Two Blue states tried — and failed — to put a price on carbon. What makes passing a carbon tax so difficult?
Last November, Democrats in Washington state notched a stunning victory, electing Manka Dhingra to the state senate and effectively tipping the state's legislative scales entirely in favor of the Democratic party. With Democrats in control of the state legislature for the first time since 2012, Governor Jay Inslee (D) zeroed in on a prize that had evaded him for years: passing a carbon tax.
But Inslee's dream of a carbon tax born in Washington and copied elsewhere won't come to fruition — at least not this year.
Like in 2015, the bill to put a price on carbon died in the state legislature on March 1, a few votes shy of passing out of the Senate. In Oregon, a few days later, a similar attempt to put a price on carbon — this time in the form of a cap-and-invest proposal known as the Clean Energy Jobs Bill — died in the Democratic-controlled legislature.
And so, in the span of a few days, the country's two best chances for a meaningful price on carbon died with relatively little fanfare.
Elsewhere, states like Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Vermont have toyed with the idea of a price on carbon, but maintain that a number of barriers remain in place — from Republican opposition in both the legislature and governorship to debates over what to do with the revenue raised by a carbon market.
The wave of state-level action that some had thought might come from the passage of a carbon price in Oregon or Washington appears, at least for the time being, to have stalled.
But failure can be valuable, and the lessons from Oregon and Washington can provide a useful road map for pushing forward with expansive climate action — not just a price on carbon.
Putting a price on carbon can come either through a carbon tax, or through a cap-and-trade system that places a limit on emissions and allows industry to trade credits. For years, this has been held as a kind of platonic ideal for climate action.
Economists generally agree that it's a useful forcing mechanism for getting carbon out of the economy because it creates a market that incentivizes low-carbon technology in all sectors, from manufacturing to transportation.
Conservatives and businesses generally like the approach — at least over other kinds of climate policies — because it creates certainty in the market and allows business to engage in long-term planning. And Democratic lawmakers, generally, like the idea because it moves the ball forward on climate action in a way that sounds both serious and achievable.
But, if the situation in Oregon and Washington over the past few years has been any indication, theoretically championing a price on carbon is very different than carrying that policy across the finish line.
As Brad Reed, communications director with Renew Oregon — a group that has worked hard to pass the Clean Jobs Energy bill over the last few years — put it, oftentimes politics has a way of lagging behind policy.
Politics, in Oregon's case, meant the state's legislative quirk that dictates that on even-numbered years lawmakers meet for an abbreviated, 35-day session — a little more than one-fifth the length of a normal session.
In January, Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick cautioned that the short session might not provide lawmakers with enough time to bring a bill as large as the Clean Energy Jobs from proposal to reality.
In that acknowledgement was the tacit admittance than even in Oregon's Democratic-controlled legislature, Democrats potentially lacked the votes to pass the sweeping plan to cap carbon emissions and invest the revenue in climate-oriented projects like energy efficiency and renewable energy.
While Democrats hold majorities in both the House and the Senate, their majority in the Senate is especially thin, with Democrats holding just a 17 to 13 edge. In 2017, when the Clean Jobs Energy bill was first proposed in legislative committee, four Democrats — including the Senate President — failed to publicly voice support for the bill.
In Washington, where a lack of votes also torpedoed carbon tax legislation, Democrats face a similar problem.
Dhingra's election in 2017 is what tipped the scales of the State Senate to Democrats, meaning their margin for error is a single legislator. Just one person could be the difference between a successful vote or failed policy. But Washington Democrats lost by far more than that in 2018, with two lawmakers expressing hesitations about the bill in committee and another voting for the bill without recommendation — an unenthusiastic endorsement, at best.
As Dave Roberts points out over at Vox, Democrats in Oregon and Washington face the same problem that plagues the national party: Progressive voters tend to be concentrated in urban areas, which means that while places like Portland and Seattle trend extremely blue, the map becomes more purple and, eventually, red, as you move away from population centers.
That's a problem because, for all the talk of conservatives and business interests getting on board with a carbon price, the policy still faces considerable opposition from industry and industry-supported lawmakers.
In Oregon, for instance, a number of conservative groups launched ad campaigns during the legislative session aimed at undermining the Clean Energy Jobs bill's chance of passing. And Portland General Electric — one of the state's largest utilities — opposed the bill this legislative session, arguing that as written it would raise rates for its customers. PGE lobbied legislators to make several changes to the bill, including revising the language to be less stringent.
But there are perils that come with tailoring a price on carbon too much to suit the needs of industry. This is a lesson that Washington carbon tax proponents learned the hard way in 2016, when the nation's only carbon tax initiative was voted down at the ballot box.
The initiative was crafted by a group known as CarbonWA to be revenue neutral, meaning that it didn't actually raise taxes, but rather funneled revenue from one tax into a tax cut elsewhere.
Conservative lawmakers like this approach because it allows them to support a price on carbon without supporting raising taxes. But environmental groups — and especially environmental justice and social justice groups — were quick to criticize the approach.
A revenue-neutral tax, they argued, would place undue burden on vulnerable communities, especially low-income and communities of color, which would bear the brunt of an increase in fuel prices without reaping benefits from investments in clean energy or energy efficiency.
Oregon appeared to learn from Washington's mistakes in 2017, by bringing together a broad coalition of stakeholders to weigh in on the proposal that would eventually become the Clean Energy Jobs Bill. Legislators held interim hearings between the 2017 and 2018 session that involved people from environmental groups, public health groups, tribes, agriculture, and industry.
Washington also seems to be learning from the past, with environmental groups planning on bringing a carbon pricing initiative in the 2018 election that, unlike 2016, would reinvest revenue in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
All of this is to say that while Oregon and Washington failed to put a price on carbon — at least for the time being — they both came a lot closer than ever before to making that policy a reality.
That happened for a multitude of reasons: higher awareness of climate issues, more Democrat lawmakers in positions of power, and years spent fine-tuning policies that had failed previously.
In Oregon, activists like Renew's Reed characterize the 2018 session not as a failure, but as an "interim victory." More lawmakers than ever before are talking about a price on carbon as a priority issue for the next legislative session, he said, with Senate President Peter Courtney effectively telling lawmakers to come back ready to pass cap-and-invest in 2019 or to not come at all.
And a wide coalition of environmental, public health, and social justice groups in Washington have already filed their intention to get a carbon fee on the ballot in November, meaning that Washingtonians will likely have another chance to make carbon pricing a reality.
The initiative differs from the 2016 attempt in some key ways, most notably in the way that the revenue from the fee would be spent. It would go towards funding a diverse set of programs aimed at helping the state transition to a low-carbon economy, from climate resilience projects to increased energy efficiency.
These are useful lessons to learn, and hopefully states looking to Oregon and Washington for guidance on putting a price on carbon won't look past them.
If, in 2018 or 2019, Oregon or Washington succeeds in getting a carbon price on the books, the failures of the past will have innately shaped whatever iteration becomes law, revealing the pressure points that environmental justice groups — or industry — can't or won't move past, and illuminating the areas where consensus might be achieved.
But those missteps will have also wasted valuable time on an issue that, unlike so many policy areas, is beholden to a fierce time horizon — the climate projections of mid-century that seemed distant at the beginning of the 21st century will be years away by the time a Pacific Northwest carbon market kicks in.
It's crucial that states looking to Oregon and Washington for a blueprint on climate action look not just at the states' experience with carbon pricing, but with any number of smaller — but perhaps more consequential — energy and environmental policies.
In 2016, for instance, Oregon passed the Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan, arguably one of the most ambitious climate and energy laws in the entire country. It dictates that the state's two largest, investor-owned utilities completely phase out coal power by 2030 and obtain at least 50 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2040.
A year later, Portland and the surrounding county of Multnomah voted to transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2050 — a decision that activists say helped defeat Portland General Electric's plans to expand natural gas-fired power stations in the eastern part of the state.
In Washington, legislators are still considering whether to pass a bill that would mandate the state transition to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2045 and phase out all coal-fired power by 2030. Legislators told E&E News that they are "very close to a very big breakthrough" on the bill, which is largely modeled off a similar law in Hawaii that passed in 2015.
And where the carbon tax might have spooked Republican and Democratic lawmakers loathe to be seen as supporting a tax increase, a bill like the 100 percent renewable proposal offers lawmakers a chance to forge ahead on climate action without tying themselves to a particular tax. Instead, proponents of the 100 percent renewable bill have been painting it as a chance for the state to invest in cutting-edge technology like battery storage, which could help boost Washington's position as a leader in green manufacturing.
Lawmakers in Washington have until March 8 to pass the bill — and, if they succeed, they'll show the country that while a price on carbon is certainly an important step towards solving the climate crisis, it's not the only way forward.


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Canada's Julie Payette never gets tired of Earth gazing from space
By Peter Rakobowchuk
July 22, 2009, Que. – Earthbound star gazers may have had their eyes fixed on the moon this week, but Canadian astronaut Julie Payette never gets tired of staring down at Earth from the International Space Station.
"The planet is beautiful," Payette said Tuesday during a live broadcast in response to a question posted on YouTube.
"It's a magnificent sight. It is like a marvel down there of blues and whites."
Most of the attention this week has been on the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing by American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969.
But Payette was focused on Earth as she and three fellow U.S. astronauts from the Space Shuttle Endeavour took turns answering questions posted on YouTube, mostly from children and teenagers.
The questions were posted in the form of short video clips well before last week's launch of the American space shuttle which is on a 16-day mission to the space station.
Payette joined Mark Polansky, the shuttle commander, pilot Doug Hurley, and space walker David Wolf, during the broadcast more than 321 kilometres above Earth.
Payette is visiting fellow Canadian Bob Thirsk who is spending six months on the giant orbiting space lab and is expected to return in November.
Thirsk has already spent seven weeks circling the Earth and performing a number of experiments which include studying the effects of weightlessness.
Payette says those now on the space station get to see every continent and all of the oceans as the spacecraft goes around the Earth every 90 minutes.
"This is something you can never ever get tired of doing while in space," the mother of two boys said.
There are currently 13 crew members at the space station seven visiting from the shuttle and six living at the station.
Asked during the NASA TV broadcast what it's like to be in space, Payette responded that it's "the best job on Earth."
"Living in space is living in a small habitat with a lot of people and sharing that space with them. It is working in weightlessness and pushing yourself off the walls."
Payette is expected to return to Earth on July 31.
Julie Payette bids farewell to fellow astronauts and heads back to Earth
Cdn astronaut Julie Payette lands aboard shuttle Endeavour after 16 day mission
Payette finally blasts off for space station rendezvous with fellow
Julie Payette joins Woodrow Wilson Center
Air Canada needs deep restructuring: analyst
"Fly4Life" Mission Aviation Calendar Now Available

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Теория кино — научная дисциплина, тесно связанная с критической теорией, которая направлена на изучение сущности кино и обеспечивает концептуальную основу для понимания в отношениях фильма и реальности, других искусств, зрителя, общества.
Теорию кино не следует путать с критикой кино, хотя есть много общего в этих дисциплинах.

История
Французский философ Анри Бергсон в некотором роде предрёк развитие теории кино и кинематографа в начале-середине 1900-х годов. Он говорил о необходимости нового мышления, придумав термины «движение-образ» и «время-образ». Однако в эссе 1906 года «L'illusion cinématographique» («Иллюзия кинематографа») Бергсон отвергает фильм как воплощение того, что он имел в виду. Спустя десятилетия в трактатах «Cinéma I» и «Cinema II» (1983—1985) философ Жиль Делёз выдвинул на первый план труд Бергсона «Материя и память» и попытался воскресить его концепцию в сочетании с семиотикой Чарльза Сандерса Пирса.

Первоначально теория кино возникла в эпоху немого кино и была связана в основном с определением важнейших элементов пространства кино. Это в значительной степени отразилось в работах таких режиссёров как Жермен Дюлак, Луи Деллюк, Жан Эпштейн, Сергей Эйзенштейн, Лев Кулешов, Дзига Вертов, а также работах теоретиков кино Рудольфа Арнхайма, Белы Балажа, Зигфрида Кракауэра. Они подчеркивали, что фильм существенно отличается от реальности и кино можно рассматривать как действительную реальность, созданную в процессе съёмок.

В годы после Второй мировой войны, французский критик и теоретик кино Андре Базен выступил против такого подхода к кино, утверждая, что сущность фильма — это его способность механически воспроизводить реальность, передавать её максимально точно и без искажений.

В 1960-х и 1970-х годах теория кино стала академической дисциплиной, заимствовав концепции из психоанализа, гендерных исследований, антропологии, литературной теории, семиотики и лингвистики.

В 1990-х годах цифровая революция в технологиях оказала влияние на теорию кино. Так теоретиками Мэри-Энн Доун, Филипом Розеном и Лаурой Малви было переоценено использование целлулоидной плёнки для съёмок. Концепция реальности в кино стала рассматриваться с психоаналитической точки зрения.

Специальные теории кино
 Феминистская теория
 Формалистская теория
 Структуралистская теория
 Марксистская теория
 Психоаналитическая теория кино

Примечания

Теория кино
Критическая теория
Кинопроизводство

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function * iterSyntaxVariations() ::
  // switch (expr) :: cases variations
  yield @{} expectValid: true
      title: 'vanilla switch statement'
      source: @[] 'switch (expr) { case a: default: break }'
      tokens: @[] 'switch', '(', 'name', ')', '{', 'case', 'name', ':', 'default', ':', 'break', '}'

  yield @{} expectValid: true
      title: 'offside switch statement'
      source: @[] 'switch (expr) :: case a: default: break'
      tokens: @[] 'switch', '(', 'name', ')', '{', 'case', 'name', ':', 'default', ':', 'break', '}'

  yield @{} expectValid: true
      title: 'keyword offside switch statement'
      source: @[] 'switch expr :: case a: default: break'
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  yield @{} expectValid: true
      title: 'keyword @ offside switch statement'
      source: @[] 'switch @ expr :: case a: default: break'
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  yield @{} expectValid: true
      title: 'keyword offside switch statement with call'
      source: @[] 'switch fn_call @ x, y :: case a: default: break'
      tokens: @[] 'switch', '(', 'name', '(', 'name', ',', 'name', ')', ')', '{', 'case', 'name', ':', 'default', ':', 'break', '}'


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This used to be my favorite dish when I was young. My dad never fancied it much but my mom would make it for me. This dish has a mild bitterness to it because of the kothavaranga but adding potato minimizes the bitterness a lot.
Heat oil in a pressure pan and add mustard seeds, split urad dal, jeera and fenugreek seeds. Once the mustard starts to splutter add onions and fry till they turn golden brown. Add the tomatoes and chopped ginger-garlic. After the tomatoes turn soft add chilli powder, turmeric and salt. Finally add the chopped vegetabes (potato and kothavaranga) and 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Remove from heat, wait till the pressure subsides and check if all the water has evaporated. If not heat for a few minutes till all the water evaporates. This dish goes well with chapathi or rice.
Hi ,Your poriyal dish sounds absolutely delicious..Thanks for sharing!


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Cybercrime poses a real, global and persistent threat to business, government, and financial institutions, and is one of the fastest growing economic crimes in the world (PwC). Security teams need increasingly effective and comprehensive products to streamline their important threat intelligence and incident response work. Forward-thinking security vendors are increasingly working together to bring these needed advances to bear for their customers.
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The new Iris platform is now available by contacting sales@domaintools.com. DomainTools will exhibit and demo Iris at RSA Conference 2017 at Booth #N3123. Farsight Security will also be showcasing their solutions at RSA at Booth #N3126.
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Calling all free-range chicken aficionados: There's a Portlandia cookbook on the way
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Portlandia has spawned yet another book. The IFC show has already sparked a sanctioned guide to the city of Portland—Portlandia: A Guide For Visitors, which was written by the show's stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein—but, starting in Spring of 2015, fans of the show's pickling-happy food riffs will be able to delve into its culinary world, too. The Portlandia Cookbook is being released by Clarkson Potter, and will present not only "the characters in the show," but also "50 related recipes."
While it's not entirely clear what food will be included in the book (Portland's famous Pok Pok wings, please!), Eater surmises that, based on the show's sketches, the book could feature "gas-inducing raw vegan recipes, food cart recipes, and, of course, pickles." We'll personally be disappointed if we don't see some sort of falafel vaginas or something inspired by the feminist bookstore ladies. And, of course, tons of references to free-range chicken.
Season four of Portlandia premieres Feb. 27.
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Rooms & Cabins
Buffalo Rock Lodge & Cabins
Base Camp for Your Black Hills Adventure
We are located less than 20 minutes from Mount Rushmore, about 7 minutes from the entrance to Custer State Park, one half-mile off the Norbeck Scenic Byway, just 12 minutes from the entrance to the Needles Highway, and within an hour's drive of every major attraction within the Black Hills. Rapid City and the regional airport are 40 minutes away, and Badlands National Park is only 45 minutes past that.
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B&B and Cabins Near Mount Rushmore
B&B Rooms
Bed & Breakfast Rooms
The lodge is constructed of massive spruce logs with an extensive deck facing west with views of pine trees, rock outcrops and Mt. Rushmore.
The interior decor is dominated by the over-sized natural rock fireplace and genuine western and antique artifacts are in every room. Each B&B room is individually heated and air conditioned.
We serve a full breakfast each day on the west desk, facing Mount Rushmore (weather and nature permitting). Guests enjoy sitting on the deck watching some of our local wildlife graze on our fully natural landscapes.
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Outfitted with comfortable beds and seating areas, these cabins are perfect for getting out into nature, without being too far into nature.
Each cabin also comes with its own dedicated, private bathroom in the shower house. For meal preparation, each cabin features a kitchenette unit with hot plate and refrigerator, and the centrally-located pavilion has a propane grill and fire pit for burgers and s'mores (food not included).
Our play area and nature trail offer kids a chance to unwind after a long day in the car.
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Custer State Park Bison Herd
Photo by Brian Miller on Unsplash
Main Lodge Exterior
Main Lodge Buffet and "Command Center"
Main Lodge Foyer
Main Lodge Living Room
Main Lodge Staircase
Pavilion with Fire Pit, Gas Grill and Tables
Aerial Photo (See Property Map for Detail)
Tunnel on Iron Mountain Road
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Everything At a Glance
The Needles in Custer State Park
Photo by Spencer Lucas on Unsplash
a brief history of Buffalo Rock lodge
Buffalo Rock Lodge was built in 1998 by Art and Marilyn Oakes and opened for business in 1999. Marilyn continues to operate the bed and breakfast the help of her family and seasonal work campers.
Marilyn is very interested in the history of the area, and she is always ready to answer questions or tell some stories of the early days. Before his passing in 2014, Art loved the flora and fauna of the area, and was fond of introducing guests to perspectives and points of interest not otherwise on the normal tourist "to-do list".
C.C. Gideon
Marilyn's grandfather, C.C. Gideon, came to the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1918 to act as general contractor for the construction of the State Game Lodge. Subsequently, he and his wife Elma stayed on to manage the Lodge for the next 27 years. During that time C.C. was deeply involved in the opening up of the area by laying out roads such as the Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road, and designing buildings, including the Artist Studio at Mt. Rushmore and the Coolidge Inn in Custer State Park.
When Art and Marilyn returned to the Black Hills in 1988, they found they shared the same love for the Black Hills. In 1997 the construction began on Buffalo Rock Lodge, on property that had been in the family since 1932. The summer of 1999 marked the first season of the lodge. Since that time, more than 1,000 people a year have enjoyed breakfast at the lodge, dining at a table with a view of Mt. Rushmore.
Marilyn has been active on many different tourism and community boards including Black Hills Badlands and Lakes, Visitor Industry Alliance, Mt. Rushmore Society, Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers, and the Keystone Fire District Board.
Art was active in the area as a watch-dog for the forests and communities. In 1995 he was written up in the U.S. Congressional Record for his efforts to keep the lights on at Mt. Rushmore and secure a fund to protect the lighting should there be another financial shut down of the government. He was also among the first photographers to catch the fireworks over Mt. Rushmore and the resulting photo hung in the memorial's dining room for 4 years. His photo Comet Hale-Bopp Over Mt. Rushmore by Moonlight now hangs in homes and businesses all over the U.S. and in many foreign countries. Art passed away in 2014 but is ever-present, not just in our hearts, but in the vision and direction of the business.
The prevailing philosophy is and has been to welcome guests as if they were long time friends and make sure that while they are here they see the Black Hills up close and personal. 2022 marks the 23rd season in the bed and breakfast. As the next generation steps in to take a more active role in day-to-day management, we all look forward to the next 20 years as well.
– Marilyn and the Buffalo Rock Team
The Oakes Family
Marilyn, Arthur, Gideon, Lily, Mary and John.
The Late Art Oakes
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Check-In / Check-Out Times and Location
Guests may check in at the Main Lodge (see Maps) any time after 4 p.m. Mountain Time. Check-out time is 11 a.m.
Nightly Rates
B&B rooms are $189/night for double occupancy, plus $10/night per additional guest. This rate includes a full breakfast on the west deck facing Mount Rushmore (weather and nature permitting).
Cabins start at $119/night (plus tax). No meals are included, but each cabin has cookware, refrigerator and access to the grill in the pavilion.
Please note: All rentals are subject to 6% sales tax.
Minimum Stays
For the B&B, we request a three-night minimum stay May through September unless we can "fill in" a gap in occupancy. For the cabins, we request a two-night minimum.
Our B&B and cabins are smoke-free, but there are smoking areas outside.
Some of our cabins are pet-friendly, but guest rooms in the B&B are pet-free for the health and safety of our guests. Our own pets are not allowed in guest rooms or the kitchen, but they do occasionally greet guests outside and in common areas. Please call ahead if this is a problem.
We welcome children age 8 and above in the B&B. All ages are welcome in the cabins. Climbing on antique equipment displays is prohibited, and climbing on rock faces is strongly discouraged.
Confirmation Deposit
We require a $50 deposit at the time of reservation to hold your room/cabin. This deposit is refundable with at least two weeks' advance notice prior to your stay.
We require two weeks' advance notice, or you may be subject to the entire cost of the stay, depending on our ability to re-rent the rooms. During the off-season months we have no cancellation charges for weather-related late cancellations.
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Had he left minutes earlier on that hot August afternoon, he would have missed that golden lead of a 'temporary' sports reporting gig for a local paper.
Now almost 44 years later we celebrate 'The Dean' of local sports writers –- award-winning and much-beloved John Zant, as our first 2012 Presidio Sports' Sports Figure of the Month in recognition of a near-lifetime of outstanding local sports reporting and feature coverage.
A span encompassing over 8,000 pieces penned … typed … and even blogged.
Not bad for a guy who started life in La Cañada in the San Fernando Valley foothills – the second of three kids to a refrigeration engineer dad and a stay-at-home mom, who loved reading and encouraged her children to do the same.
Long-time local sports media member John Zant stands in with one of UCSB's greatest women's basketball players Erin Alexander.
Young John always did what his mom told him and was soon captivated by James Bond novels.
He attended St. Francis HS, a nearby, 300-plus-enrollment, all-boys school where he ran track (100 yards in 10 seconds flat) and played football, 'averaging eight yards a carry as wingback' (official records somewhat scant here).
In his senior year, his football team finished 12-1 and beat La Mirada for the CIF-3A Championship in front of 25,000 people at the LA Coliseum.
And it was at St. Francis, where he cultivated his early interest in writing – volunteering for both the school paper and yearbook staffs.
By his junior year, he was an Anthropology major and serving as yearbook sports editor – even developing a nice friendship with Donn Bernstein, then UCSB's Sports Information Director.
In his senior year, he was yearbook editor-in-chief for this massive publication dedicated to T.M Storke, of Santa Barbara News-Press fame and fortune – owner and Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial writing.
But, it was Bernstein who would later change his life shortly after Zant's 1968 graduation. Zant returned over the summer with his dad to deliver baby brother, Jim, at school.
He put his arm around the new grad and asked what he was doing.
"Well, the Santa Barbara News-Press needs someone to cover high school sports in the fall," Bernstein responded. He then picked up the rotary phone and called Phil Patton, then-SBNP Sports Editor and Zant had a job interview two days later.
John Zant, middle, was hired at the Santa Barbara News-Press by the father of current News-Press writer Mark Patton, left. Barry Punzal stands on the right.
"My dad hired Z at the News-Press based on the strong recommendation of Donn Bernstein, UCSB's sports information director at the time. Z had just graduated from UCSB, and the News-Press never hired anybody without several years of professional experience, but 'Bernie' told Dad that taking a pass on Z would be like the Dodgers declining to sign Sandy Koufax. Dad took a chance, and Santa Barbara has been rewarded for that for nearly 44 years.
And so began John Zant's professional writing career at $105.00 a week.
"I thought I was rich!" he says.
He was assigned the Dos Pueblos HS football beat (DP was only in its second year of infancy). On his first day of work, he toured all three local high schools and met the Dons' great Sam Cunningham — they remain friends to this day.
For the SBNP, he later covered local basketball and amongst his celebrated work — he is most proud of his trend-setting Women in Sports four-piece series, shortly after Title 9 passed in 1972.
It was cutting-edge at that time and Zant truly lived what he wrote.
Beginning in the early 1990's, he also covered his alma mater — the UCSB Women Gauchos basketball team, then starting a successful run under new coach Mark French.
Some readers were not happy and they let him know it!
He says he always looks for the local angle in whatever he writes — whether here or there a la covering the Rose Bowl … or the Olympics in Munich, Montreal, L.A., Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens like he's done … and he has been blessed with great local connections such as 'Sam Bam', Jim Ryun, Bill Toomey, Karch Kiraly, Terry Schroeder, to name a few.
He's been on the local scene so long that he has covered three generations of athletes – kids, their kids and now their grandkids!
Zant still regularly attends the Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable Monday Press Luncheons and recalls the very first one….
In 2007, Zant's 38-year SBNP career came to an abrupt end, along with six other reporters who were all fired en masse – an action that rippled across the country.
"All were doing what we believed was a legal protest in a labor dispute – all fired on the basis of lack of loyalty," Zant said when interviewed on camera at the time.
Since then, he moved over to The Independent with a weekly column and regular, online reports.
Zant is a dedicated family man. With wife, Kathleen, together they enjoy a blended family of six kids, all grown.
In his spare time, he savors jazz and has an incredible 'vinyl collection' that would even make Kareem envious!
He is a familiar face around town attending sporting events or just riding his bike – his main mode of transportation.
"It's the only exercise I get since my knees are so bad from football," he offers.
"He is the 'Jim Murray' of Santa Barbara," adds Barry Punzal, long-time friend, former colleague and boss.
So had Zant left moments earlier and not bumped into Bernstein on that hot 1968 August afternoon — he might have become an award-winning feature writer for Sunset Magazine – a position he later turned down after joining the New-Press.
It's Santa Barbara's good fortune all these years that John Zant 'bleeds local sports' and that fate intervened when it did because 'timing is everything' and those 'few minutes' have made all the difference in the world.
You couldn't have chosen a better guy to represent the Sports Figure of the Month. Nice recognition and very well deserved!
Having worked with Z from the time he was hired until I left the News-Press in April of 1977, I can attest to what a wonderful person he was/is, and what an exceptional writer as well. It was my honor to be his colleague and friend.
Working with Z, from when I was a student at UCSB, a colleague at the News-Press and now at UCSB, has been a pleasure. Sports writers like him are the reason I initially got into the business. He is one in a million.


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Sharks prepared to hit back if Kings play physical
By Curtis Pashelka |
LOS ANGELES — The Sharks know how physical the Los Angeles Kings will attempt to be during their Western Conference quarterfinal series, and they feel they can withstand whatever their Southern California rivals dish out.
In fact, the Sharks say they"ll have no problem responding in kind.
"I think we have a lot of guys that can give it back. We expect that from them," Sharks defenseman Brent Burns said. "It"s part of the battle. You take it, and give it when you can."
There was no mistaking the Kings" intentions in the opening minutes of Game 1 as they tried to establish a physical presence. The teams combined for 10 hits in the first three minutes, 23 hits in the first nine minutes and 68 for the game.
The Sharks countered the Kings" physicality as the game went on, with Tommy Wingels credited with a team-high seven hits and Tomas Hertl adding four.
The Sharks, though, limited the effectiveness of the Kings" forecheck with clean breakout plays, as they tried to buy themselves time to make a play up ice before they absorbed a hit.
While not all official NHL stats can be taken at face value, the Sharks had eight giveaways compared with 20 for the Kings, with just one of those San Jose miscues coming in the third period.
"You could tell guys were finishing their checks," Sharks captain Joe Pavelski said. "We did a good job breaking out versus that pressure and hope to continue that."
After the first whistle of Thursday"s game, Kings forward Milan Lucic skated toward Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic and tapped him a couple of times on the leg. It perhaps was a not-so-subtle hint that he and other players in black and silver might try to find out how healthy Vlasic"s lower body really was after he was injured in mid-March.
Vlasic absorbed a handful of big hits in Game 1 and didn"t look like a player who had missed 12 straight games.
"It"s not easy when guys are trying to run you through the boards and take you out," Vlasic said. "Communication and good support. We looked at the video, and we had good support. That"s why it seemed easy, because everybody was in the right spot."
Lucic, who averages over three hits per game, has earned a reputation as one of the harder players to skate against. He had three hits, including one in open ice on Hertl, and two assists in Game 1.
"That"s part of his game. It"s no secret," Pavelski said of Lucic. "He likes to play physical, he likes to forecheck, and he does a good job of it. So you buy a little space if you can and move the puck quick. A couple passes will hopefully be able to break that."
One area Los Angeles will likely focus on is winning draws and faceoff coverage. The Sharks lost 12 of 18 faceoffs in the first period but won 26 of the final 41 draws, including one by Joel Ward in the second period and another by Pavelski in the third that led to San Jose goals.
"We"re going to get a big response from L.A. They"re going to be better," Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said. "We played a good road game, good enough to win. But I think we have another level, too."
DeBoer thought the fourth line of Chris Tierney, Nick Spaling and Wingels improved as the game went on but said he"s "always looking for more impact out of our depth guys." The Sharks have other fourth-line options in Micheal Haley and Dainius Zubrus.
DeBoer was happy with how Vlasic and Matt Nieto played in their returns. He liked the speed that the third line of Patrick Marleau, Melker Karlsson and Nieto played with, as all three created more shots on goal than they allowed when they were on the ice at even strength.
"I thought they were very effective," DeBoer said. "Putting Marleau and Nieto together out there, those are two of our faster guys. I thought they really stretched the ice out and gave their defense some difficulties."
Letter | Sentinel being used for propaganda purposes
Santa Cruz photojournalist released from jail in DUI case
Curtis Pashelka


How sweet is this lovely little llama? With five colourful fabric bracelets that are perfect for stacking, this jewellery set is the ultimate stocking stuffer for treasured tots. This piece is available in Multi and in one size. Not recommended for children under three due to choking hazard.


With the summer in full swing, Kim Anderson and I thought it would be fun to visit the guys out on the jobsites, bring them a nice cold lunch and lots of cold water of course.
Last week we picked up Jimmy Johns and headed out to Desert Shadows Middle School. Thank you guys for letting us crash your lunch – hope you enjoyed! Jim Szoke is one of the Foremen on site and was lucky enough to win the Home Depot gift card in the raffle. But Jim being the nice guy that he is, held his own raffle and gave it to one of newer Jenco guys. Thanks Jim for the very nice gesture!
This week we went out to Sunrise Elementary School and were even able to learn a bit about the work going on at the site. Thanks Dan Medina for coordinating with us to make this happen!
We are working on the plans for next week.. Any lunch suggestions?!


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Fugitive child abuser Shannon Carpio boasted of glamorous lifestyle on Facebook
Timothy Walker
During her two years on the run, Liezyl Margallo (AKA Shannon Carpio) enjoyed a glamorous lifestyle, living in a high-end apartment and consorting with wealthy foreigners. Those who met her could be forgiven for never suspecting her monstrous past as partner in crime to vile child abuser Peter Scully. Here the Cebu Daily News investigates how the sadistic torturer managed to hide in plain sight:
The Facebook profile picture of "Shannon Carpio", the alias used by child abuser Liezyl Margallo
Barely a year ago, Liezyl Margallo (AKA Shannon Carpio) lived a fancy life, enjoyed the comforts of a high-end condominium and was a regular fixture in one of the city's top workout fitness centres.
She also attended parties and travelled from one place to another. This was despite being the subject of 16 arrest warrants issued by two trial courts in Cagayan de Oro City.
She hid her identity behind the name "Shannon Carpio" and yet was confident enough that no one would catch on, posting photos of her travels, at one instance in a skimpy bikini and her back turned to the camera for a topless shot on a white expanse of a beach, that has become the cover of her public Facebook page under the name Shannon Carpio.
Just two weeks ago, she hosted a Sinulog party and had even planned foreign holidays.
Good life ended
Last Wednesday, however, the good life that Margallo lived ended. She was arrested by NBI agents on Malapascua Island, off Cebu. She was charged with sexually abusing and torturing at least nine young children, one of whom died.
But shortly after her arrest, in what seemed to be a direct contrast to the actual life she lived while hiding from authorities, she claimed before an NBI agent that she longed to change her life.
Talking to a female official of the NBI-7 on Thursday, the 23-year-old woman expressed remorse for maltreating children.
"I sat down with her and she told me she regretted everything she did to the kids," lawyer Janet Francisco, head of the Manila-based NBI Anti-Human Trafficking Division (AHTRAD), told Cebu Daily News yesterday.
"She was planning to move out of the Philippines to start over again in another country," she added.
Escaping the shadows of the past
But escaping from the shadows of the past, Francisco said, isn't a simple walk in the park.
"She has to answer for everything she committed against the children. Inasmuch as we pity her, justice must be served," said Francisco, who helped arrest Margallo.
Escorted by agents, Margallo was flown to Cagayan de Oro where she will face charges along with Peter Scully. The Australian was arrested in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, in February 2015.
Scully and Margallo were accused of luring female street children into their care with a promise of a good life. Instead they put them in front of video cameras and filmed as they were tortured and abused. One girl, a 12-year-old, ending up dead when kitchen knives were inserted inside her private parts. These sadistic child pornography videos were sold to perverts across the world for US$10,000 per live streaming.
16 arrest warrants
They are facing criminal charges for violating Republic Act 9995 (Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009), RA 9610 (Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act) and RA 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003).
NBI agent Patricio Bernales, who accompanied Margallo to Cagayan de Oro City, said she was presented before Judges Evelyn Nery and Richard Mordeno of the Regional Trial Court Branches 19 and 22 who issued the 16 arrest warrants against her. Margallo was then sent to the Cagayan de Oro City Jail.
Before her arrest, Margallo rented a condominium unit in Cebu City for 13,000 pesos a month. She had a gym membership in a posh hotel and travelled to local destinations like Bohol. On the side, she was a tour guide who also provided sex for foreign travellers, the NBI said.
Living with Shannon Carpio
A female friend, who knew her as Shannon Carpio, said they lived together in an upscale condominium. However, she never imagined she was involved in such a crime since she was "so sweet and innocent."
"She lived with us for a while and we met every day. She was so sweet and innocent. We became good friends. I just didn't realize she's a criminal," she told Cebu Daily News.
The woman friend said Margallo had claimed that her father is a policeman while her mother works as a social worker in Cagayan de Oro City.
She said "Shannon" openly talked about a Peter Scully as her boyfriend who would not let her work, without knowing that the person had actually been arrested and jailed in Cagayan de Oro City in 2015.
Married to a Frenchman
"She (Margallo) said she just wanted try to live here and she was not allowed to live in CDO because her parents won't let her see Peter because she's married to a French guy," she said.
She refused to identify Margallo's French husband but revealed: "She (Margallo) got married with the French guy in Cagayan De Oro but (he) left the country to work," she said.
According to her, Margallo was open about her relationship with Scully despite being married.
She and Margallo had traveled in Cebu and Bohol, staying in posh hotels, with Scully reportedly footing the bills.
Glamorous lifestyle
She said that Margallo even invited her to travel abroad this year with all expenses to be supposedly paid by her and boyfriend Scully. Entero said they planned to go to Hong Kong and Thailand.
She recalled how they played sudoku together, watched movies, play Clash of Clans (COC), ate, slept, and went to the beach.
Two weeks ago, she said Margallo invited her to Sinulog party, but she declined because she was not interested.
In stark contrast to her being shown on video torturing a one-year-old baby and abusing children, Shannon Carpio posted on her Facebook page in Febuary 2016 that she was "floating in the air" over the news that her sister-in-law was pregnant and a new baby would be joining their family.
"Who would have thought an innocent-looking young girl is the same person accused of committing vile crimes?"
Happy and relieved
This was the reaction of Sonia de Dios, who saw Margallo on Malapascua Island, where she used the name "Gina Carpio."
Margallo was staying at Sunset Beach Resort, which was located next to the resort owned by De Dios' sister. She was on the island for two days together with two young Caucasians.
De Dios said her brother Ramon, who owned and operated a motor banca traveling between Malapascua and Daanbantayan, immediately recognized the girl as "Gina" when he was shown a photo by an NBI agent, who also happened to be their family friend.
After arriving on the island at 10am, the agents were showing the photo of Margallo when she happened to walk past them.
"The NBI agent approached her and asked her, 'Are you Gina?' and she replied yes. She was then handcuffed."
De Dios said they are happy and relieved that she was arrested.
"We kept looking at her while they were having lunch at the Mabuhay restaurant and we could not believe it. She looked so innocent and so young," she said.
History of maltreatment
According to Francisco, Margallo had confessed that the reason she was violent towards children was that she was allegedly maltreated by her mother when she was a child and wanted to retaliate by also hurting the children.
"She said she was physically abused by her mother. Apparently, that was a traumatic experience for her," Francisco said in Tagalog.
Francisco said that while she felt pity for Margallo, "we can't blame people if they are mad at her. I've watched the video (of her sexually molesting and torturing kids) and was angry at what she did. But as a woman, I pity her. Probably, there are things that drove her to do it although that won't justify the wrong she committed."
Francisco expressed hope that Margallo will truly change her life behind bars.
"At 23 years old, she is still very young, but she wasted her life, she said. "Probably, soon she will realise the gravity of her offence, and I hope she will be able to change."
Margallo's arrest, she said, should serve as a lesson for other people who are involved in child exploitation.
"Do you really think you won't get caught? Think twice and be ready. The long arm of the law will catch you. We will continue running after you," Francisco said.
Sadistic child pornography
Margallo and Scully started videotaping sadistic child pornography after they met in the Philippines in 2011. They catered to perverted clients who wanted to watch videos of tortured and abused children.
Maryjun Delgado, a licensed psychologist in Cebu City, said she was disturbed by Margallo's actions as reported in the newspaper.
"First, I wonder what kind of family did she come from? Why was there so much anger towards children? Her actions must have been triggered by experiences in the past," she told Cebu Daily News.
"Partly, she's to be blamed for it. But partly also, we could not blame her because her actions may have been brought by the way she was formed in the past. And so let the law judge her," she added.
Perverted behaviour
Judging by the way she acts, Margallo's behavior is perverted, Delgado said.
"She wants to hurt kids to appease her experiences. She wants to feel how it is to be an abuser, and she enjoys what she's doing. And yes, she is not afraid to kill," said the veteran psychologist.
"The children she abused reminded her of how weak she was when she too was maltreated. Now, she thinks she's very powerful when it was her turn to hurt the kids," she added.
Delgado said Margallo is still capable of changing herself.
"Her behaviour is out of normal. But we can still help her by providing a holistic intervention that includes spiritual formation, among others. It takes a lot of time and effort," she said.
Delgado also reminded parents to be careful in dealing with their kids. "Please avoid using physical pain on you children. If they commit an infraction, do not treat them like animals. Inflicting physical pain should be your last recourse and if you do it, be gentle and explain why you did it," she said.
Report by Ador Vincent S Mayol, Aileen Garcis-Yap and Michelle Joy L Padayhag for the Cebu Daily News
More on this developing story from our archives: Remains of girl found at Scully's house, news of his arrest, fresh details emerge, hunt for suspected accomplices, Scully charged on 69 counts, "not guilty" plea heard in court, new evidence points to acquittal, court postpones hearing. Fears that Scully gets VIP treatment in prison. Margallo arrested.
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Please join us for the launch of Linn Selekt DSM at our Scottsdale showroom on Wednesday, October 17 at 6pm and experience the revolution in digital music interaction.
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Please add white rice on your online menu. I like to purchase additional white rice for my dinners but the option is not available.
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Ozu852 has amazing food, whether you order Chinese or Japanese!
First try ordering take-out from here through the app. Was correct and ready at my requested time. Food was good, as it was the first time I dined in here. But what really put me over the top was the staff. Pleasantly surprised the young cashier greeted me with a cheerful "Hi, how is your day?," rather than the mundane greeting received at many other restaurants. And I received a "Thank you" upon my departure, something I don't get often from restaurant/store employees anymore. A welcome change from the usual. Other staff appeared to be enjoying their job as well. Highly recommend this place for the friendly staff and good food.
Shrimp Lo Mein was very yummy and Crab Rangoon was very exceptional! Although the General Tso's Chicken seemed to be of good quality, about half our dish was dry/over cooked and tough to chew. Will give it another try sometime.
I love that my take out orders are always correct! Wonderful service and food!
When I went to pick up the food, they had it right there waiting for us. It was still very hot even after the ride home. The quality was outstanding and I would definitely go back.
Love this place! Very friendly and absolutely delicious. A great value.
Everything was great as usual!!
Excellent food. Great price too!
I love this place! The food is amazing and the owners and staff are so kind. I go there so much they know me by name!
Great food and staff was so nice!
Best Asian north of town!
Food was a good as always!


The world-famous Watoto Children's Choir from Uganda performed a one-night only concert at SEGi University.
The Watoto Children's Choir is a group of children who are cared for by Watoto Child Care Ministries, an international organisation that cares for Africa's children orphaned or abandoned as a result of HIV/AIDS or poverty. Currently they care for over 2,000 Ugandan children in the children's villages where every child is raised in a family setting, rather than an orphanage institution. The Watoto Children's Choir tours the world annually as advocates for the 18 million African children in need of assistance and to also allow the opportunity for the children to discover the world.
During the concert, the children shared their story of growing up in Uganda and how people can help them. It was an eye-opening experience for al who attended the event as they got to experience Ugandan culture and also to learn how they can help African children. At the end of the day, RM16,080.00 was raised for the Watoto Children's Choir.


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Three down, 9 million more to go. Not really, but it sure seems this way.
Take a look at the one in the upper left - what was I thinking? I'll use it, but... umm... yuck.
The one on the upper right is a garter stitch entrelac. What's the point of this? Entrelac is supremely annoying to do, whether you knit backwards or not, but the payoff is that you get that wonderful woven appearance, right? In this garter stich variation, there is no woven appearance possible as it is completely flat, so this means that you get all of the annoyance of knitting entrelac with none of the payoff. Plus, as you can see, I lost count of my rows quite often - yes, counting to "6" really throws me at times - and my tension is not regular at all, so basically, the whole block stinks.
I like the one on the bottom, though. I left my chopstick circulars in place so that you can see how handy is is to have then ready to pick up that side and resume knitting. I'll continue in this pattern for another round, and see how it turns out. Then, I'll thread it onto a length of yarn for washing and blocking while I continue to try to figure out some clever way of hitching these blocks together.
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Pins and colourful things always make me happy, so it was simply going to be a matter of time before I ordered myself a Sugar & Sloth Pin Party Club Box. Sugar & Sloth have appeared on my blog already when the adorable Rainbow Llama Pin featured in my Cool Cute Colourful Enamel Pins post. And a couple of months ago, I picked two awesome Sugar & Sloth cards for the Father's Day Chocolate Pizza review.
It's here! And it's pink and colourful. This has gotta be the most happiest mail you could ever receive.
Inside the Llama Fancy Dress Parade box: an adorable hard enamel Mystic Llama pin, a bat-llama button badge, a Disco llama sticker, cute cut-out paper dancing llama finger puppets and a sweet treat.
All Sugar & Sloth goodies arrive in such fun packaging involving pretty tissue paper and rainbow confetti.
The Bat-Llama Button Badge: I love how Anita gives everything she creates a personality. "Meet Bat-llama, super powers include always having snacks, and coming up with great excuses not to do household chores. He is my spirit superhero." Oh yes, I think he is my spirit superhero too.
Mystic Llama Hard Enamel Pin: "Mystic Llama can see your future, and luckily for you there will be cupcakes!" I can already tell that little chap is going to be great friends with my Rainbow Llama Pin.
Disco Llama Lives For Disco vinyl sticker. This is great little sticker, perfect for decorating laptops and notebooks. I have stuck mine to my speakers as I seem to have a growing collection of random and funny stickers and disco llama fits in with this crazily cool bunch perfectly.
Everything about Sugar & Sloth is just so bright, vibrant and fun.
In every box, you receive such an exciting bundle of goodies to really brighten up your day.
Lil dancing llama finger puppets – Bat Llama and Llama Queen.
This is such a fun subscription box for all those pin-lovers out there. Why not check out all the other party themes such as Duvet Day Self-Care, Unappreciated Animals Club, Panda Pizza Party, Kawaii Tea Party and Rainbow Space Cadets. Personally, I think signing up for £9 a month is great value for money as an enamel pin on it's own is usually about £7-8 and you get all these fabulous extra goodies too!
Are you a pin lover? The mystic llama is the perfect addition of my every growing collection, he is proud pin number 26.
This is probably the best subscription box i've ever seen its soooo cute!!!
I love how colourful and tongue-in-cheek everything is! Makes me happy just looking at it all! That bat llama pin is adorable.
I love the name Sugar and Sloth Pin Party Club Box. I like the enamel pin collection #14 Courage Potion. I really love the pretty pastel tea cup with the tea bag string sticking out of the cup.
I've never heard of these! I love these pins though, they're so cute! I need to get some!
These are the cutest pins I have ever seen! So bright and fun! Loves it!!
I don't often wear pins but omg these are so so cute! I could defo start to customize my denim jacket! £9 sound indeed super affordable, even cheap! This box is so cute!
I absolutely LOVE pins! This would make such a fun gift. I'd be thrilled to receive this for sure!
Oooh how cool are these. My kids collect pin badges (an easier alternative to cuddly toys in gift shops!) & pin them on blankets I knitted for them they're so cute! My daughter would definitely love the llama pin badge! Thanks for reviewing Bexa.
What a fun subscription box idea! My cousin would love this. I think the Mystic Llama is my favourite.
This is so cute and definitely your cup of tea! I always love your blog posts they're full of quirky and colourful things like these!
The box it comes in is so adorable with the stickers on it! I can 10/10 confirm that Bat-Llama is my spirit super hero – I was looking at the photo thinking to myself oh that looks like Batman and then I read that it was a Bat-Llama Button Badge haha. I love the lil Llama pin, I swear seeing it is making me want to decorate my bag with some of her pins!
Oh I love how colourful everything is and I have a friend who absolutely loves Llamas so this would be a perfect gift for her! You always manage to find the cutest little things!
How adorable?!! Love llamas and pins, these are just perfect!
I'm not a pin person but these are so super cute! where do you find all these cute things?
I love Bat Llama! He's so cute…😍 I'm not a pin collector but love reading your posts about them – the photos are always so colourful and make me smile. Definitely making the blogging world a brighter place.
The Sugar & Sloth Pin Party club box looks super cute. The drawings of the characters are super cute! This is a great way to support small businesses (BIG kudos to you for giving them a spotlight). After reading your blog for a bit, I am almost convinced to start an enamel pin collection. OK, when you have stickers, do you use them or store them like I do? XD.
So adorable! You always find the cutest things. Bat-llama and disco llama are great.


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Q: Check empty vector in initializer list I would like initialize base class by a first item form a vector which contains base classes, e.g.:
struct Base { ... };

struct Derived : public Base
{
   Derived(const Base& baseClass)
      : Base(baseClass)
   {
   }
   Derived(const std::vector<Base*>& listOfBaseClass)
      : Base(*(listOfBaseClass[0]))
   {
   }
};

This solution fails when listOfBaseClass vector will be empty. How can prevent this situation. This is simplified example, so
calling base class constructor like this:
std::vector<Base> baseClasses;

if(!baseClasses.empty())
{
  Derived myDerived(baseClasses[0]);
}

it is not solution for my problem. Thanks in advance.

A: Throw an exception if the list is empty:
 : Base(listOfBaseClass.empty()
          ? throw std::invalid_argument("Missing base class")
          : *(listOfBaseClass[0])
        )

Non-exception variant by request:
 : Base(( (listOfBaseClass.empty() && exit(0)),
          *(listOfBaseClass[0])
       ))

A: Derived(const std::vector<Base*>& listOfBaseClass)
      : Base(*(listOfBaseClass->at(0)))
   {
   }

"at" provides exception safety. It throws out_of_range if n is out of bounds.
http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/vector/vector/at/

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Advertised as a "Classic Cruise Ship Time Travel Assassination Love Story," Same Boat definitely lives up to this very specific synopsis. As I started watching it, my first note was "SO SILLY!" I found myself really getting into the light romantic comedy…probably because the underlying theme of assassination keeps it a little dark and twisty, which is very much up my alley of humor.
The concept is interesting: "Time traveling assassins have been dispatched throughout history to eliminate individuals who would do damage to the future." It gives you a second to process this, and then lets you know, "the results have been mixed." I was hooked. My original concern, that this was going to be either a classic espionage, or a Spy Who Shagged Me type of movie, turned out to be unfounded. Same Boat is a pretty straightforward story that will keep the viewer intrigued and laughing throughout. The film's antihero James (director Chris Roberti), is the chosen assassin for this cruise ship mission. He is from sometime during the 29th century and has been sent back to 2019 to kill Lilly (Tonya Glanz), a seemingly normal woman who is apparently a future "evil-doer". His character is a mixed bag. We see him care for his newbie partner Mot (Julia Schonberg), as she is rot with seasickness the majority of the movie, and yet at the same time, show indifference towards killing people upon first meeting. Just the type of humor I enjoy: Dry.
After he warps onto the ship, our main assassin begins to binge on all the cruise amenities, casually conversing with strangers and making drunken "decisions," like passing out on a deck chair only to be awoken the next morning at 7 am by cruise ship attendees…who, by the way, are hilarious. Carlo (David Carl), a character reminiscent of Napoleon Dynamite, and Katja (Katie Hartman), his sexually suggestive employee, provide a frequent source of comedic support throughout the film as their awkwardly passionate relationship (can we call it that?) evolves.
But back to James. I really liked his character. I found his lines intriguingly funny, like his "Golden Age" references that had me constantly guessing what his future was like. Like, if this is the "golden age of detergent," how dirty is the future?? As the movie goes on and James runs into newly single Lilly, I felt their interactions were really genuine. Lilly herself is endearing, charming and intelligent, and James falters in his nonchalance under Lilly's spell. For someone whose main goal is to kill a woman, he spends an awful lot of time being considerate and conversational with her. Where he's previously been cool and casual in his purpose, we now see him hesitant and stumbling. As they get to know each other, their chemistry is great. I wanted to be the one on that cruise ship bar, drunkenly singing karaoke, eating key lime pie and telling secrets of international waters. I really didn't want James to have to complete his mission.
Lilly's ex Rob (Evan Kaufman), in juxtaposition, is a seriously laughable character; so much so, that I found myself in disbelief that charismatic Lilly would ever go for a guy like him in the first place. He's overly emotional and sappy the entire movie, but he does bring about some funny, and then later, pretty sweet, sentiments during the movie; so, I'll cut him some slack.
The movie was entertaining and didn't drag on longer than it needed to, which is something I'm always pleased with. Bizarre moments and weird conversations kept the storyline afloat and the mood light. Supporting characters did a decent job of keeping the plotline rolling while also adding to the playful tone of the movie. Intentional or not, the film technique made me feel like I was actually on a boat at times; and, since I am prone to seasickness, this isn't an element of the movie that I particularly enjoyed.
The takeaway: "we don't have to kill people; we can change them through kindness and attention," throws a general aside at the movie's morbid underlying premise, as well as at the state of thought in the future; it gets the viewer thinking. It was indeed, very silly; but, Same Boat's understanding and interesting conceptualization of the rules and purpose of time travel is able to evoke questions within the viewer until the very end.
Same Boat is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
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A lover of all things fluffy, cute, cuddly, rainbow, and sparkly, she equally enjoys all things blood, gore, debauchery, and pandemonium. Suzanne is the epitome of paradox if there ever was one. With an extremely low threshold for boredom, Suzanne finds herself dabbling in an ever-expanding list of interests including camping, painting, all things Harry Potter, Minecraft, tattoos, tea parties, fairies, and terrariums. To ease the monotony of daily life, she enjoys dabbling in multiple hobbies simultaneously, like practicing ballet while watching slasher films or drawing kawaii characters and listening to Stephen King on audio book. In the professional realm, Suzanne considers herself a wearer of many hats holding the titles of expert tutor, radiation therapy student, and occasional customer service rep. Should you wish to find out more, you can visit her website at: suzannelmeade.wix.com/literacytutor While normally sweet as sugar, Suzanne is known to have a peevish alter-ego with an attitude to match. If you find yourself on her bad side, simply feed her dessert and buy her stuffed animals until your sins are forgiven.
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RedR UK has been working to build more effective humanitarian action since 1980. We've responded to every major disaster in recent years, including the Syrian conflict, the Ebola outbreak in west Africa, Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, floods in Pakistan and the Haiti earthquake.
Refugee Response Training (Europe)
1.8 million refugees have arrived in Europe since 2014, more than 1 million of them in 2015 alone.
RedR UK has been supporting the response to the refugee crisis in Europe since September 2015, primarily by training volunteers and grassroots groups in the fundamentals of humanitarian principles and practice.
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After the two devastating earthquakes which hit Nepal in April and May of 2015, RedR UK worked to help those affected rebuild their homes, infrastructure and livelihoods - and build them back better, reducing the impact of future disasters.
Nepal (2015/16)
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa was first reported in March 2014, and rapidly became the deadliest occurrence of the disease since its discovery in 1976.
Between November 2014 and October 2015, RedR UK ran pre-departure training to prepare medical staff for deployment to work in Ebola Treatment Centres in Sierra Leone.
Ebola (2014/16)
Typhoon Haiyan, the fourth most intense ever recorded, wreaked havoc across the Philippines' central islands. It killed more than 7,400 people, and injured more than 20,000. RedR UK trained affected communities to 'build back better', mitigating the impact of future disasters.
On 24th April 2013, the Rana Plaza garment factory, at Savar, central Bangladesh, collapsed, trapping 5,000 people under rubble. Untrained volunteers from the community risked their lives and saved 3,862 people. One of them reached out to RedR UK, requesting training so that he and his fellow volunteers would be better prepared in future.
Bangladesh (2013)
RedR UK established a permanent presence in Pakistan in the wake of the floods of 2010. Since then, we've been working with schools and community organisations in high-risk areas to ensure that children know how to evacuate safely and administer first aid.
Pakistan (2010/2016)
On the 12th January 2010, a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, killing an estimated 230,000 people and leaving more than a million people homeless. RedR UK immediately responded by deploying Members, providing technical support to front-line aid workers, and setting up a training programme to support aid agencies and their staff.
Haiti (2010)
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Foreign Secretary welcomes agreement to end hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners
Foreign Secretary William Hague commended all sides for their role in finding a solution which prevents loss of life after Palestinian prisoners agreed to end their hunger strike.
The Foreign Secretary said:
"I welcome the agreement reached to end the mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners. We commend all sides, including the Palestinian Authority, the prisoners' representatives and the Egyptian authorities and the Israeli Government, for their role in finding a solution which prevents loss of life. The British Government particularly welcomes the Israeli Government's agreement to limit the use of administrative detention and solitary confinement and reinstate family visits for detainees. Increased confidence between all the parties to the Middle East peace process is crucial and we hope that this positive step can be built upon in the months to come."