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Faith Taxonomy
Spidey the Mystic
July 16, 2019 July 23, 2019 | The Dove
Warning: Spoilers ahead! If you haven't seen the latest installment in Marvel's Spiderman franchise, Far From Home, you may want to put off reading this post until you have.
Thanks to those of you who attended our last book club discussion of Faith Beyond Belief. Not everyone loved the book, but we had a robust discussion. While I don't presume to speak for everyone, this post is my best attempt to summarize the ideas that were discussed along with my own response to the book.
In her book Faith Beyond Belief: Stories of Good People Who Left Their Church Behind, Margaret Placentra Johnston uses Peck's 4-stage theory of spiritual development as a backdrop against which to present the real stories of people who lived out a god-related twist on the classic Myhrvold drama:
Of course, the stories were not all about boys. They summarized the experiences of men and women from a range of belief systems, including Mormonism, Islam, and Catholicism, among others. Johnston then used the stories to illustrate key transitional moments in the lives of these individuals, highlighting their progression through Peck's stages of spiritual development.
What are Peck's stages of spiritual development?
For those readers who are not in-the-know, here is a quick summary of Peck's 4 stages, from youngest to oldest (in terms of the age of greatest prevalence):
Lawless: Most common in early childhood, this stage is characterized by a lack of principled ethics, where choices are driven by one's own desires.
Faithful: Most people reach this stage later in childhood. It is characterized by black-and-white moral reasoning and blind belief in authority figures, usually out of fear or desire for a promised reward.
Rational: In heterogenous religious communities, most reach this stage in late adolescence or early adulthood; in more homogenous religious communities, many reach it later or not at all. This stage is characterized by skepticism and questioning, and much more nuanced moral reasoning. Rational individuals don't accept things on faith; they require logic and reason.
Mystic: Not everyone reaches this stage. Among those who do, it is rarely before mid-life. People in this stage retain their skepticism, but they begin perceiving patterns in nature and developing a deeper understanding of good and evil. Mystics focus on loving others, losing their attachment to the ego, and forgiving their enemies.
The author also maps these stages to the theories of others, including James Fowler. (For those familiar with Fowler's Stages of Faith, Peck's "faithful" stage maps to Fowler's stages 2-3; his "rational" stage maps to Fowler's stage 4; and his "mystic" stage maps to Fowler's stages 5-6.)
What does this have to do with Spiderman?
The newest installment in the Spiderman series serves as a useful narrative for understanding Peck's mystic stage. The villain in the movie, Mysterio, is a highly intelligent inventor and former employee of Tony Stark (who died at the end of the prior Marvel movie). Mysterio is angry at Stark for, among other things, giving stewardship over some fancy piece of tech to the teenaged Spiderman. Mysterio manipulates Spiderman into giving him the tech, which he then uses to create holographic illusions (using pre-programmed drones equipped with holographic projectors) to depict monsters attacking major European cities. The depictions fool everyone. These attacks are followed by further illusions of Mysterio battling and beating the monster. Mysterio does this to persuade the world to see him as a hero.
In the end, Spiderman discovers his mistake and realizes that he must battle the powerful Mysterio, even though he knows that he too is vulnerable to being fooled by the illusions. Spiderman realizes that he can't rely on his eyes and ears if he is going to win. He must rely on his Spidey-Sense, which is humorously referred to throughout the movie as his Peter-Tingle. ("Don't call it my Peter-Tingle," he tells Aunt Mae.) Ultimately, in a scene that is reminiscent of the use-the-Force-Luke TIE-fighter scene in A New Hope (where Luke puts aside his visual sensor and relies on his feelings to destroy the Death Star), Spiderman also has to rely on what seems like a vague, supernatural tingle. In the final fight, his eyes and ears tell him (and the audience) that Mysterio is dying on the floor in front of him, but it turns out to be an illusion. Spiderman surprises us all by reaching up to grab the gun that an invisible Mysterio is actually holding to his head.
Through the lens of Peck's stages of spiritual development, we can consider both Luke and Spiderman in these scenes to be ignoring their objective (i.e., "rational") senses and relying exclusively on their "mystical" senses.
Why didn't everyone in the book group love the book?
Not everyone agreed with the premise that there is a more "advanced" stage of spiritual development beyond the rational stage. I thought this idea could be illustrated by seeing how the Spiderman drama does not have to be seen through the mystical lens. It could be viewed from the rational perspective. The rational person would say that there are scientific explanations for every observable phenomenon. This would include both Mysterio's holographs, which are produced through the known and quantified (in the movie universe) forces of technology, and Spiderman's Peter-Tingle. The rational person might point out that the only reason that Spiderman's Peter-Tingle could be characterized as a sort of supernatural phenomenon is that it is not yet understood as a scientific, measurable phenomenon.
The idea that one man's science is another man's supernatural phenomenon is nicely addressed by the hilarious (though potentially offensive to the delicate reader) memes that flooded the internet after the Insane Clown Posse released a song extolling the wondrous "miracles" that are evident in the world — wonders that defy all explanation — such as magnets and rainbows.
To the rational individual, any seemingly supernatural phenomenon will really have scientific explanations. For me, this tendency to explain things with science is useful. But, I admit that it caused me some disappointment when George Lucas demystified the Force in his prequel The Phantom Menace. In that movie, the Force was revealed to be nothing more than microscopic "midichlorians" in the blood of potential Jedi masters like Annakin and Luke Skywalker.
Where do I stand on the idea of a "mystic" stage?
It's important to keep in mind that these models for faith development are really just constructs — that is, human creations that aid us in our understanding of complex phenomena that are not directly measurable in and of themselves. That said, I lean toward the idea that there is a stage beyond the rational stage as described by Peck. I believe that the rational stage is a transitional stage characterized by grief and anger over having previously allowed feelings to manipulate and shape our worldview. In this window of grief, we temporarily reject all appeals to feeling as flawed, and we attempt to rely exclusively on rationality. We will begin to transition beyond this stage, into Peck's mystic stage (Fowler's stage 5), when we begin again to re-integrate feelings into our way of understanding the world.
I don't believe that the "mystic" stage represents an abandonment of rationality, an idea that is confirmed by Peck's definitions. Rather, it represents an integration of rationality and feeling, improving humans in two ways:
Feelings can help us bridge the gap between the known and unknown, and
When feelings and reason are in alignment, humans are more successful in their endeavors.
Bridging the gap between the known and unknown
As much as I love science, and as much as I believe that every observable phenomenon will eventually have rational explanations, I also know that there are plenty of things that don't yet have them. For those things, making use of unexplained phenomena may only be available to those who are open to the mystical.
For example, consider the placebo effect. Science currently cannot explain mechanisms by which the placebo effect works, even among those who know that they are taking a sugar pill. Sure, at some point there will likely be neuroscientific studies that can characterize and quantify every last mechanism by which a sugar pill can improve someone's depression, but right now it is only an apparently irrational observable phenomenon.
My personal theory is that the mechanisms of the placebo effect will ultimately be revealed to coincide with the mechanisms by which things like prayer, meditation, and mindfulness also enable humans to access an as-yet-uncharacterized power for self-healing. Once that power is adequately characterized by science, innovators will likely develop ways to make that power more accessible to all of us. Until then, because they may be the only ones open enough to the unknown to give such strategies a try, that power may only be available to the mystics.
Consider Luke Skywalker in A New Hope. When he went into his TIE-fighter battle to destroy the Death Star, he didn't know about midichlorians as a scientific explanation for the power of the Force any more than the rest of us did in 1978. However, that lack of knowledge did not stop him from being able to access the power of the Force. If he had been too rational, he might have rejected the idea of an apparently supernatural Force granting him telekinetic powers (and more), and the power of the empire to destroy whole worlds might have gone unopposed. (One shudders at the thought!) It's because he was open to the possibility of something that seemed irrational to him (and to the audience) — because he was a mystic — that he was able to use his feelings to bridge the gap between the concrete/known and the as-yet unknown power of the midichlorians.
Similarly, Spiderman was also able to access his Peter-Tingle to help him take down the powerful Mysterio only because he believed in a seemingly irrational phenomenon.
So, for every potential unexplained phenomenon, until we have rational explanations for them and until technology advances sufficiently that we can all access the powers they contain, perhaps the mystic path can enable us to access powers that we don't yet fully comprehend.
The importance of aligning reason with feeling
Personally, I don't actually believe in human rationality as a saving grace for humanity. That's because even the most rational of humans has great difficulty seeing beyond their own enormous cognitive biases. Most of us believe that we are thinking our way through this existence, but I believe that we humans are mostly just feeling our way through life.
Jonathan Haidt has a useful analogy to describe how two parts of the human brain work together — the emotional and the rational parts. (Again, these are just constructs; we don't really have two brains, one observably emotional and the other observably rational.) In this analogy, the human brain is like an elephant and rider. The elephant is the two-ton emotional mind that does all the heavy lifting, and the rider is the little hundred-pound guy on the elephant's back who is, presumably, doing all the planning. In his analogy, if the human wants to go in a particular direction, he is only going to get there if the elephant wants to go there too.
For example, when I was 22 years old and my first child was about to be born, I was considering going back to school the next semester and embarking on a years-long educational journey that would span the next ten-plus years. I knew that it was a pathway to greater financial security for myself and my family. But as I discovered in the subsequent years, if I didn't feel like slogging through a series of educational programs for more than a decade, I was not going to be successful. In fact, I almost quit more than once in the years that followed. If I had not been able to align my feelings with my rational goals, then I would have quit. By the time I finished my post-doc at the age of 35, I knew that what it had required more than anything else was motivation, which is all about feelings.
Part of why I like Haidt's analogy is because of the sheer size difference between the elephant and the rider. Personally, I think that it illustrates the relative magnitudes of energy spent thinking versus feeling in the minds of most humans. It may be hard for us to see, given the extent to which we culturally glorify science and reason, but it probably isn't unfair to say that the average human mind is more than 99% emotional and less than 1% rational. (And yes, that even includes Richard Dawkins.)
In fact, it may even be valid to question whether we are rational agents at all. The idea that humans are capable of rationality may be a cognitive bias in itself. That's because some neuroscience research validates the conclusion that Haidt's elephant is really making all of the decisions, and his human rider is just sitting up there making up stories to persuade himself that the direction he's taking was his idea all along.
Either way, I don't believe we can simply ignore feelings in our way of understanding the world. If we choose to try, then we are allowing ourselves to be completely blind to what may be the largest influence on our worldview. Our rationality may help us to understand some objective truths, but unless we can feel our way toward them, then we may not be able to make use of them. To be effective in any potentially rational enterprises, at a minimum, requires us to align our thinking and our feelings.
Where do I position myself on Peck's spectrum?
If Peck's model is a useful map of faith development, then I would probably plot myself somewhere between the rational and mystic stages. I don't think I'm quite fully in the mystic stage as defined by Peck because I have not yet truly forgiven myself and others for being so biased. I am still working through quite a bit of grief and anger about the human inability to see clearly.
On the other hand, I don't think I'm fully in the rational stage. I'm not sure I was ever really there because I never stopped incorporating feelings into the construction of a new worldview after my faith deconstruction. It may be because I work in science (again, I believe in science) that I can see how foolish we are to rely so heavily on rationality. This mistrust of the human capacity for reason draws me toward the mystical stage out of hope that there are forces out there that we don't yet understand. I hope for the unknown because, for me, none of the forces that I do currently understand appears to be sufficiently oriented around drawing humans closer to a culture of love, peace, and harmony.
A faith taxonomy
March 10, 2018 December 13, 2018 | The Dove
"But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
-Luke 18:8
I picked up Fowler's Stages of Faith when I was in the agonizing throes of what I can only describe as a "faith implosion," a faith crisis in which my beliefs, one by one, all began to fall away, against my will, and against my better judgment. It was quite a painful process. It was completely unexpected. To be honest, I wasn't even sure what was happening to me. I just began, unwittingly, to dump out the entire contents of my box of beliefs as I faced the trauma of watching the most recent presidential election unfold. My beliefs, in things like humanity, democracy, truth, justice, progress, and love, all of which had been tightly connected to my beliefs about the purpose of human existence and the arc of human history, began to become little more than detritus in the corners of my psyche, waiting to be swept up and thrown away.
When I finally began to realize that my struggle could be called a "faith crisis," the first book I encountered was the slim and Mormon-centric Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis by McConkie. That book only told me that there was a developmental explanation for what I was going through; but, it didn't contain a sufficient explanation of the theory of faith stages to help me. That's why I picked up Fowler's book, a more academic treatment of the subject. I was hoping to find something like a roadmap, something that could help me navigate the unfamiliar terrain.
The faith taxonomy
Rather than a roadmap, Fowlers book initially seemed more like a narrative description of human faith libraries, a structure-and-function taxonomy naming all the universal and measurable aspects of all possible libraries: the various sizes of the shelves, the sizes and colors of the books' spines, the languages represented in the works, the publishers, the years of publication. I learned that some faith libraries are like a row of picture books in a child's nursery. Others are like the makeshift, cinderblock-and-pine libraries of college dorm-dwellers, shelves heaving under a load of overpriced textbooks with unbroken spines. Still other libraries are like the hand-crafted, deep oak, floor-to-ceiling shelves of a life-long book collector, filled with an eclectic mix of well-worn, first-edition, expository tomes in every genre and from every tradition.
While it was all very interesting, I wasn't sure how it could help me find my way forward without addressing, in some way, the contents of those books, or the contents of faith. I even temporarily gave up on Fowler, midway through, to read The Crucible of Doubt by Givens and Givens, a book for people like me who are in faith crisis agony of the LDS variety. The Givens' book is decidedly more dedicated to faith contents than Fowler's, and while the Givens' book did a great job addressing an array of common faith stumbling blocks, what I really needed was something else. Before I could pick up the detritus of my shattered faith and examine the components one-by-one, checking if they are worthy of their place in my box, I needed to know if and why faith contents matter. So I returned to Fowler and, finally, I encountered a small section, about 5% of the book, dedicated to how we can examine faith contents to ensure the adequacy of faith.
The contents of faith
Fowler classifies the "contents" of human faith in three categories: (1) "centers of value," (2) "images of power," and (3) "master stories."
Centers of value are those things that claim our hearts and minds; they are the things we love, the things we devote ourselves to. We choose centers of value because they endow us with worth, they tell us we are important, they give our lives meaning. For example, an LDS person might choose components of their church as centers of value because the ideas of divine heritage, eternal nature, and personal growth as a raison d'être for humans, give meaning to the struggle of our lives. Non-religious centers of value might be equality (all humans have equal worth), democracy (all humans should share power equally), and justice (institutions should be founded on principles of fairness).
Images of power are those forces with which we align ourselves because of their ability to make us powerful. Fowler points out that humans are implicitly aware that the world we navigate is one of dangerous, destructive powers that threaten us with easy annihilation. We choose to align with images of power that we perceive as being capable of protecting us. For an LDS woman, this might be priesthood power, the "light of Christ" that is in each of us, and the blessings of being a full tithe-payer. Non-religious centers of power might be the institution that employs us, the military that fights for our freedom, or the capitalist economic system that some say is responsible for our (relatively) robust economy.
Master stories are narratives about the ways that centers of value and images of power work in our lives. This is the stuff of "testimony." For example, consider a master story about the "light of Christ:" someone who didn't know something was given a gift of insight, inspiration, or revelation, and then they suddenly knew it, and it blessed their life. This is a story about the power of a belief in Christ to guide someone on a righteous life. Another master story might be about the importance of Christ's 2 greatest commandments, loving God and loving others, as a measure for keeping one on track.
Where it got interesting was where Fowler talked about the ways that centers of value, images of power, and master stories work to guide us. He told of a Fortune magazine article in which a group of recent college graduates were interviewed as they began their careers in business. They talked about their hopes and aspirations for the future, from which Fowler gleaned information about some of their centers of value and images of power: belief in their own superiority relative to the generations that came before them, their good luck and capacity for hard work, and their faith in corporations to bring about a bright global future. These images of power worked with their master stories in the following ways: they can't afford to share power or its rewards, marriage and family must be delayed if not explicitly avoided, leisure activities should be limited to activities that will help them acquire wealth and power, loyalty to one's company is misguided, and there is little to learn on the way up the corporate ladder.
Fowler then told a story about a man named Albert Speer, a brilliant young architect and family man who worked in Hitler's Third Reich. Albert was similar to these young people interviewed by Fortune; he had a vision of himself as a brilliant architect on his way to making a name for himself, and one whose work was worthy of personifying Hitler's imperial aspirations. Speer's work became so important to Hitler that Speer became Minister of Armaments in the latter part of the war. The architect's contribution was so integral to Hitler's ambitions that Speer, in that role as Minister of Armaments, has been credited with extending the fighting (and killing) by at least 2 years.
When it was all over, Speer was sentenced to 20 years in prison at Nuremberg. While serving his sentence, Speer wrote in his memoirs that he had been so absorbed with the idea of being Hitler's architect that he "chose not to know" about the death camps and failed to reflect on the ways that his activities contributed to suffering and death. In other words, his master story about himself as a brilliant architect was insufficient to prevent his becoming a contributor to a mass genocide. There is good reason to suspect that the master stories described by the American young people who were interviewed by Fortune are similarly insufficient.
A couple of nights after reading this, I had a dream that my husband killed someone. It wasn't out of anger. It was a friend's father, someone who was getting old, ill, or demented. My husband has expressed a belief in the right of people to choose how they will go when they get to the end of their lives. The problem was that, in my dream, he really didn't know about the elderly man's condition or wishes. He just took his friend's word that he was being asked to assist a suicide for one of those potentially justifiable reasons and he didn't ask for more information because he was living out a particular narrative that was a function of how he sees himself.
In the dream, I had dropped him off at the house where the old man was sleeping. We were going to meet up later, when he was done. I didn't want him to do it, but I hadn't had the forethought to ask him to think harder about the ethics or to ask more questions until I had no influence on his choice. I began to ask, what if this is the wrong thing to do? What if someone sees him? Will he go to jail? Will I lose him? These questions, and the sudden realization that my husband was on the precipice of doing something with irreversible moral consequences without sufficient guidance, caused me to wake up. Just before waking, in the dream, I had suddenly realized that it was Sunday and I was missing church. When I woke up, my heart heavy with anxiety for my husband, I had a distinct desire, at my very next opportunity, to see myself sitting in the pews among the elderly people in my community that I've attended church with for years.
The adequacy of faith
I think the dream was about the importance of faith in our lives and how easy it is to get lost if we don't have faith in the right things, if we don't have the right master stories. My dream was about my fears that, if I lose all of the contents of my faith, I will lack sufficient insight to know when I am veering off track, and I might find myself or my family on an irreversible course. Fowler says that one of the ways that we can judge the adequacy of faith is by asking whether our faith is
"…sufficiently inclusive so as to counter and transcend the destructive henotheistic idolatries of national, ethnic, racial and religious identifications and to bind us as a human community in covenantal trust and loyalty to each other and to the Ground of our Being…"
This is a definition that explains why the contents of our faith matter without getting into the particulars. Whether it's a belief in Christ, Buddha, Elohim, or Allah, do your master stories promote a movement toward greater interconnectedness with others, toward greater love, or do they promote a sense of the relative inferiority of others? If the latter, Fowler would say, your faith is insufficient.
The inadequacy of some faiths
A major contributor to my faith crisis has been the observation that so many "good Christian people" seem to hold beliefs that are grounded in a master story about their own moral superiority relative to others, and the consequent justification for political movements that validate their wish to exercise political power over those others. This was confusing to me because I failed to see how people who, presumably, believed in the same master stories that I did could come to such different conclusions about what is "right" in the moral and political world. Fowler cleared that up by pointing out that our master stories consist, not only of the narratives that are written in our sacred texts, but also of the narratives that are written in our hearts. They include the moral lessons that we take away from sacred textual narratives.
One man that I know loves to talk about an idea that there are some of us who were more "valiant" than others in the pre-Earth life; those who were more valiant, he presumes, are entitled to greater "blessings" in this life. This is an old idea that emerged in Mormon theology around the middle of the last century as a justification for the Church's exclusion of Blacks from full participation in priesthood and temple rites at that time (and until 1978). The LDS church has since disavowed the idea officially. However, this man, who I've loved as a neighbor for years, and who has a teaching position, returns repeatedly to this idea in nearly every lesson. When he talks, what I hear is that he thinks those of us who had the good fortune of being born white in the American southwest can claim great moral superiority relative to those who have not. This kind of rhetoric is one of the reasons that I've had to limit my exposure to church activity while in my vulnerable state of crisis.
Another group of friends, who hail from an evangelical religious tradition in the south, came to visit recently and told us about a "health care club" that they participate in. It's not insurance exactly, because if it was it would probably be illegal. It's a group of Christians from their particular denomination who have decided to pay into a health care system that excludes those who are not a member of their denomination. They presume that those who are like them will take better care of themselves compared to the mix of people who are in "secular" health care plans. This choice to cordon themselves off from others who do not share in their religious tradition is based on the idea that others are less worthy of sharing the risks that come as part of our human condition. They may be right that they are lowering their healthcare costs, but they are also failing to see how their own fates are intimately tied with the fates of others.
To me, Christ's teachings tell a master story about how we are all connected, about how people born in the darkest hovel share a fate with those who are born in the highest tower of the most elaborate palace. To me, Christ's teachings tell me that, if I can't see how our fates are shared, then I haven't talked to enough people yet. To me, Christ's teachings tell me that, if my master stories tell me that I am morally superior to others, if I see myself as worthy of the trappings of a good life while others are not, then I'm basically one of the pharisees.
I'm certainly not perfect. One of the ways I know that is because every time I point to those who share the "Christian" label with me without seeming to be living by what I would deem as truly Christian master stories, I see 3 fingers pointing right back at myself. I have a similar struggle. In me, it manifests as an inability to see how those who feel self-justified in their racism, sexism, bigotry, and hate are not my moral inferiors. It's very hard for me right now to love those whose interpretation of Christ's teachings are antithetical to my own. That's because I'm still reeling from the realization that such beliefs have real, electoral, consequences. I might struggle with it for as long as we have our current president. (Please let it end in 2020!)
I'm working to eliminate that flaw. Just as Christ said, if our eye offends us, we should get rid of it. It's not easy. But, the first step is to recognize that it's there. If my master stories are adequate, Fowler would say, then they are capable of helping me see when I'm on the wrong track and that I need to make a change. If not, it's easier for me to get stuck in wrong thinking for the rest of my life.
Will He find faith on Earth?
This is what I think Fowler means when he quotes the scripture from Luke at the beginning of this entry. Luke's question isn't just about whether Christ, when he returns, will find people professing to be Christians; it's a question about whether they will be "true" followers in his message. This requires them to have faith that is adequate to keep them from veering too far off-track, into ethnocentrism, white supremacy, bigotry, and xenophobia, and to help them self-correct when they do.
In my church, we have often talked about prophesies that have said that, in the "last days," the followers Christ will be few. Of course, this is always followed by a self-congratulating pat on the back in which we tell ourselves that the Mormons will be among them. This always makes me think of the Zoramites who (wickedly or cluelessly) loved to congratulate themselves in their Sunday worship while shunning the truly humble seekers of Christ. I fear that my congregation, at least, seems to be dominated by people whose faith is insufficient to allow real self-examination and growth.


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List of Crap #58 - Top Movies of the 1990s - The Countdown!
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Johnny Unusual
Re: List of Crap #58 - Top Movies of the 1990s - The Countdown!
Ooo, I've been meaning to watch La Jetee. Have to sit down with it later.
12 Monkeys was low on my list, but it is a damned good movie. That's all I really got to say about that.
ScottotD
Not Quite Legend
E Pluribum Anus forever
All 3 on my list! (I think)
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"A thing I like that there was no chance would ever continue until recently is now continuing but it doesn't meet my exact personal specifications so fuck this"
- how I read any complaint about MST3k (or Star Wars or Ghostbusters)
Relaxing Dragon
I raise my eyebrow at you, sir.
Another three I really dig (although I really, really need to rewatch and revalidate 12 Monkeys), though none of them made the cut for my list. Which could be considered weird for Army of Darkness, but as much as I like that movie, I always side with Evil Dead II when picking a favorite of the series.
mrbasehart
Steals from Casinos
Movie-Watching Machine
Quote from: @ScottOTD on April 16, 2012, 07:16:16 AM
Only 1 - Army of Darkness.
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Two things -
There will 6 films entries today. I want to get to the halfway point before having a small break (probably only a day) to present the Supplemental LOC. I'm sure reading fans will love the wall of text I am currently preparing, which won't be copy-and-paste at all, so facts are out of the window!
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Quote from: Relaxing Dragon on April 16, 2012, 08:17:47 AM
I hear ya. I still love Army of Darkness (lots), but it feels a bit more like the best possible episode of one of Sam Riami's myth-based TV series (Hercules and Xena) while Evil Dead II is simply bloody brilliance. It takes a special kind of genius to remake your splatter-fest horror movie as a comedy. I used to like Army of Darkness more, but over time I changed sides. Still, Army of Darkness is still something I'd watch all the way through if I catch it on TV.
Quote from: mrbasehart on April 16, 2012, 08:57:15 AM
It was the last day of school in 1976, a time they'd never forget... if only they could remember.
#28 - Dazed and Confused
(92 Points) 6 of 32 Lists - Highest Ranking - #1 Mrs. Dick Courier
Plot Summary - It is the last day of school in a small town high school in Texas in 1976. Grade unforgettable freshmen, and everyone is trying to get stoned, drunk, or severance, even the football players to sign an undertaking not.
Release Date - September 24th 1993
Domestic Gross - $7,993,039
http://www.youtube.com/v/CqLRPGfYlBI?
Trivia fact! On Thursday 7 October 2004, former high school classmates of Linklater filed a lawsuit against Universal Studios saying that the director did not get their permission to use their likenesses and surnames and now suffer from ridicule. The three men are Bobby Wooderson, Andy Slater and Richard Floyd. The three men still live in Huntsville, Texas where according to the lawsuit "we had fun in high school." The lawsuit was eventually dismissed due to the statute of limitations having expired. And that's a terrible fucking poster.
MontyServo
Yes! Number 16 on my list! I really love how much this movie looks and feels like it was made in the '70s. I remember when kids dressed like this and listened to this music. Really one of my all time faves, not just from the '90s.
I love Dazed. And yes, it is a terrible poster.
Starman!
I just watched 12 Monkeys yesterday for the first time. It's odd. Not sure how I felt about it.
I love Dazed, Army of Darkness and especially Reservoir Dogs.
Quote from: Starman! on April 16, 2012, 09:38:39 AM
Is it sticking with you? Do you keep thinking about it? I love it when a movie does that to me.
12 Monkeys was also on my list at #24. Brad Pitt shines in this, although he was given a really good role to play.
I forgot about Trainspotting. I used a wikipedia list of 90's movies that was horribly incomplete.
Nunyerbiz
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I didn't make a list for this one... knew it would have been more work than fun... and my first draft would have been 8 movies that actually came out in the 2000s.... and 5 that actually came out in the 80s... then I would have been cursing at all the ones that I forgot as the final compiled list was announced... but yea... anyways...
Cool as Ice is truly fucking magnificent. Not in an ironic way, but as legitimate entertainment. I was in high school when it came out, everybody knew the Vanilla Ice fad had run it's course... and everybody knew this was going to be a glorious trainwreck. There was a group of 4-5 of us that saw it in the theater opening weekend and we still talk about the lulz to this day... 20+ years later. The best unintentional comedy ever made... you can't riff it... as I promise you would be less intentionally funny than Mr.VanWinkle was unintentionally.... and if that doesn't make it one of the best movies of the 90s.. then piss up a rope you damn stick-in-the-mud! I would have kicked my self if I had submitted a list and forgotten to include somewhere in the top 10.
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The 100 Thieves $50 Million Gaming Compound Is Ridiculous
As we barrel head-first towards 2021, it's time to look back at what made 2020 so great. Which was basically nothing, but there was that one funny bit in January where 100 Thieves unveiled their ostentatious $50 million esports facility in LA. That was kinda neat.
In case you'd already forgotten (and honestly, we don't blame you), gaming brand and esports organization 100 Thieves opened a big gamer compound way back in the before-pandemic times that was basically the gamer Mecca. It had state-of-the-art equipment for streaming including green rooms, editing rooms, talk show rooms, a lounge, arcade, and even a basketball court in the parking lot.
It was–and still is–totally ridiculous and probably turned out to be a huge waste of money given how a few months later everyone was on lockdown stuck at home. So naturally, Videogamedunkey decided to make it the subject of even more ridicule thanks to his latest video.
Videogamedunkey is continuing to celebrate December by giving up on his normal schedule of four carefully curated and meticulously edited joke videos in favor of low-effort meme-filled vids that get posted daily, an ongoing protest against YouTube algorithms that favor view numbers over everything else. To help him out, he hired an editing and marketing team to ensure he has the best click-bait titles and thumbnails in order to maximize his viewership while minimizing the effort required and ensure his channel gets a new video every day.
And the sad thing is it's working. Although each individual daily video generally has less views than any of Videogamedunkey's previous vids, they collectively have WAY more views than he's ever had in a single month. A few of them even managed to reach trending status on YouTube's front page even though their satirical vids mocking YouTube's algorithms.
Unfortunately for 100 Thieves, they're really just a convenient gag to pull in order for Videogamedunkey to generate more daily views. Pretty much sums up the social media landscape for 2020.


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What Oregon needs to do to get into 2022 NCAA Tournament
We go over what the Ducks need to accomplish in their conference tournament to help secure a spot in March Madness.
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With March Madness around the corner, this week we will see conference tournaments wrapping up across the country. As Selection Sunday looms, there are still some teams that have to make quite the impression in their conference tournament to pop their bubble and squeak into the tournament. Oregon, out of the Pac-12, remains on the bubble as they head into their conference tournament.
Bubble Watch
Oregon finished the regular season with an overall record of 18-13 and barely finished above .500 with an 11-9 record in conference play. They finished off their season on a sour note taking losses to USC, Washington and Washington State. In fact, they lost five of their final six games with their lone victory coming against former No. 12 UCLA.
The Ducks take on their rival Oregon State in the first round of the tournament on Wednesday, March 9th. If they are able to win, they meet up with Colorado in the second round. They would need to win both of those games AND put on a strong showing in the semifinals to have a shot at getting in. Can they do it? Sure, it is March after all.
Will Oregon get in?


Today on the blog, I have Christa from More Than Just Magic who has written a fantastic and moving guest post about FALL FOR ANYTHING! I won't say much more, just read on!
Grief is a messy thing.
I'm always a little bit wary of novels that deal with grief. Mostly because I find that they fall into two categories 1) stories that strictly adhere to the seven stages of grief and 2) stories that don't. Everyone grieves differently of course but I personally think the seven stages are a tad simplistic. Like I said, grief is messy. It has its own agenda and schedule. And because of that I almost always prefer the second kind of story.
Courtney Summers gets that. Early on in Fall for Anything our protagonist, Eddie Reeves, states "grief can make your skin feel sore and bruised and electric" (p. 40) and its true. It does all those things and more.
The story of Fall for Anything hit close to home for me. I also lost my father when I was a teenager and I saw so much of myself reflected in Eddie. There is nothing simple about losing a parent at a young age (or at any age). There's a part in the novel when Eddie is talking about sympathy cards and how useless all the messages feel and I felt myself nodding right along. She suggests one that says "Now you'll be a lesser person than you were" and while I don't really recommend sending someone a card that says that, it does sum up exactly how I felt when my father died.
I think more often than going through the seven stages, people go through a "quest for answers" like Eddie does. No matter how someone dies there is always this pressing need to know "why." This is exactly what Fall For Anything is about - trying to answer, unanswerable questions and trying to get to a point where you can stop obsessing and keep going. Despite all the crazy things Eddie does in this novel, like returning to the spot where her father dies, or running off with an older boy she barely knows, I found her incredibly brave. She's a survivor and she's a fighter. And some days it's easier to fight than others. It's not a checklist you have to get through, its way more wibbly wobbly than that. But you can get through it.
Fall for Anything doesn't end with everything all wrapped up and happy again. But you do see small signs that Eddie is healing. I was particularly struck by the scene where she goes to get her hair cut and she realizes her father will never know this version of her - because I have had that same experience. I've had it a number of times over the years. And I think the lesson there is when you lose someone you may feel like a lesser than you were before but as you continue to grow as a person that feeling retracts.
If you've ever lost someone close to you this novel is surprisingly comforting. It lets you know there are people out there who understand how it feels, who know that "sometimes you can think too much" (p. 46) and that sometimes you want to scream and cry and sleep and run all at the same time. It's a novel that gets under your skin and leaves a mark. Fall For Anything is an incredible story and I'm so happy Ciara had this read-a-long so I could experience it.
Thank you SO MUCH Christa for being on the blog today and sharing your thoughts with us. I'm so glad that this book affected you so much (in a good way). You guys, be sure to check out Christa's blog AND the YA Speculative Fiction magazine she co-runs called INACCURATE REALITIES. She is a very talent writer and blogger and such an awesome person to chat with. If you're not following her, you're missing out!
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Africa Is a Country Radio is back with a new season focused on African club culture. Our first stop is Cairo with Egyptian music journalist Maha El Nabawi. Listen on Worldwide FM.
During a Mahragan, A DJ on computer or a mixer, and on occasion, electronic keyboard, provides a heavily electronic musical soundtrack. Image credit Mosaab Elshamy.
In our first season of Africa Is a Country Radio on Worldwide FM, we took at look at the musical histories of six port cities in order to understand various local permutations of the Black Atlantic cultural sphere. Now, we're back with a new season where we'll take a deep dive into club culture on the African continent, inspired by the recent release of the Ten Cities book project.
Ten Cities is part of a more than decade long project that started as a cultural exchange between musicians and producers in Nairobi and Berlin that aimed to de-center club histories and narratives away from the US and Europe. In 2011, the Goethe-Institut helped fund the production of an album called BLNRB that was released on German label Outhere Records, which featured collaborations between Berlin and Nairobi based DJs, producers, rappers and singers. In 2012 the project expanded to examine club culture across ten different cities in Europe and Africa, cities that go beyond the regular international clubbing circuit. In 2014 they released a compilation album featuring artists from across all ten cities. The project has now taken the form of a more than 500 page book that features in depth essays and photographs depicting club culture in the ten different cities chosen.
This season on Africa Is a Country Radio, we will be interviewing essayists from the book, to get insight about club culture in African cities: Cairo, Luanda, Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Lagos.
Up first we visit Cairo and talk with Egyptian music journalist Maha El Nabawi about the history of Egyptian music after independence and the contours of club and electronic music in the city of Cairo. Listen here or on Worldwide FM and be sure to follow Africa Is a Country on Mixcloud.
Boima Tucker is a music producer, DJ, writer, and cultural activist. He is the managing editor of Africa Is a Country, co-founder of Kondi Band and the founder of the INTL BLK record label.
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Songs of freedom
This month on Africa Is a Country Radio we wrap up our seasonal theme of port cities, and make a stop in Dakar, Senegal. Listen on Worldwide FM or Mixcloud.
A gateway to the Black Indian Ocean
On this month's AIAC Radio we take a visit to Djibouti and explore music cultures around the Indian Ocean that resulted from a long history of Asian and African exchange. Listen on Worldwide FM and follow us on Mixcloud.
Freetown's musical soup
The first episode of the new season of Africa Is a Country Radio, our monthly music show, focuses on the port city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Listen on Worldwide FM and follow us on Mixcloud.
The state of the Afropean union
A border crossing mix of Afrobeats and Zouk and an interview with Berlin-based Sierra Leonean electronic music producer, Lamin Fofana.


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मुख्य विषयवस्तु में जाएं
उच्च विषमता
चुनिंदा विषय
यू ट्यूब
खोज फार्म
मुखपृष
भा.कृ.अनु.प.-भा.बा.अनु.सं.
संवर्ग स्थित
पेटेंट
पहुँचने का मार्ग
के.बा.प.कें.
कृषि विज्ञान केंद्र
भा.कृ.अनु.प.-अखिल भारतीय समन्वित फल अनुसंधान परियोजना
अनुसंधान कार्यक्रम
प्रबंधन
निदेशक
पंचवर्षीय समीक्षा समिति (क्यू.आर.टी.)
अनुसंधान सलाहकार समिति (आर.ए.सी.)
संस्थान प्रबंधान समिति (आई.एम.सी.)
संस्थान अनुसंधान समिति (आई.आर.सी.)
संस्थान संयुक्त कर्मचारी परिषद
संभाग
फल फसल
सब्जी फसल
पुष्प विज्ञान एवं औषधीय फसल
कीट एवं सूत्रकृमि विज्ञान
पादप रोग विज्ञान
पादप कार्यिकी एवं जैवरसायन
मृदा विज्ञान कृषि रसायन
जैवप्रौद्योगिकी
पादप आनुवंशिक संसाधन संभाग
सस्योत्तर प्रौद्योगिकी एवं कृषि अभियांत्रिकी
सेवाएँ
उपलब्ध सेवाएँ
खाद्य संदूषक विश्लेषण
गाम्मा कक्ष सुविधा
प्रशिक्षण/सम्मेलन
परामर्श
बीज-परीक्षण
कीटनाशक अवशेष विश्लेषण
बागवानी विज्ञान में स्नातकोत्तर शिक्षा
उद्भवन सुविधा
किसान स्थल
किस्में
प्रौद्योगिकियाँ
ई-सूचना
कृषि क्रियाएँ
सफल गाथाएँ
मीडिया में समाचार
बीज/रोपण सामग्रियाँ
डोक्युमेंटरी वीडियो
प्रमुख लिंक
परियोजना लिंक
त्वरित लिंक
भा.बा.अनु.सं. इन्फोनेट
फोटो गैलेरी
वीडियो गैलेरी
पेमेंट गेटवे
Organization of State level seminar on rooftop gardening and urban horticulture at CHES (ICAR-IIHR), Bhubaneswar on 24-25 November, 2019
Two days 'State level Seminar on Rooftop Gardening and Urban Horticulture' was held at Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CHES), ICAR-IIHR, Bhubaneswar during 24th to 25th November 2019. The Seminar was jointly organised by Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar Heritage (RCB Heritage), Plant Lovers' Association (PLA) and Central Horticultural Experiment Station (ICAR-IIHR) to highlight the importance of increasing green cover in cities and educate the urbanites about the scientific advances in urban horticultural techniques. The seminar was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Dr. Bijay Kumar Upadhyay, IAS, Director, Directorate of Horticulture, Govt. of Odisha and Guest of honour Mr. Manmath Pani, Addl. Secretary, Dept of Agriculture, Govt. of Odisha in the august presence of Rtn. Dr. Sarangdhar Samal, President, RCB Heritage and Mr. Pratap Mahapatra, Vice President, PLA. Dr. P. Srinivas, Principal Scientist, CHES (ICAR-IIHR), Bhubaneswar and convener of seminar welcomed the guests, dignitaries and the participants from across the State. The Chairman of Organising Committee Rtn. CA Rajendra Kumar Das briefed the participants about the objectives and significance of organising the Seminar on issues having widespread implications on urban society and environment. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Pratap Mahapatra highlighted the role of Plant Lovers' Association in promoting the gardening and plantation in the Bhubaneswar region since past 32 years resulting in a silent gardening revolution in the region. Rtn. Dr. Sarangdhar Samal informed the gathering on how the idea of organising this Seminar was inspired by late Dr. S. C. Mohapatra, who had the vision of urban horticulture and vertical farming some two decades back. He announced the institution of "Dr. S.C. Mohapatra Memorial Running Trophy for Best Rooftop Gardening" in his memory and handed over the same to Plant Lovers' Association in the garden competition. Speaking on the occasion Mr. Manamath Pani informed about the government schemes available for peri-urban farmers and spoke on the need to introduce new gardening techniques to facilitate urban gardening. Chief Guest of the occasion Dr. B.K. Upadhyay, IAS appreciated the efforts taken by the organisers to address concerns pertaining to rooftop gardening and urban horticulture. He offered to make necessary provisions for city farmers based on the recommendations of the seminar and case studies and government schemes in other States. A short documentary on selected roof top gardens developed by the city dwellers in Bhubaneswar was also screened during the seminar, which was highly appreciated by the participants. The technical session was handled by Mr. Robert Fernandes, renowned rooftop and urban horticulture expert, Mumbai; Dr. H. P. Sumangala, Sr scientist, ICAR-IIHR and Dr. Anil Nair, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR. Renowned rooftop gardeners like Mr. Dushyant Dash, Mrs. Jayanti Sahoo and Mrs. Gayatri Samantray shared their experiences on their roof top gardens
On 2nd day, Sri H.S. Upadhyay, IFS, PCCF, Wildlife graced the occasion as Chief Guest and spoke about developing gardens in and around houses and office premises to compensate the loss of greenery due to acquisition of land for buildings. While addressing the gathering Dr G.C. Acharya, Head, CHES, ICAR-IIHR informed that the CHES has been organising such seminar and workshops in the light of changing perception of urban population on issues like climate change, organic produce, need of urban greenery, etc. The session was also addressed by Mrs. Poornima Savargaonkar, Roof top expert from Delhi, Rtn. Dr. Sarangdhar Samal, President, RCB Heritage, and Rtn CA R.K. Das, Chairman of the organising committee.
During the technical session an elaborate presentation was made by Dr. D. Kalaivanan, Senior Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru; Mrs. Poornima Savargaonkar, Roof top expert and social media exponent from Delhi spoke at length on a topic 'Roof top garden: Preparations and essential inputs'. During the post lunch session demonstration and hands on training on media preparation were taken up by Mrs. Poornima Savargaonkar. Hands-on training on preparation of fermented Cocopeat for the participants and Dr. P. Naresh, Scientist, CHES(ICAR-IIHR), Bhubaneswar explained the importance of vegetable grafting and demonstrated the technique to the peri-urban farmers and students.
The Valedictory programme was chaired by Prof. D. P. Ray, Ex-Vice Chancellor, Odisha University Agriculture & Technology (OUAT), in presence of Mr. Khirod Pattanaik, President, Plant Lovers' Association and Dr. G. C. Acharya, Head of the Station. Addressing the gathering, Chief Guest Prof. D. P. Ray appreciated the efforts of the organising institutions to conduct the two day seminar on a very pertinent topic. He presented the pan-India scenario on the urban horticulture and mentioned about the advantages and disadvantages of roof top gardening. At the end Dr. P. Srinivas, Principal Scientist proposed vote of thanks.
A committee of Scientists, technicians, and supporting staff led by Head of the Station co-ordinated the organisation of the Seminar at CHES(IARI-IIHR), Bhubaneswar.
भा.बा.अनु.सं. कार्यालय
भा.कृ.अनु.प. ई-ऑफिस
भा.कृ.अनु.प. के वि.प्र.प्र. (FMS) /प्र.सू.प्र. (MIS)
भा.कृ.अनु.प.- एकीकृत संचार
BESST-HORT
पेंशनभोगी कार्नर
आई. टी. एम.यू.
ऑनलाइन बीज पोर्टल
प्रशिक्षण एवं सम्मेलन
बी पी डी
परिष्कृत वैश्लेषिक यंत्र सुविधा
भा.कृ.अनु.प.-भा.बा.अनु.सं. द्वारा विकसित किस्में/संकर किस्में
कृषि प्रौद्योगिकी सूचना केंद्र
त्वरित सम्पक/लिंक
कैसे पहुंचे
अस्वीकरण / डिस्क्लैमर
हाइपर लिंकिंग नीति
प्रकाशनाधिकार
पहुँच क्षमता वक्तव्य
कार्यस्थल नक्षा
यह वेबसाइट भारतीय बागवानी अनुसंधान संस्थान से संबंधित है, भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान परिषद, कृषि अनुसंधान और शिक्षा विभाग के अधीन एक स्वायत्त संगठन, कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार |
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एस. टी. क्यू. सी., बेंगलुरु द्वारा सुरक्षा ऑडिट


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There is no denying that Burning Hot 7's is one of the most popular physical slot machines of all time. Some would call it a ripoff, but that does not really take away from the fact that this is a pretty darn good game anyway. .
Burning Hot 7's was first launched back in 2000+, and it's among the most popular slots online for UK players.Novomatic has done a very good job creating this adventurous game.
Burning Hot 7's has 3 reels, 5 paylines and some exciting bonus features.
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Try your strengths and abilities on the game tested by many advanced gamers, which you can play on the slot machine Burning Hot 7's Slot, which has a number of amazing possibilities, and among other gambling entertainments rightfully occupies only the leading positions. This game was created by its developers on the theme of Ancient Egypt with majestic pyramids, and therefore all the symbols on the reels of the slot have images such as a treasure hunter, Book Ra, scarabs and sarcophagi. You will also see symbols of playing cards in the game. We also enjoy the special opportunities available here, as well as a jackpot of 500,000 conventional units.


As many of you probably know, or already learned from MNP, coffee isn't exactly the most sustainable crop – not only are workers/farmers typically underpaid [to say the least], but the plants themselves are very often farmed on lands that are clear cut – destroying natural environments and habitats to feed our caffeine addictions. On top of all that, once the coffee gets to the stores we use paper/plastic/styrofoam cups to drink it, cardboard sheaths to protect our hands from the heat, and wooden stirrers to add milk + sugar – all combining to make our coffee consumption a needlessly wasteful habit.
-Mug Shot: Bring your own "travel" mug that you can use over and over and over again, instead of adding a paper cup and plastic lid into landfill (or recycling bins, but most lids are made from #6 plastic, a risky plastic health wise too).
-Mix Au Naturelle: Skip the plastic or wooden stirrer and allow the milk and coffee to mix on their own. All those skinny pieces of plastic add up! If you use sugar in your coffee (which I must say adds calories to your coffee beverage!) same deal. Add the sugar before the milk so the hot coffee helps dissolve the (unnecessary) sugar.
For more information on coffees impact, and what you can do, go watch Black Gold – or at least visit the website and it's coffee calculator.
And if you're looking for fair trade, shade grown, organic coffees in the Boston area [or want to order some online] – go check out FLAT BLACK [in Dorchester and downtown].


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10 to 4 at The 5 Spot è un album a nome della Pepper Adams Quintet, pubblicato dalla Riverside Records nel 1958.

Tracce
Lato A

Lato B

Musicisti
 Pepper Adams - sassofono baritono
 Donald Byrd - tromba (eccetto nel brano: You're My Thrill)
 Bobby Timmons - pianoforte
 Doug Watkins - contrabbasso
 Elvin Jones - batteria
Note aggiuntive
 Orrin Keepnews - produttore
 Ray Fowler - ingegnere del suono

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Q: Using URL as a parameter in ASP.net web forms How could I use MapPageRoute to handle a page request that uses a URL as a parameter?
ex;
http://www.example.com/pageName/http://www.paramter.com/something?v=333
"http://www.paramter.com/something?v=333" is the URL parameter that I want to detect, I've tried routes.MapPageRoute("", "pageName/{url}", "~/pageName.aspx")
but the IIS doesn't recognize the path as a valid page.

A: The slashes are making it think it has multiple parameters.  Change your routeUrl parameter to use a wildcard - that way it'll treat everything thereafter as part of the single parameter.
routes.MapPageRoute("", "pageName/{*url}", "~/pageName.aspx")

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Cruelty cases high
By David Kavanagh | posted on July 6, 2019
ALBANY recorded some of the highest numbers of cases of animal cruelty in regional Western Australia last year, according to RSPCA WA.
Recently released figures from the animal welfare organisation's Cruelty Hotline revealed the city ranked second in 2018 when it came to the number of cruelty reports received.
A total of 187 calls were recorded in Albany across the calendar year, placing it 23 cases behind Kalgoorlie-Boulder City which recorded 210 reports.
Albany also recorded 187 reports in 2017 and was at that time ranking first on the regional cruelty hot spot list.
RSPCA WA Chief Executive Officer Iain Torrance said while the figures were high, they did not necessarily mean more cases were occurring in Albany.
"The high number of cruelty reports received in Albany could indicate that more animals are suffering abuse and neglect or that more people in the area are standing up for animals and making a report," he said.
"In regional WA, we receive more calls from cities and towns near where RSPCA WA has a presence because people know they can depend on us for help."
"We also see more reports where there are more people and Albany is one of the largest population centres in regional WA."
Mr Torrance said while the organisation worked hard to improve standards of animal welfare in the state, the high numbers of reports collated statewide each year were a concern.
"It's encouraging to see the community is reporting cruelty and giving a voice to abused, neglected and mistreated animals who can't speak for themselves," he said.
"But with more than 50 reports flooding in every single day, the truth is we simply can't get to every animal in time.
"Year on year, the number of calls from across WA is increasing. This year we're expecting to reach 21,000 which equates to almost 200 additional calls per month."
In 2018, RSPCA WA inspectors received 366 reports of animal cruelty in the Great Southern region, with most of those coming out of Albany and Harvey.
The Shire of Plantagenet and the Shire of Katanning also saw a spike in 2018 compared to 2017, with the former jumping 35 per cent to 27 reports and the latter jumping 63 per cent to 13 reports.
Founder of the state's largest animal rescue organisation Saving Animals From Euthanasia (SAFE) Sue Hedley said although the RSPCA's figures were "a shock", they did not definitively point to more cases in Albany than elsewhere.
"You've got to look at where people do manage to report," the Karratha-based animal advocate said.
"When there's no RSPCA north of Geraldton, the majority of people living in the north west don't go near contacting them."
Ms Hedley instead thought cruelty was "far worse" in the north west where SAFE has five of its 12 state branches.
"It's almost a daily basis of cruelty and neglect," she said.
"Starvation of animals, animals left without food and water, dogs absolutely covered in ticks, ringworm and mange, things like that are very regular.
"[There are also] extreme cases where cats have been found with broken legs and have just learned to get around that way because no one has helped them … and animals covered in burns because people are pouring boiling water over them."
Ms Hedley said Albany residents were probably more likely to make reports knowing an RSPCA person was "not that far away".
"I want people to hear that if they see animals left without food or water or in a bad way or not looked after, they need to report it," she added.
"It doesn't have to necessarily be the RSPCA or an extreme cruelty act, but they can ring local rangers, the police, SAFE or others.
"Do not just turn a blind eye … animals rely on us humans to help them."
Concerned individuals can contact the RSPCA Cruelty Hotline on 1300 278 358 or the SAFE Albany branch on 0412 491 203.
Albany Animal Welfare were contacted for this story but declined to comment.


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Greenlight Capital is a hedge fund founded in 1996 by David Einhorn. Greenlight invests primarily in publicly traded North American corporate debt offerings and equities. Greenlight is most notable for its short selling of Lehman stock prior to Lehman Brothers' collapse in 2008 and the $11 million fine they received in January 2012 for insider trading in the UK. Einhorn remains the fund's manager.

Overview
Founded in 1996 by Einhorn, with $900,000 (half borrowed from Einhorn's parents), Greenlight had generated greater than a twenty-five percent annualized net return for its investors, but recent lackluster results have brought this to under fifteen percent  It prospered in its early days by identifying weak financial firms for short selling, making significant gains from Conseco, CompuCredit, Sirrom Capital, and Resource America. It also manages a fund of funds and a private equity fund through its affiliates, Greenlight Masters and Greenlight Private Equity Partners. It also operates Greenlight Capital Re, a property/casualty reinsurer. Unlike other funds, Greenlight does not use borrowed money, or leverage. The firm does not generate large trading volumes.
In June 2008 there were 25 employees, including nine analysts and one trader. It occupies a single high floor of an office building near Grand Central, in New York City.

History
A few months before the dot-com bust, Greenlight lost 4% of its total capital on a short on Chemdex stock as it soared in price. A few months after Greenlight closed its position, Chemdex stock plunged to $2.

In the third quarter of 2008, Greenlight lost 15% of its value, primarily from long positions on industrial companies like Helix Energy Solutions, when the SEC temporarily banned short selling of financial stocks. With the majority of Greenlight's money in bonds and long positions on stocks, this stopped hedge funds minimizing 'long' losses or offsetting them with short gains. Greenlight ended 2008 down 23%, its first annual loss.  In 2009 Greenlight recouped its losses from 2008.

Einhorn and Greenlight Capital were fined by the FSA for insider trading in January 2012.

Greenlight Capital was down 20 percent for 2015.

In February 2015, Greenlight Capital was ranked 53rd out of 58 hedge funds, with a D grade, in the Institutional Investor's Alpha Hedge Fund Report Card. This was the second year in a row Greenlight Capital received a D from IIA.

Greenlight Capital greatly underperformed the bull market in 2017.  For January 2018, Greenlights funds were down 6% for the month where the S&P 500 was up 5.6%.

In March 2020 the fund posted loss of 21.5% as the global coronavirus pandemic drove the stock markets down.

Top equity holdings
As of 2019, the top equity holdings of the firm were in the shares of the following companies: Green Brick Partners, Brighthouse Financial, Ensco, General Motors, Exela Technologies, CONSOL Coal Resources, and Altus USA.

Greenlight Capital lowered its stake in Apple by 6.2 percent to 8.6 million shares during the fourth quarter of 2014, despite Apple shares being up 15 percent in the year.

Philanthropy
In 2009, Greenlight Capital donated $7.2 million to three charities: Tomorrows Children's Fund, the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) and the Project on Government Oversight (POGO). The Tomorrows Children's Fund received $2.6 million, CPI received $1.8 million, and POGO received $1.8 million.

Political contributions
In 2012, Greenlight Capital ranked 5th out of WNYC's top 10 hedge fund political donors. The hedge fund contributed $592,729.88 to New York State political campaigns in 2012.

References

External links

Greenlight Capital up 4.3 percent in third quarter - letter

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Q: How not to include mock services in Angular2 production bundle When building an angular 2 app for production we use
ng build --prod --w --aot

But our mock services also get bundled and minified probably because we have
import {XMockService} from "./xxx-mock.service";

and that prevents the tree shaking from dropping the unused service. Here is our simplified app.module.ts which conditionally lazy-loads the mock service when environment.mock=true
I would imagine this is a common scenario but I can't find any answers for it.
app.module.ts:
import {BrowserModule} from "@angular/platform-browser";
import {NgModule} from "@angular/core";
import {FormsModule} from "@angular/forms";
import {HttpModule} from "@angular/http";
import {AppComponent} from "./app.component";
import {environment} from "../environments/environment";
import {XService} from "./xxx.service";
import {XMockService} from "./xxx-mock.service";

let importedModules: Array<any> = [
  XService
];

if (environment.mock) {
  importedModules.push(
    {provide: XService, useClass: XMockService}
  );
} else {
  importedModules.push(
    XService
  );
}

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    AppComponent
  ],
  imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    FormsModule,
    HttpModule
  ],
  providers: importedModules,
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})

export class AppModule {}

A: So according to one of the main contributors the solution for your problem would be something like:
// main.ts
import './polyfills.ts';

import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
import { environment, AppModule } from './environments/environment';

if (environment.production) {
  enableProdMode();
}

platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);

// environments/environment.ts
export { DevModule as AppModule } from '../app/dev.module';

export const environment = {
  production: false
};
// environments/environment.prod.ts
export { ProdModule as AppModule } from '../app/prod.module';

export const environment = {
  production: true
};

So it's very similar to my previous answer the difference is that you will be using different environment files, instead of different main files.
Previous Answer
It was recently opened an issue on Angular-cli, requesting a feature that would allow you to that. How? By switching your webpack entry point. Right now Angular-cli will always use the same entry point src/main.ts, the idea behind this feature is that you can specify a different entry point, so you would have something like src/main.dev.ts:
import './polyfills.ts';

import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
import { environment } from './environments/environment';
import { AppDevModule } from './app/app.dev.module';

if (environment.production) {
  enableProdMode();
}

platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppDevModule);

And then you would import your mocks on AppDevModule:
import {BrowserModule} from "@angular/platform-browser";
import {NgModule} from "@angular/core";
import {FormsModule} from "@angular/forms";
import {HttpModule} from "@angular/http";
import {AppComponent} from "./app.component";
import {environment} from "../environments/environment";
import {XMockService} from "./xxx-mock.service";

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    AppComponent
  ],
  imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    FormsModule,
    HttpModule
  ],
  providers: [XMockService],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})

export class AppDevModule {}

The only downside of doing things this way, is that you would have to keep your AppModule and AppDevModule synced.
Which you could solve by creating a third file, something like AppImportsModule:
import {BrowserModule} from "@angular/platform-browser";
import {FormsModule} from "@angular/forms";
import {HttpModule} from "@angular/http";
import {AppComponent} from "./app.component";
import {environment} from "../environments/environment";

export {AppComponent} //we also export this for simplicity

export const declarations = [
  AppComponent
];

export const imports = [
  BrowserModule,
  FormsModule,
  HttpModule
];

And then on your AppModule.ts or AppDevModule.ts you would only need to import your providers:
import {NgModule} from "@angular/core";
import {declarations, imports, AppComponent} from "./app.imports.module";
import {XMockService} from "./xxx-mock.service";

@NgModule({
  declarations, // with es6 this is the same as "declarations: declarations"
  imports, //same as above
  providers: [XMockService],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})

export class AppDevModule {}

So until that feature isn't implemented, I have no better solution to solve your problem.

A: The chosen answer no longer works. For Angular CLI 6, as recommended, we'll have to treat dev & prod as separate projects sharing the same codebase.
Solution summary

*

*Have separate projects for each env. (As simple as a few lines in angular.json)

*Have as many AppModules as the number of envs with separate main.ts files for each

*Have separate tsconfig files for each env

*Tell angular about the changes through angular.json

Details
Make a copy of AppModule and name it DevModule. (DevModule for dev & AppModule for prod). DevModule will be the one with the mock services.
Have separate main.ts files for each. Say prod-main.ts for prod & dev-main.ts for dev. The only difference being that the prod-main loads AppModule while dev-main loads DevModule.
Duplicate the tsconfig.app.json file into tsconfig.prod.json & tsconfig.dev.json. In the exclude section of tsconfig.prod.json, type in "dev-main.ts", "app/dev-module.ts", "**/mock-*.ts". Type in the other dev modules too (the ones that load the mocks).
Repeat for dev. For tsconfig.dev.json, exclude prod-main.ts, app/app-module.ts. Make relevant changes to tsconfig.spec.json files too, if necessary (with similar excludes).
Update angular.json files to reflect the new tsconfig files.
// angular.json. Only the relevant parts are given below.
// Essentially, separate tsconfig files for 2 projects - dev & prod
{
  "newProjectRoot": "projects",
  "projects": {
    "my-prod-proj": {
      "architect": {
        "build": {
          "options": {
            "main": "src/main-prod.ts",
            "tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.app.json",
          },
        },
        "test": {
          "options": {
            "tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.prod.spec.json",
          }
        },
        "lint": {
          "options": {
            "tsConfig": [
              "src/tsconfig.prod.json",
              "src/tsconfig.prod.spec.json"
            ],
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "my-dev-proj": {
      "architect": {
        "build": {
          "options": {
            "main": "src/dev-main.ts",
            "tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.dev.json",
          }
        },
        "test": {
          "options": {
            "tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.dev.spec.json",
          }
        },
        "lint": {
          "options": {
            "tsConfig": [
              "src/tsconfig.dev.json",
              "src/tsconfig.dev.spec.json"
            ],
          }
        }
      }
    },
  },
  "defaultProject": "my-prod-proj",
}

Run the projects by name
ng serve my-dev-proj // dev with mocks
ng serve             // prod (set as default in angular.json)
same goes for the build command

A: Conditional build example (Webpack):
export default class XMockService {

  ...

}

if(environment.mock)
{
    let XMockService = System.import('./x.mock.service');
    importedModules.push(
       {provide: XService, useClass: XMockService}
    );
}

It will create additional chunk like 0.chunk.js.


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John Box[1]
Name John Box [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Born 28 Dec 1863 Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Baptism 17 Jan 1864 Bethnal Green St Matthew, England [11]
Residence 1871 Bethnal Green, London, England [2]
Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence 1911 Bethnal Green, London, England [9, 10]
Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head
Died Jul 1914 Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England [5]
Person ID P19853
Father William Box, b. 27 Dec 1832, Haggerston, Middlesex, England , d. Jul 1902, Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England (Age 69 years)
Mother Ann Elizabeth Howard, b. 4 Oct 1831, Middlesex, England , d. Jan 1898, Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England (Age 66 years)
Married 9 Jun 1851 St Mary, Haggerston, England [12, 13]
Married 9 Jun 1851 Haggerston St Mary, England
Family Catherine Sarah Leather, b. 2 Nov 1867, Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England , d. Sep 1940, Hackney, London, Middlesex, England (Age 72 years)
Married 5 Oct 1890 Bethnal Green St James The Less, England [8, 9, 12]
1. John Box, b. 27 Apr 1891, Bethnal Green, London, England , d. 26 Oct 1917, France & Flanders (Age 26 years) [natural]
2. Catherine Box, b. Mar 1893, Bethnal Green, London, England [natural]
3. Ruth Box, b. Jul 1895, Bethnal Green, London, England , d. Dec 1965, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England (Age ~ 70 years) [natural]
4. Elizabeth Box, b. 12 Jul 1898, Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, England , d. Dec 1994, Hackney, London, Middlesex, England (Age 96 years) [natural]
5. Edward Box, b. 13 Feb 1901, Bethnal Green, London, England [natural]
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[S1350281793] 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use issubject to the l), Class: RG11; Piece: 427; Folio: 86; Page: 21; GSU roll: 1341093.
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[S1350281800] London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1921. London Metropolitan Archives, London.Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation Libraries, Archives), London Metropolitan Archives, Saint James The Great, Bethnal Green, Register of marriages, P72/JSG, Item 023.
[S1350281792] 1911 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.), Class: RG14; Piece: 1386.
[S1350281810] 1911 England Census Summary Books, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - 1911 Census Enumerator's Summary Books. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The), Class: RG78; Piece: 49.
[S1350281801] London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906 and Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1906. London Metropolitan Archives, London.Images produced by permission of the City), London Metropolitan Archives, Bethnal Green St Matthew, Register of Baptism, p72/mts, Item 010.
[S1350281797] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro).
[S1350281800] London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1921. London Metropolitan Archives, London.Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation Libraries, Archives), London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Mary, Haggerston, Register of marriages, P91/MRY1, Item 030.


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House Of Heroes: Colors [Album Review]
Simon Workman | September 13, 2016 September 13, 2016 | Reviews
House Of Heroes
BC Music [2016]
Fire Drill Album Review: House of Heroes have come a long way from their humble beginnings as a pop-punk outfit in the early 2000s. From the gritty, hook-laden songwriting of their self-titled second album to the epic scope and art-rock concepts of 2008's The End Is Not The End, the band always strives to be more than just a typic rock band. Which is what makes Colors a little disappointing, but by no means a letdown. The band's lyrical content is as experimental as ever (this, like their last few albums, is tied together by common lyrical themes), but the arrangements this time out aren't as catchy or memorable. Colors probably won't attract any new fans to the fold, but longtime House of Heroes followers will be rewarded with repeated listens.
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– Reviewed by Simon Workman
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Simon Workman has loved rock n' roll ever since his dad made him Beatles and Beach Boys mix tapes as a kid. These days his musical interests have a wide range, though he's still got a strong connection to the music of the 60s and 70s. He lives in Dayton and is currently working on a PhD in English literature at the University of Cincinnati. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @simonworkman.
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What is Gene Editing?
Definition: Gene editing (or genome editing) is the insertion, deletion or replacement of DNA at a specific site in the genome of an organism or cell. It is usually achieved in the lab using engineered nucleases also known as molecular scissors
At Horizon, we've been working on gene editing technology for over a decade and have licensed and developed a number of optimised solutions to enable research organisations and drug discovery companies using our innovative and high precision gene editing products and services to have confidence in their project outcomes.
Below are a selection of frequently asked questions and useful resources for those embarking on genome editing projects:
Guide to Gene Editing
Gene Editing Techniques
There are a number of recognised gene editing methods. Editing the genome can be achieved using engineered nucleases such as CRISPR-Cas9, ZFNs or TALENs, viral systems such as rAAV and also transposons. It has been used effectively in a wide variety of tissues and organisms – at Horizon, we perform genome editing through cell line engineering in human cancer cells and IPSCs, and also in mammalian model organisms such as knockout mice and rats.
For the most part, gene editing companies can separate genome modifications into one of two experimental categories:
Loss of function - functional forms of the genome are removed from the system and the effect studied
Gain of function - active (often mutant) forms of the genome are introduced into the system and the effect studied
Up until recently most loss and gain of function analyses was performed using RNAi and transgenesis respectively - both enormously powerful techniques, but they do have limitations.
Transgene Overexpression
Transgene overexpression can lead to artefacts that are a consequence of that overexpression - and this is especially true in the case of oncogenes, where their over-abundance can lead to transformative effects that would not normally be seen in a physiological system.
Large growth induction phenotype
Transforming alone
Milder growth induction phenotype
Non-transforming alone
Overexpression of oncogenes can over represent their role in disease biology.
Genome editing allows scientists to perform the same types of loss and gain of function experiments, but manipulate genes of interest at the endogenous level. So for loss of function, the gene can be rendered non-functional or completely removed from the system. For gain of function, mutations or reporter tags can be expressed from the promoter of the gene itself.
Watch our introduction to gene editing
How Gene Editing Works
There are now a number of tools available to scientists interested in performing genome editing experiments, which can be split into two categories: engineered nucleases and recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV).
Engineered nucleases generate gene edits by introducing double strand breaks (DSBs) at the target site, and stimulating the cells own DNA repair pathways to make modifications.
DSBs will most frequently be repaired by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), which is error prone and can result in the introduction of insertions or deletions. In this manner frameshift mutations can be introduced into the coding sequence of genes.
If the DSB is introduced in the presence of a homologous donor sequence then in some cases repair will occur via the homology-directed repair (HR) pathway. In this manner modifications and exogenous sequence can be introduced at the target site. Altering genomic sites using HR is often referred to as gene targeting (although engineered nucleases are not always used).
There are three commonly used nucleases available to gene editors:
ZFNs (Zinc Finger Nucleases)
TALENs (Transcription Activator Like Effector Nucleases)
CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats)
rAAV on the other hand relies solely on the HR pathway for making modifications. It essentially functions as a highly efficient means of delivering donor DNA into the nuclei of cells, where in some cases it will be integrated into the genome by HR.
The advantage of rAAV versus nuclease based technologies that no cleavage event occurs, which means that there is a lower risk of uncontrolled off-target modifications. The disadvantage of rAAV versus nucleases is that it is lower efficiency (often <1% efficiency), meaning that much more clones have to be screened to find one that is correctly targeted.
Learn how we're combining rAAV, CRISPR and ZFNs for better gene editing
Applications of Gene Editing
As discussed above, many scientists use gene editing technology for loss or gain of function analyses. These approaches can be used to address a huge variety of questions - not least the role that a specific gene or mutation plays in a biological pathway or the pathogenesis of a disease. And in much the same way that scientists have done with preceeding technologies such as RNAi and transgenesis, a wide variety of read outs, such as expression, localisation, interaction and pathway activation, can be used to study the effect of the gene edit.
Examples of Gene Editing Uses
Using gene knockouts to validate antibodies for research or diagnostic use
Identifying synthetic lethal interactions (and potential novel drug targets) using isogenic cell lines
Target validation and drug re-purposing
Creation of an allele specific RNAi sensitive cell lines
Studying modulators of gene transcription with endogenous reporters
Creation of optogenetics rat models with specific classes of neurons that can be switched on with light stimulation
Development of knockout animal models to study neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease
Learn more about isogenic cell line applications
Gene Editing Resources
Genome Editing Resources
At Horizon, we'd love to do everyone's gene editing for them, and we have a range of products and services to suit different scientific needs, timelines and budgets.
But we also know how immensely powerful gene editing technologies can be, and how bringing the capability in house can be desirable. If you can't find what you need amongst our ready engineered cell lines and rat models, then we can supply cell line validated gRNAs and microinjection ready CRISPR reagents to help you hit the ground running, and below you'll find some resources to help get you started.
Laboratory Genome Editing
Planning a genome editing experiment to maximise your chances of success
5 tips for choosing the right cell line for your experiment
How to select the best guide RNAs
6 ways to validate guide RNA activity
Optimizing transfection for gene editing
Single cell dilution following CRISPR gene editing
Harvesting and analyzing clones following CRISPR gene editing
Expansion of positive gene edited clones
Banking human cell lines
Further genome editing information:
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Yegor Vsevolodovich Filipenko (; ; born 10 April 1988) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Russian club Ural Yekaterinburg as a central defender.

He spent most of his career at BATE Borisov, winning four consecutive Belarusian Premier League titles, and also spent time playing in Russia, Spain and Israel.

A full international since 2007, Filipenko has earned over 40 caps for Belarus, and scored the goal which qualified them to the 2012 Olympic tournament.

Club career

Belarus and Russia
Filipenko was born in Minsk and was part of Smena Minsk's youth team. He then joined FC BATE Borisov's youth setup, and made his senior debuts for the latter in 2006.

In 2008 Filipenko moved to Spartak Moscow, but had difficulties retaining his place in the first team following the resignation of Stanislav Cherchesov and was sent out on a number of loans to other Eastern European teams. On 27 September 2009, Filipenko scored his first and only goal for the Moscow side in a 5–0 home win against one of his former clubs Tom Tomsk.

In February 2012 Filipenko returned to former club BATE Borisov, featuring regularly and scoring a career-best three goals in 2013. He was also crowned champions of the Belarusian Premier League four times in a row while playing for BATE.

Málaga
On 5 January 2015, Filipenko signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side Málaga CF. Five days later he was featured in their matchday squad for the first time, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–1 draw with Villarreal CF at La Rosaleda. He made his debut on the 13th, replacing Marcos Alberto Angelleri for the last 25 minutes of a 2–3 away defeat to Levante UD in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey, Málaga nonetheless advanced on aggregate. Spanish newspaper Marca named him in their worst La Liga team of the season.

Filipenko made his Spanish top-flight debut on 6 December 2015, starting in a goalless draw at Athletic Bilbao and being replaced by Juanpi at half time.

Maccabi Tel Aviv
After only 11 matches in 18 months in Spain, Filipenko signed a two-year deal at Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. on 14 June 2016. On 7 July, he made his debut in the 1–0 away victory against ND Gorica in 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualification.

BATE Borisov (third spell)
Filipenko rejoined BATE Borisov for the third time in the summer of 2018, remaining with the Barysaw side until January 2021. In total, he has made 236 official appearances for the team, 21 as captain.

Ural Yekaterinburg
On 8 September 2022, Filipenko joined Ural Yekaterinburg in Russia.

International career

Filipenko made his senior international debut on 12 September 2007, replacing Henadz Bliznyuk for the last 16 minutes of a 0–1 defeat to Slovenia at the Arena Petrol in Celje, for UEFA Euro 2008 qualification.

On 25 June 2011, at the finals in Denmark, Filipenko scored the only goal of the game in the Olympic Play-Off against the Czech Republic in the 88th minute.  This took Belarus to the Olympic football championship for the first time in their history. However, he did not take part in the tournament, in which Belarus were eliminated in the group stage.

His first international goal came on 10 September 2013 in a World Cup qualifier against France at the Central Stadium in Gomel, opening the scoring with a 32nd-minute header, albeit in a 2–4 defeat. On 30 March 2015, Filipenko captained the Belarusians during the first half of the goalless draw with Gabon in a friendly match in Belek, Turkey.

International goal
Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.

Honours
BATE Borisov
Belarusian Premier League: 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018
Belarusian Cup: 2019–20
Belarusian Super Cup: 2011, 2014

Maccabi Tel Aviv
Toto Cup : 2017–18

Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Belarusian Premier League: 2021, 2022
Belarusian Super Cup: 2021

Belarus U21
UEFA European Under-21 Championship bronze: 2011

Career statistics

References

External links

 Profile at Voetbal International

1988 births
Footballers from Minsk
Living people
Belarusian footballers
Association football defenders
Belarus international footballers
FC BATE Borisov players
FC Spartak Moscow players
FC Tom Tomsk players
FC Sibir Novosibirsk players
Málaga CF players
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
F.C. Ashdod players
FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players
FC Ural Yekaterinburg players
Belarusian Premier League players
Russian Premier League players
La Liga players
Israeli Premier League players
Belarusian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Israel
Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Israel


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