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Is America's Great Gun Sales Boom Over?
Peter Suciu
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Gun Sales Saw Only Small Drop in November: The holiday shopping season is off to a strong start, despite this year's record inflation, and Americans are expected to spend between $942.6 billion and $960.4 billion this season, a six to eight percent increase over last year, according to data from the National Retail Federation.
Gun sales have declined this year, but still remain above pre-pandemic levels – a trend that continued last month.
Even as the sale of firearms continued its downward slide in November, a lot of handguns and "black guns" apparently were purchased on this year's Black Friday.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry trade association, revealed that the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS) completed 711,372 background checks for the purchase of a firearm at retail during the week leading up to and including Black Friday, typically the busiest shopping day of the year.
The FBI's NICS recorded 192,749 background checks on the day after Thanksgiving, ranking it third in the Top 10 Highest Days for NICS checks – a 2.8 percent increase from the same day a year earlier when 187,585 background checks were completed.
Though NICS checks are unadjusted, representing raw data from the FBI, and are inclusive of all background checks related to firearms, they are still seen as a benchmark for determining gun sales.
"Background checks for firearm purchases were already trending to make 2022 the third strongest year on record, coming off of the outsized years of 2020 and 2021," explained Joe Bartozzi, NSSF president and CEO. "These figures tell us that there is a continued strong appetite for lawful firearm ownership by law-abiding Americans and that firearm manufacturers across the country continue to deliver the quality firearms our customers have come to expect."
November Gun Sales in the Spotlight
The strong sales at the end of the month were also noteworthy as Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF), a research consultancy focusing on the business & economics of the global small arms and ammunition markets, estimated that November 2022 U.S. firearms unit sales at about 1.6 million units, a year-over-year decrease of just 1.7 percent relative to November 2021.
According to SAAF, the long-gun market segment saw a 5.2 percent decrease, yet the handgun segment actually increased by 1.4 percent. Even as sales dipped last month, it is far less than the 12 percent year-over-year decline seen in October.
November would be the 39th month in a row to see sales exceed one million units. That record isn't likely to come to an end in December either, as annual background check data indicated that firearm sales typically rise during the final month of the year coinciding with hunting seasons and holiday sales.
"These figures are reflective interest and investment by law-abiding American to exercise their Second Amendment rights. This pattern has held throughout the year," added Mark Oliva, spokesperson for the NSSF. "Americans continue demonstrate that personal safety and responsible firearm ownership are worth their hard-earned dollars."
The analytics firm also estimates sales and bases its forecasts on raw data taken from the NICS. However, as twenty-four states currently have at least one qualified alternative permit, the numbers may still underestimate the actual unit sales level by some amount.
Those permits allow a holder to purchase a firearm from a licensed dealer without a separate additional background check.
A Senior Editor for 19FortyFive, Peter Suciu is a Michigan-based writer. He has contributed to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers, and websites with over 3,000 published pieces over a twenty-year career in journalism. He regularly writes about military hardware, firearms history, cybersecurity, and international affairs. Peter is also a Contributing Writer for Forbes and Clearance Jobs. You can follow him on Twitter: @PeterSuciu.
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Expert Biography: A Senior Editor for 1945, Peter Suciu is a Michigan-based writer who has contributed to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers, and websites with over 3,000 published pieces over a twenty-year career in journalism. He regularly writes about military hardware, firearms history, cybersecurity, and international affairs. Peter is also a Contributing Writer for Forbes. You can follow him on Twitter: @PeterSuciu.
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There's over 400 million *legal* firearms in the United States, and only about 200 million adults.
Since half of those are men, it makes sense firearm sales level off.
After all, a man only needs a shotgun for mid range, a rifle for long range, and a handgun as back up. Plus one for a trusted guest, to remain a good host. Thus, 400 million is saturation.


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Bush administration moves to allow guns in national parks and wildlife refuges
The Department of the Interior on Friday announced a final rule that will allow visitors to carry loaded and concealed firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges. The previous rules, put in place in the early '80s under President Reagan, allowed firearms in parks as long as they were unloaded and stored somewhere that wasn't […]
Kate Sheppard
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The Department of the Interior on Friday announced a final rule that will allow visitors to carry loaded and concealed firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges.
The previous rules, put in place in the early '80s under President Reagan, allowed firearms in parks as long as they were unloaded and stored somewhere that wasn't easily accessible.
"America was founded on the idea that the federal and state governments work together to serve the public and preserve our natural resources," said DOI Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Lyle Laverty in a statement announcing the change. "The Department's final regulation respects this tradition by allowing individuals to carry concealed firearms in federal park units and refuges to the extent that they could lawfully do so under state law. This is the same basic approach adopted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the United States Forest Service (USFS), both of which allow visitors to carry weapons consistent with applicable federal and state laws."
The restrictions on loaded weapons in wildlife refuges was put in place in 1981, and in 1983 guns were banned in national parks. State laws regarding lawful concealed weapons will still be applicable in the parks, and 48 states currently permit them. Of course, individuals will be expected to have a permit allowing them to carry a concealed weapon. The new rule goes into effect Jan. 1.
As you might expect, gun control advocates and park enthusiasts are none too please with the 11th-hour change. The Coalition of National Park Service Retirees, the Association of National Park Rangers, the Ranger Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, and the National Parks Conservation Association issued a joint statement condemning the change. They noted that national parks currently enjoy very low rates of violent crime, and argued that the the new regulation "could increase the risk for impulse shootings of wildlife, and risk the safety of visitors and rangers."
"Once again, political leaders in the Bush Administration have ignored the preferences of the American public by succumbing to political pressure, in this case generated by the National Rifle Association," said Bill Wade, president of the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees. "This regulation will put visitors, employees and precious resources of the National Park System at risk. We will do everything possible to overturn it and return to a common-sense approach to guns in national parks that has been working for decades."
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, which advocates for tougher gun control laws, issued this statement from president Paul Helmke: "The Bush Administration's parting gift for the gun lobby to allow hidden weapons in our parks threatens the safety of these national treasures and those who visit them. We should not be making it easier for dangerous people to carry firearms in our parks. We urge the proper authorities to use common sense, and stop this senseless rule."
Current and former park rangers are also miffed that their views weren't taken into account. A report from the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees released last month found that "more than three out of four of 1,400 current and former employees of the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service predict that this controversial regulation will have an adverse affect on the ability of agency employees to accomplish their mission," the group said. Seventy-five percent of those who responded to the survey said they think there will be an "increase in opportunistic or impulse wildlife killings in parks and refuges."
"American citizens have traditionally valued the professional opinions of park rangers when it comes to managing national parks," said Association of National Park Rangers President Scot McElveen. "In the professional opinion of ANPR, this regulation change will have negative impacts on park wildlife. Our experience in operating parks creates disbelief that wildlife poaching rates will not increase under the new regulation. We oppose this rash regulatory change."
The National Rifle Association is, predictably, pleased. "Today's announcement by the U.S. Department of the Interior brings clarity and uniformity for law-abiding gun owners visiting our national parks," said Chris W. Cox, the NRA-Institute for Legislative Action executive director. "We are pleased that the Interior Department recognizes the right of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves and their families while enjoying America's National Parks and wildlife refuges."
It could take many months (or possibly years) for the next administration to overturn the rule, should it choose to do so, since it would require a whole new rule-making process. Nick Shapiro, a spokesman for Obama's transition team, told the Associated Press that the president-elect hasn't made any decisions about the rule: "President-elect Obama will review all eleventh-hour regulations and will address them once he is president."
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Urban exodus: The suburban migration of the COVID-19 era has begun
by Ralph Bivins
Sales of Manhattan homes are down more than 50 percent since the coronavirus hit. Affluent people are leaving New York City in droves, heading to their homes in various garden spots. High taxes, the threat of a new billionaires' tax, and political protests add to the downturn in the Big Apple.
New York's evacuees may never come back. Even if a vaccine is developed for COVID-19, the fear of infectious disease will make New Yorkers think twice as they get on crowded subways or elevators.
With the work-from-home trend becoming entrenched in corporate America, New York City's downtown, which has a vacant feeling already, may become a ghost town. Why come to the city?
Poor New York, right? Everybody is leaving. Well, it's not just New York. A lot of major cities will be leaking population to the suburbs.
The work-from-home experiment is receiving a thorough trial-run during the pandemic. A few companies say they will go all-in and allow a majority of their staff to work from home all the time. Many other firms may allow employees to work at home for at least a day or two a week.
The result: The work-from-home trend will lighten the dreaded lengthy commute for urban office workers.
"Corporate workplace trends, such as working from home, have energized the suburban housing markets. Even employees who will work from home only one or two days a week in the future, are more open to suburban and exurban living," says Mark Sikes, principal with Deal Sikes, a Houston-based real estate valuation firm. "As this trend plays out, attitudes about long commutes will change and homebuyers will respond by moving farther out."
Community developers and home building firms are showing an increased appetite for lots and developable land in counties surrounding Houston, says Sikes.
New homes in the far-flung suburbs are becoming more attractive as home prices are rising and inventory is tight. Houston realtors just recorded their best month ever, selling 11,000 existing homes in July.
Mortgage rates have been hovering around 3 percent, Sikes notes, and all indicators point to a lot of home building and future growth in the Houston area suburbs.
Home building is surging across the nation. Housing starts were up 22.6 percent in June, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. The price of lumber has doubled since April. In the stock market, shares of home builders are rising fast. And home builder confidence is the highest in 35 years, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
Houston analyst Lawrence Dean of Metro-
study said Houston area housing starts were up 3 percent in the second quarter, even with the COVID drag in April and May. If builders can complete the year with no catastrophes, Houston could have as many as 31,500 single-family starts, a 3 percent increase over 2019.
So, if you're selling land, lumber or houses in the outlying suburbs, 2020 may not be so bad after all.
Ralph Bivins is editor of Realty News Report. You can read the original version of his article at: https://bit.ly/2GyohfL


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Safety balanced with fun was on the minds of many who showed up at the Canadian River for the 38th annual Mud Bog, especially after hundreds of spectators witnessed Aaron Brumback's accident that could have caused serious injury.
The 22-year-old was racing through a thick, muddy pit Saturday afternoon during the mud bog competition in a dragster-type vehicle that's designed to skim over mud at speeds of up to 200 mph when his throttle failed.
"I couldn't stop," he said. "I aimed for an opening (in the crowd) trying to get away from everybody."
The mud dragster went airborne - 50 feet into the air - flipping end-over-end four times. Brumback said as he closed his eyes, helpless, he watched frightened spectators dashing out of the way.
"It went fast, thank God," he said.
As he landed on his top, the dragster burst into flames and split into two pieces.
Emergency personnel on standby nearby quickly extinguished the flames, and Brumback said he walked away with only a few bumps and bruises.
He credited wearing a seat belt and a helmet with keeping him from suffering serious injuries.
"Safety first," said his friend Bobby Paul of Amarillo, who witnessed the crash.
"If you can't afford the safety equipment, don't do it."
Brumback and Paul were among the thousands who turned out for this year's event.
Event organizer Jay Hicks, the president of the West Texas Outlaws Off-Road Club, said more people than usual were attending this year's event. He credited the boost in attendance to all the publicity the event garnered after it was nearly canceled amid compliance concerns with the state's mass gathering act, a law that requires organizers to obtain a permit and provide outdoor amenities if their functions are expected to draw more than 2,500 people.
Potter County commissioners allowed the event to bypass the permitting requirement, arguing organizers are not responsible for the thousands who flock to the river during the weekend.
Hicks also credited Saturday's weather with sunny skies and temperatures reaching 70 degrees with the spike in attendance.
"The weather is beautiful," Hicks said.
This year, 60 vehicles entered the mud bog competition, which times souped-up vehicles as they race through a pit of mud. The vehicle with the best time after two attempts wins. Hicks said despite high fire dangers this weekend, campers were taking special care not to spark wildfires by not using campfires and avoiding open burning.
Kurt Haschke of Dalhart said he watched the accident, the first of its kind he's seen at the event. Usually accidents occur in the deep pit, not outside, he said.
Haschke said everyone participating in the bog was required to wear helmets, seat belts and avoid alcohol during the competition.
He was competing with his 17-year-old daughter, Raven.
Preparing for their go at the pit, Anthony Flores and Michael Martinez made last-minute checks to their vehicle. The two men - Flores is Martinez's uncle - drove in from Pecos, N.M.
Flores donned a helmet and put on his seat belt as he drove to the starting line.
"It's a rush. It's like a drug," Flores said of competing. "It's an addiction. You just have to do it."
The two men said they attend several mud bogs each year, but Canadian River's is by far the largest gathering.
"There's so many things going on around here," Flores said.
"It's just fun. We've gone to some pretty big events, but none compare to what's happening here."
Haschke said he's been coming to the event for 15 years and even if the official gathering is canceled next year because of the permitting concerns, he said most people would still come because it's an annual tradition.
"Even if they canceled the event, it would still be a play day," he said. "There'd still be as many people out here."
His friend James Perez of Dalhart said they'd hold the mud bog competition anyway, competing in the river bed instead of the normal pit.
Spectator D.J. Kennedy of Roswell, N.M., said he brought friends from Florida to this year's event.
And no matter what he'd be back next year.
"People are still going to come," he said.
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Dr Ashish Malik Launches Books Internationally
Dr Ashish Malik has co-authored or edited three books, which were launched recently. The National Human Resource Development Network in Bengaluru, India hosted the event. Bengaluru is the IT capital of India, which is fitting as two of the three books focus on the Indian IT industry.
In the IT industry, high-end innovation relies on human capital development. These books explore human resource management in the IT sector in analyses aimed at best practice business models for long-term advantages for organisations. Dr Vijay Pereira from the University of Portsmouth in the UK and Dr Malik addressed academics and senior human resource professionals through an engaging panel discussion.
The books have earned the attention of several internationally respected academics and professionals who have written forewords and endorsements for the pieces of work. They include Dave Ulrich, the Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, USA and Professor Pal Ahluwalia, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), at University of Portsmouth, UK.
To find out more about the three books co-authored or edited by Dr Ashish Malik refer to the below references:
Pereira, V. & Malik, A. (2015). Human capital management in the Indian IT/BPO industry. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Malik, A., & Rowley, C. (eds.) (2015). Business Models and People Management in the Indian IT Industry: From People to profits. Oxon and New York: Routledge.
Pereira, V. & Malik, A. (eds.) (2015). Investigating Cultural Aspects in Indian Organizations - Empirical Evidence. Switzerland: Springer Publishing.


Psychologist Heron Free, M.Ed., R.Psych is the writer and thinker behind process-insight counselling and the upcoming book the Little Big Book of Change. He is a master therapist, mind expert and relationship coach specializing in mental mastery, personal freedom and best living.
Some paradigms support us better than others. 'The world is flat' was believed to be true until Christopher Columbus proved it otherwise. And though we need paradigms to help us make sense of the world, the minute we turn them into concrete truths we become enslaved by them.


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014 - Narratives - Melanie C. Green
In this episode we discuss the power of narratives to affect our beliefs and behaviors with Melanie C. Green, a psychologist who studies the persuasive power of fiction.
According Nielsen, the TV ratings company, the average person in the United States watches about 34 hours of television a week. That's 73 days a year. Over the course of a lifetime, the average American can expect to spend a full decade lost in the trance spell that only powerful narratives can cast over the human mind.
What is the power of all the stories we consume through television? What about movies and books and comics and video games and everything else? How does it affect our beliefs and behaviors?
We discuss all of that and more with Melanie C. Green who is a social psychologist who developed the transportation into a narrative worlds theory that helps explain total story immersion and how it translates into influence over our real-world behaviors. Green is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
After the interview I eat some chocolate orange cherry cookies sent in by Elliot Jones and then discuss how photographs can either enhance or dampen your memory depending on how you use them.
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013 - Technology - Clive Thompson
The very fact that you are reading this sentence, contemplating whether you want to listen to this podcast, means that you are living out a fantasy from a previous generation's cyberpunk novel.
However you made it here, however you got these words into your brain, you did so by diving through data streams first cooked up by delirious engineers downing late-night coffees, wandering deep within rows of data tape unspooling from jerky, spinning platters.
We've been dreaming of this life for a long time, since before the vacuum tubes and punchcards of the '40s, and now that we are here, some people are worried that the tech will, at best, make us lazy, and at worst make us stupid.
That's the topic of this episode of the You Are Not So Smart Podcast, and to answer these questions we welcome this episode's guest, Clive Thompson, who is the author of Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better. As the title suggests, he disagrees with the naysayers, and his book is an impressive investigation into why they are probably (thankfully) wrong. Thompson is a journalist whose work can be found published in Wired, The Washington Post, and the New York Times Magazine. You can learn more about him at his website.
After the interview, I discuss a news story about research into how the way you walk can encourage or discourage criminals to attack you.
In every episode, before I read a bit of self delusion news, I taste a cookie baked from a recipe sent in by a listener/reader. That listener/reader wins a signed copy of my new book, "You Are Now Less Dumb," and I post the recipe on the YANSS Pinterest page. This episode's winner is Joye Swan who submitted a recipe for chewy rosemary sugar cookies. Send your own recipes to david {at} youarenotsosmart.com.
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Wed, 6 November 2013
Culture | Hazel Rose Markus
Is your state of mind from one situation to the next drastically altered by the state in which you live? According to cultural psychologists, yes it is. Studies show that your thoughts, perceptions, emotions, and behaviors in response to a particular setting will reliably differ from those of others in that same setting depending on where you spent your childhood or even where you spent six years or more of your adult life.
On this episode of the You Are Not So Smart podcast, we explore cultural cognition and the psychological effects of the region you call home on the brain you call yours.
My guest this week:
Hazel Rose Markus is a social psychologist at Stanford University who studies the effects of culture, class, ethnicity, region, society, and gender on the concept of self and human psychology in general. She is the author of Clash! Eight Cultural Conflicts that Make Us Who We Are (Link: http://www.amazon.com/Clash-Cultural-Conflicts-That-Make/dp/1594630984). You can learn more about her at her website here (Link: http://www.stanford.edu/~hazelm/cgi-bin/wordpress/).
After the interview I try out a cinnamon chocolate cookie and read a bit of psychology news about how reading good books can make you more adept at reading faces.
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Perversion | Jesse Bering
If a world archery champion fell madly in love with the Eiffel Tower, who she considered to be a female, married the monument, and then went on to consummate her union with it, would you consider her a crazy person? How about perverted? Insane? What about a person who can only reach sexual climax by falling down stairs? What about a person who masturbates to wheelchairs or to a recently worn hearing aid?
Well, those people exist. But should we consider those people mentally ill whose sexual desires deviate from the norm? Given what science is telling us about sexuality, how should we adjust our thinking about perversion? That's the topic we explore in this episode of the You Are Not So Smart Podcast. My guest is:
Jesse Bering's new book is "Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us." In it, he explores what is and is not normal, what is and is not perverted, and whether or not we should care about those things from a legal or moral standpoint. A former psychology professor at the University of Arkansas as well as former director of the Institute of Cognition and Culture at Queen's University Belfast, Bering has written for Scientific American, Slate, New York Magazine, The Guardian, The New Republic, and Discover. His other books are "Why is the Penis Shaped Like That" and "The Belief Instinct." You can learn more about Jesse at his website.
Also, at the end, we eat a cinnamon cardamom snickerdoodle and discuss popcorn's effect on advertising.
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Arguing | Hugo Mercier
Why do human beings get into arguments? What does science have to say about argumentation? Is there an evolutionary explanation? Is arguing adaptive? Is all our bickering in comments, forums, social media and elsewhere a good or a bad thing? Those are some of the questions posed in this episode of the You Are Not So Smart Podcast. We ask those questions of:
Jeremy Sherman is an evolutionary epistemologist. He says that means he researches how humans evolved to draw conclusions from inconclusive data. At 24, he was an elder in the world's largest hippie commune, but now he lectures at the Expression College for Digital Arts in Emeryville California and is a chief researcher at Berkely's Consortium for Emergent Dynamics where he and others research how minds emerge from matter. He is now working on a book, "Doubt: A Natural History; A User's Guide" and he blogs at Psychology Today. (link: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ambigamy)
Hugo Mercier is a researcher for the French National Center for Scientific Research who shook up both psychology and philosophy with a paper published in 2011 titled, "Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory" that proposed humans evolved reason to both produce and evaluate arguments. Respected and well-known names in psychology like Steven Pinker and Jonathan Haidt have both praised the paper as being one of the most important works in years on the science of rationality. You can find his website here. (link: https://sites.google.com/site/hugomercier/)
Link to Hugo's paper:
http://www.sjsu.edu/people/anand.vaidya/courses/c5/s2/Why%20Do%20Humans%20Reason%20Sperber.pdf
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Video Games | Jamie Madigan
In this episode we discuss the how video games can help us understand our delusions and speak with Jamie Madigan, the curator of psychologyofgames.com. Also, at the end, we eat a white chocolate oatmeal cookie and discuss a misconception about poverty.
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Mon, 22 July 2013
Common Sense | Kevin Lyon
In this episode, we discuss eyebeams and superseded scientific theories with Kevin Lyon, and at the end, we discuss vitamins while eating a fudgy oatmeal cookie.
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Spending Money | Elizabeth Dunn
In this episode we speak with Elizabeth Dunn about better spending money to increase happiness. Later, we eat an apple toffee cookie and explore novelty in old churches.
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Le Maître chinois (醉拳 - Zuì quán, en chinois traditionnel, ou Jui kuen, en cantonais) est un film hongkongais réalisé par Yuen Woo-ping, sorti en 1978. Il est également connu sous son titre anglophone Drunken Master.

Jackie Chan y incarne Wong Fei-hung, un pratiquant d'arts martiaux chinois (notamment le hung-gar) et de médecine traditionnelle chinoise, acupuncteur et révolutionnaire ayant vécu entre 1847 et 1924. Une suite, Combats de maître, sort en 1994. Un troisième volet, Drunken Master 3, sort la même année mais sans Jackie Chan (Andy Lau y tient le rôle principal de Yeung Kwan).

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En Chine, durant la dynastie Qing. Wong Fei-hung, est un jeune homme espiègle et plein de malice qui ne cesse de s'attirer des ennuis. Son père est Wong Kei-ying, le maitre de l'école de kung-fu où s'entraine Fei-hung. Fei-hung parie avec des amis qu'une jeune femme le prendra dans ses bras. Pour gagner son pari, il place un serpent aux pied de la femme, qui lorsqu'elle l'aperçoit saute dans les bras de Fei-hung. Mais la mère de la femme n'est pas dupe, et corrige Fei-hung en le combattant. Plus tard, sur le marché, Fei-hung défend un vendeur qui se fait voler un objet en jade, et corrige le voleur.

La tante et la cousine de Fei-hung viennent rendre visite à Kei-ying pour la première fois en dix ans. Lorsqu'il rentre chez lui, il les trouve tous les trois en train de discuter, et reconnait la femme et la fille qu'il a rencontré précédemment. La tante met le père au courant de l'aventure, alors le père se met à frapper son fils. Sur ce, le père du jeune homme que Fei-hung a estropié sur le marché arrive pour réclamer un dédommagement, Kei-ying enrage alors d'avoir un fils aussi turbulent. Il décide alors de l'envoyer auprès de son oncle Xi Soo-hua pour lui apprendre la discipline. Un ami de Fei-hung le décrit comme un monstre, torturant cruellement ses élèves, et le jeune homme décide de fuguer. Mais il croise néanmoins Soo sur sa route. Il commence alors l'entrainement avec Soo, mais finit par s'enfuir.

Alors qu'il fait sécher son pantalon sur un feu de camp, le tueur à gages Jambe d'éclair arrive et le somme de partir. Refusant, un combat s'engage. Fei-hung est battu et humilié. Il retourne alors chez Soo pour reprendre l'entraînement. Il apprend alors la technique de l'homme ivre : le zui quan.

Un an passe, et lorsque Fei-hung retourne chez son père, il le trouve en train de se battre contre Jambe d'éclair. Le père s'oppose à l'achat de Bull Hill par un homme d'affaires qui souhaite exploiter un filon de charbon. Le tueur a donc été engagé. Alors que son père est en train de se faire battre, Fei-hung prend la suite du combat, et vainc Jambe l'éclair.

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 Titre français : Le Maître chinois
 Titre original : Jui kuen  (醉拳 - Zuì quán, en chinois traditionnel)
 Titre anglophone international : Drunken Master
 Réalisation : Yuen Woo-ping
 Scénario : Lung Hsiao et Yuen Woo-ping
 Photographie : Chang Hui
 Musique : Chow Fu-liang
 Montage : Pan Hsiung
 Production : Ng See-yuen
 Studio de production : Seasonal Film Corporation
 Pays d'origine : Hong Kong
 Langue originale : cantonais
 Genre : comédie d'arts martiaux
 Durée : 111 minutes
 Dates de sortie :
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 : 1985 (sortie en VHS)

Distribution
Légende : Rdb = Redoublage
 Jackie Chan (VF : Jacques Bernard, Rdb : William Coryn) : Wong Fei-hung
 Yuen Siu-tien (VF : Raymond Baillet, VF Rdb : Philippe Peythieu) : le mendiant Soo
 Hwang Jang-lee (VF : Laurent Hilling, VF Rdb : David Krüger) : Jambe d'éclair, le tueur
 Hsia Hsu : le Roi du bambou
 Linda Lin (VF Rdb : Véronique Augereau) : la tante de Wong Fei-hung
 Loong Chen-tien : Bully
 Dean Shek (VF Rdb : Laurent Morteau) : le professeur Kai-hsien
 Yuen Shun-yee : Chen Kuo-wei

Production

Yuen Siu-tien, qui joue le rôle de l'ivrogne, maître des arts martiaux, est le père de Yuen Woo-ping.

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Is Access Control for you?
What is Access Control?
Perhaps the obvious definition of access control is putting various measures in place to allow only those personnel (and the vehicles which they may drive), whether that be staff or authorised visitors entry into areas that allow them to go about their legitimate business. In addition we can choose when they are allowed into those areas.
What do you want to achieve?
But why would we want to do this? Maybe it is to attempt to protect something that is of financial value to us or to enable us to endorse our privacy. And maybe one which is at the forefront of most of our minds at the moment is to use it to reduce the risk of terrorist attack. The reasons for implementing access control can be far-reaching. But overall it is about reducing a risk to a level, which is deemed to be acceptable to us.
So how is access control achieved? It could be through the use of people  the sentry or guard checking that only those personnel authorised entry are allowed past a check-point. Or by traditional lock and key and more recently through the use of electronic access control. But maybe more commonly these days a mixture of all three.
What are the key benefits of Electronic Access Control?
Tracking personnel on the site - Unauthorised visitors, Authorised visitors, Employees
Awareness of these risks when they arise - Ability to act quickly if a security threat is found
Copying the 'key' is much more difficult - In the case of biometric data, practically impossible
Easy and quick to make a stolen key of no use - Access rights can be applied across the site quickly
Additional features of an electronic system further enhance security - Alarm generation, Time rules, Audit trails
End User FAQs
Training for End Users


This is a level 2 OCN qualification. It is unique to HI+VISUK.
This training is aimed at those people who are engaged with deafblind people/older people with combined sight and hearing difficulties, in a supporting role, paid or voluntary, as a carer; in the workplace, a medical or social setting, either paid or as a volunteer.
The aim of the programme is to enable learners to develop a range of background knowledge, communication and guiding skills that will equip them to support people who are deafblind, perhaps as a result of the ageing process.
The course has been developed by professionals in the field of deafblindess in community, private and public health care settings.
Assessment is a combination of written tasks, in-class, practical tasks and other classroom observations.
Understand the role of a support worker including methods to ensure successful communication with an acquired deafblind person.
Understand tactics to ensure successful communication with an acquired deafblind person.
Understand a range of aids to daily living available to support a deafblind person.
Recognise the signs that would indicate that an older person may be deafblind.
Understand how to safely guide a deafblind person in their own home.
Understand how to safely guide a deafblind person outside their home.
Understand and use 'Deafblind Manual' finger spelling and' Block' alphabet.
If you're interested in this course please send us your name and email and we'll get back to you with more details.


Magadh University B.Ed Result 2019: Magadh University has released the B.Ed semester exam result on the official website of the University. Find the direct link below. Candidates will be able to check whether they have qualified the exam or not by going on the Result link and providing the required credentials which were provided at the time of the Registration. It is important for the candidates to pass the entrance exam of Magadh University B.Ed program. Candidates qualifying the exam will be able to proceed for the admission procedure further and get themselves enrolled for pursuing the B.Ed program for two years. Candidates must note that merely qualifying the exam will not assure the admission to the course and the final admission will be provided only through the counselling procedure. The Result of Magadh University B.Ed will be made available in a Merit List. For more of the details of Magadh University B.Ed Result 2019 go through the article from below.
New: Magadh University has released the B.Ed semester result for the 2018-2019 session. Candidates enrolled in the program can check their result from the link given.
Check Magadh University B.Ed Result 2019.
The Result of the entrance exam for the admission to B.Ed Course of two years conducted by the Magadh University will be released on the official website of the University. Candidates who successfully appeared for the entrance exam will be able to check whether they have qualified the entrance test or not. It will be important for the candidates to qualify the entrance exam in order to proceed for the admission procedure further. It must be noted that the final admission will only be provided through the Counselling Procedure conducted by the University. Candidates must note that the University will release the Merit List as a Result and the link will be available on the website. The Merit List of Magadh University B.Ed Result 2019 will mention the details of the candidates who have qualified the exam.
Candidates must note that merely qualifying the entrance exam will not assure the seat in the course. The final admission will be provided only through the Counselling Procedure for which the candidate has to report physically at the allotted centre. The details mentioned in the Merit List must be checked very carefully by the candidate and in case of any form of a discrepancy, must contact the admission authorities immediately.
Visit the Official website of Magadh University and go for the admission 2019 section.
Navigate for Magadh University B.Ed Result 2019 link which will be available on the website as per on the scheduled date.
Click on the Result link and the Login section will appear on the screen. Candidates will have to provide the details and the credentials in the Login section. The information provided must be correct as the Merit List will not be available with the wrong information.
After providing the credentials, the Merit List of Magadh University B.Ed entrance exam will appear on the screen. Candidates must go through the details of Merit List very carefully and in case of any form of discrepancy contact the examination authorities of the University immediately.
Click on the Download button and get multiple photocopies of the Merit List which will be required on the day of the admission.
Rank of the candidate on the basis of the marks.
Instructions to be followed by the candidate after the release of Magadh University B.Ed Result 2019.
The Counselling Procedure of Magadh University B.Ed 2019 will be conducted by the examination conducting body of the University. Candidates who successfully qualified for the exam will be able to proceed for the admission procedure further. The next step after the release of the Merit List will be of the counselling for the seat allotment to the applied course. Candidates who will be able to acquire a place in the Merit List will be provided with an Imitation Letter from the University to attend the counselling procedure. The letter will mention the date and time of the counselling as well as the allotted centre at which the candidate has to report for the admission to the course.
It will be important for the candidates to report physically at the allotted centre, the admission will not be granted otherwise. It is important for the candidates to attend the counselling and provide the preference regarding the course and the college. They will have to register themselves for the counselling. Candidates called for the counselling will have to report at the allotted centre along with the documents in original as well as the self-attested photocopies of the documents and the admission fee. It should be noted by the candidate that they will have to pay the admission fee on the counselling day itself otherwise the allotted seat will be provided to the candidate next in waiting.


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import yazl from 'yazl'
import run from 'run-parallel-limit'
import ky from 'ky/umd'
import once from 'once'
import { defineMessages } from 'react-intl'
import logger from '../logger'

// Photos are downloaded from mapeo core 3 at a time
const concurrency = 3
// Need to use carraige return in text files so new lines show in Windows.
const CR = '\r\n'
const msgs = defineMessages({
  // File name for file with information about export errors
  errorsFilename: 'Export Errors',
  // File name for file with information about missing originals in export
  missingOriginalsFilename: 'Missing Originals',
  // Error message stored in text file in export if there were errors during export
  errorsMsg:
    'There was an error trying to export these files, so they are missing from this export:',
  // Message stored in text file in export if originals are missing. The message is followed by a list of filenames with missing originals
  missingOriginalsMsg:
    'The original size of these files could not be found, only preview size (1,200 pixel) images are included. This can happen because the phone that took the photos has only synced to other phones, and not directly to Mapeo Desktop. To try fixing this, find the phone that took the photos and sync it with Mapeo Desktop before exporting again.'
})

/**
 * Create a zipfile from a collection of strings/buffers and remote files
 * (remote files will be downloaded concurrently and streamed to the zipfile)
 *
 * @param {Array} localFiles Array of files to add to the zip archive. Must have
 * properties `data` which should be a Buffer or String, and `metadataPath`
 * which is the path to the file in the zipfile. Can also include options from
 * https://github.com/thejoshwolfe/yazl#addfilerealpath-metadatapath-options
 * @param {Array} remoteFiles Array of files to add to the zip archive. Must
 * have properties `url` and `metadataPath` which is the path to the file in the
 * zipfile. Can also include `fallbackUrl` which will be tried if `url` fails
 * with an error, and any options from
 * https://github.com/thejoshwolfe/yazl#addfilerealpath-metadatapath-options
 * @param {Object} options
 * @param {Function} options.formatMessage From react-intl formatMessage
 * @returns {ReadableStream} readableStream of zipfile data
 */
export default function createZip (localFiles, remoteFiles = [], { formatMessage }) {
  const zipfile = new yazl.ZipFile()
  const errors = []
  const missingOriginals = []

  localFiles.forEach(({ data, metadataPath, ...options }) => {
    if (typeof data === 'string') data = Buffer.from(data)
    zipfile.addBuffer(data, metadataPath, options)
  })

  const tasks = remoteFiles.map(f => downloadTask(f))

  function downloadTask (
    { url, metadataPath, fallbackUrl, ...options },
    isFallback
  ) {
    return function (cb) {
      cb = once(cb)
      const start = Date.now()
      logger.debug('Requesting', url)
      // I tried doing this by adding streams to the zipfile, but it's really hard
      // to catch errors when trying to download an image, so you end up with
      // corrupt files in the zip. This uses a bit more memory, but images are
      // only added once they have downloaded correctly
      ky.get(url)
        .arrayBuffer()
        .then(arrBuf => {
          if (isFallback) missingOriginals.push(metadataPath)
          logger.debug(
            'Req end in ' + (Date.now() - start) + 'ms ' + metadataPath
          )
          zipfile.addBuffer(Buffer.from(arrBuf), metadataPath, {
            ...options,
            store: true
          })
          cb()
        })
        .catch(err => {
          logger.error(
            `Error downloading file ${metadataPath} from ${url}`,
            err
          )
          if (isFallback || !fallbackUrl) {
            errors.push(metadataPath)
            cb()
          } else {
            logger.info(`Trying fallback URL ${fallbackUrl}`)
            downloadTask(
              { url: fallbackUrl, metadataPath, ...options },
              true
            )(cb)
          }
        })
    }
  }

  const start = Date.now()
  logger.debug('Starting download')
  run(tasks, concurrency, (...args) => {
    logger.info('Downloaded images in ' + (Date.now() - start) + 'ms')
    if (errors.length) {
      zipfile.addBuffer(
        Buffer.from(
          formatMessage(msgs.errorsMsg) + CR + CR + errors.join(CR) + CR
        ),
        formatMessage(msgs.errorsFilename) + '.txt'
      )
    }
    if (missingOriginals.length) {
      zipfile.addBuffer(
        Buffer.from(
          formatMessage(msgs.missingOriginalsMsg) +
            CR +
            CR +
            missingOriginals.join(CR) +
            CR
        ),
        formatMessage(msgs.missingOriginalsFilename) + '.txt'
      )
    }
    zipfile.end()
  })

  return zipfile.outputStream
}

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Jesse Edelstein says cross country isn't for the slow or weak – of heart. The clock doesn't lie and it can be your best friend one day and an unforgiving enemy the next time you cross the finish line.
There was plenty of rewards and excitement the last time Edelstein crossed the finish line. The Skyline boys' cross country team placed fifth at the MHSAA Division 1 boys' cross country meet at Michigan International Speedway on Nov. 3. It was the highest the Eagles have placed in school history.
And it made all that work worthwhile leaving not only a record performance but a memory that will last a lifetime.
"I was incredibly excited for states because it was our last opportunity to really show what our team was capable of," said Edelstein, who finished 33rd in 16:27.6, which highlights the bitter part of bittersweet.
Skyline ran every race as a team and despite his time not exactly being where he wanted it, Edelstein realizes the Eagles still had a "sweet" season.
Edelstein was one of the keys that helped the Eagles finish second with 69 points at the very competitive Brighton Regional on Oct. 26 at Huron Meadows. He ran 16:15.3 to finish 12th overall. Edelstein was top 10 in three races this season and top 15 in every race before the state finals. His personal-best time was 16:01.0 at the Chelsea Invitational on Sept. 29.
"I think this year's team was so successful because of the variability in finish order," he said. "There was no clear number one man on the team and that caused everyone to compete with and push each other. Having a top five that is so similar in ability is crucial in cross country especially in larger meets like states.
Edelstein started running track in middle school and then chasing goals in high school.
Edelstein, who has 3.95 GPA, hopes to run track and cross country in college.
First, he gets one more season on the track in the spring – where he will continue his ongoing relationship with the stopwatch.


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Q: Asking when someone leaves work or home? I need to know the most natural and least wordy way in English to ask what time someone leave work for the day.
Could you please verify these sentences below and let me know if 1) They are actually used by native speakers and 2) if I can improve them in anyway?
And lastly, how do you usually ask this question yourself in everyday life?
A. What time does she usually leave?
B. What time does she usually leave work (home)?
A. What time does she usually get off?
B. What time does she usually get off work (home)?
A. What time does she usually work until?
B. What time until does she usually work?
C. Until what time does she usually work?
Is there a way to ask this via the verb stay?

A: The direct and unambigious way in British English would be "When does she leave home (to go to work)?" and "When does she leave work?".
In BrE you can also ask "When does she leave for work?" meaning "When does she leave home to go to work?".
But "When does she leave for home?" would sounds strange. People leave home to go to many different places, but when you leave work you almost always go home. But you could ask something like "When does she leave for Paris?" if she was going on a business trip and travelling direct from work to an airport, perhaps in the middle of the normal working day.
You can replace "When" by "What time" in all of the above.
Using "stay":
You could ask something like "How long does she stay at work?" or "How long will she be staying at work?" Those questions assume that when she finishes work she will go home. The first question is asking about the usual time she finishes work. The second one is asking about one particular occasion - "when will she leave work today?".

A: The three A versions are better.
However, in real life I'd usually just say "What time do you finish?".
(Note to moderators: I'm not sure how I'm supposed to provide justification or backup information for this type of answer)

A: As an example (a bit wordy, but I want to setup the context), I need to call a company and speak with a specific person. I call and ask to speak to Susan Smith.
The response could be:
Sorry, she is out of the office right now.
Sorry, she is out for lunch right now.
Sorry, she is out for lunch right now, she'll be back around 1:00 (1:00 PM).

If they didn't mention it, I'll ask when will she return (to work)?
But, I won't be available around that time, so I want to know when she will leave work so I can plan when I will call her back.
I'll ask something like (I'd probably go with #1):
What time will she be done working today?
When will she leave work today?
What time will she work until, today?

Including "today" is somewhat optional as most would see it as implied, but to avoid ambiguity, I'd include it. Particularly if I needed to speak with her today, it's important to not ask what time does she usually work until because "today" may not be a "usual" day.
To be completely clear, I might also ask:
When might she be available to speak with me today?
Can I call her back anytime between 1:00 and 5:00?

Perhaps after she returns, she will be in a meeting from 3:00 until the end of the day. If possible, I'd like to know that so I can call her back between 1:00 and sometime before 3:00.

A:
What time does she usually get off?

I would be very cautious about using that phrase. "Get off" has a number of connotations, including sexual ones:
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/get-off
It also has other meanings like "get off a criminal charge", "get off a bus" and so on.

What time does she usually get off home

You don't normally "get off" home, so that wouldn't work.

I need to know the most natural and least wordy way in English to ask what time someone leave work for the day

I would say: When does she leave work?
"At what time" is wordy. "When" means the same thing. "For the day" is implied. You aren't asking "for the week" or "for ever".

And lastly, how do you usually ask this question yourself in everyday life?

In Australia we might ask someone: "When do you knock off?"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/knock+off

Informal
  a. To take a break or rest from; stop: knocked off work at noon.
  b. To cease work: It's after five; let's knock off.

However that is a bit colloquial as well (and can also have sexual implications).

A: In U.S. English, the simplest way would be to ask

What time does she get off work?

A shade more formal would be

What time does she usually leave work?

or

What time does she usually leave for the day?

In the latter, the work context would be understood. Don't use it if there could be some confusion.
Here's one way to ask involving the word stay:

How late does she usually stay [at work]?

Be careful, though, because any of these might be construed by the listener as evidence that you may be nosy at least, and possibly a stalker. So unless you're checking up on this woman as a job applicant, the prudent course would be to ask her yourself.
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You asked where you should place the until in your constructions. Presumably you're wondering whether you should avoid putting it at the end of the sentence. The answer is: don't avoid that. While some pedants will wince at this, they really don't have a leg to stand on. See this accepted answer on ELU to the same question. (TL;DR: This is a rule made up hundreds of years ago by fussbudgets who determined, against all usage evidence to the contrary, that English should behave more like Latin.)
Therefore you should feel no qualms about asking

What time does she work till?

or

What time does she work until?

But since English is pretty flexible, you could also easily say

Until what time does she work?

But for my money, that sounds a little more formal, even stilted.
Note that till and until are pretty much interchangeable here. See this related discussion on till and until on ELU.

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Video: Liverpool nurse attacked relatives in 'truly horrible' assault
Suspended Royal hospital worker given 12-month order for street attack
A Liverpool nurse who assaulted her aunties in an attack sparked by a family dispute was handed a supervision order by magistrates.
An earlier hearing was told how Danielle Ahmad, 24, from Toxteth had lost her temper and lashed out at her older relatives – spitting at one – in a row over the care of her vulnerable uncle Anthony.
Magistrates who had viewed CCTV of the incident which happened outside Anthony's Wavertree home said what they had seen had been "truly horrible".
But they took into consideration mitigation put forward by Jeremy Hawthorn who defended Danielle and her mum Paula Ahmad, 48, who was also involved in the assault.
Both women, who were found guilty of assaulting Susan Price and Miriam Hogg last month, were given a 12 month supervision order at Liverpool Magistrates Court today, told to work at a Women's Turnaround project for 20 days, and handed a 12 month restraining order which bans them from having contact with the victims.
Paula Ahmad was also ordered to do 140 hours unpaid work and Danielle Ahmad, 200 hours unpaid work.
Both women, who live on Gordale Close, also have to pay £410 in costs which includes compensation for the aunties.
The hearing heard that Danielle Ahmad, who works as a nurse at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, had been suspended from her job as a result of her conviction.
Mr Hawthorn also said that the Nursing and Midwifery Council – the professional watchdog – had also been informed by one of the aunties, Mrs Price, five days after the incident.
Asking for the magistrates to be lenient when sentencing, he told them: "They were of good character up until this incident.
"Danielle in particular is suspended at the moment but nevertheless has been in a nurse in a caring role. It's a sad way to blot one's copy, having grown up without any misdemeanour at all.
"They cooperated with the investigation and went into the police station voluntarily.
"This started out and finished as a family dispute over the care of an elderly relative who is infirm and can't make his own decisions and needs round the clock care. "The incident itself lasted about three minutes. It was short, sharp and came to an end of its own accord. There is no previous history of this type of behaviour."
The assault happened when Anthony came back from a day trip to Llandudno on September 2, 2013, with the two aunties and Susan's husband David who was driving.
They had pulled up outside Anthony's home when CCTV, installed as a security measure, caught the unfolding attack on camera.
Giving evidence at an earlier hearing, Mrs Price, who is nearly 60 and has arthritis and the lung condition COPD, said she now had to wear wigs because clumps of her hair pulled out in the melee had not grown back properly.
Mrs Hogg, 64, describing the attack, said: "Danielle had her hands in my and Susan's hair. I was trying to reason with her. Her mother was trying to stop her. Then Paula flew into us. My face was scratched and my hair was pulled out.
"David [Susan's husband] was trying to protect us. He could see us being ripped to pieces. It was like wild dogs."
During their trial both Danielle Ahmad and her mum had argued self defence and defence of each other. Danielle Ahmad had told police on interview that her mum had slapped Mrs Price first but only in defence of her.
She said the two aunties had then gone for her mum which is why she intervened.
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This post contains selections from the third of three days of photographs of the installation of Dan Webb's site-specific summer 2015 work in the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park. For project details, see my day one post.
This post contains selections from the second of three days of photographs of the installation of Dan Webb's site-specific summer 2015 work in the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park. For project details, see my day one post.
Seattle artist Dan Webb was commissioned by the Seattle Art Museum to create and install "Break It Down," the summer 2015 temporary site-specifc installation in the museum's Olympic Sculpture Park. The following images were taken early in the process of building a shack that the artist will work in during the summer. Seattle artist Matt Sellars assisted with the shack construction, and photo and video documenting the process.


DROP DATABASE is the command that deletes the database currently connected to, including any associated shadow and log files. Dropping a database deletes any data it contains. A database can be dropped by its creator, the SYSDBA user, and any users with operating system root privileges.
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In an interview with Variety, Baptiste voice actor Benz Antoine explained landing the role as Baptiste in Overwatch changed his life more than he imagined it would. Antoine explained he had no idea what he was auditioning for and nearly walked away before Blizzard picked him as the voice of Baptiste.
Antoine knew very little as he auditioned for Baptiste. He was aware it was for a video game but didn't know what game it was for, nor anything else. The secrecy became too frustrating for him and he told his manager to call it off. But when Blizzard called them back and explained it was for Overwatch, everyone around him said he had to go for it.
"I've spent 25 years working as an actor and no one in my family thought I was cool until I got this," Antoine told Variety.
Antoine also discussed how welcoming the community is to him, including the other voice actors in Overwatch. He has yet to meet anyone in person, likely because of schedule clashes, but everyone was very welcoming on social media.
"We have Comic-Cons lined up from now to the end of the year, something I've never done before," he said. "The amount of heat this has generated, the attention is crazy."
He also discussed his feelings playing a Haitian character and being able to hear Haitian Creole in a video game. After spending most of his life and career trying to escape his accent, he was able to embrace it for Baptiste. "Speaking Creole was fun, being able to go back and check out the authenticity with my grandmother and hearing Creole in the game for all of the Haitians, that's going to be exciting," Antoine said.
Baptiste is the newest support hero in the game and a release date for live servers was recently announced by Blizzard.


The Security plugin REST API lets you programmatically create and manage users, roles, role mappings, and action groups.
For example, the following line grants the my-role role access to the PUT, POST, and DELETE methods of the ROLES URIs.
You can mark users, role, role mappings, and action groups as read-only in their respective configuration files. Resources that have this flag set to true can't be changed using the REST API and are marked as reserved in Kibana.
To add or remove these flags, you need to modify plugins/opendistro_security/securityconfig/internal_users.yml and run plugins/opendistro_security/tools/securityadmin.sh.
Creates or replaces the specified action group.
Updates individual attributes of an action group.
Creates, updates, or deletes multiple action groups in a single call.
These calls let you create, update, and delete internal users. If you use an external authentication backend, you probably don't need to worry about internal users.
Creates or replaces the specified user. You must specify either password (plain text) or hash (the hashed user password). If you specify password, the Security plugin automatically hashes the password before storing it.
Updates individual attributes of an internal user.
Creates, updates, or deletes multiple internal users in a single call.
Creates or replaces the specified role.
Updates individual attributes of a role.
Creates, updates, or deletes multiple roles in a single call.
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Home » Film News » 'Origins of Halloween' Film Wins Documentary Award
'Origins of Halloween' Film Wins Documentary Award
Underground Film Festival
A bi-lingual film on the origins of Halloween, 'Spirit of Samhain,' has recently won Best Short Documentary Award at the Underground Film Festival in Cork, Ireland.
With entries from 35 countries, the festival screened 122 films in 15 different categories.
In addition to the award, the film has been recommended to teachers of Religious Education in England.
Ed Pawson, Chair, NATRE, National Association of Teachers of Religious Education, has described it as "an exciting resource to widen our understanding of the diversity and origins of religion, beliefs and customs today".
The film traces origins of Ireland's biggest Halloween Carnival in Derry back to troubled years of 1980s. It also traces origins of Halloween itself to the Celtic festival of Samhain. Dr. Jenny Butler from the Folklore Department of University College, Cork narrates this.
The film, Spiorad na Samhna — Spirit of Samhain — can be viewed at:


Chicago Sky guard/forward Elena Delle Donne, the 2015 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by Samsung, Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot, and Tulsa Shock center Courtney Paris have won the 2015 WNBA Peak Performer Awards for scoring, assists, and rebounding, respectively, the WNBA announced Thursday.
Delle Donne, a third-year pro, earned her first scoring title with an average of 23.4 points per game, the fifth-highest mark in WNBA history and nearly three points better than that of this year's second-place finisher, 2014 scoring champion Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx (20.6 ppg). The only players to surpass Delle Donne's scoring average in a season are Diana Taurasi (25.3 ppg in 2006 and 24.1 ppg in 2008 with the Phoenix Mercury), Moore (23.9 ppg for Minnesota last year), and Lauren Jackson (23.8 ppg with the Seattle Storm in 2007).
The University of Delaware product opened the season by averaging 28.7 points in June, a WNBA record for the first 10 games of a season (Cappie Pondexter, now Delle Donne's teammate with Chicago, held the previous mark of 25.7 points with the Mercury in 2008). Delle Donne's June highlights included a career-high 45 points against the Atlanta Dream on June 24, the sixth-best scoring performance in league history.
The second overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm, Delle Donne recorded at least 40 points twice, 30 points five times, and 20 points 21 times. She also shot a WNBA-best 95.0 percent (207-for-218) from the free throw line.
Delle Donne, Vandersloot, and their Chicago teammates are set to open the WNBA Playoffs presented by Boost Mobile as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Paris recorded 317 total rebounds – a career-best 215 on the defensive glass and 102 on the offensive end. She reached double figures in rebounds in 14 games, highlighted by two career-high 19-rebound efforts, first at San Antonio on June 14 and then against the Washington Mystics on July 21.


Such a cute little mod set from Mary Maxim!
Mary Maxim Mellowspun, Jacket: 9(9:10:10:11) skeins Main color (M), 2(2:2:2:2) skeins Contrast (C), Beret: 2 skeins M.
Crochet hook each size 9(I) and 8(H).
Jacket: To fit bust sizes 34″(36″:38″:40″:42″). Finished measurement 36″(38″:40″:42″:44″). Length to shoulder 22″(22+":221″:24″:23″). Sleeve seam 17″.
Beret: To fit average head size. Tension: 7 sts and 8 rows =2″ square measured over sc on size 9 hook using double yarn. Special Abbreviations for Beret Inc 1= increase 1 st by working 2 sc into next sc. Dec 1 =pull up 1 loop in each of next 2 sc, yo and through the 3 loops on hook. Note: Yarn is used double throughout. Wind 2 balls together to avoid tangling.
Back: Using size 8 hook and M yarn wound double, make 64(68:72:74:78) ch, work 1 sc into the 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc into each ch to end. 63(67:71:73:77) sc. * Next row: 1 ch, 1 sc into each st to end. Rep the last row 6 times more. Change to size 9 hook and work 7 rows in C, 7 rows in M and 7 rows in C. Break C * and continue in M only until back measures 15″.
Shape Armholes: 1st row: SI st across first 2 sc, 1 ch, 1 sc into next sc, 1 sc into each st to last 2 sc, turn, (2 sc decreased at both ends of row). Rep the last row 1(1:2:2:2) times more. Next row: 1 ch, 1 sc into each st to last st, turn, (1 sc decreased at end of row). Rep the last row 5(7:5:5:7) times more. Work straight on remaining 49(51:53:55: 57) sts until armholes measure 7″(7+":7+": Shape Shoulders and Back Neck Next row: Work to last 7(7:8:8:9) sts, turn. Next row: Work 7 sts, break yarn and fasten off. Leave 21(23:23:25:25) sts at centre and rejoin yarn to remaining 14(14:15:15:16) sts. Work 7 sts, break yarn and fasten off.
Left Front: Using size 8 hook and M yarn wound double, make 31(33:35:36:38) ch, work I sc into the 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc into each ch to end. 30(32:34:35:37) sc. Work as given for Back from * to *. Work straight until front measures 9″. **- Shape Neck Leave 1 st unworked at end of next row (front edge). *** Dec 1 st at front edge of every following 4th row 4 times more. 25(27:29:30:32) sts remain. Dec 1 st at front edge of every following 6th row, and at the same time when front measures same as back to armholes shape armhole as fol-lows:— dec 2 sts at armhole edge of next 2 (2:3:3:3) rows. Keeping neck decs correct dec 1 st at armhole edge of alt rows 3(4:3:3: 4) times, then continue neck decs only until 14(14:15:15:16) sts remain. Work straight until armhole measures same as back arm-holes ending at front edge. Shape Shoulder Work 7 sts, break yarn and fasten off.
Right Front: Work as given for Left Front to **.
Shape Neck: Next row: SI st across 1 st, 1 ch, I sc into next st, 1 sc into each st to end. (I st decreased at front edge.) Complete as given for Left Front from *** to end. Sleeves Using size 8 hook and M wound double, make 31(33:35:37:39) ch, work I sc into the 2nd ch from hook, I sc into each ch to end. 30(32:34:36:38) sc. Work as given for Back from * to * at the same time increasing 1 st at both ends of the 5th row and then every following 9th row. Continue in-creases as before until there are 44(46:48: 50:52) sts. Work straight until sleeve mea-sures 17″, or required seam length. Shape Top Dec 2 sts at both ends of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at end of next 8 rows. Dec 1 st at both ends of next 6 rows, break yarn and fasten off.
Finishing and Front Band: Press pieces according to instructions on page 36. Join shoulder, side and sleeve seams. Insert sleeves. Front Band: Using size 8 hook and M wound double, and with right side of work facing work 1 row sc up right front edge, round neck and down left front edge work-ing about 7 sc to every 8 rows. Turn and work 3 more rows. Mark positions on Left Front for 5 buttons the first=" above lower edge and the 5th +" below beg of neck shaping. Space remainder evenly between. Work 1 more row sc but making button loops on Right Front by working 3 ch in place of 2 sc to correspond with each marker. Press seams and band. Sew on buttons.
Change to size 8 hook and work 5 rounds. Fasten off.
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George IV had to become Regent from his incapacitated father in 1810. He came to the regency as Britain was waging war with France. This was to last another 5 years before culminating in victory at Waterloo in 1815. As Britain was ultimately victorious in this struggle against Revolutionary ideas against Britain's arch-foe, he felt that the British monarchy had to become more high profile and so reflect the rising relative power of Britain. He invested heavily in the Royal Family's palaces including the new palace at Buckingham. This spending on a show of Royal power actually hid the fact that the King was beholden even more to his parliament and ministers. The palaces were almost a consolation for the fact that he had so little real power and to keep him occupied and away from meddling in the affairs of State. His ministers were busy redrawing the borders of Europe and setting up the Concert of Europe but the King himself took almost no part in the process whatsoever.
1762 at St. James's Palace
1830 at Windsor
Acceded to Throne
Prinny and His Pals: The Life of George IV
By Tom Ambrose
The Hanoverians: The History of a Dynasty
By Jeremy Black
George IV: A Life in Caricature
By Kenneth Baker
George IV (Yale English Monarchs Series)
By E.A. Smith
David Starkey's Monarchy


Trade frictions between China and the United States will not cause a sharp rise in the price of soybeans-a major agricultural import for China-or their products in the domestic market, according to experts.
China announced in June that it would levy an additional 25 percent tariff on 659 goods worth $50 billion from the US-including agricultural products such as soybeans, pork and beef-in response to the US imposition of tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese goods. The measures took effect on July 6.
Soybeans are a major agricultural import for China. Last year, it imported more than 95 million metric tons, with a total value of nearly $40 billion-more than 30 percent of China's total agricultural imports. Last year, Brazil and the US accounted for 53 percent and 34 percent respectively of the soybeans exported to China, according to the General Administration of Customs.
"China's soybean imports from the US have been decreasing over the past few years, despite an increase in the total amount of soybeans imported," he said.
"The global supply of soybeans is experiencing a surplus, and China should not worry that it cannot import soybeans from the US," Zhong said.
Tariffs will not cause a noticeable price increase for soybean oil sold in China-a major product made from imported soybeans-as it is easier to find alternatives and there is a global surplus of raw materials for edible oils, Yin said.
This may cause price increases for soybean meal-a major product of soybeans used as animal feed in China-which may push up the price of pork, a major meat consumed in the country, she said.
Trade frictions between China and the US have not greatly impacted agricultural prices in China yet, Mao Shengyong, spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, said at a news conference on July 16. But prices of imported soybeans may rise, and products related to soybeans, such as pork, eggs and edible oil may increase, he said.


All right! Admit it! Who was involved in Adobe Dreamweaver? 'Noctilux' isn't recognised by the spell check and comes up as 'snottily'.
Other gems with other programs have included Hindu for Honda and Vilest/Velocities for Velocette/Velocettes (motorcycles). Any further offers?
You have to check your spell check. Think of it as "auto exposure" for words. It don't always work.
Adding to the dictionary is one of my favourite hobbies. The spell check has a 4th grade vocabulary that needs to be educated.


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// prefix selectors of a css tree with a given name
// if the selector has already been properly prefixed, it is not changed
// modifies the tree in place
// @return tree
module.exports = function prefix(name, tree) {
    traverse(tree).forEach(function (node) {
        if (node !== 'simpleselector') {
            return;
        }

        var nodes = this.parent.node;

        // don't prefix if any of the following conditions are met:
        // .module exists as a parent then ok
        // .module exists in a set of classes right after an element
        // .module exists in the first set of classes
        for (var i=1 ; i<nodes.length ; ++i) {
            var node = nodes[i];

            // first space exists search
            if (node[0] === 's') {
                break;
            }

            if (node[0] === 'clazz' && node[1][0] === 'ident' &&
                node[1][1] === name) {
                return;
            }
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        // prefix the css rule
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        );
    });

    return tree;
};


It probably isn't a good thing that this cake is so easy to make.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pudding mix. Whisk to combine. Add milk, eggs, sour cream, peanut butter, vanilla and salt and mix until smooth. Fold in peanut butter chips.
Grease the bowl of Crock-Pot with nonstick cooking spray. Add batter to Crock-Pot and smooth top with spatula. Cook on low for 3 1/2 to 4 hours checking at 3 hours to make sure the edges aren't burning. Cake can be kept on warm for up to 4 hours before serving. The finished cake should be set on the sides and still gooey in the center.
Drizzle with peanut butter and garnish with Reese's cups and Reese's Pieces Serve.


According to Lehigh Valley Health Network, technology can be helpful in educating kids, whether it be using video games to help solve hypotheses or understanding complex stories in television; screen time can be especially beneficial to visual learners. But while there are some educational benefits to technology, we also should make sure to monitor our kids' usage and ensure they're accessing parent-approved content. Here are some ways to let your kids safely use tablets and smartphones as a means of expanding their minds.
Eliminate the stress of safeguarding your kids' content consumption by checking to see that your tablet, laptop or smartphone has a kids mode option. For example, the Samsung Galaxy S7 has a built-in kids mode to keep kids safe and give parents peace of mind. Pick and choose the apps your kids use and monitor how they're using your device. For kids, the mode is fun and makes the controls bright and easy to use. The S7 is also waterproof, so it's protected against toddler spills.
Choose a device that inspires your child's creativity, such as the Note7 with stylus pen. A stylus pen will allow your kids to doodle away on your next flight or car trip and create their own masterpieces. Try downloading the ArtFlow app onto your Note7 for a mix of brushes, colors and drawing tools. There are also fun games your kids can play with a stylus pen, like Scribble Racer, which takes them on a journey where they can score points by grabbing fruit along the way.
Too much screen time is always a concern for parents, so make sure some of that time is educational. For little ones, Elmo Loves 123s can help teach your kids simple math and identify numbers by providing creative opportunities to color. Got an aspiring filmmaker? GoldieBlox and the Movie Machine offer the basics to create animated GIFs and shorts. There's also a fun photo-capture tool so your kids can star in their own movies.
Smartwatches can be affordable and fun and give teens some responsibility without having to invest in a top of the line smartphone. When teens wear a smartwatch, they're less likely to leave it lying around and lose it. You can also help your kids stay accountable with a smartwatch. Send a text to your teenager to find out where they are and sync up Google calendar so they never miss a class or appointment.
Kids need parental supervision and limitations to their technology consumption. But they also should be exposed to technology in order to compete in a modern world. An article in Psychology Today reported that search engines may cause children to become less adept at remembering things, but increases their ability to find things. The article suggests this could help kids engage in "higher-order" processing like contemplating and critical thinking.
Like anything else in life, moderation is key in introducing kids to technology. Start with the devices and apps you're comfortable with that challenge your kids, then take the time to find out how they're using the technology and what they're learning from it.


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A family run manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom furniture had operated successfully for over ten years maintaining profitability. It supplied both the trade and general public offering a fittings service.
The company survived the immediate aftermath of the financial crash partially due to its accumulated profits, but it began to suffer cashflow difficulties and became reliant upon the senior director for support and by way of working capital.
Behind the scenes, there were personal issues with family members who were also directors of the company. The senior director found it extremely difficult to deal with these burdens and cashflow issues.
The company remained in a serviceable position, but it started to become under pressure from both suppliers and the Crown. The company had started to implement a programme of disposal of certain assets to aid cashflow. However, it was clear that this was a short-term issue and also further cost-cutting regarding redundancies were unaffordable due to the length of service of the staff.
The company was insolvent on a cashflow basis, and it was confirmed to not to be in a position to make further redundancies.
The continuation of the programme of asset disposal needed careful consideration and valuations before it could continue. Poppleton & Appleby advised the director of the provisions of the Insolvency Act which prohibit transactions at an under value.
The company had a fairly robust order book.
It was clear that the company's trade suppliers wished to continue to support the company having had many years of successful trading.
The principal director handled all "firefighting" issues which were hampering his ability to take care of the day to date operation of the company.
Poppleton & Appleby initially instigated a full valuation of the company's assets by a firm of professional valuers in order to properly assess the viability of the business.
Poppleton & Appleby assisted the directors in the preparation of bespoke proposal documentation.
The company accountants were engaged to prepare detailed cashflow information and support of the proposals.
The completed proposals were circulated to all creditors, and a creditors' meeting was convened for their consideration.
In the meantime, Poppleton & Appleby assisted in creditor queries including those from HMRC.
The proposals were approved by creditors with standard HMRC modifications.
The company initially maintained the terms of the CVA.
A further disposal of assets was managed under the auspices of professional valuers.
A significant dividend was paid to creditors.
After a significant trading period, it was reported that the company had incurred post relevant VAT liability contrary to the CVA. This issue was reported immediately giving Poppleton & Appleby the opportunity to negotiate further with HMRC to resolve this position over a short period. Around the same time, the director had been approached by two independent third parties who wished to invest and become involved in the business. A change in the company structure would require the supervisor's written approval under the terms of the CVA.
The two individuals were brought in as directors which required the resignation of two family members as referred to. There was also an allocation of the company's shareholding. Again, this was under the auspices of the company accountants.
Following the re-organisation, the company began to fall into contribution arrears. It was also clear that the "new" board of directors sought different solutions. The CVA fell into breach and was not able to be rectified. This situation was recognised at an early date by the management which enabled them to consider further options to protect the business.
In conjunction with professional agents, a discreet marketing campaign was undertaken. Poppleton Appleby was again instructed by the directors who wished to appoint administrators. Immediately following their appointment, Poppleton & Appleby undertook a sale of the assets to the "new" management subject to valuation.
The "new" directors were motivated and driven and also provided a new customer base.
The optimum value of the business was achieved.
A further significant distribution was able to be made to unsecured creditors.
The accountant who referred the case initially retained their new clients.


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