергея Кириенко).

С сентября 1990 по декабрь 1992 года доцент кафедры труда и социального управления Нижегородского регионального института повышения квалификации для руководителей и специалистов агропрома.

С февраля 1993 по октябрь 1994 года научный руководитель в Нижегородском Психолого-педагогическом молодёжном центре.

C апреля 1994 по 2001 год доцент кафедры общей психологии Нижегородского государственного педагогического университета.

С сентября 1994 по июнь 1995 года доцент кафедры политологии Волго-Вятского кадрового центра.

C 2003 года преподаватель президентской программы по подготовке управленческих кадров (Нижегородский образовательный консорциум).

С сентября 2004 года по август 2012 года — доцент кафедры общего и стратегического менеджмента факультета менеджмента Национального исследовательского университета — Высшей школы экономики (Нижегородский филиал).

С 1 сентября 2005 по 1 сентября 2006 года — доцент кафедры управления человеческими ресурсами НИУ ВШЭ г. Москва.

В 2005—2010 годах — преподаватель курсов по программе MBA в Нижегородском филиале ГУ—ВШЭ.

Доцент кафедры общей социологии и социальной работы Нижегородского государственного университета им. Н. И. Лобачевского (диплом от 20.03.1996 г.)

До весны 2001 года был консультантантом Департамента по связям с общественностью Администрации Нижегородской области и пресс-службы губернатора, заместителем председателя общественного экспертного совета.

С 1997 по 2000 год — член Исполнительной дирекции Межрегиональной «Коллегии юридических психологов».

С 2007 года член экспертной комиссии по регистрации религиозных организаций при Администрации Нижегородской области.

С ноября 2007 года соучредитель Международного Института социального и психологического здоровья.

С 2008 года член экспертно-аналитического совета по проблемам социально-экономического развития при Губернаторе Нижегородской области.

Член Правления «Союза защиты семьи и личности» (Украина).

С 2011 года член Межконфессионального консультативного совета при главе администрации города Нижнего Новгорода.

Член Европейской федерации центров по исследованию и информированию о сектантстве (FECRIS).

Член Международной ассоциации исследования культов (ICSA).

Член Российской ассоциации «Телефоны экстренной помощи», с 1993 по 2000 год член её Совета.

Автор более 150 научных работ, переводчик и научный редактор 17 книг по психологии и ряда статей по истории, политологии, социальной и практической психологии.

Переводил «Энциклопедию заблуждений», труды С. Хассена, Р. Чалдини, Дж. Лалич, Ф. Зимбардо и др. Научный редактор русского издания книги Р. Дж. Лифтона «"Исправление мышления" и психология тоталитаризма» (Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism) и др. Публикации в журналах «Школьный психолог», «Журнал практического психолога», «Вестник Нижегородского университета им. Н. И. Лобачевского», «Социология», «Здоров'я України — ХХІ сторіччя». Докладчик ряда научных конференций.

Имеет Благодарность Министерства образования и науки РФ за участие в социально-сетевом проекте «Общественная экспертиза главы "Общее образование" проекта федерального закона "Об образовании в Российской Федерации"», 29 апреля 2011 года (письмо № 1400442) и Диплом Фонда «Общественное мнение» «за ценный вклад в развитие проекта "Общественная экспертиза закона об образовании"» (апрель 2011).

Как эксперт по манипуляции сознанием и психологическому мошенничеству приглашался журналами «Путь к себе», «Огонёк» и «Коммерсантъ», газетами «Нижегородская правда», «Ведомости» и «Комсомольская правда», интернет-медиа «Брянским городским порталом "vBryanske.com"».

Общественно-научная деятельность
В апреле — мае 1992 года проходил стажировку по политологии и конфликтологии в Институте по переподготовке и повышению квалификации преподавателей гуманитарных и социальных наук Ростовского Государственного Университета.

В 1993—2001 гоах участвовал в семинарах и тренингах зарубежных и российских психологов. Имеет сертификаты тренера по телефонному консультированию, подготовку по когнитивно-поведенческой терапии и по психодиагностике.

В 1996—2000 годах участвовал в семинарах по проблемам психологического насилия и по воздействию средств массовой коммуникации в ФРГ (Кёльн и Дюссельдорф) и в Нижнем Новгороде.

В период со февраля по май 2000 года стажировался в США в Университете Калифорнии (Санта-Круз) по проблемам психологии влияния и психологического насилия.

В мае — июне 2000 года проходил стажировку-практику в США (Массачусетс) в Новоанглийском институте изучения религии () по консультированию жертв психологического насилия.

С 23 апреля по 25 апреля 2001 года в качестве докладчика принимал участие в проходившей в Нижнем Новгороде международной научно-практической конференции «Тоталитарные секты — угроза XXI века».

В период с 17 сентября по 2 октября 2002 года стажировался в Университете Уорвика (Великобритания) в рамках Инновационного проекта развития образования Национального фонда подготовки кадров Международного банка реконструкции и развития.

В сентябре — декабре 2002 года проходил повышение квалификации в Межвузовском центре по разработке концептуальных основ и содержания гуманитарного образования (ЦГО) при ННГУ им. Н. И. Лобачевского по специальности «Социология».

Научный руководитель
Под научным руководством Е. Н. Волкова была осуществлена подготовка и защита 4 аспирантов —
 Плотников Михаил Вячеславович — кандидат социологических наук (2007), магистр делового администрирования, доцент кафедры Общего и стратегического менеджмента Нижегородского филиала Национального исследовательского университета — Высшая школа экономики, доцент кафедры Общей социологии и социальной работы ННГУ им. Н. И. Лобачевского, учредитель консалтинговой компании «БИЗНЕС | КЛИНИКА», консультант по управлению и развитию организаций, корпоративный тренер, бизнес-консультант, преподаватель программ МВА, корпоративный тренер, автор и продюсер ряда тренингов и учебных программ
 Сафонова Татьяна Александровна — кандидат социологических наук (2007)
 Брайцева Екатерина Александровна — кандидат социологических наук (2008)
 Чайкин Владимир Николаевич — социолог, кандидат социологических наук, специалист по новым религиозным движениям и государственно-конфессиональным отношениям, член Нижегородского религиоведческого общества.

Экспертная деятельность и участие в судебных процессах
В 1994 году проводил по заказу Администрации Нижегородской области экспертизу антинаркотических и антитабачных видеоклипов.

В январе 1997 года по заказу департамента образования Юго-Западного округа г. Москвы проводил экспертизу «Региональной целевой программы по формированию детского и молодёжного движения инструкторов Мира, Здоровья и Согласия на 1996—1997 годы. г. Москва».

В 1998 году участвовал в качестве свидетеля со специальными познаниями в судебном процессе по делу о книге «Десять вопросов навязчивому незнакомцу» А. Л. Дворкина.

В том же году участвовал в комплексной социально-психологической экспертизе текстов и групповой деятельности Церкви сайентологии по уголовному делу, возбужденному Генеральной прокуратурой РФ в отношении «Центров дианетики» и Церкви сайентологии.

В сентябре — октябре 1999 года по поручению нижегородского областного департамента образования и науки принимал участие в служебном расследовании результатов работы на областном сборе с подростками Центра духовного и физического здоровья «Радуга».

В 2000 году по заказу администрации Нижегородской области провёл социально-психологические экспертизы антинаркотических видеоклипов.

В 2002 году участвовал в качестве свидетеля со специальными познаниями (специалиста) в судебном процессе по гражданскому делу № 2-67\04 по представлению прокурора Северного административного округа г. Москвы о ликвидации и запрете деятельности «Религиозной об-щины Свидетелей Иеговы в г. Москве».

В том же году провёл социально-психологическая экспертизы трёх сюжетов информационных программ «Новости» телеканала «Волга» (г. Нижний Новгород) от 06.08, 15.08 и 18.08.2002 г. на предмет об установлении признаков экстремизма в материале видеосюжета.

В ноябре 2003 — августе 2004 годов провёл социально-психологическую экспертизу скандального ток-шоу «Окна» во время судебного процесса по гражданскому делу № 2-650-03 в г. Чебоксары, в ходе которой установил, среди прочего, что передача способна нанести вред нравственному и психологическому здоровью, «поскольку навязывает телезрителям искаженную картину мира с подчеркиванием низменных и отклоняющихся проявлений человеческой сексуальности и человеческого поведения в целом; объективно провоцирует и подкрепляет негативные формы поведения и мышления; эксплуатирует слабости и несовершенства психики как зрителей, так и участников сюжетов без каких-либо реальных признаков результативной нацеленности на позитивные и конструктивные эффекты».

8 февраля 2006 года принимал участие в качестве свидетеля со специальными познаниями (специалиста) в судебном процессе по делу общественной организации «Духовное возрождение северян», г. Архангельск (последователи движения «Сант Мат — Путь Мастеров»), признанной судом деструктивной тоталитарной сектой. По поводу учения секты озвучил единогласное мнение приглашённых экспертов:Тексты построены так, чтобы их поняли как средство к исцелению. Убеждение в том, что человек является физиологически и биологически вегетарианцем, по сути, информация диетологическая, и должна исходить из компетентных источников, иначе такая практика может привести к отрицательному медицинскому эффекту. Медитация, особенно длительная, имеет также отрицательный аспект. Манипулятивный прием: не дается ответ на сомнения, лишь убеждение — практикуйся и ты достигнешь. Если человек не способен вовремя оценить негативные особенности жизни, то это говорит об отсутствии критического мышления. Для людей со слабой психикой и проблемами со здоровьем все это представляет огромную опасность

Интересы и убеждения

В область научных интересов Е. Н. Волкова входят социальная психология, критическое мышление, психологические тренинги и консультирование, судебная экспертиза, социология, эволюционная эпистемология, логика, социальная инженерия.

Основная цель в жизни и научных исследований для Е. Н. Волкова …реальное и действенное применение достижений психологии на практике, как решая свои проблемы, так и помогая тем, кто в этом нуждается……исследование социальной психологии воздействия и влияния, различных форм социально-психологического и идейного насилия, разработка средств профилактики и защиты от деструктивных воздействий. В связи с этим возникает более широкая проблема социально-психологической экологии. Ещё одно направление интересов в том же русле — развитие действительно научной практической психологии в противовес той помеси разнородных концепций и шаманств, которое так процветает сейчас в России…

По мировоззрению Е. Н. Волков — критический рационалист. Любимая книга — «Открытое общество и его враги» К. Поппера.

Из музыкальных стилей любит классику и джаз.

Критика

В сентябре 2011 года религиовед и заслуженный профессор МГУ им. М. В. Ломоносова И. Я. Кантеров, рассматривая случай экспертизы Е. Н. Волковым книг Рона Хаббарда, охарактеризовал Волкова как лицо, «многие года обличающее "секты" в зомбировании своих последователей», и указал на то, что по результату повторного судебного процесса «выявилась надуманность такого рода "экспертизы"», поэтому решение о запрете книг было отменено. 20 марта 2012 года Московский областной суд при рассмотрении кассационной жалобы саентологов подтвердил правомерность решения Щелковского суда. Согласно решению Мособлсуда, книга «Что такое саентология?» и некоторые другие брошюры Р. Хаббарда подлежат включению в федеральный список экстремистских материалов и запрету к распространению на территории Российской Федерации.

Наталья Малышева, ректор «Межрегионального общественного учреждения "Институт Расширения Сознания и Гармонизации Личности"» (Рикла), в ответ на определение Волковым Института как опасной оккультно-эзотерической секты, занимающейся мошенничеством, эксплуатацией некомпетентности и некритического доверия людей к подделкам и манипуляторам, выступила с критикой его мировоззренческих и научных позиций и высказала мнение, что сами его методики по им же определённым признакам можно отнести к деструктивным культам.

Научные публикации

монографии
 Волков Е. Н. Необходимость конфликта. — : Центр подготовки персонала ФНС России, 2007. — 64 с.
 Волков Е. Н. Психологическая безопасность. Специальный выпуск. Журнал практического психолога. — Обнинск: ООО «Исследовательская группа "Социальные науки"», 2008.
 Волков Е. Н. Исцеление от «рая»: реабилитация и самопомощь при социальной зависимости. — : Речь, 2008. — 392 с. — ISBN 5-9268-0720-4.
 комментарии
 Волков Е. Н. Комментарии к брошюре секты «Свидетели Иеговы» «Как завести и продолжить разговор на библейскую тему» (14.08.—05.09.2000)

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The Eiffel Tower in the fog.
Liese and Tim on the lowest of the Eiffel Tower's three observation decks.
One of the impressive legs of the tower viewed from the first floor.
As you can see, lines to go up were almost non-existent on this foggy day with zero visibility.
guidebook called "the most avoided museum in the world."
Deb on the Eiffel Tower.
Portion of the original staircase behind me.
This is France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Eternal Flame.
It's under the Arc d'Triomphe at the end of the Champs Elysee.
Markers along the River Seine for members of the French Resistance who were killed by the Nazis in World War II.
The victim on the right was only 17 years old. Almost all members of the Resistance were Parisians.
Classy building on the right bank.
tiny little things that can fit into a quarter of a parking space!
Tim and another variation on a Smart car.
On our second night in Paris the four of us saw the great British band Coldplay at L'Olympia, near L'Opera.
The sold-out ("complet") concert was broadcast live over French television and later shown in the US.
It was one of the best shows we've ever seen and their new album, A Rush of Blood to the Head, is incredibly good.
It was released the day of the Paris show and entered the charts at #1 in the UK, #2 in Australia, and #5 in the US.
biking in the city and featuring what we thought of as "bloody toes."
We were both breaking in new shoes while walking miles around Paris.
right around the corner from our hotel in St. Germain des Pres.
his second chocolate-and-banana crepe of the day.
Liese watches Deb read the International Herald Tribune in the Gardens.
Tim and Liese by the boating pond.


Semi pro bass player with a fair bit of experience playing at pub level. Have gear and transport. Based in North London.
The usual rock stuff Deep purple, Thin Lizzy, whitesnake etc, liking a bit of a funky edge.


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Despite the short set list, the first show of the hidden masterpiece "Mother Nature SUN" of the Beatles era was recorded for this day.
In "Hope of Deliverance", K. D. Co-star with Lang. In the final "Hey Jude" apple star also appeared with many guests! It is a highly recommendable title that recorded valuable special concerts unique to this day! !


Wales international captain Sophie Ingle rejoined Chelsea Women ahead of the 2018/19 campaign.
The 26-year-old, who previously played for the club in 2012 and 2013, signed from Liverpool on a two-year contract and brings plenty of Women's Super League experience to Emma Hayes' squad, having spent the past two-and-a-half years on Merseyside and the two before that at Bristol Academy. She is able to play in defence or midfield.
Ingle played her early Women's Premier League football at Cardiff City Ladies where she won the Welsh Cup. Her move to Chelsea followed, and an appearance in another cup final, this time the 2012 Women's FA Cup decider although she was on the losing side with Matt Beard's team missing out on penalties.
At Bristol she became captain and tasted Champions League football. They made waves by beating Barcelona. By the time she moved to Liverpool in December 2015 following the West Country club's relegation from the WSL, she was skipper of her national side too.
Having played for Wales at Under-17 and Under-19 level, Ingle won her first senior cap in 2009 and has gone on to play over 50 times for her country. She was Wales' Players' Player of the Year and Wales' Supporters Players of the Year in 2016 and at club level she was named Liverpool Ladies Player of the Season last year.


The plan was for me and my buddy to leave early Saturday morning from Charleston fishing and paddling about half way, camping, and then continuing to Greenup the next day. Good plan, but it didn't work out.
We got the kayaks off-loaded and just as we were packing our gear it started to sprinkle. Just as we were getting ready to leave we saw a pileated woodpecker. It was only the 2nd time I had seen one in person and my buddy had never seen one. This alone made it worth the trip. Anyway, rain poncho's on, the bird was gone, so we shoved off as it began to lightly rain south of the Charleston Lake dam where we put in. There was only a 30% chance for the day so we figured we would take on these odds. The water level was perfect with a gentle flow.
The first few miles we hit the fishing hard. The plan was to only eat what we caught but we brought some food just in case. I was switching lures between different gold blade spinners (muddy water) while my buddy was using grubs. Just as we were entering the edge of the Fox Ridge State Park (we did not see the first landing, so it might be poorly marked), about 5 miles in, I caught a 3" bass. Yes, 3 inches. Little did we know at the time it would be our only catch of the trip.
By 6 miles into the trip the rain was steady and we were getting wet. I at least had a fitting poncho, my buddy had my emergency poncho that looked more like a trash bag pulled over his body. Over the next few miles we mainly looked at the banks and little creeks starting to flow into the Embarras as the water began to rise. The current from the Indian Creek flowing into the Embarras had pushed up a sandbar where I took the attached photo. The constant drizzle seen in the photo perfectly depicts our day.
Once we got to the end of the Fox Ridge State Park we stopped to eat a little lunch. The canoe landing was clearly marked and can be found without any trouble. Looking at my empty fish basket I reluctantly reached for my canned Spam and Pringles and began to eat. Getting out at this point is what we should have done but the rain cleared for just long enough for us to eat and to re-energize us. Just as we shoved off it began to pour rain.
The next several miles were very uneventful. The only interesting part was all the catfish poles stuck in the side of the mud banks but the lines were as limp as a noodle. We went by 5 miles of poles in the water and did not see a single fish thrashing about.
When we reached 1200N, the fist road we had come to on this trip, we began to see a few houses and people out fishing. This was the only sighting of other people all day. It was roughly 7PM and we were wet, cold, tired and hungry and started looking for a place to camp for the night. We found a nice sandbar by about 8PM and 16 miles into our trip. We began to setup camp just as my buddy asked the question "Why are we roughing it?" At this point I could tell he was clearly done so we packed up and paddled up stream to 1200N where our trip ended. The boat ramp there was very good. If you can get over the sand on the concrete ramp you could really launch a good sized boat here if you wished. By 10PM my lovely wife showed up with a warm truck and a way home.
Off HWY 130 go towards Charleston Lake and there is a canoe launch. Muddy but accessible by truck. Just follow signs once at the lake.


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In the previous newsletter we shared the story about how Pariyatti came to distribute books of the Buddhist Publication Society (BPS) and soon after that started publishing them under the BPE imprint.
With all the new titles from the BPS, the ongoing series of VRI Tipiṭaka books being released, the other books from VRI and Pariyatti's own VRP and BPE publications, the inventory increased considerably in volume and Pariyatti moved from a one-room rental in Seattle to a building a few blocks down the street—with office space, a small bookstore for walk-in traffic, expanded shipping room for the web and phone orders, and ample warehouse space. The latter proved very useful indeed, as the story continues...
As Pariyatti grew, the organization began to have more contacts in the field: other publishers and book vendors in the Buddhist realm. The focus in the book marketplace at the time was mainly on the Mahāyāha tradition, including Zen. The Theravāda tradition—Pariyatti's scope—was less known back then in America.
The CEO of Wisdom (Publications), which was already well-established and carried a successful line of mostly Mahāyāha books, one day phoned Pariyatti Founder and President Rick Crutcher. A change was taking place within Wisdom; the company was planning to cease their retail and distributing activities to solely focus on publishing. Wisdom had been the American distributor for the Pali Text Society (PTS) for several years and the CEO mentioned they didn't want to just drop the PTS distribution, it being a venerable, important collection of books. Would Pariyatti be interested in taking it over?
Of course, interest was there, and after exploring what it would entail in practice, it seemed it could be a relatively smooth addition to Pariyatti's activities. Wisdom said they would be happy to just hand over the inventory they had, after first putting Pariyatti in touch with PTS.
Now, PTS was/is a 'bunch of venerable scholars scattered around the UK and Europe,' as Rick put it, so his main point of contact became the UK distributor in Oxford, who was in fact responsible for the entire distribution worldwide. Once the paperwork was done, the contracts signed and everything was in order legally, the shipment from Wisdom with the inventory arrived—in many boxes. While unpacking Rick realised quickly is was a "conglomerate of books—a mess, not organized in any way."
PTS books are not really made for the book trade as such, as they are academic and niche in nature. They don't have barcodes for instance, which makes scanning for inventory purposes impossible. Knowing that the PTS catalog was—and is—huge, Rick got in touch with the distributor in Oxford to see how they managed it all. It turned out that in Oxford the work was done by a whole team of specialists who had made it their entire career, and did nothing else. "It is so hard to keep straight," the Oxford distributor had said. Rick eventually made the trip to Oxford to see the warehouse and to his astonishment everything was organized alphabetically.
All PTS books look kind of similar; the covers are uniform in colour (maroon, green, or grey*), with the title printed on the spine in gold. "Unless you have really good light, you can't even read it." Rick said he didn't think ordering alphabetically would be a workable solution for Pariyatti, and so he began organizing the books by ISBN (or more specifically, by the last six digits of that number).
That solution proved to work perfectly and is in place to this day. ISBNs are not printed on the spine but on the copyright page, so while unpacking and shelving shipments, our warehouse staff does need to open the books to view the number, but once the books are filed, the ordering, packing, shipping, and inventory database organizing can be done completely by ISBN. An additional benefit is that the placement of the books on the shelves turned out to be almost in chronological order this way. Not entirely, as some existing books only got their ISBN assigned years after they were first published, but the majority of the numbers are ascending throughout the years.
With the number of titles in the PTS catalog being high, and the number of books in inventory per title low, a specific shelving system was custom-made. This is now in use at our Hillsboro warehouse, since the move of the PTS collection in December '21.
*Maroon (English), Grey (Pāli), Green (anything NOT from the Pāli Canon—post or directly—including scientific research work, the PTS Journal, dictionaries, grammar, etc.)
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With these EASY silk wedding flower ideas, you'll see how you CAN make your own simple, yet elegant, wedding flower centerpiece and reception table arrangements with silk flower stems.
Here you'll find enhancement tips, ideas for variations, and pictures of stylish design examples for creating uncomplicated fresh and silk wedding flower arrangements.
There are also tips on making silk flower bundles and drop-ins, which you can create and store well in advance of the big day. You can even use the bundle technique to make a bridal bouquet or throw bouquet for yourself.
Of course, the silk flower arrangement ideas you find here can apply to any celebration — Engagement, Anniversary, Bridal Shower, Baby Shower, Mother's Day, Birthday — for which you want to make your own floral decorations.
I know this example is very obvious, but it is important because it happens to be in stride with a popular floral design trend in which floral arrangements exhibit a classic, fresh-cut garden look.
To make your own trendy silk wedding flower arrangement in it's simplest form, all you need is 7 to 12 silk flower stems of one variety, all of the same color, to place in a plain, clear glass or plastic vase.
Try to buy stems with large blossoms and some leaves, as in the pink Dutch Tulip arrangement (15 inch height) at top, left. Notice how the attached, large leaves fill the vase and serve as a backdrop to enhance the colorful blossoms.
The red Dutch Tulip floral centerpiece at bottom left shows a slight variation in which the leaves and blossoms lean outward and are spread more apart. See the effect which only a small change can have?
Either way, in minutes you have created a quick, easy and elegant silk wedding flower centerpiece!
If you don't have time, or don't want to make your own wedding flower decorations, there are fabulous Ready-Made (also called Pre-Made) artificial and silk flower arrangement displays now available that are truly amazing. Pictures on this page are examples of pre-made faux floral artistry.
If the thought of ten to twelve of the same simple silk wedding flower design sounds uninspiring, why not create variations in pairs containing six stems each?
For example, with a dozen pink Tulips you could make 2 arrangements with 6 stems each. With a dozen white Roses you could make 2 arrangements with 6 stems each, and so on with a dozen purple Ranunculus, etc. Add some silk greenery to fill out the designs. Display them in classy glass containers — you could have a different vase style for each flower variety.
Spread these throughout the reception hall, and the overall effect is pleasing, refined and unified. If you want to spice things up by combining a few flower varieties and colors, visit this easy guide to color combination ideas.
A single color (monochromatic) floral display can be very interesting with a combination of different shapes and sizes to entice and delight the eye.
At left is a very classy presentation for a silk wedding flower table arrangement.
It's a medium-sized (about 13 inches high) combination of white or cream flowers — a mix of small and large blossomed flowers, with some sprigs of greenery — in a low glass container.
This one has large Lilies, a central stem of Hydrangea (snowball), and a stem of Queen Anne's Lace (top right). You could substitute Lily of the Valley instead.
This is Elegance! Don't you agree? Could you make something like this? Of course you could!
How can you make a low reception table arrangement? If you answered, 'one way is to just cut the stems shorter', you are right!
Here is a small (but cute!) display of pink Rose blossoms, with the green stems trimmed to about 3 inches long. It measures about 5x5 inches, but makes a lovely little table accent.
For a fuller bouquet with a bit more height, add a few more stems, use a larger round glass bowl, trim stem length to about 6 inches (blossoms add about 2 inches beyond this, so total length would be 8 inches) and insert at angles, with the blossoms resting over the rim of the bowl. Before trimming, be sure to measure stems so they will touch the bottom of the vase when in position.
This ready-made water garden design measures about 8 inches high. Notice how the stems crisscross within the glass bowl, providing visual interest and giving an impression that this is an 'arrangement'.
The picture examples above are pre-made faux flower arrangements set in illusion water. Buying a ready-made silk wedding flower arrangement or pre-made artificial water garden display will save you time, but will be more costly than if you make it yourself. The 'water' is actually an acrylic solution which dries clear and rock-hard (commonly called Illusion Water).
Yes, you can buy Illusion Water kits and do it yourself. I'm sure you realize that you will be making a permanent floral design — the silk flowers and vase will be forever joined together with the acrylic. Be sure to follow instructions carefully, and be aware that the process may be influenced by the atmospheric conditions where you live. So allow for extra drying time, and be patient.
But here is a short-term display option: while most artificial flower stems are not manufactured to be displayed in water in a clear container for long periods, you could probably do so for an evening without negative results. This is suggested for plastic stems only, not for stems that are hand-wrapped with floral tape. The drawback here is that stems are not secured in place, and will likely shift or even fall out if not handled carefully.
Or, instead of water, another idea would be to surround the stems with clear or colored glass rocks or pebbles — quite a nice effect in a plain plastic or glass vase. One advantage is that they can help to keep the stems in position.
A Bundle or Drop-in is a group of loose stems tied together with a short length of twine, raffia or ribbon. It can consist of a single flower variety or a coordinated selection of flowers and foliage, or even just foliage and branches.
They are available pre-assembled by the manufacturer, although it's certainly easy enough to make your own drop-ins.
In the pre-made Narcissus bundle (15 inches high) pictured here, notice how blossom heights vary, and that one leaf on each side was folded downward to embrace the stems — a neat artistic touch! Wouldn't this be a nice hand-tied silk wedding flower bouquet for you?
Stem ends usually meet evenly across the bottom. For bundles of pleasing girth, I suggest grouping no less than 7 silk flower stems. Wrap raffia, twine, or ribbon around the stems several times to your liking, then tie with a knot or small 'shoelace' bow. After tying, trim the tail ends very close to the knot.
Go ahead — mix flower varieties, experiment with uneven quantities, such as 3 Rose stems and 5 Ranunculus stems. If using one type of flower you can use mixed colors, such as 3 pink, 3 cream and 2 red Roses. Be sure to include a bit of artificial foliage to help colorful blossoms stand out.
For tall displays, such as the 36 inch tropical silk flower drop-in shown in picture at left, you can use larger mixed floral and foliage elements, but fewer stems. These can be displayed in clear or opaque containers.
Wouldn't this look great in that glazed porcelain bamboo vase shown alongside? This would certainly make an impressive and unique silk wedding flower arrangement!
Remember that different kinds of containers will influence the character of a floral display — short, tall, brassy, classy, shiny, dull. Choosing one is part of the art, so be sure to give some thought to this important design aspect.
So, you see, you can make your own silk wedding flower bundles way ahead of time, store them, and be all set to 'drop-in' to a container when ready.
Also, based on the ideas presented here, you could make an easy — yet stylish — silk wedding bouquet, in the hand-wrapped, hand-tied, or arm bouquet style.
Visit this article for advice and pictures of bridal bouquet styles and popular wedding flowers used in bouquets and floral arrangements for ceremony and reception.
Making silk wedding flower decorations yourself doesn't get much easier than this — go ahead, give it a try!
Feeling creative? Here is a link to photo-illustrated, step-by-step instructions for how to make a simple, classy silk flower centerpiece in FIVE easy steps!
Below are examples of some Pre-Made artificial floral arrangements that could be proudly displayed at a wedding or banquet reception.
If you want quick-and-easy, I suggest setting them out as is, with a little simple enhancement. You could sprinkle a handful of loose flower petals, potpourri or confetti on the surrounding table surface.
If a pre-made design is available in several colors, you could vary with 2 or 3 colors of the same design among the reception tables.
Or, mix 'n match different designs that are set in similar glass vases.
This 29 inch silk Calla Lily arrangement features 12 artfully arranged stems, posing gracefully in a classic glass vase with artificial water.
It would make a charming display in any setting, and can serve nicely as a silk wedding flower arrangement for ceremony and reception, or as a banquet table centerpiece for any celebration — anniversary, engagement, retirement, luncheon, formal dinner...you name it.
Bold, yet simple sophistication best describes this contemporary black and white floral centerpiece.
Bursting Hydrangea blooms, surrounded by lush green leaves, gracefully drape the sides of the container. The crisp, creamy colors are the perfect match to the handsome black vase.
This grand 18 inch creation makes a stylish and distinctive table centerpiece for any celebration — wedding, engagement, anniversary.
This 23 inch silk Lillium Lily liquid illusion arrangement has both full and budding blooms on 5 stems, and perfectly captures that just-picked look in a clear glass vase with the artificial water.
This large-blossomed beauty is perfect as a wedding ceremony flower arrangement, or as a table centerpiece for wedding reception, anniversary, engagement — or any special event.
I hope these silk wedding flower ideas have given you some inspiration. Floral centerpieces don't have to be complicated — a simple, clean, classic display can be very alluring in its own way.
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(06-05-2017, 08:42 AM)evapoland Wrote: to root ufeel wiko not function your guide !
Also, do you have the firmware?
If you're having problems with the TWRP at the Wiko root guide then you'll need to provide your stock recovery so we port one for your build.


My favorites are Look For The Light by Reba McEntire, If We Hold On Together by Dianna Ross and No One Has To Be Alone by Donny Osmond. Please feel free to post your favorites!
I like Look For The Light by Reba McEntire, Best of Friends by Olivia Newton-John (the song being played during the end credits of Land Before Time 10), If We Hold On Together by Diana Ross; Always There, and Standing Tough.
Those are the only songs I can think of at the top of my head.
Nice choices. I certainly like all of those except for for standing tough considering it's a bit misleading.


Richard celebrates the Christmas season as he returns to Trinity Theatre with singer Amy and master fiddler Nick to serve a festive feast of tunes from the early music repertoire, British folk, traditional carols and original guitar works. Hosted by natural storyteller Richard, these three musician's performances are always flawless and full of midwinter magic. Over many years Richard's Candlelit Christmas concerts have become a seasonal tradition eagerly awaited by music lovers across the UK.


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Q: SQL to Entity Framework Using "In" I've got an ASP.NET MVC application using EF in C#. I can write and run my query correctly in SQL Server. In EF, I'm not sure how to accomplish the same thing.
Tables A, B and C. C references B which References A.
The query looks like this:
Select *
From C
Where C.bID in (Select B.bID
                From B
                Where B.aID = '<unique Key In A>')

The sub-query returns multiple B keys. Which then pass it through and look up the ID's in C. In short I'm looking up all data in C related to a key in A.
I just don't know how to put that into EF language. Or if it's even possible. The IN operator is what's throwing me on the conversion.
Example:
  var exampleList = _context.C
                        .Where(l => l.bId in (_context.B
                        .Where(p => p.aId = keyInA)));

"in" doesn't work here. Obviously. After I wrote this post I made sure of it.
Note: A:B has a 1:Many relation. B:C has a 1 to many relation. All IDs and keys are GUIDs

A: Set up the navigation property between C & B, and between A & B. This is pretty much the whole point of using Entity Framework rather than just an alternative to ADO and SQL queries.
C contains a BId, so set up a B navigation property:
public class C
{
    public int CId { get; set; }
    [ForeignKey("B")]
    public int BId { get; set; }
    public virtual B B { get; set; }
}

B contains an AId, so similar:
public class B
{
    public int BId { get; set; }
    [ForeignKey("A")]
    public int AId { get; set; }
    public virtual A A { get; set; }
}

Now, to write your query:
var cs = context.Cs.Where(x => x.B.AId == id);

or
var cs = context.Cs.Where(x => x.B.A.AId == id); // can filter on other "A" fields this way.

I mean, to avoid the use of navigation properties, you may as well just write Sprocs and use ADO.  It is possible in cases where you have unrelated tables or absolutely need to avoid a navigation property. Use a Join between context.Cs and context.Bs:
var cs = context.Cs.Join(context.Bs, c => c.BId, b => b.BId, (c, b) => new { C = c, AId = b.AId })
                .Where(x => x.AId == aid)
                .Select(x => x.C);

IMO seriously ugly working with joins in EF, but sometimes necessary. If you can use a navigation property I'd highly recommend it over using something like that regularly.

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India ends ISSF Junior World Championship with 30 medals, tops table
PTI / Oct 09, 2021, 12:46 (IST)
Indian shooters Anish Bhanwala, Adarsh Singh and Vijayveer Sidhu combined to win the gold medal in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol team event as the country ended the ISSF Junior World Championship on top of the standings here.
India's success in Junior World Championship will inspire several budding shooters: PM Modi
ANI / Oct 10, 2021, 21:07 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed India's "outstanding" performance in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship and said that the success of the Indian contingent will inspire several budding shooters.
Only 3 shooters in fray: Indians laugh away with clean sweep
TNN / Oct 10, 2021, 09:14 (IST)
Indian shooters added more medals in the ISSF Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru, on Friday. However, many medals were farcical as there were no other participants than the Indians in the categories.
Girl has narrow escape after falling in septic tank
TNN / Jul 16, 2017, 06:28 (IST)
A one-and-a-half year old girl had a narrow escape in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar on Dugri Dhandhran Road, while she had fallen inside a septic tank that had collapsed on Friday evening.
Feisty Harveer stuns top seed Anhad Singh
TNN / Dec 31, 2019, 11:47 (IST)
Harveer Singh stunned top seed Anhad Singh 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the ongoing AITA TS7 National Ranking Badminton Championship, being played at the Roots Tennis Academy, here on Monday.
Cute, coloured chicks kindle the kid in Gurraj
TNN / May 26, 2012, 07:14 (IST)
When Gurraj Singh Sidhu saw these tiny coloured chicks at a farmer's place in a nearby village, he couldn't resist but get them home. And now, along with the Sidhus of Gill Road, even their 4-year-old great dane has fallen in love with these new born.
7 children die as school bus topples into drain near Attari
TNN / Sep 21, 2016, 09:25 (IST)
Successful Indian boys return from Asian fencing
TNN / Feb 25, 2016, 14:54 (IST)
The Indian contingent at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship in Damam, Saudi Arabia has returned home with a tally of two silver and three bronze medals.
'He was killed as he refused to cooperate'
TNN / Jan 06, 2016, 03:13 (IST)
New Year's eve midnight. Taxi driver Ikagar Singh's wife wants to wish him a happy 2016. But the calls go unanswered. She doesn't know that on a dark street somewhere near Pathankot's Koliya village, her husband is trying to fend off a bunch of trained killers. He fails.
Gurjant to lead U-17 hockey team
In the Boys' Under-17 for National Hockey Championship being held at Mumbai from June 1, Gurjant Singh will lead the Chandigarh team.


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Q: How to set LLVM path variables for a Rust project? I saw this talk on YouTube about native NodeJS modules in Rust and I was inspired to try it out. The process until the Neon-based "Hello, World!" is really smooth - no issues there.
I want to try out the llvm-sys crate to have access to LLVM codegen but the build fails.
I notice that the reason is path variables, but I'd like to source them from the local pre-compiled LLVM files copied over from the homebrew Cellar.
Here's my directory structure
lumos_vm git/master*
❯ tree -L 1

.
├── ProgressLog.md
├── ReadMe.md
├── llvm_4.0.0
└── lumos_1

2 directories, 2 files

And here's the stacktrace after running npm install
lumos_vm/lumos_1 git/master*
❯ npm install

> lumos_1@0.1.0 install /Users/eklavya/Projects/bitworld/ClojureScript/lumos_vm/lumos_1
> neon build

neon info running cargo
   Compiling lazy_static v0.2.8
   Compiling utf8-ranges v1.0.0
   Compiling libc v0.2.24
   Compiling semver-parser v0.7.0
   Compiling regex-syntax v0.4.1
   Compiling void v1.0.2
   Compiling unreachable v1.0.0
   Compiling thread_local v0.3.4
   Compiling memchr v1.0.1
   Compiling semver v0.6.0
   Compiling aho-corasick v0.6.3
   Compiling regex v0.2.2
   Compiling llvm-sys v40.0.2
error: failed to run custom build command for `llvm-sys v40.0.2`
process didn't exit successfully: `/Users/eklavya/Projects/bitworld/ClojureScript/lumos_vm/lumos_1/native/target/release/build/llvm-sys-632d8c2c2d97ae93/build-script-build` (exit code: 101)
--- stdout
Didn't find usable system-wide LLVM.
LLVM_SYS_40_PREFIX not set, not using precompiled binaries
LLVM_SYS_40_AUTOBUILD not set, will not automatically compile LLVM

--- stderr
thread 'main' panicked at 'Could not find a compatible version of LLVM', /Users/eklavya/.cargo/registry/src/github.com-1ecc6299db9ec823/llvm-sys-40.0.2/build.rs:14
note: Run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` for a backtrace.

neon ERR! cargo build failed

Error: cargo build failed
    at Target.<anonymous> (/Users/eklavya/Projects/bitworld/ClojureScript/lumos_vm/lumos_1/node_modules/neon-cli/dist/neon-cli/target.js:124:35)
    at step (/Users/eklavya/Projects/bitworld/ClojureScript/lumos_vm/lumos_1/node_modules/neon-cli/dist/neon-cli/target.js:32:23)
    at Object.next (/Users/eklavya/Projects/bitworld/ClojureScript/lumos_vm/lumos_1/node_modules/neon-cli/dist/neon-cli/target.js:13:53)
    at fulfilled (/Users/eklavya/Projects/bitworld/ClojureScript/lumos_vm/lumos_1/node_modules/neon-cli/dist/neon-cli/target.js:4:58)
    at <anonymous>
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:169:7)
npm WARN lumos_1@0.1.0 No repository field.

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