If your a regular reader you will know that I'm not great at packing light, but I think I was quite reserved. This is what I took for one night so that's why I didn't take stuff like a mask.
I love Soap and glory so when I received a box with some mini's in for Christmas I knew they would be perfect for travel. All three of these products have the original Soap and glory scent, which I really love. The Righteous Butter is lovely and moisturizing and sinks into the skin really quickly. Clean on me is a great shower gel which foams up really well and The Scrub of your life is nice and gentle so perfect for everyday use.
For cleansing and makeup up removal I took the Botanics softening cleanser to remove my makeup and then the No7 beautiful skin hot cloth cleanser to remove anything that was left behind on my skin.
I don't know about you guys but i'm a complete and utter sucker for lipstick, I just love it. But my school don't so today I thought I'd show you some of the lipsticks I reach for on a regular basis.
So first off has to be one of my most worn lipsticks and it's Seventeen Mirror shine lipstick in Beehive. This has to be one of the most hyped drugstore lipsticks in the blogging world and I can see why, it's the perfect mix of pink and peach with a gorgeous glossy finish.
Next up I chose another of my favourite lip colours and it's the Collection cream puff in Cotton candy. This is a really beautiful muted rose colour and I love the fact that it's matte but not drying.
The third colour I picked is a darker colour and it's MAC brick'o'la. This is a terracotta light red colour but I find it can be sheered out with a lip balm over the top and it looks nice and natural.
The final lipstick I chose is my old trusty Natural collection Rosebud. This was the first lipstick I ever bought myself (forgetting ones i'd been given and one's I got in magazines) This is a very similar colour to the Collection cream puff but it's a little darker. I also love the finish it reminds me a lot of Mac's amplified finish as it's the perfect mix of matte and gloss.
I hope you enjoyed this post and found it helpful, let me know what your school/natural lip choice.
I may be a little late doing this but when the lovely Lauren from Beauty division tagged me I just knew I had to do it!
A: Mua power pout - Justify / Mua lipstick - Shade 16 Nectar / The #Bigblogmasproject / Collection cover and go foundation / What I got for Christmas 2013!
A: I think I'd have to say my #Bigblogmasproject post as I'm just so surprised I managed to achieve what I did during that project.
A: I would just like to work on the quality of my posts, I'd also like to have my blog design revamped but I'm not sure whether I will be able to due to costs so I'd love you guys to leave some reasonably priced blog designers below.
A: I'd have Sandra from The Black Pearl Blog not only is she so stunningly beautiful so are her photos and her content and just her blog in general!
A: I like to post 3 or 4 times a week but I've been finding that a little difficult at the moment due to having to hand in my first final piece for art!
A:My first post of 2013 was a list of Beauty resolutions, it's Here if you'd like to read it.
A: I should be packing an overnight bag oopps!
A: I've loved talking to all the lovely people in the blogging community and I'm hoping I can meet some of you this year!
Recently I have become completely and utterly obsessed with dark and vampy lipsticks and this is just the cherry on top of the very beautiful cake.
Mac rebel is a beautiful pinky toned dark purple which looks amazing on a pale complexion although I have seen people with a darker complexion also rock this one. I love the formula as it just glides onto the lips, and is opaque in one swipe. I find you can sheer this down if you want a hint of berry or you can build it up to look very dark.
I really adore this lipstick, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a berry lipstick!
Nothing much exciting has really happened this week, I think I may have finally got back into the swing of getting up for school, although my blog is suffering a little in favor of homework and other school related stuff.
In social media news I hit 1000 instagram followers after a good 3 weeks at 997 which I was sooo happy about. If you guys would like to follow me I'm at Theperksofbeingacoleeeyyy ! I also made a big decision this week and finally after months of debating I have decided to make a YouTube channel I posted a quick channel trailer mid week and hopefully I will get a proper video up for you guys some time today. If your not subscribed already then you can here, I'd also love for you guys to leave your YouTube links down below so I can subscribe to some more of you!
In terms of music I've been loving Panic! at the disco "Too weird to live, too rare to die" Vegas lights is most definitely my favourite track but I do love the whole album.
This week my blogging has been a little sparse but I reviewed the Maxfactor Colour Elixir Giant pen stick Here and my second #2014bloggerchallenge post went up Here.
I hope you enjoyed this post, Id love for you to let me know whether I should keep doing these kind of posts!
I am completely in love with this, first off can we just admire the colour of it! I bought this on a complete whim after reading no reviews, and i'm so glad I did.
As you can see it's a super bright blue toned pink. I love the glossy finish but to my surprise despite it being so glossy it lasts for a good 6 hours which for something so bright really impressed me. I find the formula perfect and the colour glides on to the lips, I also find it very easy to be precise with. The only thing I don't like about it is the fact it has to be sharpened although the lady at the Maxfactor counter said it is easier to sharpen if it has been in the fridge overnight.
I would 100% recommend these and for £6.99 they are such a bargain.
So recently I won a giveaway over on the Lylia rose Facebook page Here and I thought I'd show you what I won.
I love this one it looks really pretty with plain clothes and just's add's a little something to your outfit!
This one is so cute I love the detail and it looks so cute with dresses.
I can't actually find this one on the website so I have no idea of it's name or price. Which is typical as it's my favourite one. I love how dainty it is and I think it will look so cute in the summer.
So that's what I got, the Lylia rose have some amazing giveaways over on their Facebook page here. I'd also highly recommend checking out their shop as they have some gorgeous pieces here.
Could I be any later to the band wagon with this one, probably not but when I asked on twitter you guys said you'd like to see a review so here it is..
Now I'm fully aware that I am a horrible blogger as I used this before I photographed it oops! I will one day stop committing such sins.
Sin - A super shimmery metallic baby pink.
Naked - One of the two matte colours in the palette, a muddy light brown.
Sidecar - Very similar to sin but a more brown'y pink.
Buck - The other Matte in the palette, a mix of grey and chocolate brown.
Sidecar - A gold shadow packed with shimmer.
Smog - A dark brown with particles of gold shimmer, this can look a little more on the olive green side in certain lights.
Darkhorse - A very dark chocolate brown almost black with lots of shimmer.
Toasted - Probably my favourite shade out of the palette a mix of brown and pink packed with shimmer.
Hustle - A very warm shimmery light chocolate colour.
Creep - The most disappointing shade in the palette for me it's just not as creamy as the rest, a black with rainbow shimmer.
Gunmetal - Another of my favourite shades, a beautiful navy blue with silver shimmer.
Overall I really love this palette and I find I can get a really varied array of looks out of it. The shadows are amazing quality and blend like a dream. Now I just need the other two naked palettes! Onto the look I created with this palette, it isn't one of the most subtle looks you can get out of this palette but I think it's my favourite look I've produced so far.
So for my base I used the Urban decay primer potion and a little bit of Mac Bare study paint pot. I then applied Half baked all over my lid using a fluffy brush. I then popped Smog in the crease and blended it all together. Then I took Darkhorse on a small brush and ran it under my eyes. I put a little bit of Creep along my top lash line, highlighted with Venus and finished off the look with Benefit's They're real mascara!
I hope you enjoyed this post, Do you like reviews and looks together or would you prefer me to do them as two different posts?
I am completely head over heels in love with this polish, it's the most perfect mix of glitter, glitter and even more glitter. This polish is tiny particles of green and silver shimmer and larger hexagonal lighter green glitter suspended in a deep green metallic polish. It's completely opaque in 2 coats and lasts 3-4 days on my nails. The only problem I have with this is removing it, lets say it takes a hell of a lot of elbow grease! Other than that this polish is completely perfect. It's such a stunning colour and I will be picking up more shades from this collection!


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Home Football 'Demi-God' Dzsudzsak shakes Hungary out of slumber
'Demi-God' Dzsudzsak shakes Hungary out of slumber
Balazs Dzsudzsak roared the words that inspired Hungary to a play-off win and a place in a major tournment for the first time in three decades.
"We might never have this chance again, no-one's going to stop us qualifying! Not Norway, not even the best team in the world!" Dzsudzsak (pronounced 'Joo-jak') shouted at his team in the dressing room in Budapest last November.
A little over 90 minutes later Hungary had beaten Norway 2-1 to qualify for their first European Championship since 1972.
"Our hair was standing on end, Dzsudzsak was like some kind of demi-God, a real leader," said a backroom staff member who witnessed the pre-match speech.
After the whistle, the 29-year-old, who was not even born the last time Hungary made it to a major tournament (the 1986 World Cup), led fans in in an emotional singing of the national anthem.
– Magyar Talisman –
Tears streaming from his eyes, the long-awaited qualification had been a carthartic moment for the blond winger and the nation.
For almost a decade Dzsudzsak has been Hungary's talisman, their most valuable player, and the nearest the Magyars have come since the 1980s to producing a star.
A baby-faced village boy from remote eastern Hungary, his breakthrough year was 2007.
Dzsudzsak's speed, pinpoint crossing and goalscoring threat, particularly from dead-balls, made him a key figure for Debreceni VSC in the third season of a three-in-row title winning run.
A scout from Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven had noticed, and Dzsudzsak made his Eredivisie debut in 2008, delighting success-starved Magyar fans who watched his games broadcast live on Hungarian TV.
Top scorer for PSV in the 2010 and 2011 seasons, their fans loved the way he tormented arch rivals Ajax: he nicked five goals and three goal passes against the Amsterdam side in seven games.
After 55 goals in three and a half seasons in Holland, Dzsudzsak was drawing comparisons with Dutch legend Arjen Robben, and the attention of clubs including Juventus, Liverpool and Villareal.
Aged 24, he seemed poised for a leap into the big time, but dismayed fans back home yearning to see a Hungarian at the very top when he opted for a move to the ambitious and cash-rich Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala.
"It's true I didn't go to a top club as many were expecting of me," Dzsudzsak said. "But this club has a bright future, within four years it will be doing well in the Champions League".
It was not to be. After an injury-plagued spell and just eight appearances for Anzhi, Dzsudzsak was sold to Dynamo Moscow in 2012, but scored just 19 goals in three years.
Let go this season to Bursaspor in Turkey, the Hungarian's form has been patchy, leading to periods on the bench, and some fans complaining about his work ethic.
In contrast to the waning of his club career, his performances for the national team have improved with age.
Accused in the past of under-performing for the national team, he was handed the captain's armband in 2014, and rescued a floundering Magyar Euro 2016 qualification campaign with a free-kick equaliser to win a point against bitter foes Romania in Bucharest.
In France, Hungary are rank outsiders, but their opponents will surely have Dzsudzsak top of the list of Hungarian dangermen. – Agence France-Presse
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Race and gender bias at Google
January 2018 in Politics & Current Events
"Googlers may have special coding skills or may fit seamlessly in
the company's Googley culture, but it's now plain that much of their
discourse represents a special kind of pettiness, stupidity, and
intolerance."
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455288/james-damores-google-lawsuit-exposes-companys-intolerance
I read about the first one third of the complaint. It blew me away just how shitty it must be to work there.
MC Escher
You ever notice how people who make their living at Layers 1-4 tend to be conservative and people who make it at Layers 4-7 tend to be progressive?
MC Escher said:
I don't think that's true. Google aside, I think something different happens. The farther up the COC you go, the greater the consequence for dissent. What I describe happens in engineering firms (Bechtel), law firms and government.
Large organizations have an abundance of written policies that are written specifically so that in the event of litigation, they can point to it and say "We aren't racist/sexist/age-ist and we prohibit that in our employment practices". Of course, they can't deliver the written policy with a wink and tell people to wipe their rears with it, or else Old Betty who couldn't take a message well enough to keep her job would testify that management winked and told people to wipe their rears with it. So, people are required to attend stalinist consciousness raising/indoctrination meetings in which people whose jobs involve dealing in dubious concepts seek out and destroy dissent in public conversation.
Young Betty might be happy to have Dave and Eric greet her with a big smile and "Good morning, Betty. What that's sweater made of?", but Old Betty will report them to an HR gnome. HR gnome has to be satisfied that his dubious concepts are being treated seriously, so someone at the top may pull Dave and Eric aside to say "I don't believe this BS either, but don't make it my problem. HR gnome is a pita, but you won't win against him."
Dave and Eric aren't actually gelded women's studies majors, but now they act as if they are. In time Dave and Eric, speak the language of chair persons and differently abled executive assistants. They wear a mask to match the enforced orthodoxy that grew out of defensive personnel policies.
I don't see Damore as particularly conservative, but someone who posed his questions without a sufficient appreciation for the closed minded quality of other googlers.
OSI Layers, Matt.
Eric, I haven't found your observation to match my experiences.
Plenty of leftist fuckwits inhabit the server closets too.
I had to google that.
dgm said:
But are they server guys or are they network guys?
Not looking to argue the point, just making sure we're on the same sheet of music.
What would you say the percentages run?
I couldn't begin to guess. And, I bet it varies by region too. Like in Philly, there's a shocking number of left-leaning tech people. Who work for very large tech & media companies. And argue in favor of net neutrality. WTF!
Jesus Is My Pilot
Cisco was the same way, though the conservatives had to be more quiet about their views.
Conservatives have to be quiet at Comcast too
Karl Lazlo, Esq.
Jesus Is My Pilot said:
Get out of the back offices and go into the field sales offices, much different culture.
Politics is downstream from culture.
The water at this end of the stream tastes funny.


The Pandora was designed by the renowned yacht designer E. G. Van de Stadt and can be traced back to 1962 when Van de Stadt devised the "Randmeer", a dayboat with a low freeboard. The Randmeer is still raced today in the Netherlands with a very active class association.
Later developments of the Randmeer included adding a deck with a cabin thereby converting the boat into a cruiser, which was then renamed "Trotter". The Trotter was handicapped with its low freeboard, so Van de Stadt designed a new faster hull with higher freeboard but still using the Trotter deck. The new boat was called a "Trotter-Pandora" and was very popular and successful on the Continent, with about 200 boats being sold. In addition the boat was also licenced to be produced in the USA, Australia and Japan.
In 1967 Grimsby Plastics, who built no more than 20 boats, introduced the Trotter-Pandora to England. Rydgeway Marine Ltd. of Lowestoft Suffolk then succeeded them in 1970 by acquiring the moulds and marketed the same boat but under a new name "Pandora". This Pandora became known as the "Mark 1".
In 1971 Ridgeway made two very minor modifications to the original Trotter deck. However, it was not until circa 1973 that a major redesign/modernisation was undertaken, with the introduction of the "International".
The International had a deeper, higher aspect ratio fin keel and the rig was modified. This consisted of a higher mast and a shorter boom. In 1976 the last modernisation was undertaken with the introduction of the "700". The 700 had now stretched to 7.01 metres (hence its name) with the introduction of a retousse stern and associated inboard rudder and an even taller mast and shorter boom. Production of the 700 ceased in October 1991.
Since the demise of Rydgeway Marine, no further Pandoras have been built and the total number of yachts produced is estimated to be in the region of between 850 to 900 (including the 200 Continental Trotter-Pandoras). Van de Stadt's later developments of this design include the Splinter – built by SOS – and the Spirit 24.
Despite its relatively small size, it's an extremely sea worthy boat whose ability matches many larger craft, particularly the fin keeled versions. The boat is noted for being responsive and light on the helm.
There are two versions of the Pandora, the MK1 and MKII and both models feature a choice of keel – fin, ballasted twin, twin with central ballasted keel or a centreboard which retracts into a stub keel.
The interior is an open plan design comprising four berths plus a GRP moulded galley unit comprising a sink and gimballed cooker. Headroom is generous at around 4′ 8″. The cockpit is over 7′ long accommodating three crew with ease.
The Pandora association is based in Abersoch, Wales and actively races Pandora yachts.
I have just bought a boat that had no title or hull number and it was hearsay that it was a "Trotter". This boat does appear to be a "Trotter-Pandora". If there is a hull number on these boats and anyone out there knows where a person can find it I would sure appreciate it. I am looking forward to a great time with it after reading its history. Thanks.
I bought a new Trotter (drop-keel) in 1964 or thereabouts, and named her "Boomalakka". The Trotter was later redeveloped as a Pandora, but the original one had a 3/4 forestay, the Pandora I think masthead. The boat sailed beautifully, but had a low aspect ratio main that looked odd by today's standards.
What a fantastic choice of picture to choose to show a Pandora at its best – it's my boat 'Panic' an International racing in the Pandora Welsh Open. There is a fleet of Pandora's regularly racing out of South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club at Abersoch, N. Wales. See the SCYC web site or the pandora web site above for more details.


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    def match_file(self, filename):
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    def compile_file(self, content, path):
        command = "%s --scss %s %s" % (
            settings.PIPELINE_SASS_BINARY,
            settings.PIPELINE_SASS_ARGUMENTS,
            path
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        cwd = os.path.dirname(path)
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Q: How to run django with nginx on a windows machine? I have a django project. I have installed nginx server. I want to run nginx along with django on windows machine. I have tried a few blogs Nginx Django Uwsgi. But all of them required uwsgi. But the uwsgi is not installing on windows and gives "uname" error. Is there any way to install and run nginx and django on windows ? Any pointers will be very helpfull thanks.

A: Best way (IMHO) is using apache+mod_wsgi. Both uWSGI and Gunicorn are not windows-friendly (albeit uWSGI has cygwin support, so you can eventually try it [if you are brave enough]).
Another approach would be installing a linux vm (virtualbox, vmware...) on the windows machine to host your application and proxy requests from local IIS to the virtual system.

A: This question is from a year ago but I'll answer this for the others looking for a solution to their Windows Django/nginx problems.
As uWSGI is clearly not an option for Windows (forget about cygwin/virtual environments). I didn't want to go for mod_wsgi + Apache because I had to merge an existing AngularJS/nginx project together with my newly created Django project.
I ended up using FastCGI, even though Django support for it will soon be deprecated, it still works. This (somewhat badly written but it does help) tutorial helped me with this.
The key actions were:

*

*Make sure flup is installed ( pip install flup)

*Edit your nginx.conf as shown in the tutorial:
location / {
# host and port to fastcgi server
fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:<port nr>;
fastcgi_pass_header Authorization;
fastcgi_hide_header X-Accel-Redirect;
fastcgi_hide_header X-Sendfile;
fastcgi_pass_header Authorization;
fastcgi_intercept_errors    off;
fastcgi_param       CONTENT_LENGTH  $content_length;
fastcgi_param       CONTENT_TYPE    $content_type;
fastcgi_param       PATH_INFO       $fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param       QUERY_STRING    $query_string;
fastcgi_param       REMOTE_ADDR     $remote_addr;
fastcgi_param       REQUEST_METHOD  $request_method;
fastcgi_param       REQUEST_URI     $request_uri;
fastcgi_param       SERVER_NAME     $server_name;
fastcgi_param       SERVER_PORT     $server_port;
fastcgi_param       SERVER_PROTOCOL $server_protocol;
}

*Then run your Django project with fcgi, with the port being the same one as seen above in the .conf python manage.py runfcgi method=threaded host=127.0.0.1 port=<port nr>
Worked for me.
If you don't have any reason like I had for which you really want to use nginx, I'd suggest going for the mod_wsgi + Apache webserver approach, it will probably make your life a lot easier.

A: After the Django1.9+, the FastCGI support via the runfcgi management command is removed.
So you have to use old version django, or use the mod_wsgi + apache.
If you only want to develop the django code, then you can just edit nginx.conf add proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000 into the location option. For example:
    location /api/ {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
    }

    location /static/ {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
    }

A: You can try to use Helicon Zoo to run Django applications on Windows machine with IIS 7+. Helicon Zoo is stable and production-ready.
Tutorial here: Running Django on Windows

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Imagine a little girl and her friend typing up a pretend newspaper featuring the breaking news that Winnie the Pooh had to flee his burning abode. This little girl, who always loved to write, is all grown up now writing for none other than The Wall Street Journal. Her name is Katherine Hobson and she is the new health and medicine reporter for the journal and lead writer for its Health Blog.
Hobson joined the staff in April and her primary responsibility is leading the Health Blog, which offers news and analysis on health and the business of health. Hobson plans to add to its journalistic momentum and further develop its voice.
Covering health – "an endlessly fascinating topic," according to Hobson – is even more efficient thanks to social media, a communication tool she fully embraces.
No doubt the Princeton graduate is an excellent steward of the blog, bringing 15 years of experience to her position. Prior to joining The Wall Street Journal, she spent nine years at U.S. News and World Report, where she covered the health beat since 2002. The transition has been easy.
Throughout the years, she has covered cancer, nutrition, exercise science, the U.S. economy and the U.K. beer industry for outlets such as Bloomberg News and TheStreet.com. Every job has made her a better journalist.
Luckily, the little girl who created her own newspaper and covered the Winnie the Pooh beat, grew up and became a journalist. She never felt wedded to any particular media medium. She has written for a wire service, an online-only publication, a newsmagazine that expanded into the online world, and now a place with a presence in pretty much every corner of the media world.
"It's all good, as long as I can report and write," she said.
Hobson writes about all aspects of health – policy, business, technology, scientific research, medical practice. She looks for news that resonates with a health-interested audience, new or quirky angles on big stories, and water cooler stories that everyone will talk about.
The best way to pitch Hobson is by e-mail. Send queries to her individual e-mail address or at Healthblog@wsj.com.


A good solid 72 Maverick 6 cyl auto with a very clean rust free body it was a daily driver until the trans went bad but it does have a good running 250 6 cyl motor. The transmission and radiator are missing.
The pictures were taken 2 weeks ago please disregard the date stamps they are wrong.


At least four farmers were killed when a thunderbolt struck them while they working at a field at Munshirchar in Sadar upazila of Magura district on Tuesday.
One of the deceased was identified as Rahamat Ali, 50 of Alidhani village in the upazila. Sushanta Kumar Biswash, superintendent of Sadar Hospital said the four farmers were working in a field when a thunderbolt bore down on them around 3:00pm, leaving them injured. Later, they were taken to district sadar hospital where the on doctors declared them dead.


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K'Len Morris named new Churchill girls hoops coach
K'Len Morris named new Churchill girls hoops coach K'Len Morris named new Churchill girls hoops coach Check out this story on HometownLife.com: https://www.hometownlife.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/06/05/morris-named-churchill-coach/28559369/
By Ed Wright, Staff Writer Published 5:04 p.m. ET June 5, 2015 | Updated 5:10 p.m. ET June 5, 2015
K'Len Morris is pictured while playing for Grand Valley State University.(Photo: BRIAN SEVARD PHOTOGRAPHY)
Those who play for Livonia Churchill's girls basketball team during the upcoming season will be asked to do more than score, rebound and defend.
"I really want to see the girls become role models for younger players in the community," said new Chargers coach K'Len Morris, who was hired to replace Matt McCowan earlier this week. "You never really understand the impact you can have on a young kid's life until they're older and they come back and tell you they looked up to you."
Morris speaks from experience.
A former hoops star at Grand Blanc High School before moving on to injury-plagued collegiate basketball careers at the University of Michigan and Grand Valley State University, the 6-foot-5 swingman relished the chance to offer instruction at youth camps.
Currently a salesperson for Etna Supply Company in Novi, the 27-year-old Morris worked at several Detroit Pistons summer youth camps, where he thrived at teaching youngsters about basketball and life.
"We are excited to have a coach of K'Len's caliber in our program," said Churchill athletic director Marc Hage. "He brings a wealth of great knowledge and experience to Churchill High School. The girls enjoyed working with him this past year and we are confident that feeling will only get stronger."
Morris, who served as an assistant to McCowan last season, grew up in Redford, where he polished his skills in the Redford Township Junior Athletic Association basketball league before playing at Redford Union through his sophomore season when his family moved to Grand Blanc.
K'Len Morris (Photo: SUBMITTED)
In addition to excelling on the basketball court, Morris was an all-state 400-meter runner in high school.
His college basketball career was hampered by a series of injuries to his knee (three) and shoulder (twice).
"When I talk to the girls about persevering through adversity, they know I'm not lying because I've experienced it," Morris said.
Morris already has a blue print in place for the 2015-16 Chargers, who will be returning, among others, starters Anne Yost and AliviaKondrath.
"I want our team to be known as the toughest team on the court," he said. "The minute they walk in the gym, I want them thinking about playing defense, rebounding, going for loose balls, taking charges – whatever it takes to win.
"Having worked with the team last year is definitely an advantage. I've already built relationships with the players who are returning and they know what to expect from me."
ewright@hometownlife.com
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10 Failed Star Wars Movies (And Why They Didn't Happen)
Zack Snyder's Star Wars? That would've been VERY interesting to see.
by Danny Meegan
Jul 26, 2022 July 26th, 2022
The road to every completed Star Wars movie is paved with the corpses of abandoned story ideas, unused characters, or even entire projects that failed at some point during the creative process.
Making movies is incredibly difficult, and with a machine as big as Star Wars, the whole thing instantly becomes 100 times more complicated. It's little surprise then that certain projects simply fall apart or are abandoned by their creators, left out in the desert like that ship graveyard on Jakku.
Over the years, we've heard about many projects that suffered this fate, from several alternate takes on the sequel trilogy, to unmade spinoffs, to exciting directors like James Mangold and Zack Snyder leaving their Star Wars visions unrealised.
For whatever reason - be it creative differences, a weak idea, or even fan backlash affecting the relationship between the director and the studio - these movies ran straight into a brick wall, and while not all of them sound like they would've been great (or even good), we've undoubtedly missed out on some tasty cinematic treats where the Star Wars galaxy is concerned...
10. Star Wars Episode IX: Duel Of The Fates
The ninth instalment of the Skywalker Saga was originally going to be helmed by Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow.
In 2016, he co-wrote a script titled Duel of the Fates with regular collaborator Derek Connolly, which ended up leaking online in January 2020, revealing that Trevorrow's vision was radically different from the Episode IX that we ultimately got.
Duel of the Fates would've included a lot more of Rose Tico, a lot less of Emperor Palpatine (none of him, to be exact), and would've revealed that Rey's last name is Solana, ending the movie with her vowing to train children in the ways of the Force.
We would've also seen the Force ghosts of Yoda, Luke, and Obi-Wan in the same frame, which would've been an incredible moment to experience in a packed theatre.
Why It Didn't Happen
Trevorrow left the project in 2017, for reasons unknown. The official statement was that he and Lucasfilm had creative differences, but it was suspected that the real reason was the critical and commercial failure of his movie, The Book of Henry, which released mere months before he exited Episode IX.
Coincidence? Maybe. But maybe not.
Episode VII director J.J. Abrams was soon hired as Trevorrow's replacement, and Duel of the Fates was discarded in favour of a new script.
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Hit bands like Mallory Knox and Lonely the Brave, both of whom have notched up top 20 albums, are in the vanguard of a torrent of new Cambridge talent, it's claimed.
And many other up-and-coming performers will be strutting their stuff at the city's first-ever indie rock festival, to be held at the Corn Exchange in September.
The buoyant music scene has been highlighted by Neil Jones, operations director for Cambridge Live, which runs the Wheeler Street venue.
On September 23, the Corn Exchange will host an all-day festival called Subterranean, featuring many local acts, and Neil told the News: "While the event is headlined by three national touring bands the remainder of the bill is 90 per cent hand-picked from the local scene, which after the recent success stories of the likes of Mallory Knox and Lonely the Brave is absolutely burgeoning at the moment, with many bands showing true potential to follow in those bands' footsteps.
Cambridge five-piece Mallory Knox were formed in 2009 and brought out their first album, Signals, in 2013. Their second, Asymmetry, got to number 16 in the UK album chart, and their third, Wired, has just been released.
Lonely the Brave, also from Cambridge, formed in 2008, and their debut album The Day's War got to number 14 in the chart.
Neil said: "Mallory Knox, who cut their teeth in places like the Portland and Man on the Moon, are headlining the Corn Exchange in a couple of weeks with Lonely The Brave supporting and there's more bands starting to come through the ranks.
"The Cambridge music scene is in rude health and the line-up for the inaugural Subterranean festival showcases the depth of the sheer local talent on offer.


Beeara received her certificate in Biodynamic Craniosacral Tharapy in August 2001 at the Colorado School of Energy Studies in Boulder. This certification program is a 2-year, 700- hour training course based on the teachings of Franklin Sills. She went on to complete the training a second time in August of 2003 and again in March 2013 as a teaching assistant.
Beeara has also taken two advanced workshops for working specifically with infants. This can be very effective in helping alleviate many of the challenging symptoms that babies can face, such as difficulty sleeping, breastfeeding issues and digestive challenges. It has been recommended by doctors who work with tongue tie issues for the newborn to receive treatment before and after medical intervention.
There is no doubt that that your treatment allowed me to access internal comfort and relaxation despite severe injuries. I found each treatment to be a step in the healing process, each time a new door opened that allowed flow of energy and peace. As a Chinese medical practitioner I can equate that feeling of peace and energy flow with smooth qi flow; as a wounded human being, I can equate it with healing touch.


Gigabyte's use of two Thunderbolt connectors on upcoming mobos allows for 4K UltraHD video streams on four standard displays.
Ok I am confused what exactly is 4K Thunderbolt. I read the write up but I am not sure what that actually means. Does it mean that Gigbyte is coming out with a Motherboard that supports 4 Displays?
2048X2048 PIXELS spread over 4 monitors.
Thunderbolt natively has the ability to distribute HD video signals.
Thats a nice boost to those looking to run multi-displays for business purposes rather than gaming.


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Q: Google Workflows: RecursionError: recursion depth limit reached: 10 I have a hierarchy of a workflow calling a subworkflow which is calling another subworkflow etc.
When I called a specific subworkflow at upper level I did not get the RecursionError. Calling the same subworkflow at lower level in the hierarchy caused the error.
Although I read the doc of this error (RecursionError), I cannot see in which case, this error can occur. Especially it's raised when detected by the interpreter and not at runtime.
I took a look at quotas and limits but I cannot see any limitation on workflows hierarchy depth.
PS: I'm quite sure the call I'm making is not causing stack overflow.

A: To solve this, you can add your subworkflows in another workflow and call it with an experimental.execution.run type. I wrote a article where I use it
PS: documentation is very young, and absolutely not perfect. It's maybe for this that you don't see this limit.


We're all aware that moving can be both positive and negative at the same time. It can be a pretty stressful time, you have so many variables to consider, and an office move could call for full project management to enable a smooth transition.
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You'll need an inventory of all your IT equipment before you start (this should be standard practice whether you are moving or not), and you'll need to plan well in advance for the installation of all cabling, telephones and internet.
You'll be needing to dismantle and pack your computers, and any servers, your printers, and any photocopiers or scanners – but you'll also need to be unpacking, setting them up and getting them connected to your network at the other end.
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What are your neighbours up to?
If you are the sort of person who wants to keep up with the Jones' and you need to know how you are doing compared to your neighbours, you are not alone. There is a lot to be said for knowing how much your home is worth for personal reasons, but you should also keep tabs on what prices in your local area are selling for.
If you intend on selling your home soon, it is helpful to know the latest asking prices, average prices and current prices. If you list your home at a price much higher than the average price, you're not going to generate much interest in your property. If you list your home at a price much lower than the average price, you will get a lot of interest in your home, but you will lose out on money.
Even if you aren't planning on selling your home soon, it is good to know how your home compares with your neighbours. Therefore, there is a lot to be said for being a "nosey neighbour" and it seems as though Zoopla has spent some time analysing the way people use its estimates tool. The online property portal has released figures which detail how often people used their estimates tool to generate a valuation on a neighbours property in 2018.
It was found that Milton Keynes was the area where people were most likely to check up on the house price of their neighbours with Reading coming in second. The findings suggest that the south of the country features nosier neighbours but Stockport made it into the Top 10! Yes, the only North West representative in the Top 10 list of nosey neighbours was Stockport, with Zoopla listing the average price in the town as £266,979 for 2018.
There is no denying that it is important to make informed decisions in the property market. No matter how great your home is, the local market will influence and impact on the price that a home can be sold for. Vendors need to ensure that their home is priced properly and at Spencer Harvey, we take pride in the fact that Stockport has been deemed as an area where people are nosey about their neighbours' homes.


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Zimbabwe's President Mugabe detained on charges of torture by gay rights protesters
Tatchell, accompanied by Williams, about to open the car door: just before the driver moves forward, forcing the photographer onto the bonnet.
OutRage! members today attempted to make a citizen's arrest on the notoriously homophobic President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, in a bid to prevent him from committing further acts of torture, (Saturday, 30th October).
Shortly before midday today, Mugabe and his retinue were stopped by OutRage! activists who attempted to arrest him, on account of his homophobia and human rights abuses against the people of Zimbabwe.
Mugabe is on a two-day private visit to London. His mini cavalcade was stopped as he left the St. James's Court Hotel in Buckingham Gate, London SW1 this morning to go shopping at Harrods. As the presidential car left the hotel courtyard, it was surrounded by protesters, who informed Mugabe that he was being subjected to a citizen's arrest to prevent the further commission of acts of torture in Zimbabwe.
Mugabe has denounced lesbians and gays as "sexual perverts", "beasts" and "worse than dogs and pigs". Rejecting calls for homosexual human rights, he has said: "we don't believe they have any rights at all".
Since his comments, lesbians and gays in Zimbabwe have been beaten, arrested, framed on trumped-up charges and threatened with death. In 1995, the human rights group Gays And Lesbians of Zimbabwe was banned from exhibiting at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair and the following year GALZ members were attacked and threatened by government stooges, forcing them to flee the Book Fair.
OutRage! accuses Mugabe of inciting anti-gay hatred and of condoning murder, torture and detention without trial.
Peter Tatchell opened the car door, grabbed President Mugabe by the arm, and said: "President Mugabe, you are under arrest for torture. Torture is a crime under international law.". Turning to the President's security officers, Tatchell told them: "Call the police. The President is under arrest on charges of torture".
Tatchell remonstrated with Mugabe, citing the torture of Ray Choto and Mark Chavunduka, journalists on The Standard newspaper in Zimbabwe. According to Amnesty International:
"Military interrogators beat both men all over their bodies with fists, wooden planks and rubber sticks, particularly on the soles of their feet, and gave them electric shocks all over the body, including the genitals. The men were also subjected to 'the submarine' – having their heads wrapped in plastic bags and submerged in a water tank until they suffocated". (Amnesty International news release, 21-January-1999).
The demonstrators were about to call the police, and ask them to inform the Attorney-General of Mugabe's detention, as required by UK legislation. However, before this could be done, police arrived from a neighbouring demonstration (on the pros and cons of allowing corporal punishment in schools).
Misinterpreting their duty, the police detained the OutRage! protestors, removing one from the bonnet of the car, and allowed the two cars to drive off. Three of the protestors (Peter Tatchell, Chris Morris, and Alastair Williams) were forcibly arrested and are currently being questioned at Belgravia Police Station, (tel. 020-73.21.67.29). — Tatchell was kept lying on the ground until the arrival of a police van, whilst Morris was held, choking, by the neck.
John Hunt, one of the demonstrators, explained: "We were attempting to arrest Mugabe under Section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 which allows for the arrest in Britain of any person who commits an act of torture anywhere in the world, as defined in the UN Convention Against Torture 1984, (to which Britain is a signatory).
"We call on the Attorney-General to fulfil his legal obligation to arrest and prosecute President Mugabe on charges of torture, before he returns to Zimbabwe from Heathrow at 7 p.m. this evening."
Although highlighting Mugabe's attacks on the lesbian and gay community, OutRage! is also drawing attention to his authorisation of bans on strikes and demonstrations, censorship and closure of the press, restrictions on trade union rights, and his defiance of the judicial rulings against human rights abuses.
"Mugabe has got away with human rights abuses for years", said Peter Tatchell of OutRage!. "The time has come to show him that he cannot torture and abuse people with impunity. On the evidence of the torture suffered by Ray Choto and Mark Chavunduka, the Attorney-General has a legal duty to authorise the arrest, detention and the prosecution of Mugabe".
"Mugabe is a violently homophobic tyrant who is implicated in the torture, murder, disappearance and imprisonment without trial of thousands of people. To allow him to go shopping in Harrods without attempting to call him to account for his crimes against humanity would be a dereliction of Britain's obligations under international law", said Tatchell.
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UPDATE, 31-October-1999
Zimbabwean Government officials have lodged complaints with the Metropolitan Police over an alleged assault on the President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, and alleged criminal damage to the President's limousine. The complaint follows yesterday's ambush by OutRage!.
In response to this complaint, the police are considering charging one of the demonstrators, Peter Tatchell, with assaulting the Zimbabwean President, following Tatchell's attempted Pinochet-style arrest of Mugabe on charges of torture under British and international law.
UPDATE, 7-November-1999
Mugabe has now accused the British Government of setting "gay gangsters" on him over his controversial land reforms, and is claiming that Tony Blair's administration are using "gangster tactics".


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Q: OpenCV create Matrix containing multiple images in each row I need to create a data-matrix of images in OpenCV. Basically each row of the matrix will contain multiple images of the same person. I found this asRowMatrix tutorial written by @
bytefish, however I do not currently understand how I would copy multiple images into a row of the Matrix. I have a text file of image paths, separated by ";" when the paths are referring to a new subject, eg:
Subject1/Image1.png
Subject1/Image2.png
;
Subject2/Image1.png

My initial idea was to have a 2D vector:
Vector<Vector<Mat>> intra;
    while(file.good()) {
    getline(file, path);
    if((path.compare(";"))!=0){
        try{
 //Add images to person-index
            intra[curRow].push_back(imread(path,0));
        } catch (Exception const & e){
            cerr<<"OpenCV exception: "<<e.what()<<std::endl;
        }
    } else{
//";" found --> increment person-index
        curRow++;
    }
}
imshow("Intra[0,0]",intra[0][0]);

However, I'm getting an error which I believe is due to the vector not being of size(curRow+1)
OpenCV Error: Assertion failed (i < size()) in unknown function, file c:\opencv\
include\opencv2\core\operations.hpp, line 2357
OpenCV exception: c:\opencv\include\opencv2\core\operations.hpp:2357: error: (-2
15) i < size()

Resizing the vector in the else did not solve the issue! Any pointers on solving this problem or using a different OpenCV datastructure would be much appreciated!

A: Instead of using push_back I decided to dynamically resize the vector each time I add an image. This might be inefficient, however it solves the problem of the incorrect reference. I got the idea by @jrok answer to a 2D vector element access question. Edited solution:
int curRow=0;
int numImages=0;

string line, path, temp;
while(file.good()) {
    getline(file, path);
    if((path.compare(";"))!=0){
        try{
            faces[curRow].resize(numImages+1);
            faces[curRow][numImages] = imread(path,0);
            numImages++;
        } catch (Exception const & e){
            cerr<<"OpenCV exception: "<<e.what()<<std::endl;
        }
    } else{
        numImages=0;
        curRow++;
    }
}

Hope this helps other people facing the same problem!


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! { dg-do compile }
!
! Check whether MODULE PROCEDUREs are properly treated
! They need to be contained in a procedure, i.e. an
! interface in another procedure is invalid; they may, however,
! come from a use-associated procedure.
! (The PROCEDURE statement allows also for non-module procedures
!  if there is an explicit interface.)
!
! PR fortran/33228
!
module inclmod
  implicit none
  interface
    subroutine wrong1(a)
      integer :: a
    end subroutine wrong1
  end interface
  interface gen_incl
    module procedure ok1
  end interface gen_incl
  external wrong2
  external wrong3
  real wrong3
contains
  subroutine ok1(f)
    character :: f
  end subroutine ok1
end module inclmod

module a
  use inclmod
  implicit none
  interface gen
    subroutine ok1_a(a,b)
      integer :: a,b
    end subroutine ok1_a
    module procedure ok1, ok2_a
  end interface gen
contains
  subroutine ok2_a(a,b,c)
     integer :: a,b,c
  end subroutine ok2_a
end module a

module b
  use inclmod
  interface gen_wrong_0
    module procedure gen_incl  ! { dg-error "Cannot change attributes" }
  end interface gen_wrong_0
end module b

module c
  use inclmod
  interface gen_wrong_1
    module procedure wrong1  ! { dg-error "is not a module procedure" }
  end interface gen_wrong_1
end module c

module d
  use inclmod
  interface gen_wrong_2
    module procedure wrong2  ! { dg-error "Cannot change attributes" }
  end interface gen_wrong_2
end module d

module e
  use inclmod
  interface gen_wrong_3
    module procedure wrong3  ! { dg-error "Cannot change attributes" }
  end interface gen_wrong_3
end module e

module f
  implicit none
  interface
    subroutine wrong_a(a)
      integer :: a
    end subroutine wrong_a
  end interface
  interface gen_wrong_4
    module procedure wrong_a  ! { dg-error "is not a module procedure" }
  end interface gen_wrong_4
end module f

module g
  implicit none
  external wrong_b
  interface gen_wrong_5
    module procedure wrong_b  ! { dg-error "has no explicit interface" }
  end interface gen_wrong_5
end module g

module h
  implicit none
  external wrong_c
  real wrong_c
  interface gen_wrong_6
    module procedure wrong_c  ! { dg-error "has no explicit interface" }
  end interface gen_wrong_6
end module h

end

! { dg-final { cleanup-modules "a inclmod" } }


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Energy Storage, Commercial, Solar - October 14, 2020
The Home Depot inks PPA with solar + storage in Texas
The Home Depot announced Oct. 13 that it will be procuring 75 MW of clean energy from a 284 MW solar and storage project, which could be enough electricity to power more than 150 stores nationwide.
The home improvement chain entered into a PPA with Enel's U.S. subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, the owner of the 700,000-panel solar project. The Azure Sky project is Enel's second solar + storage hybrid of this scale in North America and is expected to generate over 586 GWh of solar-powered electricity annually while avoiding over 386,000 tons of CO2 by using its energy to charge the battery at the facility. The extra power not supplied to The Home Depot will be delivered to the grid.
The Home Depot is currently pursuing the production or procurement of 335 MW of renewable or alternative energy.
"Our collaboration with Enel Green Power strengthens our efforts to tap into sustainable energy that's produced off-site," Ron Jarvis, chief sustainability officer of The Home Depot, said in a statement. "Not only does it expand our energy options and reduce our carbon footprint, but when The Home Depot procures or produces energy from renewable sources, we strengthen the business case for clean power alternatives."
The Azure Sky project will pair the 284 MW solar facility with an 81 MW battery. The project is located west of the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Haskell County, Texas and is expected to be operational by summer 2021.
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The Chamber and the Cross
Other Works & Writings
Cut Scenes
Carl and Paul at the White Hart Pub
Antique Shop
Kit and Laura At the Pub
The reason we cut this scene is that we decided to NOT have Carl come back for another visit. We pushed his needs/desires into the background so that Laura was free to explore her relationship with Todd. One of the things I liked about this scene is that it showed the chivalrous side of Paul, and a glimpse into his feelings for Laura. We were always cognizant that the story was a long one, and if we didn't keep trying to rein in the word count some readers would be hesitant to read the book. I do wonder how the majority of our readers would have felt if we'd kept all the scenes that showed Laura's relationship with Carl, Paul and Todd. There was a lot of testosterone being shuffled around. Feel free to weigh in at Facebook or send us a message.
Kit whistled softly as Laura came into the pub. This could be a sticky wicket. She was with her brother, a tall chap, and flanked by another American who looked like an advertisement for a country club. Kit cast his mind back over the recent visitors to Tenney Village and then remembered Laura's boyfriend, an arrogant man who had been pouring the drinks at the funeral reception for Eleanor. Paul was already at the bar, looking like his team had just lost a match.
The boyfriend, looking bored, helped himself to an empty corner table. Ignorant of pub custom, he sat there waiting for service; an air of impatience clung to him like stale smoke.
Paul mumbled to Kit, "There's a upper class prick for you."
"He's a plonker, all right, but he knows what he wants, and I think he's come back to get it." Kit returned to wiping glasses and watching Laura.
She started to say something to her boy wonder then changed her mind and waved him into his seat before he could get up. She and Edward came to the counter to place their order. "Hi, Kit. You remember my brother, don't you?"
"Nice to see you again," Edward said.
Kit poured a single malt for Edward, a pint of Fuller's for Laura, and started a Guinness flowing for their friend. "Bit of a slinging match," he said, looking past Laura's shoulder. The boyfriend was still at his table, and Paul had stalked over to have a word with him. "Never a dull moment at the White Hart," Kit said.
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Carl reminded himself that it was never wise to bet on a weak hand. It looked like he was going to spend a few days trapped in the decrepit mansion.
Laura was still dealing with the shock of losing her mother, and then, so soon afterward, the old maid. She seemed overwhelmed, and her prickly attitude reflected a troubled frame of mind. Having a wedding to plan would be a good distraction.
She was forcing his hand, and he knew it. Laura wasn't going to come home until he proposed. Well, he'd upped the ante and was throwing in the keys to a new house in Marblehead. Not as large as Bannock Manor, but it wasn't a crumbling wreck, either. If she wanted a big home he'd give it to her, complete with Italian marble and a decent zip code. What the heck, he'd even throw in running water.
Without warning, Paul leaned over and said, "You're a real wanker. You expect Laura to drop everything because you show up – uninvited. She has enough problems without you coming round."
"What did you say your name was? Heathcliff?"
"I've read Wuthering Heights, you pompous Yank."
"Supposedly, you're only working for Laura until you get your handyman business started. Tell me something – can you even support yourself?"
"Laura loves the manor more than she'll ever love you." Paul clenched his fist.
He had muscular arms, Carl noted, but Laura would never go for brawn over brains. Never. "You've got a crush on her." He laughed. "The plumbing is only a temporary problem." He watched Paul's face closely. "Laura cares about other things. Intimate things. What do you know about that?"
The man was so blond that when he flushed, even his scalp turned pink. Carl was satisfied. If this guy had slept with Laura, then he wouldn't be standing there silently. He'd be bragging rather than blushing.
"Just as I suspected," Carl said. "You don't know Laura at all."
Laura angled between them, set the Guinness in front of him, and turned to Paul. "What can I get for you?"
"I'll get my own." Paul stared Carl down before backing away.
"He reminds me of a pit bull," Carl said. "All attack and no strategy."
Laura glared. "You shouldn't have come all this way."
"We haven't been doing so well on the phone lately." Carl had already decided to shoulder the blame. "A lot of it's my fault." He paused before pressing his point. "I really care about you, and we want the same things."
"I'm not even sure what I want anymore."
He heard the note of defeat in her voice, and it gave him hope. "You want a home." He caressed her fingers. They used to be beautifully manicured, but now the nails were cut blunt, and her cuticles looked frayed.
"Don't you understand?" she asked. "Everything that's happened – it's breaking my heart."
"I do understand." He watched her struggle for control and decided to let her vent.
"The woman I loved like a grandmother just died." She lowered her voice. "And I'm not so sure my mother's death was an accident."
That was exactly why he wanted her out of here. Bannock Manor was the sort of place that drove people mad. "You need perspective." He gently brushed the hair off her face. "I've been thinking a lot about us – our future. I miss you."
"I've spent the last few weeks trying to figure out if my mother ever got what she wanted from life. It scares me to think that she didn't – and then it ended so badly."
Laura looked wretched; he was willing to offer her anything. "I want to marry you."
She was gazing down and didn't seem to hear him. "I know I have to sell the manor," she said, "but it feels like another death in the family." Suddenly she looked up. "Do you even love me?"
"Of course I do." Laura was coming around, warming up again. He saw it in her eyes. "I want to show you something." He slipped a photo into her hand. "I bought us a home."
At last she seemed to be concentrating on what he was saying. "You bought a house?" Her eyes blazed. "You didn't even talk to me about it?"
"I'm trying to give you what you want, Laura."
She stood up, and this time she didn't bother to lower her voice. "Real estate? You think that's what this is about?"
She was going to walk out on him, and he couldn't let her go. "I want what's best for you," he said.
"You can't even say I love you."
Paul had been pounding beers at the bar, and all of a sudden he was back, interfering again. "Laura, I'll take you home."
"Mind your own business," Carl snapped. "Laura, stop for a minute and listen to me!"
She jerked away, and Paul stepped between them.
"Back off," Carl said. "She's with me."
"She wants you to leave her alone." Paul didn't budge.
Carl grabbed Paul's shoulder; it was like trying to wrap his hand around a pillar of cement. "I warned you, Heathcliff."
Paul knocked his hand away.
Carl regained his balance and rammed his fist into Paul's belly, but the Englishman absorbed the blow without so much as a grunt. A crowd of jeering locals surrounded them. They were rooting for their own, and Carl was not going to give them the satisfaction of backing down.
Laura grabbed Carl's arm just as he was about to swing again. "Stop it!" she yelled.
He broke free and she lost her footing, bumped a table, and sent drinks crashing.
Carl didn't see Paul's punch until it was too late. The last thing he remembered before pain exploded between his eyes was the business end of a fist and behind it, the ugly plaid of a cheap shirt.
Paul's arm was cocked for another jab. "You can't treat a girl like that."
"Stop it!" Laura was close to tears. "You're both acting like idiots."
Splotches of blood soaked into Carl's sweater and more blood dripped onto the floor. He sank into the closest chair. Distantly, he heard Laura say something to the bartender. He tipped his head back, but that only sent the nauseating blood streaming down his throat. He choked and groped for a napkin, but even the slightest movement sent sharp pain radiating through his face. Carl spat blood. "That ass broke my nose!"
"You'd better have a doctor tend to it," the bartender said, handing him a towel. "What a mess; blood and beer. I'll just get a mop while you gents show yourselves out."
Carl didn't dare touch his nose but felt gingerly around it. The flesh on both sides was swelling; his lips felt fat, and even his eyes were sore. Laura's country boy had a violent streak.
Laura was busy apologizing to the bartender.
"Don't trouble yourself," the bartender said. "I've been full up for days because of your skeleton. You're good for business, love."
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Pascale Petit (París, 1953) es una poeta franco-galesa.

Trayectoria literaria

Creció en Francia y Gales. Estudió escultura en el Royal College of Art.

Ha publicado cinco colecciones de poemas: Heart of a Deer (1998), The Zoo Father (2001), The Huntress (2005), The Treekeeper's Tale (2008) y What the Water Gave Me: Poems after Frida Kahlo (2010). En 2004, fue seleccionada por la Poetry Book Society como una de las Next Generation poets (Poetas de la Próxima Generación).
The Zoo Father ha sido publicada en edición bilingüe inglés-español en México, y distribuida en otros países de habla hispana, como España.
Otra de sus publicaciones poéticas es The Wounded Deer: Fourteen Poems after Frida Kahlo (2005).

Sus poemas han sido traducidos a ocho idiomas. Así mismo, Petit ha traducido a poetas chinos contemporáneos, incluyendo a Yang Lian, Wang Xiaoni y Zhai Yongming.

Ha viajado con amplitud, particularmente por la Amazonía venezolana y China.

Bibliografía seleccionada

 Icefall Climbing (Smith Doorstop, 1994)
 Heart of a Deer (Enitharmon, 1998)
 Tying the Song Coeditada con Mimi Khalvati (Enitharmon, 2000)
 The Zoo Father (Seren, 2001)
 El Padre Zoológico/The Zoo Father (El Tucan, Ciudad de México, 2004)
 The Huntress (Seren, 2005)
 The Wounded Deer: Fourteen poems after Frida Kahlo (Smith Doorstop, 2005)
 The Treekeeper's Tale (Seren, 2008)
 What the Water Gave Me: Poems after Frida Kahlo (Seren, Reino Unido, 2010, Black Lawrence Press, Estados Unidos, 2011)
 Poetry from Art at Tate Modern editor, pamphlet (Tate Publications, 2010)

Galardones

Sus galardones incluyen, tres premios del Arts Council England y dos de la Society of Authors.

Enlaces externos

 Sitio web oficial.
 Blog oficial de Pascale Petit.
 Profile

Poetisas del Reino Unido
Escritores de Gales del siglo XX
Escritores de Gales del siglo XXI
Escritores en inglés del siglo XXI
Poetas de Gales
Nacidos en París

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Rain transforms into snow when the temperatures drop below freezing, right? Not necessarily. Supercooling raindrops is really what's poking these cookie-cutter holes in the clouds over the southeastern United States.
Everyone knows water freezes once temperatures drop to 32°F (0°C), but that's one of those little lies of oversimplification we use to skip messy details. In reality, contaminants like dust or pollen can drop water's freezing point. The result is supercooled raindrops can chill below freezing, while remaining liquid.
The skies over Mississippi and Louisiana were blanketed in supercooled clouds this week, but not thickly enough to ground planes. When aircraft darted through the cloud deck carrying holiday travelers, they cooled the clouds even further through a trick of aerodynamics. Pressure drops as air flows over the wing and propeller tips, allowing air to expand while dropping in temperature. This adiabatic cooling is enough to drop the temperature by up to 68°F (20°C), well past the point where even supercooled droplets freeze into ice crystals.
When these ice crystals encounter still-liquid supercooled droplets, they act as nucleation points triggering further crystallization. Soon it's a tiny storm, a miniature burst of snow or rain leaving a gap in the cloud layer. These fallstreak clouds can be polkadot hole-punches or longer canals depending on the interaction of the thickness of the cloud layer, degree of wind shear, and air temperature.
This week, conditions came together perfectly. A perfect cloud deck, supercooled droplets, and a busy season of constant travel poked holes until the sky started to look like swiss cheese. Supercooling is gorgeous.


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Interview #51- Josh Coan
Josh Coan is an American professional soccer player currently playing for FC Tucson of USL League One. A crafty forward with an endless amount of passion for the game, Coan grew up in Indianapolis and went on to attend the University of Pittsburgh. After two seasons with Pitt, Coan transferred to Marquette and became a star, leading the team in points, goals, shots, and shots on target in his senior season. Following college, Coan signed a contract with FC Tucson where he will now play his first professional season!
1. Growing up in Indianapolis, how did you fall in love with the game?
I've loved sports for as long as I can remember. Initially, I was a huge golf and basketball fan (still am), but some friends convinced me to try out for the local soccer team when I was around 8. From then on fell in love with the game, began watching it on TV, and the rest is history.
2. After high school and academy, you went on to play at the University of Pittsburgh. What made you choose Pitt over other schools?
I visited lots of different schools and spoke with all of their respective coaches during my recruiting process. When I went to Pitt, I felt a real sense of professionalism and an ambition to improve and grow the program, more so than some of the other schools I was looking at. Playing in a top college conference in the ACC and having some of the top coaches in the country, I felt it was a really good opportunity for me to learn and develop as a player as well.
3. How was your transition to college both on and off the field?
It was definitely a learning period. I was lucky enough to get a lot of minutes in a conference full of some of the best players in the country as a freshman, so I had to grow up quickly and adapt. In the academy where I was coming from our team had great success and was a top team nationally, so going to a place where we were rebuilding and facing some of the strongest programs out there, it was definitely a new experience. As for the academics, I came in the summer immediately after the academy playoffs finished, which allowed me to take some classes early and give me a jump start helping my transition for the first full semester easier.
4. What's the toughest part about managing both high academics as shown in two ACC Academic Honor Rolls and a high level of play as shown by making 25 starts in two seasons during college?
I think learning to stay organized and manage time well is a super crucial aspect of not only being a college athlete, but a successful person in general. Staying on top of schoolwork and social activities in my case really helped me to turn up to training and games fully focused and not worried about anything else off the field. When you aren't worried about the test you have after practice you didn't study for, or the homework you have to rush to finish, you can really just focus on improving on your craft on the field and that helps you be successful.
5. After two seasons at Pitt, you transferred to Marquette University. Describe your reasoning behind the transfer.
Firstly, I am super grateful and learned a lot about myself and the game during my time at Pitt. Unfortunately, it didn't quite work out at the time for a couple reasons but overall, I definitely don't regret it. Things just didn't go as expected after some time, so it was best to part ways and move on to Marquette.
6. What's the biggest misconception about college soccer?
I think there are several big misconceptions about college soccer. The main one I hear a lot is that it is bad for development and a dead end in terms of leading to the professional game. Although I do agree, it is certainly not the same as an 18-year-old signing pro like in Europe or as a homegrown and being in that environment every day, there is definitely a place for it in terms of development. At 18, I was not at all ready to sign a pro deal but by 21 and 4 years of experience in the college game in two great conferences, I was a completely different and more mature player who was. Everyone's path is different, and college can definitely be one for American players.
7. In your time at Marquette, you became an integral piece of the team. Overall, what's your favorite on the field memory from your time with the Golden Eagles?
There are countless memories I will remember for the rest of my life I made at Marquette. But scoring the winning penalty after so many rounds against Creighton at their place to knock them out of the big east tournament was probably the top one. They were such a strong team that season and the #1 seed, we both played great styles and had such a good battle. That was easily the craziest and most fun game I have been a part of, and I don't think anybody who traveled with us from the squad slept that night in Omaha.
8. Who's your greatest role model and why
For me a player I have always looked up to is Cristiano. He's always been my idol and I am a massive fan. Not only is he the greatest player of all time along with Messi in my opinion, he is indisputable proof that no matter where you come from or your story, with hard work, dedication, ambition, and belief you can absolutely achieve your goals.
9. What's the nicest stadium you played in during your college career?
Well there was no better feeling that playing a home game under the lights at Valley. But away from home Creighton was probably my favorite. Their huge grandstand and massive crowd were a blast to play in front of. Also, for some reason, even though it should have been a really intimidating atmosphere with their quality, fans, and nice stadium, for some reason it felt super welcoming and I always played some of my best football there.
10. In January, you signed your first pro contract with FC Tucson. How were you feeling after signing your first pro contract?
It was probably one of the best feelings in my life. I had actually signed a bit earlier but had to wait for the MLS draft to conclude to announce it since they ended up putting me on the board anyways. I was dying to finally share it publicly and overall was just an amazing moment. It was a lot of years of hard work so finally being rewarded and signing a pro deal is something that I'd dreamed of since a kid made a moment I won't forget.
11. What were you doing between your time from finishing the season in college and signing with Tucson?
I was back in Indiana with my family for a few weeks just training and spending time with my parents. I would drive up to Milwaukee to spend time with friends and hop into some sessions with the team but really just doing my best to stay sharp before preseason. I also joined a CrossFit class to help stay strong and in shape which was a really cool and different experience.
12. What's your biggest advice for other players working to become pro?
The biggest advice I have for young players is to believe in yourself and always stay hungry. Always looking to improve your game in any way possible is key. It is not enough to just show up to training with everyone else, you have to put in the extra work to craft your game and never give up. Some of the players that are seemingly ahead at 10, 14 ,16 etc. aren't always the ones who make it in the long run, so trust the process and your time will come.
13. If you could sit down and eat dinner with 3 people, who would they be?
Cristiano for some inspiration and my idol, Kevin Hart for the laughs, and Elon Musk for some intelligence. Should be an interesting group.
Firstly, I want to have a successful year with the group and do well here with Tucson. Eventually I would love to break into the MLS and continue moving up in the divisions. Also, off the field, I would love to start a brand of some sort or even some version of a podcast or something would be super cool.
15. Nike or adidas?
I've always been a Nike guy, but no problems with Adidas.
16. What do you feel sets you apart from others that helped you become a pro?
I think my determination and hard work got me here. I've put in countless hours on my own to improve and I just had a belief.
17. Go to snack on the road?
Not the healthiest but sour patch kids and melon Gatorade (best flavor by far trust me).
Alright by Logic, Paranoid by Post Malone, or Mirrors by Bruno Mars. So hard to choose I love so much music.
Hope you enjoyed the read, pleasure to share some of my story and excited to see some future interviews as well.
Big thanks to Josh for the amazing interview! Truly a top player on the field and a great person off of it! Best of luck this season and in all of your future endeavors!
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AutoNation on Thursday announced it will match 100 percent of all new donations up to $300,000 made to the United We End Homelessness initiative through year's end.
AutoNation Chairman and CEO Mike Jackson is putting his money where his mouth is.
The Fort Lauderdale-based auto retail giant on Thursday announced it has made a $300,000 matching grant to Broward County's homeless initiative, which Jackson is co-leading. AutoNation will match 100 percent of all new donations up to $300,000 made to United We End Homelessness through year's end.
The grant is designed to kick off fundraising efforts for the joint initiative between the United Way of Broward County, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance and the Broward Business Council on Homelessness.
"We are challenging the members of the Broward Business Community with a matching grant because we care about quality of life for our current and future residents, and the homeless individuals themselves. We must do more to create a home for all," said Jackson in a news release on Thursday.
In May, Broward leaders announced the new initiative to help end homelessness in the county. Besides Jackson, Castle Group CEO James Donnelly also is leading the effort.
Former banking executive Lynne Wines was hired in June to manage United We End Homelessness.
Phase one of the project focuses on the establishment of permanent housing units and ancillary services for the chronically homeless in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
For more information on the initiative, contact Heather Davidson, director of public policy and advocacy, at HDavidson@UnitedWayBroward.org or 954-308-9277.


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Daines Introduces Bill to Reform Monument Designation Process
U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Steve Daines today helped introduce the Improved National Monument Designation Process Act, a bill to facilitate greater local input and require state approval before national monuments can be designated on federal lands and waters. The bill requires, before any national monument can be declared on public land or within the exclusive economic zone, that the following be met: Specific authorization by an Act of Congress; Approval by the state legislature, and for ma… Continue Reading
Tester, Daines Introduce Little Shell Recognition Bill
(U.S. Senate)-Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines kicked off the 115th Congress by introducing bipartisan legislation to grant the Little Shell Tribe of the Chippewa Cree federal recognition. The Little Shell Tribe has sought federal recognition for nearly four decades, and has been recognized by the State of Montana since 2000. "The federal government can't fulfill its trust responsibility to Montana's Little Shell Tribe until it recognizes their sovereignty," Tester said. "These folks have… Continue Reading
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U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump's designee for the U.S. Department of Education, Betsy DeVos. "Betsy DeVos has a passion for education and will be a formidable leader at the Department of Education," Daines stated. "I look forward to watching her shape the Department of Education to increase local control of our schools, with policies that originate with the parents, teachers and administrato… Continue Reading
Daines: Zinke Will Make an Outstanding Interior Secretary
U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement on President-elect Donald J. Trump's designee for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Montana U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke. "Commander Zinke is a military hero who served honorably for 23 years and is taking his service to another level," Daines stated. "Ryan understands the balance of conservation, responsible energy development and public access." "I appreciate Senator Daines taking the time to sit down … Continue Reading
Daines Meets with Energy Designee Perry, Looks Forward to Confirmation
U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement on President-elect Donald J. Trump's designee for the U.S. Department of Energy, Rick Perry. "After speaking with Governor Perry, I have confidence that he will work to restore the balance between fossil fuel and renewable energy investments and regulation, a balance that has been lacking in President Obama's Energy Department," Daines stated. "Governor Perry will work to make our nation energy secure." Dur… Continue Reading
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U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Steve Daines today urged the Indian Health Service (IHS) to comply with Chippewa Cree Tribe's request for emergency funding to repair the on-reservation water system in light of recent breakages and contamination. In a letter to Mary Smith, the Principal Deputy Director of IHS, Daines implored her to immediately act on the Chippewa Cree Tribe's request to ensure water delivery and water safety. "I write to implore your swift and immediate action in response to the Ch… Continue Reading
Daines Reiterates Opposition to Transfer of Federal Lands
U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Steve Daines today commented on a recent U.S. House of Representatives budgetary rule change related to federal lands. "I continue to strongly oppose the transfer of federal lands to the states while fighting to improve the management of those lands." ###… Continue Reading
Daines Discusses Trade Opportunities with Commerce Designee Wilbur Ross
U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement on President-elect Donald J. Trump's designee for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Wilbur Ross. "Wilbur Ross has an impressive resume and is a force in the private-sector," Daines stated. "The Department of Commerce and the American economy will be well served by his extensive experience. I'm excited for his ideas to institute strong trade policies that expand opportunities for Montana ag producers and manufactur… Continue Reading
Daines Announces Details on 58th Presidential Inauguration
U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Steve Daines today provided details to those traveling to Washington, D.C. for the 58th Presidential Inauguration. "I'm excited to see so many Montanans in our nation's capital for the 58th Presidential Inauguration," Daines stated. Details on events are below: Washington, DC Office Open House: The Senator will be hosting an Open House the day before the Presidential Inauguration on January 20. We hope that Montanans who are visiting will stop by, visit with the Se… Continue Reading
Ag & Forestry Leaders Praise Daines' Ag Committee Membership
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Daines Announces Committee Assignments for the 115th Congress
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Daines Announces Renewal of SkyWest Airlines for West Yellowstone
BOZEMAN, Mont. -U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that SkyWest Airlines has been re-approved as the Essential Air Service (EAS) provider for West Yellowstone for the four-month summer seasons of 2017 and 2018. "SkyWest Airlines provides a critical transportation service for the Greater Yellowstone Region and community," Daines stated. "By maintaining their service and working with the West Yellowstone community, SkyWest has made it easier for folks to get to and from the region. I'm ple… Continue Reading
Tester, Daines, Zinke, Bullock, Fox Stand Against Anti-Semitism and White Nationalism
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Daines Secures Expansion of Wireless Broadband to Rural Montana
BOZEMAN, Mont.-U.S. Senator Steve Daines today secured the expansion of wireless broadband access in rural Montana. After months of hard work by Daines, today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provided final regulatory approval for T-Mobile to provide 4G LTE service to areas covering over one million people in Montana and Wyoming. "Montanans know all too well the feeling of seeing your call dropped, pressing send on text messages that will never get sent in the rural parts of our s… Continue Reading
Daines, Tester Announce Appointment of Two Montanans to National Aviation Commission
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Daines: Stream Protection is One Last Bad Act from Obama
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Daines Slams FCC's Overregulation of Small Businesses
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Development of governance systems
Providing guidance and assistance to implement systems and processes to support achievement of accreditation
System performance and relationship management with funding bodies.
The IHCA has partnered with a number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and examples of specific partnerships are:
Provision of Financial Administrator and Health Management Adviser services at the Ampilatwatja Health Centre Aboriginal Corporation.
OATSIH funded Quality Improvement Initiatives workshops for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health and Substance Use Services in Darwin, Port Augusta and Perth.
Facilitation of strategic and operational planning to The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane Limited.
Guidance and assistance over many years to the Goondir Health Services Limited, to assist the service to implement systems and processes required by standards.
The development of evidence guides for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Home and Community Care service providers to enable them implement more easily the requirements of the assessment process.
Provided independent health management advice in relation to transition strategies related to managing current risks and management of service delivery programs.
Facilitated a number of gap reviews for funded service providers in relation to the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) requirements also against the Community Care Common Standards (CCCS).
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