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Catholic Springtime
Originally at: http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/23/living/dreher-dante/index.html
by Rod Dreher
As a young man, I converted with great enthusiasm to Catholicism, and for 13 years was an ardent Catholic, eager to argue for the faith with all comers. The idea of not being a Catholic was utterly alien to me.
But spending four long years writing as a journalist about the sex abuse scandal destroyed my ability to believe in the Catholic Church's claims. I didn't lose my faith suddenly; it was torn from me bit by bit, like a torturer ripping out his victim's fingernails.
I had never believed that the Catholic Church (or any church) was perfect, and had full confidence that the arguments for Catholicism would enable me to withstand any challenge.
But nothing prepared me for the things I learned in writing about the scandal — the cruelty, the mendacity, the cynicism of the clergy. I eventually lost the ability to believe…
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Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Women-Security) Ankita Sharma said that the girl, studying in Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Sector 12, Noida, was going to school on a bicycle this morning when a 20-year-old man was there and told the girl that she was told by the Pandit. Worship the little girl by plucking the leaves of the tree, it will be good for you.
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What Not to Expect When You're Expecting in Hollywood
In Alice Lowe's directorial debut, the longtime writer and actress tells the story of a mother murdering strangers at the directive of her unborn child.
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In Prevenge, Alice Lowe stars as a woman offing.
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"She usually doesn't shout like this, but the music is making her go, 'Ahh!'"
Alice Lowe is stooping to pick up a plush toy her daughter's just thrown on the ground for the umpteenth time. She never fails to carry on our conversation, chatting with me as she simultaneously engages with her 10-month-old baby, Della Moon. The British director, writer, and actress (Hot Fuzz, Locke, The World's End) is sitting poolside at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel; Della, usually so calm in interviews, is singing along in small shouts to the loud music emanating from the outdoor bar.
But Lowe is a proat multitasking, and keeping Della calm while simultaneously promoting a low-budget movie to the pressis par for the course. Only once does she lose her train of thought—when a waitress stops by to take a drink order.
Ever since her directorial debut, Prevenge, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September, balancing motherhood and filmmaking has become something of a hallmark for Lowe. The film, which she wrote, directed, and starred in during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, depicts a pregnant woman who kills strangers at the command of her unborn child. Lowe's decision to cast the pregnant character as the hunter, rather than the hunted, has earned the film some acclaim out of the gate.
The film emerged from her own particular early fears about the danger in childbirth and another person wresting control of her life going forward. "I was scared I wasn't going to work again, I was scared that my identity would completely change, that I wouldn't see anyone," she says.
It's a sentiment many can relate to—about 15 to 20 percent of women experience depression or anxiety during childbirth. (Lowe is quick to point out that, fortunately for her, Della turned out to be "a very chill baby.")
In creating Prevenge, Lowe wanted to prove that pregnant women and mothers should be able to tell whatever stories they want to, in whatever way they see fit (that includes slicing off men's you-know-whats). In an interview in Los Angeles during AFI Fest, she talked to meabout asserting authority as a female director, what to do (and not to do) when you're expecting in Hollywood, and the baffling rarity of mainstream movies about pregnancy told from the female perspective.
This struck me as a film that could only be made by a woman.
That's something that I sometimes say as a joke: This is the one job I knew they couldn't take away from me.
How did this movie start for you?
I worked on a five-day movie as an actor called Black Mountain Poets with Jamie Adams, and it turned out really well—it went to Sundance and to South by Southwest. When he called me up and asked, "Do you want to do another one?" I was like, "Yeah, I really would, but I'm pregnant now so I can't really work."
But then I thought, what if I take this opportunity and make it into what works for me? So I came up with this idea about a pregnant character, I'd play her, and it would be about a pregnant character taking revenge. I pitched it to them and they were like, "We love it, great." All the way through I was kind of thinking it wasn't going to make it. But before I knew it, I was doing it. It all happened within two months: I was six months [pregnant] when I came up with the idea, and by the time I was making it I was seven months. I wrote it in a week, and then I gave the notes back, and did rewrites in the second week, and then by that stage we went into pre-production, we had to be ready.
Why did you ultimately decide on telling this movie as a horror story?
Horror's kind of my thing; I really like genre movies. And it entertained me, the idea that pregnancy's about birth, and to [subvert that] and make it about death, the complete opposite. And since I had this pregnant character, I though she had to be someone unremitting and really unsentimental, the perfect antithesis to the pregnant character stereotype.
I wanted it to be a revenge movie to move away from what I'd done. I'd done Sightseers, which is about serial killers, a different psychopathic pathology. I wanted to my character to have a reason behind why she's doing what she's doing. I wanted there to be a logic behind it.
There's a bit of a classical mythological influence as well. I was influenced by Medea and the Oresteia, things I'd studied in college.
Though it's fantastical, your script features what seems to be some telling details about the experience of being a pregnant woman, including details about job discrimination and the way women's health can take a backseat to the baby's in medical check-ups. To what extent were you trying to shed light on what it's like to be a pregnant woman?
I had such a short time to write the movie, so really everything that I put in there was research I was doing because I was pregnant. I was already feeling like a black sheep in the sense that I was going to prenatal yoga and wondering: "My god, is everyone getting lobotomized? Everyone's talking about [pregnancy] in such a calm way." It struck me as kind of sanitization, or an infantilization or fetishization, of how the childbirth industry makes it all fluffy and Pinterest-worthy and backlit and beautiful and white when really it's just like blood and shit and vomit everywhere.
It's always hard to write and direct a first feature, but you were doing it while pregnant. Were there any particular challenges or benefits to that?
I think there were a lot of benefits, actually. I had really good health and really good energy. I'd been wanting to make a film for ages, so I had loads of burning desire to do it: I was jumping out of bed every morning like, "Hey, I have a film, I can't believe it, I'm going to have a baby and make a film." I didn't think that would happen.
The benefits are that people are slightly scared of you if you're pregnant, that they can't upset you. I think that happens to directors anyway, being protected from bad news; but I think it happened even more to me because I was a pregnant woman. For me that was great, because then I could just focus on the creative aspects.
And I think being a mum, in a way, gives you a natural authority that people are less resentful of. I kind of felt like everyone was respecting me [on this film].
As an actress, have you come across a lot of "pregnant woman" roles, and is that something you're playing with in the film?
Weirdly, once I'd announced that the film was happening and it got covered in ScreenDaily, I got offered loads of pregnant roles. I was a bit like, "I don't only want to play pregnant roles." That's cool, it's fine, and it's all work. But to me, as an actress, you are scared of not getting work when you have a baby because, visually, it takes you out of a certain pool of casting, it takes you out in terms of time, and also people's perceptions. I've had actors say to me, "Don't tell anyone you have a baby, because you won't work again."
Also, as a "young director," you're supposed to make your first feature when you're under 40. It's all bullocks, and I don't believe in it, but at the time I just felt, if I don't make this film now, and I have kids, that's another 10 years, possibly, before I get to make my first film. Whereas doing it this way I feel like I can say to people, "Look, don't worry about the kids thing, it didn't affect me when I made this film."
I've proved now that you cannot say to me that my performance will be undermined by the fact that I've got kids. I knew it was kind of a ridiculous thing to undertake, but if I pulled it off, I knew it would be bigger than just me and my film. I want it to help other directors be able to make what they want, and value mothers, and women who want to tell a story who are mothers. Because otherwise you're cutting out a whole perspective.
And have you seen that come to fruition? Have other directing opportunities come your way since?
What happens when you have a female director emerging is that you get sent a load of projects with female leads. They're not necessarily anything to do with your filmmaking, and not necessarily tonally, or even content-wise, what you do. Sometimes the projects are quite amazing, and there are some really amazing people attached. But I'm not ready to do that—I want to find my voice and I want to be an auteur because I don't think there's enough female auteurs. It's a word that isn't applied to women, really. So it's going to be about resisting the choices that are wrong for me. Those choices can backfire, anyway, because you can get offered a project that you're really tempted by and then it's a flop, and if it had a big budget, you never work in this town again. And I think that's doubly [true] if you're a woman.
I think that cinema is a really important tool for us empathizing more with women. If everyone could watch a story where it's a woman killing someone but still have some empathy for her or understanding about what she's doing, to me that film has succeeded. And if that film is also really enjoyable and fun to watch, all for the better, really. I don't limit my audience, I don't say, this is a film for women. I just want it to be a good film to enjoy.
Many of the more mainstream films about pregnancy have been directed by men—Knocked Up, Juno, Baby Mama, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Rosemary's Baby. Did you take inspiration from any of those films in terms of what to do and even what not to do?
I'm a massive fan of Rosemary's Baby, it's one of my favorite films. But I did feel like it's from kind of a male perspective—some people would disagree with me. But to me, especially when you read the novel, it's very satirical, it's almost mocking this couple because they're these yuppies in the '60s, they're an upwardly mobile, irritating couple that have lots of dinner parties and cocktail parties. There's kind of scorn for the character in the book, I feel—which is great, I love that book. But I felt that lots of stuff happens to Rosemary rather than her being an agent of her own destiny. And I just was like, well, what if this person is very active rather than being passive, they're not the victim in the traditional sense, which is why revenge is one way to do that.
In terms of Knocked Up, I think there are loads of comedy films where the joke is the pregnant woman is screaming for ice cream or pickles and her husband's like, "Oh god, now she's in a bad mood," and he's running around, and that's the whole comedy, is her screaming and going: "You bastard! This is all your fault!" I don't think that represents real life at all to me. It's like the women aren't owning the comedy. I think it's about time someone made a film from the interior of being a pregnant woman, rather than the exterior. Because it's not funny when you give birth; it's fucking painful and you might die.
How did your feelings about the film change after your daughter was born?
I do wonder, would I have written the same film [today]? Because I feel like I took all my fears about pregnancy and my identity transforming and put them in the film, but, by making the film, I stopped any of those things from happening. I was scared I wasn't going to work again, I was scared that my identity would completely change, that I wouldn't see anyone, that I'd be really isolated and bored. And then I made a film and none of those things happened.
Afterwards, people were like, "You must have had a terrible pregnancy, because the film's really dark." No, I actually had an amazing pregnancy! I had a lovely time. The irony is she's like the cutest, funniest baby. She doesn't get cross about anything, she tolerates me doing an interview for an hour and she entertains herself. People are like, "This is the revenge baby?"
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Katie Kilkenny is a former associate editor at Pacific Standard, where she covered culture both online and in print. She was previously at The Atlantic, where she was an editorial fellow on the culture channel.


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Dems take back House, but GOP retains Senate, setting up divided Congress
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats took back the House with a surge of fresh new candidates and an outpouring of voter enthusiasm Tuesday, breaking the GOP's monopoly on power in Washington and setting the stage for a multitude of investigations of President Donald Trump that could engulf his administration over the next two years.
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Ending eight years of Republican control that began with the tea party revolt of 2010, Democrats picked off more than two dozen GOP-held districts in suburbs across the nation on the way to securing the 218 seats needed for a majority.
As of early Wednesday, two dozen races had yet to be decided, meaning the tally could grow slightly larger. But the final count is likely to leave Democrats with a narrow majority that could be difficult to manage and preserve.
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who is seeking to reclaim the gavel as House speaker, called it a "new day in America."
She saluted "those dynamic, diverse and incredible candidates who have taken back the House for the American people."
"Tomorrow will be a new day in America," Pelosi said Tuesday as it became clear Democrats would take back the House.
With the Republicans keeping control of the Senate, the outcome in the House could mean gridlock for Trump's agenda on Capitol Hill — or, conversely, it could open a new era of deal-making.
As the majority party, the Democrats will chair important committees and will have expansive powers to investigate the president, his business dealings and the inner workings of his administration, including whether anyone from the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians to influence the 2016 presidential election.
They will have authority to request Trump's tax returns and subpoena power to obtain documents, emails and testimony.
Any attempt to impeach Trump, however, is likely to run headlong into resistance in the GOP-controlled Senate.
Pelosi, meanwhile, is likely to face a challenge for the speakership from newer or younger members later this month. And the Democrats could see a struggle inside the party over how aggressively to confront the Trump administration.
During the campaign, Pelosi urged candidates to focus on lowering health care costs and creating jobs with infrastructure investment, and she tamped down calls for impeachment.
The campaign unfolded against a backdrop of ugly rhetoric and angry debates on immigration, health care and the role of Congress in overseeing the president.
In locking down a majority, Democratic candidates flipped seats in several suburban districts outside Washington, Philadelphia, Miami, Chicago, Denver and Dallas that were considered prime targets for turnover because they were won by Hillary Clinton in 2016. The Democrats made only slight inroads in Trump country, where they tried to win back white working-class voters.
Midterm elections are typically difficult for the party in power, but the GOP's hold on power was further weakened by an unusually large number of retirements as well as infighting between conservatives and centrists over their allegiance to Trump.
The Democrats, in turn, benefited from extraordinary voter enthusiasm, robust fundraising and unusually fresh candidates. More women than ever were running, along with veterans and minorities, many of them motivated by revulsion over Trump.
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As the returns came in, voters were on track to send at least 99 women to the House, shattering the record of 84 now. Perhaps the biggest new political star among them is New York's 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a liberal firebrand from the Bronx.
Also among them are the first two Native American women elected to the House — Democrats Sharice Davids of Kansas and Deb Haaland of New Mexico — and the first two Muslim-American women, Rhasida Tlaib of Michigan and Minnesota's Ilhan Oman.
The Republican side of the aisle elected mostly white men.
In trying to stem Republican losses, Trump made only passing reference to his $1.5 trillion tax cut — the GOP Congress' signature achievement — and instead barnstormed through mostly white regions of the country, interjecting dark and foreboding warnings. He predicted an "invasion" from the migrant caravan making its way toward the U.S. and decried the "radical" agenda of speaker-in-waiting Pelosi.
On Tuesday night, he called to congratulate Pelosi and acknowledged her plea for bipartisanship, the leader's spokesman said.
Voters were on track to send at least 99 women to the House, shattering the record of 84 now.
Health care and immigration were high on voters' minds as they cast ballots, according to a survey of the American electorate by The Associated Press. AP VoteCast also showed a majority of voters considered Trump a factor in their votes.
In the Miami area, former Clinton administration Cabinet member Donna Shalala won an open seat, while GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo lost his bid for a third term in a nearby district.
In the suburbs outside the nation's capital, Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock — among the most endangered GOP incumbents, branded Barbara "Trumpstock" by Democrats — lost to Jennifer Wexton, a prosecutor and state legislator.
And outside Richmond, Virginia, one-time tea party favorite Rep. Dave Brat lost to Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA operative motivated to run for office after the GOP vote to gut the Affordable Care Act. Like other Democrats across the country, Spanberger emphasized protecting people with pre-existing conditions from being denied coverage or charged more by insurers.
Pennsylvania was particularly daunting for Republicans after court-imposed redistricting and a rash of retirements put several seats in play. Democratic favorite Conor Lamb, who stunned Washington by winning a special election in the state, beat Republican Rep. Keith Rothfus in a new district. At least three other red districts flipped to blue.
In Kentucky, the heart of Trump country, one of the top Democratic recruits, retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath, lost her bid to oust to three-term Rep. Andy Barr in the Lexington-area district.
In her concession speech, Amy McGrath called for crossing the partisan divide and greater political civility: "I was unwilling and will remain unwilling to be part of the problem," she said.
Republicans had expected the GOP tax plan would be the cornerstone of their election agenda this year, but it became a potential liability in key states along the East and West coasts where residents could face higher tax bills because of limits on property and sales tax deductions.
The tax law was particularly problematic for Republicans in high-tax New Jersey, where at least three GOP-held seats flipped. The winners included Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot and federal prosecutor who ran for a suburban Newark seat.
The GOP campaign committee distanced itself from eight-term Rep. Steve King of Iowa after he was accused of racism and anti-Semitism, but he won anyway.
In California, four GOP seats in the one-time Republican stronghold of Orange County were in play, along with three other seats to the north beyond Los Angeles and into the Central Valley.
"We always knew these races are going to be close," said Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, co-chair of House Democrats' recruitment efforts. "It's just a very robust class of candidates that really reflects who we are as a country."
Left: U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reacts alongside fellow House Democrats to the results of the U.S. midterm elections at a Democratic election night rally in Washington. Photo by Al Drago/Reuters
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US Policy on Taiwan is a False and Dangerous Two-Step
Members of the Republic of China Army board a ship bound for Taiwan in 1949. Author unknown. Public Domain.
On November 15, US president Joe Biden and Chinese president Xi Jinping held a "virtual summit" covering a number of subjects and resulting, for the most part, in banal public pledges of "cooperation" to "ease tensions.
Biden, however, managed to score a double own goal on the subject of Taiwan by simultaneously justifying bad US foreign policy and endorsing Beijing's false "One China" claim.
On one hand, the US has neither any obligation nor any good reason to continue guaranteeing Taiwan's de facto independence from the mainland regime.
Taiwan is not a US state. Taiwan is not a US territory. There are no plausible circumstances under which a change of political authority in Taiwan would represent a threat to the defensibility or security of the United States. Therefore the only thing the Taipei regime should expect, or get, from the US regime is a Jeffersonian policy of "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none."
On the other hand, there's also no obligation on the part of the US government to pretend that Taipei is part of the People's Republic of China and subject to the Beijing regime's authority. It is not, it never has been, and no amount of "One China" posturing on the part of other regimes will change that fact.
Some people paraphrase the question as an answer: "Taiwan has always been part of China." That's no more true than the claim that "Cuba has always been part of Spain" or "Ireland has always been part of the United Kingdom." All three islands have histories preceding their invasion, occupation, and colonization, and all three islands have long since established independence (apart from Ireland's Six Counties, anyway).
Taiwan has, over the last few hundred years, been "part of" the Netherlands, "part of" Qing Dynasty China, "part of" Japan, and finally independent under Chinese Nationalists who wanted no part of the mainland's Communist revolution.
Whether Taiwan ever BECOMES "part of" the People's Republic should, in an ideal world, be a decision for its own people to make through whatever institutions they set up to make such decisions.
In our non-ideal world, there's a good chance that it will become "part of" the People's Republic through invasion, occupation, and colonization. While would be a bad thing, it's something the US government should neither commit American blood or treasure to prevent, nor encourage with its "One China" diplomatic balderdash.
Frankly, the latter course seems the likely goal of US strategy. Much as the Carter and Reagan administrations used Afghanistan as bait to give the Soviet Union "its own Vietnam," the Biden administration may be using Taiwan as bait in hopes of giving Beijing "its own Afghanistan." That would be a very bad outcome for all involved — especially the Taiwanese people.
Sooner or later, the US will return to the "hands off foreign disputes" approach that characterized its first century. Better that it do so sooner and voluntarily than later under the compulsion of military, economic, and political collapse.
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George Winston is "among the earliest and most successful proponents of contemporary instrumental music." Here is the first songbook ever notating his beloved piano pieces. Winston himself chose the songs & cover art, wrote the preface, and approved every note. Features 20 of his most-requested favorites: The Black Stallion * Joy * Longing * Prelude/Carol of the Bells * Thanksgiving * Variations on the Kanon by Pachelbel * and more. Includes a biography, discography, and discussion of chords. First Fully Authorized Songbook Featuring Winston's Esteemed Compositions & Arrangements!


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Where is 'Big Brother' fame 'Cody Calafiore now? A look at Season 22 winner's net worth
If there is any contestant who knows how to survive the 'Big Brother' house, it would have to be Cody Calafiore
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When it comes to reality shows that were truly trailblazers, 'Big Brother' sits high on the list. With 22 seasons in, the show is as popular as ever, and by the looks of it, fans can't seem to get enough.
Now, a whole new set of contestants are here to take on Season 23 and try their luck at winning the grand prize of $500,000. And, if there is any contestant who knows how to survive the 'Big Brother' house, it would have to be Cody Calafiore. Seeing that he was a runner-up on Season 16 and the winner of Season 22, Calafiore has had some great pay-days.
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Who is Cody Calafiore?
Cody Christopher Calafiore was born December 13, 1990, in Hackensack, New Jersey. He attended Monmouth University and later transferred to Temple University. He graduated from Fox School of Business and Management with a Bachelors in business administration. Calafiore first competed on Season 16 of 'Big Brother' back in 2014, where he was the runner-up to Derrick Levasseur.
What has he been up to after winning?
Post his Season 16 TV appearance, Calafiore became a model and signed with New York-based modeling agency Soul Artist Management. He has appeared in several publications such as Winq Magazine, Men's Fitness, LOVE Magazine, Risbel Magazine and The Fashionisto. He also acted in an independent film, 'What Happened Last Night' in 2016.
Calafiore is currently a full-time Twitch streamer. ScreenRant reports that he goes live on the platform every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, where he talks to fans while streaming video games. He is also active on TikTok, seeing that he has 66k followers on the platform.
Fans of the show might want to keep an eye out for Calafiore, seeing that he has teamed up with Season 16 winner Derrick Levasseur to start a YouTube channel where they discuss all things 'Big Brother'.
During their season, the duo was known as 'The Hitmen', having created an alliance early on that allowed them to dominate the show and ultimately win, seeing that they both walked away with cash prizes.
As reported by Showbiz CheatSheet, the channel is called The Winner's Circle and was created a week before the 'Big Brother' Season 23 premiere. The channel will most likely see the two discuss gameplay, cast members, recap moments from Live Feeds and possibly interviews post evictions.
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Bhutan's graduation from LDC to sleep on
"…the global economy downturn could defer the graduation", says Economic Minister Loknath Sharma
By Sangay Dorji
Bhutan's graduation from the UN's list of the LDC (Least developed country) category was ratified during the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly held in December 2018 and Bhutan was set to graduate from LDC to DC (Developed Country) in December 13, 2023 having met the graduation criteria for the first time at the triennial review in 2015, Bhutan met the criteria again in March 2018, making it eligible to be recommended for graduation by the UN(United Nations) Committee for Development Policy (CDP).
However, Covid pandemic period and post-pandemic has stalled the global economic growth at staggering rate. "The economic downturn globally could defer the graduation", said Economic Minister Loknath Sharma.
While Country like Bangladesh and Nepal has deferred their graduation year, Bhutan will also reassess the economic vulnerability before its graduation in 2023.
The graduation thresholds must be met for any two of the three criteria—Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of USD 1,242 or more, which is based on a three-year average, Human Assets Index (HAI) of 66 or more which looks at the level of undernourished population, under-five mortality rate, adult literacy and gross secondary enrollment ration; and Economic Vulnerability Index (EVI) of 32 or below which looks at natural disasters, remoteness, goods and services exports and agriculture production—in two consecutive triennial reviews.
While Bhutan easily meets two of these three criterions, economic vulnerability index remain a challenges. Bhutan's GNI per capita is USD $2,941 and the HAI score has improved rapidly and stood at 72.9 at the time of the CDP's triennial review in 2018 and 77.5 in 2020 which constitutes further improvement by 0.9 score points since 2019.However, Bhutan has not been able to meet the EVI criterion, giving cause for concern about whether its economic vulnerability can improve after graduation. The EVI stood at 35.4 in 2020.
According to Lynpo Loknath Sharma due to the third criteria that is economic Vulnerability Index the country's graduation from LDC to DC has to be re-assessed.
He said, "Economic Vulnerability is very high due to pandemic and economic recession and with this inflationary factor Economic Vulnerability is propelled in the critical stage"
A significant recession which is widespread and persistent downturn of economic activities and on the other hand, a surging inflation which has lead to rise in the prices of goods and services across the economy. These have converged to effectively eroding purchasing power for both consumers and businesses which is an important factor to consider economic Vulnerability of a country.
He further added that before country graduates from LDC to DC the government will reassess the economic Vulnerability which is not conducive and comfortable at the moment.
Though, the country's graduation from the LDC category is inferred to nation's economic strength, resilience to different financial shocks, and level of social and economic development. However, Bhutan will lose specific trade benefits and entitlements after graduation from the group of LDC.
He further said, "Although we are all set to graduate next year but it's important to know that Bhutan will lose its LDC incentives and specific trade benefits and entitlements so, before we finally graduate from LDC to DC, the government will reassess and come to the decision.
Bhutan currently is leveraged for inclusion in LDC- with specific preference schemes granted by developed countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme, which provides for tariff exceptions, duty-free and quota-free (DFQF) market access as in European Union (EU) and Japanese markets.


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Beko launches a new line of refrigerators in the FC Barcelona colors
The Turkish appliance maker and the former Barça player Éric Abidal take to Facebook Live to launch the #BekoFCBChallenge, which gives fans the chance to win one of the four models available
11:06AM Monday 03 Apr
Beko, the Turkish appliance maker and Premium Partner of FC Barcelona, presented on Monday at Camp Nou its new line of refrigerators, which come in the Barça colours.
In attendance were the former FC Barcelona player, Éric Abidal; the CEO of Beko Spain, Cem Akant; and International Sponsorship Project Leader for Beko Global, Maria Bañeres.
The appliance maker announced the launch of four new products that follow through on the company's goal of providing everyday solutions using the latest in technology and design. The four Barça-inspired refrigerators will be available through Beko's national distribution network.
To celebrate the launch of these special, Barça-themed refrigerators, Abidal and Beko took to Facebook Live, where they unveiled the #BekoFCBChallenge, a social media-based campaign that gives all Barça fans the chance to win one of the new models.
"Beko's partnership reaffirms that sport is a very important part of our lives," said Abidal. "The more free time that Beko can give to its users, the better."
About Beko
Beko, the international appliance maker based in Turkey, is part of the Arçelik Group and is a Global Premium Partner of FC Barcelona. Beko's four-year deal with Barça was signed at the start of the 2014/15 season and runs through the end of the 2017/18 season. The international sponsorship agreement calls for Beko's logo to appear on the sleeve of FC Barcelona's official jerseys.
"Our partnership with FC Barcelona has contributed substantially to the recognition of the Beko Spain brand," said Mr. Akant, the Beko CEO. "That's why we have designed a new range of four fridges inspired by the colours of Barça and by the passion for football so that fans can continue their passion at home."
Beko is the second largest white good brand and has been the fastest growing brand in the European market in the last seven years. In Spain, Beko is third in sales among appliance makers. For the company, the smart generation is the greatest source of inspiration in pioneering future solutions and is inspired by people's ever-changing needs and lifestyles, with the aim of making the lives of consumers easier.
"The fact that Beko wants to carry out these types of activities with us shows that the partnership with FC Barcelona is fruitful for both parties," said Manel Arroyo, FC Barcelona's Vice President for Marketing and Communications. "With the kind of sponsorship that Beko is implementing, our colours will be present in a prominent place in many homes."
For more information on Beko, visit www.beko.es.


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"Well maintained ranch style home featuring soaring vaulted ceilings and open great room floor plan. 3 bed 2 bath. Large lot located at the end of quiet cul-de-sac. Excellent North Lafayette location close to parks and schools. New roof and water heater."
"New home underway. Quality touches through out. Three bedrooms with one level plan. Great room floor plan. Tile counters, custom cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and pantry. Master suite features walk in closet. Extensive laminate flooring, vaulted great room, covered back patio. Large back yard."
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"Great opportunity on this 1994 built double wide manufactured home on own lot. The home features spacious great room with vaulted ceiling, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and 1,512 square feet. Oversize double car attached garage. The Seller must comply with HUD Guidelines 24 CRF 206.125. The property is sold AS IS Offers to be full price or higher."
"Seller is a personal representative of the estate. Buyer to do their own due diligence to see if manufactured home is lendable. There is minimal value in the home. The PR doesn't have information on the manufactured home. There is a kitchen with an eating area, large living room, 2 bedrooms, and a full bathroom with the w&d hook up located in there too."


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Stranded Woman Survived On Pie And Rainwater For 2 Weeks
By Jean Trinh
A 68-year-old woman from Fullerton who was stranded with her husband in a rural area of San Diego County for two weeks miraculously survived on fruit, pie and rainwater.
However, Dianna Bedwell's husband, 79-year-old Cecil "Paul" Knutson, didn't make it through the harrowing ordeal, the L.A. Times reports. His body was discovered near their 2014 white Hyundai Sonata on Sunday when authorities found the missing couple at the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation in Warner Springs. Bedwell, who was found in their car, was dehydrated and slipping in and out of consciousness, and was airlifted to a hospital in Escondido.
The couple disappeared after leaving a Valley Center Casino on Mother's Day and were heading to their son's home in La Quinta in Riverside County that afternoon. It appears that they tried to find a shortcut to avoid the traffic and got lost in the remote area. San Diego County Sheriff's Department Lt. Jim Bolwerk told the OC Register that the area they were found was "at a very high elevation, mountainous, and very thickly forested." Their car had gotten stuck on boulders in the rugged terrain, according to NBC Los Angeles.
"They were really off the beaten path," San Diego County Sheriff's Lt. Kenneth Nelson told the Associated Press. "We were really surprised that the vehicle they were driving, a sedan, was even able to get out there. It was so rural that it took two weeks for even off-roaders to find them."
Authorities had been searching for the couple ever since their son reported them missing, but crews had a hard time finding them with aerial searches because their car was shrouded by trees. A person who went off-roading spotted their car and reported it to authorities. Crews saw that there were cups surrounding the couple's car, so authorities believed the couple was collecting rainwater to survive.
"It was obvious that they were walking around," tribal police chief Dave Sossaman told NBC Los Angeles. "They tried to walk out two or three times but couldn't make it."
Bedwell and Knutson were both diabetic. They were retired school bus drivers who had been married for more than 25 years.
"That she survived is nothing short of a miracle," Nelson told the Times. "Even for someone fit and in good health, surviving this long would be difficult. She is elderly and with health problems and yet she made it."


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Q: How to parse string value "(20)" to Integer in Javascript? I'm working with a string "(20)". I need to convert it to an int. I read parseInt is a function which helps me to achieve that, but i don't know how.

A: Use string slicing and parseInt()
var str = "(20)"
str = str.slice(1, -1) // remove parenthesis
var integer = parseInt(str) // make it an integer
console.log(integer) // 20

One Line version
var integer = parseInt("(20)".slice(1, -1))

The slice method slices the string by the start and end index, start is 1, because that's the (, end is -1, which means the last one - ), therefore the () will be stripped. Then parseInt() turns it into an integer.
Or use regex so it can work with other cases, credits to @adeithe
var integer = parseInt("(20)".match(/\d+/g))

It will match the digits and make it an integer
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*slicing strings

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A: You can use regex to achieve this
var str = "(20)"
parseInt(str.match(/\d+/g).join())

A: Easy, use this
var number = parseInt((string).substr(2,3));

A: Cleaner version of Hedy's
var str = "(20)";
var str_as_integer = parseInt(str.slice(1, -1))

A: You need to extract that number first, you can use the match method and a regex \d wich means "digits". Then you can parse that number

let str = "(20)";
console.log(parseInt(str.match(/\d+/)));

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Q: Why is this JavaScript eating all my memory? So I have a wee javascript app that receives a pair of numbers from a server every minute (or whatever) and over the course of the minute it updates a div every second (or whatever) so that the value shown in the div gradually increments from the first value to the second.  It's only short, I'll post the code at the bottom of the question.
The function contains two sub functions - one of them does the ajax call to update the two values, one of them updates the div contents with a value somewhere between the two values.  The ajax function uses setInterval to schedule the div updating function when it has the response from the server, and when the div updating function detects that it's time to update the two values it clears the set interval and calls the ajax function.  These two functions thus carry on calling each other for ever.
I declared every variable used by the two sub functions in the outer function, so neither sub function creates any new variables, and both sub-functions are allowed to finish completely each time anyway (thanks to the setInterval in the ajax function).
The memory usage is going up almost every second, which must be every time doDivRefresh is called, but I don't understand what it's doing with new memory each time it's called - it doesn't create any variables.
Help!
/**
 *
 * Periodically gets the latest values for a stat and changes the contents of a
 * div so that is ticks up from the previous value to the latest value
 *
 * @param divID
 *            The id of the div to update
 * @param URL
 *            The URL that provides the values
 * @param updateDivFrequency
 *            How often the value displayed in the div is updated, in
 *            miliseconds
 * @param updateDataFrequency
 *            How often the underlying data is updated from the server, in
 *            seconds
 *
 */
function updateStatOverPeriod(divID, URL, updateDivFrequency, updateDataFrequency)
{
    var somethingDoer = new function()
    {
    };
    var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
    var currentValue = "";
    var previousValue = "";
    var latestValue = "";
    var it = 0;
    var currentTime = new Date();
    var endTime = new Date().getTime();

    function doDivRefresh(endTime)
    {
        if (currentValue != null)
        {
            currentValue = currentValue + it;
            document.getElementById(divID).innerHTML = addCommas(parseInt(currentValue));
        }
        else
        {
            document.getElementById(divID).innerHTML = "
No data
";
        }
        // If it's time to refresh the data end this loop and call the starting
        // off method again
        currentTime = new Date();
        if (currentTime.getTime() >= endTime)
        {
            clearInterval(somethingDoer);
            doAJAX();
        }
    }

    function doAJAX()
    {
        // If browser supports javascript
        if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
        {
            // Connect to the server and get the new pair of values
            request = new XMLHttpRequest();
            request.open('get', URL);
            request.onreadystatechange = function()
            {
                // Once...
                if (request.readyState == 4)
                {
                    // we've got...
                    if (request.status == 200)
                    {
                        // the response
                        if (request.responseText)
                        {
                            // Parse the response and work out our iterator
                            previousValue = parseFloat(request.responseText.split("&")[0]);
                            latestValue = parseFloat(request.responseText.split("&")[1]);
                            if ((previousValue == 0) || (latestValue == 0))
                            {
                                it = parseFloat('0.00');
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                it = parseFloat((latestValue - previousValue) / (updateDataFrequency / updateDivFrequency));
                            }
                            // Set up the doRefreshDiv function in a loop that
                            // will exit and re-call this function
                            // once updateDataFrequency has elapsed
                            currentValue = previousValue;
                            endTime = new Date().getTime() + updateDataFrequency;
                            doDivRefresh(endTime);
                            somethingDoer = setInterval(function()
                            {
                                doDivRefresh(endTime);
                            }, updateDivFrequency);
                            alert("end of ajax response function()");
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            document.getElementById(divName).innerHTML = "
Error - no data received from server
";
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        document.getElementById(divName).innerHTML = "
Error - server returned " + request.status + "
";
                    }
                }
            };
            request.send(null);
        }
        else
        {
            console.error("No window.XMLHttpRequest, does this browser support AJAX?");
        }
        alert("end of doAJAX()");
    }

    // Start
    updateDataFrequency = updateDataFrequency * 1000;
    doAJAX();
}

A: These are the first four lines corrected according to jslint.com:
function updateStatOverPeriod(divID, URL, updateDivFrequency, updateDataFrequency) {
    "use strict";
    var somethingDoer = function() {};
    var request = new XMLHttpRequest();

Paste your code there and check for common JS errors. It seems this code was either transformed from an other language to JavaScript or somebody who is not familiar with JavaScript...
See my answer javascript memory leak for dealing with memory leaks. I still think Drip is a very good tool for finding and understanding memory leaks.

A: I agree that new Date() is always going to be costly. Now here as you just want this code to be executed to refresh values at regular interval can you use setTimeout("doAJAX()",2000); and you can specify the interval in milliseconds instead of checking it using a date function. That should help and in another case you can well use jquery.Ajax if you're interested because there you will be able to concentrate on your area of interest instead of dealing with XMLHttpRequest by yourself.

A: [head slap]
Thanks for the answers guys, but the real problem was a typo in the element calling the script.  Due to a / where I meant to put a * the script was being called about once a millisecond instead of once a minute as intended!


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When a court's affirmative orders meet with lawyer silence
Photo from website of U.S. District Court (W.D. Mi.).
Today, Virginia's intermediate appellate court found a lawyer in contempt and disbarred her from practicing before the Virginia Court of Appeals (thanks to Ken Lammers for pointing out that the disbarment only applies to that court, and not to all Virginia courts) for her insufficiently explained silence in response to the Court of Appeals' orders to file an amended petition for appeal after denying her petition to withdraw as court-appointed appellate criminal counsel (she also was silent when the order was repeated), not responding to a subsequent order to show cause why the foregoing behavior should not lead to a contempt order, and then not appearing in court on the date designated for hearing the contempt show cause matter. In re Lynch, Rec. No. 0051-09-1 (Va. App., Feb. 3, 2009).
The Virginia Court of Appeals re-set the contempt show-cause hearing for January 13, 2009. At that hearing, the lawyer insufficiently explained her actions, by saying her caseload was too heavy, and she failed to pay proper attention to the court's orders. The Court's contempt and disbarment Order permits the lawyer to petition for reinstatement after showing completion of "sufficient" continuing legal education in the areas of time management, appellate practice, and professionalism. Lynch
I remember taking a criminal court appointment for a drug felony appeal several years ago, not in Virginia, where the court-appointed appellate lawyer had already been dismissed from the case for twice missing court deadlines to file a simple, short docketing statement. I was very frustrated when I tried unsuccessfully to get the case file from him. The court's order directed him to get me the file, but he dragged his feet for many days, and the briefing deadline was short. He finally hand-delivered the file to me.
Attorney Lynch committed more lengthy and more serious delays with the Virginia Court of Appeals than the foregoing predecessor lawyer in my appellate case, which probably caused more frustration to the appellate judges than I felt with the lawyer who delayed in getting me his file. Whether or not Ms. Lynch's disbarment was appropriate, versus a lesser sanction of a short suspension at worst, it would have been folly for Ms. Lynch to have expected to get away with nothing more than a slap on the wrist after she finally appeared before the Court of Appeals for her contempt show cause hearing. Jon Katz
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A rockoon (from rocket and balloon) is a solid fuel sounding rocket that, rather than being immediately lit while on the ground, is first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and ignited. This allows the rocket to achieve a higher altitude, as the rocket does not have to move under power through the lower and thicker layers of the atmosphere.

The original concept was developed by Cmdr. Lee Lewis, Cmdr. G. Halvorson, S. F. Singer, and James A. Van Allen during the Aerobee rocket firing cruise of the U.S.S. Norton Sound on March 1, 1949.

A serious disadvantage is that unpiloted balloons cannot be steered, and consequently the location from which the rocket is launched can be uncertain. Therefore, a large area for the fall of the rocket is required for safety reasons.

Early atmospheric research
Time magazine reported in 1959: "Van Allen's 'Rockoons' could not be fired in Iowa for fear that the spent rockets would strike an Iowan or his house." Van Allen convinced the U.S. Coast Guard to let him fire his rockoons from the icebreaker Eastwind that was bound for Greenland. "The first balloon rose properly to 70,000 ft., but the rocket hanging under it did not fire. The second Rockoon behaved in the same maddening way. On the theory that extreme cold at high altitude might have stopped the clockwork supposed to ignite the rockets, Van Allen heated cans of orange juice snuggled them into the third Rockoon's gondola and wrapped the whole business in insulation. The rocket fired."

The Office of Naval Research (USA ONR) used the Loki in some of its Rockoon launches, lofting the Loki to high altitudes on a helium balloon before firing, for upper atmosphere research. The first Rockoon launch of the Loki I occurred on Jul 1 1955 from shipboard off the coast of Greenland.

During July–October 1955 instrumented Loki I and Deacon rockets were successfully balloon launched (Rockoons) from shipboard off the coast of Greenland in cosmic-ray studies by The University of Iowa research group. Army Ordnance supplied JPL-developed Loki rockets and ONR sponsored the project.

The first attempt of the Deacon Rockoon on Aug 21 1952 06:25 GMT from the Arctic Ocean 80.1 N x 68.5 W was a failure. However, success came on Aug 9 1953 in the Atlantic Ocean, Launch Site 11 Launch Point 10 74.38 N x 71.93 W, at 05:54 GMT. This was quickly followed by another success on Aug 30 1953 20:46 GMT, at Atlantic Ocean Launch Site 11 Launch Point 13 53.13 N, 54.75 W.

In September 1957, as part of the U.S. contributions for the International Geophysical Year, thirty-six Rockoons (balloon-launched rockets) were launched from Navy icebreaker U.S.S. Glacier in Atlantic, Pacific, and Antarctic areas ranging from 75° N. to 72° S. latitude, as part of the scientific program headed by James A. Van Allen and Lawrence J. Cahill of The University of Iowa. These were the first known upper atmosphere rocket soundings in the Antarctic area. Launched from IGY Rockoon Launch Site 2, Atlantic Ocean; Latitude: 0.83° N, Longitude: 0.99° W.

Recent usage

More recently, the JP Aerospace company has developed and used rockoons as part of its space access plans.  Additionally, Iowa State University, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and Purdue University (Purdue Orbital) have started programs to develop rockoons and significant work has been recently done by Leo Aerospace based in Los Angeles and a Romanian space company, ARCASPACE. The Spanish company Zero2infinity plans to launch a toroid shaped rocket from a balloon called Bloostar in 2018 to carry micro satellites to low Earth orbit. UK base company, B2Space is developing the concept to launch small satellites into low Earth orbit. The American company Deimos-One is developing an AI assisted concept to launch rockets and carry satellites to low Earth orbit.

See also

 Air launch to orbit
 CU Spaceflight
 Da Vinci Project
 JP Aerospace
 Non-rocket spacelaunch
 Zero2infinity's Bloostar
 Deimos-One's Vulcan
 The Space Perspective

References

Sources

External links

 Details of Rockoon launches made in 1956 from the USS COLONIAL in the Pacific Ocean Stratocat website
 Details of Rockoon launches made between 1952 and 1954 in the Arctic by the USCGC EASTWIND Stratocat website
 High Altitude Research Corporation

1953 in spaceflight
Rocket propulsion
Spaceflight

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Charles Clay has caught 39 passes for 457 yards and two scores this season. - [Image Credit: AFC East Bills Fan Channel / YouTube screencap]
Belichick is wary of Bills tight end Charles Clay and the damage that he can do against them.
by ZeeGee Cecilio
December 21, 2017 at 7:05 PM December 21, 2017 at 7:05 PM
As they prepare for their Sunday's clash (Dec. 24) with the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is wary of Bills tight end Charles Clay and the damage that he can do against them. "He's always involved," Belichick said of the 6-foot-3, 255-pound Clay, calling him a really good player. A report from website Pats Pulpit relayed these quotes. Belichick said Clay possesses the discipline and great speed in his route, adding that he could run away from a lot of guys. Since entering the NFL as a sixth-round pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2011, Clay has faced the Patriots 11 times, catching 31 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns.
While Clay has gone 3-8 against the Patriots, Belichick expects Clay to exploit mismatches and explode anytime against their defense, which could derail New England's chances of clinching the top seed in the AFC.
Clay opens up scoring opportunities
Belichick said Clay could give other Bills offensive players scoring opportunities, especially running backs LeSean McCoy or Travaris Cadet. Belichick said Clay hasn't been the primary target for the Bills, but he creates lots of openings for other players that can catch opponents off-guard. This season, Clay has caught 39 passes for 457 yards and two scores. McCoy, for his part, rushed 259 times for 1,057 yards and six touchdowns and caught 52 passes for 350 yards and two touchdowns for the Bills, who need a win over the Patriots and the Miami Dolphins to shore up their postseason hopes.
The Bills are 8-6 and still in contention in the AFC Wild Card race. In their 24-16 win over the Dolphins, McCoy ran 20 times for 50 yards and a touchdown and caught four passes for 46 yards and a score. McCoy also reached the 10,000 rushing yards plateau, becoming just the 30th NFL player in history to accomplish the feat.
Branch, Burkhead remain on DNP list
For the second straight day, the Patriots held practice Thursday (Dec. 21) without defensive tackle Alan Branch and running back Rex Burkhead. Branch and Burkhead are both dealing with knee issues. According to earlier reports, Branch is expected to miss a few weeks but could return in time for the playoffs.
The Patriots are also hoping that Burkhead could return for the postseason. Limited in practice were rushers Brandon Bolden and James White, wide receivers Chris Hogan and Matthew Slater, defensive back Brandon King, defensive end Eric Lee, linebacker Kyle Van Noy, and offensive tackle LaAdrian Waddle.
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Upon opening the door to Atticus' Attic, you will be met with the sound of Wizarding bands both new and old being piped through the whole store. Step inside and you'll find yourself among a sea of Music Tables boasting thousands of albums from artists both Magic and Muggle on any medium you aspire to find. Vinyl records, cassette tapes, compact discs, and 8-track tapes, along with the appropriate devices to play all of these things, paired with large over-ear headphones, can be found at each table. And though many of the tables are dedicated to well-known Muggle recording formats, a fair amount of them are also dedicated to "item albums" as well. Small boxes bearing a band and album name litter these tables, and inside are items the size of a knut, varying in colour and shape dependent on the box's label. A single tap with a wand will cause the album to begin to play aloud or the album can also be stuck behind the ear to be played privately, so as to not disturb others.
At the back of the shop, you might notice the door tucked off to the right side with a shiny plaque marking the room beyond as "The Recording Booth". Inside you'll find a very large, enchanted soundboard and a plethora of various sound equipment. A sign on the wall asks that you please not touch the soundboard, as it is a very delicate piece of technology. The wide room is complete with several microphone stands scattered throughout and many enchanted instruments, waiting to be played by hand or charmed to life. You'll find that any artist entering the room will have their music or vocals magically isolated by careful charms laid out by the shopkeeper. Time in this booth can be booked in advance and walk-ins are also accepted on basis of availability.
Set along the back wall of the shop is an area devoted specifically to displaying the various band merchandise offered up for sale. The wall is lined completely with T-shirts, stacks of which can be found in cube shelving beneath, along with an assortment of band-related hoodies. A few tables bear a hodge-podge of items to be browsed: band logo jewelry, keychains, posters, and sturdy white cardboard boxes filled with music-related magazines, each labeled on the front with the magazine's name, are just a few of the treasures you'll find here. Whatever your musical needs, Atticus's Attic is sure have what you're searching for.
Know of any bands/musicians who've got albums out that's not on this list? We'd love to add them! Just make a Wiki for them, then PM the shopkeeper so they can edit the list.
This shop is STAFFED by Atticus Zeller (emjay).
Delyth couldn't help but be content nestled in between what seemed like an everlasting amount of tables filled with all the different types of music one could want! Eyes closed, there she stood, her frizzy blonde hair somewhat covering her face due to the over ear headphones that she was wearing. Despite the obvious humour in her appearance, she couldn't help but give a small head shake and wiggle as the music blaring into her ears. "And nothing's g'nna bring me down!" That was it. She'd decided. She was going to purchase the CD. Honestly, she wasn't familiar with much muggle music but this would go well with her collection back home. With a small smile that highlighted her pearly whites, she continued to stand there, blissfully unaware that there was anyone else around.
Victoria walked into the shop ready to enjoy her afternoon off. It was nearing the busy season and she was hoping that this year she would be better prepared since she had a whole year to get ready for all of the Hogwarts students coming in. She was looking for some music to play in the shop when she was working on some of the custom orders. She was nearly to the section holding her favorite muggle music. Tucking a piece of her dark hair behind her ear.
She finally looked up and noticed a blond with headphones on. Victoria really wondered what exactly she was listening to. Victoria was still trying to make friends and she looked like she was enjoying whatever she was listening to and she was right next to the section she needed, might as well talk to her. "Find anything new?" boy was that a lame way to start a conversation...good going Victoria.
Delyth couldn't help but stand there for just a little bit longer. After all, she only had to go and buy new robes before she left Diagon Alley so what did it matter if she left a little later than expected? Turning mid shimmy, she watched as a young witch entered the shop and coolly strolled to the same music section that she was in. Feeling somewhat self-conscious now, she slowly came to a stop and paused the music. Removing the CD carefully so as not to scratch it, she placed it back in the plastic case and finally removed the headphones that had been constricting her curly hair before finally turning to find the black haired girl looking at her.
"Yup, I'm actually going to buy this one" answering her question with a smile. Holding up the cd she had been listening to now. Despite her usual bubbliness, she couldn't help but become more enthusiastic about the CD in front of her. "It's a really good CD!" pausing for a second before continuing "only if you like muggle music I guess. But I mean, it's quite a feel good album". Stopping finally to take a breath, she grinned whilst taking out the CD again and placing it back in the CD player. "Her, have a listen" holding out the headphones now as she turned to her favourite track on the album.
Victoria smiled, seeing the other women show her what exactly she was listening to. Her smile broadened when she heard her trail off about if she herself liked muggle music. She didn't just like it, "Oh man i love it. I typically listen to it while i'm working. Have to keep it to a minimum sometimes because I sing too loud." she blushed a bit at starting to blab on about her music habits.
Tori watched as the woman pulled the CD back out to place in the player. Her eyes followed her her hand holding the headphones. Shrugging she put the headphones over her ears and started to listen. It was a really bright feel good song. She was amazed at just how much she liked the song. "THIS IS..." Realizing she was probably yelling she started taking the headphones off of her head and smiled, "really good. I'm surprised I'm not usually into this kind of stuff." Her smile felt as if it reached her ears. "I'm Victoria by the way." she held her hand out trying to be proper like her mama had taught her.
Delyth couldn't help but give a wide smile to the girl in front of her now. She honestly had to work hard in the shop when she had the headphones on so she knew exactly how the other woman felt! "I know exactly how you feel! Although, sometimes I just can't help it" she exclaimed, flicked her frizzy hair with anticipation. "Especially if it's happy go lucky music! That just gets be hoping and bopping!" As if to demonstrate her point, she gave a little jiggle. Right there. In the middle of the CD isle. Oooooops!
Smirking slightly at the girl's reaction now, she couldn't but approve of this girl and her reaction to the song. Mouthing somewhat like a fish "IT'S A REALLY…happy song! Getting quieter as she took off the headphones. Muggle music really wasn't to everyone's taste but it was nice to meet someone else who seemed to like it just as much as her. Holding her hand out, somewhat tentatively, she replied "I'm Delyth", her accent changing slightly to that of her previous homeland as she pronounced her name. As if dancing and singing wasn't embarrassing enough.
"So…" she continued, changing the subject before her blush became too obvious "Why are you in here today?" It was a stupid question. Obviously she Victoria wanted to buy music but still, it was polite. Right? Hopefully, she wouldn't come across as too silly.
Laughing along with the woman, who was now shimmy and shaking in the isle she started to grove along too. It was fun to meet such an exciting personality here and there. It was seriously an amazing thing to experience these days. She was laughing along with the music when she realized that she was talking quieter now and she should probably take the headphones off completely.
Tori took her hand and shook it with a bit more enthusiasm than was probably necessary. Delyth. That was a really pretty name. She liked it, granted she liked most things. She laughed at her question of what brought her into the shop. She figured it was a polite question to ask but a bit redundant when you considered the fact that it was only a music store. "Oh I work down at Malkin's and I wanted some new music to help me finish up the last minute robes before all of the students start getting their robes for the year. I assume you were on a particular hunt for this band?" she smiled as she tried to see who the band was so she could consider looking into them for a possible purchase in the future.
Delyth couldn't help but grin a little as the female in front of her shook her arm partially out of its socket. She didn't mind though, it was so nice to meet someone friendly! Nodding slightly now as she listened intently to her new friends answer. "Aha really? I actually need to find some new dress robes. Maybe you could help me sometime. I'm terrible at making decisions when it comes to dress robes". It may not seem like it, but Delyth was terrible at making decisions. Once they were made, then she'd stick to it but making the decision was torture and trying to decide what dress robes to buy was about as tricky as it came.
Delyth had to admire her gumption. Playing muggle music in a wizard shop. It took guts. She could imagine several wizards not taking too kindly to that although she had a feeling if they voiced their disapproval, Victoria would give them a good tongue lashing. "So what types of music do you play? Who do you play? Would I have heard of them? Or are they more unheard of? Do they…"She trailed off on the last question now slightly embarrassed at how many she'd just bombarded her with. Delyth could behave herself. Honestly. She didn't always talk as if she'd been hit by a chatterbox charm.
"I was looking for them. I'd heard one of his songs and it was rather sad. But it intrigued me so I thought I'd come check out the rest of the album". Smiling now at the CD as she placed it back in its plastic home. "I really do listen to anything though to be fair. I'm just a little sponge when it comes to music. I take everything in" a small laugh now escaping her lips at the throw away comment.
She blushed deeply knowing full well she propbably shook the poor woman's hand off. But she loved making new friends since this was only her second year in the Alley and she wanted to be friendly and make friends. Hearing she needed new robes her face lit up brighter than a fire cracker on the Fourth of July. "Absolutely. You just come on down and I'll get you settled into a new set. But you should really come either earlier morning or mid afternoon as those are my least busy...usually when I'm standing around wondering where all the people are..." she trailed off realizing she likely sounded like she was going on and on and on.
Her curiosity or at least ability to ask so many questions out Victoria at ease. It was one thing when she did all the talking but it seemed she had met someone else who could equally talk as much as her. "I'm not sure. The muggle bands that I listen to are a wide variety. Some are rock some are pop. I think my absolute favorite right now is Dolly Parton. She's big back where I'm from and I like to just sing along and such to her tunes." although who was she kidding, Dolly was someone who gave her more life advice than anyone ever had. She was fairly certain that Dolly had given her her confidence.
Delyth smiled friendly back at her as she talked about the best times to come into the shop, a plan forming in her mind. "Thank you! I'll do that soon. I mean, I'm not sure how long I'll be in London" a small frown creasing her face briefly before she continued "but I think it could be this week". She really did need new dress robes. Maybe that would help her solve her current predicament.
Dolly Parton? Huh. Delyth hadn't actually heard of that muggle band but it sounded interesting. Maybe she'd have to look them up sometime. It sounded…Interesting. "So where are you from? If you don't mind me prying too much?" biting her bottom lip lightly as she asked. Some people just didn't like her asking so many questions. Hopefully, Victoria wouldn't mind too much.
"Aha that's so cool! I wish I had the space for it but I just move around too much to really collect too much. Makes it too hard to move then, you know?" Settling down and buying her first house was high on her list of things to do but that was proving somewhat if a struggle. "I'm jealous! I want that!" a playful smile across her face now.
She saw the look on her face as she mentioned Dolly Parton. She loved her. Sure it was very old music comparatively but Dolly still ran Tennessee when she left; and she would probably still be running it when she was gone herself. "I'm from Tennessee. Its not too much prying, promise." She loved talking to people about everything and anything. It really was one of her favorite things, talking and getting to know people that is.
Her eyes grew wide hearing about moving. Secretly Tori wished she would act that way instead she usually charmed her stuff to fit into a bag or make it small enough it wasn't a problem. She used the perk of being magical to her full advantage. Even though she had one of the most muggle jobs ever. Sure, you could use charms to sew and she did here and there but there just was something about sewing it yourself that made the piece that much more enjoyable and lasted longer. Probably why she had such a large collection of hand-me-down robes for Hogwarts. Made to last…. "I wish. I usually do the unconventional of using charms to make moving easier… Had to especially for the move to work at Malkins." she trailed off.
Atticus had woken up that morning with a brilliant plan. It was two-fold - well, three, if anyone wanted to get into specifics - and the first part began in his own store of course.
It took a little bit of rearranging in his store to make the most of it, but he had gotten up way earlier than he would have liked, just so he could accomplish this. And once he was done, he put up several signs, both in the windows of his store for passersby to see and inside the shop to remind his customers of the great, limited time sale he was having.
There. Rather pleased with himself, he headed around to the other side of the counter while he busied himself with his new inventory order. The next part of his plan would have to wait till Levi got there later today. But for now, he'd wait and see wait this brought in.
She was now in London and Valentina Fernández couldn't be more excited. If the locals couldn't tell by her camera attached to her eye and pictures being taken everywhere or maybe they could by her Mexican Quidditch team hoddie she had on. As soon as Mexico got into the final sixteen Valentina put her notice in at work for vacation and booked a room at the only hotel that was left with rooms. It was a bit further from the Alley, but floo made that not an issue.
Now that she was here though she wanted to see everything. Her team wasn't playing for another week, but vacation was a vacation. With a map in her hand of all the shops and the best tourist locations to hit in between matches, she was off.
Seeing a music store Val couldn't help but head in. She loved music and little shops always held her interest. So heading in she looked around the store. This was going to be a good one she could already tell.
Lamberto had been working his bum off as of late and per usual he liked listen to some of his favorite tunes. He had heard the buzz alot over a music shop in Diagon Alley maybe once or twice before and decided he should check it out while he was still in town.
Lamberto's whistle of amazement didn't stand a chance against the loud music bumping from every angle of the store as he walked in. As he sauntered by, he felt somewhat overwhelmed not yet decided where to start. It was glorious!
He walked passed signs displaying their sale specials and his interests were piqued! He smiled at a young lady whom he noticed, casually walking past her and ultimately dashing to the vinyl records in the classic tune genre.
Atticus couldn't have asked for a better event to boost business. Summer was always a busy time in the Alley, but now with the Quidditch World Cup being played in England, it seemed like half the Wizarding World was traveling here. And he couldn't be more pleased. Business was already booming and it was only May.
Once he assisted a customer with a music recommendation, his eyes fell on quite an attractive woman as she walked in. Atticus veered his path through the store to pause next to her as she began to look around. "Good day, Miss. Anything I can help you with?"
Atticus wasn't much of a Quidditch fan himself, but he tended to at least recognize some of the players. They were fairly famous, especially certain ones. And when this bloke stepped inside his shop, Atticus was fairly sure he was one of these Quidditch player - he looked rather familiar - though he would not be able to place a name or team with the face.
Still, he was a customer and he would be pleasant. "Anything I can help you with today?" Atticus noted his apparent interest in the vinyls. "We do have some great sales going on right now."
The Quidditch player turned his attention to the shopkeeper, so far good service. Anything he'd be interested? Why, yes there was. "I was looking for something more of a classical approach." Classical music did help him relax after a good work out, however rap and r&b was more of his taste.
Taking a glance at the display signs he nodded and smiled. "So I see." Perhaps he should take recommendations from the shopkeeper himself. "Anything you can recommend, mate?" He asked with genuine interest in finding some good tunes.
I hope you don't mind I combined them both.
Looking around the shop Val bounced around checking out all the music, but also..... hello there man coming up to her. She grinned as he walked over and asked if she needed any help.
Looking around once more before going back to him she wasn't sure if she needed help or not, but she didn't want him walking away, though it could be fun to watch that as well. "I don't think I do, but this is a lovely shop. Do you have all genres here?" Of course, he did, she could tell, but she wouldn't admit that.
Hearing the door and the shopkeeper greeting someone, Val turned her head for a quick second and then turned fully around. "Oh my gosh, do you know who that is? You have to know who that is." Her words weren't helping her at all.
"You are... You are Urupi, I mean Lamberto Urupi." She didn't just follow the Mexican teams, she did follow all the countries. Quidditch was her thing and it wasn't showing at all, was it?
The Quidditch star's focus shifted to the vivacious woman calling out his name. His face lit up as he grinned at her. "I certainly am." Smirk.
The tall, dark and handsome Englishman wasn't familiar with her, however he'd like to change that here and now. "What must your name be?" There was so much beauty just radiating off of this fanatic.
Heading over to the rack of new releases she began to thumb through them, looking for anything interesting.
Music was something this slytherin loved and would have in her ear every second of the day at Hogwarts sadly she could not bring her phone or her earbuds. Hogwarts really needed to get with the times. She went in because she needed to just a record of TDK's first album since well don't ask how but her two cousins from the underworld broke it.
Eloise skipped in and oh that blonde hair looks familiar.
Making her way over and well can't really look over her shoulder since she is so short came up beside her to see what she was looking at.
"They are good if you like Vesper Bayliss"
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Nettie looked around when she heard a familiar voice and grinned. "Hey Eloise!" she smiled at her Slytherin friend and looked back down at the record in her hand. "I think I'll give them a shot. To be QUITE honest, I enjoy muggle music a lot more, but Wrock is growing on me," she told her with a chuckle.
"So, how has your summer been?" she asked as she took the record out of the bin and added it to her basket, moving on to the next bin.
Wrock was more her style but Vesper was part of TDK so it fit. Wrock on Wrock. And what kind of muggle music since well there were differences but not much in Eloise's opinion.
"Like what pop, hip hop or just normal rock?"
Oh summer, her mind went start to Spain and getting lost with her sister and meeting boys there.
"Well i did start the summer going to Spain with Vivi and we got majorly lost and I meet some Spanish boys and have to say my accent improve talking to them and well they help us get unlost and well went to the beach with them...."
She blushed a little at the last part picking up a random glitter dragon record.
He wanted to know her name? Oh she was blushing and all kinds of heart eyes here. Did he know she was a huge fan and she would faint at any moment if he even for a moment got to close, but she wanted him to get to close because she needed a picture?
He asked her what her name was, he wanted to know her name! Was he just being nice, yes he probably was. "My name is Valentina" She probably didn't need to say that she wasn't from England, her accent most certainly gave that away or her Mexico jersey she was wearing. None of it mattered though, what mattered was a picture and she was looking around for that shopkeeper, "Can we get a picture together?"
Lamberto smiled! "Beautiful name." He kindly complimented her, it was indeed a beautiful name and he liked it a lot in addition to her accent.
As for a picture? Of course! "Most definitely!" The Englishman grinned from ear to ear and moved closer for the sake of the picture. Standing at 6'3" he would make sure to fit the frame next to her for a perfect picture! Slapping on the brightest, charming and sultry grin on his face he prepared for the snapshot with the beautiful Valentina. He was always more than welcoming when it came down to autographs and pictures with his fans.
Classical music? That was... certainly not a typical request. But they had some. "We don't have a large selection of classical music," Atticus replied politely with a hint of surprise to the man. "But I'm sure you'll be able to find something to suit your needs." That genre was not on sale, however.
He could certainly recommend something for him, if he knew what his tastes were beyond classical. And he could recommend something for the lovely lady as well, though she seemed much more interested in the man he was assisting than him or what he was selling. Hm.
Lamberto Urupi. Uh... the name was familiar. Quidditch player, likely, but Atticus didn't follow the sport so much to be a fan. Clearly this woman was though, and Merlin did Atticus feel like some sort of third wheel here, a feeling he was not used to. Right. And he was about to let the love birds get better acquainted... or maybe he could suggest some romantic music to take with them, when the woman asked if they could get a picture.
"Uh, sure.... have a camera?" Because even though they were already posing and looking ridiculous, Atticus Zeller did not carry cameras around on his person.
Meanwhile... Atticus had plenty of other customers patronizing his music shop, and he wasn't at all surprised to see a pair of teenage girls chatting it up and looking through some records. Teenagers seemed to be the crux of his business these days.
He watched them inconspicuously for a moment before walking by. "Are you ladies finding everything okay?" He was always good for a recommendation or two as well.


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Although they don't have joint investments yet, Rocco Nacino revealed he and girlfriend Lovi Poe are starting to invest for themselves and for each of their family's future.
They miss taking a vacation abroad just like their Europe tour in April of this year. However, instead of splurging in another trip, they decided to just focus on their work and save up for their future and get into some investments.
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La Classe 7, tel que définie par le règlement de la FISLY, concerne tout char à voile se pilotant debout, le gréement ne pouvant être maintenu vertical que par la présence du pilote.

Cette classe est plus connue sous le nom de Speed-Sail, landboard ou planche à voile sur pneumatique. Elle relie les principes du skate-board et de la planche à voile.

Cet engin est devenu aujourd'hui très populaire du fait de son prix, de son caractère peu encombrant et des excellentes sensations qu'il fournit.

Dans la Classe 7, on trouve la Classe 7 Dirt Windsurfing. Il s'agit d'une planche à roues propulsée par un gréement de windsurf. Des roues gonflables sont montées sur des essieux de types skateboard. Le rider utilise des footstraps (cale-pieds) pour maintenir son équilibre et garder le contrôle de l'engin dans les figures de Freestyle ou les trajectoires en course.

Autres classes de char à voile
 Classe Standart
 Classe 2
 Classe 3
 Classe 5
 Mini Yacht
 Classe 8

Liens externes
  Caractéristiques et règles des différentes classes selon l'International sailing and racing rules (ISRR), voir Appendices
  Les différentes classes de char à voile sur le site de la FFCV

Références

Nautisme
Char à voile