text:
include Makefile.common

.PHONY: all clean test gotest server dev benchkv benchraw check checklist parser tidy ddltest build_br build_lightning build_lightning-ctl build_dumpling ut bazel_build bazel_prepare bazel_test

default: server buildsucc

server-admin-check: server_check buildsucc

buildsucc:
	@echo Build TiDB Server successfully!

all: dev server benchkv

dev: checklist check explaintest gogenerate br_unit_test test_part_parser_dev ut
	@>&2 echo "Great, all tests passed."

# Install the check tools.
check-setup:tools/bin/revive tools/bin/goword

check: fmt check-parallel unconvert lint tidy testSuite check-static vet errdoc

fmt:
	@echo "gofmt (simplify)"
	@gofmt -s -l -w $(FILES) 2>&1 | $(FAIL_ON_STDOUT)

goword:tools/bin/goword
	tools/bin/goword $(FILES) 2>&1 | $(FAIL_ON_STDOUT)

check-static: tools/bin/golangci-lint
	GO111MODULE=on CGO_ENABLED=0 tools/bin/golangci-lint run -v $$($(PACKAGE_DIRECTORIES)) --config .golangci.yml

unconvert:tools/bin/unconvert
	@echo "unconvert check(skip check the generated or copied code in lightning)"
	@GO111MODULE=on tools/bin/unconvert $(UNCONVERT_PACKAGES)

gogenerate:
	@echo "go generate ./..."
	./tools/check/check-gogenerate.sh

errdoc:tools/bin/errdoc-gen
	@echo "generator errors.toml"
	./tools/check/check-errdoc.sh

lint:tools/bin/revive
	@echo "linting"
	@tools/bin/revive -formatter friendly -config tools/check/revive.toml $(FILES_TIDB_TESTS)

vet:
	@echo "vet"
	$(GO) vet -all $(PACKAGES_TIDB_TESTS) 2>&1 | $(FAIL_ON_STDOUT)

tidy:
	@echo "go mod tidy"
	./tools/check/check-tidy.sh

testSuite:
	@echo "testSuite"
	./tools/check/check_testSuite.sh

check-parallel:
# Make sure no tests are run in parallel to prevent possible unstable tests.
# See https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/pull/30692.
	@! find . -name "*_test.go" -not -path "./vendor/*" -print0 | \
		xargs -0 grep -F -n "t.Parallel()" || \
		! echo "Error: all the go tests should be run in serial."

clean: failpoint-disable
	$(GO) clean -i ./...

# Split tests for CI to run `make test` in parallel.
test: test_part_1 test_part_2
	@>&2 echo "Great, all tests passed."

test_part_1: checklist explaintest

test_part_2: test_part_parser gotest gogenerate br_unit_test dumpling_unit_test

test_part_parser: parser_yacc test_part_parser_dev

test_part_parser_dev: parser_fmt parser_unit_test

parser:
	@cd parser && make parser

parser_yacc:
	@cd parser && mv parser.go parser.go.committed && make parser && diff -u parser.go.committed parser.go && rm parser.go.committed

parser_fmt:
	@cd parser && make fmt

parser_unit_test:
	@cd parser && make test

test_part_br: br_unit_test br_integration_test

test_part_dumpling: dumpling_unit_test dumpling_integration_test

explaintest: server_check
	@cd cmd/explaintest && ./run-tests.sh -s ../../bin/tidb-server

ddltest:
	@cd cmd/ddltest && $(GO) test -o ../../bin/ddltest -c

CLEAN_UT_BINARY := find . -name '*.test.bin'| xargs rm

ut: tools/bin/ut tools/bin/xprog failpoint-enable
	tools/bin/ut $(X) || { $(FAILPOINT_DISABLE); exit 1; }
	@$(FAILPOINT_DISABLE)
	@$(CLEAN_UT_BINARY)

gotest: failpoint-enable
	@echo "Running in native mode."
	@export log_level=info; export TZ='Asia/Shanghai'; \
	$(GOTEST) -ldflags '$(TEST_LDFLAGS)' $(EXTRA_TEST_ARGS) -timeout 20m -cover $(PACKAGES_TIDB_TESTS) -coverprofile=coverage.txt > gotest.log || { $(FAILPOINT_DISABLE); cat 'gotest.log'; exit 1; }
	@$(FAILPOINT_DISABLE)

gotest_in_verify_ci: tools/bin/xprog tools/bin/ut failpoint-enable
	@echo "Running gotest_in_verify_ci"
	@mkdir -p $(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)
	@export TZ='Asia/Shanghai'; \
	tools/bin/ut --junitfile "$(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)/tidb-junit-report.xml" --coverprofile "$(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)/tidb_cov.unit_test.out" --except unstable.txt || { $(FAILPOINT_DISABLE); exit 1; }
	@$(FAILPOINT_DISABLE)
	@$(CLEAN_UT_BINARY)

gotest_unstable_in_verify_ci: tools/bin/xprog tools/bin/ut failpoint-enable
	@echo "Running gotest_in_verify_ci"
	@mkdir -p $(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)
	@export TZ='Asia/Shanghai'; \
	tools/bin/ut --junitfile "$(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)/tidb-junit-report.xml" --coverprofile "$(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)/tidb_cov.unit_test.out" --only unstable.txt || { $(FAILPOINT_DISABLE); exit 1; }
	@$(FAILPOINT_DISABLE)
	@$(CLEAN_UT_BINARY)

race: failpoint-enable
	@mkdir -p $(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)
	@export TZ='Asia/Shanghai'; \
	tools/bin/ut --race --junitfile "$(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)/tidb-junit-report.xml" --coverprofile "$(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)/tidb_cov.unit_test" --except unstable.txt || { $(FAILPOINT_DISABLE); exit 1; }
	@$(FAILPOINT_DISABLE)
	@$(CLEAN_UT_BINARY)

server:
ifeq ($(TARGET), "")
	CGO_ENABLED=1 $(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o bin/tidb-server tidb-server/main.go
else
	CGO_ENABLED=1 $(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o '$(TARGET)' tidb-server/main.go
endif

server_debug:
ifeq ($(TARGET), "")
	CGO_ENABLED=1 $(GOBUILD) -gcflags="all=-N -l" $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o bin/tidb-server-debug tidb-server/main.go
else
	CGO_ENABLED=1 $(GOBUILD) -gcflags="all=-N -l" $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o '$(TARGET)' tidb-server/main.go
endif

server_check:
ifeq ($(TARGET), "")
	$(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(CHECK_LDFLAGS)' -o bin/tidb-server tidb-server/main.go
else
	$(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(CHECK_LDFLAGS)' -o '$(TARGET)' tidb-server/main.go
endif

linux:
ifeq ($(TARGET), "")
	GOOS=linux $(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o bin/tidb-server-linux tidb-server/main.go
else
	GOOS=linux $(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o '$(TARGET)' tidb-server/main.go
endif

server_coverage:
ifeq ($(TARGET), "")
	$(GOBUILDCOVERAGE) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_SERVER_LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o ../bin/tidb-server-coverage
else
	$(GOBUILDCOVERAGE) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_SERVER_LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o '$(TARGET)'
endif

benchkv:
	$(GOBUILD) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -o bin/benchkv cmd/benchkv/main.go

benchraw:
	$(GOBUILD) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -o bin/benchraw cmd/benchraw/main.go

benchdb:
	$(GOBUILD) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -o bin/benchdb cmd/benchdb/main.go

importer:
	$(GOBUILD) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -o bin/importer ./cmd/importer

checklist:
	cat checklist.md

failpoint-enable: tools/bin/failpoint-ctl
# Converting gofail failpoints...
	@$(FAILPOINT_ENABLE)

failpoint-disable: tools/bin/failpoint-ctl
# Restoring gofail failpoints...
	@$(FAILPOINT_DISABLE)

tools/bin/ut: tools/check/ut.go
	cd tools/check; \
	$(GO) build -o ../bin/ut ut.go

tools/bin/xprog: tools/check/xprog.go
	cd tools/check; \
	$(GO) build -o ../bin/xprog xprog.go

tools/bin/megacheck: tools/check/go.mod
	cd tools/check; \
	$(GO) build -o ../bin/megacheck honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/megacheck

tools/bin/revive: tools/check/go.mod
	cd tools/check; \
	$(GO) build -o ../bin/revive github.com/mgechev/revive

tools/bin/goword: tools/check/go.mod
	cd tools/check; \
	$(GO) build -o ../bin/goword github.com/chzchzchz/goword

tools/bin/unconvert: tools/check/go.mod
	cd tools/check; \
	$(GO) build -o ../bin/unconvert github.com/mdempsky/unconvert

tools/bin/failpoint-ctl: tools/check/go.mod
	cd tools/check; \
	$(GO) build -o ../bin/failpoint-ctl github.com/pingcap/failpoint/failpoint-ctl

tools/bin/errdoc-gen: tools/check/go.mod
	cd tools/check; \
	$(GO) build -o ../bin/errdoc-gen github.com/pingcap/errors/errdoc-gen

tools/bin/golangci-lint:
	cd tools/check; \
	$(GO) build -o ../bin/golangci-lint github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint
	# Build from source is not recommand. See https://golangci-lint.run/usage/install/
	# But the following script from their website doesn't work with Go1.18:
	# curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh| sh -s -- -b ./tools/bin v1.44.2

tools/bin/vfsgendev: tools/check/go.mod
	cd tools/check; \
	$(GO) build -o ../bin/vfsgendev github.com/shurcooL/vfsgen/cmd/vfsgendev

# Usage:
#
# 	$ make vectorized-bench VB_FILE=Time VB_FUNC=builtinCurrentDateSig
vectorized-bench:
	cd ./expression && \
		go test -v -timeout=0 -benchmem \
			-bench=BenchmarkVectorizedBuiltin$(VB_FILE)Func \
			-run=BenchmarkVectorizedBuiltin$(VB_FILE)Func \
			-args "$(VB_FUNC)"

testpkg: failpoint-enable
ifeq ("$(pkg)", "")
	@echo "Require pkg parameter"
else
	@echo "Running unit test for github.com/pingcap/tidb/$(pkg)"
	@export log_level=fatal; export TZ='Asia/Shanghai'; \
	$(GOTEST) -ldflags '$(TEST_LDFLAGS)' -cover github.com/pingcap/tidb/$(pkg) || { $(FAILPOINT_DISABLE); exit 1; }
endif
	@$(FAILPOINT_DISABLE)

# Collect the daily benchmark data.
# Usage:
#	make bench-daily TO=/path/to/file.json
bench-daily:
	go test github.com/pingcap/tidb/session -run TestBenchDaily -bench Ignore --outfile bench_daily.json
	go test github.com/pingcap/tidb/executor -run TestBenchDaily -bench Ignore --outfile bench_daily.json
	go test github.com/pingcap/tidb/tablecodec -run TestBenchDaily -bench Ignore --outfile bench_daily.json
	go test github.com/pingcap/tidb/expression -run TestBenchDaily -bench Ignore --outfile bench_daily.json
	go test github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/rowcodec -run TestBenchDaily -bench Ignore --outfile bench_daily.json
	go test github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/codec -run TestBenchDaily -bench Ignore --outfile bench_daily.json
	go test github.com/pingcap/tidb/distsql -run TestBenchDaily -bench Ignore --outfile bench_daily.json
	go test github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/benchdaily -run TestBenchDaily -bench Ignore \
		-date `git log -n1 --date=unix --pretty=format:%cd` \
		-commit `git log -n1 --pretty=format:%h` \
		-outfile $(TO)

build_tools: build_br build_lightning build_lightning-ctl

br_web:
	@cd br/web && npm install && npm run build

build_br:
	CGO_ENABLED=1 $(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o $(BR_BIN) br/cmd/br/*.go

build_lightning_for_web:
	CGO_ENABLED=1 $(GOBUILD) -tags dev $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o $(LIGHTNING_BIN) br/cmd/tidb-lightning/main.go

build_lightning:
	CGO_ENABLED=1 $(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o $(LIGHTNING_BIN) br/cmd/tidb-lightning/main.go

build_lightning-ctl:
	CGO_ENABLED=1 $(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS) $(CHECK_FLAG)' -o $(LIGHTNING_CTL_BIN) br/cmd/tidb-lightning-ctl/main.go

build_for_br_integration_test:
	@make failpoint-enable
	($(GOTEST) -c -cover -covermode=count \
		-coverpkg=github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/... \
		-o $(BR_BIN).test \
		github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/cmd/br && \
	$(GOTEST) -c -cover -covermode=count \
		-coverpkg=github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/... \
		-o $(LIGHTNING_BIN).test \
		github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/cmd/tidb-lightning && \
	$(GOTEST) -c -cover -covermode=count \
		-coverpkg=github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/... \
		-o $(LIGHTNING_CTL_BIN).test \
		github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/cmd/tidb-lightning-ctl && \
	$(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -o bin/locker br/tests/br_key_locked/*.go && \
	$(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -o bin/gc br/tests/br_z_gc_safepoint/*.go && \
	$(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -o bin/oauth br/tests/br_gcs/*.go && \
	$(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -o bin/rawkv br/tests/br_rawkv/*.go && \
	$(GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -o bin/parquet_gen br/tests/lightning_checkpoint_parquet/*.go \
	) || (make failpoint-disable && exit 1)
	@make failpoint-disable

br_unit_test: export ARGS=$$($(BR_PACKAGES))
br_unit_test:
	@make failpoint-enable
	@export TZ='Asia/Shanghai';
	$(GOTEST) $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' $(ARGS) -coverprofile=coverage.txt || ( make failpoint-disable && exit 1 )
	@make failpoint-disable
br_unit_test_in_verify_ci: export ARGS=$$($(BR_PACKAGES))
br_unit_test_in_verify_ci: tools/bin/gotestsum
	@make failpoint-enable
	@export TZ='Asia/Shanghai';
	@mkdir -p $(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)
	CGO_ENABLED=1 tools/bin/gotestsum --junitfile "$(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)/br-junit-report.xml" -- $(RACE_FLAG) -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' \
	$(ARGS) -coverprofile="$(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)/br_cov.unit_test.out" || ( make failpoint-disable && exit 1 )
	@make failpoint-disable

br_integration_test: br_bins build_br build_for_br_integration_test
	@cd br && tests/run.sh

br_compatibility_test_prepare:
	@cd br && tests/run_compatible.sh prepare

br_compatibility_test:
	@cd br && tests/run_compatible.sh run

# There is no FreeBSD environment for GitHub actions. So cross-compile on Linux
# but that doesn't work with CGO_ENABLED=1, so disable cgo. The reason to have
# cgo enabled on regular builds is performance.
ifeq ("$(GOOS)", "freebsd")
        GOBUILD  = CGO_ENABLED=0 GO111MODULE=on go build -trimpath -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)'
endif

br_coverage:
	tools/bin/gocovmerge "$(TEST_DIR)"/cov.* | grep -vE ".*.pb.go|.*__failpoint_binding__.go" > "$(TEST_DIR)/all_cov.out"
ifeq ("$(JenkinsCI)", "1")
	tools/bin/goveralls -coverprofile=$(TEST_DIR)/all_cov.out -service=jenkins-ci -repotoken $(COVERALLS_TOKEN)
else
	go tool cover -html "$(TEST_DIR)/all_cov.out" -o "$(TEST_DIR)/all_cov.html"
	grep -F '<option' "$(TEST_DIR)/all_cov.html"
endif

# TODO: adjust bins when br integraion tests reformat.
br_bins:
	@which bin/tidb-server
	@which bin/tikv-server
	@which bin/pd-server
	@which bin/pd-ctl
	@which bin/go-ycsb
	@which bin/minio
	@which bin/tiflash
	@which bin/libtiflash_proxy.so
	@which bin/cdc
	@which bin/fake-gcs-server
	@which bin/tikv-importer
	if [ ! -d bin/flash_cluster_manager ]; then echo "flash_cluster_manager not exist"; exit 1; fi

%_generated.go: %.rl
	ragel -Z -G2 -o tmp_parser.go $<
	@echo '// Code generated by ragel DO NOT EDIT.' | cat - tmp_parser.go | sed 's|//line |//.... |g' > $@
	@rm tmp_parser.go

data_parsers: tools/bin/vfsgendev br/pkg/lightning/mydump/parser_generated.go br_web
	PATH="$(GOPATH)/bin":"$(PATH)":"$(TOOLS)" protoc -I. -I"$(GOPATH)/src" br/pkg/lightning/checkpoints/checkpointspb/file_checkpoints.proto --gogofaster_out=.
	tools/bin/vfsgendev -source='"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/lightning/web".Res' && mv res_vfsdata.go br/pkg/lightning/web/

build_dumpling:
	$(DUMPLING_GOBUILD) $(RACE_FLAG) -tags codes -o $(DUMPLING_BIN) dumpling/cmd/dumpling/main.go

dumpling_unit_test: export DUMPLING_ARGS=$$($(DUMPLING_PACKAGES))
dumpling_unit_test: failpoint-enable
	$(DUMPLING_GOTEST) $(RACE_FLAG) -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic $(DUMPLING_ARGS) || ( make failpoint-disable && exit 1 )
	@make failpoint-disable
dumpling_unit_test_in_verify_ci: export DUMPLING_ARGS=$$($(DUMPLING_PACKAGES))
dumpling_unit_test_in_verify_ci: failpoint-enable tools/bin/gotestsum
	@mkdir -p $(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)
	CGO_ENABLED=1 tools/bin/gotestsum --junitfile "$(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)/dumpling-junit-report.xml" -- $(DUMPLING_ARGS) \
	$(RACE_FLAG) -coverprofile="$(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)/dumpling_cov.unit_test.out" || ( make failpoint-disable && exit 1 )
	@make failpoint-disable

dumpling_integration_test: dumpling_bins failpoint-enable build_dumpling
	@make failpoint-disable
	./dumpling/tests/run.sh $(CASE)

dumpling_bins:
	@which bin/tidb-server
	@which bin/minio
	@which bin/tidb-lightning
	@which bin/sync_diff_inspector

tools/bin/gotestsum: tools/check/go.mod
	cd tools/check && $(GO) build -o ../bin/gotestsum gotest.tools/gotestsum

generate_grafana_scripts:
	@cd metrics/grafana && mv tidb_summary.json tidb_summary.json.committed && ./generate_json.sh && diff -u tidb_summary.json.committed tidb_summary.json && rm tidb_summary.json.committed

bazel_ci_prepare:
	bazel --output_user_root=/home/jenkins/.tidb/tmp run --config=ci  //:gazelle

bazel_prepare:
	bazel run  //:gazelle

bazel_test: failpoint-enable bazel_ci_prepare
	bazel --output_user_root=/home/jenkins/.tidb/tmp test --config=ci  \
		-- //... -//cmd/... -//tests/graceshutdown/... \
		-//tests/globalkilltest/... -//tests/readonlytest/... -//br/pkg/task:task_test

bazel_coverage_test: failpoint-enable bazel_ci_prepare
	bazel --output_user_root=/home/jenkins/.tidb/tmp coverage --config=ci --@io_bazel_rules_go//go/config:cover_format=go_cover \
		-- //... -//cmd/... -//tests/graceshutdown/... \
		-//tests/globalkilltest/... -//tests/readonlytest/... -//br/pkg/task:task_test

bazel_build: bazel_ci_prepare
	mkdir -p bin
	bazel --output_user_root=/home/jenkins/.tidb/tmp build -k --config=ci //tidb-server/... //br/cmd/... //cmd/...  --//build:with_nogo_flag=true
	cp bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/tidb-server/tidb-server_/tidb-server ./bin
	cp bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/cmd/importer/importer_/importer      ./bin
	cp bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/tidb-server/tidb-server-check_/tidb-server-check ./bin

bazel_fail_build:  failpoint-enable bazel_ci_prepare
	bazel --output_user_root=/home/jenkins/.tidb/tmp build --config=ci  //...

bazel_clean:
	bazel --output_user_root=/home/jenkins/.tidb/tmp clean

bazel_junit:
	bazel_collect
	@mkdir -p $(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)
	mv ./junit.xml `$(TEST_COVERAGE_DIR)/junit.xml`

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Some of my favorite SNES games in honor of the system's 25th anniversary
If you asked me earlier in the week what I did back on Aug. 23, 1991, I would've answered, "I have absolutely no idea."
Today, though, I know exactly what I did on that date: I, along with my older brother and our parents, waltzed into the local Toys R Us (or Shopko, or Kohl's--I can't remember this particular detail) and bought a Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
It was the first game system I ever got the day it came out, by the way. Previously--with the NES, TurboGrafx-16 and GameBoy--I waited months or even years before jumping on board.
There was no way my brother and I were going to wait for the SNES, though. Both of us had followed the console's development and Japanese release like our lives depended on it, so we did whatever we had to do to ensure we'd be able to nab Nintendo's second system the minute it was available.
Sadly, that meant selling our precious NES and our enviable catalog of games. (The latter included such treasures as Bionic Commando, Duck Tales, R.C. Pro-Am and pretty much every other Nintendo-published title worth owning.)
On the flip side, it allowed us to get our hands on a SNES and a copy of Super Mario World pronto, so at the time the sacrifice seemed acceptable.
I still have that SNES, by the way. I also still have a handful of the carts my brother and I accumulated in the years that followed the console's debut--Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III and Yoshi's Island among them.
Speaking of which, none of those games are discussed in this nostalgia-filled post that's supposed to celebrate the SNES' 25th anniversary. Also ignored here: A Link to the Past, EarthBound, Super Mario Kart and Super Metroid.
That's not because I dislike any of those classic games, mind you. On the contrary, I dearly love each and every one of them. No, the reason I'm not devoting any space to them is they're honored all the time (and rightfully so) for their greatness.
You'll also notice no Japan-only SNES--or Super Famicom, if you want to be technical--games are named here. That's because Aug. 23 was the 25th anniversary of the console's North American launch. So, I'll only ruminate about that region's releases. (Believe me, if I expanded this write-up's reach in that way, it'd feature blurbs about Ace wo Nerae, Pop'n TwinBee, Tetris Battle Gaiden, Torneko no Daibouken, Umihara Kawase and more.)
What does that leave? It leaves the following nine SNES titles, all of which are near and dear to my heart, and all of which did a stupendous job of showing what Nintendo's entry in the 16-bit game-system wars was capable of when the right people were involved.
ActRaiser--I still remember my initial reaction to this early SNES game. Teenage me thought it was so beautiful that someone at developer Quintet must have sold his or her soul to create such brilliance. Do I feel that way today about this ambitious title, which dares to combine the action-platformer and city-building genres? Yes and no. On the positive side, ActRaiser's looks still bring tears to my eyes. I also continue to appreciate some of its bold gameplay choices. On the negative side, though, I find the side-scrolling sections to be a bit stiff and unforgiving these days. Oh, well, as they say: two out of three ain't bad.
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest--Unlike ActRaiser, this Final Fantasy spin-off (in Japan it was called Final Fantasy USA) didn't immediately trip my trigger. In fact, I turned my nose up at it for a good long while. What changed? I rented it one weekend when no other game appealed to me. What I discovered during the ensuing two days was that, while the game strays far from the traditional Final Fantasy fold, it does so in some really interesting ways. (Much like Square's Mana and SaGa series.) I especially like the rock-leaning soundtrack conjured up by Ryuji Sasai and Yasuhiro Kawakami.
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja--It's kind of hard to believe this game, part of Konami's long-running Goemon series, made the trip across the pond when it did. At the time, most "wacky Japanese" titles stayed put in their countries of origin. Thankfully, the higher-ups at the company that Castlevania built took a chance on this one. It's still one of the system's best looking and sounding games, in my opinion--despite the fact that it's one of its earlier offerings.
Pocky & Rocky--Here's another unconventional game (according to Western tastes, at least) that a company had to take a chance on and that immediately appealed to me. I've got to say that I like this scrolling shooter, which actually is a sequel to Taito's KiKi KaiKai, a bit more than the action-adventure title mentioned above. Every single aspect of it is spot-on--a fact that explains why even loose copies of it tend to go for shy-high prices on both sides of the globe.
Secret of Mana--I know it's now popular to poo-poo this action RPG, but I love it. Always have, always will. Granted, you're talking to someone who gleefully ogled early screenshots of this "real-time Final Fantasy" for what seemed like ages before it finally saw the light of day. Plus, for me, its still-stunning aesthetics and wide variety of weaponry trump any of its gameplay or performance niggles.
Stunt Race FX--Did Nintendo's first Super FX title, Star Fox, blow me away upon it release in early 1993? You bet it did. To be honest, though, this second such game blew me away even more. That's likely because Stunt Race FX's genre and graphical stylings are more my cup of tea than those of its rail-shooter counterpart. Sadly, it's harder to ignore this game's big flaws--a pitifully low frame rate and a slow overall speed--these days than when it first hit store shelves. Even so, I continue to take it for a spin now and then just to bask in its goofy, googly-eyed glow.
Super Bowling--Although no one's likely to call this KID-made sports cart one of the SNES' best offerings, that doesn't mean it's not one of its most enjoyable--especially if you're in the mood for a multi-player romp. There's not a ton of depth here, admittedly, but the various characters, as well as ball, lane and gameplay options, provide more than enough content--not to mention fun--to make the price of admission worthwhile if the idea of a digital bowling title sounds interesting to you.
Super Tennis--This is one of a handful of video games produced by Japanese textbook publisher Tokyo Shoseki, so you might assume it's a bit of a turd. In reality, it's one of the best tennis titles ever created. It's not the most realistic, mind you, but it controls so well and feels so smooth that only the biggest tennis snobs will care. My only complaint: after you've spent a good amount of time with it, you'll be able to pick off most of the computer-controlled opponents with ease.
Zombies Ate My Neighbors--My brother, friends and I put an ungodly amount of time into this cartoonish run-and-gunner back in the day. That's the only way to play Zombie Ate My Neighbors, by the way--with another person sitting by your side. Which is too bad, in a way, as the designers and developers at LucasArts did a bang-up job on the game's controls, music, looks and even humor. The fact is, though, it's just not much fun if you go it alone. So, be sure to grab a pal or lover--or both--before you boot it up to get the best experience.
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Attention, Attention! Lend your ears to one of the most enduring hard rock bands of all time — Shinedown! Indeed, their current tour is in full-swing covering 18 headlining shows across cities and states nationwide. Their tour caravan is now headed in this direction and set to mount an explosive stage at the BB&T Pavilion on Saturday 18th May 2019. Since their meteoric rise to fame in the early 2000s, Shinedown has managed to amass legions of fans who are fiercely loyal to this day. With this exciting news, the mad scramble for tickets is bound to happen. Beat the rush by booking your ticket early. Make sure you have a spot right in the thick of the music and the mayhem Don't you dare miss it!
"Attention, Attention" is Shinedown's 2018 album release that chronicles their struggles with during their mental health battles. Hence, the road to recovery comes full circle with an extensive tour in support of the album, to celebrate victory and gratitude to their fans who've supported them all the way.
The sais album charted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and seized the top spot on Alternative, Top Hard Rock and Rock Albums charts. The band ranks third for the most Number One singles on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart trailing strong behind Van Halen and Three Days Grace.
The resurgence of gritty rock yet melodic sound prevalent in the early 2000s was the hotbed for the emergence of bands like Shinedown. The release of their debut album spawned the hits "Fly from the Inside", "Burning Bright", and "45", propelling album sales to reach the platinum mark. This smashing debut immediately prompted a national tour. After the tour, they resumed studio work in 2005 and released their sophomore album "Us and Them" which ushered in the No. 1 Active Rock Chart single "Save Me". Subsequent singles included "Heroes" and "I Dare You", which was used in "Wrestlemania 22".
Success may have taken a toll on the band but the enduring power of their music and the devotion of their fans sustained their presence and relevance to this day. Shinedown is burning bright and yes, they still got everyone's 'attention, attention'! Don't miss this exciting tour. It'll surely one helluva ride!


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Walther Victor Spring, född 1848 i Liège, död där 1911, var en belgisk kemist. Han var son till Anton Friedrich Spring.

Spring blev 1876 professor i kemi vid universitetet i Liège. Han är mest känd för sina lyckade försök att genom stark pressning av metallpulver förvandla dem till kompakt metall. Han framställde också på detta sätt legeringar (första avhandlingen 1878). På samma sätt pressade han ihop arsenik eller svavel med metaller till föreningar (1883) och fuktade mineralpulver till sten (1888).

Spring utförde också försök om kalkspats och zinks lösningshastighet i syror (1887), om kolloidala lösningar (av kopparsulfid 1887) och dennas fällning (1900), om andra fysikalisk-kemiska frågor samt om himlens blåa färg (1902). Hans avhandlingar är till största delen tryckta i Brysselakademiens bulletin, i "Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie" och "Zeitschrift für anorganische Chemie" samt i Société chimiques i Paris bulletin.

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A prediabetes diagnosis may rattle your nerves, but it's actually something to be grateful for: It's an opportunity to take action and improve your health before you have full-blown diabetes.
The goal is to reverse the development of insulin resistance, which is when the body stops responding to insulin and therefore does not absorb enough glucose from the bloodstream. (Here's more information on how insulin resistance affects the body.) While lifestyle changes for prediabetes can help many patients, these changes alone sometimes won't cut it.
Medication for prediabetes may supplement exercise and diet tweaks to keep diabetes from progressing. Doctors may prescribe medication for prediabetes patients with the following criteria, according to Dr. Chaudhry.
A common medication for managing prediabetes is metformin, which makes the body more sensitive to insulin, according to Minisha Sood, MD, an endocrinologist in New York City. This medication acts on the liver and muscles to decrease the amount of glucose taken in from food and made by the liver. By reducing glucose, says Dr. Sood, the body can use insulin more effectively, thus preventing type 2 diabetes.
The takeaway? If you've been diagnosed with prediabetes, you have options. You are not "doomed" to develop diabetes. While medication for prediabetes can help, your best tools are diet, exercise, and weight loss, according to the American Heart Association.
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On the collision course with Cricket Australia over his fitness, injured skipper Michael Clarke has been reportedly ruled out of the first Test against India starting December 4th, following his failure to recover in time to play in the two-day tour game in Adelaide starting on 29th November.
Cricket Australia had earlier made it crisp and clear that if Clarke fails to get fit in time for this tour game, he will not participate in the first Test.
"Should Michael play the tour match and recover well, the selectors have said he will take his place in the Test side.
However, Clarke had ruled himself out for the Adelaide game but said he was looking forward to play in a Sydney grade match on Saturday to prove his fitness. This created a lot of confusion and CA chief executive James Sutherland has sought a 'please explain' from Clarke on why he contradicted the selectors.
"I will speak to Michael and others who have been involved in the process to make sure I understand where these things have gone awry," Sutherland said.


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Fury over new 999 ambush
Firefighters were attacked twice in less than 24 hours
Charles Graham
Fire chiefs have blasted yobs who pelted crews with stones in two ambushes within hours of each other.
In both instances the firefighters escaped unscathed while their vehicles sustained minor damage.
But they are the latest in a growing list of incidents where a 999 call is made and then, when a team turns up to deal with a blaze - if there is one - they come under attack from gangs of youths.
Leigh has proved particularly problematic in recent weeks and youths have also thrown lit fireworks.
The new attacks were branded "totally unacceptable" by brigade bosses and come just days after it was announced that crews are from now on going to go out in two engines if attending particular areas or where anti-social behaviour may be involved.
The first ambush occurred when firefighters were called to reports of a fire on Holly Grove, Leigh, at 8.14pm on Monday.
They arrived to find a mattress ablaze in the alleyway behind the houses which they were able to quickly extinguish.
But as they were leaving, the engine came under attack, with youths throwing small pieces of stone and cement at them. Some of these pieces struck the fire engine, causing minor damage to the bodywork.
Less than 24 hours later, at 5.49pm on Tuesday, another 999 call was made to report a fire in woodland area near Cedar Road, Leigh.
On arrival firefighters found five wheelie bins alight and proceeded to attempt to put the fire out.
Their efforts were soon hindered when they came under attack from a group of youths throwing rocks at them.
Luckily no one was hit, as the firefighters were able to dodge all incoming missiles whilst extinguishing the fire with a hose reel.
However once back in the fire engine, another volley of missiles was launched, striking the vehicle, again causing minor damage to the body.
Group manager for Bolton and Wigan Lee Coleman said: "This is completely unacceptable behaviour when our firefighters are working hard to protect our community.
"These attacks not only put our firefighters at risk, but also prevents them from attending other incidents, where potentially people's lives could be at risk. Over the coming weeks, we will be working with our partners to stress the impact of this behaviour on our service."
Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Beverley Hughes said: "This is the sixth time firefighters have been attacked in the space of two weeks, with two of those attacks occurring in a 24-hour window just this week. These attacks take up the extremely valuable time and resources of our emergency services and will not be tolerated.
"There will be serious consequences for anybody that is found to be involved in this sort of behaviour and we will work closely with Greater Manchester Police to investigate any attacks on our emergency services."


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Palin calls New York Times the 'Goliath' in libel dispute
February 10, 2022 12:26PM AKST
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a jury Thursday she felt like she was at the mercy of a "Goliath" when she first learned a 2017 New York Times editorial suggested her campaign rhetoric helped incite a mass shooting.
Palin used her second day on witness stand to accuse the Times of deliberately fabricating lies that hurt her reputation — the basis of a lawsuit accusing the newspaper of libel that has resulted in a trial in federal court in Manhattan.
"It was devastating to read a false accusation that I had anything to do with murder," Palin said. "I felt powerless – that I was up against Goliath. The people were David. I was David."
She added: "When you know lies are told about you … that causes some stress. Hard to get a good night's sleep."
Palin sued the Times for unspecified damages in 2017, about a decade after she burst onto the national stage as the Republican vice-presidential nominee. She alleged the newspaper had damaged her career as a political commentator and consultant with the editorial about gun control published after U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, was wounded when a man with a history of anti-GOP activity opened fire on a Congressional baseball team practice in Washington.
In the editorial, the Times wrote that before the 2011 mass shooting in Arizona that severely wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and killed six others, Palin's political action committee had contributed to an atmosphere of violence by circulating a map of electoral districts that put Giffords and 19 other Democrats under stylized crosshairs.
On Thursday, Palin said her view was, "The New York Times, the be all and end all, the loud voice in the media, had … taken a knee-jerk reaction and tried to score political points, trying to politicize horrific violence."
In a correction two days after the editorial was published, The Times said the editorial had "incorrectly stated that a link existed between political rhetoric and the 2011 shooting" and that it had "incorrectly described" the map.
The jury will have to decide whether former editorial page editor James Bennet acted with "actual malice," meaning he knew what he wrote was false, or with "reckless disregard" for the truth when he inserted the disputed wording into the piece.
A contrite Bennet testified Wednesday that he botched the edit – "I've regretted it pretty much every day since" – but meant no harm.
The Times lawyers have argued Palin's brand has not suffered from the episode, pointing out that she still appears on Fox News, gets hired for speaking engagements and has occasional paid gigs on TV shows like "The Masked Singer."
When asked about the show on cross-examination Thursday, she said, "It was the most fun 90 seconds of my life."
Palin, 57, conceded she never asked the Times for a correction, retraction or apology before she filed the suit. She said she did not bother because, "It was common sense. They knew they printed an untruth."
Shortly after Palin's testimony concluded, both sides rested. Closing arguments were set for Friday.


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Australian Audit Thresholds Raised
By Lauren Phillips - 25 October 2021
An industry veteran shares insights on its effects on transparency.
A change in audit requirements that reduced the number of companies that are required to be audited from fiscal year 2020 is now having a greater impact on transactions in Australia. Companies that are now classified as being "large" and requiring an audit as opposed to "small", increased to companies generating more than AUD 50 million.
To learn more about what this means for companies toeing the "large" and "small" line, I spoke with Brent Goldman, a corporate advisory partner at Nexia Australia, who specializes in small- to mid-market company transactions and valuations.
Brent has vast experience in delivering a myriad of accounting solutions for firms across the country. During his career, he's worked as a corporate finance partner in one of the world's largest accounting firms where he spent 10 years in the London office before returning to their Sydney office. Brent has also worked on the client side, working in the corporate development and strategy team in an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) 20 company.
SS&C Intralinks: Why has Australia raised its audit thresholds?
Brent Goldman: This decision was undertaken by the Australian government primarily to reduce the reporting burden on companies to lower compliance and accounting costs. The argument was that smaller companies were being bogged down and that being relieved of this meant a greater good for business in the long-term where companies could have a greater focus on growth. However, there are certain implications that this brings along, especially in the areas of transparency and a divergence in due diligence for buy-side and sell-side firms.
What are the concerns around transparency with this newly revised accounting regulation?
Companies under AUD 50 million — and that's a large group of companies — aren't having their financial information audited and published, which means that internal due diligence is reduced. This, in turn, can create issues around transactions where accounting is done for tax reasons rather than for accounting reasons. Generally, this only becomes an issue when the company seeks a liquidity event; it impacts the decisions that can be made by other transacting parties.
From the perspective of governance, there is a lessened emphasis on rigorous financial reporting across companies under the audit threshold: Companies that have good habits generally stick to them, but companies that have poor accounting practices tend to get worse. There have been glaring cases of unrecognized liabilities and prospective buyers unable to run effective due diligence.
Is there an example you can share with us?
A recent company that ran into trouble around transparency was one in the Retail sector, with a top 20 ASX firm seeking to make a direct acquisition. The retailer didn't apply accounting standards, affecting its valuation — given the buying party's need to undertake more work and ultimately assume more risk as the financial results weren't what they originally had thought. This was notably for a "smaller" (under AUD 50 million) firm, and we are likely to see more of these issues where buyers take on more work to reconcile due diligence.
What is your advice for companies in the market under the audit threshold who are considering selling?
The lack of due diligence is not so much about putting off potential buyers. Conversely, it makes it more difficult to be discovered unless you are well known in your industry. Here is my advice:
You have to be ready for opportunistic buys. Your strategic-level information always has to be ready. If you're considering a sale in the next couple of years, that information has to be available today.
Make sure you have a checklist that is strictly adhered to by your staff. Better yet, continue to be audited.
Vendor due diligence may become more beneficial for the larger companies that fall under the threshold to ensure that any issues are dealt with before approaching potential buyers.
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Demand to respect rights of working women
Karachi: There was a pressing need for greater awareness of working women's rights, ensuring equal pay for equal work irrespective of gender and recognition of women's contribution to society and the national economy, a consultation organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in Karachi on Monday concluded.
Participants of the consultation on 'women's wages and employment' called upon the government to recognise home-based workers (HBW) and domestic workers as labour so that the cover of social security could be extended to them. The participants in the deliberations said that the informal sector contributed 35 percent to the national economy and employed millions of workers, especially women. It was thus a matter of grave concern that these workers could neither unionize nor demand minimum wage or claim any of the other entitlements available to workers under Pakistan's law and the country's international human rights commitments.
Khalida Ghous, a rights activist, presented a paper on employment trends, gender-based discrimination and exploitation and the wage gap between men and women engaged in identical or substantially similar work.
Zehra Ali, secretary general of Home-based Women Workers Federation, focused on HBWs and domestic workers, stating that in arriving at a coherent policy for these workers a particular difficulty had been agreeing on a uniform minimum wage because of the diverse nature of their work, particularly since HBWs were skilled workers.
Social worker Dr Sajjad Ahmed made a presentation about occupational hazards and other health concerns for working women and the various issues regarding maternity leave.
An presentation on labour laws by Farhat Parween, civil society activist, highlighted the importance of collective bargaining for women workers.
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the KB24 NFT COLLECTION
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ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE
COLLECTION WILL BE DONATED TO
Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation —the nonprofit founded in memory of Kobe and Gianna Bryant.
A select amount of KB24 NFTs will be airdropped to our supporters, early adopters, community partners, & social media giveaways.
Following our art reveal, we will launch on Rarity Tools & get verified on OpenSea.
8 special KB24 NFTs will be airdropped to KB24 holders wallets.
Proceeds from the initial mint will be publicly donated to the Mamba & Mambacita Foundation.
A random KB24 holder will be selected to win courtside tickets to a Lakers game of their choice in any city.
Mamba NFTs will be airdropped to all KB24 NFT holders.
Exclusive merch collaborations will be made available only to KB24 NFT holders.
Announcement of IRL & online community events - Lakers game suite giveaways, digital & in person NBA viewing parties, 2K & fantasy gaming nights, & more.
A rare, earnable NFT will be made available to KB24 NFT & Mamba NFT holders.
A select amount of KB24 NFTs will be airdropped to our supporters, early adopters, community partners, & social media giveaways
Following our art reveal, we will launch on Rarity tools & get verified on OpenSea
8 special KB24 NFTs will be airdropped to KB24 holders wallets
Proceeds from the initial mint will be publicly donated to the Mamba & Mambacita Foundation
A random KB24 holder will be selected to win courtside tickets to a Lakers game of their choice in any city
Mamba NFTs will be airdropped to all KB24 NFT holders
Exclusive merch collaborations will be made available only to KB24 NFT holders
Announcement of IRL & online community events - Lakers game suite giveaways, digital & in person NBA viewing parties, 2K & fantasy gaming nights, & more
A rare, earnable NFT will be made available to KB24 NFT & Mamba NFT holders
AN OPEN LETTER ⬇
Growing up in Los Angeles and watching Kobe Bryant play was what we looked forward to most. His character, his love for the game, and his commitment to the craft has inspired not only us but millions and millions of fans.
Since we were kids, we would visit Kobe Bryant's official website KB24.com, which he used to communicate directly with fans, to share news and his thoughts on the game, to drop exclusive merchandise, and even to hold a forum that brought his fans together. KB24.com also allowed fans to sign up for Kobe Basketball Academy, his official camp.
In 2009, we were lucky enough to attend and meet Kobe in person at that very camp. He went above and beyond for us, just to make some young basketball players happy. To this day, we could never forget what Kobe did for us at that camp, and it was the best day of our childhoods.
Kobe Bryant was our idol, we mimicked his work ethic, and even attempted to follow his biphasic sleep cycle. He inspired us to achieve our goals and aspirations, and to have the same resilience he did throughout his own career.
For the last 4 years, the site had been taken and redirected to a malicious website. But to our surprise, it became available to purchase a few months ago in the aftermarket for a very hefty price. Without hesitation, we knew we had to take over the website and make something great out of it. We saw the opportunity to restore the integrity of Kobe's official website and benefit his foundation forever.
Our goal for this project is solely for charitable purposes, as 100% of all proceeds and revenue from the sale of The KB24 NFT will be donated to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation. In addition, all residual fees on The KB24 NFT will be donated, such that if a fan ever sells their art, all of the residual fees of the sale price will automatically be donated to the foundation as well — something not possible with traditional charitable sales.
The NFT space is one of the most interesting spaces in the world right now as we enter the metaverse. Blockchain will be opening up the door for many interesting projects to emerge and communities to grow in ways not possible before. Being at the forefront of this allows us to experiment and create a project that will live on forever, and positively impact kids and families through the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation.
Through successful projects, such as the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Pudgy Penguins, and Crypto Kitties, we are seeing one-of-a-kind communities emerge through unique NFTs. These projects sparked a vision for us to take the concept and apply it on a larger scale. Looking at The KB24 NFT from a bird's-eye view, we hope this project can serve as an example for what's possible when traditional non-profit and charitable organization spaces are disrupted, and instead one-time events make a perpetual impact.
Every aspect of this project serves to highlight Kobe's great achievements and have fans be a part of it. Each NFT will be 100% unique by combining different attributes that represent Kobe's achievements, moments in his career, or personality.
We see The KB24 NFT living forever and being interchanged between Kobe fans finding their favorite moment with the Lakes legend, and with being able to access the Kobe wall that will be hosted publicly, allowing NFT holders to upload their favorite photo or tribute to Kobe and have it be viewed forever by fans visiting his website.
To Vanessa, we stand by the mission of the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, and we thank you for creating the opportunity for the organization to positively impact underserved athletes and young women in sports. You and Kobe have given us, the fans, and Los Angeles, your entire lives, and now it's our turn to support you in the mission to continue the Bryant family legacy. We ask for your blessing, input, thoughts, and support on our mission.
To: Kobe fans & The Bryant Family
- KB24 Team
Growing up in Los Angeles and watching Kobe Bryant play was what we looked forward to most.
His character, his love for the game, and his commitment to the craft has inspired not only us but millions and millions of fans.
Since we were kids, we would visit Kobe Bryant's official website KB24.com
which he used to communicate directly with fans, to share news and his thoughts on the game, to drop exclusive merchandise, and even to hold a forum that brought his fans together. KB24.com also allowed fans to sign up for Kobe Basketball Academy, his official camp.
In 2009, we were lucky enough to attend and meet Kobe in person at that very camp.
He went above and beyond for us, just to make some young basketball players happy. To this day, we could never forget what Kobe did for us at that camp, and it was the best day of our childhoods.
Kobe Bryant was our idol, we mimicked his work ethic, and even attempted to follow his biphasic sleep cycle.
He inspired us to achieve our goals and aspirations, and to have the same resilience he did throughout his own career.
For the last 4 years, the site had been taken and redirected to a malicious website.
But to our surprise, it became available to purchase a few months ago in the aftermarket for a very hefty price. Without hesitation, we knew we had to take over the website and make something great out of it. We saw the opportunity to restore the integrity of Kobe's official website and benefit his foundation forever.
Our goal for this project is solely for charitable purposes, as 100% of all proceeds and revenue from the sale of The KB24 NFT will be donated to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation.
In addition, all residual fees on The KB24 NFT will be donated, such that if a fan ever sells their art, all of the residual fees of the sale price will automatically be donated to the foundation as well — something not possible with traditional charitable sales.
The NFT space is one of the most interesting spaces in the world right now as we enter the metaverse. Blockchain will be opening up the door for many interesting projects to emerge and communities to grow in ways not possible before.
Being at the forefront of this allows us to experiment and create a project that will live on forever, and positively impact kids and families through the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation.
Through successful projects, such as the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Pudgy Penguins, and Crypto Kitties, we are seeing one-of-a-kind communities emerge through unique NFTs.
These projects sparked a vision for us to take the concept and apply it on a larger scale. Looking at The KB24 NFT from a bird's-eye view, we hope this project can serve as an example for what's possible when traditional non-profit and charitable organization spaces are disrupted, and instead one-time events make a perpetual impact.
Every aspect of this project serves to highlight Kobe's great achievements and have fans be a part of it.
Each NFT will be 100% unique by combining different attributes that represent Kobe's achievements, moments in his career, or personality.
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living forever
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I don't know about anyone else, but all at once it feels both like it has been several months since the last Katy Kafe (seriously, just the other day I was thinking that I hadn't written up one in a long time, although I know I did the one in September with Nick standing in front of the elevator banks at the Jimmy Fallon show)… and just a few minutes ago it seems like it was August. So, I was thrilled to see that the time had come for the October 2015 Katy Kafe.
This month, Simon joins Katy in the Kafe, drinking his "black coffee, no sugar" while in the UK. The birthday boy discusses everything from #musicrediscovered to his next Simon's reader. As always, I admonish that these are just highlights that I've picked out to share, and if you want to hear the entire Kafe – get yourself a DDM membership. I still feel as though $35.00 a year is a bargain, never mind the access you'll receive to ticket pre-sales and the like!
#MusicRediscovered
Lately, Simon has been listening to music he once loved and had forgotten. A prime example of this is Fela Kuti. Simon liked listening to a piece of music called "2000 Blacks Got To Be Free" back in 1987 during the Strange Behavior tour (this was a tour where Simon liked to decorate his hotel room and feel at home with lots of scarves and incense). He'd long since forgotten about it until one day while he was staying with John recently. John pulled out the vinyl and launched Simon right back in time. Since then, Simon has been tweeting with the hashtag #musicrediscovered. (which I personally LOVE. He's already picked out several gems that have in turn taken ME right back – music has a great way of doing that – so be on the lookout for his tweets!)
Anyone remember cassette tapes? I sure do – until VERY recently – the only copy of Big Thing I owned was a CASSETTE! Simon apparently has stacks of them in his house. The few that I still have are in a box in my garage. I don't listen to them because I'm afraid that they'll be eaten by the stereo in my car – which is the only surviving tape player I've got left. Simon says he liked them back then because they were easy to take places. Easier than vinyl, yes!
A side note that I think is funny enough to highlight: Simon told a little tale to illustrate why he no longer burns incense in hotel rooms: apparently he was staying in a Boston hotel and was having an in-room treatment where they were burning incense cones on his back (this might sound stranger than I think it was) as a stress-relief. A knock comes to the door, Simon answers and it is hotel security along with the police who want to have a stern discussion with him about not smoking drugs in his room. Point taken.
Anyone out there enjoying Apple Music? Simon mentions that he is enjoying Apple Music – prior to this he had not tried streaming on other apps like Pandora or Spotify, and he likes that he can get just about anything on Apple Music….except Medazzaland and Pop Trash, that is…
Simon hasn't been in the Kafe since the album was released, and says he is still listening to the entire album. (Side note: Katy says the album is very linear and that she can't skip songs. I am 100% ALL FOR buying the album in its entirety. This is not an album where you buy one song or another – this album is absolutely meant to listen from start to finish at least the first 100 times you listen. I've had it myself for over a month now and I'm still hearing it differently every single time. What do you mean you don't have it yet? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? GO GET IT!!)
He comments that it's a top ten album, which is true – it did hit the top ten on Billboard, and it's been a very long time since a Duran Duran album has done that, and yes – Paper Gods absolutely SHOULD feel like vindication for the band in spending the time to get it right, even IF I gave the band nothing but grief for doing so. Sometimes, #Durantime makes sense.
One thing Simon mentioned was that it all still feels very fresh and new to him even though they've been on the promotion cycle for the past couple of months now. He says that the first single – "Pressure Off" – has already came and went in the UK. He says that the song didn't do that well on the charts because of how it was released. Not living in the UK, I don't know what that means. However, I continue to witness what is or is not going on in the US with regard to "Pressure Off" thus far. The song JUST debuted on our America's Top Ten (Hot Adult Contemporary charts) this past week at #39. I cannot even begin to imagine that this is the peak for the song, because I'm still not really hearing it on radio much at all. I'm not sure if that's because it's not getting played, or it's because I'm not listening to the right stations or if it's because I'm just missing the finer points of how a single is released to radio. I know that I do not just speak for myself when I say that I hope this isn't where they're leaving it with this song – I don't know who is in charge of getting airplay or how, but it just seems like a lot has been left on the table with regard to this one. I'm crossing my fingers that more is yet to come, because the song is outstanding and EVERYONE should be hearing it all over the (radio) dial.
The band just won the Q Icon award (announced today!!), and they are off to Milan in several days for the X Factor Milan show and a big show in the Piazza Duomo for the MTV EMA's. Then they are back to the UK for another round of production rehearsals for the UK tour, which begins in November. Simon explained that the UK shows will be longer, with at least another song or two from the new album, and they'll have more lights. I also heard him say something about the stage, but I didn't catch it fast enough to write it down. He was also very quick to point out that after the UK, they'll be going to many other parts of the world in 2016, and back to the US for the summer – which is exciting!! (Could it really be that Amanda will not have to battle her school schedule as a teacher in order to go to shows?!? We will see….)
Katy asked an interesting question at this point, and it was asked in just the right sort of way so that Simon would answer! (well-done!!!)
"What song do you enjoying singing most off of the new album for the live shows?" Simon paused long enough to absorb that yes, she did ask what he enjoyed singing most as opposed to what song was his favorite – so he answered with "What are the Chances?" That song gives him plenty of highs and lows. The most difficult songs to sing live are "Last Night in the City" (definitely guessed that one!) and "Pressure Off" because the vowel "U" is high in that song, and it is the most difficult vowel to sing high.
Katy also asked about the beloved confetti cannon, to which Simon assured her would remain in the stage production. The confetti creates such a party atmosphere, and lingers into the next song as it quietly floats to the ground. It really is dazzling to experience during their show.
Yasmin and Amber Save the Elephants
Yasmin and Amber have the opportunity to ride a rickshaw in India as a fundraiser for Elephant Family, so check out this link to their fundraising site. If we all chip in a few dollars it will go a long way towards a big check (bank-note) written for a very worthy cause.
Simon's been reading!
Currently Simon has been reading H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald and says it's been excellent. He plans to write a Simon's Reader for that book as well as an audiobook he's been enjoying called May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Holmes. He says the book is very dark and very funny. Look for those to be added to Simon's Reader on duranduran.com very soon and check them out for yourself!
The October 2015 Katy Kafe ended with Katy sending good wishes from the community-at-large to Simon…did you know that Katy has been giving Simon socks as birthday presents for 19 years now? I wonder how that started?!? He apparently has a pair of Batman socks among the many he's been given….who knew?!?
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Saša Ivanović is a Montenegrin football goalkeeper who plays for OFK Titograd.

Club career
He had a spell in Poland, playing for ŁKS Łódź in the 2008/09 Polish Cup.

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Nigerian oil producer Seplat agrees £382m tie-up with Eland
By Ramla Soni
Takeover of Aberdeen-based rival to increase scale of business in West Africa
Nigerian oil operator Seplat Petroleum is buying Eland Oil and Gas for £382 million ($482 million) , subject to shareholder approval, the companies have agreed.
Aberdeen-based Eland, which also focuses on Nigeria and West Africa, will receive 166 pence per share in cash, a premium of approximately 28.5 per cent.
At the close of business on October 18 Eland Shareholders will be entitled to retain an interim dividend of 1p per Eland Share to be paid on October 31.
Eland stocks rose by 28 per cent on news of the deal, which will be financed via Seplat's existing cash resources and a new loan facility.
The acquisition will be put to Eland shareholders at the Court Meeting and at the General Meeting and must be approved by shareholders representing at least 75 per cent of the company's value, voting in person or by proxy. The deal is expected to become effective later this year.
Seplat is an independent oil and natural gas producer in the Niger Delta which supplies processed natural gas to the domestic market. It has been listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange since April 2014.


Driving distance, time, and cost can be calculated in Microsoft Excel using our Excel add-in CDXZipStream. Working in conjunction with Bing Maps or Microsoft Mappoint, it can process large sets of data and even handle routes covering multiple destinations. Getting results is as simple as entering a formula in Excel. A free demo is available making it easy to get started.
Driving distance, time and cost can be important parameters in operating a profitable business Although shipping and delivery are obvious areas where driving distance has	a direct effect, there are also more industry-specific applications where	accurate knowledge of driving distance and time is beneficial. For example, auto insurance carriers need to independently confirm commuting distance claims, and energy providers must schedule in-home service routes based on minimizing driving	distance or time. In the real estate industry, providing clients with driving distance information (for driving to work, school, shopping) is becoming part of the standard informational package provided for each sale property. And across all industries, companies that process employee expense accounts that include personal auto use also require independent validation of miles travelled.
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Шиги-Хутуху, Шики-Кутуку (; ) — высокий чиновник раннего периода Монгольской империи, военачальник, сводный брат Чингисхана.

Биография

Согласно «Сокровенному сказанию монголов», Шиги-Хутуху был сыном знатного татарина. В раннем детстве, в начале 1190-х годов был потерян в ходе схватки между татарами и монголами и, обнаруженный людьми Тэмуджина, был принят и усыновлён его матерью Оэлун.

Повзрослев, Шиги-Хутуху оказался сведущ в вопросах обычного права и внёс немалую лепту в создание Ясы в первые годы существования Монгольской империи. В 1206 году Чингисхан назначил его судьёй, и Шиги-Хутуху занимался вопросами делопроизводства, поддерживая тесные связи с Елюй Чуцаем.

В 1221 году Шиги-Хутуху возглавил монгольские войска в битве при Парване против сил хорезмийцев, ведомых Джелал ад-Дином Макбурны, однако потерпел одно из немногих поражений в ходе войны.

Был назначен Угедеем верховным судьёй Северного Китая.

В культуре
Шиги-Хутуху стал персонажем романа Исая Калашникова «Жестокий век» (1978).

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Источники

Государственные деятели XIII века
Военачальники XIII века
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Sahitya is a Devanagari typeface family based on the Latin Alegreya fonts.
It was designed to match the style and feel of the original Latin characters.
Juan Pablo del Peral designed the Latin, and led the design of the Devanagari with Sol Matas.

Thanks to Erin McLaughlin, Vaishnavi Murthyand, Noopur Datye, Dan Reynolds and José Nicolás Silva for their support and feedback.

The Sahitya project is led by Juan Pablo del Peral, a type designer based in Argentina.
To contribute, see github.com/juandelperal/sahitya


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Leading 19th- and 20th-century American mainstream weekly magazine
1903 cover of The Saturday Evening Post: Otto von Bismarck illustrated by George Gibbs
Bimonthly
Saturday Evening Post Society
Curtis Publishing Co. (1897–1969)
Total circulation
237,907 (December 2018)[1]
August 4, 1821 (1821-08-04)[2]
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The Saturday Evening Post is an American magazine, currently published six times a year. It was issued weekly under this title from 1897 until 1963, then every two weeks until 1969. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it was one of the most widely circulated and influential magazines within the American middle class, with fiction, non-fiction, cartoons and features that reached two million homes every week. The magazine declined in readership through the 1960s, and in 1969 The Saturday Evening Post folded for two years before being revived as a quarterly publication with an emphasis on medical articles in 1971. As of the late 2000s, The Saturday Evening Post is published six times a year by the Saturday Evening Post Society, which purchased the magazine in 1982. The magazine was redesigned in 2013.[3]
1 History
1.1 Rise
1.2 Heyday
1.3 Decline
1.4 Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts
1.5 Closure
1.6 Reemergence
2 Legacy
2.1 Illustrations
2.2 Literature
3 Politics
4 Editors
5 Cover gallery
6 See also
6.1 Similar magazines
8 Further reading
Cover of the January 19, 1924 issue
The Saturday Evening Post was first published in 1821[2] in the same printing shop at 53 Market Street in Philadelphia where the Pennsylvania Gazette had been published in the 18th century.[4]
The Post grew to become the most widely circulated weekly magazine in America. The magazine gained prominent status under the leadership of its longtime editor George Horace Lorimer (1899–1937).[5]
The Saturday Evening Post published current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry (with contributions submitted by readers), single-panel gag cartoons (including Hazel by Ted Key) and stories by the leading writers of the time. It was known for commissioning lavish illustrations and original works of fiction. Illustrations were featured on the cover and embedded in stories and advertising. Some Post illustrations continue to be reproduced as posters or prints, especially those by Norman Rockwell.[citation needed]
The Post readership began to decline in the late 1950s and 1960s. In general, the decline of general interest magazines was blamed on television, which competed for advertisers and readers' attention. The Post had problems retaining readers: the public's taste in fiction was changing, and the Post's conservative politics and values appealed to a declining number of people.[citation needed] Content by popular writers became harder to obtain. Prominent authors drifted away to newer magazines offering more money and status. As a result, the Post published more articles on current events and cut costs by replacing illustrations with photographs for covers and advertisements.[citation needed]
Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts
The magazine's publisher, Curtis Publishing Company, lost a landmark defamation suit, Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts 388 U.S. 130 (1967),[6] resulting from an article, and was ordered to pay U.S.$3,060,000 in damages to the plaintiff. The Post article implied that football coaches Paul "Bear" Bryant and Wally Butts conspired to fix a game between the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia. Both coaches sued Curtis Publishing Co. for defamation, each initially asking for $10 million. Bryant eventually settled for $300,000, while Butts' case went to the Supreme Court, which held that libel damages may be recoverable (in this instance against a news organization) when the injured party is a non-public official, if the plaintiff can prove that the defendant was guilty of a reckless lack of professional standards when examining allegations for reasonable credibility. (Butts was eventually awarded $460,000.)[citation needed]
William Emerson was promoted to editor-in-chief in 1965 and remained in the position until the magazine's demise in 1969.[7]
In 1968, Martin Ackerman, a specialist in troubled firms, became president of Curtis after lending it $5 million. Although at first he said there were no plans to shut down the magazine, soon he halved its circulation, purportedly in an attempt to increase the quality of the audience, and then subsequently did shut it down.[8] In announcing that the February 8, 1969, issue would be the magazine's last, Curtis executive Martin Ackerman stated that the magazine had lost $5 million in 1968 and would lose a projected $3 million in 1969.[9] In a meeting with employees after the magazine's closure had been announced, Emerson thanked the staff for their professional work and promised "to stay here and see that everyone finds a job".[10]
At a March 1969 post-mortem on the magazine's closing, Emerson stated that The Post "was a damn good vehicle for advertising" with competitive renewal rates and readership reports and expressed what The New York Times called "understandable bitterness" in wishing "that all the one-eyed critics will lose their other eye".[11] Otto Friedrich, the magazine's last managing editor, blamed the death of The Post on Curtis. In his Decline and Fall (Harper & Row, 1970), an account of the magazine's final years (1962–69), he argued that corporate management was unimaginative and incompetent. Friedrich acknowledges that The Post faced challenges while the tastes of American readers changed over the course of the 1960s, but he insisted that the magazine maintained a standard of good quality and was appreciated by readers.[citation needed]
Reemergence
In 1970, control of the debilitated Curtis Publishing Company was acquired from the estate of Cyrus Curtis by Indianapolis industrialist Beurt SerVaas.[12] SerVaas relaunched the Post the following year on a quarterly basis as a kind of nostalgia magazine.[12]
In early 1982, ownership of the Post was transferred to the Benjamin Franklin Literary and Medical Society, founded in 1976 by the Post's then-editor, Dr. Corena "Cory" SerVaas[13] (wife of Beurt SerVaas).[14] The magazine's core focus was now health and medicine; indeed, the magazine's website originally noted that the "credibility of The Saturday Evening Post has made it a valuable asset for reaching medical consumers and for helping medical researchers obtain family histories. In the magazine, national health surveys are taken to further current research on topics such as cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, ulcerative colitis, spina bifida, and bipolar disorder."[15] Ownership of the magazine was later transferred to the Saturday Evening Post Society; Dr. SerVaas headed both organizations. The range of topics covered in the magazine's articles is now wide, suitable for a general readership.[citation needed]
By 1991, Curtis Publishing Company had been renamed Curtis International, a subsidiary of SerVaas Inc., and had become an importer of audiovisual equipment.[16] Today the Post is published six times a year by the Saturday Evening Post Society, which claims 501(c)(3) non-profit organization status.
With the January/February 2013 issue, the Post launched a major makeover of the publication, including a new cover design and efforts to increase the magazine's profile, in response to a general public misbelief that it was no longer in existence.[17] The magazine's new logo is an update of a logo it had used beginning in 1942.[18] As of October 2018, the complete archive of the magazine is available online.[19]
The Post has made significant contributions to American and world culture.
A Norman Rockwell Post cover illustration (January 1922)
In 1916, Saturday Evening Post editor George Horace Lorimer discovered Norman Rockwell, then an unknown 22-year-old New York artist. Lorimer promptly purchased two illustrations from Rockwell, using them as covers, and commissioned three more drawings. Rockwell's illustrations of the American family and rural life of a bygone era became icons. During his 50-year career with the Post, Rockwell painted more than 300 covers.[citation needed]
The Post also employed Nebraska artist John Philip Falter, who became known as "a painter of Americana with an accent of the Middle West," who "brought out some of the homeliness and humor of Middle Western town life and home life." He produced 120 covers for the Post between 1943 and 1968, ceasing only when the magazine began displaying photographs on its covers.[citation needed]
Another prominent artist was Charles R. Chickering, a freelance illustrator who went on to design numerous postage stamps for the U.S. Post Office. Other popular cover illustrators include artists George Hughes, Constantin Alajalov,[20] John Clymer, Alonzo Kimball, W. H. D. Koerner, J. C. Leyendecker, Mead Schaeffer, Charles Archibald MacLellan, John E. Sheridan, Emmett Watson, Douglass Crockwell, Amos Sewell, James R. Bingham[21] and N. C. Wyeth.
Cartoonists have included: Bob Barnes, Irwin Caplan, Tom Henderson, Al Johns, Clyde Lamb, Jerry Marcus, Frank O'Neal, Charles M. Schulz, B. Tobey, Pete Wyma and Bill Yates. The magazine ran Ted Key's cartoon panel series Hazel from 1943 to 1969.[citation needed]
Each issue featured several original short stories and often included an installment of a serial appearing in successive issues. Most of the fiction was written for mainstream tastes by popular writers, but some literary writers were featured. The opening pages of stories featured paintings by the leading magazine illustrators.[citation needed]
The Post published stories and essays by H. E. Bates, Ray Bradbury, Kay Boyle, Agatha Christie, Brian Cleeve, Eleanor Franklin Egan, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, C. S. Forester, Ernest Haycox, Robert A. Heinlein, Kurt Vonnegut, Paul Gallico, Normand Poirier, Hammond Innes, Louis L'Amour, Sinclair Lewis, Joseph C. Lincoln, John P. Marquand, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Sax Rohmer, William Saroyan, John Steinbeck, Rex Stout, Rob Wagner, Edith Wharton, and P.G. Wodehouse.[citation needed]
Poetry published came from poets including: Carl Sandburg, Ogden Nash, Dorothy Parker, and Hannah Kahn.[citation needed]
Jack London's best-known novel The Call of the Wild was first published, in serialized form, in the Saturday Evening Post in 1903.[22]
Emblematic of the Post's fiction was author Clarence Budington Kelland, who first appeared in 1916–17 with stories of homespun heroes, "Efficiency Edgar" and "Scattergood Baines". Kelland was a steady presence from 1922 until 1961.[citation needed]
For many years William Hazlett Upson contributed a very popular series of short stories about the escapades of Earthworm Tractors salesman Alexander Botts.[23]
Publication in the Post launched careers and helped established artists and writers stay afloat. P. G. Wodehouse said "the wolf was always at the door" until the Post gave him his "first break" in 1915 by serializing Something New.[24]
After the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Post columnist Garet Garrett became a vocal critic of the New Deal. Garrett accused the Roosevelt Administration of initiating socialist strategies. After editor George Lorimer died, Garrett became editorial writer-in-chief and criticized the Roosevelt Administration's support of the United Kingdom and efforts to prepare to enter what became the Second World War and allegedly showed some support for Adolf Hitler in some of his editorials. Garrett's positions aroused controversy and may have cost the Post readers and advertisers in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor and The Holocaust.[citation needed]
(Listed from the purchase by Curtis, 1898)[25]
William George Jordan (1898–99)
George Horace Lorimer (1899–1937)
Wesley Winans Stout (1937–42)
Ben Hibbs (1942–62)
Robert Fuoss (1962)
Robert Sherrod (1962)
Clay Blair Jr. (1962–64)
William Emerson (1965–69)
Beurt SerVaas (1971–75)
Cory SerVaas, M.D. (1975–2008)
Joan SerVaas (2008–2009)
Patrick Perry (2009)[26]
Stephen C. George (2009–10)
Steven Slon (2012–present)[27][28]
December 28, 1907. Cover by J. C. Leyendecker
April 16, 1910. Cover by Anton Otto Fischer
March 11, 1911. Cover by Alonzo Myron Kimball
December 4, 1920 Cover by Norman Rockwell
June 4, 1921. Cover by Norman Rockwell
Constantin Alajalov
Cyrus Curtis
John Philip Falter
Anton Otto Fischer
Garet Garrett
Ladies' Home Journal
J. C. Leyendecker
Norman Rockwell
John E. Sheridan (illustrator)
Harry Simmons
Frank Glasgow Tinker
Edmund Ward
Collier's
Harper's Weekly
Reader's Digest (still in publication)
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^ a b The Saturday Evening Post Society (August 4, 2011). "On Our Birthday, a Look at Our Earliest Issues".
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How women around the globe perceive fashion and beauty
In my travels, I have witnessed fashion as an expression of culture + self. From pre-departure expectations to surprise upon arrival, fashion choices and the cultures that influence them have shaped my geographic perceptions.
My first time traveling to Europe was a flight to Estonia for a semester studying abroad. I packed my suitcase with simple, neutral-colored clothes, thinking that was what all Europeans wore. However, arriving at my university town, I was greeted with pink parkas and winter accessories scaling the color spectrum. Turns out, with dark and cold winters, Estonians prefer to dress happily and bright.
I'm now living in Cambodia, where thousands of tourists come clad in their favorite elephant-print pants. Meanwhile, the majority of local Cambodians, according to one boutique owner, "aren't rich enough to have style."
These experiences pique my curiosity about fashion around the world. How are fashion and beauty seen across cultures? I've enlisted some powerful women (and my dear friends) from around the globe to share their perspectives and insights on fashion, beauty, and the cultures breathing life into them.
Wang Dan,
a degree candidate for masters in social work, on how she feels about fashion.
"I have mixed feelings about fashion. On one hand, it is normal for any individuals to pursue popular style of clothing, hair, or cosmetics. But I feel that my generation has focused too much attention or energy on fashion on the superficial level, which is reinforced and justified by the consumer culture. The ramifications are the waste of natural and material resources, and increasing peer pressure to fit in with the majority. On the other hand, fashion is an interesting mirror of a society or a generation, and it allows us to reflect on why certain styles are more popular than the others based on the historical and cultural context."
Ari Richards
a Peace Corps volunteer, talks about her personal style.
"Oh man, this can range from one extreme to another. I feel mad comfortable in men's clothes. I think they flatter my body shape, and they make me feel SO confident. Sometimes it's hard for people to understand my stylistics choice. Like my mom. She thinks that me wanting to shop in the men's section means that I want to be a man. I think it's just a cultural revolution that says, "hey, there's nothing that says girls have to wear this or boys have to dress like this, wear what you feel!" When I get back to the states, I'm gonna invest in a wardrobe of sexy vintage professor suits."
Lexy Burke,
a student at University of Minnesota, on what beauty looks like in the U.S.
"Beauty is becoming very diverse in America. There is now more than one voice leading the fashion conversation. I surround myself with beautiful things and beautiful people. Life is better when you're surrounded by things that make you happy.
Ava Saarva,
a musician, explains what beauty means to her.
"For me, beauty means you take care of your look to feel beautiful for yourself. I am not a big fashionista myself, but I like to dress like my mood. When I am happy, I wear more brighter colors and when I am not having a very good day, I wear darker colors."
Teena Mattison,
an equestrian trainer, explains how she sees beauty in daily life and defines her personal style.
"I see beauty in nature and everything surrounding me, from the trees and paddocks to the sparkles on the ocean. I also see beauty in the changing of the seasons and in things others may not perceive as beautiful, like a big truck or a scar."
"My style depends on where I am, in the city and at school I try to go for classy casual comfortable. When I'm at home, comfort and conventionally are priority because I'm working with animals and that means I'll get dirty. My one big rule is no white."
Daniele Blachi,
a law student, examines what beauty looks like in Brazil and her feelings about fashion.
"Here in Brazil, we think that for a girl to be pretty, she should have big boobs and booty, but I like to believe this is changing because we have lots of types of beauty here and every girl is pretty in her own way."
"As for fashion, I think this is a way to express yourself, so it's the first impression you leave in the world. People could see what you're wearing or the way you're wearing your hair before you even have the chance to say anything, so it can be important."
Nana Adina Ofori Atta, a fashion designer, describes fashion in Ghana.
"I don't think fashion is really appreciated or taken seriously in Ghana. But, I love fashion. I feel it is a lifestyle and also a way to express oneself anyway they want. Fashion is art, and I see beauty in the people and the development of the country."
Cynthia Nichols, a Ph.D. in mass communications, tells how she feels about fashion.
"I adore fashion. I think it's a way for people to say who they are without actually stating it. It's art that we can live and express. The beauty of fashion is that no matter the elements, we can tell our own story and present ourselves however we want.
Culture forms and informs us. Often, in terms of fashion, we are asked, "Who are you wearing?" Sometimes, the more important force shaping our style is not who you wear, but where you wear."