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//#define AA_ALLOC_STACK_MAX
#include "amino.h"
#include "amino/test.h"
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <inttypes.h>
#include <sys/resource.h>

void fuzz_sort(void) {
    static const size_t n = 512;
    double a0[n];
    aa_vrand(n, a0 );

    double ar_qsort[n];
    double ar_hsort[n];
    AA_MEM_CPY( ar_qsort, a0, n );
    AA_MEM_CPY( ar_hsort, a0, n );

    qsort( ar_qsort, n, sizeof(a0[0]), aa_la_d_compar );
    aa_aheap_sort( ar_hsort, n, sizeof(a0[0]), aa_la_d_compar );
    aveq( "heap-sort", n, ar_qsort, ar_hsort, 0 );

}

void mem(void) {
    static const size_t n = 1024;
    double a[n], b[n], a2[n], b2[n];
    aa_vrand(n, a);
    aa_vrand(n, b);
    AA_MEM_CPY(a2, a, n);
    AA_MEM_CPY(b2, b, n);

    aveq( "mem-cpy-a", n, a, a2, 0 );
    aveq( "mem-cpy-b", n, b, b2, 0 );

    AA_MEM_SWAP(a,b,n);

    aveq( "mem-cpy-a", n, b, a2, 0 );
    aveq( "mem-cpy-b", n, a, b2, 0 );
}

int main( void ) {
    // init
    srand((unsigned int)time(NULL)); // might break in 2038
    aa_test_ulimit();

    for( size_t i = 0; i < 1000; i++ ) {
        fuzz_sort();
        mem();
    }

    return 0;
}

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Here at SJT we're seasoned travellers. Our personal travel experience combined with all the tips and feedback we've collated from our clients over the years means we have quite a few tips to share when it comes to travel.
On our pages here we share some of our tips across many facets of travel, from packing, to transport, travelling with kids and travel well-being.
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Dija ad-Din Kamal Dżauda (arab. ضياء الدين كمال جودة; ur. 2 maja 1993) – egipski zapaśnik walczący w stylu wolnym. Olimpijczyk z Rio de Janeiro 2016, gdzie zajął dziewiąte miejsce w kategorii 125 kg i dziesiąty w Tokio 2020 w kategorii 125 kg.

Zajął piętnaste miejsce na mistrzostwach świata w 2015. Brązowy medalista igrzysk afrykańskich w 2015. Triumfator mistrzostw Afryki w 2015, 2016, 2017 i 2020. Wicemistrz arabski w 2012 i trzeci w 2022. Mistrz Afryki juniorów w 2012 roku

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Zapaśnicy na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2016
Urodzeni w 1993
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Developing new antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and using technology for early diagnosis are among steps needed to sustain momentum in fighting HIV/AIDS and ending the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UNAIDS said in a report on Monday.
The U.N. AIDS agency said that by June this year around 21 million people were receiving life-prolonging ARV treatment, with rapid progress seen over the past five years when the numbers of people accessing medication nearly doubled.
"The pace of scale-up has been particularly remarkable in eastern and southern Africa, the region most affected by the epidemic," said the "Right to Health" report, released in Khayelitsha township, some 30 km from Cape Town.
The number of people on treatment in the region surpassed all other regions combined in 2010 and presently accounts for 60 percent of all people on treatment. South Africa led the world with the number of people on treatment, at 4.2 million, followed by India, Mozambique and Kenya which have more than 1 million being treated.
UNAIDS said the worldwide expansion of ARV therapy was the main factor behind a 48 percent decline in deaths from AIDS-related illnesses, from a peak of 1.9 million in 2005 to 1 million in 2016.
New first-line ARVs, such as dolutegravir, which cause fewer side-effects and suppress viral loads more quickly, will help countries such as South Africa save money and treat more people, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said at the report launch.
"In the next six years South Africa is going to save 11 billion rand ($783 million) on HIV/AIDS treatment, meaning that we are going to treat more people with the same amount of resources," he said.
In September, Reuters reported a new deal for combination pills using dolutegravir that caps prices at $75 per patient a year, with Africa expected to benefit first.
Last year a major milestone was reached, when for the first time more than half of all people living with HIV worldwide were accessing ARV therapy, said the report.
But the disease, which attacks the immune system making the body more susceptible to illness, remains a significant killer.
AIDS-related illnesses remain the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) globally, and they are the second leading cause of death for young women aged 15-24 years in Africa, said the report.
"The problem that is coming is complacency… We still have 17 million people waiting for treatment and if we stop now, we will have a rebound in this epidemic," UNAIDS executive director, Michel Sidibe, told the Khayelitsha community.


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The Judges — Thirtieth Judicial District Court — Vernon Parish, Louisiana
30jdc.org is the official website for The Thirtieth Judicial District Court of Louisiana, which serves Vernon Parish, Louisiana. This site is a source for information about The Thirtieth Judicial District Court and the services it provides.
Judge Tony A. Bennett
Born in 1960, Judge Bennett graduated from Pitkin High School in 1978 and went on to receive a B.A. from McNeese in 1982 and a J.D. from Southern University Law Center in 1993.
Before being elected judge in 2017, Judge Bennett served as a Public Defender for 14 years and served as an Assistant District Attorney for 8 years.
Judge Bennett is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association and the Vernon Parish Bar Association.
Chief Judge C. Anthony Eaves
Born in 1975, Judge Eaves graduated from Pitkin High School in 1994 and went on to receive a B.A. from McNeese in 1998, a J.D. from LSU Law in 2001, and a M.Div. from SWBTS in 2007.
Before being elected judge in 2014, Judge Eaves had a private practice in Leesville and served as an Assistant District Attorney.
Judge Eaves is a member of East Leesville Baptist Church, Louisiana District Judges' Association, Third Circuit Judges' Association, Louisiana Bar Association, 30th JDC Bar Association, and Vernon Cattlemen's Association.
Judge Scott Westerchil
Born in 1963, Judge Westerchil graduated from Southern University Law Center in 1989 and later began a private practice in Leesville, Louisiana in 1990. His private practice included general civil law, criminal defense and five years with the Vernon Parish District Attorney's Office.
Judge Westerchil is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association and the 30th Judicial District Court Bar Association.
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RAHMAN: NO SWEAT!
January 6, 2008 Jeffrey M	0 Comments
Source : New SabahTimes
6th January, 2008
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah slipped to third in the Premier League standings after the one-all draw against league leaders Johor Pasir Gudang on Friday, but Rahman Zakaria is not a worried man!
While disappointed the team failed to get full points at their own backyard, the Rhinos' team manager said he was delighted with the fighting spirit shown by the players.
"They never showed any signs of giving up. They fought until the end. This is the kind of fighting spirit we want in the team," said Rahman.
Sabah were trailing to a third-minute goal by Mohd Ibrahim Ismail, but second-half substitute Salvester Sindeh saved them the blushes by nodding home the equaliser two minutes from time.
"We had enough chances to win the game, but unfortunately, we only managed to put one behind the net
"We had like six to seven chances with some of them hitting the goalpost and so on, and we also had a penalty wasted and a goal disallowed," Rahman said, referring to a Bobby Gonzales penalty miss and Azrul Ejati Damsah's goal which was disallowed.
"I don't understand why the referee disallowed the goal. First he blew for the goal, but suddenly he changed his mind when he saw the linesman raise his flag. At first even the linesman said it was a goal, and we are surprised he changed his mind.
"After the game we approached the officials and we were told that the goal was disallowed for handball. But when we asked them who the offender was, he (referee) couldn't give us any name.
"If a Johor player was responsible then it should have been a penalty because Azrul definitely did not commit any foul or handball. We are very disappointed with his decision," said Rahman.
On Bobby's penalty miss, Rahman said it could happen to any player.
"It can happen to any player, so really there's nothing much one can do about it," he said.
Sabah were rewarded with the spot kick after Chow Chee Wing was fouled inside the box.
"Anyway, I'm still pleased with the way the players took the game. They showed quality and high spirit. It's just unfortunate that we could not convert the many chances we had," said Rahman.
With the result, Sabah dropped to third in the standings on eight points, while Johor Pasir Gudang remain at the top on 10, followed by Kuala Muda Naza on nine.
Sabah's next game is an away battle against Kelantan on Jan 11, before taking on Kuala Muda Naza at home on Jan 14.
← Rahman: We'll bounce back
DUO ON TRIALS →


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healingpilgrim April 30, 2021 accident, Adventure, animals, Bali, COVID19, Food, Friendship, gratitude, healing, Health & Wellness, Inspiration, life, Nature, Pain, transformation, Trauma, Travel, Uncategorized, walking
It's hard for me to pinpoint the exact moment that the germ of this wild notion sprouted in my brain – or more likely, within my longing spirit. But in late November, over a delicious vegan lunch shared with a dog-loving acquaintance whom I didn't know well enough to worry about how she would react when I shared the idea, it took hold. "What a wonderful idea," she exclaimed. Making me feel, at once, buoyed, encouraged – and terrified. It's one thing to imaginatively toy with the hypothesis of walking across Bali for ten days, from one coast to another, to raise money for the island's people (who've suffered dearly since the onset of the pandemic) while eating a hearty and nutritious salad, and looking out to the horizon, where Mt Agung's peak is partially visible in the distance; but it's another thing altogether to declare that you will make happen. Which is what I did. I called it the BaliCore (Covid Relief) Expedition, 2021.*
Little did I know what I was getting into, the sheer breadth of tasks, deadlines, and unexpected obstacles that popped up every day. I pulled a small group of volunteers together, and invited five local, prominent NGOs to sign on (they were well-placed to distribute funds and supplies to villages around Bali). I was then introduced to an expedition leader experienced in the science of trail development, who works directly with community-based authorities and trekking guides to set walking routes. We joined forces, then set to work – she on the trails, camping and accommodations, and I on everything else.
One early morning, earlier this month, a small group of early-risers met under a rising sun at a little cafe near the world-famous Tanah Lot temple. From there, we spent the next 10 days, trekking and hiking and strolling and climbing and ambling along. We traversed vast rice paddy fields, and thickly dense jungles, remote villages where locals would stop in their tracks when catching sight of us walking through; mountainside ridges and bamboo bridges across rushing streams – some shaky and hastily built, while others were more securely attached to the firmament. There were a few days of deep descents, which meant we tottered down sharp inclines with slippery slopes (some wet from overnight downpours) only to embark on a steep ascent as soon as we reached the gorge's base.
Masking up whenever we reached concrete, we met locals along the way, shopkeepers and farmers, kids on scooters, women placing offerings, young men gathered for a smoke, shaded from the sun. But mostly, our expedition was immersed in the leafy swaths of nature, extending far across the skyline and towards the horizon.
We followed trails once used exclusively by locals who, in the distant past, would walk for hours to their fields or to surrounding villages, sometimes carrying heavy sacks of rice or cow-feed; other times, visiting family or seeking a spouse. Following in their footsteps, we climbed hundreds of steep, Balinese-style, stairs at a time, each of them dug out of hillsides and demanding a fair dose of uphill exertion and stamina.
Most nights we camped out, each of us bunking down in our respective (and colourfully) designated tents; unpacking gear upon arrival, then showering and washing sweat-laden clothes in the hopes that they just might dry overnight (never fully, of course, as it was still rainy season!) The following morning, the routine reversed itself, and we would pack up our sleeping bags, inflatable mattresses, thermal groundsheet and normally still-damp clothes. Sure, there were nights that we made do, falling asleep to the feel of craggy terrain underneath, and yes, on at least a couple of occasions, our tents were set on inclined slopes (generating a bit of sleep deprivation among the troops). But mostly (and this does not include the last night of total ant-infestation inside my tent) camping under the stars was a wonderfully rustic experience.
We had it good: staff with support vehicles were always one step ahead of us, setting up and taking down tents, ensuring we had sufficient water supply along the trail, equipping us with trekking poles. Friendships were formed, assistance and guidance offered along the way. We were also fed well, by two women whose singular task it was to keep us cheerfully sated and fueled with coffee, tea, fruit and… popcorn.
Yes, we camped in style. But for two nights, we were given a reprieve from slippery sleeping bags, long middle-of-the-night treks to a toilet and shower (mostly the hand-held kind, a bucketful of chill) and mosquitoes: we were blessed to find sponsors who booked us into two accommodations. Which translated into a treat of the coziest kind – a proper bed. A private toilet and shower. But one only needs one to appreciate the other; because, after a night's repose ensconced in high-count cotton sheets and relative quiet, I was again ready to dose closer to the ground.
With all the anticipation, last-minute details, and hoopla surrounding an expedition of this magnitude, I'd almost forgotten that life continues to happen even as you meander through nature, or the world in general – sometimes interfering quite rudely and suddenly, upending our best-made plans with the most undesirable twists, turns and concerns. Which, naturally, is what happened during this microcosm of a walking retreat that I'd molded.
The setback was my own (damn) fault: Carrying a too-heavy load of water over a few long days of walking meant that my body, as expected, was eventually going to rebel. It did so, and loudly; hitting the left heel of my foot at first, by the next day, stubbornly disregarding bright red flags, the ache and burn had already crept up the back of my left leg to my sacrum. Jeez!
Why did I conveniently choose to forget that my body could not, should not, even 12 years post-accident, bear such weight? Until the end of the trek, I rotated between limping along at a self-effacing slug's pace, and being ferried (saved is more like it) from a water-fillup-stop to that night's campsite.
Painful.. and foolish. (Adding to my own physical challenges and anguish along the way, I received news one morning via WhatsApp, from the other side of the world, that my 88 year old father had fallen, broken his hip, undergone surgery and was hospitalized in pain).
Now, nearly 3 weeks after our return, I wonder how I could have imagined that, for the duration of the expedition, I might possibly place a whole pile of worries on the backburner and walk undeterred, undisturbed. My mind had wished: Can't I just have a break for these 10 days? The answer came back loud and clear: Uhh, no. Because even when we withdraw to the wilds and wilderness, we remain tethered; not only to ourselves, but to the lives of those around us, near and (as proven) very far indeed.
For more information about BaliCore, you can read my earlier post, and check out photos and stories from the expedition itself, here and here.
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Oj says:
I finally got to finish reading this post!!! As you prepare for another journey, I wish you many walks, on your own AND in community, wherever they will manifest. I look forward to hearing and reading more. Blessings to you. Xo


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Without the weathered warmth of patina, a home looks too perfect
By By Marni Jameson and Orlando Sentinel
So what if the kids have made a few too many trips across the wood floor on roller blades. Who cares if the living room rug has lost half its wattage, or the drapes look as if someone used them to wash the car, or the post at the bottom of the stairs no longer matches the rail because hundreds of hands have worn off the finish.
And even if there's graffiti on the kitchen table, and the paint on the patio furniture looks like a marathoner's feet, relax.
It's all good. Actually, it's even better, say husband and wife design team Brooke and Steve Giannetti, who pay a handsome tribute to the beauty and wear that come with age and use in their new coffee table tome "Patina Style."
I'm on the phone with the Giannettis, who are speaking to me from their well-aged home in Santa Monica, Calif., where they gracefully but imperfectly live with their three children, ages 18, 15 and 11. They are telling me what's good about aging.
I am all ears.
After years of trying to beat back time, and decomposition in particular, to preserve myself and my home, I've realized the universe — in its constant quest toward decay — is winning. I might as well go along.
Surrender is sweeter, however, when you learn to love patina — the dings, sags, wrinkles, fading, weathering, tarnish, distress and general wearing out — as the Giannettis have.
"It all started when I wanted to figure out how to have a family and still have a beautiful home," said Brooke, who, with her architect husband, also has a store, Giannetti Home, in West Los Angeles. "A lot of that had to do with creating an environment that wasn't so precious."
So the soft pine floors in their home are riddled with dents from the kids' tricycle days and her high heels. "And no one around here ever has to say, 'Put a coaster under that,' " Steve says. "We don't even have coasters."
In other words, the scars on a home, where your kid banged a hammer, and your dog chewed the chair leg, are like laugh lines. You don't want to erase them. Marks contain memories.
Though I'm feeling better about my home's nicks and scratches, this notion is hard for me to swallow. I've devoted nearly two decades to training my children and husband to behave better than a pack of wolves, which means not using their shirts as napkins, or the family room as a sports park, and now I find out I didn't have to bother?
Brooke and Steve tell me about a recent family dinner at their house. The youngest went to sit on a newly reupholstered velvet chair, and the grandma said, "Don't you want to cover that?"
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"Nah," Steve said, "we like our velvet better messed up."
And get this: They not only embrace the aging process, but also accelerate it. "We sometimes get impatient with how long things take to look old," says Steve. So they put rugs in the sun, use fabrics wrong side out and sand down fresh paint on walls and painted furniture. "You can get 15 years of age in 15 minutes," he says.
Age. It's a beautiful thing. Or so they say.
An appreciation of patina gives you permission to not worry about perfection. Here are some ways to add age to your home.
•Start with a table. If you have mostly newer furnishings, introduce touches of patina starting with weathered baskets, or a distressed side or coffee table. Try bringing in something that's been sitting outdoors.
•Lose the carpet. If you can't afford wood floors, put in wall-to-wall jute or sea grass. It gives rooms the warmth of wood for a lot less money. Put area rugs on top.
•Turn an old door into art. Instead of hanging art on a blank wall, attach an old door or some wood shutters to it. You will instantly add architectural interest, character and texture.
•Slipcover the furniture. The drop cloths from Home Depot make great slipcovers. (Wash them first.) They're cheap, come in a variety of sizes and have lots of flaws. "The fabric has the nubby look of home-spun linen," says Brooke. If it gets soiled, toss it in the wash. It gets softer and better with washing.
•Replace sliding mirrored doors. "They're awful," says Steve. Hang fabric in their place. (The drop cloths work here, too.) "It softens and quiets the room."
•Know what gets better with age. Natural materials, such as leather, iron, wood, plaster, linen, velvet and most natural fabrics, generally age well.
•And what doesn't. Formica, lacquered furniture, wall-to-wall carpet (especially white), fiberglass showers and tubs, vinyl siding and fake wood flooring don't. "They're just bad looks," says Steve. "Simple and real are always better than fake trying to look fancy."
•Avoid the over stuffed. Steer clear of anything too firm, tight or plump. "We like wrinkles and a few sags," says Brooke. Actually, I find that refreshing.
Syndicated columnist and speaker Marni Jameson is the author of 'House of Havoc' and 'The House Always Wins' (Da Capo Press).
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New Year's Rockin' Eve performers: Christina Aguilera to headline from Times Square
Dua Lipa (left), Charlie Puth (center) and Ella Mai (right) will all be performing in Hollywood for the big celebration ringing in 2019. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP|Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP|Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
The holiday season is heating up, and so is the line-up for the big show that will bring it to a close.
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest has announced the list of performers that will take the stage in New York, Los Angeles and New Orleans during the celebration that will kick off 2019.
Just like last year, the show will be hosted by Ciara, Ryan Seacrest, Jenny McCarthy and Lucy Hale posted around the country.
The latest big announcement: Christina Aguilera will be headlining this year, which means she'll be performing right before midnight.
This year's headliner on #RockinEve, and performing right before midnight, is @xtina! 🔮 Join us LIVE from Times Square, 12/31 at 8/7c on ABC. pic.twitter.com/t9cCxLbALi
— New Year's Rockin' Eve (@NYRE) December 13, 2018
Here's the full list of performers.
Hosts: Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy
Host: Ciara
Macklemore with Skylar Grey
Host: Lucy Hale
Don't miss Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest on Dec. 31 starting at 8 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. CT on ABC.
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NASHVILLE (NRB) – Television journalists Megan Alexander and Kelly Wright were among the speakers at the Super Session on "Writing, Acting, and Broadcasting as a Christian" held on Friday, March 2, during Proclaim 18, the NRB International Media Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.
Alexander, a reporter for the syndicated national news magazine television show Inside Edition, told the audience she was there to talk about her future granddaughter.
In describing what led her to write her first book, Faith in the Spotlight: Thriving in Your Career While Staying True to Your Beliefs, she said that she got an email a couple years ago from a pastor in Seattle who wanted her to come to his church and speak to young women who were solid in their faith but terrified that they were going to have to compromise their values to get ahead in the business world.
Alexander related that there's a bigger conversation going on. How does a believer raised as a Christian, as someone who loves Jesus dearly, stay true to their faith in the secular world – corporate America, entertainment, media – when they often feel at odds with their faith?
Alexander then shared some practical tips and ideas she's learned during her life and career to help and equip young women to live out their faith in the workplace.
She said this is easier said than done, pointing out that the majority of the churches she's attended haven't offered Bible studies for working women. Alexander and a group of women who also work in television in New York City encountered this problem and decided to start their own Bible study.
In closing, Alexander came back to where she started, emphasizing that we must do this for our granddaughters, not our daughters.
Alexander worries that the faith community is missing out on this pivotal moment in our culture.
Reflecting on the chaotic state of our world today, Wright said he believes that the greatness of our nation will begin in the homes of its people.
He encouraged parents to be the best they can be for their children.
Wright concluded by singing the title track from his new album Love, Freedom, Peace.


Hi everyone. Check out the new cover for Double Play: A Novel of Magic, designed by my talented son, Danny. Double Play is a YA Fantasy, available on Amazon as a paperback or ebook. Get your copy today! A girl with a secret. A desperate magician. Can they save their dying city?
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Tonight in Game 2 of the World Series, the Chicago Cubs won 5-1. Yeah! What a great way to end a very long day. The Cubs have been my favorite baseball team ever since I began my research for my novel, Double Play. I am so happy that they are in the World Series, and I'll be… Continue reading The Cubs Win!


Product Description:Thrace occupies the northeastern section of Greece, bordering Bulgaria to the north and Turkey to the east. The civilization of West and East mingle and produce a harmonious mix of the two cultures. Europe and Asia unify their history here. It consists of three prefectures: Evros, Rodopi and Xanthi.


of corolla, its teeth often hairy on edges. Stem: 2 in. to 2 ft.
oblong. Fruit: 4 nutlets, round and smooth.
Preferred Habitat - Fields, roadsides, waste places.
Distribution - North America, Europe, Asia.
secret of this flower's successful march across three continents?
stems root easily at the joints, and it is very hardy.
doubtless derived from the German word, braune, the quinsy.
style. Stem: Low, erect, branched, square, hairy, 6 to 18 in.
Preferred Habitat - Dry fields, open woodland.
unmistakably proclaims its presence throughout the neighborhood.
can scent it from a greater distance than any other plant.
length, hence its Greek name signifying an equal flower.
2-cleft. Leaves: Oblong, opposite, aromatic. Stem: 4 to 12 in.
long) creeping, woody, branched, forming dense cushions.
Preferred Habitat - Roadsides, dry banks, and waste places.
Horace says the Romans used so extensively for bee culture.
the first day, dusts its visitors as they pass the ripe stamens.
Opposite, narrowly oblong, acute, saw-edged, aromatic.
Preferred Habitat - Moist soil.
her under the chopping-knife and served up as sauce!
to the fragrant spikes of bloom.


Yuri is an experimental instrument maker and musician who has worked with Sonic Youth, dEUS, Blood Red Shoes, Melt Banana, Liars and many more. He is coming to Bradford to offer a workshop on how to build a Triochord, a guitar-like instrument that will have you setting up your own Rhys Chatham/Glenn Branca style orchestra in no time. Followed by a performance with Bradford Scratch Orchestra the following day.
All workshops are for Bradford University Music Society members (BUMS) members and guests. BUMS membership is available through Student Union, membership is open to the public and you can register on the night from £5.


Parachute fly patterns are easier to track in heavy hatches and in rough waters. Blue Wing Olives or BWO's or Baetis, whichever name it goes by, are one of the most important hatches. This fly pattern along with our Blue Wing Olive or other BWO flies, are important to keep in a variety of sizes. Trout can be rather picky.
A parachute version of the familiar and common Baetis trout fly pattern. Parachute's make it easy to see in rough water and abundant hatches with it's highly visible post. Pair this with the common Blue Winged Olive for a macho combo. When it comes to selective trout, it helps to have a few versions of the Baetis pattern.


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Senator Sherrod Brown and Congressman Richard Neal Introduce bills to save financially troubled multiemployer plans and protect retirees
WASHINGTON – The Pension Rights Center released letters today strongly endorsing new multiemployer legislation introduced by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA). The "Butch Lewis Act of 2017" and its House companion bill "The Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act" provide an innovative way to avoid retiree benefit reductions by providing relief to financially-troubled plans.
"We want to thank Senator Brown and Congressman Neal for going to bat for hundreds of thousands of retirees across the country to ensure that they can depend on their pension promises" said Karen Friedman, the Executive Vice President of the Pension Rights Center. "This legislation provides an ingenious way of helping solve the multiemployer crisis in this country and is a win-win for employers, employees, retirees and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation."
These bills set up a new office in the Treasury Department called the Pension Rehabilitation Administration (PRA), which would receive proceeds from the issuance of Treasury bonds. This money would then be lent to financially-troubled plans as long as they meet certain criteria. The Pension Rights Center is particularly pleased that the loans would be used to fully pay the benefits of retirees and that the bill would require plans, which have already been approved to cut benefits under MPRA, to apply for these new loans and if approved, use that money to restore previously suspended benefits.
"This is a good, workable bill that allows plan trustees to avoid the draconian benefit reductions authorized by the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014" Friedman said. "This is not a Democratic issue. This not a Republican issue. This is an American issue and we need to pass this legislation this year so that hundreds of thousands of retirees do not lose their earned and promised pensions, which will devastate them, their families and their communities."
PRC Letter of Endorsement of Butch Lewis Act of 2017
Senate Bill: S.2147
PRC Letter of Endorsement of Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2017
House Bill: H.R.4444
Contact Name: Karen Friedman


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Barbara Jones, former federal judge, appointed as special master in Michael Cohen case
Updated on: April 26, 2018 / 2:42 PM / CBS/AP
Trump lawyer expected to plead the Fifth
A New York federal judge says she is appointing Barbara Jones, a former Manhattan federal judge, to help determine what materials seized in raids on the home and office of President Donald Trump's private attorney are protected by attorney-client privilege.
Judge Kimba Wood said Thursday at a hearing that Barbara Jones has the right amount of experience to handle the study of materials seized in the April 9 raids that targeted attorney Michael Cohen. As special master, Jones will have access to all the discovery, to the search warrant and its application, and she will discern the question of privilege.
Who is Kimba Wood, the judge presiding over the Michael Cohen case?
Cohen's lawyer, Stephen Ryan, praised Jones as a "fine choice." The government had hoped its own taint team would be sufficient to discern what materials would be deemed privileged. The materials seized include hard copies of documents, hard drives, cell phones and iPads.
Who is Barbara Jones?
Jones, 71, was a federal judge in New York for 17 years before leaving for private practice five years ago. Nominated to the bench by President Bill Clinton in 1995, she presided over cases including securities fraud, antitrust, corruption, labor racketeering and terrorism. Among her highest profile cases were the trial in 1997 of Autumn Jackson. Jackson was convicted of trying to to extort more than $40 million from Bill Cosby by claiming to be his daughter, born out of wedlock.
Michael Cohen to plead the Fifth in Stormy Daniels suit
Jones has also been an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York and chief assistant to the district attorney of New York County. She is now a partner at Texas law firm Bracewell, specializing in white collar defense and internal investigations. Jones has served as an adjunct assistant professor at Fordham Law School and NYU School of Law. She'll begin on the Cohen case as early as next week.
Trump hits topics from Ronny Jackson to Michael Cohen in Fox News interview
Wood said she hoped that installing Jones as special master would help keep the privileged review process on schedule. She also reserves the right to speak with the special master at any time.
Judge Wood noted that the government and Cohen's lawyers agreed that a so-called "special master" was the best way to determine which materials should be off-limits to federal investigators. Prosecutors have said the raids resulted from an investigation into possible fraud.
Prosecutors say probably not much is protected by attorney-client privilege, given public comments made by President Trump and Fox News personality Sean Hannity, two of Cohen's three clients. They note that Hannity said Cohen never represented him, and the president said Cohen did "a tiny, tiny little fraction" of his legal work.
What is a "Special Master?"
A special master is a judicial position, appointed to ensure that procedure is followed, often in cases which are likely to consume unusual amounts of time or attention for their discovery or investigative stages. The presiding judge has broad authority to delegate duties to this special master, who is in most cases an attorney.
CBS News' Jeff Pegues and Clare Hymes contributed to this report.
First published on April 26, 2018 / 1:28 PM
© 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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ArtistsExhibitionsEventsCataloguesPressArt AdvisoryCorot Catalogue RaisonnéContact
Wendy Mark: Beginning With Square One
October 1 - November 15, 2014
Selected WorksInstallation ViewsThumbnails
Mirror Poppies 2, 2014
Gesso and ground pigment on mirror paper
Blue Dots 12, 2014
Dispersed Red Cloud 4, 2014
Field/ + No One In Sight, 2014
Grass/Blue/Monotype, 2014
Green Cloud 1, 2014
Yellow Cloud *, 2010
Yellow Cloud for A, 2014
"The Fragment/Recollection/Disappearance/Addition/Contrast/Weight and Shadow/The Fugue
are all explored within the space of a square – beginning with square one."
- Wendy Mark
NEW YORK June 11 - Jill Newhouse (www.jillnewhouse.com) is delighted to present a multi-media exhibition of new work by Wendy Mark from October 1st to November 15th at her gallery at 4 East 81 Street, in New York.
BEGINNING WITH SQUARE ONE is Wendy Mark's latest creative expression, exploring the use of squares as grids, frames and space, and as active participants in the construction and deconstruction of images. The multi-media exhibit of work, including Mark's monotypes, watercolors, mirror paintings, photographs, books, and small objects, alongside a site specific installation by award-winning architects AGENCY, underscores the artist's interest in collaboration, which infuses every one of her projects with special meaning and finds new forms for their realization. Each piece in the show explores and elaborates the theme with different material and optical techniques, engaging the viewer in a range of relationships to imagery and space.
Language, and forms of prose and poems, have always been at the center of Wendy Mark's work. Mark explains how each piece contributes to the syntax of her shows and her entire body of work. Working to both refine each image, and collections of images arranged in a grid, Mark explains, "each image is like a line of a poem, a segment, or verse of meaning. These series of image/lines make up the poem which is the whole piece, composed of this row or row of images."
BEGINNING WITH SQUARE ONE draws on rich conceptions of drawing and translation methods throughout art history, while extending known methods into surprising new modes of output. Recurring images of dots and clouds fill the space in gridded compositions and in collections of squares and frames. Mark adds, "the idea of permutation – of how images refer to and impress meaning on each other -- is important to me. The graph and the Renaissance cartoon are both influences on these images of dots and clouds, not in terms of transference maps, but in terms of translation and graphed points of reference."
Certain pieces in the show engage the viewer and the space of the gallery in contributing to the construction of the work. Collections of dice present disassembled vignettes of larger images in the show on their faces, inviting viewers to assemble three-dimensional reconstructions of the printed images.
"The viewer," Newhouse points out, "is asked to respond and, with Mark's dice, as in game theory, the viewer may rearrange these pieces of 9 or 12 or 100, as they desire: to make their own configurations."
BEGINNING WITH SQUARE ONE includes the result of a new collaboration, a site specific installation for the Jill Newhouse Gallery based on the spatial implications of Mark's monotypes. Designed and fabricated by AGENCY (www.agencyarchitecture.com), a collaborative interdisciplinary practice engaging contemporary culture through architecture, urbanism, and advocacy, the architects explore resonances between digital processes and material artifacts shared in their work and the work of Wendy Mark.
AGENCY principals Ersela Kripa and Stephen Mueller, winners of the 2010-11 Rome Prize in Architecture, explain, "we are transforming a confined gallery space to create the illusion of weightlessness and surprising depth, translating and decontextualizing Wendy's clouds into a richly textured, multi-dimensional, optical and spatial manifold. The installation, which we call 'CloudSpace' intensifies the unexpected depth of space and light one is faced with upon encountering Wendy's clouds, immersing the viewer in a specially constructed and choreographed environment. A multi-directional mass-customized screen acts like a room-sized lenticular lens, capitalizing on generative digital design tools and fabrication technologies to create multiple new and complex readings of the image. Viewers become complicit in the construction and deconstruction of spatial images as they move through the space, revealed through constantly shifting perforations, opacities, and reflections generated by different viewing angles."
"Our goal," the architects explain, "is to translate the scale of the artwork into a three dimensional spatial experience for gallery visitors, who will be reflected in the infinitely expansive environment, captured in the seemingly weightless clouds. The installation gathers three-dimensional data through the systematic indexing and transformation of color and value and then articulates Mark's vision in a vertical, optical, topography."
Newhouse adds that, "when you visit the gallery you will see how well Wendy Mark and AGENCY have exploited similarities between Mark's material-intensive monotype process and AGENCY's virtual analytic and constructive techniques -- by breaking down Wendy's clouds into a series of progressive spatial matrices."
BEGINNING WITH SQUARE ONE includes several visual and intellectual reference points for the observer. "The connection to the history of cloud painting is inherent in this installation," Mark writes. "My clouds are not taken from the real clouds in nature; I do not paint from Life. These image/clouds are a reinterpretation of the clouds in paintings from the Renaissance painters. I am looking at the clouds of Pontormo, Mantegna, and the skies of the Dutch landscape painters as well." She writes that "my clouds are a riff on these early skies. At the same time they refer forward to computer generated dots and information diagrams."
In the catalog for the show, Wendy Mark says, "one idea is to use scale to reinterpret the Renaissance Landscape: You have to Zoom IN through a small window/frame/turn on the screen."
Mark's work has captured the attention of major collectors as well as notable museums and institutions. This is Wendy Mark's second solo show at the Jill Newhouse gallery, which showed Wendy Mark monotypes in an October, 2011 exhibition titled "Drive." It is the twelfth solo show for the New York-based artist known for her collaborations with writers, composers, and choreographers.
Wendy Mark began her career as a writer and received her MFA from the poetry division of Columbia University School of the Arts. She writes, "reading poems and fiction is intrinsic to my life as well as my work as a painter." Limited edition books are part of her many solo exhibitions. She has repeatedly sought to infuse her work with thought-provoking words and images, forging successful creative collaborations with Pulitzer Prize-winning poets Mark Strand, Charles Simic, Paul Muldoon and David St. John, and writers such as Adam Gopnik, Louis Menand, and the Spanish writer, Javier Marias.
In an essay by The New Yorker art critic, Adam Gopnik, on Mark's 'Clouds' he asked, "is there possibly the hint of a television screen in her squared off formats?"
Wendy Mark has had numerous solo exhibitions and her monotypes were included in the historical exhibition at The Smithsonian Institution "Singular Impressions: The monotype in America." Other museum shows include The Lyman Allyn Museum in CT., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC and The Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art in Japan. Her prints and books are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morgan Library, The Spenser and Berg collections at the New York Public Library and numerous other museums. She is among the twenty artists cited by Thomas Hoving in his article in Cigar Aficionado, "Twenty Artists Who May Be the Picassos and Monets of the 21st Century."
Hoving, the former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was among the first to applaud Mark's monotypes. In his catalogue essay for her show, "A New Shade of Blue" at the Lyman Allan Museum he writes:
Her latest works demonstrate a further maturing of her subtle skills and are all about contradictory sensations – the ephermal in her pieces, some deliberately murky thoughts as well as crystal realities. Super evocation! In every work there's a masterful combination of delicacy and force and weightiness and light-as-air freedom. It doesn't matter what the work is, every resplendent one crackles with energy and drama and embodies a simply astounding sense of release and celebration.
Paul LeClerc, the former President of The New York Public Library, says of her work in his essay for Mark's exhibition, The Steamroller Project, a large scale monotype made in Central Park:
One finds, I think, in nearly all of her work something akin to Baudelaire's 'Invitation to the Voyage,' where Mark invites us to join her in venturing into new, seductive, and mysterious landscapes, filled with the arresting colors of Turner or the nuanced palate of Stieglitz's 'Equivalents.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Charles Simic, writes in his introduction to their collaboration limited edition book, Wendy's Pinball, published by Glenn Horowitz Bookseller:
One only needs to divide a blank piece of paper with a line of the horizon and the imagination starts working. Soon there are fields and clouds; there is a solitary tree, the changing light of the day and the seasons with their colors. Wendy Mark's monotypes remind us of those moments when we make our world larger by meaning.
Jill Newhouse says, "Wendy Mark's art transforms traditional, classical imagery and makes it current. The skies and clouds of Constable and Turner become the dots and grids of the 21st century."
Jill Newhouse Gallery
E: info@jillnewhouse.com
Monday-Friday, 10-5 pm


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Northern Health Region Report
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For nearly 20 years, CBRC has been conducting community-based research on the health of gay, bi, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM). We are committed to sharing our findings with our research partners and participants. We have the stats and we'd like to share them with you! Since research can be complex, we've compiled the information into easy to understand infographics.
CBRC is excited to launch these two-page reports that provide an overview of the gbMSM population in each geographical Health Region in British Columbia: Fraser, Island, Interior, Northern, and Vancouver Coastal.
These reports present stats compiled from various sources, including CBRC's Sex Now Survey—a nation-wide survey of gbMSM that reached over 8000 respondents in its last iteration. They provide a snapshot for service providers, policy makers, and community members to add context and help support the work in bettering the lives of gbMSM in BC.
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It's hard to think about blogging when you're starving! We were all tired and hungry last night by the time we got home so I scrapped the plans for a big labor-intensive feast and decided to throw together a Bacon, Cheese and Potato Skillet Omelet. It's a good thing I did, DD fell asleep almost as soon as she finished eating! But we were so hungry I forgot to take a picture until it was almost all gone. LOL!
I like to make regular omelets when we have the time. That way I can customize each one to taste. I can satisfy my veggie cravings while still filling dh's with lots of meat. The little ones can keep theirs simple and ds can fill his as he pleases. That takes a lot of time though so when I'm in a hurry we make Skillet Omelets. Prep is easy. Decide what you want on yours: Bacon, sausage, green peppers, jalapenos ... you name it. I begin by sauteing some diced onion in a bit of butter or oil. Last night I added a partial bag of refrigerated hash brown potatoes. (I used Southwestern style.) At this point you could also add diced green peppers or garlic if desired. Stir until cooked through. Mix 6 eggs in a bowl. Add salt and pepper. Pour over potato-onion mixture. Turn heat to low and cover. Cook until eggs are set. Top with grated cheese of your choice and replace lid until cheese is melted. Add bacon (or whatever other topping you want.) Slice and serve.
A quick and easy way to get a filling meal on the table in no time!
I love breakfast for dinner! This looks great for a busy night when activities have taken over all your time for making dinner.
What could be better than bacon, cheese and potatos?
Really? Now how good does this look?!?!?!
Love the dinner idea. Never thought of cooking hash browns that way. Yes, I am weird.
Looks like comfort food / breakfast to me.Would be nice to wake up to this every morning.


Welcome to Farm Holiday Visconti Valeggio sul Mincio. Agriturismo Visconti is the result of a big restauration of an old farmhouse. Every suites preserves the names and the features of the past: il Granaio, il Fienile, la Barchessa, la Stalla, il Camino, are personalized in a perfect country style. You can also find typical products of the farm. The interior design is fascinating and in armony with the romanticism of the places. All the suites offer air conditioned, Tv, telephone, kitchen and breakfast. Gian Galeazzo Visconti is situated on morainic hills, round the Garda Lake, between Mantua plane and the lake. The hills show the visitors some wonderful, rich and various natural enviroments, quite fascinating. Our farmhouse offers peace and relax where you can discover the most suggestive and picturesque corners of this wonderful land Gian Galeazzo Visconti lays 25 km far from both Verona and Mantua. The airport is 10 km far. In the neighbourhood you can find acquatic parks and a golf place. (Agriturismo Visconti Valeggio sul Mincio farm holidays).


We reminded Paul of his hopes and dreams for 2018 when we sat down with him earlier this month to discuss the incredible year he has had!
"It was amazing what happened. Because at the beginning of every year I always look back on the year before and think,'Wow, I don't know how we're going to top that!' I mean, there's so much great stuff! And then like it's like a miracle! Something crops up – or we do a little show and I think, 'Oh, that was good' and it suddenly ends up we've got something like 'Austin City Limits' festival, or a tour of Japan! I'm always amazed at how it kind of works out, so I'm very happy! And it was great year I must say. I'm very much looking forward to next year, where we have more gigs, and more exciting stuff to come – places we're gonna play, things we're gonna see... So, that's going to be nice, I think! Looking forwards, as always!"


Happy Spring. Acrylic on Canvas. ALK 03-2013.
As the local fruit trees fill with delicate pink blossoms and bulbs burst out in yellow blooms, I breath in the bright fresh colors and sweet scents, ahhhh. In celebration of Spring renewal, I share these snippets of my creative energy from the past month.
As I discussed in my last Creating post, I find great enjoyment in choosing and putting together colors and fabrics. In these flannel pajamas I made for a young friend, the lack of enough of one fabric for both pieces resulted in an even cuter combination than I had originally planned. The graphic diamond and circle pattern of the pant brings a vintage aspect to the modern animals print. I love happy accidents!
"On Parade" Embroidery detail. ALK 03-2013.
In this delicate embroidery pattern by Sarah Jane Studios, I deliberately chose a bright palette including lime green, lilac, sunset orange, turquoise blue, peony pink. There is such youthful energy in these clear hues. The slow repetitive hand-stitching process, watching a picture come to life, is like painting in thread. A creative meditation.
"On Parade" Embroidery. ALK 03-2013.
In my own twist on traditional embroidery I used a vintage damask tablecloth as the base cloth: I like to play with the layering of textures and patterns to add dimension to the complete picture. I mounted the finished piece on stretched canvas for a clean finished look while keeping the raised texture and organic variation in the lines and curves of the hand embroidery visible.
What are you being inspired to this Spring?
I am pleased to finally share a project that I worked on for the first few months of the year. Even if you are not a sewer or interested in decorating, I encourage you to scan through the photos and read to the end of the post because this is about more than fabric and color.
My husband and I collaborated with my Aunt and Uncle on creating a new look for their master bedroom, including a suite of bedroom linens that I sewed. We gave color direction overall and helped my Aunt pick out the color palette, wall paint, and fabrics for the bed linens. I sewed the Cal-King sized duvet as well as the European pillow shams and the hand-embroidered decorative pillows. All fabrics were purchased at the fabulous independent fabric store, Hart's Fabric in Santa Cruz.
This photo showcases the dance between the wall hue and the linen colors. Can you see the same blue in the duvet as on the wall?
While the sewing involved in this project was not difficult technically, the amount of fabric and the multiple pieces inflated the amount of work and time I imagined would be involved. I am not sure I would enjoy doing many projects this big; However, for myself and my family, I value the quality and personalization of the things I invest my own work in.
There is something so special about looking at and using goods that your own hand literally made. Whether it was myself, or a relative whose hand was involved, heirloom pieces evoke a deep appreciation for and connection to the materials used, the skills practiced, and the time spent in creative creation. Surely this speaks to the growing revival of the craft, DIY, handmade, and even homesteading movements.
In our modern culture, an antidote for the disposable, transparent, emptiness of the every day is so necessary. Running my fingers over the soft, strong linen fibers of a duvet, tracing the imperfect embroidered curves with my eyes, and wrapping a warm knitted scarf around my neck on a cool spring morning are the things that ground, calm, and connect me to each moment, in real human time. The power of the hand-made is not only seen. It is felt.
Do you find that heirloom quality hand-made goods, whether bed linens, carpets, clothing or otherwise are worth more than simply their utility?


My photo of Nova Delphinus 2013 featured in the gallery of Space.Com. Screenshot was taken on August 16, 2013. To view the original image, click here.
Image of Nova Delphini 2013, a newly-discovered nova in the constellation Delphinus. Image taken on August 16, 2013 using a tripod-mounted Canon 450D DSLR with 50 mm lens set at f/1.8, 10 x 6 sec exp, ISO 1600, from Cavite, Philippines. The nova is now 'almost' visible to the naked eye. Constellation Delphinus is visible on the left, while the bright star on the lower right is Altair. This photo was featured in the gallery of Space.com. Photo Credit: Anthony Urbano. For more images of supernova, click here.


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Jefferson County, Colo. — Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH), in partnership with the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) and Curative Testing, is launching two new FREE COVID-19 testing sites in the county. The first, located at Jefferson County Fairgrounds at 15200 W. 6th Ave Frontage Rd., Golden, CO 80401, opens Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, with the following schedule:
Tuesday Noon - 8 p.m.
Thursday Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
While walk-ins are welcome, we encourage everyone to pre-register on the Curative Testing website, cur.tv/jeffco. The test site in Golden can perform at least 2,000 tests a day. Results are expected to take 2-3 days for individuals to receive. In addition, the testing performed at the Golden location is a self-performed oral test, which minimizes the in-person contact and risk of transmission for all site visitors and testing professionals.
In addition to the testing site at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, there will be a mobile COVID-19 testing van that will provide free testing at several locations in mountain communities throughout Jefferson County as well as neighboring counties. The van, which can administer up to 300 tests per day with a 2-3 day turnaround time on results, will begin operation on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, with the following schedule. Links to register for testing are provided below:
Monday – Bailey Bailey Public Library
350 Bulldogger Rd, Bailey, CO 80421 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Tuesday – Conifer Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church
9444 Eagle Cliff Rd, Conifer, CO 80433 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Wednesday –
(first stop on Dec. 2) Clear Creek County EMS
411 CO-103, Idaho Springs, CO 80452 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Thursday – Littleton/Larkspur Sterling Center
8155 Piney River Ave,
Littleton CO 80125 8 a.m. – Noon
Larkspur Town Hall
8720 Spruce Mountain Rd,
Larkspur, CO 80118 2 – 6 p.m.
Friday – Deckers/Sedalia Deckers Community Center
8570 Hwy 67, Sedalia, CO 80135 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday – Larkspur Ponderosa Retreat and Conference Center
15235 S Furrow Rd, Larkspur, CO 80118 8 a.m. – Noon
Sunday – Evergreen Buchanan Recreation Center
32003 Ellingwood Trail,
Evergreen, CO 80439 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
"The new testing sites are tremendous tools to add to the fight against COVID-19, and wonderful resources for our community. Testing sites across our community have been seeing drastic increases in need, and the addition of the Jefferson County Fairgrounds test site and the mobile testing van will help fill the gap," said Christine Billings, Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator and Head of the Office of Pandemic Response at JCPH.
Testing at both the Jefferson County Fairgrounds and the mobile testing van will be provided to anyone who is experiencing symptoms or who believes they have been in contact with someone who has the virus. No one will be denied testing.
Muscle or body aches
New loss of taste or smell
Anyone who gets tested because of symptoms or because of a possible exposure should begin and remain in isolation/quarantine while waiting for the test result. All individuals who believe they may have been exposed to COVID-19 should quarantine for a full 14 days, even if they have testing done and that testing is negative, as the novel coronavirus can still be spread by asymptomatic individuals and it can take several days for the virus to show up on a test.
"At JCPH, we're excited to partner with CDPHE and Curative to expand the availability and access to testing across our county and region," said Dr. Margaret Huffman, Director of Community Health Services at JCPH. "We know that the sooner someone knows they have COVID-19, the sooner they can take important steps to prevent disease spread, like isolating at home and notifying their close contacts. These new testing sites will help more people know if they have the virus sooner, which will help our community in the fight against COVID-19."
For more information on testing, including additional locations to get a COVID-19 test, please visit the Jefferson County COVID-19 Testing website. To learn more about JCPH, the county's efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 and the current status of regulations in Jeffco, please visit www.jeffco.us/coronavirus..
About Jefferson County Public Health
Public health is what we as a society do collectively to prevent illness and premature death and promote health in our neighborhoods and communities. Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) is a nationally accredited health department committed to promoting and protecting health across the lifespan for all people through prevention, education and partnerships. To learn more about JCPH visit https://www.jeffco.us/public-health. You can also follow JCPH on Twitter @JeffcoPH, Instagram @JeffcoPH and Facebook @jeffcopublichealth.
⇐Previous Statement: Extreme demand seen at Jefferson County Fairgrounds testing site, line closed for 11/22Next⇒ State to Move Jefferson County to Level Red, "Severe Risk," in the Dial Effective Nov. 20, 5 p.m.


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Capriccioso
ISBN: 0822252232820 Categorii: Avie Records. An apariție: 2015 Stoc: La comandă
Antonio Meneses
1. 21 Études for Solo Cello: No. 7 In G Minor - Allegro 2:04
2. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 1 in G Minor - Allegro quasi presto 1:52
3. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 2 in E Flat Major - Andante religioso 6:39
4. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 3 in B Flat Major - Moderato 2:59
5. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 4 in D Minor - Allegretto 5:10
6. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 5 in F Major - Allegro comodo 3:37
7. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 6 in A Flat Major - Adagio largamente 4:36
8. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 7 in C Major - Maestoso 4:18
9. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 8 in A Minor - Moderato ma energico 3:26
10. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 9 in D Major - Allegro 1:58
11. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 10 in B Minor - Allegro deciso 3:54
12. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 11 in G Major - Adagio - Allegro 3:41
13. 12 Caprices, Op. 25: No. 12 in E Minor - Allegretto capriccioso 4:38
14. Hohe Schule des Violoncello-Spiels, Op. 73: Étude No. 29 in F-Sharp Minor - Moderato 3:05
15. Capriccio sopra un tema della Niobe di Pacini, Op.21 11:06
16. 21 Études for Solo Cello: No. 8 in D - Adagio cantabile 5:35
Istoric preț pentru: Capriccioso
Prokofiev - Piano Sonatas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Alexandra Silocea
Luiza Borac
Hans Gal / Elgar: Cello Concertos
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Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn – szwajcarska normalnotorowa kolej zębata, która prowadzi od Vitznau do Rigi.

Historia
Vitznau-Rigi Bahn to pierwsza kolej zębata w Europie. Została zbudowana przez inżyniera Niklausa Riggenbacha. Pierwszy odcinek zbudował on do Rigi Staffel. Dnia 23 czerwca 1873 roku odcinek został przedłużony do Rigi Kulm na wysokości 1752 m n.p.m. Linia kolejowa znajduje się w kantonie Schwyz. Linia składa się z jednego toru, na przystankach znajduje się dodatkowy tor.

Na początku eksploatacji kolej była eksploatowana tylko w okresie letnim. Obecnie jest eksploatowana również zimą.

W 1937 roku Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn została zelektryfikowana.

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From Death Stranding to Olympic Mario at Tokyo Game Show
AFP Relax 12 September 2019
Characters of Nintendo's franchise Mario (L) and Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog (R) are seen at a promotional booth for the video game "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020" during the Tokyo Game Show in Makuhari, Chiba Prefecture on September 12, 201
Gamers got a sneak peek on Thursday at everything from the hyper-realistic, much anticipated Death Stranding to an Olympic-themed Mario edition at this year's Tokyo Game Show.
The annual event for game enthusiasts is showcasing the diversity of the field, though Kojima Production's long-awaited Death Stranding for the PlayStation is expected to be among the biggest draws.
It is a "totally new" type of game, according to creator Hideo Kojima, a towering figure in the industry who struck out on his own after years honing his talent at Konami with landmark titles like Metal Gear.
"Kojima is always on the cutting edge," said Yasuyuki Yamaji, secretary general of the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association that organises the show.
Kojima himself presented the game to hundreds of journalists and industry insiders on Thursday afternoon, hours after releasing a seven-minute trailer.
"It's really a new kind of game and playing it is very complicated," he said.
"I'm only going to show you the basics here, so you can understand a bit of the concept."
The game, which is scheduled to be released November 8 on PlayStation 4, is based around the idea of reconnecting and bridging divides -- overcoming the "strand" referred to in its title.
"Kojima has a massive fan base and it's the first time that he's explaining how the game is played," said Sony spokeswoman Natsumi Atarashi.
Back in more familiar territory was the mustachioed face of Super Mario who makes an appearance in a joint Olympic-themed venture with Sonic the Hedgehog, in a release timed ahead of next year's Summer Games hosted in Tokyo.
And while esports won't be on the schedule at the 2020 Olympic Games, they are well-represented at the trade show this year, even though Japan is regarded as a relative latecomer to the field compared to other parts of Asia and the West.
"Esports are less popular in Japan than elsewhere before the Japanese tend to play on their mobile devices rather than on computers, and most esports are based on computer games," explained Yamaji.
"But we think that will change with 5G," he told AFP.
Nintendo, which will next week release a stripped down version of its popular Switch console -- the Switch Lite -- is not presenting at the show, but studios whose games are playable on the console were showcasing their offerings.
The PlayStation 4 and 157 games are also on show, though enthusiasts are already waiting eagerly for the next generation of the Sony console, currently in development.
Plus there are a few treats for old-school fans, including a Taito stand offering full-scale arcade game terminals that will "soon be on sale in Japan" for PacMan, Space Invaders and other hits.
The Tokyo Game Show runs over four days and attracts more than 260,000 people each year.
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Players are invited to take time out during the spring break as we play for $3,000 in fabulous prizes in the Spring Break Bingo Tourney, 2 weeks filled with bingo tourney fun.
This year Easter falls in March and Cyber Bingo have a bumper Easter weekend filled with bingo excitement and fabulous cash prizes for players to win. The Easter Weekend Eggstravaganza takes place from Friday to Sunday over the Easter weekend and plays for up to $15,000 in cash prizes.
To add more great bingo fun to the Easter weekend, Saturday March 26th sees us play this month's big bingo event, the $50,000 coverall, minimum $10,000 event that guarantees to create more big winners.
A 2 week long Bingo Tourney themed to Spring Break. Top 20 players to bingo the most on the spring bingo pattern will win the Tournament. 1st place winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000 while the other winners will receive consolation prizes.
The Spring patterns will play once an hour in the Seasonal Room (Spring Room). Each time a player wins on one of the special bingo games they will automatically receive one (1) tourney point which will be added to their ranking. The more games a player wins the higher they will climb the tourney leaderboard.
March 27th is Easter Sunday and therefore we will have a weekend special celebrating Easter. It will consist of $5,000 min $500 Coverall games playing Top of the Hour at 7:00PM ET each day in the Seasonal Room on March 25th-27th.
The Games will have a card cost of $1.00 each and will also have a free cards promotion of "Buy 6 Get 3 Free". The Games will play on Easter related patterns.
The Big Bingo Event is our biggest Monthly special which plays in the Bingo Tourney Room; where players are guaranteed some fantastic prizes. In the month of March, the Big Bingo Event will consist of the following games playing as Top of the Hour Games starting at 8:00PM ET.
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Join in the Easter bingo fun as we award up to $15,000 of cash prizes in our Easter Weekend EGGstravaganza. This great bingo event is held over the Easter weekend, Friday, March 25 at 7:00PM EDT, Saturday, March 26 at 7:00PM EDT and Sunday, March 27 at 7:00PM EDT in the Spring Bingo room and guarantees Easter bingo fun and excitment. Each day at 7:00PM EDT we will play one of our Easter Weekend EGGstravaganza $5,000 coverall, minimum $500 games on our Coverall Bingo Patterns. Cards for these fun filled Easter Weekend EGGstravaganza games cost just $1.00 a card.
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Shoreline Area News: For the Birds: Is that bird coming, going, or staying?
For the Birds: Is that bird coming, going, or staying?
Longer daylight hours and warmer weather (hopefully), has started this year's bird migration here in our neighborhoods.
Flowering Red Currants have started blooming - one of the two primary nectar sources (Salmonberry blooms are the other) that the majority of Rufous Hummingbirds use to help fuel their northern migration, often as far as Alaska.
Earlier this week I heard and found my first of the year White-crowned Sparrow, singing out on a leafless limb near a parking lot - I fondly call these birds Parking Lot Serenaders.
These sparrows come back from their southern wintering grounds to breed and raise their young in our climate-friendly locations.
The females build their nests in nearby bushes. It could be that parking lots have fewer cats and raccoons, thereby reducing the cost of predation.
Our resident birds have started singing their mating tryouts — Song Sparrows, Bewick's Wrens, and Spotted Towhees are in full song. Black-capped and Chest-backed Chickadees have changed their winter calls into their nesting songs.
In my yard, these, plus Dark-eyed Juncos, appear to be paired already, and the Anna's Hummingbird females are busy pulling nesting cotton and hair for their tiny little nests.
I expect to start seeing bumbling Anna's juvies learning the secrets of hummingbird feeders, sticking their shorter bills haphazardly into the feeder, tying to get to that sugar water.
Just this week, I heard and saw a Pileated Woodpecker sounding out his territorial markers — one tree was real loud, one not so loud, and one even less-loud (sort of like the three beds — one too large, one too small, and one just right).
during migration -- they breed higher further north.
He has returned repeatedly to the middle-sound-producing tree trunk.
You may start seeing birds that will be passing through, stopping for a quick sip or dip of water, rest, and refuel before continuing to their preferred breeding locations.
Birds you might see: House Finches, Purple Finches, rarely a MacGillivray's Warbler, and/or perhaps two different flycatchers — Willows and Olive-sided.
Willow flycatchers breed near wetlands and require shrubs and trees from which to dart out to catch insects. Olive-sided Flycatchers are in decline, mainly due to loss of habitat — they favor tall trees, usually with open or dead tops for their fly-catching.
Other birds that that you will probably see: Yellow-rumped Warblers, Townsend's Warblers, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, and Bushtits.
Keep looking in your yard. If you have native plants, and especially dripping water you may be surprised at the birds that stop and rest in your yard.


We have a Mongo Database and in that database we have an 'items' collection which has five string fields and a number of ID fields. We've added 250k records to this collection and started testing the time it takes to perform various queries on these fields. Simply adding indexes on the ID fields makes those types of queries lightning fast, however, we had a number of issues dealing with various string queries. This is a record of our findings.
Mongo can do some wonderful things with its schema-less system, however, querying strings can be reaaaaalllly slooooooow. We had to make a number of changes to the schema to optimize string queries and I will get into this later.
Therese queries were running really slow, and with only 250k records!!
At the top, you can see what indexes it used, (this is under 'Cursor'). So this query used BtreeCursor which is a standard Mongo cursor and CurrentOfficeId_1_SubmittedById_1 which is an index but the *wrong* index for us! Under this, it displays a number of interesting fields, particularly "millis" which gives the time it took in milliseconds. So this query took 21.028 seconds.
Under "cursor" we can see that the query used the index that we wanted and you can see that the search only took 484ms. That's a heck of a time saver!
In the end, it seems that the MongoDb Optimizer has trouble selecting the correct index to use when the query contains regular expressions (and justly so).
Hmmm… It only took 400ms that time. This leaves me stumped as to why the optimizer doesn't select the fastest this as an index. For now, we're going to require this index when performing Model 'Not Equals' queries.
Now it's using the index we think it should and it only took 400ms.
I believe that more research is needed, but for now we require certain indexes (via 'hint) on 'Not Equals' and 'Contains' style queries. This currently provides quite a speed boost, but may not be enough when we move to 1 million and then 10 million records. As we make changes, I will post more of our findings.


Is a delightful one bedroom apartment with a modern open plan kitchen and sitting room, which maximises the space and gives a wonderful open plan feel. It also benefits from ample storage and a spacious en suite bathroom which is cleverly designed to also be accessed from the hall .
This plan of Ackland Close shows the location of the Daisy Style flats. The site has a lovely open feel with views across the Bideford hills, and is dominated by a beautiful Copper Beech tree. Each house has its own parking space and there is also guest parking on site.
Ackland Close is ideally situated only five minutes walking distance from the town centre with its thriving shops, which are a good mix of local, chain storesand a historic Pannier Market, and a short walk away there is a local post office and convenience store.


You might think that the days of remote-controlled boxing robots, like the ones in Real Steel, can only be part of a far-flung future. But it just so happens that future is happening right now with these life-size "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em robots" that you can jump into and duke it out.
Hammacher Schlemmer, a New York-based hardware store that dates back to the Civil War era, is selling these Bionic Bopper Cars as a pair of two to recreate the classic children's game. One major difference is that, instead of handheld robots, you'll actually climb into the steel cage cockpit to throw uppercuts with two massive tire-tread-fisted arms.
These hefty robots weigh in at 850 pounds, are 6 feet tall, and are built with a steel frame wrapped in fiberglass and aluminum body panels. The robots are also equipped with a Honda engine that lets them move like a 3 mph tank: forward, backward, and left and right spins. Between the gas engine and the 12-volt battery powering its electronics, the robots are rated to last for five-hour bouts of heavy metal action.
Now to bring this whole robo-boxing fantasy back to Earth, these robots run a $17,000 price tag, so you better start saving up.


On this page you will find the three elevation files which are in Vistapro format that cover the Omaha study area. They have been tested on both a Macintosh and an Intel based PC. The files have been compressed with the PC utility PKZIP. The only difference between the three versions are the size of the files. The first is 258x258, which corresponds to Vistapro small DEM size; another is 514x514, which corresponds to Vistapro large DEM size; the last is 1026x1026 which is Vistapro's huge DEM size. To make use of these files, unzip them to a hard drive and load them into Vistapro as "DEM" files. Note: These files have been reconstructed with the zero dn fill at the top and left edge. This will make easier filling the Missouri River. There are still problems with the floodplain and will be "fixed" soon.
Click on the size of the Vistapro DEM file you want to download to your own computer.


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Villa Ojo de Agua es la ciudad cabecera del departamento Ojo de Agua, provincia de Santiago del Estero. Dista 209 km de la ciudad capital provincial Santiago del Estero, llegando a ésta por RN 9.

Ubicada al sur de Santiago del Estero, y a al norte de la Ciudad de Córdoba, Villa Ojo de Agua se encuentra enclavada en la Región de las sierra, bajos, cañadas y salinas del sur. Atravesada por la Ruta Nacional N°9, carretera que une Buenos Aires con la Quiaca, circula un gran número de personas que se dirigen a diferentes ciudades del norte del país. Esta ciudad es la PUERTA DE ENTRADA AL NOROESTE ARGENTINO.

Historia
El nombre de Villa Ojo de Agua proviene de un manantial y desde el siglo XVI fue una parada obligada en el camino de carretas por Santiago del Estero de Buenos Aires a Potosí. Irónicamente el 80 por ciento de su población no cuenta con agua potable.
Esta centenaria villa comenzó siendo una estancia (siglo XVIII), propiedad que fue vendida a un sacerdote, el presbítero Pedro Pablo Chávez, párroco del curato de Sumampa, quien en 1.818 donó las tierras a su sobrina María Mercedes Olmos, y aquella época la localidad era conocida con el nombre de Estancia Ojo de Agua.
Se cuenta que este nombre lo llevó porque al extremo norte afloraba una vertiente que para los pobladores de la época parecía un ojo, y de allí manaba agua en abundancia.
El departamento Ojo de Agua tuvo varias mercedes así como fortines, pero la merced más antigua del departamento es Cantamampa, que data -según el Dr. Orestes Di Lullo- de 1.575 y su significado es "Agua que canta".
Antes de la llegada de los españoles, los naturales que poblaban esa región eran los indios sanavirones que habitaron toda la región.
La ciudad se encuentra a 209 km de la ciudad capital de Santiago del Estero y a 230 km de la ciudad de Córdoba. Ya en el año 2022 la mayor parte de la ciudad sigue sin tener agua potable,debido a los continuos robos por parte de las intendencias pasadas.

Turismo
 Cantamampa: a 4,5 km, en el corazón de las sierras. El «Arroyo Cantamampa» corre entre los cerros. Las serranías están vegetadas, dando sombra. Un lugar pintoresco. 2018, el río ya no tiene caudal.

 El Cajón: a 15 km, es un encajonamiento significativo; hay pinturas rupestres.

 Pinturas Rupestres «Inti Huasi» Casa del Sol: a 10 km, hay pictogramas sanavirones.

 Arroyo Lascano: a 7 km, el arroyo corre entre peñascos, laderas de los cerros aptos para senderismo.

 «Cisco Huasi» Casa de los Pájaros: a 4 km y a orillas del arroyo Lescano está el Cerro Huasi, de poca altitud, pero sobresaliente entre los otros, por su forma y por los miles de pájaros.

 «Embalse de Báez»: a 7 km, ideal para acampar, densa forestación.

Fiesta Aniversario de la Ciudad

Cada 25 de Agosto se realizan los festejos por el aniversario de la fundación de Villa Ojo de Agua.

Festival Nacional del Artesano

Villa Ojo de Agua, desde tiempos inmemoriales es tierra de artesanos, de las manos más preciadas, y calificadas de la región. Así, la ciudad de Villa Ojo de Agua es llamada la "Ciudad de las Artesanías" y, en cada rincón del departamento homónimo, hay uno de ellos guardando celosamente verdaderas reliquias cuyo valor está dado por las horas de trabajo, dedicación, sacrificio y esfuerzo cotidiano, afinando cada detalle.

El Festival Nacional del Artesano, es un espectáculo folclórico nacional y popular.
Cada año, en el último fin de semana de cada mes de febrero, tiene lugar el evento más importante del cancionero popular en Villa Ojo de Agua.

Considerado unos de los más importantes entre los festivales folclóricos del país, se realiza la última semana de cada mes de febrero finalizando así el periodo festivalero del norte.

Con Artistas de renombre, concurren en esta ciudad miles de turistas que provienen de distintas provincias para disfrutar de la amplia y autóctona gastronomía, artesanías de todo el país y por supuesto lo mejor del Folclore Argentino.

Fiestas Patronales

Cada 24 de Septiembre se celebran las fiestas patronales en honor a Nuestra Señora de La Merced, Patrona  del lugar.

Fiesta de las Alumbradas

Es una celebración cultural tradicional y única en su expresión que inició hace 100 años atrás.
Es el único lugar de nuestro país donde se celebra de una manera particular el día de los Santos y el día de los Fieles Difuntos - 1 y 2 de noviembre respectivamente- donde miles de creyentes se congregan en el Cementerio Municipal para Alumbrar a sus santos difuntos, tradición que data de más de 100 en la historia de este pueblo. Además de la particularidad de la celebración y la veneración en el cementerio local, es costumbre compartir las comidas típicas y los puestos gastronómicos que adornan la celebración y una quermés multitudinaria en las inmediaciones del cementerio local.

Parroquias de la Iglesia católica en Villa Ojo de Agua

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Sitio provincial
 Datos e imágenes
 Sitio Oficial
 Policía de Villa Ojo de Agua
 Hospital de Villa Ojo de Agua
 Brigada de Incendios Forestales
 Central de Monitoreo Urbano
 Institución
 Oficina de PAMI
 Dirección General de Bosques y Fauna
 Oficina de ANSES
 Oficina de IOSEP
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Localidades de Santiago del Estero
Municipios de 3ª categoría de Santiago del Estero
Turismo en la provincia de Santiago del Estero
Departamento Ojo de Agua
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Cinema Feature
Drunken Deja Vu
Did you see the first 'Hangover' film? Then you can safely skip '21 & Over'
By Colin Boyd
The supreme irony of 21 & Over is that you have to be under 21 to enjoy it. Drunken hijinks and nothing but, the movie presents a 21st birthday as a legitimate rite of passage, one that must be celebrated like a Roman orgy.
This is, almost to the letter, a bargain bin version of The Hangover, or perhaps a bargain bin version of The Hangover Part II. There's a good reason for that: 21 & Over was written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, who are credited with the screenplay for the original Hangover. Except, as Hollywood lore has it, their screenplay was effectively gutted by director Todd Phillips. Phillips had made good movies before—and Lucas and Moore contributed Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Change-Up and Four Christmases to society—so, advantage Phillips.
Unencumbered by a rewrite that could actually make their work funny, Lucas and Moore settle into their usual mediocrity. Miller (Miles Teller) and Casey (Skylar Astin) surprise Jeff Chang (Justin Chon) at an inconvenient time: Although it is his 21st birthday, tomorrow is his med school interview, the biggest day in his life ... or at least in his overbearing father's life. Miller is the devil on Jeff Chang's left shoulder; Casey is the angel on his right. Incidentally, his friends always refer to Jeff Chang by his full name. It's what passes for character development here. Even in a frat house comedy, that's pretty weak.
Despite Chang's objections and Casey's insistence that medical school is far more important than a night of boozing, Miller wins the judgment and a night of debauchery begins. As you might expect, Chang is imperiled throughout the boozefest, getting wasted, passing out, being misplaced, and so on. And here comes the conflict: Neither Miller nor Casey can remember their friend's address—and his hard-ass father is picking him up for that med school interview at 7 a.m.! (Remember, it took two fully grown adults to write and direct this.)
As the night spins wildly out of control, Chang's friends have moments of total clarity: Miller should be more serious and Casey should be less serious. Miller probably ought to set his sights higher than convenience store clerk and Casey should leave some time for not climbing the corporate ladder. One guy changed completely since high school while the other never changed at all. It's all really complex stuff. Casey flirts with a girl the movie fashions as being out of his league, so there's a lot of mystery surrounding how that will work out. And, naturally, there are sororities in the mix. 21 & Over tosses in those elements between each new chapter of drunken excess, slowly and unenthusiastically rolling to a predetermined early morning clash with Mr. Chang.
There's no sin in being formulaic. Formulas work; that's why people recycle them. But the difference between this movie and The Hangover—which has almost exactly the same premise—is enormous, because Todd Phillips can look at a Lucas-Moore script and see where and how it needs help and Lucas and Moore can't. Their characters are flat, their situations are uninspired and seem outmoded, their dialogue is vapid, and the sum is even less impressive than its parts.
Are there amusements here? A couple, sure. But there's not one scene that's really worth checking out, no character you can't miss, and no point to any of it.
Colin Boyd
21 and Over is not showing in any theaters in the area.
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import subprocess

from i3pystatus import IntervalModule

class Keyboard_locks(IntervalModule):
    """
    Shows the status of CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK and SCROLL LOCK

    .. rubric:: Available formatters

    * `{caps}` — the current status of CAPS LOCK
    * `{num}` — the current status of NUM LOCK
    * `{scroll}` — the current status of SCROLL LOCK
    """

    interval = 1

    settings = (
        ("format", "Format string"),
        ("caps_on", "String to show in {caps} when CAPS LOCK is on"),
        ("caps_off", "String to show in {caps} when CAPS LOCK is off"),
        ("num_on", "String to show in {num} when NUM LOCK is on"),
        ("num_off", "String to show in {num} when NUM LOCK is off"),
        ("scroll_on", "String to show in {scroll} when SCROLL LOCK is on"),
        ("scroll_off", "String to show in {scroll} when SCROLL LOCK is off"),
        "color"
    )

    format = "{caps} {num} {scroll}"
    caps_on = "CAP"
    caps_off = "___"
    num_on = "NUM"
    num_off = "___"
    scroll_on = "SCR"
    scroll_off = "___"
    color = "#FFFFFF"
    fdict = {}

    def get_status(self):
        xset = str(subprocess.check_output(["xset", "q"]))
        cap = xset.split("Caps Lock:")[1][0:8]
        num = xset.split("Num Lock:")[1][0:8]
        scr = xset.split("Scroll Lock:")[1][0:8]
        return("on" in cap, "on" in num, "on" in scr)

    def run(self):
        (cap, num, scr) = self.get_status()
        self.fdict["caps"] = self.caps_on if cap else self.caps_off
        self.fdict["num"] = self.num_on if num else self.num_off
        self.fdict["scroll"] = self.scroll_on if scr else self.scroll_off

        output_format = self.format

        self.output = {
            "full_text": output_format.format(**self.fdict),
            "color": self.color,
        }


In absolute terms gold continues to climb in value reaching a new high today of £745.44 (when compared with the monthly historic dataset) since gold started its upward climb in 2005. In the last month gold is up £5.83 ounce however in real (inflation adjusted) terms as shown in today's chart gold is actually going nowhere rising by only £0.77 per ounce.
This isn't a problem for me as gold is now starting to do one of the many things that made me choose it as an asset class for my retirement investing low charge portfolio. It can be considered a store of wealth and cannot be printed or inflated away. The only inflation possible is by the increase in new gold mined every year and thats a relatively small amount compared with adding zero's to a computer (quantitative easing, QE). Of course the other reason I hold gold is its relatively low (when compared to other asset classes) correlation with equities.
Gold however is yet to reach new real highs and since 1979 we have seen two month average higher real peaks. The first was £858.02 in 1983 and the second was £1,064.65 back in 1980. These peaks are still 15% and 43% higher respectively than today's price suggesting that there is still plenty of potential upside.
On the other hand the trend line of the chart suggest gold today at only £259.86 and the historical average real gold price from 1979 is £439.83. So by both these measures gold looks over priced in GBP terms.
My second chart today shows the price of gold in GBP divided by the average earnings index for the whole UK economy (LNMM) since 1990. This ratio shows that gold was 'cheap' between 1998 and 2005 (remember Gordon Brown sold 400 tons of the UK's gold reserves between 1999 and 2002 in a series of auctions). In earnings terms gold is today around 2.5 times more expensive than that period and rising.
- April 2010 inflation is extrapolated from the retail prices index (RPI).
- March and April 2010 average earnings (LNMM) is extrapolated.


Industrial hemp is the plant used for hemp oil. While it's very similar in some ways to CBD oil, we need to understand the key differences as a consumer. The terms can be easily confused and companies that advertise both "hemp oil" and "cbd oil" do not make this easy.
Hemp oil is as a nutritional food or supplement that you may see on grocery store shelves, and is rich in Omega 3 & 6 fatty acids. You will not find Hemp oils on our site listed as CBD Oil products to eliminate consumer confusion between the two types of products.
CBD oil is short for the term cannabidiol oil. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a natural element of both marijuana and industrial hemp. CBD oils vs Hemp Oils have a much higher content of CBD. The CBD oil supplement has become very popular because of the health benefits it has similar to that of the more controversial marijuana plant, without the psychoactive effects of marijuana (that contains THC).
As both Hemp Oil and Hemp CBD oil products are related, coming from the same plant source, some sellers of Hemp oil are marketing the value of it's effects similar to CBD oil products on major shopping platforms, causing much consumer confusion. Shopping platforms such as Amazon do not allow CBD oil products on their site. Hemp oil is quite different product with different benefits and nutritional value than Hemp CBD oil.
Hemp and Marijuana plants are related in the plant world (like cousins). Marijuana contains much higher THC than hemp plants. Hemp CBD oils contain only trace levels (<0.3%) or undetectable levels of THC that meet guidelines as required by federal law, whereas the Marijuana oil the THC can be much higher. You will only find CBD oils on our site that our sourced from industrial hemp plant, so there should be no concern that you will get a "high" from taking these products.
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On your turn, you must take a tile from either the nine Region tiles in the center of the table OR the available God tiles (only one God tile may be taken per player throughout the game). Every time you take a Region tile, worshippers of the same color as the tile taken are placed on adjacent tiles, making the tiles left behind more enticing for the next player. Restrictions apply to Region tile placement, making each decision tougher than the last!
In just fifteen rounds, the game ends when all players have created their universe, at which point Creation Points are calculated, bonus tiles awarded, and a winner is crowned. Beautifully simple yet rich in strategy, Orbis is a different game each and every time you play it.


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Professor Vivienne Russell
by admin | Jun 6, 2016 | Fellows |
Prof. Russell is in the department of human Biology at the university of cape town, and is also a fractional professor in the School of laboratory medicine and medical Science at the college of health Sciences, university of Kwazulu-natal. her research field is neuroscience in which she focuses on animal models of brain disorders. projects include studies of attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd), parkinson's disease and the effect of stress and exercise on the brain. in more recent years, she focused on the problem of neuroenergetics and the consequences in terms of brain disorders when the energy supply to functioning neuronal networks is compromised.
Prof Russell is internationally recognised for her research contributions; with over 140 peer- reviewed journal publications, 8 chapters in books, extensive international research collaborations and has presented at countless local and international conference proceedings. She is also the currently chair of the Scientific committee of the international Brain research organization (iBro) african center for advanced training in neuroscience at the university of cape town.
when asked what her motivation for choosing neuroscience as her field of research was, she eloquently articulated: "I was motivated by a desire to understand why humans do what we do. The
brain with its connections to nearly every part of the body is remarkable and presents an unequalled challenge with the promise to significantly enhance our understanding of life." her success, she says has always been based on team effort, and even more she says that her success is foremost shared with her students and her collaborators across the globe. She believes that her achievements would not have been possible without her "wonderful" students, lab
assistants, and collaborators.
When asked what the future holds for her in research, she stated lightheartedly: "I am pleased to say that there is life after retirement." She enjoys her role as a mentor to the postgraduate students and junior faculty at the university of cape town (uct) and the university of Kwazulu-Natal. finding the work very rewarding; she hopes to continue in this role for some time into the future. her dedication to the field of neuroscience has kept prof russell very busy over the years and left very little room for other interests. Yet even with her demanding schedule she has played pivotal roles in the organising and as an instructor in the neuroscience schools for postgraduate students and junior faculty, supported by the international Brain research organization (iBro) and has worked tirelessly in promoting neuroscience training in africa for many years. over and above this; she is also part of the committee organizing an advanced school on epilepsy at UCT in December 2015.
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