All hail the jumpsuit! The most versatile thing in my wardrobe right now and the best thing for those days when you just can't decide what to wear! I've been a huge fan of jumpsuits for a long time now and probably have more than one girl needs, but they're just so easy to throw on and look 'together' with absolute minimum effort. What could be better than a jumpsuit? A striped jumpsuit of course! I've declared my love for these in the past as they are so flattering and leg lengthening for girls like me who aren't blessed with the longest limbs. This beaut from Krisp clothing is a new addition to my jumpsuit family and one that I've had SO many compliments on when I've worn it.
What I love the most about this one in particular is how easy it is style for day or night. I've worn it in both instances and found it so simple to pair with other pieces. For night, I've worn it over a simple short sleeved tee with lots of jewellery and some statement heels, or with bright pops of colour with a bold clutch and red lip, but here I thought I'd dress it down a little so its more daytime appropriate.
Because its clearly winter now (cheers, UK weather) I figured a long sleeve would do the trick, so I dug out this long sleeve tee from H&M which works perfectly, and wore my new metallic Public Desire boots. The look was very monochrome, so I added a splash of colour with my blue velvet bag, and altogether this makes one of my favourite outfits so far!
I won't lie, I'm actually kind of glad that Summer is over (don't tell anyone) as Autumn has to be my favourite season when it comes to fashion. I can ditch the little sundresses and not worry about my pale pasty legs, and instead out comes the knitwear, cosy coats, black tights and boots – hurrah!
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Andrew Postman, author of more than a dozen books, wrote the introduction to Amusing Ourselves to Death (2005 edition).
Over the last year, as the presidential campaign grew increasingly bizarre and Donald Trump took us places we had never been before, I saw a spike in media references to Amusing Ourselves to Death, a book written by my late father, Neil Postman, which anticipated back in 1985 so much about what has become of our current public discourse.
The central argument of Amusing Ourselves is simple: there were two landmark dystopian novels written by brilliant British cultural critics – Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell – and we Americans had mistakenly feared and obsessed over the vision portrayed in the latter book (an information-censoring, movement-restricting, individuality-emaciating state) rather than the former (a technology-sedating, consumption-engorging, instant-gratifying bubble).
The misplaced focus on Orwell was understandable: after all, for decades the cold war had made communism – as embodied by Nineteen Eighty-Four's Big Brother – the prime existential threat to America and to the greatest of American virtues, freedom. And, to put a bow on it, the actual year, 1984, was fast approaching when my father was writing his book, so we had Orwell's powerful vision on the brain.
Whoops. Within a half-decade, the Berlin Wall came down. Two years later, the Soviet Union collapsed.
Unfortunately, there remained a vision we Americans did need to guard against, one that was percolating right then, in the 1980s. The president was a former actor and polished communicator. Our political discourse (if you could call it that) was day by day diminished to soundbites ("Where's the beef?" and "I'm paying for this microphone" became two "gotcha" moments, apparently testifying to the speaker's political formidableness).
But an image? One never says a picture is true or false. It either captures your attention or it doesn't. The more TV we watched, the more we expected – and with our finger on the remote, the more we demanded – that not just our sitcoms and cop procedurals and other "junk TV" be entertaining but also our news and other issues of import. Digestible. Visually engaging. Provocative. In short, amusing. All the time. Sorry, C-Span.
1984 – the year, not the novel – looks positively quaint now. One-third of a century later, we all carry our own personalized screens on us, at all times, and rather than seven broadcast channels plus a smattering of cable, we have a virtual infinity of options.
Today, the average weekly screen time for an American adult – brace yourself; this is not a typo – is 74 hours (and still going up). We watch when we want, not when anyone tells us, and usually alone, and often while doing several other things. The soundbite has been replaced by virality, meme, hot take, tweet. Can serious national issues really be explored in any coherent, meaningful way in such a fragmented, attention-challenged environment?
Sure, times change. Technology and innovation wait for no man. Get with the program. But how engaged can any populace be when the most we're asked to do is to like or not like a particular post, or "sign" an online petition? How seriously should anyone take us, or should we take ourselves, when the "optics" of an address or campaign speech – raucousness, maybe actual violence, childishly attention-craving gestures or facial expressions – rather than the content of the speech determines how much "airtime" it gets, and how often people watch, share and favorite it?
My father's book warned of what was coming, but others have seen and feared aspects of it, too (Norbert Wiener, Sinclair Lewis, Marshall McLuhan, Jacques Ellul, David Foster Wallace, Sherry Turkle, Douglas Rushkoff, Naomi Klein, Edward Snowden, to name a few).
Our public discourse has become so trivialized, it's astounding that we still cling to the word "debates" for what our presidential candidates do onstage when facing each other. Really? Who can be shocked by the rise of a reality TV star, a man given to loud, inflammatory statements, many of which are spectacularly untrue but virtually all of which make for what used to be called "good television"?
Who can be appalled when the coin of the realm in public discourse is not experience, thoughtfulness or diplomacy but the ability to amuse – no matter how maddening or revolting the amusement?
So, yes, my dad nailed it. Did he also predict that the leader we would pick for such an age, when we had become perhaps terminally enamored of our technologies and amusements, would almost certainly possess fascistic tendencies? I believe he called this, too.
For all the ways one can define fascism (and there are many), one essential trait is its allegiance to no idea of right but its own: it is, in short, ideological narcissism. It creates a myth that is irrefutable (much in the way that an image's "truth" cannot be disproved), in perpetuity, because of its authoritarian, unrestrained nature.
Later in that passage, Czesław Miłosz, winner of the Nobel prize for literature, is cited for remarking in his 1980 acceptance speech that that era was notable for "a refusal to remember"; my father notes Miłosz referencing "the shattering fact that there are now more than one hundred books in print that deny that the Holocaust ever took place".
While fake news has been with us as long as there have been agendas, and from both sides of the political aisle, we're now witnessing – thanks to Breitbart News, Infowars and perpetuation of myths like the one questioning Barack Obama's origins – a sort of distillation, a fine-tuning.
I wish I could tell you that, for all his prescience, my father also supplied a solution. He did not. He saw his job as identifying a serious, under-addressed problem, then asking a set of important questions about the problem. He knew it would be hard to find an easy answer to the damages wrought by "technopoly". It was a systemic problem, one baked as much into our individual psyches as into our culture.
But we need more than just hope for a way out. We need a strategy, or at least some tactics.
First: treat false allegations as an opportunity. Seek information as close to the source as possible. The internet represents a great chance for citizens to do their own hunting – there's ample primary source material, credible eyewitnesses, etc, out there – though it can also be manipulated to obfuscate that. No one's reality, least of all our collective one, should be a grotesque game of telephone.
Second: don't expect "the media" to do this job for you. Some of its practitioners do, brilliantly and at times heroically. But most of the media exists to sell you things. Its allegiance is to boosting circulation, online traffic, ad revenue. Don't begrudge it that. But then don't be suckered about the reasons why Story X got play and Story Y did not.
Third: for journalists, Jay Rosen, a former student of my father's and a leading voice in the movement known as "public journalism", offers several useful, practical suggestions.
Finally, and most importantly, it should be the responsibility of schools to make children aware of our information environments, which in many instances have become our entertainment environments, but there is little evidence that schools are equipped or care to do this. So someone has to.
We must teach our children, from a very young age, to be skeptics, to listen carefully, to assume everyone is lying about everything. (Well, maybe not everyone.) Check sources. Consider what wasn't said. Ask questions. Understand that every storyteller has a bias – and so does every platform.
My father didn't write those last words – our recently retired president said them in his final inaugural address. He's right. It will be difficult. It's not so amusing any more.


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Theater Camp Jessica Elbaum & Will Ferrell Sundance Ferrell Will Sing & Tap Dance With Ryan Reynolds If Spirited Tune Gets Nom – Deadline
Gloria Sanchez, the production partnership between Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum that ramped up after Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy ended their long partnership, today launches Theater Camp. Coming on the heels of the Apple TV+ musical Spirited, Theater Camp premieres shortly at Eccles as an acquisition title. Directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman, the film stars Gordon and Ben Platt as longtime best friends who return to an upstate run down theater camp which is imperiled when its founder lapses into a coma due to an unfortunate strobe light incident. Her son takes over, and he tries to stave off foreclosure even though he initially has little interest in greasepaint and the boards. The project grew out of Booksmart, another Gloria Sanchez production. Elbaum & Ferrell produced with PictureStart's Erik Feig (who financed), Samie Kim Falvey, Julia Hammer, Ryan Heller, Maria Zuckerman, Noah Galvin, Gordon, Lieberman and Platt.
DEADLINE: You can tell that Theater Camp is infused with the real experiences its architects had spending their formative years putting on productions. What made you both lean into this?
JESSICA ELBAUM: We produced Booksmart, and that's where we met Molly [Gordon] and Nick [Lieberman]. We were instantly taken with both of them. We'd heard they did this as a short film, and we were really taken with it. We got to know Ben [Platt]. Will and I just wanted to help upcomers and give opportunities to people we think are super talented. And this was just so fun, and funny.
WILL FERRELL: In our initial meetings with them, you could see the shared camaraderie they all had. It was obvious they've known each other for a while and love working together creatively. This was Jessica's idea to make this into a feature, after watching them just finishing each other's sentences as they riffed. We were like, God, these guys [Molly & Nick] should just be the directors.
DEADLINE: Will, could you relate to these theater camps? Was there a version of this that correlated to your growth as an improvisational performer? These kids are so serious that they look down on one of their group who is caught throwing around a football…
FERRELL: Well, so here's the irony. I did none of that. I was more of a jock in high school. I really didn't do any of, of the theater training until after I graduated from college. So for me, this was a look behind the curtain in this world with…almost jealousy. Wishing I had done more of that kind of growing up. And yes, they are all over the top and passionate in this world, but I think we all love pulling for these underdogs who all have their dreams, and some fall quite short of what their aspirations were.
But they still come back to this sweet, nostalgic place, and they take it so seriously. When we finally got the movie all cut together, it's really funny and hyper specific to this world, but what touched me most was the vulnerability you have to have to do any of this stuff. Whether it's at the highest level or if it is at some theater camp in upstate New York for 25 years. That's where the sweetness comes into this movie, the craft of acting and performing and, and putting yourself into sort of these pursuits you, you just have to put yourself in such a vulnerable place. I think that comes through.
DEADLINE: There is also that inevitable moment where things are not happening, you're not getting parts. Even though you love the world, when do you throw in the towel for a more traditional life? And envy when someone struggling alongside you catches that career break.
FERRELL: The world of entertainment is a game of benches. I know that, coming up through the Groundlings in Los Angeles where I did a lot of my training and sketch comedy work, there were many people just as many talented people as myself. Who, for whatever reason, never quite got the same opportunity or the same just moment where someone looked at them and thought you know, I'm gonna take a chance on them. It's a very fragile thing and a lot of it is luck.
DEADLINE: What was that lucky moment for you?
FERRELL: It would be the process of getting on Saturday Night Live. Especially the year that I got on, because that was a mass exodus of the cast and they brought in a bunch of us. They were looking at people from all over the country. And yeah, the fact that Lorne Michaels saw something in me…because I can look back at some of that old audition stuff. And for as many people who've seen it and said, God, that's so funny, I could equally accept someone coming up to me going, what were you doing? Why was that even funny? Why'd you even think it was funny? But that's the moment where I look back and go, gosh, I was lucky he thought I could contribute to that show.
DEADLINE: So Jessica, you find this as a short film. What was the biggest challenge in getting in getting it financed and to the start line?
ELBAUM: It's always a challenge getting financing for these types of things, but we got lucky. We were making another movie with Erik Feig of PictureStart. We told him about Molly, Nick, Ben, Noah [Galvin] and this idea. So this one was easier than these things tend to be, but it took a minute because there was talk of doing it as a series before we pivoted to do it as a film. It was a very quick 19-day shoot.
FERRELL: The short they were working off served as a kind of bible of the characters, and it was for the most part completely improvised, which was attractive to us. And they wrote all the original music. It is hard to write that stuff that's silly and kind of good at the same time specific. They had an ear for the specificity of that world.
DEADLINE: You are coming off Spirited, the Apple musical adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol. How reflective of Gloria Sanchez's path is Theater Camp? How much of the company's purpose is finding acting vehicles for Will?
ELBAUM: Will is the priority. We're constantly looking for vehicles, but we want to continue finding and discovering and empowering original voices and making things that feel original. We don't have a mandate. We lean toward comedy, but we just produced the Todd Haynes film May December with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, which is very much not a comedy.
DEADLINE: Spirited was a complicated effort. Ryan Reynolds told Deadline that if the song Good Afternoon gets a Best Song nomination, he'll perform it at the Oscarcast even though he said it took forever to get it right. How about you Will?
FERRELL: Well, it was such a huge endeavor for, myself, for Jessica and Ryan, and our director Sean Anders and his writing partner John Morris. In some ways, ignorance is bliss and we all dove in with the idea we'll figure it out. But wrangling those songs, the musical numbers, that was a feat. Seven weeks of rehearsal and coordinating all the jumping into the choreography and then performing it a lot of times live on set which we weren't told about ahead of time. I've got to sing it live, too? But I'm proud of it and that it turned out to be a solid reason to remake A Christmas Carol.
So, famous last words, if Ryan is in, I am too. It would be exciting, and I would be peeing my pante all day, downstage.
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Shop new Mazda CX-5 SUVs for Sale in Danbury, CT
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The compact crossover SUV segment has become quite competitive, but the Mazda lineup is still hard to beat. The Mazda CX-5 is a welcome blend of mild luxury, SUV utility and athletic performance. The aesthetics are commendable and upscale, both for the interior and exterior. These attributes have made it one of the most popular compact crossover SUVs. Check out what makes the Mazda CX-5 well-suited for shoppers here in Danbury, especially when you factor in our frequent special offers!
The Mazda CX-5 is available with two powertrain options. It is possible to go for the 2.5-liter inline four-cylinder naturally aspirated engine, which provides 187 horsepower and 186 pound-feet of torque. Brookfield drivers may also select a Mazda CX-5 with a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine to produce as much as 256 horsepower and 320 pound-feet of torque.
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May 1995, and the new Lord Mayor of York, Coun John Boardman, doffs his hat while walking to the Merchant Adventurers' Hall after his installation in the Guildhall.
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Lord Mayor of York who had a zest for the city both within and outside the political world.
John Boardman, who died last week, served as the city's civic figurehead in 1995-96 – during which time he fought against the threat of the historic post being axed because of boundary changes.
He was elected as Labour councillor for Fishergate on the old York City Council in 1988, a position he held through the authority's transition to City of York Council until the 2003 local elections.
He also worked as a secondary school teacher and bus driver.
Mr Boardman's death follows the loss of another former Lord Mayor, 90-year-old Jack Archer, who passed away last week.
As mayor, Mr Boardman stood up for York's right to keep the official role when Government legislation drafted in 1995 initially failed to retain the metropolis' status as a city in the proposed blueprint for a new Greater York Council – with an appeal to the Queen ultimately seeing two new charters drawn up protecting its position.
"John was a good servant to the Labour Party for a number of years and was extremely proud of the city," said Coun David Scott, current leader of the council's Labour group.
Clifton councillor Ken King, who succeeded Mr Boardman as mayor, said: "I always found John a hard-working, conscientious local councillor and he was an extremely hard act to follow as Lord Mayor.
Current Fishergate councillor Andy D'Agorne described Mr Boardman as "a local character who gave a lot to the city", while fellow ward member Dave Taylor said that, when he moved to York in 1983, he regularly shared a drink and a political chat with him.
"He was my councillor at that time and we often talked about politics and the goings-on at the council in the pub together," he said.


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Student wins big on popular game show in Los Angeles
Courtesy of Dylan Van Arsdale
Junior Dylan Van Arsdale reacts to winning a 2013 Scion tC on CBS' "The Price is Right" on March 29 in Los Angeles. Van Arsdale is currently studying at Ithaca College's Los Angeles program.
By Karla Lopez — Contributing Writer
When junior Dylan Van Arsdale went to see "The Price is Right" while studying in Los Angeles, little did he know he would win the grand prize. Van Arsdale is currently interning for an award-winning production company, Bandito Brothers, while participating in the Ithaca College Los Angeles program. On March 29, he was the grand prizewinner of a 2013 Scion tC on the CBS game show, "The Price Is Right."
Contributing Writer Karla Lopez spoke with Van Arsdale about his big win, his reaction and advice for future contestants.
Karla Lopez: What are you doing in LA right now?
Dylan Van Arsdale: Well I'm here in the ICLA program. I'm interning with a production company called Bandito Brothers. I'm in their post-production department, so I've been working on a little bit of visual effects work, a lot of media management and what not. It's a company that released "Act of Valor," which got an Academy Award this past year I think. Their big project has just been wrapped up, and so we're starting some new projects now too that have been fun to work on.
KL: How did you get on the show?
DV: There are a couple sites that have tickets for every show you can imagine, and I saw that there was a spring break edition that was specifically just for college students, so I thought it was a really good fit. We got a lot of friends and a lot of classmates here, so we all got tickets. A lot of TV show tickets are free; it's fantastic. I'll be going to "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" in April, which I'm super stoked for.
KL: Was being at "The Price Is Right" what you expected?
DV: It was so much more energetic. They tell you to, you know, be really excited and clap like a maniac and freak out, but there's just kind of an energy that takes over. You forget anything anyone told you and just freak out with everyone else. It was great being with all the other college students too, just because it was a very college atmosphere. Everyone could relate to each other, and everyone was really into it. With the winning aside, it was so energetic and kind of a surreal experience.
KL: What went through your mind when you were called up?
DV: I didn't even know I was called up. My friends were pushing me out into the aisle; I didn't hear them call my name at all. They have cue cards with the names on them so that you know to go up. I was just too busy freaking out.
KL: And when you won?
DV: I think my mind was just a blur of happiness. There was a GIF of me after they revealed that I won the showcase of me just freaking out, shaking wildly, going around hugging everyone. It's just pure ecstasy. I don't think there were any individual thoughts going through my head except, "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god." It was really exhausting. I didn't expect to be so tired afterwards.
KL: Seeing your reaction, are you embarrassed at all?
DV: I own it. It's 100 percent me. I can't deny it.
KL: Do you have advice for anyone who wants to go on the show?
DV: Go with your friends and put in a good audition interview. They give everyone, like, a little 10-second interview before you go into the studio. They kind of screen, I guess, who would look good on TV or who's enthusiastic, who's energetic, and I guess I had a pretty good interview with the one producer who screened us.
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package org.sirix.gui.view.sunburst;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;

import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
import javax.swing.JComponent;

import org.sirix.gui.GUIProp;
import org.sirix.gui.ProgressGlassPane;
import org.sirix.gui.view.AbstractView;
import org.sirix.gui.view.ProcessingEmbeddedView;
import org.sirix.gui.view.ProcessingView;
import org.sirix.gui.view.View;
import org.sirix.gui.view.ViewNotifier;
import org.sirix.gui.view.VisualItem;
import org.sirix.gui.view.VisualItemAxis;
import org.sirix.gui.view.model.interfaces.Model;
import org.sirix.gui.view.sunburst.model.SunburstModel;
import org.sirix.utils.LogWrapper;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import processing.core.PApplet;

import com.google.common.base.Optional;

/**
 *
 * <p>
 * Main sunburst class.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Johannes Lichtenberger, University of Konstanz
 *
 */
public final class SunburstView extends AbstractView implements View {

	/**
	 * SerialUID.
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	/** {@link LogWrapper} reference. */
	private static final LogWrapper LOGWRAPPER = new LogWrapper(
			LoggerFactory.getLogger(SunburstView.class));

	/** Name of the sunburst view. */
	private static final String NAME = "SunburstView";

	/** {@link SunburstView} instance. */
	private static SunburstView mView;
	//
	// /** {@link ViewNotifier} to notify views of changes. */
	// private final ViewNotifier mNotifier;

	// /** {@link ReadDB} instance to interact with sirix. */
	// private transient ReadDB mDB;

	// /** Processing {@link PApplet} reference. */
	// private transient Embedded mEmbed;

	/** {@link VisualItem} implementation. */
	private transient VisualItem mItem;

	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 *
	 * @param paramNotifier
	 *          {@link ViewNotifier} instance.
	 */
	private SunburstView(final ViewNotifier pNotifier) {
		super(pNotifier);
	}

	/**
	 * Singleton factory method.
	 *
	 * @param paramNotifier
	 *          {@link ViewNotifier} to notify views of changes etc.pp.
	 * @return {@link SunburstView} instance
	 */
	public static synchronized SunburstView getInstance(
			final ViewNotifier paramNotifier) {
		if (mView == null) {
			mView = new SunburstView(paramNotifier);
		}

		return mView;
	}

	// /** Update window size. */
	// void updateWindowSize() {
	// assert mGUI != null;
	// final Dimension dim = mGUI.getSize();
	// setSize(dim.width, dim.height - 42);
	// if (mEmbed != null && mEmbed.focused) {
	// // mEmbed.size(dim.width, dim.height - 42, PConstants.JAVA2D);
	//
	// if (mEmbed.mControl.getGUIInstance().mDone) {
	// mEmbed.update();
	// }
	// }
	// }

	/**
	 * Not supported.
	 *
	 * @see Object#clone()
	 */
	@Override
	public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
		throw new CloneNotSupportedException();
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isVisible() {
		return GUIProp.EShowViews.SHOWSUNBURST.getValue();
	}

	@Override
	public String name() {
		return NAME;
	};

	@Override
	public JComponent component() {
		return this;
	}

	// /**
	// * {@inheritDoc}
	// */
	// @Override
	// public void refreshInit() {
	// mDB = mNotifier.getGUI().getReadDB();
	// boolean firstInit = mEmbed == null ? true : false;
	//
	// // Create instance of processing innerclass.
	// if (!firstInit) {
	// mEmbed.mControl.getGUIInstance().getApplet().dispose();
	// mEmbed.mControl.getGUIInstance().resetGUI();
	// mEmbed.mControl.resetControl();
	// mEmbed.mEmbeddedView.resetEmbedded();
	// mEmbed.mEmbeddedView = null;
	// mEmbed.dispose();
	// mEmbed.stop();
	// remove(mEmbed);
	// mEmbed = null;
	// }
	// mEmbed = new Embedded(this, mNotifier);
	// add(mEmbed);
	// /*
	// * Important to call this whenever embedding a PApplet.
	// * It ensures that the animation thread is started and
	// * that other internal variables are properly set.
	// */
	// mEmbed.init();
	// }

	// /**
	// * {@inheritDoc}
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COPA LIB, after the grp stage - R & comments
Discussion in 'Copa Libertadores / Sudamericana' started by Dr. Know, Apr 2, 2008.
bosterosoy New Member
In a House
#451 bosterosoy, May 8, 2008
Mengao, River got jealous of you guys trying to take their title as gallinas, so they decided to try and up the ante
locoxriver Moderator
#452 locoxriver, May 8, 2008
bosterosoy said: ↑
and enough complaining about the ref. It's your own fault you lost a 2-0 lead with a 2 men advantage. pathetic IMHO
I mentioned above that it was the players fault. Aguilar should also take the blame for getting rid of Ramon Diaz and not bringing in D'Alessandro when he could. Look what happens now.
Still, I think it's inevitable to ignore Pezzotta's mistakes. Had they not happened, we wouldn't have even had to worry if the players left the game 30 minutes early. Of course you don't see it as a big deal, but if those mistakes happened during Boca-Cruzeiro you'd be outside CONMEBOL protesting right now.
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#453 Century's Best, May 8, 2008
Vasco and Botafogo fans trashed Flamengo today - as would've been the case by Flamengo fans had Vasco or Botafogo gone through what happened last night. In fact, a guy from Botafogo brass publicly lambasted Flamengo, and Eurico Miranda, who has long been the man w/ power at Vasco, said he wanted to bring Cabanas to Vasco. In other words, crosstown rivals celebrate such falls without mercy. THat's how it is in any city - Atletico Mineiro fans supported Boca last night, Corinthians fans supported Rio da Prata when they faced Palmeiras in 1999 and my SPFC in 2005, and so forth.
But there is ALWAYS, as is said, "payback." Such is soccer.
locoxriver said: ↑
I wasn't able to see the games, but let's be realistic despite all those mistakes I'm pretty sure you guys didn't deserve the next round if your opponent could score 2 goals in the last 9 minutes with 9 men to advance. And it's San Lorenzo, el Club Atletico Sin Libertadores de America.
And Boca-Cruzeiro was just as bad because we got the stadium suspended until the finals because some teams decided to look ahead and send in a complaint in anticipation of probably facing us in the semis/finals and not wanting to play in La Bombonera (*cough* River *cough* Flamengo *cough*) and now they are rightfully off.
All that said, is there any doubt in anybody's mind that the Copa Libertadores is 10000000000 times more exciting than the Champions League??
Dr. Know Member+
#455 Dr. Know, May 8, 2008
Of course you don't see it as a big deal, but if those mistakes happened during Boca-Cruzeiro you'd be outside CONMEBOL protesting right now.
Have you been watching this Libertadores at all? Boca has been on the end of a bunch of bad calls. In the end those mistakes wouldn't matter cause Boca is not going to lose a two goal lead with a two man advantage since they have something called huevos.
argentine soccer fan Moderator
#456 argentine soccer fan, May 8, 2008
Century's Best said: ↑
Damn. It was an exciting soccer game to watch, but I wouldn't want to be a Rio da Prata fan right now.
I think they are used to it by now.
Mengão86 Moderator
Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
Flamengo Rio Janeiro
#457 Mengão86, May 8, 2008
Muricy and Abel made me feel even worse and they went to admit that Fla had the talent to win it all, but other factors pretty much eliminated them They also mentioned that what happened last night would have never happened if they were the coach..
That happens in ARgentina as well. I'm pretty happy River lost. Just like everyone celebrates when Boca gets eliminated etc etc
el chingon Member
#459 el chingon, May 8, 2008
is there any doubt in anybody's mind that the Copa Libertadores is 10000000000 times more exciting than the Champions League??
There was never any doubt by me, Copa Libertadores is way better then the Champion's League, the only Champion's League game i've seen this year was the Manchester vs Barcelona 2nd leg game because it was supposed to be a good game, but I was dissapointed with what I saw.
Robdog Member
Rancho Cordova, Cali
#460 Robdog, May 8, 2008
VIVA El Ciclón
argentine soccer fan said: ↑
I know you're biased ASF, but as an unbiased observer I'll say this.
Boca's players showed a measure of emotional composure in Belo Horizonte even during the spells when Cruzeiro pressed (hit the goalpost, came close to scoring on at least 2 other chances).
Rio da Prata's players in contrast were very visibly rattled by the 2nd goal. Even after the 1st SL goal, when Rio was still up 1 goal and 2 men, they should have recollected, gone on with their game, and done what they could do press for a 3rd goal to put the game out of reach. But SL smelled blood, pressed, and Rio da Prata seemed to just take SL's pressure. In the end, SL's efforts succeeded with the corner kick which resulted in the 2nd goal.
Soccer needs emotional composure and the ability to take pressure, not just speed, crosses, dribbles, defense, tactics. That's why sometimes otherwise very good teams lose to inferior sides.
Dr. Know said: ↑
Have you been watching this Libertadores at all? Boca has been on the end of a bunch of bad calls.
Yes, yes.. like that penalty that they didn't call in the first leg in favor Cruzeiro, or the offsides by Datolo in his goal. I don't want to go in to much detail about the refs with Boca, but today's reffing in the River-CASLA game was embarrasing (as was the players' ability to lose the match).
el chingon said: ↑
i wanted to tear SAF apart. Do you think any Latin American team would have so little balls to play all out defense in the first leg with Rooney, Tevez and C Ronaldo on the field?? what a disgrace
Mengão86 said: ↑
Well, as I told you last night... hang in there, your team is young and talented and it should contend for the 2008 Brasileirao. I hope to see Flamengo challenging for the 2009 Libertadores.
Well dude you do know those Europeans tend to be "pragmatic..." And say what you want about the wily old Scot, but the man's a winner...
I am one who thinks Manchester United will win Europe this year. It will make for a very interesting Club World Cup final, whoever the CONMEBOL winner is (we ain't gonna see a CONCACAF or whoever upset just yet... I for one wouldn't mind the return of the old format. Old school, yeah I know, but it was great).
Yea i know, im not sure if ill watch the final, i kind of want to because maybe since its the final it'll be an exciting game....
Hopefully Cucuta beats Santos, i think ill rather have America face Cucuta then Santos.
True. As the announcers were saying, at the end of the River vs San Lorenzo match, it looked like nobody wanted to shoot. They were afraid of missing and then getting blamed for it.
I think even though the players change, the history of choking internationally that River has weights heavily on them, and it creates pressure on the players. On the other hand, Boca feeds from past successes and it gives the players confidence.
HeartandSoul Moderator
The Garden State
CD Colo Colo
#468 HeartandSoul, May 8, 2008
Knew that River vs. San Lorenzo was going to be memorable and it couldn't have been better scripted. Drama, fights, action......history. Former championship winning coach against his former team in one of the biggest stages makes for a Shakespearean performance.
Copa Libertadores packs a lot of balls, teams look like they are losing come back to win it all in unbelievable fashion. There is no denying that futbol is felt to an extreme on this side of the globe. Nothing but pure upsets, and two big ones in a span of 24 hours.
Latin Pride Member
In your house
Olimpia Asuncion
#469 Latin Pride, May 8, 2008
el chuntaro said: ↑
S. Cabanas is world-class but I wouldnt call him the best
heres my top 5
1.H. Suazo
2.M. Palermo
3.S. Cabanas
4.Falcao
5.Matias Vuoso
notable mentions-Adriano(he has been going downhill though),B.Marioni-hes seems to be on fire right now
I would rate Cabanas and Falcao over Suazo as good as Suazo is hes not as consistant and dynamic as the other 2 and Palermo is a good player but a bit overrated.
In all honesty this is how I would rank em at the moment.....
1. Cabanas
2. Marioni
3. Kleber Boas
4. Falcao
5. Suazo
If Adriano can get his sh*t together, he can easily top all of them, Marcelo Moreno is also up there.
Santos is up 1-0 now, Cucuta has 45 minutes to score 4 goals on Santos, i doubt that's going to happen. Fuk so i guess we'll be facing Santos in the Quarterfinals.
Latin Pride said: ↑
If Adriano can get his sh*t together, he can easily top all of them.
How is Palermo overrated? I don't think anyone sees him as the best forward or anything. He's rated just fine. People critique him alot but he continues scoring goals non stop. His league and international scoring record for Boca is incredible to say the least. 162 league goals in 222 league matches in Primera Division.
In any case Palacio definitely deserves to be on that list. Over the past 3 years he's been one of the best forwards in South America and he has the trophy case to show for it.
Exactly. Palermo is not overrated, but we have to consider he is turning 35 this year. It's a wonder he hasn't slowed down more.
Palacio I think is the best forward playing in the Americas. He doesn't just score, but he creates chances and he pressures the defenders when they have the ball. He's a complete player.
Sometimes he doesn't finish well, but often we have to look at the whole play. Like the goal he missed against Cruzeiro, he had run for about 30 meters at full speed, and then his shot was wide. Often what looks like a choke at the finish is due to the effort it took him to make the play. But he is a difference maker and he finishes well enough to score his share of goals. Sadly it looks like we're going to lose him to Europe after this season.
el chuntaro New Member
Neverland Ranch
#473 el chuntaro, May 8, 2008
Palacio=O.Bravo.........they are consistent but not world class.......btw someone needs to tell Palacio to cut his little colita hes got growing it looks retarted....I think he thought people were going to think it was cool and start a trend but he failed miserably
^^ I actually got s friend that grew one out just like Palacio.
Can you slap your friend for me....thanks
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Is it vintage or just vintage-inspired?
Jennifer OldhamSpecial to the Los Angeles Times
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But as vintage has grown more popular, what it is also has grown murky.
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Vintage dealers say these stores sell mostly secondhand clothes that are anywhere from a month to 5 years old with very little classic vintage thrown in. Many of them, however, call themselves vintage shops.
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Junior Faculty Awarded the Stessin Prize for Outstanding Publications
President Stuart Rabinowitz addressing new students at the Fall 2013 convocation in the John Cranford Adams Playhouse
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Gail Simmons is pleased to announce the recipients of the Lawrence A. Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication for 2015-2016:
Adam Durst, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
"Low-Temperature Thermal Transport at the Interface of a Topological Insulator and a D-Wave Superconductor," Physical Review B91, 094519 (2015).
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Dr. Durst, Ilyuk and Vaccaro will be recognized for this award at the Celebration of Scholarly Excellence on May 13, 2016, at 4 p.m. in the John Cranford Adams Playhouse.
The Lawrence A. Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication was established in the 1984-85 academic year to reward the scholarly efforts of junior faculty. Its namesake, Dr. Stessin, joined the Hofstra faculty as a Professor of Management in 1958 and served continuously until his retirement in 1973. After graduation from the Columbia University School of Journalism he worked at The New York Times and as a columnist and associate editor of Forbes Magazine. Dr. Stessin also published in a wide range of scholarly and academic media.
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Right out of the horse's mouth (see photos below); Mark Zuckerberg is about to ban conservative Media and Pages right before the coming mid term elections.
Let me quickly translate what Zuckerberg really said. He said Media Outlets, Pages and Ads will be put to the side of personal posts from Friends on Facebook.
But how can he reduce ads without reducing the people (conservatives) that are allowed to advertise on FB?
How can reduce the Media presence without reducing Conservative Media presence?
How can he reduce the Pages seen without reducing Conservative Pages or their placement in the Algorithms?
Why do I say just Conservative? Because it's Facebook and Mark Zuckerturd!
He left a loophole "and the public content you see more will be left to the same standard — it should encourage meaningful interactions between people".
You know what Politics and Pages the Liberal Mark Zuckerberg and his Liberal staff find meaningful; Liberal Media & Pages.
Mark Zuckerturd is about to Purge Facebook of Conservatives, and obviously Conservative content will not be deemed "meaningful", while Liberal Content that tows the party line will be deemed "meaningful".
Facebook has been to powerful of a tool for Trumpublicans to Red Pill the Left, so Facebook will be turned into a Leftist Echo Chamber to keep our views from them. And one can assume arguing with "Meaningful Liberal Content" will get you banned quick.


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'Forest bathing' or 'shinrin-yoku' in Japanese is a natural therapy using the assistance of a well-established forest to help us to relax, detox and to get relief from our overstimulated urban lifestyle.
It is not only beneficial to experience relief from symptoms that we may already have, such as the feeling of anxiety, stress and burnout but it is also extremely beneficial as a preventative treatment for a number of health conditions.
The concept of bathing in the forest originates from Japan with ties to ancient Buddhist practices. The term 'shinrin-yoku' means taking in the forest's atmosphere with all of our senses.
The Japanese government invested USD $4 million into the exploration of potential health benefits of spending time in established forests as a preventative health initiative.
Their extensive studies have proved that natural environments promote better emotional and physiological wellbeing, quicker revitalisation and as a result, improved life quality.
Today in Japan, there are shinrin-yoku trails designated by the government for the achievement of specific health benefits.
The savings achieved in other health care cost across the Japanese medical system as a result of using forest therapy gives grounds for the government to keep providing this service to their people.
Deep affection towards nature is coded in our genes as we have biological, emotional and spiritual necessities to connect with our natural environment regularly for optimal health and wellbeing.
When you spend conscious time in natural surroundings by paying focused attention to what you see and hear, enjoying the birds singing and other natural soothing sounds, feeling the wind blowing on your skin, touching the trees and sensing the different textures and temperatures and breathing in the aroma of the foliage and flowers, you are present and aligning yourself with the natural flow of life.
This meditative-like practice not only takes you away from your regular way of being but it also gives you a break from thinking and from your busy mind.
It is important to understand forest bathing does not mean hiking, mountain biking or doing any sort of exercises in the forest. Rather it means spending mindful time around trees while soaking up what's there through all of our senses.
For maximum benefits, ensure you leave your phone, camera or any other devices at home or in your car while you are bathing in the forest.
In a book called "Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness" by Dr Qing Li, the therapeutic benefits of the forest environment is mostly credited to phytoncides.
Phytoncides are also referred to as 'the aroma of the forest', which are basically essential oils and terpenes released by the trees and plants to communicate between each other and also to protect themselves from potential harms caused by insects, or other animals or even germs.
A number of studies carried out in South Korea have also reported a large range of health benefits achieved by the exposure to terpenes in the air in forest environments.
Researchers found that the most common organic compounds responsible for these positive effects found in a coniferous forest are d-limonene, α-pinene, β-pinene and camphene.
Different trees have different terpene profiles and the therapeutic benefits of their organic compounds can range from calming effects to better sleep cycles, from lowered blood pressure to stronger immunity just to mention a few.
The 'Kneipp Therapy' used in Germany is another natural therapy that utilises the healing effects of terpene-rich coniferous forests. Practitioners are required to carry out a specific exercise series in the forest environment which is proven to be significantly more beneficial compared to any other environment.
Cannabis just like coniferous trees is capable of producing a wide variety of terpenes and interestingly enough the most common terpenes in the forest atmosphere are the same that can be found in the cannabis plant accounting for the same or very similar health benefits.
The most prominent cannabis terpenes are myrcene, pinene, limonene, caryophyllene and linalool which are also produced and emitted by the trees in the forest.
So what does it really mean? Can you get all the benefits of forest bathing just by smoking a joint or vaporizing some cannabis flowers?
The application of the whole plant cannabis thanks to the entourage effect of its numerous chemical compounds will surely provide you with a range of positive effects. You can find a lot of detailed articles on this site on how cannabis interacts with our endocannabinoid system and how it can help with different ailments.
While forest bathing also has its own 'forest entourage effect' not just through the organic compounds found in the forest atmosphere but through all the additional sensations that natural surroundings can provide you with.
These can include the clean and fresh air you breathe in, the different shades of colours and lights you can explore, the shooting sounds of a light breeze, birds or waterfall, experiencing the different matters and textures through the touch of your hand or barefoot and sensing the energy and wisdom of the trees surrounding you.
Now you can see cannabis and forest therapy both have tremendous therapeutic benefits on their own, however using them together can amplify their effects and can provide you with even more rejuvenation, relaxation and ultimately with a more invigorating experience.
While you give yourself over to the beauty and power of nature to do its magic with the aid of cannabis you can achieve a calmer, more open and balanced state through the activation of your endocannabinoid receptors.
As a result, you are able to connect to your body, emotions and senses a lot easier and you become more receptive to taking in what a beautiful forest environment has to offer you.
Treat yourself with nature's gifts to enjoy a more balanced and happier life!
Have you ever tried forest bathing with or without cannabis before? I'd love to hear about your experiences, please feel free to share them in the comments below.


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When a Game Gets the Better of You
Most people who know me will tell you I am a pretty mellow person. I am not one of those people that goes nuts when they lose a game, or get destroyed by a boss. If anything, many say that I should get more emotional in these situations, but I have long moved past getting worked up by a game. I mean, its a game. No need to destroy a controller, or punch a wall. Just move on and sooner or later, you will be fine.
Then again, there are those days where so many things go wrong, that you completely lose your mind and delve into a rant of insanity over a game. That game would have been The Ascent, and it was not the game itself that got me but the lack of being able to get it to run a three player game.
As you can see, things got really dicey for me. When a game breaks, it breaks, but here, we had actually played a three player co-op game of The Ascent the previous Friday and had a blast. No connection issues, no nothing. And yet, on this fateful Wednesday evening, the game broke every way possible when we tried to add a third person into the game. Did not matter who was the host, or the platform that played host (we tried Xbox One X, Series X and PC, and none worked), the game would not let the third person in at all.
After an hour and twenty minutes of nothing working right, I snapped. I mean, it was a frothy rage that most would never expect from someone like me. I was ranting, deleted the game from my Xbox while I was live on stream, the whole works (and it still remains deleted). One might think that the game broke due to a recent patch, but it did not matter. Losing two hours of a hard, scheduled co-op session was too much and I lost it.
So why do I bring this up? Well, we all have our moments with this grand hobby. There will always be things that break us. But it is how we go about it with that rage. I blew up certainly, but there was no racial slurring, no shaming of any one person, and no breaking of equipment. Sure, I was swearing like a sailor, but it was more jokes than rage, trying to find levity in the moment of the situation. Yes, a game can break you, but it does not have to make you a violent, misogynistic, racist idiot. Have some fun with it, and before you know it, you will have moved on and be better for it. Sure, I still haven't gone back to The Ascent, but I am not raging about it. Now, me and my friend just make a lot of jokes about the night in question and laugh.
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This one is really a reminder for myself. It is so easy to sit down at the computer and never get up. If you are one of those people who literally spend hours sitting in front of your computer, schedule breaks in for yourself. You may need to set up a reminder in your calendar or set a timer.
We all know sitting too long is not good for our health, but we do it anyway.
If you catch yourself procrastinating it may be because you need a break. Procrastinating can be our mind and bodies way of saying we've had a enough. Give yourself permission to take a break.
My advice: when you take a break from your computer, also take a break from your smartphone, eReader and TV. Take a complete screen break. Do something different. Get out of your comfort zone!


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Some thoughts on Scottish independence
It was reading Yvonne Ridley's tweets on this matter which finally got me to write this. It isn't the absolute, definitive text I've been promising for years, but it's probably the best you're going to get.
The one thing that matters about Scotland, the one thing from which everything else comes and to which everything else returns, the one thing that is always ignored by people who think they've found the key to this conundrum, is this: 1968 never really happened there, and therefore neither did its principal legacy in the rest of Europe (but especially England), the separation of economic Leftism from social and cultural conservatism, the rendering incompatible of these two once-allied forces. This is why England can't be Scotland (and why Scotland can't be England, for those soixante-huitards and Black Atlanticists who would find Scotland unsettlingly folksy and homogeneous). In the end, that is all it is, and whether or not an English Leftist supports and sympathises with Scotland's claims to nationhood depends entirely on what sort of Leftist he or she is, which criteria (1945 or 1968, basically) he or she considers most important. Maybe that's all I need to write.
But it isn't quite, of course; I have to write something more because I am in equal parts both kinds of Leftist; my basic inability to take sides (in itself a very English thing rather than a Celtic thing, as detailed further below) has me taking in equal parts from the 1945 and 1968 traditions, and thus from traditions with fundamentally oppositional views of the merits and worth of Scottish independence. Yvonne Ridley, of course, is the ultimate anti-68-er (on a scale of one to ten, with the most hardline soixante-huitards rating ten, she'd be way, way down minus one); not only has she allied herself with forces of extreme social and religious conservatism (as much of the international Left has admittedly done), she has actually joined up with such forces herself, become not merely an ally of convenience but an actual believer (which the great majority of the Western Left has not) and moved to Scotland because within it her sense of the Left – the most extreme form of a world where 1968 never happened – seems to her to be protected and preserved. And there is nothing more unpleasant and extreme than the zeal of the convert, with which she is infected on two subtly-related fronts. Her take on Scottish independence is not the most appealing; there are others rooted in far more humanistic values, an approach to the world far closer to mine, which may be critical of the Israeli state but does not share her aggressive paranoia. I can easily forget it when reading Ridley's religious self-assurance, but there are plenty of visions of Scottish independence which evoke a world in which I could happily live.
Except that that is not my grounding, and somehow it never can be (if I had taken it up as my own quasi-religious conviction, I suspect it would sound every bit as artificial and desperate as Ridley, every bit as far from its many genuinely progressive elements); I am caught between multiple worlds every second of my life, and never have I felt it so keenly and irreconcilably as over this. The most traditionalist parts of both Right and Left in England share a conspiratorial mindset, a belief that the entire modern world represents a conspiracy against them and their approach to life; reading about the Traditional Britain Group, which represents a quasi-fascist, Third Positionist undercurrent which in my worst nightmares exploits the instability of England after Scottish secession to create a totalitarian state from which Puerto Rico status seems like a positive relief and national saviour, I could not help thinking of elements of the old Left in England, lost and homeless and yearning for what their Scottish counterparts can cling to in hope of escape, the belief that everything has been permanently corrupted and the only way out is a total retaking and restaffing of all institutions (John Pilger's sense of the entire media saturation of the present age as a grand-scale lie, an organised delusion from a deeper truth, has more than a little crossover with this part of the Right). There is a shared hatred for both economic and social liberalism, each hating the one their broader side has loved in my lifetime just as passionately as the one their broader side has hated. Both yearn for a moment in history when everything was perfect, uncorrupted: it's just that for one that moment was a notional pre-capitalist mediaeval state of being, and for the other it was 1945; one calls the world that is out to get them "cultural Marxism", the other calls it "neoliberalism". But both share an elemental romanticism which has been a far stronger political undercurrent among both mainland Europeans and Celts than among the English (Searchlight notes with some accuracy that the European intellectualism of the Traditional Britain Group may very easily turn off many of the sort of people in England they are aiming to turn on).
And both, in their own ways, are trying to find answers to the question which Scottish independence, or not, asks for their neighbours, and inwardly screaming (it can only be inward: they are, after all, English) that no comparable question can give them in turn something to live for. Living alongside something so seismic is so hard to take in isolation that it can only be that very English distrust of elemental romanticism which stops both old Left (the current New Statesman editor has traces of his precursor half a century ago, in terms of feeling, with a hint of envy at Scotland where such views never came to be seen as suspect on the Left, a certain wariness at young people creating their own forms of cultural expression lest it weaken the sense of a common culture) and old Right from being far stronger forces in England than they are.
In the Scottish referendum every argument from either side can reasonably be counterbalanced by the other: the Yes campaign can say with total justification that, if you can't block out whatever is channel 865 on Sky then you can't block out BBC1, and the inference by some in Westminster that you could is, like so many other stances taken from that end, stupid and counter-productive (if you believe the Westminster government even want Scotland to remain in the Union; I am not averse to the conspiracy theory that certain elements within it do not). The No campaign can respond, equally reasonably, that if you can't control the global spread of media and you don't even attempt to, then the point of secession is negated and undermined. The Yes campaign can say, quite reasonably, that Scotland's role in Europe is being held back by people and institutions far more sceptical of the EU and its purpose than the general Scottish population; the No campaign can respond, also with a good deal of truth behind it, that Hollywood and rock'n'roll have been as important, as foundational, to proportionately as many Scots as English people (certainly there is a tendency on the part of some Yes supporters either to deny this or almost to infer that a Yes vote could eliminate it, wipe it from the folk memory, and in the process to divert too far from the far more universally applicable economic reasons for independence; if there is a narrow No vote, this would probably be the biggest reason, just as the unfounded scaremongering, which might well partially be driven by a desire to eliminate politically inconvenient socialist tendencies from the Anglosphere, would be the main cause of a narrow Yes).
The Yes campaign can argue with some credibility that the Daily Record supports the Union because it is more concerned with the interests of its big brother the Daily Mirror, i.e. achieving a Labour government at Westminster by any means necessary, than with the interests of Scotland itself. Simultaneously the No campaign can counterargue that The Scottish Sun's long-term sympathies with the SNP, and flirtation with a Yes vote, have nothing to do with Scotland and everything to do with its proprietor wanting to take as much of the United Kingdom as possible into a de jure United States of the Anglosphere, but knowing that the Scots would never accept it so wanting them out of the way to make his vision of England easier to achieve in practice. People in my position frequently, with some justification, accuse the Yes campaign of selfishness (and also of hypocrisy, since they see themselves as above and separate from the drift in such a direction in post-1979 England) – of being concerned purely for their own social democratic idyll and of being indifferent to the fate of the rest of us. The Yes campaign can respond, perfectly reasonably, that we are the selfish ones for wanting to use others to give us what we cannot give ourselves.
Or maybe it is a matter of tone, a fundamental psychological difference between the English and the Celts (I am putting myself, in terms of my cultural grounding and emotional upbringing, wholly in the former category here; had I been closer to my father's side of my family it might have been different)? Over and over again I find myself agreeing with the basic meat of what Scottish independence supporters have to say, but being turned off by what often (although by no means always) comes over to me as a rather arrogant, combative, dismissive tone to it. It was once said that, to understand Enoch Powell, you had to be conscious of his Welsh ancestry because it was the source of his "un-English, but Celtic, passion for going all the way". And sometimes it seems to me that, much as part of me wants to, underneath it all I fundamentally don't have that passion, I respect the ideas but cannot fully identify with the more emotive and exclusive elements of their application. I get on with Celts, on the whole, better than the rest of the English because I sense and feel their lack of shame at emotion: I envy them for being able to let out what I must keep in. But I still must keep it in. I look at others but cannot take what they have.
Does this mean that, underneath it all, I'm a Tory as well (at least in the gentle, diffident shire sense that Powell, the proto-Thatcherite child of a great industrial city, very definitely wasn't part of)? Some people would say yes, no doubt, and yes I can hear all the jokes about moderation to excess starting already. But I prefer to think of myself as a liberal humanist – in TPL terms, in the tradition which runs from On the Threshold of a Dream to ELO's Time, and the pieces about them, not the vast, unedifying swathes of proto-Cameronite muck to come. Psychologically, I'm far more German than English (I'd love to say more Scandinavian still, but I'm not sure that's quite the case). But I do – despite myself and despite itself – cherish the English liberal humanist tradition which has been so eroded and threatened in recent times (the cabinet reshuffle pushes it further towards death's door, and strengthens the feeling that a desperate, morally bankrupt Tory party is looking to Scottish independence as its only real hope), and I don't want it to be weakened still further, turned more than ever into a defensive, bull-headed nationalism, defined far more by what it is against rather than what it is for, which bears disturbing resemblances to Serbian nationalism as it developed in the early 1990s. Scotland has its own traditions, and they can no doubt thrive better apart. What worries me is the survival, or not, of the liberal traditions I myself was brought up to inherit, which I fear need the help of others to thrive now because those theoretically brought up for them increasingly don't really understand them.
The frustration caused by the gulf between my identification and sympathy with some aspects of Scottish independence aspirations – my basic belief that it represents a positive, progressive social model for those who can be part of it – and the way I must live, the way I am confined to live, is a cause of almost unbearable pain. In the end – for the purely emotional side of me, for the 1945 side of me – "I want the one I can't have". That Morrissey – precisely the sort of English Leftist who could only have thrived and really been understood if England had been Scotland – could be a wise chap, when he wanted to be.
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Q: getline: template argument deduction/substitution failed I'm getting this error when I try to read the output of a command line by line:
std::string exec(const char* cmd) {
  FILE* pipe = popen(cmd, "r");
  if (!pipe) return "";

  char buffer[128];
  std::string result = "";

  while (!feof(pipe)) {
    if (fgets(buffer, 128, pipe) != NULL) {
      result += buffer;
    }
  }

  pclose(pipe);

  return result;
}

string commandStr = "echo Hello World";
const char *command = commandStr.c_str();

std::string output = exec(command);

std::string line;
while (std::getline(output, line)) {
  send(sockfd, line.c_str(), line.length(), 0);
}

note: template argument deduction/substitution failed: note:
  'std::string {aka std::basic_string}' is not derived from
  'std::basic_istream<_CharT, _Traits>'
  exec(command), line <- Error

A: To solve the cause of the error message, I would guess it is from std::getline(). getline requires an std::istream as its first argument. If you want to read from output, you can use std::stringstream
std::stringstream ss(output);
while (std::getline(ss, line)) {
    /* ... */
}

A: std::getline(output, line)

You're trying to call getline with two strings, that's wrong, it takes an istream and a string.
To use getline you need to put the output into a stream:
std::istringstream outstr(output);
getline(outstr, line);

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It's an issue that's been discussed around campsites for years now: what's the best way to power your RV?
While most campsites do have electrical hookups available, what about those times when you're camping away from one or you're in a campsite where all the hookups are taken?
There are two main power options you'll come across: generator power and solar power.
A generator provides a large amount of power in bursts when it's turned on while solar power provides slow, steady power over a long time.
One thing to note up front is that the solar vs. generator debate really isn't an either/or situation. There are some high-powered appliances like an air conditioner or microwave that a solar setup just can't handle, so you're not going to be able to ditch the generator entirely.
A good bit of the time though, that generator is producing far more power than you need.
It's also important to remember that solar panels on their own don't directly provide power. They charge batteries that provide power.
Those batteries though, are enough to handle any 12-volt device and plenty of low wattage devices like laptops and televisions through an inverter. The majority of RVs actually have inverters on board so you can plug into an outlet just like you always do.
You'll see the most benefits with solar power if you're boondocking – camping in the "boondocks" without any electricity around. But there are benefits to be had even if you always stay on the beaten path.
Now that you know the basics if you're considering using solar power for your RV, here are the biggest benefits you'll take away.
Perhaps the biggest appeal of camping is getting in touch with nature and getting away from the noise, and the growl of a generator can be pretty jarring. And with a setup that's totally generator based, you'll be firing it up any time you want to watch TV, cook, clean, turn on the lights, or really use your RV at all.
If you're camping around other people, a noisy generator is a quick way to make a bad impression on your neighbors.
There are generator models made specifically for RVs that are a little quieter than home models, but they still produce noise.
If you bring a construction model or a home model though, it'll be much noisier (and maybe even forbidden).
Since solar panels are totally silent, this is an area where they clearly come out on top.
Most people who camp are at least a little environmentally minded, and using solar power is certainly better on the environment than a generator. Generators do have emissions guidelines mandated by the government, so they're not brutally bad on the earth, but any change you can make is a good one.
Generators also bring the potentially deadly issue of carbon monoxide poisoning.
It's not widespread, but poisoning from a generator exhaust happens. These devices have carbon monoxide detectors, but they can – and do – malfunction.
In terms of cost, solar power wins over a generator hands down.
After all, there's nothing more low-cost than the sun.
Like a traditional gas-powered generator, there is some cost initially, but once you pay to install your solar system, you're not paying for maintenance and you're not paying for fuel again and again. There are no moving parts, which means there's nothing to break.
A solar power system can easily last for 10 years or more.
Budgeting is a sticking point for most people, but don't let solar scare you.
As technology has improved, the price of solar has dropped dramatically. Depending on your needs, you can actually get a small solar system installed that's quite affordable. There are even portable solar panels these days that don't have to be permanently installed on your vehicle.
As a general rule, generator use is okay in U.S. National Parks provided it falls below a certain decibel level and is only run during certain hours. But they can actually be banned in some locations depending on the time of year.
If there's a local fire ban or if there are protected birds roosting nearby, you may find yourself without power if you're relying solely on a generator. If you're using solar as your primary power source, you'll never run afoul of local laws. Rules do vary from park to park, so it's wise to check with your park before you go.
Maybe the single biggest benefit of solar power is that it gives you the freedom to travel anywhere you want.
You might have to live without your air conditioner, but as long as you can do that, you're not limited to going where you have a hookup.
For a lot of campers, you're not really getting away until you're boondocking. And that's no trouble when you're using solar power. The ability to have power no matter where you are means you can get away from the popular campsite and find secluded spots to really get in touch with nature.
Solar power also means you don't have to plan your length of stay around the amount of fuel you have. You can stay off the grid as long as you like.
Solar power for an RV is clean, quiet, waste-free, maintenance free, and free to operate. And you've got a virtually unlimited supply even on cloudy days.
Making the leap to solar power can be overwhelming and confusing, but once you make the move, you'll be glad you did.
Especially if your RV travels are going to take you to parts unknown into areas where there's no electricity, solar is an option you'll definitely want to consider because it comes with nothing but benefits.
Have you made the leap to solar power and it changed the way you travel? Are you dedicated to your trusty generator and wouldn't consider relying on the sun? Let us know your experience.