The Tour de France was a real thriller this year, exciting up until the finish in Paris! The Tacx partner teams did a very good job. Not only did they win twelve stages, but they also took home the green and polka dot jersey! How cool would it be if you could relive the climbs of some of the most breath-taking stages on your Tacx bike trainer? Well, you can with the Tacx Desktop application!
This brand new app for Windows 10 and Mac was recently launched and enables access to dozens of high quality videos. Ride famous classics, tracks and races from all over the globe! Read this article for more information about this subscription-based training application. We've added several climbs of this year's Tour de France mountain stages to the films. Challenge yourself and your friends and become the King of the Mountain! What are you waiting for? Put on your polka dot jersey and climb on your Tacx!
To ride these videos please take the following steps. More info about the Tacx Desktop app, like compatibility and pricing, can be found at the Tacx software page.
Subscribe Click on the film and start cycling!
*This is the same account as used in the Tacx webshop.


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Provide assigned residents with normal daily nursing care in accordance with all established State, Federal, and local regulations as well as Sunny Hill policies and procedures under the direction of the nursing and medical staff.
Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent and have successfully completed an approved CNA training course; valid CNA certificate with the state of Illinois required. A pre-employment physical, background check and drug screen are required. Knowledge of Point Click Care medical record software preferred.
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Our summer masters series courses provide artists with powerful experiences that will help unleash their creativity and self-expression. Our summer sessions last 9-weeks, beginning June 6th and ending August 12th. If you want to enroll but need flexibility due to vacation schedules, it's no problem! Just purchase a Flex Pass and use your passes to attend. Artists will have fun over the summer while learning the fundamentals of art. Our thoughtful curriculum, themes, materials, and projects use art as a gateway to learning. All courses are tailored to match the age groups' developmental needs and skill level.


What are some good "Media Uploading Scripts" that allows people to upload videos, music and pictures to a website?
If you're looking to build a site that can hold many of these, I use Gallery, which is a One-Click.
For a general file repository, I use phpFileNavigator.


Gamification is a field that is substantially taking off in today's world. The premium research firm Gartner not only predicted that 70% of Fortune 500s will utilize gamification by 2015, there are hundreds of Gamification Case Studies with ROI stats in the double or triple digits. However, there still are many misconceptions and misunderstanding on gamification, especially when it comes to actually implementing good gamification design into your own projects. In fact, Gartner also predicted that 80% of gamification attempts would fail due to bad design. How much would you do to ensure that you are part of the 20% who gets it right and takes your business metrics to the next level?
This workshop will be about how to implement great gamification design that drives numbers through Yu–kai Chou's Octalysis Framework. Published in late 2012, the Octalysis Gamification Framework has become a global phenomenon, being translated into over 16 different languages, and transforming many businesses throughout the world.
The premise of Octalysis is that an experience is not motivating simply because it has "game mechanics" and "game elements" in them. Every single game in the market has game mechanics in it, but most games are still boring and unsuccessful. It is unrealistic to think that, once you take those game elements (such as Points, Badges, and Leaderboards) that are even found in boring games and plug them into your project, your project will automatically be fun and successful.
Instead of focusing on various game mechanics and game elements, Octalysis focuses on the 8 Core Drives, which are our inner drives that motivate us to do anything. Everything we do is based on one or more of these 8 Core Drives; which means that if none of these 8 Core Drives are present, there is no motivation, and no behavior happens.
A great gamification designer must not simply understand how to create motivation, but also to design for the nature of that motivation – is it Black Hat or White Hat? Extrinsic or Intrinsic? Long Term Empowerment or Short Term Urgency?
This workshop will focus on how to use the Octalysis Framework to design motivating experiences that bring out our 8 Core Drives to completely meet your business objectives, whether it would be to close quick sales, motivate employees, create obsessive users, or motivate yourself towards good habits.
Yu-kai Chou is a Pioneer and International Keynote Speaker on Gamification, and the Original Creator of the gamification framework: Octalysis. He is the Founder of The Octalysis Group and the Behavioral Scientist at the Israel-based gamification platform Captain Up. He has been a regular speaker/lecturer on gamification worldwide, including at organizations like Stanford University, Accenture, Tedx, SxSW, Gamified India, Huawei, the Innovation Center in Denmark, Kingdom of Bahrain, and many more.


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Kevin Zegers & Sam Palladio Join Katey Sagal In Erin Brockovich-Inspired ABC Drama 'Rebel'
Kevin Zegers (Fear the Walking Dead) and Nashville alum Sam Palladio are set as leads opposite Katey Sagal in Rebel, the ABC drama series inspired by the life of activist Erin Brockovich. It hails from Brockovich, Grey's Anatomy and Station 19 executive producer/showrunner Krista Vernoff, Davis Entertainment, Sony Pictures TV and ABC Signature.
Rebel, whose premiere episode is written by Krista Vernoff and will be directed by Tara Nicole Weyr, centers on Annie "Rebel" Bello (Sagal). She is a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree — a funny, messy, brilliant and fearless woman who cares desperately about the causes she fights for and the people she loves. When Rebel applies herself to a fight she believes in, she will win at almost any cost.
Zegers will play Nate, Rebel's eldest son. A doctor who balks at getting involved in her wars, and takes a certain karmic pleasure in disappointing her — because his childhood was one long disappointment.
Palladio will play Luke, a hot young lawyer, a junior associate with the firm headed by Rebel's ex-husband, Benji. With a charm that belies the shark under the surface, Luke enjoys defending the firm's roster of corporate clients.
Vernoff executive produces through her Trip the Light banner alongside Brockovich, Davis Entertainment's John Davis and John Fox as well as Andrew Stearn and Trip the Light's Alexandre Schmitt. Davis' Mike Stein is co-producer.
Zegers most recently played the villainous Mel in Fear the Walking Dead. His other recent credits include Dirty John and Starz's Power. He is repped by Gersh, Management 360 and attorneys Tom Hansen and Adam Kaller.
Palladio is known for his role as Gunnar Scott on Nashville. He also portrayed Ed on Humans. He's repped by Gersh, 42 in the UK, Authentic Talent and Literary Management and attorney Karl Austen at JTWAMM.
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James Martin: Saturday Morning chef honours late colleague after heartbreaking news
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Paul told us to "make the most of every opportunity … let your conversation be full of grace" (Colossians 3: 5 and 6). On that morning, the Holy Spirit stirred Cheryl to do that very thing, and it opened the door to discovering a deep need in a "strangers" life, and enabled Cheryl to plant a seed of the gospel that may some day bear great fruit. It took some faith and a bit of courage, but Cheryl felt the opportunity was too important to pass up, and so she obeyed the Spirit's leading. The waitress was deeply touched and did share a need that Cheryl has now placed on her daily prayer list.
Pastor Neal May commented recently that whenever he is at a restaurant, he always says to the waiter or waitress, "We will be praying for our meal. As we do, is there anything we can pray about for you?" I have been challenged by Cheryl's and Neal's examples. May we all go and do likewise, making the most of every opportunity, allowing every conversation and contact to be full of grace.


Free Shipping Included! Hoosier Hill Bakers Bags, Bulk Sizes (Yogurt Powder / 5 lbs) by Hoosier Hill Farm at Your Daily Food Choices. Hurry! Limited time offer. Offer valid only while supplies last. Try this in your morning smoothies, use it instead of milk in muffin and biscuit recipes, frosting for sugar free treats or mix in oatmeal.
Try this in your morning smoothies, use it instead of milk in muffin and biscuit recipes, frosting for sugar free treats or mix in oatmeal. Refrigeration not needed. Sprinkle onto vegetables, salads, oatmeal, smoothies, ice cream, etc. The powder makes the shakes creamy and saves on calories. In addition to dressings, frostings, and baking recipes, this yogurt powder can be used in soap making.


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Users and administrators always connect to Greenplum Database through the master host. In order to establish a connection to the Greenplum Database master, you will need to know the following connection information and configure your client program accordingly. See Configuring the Client Tools for more information.
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All successful people eventually hit walls in their careers and personal lives. The skills and traits that once brought them success no longer serve them well under new circumstances. Regardless of whether they are being promoted or have suffered a major professional setback. they need to adapt quickly and pivot into an entirely new role for which they may be woefully unprepared. That new role might involve staying with the same employer, or it might require a major transition to an entirely different line of work.
The least intrusive weight loss methods, and those most often recommended, are adjustments to eating patterns and increased physical activity, generally in the form of exercise. The World Health Organization recommended that people combine a reduction of processed foods high in saturated fats, sugar and salt[10] and caloric content of the diet with an increase in physical activity.[11]
Organizations must be in favor of and agree to provide resources to support the executive coaching, and recognize that it requires a long-term investment in order for the coaching and change to succeed. "Executives need follow-on coaching and reinforcement in order to sustain changes in behavior. In addition, professionals' development should be kept separate from performance because the high level of trust and openness required for development would be compromised if these two essential processes are mixed."[5]
We deliver executive coaching sessions either face to face, via telephone coaching or a mixture of both mediums. We work collaboratively with each client to ensure that their needs and objectives are understood before facilitating a match with a coach. Clients are provided with coach profiles and we aim to ensure each person is matched with a coach they are comfortable with and aligned with their values. Each client is taken through an evaluation process to set benchmarks prior to coaching and a final evaluation session to provide details on development and return on investment. Throughout the coaching process, regular update reports on coaching progress and status are provided including trends, progress and recommendations, and respecting the confidentiality of the coaching.
One of the challenges in the field of coaching is upholding levels of professionalism, standards and ethics.[26] To this end, coaching bodies and organizations have codes of ethics and member standards.[1]:287–312[27] However, because these bodies are not regulated, and because coaches do not need to belong to such a body, ethics and standards are variable in the field.[26][28] In February 2016, the AC and the EMCC launched a "Global Code of Ethics" for the entire industry; individuals, associations, and organizations are invited to become signatories to it.[29][30]:1
In North America, early years of sport psychology included isolated studies of motor behavior, social facilitation, and habit formation. During the 1890s, E. W. Scripture conducted a range of behavioral experiments, including measuring the reaction time of runners, thought time in school children, and the accuracy of an orchestra conductor's baton.[6] Despite Scripture's previous experiments, the first recognized sports psychology study was carried out by an American psychologist Norman Triplett, in 1898.[7] The work of Norman Triplett demonstrated that bicyclists were more likely to cycle faster with a pacemaker or a competitor, which has been foundational in the literature of social psychology and social facilitation.[8] He wrote about his findings in what was regarded as the first scientific paper on sports psychology, titled "The Dynamogenic Factors in Pacemaking and Competition", which was published in 1898, in the American Journal of Psychology. Research by ornithologists Lashley and Watson on the learning curve for novice archers provided a robust template for future habit formation research, as they argued that humans would have higher levels of motivation to achieve in a task like archery compared to a mundane task.[9] Researchers Albert Johanson and Joseph Holmes tested baseball player Babe Ruth in 1921, as reported by sportswriter Hugh S. Fullerton. Ruth's swing speed, his breathing right before hitting a baseball, his coordination and rapidity of wrist movement, and his reaction time were all measured, with the researchers concluding that Ruth's talent could be attributed in part to motor skills and reflexes that were well above those of the average person.[10]
Entry-level positions for licensed sports psychologists typically require a master's or doctorate degree in clinical psychology, sports psychology or counseling. Very few schools currently offer full sports and exercise psychology programs at the undergraduate or graduate level. Undergraduate students may consider pursuing double majors in psychology and exercise science, or a major in one discipline with a minor in the second.
Returning to play after an injury can sometimes be difficult for many athletes depending on the nature of the injury. Athletes are often left with "mental scars" long after an injury is physically healed. A sports psychologist can help injured athletes cope better with the pressures associated with returning to a prior level of performance–pre-injury.
One increasingly common use of coaching for senior executives focuses on the challenges of managing younger workers, and on helping executives better understand and lead a new generation of employees whose work ethics and values are different, says Stephen Fairley, president of Chicago-based Today's Leadership Coaching and coauthor of Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching (Wiley, 2003).
Over the past 15 years, it has become more and more popular to hire coaches for promising executives. Although some of these coaches hail from the world of psychology, a greater share are former athletes, lawyers, business academics, and consultants. No doubt these people help executives improve their performance in many areas. But I want to tell a different story. I believe that in an alarming number of situations, executive coaches who lack rigorous psychological training do more harm than good. By dint of their backgrounds and biases, they downplay or simply ignore deep-seated psychological problems they don't understand. Even more concerning, when an executive's problems stem from undetected or ignored psychological difficulties, coaching can actually make a bad situation worse. In my view, the solution most often lies in addressing unconscious conflict when the symptoms plaguing an executive are stubborn or severe.
I have no prior experience with hypnosis. I went into this with no expectations, but I did have the willingness to quit smoking. I have tried nicoderm patches, nicoderm gum, Chantix, Wellbutrin, cold turkey, weaning off, etc...for the last two years. The most I ever got were 28 agonizing days. The cravings never went away. Then I met with Rita Black and here I am 6 weeks later to share how amazed I am with the success of our 1 meeting! I walked out of Rita's office a non-smoker in every way. Rita explained to me how to manage the "cravings" if and when they come. I have totally regained my power against smoking. I highly recommend this life saving service (not to mention, financial savings).
To stop smoking for good you need to develop beliefs that will enable you to think and feel as if you have never smoked. This is why self hypnosis is the ideal tool to help you become a true non-smoker once and for all. Hypnosis opens the door to lasting change by going straight to the source of the problem and to reframe your entire perception of smoking at a subconscious level.
A 2007 study from researchers at the American College of Chest Physicians compared hypnosis to nicotine replacement therapy. Fifty percent of patients who were treated in the hypnotherapy group were still quit at 26 weeks compared to just 15.78 percent in the nicotine replacement group. Patients who underwent NRT and hypnotherapy also experienced a 50-percent success rate at 26 weeks.
In 2002, the Department for Education and Skills developed National Occupational Standards for hypnotherapy[45] linked to National Vocational Qualifications based on the then National Qualifications Framework under the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. NCFE, a national awarding body, issues level four national vocational qualification diploma in hypnotherapy. Currently AIM Awards offers a Level 3 Certificate in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills at level 3 of the Regulated Qualifications Framework.[46]


The holidays are coming up soon and that means you might be going to some Holiday parities or family events, here is a Holiday makeup look idea for you all. I hope you enjoy!
Will you try a Lavender eye look for the Holidays?
I love the lashes you used and the color on your inner corners! So pretty!
I love this look! It reminds me of Cinderella!
You have done a great job with the eyeshadow &the whole makeup looks great on you!
Wow that looks so so so so good, I must try something like this!!
so so pretty! really pops on your skintone, love it!
Nice makeup, your lips look amazing!
You have beautiful eyes and the makeup looks soo professional!
Love your blog and just followed!
Looks so amazing! I love how big your eyes too. Gorgeous look!
You look lovely the colour of the eyeshadow really suits you!
you are very good at this , try starting a youtube channel ? amazing colourss all together also do you have a dupe for your concealor we are almost the same skin tone and i am on hunt for one !
So beautiful! Love the festive look!
Waowwww I love this make up.
I totally don't have the patience to apply all that makeup, but you do look really good. I especially love your eye makeup.


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The Differences Between Hard-Anodized & Porcelain Enamel
Walk in to any kitchen supply store, and the shine from all the glistening pots and pans may make you reach for your sunglasses. Your senses are immediately assaulted: All the cookware claims to be the newest and best thing to hit the market. No-stick, non-stick, stick-resistant, a little stick -- who can you believe, and how can you determine what shiny or brightly colored saucepan is the right one for you? Two terms jousting for the title of "best cookware" are hard anodized and porcelain enamel. Distinguishing between the two isn't difficult if you know how to wend your way through the language of surfaces on pots and pans.
Building a Better Model
Realizing the weaknesses in aluminum cookware, but aiming to maintain the high conductivity of the element, scientists at Calphalon created the first hard anodized aluminum cookware in 1968. Through an electro-chemical process, they fused the aluminum in an acid bath jolted with an electrical current -- do not try this at home -- resulting in an oxide blend that had greater resistance than the original aluminum. The process also created a lovely gray coloring, and the scientists noticed that food was less apt to stick than with the original aluminum.
Porcelain, a combination of kaolin clay and glass fired at extremely high temperatures, was first fired onto iron in the 1800s, creating a pot lining that eliminated the leaching of iron into food. Through the years, aluminum and stainless steel have also been fused with porcelain, adding to the myriad of cookware choices.
Benefits of Hard-Anodized Cookware
Touch a hard-anodized pot to realize its strength. The smooth cooking surface is stick-resistant, and its solid surface won't corrode, leach or suffer abrasions. If satellites in the sky can depend on the strength of hard-anodized parts to protect them from the rigors of space, then a mere saucepan is sure to have a long life. Hard-anodized cookware also has excellent heat conduction and cleans safely.
Hard-anodized saucepans are safe at high temperatures, making them ideal for stovetop-to-oven cooking. Just be sure to use potholders when removing the cookware from the oven.
Porcelain Enamel Pros
The high-temperature firing of porcelain onto iron has driven the cookware market for over a century. The process was then expanded to include stainless steel and aluminum. The porcelain isn't a coating over a base metal, but a fusion of the two. The rock-hard surface is resistant to scratching and peeling. However, heavy use will turn the enamel color darker, which does not affect the cooking qualities of the pot; instead, it simply indicates years of use. While aluminum and stainless steel porcelain enamels are lighter second cousins to cast iron in the realm of cookware, it's the heft of the iron that gives porcelain enamel its edge with serious cooks.
Aluminum porcelain enamel doesn't leach, making it a safer choice than unfused aluminum.
Beware of chips in iron-based porcelain enamel that expose the under-surface, as the base metal can transfer to the food.
A Sticky Subject
Hard anodization of aluminum not only creates a smooth surface; the result of the fusion process is that the base aluminum becomes non-porous. Food adheres when first put into the pan, but as it nears doneness, it's released from its bond. Hard-anodized cookware is stick-resistant.
Pre-heat hard-anodized cookware on a medium setting prior to adding food. Do not use high heat.
The little bits of food that don't resist sticking, which are left in the bottom of a saucepan once the has released, make an excellent base for gravy or an elegant sauce.
Use utensils of any fabrication without risking damage to the cookware.
Porcelain enamel over iron, aluminum or stainless steel is non-stick. Bits may be left behind, especially during high-heat cooking, but they scrape off with little effort. A good soak in warm water rinses away any residue without effort.
Use wood utensils or those made from silicone to prevent scratches on the surface enamel.
Pre-heat porcelain enamel cookware before adding any cooking liquid. Due to the thickness of the fabrication, it may take several minutes for the pan to reach the optimum temperature. Hover your hand over the pan to test for heat intensity.
Safely Cooking
Both hard-anodized aluminum cookware and porcelain-fused enamel are considered safe. The biggest concern is leaching from the base metal to the food, and if chips in the porcelain are avoided, they are not dangerous. The FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has deemed enamel-coated cookware safe, including products that are imported.
Buy only good-quality cookware and avoid imports that are merely glazed, not fused.
Do not use aerosol sprays in either hard-anodized or porcelain enamel cookware. Instead, cook with vegetable or olive oil and butter.
A Beauty Contest
Hard-anodized aluminum cookware is one color -- gray. That's the result of the oxidation that takes place during the chemical fusion process. Porcelain enamel over a base metal are manufactured in a riot of colors, which makes them ideal additions to well-decorated kitchens. Many cooks tend to collect porcelain enamel cookware in one color and display them as accessories instead of hiding them in cupboards.
The World's Healthiest Foods: What Are Your Thoughts On Ceramic, Glass Ceramic, and Enameled Porcelain Cookware?
Natural Life Magazine: How to Choose Safe and Healthy Cooking Pots
Safety and Benefits of Using Enamel Coated Cast Iron Cookware
Differences Between Nonstick and Anodized Cookware
How to Remove Stains From an Enamel Bath
The Types of Chinaware
How to Repair Porcelain-Coated Pans
Yes, Le Creuset Just Came Out With Millennial Pink Cookware
Are There Dangers of Enamel Cookware?


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TikToker discovered the weirdest things on Google Earth
This TikToker has found some of the oddest things captured on Google Earth!
Video courtesy of @hidden.on.google.earth on TikTok
A beauty firm executive has been ordered to pay £600 costs after his Irish Setter puppy mauled a deer in Richmond Park leading bystanders to form a human shield around the wounded animal. Franck Hiribarne was training his pet Alfie in the royal park in south-west London when the gun dog gave chase to the deer forcing it to run onto the road where it was struck by a car. Footage shared on social media showed Alfie circling the injured deer before biting and dragging in front of bystanders who responded by attempting to protect the animal by forming a human shield around it.
Riley June Williams, who has been charged with unlawfully breaching the Capitol building and with disorderly conduct was arrested on Monday, the Associated Press said https://bit.ly/2M4vHKp, citing a Justice Department official. The FBI said in a court filing on Sunday that Williams was seen on video taking "a laptop computer or hard drive" from Pelosi's office.
US-bound migrant caravan forced to sleep on highway amid Guatemala crackdown
As many as 8,000 migrants and asylum seekers have entered Guatemala in hopes of reaching the US
Christian girl chained up in cattle pen for five months after forced marriage to Muslim
A Christian girl has been taken into care in Pakistan after allegedly being abducted by a Muslim man who forced her to marry him and kept her chained up in a cattle pen. The girl spent five months chained up in the pen in the yard of her 45-year-old captor's home, where she was forced to work all day clearing the animals' dung, her family claim. They said that when she was rescued by police last month, she had cuts on her ankles left by the shackles put on her by captor, who is also said to have raped her repeatedly. The case has now been taken up by human rights groups, who say the family's initial complaint to police went ignored for three months. They claim that every year, hundreds of girls from Pakistan's Christian and Hindu minority groups are abducted and forced into Muslim marriage, with the justice system often turning a blind eye for fear of offending Islamic hardliners. They say that Britain, which gives £302 million in aid last year to Pakistan, should insist that more is done to counter prejudices against minorities and challenge institutionalised tolerance of sexual abuse. In November, The Telegraph reported on the case a 14-year-old girl allegedly kidnapped by a Muslim man who then used threats of violence to make her sign false papers consenting to marriage. When she escaped from his custody, a court initially ruled the marriage legal and returned her to her abductor's home. She is now in hiding, with the British charity Aid to the Church in Need petitioning Boris Johnson to allow her to seek asylum in Britain.
Missing Houston mom found days after baby discovered alone
Google Sets Record Straight About Misleading Attack On Ad Services
How Democrats could end Wall Street's infatuation with Facebook, Amazon and Google
Google disputes Texas' suit claiming unfair advertising sales practices
Iced Earth Guitarist Charged For Allegedly Using Bear Spray on Capitol Police
The Trump years: Tax cuts and trade wars overshadowed in the end by a virus


How To Act When Out In Public With A Muscle Woman Or Female Bodybuilder : If you go out on a date with a muscle woman such as a female bodybuilder or figure competitor, remember that her physique is so unique compared to most women that she, in essence, "wears" her sport 24 hours a day.
Even many male athletes cannot walk down the street and have people say something like, "Wow! Look at him. He must be a golfer!" So when out in public with a beautiful, muscular woman remember that she is going to attract attention simply due to being so rare.


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A tangó nemzetközileg elterjedt társastánc és zenei stílus. Ritmusa általában két- vagy négynegyedes, de létezik háromnegyedes "valse" is; koreográfiája komplex, improvizatív. A Río de la Plata országaiban, tehát Argentínában és Uruguayban jött létre.

A zene
Eredete máig sem tisztázott. Legtöbben úgy vélik, hogy a kubai eredetű habanerából származik, melyet Buenos Aires és Montevideo külvárosi bordély-negyedeiben játszottak a 19. század utolsó évtizedeiben hegedűn, fuvolán és gitáron. Feltehetőleg hatott fejlődésére az argentin népi gyökerű milonga és a fekete rabszolgák zenéje, a candombe is. Legjellemzőbb, legsajátabb hangszerét, a bandoneónt a Río de la Plata vidékére 1900-tól érkező német telepesek hozták magukkal, eredetileg vallásos zenei célokat szolgált. A tangó kezdeteiről nagyon kevés lejegyzett anyag áll rendelkezésre, a zenészek akkoriban nem használtak kottát, a zene hallás útján terjedt. Kezdetben valószínűleg ismert, hagyományos melódiákat, habanerákat, polkákat adtak elő ebben az új stílusban.

A tánc
 A tánc természetes formája a hangsúlyokra való lépkedés, ez a szabályos, a zene lüktetésére történő séta (amely a férfi és nő esetében ütemében és irányaiban eltérhet, ameddig a kontaktus megmarad) képezi a tánc alapját. A gyakorlatban rendkívül nagy tere van az improvizációnak, a zene átélése és a rendelkezésre álló tér alapján a táncosok pillanatról pillanatra döntenek a követendő lépésekről. Az "akadémikus" lépést, a salidát bár kezdetben megtanulják a táncosok, de végül szinte sosem alkalmazzák. A tangónak "iskolái" sincsenek, mindenki saját érzései, saját stílusa alapján táncol.

Hogy a párok harmonikusan haladhassanak előre a parketten, nagyon nagy szerepe van a vezetés technikájának. Ezt a táncosok szoros testi közelsége is indokolttá teszi. Ez a pár férfi tagjának feladata, egyszerre kell döntenie saját, illetve partnere lépéseiről, melyet elsősorban felsőtestének mozgásával tud kommunikálni. A tangó markáns férfidominanciát mutat (ami csak látszat: inkább a férfi 'szolgálja ki' a nő igényeit, teszi számára a táncot élménnyé azzal, hogy 'előkészíti' a nőnek a táncát).

Az európanizált változata kizárólag táncversenyeken fordul elő más europanizált táncokkal együtt (nemzetközi versenytánc), bár társas formában is űzik, de az teljes egészében a versenytánc formára épül.

Az 'argentin tangó' retronim elnevezéssel az európai versenyváltozattól megkülönböztetett autentikus változatot értjük (Dél-Amerikában egyszerűen csak 'tangó'), ami elsősorban társasági forma, bár létezik színpadi(asított) változata is, az a táncosok nem mérhető részét érinti csak. Nem túl nagy népszerűségnek örvendenek szakmai berkekben az utóbbi műfajból rendezett versenyek, főleg azért mert vagy nem specializált szervezetek (International Dance Organization) rendezik azokat vegyes összetételű (más táncműfajok specialistáiból verbuvált) bírókkal és alacsony számú versenyzővel, vagy pedig üzleti érdekek mentén szakmai erőfölény, presztízs megszerzésére (bírók vagy szervezők részéről) irányuló nyílt vagy meghívásos versenyek formájában kerülnek megrendezésre (Campeonato Mundial de Buenos Aires, Campeonato Metropolitano de Tango). Mindkét szervezet rendez ún. világbajnokságot, de ezek gyakorlatilag nyílt versenyek, amelyeken bárki elindulhat, minden előképzettség nélkül. Az IDO VB-n rendszeresen egy-két tucat induló a jellemző (köztük akár majdnem kezdők is), a Buenos Airesben rendezett versenyen komolyabb indulólétszám mellett, a nagy számok törvénye alapján már magasabb a színvonal, de az indulók szinte kizárólag helyiek, jellemzően pár tucat külföldi vesz részt és még a helyi szakma és média is részrehajlónak tartja a bírókat, amelyek minden évben közel azonosak.

A versenytánc
Napjainkban kétféle tangó van jelen a versenyeken. Az egyik az angol stílusú, melyet a standard táncversenyeken láthatunk, a másik az argentin tangó, amely a divattánc-versenyek egyik igen népszerű programja. A versenytáncos tangóban minimális emelkedés és süllyedés (ereszkedés) a lépésekből fakad csupán. Az előrehaladások saroklépéssel kezdődnek és sokszor belső vagy külső lábélen folytatódnak..

A tangó a második standard-táncként szerepel a versenyeken, latin eredete miatt viszont kitűnik a sorból. Jelenlegi formáját 1929-ben nyerte el. Jellegzetessége: a gyors, hirtelen fékezett, erőteljes haladómozgásokban nyilvánul meg, melyek szaggatottan váltakoznak a szenvedélyes dinamika és a feszült szünet között.

Zenei üteme: 2/4-es, minden ütemben két hangsúly van.

Ritmus: lassú-lassú-gyors-gyors-lassú

Érdekességek

A Tangó és a külvárosi kultúra
A tangó kialakulása szorosan összefügg a külvárosi olcsó prostitúció, a bordélyházak kultúrájával, ezért különösen a legrégibb tangók szövegei, dalcímei tele vannak erotikus, sikamlós utalásokkal, a dél-amerikai nagyvárosok tolvajnyelvén előadva. Példaként néhány dalcím:

 ¡Al palo! (Eduardo Bolter Bulterini): Estar al palo azt jelenti, 'erekció állapotában lenni'
 Dejalo morir adentro (José Di Clemente): kb. "hadd haljon meg úgy, hogy bent van"
 El choclo (Ángel Villoldo), napjainkban is az egyik legismertebb tangó: eredetileg kukoricacsövet jelent, de a szlengben 'férfi nemi szerv'
 El 69: a 69-es szám a kölcsönösen gyakorolt orális szexet jelenti, a hatos és a kilences az egymáshoz képest 180 fokos szöget bezáró résztvevőket ábrázolja
 Metele bomba al primus (José Arturo Severino): "tedd be a pumpát a Primusba", a Primus egy petróleummelegítő márkaneve volt, amelyet pumpálással kellett működésre bírni

A Tangó, mint Ecseri
A bolhapiacot is így nevezték, Pesten, amely az Operaház helyétől a Teleki téren át került ki az Ecseri útra.

Források

 Art's Harmony - Minden, ami tangó
 Tangó ismertető - tangó tánc

További információk
 Todo Tango: meghallgatható tangó-hegyek
 Tangó.lap.hu
 latinzene.lapozz.hu

Zenei stílusok
Táncok
Dél-Amerika kultúrája

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Mets Injury Updates:
Catcher Travis d'Arnaud tried throwing today for the first time since going on the DL, down at Port St. Lucie and reportedly felt discomfort. Ultimately the Mets shut d'Arnaud down and it is unknown when he will resume throwing. Manager Terry Collins reportedly found the news "very discouraging." It can be noted that d'Arnaud did some hitting on Thursday, but he is still having trouble throwing the ball. We can only hope that this injury doesn't keep him out for a longer period of time.
Mets Assistant GM John Ricco has announced that left-handed reliever Josh Edgin will remain in the minors with AAA Las Vegas when his rehab stint expires on Monday. Edgin has pitched well in eight appearances between St. Lucie and Las Vegas posting a 1.42 ERA, however there is no room in the Mets vaunted bullpen currently which leaves Edgin without a role. Edgin still hold options which allows the Mets to make the move for him to stay down in Las Vegas. Manager Terry Collins spoke earlier in the week on Edgin stating he wanted to see Edgin pitch on back-to-back days, as well as see more velocity on Edgin's fastball. The Mets have a league best 2.69 bullpen ERA, which allows Edgin as much time as possible to get back to pre-Tommy John Surgery form.
Lineups & Game Notes: Mets vs. Padres 8:40 pm et.
Final Recap: Mets 6 – Padres 3


Deregulation of the telecoms market has given tier 2 networks, service providers and aggregators, access to the billing and delivery capabilities of the telecoms network. The ubiquitous nature of telephony also provides the industry with unique access to almost every individual in practically any domestic or international market.
Since most services are marketed and sold "remotely" – where there is no established billing relationship between the merchant/promoter and the customer – the role of the network is of vital importance. Specifically, it is the ability to assign higher rates (consumer price) to value added service and content propositions and then collect payment from these consumer (based on their phone number / caller ID) – this is central to the telemedia industry's commercial model.
This type of activity also creates added "value" to the networks themselves as it tends to represent a high margin business activity. This is one key reason why, the VAS industry is so vitally important (to operators) as margins on transiting peer-to-peer calls and text are continually being driven down.
However this is not a relationship without its problems and huge pressures build up between the highly "corporate" networks and their more "entrepreneurial" partners/customers! So in this section; expect to read about general misbehaviour, legal responses, regulatory dictates, industry complaints and compliance issues – all in the name of consumer protection.
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Q: Bind report parameter to a sql output jasper report I have an existing report which needs to modified a little. Suppose my report query is like
select name,currency,productcode from  where name=?

Now this '?' value will come from a report parameter say countryName. That can be done using parameterized query not a problem.
Now what I need is this parameter countryName to get the data from another query like below
select name from countries

In short I want to bind the value of report parameter countryName to the output of the above query and also I want to put this query in report it self.
Using birt its very easy but I want to know is it possible with jasper?
P.S I'm novice in jasper report.
I have tried to give an small scenario to represent my issue. The actual report is much more that this and is very complex.
Any help would be highly appreciated!!

A: I give you an answer how this can be achieved without passing anything through the parameter map (even if I think the parameter map should be the preferred way, modify your standard module to support parameter map)
You say you will have combobox value with the country name, we need to make it static. (or have a static way to access it, "there can be only one")
Example class of your interface:
package com.your.package;

public class SelectCountryInterface {

  private static JComboBox<String> selectCountry;

  public static synchronized String getSelectedCountry(){
    Object value = selectCountry.getSelectedItem();
    if (value instanceof String){
        return (String)value;
    }
    return "";
  }

  //...Here goes you code to instance and populate the combobox
}

In jasper report (.jrxml)

*

*Define a parameter and set the defaultValueExpression to point at your static method in class, this way it will be initialized with the value that you are providing from your interface class.
<parameter name="country" class="java.lang.String" isForPrompting="false">
  <defaultValueExpression><![CDATA[com.your.package.SelectCountryInterface.getSelectedCountry()]]> </defaultValueExpression>
</parameter>

*Set the queryString to use your parameter
<queryString>
   <![CDATA[select name,currency,productcode from  where name=$P{country}]]>
</queryString>

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Abstract : A Chinese university signed an agreement with the team of the Blue Brain Project, an attempt by Swiss scientists to create synthetic brains, to conduct brain science research together.
NANJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese university signed an agreement with the team of the Blue Brain Project, an attempt by Swiss scientists to create synthetic brains, to conduct brain science research together.
Southeast University in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, and the European team will jointly build a database of cranial nerves accessible to global brain scientists for research of brain neurons and related medicine development, according to the deal they inked on Monday.
Sean Hill, member of the Blue Brain Project, said Southeast University, which is the first academic institute they have cooperated with in China, is well-equipped with the neuromorphic reconstruction technology they need.
Researchers of both sides will try to realize large-scale reconstruction of brain neurons through technologies like machine vision and virtual reality in a bid to explore brain and brain-like intelligence, said Peng Hanchuan, a researcher with the university.
Founded in 2005, the Blue Brain Project is a brain research initiative that aims to create a digital reconstruction of rodent and eventually human brains.
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Vundabar is a great guitar band. In an age where critics argue endlessly over whether or not the guitar is dead, the Boston band could clearly care less. Trends be damned, Vundabar continue to play and be who they are. Along the way they've sold out 1000+ cap rooms across the country, self-released and sold thousands of their records, and built a dedicated fan base for their quirky indie pop that follows them wherever they go.
In March, Vundabar will release their fourth album, Either Light, on their own Gawk Records. For the album, Vundabar (Brandon Hagen and Drew McDonald) worked with producer Patrick Hyland (producer for Mitski's Be the Cowboy, Puberty 2, Bury Me at Makeout Creek). It makes the first time they have ever had someone produce one of their albums. Their original bass player, Zackery Abramo, re-joined the group to play on the record, and Emily Massey from Slow Pulp contributed backing vocals. Recorded at Gradwell House and Retro City Studios, Vundabar came in with the song skeletons and built out the arrangements in the studio. The difference is apparent and there are a host of new sounds on Either Light, including a sequencer, vibraphone, synth, drum machines, and more layered vocals than ever before.
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The temporary show's popular World Style, Jewelry Cash & Carry, Vintage categories move back to their original Kentia Hall location, along with the new LA Value section. Showcasing a rich blend of fashion, home decor, fair trade, handicrafts and other unique artisan resources – available for immediate delivery and order-writing -- from around the globe in a high energy marketplace setting, Kentia Hall offers a true destination for retailers seeking those eclectic designs to help their stores stand out.
Kentia Collective at the Los Angeles Convention Center is part of the LA Gift & Home Market Week, which includes the new California Marketplace Temporaries located on the 2nd floor of the LA Mart (February 17-19, 2017) featuring 200+ order-writing booths as well as the LA Mart permanent showrooms featuring 7,000+ lines and national brands. It's important for buyers to cover the entire market and each location - you never know where that next best-seller might be!
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There are a total of 2 assisted living facilities in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. This list includes Edgecombe County senior housing, assisted senior living communities and residential care homes for the elderly. Edgecombe County assisted senior living facilities also provide dementia and Alzheimer's care, also known as memory care in Edgecombe County, NC.
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De Finnmarksvidda is een hoogvlakte in de provincie Noorse provincie Troms og Finnmark, in het uiterste noorden van Noorwegen. De hoogvlakte heeft een oppervlakte van meer dan 22.000 km² en ligt op 300 tot 500 meter boven zeeniveau. De hoogvlakte van Finnmarksvidda beslaat bijna dertig procent van de fusieprovincie. Tot en met 2019 besloeg de hoogvlakte zelfs 36% van de toenmalige provincie Finnmark. Van Alta in het westen tot aan het schiereiland Varanger in het oosten is de hoogvlakte meer dan 400 kilometer breed en van noord tot zuid is ze minstens zo lang, waarbij ze doorloopt tot in Finland.

Land van de Samen
Finnmarksvidda staat bekend als het land van de Saami en hun grote horden rendieren. De Saami leefden als nomaden en in de toendra zijn hun schuilplaatsen nog terug te vinden, schuilplaatsen die ze nog steeds gebruiken in de winterperiode als de mannen hun rendieren opjagen en leiden.

Natuur op de hoogvlakte
De Finnmarksvidda ligt volledig boven de noordpoolcirkel. Op de hoogvlakte vindt men eindeloze berken- en naaldbossen met vele meertjes die gevormd zijn tijdens de ijstijden. In 1976 werd een 1409 km² groot gebied bestempeld als Nationaal park Øvre Anárjohka.

Klimaat
De hoogvlakte ligt in het binnenland van de provincie en het heeft een continentaal klimaat met in de winter de koudste temperaturen in Noorwegen. De koudste temperatuur ooit werd op 1 januari 1886 in Karasjok gemeten en bedroeg -51,4 °C. In de zomer kan de temperatuur oplopen tot 32,4 °C, wat een temperatuursverschil van 84 °C oplevert. De gemiddelde temperatuur op jaarbasis in deze streek bedraagt -2,4 °C en er valt slechts 366 mm neerslag. De gemiddelde temperatuur in Finnmarksvidda ligt lager dan op de noordelijker gelegen eilanden Jan Mayen en Bereneiland.

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Carlo Antonio Rambaldi (1680-1717) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his native Bologna.

Biography
Known as a figure painter, he was a pupil of Domenico Maria Viani. He painted in Macerata, Rome, and Turin. In Bologna, he painted in the Sacristy of the church of San Petronio. For his work in Piacenza, he was awarded a knighthood. Returning to Bologna in 1717 with his wife, he drowned in the Taro river. He painted a Death of St. Joseph for the church of Santi Gregorio e Siro; a Visitation for San Giuseppe Sposo ; and a St. Francis Xavier for the church of Santa Lucia.

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Leader - Somebody Who's Been There, Done That!
True leaders inspire by being and not so much by 'doing'. What's meant by being? Well... subtle presence. This means that they need not always be physically present. Their subtle presence is powerful enough. And powerful does not mean forceful. Their subtle presence is critical to the doing, regardless of who is involved in the doing. Such leaders may never have been formally exposed to the various styles of leadership described in textbooks. Their leadership style is all their own... unique to their individuality. It flows naturally.
An inspired leader implies that there is a motivated follower; the two go hand in hand, paving the way for sustained performance. The relationship is symbiotic. In a situation like this, have you noticed that communication is often largely non-verbal? Not a word is said but the heart goes round and round!
Is this a fairy tale? Not necessarily. There are organizations that have such individuals among their ranks. The synergistic impact of such exalted leader-follower relationships is far-reaching, affecting individuals who may have little cause for any direct interaction with either the leader or the follower. The leader advances and so does the true follower. They are living their lives truly. May this tribe increase!


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Overwatch: A Story Guide to Reinhardt
Reinhardt Wilhelm has been chasing glory since his earliest days in the German Armed Forces. A self-considered knight, he held the virtues of justice, courage, valor, and honor above all else.
During his time in the Armed Forces, Reinhardt proved himself a skillful soldier, receiving countless medals and becoming a decorated wartime hero.
As a result of this skill and reputation, Reinhardt left the German Army to join The Crusaders.
The Crusaders were an active military order during the omnic crisis. They styled themselves around knighthood and shared many of the same ideals that Reinhardt did. They would often assist the German Military in operations, providing cover for charging infantry.
Reinhardt was stationed at Eichenwalde and served under his mentor, and leader of The Crusaders, Balderich Von Adler.
At some point during the war, Balderich was chosen to join the strike force that eventually became Overwatch.
Before he was due to depart, Balderich spent his final night in the company of Reinhardt and his unit at Braueret Mittagskrug.
Reinhardt was against his mentor leaving, thinking it better to stay with The Crusaders and the glory that came with them, over vanishing off into a secret military organization.
At this time, Eichenwalde came under attack from enemy omnic troops.
Eager to prove himself, Reinhardt jumped headfirst into the battle. He disobeyed orders to stay with his unit, instead rushing on ahead, destroying any omnics that got in his way.
Balderich caught up to him and ordered him to fall back in line. Reinhardt again disobeyed, insisting that the others would just slow him down.
Unbeknownst to both, their unit was coming under extremely heavy fire after the two ran off ahead.
Reinhardt continued his campaign of destruction, and coming upon an OR14 unit, decided to rush it head-on.
This proved to be a mistake, as the omnic swung at Reinhardt with its heat blade, slashing his left eye in the process.
After ordering the unit to retreat, Balderich ran forward to try and save his now helpless student.
He was successful in taking down the OR14 but received fatal wounds in the process. Having lost the battle, the pair and the remaining German forces fell back to Eichenwalde Castle.
After returning to the castle, Balderich ordered Reinhardt to accompany the rest of the unit back to the rally point while he held the line, revealing to Reinhardt the mortal nature of his wounds.
Distraught, Reinhardt attempted to reason with his mentor, but in the end, relented as Balderich reminded him that the rest of the unit needed him to be their shield.
Before leaving, Balderich took Reinhardt's hand. After breaking the handshake, Reinhardt found that The Crusader's leader had given him his Overwatch medal, which served to prove membership to the group.
Reinhardt left his hammer and returned to the rest of the troops. Through his unrelenting iron will, the German forces pushed the omnics back, eventually holding out long enough for the rest of the Armed Forces to launch a counterattack.
Reinhardt ended up being the only crusader that survived the attack, and with a heavy conscience, was inducted as part of the original Overwatch strike team.
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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara Tuchman
Discussion led by Stan Applebaum
The fourteenth century reflects two contradictory images: on the one hand, a glittering age of crusades, cathedrals, and chivalry; on the other, a world plunged into chaos and spiritual agony. In this revelatory work, Barbara W. Tuchman examines not only the great rhythms of history but the grain and texture of domestic life: what childhood was like; what marriage meant; how money, taxes, and war dominated the lives of serf, noble, and clergy alike. Granting her subjects their loyalties, treacheries, and guilty passions, Tuchman re-creates the lives of proud cardinals, university scholars, grocers and clerks, saints and mystics, lawyers and mercenaries, and, dominating all, the knight—in all his valor and "furious follies," a "terrible worm in an iron cocoon."
These are the years when the Black Death struck in the great plague of 1348-50, killing more than a third of the entire population between India and Iceland, and returned four times during the rest of the century... when freebooting companies of brigands terrorized Europe with impunity... when a "hundred years' war" seemed to have no beginning and no end, and, defying the belligerents' own efforts to end it, acquired a life of its own, "an epic of brutality and bravery checkered by disgrace"... when chivalry, the ideal that had formed and nurtured the nobility, was crumbling under the impact of new weapons, new tactics, and knightly follies...
An excellent commentary on Barbara Tuchman as an historian.
https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/a-distant-mirror-by-barbara-w-tuchman/
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War bySonia Pernell
Discussion led by Alan Rubin
"Excellent…This book is as riveting as any thriller, and as hard to put down." -- The New York Times Book Review
"A compelling biography of a masterful spy, and a reminder of what can be done with a few brave people -- and a little resistance." - NPR
The never-before-told story of Virginia Hall, the American spy who changed the course of World War II, from the author of Clementine
In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her."
The target in their sights was Virginia Hall, a Baltimore socialite who talked her way into Special Operations Executive, the spy organization dubbed Winston Churchill's "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare." She became the first Allied woman deployed behind enemy lines and--despite her prosthetic leg--helped to light the flame of the French Resistance, revolutionizing secret warfare as we know it.
Virginia established vast spy networks throughout France, called weapons and explosives down from the skies, and became a linchpin for the Resistance. Even as her face covered wanted posters and a bounty was placed on her head, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate. She finally escaped through a death-defying hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown. But she plunged back in, adamant that she had more lives to save, and led a victorious guerrilla campaign, liberating swathes of France from the Nazis after D-Day.
Based on new and extensive research, Sonia Purnell has for the first time uncovered the full secret life of Virginia Hall--an astounding and inspiring story of heroism, spycraft, resistance, and personal triumph over shocking adversity. A Woman of No Importance is the breathtaking story of how one woman's fierce persistence helped win the war.
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/18/711356336/a-woman-of-no-importance-finally-gets-her-due
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/a-woman-of-no-importance-the-untold-story-of-wwii-s-most-dangerous-spy-virginia-hall-1.3858641
https://variety.com/2017/film/news/daisy-ridley-a-woman-of-no-importance-paramount-1201968755/


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Regret, Mercy and Healing
Slovakian artist Martin Hudáček's newest statue tells the abortion story through mother, father and the lost child
By Joseph M. Hanneman
MADISON, Wisconsin — Pain. Horror. Grief. Regret. Mercy. Forgiveness. Healing.
The sculpture just installed at Resurrection Cemetery in the Diocese of Madison delivers emotional impact on the many losses created by children killed by abortion. There is the mother, slumped down in almost inconsolable grief. The lost child, appearing as a 4-year-old girl, reaches out. Perhaps the biggest impact is created by the father, so often left out of the abortion discussion. The abject horror shown on his face at seeing the daughter who was never born has the power to take one's breath away.
Pro-Life SculptureThe new work by Slovakian sculptor Martin Hudáček shows the pain of abortion through the father and mother. It was recently installed at Resurrection Cemetery in Madison, Wis. (Photo by Joseph M. Hanneman) "The donors of this statue were really moved by it because it had the man there as well," said Damian Lenshek, director of cemeteries for the Diocese of Madison. "For anybody who's attracted to the statue and the meaning of the statue, this is going to be a meaningful place for them." The donors wished to remain anonymous, he said.
Created by internationally known Slovakian sculptor Martin Hudáček, "The Memorial of Unborn Children II" tells many stories through its three characters. It is the followup to an earlier Hudáček work that received widespread acclaim — a statue of a grieving mother with her unborn child reaching out in mercy and forgiveness. The new sculpture adds the father into the abortion story, a detail being hailed by pro-life advocates.
"I like the connection between the pro-life movement and the cemetery. I think cemeteries are very pro life," said Lenshek, who oversaw installation of the statue and the granite cremation columbarium on which it rests. "We picked this spot because it's along Speedway (Road). We wanted people to be able to see it as they drove by. We also wanted it to be a place where people could come to pray and meditate."
In recent weeks, a crane was brought in to set the 10,000 pounds of black granite for the columbarium, which will hold the cremated remains of the faithful in small compartments called niches. The crane then set the life-size sculpture of the family that never was. A brick terrace was installed around the foundation. Extensive landscaping is planned, along with two granite benches for visitors. Memorial bricks will be sold for anyone wanting to memorialize a loved one. Lift and SetA crane was used to lower the Martin Hudáček statue onto a new columbarium at Resurrection Cemetery in Madison, Wis. (Photo courtesy Diocese of Madison)
"The Memorial of Unborn Children II" is an outgrowth of the original concept, created for a burial site in Wroclaw, Poland. "People from Poland came to me and we discussed the options to show that miscarried children and aborted children are not missed only by their mothers, but by the fathers, too," Hudáček told Catholic World Report. "The statue shows that abortion affects all of society. We should help both mother and father. The story must be told that both are hurt by the loss of their child."
The entire project took about three years, Hudáček said, including one year to create the final sculpture design. After the initial statue was dedicated in Poland, he created life-size replicas now on display in Svidnik, Slovakia, and the new one at Resurrection Cemetery in Madison.
The statue is intended to foster a culture of life. "The message is that the loss of the child affects the culture of the family. It has a wide-ranging effect," Hudáček said. "Let us consider unborn children as children. Protect them from the prenatal stage. They are the most vulnerable. Thank God some politics are aware of this and take a responsible approach to this topic."
Pro-life leaders across the United States hailed Hudáček's work for its inclusion of the father and its overall emotional impact.
"Today I took the time to really look at the photos of the man in this beautiful statue. The look on his face spoke to me, that he did not know about his aborted child," said Dan Miller, state director of Pro Life Wisconsin. "It seems to me that his gaze is not directed to his daughter's eyes, but to her hands. It speaks to his shame in the whole situation. The mother has her head buried in her hand and hair, sobbing. The statue evokes so much emotion and speaks perfectly to the loss that abortion truly is. It is truly a masterpiece, but one I wish never had to come to be."
Vicki Thorn, founder of the Project Rachel healing apostolate and executive director of the National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation & Healing, said the inclusion of the father is significant. "It's a statement that doesn't get made often enough, because in my opinion from all the years of doing the work I do, the fathers still get forgotten," she said. "They're not sure where to turn because they don't know, what are they supposed to do?"
"It's all about the woman. But even in terms of biology, it's not," Thorn said. "Fathers have biological changes before the mom even knows she's pregnant, by scent. He's in a dance with her in a very real way. We know men undergo physiological changes during the pregnancy. Everybody sort of discards that because we're an abortion culture. It's all about the woman, but he's in the dance. We just don't have that kind of expression of the equal pain."
Thorn said the statue has great potential to make a positive difference. "My hope is it gives them permission to grieve. But the problem is, so often after an abortion the couple breaks up. So he's no longer with her and he feels really disenfranchised when the question of what happened comes up." As for the landscaped garden planned for the area around that statue, she said, "It could be a healing place, because it is an affirmation both to a woman and a man that this loss was significant." ReflectionSculptor Martin Hudáček in his studio in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, looking at his original abortion-related statue. (YouTube/screen capture) Kevin Burke, co-founder of the post-abortion-healing apostolate Rachel's Vineyard and author of Tears of the Fisherman: Recovery for Men Wounded by Abortion, said men often experience confusion, conflict, shame and grief about their role in the death of their child. "This touches upon their natural role as protector and provider of their offspring – abortion attacks this aspect of a man's identity, and leaves him emotionally and spiritually wounded as a man, and as father," Burke said.
The Hudáček sculpture captures the anguish of men who were powerless to prevent their child's death, Burke said, but also offers hope for healing when he was part of the decision to abort the baby. "I really appreciate the artist having both parents expressing their regret and sorrow, and reaching out to the child," he said. "The father embraces the mother, offering her comfort. This man who may have led her to make this tragic decision, now offers support and comes together in repentance, and in their shared desire to reconnect in love with their child."
When men wounded by abortion seek healing, their repentance and grief can help in the healing of the mothers of aborted children, said Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life. "Many think of healing after abortion as the reconciliation of mother and child, and that, of course, is a key element of it. But this statue brings to the foreground a fuller picture of the healing that is needed, as mother, father, and child heal together," Pavone said. "And indeed, it also opens our minds to the awareness that multiple other people are involved too: grandparents, siblings, other family members, friends, and the abortionist and his or her staff. Everyone is wounded together by every abortion, and everyone needs to heal together."
Pavone, who serves as pastoral director of Rachel's Vineyard and the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, said more men are coming forward who realize how abortion has devastated them. "Those who try to claim that abortion is just a 'woman's issue' and that men have nothing to say about it, and that the law should not allow them to do anything about it, deeply misunderstand the dynamics of abortion," he said. "Men cannot have an abortion procedure on their bodies, but they do commit the sin of abortion in their souls. They commit it by choosing it, consenting to it, and sometimes forcing it. On the other hand, men also suffer because they tried to prevent an abortion but could not, or did not even know of the pregnancy until the abortion was over." Shock and RegretThe father's expression reveals shock and grief at seeing an image of his aborted child, now age 4, who reaches out in mercy. (Photo by Joseph M. Hanneman)
Dan Zeidler, president of Family Life Council Inc., said the sculpture has an uplifting messages of hope and healing from abortion, but also for those who lost a child to miscarriage or had a child die early in life. (Zeidler and Hudáček presented a replica of the original statue to the Holy Father in Rome in October 2015.)
"I am so impacted by this second sculpture, which also incorporates the figure of the father who has lost a child," Zeidler said. "It is so powerful. The strong emotion it conveys reflects, I think, the suffering of the father who is reaching out to connect with his lost child and thru this contact, healing and comfort will hopefully come. And the way he comforts and supports the grieving mother is so real."
"I hope the sculpture will help those on their healing journey, and that it will bring awareness to the wider community of the devastation that the loss of a child brings to a family and the need to treasure all children, born and unborn," Zeidler said. "Ultimately, I think it communicates hope."
Bradley Mattes, co-founder of the Men and Abortion Network (MAN), said men often experience anger, grief, shame, guilt and remorse over the abortion death of their child. Post-abortion stress can cause insomnia, panic attacks, flashbacks, nightmares and suicidal tendencies. Research shows at least 5.5 million men in the United States are "walking wounded" fathers, deeply affected by abortion, he said.
"Men are programmed by God to provide and protect their offspring. This is one of the reasons why men are affected," Mattes said. "I see the man in the statue reaching out to his aborted daughter in a futile attempt to protect her." Mattes said he is glad to see "this memorial to the unborn includes the grief and shame of both the mother and the father, often the silent victim of abortion."
Bishop Donald J. Hying of the Diocese of Madison will bless and dedicate the statue and the columbarium on Nov. 2, All Souls Day. •
See the original at Catholic World Report
Pro-Life SculptureThe new Martin Hudáček sculpture is visible to traffic on busy roads on the west side of Madison, Wis.
Child Who Was Never BornSlovakian sculptor Martin Hudáček created his first pro-life statue, "Memorial of Unborn Children," in 2010. (Photo courtesy Martin Hudáček)
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Q: What are the strengths/weaknesses of ShipIt vs Dist::Zilla? I started using Dist::Zilla several months ago. However, at YAPC::NA someone mentioned that they use ShipIt instead. Then today I noticed a .shipit file in miyagawa's cpanminus directory on github, so I decided to look into it some more...
My initial impression is that ShipIt has a subset of what is available with Dist::Zilla, but I don't want to jump to conclusions. So, for those who have had experience with both, what are the strengths/weaknesses of ShipIt vs Dist::Zilla?
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A: I'm the author of Dist::Zilla.
I evaluated ShipIt pretty extensively before choosing to go ahead and write Dist::Zilla, and initially they covered almost exactly the same problem space:  doing all the boring grunt work of building and uploading a CPAN distribution.  All of the features that Dist::Zilla now has beyond ShipIt are later additions, more or less.
If you only need the features of ShipIt, I still advise you to strongly consider Dist::Zilla, for one very simple reason: hackability.  If I had been able to not write something new, I would've used ShipIt, but I found it to be underdocumented and difficult to extend.  Its plugins were not generic enough and the core behavior made too many assumptions about how you'd like to work.
Dist::Zilla was inspired specifically by this problem: it turned everything into a plugin, and every plugin was given a very, very small interface so that its assumptions would be forcibly limited.
One benefit of ShipIt over Dist::Zilla is that ShipIt has (to the best of my knowledge) no plugins that will alter the way you actually write your code.  This means your documentation will still look the same, you will still have a Makefile.PL, and so on.  Some hackers don't like that so many DZ-based dists fundamentally change the assumptions of how to test and build CPAN code from its source repository.  ShipIt will never change that.
It's possible to avoid using any such plugins with Dist::Zilla, but in general my experience is that people do use them, almost always, in one form or another.

A: As far as I can tell, my initial impressions were correct.

ShipIt provides functionality for releasing distributions:

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*keeping track of version numbers

*integrating with version control

*uploading to CPAN

*displaying the changelog file in an editor so that you can edit it before release.

Dist::Zilla, by default, provides the ability to upload distributions to CPAN with a single command (i.e. dzil release). Dist::Zilla also has functionality for creating new distributions (i.e. dzil new My::New::Module). It also automatically generates so many of the files that I used to have to maintain by hand.

Using plugins, Dist::Zilla seems able to provide most, if not all, of the functionality available with ShipIt. It is also relatively easy to add brand new features using plugins.


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