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Small Steps, Giant Leaps
Apollo 11 at Fifty
Apr 29, 2019 through Aug 3, 2019
Sponsored by: Houghton Library
Edison and Newman Room
Houghton Library
As he became the first person to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong announced, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." This exhibition celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of that remarkable achievement as the last step in a long series that stretches back through the centuries to the beginnings of the modern scientific understanding of our place in the universe.
On display are landmarks in the history of science from Houghton Library's collections—such as first editions of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton—together with rarely exhibited highlights from a private spaceflight collection, including artifacts used during the Apollo 11 mission and on the moon itself by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Together, these objects illuminate the path of research and discovery that made Apollo 11 possible.
The exhibition is free and open to the public. Closes August 3.
The exhibition is accompanied by a commemorative catalog which focuses on the loaned items only and is also available for free online here.
Opening celebration on Tuesday, April 30, 5:30 PM
Join curator John Overholt for a guided tour of the exhibition to learn about the ways early modern science inspired and made possible the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.
Wednesday May 15, 12:30-1:15 PM
Saturday June 8, 2:00-2:45 PM, followed by a screening of Moon Medley: Moon-Related Short Films from Around the World at the Harvard Film Archive, 3:00 PM (estimated running time 70 min), 24 Quincy Street
Wednesday June 26, 5:30-6:15 PM
Thursday July 11, 12:30-1:15 PM
Saturday July 20, 4:30-5:15 PM, followed by a screening of The Right Stuff (1983) at the Harvard Film Archive, 5:30 PM (running time 193 min)
Tuesday July 30, 5:30-6:15 PM
Tours are free and open to the public. Reservation not required.
In collaboration with Houghton Library, the Harvard Film Archive presents films about human exploration of space. The HFA's Weekend Matinee series will highlight moon-themed films appropriate for space travelers of all ages.
Saturday June 8, 3:00 PM, Moon Medley: a compilation of Moon-related short films from around the world, including A Trip to the Moon (1902), live musical accompaniment (estimated running time 70 min).
Saturday June 29, 3:00 PM, Hidden Figures (2016; 127 min)
$5 Weekend Matinee Admission or Free with Cambridge Public Library Card. Free for all Harvard students with a valid photo ID.
Saturday July 20, 5:30 PM, The Right Stuff (1983; 193 min)
Saturday August 3, 7:00 PM, Woman in the Moon (Frau im Mond, 1929; 169 min), live musical accompaniment
Regular HFA screenings are free for all Harvard students with a valid photo ID.
"How to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing in Boston," Boston Magazine
"Events and exhibits celebrating Apollo 11 at 50," CBS News
"WGBH's Jared Bowen on Leonardo da Vinci, Apollo 11, And The Newest Play At The Huntington Theater," (12:00-15:41) Boston Public Radio.
"It Must Have Been Moonglow," The Boston Globe
"Apollo 11 at Fifty," Fine Books and Collections
"Exhibit charts history of Apollo 11 mission," Harvard Gazette
"Apollo 11 at Fifty," Open Studio With Jared Bowen
"Apollo 11, Up Close and Personal," Harvard Magazine
"Libraries and Museums Focus on the Moon this Spring & Summer," Fine Books and Collections


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FO:E Project Horizons (Immersive Ed.) eBook
As a little side project, I decided a while back to create a full eBook version of Fallout: Equestria Project Horizons for my own use. I couldn't read it in Google Docs due to the same injury which ended up resulting in me listening to Fallout: Equestria in the first place (and starting all this madness). Well, back then, the book was only complete to Chapter 73 or 74. I don't remember quite which one.
Well, I realized that no one had ever done a complete version of the ebook and decided that needed to be rectified.
So I'm happy to present (with Somber's blessing, I might add), Fallout: Equestria Project Horizons (Immersive Edition).
Yeah, I know, I have a thing for creating special editions of Fallout books. Sush.
But this one's special. Because a lot of fine tuning went into this (yup, the adage, "Do it right, do it with style" is still in effect).
Please note that this is not a spelling, grammar or content edit. This is a format edit only. Novel Idea and the Manehattan Project are not offering any commentary, opinion or review on Project Horizons aside from the fact that "Kissed by Discord" is probably the greatest perk name in the history of Fallout.
This edition was generated from copy/pasting the entirety of the novel from the Google Docs page. There also may be a few odd intra-chapter breaks that got missed. I skimmed literally the entire book to do this and also noted it on my iPad as I was reading through it myself.
It took a lot of work, including actually digging into the XML/CSS that eBooks are built from. Scrivener was awesome for the initial compilation, but it couldn't do links or the fine-tuning I wanted. Sigil was the primary program I used after the initial compilation and was used for pretty much every change after V3.0.
Please Note - Fallout: Equestria Project Horizons is a great deal darker than the original Fallout: Equestria. If Fallout: Equestria deserves the tag [Grimdark], Project Horizons deserves it several times over.
Please use discretion before reading this story.
Immersive Edition Features
For better story flow, all author and editor notes have been moved to their own section under Appendices.
Links to YouTube songs have been verified and cleaned and should operate effectively.
Edits were made to the formatting of the chapter quotes, footnotes and content warnings for consistency.
Content warnings are now verified links that will skip the relevant section to the next "safe" point.
Most section, memory orb, dream and other styles of intra-chapter breaks have been cleaned and fixed to allow for a consistent reading experience.
New vertical cover design. Original Cover Art by Sw1tchbl4de, Fallout: Equestria Project Horizons Logo by ArtisticMink. Modified and adapted by Novel Idea.
Combined Chapter 62 Parts 1 & 2 and Chapter 75 Parts 1 & 2
Custom Table of Contents. (Fixed double entry for Chapter 14).
Fixed over 23,000 paragraph indents to a constant tab indent instead of spaced indents.
Changed Footnote line breaks to full horizontal line breaks.
Changed all text to be LEFT paragraph justified instead of JUSTIFIED.
Removed "hard spaces" causing double/triple spaces in locations and throwing off all paragraph spacing.
Changed several footnotes to be more consistent with Fallout or Fallout: Equestria.
Current Iteration: Version 4.0 - Final
File Format Note:
Only the ePub version has been fine-tuned. Both the PDF and the MOBI versions were created using online conversion tools. They have not been tested or verified.
I strongly recommend using the ePub version.
Mobi Version
Gardens of Equestria & Project Horizons
The story behind Gardens of Equestria is based solely on the original work of Kkat for Fallout: Equestria. In the "canon" of GoE, the events of Project Horizons did not occur. I have my own personal headcanon for what happened in the GoE-associated version of Equestria in the Hoofington region, but that's beyond the scope of GoE.
I'm providing this ebook as a service to the FO:E Community and because Somber climbed one hell of a mountain to finish a 1.5 million word novel (and I thought I was verbose).
That being said, there's a good possibility that Paladin Sugar Apple Bombs Stronghoof may appear in GoE 2. Seriously, if you don't love that guy while rolling your eyes, check your pulse. ^^

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Added on July 27, 2010 Alan Smithee PlayStation 3 , playstation move , PS3 , scea , the lawnmower man
Sony Dooms PlayStation Move With Two Words
There were probably quite a few of you out there who might actually remember what Virtual Reality is/was. But for those of you who don't, it was a used-all-too-often technology buzzword that promised the world but delivered nothing. For the longest time, the mere utterance of the two words back to back would cause a shudder for anyone who was around during the time when The Lawnmower Man was in theatres.
Well, someone should have told Sony executives about the faux-pas when referring to any technology or hardware as Virtual Reality…that it essentially would turn away hundreds of potential adopters and guys like me who are still pissed off at the failed realization of honest to goodness virtual worlds?
I guess nobody gave them that memo.
The interview in question was on IGN and it was involving the PlayStation Move motion controllers, the executive who uttered the ill fated words was Richard Marks, a senior researcher at SCEA:
"We like to think of it sometimes, instead of a motion controller, as a virtual reality controller. Really, it's a 3D, manipulate the world, reach into the scene, do what you want type of controller that didn't exist before."
Sure it is boss, keep telling yourself that when the price is slashed to $9.99 like the Virtual Boy that I picked up after Nintendo abandoned the platform.
by Alan Smithee
I sit upon my throne as the owner/shogun of this site, WatchPlayRead. But it wasn't always so. I too have had blogspots, I've done other community blogs, I've even written professionally for other sites out there...yet none of them provided the content I had a real passion for. It is then that I became tired of being a small cog in a big machine, and of writing about nothing but game news after game news article and the periphery that comes from such schlock, like knowing who Michael Pachter and Bobby Kotick are. I decided to start MediaWhoreNetwork.com and ran up my post count there for about 2 years, commenting about any and everything that I wanted to. I even started a weekly podcast that I feel has come into its own. It wasn't until earlier this year that I realized that having the word "whore" in your URL might be a bit limiting to my potential audience. I then made the website and its branding move over to WatchPlayRead.com.
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LRE #42: Bedknobs and Broomsticks
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Updates for June 2018. Main topics covered:
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\item comment on recent FEM results with multiple fibers with focus on effect of debond interaction, see Excel workbooks;
\item some thougths (with derivations) on relationship between contact zone onset angle and local ratio of matrix strains;
\item a modified proposal about paper writing
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\section{FEM results with multiple fibers}

\paragraph{Geometries studied}
\begin{itemize}
\item $n$ fibers on each side: $n$ fibers are placed to the right and to left of the debonded fiber.
\item $n$ fibers on top: $n$ fibers are placed on top of the debonded one, aligned with it.
\item $n$ fibers on each side and $m$ fibers on top: $n$ fibers are placed to the right and to the left, then the layer of $2n+1$ fibers is repeated $m$ times on top; only the central fiber is debonded.
\item The model has symmetry applied to the bottom boundary, i.e. the first layer from the bottom is always of half fibers.
\item The top boundary is always free.
\end{itemize}

\paragraph{Mode I ERRT}
\begin{itemize}
\item Effect of debonds on the side: reducing drastically the value of mode I ERR, but shape, debond size of maximum and debond size when $G_{I}=0$ remain the same.
\item Effect of debonds on top: retards the occurrence of $G_{I}=0$.
\end{itemize}

\paragraph{Mode II ERRT}
\begin{itemize}
\item Effect of debonds on the side: reducing drastically the value of mode II ERR, but shape and debond size of maximum remain the same.
\item Effect of bonded fiber on top: maximum is shifted towards the right by $\approx 20^{\circ}$ and there's a plateau
\end{itemize}

\paragraph{Contact zone}
\begin{itemize}
\item Effect of debonds on the side: onset unchanged, size decreased by $\approx 4-5^{\circ}$
\item Effect of bonded fiber on top: onset retarded by $\approx 20^{\circ}$, size reduced by  $\approx 15^{\circ}$
\end{itemize}

\paragraph{Some thoughts on the mechanics}
\begin{itemize}
\item Effect of debonds on the side: it reduces the strain concentration between fibers (strain magnification) and thus the displacement of crack faces. There seems to be a constant (given uncertainty) ratio between values with fibers on the side vs free single fiber for $G_{I}$ and crack displacements, but it's more elusive for $G_{II}$ because the standard deviation is quite high.
\item Effect of debonds on top: it provides the matrix with a free surface on top, which makes it shrink due to Poisson effect toward the center line between the two free surface, i.e. debonds. Thus it shrinks aways from the fiber interface, favoring mode I and retarding contact zone onset. But the effect is small compared with the effect of the bounding material which acts in the opposite way.
\end{itemize}

\section{On a relationship between contact zone onset angle and local ratio of matrix strains}

\paragraph{Reference case: square element of matrix in plane strain under applied axial strain}
At any given circle in the element, we can compute the strains ina circumferential reference system as:

\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
\varepsilon_{rr}&=\varepsilon_{xx}\cos^{2}{\theta}+\varepsilon_{zz}\sin^{2}{\theta}+2\gamma_{xz}\cos{\theta}\sin{\theta}\\
\varepsilon_{zz}&=\varepsilon_{xx}\sin^{2}{\theta}+\varepsilon_{zz}\cos^{2}{\theta}-2\gamma_{xz}\cos{\theta}\sin{\theta}\\
\gamma_{rz}&=\left(\varepsilon_{zz}-\varepsilon_{xx}\right)\cos{\theta}\sin{\theta}+\gamma_{xz}\left(\cos^{2}{\theta}-\sin^{2}{\theta}\right)
\end{split}
\end{equation}

We can express the radial strain as a function of the axial one through Poisson's ratio and assuming $\gamma_{xz}=0$

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\varepsilon_{rr}=\varepsilon_{xx}\cos^{2}{\theta}-\nu\varepsilon_{xx}\sin^{2}{\theta}=\left(\cos^{2}{\theta}-\nu\sin^{2}{\theta}\right)\varepsilon_{xx}
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From which we can derive the condition for $\varepsilon_{rr}=0$

\begin{equation}
cos^{2}{\theta}-\nu\sin^{2}{\theta}=1-(1+\nu)sin^{2}{\theta}=0
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the solution of which is

\begin{equation}
\theta_{0}=\sin^{-1}{\left(\pm\sqrt{\frac{1}{1+\nu}}\right)}
\end{equation}

Given an applied traction, i.e. $\varepsilon_{xx}>0$, the radial strain is positive for

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\sin^{-1}{\left(-\sqrt{\frac{1}{1+\nu}}\right)}<\theta<\sin^{-1}{\left(\sqrt{\frac{1}{1+\nu}}\right)}
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or, remembering $\sin{x}$ is antisymmetic,

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-\theta_{0}<\theta<\theta_{0}
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For an epoxy with $\nu=0.4$, the angle for which the radial strain is zero and then becomes compressive is

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\theta_{0}=57.69^{\circ}
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which is strikingly close to the $60^{\circ}$ value for the contact zone onset calculated for the single fiber in infinite matrix (matrix dominated case).

\paragraph{Contact zone onset as a proxy for local strain ratio}

The presence of fiber, debond, boundaries and neighbouring material has a perturbative effect on the elastic solution in the matrix. We have seen from the ERR's results that the ratio of axial to transverse strain is one of the key factor, we can use the angle of contact zone onset to gauge the change in their ratio with respect to the undisturbed matrix case using one of the two forms:

\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
\theta_{0}&=\sin^{-1}{\left(\pm\sqrt{\frac{1}{1+SR}}\right)}\\
SR&=\frac{1}{\sin^{2}{\theta}}-1
\end{split}
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where $SR=-\frac{\varepsilon_{zz}}{\varepsilon_{xx}}$ stands for strain ratio.

\paragraph{Example: single fiber with debond in infinite matrix}
For the single fiber with debond in infinite matrix, $\theta_{0}\approx60^{\circ}$, slightly greater than the $57.69^{\circ}$, which means SR is a bit lower than the pure matrix case. The presence of the fiber and of the debond will locally constrain more the vertical than the horizontal strain, but the effect is small due to the size of the matrix.

\section{Proposal about paper writing}

I think the new results show that there actually is an interaction effect between debonds. Thus, gathering the old and new results and studying some new cases, I think it might be better to write 2 papers instead of 1.

\begin{itemize}
\item \emph{Paper 1: effect of debond interaction in thin and thick plies and its modeling.} We compare the results of: the free single fiber, the single fiber with vertical displacement coupling, the debonded fiber with fibers on the side and free upper surface, the debonded fiber with fibers on top, the debonded fiber with fibers on the side and on top. We might add another case: fibers on the side with vertical displacement coupling on top. We focus on the effect of debond interaction in the different directions (longitudinal, x, and transverse, z) and how good is the single fiber model with equivalent boundary conditions. We find (especially in the longitudinal case) the minimum number of fibers required for the debonds' interaction effect to die off.
\item \emph{Paper 2: effect of bounding $0^{\circ}$ ply in thick- and thin-ply cross-ply laminates.} We compare results for: free single fiber (as reference), single fiber with vertical displacement coupling and linear horizontal displacement on top, single fiber with $0^{\circ}$ ply on top, debonded fiber with fibers on the side and vertical displacement coupling and linear horizontal displacement on top, debonded fiber with fibers on the side with $0^{\circ}$ ply on top. At least 2 ratios of $0^{\circ}$ vs $90^{\circ}$ ply thickness are studied: 1 for thick-ply laminate and 10 for thin-ply laminate. Here again we find the minimum number (this time only in the longitudinal direction) of fiber for the debonds' interaction to vanish. Does it change with respect to the free thin and thick ply? And between thin- and thick- ply laminates?
\item All models are studied at least for $V_{f}=\left[30\%,50\%,60\%,65\%\right]$. The $65\%$ case is used because it's the fastest to solve and thus it is useful both for debugging and model checking as well as for feedback on the results. However, it could be of interest also as an extreme case of a very thin, very dense ply.
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Advances in technology and shifts in consumer behavior have changed the way arts marketers need to communicate with their audience. The book revolves around the idea that arts marketers must "break the Fifth Wall" -- the act of reconnecting with arts patrons in a meaningful way after they have left a performance venue -- by creatively and regularly reminding them of everything the organization has to offer.
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Vicente Sederberg Expands Service Offerings in Michigan With Addition of Ann Arbor-based Partner Travis Copenhaver
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Leading local cannabis attorney Travis Copenhaver joined national cannabis law firm Vicente Sederberg LLP as a partner this month as the firm significantly expands its service offerings across Michigan.
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Copenhaver is an inaugural member of the Cannabis Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He entered the cannabis law space in 2015 when he began working with a key author of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (PA 281 of 2016). He later served as a member of the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency's Stakeholder Workgroup for Special Licenses.
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Normal Is Good: Inside Ben Affleck's Whirlwind Year Devoted to Family, Work and Recovery
The actor and Oscar-winning filmmaker is a year removed from the intervention that sent him back to rehab, and his life as a dad, co-parent and Matt Damon's BFF is back on track
By Natalie Finn Aug 15, 2019 11:00 AMTags
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It's been almost a year since an intervention staged by Jennifer Garner prompted Ben Affleck to return to rehab for the third time in his life.
The actor and Oscar-winning filmmaker spent 40 days in residential treatment for alcoholism, after which he continued with outpatient care. He acknowledged in a statement last October that battling any addiction was "a lifelong and difficult struggle," and treatment, per se, is never really over.
"Ben was not resistant" to the intervention "and knew he needed help," a source told E! News at the time. "He was grateful that Jen was there for him again and did not fight it."
"It is a full-time commitment," Affleck wrote on Instagram. "I am fighting for myself and my family." He also noted how touched he was by the countless people who had reached out with supportive words or to share stories about their own journeys—one of the better reasons to be on social media.
He knows he's lucky to have the built-in support system of his ex-wife and three children, brother Casey Affleck and countless others, including Matt Damon, his buddy of now 40 years. But he also knows it's really up to him to work at it, day after day.
Happily, this past year has been an increasingly healthy one for Ben, who views a return to normalcy—dad, co-parent, writer and director—as a big win. (The World Series victory by his and Damon's beloved Boston Red Sox in October didn't hurt morale, either.)
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"He has found his new normal and that's part of his recovery," a source tells E! News. "He isn't doing anything too crazy or exotic. He's working and raising kids with Jen. That takes up his time and energy."
These days you're far more likely to spot Affleck coaching Little League or going to church on Sundays with Garner and their kids than doing anything remotely wild. (The zaniest thing about him right now is in all likelihood the massive phoenix tattoo on his back, symbolic ink that Affleck says he is "very happy" with.)
He and Garner finalized their divorce in October, more than three years after they announced their separation, and then sold the Pacific Palisades home where they had all lived together (and where Affleck stayed in the guest house when they were first separated), but they still spend tons of time together with daughters Violet and Seraphina and son Samuel. The house Affleck bought for a reported $19.2 million last year is a short drive from Garner's new place, a four-bedroom spread in Brentwood Park, and they generally abide by the one-parent-works-at-a-time rule.
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"He's extremely involved in his kids lives," the source says of Affleck. "He's at their games and swimming lessons. He takes them to and from school and activities. If there's an important event he makes sure to be there. He and Jen trade off with days but they also do stuff together. The kids are spending more and more time with Ben."
Last month Affleck was seen visiting the destination Wellfleet Drive-In Flea Market on Cape Cod with his kids and mom Christine (he paid tribute to both Christine and Jen on Mother's Day), and he recently had a father-son day with now 7-year-old Sam at Disneyland.
On Father's Day, Affleck posted a photo of the hand-drawn "Best Dad Ever Award" he'd been honored with, writing, "I am so lucky that these three incredible humans call me Dad."
But with the kids headed back to school, Affleck, last onscreen in the Netflix action thriller Triple Frontier, is getting his own projects in order for the months ahead as well.
In 2017, Affleck, knowing that the fans have been clamoring for a reunion, told The Guardian that he'd "love to get a great two-handed script and do a movie with Matt. But, for whatever reason, those scripts are rare."
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So cue the excitement when he and Damon stepped out for lunch in L.A. last month right after Deadline reported that the two were on board to write the screenplay for and star in The Last Duel, a 14th century revenge drama to be directed by Ridley Scott. The once-frequent colleagues haven't been in a movie together since Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001, but, making up for lost time, they're also both slated to be in Smith's upcoming Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.
The childhood friends, who won Oscars for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting in 1996, are also attached to The Last Duel as producers.
Deadline reported last August that Affleck was going to direct Damon in an adaptation of the true crime saga How An Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald's Monopoly Game And Stole Millions (which is about exactly what the book title says), but that was before Affleck had to hit pause on everything except his recovery.
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The source says that Affleck is indeed staying busy with writing projects, including tackling The Last Duel with Damon, and that the "great friends" have been meeting up more often both for work and to just hang out.
As for his next turn behind the camera, per IMDb, Affleck is currently attached to direct and star in the World War II thriller Ghost Army and an update of Witness for the Prosecution, and Variety reports that he's in talks to co-star in the "erotic thriller" Deep Water, based on the 1957 Patricia Highsmith novel of the same name. (Highsmith, incidentally, wrote The Talented Mr. Ripley, whose 1999 big-screen adaptation starred Damon.)
All of which, of course, comes between picking up his kids from school and other dad duties.
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"He and Jen have found their way and are doing a good job co-parenting," our insider adds. "They communicate about the kids all the time and make decisions together. They have put a lot of time and energy into making things as peaceful and low-stress for them as possible. They both try to put the kids first and make all decisions with them in mind."
On Today earlier this year, Affleck told Hoda Kotb that he was proud of himself for taking positive steps last year to get better—and he didn't mind sharing his struggles with others, especially others who might also be struggling.
"It doesn't really bother me to talk about alcoholism and being an alcoholic. It's part of my life," he said. "It's something that I deal with. It doesn't have to sort of subsume my whole identity and be everything, but it is something that you know you have to work at."
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Affleck continued, "I feel like I had a problem and I really want to address it, and I take some pride in that…it's about yourself, your life, your family, and you know people—we encounter these kinds of hurdles and we have to deal with them."
Like Garner, Affleck knows that there will be ongoing, often over-the-top interest in his life and their life as famous exes, but they're determined to protect their kids' privacy, and neither shares photos of the little ones on social media.
"I'm at peace with paying my own price [for being famous, a deal he has called a "Faustian bargain"]; what I'm not at peace with is when it invades on my kids' space and time," Affleck told The Guardian. "They didn't make any bargains. I try to shelter them as best I can. That's my only real gripe."
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Meanwhile, though the Red Sox aren't likely to repeat as world champions, it's almost football season—and Affleck's been ready since last season.
On Jimmy Kimmel Live in February, he explained that he's had to do some not-so-subliminal messaging with Sam, who reminded his Boston-bred dad that he was born in L.A.
So now there's a New England Patriots emblem on the wall, a football slide and a massive chair shaped like Pats quarterback Tom Brady's helmet-covered head in Sam's bedroom at Affleck's house. "You know, my ex-wife thinks it's creepy," he admitted.
"It is creepy," Kimmel replied.
So, maybe Ben Affleck has done one thing that's kinda crazy.


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John Mayer was a North american singer and instrumentalist that achieved fame during the early 2000s. After splitting up along with his bandmate to follow a solo career, John finalized with Columbia it can capture video at 2001. His first two collections, Room for Squares (2001) and bulkier action (2003), attained multi-platinum level.
Up until now, Mayer possess introduced seven profitable records. His or her musical exploits have actually generated him a few Grammy prizes. Mayer now has used one step straight back from music, and includes adopted various other pursuits for example funny and writing.
Mayer's love life has created the headlines around just as much as his or her successful career. This bit are going to look at Mayer's substantial and questionable going out with historical past. We are able to concur that John Mayer isn't joined.
They apologized after generating bull crap about his own love with Jennifer prefer Hewitt
John and Hewitt outdated briefly in 2002, and separated tips amicably. During a comedy routine right at the make fun of manufacturing plant in 2006, Mayer contributed the relationship on the focus after the guy claimed he never ever had love with Jennifer because he got snacks accumulation.
According to people publication, John apologized by mentioning, "It to be real myself creating a lot of fun of myself personally… I'm a wimp."
Mayer's hit single you are a Wonderland premiered around the same time frame that Jennifer and John began matchmaking, so there are gossip that Jennifer encouraged the strike. However, she claimed a 2018 interview with Michael Rosenbaum that this gal does not 'believe it was crafted for [her].'
Mayer described his own ex-girlfriend Jessica Simpson as 'sexual napalm'
Jessica Simpson and Mayer started matchmaking after Simpson's separate along with her initial partner, Nick Lachey. Jessica and John's romance concluded after a couple of years.
In a 2010 meeting with Playboy newspaper, Mayer stated that Jessica was like fracture cocaine to your. "Sexually it actually was crazy. That's all I'll claim," the guy continuous. "It ended up being like napalm, sex-related napalm."
Mayer apologized for his own remarks, but Jessica couldn't painting your in an appropriate light within her memoir, start ebook. She claimed that however Mayer ended up being 'obsessed' with her, the man created the feeling substandard. She added that this model alcohol dependency began throughout couple's commitment:
"He was extremely intelligent and managed dialogue like a friendly match that he had to victory. My anxiety would increase and I would pour another drink. It Absolutely Was the start of me personally counting on alcoholic drinks to conceal simple anxiety."
Jennifer Aniston presumably dumped John since he invested too hot syrian dating much time on Twitter
Jennifer and John established online dating after meeting at an Oscar's party in 2008. Aniston presumably concluded the connection because John put too much effort on Youtube and twitter. A source speaking-to Star journal specified:
"John eventually ended calling her or returning their e-mail when she'd ultimately catch up with him or her, he'd say: 'I've really been extremely hectic with jobs. I'm sad We haven't received time and energy to dub we straight back.' Jen was actually fuming. Here he was asking the girl he or she didn't have enough time for her but nevertheless , his own webpage got containing Twitter features."
In John's well-known Playboy mag interview, they rejected that Jennifer dumped him or her with Twitter and youtube. But this individual claimed that his own increasing making use of engineering have starred a part into the couple's separation.
John additionally instructed moving Stone he thought it was challenging to come to terms with the breakup. "I've hardly ever really gotten over [the 2009 breakup]," they specified. "It had been among evil times of my entire life."
Really stated that Taylor Swift's single Dear John is about the lady romance with John
Taylor Immediate refuses to share which of their exes inspires the girl records, however it's considered that their reach tune special John is focused on John Mayer. In an interview with Rolling Stone, John disclosed which he thought damaged that Immediate can't contact him or her before launching the song. He or she explained:
"It forced me to feeling horrible. It has been an extremely bad activity. I never received an e-mail. We never acquired a call. I happened to be truly trapped off-guard… I mean how could you feel if, at the smallest you have previously recently been, an individual kicked you even lower."
Mayer proceeded to explain Taylor's songwriting as 'cheap'. John reportedly taken care of immediately Taylor's ballad via his or her 2013 individual, papers Doll.
Katy Perry and John wish their link to manage nonetheless they were way too not like remain along
Katy and John outdated on / off for two main years before divorce in 2014. In spite of the couple's divide, the couple is spotted along on a number of opportunities. In early 2015, these people were noticed on a double day in Entertainment, and so they put section of that year's summer together in Chicago. Katy and John furthermore appeared as if partners during Allison Williams and Ricky Van Veen's Sep 2015 wedding ceremony.
However, a resource speaking-to everyone rubbished comments the few got received together again. "They are content to read 1 and hang out with each other at the wedding ceremony, but they're perhaps not some," the foundation explained. "They're both seeing people, therefore want one another getting delighted."
In 2014, a resource speaking to anyone highlighted the reason Katy and John's union couldn't exercise. "They're two very strong-willed someone," this source believed. "Despite tending about 1 a whole lot and attempting to make it work well, these are generally, at his or her primary, really various."
John blames his or her past activities given that the cause he can be however individual
John has been around several short term and lasting commitments during their career, but they haven't was able to hold down one mate yet. He's got become related to Vanessa Carlton, Minka Kelly, Scheana Marie, and more.
Mayer thinks that he's solitary due to his own debatable last. As observed above, John's associations seldom miss instances of controversy.
In 2018, the man spoke together with his long-time friend Andy Cohen and claimed that his or her notoriety performs against your. He also asserted this individual thinks that Jennifer Lawrence eliminates him or her from his own last. Mayer claimed:
"You're neighbors with Jennifer Lawrence, and just who only doesn't wish almost anything to carry out with me. See, we don't experience the world's finest track record about star connections, so that it's remarkable to see everyone humor me on a buddy levels, inside continue a good range from me… a relationship John Mayer here is conceptually simply kind of a no-no."
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A suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with a rash of recent convenience store robberies.
The string of robberies began just before 1 a.m. on May 24, when a male suspect walked into a Royal Farms Store in the 7200 block of York Road 21212. He displayed a handgun and demanded that the clerk open the register. The man fled the store with an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes.Over the course of the next two weeks, the suspect robbed at least six convenience stores spread across several counties.
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Essay about Separation of Powers
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Separation of Powers doctrine built into the Constitution.Discussion will cover the origins of the doctrine, the factors that made it attractive to the founding fathers, and the question of its usefulness in modern America.Political theorists as far back as Aristotle had discussed the merits of various forms of government.
The point had been made over and over again that to have all governmental authority vested in a single person or organization is to make it easy for despots to seize power.The more a society and government aspires to democracy, broad-based suffrage, and respect for individual rights, the more it would need to disperse power over a number of institutions and officials. The theory was clear, but finding a practical way to apply it was not obvious.
Congress under the Articles of Confederation had those aspirations, but found that the way it was attempting to disperse power instead produced paralysis.In fact, the American experience with the Confederation Congress gave the fledgling United States a set of positive reasons for wanting separation of powers, to go along with the negative reasons derived from colonial experience under the British Parliamentary system. There had once been a separation and balance of powers in the British system, at least for the upper classes. As long as the monarch and the House of Lords still had independent power and authority, they were able to counterbalance the House of Commons.But after the British Civil War, when Great Britain had the opportunity to experiment with being a republic, with unitary government, and even with military dictatorship, the Parliamentary system was fundamentally changed. The Restoration of Charles II did not reintroduce a balancing factor. Charles was perfectly clear that he reigned at the pleasure of Parliament.
His unfortunate brother James did not understand this, and his obstinacy led directly to the Glorious Revolution: the day when Parliament simply had James arrested and exiled to France.One may suppose that what was most glorious about that revolution is that it was peaceful: not a shot was fired, no one was even injured. (That James later invaded northern Ireland with a French mercenary army is a different issue, most political theorists seem to think. ) Parliament next simply hired William of Orange and his bride-to-be, Princess Mary, as co-monarchs, and arranged the glorious spectacle of their arrival in London, royal wedding, and double coronation. It would next hire George I of the House of Hanover. It was this Parliament, whose authority was absolute, that governed the American colonies.Any law it passed was final; there was then no institution that could declare a law passed by Parliament to be ounconstitutional.
o The only check on its authority was the will of the voters who elected the members of Parliament. This is a major reason why the American colonists made such an issue of their lack of representation in Parliament. The rhetoric against King George III in the Declaration of Independence is a vestige of British custom; it is Parliament that has committed all the outrageous acts agaainst the colonies, and it is Parliament that is being attacked.Americans generally fail to grasp how centralized power had become (and to some extent still is) in the British system. There were and are no state governments in the British system, not for the shires, and not for what had once been independent countries; there is only the national Parliament and tiny local governments at the town level. In the eighteenth century Parliament also wanted there to be no independent legislatures in the colonies, and felt free to override colonial legislative measures at its own pleasure.Of course, the colonial legislatures went ahead and acted independently in almost all local matters, but Parliament? s refusal to recognize their authority was another reason why the colonial legislators supported the American Rebellion, as the English called it.
In the British Parliamentary system, there is also no distinction between legislative and executive powers. The Prime Minister is elected by the members of the majority party in Parliament, and thus becomes the head of government. The Prime Minister? s cabinet functions essentially as the standing Executive Committee of the Parliament.It is structurally impossible for the Prime Minister to have one policy and Parliament another. If a majority of members of Parliament disagree with the Prime Minister? s decisions, a vote of no confidence will immediately remove the Prime Minister from office and begin the process of setting up a new government, that is, a new Executive Committee. The British Parliament thus cannot be in a state of deadlock such as sometimes seems to paralyze the American government when the Democrats control Congress and the Republicans have the Presidency, or vice versa.However, there is also nothing in the British system to keep Parliament from pursuing a disastrous policy, as it has in Northern Ireland, whenever its members are overcome by mob psychology.
The unicameral Congress created by the Articles of Confederation resembled the British Parliament in not separating the legislative and executive powers. There was supposed to be a balance of power between the interests of the states represented in Congress, as well as between the state governments and the national government.However, what there was in practice was a neutralizing of power: opposing forces or concepts, when embodied in the same persons, instead of having their separate advocates, simply canceled each other out. It thus became clear that there were positive reasons for wanting separation of powers in a new form of American government. A legislature could do a better job of creating laws if it were not burdened with the task of overseeing their execution. Likewise, an executive branch could be more effective in carrying out laws if its authority were independent of the legislative branch.Similarly, there had to be an independent judiciary that could rule on legality, not only of how laws were carried out, but also of the laws themselves, so that Parliament? s trick of passing laws that were unchallengable could not be repeated in the American system.
The new American system could not have been unitary, because from the beginning it was clear that one of the structural problems that the new country faced was how to balance the authority of thirteen independent nation-states against the authority of the union that they were jointly creating.The Confederation Congress did not solve this problem because it did not grant enough authority to the central government. Powers that are not equal cannot be balanced, and so cannot be separated: the stronger will always tend to overcome the weaker. One lasting achievement of the Confederation Congress was its provision that every new state to be admitted to the union would have to become fully self-sustaining as an independent nation-state before it could be admitted, so that all states within the union would deal with each other as equals.One brilliant provision of the new Constitution was the compromise that created a bicameral legislature. The Senate, where each state has two votes, recognizes the original autonomy of the states, whereas the House reflects the actual growth of the population. It was equally brilliant to provide that, whereas the authority of Congress came from the states, the authority of the President would come from the people of the whole union.
Their powers would thus be equal, balanced, and separate.It is sometimes argued that American government would be more efficient, could solve problems more quickly, if there were less separation of powers, if the checks and balances did not slow the wheels of progress. It is not clear how governmental powers could be made less separate, since the principle has been woven so thoroughly into American government at every level. Aside from that, it seems unrealistic to suppose that the human frailties which called for the separation of powers when the Constitution was written have somehow been cured during the last two centuries.The checks and balances and separations of power in the American system have the overall net effect of forcing people to compromise, of preventing extremist approaches to social problems from gaining a foothold in government. It is sometimes thought that having Congress and the President be of different parties was intended to be one of the checks and balances in government. Not so: the plan was to have them be of the same party.
It is also thought that the deadlocks that occur under these conditions are a problem that must be solved, for example, by having the President or a Premier be elected by the majority party in Congress.However, it is actually not obvious that there is any problem to be solved here at all. When the President is of the majority party in Congress, then the compromises that lead to a legislative bill being passed and signed are made between the liberal and conservative members of the majority party. When the President belongs to the minority party, then these compromises are made between the members of the two parties. Although it is commonly thought that Democrats are much more liberal than Republicans, in fact the spectra of liberal and conservative members in each of the two parties are almost identical. Europeans often comment that America is the only democracy governed by two moderate parties. ) There thus seems to be little objective reason for tampering with the current traditional system of separation of powers.
Bibliography Eliot, Charles W. , ed. American Historical Documents, 1000-1904. The Harvard Classics, ed. Charles W. Eliot. New York: Collier, 1910.
This valuable volume can be found in many libraries.It gives the texts (sometimes in translation) of important documents that are discussed more often than they are read. There is a freshness to read the Vinland documents and the words of Columbus and Vespucci first reporting their discoveries. It is informative to read the precise wording of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (the first written state constitution), of the Articles of Confederation, and of the 1794 Treaty with the Six Nations (of the League of the Iroquois). History should when possible be done with primary documents, of course; this volume makes some of them easier to find.


It was with great sorrow that we heard of Gail's passing. She was such a bright and happy person and always made me smile. Our thoughts and prayers are with the whole family.
Rest in peace Gail. There is no pain or suffering for you now. I am always sorry to read of the passing of a former student. My condolences to the family.


We all live stressful lives and most of us can do with a boost now and again. Whether you like to take a walk in the country, blow off steam in the gym or simply go out with friends for a meal, there are plenty of ways to relax and recharge those batteries.
More and more of us nowadays, however, are turning to meditation as a way of delivering a better sense of wellbeing. Not only can it help centre our lives, it can also make us more positive, whatever challenges we are facing.
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If you suffer from anxiety, then meditation can help make you feel more centred and less agitated.
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Meditation can improve focus and give you the tools to better manage a problem or challenge.
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Anyone can practice meditation. All it takes is some thought and application. While it might seem a little new age, the evidence is there that it really works. You don't need to buy any gadgets or tools, you simply have to find time to practice.
Breath meditation is one of the easiest methods to start with. All you need to do is to find a quiet place to sit and then begin. Make yourself comfortable, close your eyes and concentrate on the in and out movement of your breath.
Meditation is all about focusing on one particular thing and being in the moment, not worrying what lies ahead or what has gone before, just what is. Of course, you will naturally find your mind wandering away from the breath. Thoughts will intrude. There might be little niggly pains or itches that attract your attention. Don't worry, all you need to do is bring your concentration back to the breath and start again. As time goes on you will find your practice becomes deeper and you will begin to see the benefits more and more.
Meditation isn't just confined to concentrating on the breath or focusing on a certain object. You can use it all parts of your life. This is often termed mindfulness and is practiced by many people around the world.
The next time you take a walk in the country, try focusing on the world around you rather than thinking about your latest problem. Really see the trees and the path ahead, feel yourself taking each step and notice how your body moves. Meditation can also be used during exercise giving you a much deeper understanding of how you are working out. In fact you can bring it to bear on any activity, even your daily work practices or the next time you prepare a meal or wash the dishes.
The key to success with meditation is to keep practicing and learning more about it. If you want a better sense of wellbeing and a way to become more in tune with the world around you, it's well worth a try.


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It seemed simple enough. A mother giving her daughter a hug. "I know it was a hard day yesterday." This could have meant anything. Money was short. Her husband was sick. The furnace malfunctioned. But my grief ears perked. I saw that brief moment of anguish before she disguised it. Later, I learned her story.
Her son died 2 years ago. I mustered the nerve to talk to her. (Why is it still so hard?) As I shared a brief version of my story, she looked at me with such wonder and amazement….I suppose she was questioning why (or how) I still walk and talk and visit farmers markets….. 14 years later. Her days, weeks, months are still filled with raw pain. Each year seems to be worse than the one before. I tell her that each of my first 3 years got worse. I don't know if I should have said this, especially since she's only 2 years out. I want to give her hope. But for me, for us, it still is hard.
We spoke again yesterday. There's an easy connection. We talked about how "it" changes our lives. We now know what really matters in life. We try to convince ourselves we're better people now. But we know we're really just different people. Changed. With a gaping hole that will never really close.
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By Marnie McAllister Archdiocesan News June 26, 2020
Catholic school reopening plan prioritizes the health of the body and spirit
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, students, from left, Haleigh Dennie, Wes Meiman, Myles Husk and Jessica Nguyen carried the gifts during the offertory procession at the Catholic Schools Week Mass Jan. 28. The annual liturgy was celebrated at St. Peter the Apostle Church, 5431 Johnsontown Road. (Record Photo by Ruby Thomas)
When the 2020-2021 school year begins on or around Aug. 12, the typical back-to-school welcome events, such as school Masses, community-building and teacher retreats will look very different — some may be live-streamed or teleconferenced.
At the 48 Catholic elementary and high schools in the archdiocese, students and teachers will wear masks when social distancing is difficult and desks will be spread out in classrooms to leave at least six feet between students. Meeting rooms may become classrooms to provide more space to distance students.
These are just a few of the ways Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville plan to reopen in a way that protects faculty, staff and school families from COVID-19, said Leisa Schulz, superintendent of schools.
"We want to be healthy and safe and that's what's guiding us," she said. "I'm optimistic and I'm realistic, knowing the course of the virus is going to dictate things."
On June 24, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear released Kentucky's "Guidance on Safety Expectations and Best Practices for Kentucky Schools," a 24-page document that offers guidelines for opening schools in August.
The archdiocese's guidelines, which will be provided to school leaders early next week, are consistent with the state's guidelines, said Schulz in an announcement from the archdiocese June 26.
"Because of the diversity in the size and facilities of our schools, the implementation of these guidelines may differ in various locations," she said. "School leaders will directly communicate details about their implementation plans to families."
In the announcement, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz notes that the church's response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been guided by Catholic social teaching about the common good.
"Thus the sound public health principles that we have been observing: social distancing, masks, diligent personal hygiene, health checks and clean facilities will all be part of this new reality," said Archbishop Kurtz.
The state's guidelines include five safety expectations that must be implemented by Kentucky schools. They are:
Social distancing of at least six feet is required in classrooms, on playgrounds and in other areas where students are gathered.
Cloth face coverings for those in first grade and older. Masks may be lowered when all are seated or socially distanced outdoors. Schools must also have school health policies and personal protective equipment for those delivering health care.
Screening for fever and other COVID-19 symptoms prior to school entry and school exclusion (meaning students and staff should stay or be sent home if they have certain symptoms).
Sanitation and environmental standards require schools to disinfect their facilities daily, post signs related to good hygiene, consult with the health department about classroom ventilation and collaborate with the health department on closures and reopenings.
Contact tracing involves notifying the health department of positive COVID-19 cases, identifying those at high risk of infection — who were in contact with the infected individual in the classroom, bus and cafeteria — and initiating a 14-day quarantine of those at risk.
In addition to these safety measures that protect the health of the human body, Schulz said Catholic schools will also be focused on the spiritual and mental wellbeing of staff and families.
"We need to recognize that they have been through a lot over the last several months," she said, noting that when schools closed in mid-March they expected to reopen before the end of the year. "We need to intentionally check in with our teachers, students and families as the school year begins. That has had an impact on everyone."
As the school year begins, she said, schools will spend some time helping everyone become reacquainted and feel welcomed back, mindful of what they've been through.
Until then, she said, school leaders will spend the summer reconfiguring school spaces and discerning how to implement safety precautions.
"How do you look at having everyone come back on-site? I think that there is apprehension. What's it going to look like?" she said.
"We are going to work on that over the next several weeks. The size of your school, the size of your facility will impact the things you're able to do. Those are the local decisions that will have to be made."
Principals have already been touring their schools and looking at their classrooms with fresh eyes, she noted, and determining which pieces of furniture can go to storage to make room for social distancing.
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Brexit Deal Poses Threat to Boris Johnson and U.K. Conservative Party
LONDON — An "exceptional victory," the results of "fantastic work" and a deal that "delivered" for the British individuals.
Even earlier than the textual content of the post-Brexit trade agreement was printed, lawmakers loyal to Prime Minister Boris Johnson lavished reward on him for resolving a difficulty that has convulsed British politics for nearly half a decade.
When Parliament convenes subsequent week to ratify the doc, the query will solely be the dimensions of Mr. Johnson's majority for a deal that severs shut financial ties to continental Europe on Jan. 1 after nearly 50 years. Even the opposition Labour Celebration will formally assist it, arguing that it's higher than nothing.
But that is unlikely to be the ultimate phrase within the Conservative bloodletting over Europe that has, at the very least partly, led to the downfall of the occasion's final 4 prime ministers.
Exhausting-line Brexit supporters have but to look at the settlement, they usually in all probability won't like each phrase of an estimated 2,000 pages of dense treaty textual content and annexes. A small group didn't need any commerce deal in any respect, by no means actually trusted Mr. Johnson and would possibly nonetheless be inclined to make bother for him.
Already, a corporation representing British trawler fleets has expressed disappointment at compromises over fishing rights, and the Scottish authorities has attacked the deal, arguing it strengthens the case for Scotland's independence.
"Within the quick time period, the Tory Celebration is fairly united across the very arduous Brexit that Boris Johnson pushed Britain towards however which many Britons by no means thought they have been voting for," stated Charles Grant, director of the Heart for European Reform, a analysis institute.
However the settlement supplies solely restricted financial advantages for Britain, and friction with the European Union is prone to stay, stated Mr. Grant, who stated the nation's post-Brexit relationship with the European Union is probably not far more steady than what preceded it.
"In the long term, the rift might reopen," he stated, including that strain would possibly develop as soon as the deal's limitations change into clear.
The Covid-19 pandemic has plunged Britain into the worst recession in three centuries, so post-Brexit politics stay extremely unstable, stated Anand Menon, professor of European politics at King's School, London.
However what is obvious is that the Brexit debate has poisoned the workings of the Conservative Celebration, which had lengthy been recognized for a practical and profitable pursuit of energy relatively than an adherence to political doctrine.
Now, regardless of attaining his intention of getting "Brexit accomplished," Mr. Johnson can not assume that the divisions are over.
"Europe has turned the Conservatives into an ideological occasion, and it has principally acquired in the best way of Conservative governments governing," Mr. Menon stated.
Others have tried and failed to finish this internecine feud, together with David Cameron, Mr. Johnson's predecessor however one — and rival from Britain's most well-known faculty, Eton School, and Oxford College.
Mr. Cameron as soon as famously pleaded along with his occasion to cease "banging on" about Europe. But after being harried by inside euroskeptic critics, he took the fateful gamble of calling the 2016 referendum on European Union membership in an ill-fated effort to place the matter to relaxation.
Mr. Johnson was a beneficiary of that miscalculation, and the lesson he seems to have drawn from latest historical past is that it's harmful for any Conservative Celebration chief to be outflanked on the euroskeptic proper.
He campaigned for Brexit, turned prime minister due to it, and final yr kicked out of his occasion lawmakers who opposed the thought of a transparent rupture with the European Union, uniting his Tories behind his hard-line stance.
However in putting a commerce deal, Johnson is taking a calculated threat in disappointing a cohort of purist Brexit supporters who helped him win energy and who needed no settlement in any respect.
An influential caucus of pro-Brexit Conservative lawmakers often called the European Analysis Group has but to weigh in on the settlement, and Mr. Johnson has been working arduous to deliver them on his facet. What number of of these lawmakers oppose him and who they're will likely be very vital, Mr. Menon stated.
"When you've got 20 to 40 of them screaming 'betrayal,' that modifications the dynamic," he stated.
Ready within the wings is Nigel Farage, the populist anti-European Union politician who has now rebranded his Brexit Celebration as Reform UK and has proven his ability previously at peeling off Conservative supporters.
On Thursday, Mr. Farage cautiously welcomed Mr. Johnson's deal — however with the vital caveat that he had but to learn the effective print.
Some Brexit supporters have all the time scented that betrayal would lie someplace inside any treaty negotiated with the European Union and, even earlier than the settlement was struck, it was being denounced as one other in an extended collection of British surrenders to Brussels. One commentary article within the pro-Brexit Day by day Telegraph argued that the federal government had been "outsmarted at every turn."
Others agree with that evaluation, however from a extra pro-European perspective, noting that even official forecasts recommend Britain will lose out on vital financial progress beneath Mr. Johnson's deal.
Many companies will discover the restrictions of Mr. Johnson's settlement as quickly as Britain leaves the European Union's big single market and customs union on Jan. 1. The accord didn't safe a lot of something for the providers sector, for instance, which accounts for round four-fifths of the British economic system.
And the deal will increase obstacles relatively than eliminating them for the manufacturing sector and agriculture. So whereas there will likely be no taxes on the import and export of products, there will likely be extra checks on them — so-called nontariff obstacles.
Delays at ports — of which Britain simply acquired an ugly foretaste, when France briefly blocked all vacationers and fright from Britain — will add vital prices to corporations, which should make an estimated 20 million new customs declarations every year and face different compliance prices.
"In the long term, it's such a nasty deal that the extra reasonable wing of the Tory Celebration might attempt to get a greater deal," stated Mr. Grant of the Heart for European Reform, noting the Conservatives' conventional hyperlink to enterprise.
But maybe the most important hazard for Britain is that it's now stranded awkwardly, half-in, half-out of the European financial system, leaving its relationship with the bloc as fraught and politically flamable as ever.
As an enormous economic system that shares a land border Eire, a European Union nation, Britain will likely be unable to flee the massive buying and selling bloc's gravitational pull, any greater than different neighbors that stayed aloof from it, consultants say.
Switzerland, for instance, is in fixed, fractious negotiation with the European Union over their relationship.
Professional-Brexit lawmakers will likely be prone to press the British authorities to interrupt away from Europe's requirements and legal guidelines and to check the boundaries of regained nationwide sovereignty. That's doable beneath the settlement, but when the European Union believed any such measures have been designed to undercut it, the problem might go to unbiased arbitration and tariffs could possibly be imposed as a penalty.
Mr. Johnson would possibly decide it in his pursuits to press forward with contentious guidelines, both to advertise his industrial technique or to reignite the politically divisive debate over Europe that introduced him to energy.
Both method, the mechanism established by his deal for resolving commerce disputes over diverging financial guidelines is probably going to supply a future flash level. These or different cross-Channel conflicts are sure to be infected by the extra jingoistic components of the British tabloid media.
"It means a course of of just about everlasting negotiation between Britain and the E.U.," Mr. Grant stated, "and each time that occurs, it would pump up the emotion and the rhetoric."
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Der er flere personer ved navn Jakob Nielsen:

 Jakob Nielsen, greve af Nørrehalland (død 1309) – greve af Nørrehalland
 Jakob Nielsen (kannik) (før 1363-efter 1379) – dansk kannik
 Jakob Nielsen (forfatter) (1830-1901) - dansk forfatter
 Jakob Nielsen (matematiker) (1890-1959) – dansk matematiker, professor i rationel mekanik
 Jakob Nielsen (skuespiller) (1900-1979) – dansk skuespiller
 Jakob Nielsen (journalist) (1937-1989) – dansk journalist
 Jakob Nielsen (datalog) (født 1957) – dansk datalog og specialist i it-brugervenlighed
 Jakob Nielsen (journalist, født 1971) – dansk journalist, EU-korrespondent
 Jakob Nielsen (politiker) (1910-1985) – grønlandsk landsrådsmedlem

Se også

 Jacob Nielsen
 Jakob Axel Nielsen
 Jakob Glerup Nielsen


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'The Ozu Collection: The Student Comedies' Makes Us Nostalgic of Modernity
By Angelos Koutsourakis / 23 February 2012
There are certain DVD publishers whose work does not simply fulfill our desire for entertainment, but satisfy our desire for education and for learning from the great auteurs of the past, whose work is rarely shown on television and is very hard to access outside the small festival circle. Among these publishers is BFI, which is about to publish all the 32 surviving films of one of the greatest poets of cinema, that is, the Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu.
In this specific 2-disk DVD set, the BFI has compiled four rare films by Ozu, plus a surviving fragment. The films belong to the genre of 'The Student Comedies', a genre which Ozu picked up from imported American films. David Bordwell observes that Ozu was very much influenced by the films of Charlie Chaplin, 'the comedies of Ernst Lubitsch and the gag comedies of Harold Lloyd'.
As Tony Rayns explains in the very informative booklet that accompanies the DVD-set, Ozu's references to the American cinema of the '20s reflects the impact that Hollywood movies had on Japan's early Showa period (during the time that Emperor Hirohito ascended to power). In Rayans' words, the characters in these student comedies 'embody the hunger for Western ideas and lifestyles that gripped much of Japan's urban population'. This is the main reason why the portrayal of students as carefree, sexually liberated and alcohol-consuming is more in line with Western, rather than Japanese, characters.
The first film, Days of Youth (1929), tells the story of two students, Watanabe and Yamamoto as they compete for the same woman, Chieko. The characters are very much influenced by the vaudeville comedies and they are defined by certain formulaic characteristics which define them throughout. Watanabe is a very confident young man, while his friend is very shy and diligent student. After finishing with their University exams, they follow Chieko to a holiday resort and a series of tragicomic gags are in order.
The second film, I Flunked, But… (1930) tells the story of Takahashi and his flatmates. Having failed the final exams, Takahashi has to repeat the final year at University, while his friend who recently graduated come to realise that a degree does not necessarily guarantee them a job in the recession ravaged economy.
The Lady and the Beard (1931) is the story of Kiichi, a University Kendo champion whose old-fashioned appearance, that is, his bushy beard along with his love for martial arts make him a comic anachronism in the modernised Japan. Kiichi will listen to the advice of a girl and he will engage himself in a process of self-transformation.
Where Now are the dreams of Youth? (1931) combines elements of tragedy and comedy and tells the story of Horino who takes sits an exams with his friends when he learns that his father has died. Being from a wealthy background, Horino will inherit his father's property and business and will enter the professional world with minimum effort as opposed to his former pals, who are forced to come to ask him for work. The film brilliantly draws to our attention class issues and the ways that class divisions affect human relationships and social prestige.
Using minimal camera movements, Ozu's camera draws equal attention to the dramatic action enacted by the characters and the environment they are placed in equally balancing social awareness and a self-reflexive poetic modernist style. What is the most impressive aspect of all these films is this modernist utopian feeling that society is changeable. Thus, despite all the bitterness that permeates them, one senses the director's fascination with the new cinematic technology and its ability to capture and deconstruct aspects of social life which are considered to be self-evident. Despite the fact that each film has a concrete story-line, the director's modus operandi allows a certain degree of poetic formal abstraction to enter the mise-en-scène. Then again, it's this abstraction, this refusal to subordinate all the parts to the whole, which brings to the fore the comic aspects of the socially 'obvious'.
The films are accompanied by newly commissioned scores by Ed Hughes, who keeps up with the films' formal combination of dramaturgy and poetic abstraction. Hughes's work does not intend to force feeling on the images we see, but reinforces the director's modernism allowing the spectator to become co-producer in the narrative and not simply a consumer. All in all, this is a brilliant collection by the BFI which includes a 20 minutes documentary where Tony Rayns discusses Ozu's influence in the world cinema. Included in the box-set is a 38 pages illustrated booklet with essays on Ozu by Asian cinema experts. It's certainly a must have box-set for libraries and the educational institutions.
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Q: group list elements by their difference with respect to each other Given a list
A = [1, 6, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 29, 36, 53, 58, 59, 61, 63, 78, 79, 81, 102, 114]

is there an easy way to group all those clusters where the difference between successive elements is smaller than 3?
That is, obtain something like:
[13, 15, 17, 19, 21], [58, 59, 61, 63], [78, 79, 81]

I was wondering whether there exists any built-in function, but I couldn't find anything similar. I was trying to figure it out using the groupby of the itertools, but I'm stuck. Thank you in advance.

A: You can use itertools.groupby:
import itertools
A = [1, 6, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 29, 36, 53, 58, 59, 61, 63, 78, 79, 81, 102, 114]
new_a = [(A[i+1]-A[i], A[i]) for i in range(len(A)-1)]
a = [[a, [c for _, c in b]] for a, b in itertools.groupby(new_a, key=lambda x:x[0] < 3)]
final_groups = [a[i][-1]+[a[i+1][-1][0]] if a[i+1][-1][0] - a[i][-1][-1] < 3 else a[i][-1] for i in range(len(a)-1) if a[i][0]]

Output:
[[13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21], [58, 59, 61, 63], [78, 79, 81]]

A: This is one approach using an iteration.
Ex:
A = [1, 6, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 29, 36, 53, 58, 59, 61, 63, 78, 79, 81, 102, 114]
res = []
temp = []
l = len(A)-1

for i,v in enumerate(A):
    if i+1 > l:
        break

    if abs(v - A[i+1]) < 3:
        temp.append(v)
    else:
        if temp:
            temp.append(v)
            res.append(temp)
            temp = []
print(res)

Output:
[[13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21], [58, 59, 61, 63], [78, 79, 81]]

A: Similarly to this answer, which asked for runs of the same number, one can use numpy.split here:
import numpy as np

def plateaus(A, atol=3):
    runs = np.split(A, np.where(np.abs(np.diff(A)) >= atol)[0] + 1)
    return [list(x) for x in runs if len(x) > 1]

A = [1, 6, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 29, 36, 53, 58, 59, 61, 63, 78, 79, 81, 102, 114]
print(plateaus(A))
[[13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21], [58, 59, 61, 63], [78, 79, 81]]

Without filtering on the length, this gives you singleton clusters just like the itertools.takehwile approach by @sytech.

A: Based on your comment

The important thing is to "store elements until" the condition is satisfied

You could use itertools.takewhile for this.

takewhile(predicate, iterable) --> takewhile object
Return successive entries from an iterable as long as the
  predicate evaluates to true for each entry.

This solution certainly has room for improvement, but the takeaway is the use of takewhile
class Grouper:
    """simple class to perform comparison when called, storing last element given"""
    def __init__(self, diff):
        self.last = None
        self.diff = diff
    def predicate(self, item):
        if self.last is None:
            return True
        return abs(self.last - item) < self.diff
    def __call__(self, item):
        """called with each item by takewhile"""
        result = self.predicate(item)
        self.last = item
        return result

def group_by_difference(items, diff=3):
    results = []
    start = 0
    remaining_items = items
    while remaining_items:
        g = Grouper(diff)
        group = [*itertools.takewhile(g, remaining_items)]
        results.append(group)
        start += len(group)
        remaining_items = items[start:]
    return results

This gives you grouped items with singleton clusters.
[[1],
 [6],
 [13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21],
 [29],
 [36],
 [53],
 [58, 59, 61, 63],
 [78, 79, 81],
 [102],
 [114]]

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