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'Black Panther': Chadwick Boseman Calls Out Martin Scorsese's Marvel Critiques in the Most Respectful Way
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With over 50 years of filmmaking experience, Martin Scorsese has made his mark on the entertainment industry. However, the director has recently been under fire for his critiques about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, a few key players in the MCU have spoken out against Scorsese's commentary, including Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman. And it's safe to say he disagrees.
What did Martin Scorsese say about movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
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On Oct. 4, IndieWire released one of Scorsese's quotes from his interview with Empire magazine. And it seems the legendary filmmaker threw some shade at Disney's Marvel Studios, comparing them to theme parks as opposed to movies.
"I don't see them. I tried, you know? But that's not cinema," Scorsese said. "Honestly, the closest I can think of them, as well made as they are, with actors doing the best they can under the circumstances, is theme parks. It isn't the cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human being."
Following the backlash, Scorsese wrote an opinion piece for The New York Times, titled "I Said Marvel Movies Aren't Cinema. Let Me Explain," on Nov. 4. In the op-ed, Scorsese clarified his statement, noting that he believes the superhero franchise doesn't have the mysteries and emotional impact that he experienced in cinemas in the past.
"Many of the elements that define cinema as I know it are there in Marvel pictures," Scorsese wrote. "What's not there is revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger. Nothing is at risk. The pictures are made to satisfy a specific set of demands, and they are designed as variations on a finite number of themes."
Meanwhile, The Irishman director argued that Marvel films — and other modern-day franchises — are less about the art and more about making a product for profit.
"They are sequels in name but they are remakes in spirit, and everything in them is officially sanctioned because it can't really be any other way," he wrote. "That's the nature of modern film franchises: market-researched, audience-tested, vetted, modified, revetted and remodified until they're ready for consumption."
'Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman weighs in on Martin Scorsese's Marvel criticisms
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On Nov. 11, The Independent released Boseman's thoughts on Scorsese's Marvel Cinematic Universe comments during an interview with BBC 5 Live.
"I have to respect his opinion because he's a genius at what he does," Boseman said, recognizing Scorsese's achievements in the industry.
That said, Boseman believes Black Panther encompasses the essential mysteries in Scorsese's vision of real cinema. He also suggested that Scorsese may not have seen them in Black Panther, as it's likely the Taxi Driver director doesn't understand the emotions of black audiences. Boseman said:
I did the first superhero movie that was nominated for an Oscar. I'm secure in that. The mystery that Scorsese is talking about is in Black Panther. If he saw Black Panther, he didn't get that there was this feeling of not knowing what was going to happen that black people felt. We've never had a superhero like this before. We thought, you know, "White people will kill us off, so it's a possibility that we could be gone." We felt that angst. We felt that thing you would feel from cinema when we watched it. That's cultural. Maybe it's generational. I don't know. But I'm secure in what we did. So his statements don't really bother me.
Boseman also questioned the timing of Scorsese's statements, hinting at the buzz that now surrounds the director's latest film, The Irishman.
"You've got to think about when he's saying it. He's saying it when he's possibly campaigning for an award," Boseman said. "He's saying it at a time when he's making a Netflix movie, so that's how eyes get on his film, and it's not going to be in the cinemas – it's not going to be seen the best way."
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Other key players involved in the MCU have also respectfully declined Scorsese's comments. Following the director's initial statement, Robert Downey Jr. offered his thoughts.
"I mean it plays in theaters. I appreciate [Scorsese's] opinion," he told The Howard Stern Show on Oct. 7. "I think it's like anything where we need all of the different perspectives so we can come to center and move on."
At the 6th annual Los Angeles Dance Project Gala on Oct. 20, Natalie Portman also defended the MCU. "I think there's room for all types of cinema," she told The Hollywood Reporter. "There's not one way to make art."
Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson then weighed in on the subject during an Actors on Actors chat at Variety. And although neither Evans nor Johansson named names, the pair tackled the argument as a whole.
A couple of people in the past couple of days have mentioned to me that a couple of extremely esteemed directors have been really vocal about how the whole Marvel universe and big blockbusters are really, like, "despicable" and "the death of cinema." At first I thought that seems kind of old-fashioned, and somebody had to explain to me, because it seemed so disappointing and sad in a way.
They said, "I think what these people are saying is that at the actual theater, there's not a lot of room for different kinds of movies, or smaller movies, because the theater is taken up by huge blockbusters."
It made me think about how people consume content now, and how there's been this huge sea change with their viewing experience.
Following Johansson's statement, Evans wondered why the industry can't make room for both original content and big blockbusters. "I think original content inspires creative content," he said. "I think new stuff is what keeps the creative wheel rolling. I just believe there's room at the table for all of it. It's like saying a certain type of music isn't music. Who are you to say that?"
From #IronMan to #AvengersEndgame, see the newly announced Marvel Studios titles that will be available to stream starting tomorrow on #DisneyPlus—including "Expanding the Universe," a new look at the original series coming to the service! Be on the lookout for more titles to be announced soon.
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Meanwhile, Kevin Feige spoke out about Scorsese's critiques in an interview with THR on Nov. 10. And the Marvel chief creative officer echoed the statements of his MCU family.
"I think that's not true. I think it's unfortunate," Feige said. "I think myself and everyone who works on these movies loves cinema, loves movies, loves going to the movies, loves to watch a communal experience in a movie theater full of people."
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Digital future of the telecom industry was discussed at Russian Week of High Technologies
The event programme of Russian Week of High Technologies 2020 at EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds was opened with a plenary session of the Sviaz 2020 Forum: Digital Future of Telecom Industry. This year's main topic is the Digital Economy and the Telecom Industry: Towards a New Reality.
The event was organised by EXPOCENTRE AO and RBC with support of the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, the Russian State Duma Committee on Education and Science, the Expert Council on Scientific and Technological Development and Intellectual Property of the Russian State Duma Committee on Education and Science.
The discussed topics included the issues of development of digital economy in Russia, ways to assess the efficiency of implementation of new technologies, and plans of telecom operators related to digital transformation and implementation of 5G networks.
The event was moderated by Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly, Chairman of the Organising Committee of NTI Expo (Research-Technology-Innovations Expo) Vladimir Kononov and anchor at RBC TV Anna Gara.
In his welcome speech, Mr. Kononov said that the traditional business of telecom companies was step by step becoming a thing of the past. Today, these companies have new challenges and new opportunities. "The future of the industry is closely connected with such terms as cloud services, IoT, 5G, Big Data, and mobile finances."
Director of the Department of Radio Frequencies and Communication Networks Regulation of the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Andrey Kantsurov talked about implementation of 5G pilot projects in several industry sectors. For instance, MTS deployed a network for Sibur-Khimprom in Perm and a network for KAMAZ PAO in Naberezhnye Chelny. Vimpelcom PAO deployed a network in Khakassia on the territory of the Chernogorsky coal mine. Megafon did it in the Kemerovo oblast at the Listvyazhnaya mine. The ministry representative emphasized the fact that 5G networks in Russia would be built with the equipment developed and made by Russian manufacturers. These manufacturers are to be included in the special register granting the status of telecommunications equipment of Russian origin.
Head of the Department of Radioelectronic Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Vasiliy Shpak called telecom operators to pay more attention to diversification of vendors whose equipment is used to make the networks. "There must be a warranty on the equipment that it will be sold, maintained and upgraded. And only a domestic manufacturer will be able to give such guarantees to our service providers," said Mr. Shpak.
Deputy Head of the Department of Information Technologies of Moscow Alexander Gorbatko shared his experience of implementing different services in the city. He talked about services that make the city life comfortable and convenient, and boost development of a large number of companies, business and production.
Megafon Strategy and Business Development Director Alexander Sobolev talked about the Megafon 1440 project. One of its tasks is to solve the problem of digital inequality in Russia. The company plans to invest six billion rubles in designing a system for satellite data transmission and to launch its first satellites into space in five years. "We have a challenging technical task to tackle which is to provide a transport network using low-orbit satellites. The main goal is to make the high bandwidth network in order to give end users the high speed Internet. The Megafon 1440 project is named after the first satellite launched by our country, which made exactly 1440 turns around the Earth," said Mr. Sobolev.
Other participants included MTS Vice President for Cloud & Digital Solutions Dmitry Khalin, CEO of Micron PAO and Consortium ANO Telecommunications Technologies Gulnara Hasyanova, Director of IT Information Infrastructure at Data Economy Roman Yakovlev, and other experts.
To learn more about Russian Week of High Technologies, go to https://www.sviaz-expo.ru/en

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Introduction: Micheleo Simonoko, formerly Michele Leo, has been dragracing since the first day she had her driver's license. An Amc Hornet was Micheleos first ride that ran 10.20's in the quarter. When she was 17 years old she took over the reins of her father, Ralph's, 64 corvette. It ran 9.30's at 140 mph in the quarter. Micheleo won numerous races and top ten finishes.
She was featured on the travel channel in 2003. In 2002 she bought an undercover dragster. Micheleo ran her dragster and corvette in 02 and sold everything to buy a heating oil business. Now in 2005 she had a brand new Rick Jones 63 corvette built with a 555 reher morrison engine. She plans on running Super Gas and possibly Top Sportsman.
Current Season: 2005 Micheleo's 63 RJ vette should run high sevens to low 8's in the 1/4 mile. Micheleo will be traveling NHRA div. 1 in Super Gas.
Racing Goals: One day Micheleo wishes to win a National event or a Championship at her hometrack. Micheleo finished 2nd in points in 98 and in 2001 runner up at a National event.
Personal: Micheleo is married to Shane and they run a heating oil and gasoline business named Holly's out of Maine. Her interests outside of work and racing are bodybuilding. She trains 5-7 days a week with her champion bodybuilding sister, Rachel.
Special Thanks to: Micheleo would like to thank her father, Ralph, who without him racing wouldn't be possible. Shane her husband, Rachel her sister and her mother Holly.


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Visa fraud sting: Indian citizens admit…
Visa fraud sting: Indian citizens admit recruiting for government's fake university
Homeland Security lured 'desperate' foreign students: filings
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By Ethan Baron | ebaron@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: December 11, 2019 at 11:18 am | UPDATED: December 12, 2019 at 3:25 am
Six Indian citizens pleaded guilty to a visa-fraud conspiracy after a federal government fake-university sting that ensnared hundreds of foreign students, according to government officials who have declined to say what happened to "millions of dollars in tuition money" that students were said to have paid.
The six men recruited students to the "University of Farmington" in Michigan, which was set up by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and staffed with undercover agents, court documents said.
Between February 2017 and January 2019, the recruiters helped at least 600 foreign citizens illegally stay in the U.S. by getting them into the bogus Detroit-area school, federal officials alleged in court documents filed in Michigan. In exchange for bringing in students, all but one of the recruiters received money from federal agents masquerading as school officials, according to the documents.
"While 'enrolled' at the university, 100 percent of the foreign citizen students never spent a single second in a classroom," the government said in a court filing. "The university … had no teachers, classes, or educational services."
An archived version of the fake school's website shows that Homeland Security claimed it was a "nationally accredited business and STEM institution," licensed by the State of Michigan and approved by Homeland Security to enroll international students. Undergraduate tuition was $8,500 a year, with graduate tuition at $11,000 a year, the site said. "University of Farmington traces its lineage back to the early 1950s, when returning soldiers from the Second World War were seeking a quality and marketable education," the site said.
Despite their guilty pleas, several of the recruiters argued during sentencing that they wouldn't have broken the law if the government hadn't set up and marketed the institution. Prosecutors alleged that most of the recruiters received from $15,000 to more than $150,000 for referring students. But a court filing from defendant Avinash Thakkallapally said the government "saw the greatest financial reward in this case, pocketing likely millions of dollars in tuition money from hundreds of students." ICE officials declined to say whether the government had kept tuition fees.
The six men are among 250 students, the vast majority Indian citizens, arrested across the U.S. between January and July after enrolling in the school, officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Detroit said early this month. The majority of those arrested left the U.S. voluntarily. Others have been deported or are awaiting deportation, and a small number are contesting their removal, federal officials said.
The federal government launched the University of Farmington project in 2015 when Barack Obama was president, one of the indictments against the recruiters said. But according to recruiters' court filings, a college accreditor's loss of federal recognition in late 2016 pushed hundreds of students toward the school. Roughly 16,000 foreign students and recent graduates from institutions certified by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools lost their visa status, and any work permits obtained via federal training programs, the filings said. The council's recognition has since been restored.
Prem Rampeesa, who had obtained a master's degree in computer science from Northwestern Polytechnic University in Fremont in 2016, "was desperate to find a way to remain in the United States," his sentencing memo said.
Rampeesa testified that he had confirmed with one of the undercover agents at Farmington that going to school there was "just about maintaining (visa) status" and that he wouldn't be attending classes. He told that to students he recruited, he testified.
While Rampeesa, 27, and other foreign students were scrambling to find ways to remain in the U.S, the undercover agents at Farmington boosted the school's online presence " to attract students who were out of status," alleged the sentencing memo of recruiter Bharath Kakireddy.
Kakireddy, 30, who had a master's degree from now-defunct Silicon Valley University in San Jose, "fell victim to this charade," his memo said. "The situation for Bharath Kakireddy and others similarly situated was dire. Unless they were enrolled in an accredited university within 15 days of the termination of the accreditation, they would be out of status," the memo said.
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Like Kakireddy, Santosh Sama — "by far the most prolific" recruiter, according to the government — pointed to Homeland Security as the instigator of any fraud. Sama received an email from Farmington in 2017, his sentencing memo said, and called to ask about enrollment. "Without the original email targeted to Mr. Sama … we may not be here in this case," the memo said.
The recruiters pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to commit visa fraud and harboring aliens for profit. Prison sentences, handed down between June and November, ranged from a year and a day for three men who recruited fewer than 20 students, to two years for Sama, who prosecutors said recruited more than 300 students and was paid more than $150,000. The court also issued orders that recruiters forfeit the money they received.
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Ethan Baron is a business reporter at The Mercury News, and a native of Silicon Valley before it was Silicon Valley. Baron has worked as a reporter, columnist, editor and photographer in newspapers and magazines for 25 years, covering business, politics, social issues, crime, the environment, outdoor sports, war and humanitarian crises.
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Петриашви́ли () — грузинская фамилия.

Известные носители:
 Петриашвили, Василий Моисеевич (также Петриев; 1845—1908) — российский химик.
 Петриашвили, Гено (род. 1994) — грузинский борец вольного стиля.

 Петриашвили, Давид Гурамович (1969—2015) — грузинский футболист и футбольный менеджер.

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Rising focus toward energy efficiency, and favorable government initiatives, such as rebates, subsidies and financial support to encourage adoption of renewable energy sources are some of the key factors driving the market. Apart from this, rising oil and electricity prices are resulting in shift of consumer focus toward low cost energy alternatives, further aiding growth of geothermal heat pump market, globally.
Geothermal heat pump also known as ground source heat pumps, consists of ground heat exchanger, heat pump unit, and air delivery system. A geothermal heat pump transfers heat from and to the ground and is cost-effective and energy efficient heating and cooling system. During summer, geothermal heat pump takes heat from building and transfers it to ground for cooling. In winter, it takes heat from the ground and transfers it to building for heating.
Based on product type, geothermal heat pump market is categorized into open loop, closed loop, and hybrid. Among these, closed loop type held the largest share in 2017 and is expected to exhibit fastest growth during the forecast period. This is attributed to growing demand for closed loop type, as it requires less maintenance and offers high equipment life as compared to open loop type. Further, closed loop geothermal heat pump circulates water or antifreeze solution through a system of plastic pipe, arranged either horizontally or vertically. On the contrary, open loop type uses surface water fluid that flows directly through geothermal heat pumps.
The closed loop geothermal pump market is further categorized into horizontal and vertical. Among these, horizontal closed loop type held the largest share in the market. This is attributed to cost effectiveness of horizontal closed loop type. Further, horizontal closed loop type is installed over a large area of ground and is buried at a level of six to ten feet from ground.
Based on application, geothermal heat pump market is segmented into residential, commercial and industrial. Among these, commercial application is expected to record fastest growth in the market. This can be attributed to growing demand for energy efficient systems in commercial sector over the years.
Based on geography, Europe has been contributing the largest revenue to the global geothermal heat pump market. Rise in expenditure toward ecological construction coupled with surging demand for heating & cooling system, are observed as the key regional drivers. Further, governments across the region are focusing on energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprints, thus further pushing the geothermal heat pump market.
However, Asia-Pacific is expected to register fastest growth in the geothermal heat pump market, due to development of renewable energy sector in the region, mainly in China, Japan, India, and Australia. For instance, in 2016, the Chinese government announced to increase geothermal energy consumption by three times till 2020. Further, the government of Australia announced its renewable energy targets of 33,000Gwh by 2020. with increasing government support to increase renewable energy consumption, the market for geothermal heat pumps is expected to grow in the coming years.
Rising prices oil and electricity, increasing focus of government towards energy efficiency, and government initiatives to encourage adoption of renewable energy sources are the major factors driving geothermal heat pump market growth. Additionally, rising fuel prices are making renewable energy more competitive in the market. Some of the potential benefits of using renewable energy sources include reduction of emissions, its minimal impact on the environment, and low energy costs. Geothermal heat pump is increasingly being used by home owners, commercial building owners, and architects.
Additionally, government of various countries are focusing on reducing carbon footprints and promoting installation of energy efficient geothermal heat pumps in the cities. For instance, in 2017, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced the availability of $3.8 Million for funding and deployment of geothermal systems at public and private schools, state and local governmental entities, as well as healthcare facilities across New York. This initiative was in line with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030, thereby promoting sustainable energy use.
Moreover, rising investments in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) globally, particularly in France, Australia, U.K. and U.S has been observed in the geothermal heat pump market. For instance, in June 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced investment of $4.45 million for early-stage development of EGS tools and technologies.
The geothermal heat pump market is highly fragmented, with the presence of numerous market participants. Several market players are focusing on partnerships as well as mergers & acquisitions to increase their regional presence and enhance their portfolio. For instance, in February 2017, NIBE Industrier AB acquired 50% of the shares in heat pump company "CGC Group of Companies Inc". With this acquisition, the company is planning to enhance its presence in North America region. Earlier, in September 2016, NIBE Industrier AB acquired a British-owned Enertech Group with an objective to expand its global presence.
Some of the other key players operating in the global geothermal heat pump market include ClimateMaster, WaterFurnace International Inc., Geomasters Heating and Cooling LLC., Carrier Corporation, Hydro-Temp Corporation, Mammoth Inc., Ingersoll-Rand plc, Modine Manufacturing Company, Robert Bosch GmbH, and Danfoss A/S.
The report will provide country-wise geothermal heat pump market analysis. Some of the major countries that is covered in the report include the U.S., Canada, China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, U.K., Italy, Germany, France, Russia, Brazil, Mexico.


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Q: pyspark split text with id I have a current RDD data like this
DataRDD =    [(0,u'A chunk of text'),(1,u'Test sentence check')]

my goal is need to split those text into words while keep id of those sentence
my result would to be like
[(0,u'A'),(0,u'chunk'),... ,(1,u'check')]

right now  I'm currently try to use flatmap with split()
result = DataRDD.flatmap(lambda (id,text):(id,text.split()))

but the code is not working should I wrote function to split those text instead of split() directly?

A: Not working is not very precise description so here is a list of issues:

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*DataRDD is not a RDD. I assume it is just a shortcut but providing a MCVE is always welcome. Also lets follow PEP 8 when it comes to naming convention:
data_rdd = sc.parallelize([(0,u'A chunk of text'),(1,u'Test sentence check')])

*there is no such method as RDD.flatmap. Correct method is RDD.flatMap:
data_rdd.flatMap(...)

*tuple parameter unpacking has been removed in Python 3. See PEP 3113 so following syntax
lambda (id,text): ...

may be not valid on your platform. If you want to make it portable it should be something like this:
lambda kv: (kv[0], kv[1].split())

*flatMap expects an iterable structure. If you use a function like above it will simply flatten a tuple.
data_rdd.flatMap(lambda kv: (kv[0], kv[1].split())).collect()
## [0, ['A', 'chunk', 'of', 'text'], 1, ['Test', 'sentence', 'check']]

To make it work you should build an iterable like this:
lambda kv: ((kv[0], v) for v in  kv[1].split())

*finally tasks like this are so common that there is a dedicated flatMapValues method:
data_rdd.flatMapValues(str.split)

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Through Robinson's poignant story of healing and restoration, readers will find healing and redemption from the pain of their past. Victoria is a post-abortive woman who chose abortion thirty years ago. For thirteen years, she was haunted by her decision. It wasn't until after she became a volunteer at her local pregnancy resource center and attended post-abortion recovery that she was able to walk in freedom from that fateful decision. Robinson is a sensitive, poignant, heartfelt writer who chronicles her own journey from abortion to becoming an advocate for women today. She is passionate about her purpose to come alongside women and advocate for them. For over two decades she has made it her mission to share what women and men don't hear when they visit clinics today, the truth about the ramifications of choosing abortion and the available options when having a baby. Her audiences and readers may not understand these options and consequently secretly suffer because of their choice. In The Power of a Heartbeat, Robinson's goal is to share these truths and provide safe passage from guilt to forgiveness for the millions of anonymous women, men and family members who endure the life-long physical and/or psychological trauma of abortion. She will share her own up-close and personal testimony and those of other post-abortive women who have found hope and freedom in forgiveness. This powerful, poignant narrative will bring healing to the hearts of women and men who have experienced loss and brokenness.
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Black Thoughts On White Paper
"Black Thoughts on White Paper" is a thought provoking, uplifting and enlightening poetry collection by debuting author L. Aaron. BTWP is in its entirety a poetic ode to understanding ourselves and our humanity. Its content touches on various subjects from social matters, love, family, personal identity, religion and more. It is a honest, relatable and refreshing read. It welcomes the reader to share in thoughts and emotions that are beyond themselves.
How To Decorate With Wallpaper
When it comes to home decorating, wallpaper is making a comeback. The trend for plain, white walls is giving way to a new style of decorating, which allows you to transform your walls with the most amazing colours and patterns.
Many wallpaper companies are reintroducing their archive ranges as original wallpaper designs become fashionable again. However, there is also a huge range of wonderful contemporary papers available in bold patterns and striking designs. This stunning new book tells you everything you need to know about choosing and using wallpaper for every room in your home.
A section on tools and materials gives details of all the different types of paper available. The book goes on to explain what to use where, with tips for making a room look larger, setting a theme or creating a focal point. The essentials of using wallpaper are covered, from preparing your walls to hanging patterned wallpaper and papering ceilings. A number of projects then follow, such as papering round corners and dealing with windows, doors and other obstacles. Step-by-step instructions and artworks make the projects easy to follow.
With plenty of hints and tips throughout, useful information on calculating paper and troubleshooting advice, this book is full of practical information, as well as being an inspirational style guide.
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When e-commerce powerhouse Amazon.com first opened for business way back in 1995, few could've predicted the company's eventual impact on the book-reading world. Sure, they were calling themselves "The World's Largest Bookstore" by the late 90s, but it wasn't until just a few years later that the revolution really began. This revolution, still going on today, has a catchy name: Kindle. Over the following pages, we'll help you get started with your new Kindle Paperwhite. While it's an easy device to operate, it might get a little confusing for the uninitiated. We'll also show you some tips and tricks for getting the most out of your Kindle, and show you where to find all the free and low-cost books you can handle. Ready? Let's get started!
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Cuyahoga County's priorities for state capital budget include lakefront greenway, mental-health center from crime suspects
Published: Dec. 31, 2019, 1:31 p.m.
By Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Three of the four priorities Cuyahoga County has submitted for the state's capital budget this year are related to the county's jail system and total $11.15 million.
The requests would fund a center to provide mental-health stabilization and treatment for people who otherwise would end up in the jail, a centralized booking and assessment center for crime suspects and an upgrade of the security system for juvenile court and detention areas.
The 2018 state capital budget totaled $2.62 billion, including about $20.5 million for community projects in Cuyahoga County, reported cleveland.com's Andrew J. Tobias.
Officials met with all state representatives and state senators representing Cuyahoga County to review requests for this year's state capital budget, according to a county news release. The budget is approved every two years.
The county also listed as a priority its proposed lakefront greenway project, which would create a walking trail and bike path from Euclid to Bay Village along Lake Erie. It's the county's "big leap" to increase access to the lake for county residents.
Officials are asking for $2.15 million to help construct the trail. The total cost of the greenway would be $8.6 million.
"Our list of priorities tackles some of the critical initiatives we're working on as a County with our community partners," County Executive Armond Budish said in the news release. "This state funding would allow us to keep our momentum going and provide us with a portion of the resources needed to implement these important plans for the betterment of our residents."
Read more about the individual projects:
-- Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish announces plans for facility that would treat crime suspects with mental-health issues
-- Cuyahoga County proposes creating central booking before Justice Center is renovated or replaced
-- Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center needs more guards, psychiatric nurse to improve safety, judge says
-- Cuyahoga County proposes transformative Lake Erie trail, from Bay Village to Euclid
The Greater Cleveland Partnership, which serves as Cleveland's chamber of commerce, also announced its top priorities for the state budget this week, including a 100,000 square-foot "innovation center" in the Midtown neighborhood and a new birthing facility in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood.
A plan for the budget is expected to be complete in March 2020.


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After Scare, Alaska's Iron Dog Race Is A Go For 2019
August 22, 2018 August 27, 2018 By John Prusak
The winning team from the 2018 Iron Dog race, Mike Morgan and Chris Olds.
It's been said in song, in poem and in idiom that sometimes we don't know what we've got until it's gone. Luckily, fans of one of the most historic and grueling snowmobile races on the planet don't have to learn that lesson the hard way — at least not yet.
After dwindling revenues and attendance — and most recently some resignations from its board of directors — the leaders of the famed Iron Dog cross-country race in the Alaskan backcountry put out word last week that the immediate future of the event was in doubt. Most specifically, the 2019 race hung in the balance at a board meeting that was held last night in the Anchorage area.
Word came out after that meeting, though, that the Iron Dog board voted unanimously to charge forward with the 2019 event — dubbed as always as "the world's toughest snowmobile race" — last night.
"It was time to step up because I didn't want it to fail," Iron Dog President Jeff Johnson is quoted as saying in a story on the website for KTVA-TV, the CBS affiliate Anchorage. "It costs us $400,000 to put on this race and we have some super sponsors. It's because of them that we've been able to keep this race going."
In the story, Johnson said the response of racers and fans to a query looking for feedback on the event was great, and that the board hoped that adding newer and more board members would help shoulder some of the burden of hosting the race.
The famed event, which takes two-member teams on a 2,000-plus mile adventure through the Alaskan outback where survival skills are almost as important as riding abilities, has a history that dates back to 1984.
Below is the text from a post on the Iron Dog Facebook page last Thursday, when Lee Butterfield from the Iron Dog Board announced the resignations and the hardship the event was under:
The Future of the Iron Dog
It is with much respect and thanks to years of service, that the Iron Dog Snowmobile Race has accepted the resignation of Jim Wilke and Skip Boomershine. Their dedication and hard work on the Iron Dog Board of Directors and as volunteers for countless years have been welcome and appreciated.
During my short time on the board of directors, I have heard Skip mention more than once that the Iron Dog was comprised of four main groups of people, and that a loss in any of those areas would shake the foundations of this great race. Those pillars are represented by the racers, fans, volunteers, and sponsors. Racers: who endure what is unarguably one of the most intense and dangerous events worldwide. Fans: who brave ice, wind, cold, and darkness to show their favorite teams how much they love them. The volunteers: who literally give up time and treasure to support this test of mechanical and human endurance. The sponsors: whose pocketbooks and generosity pay for this race and the prizes earned by teams. We have lost a significant piece of one of these pillars.
By no fault of the Iron Dog, its racers, nor the sponsor themselves, the race lost its title sponsor two years ago. The amount of investment from that sponsorship was a key component to keep the race running at the world class level that it has grown to over the years. After losing said sponsor, and the innovative and energetic personality of Kevin Kastner, the Iron Dog has unsuccessfully struggled to fill both of these losses this year. Due to those losses and the inability to mitigate them, the organization is running on empty. The coffers are dry to the point where we can neither pursue new leadership through pay, nor maintain basic staffing levels. On Tuesday August 21, the remaining board members will vote on whether a 2019 Iron Dog Snow- mobile Race will take place, but not without needed and valued input from the four pillars of Iron Dog's success.
We want to hear from you. We want to hear from the racers, the fans, the volunteers, and the sponsors. We want to know your ideas on keeping the Iron Dog alive. Perhaps, most importantly, we want the race to not only take place, but for this to be a turning point in the Iron Dog. A point where the race can enter into the twenty-first century with a new level of engagement and participation. We want this race, which crosses three generations of competitors and fans, to continue for generations into the foreseeable future. In our hubris, we had forgotten to ask for help from the hundreds of professionals and hard- working people connected to the Iron Dog. That time is over.
Please, take the time to click here or visit our Facebook page for the survey and tell us what the race means to you. Tell us your ideas for saving it, and tell us how you are willing to make those ideas a reality. We have only one goal. That is to race in 2019. Beyond that we want to reintroduce a stronger, better, and more inclusive race in 2020 through participation and transparency that puts everyone involved into a position to be heard, and to help guide this most amazing event.
On a personal note, I came to the Iron Dog through a different route. I came to this event through the education system. I have to say that this event is so much more than a race. I have seen young people, who may have been lost from their path, find it through following the broken trail of these determined riders. In my small corner of this event, I have seen this race change lives for the better. I am personally not ready to let that go away. Please help us all continue.
This process will not be short and it will not be easy, but nothing about this race has ever been so. Thank you for your time, your ideas, and your willingness to move forward.
Lee Butterfield
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Tom Behan
I'd love to go to Alaska and see this race, but obviously its probably not geared towards fans in the bleechers event.
We all know how politicians get elected. Get the word out, go after smaller donations.
I very seldom see anything on the Forums I belong to on Facebook about this event, Why? Hire someone highly skilled in getting this done. Not one sledder in America should be ignorant of this race.
I'll be happy to donate too, not a lot, but something.
I'm 67, long time business person, CrossFit fan, and a crazy backcountry rider, Polaris RMK, and Summit X, quit when I die. Good Luck.


Our first full day in Edinburgh began with a brisk morning walk north along Lothian Road to a home on Glenfinlass Street as the couple who own our one-bedroom holiday flat invited us over for coffee. Besides welcoming us into their lovely home, providing cappuccino, lemon cake, chocolate ladyfingers and great conversation, they also shared insider travel tips on what to see and do in the city they're proud to call home.
We learned they love to dance, specifically Scottish Country dancing, and twice a week share their expertise with others via lessons. On Hogmanay they shove the furniture against the lounge walls so they and their guests can dance in the New Year. Last year, in between songs and reels, they realized they'd attracted the attention of passer-bys who stopped to watch them dance. We could literally have chatted forever, but took our leave at noon and headed off to explore the city. First stop was the pedestrian-only High Street also known as the Royal Mile.
We stepped inside St. Giles' Cathedral. St. Giles' is Edinburgh's "town church". The church has been at the heart of the city's religious life for at least one thousand years. Inside is a low relief memorial to Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, who was born in Edinburgh on November 13, 1850 and died in Samoa in December 1894.
All along the Royal Mile are shops selling cashmere scarves, gloves, tartan kilts, blankets, hats, trinkets and souvenirs. I spotted this Nessie Hat in a bin and begged John to try it on. Fortunately, he has a good sense of humour!
In between the row of brick buildings are narrow passage ways. Some lead to quaint little gardens, others to restaurants tucked in behind the busy throughway. Some are dark and dank, others are decked all out to entice customers to venture in. The tiny lights on this one caught my eye, and again, John obliged my plea for him to pose in front.
By 4 PM we dashed inside the Scottish National Gallery and I didn't stop to take a photo of its impressive exterior. I did, however, take the time to do so inside.
After savouring the masterpieces we headed back to our flat. Along the way we passed this food trailer.
The aroma of fresh grilled Angus burgers made our mouths water. I was surprised to see these massive flower boxes still filled with healthy, blooming plants.
Add all of the above together and add in the big band sound of street musicians on Princes Street and our first day in Edinburgh was an absolute delight for all five senses.


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Police kill four gunmen who allegedly attacked fuel station close to Akpabio's home
The police in Akwa Ibom State have killed four of the five armed robbers whose operation at a petrol station led to claims of attempted gunmen attack on the country home of Senator Godswill Akpabio last Tuesday.
The masked gunmen, who operated with motorcycles were killed during an operation in a bank at Ikot Ekpene, after robbing ATM users and shop owners at gun point in broad daylight.
The state Police Commissioner Mr Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, who disclosed this to journalists in Uyo at the command's headquarters Ikot Akpanabia Uyo, said that while four of the hoodlums were shot dead in a gun battle, one of them, Daniel Umoren, was captured alive after sustaining gunshot injuries.
According to the Commissioner, "Yesterday, being the 23rd day of August 2018, at about 5pm, five notorious armed robbers led by Kingsley Peter a.k.a 'Morale' who is the gang leader, using three motorcycles robbed some persons along Aba road by Ikot Osurua before proceeding to a banking area along the same road.
'My men of Ikot Ekpene Division led by the Divisional Police Officer Benjamin Achegbani, trailed and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce shoot out , four of the armed robbers were shot dead while one Akwaowo Daniel Umoren of Ikot Inemme in Essien Udim LGA was arrested with an AK47 with 60 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition.
" Items recovered from them include 5 locally made pistols, 8 live cartridges , 2 rounds of 5.5mm ammunition, 1 AK47 magazine,3 Expended cartridges , 2 masks, 6 assorted phones, three motorcycles and physical cash of N63,000.
"Our preliminary investigation revealed that the same armed robbers were those responsible for the robbery at Gulfsafrin Filling station, located at Ukana Ikot Ntuen close to the residence of Senator Godswill Akpabio."
The commissioner attributed recent upsurge in robbery operations in Ikot Ekpene to infiltration of the commercial motorcyclists union by armed robbers who pose as commercial motorcyclists, warning that the curfew on motorcycles in the area would be sustained until the association fishes out fake members amongst them.
"The command is poised to sustain her fight against every form of criminality in Akwa Ibom and committed to protection of lives and property," he said.


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Home Latest News Thailand News Bangkok holds grand 'Amazing Thailand Countdown' at Chao Phraya River Park
Bangkok holds grand 'Amazing Thailand Countdown' at Chao Phraya River Park
By Pattaya Mail
Mega event on the banks of the Chao Phraya River poised to ring in New Year 2021 in style. (File Photo – Amazing Thailand Countdown 2020)
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and ICONSIAM, together with the public and private communities and entrepreneurs, are organizing a mega 'Amazing Thailand Countdown 2021' event on 31 December at River Park of ICONSIAM on the banks of the Chao Phraya River.
The "Amazing Thailand Countdown 2021" is one of the biggest events marking the end of the year, which TAT organizes annually across the country to boost tourism, the economy, and generate income for local communities while also preserving unique Thai traditions.
Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, TAT Governor.
Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, TAT Governor, said , " TAT is delighted to work with ICONSIAM and our partners from every sector to organize the 'Amazing Thailand Countdown 2021' on 31 December at River Park, ICONSIAM in celebrating the New Year's Eve countdown and the start of 2021 in style. Thailand has been praised for efficiently coping with the COVID-19 pandemic that broke out early this year and has eventually earned the confidence of international and domestic tourists."
This year, TAT is also organizing the year-end celebration across five emerging provinces comprising Krabi, Sukhothai, Roi Et, Ratchaburi and Phetchabun, as well as several primary attractions in Bangkok.
Mr. Supoj Chaiwatsirikul, Managing Director of ICONSIAM Company Limited, said, "In addition to multiple entertainment acts throughout New Year's Eve by top artists, the highlight is a dazzling showcase of over 20,000 fireworks made from Thai sticky rice – an eco-friendly innovation from Japan. These will light up the sky along the majestic Chao Phraya River and are expected to be seen by more than three million viewers within a five-kilometre radius of the venue."
File Photo – Amazing Thailand Countdown 2020 at River Park of ICONSIAM on the banks of the Chao Phraya River.
Another popular activity on offer that evening will be a photo contest entitled 'Amazing Thailand Countdown 2021' with the theme of 'Magic upon the River' aimed at capturing the imagination of viewers taking in the fantastic fireworks display on New Year's Eve. The contest is divided into two categories – still image and video – with the competition open to the public with the chance to win prizes valued at 500,000 Baht.
The eco-friendly fireworks display that will illuminate the river during the New Year's celebration comprises seven acts under the concept 'The Wonders of Happiness upon the River'. Collectively, they are meant to represent hope, faith, prosperity, and happiness plus show the support of Thailand to people all over the world as everyone works together to overcome the COVID-19 crisis and start New Year 2021 with strength and courage.
The countdown celebration will be broadcast live on Thai Rath TV 32 HD Channel plus online platforms via the Facebook pages of ICONSIAM, Thai Rath online, Khaosod and TrueID. ICONSIAM is easily accessible via private cars, public trains, or commuter boats. The launch of Bangkok's Gold Line train route this December should also ease any public congestion on the big night.
The 'Amazing Thailand Countdown 2020' is possible thanks to the support of primary official sponsors including ICONSIAM Residence Corporation Limited, ICONSIAM Superlux Residence Corporation Limited, True Corporation Public Company Limited, Kasikorn Bank Public Company Limited, along with other government and public sector partners; such as, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the Marine Department, the Association of Chao Phraya River Commerce and Business, and Prachakom Yan Kadeejeen-Khlongsan Foundation.
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In my humble opinion (and feeble and fading memory), mass and massing were not adequately taught in design school (probably because it is hard to understand--just check out the definition on wikipedia to see what I mean) but it is fundamental and hugely important in creating a successful design! Massing (verb), in interior design, is the act of arranging and manipulating 3-D forms into a unified, coherent composition. I'd say that's pretty important stuff. Mass (adjective) is the solidity, matter or density of an object that is defined by shape, form or color.
"Good Light means good design, but better light means better design"
Texture is the relative smoothness or roughness of a surface and is read both physically by touch and visually as well.
Pattern is the arrangement and repetition of lines and shapes to create a unified design.
Have you ever walked into a room or even looked at a new build and felt something was wrong?


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Four become three in Italy's mobile market
On 1 September 2016, the European Commission cleared a 50/50 joint venture between VimpelCom's subsidiary WIND and CK Hutchison's subsidiary 3 Italia (or H3G), respectively the third and fourth largest mobile network operators in the Italian market. The EU merger clearance decision is conditional on the divestment of sufficient assets to France-based Iliad to allow it to enter the Italian market.
The parties notified the proposed full-function joint venture (JV) to the European Commission in February 2016. Competition concerns identified by the Commission prompted an in-depth (Phase II) investigation (under the EU Merger Regulation) of the effects of the JV on the level of competition in the Italian mobile market. The Commission considers that its concerns have now been addressed by the remedies offered by the JV parties, which involve both parties divesting sufficient assets to enable a new mobile network operator to enter the Italian market alongside the existing other operators TIM and Vodafone.
Competition concerns
The Italian mobile market currently has four mobile network operators (MNOs) – WIND, 3 Italia, TIM and Vodafone – and a limited number of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), the largest of which are PosteMobile and Fastweb, who do not own mobile networks but operate on the MNOs networks under wholesale access arrangements.
The proposed JV led the Commission to voice three main competition concerns:
Elimination of competition. The transaction would reduce the number of MNOs active in the market, eliminate competition between the two strong MNOs that are party to the transaction, and create the largest player in the Italian retail mobile market in terms of subscriber numbers. The Commission considered that 3 Italia, the smallest and most recent MNO to have entered the Italian mobile market, was a major driver of competition, and WIND, the third largest MNO, also played an important competitive role. It also found that, post-transaction, the JV would have much less incentive to compete with TIM and Vodafone compared with the status quo, and that TIM and Vodafone would have fewer incentives to compete with the JV and against each other. On that basis, the Commission concluded that the transaction was likely to result in less choice, lower quality of services and higher mobile prices for end-users.
Risk of coordinated behaviour. Given their similar market shares, the Commission found that the transaction would enhance the risk of sustained coordination of competitive behaviour between the three remaining MNOs, and that this would be likely to lead to a further increase in retail mobile prices on the Italian market.
Limitation of MVNO access. Finally, the Commission was concerned that the transaction would reduce the number of potential host networks available to existing and potential MVNOs, lessening choice and weakening the MVNOs' negotiating position to obtain favourable wholesale access terms.
To address the Commission's competition concerns, the JV parties offered remedies involving the divestment of certain assets necessary to enable a new entrant to enter the Italian market as a fourth MNO. The Commission approved the selection of Iliad, a French telecommunications operator, as the purchaser (or "remedy taker") in relation to these assets. Iliad previously entered the French mobile market in 2012, with disruptively aggressive pricing through its subsidiary Free Mobile.
More specifically, the remedies consist of:
transferring to Iliad a certain amount of the JV's mobile radio spectrum from different (3G/4G) frequency bands (900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz);
transferring to Iliad - or otherwise making available by means of co-location - several thousand mobile base station (macro) sites; and
concluding a transitional 2G, 3G and 4G roaming agreement on the merged network of the JV parties, for a period of five years (renewable for one further five-year period at the initiative of Iliad), enabling Iliad to offer its customers a nationwide mobile service in the period before it is able to provide (nationwide) services on its own mobile network.
The implementation of the remedies package through completion of an agreement with Iliad is a condition to the Commission's approval of the joint venture (a so-called "fix-it-first" remedy). This means that the JV cannot be implemented until the agreement with Iliad is in place.
In accepting the remedies package, the Commission has confirmed that, in its view, these measures will effectively replace the competitive constraints lost as a result of the integration of Wind's and Hutchison's Italian operations and ensure that Italian mobile customers are not harmed as a result of the transaction.
The transaction is another example of the ongoing consolidation in the telecoms sector. MNOs are confronted with significant investment costs associated with rolling out, maintaining and upgrading network infrastructure in line with technological developments (including the evolution from 2G to 3G and 4G services) and ever-increasing data usage and demand for bandwidth, whilst at the same time experiencing heavy competition on bundle prices, including from MVNOs and from quad-play and over-the-top competitors, the combination of which are resulting in declining revenues in core telecoms services.
In the face of the M&A activity triggered by these industry trends, the Commission is demonstrating a preference for structural (divestment) remedies in MNO-to-MNO merger cases, aimed at introducing a new entrant in order to replace the competitive pressure eliminated by the concentration. In 2015, the absence of a suitably "significant" package of structural remedies led Telenor and TeliaSonera (now Telia Company) to withdraw the proposed merger of their Danish mobile operations in anticipation of a prohibition decision by the Commission. More recently, the Commission adopted a decision prohibiting the proposed acquisition by CK Hutchison of Telefónica's O2 in the United Kingdom after the parties failed to convince the Commission to accept their proposed remedies package.
Whilst national market conditions differ in Italy as compared with the UK and Denmark, it is apparent that the JV parties in the present transaction were alive to the Commission's clear preference for structural solutions to enable a new mobile network operator to enter the market, and designed remedies that sought to meet these demands in order to achieve a clearance decision.
Jenine Hulsmann
Thomas Vinje
Partner, Chairman, Global Antitrust Group


Now that my novel, Pearls My Mother Wore, is on the market, I'm satisfied that self-publishing was the right path for me to take. Four years ago, though, when I started writing the book, I felt certain that I'd go the traditional route. Although I didn't think too much about a publisher as I toiled over my manuscript, I'd occasionally drift into a fantasy of being taken under the wing of one of the venerated publishing houses. I imagined the acknowledgement page in my beautiful, hardbound book where I would thank a team of folks who had worked tirelessly to shepherd my novel into the world. Together we would have tackled all of the behind-the-scenes aspects of literary success: contracts, manufacturing, marketing, placement, touring, reviews, awards, etc. I would be taken care of. I would be part of a team.
When my novel was completed and well-polished, I sent the first chapter to my number-one pick for a literary agent. The agent requested the full manuscript, and I was elated. A few weeks later I got the call. "Congratulations, you've written a really good novel. I've got to go to New York, but when I get back we'll get together to discuss how to present it to publishers." I was over the moon. I'd been taken on by the agent of my choice, first time out. I was golden!
Two weeks later, I got an e-mail taking it all back. I don't know what happened in New York, but the e-mail basically said that times had never been harder to sell fiction, and my work wasn't good enough to try. That was tough, especially after bragging to all of my friends that I'd reached this amazing milestone.
I took a few weeks to consider my next move. During that time I was soothed by a number of woeful tales about agents and publishers that made my experience pale by comparison. The establishment wasn't looking so great. Writers seemed to get dozens of rejection letters, if they were lucky. A more common experience was to be totally ignored. I was cautioned about contractual traps that could leave me empty-handed. Even if I made it in, I was told not to expect any concentrated editing efforts. I wouldn't be allowed to design the book cover. I couldn't set the price. I wouldn't be able to control the release date. I would have to create and fund my own book tour. Marketing Platforms, I get it about marketing platforms, but the hustle/reward ratio seemed heavily slanted in the publishing house's favor. I do most of the work, agent and publisher collect most of the profit. At least this is how I heard it in casual conversations.
All of this presented me with a heart-sinking dilemma — continue to pursue other agents in the hopes that they could find me a publisher, or go it alone, self-publish.
My 180 came when I acknowledged that everything about the writing phase had been fun. I had enjoyed the classes I took, the people I met, and the deep emotional places to which my story had carried me. Writing had enriched my life and was incredibly rewarding. So why, I asked myself, would I want to subject my positive writing experience to the ego bruising ordeal of traditional publishing? The answer was, I wouldn't, and I didn't have to. Self-publishing had come a long way during the years I'd been writing and perfecting my novel, and it was absolutely a viable option.
I did a little more work on the manuscript and hired an editor to make sure it was as clean as it could be. My husband and I designed the cover art, I worked with a book designer to put everything together in the most professional looking layout, and off it went to Lulu.com for self-publishing. It was the perfect solution.
Lulu didn't require any up-front money, and in some ways, you get what you pay for. The customer service was seriously lacking. When problems loading my PDF arose, it was like writing to an ATM and asking for tens instead of twenties. My help e-mails were answered with pre-made, generic solutions that didn't apply. The fix required several re-downloads, several test-copy orders, and several agonizing weeks. My other complaint is that the paper stock for the cover is pretty flimsy, although the glue binding seems to be holding up well. If I had to do it again, I would try another self-publishing company. Live and learn.
Nevertheless, self-publishing has allowed me to hold my book and to share it with others. I continue to have great enthusiasm for my characters and my plot, and I have plenty of energy to do my own promoting. I get to do that in my own way, on my own time. I don't have to worry about answering for any quotas, and as a print-on-demand operation, I'm not haunted by thousands of unsold books.
I don't actually know what working with a traditional publisher would be like. I guess I gave up before even trying, a case of "contempt prior to investigation." Nevertheless, I'm holding out hope that sales of Pearls My Mother Wore become so impressive that some publisher does a 180 and comes courting me.
Terry Sue Harms received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Mills College. In May of 2005, she was inspired, in response to the new reality TV craze, "to write a story where the losers were the winners." Pearls My Mother Wore was born of that inspiration. Her Left Coast Writers Book Launch will be on August 21 at Book Passage, Corte Madera. Meantime look for Pearls My Mother Wore on Facebook, or visit her website at www.pearlsmymotherwore.com.


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I tried on site to close and open the vale with selector on LOCAL. it runs good.
When I select REMOTE on site, on DCS the signal REMOTE is displayed only one second; then I cannot open and close from DCS.
You need more information, and you should understand how the DCS logic is set up, and does it match how the Rotork is set up. You need to understand why the remote indication is only on for a second. Look at the input on the DCS (wires 10-11 from the Rotork.) Is it just a pulse from the Rotork? I don't know if that is a setting in the Rotork (pulse for remote). If it is a setting, you may need to change it from pulse to constant. You should monitor the DCS input and outputs (open and close). Make sure you do not have a stop command held in from the DCS. Check to see if it is supposed to be a stop command. Or I have seen a run command that needs to be constant then you have an open or close pulse.
Should I use the 24 VDC from Actuator or 24 VDC from DC?
Usually that depends on whether or not the Rotork has an isolated contact output (sometimes a device will use a triac/digital output that is not isolated.). I'm pretty sure the Rotork uses an actual dry contact from a switch. In that case you would need to power the contact, and the DCS can supply that contact power (usually a jumper or config to make the contact powered by the DCS.).
Did you ever have the measles, and, if so, how many?


In 2002, Sting records This Ennio Moriccone song for the album "Cinema Italiano". The album features the song in English, but this promo CD features a version sings in Italian.
The sleeve and the disc states "English version". But on the front sleeve, "English" is cross out and "Ialian" is hand written under it.


Audacious goals come in many forms but for those that want to push themselves to the limit, 100 miles is a particularly daunting challenge.
But Don tackled it with vigor!
That Tough Mudder was nearly 10 miles long and filled with obstacles (it was also his first race ever). With only two months of training, he embraced the challenge and soon got hooked on the sport.
Don's success was relatively short-lived because his training was often inconsistent and overzealous as he tried to "make up" training time to get in better shape.
I was determined to run 3:05 in Pittsburgh. The paces felt too fast but I stuck with it until a predictable calf injury about a month out. I ran the race anyway but wasn't anywhere near 100% and didn't meet my expectations.
Although Don completed some other ultra marathon races that year, he wasn't able to better his marathon best.
Unfortunately, the rest of Don's 2017 races suffered from a string of less than ideal decisions. Rather than recovering properly from his June ultra marathon, Don threw himself into marathon training hoping to earn a Boston qualifier.
Thinking I could make the most of my fitness, I bumped my entry from the 50K to 100 miles! I jammed in some long trail runs and hoped for the best.
To cap off the dumpster fire that was my second half of the year, I ran a thoroughly flat JFK 50 in 8:56. My training and recovery cycles were all messed up and needed a hard reset.
Rather than continuing this downward spiral, Don realized he needed to make some changes.
While he had achieved impressive results with his initial commitment to training, he knew he needed a better plan to continue moving forward.
I took some time off at the end of the year and decided I first needed to pick a goal and devote myself to it 100%.
I wrote down a number of options and ultimately decided that I really wanted to check off the 100-mile distance and also get my Western States lottery ticket for the year.
After considering scheduling and location, Don decided on the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Miler in Virginia.
While every 100 miler is difficult because of the distance, adding 19,000 feet of elevation gain and rocky, unforgiving terrain makes it even tougher.
Compared to the 100-miler that Don had previously been unable to finish, this was a significant step up in difficulty.
But Don had done his research, considered the options, and made a commitment. In order to make the race a success, he knew he needed to make changes to his training.
Don invested in a PR Race Plan, a customized training program built to his specific fitness level, goals, schedule, injury background, and a host of other personalized factors.
He new that he needed a fresh approach to brea through his plateau and avoid his most frustrating injuries.
Frankly, as a data-oriented person, I finally had to admit that my way wasn't cutting it anymore. With such a scary goal on the table, it was worth investing a small amount to try and increase my chances of success.
Don's new training plan not only included mileage, pace ranges for every run, and faster workouts, but also daily pre- and post-run routines to build strength and dynamic flexibility.
While the running was familiar to him, adapting to the new strength routines took time. But he committed to them fully and recognized that the little things matter.
A challenge was making sure I did the routines consistently. Especially on days where I could not execute right after the run, there was a strong temptation to skip them when I got home and had dinner.
I had to remind myself that this is what I signed up for and in the end the little things would make a difference.
Committing to a goal can be the easy part. Following through is often far more difficult!
How Did Don Feel During Ultra Marathon Training?
It provided variety in his daily runs (both length and pace).
It included days with harder efforts to improve fitness and turnover.
Long runs and workouts progressed in a logical manner.
I had become accustomed to breaking down as plans progressed. My hips would normally ache on longer trail efforts. My lower back would get sore. It would hurt when I coughed!
With my new plan all of that was very much minimized. I felt fairly strong the entire 20 weeks and in the race had zero issues of that nature.
Because he remained injury free, Don was able to train consistently throughout his entire plan. Rather than having a week of mega miles followed by a week of recovery, he consistently ran moderately high mileage with just a few targeted cutback weeks.
The consistency paid off after a 50-mile tune up race, when he was back to running 7 minute miles just a few days later!
The PR Race Plan delivered an organized, logical plan to follow for the duration of my training, including tune-up races and additional strength work.
I knew what I had to do each day to get better and was able to focus on execution. This alone made me feel much more positive about my running and my chances for success on race day.
When race day arrived, Don was able to execute his race plan successfully, finishing well ahead of his pacing plan!
I finished one of the toughest 100+mile races in the East in great shape and ahead of my goal time. On a day that saw 33% DNF's I never really gave it a thought.
My legs and core were super strong throughout despite the 19,000+ feet of vertical gain and famous rocks.
The little things matter, a lot.
By making tweaks to his training and adding short strength workouts to his daily routine, Don found that these little things added up exponentially over time.
As he stayed healthy and bounced back from his workouts, he remained consistently strong throughout his training cycle.
In the end, this allowed him to complete an incredible challenge: a successful 100 miler.
It is hard to express how much was on the line for me in this race. I had already failed at the distance. I was very public amongst my friends and at work about my goal. There were no available excuses – all that remained was the question of whether I could do it.
Was it good enough? I finished 76/190 and 1hr 20 min ahead of my pace plan! My legs were incredibly resilient throughout the race.
I can tell how well prepared I was by the fact that I was entertaining a run by the following Wednesday.
Don's success and positive outlook while attempting something so difficult is a stark reminder of the power of intelligent training and patient, consistent execution.
He's already looking ahead to the future, establishing new goals and maybe tackling a new marathon PR.
I would definitely recommend this plan to someone with similar goals. The flow and strength work allow you to maintain relatively high mileage for the balance of the plan, and that builds resilience that will get you to the finish line.
Congratulations Don on not just a successful 100 mile ultra marathon finish, but doing so with a smile on your face, no injuries, and under goal time. That's the type of success story we love sharing here on Strength Running.
If you're training for an ultra – or any race – consider a custom training program to stack the odds in your favor and achieve your next daunting goal!


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Why does my Samsung Galaxy S3 say storage is low even when I have 10GB free?
I've uninstalled a majority of the apps and all games on my Samsung Galaxy S3, but I'm still getting a message that storage space is running low. I've cleared the cache, cleared RAM, have no apps listed as launching by default. When I go to Settings > More > Storage shows a huge 10.8GB of used space and 17.19 cached data. What's left to do? I have a microSDHC card to install, but I'll like to figure this out before I add the card.
Problem with Android is you can install only in internal storage!
The issue with newer Android systems is that if the internal storage falls at or below 10% storage space left, you will get the low storage space warning. Use a file browser/explorer app to find old app folders and files as well as files you don't want anymore, and then delete them. Also, delete any files in the lost.dir folder, especially in internal storage. Look into your internet browser folders for downloaded content and move them to your external SD card or delete them. Make sure the pictures taken from your camera is set to save onto your external SD card, and move any pictures and videos from internal to external storage. You could try SD Maid from the Play Store or here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013063. Be careful with what you delete, and root access is not necessary, but it will find a bunch of stuff that you could possibly delete.
The issue you will find with trying to use the external SD card to move apps to is that you will not be able to unless you have root access. After rooting your phone, you need to create two primary partitions on your external SD card and use an app like APP2SD or Link2SD to move the apps to your SD card. You should also get and use GL2SD to move game data files and folders to your SD card (root required).


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Slow advance bookings, but high expectations from 'Peepli Live'
Aug 12, 2010 Robin Bansal
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's production 'Peepli Live', which has created an unprecedented buzz despite being a non-commercial movie, has got a mixed start at the ticket windows in terms of advance bookings both in metros and small centres.
'The advance is nothing good considering that it has no star cast. We have sold only 20 percent of weekend tickets, but we are expecting a bumper weekend because of a trustworthy name like Aamir Khan,' Amit Awasthi, senior manager (Programming and Operations) of Spice Cinemas, told IANS.
A source from PVR cinemas said: 'The advance is okay but nothing like an Aamir starrer. We are getting a lot of bulk bookings from corporate offices, but on small-scale basis it is yet to pick momentum. Apart from metros, the booking is okay at small centres like Allahabad, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Indore and Ludhiana.'
Directed by debutant Anusha Rizvi, 'Peepli Live' puts the spotlight on the farmers suicides and the subsequent political and media reaction.
The cast of the film is a mixed bag - many actors are tribals from Bhadwai village in Madhya Pradesh, while other cast members are from late playwright Habib Tanvir's theatre troupe Naya Theatre, including the main lead Omkar Das Manikpuri, who plays Natha in 'Peepli Live'.
The film also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Malaika Shenoy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffer, Vishal O. Sharma, Aamir Bashir, Sitaram Panchal and Yugal Kishore.
'The advance is good and is equivalent to any other commercial movie despite having no stars. We have sold 20 percent of the weekend tickets and are expecting an average occupancy of 90-95 percent over the weekend,' said Yogesh Raizada, corporate head(Cinemas) of Wave Cinemas.
'Even in small centres like Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), we are having an advance of five to 10 percent and we are expecting 70-80 percent of occupancy over there too,' he added.
Having bagged critical acclaim across the festival circuit abroad, 'Peepli Live' has already recovered its investment of Rs.100 million via satellite rights. It has also earned Rs.40 million through music rights.
Releasing over 700 screens worldwide Friday excluding Britain, it will hit 600 screens in India. The movie has been co-produced and distributed worldwide by UTV Motion Pictures.
'The response for 'Peepli Live' is quite good at my multiplex IP3 in Varanasi. We don't have advance bookings but tele bookings for allotted members and that is quite encouraging because of the buzz,' said Sakshi Mehra, owner of IP3 and president of the Motion Pictures Association of Delhi-Uttar Pradesh.
Delhi-based distributor Joginder Mahajan said: 'The buzz is good for 'Peepli Live' and there is a good demand for the movie even in small centres. Aamir Khan is a trustworthy name and the promotions for the movie have reached even the two-tier and three-tier cities courtesy television and other activities,' he added.
In smaller centres too theatre owners are hoping good foot falls as Aamir's name is associated with the movie.
'We don't have advance bookings but we are hoping the upper class will come to watch the film. We are confused in terms of business for the movie as it is rural-based,' Nawal Kishore Pandey, manager, Amar Cinema, Muzaffarpur, told IANS over the phone.
Rajkumar Sow, manager, Anupama Cinema Hall, Jagdalpur, Chattisgarh, said: 'There is a slow advance for the movie at our theatre. There have been floods and incessant rains so everyone is busy in that. But we are expecting a good initial because there is a a lot of news about this one.'
Said Mangesh Shukla, supervisor, Big Cinemas Rajkala (single-screen), Wardha, Maharashtra: 'The advance booking is normal, but there is a lot of awareness for the movie and we are sure it will draw a massive footfall - all in Aamir Khan's name.'
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