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Fatima Susanne Svendsen, tidigare Fatima Gerhard och Fatima Ekman, född 24 januari 1944 i Köpenhamn i Danmark, är en svensk textilkonstnär och tidigare artist och koreograf.

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Fatima Svendsen föddes som dotter till den danska diversearbetaren Anna Svendsen och den från Saint Croix i dåvarande Danska Västindien invandrade musikern Joseph Brown. Fadern lämnade dock tidigt mor och barn, och Fatima Svendsen såg bara en gång hastigt sin biologiske far på avstånd före hans död 1978. Fatima Svendsen kom tidigt i kontakt med underhållningsvärlden då hon som 2,5-åring av sin mor anmäldes till att medverka i en av Stig Lommers revyer på Tivoli. Härigenom kom hon att lära känna den svenske revykungen Karl Gerhard, vilken också uppträdde i revyn, och strax charmades av den lilla flickan.

Karl Gerhard adopterade Svendsen 1949 och hon flyttade då från Köpenhamn till Stockholm. Enligt Karl Gerhard skulle adoptivdottern på fädernet ha stammat från Abessinien, men Svendsen själv har bekräftat härstamningen från Karibien. Som barn uppträdde Svendsen ibland med Gerhard och hon spelade in sången "Det rara gamla paret" tillsammans med honom. Som ung vuxen var hon verksam som dansare och revyskådespelare och deltog i flera av Svenska Ords revyer, såsom Lådan 1967 och Spader, Madame! 1969.

Som konstnär är Fatima Svendsen verksam sedan 1976. Hon är utbildad vid Tillskärarakademin, Hemslöjden, Konstfack och Danshögskolan (förutvarande Koreografiska Institutet).

Svendsen väver en sorts bildväv i egen teknik baserad på dubbelväv och gobelängteknik, ofta i stora format. Exempel på detta är utsmyckningen till Tomteboda postterminal, bestående av två vävar med applikation i formatet 9 x 2 meter vardera i ett samarbete med Harald Lyth och Britta Carlström. Hon har i perioder haft lärartjänster i textil formgivning, bildväv, färglära och färgeritekniker på Konstfack, Handarbetets Vänner och Konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad (KKV). Hennes arbete med ett konstnärligt utvecklingsprojekt har syftat till att öka förståelsen om färglära och dess praktiska tillämpning, viktiga redskap för många yrkeskategorier som arbetar med färgblandningar och infärgning av textila material. Arbetet har resulterat i en mobil av infärgade tygstycken, kallad Den befriade färgkroppen, och har visats på Konstfack och Millesgården och som fotodokumentation på Kulturhuset i Stockholm.

Mellan 1963 och 1974 var hon gift med skådespelaren Gösta Ekman (den yngre) med vilken hon har sonen Måns Ekman. Efter äktenskapet återtog hon inte flicknamnet Gerhard utan sitt födelsenamn Svendsen. Hon fick senare även en dotter.

Verk och produktioner

Separatutställningar

 1977 Galleri Heland, Stockholm
 1990/1985/1981 Textilgruppen, Stockholm
 1991 Saltsjöateljén i Grünewaldvillan, Saltsjöbaden
 1991 Olle Forsbergs Galleri, Härja
 2003 Konstfack, Stockholm
 2007 Tekniska Nämndhuset, Stockholm

Samlingsutställningar i urval
 1976 Form/Design Center, Malmö
 1979 Kristiansand, Norge
 1981 Örnsköldsviks rådhus
 1982 Umeå Museum, Landstingshuset i Luleå
 1983 Kulturhuset i Stockholm, Kalmar konstmuseum
 1984 Folkets hus, Havanna, Kuba
 1985–1987 American Craft Museum, New York, USA
 1986 Svenska institutet i Athen, Eksjö museum
 1988 Konsthantverkshuset i Göteborg, Rättviks kulturhus
 1989 Västerås konstmuseum, Upplands konstmuseum, Sandvikens konsthall
 1990 Galerie Doktor Glas i Stockholm, Örnsköldsviks rådhus
 2003 Konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad, Nacka
 2004/2006 Kulturhuset, Stockholm
 2005 Millesgården, Lidingö

Konstnärliga uppdrag
 1988 Skandia International, Stockholm
 1994 Postterminalen i Tomteboda, Solna kommun
 1996 Norrtälje sjukhus
 1998 scenkostym, Mats Eks Johanna, Orionteatern
 1999 filmkostym, Marie-Louise Ekmans Puder

Representerad i
 Statens konstråd
 Svea hovrätt
 Byggnadsstyrelsen
 SIPRI (Stockholms internationella fredsforskningsinstitut)
 Porjus kraftstation
 Svenska Handelsbanken, Stockholm
 Försäkringskassan, Stockholm

Stipendier, kultur- och projektbidrag samt forskningsanslag
 1979 Nordiska kulturfonden
 1979 Stockholms läns landsting
 1992 Färgvetenskapliga Rådet
 1993/1990/1986/1983/1982 Konstnärsnämnden/Bildkonstnärsfonden
 2000 BUF/BUS (Bildkonst Upphovsrätt i Sverige)
 2001/1993 Stiftelsen Längmanska kulturfonden
 2001 Projektrådet (Almi)
 2003/1992 Nämnden för konstnärligt utvecklingsarbete vid Konstfack

Teater

Roller (urval)
 1966 Lådan, Svenska Ord, koreografi Herman Howell
 1969 – Lilla svarta Sara i Spader, Madame! eller Lugubert sa Schubert av Hans Alfredson och Tage Danielsson, regi Tage Danielsson, Oscarsteatern
 1971 Gud lever och har hälsan, koreografi Donya Feuer, Dramaten
 1971 Show, Lars Forssell, Ingmar Bergman, Dramaten
 1971/1973 Dansföreställningar på Moderna Museet, Historiska Museet, skolor och fängelser, med koreografer som Donya Feuer, Walter Nicks, Herman Howell, Graham Tainton
 1972 Taxinge Näsby, koreografi Donya Feuer

Filmografi
 1968 I huvet på en gammal gubbe, Svenska Ord
 1973 Ebon Lundin, Per Oscarssons film
 1974 Mahagonny, Stockholms Parkteater, SVT

Källor
 Fatima Svendsen (Ekman) i Dramatens rollbok.

Noter

Externa länkar

 Färgkroppen, egen webbplats
 Filmarkivet Och så kommer där en gosse - visvänligt mellanspel med Karl Gerhard och Fatima (1956)

Svenska textilkonstnärer under 1900-talet
Svenska dansare under 1900-talet
Kvinnor
Födda 1944
Karl Gerhard
Levande personer
Personer från Köpenhamn
Fatima


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New Irish language documentary explores history of epidemics in Ireland
TG4's new documentary "Eipidéim" is the story of epidemics in Irish history as well as the more recent childhood diseases of measles, mumps, and rubella bringing us right up to Covid-19.
A still from the new TG4 documentary "Eipidéim". TG4
"Eipidéim" is a new presenter-led history and science documentary series on the untold stories of the other great epidemics of Ireland's past – smallpox, cholera and typhus, tuberculosis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella.
These vital, unexplored stories are told in an epic, new and exciting way using emotional personal storytelling and gripping high-end dramatic reconstructions. The two-part series will premiere on Wed, May 4, 2022, at 9:45 pm and will be available to watch on TG4.ie.
Just how bad were the historical diseases of smallpox, cholera, and typhus? How much devastation did they cause? And what was it like to get them?
"Eipidéim" presenters, social historian Síobhra Aiken and medical doctor Maitiú Ó Tuathail, go in search of the answers to these questions. Through the historical records, they uncover the dramatic stories of those who suffered from these diseases that raged through Ireland leaving devastation in their wake.
They examine a time when science, as we know it, was in its infancy and people had no way of fighting back. They discover how global innovations in science had a huge impact here in Ireland, how these scientific discoveries along with medical and social changes helped to wipe out these particular epidemics in Ireland.
While these major killers of the past - smallpox, cholera, and typhus - were brought under control, two other killer diseases - polio and tuberculosis - reached their peak in Ireland during the 1950s. The fearful Irish epidemics of these two diseases remain to this day in the memory of many. Living survivors of these diseases share their personal accounts of contracting the disease and their struggle to recover.
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The 1832- 33 cholera epidemic in Ireland was devastating. It's estimated that it killed at least 50,000 Irish people. Cholera is a disease that can kill very quickly, sometimes in less than three hours. People infected suffer huge water loss through non-stop vomiting and diarrhea which can lead to electrolyte imbalance and sudden death.
The suddenness with which it could strike, and kill was particularly frightening for people at the time who had no real scientific understanding of what caused the disease or why it spread.
Bram Stoker's mother Charlotte Stoker was in Sligo at the time and witnessed the devastation caused by the disease firsthand. She wrote about it and included accounts of people being buried alive, so great was the fear of the disease. It's believed that her memories of the experience left a lasting mark on her son Bram Stoker and influenced the creation of his novel Dracula. One of the main themes of Dracula is the fear of people coming back from the grave and infecting the healthy and the living.
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"Eipidéim" is the story of those epidemics in Irish history as well as the more recent childhood diseases of measles, mumps, and rubella bringing us right up to Covid-19. This documentary series is the story of the fight back against those diseases through scientific discovery and social change.
The Covid-19 pandemic, the most life-changing global event of our generation, is not actually unique in Irish history. These other great diseases of the past affected thousands of lives, changed the very social fabric of Ireland, and taught us much about epidemics - including how to fight back against the coronavirus.
"Eipidéim" looks at how each epidemic sparks further innovation and scientific discovery that makes us better at fighting back and ultimately, how through science and medicine, through social measures and the sheer resilience of the human spirit, we will always find new ways to combat disease.
In this documentary series, history and science talk to each other in a fresh, new way. Presenters Síobhra and Maitiú conclude how the best history still has relevance for now, how Eipidéim links both our past and our present, as well as our future. They end on the positive note that the fightback will never stop until each new disease is overcome because history has proven time and time again that that is our essential nature as a species. Every epidemic in Irish history has eventually been brought under control and ended. Covid-19 will hopefully also prove no different in the long run.
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While her comments about the commander-in-chief date back years, it seems that they've really multiplied in the wake of Harris' presidential announcement. Heck, she even appeared to take a shot at Trump in her announcement video. In the video, posted to Twitter on Jan. 21, Harris shared the reasons why she's running, which include, "Truth, justice, decency, equality, freedom, democracy." She continued on to say those things are "all on the line now."
Maybe Trump simply didn't take those comments as a diss, but there's honestly no denying some of these other ones. Let's take a closer look at them below, shall we?
Harris threw the zinger in a Feb. 26 interview with The Root, using his past controversies as her defense.
"Well look, when you talk about his statement on (Charlottesville), when you talk about him calling African countries sh**hole countries, when you talk about him referring to immigrants as rapists and murderers, I don't think you can reach any other conclusion," she told the outlet. Elite Daily reached out to the White House for comment on Harris' statement but did not hear back by the time of publication.
If you're unaware, Harris first seems to be referencing Trump's comments following the deadly attack in Virginia at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017. Rather than immediately condemning racism, he said blame for the violence lied "with many sides." The White House did not immediately respond to Elite Daily's request for comment.
She also appears to be referencing a comment he allegedly made while discussing immigration from Haiti and African countries in a January 2018 Oval Office meeting (which he denied, though he admitted to using "tough language"). Elite Daily reached out to the White House for additional comment, but did not immediately hear back. And the third may refer to comments that Trump made in his 2015 campaign announcement speech. The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Oof.
Get this: Harris gave an unofficial rebuttal to Trump's 2019 State of the Union, even before he shared his address. (Stacey Abrams later gave the official Democratic response.) In her remarks, shared via Facebook Harris slammed Trump for his "insincere appeals to unity" and seemed to accuse him of "[seeking] to score political points by driving us apart." Elite Daily reached out to the White House for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication.
So, as you can imagine, it was really awkward to hear Trump make calls for bipartisanship cooperation and sound off about immigration and deportation later in the evening.
While it can be nice to see politicians kick back and share a joke every once in a while, the one that Harris told during an April 2018 appearance on the Ellen show was wild. When asked if she would rather be stuck in an elevator with Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, or then-United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Harris went, "Does one of us have to come out alive?" Elite Daily reached out to the White House for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication.
Granted, it was a little messed up to see Trump apparently mocking Christine Blasey Ford, a woman who made headlines in 2018 for her sexual misconduct accusations against his then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who has since been appointed. Kavanaugh strongly denied her allegations, which she claimed stem from an alleged assault that happened at a high school party in the 1980s, and his representatives did not return Elite Daily's requests for comment at the time. Following Blasey Ford's testimony to the Senate about the alleged assault, Trump decided to mock her at a rally for not remembering details of what happened before or after the attack, such as what neighborhood the site of the alleged assault was in. The White House did not respond to Elite Daily's request for comment about Trump's remarks at the time.
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While many people probably agreed with her, I have a feeling Trump would say the same to her in regards to many of these comments.
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Akka (, ) ist die Muttergottheit der samischen und finnischen Mythologie. Ihr Name hat die Bedeutung "alte Frau" oder "altes Weib".

Zuständigkeit
Akka ist in der Mythologie die Göttin der Erde und der Fruchtbarkeit. Ihr Mann ist Ukko ("alter Mann") der Gott des Himmels, des Wetters und des Gewitters.

Überlieferung
Neben mündlicher Überlieferung gibt es einige Runensteine, die Akka als Göttin nennen. Mikael Agricola (~1509–1557), Reformator von Finnland und Bischof von Reval schrieb als einer der ersten eine Liste heidnischer Gottheiten des Nordens auf. Der Volkskundler Christfried Ganander (1741–1790) veröffentlichte 1789 die Mythologia Fennica, als erste systematisch Darstellung der finnischen Mythologie.

Rezeption
Akka, ist ein Bergmassiv der Skanden im schwedischen Lappland, das auch als "Lapplands Königin" bezeichnet wird. Von Akka wird auch eine Vielzahl anderer geographischer Namen hergeleitet.

Selma Lagerlöfs gab in ihrer für Schulkinder geschriebenen Erzählung "Die wunderbare Reise des kleinen Nils Holgersson mit den Wildgänsen" der Leitgans den Namen Akka von Kebnekaise.

Als Vertreterin der Göttinnen widmete Judy Chicago ihr eine Inschrift auf den dreieckigen Bodenfliesen des Heritage Floor der 1974 bis 1979 entstandenen Installation The Dinner Party. Die mit dem Namen Madderakka beschrifteten Porzellanfliesen sind dem Platz mit dem Gedeck für die Fruchtbarkeitsgöttin zugeordnet.

Mit (8034) Akka wurde ein erdnaher Asteroid benannt, der 1992 entdeckt wurde.

Literatur
 Christfried Ganander: Thomasson's finnische Mythologie. Übersetzt von Christian Jaak Peterson. C. Dullo, Reval 1821.

Weblinks
 godchecker.com: Liste und Beschreibung finnischer Götter (englisch)
 Liste der Götter Finnlands

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Q: Searching Natural Language Sentence Structure What's the best way to store and search a database of natural language sentence structure  trees?
Using OpenNLP's English Treebank Parser, I can get fairly reliable sentence structure parsings for arbitrary sentences. What I'd like to do is create a tool that can extract all the doc strings from my source code, generate these trees for all sentences in the doc strings, store these trees and their associated function name in a database, and then allow a user to search the database using natural language queries.
So, given the sentence "This uploads files to a remote machine." for the function upload_files(), I'd have the tree:
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If someone entered the query "How can I upload files?", equating to the tree:
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how would I store and query these trees in a SQL database?
I've written a simple proof-of-concept script that can perform this search using a mix of regular expressions and network graph parsing, but I'm not sure how I'd implement this in a  scalable way.
And yes, I realize my example would be trivial to retrieve using a simple keyword search. The idea I'm trying to test is how I might take advantage of grammatical structure, so I can weed-out entries with similar keywords, but a different sentence structure. For example, with the above query, I wouldn't want to retrieve the entry associated with the sentence "Checks a remote machine to find a user that uploads files." which has similar keywords, but is obviously describing a completely different behavior.

A: Relational databases cannot store knowledge in a natural way, what you actually need is a knowledge base or ontology (though it may be constructed on top of relational database). It holds data in triplets <subject, predicate, object>, so your phrase will be stored as <upload_file(), upload, file>. There's a lot of tools and methods to search inside such KBs (for example, Prolog is a language that was designed to do it). So, all you have to do is to translate sentences from natural language to KB triplets/ontology graph, translate user query to incomplete triplets (your question will look like <?, upload, file>) or conjunctive queries and then search on your KB. OpenNLP will help you with translating, and the rest depends on concrete technique and technologies you decide to use.

A: I agree with ffriend that you need to take a different approach that builds on existing work on knowledge bases and natural language search.  Storing context-free parse trees in a relational database isn't the problem, but it is going to be very difficult to do a meaningful comparison of parse trees as part of a search.  When you are just interested taking advantage of a little knowledge about grammatical relations, parse trees are really too complicated.  If you simplify the parse into dependency triples, you can make the search problem much easier and get at the grammatical relations you were interested in in the first place.  For instance, you could use the Stanford dependency parser, which generates a context-free parse and then extracts dependency triples from it.  It produces output like this for "This function uploads files to a remote machine":
det(function-2, This-1)
nsubj(uploads-3, function-2)
dobj(uploads-3, files-4)
det(machine-8, a-6)
amod(machine-8, remote-7)
prep_to(uploads-3, machine-8)

In your database, you could store a simplified subset of these triples associated with the function, e.g.:
upload_file(): subj(uploads, function)
upload_file(): obj(uploads, file)
upload_file(): prep(uploads, machine)

When people search, you can find the function that has the most overlapping triples or something along those lines, where you probably also want to weight the different dependency relations or allow partial matches, etc.  You probably also want to reduce the words in the triples to lemmas, maybe POS depending on what you need.
There are plenty of people who have worked on natural language search (like Powerset), so be sure to search for existing approaches.  My proposed approach here is really minimal and I can think of tons of examples where it will have problems, but I think something along these lines could work reasonably well for a restricted domain.

A: This is not a complete answer, but if you want to perform linguistically sophisticated queries on your trees, the best bet is to pre-process your parser output and search it with tgrep2:
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/linguistics/corpora/cas-tut-tgrep.html
Trgrep/tgrep2 are, as far as I know, the most flexible and full-featured packages for searching parse trees. This is not a MySQL-based solution as you requested, but I thought you might be interested to know about this option.
Tgrep2 allows you to ask questions about parents, descendants and siblings, whereas other solutions would not retain the full tree structure of the parse or allows such sophisticated queries.


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Hercules in New York ist ein 1969 unter der Regie von Arthur Allan Seidelman entstandenes US-amerikanisches B-Movie, das insbesondere als der erste Spielfilm mit Arnold Schwarzenegger in einer Hauptrolle bekannt wurde. Trotz der eher mangelhaften Qualität hat der Film insbesondere unter Fans von Arnold Schwarzenegger aufgrund seiner unfreiwilligen Komik eine Art Kultstatus.

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Herkules, dem Sohn des Zeus, wird es nach all den Jahren im antiken Olymp zu langweilig. Um seinem Dasein etwas Abwechslung zu verschaffen, beschließt er gegen den Willen seines Vaters Zeus, einen Ausflug auf die Erde zu unternehmen. Ein Schiff findet den im Meer treibenden Herkules und nimmt ihn an Bord – die Mannschaft geht davon aus, einen Schiffbrüchigen vor sich zu haben. Nachdem das Boot im Hafen von New York City angelegt hat, geht Herkules ohne Erlaubnis von Bord und wird sofort in eine handfeste Prügelei verwickelt, bei welcher er sich alleine gegen sechs Dockarbeiter behauptet.

Das Geschehen wird von Pretzie, einem schmächtigen Mann Mitte 40 beobachtet, der sich seinen Lebensunterhalt mit dem Verkaufen von Brezeln verdient. Voller Verwunderung über den starken Fremden schließt er sich Herkules an und organisiert ein Taxi, mit welchem die beiden vom Schauplatz flüchten. Im weiteren Verlauf des Tages erreichen sie einen Sportplatz, auf welchem ein Universitätsprofessor auf das ungewöhnliche Duo aufmerksam wird, als Herkules den dort trainierenden Athleten mit seinen übermenschlichen Leistungen die Schau stiehlt. Er lädt die beiden zum Teetrinken zu sich nach Hause ein.

Während der nächsten Zeit verbringt Herkules seine Tage mit der attraktiven Tochter des Professors und lässt sich die Stadt zeigen. Pretzie wird unterdessen von einer Gruppe aus drei Kriminellen dazu gezwungen, einen Vertrag für Herkules als Ringer bei ihnen zu unterzeichnen – Herkules hatte sich zuvor auf Anraten von Pretzie mit Ringkämpfen etwas Geld verdient und war in der lokalen Presse gefeiert worden.

Zeus, der oberste Gott des Olymps, beauftragt unterdessen Nemesis damit, Herkules wegen seines Ungehorsams zu bestrafen. Durch eine Intrige wird Herkules jedoch seine göttliche Kraft auf Erden genommen. Er bemerkt dies erst, während er an einem im Fernsehen übertragenen Wettkampf teilnimmt. Da er nicht gewonnen hat, werden er und Pretzie von den drei Kriminellen und deren Schergen gejagt, mit welchen sie den erzwungenen Vertrag haben. Es kommt zu einer Verfolgungsjagd durch die Stadt und einem anschließenden Kampf im Empire State Building. Herkules schlägt sich wacker, droht jedoch der großen Zahl der Gegner zu unterliegen, gegen die er gleichzeitig ankämpfen muss. Aus dem Olymp werden ihm aber Samson und Atlas zu Hilfe geschickt. Sein Vater Zeus, der alles in seiner magischen Kugel beobachtet, gibt Herkules schließlich die göttlichen Kräfte zurück, so dass die Kriminellen besiegt werden.

Auf der Aussichtsplattform des Empire State Buildings wendet sich Herkules schließlich an seinen Vater, gesteht seine Selbstsucht und seinen Ungehorsam ein und bittet um Wiederaufnahme in den Olymp. Zeus erfüllt ihm seinen Wunsch und lässt ihn zurückkehren.

Pretzie wundert sich über das Verschwinden von Herkules und kehrt betrübt in seine Wohnung zurück, wo er eine Nachricht von Herkules über sein Radio vernimmt, in welcher dieser sich bei Pretzie bedankt und ihm Mut zuspricht.
Der Film endet damit, dass Zeus nach den Erzählungen von Herkules seine Krone auf dem Thron zurücklässt und sich, so wie sein Sohn zu Beginn, auf den Weg zur Erde macht.

Synchronsprecher
 Videofassung: Wolf Goldan als Herkules
 ZDF-Fassung: Thomas Danneberg als Herkules

Sonstiges
 Der Film war in der "IMDb bottom 100" gelistet, der Rangliste der 100 schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten, wurde aber zuletzt von anderen Filmen "überholt". Er gilt in allen Belangen als stümperhaftes Werk und besitzt daher eine eigene, eher unfreiwillige Komik.
 Der Film zeigt Arnold Schwarzenegger – im Abspann des Films als "Arnold Strong" geführt – in seiner ersten Hauptrolle.
 In der Originalfassung des Films kann man in einer Szene, die im Olymp spielt, am Drehort vorbeifahrende Autos und spielende Kinder hören, da es sich dabei um den Central Park handelt.
 Der frisch eingereiste Schwarzenegger hatte zu dieser Zeit noch kein Geld und keine Energie in einen Sprachkurs investiert und setzt sich deshalb im Film permanent durch merkwürdige, aber trotzdem äußerst unterhaltsame Kommentare in Szene.
 Da Schwarzeneggers steirischer Akzent so ausgeprägt war, entschied man sich dazu, seine Stimme auch für die englischsprachige Version zu synchronisieren. Erst Jahre später wurde die Originalversion mit Schwarzeneggers Stimme veröffentlicht.
 Im Film werden Namen von römischen und griechischen Gottheiten wild durcheinander benutzt. Ebenso kommt Samson vor, der eigentlich eine biblische Figur ist.
 Hercules in New York hatte am 16. Dezember 1969 seine US-amerikanische Premiere. In der Bundesrepublik Deutschland erschien der Film 1985 auf Video und wurde erstmals am 1. Februar 1987 im deutschen Fernsehen auf RTL plus ausgestrahlt.
 Oliver Kalkofe wollte den Film 2016 in die SchleFaZ-Reihe aufnehmen, jedoch erlaubte Schwarzenegger zu dieser Zeit keine weitere Ausstrahlung des Films im Fernsehen.

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 Herkules in New York - Review auf badmovies.de

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Kansas Recording Laws
Kansas Recording Law Summary:
Is it Legal to Record a Conversation in Kansas?
Kansas Video Recording Laws
Is Kansas a One Party Consent State?
Kansas recording law stipulates that it is a one-party consent state. In Kansas, it is a criminal offense to use any device to record, listen to or amplify communications, whether they are wire, oral or electronic, without the consent of at least one person taking part in the communication. This means that in Kansas, you are legally allowed to record a conversation if you are a contributor, or with prior consent from one of the involved parties. Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6101(4).
This state also has a hidden camera law which forbids the recording and disclosure of intercepted images. Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6101(6).
You may not record, listen to or amplify conversations that you are not a part of without the consent of at least one party.
In Kansas, it is illegal to install or use a concealed camcorder, motion picture camera or any other electronic device to secretly photograph, film or record another identifiable person through or under that person's clothing, or an identifiable person who is in a nude state and has a reasonable expectation of privacy without the consent or knowledge of that person for the following purposes:
Viewing the body of that person.
Viewing the undergarments worn by that person.
Invading the privacy of that person.
For example, recording a person who is using a restroom is illegal because the person might be in a nude state and also because the restroom is a place where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21‐6101(a)(6).
Examples of Legal Recordings of Confidential Communication in Kansas
Examples of Illegal Recordings in Kansas
In Kansas, it is against the law to make a recording of a conversation that you are not taking a part in. Some examples of this would be:
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6602: It is a misdemeanor offense to record, intercept, or share private conversations without consent. Infractions are punishable by a court fine and a maximum of one year in jail.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6101: It is a felony offense to covertly record or share videos taken illegally.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21‐6101(b)(2): Persons who violate Kansas video recording laws may be found guilty of severity level 8, person felony. For a second or subsequent violation within the previous 5 years, the offender may be found guilty of severity level 5, person felony.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21‐6101(b)(3): Those who disseminate or permit the dissemination of materials obtained through methods that are in violation of the state's video recording laws may be found guilty of severity level 5, person felony.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21‐6101(b)(2): Disseminating materials (e.g., film) of another identifiable person 18 years of age or older that were obtained illegally and in circumstances where the person concerned had a reasonable expectation of privacy for the purposes of harassing, intimidating or threatening that person is considered as severity level 8, person felony. For a second or subsequent violation within the previous 5 years, the offender may be found guilty of severity level 5, person felony.
Kansas Recording Law FAQs
Is Kansas a One-Party Consent State?
Yes! Kansas is a one-party consent state.
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Is Kansas a Two-Party Consent State?
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Home » india » Teachers' team beautifies school walls at Kadambur Hills in Erode district
A group of teachers from Tiruppur, under the banner Pattampoochi (butterfly), painted the walls of the special training centre at Periya Gundri in Kadambur Hills with popular cartoon characters to attract students.
It is one of the 15 centres run under the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) in the district where rescued child workers and school dropouts below 14 years were admitted and given training and later enrolled in regular schools. The centre with 56 children is run by Sathyamangalam-based NGO, Service Unit for Development Activities in Rural (SUDAR) that received a facelift with the construction of a new building recently.
The team, comprising T. Karthikeyan, B. Ravichandran and R. Prabhu led by its coordinator A. Santhosh Kumar, all working at different government schools in Tiruppur district, stayed in the centre on December 28 and 29, and completed the painting work. Characters from popular shows and awareness slogans were painted on the walls. The paintings were sponsored by Avinashi-based trust Inaindha Kaigal while NCLP coordinator C. Sathish assisted the team in decorations.
"The purpose is to motivate and encourage children to create their own drawings and also to ensure they come to school regularly," Mr. Santhosh Kumar told The Hindu. He said they had done such paintings in 60 government schools from 2019 till now in the districts of Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode. In Erode district, the team had decorated the NCLP centres at Vilankombai tribal settlement and at Kongadai in Bargur Hills.
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Jesska Denise: Review : Soap and glory Hand Food.
Review : Soap and glory Hand Food.
This hand cream is my absolute favourite. Everything from the packaging to the scent just does it for me. I have the 50ml tube that I got in a 'Soap and Glory' gift set three Christmases ago and as you can tell, it really lasts. Mine is almost empty and I'll definitely be repurchasing when it runs out. The scent is a lovely musky girly one with a hint of jasmine which is quite like that of the Miss Dior Cherie perfume. Its not too strong but you can really catch a sniff of it through out the day. The hand cream itself has a really nice consistency and blends into your skin super easily. Like it says on the tube it is a 'non-greasy hand cream' which i couldn't agree with more. After you've blended it into your skin it dries really swiftly leaving nothing but a nice scent off your hands. I use this a lot through the winter and after washing dishes and I find it leaves my hands feeling super soft and hydrated.
I love Hand Food, I brought the same size as part of a 5 for 4 deal as a second thought and so glad I did!
I love this too, the Soap & Glory Hand Maid hand wash/gel thing is always in my bag too!
Everything from Soap & Glory smells so lush!


Janet Barresi, Oklahoma's outgoing state superintendent of public instruction, has become a model of what makes a political lightning rod.
Janet Barresi, Oklahoma's outgoing state superintendent of public instruction, has become a model of what makes a political lightning rod.
Elected in 2010, her four years in office were marked with battles with legislators over controversial school reform measures and negative press for her sometimes-brash style. Her very name has been used as a dirty word that state office candidates have used against their opponents.
Barresi lost her primary battle this summer to Joy Hofmeister following a particularly tough legislative session in which a controversial third-grade reading retention bill and Common Core created frustration with many parents and educators.
Barresi knew she would face resistance when she came into office, but rather than attempting to win over her opponents through suave political posturing and rhetoric — a style she says she was never comfortable with — she often responded with an unapologetic tone and, sometimes, a few tough words.
Even after her primary defeat, she did not coast quietly into the background. Her appointment of a new assistant superintendent last month resulted in a flurry of criticism and calls for her to resign, which she refused to do.
When asked if she had ever been advised to modify her demeanor, Barresi smiled and looked at an advisor in the room. It was telling and indicated that she regularly has conversations with her staff on how her positions and tone could cost her on Election Day.
Barresi said she found an office four years ago that had been run by the "education establishment" and she believes it will go back to the way it was no matter which candidate is elected next month.
Barresi said her time in office generated positive change for education in Oklahoma, and she believes the people of this state are more aware of the challenges that face students.
However, with her time in office ending sooner than she would like, she also believes the state's education system is at risk of losing ground.
Barresi said the state's expectations of its students are too low.
"This was a state that was awash in low expectations for what kids could do, and it was stunning," Barresi said.
Pushback on standardized tests also put Barresi at odds with many teachers and parents, but she is adamant that they are necessary to improve education.
She also said that some students need more help than others, and soon.
"When we see that a kid is behind in reading, we need to give them the gift of time to master that skill. If a child is not given the time ... the child is never going to be able to catch up. That's why I argued for third-grade retention," she said.
Performance-based funding, school choice and new academic standards also are issues Barresi supported, despite pointed opposition, which she admits might have played a role in her defeat.
But Barresi also said she has one regret: The state will lose a level of frankness and courage from the superintendent's office after she is replaced by either Hofmeister or Democrat John Cox in January.
Print headline: No apologies, Janet Barresi believes the state needs tough talk and decisions to improve education.


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Standard Chartered Bank Tag Rugby Carnival 2014 U11/U13
Mar 27, 2014 | Mini Rugby, Standard Chartered Bank, TAG Rugby, Under 11, Under 13 |
Singapore Rugby Union with sponsor Standard Chartered Bank, will be having a Tag Rugby Carnival for the primary schools in the month of April.
Read more for more information…
The game of TAG rugby involves fundamental motor skills of running, passing and catching, and is modified as such there is no contact involved in this game, both female and male student can participate in this carnival.
Details of the carnival:
Date: 25th April 2014
Time: 3pm – 6pm
Venue: Yio Chu Kang Stadium
Feel free to contact AshrafNasser@sru.org.sg @ 91169870 if any of your school is interested to participate in the carnival.
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26 September 2016: Bought 44 shares of UNP at $94.40 per share.
Founded in 1862, Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) operates through its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad Company. The company operates the largest public railroad in North America, with 32,000 miles of track linking 23 states in the western two-thirds of the United States. UNP hauls coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agricultural goods, chemicals, and automotive products. UNP owns a quarter of Mexican railroad Ferromex.
UNP is a Dividend Challenger with a 9-year streak of annual dividend increases. The company pays quarterly dividends of 55¢ per share in the months of March, June, September, and December. At my buy price of $94.40, the stock yields 2.33%.
Texas Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:TXN) designs, makes and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers worldwide. The company operates mainly through two segments, Analog and Embedded Processing. It markets and sells products through a direct sales force and through distributors. TXN was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
I transferred shares of TXN into DivGro in December 2015. At the time, I listed several reasons for liking TXN, including the stock's yield of 2.62% and a 10-year dividend growth rate of 30%. Since then, TXN's yield has dropped to 2.19% on strong share price performance.
I'm very happy with my investment in TXN. The stock has performed very well, returning about 26% on an annualized basis in the 3 years I've owned shares. However, I've been preparing DivGro for options trading and I'm sacrificing this position for that goal.
Founded in 1903 and based in Dearborn, Michigan, Ford Motor Company (F) manufactures and distributes automobiles worldwide. The company has 67 plants across the world and offers vehicles under the Ford and Lincoln brand names. Ford sells its products through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to fleet customers. The company provides vehicle financing products through a wholly owned subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company LLC.
I own 600 shares of Ford at an average cost basis of $12.94 per share. As a dividend growth investor, I like Ford for its relatively high yield. I also like the stock because it allows me to boost that yield with covered calls. Ford is a popular stock for options trading – in August, the average daily volume of Ford options totaled nearly 7,200 contracts, about 4,500 of which were call contracts.
Companies can only increase their dividends regularly if earnings grow sufficiently.
I like monitoring dividend increases for stocks on my watch list of dividend growth stocks, because I consider such stocks to be candidates for further analysis.
Recently, 11 companies on my watch list decided to increase their dividends, including one of the stocks I hold in my portfolio.
Welcome to my 400th blog post!
It is quite eerie to read the final post on abandoned blogs. Did the blogger have even a little sense that the post would be their last? As I get older, I think back about the last time I did various things, like seeing school friends or even distant family. At the time, I had no inkling that that would be the last time I would see them!
Anyway, enough about nostalgia. The fact of the matter is that I have to revisit my blogroll frequently to fix things, otherwise the page would become less useful fast!
Last month, I wrote my first article in a new monthly series about options trades in DivGro. These articles will follow option expiration Friday, usually the third Friday of the contract month.
As I mentioned last month, readers not interested in options can just skip these articles.
Personally, I'm interested in boosting my dividend income with options. By selling calls against stocks I own (covered calls) or selling puts on stocks I'd like to own at a preferred price (naked or cash-covered puts), I can collect option premiums and so boost my dividend income.
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products. The company sells its products through sales personnel, as well as through independent brokers and distributors. Customers include retailers, hospitals, nursing homes and marketers of nutritional products. HRL was founded in 1891 and is based in Austin, Minnesota.
HRL was the top ranked stock in the August edition of my 10 Dividend Growth Stocks series of articles on Seeking Alpha. The stock made the list again in the September edition, this time in second place. The stock is a Dividend Champion with a track record of 50 consecutive years of dividend increases and a 10-year dividend growth rate of 14.4%. HRL pays quarterly dividends of 14.5¢ per share in the months of February, May, August, and November.
Today I'm starting a new monthly article series. My goal is to monitor DivGro's health as a dividend growth portfolio – taking the proverbial pulse to determine if there are areas of concern that require attention.
My monthly review articles will continue to present a summary of the past month's activities along with a snapshot of DivGro's current state, including metrics such as projected annual dividend income (PADI), average yield on cost (YoC), percentage payback and projected annual yield.
In contrast, the pulse articles will be strategy focused. I'll provide updated fair value estimates for each stock. Comparing a stock's current price to its fair value estimate will help inform investment decisions. I'll also provide various charts to visualize recent performance, including one plotting current price relative to the 52-week trading range.
I'm happy to report my sixth home run stock! Recall that I call a stock a home run stock when it passes the 100% profit mark taking total return into account.
While my goal with DivGro is to build a growing dividend income stream, its fun to see some stocks perform well enough to become home run stocks. These stocks present dividend growth investors with some tricky questions. Are the stocks suitable for further investment, or are they now overvalued? Is it appropriate to increase the average cost basis of a position by buying more shares?
When I look at my portfolio, I see many stocks that have gone up significantly after I bought shares. Buying more shares would increase my average cost basis, something I've tried to avoid so far. But is increasing average cost basis necessarily a bad thing?
I rank a selection of the CCC dividend growth stocks every month. The top 10 ranked stocks are great candidates for further analysis.
The CCC list is an invaluable source for dividend growth investors. Every month I use different screens to trim the list before doing a preliminary ranking.
For the top ranked stocks, I do a final ranking using additional data and assign a 7-star rating.
This article reveals the top 10 ranked stocks for September, as well as their ratings.
Monitoring dividend increases for stocks on my watch list helps me identify candidates for further analysis.
Recently, 10 companies on my watch list announced dividend increases, including 1 of my DivGro holdings.
Over the past couple of months I've been positioning DivGro for option trading. To do so, I increased the number of shares of several positions to 100 or multiples thereof. My goal is to boost dividend income by selling covered calls against several of the stocks I own, collecting option premiums in return.
I closed five positions this month and increased my holdings of three positions to 100 shares each, readying them for option trading. I also initiated a position in Cisco Systems, Inc (CSCO), a great candidate for option trading!
DivGro's projected annual dividend income (PADI) decreased further this month. Nevertheless, I'm on schedule goal-wise and I'm confident to reach my goal of $12,000 before year's end. Good news is that I've achieved my goal of earning $10,800 for 2016.


Last month an (almost) real-time tube map got people talking when it launched as one of the first projects to use Transport for London's API. It was an exciting example of what can happen when open data is set free to be used by developers in whatever ways their imagination takes them.
The problem is that apart from Transport for London, there really isn't any real-time data out there for people to use – yet.
A new initiative is looking to kickstart more realtime data projects around the UK. The Make It Local project from NESTA, launched today, is offering three local authorities up to £30,000 to work with local digital businesses to create "Innovative, web-based services for their communities".
The projects must result in a real-time web service that provides a need to local people. NESTA suggests that transport, carbon emissions, population and crime data are some of the examples of data that could be used. The closing date for applications is 20 August and successful projects will launch on 10 January 2011.
We can't wait to see what is created.


Since the 1970's, Bowl For Kids Sake has been Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Annapolis Valley's signature fundraising campaign. This event provides teams with a fun team building activity while supporting programs for kids right here in the Annapolis Valley.
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The chief-city of the homonym province is a seaside resort lying between two hills, at the mount of the Foglia river. It is the home town of Rossini, the musician, and boasts the best artistic and music traditions in the whole of the Adriatic coast. Its beach reaches for more that four kilometres and the town is fully equipped with first-class sports and tourist facilities.


A strong camaraderie based on trust and confidence is the foundation of the ties between DOLE-NCR and the Public Employment Service Office of Metro Manila (PAMM). Ensuring that said relationship is maintained and cultivated remains the primary order of the day.
In the recently held DOLE-NCR and PAMM Professional and Relational Enhancement Activity in Manila, said objective was sustained. The first orientation on the new Guidelines on the Search for Best PESO (SBP) was provided to ensure a standard appreciation of its new procedures.
Ian Ticar, Senior LEO of the Bureau of Local Employment was the resource person to discuss the SBP Guidelines.
"This was the first time that the Guidelines on Search for Best PESO will be cascaded," said Ticar. "The inputs to be provided by the participants will be helpful in the implementation of its rules," he added.
A healthy exchange of ideas and comments during the open forum followed after the presentation.
Planning for this year's targets was also part of the meeting agenda to ascertain that commitments on employment programs and services will be gauged and delivered. Ryan Ray Baluyot of IMSD-Planning Cluster of DOLE-NCR Regional Office presented the previous year's accomplishments.
The annual recognition of the NCR PESO accomplishments was also held to ensure that their efforts are acknowledged every year.
On the other hand, two Field Offices received recognition in its initiatives in Career Guidance and its continuous engagement with the Career Advocates Life Coaches and Mentors (CALM)—the established network of guidance counselors in NCR. Makati-Pasay Field Office and CAMANAVA Field Office through Directors Andrea P. Cabansag and Rowella V. Grande received said distinctions.


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Our one and only department store has closed and I am partly to blame. Note I said partly, as the other 99,999 inhabitants in the area are also responsible. It does seem strange that a city of a hundred thousand people can't support a department store, but that is the reality of the changing retail environment, and it's not just here, department stores are in trouble all over. Sears has gone bankrupt and closed it's stores all across Canada, leaving us a nation with just one department store, Hudson's Bay. The Hudson's Bay Company was the oldest, established in 1670 as a fur trading post, back when Europeans considered it fashionable to wear beaver pelts, so perhaps it is fitting that it is the only one still standing. Eaton's succumbed back in the late 1990's, although it did a roaring trade in the eighties when every city had an Eaton's Centre mall, back when people actually hung out at the mall.
The Sears store in town had been in operation since 1954. One of my earliest childhood memories was of my parents taking me to Sears to shop for a new dress, (my older siblings must have been in school, and perhaps I was soon to go), and I had to chose between a blue one and a brown one. The dresses were both otherwise identical with short puffy sleeves and smocking, the kind of dresses little girls used to wear before they wore leggings. I can't remember which one I chose, it might have been the blue, but it sticks in my memory because it must have been the first time I was allowed a choice. Normally my mother dressed my sister and I in identical outfits, or I wore her hand-me-downs. Slowly our retail choices are becoming more limited. Other than Walmart which I don't consider a choice, plus a few ladies shops for older women, and the usual teen jean stores, the mall is littered with empty store fronts, even the food court is deserted. You could go through it in an hour, while I remember whiling away a Saturday afternoon shopping at one of our two local malls. You couldn't do them both the same day there were so many stores. Now the nearest department store and decent mall is two hours away.
Yes, I know there are lots of choices on the internet, thus the demise of the brick and mortar operations, and I know the internet is cheaper, but I when want to shop for clothes, I want the thrill of the hunt. I want to browse, see what catches my eye, feel the material, try it on, see if it fits – and I don't want the hassle of having to return stuff. Someone told me part of the appeal of online shopping (other than the obvious of saving time and money), is they like the idea of having a package waiting for them when they get home, but how many of those packages have to go back, or are kept because the alternative is just too much work. And what about the porch pirates? The delivery guy once stuck my Sephora order behind a flowerpot on the front deck and the $24 tube of Tarte lipstick melted in the ninety degree heat. What fun that was to get refunded. I have shopped online after trying something on in the store if they didn't have my size. Occasionally I have ordered from L.L. Bean (their perfect fit pants really are a perfect fit), but only because I know my size with them, and only when the exchange rate of Canadian to US money was on par, because we also have to pay customs and shipping when ordering from the States. Unless you really love it, it's just not worth the additional cost.
I could just as easily have titled this post, The Death of Style. I loved shopping when I was younger, (see vintage blog). When did it become so difficult to buy clothes? I distinctly remember it as being fun, a hobby of sorts, retail therapy before the term was invented. So, when I say I am responsible for the demise of Sears, it's true – I hadn't bought anything but socks and underwear there for years. Other than my twice yearly trek to the Estee Lauder counter to buy Night Repair, which I have been using faithfully for over thirty years, (by now they should be paying me), I don't think I will miss it, other than the gift with purchase. Because the truth is the clothes were ugly or poor quality or just plain boring. So, it's not just my fault you see, it's the clothing manufacturers too. They need to start making better stuff and offering more choices. Is it too much to ask to have a bit of style with function and fit. As I have gotten older I have gotten fussier about what I buy, and that Marie Kondo tidying up book in January (click here) has only made things worse with it's closet advice. Now I have to ask myself – does it bring me joy? That is why I have worn the same winter coat forever – I never find what I am looking for. I have a vision of my new winter coat, (a nice rich red, not orange-red, belted, wool, three quarters length, classic cut), in my head but that's the only place it seems to exist. I would even settle for a new ski jacket (also red, with white or black fur trim), but all you could find in Sears were long over-sized puffy parkas – yes, it's cold here but we don't live in igloos. Have you ever tried to shop in a parka – instant hot flashes. Even when I do find something that might be somewhat suitable, I find myself critiquing it. I found a nice black belted wool coat but why would you put such cheap brass buttons on a black coat. Or maybe the style is nice, but the color is wrong. When I was in grade school I wanted to be a fashion designer, but was discouraged by the guidance counselor who looked gravely at me across the desk and said, young lady, you have a C in art. My dreams were dashed, but I wonder if it's too late? If anyone has an advice on where to shop for stylish clothes, either in-store or online, please leave a comment.
Postscript. my fellow Canadian blogger, Anhistorianabouttown, has posted a book review on, Service and Style, a book about how the American department store fashioned the middle class…sounds interesting…..click here for a link to her review.
As consumers we want the best of both worlds, don't we? I'll happily internet shop when convenient, but I love a good department store to buy several diverse things at the same time when required.
Yes everything under one roof.
Thanks for your comment! I always thought being a retail buyer esp in NYC would be a lovely and fun job if you love clothes. Unfortunately in Canada, we have a limited number of stores to shop at, no TJ Maxx or Kohl's, just Winners which I like for home stuff but not for clothes, and our nearest Costco is 2 hrs away…..I might have to plan a spring shopping trip!
I find that the Bay has so many more options when it comes to clothing! As you say, Sears has been out of date and frumpy (style wise) for YEARS and I've never had such great service that has made me want to shop there in spite of it… it does make me sad that HBC is no longer Canadian-owned but I will still shop there (and do)!
The Bay was always a step above Sears, but the closest one is 2 hours away and is a fashion only store. I wish the Bay would open in the recently vacated Sears space but I doubt it will….so most likely I have a few spring shopping trips in store. PS. I saw they were selling those ugly striped HBC blankets in Europe someplace – I suppose it's a novelty there!
I'm rather neutral on the stripes- not too wonderful, not too terrible, but I was surprised to see an American company selling them! And yes, many of my friends in Ireland always asked about the stripes, and I couldn't figure out why for the life of me. That and beavers!
As a young girl, my parents would take me for school shopping and a Winter coat to Eatons and Simpsons downtown, likewise going to see Santa there and going through the tunnel from Eatons to Simpsons in downtown Toronto. Those are nice memories. Our Sears store is destined to close as well – how it has withstood closure I don't know because it is a smaller store and the anchor store in a outside shopping mall that will no doubt be razed when it is closed since most of the other stores are long gone. I used Estee Lauder Night Repair for years as well – not now since I've worked at home and I loved it as it was not greasy and left a mess on your pillow. The same with the cucumber smelling cream to put under makeup – my skin is oily and always has been, so it seemed silly to me to wear the cream, but it does help to make the makeup adhere – I've not worn makeup for 18 months and before that a few years. When I first was home after my mom with her dizzy spells, then taking care of her, the first thing to go was the contact lenses and the makeup … oh I would put makeup on to go to the eye doctor, dentist, and when I went for my taxes because they knew me from my "former vain life" and then a few years later I said "well I don't really care – if they don't like me looking natural, that's too bad." I am tall so I now buy sweatpants and sweatshirts that are mens so that the tops and pants are long enough – my mom would say to me "have you no shame – you who used to be so vain?" She would have a point.
Yes I'm sure we are sisters! Estee Lauder Night Repair! Absolutely no one I know uses that except for me. I still use it, mostly because it is unscented and one of the only things I can use on my sensitive skin. My makeup standards have slipped considerably, but I must admit even if I am just going down to the corner store I will still put my mascara on and cover up my horrible undereye circles because if I don't and I run into anyone I know, I will get the inevitable, you look tired comment. Otherwise if I am home all day I don't bother. There is now an above street tunnel from the Toronto Eaton Centre (although no Eatons store it is still called that), to the Simpsons Sears building which is now a Nordstrom. I was last in Toronto 3 years ago (for a work course), and visited Nordstrom's but it was very expensive…. nothing there for me but it is new to Canada so interesting to see.
I had makeup on once last year. That Night Repair is great and I use the Estee Lauder foundation and powder because my skin is oily (or used to be, lately it seems to be not so oily but it could be the cold air and the furnace being on, even though I have a humidifier on the furnace). I like the eye cream too but I don't use it now as it is so expensive. The Night Repair you only use such a small amount. I have ALWAYS had horrible undereye circles and the older I got they looked more like bags. I would go through all this effort to cover them up when I still wore contacts. When I started working from home, I stopped wearing contacts and my glasses pretty much cover up the bags. Actually, my mom used to tell me for years to go to glasses as the circles/bags would not be as evident, but I was very vain and didn't want to wear glasses. I just wear a lip pomade at home and put my hair in a high ponytail on top of my head – I really has such minimal effort for myself now, compared to what I used to do, it is sad really. Hard to image an above-street tunnel for the Eaton Centre – I remember the tunnel and you went through it under the roadway and in the tunnel they sold those waffle ice-cream sandwiches. They were famous for them … a little vendor was there and they had hot waffles and they put the ice cream in between. There was Eaton's Annex which as a kind of bargain basement area for Eaton's as I recall and they had lots of sales and I can remember going there with my parents. I think we have Nordstrom's here but in the fancier shopping malls in the northern suburbs and I think they are quite trendy in their clothes, like a Saks Fifth Avenue? I used to buy things at Lord and Taylor sometimes because they had pants/pantsuits that fit and my mom and I would get good bargains in the off season – always went to get the Summer clothes as soon as they started putting the Fall/Winter clothes out. When I was still working on site I would do my errand/running around on Saturdays and try to stay home and in the house on Sundays if possible. I'd leave out my contacts and leave off the makeup and liked to stay in the house if possible and just relax. My mom would say to me "you get dressed up all week and then to be home here with me, you don't care what you look like." Well, my mom would be horrified to see me now!
I don't wear any of the other Estee Lauder products, just the NIght Repair, which I schedule for the gift with purchase and then give the rest of it away to a friend who does use them. I can't handle scent in a product no matter how subtle. I wear my hair up in a high pony too often when I am home esp in the summer, although now that's it's a bit shorter, a longish bob, I tend to leave it down. It is darkish blonde, and has some gray to it but not much, but I am still vain enough to color it, even though I said I would never be one of those people who run to the beauty salon every 6 weeks. I am beginning to think we must be clones!
Yes it is incredible the similarities! I can't do my hair in a bun though…..I'm pretty much useless with styling it other than a straightening iron and a high ponytail. Even if I don't wear much makeup or dress up anymore, nobody else does either, but hair still makes a statement, so I think it's important to try to keep it looking nice, even if it is expensive to do so….it's my one splurge. I can't seem myself letting my hair go gray for another decade or two!
I'm with you on that with the hair – I used to spend a lot of time, and money on my hair. Before I got it layered, I wore it in a French braid or my mom would do a chignon when I was dressed up. I have shoeboxes downstairs with my hair accessories all organized (from my organized person days). I had a lot of combs that I used with the French braids. I didn't do them, my mom did the braids for me – I am useless with styling too. When bangs and a feathered look were in style – I never could style my hair for that look. I looked better in bangs and I used to take my curling iron to work because I'd walk out in the morning and they'd stick straight out … from October 15th to April 15th, I wore a hat so arrived at work ready to go and didn't have to duck in the bathroom. I was like you, not sparing any expense for the hair. I go to a small salon, just a husband and wife, and last time I went it was $96.00 for highlights/lowlights/shampoo/cut/blowdry. I figure that is my only indulgence too, though I did get the camera this year which was a big extravagance for me and I got some things related to the camera like more outside gloves with the fingers cut out and another carrying case for it, some extra lens covers – it seems like I was always putting out money related to picture taking this year.
I had my hair done last Thursday (root touch up colour and cut – $92 plus tip so basically $100 each time) and my hairdresser had her hair in a french braid with some kind of sparkly hairband like you would see on Downton Abbey from the Roaring 20's time – it was so stylish looking. She is 25. So she said to me, you could wear that and I'm thinking no way – only if you did it! It was braided on the sides and rolled under at the back. I had a hairdresser do a chignon once but didn't like really how she did it…..I wanted a classic low chignon. I have bangs. I wish I could find a stylish winter hat……I was going to blog on hats last winter, as it's so hard to find a nice warm hat! Going to bed! Good night! You should too! Tomorrow is another blogging day!
Yes, I finished in Reader – hooray … luckily not too many people today and tomorrow I'll try to eke out a post and hopefully get to bed early. We weren't that busy today but my boss and his issue. Yes, with tip added on I was cringing … but worth it. I loved the French braid and with no bangs, I could look the same when Ieft the house in the morning as when I returned home at night. I had some soft poufy wool hats and they needed to dry-cleaned as they had another woolen inner liner – I took them to the cleaners for years and years – new people there and they stretched them out of shape – what did they do for goodness sake? The new hats I have fit too tight and smush my hair and pinch my head. I am heading to bed in one minute thankfully. Going to send you the story I heard about the ceramic trees first. Sweet dreams!


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An Excuse To Pick Up A New Hobby? "Small Study: Singing May Benefit People With Early Alzheimer's, Dementia."
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/19, Pabst) reported, "For people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, learning to sing new songs and then perform in concert, alongside a family member or friend, could improve memory, self-esteem and mood. That's what New York University brain and aging researcher Mary Mittelman believes after undertaking a pilot chorus program with 10 couples pairing a person with dementia and a family caregiver or close friend." Now, "with a two-year, $80,000 grant from the Helen Bader Foundation to the NYU School of Medicine, a similar pilot chorus program will be started in Milwaukee, only the second city to test Mittelman's innovative program."
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Ed Knouff Net Worth 2018: What is this baseball player worth?
Ed Knouff was a pro baseball player who played Pitcher. Knouff was born on June 1868, in Philadelphia. Knouff died on September 14, 1900, in Philadelphia. This page will take a closer look at Ed Knouff's net worth.
Ed Knouff Career, Earnings
Knouff batted Right and threw Right. Knouff debuted in the MLB on July 1, 1885 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In all, Knouff played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Blues, and Philadelphia Athletics. Knouff's career ended with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1889.
Some of Knouff's most prominent statistics in the MLB included a Win-loss record (pitching) stat of 20-20, a Strikeouts stat of 128, and a Earned run average stat of 4.17.
Ed Knouff Net Worth 2018
Baseball player annual pay can range widely. In the MLB, the average player earns near $3 million annually. Top players can earn $25 million or more annually, and lower rated players bring in $1 million or less. In the minor leagues, most contracts pay less than $10,000 a year.
Ed Knouff net worth: baseball salary distribution
So what was baseball player Ed Knouff's net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Ed Knouff's net worth at death is:
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