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Cinema's Greatest Villains: The 2000s
Terek Puckett
Villains are an essential part of genre cinema. Though scores of filmmakers have attempted to create truly great villains throughout the history of film, only a few have succeeded in achieving this difficult goal.
This article will take a look at the great film villains of the 2000's.
The criteria for this article is the same as my previous articles Cinema's Greatest Villains: The 1970's, Cinema's Greatest Villains: The 1980's and Cinema's Greatest Villains: The 1990's: the villains must be from live-action films only, and must pose some type of direct or indirect lethal threat. The villains can be either individuals or small groups that act as one unit. The villains must be human or human in appearance. Also, individuals who are the central protagonists/antiheroes of their respective films were excluded.
Ben Kingsley as Don Logan in Sexy Beast (Jonathan Glazer, 2000): Kingsley rightfully received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of an obsessive and dangerous gangster in Glazer's unique British crime film.
There are very few actors who could convincingly appear to intimidate a character played by Ray Winstone and Kingsley pulls it off brilliantly in one of his very best performances.
Denzel Washington as Detective Alonzo Harris in Training Day (Antoine Fuqua, 2001): Washington won an Oscar for what remains one of the great performances of his career, as a dirty cop acting out a lethal agenda over the course of one day. Performance highlights include a fantastic confrontation scene wherein Washington's character questions a crack addict in an alley.
Screenwriter David Ayer has created several rogue LAPD officer characters with common traits in his career, including Kurt Russell in Dark Blue (Ron Shelton, 2002) and Keanu Reeves in his self-directed Street Kings (2008), but Washington's Alonzo Harris remains the king of the bunch.
Daniel Day Lewis as Bill "The Butcher" Cutting in Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese, 2002): Highly regarded actor Lewis turns in one of his best performances as a lethal crime boss in 1860s New York City. Lewis received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his acting in Gangs of New York and later won in the same category for a similar but lesser performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's pretentious and overrated There Will Be Blood (2007).
Chiaki Kuriyama as Gogo Yubari in Kill Bill, Volume 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003): Decked out in a Sukeban Deka-style outfit and wielding something far more deadly than a yo-yo, Kurayama provides Tarantino's revenge epic with its most interesting character and the most effectively realized fight sequence in the two-part film.
Let's hope this talented actress and Battle Royale participant finds herself in another high-profile English language film sometime in the near future. Rila Fukushima was excellent as Yukio in James Mangold's Wolverine but wouldn't a Chiaki Kuriyama take on the role have been something to see?
Jeremy Renner as Brian Gamble in S.W.A.T (Clark Johnson, 2003): Years before Jeremy Renner was a globally recognized actor with two highly justified Academy Award nominations, the talented actor turned in a great performance as a renegade former SWAT team member turned mercenary in S.W.A.T.
While this take on the short-lived 1970s television series with legendary theme music is a mixed bag to be sure, Renner's performance is the reason to see the film.
Yu Ji-tae as Woo-jin Lee in Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003): It's been said that all great films are about obsession of some kind and Park Chan-wook's Oldboy, based on the Japanese graphic novel by Garon Tsuchiya & Nobuaki Minegishi, is certainly driven by the deep-running obsessions of Yu Ji-tae's character.
Yu Ji-tae creates a smooth, cool and controlled villain who is revealed to be a brilliant manipulator in a performance that provides a great contrast to Choi Min-sik's commanding and fiery lead acting in this superb and twisted revenge film.
Tom Cruise as Vincent in Collateral (Michael Mann, 2004): At some point in the future, it's possible that more people in the film production and criticism communities will realize that Tom Cruise is more effective as a character actor than a lead actor. Case in point: his superb performance as a professional killer working his way around Los Angeles in a quest to murder a list of targets over the course of one night in Collateral.
Cruise is at the top of his game here, including impressive displays of screen combat. Re-read the first sentence of this entry and consider Cruise's performance here as well as his Best Supporting Actor Oscar-nominated role in Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999).
Greg Bryk as Billy & Stephen McHattie as Leland in A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005, USA): Focus on other aspects of the film, including an absurd Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination for the miscast William Hurt's performance as a crime boss, took attention away from some of the best elements of this suspense thriller of acquired identity.
These include the performances by Bryk and McHattie as a pair of desperate criminals who, in just a few scenes, completely embody soulless, extremely dangerous characters who've never even considered the idea of right and wrong. Excellent work from a pair of talented actors.
Ed Harris as Carl Fogarty in A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005): And A History of Violence's Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor goes to…..William Hurt? It's impossible to watch this film, even with all its flaws, and not be stunned that the Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination went to the wrong actor. The recipient of this critical accolade should have been Ed Harris for his intense performance as a gruesomely scarred, revenge-minded gangster out to prove a mild-mannered coffee shop owner isn't what he claims to be.
Performance highlights include the introduction of Harris' character and the great confrontation scene he has with Maria Bello's character in the shopping mall.
Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre in Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006): Currently best known as the latest incarnation of the Hannibal Lecter character on American television, the very talented Danish actor created one of the greatest James Bond villains of all time with his performance as a terrorist organization's money man in the superb Casino Royale.
Mads Mikkelsen is an international actor audiences will be seeing and hearing about long after TV's Hannibal is gone and forgotten; his role as Le Chiffre is one of the most accomplished of his already impressive career.
John Ortiz as Jose Yero & Luis Tosar as Montoya in Miami Vice (Michael Mann, 2006): Ortiz propelled his career to the next level with an impressive performance as the right-hand man of Luis Tosar's drug kingpin in screenwriter/director Mann's very uneven handling of the feature film version of his famous 1980s television series.
Performance highlights for both actors occur in their characters' first meeting scenes with the undercover cops played by Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx.
While the casting of Ortiz and Tosar is perfect, it can't make up for the poor casting choices of Colin Farrell and Gong Li, both of whom seem out of place in the film and generate no real chemistry together.
Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men (Ethan & Joel Coen, 2007): There's very little that hasn't been written or said about Bardem's sinister performance as a driven killing machine that earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
Bardem's performance is impressive even in light of the extremely anticlimactic and ultimately disappointing nature of No Country for Old Men.
Roger Bart as Stuart & Richard Burgi as Todd in Hostel: Part II (Eli Roth, 2007): Controversy regarding this film's graphic violence and the jokey final scene that's reminiscent of the stunningly goofy ending note from screenwriter/director Roth's 2002 Cabin Fever unfortunately drew attention away from the superb performance of lead actress Lauren German and the two outstanding villains played by Bart and Burgi.
Hostel: Part II is by no means an entirely successful film, but Bart and Burgi give excellent performances, including an unexpected character turnabout late in the film that's brilliantly acted by both actors.
Russell Crowe as Ben Wade & Ben Foster as Charlie Prince in 3:10 to Yuma (James Mangold, 2007): Director Mangold's impressive take on the Elmore Leonard short story and the 1957 Delmer Daves film of the same name features an outstanding pair of stagecoach robbing villains played by Crowe and Foster.
Played by Glenn Ford and Richard Jaeckel in the 1957 version, Crowe and Foster bring a much higher level of intensity to the Ben Wade and Charlie Prince characters, including the substantially darker ending of the 2007 version.
Beatrice Dalle as The Woman in Inside (Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, 2007): There's a certain type of cinematic villain that comes off as an almost unstoppable force and is dependent primarily on screen presence with very little use of dialogue. Excellent examples of great villains in this category include Yul Brynner's Gunslinger in Westworld, Nick Castle's Michael Myers in Halloween, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator in The Terminator, Robert Patrick as the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men.
Add to this list controversial French actress Beatrice Dalle as a deadly stranger who invades the home of a pregnant woman in the unforgettable Inside, the best film to date from the French New Wave of horror cinema.
In their first feature, screenwriting/directing duo Bustillo & Maury achieve a delicate and difficult balance as they produce a horror film that manages to be both insanely gory and highly suspenseful at the same time.
Garrett Hedlund as Billy Darley in Death Sentence (James Wan, 2007): Since this adaptation of the book by Death Wish novelist Brian Garfield is only partially successful and was not a box office hit, Hedlund's revelatory performance as a revenge-seeking gang member did not and has not received the proper critical acclaim.
Best known for films like Friday Night Lights (Peter Berg, 2004) and Tron: Legacy (Joseph Kosinski, 2010), the young actor's impressive performance in Death Sentence shows he has a higher level of acting skill and a much darker side to bring to the table than has been seen in his more high-profile studio films.
Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008): What appeared at first to be an unusual casting choice was transformed into instant legend status, as the late Ledger turns in the finest performance of his career in a unique and unforgettable interpretation of the famous Batman adversary.
Ledger deservedly won a posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of The Joker.
Isabelle Fuhrman as Esther in Orphan (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2009): Fuhrman creates one of horror cinema's greatest "killer kids" and her superb performance along with the unique twist near the film's end-courtesy of screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-are the reasons to see Orphan, which is otherwise a conventional entry in the horror subgenre.
With the obvious talent on display in this film, one hopes that Fuhrman can translate that talent into a successful adult acting career.
Christoph Waltz as Colonel Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009): Screenwriter/director Tarantino deserves credit for bringing little-known actor Waltz onto the world cinema stage. However, he has marred Waltz's impressive, Oscar-winning performances here as a ruthless and cunning SS officer in Inglourious Basterds and as a bounty hunter in 2012's Django Unchained by having these characters rather hastily dispatched near the end of the films by acting in ways completely and utterly incongruous to the characters as portrayed up to that point.
The Stuntman Mike character's inexplicable transformation into a coward in Tarantino's 2007 Death Proof is a further example of this lazy trend in the director's work. The audience, the characters, and the highly talented Waltz deserve better.
Other notable screen villains of the 2000s:
These are characters and performances that didn't make the main portion of this article for various reason,s but are all well worth seeking out or revisiting.
Ian McKellen as Magneto in X-Men (Bryan Singer, 2000), X2 (Bryan Singer, 2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (Brett Ratner, 2006)
Ian McShane as Teddy Bass in Sexy Beast (Jonathan Glazer, 2000)
Robin Williams as Seymour Parrish in One Hour Photo (Mark Romanek, 2002)
Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius in Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi, 2004)
John Jarratt as Mick Taylor in Wolf Creek (Greg Mclean, 2005)
Selma Blair as Jean Lerner in Waz (aka The Killing Gene, Tom Shankland, 2007)
August Diehl as Major Hellstrom in Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)
Most Overrated Villains of the 2000's
These are screen villains with substantial critical and/or audience followings that fail to live up to the hype.
Tobin Bell as Jigsaw/John Kramer in the Saw film series.
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film series.
-Terek Puckett
Cinema's Greatest Villains: The 1990′s
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How Hispanic Businesses in NJ are Helping to Fuel the State's Economy
By Eric M. Alexander on April 28, 2022 Educational Background
New Jersey is home to more than 120,000 Hispanic-owned businesses, which in turn create thousands of jobs and tens of billions of dollars in tax revenue for the state. Photo courtesy of Getty Images
In August 2019, Tito Garcia, his wife Miriam Guaman, and brother Miguel launched their family business, Industry Providers and Buyers LLC, a Jersey City-based company that exports laboratory equipment, cold storage containers, and other products. to customers in Puerto. Rico, the Dominican Republic and Ecuador. And – despite the challenges of the pandemic – business has boomed, with the company's revenue nearly doubling in 2020 and 2021.
The Garcias' success story is often experienced by Hispanic New Jersey business owners and is a reality that various state agencies continue to promote.
"Hispanics have become the largest minority in the United States and are the second fastest growing minority in the country behind Asian Americans," shared Tim Sullivan, CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), a Trenton-based organization dedicated to implement programs and initiatives that improve quality of life, enhance economic vitality, and strengthen New Jersey's long-term economic competitiveness.
"In the Garden State, Hispanic Americans have one of the highest rates of business ownership in the nation," Sullivan noted. "New Jersey is home to more than 120,000 Hispanic-owned businesses, which, in turn, create thousands of jobs and tens of billions of dollars in tax revenue for the state. Notably, a Bank of America study of 2021 estimated New Jersey's "Latino Gross Domestic Product" (associated with a larger population of individuals who are from or have training in a Latin American country) at $97 billion – the fifth largest in the United States and the one larger than the entire economic output of the state of Hawaii.
Moises Luque, former owner of East Brunswick-based Devout Trucking and now owner/CEO of Green Team LLC, an active interstate freight carrier, is just one of many successful Hispanic business owners in New Jersey. Photo courtesy of SHCCNJ
A powerful population
"2020 New Jersey Census data revealed that the Hispanic community — made up of residents whose home country language is Spanish — made up 21.6% of the state's population, which will approach likely a number closer to 25% with under-reporting and changes from 2020 to 2022," said Carlos Medina, president and CEO of the New Jersey State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SHCCNJ), 33 years old, in Rutherford. "And that number will continue to grow."
According to Medina, Hudson County and the cities of Perth Amboy, Elizabeth and Newark represent some of the most populous Hispanic enclaves in the state, "and they continue to grow as Hispanic businesses and services expand and immigrants move in. feel comfortable in these areas". While food and hospitality are among the most popular sectors represented by Hispanic-owned businesses in New Jersey, "Hispanic businesses really span all industries," Medina said.
If it wasn't already clear that Hispanics are helping to fuel New Jersey's economy, Medina shared further proof that they are a force to be reckoned with. "Studies confirm that Hispanics are building businesses two to four times faster than others on Main Street USA," he said. "In 2009, when so many Main Street businesses closed in response to the distress of the recession, the Hispanic-owned business community grew and ultimately helped pull the country out of the 2009 recession. .
"Hispanic populations continue to grow in areas close to major cities, like New York and Philadelphia," Medina added of demographic shifts occurring in metropolitan areas. "At the end of the day, the United States faces a labor shortage, and Hispanics are dependable, hardworking employees and savvy business owners."
New Jersey State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Chairman Luis O. De La Hoz, left, discusses business strategy with some of New Jersey's 120,000 Hispanic business owners . Photo courtesy of SHCCNJ
Support growth
Recognizing the vital role Hispanics play statewide and as part of efforts to create a stronger, fairer, and more equitable New Jersey economy, Governor Phil Murphy and state lawmakers passed a whole-of-government approach to removing barriers to equity in accessing crucial municipal, state and federal resources for historically underserved communities.
"In support, the NJEDA plays a vital role in ensuring that minority-owned businesses that may have struggled to access capital in the past have the support they need to thrive in New Jersey" , Sullivan said. "NJEDA works with partners such as the New Jersey State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Latin American Economic Development Association to ensure business owners are aware of the resources available to them, and we also regularly contact the Spanish language media to help. spread the word about resources.
"Since March 2020, NJEDA has employed a concerted outreach strategy to ensure that businesses hardest hit by the effects of the pandemic – including minority and women-owned businesses, micro businesses and businesses communities eligible to be designated as New Jersey Opportunity Zones — were aware of our COVID-19 support programs and were willing to apply," Sullivan said. "Thanks to our outreach efforts, approximately 30% of the 92,000 support grants totaling more than $680 million in pandemic relief have been awarded to minority and women-owned businesses."
For these and other reasons, Sullivan said the future is bright for New Jersey's strong Hispanic business community. "Through the Economic Recovery Act of 2020, we are developing a series of programs that will boost tax incentives, funding and grant programs that will address the ongoing economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and create a more equitable New Jersey. and inclusive. economic," he said.
Carlos Medina, left, president and CEO of the New Jersey State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and Tim Sullivan, CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. Left pphoto courtesy of SHCCNJ and good picture courtesy of NJEDA
As he proudly promotes awareness of the power and influence of New Jersey's vibrant Hispanic business community, the SHCCNJ's Medina also hopes to dispel some long-held myths and misconceptions about the Hispanic population.
"If you attend a typical chamber of commerce event, the attendees are often largely male, and the vibe can be quite stale and procedural," Medina said. "However, we capitalize on the outgoing personalities and social skills of Hispanics at our Hispanic Room events to forge connections with partners and customers. And Latinas attend our events in large numbers thanks to the support and security that has been developed and encouraged by New Jersey's Hispanic business population.
For marketers, "Hispanics are historically brand loyal and our GDP numbers are growing faster than India or China, while our rising homeownership and our education level is among the highest of any group in the state," Medina said. "While many businesses have closed during the pandemic, Hispanic-owned businesses have remained largely open and many additional and/or expanded locations.
"Overall, if you're not betting on the success of the Hispanic business community in New Jersey, get yourself a new business advisor," said Medina, who confirmed that the old rhetoric that Hispanics are a drag to economics is contrary to the facts. . "Hispanics are New Jersey's largest minority group, our 'Latino GDP' is growing more than any global GDP, and we are over-indexed as labor market participants."
For all of these reasons and more, Medina concluded, "we expect the C-suite, board, and 'vendor spend' of any New Jersey business to evolve to have strong Hispanic representation if it wants to thrive and survive in this state."
A long moment New Jersey Advance Media/Star-Ledger Contributor Susan Bloom is an award-winning writer based in New Jersey who covers topics ranging from health and lifestyle to business, food and more..
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2022 issue of Jersey's Best. Subscribe here for in-depth access to everything that makes the Garden State great.
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It is with great joy in my heart and within all of the heavens that each one of you listened and heard my call. It is of the utmost importance that you built this New Madonna Ministry.
Each one of you has been called, each one of you were ask to Let your Voice be heard and you each one answered the call. In the days and weeks ahead you each will be called and ask to do many things that might be new and different for you, but you will always answer the call. I have no doubt in my heart that this is so.
I wish for you to know that I honor each of you as you honor me. We are a team and we will go forth as Wayshowers and Keepers of the Light. I will always be here to guide you and show you the way. As you each know the only way is the way of LOVE. This is what I ask you to go forth and share. As you share your LOVE with each other and those you touch with daily, the ones who know nothing of LOVE will see and be drawn to you.
Your Ministry and My Ministry will grow and flourish because of the LOVE that is shared with all that you each come in contact with. You will be amazed at all that will transpire as you move through the days and years to come.
Let each and every gathering of the Ministry be within my house. Allow the gentleness and ease of being in unconditional pure LOVE seep into your bones, cells and all the bodies of your soul. I am with you always, we are here standing beside you, behind you, in front of you, above you and below you. I AM YOUR MOTHER and you are my Children.
Know you only need call my name and I will be there.


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David Bowie Wins BRIT Award, Begs Scotland To Stay
Bowie had supermodel Kate Moss not only receive the award for him, she also issued his political plea
By Megan Gibson / London @MeganJGibsonFeb. 20, 2014
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Kate Moss accepts the Best Male Award for David Bowie at the BRIT Awards 2014 at 02 Arena on February 19, 2014 in London, England.
At Sunday's BRIT Awards, 67-year-old David Bowie not only became the oldest recipient of a BRIT in the ceremony's history, he also became the first major singer to weigh in on Scotland's upcoming independence referendum.
During the awards ceremony, Bowie snagged the prize for Best Male and though he didn't attend, he had supermodel Kate Moss—his "representative on earth," according to Noel Gallagher—receive the award for him, BBC reports. Decked out in one of Bowie's original costumes from his Ziggy Stardust years, Moss read out the acceptance speech that the iconic singer had prepared. "In Japanese myth the rabbits from my old costume, which Kate is wearing, live on the moon. Kate comes from Venus and I from Mars, so that's nice," Moss read. "I'm completely delighted to have a BRIT for being the Best Male, but I am, aren't I Kate? I think it's a great way to end the day, thank you very, very much. And Scotland, stay with us."
That last comment was in reference to Scotland's upcoming referendum on whether or not the country should seek independence from the United Kingdom. Though it's been a hot topic in the British news, it was also a bit of surprise to hear Bowie weigh in on it, especially considering how quiet the London-born singer has been in recent years. After all, Bowie's award was for last year's The Next Day, which he released with zero fanfare after a 10-year hiatus.
What's more, according to the Independent, with his speech, Bowie becomes "the first high-profile pop star to wade into the Scottish independence row at a time when politicians are debating the pros and cons of a separate state ahead of the 18 September referendum."
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A London-based correspondent, Megan Gibson has been with TIME since 2010. She covers society, politics, culture and everything in between.


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Michele from A Reader's Respite ...she was my first follower and we've become really close since then. I am so blessed to have met her - she is a fantastic friend and a great support system and makes me laugh a lot!
Ms. Lucy from Enchanted by Josephine ...super-fabulous blogger this one is, besides being sweet as honey, she is also a hockey fan and that scores some points with me =) Oh and Lucy, I promise I will get that song to you - I haven't forgotten!
Marie from The Burton Review ...fairly new blogger to the scene, but you can already tell she's going to be around for a while! She writes great reviews for some great historical fiction novels!
Amy, I'm glad you got this award. Your blog is always so cheerful and entertaining.
Well done on your award. I love the kitties!
Congrats to you all! Very well deserved.


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Q: Callback, return value and HTML5 executeSql function I have a big problem. I know it's about callback, closure but I don't know how to solve the problem. Here is my code
$.Model.extend('Article',
{
     findAll : function(params, success, error){
                var result = []
                db.transaction(function(tx) {
                    tx.executeSql('select * from contents', [],function(tx, rs) {
                        for(var i=0; i<rs.rows.length; i++) {
                            var row = rs.rows.item(i)
                            result[i] = {
                                id: row['id'],
                                title: row['title'],
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                    })
                })
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                alert(result)
                return result
    }
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I know that executeSql is asynchronous function, but I don't know how to save and return result of executeSql. I use javascript mvc and HTML offline database.
Thank you for your help

A: The W3C web database spec talks about support for both Asynchronous and Synchronous database operations. (See 4.3 and 4.4)
If you can't use a synchronous implementation, then you might want to consider approaching the problem like this instead:
$.Model.extend('Article',
{
     findAll : function(params, success, error){
                var result = []
                db.transaction(function(tx) {
                    tx.executeSql('select * from contents', [],function(tx, rs) {
                        for(var i=0; i<rs.rows.length; i++) {
                            var row = rs.rows.item(i)
                            result[i] = {
                                id: row['id'],
                                title: row['title'],
                                body: row['body']
                            }
                        }

                        success(result); //toss the result into the 'success' callback
                    })
                })
                //here result is undefined
                alert(result)
                return result
    }
})

Article.findAll([], function(view) {
        //...
    }, function() {
        //error occured
    });

A: I have the same issues, but you might want to use this little wrapper library that makes life easier ;)
http://github.com/grosser/arjs

A: I had the same problem, especially on mobile development projects.  I created a library that eliminates the need for callbacks:
http://code.google.com/p/proto-q/
This made my code easier to troubleshoot, maintain, and enhance.
I added support for AJAX, web workers, script injection, and the storage APIs.  I hope it helps.

A: Your trying to use the result synchronously, that is your accessing result before its defined (actually in your code example its not undefined, its an empty array) though I expect thats because you had moved the declaration from its original position trying to figure out what was happening.
Try this modified example:-
$.Model.extend('Article',
{
    findAll : function(params, success, error){
            db.transaction(function(tx) {
                tx.executeSql('select * from contents', [], function(tx, rs) {
                    var result = [];
                    for(var i=0; i<rs.rows.length; i++) {
                        var row = rs.rows.item(i)
                        result.push({
                            id: row['id'],
                            title: row['title'],
                            body: row['body']
                        });
                    }
                    success(result);
                });
            });
    }
});

Article.findAll({}, function(result) {
    // process result here
});

Article.findAll() is now an asynchronous function, and its callback (closure) receives the results.

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Is The Divine Mercy Devotion Catholic?
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As we approach Divine Mercy Sunday, it might be a good idea to reflect on this relatively new devotion and Feast Day in the Church. Personally, I've never been attracted to it at all. I dislike the image which compares very unfavourably, in my view, to the traditional image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and I'm taken aback by some of the things Our Lord allegedly said to Sister Faustina. However, I realise a lot of faithful Catholics do like the image and pray the Divine Mercy devotions sincerely. This thread is not, in any way, intended to be a criticism of them.
Two articles are offered here to encourage discussion. The first is a very honest enquiry on an American blog, entitled Criticisms and Responses to the Divine Mercy Devotion and the second is the article below, by Fr Peter Scott, a priest of the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) which is thought provoking. After reading the articles, please feel free to share your thoughts on the topic proposed for discussion: Is the Divine Mercy Devotion Catholic?
What are we to think of the Divine Mercy devotion?
Many people have certainly received graces from the devotion to Divine Mercy propagated by St. Faustina, and her personal piety was certainly most exemplary. However, this does not necessarily mean that this devotion is from God. It is true that Pope John Paul II promoted this devotion, that it was through his efforts that the prohibition was lifted on April 15, 1978, and that he even introduced a feast of Divine Mercy into the Novus Ordo. However, the fact that good and pious people receive graces and that Sister Faustina was pious do not necessarily means that it is from heaven. In fact, it was not only not approved before Vatican II. It was condemned, and this despite the fact that the prayers themselves of the chaplet of Divine Mercy are orthodox.
Condemned by the Holy Office
There were two decrees from Rome on this question, both of the time of Pope John XXIII. The Supreme Congregation of the Holy Office, in a plenary meeting held on November 19, 1958, made the following decisions:
The supernatural nature of the revelations made to Sister Faustina is not evident.
No feast of Divine Mercy is to be instituted.
It is forbidden to divulge images and writings that propagate this devotion under the form received by Sister Faustina.
The second decree of the Holy Office was on March 6, 1959, in which the following was established:
The diffusion of images and writings promoting the devotion to Divine Mercy under the form proposed by the same Sister Faustina was forbidden.
The prudence of the bishops is to judge as to the removal of the aforesaid images that are already displayed for public honor.
What was it about this devotion that prevented the Holy Office from acknowledging its divine origin? The decrees do not say, but it seems that the reason lies in the fact that there is so much emphasis on God's mercy as to exclude His justice. Our sins and the gravity of the offense that they inflict on God is pushed aside as being of little consequence. That is why the aspect of reparation for sin is omitted or obscured.
The true image of God's mercy is the Sacred Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, crowned with thorns, dripping precious blood. The Sacred Heart calls for a devotion of reparation, as the popes have always requested. However, this is not the case with the Divine Mercy devotion. The image has no heart. It is a Sacred Heart without a heart, without reparation, without the price of our sins being clearly evident. It is this that makes the devotion very incomplete and makes us suspicious of its supernatural origin, regardless of Sister Faustina's own good intentions and personal holiness. This absence of the need for reparation for sins is manifest in the strange promise of freedom from all the temporal punishment due to sin for those who observe the 3:00 p.m. Low Sunday devotions. How could such a devotion be more powerful and better than a plenary indulgence, applying the extraordinary treasury of the merits of the saints? How could it not require as a condition that we perform a penitential work of our own? How could it not require the detachment from even venial sin that is necessary to obtain a plenary indulgence?
Presumption in the Writings of Sister Faustina
The published Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalski (Marian Press, Stockbridge, MA, 2007) also indicates several reasons to seriously question the supernatural origin of the more than 640 pages of voluminous and repeated apparitions and messages. The characteristic of any true mystic who has received supernatural graces is always a profound humility, sense of unworthiness, awareness and profession of the gravity of his sins. Yet this humility is strangely lacking in Sister Faustina's diary. On October 2, 1936, for example, she states that the "Lord Jesus" spoke these words to her: "Now I know that it is not for the graces or gifts that you love me, but because My will is dearer to you than life. That is why I am uniting Myself with you so intimately as with no other creature." (§707, p. 288). This gives every appearance of being a claim of being more united to Jesus than anybody else, even the Blessed Virgin Mary, and certainly more than all the other saints. What pride, to believe such an affirmation, let alone to assert that it came from heaven!
In April 1938, Sister Faustina read the canonization of St. Andrew Bobola and was filled with longing and tears that her congregation might have its own saint. Then she affirms the following: "And the Lord Jesus said to me, Don't cry. You are that saint." (§1650, p. 583). These are words that most certainly no true saint would affirm, but rather his sinfulness and unworthiness of his congregation. This presumption in her writings is not isolated. She praises herself on several occasions through the words supposedly uttered by Jesus. Listen to this interior locution, for example: "Beloved pearl of My Heart, I see your love so pure, purer than that of the angels, and all the more so because you keep fighting. For your sake I bless the world." (§1061, p. 400). On May 23, 1937 she describes a vision of the Holy Trinity, after which she heard a voice saying: "Tell the Superior General to count on you as the most faithful daughter in the Order" (§1130, p. 417). It is consequently hardly surprising that Sister Faustina claimed to be exempt from the Particular and General Judgments. On February 4, 1935, she already claimed to hear this voice in her soul: "From today on, do not fear God's judgment, for you will not be judged" (§374, p. 168). Add to this the preposterous affirmation that the host three times over jumped out of the tabernacle and placed itself in her hands (§44, p. 23), so that she had to open up the tabernacle herself and place it back in there, tells the story of a presumption on God's grace which goes beyond all reason, let alone as the action of a person supposedly favored with innumerable and repeated mystical and supernatural graces.
It is perhaps not accidental that Pope John Paul II promoted this devotion, for it is very much in line with his encyclical Dives in Misericordia. In fact, the Paschal Mystery theology that he taught pushed aside all consideration of the gravity of sin and the need for penance, for satisfaction to divine justice, and hence of the Mass as being an expiatory sacrifice, and likewise the need to gain indulgences and to do works of penance. Since God is infinitely merciful and does not count our sins, all this is considered of no consequence. This is not the Catholic spirit. We must make reparation for our sins and for the sins of the whole world, as the Sacred Heart repeatedly asked at Paray-Le-Monial. It is the renewal of our consecration to the Sacred Heart and frequent holy hours of reparation that is going to bring about the conversion of sinners. It is in this way that we can cooperate in bringing about His Kingdom of Merciful Love, because it is the perfect recognition of the infinite holiness of the Divine Majesty and complete submission to His rightful demands. Mercy only means something when we understand the price of our Redemption. Source
Andrea Chamberlain
Re: the mosaic law issue it was Joseph not having Mary stoned, nothing to do with their marriage which of course was fully valid from the time of part I.
Christ allowed His body to be profaned by the hands of sinners at the time of His passion. He can do what He wants with His body when He wants whether we understand it or not. Certainly what is happening now post-Vatican II in terms of sacrilege compares to nothing else ever in history.
Baby Jesus has been held and touched by other saints who played with Him as children – before they were priests. No one thinks of this as a problem as far as I have ever been able to tell or read.
I don't really understand what people here are saying though. Is someone saying that it was really Satan appearing to St. Faustina and he who took the Eucharist out of the tabernacle and put it in her hands? Is someone saying that St. Faustina made everything up and had no visions? Is someone saying she was psychotic and imagined everything? Is someone saying that it may have been Christ who placed Himself in her hands but she sinned by putting Him back in the tabernacle and if so how would she have avoided sinning in such a case?
And I certainly haven't meant to accuse anyone of trying not to listen to evidence or anything similar. I am just passionate about issues I believe in and I know that most people don't change their minds about things, no matter what, including me.
I must confess that I feel its better to err on the side of belief in most cases because of the story of what happened to the bishop who suppressed La Sallette at his funeral. That scares the living daylights out of me. I will see if I can find the story again online. I know even St. Padre Pio was briefly fooled by a false apparition which also makes me not want to disbelieve anything too readily.
You say that Christ "allowed His body to be profaned at the hands of sinners at the time of His passion". Well, yes, and so we know that the only people to handle Christ were those inflicting pain on His Body. That's surely not an argument in support of Communion in the hand. Who wants to be listed among Christ's abusers?
As for your claim that the Baby Jesus was held and touched by saints – never heard of that and I've read widely over the years on the lives of a large number of saints. I know that saints such as Therese of Lisieux had a devotion to the Child Jesus but I've never heard or read anywhere that she played with Him!
However, these attempts to justify Communion in the hand won't work. The Church's tradition from the earliest times, when the reception of Communion in the hand was prohibited as the understanding of the Real Presence grew and to avoid abuses, cannot be discounted so easily. Exceptions make bad law, so even if there were an example to be found of a saint who touched the Child Jesus, that does not change the fact that it is self-evidently scandalous for lay people to handle the Blessed Sacrament in these faithless days when large numbers of Catholics clearly have doubts about the Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Surveys conducted in the USA have shown as many as 70% not believing that truth of the Faith.
As for "what are people here saying…" I think we've between us explained very clearly that Christ would not act in a way to contradict the ruling of His Church, which, at the time of Sr Faustina's claims about the "flying Host", unequivocally forbade Communion in the hand. Just as Our Lady, at Lourdes and elsewhere, in private apparitions where the local priest or bishop instructed the seer not to return to the vision site, she always complied. Never once did she advocate disobeying the Bishop. Such is the delicacy of Heaven towards the authority which Christ Himself bequeathed to His Church.
The Divine Mercy apparitions were originally rejected and placed on the Index by the Church. It was after Vatican II, and with a Polish Pope, that they suddenly found favour and became popular. LaSalette is likewise dubious and Medjugorje is a demonstrable fraud, as I'm sure you will agree.
The upshot of it all during these dangerous days of confusion and crisis is: don't lay too much store by these kinds of reported apparitions. Trust Lourdes, Fatima, etc., but not those questionable ones at such a questionable time. Besides, they are a complete distraction.
I found the reported events after La Sallette on a website called op54rosary – so this is what I was referencing above – I will summarize:
1. Bishop Ginoulhiac died in an insane asylum
2. Bishop Fava his successor was found dead on the floor naked with his fists clenched and his eyes wide open
3. Bishop Gilbert of Amiens was found dead on the floor and then during his funeral his coffin inexplicably fell off it's stand and rolled into the street
4. Archbishop Darboy of Paris was assassinated by a mob just as Maximin had advised him he would be within 3 years of his interview
If those things really happened, then they were caused by diabolical activity. God does not work in that way. Even those popes who did not comply with Our Lady's requests at Fatima, did not suffer in that way – heavens, they've been canonised!
So, that won't wash. Apart from anything else, La Salette was a private revelation and no Catholic is obliged to accept or believe a private revelation (Fatima is in a different category – it's a public, prophetic revelation)
Yes of course no one is obliged to believe in any private revelation and I have no idea why things don't happen similar to that in other situations… The only other parallel event I have heard of is the ending of the French monarchy exactly 100 years after their refusal to consecrate France to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. But maybe Vatican II is itself everyone's ongoing punishment for the suppression of the message of Fatima.
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Mari's nameless partner, fifty years her senior, is a freelance translator of Russian letters and other odds and ends who lives on a nearby island. We are introduced to him in the first chapter, when he has a violent confrontation with a prostitute in one of the hotel's rooms. The sound of his voice shouting "Shut up, whore" fascinates Mari. After a subsequent chance encounter in the street, the translator starts writing to Mari, and they agree to meet. There is a calm foreboding about the prose and the setting of their first meeting – the brilliance of the summer sky, the lively tourists, and the translator in his dark suit and tie.
The six Suites for solo cello by Johann Sebastian Bach have become the centerpiece of the cello repertoire as well as a recording phenomenon, with some 180 recordings of just the Suite No. 1 currently listed at ArkivMusic. But this wasn't always the case. Just a few decades ago the Suites were at the fringe of the repertoire, seldom played in concert, largely of interest to specialists and academics. How and why did this change?
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The talented female designers you should be following
On International Women's Day, we take a look at the work of 10 up-and-coming designers across graphics and illustration, exhibitions, products, digital design and more.
By Sarah Dawood March 7, 2018 6:04 pm March 8, 2018 9:48 am
Renata Souza
Mexican-born product designer Renata Souza has had an interesting education background; a 24-year-old graduate from Parsons School of Design in New York, she started off studying communication design before switching to product design in her third year. Souza was one of the speakers at this year's Design Indaba festival, and impressed attendees with her prototype for a new insulin injection kit for diabetic kids, which uses temporary tattoos and a fun, chunky pen to make injecting less laborious and more appealing. She hopes to sell the insulin kit globally. Souza is a budding inventor and a confident public speaker, and told Design Week she would like to continue designing things that have a "social or ecological impact" within the medical, toy or sports fields. Find out more about Renata Souza's work here.
Aleksandra Gosiewski
Another Design Indaba 2018 speaker, Aleksandra Gosiewski graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York last year with a degree in fashion design, and has already founded her own company. AlgiKnit is a biomaterials research group based in New York, which has found a way to knit kelp – a type of seaweed – into a material that can be used in clothing and shoes. Now based in London, Algiknit is part of an accelerator programme investing in the company to bring its plant-based apparel to market. At 22 years old, Gosiewski is contributing significantly to the search for eco-friendly processes for the clothing industry, which produces a vast amount of landfill waste every year. Find out more about Aleksandra Gosiewski's work here and Algiknit here.
Margot Lombaert
Margot Lombaert graduated from the London College of Communication (LCC) at the University of the Arts London (UAL) in 2013 with a postgraduate degree in design for visual communication, and has since set up her own self-named studio. London-based Margot Lombaert Studio tackles everything from exhibition design to branding and book design. Experienced in multiple fields, Lombaert previously worked with high-end fashion brands Hermès and Givenchy in Paris, developing prints, embroideries and fabrics, so is well-versed in working with both textile and graphic patterns. Her studio has designed spaces for the likes of Designs on Britain at the Jewish Museum in London, an exhibition exploring the work of Jewish refugee designers, and print materials for the likes of the Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum. Expect to see her work grace cultural institutions and museums across the UK, and hopefully beyond. Find out more about Margot Lombaert Studio here.
Cat Drew
Cat Drew did not start off her career as a graphic designer – she originally did a degree in French and history, then worked as a civil servant for over 10 years for the Home Office and Cabinet Office, focusing on making public services such as the police force more digital and design-led. She went on to pursue this interest further, graduating from LCC in 2015 with a masters in graphic design, and has since become director of Uscreates – a company that uses design skills to help tackle social issues such as childhood obesity and teenage pregnancy. Through her dual career as a policymaker and designer, she has also looked at how data can be used to prevent homelessness, and how design can be used to help employees manage health conditions at work. Drew is contributing to the vast amount of social design projects happening in the UK right now, and we hope to see her turn her hand to even larger scale issues in the future. Find out more about Uscreates and Cat Drew here.
Lucy Hardcastle
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The use of animation and three-dimensional graphics is becoming increasingly popular in brand campaigns, and 25-year-old, Royal College of Art (RCA) graduate Lucy Hardcastle has already made a name for herself in the field. Hardcastle graduated with a masters in information experience design last year, and has since set up her own self-named studio, creating colourful and captivating work for brands including Chanel, Levi's and Channel 4. Alongside her commercial work, she has also explored the relationship between 3D graphics and materials through her own research, embarking on projects such as visually capturing the peculiar shapes created from glass-blowing, and designing a glass surface that responds to touch by generating colourful imagery. Still young in her career, her work would transfer over to large-scale installations and big brand collaborations very well, the likes of which are exhibited at events like the London Design Festival and Milan Design Week. Find out more about Lucy Hardcastle here.
Daniela Paredes Fuentes
Originally from Mexico, Daniela Paredes Fuentes is one of the founders of Gravity Sketch, a 3D drawing tool for designers that launched last year. Fuentes graduated from the RCA with a masters in innovation design engineering in 2014, and over the last four years, has used her skills to develop software that aims to make product design easier and quicker, by cutting out the need to sketch on paper. Gravity Sketch enables designers to draw 3D models in the air using a virtual reality headset and controllers, and enhance their designs with a suite of tools such as lines, curves, gradients and colour choices. Fuentes' product has helped to cut down the time it takes for designers to create, and we expect more software innovations from her to come. Find out more about Daniela Paredes Fuentes here and Gravity Sketch here.
Saffa Khan
Pakistan-born, 23-year-old illustrator and printmaker Saffa Khan is based in Manchester, and is a recent graduate of the Manchester School of Art. While her colourful, pastoral illustrative style is lovely to look at in its own right, much of her work has deeper meaning, depicting women of different races, religions and ethnicities and bringing to light issues such as family separation caused by migration. She has also produced illustrated print posters advertising the Poor Pals Club, a group that aims to support and showcase the work of creatives in the North of England who are struggling financially. The political and social undertones to Khan's work make it more than just a delight to look at, and we expect her distinctive style and tone will be commissioned by various campaigns and charities in the future. Find out more about Saffa Khan's work here.
Sian MacFarlane
Glasgow-based graduate Sian MacFarlane won a coveted Design and Art Direction (D&AD) New Blood award last year for her project Fabric of the Nation; a clever portrayal of the UK's diversity portrayed through clothing labels. MacFarlane graduated from the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design at the University of Dundee last year with a degree in graphic design, and has since gone on to become a junior designer at Glasgow-based graphic design studio Tangent. While still new in her career, MacFarlane was accepted onto the New Blood Academy scheme last year and worked on briefs set by Giffgaff and Creative Review, so more commercial work is on the horizon. Find out more about Sian MacFarlane's work here.
Daisy Stott
Another graduate from the University of Dundee, Daisy Stott studied textile design and last year was the recipient of a New Designers award for a selection of homeware products she designed inspired by edible plants found throughout Scotland. Having graduated last year, Stott is already establishing herself as a textile designer, applying her watercolour-style patterns to everything from clothing to kitchen crockery and prints. She also dabbles in illustration and drawing, and her ranges look set to grace quirky homeware shops and design fairs soon. Find out more about Daisy Stott's work here.
Lorna Allan
Lorna Allan, who graduated from the LCC with a masters in graphic design in 2016, has made an impact on the design industry in a different way from simply producing forward-thinking work. Two years ago, Allan started an initiative and talks programme in London called Hidden Women of Design, looking to bring together women from different disciplines to discuss their work and issues of female representation. The events are still taking place, and have a Pecha Kucha format, where each designer has 20 minutes and 20 slides to talk about their professional practice. While her event is small-scale compared to the likes of a university campaign or a report from the Design Council, Allan is paving the way in starting conversations about gender representation in the industry. Her next event takes place this month in Peckham, South London, and will focus on design for social change. Find out more about Lorna Allan here and her talk series Hidden Women of Design here.
Are you, or do you know, an up-and-coming female designer who wants to get their work seen? Let us know in the comments below.
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Jack Hone March 8, 2018 at 7:47 am
Add some links damn it
Sarah Dawood March 8, 2018 at 9:35 am
Hi Jack, we've done that now. Thanks, Design Week
Marianne McDougall March 8, 2018 at 11:16 am
Nice selection, i have always admired Daniela Paredes Fuentes design work.
Carolyne Hill March 8, 2018 at 3:13 pm
Wonderful selection. It would be even better to include some diversity here… #InclusionRider #sisterhood #womenindesign #diversity
Tony Pritchard March 8, 2018 at 3:14 pm
Miriam Bruggen MISTD (Commendation) http://cargocollective.com/miriambrueggen/
Yael Tur Shalom http://cargocollective.com/YaelTur-Shalom
Claire Wan https://www.inkyclaw.com
Valentina D'Efilippo http://www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk
Brea W. March 12, 2018 at 7:03 pm
Great selection. Regardless of whether or not it's International Women's Day, we should always be recognizing and celebrating female designers and creative entrepreneurs. Hope to see more roundups like this in the future!
Calvin March 14, 2018 at 9:50 am
Totally agree with Brea. This is a great roundup, though, and I've always loved Aleksandra Gosiewski's work! 🙂


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Jean Martin Thoulouse, né le  à Chandolas (Ardèche), mort le  à Smolensk (Russie), est un militaire français de la Révolution et de l'Empire.

Biographie
Jean Martin Thoulouse naît le 14 novembre 1765 à Chandolas, dans le Vivarais. Il est le fils de Paul Thoulouze, notaire royal, et de son épouse, Thérèse Berard. Son frère aîné est Jean-Joseph Thoulouze, avocat et député de la Convention.

États de service
Il entre en service le , comme soldat au  d'infanterie, il devient caporal le , et sergent le  juin suivant. Il fait les campagnes de 1792, à l'armée des Alpes.

En 1793, lors du siège de Toulon, il est l'un des premiers à entrer dans la redoute anglaise, connue sous le nom de « petit Gibraltar », et il est nommé sous-lieutenant le . De l'an II à l'an V, il fait partie de l'armée d'Italie, et il y devient capitaine en second des canonniers de la  d'infanterie le .

En l'an VI, il s'embarque à Toulon pour la campagne d'Égypte, et il passe capitaine le , dans la  d'infanterie. Il est blessé d'un coup de feu à la tête le , au siège de Saint-Jean-d'Acre. Dans une sortie que font les Turcs, il conserve le poste qui lui a été confié, et, quoique cerné de toutes parts et ayant perdu les deux tiers de son effectif, il force l'ennemi à se retirer. Le , à la bataille d'Aboukir, il entre un des premiers dans la redoute, va droit aux pièces, et aidé par les sous-officiers canonniers de la demi-brigade qu'il commande, il tourne les pièces contre les Turcs, et par un feu bien dirigé, il contribue puissamment à leur entière déroute.

De retour en France, il obtient le commandement d'une compagnie de grenadiers le , et fait partie ensuite de l'armée des côtes de l'Océan pendant les ans XII et XIII. Il est fait chevalier de la Légion d'honneur le , et à l'inspection générale de l'an XIII, le maréchal Ney le propose pour le grade de chef de bataillon..

En 1805, il fait la campagne d'Autriche, et le , il commande la compagnie de grenadiers qui forme la tête de colonne à la bataille d'Elchingen. Il tue deux Autrichiens de sa main, et fait six prisonniers dont un officier, et quoique blessé d'un coup de feu à la cuisse droite, il se tient constamment en avant de sa compagnie. Le , il concourt avec le capitaine Antoine Thirion à la soumission de la garnison de Scharnitz.

Il reçoit son brevet de chef de bataillon le , au  d'infanterie de ligne, et il se distingue à la tête de son régiment le  à la bataille d'Iéna, ainsi que le , à celle Eylau, où quoique blessé d'un coup de feu, il soutient avec son bataillon plusieurs charges d'infanterie et de cavalerie.

En 1809, il prend part à la campagne d'Autriche, et le , à la bataille de Wagram il est blessé à la jambe droite et à la cuisse gauche. Le , il est nommé par l'Empereur, colonel du  d'infanterie de ligne, sur le champ de bataille. Il est créé baron de l'Empire le

Appelé pour participer à la campagne de Russie, il est élevé au grade d'officier de la Légion d'honneur le , et il est grièvement blessé le  suivant, lors de la Bataille de Valoutino. Il meurt de ses blessures deux jours plus tard à Smolensk.

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Naissance dans la province du Languedoc
Naissance en novembre 1765
Baron de l'Empire
Militaire français des guerres de la Révolution française
Militaire français mort au combat lors des guerres napoléoniennes
Officier de la Légion d'honneur
Officier supérieur du Premier Empire
Décès en août 1812
Décès à 46 ans
Décès à Smolensk

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The minor in philosophy offers students the opportunity for intellectual liberation and refinement. The 18-credit curriculum explores philosophical problems from a variety of standpoints, fosters critical judgement, refines convictions, and promotes the search for truth. Students may tailor their minor sequence to their interests.
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The ABCs of NYC Charters
The NYC Department of Education (NYC DOE) released its 2012-13 Progress Reports for all public and charter schools*. Charter schools continue to earn a higher distribution of A and B grades than district schools; 69% of charter schools scored an A or B grade over 63% for the district.
Read more about The ABCs of NYC Charters
More Progress Reports: 4 A's, 3 B's, 1 C and 1 D for Charter High Schools
Yesterday, the NYC Department of Education released its 2011-12 progress reports for high schools. (See our breakdown of the K-8 progress reports.) The reports assign a letter grade to each school, based on student test scores, student progress, attendance, and "learning environment" survey results, all heavily weighted to account for differing student characteristics.
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Progress Reports: The Numbers Behind the Grades
In Monday's New York Post, James Merriman highlights several additional findings from the 2011-12 New York City Progress Reports, based on the full data set now available on the NYC DOE website. (Our initial analysis of the top-level letter grades can be found here.) The full data set provides numerical detail around several important trends, which we'll illustrate claim-by-claim...
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Progress Reports: High Marks for Charter Schools
Today, the NYC Department of Education (NYC DOE) released its 2011-12 Progress Reports for public schools serving grades K-8, including charter schools. Overall, charter schools' grades are improved from the previous year. Close to half (46%) of all charter schools received an A grade, compared to 25% of public schools citywide.
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More Progress Reports: 2 A's, 3 B's, and 2 C's for Charter High Schools
Today, the NYC Department of Education released its 2010-11 progress reports for high schools. (See our breakdown of the K-8 progress reports.) The reports assign a letter grade to each school, based on student test scores, student progress, attendance, and "learning environment" survey results are all heavily weighted to account for differing student characteristics.
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More A's for Charters on NYC Progress Reports
Today, the NYC Department of Education (DOE) released its 2010-11 Progress Reports for public schools serving grades K-8, including charter schools. Overall, charter schools' grades are improved from the previous year. More than a third of all charter schools, and half of charter middle schools, received an A grade.
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NOTES: The sleeves and under-tunic were made out of lightweight hand pleated knit fabric sewn on top of heavyweight stretch cotton. The under-tunic closes in the front with a hidden separating zipper. The hooded scarf and long outer-tunic were made out of black monk's cloth, which was difficult to find in stock online! I added horse hair to the hem to give it more shape & structure. Instead of facings, I used bias tape to close the neckline & armholes. The outer-tunic also closes in the front with a hidden separating zipper.


A number of dances have posters to encourage good dancing etiquette. Here are some we have been trialling.
Or individually as PDF documents: Welcome, Sitting down, Respect, Feedback, Comfort, Boundaries, Different people.


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Big inning spoils Randy Wolf's Tigers debut
Chris McCosky
Detroit — The stage was set for one of those heartwarming, made-for-TV comeback stories.
Left-hander Randy Wolf, a 16-year veteran on his 39th birthday, back on a major league mound after toiling the entire season at Triple A Buffalo. A story of perseverance and humility. A testament to a man's love for the game of baseball.
Except somebody forgot to send the Rangers the script.
They spoiled the ending, scoring four times in the third inning and beating the Tigers, 5-3, Saturday night at Comerica Park.
BOX SCORE: Rangers 5, Tigers 3
"He did what I thought," manager Brad Ausmus said. "He competed. He used his experience as a weapon as much as his pitches. "
It was Wolf's 373rd major league start but his first since June 14, 2014.
"I have to be honest," he said. "I may be 29 years old (wry smile), but I'm glad I was nervous. Because if I wasn't nervous, then I would realize that I need to retire. To be out there, and have that kind of nervous anxiousness — which kind of got my delivery a little fast in the game — it was nice to just tone it down and find my delivery as the game went on."
He was beaten by a string of five singles. Delino DeShields, Shin-Soo Choo, Prince Fielder, Adrian Beltre and Mike Napoli singled in succession in the third, plating the four runs.
"If you can't put guys away, sometimes there are going to be hits," he said. "I had a couple opportunities where I could've put a couple guys away, and got them back in the count where they could put a ball in play, and they just happened to be hits.
"You learn from that and move on, and when you get ahead in the count, instead of trying to put a guy away, just concentrate on making a better pitch."
Wolf gave up eight singles in an 11-batter stretch between the second the third innings. He allowed just one other single the rest of the game. He retired 14 of 15 from the end of the third through the seventh.
"I'm never not amazed by guys like Wolf," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "They know how to pitch and they read bats very well. Here's a guy that, he saw that our guys were pretty well locked in on his fastball in that third inning. After he gave up the runs, he made an adjustment. He went soft on us with all the off-speed stuff and used his fastball late in the count — which made his fastball play up.
"Veteran guy. He knew what he needed to do and he capitalized on a group of guys that are good fastball hitters."
Wolf is the first former teammate that Ausmus has managed. He caught Wolf with the Astros and Dodgers. The guy he saw out there Saturday didn't look all that different than the one he caught.
"His velocity was about the same," Ausmus said. "The only difference is he's added a cutter to his repertoire. Other than that, he looked very similar."
The Tigers' suddenly somnolent offense couldn't undo the early damage.
After being shutout Friday night, right-hander Yovani Gallardo blanked them through seven innings. They were running a scoreless streak of 18 innings until the ninth. They were 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position Friday, 0-for-7 Saturday.
Hard to fathom after scoring 25 runs in two games against the Cubs in Chicago.
"Nobody could ever really explain it," Ausmus said. "We just haven't hit as well as we did in Chicago. Certainly the Wrigley Field conditions played into that a little bit, the stadium itself being a small ballpark. But we didn't do much against Gallardo. Our bats have been a little quiet the last couple of days."
The three runs came after two were out in the ninth on a three-run homer by Ian Kinsler.
Even though there was no Hollywood ending for Wolf, he still made a positive impression.
"I totally understand the psychology of the game," he said. "If I come in and I don't get out of the first inning, given my age and all that stuff, it's like 'he's all washed up.' That's something you have to battle. If it's a young guy, 'he's not ready. Bad games happen.'
"You just don't want it to happen on the first one, or the second one. You don't want it anytime, but obviously when it's your first game, you want to leave a good impression. It's obviously important. There's definitely a psychology to that."
chris.mccosky@detroitnews.com
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Home Salem Witchcraft Trials Records
The Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to have been afflicted by witches and accused several local women of witchcraft. As a wave of hysteria spread throughout colonial Massachusetts, a special court convened in Salem to hear the cases; the first person convicted of witchcraft, Bridget Bishop, was hanged that June. Eighteen others followed Bishop to Salem's Gallows Hill, while some 150 more men, women and children were accused over the next several months. By September 1692, the hysteria had begun to abate and public opinion turned against the trials.
This collection of 29 documents, formerly named "The Essex Institute Collection," was created from documents in the Harriet Putnam Fowler Papers donated in 1931 (MSS 672), and from donors W.D. Pickman (1865), Daniel White (1850), and Alfred Putnam Goodell (1934). For digital images of the trial records on deposit from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, go to http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/archives/ecca.html. For transcriptions of these documents, go to http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/category/swp.html.
Click here to browse all items in the Salem Witchcraft Trials Records collection.
Account of Jail Keeper William Dounton
Mary Walcott v. Sarah Wilds
Examinations of Ann Foster, Mary Lacey, Sr., Mary Lacey, Jr., Richard Carrier, Andrew Carrier, Mary Toothaker, Sarah...
Examination of Martha Corey
John Hale v. Sarah Wilds
Elizabeth Symonds v. Sarah Wilds


Activision has released a new video for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare where Sledgehammer Games co-founders Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey discuss how future tech and the exoskeleton changes up the traditional Call of Duty gameplay.
Not only do we get to see snippets of new gameplay, but also items that will most likely make its way into multiplayer. Also shown off and one that has me genuinely interested is the exosuit. With it, the player can jump higher, run faster, enable cloak and do tons of stuff that you couldn't do in a standard Call of Duty game.
Make sure you check out our preview to see how the game's shaping up before its release this November for PC, current and last-gen consoles.


USADA announced today that U.S. track & field athlete, Andrew Carnes, of Northfield, Ohio, has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for a non-analytical anti-doping rule violation based on his purchase, possession and use of synthetic erythropoietin (EPO).
EPO, a synthetic hormone used to stimulate the body's production of red blood cells, thereby increasing oxygen transport and aerobic power, is a prohibited substance in the class of Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors and Related Substances under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing and the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) anti-doping rules, both of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code ("Code") and the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.
Carnes promptly admitted his violation to USADA, after being confronted with the evidence already in USADA's possession. Carnes' two-year period of ineligibility began on October 25, 2013, the day he accepted responsibility for his anti-doping rule violation. Additionally, Carnes is disqualified from all competitive results achieved on and subsequent to June 1, 2011, the date he first committed the anti-doping rule violation, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.


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Home - Nestor, Krya win MCL accolades
Nestor, Krya win MCL accolades
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Sareth Krya (left) and Conor Nestor receive their awards from CNCC. MCL
Conor Nestor, head coach of the Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng football club, and his player Sareth Krya have won the top accolades for the month in the Metfone Cambodian League (MCL) 2020.
Nestor was judged as the 'Coach of the Month (March)', while Krya received the 'Best Player of the Month (March) recognition from
the Cambodian National Competitions Committee (CNCC), which manages the domestic football leagues in Cambodia.
A few days ago, the duo received plaques recognising their exemplary performance in Cambodia's number-one football league.
Under the stewardship of Nestor, PKR Svay Rieng is on top of the standings in the League with four wins and a single draw, two points ahead of second-placer Phnom Penh Crown FC. If the trend continues, PKR Svay Rieng FC is well on its way to another title in the MCL, which is currently suspended because of the Coronavirus outbreak.
"I would like to thank the CNCC for the award. It's a privilege to work alongside all my fellow coaches in the Metfone League. This award is not really for me but for all of our staff and players for their continued hard work," Nestor said.
"Hopefully, we can get through this difficult time and I can share this prize with our wonderful supporters," he added.
It is the fourth time for Nestor to win the award. He also received the 'Coach of the Month' award three times last year as he steered PKR Svay Rieng FC to the title in the MCL.
A native of Ireland, Nestor has been at the helm of PKR Svay Rieng FC since 2018. In that capacity, he has led the team to MCL 2019 title and runner-up finish in the Hun Sen Cup 2019.
Nestor is also leading their team campaign in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2020.
Krya, a defender, was surprised he had won the award this time. The best player award often goes to forwards or attacking midfielders.
"It was incredible. I never expected that," Krya told the local media.
Krya's defensive acumen has been critical of his team's success in March, where they were able to overtake erstwhile leader Phnom Penh Crown FC in the standings.
Krya, who is also a Cambodian national team mainstay, has been playing for PKR Svay Rieng FC since 2015.
The awards are given to the top-performing coach and player. Team performance is also factored when selecting the winner. It is given on a monthly basis.
In February, the best coach award went to Phnom Penh Crown FC head coach Sum Vanna, while the best player accolade was received by forward Okereke Timothy Chimerie of the Phnom Penh Crown FC. Chimerie is the top goalscorer of the MCL, with 10 goals after five matches.
Tags: Conor Nestor, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng, Sareth Krya
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What makes humans self-centered is their normal life expectancy built around the externally forced restrictions of the current closed lifespan, not their lives per se. Removing this restriction, breaking out from these narrow limits 10fold, 100fold provides the opportunity to act on the same timescale as global warming for instance. Current life expectancy is a big limiting condition for most of humanity to act on an ecological scale and to face the consequences of those acts on an ecological scale.
So everybody with Open Lifespan gets the chance to be a Global Human. While under a closed lifespan only a small minority of humankind can come up with decisions on scales to approximate a global human, with Open Lifespan this distribution can drastically change.
A Global Human is living on the tip of the iceberg, so there's always many times more behind. Instead of death, at any point the main gravity of a Global Human's life comes from the rest of the iceberg, the long quantities of time and space still out there to be included (see life inclusion). Or there's a more dynamic analogy than the tip of the iceberg: a Global Human's local manifestation is the dorsal fin of a huge Orca moving along in the spacetime cone.
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Getting back to basics in Vina Del Mar
Vina Del Mar, Chile
Used under creative commons license from Hector Garcia
As representatives from the Pacific Rim gathered in Vina Del Mar, Chile, this week, the United States was on the sidelines. The death of the US-driven Trans-Pacific Partnership should be a wakeup call that we are paying attention to globalization and demanding a trade regime that works for all people, not just multi-national corporations. Over two hundred of our organizations in 15 countries sent a letter to the negotiators in Chile, telling them that a way forward on trade must reject the principles on which TPP was based. Countries should look to Fair Trade for guidance, and even further to their own domestic policies, for a sustainable way to build the global economy.
The stakes could not be higher. The backlash to corporate led globalization has been sharply felt around the world as Nationalist leaders from Donald Trump to Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines, and Narendra Modi in India have risen to power, while others in the EU and around the world are gaining prominence. In this era of growing nationalism, it is time for government trade officials to get back to basics. Instead of first asking how trade agreements can increase trade volumes, lower non-tariff barriers, or harmonize regulations, they should start with the question, "Will a trade agreement improve the quality of life for the people in my country?"
Civil Society has been prolific about what Fair Trade should look like. Fair prices for farmers. Fair treatment of workers. Harmonizing regulations upwards to protect consumers and the environment in all countries. Fair access for all concerns to be heard in negotiations. But even if all the principles of Fair Trade were adhered to, a market based system is always going to create winners and losers. This is a fundamental principle of capitalist economic theory going back to Adam Smith. This is generally accepted because of the assumption that the overall benefit that comes in the form of economic growth and products that should more efficiently meet consumer demands. But the flip side of the idea that international trade enhances efficiency by increasing overall economic activity, is the fact that it often accelerates the creation of the gap between the winners and the losers.
Smith was explicit in the acknowledgement that markets create inequality. He conceded that society needed to cover "whatever the custom of the country renders it indecent for creditable people, even of the lowest order, to be without." That means taking the profits the winners earn from being the most efficient actor in the market place, and redistributing a portion of it to those in need. Indeed, even the cabal of businessmen who conspired to kick farmers off their land and into "more productive industries," as exposed in one of IATP's precursor reports, advocated for a form of Universal Basic Income as a safety net for the farmers and workers they were seeking to displace.
Society is much more than economic interactions. We care for one another, using the market as a tool to deliver benefits to all people. The inconvenient truth, however, is that the benefits from trade have not nearly been enough to compensate for concentrated loss through globalization, nor the pace at which new losers from trade are being created. In the US, advocates of Fair Trade have been saying that the Trade Adjustment Assistance program is more like a kind of burial insurance than any kind of real transitional assistance. Retrained workers end up making sometimes only a third of what they made before, if they find work at all. That means greater reliance on social programs, which are being eroded right before our eyes. The GOP bill to replace the Affordable Care Act would result in the loss of health insurance for an estimated 24 million people, and President Trump's draconian new budget proposal is a far, far cry from caring about those in need.
Winners and losers, of course, aren't static labels. Many successful entrepreneurs were dependent on the safety net after losing out in previous career bids. At the circus, the safety net is what allows the trapeze artists to take incredible risks and achieve amazing feats. It is an apt metaphor.
To bring it back to the talks in Chile, it appears that countries are eager to at least act like they are moving forward, despite the US's lack of involvement. The same broad-based civil society movements that opposed TPP are demanding that their governments shake up their thinking and approach trade agreements from an entirely different perspective. None of those groups have ever opposed trade per se, but they have vigorously opposed the rules included in the current set of "free" trade agreements.
As negotiators eye the APEC Summit in May for the next round of talks, we caution simply this: Do not fall into the trap of previous agreements. Put the well-being of all your people above the well-being of a few multinational corporations. If you do expand trade, make sure your domestic policies are adequate to deal with the consequences. Use trade as a tool to improve the quality of life in your country. Your success will hinge on your country's ability to make trade work for everyone. Your people are paying attention.


Overweight patients with type 1 diabetes may make good candidates for bariatric surgery, but unlike with type 2 disease, the procedure doesn't always work.
In a small study, 10 severely obese patients with uncontrolled type 1 diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery lost weight and had improved glycemic control and a better metabolic profile 3 years later. The results were published online February 20 in a letter to the editor in Diabetes Care.
The weight loss was "remarkable and sustained," note the authors, led by Stacy A. Brethauer, Maryland, from Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.
Dr. Brethauer told Medscape Medical News that physicians may be reluctant to refer obese patients with type 1 diabetes for bariatric surgery, "because of the thought that maybe it wouldn't help — there's just going to be no chance their pancreas will recover.
"[However], what this paper shows is that some patients with type 1 diabetes would benefit from these operations — [not just] in terms of their quality of life but also their glucose control," he added.
Patients with type 2 diabetes typically develop worsening insulin resistance with weight gain and a growing body of evidence suggests that some of these individuals can achieve diabetes remission after losing weight with bariatric surgery, Dr. Brethauer noted.
Those with type 1 diabetes may also become obese, and although they may not achieve diabetes remission, they might require less insulin therapy after bariatric surgery, he explained.
Fewer than 10 cases of type 1 diabetic patients who've had bariatric surgery have been published, but in all instances they lost a significant amount of weight and improved their glucose control.
In this series, Dr. Brethauer and colleagues examined clinical outcomes and metabolic parameters in morbidly obese individuals with uncontrolled type 1 diabetes who had undergone bariatric surgery at their center from 2005 to 2012. Each had an average of 10 comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.
"The findings of this study, which is the largest case series to date, indicate that bariatric surgery leads to a remarkable and sustained weight loss in severely obese patients with type 1 diabetes and results in significant improvement in their glycemic status and comorbid conditions," the authors summarize.
"Longer follow-up studies in a larger cohort" are required, they conclude.


The exotic architecture of the China Pavilion is very beautiful and ornate, standing back behind a pond full of vegetation. The China pavilion is host to a CircleVision movie about the country, and an exhibit called "Land of Many Faces" introduces visitors to the many ethnic groups of China. Dining opportunities include the full-service Nine Dragons, as well as the counter-service Lotus Blossom Cafe. Shops are full of exotic trinkets, and you don't want to miss the entertainment here, with young Chinese acrobats performing feats of incredible agility and flexibility.
Location: The third national pavilion to the left as you enter World Showcase from Future World.
China Pavilion Exhibit Space— See the "Land of Many Faces" exhibit of some of Chinas many cultures.
Dragon Legend Acrobats— Young Chinese acrobats wow the crowd.
Reflections of China— A CircleVision 360 film showcasing the variety of China's geography and cultures.
SI XIAN— A troupe that performs authentic Chinese folkmusic.
Joy of Tea— A variety of teas, tea-based adult beverages and light snacks.
Lotus Blossom Cafe— Chinese fast food with some interesting desserts.
Nine Dragons Restaurant— A sampling of the many cuisines of China.
Yong Feng Shangdian Department Store— Chinese items of all types from toys to clothing to housewares.
At this location: The China Pavilion has been part of Future World since it opened in 1982.
The Land's History: The big change for the China Pavilion occured in 1985 when both the Lotus Blossom Cafe and Nine Dragons Restaurant opened. Before that there were no restaurants in the pavilion.


We know no king except the King in the North, whose name is ... meh ... what's your name again, dude?
Even after the biggest reveal in "Game of Thrones" history -- a scene confirming Ned Stark's sister Lyanna is Jon Snow's mother -- we still actually know nothing.
Was Lyanna kidnapped? Who is the father? (It's obviously Rhaegar Targaryen, but we'll play along, HBO.) And, most importantly, is Jon Snow really named "Jon Snow"?
In the scene from the Season 6 finale, we see Lyanna tell her brother Ned, "His name is ..." before the audio conveniently gets quiet and muffled.
For all we know, the Lyanna actress could've told Ned, "His name is ..." and then mumbled nonsense for the camera. But one Redditor has watched that nonsense over and over again and believes the mystery is solved.
Redditor sparkledavisjr says you can make out that the first letter of the name is "J" and adds, "I'm not a great lip-reader, but I'm fairly certain what she says is Jaehaerys."
Jaehaerys is a name Targaryens have used before, and the Redditor explains it'd make sense since "both previous Jaehaerys to rule were considered good Kings."
We know there are hints Jon Snow is the Prince that was Promised (a figure who will supposedly save everyone from the White Walkers). Melisandre is all in on that, too.
So could this shiz be true? Sure. Why not?
For one, a previous Jaehaerys, Jaehaerys I, was known for his wisdom, and we hear all the time that Jon Snow doesn't know a lot. He certainly didn't show wisdom during "The Battle of the Bastards," running straight into Ramsay Bolton's trap.
Unless you're asking about hair care, Snow isn't the guy.
Plus, in a spoiler-filled infographic on HBO's MakingGameOfThrones.com, it's revealed that, yes, Rhaegar Targaryen is Jon Snow's daddy, but he also did actually kidnap Lyanna.
Assuming Lyanna was kidnapped and didn't run away with Rhaegar as fans believe, it's doubtful she'd want to give her kid a traditional Targaryen name.
If so, that'd even make the Mad King Aerys be like, "Lyanna, you cray."
HuffPost reached out to the Theorist That Was Promised, sparkledavisjr, who added another layer to the mystery, "I just want to add that some hard of hearing viewers have suggested that Lyanna may be saying 'His name and his house,' which is also a distinct possibility."
The Redditor says the response to the theory has been "a little overwhelming," but adds, "I think it's obvious by the number of comments it's received on Reddit and the number of times that it's appeared on entertainment websites that I am not the only one who wants to see this mystery resolved."