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With HOWARDS END, Hayley Atwell Continues to Subvert Female Characterizations
Posted by Alicia Lutes on April 6, 2018
The days of the one-dimensional female character are, hopefully, falling to the wayside. After collectively reaching our limit as one half of the current dominant species on this planet, the demand for moving beyond long-held female tropes has resulted in a new crop of women being portrayed on-screen. And that is largely thanks to the likes of Hayley Atwell and other actresses like her who simply demand more. The woman who brought Peggy Carter to life in the Marvel universe has consistently looked for roles where the women aren't simply damsels in distress or Strong Female Characters (SFC), living in the much more nuanced in-between, and her latest role—playing Margaret Schlegel in Starz and Kenneth Lonergan's adaptation of the classic E. M. Forster novel Howards End—is exactly that.
For Atwell, it's all about looking for more. It's something she and the original Margaret (from the 1992 adaptation), her mentor Emma Thompson, discuss regularly. "Emma Thompson still remains a mentor to me—we worked together ten years ago—and she's so great, so real, so whole and individuated as a person," Atwell relayed to us giddily in conversation back in July. "She's very bright and we were talking the other day about a female-led play about suicide. I emailed her and I was like 'it's really good, it's really, really good, but why—when I think about all the parts I really want to play on the English stage—in the canon of great parts, why do pretty much all of them involve women who are either suicidal, having a nervous breakdown, or hysterical in some way? Or a villain?' And she replied, 'Yes, and all these finding myself stories—I mean for fucks' sake I'm right here!' And it's so true."
There's more to women than our victimhood or ability to rise above such, and it's something vitally important to Atwell and her career.
"People say to me, 'you play such strong women,'" Atwell explained, clearly annoyed at the backhandedness of the compliment in 2018. "Well, why would you say that as if women aren't strong? It's really reductive, because it gives more credence to strength and tells us that vulnerability is therefore a weakness or something to be ignored or bring shame. That women have to be masculine and male to be considered strong."
For generations, the "damsel in distress" model was the de-facto way to represent women on screen. In the late '90s and early aughts, however, things began to shift to the polar opposite: the tough-as-nails, no-nonsense Strong Female Character—think Ripley in Alien or Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones. It's an idea as toxic as the damsel: forcing women, again, to exist in relation to the male interpretation of what it means to be "strong" or "weak," making women either devoid of or hyper-emotional. Which isn't to say there aren't women that are more masculine Ripley or Brienne types, but it's just as harmful as portraying them as only weak and in need of rescue. One looks at a woman purely as heart (damsel), the other as mind (SFC), and both limit the realities of what it means to exist as a woman.
And Atwell agrees. "There's actually a bigger conversation to be had there about strength as just another way to categorize or reduce women to one thing or another."
The women of Howards End are a bit of an anomaly to their time. They are, for lack of a better word, getting woke to the injustices thrust upon the experiences of the lower classes and trying to figure out how to live in a world where "what's proper" is being questioned and redefined. Atwell's character, Margaret, is a woman who leads with her heart and mind together—an idealist seated comfortably in the upper middle class, alongside her sister Helen (played by Philippa Coulthard), the more brash and, arguably, less grounded of the two.
Both women, however, revel in the fire in their bellies, which isn't exactly what one would expect from a period piece set in this time. That fire sets this Edwardian piece apart from its predecessors; the women don't merely exist, they question, they reconsider, and fight for something more. "That's really sort of unusual, to have women of that class at that time, checking their own privilege and realizing that they are indirectly responsible for" the things that happened to others in lower classes, Atwell relayed.
In "archive footage and images of Edwardian women, when you see them they seem very stilted and ghostlike–and it's almost like a lot of period dramas acted like that, quite stilted and mannered," explained Atwell. "One of the reasons they looked like that is because it just took a long time for a photograph to be taken." So when the team creating the film happened upon a bunch of street photography, everything opened up and became more three dimensional and real. "We found these action shots of these women—smoking cigarettes, carrying books, laughing with friends, walking through the streets—and we thought 'let's use all of that in our performances; let's make it feel like it's real.'"
And just like that, women once considered far more tempered and mannered are rocketed into fully realized life, whole and complicated, idealized and the idealizers, existing in more than one dimensional realms—leaping forth from the images of the time. It's a similar feel to another Atwell character: Agent Peggy Carter. And like Margaret, Peggy, too, was shaped by Atwell's desire to bring more of the reality of the female experience to the screen.
"It was so important to me. Like, can we make it so that her and Angie have a nice relationship? Can we see two women who like each other? Can we see Peggy as a woman who likes other women?" Atwell posited. "Because that's my experience. Let's see more of what it's really like, without the reductive cattiness."
Though Howards End is, according to Atwell, "ultimately about Helen and Margaret," it's also about how Margaret, who is "aware of her hypocrisy and her privilege, wants to know, she wants to understand, she wants to connect" beyond that, and the cost of such awareness in that era. "There's a cost to being awake: when we realize our own hypocrisy, or we discover we got something really wrong, the emotional sobriety or feelings of shame and guilt that might come through that can also be too scary for people to want to live a conscious life."
Thankfully, "Margaret is very modern [in that regard], but she also reminds me of the celebrities that think they're now experts in how people should live their lives. They become lifestyle brands and inspirational speakers. And it's really all about manipulating people to fuel one's own narcissism. That power can be abused."
And it's something that translates into her real life. Atwell explained to me she regularly considers, "What's my part in terms of my public voice? And am I checking my privilege here? How can I live a life that's acceptable and tolerable to me but keeps me in touch? Well, it comes from doing work like Howards End, which encourages these types of conversations. This is who we are."
Howards End premieres on Sunday, April 8 on Starz. Are you going to be tuning in? Let us know in the comments below!
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Alicia Lutes is the Managing Editor, creator/host of Fangirling, and resident Khaleesi of House Nerdist. Find her on Twitter!
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CLANDESTINO BOTNIK | BOTNIK STUDIOS | 24-26 JULI 2015
Selvhenter have played together since 2007. Originally, this Danish group was a trio composed of trombone, saxophone and violin, but it was not long before they decided that they needed two drummers to become perfected. A smart move.
Selvhenter is somewhere on the boundary between experimental rock, free jazz and noise. Somewhere where there atonal meets the melodic. Where rhythms intermingle with violins. And where sweeping synths create the moods.
The quintet's last full-length album, Frk. B. Fricka was nominated for the Nordic Music Online Award 2012 and the new album Motion of Large Bodies (released last December) was highly anticipated. It's an album that hardly triggered disappointment. The songs were recorded in the group's own studio and show a slightly airier band. Hardly less intense, but with room for more nuances. Still with the same playful angle to the music, but more well produced this time. In an interview in The Wire last year, the band said that they eventually developed a rule to the effect that they follow a musical impulse three times, and then let it go it if it does not lead anywhere. An impressive amount of discipline, which can be heard clearly on Selvhenters later recordings.
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Related litigation resulting from the attacks of September 11, 2001 has soared to unimaginable levels. Correlated lawsuits include a total of more than 12,000 plaintiffs, 1,000 defendants and representation by more than 600 attorneys. A Federal law effective shortly after 9/11 resulted in the necessity of each one of those cases to pass through the federal Court in Manhattan. The cases can be divided into four umbrella topics: 1) Survivors of those killed and people injured by the attacks, 2) property, business owners and insurers, 3) the first responders and clean-up workers at Ground Zero, and 4) the first responders and clean-up workers at buildings in close proximity to Ground Zero.
Nearly 3,000 people, mostly the families of the deceased, have chosen to apply for the Federal Victim Compensation Fund. It was enacted by Congress following the September 11 attacks in efforts to provide financial remedies for the families of those harmed and killed as a result of the attacks. The Fund was also offered as a compensation option in an effort to protect the airlines from an onslaught of litigation. Although the Fund dispensed more than 7 billion dollars, there still remain countless parties who refused the money and instead, sought their own form of reimbursement via the legal system.
Likewise remedies were enacted for the thousands of emergency personnel and rescue teams who worked in the rubble thereafter developed illnesses and conditions related to pervasive respiratory problems and exposure to toxins. The claims of more than 10,000 plaintiffs were consolidated and settled with the city which will pay out more than $600 million to those involved. Such payments will range from the thousands to possibly the millions, contingent upon the severity of one's condition.
A decade later, post 9/11 litigation still ensues with hundreds yet to enter the courtroom. The intricacy and density of the cases, the plaintiffs and the extent of consideration needed in assessing damages and liability shall continue to plague Manhattan's Federal court.


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using std::cerr;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;

namespace quic {

class CryptoMessagePrinter : public ::quic::CryptoFramerVisitorInterface {
 public:
  void OnHandshakeMessage(const CryptoHandshakeMessage& message) override {
    cout << message.DebugString() << endl;
  }

  void OnError(CryptoFramer* framer) override {
    cerr << "Error code: " << framer->error() << endl;
    cerr << "Error details: " << framer->error_detail() << endl;
  }
};

}  // namespace quic

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  const char* usage = "Usage: crypto_message_printer <hex>";
  std::vector<std::string> messages =
      quiche::QuicheParseCommandLineFlags(usage, argc, argv);
  if (messages.size() != 1) {
    quiche::QuichePrintCommandLineFlagHelp(usage);
    exit(0);
  }

  quic::CryptoMessagePrinter printer;
  quic::CryptoFramer framer;
  framer.set_visitor(&printer);
  framer.set_process_truncated_messages(true);
  std::string input = absl::HexStringToBytes(messages[0]);
  if (!framer.ProcessInput(input)) {
    return 1;
  }
  if (framer.InputBytesRemaining() != 0) {
    cerr << "Input partially consumed. " << framer.InputBytesRemaining()
         << " bytes remaining." << endl;
    return 2;
  }
  return 0;
}

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David Koch's Crass Act
One of the crudest arms of his vast and secretive political network is called Americans for Prosperity.
By Jim Hightower | July 4, 2011
David Koch, the right-wing multibillionaire, likes to pose as a class act. He's thrown around several million bucks, for example, to get a wing of Manhattan's Lincoln Center named for him and to buy a seat on the board of WGBH, Boston's prestigious public television station.
These purchases make nice wallpaper, but they can't cover up the ugliness at the core of Koch's heart. He has poured a fortune (and his very soul) into the creation of dozens of faux-grassroots political attack groups and corporate fronts to advance his self-serving, plutocratic vision of America. Far from a class act, the Koch operation is as crass as they come.
One of the crudest arms of his vast and secretive political network is called Americans for Prosperity (AFP). The network runs astroturf campaigns to knock down the prosperity of working families and lift up the power and prosperity of corporate elites — like the Koch family.
AFP's Michigan branch recently showed what it's made of in a campaign to kill funding for a new international bridge between Detroit and Canada. Building this bridge would create jobs and ease traffic snarls, but it would compete with a corporate-owned toll bridge — and the Kochs virulently oppose all things public.
To stir-up public opposition, Americans for Prosperity went into a hard-hit Detroit neighborhood and plastered people's homes with official-looking flyers that declared in bold type: "Eviction Notice." The bogus flyers told homeowners that the state transportation agency was prepared to seize their homes to make way for the new bridge. "It was meant to startle people," said AFP's clueless and classless state director Scott Hagerstrom, who was perversely proud of the panic his lie had caused in this distressed community.
Such sensitivity is what has made the Koch name a four-letter word all across America.
Jim Hightower is a radio commentator, writer, and public speaker. He's also editor of the populist newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown.
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A front representing Iran's ethnic minority parties has condemned the Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's position on the Nazi Holocaust and the destruction of Israel.
The Congress of Nationalities for a Federal Iran (CNFI), which includes parties representing Iranian Kurds, Arabs, Baluchis, Azeri Turks and Turkmen, condemned the regime's manipulation of the Palestinian issue for its own political ends.
In the statement, the Congress argued that "the Iranian regime's internal and external policies are based on creating tension and confrontation, both inside and outside Iran. By taking an irresponsible position, President Ahmadinejad is trying to deflect public attention in Iran away from domestic economical, political and social crises. The government's foreign policy aims to position Iran as the sole defender of Palestinian people's right by allying with extremist groups to create tension in the Middle East and ultimately derail the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis. While the Palestinians and Israelis are seeking a permanent solution to their problems despite the Iranian regime's intervention, Iran's own minorities are denied the right to voice their demands.
"While we condemn the Iranian government regarding Holocaust and the destruction of Israel, we appeal to all democratic forces and human rights organisations to support the oppressed Iranian nationalities (that comprise 2/3 of the population) towards the establishment of a secular, democratic and a federal state in Iran."
The group, which includes the Democratic Solidarity Party of Ahwaz (DSPA), drew parallels between the plight of the Palestinians and Iran's ethnic minorities. They pointed out that their appeals for human rights, freedom of speech and democracy has led to "gross human rights violations by the Iranian security forces and intelligence agencies. Arrests, kidnappings, illegal detention and the extra-judicial killing of political, cultural and social activists are routine in Iran. The Iranian constitution sets in stone the systematic social, ethnic and cultural discrimination against ethnic minority groups."
The CNFI's statement was signed by the Azerbaijan Cultural Society, Balochistan National Movement - Iran, Balochistan Peoples Party, Balochistan United Front of Iran, Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, Democratic Solidarity Party of Ahwaz, Komela and the Organization for Defence of the Rights of of Turkmen People.


Rented THE IMPOSTORS for the first time on Friday and by the end of the weekend had watched it 4 times - and yes, I do have a life. Blithe is the only word I can use to describe the experience of watching this video. In a world of multi-screen theaters that show a variation of 3 basic movies - mindless action, gross-out comedy, or big-screen version of the issue of the week - THE IMPOSTERS was a homage to an earlier genre - the silly, almost plotless comedies of Laura & Hardy. Homage - not remake - an important difference. This was definitely a 1990's movie - more quirky than slapstick, with slick production values. A series of vingettes, tied together to make a whole, yet each scene easily stands on its own as a comic gem - the initial credits being my personal favorite. One final word - all this and a great cast! and score. This movie was a rare 10.
Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt first met at Yale University where they developed the characters of the two unemployed actors that they play in this film.
The song, "Skokiaan" is used in the movie which takes place in the 1930s. However, "Skokiaan" was not released until 1947.
As the closing credits roll, the entire cast performs a line dance, starting on the ocean liner set and working their way out of the soundstage.


This chapter introduces the principles and difficulties of time-of-flight depth measurement. The depth images that are produced by time-of-flight cameras suffer from characteristic problems, which are divided into the following two classes. First, there are systematic errors, such as noise and ambiguity, which are directly related to the sensor. Second, there are nonsystematic errors, such as scattering and motion blur, which are more strongly related to the scene content. It is shown that these errors are often quite different from those observed in ordinary color images. The case of motion blur, which is particularly problematic, is examined in detail. A practical methodology for investigating the performance of depth cameras is presented. Time-of-flight devices are compared to structured-light systems, and the problems posed by specular and translucent materials are investigated.


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City March On At Vicarage Road
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The signs for the possible winner of the three points at Vicarage Road on Tuesday evening could not have been much clearer. Manchester City were the favourites before the kick-off to continue their unbeaten run in this Premier League season and they did so. Though, The Hornets managed to score in the 85th minute and retain the possibility of winning a point on their home ground until the very last minute.
Watford (4-3-2-1): Foster – Holebas, Cathcart, Kabasele, Femenía – Doucouré, Chalobah, Hughes – Pereyra, Success – Deeney
Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson – Delph, Kompany, Stones, Walker – D.Silva, Fernandinho, B.Silva – Sané, Jesus, Mahrez
City's build up structure
At the beginning of the match, City tried to build up with a back-three consisting of Kompany, Stones and Walker while Delph pushed into midfield (P1). The reason for a back-three in build up phases was probably Guardiola's expectation of Watford defending in a 4-4-2, like they did in their previous matches. A back-three would provide a majority with the lowest number of players needed (3 vs 2).
P1: City building up with a back-three
Contrary to his assumption, Watford used three players up front which made City switch to a back-four very early (P2). The organisation of City's midfield and forward line was clear.
Fernandinho supported Kompany and Stones to build up from the back, Bernardo and David Silva usually pushed high up the halfspaces to create space for Fernandinho and Delph at the beginning. In order to stretch the opponent's back-four as much as possible, Sané and Mahrez stayed very wide.
P2: City switching to a back-four
Watford's defensive approach
In the first half of the match, Watford mostly pressed very deep which was not a surprise. Javi Gracia's team aimed to close the middle in front of their box. This made City attack down the wings often. Of course, Gracia was aware of the 1 vs 1 strength of City's wingers and therefore especially Pereyra had to track back very often. This allowed him to join the fullback and build a 2 vs 1 situation or give Holebas the opportunity to stay behind him and "cover" if Pereyra loses the duel (P3). The central midfielders also had the task to support these duels on the wings.
P3: B.Silva faces a 1 vs 2 and has to turn back
Furthermore, keeping the space tight between back-four and the midfield was vital in order to defend City's attacks. Bernardo and especially David Silva are well-known for their strengths in exploiting that space. The low distance between the lines prevented them from receiving the ball there and having the possibility to turn around and face a centre-back (P4).
P4: Watford's occasional vertical compactness
Even though a vertical compactness to such an extent deep in the own half can be advantageous in terms of avoiding chances, it comes along with disadvantages in terms of creating quick counter attacks because the positioning of the players doesn't allow a quick progress of the ball to the opponent's goal. Even if Watford tried to progress up the pitch quickly, City managed to regain possession very quickly due to their good positional structure before losing the ball and the attitude of their players to press the opponent at a high-intensity level (P5). The result was only one serious chance for Watford in the first half.
P5: City counter-pressing with four players on the touchline
Most of the time Watford defended well. City used to switch play constantly and tried to find space between the lines which didn't work due to Watford's discipline.
Though, in consequence of the deep positioning and passivity of The Hornets' midfield-three, there was space in front of them which Mahrez and B.Silva exploited to bring in diagonal crosses to the far post from the halfspaces. Even though these crosses weren't promising most of the time, they brought the lead for The Citizens after Mahrez's cross found Sané at the far post in the 40th minute.
For the rest of the time in the first half, they were only able to create serious chances through a bad pass from Pereyra in the 11th minute and bad collective positioning of the midfield and defence in the 19th minute.
Different style in the second half
Early in the second half, City managed to score for a 2-0 lead. They overloaded the left wing and managed to combine themselves through Watford's defence. Gabriel Jesus put in a low cross and Mahrez converted. At this moment Watford's entire defence were focussed on the ball which left a lot of space free for Mahrez to finish.
This meant that Watford would have to change something if they wanted to come back. Consequently, they started to press higher up the pitch. The issue from that moment on was the inconsistent quality of their pressing structure. Even though City are very comfortable at playing out from the back, Watford were leaving too many gaps. These gaps and the occasional asymmetry in The Hornets' pressing helped City to escape the pressure (P6, P7).
P6: Watford leaving a big gap behind their forwards and not closing the passing lane to Fernandinho
P7: Success not joining the forward-line leaves City with too much space and time to play out comfortably
In the second half, Bernardo Silva and especially Fernandinho were the key-players to play through Watford's pressing. Their clever movements behind the first pressing-wave were very important for City in order to progress up the pitch. They have also benefitted by the missing horizontal and vertical compactness of Gracia's side (P8). These were the reasons which were making it very easy for Guardiola's team to even play comfortably through the middle which wasn't the case in the first half.
P8: Fernandinho's movement between the lines and extreme distances between Watford's players enables City to play forward without any difficulties
It is also worth mentioning City's exceptional qualities with the ball. At many occasions, they attracted pressure from Watford's players with overloads and short passes in order to move apart the opponent's lines from each other (P9). Furthermore, they applied the "concept of the third man" a couple of times (P10).
P9: City increasing the distance between Watford's midfield and back-four
P10: City executing the "third man concept"
In P10, you can see that City's passing and positional play disorganises Watford's structure completely. Jesus comes deep to receive the pass from Kompany and then passes to the "third man" (David Silva). Sané and Mahrez are positioned very wide which stretches Watford's back-four. Jesus' dropping draws Kabasele out of his position and creates a huge gap. Sané recognizes the gap and runs into it and Silva passes the ball.
Even though Guardiola's side's passing was brilliant at times, they failed to score a third goal and secure the three points early. This allowed Watford to come back.
Watford coming back
Manchester City didn't manage to score a third goal, but still they were defending very well. Their effort in pressing and counter-pressing was remarkable (P11).
P11: City creating a 5 vs 2 in the 80th minute
In the second half, Watford had more possession in City's half than in the first half of the match, but they struggled to create chances. This was mostly due to City's good defending, but Watford also didn't occupy the space as well as The Citizens did (P12).
P12: Deulofeu's run draws Kompany out of the centre, but nobody exploits the resulting space
Watford's goal after 84 minutes was a result of Delph's bad decision. Deulofeu pressed him while closing the passing lane to Sané with his cover shadow, but Delph still tried to pass the ball to Sané instead of Fernandinho or Gündoğan. Deulofeu's cross found Doucouré who reduced City's lead.
Until City's 2-0 lead Watford used to defend disciplined. Then, they began pressing high up the pitch, but their pressing wasn't well structured most of the time. Because of City's brilliance in this season, it seemed almost exceptional that City failed to take advantage of it and let them come back into the match which kept the outcome of the match opened until the final whistle.
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Folk custom of New Year's money is long from a long mostly distributed to juniors elders in a large family reunion after a meal, and I encouraged the blessing of the older more sensible, and encouraged the efforts of school every success. Common in red paper bag, built-coins distributed to the children, it is also known as lucky money by the elderly in the New Year's Eve night. Also to red money auspicious knot compiled, string presented to the coins, or embroidery, since most of the main still red paper bag.
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by Paul Talarico
Dinner at The Alcazar, Paris in 1973. Karl (wearing monocle), and (left-right) Vern Lambert, Patrick Hourcade, Anna Piaggi, and Karls partner Jacques de Bascher
Karl Otto Lagerfeld left behind a legacy that is undeniably incomparable in the world of fashion.
Lagerfeld will remain to be one of 20th century's more prominent designers with a dossier beginning with Pierre Balmain, Jean Patou, Fendi and designing freelance for Chloe, Charles Jourdan, Krizia and Valentino.
It was Lagerfeld's revival of Chanel, a near-dead brand after the passing of Coco Chanel that created the legend we all know today.
During this time, Lagerfeld also began his eponymous "Karl Lagerfeld" brand.
However, to many, Lagerfeld will always be remembered synonymously with the house of Chanel.
I remember differently.Karl comes in 1st place of the 1954 International Wool Secretariat Competition in Paris 1954To me, Lagerfeld wasn't just the designer behind Chanel. He wasn't just that caricature of a black and white ensemble with the big black sunglasses and the platinum ponytail.
When I reflect on Lagerfeld what comes to my mind first and foremost is the man himself, in every essence.
Lagerfeld's drive to succeed was monumental. It was not easy back then in the world of couture where talent was rich on a competitive stage.
Then there was Yves St. Laurent, do I need to say more?
Lagerfeld also had a very complicated friendship with St. Laurent.
They spent much time together experiencing a hedonistic lifestyle in St. Laurent's hideaway in Morocco.
After years of designing for Jean Patou and Tiziani in Rome in the late 50's and early 60's, he began working as a freelancer for Chloé in 1964, and achieved worldwide recognition and acclaim when he released a monumental spring-wear collection for the brand. His fashion shows were entertaining and his designs were innovative, his time at Chloé launched him into the fashion stratosphere.
Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel 1984
Later during the 70's a feud between both designers came to the forefront of their friendship. Their feud was the fashion world's substitute of one of Hollywood's greatest feuds, the one between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
Apparently Jacques de Bascher, the very handsome and decadent dandy who was Lagerfeld's partner for close to two decades, was the catalyst of the feud.
Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld
On Jacques de Bascher:
"Lagerfeld portrayed him as cultivated — he was a voracious reader who could quote from Homer's "Iliad" — and multilingual, with a sharp tongue and a wicked sense of humor. Both men were fascinated by titles and genealogy, with de Bascher fond of emphasising his aristocratic roots.
The German designer has explained before that they never had sex, despite being together for 18 years. "I infinitely loved that boy but I had no physical contact with him. Of course, I was seduced by his physical charm," he said of de Bascher, whose wan elegance was immortalised by the British painter David Hockney."
-"The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris" by Alicia Drake, published 2006
Top Left to Right | Left - Karl Lagerfeld and Jacques de Bascher 1973. Right - David Hockney, Nicky Weymouth, Yves Saint Laurent and Jacques de Bascher 1974
Bottom Left to Right | Portrait of Jacques de Bascher by David Hockney 1975 | Jacques and Karl date unknown.
1973 – Lagerfeld on his boudoir:
"If you see it you will think about everything except sex, because it is the unsexiest room ever. I love unsexy bedrooms."
Lagerfeld was definitely a very interesting man on a much more intimate level.
What I admire most was his honesty.
No one was safe from his acidic assessment of one's state of being.
Lagerfeld's truth is dressed with a genius that is part wit, part charm and part theatre.
If there's a book of quotes by Lagerfeld, I will be the first in line.
Above are various photo's taken in 1970 in Paris and St. Tropez by famed Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez.
2010 – Lagerfeld on political correctness:
"Be politically correct, but please don't bother other people with conversation about being politically correct, because that's the end of everything. You want to create boredom? Be politically correct in your conversation."
No, Lagerfeld was not big on political correctness. He continues to use fur in his collections.
Lagerfeld was the target of a "pieing" by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in 2001 at a fashion premier at Lincoln Center in New York City.
However, the tofu pies missed Lagerfeld and hit Calvin Klein instead!
In contradiction, Lagerfeld did not wear fur and hardly ate meat.
In June 2001 a gang of anti-fur protesters taking aim, screaming "fur pimp" and "fur kills", before Klein was pelted with a tofu cream pie, which, it later emerged, was meant for Lagerfeld.
"Hunters make a living having learnt nothing else than hunting, killing those beasts who would kill us if they could" and maintained: "In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish."
- BBC interview 2009
However in 2010, PETA cited Lagerfeld, who used fake fur in his 2010 Chanel collection, on its website as saying: "It's the triumph of fake fur… because fake fur changed so much and became so great now that you can hardly see a difference."
Was this Lagerfeld moving towards political correctness?
I would like to think that it was a marketing ploy and that he hasn't compromised his priceless attitude.
I am however glad that he was persuaded to do so whether by self-persuasion or other.
Say "NO" to fur.
Lagerfeld was also a modernist.
He was quick to embrace the next new thing.
One can notice the speed of evolution on his runways but what amuses me is that Lagerfeld was always so excited by the little "new" things as there are many Lagerfeld quotes on faxes and iPods (when they were new!).
Lagerfeld is an ambitious undertaking to write about.
In this short article, I wanted to give you a glimpse of who Lagerfeld is, not the Lagerfeld who is defined by Chanel, the runways or the caricature of himself, but the Lagerfeld attitude; an attitude towards life, a life in the realm of genius.
"..Elegance is an attitude…"
-Karl Otto Lagerfeld 1933 - 2019
Karl was an innately talented illustrator and artist. Here he captures friend and mentor Vern Lambert in 1978. Vern was somewhat of a mentor to Karl through introduction by Anna Piaggi. Born in Melbourne, Australia in August 1937, Vern was an antiques Clothes dealer, writer (columnist for L'uomo Vogue) and teacher where he Lectured at the Domus Academy in Milan. Karl and Vern remained friends up until Vern's passing in 1992.
Left | Vern wearing black & White cotton sweater by Missoni with flecked tweed trousers. Right | A white peplum shirt by Kenzo. The white cotton shoes are the type worn by maids in Yugoslavia
Above are illustrations of Anna Piaggi, the doyenne of Italian fashion at the time. Anna was a fashion writer and was known as a style icon. Her style was extremely flamboyant and was known for he bright blue hair and personal style of mixing vintage and contemporary fashion.
Anna Piaggi & Karl Lagerfeld Italian Vogue 2nd March 1979
Fashion Illustrations featured in the 1986 book titled | Karl Lagerfeld - A fashion Journal by Anna Piaggi. Published by Thames & Hudson
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The mutual celebration "prepares us for Holy Week, which is a very dark time," O'Reilly added.
The ministers spoke of two lessons from Palm Sunday: that Jesus rode on the back of a donkey – a humble animal of peace, rather than a horse, often used in war – and that he could guide the donkey without it bucking in the face of large crowds, showing his power over our lower animal nature.
It seemed even more meaningful "that we've come together in nature," added the pastor's daughter, Blakely Nordman, 22, a Sacramento State environmental studies major.


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Beth brings a unique combination of sharp business expertise and women's health insight to her leadership of the organization. Beth has worked in the health care industry for more than 25 years helping to define and drive public education programs on a broad range of women's health issues. She launched and has expanded the HealthyWomen.org brand. As a result of her leadership, HealthyWomen was recognized as one of the top 100 women's health web sites by Forbes for three consecutive years, and was recognized by Oprah magazine as one of the top women's health web sites. HealthyWomen now connects to millions of women across the country through its wide program distribution and innovative use of technology.
Beth is responsible for the business development and strategic positioning of HealthyWomen. She creates partnerships with key health care professionals and consumer groups to provide strategic, engaging and informative award-winning programs. She serves as the organization's chief spokesperson, regularly participating in corporate, non-profit, community and media events. She also is a practicing nurse in maternal child health at Riverview Medical Center- Hackensack Meridian Health, in Red Bank, NJ.
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We Need to Raise Awareness of Women's Migraine Disease in the Workplace
Women suffer from migraine headaches disproportionately; we need to do more to support them at work.
I have a nursing colleague who works in the hospital nursery. She loves caring for the babies and their mothers, but going to work used to literally make her sick. That's because she suffers from migraine disease, and the fluorescent lights in the nursery trigger her headaches. Before she was diagnosed and found a treatment program that worked for her, she had to wear sunglasses to do her job.
My friend is one of countless women and men who go to work every day, silently suffering through the debilitating pain of migraine. In many cases, the person may not even know they have migraine disease; they simply think they get bad headaches. But migraine is far more than a bad headache.
A migraine can make a person nauseous, dizzy, extremely sensitive to light and sound and can affect the ears, eyes, nose, mouth, face and brain — in addition to giving the sufferer a severe, throbbing headache that can last for hours or days. The pain can be so severe that it inhibits the person from doing daily activities. This leads to employees missing work or going to work and suffering through the symptoms.
According to the Migraine Research Foundation:
Nearly one in four U.S. households includes someone with migraine
12% of the population — including children — experience migraine
85% of people with chronic migraine are women
HealthyWomen is working to raise awareness of this condition and to advocate for workplace policies that support people with migraine and set them up for success.
A few months ago, Dr. Rashmi Halker Singh wrote about her experience living with migraine disease for HealthyWomen. Dr. Singh recounted how, during her residency, she had to walk past a coffee cart in the hospital every day, and every day the smell of coffee triggered a migraine attack. Looking back, she said the pain was debilitating, and she had a hard time functioning.
Imagine how different that year would have been for Dr. Singh if the coffee cart was simply moved to another location.
Many things can trigger a migraine the fluorescent lights of a hospital nursery or certain smells. In the workplace, we need to understand what those triggers are and work to ensure that people are being conscientious. For example, in nursing, we're not allowed to wear perfume or any type of fragranced body lotion.
Research has found a link between hormones and headaches, including migraine. The hormones estrogen and progesterone, which regulate the menstrual cycle and pregnancy, are believed to affect headache-related chemicals in the brain. So, when estrogen levels drop before menstruation, a woman may be more likely to get a migraine. Conversely, when estrogen levels are consistently high, as during pregnancy, women may see relief from their migraine headaches.
Due to the connection between hormone fluctuation and migraines, it's common for girls to begin to get migraine with the onset of their periods. Women may also see an increase in the frequency or intensity of migraine during perimenopause, and then a leveling off again once they enter menopause.
Per the International Headache Society, those who experience 15 or more migraine attacks a month, with at least eight days of having headaches with migraine features for more than three months, experience chronic migraine. Each year, roughly 3% of those who have episodic migraine develop chronic migraine.
Those with chronic migraines have a chronic condition, which could be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). However, not all migraine disease is classified as a disability. That's why it's so important for people who think they may have chronic migraine to keep a journal of their headaches, including triggers, and to speak with their health care provider about treatment options.
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According to the Migraine Research Foundation, "healthcare and lost productivity costs associated with migraine are estimated to be as high as $36 billion annually in the U.S." Of course, the cost to the mental health of sufferers is incalculable. This is particularly true for women, who not only suffer from migraine disease disproportionately, but are likely to be discriminated against in the workplace because of the misconception that a migraine is just a headache.
Employers can support women (and men) who suffer from migraine disease by offering flexible hours and remote work options (even after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides) and intermittent leaves of absence.
The good news is that there are many organizations working to raise awareness about migraine disease and many more treatment options than were available just a few years ago.
If you are experiencing headaches that don't go away with over-the-counter medications, speak to your health care provider. We at HealthyWomen want you to know that you're not alone, and you shouldn't have to suffer in silence.
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The Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is a two-year program administered through The Ohio State University College of Medicine. The program is designed to be in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology (ABAI) to ensure all individuals completing the two-year program will be eligible to sit for the board certified examination.
It's the goal of the fellowship to prepare physicians for a career in allergy and immunology by providing extensive clinical training, research experience and teaching responsibilities. The fellow will develop these skills in an environment of scholarship and inquiry. Upon completion of training, the fellow will possess the cognitive knowledge, procedural and interpersonal skills, professional attitudes and practical experience required to become a practicing allergist and immunologist.
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How to Find Payable Common Stock Dividends
By: Keela Helstrom
A dividend announcement is welcome news for the company's common stock shareholders.
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One of the rewards of being a common stock shareholder is receiving income from the corporation in the form of cash dividends. When the company announces a dividend, the corporation is obligated to distribute the cash to its shareholders at a future date. The obligation to pay the cash dividends is properly recorded in the corporation's books by increasing the balance sheet liability account "dividends payable."
Obtain a copy of the corporation's balance sheet, a financial statement that is prepared both monthly and annually. Check the date of the balance sheet to make sure you have the data for the current year.
Locate the liabilities section of the company's balance sheet. Look through each line item listed under this section until you find "common stock dividends payable."
Examine the account balance, which represents all common stock dividends declared by the board of directors that will be paid at a future date, usually weeks after the announcement. Confirm that the account has been reconciled with the preparer of the balance sheet.
Keela Helstrom began writing in 2010. She is a Certified Public Accountant with over 10 years of accounting and finance experience. Though working as a consultant, most of her career has been spent in corporate finance. Helstrom attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and has her Bachelor of Science in accounting.
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"Mudcrutch was formed in 1970 by Tom Petty and Tom Leadon, who had been playing together in a band called the Epics. Mudcrutch's lineup consisted of Tom Petty (bass and vocals), Tom Leadon (guitar and vocals), Jim Lenehan (lead vocals), Randy Marsh (drums) and Mike Campbell (guitar). Leadon and Lenehan left the band in 1972 and were replaced by bassist/guitarist/vocalist Danny Roberts. Keyboardist Benmont Tench also joined the band. Ricky Rucker was a part of the band for a short time. Mudcrutch served as the house band at Dub's Lounge in its hometown of Gainesville, Florida.
Now jump to the summer of 2016 as Mudcrutch just played and closed their tour here in San Diego, last Thursday (6/30/16) at Humphreys by the Bay. I missed the show but it looked and sounded great from the YouTube videos (with much thanks to s2seltaeb and BlissTanger YouTube Channels).
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I just got the Mudcrutch 2 album last week and love it. I also love this album cover and had to order a t-shirt replica online. The band and the album give you that early 70's mix of rock 'n roll, country and blues like so many bands were doing at the time that I just ate up as a teenager. I don't know if they recorded this album using older analog audio equipment like some bands are doing again, but it has that sound that says, 1971 is calling and wants you to listen to this.
So take a look and listen to my Mudcrutch Playlist below as I've collected music videos from the first 2008 album plus #2 and a few bonus concert covers too. Enjoy my friends.


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All about Mod, Mods and the Mod scene from the 1960s, through the revival and into the present day
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Challenging the myth of the mod band
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A recent broadsheet article (in The Guardian specifically) claims mod bands today aren't very good. But do they actually exist? Or is it a case of mods finding bands that suit their musical tastes?
Seems an odd thing for The Guardian to take on, but the state of the mod band was just what was in their sights this week. Apparently, there's a new breed of mods, but the bands catering for them are a bit rubbish. That was the general gist. But what actually is a 'mod band'?
The mod scene has never been completely band-driven in its history. In the '60s, there were plenty of bands, but bands that filled a gap in the market, often playing their own take on soul 45s in cellar bars. Obviously they appealed to mods. On top of that, there were bands made up of mods, which was hardly a surprise in the early to mod-60s. But ultimately, the likes of The Action and The Small Faces were still bands – great bands that were taken up by mods on their merits.
Of course, The Who were famously styled as a mod band and Townshend himself was always a self-confessed mod. However, they had something else on their side that took them much further than a haircut and a pop art t-shirt. They had ability, talent and dedication, as well as the foresight to see beyond the mod phenomena. That's why they became one of the biggest bands in the world.
Mod in the '60s was driven by clothing, competition, club sounds and cool. Bands were a part of it, but on the sidelines, rather than at the centre of a scene.
Of course, the 1979 revival was a different thing altogether. Bands drove that scene's growth from niche to national, with that 'mod revival' sound being a hybrid of '60s influences mixed with the recent (at the time) influence of punk. Gigs were a focal point of the scene and some of those early bands (Secret Affair and The Chords most notably for me) became big names for a relatively short time, Some lasting even longer.
The Jam lasted even longer than that, but let's be honest, they were never a band focused purely on the mod scene. In fact, as the the band's success grew, Weller seemed more keen on making a break from the parkas and patches, shifting his style to something more sophisticated and Parisian.
But the mod scene moved on as the dedicated dug deeper – rare soul and beat, hip gear and that competitive edge from the 1960s grew in influence. Over time, the revival bands seemed part of a different scene (which is still the case for me), especially as the 1980s progressed and the 1990s kicked in. Bands that appealed to mods were still around (think The Prisoners for one great example), but again they never subscribed to the 'mod band' thing. Makin' Time were another, who perhaps did. Either way, mods found them. See also the '60s revivalists you'll find on the likes of the Children of Nuggets box set.
Ironically, the mod scene's next shot in the arm, with the Britpop years, should have signalled a return to bands being front and centre. But the club's that followed in its wake (and to be fair, appeared prior to it) seemed to subscribe to the '60s ethos or rare grooves and hip clobber. Mod was back to looking good in a club, although a good few took in a few gigs too and one of two overtly mod bands did make a mark – The Clique's debut album still stands up today as an excellent piece of work.
But all too often, mods bought music by bands and watched bands who were more on the edge. The Acid Jazz label (unsurprisingly) was very good at releasing music in this area.
The likes of Mother Earth and Cordurory had mod appeal without sticking a target on the sleeve. Many Britpop bands tinkered round the edges of mod (Blur, Charlatans and later Oasis to name the obvious examples), other bands created a hybrid sound of soul, funk, pop and jazz that appealed to a mod crowd increasingly diverse in its musical tastes – the likes of Portishead, Massive Attack and Saint Etienne, not to mention a plethora of '60s-inspired indie janglers and just possibly (albeit to a much lesser extent), a bit of hip hop would be found on some mods' music shelves and in their gig ticket collections.
That diversity still remains today. Mods tend to find bands that appeal to their music tastes, whether that is beat, psych, pop, soul, reggae or funk-inspired. Which is why you get some mods loving the sounds of Daptone, others falling for the resurgent psych grooves of the 2012/2013 and other who love some indie with a nod to the past. Some still love the powerpop of the '79 revival. In fact, that scene within a scene still survives in what's definitely the 'broad church' of mod in the modern era.
It's something that the author of the Guardian piece failed to understand or explain. Mod is (and always has been) a more sophisticated vehicle than the casual observer might think, whether that's in clothes, music, reading, culture or general lifestyle.
There, of course, are many bands doing the rounds describing themselves as 'mod bands' (not to mention cover acts) and to be honest, I agree with the Guardian scribe that many of them aren't very good. If you are hiding within a scene, there's every chance you are probably hiding from wider scrutiny.
But to be honest, it doesn't matter. Because large numbers of mods aren't listening to them. They're out there listening to other bands, whether that's the beat revival of The Strypes, the psych revival of Jacco Gardner or any number of other niche acts bubbling under right now (some of which you can hear on this New Mod Sounds Spotify playlist).
Just as mods don't tend to buy t-shirts with a big target on them, they don't listen to bands who are packaged the same way. The mod band is a good band – and there are plenty of those out there right now, no matter what The Guardian says.
PS Whilst I don't agree with the writer of the Guardian article, Martin Horsfield, I do know that he's a genuinely good bloke – and promoter of the excellent Rock n Roll Soul club night.
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I have to agree a bit with the Guardian Article. I think a lot of "Mod" bands just aren't very good. And even where they don't stink, I just find them to be a bit mediocre, which can be just as frustrating to me in it's own way. My experience has lead me to have the impression that 'mod' music these days is rarely ever good. I spend a lot of my time listening to a healthy batch of modern and classic music, but with a slant on finding new groups that I genuinely like that could be considered modern. I've never understood mods who feel obligated to only listen to bands that have the "mod" brand on them. Sometimes I think some mods would listen to a horrible, awful band , only for the sake of the group being mods themselves or espousing the mod ethos. We need to have more pride and dignity than that. But I also agree with the above article, and you make some great points. Overall though, if I had my way, I'd love to see a higher standard for bands in general (even some of the stuff that gets lauded these days as artistic and hip can be total garbage too). We've all heard the same 1-4-6 retro chord progression played on a hollow body electric guitar before. It's time to get creative and move on a bit. I'm sure that's what our mod forebears would have wanted.
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I've never understood mods who feel obligated to only listen to bands that have the "mod" brand on them. Sometimes I think some mods would listen to a horrible, awful band , only for the sake of the group being mods themselves or espousing the mod ethos. We need to have more pride and dignity than that.
Well, there's certainly something understandable about the "support the scene" ideal, but overall, I've got to agree with Dave's post, that the idea of "mod bands" is something of an urban legend —even if I might nit-pick here and there about the early history of miusical importance.
My tastes are pretty eclectic, even venturing well outside the idea of "music for Mod tastes" at times (including trad jazz from the 1920s and 30s, synthpop, Australian swamp rock), so it certainly rings truer to my own experiences that "Mod music" would be hard to define. After all, since the scene's definition as "Modern jazz enthusiast" waned for a more inclusive definition of acceptable music tastes, the idea that Mods can only listen to one or two or a small handful of music genres was essentially dead on arrival.
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The Tumbling Tom Red Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum x), is native to South America and is also known as "Tommy Tumbler Tomatoes." They are ideal for hanging baskets because they don't need staking. Sure, the plant has vines, but they stretch outward, forming more of a trailing bush.
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I want to start this blog by saying that for whatever reason, I have been, and am incredibly blessed by God. I take no credit for whatever encouragement or inspiration you get out of the following stories – that goes to the Almighty. I am humbled and privileged to be used by God to impact other people.
In September 2012, I travelled to Brazil, to meet ten of my Compassion-sponsored kids and their families. It was an incredible, profound experience with so much joy, and set off a chain of events that I couldn't imagine.
I've always loved to travel. I first travelled overseas in 2002 and have now visited 13 countries. I actually sit on an aeroplane and think "How blessed am I to be able to do this?" But my travel has to have a purpose. I can't just go to some island and sit on a beach for a couple of weeks. To me that's such a waste. When I came back from Brazil, I couldn't wait to see where I could organize to go next. So, in a moment of madness I made arrangements to visit 14 more of my Compassion-sponsored kids in 7 countries in Central/South America in January 2013.
Around the same time in November 2012, I received an email about a Compassion Insight trip to the Philippines in April 2013, which just happened to fall in the school holidays between Term 1 and 2. It also just so happened that I sponsored 3 kids in the Philippines, so I thought "Why the heck not?" God had given me both health and $$$$. This trip was a group tour, visiting several Compassion Projects, churches and homes to get a "behind-the-scenes" look at what Compassion does and the impact that it has. We would also get to meet our sponsored kids. I have now visited 29 of my Compassion kids in 11 countries, but before this trip I had never done a group tour. I knew it would be very different to what I had experienced previously. I was right.
To be devastatingly honest, I didn't think a whole lot about the Philippines trip until two days before I was to get on the plane. I read what I needed to read and I paid what I needed to pay, but there were other things going on. What I saw and experienced during the 3-week Central/South America trip in January really messed me up, and consumed me for quite a few weeks afterward. Add to that the fact I started a job at a new school two days after I returned, and moved house four days before the trip. We had parent-teacher interviews in the previous two weeks and I had lost my voice and wasn't feeling that crash-hot.
So it was with a suitably reserved and subdued sense of anticipation that I boarded a plane at 1am on a Saturday morning, and headed off to meet my teammates. Our team consisted of 12 people and 2 leaders, from 5 different states of Australia, very few of whom had actually met face-to-face before. We had three online teleconferences before we left, and I was only able to get on one of them, because I was either in the Dominican Republic or in Parent-Teacher interviews. Surely it would take a miracle for this thing to work?
My original plan was to visit my 3 sponsored kids (Cashofia (7), John Dave (8) and Princess Joy (12), who live on three different islands) at their homes and Projects in the first week of the holidays, then join the rest of the team in Manila for the group tour in the second week. However, as the Central America trip went on, with the amount of dosh I was spending, and the fact I was officially unemployed during this time, it was apparent that this would not work. So I figured it would be better instead to fly them up to Manila for the child-sponsor visit day. Princess Joy, in particular, often referred in her letters to the fact they were very poor and couldn't afford or do basic things, so I figured this would be a life-changing experience for her.
Because I was the only team member from Victoria, I flew to Singapore separately to the others, which gave me a nice little 11-hour stopover at Singapore airport to wait for the others. A bit annoying, you might think, but with the gift of perspective I tell you the truth, there are many worse places you could be stuck in transit. Finally met up with the team and made our way to Manila.
We were a motley crew, and at first glance a combination unlikely to jell. Strangers, really. Fourteen people from five states of Australia. A 60-40 advantage to those aged over 50. Nine women, five men. Two couples, one mother-son combo, one pregnant woman and the rest of us had come alone, whether single or married. What we had in common: We sponsor kids in the Philippines, we love Compassion and wanted to see God do something amazing. What united us proved to be bigger than our differences.
This trip presented a number of challenges for me. I'll come right out and say it: I am essentially not a people-person. I am not really social, and I am more task-oriented. I relate to people better when we're doing stuff together, instead of sitting together at a café and just chatting. I'm the sort of person at an eat-and-chat gathering who ends up playing with the kids rather than engaging with adults. Conversation is not one of my favourite things.
I guess I could also be considered a "seasoned traveller." An early source of frustration for me was in the fact that a fair number of this team were first time international travellers. When you're in a group of 14, it is impossible to stay out of the way of others, but it is exacerbated when people are just standing there, looking around and unaware of their surroundings. God gave me grace and patience, and I bit my tongue and resisted saying potentially harmful things to team members several times.
One thing that was highlighted for me was the difference between group and individual travel. Before this trip I had been on three individual trips with Compassion to visit my sponsored children: Bolivia/Colombia/El Salvador (2009), Brazil (2012) and Central America (2013). I was under no illusions that this group tour was going to be very, very different in so many ways.
I have to say that on this occasion I enjoyed being a "sheep." Having someone else in charge of the itinerary, telling me where I needed to be and what I needed to do. Someone else having the responsibility of guiding and leading. Karl and Lil did this very well, I might add, and I couldn't do their job for quids.
Overall, I concluded that, when travelling, I still like to be in control. In sync with my "lone ranger" personality, I like to know where I'm going and when I'm going to get there, which I can do much better on an individual trip, rather than travelling in a group.
It was also very different for me visiting Compassion Projects and homes with which I had no personal connection. In which I wasn't the "centre of attention." While that may sound egotistical, it's not meant to. Before this trip I had visited 26 kids I sponsored through Compassion. from 19 Compassion Projects. At each one, because it was an individual visit, my presence was the main focus. I enjoyed this, and basically had the floor. I have either sung, played guitar, drums or piano at every Project I have been to, whereas on these trips I took on more of a background role, as part of a team. I still had an amazing time and I was still able to engage with many people during the Project visits on this trip. I'm not saying they were better or worse experiences, just different to what I was used to.
During the trip, the team were also privileged to visit four homes of Compassion-supported families. Previously, the visits I had done were to the homes of my Compassion-sponsored kids, so there was that extra level of significance and personal connection. Having said that, I know that the rest of the team and I were always incredibly impacted by these home visits. Despite the circumstances many of them lived in, they always displayed such joy, contentment, gratitude, generosity and hospitality that came from their faith in God, and the assistance that Compassion was giving their family.
With all the travel I have done with Compassion, and all the experiences and knowledge I have gained, it would have been very easy for me to go into this trip with an attitude of superiority and "know-it-all-ism". I know it was there at the start, at least internally. Whether it seeped out, you would have to ask one of my team members.
I have to say that I have been so inspired and encouraged by my fellow team members, however "inexperienced" they may be compared to me in terms of Compassion trips or experiences. One couple have been sponsoring a girl for 12 years since she was very young, and got to meet the now-18-year-old on this trip. They have recently sold a property, and plan to use the freed-up money to sponsor more kids and go on more trips. Now that they have seen first-hand what an impact we can have as sponsors, and Compassion has, they are so well-equipped to inspire and encourage others to make a difference.
Another couple's young adult son severely injured his ankle and had to have surgery in the week before the trip. They had arranged to meet their sponsored girl in the week before the tour, but this had thrown their plans into disarray. Fortunately for all the team, God made a way, and they were able to do the visit and then come on the tour, which was a blessing for all of us.
There was also a young 20-year-old guy who came with his mum and stepped massively out of his comfort zone to experience a different world, engage with people he might not usually have a bar of and impress everyone with his gift of photography.
I loved being with people who are as passionate about Compassion as I am, and this was the main reason I wanted to go on the trip. There were so many inspiring and encouraging moments, and we all concluded that only God could bring together 14 strangers from different parts of the country and create such a cohesive group. While I don't know whether I will have gained any life-long friends from the group (once again, more to do with me rather than them), the experiences we shared were God-sent, and will always connect us.
One thing was clear, and was confirmed by our trip leader Lil. Every person on this team loved and effectively engaged with every person we met. We showed them the love of God, if only for a painfully short time. With my experience of what I call the "little pockets of heaven" a.k.a Compassion Projects, I personally can't imagine going to one and not engaging, but according to Lil she's led groups where the members have intially stood back and struggled to get involved. No such problems on this trip. In many cases we were also the first group or the first people to visit the Project, which was quite significant, and a privilege.
Two guys I have to mention are Ian and Cromwell. Ian is the Tour and Visit Specialist for Compassion Philippines. He basically organises every detail of the group tours. He was with us the whole time, and went out of his way to accommodate us and make sure we had everything we need. In his "spare time" he was also organising a trip that was to happen the next week. Ian was an amazing blessing from God, and we were all thankful to have him.
Cromwell has been working for Compassion Philippines for 25 years, and loves his job. He is the Partnership Facilitator (PF) for the region that we were visiting, which included the island of Bohol. The PF is in charge of coordinating a number of Projects, and visiting them, making sure everything is running as it should. Cromwell travelled with us for most of the trip, and was an absolute delight. His insight into the area and the way Compassion works was invaluable, and at each Project you could tell the respect he commanded, as well as his heart for the children and staff. He and I connected and enjoyed a couple of late night walks in the stifling heat to local coffee establishments.
Still to come: more specific details of our visits.


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One of the richest bird areas on the planet- and it's only 60 km from the Taj Mahal! Take a trip to Bharatpur, Rajasthan and the Golden Triangle with Nomad.
The Keoladeo National Park in Bharatapur, 55 km away from Agra on the Agra - Jaipur road is home to thousands of resident and migratory birds. Spread out over 30 square kilometres, the sanctuary nurtures over 350 different avian species. It has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for being one of the richest bird areas on the planet. Owing to its proximity to Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, Bharatpur becomes an ideal stop-over destination if you want to escape to tranquility.
Location: Bharatpur, Rajasthan. 60 km from Agra. The nearest airports are at Jaipur (190 km) and Delhi (210 km).
Prominent fauna: A plethora of birds including storks, Sarus cranes, many species of ducks, eagles, cormorants, etc. Also present are deer, fishing cats, otters and monitor lizards.
Best time to visit: October to February. Open through the year.
Destination Guide: Keoladeo was established as a National Park in 1982. A large man-made lake is the founding feature of the sanctuary. Consequently, the terrain is a mixture of wetlands and grassy woodlands. The fresh water marsh attracts a massive number of birds due to the rich availability of prey. For an avid bird watcher, the place is a virtual paradise. You can explore the park on foot, bicycles, cycle-rickshaws, or by boat when the water level is high. Nearby attractions include the Bharatpur Government Museum and the Lohagarh Fort, as well as the beautiful Deeg Palace, a summer retreat of the maharajahs.
Accommodation: Within the sanctuary, you can stay at the ITDC Bharatpur Forest Lodge. Just outside are the Laxmi Vilas Palace and the RTDC Saras Tourist Bungalow, among others.
Note: Bharatpur is tantalisingly close to some unmissable destinations, including the Taj Mahal, as well as other places in Rajasthan. Write to us mentioning approximately the number of days you have and we'll get back to you with some great itinerary options.


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Home » Business » Real Estate
5-year plan heavy on new housing
By Cherry Cao | 00:00 UTC+8 July 8, 2017 | Print Edition
SHANGHAI will increase residential supply significantly during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) period to ensure stable and healthy development of the housing market, and at the same time still keep its property-tightening measures in place, according to the latest industry blueprint.
Over the next five years until 2020, about 1.7 million new housing units will be added to the local market, an increase of 60 percent from the previous five-year period, the city government announced yesterday on its official WeChat account.
Among them, around 450,000 units will be commodity houses which refer to new residential properties, excluding those built under the city's affordable housing programs.
About 550,000 affordable homes will be built and the remaining 700,000 units will be for residential leasing purposes.
To facilitate the growth, a total of 5,500 hectares of residential parcels will be released to the local land market between 2016 and 2020, an increase of 20 percent from the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) period. Among them, about 2,000 hectares will be designated for commodity housing development, 1,700 hectares for rent-only homes and the rest 1,800 hectares for affordable housing development.
"It is a good attempt by the government to largely increase the supply of residential leasing units, which will provide a new option particularly for young people," said Joe Zhou, head of research for JLL China.
"Compared with renting from individual owners, leasing homes from developers or leasing companies is certainly more attractive to tenants."
Earlier this week, the local land authority already released two parcels — one in Zhangjiang of the Pudong New Area and the other in outlying Jiading District — designated solely for residential leasing, the first project of its kind ever allocated in the city to developers.
By 2020, a housing system under which sale and lease are of equal importance should be established in the city, with stable and moderate growth in the supply of commodity housing, significant increase in the supply of leasing units, as well as guaranteed supply of affordable housing, according to the 13th Five-Year Plan.
Supportive policies will also be introduced to encourage business expansion of home-leasing enterprises.
To further improve the living conditions of local residents, about 50 million square meters of old residential buildings across the city will undergo repair and renovation to improve their functions and safety during the five-year period through 2020, according to the plan.
Shanghai will also stick to its tightening policies to curb housing speculation over the coming few years as homes should be built for accommodation, not for speculation, purposes.
In the first half of this year, sales of both new and pre-occupied homes more than halved in the city from the same period a year ago, a result of strictly enforced cooling measures that mainly include home purchase restrictions and raised downpayment and interest rates.
By the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan, per capita living space of local residents rose to 18.1 square meters in Shanghai, the city government said.


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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.
Realm of Ash (The Books of Ambha) (Paperback)
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The fate of an empire rests in the hands of a young woman with magical blood and nothing left to lose, and an outcast prince determined to save his family at any cost, in this "dark, melodious, and memorable" new fantasy (Library Journal, starred review) from the author of Empire of Sand.
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Published: DAW - December 3rd, 2019
The fourteenth novel in the magical alternate history Elemental Masters series continues the reimagined adventures of Sherlock Holmes in a richly-detailed alternate 20th-century England.
While Sherlock is still officially dead, John and Mary Watson and Nan Killian and Sarah Lyon-White are taking up some of his case-load--and some for Lord Alderscroft, the Wizard of London.
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Monsters, manners, and magic combine in this exciting final volume in the Heartstone Trilogy—an exhilarating blend of epic fantasy and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice—in which a fearless healer and her dragon-riding husband must stop a reawakened evil from destroying their world.
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Simple Delaunay tesselation of N-body outputs - for fun, not profit.

Check out the [demo](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/drphilmarshall/Delaunay/blob/master/demo.ipynb) - you can also download [svg](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/drphilmarshall/Delaunay/blob/master/delaunay.svg) and [eps](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/drphilmarshall/Delaunay/blob/master/delaunay.eps) versions of the output (if you don't want to play with the ipython notebook).

Hacked together by Devon Powell, tweaked and shared by Phil Marshall. For more tools by Yao-Yuan Mao, check out (and cite) [his bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/yymao/helpers).

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I want to stop talking about airports for a while and continue talking about smart cities. In former posts I have talked about Smart Cities and I have said that it is important that citizens have to be the new center of decision of smart citizens. I have also supported that technology does not have to be the next barrier or the next excuse to oust citizens from public decisions.
You can see how this initiative goes one step beyond of what I said before and tries to build the smart city in a collaborative way. If we work with open source, open hardware solutions and collaborative people it is posible to have low cost solutions to build this smart cities that sometimes sound really odd for citizens. This is a brilliant idea that puts the citizen in the middle of the city construction and give us the tools to start making our own smart city.
Beyond this initiative it is also amazing how crowdfunding platforms as Goteo are arising in the Web. This kind of tools are already a real way to find the funds that governments are not able to provide to this kind of start up initiatives.
You can support Smart Citizen initiative here!
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Q: sort() - No matching function for call to 'swap' Just spent about an hour trying to figure out why I would get 20 error messages of the type "Semantic issue - no matching function for call to 'swap'" when I try to build the following class (in XCode).
test.h
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

class Test{
    std::vector<std::string> list;

    void run() const;
    static bool algo(const std::string &str1, const std::string &str2);
};

test.cpp
#include "test.h"

void Test::run() const {
    std::sort( list.begin(), list.end(), algo );
}

bool Test::algo(const std::string &str1, const std::string &str2){
    // Compare and return bool
}

Most of the people with the same problem seem to have made their algorithm a class member instead of a static member, but that is clearly not the problem here.

A: It turns out it's a very simple problem, but not very obvious to spot (and the error message doesn't do a very good job in helping out either):
Remove the const declaration on run() - voilá.

A: The compiler refers to swap because std::sort internally uses function swap. However as member function run is declared as constant function
void run() const;

then the object of the class itself is considered as a constant object and hence data member list also is a constant object
std::vector<std::string> list;

So the compiler tries to call swap with parameters that are constant references or even are not references and can not find such a function.

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