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The use of pharmacopoeia preparations made by manufacturers is allowed, but the seller is held responsible for their purity and strength.
Once the amount the fish seller requested is reached, the loan is funded and funds are transferred to her.
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If the goods were stolen and the rightful owner reclaimed them, he had to prove his purchase by producing the seller and the deed of sale or witnesses to it.
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No to a second referendum
It is an irrelevant debate
There should be a second referendum in some capacity
Referendum between the May plan and a hard Brexit
Referendum between the May plan and canceling Brexit.
Referendum with all options on the ballot
It would undermine British democracy
It Would Increase Division
We need a General Election not a Second Referendum
The Vote Leave Campaign Undermined the Legitimacy of the First Referendum
We need one more referendum to settle the Brexit debate once and for all
The People Who Voted for Brexit Are Dying Off
The Brexit on offer is not what we voted for
The Government Needs Further Clarification
We've Changed Our Mind on Brexit
A No-Deal Brexit is the Worst-of-all-Worlds Scenario
There Must be Something for Everyone
⟨ What are the options on a second Brexit referendum? Show more Show less
Theresa May's Brexit deal contains little to please brexiteers or remainers. Should the government go back to the people for a second referendum on Brexit?
It is an irrelevant debate Show more Show less
It is a pointless debate because we can't have a second referendum.
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The Conservative party has made a mess of Brexit. The people need to vote on the leadership, not the policy.
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Almost two years have elapsed since Article 50 was triggered. At the time, Britain's Conservative government knew it needed to negotiate the terms of the UK's departure from the EU. Yet the country is just months away from leaving, and it is still debating the legitimacy of the vote.
Theresa May returned to the UK with a deal that pleases nobody. Remainers and Brexiteers are equally disappointed. MPs will vote on the final deal on the 12th of December and Theresa May will struggle to convince MPs that her deal is right for the country. After two years of negotiating, all Theresa May and her government have to show is a deal that does not address any of the core beliefs that prompted Brexiteers to vote to leave the EU. The Conservative party got the UK into the Brexit mess after David Cameron used a national referendum to heal a divide in the Conservative party. Rather than heal the party divide, the referendum ensured the division spread across the country.[1] Britain does not need a second referendum, it needs a new government. Even if a general election puts the Conservatives back in power, at least they will have the stability and legitimacy of the backing of the British public.
Britain had a general election in 2017. Labour was unable to unseat the Conservative government then. There is no need for another general election now just because the Labour party does not like the way Brexit is being handled. At such a critical juncture, as Theresa May concludes Brexit negotiations with Brussels and prepares for a vote in Parliament over the final deal, a general election is out of the question and would harm national interests.[2] Since the two largest parties are both split over Brexit, a General Election fought on Brexit might be decided on other issues, and could produce another Parliament that doesn't have a majority for any particular version of Brexit. Under the Fixed Term parliament Act we can have an extra election either if two-thirds of MPs vote for it, or if the government loses a confidence vote and no-one else wins a confidence vote within two weeks. Neither condition has yet been met.
The Conservative government's handling of Brexit has been a disaster. The people should now choose if they want a new government at the helm during further negotiations.
British representative democracy demands a general election every five years. There was a vote less than five years ago. There is no need for a general election now.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/16/may-brexit-chaos-labour-force-election
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-may-election/snap-election-not-in-uks-interest-during-brexit-talks-may-idUSKCN1M52OB
It is a pointless debate because we don't have time for a second referendum before the Article 50 deadline.
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Interview with Jade Blackstock
Fink's Cafe, London
Last spring, we were struck by one particular performance piece at the RCA Degree Show. During Black River, the artist lay motionless as molasses seeped slowly from her mouth. Though such a minimal act, it aroused deep melancholic feelings, a visceral response to the intimate links between race, violence, and colonialism. Many others, as it turns out, felt admiration.
Three months later, the artist, Jade Blackstock, is moving into her new studio, provided through the prestigious Studiomakers Prize funded by Tiffany & Co and Outset. She is not quite settled, having not yet acquired a desk nor a chair. Instead, we caught her for a chat in Fink's Cafe to hear about how she has become a sharp and daring artist.
What brought you to the RCA?
The first thing was my tutor from my BA course who suggested I apply because he used to study on the painting course... I would never have applied.
What did you do for BA?
I did Fine Art Practice with Psychology... I couldn't decide between the two.
It was at Worcester. The middle of England.
That sounds really interesting.
The Psychology bit, no. It was so boring. A lot of time I used to skip my Psychology class having gone to the studio, and just spend all day there. If I did another course, it would have to be art.
How did you get into performance?
During my BA I kind of realized that performance was the most appropriate form for my work and what I wanted to express because in my opinion, the rawness of the form really appeals to me. I think the themes I really look at, myself, I really didn't want to pretty them up, feelings of racism or identity or ideas of the female body and what is imposed on the female. It was the best way of expressing those ideas and it kind of took off.
Were you doing performance in your BA?
Yeah, during the end. I started off with painting and drawing and then it kind of moved on to sculpture. By the final year, it was just performance. The first performance I did, I painted my whole body white and had this awkward swimming cap and leotard thing and I walked through the town, waiting for the bus. And I kind of extended that my buying a foam machine and plugging it in and standing and getting blasted by the foam. I kind of didn't really realize the health and safety issues of being blasted by foam but it made a good image [laughs].
What do you think about the RCA as this established institution...I feel like performance is one of the more radical art forms, so how do you think the RCA influenced your art?
On a personal teacher level, we were always encouraged. We always had that support with exploring ideas that were not pretty all the time. But it felt like a struggle with the institution. There were a couple of times where I felt like it really affected my confidence and my role and my belief in what I was trying to convey. Things like nudity or possible health and safety issues kind of inhibited me from really getting to the bottom of what I was trying to say. There was an incident when I performed partially nude and there was a complaint which kind of extended to numerous people being upset. After everything blowing up and having to do apologies, it made me question what was acceptable in terms of my body in performance and I really started to wonder what [it means] to be a woman and a black woman in performance in the nude, I wondered if those issues were being explored not just through the work.
Do you feel like the RCA inhibited you?
Yeah I do. Because of the person who complained from the public, they had to act upon it. Blinds were put down... I honestly thought I would be kicked off the course because of it apparently reaching the MP.
Do you want to tell us what your performance was?
Basically I had a jar of jam and I beat the jam out of the jar and pulled down my trousers with my face to the floor and kind of just dragged the jam into the floor with my face and with my bare ass within view of the window and this woman walked past and then it was just chaos. It was interesting to test that because I kind of had done similar performances on the street and nobody questioned it…
Because we saw one of your performances on a flat screen TV, I was interested to know what you think about media and the Internet and how it can be used to create a larger audience for your work. Do you think that's a good thing or a bad thing?
I think both. There are so many things that can't be picked up though. The presence alone is quite...it's something. And then a lot of the materials I use have quite strong smells like if I have a dead pheasant, then no one's going to smell it in the video. So a lot of the time it's live...But I thought that video was really effective because it was only two minutes so kind of a quick byte and when that's disseminated you kind of get the message very quickly rather than having to invest in making sure you're at the right place at the right time. A lot of time it's really hard to be there at the specific time and place especially because sometimes I don't know where I'm going to perform, so how are people able to watch it? I think having footage of it, people who didn't see it can still actually get something from it so I do think it works in that way.
Can you tell us about the Black River?
Molasses...is a beautiful material. My background is Jamaican. The North Caribbean Islands were effectively just sugar making... So approaching that through the use of molasses and using the mouth and gagging is to do with conflict with a history that I kind of don't know, I was born in the UK. But it's clear that I'm female. It's clear that I'm black. There are conventions that sometimes play into it...
What themes do you work on and why do you choose to work on them?
I would say the biggest ones are identity and race. There have been many moments in my life when race has really dominated my thoughts. I feel like in the UK sometimes it is perpetuated even more. Even being at the school, I would say I met three or four black people in my whole Fine Arts school. It was like wow, I'm kind of not making it up. Representation is a big deal. It took up a lot of my work.
The clothes you wear during your performance are traditional. Does that play into it?
I really didn't want to fetishize the idea of exploring my race and culture. Wearing something that's really plain doesn't really give much indication…They tend to have been clothes that I used to wear.
Are there people you can talk to about your practice both inside and outside of the RCA?
Yeah especially in the RCA. We all have this understanding of dealing with certain heavy issues....Ideas of sexuality and identity, gender things like this…
You mentioned this new studio you are going to work in which is quite amazing. Have you achieved a satisfying balance between living in London and earning a living wage and also having time to make work?
Not yet. I work full time. During my MA I was working four days a week. I have not found a balance at all...I need to find the time to actually work there. There are a lot of sculptural elements that I really want to develop.
Do you think the other people in the studio will change your work in any way?
I was speaking to one of the guys who is a sculptor and his works are really minimal and clean cut and he was actually going, "Oh we should collaborate on something!" And that's really cool because we're from completely different backgrounds.
What do you think is the essence of your work? Is it about raising awareness or is it about self expression?
I think it's a mixture. It's kind of like discovering myself but also raising awareness of certain issues certain people don't like to talk about….
So it's like a form of communication.
What are your favourite venues in London?
...There is the place in Brixton called Cultural Black Archives which I had never heard of in my life until a few months ago and I went there. It has archives and then they have an exhibition...It's kind of like the Tate…Soul of a Nation [exhibit]...On my way, I found a market that sells sugar cane and I bought like three five-foot-long sticks of sugarcane and I walked through Brixton and all these Jamaican men were like "Oh my god you've got cane, you've got cane!" They were mystified by the fact that I was walking around with three giant sugar canes.
Did you get them for an art piece?
Yeah. I used to eat them at my grandma's house in Jamaica.
Is there anything you want to say to the current students of RCA, any words of advice?
I was often told by my tutor, "It's better to apologize after than to ask for permission!"
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Q: Find duplicates in a database table, where 2 columns are duplicated I have a database table with 3 columns. I want to find all duplicates that have snuck in un-noticed and tidy them up.
Table is structured approximately
ID      ColumnA     ColumnB
0       aaa         bbb
1       aaa         ccc
2       aaa         bbb
3       xxx         bbb

So what would my query look like to return columns 0 and 2 as both column A and column B make a combined duplicate entry?
Standard sql preferred, but is running on a SQL 2008 server

A: Use count(*) as a window function:
select t.*
from (select t.*, count(*) over (partition by columna, columnb) as cnt
      from table t
     ) t
where cnt > 1;

A: You can create a query that groups and counts the duplicate rows:
SELECT  COUNT(1) , ColumnA , ColumnB
FROM    YourTable
GROUP BY ColumnA , ColumnB
HAVING  COUNT(1) > 1

You can then add this to a subquery to output the full rows that hold the duplicate data.
Here's a full executable example based on your sample data:
CREATE TABLE #YourTable
    ([ID] INT, [ColumnA] VARCHAR(3), [ColumnB] VARCHAR(3))
;

INSERT INTO #YourTable
    ([ID], [ColumnA], [ColumnB])
VALUES
    (0, 'aaa', 'bbb'),
    (1, 'aaa', 'ccc'),
    (2, 'aaa', 'bbb'),
    (3, 'xxx', 'bbb')
;

SELECT  *
FROM    #YourTable t1
WHERE   EXISTS ( SELECT COUNT(1) , ColumnA , ColumnB
                 FROM   #YourTable
                 WHERE  t1.ColumnA = ColumnA AND t1.ColumnB = ColumnB
                 GROUP BY ColumnA , ColumnB
                 HAVING COUNT(1) > 1 )

DROP TABLE #YourTable

A: You may try like this:
with x as   (select  *,rn = row_number()
            over(PARTITION BY columnA,columnB order by ID)
            from    #temp1)

select * from x where rn > 1

A: You can use a sub-select with a HAVING clause to find duplicated ColumnA-ColumnB pairs, then the outer SELECT just returns the matching rows.
select * from MyTable t1
inner join (select ColumnA, ColumnB
            from MyTable
            group by ColumnA, ColumnB
            having count(*) > 1) t2 on t2.ColumnA = t1.ColumnA
                                   and t2.ColumnB = t1.ColumnB

A: The code without aggregated functions:
SELECT
    a.*
FROM
    #tbl a
    JOIN #tbl b ON a.[ColumnA] = b.[ColumnA]
                   AND a.[ColumnB] = b.[ColumnB]
                   AND a.id <> b.id

OR
SELECT
    a.*
FROM
    #tbl a
WHERE
    EXISTS ( SELECT
                *
             FROM
                #tbl b
             WHERE
                a.[ColumnA] = b.[ColumnA]
                AND a.[ColumnB] = b.[ColumnB]
                AND a.ID <> b.ID )

OR
SELECT * FROM (
SELECT
    a.*, COUNT(*) OVER (PARTITION BY [ColumnA], [ColumnB]) cnt
FROM
    #tbl a
) a
WHERE cnt > 1

A: This approach can be controversial and many people can claim its "a bad practice" but, it does perfectly translate "Pick all duplicate stuff from 'table'"
Of course, it also works with delete statement.
SELECT FROM mytable WHERE Id NOT IN
    (SELECT Id FROM
        (SELECT Id, concat(ColumnA,'-',ColumnB) AS x FROM mytable
            GROUP BY x) AS innerTable);

Also you could occasionally if possible (or necessary) add a unique index on those columns.
ALTER TABLE mytable
ADD CONSTRAINT uniqueColA_ColB UNIQUE (ColumnA,ColumnB);

And Sql will automatically throw an error when trying to insert duplicate values.

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The National Association of State Librarians was established in 1898. In 1904 the name was changed to National Association of State Libraries. In 1957 it merged with the State Library Agencies Division of the American Library Association to form the American Association of State Libraries. In 1971 the name of the latter was changed to Association of State Library Agencies. In 1974 the Round Table on Library Services to the Blind of the American Library Association and the Association of Hospital and Institution Libraries merged to form the Health and Rehabilitative Library Services Division of the American Library Association. In 1978 the Association of State Library Agencies and the Health and Rehabilitative Library Services Division of the American Library Association merged to form the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies. Works by the National Association of State Librarians and the National Association of State Libraries are found under National Association of State Libraries. Works by the other bodies are found under the following headings according to the name used at the time of publication: American Library Association. State Library Agencies Division. American Association of State Libraries. Association of State Library Agencies. American Library Association. Round Table on Library Services to the Blind. Association of Hospital and Institution Libraries. American Library Association. Health and Rehabilitative Library Services Division. Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies. SUBJECT ENTRY: Works about these bodies are entered under the name or names in existence during the latest period for which subject coverage is given. In the case where the required name is represented in this catalog only under a later form of the name, entry is made under the later form
-- See Also Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies
National Association of Stock Dealers. Nasdaq Stock Market -- See Nasdaq Stock Market
National Association of Student Anthropologists (U.S.) -- Periodicals : Bulletin of the National Association of Student Anthropologists 1999 1
National Association of the Polish American Bar -- See Also the later heading Polish American National Bar Association
National Association of the Polish American Bar -- Periodicals : Polamerican law journal (Online) 1941 1
National Association of Theatre Nurses (Great Britain) / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84119713 : The British journal of theatre nursing : NATNews : the official journal of the National Association of Theatre Nurses 1991 1
National Association of Theatre Nurses (Great Britain) -- Periodicals. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84119713 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001647 : The British journal of theatre nursing : NATNews : the official journal of the National Association of Theatre Nurses 1991 1
National Association of Vascular Access Networks : Journal of vascular access devices : JVAD : the official publication of the National Association of Vascular Access Networks 1
National Association of Victims Support Schemes (Great Britain) / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85200271 : Helping victims of crime : the Home Office and the rise of victim support in England and Wales / Paul Rock 1990 1
National Asthma Strategy (Australia) : National Asthma Strategy : 2006-2008 / Australian Health Ministers' Conference 2006 1
National Athletic Trainers Association -- History. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80066804 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 : Introduction to athletic training / Susan Kay Hillman 2005 1
National Audubon Society. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79032988 : Wildlife sanctuaries & the Audubon Society : places to hide and seek / John M. "Frosty" Anderson 2000 1
National Audubon Society -- Buildings. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79032988 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004819 : Audubon House : building the environmentally responsible, energy-efficient office / National Audubon Society, Croxton Collaborative, Architects 1994 1
National Audubon Society -- History. 2
National Australasian Convention (1891 : Sydney, N.S.W) 2
National Australia Bank -- See Also the earlier heading National Commercial Banking Corporation of Australia
National Australia Bank. 6
National Australia Bank (1983- ) -- See National Commercial Banking Corporation of Australia
National Australia Bank -- Art collections. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89628842 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002459 : The seventies : Australian paintings and tapestries from the collection of National Australia Bank 1982 1
National Australia Bank -- Art collections -- Catalogs. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89628842 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002459 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001246 : The seventies : Australian paintings and tapestries from the collection of National Australia Bank 1982 1
National Australia Bank -- Employees. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89628842 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00002753 : Fake : my life as a rogue trader / David Bullen 2004 1
National Australia Bank -- History. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89628842 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 : Select documents of the nineteenth century : a two volume series / edited by Harry W. Nunn 1988 1
National Australia Bank -- History -- 19th century. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89628842 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006167 : Select documents of the nineteenth century : a two volume series / edited by Harry W. Nunn 1988 1
National Australia Bank -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89628842 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006167 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012010 : Select documents of the nineteenth century : a two volume series / edited by Harry W. Nunn 1988 1
National Australia Bank -- History -- Sources. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89628842 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012011 : Select documents of the nineteenth century : a two volume series / edited by Harry W. Nunn 1988 1
National Australia Bank -- Periodicals. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89628842 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001647 : Annual report / National Commercial Banking Corporation of Australia Limited 1982- 1
National Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers Union of Canada -- See CAW-Canada
National Autonomous University of Mexico -- See Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
National Aviation Company of India Limited -- Case studies. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013040012 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001484 : Air India and Indian Airlines : a merger gone wrong? / written by Bhavika Reddy 2013 1
National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (U.S.) -- See United States. National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service
National Back Pain Association (Great Britain) -- See Also the later heading BackCare (Organization)
National Ballet of Senegal. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005028242 : Choreographies of African identities : négritude, dance, and the National Ballet of Senegal / Francesca Castaldi 2006 1
National Bank for Economic Development (Morocco) -- See Bank al-Waṭanī lil-Inmā' al-Iqtiṣādī
National Bank of Australasia -- See Also the later heading National Commercial Banking Corporation of Australia
National Bank of Australasia. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50063754 : Gold and paper : a history of the National Bank of Australasia Limited / by Geoffrey Blainey 1958 1
National Bank of Australasia -- Art collections. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50063754 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002459 : The seventies : Australian paintings and tapestries from the collection of National Australia Bank 1982 1
National Bank of Australasia -- History. 3
National Bank of Australasia -- Melbourne, Vic. -- Pictorial works : [Fine and decorative arts] 1842- 1
National Bank of Belgium -- See Banque nationale de Belgique
National Bank of Commerce (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Trials, litigation, etc. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99014608 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001302 : In the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division : National Bank of Commerce of San Antonio, plaintiff, v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor and W. Michael Blumenthal, Secretary of the Treasury, defendants 1977 1
National Bank of Fiji. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85003173 : Crisis : the collapse of the National Bank of Fiji / Roman Grynberg, Doug Munro, Michael White 2002 1
National Bank of Georgia. 3
National Bank of Hungary -- See Magyar Nemzeti Bank
National Bank of Poland -- See Narodowy Bank Polski
National Bank of Romania -- See Banca Națională a României
National bankruptcy -- See State bankruptcy
Here are entered works on the bankruptcy of national governments. Works on bankruptcy of subnational state or provincial governments are entered under State government bankruptcy 1
National banks (United States) -- Periodicals : Quarterly journal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 1
National Baptist Convention of America -- See Also National Baptist Convention of the United States of America
National Baptist Convention of the United States of America -- History. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80083766 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 : Righteous discontent : the women's movement in the Black Baptist Church, 1880-1920 / Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham 1993 1
National Baptist Convention U.S.A., Inc -- See National Baptist Convention of the United States of America


SST6SP – Sarlo Power Mowers, Inc.
The SST6SP is the string trimmer for big jobs. The self propel feature lets you trim all day with ease. This high wheel, push-style trimmer features a single speed, self-propelled drive, an 8.5 ft.- lb. torque engine, a light, balanced frame with a 22" cut, our signature easy-load, aluminum spindle head design, 16" tires with ball bearings, adjustable plow-style handles and a LIFETIME spindle warranty.


As of time of posting, just over an hour left and 38% claimed.
First a bit of background on this light.
This light was produced by the master, Mr. Bulk in 2006.
First regarding the quotes about the light.
the steel maker forges these bars by hand and can only do 1 (that's ONE) bar, about a foot long, at a time.
.... There has been nothing closer to a handmade light body up to this point than the DamCham.
everyone that I let go.
much Damascus steel (and most likely never will). A mini-pocket light, a light with Damacus accents, but not one of this level.
protection. The tritium vial was defective on arrival, and *somewhere* I have a replacement for it (green).
times I have shared with a number of you here.
had a lost or damaged light, but just a reminder of the risk.
payment - but as any seller would do, first payment and then shipment.
we can see what arrangements can be made offline.
If no one is interested due to the price of the light, I *may* drop the price. If no takers, I *may* drop the price again.
At some point, I *may* decide that I really should keep this light and pull it from sale.
right to cancel everything at anytime and run away like a baby crying for his bottle (and DamCham).
Any errors in posting, etc can be corrected - I want everyone to be happy after all!
stop buy to hang out. In the end, we may sell this light, we may not - but we will have some fun or else!
services), the family, the "honey-do" list, etc, etc, etc.
So now let the games begin.
Hi everyone - due to a few inquiries about the possible sale of my DamCham, I wanted to give everyone a bit of lead time that I may be considering parting with this fine gem.
If interested, drop me a pm - or even if you think I shouldn't sell it - pm as well. Heck you can just pm me for no good reason but to say hi!
Spread the word - this could be a ***RARE*** occasion that Geologist parts with one of Mr. Bulk's "special" lights!
Note Trit Vial was defective on arrival. Never bothered yet to pop the spare in!
Flashlight Components / So where is everyone getting their batteries these days?
My old Li-Ions are starting to wear out, some have exceeded the 5 year mark, and I still have some unprotected cells in use. Looking to get some 150S (yes S) sized batteries, 168S (yes S) batteries, and perhaps some newer R123 (prefer the slimmer ones that will fit a wider variety of lights).
Have y'all moved on to the newer chemistries? Are they better and more expensive? Worth the upgrade?
Any thoughts, info, links are appreciated. Need to perhaps ask Dae as well.
Not really worthy of the great accomplishments of SF lights so I thought I would share here.
Spent the last week in the Alps and while chasing down a 6 year old, inadvertly dropped my SF C3 in the snow.
A couple of days later, it was discovered (not by me) but returned to me as most know of my flashaholic sickness.
The light was frozen and caked in ice. Took it inside, ran some hot water over it, and it lit up with no problems - well except for the P150S batteries that are on their last legs anyway.
Should have seen the others faces when I threw it in the sink for a bath - priceless.
Not been very connected for awhile.
Well - I haven't checked in in ~4 weeks or so - I recently completed a move to a new home - but due to minor technical issues, I am still without telephone and Internet service ;( . Finally got to a computer that is on the wire coupled with a bit of time - I am online again.
Can't wait to be part of the information age again!
All of the lamps and lighting aren't yet finish at the new place - so various portable lighting devices are being used daily. I haven't told the wife that that was my plan all along. Still trying to find lights from the move - but the RPM'd Mr. B LC, my EDC Chammie, Hyperion, Eternalights, ZZZ & Flame lights are all seeing daily use.
Anyone know of some good (hi power) LEDs to replace Halogen dimmable lamps?
Talk Story / What in the heck? Mr. Bulk?
Talk Story / Geo's F-F 3rd Birthday Clam Giveaway!
Wanna win 1,000,000 F-F Clams?
Well as F-F approaches its 3rd (not 1st or 2nd but 3RD) birthday, now is a time to pm/email those old friends and have them stop by for a visit.
And the prize? HMMMM - how do ya win 1,000,000 F-F clams?
OK - lets start by a good F-F story. Best F-F story wins based on voting in this thread.
Deadline July 32nd, 2008. Make your submission a GOOD one so all can share in the fun. Could be thinking about how you got here, something that happened here at F-F - a thread - a project - anything is game - but keep it fun.
Any ties will split the F-F clam prize.
Edit - we need ENOUGH participation by both users entering/commenting/voting etc.
Got some cracking on my lovely Exolion Ti.
Anyone know the best place to get a replacement lens?
Talk Story / Hi guys!
Hi everyone - I've been out of pocket for awhile - due to personal, work, and technology reasons.
I hope to be back on a regular basis (if the technology problem stays away).
Hope all is well and everyone's light's are shining!
Talk Story / Guess the light and win lotsa F-F Clams !
This past week, I found a great deal on some flashlights. Maybe time to have a guessing contest. Lets play 20 questions!
Right now we will play for clams! Hint pics will be provided if absolutely necessary - but I think almost any pic will give it away (IMO).
OK the *purse* is currently at 40,000 F-F clams. Right now, each question drops the purse by 1,000 clams. A photo may cost 5000 clams.
Other special prizes may include some F-F collector items no longer available in the F-F shop. Who knows?
Please phrase your questions so that I can give brief one or two word answers. I may be answering from my phone as many know things have been quite busy here of late.
Now lets have some fun - all comments, snide remarks, jokes (especially about Dad & EM) are more than welcome!


A really nice metronome at an amazingly low price! Features a speaker that projects clear clicks that cut through the music, more than 200 speed settings, A440 tuning tone, low-battery indicator, and an earphone jack for Walkman® phones or earphone. Measures 3-1/2" x 2-1/2".


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Q: Does R provide anything cleaner than tryCatch() to safely make SQL queries? I am making SQL queries, using tryCatch() to prevent R from silently using up all the slots for database connections.  It looks like this:
sql <- "SELECT * FROM addresses WHERE zipcode=10202"
con <- dbConnect(PostgreSQL(), user='user', password='pswd',
                 dbname='contacts',host='dbserv')
tryCatch( {
    rs <- dbSendQuery(con, statement=sql)
    fp <- fetch(rs,n=-1) # Fetch all
    dbClearResult(rs)
    fp},
  finally=dbDisconnect(con))
fp

Does R provide anything cleaner for the purpose?  I'm thinking of how readLines() works with a string argument to make sure no file connection is left open.

A: You might try on.exit, something like the following:
    foo <- function() {

      con <- dbConnect(
        PostgreSQL(),
        user=config$db.user,
        password=config$db.password,
        dbname=config$db.name,
        host=config$db.host
      )

      on.exit({
        dbDisconnect(con)
      })

      ## ... do something w/ connection

    }

When the function foo is about to return (or exit due to an exception), the expression passed to on.exit will be evaluated.


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Prioritising innovation in the mining industry with ANDRITZ
Arthur Gooch, Director of Innovation, and Sohail Nazari, Business Development Manager of ANDRITZ, discuss the importance of innovation amidst a digital...
With a desire to establish a lead in the mining sector through innovation amidst a worldwide digital transformation, ANDRITZ, which provides industry-specific products and solutions for sectors including mining, has a history of setting the bar high.
With the task of embracing the right technology to drive operations forward vital to growth in all fields, the mining sector is often considered slower to adopt new software. However, ANDRITZ remains determined to enable mining operations all over the world to bridge the gap between concept and production, facilitate operational readiness and stay ahead of the curve. The firm has made a significant impact in the mining space in recent years, winning the prestigious #DisruptMining 2019 innovation competition through its disruptive Digital Twin technology capable of training artificial intelligence (AI). "It was a very exciting experience and a little bit surreal to win the competition. We couldn't quite believe it," says Arthur Gooch, Director of Innovation at ANDRITZ. "There's a fair amount of pressure associated with the event so it all happened in a bit of a blur." The competition, hosted by gold mining giants Goldcorp and now in its third year, had approximately 90 submissions from mining firms to showcase the technologies they have implemented to drive innovation in the sector. "It was amazing when we were on the stage," adds Sohail Nazari, Business Development Manager of ANDRITZ. "It's vital that you spend a lot of time ensuring that everything on your application is correct."
The competition is whittled down until three finalists remain. "Once we became a finalist, it's a Shark Tank style competition and the final three go on stage," explains Nazari. "They pitch their ideas to the judges with 500 people watching in the audience. It's fair to say it's a high-pressured event, and the stakes were really high, but after we were announced as the winner, we all felt a massive relief and were incredibly satisfied."
Having impressed the judges with its dynamic simulator, IDEAS, the tool is now enabling operations across the sector to reduce risk and experience considerable cost savings. The software is considered the leading dynamic simulator for oil sands operations in the north of Canada and for hard rock mining operations worldwide. Gooch explains how his company is utilising Digital Twin software. "The first physical model is like a software wrapper for all of the engineering equations that we know define each piece of equipment," he says. "For example, if we have a pipe, we know that there are correlations between pipe geometry, surface roughness, the pressure across the pipe as well as the pipe's flow rate. Those equations, alongside those for every other piece of equipment, get embedded into objects in the model in a graphical format. This allow us to connect them together, and it means that when someone wants to figure out what is going on in the plant, it's not a matter of solving a number of equations. Instead, it's setting the conditions and the operating points – like the positions of valves and the set points of controllers – enables the simulation to replicate the behavior of real running equipment."
"Engineers make mistakes like everyone else in life. However, when you build the simulation model, you actually go through all these designs and it allows you to ensure the design is going to work. It highlights any mistakes that are made," adds Nazari. "We build the model, validate the design and ensure that it includes all the concepts on physics, chemistry, control systems, metallurgy, or whatever the plant is for. It's all there. Then, we make sure that the design will work under different scenarios before we connect the model into the control system, even before the plant is built."
Following its success, Gooch affirms that ANDRITZ continues to take innovation seriously to avoid complacency and ensure it differentiates itself from rivals. "It's a constant process of trying to review the technology we have and look at how we can take new strides with the things we couldn't do yesterday." Reflecting on his company's achievements, Nazari affirms how teamwork has been key to ANDRITZ' endeavors. "This success definitely comes down to teamwork," says Nazari. "The things that we are accomplishing in our division, with regards to AI at ANDRITZ, are made possible by the leadership culture in place to support this and help push for innovation. We are passionate and we are one team working together to innovate – it is so important."
With sustainability considered a key pillar at ANDRITZ, Gooch points out how crucial it is that, despite success, the company doesn't take on more projects than it's capable of delivering. "I believe managerial prudence and caution are certainly key to ensuring sustainability," he says. "We've experienced a tremendous flurry of activity; however, we have had to be quite deliberate and restrained regarding how many people we approach. At some point, we could potentially run the risk of making promises that we simply wouldn't have the resources to execute in the agreed timescale."
Looking to the future, Nazari aspires for ANDRITZ to become the default provider of Digital Twin technology in mineral processing and pulp and paper. "With our well established process simulation technology, ANDRITZ is becoming a natural frontrunner of this innovation and is being considered as a pioneer in the use of real time Digital Twins for optimizing the process and to better monitor the conditions from the process point of view," explains Nazari. "The plan for the next few years is to continue to push innovation through more showcases, and we're going to undergo a large evolution of how the mineral processing and pulp and paper is going to work. We're going to automate and then optimize as much as possible. This is what we at ANDRITZ have at the forefront of our thoughts."
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Australia and the national broadband network are the "odd one out" as internationally there is a rapid development of wholesale-only providers who, in general, are building fibre-only networks aimed at the emerging market of the gigabit society, according to telecoms analyst Paul Budde.
"Australia is the odd one out, where the wholesale-only provider (NBN Co) is not developing fibre-only networks, and where the incumbent provider Telstra still runs a vertically-integrated operation," Budde comments in his latest blog.
Budde, just back from Europe where he followed some of the key international telecoms developments, says that because of the highly politicised situation around the NBN in Australia it is important to look beyond the sometimes "parochially-focused NBN discussion in our country".
"At the joint forum of the Long-Term Infrastructure Investments Association and the OECD, which looked at Policy Dialogue to Develop Infrastructure as an asset class, telecoms was one of the key elements on their agenda.
"The trend of change from vertically-integrated telco models to those based on structural separation.
"The risk of inefficient duplication/multiplication of investments in both fixed and fibre next-generation networks (NGNs) – the move towards a shared telecoms economy."
According to Budde, regulators in all major markets have long recognised the discriminatory behaviour of telcos operating in vertical markets – but doing something about it has been far more difficult.
"Nevertheless progress has been made in New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, UK and the Czech Republic.
"Lessons from them indicate a better allocation of risks among investors, thus yielding a better value generation for their different owners. New Zealand, Sweden and the Czech Republic in particular have been good examples.
"This has led to a rapid development of wholesale-only providers who in general are building fibre-only networks aimed at the emerging market of the gigabit society.
"After separation the service-only companies market grows significantly, as these operators gain more flexibility because of reduced regulation. They are able to pursue their objective of vertical integration without regulation, also making it possible to compete better with OTT providers such as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple and to move into new e-markets (healthcare, automotive, energy, smart cities, etc).
Budde goes on to say that, looking at the 5G developments, "we see that many more mobile stations (antennas) will be needed –one in almost every street while at the same time — in order to provide the capacity needed for the massive increase in traffic — they will require fibre connections to these stations".
"With a structurally separate model, where wholesale-only operators are focused on fibre deployments, a much more efficient overall infrastructure business model becomes achievable," Budde says.
"In the emerging sharing economy we see that the largest e-commerce companies have very few infrastructure assets (warehouses, cars, hotels, networks). The same will increasingly apply to the telecoms world. Telcos don't need to own physical networks, but instead operate their own software-defined networks, buying infrastructure from the most appropriate providers.
Budde also says the current fibre-based wholesale-only networks are doing brisk business in those countries where such models have been developed.
"While current national fibre penetration in many of the developed markets is currently between 20% and 25%, the trend is looking towards J-curve growth. We also see a slow trend towards national monopoly-based fibre networks, as duplication does not make economic sense. This is leading to mergers and acquisitions in this market — for example, in the Netherlands — but here as elsewhere it is still hampered by a lack of proper structural separation.
Budde cautions that developments in 5G make full mobile infrastructure competition economically unviable, and he says by far the largest part of these "mobile" networks will be fibre-based and "duplication/multiplication of infrastructure here (in Australia) is highly inefficient".
Budde writes in his latest blog; "Also 5G goes far beyond mobile telephony and mobile broadband. It will also be the core infrastructure for e-health, automated transport/mobility, energy, environment, smart cities and so on. A structurally-separated infrastructure model will see an explosion of innovation and new services from a range of virtual service operators in these fields. Most, if not all, of the new e-services will also require the availability of fibre optic backbones – copper-based networks will simply not be reliable enough.
"Many of these new services will require ubiquitous coverage and quality, and competing and interconnected infrastructure operated by different providers will be highly inefficient and unsustainable for efficient and effective 5G networks. Such complicated models will simply not be able to deliver the performance and the levels of low latency that is required for 5G applications.
"A wholesale-only infrastructure will make it far easier for service providers to build the right products and services that will be needed for the many different 5G applications required by the many different vertical markets.
"Italy is one of the first countries where mobile operators are looking at sharing fibre infrastructure while still using their own spectrum. They have come to the conclusion that it doesn't make sense for each operator to deploy its own network to all households in all regions, given the risk of their service not being taken-up sufficiently to build a viable business model around it.
"After decades of discussion about fibre optic networks, structural separation and sharing infrastructure it is good to see that long-term investors are now supporting these developments. I vividly remember the criticism that I received from financial institutions and from telcos such as Telstra when I started to talk about these developments in my analyses back in 2001/2002.
"Australia is well-positioned to tap into these trends. We do have a wholesale-only operator and we do have structural separation regulation; both now need to be adopted and fine-tuned for the requirements of a gigabit society and the applications that can be achieved through the deployment of 5G."


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Join us for a one of a kind underwater adventer. Dive into sleeping bags in front of snoozin' sharks and evening eels and enjoy a wet and wild sleepover! Reserve your space as soon as possible, as space is limited and fills up quickly. This field trip is for all students and chaperones ages 6 and up.


The City of Victoria has launched a BYO Bag video contest to help encourage Victorians to ditch their plastic bags ahead of the upcoming bag ban.
Entries will be sorted into two categories, Youth (18 and under) and All Ages. Two $1,000 prizes are up for grabs for aspiring filmmakers.
Three videos from each category will also be shortlisted to be entered into the People's Choice category.
Entries need to be submitted before midnight on Wednesday, May 30. Voting for all three categories will take place in June.
The city approved a ban on plastic checkout bags last December. A soft rollout of the ban will begin July 1 with stricter enforcement to follow in January 2019.
The use of small plastic bags for produce or meat products will still be allowed, but customers will be asked if they'd like to purchase paper or reusable bags at checkout.
For more on the rollout of the ban and what it means for Victorians, click here.


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Serving the State of Colorado for 18 years, they present all their prospective clients with evidence of their excellent track record. From their enthusiastic voice on the phone to their closing figures issued two days prior to closing, they are driven to make your home loan experience as smooth as possible. They lend only in Colorado, and are a wholly owned subsidiary of Adams Bank and Trust, a division of ADBANC Inc.
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Since 1993, April Slizewski has built her reputation as one of Utah's top mortgage lenders on making the loan process as easy as possible for you. She takes a comfort approach to all of her clients, helping them understand their options regarding mortgages, and the process from beginning to end. She finds the best rates and programs out there, but also takes care to make sure that every detail is handled. She also keeps current on all financial markets, interest rates and trends. April can do loans in all 50 states.
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At TowneBank in Chesapeake, "Hometown banking" isn't just something they say, it's just the way they do business. You will love their personalized service. TowneBank has offices in throughout the Hampton Roads area in Virginia.
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Институт русского языка и культуры  — высшее учебное заведение, основанное 14 октября 1954 года для подготовки иностранных студентов в области русского языка, культуры и общеобразовательных дисциплин. В качестве обособленного учебного заведения входит в структуру Московского государственного университета имени М. В. Ломоносова.

История
По инициативе академика И. Г. Петровского, 14 октября 1954 года Постановлением Совета Министров СССР и приказом Министерства высшего и специального образования СССР в Московском государственном университете были созданы Специальные курсы для иностранной молодёжи. Основной задачей курсов являлось обучение иностранных граждан, прибывших для поступление в МГУ или другие высшие учебные заведения, основам русского языка, а также совершенствование знаний по профилирующим предметам, необходимым для поступления в высшее учебное заведение СССР.

С 1954 года первой группой, приступившей к занятиям, были абитуриенты из Вьетнамской демократической республики. Помимо обучения русскому языку, иностранцы проходили такие предметы, как литература, история, химия, физика, математика, биология и география. Для обучения иностранцев общеобразовательным дисциплинам на курсах были разработаны специальные методики преподавания на русском языке. С 1955 года на курсах начали обучение абитуриенты из таких стран, как Европа, Африка, Азия и Латинская Америка. 22 июня 1959 года приказом Министерства высшего и специального образования СССР № 799 на базе Специальных курсов был создан первый в Советском Союзе подготовительный факультет для иностранных граждан. Учебная структура факультета состояла из трёх кафедр: русского языка, гуманитарных и естественных наук. С 1960 года на факультете помимо студентов проходили обучение и аспиранты. Для иностранных педагогов по русскому языку, приезжающих по линии Союза Советских обществ дружбы и культурной связи с зарубежными странами, были созданы курсы повышения квалификации преподавателей русского языка, через которые прошли слушатели из сорока стран мира, включая такие страны, как Болгария, Венгрия, ГДР, Албания, КНДР, Монголия, Румыния, Польша и Чехословакия. В 1966 году на базе факультета был создан Научно-методический центр, впоследствии преобразованный в самостоятельный Государственный институт русского языка имени А. С. Пушкина.

26 июня 1991 года согласно распоряжению ректора МГУ академика А. А. Логунова № 559 на базе Подготовительного факультета для иностранных граждан был создан Центр международного образования. Основными его задачами стали изучение мирового банка данных в области рынка образования, формирование контингента зарубежных учащихся, выполнение научно-исследовательских и учебно-методических работ в области проблем русского языка и других общеобразовательных дисциплин, осуществление предвузовской подготовки зарубежных учащихся для их дальнейшего обучения на факультетах МГУ или других высших учебных заведений, организация деятельности с целью продвижения образовательных услуг Центра международного образования и МГУ на зарубежном рынке образования. С 1991 по 2013 год Центр международного образования входил в членство таких значимых международных организаций, как Европейская ассоциация экзаменационных советов по иностранным языкам, Международная ассоциация преподавателей русского языка и литературы и Американский совет преподавателей русского языка и литературы.

30 октября 2013 года Постановлением Правительства Российской Федерации и распоряжением ректора МГУ академика В. А. Садовничего № 918 на базе Центра международного образования был создан Институт русского языка и культуры. В учебной структуре были созданы две кафедры: русского языка и естественнонаучных и гуманитарных дисциплин. Институт русского языка и культуры сотрудничает с такими университетами, как Университет Центральной ФлоридыПиттсбургский университет и Колледж Вильгельма и Марии в США, Лидский университет и Итонский колледж в Англии, Осакский университет, Университет Васэда, Университет Кэйо, Университет иностранных языков города Кобе, Университет Хоккайдо в Японии, Университет Кемён и Университет Кёнхи в Республике Корея, Сычуаньский университет иностранных языков в КНР.

Руководство
 1959—1960 — д.ф.н., профессор Кондрашов, Николай Андреевич
 1968—1975 — д.ф.н., профессор Мотина, Екатерина Ивановна
 1991—2005 — к.ф.н., доцент Кочетов, Владимир Николаевич
 2013—2015 — д.п.н., профессор Степаненко, Вера Александровна
 с 2016 — д.ф.н., профессор Ковтун, Елена Николаевна

Известные педагоги
 Костомаров, Виталий Григорьевич — академик АПН СССР и РАО

Примечания

Литература
 Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова: сборник-справочник / МГУ имени М. В. Ломоносова; составитель В. Г. Тимошин. — Москва : Юстицинформ, 2019 г. — 111 с. — ISBN 978-5-7205-1531-7
 Летопись Московского университета: 1985—2004 / Изд-во МГУ, : 2004 г. — 492 с. — SBN 5-211-04994-2
 Летопись Московского университета: 1755—1979 / Отв. ред. И. А. Федосов. — Издательство МГУ, :, 1979 г. — 532 с.

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Учебные заведения, основанные в 1954 году
Высшие учебные заведения СССР
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Yesterday, Google declared that the security of its social network platform Google+ had become compromised. Google said a bug in its software had exposed the private data of up to 500,000 users.
Between March 2015 and March 2018, external developers could have accessed personal Google+ data. Despite discovering the breach, Google failed to notify the affected individuals.
Google+ users can grant access to their profile data to Google+ apps via the API. The bug in the software enabled these apps to access to profile fields that were shared with the user, but not marked as public.
According to a blog post, this data was limited to static, optional Google+ profile fields. These included name, email address, occupation, gender, and age.
The blog post highlighted that this acquired data did not include any other data posted or connected to Google+ or any other service. For example, Google+ posts, messages, Google account data, phone numbers or G Suite content.
Yesterday, we reported that the UK high court had blocked an attempt to sue Google over claims that the tech giant unlawfully acquired personal data from over 4 million iPhone users. The campaign group Google You Owe Us initiated the legal action, led by former Which? director Richard Lloyd.
According to the campaign group, Google tracked the handsets of people for several months in 2011 and 2012. The collective claims that the tech giant used this personal data to divide people into groups and create targeted advertisements.


I picked up Fantasy Flight Games' Imperial Assault after hearing one of my good friends staying hyped about it.
It occurred to me that there's been a rush of these sorts of games, and how they effectively cut out a section of the tabletop market much in the same way Arkham Horror does Call of Cthulhu.
Of course, the idea that minis based short tactical boardgames would fill a niche of minis-based tactical RPG play isn't as far of a jump as a boardgame taking over for simulationist play. Short play, with a few minutes prep, clear objectives, clear goals, and balanced scenarios are all things that these boardgames have that you can often find lacking in RPGs that aim for similar gamist goals.
I suspect this is also why the dungeoncrawling crowd of tabletop games ends up pushing hard on things like custom maps, custom rules, and rules that focus more on creative input – the space for games that don't highlight the value of a living, creative person in front of you is taken between videogames and dungeoncrawl boardgames.
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Thousands sign petition to rename Columbus, Ohio, as 'Flavortown' after native son Guy Fieri
By Alicia Lee, CNN
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Guy Fieri attends the Sprint IWXIV BBQ Beach Bash and Concert during Irie Weekend 2018 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach n Miami, Florida.
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The city of Columbus, Ohio, has already vowed to bring down its statue of Christopher Columbus. But thousands are hoping to erase the city's connection to Columbus' legacy even further by renaming it Flavortown in honor of Columbus native Guy Fieri.As the widespread conversation around police brutality and racial inequality continues into another week, statues of Columbus are being brought down across the nation to bring awareness to the cruelty he brought upon Indigenous people.Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced earlier this week that the statue outside City Hall would be removed and placed in storage."For many people in our community, the statue represents patriarchy, oppression and divisiveness. That does not represent our great city, and we will no longer live in the shadow of our ugly past," Ginther said in a statement, according to WTTE.But for Tyler Woodbridge, who spent over seven years of his life in Columbus, the statue's removal wasn't enough.Related video: Police guarding NYC Columbus statues"Even though it's my favorite city, I was always a bit ashamed of the name," Woodbridge told CNN.So the 32-year-old started a petition to rename the city to Flavortown in honor of Fieri, the celebrity restauranteur who was born in Columbus. Fieri's use of the expression on his various shows on The Food Network has become his signature catchphrase.Woodbridge described Fieri as a very "charitable man," pointing to the fact that the famous restauranteur has helped raise more than $20 million for restaurant workers during the pandemic and that he's officiated more than 100 LGBTQ weddings."That kind of optimism and charitable work embodies more of what Columbus, Ohio, is about rather than the tarnished legacy of Christopher Columbus," Woodbridge said.But the fact that Flavortown came from Fieri is a bonus and not the main reason why he's pushing for the name, Woodbridge said. Describing the city as a "melting pot" of different cultures and nationalities, Woodbridge said the name would honor the city's "proud heritage as a culinary crossroads and one of the nation's largest test markets for the food industry," according to the petition.As of Sunday afternoon, more than 17,400 have signed the petition and it grabbed the attention of Budweiser, which offered to give out free Bud Light Seltzer to all the city's residents if the name is officially changed to Flavortown.Woodbridge, who currently lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, said he's planning on driving back up to his hometown soon to deliver the printed petition to city officials.Others have proposed changing the city's name after an Indigenous figure, which Woodbridge says he supports. All he really wants is for the city to no longer be named after Columbus."We as a culture in America are waking up to how bad of a person he was," Woodbridge said. "Now is the time for progressiveness. It's a time for change."
The city of Columbus, Ohio, has already vowed to bring down its statue of Christopher Columbus. But thousands are hoping to erase the city's connection to Columbus' legacy even further by renaming it Flavortown in honor of Columbus native Guy Fieri.
As the widespread conversation around police brutality and racial inequality continues into another week, statues of Columbus are being brought down across the nation to bring awareness to the cruelty he brought upon Indigenous people.
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced earlier this week that the statue outside City Hall would be removed and placed in storage.
"For many people in our community, the statue represents patriarchy, oppression and divisiveness. That does not represent our great city, and we will no longer live in the shadow of our ugly past," Ginther said in a statement, according to WTTE.
But for Tyler Woodbridge, who spent over seven years of his life in Columbus, the statue's removal wasn't enough.
Related video: Police guarding NYC Columbus statues
"Even though it's my favorite city, I was always a bit ashamed of the name," Woodbridge told CNN.
So the 32-year-old started a petition to rename the city to Flavortown in honor of Fieri, the celebrity restauranteur who was born in Columbus. Fieri's use of the expression on his various shows on The Food Network has become his signature catchphrase.
Woodbridge described Fieri as a very "charitable man," pointing to the fact that the famous restauranteur has helped raise more than $20 million for restaurant workers during the pandemic and that he's officiated more than 100 LGBTQ weddings.
"That kind of optimism and charitable work embodies more of what Columbus, Ohio, is about rather than the tarnished legacy of Christopher Columbus," Woodbridge said.
But the fact that Flavortown came from Fieri is a bonus and not the main reason why he's pushing for the name, Woodbridge said. Describing the city as a "melting pot" of different cultures and nationalities, Woodbridge said the name would honor the city's "proud heritage as a culinary crossroads and one of the nation's largest test markets for the food industry," according to the petition.
As of Sunday afternoon, more than 17,400 have signed the petition and it grabbed the attention of Budweiser, which offered to give out free Bud Light Seltzer to all the city's residents if the name is officially changed to Flavortown.
Woodbridge, who currently lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, said he's planning on driving back up to his hometown soon to deliver the printed petition to city officials.
Others have proposed changing the city's name after an Indigenous figure, which Woodbridge says he supports. All he really wants is for the city to no longer be named after Columbus.
"We as a culture in America are waking up to how bad of a person he was," Woodbridge said. "Now is the time for progressiveness. It's a time for change."


we place with curators in museums; others we take for walks.
It is with humility and trepidation that I attempt to articulate this multi-dimensional experience, of how one dog forever changed me and touched the world.
By thinking, we know things by objectifying them. With presence, we know things by actually joining in their very consciousness.
From this acknowledgement, I offer a glimpse of a wise, wooly, Jewish, adopted, retired champion show dog from New York named Murray, a natural teacher of metaphysics, a moving mandala of Oneness and Infinity through Grace, a Poodle peek into the possibility of Heaven on Earth.
This exceptionally intelligent, generous and vibrant being overflowed into life with effortless loving-living legendaryness, like a moving feast for the senses.
I pinched myself daily, that I manifested the high synchrodestiny honor, through a sort of crazy-wonderful doggie-cam perspective, to experience life through his leadership lens of exuberance, fabulosity and distinct ambassadorial sensibilities.
Murray's and my ga-ga mutual admiration society synergy felt like pure, sacred, direct VIP access to parallel realities, grounding me in a mindful, precious connectivity to the mundane while simultaneously illuminating, what seemed like, pathways of eternity.
I've long joked if we humans could greet each other as Murray was met practically everyday of his life, with celebratory exclamations of our remarkableness, for an affectionate exchange of a lean or a "nose hug," the world would indeed be a different place.
At 14, Murray seemed to defy age; immortality certainly was congruent to his other virtues. At 15, it became clear we were approaching the inevitable ring of fire I had difficulty imagining I could ever survive.
So, in the spirit of sacred pro-activism and the "as above, so below" symmetry Murray helped me to grow into, I demanded then that he, my Doggy Guru and The Powers That Be, partner with me to undoubtedly create an earth-to-sky transition proportionate to the wonder of Murray's and my epic bond.
Too painful to cling and resist what was obviously the fadeout of this physical scene, in the middle of the night, with the help of a beautifully sensitive veterinary team, I dared jump off into what I knew was ultimately the inspired chance to demonstrate new levels of regenerative faith and transformational, transcendental power.
He was lying on my body, in my arms, his ear on my heart as I sang us the Gayatri mantra right on through, the same Sanskrit prayer I used to calm him in 2001 on a six-hour ride through a snowstorm to begin our life together.
Riding on the chant, we were escorted by glorious forces I would call true grace. Instead of an ending, Murray and I so simply and peacefully flowed through a gentle initiatory, wide opening.
Great grief naturally corresponds to great love ... and it's with the tailwind of the gorgeous outpouring of ongoing care and remembrance from Murray's Fans, our community, that alchemical blessings beyond my wild imagining are in progress through this apparent loss, sanctifying the yin of the yang of this privilege of a lifetime to be Murray's mother.
As I remind my clients—in what appears as our most daunting challenges is hidden the exquisite opportunity to know more fully and be the true potency and power and gift of who we are as earthly embodiments and expressions of The Divine. Miracles are a shift in consciousness.
May I continue to aspire to be the person Murray helped me to be.
Elizabeth Devereux has 25 years of training and work in the field of complementary health care. She teaches yoga and meditation at the Big Canoe Fitness Center and has a private holistic coaching practice in Big Canoe specializing in unconscious pattern release and energy realignment for optional health, joy and vitality. Meet Elizabeth at the Aging Well Health Fair, March 21, or visit peaceonearthinc.com.


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The Melvins - A Walk With Love & Death - Albums - Reviews - Soundblab
The Melvins - A Walk With Love & Death
by James Weiskittel Rating:9 Release Date:2017-07-07 Label: Ipecac
With an endearing penchant for doing whatever the fuck they want, the Melvins have been cranking out records for over thirty years now. And while they may be a couple of decades removed from their major-label heyday, the band's switch to the indie-powerhouse Ipecac back at the turn of the century was the beginning of what would arguably become their most artistically prolific period. And the one mainstay through it all, the one-of-a-kind Buzz (a.k.a. King Buzzo) Osbourne himself, has somehow managed to keep the ship steadily on a course for which only he seems to know the destination, despite numerous lineup changes and an ever changing musical landscape.
On the heels of the surprisingly well-executed Basses Loaded, the Melvins return with the aptly titled A Walk With Love & Death, a double-album that finds the band pairing a standard full-length (Death) full of soon-to-be classics with a film score (Love) for the Jesse Nieminen-directed short film by the same name. While the Melvins have been no strangers to grandiose projects, A Walk With Love and Death finds the band brazenly marching into all kinds of new sonic territory.
Death, the 'band' portion of this package, is an appropriately fierce slab of vintage Melvins. Tracks like the nearly seven-minute album opener "Black Heath" and the tripped-out "Sober-Delic" find the band in full on stoner-rock mode, while the chaotic "Euthanasia" and the blistering "What's Wrong With You" tread more familiar sonic waters. The pummeling "Flaming Creature" and appropriately titled "Cactus Party" carry the momentum right on through to the end, with the brief album closer "Cardboro Negro" perhaps serving as the album's only low point.
As for the 'score' half of this package, Love is chock full of creepy, shudder-inducing moments of tension and drama. For those familiar with Osbourne's work with the Mike Patton project Fantomas, there are definitely some similarities here; especially in the way the band cleverly utilizes the otherwise restrictive 'guitar-bass-drums' ingredients in new and excitingly cinematic ways. Love is best taken in as a whole, where titles like "Aim High", "Chicken Butt" and "Park Head" serve more as strategic points of division in what is otherwise an otherworldly sonic-collage.
While it might be tempting to toss the score aside in favor of the proper album, both halves of this collection benefit from each other, with Love serving as a grotesque overture of sorts for one of the most focused collection of songs the Melvins have ever released. A Walk With Love and Death is a challenging record in all the right ways; and for a band that has been around as long as the Melvins, albums like this are to be commended, as the band is clearly not interested in garnering new fans, but rather, seems hell bent on daring their audience to stick around and see what's next.
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Yay! Another project has been crossed off of my to-list and moved from my DIY Pinterest Board to my DONE! Board!! Today I am linking up with the Winter Pinterest Challenge hosted by Young House Love, Bower Power, The Great Indoors and Hi Sugarplum.
I have been wanting to liven up our bedside lamps in our master bedroom for a while now. I fell in love with a couple of ideas but none seemed to work out.
This ruffled burlap lamp shade caught my eye just a couple of weeks ago and I knew it would be the perfect project for this challenge.
I had everything on hand for this project. I started with my old lampshade, 1.5 yards of burlap (I really needed about 2 yards), glue gun and glue sticks and a pair of scissors.
I started by wrapping my lamp shade in burlap. It is by no means perfectly wrapped- I should have given myself a little more wiggle room on the top, bottom and sides but it all gets covered up in the end so it didn't really matter.
I cut four inch strips of the remaining burlap and ironed them in half making two inch wide double strips.
Then I placed a inch or two of hot glue on the folded edge of the strip and glued it to the lampshade in a squiggle pattern.
I continued doing this with every strip (making sure each ruffle was a little different) all the way around the lampshade... until I ran out of burlap!!
This is where I had to make a run to Hobby Lobby. I think I might have ruffled a little tighter than my inspiration lampshade did meaning I used more of my fabric quicker. I used about four more strips, close to a half yard more, to finish it!
I started to worry that with the four extra inches added around the shade that it would somewhat dwarf my lamp but I love how the shade stands out!
It is so pretty and I love it both with the lamp off and on!!
I realize this has been done by quite a few bloggers in the past but it is new to me and I couldn't be happier with the new addition to our bedroom! I'm am starting another Anthropologie inspired lampshade project soon- be sure to stop back by and see how it turns out!!
Check out all the other Pinterest Challenge projects at Young House Love, Bower Power, The Great Indoors and Hi Sugarplum.
Also linking up to Remodelaholic, Chic on a Shoestring , Five Days Five Ways & The Shabby Nest .
This turned out so gorgeous Laura!
LOVE! Oh my word, seriously, cutest lamp ever!!
Oh how pretty! Love the picture of it lit up, it looks great! Nice job!
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Cool! This would look great in an adult or little girl's "grown-up" room. Great job, and thanks for linking up with the Winter Pinterest Challenge!


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Home Hedge Funds How Crypto Hedge Funds Bet On Ether Price Movements Around The Merge
How Crypto Hedge Funds Bet On Ether Price Movements Around The Merge
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Ethereum's Merge has been touted as one of the most important events in the history of cryptocurrency, and apparently, crypto hedge funds have taken note. The Financial Times reported that placing bets about the future of ether around the Merge had become "one of the most crowded trades in crypto history."
Using Options To Place Bets On Ether Prices
In the days and weeks before the Merge, fund managers loaded up on options on ether tokens, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain. Via those options trades, they placed bets on volatility or protected their funds against sudden moves leading up to the Merge.
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Crypto enthusiasts had been waiting for the Merge for years. The move from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake made the Ethereum blockchain more efficient by validating transactions via users who staked their tokens rather than astronomical amounts of computing power.
According to the Financial Times, a cadre of crypto traders was betting that the switch to proof-of-stake would slash the Ethereum blockchain's energy usage by up to 99% — something that had been widely publicized to happen before the Merge.
Those bets also suggested that mainstream investors may be more likely to adopt ether now that the network's energy usage has been cut dramatically. Before the switch, Ethereum used roughly the same amount of energy as Finland.
Most Ether Trades Placed Via Options
Leading up to the Merge, James West, CEO of crypto derivatives exchange Globe Exchange, declared that those bets amounted to "one of the most crowded trades in crypto history."
He explained that many of the trades were placed in the options market, adding that "a lot of smart money" was buying—and betting that a successful transition would raise the price of ether.
According to the Financial Times, the exchange Deribit, which processes 97% of the open interest on ether options on exchanges, saw the number of outstanding option contracts rise from 1.2 million at the beginning of the year to over 4.6 million by last Wednesday.
Approximately 80% of those contracts were call options, amounting to a bet on prices rising but with the option rather than the requirement to buy ether at a fixed price for a certain period of time. The rest of the contracts were puts, amounting to bets on the price of ether falling.
Both types of contracts provide a way to bet on price moves while offering protection in case things don't go as the trader expects.
Bullish Sentiment
Deribit Chief Commercial Officer Luuk Strijers told the Financial Times that the mix of options was a sign of "massive bullish sentiment."
He also called attention to another popular trade around the Merge, which involved attempting to profit from massive volatility around the event—regardless of whether the price move was up or down. With the ether price down 17% over the last five days, this volatility trade is looking like the big winner, at least for now.
Some traders had even more specific bets regarding ether volatility, placing bets that the cryptocurrency would rise sharply leading up to the Merge and then selloff afterward. This strategy involved selling longer-dated calls that would pay out at $3,000 and then using that transaction to purchase shorter-term call options that would pay out if ether hit $2,500.
However, this strategy hasn't paid off at all. The Merge occurred on Thursday, Sept. 16, but the ether price has been tumbling since Sept. 10, covering the days before the Merge and the day after. It remains to be seen whether ether will continue to sell off following the Merge, but the cryptocurrency certainly didn't rise sharply in the days leading up to it.
Tyr Capital Chief Investment Officer Ed Hindi, who serves as a market maker in crypto options, told the Financial Times that many traders who bet on a sharp rise before the Merge and a selloff afterward raced to cover their positions.
The trade would work against them if the ether price climbs sharply after the Merge because it would trigger the options they had sold, but that hasn't happened so far. Hindi added that the market was "way too bullish" leading up to the Merge and "way too bearish" after.
Shorting Ether Around The Merge
Other traders bet that the price of ether would fall this week, potentially due to a delay in the Merge or technical problems with it. This strategy amounted to shorting ether using futures contracts to bet on a price decline, and it also offered protection against certain price movements.
Data from Kaiko Research on ether's funding rate, which measures the direction of futures positions in aggregate, was at its lowest level in over a year before the Merge, averaging -0.6%. Such a low level typically suggests investors are focused on shorting the asset.
Some traders hoped that owning some ether while shorting its futures might enable them to buy some additional tokens while protecting them from volatility. Investors who owned ether at the time of the Merge were entitled to extra tokens from the continuation of the proof-of-work blockchain after the event.
There was a hard fork of Ethereum after the Merge, allowing a proof-of-work chain to continue after ether's transition to proof-of-stake. The new proof-of-work chain is now called ETHPoW.
Before the Merge, miners who had invested large sums in equipment to mine the original ether cryptocurrency had pushed for a proof-of-work version of the blockchain to continue after the Merge because they would no longer be able to mine ether after the transition to proof-of-stake.
ETHPoW Tokens Not Working Yet
KPTL Arbitrage Management Founding Partner Jay Janer owned some ether while shorting its futures because he felt that trading options had become too expensive. He said that if the fork occurred, he would receive the proof-of-work token for free.
However, those ETHPoW tokens have plummeted in value since the Merge, falling as low as $9.50 due to technical problems with the fork.
Of course, we're still in the early days after the Merge, so it remains to be seen where the prices of ether and ETHPoW will go in the coming days and weeks.
What do you think about the various bets placed on the Merge? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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