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Q: How to plot quadrat counts on top of a map in ggplot2 in a heatmap-like style I am trying to take a shapefile and points that are contained within it and end up with a plot of the shapefile, the points, and then eventually a quadrat analysis overlayed on top with some amount of alpha transparency.
I tried and came up with this example that should serve:
library(ggplot2)
library(maps)
library(maptools)
library(spatstat)
library(plyr)

# generate polygons
usa <- map('usa', plot=F)
IDs <- sapply(strsplit(usa$names, ':'), function(x) x[1])
crs <- CRS('+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84')
usa.sp <-map2SpatialPolygons(usa, IDs=usa$names, proj4string=crs)
usa.pts <- fortify(usa.sp, region="id")

base.plot <- ggplot(usa.pts, aes(x=long, y=lat)) +
              geom_path(aes(group=id)) +
              coord_equal()

# generate point process
lon <- runif(5000, min(usa.pts$long, na.rm=TRUE), max(usa.pts$long, na.rm=TRUE))
lat <- rnorm(5000, mean(usa.pts$lat, na.rm=TRUE), sd=sd(usa.pts$lat, na.rm=TRUE)/2)
points <- data.frame(lon, lat)
points.sp <- SpatialPoints(points, proj4string=crs)
points <- points[which(!is.na(over(points.sp, usa.sp))),]

# the first plot
base.plot +
  geom_point(data=points, aes(x=lon, y=lat), color="red", alpha=I(0.5))

So then what my shapefile and data would roughly look like are:

The next steps I'd like to take are to perform quadrat analysis of various cell sizes and plot the results over the plot with points. Assuming I successfully get a quadratcount object (wrangling the data right now into right format), how would I go about plotting it as a heatmap-like overlay?

A: To add a heatmap in ggplot, you can use geom_tile, or its default stat, stat_bin2d:
library(mapproj)
base.plot +
  stat_bin2d(data=points, aes(x=lon, y=lat), bins=100) +
  coord_map()

I also suggest you use coord_map rather than coord_equal, after installing the mapproj package to enable different map projections.


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Cà Mau to invest in eastern sea dyke
May, 05/2016 - 16:00
The Government has given the green light for the construction of the eastern sea dyke in this southernmost province, with a total investment of VNĐ1.3 trillion (US$58million).
Rock embankment built as part of the dyke in Khánh Hội Estuary in Cà Mau's U Minh District. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hải
CÀ MAU — The Government has given the green light for the construction of the eastern sea dyke in this southernmost province, with a total investment of VNĐ1.3 trillion (US$58 million).
The investment aims to help residents in the area respond to climate change and the rising sea level.
Cà Mau Province has a 254km-long coast, including 100km facing the eastern sea and 154km facing the western sea. A dyke along the western sea shore was constructed in the 1990s, while the eastern sea dyke has yet to be built.
According to local authorised agencies, the area along the eastern sea is home to 260,000 households, with 130,000ha of farming land.
This area is suffering from serious landslides and saline intrusion, with seawater affecting farming land. Meanwhile, the destruction of protective coastal forests and the polluting of the environment have created unsafe living conditions for the locals.
The Government project, scheduled to be rolled out over the course of many years, will begin this year. Funding will be mobilised every year until the project is finished.
The primary tasks will be building the sea dyke system, planting protective forests, relocating residents and securing their livelihoods.
Local authorities are completing procedures to start the project as soon as possible.
Another investment worth nearly VNĐ18 billion ($800,000) from the State budget has been mobilised to help the province with recovery from the severe drought and saline intrusion.
The provincial authorities directed localities to dredge nine fresh water canals in districts of Trần Văn Thời, U Minh, Thới Bình and Cà Mau City, and dig new canals in Cà Mau City.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is building a water pumping station worth nearly VNĐ1.2 billion ($53,300) in U Minh District, while repairing and building three irrigational sluices in the communes of Khánh Bình Tây, Khánh Hưng and Khánh Bình in Trần Văn Thời District.
Additional State budget spending will be earmarked for affected areas to overcome drought and saltwater intrusion that occurred during the winter-spring crop between 2015 and 2016.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, as of April 15, nearly 40,000ha of rice in the province were damaged due to prolonged droughts and saline intrusion. — VNS
Tags drought saline intrusion Ca Mua sea dyke
Domestic elephant to be taken to Yôk Đôn National Park
Cold weather to blanket northern Việt Nam during Tết
Workshop discusses marine spatial planning for sustainable oceans in Việt Nam
Back to the wild
Rich biodiversity database debuts
Long drought hits VN crops
Output and yields of major farming produce of Việt Nam - such as coffee, pepper and cashewnuts - have been affected by the prolonged drought, making businesses to worry about shortages of farming produce for processing and export in the near future, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Fire destroys 10ha of U Minh Hạ Forest
Some 10ha of forest in U Minh Hạ National Park in the southernmost Cà Mau Province was destroyed by a fire that broke out yesterday afternoon and lasted until 2am.
No sign of mercury pollution: MoNRE
The information on mercury pollution in the air in Hà Nội, which would cause serious harms to people's health, was inaccurate and caused public panic, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment announced on April26, 2016.
Central city launches campaign to protect endangered langurs
The Biodiversity Conservation Centre, GreenViet, has launched a communication campaign to protect the red-shanked douc langur (Pygathryx nemaeus) in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve in this city.
High cancer rates, pollution plague villages in Bắc Giang
On average, seven or eight out of every 10 deaths have stemmed from cancer in recent years in villages in the northern Bắc Giang Province.
Stone-carrying lorries stir up dust, loud noise
Heavy lorries carrying stones have been driving around the clock and making a terrible and dusty environment in Phú Mẫn Commune, in Hà Nội's Quốc Oai district.
Heavy rain drenches much of Quảng Ninh
Heavy rain has drenched much of the northern province of Quảng Ninh yesterday, forcing local authorities to relocate residents from areas in risk of flood and landslide.
Flood project licensed
The People's Committee of HCM City has granted an investment licence to the Trungnam Group to implement the first phase of a flood-prevention project worth VNĐ10 trillion (US$446.42 million).
Elephant tusks seized at Nội Bài airport
Police and customs officers yesterday recovered two suitcases containing elephant tusks and ivories at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội.

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Mike Delaney (eigentlich Michael Delaney; * 27. Mai 1947) ist ein ehemaliger britischer Sprinter.

Bei den British Commonwealth Games 1974 in Christchurch wurde er mit der walisischen Mannschaft Sechster in der 4-mal-400-Meter-Staffel. Über 200 m und 400 m schied er im Vorlauf aus.

1978 erreichte er bei den Commonwealth Games in Edmonton über 400 m das Viertelfinale und schied mit der walisischen 4-mal-400-Meter-Stafette im Vorlauf aus.

1973, 1974 und 1979 wurde er Walisischer Meister über 400 m.

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 200 m: 21,6 s, 1978
 400 m: 46,92 s, 8. Juli 1978, Cwmbran

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Land of Disenchantment
Latina/o Identities and Transformations in Northern New Mexico
By Michael Trujillo
$29.95 Paperback 978-0-8263-4736-7 March 2010
$29.95 E-book 978-0-8263-4737-4 October 2011
New Mexico's Española Valley is situated in the northern part of the state between the fabled Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains. Many of the Valley's communities have roots in the Spanish and Mexican periods of colonization, while the Native American Pueblos of Ohkay Owingeh and Santa Clara are far older. The Valley's residents include a large Native American population, an influential "Anglo" or "non-Hispanic white" minority, and a growing Mexican immigrant community. In spite of the varied populace, native New Mexican Latinos, or Nuevomexicanos, remain the majority and retain control of area politics.
In this experimental ethnography, Michael Trujillo presents a vision of Española that addresses its denigration by neighbors--and some of its residents--because it represents the antithesis of the positive narrative of New Mexico. Contradicting the popular notion of New Mexico as the "Land of Enchantment," a fusion of race, landscape, architecture, and food into a romanticized commodity, Trujillo probes beneath the surface to reveal the causes of social dysfunction brought about by colonization and the transition from a pastoral to an urban economy.
Subjects: American StudiesAnthropologySouthwestSociology
Michael L. Trujillo is assistant professor of American and Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. He earned his PhD in anthropology from the University of Texas, Austin in 2005. This is his first book.
"Trujillo's engaging work raises questions and issues which must be faced, not only for an understanding of how this part of New Mexico has gotten to where it is today, but also to determine how it might move forward."—H-Net Reviews
"( Land of Disenchantment) is both an ethnographic and literary triumph. It is extremely well written and should be understood by the general reader as well as scholars and students, anthropological and otherwise. . . . It should become a 'classic' New Mexican ethnography and would be particularly useful for college courses in Chicano studies or in-depth reading on New Mexico's fascinating history and culture."—Journal of Anthropological Research
Identity as Performance in U.S. Latina/o Fiction
By Karen Christian
Survival Along the Continental Divide
An Anthology of Interviews
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Scientists and Storytellers
Feminist Anthropologists and the Construction of the American Southwest
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The Pottery from Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, New Mexico
Tribalization and Trade in the Northern Rio Grande
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There's never enough fiction set in Egypt-of-the-past for me but this week happily brings a new release from Stephanie Dray => DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE (info below). Her novels are historical, based on real people and deal with Egypt in the time of Rome and Cleopatra (all of which I love to read about). As a writer myself, I'm drawn to travel another 1500-2000 years or so further back in time for the setting of my own Ancient Egyptian paranormal romance novels.
When my first book set in Ancient Egypt was in prepublication, the working title was SONG OF THE NILE. I actually have preliminary cover artwork from Carina Press with that title. Then of course Stephanie released a novel with that very same title LOL, a few months before mine was due to be available. She definitely had "Song of the Nile" locked up first, no question! After her book was published, my story was retitled by Carina as PRIESTESS OF THE NILE to avoid confusion for its debut, which I love and which worked perfectly for my story.
Stephanie kindly invited me to be a guest on her blog in 2012 after my book was released and I wrote about Pharaoh's zoo… so I'm happy to be able to have this post about her latest novel on my blog today.
From critically acclaimed historical fantasy author, Stephanie Dray comes the long-awaited new tale based on the true story of Cleopatra's daughter.
Below me, six black Egyptian cobras dance on their tails, swaying. I watch their scaled hoods spread wide like the uraeus on the crown of Egypt. Even from this height, I'm paralyzed by the sight of the asps, their forked tongues flickering out between deadly fangs. I don't notice that I'm gripping the balustrade until my knuckles have gone white, all my effort concentrated upon not swooning and falling to my death.
The story the world tells of my mother's suicide is that she cheated the emperor of his conquest by plunging her hand into a basket where a venomous serpent lay in wait. A legend only, some say, for the serpent was never found. But I was there. I brought her that basket. She was the one bitten but the poison lingers in my blood to this day. I can still remember the scent of figs in my nostrils, lush and sweet. The dark god Anubis was embroidered into the woven reeds of the basket, the weight of death heavy in my arms. I can still see my mother reach her hand into that basket, surrendering her life so that her children might go on without her. And I have gone on without her.
I have survived too much to be terrorized by the emperor's agents or whoever else is responsible for this.
*VS sez: I can SO relate to that!!!
Recently added these two 1890's era photographs to my collection of Egyptiana items. The photos depict famous actresses Lily Langtry and Sarah Bernhardt in their respective poses and costumes as Cleopatra. I was fascinated…I think these ladies are wearing a lot more layers of clothing than the actual Cleopatra probably had on in the hot weather in the land of the Pharaohs LOL.
Lily Langtry was talked into becoming an actress by Oscar Wilde and of course for a time she was the mistress of the Prince of Wales Albert Edward (later Edward VII). There seemed to be quite a few members of the nobility and the extremely wealthy gentlemen in her timeline. She was very involved in thoroughbred horse racing, owned a winery, may have been the inspiration for a character in Sherlock Holmes – in short, besides her acting, she led a most fascinating life!
Sarah Bernhardt (photo below, R) was known as "The Divine Sarah" and she too has princes and nobles in her timeline, as well as artists and inventors. She took up painting and sculpting herself in later years. She appeared in a motion picture in 1900 and went on to star in a few more movies during the early years of Hollywood. She lost her right leg as the result of an injury suffered onstage but continued to perform for the rest of her life and for the most part refused to wear a prosthetic limb. I'm sure she too was never boring!
Lily and Sarah were of course performing the Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra, not doing a big screen sword and sandal epic like Elizabeth Taylor in more modern time.
And here are two statues from the Cleopatra Exhibit I attended last year, which were recovered from the sunken city of Heracleion and are believed to be from Cleopatra's time. The curators of the Exhibit suggested that the second statue may have been Cleopatra herself, but what they based that upon, I have no idea.


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New Publication by BIGSSS Alumnus Frank Stengel › view all
"Symposium: The Contribution of Laclau's Discourse Theory to International Relations and International Political Economy"
BIGSSS alumnus Frank A. Stengel has co-edited a symposium on "The Contribution of Laclau's Discourse Theory to International Relations and International Political Economy". The symposium has been published in the journal New Political Science.
Access the symposium through the New Political Science website. More details and pre-prints are available on Frank Stengel's website.
The symposium, co-edited by Dirk Nabers and Frank A. Stengel, explores what the poststructuralist discourse theory (PDT) of the "Essex School" can contribute to our understanding of central concepts in International Relations and International Political Economy. PDT was originally developed by the late Argentine political theorist Ernesto Laclau and has entered the margins of International Relations in recent years, mainly by bringing in poststructuralist concepts that had previously been ignored by the more critical strands of theorizing. The introduction to the forum (1) discusses the disconnect between PDT and research on world politics, primarily in IR, as well as PDT's potential contribution, and (2) provides an overview of PDT's central theoretical tenets, in particular with respect to its social ontology and its theoretical concept of change. The individual contributions to the symposium explore the benefit of bringing PDT to bear on the debates about central concepts in IR/IPE, including crisis, security, war, money, representation and populism, and global order.
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Abruzzo national parks are among the largest protected areas in Europe. Natural beauty interspersed with ancient castles, convents, villages and pastures.
The Abruzzo national parks Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga offer a perfect setting for outdoor activities such as skiing, biking, hiking and canoeing. But there is also a rich tradition with castles, convents, villages and pastures to explore.
While high mountains dominate the Gran Sasso, the eastern part is characterized by smooth undulating hills and valleys. It's a friendly welcoming landscape, not densely populated but with enough dotted villages to break the monotony.
Many of these tiny towns deserve exploration for their regional products, the sweeping views and the challenge of getting there. Their hilltop location and names reveal a military strategic origin as as part of a medieval defense line, and among the extremely narrow alleys and old brick houses immense castles and fortresses can be seen.
One of these towns is Civitella del Tronto with a population of about 5 000 people. Even though 'civitella' is the diminutive of 'civita' meaning 'city' the fortress dating back to 1255 is the largest of its kind in Italy with a total surface of 25,000 square meters and ambient living quarters. A few centuries ago the fortress must have been virtually impenetrable. The walkway leading up to the summit only allowed one person to go through at a time. Futhermore enemies had to cross a moat with a guarded drawbridge. According to legend foreign soldiers once tried rock climbing in order to stage a surprise attack, but they were discovered and stopped by falling millstones. No wonder the people of Civitella have been honoured for their ability to hold up resistance against invading armies.
Civitella del Tronto is surrounded by vertical cliffs, deep gorges and mystic abbeys and convents. And in the plains below sheep graze from spring to fall when the Italian equivalent of American cowboys drive their herds south to the milder Puglian climate as part of the bi-annual 'tranzumanza' that also passes through the region of Molise.
I saw a transumanza in Le Marche one early morning a couple of years ago. Sadly didn't have time to follow along to the top of the mountain.
I can't imagine trying to penetrate these places. Looks like an idyllic area to explore.
Idyllic sounds like the right word. It's peaceful, picturesque and there's lots of great food to make you happy.
Sounds wonderful, I bet there's good hiking and rock climbing there (as well as the history, the architecture, the food etc etc).
That's right. Abruzzo it really wonderful – in an understated rural kind of way.
Great tips, I want to discover Abruzzo now. I love climbing so it might be a great place to go!
I haven't checked out the climbing in Abruzzo. I leave that to my son.
The fortress sounds like a very interesting place. I love National parks and this looks like a great place with a lot to offer. I'm especially intrigued by the mystic abbeys and convents. Our US parks don't have that kind of history on our parks.
That's the remarkable thing about Italy, I think. Every square metre of the country oozes history.
I think these European towns that were once fortresses are so fascinating. Would love to visit Civitella del Tronto — must be beautiful in the setting of a national park, too.
I agree. And in Italy fortified towns and villages are all over the place.
I'll be visiting Abruzzo this fall. After reading your article, I can't wait!
Glad to raise your expectations. Abruzzo cannot disappoint.
Abruzzo features the highest peaks in Italy outside the Alps. Also people, in my experience, are very friendly.
You're my best source about spots and things I don't know of Italy, which is incidentally also my motherland.
There is so much to discover in Italy that it is impossible to know everything. That's frustratring.
Looks so great. I need to go there!
I'd go for the moat, the reliving of history and a walk through those fields — so inviting.
Indeed. And very different from West India, I suppose.
One of my goals is to spend more time exploring the more natural side of Italy. This would fit right in with my plans and looks gorgeous!
It is a breathtaking and beautiful area.


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Burg Haunsperg ist die Ruine einer Höhenburg aus dem 12. Jahrhundert in der Gemeinde Nußdorf am Haunsberg im Norden des österreichischen Bundeslandes Salzburg. Sie liegt auf  unweit der Kirche St. Pankraz am Haunsberg im Ortsteil Schlößl.

Geschichte

Die Felstrasse, auf der sich die Ruine Haunsperg befindet, war nach archäologischen Befunden bereits in der älteren Bronzezeit besiedelt. Die erste Erwähnung von Nußdorf am Haunsberg findet man in den mittelalterlichen Breves Notitiae von 790. Die Burg Haunsperg ist Mitte des 12. Jahrhunderts Ort einer Übergabe der Haunsperger an das Stift St. Peter in Salzburg. Dabei waren Gotscakle von Haunsperg, Gerhart de Drum und sein Sohn Wolftrigil Zeugen. Letztere werden auch mit dem Ansitz in der Prenzingerau in Verbindung gebracht. Von den Hochfreien Haunspergern sind Friedrich (ca. 1125–1147), Gottschalk (ca. 1147–1167), Ulrich und Mechtild (vor 1272) bekannt. Nach dem Aussterben der Grafen von Lebenau 1229 mussten sich die Haunsperger dem Erzbischof von Salzburg unterwerfen. 1211 wurde Gottschalk von Haunsperg zum Burgpfleger auf der oberen Burg Haunsperg eingesetzt, obwohl sie schon von seinen Vorfahren dem Stift St. Peter übergeben worden ist. Ungeklärt bleibt, ob sich die Haunsperger nun Ministerialen von Haunsperg nannten oder ob der Name von einem späteren Burgpfleger übernommen worden ist. Haunsperger treten jedenfalls 1260 als Zeugen einer Urkunde für die Bergheimer auf. 1285 war ein Hartnid von Haunsperg Zeuge in einem Schiedsgericht zwischen dem Erzbischof Rudolf und Friedrich von Pettau. 1307 gab Erzbischof Konrad IV. von Fohnsdorf dem Ulrich von Haunsperg und seiner Frau Adelein ein Geldgeschenk zur Morgengabe. 1306 war aber bereits ein Seibot von Noppingen Burggraf am Haunsberg, dem eine Reihe verschiedener Pfleger folgte. Die Haunsperger sind weiter auf dem Ansitz in der Prenzingerau, in Schloss Goldenstein und am Winklhof in Oberalm nachweisbar.

1603 wurden die Pflegen Laufen und Haunsperg auf dem Amtssitz in Laufen zusammengelegt. Bereits 1612 wurde der schlechte Bauzustand der Burg beklagt. Es wird auf der Burg noch ein Kirchlein erwähnt, in dem durch den Pfarrer von Berndorf jährlich einige Male ein Gottesdienst abgehalten wird. 1613 ist urkundlich von einem Schloss die Rede, worauf auch die heute übliche Bezeichnung "Schlössl" für die Felshöhe verweist. Bei der Renovierung der Kirche zwischen 2000 und 2004 fand man tatsächlich Fundamente dieses Schlosses. 1615 und 1646 wurde die Burg nochmals zur Verteidigung hergerichtet, dann aber dem Verfall preisgegeben. 1727 sollte sie ganz abgetragen werden, was aber nicht gestattet wurde.

1790 wurden jedoch Steine und Säulen für das Schloss Weitwörth abtransportiert. Noch 1797 wird von einer 3,5 m hohen Mauer und einem 150 m tiefen Ziehbrunnen auf der Burg berichtet. Auch auf dem 1804 verfassten Plan des Laufener Pflegers Andreas Seethaler ist noch ein bedeutsamer Baubestand des "Pongrazen Schlössl" aufgeführt. Heute sind Reste der ehemaligen Ringmauer nördlich der Kirche vorhanden; der Weg dürfte innerhalb dieser Mauer serpentinenartig zur Burg geführt haben.

Die Reste der Burgruine sind auf der Anhöhe oberhalb der Kirche St. Pankraz am Haunsberg erkennbar, allerdings stark von Bäumen überwuchert, sodass sie kaum mehr sichtbar sind. Die Burgruine ist öffentlich nicht zugänglich.

Literatur
 Friederike Zaisberger, Walter Schlegel: Burgen und Schlösser in Salzburg. Flachgau und Tennengau. Verlag Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus, St. Pölten 1992, ISBN 3-85326-957-5.
 Roland Peter Kerschbaum: St. Pankraz am Hausberg. Geschichte – Kunst – Spiritualität. Herausgegeben vom Pfarramt Nußdorf am Haunsberg. Reihe: Christliche Kunststätten Österreichs, Nr. 526. Verlag St. Peter, Salzburg 2011.

Weblinks

 Die Haunsberger, ein vergessenes österreichisches Geschlecht. Gerhard Michalek, auf dorfzeitung.com (3 Teile)

Haunsperg
Erbaut im 13. Jahrhundert
Nußdorf am Haunsberg
Baudenkmal im Land Salzburg


Jonathan Morrison duped his Instagram followers Saturday with an image on his Instagram account captioned, "Pixel 2 Portrait mode 👀 rocking the smalls hat 😂 thoughts?" The next day, Morrison posted the truth about the image actually being shot on an iPhone XS, but not before Google fans claimed victory and Apple fans claimed they liked their photos better.
The original post was a simple portrait of Morrison in the car. As soon as it was posted, followers started chiming in with their responses to his praise of the Google Pixel 2's camera.
Of course, this goes to show that all of today's best smartphones take excellent photographs. Trying to tell the difference between devices based on the photograph taken, especially in an image posted and compressed on a platform like Instagram, is a futile exercise. While some commenters are rapidly deleting their embarrassing comments from the post, others such as gia_mavro26 made this exact point about the closing gap of differences in image quality between today's devices: "Whatever the device the portrait is amazing. It managed to blur even your facial hair perfectly."
What do you think? Would you have been fooled by Morrison's post? Do you have a favorite camera phone? Regardless, pixel peepers may have received a new king Tuesday, when Google announced the Pixel 3 with additional camera improvements and computationally aided photography features.
People were fooled because there are only minor differences in flagship phones. We did this with the Pixel 2 and iPhone X last year. Do we have to go through this every time???
Most flagship phones have excellent cameras. You can often discover the Iphone's pictures because they are warmer. Some people like that, I prefer somewhat cooler pictures. But I bet if you post 10 pictures taken with the best camera phones, I'd have a hard time telling which picture came from what phone.
That would be a cool article by the way.
I prefer android (and especially mobile phones which have the purest form of android) because I prefer and open system. But all these high-end smarphones pretty much do the same thing.
What about the open system do you like persoanlly? How do you use it to your advantage?
Android. I have a specific way my homescreen should look and that hardly changes over the years. Apple forces you to a certain setup and personally I hate that.
Android is awesome. So flexible. Otherwise iPhones are fine. And older iPhones do tend to do better than older android phones.
Most of the more recent photos on my Instagram site are from my Canon cameras. I wirelessly transfer the images to my iPhone 7 (oh the horrors of using an older model), edit them in Lightroom Mobile and Snapseed, then I upload them to IG. I'm guessing most of my followers don't give a hoot about the device I used to capture the image. I only occasionally use a hasthag for the device, when I can remember to do that.
Please: you're only allowed to comment if you have the iPhone XS, Pixel 3, or newer device. ;-) But seriously, I think this is part of the point here as well. We talk a LOT about gear. And some of it (i.e. strobes with ultra-short durations or newer and smaller gimbal stabilizers) actually helps us get some new shots and/or different content that we couldn't otherwise get. But so many things (probably cameras most of all) really don't make a difference when it comes to what your images look like. Yes, an iPhone image won't measure up to a D850 image every time. But spend as much as you do on that D850 on any other camera, and you're bound to get a nearly identical image. One might be slightly sharper and another might be slightly more accurate in the skin tones. But it's all SO close at the same price-point. That's just the way technology is...with VERY few exceptions.
No no no. People used to rail on people who use photoshop or post their dslr photos on instagram. Now norm. Pfft. People. I used to say back in the days. Jpegs and filters are a form of photo editing. Used a tiny gf7 and em5 to post on instagram, not using instagram anymore or facebook.
I didn't get fooled for a simple reason: I don't care what phone was used as long as it's interesting image. If it's not interesting image, I don't care either.
* Based on my own experience, not benchmarks, really.
Good points, it's a massive trend right now to phone camera compare, it's nist another divisive point that people endlessly debate (preferences vs specs on paper).
It's ridiculous if I'm being perfectly honest. The amount of people who are claiming the XS isn't a big enough bump from the X (when thr S version has always been a spec bump vs a major overhaul) are not able to see basic patterns.
Or they just want to bait people in to comment, because that means engagement and that leads to higher recommendations.
I wonder if people are just thay obtuse or it's part of the company marketing strategy. Same with politics, have the minions fight tooth and nail over pendantic garbage while we hold "fund raisers" for our friends.
Why is there an article about this?
Would I have been fooled? Certainly yes!
I would have believed the fact that is was coming from a Pixel2.
Would I have commented? No! Why?
Because it does not matter what device was used to take the photo. What would matter to me, is if I would like the result.
The debate over mobile cameras is pointless really. I feel as if we all have beaten this dead horse far too long. Use what works for you. If anything, maybe this flatline in tech will allow people to start saving money instead of purchasing updated tech every year.
What would be more interesting is comparing the latest phones to the 1 inch sensor compats like the sony rx100 series. What's better to have in my pocket?


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The chances of success are slim. And the likelihood that the child will show up to the pool the next day is even less.
Somewhere along the way, a "sink or swim" mentality gained a foothold in organizations. The idea was that new hires who are qualified enough should be able to fend for themselves — and effectively teach themselves — how to succeed in a new role.
While this attitude may have alleviated the burden of onboarding from training managers' shoulders, this myth threatens the vitality of your organization.
New hire onboarding is critical to the quality of a new employee's tenure. From the start of the onboarding process (or lack thereof!), they will be forming their first impression of the company. That's why it's critical to create a formal plan and avoid making damaging mistakes.
Shockingly, a Gallup survey found that only 12% of workers strongly agree that their organization does a great job of onboarding new employees.
The consequences of poor onboarding can not only dampen the enthusiasm of a new hire but can outright cost you valuable talent. Digitate found that employees who had a negative onboarding experience are twice as likely to look for new opportunities in the near future.
Creating an employee onboarding model that successfully trains new employees will produce a heap of benefits. Effective onboarding reduces the chance of absenteeism, low engagement and employee turnover.
Below we're going to look at the worst mistakes you can make while training new employees (and how to avoid them!).
When starting a new position, the ability to form new professional relationships can make or break a new role. New hires who arrive on their first day to an unprepared and preoccupied team aren't going to learn anything. They're more likely to be stressed out by the lack of assistance.
From the moment that the candidate accepts the offer, preparations should begin to be made to have current employees (particularly managers) available to assist them on arrival. For example, providing a workplace buddy can give a new employee that important first contact that they need to build their confidence.
There is nothing worse than having a new hire arrive at a new position where the manager is unavailable. Setting up those initial contacts helps to onboard a new employee into a team rather than leaving them to improvise on their own.
Organizations that don't outline performance expectations leave candidates in the dark about what they are expected to do in their new position. Lack of clarity over duties and expected outcomes only lead to stress and poor performance.
A survey by ComPsych found that 31% of employees cited "unclear expectations from supervisors" as the top source of stress when experiencing change at work. Taking the time to outline what a new hire needs to do to be successful can prevent this from happening.
From the moment they pass the interview you should start to outline your expectations. Putting together a one-to-one meeting to go through what they need to do to be successful can give them the information they need to get them on track. You can also schedule additional weekly meetings to provide feedback and help them to better their performance.
Failing to give new employees the support they need to properly use technology in the workplace is one of the biggest mistakes companies make. Being unable to use software that is essential to daily tasks will lead to stress and frustration as the employee is unable to do their job.
When less than 40% of businesses have a CRM adoption rate over 90%, training new employees on how to use software couldn't be more needed.
Software learning solutions that enable contextual learning are the most effective option. By deploying real-time guidance and intelligent support, even first-time users have the support necessary to complete unfamiliar processes effectively.
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An onboarding program that ends at the close of the employee's first day isn't enough. Building a new employee up to be competent within their new role takes longer than 24 hours.
However, a survey from Panopto identifies that 25% of onboarding programs last one day or less with 26% continuing less than a week. Implementing an employee onboarding program that lasts 90 days and continually checkson the new hires' progress is a much more effective way to bring new employees up to speed.
Training new employees should start before their first day!
Training new employees should start well before they step through the door. From the moment they pass the interview, you should start fleshing out expectations and making them feel welcome.
Implementing an onboarding strategy that develops the confidence of new employees can help to make the transition from a job seeker to an employee as smooth as possible.
While adequately preparing new hires is a time-consuming process, if you invest in it, then you can give yourself the best chance of a long term professional relationship.


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Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz star in Asghar Farhadi's film.Illustration by Ben Kirchner
The Current Cinema
February 18 & 25, 2019 Issue
Ex Appeal in "Everybody Knows"
The real-life spouses Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, playing ex-lovers, prove that old flames can be hard to snuff out.
By Anthony Lane
It seems like only yesterday that Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem were wrestling a pig on a highway and making love beneath a cutout of a giant bull. Such were the joys of "Jamón, Jamón" (1992), the first of nine films on which they have collaborated. Bardem and Cruz married in 2010, and one clever touch in "Everybody Knows," their latest movie, is that they do not play impassioned lovers. They play ex-lovers, Paco and Laura, who were together in their youth but have since married other people. Old flames have a habit, though, of refusing to be snuffed out. Ex appeal is real.
The setting is a Spanish village, and, if you're expecting it to be dozy, the first half of the film is designed to prove you wrong. The place is a hive, and trying to understand who is who feels like part of the buzz. Slowly, things become clearer. Laura lives in Argentina with her husband, Alejandro (Ricardo Darín), although, for whatever reason, he hasn't made the trip. Together with their children, teen-aged Irene (Carla Campra) and her younger brother, Diego (Iván Chavero), Laura has flown to Spain to attend the wedding of her sister Ana (Inma Cuesta), and to catch up with their aging father. The family used to own some local land, which was sold to Paco. With his wife, Bea (Bárbara Lennie), he has toiled to turn it into a flourishing vineyard.
All of the above, plus a busload of additional guests, show up for the wedding, which kicks off with a cheerful church ceremony and continues, as night descends, with a wine-fuelled wingding. Paco, ever the party boy, leads the revelry, while Irene, something of a wild child, who has spent much of the day flirting with a kid named Felipe (Sergio Castellanos), drinks too much and has to be put to bed. Later, Laura goes upstairs and checks on her. She's not there.
The director of the movie is Asghar Farhadi, and it's the second time that he has ventured abroad in pursuit of a theme, away from his native Iran. "The Past" (2013) was set in France, and even "The Salesman" (2016)—which, like his masterwork, "A Separation" (2011), won the Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film—felt the pressure of external influence, concerned as it was with a staging of "Death of a Salesman" in Tehran. Farhadi, whose morally searching tales are evidently matched by his diplomatic arts, has succeeded thus far in keeping the Islamic authorities on his side, but you wonder about their reaction to "Everybody Knows," with its snatches of Catholic liturgy, its rumors of sexual indiscretion, and its merry flood of booze.
Unwarranted absences, in Farhadi's films, are nothing new. "About Elly" (2009) tells of a woman who goes missing during a weekend gathering of law-school pals, and of the suspicions that then arise. Those are mild, however, compared with the squall of recriminations that follows the disappearance of Irene. Her mother, in Cruz's hands, and in the teary glare of her eyes, is transformed into a mater dolorosa, and her pain appears to be harshened, not soothed, by the arrival of her husband from Argentina. A ransom of three hundred thousand euros is demanded, by text message, on the assumption that Alejandro is a wealthy man; in fact, he's a former drunk (the film is rife with ex-somethings) who hasn't worked in two years. The only one who can raise the cash is Paco, but why should he be involved? After all, the gone girl is another man's child, is she not?
To a faintly embarrassing extent, what we have here are the components of a basic whodunnit: the lonely location, the clannish secrets, and the herrings that grow redder by the minute. The kidnappers, naturally, threaten to dispose of their hostage if the cops are called. At one point, with almost all the possible perpetrators corralled in one room, I prayed that Señora Marple would come bustling in and start quizzing them, over a small sherry, as to where exactly they were on the night of the vanishing. Farhadi's forte, however, is not the solving of puzzles, and his one narrative novelty—a drone that hovers over the festivities and films them, supposedly to give the family an overview as a keepsake—is largely ignored. (Imagine what Michael Haneke would do with such a device.) Mischief and miscalculation, in Farhadi's world, are far too messy to be cleaned up by a mere sleuth, and it gave me no great satisfaction to guess the guilty party with an hour to go.
Here's the thing. "A Separation," which is about divorce proceedings and the care of an elderly parent, is twice as tense as "Everybody Knows," which features a full-blown crime. Could the change of scenery, from Iran to the unfamiliar ground of Spain, be responsible for that slackening? Maybe so. No drone, however inquisitive, and no glances, however loaded, between blood relations can rival the stern gaze of a theocratic state. The first things we see in the film are the cogs of the town clock, grinding away in the belfry, and it crossed my mind that Farhadi could have planted his film in the same spot but wound the clock back by six or seven decades, to an age when Franco still ruled and the Church held solemn sway. He might then have been able to conjure, as a master of daily trepidations, a mood more suited to his skills. You never know.
Yet the movie is not to be skipped. You should sample its mixture of bacchanal and gall, and revel in Farhadi's dependable deftness, as he sketches and frames his collection of characters. Before the crisis comes, for example, we get to glimpse Paco through an open doorway—dancing in a dark street, tapping out a few steps in a downpour. He's definitely the worse for wear, and all the better for it. If "Everybody Knows" has a heart, it lies not in the veiled mystery of Irene but in the solid figure of Bardem: shaggy, noble, rooted, not entirely civilized, and still Cruz-crazy after all these years.
There is a moment, in "Everybody Knows," when Paco asks Laura, "Do you trust your husband completely?" And there is a moment, in "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part," when a tough guy, Rex Dangervest, asks a sweet but untough guy, Emmet Brickowski, "You sure we can trust her?" Snap! The "her" refers to a warrior named Lucy, also known as Wyldstyle, who is both tough and, if you dig down, not unsweet. Like most of the folks in the film, she's made of plastic—to be precise, Legoid plastic, bearing the scratches and scuffs that demonstrate how long, and how lovingly, she has been played with. The cosmos of toys could hardly be farther from the dusty roads and the ripening vines of "Everybody Knows," yet both movies are menaced by the same fear: that your faith in someone else will fall to pieces.
The first Lego film, in 2014, with its unrelenting surfeit of gags, both visual and verbal, was directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. To equate them with kids in a candy store would be unjust; they were more like kids who'd decided to build a store from candy, using bubble gum as cement. This time, they've written the screenplay but left the direction to Mike Mitchell, and the result is, if anything, even more of a sugar rush. At one point, a little yellow star tumbles to the ground, announces "I feel dizzy," and belches forth a wave of glittering vomit.
I saw the film in a vast auditorium, surrounded by young children and their parents. The laugh that greeted the vomiting was the loudest noise emitted by the kids, whereas their elders, being sufficiently ancient to remember "Die Hard" (1988), were more amused by the Lego Bruce Willis who pops up, without warning, in a ventilation shaft. In short, the age-based stratification of comedy is now complete, and you can picture the script conference, at Warner Bros., during which the rations of junior and senior jokes were meted out. At one point, Rex bemoans "the death of imagination in the subconscious." Good luck explaining that to your five-year-old.
The plot is a carnival of fuzzy logic. Emmet's home town, bright and neighborly in the earlier film, has shrivelled to a wasteland called Apocalypseburg—essentially, an excuse for a parade of angry Lego mashups to hurtle to and fro, as if auditioning for "Mad Brix: Fury Road." One day, creatures made of Duplo (Lego for younger and more fumble-fingered users, with a heavy emphasis on pink) approach with a terrifying vow: "We are here to destwoy you." Lucy is spirited away, and Emmet, aided by the stubbly Rex, embarks on a rescue mission.
Viewers reared on "The Lego Movie" will find plenty to nourish them anew. The songs are still peppy. The principal voices are still supplied by Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, and Will Arnett. And real, non-animated kids are still shown, now and then, sporting with their Lego creations. (Grungy dystopias for the boy, unicorns and princesses for his sister. So much for gender parity.) Why, then, does the sequel give off such a whiff of near-insanity? How come the climax depicts a shape-shifting Duplo queen being married off to Batman, while a talking ice-cream cone introduces the maids of honor as Marie Curie, Chocolate Bar, Tin Man, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Yeah, me neither. But let the record show that, between the first and the second Lego films, Proposition 64, permitting the legal sale and distribution of marijuana, was passed in California. Just saying. ♦
Published in the print edition of the February 18 & 25, 2019, issue, with the headline "The Missing Piece."
Anthony Lane has been a film critic for The New Yorker since 1993. He is the author of "Nobody's Perfect."
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2019 Summer Prospect Camp
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Hester's three homers not enough as Pioneers fall to Francis Marion
Tusculum (7-4) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 1
Francis Marion (13-6) 1 1 1 1 0 0 X 4 7 1
HR: Emily Hester; Grayson Brown
2B: T. Johnson 2; Je. Harney; T. DeLeon
HR: C. Welty
2B: Alexis Grampp
HR: Emily Hester 2; Emma Casey
2B: J. Polak
FLORENCE, S.C. --- Francis Marion overcame early deficits in each game and three home runs by Emily Hester to sweep a non-conference softball doubleheader from Tusculum University on Sunday, winning by scores of 4-3 and 6-4.
The Pioneers (7-5) were scheduled to visit Winston-Salem State for a non-conference doubleheader on Monday, but the twinbill has been postponed due to wet field conditions. As a result, Tusculum's next doubleheader will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. against Erskine at Red Edmonds Field. Francis Marion is 14-6 following the sweep.
Game 1: Francis Marion 4, Tusculum 3
Hester and Grayson Brown hit solo home runs for the Pioneers, but the Patriots scored single runs in each of the first four innings to earn the victory in the opener.
Katelyn Ellard (8-2) struck out nine and allowed five hits to earn the win for Francis Marion, which had Taylor Johnson go 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Jessica Harney knocked in the go-ahead run with an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth to break a 3-3 tie.
Hester and Brown each went 2-for-4 with a solo home run for the Pioneers, with the other run scoring on an RBI single by Taylor Battle in the second inning.
After Ellard struck out the side in the top of the first inning, the Patriots scored a run in the bottom of the inning off Pioneer starter Taylor Plemons. Johnson led off with a double, and scored on a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt by Angela Buccilli for a quick 1-0 Francis Marion lead.
Tusculum took the lead with a pair of runs in the top of the second. Hester led off with her second home run of the season to tie the game at 1-1, and Alexis Grampp followed by being hit by a pitch. Grampp took second on a passed ball and scored on a single through the hole by Battle for a 2-1 Tusculum lead.
The Patriots tied the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the second as a leadoff walk to Addie May was converted into a two-out RBI double by Johnson. Chelsea Welty homered in the bottom of the third as the Patriots regained the lead at 3-2.
The lead would be short-lived as Brown hit her first home run of the season with one out in the top of the fourth to bring the Pioneers back into a 3-3 tie. Francis Marion went back ahead 4-3 in the bottom of the inning as Taylor DeLeon led off with a double and scored on a two-out double by Harney.
Tusculum threatened in the sixth as the Pioneers loaded the bases on a single by Hester, a walk to Grampp and a single by Brown with one out. However, Ellard wriggled out of the jam on a short fly ball and a popup to preserve the 4-3 lead. Ellard struck out the final two batters in the seventh, the last on her 125th pitch of the game, to close out the victory.
Plemons (2-2) allowed six hits and four runs (three earned) in four innings for the Pioneers, with one strikeout and three walks. Ivee Richesin pitched the final two innings, allowing a hit and a walk but no runs.
Hester hit solo home runs in the fourth and sixth innings and Emma Casey added a two-run home run in the fourth as Tusculum built a 3-1 lead, but Francis Marion scored three runs in its half of the fourth and two more in the fifth to finish the sweep.
Hester became the first player to hit two home runs in a game since she did at Catawba on April 22, 2017, and is the first Pioneer to hit three homers in a doubleheader since Jenna Restivo at Virginia-Wise on March 9, 2015. Hester has four home runs this season and 20 in her career, which is tied for third in program history with Carla Loyd (1990-93). She is one away from tying Kaytlin Stroinski (21 from 2012-15) for second place behind Brie Griffin, who hit a school-record 29 homers from 2004-07.
Ellard (9-2) entered the game in relief in the fourth inning and struck out three over 3 1/3 innings to earn her second win of the afternoon for the Patriots. Jennie Polak finished 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in a run for Francis Marion, while Grampp and Hester each went 2-for-3 for Tusculum.
The Patriots opened the scoring in the bottom of the first off Pioneer starter Richesin (1-2) as Johnson reached on an error, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a groundout by Harney. Francis Marion starter Janecia Hemingway shut out the Pioneers through three innings, but Tusculum tied it in the fourth on a solo homer by Hester. Grampp was hit by a pitch with two outs, and Casey followed with her first homer of the season to give the Pioneers a 3-1 lead.
Trailing 3-1, the Patriots scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI double by Polak and an error on a ground ball that allowed two runs to score. Allison Pate came on in relief of Richesin and induced a double-play grounder to keep the Patriot lead at 4-3. Francis Marion tacked on two runs in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Jaimie Harney and an RBI single by May.
Hester's second home run of the game cut the Patriots' lead to 6-4 in the sixth and Grampp followed with a double, but Ellard struck out the next two batters and retired the side on a fly ball. In the seventh, Battle singled with one out but back-to-back popups ended the game with Hester on deck.
Richesin pitched 3 1/3 innings for the Pioneers, allowing five hits and four runs (two earned) with a strikeout and a walk. Pate threw the final 2 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on one hit and one walk. For Francis Marion, Hemingway tossed 3 2/3 innings and surrendered four hits and three runs, with a walk and a strikeout.
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Historical items received from Korea as war reconciliation symbol
The Korean–Vietnamese Peace Foundation presented 52 documents and items to Da Nang Museum on October 11th as an apology for atrocities committed by soldiers from the Republic of Korea (RoK) during the Vietnam War.
(VNF) - The Korean–Vietnamese Peace Foundation presented 52 documents and items to Da Nang Museum on October 11th as an apology for atrocities committed by soldiers from the Republic of Korea (RoK) during the Vietnam War.
Ku Su Jeong, Vice President of the Korean–Vietnamese Peace Foundation (L) handed over the "Pieta Vietnam" statue to Chairman of Da Nang Museum Huynh Dinh Quoc Thien. (Photo: Da Nang Museum)
Prominent among the items was the Pieta Vietnam – the Last Lullaby bronze statue, which depicts a Vietnamese woman embracing her child. This is a tribute to those killed in the massacres, especially babies and mothers who protected their children. It carries a message of apology and repentance of the South Koreans.
The Vietnamese Pieta or the Last Lullaby was created by two artists Kim Seo Kyung and Kim Eun Sung.
The "Pieta Vietnam" statue. (Photo: VnExpress/Nguyen Dong)
The name "Vietnam Pieta" was inspired from the world-famous 15th-century marble sculpture "Pietà" (Pity) by Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo. The famous Pietà depicts the body of Jesus Christ on the lap of the Virgin Mary.
Others include 30 photos on the "An apology to Vietnam" movement in the RoK, six pictures commemorating victims of massacres by the RoK troops in the anti-American resistance war in Vietnam, nine books about the sorrow of war and five videotapes about war memories and reconciliation efforts.
Da Nang Museum will hold an exhibition featuring the documents and items.
Historical items received from the Korean-Vietnamese Peace Foundation. (Photo: Da Nang Museum)
At a press conference held on April 27th to present the statue, the Korean-Vietnamese Peace Foundation did a prayer for peace between Vietnam and the RoK on the occasion of Vietnam's Reunification Day on April 30th.
The foundation's president, Roh Hwa Wook, said in a statement: "As the relationship between Vietnam and South Korea has kept getting better, we can no longer postpone our repentance for what we did during the war in Vietnam. The foundation will be a bridge to connect the two countries, helping them look at the past together and move on for a brighter future. On a larger scale, the foundation will contribute to building peace among nations in East Asia."
Founded in 2015, the foundation has 68 members from different walks of life who come together to make the RoK a peaceful hub in East Asia./.
The RoK's students sang "Nhu co Bac Ho trong ngay vui dai thang" (As if Uncle Ho was still with us in happy days of the great victory) at the ceremony. (Photo: Da Nang Museum)
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Q: Good way to pick up voices in a small room for speech recognition I've written an app that's pseudo-intelligent and responds to voice commands. I'd like it to be able to pick up my speech from anywhere (initially just one room, but possibly many later on).
At present I'm using a bluetooth mic but it's annoying and frankly looks ridiculous.
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Love and Rockets
Say what you want, but the whole alternative/independent comics scene and its affiliation with and connection to the alternative/independent music scene wouldn't exist if not for the initial impetus provided by Love and Rockets. The Hernandez Bothers' grafting of the you-can-do-it-anyway-you-want ethos and class consciousness of punk rock onto the fun-and-fantasy mythos and craft consciousness of comics was the first, best and most important contribution towards a new comics made in the 1980s; a contribution that continues to resonate to this day. Add to that their fluent and insightful expression of a contemporary Hispanic American identity alongside of a comfortable yet emotionally complex embrace of gay and bisexual characters, both delineated with breathtaking clarity by creators who are as accomplished at drawing as they are at writing and you've basically got a modern American masterpiece. The emotional core of Love and Rockets, as well as the center of the creative process behind it, is characterization. No one has ever created comic book characters with the depth of humanity of those that appear in Love and Rockets. Maggie and Hopey, Speedy and Ray, Luba and Chelo, Tonantzin and Pipo, and the seemingly countless others -- even those that may only appear in a panel or two, never to be heard from again -- all seem so real that it is actually possible to believe for those moments that you behold them that Xaime and Beto are simply channeling these characters into our dimension from the Perfect Sphere of True Comics where they live out lives as real as our own, if not (and this is when it gets scary) even more so.
The manifestations of the Love and Rockets Universe in our lowly earthly plane are somewhat sprawling, but by far the most substantial part exists in the initial fifty issue run of the comics magazine, Love and Rockets, published by Fantagraphics from 1982 to 1995. Only about half of these are currently in print. However, the entirety of their contents (along with some minor revisions) has been collected in a series of books (twenty-four so far - the first fifteen of which have now been reformatted as seven fabulous low-priced volumes that are an incredible value). In 2001, Love and Rockets was relaunched in comic book format – technically, volume two – with all new stories by Jaime & Gilbert, along with input from their older brother Mario, who also contributed to the original series, and has produced a smattering of stories for anthology publications over the years. This second volume ran for twenty issues, before being superceded in 2008 by Love and Rockets: New Stories – technically, volume three – which is a book size annual. In the interregnum between series, Jaime & Gilberto produced a plethora of work on their own based on ideas that they had harbored while working together on L &R. The most notable of these are Jaime's Penny Century series which ran for seven issues and Beto's New Love and Luba series. These too have begun to be collected in the aforementioned series of books, constituting the sixteenth through the twentieth volumes as of this writing.
An important caveat to note is that many issues of Love and Rockets deal graphically with themes involving adult sexuality and violence. While the content in this regard varies greatly from issue to issue, in general the earlier issues -- roughly the first half of the original run, up to #25 or so -- have less graphic content of this nature, while the later issues have more. As a result, it is our general policy to limit sales to those over 18 years of age. Should someone younger display a keen interest, we would custom pick appropriate issues depending on age and demonstrated level of maturity as long as that person was accompanied by a parent. While some individual stories would be fine for all ages, it is probably best to say that, generally speaking, Love and Rockets is not appropriate for anyone under 13. The Copacetic Comics Company stocks the entire catalogue of in-print work by the Hernandez brothers, and maintains an in-store stock of much of that which is out of print as well.
The Hernandez brothers, with their work on Love and Rockets and related titles, initiated a new chapter in American popular culture. By providing a powerful connection between the parallel youth cultures of music and comics, Love and Rockets enabled the respective energies and ideas of each to flow through and invigorate the other, creating a circuit that has now become a permanent fixture on the American scene. And this isn't just a matter of being in the right place at the right time, either. The level of excellence embodied in the work that has been and continues to be produced by the Hernandez Brothers is simply unparalleled: The degree of personal introspection that is channeled through the characters, the mastery of craft in the service of expression, the aspiration to achievement, the sincerity of purpose -- nowhere else in the world of comics (and few places anywhere in the world, for that matter) does it all come together as successfully as it does in the pages of Love and Rockets.
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Tensions loom in the Balkans over Bosnian Serbs' referendum
By AIDA CERKEZSeptember 22, 2016 GMT
In this photo taken on Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2016 Bosnian top international official Valentin Inzko talks to a AP journalist during an interview in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Bosnia's Serb mini-state is holding a referendum this weekend that has turned into a proxy political battle between the West and Russia, stoking ethnic tensions and triggering fears of new clashes more than 20 years after the end of the Balkans War. Sunday's vote asks residents of Republika Srpska whether to maintain a national holiday on Jan. 9, despite a ruling of Bosnia's constitutional court that the date discriminates against non-Serbs. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia's Serb mini-state is holding a referendum this weekend that has turned into a proxy political battle between the West and Russia, stoking ethnic tensions and triggering fears of new clashes more than 20 years after the end of the Balkans War.
Sunday's vote asks residents of Republika Srpska whether to maintain a national holiday on Jan. 9, despite a ruling of Bosnia's constitutional court that the date discriminates against non-Serbs.
On January 9, 1992 — a Serb Christian Orthodox religious holiday — the Bosnian Serbs declared the creation of their own state within Bosnia, fueling a war that resulted in at least 100,000 people dead and millions homeless. During the worst carnage in Europe since World War II, the Serbs — helped by neighboring Serbia — expelled Bosniak Muslims and Catholic Croats from the territory they occupied, with the aim of making it part of Serbia.
A U.S.-brokered peace deal signed in 1995 created Republika Srpska, an autonomous region within Bosnia. For Bosniaks and Croats — whose federation represents the other half of Bosnia — Jan. 9 still symbolizes their expulsion and a sign that the Bosnian Serb-controlled territory is still meant just for Serbs.
Bosnia's constitutional court has banned the referendum, but the Serbs said they will hold it anyway.
The vote sparked the most heated exchange between Bosniaks and Serbs since the war in the 1990s. Serbian officials said they were ready to defend Republika Srpska if it was attacked, and ordered the Serbian army to be more vigilant.
Apart from challenging the country's rule of law, Bosniaks also fear this referendum is a test for a more serious one in 2018 — on independence — which would not go down peacefully, officials in Sarajevo warned.
"Nobody is more ready to defend this country all the way to the end," said Bosniak leader Bakir Izetbegovic. "Nobody should ... force people who love this country to prove it again," he added.
The referendum also reflects the wider tensions between Western nations — which are supporting the Bosniaks and Croats — and Russia, which is backing the Serbs.
The U.S. embassy in Sarajevo threatened unspecified "consequences" if the referendum is not canceled, while the Russian ambassador openly supported the referendum, saying it is an act of democracy. Russia is a traditional backer of Orthodox Slavic Serbs.
"Russia's economy has been hurt badly by Western sanctions imposed because of Ukraine," said Balkans expert and author Tim Judah. "If Russia can cause the West problems in return, which it seems determined to do in Bosnia now, then so be it. Never mind if this tips Bosnia back into conflict, never mind that Russia has nothing to offer the Balkans, this is simply a good way to cause problems to the West."
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who initiated the referendum and went to Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin this week, called Bosniak reactions "hysteria."
"This is not a referendum about secession as many want to portray it," he said. "It is not even a beginning of such a process."
International officials overseeing Bosnian peace accords were outraged by Dodik's defiance and threats of new clashes.
"In the past 20 years we have not heard such language," said the High Representative for Bosnia, Austrian diplomat Valentin Inzko.
The Peace Implementation Council, an international body overseeing Bosnia, said there will be no redrawing of borders and called on everybody "to refrain from reactive measures and divisive rhetoric." It also urged the Bosnian Serbs to cancel the vote, but Council member Russia distanced itself from the statement.
The referendum is "both a test for state institutions as well as an attack on them," Inzko told the AP in an interview, noting also that Bosnia's criminal law foresees jail terms from six months to five years for those who disobey the constitutional court.
The sanctions could also include travel bans, asset freezes and the halting of international projects in the country, Inzko said. "All options are open," he said.
AP Writer Dusan Stojanovic contributed from Belgrade, Serbia.


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Der Rajon Welyka Mychajliwka (ukrainisch /; russisch /) war eine administrative Einheit in der Oblast Odessa im Süden der Ukraine. Das Zentrum des Rajons war die Siedlung städtischen Typs Welyka Mychajliwka, die Einwohner verteilten sich auf zwei Siedlungen städtischen Typs, 72 Dörfer sowie eine Siedlung.

Geographie
Der Rajon lag im mittleren Westen der Oblast Odessa, er grenzte im Nordwesten an den Rajon Sachariwka, im Nordosten an den Rajon Schyrjajewe, im Osten an den Rajon Iwaniwka, im Süden an den Rajon Rosdilna sowie im Westen an die Republik Moldau bzw. Transnistrien (Rajon Grigoriopol). Durch das ehemalige Rajonsgebiet fließen die Flüsse Kutschurhan und Malyj Kujalnyk. Das Gebiet ist sehr flach mit Höhenlagen zwischen 120 und 200 Metern (höchste Erhebung 207 Meter) und wird durch eine Steppenlandschaft geprägt.

Geschichte
Der Rajon entstand am 1922 unter dem Namen Rajon Hrossulowo (vom damaligen Namen von Welyka Mychajliwka abgeleitet) und wurde 1946 auf seinen heutigen Namen umbenannt. Seit 1991 ist er Teil der heutigen Ukraine.
Die westlichen Teile des Rajons um die Orte Nowooleksandriwka, Welykoploske, Slowjanoserbka und Hrebenyky gehörten von 1924 bis 1940 zur Moldauischen Autonomen Sozialistischen Sowjetrepublik.

Am 17. Juli 2020 kam es im Zuge einer großen Rajonsreform zum Anschluss des Rajonsgebietes an den Rajon Beresiwka (östlicher Teil) und an den Rajon Rosdilna (westlicher Teil).

Administrative Gliederung

Siedlungen städtischen Typs

Dörfer und Siedlungen

Weblinks

 Informationen zum Rajon (ukrainisch)

Einzelnachweise

Welyka Mychajliwka
Rajon Beresiwka
Rajon Rosdilna
Aufgelöst 2020


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