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The WHO, what, where and how
By sa | July 5, 2016 | 0
The World Health Organisation's (WHO) 'brochure' The Global Guardian of Public Health (2016) is an at-a-glance document meant to convey vital statistics and information.
The 12-page magazine describes an organisation with an expansive reach: 194 member states; a headquarters in Geneva; six regional offices; over 150 country offices; more than 7,000 staff; and a history laced with major contributions to global public health, such as its role in smallpox eradication.
But it is an incomplete snapshot of a heavily-layered body. The section 'Who pays for WHO?' imparts no budgetary figures (which can be found elsewhere on the WHO website) and a timeline of 'historic landmarks' falls silent on the WHO's tragically slow response to the Ebola crisis, describing only how the WHO Secretariat activated "an unprecedented response to the outbreak" in West Africa.
In many respects, the Organisation's response to Ebola in 2014 was an historic landmark, exposing deficiencies that could not be glossed over. It has prompted considerable soul-searching in global public health.
The stark conclusions in the report of the Ebola Interim Assessment Panel, published by the WHO in July 2015, reached their apex in the delicately-delivered judgement that "the declaration of a PHEIC [public health emergency of international concern] can lead to disagreements with national governments, and the Panel notes that independent and courageous decision-making by the Director-General and the WHO Secretariat is necessary with respect to such a declaration. This was absent in the early months of the Ebola crisis".
Funding and mobility issues, shortcomings in the International Health Regulations (2005), and inadequacies in WHO's relationships with wider health and humanitarian systems were also raised in the Panel's report. The fact that people working for the WHO were among those who risked their lives in responding to Ebola was acknowledged.
Since that crisis, public health stakeholders have been debating the WHO's future. Many believe its vast potential is strangled by overwrought bureaucracy, deference to political sensibilities, lack of flexible funding as well as poor transparency.
The debate will sharpen as the deadline looms in September for WHO Member States to submit names of candidates for the post of the Organisation's chief technical and administrative officer, the Director-General (DG). The incumbent Dr Margaret Chan concludes her second five-year term in June 2017.
If the Organisation does not substantially reform, some funders may turn to alternative organisations. The formal launch of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in 2015 was a reminder that the global public health architecture is not set in stone.
The Africa CDC is not a part of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), although the US organisation worked with the African Union Commission in its establishment and contributes expertise. The Africa CDC will help African countries monitor public health, respond to public health emergencies and build capacity. The concept pre-dates the Ebola epidemic.
A spokesperson for the US CDC in the US told the Medical Independent (MI): "The Africa CDC will work with governmental partners such as the CDC, the China CDC, the European CDC, the Japan Mission to the African Union and African Member States, as well as many international and non-governmental partners, such as UN agencies, including WHO."
Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General
'Failing'
Prof Devi Sridhar is Professor of Global Public Health at the Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK. She was one of the co-Chairs of a distinguished panel convened by the Harvard Global Health Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine that analysed the global response to Ebola. A number of its recommendations centred on the WHO, including the need for more focused financing arrangements and better governance.
Prof Sridhar also co-authored a recent analysis in the BMJ, 'Facing forward after Ebola: questions for the next Director General of the World Health Organisation' (19 May 2016).
"There is consensus that the Organisation is failing. Why it is failing — that is where you get disagreement," she informed MI.
Some say it is mainly about money, said Prof Sridhar. Around 80 per cent of the WHO's budget is earmarked "and if 80 per cent is earmarked, you are very limited in what you can do".
According to the WHO, dues paid by Member States (calculated relative to wealth and population) comprise less than a quarter of its budget. The rest comes from voluntary contributions from Member States and other organisations.
Continuing, Prof Sridhar said some consider the WHO's structure as its critical failing: it has six regional offices that hold considerable autonomy and regional directors are elected by countries rather than selected by the DG.
And there are those who feel the Organisation lacks leadership and cite the DG's handling of the Ebola crisis and not being sufficiently aggressive in setting the agenda.
"But what exactly is wrong and what is the priority — that is where you see people emphasising all kinds of different things, which of course have different solutions," said Prof Sridhar.
Should Member States be paying more? "This is a difficult one," said Prof Sridhar, who suggested it may well be a case of "paying different".
The WHO's budget for the biennium 2016-2017 is almost (US) $4.4 billion, representing an increase from $3.9 billion for 2014-2015. However, the WHO is beholden to the priorities of donors, outlined Prof Sridhar.
In the allocation for 2016-2017 approved by the WHO's World Health Assembly, the largest single amount of $986 million is designated to "polio, tropical disease research and research in human reproduction". This is followed by communicable diseases ($765 million), corporate services/enabling functions ($734 million) and health systems ($594).
Delegates at the 2016 Assembly also agreed to establish a new Health Emergencies Programme. The programme "adds operational capabilities for outbreaks and humanitarian emergencies to complement its traditional technical and normative roles".
A budget of $494 million for the programme for 2016/2017 was agreed. According to the WHO, this represents an increase of $160 million to the existing programme budget for the WHO's work in emergencies.
Its impact will take time to gauge, with the DG due to report in 2017 on progress in establishing and operationalising the programme.
Prof Devi Sridhar, global health expert, University of Edinburgh
The issue of contributions from corporates and philanthropy organisations has sparked some debate. One of the most significant contributors to the WHO is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (the Gates Foundation).
A Foundation spokesperson told MI that, in 2013, its estimate for its contribution to the WHO for the two-year period 2014-2015 was $570 million.
"Our latest estimates for 2016-2017 indicate that we will maintain this level of investment. While we provide funding for several WHO priority areas, more than half of our funding for the WHO has consistently been dedicated to polio eradication," said a Foundation spokesperson.
"Polio eradication is a goal that WHO Member States adopted as a priority a decade before the Gates Foundation was established, and the Foundation has sought to partner with WHO and Member States to address critical resource gaps in the global eradication effort."
The spokesperson insisted that the Foundation strongly supports the WHO's "commitment to set its own funding priorities and to determine how voluntary contributions to the organisation should be used". The WHO "must be accountable to its Member States, and it should be guided by the priorities that these Member States set through the World Health Assembly".
The Trust handling the investments of the Foundation has held shares in companies such as McDonald's and Coca-Cola (media reports last year stated that these shares were sold but that it retained shares in a large McDonald's franchisee). On the other hand, the WHO has a mandate to tackle the growing challenge of obesity. These types of interplays raise important questions.
"The endowment that funds the Gates Foundation is independently managed by a separate entity, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. The Trust does not comment on its investment holdings and decisions, but I will make them aware of your inquiry," said the Foundation's spokesperson.
Meanwhile, the need for greater transparency at the WHO was a salient point in the BMJ paper co-authored by Prof Sridhar. The paper stated that candidates for the DG position need to consider how accountability could be strengthened in relation to health and emergency outbreak response. It posited the creation of a freedom of information policy and inspector-general as examples of suitable measures.
Moroever, the process to select a DG does not engage the wider public, noted Prof Sridhar. "We have already seen the change in the process for the UN Secretary General, where there is now much more scrutiny and public debate and engagement," she informed MI.
The WHO has committed to reforms of varying degrees. A spokesperson for the WHO also told MI that its "oversight function" is fulfilled by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (IOS). "Every year, they provide a report at the Executive Board about their area of work. Their reports are public," said the spokesperson.
Delegates at its World Health Assembly in May agreed three proposals from the DG to "increase transparency around the upcoming election of her successor", although these particular reforms were conservative in nature.
One was that the DG could publicly acknowledge the names of prospective candidates submitted before the deadline, provided the nominating country was in agreement; secondly, it was agreed that the Candidates' Forum, due to be held in November, would be webcast (participation in the forum is limited to member states); and thirdly, that candidates nominated by the Executive Board to the World Health Assembly will have the opportunity to address the Assembly before voting takes place.
These addresses should be webcast on the WHO website, decided delegates.
Another recent measure was adoption of the WHO Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors (FENSA), after more than two years of inter-governmental negotiations. Yet it will be seen by many as not going far enough. It re-enforced the WHO's stated position of not engaging with the tobacco and arms industries, but there remains a grey area in respect of other sectors that potentially harm human health or conflict with WHO policies.
The Framework states: "WHO will exercise particular caution, especially while conducting due diligence, risk assessment and risk management, when engaging with private sector entities and other non-State actors whose policies or activities are negatively affecting human health and are not in line with WHO's policies, norms and standards, in particular those related to non-communicable diseases and their determinants."
WHO received €3.8m DoH funding from 2014 to date
Some €1,947,434 was provided to the WHO by the Department of Health in 2015, up from €1,668,638 in 2014.
Last year's total included an annual contribution of €1,747,433 (up from €1,468,628 the year before) and €200,000 for membership of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (compared to €200,010 in 2014).
The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies "supports and promotes evidence-based health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of healthcare systems in Europe", according to its website. It is hosted by the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
WHO-related expenditure in 2016 (to June) by the Department is €243,714, which includes €200,000 for membership of the European Observatory and €43,714 to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (developed by countries in response to the globalisation of the tobacco epidemic).In total, funding from the Department of Health to the WHO from 2014 to June 2016 was €3,859,787.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade also funds the WHO. This included €500,000 in 2014, 2015 and 2016 to the WHO's Global Health Workforce Alliance; and €1 million in 2014 and €400,000 in 2015 to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
It has also provided voluntary core funding to the WHO as follows: €1.15 million in 2014; €1 million in 2015; and €300,000 in 2016.
According to the Department of Health, the WHO has a number of entities that work to ensure "funding is spent appropriately".
Neither of the Departments seconded staff to the WHO during this period. Hawkins House reported that Ireland had not received funding from the WHO within the same timeframe.
The Department of Health makes Ireland's annual assessed contribution to the WHO and leads on the management of Ireland's overall relationship with the Organisation.
Expenditure incurred by the Department of Health in 2015, in respect of sending delegates to WHO meetings, conferences and seminars etc, amounted to €11,199. This figure included conference fees for attendance and individual travel and subsistence claims by staff, stated the Department.
Attendance was recorded at the following: WHO Executive Board meeting in Geneva; WHO Euro Regional Committee meeting in Vilnius; various conferences/meetings hosted by the WHO on systems financing in Barcelona; on health and wellbeing in Zurich and Paris; on tobacco in Moscow; on food safety in Bonn; on infant formulae in Geneva; World Health Assembly in Geneva; meetings/conferences on integrated non-communicable disease surveillance in Vilnius; and on nutrition in Rome.
The main work programmes with which the Department of Health interacts and liaises with the WHO include the Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030; the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA); and the new Human Resources for Health Network.
Ireland has had particularly high-level representation in the GHWA. The alliance was established in 2006 as a common platform for action to address the predicted global health worker shortage (WHO estimates a global shortage of 8.5 million health workers).
Dr David Weakliam, Programme Lead of the HSE's Global Health Programme, was the most recent chair of GHWA's board.
GHWA completed its 10-year mandate in May, closing with a one-day board meeting. The GHWA board endorsed plans for a transition towards a new, multi-sectoral network on Human Resources for Health (HRH) to support attainment of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), universal health coverage and the implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030.
MI asked the Department of Health if it had any position on the WHO's acknowledged need for reform.
According to a spokesperson: "In recent years, through its governing bodies, Member States have been driving a process of reform of WHO to ensure that it is fit-for-purpose to meet 21st Century global health challenges. Ireland fully supports efforts to make the WHO more transparent and accountable."
The spokesperson said it was important to ensure that the lessons learned from the WHO response to the Ebola outbreak were "taken on board" and "integrated into plans to meet future international health emergencies in a more effective way". This process has included a focus on the WHO's role in global health governance, they added.
"Health governance implies 'the use of formal and informal institutions, rules and processes by states, intergovernmental organisations and non-State actors to deal with challenges to health that require cross-border collective action to address effectively'. Instruments such as the International Health Regulations and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework are important instruments in this regard."
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade noted that Ireland is a member of the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN), which is hosted in the OECD. MOPAN undertook an assessment of the WHO in 2013 and found that "financial accountability is seen as one of WHO's strengths".
MOPAN is considering including the WHO on its 2017/18 assessment cycle.
The World Health Assembly is attended by delegates from WHO Member States as well as representatives from many agencies, organisations, foundations and other groups working in public health.
Member States approve resolutions in committee before formally adopting them in the plenary session at the end of the Assembly.
Prof Malcolm MacLachlan, Director of the Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, attended the Assembly in May. This was in the context of Global Co-operation on Assistive Technology (GATE), a project led by the WHO in collaboration with UN agencies, international organisations, donor agencies, academia and disability rights organisations.
It aims to improve access to high-quality, affordable, assistive products and Prof MacLachlan is the lead on research and innovation.
One of GATE's initiatives is the development of a Priority Assistive Products List, which was launched at a side-event of the Assembly. The list of 50 products includes items such as fall detectors, pressure-relief cushions and electrically-powered wheelchairs, and aims to replicate the impact of WHO's Model List of Essential Medicines.
The launch event was hosted by eight governments, including that of Ireland. The next stage is that the list will go to the Assembly, potentially next year, and be adopted as formal policy of WHO.
"It is obviously a very political affair, in terms of different countries putting forward different proposals and looking for co-sponsors," said Prof MacLachlan of the Assembly.
Reflecting on the role of WHO, he said synthesising the world's health priorities and getting all nations to agree in the context of widely different geopolitical realities is a "huge ask".
"I would start by saying that, from a global health point of view, what they are trying to do certainly needs to be done, but it is almost impossible to do. Everybody accepts that and therefore it is a matter of trying to establish the best principles you can operate by," he told MI.
The WHO has placed an increasing emphasis on the social determinants of health, which represents a shift from purely biomedical and technical solutions to examining living conditions and health inequalities.
"Really, a phrase you hear nowadays in WHO a lot, which you wouldn't have heard certainly ten years ago, is 'social justice'…So whether it is HIV, TB, mental health problems, disabilities; it is moving upstream more and saying what are the conditions that produce the different sorts of prevalence rates around the world?"
He said the growing emphasis on strengthening health systems is also welcome.
"When I started working with them about 10 years ago, that would have been funny language. Whereas now, everything is — how does it relate to strengthening health systems? If you look at most definitions of global health now, for instance, very few of them relate to things like diseases, most relate to the idea of social inequality, to systems' strengthening, and so on."
Prof MacLachlan also said the WHO faces a number of operational challenges.
He noted that the roles of major philanthropy organisations in an agency like the WHO could be just as problematic as that of corporates.
Due to their funding being so significant, philanthropic entities can set agendas in different countries. Such organisations can "obviously do a lot of good but they can be very domineering, and interestingly, groups like Gates [Foundation] with their global challenges, they tend to be much more scientific, technically focused and have been, I would say, behind the curve in coming to more of a systems-focus… "
As to Ireland's role (see panel), Prof MacLachlan said the best strategy is to select and champion specific areas that cross over many diseases, which this country already does to a certain extent.
Ireland has the advantage of a "very good" diplomatic mission in Geneva, where the WHO is headquartered, he added.
"I think our aim in Ireland should be trying to champion a few ideas and then leverage large amounts of funding from other countries to support those ideas. I think Ireland can host donor conferences and things like this, and provide leadership in that way," he concluded.


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Georgia Anne Muldrow played Blue Note Jazz Club (pics, video)
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Multi-talented multi-genre artist Georgia Anne Muldrow began a two-night, four-show run at NYC's Blue Note Jazz Club on Wednesday night (9/29) with an amazing show that mixed spoken word, poetry, hip-hop, and jazz, at times venturing into the psychedelic. We caught the night's early set, where the lines between songs blurred, with extended jams bridging the gap between them. She manipulated her voice, double-tracking it with a pair of mics, and veered from spoken word into scat singing with her band as they laid down jazz tracks, letting loose with her booming voice to cries of "yeah!" that felt like they could bust out of the small venue. Her music encompasses everything from struggle and pain to humor and love, and she was generous with the latter, breaking out into huge smiles often and telling the crowd at the end that she wished them lots of love and happiness.
Georgia's nearly two-hour set probably would have continued if her manager hadn't had her stop to prepare for her second show of the evening. See pictures from the early show by P Squared, and a video clip, below.
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Hello! I wonder if you can help me. I remove an extra www that somebody had added to the website and plesk did not complain. As of yesterday though apache (through plex) throws the following error: "mkdir: cannot create directory '/var/www/vhosts/system/MY_SITE.COM/conf': No such file or directory mktemp: failed to create file via template '/var/www/vhosts/system/MY_SITE.COM/conf/httpd.conf.XXXXXX': No such file or directory Can not create temporary file". Please note that in /var/www/vhosts/system/ I still have http://WWW.MY_SITE.COM and in /var/www/vhosts/ I have both the WWW and the new folder, but the site content is still in the WWW. Any clue as to how to fix this? Plesk tells me to contact people who sold the license who, in return, say can't do anything because it's a dedicated server somewhere (please note, not my site, I'm just managing WordPress). Anything would help!
If the Plesk UI thinks the domain no longer has the www then rename /var/www/vhosts/system/www.domain.com to /var/www/vhosts/system/domain.com to fix that up. Be sure to check ownership and permissions of the folder to ensure it matches other vhost folders in the /var/www/vhosts/system directory.
You may also then need to move the content into the non www folder under /var/www/vhosts (not system).
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Songs & Stories with Thomas Gabriel – Growing Up Cash
Category - Music
The eldest grandson of Johnny Cash, Thomas Gabriel looks to the future while also honouring the Cash family history. Undoubtedly influenced by his iconic grandfather, Thomas seamlessly blends Country, Americana and Rock to create his own personal sound and carve his own musical path.
Thomas grew up with a front row seat to the 'fishbowl of fame' that came with being a member of the Cash family.
"My Dad wasn't around a lot when I was growing up so Johnny was both a grandpa and a father figure to me. He was who I went to when I needed help or when something was wrong."
It wasn't long before a love of music became a passion for Thomas.
"Growing up he would show me chords, listen to music I'd written and ask me about the songs I wrote. I would watch his live shows and if I had a question about how he did something he'd show me. He was always real supportive."
Thomas Gabriel's debut album Long Way Home was released in 2018. It's swampy, bluesy and intensely personal, covering his drug addiction, his time in prison and how a broken soul can be renewed by love. Deft songwriting and amazing stories chronicle a rough road , capturing every twist and turn from the lowest of valleys to the highest of mountain tops.
"I love performing live. When I sing one of my songs I put everything that went into creating it into the performance. If I am singing one of Johnny's songs then I channel how I felt when I heard him do it."


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Q: How to iterate through a variation of an id name using jQuery (such as idname1, idname2) I have a column of 10 checkboxes, with an additional checkbox at the top titled "Select All". Each checkbox has a sequential id, like "cbox1", "cbox2", etc. When each of these cboxes are clicked, they make an image become visible which resides within a div next to that checkbox. This div is called "tinybox" and it has an id which is sequential and matches it's respective cbox. So the 4th checkbox has an id of cbox4 and upon clicking, it opens tinybox4.
I'm trying to use jQuery, so that when you click the "Select All" checkbox, it loops through each of the cboxes and uses .show() or .hide() on all the tinybox variants.
The following jQuery runs when a user clicks "Select All" checkbox, and currently only either shows or hides #tinypic1. Instead of just tinypic1, it should loop(?) through tinypic1,2,3,4,... so how do I adapt this code to iterate through tinybox(n) where (n) represents an increasing integer from 1-10:
 <script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function() {
        $('#selectall').click(function() {
            if ($('#selectall').prop('checked')) {
                $("#tinypic1").show();
                $('.cboxes').each(function() {
                    this.checked = true;
                });
            } else {
                $("#tinypic1").hide();
                $('.cboxes').each(function() {
                    this.checked = false;
                });
            }
        });
    });
</script>

Hopefully I'm being clear. I'm trying to verbalize my concept of the solution as best as possible. Thanks for your time

A: $('#selectall').toggle(
    function() {
        $('.cboxes').each(function(){
                  $(this).prop('checked', true);
                  $(this).next().show();
         });
    },
    function() {
        $('.cboxes').each(function(){
                  $(this).prop('checked', false);
                  $(this).next().hide();
         });
    }
);

A: You can select everything that starts with a string in your selector:
function toggleAll(state) {
    if (state===true) {
         $( "[id^='tinyPic']" ).show();
         $( "[id^='cbox']" ).prop('checked', true);
    } else {
         $( "[id^='tinyPic']" ).hide();
         $( "[id^='cbox']" ).prop('checked', false);
    }
}

A: There are 2 ways you can go about this that are quick.

*

*you can add a loop to your script like the following:
Here is a fiddle of this way Fiddle
    $('#selectall').click(function() {
        if ($('#selectall').prop('checked')) {
            for ( i = 1; i <= 10; i++ ) {
              $("#tinypic" + i).show();
               $("#cbox" + i).prop("checked", true);
            }

        } else {
            for ( i = 1; i <= 10; i++ ) {
              $("#tinypic" + i).hide();
               $("#cbox" + i).prop("checked", false);
            }
        }
    });

*You can just do a begins with on the id like so:  here is a fiddle of this way fiddle
            if ($('#selectall').prop('checked')) {
                  $("[id^='tinypic']").show();

                   $("[id^='cbox']").prop("checked", true);

            } else {
                  $("[id^='tinypic']").hide();
                   $("[id^='cbox']").prop("checked", false);

            }

A: enter code hereMove your line of code $('#tinypic1').show() to the each block and change it to
this.next().show();

And the same idea for the hide part

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La saison 2009-2010 du Championnat de Roumanie de football est la  de la première division roumaine. Le championnat rassemble les 18 meilleures équipes du pays au sein d'une poule unique, où chaque club rencontre tous ses adversaires 2 fois, à domicile et à l'extérieur.

Le club d'Unirea Urziceni va tenter de conserver son titre, acquis la saison dernière. Mais les favoris sont nombreux : le Steaua Bucarest, qui n'a terminé qu'à la , le CFR Cluj ou le Dinamo Bucarest vondront aussi remporter le titre national.

Les 18 clubs participants

Compétition

Classement
Le classement est établi en utilisant le bareme suivant :
 Victoire : 3 points
 Match nul : 1 point
 Défaite : 0 point

En cas d'égalité, les critères pour départager les équipes concernées sont :
 Faces-à-faces
 Différence de buts lors de ces faces-à-faces
 Nombre de buts marqués lors de ces faces-à-faces
 Différence de buts générale
 Nombre de buts marqués dans le championnat.

Matchs

|}

 Le résultat original était une victoire du FC Rapid Bucarest 1-0.
Ce résultat a été transformé en défaite 0-3 à cause de l'utilisation de joueurs non qualifiés.

Bilan de la saison

Voir aussi

Références

Liens internes
 Championnat de Roumanie de football

Liens externes
  Page sur RSSSF
  Fiche sur RomanianSoccer

Roumanie
Championnat de Roumanie de football
2009 en Roumanie
2010 en Roumanie

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Parks and Lakes
Recreation and Events
Cyclo-Cross is coming to Fayetteville!
Our City is very pleased to have been chosen as the site for two major Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) events, the 2021 Cyclo-Cross World Cup on October 13, 2021, and the 2022 Cyclo-Cross World Championship competitions held January 28-30, 2022.
On October 13, 2021, Fayetteville will host one of three World Cups to be held in the United States. There are currently two awards, tailored to the different categories of riders: Men Elite and Women Elite. This race will provide a taste of what's to come for the 2022 World Championships, the biggest event for the sport of Cyclo-Cross – right here in Fayetteville!
These events are hosted locally by Experience Fayetteville. For full information about the Cyclo-Cross 2021 World Cup or the World Championships in 2022, including event tickets and riders information, please visit the OZCX UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup page.
Centennial Park at Millsap Mountain, Fayetteville
Old Farmington Road will be closed from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 13.
Parking & Shuttle Service
There is no parking at Centennial Park. Shuttle service will be available from designated parking areas. Information on shuttle and pick-up locations will be announced on the Experience Fayetteville's official Cyclocross website.
A bike valet will be available, and spectators are encouraged to bike, walk or find alternative transportation to Centennial Park.
Tickets are available now. General Admission to Fayetteville's 2021 World-Cup Event is free to the public, however, you must register to attend due to capacity restrictions. General Admission includes complimentary shuttle services and/or bike valet. Once at the venue, General Admission ticket holders will enjoy racecourse access, access to the Event Expo and the opportunity to purchase food and beverage.
Those attending the 2021 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup on October 13 at Centennial Park, regardless of age, must provide proof of full vaccination (final dose at least two weeks prior to the race) or proof of a negative COVID-19 diagnostic test (PCR or antigen) taken within 72 hours prior to entry. A screen shot on your mobile device will suffice.
The City of Fayetteville is currently under a mask ordinance. When distancing cannot be practiced, all attendees will be required to wear masks that cover the nostrils and mouth except for when eating and drinking.
World Cup - October 13, 2021
Women Elite: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Men Elite: 2:05-3:20 p.m.
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Elite Men & Women Races
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Cynthia Nixon: Gay Identity a 'Political Stance', We're All Bisexual.'
By the team
CYNTHIA NIXON:
Cynthia Nixon is on the cover of The Advocate's 2010 Pride Issue , talking about Sex and the City 2, gay parenting, her fight against breast cancer in 2006 and her relationship with her partner Christine Marnoni. In fact, much to our lesbionic delight, most of the article is about two of our most favorite things in the world:
1. MIRANDA FUCKING HOBBES
2. LESBIAN LOVE
Nixon met Marnoni in 2001 while campaigning to reduce public school class sizes in 2001, and they got closer in 2003 when Nixon was going through her split with her partner of 14 years, Danny Somebody. Kristin Davis remarked that though she knew Nixon & Marnoni were really good friends who worked together on important stuff, she didn't suspect anything sexual going on:
"They'd be on the phone and writing speeches," Davis says, "and I thought, She's really into this [the schools campaign]!"
When Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marnoni became more and more than just friends, Nixon suddenly faced a lot of questions about her new relationship:
"Shortly after we started seeing each other—like a month after—we got a press inquiry about it," Nixon says. "And I thought, This is crazy."
Nixon hired a publicist who recommended that Nixon deny everything. Nixon, "more optimistic than Miranda ever was," pushed the publicist for a plan beyond lies and hiding, as she didn't really see how she could hide her TRUE! LESBIAN! LOVE! forevs! She asked her publicist:
'That's the whole thing? We never move past that? We're at the playground with the kids, and pictures are taken of us, and we say, 'No, she's my friend?' "
Obvs Nixon eventually ditched that publicist and was ultimately introduced by her manager Emily Saines to openly gay publicist Kelly Bush, who recommended that Nixon just go ahead and confirm the rumors.
"And I was like, 'Really, we can just confirm?' So that's what we did. It was so fantastic."
As she's said in the past, Nixon tells The Advocate that there was no grand lesbian revelation, nor does she feel it was something she'd hidden — or even felt — all her life. In fact :
"I identify as gay as a political stance," she says. "If anybody, prior to my meeting and falling in love with Christine, had asked me about what I think about sexuality, I would have said I think we're all bisexual. But I had that point of view without ever having felt attracted to a woman. I had never met a woman I was attracted to [before Christine]. And maybe if I'd met her when I was 20, I would have fallen in love and only dated women. But maybe if I'd met her at 20, I wouldn't have responded at all. Who knows?
Nixon says Marinoni sealed the deal by being great with Nixon's kids.
The Advocate writer points out that Marinoni is "clearly different than the women we're used to seeing Nixon with. Marinoni dresses in men's clothes. She looks butch. She'd clearly be the odd woman out at brunch with Miranda, Samantha, Charlotte, and Carrie." Probs true, as Marinoni has never worn a bird as a hat, a headband as a skirt or a gigantic flower as a pair of pants.
Nixon on her attraction to Marinoni:
"A lot of what I love about her is her butchness. I'm not saying I fell in love with her in a sexually neutral way. I love her sexuality—it's a big part of what I love about her—but I feel like it was her. It wasn't something in me that was waiting to come out. It was like, This person is undeniable. How can I let this person walk by?"
She also speaks about raising children with two mommies, her diagnosis with breast cancer in 2006, how she's definitely "a Miranda" herself, and how Miranda's character has evolved & changed over the years. There's also some cute quotes from Charlotte I MEAN KRISTEN DAVIS.
In conclusion, we love Cynthia Nixon, think it's awesome what she's doing for butch visibility with her wife and we will probs find SATC2 label-whored to the max but will go see it anyhow because our love knows no bounds, and also MC Hammer called for Samantha and wants his freaking pants back.
[Cynthia Nixon is More Than Just Sex: The Advocate]
KATIE MELUA:
25-year-old smokin' hot UK pop/rock singer Katie Melua is questioning her sexuality:
"We live in the 21st century – questions of sexuality are not outdated, but I don't think the lines are very clear and they are not always clear to me. I can tell you that I'm single, which is not lovely, but it is what it is. I really don't think whether you are gay or not is the whole identity of a person. It's just one side; it doesn't have to be the thing that defines you."
True 'dat Katie. Unfortunately it's the one thing we're required by gaylaw to be obsessed with. Katie Melua's 2003 album, Call Off the Search, went platinum in the UK in 2003 and her follow-up Piece by Piece did even better in 2005. Rumors that she was dating openly lesbian photographer Lara Bloom in 2006 were never confirmed and are therefore probs not true, but here's a photo anyhow, 'cause we think they have cool hair:
Her new album, The House, comes out soon and might offer a bit more insight, like the lyrics from this track, "Moment of Madness":
When we drank too much beer
Lost our fear
Our defenses were down
You got up, tried your luck…
I saw your thighs
And I fell to my knees
Oh my god what is this?
It's a moment of madness.
I just want to stare at your hair
And imagine you open your door
In your drawer
There's some leather in there.
I refuse / You persist / It's a moment of madness.
We've done an informal Autostraddle Bisexual Roundtable on this topic and determined there's really not much to say about a man's thighs, even if you do enjoy being penetrated by what's between them. Amirite bisexual/straight ladies? Holler.
JULIE GOLDMAN:
Julie Goldman is featured on the cover of South Florida's longest running lesbian magazine SHE, talking about The Big Gay Sketch Show, things that make her laugh, The Nicest Thing, and of course Julie & Brandy in Your Box Office:
...I want to say the things no one else will. I think my style is on the "masculine" side and I'm proud to be out there representing the "lady gentlemen," while being totally un-P.C. and irreverent.
—Julie Goldman
You can read the interview online in the SHE digital edition!
DARIA:
GUESS WHAT TIME IT IS DARIA TIME! The DVD set of 53 shows is released tomorrow (but you can pre-order now) apparently "still delights" and is "filled with extras." (@tmc) Also, Bitch Magazine's blogger tackles this monumental occassion in depth.
MODERN FAMILY:
Why Won't ABC Let Modern Family's Gays Share a Smooch? (@queerty)
WRITTEN ON THE BODY:
Wanna lez out to Written on the Body? Young Creature has a mix tape for that. (@youngcreature)
LEA MICHELE:
Glee's Lea Michele is on the cover of Women's Health, wearing what appears to be a table runner stolen from Chi-Chi's as a mini-skirt. In the article she talks about what she eats, and climbing walls, and how much fun everyone has being in GLEE. (@ontd)
GAY, GAY SUMMER:
Queer Sighted has six summer 2010 flicks qualified as 'gay' or 'gay-ish' for 'ya. (@queersighted)
LENA HORNE:
Singer/actress/civil rights activist Lena Horne is dead at 92. (@ew)
FAMILY GUY:
"Family Guy, the enormously successful equal opportunity offender, on Mother's Day aired the episode "Quagmire's Dad," about Quagmire's father who was supposed to be a panty chaser, but turns to be a big homo — or rather, a transgender MTF. Lots of gay and trans jokes have the queers upset!" (@queerty)
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Feylamia
Oh Daria. How I love thee.
MsNJS
Some men have nice thighs, like the Rock.
Unfortunately, we all know why ABC won't let Cam and Mitchell smooch. As Emmett Honeycutt learned years ago they only want fun gay not sexual gay. I guess ABC has to save face on the main stage because in some of their other lesser known productions, there was some nice lesbian action going on recently.. I was shocked, happy, but shocked.
oh i love emmet honeycutt so much
It looks like you can't really read the Julie Goldman interview online…just a snippet.
You can read the whole thing! Do the issue preview, and then navigate to the spread with Julie.
even as a queer, I always always ALWAYS related to Miranda Hobbes when I watched SATC. such an awesome character. And I love Nixon. Bea-u-tiful.
i know, she was so fucking smart and had the best lines about everything and was the least superficial too. i am always really confused about people who are anything but a miranda — but when I was younger like everyone I was like "i'm a carrie" but then i got older and wiser and realized Miranda was the only bearable person in the cast, besides Charlotte Sometimes.
"Probs true, as Marinoni has never worn a bird as a hat, a headband as a skirt or a gigantic flower as a pair of pants."
why does this remind me of dana's outfit when they go on that cruise in season 2? also it made me laugh uncontrollably.
Jess G.
OMG, Daria! I might have to purchase that…
wasteunit
Do it. DOOO IIIIITTT! I've had bootlegged DVDs of the series for years and it never stops being re-watchable.
saltwatersound
So excited to see Julie on the cover of She! That is.. badass. I saw that and was like "YUSS." Except I said it audibly, earning myself a couple of sideways-glances from people around me. That shit happens all the time when reading AS in public.
Also, I love that Julie is "totally un-P.C. and irreverent." It ups her entertainment/lovability factors. Snaps for you, Julie.
yes we love julie for all those reasons tooooo
grissecon
…there's really not much to say about a man's thighs, even if you do enjoy being penetrated by what's between them.
Umm, unless said thighs belong to Adam Lambert.
Also, Daria! \o/
my pores are small, my pores are tiny
TouchTheStars
I'm soo in love with Lea Michele!
Ew. She's a total brat.
She is. I know I don't personally know her but know a few people who have met her. Still…that voice is crazy amazing.
RachelwasHere
I kinda like rugby dudes' thighs… just don't really care for what's between them.
#badlesbian
I have been in love with Katie Melua since I was 11.
(Although she sometimes looks like a mix between Jenny Schecter and MJ.)
Last Sunday's episode of Family Guy was so transphobic. I'm thinking of never watching the show again – and I never get like this!


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What might have been for Cards
What might have been…
So Cleveland Indians come calling this week…..makes me think about what might have been….when TLR left the managerial StL position….the two top candidates were Mike Matheny and Terry Francona… …Matheny was coming off 2 High school championships…Matheny led the Cards to 4 consecutive post-seasons in his first 4 seasons….has missed the last two seasons in the playoffs. He is 21-22 .488 in post season games; has won 5 post season series and lost 4 series. Francona began his managing career in 1997 with a 4 year stint with the Phillies. He accepted the Red Sox position in 2004.. Francona won 2 world championships, 5 of 8 years in post-season @ Boston He began the Indians job in 2012, led them after a 6 year playoff draught to post season play in 2013, 2016, 2017. Cardinal management must have wanted a young face, someone better than Tony in post-game, someone that they thought would be better with young players(he isn't), maybe a brand new manager that they could control a bit easier. Myself…..I can't figure why the Cards passed on Francona…he's was/is a proven winner, charming and engaging with press(not Matheny's strength), and handles his team and his bullpen well…not even the strongest supporters of Matheny would disagree that Matheny's use of bullpen is a liability to the team.
Quick Card "takes" from this week….
…Although he isn't hitting a great deal…..Harrison Bader improves an OF defense that has been very weak in the corners…defense …in general has been a real issue with the Cards over the past few years
….Jack Flaherty, Miles Mikolas, & Luke Weaver saved the rocky boat from sinking . Jack Flaherty's losing performance was outstanding!! Mikoas & Weaver provided 1 strong and one rather good performance that kept the Brewers within sight ….so…..maybe this trio will keep the Cards in the race.
…btw…Mikolas continues to demonstrate that you DON'T need a 95+ fastball to win in the MLB…he moves that curve ball around….he starts batters off with breaking balls…I've even noticed that he throws it above the waist on the outside part of the plate
….I've never seen an OF jump so high for a fly and it landed next to him….Ozuna's play was startling.
…the more I watch Jose Martinez stumble around at 1B…he is hurting us tremendously defensively…. some think that his hitting compensates for it….yes…he has hit well…trade him now to an AL team while his value is high…we can't win in the long run with a 1B who misses so many throws to 1B
…I'm still suspicious of all the Yadi power this late in his career…players don't get stronger in last 30's
…Brent Suter (Milwaukee's starter) worked quickly…he got the ball back, looked for the sign, and delivered the ball…Cardinal batters seemed bothered by the rapidity of his deliveries…they'd step out…ask for time…look around…I liked it….the game moved along.
…How far "away" was Miami last year with the OF of Stanton, Yelich & Ozuna? Wouldn't it have been better to just find some pitching? This franchise hasn't been in the playoffs since 2003…ugh
…Reds sweeping the Cubs? What's going on?
World Cup….
…Senegal just couldn't hold off Japan late in the game….Senegal's athletes seemed bigger & faster but also seemed to tire late in the 2-2 match
…It's amazing that the world is so close in competitive level in these World Cup matches..tiny countries like Iceland compete…but USA can't make the "cut?"
…England's set pieces were really incredible in their easy 6-1 rout of Panama
Celebrity Spotlight…….
….Does Michael Porter, Jr have the Dwight Howard syndrome? Despite earning millions. Dwight Howard has been an ordinary, non-dominating center in the NBA….he was drafted #1 overall in 2004…he forced a trade in 2012 to LA Lakers…and has bounced around regularly since then…why? ….. his career serves as a perfect example of a talented athlete with a character flaw—goofy, fun-loving nature athlete who fails to push himself to his limit and misses the seriousness of a professional athlete who MUST continue to improve/evolve as a player. Even during his tenure with the Lakers he drew some very critical criticism from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar went on to say: "Dwight Howard is a perfect example of the fact that 'potential has a shelf life.' ….this topic comes up as discussions about Michael Porter Jr have emerged. .. Porter…thought by many to be the #7 overall pick in the pre-draft ratings…. has spoken quite a bit about how confident he is in his abilities. Further, he's made some comparisons of himself to some of the NBA's best wing players. He is no doubt a talented player, but the possibility of him affecting the locker room negatively is a real concern to future suitors….and Porter….save 1 game at beginning & a couple at the end of the 17-18 season @ Mizzou missed the entire season of possible growth. Being picked #14 should send a message to Porter…but will he hear it?
….Hate to be an "I told you so" but……I said as Brendan Morrow was being chased as a free agent that the overwork in the 2017 post season would catch up to him in mid-2018….well, the 33 year old RHP recently was placed on the 10 day DL…he was enjoying a another strong season….16 saves in 25 appearances….why so many non-save appearances?….anyway his 1.59 era while striking out 25 batters and issuing only 4 walks is impressive. Morrow pitched in all 7 World Series games and 14 post season games for the Dodgers last year. He had pitched in just 45 games throughout the entire 2017 season but that post-season overload has Morrow paying the price this year.
….Retirement of Adrian Gonzalez…June 10…..parts of 15 seasons….not a HOF'er but a very sold MLB player for a long time…..in his career…5 all-star games; 2 silver sluggers; 2014 led NL in RBI's
As he left the MLB playing field, Gonzalez was….9th in hits-2015; 5th in RBI-1202,8th in HR—317, 6th in doubles-437 among active players
…..Rick Porcello continues his Yo-Yo career…..
In 2009, he was 14-9-3rd in AL Rookie of the Year voting; 2010..dropped below .500 10-12; in 2011repeated his 14-9 record again; 2012 fell below .500 to 10-12; 2013 back again over .500 13-8; 2014..for the only time in his career …back-back .500+ seasons 15-13; 2015 he sank to a career poorest 9-15; 2016….he won the Cy Young with a 22-4 record, career best ERA of 3.15, career high of 223 innings; 2017…below .500 again..this time 11-17…now in 2018….bouncing back…he's 9-3. Porcello is a 10 year vet, 290 starts as an MLB'er, 9 complete games, over 1700+ innings pitched; overall record 127-102….along with this yo-yo type of career….makes one wonder why?
Wrapping up with Red……
With the passing of Red Schoendienst a few weeks ago, a part of the Cardinal fiber left us…..a winning player and a true person, Schoendienst is best remembered for his outstanding, genuine personality. He was a REAL man who adhered wonderfully to solid core values—family, friends, religion. In the terrific comments referring to Red's personality…I think that his playing ability might have been overlooked a bit….but Red could play….and did play superbly for a long time. Red is 15th ALL-TIME in games played @ 2B, he's 13th ALL-time in most hits for a 2BHe was in 10 All-Star Games throughout his career. He was in a post season as a 23 year old, he hit .286 in 1946 as Cards won the 7 game series from the Red Sox…during the 46 season, he WON the televised HR Derby! In 1950 he won the All-Star game for the NL with a HR in the 14th inning. His 1956 league best fielding percentage of .9934 stood as a record for fielding for 30 years (broken by Ryne Sandberg). IN fact he led the NL in fielding % for 6 years. In June 1956 he was traded to the New York Giants to make room for an up & coming youngster, Don Blasingame. The following year he was sent to Milwaukee…..it was the final piece that the Braves needed…..they already had Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Johnny Logan, Billy Bruton, Joe Adcock, Del Crandall, Warren Spahn, Bob Buhl, Lew Burdette. The Braves won the World Series in 1957 beating the Yankees …Red was voted #3 for the NL MVP award in 1957.The Braves lost to NYY in 1958 Series. In 58-59 off-season Red was diagnosed with tuberculosis….I still remember seeing a picture of Red being rolled around in a hospital in a huge tube around his entire body. In 1960, his average fell way off…Braves discarded him….he was picked up by the Cards for 61 & 62 season…hit .301 and .300 primarily as a pinch hitter when he was 38 & 39 years old!! According baseball stats…Red earned a total of $509,00 in his playing career with the highest being $46,000 in 1958. As a manager of 12 full seasons, 2 partial seasons, he won 1 world series, 1 NL pennant , finished 2nd 3 different times, he won 1041 games as a manager
Stats you didn't know…
…Mizzou football attendance was a healthy 360,429 for 7 games…51.490 avg…not in top 30 of DI home attendance but neverthess anyone over 50000/game is drawing some people..it was a drop of 1200+/game but that horrible beginning kept away fans for a few weeks. To give you an idea the Tigers are very comparable to K-State 51,301; N. Carolina 50,071; Arizona St 51, 380
…St Louis U baseball is listed in a couple key batting categories in Division I baseball….the Bills were 27 in D1 in Slugging %@ .450 and 40th in team scoring with 6.7 runs/game. The Billikens finished 38-20 and qualified for the NCAA Tournament due to their championship in the Atlantic-10 tournament. It was the 4th A-10 baseball championship for the Bills …1st since 2013.
…Drew Lock (Miizzou QB) led the SEC in passing yards…he was 10th in the country with 3964 yards… the offensive coordinator isn't expected to throw the ball quite as often
…Mizzou basketball had the largest increase in attendance throughout the NCAA D1 world….the Tigers went up 3635/game….that put them at 9,930/game which was 40th in the NCAA in basketball attendance. Illinois was 30th in the country with 11,381/game. The Southeastern Conference ranks #3 in basketball attendance…behind #1-Big Ten and #2 ACC…no surprise there…
…YOUR thoughts are always invited( I don't expect you to agree)….if you have trouble posting it online….send it to me….I'll get it done for you….Thanks for reading & responding!!
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6 Clark Airport Employees, Fired and Facing Charges For Ransacking OFW's Baggage
Aside from being fired from their job, six employees in Clark International Airport is now facing criminal charges for the allegedly ransacking baggage of Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) at the airport.
The suspects are employees of ground handling company, Miascor. The company is under contract with the airlines that service flights in Clark and handle baggage of passengers.
Read: New 'Laglag Bala' In NAIA?
Clark International Airport Corp (CIAC) said in the statement that Miascor has filed qualified theft against the six suspect. They were fired in their job, Friday morning, January 12, 2018.
CIAC has also filed separate theft charges against the six suspects at the City Prosecutor's Office in Mabalacat, Pampanga, and has banned them from entering the airport premises.
Read: Sen. Recto: There's a "Maleta Gang" Targeting OFWs at NAIA
Read: Baggage Loader at the NAIA Caught Stealing From the Baggage of a Passenger
The statement added that the suspects allegedly ransacked the baggage belonging to OFW identified as Jovenil Dela Cruz from Pandi, Bulacan inside the Miascor office at the airport terminal.
The handling company settled with the OFW for the lost item amounting to P82,824.00.
According to the study of Economic Resource Center for Overseas Filipinos, 76% of business put up by OFWs failed not only because they lack the skills but because they were lured into business enterprises that they have no background about.
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Amazon Prime's fantasy series is an entertaining watch if you can push past the lack of authenticity in even the most basic of aspects.
by	Kyle Barratt	07/12/2021
Most of what I've seen online about The Wheel of Time, Amazon Prime's fantasy series based on the novels by Robert Jordan, is shallow criticism and excessive comparisons to Game of Thrones, and so it pains me that that is also what I'm about to do. But firstly, I enjoy the show. I've watched the first three episodes and, as someone unfamiliar with the books, I'm engaged by the story and the world. I've been looking for a high fantasy series to become my new obsession and this certainly has more potential than The Witcher does, which I still don't understand the fervour for. The problem is that there's this one thing, this niggle that crawls to the front of my mind as I watch the show, distracting me, that I haven't yet been able to silence. There's something off with the presentation of the series, a real lack of visual verisimilitude. But how much realism should be expected in a fantasy world?
Very few of the show's characters actually look like they believably live in the world of The Wheel of Time. Inauthenticity runs deep. The four protagonists live in a charming simple village in the muddy countryside of Two Rivers, some working as farmers or blacksmiths, yet they all, except maybe for scruffy Mat, look like perfectly clean models. Rand for instance is an attractive man and the show will do nothing to disguise the fact. He journeys through woods and across rivers, running from nasty Trollocs, but looks pristine. Not a stray hair in sight. In fact, he's always clean shaven despite lacking the ability to shave while on the run. A lot of the actors seem like they're more suited for a CW show, or have just come off a guest starring role in Riverdale and started filming for The Wheel of Time without going through hair and make-up. I don't believe that these characters live in this world other than in the scenes we see them. Even when characters' faces do get a little dirty, their clothes remain flawless.
The scenes where this visual disconnect works are those involving the Whitecloaks. Their immaculate, perfectly clean robes make for a great and off-putting contrast with their surroundings and the dirty woman they put to death. Yet the effectiveness of the Whitecloaks is decreased because most other characters are detrimentally presented in a similar way. The amount of dirt on someone's face or mud on their clothes is something I never once thought of while watching Game of Thrones and am only now retroactively thinking what a great job that show did after seeing The Wheel of Time. It's only apparent when it's done poorly. Even The Lord of the Rings, which is closer in style and content, didn't have this issue. The Wheel of Time isn't aiming to be gritty, at least I don't think so, but it's still too clean. This could be a deliberate choice, this is a fantasy world after all, but there still needs to be some basic realism, something tangible, or it just feels like a TV show.
I'm a big proponent of 4K UHD content, whether streaming or on physical media, but The Wheel of Time makes me question if shows and films are too clean and detailed these days. Watching on a sizable television I can see pores of the skin and threads in the clothing and that could be adding to the fake feeling of the show's visuals. The CGI is mostly good but the show is very clear and almost flat looking. It's like when The Hobbit films were shown in a high frame-rate and it just made the big fake noses of the Dwarves look even faker. Too much detail can be distracting, and The Wheel of Time could really use some colour grading or utilise some cinematography trick to make it seem like they haven't just gone out into the woods with a camera and filmed some people in cosplay. Hell, some grain wouldn't go amiss. The Mandalorian had this same problem in an episode where the location looked more like a park just off of a highway than an alien world. You could almost see Kirk fighting the Gorn in the background.
Even The Wheel of Time's rock-inflected score doesn't seem to fit and leads to a feeling of discombobulation. Now, one of the very few things I do know about Robert Jordan's magnum opus is that it isn't simply a fantasy adventure set in a medieval-inspired world but rather is magically historical, modern, and futuristic all at the same time. As the name suggests, time is of a cyclical nature and civilisation continually rises and then falls. There's even a very cool shot of some ruined skyscrapers in the first episode. This could go some way to explaining the visual palette, clothing, and music, but I'd argue the balance doesn't feel right. The show largely feels like a classic Tolkien-esque high fantasy except for a few small elements. I genuinely look forward to readers of the books telling me why I'm wrong.
So far, my criticisms of The Wheel of Time, like the sense of inauthenticity and some questionable casting, are surface-level but admittedly quite distracting. I hope they melt away as I become used to them, or the show itself recognises and fixes them, because I'm enjoying the story and world being presented. I'm glad there will be at least one more season produced and I can't help being excited at the prospect of it further expanding into a long-running television epic. In danger of sounding like a portentous snob, it's not yet a genuinely great TV drama, and I don't know if it'll ever be, but it is a fun fantasy show and that's all I want from it right now. Well, that and some more mud and facial hair.
What are your thoughts on The Wheel of Time? Let me know in the comments and be sure to geek out with me about TV, movies and video-games on Twitter @kylebrrtt.
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The world is full of mysterious creatures whose existence spark constant debate. Scotland have the Loch Ness monster, North America have big foot and the Himalayas have the Yeti but none can hold a candle to England's mythical beast. The Kyle Barratt has eluded scientists for decades, many doubt he even exists and is really a man from Ealing named Carl. Yet time and time again proof arrives in the form of completed and well written articles.


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Q: How to use URL Scheme to share data between two apps without openURL method? I have App A and App B. Here I just want to share text data from A to B and for that I doing following code.
In A :
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string: "B://sample_text")!)
In B :
func application(application: UIApplication, openURL url: NSURL, sourceApplication: String?, annotation: AnyObject) -> Bool {
      print(url)
      return true
}

Output in B : B://sample_text
Using above code, I can able to send sample_text data from A to B. But App B is getting open that I don't want.
I want to share the same data and it should get in B when I launch B manually in future.
May be if there is any other method than openURL, then please suggest.
App Group can achieve this but it has limitation like you can only share data between applications that share a common app ID prefix.

A: You might want to check out App Groups to share data between your two apps instead of sharing data using a URL scheme.
An example can found at Sharing data in between apps in IOS.
The alternative is to store the data to, and read it from, a backend server.


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Q: How can I add a common header for subpages in HTML? I am working on a navigation bar system, and I want to know how I can make it so the subpage changes, but the header from the original page is still there. (I am using repl.it, just a heads-up).
I haven't put anything in folders yet.
I would also like to make it so that when I hover over the item with the "active" class (the one that is gray) it does not change colors.

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A: To answer the part of your question where you said to keep the color the same for the active class on hover, all I did was create another @keyframe so that at 0% and 100% they are both still the grey color. Then I used transition: 0.5s; to keep the animation for the color change smooth.

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As you can see when you hover over the first link (the active one) it is still grey and the others still work and turn purple with the 0.5s time.


It takes place at the Methodist Church in town on Saturday, October 13, at 7.30pm.
Frances Hynes said: "We are opening our concert with Borodin's In the Steppes of Central Asia with its haunting depiction of a caravan train in the remote desert.
"For our next item we are delighted that our very own Frank Jordan is going to make his bassoon sing and sparkle through Weber's bassoon concerto.
"Frank performed professionally in several American orchestras before moving to England and we are looking forward to a wonderful performance of this virtuoso work.
Tickets are £8 from Quinns Bookshop, Three Crowns Yard. Accompanied children are free but must have a ticket.
It is recommended to buy tickets as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.


Gefen Wireless Solution played an integral role in restoring prominent AV systems for a home on the Jersey Shore that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
Local integrator Scott Craig headed to the seaside town of Bay Head Shores, nestled in Point Pleasant, NJ, for some major repair work in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Even though this storm left its mark of devastation more than two years ago, homeowners are still to this day getting back on their feet. While volunteering his time to help a local family, Craig took on the duty of completely rebuilding the audio/video system (AV) in the Santos home during a major reconstruction. The existing cabling was rendered useless as it was completely damaged by the storm. Craig had to systematically re-wire the residence while adhering to the schedule of the television show, This Old House, which was in the midst of documenting the rebuild.
The Santos house was featured on This Old House, as part of a documentary of the recovery from Hurricane Sandy.
Craig worked with Gefen to specify the best solution for this unique situation. Gefen's 2×2 Switcher for HDMI, a Gefen ToolBox Extender for HDMI over POL with 1 CAT-5 and the GefenTV Wireless for HD Long Range were all selected and donated to the cause by Gefen.
"When I need a creative HDMI solution, I always turn to Gefen for products that I know will work and continue to work long after the installation is complete," said Craig.
The Gefen 2×2 Switcher for HDMI 1.3 allowed centrally located equipment to be mirrored to the home office and the children's playroom so parents could monitor what the children were watching. The Extender for HDMI over POL with 1 CAT-5 delivered high definition content along a single CAT-5 cable to the display in the home office. Gefen's Wireless for HD LR was able to transmit 1080p full HD through walls to reach the playroom. Though initially skeptical about relying on a wireless HDMI solution, Craig found the Wireless for HD LR worked perfectly with no signal drops, jitters or audio delays that you can see with other wireless products.


MANILA, Philippines - Chief Justice Renato Corona closed 3 of his peso accounts with the Philippines Savings Bank (PSBank) on the same day he was impeached by the House of Representatives, bank officials told the impeachment court on Thursday, February 16.
These are the peso accounts with the balances P7.15-M and P12.58-M. These are account numbers 089121021681 and 089121019593, respectively, according to branch manager Annabelle Tiongson.


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In the mid-nineteenth century a number of factors came together that made the spread of scandal much easier. Newspapers became cheaper with the removal of taxes, meaning that a much wider readership were able to afford them. The opening of the Divorce Court in 1858 also offered a new source of scandal - court proceedings included personal details that newspapers would not have been able to print. Diamond, in an attempt to show that the Victorians were not all that different to us, walks us through some of the popular scandals of the time.
There are some famous occurrences that modern readers will be familiar with, such as the Jack the Ripper murders, but Diamond doesn't dwell too long on these and there's a wealth of other sensations that the common reader will likely not have come across before. The Tichborne Case, for example, captured the public imagination. Roger Tichborne, heir to title and fortune, was presumed dead after being involved in a shipwreck in 1854. His mother believed there was a chance he was still alive and advertised widely, offering a reward for information. An Australian butcher saw the advert and made his way to England to claim his position as the lost son. Some were happy to accept him whereas others were more sceptical. The court case that ensued was the longest on record. It became a huge rallying point for the public who remained firmly on the side of the Claimant, despite evidence suggesting he was not the Tichborne heir.
Diamond sets each scandal within its social and political context and reveals patterns in some of the deeds and defences. He also reminds us that Britain was less revolutionary than its continental neighbours, and that events considered sensational would not have been elsewhere. He discusses the role of celebrity, both in the context of crime, and entertainment. Oscar Wilde had very deliberately created a public persona for himself, but this made his fall from grace that much more severe, and his every move was tracked. Diamond closes with a discussion of P.T. Barnum, the great showman, and his focus on creating spectacle and sensation. He seemed to believe in the oft-repeated phrase 'all publicity is good publicity', and had huge success despite causing outrage in some circles. 'Barnum, an impressario not a performer, had become a star in his own right, and gives a lesson in how to create sensations through size, planning, advertising, and razzmatazz. … Barnum had led the way into the twentieth century.'
This is an accessible book that helps to break down the commonly held view of Victorians as prim and proper with very rigid morals. The popularity of sensation novels and dramas show the huge appetite for such tales. He guides us through the real life events that inspired fiction and the response to these forms of entertainment. He writes also of the role of women's writing and strong female characters that dominated the genre. The book offers a glimpse into the subjects that titillated and shocked, and the laws that made them possible. There was a fascination with poison as a means of murder, and we learn that arsenic could be freely sold without a licence, whereas items such as tea and coffee, which we consider every day essentials, could not. This is a great read for those who want to dive into the world of Victorian reporting and entertainment, offering summaries and context for a broad range of events. Diamond sets them firmly in their time while allowing us to see that the subjects that capture public interest haven't changed all that much in the intervening years.
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Labels: Book review, Books, History, Nineteenth century, non-fiction november, Non-ficton, sensation novels, Victorians
GinaRae 4 December 2020 at 03:18
What a great review. I'm intrigued.
Ramblings of a nobody 4 December 2020 at 07:11


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The Odriist National Union ( or UNO), was a political party in Peru founded in 1961 by former President General Manuel A. Odría. The party had Julio de la Piedra amongst its leaders.

Development
The party had its origins in Odría's military regime, which ended in 1956 when he left the country. Odría's popularity grew after he left office, largely due to the high level of public works that his administration had brought in. His spending policies, however, had left a high level of public debt and it fell to the government of Manuel Prado Ugarteche to cope with this. The result was the creation of a myth that Odría's rule had been one of prosperity in contrast to Prado's (although much of the problems were due to a fall in demand for raw materials following the end of the Korean War). As a consequence Odría was able to return and set up UNO in 1961, and the party quickly became the country's third biggest behind American Popular Revolutionary Alliance and Popular Action.

Although dominated by its leader the party did have a wider structure which included a national executive, a consultative committee and a series of locally based shop and area committees. Julio de la Piedra was the leading figure behind Odría, serving as chairman of the party as well as their leader in the Chamber of Deputies.

Support
In elections support for the UNO came mainly from three sources. These were:
Inhabitants of the barriadas particularly in Lima where Odría topped the polls in the annulled 1962 Peruvian general election. He scored highly even in traditionally left wing areas of the city such as La Victoria.
UNO generally came off third best in the country's regions except in the Piura Region, the Tacna Region and the Callao Region. These areas had been main beneficiaries of investment schemes during Odría's rule (notably irrigation schemes) and as such his support held up.
Supporters of the Partido Restaurador del Peru, the name given to the official party of state that Odría had set up in 1948. This included key people he had placed in the trade unions and middle class groups, as well as people from poor backgrounds who had been given jobs and health care by his government.

Programme
The party represented the far right of politics in Peru. However whilst it had some highly conservative principles, notably to do with the special status of the Roman Catholic Church and investment capitalism, it followed the line of the main parties with regards to development and social justice. The party was critical of democracy and espoused authoritarianism, feeling that the competitive party system led to inefficiency and stopped important decisions from being made. Above all however, the driving force behind the UNO was the cult of personality built up around Odría and the achievements of his government.

Disappearance and return
The 1968 coup which saw Juan Velasco Alvarado brought to power also saw UNO disappear from the political scene. De la Piedra meanwhile broke away, and formed his Nationalist Social Democrat Party the same year.

The UNO name was revived first in the 1989 Lima mayoral election when they put up Italian-born panettone entrepreneur Angelo Rovegno for mayor of Lima; he and others lost to Ricardo Belmont Cassinelli. In the subsequent 1990 Peruvian presidential election, lawyer Dora Narrea de Castillo ran under the party name, being the first woman ever to run for President of Peru. However, by this time Odría was long dead and his government a distant memory and so only 0.3% of the vote was secured in an election which brought Alberto Fujimori to power. Enrique Odría Sotomayor, his nephew, has registered "Alternancia Perú UNO" as a political party.

Bibliography
Hugo Neira, "Peru" in JP Bernard et al., Guide to the Political Parties of South America, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1973

References

Political parties established in 1961
Conservative parties in Peru


Hello, I am a Registered Psychologist in Vancouver, British Columbia. I've had the privilege of working with many people with a range of life struggles. It is very important to me to have a practice that is respectful and inclusive with respect to all of the ways that we as humans are different (e.g., culture/ethnicity, physical ability, sexual orientation, age, gender). I try to be straightforward and genuine and to give you the space you need to work on what brings you to my office.
Some people who seek my help are dealing with current issues -- like their relationships or their work. Others may be dealing with a significant loss or change in their lives (such as the death of a partner or a companion animal or a change in health status). Some are trying to make important life decisions for themselves related to careers or relationships or life transitions such as retirement. For others, childhood and adult injuries (emotional, physical, sexual) have had long-lasting effects on who they are and how they feel in the world and they want to work on feeling better about themselves and moving on with their lives.
I provide individual therapy to adults. I also offer supervision/consultation for therapists/counselors looking to deepen their practice and/or seeking additional consultation. I am also very aware of the need for self-care and balance in my own life and I offer consultation for other clinicians as they seek this necessary foundation and support.
As a registered psychologist, my fees are usually partly or fully covered by extended health plans or employee assistance plans. For clients who have qualified for assistance from BC's Crime Victim's Assistance Program (CVAP), I can bill that program directly. I am also a provider for First Nations Health Authority and am able to bill them directly as well. Psychological services are also eligible health care expenses for income tax purposes. Please feel free to call me and ask me about my practice and whether I would be a good match to your needs. If I can't help, I'll try to help you find another professional.


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Q: Does the device (transmitter & receiver)needs to be stable for IR data transfer? I need to transmit my measured data of torque and temperature (measured using RTD and strain gauge) from a Rotating shaft running at 7500 rpm through IR communication. Is it possible? does line of sight become a problem?  Does the device (transmitter & receiver)needs to be stable for IR data transfer? Will the fast running shaft be a problem? how to accomplish this?

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Is it possible?

My company uses infra red laser diodes to transmit telemetry data off shafts at data rates up to nearly 700 mega bits per second so there is nothing inherently flawed in this method however, at this sort of speed photodiodes and their amplifiers need to be carefully designed and you do need pretty good alignment.

does line of sight become a problem?

So, assuming you can place the transmitter at the centre line of the shaft-end you should be OK. Lower speeds mean you can use fast LEDs and less problematic (and more sensitive) photodiodes.

Does the device (transmitter & receiver)needs to be stable for IR data
  transfer?

Stability = no loss of data

Will the fast running shaft be a problem?

Yes, you will need to mechanically balance your add-ons and make sure they can withstand the g-forces. We always make sure that any PCBs are subjected to g-forces that push components towards the PCB they are soldered to (at distances close to the shaft centre-line this is far less of a problem of course).

how to accomplish this?

That's a money question LOL.
Don't forget that you need to supply power to the electronics mounted on the shaft - a battery may be OK but you will need to mount it as close to the centre-line of the shaft as you can AND watch out for imbalances.
A typical car tyre will rotate at about 1400 rpm at 100 mph so balancing is a really big deal.

A: You've got 120 or 130 revolutions per second. If you transmit ONE BIT per revolution, with 2 measurements of 10 bits or 20 bits total to transmit, you can transmit 6 complete measurements per second.


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A second dose of Astrazeneca is mistakenly administered to 18 people in Badalona
BayRadio | September 10, 2021
The events occurred on August 15 in Can Cabanyes, when a misunderstanding led to the administration of 18 second doses of AstraZeneca to people who were to receive Moderna.
According to Salud, who says that it is an "isolated case", there are a total of 34 people affected, since they are the group of those who were vaccinated in the time slot in which the confusion with the doses occurred
Of the 34 Moderna records, there are actually 18 that are from AstraZeneca, but the department does not know which are the vaccinated that were given the wrong dose.
Salud has specified that those affected are being followed up and, in addition, ensures that this is an asylum case.
Vaccination with AstraZeneca was suspended in people under the age of 60 in April by the government, when two million people had already received a dose. The reason, the cases of thrombosis detected in some patients.
As soon as it was detected, Public Health was informed and measures were taken to "minimize possible risks", those affected were called to inform them and for the moment are followed by telephone in addition to offering a serological test one month after the second dose.
The Minister recalled that, "for various reasons, at the international and state levels guidelines have been used that include the administration of two different types of vaccines without associating with harmful health effects" and have stated that it is a "isolated case" within "a vaccination plan in which more than 10 million vaccines have been administered".


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