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by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Album: Blood, Sweat & Tears (1969)
Charted: 2
"Spinning Wheel" was written by vocalist David Clayton-Thomas, arranged by saxophonist Fred Lipsius, and produced by James William Guercio. In our 2015 interview with Clayton-Thomas, he explained: "I came up with the song just picking it away on a guitar when I found some chord changes I liked. As for the lyrics, everybody was getting so serious about 'The Revolution' and everything else in those days. It was just kind of a way to say, 'Lighten up people. Take it easy. It's all going to come full circle.' And it did. Ten years later, we went from 'The Revolution' to Ronald Reagan."
The "Spinning Wheel" is an intriguing metaphor for the cycles of events we go through in life. There is also carousel imagery in the song, as David Clayton-Thomas references the carousel horses in the line, "Ride the painted pony."
This was inspired by a Joni Mitchell song called "The Circle Game," where Mitchell sings about seasonal cycles and brings in the carousel with the line, "The painted ponies go up and down."
This marked the first instance of a Joni Mitchell influence in a popular song. Like Clayton-Thomas, Mitchell is from Canada, and he heard her work long before most. Mitchell didn't release her first album until 1968, but in the years prior she developed a reputation as an insightful songwriter and performer, and Clayton-Thomas was a big fan. Mitchell didn't release her version of "The Circle Game" until 1970, but Buffy Sainte-Marie recorded it in 1967 and Tom Rush in 1968.
Blood, Sweat & Tears was formed in 1967 by Al Kooper after leaving the group Blues Project. Four of their eight members played horns, which defined their sound. Their 1968 album Child Is Father to the Man managed just modest sales, and Kooper left soon after. He was replaced by David Clayton-Thomas, who brought "Spinning Wheel" to the group and became their lead vocalist. With Clayton-Thomas up front, BS&T became one of the biggest acts of the late '60s and early '70s, with "Spinning Wheel" their calling card.
The group had trouble keeping momentum because they burned out on the road, since that was the only way most of their members could make a living. Clayton-Thomas left in 1972 but returned in 1975. The band stopped recording in 1980, but continued as a live act with various iterations into the '10s.
This song was huge in the summer of 1969, which made Blood, Sweat & Tears a big draw for Woodstock. They were the second-highest paid act at the festival (next to Jimi Hendrix), although in the end it didn't matter, since they weren't paid. "Nobody was paying for tickets," David Clayton-Thomas told us. "There was no money. Jimi got $17,500. We got $15,000. We were the two highest-paid acts. But we didn't get paid. Nobody got paid."
Clayton Thomas adds that they were not included in the Woodstock film because they would have been owed a percentage of the box office. "In a way it's a shame, because we were kind of cut out of history," he said.
There are many wild interpretations of this song, mostly having to do with religion. According to Clayton-Thomas, he's heard from many people who believe the song is about God, and others who think it's about the Devil. He says both of these interpretations are way off.
This was nominated for three Grammys in 1970, and won for Best Instrumental Arrangement. It was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The album itself won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1970.
On the album, this song runs 4:08 and ends with a rave-up where the band plays a rendition of the Austrian folk song "Oh du lieber Augustin," ending with drummer Bobby Colomby saying, "That wasn't too good," and some laughter. This wasn't planned - the band just did it spontaneously and caught it on tape.
For the single release, this wacky ending was edited out and the song cut down to 2:39.
Among the many artists to cover this song are Shirley Bassey, Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson and Maynard Ferguson. James Brown did an instrumental version that made #90 US in 1971.
Milli Vanilli incorporated part of this song into their 1990 hit "All Or Nothing." Not surprisingly for a group that faked their vocalists, they didn't clear the interpolation. David Clayton-Thomas heard about it from a friend whose 8-year-old son heard the Milli Vanilli song on the radio and thought it was a version of "Spinning Wheel." Clayton-Thomas took legal action and is now listed as a composer on the song.
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Kramo from Toronto, CanadaWhen I was 17...back in 1977, I had a job as an enumerator before some kind of election. David Clayton Thomas was on my route. Nasty piece of work. If you didn't want to be interrupted when you were playing, recording or rehearsing...put a note on the door a-hole. I was just doing my job.
Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn October 2nd 1969, Blood, Sweat, & Tears performed "Spinning Wheel" on the ABC-TV program 'This Is Tom Jones"...
Just under six weeks earlier on August 23rd it was at #25 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart, and that was also its last day on the chart...
And on June 29th it had peaked at #2 {for 3 weeks}; its first week at #2, the #1 record was "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" by Henry Mancini and for 2nd and 3rd week it was "In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)" by Zager and Evans that was in the top spot...
Ten days later on October 12th their next release, "And When I Die", would enter the Top 100, and it also peaked at #2 on the Top 100.
Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn April 6th 1969, Peggy Lee performed "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and "Spinning Wheel" on the CBS-TV program 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Both songs were tracks from her 1969 album 'A Natural Woman'...
Later in 1969 on June 29th Blood, Sweat, & Tears would peak at #2 {for 3 weeks} with their original version of "Spinning Wheel".
Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 28th 1971, James Brown's instrumental covered version of "Spinning Wheel" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #90; the following week it was still at #90 and that was its last week on the chart...
His version reached #78 on the United Kingdom's Singles chart...
The 'Godfather of Soul' passed away on Christmas Day of 2006 at the age of 73...
May he R.I.P.
Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 18th 1970, Buddy Greco performed "Spinning Wheel", in a medley with "Aquarius" and "Smiling Faces", on the CBS-TV program 'The Ed Sullivan Show'...
In 1962 he released the original version of "Mr. Lonely", it peaked at #64, and two years later in 1964 Bobby Vinton took his covered version to #1 on the Top 100...
Mr. Greco, born Armando Greco, celebrated his 87th birthday five months ago on August 14th (2013).
Brian from Desmoines, IaBTW, BS&T's name has my vote for one of the best band names of all time. I think one of the worst is... The Beatles.
Brian from Desmoines, IaWhen this first came out I was in Jr. high and thought it was about cars, especially a nice Boss 302. Having listened to it more and grown up and knowing what its like to feed a car with no money, I realize it something else entirely: It's about life as a carnie!
Pat from Albuquerque, NmI saw BS&T when I was in college. They were terrific live, especially Spinning Wheel!
Barry from Sauquoit, NyBlood, Sweat, & Tears' first three releases all peaked at No. 2; YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY for three weeks, then SPINNING WHEEL for also three weeks, finally AND WHEN I DIE for one week.. {All three records also spent 13 weeks in the Top 100}
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Q: Which Compile elements are required in SDK-format CSPROJ? I am using the "new" SDK format project style for my C# projects. I am still using .NET Framework 4.8 and it's a winforms application. I have defined the project like so:
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
    <TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
    <!-- etc... -->
  </PropertyGroup>
</project>

I noticed that without any explicit Compile and EmbeddedResource elements with consideration to *.cs and *.resx files (respectively), my Form.cs, Form.Designer.cs, and Form.resx files get grouped properly in Visual Studio 2019.
They get listed like so in the Solution Explorer:
+ Form.cs
  - Form.Designer.cs
  - Form.resx

However, oddly the resource file itself (the one at Properties/Resources.resx) is not grouped appropriately:
+ Resources.Designer.cs
+ Resources.resx

They both show up as sibling files and not nested. If I throw this XML into the csproj:
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
      <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
      <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
    </Compile>
  </ItemGroup>

Then I get the expected hierarchy in the Solution Explorer:
+ Resources.resx
  - Resources.Designer.cs

Are the Compile elements required for resource files, or is this a bug? What is the correct setup here?
Note that in the latest version of Jetbrains Rider, it shows the proper nesting between both changes; It's only Visual Studio 2019 that shows a hierarchical difference.
I'm not able to find any specific documentation on MSDN about this. I am aware of this page but it doesn't seem to specifically address this topic.
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*Rider: 2020.1.4

*Visual Studio: 16.6.5

A: SDK projects only generate default <Compile Include="*\*.cs /> elements. Your element is altering the default behaviour by adding DesignTime, AutoGen and DependUpon properties, by using <Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">.
More info on the system generated <Compile /> elements can be found here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/project-sdk/overview#default-includes-and-excludes

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ICE closing Georgia Irwin detention center amid federal probe
The Biden administration will close two immigration detention centers in Georgia and Massachusetts that are under federal investigation for alleged abuse of detained immigrants, including the Irwin County Detention Center where scores of women said they suffered medical abuse.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday to stop detaining immigrants at Irwin "as soon as possible and consistent with any legal obligations," and to do the same at the C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center in North Dartmouth, Mass., as well as terminate an agreement with the Bristol County Sheriff's Office "that is no longer operationally needed."
As of April 22, the Irwin County Detention Center, located in Ocilla, Georgia, no longer held any immigrant women, after dozens ultimately stepped forward to report unnecessary medical procedures conducted by a local gynecologist, which the women said were performed without their consent, according to Times reporting. Several women were deported after speaking out publicly or testifying to federal investigators about their experience with the gynecologist, Dr. Mahendra Amin, who denies the allegations and remains under criminal investigation.
A number of the women say they are still suffering from the procedures, and still do not know what exactly was done to them.
"All of the pain … was worth it," Jaromy Floriano Navarro, who was deported to Mexico shortly after speaking out about alleged abuses at Irwin last year, said in a statement shared with the Times.
Mayorkas instructed that any evidence at Irwin be preserved for "ongoing investigations," and that if necessary, remaining ICE personnel and detained immigrants be relocated.
"Allow me to state one foundational principle: we will not tolerate the mistreatment of individuals in civil immigration detention or substandard conditions of detention," Mayorkas said in a memo to ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson directing the closure of the sites, according to a statement.
President Joe Biden promised on the campaign trail to end the use of for-profit detention centers, but there had been few signs of an effort to do so before Thursday's move, first reported by The Washington Post.
Within days of taking office, Biden ordered the Justice Department not to renew contracts with private prison companies — but notably left out the Homeland Security department, which oversees immigration detention. Of hundreds of immigration detention facilities in the United States, private prison companies run the vast majority, holding more than 80% of detained immigrants.
ICE uses Irwin along with the U.S. Marshals Service as part of an intergovernmental agreement. LaSalle Corrections, the private, for-profit prison company which runs the facility, also operates 25 other detention facilities, correctional centers and jails. The company did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday.
The Homeland Security Department pays independent doctors such as Amin, who practices gynecology in nearby Douglas, Ga., for the procedures they perform on patients in immigration detention.
Mayorkas on Thursday said closing the two facilities is "an important first step" toward a goal of making "lasting improvements" to the U.S. immigration detention system.
Lawyers and advocates who've worked with the women at Irwin welcomed the directive, but called for greater accountability, noting that several of the women who alleged abuse at Irwin, while released into the United States, still face final orders of removal and remain at risk of deportation. Lawyers have filed several lawsuits seeking temporary restraining orders against the removals, arguing that the then-Trump administration was violating the women's 1st Amendment and due-process rights, as well as longtime policies protecting those cooperating in criminal investigations.
Some of the women were deported and separated from U.S. citizen children, and have petitioned to reopen their immigration cases and return through humanitarian parole, according to Elora Mukherjee, director of the Immigrants' Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School.
"The survivors of Irwin need more," she said. "All these women deserve to be home in the US with their loved ones and given the support and redress they need to recover."
"These closures are an important first step in addressing horrific abuses at detention centers," she continued. "But shutting down these facilities is just the beginning. The immigration detention system is rife with abuses and the system must be reformed and abolished."
The alleged abuses at Irwin prompted a national outcry in September last year after a nurse at the facility filed a 27-page whistleblower complaint to the Homeland Security inspector general, leading more than 170 lawmakers to demand an investigation.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, (D-Wash.), who led calls for investigations into the whistleblower's allegations and ultimately, a House resolution condemning the forced medical procedures at Irwin, said she will be keeping pressure on Biden to make good on his campaign promise.
"I am glad to see the facility closing, but I will not stop fighting for full accountability for what happened and for real justice for all of the women impacted," she said. "It is long overdue that we end the use of private, for-profit facilities throughout this country, repeal mandatory detention, and promote community-based alternatives."
Mayorkas said he'd continue to review reports of abuse at other federal immigration detention centers, and has ordered updates from Homeland Security leadership on the "quality of treatment of detained individuals" and "conditions of detention," as well as operational needs.
In 2019, the Homeland Security inspector general found that ICE's multilayered contracting system "does not adequately hold detention facility contractors accountable for not meeting performance standards."
Inspection reports from the detention oversight arm of ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility showed that Irwin was consistently in violation of national detention standards that "directly affect detainee life, health, safety, and/or well-being."
The inspection reports also showed that Irwin routinely referred more than 1,000 detainees a year for outside medical attention, far more than most detention facilities of its size.
"DHS detention facilities and the treatment of individuals in those facilities will be held to our health and safety standards," Mayorkas said. "Where we discover they fall short, we will continue to take action as we are doing today."
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Rick L Pomelow
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$2,050 of $5,000 Goal
Share Rick L Pomelow's Page
In honor of Rick L Pomelow
Retired Army Veteran Needs a Kidney
Retired Sgt. Richard Pomelow of Maine took ill suddenly in May of 2016. The doctors discovered upon his admittance that he only had 10% kidney function. After 2 weeks of flushing out his system and a kidney biopsy, Richard and I were told he needed a transplant. Rick is a gentle giant and a loving and devoted father and husband, and now he needs our help. The cost of a transplant can be overwhelming.
Rick was born in Fort Lee, Virginia and moved to Maine where he grew up and graduated from Madison High School. He joined the Army right out of high school, and we met and married along the way. After 20 years of service to our country, he retired in March of 2016. Shortly thereafter he fell ill and was forced to miss several days of work at his new job with his hospitalization and doctor appointments. While plans were in place to prepare him for dialysis, his health rapidly declined and it was necessary to begin emergency dialysis. It's been a long journey and he has endured several complications along the way, but as of January 2017, he was placed on the national waiting list for a new kidney. Together, Rick and our family are committed to seeing him through his transplant.
Transplants are life-saving but financially draining. Even with insurance, Rick is facing very high expenses with post-transplant medications of up to $1,200 a month, copays, lab fees, and more. Lost wages due to missed hours as a result of his medical challenges has been a hardship as well.
To help with the financial burden of Rick's uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in his honor has been established with Help Hope Live, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to patients and their families for more than 30 years. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law, are held by Help Hope Live in the Northeast Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider a contribution.
For credit card contributions, please select the "Donate Now" button on this page, or call 800.642.8399. Or:
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Thank you for your prayers, support, and generosity. Keep an eye on this campaign page because we will be planning some fundraising events soon and posting updates regularly.
Jennifer Pomelow, Richard's wife
Good Sunday evening!! Just wanted to update and let you know Rick finally has an official date for his transplant!!! April 18th, Mark Obert will give my husband a new life!!!! We want to thank everyone that donated to help us financially for hotel accommodations and airfare ❤❤❤❤ God bless
It's been a long time since I've been on here. Alot of up and downs.. we've had a living donor for Rick since February of last year. In November we parted ways with our transplant team from Mid Maine Medical in Portland Maine as it became very apparent they were not advocating for us. They were talking two years plus with our living donor???? Doesn't make sense!! November 22, 2018 we traveled to Boston for our first appointment at The Brigham and Women's Hospital. We had to start all over again! After two years of Rick being on dialysis and several months having a living donor (technically, there were three donors but Portland stopped communication with two of them in April). One and a half weeks later, Nancy, Rick's new pre-transplant coordinator called, she had all Rick's records and Mark's records.! It took Portland almost 4 MONTHS according to them to get Mark's records, mind you Mark has been in contact with us through the whole process!! Mark reached out to Rick on Facebook, said he got a calling from God… I believe that's when we lost our team in Portland. We told them we were prayed on by our pastor and that same weekend Mark Obert reached out! So, four days past after the phone call from Nancy. Mark calls us…he received a call from Nancy…the records she received from Portland showed Mark was a perfect match!!! Read that again…yep!!! I don't even have words for it now except it was like having the rug pulled out from under us … AGAIN!!! Moving on, Mark had to take a few more test and repeat one a few times. He is sheduled for his preliminary test on February 28, 2019. Praying all goes well
Rick had a procedure on his fistula yesterday. They had to put two balloons up by shoulder area to open up. Hopefully this will allow proper flow and filtration of his blood. The Dr said she still hears a revving there, which was why the procedure was done. Fingers crossed all will be well ❤ In regards to fundraiser July 13 at Applebee's in Waterville Me, you must have flyer to present to server . You can print from the Events Page on Facebook.
Update on fundraiser sheduled for July 6, 2017 has been moved to the following week July 13, 2017. Dine and Donate from 4-9pm and Applebee's will donate 15% sales to Rick's campaign. Thank you ❤
Good afternoon, We will be having our first fundraiser event July 6, 2017 from 4-9pm. It will be held at Applebee's in Waterville. Applebee's will donate 15% of sales to Rick's campaign HelpHOPELive . Please look out for the flyer and share. Sincerely, Jenn Pomelow ❤
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import org.junit.rules.TestRule;
import org.junit.runner.Description;
import org.junit.runners.model.Statement;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import static com.bluecatcode.junit.rules.RepeatRule.RepeatStatement.createFromAnnotationWith;

public class RepeatRule implements TestRule {

    static class RepeatStatement extends Statement {

        private final int times;
        private final Statement statement;

        private RepeatStatement(int times, Statement statement) {
            this.times = times;
            this.statement = statement;
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        @Override
        public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
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            if (statement == null) {
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}

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Using a blender or food processor, beat the egg with the Dijon mustard and red wine vinegar.
Slowly pouring, add canola oil until the mixture will start to emulsify and become very creamy in texture.
Add water if necessary to have a thinner texture.
Continue to process for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Put aside.
In a large bowl combine all ingredients, except olive oil and mix well.
Form palm sized cakes and place them on a baking tray covered with parchment paper.
In a skillet, heat the olive oil at medium high heat and in batches, fry both sides of the cakes, about 2 minutes placing them back on the baking tray.
Place baking tray in oven for 10 minutes.
When ready to serve, garnish with a dollop of mayonnaise.
You can make a plain mayo (without the sriracha) and keep it for other use. Season with sriracha to taste afterwards.
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In "Florence Foster Jenkins," La Diva Streep Warbles Through a Too-Often Flat Aria
chrisreedfilm August 11, 2016 August 12, 2016 movie reviews
Florence Foster Jenkins (Stephen Frears, 2016)
I miss the Meryl Streep of yore, before she was an institution, accorded diva status and expected to play corresponding roles. I loved her in Tommy Lee Jones's recent The Homesman, where her few minutes on screen allowed her enough time to show how much she could do with very little. These days, however, she all too often plays larger-than-life parts, from Miranda Priestley in The Devil Wears Prada, to Julia Child in Julia & Julia, to Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, to the battle-axe of a matriarch in August: Osage County (where, for my money, she was outclassed by the far more restrained Julia Roberts). I am sure that much of this is the result of a dearth of normal roles for women as they age. Who wouldn't rather play eccentrics than faceless helpmates and housewives? Still, knowing the emotional depths of which Streep is capable – think Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice or Silkwood, to name but three of her many past (comparatively subtle) glories – it seems almost a shame to watch her don yet another set of stylized mannerisms for yet another oddball. Nevertheless, if we compare her to a male contemporary who began in the same 1970s era – Robert De Niro – whose work over the past decade has included far too many forgettable comedies like the recent Dirty Grandpa, Streep remains the far better model of how to remain relevant in the later years of one's career.
But here she is as wealthy heiress Florence Foster Jenkins, whose inability to hold a tune was matched only by her willingness to belt it for all to hear. Dubbed "the worst singer in the world" by at least one reporter (according to this film), Jenkins was a great patron of the arts, both in her adopted hometown of New York and across the globe, spreading her riches generously through circles large and small. As a result, she had a devoted following that even included the great conductor Arturo Toscanini, though that (purchased) loyalty did not necessarily translate into attendance at one her concerts. After all, art is art, and brooks (almost) no compromise. As played by Streep, she is all nervous and clueless bluster, sweetly bombastic as she prepares for one final concert at Carnegie Hall. It would all seem so improbably if it were not, in fact, based on the truth. Earlier this year saw the release of French director Xavier Giannoli's Marguerite, which told a highly fictionalized version of the same story. In many ways that was the superior film, both in its central performance (by the great Catherine Frot, Haute Cuisine) and period splendor. Both movies, however, suffer from the same problem: what, beyond their ridiculous belief in their nonexistent talent, makes these women worthy of a feature-length treatment of their lives. They're rich, spoiled, and, aside from that one peculiarity, not very interesting.
Fortunately, what Florence Foster Jenkins has going for it is a marvelous performance by Hugh Grant (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) as Jenkins's husband-cum-manager-cum-valet, St Clair Bayfield, a failed actor who long-ago decided that life held more pleasures in the company of a loving patron than on an empty stage. Of course, this doesn't prevent him from spending half his time in the company of his much younger mistress (Rebecca Ferguson, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, in a thankless part), but there is no question that the relationship is mutually beneficial to husband and wife, both. As the film begins, the two are engaged in a joint performance where Bayfield recites monologues and Jenkins poses in tableaux vivants of famous opera scenes, all for the wealthy patrons of the tony Verdi Club. Soon, though, Jenkins decides she wants to sing again, and so Bayfield – played by Grant as an all-purpose fixer – arranges auditions for a new accompanist. They settle on one Cosme McMoon (Simon Helberg, The Big Bang Theory), as much a lost artistic soul as are they, and before long the three are preparing for the big concert. Not, however, before we hear Jenkins sing, and realize what a disaster this will be.
Ah, the singing. It is funny. Streep makes it so. But after 5 minutes of hearing the desperate warble, and watching McMoon struggle not to laugh (a process repeated many times), we grow bored. Is that all there is to the movie? Director Stephen Frears (Philomena) likes his outsiders and oddballs, but her can't seem to rise above the mere showcase of strangeness. Yes, Jenkins's life was a celebration of the fact that belief in art can sometimes be as powerful as actual talent, but we get that point early on. The rest of the time, we're simply watching a deluded millionaire sing out of tune. There was another story that could have been told here (and Marguerite came closer to telling it) – a satire about the distance between wealth and talent – but Frears and company get too lost in the surface ticks of their main character, and the tragic sentimentality of her love life, to see what could have been. It's all veneer, in other words, and occasionally entertaining, at that, but lacking in a strong story, beneath.
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Okręg Szkolny Wołyński (OSW) – jeden z okręgów szkolnych II RP, utworzony rozporządzeniem Ministra Wyznań Religijnych i Oświecenia Publicznego z 3 maja 1922 roku o utworzeniu Okręgu Szkolnego Wołyńskiego z siedzibą kuratora w Łucku, a następnie w Równem.

Historia
W latach 1919-1920 inspektorem szkolnym okręgu Wołyńskiego w Kowlu był Bolesław Zajączkowski, a w 1920 roku p.o. tymcz. inspektora był Stanisław Rytel. W latach 1921-1922 delegatem ministra W. O. i R. P. i kierownik kuratorium Kazimierz Juszczakowski.

16 maja 1922 roku weszło w życie rozporządzenie o utworzeniu Okręgu Szkolnego Wołyńskiego. Od 1 września 1932 do 31 sierpnia 1937 roku, okręg nazywał się Okręg Szkolny Łucki. Okręg Szkolny Wołyński obejmował teren wołyńskiego.

Kuratorzy wołyńscy.
1922–1923. dr. Władysław Wasung.
1923–1924. Antoni Ryniewicz.
1924–1926. Wincenty Sikora.
1926. Kazimierz Wolbek.
1926. Karol Kostro.
1927–1930. Kazimierz Szelągowski.
1931–1935. Jan Firewicz.
1935–1939. dr. Eustachy Nowicki.

Obwody szkolne
W 1933 roku Rozporządzeniem Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej z dnia 4 lipca 1933 r. o organizacji obwodowych władz szkolnych, dla celów administracji w zakresie szkolnictwa, okręgi szkolne zostały podzielone na obwody, zawierające jeden lub więcej powiatów i były zarządzane przez inspektorów szkolnych.

Okręg Szkolny Łucki został podzielony na obwody:
 Obwód dubieński – powiat dubieński.
 Obwód horochowski – powiat horohowski.
 Obwód kostopolski– powiat kostopolski.
 Obwód kowelski – powiat kowelski.
 Obwód krzemieniecki – powiat krzemieniecki.
 Obwód lubomelski – powiat lubomelski.
 Obwód łucki – powiat łucki.
 Obwód rówieński – powiat rówieński i zdołbunowski.
 Obwód sarneński – powiat sarneński.
 Obwód włodzimierski – powiat włodzimierski.

W 1938 roku rozporządzeniem Ministra W. R. i O. P. z dnia 8 lutego 1938 roku w sprawie zmiany rozporządzenia z dnia 14 lipca 1933 r. o podziale okręgów szkolnych na obwody, utworzono Obwód zdołbunowski, obejmujący powiat zdołbunowski.

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Home Support FIFO Error -1074397140 During Grab
FIFO Error -1074397140 During Grab
PCIe-1429
NI-IMAQ
Vision Acquisition Software
When I do a grab, ring, or sequence with my NI frame grabber device, I receive an error that states:
Error -1074397140: FIFO overflow caused acquisition to halt.
How can I avoid it?
While it may be impossible to eliminate this error on certain motherboards, the following suggestions may alleviate the problem:
Select a workstation-class computer. These computers typically allow for maximum packet payload sizes of 256 bytes vs. the 128 byte maximums that are typical for desktop-class systems.
Make sure that the memory installed in your system is paired correctly. Most modern chipsets can simultaneously access two memory modules if they are installed in the correct memory slots. Check your motherboard documentation to verify that your memory is installed in the correct slots. Otherwise, your memory throughput will be halved.
Disable any power management features in your computer's BIOS.
On one Dell machine:
Disable Intel Speed Step
Disable C-States Control
Disable Intel Speed Shift Technology
Disable ASPM
On one Lenovo machine:
Disable EIST Support
Disable CIE Support
Changes the C State support to "C1" only
Try different PCI Express slots on your motherboard. Select the interface in MAX and verify that the slots negotiate at x4 lanes.
Upgrade to the latest BIOS for your motherboard.
If your motherboard has a built in Ethernet NIC, consider disabling it in the Windows Device Manager and using a plug-in Ethernet NIC. In some motherboards, built-in Ethernet NICs are given higher priority access to host memory than devices in the IO slots
If your motherboard has an integrated video card, consider disabling it and using a PCI or PCIe video card instead. In some motherboards, integrated video cards use the main memory to store frame buffers which tremendously increases the load on the memory controller. However, plugin cards have their own onboard memory to store frame buffers.
If you have a PCI Express graphics card:
Use a display resolution that is native, not interpolated, for your graphics card. See your graphics cared for further documentation. Sometimes smaller resolutions are not native resolutions of the card, thus requiring CPU involvement.
Reduce the display resolution
Replace your PCI Express graphics card with a PCI graphics card. In some computers, this will improve performance since the graphics slot hangs off the North Bridge and gets better memory access than the South Bridge. Verify that the link negotiates to x4. However, in many Intel chipsets, even if the link negotiates to x4, the buffer sizes in the two directions are mismatched (optimized for video output, not input). As a result, in some computers, the graphics slot may under-perform other IO slots.
Disable Windows visual effects that create a heavy traffic to the graphics card (such as animating windows when minimizing or maximizing). Go to Start»Control Panel»System»Advanced tab»Visual Effects tab. Select the Adjust for best performance radio button and click OK. Or, selectively disable options per your preference.
Remove other PCI Express cards from your computer
If your camera has the ability to reduce its pixel clock rate while still achieving your desired frames rate, change this setting in the camera. This reduces the "peakiness" of the data load to the framegrabber.
Do as few image copies as possible. For example, a ring application does fewer copies than a grab application. Do not update the image display in your application for every acquired image, rather only on an as-needed basis.
Do not display images if it is not necessary. Reduce the update frequency when display is necessary. (This reduces competition between the processor and IO devices to access host memory)
When is the error generated?
When an acquisition is in progress, the NI PCIe-1429 continually acquires data from the camera and stores it in memory on the board. At the same time, it continually negotiates with the PCI Express bus for permission to send this data to the computer's main memory in a First-In-First-Out (FIFO) fashion. If the PCI Express bus is unable to accept data at a rate at least as fast as the incoming rate from the camera, the onboard memory will eventually fill up and the FIFO overflow error is generated.
What causes the error? I thought PCI Express had more than enough dedicated bandwidth.
When comparing the raw PCI Express bandwidth it appears that there will always be more than enough to accommodate any full configuration CameraLink camera. The peak throughput of a x4 Gen 1 PCI Express link is 1 GB/s (1024 MB/s), and a full configuration camera can generate at most 680 MB/s. While the peak bandwidth is an important consideration, the peak bandwidth can never be maintained indefinitely. There are additional factors that must be considered.
Bus Overhead
There are a variety of types of overhead required on the PCI Express bus, but we'll take a look at the largest one – the packet header. For each packet sent across the bus, some time on the bus must be used to transmit header information. For the optimal type of packet for sending image data to host memory, the PCI Express standard requires a per-packet-header of 20 bytes. As you can see below, this can significantly reduce the achievable performance far below 1024 MB/s for small packet sizes.
Packet Payload Size (bytes)
Peak Packet Throughput (Mbytes/sec)
The maximum packet size is negotiated between two devices sharing a PCI Express link. As of 2008, most desktop chipsets allow at most 128 byte packets and most workstation and server chipsets allow at most 256 byte packets. So for a typical desktop PC, the maximum achievable throughput even after only taking this one aspect of overhead into account is 865 MB/s.
There are also other types of overhead including acknowledgement packets, update flow control packets and alignment packets that are beyond the scope of this article.
Bus Hierarchy
The PCI Express bus architecture is, at its lowest level, a series of point-to-point connections where each device has its own dedicated link to its partner that is not shared with other devices. While it seems like each device would be fully independent, this is not usually how systems are actually built.
In order to get to host memory, a PCI Express packet typically traverses multiple PCI Express links. In a simple computer, the non-graphics PCI Express IO slots might connect to the South Bridge of the chipset while the x16 slot intended for graphics connects to the North Bridge of the chipset. In these systems, the packet in an IO slot would go from the image acquisition device to the South Bridge, from the South Bridge to the North Bridge, and from the North Bridge to the host memory. In other systems, there might be a more substantial bus hierarchy. The IO slots might connect to a switch which might connect to other switches before eventually finding a connection to the South Bridge and from there to the North Bridge and host memory.
At each level of the hierarchy, switches or bridges are tasked with combining traffic from the image acquisition device with traffic from the devices on other connected links. These devices might be plugged into other IO slots or they might be built into the Motherboard (an Ethernet interface, for example). If each of the connections moving closer to the host memory were sized as large as the sum of all the links below it (plus some extra capacity to allow for switching overhead) then there could be no throughput loss due to the bus hierarchy. However, since very few systems call for all the devices to transmit at full rate all the time, system designers don't design systems this way. Doing so would add significant cost to every computer made without benefit to the average user. As a result, the number of steps in the hierarchy and the size of the connections all the way back to host memory can have an impact on high end performance. Typically workstations and servers design for a larger "pipe" size all the way back to the host memory than desktop computers.
Bus Latency
We discussed that the throughput between the switches, chipset and the memory controller is less than the sum of all the throughputs of the individual PCI Express links. An additional outcome of all IO devices and the processor eventually needing to get to the same resource (host memory) is that there will be multiple devices wanting access to host memory at the same time. As a result, there can be a time delay between when a device requests access and when it receives it. PCI Express devices all have a small amount of memory to "wait-out" this delay. However, this memory is not infinite. The North Bridge will queue some transactions. When its memory gets full, it tells the South Bridge to stop sending it new data. When the South Bridge gets full, it tells the switch to stop sending new data and so on down the line until the last switch connected to the IO slot tells the device in the IO slot to stop sending data. Once this happens, the image acquisition device starts filling its memory until eventually it, too, is full. When the image acquisition device is full, it doesn't have a way to tell the camera that it is full. New image data keeps coming, but there is nowhere to store it so the board returns the FIFO overflow error to notify the user. This is different from the user experience when other devices run out of memory. For example, on an Ethernet device the user doesn't even know that the device filled its memory. Like an image acquisition board the Ethernet TCP/IP protocol checks for missing data. However, when missing data is found on Ethernet, a request is sent to the sending device to retransmit the data. Usually, by the time that the data is re-transmitted, there is space to hold it and the application continues with only a minor delay. In CameraLink, however, there is no mechanism to ask the camera to retransmit the data.
Bus Power Management
Current computer power management policies estimate when devices are idle. If they guess incorrectly this can cause performance issues and FIFO overflows.
PCIe-1429 Support
NI Vision Acquisition Software Support


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Engineering mechanics is the application of mechanics to solve problems involving common engineering elements.
The goal of this Engineering Mechanics course is to expose students to problems in mechanics as applied to plausibly real-world scenarios. Problems of particular types are explored in detail in the hopes that students will gain an inductive understanding of the underlying principles at work; students should then be able to recognize problems of this sort in real-world situations and respond accordingly.
Further, this text aims to support the learning of Engineering Mechanics with theoretical material, general key techniques, and a sufficient number of solved sample problems to satisfy the first objective as outlined above.
1 Distinction between branches of physics
2 Distinction between classic and modern physics
3 Distinction between Physics and Engineering physics
4 Distinction between branches of Engineering mechanics
5 Prerequisites
6 Statics
6.1 Free body diagram: a tool for understanding and solving
6.1.1 Free body diagram example
6.2 Truss
6.3 Chains and Cables
8.1 Branches of dynamics
9 Symbols and Notations
Distinction between branches of physics[edit]
Most applied branches of classic physics in engineering
As you see in the diagram mechanics is the first and most fundamental branch of physics, supporting Thermodynamics and Electricity, and including Statics, Dynamics (= Kinematics + kinetics); all of which are highly applicable in engineering. but the most important part of them is statics (study of body at rest) which is not only a base for all others, but also have the highest engineering application. Physics also involve optics, waves, quantum, and relativity theory, which have no fundamental engineering application yet.
Distinction between classic and modern physics[edit]
Classical physics generally includes the old theories in physics that are often used to describe the states of physical phenomena in the macroscopic scale e.g. laws governing the laws of motion of masses usually larger than atoms and molecules. Modern physics on the other hand deals with the more recent theories which govern physical phenomena. Two broad branches of modern physics include quantum physics and relativity. These modern theories surfaced as a result of probes into what happened to matter at much more microscopic and abstract states. Hence, classical theories of physics are often classified as theories dating before the 1900s, while modern physics include theories propounded in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Distinction between Physics and Engineering physics[edit]
Difference of pure and applied science
Distinction between branches of Engineering mechanics[edit]
Prerequisites[edit]
This book assumes familiarity with high school physics and calculus, although the mathematics used is fairly elementary.
Statics[edit]
We describe the motion of bodies using Newton's second law of motion
Force = Mass * Acceleration f = m a {\displaystyle {\text{Force = Mass * Acceleration}}\mathbf {f} =m~\mathbf {a} \,}
Statics deals with the situation where the acceleration ( a {\displaystyle \mathbf {a} \,} ) is zero - which happens when a body is at rest, or moving with constant velocity. That means that the total force on a body at rest or with constant velocity must be zero. In other words, the sum of the forces on the body must equal zero.
Sum of Forces = 0 or ∑ f = 0 {\displaystyle {\text{Sum of Forces = 0}}\qquad {\text{or}}\qquad \sum \mathbf {f} =\mathbf {0} }
Free body diagram: a tool for understanding and solving[edit]
Engineers typically draw what is called a "free body diagram" to show all forces on a body at rest. These forces are then broken down into vectors consistent with a useful coordinate system and summed in sets (components parallel to each basis vector) which are then set to zero to meet the static constraint of no acceleration being present.
This typically results in sets of equations which can be solved using simple linear algebra techniques or even simple algebra and substitution.
Free body diagram example[edit]
Truss[edit]
Forces act along the members, and there are no shear forces or moments. A truss is therefore defined as a system composed entirely of two-force members, which only carry axial loads. The ends of a truss are pinned, so that they don't carry moments. The only reactions at the ends of a truss member are forces. External forces on trusses act only on the end points. Truss problems are solved by the method of sections, where an imaginary cut is made through the member(s) of interest, and global equilibrium of forces and moments are used to determine the forces in the members, or by the method of joints, in which a single joint is isolated and analyzed and the resulting forces (not necessarily with a numerical value) are transferred to adjacent joints, where the process is repeated. The resulting set of equations can then be solved by linear algebra, or substitution.
Chains and Cables[edit]
Chains and cables are attached at end points and have a continuous load on them due to their own weight (body forces) or external loads. Let a cable of length L {\displaystyle L\,} have a load of w {\displaystyle w\,} acting per unit distance between the supports. If the tension in the cable at any point is T ( x ) {\displaystyle T(x)\,} , then we have, for an infinitesimal length of the cable making an angle θ ( x ) {\displaystyle \theta (x)\,} with the horizontal,
d d x [ T cos  θ ] = 0 d d y [ T sin  θ ] = w {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}{\cfrac {d}{dx}}[T~\cos \theta ]=0\\{\cfrac {d}{dy}}[T~\sin \theta ]=w\end{aligned}}}
Thus, we have,
T cos  θ = constant = K T sin  θ = ∫ w d x + C 1 {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}T~\cos \theta ={\text{constant}}=K\\T~\sin \theta =\int w~dx+C_{1}\end{aligned}}}
tan  θ = 1 K [ ∫ w d x + C 1 ] {\displaystyle \tan \theta ={\cfrac {1}{K}}~\left[\int w~dx+C_{1}\right]}
tan  θ = d y d x . {\displaystyle \tan \theta ={\cfrac {dy}{dx}}~.}
So we have a differential equation for y {\displaystyle y\,} in terms of x {\displaystyle x\,} :
d y d x = 1 K [ ∫ w d x + C 1 ] {\displaystyle {\cfrac {dy}{dx}}={\cfrac {1}{K}}~\left[\int w~dx+C_{1}\right]}
Solving for y {\displaystyle y\,} ,
y = 1 K [ ∫ ( ∫ w d x ) d x + C 1 x + C 2 ] {\displaystyle y={\cfrac {1}{K}}~\left[\int \left(\int w~dx\right)~dx+C_{1}~x+C_{2}\right]}
If w {\displaystyle w\,} is a constant, then we have,
y = 1 K [ w x 2 2 + C 1 x + C 2 ] {\displaystyle y={\cfrac {1}{K}}~\left[{\cfrac {w~x^{2}}{2}}+C_{1}~x+C_{2}\right]}
which is the equation of a parabola.
For a rope where the loading is given in terms of the length of the rope (much more common), i.e., T ≡ T ( s ) {\displaystyle T\equiv T(s)} and θ ≡ θ ( s ) {\displaystyle \theta \equiv \theta (s)} , we have,
d d s [ T cos  θ ] = 0 d d s [ T sin  θ ] = w ( s ) {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}{\cfrac {d}{ds}}[T~\cos \theta ]&=0\\{\cfrac {d}{ds}}[T~\sin \theta ]&=w(s)\end{aligned}}}
d s = d x 2 + d y 2 {\displaystyle ds={\sqrt {dx^{2}+dy^{2}}}}
Dynamics[edit]
Simply said, dynamics means that an object is in motion with some speed when a force is applied on it. Eg: a car is moving on the road with some velocity.
While statics deal with the part of mechanics where all objects are stationary, dynamics deals with objects or structures with a non-zero acceleration.
Dynamics may be broken down into kinematics and kinetics. Kinematics deal with displacement, velocities and accelerations without concern for the forces involved. Kinetics deal with the forces and moments involved in making the body move along with the measurement of various parameters describing the motion.
Dynamics is a branch of mechanics that deals with the study of bodies in motion.
Branches of dynamics[edit]
Dynamics is divided into two branches called kinematics and kinetics.
Dynamics is a geometry of dynamics. The term is used to describe the movement of a particle or body that does not cause force.
Kinetics is a branch of mechanics that combines the force acting on the body with its mass and acceleration.
Symbols and Notations[edit]
s = distance
x = horizontal displacement
y = vertical displacement
v = velocity
vf = final velocity
vi = initial velocity
a = acceleration
g = acceleration due to gravity
t = time
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I think of Doany's family today, and hope they are well and have some sort of peace. But I know the pain of losing such a cheerful, and loving spirit on September 11th, must make this day a painful one.
What I have learned about Ramzi Doany, through the written accounts of his life, I have certainly enjoyed.
Ramzi Doany, was born to Palestinian parents in Amman, Jordan. His Mother reports, him being a likeable and popular kid. When she would pick him up from school, he would be surrounded by a group of his peers, and he would be, telling them stories and making them laugh.
His Sister told the following story in an interview with a Jordanian news publication.
"When our parents asked for the report card, Ramzi explained to them that, "it was dead and buried!"Ramzi Doany , attended high school in a London boarding school before coming to Milwaukee as an international student at age 19. With the goal of a career in international business, and earned a bachelor's degree in accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1992. After working in a local accounting firm he moved on to a firm in Philadelphia. That firm was purchased by Marsh & McLennan, and Doany was assigned to their New York office.
His family and friends also give several accounts of his kind and generous spirit.
Ramzi, amassed friends. He amassed them with acts of kindness, like tutoring a woman with lupus, two children and no husband, to get her though college, or letting his college roommate and the roommate's wife live in his condo for two years so they could save money for a down payment on a home.
His Sister says, her brother never had trouble making friends.
"One conversation with our next door neighbors and Ramzi was instantly at ease," she noted.
Ramzi Doany, loved family events and would take her children to play golf and soccer. "He also loved to cook for us whenever he came for a visit," his Sister added. "He loved cooking for family, and even took to cooking Thanksgiving turkeys and had great pride in preparation, (even if they were a bit dry)."
Ramzi, also loved reading, and particularly enjoyed the works of Charles Dickens.
In one interview with his Sister, she reports Ramzi, was an adventurist, and Ramzi had put a down payment on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
"It was to have been delivered in April or May of this year," his sister said.
Ramzi, was one of the persons killed in the attacks on September 11th.
His body was never recovered.
In a interview with a journalist, Ramzi's Mother stated...."He always kept in touch," she said. "If a week went by without a call from him I would always worry, I'm going to miss that presence and energy".
Friends and family remembered Ramzi Doany in two separate services of Memorial.
One at Milwaukee's St. George Melkite Catholic Church, and another at Al Fadi Anglican Church in Amman.
Thank You to the following sites, and memorial sites for providing me with information, and quotes.
My name is Sean Willey, and I am a journalist on the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee campus. Doany's story is truely inspiring, and now aft the events of last night (Bin Laden's death) I feel it is even more relevant to remember this man's life.


They're both posting solid sales growth these days, but one retailing stock stands out as a good buy for investors today.
The retailing world offers some attractive choices for investors right now. Big players have shown recently that they can boost customer traffic even as their businesses shift toward e-commerce. The profit pinch from that digital build-out, meanwhile, has depressed stock valuations while keeping dividend yields high.
So let's compare two giants of retail, Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and Lowe's (NYSE:LOW), to see which one might make a better buy for investors today.
Sales growth is for the past complete fiscal year and excludes fuel sales and exchange rate changes. Data sources: Company financial filings.
Neither company would be a prime choice for investors seeking market-leading sales and profit growth. In Lowe's case, its 4% sales expansion last year was far behind peer Home Depot and its 7.2% spike. Lowe's also trails its bigger rival in operating margin, 9% of sales compared to 14%, and in return on invested capital, at 19% compared to 32%.
Walmart has also been putting up modest numbers recently, although its market-share position appears stronger than Lowe's. The retailing king's 2% sales-growth pace beats Kroger, is just slightly behind Target, and significantly trails Costco.
And while both companies are logging steady but modest customer traffic increases, Walmart has two additional sources of revenue that Lowe's lacks. It gets a significant chunk of business from international markets, and the retailer has built up a massive online selling infrastructure that recently crossed $11 billion in annual sales.
Walmart promises a higher dividend yield today, at 2.5% compared to Lowe's 2%. However, the outlook for long-term dividend growth is brighter with a Lowe's investment. The home-improvement retailer currently pays only about one-third of its earnings in dividend checks, which gives it plenty of room to expand toward the 55% that rival Home Depot promises its shareholders. Walmart has less flexibility here since its dividend is currently sitting at over two-thirds of earnings.
Finally, Walmart's stock is valued at about 12 times the $20.4 billion of operating income it earned last year. Investors have assigned roughly the same valuation to Lowe's, which can be purchased for 12 times the $6.4 billion in operating profit it booked in 2017.
So which one is the better deal?
If you're looking for long-term dividend appreciation at a reasonable price, then you might consider buying Lowe's stock. However, your investment will likely depend on how successfully the company's new CEO can close the performance gap with Home Depot in the years ahead.
For a safer all-around bet, I'd choose Walmart. It has a global revenue base that isn't tied to the health of just one industry. Its multichannel strategy, meanwhile, benefits from Walmart's unparalleled purchasing power that comes with its $500 billion annual sales base.
Rivals -- both online, and in physical locations -- aren't likely to find much success at chipping away at that dominant market position. Sure, Walmart should see its overall profitability slip as its sales mix shifts toward the e-commerce channel in the coming years. But Lowe's is facing that challenge, too, and the retailer's growth strategies are complicated by the fact that they must bump up against Home Depot at every turn.


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Die vietnamesische Davis-Cup-Mannschaft ist die Tennisnationalmannschaft Vietnams.

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Zwischen 1964 und 1974 nahm Vietnam erstmals am Davis Cup teil. Ab 1974 sollte es aber bis 2003 dauern, ehe die Mannschaft erneut am Cup teilnahm. Dabei kam die Mannschaft noch nie über die Asien/Ozeanien-Gruppenzone III hinaus. Bester Spieler ist Đỗ Minh Quân mit 32 Siegen bei insgesamt 35 Teilnahmen. Rekordspieler mit 36 Teilnahmen ist Lê Quốc Khánh.

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Last night I celebrated my thirtieth birthday and it was by far the best birthday I have ever had. My closest friends surrounded me in a night that I will remember forever. We went to a local burger joint, The Chop Shop for dinner and drinks, and indulged in an awesome coffin cake. The night was full of lively conversations and so much love. This feeling of love is overwhelming in such a great way. I feel insanely loved by my incredible friends because they happily jettisoned me into my thirtieth year. And last night I was struck with feeling of greatness. There was something beautiful and awe-inspiring about seeing them all talking, laughing, and celebrating with me. Something that I will carry within my heart until the day I die.
I could sit here and write about all the ways in which life has changed for me. How I've learned so much, experienced so much and how comfortable I am with who I've become. I could… but I won't.
And that is the most important thing. Your happiness!
Although you look wonderful & love the cake!
happy belated birthday! also, that cake? amazing!
Thank you so much, Yelle. And seriously, best cake ever.


The work consisted in three embroideries that transform the Americas, Asia and Europe into a colourful interweaving of threads, almost as if the grandeur of the large continents had been reduced to simple doilies. As stated in the title, Global Plots, the work is a reflection on how distances have been shortened and speed increased in the globalised society, which means that the risk of viruses and pandemics spreading is also greater, as was the case with the swine flu that started in Mexico, the 'chicken flu' (Sars), which spread in Asia, and the so-called 'mad-cow' disease that developed in Europe.
Maria Rebecca Ballestra was born in 1974 in Italy, where she studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Florence. The visual artist focuses in her work on reprocessing and resetting social, political and environmental themes and on synthesizing ethno-cultural codes, investigated during journeys and several artist residencies program all around the world, among which Signal Fire (USA), Cambridge Sustainable Residency (UK), Transnational Culture (Brazil) Sunhoo Industrial Design Innovation Park (China), Sowing Seed (India), Taipei Artist Village (Taiwan), just to name a few.


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— Here's my game story with some of the same stuff you saw here earlier, but some new stuff as well.
— Here's Steve Kelley's column, where he writes, among other things, UW would have been ranked had it been able to hold on. As the voter in this state, that's what I was almost certain to do. Kelley also picks up on a common complaint on this board — that UW stopped being aggressive down the stretch (I have more on that below).
— Nick Daschel of Buster Sports writes that Cal proved it belonged in the rankings.
— Here's the take from the San Jose Mercury News, including the note that this is Cal's best start since the 59-60 season.
— And here's the take from the San Francisco Chronicle, noting it was just Cal's fourth three-OT game since 1952-53.
— The Oregonian's Pac-10 blog has lots of good stuff, leading off with the fact that Oregon is now all by itself in last place in the conference. The Ducks are UW's next foe, and as this story notes, may be having some attitude issues with Tajuan Porter and Joevan Catron benched in the second half yesterday.
— Here's more on Oregon's problems from the Eugene Register-Guard. UW and Oregon play Thursday in Eugene at 7 p.m.
— UW dropped a little in the RPI, to 34, according to RealTimeRPI.com.
— At least one of you questioned how I didn't mention in my post-game wrapup that Matthew Bryan-Amaning played 36 minutes and didn't get a rebound. I should have. And that is pretty amazing. The thought going in was that UW would have a big edge on the boards — instead Cal won the rebound battle 46-42, which helped keep the Bears in the game when a lot of other things were going wrong for them.
— Lots of comments on the officials. For what it's worth, Cal had four more fouls called on it (30-26) and UW shot 11 more free throws. So the numbers don't indicate that the officials turned the game to the Bears in any way.
— One questioner asked if that was a record number of fouls called. The fact that it's a three-OT game skews all the stats. But through regulation there were 39 fouls called — 20 on Cal, 19 on UW. That's not an abnormal total by UW standards this year at all. There were 51 called in the Portland State game, 50 against Portland, 41 against Kansas (a game that didn't feature Pac-10 refs) so nothing out of the ordinary there.
— A few of you asked about UW seeming to lift off the pedal at the end of reglation. Indeed, UW went the last 6:09 of regulation without a field goal, blowing a 10-point lead in that span. According to the play-by-play, UW went 0-4 from the field and 2-6 from the free throw line during that time. Romar said later the plan wasn't necessarily to milk the clock but "make sure we got a high percentage shot" and take inside shots and not from the outside. "We wanted to make sure we took care of the basketball," he said. That UW appeared to do as it didn't have any turnovers in that span. Whatever the reasons, Cal outscored UW 12-2 in that period to force the OT.
— Isaiah Thomas had 20 points in 32 minutes of regulation, just two in nine minutes of the overtimes. Romar noted later that not only was the defense of Jorge Gutierrez a factor, so was the fact that Thomas spent a lot of time guarding Jerome Randle, especially once Venoy Overton fouled out. "Maybe that took its toll on him," Romar said.
I went 2-2 yesterday and am now 13-4 for the season, missing on both the UW and WSU games (though so close to getting each right, as well).
UCLA AT USC (Bruins by three-and-a-half): Bruins need win to stay undefeated, USC a win to stay in the upper half of the conference. USC's youth has shown itself in too many turnovers (a league-high 16.4 per game) and some erratic shooting (USC is ninth from the three-point line). UCLA, meanwhile, feasts on sloppy play with a league-high 9.6 steals. The Galen Center, however, will help USC a bit, but not enough. UCLA 65, USC 58.


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TUSCALOOSA, AL – (For Immediate Release) – In every city there is a building that seems to occupy a special place in the hearts of local residents. For many in Tuscaloosa, that honor belongs to the three-story brick and limestone structure on the corner of Sixth Street and Greensboro Avenue that houses the Bama Theatre. A Depression-era public works project, it opened its doors in 1938 as a combination city hall/movie palace and quickly became a symbol of its community's determination to prevail during challenging times.
By 1976, the Depression was long gone and city hall moved to new quarters, leaving the building dedicated exclusively to the theatre. Following a series of renovations, the building came to symbolize not only Tuscaloosa's toughness, but also its passion for exploring new horizons. A state-of-the-art performing arts center, Bama Theatre now hosts over 200 shows a year, ranging from full-scale Broadway-style productions and music recitals, to dance programs and film festivals. Supporting this diverse range of offerings is a flexible lighting rig featuring CHAUVET Professional fixtures.
Jones' rig at the theatre includes 12 Legend 330SR Spot fixtures, eight COLORado 1 Tri Tour units, four COLORado 1-Tri Tour fixtures and thee Vesuvio foggers. Also, part of the rig are four SlimPAR Tri 12, four SlimPAR Tri 7 IRC, four SlimPAR 64, 15 SlimPAR 56, six COLORband PiX-M and three SparkliteLED panels from CHAUVET DJ.
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When referring to the price in Osburn (cities), this has fallen in the last 6 months. In our first sample month during July, the average price is $1,196. In August This price remains at $1,196. In the following two months the average price has hardly changed with regard to the previous two months from $1,196 to $1,194. During the last two months the average price has fallen greatly compared to the previous four going from $1,195 to $829.5, which means a 69 % fall.
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With regard to the average prices per sq.feet those properties with 1 bedroom are 27 % more affordable than the average price of ($22 / sq.feet) in Osburn. Properties with the most affordable price when referring to the number of bedrooms / sq.feet are those with 1 bedroom. They are 27 % more affordable than the average value aforementioned.
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Tik Tok Highlights the Transphobic HUD Bill
" HUD believes that reasonable considerations may include, but are not limited to a combination of factors such as height, the presence (but not the absence) of facial hair, the presence of an Adam's apple, and other physical characteristics which, when considered together, are indicative of a person's biological sex"
byMia Boccher
Although an unlikely source, the platform Tik Tok recently cast a light on transphobia in a potential housing bill. A Tik Tok user posted an informational video about the potential bill, which racked up to over 35 thousand likes and 26 thousand shares. This user additionally received over one thousand comments with others asking permission to repost this video and having open discussions about the bill.
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#lgbt #gay #trans #transgender #nonbinary #fyp #foryou
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The Office of the Secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a document titled, "Making Admission or Placement Determinations Based on Sex in Facilities Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs." In short, this new document gives homeless centers the right to turn away people based on the perception that the homeless person may be transgender.
The bill is lengthy but has some crucial points. HUD published a rule in 2012 titled the "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity," which prevented homeless shelters to directly ask a person on their gender or sexuality, except if in the case of an emergency or in temporary shelter. This rule was responsible for making homeless shelters non-discriminatory and tailored specifically to the transgender recipients.
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However, HUD decided to update this legislation. Instead, providers are now allowed to consider biological sex when reviewing folks attempting to enter the center. The document states that homeless shelters are still welcome to place individuals in locations due to gender identity, but that biological sex is a factor in admitting a person. HUD justifies this with the fact that there are single-sex or sex-specific shelters who are designed for biologically female individuals and who are resistant to having to house biologically male individuals who self-identify as females.
Another factor is that homeless shelters need to rely on the fact that the people coming in the shelter is, in fact, transgender and not lying, that the transgender individuals keep the shelter a modest and private place due to children being nearby, and in taking in a person's physical appearance to see if the person is of biological sex separate from their gender.
The final factors are that for some religious shelters it goes against their belief that a person can be transgender and does not wish to house a transgender person; that women who enter shelters are survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual assault cannot be living beside transgender women where indecent/accidental exposure takes place is hurtful and violates privacy.
Of course, HUD does not have any evidence of people faking transgender identities but referenced how in one shelter women said that they would rather sleep outside than sleep next to a biological male, and how one transgender person harassed other females. Thus, the new legislation proposes that transgender people be transferred to another institution if the shelter will not take the person in and that shelter owners can check to see if sex and gender align. HUD states that this practice is not discriminatory.
"HUD believes that reasonable considerations may include, but are not limited to a combination of factors such as height, the presence (but not the absence) of facial hair, the presence of an Adam's apple, and other physical characteristics which, when considered together, are indicative of a person's biological sex."
The department claims that it does not want shelter workers to pressure individuals into showing "private physical anatomical evidence," but this bill is damning.
The Tik Tok user summarized the contents of the bill and concluded that it is transphobic in the purest way. It dictates that biological sex can be grounds to transferring a person, that transgender people aren't real, and that transgender people are just people who want to terrorize, abuse and horrify others at homeless shelters.
Fortunately, Tik Tok has been used as a platform with the user educating others on this bill and encouraging people to comment on this bill. As this person correctly states, this horrific legislation cannot be approved until the department reviews all the comments left on the bill. The comment section closed by the end of September, and then the reviewing process of implementing these comments to the bill begins. This Tik Tok user clearly shows people how to correctly write a comment on the site, urges people not to write spam, and more to help combat this bill.
#trans #transgender #transrights #lgbt #gay #fyp
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As unfortunate as this bill is, the fact that there is a platform as wide-reaching as Tik Tok exposing this bill as transphobic is innovative. So, please, comment on this bill and don't feel ashamed for using Tik Tok for educational purposes.
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This liquidator of past season items from Macy's, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and designer apparel manufactures is normally only open to the public the last Saturday of the month. But during the Holiday shopping season it's open every Saturday until Christmas.
The savings (75%-90% off) and the Warehouse (Over 100,000 sq ft.) are huge! You'll find 100's of top name and designer brands of clothing for men, women, kids, and plus sizes all at 75%-90% off. Plus you'll also find bedding , dishes and housewares. I just picked up a $148 Graham and Spencer sweater for $15 instead of $150 and a $220 men's cashmere sweater for $22.
Plan on staying couple of hours to see all the deals. Know your sizing and measurements cause there are no try ons. This place is soo amazing! It will blow your mind!
No handbags, no try ons, no kids in strollers.
This outlet for Costco, JC Penny, Sears and different manufacturers, liquidates past season, overstocks and customer returns. Savings run 25% -75% on everything including home furnishings, beds, appliances, electronics, fitness equipment, watches, games, toys, bedding, cameras, jewelry, garden, tools, apparel, household items, grocery and more.
Cash/ CC. Some returns accepted.
This liquidator has incredible buys on name brand clothing, electronics, home furnishings, gift items and home goods with savings of 40%-90% on everything. Usually crowded, (parking can be difficult) items move fast here, ( I've see items sell out in under 15 minutes) so pouncing is essential.
Usually happening on the Last Saturday of every month. But during the Holiday Shopping Season they're open 12/12 (Sat.) and 12/19 (Sat.) from 10am-3:30 pm.
You'll find booths with individual vendors selling designer apparel & accessories direct to the public at 50%-90% off. During the Holiday Shopping Season, there are a lot more vendors and more gift items in everything from jewelry to handbags and dresses, pants and jackets to sweaters.
Mostly Cash. There are always a few vendors that take CC, but cash is still king here.
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Sale happens at the CMC, 110 E. Ninth St., (Basement) Los Angeles 90079.
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When I was in high school, my swim coach would assign the hardest practice the day before new years. We would swim for two hours without rest. The goal, of course, was to increase our endurance and strength training for the new year. During the moment, it was painful. However, that one practice alone gave me enough endurance to last throughout the season.
Endurance is the key to swimming. You can have all the strength in the world, but without endurance, you won't last more than 50 yards in the pool. Our coach knew this. That's why his main focus was to build our endurance so we would be ready on the day of competition.
As you know, endurance can't last forever. Even the greatest athletes need to take a break. We are fragile creatures. Our energy is lost quickly. Without sleep, we can't even survive.
Genesis 3:19 tells us, "For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return." That's how fragile we are. The Psalmist writes that man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow (Ps. 144:4). Finally, James tells us our life is like a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes (4:14).
Isn't this depressing? At first glance, yes. Deep within our hearts, I believe no one wants to die. We want to endure forever.
All of us will experience physical death because of our sins. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life. When Jesus said the one who believes in him will live even though they die, he meant believers will be resurrected after death and live forever.
God is the source of life. He is the Creator who has the power to give life to all who trust in Him. He is infinite and endures forever. As Scripture teaches above, this truth was preached to the world.
If you haven't trusted in Jesus Christ, I would encourage you to do that today. Repent of your sins and be baptized. Call on his name to save you. You don't have the endurance to make it through life without him. Lean on him. He will give you strength. For He endures forever!
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Iowa native Ashton Kutcher to receive character award
Updated: 5:43 PM CDT Apr 8, 2017
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Iowa native Ashton Kutcher is back in his home state this weekend to receive the Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award for 2017 for his work with the Native Fund. Kutcher, along with Dallas Clark, started the nonprofit organization to donate to Iowans in need, such as veterans, children and those impacted by natural disaster. So far, his financial contributions have helped 132 schools across the state. The award is given by the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University to those who display "good character as a role model." The event takes place Saturday evening at the Ron Pearson Event Center in West Des Moines.
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Iowa native Ashton Kutcher is back in his home state this weekend to receive the Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award for 2017 for his work with the Native Fund.
Kutcher, along with Dallas Clark, started the nonprofit organization to donate to Iowans in need, such as veterans, children and those impacted by natural disaster. So far, his financial contributions have helped 132 schools across the state.
The award is given by the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University to those who display "good character as a role model."
The event takes place Saturday evening at the Ron Pearson Event Center in West Des Moines.


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Richard Gere welcomes a son with wife Alejandra Silva
The baby boy is the couple's second child.
April 23, 2020, 11:10 PM UTC / Source: TODAY
By Alyssa Newcomb
Richard Gere is now a father of three!
The 70-year-old actor and his wife, Alejandra Silva, 37, recently welcomed their second child together, a baby boy, TODAY confirmed. Spanish magazine Hola! was first to report the news.
The couple hasn't publicly shared their newborn's name but are said to be enjoying their new addition at their ranch in Pound Ridge, New York. The baby boy joins big brother Alexander, who was born 14 months ago. Gere has a 20-year-old son, Homer, with ex-wife Carey Lowell. Silva has a son, Albert, from a previous marriage.
Gere and Silva, a Spanish-born political activist, tied the knot at their ranch in 2018.
She shared the happy news they were expecting their first child together in an Instagram post a few months later.
"I'm so happy!" she wrote next to a selfie showing her baby bump.
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The couple announced last November that they were expecting their second child after getting a blessing from the Dalai Lama.
"A very special moment just a few minutes ago... Getting blessings for our precious to come.. we couldn't say it before telling HH Dalai Lama," Silva captioned a photo of her, her husband and the spiritual leader in a since-deleted post on Instagram.
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Alyssa Newcomb is a freelance contributor to TODAY.com where she covers breaking news and pop culture. She also contributes business and technology coverage to NBCNews.com and Fortune.com. She is based in New York City.


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3、Prior to Andor, I served for 8 years as the Director of Product Marketing for Olympus Corporation of the Americas in Melville New York.
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