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'I Crossed the Line.' Samantha Bee Apologizes for Controversial Remark About Ivanka Trump
By Eli Meixler
Samantha Bee apologized this week on her show Full Frontal for using a crude word to describe President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump on last week's episode, admitting that she "crossed the line."
The late show comedy host drew backlash after describing Ivanka as a "feckless c—t" in a segment about a Trump administration immigration policy allowing families caught illegally crossing the U.S. border to be separated. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the comment "vile and vicious," while others stood up for Bee, including her former Daily Show boss Jon Stewart.
Bee addressed the controversy Wednesday night and apologized for using the controversial phrase. "It is a word I have used on the show many times, hoping to reclaim it," Bee said. "This time, I used it as an insult. I crossed the line, I regret it, and I do apologize for that."
Bee had previously apologized on Twitter last week, calling the remark "inappropriate and inexcusable."
But she dismissed the idea that her remarks represented the "death of civility" in public debate. "Civility is just nice words," Bee said. "Maybe we should all worry a little more about the niceness of our actions."
Watch Bee's full comments below:
Write to Eli Meixler at eli.meixler@time.com.

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In "Defending Science," Editor Rudy Baum delivers an ad hominem critique of us and our colleagues, the institution at which we work, and the journal in which we published the review article "Environmental Effects of Increased Atomspheric Carbon Dioxide" (C&EN, June 9, page 5).
Second, although he denigrates our article, he does not mention even one item of the data, text, references, conclusions, or other substantive matters in the article to which he objects.
Third, he conceals the central issue. It is highly unusual for a research paper to be editorially maligned. His editorial appears in C&EN just three weeks after the announcement of the results of the Petition Project at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. For details see www.petitionproject.org. Our review article, used in the project, was published nine months earlier.
More than 31,000 Americans with formal degrees in science, including more than 9,000 Ph.D.s—many of whom are members of ACS and readers of C&EN—have signed a petition that reads as follows: "We urge the United States government to reject the global warming agreement that was written in Kyoto, Japan, in December, 1997, and any other similar proposals. The proposed limits on greenhouse gases would harm the environment, hinder the advance of science and technology, and damage the health and welfare of mankind.
If the editor of C&EN objects to our article, he should discuss the contents of the article. If he objects to our petition, he should take that up with the many thousands of his own readers who have signed it.
It may well be that Arthur Robinson and his followers are practicing "junk science" when they deny that humanity is causing global warming. I'm skeptical of both sides.
And it doesn't matter a bit. Regardless of who is right, the world will not cut back on total CO2s emissions. Any reductions in the developed nations will be overwhelmed by increases in China, India, and Africa—half the human race—as they raise themselves to a decent standard of living.
Nuclear and solar power can help. But mostly, it will be coal, oil, and natural gas. The alternative is for them to not develop. Well, lotsa luck telling them to stay poor for the sake of the planet. Ain't gonna happen.
What we can do now is lay plans for coping with warming when it comes, such as preparing to evacuate low coastal areas or to grow crops farther north.


We think the Mormon Wordle above does a nice job of capturing the feel of the times.
We further processed the base wordle we started out with for 1st Nephi Chapter 1 and arrived at the blue look below. It may not fit the times, put we think it has an appeal about it, especially when zoomed in to see the details.
We find these Mormon Wordles very captivating when we zoom in on them like the example below.


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Q: Java - Download a file through browser using a Socket i was studying Java Socket and i tried to develop a Socket using port 80 to download a file from browser.
So, i run my main class (source below), it will open a Socket in any port i want to.
Then someone outside will access http://MY_IP:MY_PORT/download/FILE_NAME
I got this all working, however the filesize on client side is 0 bytes (for small files), and slightly lower size for bigger archives (original 600mb, download 540mb+-)
I really checked my code a lot of times, i couldn't find any error, i also changed from java libs to Apache-commons thinking it would help, but no success.
so maybe i think i got something wrong on Response headers.
Can you guys help me please?
Thanks in advance.
Class HTTPDownload:
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.net.Socket;

class HTTPDownloader {
    Socket incoming = null;
    ServerSocket server = null;

    public HTTPDownloader(){
        int port = 11000;

        try{
            server = new ServerSocket(port);
            System.out.println("Creating SocketServer on Port " + port);
        }catch(IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.exit(1);
        }

        System.out.println("Preparing to accept connections...");
        while(true){
            try{
                incoming = server.accept();
                System.out.println("connection!");
                HTTPDownloaderThread thread1 = new HTTPDownloaderThread(incoming);
                thread1.start();
            }catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException{
        new HTTPDownloader();
    }
}

Class HTTPDownloadThread:
 import java.io.File;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.SocketException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

class HTTPDownloaderThread extends Thread {
    private static final int BUFFER_SIZE = 4096;
    private Socket socket;
    private byte[] buf = new byte[BUFFER_SIZE];
    private OutputStream out;
    private InputStream is;

    HTTPDownloaderThread(final Socket socket){
        this.socket = socket;
    }

    public void run(){
        int numberRead = 0;

        try{
            out = socket.getOutputStream();
            is = socket.getInputStream();
            numberRead = is.read(buf, 0, BUFFER_SIZE);
            System.out.println("read " + numberRead);

            if(numberRead<0)
                return;

            byte[] readBuf = new byte[numberRead];
            System.arraycopy(buf, 0, readBuf, 0, numberRead);

            String header = new String(readBuf);
            System.out.println(header);
            String fileName = header.split("\r\n")[0].split(" ")[1].substring(1);
            System.out.println(socket.getInetAddress().getHostAddress()+" asked for file: "+fileName);

            File f = new File("C:\\TestFolder\\"+fileName);

            out.write("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n".getBytes());
            out.write("Accept-Ranges: bytes\r\n".getBytes());
            out.write(("Content-Length: "+f.length()+"\r\n").getBytes());
            out.write("Content-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n".getBytes());
            out.write(("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\""+fileName+"\"\r\n").getBytes());
            out.write("\r\n".getBytes()); // Added as Joy Rê proposed, make it work!
            Files.copy(Paths.get("C:\\TestFolder\\"+fileName) , out);
            System.out.println("File upload completed!");
//          out.flush();
            out.close();
            socket.close();
        }catch(SocketException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        }catch(Exception e){
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

}

A: For one thing, add another "\r\n" between headers and data.  Check your HTTP Response; does the Content-Length header report the correct file size for the downloaded file?  Do the files show up usable on the client in the same way they were on the server?
Web proxies always helpful in debugging HTTP (or other client-server) applications :)
Also, I'm assuming you are specifying port 11000 on the browser, as that's what you're listening on on the server

A: The website does not let me to comment but i thought that I should tell about my findings.. By using
  Files.copy("path",outStreamObj);
  outStreamObj.close();
  socketObj.close();

Will cause incomplete or corrupt downloads but if still want to use then outStreamObj and socketObj must not be closed the files transfer is fast with the above code (atleast from my observation). If you try to close it will report Broken Pipe or Connection reset or will not complete the download(freeze it).
Instead using the following code will let you close the outStreamObj as socketObj but file download is slow from the socket probably because of while loop.
 Socket socket=serverSocket.accept();
 FileInputStream fs=new FileInputStream(path);
 OutputStream out = socket.getOutputStream();
 //This is the change from the Files.copy()
 int reads=0;
 while((reads=fs.read())!=-1)
        {
            out.write(reads);
        }
        out.close();
        socket.close();

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Join us for an exploration on the Icelandic Breed as we play and learn about the unique features of this unique fiber.
We spin the tog and thel together, separately, with more texture and less texture. Pam even spin this unprocessed fiber on the drop spindle. Enjoy!
This comes as four MP4 downloads, and includes our Shepherds Talk PDF magazine with our featured breeder interview, a weaving idea for you to try and more.
If you would like a CD instead of a download, please contact us at shepherdstalk@gmail.com there will be an additional $10 charge.


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No Show Like A Joe Show 1997
There's no Late Late Show like a Joe Late Late Show.
In this excerpt from 'The Late Late Show' presenter Gay Byrne reads out a letter from a Joe Dolan fan who pleads with Gay to have Joe as a guest on the show. Not one to disappoint Gay introduces Joe as
A guy who's been at the front line of the business for thirty years.
To the applause of his many fans in the audience, Joe performs 'Make Me an Island', a song written by the duo Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood.
This episode of 'The Late Late Show' was broadcast on 28 February 1997.
Joe Dolan on 'Saturday Stage' (1989)
Joe Dolan during The Rose of Tralee final (1980)
Joe Dolan on 'The Go 2 Show' (1967)
JOE DOLAN
Joe Dolan Entertains 1986
The Dickie Rock Story 1966
Dolly Parton In Kerry 1990
Johnny Cash The Man In Black 1975
Tom Waits On The Late Late 1981


To Prevent Selvedge Curling on fabric edge - Gum is applied on the edge of the fabric and dried to prevent curling after subsequent cutting of fabric edge.
Gumming device consisting of small working tank with automatic filling level control, airtight reservoir (interchangeable), thus no drying out of the glue.
For drying of glued selvedge by Infrared radiation, pre-dried glued selvedge will help in quick drying in subsequent drying process in Stenter.


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Q: Can I redistribute MailKit.dll and MimeKit.dll with my PowerShell Script? Can I redistribute only MailKit.dll and MimeKit.dll that are included in package(installer)?
I know the MailKit is under the MIT License but I don't understand whether I can redistribute only the dlls.
I write a PowerShell Script that uses the MailKit.dll and MimeKit.dll and I want to distribute them as a package. Is it OK?

A: Yes, you can redistribute the dll's.


This one had been sitting in my bag for a couple of weeks now. I acquired Coalfist Gronnling from a garrison mission a ways back and wasn't sure if i should add it to my collection or not. The going price on the auction house was tempting me and pulling me towards listing. My decision to sit on it for a few days turned into a week and then a few weeks. During that time the price crash pretty much made my decision for me. In all honesty i don't think i would have ever sold it but it was fun playing the "what if" game. MountQuest™ takes priority over gold after all. I'm happy with my decision.


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Terms of liability for Nokian Tyres branded products (passenger car tires)
These Terms of Liability cover raw material and manufacturing defects in Nokian Tyres branded tyres made by or for Nokian Tyres plc ("Nokian Tyres") or another company belonging to the Nokian Tyres Group. The liability remains effective for five (5) years after the manufacture of the tyre. The liability under these Terms of Liability shall not be valid in the United States or Canada. If a raw material or manufacturing defect is detected in the tyre in the manufacturer's inspection, the manufacturer shall be liable for this defect in accordance with these Terms of Liability.
These Nokian Tyres' Terms of Liability shall not apply in the following cases:
a) normal wear and tear;
b) incorrect use or use against the given instructions;
c) use in car racing or other such exceptional conditions;
d) incorrect mounting on rim;
e) incorrect storage of the tyre by a party other than Nokian Tyres or its authorized contractor;
f) incorrect studding implemented by a party other than Nokian Tyres or its authorised contractor;
g) alterations or repairs of the tyre conducted by a party other than Nokian Tyres or its authorised contractor;
h) damage caused by other party than Nokian Tyres or its authorized contractor, such as damage caused by transport or mounting;
i) damage caused by chains or other accessories;
j) incorrect or incomplete information or instructions given to the customer and not confirmed or approved by Nokian Tyres;
k) other issues comparable to those mentioned in paragraphs a) - j) that are beyond Nokian Tyres' scope of influence; or
l) defective appearance, when lower quality rate is indicated in conjunction with the tyre's quality classification and compensated in the form of a lower price (DA tyres)*.
Notwithstanding the aforesaid regarding the validity of Nokian Tyres' liability, these Terms of Liability apply only as long as the defective tyre's groove depth fulfils the statutory requirements of the country of sale.
In order for Nokian Tyres' liability to apply, the customer must notify Nokian Tyres' authorised dealer of the defect within two (2) months from detecting the defect or from the moment when the defect should have been detected.
The customer must immediately return the defective tyre to the authorised tyre dealer. Nokian Tyres shall pay any normal costs arising from the return, if Nokian Tyres later finds out that the tyre is defective as outlined in these Terms of Liability. If the tyre is found to be free from defects, Nokian Tyres shall charge the transport costs from the customer. The tyres that are found to be defective shall not be returned to the customer. Replacing a defective tyre with a tyre that is free from defects or alternatively the compensation defined later in these Terms of Liability shall constitute the appropriate total reimbursement for the defective tyre.
If Nokian Tyres' inspection reveals a raw material or manufacturing defect in the tyre, according to the Nokian Tyres' preference, the tyre shall be replaced with a new tyre that is free from defects or the tyre's remaining value, calculated on the basis of the remaining groove depth, shall be compensated. The remaining value of the tyre shall be calculated on the basis of the remaining groove depth and the minimum groove depth stipulated in the legislation of the country of sale, and according to the market price of the tyre model, size, and type in question at the moment of return.
Nokian Tyres shall not be liable for any mounting or balancing costs of tyres found to be defective, unless otherwise required by local mandatory law.
Nokian Tyres shall not be liable for any damage, and these Terms of Liability shall not apply, in cases of force majeure or other issues beyond Nokian Tyres' scope of influence.
Nokian Tyres' liability shall be limited to the aforesaid, and shall only be valid as stipulated in these Terms of Liability. Nokian Tyres shall not under any circumstances be held liable for any indirect or incidental damage, loss of business income or other profit or any other economic damage, or for any damage caused by the inability to use the tyre.
These Terms of Liability shall be valid only in the country of retail sale** where the tyre covered by these Terms of Liability was purchased, and provided further that Nokian Tyres has originally intended the tyre to be sold in the country in question.
These Terms of Liability shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Finland. These Terms of Liability shall not limit the customer's rights under the local mandatory law.
DA = Defective appearance
**)
https://www.nokiantyres.com/where-to-buy/locator
Passenger car tires


Located in Attard, you can find the San Anton Gardens. These are one of the most beautiful gardens in Malta. Within our range of long term lets malta you can rent/buy a property close to this magnificent garden.
This garden has been open to the public since 1882 and it was built by Grand Master Antoine de Paule to complement his summer residence, San Anton Palace, which today is the residence of the Maltese President.
The garden has several walkways that take you through the green gardens where you will discover fountains, ponds with families of ducks and several plants and flowers as well as other trees from all over the world some of them over three centuries old. This garden is surrounded by walls giving the place a private atmosphere.


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"use strict";

(function() {

    function chat($window) {

        return {
            restrict: "E",
            templateUrl: "views/chat.html",
            link: function(scope) {

                // The socket.
                var socket;

                // The Wit.ai conversation session and context.
                var storySessionId;
                var storyContext;

                // A reference to the 'a' element that scrolls the conversation down.
                var scroller = $window.document.getElementById("tzsklxyjeurwykbf");

                // A reference user input box.
                var input = $window.document.getElementById("xuafdwulathjbujs");
                input.focus();

                // The conversation lines.
                scope.conversation = [];

                // Execute the given function in a safe way.
                function safeApply(fn) {
                    switch (scope.$root.$$phase) {
                        case "$apply":
                        case "$digest":
                            fn();
                            break;
                        default:
                            scope.$apply(fn);
                            break;
                    }
                }

                // Push a conversation line to the collection.
                function pushConversationLine(speaker, message) {

                    // Add the conversation line -callback, do in a safe way-.
                    safeApply(function() {
                        scope.conversation.push({
                            speaker: speaker,
                            message: message,
                            timestamp: new Date().getTime()
                        });
                    });

                    // Hack: scroll the conversation down.
                    scroller.click();
                }

                // Push a server message to the conversation.
                function serverSay(message) {
                    pushConversationLine("server", message);
                }

                // Push an user message to the conversation.
                function userSay(message) {
                    pushConversationLine("user", message);
                }

                // Create a connection with the server using Socket.IO.
                function openSocket() {

                    // Open the socket.
                    var server = "http://" + $window.location.hostname + ":" + $window.location.port;
                    socket = $window.io.connect(server, { forceNew: true });

                    // Handler for the server messages.
                    socket.on("bot-message", function(data) {

                        // If the message has data.
                        if (data) {

                            // Store the story session identifier.
                            if (data.sessionId) {
                                storySessionId = data.sessionId;
                            }

                            // Store the story context.
                            if (data.context) {
                                storyContext = data.context;
                            }

                            // Push the server message.
                            if (data.msg) {
                                serverSay(data.msg);
                            }
                        }
                    });
                }

                // Send the user message to the server.
                scope.userMessageBoxKeyUp = function(e) {

                    // In case the user pressed the 'enter' key.
                    if ((e.keyCode || e.which) === 13) {

                        // If the message is not empty.
                        if (input.value) {

                            // Push it to the conversation.
                            userSay(input.value);

                            // Send it to the server.
                            socket.emit("user-message", {
                                msg: input.value,
                                session_id: storySessionId
                            });

                            // Clean and focus the box.
                            input.value = "";
                            input.focus();
                        }
                    }
                };

                // Init the conversation.
                openSocket();
            }
        };
    }

    chat.$inject = ["$window"];

    angular.module("wit-ai-test").directive("chat", chat);

})();

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Data.Models
{
    public partial class ShipMethod
    {
        public ShipMethod()
        {
            this.PurchaseOrderHeaders = new List<PurchaseOrderHeader>();
            this.SalesOrderHeaders = new List<SalesOrderHeader>();
        }

        public int ShipMethodID { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public decimal ShipBase { get; set; }
        public decimal ShipRate { get; set; }
        public System.Guid rowguid { get; set; }
        public System.DateTime ModifiedDate { get; set; }
        public virtual ICollection<PurchaseOrderHeader> PurchaseOrderHeaders { get; set; }
        public virtual ICollection<SalesOrderHeader> SalesOrderHeaders { get; set; }
    }
}


text:
Q: How to prove the two identities Let $m,n$ be positive integers and $N=\{1,\ldots, n\}$. Try to prove the two following identites:

*

*For $m<n$, we have
$$\sum_{A \subseteq N} (-1)^{\left| A\right|} \left(\sum_{j \in A} x_j\right)^m = 0.$$

E.g., for $n=3, m=1$, we have
$$(x_1+x_2+x_3) = (x_1+x_2) + (x_1+x_3) + (x_2+x_3) - x_1 - x_2 - x_3,$$
and for $n=3, m=2$, we have again
$$(x_1+x_2+x_3)^2 = (x_1+x_2)^2 + (x_1+x_3)^2 + (x_2+x_3)^2 - x_1^2 - x_2^2 - x_3^2.$$

*For $m=n$, we have
$$\sum_{A \subseteq N} (-1)^{\left| A\right|} \left(\sum_{j \in A} x_j\right)^n = (-1)^{n} n! \prod_{i=1}^{n}x_i.$$

E.g., for $m=n=2$, we have
$$(x_1+x_2)^2 = x_1^2 + x_2^2 + 2!x_1 x_2,$$
and for $m=n=3$, we have
$$(x_1+x_2+x_3)^3 = (x_1+x_2)^3 + (x_1+x_3)^3 + (x_2+x_3)^3 - x_1^3 - x_2^3 - x_3^3 + 3!x_1x_2x_3.$$
I think the both identities could be proved by mathematical induction, but I still have no idea how to prove them. Hoping to see some smart ideas. Thanks a lot!

A: First note that
$$\sum_{A \subseteq N} (-1)^{\left| A\right|} \left(\sum_{j \in A} x_j\right)^m\tag 1$$
is an homogeneus polynomial of degree $m$ in the variables $x_1,\ldots,x_n$.
Let consider a generic monomial $\prod_{i=1}^nx_i^{e_i}$ with $e_i\in\Bbb N$ and $\sum_{i=1}^ne_i=m$.
Its coefficient in $(1)$ is given by
$$\sum_{S\subseteq A\subseteq N}(-1)^{|A|}\frac{m!}{\prod_{i=1}^ne_i!}$$
where $S=\{i:e_i>0\}$.
Moreover
\begin{align}
\sum_{S\subseteq A\subseteq N}(-1)^{|A|}
&=(-1)^{|S|}\sum_{B\subseteq N\setminus S}(-1)^{|B|}\\
&=(-1)^{|S|}\sum_{k=0}^{|N\setminus S|}\binom{|N\setminus S|}k(-1)^k\\
&=
\begin{cases}
0&S\neq N\\
(-1)^{|S|}&S=N
\end{cases}
\end{align}
If $m<n$ or ($m=n$ and $e_i>1$ for some $i$), then $S\neq N$, hence $(1)$ is proved to be $0$ in this case.
If $m=n$ and $e_i=1$ for all $i$, then $S=N$, hence the coefficient is $(-1)^nn!$ and this proves the second identity.


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Undergraduate Courses BA Art History and History
BA Art History and History
Course options 3 years + Placement Year + Year Abroad
Course: Art History and History
UCAS code: VV31
Based in: Philosophy and Art History (School of)
Our course promotes awareness of the interactions and differences between history and the visual arts in history and investigates the ways in which the two disciplines can be integrated. 'Histories' are a challenge and we encourage you to look beyond superficial ideas which offer works of art as merely a way of documenting a kind of 'truth'.
You can learn to understand the ways in which history, ideas and ideologies are manifested in images, and challenge the definitions and perceptions of what documentation and evidence might be. You study the disciplines of history and art history together in order to appreciate the relationships between them with a degree of critical awareness. In so doing, you are offered a unique approach to develop skills which are now vital in a society dominated by the visual image and visual forms of communication.
We are ranked 6th among art history departments in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014, mainstream universities, THE 2014). You will be taught by our expert staff in your very first year and 93% of our art history students expressed overall satisfaction with their course (NSS 2019).
Meanwhile our department of history is known for it's expertise in social history and 92% of our students expressed overall satisfaction with their course (NSS 2020).
92% of our history students expressed overall satisfaction with their course (NSS 2020).
Our structured programme of study trips at home and abroad covers both the exotic and the local.
We house the most comprehensive Latin American art research resource in the UK, ESCALA, which comprises unique original artworks and key books on the subject.
Your education extends beyond the university campus. We support you in expanding your education through offering the opportunity to spend a year or a term studying abroad at one of our partner universities. The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year abroad or employed on a placement abroad, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course.
Studying abroad allows you to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised.
If you spend a full year abroad you'll only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee to Essex for that year. You won't pay any tuition fees to your host university
We are a dynamic group of art historians who investigate the production and reception of images and built environment, across cultures and media, from the early modern period to the present day.
Our art history staff's research interests include activist art, modernist art and totalitarianism, the relationship of art and science, the artistic status of body modification, expressions of societal anxiety in art, as well as architecture and urbanism.
Our history staff are among world leaders in their field, and our enthusiasm for our subject is infectious. Our flexible course is combined with a supportive structure which helps you to pursue the modules best-suited to your interests - we welcome you into our scholarly community, and value your views.
Our teaching and research concentrates on the period from 1500 to the present and covers a wide geographical area that includes British and European history, as well as Latin America, the USA, China, Russia and Africa.
Our Essex Collection of Art from Latin America (ESCALA) is the most comprehensive Latin American art research resource in the UK and has a state-of-the-art teaching and research space. Many of our students gain work and research experience through our collection
Our onsite gallery Art Exchange runs an ongoing programme of contemporary art exhibitions, talks by curators and artists, and exhibitions organised by our curatorial students
Enjoy regular visits to London galleries, including Tate Modern, Tate Britain, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy of Arts, as well as many independent and alternative spaces
We have several Special Collections in history, including the Essex Society for Archaeology and History Library, the Harsnett Collection, the Hervey Benham Oral History Sound Archive, the Bensusan Collection, and the Colchester Medical Society Library
Access a variety of textbooks and journals in our Albert Sloman Library which houses materials on Latin America, Russia and the US that are of national significance
Our BA Art History and History gives you many transferable skills so you can enter a wide variety of professions. By studying 'histories' you improve your ability to understand new ideas and gain skills in information gathering and critical analysis.
Our graduates are ideally prepared for roles in the media, advertising, museums and galleries, education, publishing, charities, fashion and public relations as well as more specialised roles such as conservators, auctioneers, antiques specialists and arts lawyers.
Our recent graduates have gone onto work for a wide range of organisations including:
Momart Ltd
A-levels: BBB
BTEC: DDM, depending on subject studied - advice on acceptability can be provided.
IB: 30 points or three Higher Level certificates with 555.
We are also happy to consider a combination of separate IB Diploma Programmes at both Higher and Standard Level. Exact offer levels will vary depending on the range of subjects being taken at higher and standard level, and the course applied for. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for more information.
Access to HE Diploma: 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above
Flexible offers
Eligible applicants that actively choose us as their firm choice will be able to take advantage of a flexible offer. This offer will specify alternative entry requirements than those published here so, if your final grades aren't what you had hoped for, you could still secure a place with us. Visit our undergraduate application information page for more details.
If you're an international student, but do not meet the English language or academic requirements for direct admission to this degree, you could prepare and gain entry through a pathway course. Find out more about opportunities available to you at the University of Essex International College here.
Year 1 Year 2 Final Year
Collect, Curate, Display: A Short History of the Museum
This module offers an introduction to the history of museums and galleries. It combines a historical and theoretical investigation of the subject with some hands-on curatorial assignments. We will consider the basic human instinct to collect and the creation of the first museums. We will examine ideas about taxonomy, ordering the world and the first museum spaces of display, asking questions about privilege and power. How have museums and galleries shaped history and science? What ethical issues are there today around these spaces? Should tobacco, oil and arms companies sponsor museums? Can museums be tools of 'urban regeneration'? Do online archives and 3D scanning make museums themselves obsolete institutions?
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Art and Ideas: I
This module tackles some of the biggest questions surrounding the history of art. You will explore some key issues of philosophical aesthetics, such as the nature of representation, by engaging critically with seminal texts, artworks, and architecture. Through debates and essays, you will develop your analytical and interpretive skills, and leave with a solid foundation for the study of the history of art.
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Art Revolutions
Realism and Impressionism. Meet the rule-breakers. What is it that motivates an artist to break the mould? Focussing on Realism and Impressionism in France, this module identifies not only how the political, social and economic changes during the nineteenth century affected art and creative thinking, but how this vibrant and multi-faceted group of artists, who refused to follow the crowd, influenced their world. Through analysis of primary and secondary sources, you'll explore their historical reputation, as well as their relevance today.
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The Making of the Modern World since 1750
Gain a deep insight into the origins of today's world. This module presents a chronological overview of the key events in western history from the last 200 years. Look at how ideas, cultures, and economies of different peoples intersected, and changed, through the conflicts brought on by capitalism, imperialism, war, and revolution. You develop a solid foundation to study modern history.
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Art, Sex and Death
FROM THE SUN KING TO THE FIRST EMPIRE: Scandal. Executions. Diamonds. Lust. Sex and death were constant themes of the art in France from the middle of the seventeenth century to the first quarter of the nineteenth. We will look at the opulence and decadence of the court of Louis XIV at Versailles, move towards the violent post-revolutionary world of the Terror, and end with the ambitious First Empire of Napoleon.
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Art and Ideas II: More Art, More Ideas - Critique and Historiography in the History of Art
New, exciting, and unconventional practices call for new, exciting and unconventional theories. This module will look at how art history has developed in the twentieth century, expanding the discipline to include visual culture, cultural studies of mass culture, performance, material culture, design history and digital culture. These new ways of seeing are often driven by a critical impetus, and allow us to look in new ways at social and political issues of activism and social change, sex, technology, memes, police violence, migration, austerity and crisis, state surveillance, and our relation to animals and the environment.
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Approaches to History
This module will illuminate everything you study in history. It encourages you to think about the many and diverse ways in which historians approach the writing of history. You'll be introduced to important historical concepts that have shaped recent historical writing, such as microhistory, class, gender and race, or to an important historical theme, such as consumption, literary history and global history.
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After Impressionism: European Art From Van Gogh to Klimt
How did artists working at the end of the nineteenth century respond to the legacy of Impressionism as the quintessential art of modern life? We will attempt to discover what it really meant to be 'modern' in turn-of-the century Europe and how artists responded to the dramatic political, social and technological changes that we call modernisation.
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Digital Heritage and Museums
Digital technologies are re-defining contemporary heritage practices. Digital technologies and media are used for re-presenting, managing and disseminating information about cultural heritage as well as producing new cultural information on the web, which establishes digital heritage as a new field of study. This module will present digital heritage theories and explore how digital practices are changing the role of heritage institutions and museums as sites for the study, preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage.
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The Internet and Politics
How does the internet influence democratic politics? Does it facilitate collective action and even undermine authoritarian regimes? Which means and strategies do governments use to control and regulate the internet and its use by citizens? This class introduces academic debates about these and other questions. It discusses the internet's role in democratic politics, the online information environment, political engagement, democratization, government efforts to control internet use, and data protection.
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The Social and Cultural History of the First World War
The First World War was one of the most significant thresholds in modern history. It changed European politics and societies profoundly, and had social and cultural repercussions on a global scale. This module looks beyond the traditional foci of 1914-1918, because the war was not only fought on the Western front, but also in Eastern Europe where it fomented civil wars and wars between newly established nation states. There, fighting came to an end only in the early 1920s and often gave birth to Fascism and Totalitarianism. Since the First World War was the first "industrial" or "total" war, the module will go beyond traditional military and political factors, rather addressing the new culture of war and politics and emphasising questions of social, economic, and cultural change.
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Supernatural and Natural Worlds in Early Modern Europe
In this module you'll explore the shifting meanings of the natural and supernatural worlds during a period that encompassed three major shifts in intellectual outlook during the early modern period in Europe: the Reformation, Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. You'll look at the way in which early modern people understood the boundaries between human and animal, body and soul, life and death, science and religion, and reality and imagination.
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Contemporary Art: 1980 to the Present
Thai curry for gallery-goers, and the aftermath of a monster attack – just two examples of how contemporary artists are pushing techniques, processes and media to the limit. Explore how the attitudes and approaches to art have evolved over the last 30 years, and the crucial precursors who influenced them, whilst always considering how the context in which art is made and received – be it geographical, sociological, political, or philosophical – affects its production, reception, and interpretation.
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Photography in History
From mementos on the walls of our homes to perfume ads in glossy magazines to selfies on your mobile – photographs are everywhere. In this module, explore how the birth of the camera changed the way people saw themselves and their world, and how it continues to do so. Learn about the history of photography, interpreting and analysing both photographs and texts, and see how the photograph's status shifted over time from document to artwork.
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Curatorial Project
In this module you will produce a 4,000-word curatorial project proposal. As part of the proposal, you will develop a virtual exhibition on a subject of your choosing. The final proposal could include a checklist of objects, catalogue entries and a catalogue essay. You will work in collaboration with a supervisor. This is a capstone module, available to final-year curatorial studies students.
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Art, the Law and the Market
When artworks or artefacts have been looted, should finders really be keepers? What causes an artwork to fetch £100 million at auction? And when is it (il)legal to reproduce another artist's work and claim it as one's own? Study how issues of property rights, valuation, market transparency and digitisation have shaped -- and continue to reshape -- the field of art across different media.
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Inventing the Future: Early Contemporary 1945-1980
The period from 1945 to 1980 marked one of the most explosive and dynamic moments in the history of art. Discover how the specter of the Holocaust and the ideological divisions of the Cold War shaped the production and reception of art in the two decades following World War II. Also learn how major political developments of the 1960s and 1970s, such as Stonewall, student protests and the feminist movement, transformed the practice, theory and history of art, ultimately providing a hyper-politicised foundation for the emergence of postmodernism.
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Final Year Dissertation Project
In this module you will produce a 4,000-word dissertation. The finished dissertation should show an all-round grasp of your subject and the ability to present your material clearly, succinctly and in the most appropriate sequence. It should also demonstrate evidence of a serious engagement with your topic, a mastery of the information currently available, and the inclusion of your own reasoned, critical judgements. A supervisor will help guide you as you begin to develop a research question, start researching the topic and write the dissertation. This is a capstone module, available to final-year art history students.
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London 1500-1700: Reformation, Wealth and Destruction
London is more than just a normal city: its scale, diversity, cultural and economic might put it on a different scale to anywhere else in Britain. This module focuses on the story of London's cultural, economic and political growth, and its relationship with the rest of Britain, and Europe. We explore London's status as a 'free' city, its relationship with the church and Reformation, the life of migrants and marginal communities, theatre and trade.
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Fictions of Empire
Our visions of the world, our very sensibilities, have been fashioned to some degree by the imperial world, and yet we are often unaware of this. By considering five works of fiction, you'll explore key aspects of the imperial experience. You'll study colonial attitudes and policies, and investigate the experience of colonisers and colonised, mainly in the British Empire. You'll develop a sense of the complexity of imperialism and its cultural legacy.
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On a placement year you gain relevant work experience within an external business or organisation, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised.
Close examination of texts written by artists, critics, art historians and philosophers
Subsidised gallery visits to work 'in situ' for each course
Gain practical experience in curating, such as handling and installing artworks
Teaching takes the form of lectures and seminar sessions or discussion classes
Assessment methods include coursework, for example essays, analysis of source material, exhibition reviews and virtual portfolios, coursework reports, oral presentations
Written examinations are also taken for the majority of modules at the end of each academic year


As we approached this up-coming Thanksgiving Holiday I wanted to write a blog post about how your content marketing needs to be like your holiday dinner. Then, a news event caused me to change course and I decided to write about how your content marketing and Twinkies.
If you hang out with me or if your have taken one of my classes then you know I am a big advocate of web content. I always push to get clients to create content that delights their visitors.
I also push to get clients to create great depth and variety of content.
So how about taking a big step up and creating a very worthy eBook.
An eBook on your topic demonstrates your expertise and your willingness and ability to make a contribution on your topic.
Do you have a special product or service that needs some explaining to help make a sale? Do you need images and graphics to get your point across when explaining your product or service to a prospect? Do you need to be able to send something to a potential client to help them solve their problem?
If you can answer yes to any of these questions then you can consider writing an eBook to help your clients and potential clients and help establish and enhance your expertise as well.
keep customers engaged with your brand.
An eBook can be significant in helping you to close a deal with customers interested in buying online, since it increases their comfort level and trust in your product, service or business. An eBook can be an important part of your strategy to educate and sell directly to a consumer.
According to the Book Industry Study Group, one in four Americans reads eBooks, and small businesses are starting to take advantage of this trend as a supplement and enhancement of the traditional brand-building activities.
As with all marketing efforts, however, execution is everything. With content-based items such as white papers and e-books for free and for purchase being presented on websites that sell Ant Farm kits to SEO and Landing Page services (that's me!) it's very important for a small business to think carefully about why and how to add eBooks and other forms of online content to its web content marketing mix.
Start by considering whether your target audience will be served better by a white paper or an informational eBook. A white paper has traditionally been a short document of between 5 to 10 pages. It defines aproblem and the parameters that define the boundaries of the solution and then defines the solution. It is more than an article and significantly more than a brochure but has elements found in both an article and a brochure. A white paper often is persuasive and attempts to lead the reader towards a solution based on the author's product or service. It is an informational and specific sales pitch.
An informational eBook can be used to help promote a brand and the expertise of the business and will provide more how-to information rather than what was done as in a White Paper. An eBook can show and tell the what, why and how of a problem. It can put the reader in the picture as the who and when as it gives the reader the information to solve a problem and the reasder can decide (once they have donwloaded the eBook) as to when they will implement the solution.
An eBook can (should) have great informational graphics to help explain the materials. Graphs, charts and examples are the hallmark of a good eBook.
An eBook is also longer than a white paper and often will be 20 pages or more. I have read some eBooks that have been 80 pages or even longer.
If a small business can package content a customer or potential customer will find valuable in a PDF file — the most commonly-used e-book format — then it has value as a brand-building tool.
Here is an example. I know a Personal Trainer that works here in the Upper Valley. He owns and operates the well established Personal Trainer Business called Good News Training. This summer he created an initiative. He wanted to establish himself with local schools and athletic coaches and decided to offer Speed and Agility Training Clinics to this special audience. First, however, he decided to write an eBook.
Aaron needed to think clearly about his Speed & Agility Program.
He needed to create and present his materials in a logical and thoughtful manner.
These first two items helped him to be better and set the foundation for him and these clinics. He also accomplished something else of significance.
He created a nice complimentary item for his clients that take the clinic as the eBook is now part of the clinic package.
He established his expertise and authority with this audience (and others).
These second two items help him establish his brand. Brand building is an important part of business building. Aaron has risen above the local competition by creating this Speed & Agility Training eBook.
This eBook adds value to the community Aaron wishes to serve. Aaron has done more than what is typical and this enables him to stand out from the crowd within his marketplace.
The value of an eBook can be enormous. However, it is slow going getting most small businesses to understand the significance of it.
An eBook creates immediate credibility and can be an important part of how you can help convert someone who is "thinking about it" to a paying and happy customer.
If you are thinking about new forms of content to present your ideas, your products and your services (translation = your solutions) then consider how an eBook can factor into the mix.
The skills required to build a successful small business are often the opposite of those required to succeed in a big organization. Giant corporations regularly reward predictable, risk-averse behavior. Small businesses, however, often succeed or fail based upon their ability to stand out in a crowd. Aaron Warner of Good News Training has taken the risk that must be taken to be successful.
Producing an eBook that breaks the mold and takes risks can be provocative and be exactly what is needed to get a business noticed. It gives a small business such as Aaron's the chance to craft an exciting, value-added effective message and to establish itself as an unbeatable source of expertise.
Your choice of what to test in an A/B Test will be dependant on your objectives.
Define your objectives and then define factors that have impact on achieving them.
If you have a worthy product or service then it makes a great deal of sense to test which version of your website page delivers the information and offer for this product or service the best. This is the essence of A/B Testing.
Everything that you do with your website, your web copy, your offer and call to action will work better if you construct a message and an offer to your specific markets. To define your markets properly is one of the most fundamental concepts in marketing and your choice of which approach to use needs to be considered in terms of the specific market segment you want to reach. This is fundamental for your business and needs to be reflected in your website.
Market segmentation is about understanding the needs of your customers and how they decide between one offer and another. This insight is used to form groups of customers who share the same or very similar value criteria. A company needs to determine which groups of customers it is best suited to serve and which product and service offers will both meet the needs of its selected segments and also outperform the offers of the competition.
The primary objective of market segmentation needs to be focused on how to win and retain the customers you want to serve.
As a business you need create a great match between benefits sought by customers and those offered by your business. You need to obtain a marketplace advantage within the market segment. To create differentiation consider the appropriate mix of product features, price, promotion and ease of use to do business with you. For the customer, this enables them to understand benefits, cost (or value), perceived value to doing business with you and convenience; in other words, a customer value proposition.
A customer's view of market segmentation simply means — meet my needs!
When choosing between competing products and services, customers select the proposition that meets their needs better than any other. To win a customer and market share a business must ensure that their offer meet these needs better than any other at a price they perceive as providing superior value for money (which does not necessarily mean it has to be the cheapest).
Know your markets . . . know your customers . . . this will provide you with invaluable insights into how to win a customer's business and how to reach them. This is crucial. By really understanding your customer's situation your will gain insights into their motivations. You will know what language to use, what offer to make and will close more business and have more fun doing it.
At its core, A/B Testing is exactly what it sounds like – it is an experiment. You have two versions of an item (A and B) and a metric that you define that defines success of the experiment. To determine which version is better, you subject both versions to experimentation simultaneously. You measure which version was more successful versus your success metric and select the better version for real-world use. You can do this with pages on your website. You can even push this concept further and apply it to an entire contact path.
This is similar to the experiments you did in your high school science classes. You may remember the experiments in which you tested various substances to see which supports plant growth and which suppresses it. At different intervals, you measured the growth of plants as they were subjected to different conditions. You measured and tallied the height of the different plants which were subjected to the variations in conditions. Your success metric was height but it could have been another metric (color, number of leaves, seed production, etc.). You defined a metric and then measured against it. The results told you which conditions were optimal for performance versus your success metric.
In the case of a website page, you define a goal metric (a sale, a booking, a new subscriber . . .) and then measure how well the A version of the page performs versus the B version. You let the data define the best performance.
Consider how A/B Testing can help the performance of your website pages.
The enduring value of opt-in email lists to eCommerce efforts is one of the longest Running success stories in digital marketing. Email is still going strong as a channel for delivering traffic and sales, even as other channels continue to emerge, such as social media, SMS, and mobile apps.
The implication is clear: You should acquire a name and an email addresses whenever you can.
Presenting an email signup box for visitors who are not yet on your list is a best practice that can pay dividends for years. Also, email lists are one of the assets by which companies are valued these days.
There are numerous ways of presenting an email signup box that are both effective and inoffensive. You can use some form of light box and you might include some sort of incentive (like a discount coupon or one-time reduced shipping charge).
Deciding on the best approach for a specific website calls for testing. Whenever you test options make sure that your decision metrics include other important conversion events such as product purchase. A well planned series of A/B tests can help you quickly achieve the right balance.
How well do you know and your best clients and potential client market segments?
Different visitors respond to your website in different ways.
Visitors with shared characteristics constitute segments.
Matching content and features to segments pays dividends.
You need to define and then understand the differences in your websites visitors. If you are a B&B and near an international border does your website have a way to appeal to people from both countries? If you are a company based in the United States your product could appeal to visitors from the UK and you can see that people from the UK visit your site then it is wise to match your web copy to this market segment.
Consider what happens when you open an online store on the World Wide Web. Even if your marketing focus is domestic potential customers from around the world will eventually visit your site and, depending upon what your site is selling, they may want to buy from you. This is an international segment and it may be more lucrative than you think.
To find out how lucrative, first check your site metrics to see how much international traffic you have and how it is converting. If this segment is converting below average, consider targeting some of your site content to the top 1 or 2 countries in the international segment.
For example, let visitors from the UK know that your business is happy to sell and ship to the UK. It could be a simple as that to boost conversion.
International traffic is but one example of visitor segmentation. Do you know your markets? Have you considered how to speak to your segmented markets and how adding certain customizations could help key segments convert? Give this some serious thought and increase your conversion rate.


Houston based Apollo Chamber Players challenge the traditional notions of classical chamber music presentation and audience engagement by highlighting the rich cultural influences and folkloric traditions of various world cultures.
Houston (TX) based Apollo Chamber Players has "found fruitful territory" (Houston Chronicle) through its mission to explore the cultural and folkloric influences in classical music, and the ensemble's performances have "rhythmic air and doses of virtuosity" (The Strad). Apollo presents thematically-programmed concerts both regionally and nationally including two recent tours of the East Coast, with a Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 and concerts for Chamber Music Society of Little Rock, Seattle University, Grand Junction Symphony, and Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. In January 2017, the ensemble will be the first American chamber music ensemble to record and perform in Cuba, and it returns to Carnegie Hall for a collaborative concert with Syrian composer-pianist Malek Jandali. Apollo is featured frequently on American Public Media's nationally syndicated program, Performance Today.
Apollo's 20x2020 commissioned works have reached a listening audience of over 8 million since the project's launch in 2014, and the ensemble's albums have received international critical acclaim and airplay. Winner of HoustonPress' 2014 MasterMinds award, Apollo was one of three organizations in Houston to be recognized for positively impacting the local arts community. In recent seasons Apollo has collaborated with Houston Ballet, Houston METdance, and Catholic Charities of Houston, and concertized with acclaimed artists James Dunham, Ivo-Jan van der Werff, Timothy Pitts, Ismail Lumanovski, and Robin Kesselman.
tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets, at the Lee Center Box Office, or at the door.


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Gloria Jean Mathis Greenidge, Stevie Wonder's Baby Mama: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
By	Daniel S. Levine
Updated Oct 21, 2016 at 11:35am
Gloria Jean Mathis Greenidge claims that Stevie Wonder is the father of her 49-year-old daughter, Stephanie Mathis. If the claim turns out to be true, it would mean that Wonder has 10 children from six different women. The 69-year-old Greenidge lives in Philadelphia and says she is dying of lung cancer.
Here is a look at Greenidge's claims.
1. Greenidge Says She Met Wonder When He Was 17 & She Was 19
Greenige and Mathis first came forward with their story to the Philadelphia Daily News on October 7. She claimed to have met Wonder in the late 1960s, when she was working as a backup dancer. Greenige was 19 at the time and already had three daughters.
She claims that a musical director brought Wonder to her dressing room while he was in Philadelphia to perform at the Uptown Theater.
As she explained to the Daily News:
We fell madly in love with each other… Every time he would come to Philly, he would come get me. … It was just wonderful. I got pregnant, and I let him know. He was very excited about the baby. He was only 17, and I was 19. He was very young, and I was young. And he didn't want me to have an abortion, and I wouldn't have done it anyway. So we decided to have our baby.
Stephanie Mathis, Stevie Wonder's Alleged Love Child: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
2. Wonder Mentioned Meeting a Girl at Age 16 When He Went to Philadelphia in 2015
When Wonder was in Philadelphia for a show in August 2015, he reportedly mentioned meeting a girl when he was in the city at age 16, The Daily News reported at the time.
"I'd never been there before, naw . . . It was a Friday going on Saturday. I thought I could see," Wonder joked before he sang "Hey Love."
Greenidge's relatives assumed that Wonder was talking about her when they saw the Daily News report. They told their story to the Daily News, but had no evidence to bakc up their claims until they produced a birth certificate.
The birth certificate lists Steven Judkins as the father of Stephanie Pearline Judkins Mathis. Judkins is the last name Wonder was born with.
3. Greenidge Says She Hasn't Hard From Wonder Since the 1970s
Greenidge told the Daily News that she has not had contact with Wonder since a phone call in the 1970s. Mathis told Radar Online that she also spoke with Wonder in that phone call. She was 6 years old at the time.
"He said he'd try and visit," Mathis recalled. He never did. "It was so hard for me. I cried every day and every night," Mathis told Radar Online.
Mathis and Greenidge are trying to get a hold of Wonder now because Greenidge was diagnosed with lung cancer and is dying. She hopes to be there to introduce her daughter to Wonder in person.
"I just want to spend time with my dad," Mathis told Radar Online.
Greenidge is now living in senior housing and has a drawing of Wonder posted on her wall. She told the Daily News:
I never gave up hope. I still can't give up hope. I would like closure. I would like her to meet her father. I would like a DNA [test] because I don't know how much longer this is going to go on. My cancer has started to spread. … I don't need to be worrying. I don't need to be stressed out.
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4. Wonder Welcomed His Ninth Child in December 2014
Wonder has already has nine children from five different mothers. His most recent child is Nia, who was born in December 2014.
Nia's mother is Tomeeka Robyn Bracy, who he was once engaged to. The 41-year-old Bracy is also the mother of Wonder's eighth child.
Wonder has been married twice and his oldest confirmed daughter is Aisha, whose mother is Yolanda Simmons. Aisha was born in February 1975 and can be heard on Wonder's song "Isn't She Lovely." She has since toured with Wonder and contributed to his latest album, 2005's A Time to Love.
5. Greenidge Has 5 Other Children & Says She Isn't After Money
Greenidge revealed to the Daily News that she has six children in total, including an adopted daughter. She said that she stopped dancing after Mathis was born and lived on public assistance in a housing project.
Mathis is currently unemployed, but they told the Daily News that they are not interested in money, although they need Wonder in their lives. "He is my ex-man. She needs her father. If it was about the money, I would have got him a long time ago," Greenidge said. "This is 49 years. This is all about one thing – love."
Greeidge said that her daughter was named after Wonder. She claims he told her to name the baby Steven if it was a boy and Stephanie if it was a girl.
As for Wonder, his attorney, Laura Wasser, sent a statement to the Daily News and Radar, assuring them that Wonder "will investigate the situation further and make the right decision based on what I learn."
"As a man who is committed to family, my intention is to do the honorable thing, and I will determine what my actions will be once the whole picture is clearer," Wonder said. "In that this is a very personal and sensitive time for both families, I would ask that you of the press respect the privacy of all involved and allow this matter to be resolved with dignity for everyone."
Sarah Rodriguez, Ryan Vieth's Fiancee & Baby Mama
Published Oct 21, 2016 at 11:35am
5 Fast Facts, Stevie Wonder
Gloria Jean Mathis Greenidge is a Philadelphia woman who claims Stevie Wonder is the father of her daughter, Stephanie.


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The Best Supporting Performances of 2019
Billie Lourd steals all her scenes in "Booksmart."
I have one caveat to share as I go through this annual feature. I relegated Robert Pattinson's performance in The King to the honorable mention section because I'm not sure whether he was intentionally giving a bad performance in that film or not. Whichever it was, it was easily the most entertaining thing about that otherwise drab movie about the Battle of Agincourt, as Pattinson played the dauphin of France like the gayest vampire ever, taunting Timothée Chalamet's King Henry V with heavily accented jabs: "Giant balls. Giant balls, with a tiny cock." It's worth sitting through the back half of the film for.
He would deserve an Oscar just for that one speech from The Lighthouse that I mentioned in my best movie dialogue post. The Academy has done well at recognizing his layered performances in lower-profile movies (Shadow of the Vampire, The Florida Project, At Eternity's Gate), but his turn as Thomas Wake takes the prize for sheer craziness that makes the character funny and frightening. This movie should be screened every International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Fun fact: She modeled her performance in Marriage Story on her own real-life divorce lawyer, who also represented Scarlett Johansson in her divorce. Everything about this high-powered Hollywood attorney rings true, from the little goodies on the tea tray in her office to the way she tears apart other lawyers in the courtroom and then goes in the hall to laugh and joke with them.
I'll say more about Elisabeth Moss' lead performance in Her Smell, but it takes something to stand up to that volcanic force. Deyn does outstanding work as the rock band's lesbian lead guitarist who ignores her own cocaine problems because she's so wrapped up in the lead singer's plethora of drug and mental issues. The British model-turned-actress deserves to be better known on our shores.
Too often we forget just how good this Oscar winner is. He's often overshadowed even in his best films like Django Unchained and Baby Driver. In Just Mercy, however, he's the one stealing the film away from the leads as a condemned prisoner who has accepted his fate until a new lawyer takes his case and he dares to hope to see his family again.
Walton Goggins
First of all, in Them That Follow, he absolutely looks the part of a backwoods preacher for a Christian snake-handling cult, leading his congregation in ecstatic celebration. However, he's downright magnificent in the film's climactic scene, when he drapes rattlesnakes over the shoulders of his own teenage daughter, looking scarcely less terrified than her as he tests whether God has forgiven her.
She may be listed as a supporting character in Hustlers, but she dominates the proceedings as the stripper who pulls Constance Wu's Destiny and others into her plan to defraud the Wall Street dicks who come into the club. When she's engaged and in a role that suits her, she can do wondrous things.
"I am a golden sawfish!" "How are you dry?" "It's like ayahuasca, but it's Asian. It's Asian-huasca!" Carrie Fisher's daughter did little in Booksmart except steal every scene she was in. True, a lot of actresses could have done well with the unforgettable role of a girl who somehow beats the protagonists to every place they go, but Lourd injected the role with an unforgettable anarchy.
Jonathan Majors
In my review of The Last Black Man in San Francisco, I forgot to mention the scene in which he goes up to a group of African-American thugs on a street corner and gives them notes as if he's a theater director talking to his actors. ("I believe you, but I think we can go deeper.") The 30-year-old Dallas native was given too little to do in Hostiles and Captive State, but found his showcase in this film and made the most of it.
Taylor Russell
So often we forget the effect that violence has on the families of the people involved. This newcomer makes sure we don't forget in Waves, as she tries to cope with high-school life after her brother's picture has been plastered all over the evening news. Her picking up the pieces is a messy and compelling piece of drama.
Zhao Shuzhen
While everyone else in The Farewell is embroiled in the grief of Nai-Nai's impending death, the old lady herself just sort of floats through the story on the breezes of making preparations for her grandson's wedding. This 75-year-old veteran of Chinese TV and theater gave her very first film performance in this movie, and what a way to make a debut.
Honorable mention: Moisés Arias, Monos; Timothée Chalamet and Florence Pugh, Little Women; Zoey Deutch, Zombieland: Double Tap; Chris Evans, Knives Out; Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy; Alessandro Nivola, The Art of Self-Defense; Robert Pattinson, The King; Joaquin Phoenix, Mary Magdalene; Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Wesley Snipes, Dolemite Is My Name; Keanu Reeves, Always Be My Maybe; Margot Robbie, Bombshell; Lorraine Toussaint, Fast Color.
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I visited a gorgeous new listing in Pukalani.
What makes upcountry living attractive? I get this question many times. Upcountry is further away from the sandy beaches, nice restaurants, shopping options elsewhere on Maui. However, I love living Upcountry. I like views of that Upcountry can offer. I feel at home.


OK! You've decided to replace that patchy, worn-out old lawn with a broad swathe of beautifully lush Namgrass. That's great. Now, whether you handle this as a DIY project or you get someone in, careful planning and preparation will pay off handsomely in the end. Spending time on basics like a smooth, level surface is important if you are going to get a result to be proud of. The below instructions are our recommended installation process for ideal conditions. There are other ways to install which can be dependant on materials available and ground conditions but do give us a call if you're unsure. Let's get started!
First you need to remove all the old turf. If you have an area larger than a few square metres, it's worth hiring a turf cutter. It will make the job much quicker and easier and it helps take the hassle out of achieving a level surface.
To enhance its good looks for years to come, Namgrass should have neat, durable edge around it. When choosing which material to use (timber, metal, concrete or brick) remember Namgrass is available in pile heights from 10mm to 45mm deep, so you should lay the height of your edge accordingly. Next, have a nice cup of tea.
Once the edge is in place, the entire area needs to be covered with a layer of fine aggregate such as 'Grano dust', 'Dust' or 'Fine Type 1'. Your local builders merchant will be able to advise and supply, but particles should be no bigger than 5mm. Take along your measurements, including the depth, so they can calculate the quantity.
Next, another trip to the hire shop for a compacter which is needed to compress the material and provide a firm base. Continue to add the fine aggregate and keep compacting until the layer is between 40-60mm deep. And, depending on which Namgrass you choose, keep the base layer roughly 20mm below the top of your edging. Remember to form a slight camber so the base slopes towards the edges, this will help accommodate any settlement over time.
It's a good idea to spray the area with water to keep the dust down and help the aggregate to bind. Then it's time for another cup of tea. Finally, (phew!) cover the base layer with a weed membrane, pinning it close up to the edging.
Now for the fun part! Lay the Namgrass over the area and overlap the edges so you have enough material to trim for a close finish. Chances are, you'll need to join two or more pieces together, roll these pieces out as well, ensuring the pile runs the same way.
Namgrass is best viewed with the pile direction facing towards you however the majority of our grass can also be laid side-on.
Leave the Namgrass to settle for a couple of hours. Break for lunch.
Come on, come on, back to work. Carefully cut the overlapping edges, sharp knife essential, so they fit snugly up to your edging. Whilst it's not essential, you can infill artificial grass products with an even layer of kiln dried sand – approx. 5 kilos/m2. This provides additional stability and weight to the product, thus making for a much nicer completed project. After spreading the sand, brush up the grass to lift the pile and settle the sand in. More tea.
If you are a pet owner we suggest not infilling with sand to ensure a lawn that smells fresher for longer.
Depending on the size and shape of your garden you may well need to join Two sections together. Our top tip here is to take your time. its simple to do, get it right and you'll never know there is a join, but get it wrong and you will see it. To make sure you get a professional finish, follow these simple instructions.
Line up the two lengths ensuring the pile runs in the same direction. Fold back the edges of the first length and locate the third and fourth rows of stitching. Using a sharp knife (change the blade it will be blunt by now), cut through the latex, between the rows of stitching, all the way along. Take care not to cut the blades of grass. Remove the excess strips and repeat the process on the other length. Time for tea, and have a Hob-Nob too, you've earned it.
Line up the cut lengths and fold back the edges, holding them back all along the join. Roll out the joining tape, shiny side down, on the ground between the two lengths of Namgrass. Use a cartridge gun (and spreader if you like) to apply the adhesive evenly along the tape. Starting at one end, fold the two lengths of Namgrass back over so they stick to the tape. Take care not to get grass fibres stuck in the glue. Not long now, think of all the grass cutting you won't have to do! Once both edges are folded over, walk gently along the joint to firm it down. If you can see the join, make small adjustments until it disappears. Leave at least two hours for the glue to go off, or up to a day if it is below freezing.
Well done! Celebrate by selling your old lawnmower and opening a bottle of bubbly!


Your pain, stiffness, and other functional challenges are symptoms of underlying disorders, so it follows that correcting those disorders can relieve your suffering. Here at Utah Spine & Accident Clinic, we look beyond the surface symptoms to understand and fix the biomechanical problems that cause those symptoms. Our functional rehabilitation treatment methods can help your body work as it should.
As you may know all too well, the human body is subject to many kinds of aches, pains, and other symptoms, from headaches and backaches to neurological problems in the arms or legs. But treating the symptoms themselves (by masking them with drugs, for example) and/or treating the area of the body exhibiting the symptoms may offer no lasting relief. That's because the underlying dysfunction may continue to produce symptoms until it has been addressed directly -- and that dysfunction may be located in a different part of the body altogether. To make matters worse, the body may have tried to adapt to the dysfunction, which only worsens and reinforces the abnormalities.
Functional medicine seeks to deal with these underlying dysfunctions by understanding how they affect your everyday activities, from standing and walking to doing your job. In addition to identifying and correcting the immediate structural issues, we also work to help the body "forget" any bad habits it has picked up, retaining it so it will operate in a healthier manner.
Our West Jordan Chiropractor, Dr. Draney, will begin by analyzing your movement patterns, range of motion, musculoskeletal alignment and physical balance. Once we see where your functional weaknesses lie, we can prescribe specific sequences of targeted corrective exercises. These exercises restore the function required for your everyday activities, such as stretching exercises that aid your tennis swing or your common workplace motions. Functional rehabilitation treatment is prescribed for headaches, low back pain, whiplash, runner's knee, shoulder impingement, hip bursitis, and many other inflammatory conditions.
Chiropractic care and functional medicine are a powerful combination. As chiropractic adjustments shift joint components back into their preferred positions, functional rehabilitation treatment teaches the body how to accept this realignment (and its effects on posture and motion) as the "new normal."
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Q: DoAction to update text Is it possible to have a custom action in Wix update text on a dialog?  I've been searching various methods of doing this, but nothing has worked for me yet.
I have a PushButton control defined with
<Control Id="RunButton" Type="PushButton" X="0" Y="0" Height="18" Width="56" Text="Run">
    <Publish Event="DoAction" Value="CustomAction">1</Publish>
</Control>

and a Text control that has
<Control Id="MessageText" X="0" Y="20" Width="100" Height="18">
    <Subscribe Event="ActionData" Attribute="Text" />
</Control>

In my custom action, I have
using(var rec = new Record(0)){
    rec.SetString(0, "Starting...");
    session.Message(InstallMessage.ActionData, rec);
}

This is the basic process I've found on numerous forums, but it isn't working for me.
The action is defined as Execute="immediate" and Return="Check".
I have also tried changing the "Record" object to be 3 fields, and set the same property to fields 1, 2 and 3.  That did not work either.
Could anyone explain what I'm doing wrong?  Is this just not doable in Wix?  Essentially I am trying to set up a long running process in a custom action and want to be able to report back to the user the progress of the action.

A: If you check the docs for DoAction:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368322(v=vs.85).aspx
it says that you can't send a message via MsiProcessMessage, which is what session.message actually is underneath, so that's the most likely reason for it not working. I suspect that the forums you're looking at describe general use of MsiProcessMessage without the caveat of this particular case.
Without knowing what the custom action is doing I can't suggest anything. In the execute sequence you can integrate your CA with the progress bar, but you're in the UI sequence, presumably collecting a lot of data or checking something.
If your custom action updates the system it should be in the execute sequence as a deferred custom action. Not only does that let you influence the progress bar and supply text saying what's going on, but the install could fail, or the user could cancel it, the whole point of a transactional install is that failure will roll it back as if the install never started. That means you should save the database and restore it in a rollback custom action. The other issue you might have is that immediate custom actions in the UI are not elevated, so you may not be able to update the database. Not only that, but a silent install bypasses the UI so your custom action won't be called and your product cannot be rolled out using group policy or SCCM methods.

A: The internal UI of Windows Installer doesn't update much indirectly. Fundamentally you have to decide if you want a single update (more like your description), or if you're looking for progress messages (more like your approach). For progress messages, you should heed PhilDW's answer, as this will need to be part of the execute sequence. For one-time updates in response to UI events (such as the user clicking a button), consider using properties and SetProperty control events:

*

*Your control should show text including a property reference such as Pudding: [FLAVOR].

*Your DoAction control event can set some property, perhaps even FLAVOR itself, but for clarity I might suggest FLAVOR_FROMDOACTION.

*Then add a SetProperty control event that sets FLAVOR to [FLAVOR_FROMDOACTION]. This will update the control's text.


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The object of this lecture is to reflect on, and explore, India's future prospects in the context of economics and politics but situated in historical perspective. To set the stage before the play begins, it considers the striking transformations in the mood of the nation, from surging hopes to widespread despair to upbeat optimism, in a short time span of just one decade. The discussion is divided into three parts. First, it considers structural changes in the political process to focus on the reasons for hope and for despair. Second, it analyses the economic dimension, by sketching a picture of where we are and where we need to go from here, to highlight the bad news and the good news. Third, it examines what needs to be done in the realm of politics and the sphere of economics if the aspirations of people, and of the nation, are to be realised. In conclusion, it highlights why the Republic of India can be exhilarating and distressing, engaging and frustrating, or exciting and annoying, at the same time, which suggests a dialectical relationship between hope and despair.
Prof. Deepak Nayyar is Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was Distinguished Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research, New York and has taught Economics at the University of Oxford, the University of Sussex and the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi, from 2000-2005. Prof. Nayyar has also served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. He was educated at St. Stephen's College and the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi and at the University of Oxford, UK. Prof. Nayyar's research interests are primarily in the areas of international economics, macroeconomics and development economics. He has published books on a wide range of subjects including trade policies, industrialization strategies, macroeconomic stabilization, economic liberalization, trade theory, macro policies, international migration, multilateral trading system. He has written extensively on economic development in India.
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Author: Pando DailyWe have one goal here at PandoDaily: To be the site-of-record for that startup root-system and everything that springs up from it, cycle-after-cycle. That sounds simple but it'll be incredibly hard to pull off. It's not something we accomplish on day one or even day 300. It's something we accomplish by waking up every single day and writing the best stuff we can, and continually adding like-minded staffers who have the passion, drive and talent to do the same.


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Why ExtJS ?
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Is there an alternative?

- Maybe `Qooxdoo <http://www.qooxdoo.org>`_ :

  - https://www.mail-archive.com/qooxdoo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg13290.html

The following toolkits didn't get me:

- `jQuery <http://jquery.com>`_
- `Dojo <http://dojotoolkit.org/>`_
- http://www.prototypejs.org and http://script.aculo.us
- http://mootools.net
- http://dojotoolkit.org


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Helen is 8 months old (8 months and 3 days, if you want to be particular).
She continues to love her bath time.
She's taken to fake smiling, coughing, and crying. Here's proof of her fakey cry.
Helen likes food again! She's gets the vast majority of her nutrition from breast milk, but it's fun to feed her solids every once in a while. So far she's tried egg yolk, chicken broth, avocado, banana and pumpkin (mixed with grass-fed, organic butter). Here's a video of her eating pumpkin.
She finally got a tooth: her lower right front tooth.
She also decided to (finally) grow some hair. It's so fun to see it get thicker.
Since she got her tooth she's been experimenting with more consonant sounds (dada, mama, baba, ect.). She says "mama" when she wants comfort.
Her night time sleeping is actually worse than it was last month. She usually wakes 2-3 times during the night. I haven't had the heart to makes her go back to sleep without nursing first. I wonder if teething is at the root (no pun intended).
She's getting better at standing. She can balance for a few seconds and she has even pushed up to standing by herself (no support) a couple of times. I'd be surprised if she isn't walking by Christmas. But of course it could take her longer to learn than I think.
She loves to look at pictures of babies, including herself. And she coos when she sees her cousin Susan.
And that's Helen's 8 month update!
Love that smirky photo… so cute!!
Yes, it's the teething. Does she have one of the teething rings you can freeze for her to gnaw on? My boys liked that. Of course they also liked gnawing on the furniture and their cribs.
I don't think she has separation anxiety, Erica. You're there all the time so she's testing you to see how much she can get away with. Dress her and give her some toys to play with when you have things to do since she needs to learn to entertain herself. She can look through some cloth-bound books or stack blocks or bang wooden spoons together. She'll be walking soon and she needs to know who is in charge (That's you. Not her.) so she doesn't end up hurting herself by running from you.
This is very important if you should have another child while she is still small. She needs to know that you are the final authority and she can't break things or hurt others. Kids aren't bad (although it's easy to think that when they sink their teeth into your leg), but they live in the moment and can't think ahead. You have to be ahead of her.
I'm not trying to be bossy, so please don't take it that way. My kids are grown now and I know trends in childrearing come and go.


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