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Day 14 (Couch Patatas)
My last entry was four months ago. Yes, work has taken over my life. O_o
But after this particularly hellish semester, I think it's about time I step back and take a day off. It's kind of a challenge for me not to think about work, but I'll try my best not to let it disrupt my "petix" day today. Gotta find ways to distract myself, like continuing the 30-Day Blog Challenge I started last August. :))
A TV show you're currently addicted to.
Before work and the Internet took over my life, I was a couch potato. Or a bed potato, to be precise. I used to have my own television and I'd stay in my room and watch whatever is on for most of the day especially after I discovered the crime show channels. Yes, I love crime/police/forensic procedurals. Ever since I first laid eyes on CSI, I was hooked. I remember spending every waking moment in front of the TV, watching and discovering all those shows like Law and Order, Cold Case, CSI, etc., and even going as far as downloading all of the episodes of all the seasons (which really killed our bandwidth). I don't get to watch that much anymore and I am really left behind with what's going on with my favorite shows, so now I'm trying to make up for lost time.
My staples are Law and Order SVU, CSI New York, and Bones. But because I don't want this entry to be too long, I'm going to talk about two shows I recently discovered instead - Castle and Game of Thrones.
Castle - The show has a common theme - a cop and a civilian partner up and take down the bad guys. Richard Castle (Firefly's Nathan Fillion) is a critically-acclaimed murder mystery author who found his inspiration for his next story in Det. Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), a no-nonsense homicide detective. It's the classic partnership - he's charming, she's hot, and their dynamic has us all asking "will they or won't they", especially since the tension between them is pretty obvious. Like Bones, I love how humor is peppered throughout an episode despite the show's serious nature - kinda shows that there's always a silver lining to everything. It's informative, it's witty and funny, and it teaches us a thing or two about people. And of course, who could resist Castle and Beckett's swordplay?
Game of Thrones - Based on a series of novels by Georgre R. R. Martin, the show is set in a medieval era and is filled with lies, deception, death, sex, and a whole lot of naked people. It's dark and heavy, and though it does have some funny moments, even those tend to be sardonic. The story also relies heavily on dialogue, which means you have to really pay attention or you won't understand what the hell is going on. This is a bit of a problem for me, since I admit I sometimes have the attention span of a 12-year-old. Still, the drama surrounding the characters (and there are A LOT of characters) is intriguing enough for me to finish an episode and start the next one. And the sword fighting and archery are really cool.
Oh, and did I mention that there were a lot of naked people in this show?
by Keiichi at 11:54 AM
Labels: 30-Day Blog Challenge, TV Stuff
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On Sunday I wake up at 6:30, like I do every morning, without prompting. My monkey brain immediately calculates the number of hours I've slept and it's not enough. I stayed up too late reading or writing, Tweeting, my mind whirring. I wish I could sleep in just a little more, but my body is stubborn in its ways. I've kept to my side of the bed all night even though my husband's side is empty. He is out of town, skiing the powder in the snowy Canadian Rockies.
The little one wakes at the same time every morning, too. She waits for her bedside clock to light up green, then pads into my room somewhere around 7:15 a.m.
"Mama, I'm awake!" she chirps, climbing into the bed with an armful of stuffed animals, her mess of wavy little girl hair in a jumble. Her cheek is soft against mine, her breath strangely sweet. I am tired. Still, she is the best alarm clock.
She demands warm milk. I tell her if she wants the milk, she has to go pee first. The deal is made. I hear her tinkle followed by the sound of toilet paper spinning off the roll. I come into the bathroom just as she pushes the handle. She's used enough toilet paper to wipe out a small forest. The bowl fills with water, but doesn't flush. The plug of wet paper settles to the bottom.
I go downstairs for the milk and the plunger.
I let the whining dog out into the dim, drizzling morning. It is not outdoor weather. The wind shakes the gigantic ferns and rattles the wound up sun umbrella. Rain splatters against the screen door. I put the water on to boil.
With the big girls still sleeping, the house is curiously quiet. Just the clack of the dog's claws as she comes back in the house, shakes off, the rush of the blue gas flame under the kettle, the toddler murmuring quietly to her loveys in my bed. These moments alone in the kitchen move slowly and are all mine. A wave of panic prods me to be efficient with this fleeting, solitary time, but I don't have the energy. Instead I slide down to the kitchen floor and rub the dog's ears. I try to just be.
The kettle whistles. I turn off the burner. "Ma-maaa! Mil-kee!" The three-year-old uses her loudest singsong voice. The hope of finishing a whole cup of coffee before it goes cold vanishes as quickly as the flame with the turn of the knob. I don't even reach for my mug. I go to the fridge for the milk, pour it, warm it up, deliver it to the little one.
My three girls are always so close to me, following me from kitchen to bathroom and back, circling me as I clean or write or cook. They need to tell me about school, about what so-and-so said or didn't say, about what princesses wear to bed. They need a snack or a hug or an answer. There is always someone stepping on my toes, another someone sulking over a decision I've made, a third someone my heart aches for. We bump into one another around the kitchen island, in the halls. My mind hovers and holds on to their sorrow and strife as surely as though it was my own.
I lose myself in them and at the same time feel myself lunging in the opposite direction, desperate for separation. There are days when I try to slip away to my room, tuck into the soft, worn hollow in my bed to read or write or think. But they always find me.
"Mom! Mom? Where are you?" they call down the hall or up the stairs. I wonder if they really need me or simply want to locate me as a point of reference.
They come and sit on the end of the bed or cuddle up next to me. The little one slides onto my lap as I write. I want to shoo them out the door, but they are as sweet in their wanting of me as they are annoying. I will always feel this push and pull between the maternal desire to give myself away to them and the deep longing to gather myself back in. In these moments that are not mine, there is no divide between us, no them without me. For now, I am their story.
Oh, this is so beautiful and so true! I am always sneaking off trying to get a few minutes of something in – reading a page of my book, writing something, attempting to answer an email uninterrupted, but like you, they always find me. I try to remind myself that I want them to find me, that one day, it will be ME looking for them, following them, trying to get their attention, oh my heart truly aches just thinking about that. Thank you so much for this poignant reminder. It's so, so easy to forget in the midst of daily tedium.
This is what I love about blogging. Your writing, of course, but also the feelings it evokes. I remember feeling this way – one with my kids and sometimes longing to be separate. And now they are fast approaching the time when we will be separate all the time. Thank you for reminding me of the days when all they wanted was a glass of milk, and I was their whole story.
I know this time won't last forever and I really try to stick with it and be in it, but it's exhausting. I'm really glad it resonated with you Dana.
So sweet and true. This motherhood gig is so full of love and joy. Mostly. 🙂 I think writing about it like this is such a gift to them and to us.
Thank you Elaine. I like the idea that the writing is — or will be — a gift to them someday too. So happy to connect with you!
This was exquisite. I came over from the FB link thinking that I'd just say something short, but this was so unexpectedly poignant for me. Beginning to end, it rang like words I've felt.
"There is always someone stepping on my toes, another someone sulking over a decision I've made, a third someone my heart aches for. We bump into one another around the kitchen island, in the halls." I've cried over this exact sentiment. Thank you, from one mama of three daughters to another, this was more than gorgeous.
"But they always find me." This line speaks straight to everything I'm feeling about motherhood right now. Thank you for your beautiful words.
Thank you N <3. I'm so grateful for us and how we've managed to resonate with each other all these years. xo.
Beautifully written! I know I'm boring Lisa.. & repetitive, but I cannot emphasise it enough… savour the moments. I wish someone had told me that or warned me while mine were growing up. Our lives are so different now and we're so far away, that it feels as though my children and I pass each other fleetingly … like ships in the night.


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#include "glcContext.hpp"
#include "glcTestCaseWrapper.hpp"
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#include "tcuResource.hpp"
#include "tcuTestPackage.hpp"

namespace deqp
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class PackageContext
{
public:
	PackageContext(tcu::TestContext& testCtx, glu::ContextType renderContextType);
	~PackageContext(void);

	Context& getContext(void)
	{
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	TestCaseWrapper& getTestCaseWrapper(void)
	{
		return m_caseWrapper;
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private:
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	void init(void);
	void deinit(void);

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Lawkananda Zedi (လောကနန္ဒာစေတီ)
Burmese. 'Joy of the World Pagoda'. Name of a Buddhist temple in Old Bagan, which was built in the reign of King Anawrahta (fig.), the 42nd ruler of the Pagan dynasty and a zealous convert to Theravada Buddhism. Its name is a compound of lohk (lawk) and Ananda. The bell-shaped, gilded zedi, which resembles the style of early Pyu-type stupas, was completed in 1058 AD and reportedly enshrines a tooth relic of the Buddha. It is built atop the center of a large platform with an octagonal base that consists of three receding terraces (fig.). This temple is one of four temples entwined in the Shwe Daw Lay Su legend of King Anawratha, which asserts that the King was given some tooth relics of the Buddha, which were placed on the back of a White Elephant to determine an appropriate spot to built a pagoda to house these relics. As legend has it, the White Elephant halted at four different locations and the King later had stupas built at each of them (fig.), resulting in the construction of three more pagodas, i.e. Tantkyitaung Zedi (fig.), Shwezigon Phaya (fig.), and Tuyintaung Zedi (fig.). According to popular Burmese believe, if pilgrims to the relics are able to visit all four of these holy places in a single morning, their wishes will be fulfilled. There is a pagoda with a similar name in Sittwe, in Myanmar's Rakhine State. See MAP and MORE ON SITTWA PAGODA. 回


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$8bn FAST FOOD MARKET
El Eit and Al Rajhi (in the middle) after the signing
of the franchise agreement.
Man'oushe Street, Al Rajhi to open 25 branches in Riyadh
RIYADH, June 11, 2017
Man'oushe Street, a popular Middle Eastern home-styled street food eatery, has signed a strategic new master franchise agreement with international investment group Al Rajhi to open 25 new branches in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Two branches will open before the end of this year, a statement said.
The agreement is seen as a timely and strategic move as recent industry reports show fast food value sales in the Saudi Arabia is being predicted to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of four per cent in the next five years--peaking at SR 30.1 billion ($8 billion) in 2021.
Recent reports have shown that the Saudi Arabia's F & B segment has been performing excellently. In fact, the segment is expected to reach $121 million in revenue for 2017, showing a CAGR of 14.6 per cent in a market volume of $208 million over the next five years. In addition, reports have also forecasted that user penetration will be at nine per cent this year and hit 11.3 per cent by 2021. To date, the average revenue per user (ARPU) amounts to $58.42 million.
"These are truly exciting times for Saudi Arabia's F&B segment and this new agreement with Man'oushe Street will allow us the opportunity to make our mark in this rapidly growing segment. We are confident that we will be able to retain the mark of excellence that Man'oushe Street has become famous for and something that we also share in common," said Khalid Abdullah Al Rajhi, Al Rajhi Group.
"Man'oushe Street's signature offerings is expected to be a crowd favourite in the Saudi Arabia, especially here in the kingdom's capital as it represents a winning combination for those wanting a fast meal that is highly nutritious yet easy on the budget."
The growth of the country's fast food segment is widely attributed to the low presence of other entertainment facilities and the increased growth of the kingdom's young adult population. These two factors, along with the country's continuing rapid urbanization, has bolstered the segment's continuing growth, fuelling a demand for food that is fast, affordable and nutritious.
Jihad El Eit, CEO and founder, Man'oushe Street said: "Over the last few years, Man'oushe Street has positioned itself as a leading player in the region's fast food industry. This new agreement with the Al Rajhi Group demonstrates our efforts to implement a new roadmap towards further reinforcing and expanding our presence in the Middle East."
"This is a landmark agreement for Man'oushe Street, as it is our first time to enter the Saudi Arabia market with the initial opening of 25 branches in Riyadh. Rest assured, we remain steadfast in our commitment to work closely with our new partner, the Al Rajhi Group, to make Man'oushe Street a highly preferred fast food brand in the Kingdom," he concluded. – TradeArabia News Service
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It takes me months to post other peoples's requests, whether for a blog subject or something else. Some time ago, a long time acquaintance asked me to feature her house portraits and provide information where you may have her paint a portrait of your own house.
Above is the one she made from a photo of my residence, and below is another she has done. These portraits you will frame, yourself.
Lynn comments here a lot, and is in Pennsylvania.
Because my house is not my own, I had not considered it portrait-worthy, but I quite liked the sketch which made it so cheerful to me. A century ago in Victorian culture, people made a point of getting their photos taken with their house in the back ground. You can sometimes find such photos in antique stores. Those generations before us had a definite attachment and relationship to the dwelling in which they spent so many hours. Often the house was custom made for the couple when they married, and so the place was very personal. There were house portraits in those days, too, done by artists.


March 21, 2011 BANNED QUESTION: Are some sins worse or better than others?
I personally believe after years of various Bible studies that the differences your mention used for the names of places in the Old Testament are the basis of the Catholic difference between Purgatory and Heaven- and also of Jesus mentioning "Paradise" as his "immediate" destination when he spoke from the cross. Congratulations on the publication of what is obviously a well researched work!


Los Angeles Professor Larry Heimgartner visited Barnsley College recently as part of an ongoing exchange programme.
Larry, Professor Emeritus of Los Angeles Harbor College, visited with a group of actors from London to perform his touring play, 'Are you positive?', to students at the college. The performance, about HIV and Aids, has been performed all over the world including Europe, America and Africa and is Larry's latest play in a series of social productions for young people, which have included topics such as gang violence, alcohol and drug abuse and environmental issues.
The visit is the eighteenth consecutive year that the two colleges have been linked through their respective performing arts and media departments. Larry first met Jenny Miccoli, who is now Vice Principal for Teaching, Learning and Student Support at Barnsley College, when she was teaching at the college's Electric Theatre.
Larry said: "It is a genuine pleasure to work with the students here in Barnsley. The town has become a real cultural hub over the many years I have been visiting and the changes have made a real impact on the local community.


"The pen is the tongue of the soul" – Don Quixote de la Mancha. Miguel de Cervantes.
Long necklace made of resin beads in green color and end piece of elongated pen.
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Journal Reports: Leadership
Nancy Pelosi on Impeachment and Economic Growth
The Speaker of the House says that despite some strong economic indicators, wage stagnation is hurting a lot of families
Dec. 12, 2019 5:59 pm ET
The possible impeachment of President Trump holds the potential not only to affect the election of 2020 and change the political party in power but also to reshape the national agenda and the landscape for business.To delve into the issues, Matt Murray, editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, spoke with California Democrat Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Here are edited excerpts of the conversation.
MR. MURRAY: The near consensus in this town seems to be the Democrats have...
Companies Think They Want New Ideas. But They Don't Act Like It.
The Upside of Eating Lunch Alone
How One Doctor Does—and Doesn't—Use AI in His Practice
Why Technology Will Lead to More Cooking, Not Less
The Ethics of AI: What Happens When Humans Can't Agree on What is "Right?"


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Hello, We Are Refugees Now - Nataliia Oliferovych - Ukraine - the resistance against military aggression - World Peace
Hello, We Are Refugees Now
Size 24 x 18 cm / 9.5 x 7.1" 40 x 30 cm / 15.8 x 11.8"
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Original medium: Polyfoam, paper, acrylic paint, acrylic marker, children's paints and pastel.
Print medium: Hahnemuhle German Etching fine art paper
Printed, using the giclée method, on Hahnemühle German Etching fine art paper. A 310 gsm traditional mould-made copperplate printing paper, complete with an inkjet coating. The white art paper made from 100% alpha cellulose is characterised by its extraordinary velvety tactile feel and its fine, clearly defined felt structure with traits of a traditional artist board. It is acid- and lignin-free and meets the most exacting requirements in terms of age resistance.
Frame: Artwork will be framed with a square profile hand-crafted solid wood frame coated with black lacquer at 20mm width, 22mm depth and internal depth of 18mm. Our frames make use of the highest quality materials from sustainable sources. Put together by Fine Art Guild-commended framers, the print is protected with sealed brown taped backs and a crystal-clear acrylic glazing. Arrive ready to hang. Mounted on 45mm acid-free foam board. Measuring 33 x 27 cm including frame.
Frame: Artwork will be framed with a square profile hand-crafted solid wood frame coated with white lacquer at 20mm width, 22mm depth and internal depth of 18mm. Our frames make use of the highest quality materials from sustainable sources. Put together by Fine Art Guild-commended framers, the print is protected with sealed brown taped backs and a crystal-clear acrylic glazing. Arrive ready to hang. Mounted on 45mm acid-free foam board. Measuring 33 x 27 cm including frame.
Frame: Artwork will be framed with a square profile hand-crafted solid wood frame at 20mm width, 20mm depth and internal depth of 18mm. Our frames make use of the highest quality materials from sustainable sources. Put together by Fine Art Guild-commended framers and finished with a natural walnut finish, the print is protected with sealed brown taped backs and a crystal-clear acrylic glazing. Arrive ready to hang. Mounted on 45mm acid-free foam board. Measuring 33 x 27 cm including frame.
Hello, We Are Refugees Now visualises the artist's first day in Lisbon after escaping Ukraine. Oliferovych writes: 'When we just had arrived and woke up from the news, that our city was bombed, that our close friends and family were hiding in bomb shelters, we went to the protest. We didn't know what to do, or where to live. Today, half of my friends are not here. Everybody is still looking for a place, like home. Berlin, Tenerife, a village in France...but still, not Ukraine.'
Nataliia Oliferovych used to live in Kyiv, but now resides in Leipzig after fleeing the war. The artist left her job in IT and pursued her passion to paint in 2020. Having no previous formal art education, Oliferovych seeks to follow their "inner child," expressing themselves without enforcing frameworks.
When the war started, Oliferovych focused on drawing: every day, everywhere. It helped to reach a realisation of emotions, while allowing global communication with friends on the news from Ukraine. Now Oliferovych is trying to sell these emotive and communicative visuals to aid those volunteering in Ukraine: the artist's friends, family, community. Currently, Oliferovych studies Fine Art at The Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst or Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig. Their plan is to come back to Ukraine and be a part the rebirth.
"I understood that I don't need any permission to do what I am wanting to do. I feel brave enough to do what my soul tells me to." -Nataliia Oliferovych
Based on our agreement with the artist, 15% of the pre-VAT price excluding frames will be donated to support the social movement. Donation will be given to Ukraine's Armed Forces.
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IRENA: renewables key to delivering cheaper energy
Scaling up the use of renewables such as wind and solar around the world could drastically reduce the cost of energy, the UN will be advised today.
At a summit in New York today, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), an intergovernmental organisation tasked with encouraging the adoption of sustainable energy, will present evidence that the share of renewables could increase far faster than previously thought.
According to the Financial Times, IRENA says its analysis proves that the share of global energy derived from renewable sources could be doubled from about 18% to 36% in 2030.
This would require a doubling of investment, according to IRENA's calculations, from about $224 billion (£133.8bn) in 2013 to $460 billion (£274.7bn) per year alongside substantial subsidies.
Though falling renewable technology costs will contribute, much of the net savings would come from the reduced global expenses caused by the environmental and health impacts of fossil fuel consumption, IRENA will say.
The exact figures will depend on the value assigned to cuts in carbon emissions.
"Now it's a question of political will, and how ambitiously governments want to move on this," Adnan Amin, director general of IRENA, told the Financial Times.
In a separate report published earlier this week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that despite growth in recent years, the current investment gap between fossil fuels and renewable energy is still too wide.
According to IEA's analysis, investment in energy efficiency must increase to $550 billion (£328 billion) per year by 2035, while renewables investment needs to get to $900 billion (£537 billion).
IEA: $48tn energy investment needed to meet demand by 2035
IEA: shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy 'long overdue'
Fossil fuel subsidies preventing transition to low-carbon economy
IPCC climate report means cleantech 'an attractive proposition for any investor'
IPCC report proves fossil fuel investors are 'wrecking our future'
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Arkansas board decides not to decertify or ban former Crawford County election chair
Brett Rains
Adam Roberts, DMM
STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS DECIDED WHAT PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE HANDED DOWN. <> "BILL COLEMAN WAS FACING BEING DECERTIFIED AND BARRED FROM WORKING THE NEXT TWO FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY AFTER HE TOOK ABSENTEE BALLOTS HOME, SAYING IT WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE AND HE GOT EMOTIONAL TODAY TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED." <> "I know there were come mistakes made during this election, one of them in taking those cancelled ballots home." "if you want to issue a letter of reprimand over that, I think that's one thing, but to put forward the level of punishment that has been put forth I believe is way overboard." THAT'S FORMER CRAWFORD COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BILL COLEMAN, TESTIFYING IN FRONT OF THE ARKANSAS BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS. COLEMAN DID NOT DENY THAT HE TOOK CANCELLED ABSENTEE BALLOTS HOME WITH HIM AFTER THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTIONS. HE SAID HE DID NOT MEAN TO VIOLATE ELECTION LAW. ACCORDING TO THE FINDINGS OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, COLEMAN'S ACTIONS DID NOT AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE DISTRICT 25 RUNOFF RACE, IN WHICH CHAD PURYEAR DEFEATED JODY HARRIS BY JUST 7 VOTES. <> "I was a first time candidate, I don't know these people, I don't have back relationships to know what kind of integrity they have or don't have." HARRIS FILED THE COMPLAINT. DURING THE HEARING, THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS SAID COLEMAN'S ACTIONS CAST A CLOUD ON THE FINAL VOTE COUNT AND GAVE AN APPEARANCE OF POTENTIAL ELECTION IMPROPRIETIES. BUT INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION TO DECERTIFY COLEMAN, COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO ISSUE HIM A LETTER OF REPRIMAND. COLEMAN RECENTLY RESIGNED FROM THE CRAWFORD COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION AND SAYS HE APPEALED THE RECOMMENDATION TO CLEAR HIS NAME. <> ""I think that's part of the investigation and the Crawford county election commission, i don't want people going around and like there's conspiracy going on in Crawford county election because there's not " <> "I'm glad we went through the process and say it through with this election complaint at the State Board of Election Commissioners, today I came into this with very low expectations so the outcome of it really didn't surprise me." <> "COLEMAN SAYS HE HAS NO FUTURE PLANS TO SERVE ON THE ELECTION COMMISSION. THE OTHER TWO ELECTION COMMISSIONERS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY ALSO RECEIVED LETTERS REPRIMANDING THEM FOR ALLOWING A POLL WATCHER TO HANDLE ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND FOR FAILING TO MARK THE DUPLICATE BALLOTS. I
A state board decided Wednesday against decertifying the former chairman of the Crawford County Election Commission or banning him from working future elections.The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners met in Little Rock to decide what punishment Bill Coleman should receive for taking canceled absentee ballots home with him.Coleman said at the time he had made an honest mistake and thought the ballots were "trash" because they had been remade.According to testimony before the board, Coleman's actions did not affect the outcome of the Republican House District 25 primary runoff. However, the board director said it cast a cloud on the final vote count as well as an appearance of potential election improprieties.The director recommended that the board bar Coleman from participating in the next two federal elections.Instead, commissioners voted to issue him a letter of reprimand.Coleman has resigned from the Crawford County Election Commission and said he appealed his case to clear his name."I don't want people going around and thinking there's all this conspiracy stuff that's going on in Crawford County elections because there's not," he said.Election LawsuitCandidate Jody Harris, who lost to Chad Puryear in the official count, filed a lawsuit claiming the commission mishandled absentee ballots.The suit alleged that Coleman's commission decided to count absentee ballots last, contrary to Arkansas law. It also claimed Coleman and the commission found 13 absentee ballots in a different building at the end of the night, and that those ballots put Puryear ahead of Harris.The suit also claimed that when the ballots were remade to be run through the counting machine, they weren't stamped as duplicates as the law requires. It also alleged that a person outside the commission handled the ballots.Harris requested a recount but the absentee ballots weren't there when the count was to begin. It was then that Coleman said he had taken the ballots home by mistake.He went home to get them and brought them back for the recount.A judge dismissed the lawsuit due to improper venue.Puryear won in the general election and is now a member of the Arkansas State House.
VAN BUREN, Ark. —
A state board decided Wednesday against decertifying the former chairman of the Crawford County Election Commission or banning him from working future elections.
The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners met in Little Rock to decide what punishment Bill Coleman should receive for taking canceled absentee ballots home with him.
Coleman said at the time he had made an honest mistake and thought the ballots were "trash" because they had been remade.
According to testimony before the board, Coleman's actions did not affect the outcome of the Republican House District 25 primary runoff. However, the board director said it cast a cloud on the final vote count as well as an appearance of potential election improprieties.
The director recommended that the board bar Coleman from participating in the next two federal elections.
Instead, commissioners voted to issue him a letter of reprimand.
Coleman has resigned from the Crawford County Election Commission and said he appealed his case to clear his name.
"I don't want people going around and thinking there's all this conspiracy stuff that's going on in Crawford County elections because there's not," he said.
Election Lawsuit
Candidate Jody Harris, who lost to Chad Puryear in the official count, filed a lawsuit claiming the commission mishandled absentee ballots.
The suit alleged that Coleman's commission decided to count absentee ballots last, contrary to Arkansas law. It also claimed Coleman and the commission found 13 absentee ballots in a different building at the end of the night, and that those ballots put Puryear ahead of Harris.
The suit also claimed that when the ballots were remade to be run through the counting machine, they weren't stamped as duplicates as the law requires. It also alleged that a person outside the commission handled the ballots.
Harris requested a recount but the absentee ballots weren't there when the count was to begin. It was then that Coleman said he had taken the ballots home by mistake.
He went home to get them and brought them back for the recount.
A judge dismissed the lawsuit due to improper venue.
Puryear won in the general election and is now a member of the Arkansas State House.


Indescribable, undefined and really dream inducing is how I would describe P. Emerson Williams his project, Veil Of Thorns. He has a new release called Necrofuturist it is amazing in a lot of ways with elements of industrial, goth, and experimental but no in the conventional way. The focus are subtle and dreamlike in the tone. The instrumentation of programming is amazing and very technical approach. Each track is different and P. Emerson Williams is a true visionary we wanted to get an interview with him and peer inside Necrofuturist and his beliefs on certain matters. So we give unto you one of the most interesting interviews yet, I give you Veil Of Thorns.
1.CAM: Welcome Mr. Williams and thank you for joining us it is an honor and a privilege. When did the inception of Veil Of Thorns come about and how has evolved?
Emerson: The band started in 1990 in Boston, starting from getting a jam room with a few Berklee guys. The first guys spread the four winds and I began hacking away muso habits to get at a core I couldn't quite define. The first lineup was more guitar driven, and even flirted with Gothic Metal, (before such a thing existed). The second was similary arranged, at least in the beginning. This latest iteraation has some of the best people I have ever had the pleasure to collabortate with. Adian McGoran, James Curcio and Pandora. There's a lot more playing around with form and sonic colour now, though I do get the urge to do simple git-bass-drums, like I did with "Cognitive Dissonance"….
2.CAM: Who did the artwork for Necrofuturist and where was it recorded?
Emerson: The art was created using my drawings and photography. I had the main image years ago, and it was just as the album was coming together that I realized why the image came to mind in the first place.
The various elements of the album ere recorded in Florida, London, and Philadelphia. and brought together in Foamin' South Studio and tweaked to with an inch of recognizably by Abulafia the Younger.
3.CAM: Is it a conceptual CD or a composite of ideas?
Emerson: Not only is Necrofuturist conceptual, but the concept is spread across Necrofoturist and Salon Apocalypse. More than that, both albums tie in with my work with FoolishPeople. Aspects of the world and the story behind the concept were articulated in the London theatrical production The Abbattoir Pages.
4.CAM: Have you every performed live and if so what is your stage show like?
Emerson: Both the first lineup with Jarrett Laitinen and Catherine Chenoweth and the second line with Christopher McClain and the occasional guest performed quite frequently, mostly around New England. Shows ranged from just me a Christopher McClain standing with loads of smoke issuing from the stage to lines of drummers, violinist, theatrical sets paintings and backdrops with projections.
5.CAM: What philosophies and or beliefs do you have and does it come across in your music?
Emerson: My general philosophy is that received wisdom can never be more than a starting point from which one can test and verify. This means each individual should formulate their own philosophy which leaves no room for belief. There is room for some level of assumption to do anything, like factoring in gravity when pondering a leap from a building, but these assumptions are subject to reality checks.
6.CAM: Are there any other projects toy happen to be involved with or is Veil Of Thorns your main focus?
Emerson: "Aurum Nostrum Non Est Aurum Vulgi", the debut album from kkoagulaa has just been released along with a digital only EP "Impressions of Ardour". These two releases are the culiminatioon of a tremendouis amount of work involving ccernn (Tor-Helge Sjei a.k.a. Cernumus) (MANES, ATROX) eemersonnn (me, CHORONZON, VEIL OF THORNS, SUBQTANEOUS) Vvindd (a.k.a. Eivind Fjoseide) (MANES, ATROX) Hatlen (a.k.a Tommy Sebastian Halseth) (MANES, GRIFFIN, ATROX, GODSEND, WATTAMEZZ) Hoemsnes (a.k.a. Run Hoemsnes (MANES, THE 3RD AND THE MORTAL) Trstn (a.k.a. Tortsein Parelius) (MANES, CHTON) as well as some vocals contributed by Kvaforth (SHINING).
I am also a core member of FoolishPeople, a London based theatrical company that produces, ritualistic Weaponized Art. Much of what I'm creating through Veil Of Thorns is woven in with what we're creating with FoolishPeople.
And then there's CHORONZON, which wandered the wastes of Black Industrial and Avantgarde Metal before there were other inhabitants there to speak of. Two releases are in the works from CHORONZON.
7.CAM: What are your thoughts about religion or politics being in the music arena do they serve a purpose?
Emerson: It's kind of heard to keep one's gaze affixed to the distant horizon with the corporate-owned government and its lapdog religious behemoths cramping the style of everyone on the planet. I don't have a history of writing explicit political statements, but much of my work is about what I see on the horizon.
The Satanism in Blackmetal is largely religious in nature, which is where many in the early second wave had issues with LaVeyan Satanism.
8.CAM: What influences do you draw from to create the sound that is Veil Of Thorns?
Emerson: I'm not sure what shows through, especially in the later releases, each of which used a completely different approach. I always go back to Killing Joke, Controlled Bleeding, all things Roz Williams, and Sleep Chamber. In the last few years I've been finding a lot to inspire in the work of electronic artists like DODDODO, Hectate, and blarg. As far as I can recall, Salon Apocalypse and Necrofuturist mark the first release where my vocals haven't been compared to Bowie, Peter Murphy, or Rozz.
9.CAM: How is Necrofuturist different from Salon Apocalypse?
Emerson: Necrofuturist is the other side of the arc begun with Salon Apocalypse. With Salon Apocalypse, I wanted to convey a sense of the world coming apart, like everything that is known and familiar can no longer be taken for granted. With Necrofuturist I wanted begin from the first step back out of chaos and give the feel of every possibility radiating forth from the center of a vortex.
10.CAM: What is an interesting fact about Veil Of Thorns that our readers don't know?
Emerson: Until we signed with Inner-x-Musick, every label that showed interest folded just as the contract had been agreed upon. It does figure that it would take someone as well versed in Magick as John Zewizz to be able to break that curse.
11.CAM: How would our readers being able to find out more about Veil Of Thorns and about obtaining your materials?
Emerson: A good starting point would of course be veilofthorns.com, which is ever expanding and has not only the full discography but also tons of free music hidden all over the place. Besides that, one can find releases at Soleilmoon, Inner-X-Musick, and just about all digital download stores. Last.fm and Discogs searches will yield much to look over and listen to as well.
12. CAM: What was the process involved in the creation of Necrofuturist and was it a challenging process?
Emerson: I have to say the process of writing an album has never been this natural. I improvised all the keyboard parts, guitars, bass, and cellos first, chopped, looped and brought into the arrangements. Vocals were written and layered with improvised parts and lines. I let the material lead me and it basically wrote itself.
14.CAM: Any final words you'd like to impart on us?
Emerson: Thank you so much for the interview. We've been at this for a long time, but if feels like we're just getting started.
Thank you P. Emerson Williams for talking with us about Veil Of thorns and Necrofuturist an incredible release. Veil Of Thorns are beyond anything you have experienced and combines so much to make quite a unique sound. This CD will take you on a journey unlike any other it is an intelligent release that captivates you. Veil Of Thorns is simply undefined as I stated above and I stand by those words. I can't find anything wrong with the songs they are compositions of a genius. Hails to you P. Emerson Williams and keep creating an we'll keep listening Culture Asylum supports all your projects past and future.


When it comes to online marketing, trends play a very big role. For example, when emails were the "in" thing, consumers saw a wide dissemination of electronic newsletters. Five to ten years later, the marketing flavors have changed. From banners and e-newsletters, we now have social networking pages, otherwise known as "Fan Pages" doing what e-newsletters used to do.
Compared to electronic newsletters, though, these fan pages only give out snippets of announcements to readers. Also, they don't crowd email space with their announcements and catalogues. Instead, these announcements and catalogues are posted publicly, on an online "mini-site", with links to the main website. Why would small business owners want to do this? These days, online networking websites have newsfeeds which publish newly posted announcements from the user's contacts in a single page.
This is a more effective and affective promotional campaign for most Internet marketers simply because they're not annoying their clients with too much information. Instead, they're just passively there. Their clients get to know about their products only when the links are clicked on. Otherwise, they're not considered a nuisance because they're eating up too much bandwidth.
Passivity is a double edged sword though. Not all social networking users log in at the same time, and when you post in the morning, for example, you're announcing your business event only to a limited number of contacts. Other contacts will have to click on your page for them to be able to read your announcements.
There's also the possibility that an unhappy client would post something nasty on your social networking page. This can't be helped because the social networking culture is all about dialogues. It's not about you announcing something and enjoying the power of speech alone. Unless you're good at handling negative comments, social networking pages can also damage the reputation of your business.
If you look at the ups and downs of the social networking page, though, you'll realize that it's all about how well you adjust to the changing cultures online. The dialogue culture of Web 2.0 will be around for many years. Between the emailed newsletter and the social media page, the latter is still the better choice.
To take advantage of what social networking can bring to your website contact Ignition Media. We specialise in Social Media marketing, SEO and website promotion for small to large Gold Coast and Brisbane businesses.


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Black January
Black January is the Azerbaijani term for the massacre of January 20, 1990. Every year since 1990, the people of Azerbaijan remember those who fell that day. They are called the January 20th Martyrs.
On that day Soviet troops stormed the capital city of Baku. Their supposed intent was to crack down on Azeri nationalist demonstrations, to protect the faltering Communist Party leadership, and to stem the violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region between Azeris and Armenians.
The result of the attack was at least 133 Azerbaijanis killed; hundreds more were wounded. Most of the victims were civilians and peaceful demonstrators.
Azerbaijani citizens don't appreciate the fact that the same year Soviet Premiere Mikhail Gorbachev ordered the attack on Baku, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Azerbaijan gained its independence in 1991, but the Nagorno-Karabakh War continued for years. Even today Armenia and Azerbaijan contest the ownership of the N-K Autonomous Region, and nearly 20 years later, emotions run high when remembering the Martyrs of Black January.
www.azer.com – Black January
Posted on May 28, 2011 April 22, 2011
Azerbaijan – and other names I have gone by
Azerbaijanis have been celebrating May 28 as Independence Day for the past 90 years–with a brief intermission during that whole 70-year Soviet occupation thing.
After the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917 Azerbaijan joined ranks with Armenia and Georgia to form the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic. Faced with the reality that no one could remember their quindeci-syllabic name, the trio split the following year, and Azerbaijan became the independent nation we know today.
For two years.
Then in 1920 the Bolshevik Red Army overthrew the Islamic world's first democratic republic. Vaporizing the autonomy of the newborn Azerbaijani Parliament, the Bolsheviks also sadistically cursed Azerbaijan (together with Georgia and Armenia) with the name "the Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic". Even the Soviets had to admit the cruelty of this name, and shortened it (slightly) to the Azerbaijan SSR (Soviet Socialist Republic) in the 1930s.
During the 23 months Azerbaijan had been an independent democratic republic, it granted women's suffrage–preceding the U.S. and U.K.–and gave women equal political rights as men.
In January 1990 Soviet troops killed 132 demonstrators in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku. The following year during the turmoil of the Soviet Union's collapse, Azerbaijan formerly declared its re-independence. One of its first acts as was to chose to celebrate the May 28–the date of its 1918 proclamation of independence–as its Republic Day.
The first years of the country's independence were marred by the ongoing Nogorno-Karabakh War, a territorial war with neighboring Armenia. Atrocities ran deep on both sides; in 1992 the Armenian army allegedly killed over 600 Azerbaijanis in the town of Khojaly. All told, approximately 10,000 Azerbaijanis were killed in the war between 1988 and 1994, and nearly 30,000 were wounded.
93% of Azerbaijan's 8 million people are Muslim. Freedom of religion is written into the Constitution.


Early in the epidemic, San Francisco's compassionate, multifaceted, and creative response to AIDS became known as "The San Francisco Model." The city's activist and progressive infrastructure that evolved out of the 1960s, combined with San Francisco's highly politicized gay community centered around the Castro Street neighborhood, helped overcome obstacles in a nation both homophobic and lacking in universal healthcare. In its suffering, San Francisco mirrors the experience of so many American cities during those years. In its response, The San Francisco Model remains a standard for attaining a healthier, more just, and more humane society.
In 2011, the United States marked 30 years since AIDS descended as a mysterious "gay cancer" that mystified the medical community. Like an unrelenting hurricane, the epidemic roiled San Francisco for two decades, and only began to ease its grip with medical advancements in the late 1990s. The death years of AIDS left the city ravaged and exhausted, yet, as in most of the developed world, the worst seems past. Though thousands are still living with HIV, and new infections continue at an alarming rate, the relentless suffering of the '80s and '90s has given way to a kind of calm and a degree of willful amnesia. What lessons do the early years still offer us?
We Were Here focuses on five individuals, all of whom lived in San Francisco prior to the epidemic. Their lives changed in unimaginable ways when their beloved city changed from a hotbed of sexual freedom and social experimentation into the epicenter of a terrible and largely mysterious plague. From their different vantage points as caregivers, activists, researchers, as friends and lovers of the afflicted, and as people with AIDS themselves, the interviewees share stories that are not only intensely personal, but that also illuminate the much larger themes of that era: the political and sexual complexities, the terrible emotional toll, and the role of women — particularly lesbians — in caring for and fighting for their gay brothers.
© 2011, Weissman Projects LLC. All rights reserved.
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There are so many financial decisions you are going to need to be making these days, and it can be difficult to keep up. Knowing what the right decisions are is half the battle, and you have got to understand what it takes to make the right choices. If you have a family, it is imperative that you make the perfect decisions that are going to affect them long-term.
It is so essential that you figure out the way in which you can take charge of your money more efficiently. It seems to be one of the hardest things for people to achieve these days, and there are a lot of things that can play a role in this. Focus on these important (and sensible) financial decisions, and use them to help you take proper charge of your money.
Money management is the key to success in the modern world, and you need to use it to get a better handle on your finances. This is something you need to make sure you focus on moving forward, and it will definitely help you do what is right for the family in terms of money. Proper money management can make all the difference moving forward, and this is something to keep in mind.
There are a lot of loan options out there, and you have to make sure you are focused on doing what is best for your circumstances. Some loans can be a nightmare and are not something you should be looking into. However, there are loans such as bad credit secured homeowner loans that can be absolutely essential for those struggling financially. As always, make sure you do the right amount of research, and be sure this is the correct decision for you.
You have to make sure that you draw up a budget so you can better control your money and what you are doing with it. This is the best way of being able to track what you are bringing in and what you are spending. You can control your cash flow better as a result, and really make sure you stay on top of things. Budgeting your money is so important in this day and age, and it will go a long way toward helping you improve the way you deal with your money.
Saving money is also really important these days, and this is something that you need to work on moving forward. Make sure you take the time to come up with ideas that are going to help you save money so that you are more comfortable as a family, and so you have a safety net to fall back on as well.
Here are some of the best things you need to make sure you get right. These are among the most important and influential decisions you need to make that are going to boost your finances. Think about what is involved in making the right decisions for you in the future. This is something that will help your money last longer and go further.
How Taking Care of Your Health Can Save You Money!


Smart holiday makers have been keeping track of travel agents such as Lets Travel India to search for low cost package holidays after the corporate introduced they have been slashing costs on a large number of their holidays, while different holiday makers have been reserving their own low cost flights and reserving inns overseas by way of the internet decreasing the price of their holidays.
It was feared that a lot of travel brokers would see themselves left with 1000's of unsold holidays but with vacation makers in search of low-cost deals after main travel agents had been forced to cut back their package deal holiday prices, this concern has now been diminished and travel agents at the moment are claiming most of their unwanted holidays for September have been sold.
Consequently, the preliminary excitement of getting a fantastic deal on the web is now being replaced by the frustration of endless looking, only to find that entering the term 'Flights to Florida', links through to websites that do not really supply flights to Florida ; or finding that when drawn to advertised 'low cost flights' you ultimately discover that the cheapest available fare on the days you want to travel are a substantial multiple of the advertised 'cheap' cost.


As something as important as Brexit and for reasons of clarity, openness, and understanding is it now time for our political journalists/presenters/interviewers across all media platforms to fully challenge individual MPs for their reasons for voting down the Prime Minister's deal. They are of course entitled to do so but at this late stage with the rise of national anxiety its only fair for the wider public to fully have a true understanding of why we are at a logjam. But of course those of us interested in Politics already know the answers to that.
We know Labour's party political stance, don't want to give linage to that. We know JR Moggs associates and DUPs stance. We also know the Lib Un-Democrats stance, being the only party openly campaigning for 2nd vote.


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Q: "Authorization" will not be covered by the wildcard symbol (*) in CORS headers handling On Chrome only, I have a deprecated notice warning in my console:
The authorization will not be covered by the wildcard character (*) in the Access-Control-Allow-Headers handling of CORS.
It also says "This change will take effect in major release 97"
Here is my code (front-end in vue.js):
    axios.get(process.env.VUE_APP_URL+"me",{
       headers: {
        'Authorization': 'Bearer '+localStorage.getItem('token')
       }
    })

My back-end uses Symfony/API-platform and is set like this:
###> nelmio/cors-bundle ###
CORS_ALLOW_ORIGIN='^https?://(localhost|127\.0\.0\.1)(:[0-9]+)?$'
###< nelmio/cors-bundle ###

nelmio_cors:
defaults:
origin_regex: true
allow_origin: ['%env(CORS_ALLOW_ORIGIN)%']
allow_methods: ['GET', 'OPTIONS', 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE']
allow_headers: ['Content-Type', 'Authorization', 'Preload', 'Fields']
expose_headers: ['Link']
max_age: 3600
paths:
'^/': null

Is this warning something I should worry about? Because everything works (my requests work) fine but the deprecated notice warning scares me.
Also, I found this, I'm not sure if it's my problem and I don't understand either if it means I have something to do:
https://chromestatus.com/feature/5742041264816128
Thank you for your help!

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This juice has a nice tart flavor to it. Not too sweet but not too sour. I consider it just right. I have gone back and ordered several times.
Wasnt great i liked corporal clegg alot more but taste is subjective per person, after half the bottle i was looking for another juice to rotate with which i never do.
I love that the juice is pink in color and the flavor is mouth watering.


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Q: Removing reflection warning for .clone How do I remove the reflection warning from this Clojure code that is attempting to call a Java clone method:
(defn clone-foo [m]
  (.clone m))
=> Reflection warning, NO_SOURCE_PATH:2 - reference to field clone can't be resolved.

Surely if m is any instance of java.lang.Object it must have the clone method?
Is it something to do with clone being protected?

A: Yes, you can't call the clone() on an arbitrary Object.  And, since the clone() method is not exposed by Cloneable, cloning things in a "generic" fashion is somewhat difficult.  This is one of those leftover bits from the early days of java which is too late to change at this point.  If you control all the objects you need to clone, you could create your own ReallyCloneable interface which exposes the clone() method, or you could play your own tricks with reflection.


Move right in to this beautiful townhome in Brittany Chase. The open concept floor plan creates the perfect space for entertaining. Gorgeous new kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and tile backsplash. Dining room and living room with hardwood floors, gas fireplace and door leading to rear patio. Second floor offers 3 large bedrooms. Master bedroom with vaulted ceiling, walk-in closet and master bath with soaking tub, shower stall and dual vanities. All rooms have large windows allowing for plenty of natural light. Laundry room in home. Community includes outdoor pool, gym, club house and tennis. Conveniently located near stores, restaurants, schools and NJ transit bus.


The perfect little book to document your adventures!
3 Pocket Dividers, 1 Sticker Sheet, 1 Document Envelope, 30 Lined, 30 Quad and 30 Blank pages for notes. All bound together in hardbound covers covered in canvas, joined with 3 rings.


By Daniel LaHatte on July 6, 2015. Posted in News.
The Baltimore Gator Club is proud to announce the approval of its new executive board! Ryan Rom will now head our club as President with Elizabeth Graham backing at the President-Elect position. Alex Everett is the new club treasurer and Pam Pitman will pick up the secretary duties.
To read a bio about each member of our board CLICK HERE.
Thank you to our past board members and congrats to the new executive team!
We look forward to seeing everyone out for our summer events and guess what… it's almost football season! Go Gators!


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With America's biggest consumer technology event over and Mobile World Congress just around the corner it is clear that the consumer device of 2014 is going to be the 'phablet'.
More than ever before, the consumer is dictating the manner in which advertisers must speak to them. The projected mass adoption of these new devices demands advertisers should engage them in the most compelling way.
So, what is this phablet anyway?
Part phone, part tablet, these devices have higher resolution screens and faster processing chips in order to deliver consumers the ultimate high-tech experience. In the same way that mobiles and tablets paved the way for unique advertising opportunities, how will the phablet enable advertisers and marketers to deliver their brands' messages in a more compelling way?
Beautiful content
What is overtly clear in the beauty of these devices is their ability to deliver incredible audio and visual content. For consumers who use these devices on the go they need to digest content quickly and it's video and audio formats that are proving more popular than the written word.
Research has shown that 66% of UK tablet users spend an average of 30 minutes or more viewing streaming media . Furthermore, consumers are willing to watch a video, even if it is branded, as long as the content is engaging, relevant to them and of a high quality. For advertisers, it is therefore a no brainer that the best way to engage this tech-savvy audience is to use the power of video to deliver a brand's message.
However, in order to compete in this space, advertisers and publishers are going to have to create and distribute ads that offer a single share of voice. Multiple ads on one page will not work as the consumer will be bombarded by too much content.
Furthermore, having this single share of voice is beneficial for both advertisers and publishers. Advertisers can expect a greater return on investment, as the ads are more attractive to consumers and publishers in turn can charge more for these units.
Affluent early adopters
Often it's the affluent audience that are the early adopters of technology so luxury brands can afford to be creative in order to engage with their target audience. For example, fashion designers can create a highly interactive piece of advertising content which allows the consumer to see the clothing collection on the runway, view how the product was made, explore the item in 3D and even 'try on' the product virtually. This type of ad format gives brands a third dimension whilst offering an alluring experience, rather than a static image with some accompanying text.
The rise of the phablet therefore provides the ultimate opportunity for brands to create high-end experiences that match the sophistication of the technology in order to capture the attention of consumers.
With the technology now in their hands, it is up to the advertisers to provide highly entertaining material in order to drive deeper engagement. Successful advertisers will be those who are able to capture the attention of consumers for longer periods of time. Therefore, success metrics might have to now be based on 'time spent' rather than clickthroughs. If a brand knows that a consumer has spent time with their advert, then they know that they are engaged and interested.
However, it is important that brands don't take video for granted. Creating a video is not enough – it has to go further and deliver an experience to the audience. Technology companies have created these devices which provide a great tablet and phone experience and this expectation of experience sits firmly in the consumers' psyche.
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1BRO
BROMOPEROXIDASE A2
DOI: 10.2210/pdb1BRO/pdb
Classification: HALOPEROXIDASE
Organism(s): Kitasatospora aureofaciens
Expression System: Streptomyces lividans
Deposition Author(s): Hecht, H.J., Sobek, H., Haag, T., Pfeifer, O., Van Pee, K.H.
The metal-ion-free oxidoreductase from Streptomyces aureofaciens has an alpha/beta hydrolase fold.
Hecht, H.J., Sobek, H., Haag, T., Pfeifer, O., van Pee, K.H.
(1994) Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. 1: 532-537
PubMed: 7664081 Search on PubMed
The crystal structure of the bromoperoxidase A2 from Streptomyces aureofaciens (ATCC 10762) has been determined by isomorphous replacement and refined to 2.05 A resolution with an R-value of 18.4%. The enzyme catalyzes the bromination of organic comp ...
The crystal structure of the bromoperoxidase A2 from Streptomyces aureofaciens (ATCC 10762) has been determined by isomorphous replacement and refined to 2.05 A resolution with an R-value of 18.4%. The enzyme catalyzes the bromination of organic compounds in the presence of bromide and peroxide. The structure confirms the absence of cofactors such as metal ions or haem groups and shows the general topology of the alpha/beta hydrolase fold. The active centre is at the end of a deep pocket and includes a catalytic triad of Ser 98, Asp 228 and His 257. The active centre is connected by a narrow tunnel to a second pocket on the enzyme surface.
Related Citations:
Reaction Mechanism and 3-Dimensional Structure of Bacterial Non-Haem Haloperoxidases
Van Pee, K.H.,Hecht, H.J.,Haag, T.,Pfeifer, O.,Bantleon, R.,Sobek, H.,Pelletier, I.,Altenbuchner, J.
(1995) Naturally-Produced Organohalogens (in: Environment & Chemistry, V.1) --: 193
Molecular Cloning and Sequencing of a Non-Haem Bromoperoxidase Gene from Streptomyces Aureofaciens Atcc 10762
Pfeifer, O.,Pelletier, I.,Altenbuchner, J.,Van Pee, K.H.
(1992) J.Gen.Microbiol. 138: 1123
GBF (Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung), Department of Molecular Structure Research, Braunschweig, Germany.
277 Kitasatospora aureofaciens Mutation(s): 0
Gene Names: bpoA2
EC: 1.11.1.-
Find proteins for P29715 (Kitasatospora aureofaciens)
Space Group: P 21 3
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Only two weeks to go until this year's Envision Festival, held February 28th to March 3rd in Uvita. Thousands of music, art, yoga, and nature fans are joining together along the beaches of Costa Ballena, from Dominical all the way down to Ojochal, to dance in the jungle and on the coast.
An integral part of the experience is being in the ocean, as surfing is a form of dance on the crests of the waves. It is also an art form, the surfer using their board as a brush and the wave as their canvass. So why not join in on the fun while you are close to the coast in the tropics where the water temperature is always around 80 degrees?
Rather than send you to one business, our goal has always been to support all the local surf businesses. Below is a list of the surf camps in the area with a little bit of information about each one. If you fill out a request to get a surf lesson or go on a surf tour, we will send it to those businesses participating and they will contact you directly with a quote for their services.
All of them are qualified to teach surfers, and they all know the area well enough to take more advanced surfers to find the waves that match their abilities. In general, lessons are around $50 per person and if you need transportation it would cost from $5-15 each way. Most all of them accept Paypal and credit cards. The instructors speak Spanish and English. If the swell is big, the instructors can find a sheltered spot to learn. And if you want big waves and it's small, they know where the swell magnets are. Fill out the form below to sign up and we hope to see you out in the water!
Monkey Surf School – Junior Montoya runs his surf school from their office in Diuwak Hotel in Dominical. He is known as a super friendly and knowledgable guide who has grown up in the area.
Dominical Wave Rider – Jeaninne Haddad is the owner who provides excellent service and has some of the best instructors working with her. Their office is next to the Tortilla Flats Restaurant in Dominical.
Sunset Surf School – Dylan Park runs Sunset from the Mavi Surf Hotel. His head instructor Jordy Mendez is also a Costa Ballena lifeguard and an excellent free surfer. They are 1% for the Planet members.
Dominical Surf School – Debbie Zec grew up in Dominical, 100 meters from the beach, and runs her surf camp from her house in town. She used to compete on the National Surf Tour and now leads women's and coed surf retreats in the southern zone.
Dominical Surf Adventures – Henry Aguilera runs tours and lessons from next to Cabinas Posada del Sol in Dominical. His instructors are internationally certified to teach lessons, and they cater to surfers of all levels.
Costa Rica Surf Camp – Cesar and Kaitlyn run their surf shop and board rental business right across the street from the beach in Dominical, next to Restaurante Coco. They have a great selection of boards to rent and use for lessons and Cesar is one of the best surfers in the area.
Uvita 360 – Tito Azofeifa has been surfing since he was 11 and started his surf school in 2006 in Uvita. He and his other lead instructor are certified lifeguards and know the area around Uvita better than most anyone on the coast. They are located 200 meters from the park entrance to the Whales Tail beach.
Costa Rica Dive and Surf – Roberto Vargas has surf and dive locations in both Dominical and Uvita since 2007. They have a great stock of boards and know where all the reef breaks are because they dive them as well.
El Tubo Surf – Justin Hague has a passion for showing visitors the best that this stretch of coastline has to offer. Based in Playa Hermosa (just north of Uvita), he provides a special experience for his clients that makes it much more than just a surf lesson.
Jazzys River House – Steve Fergus has been teaching surfing so long, he's taught many of the local surf instructors how to surf. He moved with his wife Ruby Kim to the area in 1996 and has been fixture in the Dominical surf scene, both for his help with the lifeguard programs and knowledge of the waves in Dominical.
Rama Surf – Rama has been teaching surf lessons around the Uvita area for years and has a perfect 5-star rating on TripAdvisor. He takes the time to show what to do on land before getting you into the water and is a lot of fun to be around.
Now that you have read all of your options for surf lessons, just fill out our simple form and we will send it to the participating surf camps and they will contact you directly to set up your day to learn to surf or go on a surf tour.


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I stood on the balcony of the Roberts' apartment overlooking the Boulevard de Strasbourg, watching students and riot police face off against each other. On this mild, sunny afternoon in mid-May, the scene felt surreal, like a bewildering moment in a Buñuel film. I don't remember who charged first, but suddenly the two groups were on each other. Students hurled rocks, wielded tree branches, and yelled obscenities. Riot police fogged the air with tear gas and swung their nightsticks as they charged forward in a bloc.
I had my Kodak Instamatic camera in hand and started snapping photos. Two of the riot police knocked down a protester, and while one held him down, the other pummeled him again and again with his nightstick.
When I raised my camera again, I heard a cry from behind. My French mother, Madame Robert, was yelling for me to get back inside. I had never seen her so upset, and she had never once spoken to me in anger in the more than six months my roommate and I had been boarding with her family during our junior year in Paris. After getting me out of sight and back into her living room, Madame Robert started to cry. What if the riot police had spotted me? She was sure they would have stormed upstairs, smashed my camera, arrested me, and punished the Robert family.
Usually calm and reserved, Madame Robert had grown increasingly anxious as the street violence in Paris had escalated and the blare of sirens had become the soundtrack to our nights. After hauling me in from the balcony, she told me she had been suffering terrifying flashbacks to her childhood during the Nazi Occupation, when sirens had raged all night throughout the city, and she'd cowered in her parents' bed. Her son was out there with the protesters, she reminded me, and even at home during the daylight hours, she didn't feel safe.
Youth uprisings like this one had been occurring in other countries — Mexico, Poland, West Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Brazil, even the Soviet Union — since early in 1968, and were to continue throughout the spring. The rebellion at Columbia University in the U.S., which had erupted in early April, had definitely grabbed our attention from afar. Yet of all the youth protests that occurred around the world during the first half of 1968, the Paris riots in May have become the most romanticized probably because, well, they happened in Paris. Immortalized in books and on film, the student uprising in the City of Light became lasting symbols of student disillusion and alienation.
For weeks, our tendency to treat the street riots as performance art had kept me immune from the dark side of these events. But witnessing the reality of the violence and seeing Madame Robert so shaken changed all that for me. I felt her fear and hated that what was happening in the street below was causing her to relive long-ago trauma. And I still have the Kodachrome reminders of what it looked and felt like to watch brutality up close and be powerless to do anything to stop it.
A big factor in the way I experienced those weeks was the fact that I wasn't sharing my life on social media. I had no cell phone, no email, no Twitter, no Instagram, no Internet. There was no such thing as a 24-hour news cycle. It took five days for an airmailed letter to cross the Atlantic. International calls were hard to manage and very expensive. Out on the street, I was on my own. I couldn't text a friend, my French family, or the director of our program with a question or concern. Today, the joke is, "If it's not on Facebook, is it really happening?" It was really happening.
This month, France is marking the 50th anniversary of May '68. When I think back on the passion that galvanized a small, but visible segment of my generation in France and at home, so many years ago, I do so with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I'm sad to have lost the wide-eyed, youthful exuberance that made optimism so natural and imagined positive change to be within reach. On the other hand, I took away from that month in Paris a lifelong aversion to extremism, no matter what side it professes to support. Back then, we over-estimated how much our generation could change the world, and the causes we fought for were undermined at times by the things I found so troubling in Paris: fanaticism, exploitation, self-interest, macho posturing. But the world did change after May '68—sometimes because of us, sometimes in spite of us. As someone who came of age in 1968 and is now merely "of age," my years place me squarely with the old but my hope still rests with the young. What would be truly radical would be for us to bridge our generational divide and share what we have — melding knowledge with vision; experience with energy —and change the world together. Now that would be a revolution.
Lucille Stott is a charter board member emerita and former president of Thoreau Farm Trust. Check out the three entries on Lucille's new blog, "Touchstone," for a more in-depth look at the events of Paris '68.


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Ryan Reynolds Got Refreshingly Honest About How He's Struggled With Anxiety
by Karen Veazey
Comedians have long been known for pulling humor out of the difficulties in their lives, but not many would have guessed that's also what drives the humor of one of the world's funniest actors. In a new profile with The New York Times, Ryan Reynolds opened up about his struggle with anxiety and the driving force it is for much of the comedy his legion of fans see from the star.
As Reynolds shared with The New York Times, he finds himself riddled with anxiety anytime he has to go on stage, do an interview, or promotional appearances for his work. "I have anxiety, I've always had anxiety," he told the Times. "Both in the lighthearted 'I'm anxious about this' kind of thing, and I've been to the depths of the darker end of the spectrum, which is not fun."
As a young actor, the star chose to channel those fears with action and energy, choosing to serve as the audience warm-up comedian when he worked on the ABC sitcom Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place, according to the Times. Over the years, his comedy has become a bit of a self-defense mechanism, something he's able to put out in front when he has to meet the public or speak to the press. "When the curtain opens I turn on this knucklehead, and he kind of takes over and goes away again once I walk of set. That's a great self-defense mechanism."
For promotional appearances for the upcoming sequel to his massive hit Deadpool, Reynolds has been happy to do many of the interviews in character as the smart-aleck superhero, according to the Times, something which creates a bit of space between himself and the audience. He also takes time to use a meditation app called Headspace. But his Deadpool co-star, Morena Baccarin, told the Times that Reynolds' sharp wit is also just innate talent. "[He's} incredibly astute in the moment, and knows how to make a moment better," she told the publication.
Fans of the actor see that comic timing play out not only through his characters and appearances, but through his celebrated Twitter account, where he often cracks plenty of wise jokes at the expense of his daughters, 1-year-old Ines and 3-year-old James.
He said he's been blessed to find a wife, Blake Lively, who not only tolerates his jokes, but is able to come back with her own. "She gets me a lot," he told the Times.
Some of Reynolds' humor may have been born out of the turmoil of his own childhood and the tough house where he grew up with a father who he referred to as "the stress dispensary in our house." As the youngest of four boys, he found his role was to absorb some of the tumult by heading off anything that might upset his dad, making sure everything was clean and orderly. "When you stress out kids there's a weird paradox that happens because they're suddenly taking on things that aren't theirs to take on," he told the Times.
Reynolds told Variety in 2017 that he can see, in retrospect, how those years were the genesis of his anxiety. "I think the anxiety might have started there, trying to find ways to control others by trying to control myself. At the time, I never recognized that. I was just a twitchy kid."
Scientists have proven a link between childhood trauma and anxiety and depression later. Psychology Today reported on a study that "[D]emonstrates that negative childhood experiences may lead to altered connectivity in the brain's fear circuitry—which, in turn, may lead to the development of internalizing symptoms such as depression and anxiety."
Reynolds seemed to indicate in his interview with the Times that it is mostly high-pressure situations that come with expectations that trigger his anxiety. Away from the spotlight, he appears to feel much more relaxed and described how, after starring National Lampoon's Van Wilder early in his career, people would approach him in bars offering shots. They'd discover that he wasn't the hard-partying character, but "this incredibly boring version of a guy who looked like their hero," he told the Times.
It's hard not to love Reynolds, both in character and out, and it makes him all the more appealing that he's opened up about this very human side of himself. One can only hope it will serve as a reminder that anxiety afflicts people on levels that aren't often seen, and what's on the surface may not be the whole story.


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Das Gigantengrab Su Monte de s'Ape (auch Su Monte 'e S'Abe) liegt südwestlich des Flughafens Olbia - Costa Smeralda in der Provinz Nord-Est Sardegna in der Gallura auf Sardinien. Die in Sardu "Tumbas de los zigantes" und ( – plur.) genannten Bauten sind die größten pränuraghischen Kultanlagen Sardiniens und zählen europaweit zu den spätesten Megalithanlagen. Die 321 bekannten Gigantengräber sind Monumente der bronzezeitlichen Bonnanaro-Kultur (2.200–1.600 v. Chr.), die Vorläuferkultur der Nuraghenkultur ist.

Typenfolge
Baulich treten Gigantengräber in zwei Varianten auf. Die Anlagen mit Portalstelen und Exedra gehören zum älteren Typ. Bei späteren Anlagen besteht die Exedra statt aus einer in der Mitte deutlich erhöhten Quaderfassade aus bearbeiteten und geschichteten Steinblöcken. Das Gigantengrab Su Monte de s'Ape ist eine Anlage des älteren Typs (mit Portalstele).

Beschreibung
An der Frontseite ist die Megalithanlage durch die Exedra, einen Halbkreis hoher aufgerichteter Steine, begrenzt. In deren Mitte befand sich eine Granitstele, an deren Fuß sich eine kleine Öffnung befand, die als Zugang zur Kammer dient. Diese nur teilweise erhaltene Stele und drei andere, der einst zehn Steine der Exedra sind nicht mehr vorhanden, während die Kammer und ihre Umbauten nahezu komplett sind.

Die etwa 28,0 m lange und sechs Meter breite Anlage ist eine der größten der Insel. Die zehn Meter lange Kammer des Monuments stammt aus der bronzezeitlichen Bonnanaro-Kultur (1800–1500 v. Chr.). Sie besteht aus nicht besonders gut verarbeiteten Steinen. Auch einige Deckenplatten stammen aus dieser Zeit. Während der Nuraghenepoche (ab 1500 v. Chr.) wurde der Bau mit neuen architektonischen Elementen versehen. Die Fassade und die Kammerverkleidung stammen wohl aus dieser Epoche. Das 1968 restaurierte Monument war im Kammerbereich wahrscheinlich mit einem Hügel aus Erde und Steinen bedeckt.

In unmittelbarer Nähe liegt das Castello Pedres(e) von 1296. Etwas entfernter die Villa Romana S'Imbalconadu.

Siehe auch
 Liste vor- und frühgeschichtlicher archäologischer Fundplätze auf Sardinien

Literatur
 Giovanni Lilliu: Sculture della Sardegna nuragica. Edizioni La Zattera, Cagliari 1966.
 Giovanni Lilliu: Betili e betilini nelle tombe di giganti della Sardegna. Accademia nazionale dei Lincei, Rom 1995, ISBN 88-218-0499-2, (Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Storiche e Filologiche: Memorie Ser. 9, Vol. 6, Fasc. 4).

Weblinks
 Beschreibung (ital.) und Bilder
 Beschreibung und Bild
 Römische Villa (ital.) und Bild
 u. a. Castello Pedres (ital.) und Bilder
 informatives video

Kultbau
Olbia (Sardinien)
Gigantengrab

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By BetaKit Technology February 20, 2014
Bitstrips is Raising a Huge $15 million Series B Round
Toronto-based Bitstrips, the company that raised $3 million in December after its users had basically crashed the system creating over 30 million avatars, is raising some more money.
According to Techcrunch, its actually raising a lot more money, in the $15 million series B range. Writer Jordan Crook said the app for building personalized comic strips has confirmed the amount yet, but its believed to be $15 million. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is supposedly leading the round but neither Bitstrips or KPCB responded to inquiries by Techcrunch.
Unfamiliar with Bitstrips? The startup had actually been toiling away for five years but most of the growth came from the app. It's a way to interact online that's more visual, personal and fun than traditional text and images. Basically by allowing users to create sharable comic strips, it gives them a visual identity "you can use anywhere to express yourself in ways that words can't capture."
The app launched in October and took two weeks to hit the No. 1 spot for free applications in the App Store. But on the heels of the company's first round of funding, it explained that the mass amount of comics being created led to both server and employee overload. Scaling issues clearly confronted the company. Moreover, too many people's timelines, usually in Facebook, were getting buried by other people's Bitstrips. As a result it added more sharing options within the app, and a way for users to share privately via text and email.
Now with the supposed new funding, it doesn't look like Bitstrips will have to worry about scaling in the future. We'll keep a close eye on this story.
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Most holy God, the earth is filled with your glory, and in your presence angels stand in awe. Enlarge our vision, that we may recognize your power at work in your Son and join the apostles and prophets as heralds of your saving word. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever.