Why do we want to love?
Why do we beg for love?
Why do we die without attention?
Why do we prefer to be two instead of one?
Why do we seek warmth from a body that is not ours?
Why do we want to be special in the eyes of others?
Is life a gift too precious to be spent alone?
Is being alone a thought too cold?
Do we love as we long to be loved?
So why does it pain, when she's walking away?
When i hear it no more, coming from her lips?
How your beauty outshines the brightest of stars?
Have I ever told you how wonderful you are?
But whatever could be more perfect than you?
Was the world with too much pain?
Was every action made in vain?
Were the nights not beautiful though without the care?
Were the stars not beautiful or why'd you stare?


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Nursing student helps improve accessibility at uni
Rusty Drysdale was nominated for the Mary Seacole Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion in this year's Student Nursing Times Awards. We caught up with him to find out why he was recognised.
Rusty does a celebratory jump while in London for the Student Nursing Times Awards ceremony.
While working as a mental health support worker, colleagues recognised Rusty's potential and told him to consider training to become a nurse. Initially, he put it out of his mind; he didn't think a nursing career was possible.
"As a deaf person I had become used to the idea of not being able to achieve because of barriers that I faced on a regular basis, but after being interviewed at LJMU, I realised the possibility could become a reality."
Rather than taking part in a programme specifically designed for deaf people, Rusty chose to study at university: "I wanted to show myself and those that know me, that I was able to achieve the qualification at university and I am grateful for LJMU for offering me the opportunity. I have found the whole experience really enjoyable."
As the first hearing-impaired student on the Mental Health Nursing programme, Rusty struggled in the beginning due to issues around accessibility. But these challenges only drove him on. With Rusty's input, improvements to access for deaf students studying on the programme have been possible and it was this contribution that compelled fellow students and lecturers to nominate him for the award.
"It means a great deal to me to be recognised in this way, not only to know what lecturers and other students think of me but also in terms of giving me a platform to promote diversity and inclusion and equal access in my future career. It also means a great deal that I know other students who apply to LJMU will hopefully not face the same barriers I did at the beginning and tutors will be accommodating and make the lectures more accessible for future students."
Rusty's initiative will no doubt take him far in his career. He has already secured his dream job working with deaf people in a mental health setting – his career is all lined up for him once he completes his programme. He can't wait to start his next journey.
"For me, nursing is about making a difference to other people's lives, being there to help in times of crisis. I find that the career path offers you endless opportunities for progression, development and job satisfaction."
Last year, LJMU picked up the Nurse Education Provider of the Year (pre-registration) award at the Student Nursing Times Awards.
If you're interested in training to become a nurse, find out more about our courses.
Graduation review: Tuesday 9 July 2019
We managed to dodge the showers in between our three graduation ceremonies today. Students from the Schools of Sports Studies, Leisure and Nutrition, Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, Public Health Institute and Nursing and Allied Health received their awards.

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Q: Mongomapper many to many issue with Array I would like to list all the task names for the User form the user's tasklist
But when I use the code below I get the following message:
undefined method `task_id' for ...

Here are my classes:
class User
  include MongoMapper::Document
  key :name, String
  key :tasklist, Array # I need this to hold ObjIds

  many :tasks, :in => :tasklist, :class_name => 'Task'

  def add(taskid)
    a = self.new
    a.task_id << taskid
    a.save
end

class Task
  include MongoMapper::Document
  key :name, String

  many :users
end

A: I used:
a = self.new
a.tasklist = [object1,object2]
a.save

Then I can iterate through all the object references using:
a = User.find(a.id)
a.tasks.each do |task|
  puts task.name
end

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EPIC is a non-profit working in the areas of sustainable development, sustainable agriculture, human rights, cultural preservation and peace. They needed a site that would profile their various projects for donors and members. The site keep membership connected with project updates and meetings. The site includes sustainable development resources and pages for gifts and donations.


Data mapping is hard, expensive and requires constant maintenance, but if you get it right, it can pay off in all sorts of interesting ways, particularly in managing data during mergers and acquisitions, says Bruce Phillips, the Information Security Manager at Fidelity National Financial.
In a recent interview with CSO Online, Phillips shares the details of the company's data mapping project, including their missteps in trying to build their own system.
Data mapping can be done for regulatory, legal or security reasons. But it's also first step in a range of data integration-related projects, such as transformation or migration of data, according to Wikipedia, which defines data mapping as "the process of creating data element mappings between two distinct data models."
As you might expect from that definition, it's hard to get right and it's expensive-particularly when you have to redo part of the project, as Fidelity National Financial did. So by sharing the company's mistakes and what they learned, Phillips is offering something pretty valuable here. It's the type of useful insight you seldom see with something as low-profile as data mapping, and I think business and IT executives will find it helpful.
Don't do it unless you have multiple business reasons and multiple parties that would benefit. While data mapping can aid IT and help with legal or regulatory issues, Phillips says it's too expensive to undertake for just one reason. " If you don't have multiple constituents, don't try it. That's my advice to anyone. Unless you have a lot of uses for it, it's just too hard to do," he warns.
Buy, don't build-unless development is your core business. Fidelity spent a year and a half trying to custom build solution. In the end, they had to admit that was a mistake and buy a tool. "Unless you are in the business of building applications, and we are not, it's too complex."
Data mapping is an ongoing commitment-not a one-time project. "Once you create it, it's a living and breathing thing. You have to keep it up and maintain it. You must have a commitment to add resources and staff and time to just manage the data map itself, no matter what you are doing it for," warns Phillips.
Know who's the steward of the data and then make that person responsible for updating the data model.
Automate reminders for updating the data model as needed.


Hi everyone!! Things have been hectic since last months and seems like I can't published regularly. I still don't know how to adjust between work life and Blogging and IG things.. everything so messed up!! In case you haven't followed me on Instagram let's connect and engage NOW!! Add me @sheistraveller. Thank you so much everyone!!
Today post about what I purchased last months and that's actually have been on My August Wishlist, – the Stila Magnificent Metals Glitter & Glow liquid eye shadows – Wanderlust and Stila Heaven Hue's Highlighter – Kitten Karma.
I bought the Stila Glitter & Glow liquid glitter eyeshadow at amazon and the heaven hue's highlighter at sephora. I've been using it for awhile. The 2 product are completely duo set to make an aegyo-sal or baby eye fat. It's a highlighter and contouring to make your eyes look cheerful and charming.
I have the glitter eyeshadow shade Wanderlust which is a beautiful sheer gold color with pink sparkle. This color is so perfect and flattering and even though it's super bright glitter, I feel like it's "natural-looking" because of the pinky gold color.
How to apply an aegyo-sal?
Apply the Stila Heaven Hue's Kitten Karma, it's a warm chopper-bronzer with pink tinge, all over the Underneath eye or under the lower eyelash like you apply an eyeshadow, then layer the glitter underneath eye in the inner corner. The product is wet and is so easy to work with and sets to a nice smooth finish. Last draw a line using your eyebrows pencil a few centimeters under the eyes. Make sure the line are thin and curves toward the end to create more of a natural – looking shadow.
I also purchased the tarte love, trust & fairy dust eyeshadow at Sephora $39. Isn't the palette gorgeous?
Yes, you should give them a try!


The 2015 and 2016 wines from Châteauneuf du Pape are truly terrific. And those crafted by Domaine Roger Sabon and Domaine Giuliani are among the very best. Now that you can order them all by the bottle from LCBO.com, you can create your own Châteauneuf du Pape mixed six-pack by ordering one of each listed below. I'll be happy to order them for you; just let me know what you'd like and to which LCBO store you'd like them shipped.
Made from 50% Roussanne and completed with Clairette, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc, this beauty offers up aromas of honeysuckle, pears, peaches and fresh flowers that seem to leap from the glass. It is a full-bodied stunner, crisp, clean, subtle and elegant that sees no oak. This wine is meant to be drunk young – over the next year or two. If you like white Châteauneuf du Pape, you'll love the 2016 'Renaissance' from Domaine Roger Sabon. It simply doesn't get much better than this.
This refreshing white is made from equal parts Grenache Blanc and Clairette. The grapes are hand-picked (as they are for all of the Giuliani Châteauneuf du Pape). It is a pale straw colour with golden notes. The nose is full of perfume, roasted almonds, spices and grilled bread. In the mouth these scents are joined by honey and chestnut cream. It is a rich, full, beautifully balanced wine with gentle acidity and surprising length. This most pleasant white will pair wonderfully with fish and meats in cream sauce, medium cheeses and all by itself as an apéritif. It is drinking well now (do decant) and will continue to do so for several years.
The following four red Châteauneuf du Pape from the excellent 2015 vintage are true classics. Decant them several hours before enjoying now or salt them away for future savouring.
'Les Olivets' comes from an 8.5 hectare plot of vines averaging 45 to 65 years of age. It is made from 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 10% Cinsault and is aged in oak foudres for six to eight months.
I would give this marvellous Châteauneuf a couple of years before broaching and expect it to evolve wonderfully for the next fifteen years or so.
This premium Châteauneuf du Pape, (produced only in top vintages), comes from specially selected parcels of vines averaging well over fifty years of age. Only the best fruit is allowed to mature and the vines are pruned regularly to permit proper ventilation in order to avoid disease and rot. The blend is 60% Syrah, 30% Grenache and 10% Mourvèdre. Eighty percent is matured in tanks and the remainder in small oak casks, all for a minimum of eighteen months. It is deep red with glints of purple and has a vibrant nose of cherries, black currants, raspberry and strawberry jam and a hint of Provençal herbs and vanilla. These aromas carry through in the mouth to be joined by notes of caramel, pepper and roasted coffee. It is full-bodied, very well-balanced and most welcoming. The tannins are soft and melt away as the finish lingers pleasantly. This Giuliani tour de force will go brilliantly with magret de canard, wild game and all roasts. Preferably, you won't broach it for five years or so, but as Oscar Wilde wrote, "I can resist anything except temptation." It will keep for many years thereafter. A marvellous premium Ch.9 for the price of a regular bottling.
Check out all our fine wines that are available at LCBO.com by going to our homepage.
If you know any fanciers of superb Châteauneuf du Pape from great vintages, we would really appreciate it if you would pass this note on to them.


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Letters to the editor: Fourth estate failures
Send your views to letters@delawareonline.com.
Letters to the editor: Fourth estate failures Send your views to letters@delawareonline.com. Check out this story on delawareonline.com: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/07/04/letters-editor-fourth-estate-failures/449684001/
The News Journal Published 11:10 a.m. ET July 4, 2017
Editorial cartoon(Photo: CagleCartoons)
Fourth estate failures
My average cost per page for the News Journal is higher than most. The reason?
First thing I have to do is throw away the USA TODAY insert because, like CNN, it is 93 percent anti-Trump.
Then I look at the business page and tear out 75 percent of it because for some reason the condemnation of President Trump's tweets about the media are there.
Then I go to sports and remove the USA TODAY attachment because it can't stand Washington's trademark name and scolds Tiger Woods for his medical problems nor does it report what I want to know. Then I read what is left of the sports pages but clearly know that any event not completed by 9 p.m. the day before won't be seen for another 24 hours.
Then I read those comics that are not prejudiced political commentaries, and finally complete the crossword puzzle.
I can't stand the "all about me" journalism and the hypocrisy of the fourth estate and their failure to report, not interpret.
Darrell Swanson
Still no gas tax hike
I came to Delaware 62 years ago and marvel at the June 30 each year's consistency.
"Just give us another couple more hours and we will create the needed revenues."
Jack Markell courageously wanted a $.10 to .15 increase in the gas tax - noting decades of being overdue in Delaware and already done in our three neighboring states. This is a broad-based user tax and includes non-Delaware residents who use our infrastructure.
The sin taxes impact a population that tends to vote less often, so they remain so popular.
If making a good decision might lose an election, the perks of office must by very good.
Focus on the needy already here
Two questions for Mr. Khan, regarding "An open letter to Delaware's rabbis, priests, and imams."
1. Why does he feel it is acceptable for illegals to skip the line? What part of illegal does he not understand? Let him tell us all what laws we are allowed to ignore.
2. Why do we as a nation have the responsibility to provide free services (welfare, food stamps, college tuition) to illegals?
I know of no one in this country advocating for zero legal immigration from any group. People are fed up with losing rights to non-citizens and being taxed to pay for them. Let's use our stretched resources to take care of the poor and needy citizens of our country.
Charter schools and lawmakers
Everyone was talking about the budget in Dover the last few days. But sometimes other transformative bills slip through and no one seems to notice or hold legislators accountable for their votes.
Case in point: HCR39, establishing a resolution to study consolidation of school districts.
The sponsor, Rep. Jaques, added an amendment including charter schools in this study, and this version passed the House unanimously. Then the bill goes to the Senate. Sen. Bonini added another amendment excluding charters from consideration. Every Republican voted yes. Disturbingly three Democrats voted with the Reps. Bushweller, McBride and Senate Education Committee Chair Dave Sokola, whose district includes the powerhouse Newark Charter School.
The bill then returned to the House. Rep. Kim Williams introduced an amendment to remove the Charter School Network as one of the players on the committee. This amendment passed, but for some reason by only one vote.
Why would charters be in any way involved in this task force?
I suggest constituents ask these legislators exactly what their rationale is. Ask them which charters are in their districts. Ask them why they are favoring charter schools over district schools?
Connie Merlet
Explain your votes
On two recent votes in the Congress, Lisa Blunt Rochester, our sole representative voted no on both H.R. 3003, No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, and H.R. 3004, Kate's Law. When I questioned her reasoning via e-mail, she replied "I simply wanted you to know that your opinion has been noted and your voice has been heard".
Why can't she simply tell me why she voted as she did? Why did she vote to oppose upholding existing law? Is it more important to adhere to the Democrat agenda, than it is to support our laws and keep our citizens safe?
George Veazey
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Don't you love it when you stumble across a designer / artist / label / muse that reminds you of the feeling you first got when you found your aesthetic passion?
My first experience of this feeling was when I walked into Wild Ones on the Kings Road, Chelsea in London. The dark little shop was so crammed full of Native American art, jewellery, ancient navajo turquoise rings – all mixed together with smokey incense. I was hooked.
I just had that feeling again when I had a look at Lost Art NYC.
Soon after he started the label, Betten was designing clothing and accessories for Lenny Kravitz, Steven Tyler, Sean Lennon, Sheryl Crow and many others. His work has been featured in Vogue, W, Rolling Stone and ELLE among others. His work has been compared to Jackson Pollock and Picasso.
Jordan from Stylelikeu.com from Stylelikeu on Vimeo.


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This problem has been reported every winter for the past two or three years but nothing is ever done. The footpath is dangerous in the dark because the light is obstructed and virtually impassable in bad weather. My picture was taken in the middle of the summer.
As this problem has been reported annually it would be nice to know why it is continually ignored. Is it someone else's responsibility for example?


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Ryan Hewitt signed by Indianapolis Colts, gets to face ex-teammates in season opener
It appears Ryan Hewitt's first game on a team other than the Bengals will be against his former teammates in Indianapolis on Sunday.
Ryan Hewitt signed by Indianapolis Colts, gets to face ex-teammates in season opener It appears Ryan Hewitt's first game on a team other than the Bengals will be against his former teammates in Indianapolis on Sunday. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: https://cin.ci/2PXLoQS
Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 10:56 p.m. ET Sept. 3, 2018 | Updated 1:32 a.m. ET Sept. 4, 2018
Cincinnati Bengals running back Ryan Hewitt (89) turns toward the end zone after making a catch during Cincinnati Bengals training camp practice, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, on the practice fields next to Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. (Photo: Kareem Elgazzar)
Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2014, Ryan Hewitt spent four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals but didn't make the team's 53-man roster in advance of the start of the 2018 NFL season.
Now, it appears that his first game on a team other than the Bengals will be against his former teammates in Indianapolis on Sunday.
Hewitt, released Saturday among the Bengals' final roster cuts, was signed to the Colts' active roster on Monday.
So, Ryan Hewitt WILL be in Indianapolis on Sunday. Released Bengals H-back finds landing spot. https://t.co/Hriy99UTsv
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) September 3, 2018
Hewitt played in 60 games with 37 starts over his four seasons in Cincinnati, with 22 receptions for 220 yards.
Hewitt played collegiately at Stanford from 2009-13 and was a top target of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, collecting 34 catches for 282 yards and five touchdowns during the 2011 season.
More from The Enquirer's Paul Dehner Jr. about the Bengals' decision to release Hewitt:
Cincinnati struggled to find playing time for the 27-year-old out of Stanford in recent seasons. His lack of playing time came as a surprise after he signed a three-year extension in August of 2016.
With H-back Cethan Carter (shoulder) reverting to IR it left the team with an H-back on the roster. Instead, 2017 seventh-round pick Mason Schreck took the final spot with the tight end group.
"This is how the numbers played out. As Mason has developed, (this is) a comfort level with how things have been going with him," Marvin Lewis said of Schreck, who led the team in receiving this preseason with nine receptions for 118 yards, but also fumbled twice. "He just has to hold on to the football."
The release of Hewitt could be seen coming only by looking at snap counts.
From colts.com's Andrew Walker:
Hewitt's calling card in the NFL has primarily been his blocking abilities, something that could mesh well in his new home in Indianapolis, which has three other players at the position — Jack Doyle, Eric Ebron and Erik Swoope — who are each viable weapons in the passing game.
Raiders add another ex-Bengal
Jeff Driskel discussed following the the Bengals' loss to the Colts in preseason game No. 4 his evaluation of his performance in the game. The Enquirer / Pat Brennan
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Ervin makes history with 6 hits in Reds' win
After T-storm, start time announced for Reds in Colorado
Reds' lack of offense is a big issue
Fay to Reds: If you're going to buy, buy now
Kurt Busch wins Quaker State 400
Fanendo Adi delivers late winner in 2-1 victory against Chicago Fire


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An art case, Rococo style Steinway Model B grand piano with a gold case. Cabinet features hand paintings of cherubs and rural scenes of people playing musical instruments in fête galante style. Piano has ornately carved gate legs with four,ornately carved Corinthian pillars. Music desk has a beautiful scrolling filligree design with a central hand painted plaque. Instrument has been rebuilt.	New Soundboard fitted by Steinway.
Fête galante paintings are a feature of the Rococo period of art, which saw the focus of European arts move away from the hierarchy of the church and grandeur of the royal court towards an appreciation for intimacy and personal pleasures.
The music desk of this gold Steinway model B is in a scrolling filigree design of wreaths and bows surrounding a central oval plaque. The plaque features a reclining cherub playing a musical instrument.
The entire piano cabinet of this Steinway model B is covered with hand-painted decoration. True to the Rococo's jocular style, a group of cherubs frolic and dance with garlands of flowers.
Here Steinway & Sons is hand-painted on the piano fall surrounded by garlands of flowers and bows.
This Steinway Model B has gate legs with four, ornately carved Corinthian pillars. On the pediment is a floral rosette.
Detail of the ornately carved Corinthian pillars ornately carved Corinthian pillars.
Steinway model B piano lyre is ornately carved with floral rosettes, beading and scrolling acanthus leaves. Piano has three pedals.
This Steinway model B instrument is restored. Brand new soundboard fitted by Steinway.
Piano cheek detail with carved acanthus.
Here a couple sit together outdoors. The man leaning towards the lady playing a flute perhaps with amourous intent. The lady fans herself watching a man playing a lute.
A couple sit together outdoors. The man leans towards the lady playing a flute perhaps with amourous intent. The lady fans herself watching a man playing a lute.
Steinway model B prop stick.


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US satellite company the latest to enter Lot Fourteen's atmosphere
Leading US-space company Tyvak will rocket into Lot Fourteen, establishing a manufacturing facility for the integration and testing of space vehicles, joining a growing list of global firms investing in South Australia's burgeoning space sector.
Tyvak is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation, a global leader in the miniaturisation of space technologies, with plans to grow its workforce to 30 people within the next two years.
Premier Steven Marshall said the company will establish itself in the Defence and Space Landing Pad at Lot Fourteen, giving them unprecedented collaborative opportunities with other like-minded organisations.
"South Australia is without a doubt Australia's space state," Premier Marshall said.
"It's clear that South Australia is now driving the growth of Australia's space sector and defence industry, creating high-tech jobs and generating interest from interstate and overseas.
"Tyvak is a global leader in space technology, and their decision to set up here in Adelaide is further evidence of the gravitas around South Australia at the moment.
"They join an incredibly active South Australian space sector with nearly 80 organisations, companies and educational institutions, and a workforce of roughly 800 people.
"More locally, Tyvak has unveiled their first Australian ground station antenna at Nova Systems in Peterborough, and in February they entered into an agreement to build nanosatellites for South Australian company Myriota, another major boost to the local supply chain.
Director of Tyvak Australia, Dr Marco Villa said Tyvak looks forward to supporting more local organisations and continuing to provide solutions for Australia's space needs.
"By hiring local talent, tapping into local resources and applying our agile aerospace processes, we aim to accelerate commercial and defence space missions while growing the local supply chain and national space ecosystem," Dr Villa said.


6sqft's ongoing series Apartment Living 101 is aimed at helping New Yorkers navigate the challenges of creating a happy home in the big city. This week, we've put together the top five reasons it makes sense to move in the winter.
Until the end of WWII, moving day in New York City was May 1. Today, many people continue to move on this date and in the four months following, but if you're a renter looking for great value, more options, and lower stress, the very best move dates fall in the winter months. In this article, we outline why a winter move makes sense and how to prepare for one.
As long as Fido's not a ferret, of course. You may not know this, but you could be able to keep a pet in a "no pets" apartment–legally. New York City's Pet Law, established in 1983, may actually override your landlord's kibosh on your kitty or pup, as long as certain criteria are met. Your pet can't be one of the many, many critters on the city's "banned" list, which includes the aforementioned ferrets, pot-bellied pigs, most snakes, hedgehogs, and squirrels.
So how can I keep Fluffy in my no-pets condo?
While a summer spent in the city can be an exciting time for New Yorkers (outdoor movies and concerts, rooftop bars, barbecues in the park and of course, ice cream trucks), it can also be quite miserable for those whose apartments don't have central air conditioning. For renters, though, a window AC unit makes the most sense since it's a much cheaper alternative to installing central air and can be taken to your next apartment. Although installing your own air conditioning unit can be intimidating, 6sqft has put together a comprehensive list of AC installation tips to help you chill out and enjoy the short and sweet summer months ahead.
Everyone loves kids, right? While this may be true in most cases, when it comes to renting and buying apartments, kids can be a deal breaker. To be clear, in NYC, owners cannot discriminate against renters with children, but there are a few exceptions. For example, co-ops, which are free to come up with their own selection criteria so long as it doesn't overtly discriminate, can privilege quiet tenants over potentially loud tenants. If you have a couple of toddlers or even teens who look like they might be prone to hosting all-night parties or jam sessions in your living room, you might find yourself looking for housing elsewhere. But don't be discouraged. After all, New York is home to more kids than any other U.S. city.
As of 2016, over 21% of New York City residents were under 18 and more than 6.6% were under five. With roughly 1.8 million infants, toddlers, kids, tweens, and teens living here, most city buildings are home to children and adolescents. The challenge facing parents is finding a building that is not only tolerant of kids but has the facilities, location, and support needed to make one's childrearing experience easier rather than harder. This 6sqft Guide offers tips for prospective and new parents, as well as those who are not new to parenting but are new to the city, who are looking to rent or buy in a child-friendly building and neighborhood.
Whether you're baking pies for sale, taking care of children and pets, or setting up an apiary on the roof of your loft with hopes of selling your own honey at a local farmer's market, running a home business in New York City is a complex affair. There are many circumstances under which home businesses are legal, but don't take anything for granted. There are myriad city and state regulations to navigate. If you're caught running an illegal home business or simply a business that is not fully in compliance, you may find yourself without a source of income, facing eviction, and owing high fines.
January is a busy month for renters across the U.S., described by one broker as the "oasis month" in an otherwise dead stretch between October and the spring. People make big life-changing decisions at the New Year, which often means moving – plus there's the backlog of renters who put off sorting their living situation over the holiday season who are all entering the market at once in the first week of January.
New York's rental market is estimated to be worth over $700 million in rent and over $44 million in deposits in January alone. With so much money changing hands, it means renters are an attractive target for scammers and fraudsters. Thankfully, rental fraud is rare, but a little knowledge goes a long way. So if you're entering the rental market after the holidays, here are three things you can do to keep yourself (and your money) safe.
Whether you've just been offered a dream job in Austin or decided to ditch New York City for a farmhouse in New Paltz, if you have a lease, you have problem. Leases are generally a good thing: They give tenants the right to stay in an apartment on a year to year or even bi-annual basis. If you need to vacate early, however, a lease can quickly start to feel like vice grip on your future. Fortunately, tenants, at least those living in rental buildings, do have some legal ways to opt out early. This guide outlines the ins and outs of lease breaking, how to find a qualified tenant, and what to do if you are currently renting in a condominium or co-op where lease breaking is a far more complex process.
After standing as a fixture on Madison Avenue for nearly 50 years, gaining international recognition for its collection of French Art Nouveau furniture and objects, Tiffany lamps and glassware, and antique and estate jewelry, the gallery recently relocated to a 6,000-square-foot space on 57th Street and Park Avenue, which, according to Ben is "thanks to our existing clients and a new generation of passionate collectors." For this new generation, Ben believes the time is ripe to start collecting. Antiques are sustainable by nature, they lend themselves to cultural exploration, and, because of a generational shift, are more affordable than ever.
Ahead, we break down the top-three reasons to start an antique collection.


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I want add the columns like in below format using R code
X0,Y0   X1,Y0   X3,Y0   X6,Y0   X12,Y0

X0,Y1   X1,Y1   X3,Y1   X6,Y1   X12,Y1

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I tried something like this but didn't work
For each x ==1, then count the number of 1s in the ys
apply(df[x.0==1, grepl(x=names(df),'y.')],2,sum)]

Any help is greatly appreciated!

A: Counting concurrent 1s in column pairs, we can use matrix muliplication:
xs = grep("X", names(df), value = T)
ys = grep("Y", names(df), value = T)

xm = as.matrix(df[xs])
ym = as.matrix(df[ys])
t(ym) %*% (xm)
#      X_0 X_1 X_3 X_6 X_12
# Y_0    1   2   1   0    0
# Y_1    0   2   1   0    0
# Y_3    0   0   1   0    0
# Y_6    0   0   0   0    0
# Y_12   0   0   1   0    0

Counting all 1s in column pairs:
xs = grep("X", names(df), value = T)
ys = grep("Y", names(df), value = T)

sums = colSums(df)

t(outer(setNames(xs, xs), setNames(ys, ys), FUN = function(x, y) sums[x] + sums[y]))
#      X_0 X_1 X_3 X_6 X_12
# Y_0   11  12  11  10   10
# Y_1    8   9   8   7    7
# Y_3    7   8   7   6    6
# Y_6    4   5   4   3    3
# Y_12   4   5   4   3    3

Using this data:
df = read.table(text = 'X_0 X_1 X_3 X_6 X_12 Y_0 Y_1 Y_3 Y_6 Y_12
0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 ', header = T)


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Shuman High On Potential Of VT Recruits
By: Chris Horne | November 15, 2011
Fork Union Military Academy postgraduate head coach John Shuman describes Virginia Tech-bound wide receiver Robert Lockhart as "explosive." Lockhart, who signed with the Hokies out of West Boca Raton High School (Boca Raton, FL) last February, helped the FUMA postgrads to a 7-1 overall record that included two wins over in-state rival Hargrave Military Academy.
The standout receiver had a 52-yard touchdown reception in FUMA's 37-9 win over Hargrave on November 4. The previous game, a 25-19 victory over Gray Military Academy, he had a 40-yard touchdown catch.
"He is explosive, has good hands, makes everything look really easy," Shuman said of Lockhart. "We should've played him both ways but kept him only at receiver. He probably made the most explosive plays for us this year. He could outrun the defense. He could catch it and go."
Shuman continued the high praise for Lockhart, who he compared to former Fork Union and Clemson star Jacoby Ford. Ford is now a wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders.
"He's taller than Jacoby Ford. He's got the explosiveness of Jacoby Ford. He has got that Florida explosiveness," Shuman said. "He can run the 40 in sub 4.5. He's not a sub 4.4 guy like Jacoby, but he would be 4.42 or so guy."
Lockhart fell short of qualifying out of high school, which is why he enrolled at Fork Union. He plans on enrolling at Tech this coming January, and according to Shuman he is on track to do so.
"He needs to finish the term and get one more grade," Shuman said.
Former Dinwiddie (VA) star Chris Hall also entered Fork Union in August, but he is now at home, rehabbing an injured knee. He had surgery to repair a torn meniscus suffered early on in the year.
"He actually stayed at home," Shuman said of the 6'4″, 240-pound Hall. "But we like him. He's explosive. The knee injury, I felt if he came back and marched a lot and did all the things he has to do here, I thought it might erode some. So he decided to stay home to rehab it."
Hall signed with Tech last February knowing he would gray-shirt. January of 2012 enrollment remains a possibility, Shuman says, but Hall still has to make
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Century Film Project
Century Awards
Celebrating the movies our ancestors loved
The Curtain Pole (1909)
This early collaboration between D.W. Griffith and Mack Sennett looks like a primitive version of the latter's later riotous slapstick comedies. It uses themes (like the mass chase) that have shown up in earlier film comedies from both France and the USA.
The movie begins in a middle-class home, where a man (Henry Solter) is helping several women (one is Florence Lawrence, AKA "The Biograph Girl") to install a new pole for the curtains. However, he is either not tall enough or otherwise unable to manage it. In walks Sennett, in a ridiculous mustache and tight-fitting clothes that emphasize his lanky frame. He makes an attempt, but slips and falls, bending the pole and then breaking it when he tries to straighten it out. Deeply apologetic, he goes out to procure another for them. Along the way, he encounters an acquaintance, who invites him into a bar for a drink. Thus fortified, he makes his way to a store and buys a very long curtain rod. Almost immediately, he starts knocking people over and whacking them with the pole. When he tries hiding out in the bar, he causes further chaos there, and soon a gang of different types of people, from little old ladies to street ruffians, is chasing him. He stops and gets a taxi, but the added speed only makes the pole more dangerous, and soon he is literally causing riots in the street with his passage. He does manage to elude the mob, in part because his horse starts running backward (!), and eventually makes it back to the home of his friends, who apparently were able to get another curtain rod during his long absence, and have started a dinner party. Driven mad by his experience and failure to help out, Sennett starts eating the curtain rod.
This sort of comes across as a "proof of concept" experiment, with Griffith trying to show what he can accomplish. One part I don't entirely understand is where a fellow with a walking stick causes the horse to start running backward. The effect is achieve by reversing the film, and Griffith has the mob run up right afterward and fall down, but in fact what the actors did was get up and "run" backwards off the screen in order to get the effect, and it looks very unnatural. Sennett chews the scenery and hams constantly, but he's having so much fun with it that it's hard to mind. The riot scenes are remarkable, with baby carriages and innocent couples being knocked over, pushed, and trampled. I wouldn't be surprised if a few actors were injured. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and takes advantage of the location to show quite a number of its streets.
Director: D.W. Griffith
Camera: G.W. "Billy" Bitzer
Starring: Mack Sennett, Henry Solter, Florence Lawrence
Run Time: 10 Min
You can watch it for free: here (no music) or here (with music).
The Spiders (Episode One): The Golden Sea
This first episode in a crime serial was one of Fritz Lang's first movies as a director, and is the earliest one that survives today. It shows his talent as well as how far the European movie business has come since the beginning of the First World War, but it also wears its influences rather obviously on its sleeve.
The movie begins with a kind of prologue in which we see an old hermit-type man throw a bottle into the sea just before being shot in the back with an arrow by a fellow wearing an elaborate feathered head dress. This is soon explained in a fancy club in San Francisco when a sportsman/adventurer by the name of Kay Hoog (Carl de Vogt) tells of finding the message in the bottle, which claims to be from a missing Harvard professor who has discovered and been held captive in a surviving Incan civilization. Hoog has verified the professor's standing and lost status, and now decides to forgo a major boat race in order to head to Chile and try to find the immense treasure these Incans possess. Among his listeners is the lovely Lio Sha (Ressel Orla), who secretly works for the Spiders, an international crime syndicate of immense power and evil.
The spiders send some thieves who look like cut-rate Fantômas clones over to knock Hoog out and steal his map, leaving a large toy spider and a warning behind. Then the leader of the Spiders assigns Lio to lead a rival expedition to recover the treasure. Once in Mexico, she hires a bunch of roughnecks to assist her, and Hoog starts dressing like a cowboy. There's a bar-room hold up in which he manages to recover a document that tells him about a mysterious "diamond ship," though now the Spiders are in pursuit. He meets a professor (Georg John) who plans to fly in a balloon over the plateau where the Incas are, and he manages to climb aboard at the last instant despite the efforts of the Spiders to delay him.
Once we get to the Incan city, a lot of the movie is typical serial capture-and-escape material, with the Incans eager to sacrifice at least one of the trespassers, Lio Sha eager to kill Hoog, and her followers mostly interested in stealing the gold for themselves. Hoog meets the Priestess Naela (Lil Dagover), and rescues her from punishment for refusing to sacrifice Lio. Lio and her gang are able to find the treasure, but chaos breaks out as the men start fighting over the treasure. Of course, at that moment the volcano erupts and wipes out the Incans as well as all of the Spiders except Lio Sha and one nugget-obsessed henchman.
Hoog and Naela are able to escape in a large floating basket and make their way back to San Francisco to be married. Lio Sha comes to him and asks him to join her, saying they would make a great team if they worked together and became lovers. Hoog refuses and Lio kills Naela in revenge.
This movie's debt to the crime serials of Louis Feuillade would be less painfully obvious if Lang hadn't cast Orla and dressed her to look so much like Musidora. She comes across as decidedly more German than French, however – she's domineering and masculine rather than sexy and conniving. I find that de Vogt reminds me of René Cresté, who played "Judex," though other reviewers compare him to a young William S. Hart. Hart played an Aztec in one movie, so maybe Lang was going for that here. I find it amusing that Lang thought "Kay" was a good first name for his all-American manly man hero. It's not really clear to me why the "good" character is motivated to steal treasure from a civilization that has avoided Western contact, although all he does in fact is to fall in love with one of their priestesses and save her life. That said, the Spiders work well as a "Vampires"-style crime organization, and some of the best parts of the Feiullades sprang from the illogic of the series.
Overall, the film making technique of this movie is way ahead of the work Gaumont was putting out before and during the war. There are frequent close-ups, cuts within scenes, cross-cutting to enhance suspense, creative camera angles, and lighting. The camera moves to follow actors, and sometimes to reveal things at the right moment. In one scene, Hoog stands in front of a window of the cantina while Lio Sha carouses inside. Both of them are in perfect focus, and the edits each time Hoog peers inside allow us to think she might spot him at any moment. There's a good use of silhouettes on the plateau at night, and we get actual darkness for night scenes, rather than just tinting a brightly-lit scene and expecting the audience to go along with it. When I was collecting screenshots for this article, I became especially aware of how fast the editing is compared to the movies I've reviewed up to now. Usually, I have plenty of time to choose my shot, but with this one, I had to hurry or it would cut away. The costumes and sets for the Incans are elaborate and beautiful (though probably not terribly authentic). Another break in logic came for me when the head-dress fellow snuck up on one of the Spiders' guards and took him out. How did he not see that huge feathered thing coming right up to him?
The "diamond ship" subplot is a setup for the next episode, which came out in 1920, so I'll be reviewing it soon as well.
Director: Fritz Lang
Camera: Emil Schünemann, Carl Hoffmann
Starring: Carl de Vogt, Lil Dagover, Ressel Orla, Georg John
Run Time: 1 Hour, 9 Min
You can watch it (together with part two, "The Diamond Ship) for free: here.
Blind Husbands (1919)
Erich von Stroheim's first directorial effort is a tale of infidelity set in a small European village. This is the feature film that "made him" as a director, establishing a reputation for brilliance, going over-budget, and being domineering on the set.
The picture takes place in a small Alpine village, and begins with a dedication to "Sepp" a mountain guide who happens to share a name with the guide character (played by Gibson Gowland) in the movie. Sepp receives word that his friend Dr. Robert Armstrong (Sam De Grasse) is returning to the village, which results in an emotional flashback in which we learn that Dr. Armstrong saved Sepp's life on the mountain and that Sepp pledged his undying loyalty to him in gratitude. We see the arrival of the doctor and his young wife (Francelia Billington) in a carriage, the doctor consistently with his nose buried in a book. This opens up opportunities for an Austrian Lieutenant (played in highly Prussian style by von Stroheim himself) to awkwardly flirt with her, though she shows no interest in him. As the film progresses, this theme continues, with the Lieutenant flirting with, and at times annoying, Mrs. Armstrong while her husband is oblivious to her concerns. Meanwhile, their relationship is contrasted with that of two young Honeymooners (the girl is played by Valerie Germonprez, von Stroheim's future wife), who are only interested in one another to the point of obliviousness to all else. Mrs. Armstrong clearly longs for that kind of attention, and is ashamed to be seen in public with a man who ignores her. The Lieutenant quickly seduces and abandons a waitress (Fay Holderness) at their inn, pausing only momentarily in his pursuit of Mrs. Armstrong, giving us a clear picture of what would happen to her if she were to submit to him.
The Human Fly (1902)
This simple trick short from Georges Méliès is similar to "Kiriki Japanese Acrobats" in the execution of its effect, but somewhat simpler (and five years earlier) than that movie. Although we know how he pulled off the "magic," the performance of Méliès makes this still a delight to watch.
A proscenium-style set shows a hall in a castle or mansion, and there are several ladies in upper class dress assembled as an audience. Méliès comes out in a Russian-style costume and gives a Hopak or squat-dance, to which the ladies clap as he becomes more and more animated. Suddenly, he turns and runs up the wall! He then comes back down for a bit more dancing, before ascending the wall again to do several tumbles and then return to the ground for a finale. The movie ends with his bow.
As with the other movie, this was accomplished by setting up a camera directly above a floor painted to match the backdrop, then editing and using double-exposure to make it appear that Méliès was doing the impossible. Partly because overhead shots were so rarely used at the time, the trick would not have been obvious to most audiences. The Star Films catalog tells us that Méliès is a "Hindoo" in this film, although his dress and dancing seemed Slavic to me – I suppose that this is another example of the careless way in which "exoticism" was utilized to generate interest in magic and movies at the time.
Director: Georges Méliès
Camera: Unknown
Starring: Georges Méliès
Run Time: 1 Min, 47 secs
You can watch it for free: here.
Post No Bills (1896)
A very simple comedy short from Georges Méliès that doesn't use any trick photography. No doubt this was an early experiment, and we are lucky to be able to see it at all.
We see a wall with a guard station, on what appears to be a genuine outdoor street. A soldier in uniform marches past, and we see writing on the wall that reads, "DÉFENSE d'AFFICHER." The soldier marches off screen, and soon a man in a white painter's uniform carrying a bucket appears. He pulls a poster from behind a post and glues it to the wall with a brush from his bucket. He runs off, and soon another man, similarly attired, comes up with an even bigger poster and glues it over the other one. The first poster man returns, and the two argue, soon throwing their glue pots at each other. Suddenly, they run off and the soldier marches past again, oblivious to the poster and to the bucket on the ground. Then his officer walks up and orders him to stand at attention, dressing him down for failing to protect the wall from vandalism. They march off screen together.
The "Star Films Catalog" uses just two words to describe this movie: "very comical." Apparently they couldn't think of much else to say about this artifact, at a time when they were distributing much longer and more complex works, but they kept it on as probably one of the cheaper properties they could occasionally sell to a backwater or particularly un-choosy theater owner. For 1896, it's a reasonably involved story line, with multiple characters, each with his own motivations and reactions. We don't get a good look at anyone's face, but I think Méliès plays the first poster-hanger, gauging from the way he moves (Méliès had a distinct body language all his own). I'm assuming they used the outdoor set because this was before he had built his open-air studio in his backyard, but it could be a particularly clever backdrop. The real evidence that it was shot outside is that there's a shadow of a tree branch on the lower left of the screen, and no one ever seemed to think to do things like that in 1896 to lend their sets verisimilitude (indeed, Méliès may have regarded it as a "mistake" to shoot it – he always avoided that sort of thing later).
Starring: Unknown (see above)
Montmartre's Kids (1916)
This wartime propaganda film masquerades as a human interest documentary, but it's easy to see that the action is contrived. It gives us a look at a Parisian neighborhood during World War I, and a sense of what motivated people's sympathies at the time.
An opening intertitle assures us that the people of Paris are determined to fight on, and that the children of this besieged city are just as affected as are the adults. We then see a group of local kids kitted up to play soldier, with some even dressed as nuns to treat the wounded. One particularly adorable child has a toy cannon, but most are carrying broken buckets and other scrap as "ammunition." Two kids, using a tin can and an old pipe as a radio, receive "orders" to "bother the concierge" at a particular address. This is duly passed down the line. The troops assemble (the kid with the cannon stumbles cutely several times), and they charge down the hill to the address, where they toss over their junkyard ammunition. This scene is cross-cut with the concierge, wielding a broom, on the other side of the wall being pelted with trash. The kids make a "strategic retreat" across a hill with a windmill, and the nuns treat the "wounded" in the final shots.
Monmartre is a hill in the north of Paris which was home to several famous artists, though here it looks like a poor neighborhood full of street urchins, reminiscent of Bout-de-Zan. The movie is intended to tug at the heart-strings of viewers, getting them to sympathize with France in its suffering under attack by the German Army. By showing kids, genuinely under threat of war, innocently playing at war themselves, the film makers urge right-thinking adults to show courage and stoicism in the face of the attack. From our point of view today, it's great to see all these images of a Paris neighborhood from over 100 years ago. A lot of the shots of the area the kids play in makes it appear as an undeveloped lot, or perhaps a junkyard, but for them it serves as a city park. The edited sequence of the attack on the concierge, requiring two camera set-ups to show simultaneous action, demonstrates that this is not a spontaneous action the kids are taking, but rather a scripted storyline. Audiences in 1916 may or may not have been sophisticated enough to figure this out.
Director: Francisque Poulbot
Starring: Unknown
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The Puncher's New Love (1911)
This unusual film from Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson avoids most of the usual Western tropes to tell a romantic story of love lost through selfishness. While a bit awkwardly shot and acted, it goes a long way to showing the diversity of roles Anderson did within the "Broncho Billy" umbrella.
As the movie begins, Anderson is leaning in the window to ask out his girl (Ann Little) to an upcoming barn dance. She is happy to accept and even gives him a little kiss goodbye. Right after he departs, a rival (John O'Brien) arrives with a handbill about the same dance. Ann rightly tells John she can't go with him, because she just agreed to go with Billy, but he doesn't seem to get the hint until she repeats herself. Eventually, he seems to console himself by saying at least he'll see her at the dance with Billy. Meanwhile, Billy comes across a "city girl" (Gladys Field) out riding, and is immediately infatuated. He shows her the handbill and she shows an interest in going with Billy, who seems to completely forget about Ann. On the night of the dance, John sees Billy come in with the city girl and his jaw drops. She refuses to shake hands with a man Billy introduces her to, and looks disdainfully at the whole affair, but eventually agrees to dance with Billy. John eagerly rushes off to find Ann, who is standing forlornly in front of her gate. He tells her Billy's there with another woman, and she looks crushed, but eventually agrees to go with John. Once there, Billy appears to be about to leave with his bored date, but receives a withering stare from Ann before he gets out the door, and sees that she is with John.
Some time later, Billy pays a call on the city girl, looking about in wide-eyed wonder at her fine house and the liveried butler. Gladys seems not to remember Billy when he is announced, but eventually deigns to coldly greet him. Then a man in a tuxedo comes in and she quickly rushes up and hugs him hello. Billy expresses his jealousy and is asked to leave, which he will not do until he's said his piece and threatened violence. Now he returns shame-faced to see Ann in her home, but she is still angry at being cast aside without even being informed that their date was off. She tells Billy to go, and this time he does so with more decency, because this is someone he can respect. John comes in a bit later with a ring and we see that Ann has transferred her feelings to him. A final intertitle (possibly added due to the loss of some footage) tells us that the couple eventually discovers Billy dead.
We can't see you, Ann!
There are no gunfights, horseback chases or bar room brawls in this film, yet it is fundamentally about the different values of the "pure" pioneering America versus the corrupt Europeanized culture of the city. Billy and all the other "punchers" wear riding garb at all times, even at the formal dance, although the city girl wears a black gown and the other country girls are in simple dresses. The overall plot is reminiscent of F.W. Murnau's much later movie "Sunrise," but without the happy ending, or the attempted murder. It's interesting that Billy is unable to redeem himself from his mistake – usually in a story like this, a man can make amends, but a "fallen woman" has to die. This movie surprised me by ending with the death of the fallen man. It's very much a 1911 movie, with all shots taken at full-figure distance, and no camera movement or editing within scenes. The sets are often crowded, especially the dance hall set, and actors frequently pass in front of one another, obscuring the main action. The dance begins with a little comedy about the fiddler, who is either drunk or exhausted (I couldn't tell if he was laughing hysterically or yawning), and nearly everyone in the movie is crowded into that scene. One really unfortunate choice was to shoot the scene of John picking up Ann from behind the gate Ann is waiting at, so her face is obscured as she acts out her reaction to Billy's betrayal. There were a lot of other angles they could have used for that scene, but it probably didn't occur to anyone that it would be an issue.
Director: Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson
Starring: Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson, Gladys Field, Ann Little, John O'Brien, Augustus, Carney, Harry Todd, Margaret Joslin, Brinsley Shaw
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Series Photography (1885)
This is not really a movie, but a group of photographic projects shot by Eadweard Muybridge and presented sequentially on the "Movies Begin" DVD set put out by Kino. It does give some insight into how nineteenth-century photographers were thinking about using the new art form to capture movement.
What we see is a series of very short sequences showing nude young women in a variety of activities, such as pouring from a jug or walking downstairs. Each still image is held on the screen for a few seconds before the next one appears, which does produce a slight illusion of movement, especially when the photos were shot quickly enough to produce only slight changes in position. Many of the images have a sort of grid in the background, which apparently Muybridge used to measure precise movements.
From what I've read of Muybridge (not a lot), it seems that the inclusion only of female nudes in this selection might be a bit of a misrepresentation. He is more known for studying animal movement, most famously running horses and also took nude male images among his human studies. As presented, it looked as if he was really only interested in the naked female body, which would have been common enough among artists at the time, but this does not seem to have been the case. The liner notes don't make it very clear whether these images were intended to be seen animated on his "Zoopraxiscope," but that seems likely, therefore these images can almost be considered "motion pictures," although they are certainly very simple compared to what would come soon afterward.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Camera: Eadweard Muybridge
Run Time: 2 min (as presented)
You can see some examples of Muybridge's work for free: here.
To wrap up this year's October review of chilling movies, I'm going to look at this serial starring no less a person than Harry Houdini. Once again, it's not exactly a horror movie – it's more of a crime serial ala Louis Feuillade – but it has madness, a robot, and lots of creative death-dealing situations for the hero to get out of, so I'm including it.
Our story begins in the home of Peter Brent (Jack Burns), the President of International Patents, Inc, a company whose nefarious scheme is to buy up the patents for new inventions from lone geniuses and keep them off the market – benefiting those who own existing patents by preventing free competition. Unbeknownst to Brent, one of his employees, Quentin Locke (Houdini) is actually an agent of the Dept. of Justice, investigating on the grounds of the Anti-trust Act, and he has wired Brent's home for sound (most of the first shots we see of Houdini are his reactions to conversations other characters are having in other rooms, which can be a bit confusing). Locke is of course secretly in love with Brent's daughter Eva (Marguerite Marsh), and Brent is actually having second thoughts about the whole scheme for her sake. Enter the real villains of the movie, Herbert and Paul Balcom (William Pike and Charles E Graham), a father-and-son team who hope to take over the company (the father) and marry Eva (the son). They also have collaborators in the form of a secretary named Zita Dane (Ruth Stonehouse) who is secretly in love with Locke and a lady-of-leisure with the unlikely moniker of De Luxe Dora (Edna Britton) who "dominates" Paul. Read the rest of this entry »
The Kingdom of the Fairies (1903)
Released just one year after "A Trip to the Moon," this extended adventure story from Georges Méliès was at least equally as ambitious and well-executed, although it's not so well remembered today. Essentially a fairy tale-quest story, the use of a witch and her demons as antagonists fits it more or less into my October history of horror.
The movie begins on a proscenium-style set dressed as a medieval court. Lords and ladies arrange themselves around the throne. Méliès himself appears as "Prince Bel-Azor," who is betrothed to Princess Azurine (Marguerite Thévenard). Various fairies give the princess wedding gifts, led by the fairy godmother, Aurora (Bluette Bernon). Suddenly a witch runs in, offended at not having been invited. When she is admonished by the prince, she turns into flame and disappears. The next sequence shows the princess in her bedchamber, assisted in undressing for bed by several ladies-in-waiting. Once they leave, the witch, assisted by several green demons, seizes the princess from her bed and puts her into a "chariot of fire." She is unable to resist, although the prince rushes in at the last moment to be confronted by a fire-wielding demon. He and the court rush out to a high tower and watch the chariot of fire and its retinue rushing across the sky. The prince vows to pursue. Read the rest of this entry »
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Top Five Releases for January: Film
Hey guys we decided that every month we will be launching a Top Five list of releases for films (DVD and Theatrical), video games, music and any other stuff we like. Enjoy!
1. The Social Network (Blu-ray/DVD release date: Available Now!) – The incredible telling of how Facebook came to be as only David Fincher could deliver it. The film based off the novel "The Accidental Billionaires" is the story of Mark Zuckerberg; portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg, a cold calculated businessman who only wishes to ensure a better future for himself. His friend Eduardo Saverin, played brilliantly by Andrew Garfield, wants to keep it simple, life and the Facebook. Until they meet Sean Parker; played by Justin Timberlake, the founder of Napster, who then proceeds to hurtle Facebook into mainstream society. The film as a whole takes you on the wild ride of backstabbing, dark alley deals and manipulations in a brilliant fashion. In short, if you are looking for the film that defines this generation, you need not look further.
2. Dances with Wolves 20th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray/DVD release date Available Now!) – This film is a classic story of betrayal, love, and fighting for what you think is right when it goes against what you believed initially. Kevin Costner delivers the performance of a lifetime of a soldier who does his very hardest to discern what is right and wrong during the Civil War, when he falls in love with a white woman who was raised by Indians. A film that has collected many awards in its time including the 1991 Best Picture Academy Award, this is surely one to add to your collection. With features like commentary by Kevin Costner and a documentary on the original filming of Dances with Wolves, this is an anniversary Blu-Ray/DVD you cannot afford to miss out on.
3. Buried (Blu-ray/DVD release date: Available Now) – A gripping thriller, Ryan Reynolds, a coffin, and 94 minutes. That is simply what Buried contains. After waking up in a coffin, unaware of how or why, Paul Conroy does everything he can to survive. While running out of time he struggles to unravel the truth in why he was trapped and how to escape this prison. After being purchased at Sundance Film Festival, this particular piece of work was released in limited theaters where it received quite the buzz. How many actors can carry an entire film in a box and enthrall the audience? Ryan Reynolds did, and to say it was breathtaking would just be an understatement. But to put it all on Ryan Reynolds acting wouldn't be fair. With a power-house script this film drags you down 6 feet under for an unforgettable ride.
4. The Company Men (In Theaters Now!) – The Company Men, being mostly about the way corporations can easily let someone go and continue on thriving while others suffer, seems to be a powerful and fitting drama for our period of time. Last year a film titled Up In the Air did something very similar but not with the emotion backing this. Showing the struggle for the family as well as the self loathing that comes with a loss of a career is devastating and Ben Affleck looks to be in rare form in this incredible drama about loss, gain and the potential for happiness. Not to mention with other actors, Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner, the hard hitting drama is shaping up to be an extremely buzz worthy film.
5. No Strings Attached (In Theaters Now!) –With the original title being "F*ckbuddies" I feel that this film will retain a very edgy look at how many modern couples are handling a just sex relationship. Telling the story of Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman dealing with a coitus only relationship, No Strings Attached, is going to be one of the most talked about romantic comedies of this year. Many people are either in one of these relationships or have had experience and therefore this shall hit home for them. With the typical roles reversed though and Ashton Kutcher pining for Natalie Portman, this is looking to be a fun time at the theaters while still affirming the idea that love exists. A lighthearted film, which everyone can find something to appreciate about.
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Sometimes a story buzzes around in my head for a while before I am able to get it right — this is certainly the case with my story for today. I like to ask people what their first memories are of. For some people it's just a fleeting impression and for others it is in amazing clarity with lots of details.
Christine's first memory was a flood of orange juice. The cascading fall of it as it slipped out of her grasp and spread into a large puddle in front of the fridge, the pulpy bits lodging themselves between her toes. Why mom kept it in that glass pitcher, she never thought to ask. Her mother was the one who found Christine standing in the juice puddle, and she lifted her onto the sink counter to wash her ankles and toes with warm water.
Listen to A Brilliant Shade of Blue. And tell me what you would think about if you had the time to sit still with your own thoughts.


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We've all heard that saying. As I sat in a cooking class recently, I heard firsthand chefs discussing all the benefits that apples do have, so much so that I'm determined to add even more into my diet.
Think of apples as an organic way of bettering your body. It's why I was so excited to enjoy a cooking class focused on apples, and also discover a new-to-me type of apple (along with a plethora of incredible recipes, one of which I'm sharing with you today – Envy Apple and Blueberry Baked Oatmeal).
This fun evening at a cooking class and post was sponsored. All opinions, as always, are my own.
I attended a cooking class at Central Market in Dallas, Texas. While I've attended classes there before, usually they were hands-on classes where I was participating in the cooking or baking.
This evening would be different, as it was a demonstration type class with sous chefs leading the instruction. Don't worry, I still was able to taste every single dish that they prepared. Whew!
Every recipe was inspired by Envy apples. But what exactly was an Envy apple?
Envy apples are a cross between two other apples that you are likely familiar with – the Braeburn and the Royal Gala. I've been told they have a naturally higher citric acid content, and it is this that prevents the 'browning' enzyme from activating.
What this means for you? This means Envy Apples VERY slow to brown, and perfect for kid's lunches, picnics, salads, and entertaining! The apples will look beautiful for hours.
Envy apples are non GMO and naturally grown in Washington State and New Zealand! They can be found in many grocery stores! Look for a store near you.
Now for recipe time to showcase just how incredible these Envy apples are!
Recipe provided thanks to Central Market and adapted from Heidi Swanson's Baked Oatmeal, Epicurious, September 24, 2015.
Use some extra butter and "butter" the inside of an 8-inch baking dish.
In a bowl, combine the oats, half the walnuts, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
Spread the chopped apple pieces over the bottom of the buttered pan. Top with the oat mixture and drizzle the liquid mixture over the oats. Scatter the walnuts and blueberries over the oats.
Not a bite was left!
This dish was delicious and one I'm sure to create for family breakfasts time and time again, as it couldn't be easier to make.
As for the rest of the class, we enjoyed a number of other dishes, each made with Envy apples. From salad and soup to pork loin and dessert, it did not disappoint!
Envy apples – a must for your year-round cooking needs!
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Interesting Facts and Details About "The Nutcracker" Ballet
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Aaron Green
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B.A., Classical Music and Opera, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
Aaron M. Green is an expert on classical music and music history, with more than 10 years of both solo and ensemble performance experience.
The classic fairy-tale ballet "The Nutcracker," popular the world over and performed at Christmas time, revolves around the personal awakening of a young girl over one Christmas holiday. The well-known Christmas story has been published in books, including colorful books for children. It has become the most frequently performed ballet in the world.
Fact 1: Tchaikovsky Composed the Music
In 1891, world-renowned Imperial Russian Ballet choreographer Marius Petipa commissioned Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) to compose the music for Alexandre Dumas' (1802-1870) adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman's (1776-1882) fantasy story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King."
Fact 2: The Story Originally Wasn't for Children
The story is about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a battle against the evil Mouse King. Hoffman's original work showed humanity's dark-sided nature and was definitely not appropriate for children. Choreographer Petipa chose to follow a light adaptation of the story written by Dumas — a prolific French author in the 19th century.
Fact 3: It Premiered in St. Petersburg in 1892
"The Nutcracker" ballet premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on December 18, 1892. It was performed along with Tchaikovsky's one-act opera "Iolanta."
Fact 4: Tchaikovsky Didn't Think It Compared to His Other Scores
In 1892, Tchaikovsky finished composing the music for "The Nutcracker." Afterward, he wrote that he felt the fairy-tale's music was "infinitely poorer" than that of "Sleeping Beauty," which he finished two years prior. It was the last of his three ballets — the first of which was "Swan Lake."
Fact 5: The Sugar Plum Fairy's Sound Was Based on a New Instrument
Tchaikovsky based the "voice" of the Sugar Plum Fairy on a new instrument he discovered in Paris: the celesta. The instrument had a clear, bell-like tone with ethereal notes, perfect for the fairy-tale ambiance of "The Nutcracker." He also used children's toys as instruments in keeping with the tale as a children's story.
Fact 6: The Nutcracker Suite Was a Precursor to the Ballet
Despite Tchaikovsky's feelings toward the music in "The Nutcracker," he released "The Nutcracker Suite" prior to the ballet's premiere. The suite was a success.
Fact 7: Vsevolojsky Was Instrumental to the Ballet's Existence
Without Ivan Alexandrovitch Vsevolojsky, "The Nutcracker" ballet may not have happened. He was responsible for gathering and securing the artists and talent involved with creating the ballet.
Fact 8: Two Different Choreographers Created "The Nutcracker"
Choreographer Petipa became ill during the creation of "The Nutcracker" and withdrew. His assistant of seven years, Lev Ivanov, took his place and completed the choreography. Though Ivanov's style of dance differed from Petipa, it was hardly noticeable, as Petipa left strict guidelines for Ivanov to follow.
Fact 9: The Very First Performers
The first performance of the Christmas ballet was conducted by Riccardo Drigo. Antoinetta Dell-Era was the Sugar Plum Fairy and Pavel Gerdt was her prince. Stanislava Belinskaya played Clara/Masha, Sergei Legat was the Nutcracker Prince and Timofei Stukolkin was Uncle Drosselmeyer.
Fact 10: The First Full-Length Production Was in the U.S.
The Christmas ballet was first performed outside of Russia in England in 1934, but the full-length production first appeared in the United States in 1944 at the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the direction of William Christensen.
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Sick of your hair filling limp and flat? Try reverse shampooing, or conditioning first. The perks of using your conditioner first are mostly to do with holding those cleaner looks for longer, and not having a heavy, nourishing conditioner weighing down those ends. Here's how to do it!
Reverse shampoo means that you condition before shampooing. Sounds weird yeah?
It's not a totally new concept though. There are tonnes of hair treatments on the market now that play on the same principal. They are applied to dry hair for a few minutes or hours and then washed out.
Pre-Shampoo treatments like Phillip Kingsley's are popular both for convenience, less jumping in and out of the shower, and also to give the hair some loving before it's stripped by your shampoo.
Reverse Shampoo, or conditioning your hair prior to shampoo'ing is especially great for those of us with fine or limp hair. Heavy, nourishing conditioners, that we love, can often weigh the hair down causing it to lack volume.
These heavy conditioners can also mean product build up, which means oiliness, which means dirtier hair, faster. Washing out your conditioner completely with a good shampoo can mean your locks are squeaky clean and ready to take on the world.
Definitely give it a try if you're wanting to give those locks a shake up without ditching your current shampoo conditioner combo all together.


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A Skeptic Seeks Mary
Elizabeth Felicetti
by Elizabeth Felicetti
With Mary Sunday approaching, Episcopalians might be tempted to wade into the debate about the song "Mary Did You Know": beautiful music, or mansplaining? A better observance might be checking out The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions into Devotion by Sonja Livingston, a Roman Catholic professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her collection of essays forms a narrative about returning to the Catholic church as an adult and noticing that one blue-cloaked statue of Mary that had been meaningful to her at her childhood church was no longer present, and her search to find it. This particular representation was less grand than others, with an "expression more pensive than sweet…. Queen of a working-class parish." As various Catholic churches merged over the years, their statues migrated around. Livingston's casual search becomes increasingly important as she explores her own spirituality. No spoilers about the end of her quest, but the book, part of the University of Nebraska's American Lives series, makes ideal Advent reading.
When Livingston first showed up as an adult at her childhood church, she asked a priest who had come to welcome her what happened to the statue. He "looked suddenly weary and muttered something about not knowing while backing away from the pew," which will evoke familiarity in clergy similarly burdened by artifacts in the churches they serve. At my current church, St. David's, for example, we have two particle-board closets that cannot be replaced because they were built by a beloved long-ago person. I've been on both sides of treasured church heirloom stories, as my family donated a wooden altar to the church in which I grew up in honor of our late mother, which, as the church grew fancier, was first moved to a children's classroom and eventually donated to another church, which we did not know until years later (demonstrating our infrequent attendance).
The introductory essay in The Virgin of Prince Street introduces Livingston's non-traditional childhood in a progressive Catholic church that allowed altar girls years before Rome officially did. While she loved serving, Livingston's faith was a skeptical one. She discovered the missing statue when making a quick pilgrimage to her childhood church following a candlelight vigil at the Presbyterian church of her in-laws. "The simple elegance of the service had been a good match for my head," Livingston writes, "but the tangled mess of my heart longed for something else. 'I need a statue of a saint,' I joked, but [my husband and I] both understood that a statue was shorthand for many things.'"
Subsequent essays delve more deeply into Livingston's faith. While her church was non-traditional, as a child she did not find adults who expressed doubt when she pressed them, for example, about the virgin birth. When someone asked Livingston after she returned to church whether she believed in God, Livingston, a writing teacher, was dismayed when she replied in the abstract—"I believe in goodness"—rather than using concrete images and stories as she would have instructed her students to do.
The Virgin of Prince Street unfolds in several locations, each containing opportunities for spiritual reflection. In Galway, Ireland, the Feast of Corpus Christi offers a chance to reflect on Eucharistic theologies and devotion to sacraments. Livingston asserts, "The reformers rightly sounded the alarm against an elaborate but empty spirituality, but veered so far in the other direction that they demonized devotion itself." A Thanksgiving service in a prison allows her to explore her return to church with one sister who does not understand, and Livingston, loathe to argue, does not tell her sister how "the Mass somehow unclenches my heart." Prison also encourages Livingston to explore Advent in a new way when she sees the significance of calendars to the incarcerated, who understand counting down days.
Livingston shares how sacraments and liturgies work on her as she describes how her knees buckled as she approached the altar for the first time after her return, leaving her pew "like exiting an aircraft." Liturgies such as house blessings and confession provide further opportunities for spiritual struggling.
As the days slowly begin to lighten while Advent wanes, The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions into Devotion makes an intriguing companion.
The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions into Devotion
Sonja Livingston
Elizabeth Felicetti is the book reviews editor for Episcopal Café.