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Q: Handling errors on nuxt3 usefetch I just cant figure out how to handle errors here:
const { error, data } = useFetch('https://example.app/api/contact', {
   method: "POST",
   headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
   body: {
      name: form.name.value,
      email: form.email.value,
      message: form.message.value
   }
});
console.log(error.value, error)

On error itself it returns ref with _error that contains object with errors. However I cannot get to those errors anyhow..

A: ref: https://v3.nuxtjs.org/api/composables/use-fetch
useFetch return values {data, pending, error, refresh}, here is an example.

const { data, pending, error, refresh } = await useFetch(
  'https://api.nuxtjs.dev/mountains',
  {
    pick: ['title']
  }
)

BTW,useFetch return a Promise, in your example, you can do as follows.

useFetch('https://example.app/api/contact', {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: {
    name: form.name.value,
    email: form.email.value,
    message: form.message.value
  }
}).then(res => {
  const data = res.data.value
  const error = res.error.value
  if (error) {
    // dealing error
    console.log(error)
  } else {
    console.log(data)
  }
}, error => {
  console.log('exception...')
  console.log(error)
})

A: Ok, here is a practical solution, you can do the console log after checking error, like this:
if (error.value) {
  console.log(error.value)
  throw createError({statusCode: 404, statusMessage: "Page
 not found.", fatal: true})
 }

You do not get error out, why console.log fails, you need to get the value after the error is trigged.

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Starzyna (; ) – wieś na Białorusi, w obwodzie mińskim, w rejonie miadzielskim, w sielsowiecie Słoboda.

Dawniej Starzyna III.

Historia
W czasach zaborów w gminie Żośna, w powiecie wilejskim, w guberni wileńskiej Imperium Rosyjskiego.

W latach 1921–1945 wieś leżała w Polsce, w województwie wileńskim, w powiecie duniłowickim, od 1926 w powiecie postawskim, w gminie Żośno.

Według Powszechnego Spisu Ludności z 1921 roku zamieszkiwało tu 15 osób, wszystkie były wyznania prawosławnego i zadeklarowały białoruską przynależność narodową. Były tu 3 budynki mieszkalnych. W 1931 w 3 domach zamieszkiwało 20 osób.

Wierni należeli do parafii rzymskokatolickiej w Wesołusze i prawosławnej w Żośnie. Miejscowość podlegała pod Sąd Grodzki w Miadziole i Okręgowy w Wilnie; właściwy urząd pocztowy mieścił się w Słobodzie Żośniańskiej.

W wyniku napaści ZSRR na Polskę we wrześniu 1939 miejscowość znalazła się pod okupacją sowiecką. 2 listopada została włączona do Białoruskiej SRR. Od czerwca 1941 roku pod okupacją niemiecką. W 1944 miejscowość została ponownie zajęta przez wojska sowieckie i włączona do obwodu mińskiego Białoruskiej SRR.

Od 1991 w składzie niepodległej Białorusi.

Uwagi

Przypisy

Wsie w rejonie miadzielskim

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Still Life with Peaches William Mason Brown (1828-1898)
Original carved and gilt frame
H: 20"; W: 24.25"
William Mason Brown (1828-1898) was a second generation Hudson River School artist but later gained fame for his meticulously detailed still lifes. Born in Troy, NY where he began his study of painting, he moved to Newark, NJ in 1850. In 1858 he moved to Brooklyn and began to concentrate on his still life works. His fame came when he sold the painting A Basket of Peaches Upset to William Schaus, a New York art dealer for $2000, a very high price at the time. It was reproduced through chromolithography which helped his work reach a much broader audience. Schaus also operated an art supply store at 749 Broadway, and his store stencil is on the reverse of this canvas. Currier & Ives also bought and lithographed several of his still life paintings.
Brown became an important artist in Brooklyn in the mid-19th century. He was a founder of the Brooklyn Art Association and exhibited at the National Academy of Design. This fine depiction of peaches laying on the ground gave Brown the opportunity to portray the many colorations of the fruit, each overlaid with peach fuzz and surrounded by realistically painted peach leaves. A luscious painting suggesting the ripeness of summer.
There is a label from the Braus Galleries of New York on the back of the frame. Braus Galleries operated in the early 20th century on Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue in New York.
There is an old small patch repair in the area of the background on the proper left upper corner in the area of the background and does not involve any area of fruit.
Artist/Maker William Mason Brown

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The human brain is very good at fitting together sound which arrives at the ear directly and sound which arrives slightly later; the delay can be "accidental" caused by a reflection from a room surface or "intentional" as part of the design of a sound system.
You can test this for yourself
get two radios and tune them to the same radio station - use a local station which broadcasts on a single frequency.
set them to similar volumes and then take one outside the room, say into the hall, but less than 8m away.
go back into the room and sitting say 1m from the "inside" radio, you should have no sense of the other radios existence.
however, turn the inside radio off, and the outside radio "springs into life".
naturally both radios were playing all the time, but you did not hear the outside radio; your brain joined the two sounds together and you only "heard" the sound which arrived first.
Sound engineers exploit the above phenomenon, by ensuring that sound from supplementary speakers arrives at the listener's ear slightly after sound from the main system on stage; that way, the volume at the ear is louder and in echoy (reverberant) conditions such as churches the sound is clearer; however, the listener still perceives that the sound is coming from "the front" and not from the supplementary speakers. At large outdoor concerts the banks of supplementary amplification are known as "delay towers" because of the artificial delay introduced into the sound system to ensure this effect.
All well and good, until strong reflections arrive at the ear more than 50 milliseconds after the direct signal; our brains can no longer join the two sounds together, and there a loss of clarity and confusion as to where the sound is coming from.
Acoustics and Noise Control - 2nd Edition is a standard acoustics textbook, published in UK by Addison Wesley Longman Limited and is available from this site here. Chapter 3 relates to room acoustics. At section 3.2 it is stated
"In large halls care must be taken to make certain that no strong reflections of sound are received by the audience after about 50 ms, otherwise confusion is likely between the direct and reflected sound for speech... This corresponds to a delay of about 17 m. A member of the audience sitting at 8.5 m from a good reflecting rear wall of a hall will find it difficult to understand speech."
If it is necessary to have large spaces, the methods of overcoming the problems are to shape the room such that strong echos are broken up, or profile "problem" walls with say shelving or other structures to break up the surface profile and thereby reduce echos from that surface; or to cover the "problem" wall with very acoustically absorbent materials, e.g. heavy curtains, again to reduce the echo.
The directory can be queried for consultants able to assess room acoustics and/of for suppliers of sound systems and absorbent materials.
Some of these problems can be heard on the BKLA website.
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Free the #ElPaso37! Punjabi men launch hunger strike to protest ~1 year of ICE inaction
A list of names smuggled out of an El Paso ICE detention facility shows the men, along with the dates of their "credible fear" interviews. Photo credit: Colorlines
Last summer, forty Sikh men from Punjab were brought to an El Paso-based Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility, a facility that Colorlines reports predominantly houses immigrants from India or Central America seeking political asylum in the United States. All forty of the Punjabi men — most aged 22 to 27 years old — were politically active in a Sikh minority party in Punjab, and all forty were targeted by opponents with violent retribution for their political activities.
Says Buta Singh, one of the detainees: "They will kill us if we go back, sir. That's why we came here — to protect our lives."
So, the forty men fled to America, and were brought to the El Paso facility immediately upon their arrival, hoping to receive political asylum in America.
Instead, these forty men have spent the last 11 months imprisoned in an ICE detention facility, while their cases languish in administrative limbo. And now, faced with a seeming indefinite detention, they have been forced by government inaction to launch a hunger strike in a final desperate plea to draw attention to their case.
Nearly 20% of Asian Americans who legally enter the United States arrive as immigrants seeking refugee status or political asylum. Source: Center for American Progress
According to ICE protocol, immigrants seeking political asylum in the United States are detained until they can demonstrate to an immigration judge that they have "credible fear" of a "significant possibility" that they will face persecution or torture if returned to their country of origin. ICE protocols require that asylum seekers wait at least 48 hours prior to administration of their "credible fear" interview; if the asylum seeker is able to demonstrate "credible fear", a second interview is to be conducted no more than 7 days later to determine whether or not the asylum seeker qualifies for parole — which basically establishes that the asylum seeker can be released pending further processing of their immigration application either due to medical concerns, or if they pose no significant threat to the public and are not a flight risk.
This is the point at which ICE seems to have simply forgotten about these 40 Punjabi men.
Many of the men have been detained for a far longer period than is reasonable — as long as 11 months for one detainee. Several have had their first "credible fear" interview administered, and those who have had those interviews have passed. All of the men have even provided documentation of relatives living in the United States who are either citizens or permanent residents, speaking directly to the issue of these men being a potential flight risk.
By ICE's own established procedure, these asylum seekers should have been granted a parole interview and subsequent decision nearly a year ago.
Excerpt from ICE memo establishing protocol for deciding parole for asylum seekers.
Instead, for nearly a year, nothing has happened.
These men have committed no crimes. They face no criminal charges. They are not a danger to the public. They do not pose a flight risk. And yet, they are being denied their freedom and are instead being detained — seemingly without end — under prison-like conditions.
Late last December, the men attempted to protest their continued detention and ICE inaction, but the protest was almost immediately ended by ICE guards. Meanwhile, mainstream media and even online blogs have failed to bring attention to these men and their case.
This week, the men have launched a final desperate effort to force attention to their cause. Last Tuesday, the 40 men started a sustained hunger strike; as of right now, 37 of the men are still refusing to eat, hoping that this protest will finally bring the full weight of the media to bear upon the months of ICE inaction in their cases.
ICE reports that the men have all been advised of ICE hunger strike protocols, which involves access to food outside of scheduled meal times, routine physician checks, and the possibility of forced feeding if the detainee's life or health is in danger — a procedure that is, itself, controversial and can be traumatizing.
The countdown now begins. We must do everything we can to try and draw attention to the plight of these men, and thereby spur ICE into necessary action. These men have been traumatized enough by the threats of violence against their body in Punjab; at the very least, they deserve the right to expediency in the processing of their immigration status, not a lengthy and unjust detention as the forgotten victims of government inaction.
Act Now! 18MillionRising has joined forces with The Aerogram to create a petition urging ICE to release the #ElPaso37 and more efficient processing of the cases of all asylum seekers currently being detained in ICE facilities — please sign it and share it with your networks!
Click to go to petition
Update: A breaking article from the El Paso Times suggests that the hunger strike may have ended. However, these reports are unconfirmed by the detainees' own lawyer, and further do not mitigate ICE's ongoing inaction over this case. It shouldn't take a hunger strike to get people to pay attention to the failing bureaucracy of the immigration process in this country, and the ending of a hunger strike should not justify a return to mainstream inattention to this issue.
Update (4/19/2014): A report from The Hindu reveals some additional details. After lasting a week, the hunger strike was ended by most of the detainees this past Monday. However, 6 of the detainees were hospitalized after they attempted to continue the hunger strike further into the week: Harmandeep Singh was taken to a hospital outside of the El Paso detention facility whereas five other detainees were treated in the facility hospital. With the hospitalization of the 6 men, the hunger strike has effectively ended.
In addition, 5 unnamed detainees were transferred to a special area of the ICE detention facility called LO-AHA, described as a prison-like 5 x 10 foot room with a toilet and a bed where criminally dangerous detainees are held. The detainees' lawyer told online advocates yesterday that he has been unable to get in touch with his clients for the past two days.
Update (4/21/2014): Contrary to reports from the El Paso Times, The Times of India is reporting not only that the hunger strike continues, but that there are more than 100 detainees participating in the strike. Thus, at the moment, conflicting reports are emerging out of the El Paso detention facility; I will work with advocacy groups to try and get confirmed details.
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(Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
For Immediate Release July 3, 1998
REMARKS BY
SANDY BERGER, ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS,
AND PRESS SECRETARY MIKE MCCURRY
TO THE POOL
The Grand Hyatt Hotel
Hong Kong Special Administration Region
12:11 P.M. (L)
MR. BERGER: We just had a very good meeting -- the President just had a very good meeting with Martin Lee. It lasted about 15 or 20 minutes. Mr. Lee started by expressing his gratitude to the President for, A, coming to China; B, for what he said while he was in China, to the Chinese people; and, C, for the remarks that he made this morning about Hong Kong and the importance of increasing democracy here.
He talked about the Asian financial situation and said that what is critical, from his point of view, is that there be, through this period, a democratic base put underneath any kind of economic reform; and the lack of a democratic base in his judgment has contributed to the economic problems.
He suggested that the first year since the reversion has gone well, from a perspective of civil liberties and democracy. He obviously believes that the process of democratic elections should be accelerated, that's his view of that. The President and he talked about changes taking place in China, the relationship of Hong Kong to those changes. As the President said in his speech, Hong Kong can be a window of the world from and to China. Mr. Lee indicated that Hong Kong can also be, in a sense, a laboratory for democracy for China -- that was not a quote, that was a characterization.
Q What did the President say to him when he mentioned that the process of democratic election should be accelerate? Did the President agree?
MR. BERGER: The President said what he indicated in his speech this morning, that there ought to be more democracy in Hong Kong, not less. I don't think it's for us to be expressing -- to get into the specifics of what the time table of that might be. But they've taken an important first step with the elections for the new legislative council, a third of which are directly elected. Mr. Lee would like to see that number increased and that process speed up. Ultimately that's for the people of China and Hong Kong to resolve. But I think the President expressed the overall sentiment that more democracy, not less, will be good for Hong Kong, good for China.
Q Sandy, did the President or Martin Lee talk about any specific civil liberties concerns in Hong Kong since the hand over?
MR. BERGER: No. He said that he thought in that respect things had gone quite well.
Q "He," meaning Martin Lee said --
MR. BERGER: Yes. And he said, you know, there have been a few problems here and there, but we don't need to go into that today. He was quite -- you need to catch up with Mr. Lee during the day, I think, so that he can characterize his own views. But I thought, having met with him on innumerable occasions in the past, he certainly felt very positive about what's happened over the last week.
Q Did you have to get permission from the Chinese government to meet with Mr. Lee, or how did you finesse that?
MR. BERGER: No. No, we neither sought nor, I think, needed permission to meet with Mr. Lee, or this group of people who are now meeting with the President, which is kind of an aggregation of people from the judiciary, people from the bar association, people from civil society here in Hong Kong. So there was no need or certainly no request for permission.
Q Lee was complaining earlier today, or I believe I saw him saying that -- complaining about the coverage arrangements, or that he didn't want this to be a secret meeting. Was that brought up at all and how did you guys decide to do what you did with us, in terms of coverage?
MR. BERGER: Well, I'm not sure whether he knew what the plans were. I mean, I think he's quite satisfied with the way that it's gone. We just had a pool spray, we had pictures taken when he was with the President. So I would imagine he's quite satisfied by that.
Q Why did you change your coverage plans? At first there was to be none of this.
MR. BERGER: You know, McCurry mixed it up every morning. (Laughter.)
MR. MCCURRY: That's literally what happened.
Q Why did you change the coverage plan?
MR. MCCURRY: Because there was no point in making an issue out of something that wasn't an issue. I think the only concern we had was to demonstrate that there is a wide cross section of democratic voices in opposition and we're having an opportunity to see a lot of that cross section here and we didn't want to single out any one individual in what is a much more vibrant movement. And that was the recommendation of Ambassador Boucher, who I trust with my life.
MR. BERGER: Counsel General Boucher.
MR. MCCURRY: Counsel General Boucher.
MR. BERGER: Let me just emphasize what Mike said. We put together the schedule, there's obviously time constraints that go into how you put it together. It was nothing -- there's no message intended by the way it was set up; but as it became a question, we just wanted to make sure it was not an issue.
Q Thank you very much.
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Rereading Gene Wolfe
Introducing the Gene Wolfe Reread on Tor.com: The Reader in the Mist
Fabio Fernandes
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How did I initially encounter Gene Wolfe's work? When was the first time I heard his name?
I can't remember exactly. Memory fails. It's like a mist shrouding my eyes. It doesn't help that I lost my only pair of glasses a few months ago and couldn't afford a new one until last week, so this mist is not just a metaphor. The tribute to this Grand Master is quite fitting, I'm afraid.
But, if I could venture a guess, how then?
As far as I can remember (and I have a very selective memory), I have two possible explanations, maybe two origin myths for my meeting with this remarkable man. The first is fairly trivial: I might have read his name for the first time in Locus magazine, in the late eighties. But (speak, memory! — no, this is from another writer) I'm sure that I only started to subscribe to Locus years later, almost halfway through the nineties, even though I was well aware of the magazine's existence at least since 1987, when I joined the CLFC (Science Fiction Reader's Club) in Brazil.
The other possible version is that a friend of mine, Pedro Ribeiro (whom I had met also in 1987, but in a translator's course) might have been the first person to tell me of Gene Wolfe. I like this version better, because it also carries the weight of discovery via the borrowing of a book. The book I remember very well: it was The Shadow of the Torturer.
Even though I wasn't a Fantasy buff (but things have changed since then), Pedro told me: "I know you're not quite into Fantasy, but I strongly suspect you'll like this series." Then he told me about The Book of the New Sun, and he spoke the key words to this science fiction reader: "far future." I was by then already an avid reader of Jack Vance, and I loved not only his Demon Prince stories, but I also liked his Dying Earth saga quite a lot. So, Pedro added that the New Sun series (of which a new volume had just been published, being the 'fifth' book in the tetralogy) was set in the distant future, and I was already a sucker for this trope.
Then he let me borrow the first volume. And I loved it.
After that, of course, I took home all the other volumes with me. Details are fuzzy (as they tend to be in time, unless you have a perfect memory—as Severian, the protagonist, and I don't), but what I do remember is the feeling of enjoyment, the sense of wonder recaptured between the pages of those five books. I was twenty-one and already was elbow-deep in ennui because I didn't feel science fiction could surprise me anymore. I had devoured many of the classics, from Wells and Verne to Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Pohl. Also Kornbluth, Brown, Sheckley. I couldn't quite wrap my head around the New Wave authors (I would, years later, but that is another story), and the cyberpunks were still a couple of years in my future. Octavia Butler and Ursula K. LeGuin were also waiting for me down the line, and I would soon come to feel more than a bit ashamed for thinking I knew everything.
I seem to be steering off course, but bear with me: Guilt is one of the things the careful reader should be watchful for in Wolfe's oeuvre, especially that of the Roman Catholic variety. As a former Catholic myself (I had walked away from the church on my sixteenth birthday), having been a devotee of Saint Francis, I felt a kind of romantic kinship with Wolfe's own personal Christ figure, Severian, a torturer's apprentice who would face a hero's journey of sorts to become the ruler supreme of his future Earth, the Autarch—but would pay for that at least two prices: one, mutilation. The other, remembrance. I will have more to say on that later. The details are fuzzy but the mist is clearing.
After The Book of the New Sun, Pedro lent me a standalone novel, There Are Doors, which was much lighter in scope and in number of pages, but eerily seductive. The plight of a simple man, a man with no interesting history to speak of (being therefore an unmemorable man) who sets out to find his lover, who is a goddess from an alternate timeline, intrigued me greatly. Memory and its byproducts—loss and nostalgia, among others—is also one of the pillars of Gene Wolfe's fiction.
After that novel, I borrowed still another book, this time a collection of stories, The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories. Soon after, I found in a used book store one of Wolfe's other collections, Endangered Species —which contains some of my best-loved stories, like A Cabin on the Coast and The Detective of Dreams. Stories that also dealt with the pain of loss, and the hope of a better world—in dreams or in other realities.
Gene Wolfe became one of my favorite all-time writers. Not one of my favorite genre writers. One of my favorite writers, period. A full rereading of his works has been long overdue, but there never seemed to be a proper time for such an undertaking. When he passed away in April, I finally started preparing for this task. I made a list of his books. I had many of them but not all. I bought some and borrowed a few. Then I realized that, even having enshrined him in my personal pantheon for so long, I had read less than half of his books. Even though I loved The Book of the New Sun, and bought the entire Book of the Long Sun when I lived in London in the early nineties—and now I just checked the publication dates and discover that I'm lying to you and to myself, because the series wasn't complete until 1996, so I certainly acquired the books *after* my European spree—I never got around to reading this part of the mega-saga. Much less the Book of the Short Sun, which I also purchased long ago… It doesn't matter. They will be read now, and I will write about them here.
So, this Gene Wolfe Reread will also be a first-time read for me in some cases. I'm going to be reading Wolfe's works in chronological order of publication, beginning with The Fifth Head of Cerberus, published in 1972. I decided not to review his first novel, Operation Ares, because it's an early work and Wolfe himself didn't like it. On the other hand, I'll also write about related texts, such as the tribute volume Shadows of the New Sun (which contains two short stories by Wolfe, plus an interview) and the companion volumes Lexicon Urthus and The Wizard Knight Companion, by Michael Andre-Driussi, though not necessarily in separate articles. Every other Thursday, I'll be publishing reviews and analysis of many of his standalone novels, including but not limited to Peace, Free Live Free, Pirate Freedom, Home Fires, The Land Across, A Borrowed Man, plus the entire Sun series, the Soldier series, and collections, such as Storeys from the Old Hotel, Starwater Strains and Innocents Aboard.
In doing so, it is my hope to recapture for myself some of that sense of wonder that only Gene Wolfe made me feel in my youth. This I remember well. And I hope you feel the same.
See you all on Thursday, June 27th for a discussion of The Fifth Head of Cerberus…
Fabio Fernandes started writing in English experimentally in the '90s, but only began to publish in this language in 2008, reviewing magazines and books for The Fix, edited by the late lamentedEugie Foster. He's also written articles and reviews for a number of sites and magazines, including Fantasy Book Critic, Tor.com, The World SF Blog, Strange Horizons, and SF Signal. He's published short stories in Everyday Weirdness, Kaleidotrope, Perihelion, and the anthologies Steampunk II, The Apex Book of World SF: Vol. 2, Stories for Chip, and POC Destroy Science Fiction. In 2013, Fernandes co-edited with Djibrilal-Ayad the postcolonial original anthology We See a Different Frontier. He's translated several science fiction and fantasy books from English to Brazilian Portuguese, such as Foundation, 2001, Neuromancer, and Ancillary Justice. In 2018, he translated to English the Brazilian anthology Solarpunk (ed. by Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro) for World Weaver Press. Fabio Fernandes is a graduate of Clarion West, class of 2013.
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Note: Contrary to normal Forth code words, a code:-word can not be executed on its own.The smallest executable unit is the Forth colon (":")-word, which is implemented as a Java method.
This preliminary set can be expanded as needed. The operators are defined in the toolbox in the target.
Numbers are compiled according to their size as either 8 bit bytes, 16 or 32 bit integer values. Forth double numbers (numbers with a dot) are compiled as 64 bit long values.
The numbers -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are stored as the corresponding Java byte code constants.
HolonJ implements a return stack for local storage in a method. The return stack is not needed for the execution of Forth words (methods), because execution is taken care of by the JVM. We use the return stack to implement do..loops and for intermediate storage.
The push operator depends on the type of the data value. i>r pushes an int, a>r pushes an object reference. r@ and r> recall the top value on the return stack, taking care of the type as well.


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Valentine's Day is synonymous with love and gifts. There's usually a jewelry box in sight, something cozy to wear, or a seemingly quirky trinket that doubles as a "Be Mine." This year, we hear your Valentine is an extra special lady with an extra special affection for all things geeky, from tech to science to comics and everything in between.
To make sure you both have a memorable (and successful) February 14th, we've rounded up 28 of the nerdiest and most thoughtful gifts out there. So pamper her with an item or two below, whip up a Cupid-approved meal, and indulge together in some chocolate-y goodness. You'll thank us later.
1. Minecraft Diamond Jewelry ($14 – $15): Even geeky girls love diamonds, and these are conflict-free.
2. Latitude Longitude Pendant ($150): Do the two of you have a special place? Let her bring it with her wherever she goes with this handmade latitude-longitude necklace.
3. Hidden Message Necklace ($205): Let her decode your love with this pendant of hugs and kisses.
4. Wonder Woman Robe ($45): For the girl who loves lazy mornings of leisure — and a world without injustice or sexual inequality.
5. Be Mine Printable Greeting Card ($2): Ask her to be yours in pixels.
6. 8 Bit Heart Metal Art Table Decor ($35): Or tell her you love her in 8 bits.
7. Cube Belong with Me Earrings ($15): Let her flaunt her Rubik's Cube-solving ability, and tell her she belongs with you at the same time.
8. Breaking Bad Beaker Mug ($13): Geek or not, we all miss Breaking Bad. And these mugs are perfect for the Walt enthusiasts and coffee lovers… b***h.
9. Floating Mug ($30): Let her prove Newton wrong with her next gravity-defying cup o' joe.
10. Pi Bottle Opener ($30): Let us guess, she's a numbers nerd whose bar collection needs an upgrade.
11. DNA Earrings ($30): While these double helix earrings don't exactly mimic her genetic makeup, they are just as unique. Pro tip: Complete the set with a matching necklace.
13. Got It On Block Container ($30): We're never too old for legos. And this one will help her organize all those love notes you'll write her.
14. PixelGlitch Accent Pillow ($20): A pixel glitch that won't ruin whatever it is she's watching. If anything, it will make her more comfortable — and add a pop of color to her decor.
15. Cuff Bracelet ($30): BAM! The geometric design of this oversized cuff will let your lady show off her comic book pride.
16. Star Wars-Inspired Printable Art ($8): Remind her of your love like this famed on-screen couple.
17. Hobbit The One Ring Earrings ($50): A sneaky way to tell her she's the one (see what we did there?).
18. Equation Geek Clock ($30): This clock is perfect for the girl who likes solving puzzles at every turn — even when checking the time.
19. Bath Periodic Table Framed 2 Piece Wall Plaque Set ($25): In case she's a chemistry nerd with a bland bathroom, this periodic table diptych will do the trick. Pro Tip: Draw her up a bubble bath to make this a two-part gift.
20. iNecklace ($75): This button necklace has an LED light that can flash to her heart's desire — or yours. Pre-program it to flash 1-4-3.
21. R2D2 Art ($25 – $35): Is she a fan of R2? (We know, who isn't?) This is one of the most artful representations of our favorite beeping robot.
22. Caffeine Molecule Necklace ($85): Keen on a caffeine addict whose jewelry collection needs an extra boost? This oughta perk her right up.
23. Bits and Pieces Sandwich Cutter ($10): Let her make a game out of her next PB&J with this Tetris-inspired sandwich cutter. Pro Tip: Make a batch of playful Valentine's Day brownies.
24. Grumpy Cat Kigurumi Cosplay Pajamas ($60): These may not be the most flattering or romantic pajamas, but they're hilariously cute and oh-so comfortable.
25. Retro Eyeglasses Art Print ($18): Give her a four-eyes piece of art that complements her retro style.
26. Rutherford-Bohr Model Atom Earrings ($25): Tell her how you feel with these holographic, electrostatic, atomic earrings.
27. CTRL+S Container ($13): Because she'll need a place to put all that geek-inspired jewelry you're getting her.
28. GoldiBlox and the Spinning Machine ($30): In case your daughter or niece is on the V-day list this year, foster her nerdy roots with this engineering starter kit.
What are you gifting your geeky better half? Tell us in the comments below!


Long after his participatory journalism heyday had passed, George Plimpton got into the arena to measure himself against the professionals one more time in 1977. He challenged Paul Magriel, then the greatest player in the world, to a game of backgammon at Manhattan's 21 club. To level the playing field, Magriel, variously known by the rather intimidating nicknames of "The Human Computer" and "X-22", agreed to compete with a scarf blinding his eyes, his back turned to the table, and an assistant throwing the dice on his behalf.
Despite the handicap, Magriel won easily. Ironically, it had been Plimpton's wife Freddy who taught his vaunted adversary how to play the board and dice game whose roots go back to the Sumerians of Ancient Mesopotamia. In the seven years since his first lesson, Magriel's progress had been extraordinary. He had abandoned a promising academic career as a professor of mathematics, turned pro and became famous enough to be the first backgammon player to get a lengthy profile in Sports Illustrated magazine.
In the Bondesque portrait photograph accompanying that 1979 article, he wore shades, a dark suit and tie, looking suave and sophisticated under the headline, "A gamesman's war against luck, disorder and surface chaos." In more recent times, most notably at the poker tables in Las Vegas, he cut a dishevelled figure, increasingly resembling one of those infamous Nick Nolte mug shots, replete with impressively unkempt hair and startled expression.
The decades since his 1970s pomp were tough, battles with substance abuse and several marriages, but when he died in his sleep last week, at the age of 71, Magriel's passing prompted several publications to revisit what was truly a remarkable American life.
He grew up in privileged circumstances on the upper East Side of Manhattan, the son of an art dealer father from Latvia and an architect mother. Childhood summers were spent in Cape Cod, where he used to go deep-sea fishing with Norman Mailer, and the south of France. At the prestigious Dalton School in New York, he was seven years old when he started running games of chance and fleecing his less savvy peers. the lucrative racket eventually coming to an abrupt end when one kid lost $5 (a lot of money in the early 1950s) and complained to his mother.
A nationally-ranked junior chess player, he graduated a year early from New York University, and worked briefly researching probability theory for the great mathematician William Feller at Princeton, before gaining a teaching position at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. While working there he started to cross the Hudson River in the evenings to dabble in backgammon at New York's Mayfair Club.
Soon, he was going straight from the table to the lecture hall without sleep and his winnings (sometimes $1,000 a point) began to dwarf his academic income. When he began spending weekends flying to Europe and the Caribbean for high-stakes tournaments, having to get back in time for Monday morning classes quickly lost its lustre. Teaching had to go.
With his first wife, Renee Roberts, he wrote a pair of acclaimed books on backgammon that, decades after first publication, are still regarded as standard texts for devotees of the game.
At the height of his fame, he also had a weekly column in the New York Times and became the most sought-after teacher in the world for those interested in honing their skills with the dice. Among his high-profile roster of students were Lucille Ball, Hugh Hefner, and Prince Nawaf of Saudi Arabia who used to fly him to Riyadh for tutorials.
While many assumed his background in mathematics and probability theory afforded him some unique advantage, Magriel chafed against that notion. He also decried those who reckoned backgammon was merely about luck, arguing that the dice certainly caused chaos but the skilled player developed the ability to discern patterns within it.
That struggle remained a constant. In later years, he brought his brilliant mind to Wall Street for a stint as a trader, and then segued into professional poker, often causing a stir at tournaments with his crumpled appearance and eccentric mannerisms, especially a tendency to mutter "Quack! Quack!" when making bets. In an audacious move, he ousted perennial champion Phil Hellmuth from the 2005 World Series of Poker, the television cameras capturing the usually smooth loser storming from the table, describing Magriel as "that maniac".
A denunciation he would surely have enjoyed.


James tells us to stop showing favoritism in the assembly, treating the rich visitor with more honor than the poor one. Jesus himself seems to show partiality in his first response to the Syrophoenician woman in today's gospel. Was he testing her faith in saying Gentiles don't deserve the goods meant for God's children? Or was he speaking out of his human worldview, but transcended those limits when she took him by surprise with her reply? Either way, the story tells us that God shows no partiality. Everyone who brings her or his need to Jesus is received with equal honor as a child and heir.


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Taddeo Gaddi (* 22. Januar 1520 in Florenz, Italien; † 22. Dezember 1561 in Manfredonia) war Kardinal und römisch-katholischer Bischof.

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Der Jurist wurde am 21. Juni 1535 zum Erzbischof von Cosenza ernannt, erhielt aber einen Administrator zur Leitung der Diözese, bis er das Alter von 27 Jahren erreicht hatte. Seit 1536 als Nachfolger seines Onkels, des Kardinals Niccolò Gaddi, auch Kommendatarabt von San Leonardo in Siponto, Archipresbyter und Kanoniker der Florentiner Kathedrale Santa Maria del Fiore und Pfarrer von Santa Maria Novella in Chianti, war er ab 1552 Apostolischer Referendar.

Papst Paul IV. kreierte ihn am 15. März 1557 zum Kardinalpriester und wies ihm am 24. März 1557 die Titelkirche San Silvestro in Capite zu.

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Traveling like a local. This is the new world trend that means exactly what you read: do not be a classic tourist with a map in your hand but in addition to visiting tourist spots when traveling, try to experience a place like a local. There are a lot of companies, more or less large and well-known, who have chosen to offer these kind of possibilities to tourists and among them I've decided to tell you my experience with AirBnb Trips, the platform closely linked to the idea of "like Local "and" sharing economy" of the same site, AirBnb.
Trips is a platform embedded in the AirBnb site, the same from which you can book accommodations when you are traveling, and allows you to book experiences out of the ordinary to visit a place differently than usual. People who have decided to offer tours and organize experiences are not necessarily experts in the chosen industry but also (and I would add: above all) ordinary people who make their passion for a particular subject available by offering special tours, unusual experiences and even mini classes; they can also be hosts who rent their homes and decide to provide their guests with a 360° experience.
Here's an example: in Dublin you can book a photo tour of the city, in Rome you can join an aperitif on a private terrace and in Los Angeles you can be part of a hunting tour of the best places to see street art.
Put yourself in the shoes of a foreigner who comes to your place and wants to get in full in your culture: what better way to do it through the help of a local person?
And now put yourself in your shoes as a traveler: would you like to discover a city by organizing a tour on a two-storey bus or wear your sneakers and walk the street on foot, listening to the stories that only a local person can tell you about?
How does AirBnb Trips work for travelers?
Trips is easy: just go to AirBnb.com and select Experiences then enter the city of interest, the dates and the number of people. Once the search is started, just select the experience you want to book, choose the date and follow the next steps to book your experience. It is payable upon booking and if you cancel less than 30 days before the event starts you will not be entitled to a refund unless you have a substitute for the same experience; you can cancel an experience within the first 24 hours of booking. At the end of the experience, you can put your assessment to help others understand what the experience is, and before experience you can contact your host if you have questions or doubts. All the experiences are in English!
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Do you want to design an experience with AirBnb to provide your passion and knowledge with others? First you need to know that Trips is not available all over the World but only in some cities so you can start start creating your own experience and to propose it so you can launch as soon as your city will be covered. Remember that the experiences are all checked and verified and therefore it is not said that all move to the final stage; in addition, the selection is carried out on the already active experiences which, as reviewed by the participants, are subjected to a continuous evaluation process.
I have tried AirBnb Trips in San Francisco in May 2017: the city offers a lot of opportunities but in my case the choice has fallen on an experience called Craft Cocktail Session to learn how to prepare a typical Frisco cocktail and try to carve as many secrets as possible from my host. I could have chosen different experiences but the idea of trying to prepare a cocktail intrigued me and above all I was intrigued to do it in a particular location: The Dorian is in fact an old factory transformed today into a very special place that keeps typical details of the industrial architecture of the past. It's located in the Marina area, halfway between Fisherman's Wharf and North Beach and I also wanted to explore why it's one of the nerve centers of social life in San Francisco among locals .
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In terms of Food and Drinks, there are plenty of bookable experiences in the cities where Trips is available and there are some really special ones where part of the proceeds are donated to local charities.
It is not said that all the experiences are as satisfactory as the one I did but you can leave reviews and read the reviews of those who booked before you so as to understand if the experience is worth it or not.
The presence of enthusiasts but not necessarily professionals can be a deterrent for those who love classic tours and certified guides.


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La corticostérone est une hormone corticostéroïde sécrétée par le cortex (plus précisément dans la zone fasciculée) de la glande surrénale à partir du cholestérol et sous la dépendance de l'ACTH hypophysaire. Elle interfère notamment avec la sensation de peur mémorisée et avec la mémoire. Comme les autres glucocorticoïdes, elle peut modifier l'activité cérébrale et le comportement via des mécanismes génomiques classiques (on parle d'« effet nucléaire » car basé dans le noyau de neurones sur la transcription de gènes et la synthèse protéique, ce qui implique - pour ces effets - une latence longue entre l'exposition à la corticostérone et l'apparition d'une réponse). D'autres effets, non-génomiques semblent exister et induire une réponse beaucoup plus rapides (secondes à minutes).

Fonctions
Chez de nombreuses espèces dont les amphibiens, les reptiles, les rongeurs et les oiseaux, la corticostérone est le principal glucocorticoïde. Elle est impliquée dans la régulation de l'énergie métabolique, des réactions immunitaires et des réponses au stress. Chez l'être humain c'est une autre molécule (le cortisol) qui est le principal glucocorticoïde ; il est produit principalement dans la zone du  fasciculata du cortex surrénal.

Chez l'Homme la corticostérone semble n'avoir qu'une faible importance parmi les glucocorticoïdes et minéralocorticoïdes  ; son principal rôle serait d'être un intermédiaire dans la voie stéroïde de la prégnénolone à l'aldostérone (La corticostérone est convertie en aldostérone par un enzyme (l'aldostérone synthase) qui ne se trouve que dans les cellules mitochondriennes des cellules du glomérule rénal qui se trouvent dans la région la plus superficielle des cellules endocrines du cortex surrénal).
La corticostérone est la molécule précurseur de la minéralocorticoïde aldostérone, l'un des principaux modulateurs homéostatiques des niveaux de sodium et de potassium in vivo.

Mécanismes de production et de libération
Un exemple d'une voie de libération est la stimulation des cellules de la peaux de certains amphibiens par les UV-B. Ce stimullus chez le Triton à peau rugueuse (Taricha granulosa) semble déclencher la biosynthèse de corticostérone.

Corticostérone chez les oiseaux
De nombreuses recherches ont porté sur les effets de la corticostérone chez les oiseaux, dont un bref aperçu est présenté ci-dessous.

La corticostérone inhibe la synthèse des protéines et dégrade les protéines.
Un taux élevé de corticostérone induit une croissance ralentie des plumes pendant en période de mue, et une période prolongée de l'inaptitude à voler. Mais de nombreux oiseaux ont naturellement des niveaux réduits de corticostérone au moment de leur mue, ce qui contribue peut-être à éviter une dégradation précoce de leurs nouvelles plumes.

La corticostérone a d'autres effets sur le développement des oiseaux. Cette hormone chez le poussin qui a faim. L'augmentation des niveaux de corticostérone chez les poussins entraîne une augmentation de la demande de nourriture et une certaine agressivité. À court terme, ceci se traduit par une plus grande chance d'obtenir de la nourriture, mais à long terme, un taux de corticostérone accrue au début de vie compromet le fonctionnement cognitif des oiseaux (diminution de l'aptitude à résoudre des problèmes, association de stimulus visuel avec la nourriture, etc.).
La réponse parentale aux poussins jouant les affamés augmenter le temps passé à la recherche de nourriture, au détriment du nid et des poussins qui sont alors sans protection. Il a été constaté qu'en période de pénurie alimentaire, chez certaines espèces d'oiseaux les poussins ont alors une production inhibée de corticostérone, ce qui réduit les effets négatifs de la corticostérone dans ce contexte.

Effet sur la mémoire
Les stéroïdes ont divers effets sur la mémoire, modulant un large éventail de fonctions . Parmi eux la corticostérone agit de plusieurs manières sur la mémoire.

Ses effets principaux ont été découverts et observés à travers l'effet du stress sur les souvenirs émotionnels ainsi que sur la mémoire à long terme (MLT).

Dans le domaine des souvenirs émotionnels, la corticostérone est fortement associée à la mémoire de la peur (quand des souvenirs de peur sont réactivés ou consolidés, les niveaux de corticostérone augmentent). L'augmentation de la corticostérone semble liée au soulagement de l'anxiété. Mais cet effet dépend aussi en laboratoire du moment où l'administration de corticostérone a eu lieu (par rapport au moment du conditionnement de la peur) ; Selon le moment où elle agit, la corticostérone peut faciliter ou au contraire interrompre une peur conditionnée.

Non seulement la corticostérone a des effets sur les souvenirs émotionnels, mais elle contribue aussi à la reconnaissance mémorielle et à la consolidation des souvenirs.

Concernant la reconnaissance et les souvenirs à long terme, la corticostérone a des effets variables.
Des études montrent que la modification de certains processus chimiques et cérébraux affectant les niveaux de corticostérone peut aussi avoir une incidence sur les effets de stress sur la mémoire.
Ainsi chez le rat des fluctuations du taux de corticostérone permettent d'éviter une diminution de la mémoire de reconnaissance par le stress dans des quantités inférieures.

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Kottayam : Vinu Aravind, a student of MG University is being subject to incessant death threats, along with brutal physical assaults, for his sheer refusal to work along with the Communist party students' wing, SFI. A first year graduate student in MG University School of Social Science, Vinu is said to have filed complaints to the director of the institute and anti-ragging cell.
According to sources, Vinu was directed by SFI activists to join activities, which he refused. "Vinu was having food in the campus canteen when he was confronted by SFI activists. They did not even request, but shouted a very arrogant order, to join work along with them. Vinu refused very politely," said sources on condition of anonymity. However, the goons of the red brigade were unrelenting and warned him of dire consequences if he did not join their entourage.
On 16 August, Sam V Joseph an SFI activist called Vinu over phone, while the latter was at home and threatened him of brutal attacks. "Vinu was at home for Onam holidays, when he was threatened. He returned to the university hostel on September 1. And as soon as he reached his room, he was confronted by Sam, along with SFI unit secretary Vaishakh R and Anfal Salahuddhin in his room. As Vinu tried to escape, Sam smashed Vinu's face with a stone," added eye witnesses.
Vinu, a native of Alappuzha, is said to have lodged a complaint with the police. His petition details how the perpetrators brandished swords, issuing death threats. Police have sought a report from the university's anti ragging cell.


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BIMCO publishes Special Circular on Electronic Bills of Lading
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BIMCO has publicly expressed its continued, explicit support of electronic bills of lading in a recent circular published on 20 May 2014 following the adoption by the Documentary Committee of the BIMCO Electronic Bill of Lading Clause for Charter Parties. According to an official BIMCO announcement,"in recent years the technical, legal and financial infrastructure necessary for the widespread adoption of e-Bills has developed sufficiently to herald what BIMCO believes will be a new era for electronic documentation."
Within the special circular, BIMCO's Chief Officer Legal and Contractual Affairs, Grant Hunter, states that "BIMCO has for many years fully supported the concept of electronic bills of lading as a means of providing a more efficient and secure method of dealing with bills of lading, waybills and delivery orders." As such, the circular adds that the increasing use of electronic documentation, particularly in the dry cargo sector where it is actively promoted by a number of major charterers, has resulted in growing user demand from owners and charterers alike for BIMCO to develop a specialist provision for charter parties.
Mr. Hunter goes on to state that "in response to this demand, BIMCO brought together a group of charterers and owners to develop a new clause for charter parties that specifically addresses the use of electronic bills of lading (paperless trading) systems." essDOCS' General Counsel, Marina Comninos, also provided input on the contents of the Clause during its development.
The new BIMCO eB/L clause is yet another major development in the recognition of electronic bills of lading by major industry bodies and NGO's, who continue to explicitly and irrefutably support the global acceptance of eDoc solutions, acknowledging the benefits for all parties involved and further paving the way for an electronic future in international trade.
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Get Involve in Accidents, Remain Behind Bar Till January 15, FRSC Warns Drivers
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has warned that reckless drivers who got involved in road crashes during the Yuletide season would remain in prison custody till January 15, next year.
The Commander of Zone 5 of FRSC, Kehinde Adeleye, gave the warning in Benin, Edo State on Tuesday, during the launching of Guinness Nigeria Plc and the Corps' "ember months" campaign, with the theme, "Responsible drinking."
Adeleye also warned that vehicles involved in such road crashes within the period would not be released till January 15, 2019.
"We had instruction from our national headquarters in Abuja that any driver we arrest, whether Keke or Okada, car or bus or truck driver in this "ember months period will not be released until after January 15, 2019.
"In addition, we will have mobile courts virtual in all routes. If mobile courts are in session and any driver found culpable of causing road crashes, and he or she is arrested will remain in prison custody till next year January.
"The idea is that we have been struggling from January to December to make our daily living. It is our responsibility for our families and I don't think it is advisable to now spend Christmas and New Year in prison custody or to have the means by which we make ends meet seize from us by government," he said.
The Road Safety Commander who lamented the high rates of road crashes, noted that 45 percent of road accidents are caused by drunkenness.
He also stated that drivers of articulated vehicles, especially tippers, have been responsible for several accidents, noting that the Zone is on the trail of tipper drivers for their involvement in road crashes in the zone.
"I want to call the attention of chairman or the representative of the tipper drivers union. I am personally on the trail of your drivers. There are too many reports of drunk driving among your members and they are killing people on daily basis," Adeleye said.
He commended the management of Guinness Nigeria Plc for the donation of breathalyzer kits to the agency with a view to testing drivers' level of drunkenness on the highway.
He noted that with the equipment a lot of drivers will find themselves in prison custody during Christmas and New Year period.
In her address, Titilola Alabi, Manager, Sustainable Development and Alcohol in Society of Guinness Plc, said the breathalyzer kits was to test the level of alcohol taken by drivers while on the highways.
Earlier in his speech, Manager, Guinness Nigeria, Benin plant, Alli Bayo, said the company had been partnering with FRSC to create awareness on the need for drivers to avoid drinking while driving in the last 14 years.
Bayo who was represented by Everest Ogohnim, the Packaging Manager of Guinness Nigeria Plc, encouraged stakeholders in the transportation sector to make firm commitment to never drink and drive by signing the #JoinThePact wall.
He pointed out that the pact is a global initiative by Diabeo which was launched in the country for the first time in last December.
He added that the company was expected to collect 150 million signatures by 2015.
3 Men Who Defrauded Foreign Nationals of N7.47bn With Buhari's Name, Arraigned in Lagos
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This was such a fun photo session for me! This family is so loving and fun. Little Isla is very much loved by her parents, grandparents, aunt and Uncle. There was no shortage of beautiful candid moments! Here are a few of my favorites!
Everyone knows I love shooting weddings, but once in a while it's nice to mix it up a little! I had the wonderful opportunity to meet 3 year old Elle this week. She was very excited to introduce me to her brand new baby brother, CJ. Elle took such great care of her little brother. CJ is so lucky to have such a sweet and fun big sister!


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After ban, Kai-Fu Lee invites 30M to follow him on Twitter
Former Google China chief gets kicked off China-based microblogging sites after complaining about state controls over the Internet.
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Feb. 18, 2013 9:10 a.m. PT
An outspoken opponent of censorship in China, Kai-Fu Lee has responded to a ban from social networks in his homeland by inviting his 30 million followers to follow him on Twitter.
Lee, the former chief of Google's China division, was banned from China-based Weibo and a Tencent service for three days after using the microblogging services to complain about state controls over the Internet. It's not clear who ordered the ban, but suspicion has fallen on the government, which heavily limits Internet access inside the country.
"I've been silenced on Sina and Tencent for three days, so everyone can come here to find me," he said on Twitter, without elaborating on the reason. Twitter is also blocked in China, but circumnavigating that control is said to be fairly easy.
No stranger to controversy, the computer scientist ran Google's Greater China operation from 2005 to 2009 after being the subject of a bitter employee custody battle between Google and Microsoft where Lee previously worked.
Lee recently posted a summary of a Wall Street Journal report on Weibo that described how slow Internet speeds and instability were discouraging overseas businesses from relocating to China. A post last month declared his support for a newspaper embroiled in a censorship dispute with government authorities.
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We caught up with Main Rock Records artist Baron Samedi, to chat about his name, previous releases, forthcoming projects and what he makes about the UK scene at the moment.
First up, please introduce yourself and tell us about the artist name.
Good morning, good evening, thank you, and goodnight. My name is Baron Samedi, aka Flowstorms, aka Dirk Slowdance, and I came to earth in the tail of a comet to save your pathetic arses from hiphop mediocrity. Before anyone wonders, no, I didn't get my name from James Bond, or the Goldeneye computer game, like some people seem to assume. I've always been interested in spirituality/world religions, and used to read up a lot on them. Baron Samedi is a deity (also known as a Loa) from voodoo folklore, who stands at the crossroads between life and death.
I like to think I stand at the crossroads between different forms of hiphop. That's why I picked the name, and it just stuck like chewing gum on a bus seat. There's actually some wack mc in the states with the same name, who once sent me an email telling me he was going to get his voodoo masters to put a curse on me… That was 5 years ago, and nothing's happened yet… maybe it's a very subtle curse. Haha.
Tell us something interesting that will keep us reading the rest of the interview.
Um, OK. I used to be a celebrity stalker, and later on in this interview I'll give you all a link to a video I shot featuring Mariah Carey, Jade Goody, Trisha, and Joan Collins taking turns to have sex with a badger in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool. If you're lucky… You'll just have to read on and see. Is that libellous? Oh well, them's the breaks…
Where in the UK are you from and what else is going on in terms of local hiphop?
You know what? It's hard to say where I rep these days… I was born in Sicily and lived there until I was 11, then I moved to Catford in South East London for about 8 years, and after that I've lived all over london. I'm currently based in North London, but I've only been livin' these sides for about 6 months, so I don't wanna step on no-one's turf and claim I'm repping these ends hard or anything. Basically though, London. I can't see myself ever wanting to live anywhere else. I love this city, despite all its faults. As for the local hip hop scene, well, I think everyone knows how we do in London. Haha.
What releases have you been involved with so far and what's the current release you're promoting?
I started off with a couple of rubbish solo demos way back in the day, as well as the Mandroids project, which I did with Shotslinga (one of the dopest mcs on the planet, for your info). That was some low budget steez, but I think the first thing I actually put some effort into releasing properly was my first album length CD with my crew Undercurrent, called 'Sons Of Celluloid', back in '02. That got a good response, and I followed it up with my debut solo album, 'Spit Happens', in '03, which was the thing which really started the buzz building.
Since then, I hooked up with Main Rock Records, the finest label in the country right now in terms of the quality of the roster, and dropped my 'Theme Music' 12" in '04, and the 'Undercurrent' EP. 'Pirate Radio' near the tail end of last year. Right now, I'm just about to drop my new 12" 'The Formula', followed up with my new album 'Ripping Yarns' a month later. All through Main Rock-a-fella. I'm quietly confident about this one, but we'll wait and see…
How did you link with Main Rock and how has this connection helped you along the path as an artist?
Me and Apoc' actually go back as rhymin' buddies and friends from before Main Rock was even concieved, so when 'Poc' approached me with the idea for the label it was an easy decision to go with it. It's been nice to have someone else put their confidence in you as an artist, and it's certainly freed my hands up to concentrate on the creative side of things, but in terms of my actual progression as an artist, I don't think Poc'd hold a grudge if I said it hasn't really affected anything. That comes down to the trust side of things though. He trusts me to provide him with the dope product, so the label has no creative input into my music, which I'm glad of. I'm kind of a control freak when it comes to my own material.
How would you describe your music and what sort of vocals and beats can we expect from the new wax?
It's a hard question, 'cause I'd just describe it as what I like to do. I've been compared to all sorts of ridiculous things, from Public Enemy to Morcheeba. Haha, I swear, some people need to look up what cotton-buds are for in the dictionary. I dunno man. I like to keep it varied. That's the main ingredient. Some of my favorite artists ever are Pharoahe Monch, Ghostface, Onyx, Big L, Wu-Tang, Jay-Z… but I dont actually sound like any of them I don't think! But yeah, if you like your lyrics lyrical, your beats, ummm, beating, and you don't want every tune to be about shottin' crack in a pissy stairwell or how many girls you wished you'd shagged, then I'm the artist for you.
What sort of themes and topics do you tend to pen your lyrics about?
Like I said, I like to keep my material varied. I see myself like a film director, but on wax, so you get bragging, story tunes, sad tunes, political tunes, happy tunes, funny tunes, sick tunes… The whole spectrum. At the end of the day, I make the music I make to reflect the moods I'm in, and who's angry all the time, or sad all the time, or cracking jokes all the time? The music itself is always a metaphor for how I'm feeling… For example, there's a tune on my album about being in a coma, which is followed by a tune about coming out of the coma, and realising what a beautiful place the world is. Obviously I aint actually been in a coma, but it's intended as a metaphor for a certain dark part of my life, which I subsequently broke out of.
I always refer people to George Romero's zombie flicks when talking about my music… George Romero always claims that the themes of the films aren't the zombies themselves. They are just representations of humanity's fears of other current political issues. Communism, racism, etc. You can take it as straight up entertainment, or you can choose to read deeper, but it's entirely up to my audience to make that decision.
What producers have you been working with and who'd be your dream beatsmith to collaborate with?
I actually produce all my solo and crew material. I think it's better that way. Atleast I can carve out my own niche, even if my earlier attempts suffered as a result. If I could do an album with any producer though, I'd fly my DeLorean back to the mid 90s, kidnap RZA, lock him in a room, and not let him smoke any weed until he'd made me 1000 beats. These days, it'd have to be Just Blaze. You heard that joint off the new Ghostface album? Off the hook like a lucky fish…
Are there any rappers you regularly look up to as a model of what you aspire to be as an artist?
There's rappers I look up to. I mentioned a lot of them before, but I don't aspire to imitate or be any of them. I just wanna do me, as do most females who know me.
How healthy do you feel the UK scene is and what other artists and releases could you suggest we check?
It's definitely in a much better state in terms of the music being made, than it was when I first started out, when I could probably count the number of crews I was feeling on one hand, but it's a double-edged sword… The whole downloading thing has really affected the sales these days, especially vinyl. I sold my first album hand to hand, based on word of mouth, so I know pretty much exactly who did and who didn't buy it. When people I know didn't buy it tell me they've got it and it's dope, well, I'm flattered, but I also think "you fuckin' leech". Still though, I think the best artists in this country are the ones still making a name for themselves… Conflix, Chemo, Beat Butcha, the Same Brain crew, Troy Scalpels, Skeptic and Jid Sames, Chain of Command, Rhyme Asylum, Stig, Logan… The list goes on. For anyone who hasn't picked up 'Character Assassins Vol. 2' yet, why the hell not? It's ill.
Are you out performing live much and what goes down at a typical Samedi live set?
I go through phases with the whole live show ish. It's not my favorite part of the art, but that's because I prefer to listen to other artists on record than see them live in a crap club, on a crap PA, with a crap microphone. I haven't done any shows for a little while now, but obviously with the new material about to drop you'll be seeing me out and about doing the promo thing… You can expect the usual mix of midget dancers, firebreathing, sword-swallowing, and I might even spit some rhymes if you're really lucky. Nah, on the real though, that's what I'd like my shows to be like, but it's usually just me catchin' some jokes with the crowd and tryna spit the tightest ish I can, you know? You try and do the best with your given budget. I hate watching acts who blatantly aint even rehearsed their sets.
Have you ever got into the other elements of hiphop culture like breaking or graffing?
I pissed around with graff' for a little while, mainly as a rebellious ting, but never really had it in me to get serious… As for DJing and breaking, well, you'd be better off asking Steven Hawkins to play basketball. I'm strictly about the words and beats.
How's your freestyling skills?
These days, pretty rusty. I'm ashamed to admit… I just don't get the time to practice. If I aint at my day-job, then I'm writing new ish, or making new beats, or on the hustle… It's all about priorities. If someone asks me to buss a free though, I'm not incapable… My usual freestyle partner, when I do find the time, is Troy Scalpels, who is probably the best freestyler I've ever heard, so that always inspires me.
Looking to the future, what projects will you be getting down to work on and when are they likely to drop?
Right now, me and Lixx, the other half of Undercurrent, are working on our mixtape, as well as a yet-untitled 7 inch dropping this summer through Main Rock. I'll be featuring on the B-side to the next Clarity single. I'm producing most of Lixx's solo album, the odd mixtape and album appearance, and then cracking on with my next album. As for when most of that'll drop, you'll just have to keep your ears peeled.
Have you got any shout out's or plugs to drop to wrap this up on?
Of course! Buy my new 12", 'The Formula', out now on Main Rock Records. Buy my new album, 'Ripping Yarns', dropping next month on Main Rock Records. Buy 'Character Assassins Vol. 2'. Hit up www.myspace.com/baronsamedi and insult me, and generally worship me like the rap god I would like to think I am. I hate big-ups, as I always miss peeps out, but 'nuff love to Lixx, Main Rock fam, Same Brain, Troy, G, Logan, Flix, Stig, Wytfang, Chemo and all the Speakers Corner crew, and anyone who's supported me through this shizzle. And big up yourself for this interview. Peace.
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8 Responses to "Baron Samedi"
aPoCRaPHe Says:
What you on about hasn't affected things? You know i'm the power behind the Baron throne – I made you and i can destroy you just as easily – DESTROYYY YOU MWUHAHAHAHAAHAHA
or something along those lines…
Jericho Says:
Samedi=ill
thelastskeptik Says:
remember hearin the album at chemos .. ish was niiiiiiiice…
Mr. Libel Says:
April 21st, 2006 at 12:16 pm
B smacks it like a matron would do an incolent child. BIG.
arnold gongzo Says:
April 23rd, 2006 at 7:23 pm
Baron Samedi looks like he works at Sainsbury's
Beit Nun Says:
Yeah Baron, you know it's sick shit mate. I'll be sure to cop the new album as soon as its out.
Twistedphreex Says:
David, your grammar seems to have worsened terribly since you were an undergraduate at Cambridge. All the best with your musical career.
G-Suss Says:
January 23rd, 2007 at 5:51 am
Ripping Yarns is phat! It's like a chainsaw through the scrotum of Rod Hull!! And you're holding the pieces!!
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Mexican National Sentenced for Central Valley Drug Conspiracy
FRESNO, Calif. — Genaro Serrato-Calles ("Serrato"), aka "Alejandro," aka "Meno," 49, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday to 148 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon and Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. His sentencing...
California Man Indicted On Methamphetamine Charge
BOSTON – A California man was indicted yesterday on a charge of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Cameron Graff, 29, of San Diego, Calif., was indicted on one count of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Graff is currently in...
Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting over 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine
FRESNO, Calif. — Randal Jason Newell, 41, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon and Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. According to court documents, on Dec. 5, 2020, Newell drove from Bakersfield to...
Two Malden Men Indicted For Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
BOSTON – Two Malden men were indicted yesterday in connection with trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as Adderall, Xanax or oxycodone in and around the Malden area. Igor Desouza, 25, and Matthew Ramos, 24, were indicted on one count each of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more...
PHOENIX - Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a Public Safety Alert warning Americans of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. DEA's Public Safety Alert, the first in six years, seeks to raise public awareness of a significant nationwide surge...
Anaheim Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy
FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Reyes-Pineda, 48, of Anaheim, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Reyes and co-defendants Genaro Serrato-Calles, 51, and Antonio Valencia-Hernandez, 65, both of Modesto, and Antonio Castellanos, 38, of Whittier, were charged with conspiring...
Modesto Men Plead Guilty to Drug Conspiracy
FRESNO, Calif. — Modesto residents Genaro Serrato Calles, 49, and Antonio Valencia Hernandez, 65, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon announced. According to court documents, Serrato and Valencia, along...
Tucson Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Five Years
TUCSON, Ariz. - Oscar Alberto Martinez, 27, of Tucson, Arizona was sentenced on August 5th, 2021, by U.S. District Judge John C. Hinderaker to five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Martinez previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl. Martinez operated as...
San Jose Man Convicted of Methamphetamine Trafficking and Gun Charges
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal jury today convicted Armando Daniel Calderon of four charges related to methamphetamine trafficking. The announcement was made Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon and Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds. The verdict follows a one and a half week...
Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Attempting to Sell Fentanyl, Cocaine and Methamphetamine
FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Mario Quintero Beltran, 31, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon announced. According to court documents, on March 31, Quintero...