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'The Last Duel' doesn't disappoint, but the lengthy buildup to it does
In addition to Scott, whose most pertinent credentials for these purposes include "Gladiator" (successfully) and "Kingdom of Heaven" (considerably less so), the film was written and produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. In an intriguing division of labor, the longtime colleagues collaborated on the script with independent writer-director Nicole Holofcener, who worked on the portion told from the woman's point of view.
As constructed, that would be one of three distinct chapters, in a movie that runs more than 2 ½ hours, building toward the last sanctioned duel in France in 1386. The contest pitted a knight, Jean de Carrouges (Damon), against the perfectly named Jacques Le Gris (the ubiquitous Adam Driver), seeking justice after Carrouges' wife Marguerite ("Killing Eve's" Jodie Comer) accused her husband's one-time comrade in arms of raping her.
"I want him to answer for what he has done," Marguerite says when prodded as to whether she wishes to proceed with a charge that could lead to bloodshed, adding — in a line that echoes through the centuries into the #MeToo era — "I cannot be silent."
Speaking out, however, doesn't necessarily mean that Le Gris will be held accountable. The result of the duel is intended to reflect God's will and the righteousness of the allegation, leaving Marguerite's rights dependent on her taciturn husband, since she is seen as his property.
Given the conflicting accounts, what happened? "The Last Duel" dices that into parts representing "the truth" in the eyes of Carrouges, Le Gris and Marguerite, which explains the obvious "Rashomon" parallels, although the variations here are in some respects more subtle.
In part for that reason, poring over small details gradually becomes a drag on the movie's momentum. The most interesting recollections come from Marguerite, and Comer — making quite a transition to major movie roles with "Free Guy" this summer — makes the strongest impression among the otherwise male-dominated cast.
Affleck also takes a smallish role as the nobleman Count Pierre d'Alençon, who finds a welcome companion for his lecherous exploits in Le Gris and doesn't much care for Carrouges primarily because his all-war, no-play demeanor means he's not much fun to have around.
Shot in washed-out tones, the movie meticulously replicates the period, and the visceral climactic sequence is worth catching on a big screen (and probably again at home). As for the precipitating event, its depiction feels necessary to the story, which doesn't make watching it any less disturbing.
At 83, Scott's knack for brawny filmmaking that transports audiences into different worlds and times hasn't diminished. Even so, the film's star power will be tested by a movie that proves as much a psychological character study as a swashbuckling epic, wading into feudal politics with talk of taxes and shedding blood for ungrateful lords and lieges.
The movie thus plays like a throwback in several respects, back to an era when audiences dutifully flocked to theaters to see the likes of Robert Taylor or Alan Ladd tramp around in armor. In the age of streaming, inspiring people to leave their castles for that sort of fare looks like a battle that "The Last Duel" will be hard-pressed to win.
"The Last Duel" premieres in US theaters on Oct. 15. It's rated R.
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Recently, I stopped for a drink at AsiaSF, the small-plate eatery and gender-illusionist bar-restaurant in San Francisco's SoMa (BT note--South of Market neighborhood). While I was chatting with co-owner Skip Young, I saw two patrons pour sake into ceramic sake cups, and then to my surprise submerge them in their half-filled mugs of beer, which they then downed. Young said this combo is called a sake bomb.
Bartender Carlos Lobo described another concoction, the depth charge, in which a shot glass is filled with Amaretto, topped with a float of 151-proof rum, ignited and submerged in a half-filled mug of beer. He said it tastes like a flaming Dr. Pepper.
While I sipped my classic martini, Young told me that another of the gender illusionists -- they wait tables as well as perform elaborate lip- synching routines on the bar -- had just gotten breast implants. I asked him if any of the performers, all Asian and all male, ever went all the way, surgically, to become a woman.
"A few have, but then they always get married and move to the suburbs,'' Young said.
AsiaSF is located at 201 Ninth St. (at Howard).
Now tell the truth, all you Roadfooders; you don't have anything like this in YOUR town, do you?
We have cross dressing places but they are for cross dressing folks only.. which is just fine with me.
That's the difference. Here they are for everybody. Actually, there are other (seedier) places for the cross-dressing patrons. This place is very popular with young trendies, male and female, or so I read. I, myself, have never been tempted to try anything like a "depth charge" or to mix with those drinking them.
Lucky Cheng's on 1st Avenue around 3rd street in Manhattan. Nearly identical to the place described above. It's been doing the all-Asian-transvestite-karaoke thing for at least a decade.
OK, now that you mention it, I've heard of Lucky Cheng's and I would have assumed New York would have something like this, but can we get beyond the bicoastal axis?
Jennifer, I would have guessed . . . .


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It was Autotask's latest European Community Live! Event this month. What was on the agenda?
One of the things that differentiates Autotask is our commitment to Europe. We have opened three offices in the last 12 months in Amsterdam, Manchester is Copenhagen. We think we're mission-critical for our customers – that's what they tell us, and being on the ground, not just with sales and marketing, but professional services, account management and consulting is key.
The biggest object of the conference is to help our customers to get continued value and return on investment (RoI) from their investment in Autotask. Our approach in the past has been more technical, more product-focused but if you look at the agenda this time, it's more about helping you succeed as a managed service provider. Obviously, Autotask is an important part of that as a core part of running their business, but this goes beyond that.
We're talking about M&A, and how to grow your managed services, so it's more of a business-building approach than in the past.
One of the things you announced was Workplace Server – what is the thinking behind that?
Workplace Server talks to the bigger point of collaboration. What's really important to MSPs? I think the number two issue is collaboration, after how to win new customers.
You have these dispersed organisations, multiple people trying to access data from multiple places and devices, and making sure they have the latest version and they're not over-writing somebody else's work – so workforce collaboration is an important part of what MSPs have to deliver. It's a really interesting revenue opportunity for our customers.
A theme of the Autotask Community Live event in September 2016 was unifying your platform. Is that something that will continue in 2017?
Yes, it is. It's the cornerstone of our corporate strategy. We re-purposed the entire PSA (Professional Services Automation platform), which was no mean task, that's was step one. Step two was Autotask Endpoint Management with the RMM (Remote Monitoring and Management software). The distinction between unification and integration is unification is source-code level integration; we're talking about not having to leave the Autotask UI to resolve problems. There is no-one else who has done that, aside from the fact it's quite difficult and a major engineering project. We've taken that platform and delivering endpoint backup and Autotask Workplace (AWP) and recurring revenue-generating services. If you don't have that automation, you're burning your margins.
Was that the thinking behind your recent announcement of an Endpoint Backup Partner Programme, too?
It is. Again, we now have that unified platform that allows you to deliver profitably these recurring revenue services. We've been really pleased with the response to the programme from partners – there's a portal, marketing, templates – that has been widely received. We are a hundred percent channel, and this is about making our customers successful running their business on the platform and giving them the opportunity to provide much-need services to their customers.
We had already solved the provisioning, the automation, the billing and the analytics issues from a technology perspective. What we didn't solve was how we went to market. We had one pricing model, which was a little complicated for our partners, so there was too much friction in that model. So, we announced a fixed price with unlimited storage, so we've rolled this out to our sales organisation and the response has been dramatic already.
You talk about Autotask's commitment to local market, and you've opened a Northern UK office now, in Manchester. What is the UK market like right now?
We don't give numbers out but I will say that the UK market is on fire. We just had another remarkable quarter. That Manchester office, there are already 12 or 13 people in that office. We have three offices in UK now. You can't have serious conversation with an MSP if you're not on the ground supporting them. You'll see us continue to open more offices as our customers demand it.
When we spoke last September, you said it was too early to tell what effect Brexit might have on your UK business – what are your thoughts now?
I know the impact that it did have. It created the £ to $ exchange rate – what that means is we bill in UK£, and that translates to fewer US$. That's really the only impact we've had.
A couple of MSPs have asked about data sovereignty, but I still think it's too early. No-one has any real answers and we're still a way off from it. But I haven't felt it, or seen it or heard much.
The MSP software space is a competitive market. What differentiates Autotask from its competition?
It's a couple of things; it's the quality of our software. Again, we completely re-engineered what the PSA was. That's a differentiator. With software, it's really easy to add features but it's different when you re-think an entire way of working. The way a PSA platform usually works is a service desk, billing, contract, opportunity pipeline, quotes, but that's not how users think. A CEO of an MSP just wants to understand if they have the right resources in terms of how the business is growing, and understand which projects, products and customers are most successful. Whereas the technician wants a view of the tickets, the sales guy wants to be revising pipelines and looking at growth in customers. Analytically, we have a dashboard-driven, powerful platform designed at the user-level, and not at the architectural level.
Also, one of the things we're doing very well is time to value. We're purpose-built for MSPs and we know how to get a customer up and running really quickly. We have a new VP of customer service we've brought in in a group called Customer Success, which manages you through the journey with Autotask. We launched that at the beginning of this year.
Finally, you've made strategic acquisitions in recent years. Are there any other areas you've identified which might be a good fit for Autotask?
We're always looking and there are some areas that we address more than others. It really has to be a differentiated value proposition.


Gordon Henry, chief marketing officer and executive vice president, joined Dex Media from Walsh Partners, where he served as senior advisor.
Prior to his tenure at Walsh Partners, Gordon was vice president and general manager at Deluxe Corp where he led the company's transformation to a provider of Internet marketing services for SMBs. He managed a $150 million Web services portfolio and led the acquisition of OrangeSoda and VerticalResponse.
Gordon's experience also includes his time as chief marketing officer for Yellowbook, where he managed print and online products for the company's 700,000 advertisers and 5,000-member sales force. Gordon was credited with building the company's brand into a household name. During his tenure, Yellowbook grew from $500 million in revenues to $2 billion and their online revenue grew from under $10 million to $250 million.
Gordon received his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.


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Students Thrive Delta During The Pandemic
September 13, 2021 // by ijit
COVID-19 is asserting itself with the Delta variant of the virus posing a grave threat to young people. Physical distancing has become a new reality in post-secondary education. Universities continue to offer courses online, despite the pandemic. Research has shown that mindfulness training can be deliver online and is effective, providing benefits previously undiscovered to science.
Students are starting to show signs of wear one year after the pandemic. 2020 Student Experience Survey indicates that post-secondary students are less engaged with learning. Respondents stated that they were 4% more likely than others to drop out because of stress or other health issues. Universities face with a pressing need for students to cope. Online mindfulness training is a promising resource.
Mindfulness refers to the act of paying attention to present experience and focusing your attention with an open, curious, and accepting mindset. It usually taught in person. Online mindfulness training is becoming increasingly popular due to the benefits of online delivery during a pandemic.
What Was The Result Of The Delta Study?
A slew of studies has proven that mindfulness can use to alleviate symptoms of mental suffering such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Our study, published in Academy of Management Learning & Education shows that online mindfulness training can help more than just alleviate these symptoms. It can even help students thrive.
Two-thirds of the 227 graduate students were surveyed on their psychological well-being after they completed online mindfulness training. Half of the participants took part in an online, evidence-based program. For eight weeks, it involved mindfulness meditation for 30 minutes per day, five days a semaine, for 30 minutes each.
The placebo control was the half that took part in the same amount of training known to improve health and well-being, namely physical exercise.
Both groups saw an improvement in the psychological well-being. These improvements were based on criteria such as self-acceptance and personal growth, meaning and purpose, positive relationships with other people, and self-acceptance.
Online mindfulness training has a distinct advantage. Online mindfulness training helped students develop authenticity, which improved their psychological well-being.
What Is Delta Authenticity?
Authenticity is one powerful indicator of psychological health. Individuals who are authentic are self-aware and in touch with their emotions and thoughts. They live in harmony with their beliefs and values.
Our findings echo Socratic exhortations know thyself as well as Shakespearean exhortations to your own self be true. Since long, educators have extolled authenticity as a virtue for character and leadership. They have not had evidence based, practical ways to guide students in authentic living up until now.
The study found that students who took online mindfulness training were more authentic. This was achieved by increasing students' self-awareness, and secondarily aligning their actions with their values.
Some Students Are More Fortunate Than Others
These findings are encouraging, but not all students saw the same benefits. Online mindfulness training increased authenticity for nearly 60% of students, but not for others (although they still enjoyed other well-being benefits).
What made the difference? Personality is the key to understanding. Every educator understands the importance of personality in student performance. Every psychologist understands that the most important aspect of student performance for personality is conscientiousness. High-conscientious students are more successful because they have self-discipline and attention to detail. They also show reliability, thoughtfulness, persistence, hard work, and dependability.
Conscientiousness is more important when students are not able to access the same learning space or shelter from distractions as classrooms https://107.152.46.170/togel-online/bandar/mario4d/.
Our reasoning was supported by the results: Online mindfulness training only benefits highly conscientious students in terms of authenticity, and the psychological well being that follows it. Students who had low levels of conscientiousness did not receive the same amount of training. However, authenticity was evident. This suggests that online mindfulness training is more effective when students are conscientious.
It Is Not A Panacea For Delta Student Well-Being
This is the first study to demonstrate that online mindfulness training can have its benefits for students who want to cultivate authenticity and thrive in remote learning environments.
This research provides timely evidence to support the incorporation of online mindfulness training into higher education, as universities are financially stretched and educators are struggling to provide engaging content that is effective and engaging online.
These findings caution educators to not view online mindfulness training in isolation as a panacea to student well-being. It should be seen as part of a larger strategy to help students deal with the psychological effects of distance education in a COVID-19 era.
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Djab Wurrung Trees Australian Academics
September 13, 2021 // by kang
We are Australian academics writing to condemn the Victorian government's destruction of the 350-year-old sacred Djab Wurrung Directions tree. We urge the government to immediately stop all work and protect. The Djab Wurrung trees from being destroy. Geographers, lawyers and sociologists are all part of this group. We are unite in our anger and sorrow at the colonial violence that the Victorian. Government is using against the Djab Wurrung and all First Nations peoples in Australia.
All trees have value, but especially in times of climate crisis, Djab Wurrung trees offer more than just just trees. They are living entities that hold significant historical, cultural, and spiritual meaning. They are an integral part of a songline and have been physically shape over. Hundreds of years by First Nations culture and ceremonial practices.
For example, take the Directions Tree. It was fell with a chainsaw last Wednesday and tow away on the back of an unmarked dump truck. The 350-year-old Yellowbox tree, which is massive and stunningly beautiful with its distinctive swirling bark, was plant with placenta from the birth of a Djab Wurrung infant. Its branches were then actively shape and direct over the years.
Forever Changing Australian
It would have been hard to look at the tree and be a true witness to it without forever changing how one views trees and our interconnectedness to nature.
The Birthing Tree, also known by the Grandmother Tree, is 800 years old and in imminent danger of being destroy. There is a hollow at the base of her tree where more than 50 generations of Djab Wurrung children have been born. The fluids of their births merge with the root system, and the tree literally becomes part of them.
Nearby, the Grandfather Tree is leaning towards them. It is believe that it was plant around the same time as the Grandfather Tree and connect via underground root system. There are many other important trees and artifacts around them, many of which have yet to document.
Victorian Australian Government
It was completely unnecessary for the Victorian government to remove this Djab Wurrung land in order to allow for a certain version of highway routing that will reduce travel time by two minutes. This is the continuing violence of the colonial state, and its disregard for First Nations culture. This renders any talk of a Treaty With First Nations Victorians, completely implausible.
As academics, we condemn the destruction of sacred trees and artifacts and the removal of the Directions tree. We are concerned about the timing of the destruction. It was done under COVID rules that prevent defenders from travelling to the site. Also, it was done under media attention and the public's focus on Melbourne's long-awaited release from lockdown.
We condemn the Victorian government's apparent attempts to create doubt about which tree was destroyed and its significance, and to imply agreements with one group of government-recognised stakeholders amounted to respectful consultation. Also condemn the use by police and security to forcefully expel the peaceful Djab Wurrung Ambassador, which was established in order to protect the site by elders. We ask the Victorian government not to destroy this important site.
Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Indigenous Studies, RMIT University
Irene Watson Law, University of SA
Professor Bronwyn Fredericks Education and Health, University of Queensland
Dr Vicki L Couzens, Media, RMIT University
Dr Gary Foley History, Victoria University
Tiriki Onus Fine Arts and Music University of Melbourne
Dr Lou Bennett AM, University of Melbourne, Social and Political Science
Associate Professor Chelsea Bond, University of Queensland, Social Sciences and Health
Alison Whittaker Law, University of Technology Sydney
Amanda Porter, University of Queensland Law
Rife With References Education Debates
September 13, 2021 // by fransiskus
Former Education Secretary Arne Dunne took to Twitter as President Joe Biden supervised. The transfer of remains of U.S. soldiers who were kill in a suicide. Bombing attack at Afghanistan's Kabul Airport on Aug. 26, 2021. Duncan appeared to comment on the controversy surrounding mask mandates for public schools. He compared anti-mask and anti-vax people to the suicide bombers in Kabul's Airport.
Duncan post a tweet that has since been deleted. Have your noticed how strikingly similar the mindsets and actions between the suicide. Bombers in Kabul's Airport and the anti-mask or anti-vax folks here? They both explode themselves, inflict damage on others, and believe they are fighting for freedom.
The tweet by Duncan drew negative responses. Many people reacted negatively to Duncan's tweet. Some ridiculed his timing and judgement, while others gave sarcastic advice. They criticised him for politicizing a tragic incident. Duncan's use to make a point using a war metaphor is notable. In this instance for reasons beyond the fact it drew sharp criticism.
As an academic who studies rhetoric in policy. I am well aware that war analogies are a common feature of U.S. public discourse on education.
There Are Many References Education To War
Rudolf Flesch, an author, began Why Johnny Can't Read in 1955 by declaring that. Just as war was too serious a subject to left up to the generals. So is teaching reading too important to left up to the educators. In a similar vein, an influential federal report from 1983, A Nation at Risk, said that if an unfriendly power tried to impose upon America the mediocre education performance that exists today, we might have considered it to be war.
Both cases used war analogies in order to stress the importance of reform. These are just a few examples of war metaphors in the everyday language education. Classroom teachers are the frontlines of many aspects of education. Many school officials are embattle. Teachers unions go into war with school superintendents. Public education is under siege according to some.
Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, stressed the importance to win the fight against pandemic. In his remarks about the reopening schools for the nation this fall. He also compared some aspects of with war aids, which he explained clearly and effectively.
Quest For Dominance Education
Modern federal education is an extension of another kind of war. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite into space in 1957. This triggered the Sputnik Crisis, a panic over America's failure to produce enough engineers and scientists.
The crisis refocused the nation's attention on schools, and led to the passage of the 1958 National Defense Education Act. This law invested large amounts of federal dollars in education for the first-time.
Rhetorical Battles
What is Duncan's tweet saying about war metaphors in policy rhetoric? It doesn't like to compare education with war in the abstract. Instead picks out particular individuals and events to compare. It is possible to pass legislation by using war as an analogy. Such as the war on drugs and the war against terror. As communication scholar David Zarefsky showed in his study on the rhetoric of War on Poverty. Such metaphors can distort implementation of laws. People they meant to help may recast as enemies if their problems prove to difficult to solve.
Although abstract comparisons to war can be interpret, Duncan's comment refers to specific actors who died or were killed in war. This is clearly an unpleasant subject.
Although some war metaphors employ hyperbole, others don't have the punchline format as Duncan's tweet. It is not clear that Duncan meant to be funny, but opening the tweet with have your noticed the classic setup of observational humor is a strange way to frame a tweet regarding a suicide bombing.
Metaphors In Education
Last but not least, war metaphors in education can be a powerful way to unite people, especially if they are used by ex- or current public officials. Secretary Cardona summoned the nation to Baltimore in August 2021 to open its schools. "A Nation at Risk" asked Americans, even though it was a sarcastic title, to view the difficulties of the nation's education system in a collective responsibility that should lead to a collective response.
Duncan's tweet, however, was divisive. It described people opposed to vaccines and masks as enemies, not fellow Americans who could be persuaded to change. As I've written, the secretaries of education are responsible for leading the American education discourse. President Jimmy Carter created the Department of Education to improve the national conversation on schools and elevated its secretary into a cabinet position.
Duncan, who is also a former secretary of education, continues to work to influence education policy as an educator and member of education non profit boards. His role as a leader in education rhetoric continues.

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Dinosaur in the Bible?
It is mentioned (someone showed me but I can't recall where) where they felt a dinosaur was mentioned walking amongst the people. Common knowledge dictates that dinos haven't been around for mostly 65m yrs. So I am asking, what was this animal that the Bible was referencing that "had a tail of a tree trunk?" I can't answer this question based on my knowledge of animals that existed since Homo Homo Sapiens. Hopefully someone will know what I am referring to, but if not, I will have the passage in a few days.
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i was pretty sure that the passage they were citing was in job. a quick search @ google.com turned up this:
i laughed until my head came off
maybe devnet or someone else will come along and explain the language better than this site does. as i understand it, job is most likely the oldest book in the bible and it's not of hebrew origin. my guess would be that 'leg' was mistranslated to 'tail' and the author was indeed talking about an elephant.
bible gateway would seem to back this up
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err... if you just read the rest of the chapter it's pretty clear that the author isn't talking about anything like the 'Diplodocus and Apatosaurus' as the xian propaganda site above would have it.
Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
i don't think reeds in a marsh will hide anthing much bigger than a hippo...
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I've read that behemoth's 'tail' is a euphemism for penis (and hence it's not a dinosaur, which not being mammals wouldn't have had external genitalia). But the various translations I've tried (inc Young's literal) don't indicate this. Anyone know for sure?
TTFN, Oolon
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This sort of misinformed blinkered American isolationist thinking realy gets to me. Fair enough, dinosaurs died out millions of years ago, I accept that. But behemoths and leviathns have been bred successfuly in European zoos for donkeys years. Please take time to get your facts right.
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Originally posted by Oolon Colluphid:
I've read that behemoth's 'tail' is a euphemism for penis (and hence it's not a dinosaur, which not being mammals wouldn't have had external genitalia). But the various translations I've tried (inc Young's literal) don't indicate this. Anyone know for sure?
It is, just as "feet" is often used for the same purpose (which gives Ruth a whole new twist). Literal translations will tend to translate even euphamisms literally.
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I know of a web-site that deals with dinosaurs in the bible. I honestly thought it was an elaborate joke. I even e-mailed the author complimenting him on his creativity. I was surprised to see that he was serious. My bad.
Here is the reply he sent me
From: Scott <job41@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2001 6:02:55 AM -0800 (PST)
Hi there.. thanks for the email and for
visiting my page on Creation and the Bible at http://www.angelfire.com/mi/dinosaurs
Please tell others about my site.
What is it that makes you think my site is a
sattire?
I am working on a new page for my friend Dr.
Cuozzo about Neanderthal man and how their
bones have been altered in an attempt to support
evolution. The website exposing this fraud is at http://www.jackcuozzo.com
Please let me know what you think of it.
job41@yahoo.com
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and it wasn't even a rhetorical question...
(edited because angelfire stinks)
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From Tower of Babel: The Evidence Against The New Creationism:
Dinosaurs, they claim, are mentioned in the Bible as the Behemoth and the Leviathan. Institute for Creation Research (ICR) scientists say that the former was probably a dinosaur because of its Scriptural description. They give away posters of a seated man observing what appears to be an Apatosaurus with the scriptural passage from Job: "Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together" (40:15-17). At the Museum of Creation and Earth History, our guide drew the children's attention to the phrase "he moveth his tail like a cedar," noting that no animal we know of besides dinosaurs had a tail so large. Scholars of biblical Hebrew would have to stifle a chuckle if they heard this exegesis, for the King James translation utilizes the term "tail" as a common euphemism for the male genital member. Stephen Mitchell's authoritative translation of the book of Job removes the linguistic fig-leaf and renders the passage somewhat differently: "Look now: the Beast that I made: he eats grass like a bull. Look: the power in his thighs, the pulsing sinews of his belly. His penis stiffens like a pine; his testicles bulge with vigor."
I don't think it's 100% certain that the Hebrew word in question should be translated as "penis" here, although the fact that they immediately followed mention of the animal's "tail" with mention of its "stones" gives strong support to this interpretation. Anyway, Stephen Mitchell is not alone in translating it that way...from John Gill's (1697-1771) lengthy Bible commentaries, here's what he said about that verse:
Verse 17. He moveth his tail like a cedar,.... To which it is compared, not for the length and largeness of it; for the tail both of the elephant and of the river horse [hippopotamus] is short; though Vartomannus {c} says, the tail of the elephant is like a buffalo's, and is four hands long, and thin of hair: but because of the smoothness, roundness, thickness, and firmness of it; such is the tail of the river horse, being like that of a hog or boar {d}; which is crooked, twisted, and which it is said to turn back and about at pleasure, as the word used is thought to signify. Aben Ezra interprets it, "maketh to stand": that is, stiff and strong, and firm like a cedar. One writer {e} speaks of the horse of the Nile, as having a scaly tail; but he seems to confound it with the sea horse. Junius interprets it of its penis, its genital part; to which the Targum in the King's Bible is inclined: and Cicero {f} says, the ancients used to call that the tail; but that of the elephant, according to Aristotle {g}, is but small, and not in proportion to the size of its body; and not in sight, and therefore can hardly be thought to be described; though the next clause seems to favour this sense:
the sinews of his stones are wrapped together; if by these are meant the testicles, as some think, so the Targums; the sinews of which were wreathed, implicated and ramified, like branches of trees, as Montanus renders it. Bochart interprets this of the sinews or nerves of the river horse, which having such plenty of them, are exceeding strong; so that, as some report, this creature will with one foot sink a boat {h}; I have known him open his mouth, says a traveller {i}, and set one tooth on the gunnel of a boat, and another on the second strake from the keel, more than four feet distant, and there bite a hole through the plank, and sink the boat.
{c} Navigat. l. 4. c. 9. {d} Aristot. Plin. Solin. & Isidore ut supra. (See Job 40:16.) {e} Nicet. Choniat. apud Fabrit. Gr. Bibliothec. vol. 6. p. 410. {f} Epist. l. 9. ep. 22. {g} Hist. Amimal. l. 2. c. 1. {h} Apud Hierozoic, par. 2. l. 5. c. 14. col. 758. {i} Dampier's Voyages, vol. 2. part 2. p. 105.
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So am I to understand that this passage is actually in reference to a Hippo's stiffy?


The National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors have adopted a resolution calling for an immediate reopening of the federal government.
The partial government shutdown, entering its fifth week, is causing harm and exacerbating issues already facing American family farmers and ranchers as they look to sell their crops, acquire financing and prepare for the coming year.
Net farm income declined nearly 50 percent since 2013, and a majority of farms of all sizes, have been operating in the red over the past several years. President Donald Trump initiated and escalated trade wars with China and much of the rest of the world, further depressing commodity prices and damaging America's reputation as a reliable trading partner. The government shutdown is making these matters worse.
The Market Facilitation Program, designed to aid farmers through the administration's trade wars, is frozen due to FSA office closures. These closures also limit farmers' and ranchers' ability to access federally backed operating loans.
Additionally, information, data, and reporting services provided by USDA have been discontinued, making it more difficult for producers to make informed planting and selling decisions.
The shutdown is also significantly delaying implementation of both the 2018 Farm Bill and summertime sales of E15. All of this and more is weighing in heavily on our farmers.


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addpath('src')
output_path = fullfile(pwd,'bin');

try

	if(exist('doINSTALL','var'))
		mexflags = {'-O', '-silent', '-outdir', output_path};
	else
		mexflags = {'-g', '-v', '-outdir', output_path};
	end

	[comp,maxsz,endi] = computer;
	libdeflate_dir = fullfile(pwd,'src','extlib','libdeflate');

	sources = {'getmatvar_.c',...
		'mexSet.c',...
		'cleanup.c',...
		'createDataObjects.c',...
		'ezq.c',...
		'mtezq.c',...
		'fillDataObjects.c',...
		'getDataObjects.c',...
		'getSystemInfo.c',...
		'init.c',...
		'navigate.c',...
		'numberHelper.c',...
		'placeChunkedData.c',...
		'placeData.c',...
		'readMessage.c',...
		'superblock.c',...
		'utils.c'};

	for i = 1:numel(sources)
		sources{i} = fullfile(pwd,'src',sources{i});
	end

	if(ispc)

		if(verLessThan('matlab','8.3'))
			fprintf('-Setting up the mex compiler...')
			try
				copyfile(fullfile(prefdir,'mexopts.bat'),fullfile(pwd,'mexopts.bat'),'f');
				mexopts_cont = strrep(fileread('mexopts.bat'),'set COMPFLAGS=','set COMPFLAGS=-std=c99 ');
				mexopts_fid = fopen(fullfile(pwd,'mexopts.bat'),'w');
				fprintf(mexopts_fid, '%s', mexopts_cont);
				fclose(mexopts_fid);
				clear mexopts_cont mexopts_fid
			catch ME2
				fprintf(' failed!\n')
				rethrow(ME2);
			end
			fprintf(' successful.\n')
			mexflags = [mexflags, {'-f', fullfile(pwd,'mexopts.bat')}];
		else
			mexflags = [mexflags {'CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -std=c99"'}];
		end

		if(maxsz > 2^31-1)
			libdeflate_dir = fullfile(libdeflate_dir,'win','x64');
			mexflags = [mexflags {'-largeArrayDims'}];
		else
			libdeflate_dir = fullfile(libdeflate_dir,'win','x86');
			mexflags = [mexflags {'-compatibleArrayDims', '-DMATLAB_32BIT'}];
		end

		sources = [sources,...
			{fullfile(pwd,'src','extlib','mman-win32','mman.c'),...
			fullfile(libdeflate_dir,'libdeflate.lib')}
			];

	elseif(isunix || ismac)

		warning('off','MATLAB:mex:GccVersion_link');

		if(verLessThan('matlab','8.3'))
			fprintf('-Setting up the mex compiler...')
			mex_setup_cmd = ['cp ' fullfile(prefdir,'mexopts.sh') ' ' fullfile(pwd,'mexopts.sh') ' ; sed -i "s/-ansi/-Wall -std=c99/g" mexopts.sh'];

			fprintf('-Setting up the mex compiler...')
			[makestatus, cmdout] = system(mex_setup_cmd);
			clear mex_setup_cmd
			if(makestatus ~= 0)
				fprintf(' failed!\n')
				error(cmdout);
			end
			fprintf(' successful.\n')
			mexflags = [mexflags, {'-f', fullfile(pwd,'mexopts.sh')}];
		else
			mexflags = [mexflags {'CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -std=c99"'}];
		end

		libdeflate_dir = fullfile(libdeflate_dir,'unix');
		if(maxsz > 2^31-1)
			mexflags = [mexflags {'-largeArrayDims'}];
		else
			mexflags = [mexflags {'-compatibleArrayDims', '-DMATLAB_32BIT'}];
		end

		terminal_cmd = ['cd ' libdeflate_dir ' ; cd programs ; chmod +x detect.sh ; cd .. ; make -e DECOMPRESSION_ONLY=TRUE libdeflate.a'];
		fprintf('-Compiling external libraries...')
		[makestatus, cmdout] = system(terminal_cmd);
		clear terminal_cmd
		if(makestatus ~= 0)
			fprintf(' failed!\n')
			error(cmdout);
		end
		fprintf(' successful.\n')
		%disp(cmdout)
		sources = [sources, {fullfile(libdeflate_dir,'libdeflate.a')}];

	end

	fprintf('-Compiling getmatvar...')
	mex(mexflags{:} , sources{:})
	fprintf(' successful.\n%s\n',['-The function is located in ' fullfile(pwd,'bin') '.'])

	rmpath('src');
	addpath('bin');
	clear mexflags sources libdeflate_dir output_path comp endi maxsz doINSTALL

catch ME

	rethrow(ME)

end

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"Misa regularly misbehaved with me, harassed and tortured me."
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai has claimed that she was kicked out of his home and denied access to food.
Aishwarya is the estranged wife of Prasad's eldest son, RJD legislator and former Bihar health minister Tej Pratap Yadav.
She accused her mother-in-law Rabri Devi and sister-in-law Misa Bharti of being responsible for her ordeal.
On September 29, 2019, Aishwarya said she was told to leave Prasad's home on 10 Circular Road, Bihar.
Aishwarya explained that she had been staying there even though a divorce petition had been filed.
She also alleged that her in-laws had not provided food for her for the last three months. Aishwarya was also not allowed to enter the family kitchen.
She said that it was under the instructions of her sister-in-law Misa. During this time, her parents had been sending her food.
She told the media: "I get food from my parents' home."
Aishwarya accused Rabri and Misa of harassing and torturing her.
She said: "Misa regularly misbehaved with me, harassed and tortured me. Last night (September 28, 2019) she again tortured me and threw me out of the house in the presence of Rabri Devi."
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Aishwarya also stated that Misa was to blame for her strained relationship with her husband.
"Misa didn't want my relations with my husband to improve."
During the midst of the pending divorce case, she tried to film instances of harassment in order to back up her claims, but the staff allegedly tried to take her phone off her.
She added that if her father-in-law Lalu Prasad would have been there, the matter would have been resolved quickly and peacefully.
Prasad was convicted and jailed for multiple corruption cases.
Meanwhile, Aishwarya's father Chandrika Rai, former minister and senior RJD leader, regrets getting his daughter married into the political family, stating that he felt "ashamed".
Tej Pratap and Aishwarya were married in May 2018 in Patna. Several political leaders attended the wedding including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
However, their marriage soon went downhill and Aishwarya later accused her husband of being a drug addict.
In November 2018, Tej Pratap filed for divorce after publicly speaking about his compatibility issues with his wife.
On September 14, 2019, Aishwarya was spotted leaving her in-law's house in tears and sat in a vehicle belonging to her father before returning back to the house.
The divorce case is pending before a court.
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Q: How to prepare the HTML for Wordpress Right now I'm finishing a design in Photoshop and I'm about to turn it to HTML. After that I'm want to turn it into a Wordpress theme using Underscores starter theme.
How can I prepare the HTML so the transition to _s would be smooth and easy without changing a lot of HTML and CSS in order it to fit?

A: There is no specific thing, but here are some tips to make it smoother:

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*Style.css - make sure it in root folder and not inside style folder, as wordpress style will be in root and if html one is not in root, once you copy it to wordpress, you would need to update image links in it.

*header/footer, make sure that repeatable part (header / footer) will remain same on all html pages.

*Make sure html is working 100% correct, its easier to change it in html, altho not case every time, for example footer/header is easier to change in wp because you have one file to change, and in html you need to do that for each html page.

Will update if i figure something else. But first 2 are most important ones. Yes, first one you can skip by calling css from style folder and having clean root one, but keeping style in root will allow you later to easily edit it from wp editor.

A: The best and easiest solution (imo) would be to develop your design directly in the Underscore theme. This way you will code only once the design - you won't have to redo the dynamic parts (like the menu items, widgets and other parts managed by Wordpress).
The alternative would be to code your design in plain HTML/CSS/JS and then transform these files in a WordPress theme. But I don't see this solution to be efficient / productive.

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Beyond the Blue Line: Episode Five
The Varsity Blues have earned the eighth and final playoff spot and will face off against local rivals the Ryerson Rams. The Blues won the season series 2-1 over the Rams, but will Toronto to be able to eliminate the highest scoring offense and number one overall ranked in the OUA West Division in the […]
By The Varsity Staff — Published May 2, 2019
The Varsity Blues have earned the eighth and final playoff spot and will face off against local rivals the Ryerson Rams. The Blues won the season series 2-1 over the Rams, but will Toronto to be able to eliminate the highest scoring offense and number one overall ranked in the OUA West Division in the postseason.
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Varsity Blues dominate York Lions to retain Argo Cup
Defense turns into offense as Blues rally past Gaels
Blues playoff berth cut short in 41–13 loss to Queen's Gaels


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Mexico vs USA TV ratings
Pacers-Grizzlies, Pardon the Interruption, Mexico-USA Friendly, lead cable sports nets for Wednesday April 15, 2015
NBA action on ESPN topped Wednesday cable sports with the Indiana Pacers vs Memphis Grizzlies game averaging 1.281 million viewers and a 0.6 adults 18-49 rating, ESPN's Pardon the Interruption averaged 931,000 viewers and a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating. The International Mexico vs USA Friendly on FS1 averaged 806,000 viewers and a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating. The game averaged 2.76 million viewers on UniMás and another 890,000 on Univision Deportes so between…
Mexico-USA Friendly averages ~4.5 million viewers across three networks (Updated)
USA's 2-0 victory over Mexico in an international soccer friendly averaged 2.76 million viewers and a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating from 8:51-11:02p ET Wednesday on UniMás, Update: the game averaged an additional 890,000 viewers on Univision Deportes and the Fox Sports 1 telecast averaged another 806,000 viewers.


Landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's Chinatown stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in...Chinatown. Co-starring film legend John Huston and featuring an Academy Award-winning script by Robert Towne, Chinatown captures a lost era in a masterfully woven movie that remains a timeless gem.
Great hardboiled detective film is very violent.


A bit over half way through the book Zeilinger transitions away from Alice and Bob and toward even more recent experiments with quantum teleportation. Here still many parts are well explained and without too many rereads you should have a fair conception of what is going on. Unfortunately some claims are completely opaque and claims are made with no basis. That is not to say I think they are not valid, but the claims are not supported and the reader is left wondering how the author could be so painstaking on certain points and so blasé on others.
If you are a patient soul and feel like you have a lot to understand with regards to quantum mechanics, I highly recommend this book.


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Clinics Help Californians Clear Pot From Criminal Records
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Free expungement clinics — including one happening this Saturday in Los Angeles — are providing California citizens with the opportunity to remove cannabis crimes from their record.
Jimi Devine
A year after California voted to legalize adult use cannabis, the plant has yet to hit the shelves, but efforts to reverse the impact of the War on Drugs in some of the communities most adversely impacted by its pot policies are well underway.
When voters passed the Adult Use of Marijuana Act in 2016, they weren't just asserting their right to purchase marijuana and use it responsibly if over the age of 21, they also made the decision to help their peers who have suffered under the heel of heavy policing under Prop 47. And much of the time, that policing was disproportionately skewed along racial lines.
The LA Times earlier this month cited a city staff report that found African Americans accounted for less than 10 percent of the population in Los Angeles, but between 2000 and 2017 blacks represented 40 percent of marijuana-related arrests. Latinos made up 44 percent of arrests. Whites made up only 16 percent of arrests.
While there is plenty of work to be done in removing these kinds of disparities in policing across the board, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act chipped away at the iceberg. As the San Francisco Public Defender's Office put it, "Prop 64 did not legalize all trafficking or use of marijuana. But it did legalize possession of small amounts at home, reduce some crime from felonies to misdemeanors and others from misdemeanors to infractions, plus it gives grounds to reduce or dismiss prior convictions."
However, many people need help in order to get their prior convictions reduced or dismissed, and for those people, marijuana conviction expungement clinics have been popping up over the state. At these clinics, folks are given a free-of-charge road map to get the process of removing or reducing the impact of past marijuana crimes on their lives underway. Tens of thousands of Californians have marijuana convictions that could qualify for everything from reduced sentences to full on expungement of their criminal record, should this be the only mark on it. Plus, these expungement clinics have already assisted thousands of people in cleaning their records, according to the Drug Policy Alliance.
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Public Defender will host one of the biggest clinics yet. While the event isn't pot specific, big attendance numbers are expected from the community for just that reason. Along with felony reductions, numerous citizens with misdemeanors for fewer than seven plants, smoking in public or vehicle crimes like open containers will be able to apply for their past offense to become an infraction.
"California's historic marijuana legalization initiative has helped thousands clear or reduce a marijuana conviction from their record," said Eunisses Hernandez, a California policy coordinator for the Drug Policy Alliance. "But we need to get the word out to the tens of thousands of other Californians who could benefit from this groundbreaking provision."
For those who miss Saturday's clinic, there will be more clinics held before the end of 2017 in Los Angeles County.
Dr. Amanda Reiman, who helped lead the legalization effort last year, called the clinics critical to supporting impacted communities.
"The War on Drugs has disproportionately impacted communities of color, but has also impacted communities and people without economic resources," she told Cannabis Now.
Reiman says a lack of capital can prevent folks from being able to hire a lawyer, make bail, produce a bond or engage in the expungement process, "With new opportunities for expungement coming from Prop. 47 and 64 in California, it is imperative that those who have the option of removing felonies and other penalties from their record have the chance to do so."
California Pot Attorney Lauren Mendelsohn has helped a few folks clean the weed off their records since last November and herself took part in some Northern California expungement clinics to help folks out this year.
"It's a very short form to fill out," she told Cannabis Now. "You can decide whether or not if you want the same judge, or if you want to waive the right to a hearing. It's a pretty simple form and so far I've had success with it. In different counties throughout California, they're acknowledging it and granting these motions."
Mendelsohn said it is worth remembering that Prop 64 didn't cover every single scenario and there are definitely certain kinds of pot convictions — especially environmental ones written by a game warden — that were not impacted by the passage last November.
We gave Mendelsohn the scenario of a mid-40s person with a possession conviction from the '90s on their record and asked what it would cost to clean everything up — should that person not make it to the clinics.
"It wouldn't cost that much, I would imagine, since you can do it on your own. Often times it's challenging for a lot of people who aren't familiar with the judicial system in terms of how to file different things and where. But that aside, these are things people can do on their own if their comfortable enough doing it," said Mendelsohn.
The Executive Director of NORML, Erik Altieri, said that now that California has legal cannabis, it only makes sense to get rid of old criminal records. "Once a state legalizes the possession and cultivation of marijuana, there is no logical reason that those saddled with criminal records for what is now state legal conduct should continue to suffer under the weight of their past conviction," said Altieri.
Altieri believes expungement clinics can be a valuable resource for some prohibition victims, "but too many are still left out of the process due to financial and other practical factors." According to Altieri, NORML believes the onus should be on the state, not the victims, to create and execute a process of retroactive expungement once new legalization laws are in place. "We must ensure that no citizen will continue to bear the burden of a past marijuana charge. We strongly encourage that state legislatures support the establishment of such procedures," he said.
TELL US, do you have a record you need expunged?
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Come along to our talk with popular local historian Mike Cooper to find out people were eating a hundred years ago.
The idea of "food" in WW1 usually conjures up ideas of "bully beef" and biscuits, with plum and apple jam. However, food turned into a vital factor in determining how the War was fought and how it was lost. This talk look sat the soldier's rations, food at home in Britain, and the role of food in economic warfare.
The talk takes place at Wokingham Library on Friday February 22, 10.30am to 12noon.
Explore Learning – Angular Architecture* – Pop on your hard hats as the children become architects. They will learn the areas and angles required to construct the homes of our future. Can they tell their right angles from their acute. Free session with Explore Learning, for children aged 7 to 9 years old.
Explore Learning – Fun with Phonics* – The children will investigate rhyming words and why they rhyme. They will use their phonics to help them sound the words accurately. What do the words bat, hat and rat all have in common? Free session with Explore Learning, for children aged 4 to 6 years old.
Get Arty – Arts and crafts for children aged 4 to 12 years old. £1.50 charge, Just drop in!
Guide Dog Morning – Just drop into learn and meet guide dogs and their owners.
Quirks Animal Roadshow – Quirks Animal Roadshow will allow children to interact with a variety of animals. For families with children aged 4 to 12 years old. Please phone to book a place, £ 4 per child.
Sand Art– Just drop in and create a picture with Kids Bee Happy with Maddi. £4 per picture, for children aged 4 to 11 years old.
Storytime with author Rachel Jane – Come and join author Rachel Jane to listen to Lil's Cupcake Delivery. Enjoy the story of Lil the Campervan on her quest to help her friend deliver all of her cupcakes and, see if she can deliver them all on time and in one piece! Please book at the library.
The Magic Tinderbox – Join The Enchanted Players Theatre Company in this show about a soldier on a special journey, we ask the children to help him with his important decisions, The moral being: "To be happy with what you have, not to crave for more." with free face painting after the show. Please book at the library, £5 charge per person.
All events must be booked unless otherwise stated, please contact the relevant library to book your place.
The course is linked with the Autumn Tate Britain's exhibition on the artist, who was a pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement and member of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood. We shall assess the ways in which the Middle Ages, classical myths, fairy tales and religion influenced the style and content of selected paintings and designs for stained glass windows, tapestries and book illustrations.
The revolution that broke out in 1789 meant the end of the French aristocracy's patronage of the arts. The course explores how painters and sculptors responded to the new political structure and new propaganda demands. Jacques-Louis David, Louis-Leopold Boilly, Adelaide Labille-Guiard and Jean Antoine Houdon are among the artists whose work will be studied in detail.
The course explores the history, aims and selected works of one of London's smaller art galleries. Famous for its 18th century French art, the Wallace collection includes medieval objects, 17th century Dutch paintings and non European artifacts. We shall focus particularly on its most outstanding collector, Sir Richard Wallace (1818-90), as 2018 marks the Bicentenary of his birth.
The Bauhaus was a school of architecture and applied arts that existed in Germany from 1919 to 1933. Founded by Walter Gropius it stressed the importance of the craftsman-designer for industrial mass production; it aimed to reform education and gave rise to a severe and geometrical style. The course will examine selected works by artists such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Oskar Schlemmer and Johannes Itten.
Knit, Stitch and Natter – Drop in for knitting, sewing and a chat. All abilities welcome.
Local History Surgery – Drop in advice with a local expert.
Storytime – Stories and rhymes for children aged 5 and under.
Rhymetime – For children aged 5 years old and under. Free. Just drop in!
Knit and Natter – Drop in for knitting and a chat.
Pass the Book – Book Group.
Computer Workshops-Free workshops with a presentation followed by individual advice and help with any computer problems or queries. Just drop-in. Free.
Crochet Group – Crochet group for adults with Gaynor White from the Barkham Hookers group, all abilities welcome, just drop-in. £4 per session.
Relaxing Activities for Adults – Enjoy some creative colouring or a reminiscence game, browse the beautiful photo books, try a jigsaw puzzle or game of dominoes, in a quiet corner of the library. Adults with Learning Difficulties and people living with dementia and their carers are welcome at all sessions.
Social Bridge –Players with some experience are welcome to join. Free event, just drop-in!
Lego Club – For children aged 5 to 10 years old. 50p charge per session.
A chance to meet authors and illustrators, and bring stories to life!
All activities are free, so just drop in and try something new.
There's lots of events on for adults this October so why not sign up for one of our talks or workshops.
Book Launch with Linda Fawke -Local author Linda Fawke will be launching her new book a Prescription for Madness. Event includes a short talk, book signing and refreshments. Free, just drop-in.
Dog Trust Session – Come along and hear from the Dog Trust about how to look after your dog with stories and colouring activity. For children aged 6 to 11 years old. Free Event, Places must be booked.
Explore Learning Handwriting Zoo – We take a day out to the zoo to see all the animals, from the lions to the zebras. The animal's guide the children through their perfect letter formation, the giraffes' tall necks help with the letter 'h' and the pig's curly tails help with the letter 'e'. For 4 to 6 year olds. Places must be booked.
Explore Learning Be a Maths Sorcerer – Children will go through the steps to becoming a maths whiz(ard). Focusing on times tables, For 7 to 9 year olds. Places must be booked.
Guide Dogs Morning – Just drop into learn and meet guide dogs and their owners. Take part in some fun activities.
Outdoor Let's Explore – A fun and creative session exploring the outdoors and nature with the rangers from Dinton Pastures. For children aged 3 to 8 years old. Places must be booked.
Paddington Bear Activity Morning– Come and celebrate all things Paddington Bear. Create your own bear, try some of the activity sheets and more. For children aged 10 and under. Just drop in. £1 charge.
Sand Art– Create a sand picture with Kids Bee Happy with Maddi. £4 per picture, for children aged 4 to 11 years old. Just drop in!
Trixies Spell Goes Wrong – Join The Enchanted Players Theatre Company in this musical show with Trixie the fairy, Jack Frost and Sally. Inspired by the Rainbow Fairies series, with free face painting after the show. £5 charge per person. Places must be booked.


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package test.chushu.util;

import test.chushu.lintcode.list.ListNode;

import java.util.List;

public class ArrayUtils {

	public static void printArray(int[] array) {
		System.out.print("[");
		for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
			System.out.print(array[i]);
			if (i != array.length - 1) {
				System.out.print(", ");
			} else {
				System.out.println("]");
			}
		}
	}

	public static void printArrayFrom(int[] array, int start) {
		if (start >= array.length) {
			System.out.println("[]");
			return;
		}
		System.out.print("[");
		for (int i = start; i < array.length; i++) {
			System.out.print(array[i]);
			if (i != array.length - 1) {
				System.out.print(", ");
			} else {
				System.out.println("]");
			}
		}
	}

	public static void printIntegerList(List<Integer> array) {
		System.out.print("[");
		int i = 0;
		for (Integer integer :
				array) {
			System.out.print(integer);
			if (i != array.size() - 1) {
				System.out.print(", ");
			} else {
				System.out.println("]");
			}
			i++;
		}
	}

	public static void printStringArray(String[] array) {
		System.out.print("[");
		for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
			System.out.print("\"" + array[i] + "\"");
			if (i != array.length - 1) {
				System.out.print(", ");
			} else {
				System.out.println("]");
			}
		}
	}

	public static void printListNodeArray(ListNode[] result) {
		for (ListNode list : result) {
			if (list != null) {
				list.printList(list);
			}
		}
	}
}


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The Communist Party of Great Britain is a political group which publishes the Weekly Worker newspaper. The CPGB (PCC) claims to have "an internationalist duty to uphold the principle, 'One state, one party'. To the extent that the European Union becomes a state then that necessitates EU-wide trade unions and a Communist Party of the EU". In addition, it is in favour of the unification of the entire working class under a new Communist International. It is not to be confused with the former Communist Party of Great Britain, the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist), or the current Communist Party of Britain.

Formation

The origins of the CPGB (PCC) lie in the New Communist Party of Britain (NCP) which split from the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in 1977. Under the influence of a faction of the Communist Party of Turkey, a handful led by NCP youth section leader John Chamberlain (who uses the pseudonym Jack Conrad) attempted to rejoin the then CPGB.

Few actually regained party cards but the grouping began to publish The Leninist, first as a journal, then as a more or less monthly paper. Initially The Leninist appeared to some to be a Stalinist publication in its politics, but over time it mutated into something very different. This may be due to their interaction with various Trotskyist groups including a series of exchanges with the Spartacist League. The faction developed a critique of the Stalinist states as well as the bureaucratism and political liquidationism of the old CPGB.

Post-CPGB dissolution
After the dissolution of the official CPGB in 1991 and its relaunch as the Democratic Left, the group declared their intention to reforge the party on what they declared to be "firm Leninist principles". They organised an "emergency conference", at which they claimed the CPGB name, but not its assets. They also changed the name of their paper, increasing its regularity to weekly.

By the early 1990s the group was working closely with the tiny Trotskyist Revolutionary Democratic Group and the discussion magazine Open Polemic. It also sought to deepen its links with a group of recent ex-members of other Trotskyist groups such as the Socialist Workers Party who called themselves the International Socialist Group. The CPGB (PCC) described this process as "Communist rapprochement". The attempt failed as the ISG collapsed and Open Polemic briefly enrolled a few of its supporters in the CPGB (PCC), only for them to quit in a row over money.

During the 1992 general election campaign, Ken Livingstone claimed that the members of the CPGB (PCC) were "MI5 agents".

In 1999, the group stood candidates for two UK constituencies in the European elections. Prevented from using the CPGB name it stood as 'Weekly Worker'.

Activities
The group was for a short while embedded in the Socialist Labour Party, but left to join the Socialist Alliance in which they came to work closely with the Alliance for Workers' Liberty and proposed a merger of their papers, rejected by the AWL. The two have since politically drifted apart.

In 2004, the group affiliated to the Respect Coalition. A minority disagreed with the tactic of working within Respect and formed a faction called the Red Platform. The new faction called instead for the CPGB (PCC) to rejoin a Socialist Alliance reform current called the Socialist Alliance Democracy Platform. The Red Platform won their aim but the CPGB (PCC) majority continued to work within Respect. Members of the Red Platform subsequently left to create the Red Party in August 2004 over a disagreement about their views being published in the paper.

The group was active in the Campaign for a Marxist Party (2006–2008) and is critical of the Campaign for a New Workers' Party and the Convention of the Left. The CPGB (PCC) was heavily involved in founding the Hands Off the People of Iran (HOPI) campaign. Mark Fischer, formerly National Organiser of the CPGB (PCC), is HOPI secretary. The CPGB (PCC) also enjoys close links with Communist Students.

The CPGB (PCC) endorsed the Labour Party in the June 2009 European Parliament elections and criticised the No to EU – Yes to Democracy coalition as "left-wing nationalist".

Non-members such as former Soviet dissident Boris Kagarlitsky, Matzpen founder Moshé Machover and Professor Hillel Ticktin, editor of Critique and chairman of the Centre for the Study of Socialist Theory and Movements, University of Glasgow, have spoken at CPGB (PCC) events.

Campaign for a Marxist Party
The Campaign for a Marxist Party was a campaign (founded 4 November 2006) run by the CPGB-PCC and other organisations on the British left for a political party with explicitly Marxist goals as part of a rebuilt workers' international. Its members were Critique (who proposed the campaign initially), CPGB (PCC) and the Democratic Socialist Alliance. The Irish Socialist Democracy group welcomed the CPGB (PCC). Similar socialist campaign groups include Campaign for a New Workers' Party and Convention of the Left.

The campaign agreed three founding political principles at the founding conference:
 We are in favour of a planned, democratic socialist society and against the market.
 Socialism will be achieved in a single step when the working class seizes power over society, there are no intermediate "democratic" or other stages
 The Campaign is against the destructive incubus of Stalinism and will seek to make clear the counter revolutionary and anti-human nature of the Stalinist regimes and Parties. Stalinism was responsible for mass slaughter, brutal incarceration and the atomisation of the people of the countries under its control. In addition the Stalinists were responsible for the most cynical and costly betrayals of the working class everywhere from Germany to South Africa – no Party which has as its aim the liberation of humanity can do other than condemn the Stalinist current and seek to undo the damage done to Marxism by it.

Its seven-member executive mainly consisted of members of the CPGB (PCC) and the Democratic Socialist Alliance criticised the party for its "hijacking" of the campaign. A group of members became known as the Trotskyist Tendency. The campaign published Marxist Voice.

In November 2008, it was announced that the CPGB (PCC) would move to wind up the campaign at its December AGM. Having done so, it claimed it will establish a new committee to promote "unity of Marxists as Marxists". A minority of members objected to the dissolution of the campaign including in published articles by Dave Spencer, Phil Sharpe and Steve Freeman.

Communist Platform of Left Unity
In 2013, the CPGB (PCC) intervened in the campaign for a new left party initiated by film director Ken Loach. They accused the campaign's initial appeal of making "Keynesian platitudes" and called for a new formation on the left to have an explicitly Marxist programme. The CPGB (PCC) described the "politically decrepit" Socialist Resistance as "the one 'insider' group" in the campaign and accused the group of attempting "to relive old Labour-style Keynesian welfarism".

In the run up to the Left Unity (LU) founding conference in November 2013, the CPGB (PCC) launched the Communist Platform in response to the Socialist Platform "[obscuring] the differences between Marxism and a left reading of clause four-type politics". They launched the Communist Platform as a permanent tendency in Left Unity on 8 February 2014. On 29 March 2014, CPGB member Yassamine Mather was elected to Left Unity's National Council at the party's first policy conference.

In February 2016, the CPGB (PCC) dissolved their Platform and left LU.

Labour Party
In 2015, the CPGB (PCC) supported Jeremy Corbyn in his successful campaign to be elected leader of the Labour Party. The CPGB (PCC) has been a supporter of Labour Party Marxists (LPM), which promotes many of the ideas of the Weekly Worker to a Labour Party audience through its website and occasional print bulletins. Stan Keable, secretary of Labour Party Marxists, was expelled from the Labour Party in June 2017 for his association with LPM. The CPGB (PCC) has also promoted the work of another Labour Party organisation, Labour against the witch-hunt, in the Weekly Worker. In 2020, the CPGB (PCC) suffered the resignation of a number of members around its work in the Labour Left Alliance. The leadership of the CPGB (PCC) have argued that this was due to a departure from communist principle on the part of those members; this has been strongly rejected by the leadership's internal critics.

Communist University
Every year the CPGB (PCC) organises a weeklong summer school called Communist University. They invite speakers from in- and outside the CPGB (PCC) to discuss a range of topics. Amongst the regular speakers are Scottish computer scientist Paul Cockshott, Iranian scholar and activist Yassamine Mather and a founder of the Israeli socialist organisation Matzpen, Moshé Machover. Recurring themes, amongst others, are international politics, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Labour Party.

Policies
The party has been involved in a rethinking of the class nature of the former Soviet Union. Despite its origins in the New Communist Party of Britain, The Leninist advanced sharp criticisms of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc countries while strongly opposing movements it considered to be in support of capitalism. Today, leading member Jack Conrad calls these societies forms of "bureaucratic socialism" in a view strongly influenced by Hillel Ticktin and the Critique journal while Mike Macnair argues that the Soviet Union was a peasant based society frozen in transition from feudalism to capitalism. However, the CPGB (PCC) does not formally endorse any particular theoretical analysis of the Soviet Union.

During the Kosovo War of the late 1990s, the party supported the ethnic-Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and supports the complete secession of Kosovo from Serbia. The party refers to the Serbian province as Kosova, the Albanian and Ottoman Turkish name for Kosovo.

The party formerly listed the abolition of the age of consent among its immediate demands, with alternative legislation to protect children from sexual abuse. In 2021 it amended this demand: "Young people are entitled to develop their sexual lives free from parental, police or religious control. We favour legislation which protects children and young people from sexual exploitation by those who are substantially older than them, especially by those in authority over them."

International
The CPGB (PCC) has informal ties with the Dutch Communist Platform, which shares a similar political point of view. Members of the Communist Platform have visited the CPGB's Communist University in the past.

References

External links
 Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee)
 Weekly Worker archive

1991 establishments in the United Kingdom
Communist parties in the United Kingdom
Communist Party of Great Britain
Political parties established in 1991
Communist Party of Great Britain breakaway groups
Anti-austerity political parties in the United Kingdom
Far-left politics in the United Kingdom

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Actually – no. We are all normal folk who have an interest in flying: some are retired pilots and the other members wish they had been.
Flight Simulator is the next best thing to real flying. It was developed for the computer in the late 1970s, with the first versions being issued for the Apple and Atari in 1980. Microsoft acquired a licence and announced its first version in 1982. Over the years the software improved in line with technical progress, providing ever better realism. A major factor in the success of the program is that other people and companies are free to develop add-ons, particularly aircraft and scenery.
If you have a modern computer, all you need is the program, which can now cost less than £20, plus a joystick for about the same price and you can start flying.
There's a lot to learn and this is where the Flight Simulator Group comes in. The group started last September and is happily settled in St Cleer's Chapel, Polham Lane, Somerton. Some members have a wealth of experience, while others are beginners so you will be welcome whatever your status. We meet on the first Thursday morning each month at 10.00am.
What is the particular attraction? Well, if you are serious you can plan a long distance flight in a big jet and then make the flight using all the proper procedures and instruments or you can jump in a light plane and fly around admiring the view. You are free to choose and enjoy it without all that hassle at the airport and, if you crash, you just start again – no harm done!
The program is now so good that professional pilots can practise their instrument flying while the rest of us can try to reach a standard or simply indulge in a bit of escapism – how about Venice today?
Are you interested? Contact Graham Foster (01458 272163 or Email grahamjfoster@uwclub.net) and come to a meeting to find out what it is all about. You really will be made welcome and do not be worried if you are completely new and don't have the program yet – you can still join in.


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Bring Marguerite ten Refined Punga Fruit, or twenty Wild Punga Fruit.
Bring Marguerite three bags of Yeast.
Bring Marguerite six Fission Batteries.
Collect Moonshine from Marguerite when the batch is done brewing.
This side quest is a relatively short one, granted you know exactly what you're doing. As is the case with all of the side quests in Point Lookout, we highly recommend you hold off on this side quest until the main quest is done. That way, you can travel between multiple locations without much of an issue. What's most important is that you have full run over the Ark & Dove Cathedral. If that's the case, then read on. You're looking for a location in the swamp called Marguerite's Shack (known as the Moonshiner Shack before you meet its lone inhabitant). The shack is located slightly north and to the west of Haley's Hardware, or due further north from the Homestead Motel. Once there, you'll meet a woman named Marguerite, who pretends she's sick and needs your help.
Now, your initial conversation with Marguerite can go any number of ways. For one, you can call her out on her faux sickness by using your Medicine or Speech skills, but it's not necessary, because the conversation generally leads to the same area -- the creation of liquor. Marguerite's moonshine is in need of three specific ingredients, and once you track all of the ingredients down in the proper quantities, you can return to her and give her what she needs. Now, you'll understand why we told you to wait 'til the main quest in Point Lookout has concluded, because you can instantly travel to two specific locations to grab what you need quickly. The first place you're going to want to head to is the Ark & Dove Cathedral. Within, you can pick the ten Purified Punga Fruit Marguerite demands, as well as three bags of Yeast. With those in hand, two-thirds of the quest is over. To find six Fission Batteries, you'll want to re-traverse the area underneath Point Lookout Lighthouse. When you do, you'll find six Fission Batteries scattered about, which is perfect, since you need six of them to complete the side quest.
With ten Punga Fruit in hand (or twenty, of you picked the less-desirable wild stuff), three bags of Yeast, and six Fission Batteries, teleport instantaneously back to Marguerite's Shack. Speak to her about all three ingredients to hand over everything you have. If she has everything she needs, she'll tell you to come back to grab the moonshine in a day. Here's a little tip -- simply pull up the wait window and wait a full twenty-four hours without leaving her abode. Then, speak with her again, and she'll hand over the goods in the form of Moonshine, which will conclude the side quest. Oh and hey, if you want more, feel free to get the ingredients and start all over again!


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Duff: Rychels savour draft day
Parents hold tight to one fervent hope, that their children will fare better than they did.
Bob Duff
Sunday, that hope came to fruition for Warren Rychel.
He watched, a proud, beaming papa, as his son, Windsor Spitfires left-winger Kerby Rychel, was selected 19th overall in the National Hockey League entry draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Then he slid into the background and allowed the light of glory to shine upon his son.
"It's all him," Warren said with pride. "He did all the work.
"He's worked hard to put himself into the position of being a first-round pick. I'm proud of it.
"He worked hard, he works hard every day and he's going to be a good pro."
For Kerby Rychel, who's been fortunate enough to play the majority of his Ontario Hockey League career in his hometown with his dad as his general manager, it was an added bonus to be drafted by the nearby Blue Jackets.
"It's a dream come true," Kerby said. "They're definitely turning the corner.
"They have a lot of good, young prospects."
Warren was also happy by the thought of his boy staying so close to home.
"It'll be good, a three-hour drive," he said wistfully.
As to when they Rychels will be making that drive to Ohio seems to depend upon which hockey scout you are speaking with.
Some think Kerby went exactly where he should have been tabbed on draft day, right around the second third of the opening round. He's a proven scorer, the only draft-eligible player to post 40-goal campaigns in each of the last two seasons.
"I'm a well-rounded player and I think I can contribute in all aspects of the game," Kerby said. "Most of my goals are pro-style goals, scored in front of the net."
Trying to think like a scout, and not like a dad, Warren sees those traits in his son's game that will make him succeed. He feels Kerby's combination of talent and toughness make him a valuable commodity in any role he's required to fill.
"At a young age, we knew he was a good hockey player," Warren said. "He had the work ethic. It was about developing his skills and he's got way better skills than I did.
"His skill has got him to where he is. He's a good all-around player."
Others in the game wonder whether Kerby possesses the required explosiveness to get to the spots he'll need to be to score at the NHL level.
Knowing the sort of pressure Kerby has faced not only as the son of an NHLer, but playing for his dad's team, Warren isn't concerned as to whether his son has what it takes to silence the naysayers yet again.
"He's been through a lot and he's persevered," Warren said, pointing to the stressful day when the Barrie Colts tabbed Kerby in the OHL priority selection draft just a couple of picks before it would be Windsor's turn.
Kerby refused to report to Barrie and his rights were traded to Mississauga, which then traded him to the Spitfires.
"Getting traded to Windsor coming off when we had the big teams (that won back-to-back Memorial Cups) and being the GM's son (there was more pressure)," Warren said.
"All the credit goes to him. He's done everything. We're very proud of him."
Back in 1985, Warren and his dad Stan sat all day during the NHL draft at the Toronto Convention Centre, never hearing his name called.
"I waited nine hours and was never picked," Warren said. "I knew he wouldn't wait that long."
An emotional dad struggled to express the emotions he felt as Kerby's name was called.
"I'm going to try to put into words what I'm feeling," Warren said.
He didn't have to. The smiles of father and son said it all.
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It's BTS season. For most of us with school aged children that means some sort of meet-the-teacher parent night with lots of handouts. Since I am a teacher too, I know the BTS parent night handouts have valuable information in them– when to wear PE clothes, lunch procedures, HW procedures, acceptable pencils… We all receive these pamphlets with key classroom information that get dumped into that junk drawer in the kitchen. For the past few years, I created a flip book and attached a magnet to the back, so parents could hang the booklet on their refrigerator in plain sight. I still like that idea, but I was getting tired of making them, and my pages never lined up correctly (which bugged my OCD nature to no end).
This year I folded mini pocket folders with card stock and inserted individual cascading pages by modifying my old flip book file. You can see the headings of each page of information and pull out that insert to get the information you need. I think these folders will still get dumped into the kitchen junk drawer, but I like the construction of them, the final size, and the way you can view the information headings.
Use 8 1/2″ x 11″ card stock. Cut cardstock to 7 1/2″ x 11″ size. I found Astrobrights cardstock paper that was double colored, so each side has a coordinating color. It makes the final pocket folder more interesting.
I have a paper scorer to make guidelines where I need to fold. You could use a ruler to measure and fold by hand. Set the paper in landscape direction. You will fold along the long edge of the paper at 5 1/2″ (bottom of the paper folds up 2″). You will fold the paper in half at 5 1/2″ down the center.
After pre-folding, open the paper flat and cut a skinny triangle along the 2-inch flap. The tip of the triangle will be 2-inches into the paper at the 5 1/2″ fold. This will allow the bottom flap to fold up neatly without bending or buckling in the center.
I created THIS TEMPLATE in MSPowerPoint. There are 10 slides (plus one slide with teacher notes) with editable textboxes in different sizes.
Fill the textboxes with the essential information for your classroom.
Each slide page is 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. I printed on 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper, so lots of cutting is involved. Print the pages and cut to the correct sizes with a paper cutter. All pages will be 5 3/8″ wide. The heights vary by 1/2″. The tallest page is 5 1/2″. The shortest pages is 3 1/2″. You could add one more pair of pages for a total of 12 pages (6 on each side), and the shortest page would be 3″.
I cut the width of the pages first. Then, I cut near the header next. For me, if I lined up the paper at 7″ on the paper cutter, it would cut at the perfect place above the header for all pages. After that cut, I would flip the page and cut my varying heights beginning with my largest page (5 1/2″is the tallest; 5″ is the next height; 4 1/2″ is the next… down to 3 1/2″).
Cutting the pages down to size is time consuming, but I think the final result is well worth it!
As a final step, print or write a title on the front of each folder. I printed a label on 2″ x 4″ Avery shipping labels and then cut the labels to 2″ x 2″ because I liked the square shape on the folder covers (and I happened to have that label size in my massive paper supply).


Today we received beautiful new yarn from King Cole and Plymouth. New Bamboozle, Aran, and Drifter DK. We also received beautiful Nako coral from Plymouth.
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Freshmen Ha Truong traveled from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam to join STA students for her high school years.
Libby Bai will be teaching Chinese one, two, and four at STA for the 2018-2019 school year.
The Dart sat down with three members of the local Catholic community to explore their unique perspectives.
According to Walker, St. Teresa's decided to make Diversity and Inclusion Director a separate position because McKee's job as academic counselor often took time away from her responsibilities in diversity and inclusion.
Loose Park is a popular park in Kansas City where many people go for a variety of activities.
The Walter Cronkite New Voices Act will benefit scholastic journalists.
Freshman Georgia Winfield planned the Pantene Beautiful Lengths hair cut and donation.
Senior atheltes are rewarded for their hard work with the oppurtunity to continue their sport in college.
Junior Brooke Eldridge shares her experience working in her parents' restaurant, Corvino Supper Club and Tasting Room.
Mayor Sly James' Kansas City youth employment program can offer more than just a job, it can create responsible, respectful young people.
STA has three chefs, that cook lunch for the girls everyday.
As awareness about school shootings increases, the Dart looks into the security measures taken by St. Teresa's.