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Just a reminder that the quarter finals for the Spring Handicap are on the 21st of May and the finals on the 22nd. Could you please ensure that all your games are played by Friday 18th May so that I can organise the draw for the 21st. There are a few of you that have not played the 1st round yet, time is marching on so please try to get all games played before the quarter finals.


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Lawrence Solomon: England's sea change
Posted on September 26, 2014 by Lawrence Solomon
(September 25, 2014) Under devolution, socialism shrinks while England becomes a bastion of free enterprise.
With devolution, Prime Minister David Cameron is proposing to give Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — England's fellow nations within the United Kingdom — some powers similar to those enjoyed by Canada's provinces. AP Photo / John Minchillo, Pool.
Since World War II, England shed most of its empire — India and other Asian possessions, its African colonies, Palestine and other Middle East lands. And now with devolution underway, England's grip on Scotland is loosened, and Wales and Northern Island are in play.
These developments may be bad for England's image but they're good for its pocketbook. As England unburdens itself of imperial obligations, it will better thrive, in some ways becoming more like Canada along the way.
Military conquests didn't enduringly enrich England — its possessions became a burden. England's riches stemmed from its Industrial Revolution, which over a century transformed the aristocratic, agricultural country into an industrialized urban powerhouse with an educated and professional middle class. England became so affluent that until World War II it could afford the lavish expense of maintaining its colonies abroad along with the lavish expense of social programs at home. When the burdens of maintaining both became too great, England dumped its empire in favour of its welfare state, although much of it, too, soon had to give way.
With devolution, Prime Minister David Cameron is proposing to give Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — England's fellow nations within the United Kingdom — some powers similar to those enjoyed by Canada's provinces. Under the status quo, for example, Scotland has little leeway to tax the Scots to provide the revenue needed for, say, Scottish schools — instead, the central government in England collects virtually all the tax revenues needed by the nations, divvies it up based on a per capita formula, and sends funds in a block grant to each nation. Under Cameron's proposed devolution — one of many "devo max" scenarios, as they are called — each nation would do much of its own taxing as well as it own spending in areas of national jurisdiction, such as health, education and welfare.
Citizens would more often be paying their own way — the very essence of small government conservatism.
Giving the U.K.'s nations tax and spend powers similar to Canada's provinces would make the United Kingdom more of a federation, and so more like us, but with a twist. Because the United Kingdom parliamentarians whose ridings are outside Scotland now have no say in those areas considered domestic Scottish business, such as Scottish schools, Cameron is also proposing that members of parliament from Scotland not have a say in domestic English areas. For example, Scottish MPs could not vote to raise tuition fees in English schools, as they have in the past, to the chagrin of English MPs. As Cameron succinctly puts it, "English votes for English laws."
The immediate effect in England of denying Scottish MPs a say in domestic English affairs would be to tilt decision-making rightward — most of Scotland's 59 MPs are from the Labour Party, compared to just one Conservative. If the Labour Party narrowly won the next U.K. election but maintained its wide gap among Scottish MPs — a plausible outcome — the Conservatives would still hold sway in domestic English issues.
Such a stick-to-your-own-knitting policy in Canada would mean, for example, that federal MPs outside Alberta wouldn't have a vote on federal legislation that targeted Alberta's oil sands — natural resources are a provincial responsibility — or that federal MPs outside Ontario wouldn't be voting on subways for Toronto. The result — in the U.K. as in Canada — would be a federal parliament less focused on domestic affairs, more focused on foreign policy and defense. And less socialistic, since with domestic programs funded locally and without federal programs benefiting one region at the expense of another, citizens would more often be paying their own way — the very essence of small government conservatism, the very antithesis of empire-building.
The Scottish referendum results promise little change for Scotland, but sea change for Great Britain, with England flying the flag of free enterprise.
Lawrence Solomon is executive director of Urban Renaissance Institute. LawrenceSolomon@nextcity.com
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«Спящий город» () — фильм нуар режиссёра Джорджа Шермана, вышедший на экраны в 1950 году.

Фильм выполнен в полудокументальном стиле и полностью снят на натуре в помещениях и в ближайших окрестностях самой известной нью-йоркской больницы Бельвью. После того, как в 1947 году «продюсер Марк Хеллингер и режиссёр Жюль Дассен сняли на улицах Нью-Йорка чрезвычайно успешный фильм "Обнажённый город", последовала целая серия криминальных триллеров в стиле синема верите, действие (а часто и съёмки) которых происходили на улицах Нью-Йорка». Так, на студии РКО вышел фильм «Татуированная незнакомка» (1950), на «Эм-Джи-Эм» — «Переулок» (1950), а на «Юнивёрсал» — «Спящий город».

Фильм начинается с необычного пролога, с которым к зрителям обращается исполнитель главной роли Ричард Конте. Как отмечено на сайте Американского киноинститута (AFI) «во вступлении в начале фильма актёр Ричард Конте разъясняет, что хотя картина снималась в помещениях нью-йоркской больницы Бельвью, сама история является полностью вымышленной». Далее он выражает благодарность самой больнице и её персоналу за содействие в съёмках фильма. По информации AFI, «это вступительное слово было добавлено после того, как мэр Нью-Йорка Уильям О'Дуайер выразил недовольство тем, что студия нарушила договорённость не упоминать название больницы в рекламных материалах и изобразила городскую больницу в негативном плане».

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Молодой интерн доктор Фостер приезжает на скорой помощи в нью-йоркскую больницу Бельвью. Хотя дежурная сестра Энн Себастиан (Колин Грэй) оставила ему сообщение, чтобы он с ней связался, он идёт на набережную реки Ист-ривер, чтобы выкурить сигарету. Неожиданно некто в упор стреляет ему в голову из пистолета.

Полиция начинает расследование убийства с допроса сотрудников больницы. Однако и его непосредственный начальник, и коллеги, и Энн Себастиан, с которой у Фостера были близкие отношения, утверждают, что погибший врач был очень порядочным человеком и не имел врагов, однако в последнее время был психологически подавлен, волновался и нервничал. Ведущий дело инспектор Гордон (Джон Александер) убежден, что убийство связано с профессиональной деятельностью Фостера и отрабатывает различные версии преступления, в том числе, месть со стороны кого-либо из бывших пациентов или их родственников, а также действия сумасшедшего. Однако ни одна из этих версий не получает подтверждения.

Когда складывается впечатление, что расследование зашло в тупик, инспектор Гордон решает пойти на смелый шаг. Он находит Фреда Роуэна (Ричард Конте), полицейского детектива, который обладает опытом медицинской работы, и решает внедрить его под прикрытием на место, которое занимал убитый доктор Фостер. Роуэну дают имя Фред Гилберт и сочиняют легенду о том, что он недавно переехал из Лос-Анджелеса, и через руководство медицинского департамента города устраивают на работу. При этом ему запрещают брать на себя лечение каких-либо сложных больных и рекомендуют опираться на помощь опытных медсестёр.

Фреда определяют на работу в ортопедическое отделение и знакомят с Энн Шеридан, с которой ему предстоит работать. Фред получает комнату в общежитии больницы, где живёт также молодой врач Стив Андерсон (Алекс Никол). Заметно, что Андерсон взвинчен и сильно нервничает. Несмотря на любовь к своей работе, он постоянно говорит, что уйдёт из больницы и жалуется на отсутствие денег, чтобы начать самостоятельную практику. Постепенно Фред знакомится с другими врачами, а также с ветераном больницы, общительным лифтёром Попом Уэйром, который вхож в служебные помещения и много контактирует с медицинским персоналом. Поп регулярно делает ставки на скачках, и вовлёк в это занятие многих врачей, которые теперь должны ему денег.

Фред начинает работать с Энн и видит, что она весьма приятная в общении и квалифицированная медсестра. Одновременно ему приходится показать ей свои врачебные навыки, хотя это оказывается не так просто. Однажды, во время обхода больных Фред замечает, что некоторые из них страдают от боли, несмотря на то, что перед этим им была дана прописанная доза успокаивающих наркотических средств. Фред сближается с Энн и начинает с ней встречаться. Она рассказывает, что разведена и что у неё есть сестра, у которой серьёзно болен сын. Однажды они заходят в соседний магазин игрушек, где Энн покупает для племянника подарок. При этом Фред замечает, как Энн тайком передаёт что-то продавцу.

У Андерсона есть девушка Кэти Холл, на которой он собирается жениться. Застав в очередной раз Андерсона в крайне измученном состоянии, Фред советует ему успокоиться, жениться на Кэти и жить счастливой жизнью. Во время очередной встречи выпивший Андерсон заявляет Фреду, что скоро женится, уйдёт из больницы и бросит медицину навсегда. Фред просит Андерсона не спешить с выводами и подождать его, чтобы спокойно поговорить и обсудить все проблемы. Однако когда Фред возвращается в свою комнату, его поджидает полицейский детектив из соседнего участка, который сообщает, что Андерсон мёртв, его тело было извлечено из реки. Фред попадает под подозрение полиции поскольку у него нет алиби, его задерживают и привозят в участок, и только после вмешательства инспектора Гордона он выходит на свободу. Гордон демонстрирует записку Андерсона, которую Кэти обнаружила под своей дверью, она подтверждает, что Андерсон покончил жизнь самоубийством.

После смерти второго врача Фред приходит к убеждению, что причина смертей кроется в стенах больницы. Чтобы разобраться в сути происходящего, Фред решает прояснить ситуацию со ставками на скачках, которые принимает Поп. Фред начинает делать ставки, и вскоре оказывается должен Попу сумму, равную его трёхнедельному заработку. Поп поначалу не настаивает на немедленном погашении долга, но в один из дней требует заплатить всю сумму сразу, утверждая, что иначе это грозит ему страшными последствиями. Когда Фред отвечает, что у него нет денег, Поп просит его принести с работы пару наркотических таблеток и таким образом погасить долг. Фред обращается за советом к Энн, которая говорит, что в данной ситуации, чтобы не поднимать шум и не вмешивать в дело полицию, будет целесообразнее дать Попу то, что он просит. Когда Фред возражает, что он не сможет получить таблетки из-за строгой отчётности, Энн отвечает, что знает, как это можно сделать. Он будет прописывать пациентам сильнодействующие наркотические вещества, она будет получать их, но давать пациентам вместо них слабые обычные средства, при этом по внешним признакам пациента нельзя будет понять, какие средства он принимал. Фред догадывается, что Энн, вероятно, уже не раз занималась подобными операциями, и что именно она поставляет таблетки через продавца магазина игрушек.

После первой успешной сделки Поп начинает требовать от Фреда ещё больше таблеток, говоря, то его доход от этой деятельности будет значительно больше его докторской зарплаты. В противном случае Поп угрожает рассказать обо всём полиции, и тем самым разрушить карьеру Фреда, а возможно, и засадить его в тюрьму. Если же Фред решит сам обо всём рассказать, то его может ожидать участь Фостера и Андерсона. Чтобы спровоцировать Попа, Фред заявляет, что не будет больше поставлять ему таблетки, после чего выходит из больницы и идёт по улице. Поп с пистолетом устремляется вслед за ним и пытается выстрелить, однако Фред опережает его и стреляет первым. Раненый Поп убегает по помещениям и пожарной лестнице больницы, в итоге забираясь на крышу здания, где в перестрелке Фред убивает его.

После этого Фред арестовывает Энн, которая говорит, что ей были нужны деньги на лечение больного племянника.

В ролях
 Ричард Конте — Фред Роуэн/Фред Гилберт
 Колин Грэй — Себастиан
 Ричард Тэйбер — Поп Уэйр
 Алекс Никол — доктор Стив Андерсон
 Джон Александер — инспектор Гордон
 Пегги Дау — Кэти Холл

Авторы фильма и исполнители главных ролей
Сценарист фильма Джо Эйзингер известен своими сценариями к таким известным фильмам нуар, как «Гильда» (1946) и «Ночь и город» (1950).

Режиссёр Джордж Шерман за свою кинематографическую карьеру снял свыше 100 фильмов, подавляющее большинство из которых были вестернами категории В. Помимо этого фильма, Шерман поставил ещё две достойных картины в жанре фильм нуар — «Кража» (1948) и «Бурный прилив» (1952), в котором главную роль также исполнил Конте.

Среди более десятка ролей Ричарда Конте в фильмах нуар наиболее значимые были сыграны в фильмах «Звонить Нортсайд 777» (1948), «Плач большого города» (1948), «Воровское шоссе» (1949), «Дом незнакомцев» (1949), «Водоворот» (1949), «Синяя гардения» (1953) и «Большой ансамбль» (1955).

Колин Грэй известна исполнением главных женских (обычно, положительных) ролей в таких высоко ценимых фильмах нуар, как «Поцелуй смерти» (1947), «Аллея кошмаров» (1947), «Тайны Канзас-сити» (1952) и «Убийство» (1956).

Оценка критики
Кинокритик Босли Кроутер написал после выхода фильма в «Нью-Йорк таймс»: «Знаменитая больница Бельвью в Нью-Йорке стала буквальным и привлекающим местом действия этой откровенно надуманной детективной драмы об интернах и похищении наркотиков… Но помимо этого живописного актива, который задействован главным образом для создания атмосферы, "Спящий город" мало чем отличается от любого другого триллера… В начальных сценах … есть хороший, прочный, документальный колорит, который обещает реалистический взгляд на вещи. Однако оставшаяся часть фильма представляет собой хитроумную, но совершенно обычную криминальную историю с участием бдительного детектива, обеспокоенных интернов, вора и романтических отношений… Несмотря на всю актёрскую игру и режиссуру Джорджа Шермана в стиле вязкого триллера, "Спящий город" — это просто детектив с погоней, местом действия которого стала больница. Это не утончённая нью-йоркская драма о медицинской практике и человеческой жизни, которой вполне могла бы стать».

Кинокритик Брюс Эдер написал: «"Спящий город", один из лучших и самых тревожных фильмов студии "Юнивёрсал-Интернешнл", попытался имитировать некоторые моменты синема верите "Обнажённого города"… (Хотя фильм) и не стал столь же стилистически впечатляющим, как "Обнажённый город", тем не менее, он имел собственные привлекательные моменты — съёмки на натуре сделаны более изысканно и более эмоционально в визуальном плане, а музыка Фрэнка Скиннера … помогла поддерживать напряжённость, которую задал сценарий».

Примечания

Ссылки
 Спящий город на сайте Rotten Tomatoes
 Спящий город на сайте Turner Classic Movies

Фильмы нуар

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Q: 2 synonyms used in 1 sentence: makes up  % and constitutes  I'm wondering whether it looks well-written and, most importantly, grammatically correct to use 2 synonyms at once in my following sentence:

Pacemaker Cells make up only about 1% of the Total Number of cardiac
  muscle cells and constitute the Cardiac Conduction system.

If it looks well-written and is grammatically correct when the audience read it, do you recommend me using a 'comma' after 'muscle cells' to prevent it from sounding too long for a sentence?

Pacemaker Cells make up only about 1% of the Total Number of cardiac
  muscle cells , and constitute the Cardiac Conduction system.

Original Quote:

'Pacemaker cells make up only about 1% of the total number of cardiac
  muscle cells. There are three populations of these cells in the heart
  that are capable of spontaneously generating action potentials and
  setting the pace of the heart. These three cell populations are
  collectively called the cardiac conduction system. After looking at
  how pacemaker cells generate action potentials, we'll cover the
  components of the cardiac conduction system' (Amerman 2019).

Thank you!

A: The first question that arises is why you have introduced a series of capital letters where the original quote used lower case letters. There is no obvious reason for any of the capital letters other than the P that introduces the first word of the sentence.
As to the need for a comma, if you think that a reader should pause for a moment after the words muscle cells in order to better grasp or convey the meaning of the sentence, then use a comma. However, the presence or absence of a comma will not affect the apparent length of the sentence, only the sense of it.
Your choice of make up and constitute is perfectly idiomatic. The words fit the intended sense exactly.

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Penguins' plan is to make sure Canadiens keep careening
When the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, it will be 10 days since they last met. It's fair to say not a whole lot has changed for either team.
Particularly the direction each was heading in that night.
The teams played Nov. 18 in Montreal. Pittsburgh won 6-0 to kick off what has turned into a five-game winning streak with a 1-0 road win Friday against the New York Islanders.
The Canadiens lost their fourth straight that night as part of a 1-5-1 stretch through Friday's 4-1 loss at Buffalo.
Pittsburgh has outscored its opponents 16-2 during its winning streak, with goaltender Tristan Jarry starting each of those games and turning in three shutouts in the five wins, stopping 141 of 143 shots.
According to longtime team historian Bob Grove, the two goals are the fewest the Penguins have ever allowed over any five-game stretch.
Still, it would seem likely that the Penguins will give backup goaltender Casey DeSmith just his fourth start Saturday against Montreal considering the back-to-back games.
DeSmith has not been stellar in his three starts, with a 4.72 goals-against average and .856 save percentage in going 0-2-1.
It's not just the goaltending that has sparked Pittsburgh, which has also been displaying a solid two-way game.
"We've got a lot of energy and a lot of confidence in the way we're playing," said winger Kasperi Kapanen, who scored the game's only goal Friday. "When we stick to our structure, this is what it looks like. It doesn't matter what team (we're playing), I feel like we're a very good team."
Penguins top-line right winger Bryan Rust's status for Saturday is unclear. He left the pregame warmup early before the game against the Islanders because of a lower-body injury and was a late scratch.
Evan Rodrigues filled in on the top line. "Just another guy that steps up when his number's called," top-line left winger Jake Guentzel said.
Meanwhile, things keep getting more and more tense with the Canadiens, who have the third-worst winning percentage in the NHL at .273 and are 1-9-1 on the road.
Coach Dominique Ducharme and, especially, general manager Marc Bergevin are taking a lot of heat, and the players feel the pressure, too.
"It starts with the older guys. Just go out there and do what you do. We've got to take control here," said Josh Anderson, who notched Montreal's only goal Friday. "It's not fun right now, I'll tell you that. ... I just think we have to be better."
Anderson noted that the Canadiens have had "multiple meetings" trying to seek answers.
They find themselves having few options beyond simply moving forward -- and doing it quickly with back-to-back games.
"You don't really have a choice to lose your confidence," Canadiens defenseman Ben Chiarot said. "We've got a game (Saturday) night, so you have to be able to go out there with confidence, play your game. You can't sit around and pout. Just move on to the next one.
"There's no lack of confidence in the group. It's just a matter of us all putting it together and getting it done."


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Admirals go Moose hunting in 6-4 victory
The Milwaukee Admirals exploded offensively on Wednesday morning during the school day game against the Manitoba Moose. Thanks to two goals from Daniel Carr and contributions from four other Admirals, the team won 6-4.
Manitoba actually opened up scoring in this game. At 7:21 Kristian Vesalainen scored his first goal of the season against Wisconsin native Troy Grosenick while the Moose were on the powerplay.
The Manitoba lead lasted a little over seven minutes. Manitoba netminder Mikhail Berdin left the net to handle the puck, but he mishandled it and Mathieu Olivier (4) eventually took possession of the puck behind the net. He passed to a crashing Tommy Novak who fired the shot passed Berdin. This was Tommy Novak's first professional goal.
Manitoba re-established the lead at 18:24 with a goal from Cole Maier. This was Maier's first goal of the season.
With 29 seconds left in the first period Tommy Novak (2) took a pass in the middle of the circle and was able to center it for Cole Schneider to tap it through Berdin to tie the game. This was Cole Schneider's fourth goal of the season.
The Moose would have the lead one more time in this game. At 7:44 in the second C.J. Suess scored to give the Moose a 3-2 lead.
At 9:05, Yakov Trenin powered through a defender and backhanded a shot passed Berdin for his fifth goal of the season. Rem Pitlick (5) had the lone assist on the goal. This is also the first goal for Trenin since returning from his one game stint in Nashville.
Daniel Carr opened the flood gates towards the end of the second period, scoring two goals. He scored his third goal of the season with a wrist shot from the point. Novak (3) and Carrier (6) had the assists. His second goal of the game came at 19:14 with an assist from Tommy Novak (4) as he sniped another wrister from the slot. Admirals led 5-3 at the end of the second period.
Only 2:40 into the final period, Colin Blackwell would score his third of the season when he was able to finish a one-timer from Matt Donovan (3). Yakov Trenin (3) had the secondary assist.
The Moose scored one final goal to make it 6-4 at 17:40. Sami Niku beat Grosenick for his third of the season.
This was another showcasing of Milwaukee's powerhouse offense. Daniel Carr had three points and Tommy Novak had one of the best games of his career with four points.
Despite giving up four goals, Troy Grosenick was outstanding. The four goals can mostly be attributed to several defensive breakdowns in front of the net. Grosenick stopped 22/26 shots. Grosenick is third in the AHL with a 1.76GAA. Wednesday's game is the first time he has given up more than two goals this season in seven games played.
The Admirals powerplay was lacking, to say the least. They were 0 for 6 on the powerplay in this contest. After 12 games, the Admirals are sitting at 17.6% on the powerplay.
*Sigh* Let's talk about Eeli Tolvanen. Tolvanen was good for 4 shots in Wednesday's matchup. He has, thus far, led the team in most games in terms of shots on goal and does lead the team for the season with 38 shots. He has appeared in all 12 of Milwaukee's games and currently has 1 goal and 2 assists. He's shooting at 2.6%. The AHL does not publicly share on ice data, so we are unable to use shot maps or Time On Ice to figure out what is going on. Purely from the eye test, his shots are coming from low danger spots on the ice. At some point, the Admirals or the Predators will need to address his lack of production. For the time being, he is definitely not going to be the go to call up for the Predators.
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Q: Year to month date conversion I have a dataset in wide format that has quarterly counts of an event from Q1 1996 to Q4 2016.
The variable names for each quarter are as follows:

*

*Q1 = yyyy0101_yyyy0401

*Q2 = yyyy0401_yyyy0701

*Q3 = yyyy0701_yyyy1001

*Q4 = yyyy1001_yyyy0101
I have a macro that converts them like this:
local i = 1996

forvalues x = 1996/2016 {
    local i = `i'+1
    gen count`x' = event_`x'0101_`x'0401 + event_`x'0401_`x'0701 +
    event_`x'0701_`x'1001 + event_`x'1001_`i'0101
}

Then I collapse my data into a single variable count in long format by year:
reshape long count, i(xvars) j(year)

Now I would like to do the same thing, but quarterly.
What is the macro to perform the exact same process, but capturing the sum of counts by year-quarter? What if I wanted to do it for half years?

A: In trying to understand this I note first (pedantically, or otherwise) that your code is not a macro in Stata's sense: SAS user???) and second (more constructively) that your code can be condensed to
forvalues x = 1996/2016 {
    gen count`x' = event_`x'0101_`x'0401 + event_`x'0401_`x'0701 + event_`x'0701_`x'1001 + event_`x'1001_`x'0101
}

given that local macros i and x run over the same values. (Those are macros in Stata's sense.) But I would not start there.
As you say, the data are wide format (I prefer the term layout as less overloaded), so the main job is not to write loops at all, but to reshape to long. This example embodies a little guesswork and shows some technique. Absent a data example to work with, I first create a sandbox:
clear
set obs 21
local y = 1
foreach v in yyyy0101_yyyy0401 yyyy0401_yyyy0701 yyyy0701_yyyy1001 yyyy1001_yyyy0101 {
    gen `v' = `++y'
}
gen year = 1995 + _n

rename (yyyy*) (count#), addnumber

reshape long count, i(year) j(quarter)

gen qdate = yq(y, q)

egen ycount = total(count), by(year)
egen qcount = total(count), by(quarter)
gen half = cond(inlist(quarter, 1, 2), 1, 2)
egen hcount = total(count), by(year half)

list if year < 1998, sepby(year)

     +------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | year   quarter   count   qdate   ycount   qcount   half   hcount |
     |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  1. | 1996         1       2     144       14       42      1        5 |
  2. | 1996         2       3     145       14       63      1        5 |
  3. | 1996         3       4     146       14       84      2        9 |
  4. | 1996         4       5     147       14      105      2        9 |
     |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  5. | 1997         1       2     148       14       42      1        5 |
  6. | 1997         2       3     149       14       63      1        5 |
  7. | 1997         3       4     150       14       84      2        9 |
  8. | 1997         4       5     151       14      105      2        9 |
     +------------------------------------------------------------------+

How does this differ from what you did, as you already used reshape long? Principally to underline that whatever totals you want on different time scales can be generated in place. You don't need repeated collapse or different versions of the same dataset. How to tabulate, list or otherwise deal with the repetitions would be different questions.


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HFMA Recognizes Kevin Lofton for Contributions to Health Care
The Healthcare Financial Management Association presented its highest individual achievement award to Kevin E. Lofton, CEO of Catholic Health Initiatives, during HFMA's annual conference today in Las Vegas.
The Richard L. Clarke Board of Directors Award was presented to Lofton in recognition of his extensive and far-reaching work in the area of healthcare disparities and his longtime, ongoing leadership in creating healthier communities.
"Kevin Lofton has dedicated his career to creating healthier communities, both locally and on a national scale," said HFMA president and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA. "His accomplishments serve as an inspiration to all of us."
Lofton has led Catholic Health Initiatives since 2003, after serving as the system's executive vice president and chief operating officer. During Lofton's tenure as chair of the American Hospital Association in 2007, AHA convened a Special Advisory Group on Improving Hospital Care for Minorities and developed resources for increasing the diversity of hospital governing boards along with a Web-based toolkit to enable hospitals to collect race, ethnicity, and primary language data in a uniform way.
Lofton is a former member of the board of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, which is dedicated to increasing the diversity of the health professional and scientific workforce and addressing the primary healthcare needs of people of color and underserved populations. Previously, he was named the 2006 National Diversity Healthcare Leader of the Year by the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Established in 1964, the Richard L. Clarke Board of Directors Award recognizes individuals who make significant, positive contributions to the profession of healthcare finance or the financing of healthcare services.
About Healthcare Financial Management Association
With more than 40,000 members, the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) is the nation's premier membership organization for healthcare finance leaders. HFMA builds and supports coalitions with other healthcare associations and industry groups to achieve consensus on solutions for the challenges the U.S. healthcare system faces today. Working with a broad cross-section of stakeholders, HFMA identifies gaps throughout the healthcare delivery system and bridges them through the establishment and sharing of knowledge and best practices. We help healthcare stakeholders achieve optimal results by creating and providing education, analysis, and practical tools and solutions. Our mission is to lead the financial management of health care. hfma.org
Catholic Health Initiatives, a nonprofit, faith-based health system formed in 1996 through the consolidation of four Catholic health systems, expresses its mission each day by creating and nurturing healthy communities in the hundreds of sites across the nation where it provides care. One of the nation's largest health systems, Englewood, Colo.-based CHI operates in 18 states and comprises 93 hospitals, including four academic medical centers and teaching hospitals and 24 critical-access facilities; community health-services organizations; accredited nursing colleges; home-health agencies; and other facilities that span the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care. In fiscal year 2013, CHI provided $762 million in charity care and community benefit, including services for the poor, free clinics, education and research. Learn more at catholichealthinitiatives.org
Kevin Lofton has dedicated his career to creating healthier communities, both locally and on a national scale. His accomplishments serve as an inspiration to all of us.
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Raytheon Flight Tests New Manned-Unmanned Teaming Tech for DOD
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Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business has demonstrated manned-unmanned teaming between three drones and one human operator as part of a flight test for the Department of Defense. The three unmanned aircraft systems collaboratively executed mission tactics based on an objective set by the operator via a human-machine interface, Raytheon said Wednesday. The MUM-T technology […] More
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Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business has unveiled a 178,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in McKinney, Texas, and announced plans to open a larger facility in the city by 2025 to provide new offices, production and laboratory spaces. "Our new Advanced Integration and Manufacturing Center and plans for greater expansion reflect a deliberate strategy to transform ourselves […] More
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Raytheon Subsidiary Unveils New Compact AESA Radar
Angeline Leishman
Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business has launched a new light form-factor active electronically scanned array that weights a third of most AESA radars. The compact AESA fire control radar uses gallium nitride and its CHIRP digital receiver and processor to provide Gen 4-plus performance in support of platforms operating in air, on land and […] More
Raytheon to Upgrade ATNAVICS Capabilities Under USAF Contract
Carol Collins
Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business has received an award from the U.S. Air Force to enhance two Air Traffic Navigation, Integration and Coordination Systems, which currently have a primary surveillance radar range of 25 nautical miles. Under the lightweight deployable-ground controlled approach contract, Raytheon Intelligence and Space will extend the PSR range of ATNAVICS […] More
Raytheon to Build Prototype Sensors for Army's Next-Gen Airborne ISR System; Michael Fisher Quoted
Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business will build, integrate and demonstrate prototype sensors for the U.S. Army's High-Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System under a contract awarded through an other transaction agreement with Consortium Management Group. HADES is the service's next-generation aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform and the award is for the initial phase of […] More
Sandy Brown: Raytheon Seeks to Transform GPS Satellite Ground Control Through Software Update, Cybersecurity
Mary-Louise Hoffman
Sandy Brown, a vice president at Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business, said the company aims to help the U.S. Space Force revolutionize mission management and data processing of Global Positioning System III Follow-On satellites by updating the ground control segment for the GPS constellation. She told Breaking Defense that the Next Generation Operational Control […] More
Raytheon's Sensor Model for Future Space Force Satellite Completes Critical Design Review; Paul Meyer Quoted
The infrared sensor payload design made by Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business has concluded its critical design review as part of a prototyping effort in support of the future missile warning satellite constellation of the U.S. Space Force. The CDR completion allows Raytheon, one of the two companies tapped to create digital sensor models, […] More
Raytheon, Millennium Space Systems to Design Missile Warning Sensors Using Digital Engineering
Raytheon Technologies and Boeing's Millennium Space Systems subsidiary will use digital engineering techniques to develop digital models of infrared sensors for the U.S. Space Force's future missile warning satellite constellation, C4ISRNET reported Tuesday. The companies will utilize digital engineering to test and validate whether the missile tracking satellites can operate in medium-Earth orbit under two […] More
Raytheon Helps Space Force Design Data Analysis Tool via Digital Engineering Method
Raytheon Technologies has applied a digital engineering approach to help the U.S. Space Force design a ground system for processing and analyzing military satellite data. The company said its intelligence and space business developed virtual models using a digital thread to understand small design changes as the team worked on the Future Operationally Resilient Ground […] More
Marines, Raytheon Hold Operational Demo of Expeditionary Landing System; Denis Donohue Quoted
Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business has demonstrated the capability of the new expeditionary configuration of a system designed to guide U.S. Marine Corps pilots in landing aircraft on carriers and ships during all weather conditions. The expeditionary Joint Precision Approach and Landing System projected straight-in and vertical landing approaches for F-35B aircraft during a […] More
Raytheon Equips Italian, UK Aircraft Carriers With F-35 Landing System
Two aircraft carriers deployed by British and Italian naval forces now use a GPS precision landing system made by the intelligence and space business of Raytheon Technologies to support their F-35 fighter jet operations. The company said Tuesday its Joint Precision Approach and Landing System has been installed on the U.K. Royal Navy's HMS Queen […] More


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Left as a baby at a monastery, fifteen-year-old Tristan lives a quiet life among the monks without a clue as to his past except for the blue woolen blanket he was left in. Still, he spends his days in relative tranquility, learning to read and write, and helping with the chores. His life is disrupted when a group of the Knights Templar arrive at the monastery, and Tristan is invited to come along with them as a squire to Sir Thomas–one of the most popular and brave knights. With some trepidation, Tristan accepts–and is thrust into a dangerous journey to the Middle East, which becomes more perilous when Tristan is entrusted with the Holy Grail. Not only must he make sure the Grail is safely returned to England, but he comes to realize that there are those who know his true identity–and they do not want him to find out who he really is.
The characters in this book really make it work. Tristan is brave and bold, but plagued with self-doubt and a lack of self-knowledge. The knights are often larger-than-life, and I was excited to see the characters of Robard Hode (Robin Hood) and Maryam (destined to become Maid Marion later on) make an appearance. I think the character of Robard is particularly well-done, and I love the portrayal of Maryam as an assassin warrior who likes to put him in his place. The writing is fast-paced, and this story is a good next step for those readers who have enjoyed Jon Scieszka's Time Warp Trio series and are ready to move up. There is a fair amount of violence in the book, from descriptions of battle to a jealous Knight attacking Tristan, so I would be mindful of giving this book to younger readers.
I do want to note that there is a lot of terminology that may throw younger readers off, which is why I would recommend pairing this book with a history of the Crusades. If you can find it at a library, the DK Eyewitness: Crusades provides a good overview (alas, it is out of print!). Personally, I recommend Janet Harvey Kelman's Stories from the Crusades, and King Richard the Lionhearted and the Crusades in World History by Katherine and Craig Doherty. If nothing else, a viewing of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade might be in order! Questions about Islam and the Muslim involvement in the crusades might arise as well; I would check out the DK Eyewitness: Islam for those. It provides a nice overview for that age group.
Just as a warning–this book ends on a definite cliffhanger! The second installment, Trail of Fate, is not due out until September of this year, so we will have to see what awaits Tristan.


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Focus on expanding player base and engagement
Last year, Electronic Arts (EA) outlined its strategies for revenue growth. Driven by continued transformation, EA expanded its global player base and saw higher player engagement, live services, and subscriptions. EA's revenue rose 10.2% YoY (year-over-year) in fiscal 2017 and 6.3% YoY in fiscal 2018.
In fiscal 2018, EA reported revenue above its guidance and expects its revenue growth to continue in fiscal 2019. EA CEO Andrew Wilson said, "Our revenue and earnings for Q4 and the full fiscal year 2018 were above our guidance given in January, and we are well positioned for continued growth in FY19. Our strategy is to deliver a collection of amazing games and content, wrapped in services, with new and innovative ways to reach an expanding global audience."
Player base of 90 million for EA Sports
The EA Sports vertical, with a player base of ~90 million, is driven by FIFA, NFL, NBA LIVE, UFC, and NHL games. EA aims to leverage the popularity of major sports franchises for competitive gaming.
EA has claimed that ~18 million have played FIFA 18 and NFL 18, representing a 75% rise YoY. Viewership for these competitions continued to reach record levels on networks and digital channels.


Suryodaya College of Engineering & Technology, Vihirgaon, Nagpur conducted cleanliness drive at Anganwadi Kendra & nearby areas at village Adyali on the occasion of begining of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth year celebrations.
The volunteers spread message of cleanliness during the drive. Soon after, a programme was held in which Dr. Santosh Chede, Principal, SCET delivered lecture on importance of cleanliness.
Shri Dipakji Chafle, president of NRDRS, Shri Ranjitji Chafle, secretory of NRDRS, Prof. Vivek G. Parhate, Vice-Principal and Mr. Abhishek Belkhede, Director of SCET appreciated for this drive.
Prof. Manoj Baseshankar, NSS Programme Officer, Prof. Rasika Chafle, Prof. Madhuri Ninawe, Prof. Bondre & others were take keen efforts to make the drive successful.


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The Niagara-on-the-Lake Fund was launched in 2015 under the leadership of Mayor Patrick Darte, who was a founding Director of the Board of the Niagara Community Foundation back in 2000. Local volunteers helping to raise awareness of the Niagara-on-the- Lake Community Fund include: Wendy Cheropita (Chair), Lord Mayor Patrick Darte, Ann-Louise Branscombe, Nancy Bailey, Joan King, Leisa Lepp, Debi Pratt, Mario Ferrara, Shawn Spiewak, Mike Berlis, Brianne Hawley & Ken Bridgman.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Fund Committee held a launch event on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Queen's Landing. The event was highlighted by the announcement by the Lord Mayor that the Fund has secured $550,000 in pledges so far thanks to a list of generous Founding Donors including: Vintage Hotels (CEO Bob Jackson), Joe Pillitteri & Family, Rainer Hummel & Family, Rick Dritsacos & Family and the Lord Mayor & Family.
Groups in Niagara on the Lake supported by the Foundation include: Music Niagara, Niagara Foundation, Niagara Historical Museum, Niagara Pumphouse Visual Arts Centre, Red Roof Retreat, St. Michael's School, The Friends of Niagara National Historic Sites, The School of Restoration Arts at Willowbank, The Weir Foundation - The RiverBrink Art Museum, Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Landscape of Nations & the Upper Canada Lodge.


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A three-dimensional "bow-tie" geofence will soon prevent DJI's drones from being able to fly too close to major European airports. The company will roll out its Geospatial Environment Online (GEO) 2.0 system across 19 European countries that did not already have the GEO system in phases.
The company's drones already included geofencing technology since 2013, the new tech, which is developed by aviation tech company Altitude Angel expands the restricted zone from a simple two-dimensional circle to a much larger three-dimensional zone. This move comes after the drone sightings that caused Gatwick, the UK's second-largest airport, to shut down in the run-up to Christmas that grounded hundreds of flights.
Both Gatwick and Heathrow airports have also purchased their own anti-drone systems in the wake of the disruption. DJI's new system, dubbed Geospatial Environment Online (GEO) 2.0, uses three different sizes of the exclusion zone, depending on the size of the airport. It restricts flights in an oval around the runway itself, the geofence also includes an "Altitude Zone" at both ends of the airport. This last zone is three-dimensional, meaning you can still fly a drone at lower altitudes once you're far enough away from the runway.
Apart from the UK, DJI says the update will be coming to 32 European countries in total, including 19 countries that previously had no geofencing support at all. The update will be available later this month and it will require users to update the firmware on their drone as well as the companion DJI Go 4 mobile app.


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Junior Ana DeLoreto wins honorable mention in John Stossel Essay Contest
Principal Dr. Jonathan Tyson reads the certificate of achievement after he presents junior Ana DeLoreto with her $50 winning check.
On Thursday, April 24, Piedmont High School Principal Dr. Jonathan Tyson presented junior Ana DeLoreto with a certificate and a $50 check for her winning essay in the John Stossel Essay Contest. Tyson also presented English teacher Stacy Vickers with a signed copy of Stossel's book How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media . . . Give Me a Break.
The essay contest was a required assignment for all students in the English III AP course. Students submitted essays in February. Tyson said, "We are very proud of all of our students who participated but especially proud of Ana's writing. Competition breeds success in all facets of life."
Students aged 12 to 18 were asked to write an essay about whether it should be government's job to try to keep people healthy by restricting their food choices, after viewing John Stossel's TV special addressing the issue. The essay contest provides students with an opportunity to practice their argumentative writing skills which they delve in to during their junior year.
DeLoreto said, "For the John Stossel Essay, I wrote that the government should not partake in advising citizens about healthy food habits. Due to FOX news being on in the background at my house, I gained knowledge to improve and back up my argument."
There were 6,767 essays submitted by students around the country, with 125 essays chosen as prize winners. This is the second year Piedmont High School has had a winner in the contest. Last year, senior Rachel McGee won as a semi-finalist, receiving a $100 check.
To see the top essays and a full list of winners, please go to:
http://stosselintheclassroom.org/essay_contest/winners/
Written by: Stacy Vickers, English Teacher
Posted: Apr 25, 2014 by Donna Helms


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Obituary of June Adelle Morscheck
June Adelle Morscheck, 94, born 2/20/1925 in Minneapolis, MN entered into her eternal reward with her Savior and Lord on January 1, 2020 at the Alliance Community for Retirement Living under the care of Halifax Hospice. She was the third of four children born to Walter and Ruth Anderson, all of whom preceded her in death, brother Leonard, and sisters Virginia Anonsen, and Genevieve Erickson. A 25 year resident of the Alliance Community in Deland, FL, June leaves four loving children, Tim, Tom, Marilee and Stephen and their spouses – six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Duane. June was an accomplished musician who supported Duane's role as pastor of Christian and Mission Alliance churches in Hawley and Onamia, Minnesota; Beaverlodge and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and then in Owego, New York. Since Duane's passing and until recent years during her residency at the Alliance Community, she served as pianist and organist at the Alliance Chapel in Deland playing for services and funerals. A memorial service will be held at the Alliance Chapel on Monday afternoon, March 2nd, [600 South Florida Ave. Deland, FL 32720]. Interment will be at a later date in Black River Falls, WI. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Alliance Women fund at the Alliance Chapel in Deland, Florida. Online condolences may be left at Lankford Funeral Home. [https://lankfordfuneralhome.com]
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Q: How to get the complete state name from a WooCommerce order? I'm new to WordPress and WooCommerce plugins and such. I'm writing a plugin and I need to send some data to a SOAP API, the case is that the API only accepts the state full name but I'm only getting the abbreviated form from WooCommerce.
require_once("grutinet-web-service.php");

add_action('woocommerce_thankyou', 'send_order_grutinet');
function send_order_grutinet($order_id)
{

// get order object and order details
$order = new WC_Order($order_id);

// set the address fields
$user_id = $order->get_user_id();
$address_fields = array(
    'country',
    'title',
    'first_name',
    'last_name',
    'company',
    'address_1',
    'address_2',
    'address_3',
    'address_4',
    'city',
    'state',
    'postcode'
);

$address = array();
if (is_array($address_fields)) {
    foreach ($address_fields as $field) {
        $address['billing_' . $field] = get_user_meta($user_id, 'billing_' . $field, true);
        $address['shipping_' . $field] = get_user_meta($user_id, 'shipping_' . $field, true);
    }
}

$numeroPedido   = $order_id;
$tipoPedido     = 'NORMAL';
$nombre         = $address['billing_first_name'] . $address['billing_last_name'];
$DniCif         = '41528741';
$direccion      = $address['shipping_address_1'] . ' - ' . $address['shipping_address_2'];
$codigoPostal   = $address['shipping_postcode'];
$poblacion      = $address['shipping_city'];
$provincia      = $order->get_shipping_state();
// $provincia      = $address['shipping_state'];
[...]

The important bit is:
$provincia      = $order->get_shipping_state();
// $provincia      = $address['shipping_state'];

How can I get the full state name here instead of the abbreviation?

A: You can use the following to display the state name from country and state codes:
$country_code = $order->get_shipping_country();
$state_code   = $order->get_shipping_state();

$countries = new WC_Countries(); // Get an instance of the WC_Countries Object

$country_states = $countries->get_states( $country_code ); // Get the states array from a country code
$state_name     = $country_states[$state_code]; // get the state name

// Display state name (for testing)
echo 'State name: ' . $state_name . '<br>';

Tested and works.
You can also use billing country and state with:
$country_code = $order->get_billing_country();
$state_code   = $order->get_billing_state();


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Le RMVB est un sigle pour , un format multimedia développée par RealNetworks.

Contrairement aux fichiers courants de type RealMedia, utilisant une technique de streaming et un codage constant, le RMVB est utilisé pour un stockage multimédia local. L'extension des fichiers RMVB est .rmvb. Le codec audio-vidéo utilisé pour lire ce type de fichier se nomme RealVideo.

Il est supporté par de nombreux lecteurs multimédia dont RealPlayer 10 et Media Player Classic.

Liens internes
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 Comparaison de lecteurs multimédia
https://film2streaming.net/
https://streamod.net/

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Wipro to add 200 jobs at next generation engineering and innovation center
Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced the opening of the next generation engineering and innovation center in Henrico County, Va., to accelerate innovation for local startups and clients, that will create 200 additional jobs in the county by 2021.
Wipro currently employs over 500 professionals across the state of Virginia of whom 420 are in the Richmond area. Wipro's new 10,000 square-foot facility will focus on full-stack engineering solutions, customer experience and accelerators across cybersecurity, cloud, digital and DevOps. It will also host customized visits, workshops on design thinking and innovation, and projects featuring collaboration across different industries.
Additionally, Wipro will partner with local startups to share expertise and domain-focused use cases that can be scaled for the enterprise, benefiting large and small businesses alike. The Center's technologies, training and expertise will also be made available to education professionals, community leaders and policy makers.
"We deeply value Virginia's reputation for innovation, commerce, academic excellence, and world-class engineering talent and are excited to further invest and expand our operations here," said Angan Guha, Senior Vice President & Global Head, BFSI, Wipro Limited. "Business agility and innovation are critical to succeed in the Digital Age, and the investment in our new Engineering and Innovation Center brings these two elements closer to our clients. This will enable us to scale our market-leading partnerships with start-up leaders and large enterprise customers whose innovations continue to transform their industries."
"We are proud that a leading IT company such as Wipro has chosen to invest in Henrico County, where a skilled workforce and top-tier universities combine to create the ideal environment for business," said Brian Ball, Va. Secretary of Commerce and Trade. "Wipro employs over 175,000 people over six continents, and the company's decision to create new jobs in the Greater Richmond region is a strong testament to the area's steady supply of IT talent, which we are confident will meet Wipro's needs for many years to come."


Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-22. 'A Manchu lady after having her face painted' Beijing 1871 – 1872, photograph by John Thomson at Merseyside Maritime Museum 5 February to 6 June 2010.
It's a shame this exhibition closes at the end of this week, it is a fascinating collection which not only gives us a taste of what China was like 140 years ago but also how different the photographic process was and what an amazing chap John Thomson must have been to undertake this project. If you are at all interested in photography do try and see this before it finishes.
After the hair had been dressed, the face was painted. In Qing China, Manchu and Chinese women, in particular those from wealthy families, tended to cover both their face and neck with a thick white paste. When the paste was dry, it was smoothed and polished. Afterwards a blush of rose powder was applied to the cheeks and eyelids. The surplus rouge was left on the lady's palms, as rose-pink on the hand was greatly esteemed.
The vanished world of Imperial China is vividly captured on glass plates by an intrepid Scottish photographer John Thomson who travelled throughout the country meeting people from all walks of life. The exhibition startlingly reveals the character of the vast empire mainly through its remarkable people.
Thomson bravely faced danger in order to get the images he wanted. Some people feared his camera would take vital essences from their bodies while others were reluctant to face each other in portraits.
Thomson amassed 650 glass plates before returning to Britain where he published many photographic and written works on China.
Although he was not the first European photographer to visit the country, Thomson was the first to travel extensively and produce works informing Western audiences about China the country.
The plates were purchased by the Wellcome Library in London after Thomson's death. There are more than 140 images in the exhibition – most have never been displayed in Europe. The exhibition recently toured Beijing and other Chinese venues and will tour Europe after Liverpool.
China: Through the Lens of John Thompson 1868 – 1872 has been organised by Betty Yao MBE, Credential International Arts Management.


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Bunny Modern
David Bowman reviews 'Bunny Modern by David Bowman
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/1998/02/09/09review/
David Bowman
A guy could go crazy stating the plot to "Bunny Modern." The narrator, Dylan Carlyle, was a child TV star. Then a private eye. Now he reads women's minds. He's just fallen for a gun-toting nanny named Clare -- artillery and nannies not an unusual combo in Manhattan circa 2020, where fertility is waning and kidnapping rampant. There's also no electricity as Con Ed's juice is flowing backwards in time to Newport, R.I., circa 1966, when Bob Dylan first went publicly electric.
Whew! What a story. Let me say up front that I found "Bunny Modern" a terrific second novel: funny, smart and boisterous. My judgment is suspect, I know. Not because I wrote "Bunny Modern," but because this novel is fashionably reckless while I myself am obsessed with 19th century literature. I mean, just look at my bookcase: One shelf devoted to Emily Dickinson. Two rows for Melville. And every book Thomas Carlyle wrote, including all nine volumes of "Frederick the Great." How could I enjoy reading something so "postmodern"?
Well, why not call "Bunny Modern" "post-rabbit" as well? The book just seems modern (i.e. "trendy") because of its self-conscious narrator, yet that narrative technique is as old as "Tristram Shandy." Bowman's sentences themselves are as flamboyant as Laurence Sterne's, while also resembling Amy Hempel's or Mark Richard's -- the three moderns all former students of Gordon Lish, i.e., the 1980s "Captain Fiction" (although privately Bowman refers to the former Knopf editor as "King Lear"). Bowman only took the man's notoriously expensive workshop for six months, which was long enough to learn Lish's secret formula: The second sentence comes out of the first sentence. The third sentence comes out of the second sentence. And the fourth comes out of the third. And so on.
This technique sounds deceptively simple, but it allowed Bowman to flourish because his simple talent is comparing apples to oranges, comparisons made more palatable when the sentences bob along like gentle waves in a pond. A duck pond. For example, in "Bunny Modern" Bowman compares Fred Astaire's dancing to the state of redemption, and Alexander Graham Bell to endless love, comparisons made successful because (for example) the sentence concerning "Endless Love" comes out of the previous sentence concerning the inventor of the telephone. (Hear Bowman's ducks go, "Quack! Quack! Quack!")
The one flaw in "Bunny Modern" is that the book has an open ending, much like the author's first novel, "Let the Dog Drive." The ending of "Bunny" may confuse some readers as to Bowman's ultimate intentions. Let me clear things up. Originally "Bunny Modern" was 400 pages, not 200. A long book. And long books benefit from open endings. Then Bowman cut the manuscript in half, but kept the original ending -- which might now seem too opaque for some readers.
Not that this should put anyone off from "Bunny Modern." As it's always a good idea to end a review by comparing the novelist to a well-known writer, let me say that David Bowman is a mongrel Richard Brautigan and Dashiell Hammett. Or maybe a mix of Brautigan and Hammett and Thomas Merton (because Bowman has this Christ thing going on). On the other hand, it may be easier to think of Bowman as a painter -- Hieronymus Bosch merged with Mary Cassatt. If Bowman were Bob Dylan, he'd write songs that were crosses between "Visions of Joanna" and "Wiggle, Wiggle." If Bowman were Bill Clinton, he'd go dancing on the beach with the ghost of Lillian Gish instead of scoring deep throat from some dopey intern. But Bowman is Bowman. And "Bunny Modern" is a book that is as wild and spooky as these wild, spooky days we're living through.
David Bowman is the author of the novel "Bunny Modern" and the nonfiction book "This Must Be the Place: The Adventures of the Talking Heads in the 20th Century."
MORE FROM David Bowman
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Industry companies are celebrating success, after the winners of the Global Gaming Awards London 2019 were revealed Monday.
The winners in 16 categories were confirmed, receiving their Awards as recognition for operational excellence displayed across the past 12 months.
Being nominated for an Award is a momentous achievement for any gaming industry company, with the Awards being the most trusted and respected in the industry.
The winners were decided by an expert panel of 50 judges, who submitted their first and second choice in each category.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to BetConstruct, the Lead Partner for this year's Awards, and our category sponsors: Inbet Games, Pragmatic Play, SG Digital, Asia Live Tech, ActiveWin and Betradar.
The Global Gaming Awards are powered by Gambling Insider.
KMPG Isle of Man adjudicated the voting process, to ensure full transparency.
Below is a full breakdown of the top three positions in each category.


Anchor your memories with this Nautical digital scrapbooking & photobook collection!
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Anchor your memories with this Nautical digital scrapbooking & photobook value pack! This special priced bundle includes: Anchors Collection Biggie, Anchors Nano Collection (Red Accents) & a set of 5 pre-made JIFFY layouts ready to take on your photos.
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Anchor your memories with this nautical set of 5 pre-made digital scrapbooking layouts. Available in PSD & PNG file formats.
Life is full of bumps and bruises along the way, let's not forget the courageous ones too. Surgery, broken bones, stitches, surgery and lots of owies probably means you have a family.
The General Hospital digital scrapbooking kit is packed with papers, word art and embellishments of the medical variety & will help you "doctor up" your layouts in no time at all.
Menagerie is a digital scrapbook collection inspired by animals and nature & is the Scrap Girls Club Selection for October 2013.
In this collection you will find feathers, animals prints, natural woods, chalkboard elements & many more elements inspired by nature.
Winter's Kiss digital Scrapbook Collection is a winter blue kit that can be used for Christmas layouts or layouts for cold and snowy days drinking hot chocolate & building snowmen. Great for making holiday layouts, cards & crafts too!
Background Blenders digital scrapbooking paper templates are perfect for blending your pictures into your background papers or blending papers and patterns together. This set of digital scrapbooking paper templates come in PSD & PNG file formats.
Have fun designing your own collage style photobook. This set of (10) 12x24 double page layouts is perfect for making a photobook fast and easy. Just clip your photos to the shapes and add your own colors, patterns, titles and text.


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Nicolas BACRI, Composer
Born in november 1961, Nicolas Bacri is the composer of some one hundred works in many genres. He has received such recognition as Prix de Rome (two years scholarship, Villa Medici, 1983-85), Prix Stéphane Chapelier (S.A.C.E.M.), Prix André Caplet de l'Académie des Beaux Arts, Prix Pineau-Chaillou 1991 (City of Nantes), Prix Hervé Dugardin (S.A.C.E.M.), Grand Prix de la Nouvelle Académie du Disque 1993, Prix Georges Wildenstein de l'Académie des Beaux Arts, Lauréat de la Fondation d'Entreprise du Crédit National (Natixis), Casa de Velazquez (two years scholarship, Madrid, 1991-93), Prix Pierre Cardin de l'Académie des Beaux Arts, Prix Claude Arrieu (S.A.C.E.M.), Lauréat du 5ème Concours Jeunes Artistes Européens : Young composers, Leipzig (B.P. Oil Europe) and, last but not least, Grand Prix de la Musique symphonique 2006 (S.A.C.E.M.). Recent important commissions have come from French Ministry of Culture, Radio-France, Orchestre des Jeunes de la Méditérannée, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Pro Quartet... His orchestral works have been performed, among others, by Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, WDR Sinfonie Orchester-Köln, English Chamber Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, European Camerata, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Collegium Musicum Bruggensis, Liège Philharmonic Orchestra... With such conductors as Kees Backels, Martin Brabbins, Semyon Bychkov, Daniel Harding, Richard Hickox, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Louis Langrée, Leonard Slatkin, Yann-Pascal Tortelier, Pascal Verrot... Cds containing N. Bacri's music released in the past fifteen years include (mainly) First, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth string quartets, Fourth Symphony (Classical Symphony "Sturm und Drang"), Concerto for cello and orchestra, Second Concerto for violin and orchestra, Une Prière, for violin and orchestra, Flute Concerto, Concerto da camera for clarinet and strings, Concerto amoroso, Concerto Nostalgico, three piano Trios, Sonatas for violin and piano, for cello and piano, for viola and piano etc...
"After studying music analysis and composition with Françoise Gangloff-Levéchin, Christian Manen and Louis Saguer (from 1979), he entered the Paris Conservatoire (graduated 1983, first prize for composition), where his teachers were Claude Ballif, Marius Constant, Serge Nigg and Michel Philippot.
From 1987 he was at the head of the chamber music department of Radio-France, a position he relinquished in 1991 to devote himself entirely to composition. He had also held residencies at the Casa de Velasquez (Spain) and with a number of French orchestras (from 1993).
His early works, culminating with the First Symphony (1983-4, dedicated to Elliott Carter), are rooted in a constructivist post-Webernian aesthetic. Later compositions, beginning with the Cello Concerto (1985/87, dedicated to Henri Dutilleux), draw on the melodic continuity displaced by the predominant aesthetic of the postwar period. This change of style has placed Bacri in the musical aesthetic of his time, where a spirit of reconciliation prevails." (Philippe Michel, Grove Dictionary of Music, edition 2001)
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package com.insightml.utils;

import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

public final class ProgressMonitor {
	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ProgressMonitor.class);

	private final int totalWork;
	private final int reportEveryNTicks;

	private final AtomicInteger counter = new AtomicInteger();
	private final long start;

	public ProgressMonitor(final int totalWork, final int reportEveryNTicks) {
		this.totalWork = totalWork;
		this.reportEveryNTicks = reportEveryNTicks;
		start = System.currentTimeMillis();
	}

	public void tick() {
		tick(null);
	}

	public void tick(final String info) {
		final int completed = counter.incrementAndGet();
		if (completed % reportEveryNTicks == 0) {
			final double done = completed * 1.0 / totalWork;
			final long timeSpent = System.currentTimeMillis() - start;
			final long timeLeft = (long) ((1 - done) / done * timeSpent);
			LOG.info("Completed {}/{} ({}%) in {} ms; {} ms left" + (info == null ? "" : "; just completed: " + info),
					completed,
					totalWork,
					done * 100,
					timeSpent,
					timeLeft);
		}
	}
}

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Hello to all, and apologies for not having posted in a while! I have taken some much needed time to rest and rejuvenate over the past few weeks. First, I attended an amazing meditation retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and highly recommend getting there if you ever have the opportunity. After that I spent a few days warming up in beautiful Puerto Rico, and experiencing some incredible nature in the rainforest. I am back in the freezing cold now, and back in my kitchen, which I am grateful for. There seemed to be a serious lack of fruits and vegetables in the parts of Puerto Rico I was in, and It will be a long time before I eat another fried plantain!
A while back I posted about making my own cashew milk, which was incredibly delicious. Well, since then I have embarked on a new diet to help improve my digestion. I have been dabbling with the low FODMAP diet, and have read this book about it. It was very informative, and though I haven't been really strict with it, I have found that avoiding certain foods that are high in FODMAPs has been beneficial for me.
Unfortunately, both cashews and dates are high in FODMAPs, so I had to revamp my nut milk recipe. I had previously tried almond milk but found it to have an unpleasant bitterness to it. I have since discovered that removing the skins from the almonds seems to eliminate the bitterness. I also tried pecan milk, which was good, but there was a lot of pulp to strain out. So I wanted to share my latest almond milk recipe. I have found that the addition of cinnamon is fantastic too. After soaking the almonds, the skins slide off very easily. It is a bit of a tedious task, but I think it's worth it, especially when you have this guy helping you in the kitchen!
In a glass jar or bowl, soak the almonds with sea salt in filtered water for 6-8 hours or overnight. Drain, rinse well and and slip the skins off of the almonds if desired. Combine almonds, 4 cups of filtered water, maple syrup, cinnamon, and vanilla in the blender and puree for 1-2 minutes until a smooth consistency is reached. Strain milk through a fine mesh strainer, cheesecloth, or nut milk bag. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
My 4 year old surprised me the other day. Not to say that he doesn't surprise me every day in some way, but there have been very little surprises or branching out lately in the food and eating department. But I just keep on keeping on, following Ellyn Satter's Division of Responsibility in feeding and knowing that he will come around eventually.
He had not eaten pesto, or anything on his noodles but butter in probably a year. SO when I made fresh pesto the other night tossed with pasta, leftover chicken, and green beans, I also put out plain noodles, chicken, and green beans. When my son sat down at the table for dinner he said, "What's in the pot??" When I told him, he exclaimed, "I like pesto!!" I almost fell over but didn't let on for a minute as he proceeded to gobble it down and have seconds. I was jumping for joy inside, but remained calm and cool so as not to encourage him either way.
I was hoping that we had entered into a more adventurous stage of eating finally, so I had high hopes for last night's chicken enchilada soup. He likes chicken, rice, chips, cheese, and avocado, so I thought this one might be a real hit. Well it certainly was for the rest of the family, but no such luck with our little friend. He ate chips, cheese, and avocado for dinner. Oh well, maybe next time, or the next, or the 10th or 20th time, because there will be a 20th time. It's that good.
Also, I don't know about you, but I roast a lot of chicken around here and am always looking for new ways to use up the leftover chicken meat. I mean I love chicken noodle soup and all, but it gets boring. And I always have extra rice hanging around too.
In a large pot, heat the oil and sauté the garlic and onions until they begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the carrot and bell pepper and sauté 5 minutes more. Add the chili powder, cumin, corn meal and ¼ cup of stock and continue stirring until the stock is mostly evaporated, about 1 minute. Add the rest of the stock and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, turn down the heat, and let the soup simmer about 20 minutes. Add the chicken and rice and cook until heated through, about 5 more minutes. Season to taste with sea salt, add the cream and remove soup from heat. Garnish with your choice of toppings.
For years and years I have been buying and drinking non-dairy 'milk' of different sorts, as I have never been able to digest regular milk. First it was soy milk; sweet, thick and delicious. After some time I stopped being able to digest soy, so switched to rice milk. It was thinner and decidedly not as delicious, but I made do with it for many years. Then came the news about rice and arsenic, and though I still have my reservations about whether this is really a threat, I couldn't keep feeding my boy something that could potentially harm him. So we switched to almond milk, and had been enjoying it for a while now. Lately though, I have been reading about carrageenan, a thickener in many non-dairy milks that has shown in some studies to have a detrimental effect on some individual's GI tracts (read more about this here and here…and now I just found out it's in my sliced turkey too. DOH!!). Well no one needs any extra inflammation in their lives, and anyone who knows me knows I certainly do not need any extra GI irritation. Now, you should know that carrageenan is still on the FDA's list of approved organic ingredients, but personally, I don't really have a whole lot of faith in the FDA and their many lists.
I'm pretty OK with cane sugar and salt…but Locust Bean Gum?? Gellan Gum?? What are these and why do we need them?
So I've been hearing how easy and amazing it is to make your own nut milk, and also how beneficial it is to soak your nuts and seeds before consuming them. So I finally gave it a shot. I do own a Vitamix, so all I really needed was a nut milk bag (everyone seems to hate this particular combination of words so I've been trying to throw 'nut milk bag' into my conversations as often as possible lately).
I started with almond milk, and it was good, but there was a bitterness that comes with raw almonds that I just couldn't get past. So this week I tried cashew milk..HELLO! It is so creamy and delicious and SO easy to make, I don't think I will ever go back to that stinky boxed milk again. I am excited to experiment with other nuts and seeds so I will keep you posted. But for now, here is how cashew milk goes. It's still somewhat experimental right now, so just go with what feels right to you, you can't really go wrong with cashews.
Soak cashews in filtered water for 4-6 hours, no longer. Apparently cashews can be finicky when it comes to soaking ; most "raw" cashews have been heat treated and can become a bit slimy if soaked too long. Drain and rinse well. Combine cashews, water, dates, vanilla, and sea salt if using in the blender and puree for 1-2 minutes until a smooth consistency is reached.
Strain milk through a fine mesh strainer, cheesecloth, or nut milk bag. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
This is the only downfall that I can see of homemade nut milk. It doesn't last as long. Also, I have to say that with the cashews I don't even think I needed to strain it, as there was barely an sediment left in my nut milk bag. But that will probably depend on the blender you use and how smooth you like it. Also, you could sweeten with honey or maple syrup too, or not at all if you like it that way or plan to use it in a savory dish. I was wondering if I could make an unsweetened version and freeze it to use in dishes when I need it. I'm not sure how well it will freeze, so I will keep you posted on that too.
But don't you worry, I have found some other uses for my NUT MILK BAG, which I will let you in on soon! In the meantime, I'd love to hear about anyone else's nut milk adventures and how they turned out. Here is my first smoothie made with homemade nut milk, spinach, banana, and peach. YUM!
Well, with all the hustle and bustle of getting it all done before holiday travel, I didn't get this post up in time for you to read it before your Thanksgiving meal..but I think a lot of these tips apply to the whole darn holiday season, whether it be Chanukah, Christmas, or Festivus.
Hope everyone is enjoying time with loved ones, and that no one is feeling too nauseous at this point. If you are, I have to recommend the homeopathic remedy Nux Vomica. Put a few of those little pills under your tongue whenever you feel like you've overdone it, and see how you feel in about 10 minutes. Chances are probably a little better, unless you've gone way overboard. It has saved me and my sensitive stomach many, many times.
Tonight I am feeling very thankful for my home, my family, and all of my amazing friends near and far. I am truly lucky to have come upon such goodness in my life, and I hope you are too. Here's to filling your bellies and your souls with pure deliciousness..
Take a short time for your self each day. Whether it be a 15 minutes yoga session, a short afternoon nap, or just a few minutes to read or veg on the couch, it is important to just let go of all the "things" for a few minutes each day. Taking this time to rejuvenate can actually help you check things off your list at a faster pace.
Don't give up on cooking meals. From purchasing the perfect gifts to planning that special holiday meal, there may not seem like there is enough time in the day to cook meals. Do your best to keep up on the cooking as much as possible and let some other things fall aside…keeping on your Facebook feed or watching your favorite TV show perhaps. Fresh, nourishing meals will help to keep your body healthy in the chilly weather, and will also keep you going much longer than a greasy take-out meal.
Plan your holiday meals well in advance and rely on the help of others. Ask a few family members to bring a side dish and order some pies from a local baker. Prepare as many foods in advance as possible and reheat them an hour before the meal. This will leave you free to actually enjoy the meal and your family and friends.
Boost up that immune system. If you are getting on a plane this holiday season (or even if you're not), prepare your immune system in advance for the challenge. Ramp up your intake of garlic and onions, which are full of natural bacteria fighting compounds. Consider adding anti-inflammatory herbs such as garlic and ginger to your dishes. Already popular for the holidays, cinnamon and clove have lots of anti-microbial action too. Elderberry is also a great immune booster and flu fighter and can be found in delicious syrups or lozenges. I even bought whole dried berries this season and made my own elderberry syrup. Yummy! It is so delicious I think it would even make a nice holiday gift.
Speaking of gifts, don't get crazy with the gifts. People get REALLY stressed out about holiday shopping and getting the best deals. Try thinking a little differently this holiday season. Is there something you could make or bake at home that would serve as a great gift for most people on your list? These types of gifts are usually inexpensive to make and mean more because they are homemade. And you don't have to be super crafty to bake mini banana breads and wrap them in red cellophane!
Drink alcohol in moderation. Sure it's nice to enjoy a spiked egg nog or a few glasses of wine, but excessive drinking along with all that heavy food is sure to leave you feeling awful the next morning. Have a glass of water in between each drink and pace yourself. Holiday meals are usually day-long events, and if you spread your drinking out over the day, you will not only feel better, but also be able to remember the whole day and enjoy the next one too.
Allow yourself to indulge in holiday favorites without feeling guilty, but don't starve yourself all day and the day before just so you can go nuts. Eat a balanced meal before going off to your gathering. Doing this will help keep your blood sugar steady and keep you from getting too hungry and eating everything in sight right when you get there.
Listen to your body's cues! Eat slowly and enjoy all the delicious food. Take small portions and then go back for more if you are still hungry. Stop eating when you are full, and try to get out and take a walk in the fresh air after your meal. This will not only help to burn off some of those calories, but also aid in digestion.
Lastly, remember what the true meaning of the holidays is. Whatever holiday you will celebrate in the coming weeks, it is not about the best gifts, meals, or outfit. It is about being thankful for what we have and enjoying the company of wonderful friends and family. I wish everyone a safe, relaxing, and joyful holiday season filled with laughter and love!
So the farmers market got cancelled this week due to horrid weather, so I never got to make this recipe, Sauteed Red Cabbage with Raisins from Martha Stewart. But it looks like it would be a nice addition to a holiday meal, and I am always looking for things to do with cabbage other than cole slaw. If anyone gets around to making it before I do, let me know how it comes out.


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