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On Military Matters Update 04/29/2022
Reminder: OMM continues to remain open for internet orders and shipping. The shoppe is also open for in-person shopping, but you must be fully vaccinated. Call ahead. If you wish to pick up your order at the shoppe, we can also leave the package outside the door.
Most items due into the shoppe in a few weeks.
Eagles Prey: Wars for North America 1824-1888 Deluxe 2nd Edition. Deluxe 2nd Edition covers the Mexican Civil War, American Civil War, Seminole Wars, Mexican-American War, Apache Wars, Maximillian Intervention, and more. Complete army lists, leader lists, and complete rules and map for running a campaign and using any other ruleset for tactical play as well. Complete campaign system with map to play the 19th Century as England, France, Mexico, Spain, United States and Russia. Complete tactical rules system to re-fight the battles in miniature. Includes various tactical and campaign scenarios. $40.00 USD
OMM discount 10%: Now $36.00 USD.
544 Italian Colonial Troops 1882-1960. Men at Arms series. Describes and illustrates the dress and equipment used by these forces and details how they were deployed to maintain a colonial empire for over half a century. Italy only unified as a nation in 1870 and was late, and therefore impatient, in the scramble for Africa. An initial foothold in Eritrea/Somalia, north-east Africa, led to a disastrous defeat in Ethiopia in 1896 at the Battle of Adwa, but Italian Somaliland was later consolidated on the west coast of the Red Sea. During 1911, Italy also invaded Libya, securing the coast, however fighting continued throughout World War I and only ended in the early 1930s. $19.00 USD
545 Medieval Indian Armies (1): Hindu, Buddhist and Jain. Men at Arms series. Investigates the traditions and enduring conservatism of non-Islamic medieval Indian warfare, notably evident in recruitment patterns and the significance of archery and cavalry. The role and impact of war-elephants, both positive and negative, are also considered, as well as the influence of climate and weather (notably the seasonal monsoon) on warfare in this region. As well as assessing arms and armor – contrasting the advanced technology and high status of Indian weapons (especially swords) with the remarkable lack of metallic armor in the region during this period – the author also explores siege warfare and riverine and naval warfare in South Asia. Assesses the contributing factors identified by those who have sought to explain why the huge wealth and substantial populations of the traditional non-Islamic Indian states did not prevent their persistent failure in the face of Islamic invasion and conquest. $19.00 USD
029 The Kamikaze Campaign 1944-45: Imperial Japan's Last Throw of the Dice. Air Combat series. Examines the decisions behind the kamikaze campaign, how it developed, how it became a key part of Japanese strategy, and the missions themselves. Although the attacks started on an almost ad hoc basis, the kamikaze soon became a major Japanese policy. By the end of the war, Japan was manufacturing aircraft specifically for kamikaze missions, including a rocket-powered manned missile. A plan for a massive use of kamikazes to defend the Japanese Home Islands from invasion was developed, but never executed because of Japan's surrender in August 1945. Packed with diagrams, maps and 3D reconstructions of the attacks, this book also assesses the Allied mitigation techniques and strategies and the reasons and the degree to which they were successful. $24.00 USD
083 Sniping Rifles in World War I Weapon series. Highly illustrated volume tells the inside story of the rifles carried by snipers of all the major powers during World War I. Features full-color artwork, carefully chosen archive images and photographs of the sniping rifles and accessories used in the trenches. $22.00 USD
057 Operation Jericho: Freeing the French Resistance from Gestapo Jail – Amiens 1944. Raid series. Operation Jericho was the spectacular WWII prison break staged by an elite group of British, Australian, and New Zealand bomber pilots, who flew a daring low-level mission to blow holes in the walls of Amiens jail and free French Resistance prisoners under the sentence of death. Uses first-hand accounts, explanatory 3D diagrams, and dramatic original artwork, to explain how one of the most difficult and spectacular air raids of World War II was pulled off. Debunks some of the myths over why the raid was ordered in the first place. $22.00 USD
145 Macchi C.202/C.205V: Units in Combat. Combat Aircraft series. Study of the Macchi Folgore and Veltro explores how the premier Italian fighter of the war developed, its performance, the fascinating stories of their pilots, and the historical circumstances that prevented it from becoming one of the most dreaded aircraft in the Mediterranean. Includes specially commissioned profiles and original photos. $24.00 USD
306 German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II. New Vanguard series. Explains not only the history of Germany's famous Graf Zeppelin fleet carrier and German carrier conversion projects but also Italy's belated attempt to convert two of her ocean liners into carriers. Describes how ultimately it was only Italian seaplane carriers and German ocean-going, catapult-equipped flying boat carriers that both Axis powers did eventually send into combat and considers the role of naval aviation in the two countries' rearmament programs. $19.00 USD
376 Barents Sea 1942: The Battle for Russia's Arctic Lifeline. Campaign series. Analyzes the Battle of the Barents Sea, fought in the near darkness and icy cold of the northern winter, in which the Kriegsmarine sought to sever the crucial Allied Arctic Convoy route once and for all. Documents the fate of the Allied Convoy JW 51B as it came under attack from some of the Kriegsmarine's most powerful surface warships – a pocket battleship, a heavy cruiser and six destroyers. Illustrated with battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams, and photographs. $24.00 USD
377 Siege of Budapest 1944-45: The Brutal Battle for the Pearl of the Danube. Campaign series. Analyzes the background, chronology and consequences of the 52-day-long siege of Budapest in WWII from both a military and political perspective, and documents the huge losses in military and civilian casualties and material damage. $24.00 USD
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At the Gates of Rome: The Fall of the Eternal City AD 410. A dramatic retelling of betrayal, politics, intrigue, and war of the final years of the Western Roman Empire and the downfall of Rome itself from the perspective of the Roman general Stilicho and Alaric, king of the Visigoths. Roman general Flavius Stilicho, the man behind the Roman throne, dedicated himself to restoring imperial glory, only to find himself struggling for his life against political foes. Alaric, King of the Goths, desired to be a friend of Rome, was betrayed by it, and given no choice but to become its enemy. Battling each other to a standstill, these two warriors ultimately overcame their differences in order to save the empire from enemies on all sides. And when one of them fell, the other took such vengeance as had never been seen in history. $30.00 USD
Smashing Hitler's Guns: The Rangers at Pointe Du Hoc D-Day 1944. Takes a fresh and comprehensive look at the June 6, 1944, attack on Pointe-du-Hoc, examining the creation of the German gun battery, the initial Allied intelligence assessments of the threat, and the early plans to assault the site. The forgotten Allied bombing attacks on Pointe-du-Hoc are detailed, as well as the subsequent Allied intelligence investigations of the results. While most accounts of Pointe-du-Hoc are based on the published U.S. Army history, the author has tracked down the long-forgotten original, unedited report in the archives that contains a number of curious changes from the better-known and widely accepted version. Little-known interviews of the rangers who took part in the mission also shed fresh light and a significant number of German records provide the enemy perspective of the battle for control of the guns. $35.00 USD
Going Downtown: The U.S. Air Force Over Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia 1961-75. Features a wide range of personal accounts and previously untold stories to describe the U.S. Air Force's struggle in the skies over Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. The involvement of the U.S. Air Force in the Southeast Asian Wars began in 1962 with crews sent to train Vietnamese pilots, and with conflict in Laos, and finally ended in 1972 with the B-52 bombing of Hanoi, though there were Air Force pilots unofficially flying combat in Laos up to the end in 1975. The missions flown by U.S.A.F aircrews during those years in Southeast Asia differed widely, from attacking the Ho Chi Minh Trail at night with modified T-28 trainers, to missions Downtown, the name aircrew gave Hanoi, the central target of the war. $30.00 USD
Warship 2022 cover. The varied topics in this year's annual includes articles on the Imperial Japanese Navy carriers Soryu and Hiryu, post-war radar development in the Royal Navy, gunboats in the Imperial German Navy, Soviet battleship designs of early WWII, modern European frigates, and the origins of the Yokosuka naval yard.
Crescent Moon: Game cover. Set in the deserts, rivers, and oases of the Caliphate, this area-control game for four or five players. Take on the role of one of five radically asymmetric characters, each with their own objectives to fulfill, unique actions to utilize, and game-changing special powers to employ. Build symbiotic relationships with your allies, undermine your rivals, and choose your friends and enemies wisely in this cutthroat game of power and politics. Number of players: 4 to 5; Ages: 14+; Play time: 150-180 minutes; Components: 59 Custom Wooden Pieces, 5 Player Booklets, 82 Cards, 62 Wooden Discs, 16 Hexes, 5 Cloth Bags, 196 Tokens. $90.00 USD
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Learn about Jazz North East and what we do.
On their previous two visits to the North East, for Schmazz and then the Darlington Jazz Club, Partikel consisted just of the core trio of saxophonist Duncan Eagles, bassist Max Luthert and drummer Eric Ford. But for this return they add violinist Benet McLean, with a repertoire drawn from their recent third album 'String Theory'.
The involvement of McLean, one of the most exciting fiddlers on the UK jazz scene, provides extra textural richness to the trio's trademark raw emotion and fiercely interactive improvisations. It has also marked a change in the way that the band's arrangements are created; the first two albums followed extended periods of rehearsal and fine tuning, but the new material has been created on the road, beginning with Duncan Eagles' deliberately open compositions and then continuously explored and evolved in live performance.
The outcome is music that has taken Partikel to new levels of acclaim, with the BBC Music Magazine hailing "sinuous, sinewy elegance, spiky funk and languid ballads . . . another intriguing step in the evolution of this talented outfit". This gig at the Jazz Café gives us a welcome chance to catch up.


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WindEnergy Hamburg 2018
Reußenköge/Hamburg, September 2018 – GP JOULE presents a broad situational overview along with professional advice throughout the still promising wind energy value chain at the WindEnergy Hamburg 2018 on 25-28 September, and in so doing underlines its outstanding expertise in sector-coupling energy solutions.
Visitors to the post-EEG (German renewable energy legislation) counter at stand 220 in Hall A1 will be able to conduct an initial analysis of how much operating potential their own wind turbine systems still possess and obtain information on relevant revenue models for marketing energy in the form of hydrogen, heat and, of course, electricity. The electrolyser made by the H-TEC SYSTEMS subsidiary will demonstrate how wind energy can be employed economically in the mobility, heat and industrial sectors in the form of power-to-gas. Similarly, GP JOULE – itself with rural roots – will be informing visitors of its innovative power-to-heat concepts, based on a heat-grid operating model that is particularly suitable for small rural communities. The internationally experienced project planning company also invites visitors to witness its operational management activities, made possible by interactive virtual reality at the WindEnergy Hamburg.
"For years, we have been pursuing strategies, concepts and technologies to enable renewable energies to generate added value even after their EEG subsidy period has ended. It is indeed the case that relatively few operators of old wind energy systems are aware of just how much value potential their projects will still have after 2020, when EEG funding periods begin to expire. Pure electricity marketing, in which power purchase agreements of the kind that we are already implementing in the USA for instance will also play a role, but they will not in themselves be sufficient to tap into this potential," says GP JOULE co-founder and CEO, Ove Petersen. "What is required are individual, interconnected solutions. Technical and building approval procedures, the financing of necessary investments, and the development of new sales markets for electricity require conceptual control and a great deal of know-how to be able to continue doing good business in future." It is against this background that GP JOULE will be offering a forward-looking initial analysis at its exhibition stand.
Transforming wind energy to power-to-gas – The electrolyser from H-TEC SYSTEMS is creating access to a new market for green hydrogen:
"The future of business lies in sector coupling. Thanks to the high availability of wind energy in many regions of Germany, there is a great deal of highly favourable economic potential in its exploitation in the form of power-to-gas. Its success lies in its transformation into green hydrogen and subsequent marketing, for example, for ship, rail, local passenger and private transport as well as for industry", explains Ove Petersen. At the WindEnergy, the GP-JOULE subsidiary, H-TEC SYSTEMS, will be exhibiting its 'made in Germany' PEM electrolyser that can generate hydrogen with a magnitude of megawatts. The citizen-owned Ellhöft wind farm near the Danish border, which has been operational since 2000, employs it to transform its wind-generated electricity into green hydrogen and, as of the first half of 2019, it will be marketed at a hydrogen fuelling station which is being built near Flensburg. With a nominal production rate of 100 kilograms of hydrogen per day, a peak electric load of 350 kilowatts, an overall efficiency of up to 95 percent using heat extraction, and its very compact construction, the H-TEC PEM electrolyser can be used locally, directly at the wind turbine, as well as at the hydrogen fuelling station. GP JOULE itself will incorporate five such PEM electrolysers in its hydrogen mobility project in North Frisia. Here, regional wind energy is transformed into green hydrogen as an inexpensive and climate-friendly fuel for buses and other vehicles fitted with a fuel-cell drive; two hydrogen fuelling stations in Niebüll and Husum are being planned for this purpose.
Transforming wind energy to power-to-heat – GP JOULE creates attractive heat grid operator models for rural communities:
A model example of power-to-heat for transforming wind energy and creating added value is GP JOULE's cooperation with the North Frisian municipality of Bosbüll. The aim is to realise a heat generation system based 100 percent on mainly local, wind-generated electricity for the municipality; this will enable it to continue generating revenues from renewable energy locally once EEG funding comes to an end. Ove Petersen: "Since 2010, we have been funding primarily small municipalities in creating local community heat networks using an operator model tailored to their needs as a joint public-private partnership, in the form of municipal renewable utilities." GP JOULE offers everything that is critical to their success, from a single source, ranging from the necessary studies and concepts to public relations work, project financing, legal and technical planning and implementation, and even customer and operational management.
Experiencing the service management of wind farms with virtual reality:
Using virtual reality glasses, visitors to the GP JOULE exhibition can take a journey into the wind farm and through the portfolio of commercial and technical control management activities, ranging from monitoring, maintenance, on-site management and reporting to surface maintenance and limited partner administration. With GP JOULE, every operator of a wind or solar energy plant, be it an old or a new system, can enjoy an optimum level of process reliability, efficiency and quality, with the benefit of external certification.
Image rights: © GP JOULE, royalty-free usage.
Press contacts:
Ms. Birka Friedrich
Head of Corporate Communications
E-Mail: b.friedrich(at)gp-joule.de
Tel.: +49 (0) 4671-6074-237
Mobile: +49 (0) 174-3194644
Mr. Timo Bovi
Director of Governmental Relations & Public Affairs
E-Mail: t.bovi(at)gp-joule.de
Cecilienkoog 16
25821 Reußenköge
www.gp-joule.de
Ms. Friedrich and Mr. Bovi look forward to meeting and talking to you at the WindEnergy Hamburg 2018. To arrange an appointment in advance, please call them or send an e-mail.
About GP JOULE:
Founded in 2009 based on the belief that a 100% renewable energy supply is feasible, GP JOULE is now a system provider for integrated energy solutions from solar, wind and biomass power as well as being a partner at the supply level for heat as well as electric and hydrogen-powered mobility. A pioneer in the area of sectoral cross-linkage, GP JOULE has a workforce of over 200 employees at sites in Germany and North America.

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It looks like President Trump was quite angry today, and for good reasons.
He stated in one of the Tweets that he will demand that DOJ to look into wheather or not the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for political purposes.
It would be interesting to see how DOJ will investigate DOJ basically?
Considering that it's about the campaign, chances are the AG Sessions will stay 'recused' from the investigation, leaving it to Deputy AG Rosenstein to clear it out. How is that going to happen taking into account the alleged implications of AG Rosenstein into the whole current mess or the continuous stone walling coming from DOJ?
I know that AG Sessions only recused himself from an investigation in to "Russian meddling". If the FBI and Obama's Justice Dept planted a spy in the Trump campaign that has nothing to do with Russia, Sessions should now put on his big boy pants and get involved to move this along before the November election.
However, if everything was put in motion based on the narative that there was a 'possible collusion' it would be about Russia, therefore Sessions will stay recused.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein asked the Justice Department's inspector general Sunday to review whether there was improper politically motivated surveillance of the Trump campaign in 2016.
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Columbia is called the armpit of South Carolina. For local food, including she-crab soup and sweet potato pie, cross the street to Gullah Grub. The last trip I made to Atlanta was when the state government encouraged a Lowcountry evacuation due to a hurricane in October 2016. Which is great, because the drive is about an hour and a half from downtown Charleston. Come Back to Charleston, Happy to Be Home The best part about a weekend road trip is that Charleston is always waiting for you. This evening is free to enjoy at your leisure.
Lunch will be enjoyed at Panini's in historic Beaufort. Taxi and bus services are available to and from downtown. Each was beautifully topped with a low, garden-style arrangement of Spring blooms, including some of our favorites like peonies, garden roses, tulips, ranunculus and hydrangeas. Continue south on Route 17 before turning left onto Highway 174, the live oak-lined road to Edisto Island. Please contact us for more information. Pull into the Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, 4,000 acres 1,619 hectares of salt marsh and tidal creeks, where you can get a close-up look at marsh life by kayak.
In a cultural and ecological sense, this beautiful, swampy area evokes exotic, tropical locales. A visit to Edisto Beach is definitely more of a day trip for anyone that lives in Charleston. A less frequent service operates on weekends, with shorter operating hours. Buses run up to every 30 minutes on weekdays, 6am-12pm. Check out all the dreamy details from and.
And the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is beautiful. So, if you are trying to save a bit of money on your next flight look for flights on that day. There are lots of recent college graduates working their first high-paying jobs after school. Regardless of where you like, many of the are within walking distance of the. Just go once if you need proof why everyone looks down on it so much. Down at the waterfront, you can buy pralines from River Street Sweets and enjoy them by the river.
Greenville, South Carolina I love Greenville. Head out of Charleston on Route 17 south. World of Coca-Cola Yes, this is just a giant pantheon to Coca-Cola. Booking far in advance can usually help you get the cheapest price. In fact, this timely airline has a 100% on-time average. Dorchester was settled at the first crossing point of the Ashley River inland from Charleston.
The reception took place along the water under the shade of a sailcloth tent where stunning and boy, do we mean stunning! The shuttle departs Charleston at 9:30am, arriving in Savannah Hutchinson Island, accessible from downtown by free ferry at 11:30am. Hilton Head has put a lot of effort into preserving the natural heritage of the island. Award-winning photographer Bob Krist and travel writer Cecily McMillan explore everything from architecture and city planning to the coastal scenery and world-renowned golf courses of the region, including the famed Parris and Hilton Head islands. The morning Palmetto service departs Savannah at 8:20am, arriving in North Charleston at 10am. Then there's the seemingly omnipresent water—tidal marshes, rivers, estuaries, and the Atlantic Ocean—often with at least one shrimp boat trawling. Savannah-Charleston By Bus No pets allowed, service animals only The bus is a reasonably convenient and cost effective way to travel between Savannah and Charleston, but the scheduled journey times do not lend themselves to making a day trip in either direction by this means of transport.
The Savannah to Charleston trip departs Savannah at 1:30pm, arriving in Charleston at 3:30pm. LowCountry Wheel Repair provides mobile wheel repair services to businesses and citizens in Georgia and South Carolina. However, usually the sooner you book, the better the price. The entire crowd carried fabulous bouquets of pink peonies which offered a whimsical touch. Boone and Blowing Rock are the closest places to go skiing near Charleston.
This used to just be an unattractive factory town. Tickets can be bought at the station immediately prior to travel, or in advance through Amtrak. Большинство страниц без повреждений, с незначительным количеством загибов или надрывов и подчеркиваний карандашом, без выделений в тексте и надписей на полях. With a rich singing voice, and surefooted command of the language, Cooper- Murray used rhythmic storytelling and narration to take workshop participants on a journey to a previous era in the costal lowcountry where rural isolation supported the preservation of a distinct Gulllah Geechee culture. Columbia, South Carolina The capitol of the state of South Carolina is about a 2 hour drive inland from Charleston. Charleston To Savannah Two trains, one early morning and one evening, leave Charleston for Savannah each day. With the help of , they designed a charming celebration with rustic details, plenty of chandeliers and a soft, Spring-inspired color palette.
Day 2 Upon arrival in Charleston, South Carolina, we will tour the lovely Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Please note that this station is in the separate city of North Charleston, 9 miles north of historic downtown Charleston. It runs approximately from , to , and includes more than one thousand islands, swirling networks of rivers and estuaries, and a shoreline so long and complex that no accurate accounting has ever been made. Paired with a soft color palette and we were hooked. Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina A five hour or so drive into the Blue Ridge mountains is Boone and smaller nearby Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Savannah To Charleston Two trains, one morning and one evening, leave Savannah northbound for Charleston daily. And a few days there should be more than enough to explore everything in the area.


The LAFRANCE is one of 16 tools available to Genealogy Quebec subscribers.
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Original documents – a digitized image of the original parish register, as it was originally drafted.
Record certificate – Every record in the database is indexed under what we refer to as a certificate. The certificate contains all the relevant information extracted from the original record such as the names, dates, roles, occupations, relationships, marital status, etc.
The LAFRANCE is divided into 3 research sections: Individual, Couple and Parish. These sections allow you to search for an individual, a couple or for records recorded in a specific parish, respectively.
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To begin a search, simply fill in the field(s) of your choice and press Search. You will then reach a list of results based on your search criteria.
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If you have already done genealogical research in Quebec, it is likely that you've encountered "dit" names before. A "dit" name was used to differentiate individuals with similar family names in the same region. In the context of genealogical research, "dit" names can be viewed as a second surname given to an individual.
For example, a common "dit" name combination is Roy dit Desjardins. If you descend from the Roy dit Desjardins line, your ancestors will have gone under Desjardins, Roy, as well as Roy dit Desjardins over the generations. This can be a bit confusing if you're not aware of it, as you may wonder why your ancestors would suddenly switch between two surnames.
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The LAFRANCE search engine is equipped with a name dictionary, which associates a name with all of its variations. For example, a query for an individual with the surname Gauthier will prompt the search engine to look through the database for any mention of the name Gauthier as well as any of its variations, such as Gautier, Gaulthier, Gotier, etc. Thus, it isn't necessary to manually search for multiple variations of a name.
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For example, an initial search could start with the surname and first name of the subject. If the number of results is too high, a variable such as the year of the event or the surname of another individual mentioned in the record can be added. Often, simply adding a third variable is enough to narrow the search down sufficiently.
And so on. As a result, if an error exists in one of the first or last names of the subjects, we will still be able to find the record.
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To do so, make sure you are logged into both websites, and then click on the "prdh individual" mention found on the LAFRANCE certificate you are viewing.
The individual file centralizes all of the mentions of an individual in the database, such as the person's baptism, burial and marriage. The individual file also mentions the parents as well as the spouse(s). You can read this article for more information on individual files and the PRDH-IGD.
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Head-Trick est une série manfra écrite par E.D et dessinée par K'Yat. Les chapitres sont disponibles gratuitement sur le site officiel avant de sortir en tome.

Synopsis
Ed est un lycéen à qui il ne vaut mieux pas chercher de problèmes, afin de ne pas goûter à son fameux coup de boule. Arrivé dans le lycée Redcat'Z, après s'être fait expulser de nombreux autres lycées, Ed va devoir malgré lui jouer dans l'équipe de football du lycée, après avoir mis hors-service le capitaine de cette équipe, Leg.
Le problème, c'est qu'Ed n'aime pas le football et ne connaît pas les règles, mais va devoir réparer son erreur en remplaçant le capitaine de l'équipe...

Personnages
 Ed
 Leg
 Bigfoot
 Ner
 As
 Abdo
 Handy
 Pitt
 Kid
 Cid
 Cucu
 Ziggo
 No'Z
 Bobo'Z
 Glov'Z
 Gla'Z
 Flo'Z
 Soul'Z
 Macup'Z
 Jacket'Z
 Brian

Équipes de football

Région est
Les Redcat'Z
Les Redcat'Z sont les joueurs qui composent l'équipe de football du lycée Redcat'Z. Ils jouent à l'Eastern Stadium. Cette équipe se qualifie en tant que finaliste de la région est des qualifications à la Z-Cup en battant les Eagles en demi-finale mais en étant disqualifiée après la finale face aux Blackwalls. Les joueurs connus de cette équipe sont : le capitaine Leg, Jeno, Achil, Pero, Moly, Kiss, Ed (en tant que remplaçant de Leg lors de la finale est), Talo, et les remplaçants Toe, Teil et Tep. Ils ne pourront malheureusement pas jouer la Z-Cup en raison des blessures qu'ils ont subies de la part de Ed.

Les Eagles
Les Eagles sont les joueurs de l'équipe de football que les Redcat'Z ont affrontés en demi-finale de la région et alors qu'ils étaient les tenants du titre de cette compétition. Ils sont lourdement battus par les Redcat'Z avec une démonstration de Leg qui a fait 17 passes décisives pendant le match. Les joueurs connus de cette équipe sont : le capitaine Falcon, Votou, Kondo, Kara et Hawk.

Les Blackwalls
Les Blackwalls sont les joueurs de l'équipe de football que les Redcat'Z ont affronté en finale de la région est arrivant en finale sans avoir encaissé le moindre but. Ils perdent le match mais remportent la compétition après la disqualification des Redcat'Z. Il leur sera néanmoins difficile de participer à la Z-Cup en raison des blessures qu'ils ont subi de la part de Ed. Les joueurs connus sont : le capitaine Eiffel, Ben, Pento, Empir, Diao, Simger et Jin. Cette équipe possède des techniques spéciales comme le "Black Ball Shoot" qui consiste à tirer à deux (Ben et Eiffel), un pied attaché à l'autre de l'autre joueur pour avoir un tir très puissant ou encore le "Black Wall" qui consiste à sauter haut devant quelqu'un qui veut centrer et ainsi empêcher que le ballon passe par la voie aérienne. Cette équipe possède aussi des tactiques spéciales comme le "plan BW4" (Empir reste immobile au centre du terrain tandis que Diao par en courant dans la direction du but. Deux joueurs se jettent sur Empir qui fait au dernier moment une talonnade à Eiffel, lancé vers le but, se retrouvant libre de tout marquage. Eiffel fait alors une passe en profondeur partant en direction de Diao, qui se retrouve marqué par deux défenseurs ayant vu Diao lancer. Mais, avec l'effet mis dans le ballon, la passe change au dernier moment de direction vers Simger qui se retrouve alors seul face au gardien qui sort pour l'arrêter qu'il n'a plus qu'à lober) ou "l'opération phacochère" (Eiffel et Ben s'attachent un pied ensemble, puis sortent de la zone de défense en courant et servis par Pento sur un long dégagement se retrouvent devant la surface libre de tout marquage puisque les défenseurs adverses sont pris au dépourvu par cette soudaine montée et font alors un "Black Ball Shoot" pour marquer).

L'équipe B des Redcat'Z
L'équipe B des Redcat'Z est l'équipe qui participera à la Z-Cup après l'impossibilité de voir jouer l'équipe A. Cette équipe a été constituée par No'Z assisté de son chat (aniball) Bobo'Z pendant cinq ans tandis que Glov'Z s'occupait de rendre le lycée Redcat'Z sérieux, Gla'Z s'occupait du financement et Flo'Z du matériel et de l'entretien. Cette équipe est entrainé par Soul'Z. Cette équipe a comme joueur : le capitaine Leg, Ed, Bigfoot, Ner, As, Abdo, Handy, Pitt, Kid, Cid,et Ziggo. Son stade est Old Park'Z et elle a un aniball qui est un blaireau" (censé être selon le livre "Le monde des aniballs" solidaire, endurant, travailleur, fidèle).

Région nord
Les Bulldogs
Les Bulldogs sont les joueurs de l'équipe de football entrainée par Macup'Z et qui a gagné facilement le tournoi de la région nord en finale face aux Loups polaires.

Les Loups polaires
Les Loups polaires sont les joueurs de l'équipe de football qui règne depuis 8 ans sur la zone Z en ayant remporté toutes les Z-Cup et sans avoir perdu un seul match. Ils sont battus en finale de la région nord par les Bulldogs.

Anciennes équipes
Les Rednoses
C'est une ancienne équipe légendaire dont « No'z » était lui-même l'entraîneur. Nous ne savons pas encore grand chose sur cette équipe. Par contre on nous indique dans le manga que l'équipe était constituée de "Mac Up'z", "Jacket'z" et "Glov'z" (qui en était d'ailleurs le gardien de but.)

Les Lions blancs
Les Lions blancs étaient les joueurs de l'équipe de football qui existait il y a 20 ans et qui s'est fait battre en finale de la Z-Cup avant de faire banqueroute et de perdre tous les championnats auquel elle participait. Elle venait de remporter pendant 10 saisons d'affilée le championnat dans lequel elle était engagée. Son stade était Old Park'Z (il pouvait alors accueillir ). Cette équipe a été fondée et entrainée par Soul'Z et elle avait comme joueur Hat, l'un des plus grands joueurs de l'histoire selon Soul'Z.

Les lionceaux blancs
Les lionceaux blancs étaient les joueurs de l'équipe de football enfant des lions blancs. Leg y jouait petit et c'est dans cette équipe qu'il a développé son problème qu'il n'arrivait pas à marquer un but.

Les Renardaux d'argent
Les Renardaux d'argent étaient les joueurs de l'équipe de football enfant contre lequel Leg a pour la première fois son problème qu'il n'arrivait pas à marquer un but. Cela arrive à la  minute et les équipes étant à égalité, il lui suffit de marquer le penalty qui vient d'être obtenu pour donner la victoire à son équipe.

Les Dragons azur
Les Dragons azur sont les joueurs de l'équipe qui a participé au même championnat que les Lions blancs il y a plus de 20 ans.

Les Kangourous boxeurs
Les Kangourous boxeurs sont les joueurs de l'équipe qui a participé au même championnat que les Lions blancs il y a plus de 20 ans.

Les Renards argentés
Les Renards argentés sont les joueurs de l'équipe qui a participé au même championnat que les Lions blancs il y a plus de 20 ans.

Les Lamas cracheurs
Les Lamas cracheurs sont les joueurs de l'équipe qui a participé au même championnat que les Lions blancs il y a plus de 20 ans.

Les Green Hornets
Les Green Hornets sont les joueurs de l'équipe qui a participé au même championnat que les Lions blancs il y a plus de 20 ans.

Les matchs

Compétition de la région est de football

Compétition de la région nord de football

Analyse de l'œuvre

Création de l'œuvre
Après avoir suivi des études de japonais, Emeric Chazal, un des scénaristes au côté de son frère Damien, originaire de Montbrison et passionnés de manga, décident de rendre visite à une grande maison d'édition japonaise, Shūeisha, afin de leur proposer plusieurs planches. L'éditeur demande alors aux deux frères un pilote afin de prétendre à une publication sous forme de série. Le pilote réalisé, les deux frères retournent voir l'éditeur, mais se trouvent face à un refus, non pas que la série soit jugée mauvaise, mais car le système de publication japonais nécessite de gagner des concours de jeunes auteurs, ou d'avoir été assistant.

Les deux frères rentrent alors en France et décident finalement d'éditer eux-mêmes leur série, et ils créent un site-web fin 2009/début 2010 afin d'y mettre leurs planches afin de tester directement sur le public concerné. Le succès est finalement au rendez-vous, et la parution en tome via leur propre maison d'édition a été réalisée.

Réception et critiques
Après six tomes publiés, le manga est noté  sur Manga-News et  sur Manga Sanctuary.

Grâce au succès, de nombreux produits dérivés sont sortis, comme le Milkiky, une boisson présente dans la série, ou encore des peluches, statuettes ou badges. La série représente la France lors du prix international du manga à Tokyo pour récompenser la meilleure bande dessinée d'inspiration manga de l'année 2013.

Liste des volumes

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Notes et références

 Édition française

Liens externes
  français du manga

Série manfra

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Photos: A look back at former finance minister and ambassador Michael Wilson's career
A notable figure in Canadian politics, Wilson is known for his role in shaping NAFTA, working as ambassador to the United States and mental health advocacy
Devika Desai
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The late Michael Wilson first entered the political hemisphere in 1983, running as a candidate in the Progressive Conservative leadership convention. After losing the first ballot, he withdrew his candidacy and worked in both Mulroney and Clark's governments until he bowed out in 1993 to return to the private sector. He came back to politics in 2008 after Harper appointed him as Canadian ambassador to the United States. While he isbest known for his political accomplishments, he did more than add his name to the Canadian public service's history. He held a number of public and private portfolios, advocated for public-private partnerships and was an outspoken mental health advocate, having lost his son to depression and suicide. Here is a look at a a timeline of his professional highlights throughout the years —
1984 — Conservative finance critic Michael Wilson is shown in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on October 15, 1984. Wilson first entered political life as a candidate at the 1993 Progressive Conservatives leadership convention. He dropped out after the first ballot and became Mulroney's finance minister in 1984. Canadian Press
1985 — Former finance minister Michael Wilson leans against a mantelpiece. Wilson served as finance minister for seven years until 1991 National Archives of Canada
1987 — Then-finance Minister Michael Wilson points out that his new budget shoes are Canadian made, as per tradition, before delivering his budget report in Ottawa on February 17, 1987. Wilson used his role to reform the tax system and lower tax rates. The Canadian Press
1992 — Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, in 1992, signs the North American Free Trade Agreement, witnessed by Michael Wilson, then-trade minister left, and negotiator John Weekes. Wilson became the minister of trade in 1991. Canadian Press
Rather than running for re-election in 1993, Wilson chose to step back from politics and return to the private sector where he worked as chairman of UBS from 2001 to 2006. Pictured with Victor Dodig. Postmedia Network
2004 — Clark also worked under multiple cabinet positions in Joe Clark's government, including Minister of Industry, Science and Technology. In 2004, he was no longer in politics and held the role of Chairman of UBS Canada until 2006. Postmedia Archives
2008 — Wilson was named Canadian ambassador to the United States in 2006 by Stephen Harper, then-prime minister. Pictured with then-U.S. ambassador to Canada, David Wilkins. National Post
2009 — Now former U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hand with then Canadian Ambassador to the United States of America Michael Wilson before boarding Air Force One and leaving Ottawa. In 2008, it was alleged that Wilson remarked that Obama was not serious about his promise to opt out of NAFTA. Associated Press
2010 — Governor General David Johnston stands with Michael Wilson after investing him as a Companion of the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on November 17, 2010. Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press
2015 — A longtime advocate of mental health, Wilson was also appointed as new board chair on the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Sen. Denise Batters/Twitter


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package internalversion

import (
	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
	types "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
	watch "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
	rest "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
	kops "k8s.io/kops/pkg/apis/kops"
	scheme "k8s.io/kops/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/scheme"
)

// ClustersGetter has a method to return a ClusterInterface.
// A group's client should implement this interface.
type ClustersGetter interface {
	Clusters(namespace string) ClusterInterface
}

// ClusterInterface has methods to work with Cluster resources.
type ClusterInterface interface {
	Create(*kops.Cluster) (*kops.Cluster, error)
	Update(*kops.Cluster) (*kops.Cluster, error)
	Delete(name string, options *v1.DeleteOptions) error
	DeleteCollection(options *v1.DeleteOptions, listOptions v1.ListOptions) error
	Get(name string, options v1.GetOptions) (*kops.Cluster, error)
	List(opts v1.ListOptions) (*kops.ClusterList, error)
	Watch(opts v1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error)
	Patch(name string, pt types.PatchType, data []byte, subresources ...string) (result *kops.Cluster, err error)
	ClusterExpansion
}

// clusters implements ClusterInterface
type clusters struct {
	client rest.Interface
	ns     string
}

// newClusters returns a Clusters
func newClusters(c *KopsClient, namespace string) *clusters {
	return &clusters{
		client: c.RESTClient(),
		ns:     namespace,
	}
}

// Get takes name of the cluster, and returns the corresponding cluster object, and an error if there is any.
func (c *clusters) Get(name string, options v1.GetOptions) (result *kops.Cluster, err error) {
	result = &kops.Cluster{}
	err = c.client.Get().
		Namespace(c.ns).
		Resource("clusters").
		Name(name).
		VersionedParams(&options, scheme.ParameterCodec).
		Do().
		Into(result)
	return
}

// List takes label and field selectors, and returns the list of Clusters that match those selectors.
func (c *clusters) List(opts v1.ListOptions) (result *kops.ClusterList, err error) {
	result = &kops.ClusterList{}
	err = c.client.Get().
		Namespace(c.ns).
		Resource("clusters").
		VersionedParams(&opts, scheme.ParameterCodec).
		Do().
		Into(result)
	return
}

// Watch returns a watch.Interface that watches the requested clusters.
func (c *clusters) Watch(opts v1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
	opts.Watch = true
	return c.client.Get().
		Namespace(c.ns).
		Resource("clusters").
		VersionedParams(&opts, scheme.ParameterCodec).
		Watch()
}

// Create takes the representation of a cluster and creates it.  Returns the server's representation of the cluster, and an error, if there is any.
func (c *clusters) Create(cluster *kops.Cluster) (result *kops.Cluster, err error) {
	result = &kops.Cluster{}
	err = c.client.Post().
		Namespace(c.ns).
		Resource("clusters").
		Body(cluster).
		Do().
		Into(result)
	return
}

// Update takes the representation of a cluster and updates it. Returns the server's representation of the cluster, and an error, if there is any.
func (c *clusters) Update(cluster *kops.Cluster) (result *kops.Cluster, err error) {
	result = &kops.Cluster{}
	err = c.client.Put().
		Namespace(c.ns).
		Resource("clusters").
		Name(cluster.Name).
		Body(cluster).
		Do().
		Into(result)
	return
}

// Delete takes name of the cluster and deletes it. Returns an error if one occurs.
func (c *clusters) Delete(name string, options *v1.DeleteOptions) error {
	return c.client.Delete().
		Namespace(c.ns).
		Resource("clusters").
		Name(name).
		Body(options).
		Do().
		Error()
}

// DeleteCollection deletes a collection of objects.
func (c *clusters) DeleteCollection(options *v1.DeleteOptions, listOptions v1.ListOptions) error {
	return c.client.Delete().
		Namespace(c.ns).
		Resource("clusters").
		VersionedParams(&listOptions, scheme.ParameterCodec).
		Body(options).
		Do().
		Error()
}

// Patch applies the patch and returns the patched cluster.
func (c *clusters) Patch(name string, pt types.PatchType, data []byte, subresources ...string) (result *kops.Cluster, err error) {
	result = &kops.Cluster{}
	err = c.client.Patch(pt).
		Namespace(c.ns).
		Resource("clusters").
		SubResource(subresources...).
		Name(name).
		Body(data).
		Do().
		Into(result)
	return
}

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An array of all parameters passed to the function/method.
The arguments array is not actually a property of an instance of a Function object, but rather is created and made available to the function when it is called. This array is useful for determining how many of a function's declared parameters have been passed, or for accessing extra parameters which were not declared, but which were passed.
if (arguments.length<3) return null; // You must pass at least three numbers!


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Hanna Griffiths: Patron Saint of The Sinners
By J. Fletcher
Features, Interviews, Post Category
Hanna Griffiths: Patron Saint of The SinnersJ. FletcherMay 21, 2021 February 28, 2022
Hanna Griffiths has worn many hats as she's navigated her way through Australia's entertainment industry and into the ever-shifting microcosm of Hollywood. Having grown up on a farm just outside Melbourne, she honed her performance skill competing in equestrian dressage, while making her stage debut at the age of twelve with her local school theatre group. From there Hanna entered The Victorian College of the Arts, taking lessons in ballet and embracing a love of Shakespeare where she performed in A Midsummer Night Dream, Richard III and the infamous Scottish play… but it wasn't until her father took her to a screening of Robert Redford's The Horse Whisperer that Griffiths saw her path forward within the entertainment industry.
"One of my favourite books was The Horse Whisperer" Explains Griffiths, calling in from Melbourne where she is currently prepping a secretive new project. "Obviously because of all of the similarities with what I had doing. And then one day my father took me to see the film. And it was just one of those moments where everything that you love sort of comes together. I was watching this film; and there's Robert Redford and Scarlet Johansson and I thought, "Oh my God, this is the coolest thing ever. Movies, I got to do this." I didn't know how or why or what I was going to do, I just knew I wanted to be in that world."
As she began auditioning, Hanna secured a number of high-profile advertising campaigns including print work for the likes of Ray-Ban and Lee Denim before landing a television campaign that placed her onscreen alongside Olivia Newton John. From there Griffiths found herself cast in the hit network crime drama Underbelly, playing the angelic Jodie, which lead to her first feature film role in Geoffrey Wright's gritty underworld adaptation of Macbeth.
"And then I got a manager from the U.S. and I started taking trips out there from 2011." Muses Griffiths, reflecting on her transition from Australia's film community to Hollywood, where she eventually conceded her acting ambitions to work on the production side of filmmaking. "I started going there for auditions. And I liked it a lot. And then I took some classes over at the American Dramatic Arts Centre for a year and started working in a production company behind the scenes.
"I really wanted to learn everything about how to make a film. I wanted to learn the development side of it, how to pitch to studios, how to pitch to production companies, how to get funding, how to raise financing, but also more of the creative side, like the editing… So, Yeah… now I'm a full-blown editor. I can edit all my projects. It's quite funny."
With a simple Google search it's easy to understand why the advertising sector embraced Hanna early on, with her archetype Aussie looks, sapphire eyes, girl-next-door disposition and strong professional work ethic she undoubtedly had a strong future in modelling. However, as she reveals, her transition into production in an industry hungry for aesthetic talent, marked her as something of an oddity in the Hollywood market, especially after having established herself so capable in front of the camera.
"Yeah, they do." She laughs, "They really think I'm an oddity, even at the production company that I worked for. They were like, "Why aren't you just auditioning? "Why do you even want to… This is hard." And most of the editors that I work with don't exactly look like me. They come in with their comic book t-shirts and stuff, but actually we're all very nerdy.
"It's not very glamorous. Everybody thinks that you would want to be in front of the camera and da da da, but I really enjoy the actual work and the creative process, that's what it is for me. Everybody has different parts that they like but for me it's the challenges and problem solving and overcoming holes in the story or just… I love the creative part of it.
"I've had a lot of experiences being around famous people and I remember thinking, "Oh God, this is awful." I just wanted to work, and I just wanted to be on sets, and I wanted to just make the movie. So, I just kept my head down as much as I could. I love to study everything so the research, the studying, the developing, finding a book and taking it into all the stages that it goes through to get it to a script; to sell it… I love it all."
But Hanna's hard-earned rise in Hollywood, especially during production of her latest feature film The Sinners, hasn't been without its own unique difficulties, thanks mostly to the cascading social upheavals taking place in L.A. and the COVIC-19 pandemic running rampant throughout California. Two unexpected real-world disasters that proved the Australian's acumen for problem solving far exceeds mere boasting.
"I had to do all my post-production on The Sinners during COVID" she explains when the subject inevitably comes up. "Which was very challenging as another editor and I were having to work every day for about four months during lockdown, meaning we had to socially distance from each other.
"We had to close our offices during that time, so I actually hired out the sound studio where we were doing our sound editing. And normally you'd have an actor on one side of the studio and then you record the sound on the other, with glass in between. So, I put my editor in there on one side, while I was on the other side of the glass and we ended up editing the movie together like that, frame by frame. It was a huge effort.
"And then we had to bring in the actors to do the ADR and their voiceovers, which was really challenging because we couldn't be in the same room with them. Some of actors were really chill with COVID and other showed up in full-blown space suits, and were completely freaked out. But you have to factor that in as well; like how bad is everyone's individual anxiety?
"But yeah, just COVID, in general, was really scary. Everybody I know got it. So, I was very lucky… but I really was careful, and I was only spending time with my editor, and even then, I was really careful because he has kids and a family."
However while COVID sent the film industry scrambling with lockdowns and policy confusion affecting productions across the filmmaking community, it sadly wasn't the only catastrophe to hit L.A. during that time, as a wave of social justice and upheaval began to manifest into a organised movements in the wake of numerous racial killings throughout the United States.
"I'm usually pretty chill when it come to most things. It takes a lot to scare me." Clarifies Griffiths with a little false bravado "But I was definitely worried. The worst night was actually to do with the Black Lives Matter stuff. That very first night was like a literally war zone. It was just chaos. That was the scariest night of all. I'd never seen my street on fire while people bashed in shop windows everywhere. I was living right off Melrose, which became one of the key places for people to gather during the riots. And all this was happening just as we got out of lockdown. So yeah, having those two things on top of each other, that was really scary time."
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While Star Trek is currently enjoying a renaissance under the stewardship of Alex Kurtzman with...
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Q: Qt 5 under Ubuntu (GTK) - no default 'Open File' Dialog I've been using Qt5 installation from apt-get under Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Now I uninstalled that, and installed from the Qt website. The problem is that now the 'Open File' dialog is not the GTK's default anymore, but the Qt's minimalistic version (see Picture below):

How do I reactivate GTK's default 'Open File' dialog, as in the picture below?

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In this section, you will find information based on research done by CCHI into many of the various issues surrounding health care, health care policy, advocacy, outreach, enrollment, retention and utilization (OERU) work, and many other issues up for discussion.
Please note: all opinions are that of CCHI and CCHI alone.
Funding from the California Endowment Foundation has allowed us the opportunity to expand our reach through this blog and other activities to strengthen our stand for children and families.
As we enter 2019, our collective work ensuring that children and all Californians receive access to health care through affordable insurance coverage is not done. As the chaos of the federal government shutdown and calls for a border wall make headlines, it is important to take note of a report that reminds us to re-focus our energies to protect children and families.
With border walls, caravans of immigrants, and family separations in the news, U.S. policies towards immigration have taken center stage. Meanwhile, a proposed change that has not garnered much press has the potential to shift immigration policy for decades to come, affecting millions of U.S. residents. In essence, a new policy could serve as a different kind of border wall for immigrants from Mexico and Latin America and deny health insurance and other resources to millions.
In early January, incoming California governor Gavin Newsom revealed a historic budget proposal as the first state in the country to expand Medicaid/Medi-Cal coverage to young adults regardless of their immigration status. The proposed budget also raises the income level required to qualify for subsidized Covered California coverage for other adults.


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Q: How to list latest modification time of contents of some directories? Assume a structure like below:
People/
      Jimmy/
           my_Files/
                    work.txt
           report.txt
      Mohammad/
           the_work/
                    something2.sth
                    something2.sth

As you see, I have one directory for each clerk in the People directory and each clerk has a lot of files or directory in his/her directory.
I want to write a program to receive a date as input and search these directories and return which clerk hasn't modified any file after that date!
I'm using the following program to list all files:
files_path= list()
for root,dirs,files in os.walk(r"G:\People"):
    for filename in files:
        files_path.append(root+filename)

and the following program to receive the last modification time of them:
for single_file in files_path:
    print "last modified: %s" % time.ctime(os.path.getmtime(single_file))
    print "created: %s" % time.ctime(os.path.getctime(single_file))

Well, both works fine! The problem is I can't manage the result to have a readable output of pairs of user:last modification time!
Can anybody help me how handle it to have a rational output list?

A: time.strftime gives you control over the formatting:
time.strftime('%H:%M:%S', time.gmtime(os.path.getmtime(single_file)))

A small helper function:
def format_time(seconds):
    return time.strftime('%H:%M:%S', time.gmtime(seconds))

Makes it
more approachable:
print "last modified: %s, created: %s" %(format_time(os.path.getmtime(single_file)),
                                         format_time(os.path.getctime(single_file)))

Output:
last modified: 13:05:56, created: 13:05:56


Bordering Saint Paul on the north and east, the city of Maplewood in Ramsey County grew rapidly as a community after World War II, benefiting from nation's pivot to a peace-time economy.
New homeowners settled in what was then New Canada Township, well before Maplewood's incorporation as a village in 1957. Already by the early 1950s, the township could boast more than 14,000 residents.
Today, traditional neighborhoods in Maplewood lie close to Saint Paul and suburban-type development typifies the north, east, and south of the city. Housing accounts for nearly 40% of the city's geographic area, with single-family homes making up nearly all the housing stock.
Maplewood can lay claim to a host of natural amenities, connections to major transportation corridors, strong commercial and business hubs, and residents who are active in the community's public life.
Maplewood has been nationally recognized as a leader in sustainability initiatives. It was one of the first cities in Minnesota to begin installing rain gardens as part of street projects. Maplewood now has more than 700 residential rain gardens that manage stormwater runoff from street surfaces.
In 2013, the city adopted a Living Streets Policy, intended to maximize neighborhood, environmental, and aesthetic benefits when rebuilding roadways. Examples include improved walking and cycling conditions, managed stormwater flow, hard surfaces that allow rain and snowmelt to penetrate, expanded tree shade, and more attractive and livable neighborhoods.
In addition, Maplewood recently received a seed grant from an organization called Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTS). The city will use the funds to help identify locations around the city that may be suitable for future solar-electric sites.
"We feel that Maplewood is in the forefront on various environmental issues," said Michael Martin, economic development coordinator.
Thirty-six city parks dot Maplewood, ranging in size from less than an acre to 50 acres, and 15 dedicated preserves protect historical landscapes. Nearly a dozen smaller lakes offer recreation and aesthetic appeal, and six larger ones touch the city's borders. The city encompasses portions of three regional parks and a regional bike trail.
Maplewood lies at a major transportation crossroads. Most of the metro area's Interstate highways traverse some part of the city—I-35E on the city's east side, I-694 on its northern edge, I-94 on the southeast, and a slice of I-494 on the extreme southern part of the city.
Maplewood is home to Maplewood Mall, the 3M corporate campus and research facility, HealthEast's St. John's campus, and several business districts along major thoroughfares.
Residents could fill out an online survey to convey their thoughts about the plan draft, accessible from the city's website. Importantly, the city followed up with every comment, "even if it was just 'We read it – we understand what you're saying,'" Martin said.
As it turned out, 10 times as many people commented via the city's website and other online resources as showed up at the meetings, Martin said.
Maplewood is expected to grow, if modestly, in population. The Metropolitan Council estimates that the city will have about 6,000 additional residents by 2040, but as a mature community, Maplewood has very little vacant land remaining.
"We are looking to transit investments—the Rush Line and the Gold Line—as kind of a guide for where the city could consider mixed uses and higher densities at strategic places," said Martin. The city's north side around St. John's Hospital and Maplewood Mall, with its transit station, may be another possibility for transit-oriented development.


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package com.googlecode.lanterna.graphics;

import java.util.Arrays;

import com.googlecode.lanterna.TerminalPosition;
import com.googlecode.lanterna.TerminalSize;
import com.googlecode.lanterna.TextCharacter;
import com.googlecode.lanterna.TextColor;

/**
 * Simple implementation of TextImage that keeps the content as a two-dimensional TextCharacter array. Copy operations
 * between two BasicTextImage classes are semi-optimized by using System.arraycopy instead of iterating over each
 * character and copying them over one by one.
 * @author martin
 */
public class BasicTextImage implements TextImage {
    private final TerminalSize size;
    private final TextCharacter[][] buffer;

    /**
     * Creates a new BasicTextImage with the specified size and fills it initially with space characters using the
     * default foreground and background color
     * @param columns Size of the image in number of columns
     * @param rows Size of the image in number of rows
     */
    public BasicTextImage(int columns, int rows) {
        this(new TerminalSize(columns, rows));
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new BasicTextImage with the specified size and fills it initially with space characters using the
     * default foreground and background color
     * @param size Size to make the image
     */
    public BasicTextImage(TerminalSize size) {
        this(size, new TextCharacter(' ', TextColor.ANSI.DEFAULT, TextColor.ANSI.DEFAULT));
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new BasicTextImage with a given size and a TextCharacter to initially fill it with
     * @param size Size of the image
     * @param initialContent What character to set as the initial content
     */
    public BasicTextImage(TerminalSize size, TextCharacter initialContent) {
        this(size, new TextCharacter[0][], initialContent);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new BasicTextImage by copying a region of a two-dimensional array of TextCharacter:s. If the area to be
     * copied to larger than the source array, a filler character is used.
     * @param size Size to create the new BasicTextImage as (and size to copy from the array)
     * @param toCopy Array to copy initial data from
     * @param initialContent Filler character to use if the source array is smaller than the requested size
     */
    private BasicTextImage(TerminalSize size, TextCharacter[][] toCopy, TextCharacter initialContent) {
        if(size == null || toCopy == null || initialContent == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot create BasicTextImage with null " +
                    (size == null ? "size" : (toCopy == null ? "toCopy" : "filler")));
        }
        this.size = size;

        int rows = size.getRows();
        int columns = size.getColumns();
        buffer = new TextCharacter[rows][];
        for(int y = 0; y < rows; y++) {
            buffer[y] = new TextCharacter[columns];
            for(int x = 0; x < columns; x++) {
                if(y < toCopy.length && x < toCopy[y].length) {
                    buffer[y][x] = toCopy[y][x];
                }
                else {
                    buffer[y][x] = initialContent;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public TerminalSize getSize() {
        return size;
    }

    @Override
    public void setAll(TextCharacter character) {
        if(character == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot call BasicTextImage.setAll(..) with null character");
        }
        for(TextCharacter[] line : buffer) {
            Arrays.fill(line, character);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public BasicTextImage resize(TerminalSize newSize, TextCharacter filler) {
        if(newSize == null || filler == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot resize BasicTextImage with null " +
                    (newSize == null ? "newSize" : "filler"));
        }
        if(newSize.getRows() == buffer.length &&
                (buffer.length == 0 || newSize.getColumns() == buffer[0].length)) {
            return this;
        }
        return new BasicTextImage(newSize, buffer, filler);
    }

    @Override
    public void setCharacterAt(TerminalPosition position, TextCharacter character) {
        if(position == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot call BasicTextImage.setCharacterAt(..) with null position");
        }
        setCharacterAt(position.getColumn(), position.getRow(), character);
    }

    @Override
    public void setCharacterAt(int column, int row, TextCharacter character) {
        if(character == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot call BasicTextImage.setCharacterAt(..) with null character");
        }
        if(column < 0 || row < 0 || row >= buffer.length || column >= buffer[0].length) {
            return;
        }

        buffer[row][column] = character;
    }

    @Override
    public TextCharacter getCharacterAt(TerminalPosition position) {
        if(position == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot call BasicTextImage.getCharacterAt(..) with null position");
        }
        return getCharacterAt(position.getColumn(), position.getRow());
    }

    @Override
    public TextCharacter getCharacterAt(int column, int row) {
        if(column < 0 || row < 0 || row >= buffer.length || column >= buffer[0].length) {
            return null;
        }

        return buffer[row][column];
    }

    @Override
    public void copyTo(TextImage destination) {
        copyTo(destination, 0, buffer.length, 0, buffer[0].length, 0, 0);
    }

    @Override
    public void copyTo(
            TextImage destination,
            int startRowIndex,
            int rows,
            int startColumnIndex,
            int columns,
            int destinationRowOffset,
            int destinationColumnOffset) {

        // If the source image position is negative, offset the whole image
        if(startColumnIndex < 0) {
            destinationColumnOffset += -startColumnIndex;
            columns += startColumnIndex;
            startColumnIndex = 0;
        }
        if(startRowIndex < 0) {
            startRowIndex += -startRowIndex;
            rows = startRowIndex;
            startRowIndex = 0;
        }

        // If the destination offset is negative, adjust the source start indexes
        if(destinationColumnOffset < 0) {
            startColumnIndex -= destinationColumnOffset;
            columns += destinationColumnOffset;
            destinationColumnOffset = 0;
        }
        if(destinationRowOffset < 0) {
            startRowIndex -= destinationRowOffset;
            rows += destinationRowOffset;
            destinationRowOffset = 0;
        }

        //Make sure we can't copy more than is available
        columns = Math.min(buffer[0].length - startColumnIndex, columns);
        rows = Math.min(buffer.length - startRowIndex, rows);

        //Adjust target lengths as well
        columns = Math.min(destination.getSize().getColumns() - destinationColumnOffset, columns);
        rows = Math.min(destination.getSize().getRows() - destinationRowOffset, rows);

        if(columns <= 0 || rows <= 0) {
            return;
        }

        TerminalSize destinationSize = destination.getSize();
        if(destination instanceof BasicTextImage) {
            int targetRow = destinationRowOffset;
            for(int y = startRowIndex; y < startRowIndex + rows && targetRow < destinationSize.getRows(); y++) {
                System.arraycopy(buffer[y], startColumnIndex, ((BasicTextImage)destination).buffer[targetRow++], destinationColumnOffset, columns);
            }
        }
        else {
            //Manually copy character by character
            for(int y = startRowIndex; y < startRowIndex + rows; y++) {
                for(int x = startColumnIndex; x < startColumnIndex + columns; x++) {
                    destination.setCharacterAt(
                            x - startColumnIndex + destinationColumnOffset,
                            y - startRowIndex + destinationRowOffset,
                            buffer[y][x]);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public TextGraphics newTextGraphics() {
        return new AbstractTextGraphics() {
            @Override
            public TextGraphics setCharacter(int columnIndex, int rowIndex, TextCharacter textCharacter) {
                BasicTextImage.this.setCharacterAt(columnIndex, rowIndex, textCharacter);
                return this;
            }

            @Override
            public TextCharacter getCharacter(int column, int row) {
                return BasicTextImage.this.getCharacterAt(column, row);
            }

            @Override
            public TerminalSize getSize() {
                return size;
            }
        };
    }

    private TextCharacter[] newBlankLine() {
        TextCharacter[] line = new TextCharacter[size.getColumns()];
        Arrays.fill(line, TextCharacter.DEFAULT_CHARACTER);
        return line;
    }

    @Override
    public void scrollLines(int firstLine, int lastLine, int distance) {
        if (firstLine < 0) { firstLine = 0; }
        if (lastLine >= size.getRows()) { lastLine = size.getRows() - 1; }
        if (firstLine < lastLine) {
            if (distance > 0) {
                // scrolling up: start with first line as target:
                int curLine = firstLine;
                // copy lines from further "below":
                for (; curLine <= lastLine - distance; curLine++) {
                    buffer[curLine] = buffer[curLine+distance];
                }
                // blank out the remaining lines:
                for (; curLine <= lastLine; curLine++) {
                    buffer[curLine] = newBlankLine();
                }
            }
            else if (distance < 0) {
               // scrolling down: start with last line as target:
               int curLine = lastLine; distance = -distance;
               // copy lines from further "above":
               for (; curLine >= firstLine + distance; curLine--) {
                   buffer[curLine] = buffer[curLine-distance];
               }
               // blank out the remaining lines:
               for (; curLine >= firstLine; curLine--) {
                   buffer[curLine] = newBlankLine();
               }
           } /* else: distance == 0 => no-op */
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(size.getRows()*(size.getColumns()+1)+50);
        sb.append('{').append(size.getColumns()).append('x').append(size.getRows()).append('}').append('\n');
        for (TextCharacter[] line : buffer) {
            for (TextCharacter tc : line) {
                sb.append(tc.getCharacter());
            }
            sb.append('\n');
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}


That's right, take 30-50% Off SUMMER SALE items at all 3 of our shops, starting this morning at 10am.
Don't forget…you're invited to our Surf Shack Summer Party tonight from 5-8pm!
Our Hermosa Shop and Cafe will be open until 8pm. Come for dinner, sangria, live music and more. Meet Nina Freudenberger, the author of our favorite book, Surf Shack. And shop the SALE too!


This re-post is in the same vein as my re-blogging from yesterday "Abiotic Methane Discovered Under the Arctic Ocean." And it may likely have direct significance to the much debated theory of the Abiotic generation of Oil' or what the mainstream thought calls the "Fossil Fuels": Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas[Methane]. As these are complex molecules containing primarily Hydrogen, Carbon, and Oxygen.
I mention all of these and will add H2O to the mix, as water is thought to be an important key in the Abiotic Oil theory. Add Subduction of seafloor sediments containing CO2 (both liquid and clathrates,) and Methane clathrates CH4, and H2O down into the mantle and a lot of time, pressure, and heat, and I can see where there may be something to the Abiotic theory of the origin of Oil. They've already determined that a fair amount of Methane is of abiotic origin. The only one that I cannot understand fully is Coal. But Coal *may be explainable* through Methane permeation through overlying peat beds(dead organic plant material) over long time frames, although I couldn't begin to explain how that works.
My appreciation to E.M.(Chiefio)Smith for the article below.
Liquid CO2 exists IN the ocean and on the ocean bottom.


Optoma has an almost unassailable reputation for producing a wide range of home theatre projectors that deliver the goods yet are readily affordable. Their message is clear….great performance projectors need not cost an arm and a leg.
As such, Optoma projectors have always been eagerly sought out by videophiles on a budget as well as those looking for the ultimate in big screen visual performance.
The recently introduced HD28 DSE from Optoma is a perfect example of Optoma's 'most for less' design goal.
Retailing at RM4,799 this single chip DLP formatted projector is set to compete at the extreme lower end of the affordable home theatre projector market.
To be sure Optoma faces competition from many of its competing contemporaries in terms of absolute pricing.
Having said that the HD28DSE is so well armed with key visual enhancing features that its competition may, perhaps, find itself a little lacking in the technological department.
To give you a little 'heads up' on the HD28 DSE it is, at the time of writing, the first if not the only entry level home theatre projector to come built-in with the much vaunted Darbee Processing. This American designed visual enhancing technology is said to effectively improve visual sharpness without introducing undesirable artifacts that usually accompanies the garden variety 'sharpness' control that comes with most projectors.
The Darbee Processing feature alone, until now found only in a few select high performance Blu-ray Players or sold as an add-on outboard visual enhancement tool, will give the HD28DSE a leading visual enhancement advantage over its competitors.
Another almost equally important feature claimed by Optoma for the HD28DSE is its unusually long life of 8,000 hours. If substantiated, the HD29DSE must rank as the first home theatre projector with the longest lamp life rating.
Other features include a 1920 x 1080p full HD resolution into a 16.9 aspect ratio, a very bright 3,000 lumens light output, a claimed 30,000 contrast ratio, 2 HDMI 1.4a inputs, a built-in 10 watts audio monitoring speaker system, 3D compatibility and a throw ratio of 1.48 – 16.2ft for a 100 ft wide picture.


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Wood Industry Market Leader: John Gahm, Kitchen Kompact
By Karen M. Koenig October 23, 2017 | 1:03 pm EDT
John Gahm, vice president Manufacturing, Kitchen Kompact
Like his grandfather and father, John Gahm always wanted to be a woodworker.
Dwight Gahm purchased Kitchen Kompact in 1955, and John's father Walt, and uncles Gordy and Phil, joined after college. "I followed in their footsteps and began working at Kitchen Kompact after I graduated from college," said John.
Today, two second-generation and five third-generation Gahms are involved. "It is quite a unique situation, and one that I am very proud to be a part of."
As vice president of manufacturing, John Gahm plays an integral role in Kitchen Kompact's success. While crediting the manufacturing knowledge and "people skills" he learned from his father, whom he worked alongside for 22 years, Gahm said the experience of working in all departments "also gave me a tremendous amount of respect for all of the employees who do the many different jobs required to make Kitchen Kompact (KK) successful."
Another reason Kitchen Kompact is so successful is in its simplicity. "Keep it simple, stupid" has been the company's mantra since day one, Gahm said. "We know what we are, we know what we do well, and that's the only thing we are going to do. If a customer wants a pink, raised panel kitchen, then they can go to a manufacturer who makes pink, raised panel kitchens. But, if a customer wants a kitchen that falls into the lineup of products that we make, then we can talk,"
Simple, however, doesn't mean stagnant. "My goals for KK over the next few years are to arrange our plant and manufacturing process to enable us to diversify our product offerings and allow us to become a player in parts of the marketplace that we currently are unable to serve," Gahm said, referencing a part of the stock cabinetry market in which the company currently has no presence.
KK does have a large presence within community. It has fulfilled the kitchen needs of many schools, churches, and shelters in the community, as well as those of the local police and fire stations. Most, if not all of the local Habitat for Humanity houses in the community also have KK cabinetry installed in them.
The company is also a longtime supporter of the industry and was a founding member of the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assn. Along with other members of the company, Gahm has been actively involved in KCMA, including the role of president. Outside of work, "If your last name is Gahm, then golf is in your blood," he joked. "I also enjoy running and watching my daughters play lacrosse."
Quick Glimpse:
Education: Bachelor Degree in Finance, University of Kentucky
Number of years at the company & in the industry: 23
Phrase that best describes you: I have often been described as a quiet person who is more passive than aggressive.
Business mantra: Keep it simple, stupid
Who have you tried to emulate? My father, Walt Gahm. He always worked through things very methodically and thoughtfully and never rushed to judgement. He had the respect of each and every person that worked at Kitchen Kompact and never considered them his employees; everyone was a co-worker. He only asserted his authority if absolutely necessary, was very humble and never sought attention.
Best advice (from his Dad): The people are most affected by the change should be a part of the decision-making process.
wood industry market leaders
kitchen kompact
Tracking the FDMC 300 Top 10 woodworking firms: Cabinets, furniture, millwork and more
Why does wood color change?
Rx for better drying
Karen M. Koenig
Karen M. Koenig has more than 30 years of experience in the woodworking industry, including visits to wood products manufacturing facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As editor of special publications under the Woodworking Network brand, including the Red Book Best Practices resource guide and website, Karen's responsibilities include writing, editing and coordinating of editorial content. She is also a contributor to FDMC and other Woodworking Network online and print media owned by CCI Media. She can be reached at karen.koenig@woodworkingnetwork.com


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Melibio's Bee-Free Honey to Launch in Europe Next Year
by Olivia Chavassieu | Dec 2, 2022 | Press | 0 comments
MeliBio's novel vegan honey will launch in Europe next year through organic food producer Narayan Foods.
Melibio's honey will see its retail launch in European stores next year; Narayan's products are available in more than 75,000 stores across Europe. The product launch marks the first time vegan honey of its kind will enter the European market.
California-based Melibio uses plant-based ingredients and novel tech to produce its bee-free honey that looks, tastes, and functions like conventional honey. It even includes plant pollen, but without the impact to bees.
Bee-free honey
While bees play a critical role in our food system, pollinating plants that make up 35 percent of global crop production, honey removal is taxing on hives and can often be deadly. Bee populations face a number of other threats including colony collapse disorder, which has decimated hives around the world. Conventional agricultural pesticides and herbicides have been linked to their decline, leading the European Union to ban the neonicotinoid class of pesticides.


This series was an early exploration into the optical qualities of thick blown glass.
Using only clear glass, organic textures were drill engraved and sandblasted into the surface of each object.
These external patterns are reflected on the inside walls of the vessels, and polished areas invite the viewer to explore the interior landscape of each piece.


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Heterosignum mutsuensis är en kräftdjursart som beskrevs av Gamo 1976. Heterosignum mutsuensis ingår i släktet Heterosignum och familjen Paramunnidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Externa länkar

Gråsuggor och tånglöss
mutsuensis


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Pascals trekant er et geometrisk arrangement indenfor matematikken. Den har navn efter den franske matematiker Blaise Pascal. Trekanten fremkommer ved at starte med et et-tal øverst, og dernæst for hver række under at starte og slutte med et et-tal. De resterende tal fremkommer ved at tage summen af de to tal, der står umiddelbart ovenover.

Pascals trekant kan, på trods af en meget simpel konstruktionsform, visualisere adskillige matematiske begreber. Hvis vi benævner den øverste række med n=0, den næste række med n=1, osv. Og tilsvarende i hver række benævner tallene fra venstre mod højre med k, hvor det første tal er k=0, så er:
 Alle tallene i trekanten binomialkoefficienter. , f.eks. for n=5 og k=2:  = 10.
 Summen af tallene i hver række er lig med 2 opløftet i rækkenumrets potens, dvs. 2n
 Farvelægges tallene i trekanten efter om de er lige eller ulige fremkommer den selvsimilære og fraktale Sierpinski trekant.
 Venstrestilles trekanten, så vil summen af alle tallene i hver diagonal, fra øverst til højre og ned mod venstre kant i tabellen, generere Fibonacci-talrækken (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...).

Kombinatorik


Am I failing my children?
The other day I thought I had cracked it. My son picked up a spider outside. I was so proud of him. So proud of me. So proud that I had hidden my spider fear so very well for the past six years. Okay, so there may have been a few blips, one of which I wrote about previously, but largely I had done it. I had succeeded it not passing on my fear. My pride lasted until the spider ran up his arm and under his sleeve.
"Mummy, can you get the spider out please" he asked, sounding a little apprehensive.
"Um, no, I'm sorry, I can't." I gingerly replied.
"Mummy please. I don't know where the spider went and I don't like it". He was starting to panic.
"Well, um, you just take off your jumper and shake it" I said, backing away from the scared looking child.
"Um, you can do it, really you can" all the time my brain thinking 'just hurry up and take the jumper off, I want to know where that spider is.
He started to peel off his jumper.
"Oooh, hang on" I practically shouted. "It's there, on your arm, it's come out of your jumper".
He promptly took the jumper off and left it on the ground, where it stayed for a couple of days, with me being too scared to pick it up.
This was a smallish spider. Nothing big, nothing too scary, but I just couldn't handle it.
Cut to this morning and the children making a noise in their bedroom. I stormed to the stairs to tell them to get back in bed. Halfway up the stairs I stopped in my tracks. There was a monster of a spider cowering in a corner of the stairs. I stepped over two steps so I didn't go near it and then checked my clothes to see it hadn't jumped on me (because that is obviously what it wanted to do).
The children reason for being out of bed was, of course, the giant spider and they had bravely chased it to the stairs (hence it cowering). I didn't know what to do. I didn't want to go back downstairs, because I couldn't remember which step it was on. I didn't want to stay in their bedroom in case it came back upstairs. I stood in the room at the top of the stairs waiting for around two minutes to compose myself. Then I raced down the stairs. Turning at the bottom to discover the spider was nowhere to be seen! I went into my room and got into bed without opening the curtains. That way I couldn't spot it and I wouldn't panic!
You see my fear stems back (as far as I remember) to sitting having tea after school one summer evening. I was distracted by two large black things in front of my eyes, a spiders front legs. A huge spider. On. My. Head. I lost it big time and haven't forgotten it. I have been a wreck around spiders since.
When I first had children I did a really good job of keeping my phobia hidden. I was hoping I could hide it for a little longer, perhaps until they were old enough to get rid of spiders for me. What do I do? Is there anything you are scared of? How do you explain it to children without them getting scared? I feel like I am failing them by them knowing I am weak.