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Beauty is in the shifting eye of the beholder
By Meredith Cohn
Marilyn Monroe (Philippe Halsman)
Angelina Jolie and Marilyn Monroe are classic beauties of the Western world. Experts say it's their symmetrical facial features that give an impression of attractiveness.
In parts of Ethiopia, it's a lip that's been stretched around a plate that's considered desirable. And in one Burmese tribe, it is a long neck wrapped in brass coils.
These standards were all cemented into those cultures over a long period of time. But new research suggests that it might not take generations to hard-wire our brains about what we find beautiful.
"Beauty may be very fluid," said Haiyang Yang, an assistant professor of marketing at Johns Hopkins University's Carey Business School. "Even highly contagious."
The research indicates that a person who finds, say, a woman with a button nose and curly hair attractive will subconsciously start to find, instead, women with aquiline noses and straight hair attractive if it is perceived that the latter is generally considered attractive by others.
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Yang used an experiment that allowed people to rank others' dating-site photos on a scale from 1 to 10, and found that, in short, people liked what other people liked.
The participants saw a photo, ranked it, and then were immediately shown the photo's average score. As they continued to rank more photos — thousands of them — the participants began ranking features that they had previously not found particularly attractive as now being very attractive when they learned that others considered them good looking.
Yang said this showed that they were instantly aligning their standard of attractiveness with those of fellow participants.
He repeated the study in his lab, showing that some people became "instantaneously hotter" or less so depending on others' rankings. He even artificially altered scores and got the same result.
In each case, participants denied being influenced by others' assessments of beauty.
Given that attractive people are thought to land better jobs, make more money and enjoy better treatment in general, understanding this influence could have implications not only for dating and other social interactions, but for product marketing and political campaigning and even development of artificial intelligence, said Yang.
For now, Yang's research, published in the journal Advances in Consumer Research, can't say how much people can be swayed or how long the effects would last. He and a partner in Singapore continue to investigate.
Others researchers, however, say it may be "fashion" that is shifting constantly, rather than the more evolutionary standard of beauty in a culture.
Clothing, hairstyle and cosmetics are easy to change and are highly influential, said Robert Provine, a neuroscientist and professor of psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, who studies human social behavior.
People don't realize that they are constantly pushed to like something new or different, he said.
"We are not always captain of our ship," he said.
What's constant across nearly all societies and eras is that "clear eyes, good skin and long, lustrous hair are always signs of beauty," Provine said.
"They are reliable, honest signals because they are hard to change," he said. "When has disease, red, runny eyes, hair that's falling out and skin lesions been attractive? Ultimately, beauty is a matter of good health and the evolutionary product of likely reproductive success. There is nothing arbitrary about beauty."
One woman who scouts beauty for a living acknowledged that those evolutionary elements of beauty are consistently on her list.
Women need a certain height, weight and youthfulness, said Jill Nechamkin Roach, agency director at Model and Talent Management, a national agency for actors, spokespeople and models, which has an office in Timonium.
But perhaps accounting for Yang's fluid theory of attractiveness, Roach said the models also needed a certain trendy look. For example, right now that means men are not too thin, not too bulky and clean cut. Women need great eyes and smile and longer hair.
For promotional work, the models also may need to seem friendly, engaging or approachable.
"They can change everyyear or every other," Roach said about features considered attractive by scouts, though one thing stays consistent: "They tend to always look for symmetrical features on a girls face."
These trendy looks, underpinned with the evolutionary elements, can have a powerful influence on people — though few realize it's happening, said Gary W. Lewandowski Jr., chair of the department of psychology at Monmouth University in New Jersey. He is a co-founder of the website scienceofrelationships.com.
When advertisers hit the mark, "they can sell perfume and soap" he said. But forces are at work in everyday surroundings too, Lewandowski said. People tend to dress alike in an office meeting, having been unwittingly influenced by co-workers to wear a certain kind of suit or tie their scarves a certain way, he said.
"It's where trends come from," he said.
More information on just how far the influences can push people and for how long would be even more useful in promoting a person or product. Though Lewandowski figured someone could be made "instantaneously hotter," as in Yang's study, it would be only temporary without constant reinforcement because other social influences would take over.
But Lewandowski said he is sure someone's sense of beauty can be surreptitiously manipulated.
His research has shown that people become more attractive when others are made to believe they are kind, funny or smart. Conversely, they become less attractive when others are made to believe they are mean.
Lewandowski said this isn't always a bad thing.
"This shows you can become a better-looking person by being a better person," he said. "You don't have to wear makeup or go to the gym constantly."
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I created the Surya Namaskar C yoga lesson plan using the Kids Yoga Genie Lesson Planner.
Or see step 3 (practice in your mind). I usually print out the lesson plan for my evening class in the morning, fold it up and put in my back pocket. Then throughout the day I reach into my back pocket, unfold the lesson plan and practice teaching the sequence (teaching is very different to practicing). I learned this teach in the mind from my days as a golf professional. I was taught to play the golf course in my mind before a competition. It worked like a charm. 99% of Olympians use visualisation as part of their preparations. So, if you haven't taught yoga in your mind before a class, give it go. You may be surprised at how effective it is.


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package com.episodecountdown;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.util.ArrayList;

import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.DialogInterface.OnDismissListener;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.GridView;

public class SearchAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, Integer> implements OnDismissListener{

//	private final String LOG_TAG = SearchAsyncTask.class.getSimpleName();
	private final String searchUrl = "http://api.trakt.tv/search/shows.json/";
	private final String apiKey = "693ddf698060090412b79e469fd65638";
	private final String query = "?query=";
	private final String searchString;
	private final String limit = "&limit=";
	private final String searchLimit = "15";
	private final Context mContext;
	private final View rootView;
	private ProgressDialog proDialog;
	ArrayList<SearchResultModel> showsArrayList;

	public SearchAsyncTask(Context context, View rootView, String searchString) {
		mContext = context;
		this.rootView = rootView;
		this.searchString = searchString;
		showsArrayList = new ArrayList<SearchResultModel>();
	}

	@Override
	protected void onPreExecute() {
		 proDialog = new ProgressDialog(mContext, R.style.ProgressTheme);
	     proDialog.setProgressStyle(android.R.style.Widget_ProgressBar_Small);
	     proDialog.setCancelable(true);
	     proDialog.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(false);
	     proDialog.setOnDismissListener(this);
	     proDialog.show();
	}

	@Override
	public void onDismiss(DialogInterface arg0) {
		this.cancel(true);
	};

	@Override
	protected Integer doInBackground(String... params) {
		// These two need to be declared outside the try/catch
		// so that they can be closed in the finally block.
		HttpURLConnection urlConnection = null;
		BufferedReader reader = null;

		// Will contain the raw JSON response as a string.
		String searchJsonStr = null;
		int httpStatusCode = -1;

		try {
			// Construct the URL for the query
			String encodedQueryString = URLEncoder.encode(searchString, "UTF-8");
			String finalUrl = searchUrl + apiKey + query + encodedQueryString + limit + searchLimit;
//			Log.d(LOG_TAG, finalUrl);
			URL url = new URL(finalUrl);

			// Create the request to OpenWeatherMap, and open the connection
			urlConnection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
			urlConnection.setRequestMethod("GET");
			urlConnection.connect();
			httpStatusCode = urlConnection.getResponseCode();

			// Read the input stream into a String
			InputStream inputStream = urlConnection.getInputStream();
			StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
			if (inputStream == null) {
				// Nothing to do.
				return httpStatusCode;
			}
			reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream));

			String line;
			while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
				// Since it's JSON, adding a newline isn't necessary (it
				// won't affect parsing)
				// But it does make debugging a *lot* easier if you print
				// out the completed
				// buffer for debugging.
				buffer.append(line + "\n");
			}

			if (buffer.length() == 0) {
				// Stream was empty. No point in parsing.
				return httpStatusCode;
			}

			searchJsonStr = buffer.toString();

			// Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Forecast JSON String: "+forecastJsonStr);
		} catch (IOException e) {
//			Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Error ", e);
			// If the code didn't successfully get the weather data, there's
			// no point in attemping
			// to parse it.
			return httpStatusCode;
		} finally {
			if (urlConnection != null) {
				urlConnection.disconnect();
			}
			if (reader != null) {
				try {
					reader.close();
				} catch (final IOException e) {
//					Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Error closing stream", e);
				}
			}
		}

		try {
			// Parsing Data to ArrayList
			JSONArray showsArray = new JSONArray(searchJsonStr);
			for (int i = 0 ; i<showsArray.length() ; i++){

				JSONObject show = showsArray.getJSONObject(i);

				SearchResultModel s = new SearchResultModel();
				s.setTitle(show.getString("title"));
				s.setYear(show.getInt("year"));
				s.setPosterUrl((show.getJSONObject("images").getString("poster")));

				String airDay = "";
				if(!show.isNull("air_day"))
					airDay = show.getString("air_day");
				s.setAirDay(airDay);

				String airTimeString = "";
				if(!show.isNull("air_time"))
					airTimeString = show.getString("air_time");
				s.setAirTime(airTimeString);

				s.setCertification(show.getString("certification"));
				s.setFirstAired(show.getInt("first_aired"));
				s.setNetwork(show.getString("network"));
				s.setOveview(show.getString("overview"));
				s.setRuntime(show.getInt("runtime"));
				s.setTraktUrl(show.getString("url"));
				s.setCountry(show.getString("country"));
				s.setEnded(show.getBoolean("ended"));

				int tvRageId = 0;
				if(!show.isNull("tvrage_id"))
					tvRageId = show.getInt("tvrage_id");
				s.setTvRageId(tvRageId);

				s.setTvdbId(show.getInt("tvdb_id"));
				s.setBannerUrl((show.getJSONObject("images").getString("banner")));
				s.setRatting_percentage(show.getJSONObject("ratings").getString("percentage"));
				s.setLoved(show.getJSONObject("ratings").getString("loved"));
				s.setHated(show.getJSONObject("ratings").getString("hated"));

				JSONArray genresJSONArray = show.getJSONArray("genres");
				String genresString = "";
				if(genresJSONArray != null){
					boolean first = true;
					for (int j = 0; j<genresJSONArray.length(); j++)
					{
						if(first) {
							genresString += genresJSONArray.getString(j);
							first = false;
						}
						else
							genresString += " | " + genresJSONArray.getString(j);;
					}
				}
				s.setGenres(genresString);

				showsArrayList.add(s);
			}
			return httpStatusCode;

		} catch (JSONException e) {
//			Log.e(LOG_TAG, e.getMessage(), e);
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		return httpStatusCode;
	}

	@Override
	public void onPostExecute(Integer result) {

		//Handling Dialog across orientation change.
		try {
	        if ((this.proDialog != null) && this.proDialog.isShowing()) {
	            this.proDialog.dismiss();
	        }
	    } catch (final IllegalArgumentException e) {
	        // Handle or log or ignore
	    } catch (final Exception e) {
	        // Handle or log or ignore
	    } finally {
	        this.proDialog = null;
	    }

		if(result != HttpStatus.SC_OK){
			// Dialog Box Builder!!
						AlertDialog.Builder alertDialogBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(
								mContext);
						alertDialogBuilder.setTitle(R.string.Async_error_title);
						alertDialogBuilder.setMessage(R.string.Async_error_message);
						alertDialogBuilder.setPositiveButton("Ok", null);
						// Create Alert DialogBox!!
						AlertDialog alertDialog = alertDialogBuilder.create();
						alertDialog.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(true);
						alertDialog.show();
		}
		else if (showsArrayList.isEmpty()) {
			AlertDialog.Builder alertDialogBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(
					mContext);
			alertDialogBuilder.setTitle(R.string.search_list_nothing_found_title);
			alertDialogBuilder.setMessage(R.string.search_list_nothing_found_message);
			alertDialogBuilder.setPositiveButton("Ok", null);
			// Create Alert DialogBox!!
			AlertDialog alertDialog = alertDialogBuilder.create();
			alertDialog.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(true);
			alertDialog.show();
		} else {
			GridView listView = (GridView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.listview_search);
			listView.setAdapter(new SearchAdapter(mContext, showsArrayList));
		}
	}
}

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WNUR's favorite albums of 2020
Pictured, from top: Liv.e, Waxahatchee and SahBabii for their respective albums, Couldn't Wait to Tell You…, Saint Cloud and Barnacles. (Graphic/Yasmeen Altaji)
In a listener's world, the end of 2020 means more than the start of a new year. Consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns altered the entertainment landscape, and adaptation to limitations made for a year unparalleled by any other in terms of music production. In a time when bedroom pop seems more a technical default than a stylistic sub-genre, artists spent much of this year at home with nothing to do but create. We asked WNUR members to select their favorite albums of the year.
Here are their picks.
The Slow Rush, Tame Impala
Kevin Parker is a musical genius.
This is a fact that has been apparent to fans since his first album, InnerSpeaker, which dropped 10 years ago. Upon listening to The Slow Rush for the first time in my Plex dorm room back in February, I couldn't help but utter those words time and time again as tears streamed down my face. For 57 minutes, we act as the Tame Impala frontman's therapist while he tells us about his experiences with everything from love to loss to nostalgia. At the same time, we're treated to a masterclass in instrumentation and production, as I can genuinely say that my mind is blown by the sounds blaring from my earphones. Over the years, we've seen an immense shift in Tame Impala's sound from the grinding indie rock of his earlier releases to the psychedelic trip that was 2015's Currents. However, The Slow Rush takes elements from all aspects of Tame Impala's past and introduces us to what will hopefully be his future. Five years was certainly worth the wait for this instant classic, and without a doubt, it belongs on any album-of-the-year list.
-Christian Wade, Media Team, 2022
Couldn't Wait to Tell You…, Liv.e
This album does not have a skippable song from front to back. Liv.e is an artist-producer out of Dallas who makes loop-based, genreless soul/R&B/rap music in a similar style to Standing on the Corner, or some of Earl Sweatshirt's recent production. The two-minutes-or-less, all-loops song formula can get old sometimes, but Liv.e does it so well, shifting from orchestral piano to warped funk with ease. Some songs are nothing but a hook over and over again, like "LazyEaterBetsOnHerLikeness," but they're so well-produced that they could play for hours and you'd still be into them. Give it a listen.
-Layton Guyton, Rock Show, 2021
Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa
Stuck at home during the pandemic, Dua Lipa gave us a reason to dance.
If not for COVID-19, the London-born pop star would have launched one of the biggest world tours of the year, bringing the disco-pop revival of Future Nostalgia across the globe. Instead, she dominated the virtual sphere, performing at every major talk show and awards ceremony, shooting music videos and putting together a multi-million dollar ticketed livestream concert. Future Nostalgia is full of pop euphoria. "Don't Start Now" glides across smooth synths and a bouncy bass line, while nothing compares to the soaring chorus of "Levitating," elevated by synthetic strings and a grooving talk box. Lipa exudes effortless confidence on "Pretty Please" and channels '80s dance-pop on the driving "Physical." With Future Nostalgia, Lipa proves that disco is cool again and that you don't need stadium shows to be the greatest pop star in the world.
-Ethan Shanfeld, Media Team, 2022
love is not dying, Jeremy Zucker
From the opening song, "still," to the closer, "oh, Mexico," Jeremy Zucker's love is not dying is an experience that is a must-hear on headphones. Zucker's lyrics are relatable in a way that connects to his audience far better than typical clichés in songs about love and falling out of love. Songs like "lakehouse" are artistically created with nuances of multiple genres, beautifully crafted background chaos and smooth chords. Each song blends into the next, creating an experience perfect to listen to whether it's raining outside, you're reflecting on life or you're just looking for a vibe.
-Ire Arogundade, Streetbeat/Airplay/Jazz Show, 2023
Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otro Demonios), Kali Uchis
New collaborations and spunky singles marked only the beginning of Kali Uchis' 2020 trajectory. Then, the November release of her second album, Sin Miedo, opened the door for the unorthodox.
A genre-defying first Spanish-language album for the Colombian American artist blends tradition with innovation and technology with technique. The project is filled with not-so-subtle allusions to the styles that Uchis said "made my childhood": telltale sounds of Latin jazz, the warmth of traditional instrumentation on "que te pedí" and others. Interludes sprinkle the album with sounds evocative of the homey, unfiltered emotion one might associate with small-scale local shows then transition fluently to the album's showcase of bold reggaeton upheld by gritty bass. Delicate production accompanies Uchis' powerful voice to avoid the trap of noisy overkill that pop albums so often fall into, all the while tackling new genres in the artist's portfolio with grace, confidence and control.
At the close of a glum 2020, Sin Miedo illuminates the world of cross-genre pop with shades of clear artistic intent and refreshing novelty.
-Yasmeen Altaji, Media Team, 2023
Forever, Ya Girl, KeiyaA
When Solange released When I Get Home in early 2019, I liked it, but in more of a solemn, appreciative way than in a must-shove-these-songs-down-my-ears-24/7 way. I didn't realize that my reservations were because I was faced with something so fresh I couldn't yet fully process it.
It's 2020 now. I'm older. Times have changed. KeiyaA has moved from Chicago to New York, started collaborating with the Slums Collective, and dropped her debut album, which operates within a similar arena as the Solange album. But by now, my two-years evolved ears can't get enough of that sound: the inviting, layered R&B vocals, the ambient electronic textures, the minimal, at times non-existent beats, and the spare but defiant lyrics. When KeiyaA croons "When you see me / Do yourself a favor, walk on by babe," the point is clearly made without wasted words. And by the concluding moments of Forever, Ya Girl, it's clear that KeiyaA is confidently taking psychedelic soul, in a wonderfully unusual form, into the 2020s.
-Nat Scholl, Rock Show, 2021
Saint Cloud, Waxahatchee
"And the lilacs drank the water, and the lilacs die / And the lilacs drank the water / Marking the slow, slow, slow passing of time," Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee croons on "Lilacs," from her fifth studio release, Saint Cloud. What she didn't know was how slow time would pass when this album released at the beginning of quarantine in March. But that's what made this album perfect — it offered listeners clarity in a time when everything was unknown. Compared to past releases with convoluted production and overly metaphoric lyrics, Waxahatchee creates a world of precise folk and Americana stories that take listeners on a journey away from the current times. Each track of this album flows seamlessly into the next, creating the illusion of one long song in which the listener doesn't realize how much time has passed. With this album, Waxahatchee welcomes long days and short days alike and gives listeners something to look forward to.
-Kiersa Berg, Media Team, 2021
Barnacles, SahBabii
SahBabii's album, Barnacles, was the most cohesive and quality rap album released this year. While plenty of other artists dropped projects that were hyped up and had big releases, SahBabii's mellow, melodic trap album is still 2020's most listenable and original rap project from front to back. He has constructed a unique, niche sound that tickles a sensory sweet spot in the ear that few other rappers have reached.
-Sean Malaisrie, Streetbeat, 2022
Dreaming of David, Ryan Beatty
This album, Ryan Beatty's second full-length release, came out on Jan. 31. So, for the first month of its existence, it was my go-to album for my subway commute home, perfect for the days when it got dark at 5:00 p.m. I would listen straight through, the album ending when I reached home. Obviously, everything changed in March, but my love for this album certainly hasn't. It's low-key yet lush, allowing Beatty's voice to take center stage, distorted on some tracks, harmonizing with itself on others. I've now soundtracked my quarantine activities with songs from this album because it makes everything far more enjoyable. Snuggling up on the couch with a cup of tea and a warm blanket? "Backseat." Walking through the park? "Hawkshaw," or maybe "Flowers At The Door." Baking yet another loaf of banana bread? "Dark Circles." Trying to go to sleep after a long day of doing nothing? "Genesis." Overall, I didn't expect this album to play such a big part in my life, but it's been a much-needed source of comfort during this year.
-Isabel Podolsky, Media Team, 2024
Baby, It's Okay, flora cash
flora cash has been rolling out a mix of introspective lyrics and haunting melodies for a few years now, and Baby, It's Okay perfectly captures their slow, powerful sound. It features a few fan favorites like "Missing Home" and "You're Somebody Else," but each song carries its own weight. This album is enjoyable from beginning to end and requires no skips.
-Stuart Sumner, Media Team, 2023
Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers
Somewhere between YouTube concerts and TikTok sounds, Phoebe Bridgers really blew up this year. Maybe it's because heartbreak, escapism and existential dread seem to be the recurring themes of 2020. Punisher serves as somewhat of a departure from the LA singer-songwriter's previous projects; though she sticks with her signature plaintive guitar and brutally honest lyrics, she also ventures into more driving rock in songs like "Kyoto" and "ICU." The catharsis of Bridgers' music is what makes it special, and that's exactly what Punisher offers. It's a space to cry and scream, maybe even at the same time.
-Catie Moore, Rock Show/Media Team, 2023
Hannah, Lomelda
Lomelda is a stage name for Hannah Read — an element of abstraction for an otherwise extremely personal body of work. Many of her past lyrics are similarly abstracted and disjointed, but these new songs prove to be an exception. No longer just a whispered voice over acoustic guitar, Lomelda's music has paradoxically evolved into something even more intimate, recounting real-life stories in "Hannah Sun" and personal mantras in "Hannah Happiest" and branding it all under Read's real name for the first time. Hannah is equal parts of everything I love about Lomelda. Some tracks are intimate and meditative, while others are absolutely electrifying. Most of this record, though, jumps back and forth between the two extremes. It's an intense album, especially in its moments of quiet. While "Wonder" is a two-minute highlight of unrelenting energy, its heights are only made higher by the quiet, folky confidence that follows in "Polyurethane." Read absolutely deserves her indie-folk label, but her new record defies any limitations of the folk genre. It exhibits an intimate yet full-band sound that was, impressively, almost entirely engineered by Hannah and her brother Tommy's production. It's a career high on all fronts and beautiful from beginning to end. Read is, both literally and figuratively, an absolutely unique voice in the songwriting world, and this record shows every side of that.
-Jack Parker, Rock Show/Airplay, 2023
RAZZMATAZZ, I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME (iDKHOW)
After releasing several EPs, iDKHOW blessed us with their first album, RAZZMATAZZ. Contrary to what the flashy title may imply, RAZZMATAZZ is a cool, retro-style album filled with a mix of raw instruments and synthesizers. Former Panic! at the Disco member Dallon Weekes and Falling in Reverse drummer Ryan Seaman bring a sophisticated and experienced sound to the duo for a robo-jazz experience only they can pull off. From the harsh realities of an unknown band described in "Nobody Likes the Opening Band" to the head-banging beat of "Sugar Pills," iDKHOW display their versatility throughout the dozen songs on the album. Exactly what I needed during 2020, RAZZMATAZZ is a fresh and addicting sound for the alternative rock scene.
-Joanne Haner, Media Team, 2024
Welfare, Lucy Liyou
This is some of the most beautiful and vulnerable music. Lucy Liyou's sound design and awareness of musical space are enough to draw anybody into a reflective and emotive story, and the use of computer-generated voice is a very interesting layer over such dynamic instrumentations. Don't let this project pass you by.
-Thomas Kikuchi, Airplay/Media Team/Rock Show, 2021
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YEREVAN — Riot police clashed late on Friday with hundreds of people near a police compound in Yerevan occupied by gunmen affiliated with an Armenian opposition group.
More then 20 injured protesters were taken to Yerevan's major hospital, Surb Grigor Lusavorich. A senior doctor there told RFE/RL's Armenian service that most of them suffered burns apparently caused by the police flashbangs. Two of them are in a serious condition, he said.
The violence unfolded amid the sound of gunshots and explosions coming from the compound located in the city's southern Erebuni district. It was not immediately clear whether security forces were conducting a large-scale operation there.
Most of the protesters sympathetic to the gunmen unexpectedly tried to approach the building from the nearby Sari Tagh neighborhood. Using tear gas and stun grenades, the police charged towards them after the protest leaders ignored senior law-enforcement officers' orders to walk back to the city center.
The chief of Yerevan's police department, Ashot Karapetian, said that the rally is illegal and that gunshots fired around the compound are too dangerous for its participants.
Some protesters as well as three RFE/RL journalists — Karlen Aslanian, Hovannes Movsisian and Garik Harutiunian — were attacked and beaten up by a large group of plainclothes men as they retreated towards downtown Yerevan. The men, who appeared to be police officers, were clearly aware that they are assaulting reporters.
"Are you filming?" one of them said before punching Movsisian, smashing his camera and tearing off his ID badge.
"I told them that I stopped filming but they kept hitting me," Movsisian said by phone as he ran for safety and took cover in a local shop shortly before midnight.
"They are chasing us and trying to arrest everyone in sight," he said, adding that he witnessed dozens of protesters injured and detained at the scene.
The two other RFE/RL reporters were also injured before fleeing to safety through another Sari Tagh street.
Earlier on Friday Armenian security forces shot and wounded three more gunmen in the continuing standoff with the gunmen barricaded inside the police compound.
The Armenian police spokesman, Ashot Aharonian, said they "returned fire" after the gunmen again started firing gunshots in defiance of warnings issued by law-enforcement authorities. "One of the shooters, Arayik Khandoyan, was wounded," he said.
Aharonian said the gunmen, Artur Melkonian and Armen Lambarian, were taken to the nearby Erebuni hospital afterwards.
Around the same time, an RFE/RL correspondent witnessed the hospitalization of two men outside the hospital entrance guarded by masked and armed security officers. She reported that one of them was Lambarian but could not recognize the other man.
Varuzhan Avetisian, the gunmen's leader, blamed the police and the National Security Service (NSS) for Khandoyan's shooting when he spoke to RFE/RL's Armenian service (Azatutyun.am) before the two other gunmen were reportedly wounded.
"We contacted an NSS representative and he said, 'You are shooting and that is why were are returning fire,'"Avetisian said by phone.
Avetisian said that Khandoyan was wounded in the leg and immediately treated by three medics that were taken hostage by the gunmen on Wednesday.They claimed that the ambulance crew are not hostages. But he admitted that they are being held in the seized compound against their will.
Avetisian insisted on Friday that the three medics will be allowed to leave the compound only if they are replaced by another ambulance crew.
"Then they told the doctors, 'You won't get out of here until our demands are met," said Stepanian.


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Wisconsin Growers, Producers Weigh Impact Of Chinese Tariffs
China Raises Tariffs By Up To 25 Percent On More Than 100 Products
By Danielle Kaeding
Monday, April 2, 2018, 5:00pm
China has hiked tariffs on 128 products from scrap metal to sparkling wine, and Wisconsin growers and producers are concerned about what the tariffs may mean for their industries.
China slapped a 25 percent tariff on United States pork products, including everything from hind legs to chops.
Tammy Vaassen, Wisconsin Pork Association executive vice president, said Wisconsin producers exported about a quarter of the pork produced in the U.S. to overseas partners. Of that amount, China was the third largest market last year.
"They're very dependent on our export opportunities," she said. "If we take away some of those opportunities, we certainly need to add to that or we're going to lose farmers based on the financial implications that will occur."
More than $1 billion in U.S. pork was shipped to China last year. Wisconsin produced 305,000 hogs in 2017, according to national statistics. Vaassen hopes the tariffs will be short-lived.
"We certainly are supportive of continuing to expand free trade agreements for our U.S. pork producers and all of our agricultural products that we produce not only in Wisconsin but also across the U.S.," she said.
China has also placed a 15 percent tariff on cranberries. Tom Lochner, Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Association executive director, said they've been trying to grow markets in China due to an oversupply of cranberries driving down prices.
"The Chinese market and India have been identified as important new markets for cranberries in North America, so we just started our efforts in China to grow that market there," he said. "We have a small footprint there and we're trying to grow that. Things that make our products uncompetitive or more expensive in China are obviously going to have an impact on those efforts."
Wisconsin ranked first in the U.S. in the export of cranberries last year. China is the third largest market for Wisconsin exports, according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
President Donald Trump is preparing to impose around $50 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods.
State Dairy Experts Sound Alarm On China Tariffs Impact
Wisconsin Farmers Await Chinese Trade Deal Details On Ginseng, Pork, More
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It's sweet that Luca thinks I control the calendar year. Sweeter still, he thinks that were I to make changes he'd be a net beneficiary? Like a token bank holiday would come close to compensating for my decimation of their school holidays.
But the more I thought about it, the less ridiculous an assumption it was, because their only concept of time is what I tell them, and I'm ashamed to admit that I've been manipulating it to my own benefit for the last six years. Willfully bending it since the day they were born. Selfishly throwing it through wormholes in a way that would flummox greater minds than that of Brian Cox.
In my defence, they've only got themselves to blame. They've point blank refused my offers to teach them how to tell the time. Until recently you could wipe the clock face clean and replace it with, middle of the night; still the middle of the night; not morning yet; not morning yet; not morning yet; for the love of God, OK it's morning; lunch; snack; dinner; bed.
Bedtime. On a bad day this can be 6.30pm. On a good day when you're playing nicely, or more likely I've been distracted by Twitter, as late as 8.30pm.
I'm letting you stay up late as a treat, often for the price of me not having to read the same damn books for the twelfth night running. Can be uttered any time from 7pm onwards.
Time to stop talking, often shouted up from the bottom of the stairs at around 8pm, or at half-time if the football's on.
I'd assumed you were already asleep, often said in exasperated tones at any time from 8pm onwards, dependent on my mood.
Only ever said once. At 9pm. School boy error; way too close to midnight for it not to be seen as a challenge.
Which means it's time to get dressed for school or we'll be late, and can be heard at any time from 7.30am onwards, depending on the amount of resistance I'm anticipating.
But whilst I consciously alter time to suit my needs, when it comes to dates I genuinely do struggle.
I'm embarrassed to admit that at forty-one I still couldn't confidently tell you how many days there are in a year? I've had to google it more than once, and inexplicably went with 265 not so long ago. I also couldn't tell you how many days are in a month without first reciting the rhyme, and not always in my head. Is date dyslexia a thing?
And as a stay-at-home dad I often don't know what day of the week it is, let alone the date. If asked how many days it is until Christmas, I can only work in weeks, and even then I'm subconsciously allowing myself a three week margin of error.
Janet's birthday? March … or is it April?
Dress down day for Children in Need? Oh c'mon, I might have read the school newsletter but I'd assumed the date given would have been the Friday! Who celebrates Children in Need on a Thursday?!
So when Luca asks if I'll change the calendar year, it's not that far fetched an idea. Could I alter it for him? I probably already have. Should he work to my revision? Absolutely not!
Her passport says March … not that I checked her passport. I needn't worry though, there's a whopping big circle around it on next year's calendar.


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Earth Day may have come and gone, but teaching New York City kids to appreciate the natural world is a 365 days a year job. After all, they're the ones who are going to inherit and, hopefully, preserve the planet. But young children tend to blank out on abstract concepts; they don't want to hear about it, they want to see it — and if seeing it happens to be on an IMAX screen in 3D, all the better. To that end, we've rounded up some of the best kid-friendly movies about taking care of our planet, its oceans and its parks. Check them out below!
Best Part for Kids: See the world the way astronauts at the International Space Station do, along with cool shots of floating personnel (and fruit), space-walks, and blast-offs.
Best Part for Parents: Seeing different countries lit up at night and realizing the technological (and wealth) gaps between areas right next to each other, especially North and South Korea (plus, marvel at the world's first space espresso machine!).
Be Advised: Although it's advertised as a nature movie, a good half of the 45-minute-long film is dedicated to the astronauts, their hardware and their daily routines. Kids who love nature but aren't interested in space tech might be bored – and vise-versa.
Best Part for Kids: Adorable prairie dogs! Baby bears learning to catch salmon! An ice lair just like in Frozen! Swooping camera shots that make you dizzy!
Best Part for Parents: Gorgeous vistas ranging from Yellowstone to Yosemite to Glacier National Parks— as long as you can handle the swooping camera shots that make you dizzy.
Be Advised: The folks doing the icy mountain climbing and the off-road biking over dunes and caverns are trained professionals. You might want to advise kids not to try this at home.
Best Part for Kids: Climb into a free-standing dome and gaze up at the ceiling, where you'll get to see video examples of life under the ice, including seals, zooplankton and a variety of fish and "alien" jellyfish – coming right down on top of you.
Best Part for Parents: You get to sit down.
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Best Part for Kids: Watching other cute kids frolicking with even cuter creatures.
Best Part for Parents: Tips on how communing with nature can recharge your batteries, too.
Be Advised: At 76 minutes running time, it might be too long for younger kids.
What Is It: Documentary featuring Sylvia Earle's campaign to save the oceans.
Where Can I See It: Streaming on Netflix.
Best for Kids: Real-life "Finding Nemo" images!
Best for Parents: Inspirational woman who doesn't hold back her opinions.
Be Advised: Your kid may refuse to ever eat seafood again.
Finally, the New York Wild Film Festival should be coming around again in January of 2017 but, until then, you can watch the 2016 winners at the following outlets.
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LSU passing game coordinator Joe Brady has a proposed three-year, $400,000 contract
BY BROOKS KUBENA | bkubena@theadvocate.com
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Newly hired passing game coordinator Joe Brady is set to receive a three-year, $400,000 per year contract, according to documents released by LSU on Monday
The former New Orleans Saints offensive assistant coach's contract is pending approval by the Board of Supervisors, which meets Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Ed Orgeron's proposed contract extension: See changes to base pay, buyout, incentives, more
A two-year, $4 million extension for LSU head coach Ed Orgeron is on the agenda to be approv…
Brady's proposed contract would expire on March 31, 2022, and it would be an 11 percent decrease from the $450,000 contract that Sullivan received in 2018.
LSU announced the hiring of Brady, 28, on Jan. 28, and Brady has been installing the run-pass-option offense for the Tigers this offseason.
Brady is also assisting LSU assistant coach Mickey Joseph in coaching the wide receivers, filling the role held by Jerry Sullivan, who retired from LSU on Jan. 9.
Joseph's contract is set to expire on March 31, but there is a clause within his contract that says his $225,000 per year contract will automatically for another year if it is not terminated.
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Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit Arizona District Court United States of America v. Foley Filing 17
United States of America v. Foley
ORDER that Respondent Kevin P. Foley is in contempt of the Court's Order to Show Cause entered on August 19, 2008, Order Enforcing Summons entered on October 21, 2008, and Order entered on January 14, 2009. A warrant for Mr. Foley's arrest will issue. Signed by Judge James A Teilborg on 4/14/09. (LSP)
1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 v. Kevin P. Foley, Respondent. This matter is before the Court on the United States' Motion for Order to Show Cause ORDER United States of America, Petitioner, CV-08-1934-PHX-JAT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 15 Why Respondent Should Not Be Held in Contempt filed on November 24, 2008 (doc. #11). 16 Pursuant to the Order entered on January 14, 2009 (doc. #14), a show-cause hearing was held 17 on April 13, 2009 (doc. #16). Mr. Foley did not appear (doc. #16). 18 Civil contempt "consists of a party's disobedience to a specific and definite court order 19 by failure to take all reasonable steps within the party's power to comply." Go-Video, Inc. v. 20 Motion Picture Association of America, 10 F.3d 693, 695 (9th Cir. 1993). Civil contempt 21 sanctions are "penalties designed to compel future compliance with a court order, are 22 considered to be coercive and avoidable through obedience, and thus may be imposed in an 23 ordinary civil proceeding upon notice and an opportunity to be heard." Int'l Union, United 24 Mine Workers of America v. Bagwell, 512 U.S. 821, 827 (1994). Thus, a party imprisoned for 25 civil contempt "carries the keys of his prison in his own pocket. He can end the sentence and 26 discharge himself at any moment by doing what he had previously refused to do." Gompers 27 v. Buck's Stove & Range Co., 221 U.S. 418, 442 (1911) (citation and quote marks omitted). 28 . . . 1 The party alleging civil contempt must demonstrate the contemnor's violation of a court 2 order by clear and convincing evidence. United States v. Ayres, 166 F.3d 991, 994 (9th Cir. 3 1999). Once a prima facie showing of contempt is made, the burden shifts to the alleged 4 contemnor to show why he or she should not be held in contempt. United States v. Rylander, 5 460 U.S. 752, 757 (1983); Ayres, 166 F.3d at 994. To avoid a contempt finding, the alleged 6 contemnor must "present some evidence to explain or justify his refusal" to produce the 7 requested information. McPhaul v. United States, 364 U.S. 372, 379 (1960). 8 The Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit have held that a district court may properly 9 hold in contempt, by incarceration and otherwise, a party who refuses to comply with an IRS 10 summons after being ordered to do so. See, e.g., Rylander, 460 U.S. at 760-761; United States 11 v. Wheeler, 952 F.2d 326, 326-327 (9th Cir. 1991); United States v. Brown, 918 F.2d 82, 83-84 12 (9th Cir. 1990). 13 Mr. Foley is in contempt of three separate Orders entered by this Court. First, the Court 14 entered an Order to Show Cause on August 19, 2008 (doc. #4) ("first OSC"), requiring Mr. 15 Foley to appear before the Court on October 20, 2008, at 3:00 p.m., and show cause why he 16 should not be compelled to comply with the summons. The first OSC also required Mr. Foley 17 to file a written response to the petition. The first OSC was personally served on Mr. Foley by 18 hand-delivery on September 17, 2008 (doc. #5-2; #7; Exhibit 1). However, Mr. Foley flagrantly 19 disobeyed the Court's first OSC by failing to file a written response and by failing to appear at 20 the show-cause hearing (doc. #7). 21 Second, the Court entered an order on October 21, 2008, enforcing the summons (doc. 22 #9) ("OES"). The Court's OES specifically ordered Mr. Foley to "immediately comply with 23 the Summons by providing the documents and information identified in the Summons to 24 Internal Revenue Officer Dianne Thomas at 2400 West Dunlap, #315, Phoenix, Arizona 85021, 25 (602) 207-8369, within thirty (30) days of service of this Order Enforcing Summons" (doc. #9). 26 The OES was served on Mr. Foley by regular mail on October 21, 2008 (doc. #10) and by 27 personal service on February 26, 2009 (doc. #15). The OES concluded with a warning that 28 "Mr. Foley's non-compliance with the terms and conditions of this Order Enforcing Summons 2 1 may serve as grounds for a finding of civil contempt against him" (doc. #9). However, Mr. 2 Foley has not produced any documents as required. 3 Third, the Court entered an order on January 14, 2009 ("second OSC"), requiring Mr. 4 Foley to appear before the Court on April 13, 2009, at 10:15 a.m., and show cause why he 5 should not be held in contempt for violating the Court's previous orders. The second OSC also 6 required Mr. Foley to bring with him to the hearing all records required to be produced pursuant 7 to the OES and to file a written response to the motion for order to show cause. The second 8 OSC was personally served on Mr. Foley by hand-delivery on February 26, 2009 (doc. #15-2). 9 However, Mr. Foley flagrantly disobeyed the Court's second OSC by failing to file a written 10 response, failing to appear at the show-cause hearing, and failing to bring the records required 11 to be produced pursuant to the OES (doc. #16). To date, Mr. Foley has filed nothing with the 12 Court to indicate his intention to comply with the summons, to object to the summons, or to 13 otherwise respect the Court's orders by responding or complying (see docket). 14 In defiance of the first OSC, the OES, and the second OSC, Mr. Foley failed to appear 15 at the show-cause hearings, failed to file the required responses, and failed to produce a single 16 document to Revenue Officer Thomas. Accordingly, the United States has shown by clear and 17 convincing evidence that Mr. Foley has not complied with the first OSC, the OES, or the second 18 OSC in any respect and that such non-compliance constitutes contempt. In addition, Mr. Foley 19 has failed to show why he should not be held in contempt. Based on the foregoing and on the 20 papers and records on file in this case, and good cause appearing, 21 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Kevin P. Foley is in contempt of the 22 Court's Order to Show Cause entered on August 19, 2008 (doc. #4), Order Enforcing Summons 23 entered on October 21, 2008 (doc. #9), and Order entered on January 14, 2009 (doc. #14). A 24 warrant for Mr. Foley's arrest will issue. 25 26 27 28 3 DATED this 14th day of April, 2009.


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Q: Another Ordered Quadruples Question How many ordered quadruples $(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)$ that are elements of the $\Bbb Z^4$ are there such that $|x_1|+|x_2|+|x_3|+|x_4|= 50$?

A: If all of the $x_i$ are nonzero, then the count is $2^4$ times the number of solutions in positive integers to $x_1+x_2+x_3+x_4=50$. The latter number is $C(49,3)=18424$, and the $2^4$ factor is from choosing signs on the four $x_i$. This gives $2^4*C(49,3)=294784$ for this case.
Now if three of the $x_i$ are to be nonzero, there are 4 ways to choose which are nonzero, and then multiply by $2^3 C(49,2)$. This gives $4 \cdot 2^3 C(49,2)=37632$ for this case.
And if two of the $x_i$ are to be nonzero, there are 6 ways to choose which are nonzero, and then multiply by $2^2*C(49,1)$. This gives $6 \cdot 2^2 C(49,1)=1176$ for this case.
Finally if only one of the $x_i$ is nonzero, there are 4 ways to choose which is nonzero, and two ways to pick the sign (here $|x_i|=50$ of course). So 8 for this case.
Then we add $294784+37632+1176+8=333600$ for the total number asked in the question.
EDIT: the number of solutions to
$$|x_1|+...+|x_k|=n$$
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$$\sum_{j=1}^k 2^j C(k,j) C(n-1,j-1),$$
where $C(m,t)$ denotes the binomial $m$ choose $t$. Maple could not find this sum in closed form.

A: This is the coefficient of $t^{50}$ in the expansion of $$\biggl(\sum_{-\infty}^{\infty}t^{|n|}\biggr)^4=\bigl(1+2\sum_1^{\infty}t^n\bigr)^4$$ Now $$1+2\sum_1^{\infty}t^n=1+{2t\over1-t}={1+t\over1-t}$$ so $$\bigl(1+2\sum_1^{\infty}t^n\bigr)^4=(1+t)^4(1-t)^{-4}=(1+4t+6t^2+4t^3+t^4)\left({3\choose3}+{4\choose3}t+{5\choose3}t^2+\cdots\right)$$ and the coefficient of $t^{50}$ is $${53\choose3}+4{52\choose3}+6{51\choose3}+4{50\choose3}+{49\choose3}=333600$$

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Hamza Hendawi of AP reports on the implications of a Shiite-majority Iraqi government for Arab world politics. He points to the Shiite majority in Bahrain (though the emir there is a Sunni), and the substantial Shiite populations in Lebanon, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Hendawi notes that Shiites have no legal right to practice their rituals publicly in Egypt. This fact is breathtaking. It would be as though Protestants could not open a church and worship in Italy or Ireland.
' " As Iraq's majority Shiites emerge from a history of brutal repression under Saddam Hussein, free at last to speak their minds and practice their religious rituals in public, experts are busy assessing the impact.
"Iraq seems to me now to be creating the first officially multicultural country in the Arab world," said Juan R. Cole of the University of Michigan, a prominent American expert on Iraqi Shiites.
"It will be the first Arab country to have an elected Shiite majority in parliament … if things work out as planned," he said.
Sunni Arabs and Kurds, however, point to what they see as sectarian behavior by some Shiite politicians. Shiites are divided among themselves and lack a unified leadership. The more secular among them worry that the clergy could turn Iraq into an Iranian-style theocracy. Iranian clerical influence is already keenly felt in the Shiite south of Iraq.


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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN BusinessUpdated: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:44:44 GMTSource: CNNIf a recession is looming, you wouldn't know it from looking at Uber's business.Uber on Tuesday reported
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business
Updated: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:44:44 GMT
If a recession is looming, you wouldn't know it from looking at Uber's business.
Uber on Tuesday reported $8.3 billion in revenue for the three months ending in September, a 72% increase from the prior year, fueled by strong demand for rides and meal deliveries even as inflation and recession fears weigh on consumers.
The company's mobility segment, which includes its ride-hailing business, saw revenue grow 73% from the prior year to $3.8 billion for the quarter. The number of trips during the quarter grew 19% to 1.95 billion, representing an average of approximately 21 million trips per day.
Uber's revenue from its Eats delivery business, meanwhile, increased 24% from the prior year to $2.8 billion.
"Even as the macroeconomic environment remains uncertain, Uber's core business is stronger than ever," Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber's CEO, said in a statement accompanying the earnings report.
On a conference call with analysts Tuesday, Khosrowshahi said Uber's business has benefited from "cities reopening, travel booming and, more broadly, a continued shift of consumer spending from retail to services." Uber has "seen these trends continue into the fourth quarter," he said.
Shares of Uber surged more than 10% in pre-market trading Tuesday following the results, effectively shrugging off yet another billion-dollar quarterly loss from the company.
Uber reported a net loss of $1.2 billion, which it said was primarily due to investments.
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Venison meat in the UK is more-often-than-not produced from freely roaming deer, rather than other meats that are intensively farmed. It is often found that venison is therefore very tender, and whilst this is not an everyday meat, when we do choose to indulge we also benefit from a higher iron content and more omega 3 than other red meats, meaning it's very good for you too!
The recipe we've created at Season's Eatings uses a marinade with strong flavours (ginger, Chinese five spice and pomegranate) to match that of the meat. We serve this on a beetroot salad, which you can either make yourself or save time (i.e. cheat) like we did and buy a pre-bought one with designer leaves too – the end result is the same.
We also served this venison dish with some sweet potato wedges. Simply cut up the sweet potato, no need to peel the skin. Place on a baking tray, drizzle over a good helping of olive oil (not extra virgin), sprinkle with a large pinch of salt, a bit of freshly ground pepper and a sprinkle of smoked paprika then bake for 40 minutes at 180ºC.
Finely chop the piece of stem ginger then add to a shallow bowl with the ginger syrup, soy sauce, olive oil and Chinese five spice.
Mix together, then lay the venison steaks in this marinade, turning until well coated. Cover and leave for 30 minutes.
Warm up a griddle pan, then once hot, add the steaks – retaining their marinade in the shallow dish. Cook on a high heat for 2 – 3 minutes per side and if you like your meat well done, cook for a further 1 – 2 minutes per side. You shouldn't need to add oil to the pan as the marinade contains oil already, and too much in the pan will just create smoke.
Once cooked, wrap the meat in tin foil and leave to rest for 5 minutes, whilst you finish cooking the leftover marinade and begin to plate up.
Turn the heat off under the griddle, add 4 – 5 tbsp of water, the leftover marinade and the pomegranate seeds. Stir around for 1 minute just so that everything is hot and well mixed, then pour out of the hot griddle pan into a small bowl so that it doesn't all evaporate.
To serve, place a couple of large spoonfuls of beetroot salad on each plate, then slice the steaks on the diagonal and lay on top of the salad. Drizzle over the marinade and enjoy with a glass of Rioja red.


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Motorcyclist dead after tragic truck crash
by Carla Hildebrandt
28th Feb 2020 6:22 AM
DESPERATE efforts by paramedics could not revive a motorcyclist, who died after his bike and a truck collided in Ultimo on Thursday.
A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said the 32-year-old man suffered severe head, chest and pelvic injuries. He was pronounced dead at hospital.
A 36-year-old man was arrested at the scene about 5pm and was taken to hospital for mandatory drug and alcohol testing, and a truck was seized for scientific examination.
The rider of a motor cycle was struck by a white truck on Abecrombie Street at Ultimo. The truck failed to stop after the collision.
Police set up a crime scene near the traffic lights on the corner of Broadway Rd and Abercrombie St after the crash.
Witnesses at the scene told The Daily Telegraph they heard a loud "bang" before seeing a man lying on the ground with his green motorbike nearby.
NSW Ambulance duty operations manager Paul Delamont said the incident was "dreadful".
"As a paramedic when you hear a motorcycle and truck accident has occurred, it's just gut-wrenching," he said.
Police are calling for anyone with dashcam footage from around the time of the incident. Picture: Carla Hildebrandt
"The patient's injuries were extensive and paramedics had to work quickly at the scene - they want to get there as quickly as possible and do everything that can be done to help.
"This is a terrible incident on our roads this afternoon - please be careful and look out for each other so we can avoid these tragedies."
Witnesses said the driver of the truck failed to stop after the collision.
Investigations are continuing. Anyone with dashcam footage from around the time of the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
A crime scene has been set up on Abecrombie Street at Ultimo. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at hospital.
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I've been getting New Year's "resolution" calls lately, which tells me that a lot of new digital photographers are snapping and e-mailing photos to family and friends.
The typical question goes something like this: "My son-in-law sent me a photo of the kids, but when I call it up on my screen, it's so big that I can't see anything except a little corner of it. Is there any way to make it smaller?"
First things first. When you take a digital photograph or scan a snapshot, the image is converted to a grid of tiny dots, or pixels.
The number of dots used to record an image is its resolution. The first digital camera I used could resolve an image into a grid of 640 by 480 dots. That's 307,200 dots if you're not a math whiz. (I cheated and used a calculator.) The superb Olympus Camedia digital camera I use captures 2,048-by-1,536-dot images, which comes out to, ummmm, 3,145,728 dots.
What happens if I e-mail one of those pictures to Aunt Rhoda? She's using a 17-inch monitor, and the resolution of her screen is set to display 800 dots across by 600 dots vertically, which is typical for screens that size.
If my photo is 2,048 dots wide, she'll see less than half of it unless she scrolls around.
What to do? If you're on the sending end, you probably have photo-editing software. Call up the photo and change the size so that it will fit onto a screen. For example, at 30 percent of its original dimensions, my Olympus photo will be 614 dots across by 416 pixels deep, small enough to squeeze onto Aunt Rhoda's display. Just remember to save the resized photo under a different file name so you don't overwrite the original.
Another possibility, particularly if you're sending photos to several people, is to post your images in an online album at a free photo-sharing Web site such as Zing.com, Clubphoto.com or Photoisland.com. Then, invite everyone to view the collection. If you upload a full-size image to a photo Web site, it's automatically resized for comfortable viewing.
If you receive a giant image via e-mail, you have some finagling to do. The first step is to save the attachment by clicking or right-clicking on its icon in your e-mail header and writing it to your hard drive. Your best bet is to save it to the My Documents folder. Write down the file name for future reference.
That done, it's time to call up Windows Paint, a little graphics program that comes with the operating system. To find it, click the Start button and then choose Programs-Accessories. When Paint starts up, click on the File menu, choose Open and select the picture file you've just saved.
The image will appear on your screen in its original size. Now click on the Image menu at the top of the screen and select Stretch-Skew. A small dialog box will pop up. In the Stretch portion of the box, you'll see two blanks labeled "horizontal" and "vertical." In each one, type in the percentage reduction you want. Make sure to type the same number in each box, or you'll get a distorted picture. Then click OK.
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Borders of Hospitality. The Difficult Birth of a Multicultural Society
(Marc Hooghe) The Low Countries - 2001, № 9, pp. 94-107
Large-scale migrations have always been a feature of the Low Countries, with Belgium and the Netherlands in turn receiving and sending out various groups of migrants. Hooghe takes a look at decolonisation, employment-driven migration, and the new 'third wave' of migrants (asylum seekers) in Belgium and the Netherlands.He also analyses the debate in this multicultural arena, and writes about the matters of integration and curtailment. But despite all cultural and political considerations, it is economic requirements that determine where the borders of hospitality are set in the Low Countries.


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Denis Ireland on Mail Censorship
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Denis Ireland speaks to William McGookin about his post being censored during and after WWII. He believed this was because he was a Protestant Nationalist and founder of the Ulster Union Club.
Denis Liddell Ireland (29 July 1894 – 23 September 1974) was an Irish essayist and political activist. A northern Protestant, after service in the First World War he embraced the cause of Irish independence and encouraged Protestants to explore their Irish identity. He was a member of the Liddell family, well-known linen mill owners.
An Interview with Eddie McAteer, November 1965
Historic Unionist Conference at Liverpool
Interview with Eddie McAteer, Feb 1965
Irish Free State
Long Hard Road
Postmen Vs Dogs
The Ulster Unionist Conference, 1964
Unwelcome Post, a Vox Pop


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Zombies GO lets you fight zombies in the REAL WORLD with your iPhone! You wont believe your eyes! How long can you survive??
WE DID IT WAY BEFORE POKEMON DID! GRAB IT FOR YOURSELF AND SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT!
Seriously, you've never seen or played anything like this before. Gyro controls let you simply look around with your iDevice as if you're taking a photo! Try it for yourself!
NEWS FLASH The undead are rising. They're in your city. They've invaded your town. They're feasting on your neighbours' delicious grey matter. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!
Introducing Zombies GO! The Augmented Reality Apocalypse! More than just another shoot-zombies-in-the-face game, Zombies GO uses Augmented Reality to put zombies in YOUR WORLD. They're all around you right now!
You'll see zombies climbing out of the ground around you. You'll hear them groan. You'll see them eat each other. You'll grab a gun and blow their stupid undead brains out.
Totally immersive Augmented Reality puts zombies all around you in the real world. IT'S LIKE THEY'RE REALLY THERE!
Fight zombies in the real world, OR in a virtual environment! Now you can enjoy zombie slaying even in the smallest of spaces!
Different undead enemies! The longer you survive, the more different undead nasties will show up! Fight zombies, undead dogs, mummies and MORE!
As you kill the walking undead, you unlock new weapons! Including AK-47, Shotgun, 44 Magnum, Flame Thrower, Mini-Gun, Sniper Rifle and MORE!
2 Modes: Play the game and try to survive, or switch to SAFE MODE and enjoy the Augmented Reality effects without being attacked! You can still blast the lifeless walkers to hell tho!
Unlock weapons within the game to use in Safe Mode.
Your movements control the game. Simply look around you, line up your cross hairs with your target, and tap to shoot. Swipe up to reload, then keep shooting! It's totally different to anything else, and very addictive!
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Alois Pozbyl (30. června 1876, Slavíč u Hranic – 2. července 1921, Vidče), přezdívaný bosý kněz, byl katolický duchovní, první farář ve farnosti valašské obce Vidče (1919–1921), kněz se silným sociálním cítěním, básník, spisovatel. Zemřel v pověsti svatosti.

Život
Pocházel ze selské usedlosti ve Slavíči. Na kněze byl vysvěcen 5. července 1901. Na své první kaplanské místo nastoupil na Valašsko do farnosti Zubří. Brzy postřehl, jakým zlem je pro chudobný kraj alkoholismus. Začal s cílevědomou osvětou. Farníky nadchl pro stavbu spolkového domu Domovina – první abstinenční dům na Moravě. Snažil se co nejvíce přiblížit chudým lidem. Rozdal všechen svůj majetek, chodil bos.

Pastorační pole patera Pozbyla zahrnovalo též přifařenou obec Vidče a její rozlehlé paseky. Videčtí to měli do farního kostela v Zubří poctivou hodinu pěší chůze. Pater Pozbyl spolu s řídícím učitelem Hynkem Kašlíkem oživili pět let spící spolek Jednota pro zbudování kostela. Bez velkých sponzorů v chudém kraji dokázali postavit kostel svatého Cyrila a Metoděje i faru.

Po zásluze byl v roce 1920 pater Alois jmenován prvním farářem nově ustanovené farnosti Vidče. Na pronajatém pozemku hospodařil, choval ovce, vyráběl brynzu a dětem nosil do školy namazané krajíce. Včelařil, aby získal finance na provoz kostela.

Kromě pastorační práce publikoval básnické sbírky a poučnou literaturu s náboženskou tematikou pro své prosté věřící. Neznal odpočinku. Vysílen nadměrnou aktivitou onemocněl tuberkulózou a zemřel ve věku 45 let.

Pochován je na hřbitově ve Vidči.

Dílo
 Naši miláčkové, obrázkový život světců na Moravě zvláště ctěných. Hranice na Moravě: vlastním nákladem, 1919. 386 s.

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Facebook's IPO Was a Success - LinkedIn's Was a Disaster
Published on 2 June
As a disclaimer, I'm not a stock broker, an investment banker, or even a financial analyst. I'm just an entrepreneur thinking about Facebook's IPO through the eyes an entrepreneur.
With that said, I'm failing to understand all of the reporting around Facebook's IPO being a disaster. Yes, a lot of people have lost a lot of money on Facebook stock. These people are called speculators. According to Investopedia, a speculator is:
"A person who trades derivatives, commodities, bonds, equities or currencies with a higher-than-average risk in return for a higher-than-average profit potential. Speculators take large risks, especially with respect to anticipating future price movements, in the hope of making quick, large gains."
I feel very sorry that these people lost money (on paper - assuming they haven't sold), but I'm pretty sure that they knew what they were getting themselves into.
As for Joe Investor who jumped on the Facebook hype train? Relax! If you truly believe that the company is solid then all you have to do is hold onto the stock for a long time, and you should do fine. If your intention was to make a quick buck, then please see the definition of a speculator above.
So why do I believe the Facebook IPO was a success? It's really very simple. Facebook didn't get screwed by their investment bankers! It would seem that Facebook's stock was priced just high enough to get the IPO investors excited to invest, without leaving money on the table. This means that Mark Zuckerberg and the other owners of Facebook maximized the price of the shares they sold. As an entrepreneur, you can't ask for much more. And did Mark Zuckerberg lose $5 billion on his honeymoon as widely reported? The answer is no, because he's not going to sell his stock! Most of his wealth is on paper, and from what most people say about him, it will likely stay that way for a long time.
LinkedIn on the other hand got screwed. Its stock went up over 100% within two hours of trading. That means that Reid Hoffman and the other investors that sold stock that day received less than half of what the market would pay! The people who did really well on the LinkedIn IPO were the deep pocketed investors that received preferred IPO allocations from the investment bankers, and the investment bankers themselves who made commissions on the IPO and then again selling off the shares of their preferred clients. At the time of the LinkedIn IPO, BusinessInsider offered up a great analogy:
"Imagine if the trusted real-estate agent you hired to sell your house persuaded you to sell it to her best client for $1,000,000 by telling you this was the best price she could get. And then, the next morning, the person who bought your house immediately turned around and sold it for $2,000,000 (using the agent to sell it, naturally).
How would you feel if your agent did that?
Shafted."
In case you're wondering, I feel pretty good about the fundamentals of Facebook's business model and I still think the company has a ton of growth potential. Assuming that Facebook didn't intentionally mislead investors (of which some are accusing the company), there's no need to be mad at Mark Zuckerburg or Facebook. Perhaps you should focus your anger on the media that hyped the IPO, but then again, they're also hyping Facebook's demise. The truth is, in the case of the Facebook IPO, everybody did their job as they were supposed to. The investment bankers priced the stock correctly, the entrepreneurs maximized the price of their stock, the media created a frenzy, and the speculators speculated. All must be right with the world.
Don't agree with me? Let me know!


When most people think of Bend, Oregon real estate they likely think of vacation homes. Bend is, after all, one of the premiere vacation destinations in the state of Oregon. What many real estate investors may not be considering is that Bend is set to have a four year university by 2015. That makes now a great time to buy rental properties in Bend.
Think for a minute about the college town or towns you are familiar with. Is real estate more expensive in those college towns than neighboring cities? You bet it is. Did the real estate in that town hold its value better than that of surrounding towns during the Great Recession? Yep. Did real estate values in that town rebound faster than neighboring towns after the Great Recession? Yes, again.
There are some great real estate investment plays that can be set up before OSU Cascades officially becomes a four year university in 2015. Before everyone else thinks, "Why didn't I do that?" There are currently just over 1100 students attending OSU Cascades. That number is expected to grow to 2000 over the next four years (2017) and 5000 students by 2025.
Rental properties for professors: If the number of students will double in the next two years it follows that the number of teachers will also. Those people don't already live here and many of them will prefer to rent for economic and professional reasons. Single family homes and townhomes on the west side of town would be the target rental properties for this group.
Rental properties for students: The freshman class of 2015 is expected to be fairly small (100 students) and live in the "living and learning center" on campus. Students from most of Central Oregon will be exempt from having to live in campus housing. That leaves an expected 1400 juniors, seniors, grad students and local freshmen in need of housing. Multi-family properties near campus and single family homes at least two miles from campus will be most attractive to this group.
Rental properties for University employees: There will also be numerous jobs created in the private sector as a result of the expanding campus. Not all of these jobs will be filled from the local pool of employable talent which will create even more demand for residential rentals. This group of potential tenants will likely be willing to consider single family properties from Deschutes River Woods all the way to Redmond and 2 to 4 unit properties in Bend.
We believe the current real estate market in Bend presents an exceptional opportunity for investors. No one is really thinking in terms of Bend as a college town yet. However, the time will come and when it does the market conditions that exist now will likely be long gone. Interest rates are still incredibly low for the time being but are expected to rise over the next few years. Prices are still low enough that cash flowing properties can still be found. And finally, while there is buyer demand for properties around the future campus of OSU Cascades (see map below) that demand is nothing like it will be in two years.
One market condition that doesn't show any signs of changing soon is the demand for rentals. Bend has an incredibly low vacancy rate and the competition among tenants for a good rental is red hot. We have had three vacancies in Bend in the last two months and none of those properties went even one day between tenants without rent being paid. NOW is the time to buy rental properties in Bend, Oregon!


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Stories from My Childhood
1996 NR 4 discs
Rent this series
From the extraordinary animators at Soyuzmultfilm Studios (the former Soviet Union's answer to Disney) come these films based on timeless Russian and English fairy tales. A wealth of voice talent -- including Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Laura San Giacomo, James Coburn, Bill Murray, Sarah Jessica Parker, James Belushi, Shirley MacLaine and Timothy Dalton, just to name a few -- makes this family-friendly treat truly magical.
Kathleen Turner, Cathy Moriarty, James Coburn, Kirsten Dunst, James Belushi, Harvey Fierstein, Laura San Giacomo, JoBeth Williams
Children & Family, Family Animation, Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Book Characters
Full Screen 1.33:1
Spanish (Neutral): Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
NR - Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.


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Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez
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Former Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
Energy R&D
Energy Innovation policy
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Managing the Atom (1)
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Seminar - Open to the Public
Destined for Decline? Examining the Role of Nuclear in the Ongoing Energy Transition
Wed., Dec. 1, 2021 | 2:00pm - 3:30pm
A Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) seminar with Jochen Markard, Privatdozent (Habilitation and Venia Legendi) at ETH Zurich and a senior researcher at ZHAW, Zurich; and Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez, Post-doctoral Fellow of the Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENRP) and the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program (STPP) at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
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Energy Policy Seminar: Alejandro Nunez-Jimenez on "Renewable Hydrogen Potential in the EU"
Mon., May 3, 2021 | 12:00pm - 1:00am
Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program. Dr. Nuñez-Jimenez will discuss "Renewable Hydrogen Potential in the EU: Market and Geopolitical Implications of Long-Term Hydrogen Supply Strategies." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Henry Lee.
Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.
Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.


LUMI Laura Envelope Clutch in timeless and elegant violet colour. Laura Envelope Clutch is from LUMI Limited Edition – a specialty line of bags and purses made of soft, luxurious leather, featuring hand-crafted detailing and bold, custom-made hardware.
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Tamara T-Bag in classy black. This roomy bag fits your phone, keys and other small essentials. It converts nicely from day to night with a long detachable chain strap, so wear it as a handbag or a clutch - what ever suits your style! Tamara T-Bag is from LUMI Limited Edition – a specialty line of bags and purses made of soft, luxurious leather, featuring hand-crafted detailing and bold, custom-made hardware.


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Q: Ways to render images sequence from Canvas Context
I'm creating some animated graphics using Canvas. I would like to save images sequence of them. If I do it through a Web Browser, for some obvious reasons of security, it will ask me to save manually each files. I need to work around this.
I also need to render the images lossless with an alpha channel, that's why I'm using PNG images sequence and nothing else. Images sequences can be huge in matter of size (e.g. a full HD sequence of 2 minutes at 30 frames/s will easily exceed 1 Go)
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What could be the workarounds ? I think that using Node.js could be useful because being server-side should allows me to saves the images sequence without awaiting confirmations. Unfortunately, I don't know it very well, that's one of the reason, I'm asking.
I'm also seeking for a "comfortable" solution. Below, someone seems able to do it using  Python and MIME, it seems really ponderous to do and slow.
Googling
Exporting HTML canvas as an image sequence but it doesn't talk about the Node.js solution
Saving a sequence of images in a web canvas to disk But not the same context, he is providing a Web service for some clients.
https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/19218/how-to-render-p5-js-sketch-as-a-movie doesn't bring any solution, but confirm what I've explained.
https://github.com/spite/ccapture.js/#limitations this but it doesn't allows me to export PNG images, only video, this isn't what I searching for.
http://jeremybouny.fr/en/articles/server_side_canvas_node/
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I'm not a native English speaker, I tried to do my best, please, feel free to edit it if something is badly written


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Q: Turn QPushButton on and off I have an app in PyQt with a few buttons to shift between modes of the application.
I have the clicked() signals of the buttons linked to the appropriate methods. My problem is that there are other ways to change modes (for instance, loading settings will automatically move the user to their default mode), and I'm using the QPushButtons as indicators of the "active mode". This was previously accomplished by having two icons for each button, one for the button being off and the other for the button being on. It's all been designed in QtDesigner, so clicking on one button turns it on (and turns the other buttons off) and changes the icons appropriately. And when the mouse is released, that button stays on.
The button stays on until another button is pressed.
I'm trying to figure out how I can change a button from "on" to "off" without the user actually pressing the button, so I can change modes appropriately.
The Qt docs make reference to the property I'm looking for but I can't find any more details than the fact that these states exist:

The most important modes or states are:

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*Available or not (grayed out, disabled).

*Standard push button, toggling push button or menu button.

*On or off (only for toggling push buttons).

*Default or normal. The default button in a dialog can generally be "clicked" using the
  Enter or Return key.

*Auto-repeat or not.

*Pressed down or not.

(http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5/QPushButton.html)
To be more specific, I'm looking for a way to see the state of a QPushButton; to see whether it is "On" or "Off", and I'm looking for a way to change that state.
EDIT: I found the appropriate method QPushButton.isOn() but the problem is that it's in Qt3. (I'm using Qt5, where this method no longer exists). Clearly it's obsolete now, would anyone happen to know what replaced it?
http://doc.qt.digia.com/3.2/qpushbutton.html#isOn

A: QPushButton inherits from QAbstractButton and and therefore has the following methods: isChecked, setChecked and isCheckable, setCheckable. This way you can convert the button into a toggle button and ask/set the state. There is also setAutoRepeat and autoRepeat which controls the auto repeat programmatically.
Especially instead of isOn use isChecked.
Furthermore it also inherits from QWidget which has methods isEnabled and setEnabled. With this you can activate/de-active the button which is shown by graying out the button as well as by prohibiting clicks on the button.
Basically just study the documentation for QAbstractButton and QWidget to see how you can programmatically interact with a QPushButton to enable/disable it.


The other day in Bozeman after a brutally cold night, -29°F to be exact, one of my friends summed up Montanans' reply to the frigid temperatures, "We don't hibernate, we recreate!" Indeed, the previous night downtown Bozeman hosted its annual Christmas Stroll, closing off Main Street and setting up booths for food and nonprofits, while the stores all stayed open and some screened films or hosted bands. Santa made an appearance as well. You would think -11°F would scare people off, but no, it was packed. Needless to say, hot cocoa was literally the hot commodity that evening.
Back in Big Sky, I am moved in to Lone Mountain Ranch, where I will be working as a PM server in the dining room. Originally, they put me in the A-frame, which has their ski shop on the bottom floor, but that room did not have a kitchen, so when a spot opened up in the Schaap House on top of the hill I jumped on it. Check it out. Upgrade.
OK, you might be convinced, but maybe not enthusiastic. Let me show you my view.
Million dollar view or multi-million dollar view? Either way, I'll take it. Now it is time to get outside and recreate. Today's forecast is calling for a relatively balmy high of 27°F. Woohoo!


Thinking about that summer vacation?! Maybe you should be! Christel Aragon, Director of UCLA Alumni Travel, will be joining us in February to share some hot tips on travel destinations you may not have thought of.
Christel Aragon joined UCLA Alumni Travel in 1994 and assumed the position of Director of Travel in 1999. UCLA Alumni Travel offers over 55 educational tours serving approximately 1,200 travelers annually. Christel strongly believes in lifelong learning through travel, and is persistently searching for ways to make the offerings more educational, unique and a good fit for UCLA's alumni, family and friends. UCLA faculty are featured on more than 50 percent of the tour offerings. She is a member of the Educational Travel Community Executive Advisory Council, and is considered a leader in the non-profits for travel industry. Christel was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and she has more than 27 years of experience in the travel industry.


Plant-based presents that are vegan-approved.
1. A pack of seeds so they can cook with herbs and spices they grew all by themselves.
2. An enamel pin for the vegan Stranger Things fan in your life.
Get it from VeganPowerCo on Etsy for $10.
3. A glass kettle and blooming tea set, which will unfurl into a beautiful tea almost too pretty to drink.
Promising review: "I got this along with the fab flowering tea 12 pack for my boyfriend who is crazy about tea. He absolutely loves this little teapot, he uses it daily with loose tea and it's so easy to clean. We've only used one bloom so far and we couldn't believe how beautiful it turned out. The tea itself was tasty and we got multiple steeps from the one bloom. I recommend this for tea lovers, it's a great addition to our tea cabinet and a lovely display for our coffee table." —Whitney D.
4. A sticker any animal rights activist would enjoy.
Promising review: "BEAUTIFUL! Such sweet and personal packaging and even extra stickers. Will be ordering again from this shop no doubt." —Lindsay J.
Get it from Tacoma Stickers on Etsy for $4.99.
5. A set of 6 different sea salts from around the world.
6. A set of pencils that say things like "vegan vibes" and "eat fruit not friends."
Promising review: "Very quick delivery, and was just as described. My kind of humor — love it!" —Shelda V.
Get it from Bettie Confetti on Etsy for $9.60.
7. A set of bamboo cutting boards.
8. A vegan Harry Potter gift basket curated by Luna Lovegood herself (aka Evanna Lynch).
I bet you didn't know that chocolate frogs are vegan! (Or at least these versions are...) Get those, plus a lavender bath bomb, drinking chocolate, olives, almond butter cups, a necklace, and a "Vegans Are Magical" T-shirt designed by Evanna Lynch.
Get it from PETA for $59.99.
9. A sleek backpack made from purely vegan leather.
Get it from Matt & Nat for $180 (available in six colors).
10. A cookbook with delicious recipes even non-vegans will enjoy.
Get it from Amazon for $18.27+, Barnes & Noble for $18.57+, or a local bookseller through IndieBound here.
11. A PETA-approved faux-leather clutch that will keep everything you need in one place.
This clutch has many pockets inside and is big enough to fit a tablet, notebook, or small laptop in the side pocket.
Get it from Glass Ladder Co for $99 (available in pink, black, and gray).
12. A coconut-scented soy candle with lids for maximum portability.
Get a 2-pack from Amazon for $22.95.
13. A bottle of vegan-friendly nail polish that's long-lasting.
Get it from Amazon for $13.63+ (available in 34 colors).
14. A bag of vegan versions of your favorite candies: gummy worms, chocolates, Swedish Fish, Starbursts, and more!
Get them from Hunnybon starting at $5.43 each.
15. A monthly subscription for the best vegan jerky around.
Get it from Cratejoy for $19.99/month.
16. A set of vegan stickers to put all over everything.
Promising review: "Love this sticker. Great for vegan badasses everywhere!" —Chrissie G.
Get them from NerdKeepers on Etsy for $1.61+.
17. A clutch purse made from eco-friendly cork.
Promising review: "It arrived in time and is just as described. Well constructed, soft texture and lovely." —Linda E.
Get it from MyCottonHouse on Etsy for $45.21.
18. A cookbook that teaches all the ways to make delicious vegan ice cream.
Get it from Amazon for $17.25+, or a local bookseller through IndieBound here.
19. And a coffee mug to ward off stupid questions.
Promising review: "Love the mug! Great quality and super cute!" —Elizabeth R.
Get it from TwoMoonMonkeys on Etsy for $14.95+.