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Jimmy Fallon Allegedly "Prefers To Take Direction From A Woman"
Jimmy Fallon's former stage manager is accusing him of discrimination, saying Fallon fired him because he wanted a woman for the job instead.
Kristie Cavanagh of the New York Daily News reports that ex-stage manager Paul Tarascio has filed an official complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the New York Division of Human Rights, alleging that he was demoted and then fired from the staff of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," all for being a dude. When he was bumped from first stage manager to second, and replaced by a woman he saw as "less qualified," he said show higher-ups told him "Jimmy just prefers to take direction from a woman." Tarascio says Fallon even demanded that all the people who miked him be female, but relaxed the rule "after a series of women proved to be unsatisfactory in the position" (we find it kind of hard to believe that women just can't hack putting mikes on people, but whatever).
The Daily News seems totally shocked by the gender dynamics in the story (headline: "Jimmy Fallon accused of sexual discrimination by Paul Tarascio, a MALE ex-employee"), but it's not so hard to believe that a boss could discriminate against men. If the allegations are true (and some sources dispute this), Fallon wouldn't be the first supervisor to hire or promote people he finds attractive. Or maybe he's just another casualty of the GPS lady.
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Donald Trump will run for president in 2024 if he loses, former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney predicts.
By Jonathan Edwards on November 10, 2020 Us Politics
President Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, said Thursday that he would "absolutely" expect Trump to run again in 2024 if he lost the current election to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Although the election has not yet been called, as votes are still being counted in the major swing states, analysts increasingly believe Biden's victory is likely. While in some cases Biden could achieve the 270 votes needed for victory with only one remaining state, Trump will have to win in several states.
"After this election, who is the leading Republican candidate in 2024? And I think now people are beginning to realize: 'Wait a minute, if Donald Trump loses, he could be the one,'" said Mulvaney, who is now the U.S. special envoy to Northern Ireland, during an online address for the Institute of International and European Affairs.
"And I tell you, absolutely. Absolutely. I would absolutely expect the President to remain engaged in politics. I would definitely put him on the list of people who are expected to run in 2024. He doesn't like to lose," Mulvaney said.
Washington Newsday asked the Trump campaign for comment, but it did not respond immediately.
In a conversation with the BBC on Thursday, Bryan Lanza, the communications director of the president's transition team after his 2016 election, also suggested that Trump could run again in four years. Lanza wrongly claimed that Trump was "younger than Joe Biden in his current candidacy for president, so age is not an issue". Biden is 77, while Trump would be 78 in 2024. He said that "there is no one in the Republican Party who can challenge President Trump in the primaries.
A recent poll suggests that Trump would have a considerable base of Republican support if he were to lose to Biden and then seek re-election in 2024. The survey, conducted by The Washington Examiner/YouGov on October 30 and polling 1,200 registered voters, found that 38 percent of Republicans hope that the President will remain engaged in politics and seek reelection in the next presidential campaign. But 34 percent felt that he should withdraw from politics and give up his support for new leaders.
While American presidents are only allowed to serve two terms in the White House, nothing prevents Trump from running again in 2024 (or later) and serving a second, non-consecutive term. However, this has happened only once in the history of the United States, and that was more than 130 years ago. Former President Grover Cleveland lost his re-election in 1888 and won the presidency again four years later.
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Posted on April 15, 2019 at 4:03 pm by West Sider
A panel including Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza will discuss race and education on Tuesday starting at 6 p.m. at the Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual Arts at 215 West 114th Street. You can register at http://bit.ly/ps452CarranzaEmdin
First there will be a screening of the documentary series "America to Me". The panel will include:
"Chancellor Richard Carranza, responsible for NYC's DOE, the largest public school system in the US;
Dr. Christopher Emdin, noted Teacher's College Scholar on transformative pedagogical approaches in the classroom;
Dr. Chala Holland, America to Me series participant and 2018 recipient of the Courageous Conversation Principal Leadership Award;
PS 452 Principal Scott Parker, locally celebrated principal for his leadership and long-time equity practitioner;
PS 452 Parent Zakiya Raines Heyden, committed parent well-versed in educational disparities;
CEC 3 Member Sharmilee L. Ramudit, moderator of the discussion and parent-scholar committed to engaging in collaborative equity discourse."
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I wish Carranza would spend his time tinkering with some of the other Districts where a vast majority of the schools are grossly underperforming rather than using our kids as guinea pigs.
And the best way to bring about change in these districts is to focus on improving education at the youngest ages. Universal Pre-K is a great start. But tinkering with admissions for middle and high schools when many kids are already very far behind by the time they get there is not the best solution.
Integration is a social goal intended to socialize children in PUBLIC schools to act civically.
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A riddle inspired by the headline "Collective Responsibility"
Q: Why does the chancellor insist on using shame tactics intended to insult and alienate actual enthusiastic supporters of public education (if measured by parent fundraising & donations to make up DOE shortfall) rather than work on improving quality of education for districts and schools that need it.
A: Because it is easier to bully others and deflect blame than to come up with an actual solution for failing schools.
We should not be forced into a Hunger Games situation where we are fighting among ourselves for seats at a small number of decent schools.
We should be demanding that the chancellor expand the number of decent schools to ALL SCHOOLS.
Diversity is not the mandate. Infighting is not the mandate. Decent education is the mandate and the ACTUAL responsibility of the DOE. Not the collective responsiblilty of parents. Can we get the scores and graduation rates up please? Is that too much to ask???
The DOE lost all credibilty on the diversity issue when they rezoned kindergartners on our block to the 3rd closest elementary school. In the name of diversity. Without bothering to consider that we are a low income block being moved from high income, high performing schools to a lower performing and lower income school by DOE's own metrics.
A rising tide lifts all boats. A falling tide swirls us all down the drain.
Glug glug glug.
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The Carranza has a personal record of academic failure and he left a trail of destruction when he was in charge of the Houston and SF school districts.
Our illustrious mayor recruited him to bring his wrecking ball to NYC. Instead of holding up the handful of successful schools left as models to emulate and aspire to he bashes everyone connected to these schools – parents, students, faculty – as being "racist".
Carranza is being paid about $500K a year for his brilliant work.
The whole thing is a disgrace.
it's interesting that school integration is defined as "tinkering." NYC schools are apparently now more segregated than they were in the 1960s and 70s. i wonder if the same writer would have accused MLK and Thurgood Marshall of "tinkering."
integration is PART of the education mandate. in fact, it's a very important part.
based on the support of the elected COmmunity Education Council (CEC) in District 3, the majority of parents support the District 3 middle school integration plan. of course, the anti-integration parents are free to run a segregationist slate in the future. that would certainly be interesting.
The middle school integration plan has nothing to do with zoned schools; while there is a dropback "zoned" school for each middle school child, all middle schools make selections district wide. Children are travelling to out-of-neighborhood (but in District) middle schools today.
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"Why does the chancellor insist on using shame tactics intended to insult and alienate actual enthusiastic supporters of public education (if measured by parent fundraising & donations to make up DOE shortfall)"
Her piece of evidence doesn't show that these "insulted" parents support "public education." It shows that they support THEIR CHILDREN'S public education. Supporting public education throughout the city means addressing the huge racial and class disparities, with school integration being an important pillar of doing so.
Please stop using dog whistle tactics to make all who oppose this sound like racists. In fact, you are the one being racist by implying that all underperforming students are minorities. You are creating a divisive environment, which helps no one.
Those of us who don't like this plan are all for diversity and integration. If we weren't, we would have our kids in private school or would move to 100% white suburbs. However, there are very limited resources in the school district. Those resources would be better channeled towards improving underperforming elementary schools so that students from those schools can get into high performing middle schools on their own merits. Another option is to put resources towards some of the less desirable middle schools to make them more desirable.
Putting kids who are not adequately prepared into top middle schools helps no one, as it just sets them up to fail. And, like it or not, it stigmatizes the many minority students who are in those schools on their own merits as their peers assume they only got in through the back door (see recent NY Times reporting on the selective high schools).
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I called no one a "racist" in my posting above. What i did was counter some of the arguments being made against Carranza's extremely modest, incremental integration proposal for middle schools on the UWS. And i pointed out, correctly, that the arguments being used are exactly the same arguments that are always used against integration, and were used by the segregationists back during the Civil Rights movement.
Juan, on the other hand, can't go two sentences without calling me a "racist." Juan said:
"In fact, you are the one being racist by implying that all underperforming students are minorities. You are creating a divisive environment, which helps no one."
Where did i imply that all underperforming students are minorities? Or, conversely, that all minorities are underperforming? I said nothing of the kind, nor even close to it.
In fact, if you've been reading what i have been posting, you know that i have shown statistics proving that there are tens of thousands of high performing Black and Hispanic graduates of public middle school in NYC who are being denied entrance to the "tested" schools because of the biased regime of admissions by a single "aptitude" test — something not done by any college in the Ivy League, including Columbia. This gives advantages to those taking part in the bogus "test prep" regime. These middle school graduates are scoring 4s, the highest level, on the state achievement tests. They can and would do well at Stuyvesant, Brookyln Tech, and Bronx Science.
I support school integration, as a principle. Saying "you're the real racist" because i am supporting steps towards alleviation of class and racial disparities is a Fox News rhetorical trick, the oldest one in the book. It won't work and few will fall for it.
The other arguments Juan makes are either mis-directions and/or pure malarkey. Of course I'm in favor of putting more resources towards grammar schools facing disparities, but that is not opposed to an integration plan.
This paragraph is full of malarkey from beginning to end. You are saying that a kid going into the 6th grade, who got a "1" or "2" on the state test, is doomed to fail when he or she is placed in a class with students making "3" or "4"? Complete hogwash, and the principals of these schools disagree with you. There is also plenty of research that backs this up. Being surrounded with better performing peers, in a positive environment, helps them succeed. Since when is a 6th grader "doomed to fail"?
And then the idea of some kids getting into a middle school "on the merits" and other not, and these "others" being "stigmatized." Seriously? You think in 6th grade, some kids will say to others, "you don't deserve to be here"? You think kids get into middle school "through the back door"? Kids will only say this if the parents are racist and teach them to say it.
This argument is usually made regarding college admissions, ad is used against any sort of affirmative action. It's interesting that the thousands of upper class white kids who get into top colleges because they are legacies, or play squash, or their parents gave $s, are never "stigmatized".
Basically, Juan is arguing that we shouldn't pursue integration, even in middle school, because some ignorant people will then make racist arguments against Black and Hispanic students. This argument doesn't even deserve to be called "weak."
If Juan is in favor of integration of the middle schools and doesn't like the local parent/Chancellor plan (it was approved by the elected parent CEC), what integration plan would he pursue? How would he integrate the UWS's segregated middle schools?
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He's using the same playbook he used here in San Francisco by calling anybody who disagrees with him a racist. He removed Algebra from middle school and anybody who disagreed with him was a racist. I've been watching him sing the same song in New York. He is a divisive authoritarian who refuses to listen. His daughter went to a screened high school in San Francisco with a well documented diversity problem and he gets mean when people bring it up because he is a hypocrite.


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The Homeless World Cup Foundation is an outstanding charity that is helping to change the perception of homelessness on a global scale, all through the game of football. Football as a sport is very close to the heart of Cooper Software's founder and Executive Chairman, Frank Cooper. Frank had the pleasure of attending the Homeless World Cup in Glasgow two years ago where he was blown away by the sheer scale of the event, as well as the incredible enthusiasm of all the teams involved.
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arrested development. i can't get over just how incredible this show is. it's possibly the best sitcom ever. it's incredibly layered with a fractal-like intricacy, hiding jokes in the subtlest of offhand comments and cross references. and of course, fox treats the show like shit, this year moving it from a prime sunday slot to monday and cutting back from 22 episodes to a measly 13. and when will we get to see the rest of those 13 episodes? maybe never. fox has not officially canceled it, but the way the network treats the show speaks volumes, and rumors have been circulating for some time about its possible demise (although some other network, like showtime, might pick it up). tonight we should see the last episode for awhile (until fox decides to start airing it again, if that ever happens), but fox has also messed that up, with many people confused about whether it will air tonight or be replaced by a rerun of house. i'd better check my tivo when i get home to make sure it records whatever is on at 8pm: it will probably be arrested, but i'm not sure if my tivo knows that.
i recently picked up the first two seasons on dvd, and virago and i have been watching them almost religiously since then. i had missed most of the first season when it aired, and now that i've seen it, the second season is even funnier! i can't even watch the vast majority of sitcoms these days (and i grew up watching sitcoms), but arrested development is my favorite show on tv these days.
battlestar galactica. battlestar has been on break for a couple months, and returned with the first new episode this weekend. and wow! the tension is remarkable. i wasn't really old enough to know the original version of battlestar galactica from the '70s, so i can't compare the two, but the new version is an outstanding character drama with compelling stories and characters. truly great science fiction transcends the spaceships and gimmicks to tell powerful stories about people who just happen to live in space, and make us think about the issues discussed. and this series ranks with some of the best science fiction i've ever seen. i think this is another one i'll have to get on dvd.
the office (US version). simply hilarious: the cast is fabulous and the scripts are hilarious. dunder-mifflin is perhaps more over-the-top than any office in the real world, but white-collar workers will definitely recognize the world portrayed here. i don't understand the people who still deride this show. while the pilot was indeed a somewhat weak adaptation of the pilot from the UK original (using generally the same script, which i think was a mistake as it invited unfavorable comparisons between the two), i think i actually enjoy the US version better, as almost every episode has been wonderful.
ghost in the shell: stand alone complex, 2nd gig. i've always been fascinated by cyborgs and bionics, and the ghost in the shell franchise is the best cyberpunk i've ever seen. the key question of bionics and cyberization is a question of interface (how would people interact with these technologies), and GitS explores this in a very believable fashion. the GitS movies were great, but they were just too short to really explore the GitS world and how it has been changed by cyberization: this is where the tv series picks up, going into a lot more detail about politics, society, and other themes.
my name is earl. this is a great show: very different from most other comedies out there. i happily and faithfully watch every week. i've always liked jason lee, and he is inspired on this show. it's lots of fun. but frankly, i don't like it nearly as much as arrested development or the office.
the boondocks. while not perfect and not entirely consistent (i didn't care for the episode where the white boys held up the convenienve store... what was the point of that?), this show is edgy, intelligent, and generally quite good. it seems to be the only real contender to fill the gap left by the loss of chapelle's show (though this year we will get to see all those sketches that chappelle had filmed before his apparent breakdown).
fullmetal alchemist. at first glance, this might seem like just another cutesy anime series with lots of action and weird ideas. but in reality, the show is extremely dark, with each new revelation more shocking than the last. and while it's set in an alternate world, where alchemy is the preeminent form of science, fullmetal is surprisingly easy to follow. whenever a new episode shows up on my tivo, this is one of the first shows i want to watch.
samurai champloo. samurai with a hip-hop flavor. this is simply a top-notch action series, with lovable (but badass) antiheroes and tons of cool swordplay.
wonder showzen. wonder showzen is like sesame street on crack. and i don't mean that as a metaphor: the format is like a kid's show, with puppets, animated shorts, and little kids talking about weird stuff. but this show is as edgy as they come, and i wouldn't be surprised to see an elmo-like puppet hitting a crack pipe at any moment. if you liked the sketch on chappelle's show about the kid's show that discussed drugs, sex, and venereal disease, you will love wonder showzen, as the whole series is like that. only a handful of episodes have aired, but more are on the way, probably early this year. it's kind of hard to believe that there's something worth watching on mtv, but there is: wonder showzen.
honorable mentions: the simpsons, family guy, the sopranos, six feet under, 24, the daily show, drawn together.
and now, for a few shows i don't like so much.
12 oz mouse. to me, this show really epitomizes the recent decline of adult swim. things were great in the early days: space ghost: coast to coast was fantastic, as were the early episodes of sealab 2021, aqua teen hunger force, and so on. but out of all the new adult swim comedy shows, the only one i really like is the boondocks. perfect hair forever has its moments, and its insanity (or inanity) is explained by the fact that it's an anime parody... therefore it cannot make sense. but 12 oz mouse strikes me as absurdity for absurdity's sake. the animation is crude, but don hertzfeldt it ain't. drbmd said to me once that this show isn't really any worse than, say, the later episodes of sealab, and perhaps that is true, but unlike sealab it has no glory days for us to remember fondly. it started out crappy. and while sealab had that extra edge of appropriation (you always knew in the back of your mind that the characters were taken from a cheesy '60s show, which made their ridiculous antics funnier), all 12 oz mouse has is intentionally shitty animation. and intentionally shitty animation has been done much better.
the war at home. objectively, this show isn't really that bad. it's just mediocre. it's 100% typical sitcom fare with stereotypical characters that telegraphs its jokes (last night, barry & i both predicted a joke, as if in unison). but fox has sandwiched it between two excellent animated shows: the simpsons and family guy, meaning sometimes i get stuck watching it while i wait for family guy to come on. and i don't like that. worse yet, arrested development used to be on sundays, and was pushed to mondays for this crap. blah.
that '70s show. this is one of virago's favorite shows, and she has me record it each week so she won't miss it while she's in class. and i don't have a problem with recording it or even watching it with her. i know how it goes: you get hooked on the characters and want to see what happens to them. i have the same problem with comics: even when i no longer enjoy them, i'm reluctant to stop reading. i almost feel bad mentioning it here. but let's face it: if this show was ever very good, it's not anymore. nowadays, it's just another mediocre sitcom. and i still don't understand why all those kids continue to hang out at the forman house even after their son eric no longer lives there.
dishonorable mentions: joey, freddy, american idol, just about any network reality show.¶
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The wrestling champion's newest friend is Mason Taylor, an 11-year-old Leukemia patient who's been battling the illness since April 2014.
The story of WWE Wrestler John Cena encouraging a young San Antonio cancer patient is now trending throughout the world, especially after names like Good Morning America caught wind of it.
"He's always had a positive outlook but this really has changed him, he was getting tired, but he (Cena) renewed his spirit," Taylor said.
At least two more years of treatment lay ahead for Mason. Generations Federal Credit Union and PayPal accounts have been created under his name to help with medical costs.
"He's used wrestling to get through, for over a year now, it is one thing he looks forward to every week," Taylor said.
He brought the fan into the ropes for a championship moment for all to see.
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Only Hakeem Beamon Until Penn State Football
by Black Shoes Diary | Jul 11, 2019
Nearer and nearer we get to the first snap.
We're now just 51 days away from Penn State football and the first game of the year against Idaho on August 31 in Beaver Stadium.
That number is now worn by true freshman Hakeem Beamon.
Beamon, a defensive end from Virginia, was a four-star recruit out of Manchester High. Penn State lists him on the roster at 6-foot-3, 259 pounds so there's a pretty good chance he moves inside at some point to play defensive tackle.
While in high school, he helped guide his team to a 15-0 record and its first ever state championship as a senior. Beamon was also selected to compete in Nike's The Opening Finals, a collection of the top recruits in the nation.
He recorded 44 tackles, including 16 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks, and five passes defended as a senior and was selected Virginia's 6A Defensive Player of the Year.


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'Dune' ditches 2020, while AMC commits to staying open
by: LINDSEY BAHR, Associated Press
Posted: Oct 6, 2020 / 08:48 AM CDT / Updated: Oct 6, 2020 / 05:32 PM CDT
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Timothee Chalamet, left, and Rebecca Ferguson in a scene from "Dune." Warner Bros. said late Monday that its sci-fi pic "Dune" will now open in October 2021, instead of this December. The studio also pushed back it's "Matrix" sequel by 8 months to late 2021 and "The Batman" to 2022. (Chia Bella James/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)
The 2020 theatrical release calendar is getting even slimmer in the wake of the announcement that Regal cinemas are temporarily closing, although AMC, North America's largest theater chain, says it will remain open.
Warner Bros. said late Monday that its sci-fi pic "Dune" will now open in October 2021, instead of this December. The studio also pushed back "The Batman" to March 2022 and moved up its "Matrix" sequel to Dec. 2021.
AMC Entertainment reiterated its commitment to stay open and cited a slew of upcoming new releases that it will be playing, including this weekend's new films "The War With Grandpa," with Robert De Niro, and "Yellow Rose." Roughly 80% of its U.S. locations are currently open.
With the recent exit of the next James Bond film, that leaves a mere handful of big films set to still open in 2020: Pixar's "Soul," on Nov. 20, Universal's "The Croods: A New Age," on Nov. 25, Disney's "Death on the Nile," on Dec. 18 and Warner Bros.' "Wonder Woman 1984," at Christmas. It's an extra hit to the ailing theatrical industry, which endured six months of closures and has had a difficult time restarting business during the pandemic with key markets like New York still closed and an ever-changing release calendar.
Universal Studios announced Tuesday that the latest entry in the "Jurassic Park" series, "Jurassic World: Dominion," is being pushed back a year until June 2022.
Business has been so shaky that on Monday Cineworld Group Plc said it would temporarily close its 536 Regal cinema locations in the U.S. and 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse venues in the U.K. on Thursday. And last week leading groups representing movie theaters, movie studios and directors issued a dire plea to Congress for financial help for cinemas. They said nearly 70% of small and mid-size theaters could face bankruptcy or closure without assistance.
AMC CEO Adam Aron said in a statement that the company's agreement with Universal Pictures to shorten the theatrical window, "puts AMC in a position where we can open our theatres when others may feel the need to close."
AMC, Aron said, will share in home video on demand revenues with Universal.
But even with new releases on the calendar for the remainder of the year, including high-profile independent and awards contenders like " Nomadland " and Regina King's "One Night in Miami," studios have made it clear that they are skittish about releasing their most expensive properties in such a muted North American box office landscape.
Warner Bros. helped provide an early test case with Christopher Nolan's "Tenet." The film has grossed over $307 million globally, but only $45 million of that has come from North America, which is the world's biggest box office market.
And although there are new films every weekend, back catalog films are regularly claiming spots in the top 10. Just this weekend the 27-year-old "Hocus Pocus" claimed the No. 2 spot and the 40-year-old Star Wars film "The Empire Strikes Back" landed at No. 6.
Since "Tenet," many studios have pushed at least one big film out of 2020, including "Black Widow," "No Time to Die" and "West Side Story." Other films vacated earlier, like "Top Gun: Maverick" and "F9." And some studios have experimented by pivoting to video-on-demand releases, like Disney did with its live-action "Mulan."
The shifting calendar has a domino effect on future releases too. When Warner Bros. moved "Dune" to Oct. 1, 2021, it took "The Batman" release date, pushing that film to March 2022.
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by DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press / Jan 28, 2021
McDonald's ended 2020 on a strong note, recovering nearly all of the global sales lost in the pandemic despite a resurgent virus.
But it was costly to get there, and the fast food giant fell short of Wall Street's earnings and sales expectations for the fourth quarter. Revenue fell 2% to $5.3 billion, below analysts' forecast of $5.4 billion, according to FactSet.
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Q: User research unstructured data aggregation tool we've started to do a user research to better understand our users. However, the data that we collect isn't well structured - it's interviews and observations reports rather than statistical analytics data. From what we've collected so far, the data has several dimensions : type of user, workflows performed by the user, the problems that the user encounters etc. We are looking for a tool to store this data efficiently and perform mining on it to know where to focus our solution efforts.
Does anybody knows what tool / set of tools can be used for it?
Maybe somebody has certain techniques to organize that sort of data.
Thanks

A: Checkout Jupyter notebook http://jupyter.org
Pretty powerful tool

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Q: Bootstrap Code not Displaying Correctly in Webpage So I am practicing working with Python and Django using Corey Schafer's YouTube series, where we are just making a blog page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDwdMDQ8oX4&list=PL-osiE80TeTtoQCKZ03TU5fNfx2UY6U4p&index=3&ab_channel=CoreySchafer
Everything was going well, but when I added the bootstrap code I noticed that my web page wasn't showing up how I expected. In the tutorial his page originally showed up exactly how mine did, but he was able to kill the terminal and refresh the page to have it load correctly. When I attempted that nothing happened. I also tried to clear my browser cache as he suggested could be a potential solution, but that didn't help much either.
Here is my main.css in my templates\blog\static\blog directory:
body {
  background: #fafafa;
  color: #333333;
  margin-top: 5rem;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  color: #444444;
}

ul {
  margin: 0;
}

.bg-steel {
  background-color: #5f788a;
}

.site-header .navbar-nav .nav-link {
  color: #cbd5db;
}

.site-header .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
}

.site-header .navbar-nav .nav-link.active {
  font-weight: 500;
}

.content-section {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  border: 1px solid #dddddd;
  border-radius: 3px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.article-title {
  color: #444444;
}

a.article-title:hover {
  color: #428bca;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.article-content {
  white-space: pre-line;
}

.article-img {
  height: 65px;
  width: 65px;
  margin-right: 16px;
}

.article-metadata {
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e3e3
}

.article-metadata a:hover {
  color: #333;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.article-svg {
  width: 25px;
  height: 25px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.account-img {
  height: 125px;
  width: 125px;
  margin-right: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.account-heading {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
}

And here is my base.html (in the same directory) file where we reference main.css:
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    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-Gn5384xqQ1aoWXA+058RXPxPg6fy4IWvTNh0E263XmFcJlSAwiGgFAW/dAiS6JXm" crossorigin="anonymous">

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Unfortunately since I'm still new here I can't just add the screenshots to this post, but I am able to load the page and everything fine, but you can tell that the page is not displaying correctly. Is there something I am doing wrong? I notice this is a bit of a lengthy post but I would appreciate any help, thank you!
EDIT: I noticed that I am getting this 404 error
This leads me to the assumption that there is something wrong with my implementation right? Because it's not connecting to my main.css?

A: You should try hard refresh and bypass the cache using ctrl+f5
For detail information: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bypass_your_cache


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[<< wikinews] Woman's body found in home of Papua New Guinea leader
A woman has been found dead at the home of Sam Abal, the acting prime minister of Papua New Guinea. The body was discovered in the garden of the property early Monday morning. Abal's adopted son, Teo, was arrested on Wednesday after a two-day search; he was reportedly the last person to be seen with the woman.
A murder investigation has been opened by Papua New Guinea police. Abal, currently living in a local hotel, released a statement, saying: "The alleged murder took place within the perimeters of my private home. All family members living with me are immediate suspects and are subject to investigation and questioning by police."
Police Commissioner Anthony Wagambie commented on Teo Abal's arrest, saying, "He was caught last night at the Pondorosa Hotel in Port Moresby and is currently being interviewed by police."
Sam Abal has been the acting prime minister of Papua New Guinea since April of this year, when 75-year-old leader Michael Somare underwent heart surgery. Somare's recovery has been extended but no date has been given as to his return.
== Sources ==
"Woman's body found in Papua New Guinea leader's home" — BBC News, June 15, 2011
"Acting PNG PM's son arrested after body found" — France 24, June 15, 2011
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After five seasons starring as the Ghost Whisperer, Jennifer Love Hewitt went to the light. But before she crossed over, she took a 17-minute tour of the set that had been her home for 107 episodes ... and got a bit verklempt in the process.
Check out her farewell video below.


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Q: change div width using media queries when window resize I would like to write a media query to set a different width for a div when resizing the browser. I want this to do because my bootstrap not gonna work as intended. Any help ?
html :
<div class = "column2 col-sm-10 col-xs-10">
    <ng-view> Loading.. </ng-view>
</div>

CSS:
.column2
{
    width: 450px;
    float: left;
    background-color: white;
    height: 535px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    margin-top: 30px;
    overflow-y: auto;  /* Makes the scrollbar appear when it should be scrollable */
}

I want this to happen when browser width is less than 600px.

A: @media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
.column2
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    width: 450px;
    float: left;
    background-color: white;
    height: 535px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    margin-top: 30px;
    overflow-y: auto;  /* Makes the scrollbar appear when it should be scrollable */
}

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Home News Guam News Archbishop suspends all Sunday and weekday Masses
Archbishop suspends all Sunday and weekday Masses
Gerry Partido
Archbishop Michael J. Byrnes (PNC file photo)
All Sunday and weekday public Masses (as well as all other parish events) have been suspended in the Archdiocese of Agana, effective Tuesday, March 17 until Saturday, April 18, 2020.
In a pastoral letter, Archbishop Michael Byrnes said the decision was not taken lightly as the celebration of the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of the Catholic faith.
Byrnes said priests will be offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass each day in private, that is, alone or with only one or two servers so as to continue to draw upon, and direct the graces contained therein.
The Archbishop is also entrusting to priests the prudential discretion of celebrating baptisms, weddings, and funerals. Gatherings are not to exceed 50 people in attendance in accordance with the directive given by the local government so that the number of cases of those infected with COVID-19 does not spike.
Holy Communion, except as Viaticum, will not be distributed to the faithful.
"Also, at the discretion of pastors, churches may be open for private prayer so that you can approach Our Lord who is fully present in the Tabernacle. Please also receive direction from the pastor (or the one whom he designates) as to the availability of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Please contact your parishes directly for more information," the Archbishop said.
He added: "I encourage everyone to watch and participate in the Mass through radio, KOLG 90.9 FM and via TV {KUAM}, as well as social media platforms such as Facebook Live. These links along with other resources and prayers during this time are also provided on our archdiocesan website. As you participate in Mass in this way you and your family are encouraged to pray the "Act of Spiritual Communion Prayer."
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Gerry Partido is PNC's digital and social media editor. He is a veteran newsman with more than a decade of experience as a writer and an editor. Gerry was a former managing editor of The Guam Daily Post, editor of the Marianas Variety (Guam Edition), and a writer and section editor of The Guam Tribune. He also wrote editorials and the weekly column "Island Stir" for the Variety and the Post.


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Nothing beats the winter blahs better than an invigorating dose of Senior College Winterim classes!! Check out the offerings below - there's sure to be something to peak your interest. All Winterim classes are free to the public so come and join us and see what all the fun is about.
Want a printed schedule of classes? Click here to download the Winterim Class Schedule.
Basic Introduction to Sign Language
American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, complex language that employs signs made with the hands and other movements, including facial expressions and postures of the body. It is the first language of many deaf North Americans and one of several communication options available to deaf people. In this class you will learn how body and speech work together, how sign language helps us understand communication in any language and how all of us hear with more than our ears.
History of Kearney
The village of Kearney Junction was platted in the summer of 1871. The junction of the two railroads was completed in 1872. In the fall of 1873 a bridge was completed across the Platte, connecting Kearney with the rapidly developing areas to the south. The City of Kearney, incorporated in 1873, became the county seat of Buffalo County in 1874 and the rest– as they say–is "history". Join Chan Lynch for his visual presentation of the history of Kearney, Buffalo County, the Kearney Army Airbase during WWII, and the history of three generations of Chan's family.
It's All Elementary: How Elements are Different and How They're Used in Today's World
Why are some elements metals and some nonmetals? What's a metalloid? Why is the periodic table arranged the way it is? Why do we make jewelry out of gold and silver and not calcium and sodium? Why are metals shiny? What is shiny? How do we use tantalum in the real world? These and SO many other questions can be answered by coming to this presentation. You will see examples of several different substances that you've probably never seen before and observe some cool demos.
One River, Two Diaries
In 1869, Major John Wesley Powell and a crew of seasoned outdoors men made the first recorded voyage of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. This program will be a retrospective of Powell's experience using both Major Powell's diary as well as Stan's recollections of the river and Canyon from his nine raft trips through the Grand Canyon.
Rural Health Care - A Tectonic Shift
The 1,350 Critical Access Hospitals in the U.S., including 64 in Nebraska, are the cornerstone of health care in rural areas. But changing rural demographics, economic forces and technological change are combining to put severe financial stress on these institutions. What are the forces driving rural hospital closures and what will the rural health care landscape look like in the near future? This presentation explains the current crisis and presents some possible paths forward for rural health care.
(Dr. Jenkins is Professor of Economics & John C. Marienau Fellow at UNK)
Making Sense of Opinion Polls
In election years, polls of public attitudes are everywhere. Which candidates are gaining or losing ground? Does the public support or not support impeachment? What do people think about abortion rights, gun rights and "Medicare for all"? Which polls are legit and which are not? How do we interpret the results? Sure, polls make great headlines, but how accurate are they? Who conducts these polls and how do they decide whom to ask?


The U.S. government is investigating possible collusion among major airlines to limit available seats, which keeps airfares high, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.
The civil antitrust investigation by the Justice Department appears to focus on whether airlines illegally signaled to each other how quickly they would add new flights, routes and extra seats.
The Justice Department asked each airline for its passenger-carrying capacity both by region, and overall, since January 2010.
Justice Department spokeswoman Emily Pierce confirmed that the department is looking into potential "unlawful coordination" among some airlines. She declined to comment further or say which airlines are being investigated.
On a day when the overall stock market was up, stocks of the major U.S. airlines ended the day down 1 to 3 percent on news of the investigation.
American Airlines (AAL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV) and United Airlines (UAL) all said they received a letter and are complying. Several smaller carriers, including JetBlue Airways (JBLU) and Frontier Airlines, said they hadn't been contacted by the government.
The airlines publicly discussed capacity early last month in Miami at the International Air Transport Association's annual meeting. After hearing about that meeting, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., requested a Justice Department investigation.
The department had tried to block the most recent merger, the 2013 joining of American Airlines and US Airways, but ultimately agreed to let it proceed after the airlines made minor concessions.
Some Wall Street analysts argue that to remain financially strong, airlines shouldn't expand capacity faster than the U.S. economy. And from January 2010 to January 2014, they didn't.
In that 4-year period, capacity on domestic flights was virtually flat while the U.S. economy grew about 2.2 percent a year. From January 2014 to January 2015, however, the airlines expanded by 5.5 percent, topping the economy's 2.4 percent growth for 2014.
Thanks to a series of mergers starting in 2008, America, Delta, Southwest and United now control more than 80 percent of the seats in the domestic travel market. They've eliminated unprofitable flights, filled more seats on planes and made a very public effort to slow growth to command higher airfares.
It worked. The average domestic airfare rose an inflation-adjusted 13 percent from 2009 to 2014, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. And that doesn't include the billions of dollars airlines collect from new fees. During the past 12 months, the airlines took in $3.6 billion in bag fees and $3 billion in reservation-change fees.
That has led to record profits. In the past two years, U.S. airlines earned a combined $19.7 billion.
This year could bring even higher profits thanks to a massive drop in the price of jet fuel, airlines' single highest expense. In April, U.S. airlines paid $1.94 a gallon, down 34 percent from the year before.
That worries Wall Street analysts and investors. Cheap fuel has led airlines to make money-losing decisions in the past, rapidly expanding, launching new routes and setting unrealistically low fares to lure passengers. Airlines already flying those routes would match the fare, and all carriers would lose money.
Such price wars are long gone, but today's low fuel costs along with recent comments from airline executives have given the market jitters.
Airline stocks plunged in May after the chief financial officer of Southwest said at an industry event that the carrier would increase passenger-carrying capacity by 7 to 8 percent, an increase over an earlier target.
Wolfe Research analyst Hunter Keay, who hosted that May 19 conference, told investors in a note afterward that the big airlines are unhappy to be restraining growth while low-cost airlines like Spirit (SAVE) grow much faster. He urged the major airlines to "step up" and cut routes for the good of the industry.
On June 1, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said his airline would cap its 2015 growth at 7 percent. That sparked a rally in airline stocks, as investors were more assured that capacity growth would be limited.
Keay said Wednesday that he had not been contacted by the government and doesn't think the airlines have been acting inappropriately.


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Panama Canal - Miraflores Lock - Where Are We Off To Now?
We had travelled to Panama in May 2018, to watch Northern Ireland play against Panama. However, we couldn't miss a visit to the world famous Panama Canal, it is the country's main attraction after all.
The Canal itself is close to 50 miles long so you can visit in a number of places. However, due to its proximity to Panama City we went to the Miraflores Lock, which is located about 30 minutes outside of the city depending on your location.
The Canal which connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, took around 23 years to complete. The initial build was undertook by the French between 1881 – 1894. However, their attempt failed due to poor planning which made costs spiral out of control as well as a huge number of men dying during the build.
Under the leadership of President Theodore Roosevelt, the USA took control of the build in 1904, completing it in 1914. The Panama Canal was under the control of the US government from 1914 until 1999 before coming under Panama control in 1999.
Now 14,000 ships pass through the Canal on an annual basis.
A more detailed history can be found here.
We opted to do a red bus tour so that once we finished the visit to Miraflores, we could move onto another location, and see as much of Panama as possible. Information on the red bus tour can be found here.
The visitor centre is open daily from 8 am to 6 pm all year round.
The entry cost for us was 20 B (£15) per adult, Megan was free as she was under 6 otherwise it would have cost 12 B (£9.50).
Up to date times and entry cost can be found here.
*Note if you're a resident card holder the price is slightly cheaper.
Luckily we arrived just as a ship was passing through the Lock, or we would have had a few hours wait for the next one. After purchasing our tickets we made our way (ran) to the top floor and onto the viewing deck.
We recommend sitting down and grabbing an Ice Cream. Panama in May, is one of the warmest places I've ever been. There is a great viewing gallery on the lower floors which gives some shelter from the heat. This area also has a commentator who is happy to answer questions while the ships pass.
Within the visitor centre, there is a cinema room which shows a video explaining how they built Panama Canal and how Miraflores and other locks work. We would have / should have done this first, but we didn't want to miss the ship passing through the canal. It was very interesting and well worth watching.
The last part we visited before leaving was the museum. The museum has everything you need to know about the canal, including interactive exhibits for the kids, and an opportunity to guide a ship through the Lock. This was Megan's favourite part!
Yes, it's a wonder of the modern world…. Although, if you expect to see ships coming through one after each other you're in for a let down. The process is very slow and time consuming. They only allow a certain amount of ships in the system at any given time, so it can be hours between ships.
Check sailing times, we were remarkably lucky and it would have been a massive disappointment had we not seen a ship passing.
When you turn off the main road and into Miraflores Lock, you will cross a small bridge over a river. Keep your eyes peeled for crocodiles. Megan spotted one on the way in.
I agree that you can't go all the way to Panama and not visit the Panama Canal! I visited the Miraflores Lock during the Centennial celebration of the Panama Canal, and it is quite the experience to watch a ship pass through the Lock.
It really is amazing to see these ships pass by, we went down the causeway beside Panama old town and you could see all the other ships out in the bay waiting their turn to come through.


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Texas Tops Site Selection's Most Competitive States of 2012 (from @GovernorPerry)
Texas has taken the top spot in another of Site Selection Magazine's annual rankings – this time in the magazine's ranking of the most competitive states in 2012. Earlier this year, Texas was awarded Site Selection's 2012 Governor's Cup for the most new and expanded corporate facilities announced over the year.
The magazine highlighted Texas' commitment to maintaining a strong job creation climate and reducing the tax burden on employers, specifically through Gov. Perry's $1.6 billion tax relief proposal.
Site Selection considered a number of criteria for the ranking, including total new and expanded facilities in 2012, total new jobs created in 2012, rank in the corporate real estate executive portion of the 2012 Site Selection Business Climate Ranking, state tax climate as ranked by the Tax Foundation, performance in the Beacon Hill Institute's State Competitiveness Index, and the number of National Career Readiness Certificates per 1,000 residents aged 18-64.
To view the full article, please visit http://www.siteselection.com/issues/2013/may/top-comp-states.cfm.
via Office of the Governor Rick Perry – [Press Release] Texas Tops Site Selection's Most Competitive States of 2012.
Ad guru reveals why he sold Hamptons estate – m.NYPOST.com
Posted by bnuckols ⋅ December 24, 2012
Jerry Della Femina says what so many of us have been thinking:
I made the investment while Obama might have been in high school or smoking dope in college or whatever he was doing. He didn't make the investment; I did. He didn't take the risk; I did. He didn't improve the house; I did. And then in the end, he's saying I must pay him more.
I always was happy to pay my fair share of taxes. I'm careful to pay every single penny on my taxes. I don't have any money offshore. But the fact is that at this stage the general feeling in the country is, "You have it, give it to us."
And I worked too hard to get it. I spent too much time, working too hard, to get it. Where was President Obama when I was working until 1, 2 in the morning and basically not spending as much time with my kids as I would have liked to? Where was he when I worked on Saturdays and Sundays?
Well, he's here now. And what he's saying is: "OK, you made the money, now you have to pay your fair share."
I think my fair share can be what it's been all along.
I work hard and I pay my taxes. No matter what the administration.
This is an administration that is spending more money than any administration in history. To spend more money, they need more money.
That's where I object.
It's a case of a president who really wants to redistribute wealth.
via Ad guru reveals why he sold Hamptons estate – m.NYPOST.com.
Rick Perry Needs a Miracle – Businessweek
"Here is what you need to impress upon your readers," Rick Perry said, putting down his barbecue to jab a finger at me.
You know what? I don't think Joshua Green, the author of this Business Week profile, likes Governor Perry. Maybe he's got a lawyer in the family.
Perry has also taken advantage of the steady erosion of the Texas Democratic Party to protect business. In 2002, after Republicans captured the statehouse, he steamrolled the trial bar, a pillar of the Democratic Party throughout the South, capping lawsuit damage awards. This year he added a "loser pays" provision on lawsuits.
By now much of his power in Texas derives simply from his having been around for so long. Nearly every agency and commission, the state supreme court, and the university boards of regents are stocked with his loyalists, and he's built up a network of rich donors.
via Rick Perry Needs a Miracle – Businessweek.
While it's false that, as stated in this article, Perry hasn't had much opposition from within the state, it's true that he has been in office a while, and has appointed and reappointed every position that comes under the Executive Branch. However, he has earned the support that he has, as shown by BW's own graphics.
Who's surprised that the successful businesses support Governor Perry or vice versa?
Our state revenues and GDP are up, our debt and spending is decreasing per the US Debt clock. All without an income tax. Our population is growing from both US and foreign sources and our jobs grow both from within the State and from a little bit of raiding other states.
Texas has the top two high schools in the nation per the Washington Post and 6 schools in the top 15. Our students do quite well and our minority students do better than those of other states, according to this RAND report.
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Manchester City star Raheem Sterling shares clip of one-year-old son Thiago's superb shooting technique and adorable goal celebration
Raheem Sterling's son Thiago enjoyed playing football indoors in video
Despite only being a year old, Thiago possesses impressive technical ability
Sterling, who played against Southampton, clearly impressed by his son's skill
By Jeorge Bird For Mailonline
Published: 17:38 EDT, 30 December 2018 | Updated: 19:28 EDT, 30 December 2018
Raheem Sterling is one of the Premier League's standout players and the Manchester City star's son has certainly inherited his love of football.
Sterling posted a video on Instagram of his son Thiago playing football in his house.
Despite only being a year old, Thiago already possesses impressive technique, as he demonstrated by hitting a number of fierce strikes.
Raheem Sterling's son Thiago enjoys playing football in his house
Despite only being a year old, Thiago showed that he has impressive technique
Thiago seems to have been taking tips from Sterling with regards to how to strike the ball
Sterling with his son Thiago, fiancée Paige Milian and daughter Melody Rose
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Thiago also practised his celebration and certainly seems to have taken tips from Sterling with regards to the way he strikes the ball.
Sterling played the full 90 minutes on Sunday as City returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory away to Southampton.
City are now seven points behind league leaders Liverpool, with Sterling set to face his former club at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday.
After hitting the ball well, Sterling's son subsequently celebrated his strike
Sterling, who featured for City against Southampton on Sunday, played with his son
Thiago runs towards Sterling in jubilation as he celebrates his strike
City star Sterling lifts his son in the air as he congratulates him on his strike
Victory for hosts City is imperative, with boss Pep Guardiola suggesting their title defence would end with a defeat.
This season Sterling has been rather impressive, as demonstrated by the fact that he has scored nine goals and provided seven assists in 17 Premier League appearances.
And he could be taking a leaf out of his son's book if he finds the back of the net against Jurgen Klopp's men this week.
Raheem Sterling's son Thiago shows off shooting prowess as he enjoys playing football
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Because I am so behind in my blogging I never got the chance to say that I was going to China. Bender and I got invited to come on an all expenses paid trip to race the Qiansen Trophy C1 cyclocross race, in Yanqing, just outside of Beijing. I managed to break my arm 3 weeks before our flight left and almost ruined it, but thanks to a little luck I had my cast removed the day before we left and it all worked out. Well almost all. I was naive enough to think that after not having moved my arm in 3 weeks I would be able to do things like go swimming the day I got the cast off. In fact the first few days of having no cast was worse than having one on. If it had not been for Emma's help with my apartment I never would have made it out the door to the airport in time. The other challenge was that Niner had been short changed on build kits for their new BSB frames (another detail, I am now riding for Niner) and I had to order all the parts for an Ultegra Di2 build from 3 different distributors, borrow wheels from my boss, and first build the bike once we got to China. No worries.
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Once we landed in Beijing we were picked up at the airport and transported to the hotel we would be spending the next few days in. It was in Yanqing, 2hrs from the airport, just a 10 min ride to the mountains and 25km from the Great Wall.
One of the things I loved the most about the coming week was not so much what happened but who it happened with. Elite sport can be pretty snobby and there is not much mingling that goes on at events, but luckily here we had a much more mixed bunch than the usual faces that crowd the podium. Many of them had not seen a race of a higher level than a C1 and thankfully few objected to a beer or wine with dinner which made for some good nights over the next week.
The course was a 10min ride from the hotel (a bit longer if you are Swiss and like riding into road barriers) and was in the middle of what is to be a pretty amazing bike park and recreation area. It was fast and bumpy, which my newly freed arm just loved. Over the course of the next three days I only rode one lap each day. It was too painful to do more. I concentrated on seeing the surrounding areas by bike and doing a little shopping with Bender. The countryside was spectacular but unfortunately riding into the hills does not provide you quite with the view that you expect.
The organizers were kind enough to arrange a little culture for us, the day before the race, in the form of a trip to the Great Wall. I of course had to see how far I could get in the time that we had while making the climbs up, some of the insanely steep slopes that the Wall went over, look like child's play for the suffering Chinese tourists.
Race day. It was nice gutting to go through the motions of doing a race but not really having to care about it. My plan was to do a lap and then pull out. I was certain the pain would make it unbearable to do more than that and I wasn't in the mood for DFL.
Of course once my pulse got up and I found that I wasn't in last place by the end of the first lap my dignity wouldn't allow me to just pull out so I kept going. Slowly one lap became two and then three and so on. I actually started to gain places rather than lose them. This did lead me to wonder what the people I was passing were even doing there, but hey.
When not racing, then there must be shopping to be done!
Aside from the cross race we were also invited to 'lead' an amateur race in a city about a 5 hour drive from where we were currently staying. The bus drive was long but thankfully not uneventful. Chinese motorways will keep you on your toes, and if they don't succeeding that then the bus driver passing cars using the emergency lane on the far right while doing about 125km/h certainly will.
Awaiting us was a 5 star hotel!!!
The road race was pretty interesting. It was an unlicensed race (which I had kinda sworn off) that we were to just supposed join in on.
It was only 60km, where the first 50 were on a 3 lane motorway that was closed down for our benefit. I had no idea how I did (there were no results for us) but it was an experience getting to have that much road to ourselves, and boy do the Chinese like to attack, they just aren't very good at following up on it. It was a bit like a criterium, just in a straight line.
This marked the end of our trip. Well not quite, we had one more dinner, more rice wine liquor.
This time ending in a night in Beijing with the Swiss that I don't quite remember and Bender and I spending the entire of our last day in China sleeping it off.


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ArCease - _A Chora for My Tearful Angel_
by: Quentin Kalis (3 out of 5)
The unusual band name is apparently taken from old English for "our destiny". In my view, this is an extremely well-chosen name that not only signifies the band's future intentions in music, but also possesses the archaic touch demanded by romantic death/doom.
These four tracks do not deviate too far from the genre template, and the influence of the English doom trinity (Anathema, My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost -- but if you needed to be told, you really should be reading something else!) is omnipresent. Still, ArCease endeavour to produce a demo that even if it doesn't knock off the proverbial footwear, is hardly an embarrassment either.
Keys are used, but wisely, usually remaining in the background; and whilst the piano simulation enhances their compositions, I can't really say the same about the synth strings, which sound cheesy and horrible. As do their song titles -- "A Wonderful Love Song This Could Have Been" and "For My Relaxable Puppet" are not the best examples of the genre.
The intro is rather interesting. It could have been the usual key cacophony; instead, it's a brief death excursion, reminiscent of the earliest days of My Dying Bride, although the narrated section could have been excised.
_A Chora for My Tearful Angel_ is a respectable first outing, but ultimately needs a bit of refinement before they can land that elusive record deal.
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Vasasenaten utgjordes under finska inbördeskriget 1918 ursprungligen av fyra senatorer från den s.k. självständighetssenaten som etablerade en vit regering i norr medan de röda etablerade en revolutionsregering i Helsingfors kallad Finlands folkkommissariat.

Den bildades i samband med första sammanträdet den 1 februari av Heikki Renvall, Alexander Frey, Eero Yrjö Pehkonen och Juhani Arajärvi. I mars månad anslöt sig den forna senatens ordförande Pehr Evind Svinhufvud till skaran. Denne hade flytt Helsingfors via Tyskland och Sverige.

Redan den 26 januari beslöt den lagliga regeringen i Helsingfors på ordföranden Svinhufvuds förslag att sända tre senatorer till Vasa för att säkerställa regeringsmakten - och upprätthålla goda förbindelser till utlandet. Detta skedde på grund av det alltmer hotande läget i södra Finland. I senatens stadgar stipulerades att senaten i undantagstillstånd var beslutsför om tre senatorer var på plats och enhälliga. Natten mot tisdagen den 29 januari klockan 01.00 anlände Frey, Pehkonen och Renvall från Ylistaro till Vasa. Arajärvi ankom den 1 februari på kvällen.

Renvall valdes som den äldsta till ordförande samt till chef för handels- och industriexpeditionen, ecklesiastikexpeditionen och utrikesexpeditionen. Arajärvi blev chef för finansexpeditionen och kommunikationsexpeditionen, Pehkonen för jordbruksexpeditionen och livsmedelsexpeditionen och Frey för krigsexpeditionen och justitieexpeditionen.

Vasasenaten måste vidta åtgärder för att verkställa ett uppbåd. Den 18 februari infördes värnplikt, stödjande sig på Finlands värnpliktslag från 1878. Nya frimärken och sedlar utgavs också.

Efter befrielsen i Helsingfors börjar senatorerna där, O.W. Louhivuori, Kyösti Kallio, Onni Talas och Arthur Castrén, i nära samarbete med tyskarna sköta landets ärenden. Finland hade då vid tillfället två regeringar som företrädde det vita Finland och en röd regering i Viborg. Den 20 april ställde sig E.N. Setälä, som gömt sig i Borgå, i spetsen för Helsingforssenaten. Den 2 maj avreste Vasasenaten med tjänstemän och arkivalier till Helsingfors. Med på samma tåg reste även Sveriges och Tysklands sändebud. Den 4 maj ankom man till destinationsorten Helsingfors.

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Italian Herb and Cheese Loaf | Chef Dave, Esq.
Today is a bread-baking rainy Saturday here in Cincinnati. Whenever I bake bread, I can always count on my Lolly to lean on me more than a little bit to make a flavored loaf rather than "plain" artisan bread. I tend to prefer making the "plain" loaves — by which I mean they contain only flour, water, salt and yeast — because I like the challenge of seeing how much flavor I can coax out of those basic ingredients. But Lolly can be very persuasive with her batting of eyelashes and irresistible smile, so today I am caving in and catering to her whim (the secret to a happy marriage, guys) by making a loaf flavored with Italian herbs, olive oil and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Here are your basic dough ingredients for one loaf of just over a pound in finished weight. You will want to weigh these out carefully with a digital scale for best results (except for the yeast, which is measured with a spoon because the weight is less than a gram). One other point to keep in mind is that this recipe uses a long, slow ferment time, as in overnight slow. If you want to make this bread as a same-day recipe, just increase the yeast to 1/2 teaspoon (about 2g), reduce the water to 350g, and cut the ferment time to about 4 hours. You won't get the same depth of flavor development as the overnight method, but it will still produce a delicious loaf that will wow your friends.
Begin by mixing only the flour and water for your autolyze step and allow to sit for about 20 minutes. Add the salt and yeast, then mix thoroughly until they are fully and evenly incorporated. Next, we will add the herbs and olive oil. I chose to use dried herbs as a matter of convenience, but if you prefer fresh herbs just use two to three teaspoons each and chop them finely.
After the herbs and oil are thoroughly incorporated, let the dough rest in the mixing bowl for about 10 minutes, then do your stretch-and-fold technique two to three times at intervals of 10-15 minutes. After that, cover the mixing bowl tightly and ferment the dough for 12-14 hours.
When the ferment time is done, gently turn the dough out onto a floured surface and shape it into a ball by stretching the opposite ends up underneath and tucking together on the bottom to form a loose seam. This creates surface tension on the dough and promotes shape retention during proofing. Place the dough ball seam side down into a well-floured proofing basket, and allow to proof for about an hour to an hour and a quarter.
While the dough is proofing, heat your Dutch oven with the lid on in a 450° oven for at least 30-45 minutes. When the proofing time is finished, gently turn the dough out of the basket onto a floured surface, then carefully lift it with floured hands and lower it into the hot Dutch oven — please please please don't burn yourself. At this point, for additional flavor you can sprinkle on a little garlic powder if you like. Put the lid on the Dutch oven and bake 30 minutes.
Next, take the Dutch oven out and remove the lid. Sprinkle the top of the loaf with a few teaspoons of finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. Return the loaf to the oven without the lid, and continue to bake another 10-15 minutes to the desired color. Transfer the loaf to a cooling rack and wait at least 30 minutes before cutting.
There you have it — Lolly's favorite loaf. We sampled the finished product and it was slap-your-mama delicious. I hope you'll give it a try very soon and enjoy it as much as we did (but don't actually slap your mama — I hereby disclaim any liability if you do). Until next time: Eat well, my friends!
That looks delicious, I'm going to have to make it!


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