Once again, the Etrange Festival in Paris lived up to expectations, offering a wide array of films from many different horizons (whether in terms of genre or geographic origin) for its 19th edition, and discouraging any restrictive definition of 'étrange' cinema. The audience got their fill of fiction, documentaries and shorts from virtually all over the world, which confirmed the continuing importance of Asian cinema and revealed the frighteningly poor number of contributions from the festival's home country, with only two genuinely French feature films: Philippe Barassat's Les Dépravés and Albert Dupontel's 9 mois ferme (Quentin Dupieux and Marina de Van having shot theirs with English-speaking casts). This year's winners were Yuri Bykov's The Major (for the Nouveau Genre award), Sion Sono's Why Don't You Play in Hell? (for the Audience award) and Adan Jodorowsky's The Voice Thief (for the Short Film award). As usual, besides the official selection and the innumerable unreleased films, the festival also had its share of rarely seen curiosities, notably thanks to the cartes blanches given to Albert Dupontel and former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra, as well as the tributes to actresses Martine Beswick and Caroline Munro, and a focus on production designer Stephen Sayadian. On Sunday 15 September, the closing day, the weirdness of the festival was enhanced when it experienced a major breakdown in the computer ticketing system. The resulting chaos was handled good-naturedly without any blunders or complaints, thus proving how exceptional the festival is, not only because of its eclectic, comprehensive and international selection, but also thanks to a loyal, supportive and enthusiastic audience.
Read our 2012 L'Etrange Festival coverage by Nicolas Guichard here.
These are but a few protagonists in this Short Cuts-esque ensemble film. French critics like to describe Dupieux's movies as filmic UFOs, but Wrong Cops has a much tighter and coherent plot, where everything falls into place in the final graveyard dénouement. Though one might be tempted to see Wrong Cops as Police Academy for an audience with a good sense of humour, the film is actually quite subversive in presenting the police force as the only threat to society, surrounded by innocent and/or dumb people. I wonder if this may be the meaning of a shot that recurs throughout the film: the revolving lights of a police car in focus while the rest of the street and background remain a blur.
Presented as one of the 'Pépites de l'étrange' (Weird Gems) by Gaspar Noé (Irreversible), La torre de los siete jorobados (The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks) is a masterpiece of pre-Jess Franco, Spanish horror cinema, and actually the only one of that period. Based on a novel by Emilio Carrere, Edgar Neville's witty film tells the story of a ghostly justice meted out against a pack of hunchbacks who run a counterfeit money press in an underground synagogue. Heavily, though fruitfully, influenced by German expressionism (see the staircase of the inversed tower) and Hollywood genre films of the 1930s (see the Gothic streets of Madrid), Neville cannot resist injecting more wit into the story than there is in the original novel. The best example is the apparition of Napoleon's ghost, who comes to the wrong apartment and complains that whenever occultists raise a ghost he is always the one to be conjured up.
This beautiful and well-performed film also has a darker side to it, not so much because of its Gothic setting, but because of its director's less laudable activities at the time. Although a friend of left-leaning poet Federico Garcia Lorca, composer Manuel de Falla and Luis Buñuel's, as well as of Charles Chaplin's during his stay in Hollywood, Neville became a champion of General Franco's propaganda and The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks takes on an additional meaning when decrypted in this more dubious context. Still, it is definitely a gem to be (re)discovered.
The screening of Bong Joon-Ho's Snowpiercer was one of the major events of the festival, having already scored eight million viewers in Korea, and standing as the biggest-budget offering in the selection at $40,000,000. The impressive aesthetic and technical aspects of the film show money well invested, but the radical changes in the plot reveal a lot about its director's vision as well as about the 30-year gap since the creation of Jean-Marc Rochette's French graphic novel Transperceneige. Only the main idea remains from the original graphic novel: a lonely train running across a frozen planet, carrying the last of mankind on board, and a hero making the arduous trip from the bleak tail to the privileged head of the train. Exit the solo adventure, exit the love story, exit the plague. The dark pessimism of Rochette's black and white illustrations (created in the 1980s during the Cold War period, when a third world conflict leading to the end of civilisation was still on everyone's mind) gives way to much more optimistic, sunny, pure white, snowy mountainscapes, contrasted with the usual modern horror-lore: insects, grimy dirt, sadistic punishments, cannibalism, etc.
The climactic weapon unleashed in the graphic novel becomes a double-edged remedy against global warming in the film, and the rebel/prisoner Proloff turns into revolutionary leader Curtis, manipulated by two arch-conspirators, Wilford and Gilliam. The most regretful feature of the film is the fact that Joon-ho cannot resist Hollywood sirens, and builds the film up into a series of violent encounters punctuated by some irritating slow-motion sequences, indulging in bladed bloodletting, reminiscent of Oldboy and Gangs of New York in its use of hatchets and axes. The scene where all the combatants suddenly suspend their heated confontation as the train has to break through a series of ice blocks on the railway, before resuming their hostilities as if nothing had happened, is perhaps one of the worst of the film, verging on (or plunging into, according to how well disposed you are) bathos.
Rochette actively contributed to the film, sketching all the drawings made by one of the characters throughout the story, which probably explains his unrestrained enthusiasm about this adaptation. Yet, for all its flaws, the film is far from being a failure. The cast is brilliant, and all-in-all the plot is well above the usual Hollywood fare of the Elysium or Pacific Rim type. Unsurprisingly perhaps, there are rumours that Harvey Weinstein intends to cut down the film and add a voice-over for the US release.
Screened as part of Jello Biafra's carte blanche, Freak Orlando is one of those rarities that is hard to classify. A famous German artist, as well as a painter and a sculptor, Ulrike Ottinger has directed some ninety films and, like Alejandro Jodorowsky, insists on having control over the whole process, from filming to editing to production. In the words of Jello Biafra the film is a 'confusing mystery' that 'makes El Topo look like Disney'. Bearing only a remote resemblance to Virginia Woolf's story, the film spends most of its time conjugating the figures of transgender, starting with bearded women straight out of Tod Browning and carrying on with hermaphrodites and transvestites. Ottinger seems to be exorcising her inner and outer demons, the latter being Christianity, fascism and consumerism.
Read our interview with Ulrike Ottinger here.
There are moments of grace in the film, like the song of the crucified St. Wilgefortis performed by Else Nabu, or the French Siamese twins episode, and of course the illuminating presence of Delphine Seyrig. Yet, it seemed to me that part of the charm the film may have exerted on Biafra, who saw it one night on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg's red-light district, not understanding any German, may have come from the context. Sadly, three decades later, watching the film in a comfortable Parisian cinema with no substance to stimulate your reception, the mystery no longer works.
Europa Report is named after one of the moons of Jupiter, to which an international space mission travels to search for possible extra-terrestrial life. The film takes the form of found footage, miraculously transmitted from the spaceship after a long period of lost contact. Unlike Cannibal Holocaust and other Blair Witch Project(s), Europa Report achieves a perfect match between its genre and chosen setting, as a spaceship is definitely a place where every inch of space is monitored. Particular care was brought to the verisimilitude of the technology and the result is very convincing. Similar care is found in the editing, for in order to create and maintain the tension throughout the film, the Ecuadorian director Sebastian Cordero opted for a non-linear timeline with several levels of flashbacks and flashforwards, as well as later comments from the space agency on earth. All this is fortunately made clear by the adopted CCTV convention, which constantly displays the time codes of the mission.
Although Cordero does not seem willing to build on the philosophical and scientific reflections that the premise of the film might have allowed – as in most recent science-fiction films, we are quite far from Kubrick – he proves that good science fiction can do without expensive digital special effects and offers us a much more intelligent and effective story than Ridley Scott's Prometheus. There is one fly in the ointment, though: the final image of the film cannot help revealing what has caused the death of the crew.
The feeling of something otherworldly is introduced from the opening scene, in which two hunters, accompanied by a Catholic priest, hunt down Borgman and his followers, who are living in underground shelters in the forest (reminiscent of the Black Man in Warmerdam's The Northerners). On the run from them, Borgman arrives at an upper-middle-class house asking for a bath and gets sorely beaten by the owner, while the wife takes pity and shelters him. From then on things go wrong, and we soon realise that Borgman is definitely more than just a tramp, as he turns into a literal night-mare, such as pictured by Henry Fuseli. Once again, in his very idiosyncratic style, Warmerdam combines social criticism of the bourgeoisie with mystical angst, leaving the audience to weave the threads of interpretation as they please.


ASSAf, as the official partner of the Lindau Foundation and with funding from the Department of Science and Technology, annually nominates young scientists to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings which are designed as a forum for young scientists from all over the world to have an in-depth exchange with Nobel Laureates. South Africa is also this year's host country and will have the opportunity to present itself as a research nation on the International Day during the meeting week.
The South African young scientists are: Tariq Blecher, Rhodes University/Square Kilometre Array (SKA); Stive Djiokop, Nelson Mandela University (NMU); Jake Gordin, University of Cape Town (UCT); Thandi Gumede, University of the Free State (UFS); Arthur Harrisson, University of Pretoria (UP); Julia Healy, UCT/ South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO); Jan Louw, Stellenbosch University; Genevéve Marx, NMU; Itumeleng Monageng, UCT/ South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO); Francis Otieno, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits); Valentine Saasa, UP/Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Michael Sarkis, Wits; Hester Schutte, North-West University (NWU); Katekani Shingange, UFS; Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN); Kimeel Sooknunan, UCT; Tanita Ramburuth-Hurt, Wits; Johannes Thiersen, NWU; Nicole Thomas, University of the Western Cape (UWC)/ SARAO; Danielle Venter, NMU.
They will join 580 young scientists from 88 countries who will participate from 30 June to 5 July 2019, along with 42 Nobel laureates in this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings have been held annually at Lindau, Germany, since 1951.
Successful participants are outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate students and postdoctoral students under 35 years of age, in the field of physics, which is the focus of this year's meeting. Key topics will be cosmology, laser physics and gravitational waves.
They were selected after a multi-stage international selection process. The selected young scientists may expect a six-day programme with numerous lectures and panel discussions. Many see the chance to present their own research work at one of the master classes or at the poster session as a special opportunity.


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Homepage. This page: Notepads advertising the fwd Triumph 1300
The front wheel drive Triumph 1300
Shown below are 2 identical notebooks, issued by the Leyland Motor Corporation I guess at the back end of the 1960s or very early in the 1970s.
They advertised the fwd 1300 model, Triumph's quality small/medium saloon.
Giveaways like this have always been popular with new-car motor dealers, giving away gimmicky freebies to spread the word about their latest product. In this case it was the Leyland Triumph 1300 that was being given some coverage on the cover of these neat notepads, which measure 2" x 2.5". The 1300 was "Britain's best equipped car next to the big ones!" which I assume is a reference to the larger 2000 and 2500 models that were also available. Interestingly the Standard marque is still being mentioned despite cars badged as Standards being dropped from the S-T range early in the 60s.
The 1300 is not a common sight in preserved circles, largely thanks to their eagerness to corrode away (but probably no worse than any other BLMC creation of the day). The basic styling of the front wheel drive 1300 would be used for the later BL-era Dolomite, although the interior appointments were not quite up to the same spec.
The joys of lousy British Leyland quality assurance and build quality in the 70s meant that the post-1300 Dollies would often fall apart with depressing regularity (especially the Sprints and 1850 versions). Don't believe me? have a flick through a copy of Motorsport magazine from the 70s, and the letters pages were full of foaming correspondence from owners who'd bought Sprints, and were having a nightmare with reliability and a largely indifferent dealer network.
The earlier 1300 though featured the familiar Standard/Triumph 1296cc engine, which first saw light of day in the 1950s Standard 8 (803cc), and didn't suffer the reliability woes of later cars. In fact we're reminded that it was voted Car of the Year by Car magazine, for 1965/1966.
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Police appeal for help in search for missing man last seen in Belper
Derbyshire Police has issued an appeal for help to find a missing man last seen in Belper.
Nigel Fletcher, 53, was spotted in the Far Laund area at around noon on Friday, October 26.
A police spokesman said: "Officers are concerned for his safety.
"Nigel is described as bald and was wearing black jeans and a navy zip-up pullover. He is believed to be driving a silver Vauxhall Zafira."
Anyone with any information about where Nigel may be, or believes they may have seen him, is asked to call Derbyshire police urgently on the 101 number with incident number 838-261018.
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Our customers are increasingly looking to add the tropical or temperate touch to the garden. Perhaps as a result of tightening purse strings and less foreign holidays, we're seeing more interest in both seasonal summer exotics and hardy plants with an exotic feel to them. Perhaps it's just the hot weather this summer.
• Great examples of seasonal summer display plants that may need to be brought indoors during winter, or protected from frosts – thunbergia, mandevilla, cobaea, glory lily, palms, banana, jacobinia (Brazilian Fuchsia).
• Other plants that have an exoctic look or feel to them but actually hardy in our British climate – lewisia, Campsis 'Indian Summer', Fatsia japonica, bamboo, palms, alstroemeria, gerbera.
• Houseplants that always feel exotic year round – Bird of Paradise and Parrot Plant (Impatiens niamniamensis), citrus.
SunBelievable™; new rudbeckias; renewed focus on dahlias – all flowering into November or the first hard frosts of autumn.
Wabi sabi is the art of imperfect beauty; appreciating imperfections in life and the ability to age gracefully (shabby chic). In the garden, this translates as a delicate balance between nature and nurture – a natural feel in the garden yet with a design edge. Thompson & Morgan's seed scatter boxes work well in this concept as whilst there is a "random" element to the seed distribution, there is also a uniformness in the fact that the varieties have been carefully chosen to suit the desire effect. Our Perennial collections have a similar, though slightly more formal feel to them, giving a wider range of heights, colours and textures in a flower bed.
The vegan movement has gained momentum on social media and in wider media in the past 12 months, becoming more widely recognised as a way of living in the mainstream society. This, alongside the issue of how we sustainably feed the world's fast-rising population has led to a shift to high protein veg as an alternative to meat.
Good examples of veg that are high in protein are: Peas, spinach, kale, broccoli, sprouts, mushrooms and globe artichokes.
The health properties of purple vegetables continue to appeal, usually being higher in anti-oxidants and vitamins as well as having "plate appeal" in restaurants too.
• Shrubs and perennials ideal for containers have also been on the rise, again these can be grown in a large pot and transported easily to a new home without the risk ofloosing an established plant grown in the ground and uprooting it.– more compact forms of garden favourites are; Lavatera 'Barnsley Baby' and Buddleja 'Buzz'™.
Spring bedding must be able to cope with increasingly poor winters.
Our hardy nursery stock has to cope with all these factors.
As such, all our new T&M plant introductions are tested for their suitability to variable UK conditions, with the above four factors in mind.
Again, off the back of more unpredictable weather patterns, we at Thompson & Morgan are seeing increased use of greenhouses, cloches and cold frames in our customer gardens to help level out climate and environment. These help regulate temperatures for crops such as tomatoes and cucumbers an make pleasant environments to garden in too!
By 2030, anxiety will be the number one health issue, outranking obesity. A recent survey by Ypulse shows 81% of 18-34 years old are making mental health a priority, looking for new ways to balance physical and mental wellness via 'digital detox'. Switching off the technology and getting outside.
Gardening and plants can play a big part in mental wellness. Being surrounded by air-purifying plants, creating a quiet tranquil space, eating a plant-based diet are all reflections of wellness trends that have become status symbols for people who make health a priority.
individual plants. Creating symbiosis between plants puts the focus on garden design and management rather than time-consuming garden maintenance.
• Low-growing evergreen grasses being grown as a green mulch to reduce watering and weeding.
• Planting nitrogen fixing plants such as lupins to fix nitrogen and feed soil (and using green manures in general).
• Planting taller plants in gardens to create shade and shelter for smaller additions.
• Growing scented flowers to keep pests away and others to attract beneficial insects and also to help the environment by encouraging bees and butterflies.
• Further symbiotic link with the use of mycorrhizal fungi, with research now showing 'communication' and transfer of nutrients, plant to plant, carried by fungi.


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Lyft in Baltimore: Save $50 on your first Lyft ride in Baltimore
by stuart February 28, 2016 June 21, 2016 Tech / Travel
Lyft, launched in 2012 in San Francisco, CA, currently provide services to 195 cities across the US. From San Francisco to NYC, it covers a lot of major cities, one of which is Baltimore.
One of the earlier cities to receive this amazing rideshare service, Baltimore has become a very important city for Lyft. Launched in late 2013, Lyft has a come a long way when it comes to providing services in Baltimore area. "The friend with a car" is currently one of the most popular ridesharing app in the Baltimore area.
Lyft in Baltimore – launching a new experience
Lyft was launched in Baltimore in October 2013, just a year after its launch in CA. A very innovative idea back then, its ride sharing experience was completely different from your traditional taxi services. It is less like hiring a taxi and more like carpooling with someone who's going towards the same destination as you. Lyft matches one with a nearby driver in the area through a very easy to use app which has changed how people look at their transport. Lyft covers a large area of Baltimore, from Canton to Federal Hill to Hampden.
Lyft – services available to Baltimore
Lyft provides two types of services, Lyft and Lyft Plus, in Baltimore. While Lyft is for a more personal experience, accommodating one to three people, Lyft Plus provides you with a six-seater for more people. Instead of connecting people with chauffer services (like Uber), Lyft connects you with drivers who are more or less like you with their own cars.
These Lyft drivers go through a rigorous screening process that includes criminal background and DMV record checks, should have a vehicle that passes a safety inspection and is no older than a year 2000 model. Drivers should be at least 23 years old. Due to their unique peer-to-peer ride sharing model, drivers usually earn more compared to other ridesharing services. This proves to be a good way for these drivers to make more than usual money.
Lyft in Baltimore: Rates and Service Reviews
As in other cities, Baltimore has embraced Lyft. According to one of reviewers on Yelp, "I really like lyft! Every experience they I have had, has been pleasant! From the waters some drivers offer to the friendly conversation. [sic]" Another reviewer praised its driver quality control and insurance cover that it provides, stating, "This is a concern of mine since hopping into a strangers car can lead to bad times. …Well, that doesn't happen with lyft. When bad things happen, as they do from time to time, lyft gives each driver a $1 Million insurance policy to make sure things don't go from bad to worse." He also praised Lyft's car quality control.
Lyft's current rates in Baltimore are as good as they get. The option of paying through phone also makes it a very easy service for all involved. At this time, following are the rates of Lyft in Baltimore.
Ride type Lyft Lyft Plus
Base Charge $0.80 $1.50
Cancel Penalty $5.00 $5.00
Cost Minimum $4.00 $7.00
Cost Per Mile $1.02 $1.67
Cost Per Minute $0.11 $0.15
Trust And Service Fee $1.55 $1.55
Lyft has become the rideshare of Baltimore with its affordable rates and friendly drivers.
Save on your first Lyft ride in Baltimore with this $50 credit. Simply add the STUART12 promo code into the payments screen.
So if your final fare (not including tip) is no more than $20, you'll get a free Lyft ride to get you introduced to the ride-sharing service.
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"""
CollectionRetrievers
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Wrapper of retrievers with a customed api oriented to interact properly with
spatial descriptor models.
This module contains the main class to mamage all retrievers without entering
in low-level programming.
As the FeaturesRetriever there are a requisit to have all the retrievers under
this manager, but in this case it is not the output, it is the input.
All of them are required to have the same input size.

"""

import numpy as np
from tools_retriever import create_aggretriever
from pySpatialTools.utils.selectors import Spatial_RetrieverSelector,\
    format_selection
from pySpatialTools.utils.neighs_info import join_by_iss
from retrievers import BaseRetriever

inttypes = [int, np.int32, np.int64]

class RetrieverManager:
    """Retreiver of elements given other elements and only considering the
    information of the non-retrivable elements.
    There are different retriavables objects and different inputs.

    See also
    --------
    pst.FeaturesManagement.FeaturesManager

    """
    __name__ = 'pySpatialTools.RetrieverManager'
    typeret = 'manager'

    def _initialization(self):
        """Mutable globals reset."""
        ## Elements information
        self.k_perturb = 0
        self.retrievers = []
        self.n_inputs = 0
        self.staticneighs = True
        self.selector = (0, 0)
        self._preferent_ret = 0

    def __init__(self, retrievers, selector_retriever=None):
        self._initialization()
        self._format_retrievers(retrievers)
        self._format_selector(selector_retriever)

    def __len__(self):
        """Number of retrievers which are in this manager."""
        return len(self.retrievers)

    def __getitem__(self, i_ret):
        """Get the `i_ret` retriever."""
        if i_ret < 0 or i_ret >= len(self.retrievers):
            raise IndexError("Not correct index for features.")
        return self.retrievers[i_ret]

    def set_iter(self, ret_pre):
        """Set preferent retriever."""
        self._preferent_ret = ret_pre

    def __iter__(self):
        """It assumes preferent retriever 0."""
        ## If constant selected retriever
        if type(self._preferent_ret) == int:
            for neighs_info in self[self._preferent_ret]:
                yield neighs_info
        else:
            pass

    ############################ Retriever functions ##########################
    ###########################################################################
    def _retrieve_neighs_constant(self, i, typeret_i=None):
        """Retrieve neighbourhood under conditions of ifdistance or others
        interior parameters. Constant typeret_i assumption.

        Parameters
        ----------
        i: int
            the element id.
        typeret_i: tuple, np.ndarray or None (default)
            the selector of the retrievers we want to use.

        Returns
        -------
        neighs_info: pst.Neighs_Info
            the neighborhood information.

        """
        typeret_i, out_ret = self.get_type_ret(i, typeret_i)
        neighs_info =\
            self.retrievers[typeret_i].retrieve_neighs(i, output=out_ret)
        return neighs_info

    def _retrieve_neighs_variable(self, i, typeret_i=None):
        """Retrieve neighbourhood under conditions of ifdistance or others
        interior parameters. Variable typeret_i assumption.

        Parameters
        ----------
        i: int
            the element id.
        typeret_i: tuple, np.ndarray or None (default)
            the selector of the retrievers we want to use.

        Returns
        -------
        neighs_info: pst.Neighs_Info
            the neighborhood information.

        """
        typeret_i, out_ret = self.get_type_ret(i, typeret_i)
        i = [i] if type(i) in inttypes else i
        typeret_i = [typeret_i] if type(typeret_i) != list else typeret_i
        out_ret = [out_ret] if type(out_ret) != list else out_ret
        neighs = []
        for j in range(len(typeret_i)):
            neighs_info = self.retrievers[typeret_i[j]].\
                retrieve_neighs(i[j], output=out_ret[j])
            neighs.append(neighs_info)
        neighs_info = join_by_iss(neighs)
        return neighs_info

    def _retrieve_neighs_general(self, i, typeret_i=None):
        """Retrieve neighbourhood under conditions of ifdistance or others
        interior parameters. No typeret_i assumption.

        Parameters
        ----------
        i: int
            the element id.
        typeret_i: tuple, np.ndarray or None (default)
            the selector of the retrievers we want to use.

        Returns
        -------
        neighs_info: pst.Neighs_Info
            the neighborhood information.

        """
        typeret_i, out_ret = self.get_type_ret(i, typeret_i)
        if type(typeret_i) == list:
            i = [i] if type(i) in inttypes else i
            neighs = []
            for j in range(len(typeret_i)):
                neighs_info = self.retrievers[typeret_i[j]].\
                    retrieve_neighs(i[j], output=out_ret[j])
                neighs.append(neighs_info)
            neighs_info = join_by_iss(neighs)
        else:
            neighs_info =\
                self.retrievers[typeret_i].retrieve_neighs(i, output=out_ret)
        return neighs_info

    def compute_nets(self, kret=None):
        """Compute all the possible relations if there is a common
        (homogeneous) ouput.

        Parameters
        ----------
        kret: int, list or None (default)
            the id of the retrievers we want to get their spatial networks

        """
        ## Check that match conditions (TODO)
        ## Format kret
        kret = range(len(self.retrievers)) if kret is None else kret
        kret = [kret] if type(kret) == int else kret
        ## Compute
        nets = []
        for r in kret:
            nets.append(self.retrievers[r].compute_neighnets(self.selector))
        return nets

    ######################### Auxiliar administrative #########################
    ###########################################################################
    def add_retrievers(self, retrievers):
        """Add new retrievers.

        Parameters
        ----------
        retrievers: list, pst.BaseRetriever
            the retrievers we want to input to that manager.

        """
        self._format_retrievers(retrievers)

    def set_neighs_info(self, bool_input_idx):
        """Setting the neighs info of the retrievers.

        Parameters
        ----------
        bool_input_idx: boolean or None
            if the input is going to be indices or in the case of false,
            the whole spatial information.

        """
        for i in range(len(self)):
            self.retrievers[i]._format_neighs_info(bool_input_idx)

    def set_selector(self, selector):
        """Set a common selector in order to not depend on continous external
        orders.

        Parameters
        ----------
        selector: tuple, np.ndarray, None or others
            the selector information to choose retriever.

        """
        self._format_selector(selector)

    ################################ Formatters ###############################
    ###########################################################################
    def _format_retrievers(self, retrievers):
        """Format the retrievers.

        Parameters
        ----------
        retrievers: list, pst.BaseRetriever
            the retrievers we want to input to that manager.

        """
        if type(retrievers) == list:
            self.retrievers += retrievers
        elif retrievers.__name__ == 'pySpatialTools.BaseRetriever':
            self.retrievers.append(retrievers)
        elif not(type(retrievers) == list):
            raise TypeError("Incorrect type. Not retrievers list.")
        ## WARNING: By default it is determined by the first retriever
        ret_n_inputs = [len(self.retrievers[i]) for i in range(len(self))]
        assert(all([len(self.retrievers[0]) == r for r in ret_n_inputs]))
        assert(all([self.retrievers[0].k_perturb == r.k_perturb
                    for r in self.retrievers]))
        self.k_perturb = self.retrievers[0].k_perturb
        self.n_inputs = len(self.retrievers[0])
        self._format_staticneighs()

    def _format_staticneighs(self):
        """Format staticneighs."""
        ## Set staticneighs
        n_ret = len(self.retrievers)
        self.staticneighs = self[0].staticneighs
        aux = [self[i].staticneighs == self.staticneighs for i in range(n_ret)]
        assert(aux)

    def _format_k_perturbs(self):
        """Format perturbations. Assert all have the same number of
        perturbations.
        """
        ## 1. Format kperturb
        kp = self[0].k_perturb
        k_rei_bool = [self[i].k_perturb == kp for i in range(len(self))]
        # Check k perturbations
        if not all(k_rei_bool):
            msg = "Not all the retriever objects have the same perturbations."
            raise Exception(msg)
        self.k_perturb = kp

    def _format_selector(self, selector):
        """Programable get_type_ret.

        Parameters
        ----------
        selector: tuple, np.ndarray, None or others
            the selector information to choose retriever.

        """
        if selector is None:
            self.get_type_ret = self._general_get_type_ret
            self.retrieve_neighs = self._retrieve_neighs_general
        elif type(selector) == tuple:
            self.selector = selector
            self.get_type_ret = self._static_get_type_ret
            self.retrieve_neighs = self._retrieve_neighs_constant
        else:
            self.selector = Spatial_RetrieverSelector(selector)
            self.get_type_ret = self._selector_get_type_ret
            self.retrieve_neighs = self._retrieve_neighs_variable
            self.selector.assert_correctness(self)

    ################################# Type_ret ################################
    ###########################################################################
    ## Formatting the selection of path from i information.
    ##
    ## See also:
    ## ---------
    ## pst.FeaturesManager
    #########################
    def _general_get_type_ret(self, i, typeret_i=None):
        """Interaction with the selector. Using upside information of selection
        or the own selector the manager owns.

        Parameters
        ----------
        i: int
            the element id.
        typeret_i: tuple, np.ndarray or None (default)
            the selector of the retrievers we want to use.

        Returns
        -------
        typeret_i: int
            the retriever we want to use.
        out_ret: int
            the out retriever we want to use.

        """
        if typeret_i is None:
            typeret_i, out_ret = self.selector
        else:
            if type(i) == list:
                typeret_input = typeret_i
                ## TOMOVE to selectors
                typeret_i, out_ret = [], []
                for j in range(len(i)):
                    typeret_i.append(typeret_input[j][0])
                    out_ret.append(typeret_input[j][1])
            else:
                typeret_i, out_ret = typeret_i
        return typeret_i, out_ret

    def _static_get_type_ret(self, i, typeret_i=None):
        """Interaction with the selector. Using upside information of selection
        or the own selector the manager owns.

        Parameters
        ----------
        i: int
            the element id.
        typeret_i: tuple, np.ndarray or None (default)
            the selector of the retrievers we want to use.

        Returns
        -------
        typeret_i: int
            the retriever we want to use.
        out_ret: int
            the out retriever we want to use.

        """
        typeret_i, out_ret = self.selector
        return typeret_i, out_ret

    def _selector_get_type_ret(self, i, typeret_i=None):
        """Get information only from selector.

        Parameters
        ----------
        i: int
            the element id.
        typeret_i: tuple, np.ndarray or None (default)
            the selector of the retrievers we want to use.

        Returns
        -------
        typeret_i: int
            the retriever we want to use.
        out_ret: int
            the out retriever we want to use.

        """
        selection = format_selection(self.selector[i])
        typeret_i, out_ret = selection
        return typeret_i, out_ret

    ######################## Perturbation management ##########################
    ###########################################################################
    def add_perturbations(self, perturbations):
        """Adding perturbations to retrievers.

        Parameters
        ----------
        perturbations: pst.BasePerturbation
            setting the perturbation information.

        """
        for i_ret in range(len(self.retrievers)):
            self.retrievers[i_ret].add_perturbations(perturbations)
        ## Update staticneighs
        self._format_staticneighs()
        self._format_k_perturbs()

    ######################### Aggregation management ##########################
    ###########################################################################
    def add_aggregations(self, aggregation_info):
        """Add aggregations to retrievers. Only it is useful this function if
        there is only one retriever previously and we are aggregating the first
        one.

        Parameters
        ----------
        aggregation_info: tuple or pst.BaseRetriever
            the information to create a retriever aggregation.

        """
        if isinstance(aggregation_info, BaseRetriever):
            self.retrievers.append(aggregation_info)
        else:
            retriever = create_aggretriever(aggregation_info)
            self.retrievers.append(retriever)

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HARITIES are set to miss out after one of Arborfield's oldest traditions has been cancelled with just four weeks to go.
HARITIES are set to miss out after one of Arborfield's oldest traditions has been cancelled with just four weeks to go.
The Summer Fete, which usually raises more than £2,000 for local charities and has been a seasonal highlight for decades, has been ditched after a legal misunderstanding within the parish council.
Last month the clerk Karen Hanson advised against the parish council organising the event, as Berkshire Association of Local Councils (BALC) had confirmed to her that parish councils do not have the power to fundraise.
But tempers frayed at last Tuesday's meeting as councillors felt the super-strict rules were "ludicrous" and that they were forced into voting for the fete's cancellation as there was no time to sort out the technicalities.
Cllr Gary Cowan, who is also district councillor for Arborfield, said this technical hitch could have been overcome if more notice and a positive attitude had been adopted.
Speaking at the meeting, Cllr Cowan said: "What court is going to charge a fete? It's ludicrous. I accept that there may be conditions but this is for extremely good and needy causes.
"We should have been told about this months and months ago. I'm bitterly disappointed and astounded."
After the meeting Cllr Cowan said he was now worried this could be the beginning of the end for the traditional event.
He said: "We were left in a very difficult position. The fete can be very large and it really gets better all the time.
"It's very hard to motivate people to get it going again. It could be the end of the fete forever.
"That has become the fear for us. As a village we have always tried to make things happen for the benefit of the charities and the community."
Cllr Helen Reed-McGregor, chairman of the Parish Council, sad she was saddened by the situation.
She said: "I am so upset and disappointed and very very unhappy about this. We've always held this fete and the Clerk deemed that it should not go ahead.
"I don't think it's that tragic to raise money for charity but there have been some technical hitches.
"It's been going on since I've lived here, which is 18 years. I know that rules and regulations change and I understand that.
"But it's getting to the point where it's getting ludicrous. On average that fete and the charity walk raises more than £2,000 for local charities.
"Apart from the fact that charities are not going to get that it was still a nice community event. We are lucky that we do have enough helpers so it could have gone ahead. We're here to serve our residents in the best way possible."
Mrs Hanson said at the metting that she had advised that a separate committee to the council be created to run the fete, warning that should the council go ahead it could be in a legally difficult position.
She added: "I advised that the fete be taken away from the parish council."
The event was to be held on July 10, with many attractions including five-a-side football, tug-of-war, a baby show, a knobbly knees contest and a hog roast.
The football tournament is still expected to go ahead as it is arranged by a separate body.


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National Film Board of Canada Animation Studio Presents Shorts at CalArts
An animation still from 'The Cat Came Back' | Photo courtesy National Film Board of Canada
Tonight at 7 pm, Canada's National Film Board (NFB) Animation Studio brings several short films to CalArts' Bijou Theater for this week's Structuring Strategies class and film series. The NFB in 90 minutes (or thereabouts)… also features a Q&A session with NFB producer Michael Fukushima.
About the program:
Can a 71 year-old's life be told in 90 minutes? Of course not. But NFB producer Michael Fukushima will do his best to showcase the range and style of auteur short-form filmmaking that has epitomized the NFB Animation Studio since its founding in 1941, and made it one of the pre-eminent and most successful studios around.
The NFB, whose films cover a wide array of techniques and styles, has created more than 13,000 productions and has won more than 5,000 awards, including 12 Oscars and four Webbys. NFB animators are currently developing new interactive productions and exploring 3D stereoscopic film and community-based media, among other cutting-edge techniques.
Titles on the program include:
Neighbours (Norman McLaren, 1952, 8:06)
Bead Game (Ishu Patel, 1977, 5:35)
The Cat Came Back (Cordell Barker, 1988, 7:41)
When The Day Breaks (Amanda Forbis/Wendy Tilby, 1999, 9:40)
Ryan (Chris Landreth, 2004, 13:54)
cNote (Chris Hinton, 2004, 6:55)
Jaime Lo, small and shy (Lillian Chan, 2006, 7:48)
Muybridge's Strings (Koji Yamamura, 2011, 12:39)
More than 2,000 NFB productions can be streamed on its website. Below is Ishu Patel's Bead Game from 1977:
The NFB in 90 minutes (or thereabouts)…
Structuring Strategies
CalArts' Bijou Auditorium
Tonight, Feb. 7 at 7 pm
Posted February 7, 2012 by Melissanthi Saliba
Categories: Film/Video
Tags: National Film Board of Canada, Structuring Strategies


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It's More Fun to Believe
"Santa Claus is really your parents", she said.
My eight-year-old self stomped home from my childhood playmate's house, stormed into the living room and demanded an explanation from my unsuspecting and caught-off-guard Mother. Duped, lied to, shocked and incredulous – that about summed it up. I wasn't in on the secret and it made me mad.
As each Christmas passed by and Techno and Twinkle got older, thoughts of how the "big reveal" would play out with them were always brimming near the surface. So when Twinkle came home last week and said her friend didn't believe in the Easter Bunny I thought "Door opened, walk in. This is it."
After some pointed questions, a mix of her intuition and rational thought she figured out that Mom and Dad have kept the magic alive for the Easter Bunny, the tooth fairy and St. Nicholas BUT…"I still believe in Santa Claus." she said with a knowing smile. Well, we went this far – we were taking it all the way.
It was so bittersweet. She marveled at the new information, laughed a little and then the next wave of reality washed over her and with it came some tears. Ouch. She was finally in on the secret. But it's one of those moments in a child's life where a layer of innocence is slowly peeled back. It breaks the heart just a little. What's next? High school graduation already? Thankfully not just yet.
But this was just round one! Her older brother still wasn't in on the secret. A double whammy. A separate conversation ensued at just the right time days later. Techno informed us he's known for a couple of years. He just didn't say anything. I think a part of him didn't want to peek behind the curtain and see the wizard operating the controls. It's just simply more fun to believe.
The timing couldn't have been more perfect for this all to take place. Because by week's end we would be sitting in a concert hall, in front of a symphony orchestra playing the score and watching along to the animated short film of one of the most nostalgic Christmas traditions from my childhood. It's a film based on the book by Raymond Brigg's entitled The Snowman.
I don't know many people who are familiar with this tale. It always seemed kind of an obscure find that we stumbled upon more than twenty years ago. It's the story of a young boy who builds a snowman one wintry night only to delight in the fact that he comes alive. The two explore the human world of the boys' house, the world outside and many of the nearby animals in the countryside and then take flight for a journey to the North Pole, a snowman party with Santa and witness the Northern Lights. In the morning the boy's new friend has melted with the sun and all that remains in the pocket of his pajamas is the scarf Santa had gifted the boy the night before. In the book there are no words, just pictures. In the movie the only words are those of the gorgeous song "Walking in the Air" sung by a British choirboy. I promise you if you listen to it once, the music will stick with you forever. I'm still humming it four days later!
The movie became part of my children's Christmas tradition starting with Techno's second Christmas. It was perfect to watch this with both of the two older kids last week accompanied by the orchestra and a local-cast choirboy because it put me right back to suspending disbelief, going with the story as its presented and finding joy in the magic of it all.
Ice said to Twinkle after the reveal "We still believe." She was a little relieved to hear that. I was a little relieved to hear that. And this movie sealed the deal.
This link takes you to the You Tube page where you can enjoy this Academy Award nominated film if you'd like (please excuse the Dominos pizza ad or whatever you will be forced to watch for 15 seconds!) It's 26 minutes in length. Watch it with someone special.
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These Ayurvedic tablets are typically used to strengthen digestion and the respiratory system and reduce fevers and skin problems. It has many anti-aging properties and also promotes healthy hair growth. It balances Vata, Pitta and Kapha and rejuvenates the entire body.
125 mg to 375 mg twice a day after food, or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.
It is traditionally administered along with honey, ghee, Triphala Kashaya or fresh ginger juice.
Take this medicine for a limited period of time and only as prescribed by your Ayurvedic professional.
This medicine should only be taken under strict medical supervision because too high of a dose could cause digestive issues.


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Q: Clarifying how we can identify $SK_1(R)$ with set of path components Let $R$ be a commutative Banach algebra.
Let $E_n$ denote the group generated by $n\times n$ elementary matrices. $SK_1(R)$ denotes the kernel of the induced determinant map $K_1(R) \to R^{\times}$.
In the K-book, Weibel states,

$E_n(R)$ is the path component of the identity matrix $I_n$ for any
  $n\geq 2$. Hence we may identify the $SK_1(R)$ with the set
  $\pi_0{SL}(R)$.

I do not see how the second statement follows from the first. I am just looking for a brief explanation that helps me make sense of this lemma.

A: You're interested in $K_1(R) = GL_\infty(R)/E_\infty(R)$, where these are defined as the colimits of the corresponding terms $GL_n(R)$ and $E_n(R)$.
What you know is that $E_\infty(R)$ is a normal subgroup of $GL_\infty(R)$ that is contained inside $SL_\infty(R) = \text{ker}(\det)$ (another normal subgroup). Now the third isomorphism theorem gives $$\left(GL_\infty(R)/E_\infty(R)\right)/\left(SL_\infty(R)/E_\infty(R)\right) = GL_\infty(R)/SL_\infty(R);$$ rephrasing, there is a short exact sequence $$SL_\infty(R)/E_\infty(R) \to GL_\infty(R)/E_\infty(R) \to GL_\infty(R)/SL_\infty(R).$$
The second term is $K_1(R)$ and the last term is $R^\times$, both by definition. But now you know from Weibel's proposition 1.5 (the one that you quote) that the first term is $\pi_0 SL_\infty(R)$, because for any topological group $G$, the quotient $G/G_0$ by the identity component is naturally identified with $\pi_0 G$. You also know the second term is $R^\times$. So you have a short exact sequence $$\pi_0 SL_\infty(R) \to K_1(R) \to R^\times,$$ where the last map is the determinant. Of course, the kernel of the determinant map $K_1(R) \to R^\times$ is precisely how $SK_1(R)$ is defined, so we have the desired result.

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Microsoft and Sony join up on AI and cloud gaming
Written by Wei Shi
17 May 2019 @ 12:34
Microsoft and Sony have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop cloud systems for game and content streaming, and to integrate Microsoft's AI with Sony's image sensors.
This is another step on Sony's journey to transform from a console and title seller to a game streaming service platform. Microsoft's leadership in both cloud computing, its Azure cloud platform, and the global footsteps of its datacentres makes it an ideal partner to Sony.
The collaboration will also cover semiconductors and AI. Sony has been a leader in image sensors (among its clients is the iPhone including the latest XS Max model), and the integration of Microsoft Azure AI will help improve both the imaging processing in the cloud and on device, what the companies called "a hybrid manner". Microsoft's AI will also be incorporated in Sony's other consumer products to "provide highly intuitive and user-friendly AI experiences", the companies said.
"Sony has always been a leader in both entertainment and technology, and the collaboration we announced today builds on this history of innovation," said Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, in a statement. "Our partnership brings the power of Azure and Azure AI to Sony to deliver new gaming and entertainment experiences for customers."
Kenichiro Yoshida, president and CEO of Sony agreed. "I hope that in the areas of semiconductors and AI, leveraging each company's cutting-edge technology in a mutually complementary way will lead to the creation of new value for society," he said.
Looking to the future of the PlayStation platform, Yoshida said, "Our mission is to seamlessly evolve this platform as one that continues to deliver the best and most immersive entertainment experiences, together with a cloud environment that ensures the best possible experience, anytime, anywhere."
Gaming is following the trend of video and music from one-off ownership selling to access streaming. But gamers are more sensitive to the visual quality and, above everything else, lagging. So to provide good experience to convert gamers to long-term streaming subscribers, the platform needs to guarantee superb connection. This is where Microsoft's datacentre footsteps and the upcoming 5G networks will fit well with the "game" plan.
Another key success factor, similar to video streaming market, is the content. Gamers' taste can be fast changing and frivolous. That is why the companies also stressed the importance to "collaborate closely with a multitude of content creators that capture the imagination of people around the world, and through our cutting-edge technology, we provide the tools to bring their dreams and vision to reality."
No information on the size of investment or the number of staff involved in the collaboration is disclosed, but the companies promised to "share additional information when available".


Westfield, MA (June 30, 2018) – A serious rollover crash occurred Saturday in Westfield, Massachusetts. A 2o12 Volkswagen was traveling on Cabot Road when it came to a stop sign. A 2004 Toyota was traveling in the opposite direction. The vehicles collided at the intersection and both flipped over. Three ambulances, along with police and fire department workers came to the scene to assist in the cleanup. In total, 3 people including a child were transported to Bay State Medical Center with injuries that, fortunately, are not believed to be life-threatening.
The Volkswagen driver told police that they stopped at the stop sign. However, they have said that the Toyota did not have a stop sign and did have the right of way at the intersection. Police have not officially determined a cause for the crash and are still investigating.


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Q: Hadoop Split/Regex I have data that looks like:
 Boston--Age:--Gender:--Favorite_Fruit:APPLE--Favorite_Veggie:GREEN BEANS--Blood_Type:AB

I would like to split the data to grab the data under Favorite_Veggie without the Blood_Type data:
split('Boston--Age:--Gender:--Favorite_Fruit:APPLE--Favorite_Veggie:GREEN
 BEANS--Blood_Type:AB', 'Favorite_Veggie\\:')[1]

current output:
 GREEN BEANS--Blood_Type:AB

ideal output:
 GREEN BEANS

A: You would probably be better off using REGEX_EXTRACT:
data = 'Boston--Age:--Gender:--Favorite_Fruit:APPLE--Favorite_Veggie:GREEN BEANS--Blood_Type:AB'

REGEX_EXTRACT(data, 'Favorite_Veggie:([^-]*)', 1)

If you want to exclusively use SPLIT, then split the first resulting string again:
SPLIT(result, '--')[1]


With the deadline getting closer, DNV GL wants to remind you that every ship affected by the BWM Convention must have an International Ballast Water Management Certificate. And, to avoid a last-minute rush: the sooner the better. This news provides an update of some critical issues related to the convention.


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Estée Lauder Revamped Its Parental Policy — Including Adoption, Fertility Treatments, and More!
Estee Lauder Parental Leave Policy 2018
May 4, 2018 by Perri Konecky First Published: April 26, 2018
Being on maternity leave is a job in and of itself. While some may think it's all rainbows and butterflies and time spent away from the office, it's actually quite the opposite — think: diaper duty, other kinds of doodie, and figuring out this whole parenting thing (which proves to be a lot more difficult than figuring out intricate spreadsheets). It is by no means a vacation. That's why Estée Lauder has recently announced its revamped parental leave and benefits policy that seeks to help employees who have just been introduced to parenthood, regardless of sex, gender, or sexual orientation.
According to Business Insider, beginning on May 1, paid and hourly employees of Estée Lauder companies in the United States "who choose to have, foster, or adopt a child will get 20 weeks of paid leave." If they give birth to the child themselves, they're able to receive six to eight weeks more. The new policy is specifically for employees who "work at least 30 hours per week and have been with the company at least three months."
The Reason This Woman Has "Decided" to Stay Pregnant For 260 Weeks
Prior to this change, the company offered 12 weeks of paid leave; however, now, employees can also receive up to $10,000 for adoption costs (amazing!), and, as previously offered before now, $20,000 toward fertility treatments annually and reduced childcare fees.
With people like Nev Schulman and Mark Zuckerberg stressing the need for paternity leave, Estée Lauder is forward in its thinking that men need time off as well. Favoring benefits for birth mothers had previously left "fathers, adoptive parents, foster parents, or LGBT parents" with limited resources, but the times are changing because every family is unique and should be equal in terms of the help they receive. "We [Estée Lauder] don't want to dictate what their families should look like," the company told the site.
The company will also implement programs to help employees transition back to work after being on leave, with flexible hours or the ability to work from home. We'll cheers our baby's formula to that!
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Nov. 27: At 4:57 p.m., police responded to a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Fourth Street and 29th Avenue Southwest. John Robert Stensland, 20, of Waverly, was stopped at a signal facing westbound on 29th Avenue in a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. Meanwhile, Sheila Renee Regenold, 45, of Waterloo, was northbound in a 2007 Ford Edge SEL Plus, and David S. Bontrager, 18, of Waverly, was southbound in a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and was about to turn left onto 29th Avenue. The green light was for the north-south traffic on Fourth Street. However, Bontrager failed to yield when he made his turn, causing a collision between the truck and SUV. They then ricocheted into the Malibu, resulting in disabling damage for the Chevies and a total loss for the Ford. There were no injuries. Bontrager was cited for failure to yield upon making a left turn.
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• At 5:26 p.m., deputies responded to an SUV-deer accident in the 1800 block of County Road C-50/275th Street. Ashleigh Noel Durant, 31, of Denver, was driving a 2016 GMC Terrain when it struck a deer, causing approximately $3,000 in damages.
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It is 2010 and another Pleasure Island Chowder Cookoff is quickly approaching. The cookoff will be held on April 17th around the Carolina Beach Lake. If you are not familar with the location of the lake, it is on South Lake Park Blouvard in the dead center of Pleasure Island. Last year, the winner was Michael's Seafood who then went took their seafood chowder to the International Chowder Cookoff and made Carolina Beach Proud by winning gold! Unfortunately, the past years winners, Michae'ls Seafood and Jack Mackerels are not participating in the 2010 cookoff. If you find you are still craving homemade chowder, you can check out either restaurant on Pleasure Island for a cold beverage and a bowl of their awesome chowder!


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United States TV audience demand for The Witcher
Digital Original
Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
How well is this TV series doing in the United States?
65.0x Difference from market average exceptional
Parrot Analytics has found that the audience demand for The Witcher is 65.0 times the demand of the average TV series in the United States in the last 30 days. 0.2% of all shows in this market have this level of demand.
How fast is demand for The Witcher growing?
On a rolling 30-day average basis, we compare TV demand in the United States for The Witcher to the preceding 30 days: Demand has increased by 104.5%
How is this TV show trending in the United States?
The following chart shows a 60-day trend of weekly demand for The Witcher compared to the weekly demand of all Action Fantasy titles in the United States.
The Witcher ranks at the 99.7th percentile in the Action and Adventure genre. This means The Witcher has higher demand than 99.7% of all Action and Adventure titles in the United States
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This is The Witcher's home market and therefore its travelability is 100%; the travelability of a TV show's market of origin is always 100%. Click through to another market to discover how well The Witcher travels internationally.
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Sketch from A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1992) about Jane Eyre and classic novels.
I read at least part of this book in college — in the original German — but I'd forgotten just how strange and twisted of a book it is. It's rather intense overall, especially with the style it's written in. It's quite detailed and rather heavy at times, but it's well-written almost throughout. There were only a few parts, especially towards the end, where I didn't feel as captivated, usually when there was repetition of certain events.
As for the story itself, it's quite difficult in many ways, and quite often. Disturbing, emotional, twisted, tragic, and lots of other "fun" stuff. Not surprising given our narrator, who seems to be precocious and talented, but also wicked and a bit insane as well. The other characters are all quite intriguing in their own ways, but you end up questioning how much you can trust the narrator in all of this, especially given the things he does to the others.
I think I'm glad I read (or re-read) this book, but I don't know that I will be re-reading this in future. It's such an intense book, and I can appreciate it for what it is, but I think I've had my fill, for now at least.
I seem to be in the minority here, but I could just not get into this book and I really didn't like it. I tried to give it a chance, reading about 95 pages in all, but I couldn't go on any longer.
I think part of the problem was the stodgy language, especially when trying to imagine it coming from a 10-year-old, as Jane is at the beginning of the book. Even given the time period, I can't imagine a child speaking like that.
Also, I felt like the author kept hitting me over the head repeatedly with the major themes of the book. Jane is too easily overcome by her emotions, ok I get it. Religion, god, religion, ok, got it. A bit of subtlety, please.
The pace was also strange. First, there's a a good amount of time spent on 10 year old Jane, showing us her childhood. Something seemingly major happens, and then suddenly, without much reaction or showing the impact of it, we're suddenly jumping ahead eight years? I can only imagine how this keeps up later on.


This article, AMD Ryzen Pro Mobile and Desktop APUs announced, was originally published at NoypiGeeks | Philippines Technology News, Reviews and How to's.
Last year, AMD launched their new processor line — the Ryzen Pro. That new chipset family was targeted for professional and corporate use, but not until now.
The first AMD Ryzen Pros only had integrated graphics instead of discrete ones which make perfect sense since its focus market is mostly office workers. These people don't necessarily do heavy computing tasks.
They spend most of their time checking emails, browsing the web, doing spreadsheets, and what not. These tasks don't require heavy graphical power. However, the lack of discrete graphics also meant that the Ryzen Pros are only limited to this market.
Now, the company is releasing the new AMD Ryzen Pro APUs. These new processors are almost identical with its predecessors but they are more powerful thanks to Radeon Vega Graphics.
The new Ryzen Pro chips come in seven flavors — four for the desktop, and another three for mobile processors.
AMD also partnered with different OEMs to feature their new Ryzen Pro APUs. Dell went on board with their Latitude 5495 laptop and OptiPlex 5055. HP will be launching the EliteBook 700 G5 and ProBook 645 G4 laptops as well as the EliteDesk 700 desktops. Lenovo is also joining the party with their ThinkCentre M715q and M725s desktops and the ThinkPad A line of laptops.
AMD hasn't announced the official price and launch dates of these upcoming machines.


Don't delay! Federal 100 nominations are due Dec. 23.
The deadline for 2017 Federal 100 awards is fast approaching. So please help the most exceptional women and men in federal IT get the recognition they deserve!
The Federal 100 are the most prestigious awards in federal IT and for good reason -- but it all starts with a great pool of nominees. So if you know individuals you believe should be among the 2017 Federal 100, please make sure our judges know about them, too.
Anyone in the federal IT community is eligible: career civil servants, political appointees, contractors, academics -- even members of Congress and staff.
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While most networks save at least one or two shows to premiere in October or November, Fox is debuting all of its fall shows during a single week: beginning Sept. 19, the official start of the 2016-17 season.
While buyers reacted enthusiastically to all of Fox's new shows during last month's upfront presentation, Lethal Weapon is primed to have the biggest debut of Fox's four new shows, as it is paired with Empire, the top-rated broadcast drama in the 18-49 demo.