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Football, Sports, Super Bowl
Super Bowl XV
January 31, 2011 Paul Stroessner	2 Comments
Louisiana Superdome
Oakland Raiders 27
Philadelphia Eagles 10
Super Bowl XV was the pinnacle of Jim Plunkett's comeback. The 1970 Heisman Trophy winner was drafted by the New England Patriots and was the 1971 NFL Rookie of the Year. However, he had 5 losing seasons with the Patriots, and 2 unimpressive seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He was picked up as a free agent by the Oakland Raiders in 1978 to be the backup quarterback to Dan Pastorini. The Raiders started the 1980 season with a 2-3 record, starter Dan Pastorini broke his leg and suddenly Plunkett was thrust into the starting role. Plunkett got off to a bad start, throwing 5 interceptions in a 31-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs after relieving Pastorini. However, he recovered and led the Raiders to victory in 9 of their last 11 games in the season, qualifying for the playoffs as a wild card team. The Raiders defeated the Houston Oilers, 27–7, the Cleveland Browns 14–12, and the San Diego Chargers, 34–27. In doing so, Oakland became the third wild card team to advance to the Super Bowl, and the first wild card team to win three postseason rounds since the NFL expanded to a 10-team playoff format in 1978.
Under Head Coach Dick Vermeil, Philadelphia advanced to their first ever Super Bowl in team history, and had not played in a league championship game since their 1960 NFL championship. The Eagles were led by quarterback Ron Jaworski, who completed 257 out of 451 passes for 3,529 yards during the regular season, including 27 touchdowns and only 12 interceptions. Another key player on the Eagles offense was halfback Wilbert Montgomery, who was widely considered one of the top running backs in the NFL and had rushed for over 1,200 rushing yards in the last 2 seasons.
The Eagles actually beat the Raiders 10-7 during the regular season, in Philadelphia as they sacked Plunkett 8 times.
The Eagles advanced through the playoffs, defeating the Minnesota Vikings, 31-16, and the Dallas Cowboys, 20–7.
Oakland linebacker Rod Martin intercepted Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski's first pass of the game and returned it 17 yards to Philadelphia's 30-yard line, setting up Jim Plunkett's 2-yard touchdown pass to Cliff Branch 7 plays later. Oakland scored once again in the first quarter to jump to a 14-0 lead – from which Philadelphia would never recover. The score was 14-3 at halftime. The Raiders scored on the first drive of the second half to a 21-3 lead.
After another field goal, and the Raiders up 24-3, the Eagles finally managed to score a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to cut their deficit to 24–10. Oakland came back with another field goal, to go up 27-10. Oakland's defense then dominated the rest the game, forcing two turnovers on Philadelphia's last 2 possessions of the game to prevent any chance of a comeback. The Raiders went on to become the first wild card team to win a Super Bowl.
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Super Bowl XIV
As the Super Bowl approaches this week, let's take a look back at the Super Bowls of the '80s.
January 20, 1980:
Pittsburgh Steelers 31
Los Angeles Rams 19
This Super Bowl was held at the Rose Bowl before a record crowd of 103,985. It was the Steelers' second Super Bowl win in a row, and it was their fourth total. This Super Bowl was Terry Bradshaw's last.
Lynn Swann was Bradshaw's favorite target, but John Stallworth was the Steelers hero in this game.
The lead had changed several times. The Steelers started off with a 3-0 lead. Then the Rams came right back with a 7-3 lead. The lead changed hands once again 10-7. By halftime, however, the Rams got a couple of field goals to take a 13-10 lead.
Very quickly in the second half, the Steelers took another lead 17-13.
Yet again,the Rams took the lead on a touchdown, but the extra point was missed. So the score was 19-17.
Three minutes into the fourth quarter, Terry Bradshaw hit John Stallworth with a long touchdown pass, which put the Steelers in the lead for good. The score was 24-19. Then late in the quarter, Bradshaw hit Stallworth with a 45 yard pass. A couple of plays later, the Steelers got the ball on the 1 yard line on a controversial pass interference call when Pat Thomas cut in front of Jim Smith. They were then able to score from there to make the final score 31-19.
Note: See Jim's comment below to see the Bradshaw-to-Stallworth TD pass.
Thanks Jim!!
Daily Trivia (Formerly Trivia Tuesday), Movies
Daily Trivia – 1/31/11
Question: What show became the lowest-rated series ever brought back for a second season, after it picked up a record 21 Emmy nominations?
Last Question: Who went by the name Leaf Phoenix when appearing in the movies Russkies and SpaceCamp?
Answer: Joaquin Phoenix
Before he starred as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, and before his music career hoax as a rapper, Joaquin Phoenix started his acting career in the '80s. Other than being known as River Phoenix's younger brother, Joaquin used the stage name Leaf. He made his big-screen debut in the 1986 movie Space Camp. His first starring role was in Russkies (1987). He later co-starred in Ron Howard's Parenthood (1989).
Reagan Quotes, Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan Quote of the Week – 1/31/11
"Well, I learned a lot….I went down to (Latin America) to find out from them and (learn) their views. You'd be surprised. They're all individual countries"
Artists, Battle of the Bands, Music
Battle of the Bands – Tiffany vs. Debbie Gibson
January 28, 2011 Paul Stroessner	1 Comment
OK, here we go! In honor of "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid" event tomorrow, here is the battle of the '80s teen queens once again. The battled it out for attention to appear in Tiger Beat and Teen Beat, and later on in Playboy. Although they did not really fight against each other, they battle it out tomorrow:
Now they will fight it out again here at Return to the '80s. Feel free to read up on the articles I just posted on Tiffany and Debbie.
Who is your favorite?
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Artists, Guilty Pleasures, Music
Guilty Pleasures – Tiffany
The former teen-queen will star along side fellow teen-queen, Debbie Gibson, in the upcoming guilty pleasure itself, "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid" on SyFy tomorrow.
I liked Tiffany. Her voice has kind of an edge to it. It is kind of like Stevie Nicks-lite (which is a compliment). Her dance music was popular, but I think her ballads are just as good, if not better.
In 1985, Tiffany appeared on Star Search with Ed McMahon, where she came in second place.
In 1987, Tiffany released her first album – Tiffany. In order to promote the album she went on a tour of shopping malls across the United States, called "The Beautiful You: Celebrating The Good Life Shopping Mall Tour '87". Her popularity exploded with the release of the Tommy James & the Shondells hit, "I Think We're Alone Now". The song skyrocketed to number 1. In February 1988, her ballad, "Could've Been" also shot up to number 1. She also had a hit with "I Saw Him Standing There", which was a modified remake of the Beatles hit, "I Saw Her Standing There". When she went on a concert tour in 1988, she cast the then-unknown singing group New Kids on the Block as the opening act. During the tour she briefly dated Jonathan Knight.
In late 1988, Tiffany released her second album, Hold an Old Friend's Hand, which was less successful than her first album. Although it did not feature any number one hits, the song "All This Time" made the top ten. The album still went platinum.
However, like most '80s acts, Tiffany's popularity disappeared in the early-90s as musical tastes changed. Grunge and harder-edged rap were taking over, and dance-pop was fading.
Tiffany has been slowly coming back over the past decade. In the April 2002 issue of Playboy, she appeared fully nude. Then she started appearing in reality/competition shows. On April 2, 2005, Tiffany was featured on the British TV show Hit Me Baby One More Time, winning the first heat and securing a place in the show's finale (which Shakin' Stevens won). She also appeared on the U.S. version of the show on June 2, 2005, but lost to hip-hop group Arrested Development. Both versions of the show aimed to bring former pop stars back into the limelight. In 2007, Tiffany was also one of the contestants on the fifth season of the TV show Celebrity Fit Club, going from 152 to 124 lbs for a loss of 28 lbs. On October 18, 2008, Tiffany appeared on the CMT reality show Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling (CCW) where she was eliminated in the first episode due to poor wrestling performance. She was the first contender to be eliminated from the show.
Tiffany continues to record new music.
Here is my top-10 Tiffany songs:
10. I Saw Him Standing There
This song was a huge hit for Tiffany. But, I do not recommend listening to the Beatles' version first. If you do, then you might be able to take Tiffany's version for about 2 seconds before your ears start hurting, and you need to turn it off.
9. It's the Lover Not the Love
This was a nice ballad off of Hold An Old Friend's Hand. It sounds like it could be a Gloria Estefan song.
8. Spanish Eyes
This a good song that is not a ballad, but not a fast paced song either. However, you can get quite the earworm from this one. There could be worse songs that get stuck in your head, though.
7. Here In My Heart
This was a really good ballad from Tiffany's New Inside album. It was written by Diane Warren.
6. All This Time
This was a big hit off of Hold An Old Friend's Hand. It is a pretty good ballad:
5. I Think We're Alone Now
Now this is a great remake. It deservedly became a hit. It's a good fun song, and she made it her own. I like Tommy James and the Shondells, but I think I actually like Tiffany's version better.
4. Hearts Never Lie
I love this duet off of Hold An Old Friend's Hand. She is singing with Country Music artist Chris Farren. This could probably be a hit on Country Radio today.
3. Could've Been
Tiffany's first hit ballad. It's a really good heartbreaking song:
2. Hold An Old Friend's Hand
This was always one of my favorites. The lyrics kind of have a country or folk feel to them. It's another one of those songs that record companies probably did not like because it wasn't a ballad, and it wasn't a dance song.
1. Feelings of Forever
"Could've Been" was a bigger hit, but this was always my favorite ballad by Tiffany. The music is powerful, and it is very uplifting.
Question: Who went by the name Leaf Phoenix when appearing in the movies Russkies and SpaceCamp?
Last Question: What Tim Burton film did Warner Bros. consider distributing under the title Scared Sheetless?
Answer: Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice was released in 1988, and had a great cast: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones, and the man himself – Michael Keaton.
Here are some quotes from the movie:
– Adam: What are your qualifications?
Betelgeuse: Ah. Well… I attended Juilliard… I'm a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I've seen the EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT… NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY… NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? You think I'm qualified?
– Betelgeuse: [to Lydia, about the owner of the finger he pulled out of a wedding ring] I'm tellin' ya, honey, she meant nothin' to me. Nothin' at all!
– Betelgeuse: [after Lydia says his name three times] It's showtime.
– Betelgeuse: [as a snake] We've come for your daughter Chuck.
– [Head spins wildly and begins shrieking]
Betelgeuse: Don't you hate it when that happens?
Betelgeuse: [after kicking down a model tree] Nice f*$#g model!
[last lines]
[in the waiting room, Betelgeuse is sitting next to a witch doctor, who is next in line]
Betelgeuse: Pardon me. Did you do that?
[points to explorer with shrunken head]
Betelgeuse: That's very nice work. Let me ask you something. How do you get them so sma… Hey, there goes Elvis! Yo, King!
[as the doctor looks away, Betelgeuse switches numbers]
Betelgeuse: Well, looks like I'm next. Good thing, too. I gotta do a photo shoot for GQ in about an hour and a half. Yeah, they've been after me for months. Doin' some underwear deal. I don't know what…
[the witch doctor sprinkles some powder on Betelgeuse's head; it starts shrinking]
Betelgeuse: [voice getting higher as head gets smaller] Whoa, hey! What are you doing? Hey, stop it! Hey, you're messing up my hair! C'mon! Whoa! Whoa! Stop it! *Whoa!*… Hey, this might be a good look for me.
Daily Trivia (Formerly Trivia Tuesday), Television
Question: What Tim Burton film did Warner Bros. consider distributing under the title Scared Sheetless?
Last Question: What troubled NBC newswoman drowned in the Delaware Canal in 1983?
Answer: Jessica Savitch
Jessica Savitch was a Washington correspondent for NBC News before she got promoted to be the news anchor of the weekend NBC Nightly News. She was also an anchor for Frontline on PBS. However Jessica's rise to fame apparently came with a price as rumors about drug use and instability dogged her. The following is from imdb:
Things came to a head on October 3, 1983 when, during a live news update, Jessica appeared incoherent in which her speech was slurred, she deviated from her copy and ad-libbed her report. She at first explained that her monitor had malfunctioned. But her agent inadvertently contradicted her alibi by saying that she was under medication from a head injury several weeks earlier. A short while later, Jessica seemed to get back on track for her contract at NBC was extended and she was ranked high on the list of replacements for Jane Pauley who was scheduled to take a maternity leave. But things came suddenly to an end when on Sunday, October 23, 1983, Jessica and her boyfriend, New York Post executive Martin Fischbein, drove to New Hope, Pennsylvania when they leisurely shopped for antiques. That evening, they ate dinner at the Chez Odette, a restaurant along the Delaware Canal. A fierce rainstorm set in and the couple became anxious to return to New York. Fischbein drove and Jessica sat in the back seat with her dog Chewy, a Siberian husky. The weather conditions made the driving difficult. Fischbein apparently mistook a dirt road for an exit and in a matter of seconds the car flipped off the road and plunged into the canal sinking almost instantly. Seven hours later, the bodies of 36-year-old Jessica Savitch and Martin Fischbein were pulled from the canal.
Here is Jessica's last broadcast for NBC News Digest:
Artists, Music
Debbie Gibson and Tiffany sing "Don't Stop Believin'"!!
Here is a YouTube video of Debbie Gibson and Tiffany singing "Don't Stop Believin'" with the incredible '80s tribute band Rubix Cube at The Canal Room in New York on January 22, 2011:
Actors/Actresses, Daily Trivia (Formerly Trivia Tuesday), Movies
Question: What troubled NBC newswoman drowned in the Delaware Canal in 1983?
Last Question: Who earned Oscar nominations three straight years for The World According to Garp, The Big Chill, and The Natural?
Answer: Glenn Close
Glenn Close was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Jenny Fields in 1982's The World According to Garp, Sarah Cooper in 1983's The Big Chill, and Iris in 1984's The Natural. She has also been nominated for Best Actress Awards for Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons. Unfortunately, she did not win the award for any of her roles.
She also earned critical acclaim for her role as Sunny von Bülow in the 1990 film Reversal of Fortune. She also brought the iconic role of Cruella de Vil to life in the live action version of 101 Dalmatians. She was also great in the FX show The Shield. She was so good in that, that she now has her own show on FX called Damages.


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With the invention of anti-gravitational shoes known as Grav-Shoes, the ability to fly freely has become an everyday experience for the people inhabiting a four-island archipelago south of Japan. This invention has brought the people new ways of living and also a new sport known as "Flying Circus," where participants gain points by either touching floating buoys or their opponent's back. The gullible and clumsy Asuka Kurashina, newly transferred to Kunahama High School, enters this world of flight unknowingly when she is able to pull off a difficult maneuver the first time she participates in a Flying Circus match. Eventually, this leads her to join her school's Flying Circus club. Led by their coach, Masaya Hinata, their members consist of the experienced Misaki Tobisawa and her overprotective friend, Mashiro Arisaka. Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm follows this rookie group soaring high above the skies and toward their dreams, armed only with their unwavering passion against an uncertain future.
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Armed Blue Gunvolt	Completed
In the near future, there are people with special power called Sevens. It seems like the country has maintained peace by a company called Sumeragi Group, but they are the one who captured the people with the special power by force and did inhumane experiments. Gunvolt, the main character who has the power of Sevens, used to be in Feather, a resistant group who fought against the Sumeragi Group. The story begins with meeting the heroine, Sian.
Perfect Blue (Dub)	Completed
Perfect Blue revolves around the main protagonist, Mima Kirigoe, a member of a pop idol group named "CHAM!". After evaluating her situation, she decides to give up her idol status to pursue a career as an actress, what she believes to be the next step in making a name for herself in the industry. However, one of her most hardcore fans, Me-Mania, is less than happy about the path she has decided to take. Now reborn as an actress, Mima accepts an interesting role, ignoring her manager, Rumi Hidaka's reservations about it. While on set, strange things begin to happen to people who are involved with the film. As time goes on, Mima begins to break down mentally, struggling to distinguish fantasy from reality. Will Mima be able to escape the grip of her stalker and turn in a break out performance, or will she descend into madness?
Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~ Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky (Dub)	Completed
Second part of two Hakuouki movies.
King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm	Completed
The unit Over The Rainbow succeeds in its debut. Aiming to become like the boy band, more students enroll in Edel Rose. Hiro and the others begin practice for the Prism King Cup, an event that is held once every four years. However, a rival called "Schwarz Rose" appears... Who will become the Prism King, the one who can make girls' hearts throb the most!?
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm	Completed
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm is set in a world where people can take to the skies, soaring above land and sea. An area called the Four Islands Archipelago has a technology called Grav-Shoes, which allow the wearer to fly. Aside from simple transportation, people also use these shoes in a competition called FC (Flying Circus). To score points, they either touch buoys floating above the ocean, or their opponent's backs. The energetic but ditzy Asuka Kurashina transfers to Kunahama Academy, a high school in the Four Islands Archipelago, from the outside world. She joins Misaki Tobisawa and Masaya Hinata's second year class. Her lack of experience and general clumsiness make her classmates worry if she can learn to fly properly, but she quickly develops an interest in FC, and she, Misaki, and Mashiro, a freshman, join the school's tiny FC club. But Masaya seems reluctant for some reason, even though he seems to know a lot about the sport.
Blue Exorcist Completed
Humans and demons are two sides of the same coin, as are Assiah and Gehenna, their respective worlds. The only way to travel between the realms is by the means of possession, like in ghost stories. However, Satan, the ruler of Gehenna, cannot find a suitable host to possess and therefore, remains imprisoned in his world. In a desperate attempt to conquer Assiah, he sends his son instead, intending for him to eventually grow into a vessel capable of possession by the demon king. Ao no Exorcist follows Rin Okumura who appears to be an ordinary, somewhat troublesome teenager—that is until one day he is ambushed by demons. His world turns upside down when he discovers that he is in fact the very son of Satan and that his demon father wishes for him to return so they can conquer Assiah together. Not wanting to join the king of Gehenna, Rin decides to begin training to become an exorcist so that he can fight to defend Assiah alongside his brother Yukio.
Blue Exorcist The Movie (Dub)	Completed
The atmosphere in True Cross Academy is lively and boisterous in the days leading up to the grand festival held once every 11 years. During this time, Okumura Rin is entrusted with the responsibility of suppressing the berserk Phantom Train. In the midst of his mission, he meets a devil whose appearance is that of a young boy.
Blue Exorcist: Runaway Kuro Completed
Feeling slighted by Rin, Kuro goes on the hunt for a new master, but can he find anyone who can truly replace Rin?
Hakuoki Demon of the Fleeting Blossom Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky (Dub)	Completed
World War Blue	Completed
Segua Kingdom has been losing the war against Ninterdo Empire but the tables are turned by the appearance of a boy called Gear. All the characters are parodies of Nintendo or Sega games such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda etc.
Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future	Completed
Three years after the events of "Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream," Aira, Mion, and Rizumu have grown up and tutor a new group of aspiring idols: Karin, Reina, Mia, and Ayami, who form the Prizmmy☆. Teenage girls from Korea, named Somin, Shiyoon, Haein, Chaekyung, and Jae Eun (who are the PURETTY), appear as a rival group.
One Piece: Episode of East Blue: Luffy and His Four Crewmates' Great Adventure	Completed
Luffy and His 4 Crewmates' Big Adventure is a TV Special of the One Piece anime. It is an abridged retelling of the entire East Blue Saga, and will also animate several cover pages.
Blue Drop	Completed
Five years ago, something horrifying happened on Kamioki Island. Something so nightmarish that it stripped all memory from Mari Wakatake's mind even as it left every other human on the island dead in its wake! Now enrolled against her will at an isolated girl's academy, Mari is unaware that hidden eyes are watching her, waiting for her memory to return. Buried in her psyche is the most terrifying secret of all: while Mari was the only human who lived, she may not have been the only survivor! As something in a female skin invades Kaihou Academy, Mari's only hope may lie in a strange girl to whom she is inexplicably drawn yet cannot trust.
Blue Drop (Dub)	Completed
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga	Completed
The ExWire of True Cross Academy are beset with shock and fear in the aftermath of discovering that one of their own classmates, Rin Okumura, is the son of Satan. But for the moment, they have more pressing concerns than that of Rin's parentage: the left eye of the Impure King, a powerful demon, has been stolen from the academy's Deep Keep. After an attempt is made to steal the right eye in Kyoto as well, Rin and the other ExWires are sent to investigate the mystery behind the Impure King and the ultimate goal of the thief. While this mission has them cooperating for the time being, Rin has never felt more distant from his fellow exorcists. In his attempt to reconcile with them, he undergoes specialized training to control his dark power. However, when the right eye is stolen not long after their arrival, the unthinkable threat of a traitor amongst them leaves them in need of all the power they can get.
Armed Blue Gunvolt (Dub)	Completed
Kiniro no Chord Blue Sky	Completed
Soon after transferring to Seisou Gakuin, Kanade finds the orchestra club in the middle of preparing for the National concur. Teaming up with the other members, she will improve her skills, meet new rivals and create memories for what will become an unforgettable summer...
Nadia: Secret of Blue Water	Completed
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Nadia: Secret of Blue Water Specials	Completed
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Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture	Completed
Three years after the defeat of Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis, a new threat has surfaced bent on bringing the world under his control. Geiger, using advanced robot technology, is attempting to begin a world war, and take control of the devistated world after the destruction has stopped. Once again, Nadia and Jean must fight to save the world, only this time from itself.
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Satsuriku no Deep Blue	Completed
The movie is an alternative version to the "Satsuriku no Deep Blue" arc of the 1997 Kindaichi TV series. Kindaichi, Miyuki and Fumi are invited to the resort of the Deep Blue Island by their senpai Akane, the daughter of the president of the Aizawa Group. A group of criminals infiltrate the hotel diguised as waiters to kill the members of the Aizawa Group. The criminals don't know their boss in person, and they don't know either that he's in the hotel with the members of the Aizawa Group.
Grand Blue	Ongoing
Among the seaside town of Izu's ocean waves and rays of shining sun, Iori Kitahara is just beginning his freshman year at Izu University. As he moves into his uncle's scuba diving shop, Grand Blue, he eagerly anticipates his dream college life, filled with beautiful girls and good friends. But things don't exactly go according to plan. Upon entering the shop, he encounters a group of rowdy, naked upperclassmen, who immediately coerce him into participating in their alcoholic activities. Though unwilling at first, Iori quickly gives in and becomes the heart and soul of the party. Unfortunately, this earns him the scorn of his cousin, Chisa Kotegawa, who walks in at precisely the wrong time. Undeterred, Iori still vows to realize his ideal college life, but will things go according to plan this time, or will his situation take yet another dive?

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Podolesie – dawna gmina wiejska istniejąca do 1939 roku w woj. poleskim (obecnie na Białorusi). Siedzibą władz gminy było Podolesie, a następnie Jeremicze.

W okresie międzywojennym gmina Podolesie należała do powiatu kobryńskiego w woj. poleskim. 18 kwietnia 1928 roku do gminy przyłączono części zniesionych gmin Stryhowo i Iłosk; równocześnie część obszaru gminy Podolesie weszła w skład nowo utworzonych gmin Kobryń i Tewle.

Po wojnie obszar gminy Podolesie wszedł w struktury administracyjne Związku Radzieckiego.

Nie mylić z gminą Jeremicze.

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Dawne gminy w okręgu brzeskim
Dawne gminy w województwie poleskim

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Alumni coming from India, Korea, Philippines and New York, USA joined during their business trips or personal travel. Twenty-five graduating classes, spanning 1987 to 2018 were represented. A few faculty and staff too rounded out the group. Friendships were renewed and new ones made. "I don't know most of these people, but that doesn't seem to matter. We share a very special bond as IUJers and talking to everyone is so amazingly easy" expressed one alum from Bangladesh who just graduated in June 2018 and was attending his first such Bonenkai.
Networking is a valuable part of any alumni gathering. This event allowed alumni who work at the same consulting firm to discover each other. Talks were heard among alumni planning to collaborate for a small Japanese island ecotourism development. An appeal for more support for job and internship opportunities was also made.
One highlight of the evening was a warm-hearted speech by Prof. Mohammad Ahmed. Ahmed-sensei has a 30 plus year teaching career at IUJ so was on campus with most of those in attendance. He talked about our special bond that can still exist over so many years, about how campus has changed but it remains the same friendly and supportive family atmosphere everyone remembers. He encouraged everyone to always remember their IUJ days, and value our relationships.
With a video slideshow of photos from old yearbooks was playing in the background, the evening ended with some gift giveaways, and group photo sessions. Many lingered well after the event closed, and more went off to continue enjoying the evening together. Everyone is excited about the next opportunities to meet: April 27 for Open Day on campus, mid June for the Gourmet Marathon, next September for World Wide Friday, and of course Bonenkai 2019.


Brooch #2, 2008, colored porcelain, terracotta, steel, platinum, 49 x 49 x 9 inches.
Momenta Art Installation, 2005, porcelain, terracotta, steel glass, installed dimensions variable.
Installation at the Studio Museum in Harlem, 2011, porcelain, steel, tobacco, terracotta, graphite, installed dimensions variable.
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Augusta police try to identify suspect in attempted pet store robbery
The suspect, a man with a thick, dark beard, is accused of trying to rob the store on Friday.
A security camera at Pet Life in Augusta captured an image of a man who police have accused of trying to rob the business on Friday. Image courtesy of Augusta Police Department
AUGUSTA — Police are trying to identify a man who they have accused of trying to rob Pet Life, a store on Western Avenue, on Friday evening.
A security camera at Pet Life in Augusta captured an image of a man who police have accused of trying to rob the business on Friday.
The man, who was caught on a security camera in the pet store, was white and had a thick, dark beard, according to a Monday afternoon post on the Augusta Police Department's Facebook page.
Police say that the suspect was in his mid-to-late 20s, approximately 175 pounds, and around 5 feet 9 inches tall. They also say that he had blue eyes.
Police did not immediately share more information about the alleged robbery attempt and it was unclear whether the man showed a weapon. They asked anyone with information about the encounter to call Detective Jesse Brann at 207-626-2370 ext. 3412.
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August Peterson (i riksdagen kallad Peterson i Hasselstad), född 25 september 1820 i Hjortsberga församling, Blekinge län, död 20 augusti 1905 i Ronneby församling, Blekinge län, var en svensk hemmansägare och politiker. Han var ledamot av riksdagens andra kammare, invald i Medelstads domsagas valkrets.

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Ledamöter av Sveriges riksdags andra kammare
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Dancing Keys- NYC
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music 450 West 37th Street New York, NY, 10018 United States (map)
Natalia Huang Piano Studio collaborates with dancers from J CHEN PROJECT and Brown Girls Do Ballet to create a 60-pianists single performance
SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 at 1PM
Each year, Natalia Huang Piano Studio organizes an event where certain students are chosen to perform with a modern dance company located in New York. This year, 60 talented pianists will take the stage along two dance groups.
J CHEN PROJECT, which is led by Jessica Chen, to perform onstage during the event. The modern dance studio is based in New York City and has performed at venues across the country since its launch in 2008. The company has received high reviews in The Examiner, InfiniteBody, and TheDanceEnthusiast and has been featured in Center Stage Theater, PMT Dance, and other noteworthy industry publications.
Brown Girls Do Ballet works to promote diversity in the arts by way of yearly scholarships, community efforts, and a mentor network to empower girls. Brown Girls Do Ballet will be sending three of their ambassadors to dance onstage alongside pianists and the dancers from J CHEN PROJECT.
Natalia Huang Piano Studio was launched in 2008 by pianist Natalia Huang. Now, the studio has locations in Manhattan, New York; Los Angeles, California; and Greenwich, Connecticut. Huang is thrilled to announce her studio's upcoming event and looks forward to further sharing the art forms of dance and music with New York.
During the upcoming event, 60 piano students will be paired together to play duets. Music from three living composers, Patrizio Trivellini, Chris DeAngelis, and Manuele Carli Ballola, will be featured. All three composers are instructors at Natalia Huang Piano Studio. Dancers from J CHEN PROJECT and Brown Girls Do Ballet will dance while students play these original compositions on the piano.
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Moravské cukrovarnictví je fenomén převážně 19. století. V důsledku jeho rozvoje došlo k celé sérii změn od uspořádání krajiny, zemědělských ploch, průmyslových zón etc., přes změnu sociální stavby měst a obcí ve kterých se cukrovary nacházely, až po rozvoj a směřování železniční sítě.

Éra předcukrovarnická
České země, podobně jako asi všechny slovanské země, byly od počátku zvyklé sladit březovým sirupem (méně) a medem (více). Ne náhodou byl ve slovanské vesnici v období Velké Moravy jedním z nejváženějších obyvatel právě brtník (muž živící se sběrem medu lesních včelstev). A zatímco výroba březového sirupu byla postupem času téměř zapomenuta, tak během středověku (hlavně ve vrcholném středověku) se v medu vybíraly i dávky. Takové dávky rozhodně nebyly malé. Tvrzení lze podložit historkou, která se datuje do obléhání míšenského hradu Poláky – když posádce hradu začala docházet voda, tak než aby vypotřebovali při hašení požáru poslední její zbytky, užili právě med.

S rozvojem obchodu, zejména v počátcích Raného novověku, se na evropský trh začal ve větší míře dostávat cukr, třtinový, většinou dovážený koloniálními mocnostmi z karibské oblasti. Dominantní postavení mezi dovozci takovéhoto cukru získali v průběhu 17. a 18. Angličané.

V roce 1803 začaly Napoleonské války, 21. listopadu 1806 byla Berlínským dekretem vyhlášena kontinentální blokáda. V důsledku toho již Rakouské císařství nemohlo kupovat cukr od Britů. Vláda se sice pokoušela podporovat výrobu cukru z javorového sirupu, tyto pokusy byly však velmi nákladné a neefektivní.

Počátky v Českých zemích
V roce 1829 byl v Kostelním Vydří nedaleko Dačic založen první (alespoň v západní části monarchie) významný řepkový cukrovar. Ten sice zanikl již v roce 1833, na jeho tradici však navázala rafinerie třtinového cukru v Dačicích. Tu zřídil Franz Grebner ve spolupráci s terstským obchodním domem Sartotiov (ten zajistil dodávky třtinového cukru z kolonií). A právě zde se v listopadu 1843 začal ve větším měřítku vyrábět kostkový cukr.

Nakonec i rafinerie v Dačicích nakonec zanikla, stalo se tak v roce 1852. Tou dobou byl již majitelem velkopodnikatel v oblasti cukrovarnictví – Satzger. Příčinou zániku byla pravděpodobně odlehlost a technická zaostalost výroby.

Moravské cukrovarnictví

Od 30. let 19. století cukrovary vznikaly a zanikaly 've velkém'. Namátkou – velmi významný cukrovar vznikl v roce 1836 v Rájci nad Svitavou, další byl založen hrabětem J. Stockau v Napajedlích; 1838 vznikl martinický cukrovar v Kloboukách u Brna; v roce 1841 v Sokolnicích u Brna. Už předtím byl založen v letech 1837–1838 v Židlochovicích na panství arcivévody Karla bratry Florentinem Robertem a Louisem z Francie založen asi nejdůležitější podnik tohoto druhu na Moravě.

Zatím co roce 1838 zpracovali moravské cukrovary 168 tisíc metrických centů (16 800 000 kg) cukrové řepy, tak do roku 1851 se toto množství znásobilo pětkrát. Na této rostoucí tendenci měla největší podíl vysoká šlechta, protože právě velcí majitelé pozemků patřili k největším investorům do cukrovarnictví v podstatě celá 40. léta 19. století (např. roku 1832 zřídil hrabě Larisch-Monnich v Horní Suché úplně první Slezský cukrovar). V roce 1853 bylo na Moravě a ve Slezsku dohromady 37 továren na výrobu cukru a jedna živnostenská provozovna. Z toho je jasně patrné, že už od samého počátku bylo cukrovarnictví vedeno formou tovární velkovýroby.

Od 50. let předminulého století se v cukrovarnictví na Moravě uchytilo několik rodin, které jej provozovaly buď jako hlavní "živnost", nebo jako jednu z nich. Pro názornost následuje výčet (abecední) těch z nich, kteří byli vázáni na průmyslové srdce Moravy – Brno:

Rodina Lazara Auspitze
Rodina Moritze Johanna Bauera
Rodina Theodora Johanna Bauera (jedni z nejvýznamnějších obchodníků v oblasti cukru vůbec)
Rodina Johanna Bochnera
Methud Ellinger
Rodina Josefa Flesche (velice významná rodina obchodníků v oblasti cukrovarnictví)
Rodina Philippa Gomperze
Johann Wilhem Hahn
Rodina Johanna Josefa Haupta
Rodina Franze Illeka
Alois Kupka
Rodina Arona Löw-Beera
Rodina Johanna Heinricha Offermanna
Laurenz Andreas Padowetz
Rodina Abrahama Poppera
Johann Putterlik
Rodina Moritze Redlicha
Christian Daniel Satzger
Franz Anton Sautschek
Rodina Johanna Wilhelma Schoellera (spolu se Skeneovými vybudovali pivovar v Lipníku nad Bečvou)
Rodina Williama Skeneho (v oblasti Přerova měli dva cukrovary a spolupracovali se Schoellerovými)
Rodina Wilhelma Skutezkyho
Josef Heinrich Sopuch
Rodina Salomona Strakosche mladšího
Rodina Karla Stephana Stummera
Rodina Aloise Tauschinského
Rodina Josefa Teubera
Franz Wilmann

Výčet těchto jmen, sám o sobě, odhaluje mnohé. Není náhodou, že většina z nich z ní německy, popřípadě židovsky, a naopak snad jen Kupka Alois zní česky. Mimo tyto brněnské podnikatele patřili k nejvýznamnějším také břeclavští Kufnerové, olomoučtí Primavesiové, Mayové a několik dalších.

V porovnání s oblastí Čech, kde skutečně velkou část kapitálu v cukrovarnictví drželi Češi, byly cukrovary na Moravě ovládány převážně kapitálem německým (a židovským – např. Kufnerové – ten je však často řazen právě k německému). To se v 60. letech pokoušeli zvrátit moravští rolníci svou snahou založit na principu akciové společnosti rolnický cukrovar. První pokus v roce 1863 zkrachoval, v roce 1869 se však vše vydařilo a byl založen První rolnický cukrovar na Moravě v Kroměříži. Následovalo několik dalších pokusů, některé byly zmařeny, některé uspěly. Z nich však některé musely ukončit svou činnost již roku 1873, kdy neustály hospodářskou krizi.

Statistika
V letech 1829–1841 bylo na Moravě a ve Slezsku založeno 23 cukrovarů, z toho 15 feudály a 8 zástupci měšťanstva. Od roku 1842 do konce 60. let bylo založeno 52 cukrovarů, z toho převážná většina německy hovořícími kapitalisty, a jenom 7 šlechtou z řad velkostatkářů. Ty starší nebyly příliš 'stabilní', měly tendence se potýkat s finančními, technologickými a logistickými problémy; skutečně funkční a stabilní cukrovary, dlouhodobě výnosné fungující investiční příležitosti, vznikají až v 50. letech. České akciové rolnické cukrovary byly kapitálově, v porovnání s německými (či židovskými), výrazně slabší. Jejich kapitál se pohyboval v průměru kolem 300 tis. zlatých, zatímco společný projekt Kufnerů, Schoellerů a Skeneů – společnost lipnicko-břeclavských cukrovarů – měla akciový kapitál asi 3 miliony zlatých.

V letech 1882–1885 bylo pouze na Moravě v činnosti 55 cukrovarů, skutečně českých z nich však nebylo víc než 6 (a to v Brodku u Přerova, Holici, Kroměříži, Litovli, Prosenicích, Vrbatkách), další dva byly ve vlastnictví českých firem (cukrovar ve Vranovicích patřil Živnostenské bance a cukrovar v Podivíně jedné pražské firmě), v dalších 3 byl kapitál národnostně smíšený, a zbytek byl v německých rukou.

V roce 1852 se na Moravě vyrobilo 1 539 000 kg cukru. V roce 1912, do té doby největší evropská sklizeň cukrové řepy (3 514 300 tun), to bylo 53 400 000 kg, zpracováno 64 cukrovary. Z toho je možné jasně vyvodit, že i přes hospodářské krize či světovou cukerní krizi (1894–1896), cukerní daň, spotřební daň a "války" mezi českým a německým kapitálem, množství výroby rafinovaného cukru stoupalo po celé 19. století.

Literatura
 SMUTNÝ, Bohumír. Brněnští podnikatelé a jejich podniky: 1764–1948 : encyklopedie podnikatelů a jejich rodin. Vyd. 1. Brno. 2012.
 JANÁK, Jan. Dějiny Moravy. Díl 3/1, Hospodářský rozmach Moravy 1740-1918. V Brně: Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, 1999.
 Otto, Jan. Ottův slovník naučný. Pátý díl. Praha. 1892.

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Shift to plant-based continues as McCain acquires minority stake in Strong Roots
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McCain Foods has announced the £41.5 million acquisition of a minority stake in Irish plant-based food producer Strong Roots. The deal comes amid a concerted shift towards plant-based options among big food brands, part of a broader trend towards healthier eating.
This has prompted a strong period of deal making in the food sector, as firms look to acquisitions to bolster their portfolios, with McCain becoming the latest food giant to target the plant-based market. Founded in 2015, Strong Roots produces a range of plant-based products, including mixed root vegetable fries, vegetable hash browns, burgers and bites.
The acquisition will expand McCain's portfolio of vegetable and plant-based frozen foods, enabling it to better meet growing customer demand for healthier and more environmentally-friendly food choices. McCain has committed to selling more "planet-friendly" food and M&A activity looks to form a key part of this.
Aside from taking a stake in Strong Roots, the company has also recently invested in dairy alternatives firm The Simple Root, indoor vertical farming business GoodLeaf Farms and alternative chicken nugget brand Simulate.
While Strong Roots will continue to trade independently, the deal will enable it to use McCain's global position to expand its own presence in its existing markets (the UK, Ireland and US) and to expand into new markets. McCain's investment will also allow the firm to move into the food service market, using McCain's out-of-home network.
McCain Foods President and CEO Max Koeune said that Strong Roots is "a company that not only aligns with our innovative approach to creating food, but also helps us grow our portfolio of healthier food that meets changing consumer demands in a sustainable way."
Strong Roots Founder and CEO Samuel Dennigan added: "Working in partnership with McCain Foods means that we are able to grow our brand and the values it stands for, while providing us at Strong Roots with the resources and capabilities we need to see change through globally and impactfully."
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The deciduous teeth (milk teeth) erupt between the ages of 6 months and 2 ½ years. Their miniature anatomy is to blame for the rapid progression of caries, and for this reason the first check up with x-rays should be done early.
Examining a child who is not in pain is sometimes already an achievement. To wait until the child has a toothache before going to the dentist is not a good idea.
If a deciduous tooth is extracted prematurely, it is mandatory to place a "space-maintainer" so that the underlying permanent tooth can erupt naturally, avoiding an orthodontic correction.
A regular follow-up at an early age is therefore important to follow the natural development of the permanent dentition. Regular check ups also permit a revision of the brushing technique, for example with the help of plaque revellers.
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This clip shows what I believe to be a spaceship under intelligent control, in orbit and firing its thrusters/engines in front of the moon - and beyond. I have never seen footage like this and it may be a one of a kind capture. It is a UFO by definition and clearly under intelligent control.


I write these posts mainly so that I can look back and hold myself accountable. If I've done nothing, or lapsed in my reading, in a month, then there's no hiding it.
I spent January brainstorming, and reading. I've gotten a few words in, the first scenes of the new novel are bubbling up, and I have an outline halfway there, but I still have a lot of worldbuilding questions that I need to answer.
Worldbuilding is not my favorite thing (I'm more of a character girl). Worldbuilding for fantasy or science fiction, always feels like a black hole of "Dear God, how do I pick out what's important?", because there's so much that needs to be in place. The details like "If this country has sugar, who is this country trading with?" snowball into "So how does the economy work, and how does political policy tie into trade negotiations?" And these details usually don't make it into the story, they just crowd in my head banging pots and pans.
It's been a rough time on the personal side, and I was burnt out by 2016. I was in serious need of a recharge. I think I'm almost at the point where I can start writing again. Almost. Maybe. If the world allows. I don't have much zip yet, but I think my resolve is coming back. I've got work to do.
I'm so impressed by your reading! I managed half a book in Jan… I guess my goal for Feb is a whole one! Lol.
If you need time to recharge, take it. I've learned (many times) that forcing a comeback too soon is just pointless, and sometimes even counterproductive.
That's a lot when you've got a baby on your hands! I'm just making up for lost time now and I doubt I'll get in as many books when I get busy with writing.
I read a lot of comic books in January!
I am super envious of your reading, too, cause I managed three books and that was such a tiring feat of mine. Bah.
Anyway, I get you about worldbuilding. As much as I love it, the further you go, the more nitty-gritty questions you need answering and down the rabbit hole you go. I'm currently in this same position with my novel where I have to answer all these questions about culture to understand characters, AND then excise the text from info dumps. It's such a slow process.
Four drafts in, and I still have to edit out info dumps. Even minuscule ones that are three sentences long. If it sounds like the author writing down notes on the world, then I take it out.


I had a wonderful weekend! We had a great time Saturday with Dan and Carla! Sunday I visited Uncle Jerry and crew and saw Papa Joe. Here is my weekend in Pictures!
This Saturday Tommy and I had our annual Halloween fun in Paducah. We usally go alone but this year we had company. We had a great time with Tommy's partner Dan and his wife Carla. We enjoyed music, food, drink, and even dancing!!!! I thought I would share a few before and after picture. Below are some pictures of us last year and this year.
Down 2 pounds this week... -65lbs!!!!!
-2lbs today!Total loss: -65lbs! Wooohooo!
I failed this week. There is no way around it, no denying it. I did not exercise one day this week. I am not sure that I have ever since I began exercising NOT exercised a single day. I am not going to spend time making excuse after excuse about it being cold, raining, or a busy week. There are no excuses. I just kept hearing the line from that stupid Katy Perry song, "...such an epic fail." When I was looking for a picture for this blog I found this quote. It is true. I will not let failure be my undertaker but my teacher and do better next week. Because I know that I can. I won't dwell on this week and I will focus on next week. That is the beauty of my journey. Every day is a new day, a new chance, NOT A DEAD END.
Last night I had very odd dreams. In one of the dreams I was at a party. I was standing in the food line and I kept adding all this food. There was so much food on my little plate I ended up dropping the plate. I felt a sigh of relief that I didn't end up eating it. This week I have been very tempted to just eat, eat, eat. I really wanted to get something at Mcds for breakfast when I stopped to get something for Spicer but instead I had my vitamin water. I really wanted to eat everything inside the choclate shop when I went to get a gift basket for a foster parent appreciation dinner but instead since Tommy knew I was craving sweets he made me a low fat crepe. I really wanted to get something fried and nachos from taco johns but instead I had 3 grilled chicken crispy tacos with sour cream on the side. It can be so hard to make good choices at times. Sometimes I don't make good choices. The other day at staffing I brought a bunch of little treats and we had pizza. I snacked the whole meeting. UGGGG! So to punish myself I had a very low calorie meal for dinner. Yesterday I wanted to inhale a big giant pumpkin sugar cookie. This morning I wanted to tear into the goldfish. What's the deal? Tommy and I were talking about it this morning and he said he has had the same problem. What do you do to curb all these temptations?
If somone told me a year ago that by Oct 2011 I would have lost 63lbs and would be 17lbs from my goal weight I would have laughed at them. A year ago today I was picking out my costume, looking at size 20's and 22's! Sunday I was trying on size 14 and 12 costumes! What a difference a year makes. I have less than 20lbs to go, only 17lbs to reach my goal. Last night I was looking at some pictures of our trip that Tommy had taken. In one of the pictures I didn't even realize it was me. "Is that me? It can't be? I haven't lost that much weight have I? " but it was me.
My calves are sore! Tommy and I may have overdid it Saturday. We biked over 8 miles and did I did 40 mins on the steps and he did 50 mins on the steps. I am in pain! Tommy is the brave one and he is on his bike again today. I hurt too bad. So I am going to try to work out my upper body later tonight.
When Tommy and I set out on our vacation we had no intention of losing weight. I had resolved in my head that I would try to at least maintain my weight but that if I gained a few pounds I was not going to get bent out of shape over it. Before I left my dad called me and said, "Elizabeth, I know you and Tommy are on a diet but you should just enjoy yourself in Europe. I am not saying go hog wild but just don't miss this lifetime chance to sample some of the best food the world has to offer." So I took my dad's words to heart and also kept in mind that I wasn't going to go nuts either. I have been spot weighing all week and was very surprised to find that I lost weight in Europe. I lost 4 pounds today at my weigh-in. Here are a few tips to maintaining and maybe even losing weight on vacation.
1. Walk and/or bike when you can. Tommy and I walked and biked all over Europe. It is not only a healthy way of transportation but it is also cheap or in the case of walking free!!
2. Split meals and desserts. Tommy and I had several high calorie meals and desserts but we split them. This really cut down on the calories and helped with the cost.
3. Eat light when you can. We opted for very light breakfasts and often lunches.
4. Make unhealthier meals lighter. You can work to make things lighter by doing things like getting a sauce on the side and opt for the leaner meats (Lean beef, chicken). We ate from the basket of bread but never asked for a re-fill.
4. Don't deny yourself. I feel like Tommy and I enjoyed the food and Europe and we NEVER deprived ourselves.
-4lbs to make -63 total!!!!!!
After a two week break on my weigh-ins due to travel, I lost 4lbs!!! Total loss: -63lbs!!!
Tommy and I got back on our bikes today! I have really missed my bike. I rode a bike while we were in London and we walked all over the rest of Europe but it was nice to bike for exercise. It was nice to be on my bike. It was a very crisp cool day. I forgot how it feels to excersise in the cold. It makes your lungs ache and you feel so chilled. It is a different kind of impact on the body than heat. We rode a little under our normal 10 miles but we rode over nine so it was a pretty good ride for the first day back.
On another note I have been doing a few spot weigh-ins and appears I will be lossing weight this Saturday's weigh-in. Not to toot my own horn but that is fricken awesome that I am going to lose weight after being on vacation. I think the key is being careful about what you eat and then splitting the food you know is bad, I'm sure all the walking we did was very helpful too. I hope I can do this well when I go to Florida in November.


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Francesco Regis, né à Montaldo di Mondovì le  et mort à Turin le , est un philologue italien.

Biographie

Il publie, tant en italien qu'en latin, un assez grand nombre de poésies et de discours ; mais son œuvre majeure est une traduction italienne de la Cyropédie de Xénophon.

Francesco Regis meurt à Turin le .

Œuvres

 Quaranta stanze per le auguste nozze delle AA. RR. Vittorio-Emmanuele, duca di Aosta e Maria Teresa, arciduchessa d'Austria, Turin, in-8° ;
 Poemetto lirico nel faustissimo giorno della nascita di S. M., Turin, 1778, in-8° ;
 un petit poème latin sur les animaux microscopiques ;
 Laudatio Francisci Lanfranchi, comitis Ronsieci, Turin, 1789, in- 4° ;
 Laudatio Corte e Peyretti ;
 Canzone nello appellato ritorno di S. M. Carlo-Emmanuele IV ;
 Orazione per l'anniversario della battaglia di Marengo, Turin , an 11, in-4° ;
 Gli orti di Pomona, carme (en vers libres) ;
 Ode alla face ;
 Orazione pel riaprimento della università, Turin, an 12, in-4° ;
 Orazione per l'incoronazione di Napoleone, Turin, an 13, in-4° ;
 Pel riaprimento dell'università, orazione, Turin, an 14, in-4° ;
 traduction italienne de la Cyropédie de Xénophon, Turin, 1809, 2 vol. in-8° ; réimprimée en 1821 par Giovan Battista Sonzogno, dans la Collana degli antichi storici greci volgarizzati ;
 Orazione per l'anniversario della consecrazione e del coronamento di S. M. l'imperatore Napoleone (discours prononcé le 2 décembre dans la cathédrale de Turin), 1810, in-4° ;
 Carmen genethliacon regi Romæ Augusto Napoleoni, Turin. 1811, in-4°.

Francesco Regis a de plus laissé inédits des commentaires sur la Divine Comédie de Dante et une Canzone au roi Charles-Emmanuel IV.

Annexes

Bibliographie

 Carlo Boucheron, Per le solenni esequie di Francesco Regis celebrate in san Francesco da Paola il dì XXI dicembre MDCCCXI. Orazione, Turin, 1812.

Liens externes

Philologue italien
Naissance en octobre 1749
Décès en novembre 1811
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1 What is a Party?
A party is where players group together to aid each other in leveling, you and your party members in the same area share experiance. There are two types of experiance distribution, level based and contribution based, these are explained later.
To create a party you need two people. The person that wants to be leader will need to send an invitation to the second person, once they accept the party will be created.
There are three ways you can invite a person to a party, note that they must be on the same channel as the leader not already be in a party and an invite cannot be sent while the person is fighting. You must also have 'Allow Join' on.
Method One If you are standing next to the person you wish to invite you can alt+click on them and select 'Invite to join party' in that menu.
Method Two If the person you wish to invite is on your friends list you can right click on their name and select 'Invite to join party' there.
Method Three When neither of these options are availible you can use the party invite command in the chat bar. Type /PartyInvite player and the invitation will be sent.
There is also the 'Party Finder' option. When 'Allow Join' is checked, other players can join your party from the 'Party Finder'.
You can access this window by pressing the party hotkey 'P' As a leader this window will allow you to change the settings of your party.
This shows your party name, level, exp and points.
Name The name you assign to your party when you change it to advanced until you change the party type the name will remain as Party.
Level The level of your party as this increases you gain more party points.
Exp For each kill that is made from a group of 2 or more people in the same area the party will gain experiance upon hitting 100% the party level will increase.
Points The remaining amount of party points, these are used on skills when you have an advanced party.
The way that experience is distributed between the members.
Level This is the starting setting for any party and can not be changed until the party is advanced. On this setting members will recieve a share that relates to their current level.
Contribution This setting gives the most experience to the person that is a contributing member.
This is the way that items are shared between the party members.
Individually The person that picks up the item gains it.
Sequentially Items are divided equally between the members.
Manually The party leader gains all the items to redistribute later.
Randomly Items are passed to members randomly.
This lists the members in order that they joined the party with the leader at the top. If the leader logs off the party is automatically passed to the next person on the list that is logged on.
There are boxes next to the name of each member which show as different colors depending on the status of the player.
Grey Box Player is online and not within range of you.
Black Box Player is offline.
Blue Box Player is online, within range of you and alive, you can also see their health bar in the party window.
Red Box Player is online, within range of you and dead.
Yellow Box This player is online, within range of you but is near death.
If you are the party leader you can transfer the leadership of the party to any other online member by selecting their name in the party window and clicking transfer.
By pressing this any member can leave the party. If you are the party leader you can also kick people from the party by selecting thier name and then clicking leave.
When the party reaches level 10 you can change to an advanced party by clicking this, you can then name the party and gain acsess to the party skills. If you do not change the party into Advance, the party will not lvl any further.
Party Skills can be used by the leader in an advanced party. Each skill benefits the party in some way. The basic skills (Call, Blitz, Retreat) are availible as soon as you change to advanced. The others require the party to be of a higher level.
File:Call.gif Call Out: Informs all party members of the location of the party leader.
File:Blitz.gif Blitz: Party leader orders party members to attack a target.
File:Retreat.gif Retreat: Party leader orders all party members to retreat.
File:Linked Critical.gif Precision: While the party leader and party members are attacking a target, the critical strike rate increases.
File:Linked Attack.gif Link Attack: While the party leader is attacking a target, damage increases for party members attacking the same target.
File:Fortunate Drop.gif Lucky Drop: Increases the chance of masquerpets dropping unique items.
File:Resting.gif Resting: Party members recover 1.5 times faster. If the party leader is an Assist, party members recover 1.8 times faster.
File:Gift Box.gif Treasure Hunter: Increases the amount of items dropped by masquerpets.
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Q: backbone.marionette with handlebars throwing exceptions trying to load my template here is the error thrown to my console
Uncaught TypeError: Object  has no method 'chain' hbs.js:282
getExternalDeps hbs.js:282
(anonymous function) hbs.js:306
xhr.onreadystatechange hbs.js:73
Uncaught Error: Load timeout for modules: hbs!templates/reset_unnormalized2,hbs!templates/pages/login_unnormalized3,hbs!templates/reset,hbs!templates/pages/login
http://requirejs.org/docs/errors.html#timeout require.js:160

i'm using the handlebars-require-plugin and i've even tried adding "hbs" to my require shim but the result is the same.
here is my marionette view code:
define([
    "bootstrap", // bootstrap does not export anything, so no arg sent to our function
    "marionette",
    "session", "events",
    "hbs!templates/pages/login"
], function( Marionette, Session, Events, LoginTemplate ){
    return Marionette.View.extend({
        template : {
            type : "handlebars",
            template : LoginTemplate
        }
    });
});

i have no idea what's going on here and every search i've pulled up has yielded no useful results.
what's happening?  why is this happening?  please help.

A: Could be that you have your args to your callback incorrectly defined? If a value does not define anything (such as bootstrap) then make it last. Right now your Marionette arg contains the undefined value of bootstrap, Session now holds Marionette etc.
define([
    "marionette",
    "session", "events",
    "hbs!templates/pages/login",
    "bootstrap", // bootstrap does not export anything, so no arg sent to our function
], function( Marionette, Session, Events, LoginTemplate ){
    return Marionette.View.extend({
        template : {
            type : "handlebars",
            template : LoginTemplate
        }
    });
});

A: i figured it out.
it turns out my problem was not related to the hbs plugin as it was with using it, handlebars, and json2 with requirejs.
the first problem, as described above, was solved by switching out the lodash library with underscore.  i was under the impression that these two were interchangeable, but apparently that is NOT the case.
then i was getting errors that "stringify" is not a function on the object null which led me to find that JSON was not defined inside hbs.
i had to go back to my require.config({ shim:{} }) and define json2 with an export of JSON
now i am not getting errors from hbs but i have to figure out why my view is not displaying.
here is my config code, should anyone else be interested.
require.config({
    // paths to required javascript files
    paths : {
        bootstrap   : "../assets/js/bootstrap.min",
        jquery      : "../assets/js/jquery.min",
        json2       : "../assets/js/json2",
        underscore  : "../assets/js/underscore.min",
        backbone    : "../assets/js/backbone.min",
        marionette  : "../assets/js/backbone.marionette.min",
        hbs         : "../assets/js/hbs",
        handlebars  : "../assets/js/handlebars",
        i18nprecompile : "../assets/js/hbs/i18nprecompile"
    },

    // "shim" will allows us to load in deps synchronously so that we do not
    // run into a situation where dependencies are not available
    shim : {
        json2       : { exports : "JSON" },
        jquery      : { exports : "jQuery" },
        underscore  : { exports : "_" },
        backbone    : {
            deps : ["jquery", "underscore", "json2"],
            exports : "Backbone"
        },
        marionette  : {
            deps : ["jquery", "underscore", "json2", "backbone"],
            exports : "Marionette"
        },
        hbs : {
            deps : ["jquery", "underscore", "json2", "i18nprecompile", "handlebars"],
            exports : "hbs"
        },
        bootstrap : { deps : ["jquery"] }
    }
});

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Sally Brigg, Aussie Mum and Business Owner of G Discreet
August 15, 2011 By Sharon Green
We all face our own personal challenges in this life. Whether we are met with testing financial demands, unpredictable personal circumstances or ill health, we have all experienced a defining moment or time that has forced us to make changes. And Sally Brigg is no different.
In 2004, the mother from Redlands, Queensland discovered she had osteoporosis, a bone disease that meant Sally had an increased risk of fracture and was unable to continue with working long hours in a physical hospitality role. It was news that left her feeling anxious about her future.
"It was a terrible shock, as I was only in my early 40's, had always maintained a fit and active lifestyle and thought that osteoporosis was a disease only 'old' people got."
What resulted in the months to follow was osteoarthritis which restricted Sally's movement and left her in extreme pain. "As a hospitality worker my fitness was very important however, the arthritis was extremely painful. I had days when I could barely even open my hands after a heavy shift at work."
But instead of letting the debilitating disease get the better of her, Sally took it as a sign to make some important changes. "I was raising two children on my own and was worrying how I was going to make ends meet.
"I decided it was time to turn things around. I needed something to fall back on."
So she did the unthinkable at the time of ill health and started her own business from scratch. She came up with a concept for women's underwear that has appealed to many working across entertainment to sport as well as your everyday girl who loves to wear jeans.
And so the G Discreet was born.
The business idea came to life when Sally was working as an event coordinator for model searches and Indy track events. After seeing the models standing in their skin tight suits with visible panty lines, Sally quickly realised the lack of 'discretion' that comes with wearing body-hugging lycra. "The girls also needed something with comfort; they were always pulling at their crotch and looking uncomfortable. After searching for the perfect 'G', I found there was none…. so I set about designing and producing my own."
The product took off in November 2008 and promises comfort and absorbency thanks to its 95% cotton, 5% spandex, 100% terylene lining combination and a padded gusset.
Sally has since unearthed a market of sportswomen and professional dancers and has found the 'G' is the perfect companion to compression exercise gear.
The positive feedback on the product has been overwhelming says Sally. But she has struggled with finding a supplier or an efficient way of getting the item stocked into stores. Despite this challenge, she is still optimistic about the future of her business and is determined to make it work. "You have to be prepared for rejection… it's part of the process of starting your own business. When you know that you've got a good product that you believe in, you have got to have enough faith to persist with it."
Sally has reaped other benefits and enjoys choosing her own working hours and having the option to devote more time to her children after spending countless years working over Christmas and doing irregular hours. "It means I can spend more time with my kids… I can see them grow up. If you can get it right, you can structure your family life around your business… which is just so important."
Sally's kids have never lost faith in her ability to succeed and she's managed to teach them a few important skills along the way. "What's inspiring about it, where home life is concerned, they know that anything is possible. And they're settling their own goals. That's come from seeing the magic happen at home."
The personal growth has also been staggering admits Sally, who says she now has the opportunity to work with people who inspire her everyday. "You get the opportunity to work and mingle with likeminded people.
"You tend to start to move into a different dimension of your life. And when you start to feed off that energy, it's electric. Everything changes at that point."
A positive attitude has meant Sally has crossed paths with many people who've been in a position to offer support, including Australian business owners of Bamboo Fabric Store who will collaborate with Sally to create the next line of Discreet G's from natural bamboo. Sally realised that taking her product in a 'green' direction was the best possible fit. She requires the fabric to be soft, comfortable and seamless – all the qualities that bamboo can offer. "The bamboo is also highly water absorbent. It remains cool in hot weather and it draws moisture away from the skin. It's just brilliant," she said.
Sally's decision to make her product more environmentally friendly has stemmed from her belief that we all have a responsibility to play our part in preserving the world. "I've noticed climate change and I think we should all be conscious of our consumption and know that we have options to purchase goods that will have a less harsh impact on our environment."
Keeping her brand local is also an important part of creating an Australian business. She says we should stop blaming the economy and start making opportunities in our own country. "There's a lot of people wanting to take their money out of Australia now… there's a huge restlessness around the country at the moment. Australia is going to get into a lot of trouble unless people start doing their bit and keep their money in the country."
Sally says we need to lead by example and show that we can support local goods and business growth. "The quality control is definitely a key factor for keeping things local. And it's comforting to know that our working conditions are better than in some places overseas."
"We need to start creating and taking responsibility for our own future."
Her strong will and ability to persist with what she believes in has no doubt pulled Sally out of her darkest days. By October 2009 Sally's osteoporosis was improving and a bone density scan came back with overwhelming results. "I was told I was no longer classified as having osteoporosis anymore."
Looking back, Sally says her ill health provided her with the motivation she needed to get started with her business and a positive change kick-started her healing process. She listened to motivational speeches, studied a personal development program, and read books like The Secret that taught her about the concept of obtaining success through the law of attraction. "Part of my healing process was to find out how people become successful… I realised that life was about choice; we can choose our thoughts."
Sally also took a supplement called Vemma, a 'super juice' packed with nutritional and antioxidant qualities that rebuilds the immune system and saw Sally's inflammation in her joints from arthritis rapidly disappear.
It's no doubt a combination approach to self healing allowed Sally to turn her health around. The future is looking bright for this former Aussie battler who seems to know a thing or two about overcoming hardship. She's already planning to expand her range to swimwear and undergarments for men in the near future. Perhaps all those personal challenges were worthwhile after all?
To learn more about Sally's journey, visit: www.sallybrigg.com.au
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onAugust 16, 2011
Sally Briggs is an inspiration to all! Not only is her positive outlook and attitude on life contagious, but hearing how she turned a negative time in her life into something that gave her the freedom to take care of herself and her family is very impressive. Way to go Sally!!
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A Climate Activist Smeared Cake On The "Mona Lisa"
"Think about the Earth. There are people who are in the process of destroying the Earth. Think about them!"
by Ade Onibada
Posted on May 30, 2022, 3:24 pm
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A protester who attempted to vandalize Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" with cake managed to get up close and personal with the painting by dressing as an older woman and using a wheelchair.
In videos posted on social media that captured the aftermath, an individual can be seen being escorted out of the building dressed in all white, with a wig and baseball cap on, along with an empty wheelchair.
"Think about the Earth. There are people who are in the process of destroying the Earth. Think about them!" the man told bystanders in French, suggesting that the stunt was motivated by climate activism. "Artists should think about the Earth! All artists think about the Earth. That's why I did it."
In a statement to BuzzFeed News, a spokesperson for the museum confirmed that the incident took place on Sunday after the museum had applied what it calls its "usual procedures" for people with disabilities.
As they believed the perpetrator had reduced mobility, he was allowed to be closer to the artwork.
According to reporting in Reuters, the suspected climate activist jumped out of the wheelchair and tried to smash the glass protecting the famed painting.
After the failed attempt, he then smeared cake on the painting's covering and allegedly threw roses on the ground before being seized by security guards.
"This individual threw on the window of the Mona Lisa, a pastry that he had hidden in his personal effects," said the statement, which also clarified that the painting itself suffered no damage.
Lukeee🧃 @lukeXC2002
Maybe this is just nuts to me💀but an man dressed as an old lady jumps out of a wheel chair and attempted to smash the bullet proof glass of the Mona Lisa. Then proceeds to smear cake on the glass, and throws roses everywhere all before being tackled by security. 😂???
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The museum said the perpetrator was handed over to the police and that it had filed a complaint against him.
"The museum salutes the professionalism of its agents who reacted immediately during this incident. It also recalls that monitoring national collections is at the heart of their missions," the spokesperson added.
As one of da Vinci's most famous paintings, the "Mona Lisa" has previously been stolen, had acid thrown at it, and had a cup hurled at it in anger.
Can anybody translate what ole dude was saying as they where escorting him out?😂
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'We don't eat lithium': South America longs for benefits of metal boon
AFP , Tuesday 25 Oct 2022
The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply with the dazzling white of salt flats in Latin America's "lithium triangle," where hope resides for a better life fueled by a metal bonanza.
Veronica Chavez, president of the indigenous Kolla Santuario de Tres Pozos community in the northern province of Jujuy, Argentina, poses for a picture during an interview with AFP at the Salinas Grandes salt flat, on October 18, 2022. AFP
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A key component of batteries used in electric cars, demand has exploded for lithium -- the "white gold" found in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia in quantities larger than anywhere else in the world.
And as the world seeks to move away from fossil fuels, lithium production -- and prices -- have skyrocketed, as have the expectations of communities near lithium plants, many of whom live in poverty.
But there are growing concerns about the impact on groundwater sources in regions already prone to extended droughts, with recent evidence of tree and flamingo die-offs.
And there are scant signs to date of benefits trickling down.
"We don't eat lithium, nor batteries. We do drink water," said Veronica Chavez, 48, president of the Santuario de Tres Pozos Indigenous community near the town of Salinas Grandes in Argentina's lithium heartland.
A poster that meets visitors to Salinas Grandes reads: "No to lithium, yes to water and life."
Lithium extraction requires millions of liters of water per plant per day.
Unlike in Australia -- the world's top lithium producer that extracts the metal from rock -- in South America it is derived from salars, or salt flats, where saltwater containing the metal is brought from underground briny lakes to the surface to evaporate.
Soaring prices
About 56 percent of the world's 89 million tons of identified lithium resources are found in the South American triangle, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
The world average price rose from $5,700 per ton in November 2020 to $60,500 in September this year.
Chile hosts the westernmost corner of the lithium triangle in its Atacama desert, which contributed 26 percent of global production in 2021, according to the USGS.
The country started lithium extraction in 1984 and has been a leader in the field partly because of low rainfall levels and high solar radiation that speeds up the evaporation process.
But Chilean law has made it difficult for companies to gain concessions from the government since the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet declared the metal a "strategic resource" for its potential use in nuclear bombs.
Only two companies have permits to exploit the metal -- Chile's SQM and American Albemarle, which pay up to 40 percent of their sales in tax.
In the first quarter of this year, lithium's contribution to the public coffers surpassed those of Chile's mainstay metal, copper, for the first time, according to government records.
Yet, the environmental costs are starting to stack up, and locals fear there is worse to come.
This year, a study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B found a link between lithium mining and a decline in two flamingo species in the Salar de Atacama.
"The development of technologies to slow climate change has been identified as a global imperative. Nonetheless, such 'green' technologies can potentially have negative impacts on biodiversity," said the study.
In 2013, an inspection at the SQM site -- which reported using nearly 400,000 liters of water per hour in 2022 -- found that a third of carob trees in the area had died.
A later study pointed to water scarcity as a possible cause.
"We want to know, for sure, what has been the real impact of the extraction of groundwater," said Claudia Perez, 49, a resident of the nearby San Pedro river valley.
She was not against lithium, said Perez, provided there are measures to "minimize the negative impact on people."
"Leave us alone"
Across the Andes in Argentina, the salt lakes of Jujuy host the world's second-largest lithium resources along with the neighboring provinces of Salta and Catamarca.
With few restrictions on extraction and a low tax of only 3.0 percent, Argentina has become the world's fourth-biggest lithium producer from two mines.
With dozens of new projects in the works with the involvement of US, Chinese, French, South Korean and local companies, Argentina has said it hopes to exceed Chilean production by 2030.
But not everyone is sold on the idea.
"It is not, as they say, that they (lithium companies) are going to save the planet... Rather it is us who have to give our lives to save the planet," said Chavez, of Santuario de Tres Pozos in Jujuy province.
A neighbor, 47-year-old street food seller Barbara Quipildor added fiercely: "I want them to leave us alone, in peace. I don't want lithium... My concern is the future of my children's children."
Will locals benefit?
About 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of Jujuy, the salar of Uyuni in Bolivia holds more lithium than anywhere else -- a quarter of global resources, according to the USGS.
Half of the residents in the region -- which is also rich in silver and tin -- live in poverty, household surveys show.
The country's former leftist president Evo Morales nationalized hydrocarbons and other resources such as lithium towards the start of his 2006-2019 mandate and vowed Bolivia would set the metal's global price.
In Rio Grande, a small town near the Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) lithium plant, Morales' plans were met with excitement.
In 2014 Donny Ali, a lawyer now aged 34, opened a hotel with the expectation of an economic boom.
He called it Lithium.
"We were expecting major industrial technological development and more than anything, better living conditions," he told AFP. "It didn't happen."
Hoping to boost the struggling lithium sector, the government opened it up to private hands in 2018, though domestic legislation has not yet denationalized the resource, and no private extraction has yet begun.
"Some think that Bolivia will 'miss the boat' of lithium," said economist Juan Carlos Zuleta. "I don't think that's going to happen."
The real question, he said, is: when the boat comes, "will lithium extraction benefit Bolivians?"
The three countries are now looking towards battery manufacturing -- possibly even building electric cars -- as a way to turn the natural lithium bounty into a modern-day industrial revolution.
"There is a concrete possibility for Latin America to become the next China," said Zuleta.
In the meantime, the Hotel Lithium stands empty.
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One2Stay Travel High Chair: Need it or Leave it?
I love baby gear. Have I said that before? Well crap, I suppose I have. Sigh. When Ashley from WanderSnappers approached me about doing a review of the One2Stay travel highchair I basically leapt through the screen and screamed, "YES!" But that sounds desperate so I did a much cooler version of that.
Anywhoo, I waited patiently for it to arrive (remember, I'm being cool) and I was not disappointed. It looks, and is about the weight of a standard camp chair. It would be easy to throw it into the back of the car for a camping trip, vacation or a trip to Grandma's house.
The set up is simple (as you can see in the video) and requires separating the legs a bit, pushing down on the two levers to lock it, and then fastening the elastic loops to hold the footrest in place. That's it. It took me about 10 seconds.
The One2Stay chair is high enough to sit at your standard height table (awesome) and because it doesn't come with a tray, that's pretty much necessary.
It has a very cool mesh basket underneath that is sizable enough to store all the meal-time gear. I really love a good basket!
The highchair is suitable (according to Fem) from 6 months until 33 pounds. As you can see from the video, it will accommodate an older child easily! Caution: the video is rough! The kidlets are, ahem, challenging to video around.
Overall I would say that this is a pretty easy to use, lightweight highchair for travel. If you are in the market- go for it! The One2Stay is primarily in the European Market and is new to the United States, but I'm sure it will be widely available soon.


In January, we collapsed for a short while to recover from the fall craft fair season, but then got revved up for our first trade show in February in Denver. It was a success! We spent most of the spring making product that would end up in about 14 stores around Colorado and even New Mexico.
In May, we moved into a new house and unpacked a bit and went on our lovely but rainy anniversary trip to Cancun in June. During July we stayed pretty close to home because my mom took a fall and ended up in the hospital for a week. In mid-August, school started and we were already prepping for our first holiday craft fair in October.
In September, we bought our new green Jeep and got to enjoy some of Colorado's spectacular fall weather and colors in the mountains.
In October, I created Lavender Lemongrass. The holiday madness began and ran every other weekend until December 3. We had our best year ever! I'm so thankful for all our fabulous customers who came out and chatted and purchased and sometimes even sold product for me because the booth was so busy! We have the best customers ever.
That's it for 2018. We've got big plans for next year so stay tuned!


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On this glorious bank holiday weekend in the UK, Marmalade has had some positive and encouraging feedback on our latest release 'Meditations in a Crisis' by Paul Kolberg.
Meditations in a Crisis was recently reviewed by Readers' Favorite, an industry recognised company that specialises in unbiased, quality book reviews, with the Likes of Penguin, Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster regularly using their services and recognising the merit of their competitions. Readers Favorite run numerous prestigious Book Award competitions, with whom the likes of Jim Carrey have won awards for his work "How Roland Rolls".
Here is the review:
***** (5 Stars)
"Meditations in a Crisis: A Practical Guide with 8 Meditation Exercises for Adults & Children by Paul Kolberg is a short and compact book full of practical guidance on how to use meditation in a crisis to calm one's mind, to maintain a sense of control, and to master emotions without pushing them into denial or minimizing them. The outline of the points in meditation is presented with the number 6: Meditation in 6 seconds, 60 seconds, 6 minutes, etc. The author breaks down the origins of meditation, explains why it's helpful, and offers meditation exercises for children as well as adults. Almost every person will experience a crisis in life, and this book can help settle the uncertainty, emotional trauma, confusion, and depression that accompany it. The author writes from an expert point of view. He clearly knows his subject, believes in it, feels an urgent need to share it with a world in crisis, and walks readers through each step of a simple but rewarding process. It prompts children and adults alike to ponder concepts like "I'm part of an un-ending universe", "I'm part of creation", "I matter", without stepping on anyone's personal beliefs. Overall, Kolberg's Meditations in a Crisis is extremely useful, and he presents the information in a way that is appealing to someone who is new to meditation, and in a way that isn't overwhelming. If you have 6 minutes to spare, you can practice meditation. The kind of meditation Kolberg teaches is far removed from the lofty goals of higher enlightenment. He's just showing people how to calm themselves through basic meditation. In today's stressed-out Coronavirus days of quarantine and social chaos, Meditation in a Crisis by Paul Kolberg is the perfect remedy that families can engage in together. This book proves that it doesn't take 300+ pages to teach someone a new skill, and the benefits of that skill."
Reviewed By Tammy Ruggles for Readers' Favorite
This review was very welcome indeed. The 5 Star Silver Badge that Meditations in a Crisis has earned will now feature on the front cover too. Seeing this silver badge on any book is a mark of high quality work and means it is definitely worth a read!
Meditations in a Crisis is available to buy now on eBook at Amazon.com (Kindle). It will also be available in eBook format from iBooks (Apple Books) later this month. The paperback will is available for pre-order and will be on shelves from 18 May 2020 from all major UK book retailers including Waterstones. Grab your copy now!


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Q: configure Apache to open .js file with php in very specific folder I want .js files in some very specific folder to be rendered with PHP by Apache. Where can I set it, and how?
In other words:
I want apache to deal with files with extension js, as if they are with extension php... but only in specific folder of /var/www

A: I think i know what you mean now. You want a js file to be sent to the client, but you want to process it as PHP so you can modify the js file before sending it to the client.
If so, try:
<Directory /var/www/somespecialjsfolder >
AddType application/x-httpd-php .js
</Directory>

You'll probably need to add PHP code to set mime-type to application/x-javascript on output of your js.
That said, this is probably a bad idea. You don't want to have to debug Javascript which is different for every client. Put all your client customizations in the js file, keep it consistent. Abstract things out with JQuery or equivalent.

A: What is the content of these .js files ?
Is it PHP or JavaScript ?
Do be more precise: do you want Apache to read the contents of this files as PHP, because it is, only with an uncommon extension, or do you want Apache to process JavaScript instructions server-side ?
If it's the latter, I don't know of any simple way to do this. It would involve parsing the contents of the .js files, and rewrite this JavaScript in PHP, assuming it is code for which there is sense to execute it on the server...


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package com.facebook.presto.operator.aggregation.state;

import com.facebook.presto.spi.block.BlockBuilder;
import com.facebook.presto.spi.function.AccumulatorState;
import com.facebook.presto.spi.function.AccumulatorStateMetadata;

@AccumulatorStateMetadata(stateFactoryClass = ArrayAggregationStateFactory.class, stateSerializerClass = ArrayAggregationStateSerializer.class)
public interface ArrayAggregationState
    extends AccumulatorState
{
    BlockBuilder getBlockBuilder();

    void setBlockBuilder(BlockBuilder value);

    void addMemoryUsage(long memory);
}

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