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Edna Thompson
February 9, 1922 - March 20, 2020
Edna Thompson, 98, of Rotonda West passed away Friday, March 20, 2020 at Tidewell Hospice in Port Charlotte. Born on February 9, 1922 in Livingston, Kentucky to the late Samuel and Martha (Holt) Smith; she had been a resident of Charlotte County for thirty-six years coming from Worthington, Ohio. She was a loving wife, mother and home maker for her family and was employed by Rockwell International in Columbus, Ohio. It is here she met and married Ray Thompson who pre-deceased her 1996 after 41 years of marriage. She had been a member of the First Baptist Church in Englewood and was an avid reader. Survivors include her daughter: Marlene (Chauncey) Moot of North Port, Florida; two sons: Gordon T. (Judy) Bond of Johnstown, Ohio, Steven Ray (Roberta) Thompson of Las Vegas, Nevada; two step-daughters: Marylou Marsh of Baltimore, Ohio, Joyce Ann McCrey of Lancaster, Ohio; eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends on Friday, March 27, 2020 from 11:30 Am until service time at 1 Pm at the Englewood Community Funeral Home, 3070 South McCall Road. Interment will follow at Gulf Pines Memorial Park Cemetery.
Edna Thompson, 98, of Rotonda West passed away Friday, March 20, 2020 at Tidewell Hospice in Port Charlotte. Born on February 9, 1922 in Livingston, Kentucky to the late Samuel and Martha (Holt) Smith; she had been a resident of Charlotte County... View Obituary & Service Information
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Julienne Taylor
Live at The Lyric - with The Celtic Connection
Julienne Taylor - Live at The Lyric 01. We Go Round (3:12) 02. Need To Be Next To You (3:44) 03. I Don't Wanna Talk About It (4:15) 04. Can't Let Go (4:56) 05. Loch Lomond | Caledonia (6:25) 06. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) (2:53) 07. Baby Can I Hold You (3:32) 08. You Are Not Alone (3:45) 09. Please, Please, Plase Let Me Get What I Want (3:21) 10. Celtic Mantra (3:22) 11. I Knew I loved You (4:58) 12. Your Song (5:15) 13. Hard to Say I'm Sorry (3:12)
Julienne Taylor - vocal
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Superman would be reduced to a kryptonite-fearing, pathetic little man curled up in the fetal position on the floor of a phone booth.
Your Super Sized Coke at McDonald's would come in a shot glass.
Super Tuesday would resemble the Iowa Straw Poll.
The Super 8 Motel would consist of a sleeping bag in a Wal-Mart parking lot.
The graphics on Super Mario Brothers video games would be on a par with Pong.
The Super Bowl would be as compelling as the Tufts-Middlebury game and the commercials would all be tests of the emergency broadcast system.
The Super Dome in New Orleans would be renamed for former President Bush.
The British rock group Supertramp would be…well, they would stay about the same.
Rick James' Super Freak would be as hip as your average accountant singing La Bamba at a karaoke bar.
The Super Soaker would be little more than one of those fake squirting flowers clowns wear on their lapels.
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I still remember the excitement when my Harold Hare comic dropped through the letterbox on a Wednesday evening - just before choir practice.
I still have a copy of the annual.
Felt the same excitement today when I discovered on the doormat the latest issue of the SNCF magazine.
Full of things French. The back cover is a photo of Calais in 1938 where the locomotive is making its way, backwards, from the shed to the maritime station.
Latest listening figures from RAJAR.
"Radio 3 has a weekly audience of 2.10 million listeners – compared to 2.05m last quarter and 2.22m last year. The network's share is 1.3%, up from 1.1% last quarter and 1.2% last year.
..... while Radio 1Xtra attracts 1.02 million listeners – up 25% on last year and the first time the station has tipped one million. Including all listeners aged 10+, 1Xtra's audience rises to 1.10 million."
Unbelievably, that load of old rubbish, Classic FM, reports these stats.
This radio station broadcast to a total survey area of 51,951,000 adults (aged 15+).
It was listened to by 5,444,000 people (10.%) each week.
Each listener tuned in for 6.9 hours per week - a total of 37,457,000.
In its area, it had a 3.5% market share."
Anyway, spent the morning listening to Radio 3.
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package com.linkedin.pinot.core.startree;

import com.linkedin.pinot.common.data.DimensionFieldSpec;
import com.linkedin.pinot.common.data.FieldSpec;
import com.linkedin.pinot.common.data.MetricFieldSpec;
import com.linkedin.pinot.common.data.Schema;
import com.linkedin.pinot.common.data.StarTreeIndexSpec;
import com.linkedin.pinot.common.data.TimeFieldSpec;
import com.linkedin.pinot.core.data.GenericRow;
import com.linkedin.pinot.core.data.readers.FileFormat;
import com.linkedin.pinot.core.data.readers.GenericRowRecordReader;
import com.linkedin.pinot.core.indexsegment.generator.SegmentGeneratorConfig;
import com.linkedin.pinot.core.segment.creator.impl.SegmentIndexCreationDriverImpl;
import com.linkedin.pinot.startree.hll.HllConfig;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import org.apache.commons.math.util.MathUtils;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

public class StarTreeIndexTestSegmentHelper {
  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(StarTreeIndexTestSegmentHelper.class);
  private static final Random RANDOM = new Random();

  private static final String TIME_COLUMN_NAME = "daysSinceEpoch";
  private static final int NUM_DIMENSIONS = 4;
  private static final int NUM_METRICS = 2;
  private static final int METRIC_MAX_VALUE = 10000;

  public static Schema buildSegment(String segmentDirName, String segmentName) throws Exception {
    return buildSegment(segmentDirName, segmentName, null);
  }

  public static Schema buildSegmentWithHll(String segmentDirName, String segmentName, HllConfig hllConfig)
      throws Exception {
    return buildSegment(segmentDirName, segmentName, hllConfig);
  }

  private static Schema buildSegment(String segmentDirName, String segmentName, HllConfig hllConfig) throws Exception {
    int numRows = (int) MathUtils.factorial(NUM_DIMENSIONS) * 100;
    Schema schema = new Schema();

    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_DIMENSIONS; i++) {
      String dimName = "d" + (i + 1);
      DimensionFieldSpec dimensionFieldSpec = new DimensionFieldSpec(dimName, FieldSpec.DataType.STRING, true);
      schema.addField(dimensionFieldSpec);
    }

    schema.addField(new TimeFieldSpec(TIME_COLUMN_NAME, FieldSpec.DataType.INT, TimeUnit.DAYS));
    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_METRICS; i++) {
      String metricName = "m" + (i + 1);
      MetricFieldSpec metricFieldSpec = new MetricFieldSpec(metricName, FieldSpec.DataType.INT);
      schema.addField(metricFieldSpec);
    }

    SegmentGeneratorConfig config = new SegmentGeneratorConfig(schema);
    StarTreeIndexSpec starTreeIndexSpec = new StarTreeIndexSpec();
    starTreeIndexSpec.setMaxLeafRecords(10);
    config.enableStarTreeIndex(starTreeIndexSpec);
    config.setOutDir(segmentDirName);
    config.setFormat(FileFormat.AVRO);
    config.setSegmentName(segmentName);
    config.setHllConfig(hllConfig);

    List<GenericRow> rows = new ArrayList<>(numRows);
    for (int rowId = 0; rowId < numRows; rowId++) {
      HashMap<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
      // Dim columns.
      for (int i = 0; i < NUM_DIMENSIONS / 2; i++) {
        String dimName = schema.getDimensionFieldSpecs().get(i).getName();
        map.put(dimName, dimName + "-v" + rowId % (NUM_DIMENSIONS - i));
      }
      // Random values make cardinality of d3, d4 column values larger to better test hll
      for (int i = NUM_DIMENSIONS / 2; i < NUM_DIMENSIONS; i++) {
        String dimName = schema.getDimensionFieldSpecs().get(i).getName();
        map.put(dimName, dimName + "-v" + RANDOM.nextInt(i * 100));
      }

      // Metric columns.
      for (int i = 0; i < NUM_METRICS; i++) {
        String metName = schema.getMetricFieldSpecs().get(i).getName();
        map.put(metName, RANDOM.nextInt(METRIC_MAX_VALUE));
      }

      // Time column.
      map.put(TIME_COLUMN_NAME, rowId % 7);

      GenericRow genericRow = new GenericRow();
      genericRow.init(map);
      rows.add(genericRow);
    }

    SegmentIndexCreationDriverImpl driver = new SegmentIndexCreationDriverImpl();
    driver.init(config, new GenericRowRecordReader(rows, schema));
    driver.build();

    LOGGER.info("Built segment {} at {}", segmentName, segmentDirName);
    return schema;
  }
}

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Thank you for your e-mail. We have several updates in queue for the Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools pages. We will include your suggestions in the list of changes to consider. Note that given current workload and priorities, it will be at least several weeks before we get to working on these pages.
My name is Sorin Stefan and I work closely with Mr. Ian Jacobs (Head of Communications W3C) and Dominique Hazaël-Massieux in creating a better user experience for our community on the w3.org <http://w3.org> website and further.
I'm writing you because I couldn't ignore the fact the you have big usability/design/IA problems on the current Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools page.
As a web developer, in order to address the accessibility issues of my project I need tools in order to be able to spot problems and solve them. Your tools page needs to gain my credibility that are up-to-date and indeed useful.
Most tools are out-dated (some since 10 years ago) and there is no other element that would convince me make use of that page.
Put the most used, updated and reviewed tools upfront in order for the people to see them quickly so they can take a quick decision.
In order to gain more trust you need to show that there's a real organization behind the site, also highlight the expertise in your organization and in the content and services you provide.
Back up each tool with information that verifies the accuracy of the product.
Update the site's content often, give users the opportunity to review and comment on these tools.
Your target audience is focused on finding the right tool to meet their immediate need. That tool might be a Screen Reader simulator, Contrast or Color checker etc. They need a fast way of recognizing that and also that they can browse or search if they didn't succeeded.
All tools are listed in a huge list, in an alphabetical order (we should not assume that our users know the name of their tool and go exactly to the corresponding letter) . "Sort evaluations tools by:" doesn't work, it goes to a 404! And the criteria of sorting is not relevant neither because sorting by name and vendor implies knowing the name of the tool which most don't.
If I would like to see if a tool is the right for me I need to read the specifications below and most of them are useless except maybe the description.
I would not remove the details of each tool, would just make use of the Progressive Disclosure technique and show my users only what they need to know first and if they need more they can choose to do so.
A user research is needed to establish criteria and patterns on what are they looking for, why  and how are they going to use the information on your site. This way a better solution for search/browse can be implemented and actually the entire Information Architecture would gain from this.
I can go on, with the critique and soltions too, but it's probably better just to make a suggestion first to align the website to the new W3C template and give a little more thought to it in order to help the community and make them aware that there's a real organization behind this.
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Iran tells IAEA it will accelerate underground uranium enrichment
By Francois Murphy
FILE PHOTO: IAEA Director General Grossi attends the opening of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran plans to install hundreds more advanced uranium-enriching centrifuges at an underground plant in breach of its deal with major powers, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report showed on Friday, a move that will raise pressure on U.S. President-elect Joe Biden.
The confidential International Atomic Energy Agency report obtained by Reuters said Iran plans to install three more cascades, or clusters, of advanced IR-2m centrifuges in the underground plant at Natanz, which was apparently built to withstand aerial bombardment.
Iran's nuclear deal with major powers says Tehran can only use first-generation IR-1 centrifuges, which are less efficient, at the underground plant and that those are the only machines with which Iran may accumulate enriched uranium.
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Iran recently moved one cascade of 174 IR-2m machines underground at Natanz and is enriching with it. It already planned to install two more cascades of other advanced models there, in addition to the 5,060 IR-1 machines that have been enriching for years in the plant built for more than 50,000.
"In a letter dated 2 December 2020, Iran informed the Agency that the operator of the Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) at Natanz 'intends to start installation of three cascades of IR-2m centrifuge machines' at FEP," the IAEA's report to its member states said.
Iran has breached many of the deal's core restrictions on its nuclear activities in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the agreement and his reimposition of crippling economic sanctions. Tehran says its breaches can quickly be reversed if Washington's moves are undone.
Biden, who takes office on Jan. 20, has said he will bring the United States back into the deal if Iran resumes full compliance with its nuclear restrictions. That raises the prospect of a standoff over who should move first.
FASTER ENRICHMENT
Iran transferred the already-operating cascade of IR-2ms underground from an above-ground plant at Natanz where only a handful of those machines remain, the IAEA has said. The extra cascades would therefore have to involve some of the hundreds of IR-2m machines removed and put into storage under the 2015 deal.
While the first cascade did not increase Iran's production of enriched uranium because it was already enriching above ground, the extra cascades would.
The IAEA's last quarterly report on Iran last month showed Tehran had stockpiled 12 times the 202.8 kg of enriched uranium it is allowed to have under the deal, more than 2.4 tonnes.
That is still a fraction of the more than eight tonnes it had before the landmark 2015 deal, and it has not enriched uranium to a purity of more than 4.5% since then. It achieved 20% before 2015, closer to the 90% of weapons-grade uranium.
U.S. intelligence agencies and the IAEA believe Iran had a coordinated, clandestine nuclear weapons programme that it halted in 2003, the year its secret construction of Natanz was revealed by an opposition group in exile.
The deal is aimed at keeping Iran at arm's length from being able to produce a nuclear bomb. It says it has never tried to.
(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Hugh Lawson and Gareth Jones)
FILE PHOTO: IAEA Director General Grossi meets with Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali-Akbar Salehi in Tehran
An Iranian flag flutters in front of the IAEA headquarters in Vienna
European shares rise on oil gains, stimulus hopes
Japan machinery orders to rebound in October but coronavirus clouds outlook: Reuters poll
Trump spy chief labels China biggest threat to freedom since World War Two


Melt the butter in a medium skillet. Add the onions and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until soft and just translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the sugar, wine, vinegar, grenadine and a pinch of salt. Cook over low heat, stirring, until the liquid thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 35 minutes. Transfer the onion jam to a bowl and let cool.
MAKE AHEAD The onion jam can be refrigerated for up to 5 days. Let return to room temperature before serving.


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"""App Decorators Module."""
# standard library
import datetime

# third-party
import wrapt

class Benchmark:
    """Log benchmarking times.

    This decorator will log the time of execution (benchmark_time) to the app.log file. It can be
    helpful in troubleshooting performance issues with Apps.

    .. code-block:: python
        :linenos:
        :lineno-start: 1

        import time

        @Benchmark()
        def my_method():
            time.sleep(1)
    """

    @wrapt.decorator
    def __call__(self, wrapped, instance, args, kwargs):
        """Implement __call__ function for decorator.

        Args:
            wrapped (callable): The wrapped function which in turns
                needs to be called by your wrapper function.
            instance (App): The object to which the wrapped
                function was bound when it was called.
            args (list): The list of positional arguments supplied
                when the decorated function was called.
            kwargs (dict): The dictionary of keyword arguments
                supplied when the decorated function was called.

        Returns:
            function: The custom decorator function.
        """

        def benchmark(app, *args, **kwargs):
            """Iterate over data, calling the decorated function for each value.

            Args:
                app (class): The instance of the App class "self".
            """

            before = datetime.datetime.now()
            data = wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
            after = datetime.datetime.now()
            app.tcex.log.debug(
                f'function: "{self.__class__.__name__}", benchmark_time: "{after - before}"'
            )
            return data

        return benchmark(instance, *args, **kwargs)


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The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse, and adorn'd with Sculpture
Gallery of 219 pages.
Author: John Ogilby
Co-authors: Aesop
Illustrator: Francis Barlow, Francis Cleyn, Wenceslaus Hollar, Dirk Stoop
Translator: John Ogilby
Publisher: Andrew Crook
Publisher Address: The Green Dragon in St. Paul's Churchyard
Printer: Thomas Warren
Format: Quarto
Pagination/Foliation: (16), 64, 55, (1), 55, (1), 62 p
Font: Roman
Leaves: 171 x 219
Binding thickness: 2.7
Binding: 19th century English full diced russia calf
Wing Number: A689
Sundry: Thomason E.792[1]
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Illustrated by an engraved title and 76 of 81 plates. Lacking plates 39, 47, 51, 76, and 81, the frontispiece portrait of Ogilby, and text leaf 4H4.
The full letterpress title reads as follows:
"The Fables of Aesop / Paraphras'd in Verse, and adorn'd with Sculpture, / By John Ogilby / London, / Printed by Thomas Warren for Andrew Crook, at the Green Dragon in St. Pauls Church-yard. 1651."
Issue Points
The first edition of Ogilby's translation/paraphrase of Aesop.
Text Notes
This is one of the most beautifully illustrated English books of the 17th century; the plates are amongst the most famous and celebrated of all suites of illustrations in a literary work. This is also the first important English edition of Aesop after Caxton's of 1484.
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Edward Hodnett, in his "Francis Barlow: First Master of English Book Illustration," states the following concerning Ogilby's Aesop:
"To call these versions paraphrases is misleading. Like 'The Canterbury Tales' they are original treatments of familiar themes. Ogilby gives free play to his imagination as he retells the fables with so many amplifications of homely detail and classical allusions that what would ordinarily have been eighty-one pages or a little more becomes two hundred and thirty-six. Uninhibited, his verse varies from fable to fable in line length, rhyme scheme, stanza form, and number of stanzas."
Ogilby's treatment of Aesop also leaves no doubt where his sympathies lie in England's great civil wars of the 1640s and 1650s. Several verses an morals speak of tyrants usurping thrones, of 'some unseen Aspirer' seizing power (read Cromwell) and of the general disasters civil strife. In the illustrations, the lion is always presented as a crowned king.
At least three fables make direct allusion to the English Civil War; these are 'The Parliament of Birds,' 'The Rebellion of the Hands and Feet,' and 'The Battaile of the Frog and Mouse.' Not coincidentally, the illustrations to these fables are amongst the most famous of the volume.
The Fables of Aesop are, of course, amongst the most famous and oldest examples of the surviving literature of ancient Greece. They have been used for pedagogy for at least 2500 years and have attained to the greatest popularity in every age. Aesop's Fables include such immortal tales as 'The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs," "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," and "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse."
Historical Importance
OF WENCESLAUS HOLLAR, who engraved many of the plates in Ogilby's Aesop.
Václav Hollar (Czech pronunciation; 13 July 1607 – 25 March 1677), was a Bohemian etcher, known in England as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas and in Germany as Wenzel Hollar. He was born in Prague, and died in London, being buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster.
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After his family was ruined by the Sack of Prague in the Thirty Years' War, the young Hollar, who had been destined for the law, determined to become an artist. The earliest of his works that have come down to us are dated 1625 and 1626; they are small plates, and one of them is a copy of a "Virgin and Child" by Dürer, whose influence upon Hollar's work was always great. In 1627 he moved to the region around Stuttgart; before moving to Straßburg, and then, in 1633, to Cologne.
It was in 1636 that he attracted the notice of the famous nobleman and art collector Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, then on an embassy to the imperial court. Employed as a draftsman he travelled with Arundel to Vienna and Prague. In 1637 he returned with him to England where he remained in the Earl's household for many years.
Though he became a servant of Lord Arundel, he seems not to have worked exclusively for him, and after the Earl's death in Padua in 1646, earned his living by working for various authors and publishers, which was afterwards his primary means of distribution. In around 1650, probably at the request of Hendrik van der Borcht, he etched a commemorative print done after a design by Cornelius Schut in Arundel's honour and dedicated to his widow, Aletheia. Arundel is seated in melancholy mode on his tomb in front of an obelisk (perhaps commemorating the one he tried to import from Rome), and surrounded by works of art and their personifications.
In 1745, George Vertue paid homage to their association in the vignette he published on page one of his Description of the Works of the Ingenious Delineator and Engraver Wenceslaus Hollar. It featured a bust of Arundel in front of a pyramid, symbolizing immortality, surrounded by illustrated books and the instruments of Hollar's trade.
During his first year in England he created "View of Greenwich", later issued by Peter Stent, the print-seller. Nearly 3 feet (0.9 m) long, he received thirty shillings for the plate, a small fraction of its present value. Afterwards he fixed the price of his work at fourpence an hour, and measured his time by a sand-glass. Lord Arundel left England in 1642, and Hollar passed into the service of the Duke of York, taking with him a wife and two children.
He continued to produce works prolifically throughout the English Civil War, but it adversely affected his income. An etching dated 1643 and epitomizing the civil war, entitled as it is: 'civilis seditio,' features a snake with a head at each end pulling in opposite directions in front of the Giza pyramids and sphinx. Hollar took his setting, presumably symbolizing longer term values, directly from an engraving published in George Sandys' Relation of a Journey begun An. Dom 1610, published in 1615.
During the period of the unrest of the Civil Wars he worked in Antwerp, where he produced many of his most renowned works, including views, his "muffs" and "shells". In 1652 he returned to London, and lived for a time with Faithorne the engraver near Temple Bar.
During the following years many books were published which he illustrated: Ogilby's Aesop, his Virgil, and his Homer, Stapylton's Juvenal, and Dugdale's Warwickshire, St Paul's and Monasticon (part i.). His income fell as booksellers continued to decline his work, and the Court did not purchase his works following the Restoration. During this time he lost his young son, also reputed to have artistic ability, to the plague.
After the Great Fire of London he produced some of his famous "Views of London"; and it may have been the success of these plates which induced the king to send him, in 1668, to Tangier, to draw the town and forts. During his return to England adesperate and successful engagement was fought by his ship, the Mary Rose, under Captain John Kempthorne, against seven Algerine men-of-war,--a battle which Hollar etched for Ogilby's Africa.
He lived eight years after his return, still working for the booksellers, and continuing to produce well-regarded works until his death, for example a large plate of Edinburgh dated 1670. He died in extreme poverty, his last recorded words being a request to the bailiffs that they would not carry away the bed on which he was dying.
OF JOHN OGILBY
John Ogilby (also Ogelby, Oglivie; November 1600 – 4 September 1676) was a Scottish translator, impresario and cartographer. Best known for publishing the first British road atlas, he was also a successful translator, noted for publishing his work in handsome illustrated editions.
Ogilby was born in or near Killemeare (Kirriemuir), Scotland in November 1600. When his father was made a prisoner within the jurisdiction of the King's Bench, presumably for bankruptcy or debt, young John supported the family and used some of the money he earned to buy two lottery tickets, which won him a minor prize. This he used to apprentice himself to a dancing master and to obtain his father's release. By further good management of his finances, he was able to buy himself an early completion of his apprenticeship and set up a dancing school of his own. However, a fall while dancing in a masque lamed him for life and ended this career.
Using contacts made among his high-born clients, Ogilby was eventually taken to Ireland by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, on his appointment as lord deputy there, and became tutor to his children. Ogilby then went on to establish Ireland's first theatre, the Werburgh Street Theatre, as a consequence of which he was made deputy-Master of the Revels in 1637. For the four years that the theatre was open it was a great success but it had to be closed as a result of the Irish Rebellion of 1641.
Having narrowly missed being blown up in the castle he was defending, and after being shipwrecked on his homeward journey, Ogilby arrived back in England penniless and without a patron during the closing years of the Civil War. Finding his way on foot to Cambridge, he learned Latin from kindly scholars who had been impressed by his industry. He then ventured to translate Virgil into English verse (1649–1650), which brought him a considerable sum of money. The success of this attempt encouraged Ogilby to learn Greek from David Whitford, who was usher in the school kept by James Shirley the dramatist.
After his return to London in 1650, he married the widow Christian Hunsdon, who had three children by her earlier marriage. In the following year he published the first edition of his politicised The fables of Aesop paraphras'd in verse, and adorn'd with sculpture and illustrated with annotations, illustrated by Francis Cleyn. The next few years were spent in translating and the opening of a publishing business in London. The Restoration of Charles II brought favour back to Ogilby with a commission to help in the arrangements for the coronation in 1660 with the composing of speeches and songs. In that year too he brought out his translation of Homer's Iliad, dedicated to his royal patron. A year later he was again made Master of the Revels in Ireland and he set about the building of a new theatre in Smock Alley, Dublin. The libretto of the musical play Pompey by Katherine Philips, performed at Smock Alley in 1663, credits him as the composer of the tunes.
By 1665 Ogilby had returned to London and published a second, revised edition of The Fables of Aesop, this time illustrated by Wenceslaus Hollar's renowned prints. He had to republish the book in 1668 since his property was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666, including most of the copies of the 1665 Aesop [it is this 1668 edition that is offered here]. Rebuilding in Whitefriars, he set up a printing press there from which he issued many magnificent books, the most important of which were a series of atlases, with engravings and maps by Hollar and others.
In 1674 Ogilby had been appointed "His Majesty's Cosmographer and Geographic Printer". The Britannia atlas of 1675 set the standard for the road maps that followed. At that period some of the minor roads used the local mile rather than the standard mile of 1760 standard yards which Ogilby adopted in his atlas. One hundred strip road maps are shown, accompanied by a double-sided page of text giving additional advice for the map's use. Another innovation was Ogilby's scale of one inch to the mile (1/63360). These are marked and numbered on each map, the miles further being divided into furlongs. In his 2008 television series Terry Jones claimed that one of the map's purposes was to facilitate a Catholic takeover of the kingdom, an interpretation that one historian agreed was 'significant and highly plausible'.
After the map's publication, Ogilby died in 1676 and was buried at St. Brides, one of Sir Christopher Wren's new London churches.
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The life of the freelancer presents a unique set of challenges and demands. While you have the benefit of becoming your own boss, you must take responsibility of managing your time and maintaining lucrative client contracts. The aim of the game is to maximize your creativity in order to make the most of your earning potential. There are many tried and tested methods for increasing your productivity as well as simple ways to boost your output and reap the financial rewards of your freelancing opportunities.
One of the beauties of freelancing is that there's no boss telling you what to do, but by the same token it's up to you to take control and tell yourself what needs to be done. It's very useful to draw up a to-do list at the outset of each project, at the beginning of the week and at the start of each day.
Once you have a list of tasks you can map out a work schedule, planning exactly what and when you need to do to complete each project and meet your deadlines. The work schedule should cover long-term objectives, weekly work patterns and a breakdown of daily targets. Try to keep to office hours; occasionally there will be times when you have to put in an all-nighter to get a project wrapped up, but try to keep to a regular program to maintain productivity.
Freelancing and working independently can sometimes make you feel a little isolated, so instant messaging is a great way to keep in contact with friends and maintain a virtual office environment. It's also a perfect way to keep in contact with clients and make enquiries regarding ongoing projects. But chatting with IM can be enormously distracting and a source of procrastination, so while you're busy working switch it off and only sign-in when you need to make a specific query, or during time set aside for communications.
Likewise, the phone is an essential tool of the freelancer, but also a source of distraction. When you're focused on a project the last thing you need is a cold-caller offering double-glazing solutions or your mates inviting you to the pub. Switch off the phone to maximize concentration during work time.
To avoid procrastination and make the most of the working day allocate communication time, periods of the day when it's okay to switch on the phone and IM and have a chat with friends and family, and check your emails. This will allow you to reduce the sense of isolation that sometimes comes with freelancing whilst maintaining productivity during dedicated work time.
Decluttering your workspace will help promote a methodical and organized approach to your work. Remove all unnecessary clutter, untangle and tidy away all computer wires and adopt a minimalist approach to your desk and work area.
Ensure that your desk and chair are comfortable and your workspace is organized in a practical and functional manner. Lighting design, a carefully chosen color scheme and the addition of posters and plants can all improve the quality of your workspace.
Constantly checking emails, looking at news sites and reading irrelevant Wikipedia pages are typical forms of procrastination and work avoidance. Close your browser and only open it for essential reference, research and to contact clients and contacts for your current projects.
Make sure you take regular breaks to rest the eyes away from the computer screen and take your mind off work for some time. Once or twice a day have a rest and do something pleasant such as reading a book or taking a walk outside. You'll return invigorated and able to review the day's work with fresh eyes and renewed creativity.
Many freelancers find it useful and inspiring to listen to music during the working day. While it may not suit everyone's methods, carefully selected ambient music can helpfully influence the tone and pace of your work.
There are plenty of applications available to make the life of the freelancer simpler and more efficient. To organize projects try out packages such as Backpack , while iOrganize collates ideas, notes and bookmarks in one place. Google Calendar is a great way to maintain an online schedule, and Neptune manages daily task lists.
One of the central aspects of maintaining a freelance career is the ability to manage your finances. FreshBooks takes the headache out of sending and tracking client invoices. For an overview of your financial management, useful business tools and help with monetary decisions join the online community at Wesabe, where you can benefit from the shared experiences of your fellow freelancers.


I'm currently enrolled in an online class through Whipstitch on summer dresses. I'm loving learning some new skills and sewing things for me for a change. I ended up adding a lining to the skirt of this baby doll dress. In hindsight I don't think I needed to but it was good practice for me. The dress is fun and summery and flow-y and I'm going to enjoy feeling relaxed and comfy in this dress.
I've also been on a bag kick. I'm getting ready for some summer travel and I'm super excited to have some new luggage to carry all my goodies. No one's going to mistake these bags for theirs at the airport!! I'm loving the purple polka-dot interior with colored zippers and fun pockets of the Aeroplane bag on the bottom. While most people won't see that, I'll know it's there and know the pop of color surprise is in there for me! I feel like both of these bags are fun colors and will bring some sunshine to my life.
I recently finished a custom order for someone in honor of 3 sisters. I'm used to sewing clothes for smaller kids and I couldn't get over how large a size 10 shirt is! I can't imagine that Courtney's ever going to fit in something that big but I imagine that day will be here before I know it (insert sad face here)!
This picture is no good so while you can see the design, you can't tell how awesomely vibrant the colors are or how cute they are too. Once I get the quilt sandwiched and quilted, I'll get much better pictures!
How's your summer been? What are you up to? Anyone else loathe applying sunblock to their children as much as I do???
A friend of mine asked me to make a car seat tent for a friend having a baby. She had a few extra dollars to spend and what did I think I could make for the rest of her money? I threw some ideas out there – burp clothes, bibs, a dress, a tote bag. WAIT! STOP! A tote bag? Sure. And could it have lots of pockets? Sure. And could it have one for a bottle? You bet. And did I think I could coordinate the bag with the car seat tent. Definitely.
And a pair was born!
At the last minute I was going to change that chevron to another chevron that I'd ordered online but I hated the fabric when it arrived. I even went to the big box store and bought some home dec fabric but when I got home, I had to go with the grey chevron. That's what was stuck in my head and there was no going back.
I love that this project was for a boy. I love boys. That sounds so wrong but I feel like so much of what I make is for girls. I also loved that I was able to incorporate the car seat tent fabric into the bag to round out the project but not make the bag to kid-like. This bag has EIGHT(!!!) pockets – 6 external and 2 inside. You can't tell from the picture but the stripes on the bottom of the bag are actually 3 pockets. POCKETS!! Who doesn't love a bag with a million pockets???
I certainly hope the mom-to-be loves it as well!!


If you have a child that grinds their teeth, chances are good it's cost you a few hours of sleep and at least that many hours worth of worry over time. How can so much noise come out of such a small person? And so much awful noise, at that! As alarming as it can be, this crunching, screeching symphony is a very common habit, particularly in children younger than 11. Many dentists are not alarmed by it, and would even consider it to be part of the normal spectrum of behavior for children. There are, however, dental issues that can arise from teeth grinding, or bruxism. Here at Children's Dental Center, we want to help your child have the healthiest smile they can, so let's take a look at the problems bruxism can cause, and how we can help resolve them!
The technical term for teeth grinding is bruxism. It describes involuntary and excessive grinding, clenching, or rubbing of the teeth outside of normal chewing, swallowing, or speaking movements. It can happen during the day (dirunal) or at night (nocturnal.) Currently, we believe around 2-3 of every 10 children experience some level of teeth grinding, though this number could be much higher since bruxism can go unnoticed by many parents.
Sleep difficulties: This is one of the most common issues associated with teeth grinding. Snoring, sleep talking, and even sleep disorders like apnea, can play a role in developing bruxism in children.
Stress and anxiety: According to the American Dental Association, anxiety and stress are two big contributors to teeth grinding at night. If you have a child that is naturally anxious, or under some kind of external stressor, it can help to work with them on stress relief methods such as relaxing music, a long walk, or a warm bath before bed to reduce or eliminate bruxism.
Malocclusions: Children who have bite and alignment issues in the upper or lower jaw are another common cause of grinding. Correcting these malocclusions can help, and this is something experienced dentists like Drs. Rowland, Selecman, and Daniel will be able to recognize and recommend treatment for.
Medications and medical conditions: There are certain medications and medical conditions for which bruxism can be a side-effect, particularly neurological conditions.
Genetics: Teeth grinding is inheritable. If you or others in your family have suffered from bruxism in the past, your child may be more likely to develop it as well.
Determining and monitoring teeth grinding in your child is not as simple as just asking them if they are doing it. For most kids (and adults!), it is an unconscious behavior. It is quite normal for bruxism to go undetected, as many people affected by it do not suffer any real problems because of it. In fact, most cases tend to bother other family members more than the actual teeth grinder because of the annoying sound it produces!
That said, if you suspect bruxism in your child but have not been able to catch them in the act just yet, here are some strategies for discovering if they are grinding their teeth at night.
Monitor them as they are sleeping: Many parents already have a video monitor system in place in their child's room, or have one put away from when they were they were small babies. This can be a great way to catch your child in the act of grinding their teeth. If they share a room with a sibling, you may be able to have their brother or sister shed some light on what's happening once the lights are off and you say goodnight, or you could always sneak back in to see what you can hear.
Take note of any jaw pain: If your child complains of a sore jaw when chewing, or at any time, make a mental note of it. Jaw pain is a very common sign of bruxism.
Check out your child's teeth: Take a peek into your child's mouth. If the teeth all appear to be the same length, or seem flat, bruxism could be to blame. This type of noticeable flatness is often the result of the teeth being worn down from the constant grinding at night.
Damaging tooth enamel: Over time, teeth grinding can wear down the enamel of your child's teeth, eventually leading to the exposure of the much softer dentine.
Interrupted sleep: Did you know that bruxism is actually classified as a sleep disorder? This is because it often disrupts restful sleep. Waking up multiple times at night can be hard on the body, brain, and emotions!
Behavioral issues: This can go hand in hand with less sleep, since a lack of quality sleep in children can cause behavioral problems. In fact, clinical studies have demonstrated an association between bruxism and anxiety, stress, and depression in those who suffer from it.
Jaw pain, headaches, and other body aches: Children and adult alike may find themselves dealing with headaches, ear aches, jaw pain, and even damaged teeth due to prolonged teeth grinding. This can take a toll and really impact the overall quality of life if not treated.
If you suspect or confirm teeth grinding in your child, your first step should be to contact Children's Dental Center. Our doctors will be able to conduct a thorough examination of your child's teeth and determine if the grinding is causing any damage. If there is no damage present, it is likely no further treatment will be recommended, especially since most children do outgrow bruxism naturally.
If we do notice any problems related to teeth grinding, we will be able to provide you with several options for helping to reduce the amount of grinding, as well as prevent any further damage and treat any damage already present. This will generally involve treating any obvious underlying causes, such as reducing stress and anxiety, along with more proactive treatment, such as a special night guard made specifically for your child's teeth.
If you are in Memphis or the surrounding area and struggling to get a good night's sleep due to your child's teeth grinding, our talented team can help you both rest better and smile brighter! We have years of experience treating children in the Mid-South, and with three conveniently located offices to choose from, we are never too far from where you are. Get in touch with us today to find out more about how we protect your child's smile from the effects of teeth grinding.


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New Study Examines San Joaquin Valley, Home to America's Dirtiest Air
The smog-filled valley recently hosted NASA planes that tested air quality to help calibrate future satellite efforts to measure air pollution
Claire Martin
If you had to guess what part of the the U.S. has the very worst air pollution–where winds and topography conspire with fumes from gasoline-chugging vehicles to create an aerial cesspool–places like Los Angeles, Atlanta and as of late, Salt Lake City, would probably pop to mind. The reality may come as a bit of a surprise. According to the Environmental Protection agency, California's bucolic San Joaquin Valley is "home of the worst air quality in the country."
Not coincidentally, the San Joaquin Valley is also the most productive agricultural region in the world and the top dairy-producing region in the country. Heavy duty-diesel trucks constantly buzz through the valley, emitting 14 tons of the greenhouse gas ozone daily, and animal feed spews a whopping 25 tons of ozone per day as it ferments, according to a 2010 study. In addition, hot summertime temperatures encourage ground-level ozone to form, according to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Pollution also streams down from the Bay Area, and the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east help to trap all of these pollutants near the valley floor. Particulate matter that creates the thick greyish-brown smog hanging over the valley is of paramount concern–it's been linked to heart disease, childhood asthma and other respiratory conditions.
So when NASA devised a new, five-year air quality study to help fine-tune efforts to accurately measure pollution and greenhouse gases from space, it targeted the San Joaquin Valley. "When you're trying to understand a problem, you go where the problem is most obvious," the study's principal investigator, Jim Crawford, said in an interview. To Crawford, the dirty air over the valley may be important to evaluating how human activities contribute to climate change. "Climate change and air quality are really traced back to the same root in the sense that air quality is the short term effect of human impact and climate change the long term effect," Crawford said.
In January and February, NASA sent two research planes into the skies above San Joaquin Valley to collect data on air pollution. One plane flew at high altitude over the valley during the daytime, armed with remote sensors, while the second plane cruised up and down the valley, periodically spiraling down toward the ground to compare the pollution at higher and lower altitudes. Weather balloons were used for ground-level measurements as well.
The data NASA collected in the experiment was similar to what satellites can see from space: the presence of ozone, fine particulates, nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde (precursors to pollution and ozone) and carbon monoxide (which has a median lifetime of a month and can be used to watch the transport of pollution). But satellites are limited in their air-quality-sensing abilities. "The real problem with satellites is that they're currently not quantitative enough," Crawford told Surprising Science. "They can show in a coarse sense where things are coming from, but they can't tell you how much there is."
Nor can satellites distinguish between pollution at the ground level and what exists higher in the atmosphere. Also, they circle just once a day, and if it isn't in the early morning, when commuters are busily burning fossil fuels, or in the late afternoon, when emissions have festered and air quality is at its worst, scientists don't have a clear picture of just how bad pollution can get. Monitoring stations on the ground are likewise limited. They provide scientists with a narrow picture that doesn't include the air farther above the monitoring station or an understanding of how the air mixes and moves. The research from the NASA study, specifically that collected by the spiraling airplane, fills in these gaps.
Data from the flights will also be used in conjunction with future satellites. "What we're trying to move toward is a geostationary satellite that will stare at America throughout the day," Crawford told Surprising Science. Geostationary satellites–which will be able to measure overall levels of pollution–can hover over one position, but like current satellites, researchers need ancillary data from aircraft detailing how pollution travels above the Earth's surface, like that retrieved from the San Joaquin Valley, to help validate and interpret what satellites see. "The satellite is never going to operate in isolation and the ground station isn't going to do enough," Crawford said.
But first, the research will be plugged into air-quality computer models, which will help locate the sources of emissions. Knowing how sources work together to contribute to poor air quality, where pollution is and exactly what levels it's hitting is a priority for the EPA, which sets air-quality regulations, and the state agencies that enforce them, according to Crawford. The data will inform their strategies on reducing emissions and cleaning the air with minimal impact to the economy and other quality-of-life issues. "Air quality forecasts are great," Crawford says. "But at some point people will ask, 'Why aren't we doing something about it?' The answer is that we are." The researchers have conducted similar flights over the Washington, D.C. area and are planning flyovers of Houston and possibly Denver in the years to come.
One thing's for sure: Data to inform action is sorely needed. In 2011, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, on the eastern edge of the valley, violated the EPA's national ambient air quality standard a total of 87 days of the year and Fresno exceeded the standard 52 days. Pinpointing exactly where pollution originates and who's responsible–a goal of the study–will go a long way to clearing the air, so to speak.
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Philadelphia will be making its debut as the 16th team in MLS. Seattle joined the league this season, and is on pace to break the regular season attendance record. All 14 home matches to date have been sold out.
In First Kick 2009, the Sounders FC hosted the New York Red Bulls on March 19, attracting a capacity crowd of 32,523. Seattle won, 3-0.
My humble opinion: OK, so the Emerald City takes center stage once again next March. How could it not, I ask? Big crowds night after night, a solid and generally affordable product, and all in all a pretty successful opening campaign that surpassed pretty much everyone's expecations on the field and off. Good to see the league make the smart money choice, and good for the Philly Union — their fans watching on TV will get to see "how it's done," so to speak.


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Zohreh Barzegar (, born 21 August 1996 in Qaem Shahr) is an Iranian karateka. She achieved gold medal in final game of Asian karate championships 2019 held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in kumite +61 category.

In 15th Asian Karate Federation (AKF) Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships  barzegar, who was competing at the –55 kg weight category in Under-21 age group, managed to thrash rivals from Jordan, Japan, Thailand and China Taipei before standing on top of the podium.

References

External links

 WKF CURRENT RANKING - CATEGORIES - Female Kumite 68+ kg

1996 births
Living people
Iranian female karateka
People from Qaem Shahr
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Q: Passing parameter to a GET request to retrieve specific information I am trying to retrieve (GET) specific information based on a parameter that is passed. My code looks like this:
In index.js:
export var comments = (userId) => {
    return new Promise((value) => {
        axios.get('http://localhost:1000/getreviews/:userId')
        .then((response) => {
            console.log(response.data.comment);
        })
    })
}

In routes.js:
router.route('/:userId').get((req, res) => {
    Users.find({user: req.params.userId})
        .then((reviews) => res.json(reviews)
    );
});

So I want to get relevant information. To give a higher-level idea of what is going on--there are multiple modals, and when a specific one is clicked I want to get specific information from the database, instead of getting all the information from the database and then do the extraction of relevant information in index.js based on the user's id. That way, I will be getting all the information on every modal click which is not efficient so I want to avoid it.

A: What is the problem exactly, is Users.find({user: req.params.id}) not returning the expected value? mongoose has findById which queries the db looking for the object with that specific id, in your case :
Users.findById(req.params.userId)
        .then((reviews) => res.json(reviews)
    );

edit: it seems like you're passing undefined as a parameter find, note that the name of the variable that is stored in params must be the same as the parameter you provided in your get method which is userId, so use req.params.userId instead.
edit2: js part
export var comments = (userId) => {
    return axios.get(`http://localhost:1000/getreviews/${userId}`)
        .then((response) => {
            return response.data
        })

}

A: Writing the GET request in a different way solved the issue:
axios({
            method: 'get',
            url: 'http://localhost:1000/getreviews/',
            params: {
                user: userId
            })

Then I could access the userId in routes.js through req.query.user and it will give me the userId I just passed.

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In April 2017 the government is hoping to be able to fund up to three million new apprenticeships across all sectors. The funding will be paid for by the employers themselves via a 0.5% levy on company payrolls. The move is set to help nurture the next generation of employees and get them off to a flying start in work that they'll enjoy doing.
However good this deal sounds for teenagers entering the workforce, employers are sceptical and may end up paying more. It's going to make it even harder for some businesses to cope with the added expense. Some business groups have described it as a payroll tax.
As older employees start to leave the workforce, demand for skilled workers is rising. Less young workers are entering the workforce with the relevant skills and a new scheme needs to be in place to encourage growth and training.
It's uncertain how the Brexit vote will affect employment of skilled migrant workers. It may become more difficult for employers to hire them and will be more expensive. It's hoped that the new apprenticeship scheme will allow businesses to train skilled workers from this country to fill the gap.
An employer with a wage bill of £4 million will pay 0.5% or £20,000 but after the £15,000 is deducted, they would pay £5,000 per year.
An employer with a wage bill of £2 million would pay £10,000 but because of the £15,000 allowance, they wouldn't pay anything.
The new levy will only be for companies with a wage bill over £3 million pounds. This means that around 98% of employers won't have to pay but will still be able to access the new funds in the future.
The new scheme is a potential win-win for smaller businesses who up until now have found running apprenticeships expensive. After April, all businesses whether they are paying the levy or not will have access to some of the funds created. The government has also stated that smaller companies will have access to extra support of £2,000 per trainee.
The previous apprenticeship system – the SASE framework – was found to be not meeting employer's needs or expectations. A government think tank was set up to find a solution. The result was the new Trailblazer apprenticeship scheme.
In the new scheme, Employers will have more control over the training. The new standards include a minimum of 12 month apprenticeships which must be linked to a certain occupational level. They must also develop not only the knowledge and skills, but also the behaviour required for the specific role.
Some larger businesses have called for the implementation of the levy to be delayed due to uncertainty in the current economic situation. However, Prime Minister Theresa May is planning to go ahead with the scheme in April 2017, and the government has promised that employers paying the new levy will get more out of the scheme than they put into it.


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She Drives a Mercedes, He Rides a Harley: Why We Are Attracted to Opposite Personalities
Psychologically healthier people are attracted to a prospective partner because of their "magnetic" compatibility. Therefore, we must all strive to make our "human magnets" healthier.
Ross Rosenberg, Contributor
Psychotherapist, professional trainer, author, counseling center and training company owner & entrepreneur
Aug 29, 2013, 03:39 PM EDT | Updated Oct 29, 2013
She drives a Mercedes, he rides a Harley; she's an athlete, he's a bookworm; he's a Republican, she's a Democrat... Have you ever wondered why some of us have personal friends whom we appreciate, like, or even love, but who are the same people who are likely to annoy us the most? If an attorney and a community-based social worker marry, or an obsessively clean and a disorganized friend become roommates, shouldn't it then result in an incompatible and unstable relationship? Not necessarily.
To explain the mystery of opposite attraction I created the Human Magnet Syndrome explanation. It explains the unconscious force that brings opposite but compatible companions together into an enduring and breakup-resistant relationship. Just like metal magnets, we are pulled toward a particular romantic partner whose "polarity" or personality type is opposite to ours. Conversely, we find ourselves repelled by prospective romantic partners whose personality type is too similar to our own.
We tend to choose people who appear to give us the very qualities we think we are lacking. Despite our efforts to find a romantic partner who unconditionally loves, respects and cares for us and who participates in a mutual and reciprocal relationship, we are inclined to follow a metaphorical "love compass" that powerfully directs our relationship choices. Whether we realize it or not, we all use this compass when we are seeking an ideal romantic partner. We are obliged to follow the direction in which we are led, regardless of our conscious intentions to take a different route. Even with our promises to ourselves to make rational, safe and healthy choices, we are unable to resist the captivating magnetic pull toward the direction that our compass points.
Star-crossed lovers, therefore, are inevitably brought together not because of their conscious choices, but rather because their metaphorical compass guides them into each other's loving embrace.
Romantic relationships that are brought together by an interminably-strong magnetic force will survive the test of time, as it adheres to the human instinct to find and stay with a partner who is uniquely compatible and familiar. Just like metal magnets which form a magnetic bond when two opposite poles come into contact, "human magnets" are brought together by their opposite but matching magnetic roles (a.k.a. self-orientations). For example, care givers or codependents are always and inevitably attracted to care needers or narcissists, and vice versa.
Like clockwork, codependents and emotional manipulators find themselves habitually and irresistibly drawn into a relationship that begins with emotional and sexual highs, but later transforms into a painful and disappointing dysfunctional "relationship dance." This is a dance of perfectly compatible partners: the passive, following codependent and the active, leading narcissist. Such a dance often begins with excitement, joy and euphoria, but later transforms into one that is strewn with drama, conflict and feelings of being trapped.
Codependents and the narcissists have an opposite "magnetic charge," which make them a perfectly compatible couple. Metaphorically speaking, the others-oriented person, the codependents, carries a negative charge while the self-oriented person, the narcissist, carries a positive charge. In other words, patient, giving and selfless individuals are predictably attracted to selfish, self-centered and controlling partners.
These opposite "human magnets" are irresistibly be pulled toward each other, not so much by their conscious decisions or intentions, but rather by the interaction of their opposite "magnetic fields." Such partners with complementary magnetic roles are irresistibly drawn together and locked into a relationship that is nearly impossible to resist or break free of. This magnetism invariably results in an irresistible and enduring romantic relationship that are immune to breakups. Whether healthy or dysfunctional, the two "human magnets" are amorously controlled by the nature of their own relationship magnetism.
The more we strive to be psychologically healthier, the more our magnets adjust in their intensity and even polarity. Psychologically healthier people are also attracted to a prospective partner because of their "magnetic" compatibility. However, this is opposite healthy attraction. Therefore, we must all strive to make our "human magnets" healthier.
Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, author of The Human Magnet Syndrome: Why We Love People Who Hurt Us.
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gmc Unveils Slate of Upcoming Original Movies, Gospel Stage Productions and Series
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ATLANTA, June 14, 2011 — gmc, America's favorite channel for uplifting music and family entertainment, today announced the implementation of its strategy to air a gmc World Premiere Movie every month with the unveiling of its upcoming slate for the remainder of 2011. The network also announced other upcoming elements of its gmc World Premiere Programming initiative, including three new gospel stage productions and a new series.
Upcoming gmc World Premiere Movies are:
Trinity Goodheart (airing in August): When Trinity Goodheart, 12, is visited by an angel with a pendant belonging to her long-lost mother, Trinity concludes that her mother is in danger and needs her help. Stars Eric Benet, Erica Gluck and James Hong.
A Mile in His Shoes (September): A heartwarming story in which a sheltered farm boy with Asperger's Syndrome and a killer fastball is recruited to play for a minor league team. Stars Dean Cain and Luke Schroder.
Decision (October): Ilene Connors and her son Jackson are struggling to get by both emotionally and financially after the death of her husband Steve. Jackson goes to live with his grandfather for the summer where he struggles to adjust, but the two begin to bond. When they take a hunting day-trip, an accident will test their survival skills and their faith. Stars multiple Dove Award-winning singer Natalie Grant, Billy Dean, Jeremy Jones and Michael Rosenbaum.
5th Quarter (November): The inspirational true story of Jon Abbate who, driven by the tragic and fatal car crash that took the life of his 15 year-old brother Luke, wears Luke's number 5 jersey and helps to lead the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the most successful football season in school history. Stars Andie MacDowell, Aidan Quinn, Ryan Merriman and Anessa Ramsey.
One Last Christmas (December): A film inspired by the true story of Dax Locke, a terminally ill child with a rare form of leukemia. Determined that Dax celebrate one last Christmas the community of thousands came together and made that happen. This story inspired Matthew West to write the hit song "One Last Christmas."
In addition to its gmc World Premiere Movie slate, the network announced that it will produce three new gmc World Premiere Gospel Plays this year. The next title will be the June premiere of She's Not Our Sister, the story of three sisters dealing with their father's death and a Pandora's Box of family issues that begin to surface. Additional original productions of powerful gospel plays will air in September and December.
The World Premiere Series, America Sings, will premiere June 22. This series will showcase the vast variety of vocal talents found in singing groups across America. The groups invited to participate in the series will be diverse and include all-male, all-female and children's groups, as well as groups representing colleges and universities, community centers, churches and the military. Twelve groups will be featured on each episode. Dancing With the Stars winner and singer Drew Lachey will host.
In December, gmc will air a Christmas music special starring the family band that goes by the name "Forever Jones," emerging superstars in gospel music who won two Stellar Awards and earned a Grammy nomination.
"Viewers have responded enthusiastically to our uplifting, family values programming slate, and the best way for us to ensure that new content continues to fill the pipeline so we can meet demand is to create it ourselves," said Brad Siegel, vice chairman, gmc. "This year marks a watershed for gmc as we have significantly ramped up our original programming investment, and in 2012 we will ratchet it up even further.
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I have never really paid much attention to the OSR movement. Firstly, I didn't really understand if it was Old School Revival or Old School Renaissance. Then I didn't know what counted as old school. I mistakenly thought that it was a move back to the style of gaming that we all discovered in the 70s and early 80s. It then appeared that that isn't the case and OSR is a just limited to D&D retro clones.
I think within 12 months of owning the D&D basic set, red box, I was writing house rules even if I didn't know that the phrase 'house rule' meant or even existed. We were modding our games on a monthly basis. We absorbed every new spell, character class, monster, magic item and rule suggestion when ever we saw them. Initially there was loads of D&D material in White Dwarf magazine and that was easier to buy than Dragon magazine.
As soon as you saw how other people were modifying the game then we all started doing it. I can remember the first time my character got hold of a musket. I quickly went from D&D to Boothill to Traveller and then Runequest. Boothill was a brief liaison and I can put Gamma World in that group as well.
As soon as I discovered RuleQuest and Traveller with its on target combat system I had to have hit locations in D&D. Once you have hit locations then armour by the piece is a natural extension.
Once we had Gamma World we basically had D&D compatible high tech equipment. I think it was 1979 or maybe 1980 that I discovered Gamma World and I only ran one adventure and that had mutant chickens called Gallus Gallus513. That name has stuck in my memory ever since. One day I will manage to slot a mutant chicken into a game with that name.
It must have been 1981 that I discovered Rolemaster. This is back in the day or the rules being sold as drop in house rules for D&D and we could drop lots of our own house rules and use these awesome books instead.
Once I had all of rolemaster I house ruled that to make it a bit more like RuneQuest, which I think came out first, possibly 1979?
The point of that little jog down memory lane is that is RuneQuest old school? Is rolemaster old school? Rolemaster Classic is a basic rerelease of Rolemaster 2nd Edition and the 2nd edition was pretty much just a tidying up of those piecemeal D&D house rules. There is still a huge amount of Dungeons and Dragons DNA in Rolemaster Classic right down to magic users not wearing armour for absolutely no good reason at all and everyone taking Sleep as their most useful 1st level spell.
I suspect that if I published a Rolemaster adventure and stuck the OSR labels all over it there would be howls of protest.
Even given that OSR really means the resurrection of old D&D rules in infinite variety I don't really understand the appeal. I understand that no one is forced to play OSR or D&D the reason we stopped playing it surely is because it really wasn't very good.
Other games flourished and we had the proliferation of so many different games because those games could do what they did better.
I cannot even see it as a desire for simpler games. D&D was never simple. The DMG was basically 300 pages of exceptions to the basic mechanics. Rolemaster was labelled chartmaster because of the visual onslaught of and entire book of charts, Arms Law, but D&D had more charts and tables but scattered far and wide.
I am sure it is a case of if you 'get' the whole OSR thing then it makes perfect sense. What started me thinking about this today was that I was asked to do a review for an OSR game. As is my habit I looked up any other games that the publisher had produced and as this was an indie developer I ended up looking at his MeWe profile as well.
One of the things about OSR seems to be that it has attracted a lot of what I would consider unpleasant people, that is what the reaction to the logo was all about in Michael's recent post. Well this game was written by one of those people. There was no way on earth I was even going to read the game based upon the personal posts by the author.
I have had some tense discussions with people on forums especially in rolemaster circles where I strive for ever greater simplicity in my play and they revel in the micromanaging of every detail. In the Rolemaster community we are discussing the idea of a competition to create spin off mini RPGs 'powered by' a core of the Rolemaster rules. I am all in favour of this sort of thing and bringing Rolemaster to genres and audiences it has never appealed to before. Those with opposing views are saying that you cannot go outside of fantasy or sci fi as any realistic simulation of wounds would mean that the PCs would die from infections if there were no magical or high tech healing. I don't agree with them but I can understand their point of view, this would be a fun competition and not compulsory homework, their gaming table, their rules.
That is nothing like sort of argument I am seeing in even my brief encounter with the OSR, I cringe to use the word, community. I can now understand why the logo's owner would not want it associated with some of these games. I honestly had no idea. It is obviously not D&D's fault, nor the OSR concept that breeds hate speech and intolerance. I don't really understand why it has coalesced around OSR. If OSR went away they would not all suddenly become liberal pluralists. They would hold the same views if they were playing any game or not gaming at all.
Where did all this come from?
I was doing a bit of digging and I came across this. It is from White Dwarf magazine issue 2, August 1977.
Look at the italic text. It looks like the dark side of role players had been there right from the start. I guess I was just too young at the time to see it. Maybe, the OSR community in moving back into old style D&D gaming has stepping into an area of gaming that has already been there quite happily for decades without drawing attention to itself.
I don't know and I don't really care. All I know is that any ideas I had of trying to suggest that Rolemaster was a perfectly valid OSR system is now firmly in the 'bad idea' pile. I won't be doing that any time soon.
I have been blogging about Rolemaster for the past few years. When I am not blogging I run the Rolemaster Fanzine and create adventure seeds and generic game supplements under the heading of PPM Games. You can check them out on RPGnow. My pet project is my d6 game 3Deep, now in its second edition.
I'm sorry that you've had bad experiences with some tabletop RPG fans online, but don't let that discourage you from continuing to experiment and play.
Sure, much of the old-school Renaissance movement is rooted in nostalgia, but the popularity of the Open Game License has encouraged hundreds of authors, designers, and players to adapt D20, D6, and other systems to different genres and settings.
From RuneQuest and Rolemaster to Savage Worlds or FATE, you should play what you like. Finding others who share your interests can be a challenge, but it's better than letting a few bad apples ruin your enjoyment of our hobby.
Since I have been contributing to Stargazer's World I have not read so many games and I also would not have played so many different games. I never thought I would play a FUDGE game as I had confused FUDGE with FATE. Last weekend I even introduced my die hard Rolemaster group to FUDGE and they loved it. Mind you they looked at the dice with somewhere between "What are these things?" and "I think the cat has brought something in?". I am 95% of the way through creating my own FUDGE game as part of this years NaGaDeMon. I will be sharing that game here pretty soon. We are less than a week from the end of November.
I don't let other people put me off. I just don't get it[OSR]. I was really shocked/surprised at how many hate filled people have sent me contact requests on MeWe from RPG design groups. I think I am rejecting 3 in 10 contact requests.
Yeah, I was there too and the reason that D&D grabbed me was not because of D&D but it was that introduction to role playing. I didn't know that at the time but with hindsight that is obvious now.
I guess that is why most of us moved on as soon as we discovered that D&D was not the only option.
While it's true that D&D and its offshoots and retro-clones sometimes attract munchkins, rules lawyers, power gamers, and other less-attractive types of role-players, I've enjoyed most of the OSR products and scenarios that I've seen.
As a Game Master, I like the ability to run and tweak sandbox scenarios or revisit old ones. My current groups have a few go-to systems, but I'm willing to try almost anything.
I've also met gamers who prefer "anything but D&D," which is also a valid preference, if not one I share.
"Don't feed the trolls" is always good advice online, and I've also gravitated toward simpler, more narrativist systems in recent years. That said, if you find or have a good group that likes Pathfinder 2e or BFRPG — or 2d20 or the World of Darkness — enjoy the ride!
I have bought World of Darkness but I have never even opened the pdf.
Never touched Pathfinder and probably never will.
I cannot say I don't or didn't like D&D, I wouldn't be here doing this if I hadn't started out with D&D. It is just that I don't really understand what OSR is trying to achieve. All RPGs are equal, they are simply toolboxes that we use to tell stories. Nothing is sandbox and nothing is railroad, it is the GM and players that ultimately decide that.
As for the munchkins and rule lawyers you will get them with every game and game system. I suspect that RPGs attract them the most as most board games have fairly tightly defined rules and play areas whereas RPGs are far more open to interpretation and the play area is unlimited.
The appeal of "old school d&d" is … it was lighter. Instead of a rule for everything, all of the missing material was left to the judgement of the DM and/or table.
At the time, yes, a lot of us filled in the missing blanks with house rules… but you didn't need to do that. Like any light system, you can improvise or play it loosely instead of adding more to it.
OSR is about seeing the extra-text of AD&D and it's descendants as: bloat. Because it is bloat. All of those extra rules, rules for ever more detailed situations…. aren't necessary. All of that time we spent filling in missing structure was, in some ways, wasted effort. We were chasing hobgoblins that didn't exist.
It's true that the "official" OSR movement is focused on the D&D family… but it's also true that RQ/BRPG, RM, and Traveler (and T&T, for that matter) are all equally "old school." But I've seen people apply "OSR" to non-D&D clones. Stargazer's WRM system is sometimes called OSR, and it's not at all like D&D… other than being minimalist like original and "basic" D&D.
I think that's the heart of OSR: minimalism. But also, frequently, nostalgia for the earliest editions of D&D.
You see, that is the OSR I went looking for, what I was hoping to find. As it is all those other systems are such a tiny part of what is actually calling itself OSR that they are almost getting lost in all the D&D and retroclone chatter.
Something else I have learned in the past 12 months is that I like it when it feels like the game mechanics really fit the game setting, that the two were designed in tandem. Not one bolted on to the other. That is what I didn't like about Stars without number that felt like D&D in space, the whitebox games felt like D&D in . I know lots of people like those games and they are highly successful but to me they feel cheap and lazy. That is highly subjective of course but then what in rpgs is not subjective?
Doesn't SpaceMaster fit that bill? (It's RM with a different genre bolted on).
And RM isn't tailored to any specific setting either.
To me, while I recognize that tailored-to-a-setting rules are always better optimized for the feel of a setting… I still prefer generic rules that can be adapted to a genre and setting, but then taken to other genres and settings as well. Often because I like genre-bending, and genre-mashups.
There are several ways to answer this.
First, the original rolemaster was intended to be just drop in house rules and not a game in its own right. For that the setting was the implied D&D setting of the day.
The setting with the biggest influence on the rules was always Middle Earth and even to this day Rolemaster Elves are Tolkien's elves, the stats and descriptions have barely changed in all these years.
Another answer is that the native setting is Shadow World and that Spacemaster and Rolemaster actually exist at the same time in the same place. Kulthea is one world in the Spacemaster universe but what makes it unique is that it has magic. It also has technology in that science fantasy blend that some people love and others don't so much.
Another answer is that one of the hottest topics on the Rolemaster forums is about settings and generic rulesets. Some see generic as standing for boring or uninspiring. Others see it as a great asset in that it gives a wider audience. There is nothing that grabs the imagination and says 'play me' about the word 'generic'.
Another answer is that all my writing on this blog has been about my journey or move away from Rolemaster. I want those simpler rules and that is what made me curious about OSR in the first place.
Regarding mashups and genre bending I have never let a specific setting or unusual mechanic get in the way of doing whatever I want and you do not sound like the sort of person that it would stop you either.
Some systems have hit a very clever balancing point. Adventurers! is generic and extremely light as a rule set but it also comes with a range of setting specific genre booklets that are equally light but add that setting optimisation and specialisation. The opposite end of the scale is GURPs I suppose with more genre specific books than you can throw a hobbit at.
The very first game I published was generic and I intended to follow the GURPs model and release genre specific add ons to customise it. As it panned out I have not released a single add on, although there are two part written documents on my PC waiting to be completed. In hindsight I wish I had kept the naken core system to myself and just released setting specific games. I many had achieved more with that approach than I have with the core game.
I learned from my mistake and in playing with Devil's Staircase the first incarnation will be the Wild West game but I will shape and adapt the core system to other genres that suit that playing card mechanic. It will not suit fantasy, in my opinion, but it may work for 1920s gangsters and 1930s private eyes.
I am not trying to dodge your question but I think there are as many valid answers are their are GMs.
I mentioned the 'powered by Rolemaster' discussions in the article and I think that is a really exciting idea. There is no reason for Rolemaster not to be both a generic game engine and setting/genre optimised.
Cringeworthy people can be found in any social scene. Way to Go! Point out some bad elements and then paint everyone with the same, tarnished brush. And Stuart's logo issue was with ONE website. As for "Coalesced around OSR" maybe I can enlighten you. It's not just the OSR. It's a significant portion of the American populace and quite a bit of Europe from what I hear. How many far right people are playing other play styles? Maybe, about the same proportion? But, right wingers are loud and there's always people like yourself, ready to condemn and jump on the band wagon without understanding what's really happening at all. As for Rolemaster, there's plenty of OSR inclined people who like RM. It's sitting on my own shelf, right now.
Yes, you are probably right. There is a lot of personal perception. I think it is similar in a way to when you are about to walk into a bar your have never tried before, you get to the door and through the window you see the current clientele and hear snatches of conversation and you make that choice in a second or two do you go in or decide that this is not the bar for you.
I may have missed out on the night of my life by not walking into that bar, I will never know.
In all my years of gaming I have never come across the polarisation of views as I have read in the past few weeks since joining OSR rpg groups. I am not tarring everyone with the same brush. It is just rather a case of I can avoid the entire issue if I just don't go there.
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