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Adam Driver Set To Receive Palm Springs Film Festival's Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor
By Pete Hammond
Awards Columnist/Chief Film Critic
@DeadlinePete
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EXCLUSIVE: Adam Driver, who is seemingly everywhere this year, at least on screen and stage, has been chosen to receive this year's Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor to be presented at the fest's star studded awards gala on Thursday January 2nd at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
Driver has won high praise for his performances in Amazon Studio's The Report as well as Netflix's Marriage Story. Today moviegoers are lining up to see his final turn as Kyro Ren in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker. He also was seen earlier this year in Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, and was Tony-nominated on Broadway last Spring for his role in Burn This. He is currently nominated for SAG, Golden Globe and Critics' Choice awards for Marriage Story, for which he also kicked off the season winning a Gotham Award.
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"This has been a career year for Adam Driver with an award-winning role in Marriage Story, and solid performances in The Report and Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker," said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. "In Marriage Story, Adam Driver brings raw human emotions in his portrayal of a man going through an acrimonious divorce in this powerful and moving story. For this outstanding performance, we are honored to present the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor to Adam Driver."
Past actor recipients of the Desert Palm Achievement Award include Casey Affleck, Jeff Bridges, Bradley Cooper, Daniel Day-Lewis, Colin Firth, Matthew McConaughey, Gary Oldman, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt and Eddie Redmayne. In the years they were honored, Affleck, Bridges, Day-Lewis, McConaughey, Oldman, Penn and Redmayne went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, while Cooper, Firth and Pitt received Oscar nominations.
Driver joins this year's previously announced honorees Antonio Banderas (International Star Award, Actor), Laura Dern (Career Achievement Award), Cynthia Erivo (Breakthrough Performance Award), Zack Gottsagen (Rising Star Award), Jennifer Lopez (Spotlight Award), Joaquin Phoenix (Chairman's Award), Martin Scorsese (Sonny Bono Visionary Award), Charlize Theron (International Star Award, Actress) and Renée Zellweger (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress).
The Palm Springs International Film Festival runs from January 2-13.


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Artist "Pokey LaFarge"
Pokey LaFarge
Manic Revelations
Label: New West Records
In The Blossom of Their Shade
Biography Pokey LaFarge
is a musician, songwriter, bandleader, entertainer, innovator and preservationist, whose arsenal of talents has placed him at the forefront of American music. Over the last decade, Pokey has won the hearts of music lovers across the globe with his creative mix of early jazz, string ragtime, country blues and western swing. After signing with Jack White's Third Man Records to release his fifth full-length album (Pokey LaFarge) in 2013, he performed as a musical guest on The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show on Ireland's RTÉ One network. Pokey's rendition of "Lovesick Blues" with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, featured on an episode of Boardwalk Empire, was selected for inclusion on the series' official soundtrack (Vol. 2). Additionally, Pokey appeared in Disney's The Lone Ranger (both on screen and on the original score), was featured on A Prairie Home Companion and NPR's World Cafe, and recorded a song for ATO Records' Divided & United: Songs of the Civil War, produced by Randall Poster.
2014 has been Pokey's most momentous year yet; by spring, he had brought his music to five continents, with international tours in India, Australia and New Zealand. In the past year, Pokey's tour trail (consisting of over 250 shows) included appearances at clubs and festivals across the USA and Canada as well as two extensive tours in Europe. Pokey has played with the likes of Jack White, The Raconteurs, Wanda Jackson, Old Crow Medicine Show, and most recently, Carolina Chocolate Drops. As an opening act on Jack White's Blunderbuss tour, he delighted sold out crowds at Red Rocks Amphitheater and Radio City Music Hall, among other notable venues in North America. Pokey is currently touring with a five-piece backing band, including his original bandmates (Ryan Koenig on harmonica, washboard and snare, Adam Hoskins on guitar and Joey Glynn on upright bass), in addition to Chloe Feoranzo on clarinet and TJ Muller on cornet.
At only 31 years old, Pokey's career has not slowed in momentum since it began with his first release Marmalade (2007). Shortly followed by Beat, Move and Shake (2008) and Riverboat Soul (2010), Pokey quickly graduated from breakthrough artist to leading musical figure, receiving two consecutive Independent Music Awards for Best Americana Album (Riverboat Soul and Middle of Everywhere).
Pokey's music transcends the confines of genre, continually challenging the notion that tradition-bearers fail to push musical boundaries. Rather than merely conjuring up half-forgotten imagery of days past, Pokey is a lyrical storyteller, the plot delivered smoothly through his dynamic vocals. Both on stage and off, his effortless wit never fails to charm audiences, giving way to a live music experience that manages to be grandiose and unassuming all at once. Born in the heartland of America and based in St. Louis, Missouri, Pokey's Midwestern charisma welcomes his audiences with open arms.
Pokey LaFarge is on a mission, encouraging fans worldwide to think differently about what it means to celebrate musical traditions. Simply put, Pokey explains, "It's not retro music. It's American music that never died."

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"Envisioning Post-Pandemic Violin Repertoire and Curriculum" an Interactive Class with Dr. Kia-Hui Tan
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Kia-Hui Tan has performed as concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in 25 U.S. states and 20 countries on five continents, including at London's Barbican Hall and New York's Carnegie Weill Recital Hall. Described in The Strad as a "violinist whose virtuosity was astonishing," she has won numerous awards including the Bronze Medal at the first NTDTV Chinese International Violin Competition at Town Hall in 2008. Included in her repertoire of over 400 solo or chamber works are premiere performances of works by more than 70 living composers. She has been a member of various new music ensembles and is frequently invited to perform at contemporary music festivals and conferences, often presenting themed lecture-recitals on the vastly unexplored repertory for unaccompanied solo violin. An experienced orchestral violinist, she had served as concertmaster under Sir Colin Davis and Mstislav Rostropovich, among many other notable conductors.Currently associate professor of violin, Tan had been on faculty at Cornell University, the University of Toledo, The Cleveland Institute of Music and Cleveland Music School Settlement before joining the Ohio State faculty in 2005. She is in demand as a master class presenter, adjudicator, strings coach and guest conductor in high schools, colleges and youth orchestras; her outreach activities have extended as far as China and Colombia. She is the recipient of the 2008-2009 School of Music Distinguished Teaching Award.Tan studied piano, violin, music theory and composition in her native country, Singapore, before receiving scholarships to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and The Cleveland Institute of Music where she was conferred the doctor of musical arts degree in 2001. Her principal teachers included David Takeno, David Updegraff and Stephen Shipps. She continues to explore how Alexander Technique, Tai Chi and Nervous System Energy Work influence and enhance her violin playing and teaching.https://music.osu.edu/people/tan.170
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UCF School of Performing Arts
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At the University of Florida, you can take part in non-traditional doctoral or master's degree programs in psychology. The degrees to choose from are the Clinical and Health Psychology Ph.D. and the Master of Public Health program. There are a range of specializations that you can choose from, including public health practice, epidemiology and social and behavioral sciences. Additionally, the MPH program will require you to take part in an internship in a related field. The University of Florida has a strong focus of working together, creating partnerships between professional staff and alumni to have a real impact on the community.
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Tart fresh cranberries are the perfect holiday addition to orange and cream cheese stuffed French toast made with KING'S HAWAIIAN ® Dinner Rolls.
Special breakfasts are almost always a sign of a special occasion in our house. During the week we have quick and healthy breakfasts before school, but on holidays and birthdays I like to splurge a little and make something sweet. Baked French toast is one of my favorite breakfasts to make because it's so much easier to make as a casserole than to fry batch after batch. I spotted fresh cranberries a few days ago and grabbed them up. Since fresh cranberries are only around for a few months, I get pretty excited to see them. They add a delicious tart bite to anything sweet. I love them in pumpkin muffins, but thought they would be fantastic in a baked French toast.
Rather than use sliced or torn bread as I have in the past, I used KING'S HAWAIIAN ® Dinner Rolls. My family loves these sweet rolls and they create perfectly cute individual portions of baked French Toast. An orange cream cheese mixture is used for the filling, but If that doesn't strike your fancy (let's bring that saying back, okay?) you can make a quick filling with a layer of marmalade and the cranberries. That being said, the cream cheese-orange zest-honey mixture is simply amazing on bagels. Or right off the beater.
An egg and milk mixture is whisked together and poured over the stuffed rolls. You could fill the rolls with the cream cheese mixture and cranberries the night before and pour the custard over the top in the morning. I used a 9″ x 13″ baking dish for the photos. There was a little too much space between each roll for the egg mixture to seep into and bake. The second test of this recipe with a 7″ x 11″ dish worked much better, so that's what I'm so I'm recommending in the instructions.
Top your French toast with honey (my personal favorite) or maple or coconut syrup. Make it even prettier with a garnish or fresh mint leaves, orange peel, or a dusting of powdered sugar. Doesn't that just look like the holidays?! I love the bright red color cranberries add as they pop.
Cut the rolls in half crosswise with a serrated knife.
In the bowl of a mixer, beat cream cheese, 1 tablespoon orange zest, honey, and extract until very smooth and creamy. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cut side of the bottom half of the rolls. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the cranberries over the cream cheese mixture. Top with the top halves of the rolls. Gently cut rolls away from each other if still attached in one sheet.
Coat a 7″ x 11″ baking dish with butter or cooking spray and arrange rolls in the baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, orange juice, milk and orange zest. Pour the egg mixture over the rolls, gently pressing any rolls that float up back down. Use a spoon to scoop and pour the egg mixture from the edges back over the tops. Sprinkle remaining cranberries and turbinado sugar over the top.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and let casserole soak for 30 minutes. Bake for 45 minutes or until set, covering with foil after the first 15 minutes. 5 minutes before casserole looks finished, sprinkle with almonds to lightly toast.
Cool 10 minutes and serve with maple syrup or honey. Garnish with fresh mint leaves, orange peel, or powdered sugar.
This recipe reheats well. If you need to bake it a few hours early, simply reheat in a 300 degree oven until warm, 10-15 minutes.


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The Hartwell Railroad Company was chartered in 1878, and its 10-mile, 3-foot gauge line from Hartwell to Bowersville was completed in late 1879. In 1898, it was reorganized as the Hartwell Railway.
Southern Railway gained control of the line in 1902 and converted it to standard gauge in 1905. The Hartwell's narrow-gauge wood-burner Nancy Hart was then replaced with a larger coal-burning engine.
In 1917, Poor's Manual of the Railroads reported that the Hartwell operated one locomotive and one passenger car.
In 1924, Southern Railway sold the line to a group of local businessmen.
Hart County Scenic Railway caboose and steam engine in Hartwell, 1980s.
In the 1980s, the Hartwell briefly operated a tourist train, the Hart County Scenic Railway, between Hartwell and Bowersville. Motive power was occasionally provided by No. 11, a Baldwin 2-6-2 steamer built in 1925.
In addition to its original line, the Hartwell now operates the 48-mile former Norfolk Southern line between Toccoa and Elberton.
The Hartwell Railroad Company has no employees; it contracts with the Great Walton Railroad to operate its lines.
More information and photos at hawkinsrails.net.
Hartwell Railroad locomotives at work in Lavonia in early 2000.


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T-shirts made from water bottles, at your Appalachian State University Bookstore now!
'Organic,' 'local' and 'fair trade' apply to fashion as well
By Elisabeth Wall
The University Bookstore is offering a sustainable-fashion line of Renew Merchandise – caps, tees, polo shirts and hoodies made from recycled plastic bottles. "It's a strong brand, and a great idea," University Bookstore Director Lorraine Childers said, "but certainly not the first sustainable apparel offered by the bookstore."
Sustainability is not a new concept for her buyers, Childers said. For more than 10 years, University Bookstore has been actively stocking sustainably produced products, beginning with notebooks and paper goods.
A variety of sustainable offerings are generally on hand: reusable water bottles, environmentally friendly color pencils, art supplies made using 100 percent wind-power, recycled notebooks, recycled office paper, environmentally friendly binders, recycled notecards, environmentally friendly computer bags and "Sustain Appalachian" T-shirts that are made from fabric produced from recycled plastic bottles and organic cotton. Even graduation regalia are made from recycled materials.
"We put some good energy behind the Renew Merchandise," Childers said. "We worked with the Athletics Department, the Office of Sustainability and University Communications on the branding. The tags tell how many water bottles were used for each particular item. And there's a cool display that looks like a small refrigerator. We are offering a green T-shirt – well, because it's green – and the traditional black and gold."
Making Change - How a student moved from activism to action, and changed university practices
An Appalachian global studies student takes on fast-fashion, engaging the university along the way to improve conditions for workers producing licensed collegiate apparel.
Last fall Food Services decked out many of their employees with the Renew Merchandise hats, each one made from three recycled plastic bottles.
"Employees say the hats are cool and comfortable in the hot kitchens, serving lines and dish rooms," Food Services Specialist Heather Brandon said.
"In the future, we hope to collect plastic bottles used on campus for Renew," said Childers. "This would create a closed circle from plastic bottle to bookstore merchandise."
Sustainable fashion – not a fad
Sustainable fashion has come a long way since the "recycled" products of the '90s – pencil skirts made from cut-up jeans, and halter tops from scarves. The concept of sustainability is the same but the buzz words have changed.
Today, sustainability language from the food world applies to fashion as well: organic, local, fair trade. The true mantra of green fashion, according to Appalachian global studies major and sustainable fashion warrior Alaina Storch, is conscious consuming – awareness of the origin of the fabrics, working conditions, fair market wages, low carbon footprint. The ultimate goal of conscious consumption is buying less and assessing before we buy, Storch said.
"Sustainable fashion is not a fad," Childers said. "It's a growing trend and I hope it continues to be strong. Buying local is important. We have worked with a number of North Carolina sustainable apparel vendors… The first was TS Designs, a T-shirt manufacturer in Chapel Hill. We stock Tobacco Road tees made in Wendell, and, of course there's Champion." The Winston-Salem-headquartered HanesBrands company "has a very strong sustainability program," she said. "They were out front in producing sustainable collegiate and active wear."
"We try very hard to purchase products from our state," Childers said. "Of course it helps with carbon emissions. But, too, both my parents worked in textiles. It's personal for me. I want to use products that are produced in our state by our state's workers."
Campus worker Mary Anne Savage sports one of the Renew Merchandise T-shirts. A third-year student from Holly Springs, Savage is majoring in communications and public relations and said her job at the University Bookstore gives her the opportunity to do some real-world marketing projects.
Renew Merchandise uses a simple process to turn post-consumer plastic bottles into custom merchandise:
Renew collects and sorts post-consumer plastic bottles.
The plastic is washed, broken down and turned into Renew Fibers at local certified recycling centers.
Renew extracts the raw material from the plastic and turns the waste into pellets, which can be spun into yarn to make fabric.
Renew fibers are weaved into yarn using less water and one-third less energy with very little waste in production compared to virgin fiber processes. The yarn is turned into fabric and used to make merchandise.
University Bookstore Director Lorraine Childers
"It's personal for me. I want to use products that are produced in our state by our state's workers."
- University Bookstore Director Lorraine Childers


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Музеят "Кон-Тики" () е музей в Осло, Норвегия, посветен на живота и делото на норвежкия биолог, антрополог и мореплавател Тур Хейердал. Музеят е открит на 15 май 1950 година и е разположен на полуостров Бигдьо в непосредствена близост до музея "Фрам". Най-важният експонат на музея е салът "Кон-Тики", с който през 1947 година Хейердал пресича Тихия океан от Перу до Полинезия.

Музейна колекция
Постоянната музейна експозиция съдържа плавателните салове и предметите, използвани по време на всички експедиции на Тур Хейердал – "Кон-Тики", "Фату-Хива", "Ра", "Ра II", "Тигрис", както и експедициите му до Великденския остров и островите Галапагос. Сбирката включва и образци на Моаи.

Сред музейните експонати са 16 mm камерата, с която са снимани кадри за документалния филм "Кон-Тики" от 1950 година, и статуетката "Оскар", присъдена за филма през 1951 година на 24-тото издание на наградите.

Направена е специална възстановка на пещера с петроглифи и статуи, подобни на тези, открити в пещерите на Великденския остров. Подводна експозиция в музея представя сцена със сала "Кон-Тики", под който са изобразени различни представители на морската фауна, включително и по-големи видове като китова акула.

Към музея функционира специално помещение за организирани временни изложби, зала за филмови прожекции, библиотека с преводи на различни световни езици на книгите на Тур Хейердал, както и магазин за сувенири.

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След завръщането на сала "Кон-Тики" в Норвегия, е взето решение през 1949 година да се учреди музей на полуостров Бигдьо. Основатели на музея са Тур Хейердал и един от членовете на експедицията "Кон-Тики", Кнут Хаугланд, който е директор на музея в продължение на повече от 40 години. Ежегодно музеят се посещава от около 200 000 души, а от момента на откриването му са го посетили над 15 милиона посетители от цял свят.

Първоначално музеят е открит във временна сграда. През 1957 година е преместен в съвременната си сграда, която е дело на архитектите Ф. С. Плату и Ото Торгерсен. През 1978 година музеят е разширен, отново по проект от Торгерсен.

Музеят "Кон-Тики" се намира в близост до няколко други музея: Музеят "Фрам", Норвежият музей на история на културата, Музеят на викингските кораби, и Норвежкият музей на морското дело.

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Portland Trail Blazers trade rumors present some interesting news for fans of the team. While many NBA trade rumors are expected as the NBA trade deadline approaches each February, some names tend to come up that won't be getting dealt. It appears that two of those names are Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum.
A report by ESPN states that teams are trying to pry Lillard and McCollum away from the Blazers, but sources are stating that the team continues to reject overtures. It appears that the front office in Portland is content to hold on to the two guards and continue building around them. That news should be well received by Blazers fans who have grown accustomed to cheering on the duo every night.
There are additional Portland Trail Blazers trade rumors that suggest the team is looking to land another big man before the NBA trade deadline on February 8. This includes discussions taking place with the Los Angeles Clippers about All-Star center DeAndre Jordan. Nothing has developed from those talks, as it is rumored that the Clippers would want either Lillard or McCollum to be part of a return package. That appears to be a non-starter for Portland at this time.
In the updated NBA standings, the Blazers have slipped to the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference. With three-straight losses, the Blazers are at 29-25 on the season. That puts them only one game ahead of the No. 9 seeded Los Angeles Clippers and the possibility of missing the 2018 NBA Playoffs. It could be a very disappointing end to the season if the Blazers don't start stringing wins together over the next few weeks.
It is due to how the NBA standings look that so many Portland Trail Blazers trade rumors have surfaced. A number of NBA analysts feel that the Blazers need to deal either Damian Lillard or C.J. McCollum in order to get frontcourt help. Jusuf Nurkic has struggled a bit this season, creating a lot of doubt that the Blazers are really a contending team in the West. If the season ended today (February 6), the Blazers would have a tough first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.
On the positive side of things, the Blazers are also just one game back from the No. 5 seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. It shows that the team could quickly move up by just playing well during the month of February. Being the No. 5 seed would also put them on the same side of the playoff bracket as the Golden State Warriors, another team in the West that would be tough to contend with. The pressure is now on Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum to elevate the Portland Trail Blazers in the final two months of the regular season.


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A salmonella outbreak impacting more than 30 states and sickening over 600 people in the U.S. are being linked to onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico.
Check your onions now: A salmonella outbreak impacting 37 states and sickening over 600 people in the U.S. is being linked to certain imported onions.
A warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fresh whole red, white and yellow onions from Chihuahua, Mexico, were distributed to grocery stores and restaurants across the U.S. by ProSource Inc. They should be discarded.
Officials also urge consumers not to buy any whole red, white or yellow onions without stickers or packaging that show where they're from, and to throw away any such onions that are already in the home.
Salmonella traced to onions has sent 129 people to the hospital, the CDC says.
Federal health investigators are working to determine if any additional onions and suppliers are linked to the outbreak.
The onions were last imported on Aug. 27. However, officials say they can last in storage for up to three months.
The CDC also advises that surfaces and containers that have been in contact with the onions should be washed with hot, soapy water or in a dishwasher.
Most people infected with salmonella can experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, according to the CDC. Symptoms usually start six hours to six days after they eat the affected foods.
Health officials say most people recover without treatment after four to seven days.
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Set up nodal agency on public information on sex determination ads: SC
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November 17, 2016	State : New Delhi
New Delhi : The Supreme Court directed the Centre to set up a nodal agency to act on public information on advertisements promoting sex determination techniques/kits on the Internet.
The apex court said its direction on the nodal agency was in addition to the order passed on September 19 to direct the Internet search engines that they were under obligation to see that the "doctrine of auto block" is applied within a reasonable period of time.
These advertisements on sex determination techniques/kits could be reached through Internet search engines of Google India, Yahoo India and Microsoft Corporation (India) Ltd.
Anything that offends the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, or the sex ratio would be taken away/deleted from the three search engines, the court said.
The Supreme Court observed that India did not need 'knowledge' on sex determination techniques/kits as the country was already faced with decreasing sex ratio.
"Human race is facing a problem. In some places, boys are not getting married as there are no girls," a bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Amitava Roy remarked.
"Whether you can have a boy or a girl that kind of knowledge is not needed in India," Justice Misra said.
The court's observations came as it brushed aside submissions by senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi, K.V. Vishwanathan and Anupam Lal Das, appearing for Google India, Yahoo India and Microsoft Corporation (India) respectively.
The court was told that Section 22 of the PNDT Act prohibits commercial promotion of sex determination techniques and not text on this subject used by medical students and researchers.
Singhvi said they should be heard on the legal aspects of the issue before the court passed an order.
The court was hearing a public interest litigation by Sabu Mathew George who sought curbs on advertisements commercially promoting sex determination techniques/kits and other related things.
Distancing from the position taken by the search engines, Additional Solicitor General P.S. Narasimha told the bench that Section 22 of the ACt was an inclusive definition and not restricted to advertisements as understood in common parlance.
The position taken by Narasimha assumes significance as senior counsel Anupam Lal Das had told the bench that they (search engines and the government) were on the same page but the Healthy Ministry has taken a contrary position on the issue.
The court, by its last order, had ordered the three search engines to put in place an in-house procedure/method to weed out advertisements promoting sex selection techniques/kits.
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We love hearing from you. We enjoy seeing you at events like eMerge Americas and Refresh Miami. We communicate with you via emails, and on the phone. We even meet with you in our offices, to better understand ideas and communicate concepts. And the energy that you are bringing to the Tech scene here is awesome. Keep doing what you're doing – dreaming big, sharing your ideas and vision with anyone who will listen, and working hard to create something of value in our hometown.
Whether we become your development partner or not, we're always happy to offer suggestions or tips when we meet with folks. Since a lot of these happen during one-on-one meetings, we thought it would make sense to share some of the most common Tips and Strategies that should apply to almost any Startup in South Florida.
Be Prepared. Very Prepared. Most developers, if they're successful and running their business correctly, are busy. We all have software projects that are at various stages – in the pipeline, in planning, in development, in testing. Any developer offering clients the ability to outsource work/projects to them needs to keep talented folks on hand – if those folks aren't working on a project, or are idle, than the developer won't be successful for very long. So as a Startup, you should assume that a good developer is likely to be busy, and that their resources are carefully managed so that they're busy/engaged at any given time. So when that developer commits resources to sit down with a Startup, and really tries to understand the business ideas, brainstorm how the project might look, of even just get to know a bit more about the opportunity, it really helps all sides to have key ideas developed as much as possible in advance. If you're a Startup and you are looking to a Software Developer for help – have you written out a description of your project? Thought through the risks and challenges you might face? Have you created an outline for some of the key features and objectives that you have? Is there a business plan, even if it's early stage? An idea of what might be needed for marketing and post-launch success? Have you sketched out what your software product may look like, visually? All of the above, while certainly not required, are very helpful to developers – and really demonstrate a level of preparedness that will help you get more attention. A well-prepared, organized founder is a signal to a developer that the project will be similarly organized and effective.
Are you ready to start a business? A Startup isn't just a "project". It's a business, and we often remind folks of that very point – they aren't developing a mobile app. They're launching a business. This requires a commitment of time and energy that most experts would agree is going to be a full time commitment at best, and typically far more. Data and experience have shown us that the less engaged a founder is in a Startup, the less successful that Startup is likely to be. Given that most Startups fail at a very high rate (just like any new business, except higher), being only partially engaged in a project will increase that failure rate even more, and raises red flags both to developers and potential investors/partners. A developer wants to know that their client is fully engaged, involved, committed, and accessible, just as much as a client wants to feel the same about their developer.
What is your startup budget? The reality is that Angel/Seed Money just isn't here yet. The first $25k-$50k in capital comes from the startup founder themselves. Sometimes it's personal capital. Often it is capital raised through networks, both professional and personal. Figuring the numbers part out early on, and communicating how you intend to raise funds, is something a developer wants to understand as early as possible. While it's not impossible for talented folks to launch businesses without any startup capital of their own, it's usually unrealistic. Remember that your developer wants you to be successful – they'd love to have a hugely successful tech product in their portfolio. They're interested in understanding the likelihood that you will be successful, and establishing the source and amount of capital available is vital in that mix. Knowing what is available to work with is a key early indicator, and one that should come up in any discussion fairly quickly.
Avoid Equity Partnerships. Or to put it more succinctly and directly – avoid them like the plague. It should be an absolute last resort. What seems like a quick/easy path to defraying costs almost always ends up being a serious impediment to your project being completed. Many folks think an idea itself has value. To be honest, it really doesn't. How do you even value a concept or an idea that hasn't proven itself? If we said to you we had an incredible idea for a massive new tropical resort in the Caribbean that would offer helicopter access and underwater suites – but we had no financial means of making it happen – would you say that idea had value, and be willing to pay us for it? Would anyone hand that person money? The truth is this: The cost is the work that goes into a project, because someone needs to be paid for it (or needs to work for free, thereby effectively foregoing other paid work). In the scenario above, perhaps if someone had written out an entire blueprint for the property, and taken an option to purchase/lease the land, they would have created some value. In software, the final product and how it is launched and marketed may have some value. The return on investment / profit / revenue from the product definitely has value. As the famous Edison quote goes "genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration". The same goes for a business. If you're asking a partner (investor, developer, or other) to put in the capital as well as the perspiration, then effectively they are the ones who own that business and have created all of the value. That means you're working for them, not the other way around. Is that truly what a startup founder is looking for?
Define Contributions. It is best to clearly define early on what everyone's contributions are, what the value of those contributions are, and how differences in vision will be resolved. Typically in business this is done through payment for services and that's relatively simple: the person paying calls the shots. When it doesn't work that way, when it's some form of loose partnership/collaboration, the relationship actually becomes more complex. If you are expecting your developer to shoulder costs, than they aren't really your developer – they are your investor. If an investor doesn't see eye to eye with the founder, they usually either get their way, or they pull the plug on funding and kill the project. Is that really what a founder is looking for?
Be Realistic About Timelines and Costs. Of course we all want projects done quickly. And many folks that aren't involved in Development tend to think thinks should easily be achievable in short timeframes. The reality is that this isn't usually the case. Promising short timelines may be a sales tactic used by unscrupulous developers to land a client, and it's something to be very wary of. Don't be fooled by the publicized stories of one programmer working in a basement who- within 3 months – created a smash hit iOS game and made a fortune. It usually takes a team, it takes money, and it takes time. Just consider for a second the cost side – a talented freelance iOS designer in a large city can easily command an hourly rate of $100 / hour. Let's say that developer does create an App completely by himself in 3 months flat. That's $4,000 per week in cost, assuming a modest 40-hour week. So $16,000 a month, and $48,000 over the course of the 3-month project. And for that you get literally one person – who isn't likely to have the full complement of skills needed in Interface Design, User Experience, Graphic Design, Software Architecture, Testing, Market Analysis, and Server Coding. An experienced developer should bring all of those skillsets to the table, and those skillsets in equal parts aren't typically found in a single person.
A big part of our commitment to the Startup community in South Florida is to be as informative and educational as possible. We strive to–at the very least –provide valuable advice and insight to everyone who walks through our doors. Cultivating a more prepared, engaged, and educated Startup community is a big part of what needs to happen for this Miami Tech scene to really take off. Sharing that knowledge is a big reason why we blog. If you're a Startup, we're here to help – contact us to find out more or arrange an opportunity to come in and meet with us in our Coral Gables offices.


OTTAWA — Canada's top military officer says it's too soon to say when Canadian troops will no longer be needed in Iraq.
Defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says many of the political, economic and social problems that contributed to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's rise more than four years ago remain.
And while ISIL has lost all the territory it once held in Iraq, Vance says it remains a threat and that Canada and its allies must stay on guard.
Vance's comments to a parliamentary committee come as Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and his American counterpart James Mattis are hosting a meeting at an estate outside Ottawa of representatives from about a dozen countries involved in the fight against ISIL .
The federal government is weighing Canada's long-term role in the region.
Canada is leading a NATO training operation in Iraq that includes 250 Canadian troops, but other aspects of the mission, including the provision of aircraft and special forces troops, expire next spring.


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There's nothing quite like a proper Old Fashioned after a long day, or a refreshing Negroni on a warm afternoon. Crafted cocktails are an age-old tradition that have existed for hundreds of years, and while the 'classic cocktails' haven't all been around that long, they are called the classics for a reason. These are the cocktails that set the bar.
When we decided to launch BTL SVC, we knew that if we were going to be a serious cocktail brand, the only way was to start with the classics. If we could make our ready-to-serve classic cocktails taste as good as you can get at your favorite bar, then we'd be on to something.
Our Master of Cocktails, Nathan Oliver, has spent the last decade behind the bar making thousands of cocktails to perfect his craft as a mixologist. As he watched trends come and go, one thing was always constant—a quality classic cocktail is always in style. So could we develop high quality, classic recipes in an accessible, convenient format? We knew it wouldn't be easy, but making great cocktails never is.
"I wanted people to be able to drink a quality cocktail even when they didn't have access to a bar or bartender. But, making a great cocktail isn't easy and takes a lot of effort. Often times, we don't have the necessary tools, ingredients, time or energy—and even when we do, most of us don't really know how to make a great cocktail."
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In pursuing the original recipes, we wanted to be sure we matched the depth of flavor that you experience when ordering a fresh cocktail made just for you in a bar. Therefore, we had to use the same ingredients you would find there without using any additives, preservatives, artificial colors or flavors.
"We knew our cocktails had to be as good as a bartender's in a bar making them. It was not an easy task, but I was able to use my experience and knowledge to source quality ingredients and liquors, and to create perfectly balanced recipes."
So we set out on this path to deliver classic cocktails in our convenient ready to serve package. Because we believe you should be able to experience an authentic classic cocktail anytime, and anywhere. And with that as our mission, BTL SVC was born.
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Introducing Joseph Byers, The Donkeys and Cabin 56
This is the true short story of a crazy idea and the craft cocktails that saved me. On the eve of the New Year, I suddenly got it stuck in my head that I should organize a weird fundraising event at a special cabin I steward in the woods. My cabin sits at the end of a beautiful side canyon called the East Fork, and the only way to get there is to hike 1.75 miles on foot from the National Forest trailhead.
This cabin was issued a permit in 1914. Bandits hid out here in 1921. It survived a flood in 1968. The man who nicknamed it "Lazy S" in the 70's asked for his ashes to be scattered in the creek outside (they were and the following Spring the Camellia tree finally bloomed for the first time ever). Last summer a bear was scared off at the kitchen door and to this day, it still has no running water, electricity, or heat except for the wood stove and fireplace. It's a special place where you're forced to disconnect a bit from the modern world.
Through word of mouth and the passage of history, I knew a great deal about the tiny 24 square feet known as Cabin No. 56.
I couldn't shake thinking people would dig it, and so for the next two months I worked in my spare time on the idea to have artists, musicians, food and drink and new friends colliding in this off-the-grid setting.
One of the earliest and biggest challenges was food and drink – how would we get all the supplies into this remote location when everything had to be carried in by mule (charged at fifty-cents per pound).
I tried one night excitedly to explain this and more to my dear friend and truly creative mixologist. Talmadge Lowe always listens to my crazy ideas. He's the best. And as the conversation continued, it became clear just how complicated and hard it would be to set up, stock and staff a bar in the middle of the woods. But he understood how badly I wanted to have something special to offer guests arriving to the Cabin 56, something delicious and memorable. I could tell he was pretty proud of himself for coming up with the perfect solution, something even more unique and better than our original plans, he proclaimed "BTL SVC". He told me it'd be like having him there, or taking my favorite bartender with me as BTL SVC makes their own kind of art in a small bottle, a perfect fit for this project. Their carefully crafted cocktails are meant to go off the beaten path - created to, actually.
Days later I picked up four cases from the liquor market he owns called Hi-Lo Market and departed at 7:30 AM the next morning, sitting in saddlebags atop mules named Cora and Kenny. As I helped weigh and load the last supply run of over 200 pounds, I thought the boxes had almost been designed to travel this way they fit so perfectly in the dunnage. I had to love the journey these tiny bottles clinking in the sacks were on.
It was late morning when the mules finally arrived in the East Fork to deliver the precious cargo and the next afternoon as guests arrived from their hike they were greeted with amazing drinks we made in a kitchen with no running water or electricity. We just poured them over ice and served.
Our lineup was the Ginger Buck paired with Fennel and Farro Salad, followed with the 1934 Cosmo paired with Parmesan Broccoli Melts and the finale of "Mountain" Manhattans paired with Spicy Whiskey BBQ bites. Every single guest asked to take home a BTL SVC bottle, which would have been possible had we not gone thru every last one. People really loved 'em. Trust me that a great drink in a unique place with great company tastes better than any one you've ever had in a bar.
Amazingly, through friendships and favors and fate, a group of people managed to meet together in the woods to celebrate that. Here's to the inspiration of Spring and being great stewards of the wonders we've been given to take care of while we're here in this awesome world. And, here are to the cocktails that are as good as bringing your favorite bar to wherever you are. BTL SVC cocktails are truly made to be consumed wherever, whenever.
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Two years ago we set out to create a family of award winning hand-crafted premium cocktails with the same care and skill that you would expect from your favorite bartender, conveniently served in those hard to reach places. Our goal was to elevate your cocktail experience in the comfort of your hotel room, airplane seat, or anywhere else you may not have access to a hand-crafted cocktail. While it took a considerable amount of hard work and creativity to perfect the recipes and get the package right, we're proud to say we've arrived, and are now available.
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RAPPORT // Unleashing a New Kind of R&D in the ESG Environment
Deb Westphal
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Momentum is building around the call for responsible investments focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk. Many early adopters have embraced the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals framework as a structured means of communicating their ESG impact progress. Institutional investors are rapidly maturing their ownership strategies to position ESG responsible businesses in their portfolios. Asset management companies such as Columbia Threadneedle are creating unique responsible investment rating systems to assess financial stewardship and ESG risk management. Many of these organizations are referencing the lessons learned from helping companies address sustainability risks and opportunities to inform how they develop ESG guidance and influence.
In early October, the New York Times reported that Target and Walmart are battling to "out-green" one other. For its part, Target is creating significant strategies around renewable energy, pledging to reach 100% renewable electricity across all its stores. By the end of 2019, they already will be 25% of the way there, thanks to rooftop solar panels being erected on more than a quarter of its 1,855 stores. Walmart is pursuing its own long-term goal of becoming 100% renewable energy dependent, beginning with supplying its global operations with 50% renewable energy by 2025. In addition to solar power, the company is also investing heavily in wind energy.
Target and Walmart aren't alone in the ESG race. Numerous companies on the 2019 Fortune 100 list have joined the race to 100% renewable energy usage, including Alphabet, General Motors, Procter & Gamble, Johnson and Johnson, and Microsoft.
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It's not hard to see the positive implications of this new competitive landscape for humanity. The opportunities are becoming increasingly evident to earn brand loyalty and profits. A growing body of data suggests that the companies committing to work to meet the high ESG standards are outperforming the market.
Many investors are looking at the correlations between companies with strong ESG traits, strong balance sheets, excellent management teams, and future-focused leadership. They're seeing that a successful ESG strategy is built on long-term thinking and a honed ability to consider alternate futures and outcomes from decision-making happening today. Across the board, ESG leader teams generally also have a clear vision, strong sense of purpose, embedded cultural values, and the courage to follow through on challenging promises over the course of years.
Seeing ESG efforts through to their ideal ends begins with a team able to strategize and plan decades into the future. That's a (necessary) shift for many in the 'traditional' business world because it means accepting the likely tradeoff between future success and short-term gains — and the possibility that any earned accolades will come after their tenure has become someone else's mantle to lead. Beyond that commitment to the greater good, pursuing ESG standards requires a new kind of research and development (R&D) portfolio. Innovating for ESG leadership will be vital to a company's ability to keep pace with rapidly changing expectations. Continuous product design and development remain a key to survival, expanded to include even more new and re-designed products.
Shifting the R&D Paradigm for the ESG Environment
Traditionally, R&D in support of a new or updated product has been driven by the producer. The company either would decide to conduct the research in-house or outsource it depending on the bequest of the manufacturer. Deliberate and disciplined, The R&D would happen in a focused, siloed process, and adherence to a classic stage gate method of management would ensure a linear approach toward an end goal.
That model doesn't work well in this ESG environment. Silos and linear thinking are antiquated and ineffective. With almost eight billion highly networked and connected people on the planet, we're each within one degree of connection to anyone else. This connected mix of desires, ideas, and resources offers almost boundless opportunities. It also means that organizations can no longer keep up with innovation using just their own R&D mechanisms. Producers must leverage external knowledge resources as part of their R&D approach, especially with respect to ESG efforts that could have an impact on all of humanity and our planet at large.
This opportunity is part of the long-term, future-focused new way of thinking and operating. Producers must figure out how to:
Closely integrate ESG R&D strategy with an overall business growth strategy
Stay future-focused to sense change and shifts in ESG customer demand
Operate in a multi-disciplinary manner, crossing boundaries to utilize such disciplines as psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, and systems thinking to increase understanding of what consumers and end customers value from ESG focuses
Create a network of networks to stay abreast of and access a wide variety of technology and science development being worked to address future ESG issues
Instead of creating knowledge through their own centralized process, the new normal has R&D accessing and leveraging externally-existing knowledge from sources that are as likely across the globe as they are across the street. This kind of Radical change is difficult and disruptive. It is not an easy task and it demands courage. We'll succeed by unleashing our innovators from the constraints of the traditional R&D process to tap into other valuable sources of R&D and technology innovation.
Integrating ESG into business operations is allowing leaders to better manage the increasing complexity of global markets. Understanding how the changing values of various stakeholders impact business success, market stance, brand relevance, and humanity requires a higher level of creative thinking. It will be the effort to ask and answer what-if by overcoming biases, assumptions, and constraints of R&D that will become new competitive advantages and the pathways to ESG successes.
As Chairman of the Board for Toffler Associates, Deborah brings skills and insights honed over 30 years working with some of the top minds and leaders of governments and Fortune 100 companies. Deborah has an MBA from Webster University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Mexico, and has completed extensive continuing education with Harvard Business School and Wharton Business School. She is also a member of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.
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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
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Bathers at Asnières completed an opposing pair of paintings, alongside Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, with each one taking on one side of the Seine river and portraying the different levels of French society between them.
The huge work found in front of us here focuses on the working-class residents of the city. They line this picturesque spot in the city, looking out across the river whilst enjoying some rare and hard-earned leisure time. There are around five figures in the foreground some of whom are topless, which underlines their less formal lifestyle. Further down the bank we see some other people enjoying the sunshine, with some boats in the background, plus a cityscape behind that. We can spot some plumes of smoke, be it from the industrial age or perhaps a train passing across the bridge. All of the buildings are low level which ensures that they do not take too much attention from the figures nearest us. There is also a number of trees which cover both sides of the river, though Seurat deliberately selects open areas in which to capture these portraits. Much can be learnt about these two related paintings by comparing their differences.
This depiction of Bathers would actually come first of the two major artworks, with A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte then being started straight soon after. Many of the learnings from the initial work could then be carried over into that more ambitious follow-up. The two together are considered his two masterpieces and both came whilst he was still in his twenties. Sadly, his life would not last much longer and so we will never no what sort of direction his style might have taken in the next decades, but we should always be grateful for what he was indeed able to achieve in this shortened lifespan. The success of the two paintings has led to a good amount of research being completed on them in the years that have passed since. Scientific investigations have sought to uncover the technical approaches used by Seurat, whilst others have attempted to learn more about the items within the composition for those unfamiliar with the city of Paris.
Seurat wanted to mark his arrival within the art world with Bathers at Asnières. He was just 24 at the time and sought to produce a large painting that would get him noticed within the Salon. He knew that size would need to be met with technical brilliance and so he set about the idea of using small dots of carefully planned colour in order to achieve a stunning luminosity. This technique was influenced by colour theories that he had been studying in recent years and they also allowed a bright palette to be used within his work. Additionally, whilst the depictions of the working classes was nothing new in French art, it was a shock to see these figures spread across such large canvases. They were also portrayed in a positive light, effectively enjoying their lives just as much as the figures found on the other side of the river in a more wealthy part of the city. Art can often tell us so much about the society of the time, and as we moved into the 19th and 20th century, more and more artists were starting to include the lives of those on lower incomes within their work.
"...I had been in Paris for three years, I had been to all the museums, to Durand-Ruel's gallery and to all the last exhibitions of the old guard impressionists, when Seurat's art was revealed to me by The Bathers (Une Baignade) (Asnieres), which I saw in the canteen of the Salon des Artistes Independants. Although I did not commit myself in writing, I then completely realized the importance of this painting; the masterpieces which were the logical consequences of it followed without bringing me again the spice of surprise. I think it was at the famous Eight Exhibition of Paintings in the rue Laffitte that I first saw and became acquainted with Seurat and the painters he influenced..."
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We now understand that the location of this painting was between the Asnières and Courbevoie bridges, in the North West of Paris. It is indeed a railway bridge that we can spot in the far distance, which would have run alongside a road bridge during that time. There was a good amount of industry at that time within this part of the city, and we can spot a numer of chimneys from an area known as Clichy. It is quite probable that some of those relaxing in front of us here would have been employed within that district. Perhaps we can therefore see a comparison between their working lives in the smoke of industry, against the free and fun leisure time being spent undressed by the side of this beautiful river. Many of the boats that make their way up and down this scene are included in the sister artwork as well, which provides a touch of consistency between the two. The shadows found in this painting are relatively subtle, with just a few stretching out to the left to allow us to understand the direction of the bright sun on this sunny day.
The sandy opening on this side of the bank would have been to allow horses and dogs to easily wash themselves clean. There was, therefore, a working element to this side, though on this occasion, the figures in front of us are there purely for their own enjoyment. It is likely that boats could also have been taken in and out of the water in this spot, which may well have widened this opening in the bank over time. Seurat would have studied many different spots along the river in order to get just the right look for his work, and in other places there would have been an abudance of small businesses to serve the needs of these local workers. His decision to make the grassy bank the main focus, with bridges and buildings very much in a supporting role, gives us a much more positive insight into the lives of these people and avoids labelling them as victims or the downtrodden as many other artists would previously have done. Perhaps it appealed to the middle class art critics to see those beneath them struggling, but Seurat saw a beauty and honesty in their lives, to the point where their level of happiness, with lower expectations, may actually have been higher than in comparison to the middle classes found on the other side of the bank in his follow up painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
European society was changing at a ferocious pace during the late 19th century and it became the job of artists to depict this. Industrialisation was the major influence upon this, but there was also a widening of opportunity for some, as well as a greater inclination for artists to look at all levels of society within their work. In England, for example, we were starting to find artists that were against some of the mass produced products that were now replacing the handmade production techniques of past generations, such as with William Morris, for example. There was also a freedom within French art that had not been seen before, where those of the Salon were more openly being challenged about their own expectations and new ideas were starting to flood in. Whilst Seurat's work would receive fairly polarised reactions at first, it was clear that these new ideas were here to stay, and that it was just a matter of time before academics grew to accept that. The Impressionists themselves would go through a similar process, ultimately becoming featured in exhibitions of work that had been rejected by the Salon, even though the public was starting to become interested in their new artistic approaches.
As mentioned elsewhere, Seurat was someone who bore some similarities with the Impressionists of this period, but who also had many unique characteristics to his work. For example, whilst he would sit outside for study purposes, he always preferred to construct each painting from the comfort of his own studio. He believed in a process to his work, rather than allowing his emotions to completely take over which was entirely at odds with some of the key beliefs of artist such as Claude Monet. He was more scientific in his approach, seeing each element as a separate entity rather than attempting to produce an overall 'impression' of what he was looking at. He liked to be fully in control of what was appearing on his canvas and items such as Bathers at Asnières were also much larger than the Impressionists would normally have produced. Perhaps his decision to avoid mixing paint and instead to focus on delivering colours via the eye's handling of neighbouring tones was an attempt to take an even firmer control on his work. There may not have been the same romance in approach, but the completed paintings were just as impactful, if not more than much of what the Impressionists delivered themselves.
In line with the intensive planning of his work, we do know that prior to completing Bathers at Asnières in 1884, Seurat had produced at least thirteen oil sketches and ten drawings as a means to planning out this particular artwork. They help us to understand his thought processes prior to commencing the final piece, and the intricate way in which he worked meant he had to be pretty sure about most of the painting before he started putting oils down. Any amendments whilst working with the Pointilist approach would have been near impossible to make, and he understood this entirely. The sketches used a variety of different angles around the Seine river which explains how the final piece may have been quite different, and in some cases he chose to focus on just a specific element of the final painting, such as a single group of figures with whom he was still unsure about. Whilst many oil sketches remain, the drawings were made using his favoured conté crayons, and some are likely to have been damaged or lost in the years that have passed since, such is the fragility of paper. Thankfully, a good number of them have been saved and are now only displayed on rare occasions in order to preserve them for future generations.
In both of these paintings the figures are shown in side profile, meaning we can only see one side of them. Essentially, there are almost like sculptures, with the outlines around them being sharply contrasted with the surrounding tones of the sea and grassy bank. They are almost entirely motionless, giving an alternative impression of how people from this level of society would behave. Yes, their clothes are strewn around in a carefree manner which the upper middle classes would never have done, but there is an innate calmness and tranquility to their lives which most viewing this painting would not have realised was possible. In terms of their own social standing, we can see their consistent fashion of bowler hats, boots and vests which places them somewhere around the working and lower middle class levels of French society at that time. A more wealthy couple, symbolically, is shown in the background being taken care of by a sailor who takes them down the river, whilst they relax in their much grander outfits. Seurat signed the painting in the lower left corner and had immediately started a conversation within French art circles about how the lower classes had previously been depicted within art and whether or not it was in fact accurate.
This huge canvas from 1884 can now be found in the collection of the National Gallery, London. It remains amongst the highlights to be found in this venue, even though their overall selection of works is extensive and takes in many of the world's most important artists. They actually hold several more artworks from Seurat's career, and at the time of writing these are all on display together within the same room. You will find several study sketches for both of his two key works here, mostly in oils but with a reduced level of detail so that he could focus on the general layout of the later paintings, but without committing too much time. There are also a number of completed artworks intended for display, such as Le Bec du Hoc, Grandcamp, The Channel of Gravelines, Grand Fort-Philippe and also The Seine seen from La Grande Jatte. As the artist's life was cut short so early, so was his career output, meaning that to see more than ten of his paintings in one location is incredibly rare and makes a trip to the National Gallery entirely worthwhile, even before you consider its many other highlights.
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Q: Address already in use error binding UDP socket after socket closed So I open a udp socket (SOCK_DGRAM) and bind it. After sending traffic, the socket is closed. The same code is used to create a socket and bind (same address port). The call fails with errno 98 (address already in use). For TCP that makes sense to me since it goes in the TIME_WAIT state, but for UDP? Why does this happen?
To note, this only happens when the server is busy sending at high rates (e.g. 10Gb/s). The socket is wrapped in a c++ class providing RAII. Code below:
Socket::Socket(uint32_t srcIp, uint16_t port)
{
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Interestingly, after the socket is destructed and recreated, the socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0) call returns the same value for the file descriptor. I think that indicates that the OS has recycled the FD already and has processed the close. Yet, it doesn't like the bind. Weird to me that for UDP bind would behave that way since it is connectionless.
I don't want to use SO_REUSEADDR because I don't want to bind to a port already in use. I want to know if I already have a socket listening on that port. Or if that is the only way, then how can I know if the socket has been closed and the UDP is in whatever state it is in (can it even go in TIME_WAIT state?). The nature of this issue is a race condition that happens fast enough that I can't query netstat to see what state the zombie socket is in, because by then it will have disappeared.
I do set a gdb breakpoint on the destructor and then on the '// throw error' line. I see the destructor called, so I know close was called; and then the next breakpoint to hit is in the constructor (with the bind failed).

A: It's been a while and an official answer wasn't provided. But the reason for this behavior was due to the process being forked in other code. This resulted in the socket inheriting the binding in the forked process as Barmar pointed out. In fact, boost was being used to fork the process and it wasn't closing file descriptors which I think is good practice to do so you don't hit scenarios like this one.

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