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    'music.163.com',
    '/weapi/v3/song/detail',
    'POST',
    data,
    cookie,
    music_req => {
      res.send(music_req)
    },
    err => res.status(502).send('fetch error')
  )
})

module.exports = router


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Add chocolate chunks and coconut oil to a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Constantly stir the mixture until it is completely melted.
step four: Remove from freezer and top with remaining chocolate.
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Just Transitions: Economic Diversification for Coal Dependent regions
This podcast looks at various opportunities and challenges for coal dependent regions in India and South Africa to create just and sustainable pathways to diversify their economies.
This week, Gaylor Montmasson-Clair with Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and Srestha Banerjee with iForest join Sandeep Pai (CSIS) to explore the opportunities and challenges for coal dependent regions in India and South Africa to create just and sustainable pathways to diversify their economies.
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Sandeep Pai: Senior Research Lead, JTI, Senior Associate (Non-resident), CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program
Gaylor Montmasson-Clair: Senior Economist, Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS); and Research Associate, Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
Srestha Banerjee: Program Head for Climate Justice and Natural Resource Management at iForest
Brief/Definitions and Concepts; Guidelines, Strategies and Recommendations
A Just and Equitable Transition
This policy brief discusses the meaning and importance of a just and equitable transition to a low-carbon economy and provides action-oriented recommendations for the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada.
Social and/or cultural impacts > Other
carbon budget
low-carbon gentrification
carbon-neutral
subnational plan
Richard Boyd
This policy brief discusses the meaning and importance of a just and equitable transition for the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, as it pursues more ambitious emissions reduction policies. It proposes actionable recommendations to support the city's updated Community Energy Transition Strategy.
The author emphasizes the importance of social justice in formulating and implementing climate strategies. The author advises against a "narrow view" of just transitions that focuses only on employment issues and instead promotes a broader view of social equity. With this in mind, the author explores the potential injustices of a carbon-neutral transition in the City of Edmonton. The author concludes with an Edmonton-specific framework for a just and equitable transition that includes both general guiding principles and action-oriented recommendations for the city.
Commentary/Case Study; Guidelines, Strategies and Recommendations
Just Transitions: Lessons Learned in South Africa and Eastern Europe
This commentary summarizes critical elements of case studies on just transitions to help guide future research, and includes lessons learned in ongoing just transitions work in South Africa and Eastern Europe.
Economic diversification/restructuring > Economic development plans, Industry and/or sector assistance or plans
Employment > Social protections
power relations
Ben Cahill
This commentary summarizes a workshop held by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on just transitions in South Africa and Eastern Europe. More case studies on sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and developing Asia could shed light on just transitions in countries with fewer economic resources and more limited social safety nets. The commentary includes a table summarizing critical elements of case studies to help identify key insights and best practices in future research.
In South Africa, just transitions are urgent because market and policy signals indicate an inevitable decline of coal, yet a transition could harm workers and communities dependent on coal mining. Policies intended to elevate renewable energy in the country have also failed to support energy access for black communities or address issues of racial injustice. The author notes that just transitions in South Africa need to address issues of inclusivity and power relations.
Central and Eastern Europe is a focal point for just transitions as many countries in the region anticipate phasing out coal and emissions-intensive industries in the coming decades. This commentary cites several positive examples of community engagement and local participation in just transitions. However, case studies indicate that more should be done to boost input at the local level.

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Q: Azure | Form Recognizer pre selection of documents? Does Form Recognizer has the ablity to pre-select/pre-diffrentiate documents before they get worked over by the Form Recognizer recognition tool?
E.g. It would be able to diffrentiate between bills or notes and would only use the recognition tool for bills.

A: As other answers had suggested, you could implement your own classifier.  You could call the model, and exam the confidence score of return value, if it's too low, then it's not the document you want to process.
If you want to build 2 models, one for bills, one for notes,  each model extract different sets of key/values,  then Form Recognize team is working on a feature to find the most appropriate form for you, please stay tuned.
thanks
-xin (from MSFT Form Recognize Team)

A: Azure Form recognizer  is a cognitive service that uses machine learning technology to identify and extract text, key/value pairs and table data from form documents, whether they are PNG, JPEG, TIFF  or PDF.
With Form recognizer, You cannot find the type of the document or differentiate document. You need to train any type of form before the extraction of data.
For the purpose of segregation, you have to use some other service/tool. For example, Azure Computer Vision service can be used to find the type of image.

A: No, that's not a feature from Form Recognizer.
You can implement your own classifier (for images documents) using Custom Vision for example

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African-American Men and Women of the Progressive Era
4 Key Figures
The Black Freedom Struggle
Major Figures and Events
The Institution of Slavery & Abolition
Segregation and Jim Crow
Femi Lewis
African American History Expert
M.S.Ed, Secondary Education, St. John's University
M.F.A., Creative Writing, City College of New York
B.A., English, City College of New York
Femi Lewis is a writer and educator who specializes in African American history topics, including enslavement, activism, and the Harlem Renaissance.
During the Progressive Era, African-Americans faced racism and discrimination. Segregation in public places, lynching, being barred from the political process, limited healthcare, education, and housing options left African-Americans disenfranchised from American Society.
Despite the presence of Jim Crow Era laws and politics, African-Americans attempted to achieve equality by creating organizations that would help them lobby few anti-lynching legislation and achieve prosperity. Here are several African-American men and women who worked to change life for African-Americans during this time period.
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William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois argued for immediate racial equality for African-Americans while working as a sociologist, historian, and activist.
One of his famous quotes is "Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime."
Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell helped to establish the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) in 1896. Terrell's work as a social activist and helping women and children have resources to employment, education and adequate healthcare allow her to be remembered.
William Monroe Trotter
William Monroe Trotter was a journalist and socio-political agitator. Trotter played an important role in the early fight for civil rights for African-Americans.
Fellow writer and activist James Weldon Johnson once described Trotter as "an able man, zealous almost to the point of fanaticism, an implacable foe of every form and degree of race discrimination" that "lacked the capacity to weld his followers into a form that would give them any considerable group effectiveness."
Trotter helped to establish the Niagara Movement with Du Bois. He was also the publisher of Boston Guardian.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
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In 1884, Ida Wells-Barnett sued the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad after she was removed from the train after refusing to move to a segregated car. She sued on the grounds that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 banned discrimination based on race, creed, or color in theaters, hotels, transportation, and public facilities. Although Wells-Barnett won the case on the local circuit courts and was awarded $500, the railroad company appealed the case to the Supreme Court of Tennessee. In 1887, the Supreme Court of Tennessee reversed the lower court's ruling.
This was Well-Barnett's introduction into social activism and she did not stop there. She published articles and editorials in Free Speech.
Well-Barnett published the anti-lynching pamphlet, A Red Record.
The following year, Wells-Barnett worked with a number of women to organize the first African-American national organization-- the National Association of Colored Women. Through the NACW, Wells-Barnett continued to fight against lynching and other forms of racial injustice.
In 1900, Wells-Barnett publishes Mob Rule in New Orleans. The text tells the story of Robert Charles, an African-American man who fought police brutality in May of 1900.
Collaborating with W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, Wells-Barnett helped increase membership of the Niagara Movement. Three years later, she participated in the establishment of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Booker T. Washington
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Educator and social activist Booker T. Washington was responsible for establishing Tuskegee Institute and the Negro Business League.
African Americans in the Progressive Era
Biography of W.E.B. Du Bois, Black Activist and Scholar
African-American Organizations of the Progressive Era
Biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Journalist Who Fought Racism
James Monroe Trotter
What Led to the Formation of the NAACP?
The Niagara Movement: Organizing for Social Change
Maggie Lena Walker: Successful Businesswoman in the Jim Crow Era
Who Popularized the term 'Talented Tenth'?
27 Black American Women Writers You Should Know
The African American Press Timeline: 1827 to 1895
Hallie Quinn Brown
African American History Timeline: 1910 to 1919
Black History Timeline: 1940 to 1949
HBCU Timeline: 1837 to 1870


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County Reaches Settlement in Lawsuit Against Off-Duty Officer Accused of Pulling Firearm on Teens
in EYE ON SC, News Headlines
A police car's lights shine bright in the night. Photo: Chelsie Rex
By Shawn Raymundo
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, July 13, reached a $195,000 settlement agreement in a lawsuit that accused an off-duty officer of pulling a handgun on teenagers at a San Clemente skate park in 2019.
Alleging negligence, assault, civil rights violations and emotional distress, Max Chance III of San Juan Capistrano this past March filed the civil suit against the county, the Orange County Sheriff's Department and Michael Thalken.
Video recordings taken from the Oct. 12, 2019 incident at Ralphs Skate Court captured Thalken, a sheriff's investigator, pulling out a firearm while confronting a group of teens, including Chance, who was then 16, over loud music.
The lawsuit alleges that throughout the confrontation Thalken didn't identify himself as an officer, and at one point instructed Chance, whose father, Max Chance Jr., is a retired OCSD sergeant, to kneel "or I will shoot you in the (expletive) face."
"The family is pleased that this chapter in their son's life has come to an end and that some justice was served," Chance's attorney, Eric Traut, said in a prepared statement.
In an email to San Clemente Times, Traut further explained that the board, with its 4-0 vote on Tuesday, agreed to pay the $195,000 to have the complaint dropped. No other terms were attached to the agreement, he said.
OCSD had previously stated that an internal investigation was completed, resulting in Thalken being disciplined, though details of those actions couldn't be disclosed. Thalken was later put back on duty, according to the department.
According to the lawsuit, a band had been playing at the skate park when Thalken, donning street clothes, had demanded they stop after walking over from a Little League game that was being played at the nearby baseball fields.
"Max III was on the opposite side of the skate park when he noticed Deputy Thalken walking toward the band and yelling," the lawsuit stated. "Deputy Thalken appeared angry and possibly intoxicated. … He did not identify himself as an officer as he approached or confronted the band and other teens at the skate park."
The confrontation began to escalate after one witness, identified as Cole Gragg, began to mimic Thalken's "drunk-like walk" as the deputy was yelling, "Where's the tough guy?" Chance reportedly tried to intervene when Thalken confronted Gragg, advising Gragg "to back up."
"Video footage reveals the moment immediately after, when Max III begins backing up and raises his skateboard to defend himself against a potential assault from the man he had no idea was a law enforcement officer," the complaint detailed, adding that Chance "did not threaten or attempt to assault Deputy Thalken."
Afterward, the lawsuit goes on, Thalken was told to "get on your knees."
"He still did not identify himself as law enforcement as he brandished and pointed his handgun at Max III's face," the lawsuit stated. "Max III got down to his knees and complied, while others pleaded with Deputy Thalken to stop what he was doing."
Shawn Raymundo
Shawn Raymundo is the city editor for the San Clemente Times. He graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in Global Studies. Before joining Picket Fence Media, he worked as the government accountability reporter for the Pacific Daily News in the U.S. territory of Guam. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnzyTsunami and follow San Clemente Times @SCTimesNews.
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Taxing trusts as if they were companies, and applying a new top marginal tax rate on incomes over $1 million, would raise billions of dollars for the Commonwealth budget and alleviate pressure to slash welfare programs for the genuinely needy, the Greens have said.
The country's third political force has commissioned an updated independent costing of the two proposals originally put forward by the Parliamentary Budget Office, as an alternative to a raft of harsh spending cuts being considered by the Abbott government.
The move has been calculated to illustrate the ways that Australia's rich and poor are being cast in the Abbott government's narrative of a budget emergency.
These measures have yet to be announced but speculation is rife in Canberra that the first Hockey budget could contain decisions to tighten eligibility for the age pension, make GP visits more expensive through the application of a co-payment by patients of $6, and even see a crackdown on eligibility for the Disability Support Pension.
The PBO modelling found the move to scrap the generous taxation treatment of discretionary trusts, of which there are some 550,000 in operation at present, would raise some $3.3 billion over the four-year budget period from July 1, this year.
However it acknowledged in its costing documents, obtained by Fairfax Media, that its modelling was "considered to be of low reliability" due to a series of inherently uncertain assumptions about future behaviour.
This could include individuals abandoning trusts and using other measures if the taxation arrangements were no longer regarded as sufficiently attractive.
Another almost $1 billion would be gained in revenue by the addition of a 5 per cent super-rich tax on the tiny minority of people with incomes over $1 million – defined as taxable income plus reportable fringe benefits.
The PBO modelling provided to the Greens party shows this proposal has been costed as adding $926.6 million to the underlying fiscal balance over the four budget years from July 1, 2014.
The tax take from this measure would gradually increase through bracket-creep expanding its eligibility and thus causing it to reap $339.7 million in the final year, 2017-18.
Acting Greens leader Adam Bandt said it was unacceptable for the government to be shaping up for a major hit on the vulnerable, while the well-off were allowed to structure their affairs to minimise tax, depriving the budget of much needed revenue.
"The wealthy elite should take a haircut, not those who rely on bulk-billing to see a doctor," Mr Bandt said, declaring that Prime Minister Tony Abbott was "backed by society's '1%'".
"If Joe Hockey and Tony Abbott let their millionaire friends off scot-free while attacking pensions and essential services, they will have declared 'class war' on the country and divided Australia," he said.
"If the 'age of entitlement' is over, as Joe Hockey says, he should start at the top. Joe Hockey should balance the budget fairly by implementing these independent costings provided by the Greens," Mr Bandt said.
The combined effect on revenue of the two measures would be close to $4.3 billion over four years with the potential to raise more beyond the budget period.
Trusts run by farmers would be exempt from the Greens' changes.
But the ideas are unlikely to find favour with either of the major parties – neither of whom want to be associated with implementing new taxes.
I've found that money the Aboriginal Legal Fund needs.
In 1996 John Howard became the first Prime Minister to make Kirribilli House in Sydney his prime residence. Over the next 12 years, this decision cost the taxpayers $18.4 million in flights between Canberra and Sydney.
According to the Department of Defence's Schedule of Special Purpose Flights for the second half of 2002, Howard ordered 43 flights between Sydney and Canberra. Ten of those flights flew empty between Canberra and Sydney. Each flight cost $7500.
The RAAF's No. 34 Squadron operated the VIP fleet of five aircraft, which, in those days, cost $60 million a year to run. The lease on the current RAAF fleet of two Boeing 737 business jets and three smaller Challenger 604 aircraft cost $600 million and will expire this year when Tony Abbott intends to opt for bigger and better planes.


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Can the Astros do it again?
STAFF WRITERS | November 13, 2017 - 10:04am
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 01: Josh Reddick #22 of the Houston Astros holds the Commissioner's Trophy after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in game seven to win the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
After breaking their World Series drought in November with a 4-3 series win over the LA Dodgers, Houston have been tipped to go back-to-back according to CrownBet.
The Astros, who were led by star sluggers George Springer and Jose Altuve, won their first World Series in the franchise's 53-year history in an astonishing Game 7.
Springer's leadoff double in the first gave the visitors a 2-0 lead, and he was at it again in the second with a two-run homer helping his side jump out to a 4-0 buffer.
Houston added a fifth soon after and led 5-0 after two innings, before holding on to the lead for the remainder of the contest to finally bring a World Series pennant to Houston.
Their rise to stardom has been a swift one, after the Astros finished last in their division for three seasons straight between 2011-2013.
Given they're at the pinnacle of the sport now, there's no reason why they can't remain there and be among the favourites for next year's crown.
Close behind them are the LA Dodgers, who just fell short of their seventh World Series title and first since 1988 with the Game 7 loss.
The Dodgers did well to win Game 6 after the Astros took a 3-2 series lead, although without Clayton Kershaw as the starting pitcher in the deciding game, they gave up too many runs early and had to chase the game from the beginning.
They'll be out to go one step better next season, although a few other franchises are on their tail.
Chicago and Cleveland are next in line according to the odds, with the Cubs falling to the Dodgers in this season's National League Championship Series.
The Indians could only make it as far as the American League Division Series, although the 2016 World Series runners up will be one of the teams to beat again in 2018.
The Washington Nationals round out the top five as next season's Major League Baseball campaign is once again set to be anyone's game.
See all the MLB betting odds at crownbet.com.au
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using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using Frapid.ApplicationState.Models;
using Frapid.Account.Api.Fakes;
using Xunit;

namespace Frapid.Account.Api.Tests
{
    public class IsRestrictedUserTests
    {
        public static IsRestrictedUserController Fixture()
        {
            IsRestrictedUserController controller = new IsRestrictedUserController(new IsRestrictedUserRepository(), "", new LoginView());
            return controller;
        }

        [Fact]
        [Conditional("Debug")]
        public void Execute()
        {
            var actual = Fixture().Execute(new IsRestrictedUserController.Annotation());
            Assert.Equal(new bool(), actual);
        }
    }
}

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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, OSCE Chairman and Serbia's Foreign minister Ivica Dacic, center and Switzerland Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, right, attend at the Ministerial Troika meeting at the OSCE Ministerial Council, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. European leaders warned Thursday that the security situation in Europe remains complex and fragile following the attacks in Paris that killed over 100 people last month.
Syrian rebel groups have walked away from preliminary peace talks planned for Kazakhstan later this month. They claim Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad, violated the days-old truce. News reports say that Syria's air force, along with Hezbollah and Shia militias, have launched bombing raids on Wadi Barada, just outside of Damascus. The region supplies the main drinking water for roughly four million people in Damascus and the surrounding area.
In other regional news, a global manhunt is on for the man suspected of killing 39 people in an Istanbul, Turkey nightclub. Islamic State claimed responsibility. And recently, Russia, Iran and Turkey formed a "Troika" of cooperation to deal with regional challenges such as Syria and terrorism.
We get an update on the Middle East and Turkey from Juan Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan. He publishes the blog Informed Comment. Cole's most recent book is The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East.


You'll find Calle Muelle Pescadores behind the old harbour. It's the perfect place to pick up local artworks and sculptures as well as stroll the pedestrianised promenade. Browse the hippie markets that line the street or pop into one of the lively tapas bars for a true taste of the town.


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José Manuel Pardo Muñoz (Valladolid, 1955) es un ingeniero de telecomunicación español especializado en tecnología de reconocimiento del habla e inteligencia artificial.

Trayectoria
Pardo estudió en el Colegio San José (Valladolid) desde 1961 a 1972. En 1973 inició sus estudios en Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) y en 1977 se tituló ingeniero de telecomunicaciones especializado en informática, comunicaciones y electrónica. Continuó su labor investigadora y obtuvo su doctorado con la tesis de título Cálculo de parámetros articulatorios del habla española y su aplicación en la educación de minusválidos, en el año 1982.

Pardo es jefe del grupo de investigación sobre tecnologías y reconocimiento del habla desde 1987 y catedrático de universidad desde el año 1992, en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). Fue director del departamento de ingeniería electrónica entre 1995 y 2004. Lidera un grupo de 15 personas especializadas en tecnología del habla, que incluye tareas de docencia y supervisión de estudiantes de doctorado, coordinación de proyectos de investigación, desarrollo de prototipos y servicios de consultoría. Sus áreas de especialización incluyen las tecnologías específicas para la conversión de voz a texto y de texto a voz, la comprensión del lenguaje hablado, bases de datos y recursos del habla y la ciencia básica subyacente en los procesos de comunicación del habla.

Pardo fue científico visitante en la Universidad de Cambridge en 1981 como becario del British Council, en el Instituto de Tecnología de Massachusetts, en el grupo Speech Communication, durante los años 1983 y 1984 como becario del programa Fulbright; en SRI International en 1986 como becario de la OTAN y en el instituto internacional de Ciencias de la computación en los años 2005 y 2006. Pardo fue consultor de Telefónica I+D entre los años 1989 y 1992. Ha sido responsable de muchos proyectos nacionales y de la Unión Europea (Esprit 860, Esprit 2104, LRE 61-004, Gemini, IST- 2001-32343, Onomastica, TIDE TP1174 Vaess, LE4 8315 IDAS, Polyglot) en el área de Speech Technology.

Pardo es evaluador de proyectos de la Unión Europea y revisor en revistas, tales como Speech Communication Journal, IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech and Language Processing, IET Signal Processing, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, IEEE Signal Processing Letters, entre otras. Es miembro del consejo editorial de la revista internacional de tecnología del habla.

Es director del máster sobre reconocimiento del habla coordinado por la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid y la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Reconocimientos

 Pardo ha sido reconocido tanto por resultados académicos como por resultados profesionales. En 1982 obtuvo el premio otorgado por el Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación a la mejor tesis doctoral. En 1993 obtuvo el Premio Reina Sofía de Rehabilitación del Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad, junto a los miembros del departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica de la UPM por el trabajo de investigación realizado en el área de herramientas técnicas de apoyo a personas con discapacidad.
 Fue presidente general de Eurospeech 95, y fue miembro del consejo asesor de ISCA.
 Es miembro de IEEE, ISCA y ASA. Desde 1997 Pardo es miembro de ELSNET EB.

Bibliografía

 1978 Programa de análisis de circuitos. Departamento de Publicaciones de la E.T.S. Ingeniero de Telecomunicaciones, ISBN: 84-7402-068-9
 1981 Fundamentos del análisis y diseño de circuitos ayudado por ordenador. E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, Departamento de Publicaciones, D.L. ISBN: 84-7402-111-1
 1982 Cálculo de parámetros articulatorios del habla española y su aplicación en la educación de minusválidos

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Grupo de Tecnología del Habla,
 ETSI Telecomunicación- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, José Manuel Pardo

Ingenieros de telecomunicación de España
Ingenieros de España del siglo XXI
Ingenieros de España del siglo XX

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Review: What is the Difficulty?
Published on July 6th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Srutakirti Dasa, What is the Difficulty? Herts: Dharma Publications, 2006.
Review By Swami Tripurari
A friend gave me a copy of Srutakirti dasa's book, What Is the Difficulty? The book gives the reader a glimpse into Srila Prabhupada's humanity/divinity, as Srutakirti remembers his two-year stint as Prabhupada's personal servant. In my opinion, it is the humanity of Srila Prabhupada as portrayed by Srutakirti that makes his book most relishable.
An inordinate emphasis on the guru's divinity can in the least eclipse the sweetness of his humanity. At worst such an emphasis can turn into religious fanaticism, in which the scriptural conclusions of a spiritual tradition (siddhanta) are distorted and everything is lost.
It is the tension between madhurya (sweetness) and aisvarya (majesty) that holds the Bhagavatam together. Vyasa wants to tell us about the sweetness of the Absolute, but he cannot do so without telling us about its majesty. If only the sweetness of the Absolute is presented, everything will be lost, and if only its majesty is stressed, the book will hold no charm. Thus on the backdrop of majesty Vyasa masterfully paints a picture of the sweetness of the Absolute.
For the most part Srutakirti has provided a much-needed emphasis on Prabhupada's sweetness—his humanity—to a backdrop of majesty erected by others that has unfortunately left many with little common sense. And it is strong common sense, among other things, that Srila Prabhupada exhibits throughout Srutakirti's account.
I laud Srutakirti for the obvious sincerity, simplicity, and immense love for Srila Prabhupada that pervade the book, but occasionally his comments partially cloud the import of the anecdotes he cites. However, most readers will probably not notice this, being charmed by the sweetness and humanity of Srila Prabhupada that many of his disciples did not have a direct experience of. Sharing that experience is for the most part what this book is about, and thus it is very refreshing. Hopefully it will help to tip the balance away from the religious fanaticism in the name of adherence to Srila Prabhupada so prevalent today in favor of a much lacking common sense approach to understanding the immense contribution of His Divine Grace.
What follows is an example from the book accompanied by my reflections on it.
At one point Srila Prabhupada explains that his "adjustment" of allowing women to live in his temples (a standard not found in India and Gaudiya Matha in particular) was one of the reasons for his success. When Srutakirti asks how one can determine what can and cannot be adjusted, Prabhupada replies that for this one requires a little intelligence.
Reading this I thought that such statements would shock readers who are convinced that the requirement for making such adjustments is that one must be a saktyavesa avatara, nitya siddha, etc., etc., as is often implied. Shock them, that is, in a positive sense and help them to better understand the dynamics involved in expanding the tradition. Thus I was disappointed when I read Srutakirti's insights that followed. His realization was that Prabhupada was only exhibiting his humility by his statement, for only he could make such an adjustment.
Realizations like this have served only to halt the progress of disseminating the precepts of Sri Caitanya. Why? Because they are often used to intimidate others from using their God-given intelligence to distribute Krishna consciousness. Sri Krishna speaks of such intelligence in the Gita when he says, dadami buddhi yogam tam.
This was the first verse of the Gita that I learned, and one that Prabhupada cited to me and one of my Godbrothers many years later when discussing the nature of preaching. He stressed that each preacher derives inspiration and insight—buddhi/intelligence— from Sri Krishna in consideration of time and circumstances, and that such intelligence is the essential dynamic of preaching. It is also well known that Srila Prabhupada expected his students to use their intelligence and thereby continue disseminating the tradition in his absence. In the absence of such intelligence, the ongoing relevance of the tradition will be lost.
Details need to be adjusted over time to establish the principal tenets of a tradition. One who understands the principal tenets understands the difference between that which is essential to a tradition and that which is a detail. When such a devotee makes adjustments, no doubt those who have not understood the difference between these two will cry foul, but as Prabhupada himself would say, "Dogs will bark, but the train goes on."
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Audarya-lila dasa
This is so very relevant to the western Gaudiya world today. So many devotees are frozen with the thought that nothing can be changed from what Srila Prabhupada said or the way he set things up for his society. The fact that the details should be changed to keep the tradtion relevant is completely lost to many even though such adjustment is in fact in the spirit of keeping things the way Srila Prabhupada set them up. He was a dynamic preacher and he adjusted many details to facilitate the spritual growth for his students. The example from the book is only one such change that Srila Prabhupada made based on common sense and recognizing how best to spread the mission of Sri Chaitanya in the western world. This dynamic preaching took place three to four decades ago. Any objective person should understand that times have drastically changed in that time span and that, therefore, there is a need for adjusting details to keep the tradition relevant.
Within the social body and structure of the formal institution that Srila Prabhupada set up I am not sure this common sense and obvious need can surface the way it needs to due to the overriding fear of overstepping the Guru and the large contingent of fanatical followers who keep anyone with any progressive ideas in check.
Kamalaksa das
As stated in the article the tendency of stagnation is one that easily enters religious movements, but is in no way limited to them.
Rather, it seems to be something of a universal tendency, with form taking precedence over content. Not even the most self proclaimedly anarchistic traditions are free of this, as bitterly noted by the lead singer Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedies in the lyrics to one song on their album Bedtime for Democracy:
"If the music's gotten boring
it's because of the people
Who want everything to sound the same.
We drive the bright people out
Of our so called scene
´Til all that's left
Is just a meaningless fad."
As an added interesting comparison, I recently read a text by one of the more prominent modernist painters Josef Albers, who also was an educator. The book (of which I unfortunately only have a copy in Finnish, the quotes are thus translated by me) is called Taito Nähdä (The Art of Seeing), a collection of Albers' articles, speeches and poems.
In a speech Albers gave at the Trinity College in April 1965 he brought forth many ideas worth repeating, a few of them relevant to this discussion:
"How did the masters become masters? Why are the greats great? Because they attempted to say something else than their masters, not just something new and different, but something living and progressive.
Because they chose to tread their own paths, seeking out the new and moving forward, not by rummaging in the past and resorting to regression."
And while many might object to Albers opinions as a break of tradition, I personally do not think that this is what he intended to say, as is evident from another quote from the same speech:
"…this may lead some to fear a breaking away from the tradition. History and psychology have however shown that no such radical changes will happen in a person's character, except in cases of mental disorders.
It is unfortunate that the prevalent conception of tradition is based more on fear, than it is on action. I've said previously that the tradition of art is to create, not preserve."
Still another potentially interesting point is brought forth by another famous painter, Wassily Kandinsky, in his book Concerning the Spiritual in Art, originally published in 1911. I quote from the introduction:
"Every work of art is the child of its age, and, in many cases, the mother of our emotions. It follows that each period of culture produces an art of its own which can never be repeated. Efforts to revive the art principles of the past will at best produce an art that is still-born.
It is impossible for us to live and feel, as did the the ancient Greeks. In the same way those who strive to follow the Greek methods in sculpture achieve only a similarity in form, the work remaining soulless for all time."
Change requires a new paradigm. A new paradigm requires new vocabulary. You cannot have new vocabulary without new ideas. From a solution oriented point of view, that is why a website magazine like the Harmonist is essential. Instead of just criticising the status quo, it is positively defining the basics of Gaudia Vaishnavism in language that is accessible to a wide range of people. It is going to the depth of the essence of GV and illuminating minds from the foundation upward. It takes that kind of indepth effort to make true change happen. I enjoy the fact that the Harmonist is tying ideas of contemporary thought with Gaudia Vaishnavism. The Harmonist is filling a big vacuum that I have been feeling for a while.
As the movie the Field of Dreams says, "Make it and they will come…" Or in economic terms, "[A high quality] Supply creates its own demand."
Gopakumar das
This sound like an important contribution. I hope the sweetness of his humanness will charm us all so we can truly appreciate the gifts he gave us.


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The researchers tested the optimal wavelength for killing the coronavirus and found that a length of 285 nanometers (nm) was almost as efficient in disinfecting the virus as a wavelength of 265 nm, requiring less than half a minute to destroy more than 99.9% of the coronaviruses. This result is significant because the cost of 285 nm LED bulbs are much lower than that of 265 nm bulbs, and the former is also more readily available.
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Is It Easy to Be Young? (, ) is a Soviet documentary film directed by Juris Podnieks. It was filmed in 1986 with dialogue in both Latvian and Russian, and is considered to be among the most controversial movies of its era. It was one of the five winners of the 1987 International Documentary Association awards.

The movie speaks about young people who perished as a result of growing up in Soviet society—their conflicts with parents and society, the patronizing attitudes of their teachers and the authorities, the fear that there is no meaning to their lives. Among the young people portrayed are high-schoolers looking for their place in life, a young mother worried about the future of her daughter after the Chernobyl catastrophe, a young man follower of the Hare Krishna movement (an 'unusual' religion that was discouraged even more than 'usual' ones by the Soviet government), as well young adults returning from compulsory military service in the Afghan War and having become ones of 'the lost generation'. The film's opening scene documents a concert by the banned Latvian rock band, Pērkons.

The movie had a major impact in the Soviet Union. It was seen by at least 28 million people during its first year. In all, 85 countries bought the rights to show the movie.

In 1986 the film received Latvian Film Prize for the best documentary. Its international debut was at the 1987 Kraków Film Festival, where it received the FIPRESCI Award. It was also screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.

The film was re-released in 2007 by Jura Podnieka Studija; the new edition includes oral history interviews with Podnieks's colleagues.

After Latvia regained independence, Antra Cilinska filmed two sequels (Is It Easy to Be? in 1998, and Is it Easy? in 2010), featuring interviews with people filmed by Podnieks.

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"Hip Hop Bangerz" – new hip hop playlist on Spotify
By urbanelitepr | April 21, 2019
Due to the popularity of the "Hip Hop Bangerz" playlist on our Soundcloud account, we have just uploaded a more extended version to Spotify.
These are joints by dope artists we've worked with and promoted over the years, the real deal in rhymes, lyricism, beats and turntablism. A mix of official singles and buzz tracks by and featuring Souls of Mischief, Rah Digga, Skyzoo, Horseshoe Gang, Copywrite, Melanin 9, Vast Aire, Wu Tang's Cappadonna, Talib Kweli, Genesis Elijah, Royce da 5'9″, Verbal Kent, Deeprooted (Johaz & Mr Brady), Matt Maddox, Tragedy Khadafi, Bumpy Knuckles, Constant Deviants and more.
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Belles in Monica hip hop single "Y'All Under Surveillance" b/w "Meltdown now streaming on Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Deezer & Soundcloud
Hip hop crew Belles in Monica just released their single "Y'All Under Surveillance" b/w "Meltdown" through the newly relaunched label New Dawn Records.
Remixes are courtesy of G-Sharp, legendary turntablist & DMC finalist DJ Krash Slaughta and Phi Life Cypher producer DJ Nappa featuring cuts by DJ Mr Thing
Now available on Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon & iTunes – choose your preferred streaming option HERE
Also streaming on Soundcloud as part of the Hip Hop Bangerz playlist which includes joints featuring Bumpy Knuckles, Skyzoo, Talib Kweli, Ultramagnetic MCs, Vast Aire, Cappadonna, Verbal Kent, Apollo Brown, Tragedy Khadafi, Planet Asia, Constant Deviants & more
Next up from the crew is the release of their "Y'All in Meltdown – Lazarus Volume 1 EP" on April 26th, then another new single "Smoke Filled Rooms" on May 24th.
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Hip Hop Bangerz – ReLoaded
We just freshened up our "Hip Hop Bangerz" playlist on Soundcloud made up of various singles & buzz tracks we've promoted over the years.
Includes joints featuring Constant Deviants, Skyzoo, Talib Kweli, Ultramagnetic MC's, Vast Aire, Cappadonna, Iron Braydz, Prince Po, Matt Maddox, Tragedy Khadafi, Planet Asia, 050 Boyz, D12's Kuniva & Bumpy Knuckles…check it out
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Look out for the first release from the newly relaunched New Dawn Records dropping tomorrow, the Belles in Monica single "Y'All Under Surveillance" b/w "Meltdown" with remixes by G-Sharp, legendary turntablist & DMC finalist Krash Slaughta & Phi Life Cypher's beatmeister DJ Nappa featuring cuts by Mr Thing.
Will be available on Spotify, Apple, Deezer, iTunes, Beatport & more. Taken from the EP "Y'All in Meltdown" out April 26th – here's the video teaser on Youtube
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New Interview Feature – Hip Hop producer Frost Gamble speaks with "Artistically Trustworthy"
By urbanelitepr | January 5, 2018
As 2017 drew to a close, hip hop producer Frost Gamble, originally from NY State but currently based in Winnipeg Canada, chopped it up with New York online publication 'Artistically Trustworthy'.
It was the culmination of what had been an extremely busy year for the beatsmith which included the album releases "Black Beach" with Detroit rapper ZotheJerk, "Respect Is Earned Not Given" with eastcoast rapper Tone Chop and a further EP "Rare Fabric", his collabortion with Tragedy Khadafi.
2018 looks set to be just as productive if not even more so with multiple projects in the pipeline including work with Horseshoe Gang, a new solo album "I Missed My Bus" featuring a host of luminaries such as Conway the Machine, Rah Digga, Skyzoo, Ruste Juxx, KXNG Crooked, Planet Asia, Ras Kass and many more, the ongoing development of his "Nostalgia Clic" group project with Zo, Chop & Canadian upcomer White Rhino and further follow up albums to last year's releases.
He discussed all of this, his original introduction to hip hop via breakdancing and his transition to working behind the boards in the new interview feature just published which can be read in full HERE
The releases are available to stream on Spotify at the following links
BLACK BEACH — RESPECT IS EARNED NOT GIVEN — RARE FABRIC
The first single from Frost's new solo album is also available. Effin Great featuring Ras Kass and ZotheJerk can be streamed HERE
They are also available in various digital and physical CD formats from multiple online stores worldwide including Amazon, iTunes and Bandcamp.
As a taster, check out the following
From "Black Beach", the single 'Risk vs Reward' ft Sadat X
From "Respect Is Earned Not Given", the single 'Walk the Walk' ft Kool G Rap
From "Rare Fabric", the single 'That's Street'
From "I Missed My Bus", the single 'Effin Great' ft Ras Kass & ZotheJerk
Keep up to date with Frost Gamble on social media via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
All international media, press and radio station DJ enquiries regarding Frost Gamble can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR. Our contact information details are available HERE
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Recommended Hip Hop Releases [2017] – Tone Chop, ZotheJerk, Frost Gamble, Da Flyy Hooligan, Melanin 9, ShayJToday & Horseshoe Gang
By urbanelitepr | December 31, 2017
It's been just over 12 months since "The Donald" pulled off the deal of his life and kissed the pentagram at the crossroads…"Satan, great guy, Cambions, good people, it's gonna be beautiful…"…but despite clearly not being in the presence of a responsible adult while airing his views on social media, the planet is at least still here (at the time of writing).
2017 has been another busy one for us and the wider hip hop world. As 2018 approaches, we've listed below albums released this year we'd recommend for the hip hop connoisseur – a mixture of those we have promoted together with some other gems.
ZOtheJERK & FROST GAMBLE – ALBUM – "BLACK BEACH" released on May 26th
The first of several projects spearheaded this year by one of the fastest emerging names in hip hop production Frost Gamble, originally from NY State but now resident in Winnipeg. The concept is similar in approach to artists such as Constant Deviants and Run the Jewels or several collaborative releases in recent years from Apollo Brown, Statik Selektah and DJ Premier.
The album "Black Beach" with Detroit rapper ZotheJerk is rammed full of passionate conscious rhymes, a depiction of the current experience for "Black America" addressing subjects of oppression, injustices, police brutality, aspirations and the importance of positive paternal role models.
The politics are well balanced with a healthy slice of humour by the Michigan MC who appeared as an extra in "8 Mile", worked closely with the late Proof of D12 and received a "Humanitarian of the Year" award for mentoring work in the community.
Guest featured artists include Boldy James, Sadat X, Guilty Simpson and KXNG Crooked.
Available on digital formats from Amazon, iTunes and Spotify
The exclusive deluxe edition can be bought and streamed on Bandcamp
TONE CHOP & FROST GAMBLE – ALBUM – "RESPECT IS EARNED NOT GIVEN" released on September 29th
Chop & Frost are long time sparring partners from their days together during the 90's in Binghamton, NY, and the new album was the follow up to their debut EP release "Veteran" late in 2016.
Both devotees to the origins of the culture, ex graff artist Chop cut his teeth in the local rap battle scene and is armed with a sharp wit, fierce punchline bars and incisive metaphors. The album's themes switch seemlessly from trademark demoltion mode to the art of storytelling throughout, aided and abetted by guest featured artists Kool G Rap, Planet Asia, rap battler DNA, Tragedy Khadafi and Canadian upcomer White Rhino.
Ex b-boy Frost again laces the release with high quality sample fuelled beats infused with soul, funk, r&b, dub and electronica, producing a rich soundscape drawn from a classic era with contemporary values.
Available on CD and digital formats from Amazon, iTunes and Spotify
It can also be bought and streamed from Bandcamp
In October, Frost followed up with another buzz release in the shape of his EP "Rare Fabric", another collaboration this time with Tragedy Khadafi. Again available from Bandcamp
He has also released the first single from his new solo producer album "I Missed My Bus". Due out in 2018 and including guest featured artists Rah Digga, KXNG Crooked, Skyzoo, Guilty Simpson, Ruste Juxx, Conway the Machine, Planet Asia, Sadat X and of course his Nostalgia Clic crew of Zo, Chop & White Rhino, "Effin Great" featuring Ras Kass is another available from the label 22 Entertainment's Bandcamp
DA FLYY HOOLIGAN – ALBUM – "S.C.U.M." released on October 27th
One of the most gifted and creative artists in the UK hip hop scene for several years, north west London rapper brought his lyrical "A" game to the table on his new album "S.C.U.M.", the follow up to his EP "F.Y.L.P.M." released earlier in the year.
A cathartic indulgence to liberate the soul, the suave sophistication of this latest offering addresses all things aspirational. Bullish rhymes throw off the shackles in a journey through the human condition in a series of charismatic portrayals in the pursuit of a life less ordinary.
With lavish production provided by the UK's Agor, DFH showcases all the suprior verbal prowess in his armoury, joined by guest featured artists Hus Kingpin and new Shady signing Westside Gunn for a combination of antagonistic grimy bars and uncomprimising rhymes.
Available in CD and digital formats from Amazon, iTunes and Spotify
Buy and stream on Bandcamp
MELANIN 9 – ALBUM – "OLD PICTURES" Released October 27th
Another extremely gifted and highly respected lyricist from north London we've worked with several times in the past, not least on the critically acclaimed "Magna Carta" album of 2013.
We heard from M9 earlier in the year and were delighted to learn of his progression and tie up with a European label for the release of "Old Pictures". An artist who meticulously takes the time to ensure everything's ready to come to the table, but it's always worth the wait when it does.
SHAYJTODAY – ALBUM – "val{you}" – released December
A highly talented rapper from Florida we think could have a big future.
We were introduced to the name a few weeks ago by his management team and were highly impressed by the quality of lyricism and production on this release which is very much contemporary but intelligently mixed with classic reference points.
From beginning to end it's an extremely well constructed and thought out piece of work which in itself is rare and refreshing to hear. We understand a move to Europe is on the cards with a possible date in London pencilled in for Spring 2018
Available on iTunes and Spotify
Buy & stream on Bandcamp
HORSESHOE GANG – ALBUM – "DOPE LYRICS MATTER" – released December
Not a lot more we can say about these guys, they're lyrically lethal !
Not that it should be a surprise given they're the younger brothers of KXNG Crooked, we worked with them last year on their album "Anti Trap Music" and they've just dropped an absolute barnstormer in "Dope Lyrics Matter".
They clearly do, just as with all the releases highlighted here today
Available from Amazon, iTunes and Spotify
Enjoy the dope beats & rhymes, and if you like 'em, buy 'em !
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Eastcoast rapper / producer duo Tone Chop & Frost Gamble featured as "Artists of the Day" by 'Love This Track' Magazine
Eastcoast rapper / producer duo Tone Chop & Frost Gamble released their album "Respect Is Earned Not Given" in September, a follow up to last year's "Veteran EP".
Featuring Kool G Rap, Planet Asia, rap battler DNA, Canadian White Rhino, Tragedy Khadafi and Bigga Haitian, they again received worldwide media coverage for the release with multiple reviews and interviews published over the past few months.
The latest sees them appear as "Featured Artists of the Day" in US online 'Love This Track' which you can read HERE
Released by Miami based label 22 Entertainment, "Respect Is Earned Not Given" is available on both CD and digital formats from multiple online stores worldwide including Amazon, Bandcamp, iTunes and Spotify
You can also hear the album stream on Soundcloud
Chop also appears as a featured artist alongside Conway the Machine, Rah Digga, KXNG Crooked, Planet Asia, Guilty Simpson, Ras Kass, Skyzoo, Ruste Juxx, Sadat X and more on Frost Gamble's new solo producer album "I Missed My Bus" due out around Spring 2018.
An early teaser from it has already been released in the shape of the first single, "Effin' Great". Check it out
Connect with Tone Chop & Frost Gamble on social media via twitter @ToneChop & @FrostGamble, on instagram @ToneChop & @Frost.Gamble and via their joint Facebook Page [you can pick up on their individual ones from there]
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Live Hip Hop Show – New York City Saturday November 25th 2017 – Featuring The Beatnuts, Lord Finesse, Planet Asia, Ruste Juxx, Mr Complex & C-Rayz Walz
DJ Toshi is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his Classic Storm Radio Show by throwing on this must see event for all hip hop heads in New York City, tomorrow night, Saturday November 25th 2017.
He's brought together a seriously impressive line up which will include live performances by The Beatnuts, Planet Asia, Ruste Juxx, Illa Ghee, Mr Complex, C-Rayz Walz and El Gant.
There will be a special DJ set by D.I.T.C.'s Lord Finesse with further sets by Toshi, Street Vision's DJ Ready Cee and DJ Mixx. The night will be hosted by Classic Storm's Sunez, Bodega Cold Kutz' Doc AHK and local emcee Mic Handz
THE VENUE IS MERCURY LOUNGE, 217 EAST HOUSTON STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10002
Doors open at 10.30pm with the show starting at 11pm. This is a 21 and over event so bring ID if you think it may be required. Price on the door is $20, although there are still some discount priced tickets available in advance from TICKETFLY
There is more information about the show at the Facebook Event Page
In August, Toshi had producer Frost Gamble and Detroit rapper ZotheJerk as guests on the show. The pair released the album "Black Beach" in May.
Frost was in town to finish the recording of his "Rare Fabric" EP with Tragedy Khadafi, released in October, and to help promote his album "Respect Is Earned Not Given" with NY state rapper Tone Chop which released in September and featured Kool G Rap, Planet Asia and rap battler DNA
In early 2018 he will be releasing his solo producer album "I Missed My Bus" which includes featured artists KXNG Crooked, Ruste Juxx, Ras Kass, Skyzoo, Conway, Rah Digga, Guilty Simpson and many more.
Listen back to the show first broadcast on August 8th
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Die Hard - The quintessential action movie of the decade. Die Hard exploded the careers of Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman and director John McTiernan, who only a year prior made a huge splash with Predator. Die Hard balances a good sense of humor and raw emotions on top of a solid action base and really leans into the humanity of its characters, particularly Willis's John McClane, Reginald Veljohnson's street cop Sgt. Powell and Alan Rickman's brilliant villain Hans Gruber. If I have one complaint with the film, it is that the authority figures get progressively stupid as you go up the ladder, but I feel that was a on-the-nose point the film tried to make. It is the only thing that really feels inauthentic with the movie. That said, this film has stunning action, incredibly strong and relateable characters, and launched a whole new genre of action movie. I mean, look at your DVD shelf and see how many movie are marketed as 'Die Hard on a...' Speed was 'Die Hard on a bus.' Under Siege was 'Die Hard on a train.' Cellular was 'Die Hard on a phone.' Skyscraper was 'Die Hard in a..." Alright, so Skyscraper was just Die Hard, but with The Rock.
Grave of the Fireflies - From Studio Ghibli, Grave of the Fireflies is the most effective antiwar film ever made. This stunning film pulls absolutely zero punches and chronicles the lives of two young children in 1945 Japan, as they try to survive the war efforts going on around them. These children have no allegiance to the war. These are merely two children who struggle to survive as bombs are going off around them and are unable to feed themselves. The opening line of this film is the single most heart-wrenching opening line in any movie I have seen. It is an effective line that sets up the viewer for the experience they are about to endure, but nothing can compare to the realities of war, famine and life in a loveless world.
The Land Before Time - Director Don Bluth and producers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg bring life to dinosaurs in this whimsical family adventure film. With a hauntingly beautiful score and some solid voice work, Bluth brings life to dinosaurs in a way that they had not been portrayed in children's animation since Fantasia in the 1940's. The film does not shy away from allowing its child audience to experience loss, but also imbues the film with a sense of hope and the necessity to carry on when life feels like it is not worth living. What this film ultimately becomes is a meditation on family, friendship and the need to surround yourself with those you love even if they are not family in the traditional sense. What really elevates this film, though, is its wonderful animation. The film has excellent use of color and attaches it to mood scenes with delightful flourish. There are many shots in this film that are genuinely emotional and awe inspiring.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? - 1988 was the year of animation, I guess. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is a wonderful noir/comedy from Robert Zemeckis. It is about a hard boiled detective who must investigate a murder in Toon Town, and it looks like plucky Roger Rabbit is behind it. This film wonderfully plays with genre tropes, has a wicked sense of humor and excellent live action performance work from Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd, not to mention the pitch perfect voice performance by Kathleen Turner as sultry Jessica Rabbit. Beyond the delightful screenplay and performances, it is the execution of the film that really delivers. The marrying of live action and animated elements succeeds here in way never before seen, and having the worlds of the Looney Tunes and Disney animated characters interacting with each other as well as the original characters from this film is icing on the cake. One of the finest film achievements of the decade.
Working Girl - Mike Nichols directed this strong dramedy that has some powerhouse performances from Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford (most of whom are acting against type, which adds an extra layer of appeal). The film follows Tess, a secretary, who gets her idea stolen from her by her boss, so she in turn pretends to seize her boss's job. The film feels convoluted, but in a way that kind of works for it and the characters are all rich and worthy of exploring within the film. It has several Mike Nichols touches that are woven in thematically into the story and does feature the uncertainty of resolution that comes standard in his works.
Best Picture & Biggest Box Office : Rain Man - The biggest movie of the year also took home Oscar gold in this drama that speaks to the human heart. Rain Man has some fine performances, particularly from Dustin Hoffman who plays a man who is a genius but everyone merely sees him as a man with special needs.


Hearts have signed Lithuania goalkeeper Eduardas Kurskis and Polish striker Arkadiusz Klimek.
And they are negotiating with Russian club Terek Grozny in an attempt to sign Serbian midfielder Ognjen Koroman, presently on loan with Portsmouth.
Kurskis, 30, and Klimek, 29, arrive at Hearts via feeder club Kaunas.
The goalkeeper had impressed on trial, while Klimek's eight goals in 30 games helped Kaunas win the Lithuanian league title at the end of last year.
Hearts already have eight players in their squad who have either signed permanently from Kaunas or who are on loan from the Lithuanian club.
Klimek previously played for Wisla Plock in his homeland and also had a spell in Greece with Panionios.
Kurskis has six international caps.
Neither is expected to be involved in Hearts' Scottish Cup tie away to Stranraer on Saturday.
Hearts attempted to sign Koroman last January, but he went on loan to Portsmouth, a deal that continued this season.
But the 28-year-old has played only three times for Portsmouth in the English Premiership this season.
It is being reported that a modest six-figure fee could secure Koroman, who played more than 20 times for Serbia & Montenegro.


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Kakrali () is a Union Council of Gujrat District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

It is situated on Bhimber Road, approximately 25 Kilometers from Kharian and 35 kilometers from Gujrat and comes under Kharian Tehsil of Gujrat District.

Kakrali village
The name of the village is derived from the Punjabi word "Kikran Wali" as there were a lot of kikar trees in this area. The majority of the inhabitants are Jats also known as Chaudhry.

The main police station of the area is also located in Kakrali, and controls approximately 20 villages around it. In the early 20th century, the majority of men from Kakrali worked for the British Army.

The land surrounding the village is arid, production of crops is totally dependent on seasonal rainfall. As a result, agriculture has not been the main source of income for the local population. Many of the villagers have gone overseas to find work.

Kakrali has a Hindu temple, located in the main bazar near the Bhandar, a seasonal water stream. The Bhandar starts in the high mountains in northern Pakistan, so its water remains cold even in the summer. Near the Bhander, there is a sports field. This field is used by both children and adults in the summer and winter.

Kakrali has a high school which was established before the Partition of India. The first graduates of this school completed their studies in 1948.

Neighbouring villages
Sabour Sharif
Langrial
Kotla Arab Ali Khan
Sadwal Kalan

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Populated places in Gujrat District


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What About Beta?
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New Paper Tackles Basic Questions About Alternative Investments
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RCM Alternatives, a Chicago-based asset manager specializing in managed futures products, has published a new white paper asking the naive-seeming question, "Why Alternatives?"
The paper begins with the observation that many alternative investors look to this field for an answer to a specific problem: hedging the long position in equities shared by most investors. One is "naturally' long, directly or indirectly, and this natural state of affairs is a problem because equities are subject to strong downdrafts. There's a once-in-a-century storm every decade or so: consider in this context the dotcom bust; the global banks' crisis; the equity markets' reaction to Brexit.
At first blush, there are two distinct reactions to this big problem: (1) buy some non-correlated stuff, or (2) buy some negatively correlated stuff. There's a drawback with each. First, negatively correlated stuff (like VIX futures) is expensive. You'll be paying hefty premiums throughout bull markets for this insurance against the eventual bear market.
Non-correlated stuff is not so expensive. But (or consequently) it isn't as reliable an insurance pay-off when trouble comes, either. Commodities are not correlated with equities, but commodities fell along with equities in 2008. "We feel pain in real time," RCM's paper reminds us, "not on a smoothed, average basis." So … the goal of many investors, in studying the alternatives world, turns out to be the acquisition of the best of both worlds, low cost and effective hedges against the vagaries of the equities world.
Does it work? Addressing that question, RCM compares "a traditional 60/40 portfolio to a portfolio containing a 30% allocation to managed futures." The 40% bonds in the traditional portfolio thus becomes 28% to bonds in the revised portfolio (because 28 is 40% of 70), and the 60% stocks becomes 42%.
The change produces important consequences. The maximum loss for the portfolio in question drops from 32% to 21%. The worst 3 year result eases from a loss of 20% to a loss of just 7%. Are returns dragged down by this protection? No: they actually go up. RCM adds here the necessary qualification that they are working from past results and that part performance "is not necessarily indicative of future results."
Tangled Spaghetti
What kind of alternative assets will work best to address the big problem with which we began; the need to hedge one's natural equity-long stance?
The white paper's authors call this question a "spaghetti dinner" in tribute to its tangled character. Then they quote BMO Global Asset Management on how even the categorization of the subject can be confusing.
"Hedge Fund Research lists four broad categories and 37 subcategories (plus four types of fund of funds); these do not always square with Morningstar's system of categories …. Investors may not know what they're getting."
The white paper recommends a consideration of Welton's approach to classification. Welton Investment Corp. has built into a recent publication on the subject the recognition that the "equity cluster" is a lot wider than merely equities. The equity cluster includes real estate and fixed income arb. True diversification requires getting out of that cluster, into the commodities cluster or the managed futures/global macro cluster.
How Much to Allocate
Different investors take very different approaches to determining how much of their portfolio should go to alternative assets. Some merely ask themselves how much they are comfortable taking out from the traditional niches. Others look to statistical approaches such as the efficiency frontier.
But too few investors take a really liability-driven approach, and that is what this white paper recommends. Allocation percentage should be matched by return expectations.
That of course is easier said than done. Pension plans, the white paper tells us, are "well known for having target return numbers … and equally well known for missing those targets terribly." A family office too should consider its liability stream, and seek to match its returns thereto.
The point is that a small slice of Alternatives within a large traditionalist pie may not do a lot of good. Assuming stock and bond returns are 6.5% annually, and an investor wants a 5% allocation to Alternatives to let him/her hit a 10% portfolio return, how well will those Alts have to do? The math isn't controversial: the answer is 76.50%.
As the authors of the white paper say: "Wowsers."
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If you are a regular to my blog you know that we often make Christmas Crack; in fact we make it so often we keep saying it needs a new name wince we don't just make it at Christmas!
We're already out of all the sweets we've been baking around here, since I do have three growing boys (it's so nice to have someone else to blame!) and thought we'd make some Christmas crack today but we wanted to make it extra special for the holidays so we decided to add peanut butter and sprinkles. Usually we just make plain crack but something about the mix of peanut butter, chocolate and sprinkles makes it even more festive!
Spray rimmed cookie sheet with non- stick cooking spray. Today we tried lining our cookie sheet with tin foil and then spraying the tin foil with non- stick cooking spray.
Line the cookie sheet with saltine crackers. It usually takes a little over one full sleeve of crackers to fully fill the sheet.
In a small sauce pan heat 1 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar over medium heat until melted and bubbly. Let sugar/ butter mixture bubble for a full three minutes while stirring to prevent burning. You want to make sure all the sugar crystals dissolve and a nice caramel has formed.
If adding peanut butter take the caramel off the stove and mix in 1 cup peanut butter until it's all nice and smooth.
Pour mixture over crackers evenly (though don't worry about it being perfect).
Heat crackers and caramel in a 325 degree oven for 5-10 minutes. You'll see the caramel really start to bubble and spread out over the crackers.
As soon as you take the crackers out of the oven sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the crackers. Let the chocolate melt; the heat from the crackers is enough to melt the chocolate if you wait a few minutes. I've also popped it back into the oven for 2-3 minutes to speed it up; just depends on how quickly you want to finish up.
Once all the chocolate is melted; gently spread it out trying to keep the crackers in a nice even layer. Sprinkle on any toppings you might want to use. Today we used holiday sprinkles. I've also seen recipes made with crushed Heath bars, M and M candies, or even crushed peanut butter cups.
Stick the whole tray into the freezer for a few hours (4 hours or overnight).
We call this BARK. I use every ingredient in my recipe except the Peanut Butter. I have it under my RECIPES if your interested. I'll have to try it this year with the peanut butter. My husband will love it. Thanks for bringing us the recipe today.
Regular Christmas crack is so good, I can only imagine this is even better! Yum! Pinning this to try soon!
My middle son doesn't like peanut butter so I promised him we could try it with nutella this year.
You found a way to make crack even more addictive! LOL! Yum!
Exactly! It's so god it's dangerous!
Thanks so much for posting this. I have frackers and chips that need to get used up and this looks yummy. Hopped over from "party in your pjs."
It's the best! I'm sure you will love it. Thanks for stopping by!
Peanut butter sounds like a yummy addition!
It is! Don't know why I didn't think of it sooner... I love peanut butter and chocolate together. YUM!
Right?! We made some traditional crack for Thanksgiving and added butterscotch chips on top... that was pretty good too!
Yes and a double YES! PB and sprinkles do make it special!! Have a blessed Thanksgiving love!
Thank you! I find anything with peanut butter and chocolate never lasts long in this house. :) Wishing you a very happy Thanksgiving too.
I know; right? I was amazed the first time I realized that it was made with crackers.


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4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture: "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone," 8 "A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it." 17 And he was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven." 18 So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. 19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
4 And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
42 Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?