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December 29, 2022 by arlowiley
Listen to Gobbledygeek Episode 490 – "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio"
Pinocchio fan poster by Aleks Phoenix (IG: aleks_phoenix)
Gobbledygeek episode 490, "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts.
Is that a tree branch on your face, or are you just lying to me? An extra-long Gobbledygeek season finale takes root with a discussion of Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson's new stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio. Paul and Arlo discuss the numerous ways del Toro has made Carlo Collodi's immortal tale his own, chiefly by making it a study of mortality–oh, and fascism too. The boys rave about Ewan McGregor's take on the Cricket, the awe-inspiring puppetry and animation on display, and Arlo's pot-addled epiphany. Plus, tributes to Angelo Badalamenti and Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, as well as a look at the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer.
NEXT: happy holidays, y'all. We'll be back in 2023.
00:00:45 – Intro
00:17:18 – Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
02:10:16 – Our brief, incomplete list of Best of 2022
"Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio Reconceptualizes What it Means to be a 'Real Boy'" by Mustafa Yasar II, IGN
"Guillermo Del Toro Shows Why Entertainment & Children Are Fascism's Greatest Tools" by Pramit Chatterjee, Digital Mafia Talkies
"Twin Peaks Theme" by Angelo Badalamenti, Soundtrack from Twin Peaks (1990)
"Big Baby Il Duce March" by Gregory Mann, Pinocchio (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) (2022)
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November 26, 2022 by arlowiley
Listen to Gobbledygeek Episode 487 – "Reservation Dogs: Season 2"
Lane Factor, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Devery Jacobs, and Paulina Alexis in Reservation Dogs: Season 2 (2022), created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi
Gobbledygeek episode 487, "Reservation Dogs: Season 2," is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts.
Aho, podcast listeners! To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, Paul and Arlo check in on the latest season of Reservation Dogs, possibly the best show on TV. It would be hard to top Rez Dog's freshman year, a revelatory season filled with joy, pain, and a whole bunch of shitasses. Yet that's exactly what Sterlin Harjo and his collaborators have done, deepening the themes of loss and community that made the first season so resonant. The boys rave about the show's core cast–Devery Jacobs, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Lane Factor, and Paulina Alexis—while lauding Harjo's ability to shine an even brighter light on supporting players like Zahn McClarnon, Jana Schmieding, and Lily Gladstone. Skoden.
NEXT: Alex Jonestown Massacre guitarist Kenn Edwards is back and ready to get Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
00:08:00 – Reservation Dogs: Season 2
"Sterlin Harjo Is Not Afraid to Sacrifice a Good Idea" by Kathryn VanArendonk, Variety
"Reservation Dogs Creator Sterlin Harjo on Balancing Jokes and Tears in the Season 2 Finale, and Not Caring About Emmy Snubs" by Ariel LeBeau, GQ
"The Ending Of Reservation Dogs Season 2 Explained" by Merri Palmer, Looper
"Reservation Dogs ends a high-spirited second season with a California dream and cinematic realism" by Melanie McFarland, Salon
"Going to California" by Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
"I Still Believe (Great Design)" by Tim Cappello, The Lost Boys (1987)
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November 8, 2022 by arlowiley
Listen to Gobbledygeek Episode 486 – "Interview with the Vampire (1994)"
Kirsten Dunst, Brad Pitt, and Tom Cruise in Interview with the Vampire (1994), directed by Neil Jordan
Gobbledygeek episode 486, "Interview with the Vampire (1994)," is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts.
Listen to Gobbledygeek and live forever. This week, in a stealth continuation of this year's Gobbledyween, Paul and Arlo head on down to New Orleans for Neil Jordan's 1994 adaptation of Anne Rice's classic Interview with the Vampire. Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, and Antonio Banderas are the most beautiful men anyone could have cast as immortals in the mid-'90s, and they're joined by a prepubescent Kirsten Dunst to form a truly tragic coven. The boys discuss the evil joyfulness of Cruise's Lestat, why the role of Louis de Pointe du Lac does not play to Pitt's strengths, how amazing it is that the film's overt homoeroticism made it to the screen, and much more. Plus, yoghurt.
NEXT: we'll be back in two weeks to discuss season 2 of Reservation Dogs.
00:00:53 – Intro / Go Go Yoghurt!
00:10:08 – Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Terror Track: Music, Sound and Horror Cinema (Janet K. Halfyard's essay "Music of the Night: Scoring the Vampire in Contemporary Film" appears in this collection)
"Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" by Concrete Blonde, Bloodletting (1990)
"Sympathy for the Devil" by The Rolling Stones, Beggars Banquet (1968)
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October 30, 2022 by arlowiley
Listen to Gobbledygeek Episode 485 – "The Blair Witch Project"
Rei Hance in The Blair Witch Project (1999), directed by Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez
Gobbledygeek episode 485, "The Blair Witch Project," is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts.
We all get lost, every now and then. Most of us don't get quite as lost as the three film students at the center of The Blair Witch Project, a massive hit in 1999 whose reputation among the average moviegoer has also taken a massive hit. If you ask Arlo, though, it's one of the greatest horror films ever made–and he tells Paul exactly why, as they celebrate the second and final week of this year's abbreviated Gobbledyween. The boys discuss the incredibly convincing performances, why the characters being so annoying makes the movie so believable, how the found footage genre has expanded in the years since, and just how easy it is to get lost in America.
NEXT: why are you standing in the corner, Paul?
00:02:34 – The Blair Witch Project
My House Walk-Through
The Backrooms (Found Footage)
The Scooby-Doo Project
"Gilligan's Island" by Television's Greatest Hits Band, Television's Greatest Hits: Classic TV Theme Songs (2021)
"Out of the Woods" by Taylor Swift, 1989 (2014)
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Listen to Gobbledygeek Episode 484 – "Midnight Mass (feat. Joseph Lewis)"
Hamish Linklater and Samantha Sloyan in Midnight Mass (2021), directed by Mike Flanagan
Gobbledygeek episode 484, "Midnight Mass (feat. Joseph Lewis)," is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts.
Leaves are on the ground, blood is on the screen–it's time for a (very late) Gobbledyween! Gobbledygeek's annual horror-thon returns for an abbreviated run, kicking things off with Mike Flanagan's 2021 Netflix miniseries Midnight Mass. What at first seems like a riff on 'Salem's Lot–a vampire ingratiates himself into a tiny coastal community–becomes a soaring exploration of addiction, faith, and death. Joining Paul and Arlo to discuss the series is original Gobbler Joseph Lewis. Together, the Three Heathens rave about the central performances from Hamish Linklater, Zach Gilford, and Kate Siegel; dissect the show's "bad miracle" vibe and how it relates to their own spiritual journey; and poke a little good-natured fun at the many, many monologues.
NEXT: we've got one more in store for you, as Paul and Arlo pop a tape into their camcorders for 1999's The Blair Witch Project.
00:00:50 – Intro / Guest / Banter
00:23:13 – Midnight Mass
"The Netflix Series That Should Make Religious People Uncomfortable" by Matthew J. Cressler, The Atlantic
"The Deeply Personal Horror of "Midnight Mass" – Guest Essay by Filmmaker Mike Flanagan" by Mike Flanagan, Bloody Disgusting
"An Ex-Catholic's Take on Mike Flanagan's Supernatural Miniseries" by Gus, thomaslowery.medium.com
Joseph William Lewis – YouTube – Letterboxd
"And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" by Neil Diamond, Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show (1969)
"Nearer My God to Thee" by The Newton Brothers, Midnight Mass (Soundtrack) (2021)
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August 24, 2022 by arlowiley
Listen to Gobbledygeek Episode 481 – "Netflix's The Sandman, Season 1 (feat. Eric Sipple)"
Tom Sturridge in The Sandman (2022), created by Neil Gaiman
Gobbledygeek episode 481, "Netflix's The Sandman, Season 1," is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts.
No, this isn't a dream (or even a nightmare): The Sandman, the iconic Vertigo comic book series created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith, and Mike Dringenberg, has finally been adapted for television. Paul, Arlo, and The Deli Counter of Justice co-creator Eric Sipple are all huge fans of the comics, and they use their familiarity with the Dreaming to dive deep into the first season of the Netflix TV show. The gang discusses the show's mostly spot-on casting, whether it captures Morpheus as well as Roderick Burgess did, how the filmmakers modernize some of the books' more outdated elements, and so very much more. Plus, a mini-review of Prey, the new Predator film directed by Dan Trachtenberg and starring Amber Midthunder.
NEXT: sing a song of oblivion with Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici's Oblivion Song on a new Four-Color Flashback.
00:02:31 – Prey mini-review
00:26:28 – The Sandman, Season 1
The Sandman Four-Color Flashback Series
177, "The Sandman: Vol. I – Preludes & Nocturnes (feat. Eric Sipple)"
182, "The Sandman: Vol. II – The Doll's House (feat. Eric Sipple)"
188, "The Sandman: Vol. III – Dream Country (feat. Greg Sahadachny)"
189, "The Sandman: Vol. IV – Season of Mists (feat. K. Dale Koontz & Ensley F. Guffey)"
193, "The Sandman: Vol. V – A Game of You (feat. K. Dale Koontz & Ensley F. Guffey)"
196, "The Sandman: Vol. VI – Fables & Reflections"
201, "The Sandman: Vol. VII – Brief Lives (feat. Eric Sipple)"
202, "The Sandman: Vol. VIII – Worlds' End (feat. Ensley Guffey)"
209, "The Sandman: Vol. IX – The Kindly Ones"
211, "The Sandman: Vol. X – The Wake (feat. Eric Sipple, Greg Sahadachny, and K. Dale Koontz & Ensley F. Guffey)"
268, "The Sandman: Overture (feat. Eric Sipple)"
"Vortexes, Killers and Fallen Angels: Meet The Sandman's Unusual Cast" by Joshua Lapin-Bertone, dc.com
"The Sandman's 'The Sound of Her Wings' is Why Adaptations Exist" by Michael Walsh, Nerdist
"Jessamy's Failure To Help Dream Prevents A Major Sandman Change" by Matt Morrison, ScreenRant
"The Sandman's Dream Doesn't Show Much Emotion — That's What His Friends Are For" by Zosha Millman, Polygon
"How The Sandman's One Change to John Dee Elevates the Original Story" by Taylor Piscitello, CBR
"How the conscientious casting of women in "The Sandman" defies the gender-swapping trope" by Melanie McFarland, Salon
"In Sleep" by Lissie, When I'm Alone: The Piano Retrospective (2019)
"Cotton Candy Land" by Elvis Presley, It Happened At the World's Fair (Original Soundtrack) (1963)
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August 2, 2022 by arlowiley
Listen to Gobbledygeek Episode 479 – "Sad & Weird"
Gobbledygeek episode 479, "Sad & Weird," is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts.
For another freestyle, Paul and Arlo are getting weird. As in "Weird Al" Yankovic, whom Arlo recently saw with their good buddy Kenn Edwards. Arlo recounts the concert moment he'd been waiting for all his life, then Paul discusses the joys and frustrations of the first-ever virtual Slayage conference. Plus, brief ruminations on Nope, Thor: Love and Thunder, and The Rehearsal; and we remember our friend Chelsea Hawk.
NEXT: TBD.
GoFundMe: For Jared, Chelsea and Xion
"We Would Be Building" by John Fahey, Days Have Gone By, Vol. 6 (1967)
"Lame Claim to Fame" by "Weird Al" Yankovic, Mandatory Fun (2014)
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Listen to Gobbledygeek Episode 478 – "FCF: Thor by Jason Aaron"
Art from Thor: God of Thunder (2011) by Esad Ribić
Gobbledygeek episode 478, "FCF: Thor by Jason Aaron," is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts.
Listener, we would have words with thee! As the Odinson and the Mighty Thor swing their hammers onto the big screen in Thor: Love and Thunder, Paul and Arlo revisit some of the film's influences for this month's Four-Color Flashback. The boys dig deep into the early part of Jason Aaron's run on the golden-haired Avenger, with Thor: God of Thunder #1-25 and Thor (2014) #1-8. Topics of discussion include the dynamite art of Esad Ribić and Russell Dauterman, Thor's crisis of faith, why Jane Foster wielding Mjolnir makes for such a great reinvention of the character, and more.
NEXT: anything is possible.
00:00:32 – Intro / Banter
00:04:55 – Main Topic
00:11:54 – INTERLUDE: Giving Arlo $#!&
00:14:01 – Back to the Main Topic!
"Divine Hammer" by The Breeders, Last Splash (1993)
"Sweet Jane" by Cowboy Junkies, The Trinity Sessions (1988)
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July 5, 2022 by arlowiley
Listen to Episode 477 – "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"
Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), directed by Sam Raimi
Gobbledygeek episode 476, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts.
Paul and Arlo are going slightly mad. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the MCU's latest trip through the titular multiverse, fracturing and reshaping reality to meet the franchise's corporate needs. If that sounds a little unenthused, well, what can we say? The boys didn't love this one. Paul, ever the optimist, discusses why the MCU's depiction of sorcery continues to be one of its greatest assets. Arlo, ever the cynic, expresses appreciation of Sam Raimi's trademark flourishes before lamenting that they're all recycled riffs. Along the way, they discuss the film's odd function as a WandaVision sequel, whether punching star-shaped holes in the universe is good goofy or bad goofy, those weird fucking kids, and more.
NEXT: more madness.
00:00:34 – Awkward Intro
00:03:33 – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Spoiler-free)
00:21:15 – SPOILERS!!!
"I'm Going Slightly Mad" by Queen, Innuendo (1991)
"X-Men Theme" by Florian Haack, X-Men Theme (Single) (2018)
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June 29, 2022 by arlowiley
Listen to Gobbledygeek Episode 476 – "FCF: Die (feat. Eric Sipple)"
Art from Die (2018-21) by Stephanie Hans
Gobbledygeek episode 476, "FCF: Die (feat. Eric Sipple)," is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts.
For this month's Four-Color Flashback, Paul and Arlo roll the Die to discuss Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans' dark tale of a group of one-time RPG nerds getting sucked into the world of the game. Gillen has described the book as "goth Jumanji," and there's some truth to that–these characters feel everything, hard. Luckily, so do we, and so does special guest Eric Sipple, author of Mimesis and co-creator of The Deli Counter of Justice. The gang discusses how Die takes apart and rebuilds typical D&D classes, its commentary on the entire history of gaming, why Ash is so important to Eric, and much more.
NEXT: by the hoary hosts of Hoggoth, it's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness!
00:05:46 – Our histories with RPGs
00:14:56 – Die
"Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans On Bringing Their Acclaimed Image Comics Epic 'DIE' to an End" by Matthew Jackson, SyFy Wire
"Die is the Darker Side of D&D Fans Didn't Know They Needed" by Evan Mullicane, ScreenRant
"We Roll A Nat 20 For Interviewing And Talk To The Creative Team Behind DIE" by Mark Turetsky and Corey Smith, ComicsXF
Kieron Gillen's DIE RPG Beta
"Tumbling Dice" by The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main St. (1972)
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" by Kate Bush, Hounds of Love (1985)
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Load bracketed photos and merge them to HDR, with options for automatic image alignment when you've taken hand-held photos, and automatic ghost removal when moving objects or people are present in the scene.
You can choose between five Tone Mapping and Exposure Fusion methods to find the style you want for your image, then fine tune it using a large range of settings.
Choose from 37 built-in presets to quickly get a particular look, or use them as a starting point for further adjustments.
New in version 1.1 You can also create your own presets or import presets created by others.
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Automate the HDR rendering when you return from a photo shoot, and let Photomatix create the HDR images with your preferred preset and settings while you do something else.


We're just about to the line here with the election, and I, for one, am really looking forward to a phone that stops ringing, to my mail carrier's back feeling better, and to my inbox devoid of political emails.
According to the 2000 census, there are about 227 million people in the US over the age 18. What that means is that if ONLY the republican party ONLY contacted me regarding the presidential race, they would still do so more than one time.
Unfortunately, both parties contact me at all levels of government from city to county to state to federal. And they both do it for each candidate, and every measure. Often they do it more than once.
Are there any numbers totalling the cost of elections nationwide? I'd be interested in seeing such a thing. What else could we buy with that amount of money?


Getting motivated to exercise outside is tough this time of year – we feel it, too! When sunset falls before your evening commute and NYC feels like a wind tunnel, cutting outdoor workouts from your routine may be tempting. Don't stop! The benefits of green exercise can be even greater in winter and your Park has you covered!
We're excited to introduce Healthy on the Hudson's first all-seasons series – adding to our diverse Summer of Fun fitness classes. Through these popular free programs and our Park's four miles of paths, courts, fields and playgrounds, we're making Healthy on the Hudson a way of life in HRPK.
On Thursday, January 17, we're kicking off our year-round HRPK x lululemon Run Club. Meet us at lululemon Brookfield Place every other Thursday at 7:00 PM for a bracing and beautiful 5k+ jog led by lululemon ambassador Karli that will take you through HRPK's scenic Tribeca esplanade. Whether you're a seasoned runner or you made a New Year's resolution to break in those running shoes, all levels are invited to join. Won't you lace up your running shoes and join us?


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Studio Campfire Stories: 'Tales From The Land Of Milk And Honey' Edition – The Making Of 'Body'
Photo Credit: Chris Charles / Creative Silence
You now how you can get on a music "kick" and listen to a certain artist's catalog, or maybe even specific eras of music for extended periods of time? Well, I'm like that with producers. I may go on a Timbaland streak for a minute, then switch over and listen to the Mizell Brothers for a week or so, cut over to Quincy Jones, to Leon Sylvers III, etc. One particular week back in the summer of 2014, I was listening to a lot of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis-produced stuff. There was one night I ran S.O.S. Band's "Sands of Time" (one of my favorite songs of all-time, by the way) about 25 times in a row, that joint was obviously hitting me differently that night for whatever reason. Anyway, at some point, I moved on to their work on 1991's Mo' Money Soundtrack -- in particular that damn "Money Can't Buy You Love" by Ralph Tresvant (which MURDERS "Sensitivity" and anything else he has put out solo in my humble opinion, of course). I was 13 when I first got my hands on this song and I loved it then, so the appreciation my ears have NOW for what they were doing musically is kinda through the roof. I sat myself down at the keyboard to figure the song out as it was playing and one thing I noticed in particular was the first chord of Ralph's verses was a major chord with a flattened fifth. Now, had this been a jazz or blues tune, I would have understood that chord choice. But VERY rarely do you hear a jazz-influenced chord starting the progression for an R&B/soul joint, particularly one that received radio play. The thing is, it sounds DOPE where it is, especially with the background vocals following the chords faintly. With that influence, I decided to write my own progression and see if I could start it off with kind of an "unexpected" chord of my own. So, I chose an F#13 and built on. From there, the third and final joint from what would become Tales From the Land of Milk and Honey that wasn't created as a result from the two studio sessions that Nicolay and I went in on was born.
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The Home Office strives to ensure that all members receive their 60-, 70-, 75- and 80-year pins at an event. Your help in making this happen is most appreciated. In your lodge planner you will find a list of the members of your lodge who will be receiving one of these pins in 2019. When you are setting your calendar for they year, please decide to which meeting/event you would like to invite a Home Office representative to present these pins in person and then fill out the form below and submit it to the Home Office.
PLEASE SUBMIT THE FORM NO LATER THAN FEB. 28, 2019. LODGES THAT DO NOT SUBMIT THE FORM BY THAT DATE CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED A HOME OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE.
THE HOME OFFICE WILL AUTOMATICALLY INVITE YOUR PIN RECIPIENTS ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THEY WILL BE ASKED TO RSVP TO THE PERSON DESIGNATED ON THE FORM ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE EVENT.
Will your lodge be doing a pin presentation in 2019?


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Nature Maestro Expedition version is a complete package with Rainforest Day, Rainforest Night, Glacier Bay and an additional Earth In Concert view. It includes curriculum tie-ins for Common Core State Standards. This screenshot is a sample from the multi-page Chalkboard section contained within the app. The Field Notes are aligned with the Common Core State Standards: Literacy in Science and Reading Strategies. You'll find learning enrichment activities and materials for use with the Nature Maestro Expedition App for iPad.
Now all Nature Maestro apps have curriculum tie-ins for Common Core State Standards found in the field notes. Just tap the field notes hotspot on Dennis' pocket.


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Pakistan: Musharraf treason trial a 'milestone'
The indictment of General Pervez Musharraf on charges of treason marks a milestone for Pakistan's judiciary, which must ensure his trial fully complies with international standards, the ICJ said in a briefing paper released today.
"General Musharraf's treason trial is unprecedented in Pakistan's political and legal history," said Sam Zarifi, ICJ's Asia Director. "This is an opportunity for Pakistan's judiciary to demonstrate that no-one is above the law and that everyone accused of an offence has the right to a trial that is, and is seen to be, impartial, independent and expeditious."
In its briefing paper, the ICJ highlights the legal framework and political context of the high treason trial against Pakistan's former president and army general, Pervez Musharraf, in a Question and Answer format.
The Pakistan Government has established a special court to try General Musharraf for high treason on charges relating to his allegedly unconstitutional imposition of emergency rule and unlawful dismissal of judges on 3 November 2007. Under the law, high treason is punishable by death or life imprisonment.
On Monday, 31 March, Pervez Musharraf was formally indicted on five charges. He pleaded not guilty on all charges.
"This trial marks the first time a senior Pakistani military figure could be held to account for trampling on the rule of law and human rights in the country," Zarifi said. "General Musharraf should be facing a proper trial for the many human rights violations that took place during his rule and under his command. But this case is at least a start."
The lead-up to the trial has been marked by confusion, including erroneous reports last week suggesting that Justice Faisal Arab had quit the three-member special court, a move that could possibly have aborted the trial.
There have been many hurdles in the proceedings so far, including General Musharraf's health, security threats, and concerns about whether he can be guaranteed a fair trial.
Many in Pakistan are celebrating the trial as a victory of rule of law, but others have expressed reservations about the selective nature of the proceedings: General Musharraf is only being tried for imposition of emergency rule on 3 November 2007, not for the military coup through which he usurped power in October 1999.
There are also serious allegations that widespread gross violations of human rights, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and torture, were carried out by the security forces while General Musharraf was the head of State and the military, yet no case has been instituted in relation to these gross violations of human rights thus far.
"Every effort must be taken to ensure that General Musharraf's rights as an accused are protected and that the trial complies with Pakistani and international fair trial standards. If convicted of high treason he should be sentenced to life imprisonment, rather than the death penalty."
The ICJ considers the death penalty in all cases to constitute a violation of the right to life and the right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment.
To read the full text of the ICJ Briefing Paper, click on the following PDF file
icj pakistan – musharraf – Q&A
Sam Zarifi, ICJ Asia Pacific Regional Director (Bangkok), t: +66 807819002; email: sam.zarifi(a)icj.org
Reema Omer, ICJ International Legal Advisor for Pakistan (London), t: +447889565691; email: reema.omer(a)icj.org
Nauru: crisis for rule of law deepens
ICJ submission to the UN Secretary-General on the question of the death penalty


With nearly two days of play abandoned due to rain, 45 overs of play was possible on the final day with India reaching 159 for 2 when captains decided to shake hands.
Young Karnataka batsman Ravikumar Samarth's unbeaten half-century was the only highlight for India A in their rain-affected second 'unofficial Test' against New Zealand A, which ended in a draw. With nearly two days of play abandoned due to rain, 45 overs of play was possible on the final day with India reaching 159 for 2 when captains decided to shake hands.
New Zealand A had earlier scored 303 for 7 before declaring their first innings, courtesy a hundred from opener Will Young. Apart from Samarth (50 no, 83 balls), openers Mayank Agarwal (42, 57 balls) and Abhimanyu Easwaran (47, 109 balls) also got starts but failed to make it big. Once Samarth reached his 17th half-century in his 50th first-class appearance, the match was called off.
In the morning, Agarwal and Easwaran added 74 runs for the opening stand in 21 overs. Agarwal was the dominant of the duo hitting seven fours before being caught by 'keeper Glenn Phillips off medium pacer Seth Rance's bowling. Easwaran and Samarth added another 50 runs for the second wicket as the Bengal opener was unable to keep the scoreboard ticking during his near four hour knock. He batted for 231 minutes, faced 109 balls, hitting six fours in the process before being send back by pacer Blair Tickner nicking to Phillips behind stumps.


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Q: creating a custom user database in GAE Java This is my first time attempting to make a custom user database. I am trying to make a customer user database in Java in the google app engine - I understand that GAE offers a user openID service, however, this does not work for this application.
Can anyone point me in the direction of somewhere or give me the basics behind designing a custom user database for Java in GAE, how to check people are logged in etc etc? Or any other useful places that will help me on my quest.
Cheers

A: You can look at this boilerplate for inspiration:
https://github.com/davps/Spring3-GAE-boilerplate

That said, you don't need to use OpenID with Google's user service. See the available authentication options here:
https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/java/users/#Java_Authentication_options

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This roleplay has reached a height I [Vanitypirate speaking, for the record] never really anticipated! What started as a casual roleplay with a handful of players has snowballed into its own massive storyline, rules, mods, and lore.
It's been very exciting to be a part of! Now, we've reached a level of mass where we are starting to need our very own stomping groups to write.
I'd also like to give a giant thank-you to Red Hook for not only creating the awesome game that we've based our stories off of, but also for allowing us to intrude on your forum. :^) It was an incredibly kind gesture of you guys to give us our own space on the forum. Darkest Dungeon is a perfect example of an Early Access game done right, and it's been really incredible to see the game and its community develop and grow.
On another website, the mods will be able to actually moderate and ensure that everyone is interacted fairly. Before, we operated on a sort of trust system, and all issues have been able to be resolved through communication, but it has also been agreed that the ability to enforce the rules we decided on would be very helpful.
The forum's spam filter has great reason to be a bit sensitive, but some posts, especially ones that have been extensively edited, have been spontaneously deleted. This is understandable, as the forum's purpose isn't for roleplaying, but it is a bit frustrating.
We have been rather crowding on the forum with our big, dumb roleplay. It has been at the top of the 'From the Forum' regularly, which can make it more difficult to see other threads that have been made. Not to mention, we have made it very difficult for other people to create an entirely separate roleplay of their own by crowding the Roleplay section of the site.
Keep in mind that none of this is a criticism of the forum itself, and we consider ourselves very lucky for it and this section.
Even though we will be moving to the website, feel free to roleplay with the remaining threads! Or, better yet, absolutely feel free to create your own roleplay and write all over that! It'd be a shame to let this fancy section of the site go to waste. I know that I, for one, will still linger around the site and participate in other roleplays and threads.
We are still accepting (and encouraging) new roleplayers! Feel free to join us on our new website, or continue to post around on our existing threads.
If you'd like to talk to the other roleplayers, we have a Discord server! You can find that here: https://discord.gg/Qzvz8FJ but keep in mind that you will need to be a member of that server for at least 10 minutes before being able to send messages.


Rob works at one of the country's leading residential centres for the treatment of addiction and since 2006, he has written a number of prize winning short plays.
As creative director with his company, Facing Tides Theatre, he wrote a linked trilogy of powerful dramas that focused on various types of addiction, with alcoholism running through them all. Off Her Facebook! kicked off the incredible trilogy.
They have been staged in theatres and educational establishments, along with post-performance outreach workshops.
Here's a nibble of the sobering plot of Off Her Facebook!
Rob will be appearing at the Lyme Literary Festival to launch his latest title, further details will be posted here and on his website.
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La sonata para piano n.º 7 en re mayor, Op. 10 n.º 3 de Ludwig van Beethoven es la más extensa del Opus 10. Fue compuesta en 1798 y está dedicada a la Condesa Anna Margarete von Browne. Dura aproximadamente 20 minutos.

Estructura
La sonata consta de cuatro movimientos:

I. Presto
El primer movimiento sigue la forma sonata.

II. Largo e mesto
El segundo movimiento presenta una forma ternaria.

III. Menuetto: Allegro
El tercer movimiento es un minué con trío, de estilo próximo al de un scherzo.

IV. Rondo: Allegro
El cuarto movimiento sigue la forma rondó y es famoso por sus silencios.

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What Are Science Conferences Like?
Firstly, there are lots of scientists and very few lab coats or safety goggles — as they come to talk science instead of do science. There are lots of seminars — from the mind-shatteringly awesome to the "pretty OK". There are also "poster sessions" where people quickly describe their research to one another, and those can be great for learning a lot in a short amount of time. "Science talk" usually takes up most of the time, but all the best conferences (in my opinion) leave plenty of time for social activities…like eating ice cream!
Christy Haynes, Joel Pedersen, and Robert Hamers (left to right) — living the science dream, with ice cream.
Thus marks the third time ice cream has come up as a topic on this blog… I think we're obsessed.
The Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology is well-represented at the most recent "Environmental Nanotechnology" Gordon Research Conference in Stowe, VT (just miles from the birthplace of Ben & Jerry's ice cream). I'm sure they're coming up with plenty of new ideas, and and seem to be having a great time!
What Does Sustainable Have To Do With Nano?
Ha! My favorite ice cream is definitely the one that has positively charged spherical gold particles mixed with negatively charged bilayers… They are better than Cherry Garcia, which used to be my favorite after New York Super Fudge Chunk.


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Q: Android app upgrade with a different appid Our Android app will be taken over by a different company. This requires that the app-id/package-id be changed (from com.mycompany.app to com.newcompany.app). However, when a newer version of the apk is installed, it gets installed as a separate application as the app-ids don't match. Wondering if there is any hint we can add to the manifest indicating that the current version is an upgrade for the specific app-id. Guessing this would be a common problem for any company that acquires Android software product from another company. Regards.

A: There is nothing you can do to get one app (com.package.appA) to upgrade(via app store) to another app (com.package.appB).
That said, you don't really have to change the package name to transfer the app. Most users aren't aware of the package name of the app they install so it won't really buy you any credibility.
What you would have to do is provide the new company is the release signing key for your application. They are going to need this to upload new versions of the app to the play store. Hopefully you have just one for this app.
Tips for the future if you're planning on transferring more apps:

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*Use more generic package names (com.mysite.calculator vs apps.calculator). Package names are just identifiers so use them as such.

*Use a single signing key per project so that you can give it away with the code and won't expose all your other apps.

A: If your Gradle file specifies an application ID:

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*You can go ahead and change the app's package name. (However, this would require a lot of updates to the app's source code, since the generated R class will end up with a new package name. Also, the package name used to resolve relative class names in the manifest would change.)

*But, you must keep the same application ID if you want Android to consider the result to be the same app. Furthermore, you must keep using the same signing certificate as well!


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23:1 When David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites. 3 The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men. 4 "Twenty-four thousand of these," David said, "shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be officers and judges, 5 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise." 6 And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan. 10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 11 Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, therefore they became counted as a single father's house.
12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to dedicate the most holy things, that he and his sons forever should make offerings before the Lord and minister to him and pronounce blessings in his name forever. 14 But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief. 17 The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. 19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. 22 Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kinsmen, the sons of Kish, married them. 23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, the heads of fathers' houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord. 25 For David said, "The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26 And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service." 27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward. 28 For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God. 29 Their duty was also to assist with the showbread, the flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and all measures of quantity or size. 30 And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening, 31 and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the Lord on Sabbaths, new moons, and feast days, according to the number required of them, regularly before the Lord. 32 Thus they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the service of the house of the Lord.
1So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.3Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.7Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.8The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.9The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.10And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.11And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.12The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.13The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.14Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.15The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.16Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.17And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.18Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.19Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.20Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first, and Jesiah the second.21The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.23The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.24These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.25For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:26And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.27For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:28Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;29Both for the showbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;30And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;31And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:32And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
37But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:38That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?39Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.41These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.42Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:43For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.44Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.45And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.50And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
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Q: Limit Evaluation - $\lim_{x\to \infty} \frac{1-e^x}{e^{2x}}$ $\lim_{x\to \infty} \frac{1-e^x}{e^{2x}}$
My guess is to evaluate by dividing all terms by $e^x$, which works and gives me Eulers identity.
But why should that be right? I thought we are only supposed to divide by the highest exponent term in the denominator? But when I do that, I cannot get a solution? How and when is it ok to divide by an exponent in the numerator?

A: You might see the limit more clearly by substituting

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*$y= e^x \Rightarrow \lim_{x\to \infty} \frac{1-e^x}{e^{2x}} = \lim_{y\to \infty} \frac{1-y}{y^2}$
So, you get
$$\frac{1-y}{y^2}= \frac{1}{y^2} - \frac{1}{y} \stackrel{y \to \infty}{\longrightarrow} 0$$

A: Why do we need Euler Identity?
$$\lim_{x\to\infty}\dfrac{1-e^x}{e^{2x}}=\left(\lim_{x\to\infty}\dfrac1{e^x}\right)^2-\lim_{x\to\infty}\dfrac1{e^x}=?$$
Now $\lim_{x\to\infty}a^x=\infty$ for $a>1$

A: Your tought is correct but there is not needing of Euler'e identity, indeed dividing both numerator and denominator by $e^x$, we obtain
$$\dfrac{1-e^x}{e^{2x}}=\dfrac{\frac1{e^x}-\frac{e^x}{e^x}}{\frac{e^{2x}}{e^x}}=\dfrac{\frac1{e^x}-1}{e^x}$$
and then it suffices to observe that the numerator tends to $-1$ (that is bounded) and the denominator diverges to $\infty$.

A: For $x>0$ we have $e^x>1$ and $e^{x}>x$ (use the power series for $e^x$).
Hence $|\frac{1-e^x}{e^{2x}}| \le \frac{1+e^x}{e^{2x}} \le \frac{2e^x}{e^{2x}}=\frac{2}{e^{x}} \le \frac{1}{x}$.
Can you proceed ?

A: Obviously,
$$\frac{1-e^x}{e^{2x}}=\frac1{e^{2x}}-\frac1{e^x}$$ tends to $0$.

A: By using Stolz cesaro theorem $\lim_{x\to \infty}\frac{1-e^x}{e^{2x}}=\lim_{x\to \infty}\frac{1-e^{x+1}-1+e^x}{e^{2(x+1)}-e^{2x}}=\lim_{x\to \infty}\frac{e^x(1-e)}{e^{2x}(e^2-1)}=\lim_{x\to \infty}\frac{1-e}{e^x(e^2-1)}=0$


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Q: Homeomorphic spaces : set with two elements The following is taken from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_topological_space

2 points
Let $X = \{a,b\}$ be a set with 2 elements.
  There are four distinct topologies on $X$:

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*$T_1$: $\{\emptyset, \{a,b\}\}$ (the trivial topology)

*$T_2$: $\{\emptyset, \{a\}, \{a,b\}\}$

*$T_3$: $\{\emptyset, \{b\}, \{a,b\}\}$

*$T_4$: $\{\emptyset, \{a\}, \{b\}, \{a,b\}\}$ (the discrete topology)

  The second and third topologies above are easily seen to be homeomorphic. The function from $X$ to itself which swaps $a$ and $b$ is a homeomorphism. A topological space homeomorphic to one of these is called a Sierpiński space. So, in fact, there are only three inequivalent topologies on a two point set: the trivial one, the discrete one, and the Sierpiński topology. The specialization preorder on the Sierpiński space $\{a,b\}$ with $\{b\}$ open is given by: $a \le a$, $b \le b$, and $a \le b$.

I am looking for homeomorphic topologies apart from this "easily seen" one $(X,T_2) \to (X,T_3)$.
These are bijections that are continuous with continuous inverses.

Is $(X,T_1) \to (X,T_2)$
  and
  $(X,T_2) \to (X,T_1)$
  homeomorphic?
Are there any others?

A: No there aren't any others. (If I understand your question correctly.)
How many bijections can you have on $X$? Two, namely $f_1(x) = id_X$ and $f_2: a \mapsto b, b \mapsto a$.
Why is neither of these a homeomorphism between $T_1$ and $T_2$? Because $f^{-1}(\{a\}) = \{a\}$ is not open in $T_1$ hence $f_1$ (and similarly $f_2$) is not continuous in this case.
What about $T_2 \to T_1$? Well, a homeomorphism has to be open but $f_1(\{a\}) = \{a\}$ is not open. So again, neither of the $f_i$ is a homeomorphism.


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PAUL BENNETT: Absenteeism, classroom chaos alarming in Nova Scotia
Paul Bennett · Columnist | Posted: Nov. 30, 2022, 9:40 a.m. | Updated: Nov. 30, 2022, 8:58 a.m. | 6 Min Read
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The recent spike in child respiratory illnesses is worrisome and taking its toll on Nova Scotia classrooms.
For two weeks or more, teachers were reporting record student absenteeism ranging from 30 to 50 per cent of students in some schools. Newly elected Nova Scotia Teachers Union president Ryan Lutes' public concerns fell on deaf ears.
Teachers represented by the NSTU finally took it to the legislature's human resources committee on Nov. 29, decrying rates of absenteeism, working conditions, and the lack of substitute teachers. Once again, Education Minister Becky Druhan remained silent, leaving senior education officials scrambling to explain it all away.
High rates of student absenteeism are not uncommon during flu season, but this outbreak comes on top of two-and-a-half years of pandemic-interrupted education.
What's shocking is that Nova Scotia's Education Department remains in denial, suspended in some kind of never-never land.
So where is the actual data and how does it figure in the larger issue of the long-term impact of the prolonged pandemic education crisis on the quality of education? Someone, somewhere has to connect the dots.
Student absenteeism since the pandemic hit in March 2020 has set new records and severely tested attendance guidelines. Current absentee rates far exceed the levels identified as a concern in September 2017 when the province posted its official "Student Attendance and Engagement Policy."
Back then, missing 16 or more days a year was identified as "chronic absenteeism" and those who missed 25 per cent of class time were considered at academic risk. It's fair to ask what proportion of students now miss 16 or more days of school and how many exceed the 25 per cent benchmark identified as being "linked to lower marks."
The current spike in student illness and absenteeism is not an isolated phenomenon. In January and early February of 2022, the Omicron wave decimated class attendance, especially in Cape Breton. Again, in April 2022, The Chronicle Herald reported a major March 21 to 25 rash of absenteeism, ranging in the Halifax area from 12.2 per cent (P-6) to 18.1 (10-12), exceeding normal averages of less than 10 per cent of all students.
Our sister province, New Brunswick, has just released its October 2022 attendance data and the results are not pretty. Students there are missing more school days than ever before since COVID-19 hit.
In kindergarten to Grade 9, New Brunswick students were absent for an average of 1.9 days in October 2022, up from 1.4 (in 2020). From grades 9 to 12, it's 2.5 days, up from 1.9 (in 2020). That suggests that the average student misses 16 or more school days a year and so most students, statistically speaking, now qualify as examples of "chronic absenteeism."
Students are staying home for lots of reasons. Since COVID-19 hit, children and teens were encouraged to stay home if they had symptoms of the virus. Parents of immuno-compromised kids are essentially home-schooling them out of fear that contagion runs rampant in local schools. Some students and many teachers are totally frustrated by the constant upheaval and questioning the value of attending classes, best with ongoing interruptions or full of empty desks.
Schools have also changed since the massive pandemic disruption. School violence and low-level disruptions are now far more common, as students struggle to readjust to attending school and following the rules once again.
School violence in Nova Scotia is alarming, averaging 1,100 incidents a month during the 2020-21 school year. After filing a freedom of information request, SaltWire discovered that the province's schools reported 11,240 physical violence incidents during that year. Back in February 2015, the comparable figure was 4,730 acts of violence, less than half the 2020-21 reported figure.
Eruptions of physical violence, parking lot swarmings, and stabbings attract attention, but rarely lead to a broader, deeper analysis of the sources and scope of violence.
While violent episodes grab headlines, teachers and researchers identify regular and ongoing "low-level disruptions" as a much greater concern.
Today's classrooms are unsettling places. Students fidgeting, sneaking a peek at smartphones, chatting with one another and disrupting others all contribute to the near constant din. Yet the origins and scope of excessive classroom noise and disruptions remain largely undiagnosed and understudied in our provincial school systems.
Student disengagement and off-task behaviour are widespread, and in American schools, such misbehaviour often consumes more than 80 per cent of teachers' instructional time. One in five 15-year-old Canadian students surveyed by OECD in the spring of 2018 reported that learning time was lost to noise, distractions and disorder — so much so that they detracted from learning in class. The problem, based upon anecdotal evidence, is far more prevalent since the pandemic school disruption.
Student absenteeism is the tip of the proverbial iceberg. It's time for a far more comprehensive scan and assessment of the pandemic education fallout. Turning a blind eye suggests that missing school, disruptive incidents, and class interruptions are becoming normalized in our provincial school system.
Paul W. Bennett, Ed.D., is director of Schoolhouse Institute, Halifax, N.S., adjunct professor of education at Saint Mary's University, and national coordinator of researchED in Canada. He's also the author of 10 books, including The State of the System: A Reality Check on Canada's Schools (2020).
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COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A Columbus City Schools bus driver was hospitalized Wednesday after she says she was punched in the head by the parent of a student.
It happened shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday on a bus along the 1200 block of Moler Road, according to a police report.
The driver, a substitute on the route, said the parent of one of the students was irate about the bus being late and started arguing with her. During the argument, she said she was punched in the face.
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What comforts you? Homemade chicken soup? A warm blanket? A roof over your head? Knowing you have enough money to pay the bills? A padded retirement account?
It occurred to me that so often in our discomforts that we seek an external source to fix an internal fear, pain, or heartache. When anxious or irritated, I tend to choose sugar. Preferably, mixed with cream, frozen, and donning a gold rim. If I have a choice at any given time of frustration and discomfort, I choose a big hug from my wife. When I feel blue, I am comforted by my daughter crawling up in my lap and cuddling with me. However, when the externals of life are absent and unavailable, and when friends are busy, I turn to God…to prayer, to scripture…to Christian music.
It's sad that God is last on my list, don't you think?
If I trusted more in God's promises in my fretful moments, I'd have no need of sugar-laced treats which lose their calming comfort the moment they melt in my mouth. Though God has blessed me with family and friends, my greatest comfort is knowing Him and the refuge I find in His presence. Why is my memory so short?
Sometimes I turn my world upside down. I first seek the things which bring temporary comfort and pleasure, rather than the LORD and His righteousness. His grace is sufficient to meet my needs. He is enough in my darkness. He is enough in my distress. He is enough in my emptiness. It is when I forget that truth and let the world bear down upon me without looking to Him, that I seek the things of earth to stop my fears, to soothe my troubled mind. When things are not enough, I turn to people for companionship to fill a void…and people are never enough.
We always seem to search for tangible sources of comfort. All the while…God waits. Open arms. He never moves. He never changes. He is enough.
An abiding fellowship with Christ is where God plans to take me each time I turn to Him in need. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.


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Q: What is the difference between ways to point in arrays? Assume that I define x as array like this:   int x[30]={2,4,8,9,6,3,5,4,7,8,9,6,3,2,} and A as a pointer to an int like this:  int *A.
Now I want to know what the difference is between these:

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*int *A=x[5]

*int *A ; A=&x[5]

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*int *A ; *A=x+5

*int *A ; A=*(x+5)
Why do number 1, 4 and 5 give an error?
Number 4 gives an error although number 3 doesn't. Why are these not equal?

A: In number 1, you're creating a variable A which is a pointer to an int, and x[5] is an int, not a pointer. So you're giving a pointer an int value, which produces an error.
In number 2, you create a pointer to an int and then make it point to the variable x[5], since &x[5] is the address of x[5]. That will compile just fine and the way you wrote it won't produce any error, however creating a pointer without any initial value is not recommended. When you create A without initializing it, it will take the value that was already in the memory which can be any value. Therefore, if you use the variable A before giving it an error, your program will crash. Instead, it's recommended to do:
int *A = NULL;
A = &x[5];

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int *A= &x[5];

In number 3, you're creating a pointer to an int and you're assigning it the value x + 5. This is OK since x is in fact a pointer to x[0] (x and &x[0] do exactly the same thing). So x + 5 is a pointer to the value that is 5 memory spaces after x[0], which is x[5]. In fact, when the compiler sees x[5], it converts it to *(x + 5).
In number 4, A is a pointer to an int, so *A is the value which A is pointing to, which is an int. In you're code, *A = x + 5 is wrong for two reasons: For the first reason, the code won't compile since x + 5 is a pointer and *A is an int, so you're assigning a pointer value to an int, which isn't valid. But there is another error in there. Imaging it compiled for some reason. Then, at runtime, what it does, is that it takes the memory space that A is pointing to and gives it the value x + 5. The problem is that A isn't initialized so it's very likely that A points to a variable used by another program. To prevent this from doing any damage, your OS will make the program crash. If you're "lucky", A will point to a variable in your program so it will assign a new value to a variable in your program without you knowing which variable it is, so your program will continue running but won't work correctly.
In number 5, A is a pointer to an int and you're assigning it the value *(x + 5). As I explained earlier, *(x + 5) is exactly the same thing as x[5], which is an int. So you're assigning an int value to a pointer, which is not valid. Note that if for some reason you want to assign an int value to a pointer, you could do A = (int*)(*(x + 5)), which would compile properly (but the program would probably crash at runtime). Then A would be a pointer pointing to the memory space 3. In the same way, you can also do x[5] = (int)A, which stores the address of the variable that A is pointing to as an int in x[5]. However, I've never seen any situation where these kinds of things would be useful in practice.


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a 10mm wrench should be able to turn that spacer. One side has a dot, when the dot is pointing away from the 8020 rail, that is the tightest it can get. If it is still loose, try tightening the two on the other side of the 8020. But other than that, the only way to adjust it past that is to rebuild the x-axis arm.


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January 28, 2016 by Joe
NOTE: This article was originally published on Jan 28, 2006 and was called "In Memory of a 20 year old Star". 10 more years have passed, so I've brought it back to the top of the pile, and added a couple of small things. Enjoy.
Thunder shattered the dawn
Raging with fury, the king has come
The power of terror will reign
There is no mercy in pleading
So begin the lyrics to "In for the Kill", the first track from the 1986 Black Sabbath album, "Seventh Star". Seventh Star just recently passed it's twentieth anniversary (it was released Jan 28, 1986). It's a rather misunderstood album, and one that if you've never checked out, you should.
After Ian Gillan left Black Sabbath following the Born Again tour around March 1984 or so, that left Black Sabbath in a quandary. They were back again to just Tony & Geezer, as Bev wasn't around anymore. They briefly toyed with Ron Keel & Dave Donato as vocalists (while bringing Bill Ward back again), but nothing substantial came out of those dalliances. After that, the band essentially broke up, and began what is considered by some fans to be the "dark years" of Black Sabbath. After Geezer also quit Sabbath to do his own thing, Tony Iommi was left alone. For awhile nothing happened. There was a brief reconciliation for the 1985 Live Aid concert with the original four, but the brief talk of carrying on from that point broke up, and Tony was left alone. Somewhere in here, Tony bought up the legal rights to the name Black Sabbath and became sole owner of that legacy (from a legal standpoint), something that remains to this day. At the time Tony did that, any future of the Sabbath name looked pretty bleak, and according to an interview at the time, he "didn't want the Sabbath name to die".
This is most definitely a period that most "Ozzy only" Sabbath fans consider Iommi solo time, assuming they even recognize it at all. And that's how this began, actually. Tony started work on a solo album at some point in 1985. At the time Tony was engaged to Lita Ford, and when he began the work, he used some musicians from Lita's band, those being Eric Singer & Gordon Copley. Eventually, Glenn Hughes was brought in to handle vocals, and Dave Spitz played bass, and longtime Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nicholls handled keyboards. I'm not going to discuss the Fenholt story here, you can read about that elsewhere. As 1985 carried on, record company pressure forced Tony to formally name the band "Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi". From a musical construction standpoint, Seventh Star is "lighter" in feel than other Black Sabbath albums. It eventually came out in the US on January 28, 1986, and in the UK in February. But I'm not here to detail all the bits of Seventh's Star recording, just to recall some memories of it. :)
To this day it remains an album that most Sabbath fans tend to ignore, and it routinely rates at the bottom of fan polls of popular Sabbath albums. That's a shame. While I will admit up front it is by far NOT the best Black Sabbath album, it's not the worst. In fact, I have a seriously hard time calling ANY Black Sabbath album bad.
Even the "lesser albums" have some stellar tracks, and in the case of Seventh Star, that is served by "Heart Like a Wheel". Heart is a spectacular track, one that deserves a lot more attention than it ever got. It was revived once, some of it was played on the Tyr tour a few years later with Tony Martin. But Heart isn't the only good track on here. In for the Kill is a good, fast song, and Seventh Star is a good powerful driving piece, as is Turn to Stone. And then there's No Stranger to Love. Stranger is what a lot of folks consider an anti-Sabbath song. You listen to that, and then something like "Wheels of Confusion" off of Volume 4, and go "is that really the same band?". Well, no it isn't, and to be honest, I love bands that take musical gambles. No Stranger is up there with the soft side of things, but it's not like that was the first time that had been done – there's plenty of slower songs in the Sabbath catalog up to this point, going all the way back to the original. I think that this album is now 20 years later, time has worked against it. Seventh Star's reputation is a "light" album that fans ignore, and I think that reputation alone keeps people from digging deeper and finding some great music here. Is it as killer as their early stuff? No – but that's my point. Not everything has to be some screaming loud riff that will melt the paint off the walls and make your ears bleed. If you approach Seventh Star with an open mind, and not with the attitude of "this will suck", then you might find a good album.
I played this tape an awful lot that summer. I was working on an auto parts warehouse, and my walkman was pretty much occupied by my tape of Seventh Star for a very long time. Didn't listen to much else, as this was only the second new studio album Black Sabbath released after I started listening to them. I still have this tape in 2006, although it's condition isn't the greatest. :) At the time I remember being enthralled with the entire album, and especially in memory. Now I don't know what that song is truly about, but at the time my personal interpretation was that of Tony pining for what had been lost with Black Sabbath over the years – the original was gone, and "In Memory" was his tribute to "Classic Sabbath". That could be complete bullocks, but that's what I thought at the time as a kid listening to the album.
Going into the live arena, the Seventh Star tour was one that was fraught with problems. Depending on who you talk to, Glenn Hughes was either messed up on drugs, damaged his vocal chords by getting into a fight at the end of rehearsals, or just ate too many candy bars and was too overweight. Whatever the story, he was generally regarded as awful on the live dates and was fired after only five dates. A friend of mine actually saw them with Hughes in Detroit, and his rendition of War Pigs proved that he was having problems – he forgot the entire last verse of the song. There were other stories that he wasn't singing at all at points, and it was really Geoff Nicholls handling vocals (but I can't prove that). No matter how you look at it, the live dates on the Seventh Star tour with Glenn Hughes were not good. Enter Ray Gillen, who came from relative obscurity to be thrust into the limelight as Black Sabbath's singer. I personally saw Sabbath on this tour with Gillen on vocals, although at the time I thought I was seeing Glenn Hughes – I wasn't aware of the vocalist change at the time. What I was was fine – the tour ended without further personnel problems. The band went back into the studio to start work on what would eventually become The Eternal Idol in 1987, but that is an even more convoluted story, and one for another article.
Here's a few interesting bits about the Seventh Star album…
The music video for "No Stranger to Love" features Denise Crosby, granddaughter of music legend Bing Crosby. Denise was most notable for playing Tasha Yar on the TV series "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
This album has never formally been released on CD in the United States, it's only been available here as an import. There was a German print back in the mid 80's, as well as the 1996 Castle remaster, but never a US domestic release on CD.
The artwork for the cover has an interesting story. Thanks to Antony Aristovolou for sending this in.. You probably know this, but since you haven't mentioned this on your site, (maybe you don't see the info as being too important), I thought, just in case you don't, I'd let you know that the back cover artwork on 'Seventh Star' is a copper-plate engraving print by the German painter and engraver Lucas Cranach the Elder. It is the appropriately titled 'The Torment of Saint Antony', and was made in 1506. St. Antony the Great, (otherwise known as St. Antony of Egypt), was a 4th century Egyptian, who first developed Christian monasticism, leading the ascetic life of a hermit in the desert, in his endeavour to rid himself of the temptation to sin and attain spiritual peace and oneness with God. It seems that Mr. Iommi himself was going through much torment by record company execs to call his solo project a Sabbath album, and also, maybe, due to more personal reasons. Seeing Iommi looking quite distressed on the album cover, standing in the middle of a desert, one cannot help but see striking parallels with the mental torment faced by Iommi's holy namesake in the deserts of Egypt. 'Sphinx (The Guardian)', and 'Seventh Star' seem to be Iommi's tribute to St. Antony and Egypt, where both he and his namesake await the end of this world, ("…let my spirit go, lead my burning soul to rest…a thousand chanting souls, waiting judgment from God's hand…the pyramids will fall…), and the coming of the new, (…the star will rise again, until destiny is done). I hope I have demonstrated that the relationship between the front cover photo of Iommi, the Cranach engraving on the back, and the two feature tunes on the album, are more than just co-incidental.
Someone else's perspective
A long time contributor to my site and mailing list has also written a piece on Seventh Star. Check out this article from Mark Cloer about his feelings on Seventh Star.
It's hard to believe that this is the 20th anniversary of "Seventh Star", man time flies. I vividly remember rushing to my favorite record store on the day of its release and snagging a cassette. I had known for weeks that a new Sabbath album was coming because of a "Coming Soon" board in the store but had no idea who the singer was. I knew Gillan was gone but had no idea who had replaced him, no internet in those days! I remember a debate with a buddy of mine on that matter. He insisted Ozzy had rejoined because of the "Live Aid" gig but I didn't see that happening. The guy at the record store merely said "All I know is that it's not Ozzy, Dio or Ian Gillan. I hear it's a well know singer but don't know who it is." When I was handed the cassette I was a bit confused by the "Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi" moniker. "Huh? What the hell is that about? Is Tony doing the singing???" When I tore the wrapper off the tape and looked at the credits inside I was shocked to see that Tony and Geoff were the only ones left and that the new singer was Glenn Hughes. And who were these Spitz, Copely and Singer dudes? "Holy crap!" I thought. I ran out to the old Cutlass and threw the tape into the tape deck {remember those?}. I must admit, I wasn't too impressed with the opening track "In For The Kill". It just didn't do it for me and remains my least favorite track on the album although I don't hate it. Next up was "No Stranger To Love". Ok, that was not what I expected at all. Good ballad type song but after "Born Again" who expected to hear that? The rest of the songs were all smokin' and I was in awe of Glenn's vocal performance. I was liking most everything I heard but was absolutely blown away by "Angry Heart"/"In Memory". That was the most amazing song I had ever heard and to this day it remains my all time favorite song. It gives me chills today just like it did 20 years ago and I'm constantly amazed that that song is rarely mentioned. I never could understand why it wasn't released as a single, it could have put Sabbath back on the map. It has one of the most simple but infectious riffs and the way it drifts from the heaviness of "Angry Heart" to the sullen tranquilty of "In Memory" is sheer brilliance.
I consider "Seventh Star" to be the best work Glenn Hughes has ever done. He kept his "soul" in check and delivered a masterful performance. He might not have been able to cut it live, for whatever reason, but in the studio he was flawless, as was the rest of the "new" Sabbath. I'd have loved to have had a followup to "Seventh Star" but it all worked out because we soon got Tony Martin. I'd have liked to have seen Gillen stick around for awhile too because for whatever Glenn lacked live, Ray delivered it in spades. Anyway, I'm getting off track. I think "Seventh Star" holds up really well and doesn't sound at all dated. It sounds fresh after 2 decades and that is what makes an album great. I know some disregard this album and there remains a lot of debate over whether it's "Sabbath" or not. It's a shame that it's never gotten the respect due it because some people get too wrapped up in names and titles. Yes, it was different and not your typical Sabbath release but it smokes nonetheless. It's amazing how some of the most turmoil filled times in Sabbath's history produced some of the most stellar albums. Think of all the crap that was going on during the times of "Heaven & Hell", "Seventh Star" & "Eternal Idol" and think about how great the finished products turned out. Simply amazing and Iommi & Co. deserve some serious respect for that!
As you can guess from the discussion above, I like this album. I also like the Forbidden album, but that's another story. I tend to like albums that get overlooked in a band's history and catalogue. I think if you take the time to give it a shot, you'll find something good that you may have overlooked in the past. This was the first in a trilogy of albums that Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes made together. Fortunately, Glenn got over whatever problems he had live in 1986, and is now one of the best live vocalists around – he can still bring it live, which most guys of this era cannot. In addition to Seventh Star, make sure and check out "The 1996 Dep Sessions" (2004), and "Fused" (2005), both from Iommi/Hughes. There's also more to read about Seventh Star via the links below, so make sure and check it all out.
My Seventh Star Discography page
Scott Valenzano's fan page about Seventh Star
Wikipedia entry on Seventh Star
Buy Seventh Star from Amazon.com | Link 2
Buy Seventh Star from Amazon's UK Store
Buy 2010 Deluxe Edition from Amazon's UK Store
If you own Seventh Star already, break it out, and give it a listen now that it's turned 30 years old, and if you don't have a copy, buy one. Do you agree with me? Am I talking out my ass? Let me know in the comments.
30TH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE: This piece was originally written in 2006. In May 2012, the album was re-released in a 2CD deluxe edition. The second disc is a live recording with Ray Gillen, and includes a remix version of No Stranger to Love (basically the version that appears in the music video) More info on this can be found on the discography page for the album here.
Since the original release of Seventh Star, Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes have teamed up for a couple more albums. The first one was actually recorded in 1996, but wasn't released until 2004 under the name "The 1996 DEP Sessions". Then in 2005, a new album called "Fused" was released. They're both spectacular. Click the titles to check out the pages on my site about them. They're overdue for a fourth album.
One last thing. When they were producing the deluxe edition of this album, I was contacted by the guys at the label putting it together and they asked me some questions about behind the scenes stuff, and dates and whatnot. To that, I was given a credit in the thank yous. I don't normally ego trip on this site, but getting my name in a Sabbath album as a production credit is something I think is way cool. :)
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