Oh - I've had fun creating with this one ! There are so many things you can use this semi sphere, flexible silicone bakeware mould for.
It's ideal for larger filled chocolates and truffles. I've recently copied a magazine cake and made a chocolate bubble mousse by making semi sphere chocolate shells to decorate the top of a mousse. Looked so impressive.
This mould is also a good size for canapes, ice cubes,pates de fruits and little mouthfuls of cake amongs other things.
I've been using these to make mini snowballs. Snowballs are a treat commonly found in Scottish bakers. Basically two half round sponge cakes sandwiched with icing and jam, coated in icing and rolled in dessicated coconut. Yum yum ! These mini ones are basically two mouthfuls unless you have a very big gob ... Ideal to pop a couple of these in the kids lunch boxes or to serve as above alongside afternoon tea.
If you want to make full size snowballs, please look at our other listings for 6 half round moulds. Two of those stuck together are literally tennis ball sized.
Try pouring a two tone colour cake (and marbelising the two colours together with a skewer). Ideal for baking cakes, making jellies, pates, mousses - or even soaps !


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I want to write. Words and stories are welling up inside me, but there's just no opportunity to set them down right now and I'm extremely frustrated.
Dennis is in Chicago for four days attending his grandmother's memorial service and catching up with cousins he hasn't seen in years. I'm on my own with the girls.
I have a kidney stone the size of New Hampshire that is making me feel incredibly awful. I can't really take my painkillers because they make me loopy and there's no one else here to watch Emma and Kate.
Kate is in this phase where she cries at the drop of a hat, for nothing that anyone else would even think about crying over: because there are two tiny sparkly pink pieces of glitter on her stepstool, because the stuffed animal she wants is 8 inches away at the foot of the bed, because her book isn't in the right stack on the shelf.
I've gotten a dozen rejections since getting home from vacation. My writing stinks (I know this is not true, but it feels that way at this particular moment).
I'm grouchy from the incessant pain and can't even stand myself. Poor Emma and Kate are stuck with me.
I miss my parents and being on vacation. I miss Dennis. I miss feeling like a normal human being (did I mention the stone?).
Kate and Emma hamming it up at the Geiser Grand Hotel in Baker City, Oregon. The tops were knit in Mission Falls 1824 cotton from the Minnowknits Sugar N Spice pattern. They each got to pick their own colors. Now they want more, including 'bumblebee' shirts in charcoal grey and yellow.
My poem In Dreams He Purrs is currently the featured poem at Strong Verse.
This morning, I'm coming to you from the historic 1889 Geiser Grand Hotel in Baker City, Oregon. It took us about 6 1/2 hours to drive here from Hillsboro yesterday. We'll be visiting the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center this morning, which includes a fabulous museum and a chance to see real ruts in the ground from the covered wagons that came across on the Oregon Trail. After that, it's off to Idaho and my parents' house. More later in the week if I get a chance, but in the meantime, hope you're all having a fantastic summer.
The bad news is, when I went to do a couple of rounds on the Jaywalkers last night, I discovered 2 dropped stitches, right where the double decrease occurs in the pattern. I know it was NOT like that when I put it down a week ago, so I can only assume that a small band of trolls infiltrated my work area when I was out shopping at my LYS and mucked with my knitting. Or possibly the LL didn't like the thought that I was scoping out other yarns and decided to mess with my head a little. In any case, despite my best efforts, a lot of concentration, and several curse words, I failed to fix the problem and actually made it worse. I then tried to rip back a few rows past it and start over there, but couldn't get those teeny tiny stitches back on the needles, so I finally gave up and frogged the whole thing.
The only disappoint for Emma and Kate was that neither volcano was erupting at that moment!
We had a great time at OMSI learning about sound and how we hear, searching through owl pellets for tiny rodent bones (which we got to bring home!), and seeing strange creatures like the axolotl, an amphibian that retains its larval stage throughout its life and displays an incredible ability to regenerate.
It was blissfully quiet at the museum, so the girls had ample opportunity to play in the science playground without waiting for turns in the sandbox or the water area. On the way out, we stopped by the store where Kate picked a school set of 2 pencils, pencil sharpener, and ruler all decorated with dinosaurs and stored in their own little box. Emma got a set of shark tattoos (temporary) and 'body bits' which are little rubbery nose, ear, hand, and foot that have a somewhat sticky surface and can stretch or cling to walls, windows, etc. I even got in on the action by making a quick stop at the Yarn Garden and picking up a couple of skeins of Tahki cotton.
We came home, had lunch, relaxed and played with our new toys, and then met Dennis at Pizza Roma for dinner. It was a good day. I hope everyone else is having such a lovely summer!
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That's the sound of me, decompressing. I spent the entire afternoon at the spa today, getting blonde highlights and a cut, followed by a full hour of massage. Ahhhhh.
– It's a four-day weekend!!
Tomorrow, I will sleep in, take a walk with my girls, and enjoy whatever the day brings. I hope it brings something good for all of you!


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By Manjima Misra
Today, ten-year-old Anisha jumped out of her bed at 5 am and rushed straight to her parents' big bedroom, upstairs.
"I saw Jesus Christ in my dream tonight!" screamed Anisha, waking up both of her parents.
"Did Jesus say anything to you," asked her mother in a drowsy tone, while slowly pulling her daughter into her warm lap..
"Well, he said that, his own heart had been a stranger to him, had been in oblivion, since millions of years.
"Anisha, you have not been speaking to us properly for two months. Maybe that is the interpretation of your dream," said her father, moving closer to his daughter and putting his hand over his daughter's head to caress her hair.
Anisha threw her little body onto the bed and wondered whether she should share her interpretation of the dream with her parents. She decided against it and quickly moved out of her parent's room.
Anisha, ten years old, living in Delhi, was one of a kind. There are misogynists and misanthropes and misogamists – but what do you call a little girl who hates the whole adult population?
Thanks to the Coronavirus outbreak, her boring school was now shut. Online classes were a menace. Closure of school did not mean freedom from the teaching faculty and their lectures and, she hated even the most amiable of her teachers. She refused to be tutored by her parents, as well. "I will handle all school assignments myself" – that was her stubborn principle.
This day witnessed a diary entry by Anisha:
"Man loves Woman. Jesus was a Man. He had forgotten to take care of the women of the world. That is why we have gender inequality in this world."
It was spring – Anisha's favourite season. She went to the lawn of her house with a little thesaurus in her hand. She loved learning antonyms. Somehow, the ten-year-old girl was fascinated that everything in this world had its own opposite. Obedience and rebellion. Submissive and assertive. Conformity and non-conformity. Words were relational, she realised at an early age. Male had meaning only because of the existence of its opposite- female. Good was significant because of the presence of evil.
Staying at home meant watching animated films on Netflix with her elder sister Nikita all day. Nikita made that compromise. Nikita did not find Disney movies interesting enough. But the 17-year-old Nikita wanted to inculcate a love for life in her sister. Love for films. Love for debating. Love for writing.
But today, it was Anisha's turn to make a compromise. Nikita followed American politics instead of following Indian politics. Joe Biden. Bernie Sanders. Definitely not Trump. Today, Nikita made her sister sit with her and re-watch the US Presidential debates. Anisha was too young to understand the debates.
"Trump is funny," said Anisha with a naughty smile. Out of all adults out there, she had chosen to be Trump's fan. Nikita was exasperated at her sister's choices. Nikita made her watch videos showing Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC), hoping that Anisha would get a sense of what good politicians are like. "AOC is a fool!" exclaimed Anisha. Nikita gave up.
But, one more binary was added to Anisha's knowledge, thanks to Nikita. Democrats and Republicans.
Today, Anisha got a call from her English teacher Ms Astha. Now, Ms Astha was fond of Anisha as she was impressed by her extraordinary vocabulary. Anisha topped in English all the time. "Screw it," Anisha said loudly after hanging up the phone.
"What happened," asked Nikita.
"I lost two marks in a question because I wrote that Africa is a developed country instead of writing that it is an underdeveloped one."
Nikita smiled. This girl is dealing with too many words.
Nikita was 17. Today, her parents called her to the drawing room at 12 noon. Anisha went trailing behind her sister.
"What do you want to study, Nikita?" asked Nikita's mother.
"I want to study Economics at St. Stephens' college", replied Nikita promptly.
"I want to study at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London" Anisha piped in. The whole family was astonished and stared at Anisha. Anisha gave that marked naughty smile of hers.
Orient and Occident. Nikita did not know the meaning of these words, but ten-year-old Anisha did. But, how is that possible?
Her room started shaking. Must be an earthquake tremor, thought Anisha. She observed the furniture around herself and to her shock, it was raining inside her house. It was a warm sunny day outside. Out of everything, she wanted to save the Little Thesaurus first. She grabbed the Little Thesaurus which was drenched with water.
Two white balls popped out of the black book cover of Little Thesaurus and a white chalk etched itself vertically in the middle of the book cover. Then there were clouds and snowfall in Anisha's room. As she gasped at everything, four little white chalks cracked through the pages of the book and now Little Thesaurus looked like a live robot. It lacked lips though. Anisha painted a white lip on the book immediately.
The rain had stopped. No more clouds. No more snowfall. But, a rainbow. "Yes, a rainbow!" exclaimed Anisha. All this was extraordinary, but not extraordinary enough for Anisha to run to her parents and show them everything.From all she knew, she thought that after all, things had to turn out this way. It was this way in all the Barbie movies she had watched. A painting, a floor, a wall, a cupboard, anything could lead to a magical world. At least this was the way in all the fantasy films Anisha had watched with Nikita.
And then the rainbow disappeared. And Little Thesaurus was not a live robot anymore. It was the same black hardcover static book.
Anisha sighed. She must get to the bottom of all this. She did not even know or remember how Little Thesaurus had come into her possession.Well,, the neighbour next door, the old lady Reena Gangotri had gifted Little Thesaurus to Anisha on her sixth birthday, said Anisha's mother. " I must meet that old grandma," responded Anisha.
"Don't use the word grandma for her. She is a lunatic."
"But I must meet her."
Anisha's mother grabbed her daughter's hand and jerked her furiously.
"You have never listened to us. But this time, if you care about your life, you must. That old lady is a monster, do you hear me?"
"Four years back, her husband committed suicide. People think that Mrs Gangotri murdered her husband over a trifle. But police could not gather enough evidence to charge her with murder."
Anisha did not say anything further.
It was 5 pm. Both her parents had gone to attend a party. Anisha sneaked out of her house and with hurried steps, she crossed the street to Mrs Gangotri's house. She rang the calling bell, which looked like a rusted circular piece of iron. The design of the door was strange as well. It was a black door, with white eyes and a white nose designed on it. The door was exactly like the live robotic form of Anisha's Little Thesaurus. An old lady wearing a black and white nightgown opened the door. Her black and white nightgown was striped like a zebra's skin.
"I am Anisha. I live in the house opposite to yours."
Mrs Gangotri gave a long hard look at the little girl and then said, "Oh. I remember going to your house in 2016 when you were very small. It was your birthday that day. 9th July 2016. Oh yes, how can I forget that day. My husband had died in the morning that day."
"Can I come in?"
"Yes. But there are no chairs in my home. You will have to sit on the floor."
Anisha slowly entered the home, and with a sense of hesitation and caution and looked at the walls of Mrs Gangotri's house. There were no family pictures with her husband or children. Does she have children? The walls of the room were full of historical pictures, black and white pictures of the heroes from Indian National Independence Movement. Gandhi. Nehru. Maulana Azad. Bhagat Singh.
"Those are pictures of freedom fighters, aren't they? I have seen these pictures in a history encyclopaedia which was gifted by my parents last year", said Anisha in an enthusiastic tone."
"Do you want tea or coffee?"
"No, thanks. I just wanted to talk to you."
Then, Anisha sat on the white marble floor and noticed two black kittens in the corner of the room.
"Why is everything black and white here in your house? Don't you like different colours?"
"My life is like a black and white movie from the previous century. There are no colours of happiness in my life. I have clinical depression and I am blind towards the colours of joy. I hate complexity in life. I like to see life as an obvious paradox, as a simple contradiction between two entities, such as between two opposite colours – black and white. The white God and the black ghost. My husband was a Christian. White Jesus. Black Satan."
"Satan? Who is he?"
"God's enemy. Lucifer, the former angel, burning in fire. Simple isn't it? The binary of heroes and villains?"
Anisha said in a low tone, sighing, "I love binaries as well. But I don't want to end up like you. I want my life to be full of different colours."
"Well, I get it. Is there any specific reason why you came to visit me? No person in the right frame of mind comes to visit me. They all think that I am insane."
"I wanted to talk to you about the little thesaurus which you gifted me on my sixth birthday. 9th July 2016. The day your husband died."
"The day before he died, he went to a book street vendor in Connaught place and bought that thesaurus from there. Then, he said this thesaurus will cure my clinical depression and make me happy like I was in my 20s. I did not ask for any explanation. My husband always came up with eccentric ideas to make me happy. Next day he was lying dead on the floor with pills and drugs scattered on his left side."
"Why did you gift the thesaurus to me?"
"Before my husband committed suicide, he left a note which said – "The little thesaurus is for those who have a love for life, a hope for a beautiful future. Since I neither had love nor hope for life, I did not keep the thesaurus with me."
Anisha narrated to Mrs Gangotri how the Little thesaurus had transformed itself into a live robot with its black cover designed exactly like the door of Mrs Gangotri's house, how it had started raining and snowing in her house.
"Oh, you believe in fantasy and magic too. Now, that is something which is similar between us two. But if you want to figure out why it is magical, only my husband had answers to that. Let's do Plan chit and call the spirit of my husband, shall we?"
"Sorry, I have to leave."
Mrs Gangotri went towards a black trunk kept in the corner on the white marble floor. She rummaged through the objects kept in the trunk and pulled out a diary with a cover containing a painting which looked like an abstract combination of rainbow, snowfall and rain. "Keep this with you. It is full of my husband's eccentric ideas. He had said one day he will have children. And he made this diary for them, saying that his job was to fuel the imagination of his children. But I was against having children as I knew I would be a terrible mother. We never had children."
Anisha took the diary from Mrs Gangotri and left.
It was 6 pm. Anisha was back in her room. Her parents had not yet returned from the party.
She sat down on her bed and she suddenly realised that her bedcover contained the same pattern as the one which was designed on the cover of Mr.Gangotri's diary. She got up and changed the bedcover to a blue one with a pink floral design. To her astonishment, the front cover of the diary turned into a blue one with the same floral design as the one on her bedcover. She repeated the experiment two more times. She was enjoying all this. A yellow bedcover meant a yellow diary. A red bedcover meant a red diary. Anisha wondered about all this magic that was happening.
Anisha suddenly felt dizzy and sleepy. She decided to take a nap. She saw Jesus Christ in her dream once again. But this time Jesus Christ did not say anything.
Anisha got up after a half an hour nap. 6:30 pm. She took out the Little Thesaurus. The first page of the thesaurus was blank. She drew a rough picture of Jesus Christ on that blank page. To her surprise, the thesaurus elongated in size. A white painting of Christ on the black cover appeared and the book started talking.
"Anisha, why do you hate adults?"
"I hate those with ego, arrogance and power. I hate those who order, instruct and command. I hate those who curtail free will."
"Free Will. I was killed on the cross due to the free will that God gave to humans. Do you know this? Do you know the story about the forbidden apple? About how Satan lured Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden apple. How I had to sacrifice myself to atone the humankind for their sins?"
"No, I didn't know all this. I am not a Christian anyway. I am a Hindu."
"But you don't see Lord Ram or Krishna in your dreams, do you?"
"No, but I see Goddess Durga and Kali sometimes."
"Oh. Do they say something to you?"
"No, but I have seen them giving a furious look at me. Must be because I am a naughty girl who does not respect adults."
Then, suddenly the white painting of Jesus Christ disappeared from the black cover of the Little Thesaurus.
7 pm. The Little Thesaurus instantaneously was covered with a white gown, like a Christian Bride's wedding gown. It was moving. It jumped on the bed and the bedcover turned into a black sheet with the painting of a white bride on it.
The Little Thesaurus started speaking.
"Anisha, I am getting married today."
"Married to whom?"
"I, The Little Thesaurus, take you, to be my lawfully wedded wife to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part."
"Wait. What the hell is happening?",Anisha screamed.
Marriages happen in fairy tales. The princess in distress would marry the valiant prince. But she was a ten-year-old girl. How could a girl be married to the Little Thesaurus?
The Little Thesaurus stopped speaking. It was back to a normal non-living object.
The secret of all this must be in the diary written by Mr.Gangotri.
The diary had the same Christian bride on its front cover which had appeared on Little Thesaurus, a while back. Anisha opened the diary and she found photographs. Romantic photographs. Wedding photographs. Honeymoon photographs. Photographs of the Gangotri couple, showing the love between Mr Gangotri and Mrs Gangotri. Mrs Gangotri had such a bright happy face back then; she wore colourful gowns.
Anisha turned the pages. She found that Mr Gangotri had written letters addressed to Jesus Christ. On the last page of the diary, Mr Gangotri had written in black bold capital letters, "DEAR JESUS, SAVE ME FROM MY WIFE." Anisha quickly closed the diary. She stood up and glanced out of the window. Her parents were coming home. Mrs Gangotri was following Anisha's parents to their house.
As soon as Anisha opened the door to let her parents come in, Mrs Gangotri rushed inside and within seconds, her parents and Anisha had fainted on the floor. After a few hours, they regained their consciousness. Mrs Gangotri was not around. It seemed nothing had been stolen.
Anisha rushed to her room. To her big relief, The Little Thesaurus, in its black lifeless form, was still there. But the diary had disappeared. She searched for Mr Gangotri's diary all around and could not find it.
Anisha erased the pencil drawn picture of Jesus Christ on the first blank page inside the Little Thesaurus. She drew a picture of her family, her mother, father and elder sister Nikita. Once again, the whole room started shaking. Once again, there was rain, snowfall and eventually, a rainbow. But this time, the Little Thesaurus transformed itself in a way it had not done before. It turned into Mr Gangotri – the ghost of dead Mr Gangotri!
Anisha fell with fear on the floor. Finally, she managed to utter the words, "Who are you?"
"Mr Gangotri. Your husband."
"WHAT NONSENSE IS HAPPENING?"
"I am The Little Thesaurus. I wrote The Little Thesaurus. While I was alive, I was a specialist in linguistics, I was a consultant for the Oxford Dictionary. I had left the unfinished draft of the Little Thesaurus before I got married. After learning that my wife saw the world through a binary lens, that my wife loved antonyms, I decided to add a section to The Little Thesaurus- Universal Antonyms. I wanted the Little Thesaurus to contain all the antonyms which will develop a love for life in my wife. Ancient and modern. Clear and cloudy. Natural and man-made. My list of antonyms did not contain a single word with a sad connotation. No sad words in The Little Thesaurus- that is its uniqueness."
Ten-year-old Anisha had not realised this fact about The Little Thesaurus – it had no sad words. There were no words such as disadvantage, scarce, ugly; this had not come to Anisha's notice.
"BUT HOW IN THE WORLD ARE YOU MY HUSBAND? CHILD MARRIAGE IS ILLEGAL. AND YOU DO NOT HAVE MY CONSENT."
"I will tell you how in the world am I your husband. God and Mother Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ. I am your God. You are my Mother Mary. We both will give birth to an Anisha who knows how to respect adults."
"NONSENSE. You are a ghost, aren't you? Shouldn't you be burning in hell because you took your own life? You gave up the beautiful life for which Jesus Christ had sacrificed himself."
"SILENCE. SILENCE"
"I WILL NOT BE SILENCED. THE WOMEN OF THE WORLD WILL NOT BE SILENCED. You want me to respect adults? See what kind of a world your God has given to us. If you want to give birth, give birth to an Anisha who will be a feminist activist."
"You have quite an extraordinary vocabulary at the age of ten."
"Thanks. I have heard this statement hundreds of time from my English teacher, Ms Astha. She is my fan. I am the English genius of my school. I am quite a celebrity."
"You hate adults because they are egotistic, but you aren't free of ego, are you? You have the audacity to call yourself a celebrity and a teacher your fan."
"Why not? When children are fans of elders, no one raises a finger. But when it is the other way around, people have a problem with that."
"Anisha, adults have experiences. They are much more experienced than you and have got more lessons and insights from life than you have. They have gone through the struggles of life for a longer period of time than you have."
"But are adults daydreamers like children? Are they as imaginative and optimistic as children? Do adults believe in fantasy and magic like children?"
Hearing this, the ghost of Mr Gangotri became pale.
"My wife Reena Gangotri was a daydreamer, she was imaginative and optimistic like you when she was ten years old. We used to play together. However, when she was 15, her mother died. Her father was alcoholic and abusive. Her mother who embodied all that was positive in life died. And her father refused to support Reena financially. She was kicked out of her home when she was 15."
"What happened, then?"
"Reena did a number of odd jobs. Vendor. Waitress. Receptionist. But she wrote all along in her personal diary. She used to tell me that she will be the next JK Rowling. That was a time when, in spite of poverty, she had hope and love for life."
"Did you do anything to help out her? Considering that you both were lovers since a young age…"
"I begged my father to pay for Reena's high school fees. My kind and benevolent father agreed."
"So, Reena graduated from high school. Did she go to college?"
"No. I could not arrange for funding of her college education. By the age of 18, depression had set in inside Reena. Thinking that I am the only person who could make her happy, I married her as soon as her psychiatric diagnosis was revealed. My one and only goal in life was to make Reena happy. Reena used to say that one day she will write a book titled Anisha's Binary."
"Anisha, that is my name!"
"Anisha was also Reena's nickname. Reena said that one day she will write a book explaining why she loves opposites, why she wanted everything to be black and white, why she never liked shades of grey. Her mother-an angel. Her father- a demon. That was the root. Her parents were a paradox-a couple of contradictory personalities. From a young age, she saw that her mother was the essence of everything that is good in the world. Her father-the quintessential pessimist and cynic."
Then, the ghost of Mr Gangotri disappeared. The Little Thesaurus had disappeared for good.
It was 9 pm. Dinner time. Family time. Anisha started looking at her parents with newfound respect. What were my mom and dad's struggles? Did they ever have depression? Had they ever lost a loved one? Did they ever struggle to make their ends meet? How did they pay for their college's tuition fees? Her privileged upbringing had made Anisha blind towards the stories of struggle. She was rich. Her parents were rich. She assumed all the adults were always rich right from their birth, just like her. She lived in a posh colony in South Delhi. She went to a global school, which was completely air-conditioned.
But her interaction with Little Thesaurus taught her that the past life of so many adults is a mystery to us. Why had they lost their optimism and hope? Why did they stop dreaming? There are so many stories behind the mental health and attitude of adults that we don't know. And many of them don't go about complaining about their past struggles and bragging about where they have reached in spite of all that struggle.
It was still a mystery why Mr Gangotri had killed himself. Anisha now was curious to know about the past of all the adults in her life.
"I want to kill myself," said Anisha's new boyfriend.
"What's your story? I want to hear everything about your past," replied Anisha.
Image Courtesy: Aaron Burden on Unsplash
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Manjima Misra is the author of two books: 'Indian Feminine Fury' and 'Unapologetically Mad'. She is pursuing M.A. in English Literature at the University of Delhi and has worked as a writer for various digital media platforms such as 'Feminism in India' and 'Qrius'.

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The Results of Postoperative Radiation Therapy in the Rectal Cancer
Kyung Ja Lee
J Korean Soc Ther Radiol > Volume 12(1); 1994 > Article
Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology 1994;12(1): 91-98.
Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Ewah Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Despite apparently complete resection of cancer of the rectum, local recurrence rate was high. Radiation therapy has been used either alone or in combination with chemotherapy as an adjunct to surgery to reduce the risk of recurrence. This study was designed to evaluate the prognostic factors, survival rate and local recurrence rate of the rectal cancer who had received postoperative radiation therapy by retrospective analysis. METHOD: From 1982 to 1990, 63 patients with cancer of the rectum surgically staged as B2 or C disease received postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy after curative resection of tumor for cure. Postoperative radiation therapy was given to the whole pelvis (mean dose: 5040 cGy in 5-6weeks) and perineum was included in irradiated field in case of abdominoperineal resection.
Three-year actuarial survival rate was 73.2% overall, 87.7% in stage B2+3 and 62.9% in stage C2+3. Three-year disease-free survival rate was 69.5% overall, 87.7% in stage B2+3 and 56.8% in stage C2+3. Three-year disease-free survival rate in anterior resection was 77.8% and 44.4% in abdominoperineal resection. The local recurrence rate was 15.9% and distant failure rate was 20.6%. Severe late complication was small bowel obstruction in 6 patients and surgery was required in 4 patients (6.3%). The prognostic factors were stage (p=0.0221) and method of surgery(p=0.0414) (anterior resection vs abdominoperineal resection).
This study provides evidence supporting the use of postoperative radiation therapy for reducing the local recurrence rate in patients who have had curative resection of rectal cancer with involvement of perirectal fat or regional nodes or both (stage B2 and C).
Key Words: Rectal cancer, postoperative radiation therapy
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Horatio Darling
Allegany, New York, United States
The Life of Horatio
When Horatio Darling was born in 1838, in Allegany, New York, United States, his father, Hercules Darling, was 36 and his mother, Catherine Tallman, was 28. He married Adell Richardson in July 1869, in Allegany, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in New York, United States in 1865 and Willing, Allegany, New York, United States in 1870.
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Adell Richardson
Marriage: July 1869
Kathryn Darling
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Mary Darling
Hercules Darling
Catherine Tallman
Gershom Powers Darling
Amanda Darling
Emeline Darling
Caroline M. Darling
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Horatio
English and Scottish: from Middle English derling, Old English dēorling 'darling', 'beloved one', a derivative of dēor 'dear', 'beloved' ( see Dear 1). This was quite a common Old English byname, which remained current as a personal name into the 14th century. The surname probably derives at least in part from this use, probably in part also from a Middle English nickname.
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Horate Darling, "United States Census, 1870"
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Paul Staniland on Militancy in the Asia-Pacific
"There is a huge spectrum of relations between non-state armed groups and governments, ranging from tight alliance to intense warfare to live-and-let-live deals in between."
By Catherine Putz for The Diplomat
Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, a radical Islamist political party, chant religious slogans during a sit-in protest demanding the release of their leader, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.
Credit: AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary
Why do some governments crush tiny militant outfits while tolerating much more powerful armed groups? In a new book, Paul Staniland, an associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago, aims to explore the spectrum of relations between governments and armed actors, a range that runs from alliances to total war, cooperation to conflict, with much fluid grey space in between
"Ordering Violence: Explaining Armed Group-State Relations from Conflict to Cooperation" offers a series of cases studies drawn from South and Southeast Asia, which illustrate Staniland's argument that ideology – or rather the perception by states of the ideological threats posed by armed groups – is a major driver of state responses and interactions between the two.
Across South and Southeast Asia, armed groups have long interacted with governments. What drives relations between states and armed groups in this region?
In my book "Ordering Violence," I show that there is a huge spectrum of relations between non-state armed groups and governments, ranging from tight alliance to intense warfare to live-and-let-live deals in between. Rather than pitched fights to the death, there is a lot of gray space and variation.
I argue that one factor that helps to account for these differences are governments' nationalist ideologies and the way these shape governments' threat perceptions. Armed groups can be seen as deeply threatening, but also as friendly or tolerable even if unsavory, which shapes the level of coercion or cooperation that governments aim toward armed actors. This doesn't mean that other factors – from external state backing to the strength of the armed group itself – are irrelevant, but we can learn a lot about these "armed politics" by exploring the historical sources of government threat perceptions.
Read the full story here, in The Diplomat magazine.
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Current Issue: January 2022
This month, our cover story highlights the trends and events to watch across the Asia-Pacific in 2022. We also trace Kim Jong Un's evolution as a leader in the 10 years since he rose to power in North Korea, scrutinize how Biden's approach to Asia is different – and not so different – from Trump's, and contrast the rosy reporting on Vietnam's labor reforms with the reality for workers. And, of course, we offer a range of reporting, analysis, and opinion from across the region.
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By Sudha Ramachandran
In dealing with the Islamist group, the Imran Khan government has lurched from one extreme to another.
By Joe Buckley
Contrary to much reporting, Vietnam has not authorized independent workers' unions.
By Van Jackson
The Biden administration has returned a sense of normalcy to Asia policy. Unfortunately, that includes continuing a military-first approach to Asia.
By Rachel Minyoung Lee
What has the past decade revealed about Kim's leadership style and goals for North Korea?


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HomeTreesGoodbye to an iconic tree
Goodbye to an iconic tree
Marking the tip of an period, Penn's historic "Quad elm" is because of be eliminated the week of July 25 as a result of security issues.
In place within the coronary heart of Penn's Quadrangle dormitories for greater than a century, the tree has been steadily declining in recent times, regardless of the exhaustive efforts of Penn employees, Morris Arboretum City Forestry Consultants, and different contracted arborists. The location might be replanted at a future date with a trio of white oaks, a local species.
"The Quad elm is such an iconic tree," says Bob Lundgren, College panorama architect. "Previous bushes like that create a particular place, a spot to mirror, and they're important components of the campus panorama."
There are few bushes that rival the American elm's historic significance in Philadelphia. Most notably, the unique 'Treaty" elm was a big, wide-spreading tree underneath which William Penn and Tamanend, a chief of the Lenni-Lenape Nation, are believed to have signed a treaty of peace in 1683. Descendants of this elm are nonetheless scattered across the area at numerous arboreta and gardens, together with one on Penn's School Inexperienced. Through the years, employees on the Morris Arboretum have produced many clones of the tree to distribute.
The Quad elm is one other majestic American elm. Planted round 1910, the tree grew because the College did, its cover spreading to about 85 ft vast and its trunk rising to nearly 10 ft in circumference.
The Quad elm in its prime spanned 85 ft with a ten foot circumference. Attributable to a gradual decline in recent times, the tree is about to be eliminated the week of July 25. (Picture: Ken Leroy)
Generations of scholars have loved the advantages that the tree has offered, together with its far-reaching shade and picturesque fall foliage.
The tree's look is somewhat uncommon relative to different American elms as a result of it's not as tall, and the branches arch barely downward, leading to an nearly closed, dome-like crown. The origins of the tree are unsure, leaving the range or cultivar up for hypothesis.
The precise reason for the Quad elm's decline is unclear. Lately, the tree's caretakers have handled it for Dutch elm illness (Ophiostoma ulmi), the commonest reason for loss of life in native elms within the Philadelphia space, however take a look at outcomes rule it out. Bacterial leaf scorch (Xylella fastidiosa) could possibly be a trigger. The tree examined optimistic and has been handled for this illness, which is comparatively frequent for oaks, however will not be as regularly seen on elms. Department samples additionally examined optimistic for Botryodiplodia canker, a fungal pathogen that impacts the dwelling wooden and causes early leaf dieback.
In what's believed to be the primary picture of the Quad elm, a small tree grows within the Quadrangle inexperienced. (Picture: College Archives)
Jason Lubar, affiliate director of city forestry on the Morris Arboretum, says he'll miss the tree's presence on campus. "The Quad elm was an exquisite, spreading umbrella of inexperienced and actually outlined the house it was in," he says. "I used to be shocked how rapidly it declined after years of excellent organic and structural well being, even with one of the best of care. It's a tree that might be missed by all on campus, however eradicating it is a chance to plant extra bushes for the longer term."
If the wooden is of excessive sufficient high quality, Penn employees will rely the expansion rings to verify its age.
And, as a silver lining, the removing permits the College a uncommon alternative to replant in a large open house. Lundgren and colleagues might be checking with nurseries to discover a collection of three wholesome, engaging white oaks that may develop and create new and lasting particular house, for college kids and wildlife alike.
"White oaks are nice wildlife bushes," says Lundgren. "They're probably the most environment friendly species at attracting pollinators and butterflies and all these good critters. Additionally they have nice longevity, higher than elms. With luck, the three we plant might be rising there for 200 years, serving generations of scholars to come back."
Tailored from a Morris Arboretum weblog submit written by Andrew Conboy, the Martha S. Miller Endowed City Forestry Intern.
The Quad elm reduce an imposing determine, proven right here within the spring of 2021, earlier than leaf out. The house might be replanted with three native white oaks at a later date. (Picture: Eric Sucar/College Communications)
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Rights lawyer Mark Daly joins 8 other candidates vying for spots on Hong Kong's Law Society Council
by Holmes Chan 14:30, 17 May 2019 Updated 23:02, 31 March 2020
Hong Kong's professional body of solicitors will hold its annual election at the end of this month, with nine candidates competing for five spots on the Law Society's governing council.
The race made headlines last year after candidates favoured by the pro-Beijing camp received unexpectedly strong backing. Four of the five seats went to conservative candidates, while legal scholar Eric Cheung – originally expected to win the most votes – came in last.
At the time, top Beijing advisor Elsie Leung and other legal sector heavyweights cautioned against "politicising" the Law Society.
President of the Law Society of Hong Kong Melissa Pang.
This year's election will see two incumbents – Simon Lai and Roden Tong – seeking another term. Another returning figure will be human rights lawyer Mark Daly, who was on the Council from 2015 to 2018 but lost his seat last year.
New contenders Ronald Kan and Doreen Kong are considered to be close to the pro-establishment bloc, with Kong being an organiser of a 2014 silent protest opposing the Umbrella Movement. Meanwhile, Kan recently proposed that Hong Kong solicitors be allowed to practice law in the Greater Bay Area.
The remaining four contenders are Calvin Cheng, Liew Chin-chong, Louise Wong and Yu Kwok-kin.
'Backbone' needed
One contentious topic among the candidates was the extradition bill proposed by the government, which would allow for case-based fugitive transfers to jurisdictions with which Hong Kong has no prior agreement.
Human rights lawyer Mark Daly. Photo: Holmes Chan/HKFP.
While legal academics and the Hong Kong Bar Association had spoken out on the issue multiple times, the solicitors' professional body had mostly kept quiet so far.
Of the nine candidates, only Louise Wong and Mark Daly agreed that the Law Society should call on the government to withdraw the bill. Daly told HKFP that the government's attempt to rush the bill through the legislature "rang alarm bells."
"[The extradition bill] is a complex issue, obviously there is huge concern in the community, and it shouldn't be rushed. The Law Society should at least be making a statement going that far," he said.
Citing his background in human rights law, Daly added that he believed the Law Society should take a stronger stance to defend Hong Kong's rule of law.
Incumbent Law Society Council members seeking re-election Simon Lai (left) and Roden Tong (right). Photo: Law Society.
"Sometimes I think the Law Society needs to speak with a little more backbone on rule of law issues, and… beat the drum for why our system needs to maintain itself," he said.
"We need to have a principled bottom line on some of these issues, particularly when we're dealing with our mainland counterparts. It can't just be a matter of politicking."
On a questionnaire sent to all nine candidates, four solicitors – Daly, Louise Wong, Roden Tong and Simon Lai – said they agreed the Law Society should have a published policy to respond to rule of law issues in a timely manner.
Voting system under scrutiny
On May 30, solicitors can attend the annual general meeting of the Law Society and vote for candidates in person. However, the professional body also offers two other voting methods: by post or by proxy.
Junius Ho. Photo: LegCo.
Critics have argued that the proxy vote arrangement allows bosses to exert pressure on younger lawyers, by asking them to hand over their votes. Pro-Bejing lawmaker Junius Ho – who is also a solicitor by trade – once said that such a phenomenon was widespread since the 1990s, and that the pressure was "legitimate."
Proxy votes played a major role in last year's race, with conservative candidates effectively using them to turn the tide. The best-performing candidate last year, Pierre Chan, received 390 votes by post, 123 votes in person and 1,484 votes by proxy.
The situation was reversed for non-establishment candidates, who received the bulk of their votes by post or in person, but suffered from a relative lack of proxy votes.
Daly told HKFP that proxy votes were "a bit of a problem," though he said he had no definite solution.
"The proxy votes seemed to be very well organised and won out the day [last year]," he said. "I don't know all the problems with it, I don't see it, but you hear stories about people putting pressure on people to get their proxy votes."
Hong Kong Law Society President Melissa Pang. Photo: Kris Cheng/HKFP.
Every year, the Law Society retires the five most senior members in its 20-strong Council, and asks Hong Kong's solicitors to vote to fill those spots. However, the position of President is chosen separately, and the election process is only open to Council members.
Melissa Pang became the first-ever woman to lead the Law Society last year. The next president will be determined in June after new Council members take office.
The Hong Kong Free Press #PressForFreedom 2019 Funding Drive seeks to raise HK$1.2m to support our non-profit newsroom and dedicated team of multi-media, multi-lingual reporters. HKFP is backed by readers, run by journalists and is immune to political and commercial pressure. This year's critical fundraiser will provide us with the essential funds to continue our work into next year.
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Holmes Chan is a reporter at Hong Kong Free Press. He covers local news with a focus on law, politics, and social movements. He studied law and literature at the University of Hong Kong.
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Move over funfetti - there's a new celebration bar in town.
These bars just make you want to smile with rainbow speckled crumbs throughout the white chocolate base. They are soft and cakey with fruity white chocolate flavor in every bite. The white chocolate chips add extra flavor and texture.
Taste: Have you ever had white chocolate and Fruity Pebbles before? Oh my gosh...it is a killer combination. I was fortunate enough to have a delicious piece of white chocolate with Fruity Pebbles at a cute little chocolate shop in Newburyport, MA. I knew I had to create a dessert with this flavor combination.
Party in a Bar: Do you see those multi-colored specks of fruity deliciousness? It's the new funfetti! You really can't look at these guys without smiling. Party food for sure.
Easy to Make: I promise this recipe is a piece of cake (er...blondie). No mixer required and easy cleanup.
Side note: You may be wondering why the cereal is processed down. To prevent soggy bits of cereal! Processed Fruity Pebbles = lots of flavor and no unpleasant chewy cereal bits.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8 x 8 pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
Add the Fruity Pebbles to a food processor and pulse until they become a fine crumb, similar to sprinkles (see picture above). Set aside.
In a medium pot over low heat, add the butter and 8 ounces of white chocolate. Stir constantly until melted together. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
Add the two eggs and sugar to a large bowl and whisk until just frothy. Gradually whisk in the chocolate mixture and then the vanilla and almond extracts until combined.
Being careful not to overmix, add the flour and salt and stir together until the flour is incorporated.
Lastly, gently fold the processed Fruity Pebbles and white chocolate chips into the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for approximately 25 - 30 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown and a toothpick comes out clean from the center.


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Q: javascript shadowing of variable throw an exception The code:
(function() {
  'use strict'; // es6 is on
  var a = {
    b: 3
  };
  (function() {
    var a = a.b + 4;
    console.log(a);
    /** many lines where a is used */
  })()
})()

I am expecting to get 7 in console, but I got an exception. I can understand why this happaned, and work-around will be tupically rename internal variable. But I'd like to avoid this, so is there another way to force this working without renaming variables? I am working in es6-compatible env, so might be in es6 there is something for such cases?

A: var a reserves the local variable name even before any of the function body is executed; it shadows it immediately, not only upon assignment. Imagine it executing like this:
var a = undefined;
a = a.b + 4;

As such, there's no way to get the parent scope's value of a without renaming the inner variable.

To work around this, you can pass the value into your IIFE:
var a = { b: 3 };
(function (_a) {
    var a = _a.b + 4;
    console.log(a);
})(a)

Or even use the fact that a function parameter already declares a new local variable name:
(function (a) {
    a = a.b + 4;
    console.log(a);
})(a)

A: First proposed varian not working for me as far as I have event-listeners there, not a IIFE, so I cannot pass any params, as far as closure parameters controlled by event emmiter.
But the implementation suggested me another solution, whitch is fit perfect:
(function(){
'use strict'; // es6 is on
var a = {b:3};
function getA(){
    return a;
}
(function(){
    var a = getA().b+4;
    console.log(a);
    /** many lines where a is used */
})()
})()

A: u override 'a' by defining ( local version "var a")... just say a = a.b+4; since you did define it, it wont become new global variable and will use the other...
also you are overriding object a with primitive 7 value, so in this self called method it's nothing, but in another place where you want to call it again, there won't be any object, and theres only a primitive left to you

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Aciclovir is an antiviral medicine, which acts on infected cells by stopping the virus growing. Aciclovir 200mg tablets are used to: treat or prevent herpes simplex infections of the skin and mucous membranes e.g. cold sores and genital herpes (except in children whose immune system work less well and they are unable to fight infections), prevent herpes simplex infections in patients whose immune system is not working properly and to treat chicken pox (varicella infection).
Aciclovir is an antiviral medicine, which acts on infected cells by stopping the virus growing. Aciclovir 400mg tablets are used to: treat or prevent herpes simplex infections of the skin and mucous membranes e.g. cold sores and genital herpes (except in children whose immune system work less well and they are unable to fight infections), prevent herpes simplex infections in patients whose immune system is not working properly and to treat chicken pox (varicella infection).


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Hotels in Bukit Lanjan, Malaysia
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Q: What does true false actually do in php I have seen many php function & many php scripts, I always find
function check() {
    if(isset($_POST['example'])){
        return true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }
}

What does this true & false do? does false stops the query from executing further?
Actually i have a login page where I want to stop the executing if user is not found in database like:
if(mysqli_num_rows($query) !=1) {
    // if result is not 1 then executing must be stop here, hello should not be echo
}

echo "hello";

further down are more script that should be executed only when result is 1
According to http://php.net/manual/en/function.return.php
-for those of you who think that using return in a script is the same as using exit note that: using return just exits the execution of the current script, exit the whole execution.
So i tried a code at my localhost
$a = 1;
if($a == 0){
echo "Its 0"; }
else{ return; }
echo "hi";

after wring return false the word hi was not executed & when i removed return false then the hi word was executed
Now i will tell you what i really want to know
 $query3 =mysqli_query($connecDB, "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='$username'");
 if(mysqli_num_rows($query3) != 1)
   {
      $er1 = "Username doesn't exist";
    }
else{
$query4 ="SELECT * FROM users WHERE email='$email'";
$result1=mysqli_query($connecDB, $query3);
if(mysqli_num_rows($result1) != 1)
   {
      $er1 = "Email doesn't exist";
   } else {
    // do this
    }
    }

Now you see above i have used if statement into else statement and more if statement into else which makes my php script very much complicated & very hard to understand
I just want to know what is the better way to execute script like shown below
$query3 =mysqli_query($connecDB, "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='$username'");
     if(mysqli_num_rows($query3) != 1)
       {
          $er1 = "Username doesn't exist";
        }
    else{ // stop the execution here & just print this $er1 on the page without exit or die }

i want to stop the execution because of below example
 $a = 1;
if($a == 0){
echo "Its 0 "; }
else{ //if it's not 0 then it means user is not registered do not echo echo hi below }
echo "hi";

Now the hi is always executed

A: What makes the function stop executing is the Control Structure return, true or false are  Boolean variables, also represented as 1 and 0 respectively.

if(function that returns a boolean !=1)

The if will only execute if function that returns a boolean is true (1)

Learn more about return and Boolean variables

Please note that mysql_* is now deprecated as of PHP7 because of security issues. It is suggested that you switch to mysqli_* or PDO extensions.


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OPULENT CONCEPTIONS
Thee Œarly Dayze Of Hyghe Knyghtes: Madrigals Of Birth, Love and thee Glorious Death In Battle
Lord Madrigal: Songs that evoke Englishness, Tudor and Elizabethan Dandy's, Knights in armour, Castles with a drawbridge, military decoration, thee golden age of chivalry, Heralds and Challenges, pillaging and burning, siege warfare, Camelot, majestic tapestries, burning witches, Courtly gestures, troubadour attire, Christian Crusades, swords, jousting, dulcimers and harpsichords, gregorian chants, madrigals, monks and horses, magic and fables.
Thee Œarly Dayze of Hyghe Knyghtes
THE LORDS - DEATH BELLS AT DAWN
THE LORDS - "Death Bells At Dawn" / "Light Rain" (Aldrich ALD 1001) December 1966
This is quite a stupendous disc, both sides are great but I would say "Death Bells At Dawn" is an absolute classic. It's a most beautiful haunting lysergic ballad with trippy organ, reverb guitar, subtle drums and mysterious vocals giving the song an almost other worldly sound.
Not a great deal is known about the Lords and I have seen no band shot although I believe they were a popular combo in New Jersey. According to 'Teenbeat Mayhem' they hailed from Morris Plains.
If anyone knows anything about them please get in touch because I'd love to know more.
The other side "Light Rain" is less immediate but still holds my interest and it's worth repeated plays. It's another languid performance but with some jangle, organ and pleasant vocals. Hearing these two songs it's obvious that the Lords were talented and it's such a shame that only …
THE YARDBIRDS - GLIMPSES
THE YARDBIRDS - "Glimpses" (Epic BN 26313) July 1967
It's always been a mystery to me why EMI decided not to release the album "Little Games" by The Yardbirds. I have read that it was a likely move because recent singles had all flopped and their popularity in Britain was ebbing away. This explanation seems a little harsh and ultimately British fans were oblivious to some quite brilliant and awe inspiring moments like "Glimpses".
With this number The Yardbirds attain some serious third-eye territory with a mesmerizing mind-blower. Listen out for way-out guitar, effects, sitar, other worldly recitation and all meshed together with a psychedelic gregorian chant.
"Energy radiates from the source
The life around us is but a reflection of our own."
1960s MUSIC MAGAZINES
It's been a long time since I posted here mainly because all of my spare time and efforts are being used to scan music weeklies / magazines and updating my 1960s Music Magazines website. I've been archiving my collection online for a few years now, year by year, piece by piece.
I've settled on a 'theme' and everything is probably best viewed via tablet or iPad. Many hundreds of magazines, music weeklies and other ephemera are waiting in the wings to be scanned and uploaded. I'm currently working my way through the year 1965.
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Lehman in crisis as losses hit $4bn
By Nick Goodway for MailOnline
Updated: 11:11 EDT, 10 September 2008
Lehman Brothers today revealed massive third-quarter losses and a radical plan to repair its battered balance sheet which Wall Street took sceptically.
Time up: Observers say Lehman chief Richard Fuld's options are running out
Many analysts fear this signals that the world banking crisis is far from over.
Europe's stock markets reacted badly to the plan with the FTSE leading the way down, falling by more than 1%.
Lehman shares, which crashed 46% yesterday as it became clear that the investment bank was not going to get a multi-billion bailout from a Korean bank, fell another 6.5% to $7.30 in early trading. Six months ago, they were trading above $66.
One analyst said: 'The market had been hoping for more news regarding capital raising. This doesn't seem to be the case, so concerns about the banking system remain in place.'
Lehman said that it will sell a majority stake in its asset management business and also flog off $4bn of UK housing mortgages.
But rather than sell off the remainder of its $25 bn to $30bn property portfolio, which has slumped in value, it said it will spin it off to its shareholders. That would strengthen the investment bank's balance sheet but leave its shareholders little better off.
In the past three months another 1500 Lehman staff lost their jobs with fears that many more could go. The bank employs 20,000 worldwide with the majority of its 4000 European employees based in London.
Dick Fuld, chairman-and chief executive, said: 'This is an extraordinary time for our industry and one of the toughest periods in the firm's history.
'The strategic initiatives we have announced today reflect our determination to fundamentally reposition Lehman Brothers by dramatically reducing balance-sheet risk, reinforcing our focus on our client-facing business and returning the firm to profitability.'
The bank said it lost $3.9bn in its third quarter and had writedowns and losses from the credit crunch totalling $7.8bn.
It also said it will slash its dividend in a bid to preserve cash, cutting it from 68 cents a year to just five cents.
Lehman did not reveal to whom it will sell a majority stake in its asset management business.
Lehman loss hits $4 billion as crisis plan spreads woe


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'Jack Reacher' Puts Cruise In A Tall Position To Act In A Cool Procedural
Jack Reacher: 3 ½ out of 5
James Barr: There's this guy. He's a kind of cop; at least he used to be. He doesn't care about proof, he doesn't care about the law, he only cares about what's right. He knows what I did. You can't protect me. No one can.
Here's the thing about Jack Reacher – You have to accept a few things in order to get into the film. For fans of the book series, you will have to accept the physical stature of Tom Cruise. For people who are iffy on Tom Cruise in general, you will have to believe that he is playing a fairly handsome, charismatic man who can pass through life as a drifter and possess top notch fighting skills. And for people hoping for an action fest that matches up with the Mission Impossible films, you will have to accept that this is more of a procedural with bursts of fun moments throughout. Now, I don't think these are necessarily burdensome qualifiers to enjoy the movie, because I actually do think Jack Reacher is quite good. It may not be the best movie for the holiday season and it runs bit too long, but it is an entertaining procedural that I wish embraced more of its pulpy elements.
In the film, Tom Cruise stars as Jack Reacher, a drifter and former Army Military Police officer, who has been called in as an investigator, following a sniper attack that lead to the deaths of five seemingly random people. The man thought to be guilty has been arrested and is being represented by a defense attorney, Helen Rodin (Rosamund Pike), who was simply told by her client to, "Get Jack Reacher." Once on the case, despite the urge from her father the D.A (Richard Jenkins) to not pursue it further, Helen finds that Reacher may have actually discovered more going on than meets the eye. Meanwhile, we are aware that some nefarious individuals are lurking in the shadows, which includes a dangerous mercenary (Jai Courtney) and the possible mastermind behind it all (Werner Herzog).
Jack Reacher is an adaptation of the novel One Shot by Lee Child. It has been adapted for the screen and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who is known for touching up scripts, but also won an Oscar for writing The Usual Suspects and directed a personal favorite of mine, The Way of the Gun. With Jack Reacher, McQuarrie attempts to make the most out of a story that is not that unique, but is benefited by the actors and the Pittsburgh setting. While I wouldn't say that all the characters are used to their fullest (there is a damsel in distress scenario and a scene-chewing villain), I do think the cast is quite good here. More importantly though, McQuarrie does a lot to have characters driving all over Pittsburgh and really exploring the different possibilities created by the events that take place in the chilling opening of this film.
It is the style and tone of the film, which is going to determine whether or not people want to see a series of Jack Reacher films. As it stands, I think the film is quite entertaining. It is certainly the Tom Cruise show and I'll address him in a bit, but the film has the structure of a television procedural, amplified by presence of car chases and shootouts, not to mention fun. While there is a serious event that kicks things off (which really is one of the more quietly intense moments of the year), it is the way characters investigate the scenario, which leads to some interesting encounters, providing the film with a sense of humor. Whether it is Reacher getting into a bar fight or making friends with a gun range owner played by Robert Duvall, the film doesn't get caught up in being tirelessly serious.
I am aware that people that love the book serious are seriously concerned about Tom Cruise as the lead character and all I can say to that is while Cruise may not be 6' 5" and 220 lbs., he definitely has a good handle on the other elements that make up the Jack Reacher persona. Cruise may not be stretching as an actor here, but his charisma is mixed with a sense of assuredness, cleverness, and lethal force, which makes for a fun lead to follow in the same sort of way as someone like 24's Jack Bauer. However, if you already do not like Tom Cruise, this movie is not about to change that.
The rest of the cast good enough as well, but I will stop to speak of Werner Herzog, who is nothing but intense here, even as it made me giggle a bit, while watching him. He plays an over-the-top villainous character that makes me wish the film was pulpier in its handle of the material. The film has its share of enjoyable elements to make you smile, without seeming cheesy, but Herzog is definitely in the mode where it feels like every line he says could have been spoken by a Bond villain. This is not a bad thing, just an example of knowing the film has a serious base, but not quite finding the best balance of fun to apply all-around. It also suffers from running too long. If this were a throwaway Jason Statham film (which it could easily be restructured as), I know it would be barely over 90 minutes and plenty of fun, but the prestige of a "Tom Cruise film" seems to bring more baggage than necessary and the film is noticeably expansive, when it doesn't need to be.
Regardless, the film has a number of highlights that makes it all worth it. I do think Cruise is quite solid in the role. I have already explained the delight that was brought to me by the deadly serious Werner Herzog. Plus, the film has a car chase that is one of the best in years (along with Drive), featuring entirely practical shots of the actors in their cars, going very fast and trying to out maneuver each other. Along with a final shootout scene, which has an inventive sense about it (both that and a unique car chase are things I love about The Way of the Gun as well); it makes a good case for McQuarrie as a fine action director, with a knack for fun dialogue.
If one looks past what they may know about the literary character Jack Reacher, they may find a lot to enjoy in this film. For those not familiar, I think the movie is a lot of fun. I can say that people who do not like Tom Cruise will probably not be turned around by this movie, but Jack Reacher is a solid flick overall that is harmed by being a bit overlong and spending too much time flirting with pulpier elements, rather than embracing them. There is an enjoyable procedural/action/thriller here, with enough going on to keep it engaging, fun, and inventive. It may not be up to par with the action extravaganza that was Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol in 2011, released around this same time, but it will do.
Jack Reacher: You think I'm a hero? I am not a hero. And if you're smart, that scares you, because I have nothing to lose.
2012 Films Action Christopher McQuarrie David Oyelowo Jack Reacher Jai Cortney Lee Child Richard Jenkins Robert Duvall Rosamund Pike Thriller Tom Cruise Werner Herzog
Shayari January 16, 2013 at 7:44 AM
You know what happens when a good tailor aspires to create an apparel for the international market, say a fully embroidered long coat, buys the best fabric, best embroidery threads, copies the latest patterns, throws in a couple of his own, but simply cannot get hold of the karigars or workmen, or say cannot guide them enough to fill the entire coat with the international class embroidery, and so leaves gaps in various places! Resultantly, the long coat no doubt gets ready for the international market because whatever workmanship it entails is of the international standard, but the buyers will refrain from buying it because they are used to and they expect complete workmanship. This complete workmanship is what the audience expects from a Tom Cruise movie. As an actor, he has played the character pretty well. To the extent that he has even refrained from flashing his toothy grin and jaw dropping stunts! Depth of character is visible in the Assassin, but not in his Boss. Meaning to say that, strong characters have been created, but not explored. Presentation of the plot could have been made much more interesting. Herein one gets to know the difference between a good director and a brilliant director. Verdict: A fine movie but without any Tom Cruise effect.


In this latest interview of our blog series about the SpringerOpen EURASIP journals, you will learn more about the Editor-in-Chief of the EURASIP Journal on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Erchin Serpedin. He talks about the journal's field, open access and more.
I am a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, and my research expertise lies in the fields of signal processing, machine learning, computational statistics, and applied mathematics with applications in bioinformatics, systems biology and biomedical engineering.
Why did you decide to become Editor-in-Chief of the EURASIP Journal on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology at the time, and what are your ambitions for the journal in the future?
The EURASIP Journal on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (JBSB) is a young journal that represents the small community of electrical and computer engineers who are working in the fields of bioinformatics and systems biology. My goal for JBSB when accepting the role as JBSB's Editor-in-Chief was and still is to increase the number of quality submissions to JBSB, to increase the journal's prestige and the visibility of the research published in the journal (as the journal's open access model means that researchers and also clinicians and practitioners have unfettered access to the research). In this regard, I am hoping that many other communities of researchers and scientists will submit their excellent research to JBSB.
Most of the important research problems in the areas of bioinformatics and systems biology are still open, and the progress towards solving them is still very slow. During the recent years more emphasis is being put on a more comprehensive systems biology based approach for understanding the complex relationships between different biological processes with the major aim to develop more effective drugs. The 'omics'-revolution is currently shaping many research efforts in computational biology and requires novel computational tools to deal with large as well as small size data sets. In the same time, more accurate and robust statistical inference tools are required to extract information from multiple data sets that often are of different nature. Intelligent algorithms are needed also to support the current translational efforts towards personalized medicine. Efficient data mining algorithms are also needed to search fast and extract information from multiple big data sets. Building electronic personalized health records that enable efficient tracking in real-time of a person health status is another open research problem.
What advice would you give a researcher before submitting to the EURASIP Journal on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology?
I recommend all authors to read carefully the Submission Guidelines posted on the EURASIP Journal on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology website before submitting any paper. Understanding the type of papers that are accepted for publication in JBSB helps to avoid undesired rejections. Therefore, I suggest all potential authors to check the papers that have already been published in JBSB and understand the format and the level of technical content required for acceptance.
I believe that open access helps the development of the EURASIP Journal on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology because any reader can freely access any paper published in JBSB. Therefore, a broader audience is expected. Providing free access to information is perhaps the best benefit offered by open access.


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Visitors entering the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair which opened yesterday at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Yesterday, the 26th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) opened its doors to visitors at its new premises at Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal, showcasing products from around the world.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated the fair, attended by some 227 companies from 11 countries, including India, Pakistan, Turkey, Thailand and South Korea, alongside those from Bangladesh.
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There are 23 pavilions, 27 mini-pavilions and 162 stalls, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said at a press conference on the premises on Friday.
Visiting hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will be extended by one hour on weekends, he said.
The entrance fee for adults has been set at 40 Tk and minors at 20 Tk. No fees are applicable to freedom fighters, a statement from the Commerce Ministry said.
Some 30 buses run a shuttle service between DITF and Kuril Bishwa Road, at Tk 30 per person, Munshi said, adding that there are also 15 grocery stores.
As defined by the EPB, foreign companies must pay $ 6,500 to rent a small booth and $ 9,000 for a large one.
In the case of local businesses, the lowest rent for a stand is Tk 1.55 lakh while the highest is Tk 17 lakh.
The new site is home to the country's largest multi-purpose trade exhibition complex, built in cooperation with the Chinese government at a cost of Tk 817 crore.
Sitting on more than 26 acres, the two-story complex has 33,000 square meters of floor space, of which 24,370 square meters are intended to be used for exhibits. There are also 800 stands to display the products.
In addition, the facility has 7,912 square meters of parking space that can accommodate 1,000 cars.
The center also has a multipurpose room with a capacity of 473 people seated as well as a conference room with 50 seats. In addition, there are six trading rooms, a large cafeteria, an open space for children and various amenities.
Traditionally inaugurated by the Prime Minister, the annual fair was canceled last year for the fallout from Covid-19.
The Ministry of Commerce and EPB have jointly organized the fair since 1995 in the Agargaon district of the city.
However, the venue was moved to Purbachal as the previous one in Agargaon gradually proved too small to accommodate the ever-growing number of participants and visitors.
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Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance is the second castlevania game for the Gameboy Advance. It features colourful graphics, a two-sided castle, an updated subweapon/magic system, and three game modes.
What I enjoy most: exploring (but not backtracking through) the castle
You play as Juste Belmont, grandson of the famous vampire killer Simon Belmont, who grew up in a village with childhood friends Maxim and Lydie.
Having discovered that Lydie was kidnapped and being held captive in a castle, you and Maxim set off to rescue her.
Compared to Circle of the Moon (CotM), the previous installment in the Castlevania franchise, Harmony of Dissonance is much more colourful, with detailed sprites and vibrant colours. It seems to be partly a result of CotM appearing too dark in the actual Gameboy Advance. However, looking at it in modern eyes, it can appear garish - whereas the graphics of CotM looks much more classy and timeless. This is especially true if one runs the games in emulator where you are not limited to what the GBA can physically do.
Movement & Exploration
The movement of Juste is very fluid, with the abilites of dashing (both foward and backward) available from the very start, and sliding attack providing a quick way to get around. (On a side-note, jumping in this game feels a bit floatly, and takes getting used to.)
Dracula's castle is still large and it is a job to discover new areas. There are also numerous shops, as well as a room that belongs to you - where you can bring furniture pieces collected from around the castle. On the other hand, there is a lot of backtracking in the game. This is not helped by the fact that, like Symphony of the Night, there are two sides of the castle.
Juste, as a member of the Belmont family, uses his whip exclusively in combat. Rather than the Dual Set-up System (DSS) in CotM, there is a system of combining different elements with the classic subweapons of the franchise (i.e. magic dagger, boomerang, axe, etc.) that does not only add elemental damage, but change the subweaspons completely. There are also upgrades to the actual whip, which allow for charged attacks and so on.
In general, and when comparing with CotM in particular, this is not a very difficult game. This is particular due to the fact that, if you really want to, you can buy stacks and stacks of healing items and brutal force the bosses. However, it is still a fun game. And there is also a boss rush mode, as well as a mode where you play as Maxim (who uses sword and shuriken, and can triple-jump).
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance provides almost all aspects of gameplay one expects from a Castlevania game, if nothing more. It is not very challenging, but combat and exploration can still be fun. The graphics though, depends on personal taste.
Name of game: Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Developer / Publisher: Konami
System: GBA
Combat-focus versus Platform-focus: Combat-focus
Death mechanics: Last saved game
Levelling / Farming for XP: Yes
Farming for Gold / Item: Yes for Gold & Item
Skill pick-up: Yes
(Skill-tree): No
(Stats allocation): Automatic
Gated by movement abilities: Yes
Gated by bosses: Yes
Type of world map: Double map
World generation: Fixed map
Link to Let's Play on Youtube by BlueScreen18


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Sunday Express Book of the Year
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The Sunday Express Book of the Year also known as the The Sunday Express Fiction Award was awarded in the years from 1987 to 1993. It was intended to honour "novels of real quality that would also appeal to a wide, intelligent readership" as opposed to the "precious, pretentious, self-regarding, immensely dull and often unreadable" books which frequently won the Booker prize. It was worth £20,000 for the winner and £1,000 for each of the five shortlisted authors, making it the most lucrative fiction prize in Britain at the time.
The winners of the Sunday Express Book of the Year
1987 - Brian Moore, The Colour of Blood
1988 - David Lodge, Nice Work
1989 - Rose Tremain, Restoration
1990 - J. M. Coetzee, Age of Iron
1991 - Michael Frayn, A Landing on the Sun
1992 - Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety
1993 - William Boyd, The Blue Afternoon
Sunday Express Whitbread Book of the Year Rose Tremain William Boyd
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The Everything People Registry : United States : Pennsylvania Michael Frayn Booker Prize
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Source Love, Betty. Sunshine Acres Nursing Home. 18 November 1956. Springfield News-Leader Collection. News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri.
Description A group of women stitching in a sunny corridor are at Sunshine Acres Nursing Home. Standing at left is Mrs. Gwendolyn Barclay, social worker, and kneeling center, Marilyn Blanke, occupational therapist. Published in the News & Leader on November 18, 1956.


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Princess Beatrice invites her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's ex to her wedding... and she wants her love rival's little boy to be the best man!
By Charlotte Griffiths for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 19:06 EST, 5 October 2019 | Updated: 06:09 EST, 11 October 2019
In a remarkable show of modern manners, Princess Beatrice is inviting her fiance's former lover to her wedding – and wants her little boy to be the best man.
Beatrice's husband-to-be, Italian property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, was previously engaged to Dara Huang and the pair have a two-year-old son, Wolfie.
After the couple split, Edo, 36, began dating Beatrice, 31, and the Princess became a 'stepmother' to the boy, as I revealed in August.
Modern family: In a remarkable show of modern manners, Princess Beatrice is inviting her fiance's former lover, Dara Huang (right), to her wedding – and wants her little boy to be the best man
Beatrice's husband-to-be, Italian property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (pictured together), was previously engaged to Dara and the pair have a two-year-old son, Wolfie
Now American architect Dara, 37, finds herself preparing to escort her son to next year's Royal Wedding. Against the odds, the parties remain on civil terms.
And, in a further sign of the affection Bea has for the youngster, she is happy to share the centre stage on her big day, with Wolfie acting as an adorable best man.
A close friend tells me: 'Dara feels lucky that she and Edo are so amicable that splitting time with Wolfie hasn't been an issue and he remains happy.
'They take turns over who stays in the family house, keeping Wolfie in a consistent environment. Beatrice has been kind to allow them to do so.
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After the couple split, Edo (above, carrying his son), 36, began dating Beatrice, 31, and the Princess became a 'stepmother' to the boy, as I revealed in August
'Dara and Edo are finding co-parenting to be a great way for one of them to be with Wolfie at all times as they both have busy schedules.
'Dara loves her son to bits and, like any mother, she is very protective. But in a very modern and grown-up way, she is totally happy that Beatrice will be developing a relationship with her son and is happy that he will attend the wedding as Edo's best man.'
Edo told me last night: 'Bea and I are both so excited to be embarking on the journey of life together.'
A close friend tells me: 'Dara feels lucky that she and Edo are so amicable that splitting time with Wolfie hasn't been an issue and he remains happy. They take turns over who stays in the family house, keeping Wolfie in a consistent environment. Beatrice has been kind to allow them to do so.' (Above, Bea and Edo in May)
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'This woman said she wanted to speak about issues in the community but she ended up trying it on with me,' says the diminutive Tory.
'I had to turn her down.'
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Thanks to Prince Harry, the world now knows that having more than two children is bad for the environment.
Unfortunately for Jacob Rees-Mogg's wife Helena de Chair, this crucial piece of ecological information was delivered just as the couple's sixth child, Sixtus, turned two.
'I'm afraid it's a bit late where we're concerned,' Helena admitted last week.
'But by stopping at six we can now claim to be doing our bit for the environment.'
Thanks to Prince Harry, the world now knows that having more than two children is bad for the environment. Unfortunately for Jacob Rees-Mogg's wife Helena de Chair, this crucial piece of ecological information was delivered just as the couple's sixth child, Sixtus, turned two. (Above, Jacob with Sixtus last month)
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No deal has been reached between rail bosses and Southern train drivers over pay, terms and conditions, and the introduction of driver-only operation (DOO).
The RMT union has been fighting Govia Thameslink Railway since April 2016 over the proposed changes, which make drivers responsible for opening and closing train doors and has seen its members transferred from the role of guards to on-board supervisors.
Earlier today (Wednesday August 30) it claimed to have heard that a deal had been reached between GTR and ASLEF, which represents Southern train drivers, but this has been denied by both parties.
A spokesman for Southern said: "Discussions with ASLEF are ongoing in relation to their dispute and we continue to work hard to reach a resolution.
Mick Whelan, general secretary of ASLEF, added: "We would look at the responses of the other parties involved and then consider our position which has been consistent due to the litigation and the associated decisions impacting on ASLEF.
The RMT is solely in dispute about the extension of DOO to the Southern network, and is due to hold strikes on Friday September 1 and Monday September 4.
However ASLEF is negotiating a deal over DOO, pay, and terms and conditions.
The union's leadership have agreed two previous deals with GTR, only for its members to reject them both when balloted.
Mick Cash, general secretary of the RMT, repeated his call for round-table discussions with all parties involved in the dispute.
During the two strike days GTR says it expects to run a normal service on most routes, but trains on the Coastway route and between Hastings and Ashford International are expected to be affected.
Angie Doll, Southern's passenger services director, said: "We plan to run more than 90% of our services during the RMT conductors strike on Friday and Monday but ask passengers to check before they travel.


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Q: Django Celery receiving and accepting tasks, but not executing them I'm running a Django 1.11 (built using Cookiecutter-Django template) server on Digital Ocean running Ubuntu 16.04, Gunicorn, Nginx, and am trying to set up Celery tasks using Redis. The service seems to work and receive periodic tasks fine when I do:
celery -A config worker -B -l debug

And the tasks are received and accepted, but they don't execute. To test, I'm sending this function:
@shared_task(name="sum_two_numbers")
def add(x, y, **kwargs):
    return x + y

with:
add.delay(1,3)

And this is the complete printout of the console that Celery is running on:
 -------------- celery@myproject v4.1.0 (latentcall)
---- **** -----
--- * ***  * -- Linux-4.4.0-112-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-16.04-xenial 2018-02-19 23:18:12
-- * - **** ---
- ** ---------- [config]
- ** ---------- .> app:         myproject:0x7f2cd60dc9e8
- ** ---------- .> transport:   redis://127.0.0.1:6379//
- ** ---------- .> results:     redis://localhost:6379/
- *** --- * --- .> concurrency: 1 (prefork)
-- ******* ---- .> task events: OFF (enable -E to monitor tasks in this worker)
--- ***** -----
 -------------- [queues]
                .> celery           exchange=celery(direct) key=celery

[tasks]
  . . .
  . sum_two_numbers

[2018-02-19 23:18:12,858: INFO/MainProcess] Connected to redis://127.0.0.1:6379//
[2018-02-19 23:18:12,876: INFO/MainProcess] mingle: searching for neighbors
[2018-02-19 23:18:13,910: INFO/MainProcess] mingle: all alone
[2018-02-19 23:18:13,924: WARNING/MainProcess] /home/user/.virtualenvs/myproject/lib/python3.5/site-packages/celery/fixups/django.py:202: UserWarning: Using settings.DEBUG leads to a memory leak, never use this setting in production environments!
  warnings.warn('Using settings.DEBUG leads to a memory leak, never '
[2018-02-19 23:19:38,714: INFO/MainProcess] Received task: sum_two_numbers[ab5b5547-1337-4dec-8848-c15e1a194b51]
[2018-02-19 23:19:38,715: DEBUG/MainProcess] TaskPool: Apply <function _fast_trace_task at 0x7f2cd5fce510> (args:('sum_two_numbers', 'ab5b5547-1337-4dec-8848-c15e1a194b51', {'root_id': 'ab5b5547-1337-4dec-8848-c15e1a194b51', 'task': 'sum_two_numbers', 'group': None, 'correlation_id': 'ab5b5547-1337-4dec-8848-c15e1a194b51', 'id': 'ab5b5547-1337-4dec-8848-c15e1a194b51', 'timelimit': [None, None], 'expires': None, 'retries': 0, 'argsrepr': '(1, 3)', 'eta': None, 'origin': 'gen23535@myproject', 'reply_to': 'e67c54ef-3c66-3720-9e1f-62ef3d76882d', 'kwargsrepr': '{}', 'lang': 'py', 'parent_id': None, 'delivery_info': {'priority': 0, 'redelivered': None, 'routing_key': 'celery', 'exchange': ''}}, b'[[1, 3], {}, {"errbacks": null, "chain": null, "chord": null, "callbacks": null}]', 'application/json', 'utf-8') kwargs:{})
[2018-02-19 23:19:38,722: DEBUG/MainProcess] Task accepted: sum_two_numbers[ab5b5547-1337-4dec-8848-c15e1a194b51] pid:23512

When I run locally, it works just fine. What am I doing wrong here?

A: You can try with this command -
celery -A <App_name> worker -l info --without-gossip --without-mingle --without-heartbeat -Ofair --pool=solo

This solved m issue by pooling in the solo mood. Maybe this is your case as well.