Clunk!! Clangity Clang clang. Ticcity Taccety Ticcity Taccety. The TARDIS inwardly cringed as the reverberations catapulted through her console room. The Doctor was feeling particularly energetic and so, simultaneously knitting his first attempt at a jumper and trying out a spot of tap dancing. Cccraaack!! paDING! Stomp Stomp Stomp Stomp blooff! 'I hate knitting!' The Doctor flumped onto a chair, grumped out his bottom lip and crossed his arms. The broken ends of the knitting needles rolled across the floor away from the furious heap of woolly tangles.
There was an awkward atmosphere collecting in the silence when SNAP!! The Doctor clapped his hands sharply and his fringe swung wildly as he launched himself off the chair and went sliding across the floor towards a trapdoor near the base of the console. He avidly tore it open and wrenched out a heavy wooden crate, flung open the lid and reached in. His various collections of space junk scratched against his shoulder as he reached to the bottom of the crate and retrieved a small, scruffy, yellowing scrap of paper. On it was written a message in Gallifreyan. ' Haha!!' beamed the Doctor as he gambolled around the console flicking switches and yanking levers. The TARDIS rumbled into life and blasted through the Time Vortex.
After a more bumpy ride than usual, the TARDIS came to rest and the Doctor swung the monitor round to see where the Gallifreyan code he'd inputted from the scrap of paper had landed him. The monitor seemed to be on the blink though, as all it showed was a dark blank screen, puzzled, the Doctor scratched his head, adjusted his bow tie and strode to the TARDIS doors. Click glushmf! After unexpectedly having to shove the door open, the Doctor had stepped right into a glutinous lake of thick orange goop, which encroached rapidly up his body and swallowed him up to chest level. He wrestled his arms free, reached inside his jacket and pulled out a torch which lit up a vast domed ceiling.
Claaack was the noise that suddenly roared against the Doctor's eardrums, he grabbed his head and looked up to see the curious sight of a sharp white blade piercing the ceiling and guillotining straight towards him. The Doctor hurriedly grabbed onto the TARDIS and hauled himself through the doors, pounced onto the switches and levers and dematerialised out of danger.
After a moment in flight, the TARDIS engines settled down again but they did not stop the Doctor's momentum as he was flung against the walls. The TARDIS was uncontrollably being juggernauted this way and that, upside down and right way up. The Doctor was launched towards the doors which exploded open to shower the clinging on Doctor in wateryish waves of gloopy liquid. The Doctor was horrified to see another sharp white blade gauging into his ship. He dug his fingernails into her door and kicked out his feet in an attempt to pull himself back inside to safety. The TARDIS took another tumble which pinballed the Doctor splat into the TARDIS console, he held on tight and kicked the levers, and breathed a sigh of relief as he successfully escaped.
Amy was placing the luxury crackers onto the whimsical Christmas table cloth, when she heard a familiar wheezing sound. She smiled and shouted to Rory who was again peering into the oven inspecting the too slowly-browning Turkey. The front door opened to reveal a freshly dry cleaned Doctor in a sparkly gold bow tie who was then enveloped in a Pondiferous hug. Rory grabbed a tin and went to welcome the Doctor. The Doctor happily picked out one of the proffered treats, unwrapped it and popped it into his mouth whereupon he immediately realised what the terror was that he'd just escaped from. The promptly spat out chocolate found itself hidden in a plant pot and as Amy and Rory attended to the roast potatoes, a large tin of Quality Street was surreptitiously slid under the sofa and out of sight.
Allonz-y-eeeaaaahhhrrrrggghhh!! Screamed the Doctor as he sat bolt upright and nearly fell out of the hammock he had strung up underneath the TARDIS console. He rubbed his eyes and tried to slow down his breathing. It was another nightmare about the girl who slipped through his fingers straight into a closed off parallel Earth. Not just any girl, she was his girl, the companion he had fallen head over heels in love with but now he had lost her. They'd got up to all sorts in the TARDIS, so much so that he was kind of relieved but also disappointed in a funny sort of way when it was clarified that it was Jackie Tyler who was expecting a new life. He was thinking of making a new rule of TARDIS inhabitancy. No hanky panky!
The Doctor ruffled his hair, sighed and tipped himself out of his hammock and proceeded to make a nice cup of tea. He sat down on the flight seats overlooking the buttons, bobbly bits, spinny wotsits and up and downy thing of his old girl. She was getting restless, The Doctor, after his breathless adventure with a rather shouty bride, had just parked up amongst the blues and purples of space and sulked and moped about her corridors.
He just didn't see the point of visiting Earth again, he didn't want to risk the spark of attraction between Timelord and Earth girl, not that anyone could measure up to his beautiful blonde sweetheart. The moment he had first clasped her hand he knew they were meant to be together. At first he thought he'd blown it as she refused to leave her frightened, mind blown boyfriend. He'd shut the doors and dematerialised. As soon he was out of earshot he'd kicked the console then hurriedly apologised. He stormed off to the past and gadded about interfering and sometimes just spectating until it finally clicked that he'd forgotten one very significant feature of his spaceship.
That had persuaded Rose Tyler to run towards his open doors and eventually into his welcoming arms. They were heroes in their own time and everyone else's. She was so brave and clever and knew what to do in the heat of the moment even when he was trapped down a cavernous shaft or in a flimsy piece of paper. Their first kiss had come about because of Rose's determination and enormous courage but tragically it also forced him to regenerate. At first Rose wasn't happy with this new guy in an old man's clothes, he looked like he should be on telly chatting about naff cars than commandeering a spaceship.
He'd quickly passed out and later woken up in some musty pyjamas and a raggedy dressing gown weighed down by random fruit lurking in the pockets. He'd quite liked the stripes though. While he was sleeping Rose had once again stepped up to the plate and summoned her courage to face thousands of Sycorax. He had been splayed out on the floor of the TARDIS until Jackie Tyler's brew had seeped into the wiring and awoken him in the nick of time. A Satsuma had saved the day, the only type of orange good enough to beat the invasion. He was relieved it wasn't a Tangerine, they were useless.
The Doctor rustled about in the box of food he'd found on the console room balcony, Jackie must have left it there. All he could find biscuit wise was some dry digestives, sighing he opened the packet and dunked one in his tea. He recalled once meeting a talking panda who tried to make him an offer he wouldn't be able to refuse, said he could get him some top quality pastry. He inspected the crumbling digestive and thought maybe he would take him up on the offer, there must be better biscuits than this.
He drifted back into his daydreams and recalled the day that he had felt the most intense sweetness of any of his times on Earth. Rose had been determined to make him blush as she pushed him back through the doors of Boots with twenty quid in his hand. He browsed the shelves, sniffed a few shower gels and eventually sidled into the correct aisle, he glanced sideways and was overwhelmed by brightly coloured little boxes, their names were odder than any alien language and they all seemed to offer different promises. He then was startled to see a shop assistant marching towards him with a vacant grimace of 'how can I help?' on her face. He shuffled round to the opposite shelves grabbed what turned out to be a lip balm and sighed with relief in the queue to pay. They didn't have this in Gallifrey, there was an izzy whizzy thing and if you wanted Gallibabies you got them and if you didn't then you just got lovely sparky warkies.
When the Doctor sheepishly emerged back out into the high street and handed back a lip balm along with Rose's advantage card and £18 change she huffed, told to him stay right there and stomped through the doors to do the job herself. When she returned with a plastic bag bursting at the seams, grabbed his tie and yanked him back into the TARDIS he felt like the luckiest man on Earth, Gallifrey and Sto.
He slurped the last of his tea and just before he was going to attend to a stirring in the pinstripes he heard what sounded like something scratching at the TARDIS doors. 'What!?' he exclaimed, he was floating in space, what could be outside? He walked over to the doors and slowly ventured a peek outside. What he found was a little brown mouse which promptly shuffled inside, climbed up onto the TARDIS console and pressed a specific combination of buttons and levers. The Doctor rushed up to the mouse, 'oiya!! What d'ya think ya doingah!? The mouse squeaked at him in a very forceful manner but the Doctor did not understand any of the little creature's tirade. While the Doctor did speak horse, cat and baby, he wasn't the most attentive student at the Academy and often ran away and hid from the other kids. He'd hideaway and sit in the dark in tears. This had earnt him the snide nickname Barney. Because of this he'd not learnt the mouse language.
After a short time in flight the TARDIS landed, the mouse scrambled off the console and ran to the TARDIS doors. The Doctor checked the monitor which showed a very pretty and luscious garden, an Alan Titchmarsh on a good day environment. It looked like one of the peace planets, they were little pockets of safe relaxation and tranquillity dotted about the universe. The Doctor shrugged and went to open the doors, as he stepped onto the soft green lawn the mouse scurried away, the Doctor ran after him curious to see what the mouse was headed for. The mouse darted through an overgrowth of colour and out of sight.
When the Doctor caught up with the mouse he was horrified to see the mouse attempting to prise open the jaws of a plump, sleeping, enviably ginger cat and position himself under its sharpest incisor. The Doctor grabbed the cat and shook the mouse off its muzzle, the cat growled slightly but when the Doctor let go he flopped back down to the soft crushed grass beneath him. It was part of feline legend that this peace planet had the best catnip in the universe. The Doctor was fascinated to see that it appeared that the mouse was crying. There was a rustle in the bushes and out strolled a very furry silvery colour cat wearing a smart space helmet marked with the insignia of the S.S. Tuna.
Ah here was someone the Doctor could have a proper conversation with. Declining the offer of some catnip, the Doctor enquired about the presence of the cat captain and his now very lackadaisical but satisfied crew. It had turned out that their space ship had crashed and this being a peace planet, there were no replacement metal shops or noisy engineer services so they were pretty much stranded. The matter then turned to why did the mouse want to get himself eaten?
Through a slow translation of the mouse's story, told by the mouse to the cat and then from the cat to the Doctor, it emerged that the mouse had a lot in common with the Doctor. The mouse had lost the love of his life and didn't want to do anything anymore. Each time the sunlight dappled across the entrance of his home he raised up his furry body then slumped his belly back to the soil with a sigh of 'what's the point'. But then one day he remembered the legend of the Doctor and the plans of the space cats and made a decision.
The Doctor picked up the mouse and said to him 'You can't just give up, that love you had was precious and is still right there inside you, you owe it to the one you lost to give their love power, make it bigger and share it with the universe, show them, wherever they are, that you still believe in them and the euphoria you both shared' the mouse wiped his eyes and looked up at the Doctor, cleared his throat and squeaked. 'He says he's ready, he's ready to start again' translated the cat. 'Maybe you should take your own advice' said the cat. The Doctor slumped to the floor and sobbed while the cat and the mouse snuggled up to him to offer him some comfort. It would be difficult but yes, the Doctor was ready to start again.


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Volume 4, No. 7 - July 2015
- Updating you on what's going on
Agente de Seguros de Florida Central Arrestada por Negociar Pólizas Fraudulentas con una Licencia de Seguros Suspendida
The Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced the arrest of insurance agent Julia Shurdom, 67, for transacting insurance related business with a suspended insurance license, scheming to defraud, and uttering a forged document while working for Absolute Insurance Services in Orlando, Florida.
DIF received a complaint in regards to Ms. Shurdom, after a client who purchased homeowners' insurance in 2013 and 2014 discovered that her home had remained uninsured. DIF conducted an investigation surrounding the complaint and found, per her bank records, that Ms. Shurdom had collected two homeowners' insurance premium payments and used the money for personal profit.
During the investigation, DIF conducted a license search for the accused agent and realized that the Department's Division of Agent & Agency Services (A&A) had already begun investigating Ms. Shurdom for a series of unrelated events. A&A's investigation had subsequently resulted in a suspension of Ms. Shurdom's license to conduct insurance related business. A follow up audit by A&A, as well as the ongoing investigation by DIF, revealed that Ms. Shurdom continued to negotiate insurance policies without the proper licensing from the Department of Financial Services, and that the transactions conducted were fraudulent.
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Agente de Seguros de Miami Arrestado por Robar Más de $80,000 a Clientes
The Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Insurance Fraud announced the arrest of Mandy Rodriguez, 35, on felony fraud and grand theft charges after an investigation revealed that Rodriguez, a licensed insurance agent, stole more than $80,000 in premium funds from four of his clients. In an effort to conceal that he was pocketing the money intended to pay the premiums on policies his clients thought were valid, Rodriguez created fake proof of insurance documents and gave them to his clients.
Rodriguez' clients believed they were paying for legitimate commercial or homeowners' insurance policies from Citizens Property Insurance Company, but Citizens verified that none of the policies ever existed. Rodriguez instructed his clients to write their premium checks to his company, Risk Management Agency Group, rather than to Citizens directly. Bank records show that the victims' checks were deposited into his company's account for personal use.
Detectives obtained a statement from Rodriguez acknowledging the creation of the fraudulent insurance documents as well as the deposit of the insurance premium money into his personal company's bank account. Once able to verify that the consumers had been duped, Citizens and Rodriguez's employer, Bentrust Insurance Group, worked together to secure proper insurance coverage that was paid up-to-date.
Mandy Rodriguez was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and is being charged with 1 count of Unlawfully Diverting Insurance Funds, 1 count of Scheme to Defraud, 5 counts of Insurance Fraud, 29 counts of Grand Theft, 5 counts of Forgery, and 5 counts of Uttering a Forged Instrument. The case is being prosecuted by the office of Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. The Department's Division of Agent and Agency Services, which licenses and investigates insurance agents in Florida, also participated in the investigation and aims to take administrative action against Rodriguez's insurance license.
Agente de Seguros del Condado de Palm Beach Arrestado por Falsificar Pólizas de Seguros de Vida por un Valor de $3 Millones
The Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Insurance Fraud announced the arrest of Cledith E. Oakley III, owner of Asset, Insurance & Mortgage Services, Inc. or AIMS in Boynton Beach, on charges of grand theft and insurance fraud after it was discovered that he stole the identity and information of his business partner in an effort to conceal commission profits made from the sale of fraudulent life insurance policies. Oakley utilized his experience in the insurance industry to write fraudulent life insurance policies for himself and his two minor sons, and falsely inflated his income to qualify for high death benefit policies in order to obtain higher commissions.
An investigation conducted in conjunction with the Department's Division of Agent and Agency Services' Bureau of Investigation revealed that Oakley, a licensed insurance agent, executed an elaborate scheme in which he created a shell company, AIMS, and directed an employee to file false applications for life insurance policies in excess of $3 million. As the head of AIMS, Oakley received monetary commissions from the sale of the policies but purposefully neglected to pay the subsequent premium payments. When confronted by investigators, Oakley admitted to intentionally defrauding insurance companies for the sole purpose of receiving commission payouts.
Oakley's scheme unraveled when the business partner whose identity was stolen became suspicious and contacted the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud. Bank records subpoenaed as part of the investigation proved that Oakley was the sole signer on bank accounts that contained the fraudulently obtained commission payouts. Bank records further proved that Oakley withdrew funds from these accounts for personal use. In total, Oakley acquired nearly $30,000 in commissions from the sale of five bogus policies that totaled $3 million in coverage.
La División de Fraude de Seguros Anuncia el Arresto de Agente de Seguros de Orlando por Estafar a Compañía de Seguros por Más de $150,000
The Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Insurance Fraud announced the arrest of Orlando insurance agent Joseph Oddo, 46, for defrauding Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. of more than $150,000 in commission payments he was not entitled to.
The investigation revealed that Oddo fraudulently used his mother's name and insurance license to sell 19 Ameritas Life Corp. insurance policies because he was not appointed to sell for the company. With each policy sale, Oddo collected an advanced commission and represented to his clients that a special program permitted him to provide a 'free' life insurance policy. Bank records and interviews with Joseph Oddo's clients showed that for a short time, Oddo deposited premium funds into his clients' bank accounts - funds that Ameritas would later debit from the account for premium payments.
However, Oddo stopped paying the premiums causing the policies to lapse. By failing to keep the policies current, Oddo had not earned the commission payments that were advanced to him and was stealing from the insurance company.
After learning of a warrant for his arrest, Joseph Oddo turned himself into the Orange County Jail. His bond was set at $20,000, and he is charged with one count of Scheme to Defraud over $50,000 and one count of Fraudulent Use of Personal Identification Information. His case will be prosecuted by the office of State Attorney Jeffrey L Ashton, and he faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted. The Department's Division of Agents & Agency Services has suspended his license to transact insurance in Florida.
Representantes de Seguros de Miami Arrestados por Comercializar sin Licencia
The Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Insurance Fraud announced the arrests of Luis Alfredo Hernandez, 51, and Etiame Caridad Ramjohn, 35, for transacting insurance without a license. Ramjohn, a convicted felon, and Hernandez were employed with Trinity Insurance Agency in Miami.
Hernandez and Ramjohn were found to have been transacting insurance-related business at Trinity Insurance Agency during a site inspection conducted by the Department's Division of Agent & Agency Services' Bureau of Investigation. The inspection stemmed from Hernandez's application for an insurance agent license that was not completed, which led investigators to believe he was transacting without a license.
Anytime an application for licensure gets denied or closed without approval, the Department of Financial Services' Division of Agent & Agency Services' Bureau of Investigation tracks the applicant's business transactions to make sure they do not attempt to conduct business without the proper licensing.
Investigators not only found Hernandez and Ramjohn to be conducting unlicensed insurance business, but Ramjohn had also previously been denied a customer representative license and was permanently barred from the insurance industry. The investigation revealed that Hernandez and Ramjohn were obtaining insurance policies and signing the name of another agent who was absent during the time of the transactions.
In addition to what was found during the site inspection, Hernandez and Ramjohn were also found to have sold and quoted multiple insurance policies for Trinity Insurance Agency. It was determined that Hernandez was involved in the transaction and sale of at least 155 insurance policies, and Ramjohn was involved in at least 31 policies, submitted to United Automobile Insurance Company. During the investigation, additional customers were located and they identified Hernandez and Ramjohn as the persons that sold them their motor vehicle insurance.
El estado de la Florida exige a las personas que realizan tareas como agente de seguros o representante del cliente que tengan las licencias apropiadas emitidas por el Departamento de Servicios Financieros.
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Tres Residentes de Miami Arrestados por Fraude PIP por un Total de Más de $99,000 en Pérdidas Financieras
The Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Insurance Fraud announced the arrests of Miami residents Mariela Quintana, 46, Noel Vazquez Lazo, 44, and Rodney Fabian, 27, for their involvement in separate fraudulent personal injury protection or PIP insurance schemes. These three individuals are held accountable for nearly $100,000 in financial losses after their plans to execute multiple PIP schemes were disrupted by a Division of Insurance Fraud investigation.
Mariela Quintana was a licensed massage therapist at D & J Rehabilitation Center in Miami and was charged for fraudulently billing nearly $10,000 in claims after she allegedly signed off on treatment forms for procedures she never performed. This is the second time in less than six months that she has been arrested for similar activity at the same clinic. This time she's been charged with Insurance Fraud, Grand Theft, and Organized Scheme to Defraud.
Noel Vazquez Lazo directed a staged accident that resulted in fraudulent claims in excess of $89,000. Lazo paid for the policy of the at-fault vehicle used in the accident and paid the participants in these schemes to seek treatment for fake injuries. As a result of his actions Lazo faces charges which include Organizing a Staged Accident, Insurance Fraud, and Grand Theft.
Rodney Fabian has been charged with Solicitation, Patient Brokering, Insurance Fraud, and Grand Theft for his role in soliciting the victim of a hit and run accident and offering to pay them for visiting a specific clinic for treatment. Fabian paid the victim $1,000 as part of their agreement, but, because the insurance company suspected fraud, the claims were not processed and Fabian tried to demand the money back.
Charlotte County Restaurant Fire Uncovers Sale of Fake Insurance Policy
Leaving Restaurant Owner to Cover $120,000 in Fire Damages
The Florida Department of Financial Services announced the arrest of Punta Gorda resident William Reese for acting as an unlicensed insurance agent and selling a fake insurance policy to local restaurant owner, Luis Rivera, owner of Two Brothers Home Style Cooking located in Punta Gorda.
Luis Rivera compró lo que pensó que era una póliza de seguro válida a William Reese, quien afirmó ser un agente con licencia en New York. Reese, sin embargo, se quedó con el dinero y, debido a que no tenía licencia para vender seguros, ninguna póliza de seguro válida estaba asegurada.
Un incendio se originó en el interior del restaurante en abril de 2015 y se solicitó la asistencia de la oficina del Jefe de Bomberos del Estado, quien también se desempeña bajo la dirección de Oficial Principal de Finanzas Jeff Atwater, para investigar la causa del incendio.
During the course of that investigation, Luis Rivera provided investigators a copy of his proof of insurance, also known as a certificate of insurance, only to find out that the certificate was bogus. This meant that his business, which suffered $120,000 in fire damages, was uninsured at the time of the fire.
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Q: Android bluetooth Enabling going crazy Android Bluetooth enabling is going crazy. I am working on a chat type app which will populate the bluetooth devices (paired non-paired and discovered in range) into a  ListView.
as soon as I switch on the bluetooth, the background code
ArrayOfDevices = btAdapter.getBondedDevices();
if(ArrayOfDevices.size()>0)//paired dev more than 0
{
    for(BluetoothDevice device: ArrayOfDevices)
{
    listAdapter.add(device.getName()+ "\n" +device.getAddress());
}
//for breadcast recievers and registering them//
}

this listadapter is filled properly, but it needs bluetooth already switched on for this matter.
bluetooth code is:
        if(!btAdapter.isEnabled())
        {
            Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Enablingggggg the bluetooth device",
                    Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            Intent iBlueEnabled = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
            startActivityForResult(iBlueEnabled, 1);
}
else //

//some code follows

The problem is that enabling the bluetooth is simple but problem arises when I have the code to follow after enabling the bluetooth. that code gets executed before the bluetooth is enabled properly (as it takes time).
question of using a custom bluetooth adapter is out of reach for me.
Any solution from experts???
thankyou in advance.

A: You have to execute your code only if the Bluetooth is enabled successfully.
override onActivityResult() and if you get RESULT_OK then execute your code to make sure that the adapter is already enabled.
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Using Semaphore is another alternative, here is a quick example
final Semaphore semaphore = new Semaphore(0, true);

Before running the code that using the Bluetooth adapter if is not enabled
semaphore.acquire();

After the Bluetooth adapter is enabled or failed i.e. in onActivityResult
semaphore.release();

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Neanderthals Made the First Specialised Bone Tools In Europe
Neanderthals Shaped Animal Bones So That They Could Work Leather
For many thousands of years, modern humans (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) lived in western Europe, it is not known how much interaction there was between these two species of hominids. Neanderthals, far from being the slow-witted, ape-men of Victorian literature were very well adapted to living in cold climates, skilled tool makers and very capable hunters. In Neanderthal fossil sites dated to near the time when this species became extinct, a few thousand years after the arrival of modern humans in western Europe, tools and other objects have been found that are very similar to those found in contemporaneous fossil sites of modern humans. Neanderthals show behaviours similar to those associated with modern humans and have similar fine tools, such as small stone blades and bone implements.
Evidence of Neanderthals Being Skilled Leather Workers
Very clever and innovative Neanderthals.
It had been thought that much of these sophisticated behaviours inferred from artefacts found at Neanderthal fossil sites, had been developed as a result of contact between Neanderthals and our own species. Modern humans arrived in western Europe around 40,000 years ago and it is after this date that such sophisticated tools turn up in Neanderthal dig sites.
In a new study, published in the academic journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), a team of researchers report the discovery of specialised bone tools previously only associated with Homo sapiens that date from a Neanderthal site that is at least 50,000 years old – before (so it is thought), the arrival of modern man in western Europe. This suggests that Neanderthals did not learn sophisticated tool making skills from us, they may have developed such technologies themselves.
Co-author of the study, Zenobia Jacobs of the University of Wollongong (New South Wales, Australia) stated that the tools were polishing tools made from animal bones. These "lissoir" tools were used to work the hides of animals and the Neanderthal bone tools predate similar discoveries made in western Europe by about 10,000 years. The tools were found in south-western France and the University of Wollongong has been engaged in a major project to assess Neanderthal and early human European cultures. This new study, forms just part of the University's research.
This discovery implies that the two hominid species either learned how to work animal skins separately, or modern humans may have picked up the skills required from the Neanderthals. Dr. Jacobs suggests that it may have been the later, with modern humans learning from Neanderthals.
The Bone Tools Discovered at the Site in South-western France
Bone tools shaped by Neanderthals for working animal skins.
Picture Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Picture A shows a bone tool, the dotted line shows the original shape of the bone before it was sculpted and shaped into a tool for use in leather work. The close up images of the bones show evidence of wear as seen in modern lissoir tools used today in the fashion industry.
Dr Jacobs said the tools were used to smooth and burnish deer hides and make them water resistant. They were identically shaped to plastic lissoir tools used today by top fashion houses. The specialised bone tools have microscopic wear patterns preserved on them, the wear is consistent with the use of lissoir in modern times to obtain supple, lustrous, and more impermeable hides.
The discovery contradicts theories that Neanderthals were "cognitively challenged dead-ends" who had been supplanted by Homo sapiens because they were stupid, Dr Jacobs said. Neanderthals have also been found to have had the genetic and anatomical features necessary for speech.
Dr. Jacobs added:
"I don't think they were stupid at all. They were probably quite capable of inventing all sorts of things that modern humans would like to claim as their own."
Dr Jacobs commented that it had long been believed that humans began behaving in a modern fashion, characterised by the use of symbols, when they reached Europe.
"Now it's generally accepted that we probably had those abilities over the last 100 to 150 thousand years," the doctor stated.
While it is not clear why Homo sapiens displaced the Neanderthals, Dr Jacobs said there had been plenty of interbreeding and most people now had between 2.5 per cent and 4 per cent of Neanderthal DNA in their genes.
She quipped:
"Maybe those leather workers are the ones with more Neanderthal genes."
As these finds clearly predate the oldest known age for the use of similar objects in Europe by anatomically modern humans, they could also be evidence for cultural diffusion from Neanderthals to modern humans.
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Frank Frazetta's Painting, Bernie Wrightson Original Art Boost Heritage Comics & Comic Art Auction Above $9 Million
by A.A. Cristi May. 05, 2020
The Frank Frazetta The Serpent (aka "Aros") Paperback Novel Cover Painting Original Art (Paperback Library, 1967) and Bernie Wrightson Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein Front Endpapers Illustration Original Art (late 1970s) sparked furious bidding to lead Heritage Auctions' Comics & Comics Art Auction to $9,099,710 in total sales April 30-May 3.
So strong was the demand that the Dallas-based auction raced past its pre-auction estimate of just over $7.3 million and boasted sell-through rates of 100% by lots and value.
The Serpent drew bids from 32 collectors before it sold for $300,000. Normally, a standing, semi-nude human figure would be the dominant element of any image, but in this case, the woman's skin almost blends into the color around her, while the black and green serpent creates the strongest visual contrast. The image was used on the 1967 paperback edition for Jane Gaskell's The Serpent, which was the first in the Atlan Saga series.
"Frank Frazetta's artwork has been extremely popular among collectors in recent years, so it is no surprise that the interest in The Serpent was so high" Heritage Auctions Co-Chairman Jim Halperin said. "In addition, the auction included several new artist's records, and the Variety Store Collection of fresh-to-market comics produced outstanding results."
The Bernie Wrightson Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein Front Endpapers Illustration Original Art (late 1970s) drew 44 bids before finishing at $240,000. Wrightson's original art for Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein is exceedingly rare. Starting in 1975, Wrightson spent six years creating images, only three of which are landscape format pieces (the wraparound cover and the back endpapers are the others). Wrightson is so revered for his work on the project that even the images he created that did not end up getting used in the book are in high demand among serious collectors. Among all of his illustrations, this is one of the few that gives a clear portrait of the tortured soul known as "the Monster of Frankenstein."
That Amazing Fantasy #15 is the most coveted Silver Age comic of all time is no secret, especially in a high grade. So it was no surprise when Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages drew bids from 67 collectors before closing at $180,000. The most valuable book from the Silver Age includes the origin and first appearance of Spider-Man, as well as Uncle Ben and Aunt May.
Nearly four dozen collectors went after John Romita Sr. and Mike Esposito (as M. Demeo) Amazing Spider-Man #41 Splash Page 1 Original Art (Marvel, 1966) until it also brought $180,000, tripling its pre-auction estimate. The "giant web" splash page presents the first image of the Rhino in what was just Romita's third issue of his long run on the title.
Donald Duck's 60th anniversary was celebrated in Carl Barks Surprise Party at Memory Pond Painting Original Art (1994), which changed hands for $156,000. Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Uncle Scrooge, Daisy, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Grandma, Gyro Gearloose, Gladstone Gander, and Gus Goose are among those in attendance at the celebration in the painting that includes elements from Donald's first screen appearance in the Silly Symphony, "The Little Wise Hen."
Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC Apparent FN 6.0 Slight to Moderate (A-2) Off-white pages found a new owner at $144,000. After Action Comics #1, it is considered the ultimate prize for any serious Superman collector.
Another elite page of original art inspired 32 bidders before Barry Smith X-Men #55 Cover Havok Original Art (Marvel, 1969) closed at $132,000. One of Smith's earliest Marvel covers features Alex Summers, a.k.a. Havok, surrounded by the entire X-Men team of Marvel Girl, Iceman, the Angel, the Beast and Summers' brother, Cyclops.
Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4 Story Page 24 Original Art (DC, 1986) sold for $66,000. On this page from Chapter Four, entitled "The Dark Knight Falls," Batman convinces the Mutants to help save the city.
Amazing Fantasy #15 made another appearance among the top lots when nearly four dozen collectors made bids for a Stan Lee-signed Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages until it also drew $66,000.
Several records were set in the sale, including:
Bill Elder Mad #3 Complete 8-Page Story "Dragged Net!" Original Art (EC, 1953): $78,000 - a new auction record for the artist
Jim Starlin and Frank Giacoia Avengers #120 Cover Thor and Iron Man Original Art (Marvel, 1974): $75,000 - a new Heritage Auctions record for the artist
George Evans and Jack Kamen Tales from the Crypt #33 Complete 7-Page Story "This Trick'll Kill You!" Original Art (EC, 1952): $26,400 - a new record for Evans and the only piece on which he collaborated with Kamen
The sale included 50 lots from the fresh-to-market "Variety Store Collection," a single-owner trove of incredibly high-grade Marvel titles from the 1960s and 1970s, many of which carry grades of 9.6 and 9.8. The collection has been stored by a Midwest convenience store owner for years, and will have additional lots featured in future Heritage Comics auctions, including Sunday-Monday Night Weekly Online sales. Among the top lots in this sale from the Variety Store Collection were:
The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (Marvel, 1967) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages: $55,200 - nearly double the previous record for the issue
The Amazing Spider-Man #39 (Marvel, 1966) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages: $31,200 - more than double the previous record
The auction also marked the first time Wata certified Atari games have ever been offered at public auction, setting a number of auction records for sealed Atari games. Atari was created in 1972 in Sunnyvale, California, and was a pioneer in arcade games, video game consoles and systems and home computers.
Super Mario Bros. [Hangtab, 3 Code, Mid-Production] Wata 8.0 A Sealed NES Nintendo 1985 USA prompted bids from 29 collectors before selling for $40,200. Although Heritage has offered complete in-box and sealed copies of this title before, this was the first copy offered of the cardboard hangtab variant. Sealed hangtab copies of other black box titles offered previously by Heritage Auctions often have sparked competitive bidding, and this game was no exception. This Nintendo Entertainment System launch title is also the highest-selling title on the console. Not only is it the first video game in the Super Mario Bros. series, it also marks the first appearance of the biggest threat to the Mushroom Kingdom: Bowser.
Other video game highlights in the sale included, but were not limited to:
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link [Rev-A, Round SOQ, Early Production] Wata 9.6 A+ Sealed NES Nintendo 1989 USA: $38,400
The Legend of Zelda [Oval SOQ TM, Later Production] Wata 9.4 A Sealed 1987 USA: $33,600
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! [Oval SOQ TM, Later Production] Wata 9.2 A Sealed 1987 USA: $33,600
Chrono Trigger Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed SNES SquareSoft 1995 USA: $28,800
Spider-Man Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed Atari 2600 Parker Brothers 1982 USA: $9,000
Mario Bros. [1988, Silver box] Wata 9.2 A+ Sealed Atari 2600 Atari 1983 USA: $9,000
Frogger Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed Atari 2600 Parker Brothers 1982 USA: $5,040
Drawing the same $28,000 return was a Nintendo-Mego Game & Watch Sales Demo cabinet, a Game & Watch demo cabinet made close to 40 years ago by an emerging Nintendo but marketed by a company that sold Star Trek action figures, a game known by two inviting titles: Exterminator or Vermin.
"We expected this to be quite popular because it's an early piece of Nintendo history - it even predates the Nintendo Entertainment System by about five years," Heritage Auctions Video Games Consignment Director Valarie McLeckie said. "But since it's one of two Game & Watch demo cabinets known and the only one of this title, we left it up to the market to decide its value. Needless to say, this was a pleasing auction result!"
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Heritage also enjoys the highest Online dollar volume of any auction house on earth (source: Hiscox Report). The Internet's most popular auction-house website, HA.com, has more than 1,250,000 registered bidder-members and searchable free archives of five million past auction records with prices realized, descriptions and enlargeable photos. Reproduction rights routinely granted to media for photo credit.
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The second challenge is totally amazeballs.
We have to grab a few books off of the shelf, arrange the titles in to a poem and share it with you wonderful people.
So, here's mine. I am currently living in the Middle East and have left the vast majority of my books back over in the home land, haha! So - I grabbed what I had... and did what I could. Enjoy!
And there you have it. Nonsensical but awesome nonetheless I am sure you'd agree! Haha! Make your own and feel free to post them below - I can't wait to see them all!
I love these! They turned out to be so fun!
Great selection of titles! Loved it!
Hahaha, my bookshelf is a regular Dr Seus !


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" An explosive that affects a wide area: the Meteor. "
–Shiori Usami about Meteor.[1]
Meteor[2]
Kanji 炸裂弾
Rōmaji Meteora
- Explosive Bullets
- Wide Range
Meteor (炸裂弾(メテオラ), Meteora?, lit. Exploding Bullet) is a Gunner Trigger.
Meteor is a projectile which appears as a luminous trail once shot. On impact, it explodes with a flash, releasing a large amount of smoke.[3] The size of each bullet is directly proportional to the trion levels of the user. Shooters form a trion cube that can be divided in smaller regular polyhedrons, their size and shape depending on how many are created at once, whereas Gunners fire Meteor through different types of gun-shaped Triggers, discharging a single, large orb.[1] The grenade launcher gives it an arched trajectory.[4]
Meteor lacks Asteroid's penetrative power, but its explosive properties allow each bullet to inflict damage over a much wider range.[6] The size of the explosion scales with the amount of trion used.[6] A trion body can be destroyed just by being engulfed in the blast, without direct contact with the bullets.[7] It seems it consumes more trion than Asteroid, since it was deemed unsuitable for Osamu,[8] who however uses Asteroid regularly.
Meteor has multiple strategic applications. It can be employed to demolish buildings and other structures in order to bury the opponent in rubble,[9] clear lines of fire from obstacles,[10] deprive enemies of hiding spots,[11] and delimit areas of the map by making their points of access, such as bridges, unfit for use.[12] The curtain of smoke that follows the explosion can obstruct the target's vision, leaving them open to further attack.[13] Likewise, destroying buildings can work as a diversion[14] or as a way to create chaos on the battlefield.[15]
Shooters also have access to a variety of tactics unavailable to Gunners. By setting the speed of one or more Meteor cubes to zero, they can set traps that explode after a certain amount of time,[16] or that they can set off manually by firing at them with long-ranged Triggers when the opponent is in range.[14] Meteor cubes can be combined with Spider to create booby traps that go off when the tripwire is removed.[17] Conversely, Meteor provides an excellent counter to strategies centered on Spider wires, by wrecking large areas and destroying both the wires and the structures they are attached to.[18] If the user is confident in their close quarters abilities, they can rush at the target to use Meteor at close range, for example right after striking with an Attacker Trigger,[19] in order to maximize the area of attack and dictate the pace by covering their retreat.[20]
When shot through Gunner Triggers, Meteor is released as a single explosive projectile of great power.[1] Grenade launchers cause its trajectory to become arched,[4] which makes it possible to bombard several locations or opponents in quick succession.[21]
Composite bullets created from Meteor combine its explosive properties with the specific abilities of the other Gunner Trigger. The trajectory of Tomahawk can be programmed beforehand due to it being derived from Viper,[22] and Salamander, the fusion of Meteor and Hound, can home in on a target.[23]
High-Angle Bombardment (曲射砲撃(きょくしゃほうげき), Kyokusha Hōgeki?)[24] By shooting multiple Meteor rounds through one or more grenade launchers, the user can fire at all the enemies visible on Radar in quick succession,[21] demolish large portions of the map, and wreak havoc on the battlefield.[25] Despite its power and range, the technique has low accuracy, especially without visual on the target.[26] The assistance of an Operator for positioning is often required.[26] Hiro Kitazoe is a renowned user.[24]
See also: Meteor Users
Meteor has 20 known users among official agents, 12 of whom utilize it as a Shooter bullet, and 8 as a Gunner one. Among the latter, 6 utilize it in conjunction with an assault rifle and 2 with a grenade launcher.[27] This list excludes those members of branches who do not participate in Rank Battles,[28] but includes Yūko Kumagai[29] and Akane Hiura,[14] who added it to their Trigger set in preparation of the match against Suzunari First and Tamakoma Second.[12] It is unknown if they retained it afterwards. In the anime, Kyōsuke Karasuma also uses it as a Shooter.[30]
Like other Gunner bullets, Meteor is likely to have been named after a missile, the MBDA Meteor, commonly known simply as Meteor.
Meteor is the only bullet used in conjunction with a grenade launcher.[27]
It is also the only Gunner bullet not to be used in conjunction with a handgun.[27]
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 29 (p. 3)
↑ 4.0 4.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 111 (p. 7)
↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 99 (p. 14-15)
↑ 12.0 12.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 96 (p. 6)
↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 155 (p. 16-17)
↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 98 (p. 21)
↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 93)
↑ 24.0 24.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 111 (p. 14)
↑ 26.0 26.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 111 (p. 9)
↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File
↑ World Trigger Anime — Episode 33
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I am in favour of keeping them as "option" and "defense."	 2016-04-23T21:18:25Z
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Once the matter is decided, could you have the bot fix it? I am working on the Trigger templates of every unit, starting from the top of A-Ra...	 2016-04-23T23:05:41Z
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Q: How to avoid Infinite Loop in vue.js watcher and socket.io I have bulma slider on client side with vue.js and socket.io. In my case I would have few instances of clients - if somebody moves his slider socket.io start sending message to server (json file) server saves this status and broadcasting this json to others. Problem is when others recives messages - they started sending this json too, because data value on their instances changes too.
Thanks for help
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A: Bind action to an event, like @input or @change insted of v-model value, get rid of watcher and try something like this:
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       min="0"
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This way you send request only when user intentionally changes his value, not when value updates by any mean.


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Chapter 86A.
Barbers.
§ 86A-1. Recodified as G.S. 86B-21 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(m), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-2. Recodified as G.S. 86B-22 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(n), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-3. Recodified as G.S. 86B-23 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(o), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-4. Recodified as G.S. 86B-1 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(b), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-5. Recodified as G.S. 86B-2 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(c), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-6. Recodified as G.S. 86B-3 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(d), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-7. Recodified as G.S. 86B-4 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(e), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-8. Recodified as G.S. 86B-24 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(p), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-9. Recodified as G.S. 86B-25 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(q), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-10. Recodified as G.S. 86B-26 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(r), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-11. Recodified as G.S. 86B-27 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(s), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-12. Recodified as G.S. 86B-28 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(t), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-13. Recodified as G.S. 86B-29 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(u), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-14. Recodified as G.S. 86B-32 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(w), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-15. Recodified as G.S. 86B-31 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(v), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-16. Recodified as G.S. 86B-33 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(x), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-17. Recodified as G.S. 86B-34 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(y), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-18. Recodified as G.S. 86B-35 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(z), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-19. Recodified as G.S. 86B-36 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(aa), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-20. Recodified as G.S. 86B-37 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(bb), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-20.1. Recodified as G.S. 86B-8(c) by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(j), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-21. Recodified as G.S. 86B-5 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(f), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-22. Recodified as G.S. 86B-38 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(cc), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-23. Recodified as G.S. 86B-39 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(dd), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-24. Recodified as G.S. 86B-40 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(ee), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-25. Recodified as G.S. 86B-41 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(ff), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-26. Recodified as G.S. 86B-42 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(gg), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.
§ 86A-27. Recodified as G.S. 86B-10 by Session Laws 2022-72, s. 1(l), effective January 1, 2023, and applicable to applications for licensure, examination, and renewal submitted on or after that date.


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Q: Is there any solution to find the page breakpoint in python (for docx doccument)? PLEASE REFER THE IMAGE FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDNG I am developing an application which check the page break point of a DOCX file and if there is a page break point, then that page is ending at that point. I am literally fed up with many logics.
Hope i can get one.
Thanks and regards

A: .DOCX files seem to do something called a soft breakpoint between pages.
However, this seems to say that you can use from docx import nsprefixes to replace occurrences of page breaks with something more identifiable.


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Alexis Daria
National Bestseller
"I could not get enough of Jasmine and Ashton! I adored Jasmine--her ambition, her confidence, her attacks of self-doubt, and especially her hilarious, snarky, and loving cousins. She and Ashton have such a steamy, swoony, love story that I didn't want the book to end!"--Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author
RITA® Award Winning author Alexis Daria brings readers an unforgettable, hilarious rom-com set in the drama-filled world of telenovelas—perfect for fans of Jane the Virgin and The Kiss Quotient.
Leading Ladies do not end up on tabloid covers.
After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy for the number one streaming service in the country, Jasmine figures her new "Leading Lady Plan" should be easy enough to follow—until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk Ashton Suárez.
Leading Ladies don't need a man to be happy.
After his last telenovela character was killed off, Ashton is worried his career is dead as well. Joining this new cast as a last-minute addition will give him the chance to show off his acting chops to American audiences and ping the radar of Hollywood casting agents. To make it work, he'll need to generate smoking-hot on-screen chemistry with Jasmine. Easier said than done, especially when a disastrous first impression smothers the embers of whatever sexual heat they might have had.
Leading Ladies do not rebound with their new costars.
With their careers on the line, Jasmine and Ashton agree to rehearse in private. But rehearsal leads to kissing, and kissing leads to a behind-the-scenes romance worthy of a soap opera. While their on-screen performance improves, the media spotlight on Jasmine soon threatens to destroy her new image and expose Ashton's most closely guarded secret.
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Daria (Dance All Night) delivers a sexy showbiz love affair in this steamy rom-com. Soap opera actor Jasmine Lin Rodriguez has just won the title role in a hotly anticipated telenovela when she's dumped by her rock star boyfriend and her life is splashed across the tabloids. To get her life back on track in time for the first day of shooting, Jasmine and her cousins aka the Primas of Power devise the Leading Lady Plan, a list of dos and don'ts including "leading ladies only end up on magazine covers with good reason" and "leading ladies don't need a man to be happy." But Jasmine's plan to stay single is upended when her TV love interest is recast with enigmatic heartthrob Ashton Suarez. Jasmine and Ashton's chemistry is explosive both on- and off-camera, but the quirky choice to also include segments from the perspectives of Jasmine and Ashton's on-screen alter egos is a puzzling one. Still, Daria breathes effortless life into a cast of messy, loving, talented, and downright hilarious characters readers will adore. A sense of Latinx culture and pride exudes from every page, elevating an already entertaining story. Romance fans won't want to miss this.
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Austria marks 80-years since Nazi annexation with commemoration ceremony
Nawar Nemeh
Austria is marking today 80 years since its annexation by Nazi Germany. As the ceremonies begin, Austria's President is calling for tolerance and acceptance.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who heads a coalition with one of the country's far-right parties Photo Credit: OSZE 2017 Mauerbach via Wikimedia Commons
Monday marks 80 years since Austria's annexation by Nazi Germany, known at the time as the "Anschluss," with Austria's President warning the country's youth against the rising tide of neo-fascist and far-right policies, according to AFP. Austrian President Alexander Van Der Bellen, a former environmentalist leader who narrowly beat an anti-immigration candidate in 2016, warned young people not to take the rights of co-determination for granted.
In the wake of rising incidents of intolerance in the country, a Day of Commemoration is being held to mark the historical significance of this day in Austria's history. Earlier this year, a candidate of the far-right FPOe party, in coalition with Kurz's government, quit after a scandal that included song lyrics praising the Holocaust.
While the party's leader, Heinz-Christian Strache, has been keen on maintaining his party's image, his party maintains that Austria belongs to the wider, "Greater German" identity. But Strache, appearing on television, condemned the crimes of the Nazi regime and argued for the personal responsibility of Austrians to remember the effects of those actions.
Throughout the ceremonies, eyewitnesses to the annexation will share personal experiences and public academic debates will focus on the role of Austrian nationals in perpetuating Nazi crimes. This comes as a new form of "self-examination" practiced by the Austrian government after a policy of hiding Austria's role in the Third Reich until the 1980s, unlike what Germany experienced. So far, Austria's President continues to call for tolerance and acceptance as the ceremonies begin.
Around 200,000 German troops invaded Austria, without much struggle, on March 12, 1938, canceling Austrian elections and laying the stage for Austria's annexation by Nazi Germany.
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Written by: Chris Jin
While there is no concrete proof, the fire factory next door is suspected to have started the whole thing.
Photo by: Lawrence Lee
Official investigation has intensified regarding ExitCo, the world's leading manufacturer of exit signs, in the aftermath of a recent fire at a major ExitCo production center in Phoenix, Arizona, which reportedly claimed the lives of 10 workers who were unable to locate the factory's exit due to the abundance of exit signs inside the facility.
The devastating blaze has ignited concerns over the future of the exit sign industry after this debilitating blow for ExitCo, once described as "too big to fail" and "the shining light in the dark movie theater of the world."
The fire reportedly began at a neighboring fire alarm factory, while most workers at the exit sign factory believed it to be a false alarm. No evacuation was ordered until many employees began to suspect that the situation was more serious than they initially thought. One survivor recounted, "I didn't even know that there was an actual fire until I noticed third-degree burns appearing all over my body." The manufacturing plant's architecture, described by ExitCo as the "pinnacle of optimal exit sign feng shui," reportedly contributed to the alarmingly rapid spread of the fire through the facility. Particularly exacerbating the situation were features such as the ventilation system, which is "designed to make the workspace feel just like Santa Ana," and the "employee bonfire sites" in important corridors.
According to survivor accounts, the evacuating workers were unable to reliably navigate the burning building due to confusion over which exit signs they needed to pay attention to. A significant number of the casualties have been blamed on exit signs leading workers into dead-ends, roof cave-ins, or burning piles of more exit signs. One worker described the experience as "like that thing where you have auditory hallucination, but the voices are exit signs."
The fire is the latest in a string of disasters at ExitCo factories around the world. The series of conflagrations has raised a multitude of concerns over the direction of the exit sign industry, and, to a much smaller extent, the safety of exit sign laborers.
"Yes, the massive casualties are quite tragic, but that's not the crisis at hand," said ExitCo CEO Larawald "Larry" Exit. "The real tragedy here is the impact on the global exit sign trade. We're the biggest producers in the industry, and half of our wares have gone up in smoke. It's simple supply and demand, people! Our supply goes down, what happens next? Demand tanks, synergy implodes, and it takes global gross exit sign product and exit-sign efficacy equality with it! The world revolves around exit signs. The Sun? A giant exit sign. Literally nothing can exist without exit signs! You can't spell 'exist' without most of the letters in 'exit sign!'"
In addition to distress over the state of the industry, ExitCo is also facing increased scrutiny from labor organizations. The president of the National Exit Sign Professionals Union, Leigh Bohr, delivered a particularly scathing denouncement of the company, outlining in great detail how the company acted "not good" and urging the company to "do things that are not bad." In addition to these criticisms, Bohr also made emphatic demands to "raise my salary this year by 400 percent so I can make them do good this time." Bohr could not be reached for further comment as he reportedly spent the rest of the press conference Snapchatting with the VP of ExitCo.
While government legislative bodies have not yet reacted to the emerging crisis, the Occupational Safety and Health Association has already taken action. In an official statement, OSHA asserted that "exit signs are the root of this tragedy" and has ordered ExitCo to remove all exit signs from their facilities.
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'Ren & Stimpy' show revived by Comedy Central
Another hit animated series from the 1990s is getting a reboot.
Author: TEGNA
Published: 7:30 AM PDT August 5, 2020
Updated: 7:30 AM PDT August 5, 2020
Nearly 30 years after they first debuted on Nickelodeon, Ren and Stimpy are making a comeback.
ViacomCBS announced Wednesday that it has given the green light for a re-imagined version of "The Ren & Stimpy Show" to air on Comedy Central.
Nickelodeon launched the original Ren & Stimpy alongside Rugrats and Doug in 1991. The series ran on Nickelodeon and MTV from 1991-1996.
ViacomCBS is the owner of both Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. Few details about the re-imagined show have been released, but the company said a new creative team will helm the project. A premiere date for the new show has not been announced.
Comedy Central recently announced it was also launching a new version of "Beavis and Butt-Head" and had ordered two new seasons of the hit animated show. The network's plans to ramp up its slate of animate shows also includes the "Daria" spinoff, "Jodie."
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"I want to thank our partners at Nick Animation as we re-imagine these iconic characters with a new creative team," said Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer for ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group."
The show's original creator, John Kricfalusi, will not be involved, according to Variety. The outlet was told by a source that Kricfalusi will have no creative input and receive no financial compensation. In 2018, Kricfalusi was the subject of a Buzzfeed investigation where he was accused of sexually abusing teenage girls.


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Complexity economics
By: Alex Zhang
In: Interviews, Theory, philosophy and history
In April 1987, Brian Arthur, then a Professor of Human Biology at Stanford University, was walking toward his office. He ran into a helmeted Kenneth Arrow, the late Nobel Laureate who won the Prize in Economic Sciences in 1972 along with John Hicks, swinging by on his bicycle. Arrow was gathering a group of economic theorists for an upcoming conference at then a small institute in the Rockies – the Santa Fe Institute. The idea was that Arrow's counterpart, Philip Anderson, another Nobel Laureate who won the Prize in Physics in 1977, would gather a group of scientists. And these two groups would exchange ideas and raise questions that were usually avoided in their corresponding professions.
Word quickly got out after the conference that something exhilarating happened at the young Santa Fe Institute, which was hardly a surprise given the caliber of the economists and scientists attended. Two most notable attendees were Lawrence Summers, 27th President of Harvard University and a former chief economist for the World Bank, and Thomas J. Sargent, yet another Nobel Laureate who won the Prize in Economic Sciences in 2011 along with Christopher A. Sims. The Science Board at the Institute then decided to initiate a long-term follow-up research program: The Economy as an Evolving Complex System. Arthur was asked to direct the program the following year, and he accepted the position since he had a sabbatical coming from Stanford. So Arthur found himself heading to the Rockies in August 1988. At the time, Arthur had been studying and polishing the concept of "increasing returns"– the notion that if a company or group gains an advantage, by any means, it gains further advantage. Increasing returns seemed rare, if not impossible, when Arthur first introduced the concept – it was not part of "mainstream economics." Arthur had wanted to publish a paper on that topic in 1983. But, several prestigious academic journals turned down his request over six years thanks to the esoteric nature of the concept. Fortunately, the Economics Journal finally published the paper in 1989.
Over the next few decades, however, increasing returns would become prominent and eventually accepted by many. At the heart of Silicon Valley, tech companies proved Arthur's wisdom in their competition for the user base. As companies such as Myspace and Yahoo exit the stage, Facebook and Google seize and absorb more users to become the Goliaths in their fields. The rise of Amazon has taken so much space in the retail sector that small businesses are closing due to a lack of competitive edge. The fewer players left in the arena, the fiercer the competition becomes. People have come to realize the values of increasing returns and its applications in the technology sector. "Now this approach is thriving, and younger people are coming along. But the Santa Fe group was the first coherent effort in this area, and laid down much of the approach," Arthur recalls. Based on the notion of increasing returns, Arthur continued his research and pioneered the field of complexity economics, or "nonequilibrium- economics" as he prefers to call it. The significance of complexity economics is that, pedagogically, it illustrates the workability and credibility of an alternative to existing paradigms of economic studies.
Complexity economics differentiates itself from traditional approaches by emphasizing disruption. "Complexity economics is based on the proposition that the economy is not necessarily in equilibrium," says Arthur. Over the years, mainstream economists have collaborated with political scientists, physicists, engineers, and people from many other professions. However, economists themselves have not contributed much to economic studies. (Ross 6). The biggest shortcoming of mainstream ideas is that they derive validity from simplifying complex systems and modifying collective behaviors. It seems everything can be reduced to one graph with two curves: supply and demand, wage rate and labor employed, interest rate and loanable funds, and many other relationships. Thus, even with advanced mathematical models and statistical analyses in hand, our general understanding of economics stagnates. Complexity economics, on the other hand, captures the quintessence of real-world economy – uncertainty. "With the economy, agents – whether they are banks, consumers, firms, or investors – continually adjust their market moves, buying decisions, prices, and forecasts to situations," Arthur explains.
The argument above does not suggest that a more narrow, specific approach to examine economic issues is necessarily detrimental. On the contrary, economists need specificity when they investigate individual behaviors and decisions. Realistically, however, the global economy does not operate in a perfectly harmonic fashion. Such assumptions can be deleterious because errors of all types ensue from falsely established premises. And the bigger the discrepancies between a theoretical model and the reality, the further economists drift away from explanations they seek to justify. If different markets were to run by such equilibria, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg would probably declare bankruptcy as people would no longer require their content and services. A market in equilibrium becomes static, which implies that news becomes nonexistent, and market data remains unchanged. Mainstream economics ideas are not wrong; they are not applicable. Hence, the necessity of a paradigm shift in economics.
Complexity economics offers a compelling theoretical framework insofar as to articulating the significance and consequences of worldly events. However, complexity economics has yet to be integrated into mainstream economics fully. But, a particular type of excitement compensates for the prolonged period of integration – the freedom to explore uncharted water and supply one's analysis without being reprimanded or restricted by well-established and revered doctrines. "It takes about a generation or more for any science to change…By that measure, complexity economics still has a good twenty or thirty years to go," says Arthur. If the trailblazer himself does not worry about the future, nor should we. After all, behavioral economics, which first received people's attention in the 1960s, has just become a branch of the mainstream economics and secured its position in economics departments across universities.
To expand the above argument further, Arthur sees the development of complexity economics as an inevitable event rather than a "temporary fad" as he describes it. Interestingly, this belief comes from Arthur's understanding of technology as opposed to economics. Currently a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, Arthur is studying Combinatorial Evolution. Summarily, Combinatorial Evolution suggests that the accumulation of small and past technologies does not lead to newer and better technologies. In other words, a change in quantity does not necessarily lead to a change in quality. In his research, Arthur discovers similar patterns in many other sciences, such as physics, chemistry, geology, and mathematics. The nature of perpetual discovery inherently contradicts that of an orderly and mechanical world in eternal stasis. As such, the study of economics should and will become an organic one, a discipline that evolves continuously. And pupils of economic studies certainly should carry the torch forward and pass on the spirit of innovative and critical thinking.
Though Arthur pioneered complexity economics, he does acknowledge a specific branch of the mainstream economics – behavioral economics, which, as aforementioned, first rose to prominence in the 1960s. Behavioral economists concern themselves with the effect of psychological and cultural factors on economic decisions. In short, it is all about decision making – an avenue of investigation through which people can make sense of incidents, uplifting and disheartening ones alike, they see in the world. And above all, what can people do to improve, if not correct the outcomes of those incidents (O'Donoghue 2). For instance, why do people prefer Coke to Pepsi or vice versa? The answer to that question and its implications carry tremendous potential for restaurants, fast food chains especially, with beverage stations. Arthur believes the salient point is to "make sense" because the premise supposes people do not move along predefined paths; people adjust their behaviors by reinforcing strategies that have worked well in the past. In other words, actions performed are driven by "weighted-experiences" rather than assumed rationality (Camerer 3). "So this brings us into the world of cognition, and of behavioral economics," says Arthur.
Truthfully, many people, some academics included, view economics as a subject as a closer relative to or a branch of philosophy – a discipline that has departed from reality (Foster 5). And this view enjoys some degree of popularity. When the utterances of economic ideologies overwhelm candid, crucial discussions about the purpose of Economics – to understand events, trivial or magnificent, happening around us – the subject begins to lose its pertinence. One might argue that economics has yet to lose its relevance. Economics remains a viable and highly favored subject pertaining to job prospects. Many estimates project the demand for economists to grow at approximately eight percent from 2018 to 2028, a faster-than-average growth. Moreover, the median wage for an economist sits comfortably above one-hundred-thousand dollars (Bureau of Labor Statistics). The above line of logic, coupled with statistics, is perfectly sound and valid. However, embracing complexity economics and abandoning mainstream economics are not mutually exclusive. Instead, complexity economics takes us from equilibrium to nonequilibrium; it extends the reach and scope of economic studies. Overall, complexity economics should be an intellectually widening experience for students and academics alike. Thus, Arthur responds to the question "why complexity economics" by saying "this view gives us a world closer to that of political economy than to neoclassical theory, a world that is organic, evolutionary and historically-contingent."
Considering Arthur's response, we note two principal aspects of education, in any discipline, namely understanding the structure of the curriculum and developing an intuition for the "so what" question. Therefore, we now focus our attention on the pedagogical paradigms in economics. Amazingly, a two-part communication from a vintage edition of The American Economic Review provides some fascinating insights. In March 1938, Frank W. Tuttle, then a professor at the University of Florida, shared his insights, as part of an ongoing discourse initiated the year before, into the content of economics courses for college freshmen. Thus far, the main idea was substituting what had hitherto been a rather dry, elementary economic history course with a social survey course that would draw upon other social sciences. Tuttle seemed to support the approach of teaching students one system of economic analysis. Only a handful of sophomores were ready to delve into the mysteries of development of economic thought since many lack both the interest and the power of discrimination to benefit from studying more than one school of thought (Tuttle 106). However, many agreed that presenting (note its difference from teaching) a wide array of economic thoughts is never superfluous. Students who are better equipped with a robust theoretical foundation are more capable of evaluating different theories.
In September, E.F. Beach, then a professor at M.I.T., in response to several misgivings about Tuttle's comments, contended that elementary economics courses should teach a multitude of economic theories to students. If we recall, only a few paragraphs ago, that people behave according to their past experiences, we may observe that if a student understands only one theory as the explanation to a particular phenomenon, that one theory will quickly become the theory. In other words, teaching students only one theory risks cultivating an implicit bias as students become more reluctant to accept different perspectives (Beach 515). The lack of intellectual diversity will limit students' capacity to critique economic thoughts, thereby hindering students' ability to discern contrasting ideas. Ultimately, students will fail to realize that a single idea does not constitute the whole truth. As such, complexity economics should be a welcoming addition to different schools of thought, given its unorthodox approach. Akin to its emphasis on disruption on an ideological level, complexity economics heralds a disruptive force on a scholastic level at a propitious time.
Perhaps for the first time, the proletarians should care about progress within Academia. Elites from Wall Street and Washington D.C. and Academia are the primary beneficiaries of globalization, ergo the advocacy for it. However, we have seen a surge of populism across western societies – people taking their rage to the streets and expressing their resentment of the elites sometimes in demonstratively violent manners. But the bitterness and frustration do not come as a surprise. Economists working in Academia supplied and supported many decisions that led to deregulations of the banking industry and caused, at least partly, the Financial Crisis in 2008, which enriched the bankers and hedge fund managers but exacerbated finances of ordinary people. And complexity economics, albeit a recondite subject, shines with all its might. As we witness the unfolding of an increasingly globalized and perplexing world, complexity economics could provide a refreshing perspective on many pressing issues such as combating income inequality and making substantive structural changes to the underregulated financial market. Traditional mainstream economics can no longer provide sufficiently accurate and informative responses to a web of interconnected and interdependent questions situated in a broader social and political context. Complexity economics, by comparison, suggests that even if we take into consideration factors such as endowments and preferences, we cannot predict the path of the Economy with absolute confidence and certitude (Arthur 18).
Thus, the rise of complexity economics bears extraordinary importance. At first glance, Arthur seems to dispute widely recognized and unchallenged theories and assumptions. Upon further scrutiny, we find him outlining a new landscape where latitudinarians celebrate the unbounded spirit of creative but critical thinking. As for the protesters, they are not attempting to overthrow the study of economics altogether. They are doing essentially what Arthur is doing – trying to make sense of why the economy has not worked in the ways delineated by neoclassical economists and hopefully finding an answer along the way.


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Posted on November 14, 2013 February 20, 2017 by MK
Texas Teen's Fight Serves As Important Reminder:
Federal Law Protects Trans Youth
[November 15 Update: Jeydon has prevailed, and will appear in a tuxedo in the yearbook. My original 11/14 post about Jeydon and the SPLC continues below. – MK]
A dispute unfolding in Texas serves as another important reminder that the federal Constitution and federal civil rights statutes, if properly applied and enforced, protect public school students from anti-transgender discrimination regardless of what state and local laws might provide.
Yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) sent a demand letter to the school board in La Feria, Texas, on behalf of a transgender student, Jeydon Loredo, who was denied permission to wear a tuxedo in a yearbook photograph. The district's superintendent, Rey Villarreal, told Loredo's mother that the yearbook would include her son's picture only if he wore traditionally feminine clothing, like a "blouse or drape."
The SPLC's letter says the organization will take legal action if the district doesn't change course.
Why not wear let Jeydon Loredo wear a tux? Why reject his gender identity and instead force him to accept stereotypically feminine clothing? According to the superintendent, allowing Loredo to wear a tuxedo would violate "community standards." Translation: The community just wouldn't like it. This is rank discrimination.
A Reminder About Transgender Equality Under Federal Law
The SPLC's letter (which is also available in Spanish) serves as a helpful reminder that federal civil rights laws protect the equal rights of transgender students regardless of what state or local law might provide.
The First Amendment, for example, protects public school students' right to express themselves through their choice of clothing, subject to certain exceptions that are not remotely relevant here. Courts have applied the First Amendment to protect LGBT students' expression (and the LGBT-supportive expression of allies) in a variety of circumstances, including—as the SPLC letter notes—when it comes to a student's choice of clothing in the yearbook photo or at a school dance.
The Equal Protection Clause also prohibits government actors, including school districts, from discriminating based on sex, except where the discrimination is "substantially related" to achieving "important government objectives." There are no important objectives here; just vague "community standards."
Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972 similarly prohibits sex discrimination by schools receiving federal funds.
Jeydon Loredo appears in a local news report.
Do schools violate these sex-discrimination laws when they demand adherence to traditional gender stereotypes? Is discrimination based on gender identity a form of "sex" discrimination? Yes, and yes. Courts and other legal actors (like the federal Department of Justice and Department of Education, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) have increasingly recognized that discrimination based on gender stereotypes or transgender identity is a form of "sex" discrimination prohibited by federal law. As the federal Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recognized in a 2011 employment case brought by Lambda Legal, "discrimination against a transgender individual because of [his or] her gender-nonconformity is sex discrimination," and "[a]n individual cannot be punished because of his or her perceived gender-nonconformity" under the Constitution. The Constitution's protections "are afforded to everyone," the court emphasized, and "they cannot be denied to a transgender individual." (When it comes to Title IX, the law only prohibits sex discrimination if the school receives federal funds. Most schools receive federal support.)
Of course, federal and state anti-discrimination legislation that expressly includes "gender identity" is still crucially important. (Neither Texas nor federal law expressly protects against "gender identity" discrimination in schools.) Without express protections that include "gender identity," school officials and others may misunderstand the scope of sex-discrimination laws and may feel emboldened, however unlawfully, to disregard the equal rights of transgender people. This may happen even where local policies exist to protect against anti-transgender discrimination and harassment, in part because local policies don't have the same teeth (e.g., enforcement mechanisms) as state and federal laws, and are often, unfortunately, ignored. Indeed, as the SPLC letter observes, La Feria school district itself has a policy that purportedly prohibits discrimination and harassment based on gender, including gender stereotypes. The school appears to be violating its own policies in this case.
Evidently, La Feria needs to clarify and better enforce its equal-rights policy for transgender students. Congress and the Texas legislature also need to take action to improve and clarify protections against gender-identity discrimination. But students like Jeydon Loredo don't need to wait for that clarification to demand that their equal rights be respected. Properly applied, federal laws, including the Constitution, already protect public school students, including trans students, from discrimination based on sex.
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"Karimeen'', which is also known as 'Pearl spot fish', is one of the most important fish species in Kerala and have the special ability to live equally in both pure and saline waters. Karimeeen (Etroplus Suratensis) is considered as the brand ambassador of Kerala Fisheries and has been approved as the state fish of Kerala by NBFGR (National Bureau of Fisheries and Genetic Resources) and the Government of Kerala. To promote and protect Karimeen fishery, scheme called " Karimeen Varsham" has been launched and the scheme is implementing through FFDAs.
They are mainly found in rivers, ponds, farm fields, canals and estuaries found throughout Kerala, especially in Kerala Backwaters around Travancore-Cochin, Malabar and South Kanara along the west coast. Karimeen is highly valued for its good taste and occupies an outstanding position among the fish eaters. The fishermen in inland water give more attention to catch this fish.
Due to natural disasters like floods and man-made changes like construction of bunds the Karimeen population has been decreasing and efforts are being made to revive the situation.
The fish is cultured in the traditional manner, in the 'Pokkali' fields (paddy fields). Fishing operations begin in November, soon after the North – East Monsoon, when the Paddy fields contain a lot of organic matter left after the paddy harvest and plenty of organic and inorganic matter brought down by November floods. Harvesting of fish begins by the end of December or beginning of January. Karimeen & shrimp are often grown together in the Paddy fields.