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A day of roller coaster bliss at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, USA
Larry Heath Experiences, Texas, Theme Parks, USA
I've always been fascinated by Theme Parks, especially in America. The stories of how the parks originated and have since grown and thrived is often as interesting as the rides themselves. Six Flags: Fiesta Texas, located just outside of San Antonio, is no exception, with the origins of the park dating back some 25 years, and the topography of the location – once part of the Beckman quarry which went into operation in the early 1900s – makes for some of the most unique ride architecture you'll find at any park, anywhere in the world.
Like most parks, Fiesta Texas is separated into different sections with various themes…
The park was first opened in 1992 not as a "ride" park, but as "Fiesta Texas", which was designed to focus on showcases of the music and culture of the region – though the iconic wooden coaster, the "Rattler", which was the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world at the time, did open with the park. Remnants of its origins continue to litter Fiesta, but many of these stages and amphitheaters have been replaced by roller coasters by the Six Flags chain who took over in 1996. This is alongside a variety of other attractions, from a splattering of kids and family friendly rides, to carnival fodder to take home those stuffed animals and Batman merchandise you've always wanted. Even the Rattler has been gutted to make way for the superior Iron Rattler. There's also a massive hall for food, which shows classic and current WB cartoons. Nothing wrong with some pizza, BBQ and Looney Tunes between rides, eh?
One of the non-coasters at the park launches you right into the sun…
Limited by space yet enhanced by its own terrain, it's hard to argue there's any filler in the now roller coaster focused park, with 8 massive coasters to choose from. Every ride has something of its own design to offer and no two experiences are the same – something that Six Flags have always tried to offer at their parks, though haven't always achieved. The two highlights of the park are the ones that, perhaps unsurprisingly, make the best use of the landscape – the quarry walls that line its perimeter. Their Superman Ride, Krypton Coaster, is a floorless coaster that, at 4,025 ft, is one of the longer rides around. And with speeds of 110 km/h, it ties with the Iron Rattler for the fastest in the park. Starting off with what was the largest vertical loop in the world until 2013, the incredibly smooth coaster – which recently got a freshening up in celebration of its 15th anniversary – is literally built into the quarry walls, sending you flying up, over and around the space. This makes for some unique angles, drops and design. It's a ride you won't want to go on just once.
You can see the quarry wall in the background, as the Superman ride takes a turn…
And then there's the park's most iconic structure: The Iron Rattler, a brand new iron coaster built into the park's oldest coaster, The Rattler – a classic wooden coaster by any sense of the mark. But after it had started getting a reputation for being a little too Rattly for its own good, it underwent an overhaul, transformed into the hybrid Iron Rattler and now delivers one of the most impressive ride designs you'll find anywhere in the world. Built into the quarry walls just like the Superman coaster, the very design of the ride does one thing particular interesting: from the outside, it just about hides all of its most exciting features. Corkscrews, the turns down the near vertical drop, a ride through a pitch black tunnel and a unique barrel roll – the first of its kind, I'm told.
The first drop of the Iron Rattler is 52m high and is at an angle of 81 degress.
There is no telling what's coming next, whether you're on the ride or watching from the sidelines. Add in the typical wooden coaster cart – which is modelled as a rattlesnake, naturally – is the sort that gives you that slight impression that you might just fall out, helping add to the experience as one of the most adrenalin pumping, ridiculously fun coasters I've ever been on. To be completely honest, it's worth the trip alone.
Poltergeist… like something out of a crazy dream…
Signalling these two coasters out is an easy one, but in reality you're going to enjoy everything the park has to offer. There's Poltergeist, a seated coaster that looks like a roller coaster designers wet dream (the sort they designed when they were 10 years old, naturally). Loop within loop within corkscrew, it looks like the sort or crazy design that one wouldn't dare build in Rollercoaster Tycoon, yet here it is, and from the time is shoots you off down the track to the time it takes you to the exit, it's a blast. Another ride sees your coaster cart move in circles like the Teacups at Disneyland as you traverse the track. Originally a Tony Hawk themed ride, it now calls itself Pandemonium. The Goliath is another park favourite, though a fairly standard suspended coaster having been salvaged from the Batman ride at the Katrina ravaged Six Flags New Orleans, and the Boomerang: Coast to Coaster is much the same as you'd experience in any Boomerang ride around the world.
Goliath, a brand that exists at many Six Flags parks, is the first ride you see at the park entrance.
A couple of months after I left, the park unveiled a Batman ride of its own to add to its DC arsenal, bringing the total number of coasters to 9. The ride, which rises vertically and has one of the most unique designs I've seen since that BuzzSaw ride at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, promises a "4D experience". The ride suspends riders on the exterior of the track (much like the famed X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California; a personal favourite), giving developers the chance to make full use of their limited space by controlling every movement you make along the track. It's sure to be an interesting experience, and given the fun I had today, you can bet I'll be back again to try it out.
The new 4D Batman Ride: A work in progress at the time we attended the park (it's now open).
Six Flags Fiesta Texas is located a 25 minute drive from the San Antonio city centre, and about 1 hour 40 minutes from Austin, Texas. Southwest fly to San Antonio and Austin direct daily from LAX, making for easy connections for Australian travellers. For more details on the park including their operating hours and their free water park, head to their official website: https://www.sixflags.com/fiestatexas
This visit was made possible thanks to Six Flags Fiesta Texas as well as the support of the San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau and Texas Tourism.


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No matter where you are in Punjab, within 30 minutes you would be shifted to a nearest hospital during any health emergency. To provide residents an emergency response service, the Punjab government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ziqitza Health Care Limited, Mumbai, under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). Under emergency response services, as many as 240 ambulances will be positioned in the state in a phased manner.


Hello again from Westwood school and it's hard to believe that we're at the end of another academic year already. So much has taken place since I last wrote, including a fabulous Sports Day, two nights of first class entertainment from our older children performing Rock Bottom, our Oral History Project gaining pace and our Summer Fair. Thank you all so very much for supporting our school once again.
Academically, our Year 2 & Year 6 children have again made us proud with their commitment, hard work and attitude to learning that resulted in their deservedly strong outcomes in their SATs and everyone throughout the school has had so many exciting learning opportunities this year, it has been a joy to see.
Sadly, we are saying goodbye at the end of term to our wonderful Year 6 children and we wish them all every success in their new schools. We will miss them all!


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Frank Harris & Maria Marquez
Inglume
A set of obscure recordings from Venezuelan avant-pop duo dating back to 1985 have finally made their way into a full, proper release 34 years later with Echoes, and it's promptly one of the decade's most enthralling, stunningly sublime art pop projects! God bless the Internet!
Echoes is a mesmerizing, nocturnally gorgeous album that I gladly had the pleasure of discovering, thanks to users like @siberianbreaks. Not only has it stuck around to become one of my most played albums of the year, but its unique composition, hypnotic atmospheres, diverse range of instrumentation, mellow vocal performances and somewhat psychedelic aesthetic makes it an unforgettable voyage! These set of obscure recordings also helped hook my attention into a whole new world of incredible foreign musical aesthetics such as 80s sophisti-pop and Brazilian Bossa Nova, styles that don't get much attention or cred up here in North America.
Echoes is an album filled with especial soundscapes, with the duo's chemistry and flow from one track to the next being that extra cherry on top of the creamy delicious whip cream. It's soothing, laid-back, gentle but at times, haunting, nerve-wracking and very mysterious. I'd even begin to describe some of its smooth sounds to be rather mystical and spiritual in its nature. Even though it seems like a very straightforward, quiet record, there's definitely a lot going on and it's hard to predict just where this album will land with its next artistic move.
And that's the beauty of it, and what makes Echoes such an odd, moderately avant-garde yet captivating and relatively exciting record for what it's going for. Harris and Marquez's vocals are dreamy and hypnotic, the instrumentation at times can jump from elements of smooth sophisticated jazz pop and early synthpop to native tribal aesthetics to uniquely assembled elements of 80s funk and even a few elements of Medieval European choral music (yeah, that's probably the best way I can sum it up). It feels like a Latin American's take on popular "world music", and it certainly succeeds at not only delivering a convincing internationally-influenced sound palette, but also as its own futuristic, ahead-of-the-curve smooth pop vibe.
Even though these were recordings from the 80s, I can definitely hear some of the studio remastering work that was put in place prior to this official 2019 release. And I definitely like the little tweaks made for Echoes. It's a high-definition sound that still captures all of this record's intensity, suspense and raw ambience instead of a squeaky clean, flavorless product.
Definitely a standout record of 2019, and I'd highly recommend this underground gem to anyone looking for some relaxing, but innovative and experimental art pop music.
FAV TRACKS: Canto del pilón, Ethnocity, Tonada de ordeño, Down by the Río, Campesina, Bein' Green
LEAST FAV TRACK: Tenderloin
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Wow! This album sounds exceptional, I'm going to listen to it... I really like it when very popular users talk about small underrated gems. Thank you, Jonathan.
gonna have to check this
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Thank you for giving this more attention
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Voice Of The Voter
Voice of the Voter discussion features CD-2 candidates Jared Golden and Dale Crafts
A discussion with candidates for Maine's 2nd Congressional District Jared Golden and Dale Crafts aired Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Author: Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine)
Published: 9:59 AM CDT October 13, 2020
Updated: 7:47 PM CDT October 13, 2020
PORTLAND, Maine — Editor's Note: The above video is only Part 1 of Tuesday night's forum. Find Parts 2 and 3 at the bottom of the page.
NEWS CENTER Maine hosted a discussion with the candidates for Maine's 2nd Congressional District—Jared Golden and Dale Crafts—Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Topics discussed were coronavirus response, health care, the economy, racial inequality, climate change, and more.
AARP sponsored the discussion.
See the entire forum, Parts 1, 2, and 3 at the bottom of this article.
About the candidates
Rep. Jared Golden
Democratic incumbent Jared Golden is seeking a second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2018 when he narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin in the 2nd District; the race used ranked-choice voting, marking the first time in U.S. history where the process was used in a congressional election.
Golden lives in Lewiston with his wife Isobel. Golden represented District 60 in the Maine House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018 before he was elected to Congress.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Golden joined the Marine Corps and served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. After he returned home, he attended Bates College to study history and politics.
RELATED: Jared Golden: A personal look at Maine's CD-2 Congressman
Issues Golden's campaign is focusing on include expanding health care, serving veterans, supporting laborers, and protecting the environment. Learn more about the issues here.
Incumbents are typically most vulnerable in their firm term, Political Brew analyst Ken Altshuler, longtime co-host of the WGAN Morning News, says. Altshuler also notes President Donald Trump has a lot of support in the 2nd Congressional District, so he considers the race between Golden and Crafts "a tossup if not a loser" for Golden. But he adds "I think he's gonna walk away with this, and it's because he's running a good campaign and he's getting endorsements from people like Bill Cohen."
Golden won the endorsement of former Senator and Secretary of Defense Bill Cohen, a moderate Republican, who has also endorsed Joe Biden for president and Susan Collins for senate.
The 38-year-old says his work in politics and for the state of Maine isn't complete and hopes Mainers will allow him to serve another two years in Congress.
Dale Crafts
Republican Dale Crafts is looking to unseat Golden in the race. Crafts, a fervent Trump supporter, has been endorsed by the president.
Crafts grew up in Lisbon, where he lives today. He represented District 56 in the Maine House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016.
Crafts is a devout Christian and family man; he has 6 children and 14 grandchildren who all live in Maine.
RELATED: The 207 interview: Republican candidate for Congress Dale Crafts
He was left paralyzed after getting into a motorcycle accident in 1983, which he says inspired him to start the research and development company "Mobility Plus," which focuses on providing opportunities for the physically challenged to drive once again. Crafts went on to build a number of businesses.
Crafts is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, which he's made a focus of his campaign; he is also pro-life. Other issues his campaign is focusing on includes access to affordable health care, lowering prescription drug costs, strengthening and reforming immigration laws, and job growth, among others.
Click here to learn more about the issues.
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Leicestershire brand Burleighs has created a Richard III gin - here's when it'll be available
It's made with herbs and spices used by medieval cooks
Becky JonesWhat's On Writer
The new Richard III gin
Gin lovers will soon be able to get their hands on a Richard III tipple produced by Leicestershire distillery Burleighs.
The latest release from the house of Burleighs has been hand-crafted to celebrate the city of Leicester and the king who found his final resting place here.
In 2013, archaeologists shocked the world when they proved the legends true, announcing the discovery of King Richard III's remains under a car park.
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Head distiller, Ed Gibson, was fascinated and wanted to do something to commemorate the occasion.
He said: "The story of Richard III truly is fascinating, and one that captured the hearts of the whole county.
"I don't think anyone in Leicestershire was expecting to hear that a lost king had been found in a council car park in our city centre!"
Leicestershire events to get excited about in November
Ed drew inspiration from the life of Richard III himself, and the turbulent times in which he lived. The War of the Roses was a long and brutal conflict, but there was also beauty to be had in Medieval England.
"I delved into a wealth of information on culinary tastes and customs of the time," he says.
It's made with herbs and spices used in the time of King Richard III
The botanical blend of Richard III Gin combines herbs and spices that would have been used by medieval cooks. Sage and thyme give the gin an herbaceous base note and pay tribute to the richly-scented broths of Richard's day.
Clove and mace, which were used in the wines of the time and would have been lit as incense in Richard's palaces, give his namesake gin a warming spice.
"Finally, we added rose," he said. "It's a nod to King Richard's role in the War of the Roses.
"It complements the wonderfully historic flavour profile, elevating it and adding a delicious, delicate floral note on the palate and the nose.
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"We're very proud of our Leicestershire heritage and we're hoping that the Richard III Gin can capture the imagination of those enjoying it – and that it gives some insight into the great depth of history that Leicestershire has to showcase."
The King Richard III gin has an ABV of 40% and costs £35 for a 70cl bottle.
It is currently available for pre-order on the website here, and will be released the week beginning Monday, November 12.
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You are an energetic being living in an energetic Universe. You have the Source Energy that creates worlds flowing through you. It is your responsibility to be vigilant and guard your energy. It is especially important to use your sacred energy wisely. As you cleanse and raise your energy, you release negative emotions. You feel the power of your Source Energy, Breath of Life, pulsing within you. You align with your true Self and your inner power.
Cleanse and raise your energy with your good-feeling thoughts.
Your every thought vibrates and attracts similar thoughts. You are either raising or lowering your energy with them. Be aware of your negative inner voice. Don't express negative energy when you talk. Don't trash your energy with strong, negative emotions. You increase your stress with thoughts that make you feel bad. Instead choose good-feeling thoughts or at least thoughts that make you feel better. With consistent mental practice you can change your ways of thinking and feeling.
Repetitive thoughts and feelings impact your life experience. They create the self you are becoming. You can transform your feelings with your thoughts. You have the freedom to choose your own thoughts. You limit yourself. You are more than you think you are. Cleansing your energy comes from a place of honoring the Divine within you.
Cleanse and raise your energy through your breath work.
The link between breath, life and the divine appears in both Eastern and Western spiritual texts. For millennia yogis have used breathing practices to calm the mind and emotions. Your breath is a powerful ally. The daily practice of breath work is a simple yet effective way to enhance health and well-being. Think of your breathing practice as a pause button in a busy life.
Studies show that breath work has immediate and long-term positive effects on your well-being. It can be done sitting at a traffic light or in a quiet room. Breathe in a long, slow and comfortable manner. Relax into each exhale. As you inhale, you breathe in oxygen and the Source Energy, Breath of Life. As you exhale, you release carbon dioxide and negative emotion. You raise your energy level. Breathing slowly with awareness renews body, mind and spirit. It increases clarity, vitality and well-being.
Cleanse and raise your energy during time spent in nature.
The natural world is alive with energy. Spending time in nature helps keep your energy fresh. Observing nature helps you align with the essence of your being. You deepen your experience of the Divine. You feel a sense of expansion beyond the ordinary self.
A walk in nature has a powerful energetic effect on your state of being. This energy affects your mood, your immune system and the self you are becoming. It flows into the core of your being. Modern science shows these changes happen in real time. Nature's energy cleanses and raises your energy.
As an energetic being, you must guard your energy and use it wisely. You must choose ways to cleanse and raise your energy. Meditation may be the best life practice. Studies show that meditation promotes inner peace, lowers blood pressure and boosts the immune system. It restores the body, calms the mind and empowers the spirit.
Explore the gentle, ancient practice of meditation. It creates a quiet space in which to know your true Self and reclaim your inner power. It offers a way of tapping the divine energies of love and wisdom. Meditation transforms your life. It helps you live with joy, vitality and well-being.
Three powerful ways to cleanse and recharge! The first two can be done at a red light, in an elevator or even washing a dish at the sink. This ability is always at our disposal. Great article!
Thanks, Gina. And even the third way can be done easily. My mother always kept African violets on her kitchen window sill. Best wishes!


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Balanced Music for T'ai Chi by Schawkie Roth is music for massage, spa and relaxation. You may find this massage music an enjoyable addition to a collection of relaxation music. Instrumentation includes harp and flute. Also recommended for pure relaxation, thinking and taking it easy. Features harpist Deborah Henson Conant.
Schawkie Roth is one of the founders of new age and spiritual music. Born in 1943 in Milwaukee,Wisconsin, his father called him Schawkie, the Swiss nickname for Jacques. At the age of 11 he played the alto saxophone in the school orchestra and started improvising and composing on the tenor saxophone as well as the piano.
Schawkie studied Zen Buddhism and religious philosophy at the University of Wisconsin and chakra therapy and integral theory in California. In 1969 he met flautist Paul Horn and also took up meditation. He studied bamboo flute with Indian musician G.S. Sachdey. In addition, Schawkie learned how to play the zither eventually blending it with piano, saxophone, flute, and nature sounds to compose world renowned spiritual music.


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Q: Apply css rule to parent only, not children This is what I have:

.basic-content {
  color: purple;
}
.parent > li {
  color: red;
}
.parent > li > ul > li {
  color: blue;
}

I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

I want to be red

I want to be red

I want to be red

I want to be blue

I want to be blue

* I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

* I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

* I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

I want to be blue

I want to be blue

I want to be red

I want to be red

This is the result of the execution of that code:

Why is the last child list inheriting its parent's color (blue) if I created CSS rules for only its parent to be blue?
How can I set a color ONLY for the parents, keeping the children with the basic content color?

A: Generally speaking, in CSS the styles for an element will be inherited from their nearest relatives.  However, there are still ways to achieve what you want.  For instance, in the modified snippet below, I changed your first style rule to:
.basic-content,
.basic-content * {
  color: purple;
}

That second .basic-content * selects any element inside of .basic-content at any level.  This is then only overruled by the below rules for the content they target.  I believe this is the effect you were trying to achieve.

.basic-content,
.basic-content * {
  color: purple;
}
.parent > li {
  color: red;
}
.parent > li > ul > li {
  color: blue;
}

I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

I want to be red

I want to be red

I want to be red

I want to be blue

I want to be blue

* I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

* I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

* I don't want to be a specific color, so I should be purple (the basic content color)

I want to be blue

I want to be blue

I want to be red

I want to be red

A: That is called inheritance, it is inheriting the color from it parents. It happens implicitly.
You should be applying a color explicitly to the li as the second selector so that parent's color won't be applied to it unless specified.
.basic-content,
.basic-content li {
   color: purple;
}

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Happiest Season
Someone literally accused it of being the hap-happiest season of all, but that's not always the case, is it? Edward Pola and George Wyle wrote It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year specifically for Andy Williams to have something original to sing on the holiday episodes of his show. The song boasts hosting parties, spontaneous visits from friends, universal social gaiety, spending time with loved ones, sledding for children, and roasting marshmallows as prime causation of holiday happiness, but not only do these things not guarantee joy, rarely does a Christmas song mention the other side of Christmas reality. The dry turkey, the overspending, the cranky kids, the ubiquitous pine needles, the dangerous driving conditions, the kids table, the inevitable disappointment. While the happiest seasons are happy in the way described by Pola and Wyle, the worst seasons are distinctly terrible in their own ways. Happiest Season tells us about Abby's.
Abby (Kristen Stewart) isn't that into Christmas, but girlfriend Harper (Mackenzie Davis) is, so Abby makes the effort, pawning off her holiday pet-sitting duties to pal John (Daniel Levy), and spontaneously joining Harper on her trip home for the holidays. Abby's never met Harper's family, so this is a pretty big deal. Big enough that Abby plans to propose to Harper over Christmas dinner since the season means so much to her, making it the first of many happy holidays together. Except.
Except it turns out that Harper isn't out to her family, and she's been lying to Abby about it. Frantically confessed at the last possible moment, she implores Abby to keep her secret, and to lie about her own sexuality as well, because dad Ted (Victor Garber) is running for mayor in Homophobe, USA, and we wouldn't want to hurt his campaign. Actually, it seems Harper's sisters Sloane (Alison Brie) and Jane (Mary Holland) also govern their lives in order to best impress their parents. Ted and Tipper (Mary Steenburgen) make no bones about expecting perfection, playing favourites, and rewarding success with affection. When Harper arrives, mom Tipper literally says "You get more and more beautiful every time I see you. Did you bring concealer?" And Harper's the favourite! It's not a great situation to be walking into, but Abby reluctantly agrees with the fateful line "It's 5 days – how bad can it be?"
You'll have to tune in to Hulu on November 25, 2020 to find out just how bad it can be – and then be thrilled, surprised and titillated when it gets even worse.
Happiest Season is a comedy but as a rare LGBTQ holiday romance, it also tells a stark reality: that Christmas (and other obligatory family time) can be really hard on queer people whose families aren't accepting. Kristen Stewart literally gets shoved back into a closet in this movie, which isn't exactly an uncommon occurrence. Gay members of the family may be forced to suppress foundational facets of themselves, to deny lovers and celebrate separately from partners. And that's the "lucky" ones who haven't been outright rejected and ostracized. It isn't a happy time for everyone, and it gets increasingly unhappy for Abby.
John is the unsung hero of Happiest Season, the friend Abby can call when things get emotionally turbulent, the friend who will always champion her happiness, the friend who will show up for her when things get tough. Daniel Levy, recently named one of People's Sexiest Men Alive (and how!), is great in this, as he's great in everything. But truly, this is an ensemble comedy and it succeeds on the backs of many fine performances. Mary Steenburgen plays Icy Snob to utter perfection, Mary Holland is lovably awkward and hopelessly clueless, Aubrey Plaza has a small but sweet part – even your favourite drag queens, Ben DeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon have a campy cameo. But most of all: Kristen Stewart. I do believe even Stewart's harshest critics (and they are harsh) would have to admit she's natural and lovely and relaxed in this role, but she's also able to communicate with subtle signals that she's going through more than she says. As a supportive girlfriend, she understands this is difficult for Harper, but as a woman with self-respect, she's uncomfortable quashing her authentic self. While Harper and her competitive sisters are clashing in the kitchen, and at the mall, and right into the Christmas tree, Abby's conflict is internal. And Harper's dilemma might feel painfully familiar to some – whether to choose Abby, or her family – and the accompanying fear that in trying to have both she might lose both.
Director Clea DuVall wrote the script along with Mary Holland but they aren't delivering some gay powder puff Hallmark movie. They haven't shied away from the tough truths of queer Christmas, but they do manage to pull it all together into something that is as entertaining as it is festive.
This entry was posted in Movie Reviews and tagged Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Clea DuVall, Daniel Levy, female directors, holiday movies, Hulu, kristen stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Holland, Mary Steenburgen, queer cinema, Victor Garber on November 19, 2020 by Jay.
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10 thoughts on "Happiest Season"
The Telltale Mind November 19, 2020 at 5:34 am
I saw the trailer for this the other day and was not disappointed so I'll probably give this one a shot.
Brittani November 19, 2020 at 8:11 am
I might have to pick Hulu up again for another month just to watch this and Run. Both seem pretty good.
Liz A. November 19, 2020 at 4:20 pm
I've read about this one elsewhere. I think I might have to check it out.
leendadll November 19, 2020 at 5:03 pm
I watched a preview of Uncle Frank last night which was wonderfully acted but an exhausted plot of 70s southern adult gay man in the closet, forced out, and ohh.. the family knew all along and welcomes the middle eastern boyfriend.
Saw this on late night talk shows and thought, good lawd, not another tired story! But it sounds like it has some good point. Seeing Kristin comfortable in a role would be one!
D. Wallace Peach November 20, 2020 at 3:14 pm
This sounds like it's worth a watch. I like movies like this. Thanks for the review.
EclecticMusicLover November 20, 2020 at 3:44 pm
I hate the song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year", as Christmas is anything but for me.
Halim November 21, 2020 at 1:33 am
I like anything with Kristen Stewart in it, even the Twilight movies. It's terrible her critics are harsh, because she's a great actress, incredibly good and compelling in Personal Shopper, Cafe Society and other movies, even Charlie's Angels which is not very good to me but she was like the anchor in that, the one good thing. Thanks for putting this movie in my radar, looking forward to watching it.
leendadll November 27, 2020 at 3:17 am
I really enjoyed this film… just enough holiday to watch it yearly. Just enough uniqueness to make the tried & true parts of the plot interesting. And a surprisingly good soundtrack!
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The Oceanside Animals December 26, 2020 at 3:56 pm
Lulu: "Our Mama and Dada watched this and Dada says he is on team Abby/Riley, whatever that means."


What if I told you that, on a financial basis, Amazon is not a retailer? Looking at its earnings report, AWS is currently driving returns.
Earnings: powered by Amazon Web Services. Source: Amazon.com.
Investors in Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) have to be happy with its recently reported third-quarter results. On both the top and bottom lines, the company outperformed analyst expectations. As far as top line goes, the company beat consensus estimates of $24.91 billion by reporting a revenue haul of $25.36 billion.
However, in Amazon's oft-discussed earnings figure, the company gave bulls a reason to be exuberant, but reporting an EPS gain of $0.17 versus a consensus estimate of a $0.13 loss. And while many have contrasted Amazon's surprise profit with brick-and-mortar retailer Wal-Mart's (NYSE:WMT) struggles, there's a little more to the story than a simply a retail comparison.
To be fair, Amazon is operating where Wal-Mart is barely maintaining status quo. As far as top line goes, Amazon grew retail-related revenue 20% this quarter on a year-on-year basis, whereas Wal-Mart's last reported quarter had virtually no year-on-year revenue growth, with the company now facing concerns as to its three-year capital investment plans that may be too late to change its fortunes.
For Amazon, however, as good as its retail results were, there's a clear standout performer for earnings: Amazon Web Services.
Source: Amazon 10Q. Revenue figures in millions.
From that data, you can see how important Amazon Web Services is to the company's bottom line. Unlike low-margin retailing where Amazon has to compete with Wal-Mart's every day low pricing strategy, and where the company is operating at a loss in the international markets as it continues to invest, Amazon Web Services is a comparatively high-margin business.
As opposed to the consolidated segment operating margin of 3.92%, AWS posted a segment operating margin of nearly 25%. The segment income, now bigger than Amazon's total retailing segment operating income, tumbles down the income statement to enrich investors. And even though the company's free cash flow may not be as great as advertised, as the company heavily relies on capital leases, Amazon Web Services is a higher-margin business than retailing.
For Wal-Mart, however, this is a tough situation to be in. A downside of Amazon Web Services' growth is the company is now able to enrich investors through that segment, perhaps offsetting lower profit margins in its retailing operations. And while that doesn't appear to be happening, as North America retailing swung to a gain this quarter from a loss in last-year corresponding quarter and International's loss narrowed, AWS could offset narrower margins in retailing operations.
Wal-Mart is in a tough spot. After years of rewarding investors, mainly the dynastic Walton family, instead of investing in the underlying business (especially growing out its online operations), the company now has to contend with a retailer growing its retailing top line 20% and has a high-margin supporting business.
Recently, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shot up to No. 3 in the Forbes list of richest Americans, pushing past the politically involved Koch Brothers -- the Walton clan, on the other hand, are among the worst-performing billionaires on the list.


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Q: Android App throwing FileNotFoundException after uninstalling and reinstalling I have been working on a small app on android studio that requires accessing a file to read and write passwords. When I was first testing it it worked fine, but when I uninstalled the app, and reinstalled it using the apk, It throws a FileNotFound Exception in MainActivity, at the first time I try to access the file. This is the code I use in MainActivity.java:
                File fh = new File(getFilesDir().getPath(),"nothinghere.txt");
                Log.d("FileHandling","file exists "+fh.exists()+" file is directory "+ fh.isDirectory()+" file can be read "+fh.canRead()+" path "+fh.getAbsolutePath());
                try {
                    Log.d("FileHandling","Initializing InputStream");
                    InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(fh);
                    Log.d("FileHandling","InputStream success");
                    BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream));
                    Log.d("FileHandling","BufferedReader success");
                    String password=reader.readLine();
                    Log.d("FileHandling","readLine success");
                    if(password==null){
                        Intent intent= new Intent(MainActivity.this, CreatePass.class);
                        startActivity(intent);
                    }
                    else{
                        Intent intent= new Intent(MainActivity.this, EnterPass.class);
                        startActivity(intent);
                    }
                } catch(FileNotFoundException e){
                    Log.d("FileHandling","File Not Found when retrieving password");
                    e.printStackTrace();
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    Log.d("FileHandling","IOException when retrieving password");
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }

I have a lot of Logs from trying to debug it. The exception occurs at InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(fh);. I commented all this code out, and had MainActivity start another activity where I access the same file, and that activity worked fine as well, until I uninstalled the app and reinstalled it(this time using android studio Run App not the apk) and I had the same problem with that activity then.
This is the folder where my java classes are in, and the txt file I access they are all in the same folder.
This is the error I get.
2020-06-04 19:46:32.156 17982-17982/com.example.calculator W/System.err: java.io.FileNotFoundException: /data/user/0/com.example.calculator/files/nothinghere.txt (No such file or directory)
2020-06-04 19:46:32.156 17982-17982/com.example.calculator W/System.err:     at java.io.FileInputStream.open0(Native Method)
2020-06-04 19:46:32.156 17982-17982/com.example.calculator W/System.err:     at java.io.FileInputStream.open(FileInputStream.java:231)
2020-06-04 19:46:32.156 17982-17982/com.example.calculator W/System.err:     at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:165)

I think it's also relevant, that after the first time the error occurred sometimes I would get this warning when applying changes:
Changes were not applied.
We were unable to deploy your changes: SETUP_FAILED

Also, when I then tried to uncomment the lines on MainActivity to access the file, it still throws the same exception and error. This is a very strange problem, I don't have a lot of experience with working with android and I can not find anything that decribes my problem, so I would really appreciate some help.


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CIC International Ltd was created in 1930 by British interests with headquarters in Shanghai. Over the years the company's focus changed from trading in silks and fur to that of a Defense contractor. The company enjoyed a dynamic growth, moved the headquarters to the U.S and rapidly became a major contractor to defense establishments throughout the world.
The firm developed major components for state-of-the-art ammunition, vehicle modernization and communication devices. CIC has successfully developed sophisticated kinetic energy ammunition, far more economical to produce. Its research and development programs continue to provide major improvements to a wide variety of defense technologies.
The firm enjoys a wide spectrum of services geared to Army, Navy and Air Force organizations. The company has operated armored vehicle production facilities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Honolulu, Hawaii. CIC is a recognized leader in the modernization of Tanks and APC's. CIC is engaged in several joint ventures for the production of various projectiles for which the firm provides the metal parts and the Load, Assemble & Pack (LAP) is conducted by others. The company has designed and implemented kits for the modernization of weapons.
Now called Global CIC United, the firm has successfully undertaken to provide expertise and management to foreign entities seeking to do business with various agencies of the United States Department of Defense. Conversely, manufacturers from the United States, and elsewhere, have solicited the services of CIC to market their products in the overseas market.
Under the direction of Vice President Carole Joyce, step-daughter of CIC founder Satiris Fassoulis, CIC has moved into the PPE industry in response to the current pandemic. The key focus of the company in this area is to get needed supplies of gloves and masks to veteran organizations and hospital groups.
Currently, CIC is targeting large European production lines that deliver to the port of Los Angeles. CIC oversees clearing PPE material through customers and managing logistics to reach end customers.


The final craft for The Cursive Project was a zebra. While we'd made a zebra pinata before, I had no problem making a different zebra craft. A pinata is such an involved task that having a simple zebra in my list of Crafts from A - Z would be good.
We based our zebra on the Footprint Giraffes we made years ago. We traced Trevor's left shoe on white cardstock, then cut out a neck and two rounded ears.
We used a Sharpie to add black stripes, eyes, and a nose. Then it was time to add his mane. We took black yarn and looped it back and forth, then cut through the loops to make a whole bunch of pieces that were all the same size.
We turned the neck piece over and added a strip of adhesive, then pressed the mane pieces in place.
We added adhesive between the ears and added the rest of the mane.
This is my zebra. I didn't cut down the blue cardstock base yet, because I have some plans in mind. Stay tuned!
Now that Trevor has learned how to write all the letters from A to Z in cursive, he's putting it all together and writing a sentence for each of the crafts he made throughout the month. He's enjoyed learning cursive and we've both had fun doing all this crafting together. The Cursive Project has officially been a great success!
Congratulations on making out all the way through! What an awesome summer project!
You did an amazing job with this cursive project. So impressed with all your creative ideas. Love the link between writing and crafting. You did a great job at making learning fun. The zebras are adorable!
This is SOO cute Cindy!


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Littleborough has plenty of shops, cafes and restaurants.
George Kelsall's bookshop 22, Church Street (OL15 9AA) sells maps and local guides.
Then go past the bookshop towards the pedestrian crossing and turn first left into Lodge Street, for Littleborough Coach House (OL15 9AE) for information and gifts.
There is also an excellent cafe here.
To see Jessie Fothergill's blue plaque, return to the station.
Leave the station at the back and cross Lake Road carefully.
In front of you is the canal.
Follow the towpath to the left for a beautiful walk to Summit; this is about a mile.
When you reach a large car park on your left; this is Sladen Wood Bridge; leave the towpath and turn right along Todmorden Road; after a few yards you will see the blue plaque on the wall of a furniture factory - Sladen Wood Mill.
After this, to see Enid Stacy's blue plaque and grave, you will need to head uphill for St James' Church, Calderbrook. (OL15 9NW).
Walk up Todmorden Road (A 6033) for 200 yards and cross carefully and walk up the steep Temple Lane.
Walk through the housing estate and you will soon reach Calderbrook Road.
Enid Stacy's blue plaque is on the wall at the church gate.
Go up the steps to the church and turn right at the main door; keep going right and Enid's grave is just at the back of the church around the corner.
There are buses to and from here from Littleborough or you can walk back along the same route.
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New Livonia Walmart Supercenter?
By baldy, September 21, 2005 in Detroit
baldy 0
Whistle-Stop
I'm really surprised no one has posted about this yet. Now Walmart stores stir up a lot of opposition where ever they try to build, but for the first time, race was brought up as an issue.
Walmart, which currently has a store located at I-96 and Middlebelt, is looking to move 1 mile south to the site of the now vacant wonderland mall and build a Walmart Supercent, which would be open 24 hours.
I tried to find the article from yesterday's newspaper, but it appears they are no longer available. Feel free to post if you find it. Basically, and I'm paraphrasing, it talked about the people who opposed to it being built due to it being a "ghetto" store and it bringing the black people from Detroit. Some of these are comments are in the following articles
Livonia board approves plans for new Wal-Mart
From the Detroit Free Press - Sept 21, 2005
City officials voted early this morning to recommend the development of a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Livonia after more than 500 residents thronged to a city meeting Tuesday night, fueling an ongoing battle against the proposal, which has drawn some racially charged complaints.
Read the rest of the article here
Statement by Mayor Kilpatrick regarding Livonia hearing on Wal-Mart
"The comments made by some Livonia residents at two public hearings on a proposal to build a new Wal-Mart in their city, quoted in today's Free Press, are a jolting and deeply offensive reminder of how the issue of race continues to divide and hold back our region.
"The comments are a very graphic example of how deeply embedded these attitudes are in this region. And they provide a rare public expression of attitudes that too often are held in private and have produced a situation where we still don't have a workable mass transit system and where we can't come together on other issues so critical to moving this region forward in a world economy.
"As Mayor of the City of Detroit and as an African American man, I deeply resent and am outraged by the numerous slurs that were expressed at the hearing and quoted in the article. All people of good will in this region should be equally outraged.
Read the rest of his statement here
I must say that for once I agree with the mayor, although I hope he doesn't use this to fuel his whole city/black vs suburb/white compaign.
Personally, I hate Walmart and avoid shopping there by all means. Throwing out the race card as an excues? WTF! I'm really disappointed that someone would even suggest it. What is it about Walmart that brings out the worst of people?
Also, I must say I don't agree with the location for a 24 hour store, no matter what it is. There is a huge parcel of land south of the service drive between Middlebelt and Inkster that would work much better.
Location: West Villlage 48214
The Free Press removed yesterday's article shortly after they put it on their website so they didn't piss off their customer base. I saved it to my computer, though. I'll work on getting it online when I'm in my next class.
http://ccc.domaindlx.com/skylinedetroit/mi...ore_protest.htm
Btw, Baldy, I attempted to email you the file last night, but my email wasn't cooperating
ZachariahDaMan 1
Location: Canton, Michigan
I don't really see why they would want to make another Wal-Mart when the other one in Livonia isn't doing that well.
I think their reasoning is that business is bad because the building needs some work and that if they build a new place that will be a supercenter which is open 24 hours, it will create a place that will take business away from all the other places nearby (since this is going to built in a commercial district) and thus will do well and make those I've never worked a day in my life Walton kids a few more million dollars. Then again, this is just my opinion....
The current Livonia Walmart is not doing well? I've never been there, so I wouldn't know. They want to build another Walmart because it is their business expansion strategy: Put in Walmarts all over the place where you can buy everything so that Walmart becomes the only place to shop. Ten years ago there were very few Walmarts in Michigan. Now they're all over the place. I used to live 25 miles from the nearest Walmart...now there are 3 or 4 within 25 miles of my house.
RustTown 50
I wouldn't want a WalMart where I live, either. But the overtly racists comments made at the former meeting just made me sick. That is exactly the image that Livonia doesn't need to portray in such a highly divided metro. It's really sad that Detroit is the ONLY area where race has been an said issue in where a WalMart locates. The region should be embarrassed and use this as a springboard for change.
But they won't.
Ramcharger 0
Location: Detroit (warrendale)
I wouldn't say the store is not doing well. The parking lot is always packed when I drive by (and I do mean drive by). It's just not the type of operation the company likes to run. The building, which used to house a Forest City, is quite old and much smaller than most Wal-marts which means the selection is limited and most importantly there is no room for groceries. It also doesn't help that there is a large Meijer right across the street.
As for the residents attitude, while I'm not defending it I do understand from whence it springs.
Livonia is filled with people who used to live in my west side Detroit neighborhood. Many of them are bitter because they feel they were forced out of their Detroit homes by rising crime and insurance rates. Many are afraid it could happen again.
What Livonia is sadly realizing is that apart from their racial makeup, there is nothing unique about them that can't already be found in newer suburbs. Companies and people are passing them up for newer and greener pastures. I see this a lashing out in desparation.
Seriously, Livonia has 7,500 people in 1950, and 110,000 in 1970. This city was almost exclusively created for white fleeing Detroit, and for no other reason. They have little history, they have little of anything that makes them unique besides their racial and ethnic makeup. They are realizing that their role in a modern Detroit is going to be significantly smaller. They are no longer the "it" suburb, and never will be again. The truth hurts.
They have to realize that they can't demand much better anymore. Wal Mart is a PERFECT fit for Livonia, as much as they may hate to admit it. They can't demand IKEA's, Crate-and-Barrel's, and other pretentious stores. They are more important in their own mind than they are reality.
Like Detroit, they must realize they are become more and more irrelevant. The only way either of these cities are going to ever come back is due to immigration, because whites and blacks alike destroyed both places, socially, and people voted with their feet long ago.
Livonia's future is in immigration and tolerance. The sooner they realize that the less pain they will save themselves later on. The longer they put up the hard-ass attitude of "only ______ are invited into our community" the more pain they will incur and deservedly so.
I, for one, don't understand Livonia.
The following was in the Detroit Free Press today:
More scrutiny seen for Wonderland Mall plan
The Livonia City Council is expected to vote Wednesday to send the Wonderland Mall redevelopment project, which inclused a controversial Wal-Mart, to the council's Committee of the Whole.
The council's study session Monday ended with unresolved issues concerning the propsed retention pond at the Middlebelt-Plymouth site, the 24-hour Wal-Mart Supercenter and the amount of parking at the redesigned Wonderland Village, according to council Vice President Brian Meakin.
All council members make up the Committee of the Whole, chaired by Gerald Taylor. Meetings are scheduled as needed.
Schostak Bros.' $100-million redevelopment of the 74-acre site includes a trio of big-box stores - Wal-Mart, Target and an as-yet-unnamed retailer - and an open-air pedestrian mall with about 40 specialty shops and restaurants.
http://www.freep.com/news/locway/livonia27w_20051027.htm
The $100-million redevelopment plan for Wonderland Mall, including a Wal-Mart Supercenter that brought controversy and hours of meetings, was approved Wednesday by the Livonia City Council, on the condition that the proposed 24-hour Wal-Mart would operate only 18 hours.
Detroit Free Press article: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...EWS02/512010554


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12 of our favourite child-friendly YouTube channels
From infants to pre-teens, we have you covered!
by Bounty Team — 3 January 2020
No matter how old you are, it's easy to spend hours stuck in a YouTube hole watching viral video after viral video. And while there's plenty of content out there for grown ups, what about the kids?
Thankfully, there are a plethora of YouTube channels dedicated to entertaining and educating young minds. We've rounded up the best ones that parents and children alike will love, whether they're tiny tots or approaching their teenage years.
We've found the best child-friendly YouTube channels. (Image: Getty Images)
With heaps of bright 3D animations, this is your go-to channel when you need a nursery rhyme singalong. There are songs for every situation including spooky Halloween themed ones and festive Christmas ones, take a listen here.
Fun Toyz Collector
If you're wondering what to get your kids for Christmas or their birthdays, this is the channel for you. One woman reviews toys ranging from Disney to Claymation and it's clearly a hit, the mystery woman was reportedly the highest YouTube earner of 2014 and made nearly $5 million just by opening and playing with toys. Check her out in action here.
This classic show has been on the air since 1969 and now its catchy songs and skits are online too for your little ones to get involved with. Join Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird and more including plenty of celebrity guests by checking out their channel here.
Even the little ones can get involved! (Image: Getty Images)
Pre-schoolers
Join Emma, Lachy, Simon and Anthony along with all their friends for nursery rhymes, songs and even dance along at Emma's Bowtiful Ballet Studio. You can even watch their shows online if you missed out on tickets to their live shows. Check them all out here.
It seems like every child has an obsession with Peppa Pig so why not check her out on YouTube? With over six million subscribers, it's certainly a popular channel and you can watch full episodes featuring Peppa, George, Mummy and Daddy Pig here.
Super Simple Songs
The title gives it away but your kids will love singing along and watching these cute and catchy tunes ranging from the classic If You're Happy And You Know It to the song of the year Baby Shark, which we apologise in advance for getting stuck in your head. See them all here.
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LEGO Discover
LEGO is always fun (except when you step on a block) and their YouTube channel is testament to that. Not only can you learn how to build certain structures, but there are also informative videos on things like how far it is to the moon and how cars work and move. Learn more here.
Smart Girls
The great thing about this channel based on the programme started by funny lady Amy Poehler, is that girls and boys no matter what their age can have fun…even into adulthood! You can do everything from learn maths tips to how to make glitter slime here.
SevenAwesomeKids
Seven kids from the US and UK ranging from ages 8-12 follow a different theme for each week and take part in a host of activities from making their own DIY tie-dye creations to imagining their future careers. Get to know them here.
Love LEGO? You can learn more about it on YouTube. (Image: Getty Images)
Pre-teens (10+)
Ever wondered what really killed the dinosaurs? Or if there will ever be a cure for the common cold? For all you inquisitive kids (and adults) out there, check out the videos on SciShow that delve into those scientific questions you've always wanted the answers to. Take a squizz at all of them here.
all4tubekids
If you're a fan of family reality videos, family safe staged pranks, comedy skits and challenges, check out this channel featuring one girl and her dad for a laugh and some prank-spiration! Younger kids may get a little scared by some of these so if you think you can handle it, have a look here.
The British TV series showcases the best of the worst moments of history from the Ancient Greeks through to the Second World War. These skits aren't just funny and catchy, but you'll learn something too. We bet they'll be rattling off fun facts for ages after watching a few of these, see them here.
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I preface this with the fact that animals love me. Donkeys, 马匹, dogs…and yes cats. They flock to me because maybe I am of their mindset. They want food and to hang out. Nothing more complex. But the issue is….
We come home to our Lisbon apartment at night after listening to Fado. Blanca opens the door and a cat from the street runs in the house. Turns out the neighbors have been feeding the neighborhood cat. Blanca freaks…I freak. What do you do when a Cat runs into "your" house? Blanca gets that look on her face that tells me she has a plan. 起司.
除了, who the hell leaves their pets with total strangers.
When we arrived at the apartment, it was cute enough. It was nothing amazing, but seemed fine enough. As she is walking us through, we see Airbnb cat #1. Mahmet is small. Seems pretty nice. 好. We're cool.
Oh…and once a week for cleaning the litter box was not enough. We ended up having to clean up cat poop for 2 周. Maybe it was the fromage.
Every year, we make a pilgrimage to 博纳 in Burgundy for the Hospices de Beaune wine auction. If you haven't been and you love wine…go. It's incredible. Just to give you an idea, barrels sell for about 30k – 1 million Euro bids and usually by phone. It's all for a good cause and it's tons of fun. 照常, we rent an Airbnb. It has an old stone courtyard, wine grapes, and a great layout. Because it's France and it's winter, the place is cold (all places we've rented in Beaune have been cold – it's what you get when you combine old stone homes with frigid temperatures.
We were told by our host that to ward off the cold we could put the stove on, wear lots of blankets, and (wait for it…) snuggle with cats. 是的, our host provided 2 kittens to keep us warm and protected from mice.
Its either the cat scratch fever, or the places we stayed at, but the Airbnb Cat experiences were so profound for me. I love Airbnb and Airbnb cats. It is those little surprises that create an experience that is better than any hotel will ever be. 当然, sometimes they're inconvenient…but isn't life all about those little surprises and the stories you collect?
谢谢, Blanca! A little too expensive for me to go on my own (I'm going early Feb.), but I'll keep it in mind in case I get a group going someday.


Body Transformation: Laugh At Me Now!
He was teased for benching 95 pounds as a freshman in high school. Then Bilal was steered to Bodybuilding.com. That combination sparked this incredible transformation!
Ever since I was a young boy, my parents always spoiled me with a scoops of sugars and saturated fats. To add to the madness, they never really encouraged me to play sports or to be athletic.
By seventh grade I was a whopping 190 pounds! I was teased throughout my entire childhood and it seemed as if I would never catch a break because of my weight.
Through harassment and teasing, I went on to become anorexic and started starving myself. By my freshmen year of high school, I was a scrawny little boy whose ribcage stuck out.
Even though I wasn't fat anymore I still received harassment for how weak and scrawny I had become.
I was on the high school basketball team my freshmen year and our workouts were light and easy. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer around this time and I made an attempt to work out in order to relieve stress and tension. I remember not being able to complete 12 push-ups in a row. When it came to measuring our bench press in off-season in front of everyone, I could only put up an embarrassing 95 pounds. I remember being ridiculed that day by the kids and the coach for how weak I was.
I was tired of never feeling satisfied or happy with my physical condition and I was tired of the harassment I received basically my whole childhood for never having what was considered a normal body. I was either too skinny or too fat.
Along with that, my mother's breast cancer development was sending me into constant moods of depression. I decided there had to be a way to make me happy with my body and myself because I had never experienced the feeling. From that day on, I vowed to do whatever it took to get stronger and bigger.
Bilal's transformation served as inspiration for his entire family.
Entering my sophomore year in high school, I started a rigorous off-season lifting regimen and slowly became more and more satisfied with my body. I was able to bring up my bench press up to 150 pounds in just a couple of months! But at the end of the day, I was just another average athlete.
I wanted more and I wanted to stand out. Then I met some distant cousins of mine at a family reunion and they were jacked! I knew immediately that I wanted to look just like them. They referred me to Bodybuilding.com and gave me a list of supplements they believed were the best.
Through Bodybuilding.com, I was able to find various routines, eating regimens, and lifting programs, along with tips and advice on how to get bigger and more cut. Beyond that, Bodybuilding.com served as my single supplement source. I ordered more and more supplements from the site and I just got bigger and bigger!
Now, I weigh 205 pounds and finally have the feeling of satisfaction that I had longed for since I was a small chubby boy! Bodybuilding changed my life for the better in so many ways.
Bodybuilding gave Bilal the confidence to dominate in every aspect of life.
Bodybuilding provided me with an outlet to release my stress and emotions as opposed to me taking on drugs and other substances. Bodybuilding also, believe it or not, was the cause for my grades to go from B's and C's to A's and B's. The results I got were satisfactory and extremely visible.
I thought if I just applied the same mentality in the classroom, then I could achieve the same results. I did exactly that by getting a plethora of awards and making the honor roll. Bodybuilding also took my social life to another level. I made more friends and talked to more girls in a 1-year span than I had in my entire lifetime.
I wouldn't be where I am without the support of my father, Afzal Siddiq, and my beloved mother, Gazala Siddiq, who comforted me in my time of need. I also want to thank my high school lifting/basketball coaches, Will Curtis and Ben Basden, and Katherine Howard for sticking with me and being there for me the past couple of years. They all helped me to become what I am today, and for that I am forever in debt to them.
On off days between my main workouts I do a minimum of 250 rep ab work consisting of everything from crunches to planks.
I alternate the two week by week.
Results do not come in one day! I have seen a plethora of people walk into the gym/weight room for a week and get discouraged after not seeing results. Muscles don't develop in one week!
You have to put in time and effort, you have to push yourself to extremes that you believe you could never do. If you believe in yourself (as corny as it sounds) you will achieve and see results.
Don't you dare let ANYONE get you down! I had a multitude of people constantly harassing and discouraging me but I kept my head up and my goals in my sights.
Also DRINK WATER, especially if you're on supplements such as protein shakes; it helps with hydration and helps your kidneys filter your protein intake. I drink at least half a gallon of water each day.


The weighted average dollar rate with tomorrow settlements dropped RUR 0.1 against the official rate for today to RUR30.66 at the beginning of this morning's special session in Russia. This means that the dollar rate returned to the level registered at the end of January 2002, which was more than 16 months ago.
Currency experts linked today's new strengthening of the ruble rate to policies of the Central Bank that was actively preventing a rise in the dollar rate over the past two days. For example, the Central Bank bought no less than $350m at RUR30.76 yesterday.
According to analysts who spoke to an RBC correspondent, the Central Bank was making it clear to potential dollar buyers that there would be no further rise in the dollar rate in the near future. This has led to low activities of dollar buyers, and dollar offers are now surpassing demand for the US currency again, like at the beginning of this week.


Scott Berlinger is the Founder/President / Head Coach of Full Throttle Endurance.
He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1988 with a B.S. Marketing/ Finance degree.
Scott is a USA Triathlon Level 2 Certified Coach, USA Cycling Coach and NASM certified. As an age-grouper Scott has been on the podium many times, including being awarded USA Triathlon All American.
Scott has been a driving part of the most winning triathlon TEAM in the Nation: 4x Team National Championships in St, Louis, MO in 2007, Las Vegas in 2008 and Oklahoma City in 2009, South Carolina in 2010; 9x NYC Team Triathlon Championships, 10x South Beach Triathlon Team Champions. Scott just celebrated his 20th year with Chelsea Piers NY. He has also signed AgroSport, ROKA, Rudy Project, JAMIS, Colavita and Fusion PT to long term partnership / sponsorships.
A former American Gladiator, "Viper", his love for competition and training inspired him to start his own racing team in 2003, a place where athletes can realize their own goals and reach their highest potential. He lives in CT with his wife and two children.
Ray joined the Full Throttle coaching staff in 2016 transitioning from a career in fashion to explore and share his passion for endurance training and racing. His initial focus was on the running program, where he assisted Scott Berlinger and Andrew Kalley. In July, Ray started as a group coach, coaching a three-day program. Ray is a USAT level I certified coach.
Ray joined Full Throttle as an athlete in its second season and competed on the team from 2003 through 2010. During that period he raced in short and long course events, including Ironman. In addition to triathlon racing, Ray has significant road racing experience, including 8 marathons with a personal best of 2:49 at the Boston Marathon. After the 2010 season, Ray took a break from competition, to focus on his career. In 2015 he returned to Full Throttle with a renewed passion for training, racing and coaching. In his first season back in the sport, Ray was ranked an All American by USAT.
Ray looks forward to guiding Full Throttle athletes in unleashing their performance potential.
Daniel is a certified USA Triathlon Level 2 Coach and a Youth and Junior Elite Coach. He is a Senior Coach of Full Throttle Endurance in New York City since 2014. This year Daniel is the lead coach for the Youth and Junior Full Throttle Endurance NYC Team. In addition to the creation of this new program, Daniel is the acting Race Director for the Chelsea Piers Indoor Triathlon Race series.
Daniel has predominately competed in short-course triathlon racing and in 2016 shifted his focus from racing to coaching. Along with being a coach, Daniel is a Certified Elite Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard, TRX and Kettle Bell certified trainer.
Daniel was born and raised in New York and has a Bachelor's degree from New York University. Once in the music industry, Daniel changed careers to help athletes reach their potential and obtain their optimal peak fitness. He had the opportunity to spend 3 weeks in Rio at the 2016 Olympic Games and was present for USA Triathlon to win their first Gold medal.
David is a USA Triathlon Level 1 Certified Coach, a NASM certified personal trainer/fitness nutrition specialist, and a USA cycling Coach. He is a Senior Coach in Connecticut for Full Throttle Endurance. He graduated from Skidmore College in 2010 with his B.S. in Fine Arts studying abroad in London, Florence, and Mexico.
David's fitness career began in a physical therapy setting where he accrued more than 3000 hours of direct patient care. He designed and implemented strength and conditioning programs. Since then, his biggest projects have included running health and wellness programs at numerous Connecticut corporations, lecturing to the New England Occupational Health Nurses Association, and coaching individuals privately in his home town of New Preston, CT.
2 Overall Wins at Sprint Distance Triathlons, 1st place Division winner for multiple triathlons, Placed in the top 10 for specific division at NYC Triathlon, Recipient of the "Reich Community Spirit Award," in Connecticut.
Ann Marie Miller is a Category 1 racer who "discovered" cycling after a variety of endurance activities, including running, duathlon and triathlon. Her extensive bike racing experience includes wins in road races, criteriums, time trials and stage races. She has won 4 UCI World's Master's Championships, including the 2013 and 2012 UCI World Master's Championship in both the Time Trial and Road Race for her age group, and is a 12 time United States Masters' National Road Cycling Champion with 5 Road Race (2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010), 4 Criterium, (2003, 2008, 2009, 2010) and 3 Time Trial National Championships (2003, 2008, 2016) and was the Best All-Around Rider at United States Masters' National Road Cycling Championships in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2016.
Ann Marie started bike racing as a member of the CRCA bicycle racing club of New York, NY, and credits the CRCA coaching program with launching her competitive cycling career. She has also competed in numerous running events from 5K's to marathons, and she completed the London Marathon, where she qualified for the Boston Marathon.
A USA Cycling Level 2 Licensed coach, she coaches individual riders, and is the Head Coach for the Performance Center at Chelsea Piers and serves as a coach for the Century Road Club Association. She has served a bike fit specialist and cycling coach at SBR Multisports, andcompleted the BG Fit Technician Certification from Specialized Bicycle Components University and the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine. She was a cycling and multisport coach and the Director of Corporate Wellness Programs at Cadence Cycling and Multisport and was a leader for 3 years for the New York Cycle Club's "A" level SIG group, a twelve week training program to help riders develop group riding and bike handling skills, and build endurance to complete a century ride (100 miles).
With over 25 years of experience as a fitness professional, Ann Marie holds an MA from Columbia University in Applied Physiology, is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine (Health Fitness Instructor) and has presented workshops for fitness professionals throughout the United States, South America, Europe and Asia. Her extensive background in fitness, strength training and program design are reflected in creative, innovative training programs designed to achieve results. She has been featured in major publications such as Glamour, Self, Good Housekeeping, Women's Day, New York Newsday and has appeared on CNN, WNBC, WCBS, TV Food Network and FOX-TV.
She enjoys coaching athletes of all kinds, and is thrilled to share the benefits of exercise and fitness with others. Ann Marie exemplifies her training philosophy: specific training for specific results.


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Tracking the Heart with New Wearable Technology
Electronics send vital sign stats to patients' doctors instantly
By Bianca Castro	• Published July 7, 2016 • Updated on July 7, 2016 at 8:18 pm
This is not your father's heart-rate monitor. Wearable, stretchable electronics can now monitor several body functions and instantaneously send the information to a doctor. The implications could be huge for patients in sickness and in health.
Bill Winkler runs for fitness and to keep his two heart problems in check. He has cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation.
"It tends to make me a little more tired and when I'm in atrial fibrillation. I feel a lot worse than with the cardiomyopathy," Winkler said.
Winkler has an implanted defibrillator, which tracks his heart and can shock it back into rhythm, and a heart rate app on his phone.
"It will tell you at the end whether you're in AFib or normal," said Winkler.
However, information gets to his doctor later.
"We've been able to create a new class of materials that we call stretchable electronics," said Marvin Slepian, associate department head of biomedical engineering at the University of Arizona.
Slepian figured out how to put thin electronics into materials that move with the body. The bio stamp sends metrics on heart rate, movement and more to an iPad in real time.
"If the patient is wearing this, we can track that and we can actually see decompensation, which may occur even before they wind up in the hospital," Slepian said.
He also developed a catheter and balloon with a thousand sensors to detect atrial fibrillation, and then fix it in minutes. It's all good news to Winkler.
"Knowing that all the vitals are being watched would be very reassuring," said Winkler.
Slepian is working in collaboration with researchers at the University of Illinois, Tufts and Northwestern. They've also developed a wearable sweat sensor that can track electrolytes and hydration. It could be used for athletes and for soldiers in the field.
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Rescue The Pig is another new point and clicks escape game from Top10NewGames. In this game, you came to know that someone trapped the pig and locked inside a cage. You need to rescue the pig from here by finding useful objects, hints and solving puzzle. Click on the objects to interact with them and solve puzzles.


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Q: convert hours to hh:mm in mysql i have data which is below has email and working hours (in hours formate), expecting output of working_hours to hh:mm:ss
select d.email,TRUNCATE(sum(e.hours),2) as "working_hours"
from users d inner join proj_time e on d.id=e.user_id
WHERE start_time BETWEEN CURDATE() - INTERVAL 1 DAY
AND CURDATE() - INTERVAL 1 SECOND
group by d.id,d.email

email
working_hours

vij@sic.com
5.77

skiol@sic.com
4.24

olps@sic.com
2.69

dvia@sic.com
6.12

i tried below query to change working_hours, BUT getting leading zeros, requested output to remove leading zeros (00:) from working_hours output
select d.email,SEC_TO_TIME(TRUNCATE(sum(e.hours * 60),2)) as "working_hours"
from users d inner join proj_time e on d.id=e.user_id
WHERE start_time BETWEEN CURDATE() - INTERVAL 1 DAY
AND CURDATE() - INTERVAL 1 SECOND
group by d.id,d.email

email
working_hours

vij@sic.com
00:05:46.20

skiol@sic.com
00:04:14.40

olps@sic.com
00:02:41.40

dvia@sic.com
00:06:07.20

Expected output would be like

email
working_hours

vij@sic.com
05:46

skiol@sic.com
04:14

olps@sic.com
02:41

dvia@sic.com
06:07

A: +all
thanks for the help.
I got answer to my question,
SEC_TO_TIME(ROUND(TRUNCATE(sum(e.hours * 3600),2)))

A: CREATE TABLE test (email VARCHAR(255), working_hours DECIMAL(10,2));
INSERT INTO test VALUES
('vij@sic.com',     5.77),
('skiol@sic.com',   4.24),
('olps@sic.com',    2.69),
('dvia@sic.com',    6.13);
SELECT email,
       SEC_TO_TIME(SUM(working_hours * 3600)) total_time,
       SUBSTRING_INDEX(SEC_TO_TIME(SUM(working_hours * 3600)), ':', 2) truncated,
       SUBSTRING_INDEX(SEC_TO_TIME(SUM(working_hours * 3600 + 30)), ':', 2) rounded,
       DATE_FORMAT(SEC_TO_TIME(SUM(working_hours * 3600)), '%h:%i') formatted_truncated
FROM test
GROUP BY 1;

email
total_time
truncated
rounded
formatted_truncated

vij@sic.com
05:46:12.00
05:46
05:46
05:46

skiol@sic.com
04:14:24.00
04:14
04:14
04:14

olps@sic.com
02:41:24.00
02:41
02:41
02:41

dvia@sic.com
06:07:48.00
06:07
06:08
06:07

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Solotvîne (în ) este un sat în comuna Klîșkî din raionul Șostka, regiunea Sumî, Ucraina.

Demografie

Conform recensământului din 2001, toată populația localității Solotvîne era vorbitoare de ucraineană (100%).

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Solotvîne, Klîșkî, Șostka, Sumî
Solotvîne, Klîșkî, Șostka, Sumî
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Mayo Clinic Neuropathologist Awarded International Professional Society's Highest Honor
By Kelley Luedke • June 15, 2016
Dennis Dickson, M.D., a neuropathologist at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida, will receive the highest honor bestowed by the American Association of Neuropathologists (AANP), an international society of physicians and scientists who study, diagnose, and treat diseases related to the brain, nerves, and muscles.
The honor—the Award for Meritorious Contributions to Neuropathology—recognizes a member who has made significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in neuropathology as well as service to AANP, where Dr. Dickson once served as president and as chair of the Program Committee. The award will be given to him June 17 at the AANP's annual meeting in Baltimore.
Dr. Dickson is a neuropathologist who focuses on studies of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. He is director of the Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson's Disease Research. He also oversees the Mayo Clinic brain bank. For more than 20 years, he has built one of the largest and well-characterized brain banks in the world—a resource that has benefitted research of many scientists and clinicians.
Dr. Dickson was born in Iowa and earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and his medical degree from the University of Iowa, where he also spent a post-sophomore year in anatomic pathology and neuropathology. He completed residencies in anatomic pathology and neuropathology at Bronx Municipal Hospital Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City in 1986, where he was the director of Neuropathology for 10 years before arriving at Mayo Clinic.
One of his first research papers described monoclonal antibodies specific to neurofibrillary pathology in Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare Parkinsonian disorder. Dr. Dickson went on to develop the world's largest brain bank for PSP and related disorders.
Studying donated brains has led to a number of discoveries, including new genes and genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, PSP, and other major neurodegenerative disorders, such as Lewy body dementia, frontal lobe dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. More recently, he studied the frequency of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the Mayo Clinic brain bank with research fellow Kevin Bieniek, Ph.D., and found it only in brains of former athletes involved in contact sports.
In addition to providing a final diagnosis, neuropathologic findings provide closure to the family and feedback to the physicians involved in care of the patient. They also help elucidate the molecular pathology of these disorders, which will eventually lead to better diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of these disorders, according to Dr. Dickson.
Dr. Dickson has been nationally and internationally recognized with awards, such as the Metropolitan Life Award, Saul R. Korey Award from the AANP, the Fred Springer Award from the American Parkinson's Disease Association, the Alfred Meyer Award from the British Neuropathological Society, and the Potamkin Prize from the American Academy of Neurology. In 2015, Dr. Dickson was named a Mayo Clinic Distinguished Investigator.


Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame Charles Bukowski full pdf / epub version Download free. DJVU and FB2 formats available. Read online.
Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame is poetry full of gambling, drinking and women. Charles Bukowski writes realistically about the seedy underbelly of life.
I have been an avid reader of Bukowski for thirty years now. What can I say? I feel an affinity with the man. I moved out to Southern California with some drunken, vague thought in my head that I would be closer to him, and maybe even visit him, or try to, but he passed the very year I moved to SoCal which is where I still live.
I have all his works, and have read and re-read all of his poetry and prose for these three decades. It may seem paradoxical, but the older I get, the more I have been enjoying the poetry he wrote as younger man, while, the exact opposite was true when I was younger. I wonder why that is? But, I think there is certain muscle in his earlier work. A certain spit in the eye. There is also this singing that can be heard above the howling and the madness. There is something trying to break free, and in that process of becoming liberated, generated a certain light and clarity. I am not disparaging his later work (I mean, my god, Last Night of the Earth is absolutely mind-blowing) but, as the years pass me by, I like looking at these early poems. I tend to smile more when I read them than I do the later works.
I often feel that attempting to review poetry boarders on pretension. It is impossible to explore the infinite interpretations that accompany each poem; however, this compilation, which includes some of Bukowski's earlier works deserves some words.
All too often Bukowski is forced in to a literary box by those who have only read a brief snippet of his work. They see him as a down and out drunk, with a penchant for the written word. They fail to realize the greater depth of his poetry. Yes, Bukowski lived a very hard life, however, the booze and the women and the flophouse rooms also serve as a metaphor, illustrating his far-reaching insight into the world.
Through his poems, we see life through jaded eyes. So jaded, in fact, as to prove enlightening. From Bukowski's self-imposed exile from the daily grind, he is able to view the world of man objectively. He is able to gain a realization of the absurdities that all too often dull the lives of many, and in this way, Bukowski brings forth a certain level of enlightenment. Through his work, we too can view life objectively and combat the absurdities that plague us all.
An excellent collection of Bukowski's early (and possibly best) poetry, for those new to his work and his established followers.
are especially good, covering the years 1955-1968.
a hallmark of Black Sparrow's excellence. Do yourself a favor and buy a used BSP copy. Accept no substitutes!
This book, while definitely some of the earlier, less polished material of Bukowski's, was a game changer for me! My perception of what poetry is and can be has forever been altered. For the first time in my life, I'm reading and writing poetry without boundaries. This collection is a must-read!
Realized I'm actually doing quite fine in life after reading these. Thanks Chuck.
I am as big a fan of Bukowski as any man on the planet, but I have to say that some of his early work is not very good. This collection is uneven; it starts with the early Bukowski trying to be literary and failing miserably, gradually it improves to the mature Bukowski finding his real voice. Towards the end he is his brilliant self, but it does take a while to get there. This is not his best work, but it contains a few gems that make it worth reading.
A Christmas gift for my daughter. She loved it.


Chrome 69 not only offers an aesthetically appealing and functional UI but also a varied assortment of other features.
Following the ten year anniversary of Chrome on Sunday, Google unveiled the version 69 of Chrome browser which is touted to be one of the versions with loads of features. Chrome has now officially joined ranks as browser makers with Microsoft and Mozilla by completely redesigning their browsers. This has been the first major revamping of Chrome since it was released in 2008. The new user interface could be spotted easily owing to the white tone that also has rounded tabs and is a drastic transition from the conventional grayish UI of Chrome that had angled tabs.
According to Chrome, the revamped UI would be aptly suited for mobile devices albeit with a substantial share of criticism from the desktop users since the start of testing the new design in the later part of April this year. The positive aspect to look for here is that the criticism is largely lesser than the backlash received by Mozilla upon the release of the Aurora interface redesign in the earlier part of the 2010s.
The new user interface has also been found to be more along the lines of Google's Material Design language. The recent two years were witness to Google's efforts in redesigning the settings panels of Chrome with a Material Design look. However, the release of Chrome 69 shows that the Material Design appearance has been completely integrated into the main browser interface.
Chrome 69 not only offers an aesthetically appealing and functional UI but also a varied assortment of other features. First of all, the built-in random password generator proves to be a feature not to be understated. Chrome 69 also signifies a huge initiative on behalf of Google to exclude Flash from the browser. The final objective of Google is to disable Flash completely by December 2020 with the version 87. Another feature in Chrome 69 that would catch the attention of users is the revamped New Tab page that allows users to customize the links they can see.


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Q: Nothing opens after GRUB menu I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.10 as a dual boot. I generally use Ubuntu and very rarely use Windows. I recently tried to open Windows 7 and it entered the Startup Repair screen. It took too long to complete, so I restarted the PC.
After restarting I chose Ubuntu from the GRUB menu. It started, but ran too slowly and finally hung. I again restarted and thereafter it either freezes into a gray screen after choosing any entry from the GRUB menu or even before showing the GRUB menu into a black screen. Nothing shows up and the screen remains constant. I looked through many questions on Ask Ubuntu, but none of them helped. Also if the screen freezes after choosing Ubuntu from GRUB screen, then on pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del the computer reboots. No other key sequences work - everything remains constant.
Everything was fine previously and I've not added any recent hardware so a driver problem doesn't seem to be a issue.
My system specs are as follows:
⠀Intel Core 2 Duo E7300
⠀2GB RAM
⠀Seagate 250GB hard disk
⠀Intel chipset G33 graphics
Please do not mark this as a duplicate as none of the other solutions in the suggested questions seemed to work.

A: If you have SSD's in your computer...
A shot in the dark suggestion is to check your hard drives and peripherals. I'm guessing that you hard powered off your computer during Windows repair so it may have caused a power problem. If you have any other storage devices like a SSD used for caching, it could have been temporarily damaged so that may be causing Ubuntu to hang indefinitely if its not working correctly.


Lodging Details: Air Force Inn's "Eagles Rest" has a variety of rooms available. Wireless internet access available throughout the facility and washer /dryer facilites free of charge. Amenities include fitness facility and conference center.
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