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THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Australian Theatrical Release & Art Revealed!
Monster Fest Presents are teaming up with Umbrella Films, the Australian & New Zealand distributor for Lars von Trier's controversial and subversive serial killer opus THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, to support the theatrical release of the film.
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT had its Australian Premiere at Monster Fest Travelling Sideshow in Perth and has since gone on to play two sold-out festival screenings at last month's Monster Fest VII: The Homecoming at Cinema Nova in Melbourne, where it was also awarded 'Best Director' at the closing night awards ceremony.
Lars von Trier's disturbing drama follows the highly intelligent Jack (Matt Dillon) over a span of 12 years and introduces the murders that define Jack's development as a serial killer. Taking place from Jack's point of view as he postulates each murder as an artwork in itself. Inevitably as police intervention draws near, he takes greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate masterwork.
In addition to Dillion, the cast of THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT includes Bruno Ganz (DOWNFALL), Uma Thurman (KILL BILL), Siobhan Fallon Hogan (FUNNY GAMES), Riley Keough (IT COMES AT NIGHT) and Jeremy Davies (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN).
Despite recent international controversy and a censored version being released theatrically overseas, Umbrella Films remain committed to presenting Lars von Trier's artistic work uncompromised by releasing the complete and UNCUT Director's Cut to cinemas nationally in March 2019.
Here's your first look at the Australian theatrical teaser art…
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT will open in cinemas across Australia in March 2019.
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Q: Find duplicated rows that are not exactly same Can i select all rows that have same column value (for example SSN field) but display them all separably. ?
I've searched for this answer but they all have "count(*) and group by" section that demands the rows to be exactly same.

A: Try This:
SELECT A, B FROM MyTable
WHERE A IN
(
    SELECT A FROM MyTable GROUP BY A HAVING COUNT(*)>1
)

I have done with SQL server. But hope this is what you need

A: Here is another approach, which only references the table once, using an analytic function instead of a subquery to get the duplicate counts  It might be faster; it also might not, depending on the particular data.
SELECT * FROM (
  SELECT col1, col2, col3, ssn, COUNT(*) OVER (PARTITION BY ssn) ssn_dup_count
)
WHERE ssn_dup_count > 1
ORDER BY ssn_dup_count DESC

A: SELECT
    *
FROM
    MyTable
WHERE
    EXISTS
    (
        SELECT
            NULL
        FROM
            MyTable MT
        WHERE
            MyTable.SameColumnName = MT.SameColumnName
        AND MyTable.DifferentColumnName <> MT.DifferentColumnName)

A: This will fetch the required data and show them in order so that we can see the grouped data together.
SELECT * FROM TABLENAME
WHERE SSN  IN
(
    SELECT SSN FROM TABLENAMEGROUP BY SSN HAVING COUNT(SSN)>1
)

ORDER BY SSN

Here SSN is the column names fro which similar value check is done.

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Encaustic painting, also known as hot bees wax painting, uses heated bees wax with added colored pigments and other media, transformed into simple or complex layers of varying softness, translucency and depth.
similar to looking through the surface of a pond, or a landscape seen through mist.
This is due to one or more layers of bees wax and mixed media, created one at a time until complete.


Residents share a communal toilet, sink, and shower area. Some of the coffin houses are constructed like fame-walled boxes, akin to an enclosed bunk bed or stacked lockers, while others are little more than a wire cage, similar to the rows of cages in an animal rescue shelter. In Tokyo, the coffin-like boxes can run $1,000 per month. In Hong Kong, at $160 per month, poor renters still find it hard to make ends meet.
Why do they exist? The income gap is so large in places like Hong Kong that people who cannot afford real estate prices topping over $10,000 per square foot, are left behind.
Check out the Coffin House photos in the picture montage below.


This is a delicious way to eat salmon any day of the week. It's so easy and the kids will absolutely love it.
210 gram can salmon, drained, flaked and bones removed.
Cut potatoes into large chunks. Put into a saucepan and cover well with cold water.
Bring to the boil for 20-30 minutes until tender and break apart when tested with a fork. Remove from heat and drain well.
Mash the potatoes and butter together until smooth.
Add the spring onions, chilli and seasoning, then combine well with a spoon. Allow to cool slightly, then gently fold in the salmon, egg and breadcrumbs until well incorporated.
Form into 6 round patties. Chill for 30 minutes, until firm.
Heat oil in a pan to medium-high heat. Fry patties for 6 minutes either side until golden brown. Place cooked cakes onto a paper towel to drain.
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Конвой JW 51B () — арктичний конвой транспортних і допоміжних суден у кількості 15 одиниць, який у супроводженні союзних кораблів ескорту прямував від берегів Шотландії та Ісландії до радянського порту Архангельськ. Конвой вийшов 22 грудня 1942 з Лох Ю і 4 січня 1943 року прибув до Кольської затоки.

31 грудня JW 51B піддався атаці німецьких надводних сил Крігсмаріне, які брали участь в операції «Регенбоген». У зіткненні, що виникло, один мінний тральщик, що оборонявся, і один есмінець, що атакував, були потоплені з усіма екіпажами, а есмінець, що оборонявся, був потоплений; жодне судно конвою не було втрачене. Ця битва стала відомою як бій у Баренцевому морі.

Історія конвою
Конвой JW 51B складався з 15 торговельних суден з вантажем, який по ленд-лізу доставлявся до СРСР. Безпосередній супровід забезпечувався тральщиком «Брамбл», двома корветами та двома озброєними траулерами. Близький ескорт підтримували шість есмінців Домашнього флоту на чолі з лідером «Онслоу» (капітан Роберт Шербрук). Конвой плив із місцевою групою супроводу з Британії, а пізніше до нього приєдналася місцева група супроводу з Мурманська. Крейсерська група прикриття у складі легких крейсерів «Джамайка» та «Шеффілд» і двох есмінців також перебувала в морі, в готовності захищатися транспортники від нападу надводних сил Крігсмаріне. Далеке прикриття забезпечували важкі сили прикриття з Ісландії, що складалися з лінкора «Енсон», крейсера «Камберленд» і п'яти есмінців. Конвой JW 51B був виявлений протикорабельним заслоном з чотирьох німецьких підводних човнів, що патрулювали в Норвезькому морі, та розвідувальним літаком 5-го повітряного флоту, що базувався в Норвегії. Надводні сили у складі важких крейсерів «Адмірал Гіппер», «Лютцов» і шести есмінців також були в постійній готовності вийти за командою з Альта-фіорду.

22 грудня 1942 року JW 51B вийшов з морського лоха Лох Ю в супроводі свого місцевого ескорту з чотирьох есмінців і кораблів безпосереднього ескорту. Через три дні, 25 грудня, до нього приєднався океанський ескорт, тоді як місцевий ескорт відійшов. 27 грудня JW 51B наразився на штормовий вітер, який протягом наступних двох днів розкидав конвой на кілька груп на великій території. Одне судно, Dover Hill, було змушене повернутися через погодні умови, а п'ять суден і два кораблі ескорту відокремилися. 30 грудня три судна наздогнали основні сили конвою, але «Честер Веллі» разом із озброєним траулером «Візальма» та ще один із есмінцем, «Орібі», залишилися відокремленими. Протягом 30-го також «Брембл» вийшов від основної частини конвою, розшукуючи відсталих.

24 грудня конвой був виявлений патрульним літаком, але пізніше він був втрачений унаслідок штормової погоди. Однак 30 грудня U-354 його знову виявив, і операція «Регенбоген» була розпочата. 31 грудня німецькі кораблі двома частинами вирушили назустріч океанському конвою JW 51B, і після запеклого бою, в результаті якого тральщик «Брамбл» і один есмінець «Акейтіз» затонули, а інший, «Онслоу», був пошкоджений, атакуючі сили були відбиті. Один німецький есмінець Z16 «Фрідріх Еккольдт» був потоплений, а крейсер «Адмірал Гіппер» пошкоджено.

Подальших атак не було, і 1 січня 1943 року «Візальма» та його підопічні знову приєдналися до конвою. 2 січня JW 51B зустрів його східний місцевий ескорт, два тральщики з Мурманська. 3 січня основна частина прибула до Кольської затоки, наступного дня до неї приєдналися «Орібі» та ще одне судно, що відстало.

Кораблі та судна конвою JW 51B
 Позначення

Транспортні судна

Кораблі ескорту

Кораблі Крігсмаріне

Підводні човни, що брали участь в атаці на конвой
 Позначення

Надводні кораблі

Див. також
 Конвой HG 84
 Військові навчання «Тайгер»
 Конвой Рабаул – Палау (22.05.43 – 01.06.43)
 Конвой №1232
 Операція «П'єдестал»
 Конвой TS 37

Посилання
 CONVOY JW51B
 Convoy JW-51B
 Ленд-лиз. Северные конвои. Стратегическое значение
 Арктические конвои

Література
 Blair, Clay (1996) Hitler's U-Boat War Vol I Cassell ISBN 0-304-35260-8
 Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939—1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
 Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs — The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.
 Брайан Скофилд, Дадли Поуп. «Полярные конвои (сборник)». — М.: АСТ, 2003. — (Военно-историческая библиотека). — ISBN 5-17-016631-1

Примітки
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Джерела

Морські битви Німеччини у Другій світовій війні
Морські битви Великої Британії у Другій світовій війні
Арктичні конвої
Конфлікти в 1943
Грудень 1942
Січень 1943
Події 22 грудня

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Spider-Man: No Way Home By the Numbers: 9 Milestones From Its Box Office Debut
"Spider-Man: No Way Home" annihilated expectations in its box office debut, capturing a towering $260 million over the weekend.
How mighty were initial ticket sales? The comic book adventure, featuring Tom Holland as Marvel's web-slinging hero, has generated more money in a single weekend than any other pandemic-era movie has managed to earn in its entire theatrical run — and that's despite growing concerns about the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Directed by Jon Watts, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" now ranks as the second-biggest domestic debut in box office history. Only one movie, Disney's epic Marvel mashup "Avengers: Endgame," which amassed a historic $357 million to start, has grossed more in a single weekend. Box office experts believe "No Way Home" could be the first movie since "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker" in December 2019 to surpass $1 billion globally.
Demand was sky-high to watch the newest Spidey adventure in theaters because "No Way Home" promised a crossover event of legendary proportions. The third chapter in Holland's trilogy takes place after Peter Parker's identity is revealed to the world, igniting global chaos and — most importantly to Peter — causing in his best buds MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) to get rejected from MIT. Desperate to restore a drop of normalcy, Peter asks for help from Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose spell goes wrong and yada yada. Now, Spider-Man is suddenly face to face with villains from past Peter Parker timelines, including Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin, Jamie Foxx's Electro and Alfred Molina's Doctor Otto Octavius. C'mon, don't you, too, need to know how the late, great Norman Osborn would fare when facing off Hollywood's most popular power couple, Zendaya and Holland?
Below, Variety has compiled a list of box office benchmarks — pandemic and non — established by "Spider-Man: No Way Home."
Second-biggest domestic opening weekend in history
Box office experts would have been impressed if "No Way Home" cracked $100 million in its debut. It's a feat that not a single COVID-era release has been able to accomplish. The superhero adventure put projections to shame, blowing past "Avengers: Infinity War" (which webbed up $257 million in pre-pandemic times) to land as the second-largest opening weekend ever. Bow down to Peter Parker.
Third-largest global debut ever
With final tallies reaching $600 million worldwide, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" ranks as the third-biggest worldwide debut of all time behind "Avengers: Endgame" ($1.2 billion) and "Avengers: Infinity War" ($640 million). Notably, the top two films opened in China, which is currently the world's biggest moviegoing market, while "No Way Home" has yet to secure a release date there.
Best start in the "Spider-Man" franchise
"No Way Home" newly supplants Tobey Maguire's 2007 adventure "Spider-Man 3," with $151 million (not adjusted for inflation), as the biggest Spider-Man opening weekend in history. That level of staying power is considerable because the character — previously portrayed by Maguire and Andrew Garfield — has appeared in eight standalone, live-action films in the past 19 years, in addition to several Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover events, such as "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Endgame."
Second-highest opening day ever
"No Way Home" managed to rake in $121 million on Friday, cementing the film the second-largest single day earner behind none other than "Avengers: Endgame" ($157 million). It's a mind-boggling feat, especially given COVID-19 and such. To put those results in perspective, "No Way Home" sold more tickets on Friday alone than 2017's "Homecoming ($117 million debut) and 2019's "Far From Home" ($92 million debut) did in their respective opening weekends. No offense to Quentin Beck or Vulture, but Holland's former foes weren't half as enticing as Maguire or Garfield's enemies.
Top global opening weekend for Sony Pictures
Along with the top "Spider-Man" entry, "Spider-Man 3" also previously stood as Sony's biggest opening weekend with $381 million worldwide. As if it weren't already clear, audiences dig Holland's take on Queens' finest resident.
Biggest December debut
The final month of the year is usually rife with blockbusters, and "No Way Home" still managed to crush tallies for previous December releases. With $600 million globally, Spidey surpassed 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ($529 million globally) as the top start for December. Ewoks, who?
Imax's biggest weekend since 2019
A huge $36.2 million of global ticket sales came from Imax screens. It's the largest haul for the premium large format screen since "Avengers: Endgame" with $91 million, as well as the company's sixth biggest global weekend ever.
"'Spider-Man: No Way Home' is an exclamation point on the comeback we've seen at the box office in 2021, and an emphatic reminder of the unique power of the theatrical experience — especially Imax — to unite audiences worldwide in a global event," said Rich Gelfond, CEO of Imax.
AMC Theatres' biggest December opening of all time and best post-reopening domestic attendance
AMC Theatres, the world's biggest exhibition chain, sold a record 7 million tickets over the weekend while notching several company benchmarks in the process, including the biggest December opening of all time and post-reopening domestic attendance records. AMC says that for the first time since December 2019, when "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" hit the big screen, the movie theater chain has sold at least 1 million tickets each day between Thursday and Sunday.
"Historically, December is one of the biggest months of the year for major blockbuster releases, so to see 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' set a new all-time opening weekend box office record this month is significant not just for AMC, but for the entire theatrical industry," said Adam Aron, AMC's chairman and CEO.
Cinemark's second-biggest opening in history
At Cinemark, another major movie chain, "No Way Home" ranked behind "Avengers: Endgame" as the company's biggest ticket-seller.
"Spider-Man fans proved they are some of the most enthusiastic moviegoers with their record-breaking support of the film's debut around the world, making this live-action multiverse an international sensation that must be seen on the big screen," said Justin McDaniel, Cinemark's senior VP of global content.
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If we are struggling financially then one possible solution that we can use is to earn more money. However, you may feel that this is not that easy as there are not many options available, However, there are lots of options and it is just a matter of finding the solution which suits you the best.
If you have a job and are not satisfied with what it pays then it can be worth looking for an alternative job. It can be difficult to change jobs, particularly if you have been doing yours for a long time as you will have to get used to working with new people and perhaps learn new skills. You will have to decide whether it is worth swapping. If you are not that happy in your job or not that keen on the people that you work with then you should find that it is much easier to change jobs. Of course, you may end up being less happy in the job, but you will not know until you try and hopefully you will get to meet some of the team in the interview which will help. You will need to make sure that your CV is up to date and you have up to date skills as well. You may need to read up on some new developments so be prepared.
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Struggling to Pay Your Bills? Here Are Some Ways to save Money!
We all have to pay bills and it can sometimes seem like they are always going up in price. This can make us feel that we cannot easily afford them. There are ways that we can reduce how much we pay on our bills even if costs are generally rising. It is well worth seeing whether you can try any of these methods to save money.
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Do check to see whether you have to pay a penalty for switching. It may be that you are tied into your contract for a certain period of time and that you have to pay to be released. If it is not long until the end then it could be worth waiting until it finishes before switching. However, if you have a long time to go then it can be worth doing some calculations to see whether it is worth paying a penalty to leave as you will make significant savings by doing so.
It is worth being aware that a comparison website will not include every provider and so you may want to do some research yourself with those companies that only deal directly with customers as they might be even cheaper because they do not pay commission to third parties.
It could be worth checking to see whether you are paying for more than you need. For example, think about whether there might be ways that you could cut down on your electricity or water use. Consider whether you use all of the channels on your television and your other TV subscriptions or whether you could cancel some or reduce your package to save money. With your mobile phone check whether you are using more texts, data and calls than you need to. Perhaps it might be cheaper to use your landline or maybe you might get rid of your landline as you rarely use it.
Cutting down on what we use can be a lot easier than we might think. We can easily get into bad habits and use more things than we need but if we have to be careful then we might find other things to do with our time or alternative ways to be. So, for example, if we decide to use less electricity then we might easily notice that we are not switching things off when we do not need them on, the heating is on for too long or at too high a temperature and we are using expensive appliances when we do not need to. Or we may have a Netflix subscription and spend lots of time watching programs when we do not find them that entertaining and we could be going out for a walk instead.
If you cannot or do not want to change providers, then it could be that you can switch to a cheaper contract. This might be one that includes less services but could be suitable for you if you do not use everything you have available at the moment or if you are prepared to cut down on what you use to save money. You may find that it is good having a contract which gives you less services as you will find more time to do other things.
It may be that you can easily make changes that will start to save you money very quickly. We can often just assume that we cannot reduce our bills that much but there are many things that you can do which will help you to do this and you may not even notice that much difference. Just by being a bit more aware of what we are using we could see places where we can cut down and save money. It will be easier for some people than others but for each small saving we make we could find that they add up to a significant difference in the total cost of our bills.


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18 Some confusion with who's who... when trying to resolve differences in output.
nevermind, I see the talk page there.
"it's clear that excessive terseness is an issue with J code"
The more I write code and work with other peoples', the more I find that terseness isn't a virtue. Clarity of expression is much better, especially since its usually the case that clear code is easier for compilers/optimizers to do something good with. The other thing I've learned (and keep learning) is that getting over clever is not a good idea if it just ends up defeating the hardware's cache management; the core of the Tcl string map command is very stupidly implemented, but switching to a fancy Rabin-Karp implementation was actually a slow down in practice because of the overhead of building the matchers and the difference in memory access patterns. Doing it the stupid way worked best because it allowed the hardware L1 cache predictor in modern CPUs to function most effectively; a real eye opener that indicates why its always worth measuring performance rather than guessing!
I think terseness is a virtue unless it obscures clarity. As you point out it is usually best to make things simple. If you can express a concept in a couple of words rather than a couple of sentences it is easier to digest and quickly get a feel for what is important. Then you can start investigating the "but what if" questions. It is much quicker and easier to keep focused on answering those questions if getting the answer doesn't require you to write half a page of code first or think too much about the details of how the computer might implement it. One of the comments frequently made by people having learned J and APL, is how it helps them think differently about problems even when coding in scalar languages. You may find the following papers interesting: Notation as a Tool of Thought (Ken Iverson's Turing Award Lecture), Language as an Intellectual Tool: From Hieroglyphics to APL(4MB).
Terseness has nothing to do with readability or understandability. Chinese ideograms provide one symbol for each complete word in the language, much like J or APL. Chinese text is extremely "terse" when compared to English, but I'm sure if you told a native Chinese that their language is harder to understand than English because it is too terse, they would disagree.
Readability/understandability of any text is simply a function of familiarity, not terseness. The reason that many common programming languages are "readable" to many programmers, is because one language will often use constructs that are similar to other languages, which the reader is already familiar with. The reason that J seems hard to read is because the reader doesn't understand the language, not because the language uses fewer symbols. J sacrificed similarity with scalar languages for the higher goal of a simple, consistent, precise, executable notation.
I think Teledon has a point. J may well be great, but because it is so unlike the C and Lisp and forth based languages that I know more about, it remains impenetrable to me, and probably most other RC readers.
Even so, I think the J guys should write good, maintainable, idiomatic J and maybe help out us poor, non-J readers maybe by answering questions on the talk pages?
Most of the J code presented in the RC J examples are considered good form - to J programmers. The main issue is that programmers familiar with other languages tend to expect an algorithm statement to have explicit iteration, and perhaps consume several lines of code. What is "good form" to a J programmer isn't necessarily easily readable to programmers familiar with scalar languages.
J symbols can easily be assigned English words, just as mathematical symbols can be assigned words.
One can write this this in pure English as: "x equals y squared plus three times z"
However, this is not typically done, because the result is more verbose than necessary.
For someone not familiar with J, the English word approach may be easier to read. However, a typical J programmer would never do this, because it would require too much typing. Anyone marginally familiar with J symbols would immediately grasp the original code much quicker than the English translation. The correct form for J programs is to use the primitive J symbols, which will make the resulting code terse. For J programmers the terse form is much easier to read than an English-substitute version.
can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "+"
Please don't remove the Unicon header and replace it with Works with. While well intentioned it causes problems. I'd already started to address this cleanup and documented it today with Category_talk:Unicon#Works_With and Category_talk:Unicon#Template.2F_How_to_write_up_Icon_and_Unicon_markup.
I have a question you might know the answer to. Is there an automated way to display the date and time of an edit? Thanks again for your help, it is much appreciated. -Zelah (Talk | contribs).
Some confusion with who's who... when trying to resolve differences in output.
I'm trying to resolve a difference in output between Find_largest_left_truncatable_prime_in_a_given_base#Fortran and the Tcl solution. Both give the same results, except that the Tcl version reveals the number of candidates at each digit level, and it is the only supplied solution that does this. The first discrepancy is for base twelve, where my version found (during debugging) 1124 candidates at length 5 whereas the Tcl version reports 1126. Looking at the history log suggests that user Dkf contributed the Tcl version, and behold, I arrive here, which does not mention the name Donal Fellows (as on the user page) but someone else... I don't want to make a mess on the wrong person's "talk" page, so feel free to scrub this!
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Claire is getting ready for the marathon
A mother of two is taking part in the London marathon at the end of the month to raise money for Signposts.
Claire Kenney, 42, will be running to raise money for the charity that helps homeless people in Luton and Dunstable.
She took part in her first London marathon in 2013, she said: "I know about the great work that Luton Signposts do through my uncle, and I am very keen to fundraise for a charity that transforms outcomes for so many people."
To support her Signposts has organised an event on Sunday, April 26, while she is in London, there will be 27 people each running one mile at Wardown Park to help her reach her target of £2000.
Kelly Blankley is running at the event, she said: "We are doing the event to support Claire and to help her raise money for her chosen charity. "
Claire's uncle Kevin Porter is the CEO of the charity, he has been nominated as a Luton Legend with Arriva, his name will go on the side of a bus. To celebrate the achievement Arriva are giving the charity the bus for their event.
To sponsor Claire, visit: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ClaireKenney.
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The Full Moon of the Were-Hyena is still in full swing! I am, of course, referring to the release of the awesomely-scary-but-still-hilarious book, The Curse of the Were-Hyena which I reviewed back here. AND I'm so pleased to share an interview with the author of the book, Mr. Bruce Hale. Read on to learn more about the book, his Hemingway Technique, and the name of that rather dashing hat.
E: Hi Bruce! Thanks for doing this interview. Let's talk about the book: you've mentioned that the original idea came from a story you illustrated in 2nd grade, but a were-hyena?? That seems pretty unique! Tell us more about the idea behind the story and deciding to have a were-hyena be your star monster. Any special research go into it?
B: My second-grade story was called "The Two Brothers in Monstertown," and it was basically these two boys meeting and fighting various monsters, including my favorites at that time, Wolf-Man and Frankenstein's Monster. For years, I would show that original book in my author visits, and for years, kids would tell me, "You should turn that into a real book." I tried a few times to make a rhyming picture book out of the concept, but it just wouldn't fly. Then, on one California school visit, a kid told me, "You should make it a mystery series, with kids solving mysteries that have to do with monsters." Bingo!
As I mulled over the idea while visiting more California schools, it struck me that the Latino kids I spent time with there don't have that many representations of themselves in the kind of books I write. That led me to making Carlos a Latino main character.
A were-shark sounds even more terrifying! If you could shape-shift into any animal, which would you choose?
I'd have to say a dolphin. I see them fairly regularly on my beach walks in Santa Barbara, and I just love the way they glide and play through the water.
Mr. Chu is a pretty awesome teacher (pre-bite, of course). Did you have a favorite teacher growing up? What traits make for a great teacher?
One of the real standouts was my fourth-grade teacher, Miss Porter. She was the first to really encourage both my reading and my creative writing at a time when I wasn't confident about either. I think excellent teachers are like wood carvers in a way—they see the shape that is wanting to emerge from the raw wood and do their best to help make that happen. Excellent teachers transmit their own enthusiasm in such a way that it's contagious. Students catch it from them and then follow their own passions.
How did you become a children's book author? When did you first decide to give it a try?
While living in Honolulu, I'd started a side business with a friend making stuffed toys covered in aloha-print fabric. Our gecko toy was really popular, and I'd always kind of wanted to create a picture book, so in 1989 I self-published Legend of the Laughing Gecko as a companion piece to the toy. It really took off, and I discovered I loved the process, so I decided to write more books. After publishing and promoting five books with this gecko character, I gave up on self-publishing more titles and decided to let another publisher do all that hard work of book design, printing, editing, and so forth.
What sorts of things get your creative juices flowing when it comes to writing? Any special writing techniques?
The above-mentioned beach walks definitely help, as does regular exercise of any sort. Of course, chocolate chip cookies work really well as a reward for meeting daily writing goals (and a reason to keep exercising!).
As for technique, I like to have a plot roughed out before I start writing. It doesn't need to be complete; it just needs to provide a guide. I write my first draft as quickly and sloppily as possible, trying to capture thoughts and inspirations. And at the end of each writing session, I use the Hemingway Technique. No, not drinking heavily and starting a fight, but leaving a sentence unfinished, so that it's easier to start up again the following day.
According to your homepage, you've traveled a lot! Do you have a favorite place? How about a favorite travel-related memory?
Ooh, hard question. I like different places for different reasons, but the memory that popped into my mind first was a trip to Bhutan about eight years ago. It was a remarkable place—isolated, lovely, and with such good-natured people. A real highlight of the trip was hiking up and up this sheer cliff-face to visit the Tiger's Nest, a temple perched way up on the side of a mountain. That such a beautiful, spiritual place could exist in such a tenuous position really captured my imagination.
Favorite style of hat? Trilby. It's basically a shorter-brimmed fedora, and you can see a picture of it on the Bruce's Hat Club for Men page of my www.brucehale.com website.
Favorite comic book character? Calvin and Hobbes. Or if you're talking superheroes, Spider-Man.
Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Make music. I'm the lead singer for a salsa band called Mezcal Martini, which is great fun.
Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate all the way.
Awesome, thanks again for doing this interview, Bruce!
Edgar-nominated author Bruce Hale is passionate about inspiring reluctant readers to read. He has written or illustrated more than 35 seriously funny books for children, including the popular School for S.P.I.E.S. and Chet Gecko Mysteries series; as well as picture books such as Clark the Shark, Snoring Beauty, and Big Bad Baby. An actor and a Fulbright Scholar in Storytelling, Bruce is in demand as a speaker, having presented at conferences, universities, and schools around the world. Bruce's book The Malted Falcon was an Edgar Award Finalist and Murder, My Tweet won the Little D Award for Humor Writing. He lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife and dog.
Connect with him on Twitter and Facebook. And don't forget to check out the free discussion guide and activities to go with his new book!


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Towards Bridging Gender Gap at the Workplace: Perspectives of a Female Leader
Padmaja Chunduru
Despite various initiatives and programs, female workforce participation and leadership in India remains low. In this article, Padmaja Chunduru, Managing Director and CEO, Indian Bank shares her perspectives on how a holistic 360-degree approach is required to encourage women to enter, remain and prosper in their careers.
The Challenge of Low Female Participation in the Workforce
Even though there are more female graduates in India today than ever before, the number of women joining the workforce and ultimately rising to the top of their fields remains abysmally low. In India, female workforce participation is noticeably low at 25-27%. This contrasts with a 96% workforce participation rate for men.[1] Traditional and historical reasons are often cited for non-participation – social pressures, familial expectations, onus of childcaring, etc. Even though this mindset has improved in recent times, both women and men still see women as the primary caregivers of the house – a chore that remains unpaid and falls disproportionately on women. In India, marriage traditionally brings about a larger change in a woman's life than in a man's, and she ends up aligning herself with her husband's career, family or other priorities.
Typically, in an Indian workplace, challenges in the public sector are somewhat different from those in the private sector, but parallels can still be drawn. The perceived work pressure and working hours might be higher in the private sector owing to high targets for employees. However, as an employee progresses up the organisation, both public and private sectors become equally demanding in terms of work pressure and hours. Moreover, a public sector bank requires its employees to undergo regional and national transfers and to move about in a highly matrixed organisation.
Rising up the ladder to the upper echelons of management is related to low participation to begin with, but is compounded by its nuances. Indeed, since as far back as 2014, only around 3% of senior leaders with executive powers in NSE-listed companies were women.[2] We find that though men and women enter the workforce at the same age, around 24-25 years, the path and vertical rise for men is much faster. Although both are given equal opportunities, and there is meritocracy in the system, women find it challenging to balance their homes and work life. So, young women usually do not take promotion in the crucial early stages, and only start seeking promotions or transfer assignments after children have completed school education. By the time they reach up to mid-level, they are nearing retirement age.
In other words, women are not reaching the top, partly because of the time lag in making decisions. Secondly, as a common practice across the Indian public sector, women in an attempt to strike a balance between family and work, tend to decline rural postings and other important assignments, trainings or certifications otherwise considered mandatory to rise up the career ladder.
However daunting and entrenched as they may seem, these challenges for women are not insurmountable. With a little help from the organisation and a lot of help from themselves, it is possible to change for the better.
Tackling Unconscious Bias
Unconscious bias creeps in when women are being considered for promotion, as well as when their performance is being evaluated. For example, because a female candidate's children are in high school, or because her husband is posted in another city and she is taking care of her in-laws, management may unilaterally determine that she is not interested in promotion or taking up critical roles. Everyone needs to be aware of such prejudices. A good start is to have a higher representation of women at all levels of the organisation. The proliferation of female leaders at multiple levels of the organisation will ultimately lead to reduced unconscious bias.
Another consequence of bias is that institutions have preconceived notions of where women fit-in in the organisation. Women in banks are usually in customer-facing roles, and typically not in executive decision-making roles, with far fewer women seen in the branch manager, zonal manager, treasury, risk, or credit committee roles. This is partly because of unconscious bias, but also because of hesitation on the part of women who think that such roles are not for them. Taking heed of these preconceived notions is the first stop on the road to increased female participation.
The Role of Organisations
Today's dynamic workplaces are a far cry from the rigid organisations of yesteryears, and are realising the importance of an individual. Especially for women and other underrepresented groups, having appropriate support structures and policies are crucial for equitable success.
Support Structures: Many organisations provide facilities such as daycare, bus/cab service and escorted late evening drop-offs, that can be used by any employee who might need them. However, it is important to not view these as favours being bestowed upon the female employees. Rather, these steps should be taken because one values their focused input in the office, and providing such facilities will keep the attrition rate in check. It is important to reinforce that these facilities are available to all needy employees. Otherwise, unconscious biases such as the belief that childcare is a woman's job tend to creep in.
The organisation can also offer other options, such as flexible working hours or part-time work for women on sabbaticals. Earlier, working remotely was considered subpar; however, it is now fast becoming the norm, courtesy COVID-19. There might be some compromises to strike, like reduced pay when working lesser hours, but flexible timings allow women to maintain the all-important continuity of service, thus preparing them well for the later stages in their careers.
Building Visibility: At an organisational level, several steps can be taken to promote women's progress. Unless there is visibility, it is going to be difficult for women to get noticed and promoted. Networking with like-minded colleagues, either virtually or face-to-face will encourage them to voice their concerns and opinions. Setting targets for diversity in the managerial workforce pushes the organisation to look for women candidates who would otherwise remain invisible to upper management. Lateral hiring of women at the middle to senior level can be undertaken. This practice should then proliferate throughout the organisation along with sensitising men as well as women to achieve the full effect.
Once the organisational structures are in place, they need to be continuously reinforced as part of policy and practice. If a decision or directive originates at the executive level and has continuous focus, it stands a better chance of becoming a part of the organisation's DNA. Moreover, that is the responsibility of the top end of the organisation. After all, it is not easy to take something out of company policy that is working well and benefiting many.
The Role of Role Models: Women need to see visible role models in positions close to their own in the organisation. When a new young female employee sees someone in her age group who is married, has children and is still managing a branch or a zone, chances are high that the new employee will emulate or learn from her. It is partly to this end that Indian Bank is trying to have at least 2,000 of the 6,000-odd branches managed by women. The Bank has introduced multiple initiatives designed to increase the visibility of women leaders to junior staff. For example, if Indian Bank achieves its 2022 goal of having 20% of its zones headed by female zonal managers, they will have visibility to employees down the line – clerical staff, officers, etc. – and the hope is that visibility across the structure will allow women to see relatable female leaders and to take up higher positions.
Making Policies Work: At a macro level, unless gender equality and equitable representation are parameters tracked externally, the gender parity situation will likely not change and remain a vanity metric – a feel-good factor. If banks start getting rated on gender parity, in addition to other parameters such as digital banking adoption, controls, risk, etc., things will automatically start to change. Furthermore, the moment one says that a particular bank has 30% women at mid-senior levels, which makes the bank a leader in this category, other competing banks will surely follow.
Advancing women's equality in the workforce is a $770 billion opportunity for India through 2025 – a figure equivalent to 18% of India's GDP.[3] Some positive steps have already started to be implemented, with boards of large public companies being mandated by Indian regulators to have at least one female independent director and to extend this to two directors in the near future.[4]
Indian Bank plans to launch an early career intervention and guidance strategy for all its employees. The Bank would encourage them to check their career progression trajectory and how their aptitude and personal situations align with the Bank. For example, anyone intending to be a zonal manager needs to complete a two-year rural assignment. We would recommend that a junior female officer take such an assignment early in her career when familial responsibilities are few. Currently, the career-oriented employees are likely taking these decisions subconsciously. Indian Bank's career intervention and guidance strategy intends to be more deliberate about such decisions.
It is imperative for the organisation to have policies in place, which may differ for various diverse groups, including women. Ultimately, some affirmative action at the early career stages helps, but women do not need any more stretches after a certain level. What they need is an empowering environment.
Setting Oneself up for Success
While every situation is unique and the road to success for women is rarely a straight path, some general guidelines and pieces of advice cut across industries.
Savour Small Wins: First and foremost is the self-realisation and belief that one has the potential and only needs an opportunity to exploit that potential. Focusing on small wins, not necessarily financial, boosts morale, provides satisfaction and exudes confidence that one is capable of doing stretch assignments. Stepping out of one's comfort zone also provides the satisfaction and confidence needed to succeed. I have gained immense learnings by resolving problems from difficult and aggressive customers, and as a leader, have had the chance to improve and learn. Once you taste success, there is no stopping you!
Step Out of Stereotypes: Surprisingly, sometimes the gender bias comes from women themselves. It might be because of one too many experiences in a particular way, which form preconceived notions. When I was given an opportunity to go abroad as an India-based officer, I immediately expressed interest in the position to the HR manager. However, the HR manager, an accomplished woman in her own right, was taken aback that I was not going to consult with my husband about a foreign assignment. Such instances are small and ultimately inconsequential, but sometimes tend to leave lasting impressions. Over the course of my career, I have learnt that while sharing ideas and working together, gender stereotypes should not be a hindrance. When you go beyond the gender of the person you are working with, and share ideas and thoughts with the individual without bias, amazing things happen!
Lean In and Speak Up: In any organisation, choosing the right mentor is also important. A good mentor-mentee relationship will provide comfort, encouragement and feedback to the young woman starting her career. Additionally, to promote women to senior roles from within the entrenched organisation, additional competence, especially communication skills, need to be honed. Because of the way we are brought up, many women hesitate to speak up when required. In a corporate setting, this makes the otherwise brilliant candidate hard to notice. Women need to be aware that it is important to be heard and be visible. If they sit at the back of the room and expect the management to see them only through their hard work, that does not go the distance.
Poise and Presence Matter: At a personal level, how one presents herself in terms of appearance and demeanor also matters. First impression takes mere seconds to form and lasts a lifetime! If one wants to be seen as a professional, one should play the part well, both in terms of dressing up and in conversation. If one is presenting herself in the role that she wants to project, half the battle is won. In an ideal world, one will be noticed only by her work. However, in the real business world, one needs to make herself stand out from the crowd!
Define Your Own Balance: She is a mother, a wife, and a daughter, but ultimately, each woman is an individual onto herself and should stand by her own decisions and be comfortable about them. Because of societal norms, certain guilt creeps in if both the home and work are not top-notch! I tell women that it is okay to sometimes focus on one over the other. Young women joining an organisation should consciously evaluate and decide what is important for one's life, understand and accept that priorities change over time. Today, career prospects at work might be crucial, whereas tomorrow, marriage and parenting might take precedence. Alignment of career with personal life is essential, else other aspects cannot achieve their full potential.
It Takes a Village: At the family level, it is vital to have a support structure in one's personal life. Working parents must reach out to neighbors and family members to establish the support system needed. This is especially true for those with young children. Such a symbiotic relationship, based on reciprocation, often proves invaluable for women. As a family unit, there will be inevitable give-and-take, and compromises will be struck. You give up something, you take something – one cannot have it all!
At the end of the day, it is ultimately up to the person affected to change her own situation. Unless the initiative comes from the individual herself, it is very difficult for the rest to keep pulling her through various programs or other HR initiatives.
[1] Chapman, T., & Mishra, V. (2019, January). Rewriting the Rules: Women and Work in India. ORF Special Report No. 80. Observer Research Foundation. Retrieved from https://www.orfonline.org/research/rewriting-the-rules-women-and-work-in-india-47584/.
[2] Verma, P. & Basu, D.S. (2019, March 27). At only 3%, corporate India is still struggling to bring women to the top. The Economic Times. Retrieved from https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/at-only-3-corporate-india-is-still-struggling-to-bring-women-to-the-top/articleshow/68589499.cms.
[3] Woetzel, J. et. al. (2018, May). The power of parity: Advancing women's equality in India, 2018. McKinsey Global Institute. Retrieved from https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/gender-equality/the-power-of-parity-advancing-womens-equality-in-india-2018.
[4] Securities and Exchange Board of India, SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement (Amendment) Regulations 2018, May 2018.
Women empowerment, gender parity, women in leadership, public sector bank, Indian Bank, Padmaja Chunduru.
Padmaja Chunduru currently serves as the Managing Director and CEO of Indian Bank headquartered in Chennai. Having put in 35 years of service in the State Bank of India (SBI), she has been instrumental in successfully leading the amalgamation of Allahabad Bank into Indian Bank amidst the COVID-19 challenges. Chunduru is an avid proponent of workplace equality and gender parity in the workforce.


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If you think Didgeridoo music is only monotone you will be very surprised with WARUs sounds. The fascination of their concerts is the mix of different musical styles from many continents. Each of the musicians brings his cultural background into the songs. So WARUs programme is not boring at all. Best example are their successful concerts in almost all states of Germany. Only one is still missing Baden-Würtemberg.
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Erik is a big Australia fan. He started to play Didgeridoo many years ago. Because of his four trips to Down under and his big interest for the culture of the Australian Aborigines he discovered the Didgeridoo. He also went to several workshops i.e. with Ganga Giri, Gary Thomas und Mark Atkins. The circular breathing took a while to learn. But with intensive practice playing the instrument he managed it. Erik also plays an a few percussion instruments too.
Erik also started to play the Slovakian shepherd's flute Fujara. In the future he would like to play also other overtone flutes.
Since the year 2000 Erik is managing WARU very sucessfully.
Erik is also a member of the band tubulatores, which is combining brass instrument Didgeridoo with the woodwind instrument soprano saxophone.
Eberhard is beside Erik one of the foundation members of WARU. They met each other through another hobby horse, the scuba diving. In the early years of the Band they were supported by the musicion Andreas Schneider.
Eberhard came to the Didgeridoo through the German Pop-Rock star Peter Maffay. In a TV show he saw the performance with Peter Maffay and Yothu Yindi, a famous Aboriginal band. The music stayed in his head. So he bought a Didgeridoo a video and thought himself to play on the instrument. Within only 4 weeks he managed the circular breathing. Through a workshop he started up with overtone singing.
Beside the Didgeridoo Eberhard loves to play the Jewish harp too. In one song he is playing the tuba as a Didgeridoo.
Eberhard is also a member of the band Wild Camel which is starting up again just recently.
Damenza, called Damien, joined WARU in 2001. Erik and Eberhard were searching for a good pecussionist for a long time. Purely by chance they got to know Damien. His comecountry is the Democratic Republic of Congo and studied in Germany many years ago. One is for sure there is rhythm in his blood. Damien is drumming since he is 8 years old. Damenza is a great singer too and he used to be a member of an African gospel choir. He also founded the African band Ndungu Kina, (drumming, singing and dance).
Damien gave us the impulse in which direction WARU would go in the future. It was World music cause he introduced us to some songs from the Congo which we started to perform together. Since he joined our band often he was confronted to sevaral exotical musical instruments. He was the only one who could play these instruments and he always took that challenge. So he is playing at WARU beside African Djembe, Kapalongo and the Udu-Drum now the water-drum, the Steel drum and many more musical instruments. With his burning rhythms he is encouraging the audience to dance.
Our oldest member of the band, Ari Babakhanov is already 79 years old. Ari is originally from Uzbekistan. He is from a very famous music family and their roots are followed back to the Osmanian time. They all were singers. Ari can't sing and breaking with that tradition. But he plays the traditional Uzbek string instrument the Rubab. And one is for sure he is a big master on the Rubab. Damien met Ari purely by chance again at the society of international understanding. In March 2003 he already joined WARU. Damien spontaneously asked him to work together with us. For Ari it was lucky coincidence cause he already didn't play his Rubab since 12 month.
And for WARU it was like winning a lotto jackpot cause you are not often so privileged to work together with such a exceptionally gifted musicion.
With his Uzbekian ensemble he is also still performing for example in the Netherlands, France and at the TFF, the dance and folk festival, in Rudolstadt/Thuringa.
In 2010 the very important book with the complete Shasmaqam, the court music of Bukhara, was published by Ari. It took him 15 years to commit all the notes and the old persian lyrics to paper. This edition is the most complete version of the Shashmaqam. There is also a sound recording on CD with one whole Maqam cycle. If you are interested in that book you can order it for example at Amazon.
Burkhard was always very interested in the Middle Ages and so it was only natural for him to learn to play the hurdy-gurdy. During a 3 weeks workshop in Bavaria he even bulit his first instrument. His actual hurdy gurdy was based on an musical instrument from France from the 18th century. It was built after old sketches from Kurt Reichmann in Frankfurt/Main.
Eberhard met Burkhard on the monthly folk sessions in Leipzig. Since 2004 he already performed with WARU on several concerts. He supported us on the albums 'Wardapi', 'Ten Years' and now on 'Julaymba'.
Burkhard was part of the 10th anniversary concert in 2010 and since that time he is often part of concerts with 'WARU & friends'.
WARU met Stefanie at the great 'Weltmusikstammstisch'. She orginized this monthly event at the former cultural pup 'Waldfrieden' which was in the southern part of Leipzig in Connewitz. From 2007 on Erik went there very frequently in the search of interesting musicions and new inspiration. In 2010 we asked her to be part of our big anniversary concert.
Since that big event we keep on working with her. She is inspiring us to compose new songs. Since 2011 she is often part of concerts of 'WARU and friends'.
Stefanie learned to play the clarinet autodidactically. In different ensembles she conquered cafes, pubs and later the stages. After that Stefanie was dealing with musical theory and composition. Music was always a common theme in her whole life. The vitality, the depth and the yearning of the klezmer and Eastern European music is touching her a lot. But Stefanie likes to walk on different paths with her clarinet. She is happy to try out new musical genres.
Stefanies main band is also based in Leipzig and called Rada Synergica. In 2012 they already celebrated their 10th anniversary.
We met Dolus through Damiens African band Ndungu Kina. Like Damien Dolus is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2002 he moved to South Africa and lived in Capetown. He met many different musicians there. He worked together with them in different projects. But he also had his own band and played solo aswell.
Since August 2010 Dolus is living in Leipzig. In the following year he already started to perform with WARU on several concerts. Dolus is playing guitar in some songs and this is a great addition to Aris rubab. In other songs he is supporting us with extra percussion. But Dolus is also inspiring us to compose new songs. For sure it is a very fertile coorperation working together with him.
We are very thankful that Dolus supported us on our brand new album 'Julaymba'.


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Shia LaBeouf Says Method Acting Was To Blame For Strange Behavior, Talks Newfound Religion (DETAILS)
Over the past decade, Shia LaBeouf has gone from loveable child star to Hollywood's newest bad boy.
In recent months he's given us a lot of head-scratching behavior; such as wearing a paper bag over his head with the words "I am not famous anymore," getting arrested for disturbing a Broadway performance of Cabaret, and his feud with actor Alec Baldwin that led to LaBeouf's dismissal from the movie Orphans.
Despite entertaining, and somewhat worrying, us with his public displays of foolery, the Transformers actor insists there is a "method" to his madness.
In the latest issue of Interview mag, LaBeouf sits down for a lengthy interview and no topic was off-limits. When it came to his feud with Baldwin, LaBeouf claimed his technique of method acting was to blame.
"Baldwin and I butted heads hard. I came in method. I was sleeping in the park. I'd wake up, walk to rehearsal. I was so scared to do the play that I had memorized it before ever coming to rehearsal. And my whole goal was to intimidate the fuck out of Baldwin. That was the role. That was my job as an actor. And it wasn't going to be fake. I wanted him to be scared. So I went about doing that for three weeks of rehearsal, to the point that, in the end, it was unsustainable."
LaBeouf even went on to claim that he would sometimes follow Baldwin home from rehearsals in his continued effort to intimidate him through method acting. Method acting, or just downright creepy? We're voting creepy. But, all is well that ends well and according to LaBeouf, the two actors have since made peace.
"He was the first dude to hit me up after I got out of court. He sent me an e-mail. It's really beautiful. I was crying on an airplane. And I hadn't talked to him since I got fired."
These days, LaBeouf has moved on from the drama surrounding his Orphans departure and is now focusing on promoting his new role in Fury. In the film, Shia portrays a man of strong religious faith, which has affected his real-life religious views as well.
"I found God doing Fury. I became a Christian man, and not in a fucking bullshit way—in a very real way. I could have just said the prayers that were on the page. But it was a real thing that really saved me. And you can't identify unless you're really going through it. It's a full-blown exchange of heart, a surrender of control. And while there's beauty to that, acting is all about control. So that was a wild thing to navigate."
Does this mean we'll be seeing a new Shia LaBeouf in the months to come? One who doesn't frequent NYC courtrooms? Only time will tell.
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As Fox News reports, the Democrats have officially been taken over by the 'Terrorists'.
I'm surprised. I thought the Republican'ts were in power.
I was under the impression that there wasn't a 'Taliban Wing' of the Democratic Party. Hah, Silly me. I must have some chip implanted in me that secretly and subconsciously makes me a terrorist.
Hmm...If I had only known before I and my party alone forced us to war with a country who had nothing to do with the events of September 11th, 2001.
Hell, the Democratic Party is probably solely responsible for the chaos in the Middle East, nay, The World!
Man, I sure wish I'd known earlier.
And, NOW we've completely fallen to the Taliban Wing of our party. The extremist wing of our party.
Now, I realize that I should've been Republican. They don't have such an extremist party that would wish any harm on America. It is all our fault. The Republican'ts would never do anything wrong, sneaky, or illegal to try and win elections, convince an unknowing population to go to war with the wrong country, or spin any and every piece of information they get their hands on to further their own agenda.
Now I know. Thank You Fox News, for letting me know.


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PETALING JAYA: A three-month-old Malaysian boy is suffering from polio, the first case in the country since it was declared polio-free almost two decades ago.
The baby in Tuaran, Sabah, is now being treated at an isolation ward of a hospital after experiencing fever and weakness of the limbs.
He is in stable condition but in need of respiratory support.
The last polio case in Malaysia occurred in 1992. In 2000, the country was declared polio-free.
In a statement yesterday, the Health Ministry confirmed the polio case, the first in Malaysia in 27 years.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said the child was confirmed infected with the vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (VDPV1) on Dec 6.
It is classified as a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) type 1.
"The cVDPV originates from a poliovirus that has been weakened in the polio vaccine which is administered orally.
"The weakened virus is later excreted from the body through the faeces.
"However, in an unsanitary environment, the virus can infect others who have not been immunised against polio and will spread in communities whose polio immunisation rates are less than 95%.
"The longer the virus spreads in the community, it will undergo genetic mutation until it once again becomes an active virus, " he added.
Those who have been vaccinated, however, would be protected from infection, he said.
Dr Noor Hashim said investigations into the living area of the polio-infected child in Sabah found that 23 out of 199 people aged between two months and 15 did not receive the polio vaccine.
"This is a frustrating situation because the circulation of a cVDPV can only end with polio immunisation.
"After explaining the importance of polio immunisation, the parents of all such children have agreed to have them vaccinated, " he said.
He said surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), which is a clinical syndrome characterised by weakness of the muscles of respiration and swallowing, would be conducted in the area.
"As of Dec 5, as many as 646 people have been checked and symptoms of AFP have not been detected.
"To ensure that the polio virus does not continue to spread in Malaysia and infect those who are not immunised, vaccinations will be continued in the living area of this case and will be expanded to other risk areas, " he added.
Test results of the latest case, he said, showed that the virus had genetic links to the poliovirus that was detected in the recent outbreak in the Philippines.
(In September, the Philippines declared an outbreak of polio, caused by VDPV.)
Dr Noor Hisham urged the public to immediately seek treatment if they have AFP symptoms or to inform the ministry if they know of other cases who do not have treatment.
"The success in eradicating the disease previously was due to prevention efforts through the polio vaccination which was introduced in the National Immunisation Programme in 1972.
"The programme was made even more effective when the vaccine was changed from being administered orally to being administered through injection, " he said.
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a potentially deadly infectious disease caused by the poliovirus.
It can cause paralysis by invading a person's brain and spinal cord.
The disease has no cure and can only be prevented through vaccination.


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J11 Carnival against Capitalism
West End, London. Tue 11 Jun 2013
People were being stopped and searched on the street all over the area
Police had blocked off over a hundred yards of Beak St
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The press couldn't really see the front of the building as they were too far back
People watched the street from shops and other windows
The police with riot shields were opposite the front of the building. Inside were a fairly small number of peaceful protesters, including some children
A woman watches the street from an upper floor window,
Some supporters of the protesters came to join the crowds at each end of the blocked street
You could see a little more from the west end of the police block
Some of those trapped in the 'convergence centre' squat came out to take pictures
On the roof above, a man in climbing gear
more people watching the police operation
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South Africa's Tech Talent Startup OfferZen Secures $5.2 Million In Series A Funding
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OfferZen, a South African marketplace for talent in the tech sector has raised €4.5 million ($5.07 million) in a Series A funding round from South African investment company Base Capital. The funding round is OfferZen's first since it was founded in 2015 by Philip Joubert, Malan Joubert and Brett Jones.
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The tech industry in Africa is growing and this translates to increased demand in tech workers and OfferZen is leveraging on this demand. OfferZen is a talent marketplace that gives tech professionals such as software developers and engineers an enabling environment for them to meet companies that are willing to employ them. OfferZen leaves these developers on the marketplace for four weeks guaranteeing that they'll be contacted by different companies and the best thing about OfferZen is that tech workers such as developers on its platform are only allowed to work permanent roles.
According to Philip Joubert, the CEO of OfferZen, the company has at least 1000 companies and at least 1000 software developers using its platform. The company operated solely in South Africa for four and a half years before April 2020 when it started testing other waters. The company expanded to the Netherlands in April 2020 after acquiring TryCatch; a recruitment tech startup based in Amsterdam. Although the majority of OfferZen's users (both companies and tech professionals) come from South Africa and the Netherlands, it has other users from the UK and Germany.
Acquiring TryCatch could be one of OfferZen's best decisions as its expansion to the Netherlands contributed significantly to its growth in the second half of this year. The company has experienced 29 percent growth in placement between the third and fourth quarters. A statement by OfferZen's CEO read "Tech hiring came to a near standstill in the first half of 2020 due to COVID. Since then, however, we've seen a huge acceleration in the market — companies are now raising far more capital than they were pre-pandemic, investing more in technology and subsequently hiring much faster. Access to top tech talent has become the bottleneck for many companies and we're in a position to help companies solve that".
OfferZen operates differently than other similar platforms. It doesn't use hourly rates used by Andela and Toptal, or income-sharing agreements used by Bloom Institute of Technology. Instead, OfferZen employs two models.
OfferZen makes companies make an annual subscription to gain access for its services. According to OfferZen, this accounts for 40 percent of its revenue. The second model is called pay-per-placement with a 12.5 percent one-off fee of the developers first salary.
Like every other successful company, OfferZen faces competition and according to its CEO, what sets OfferZen aside from others is the company's focus on building an engaged developer community through events and different channels and its sourcing procedures. "We have a solid user base with very high-quality developers in our developer community. So we're very, very well known [and] we invest a lot in the community," he said.
He also added that "we also simplify the sourcing process. So we obviously have a lot of candidates on our platform, which is a good thing, but then companies also want to find the most relevant candidates. And so we have a sophisticated matching engine that shows the most relevant candidates for the positions that companies are currently hiring for".
The recently acquired funds will be pushed into developing OfferZen's growing tech community as well as expand into more European territories, growing its operations, products and teams.
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Wanted: Pumpkins. YOU Can Help Restore Town Square to Former Halloween Glory
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Here's the deal: Marshana Sharp will give you one of these handsome carving kits if you will supply the pumpkin. Carve it and bring it back and you may win a cash prize for best jack-o-lantern!
"We want to bring back the pumpkins," said Marshanna Sharp, manager of the Dade County Public Library. "We're asking everybody to help."
Ms. Sharp, the library staff, faithful volunteers and any number of the "Men in Yellow," Dade's multi-talented, ever-willing jail trusties without whose cheerful labor the county might feasibly grind to a halt, stage Trick or Treat on the Square each year. The event is centered in the (extravagantly decorated) library and spills out onto the Trenton town square with booths sponsored by local business and civic groups. There are games, entertainment and lots and lots of candy, and kids come from miles around. Last year over 1000 attended. This year the library is expecting 1500.
(Photo: The line to get into the libe at last year's event stretched as far as the eye could see.)
The event will start at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. The theme is Star Wars, the library is already stuffed with decorations ready to mount, and it's all good except: "We need pumpkins," said Ms. Sharp. "But we can't afford them."
Residents of any duration will recall the Halloweens that the town square was circled by glowing jack-o-lanterns. That tradition has lapsed into abeyance, everybody misses it, but the library can't bring it back singlehandedly.
The farmer who used to donate the pumpkins died, explained Ms. Sharp, and another grower who would otherwise help out got sabotaged by this season's drought. Walmart, on the other hand, donated boxes and boxes of pumpkin-carving kits, and Ms. Sharp had the idea of passing them out in exchange for carved pumpkins.
So if you want to help, please pop by the library and pick up a carving kit. Then you buy a pumpkin, carve it, and bring it to the library any time before noon on the 26th. It's on the honor system: "We'll make everybody promise," said Ms. Sharp.
The finished jack-o-lanterns will be judged, and the carver of the winning one will be awarded a $25 gift certificate
Questions? You can call the library at (706) 657-7857.


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This piece is so beautifully written. I went to the website just to vote for you! Wish you the best!
I have done most of those things and am now measuring motherhood in the appearance of more and more grey hairs!
Beautiful. Sometimes I feel like I'm measuring motherhood by days survived. Your last two posts have made me rethink all the things that are truly of value. I'm going to start measuring it differently!
Beautiful. It's made me put a pot of bubble mix in my handbag for when I go to pick up the Bean today, just to get another notch, to get a little closer to infinity on all the tiny but lovely things I share with him.
Beautiful writing Ruth. Reading your blog always changes my mood. I feel happier when reading here like life really has value.
Ahhh, lovely Paul. That's so sweet.
One of the most beautiful posts I have read in a while, you are such a talented writer Ruth.
Ah what a beautiful piece of writing, Ruth. There are too many ways to count, but you have captured the important ones perfectly.
This is lovely. Really made me think. And love. I'm going to go pick my won up early from school!!.
Thanks so much for you lovely comment – hope you had a great afternoon together!
Such a beautiful post. I think you can't measure it and that is why it is so special.
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I would say it is immeasurably measurable. You have reminded me so much of my mother, and all the wonderful things she did for me… Hot breakfasts every morning, keeping every piece of art I created, every piece of jewelry I made and gave her, always saying that they were her favorites. Any maybe they were? How could a silly tumbled amethyst pendant, glued with epoxy into a fake gold setting, ever trump her beatiful set of graduated pearls? Somehow they did. Somehow.


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