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Keeping trucking industry strong, making life more affordable
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Ottawa – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy PM said: "I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People.
"I want to thank my wonderful colleague, Darren Fisher. And I also want to thank the people from Armour who I've had the pleasure of spending a few hours with today. I really learned a lot. They have a very deep and granular insight into what's happening to the Canadian and US economy, because they move the stuff that makes our economy work.
"I think all of us who are not truckers had an opportunity during COVID to realize who really does the essential work in our country. And truckers and trucking companies are among the most essential pieces of the Canadian economy. They are literally the circulation system of our economy. It was a pleasure and an honour to spend some time with you.
"As our economy continues to recover from the COVID recession, strong supply chains will be vital to our economic growth in the months and years to come. Truckers are absolutely vital. That's why our government has been working hard to keep our trucking industry strong.
"We fought very hard to protect NAFTA and Canada's trading relationship with the United States—something that the people here know quite a lot about. To make sure the trucking industry can remain competitive in the green economy of tomorrow, we're investing in helping make trucks more energy efficient and in getting more zero‑emission trucks into fleets.
"And we are helping great Canadian businesses like this one continue to hire and provide more good-paying, middle-class jobs by improving labour mobility and foreign credential recognition. In a world dealing with supply chain challenges, it's companies like Armour that are critical in keeping our shelves stocked and making life more affordable for Canadians. And right now, that is more important than ever.
"We all know that inflation is making life more expensive for people here in Dartmouth and across the country. We also know that inflation is a global phenomenon—it's driven by Vladimir Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine, by China's COVID-zero policies, and by the snarled supply chains that are affecting people and businesses around the world.
"I know that Canadians are feeling it when they go to buy their groceries. I know that they're feeling it when they go to fill up their cars or trucks with gas. So, what is our government doing to help Canadians weather this latest storm? For the Canadians who need it most, our government has an Affordability Plan to help directly with the rising cost of living.
"Our Affordability Plan includes:
An enhanced Canada Workers Benefit that will put up to 2,400 more dollars into the pockets of low‑income families;
We're cutting child care fees by an average of 50 per cent by the end of this year;
There is a 10 per cent increase in Old Age Security for seniors 75 and over. That started last month;
Dental care for Canadians with income under $90,000 per year, beginning with children under 12 and again that's going to begin this year;
A $500 payment to help people who rent and who are struggling with the cost of housing. Again, that's going to come this year;
And then, of course, our main support programs—including the Canada Child Benefit, the GST Credit, the Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, and the GIS—the Guaranteed Income Supplement—are indexed to inflation and will be increasing.
"So, what does that mean specifically for the people here? For a couple here in Dartmouth, with an income of $45,000 and a child in daycare, this Affordability Plan could mean roughly an additional $7,300 on top of existing benefits this fiscal year. A senior with a disability, living in say, Cape Breton, could benefit from over $2,500 more this year than she received last year.
"But, it's important to remember that these measures are not pouring unnecessary fuel on the inflation fire. They are accounted for in our AAA‑rated fiscal framework. And they were accounted for in the fiscally responsible Budget we tabled in April—one in which we committed to a responsible $8.9 billion reduction in government spending.
"But for the Canadians who need this support the most—the most vulnerable Canadians among us—these measures represent new money they did not receive last year, and these measures will make life more affordable at exactly the right time. This is a difficult time for countries around the world, and it's a challenging time for Canadians too.
"But, thanks to companies like Armour and the amazing people who work here, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that there is no country in the world better positioned to weather the economic storm that the world is facing than Canada. Thank you very much."
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And Swansea had a penalty claim turned down in the 78th minute when Pratley appeared to be brought down by Gunnarsson.After the break, Swansea were lethargic in the first-half and it was no surprise to see midfield livewire Joe Allen replace the disappointing Jordi Lopez during the break.
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as he charged into the danger area.Sousa handed new singing Sheki Kuqi his debut late on but it was Allen who had the chance to become Swansea's hero.
The teenager latched onto a loose ball just outside the box but Westwood easily held his tame shot.


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Q: I'm comparing my userId with the user._id to get the resume of this user if it's existe but every time the state is full then gets is getting empty this is my code check it
const [values, setValues] = useState({
    userId: "",
    name: "",
    github: "",
    linkedin: "",
    phone: "",
    project: "",
    project1: "",
    project2: "",
    summary: "",
    title: "",
    college: "",
    languages: "",
    languages1: "",
    languages2: "",
    images: [],
  });
  const [user, setUser] = useState({});
  const [listcvs, setListcvs] = useState([]);

isLoggedIn to get the user logged in
  const handleInput = (event) => {
    let name = event.target.name;
    let value = event.target.value;

    setValues({ ...values, [name]: value });

  };

  const isLoggedIn = async () => {
    const options = {
      headers: {
        Authorization: localStorage.getItem("token"),
      },
    };
    try {
      const res = await axios.get("/api/user/auth", options);
      setUser(res.data.user);
      setValues({...values,userId:res.data.user._id})
      // console.log(user);
      // const user = res.data.user
      // return user
      // console.log(res.data.user)
    } catch (error) {
      console.log(error);
    }
  };

  const getAllCvs = async () => {
    try {
      const res = await axios.get("/api/res/getallcv");
      setListcvs(res.data.result);

      // console.log(res.data.result)
    } catch (error) {}
  };

i'm using getAllCvs to get all the resumes of user then verifying if the use._id is yje same as  userId by using the find()
   setValues(listcvs.find((el) => el.userId === user._id));
   if (values) {
     setTest(false);

   }else{
     setTest(true)
     // setValues({ ...values, userId: user._id });
   }
 };

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   isLoggedIn();

   getAllCvs();

   verify();
 }, []);

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    const config = { headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } };
    const res = await axios.put("/api/res/update", values, config);

    getAllCvs();

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every time i get the state filled with the resume of user logged in then it get empty for no reason and when i press any key in the keyboard like space the state get filled then empty again this is a screen Shot of the console u can see that my state is full then get empty

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git-repo is a git client tool that supports project management systems that include git projects, such as GitHub , GitLab, BitBucket, etc.
Here is subtasks that describe each steeps to get a good integration.
After T180962 merged we'll need to identify what functionalities have to be coded.
I've added Possible-Tech-Projects as it could be done at one time or in several sub-tasks.
jayvdb edited projects, added Google-Code-in-2017; removed Possible-Tech-Projects.
After it is merged, most of the functionality is done, and this task should be closed. This wouldnt be suitable for a tech project, as there are only tiny chunks left to write after this patch, and git-repo is intentionally limited in what functionality is added - all features must be sensible in most backends.
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Tired of lugging around a charger for your laptop? Canadian company WeWi telecommunications is promising to deliver a laptop with its own built-in power source: a series of solar panels that fold you can unfold to recharge the battery or directly power the computer.
The SOL Laptop is a rugged laptop designed for use in developing nations, and the company behind it is making some bold promises for price and performance.
According to WeWi the SOL Laptop will get 8 to 10 hours of battery life, and under ideal conditions you'll be able to recharge the battery in about 2 hours using nothing but solar panels. It's expected to launch in Ghana for around $300, but US pricing is pegged at closer to $350.
The laptop is said to have a 13.3 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, up to 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and a 1.86 GHz Intel Atom D2500 dual-core processor with GMA 3600 graphics. It runs Ubuntu Linux.
That's an interesting processor choice. On the one hand, Intel's Atom chips are low-power processors that could help support the long battery life claims. On the other hand, this is one of Intel's most power-hungry Atom chips, with a TDP of 10W. A newer Clover Trail chip might have been a better choice — but going with an older chip probably helps keep the price down.
WeWi says the notebook has stereo speakers, 3 USB 2.0 ports, HDMI output, an SD card reader, 10/100 Ethernet, GPS, dual-channel 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, and a 3G/4G modem.
While the basic specs sound about right for a $300 laptop, it's hard to imagine a model with up to 10 hours of battery life and built-in 4G LTE shipping for that price — and that's even before you add the solar panels.
It'll be interesting to see if the SOL Laptop ever actually sees the light of day. Yes, pun intended.
WeWi – Are they taking the piss?
Perhaps someone ought to let them know what SOL stands for in acronym-land? Or will that just be the response to anyone wishfully thinking enough to reckon they can get one?
this green thing is out of hand,this is just flat silly.,..
I just checked. Nope, it isn't April 1st or anything. Not even Rube Goldberg's birthday.
Solar panels are rarely used in the sun attached to devices or else the user gets hot and also can not see the screen!
GMA 3600 and Linux? Why? Maybe that'll fly in Ghana but SOL seems to be planning on selling this in the US as well. Anyone who's buying this because it's running Linux will likely know that the the graphics isn't going to work well.
Also, driver support for Windows isn't that great either.
It's possible they could have gotten the drivers to work… Intel did it for Meego and will likely do it for Tizen for example.
But at best it would only be for the version of Ubuntu that comes with the system.
So, I'd otherwise agree with you… though some people just need the OS to work and don't necessarily need the graphics to work well beyond what generic driver support covers.
from the looks of this thing I would rather lug around a charger and then it runs ubuntu…No Thanks!
Ubuntu is one of the best operating systems out there, especially because, unlike Windows or OS X, is FREE! If this came with Windows 7 or 8, it would cost probably closer to, if not over, the $499 price range. If Apple made a rugged, solar-powered Macbook Air or Macbook Pro 13″, it would cost over $1000.
Besides, this is made to be rugged, not have killer styling.
A4-1200 is much much better, if they want to use Intel then they should have waited for Bay Trail that is coming out next month.
Often times these type of products are made by companies that push out products for the lowest possible costs to themselves… Which means they look for off the self parts that are usually over a year old and they can get for much less than original pricing.
I expected that… I am kinda suprised it sells for just 300-350$ with 4 solar panels. What is the pricing of one solar panel?
There a lot of solar panels about 100 dollars for 100 W. If you know a right places where to buy, you can get 100W panel only for $50-70.
Of course, those panels will be from China (brand, Exmork for example) and of course it will be polycristall (a little bit less effective than monocrystal panels).
Let's see… with those pretty decent specs, plus Ubuntu pre-installed, a cellular modem, an 8 to 10 hour battery life, plus being ruggedized and able to recharge in 2 hours with the built-in solar panels.
If the pricing is $350, I'll be buying it along with a new Nexus 7. Then I can save a few bucks from the cellular Nexus 7.
I can imagine, how it was interesting loading Ubuntu (X11) on this Intel Atom-powered device.
I would prefer 847 Celeron instead, 17W TDP, but fact is around 10-12 TDP and more powerhourse than Intel Atom.


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Q: How do I use PhpStorm to edit and debug source code on a local WAMP server? I have a local WAMP server running a project (c:\wamp\www\myProject).  I want to edit and debug this project using PhpStorm.  I was thinking I have to create a project in PhpStorm and import my source into it.
I tried using the wizard "New Project from Existing Files..." but I don't think I'm doing it correctly.

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*In the wizard I selected "Web server installed locally, source files are located under its document root".

*Next page I selected c:\wamp\www\myProject for the directory to create the project in.

*Next page I selected http://localhost for the URL and named it MyProjectURL.

*The next page says, "Specify project web path on your server. It will be appended to the server root URL".  I left this blank because my project is right on the root.  And I checked the checkbox that says, "Review PHP settings" which enabled the "Next" button.

*When I hit "Next", the next page comes up and says, "Failed to determine PHP installation on server MyProjectURL" and it gives you the option to add include paths on the server.

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*Do I need to add include paths?

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Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 31 december 1869 – Cimiez, nabij Nice, 3 november 1954) was een Frans kunstschilder en beeldhouwer. Hij staat bekend als de merkwaardigste Franse fauvist.

Biografie

Jeugd
Matisse werd geboren in een Franse bourgeoisie-familie te Le Cateau-Cambrésis, een familie van wevers langs vaderskant en leerlooiers langs moederskant. Hij bracht zijn jeugd door in Bohain-en-Vermandois, vlakbij zijn geboorteplaats, waar zijn ouders handel dreven in graan en drogisterij. Hij groeide op tussen thuiswevers, die de kostbare stoffen in wol en zijde maakten voor de hogere burgerij van Parijs.

Hij studeerde rechten en kwam terecht bij het Openbaar Ministerie. In 1890, tijdens een moeizaam herstel van één jaar na een blindedarmoperatie, begon hij prenten te kopiëren. Hij werd door de kleuren gegrepen en tegen de voorkeur van zijn familie in richtte Matisse zich op de kunst. Hij volgt tekenlessen aan de Quentin de la Tour-school.

In 1892 trok hij weer naar Parijs, waar hij destijds student was geweest, liet zich inschrijven aan de Académie Julian en volgde een avondcursus aan de École des Arts décoratifs. Met zijn leraren op de scholen kon hij het niet goed vinden. Zij stelden dat hij niet goed genoeg kon tekenen. Beslissend was hier zijn kennismaking met Albert Marquet en met Gustave Moreau (1892-1897). Hij krijgt contact met Georges Rouault, Charles Camoin, Henri Manguin en met de Belg Henri Evenepoel, zijn latere geestesgenoten in het fauvisme.

Eerste jaren
Aanvankelijk vertonen zijn doeken een eerder omfloerst poëtische Nabis-atmosfeer. Zijn palet klaart op nadat hij het werk van Vincent van Gogh leert kennen en Camille Pissarro hem wijst op een minder geslaagd kleurengebruik.

Hij trouwde in 1898 en verbleef kort in Londen, waar hij zich verdiepte in het werk van William Turner. Hierna leerde hij de zuidelijke helle kleuren kennen op Corsica. In 1899 keerde hij terug naar Parijs, op de Quai Saint Michel, waar hij zal blijven wonen tot 1907. Hij raakte er in de ban van de kleurencombinaties van Cézanne en Gauguin. Maar ook de beeldhouwwerken van Auguste Rodin fascineren hem. Hij waagt zich ook aan het beeldhouwwerk en stelt zijn eerste stukken tentoon.

Na een kort verblijf, in 1904, bij Paul Signac in Saint-Tropez, neemt hij het divisionisme en het pointillisme onder handen. Hij bouwt zijn schilderijen op met gekleurde puntjes en met weglating van schaduwen en dominante kleuren. "Luxe, calme et volupté" ontstaat, naar een gedicht van Charles Baudelaire. Hij bemerkt vlug de beperkingen van dit systeem en waagt zich nog een stap verder. De zomer van 1905 brengt hij door in Collioure en schildert erop los, in gezelschap van André Derain.

Fauvisme
1905 is het jaar waarop de naam Matisse plots en voorgoed op de voorgrond treedt. Hij wordt gezien als de grondlegger van het fauvisme, een stijl met fel contrasterende kleuren naast elkaar zonder enige overgang, waarbij de harde confrontaties niet getemperd worden. Tevens werd er geen rekening meer gehouden met het perspectief. De voorgrond werd als het ware omlaaggeklapt en staat in het schilderij in hetzelfde plan als de achtergrond. Toch wordt het perspectief in zekere mate geaccentueerd door kunstig gebruik van de vormen en kleuren.

De journalist-criticus Louis Vauxcelles scheldt de exposanten op het Salon d'Automne uit voor "Les Fauves" en de toon is gezet voor de groep fauvisten met onder meer Matisse, Marquet, de Vlaminck en Derain. La fenêtre ouverte à Collioure en La femme au chapeau waren gewraakte werken van Matisse op deze expositie. De kritiek was vernietigend. Men schreef onder andere "Afgezien van de gebruikte materialen, heeft dit alles niets meer met schilderwerk te maken. Het zijn barbaren die men bij ongeluk verf in handen gaf, kinderen die men naar hartenlust met een schildersdoos liet morsen...".

Matisse was een kunstenaar, die naast het schilderen in het tekenen, de grafiek, de decoratie en de sculptuur werkte. Literair presteerde hij in 1908 met Notes d'un peintre.

Intussen, in 1907, hadden Pablo Picasso met zijn ophefmakende Les Demoiselles d'Avignon en Paul Cézanne met zijn retrospectieve expo in de Salon d'automne van datzelfde jaar, de weg geopend naar het nieuwe kubisme. Matisse bleef zijn kleurentechniek trouw en vond erkenning bij de grote verzamelaars, zoals Gertrude Stein, Ivan Morozov en Sergei Sjtsjoekin. Voor deze laatste maakt hij La musique en La danse, in 1909. Over dit laatste zegt hij "...Trois couleurs pour un vaste panneau de danse: l'azur du ciel, le rose des corps, le vert de la colline ...".

In december 1917 vestigde hij zich in Nice. Hij schildert er in zijn atelier in hoofdzaak vrouwen, dikwijls in oriëntaalse kledij. Hij wil in zekere mate hiermee de kleuren van het weefsel "vertalen" met de kleuren van zijn palet. Om zijn naakten hun speelse arabesken te laten uitvoeren gebruikt hij zwart als kleur van het licht. In die periode maakt hij ook veel gravures.

In 1930 maakte hij een reis naar de Verenigde Staten en reist door naar Tahiti. Op dit eiland ontdekt hij een ander soort licht. Het is voor hem "un gobelet d'or profond dans lequel on regarde" ("een diepe gouden kroes waarin men staart").

Bij zijn terugkeer verhuisde hij in 1938 naar Nice-Cimiez. Na een moeilijke chirurgische ingreep voor een kankergezwel in 1941, geven de dokters hem nog slechts zes maanden te leven. Matisse besluit voortaan nog slechts te doen waar hij zin in heeft, zonder rekening te houden wat de anderen van hem verwachten of eisen. Aldus worden de jaren 40 een periode waarin er een sluitende overeenkomst komt tussen de tekening en het kleurengebruik. Hij wordt bijgestaan door zijn verpleegster Monique Bourgeois, die ook zijn model wordt.

In 1943 gaat hij in Vence wonen. Hij schildert er bloemen, weelderige planten, zonnige interieurs en sensuele vrouwen. De vormen in zijn schilderijen vlakken zich af en puren zich en vereenvoudigen zich uit als het ware tot tekens. Hij illustreert ook teksten van zijn geliefkoosde dichters Pierre de Ronsard, Charles Baudelaire en Charles d'Orléans. Hij knoopt er ook opnieuw vriendschap aan en schrijft ongeveer 1200 brieven naar de tekenaar en schrijver André Rouveyre, die hij vroeger al ontmoet had in het atelier van Gustave Moreau.

In 1944 worden zijn vrouw en zijn dochter Marguerite aangehouden door de Gestapo op verdenking te behoren tot het verzet. Zijn vrouw werd zes maanden in gevangenschap gehouden. Marguerite kon ontsnappen uit de trein waarmee zij naar een kamp werd overgebracht en hield zich schuil in een bos in de Vogezen.

Laatste jaren
De laatste tien jaren van zijn leven wordt de periode van zijn papiers gouaches et découpés, waarover hij zegt: "Découper à vif dans la couleur me rappelle la taille directe des sculpteurs". Door een verkeerd verlopen operatie was Matisse aan de (rol)stoel gebonden, kon hij niet meer uitgebreid staand schilderen. De oplossing vond hij in het werken met geverfd papier (papiers gouaches), waarin hij vormen uitknipte die hij weer voor het grotere werk gebruikte. Een aantal van deze werken zijn ook door een drukker vermenigvuldigd. Matisse zag erop toe dat de gebruikte kleuren correct waren. Doordat de drukker de gebruikte materialen goed vastgelegd heeft, kunnen die werken die nu ontkleurd zijn, weer gerestaureerd worden naar hun originele kleuren.

In 1945 werd er een grote retrospectieve tentoonstelling gehouden in de Salon d'Automne in Parijs. In 1946 realiseerde hij de kartons voor de wandtapijten Polynésie, le Ciel en Polynésie, la Mer.

Matisse triomfeerde op de grote exposities in Londen, New York en Moskou. In 1948 creëerde hij zijn Saint Dominique, bestemd voor de kerk van Notre-Dame-de-Toute-Grace op het plateau van Assy.

De synthese van zijn werk kwam tot stand in 1949 in het ontwerp van het decor van de Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence (de rozenkranskapel van Vence). In 1952 schonk hij 85 werken aan zijn geboortestad Le Cateau-Cambrésis, waar er een museum voor hem werd ingericht.

Matisse stierf op 3 november 1954 in Cimiez bij Nice ten gevolge van een hartinfarct in zijn appartement in het Hotel Regina. Hij werd 84 jaar.

Werken

Schilderijen
 De gedekte tafel, 1897, olieverf op doek, 100 × 131 cm, Verzameling Stavros S. Niarchos
 Mannelijk naakt: De knecht, 1900, olieverf op doek, 99,3 × 72,7 cm, Museum of Modern Art in New York
 Atelier onder het dak, 1903, olieverf op doek, 55,2 × 46 cm, Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge (Massachusetts)
 Weelde, rust en zinnelijkheid, 1904, olieverf op doek, 98,3 × 118,5 cm, Centre Georges Pompidou in Parijs
 Interieur in Collioure, 1905, olieverf op doek, 59 × 72 cm, privéverzameling in Zwitserland
 André Derain, 1905, olieverf op doek, 39,5 × 29 cm, Tate Gallery in Londen
 Vrouw met hoed, 1905, olieverf op doek, 81 × 65 cm, privéverzameling in San Francisco
 Pastorale, 1905, olieverf op doek, 46 × 55 cm, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in Parijs
 Portret met groene strepen (Madamme Matisse), 1905, olieverf op doek, 40,5 × 32,5 cm, Statens Museum for Kunst in Kopenhagen
 De muziek (schets), 1907, olieverf op doek, 73,4 × 60,8 cm, Museum of Modern Art in New York
 Blauw naakt (Herinnering aan Biskra), 1906, olieverf op doek, Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore
 De rode tapijten (Stilleven met rood tapijt), 1906, olieverf op doek, 89 × 116,5 cm, Musée de Peinture et de Sculpture in Grenoble
 De oever, 1907, olieverf op doek, 73 × 60,5 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel in Bazel
 Luxe I, 1907, olieverf op doek, 210 × 138 cm, Centre Georges Pompidou in Parijs
 De jeu-de-boulesspelers, 1908, Hermitage in Sint-Petersburg
 Portret van Greta Moll, 1908, olieverf op doek, 93 × 73,5 cm, National Gallery in Londen
 De rode kamer (harmonie in rood), 1908, olieverf op doek, 180 × 200 cm, Hermitage in Sint-Petersburg
 De dans (eerste versie), 1909, olieverf op doek, 259,7 × 390,1 cm, Museum of Modern Art in New York
 De dans, 1909-1910, olieverf op doek, 260 × 391 cm, Hermitage in Sint-Petersburg
 Vrouw in het groen, 1909, olieverf op doek, 65 × 54 cm, Hermitage in Sint-Petersburg

 Stilleven met blauw tafelkleed, 1909, olieverf op doek, 88,5 × 116 cm, Hermitage in Sint-Petersburg
 Muziek, 1910, olieverf op doek, 260 × 398 cm, Hermitage in Sint-Petersburg
 Het Blauwe Raam, Issy-les-Moulineaux, zomer 1913, olieverf op doek, 51½ × 35⅝" (130,8 × 90,5 cm)
 Gezicht op Notre Dame. Parijs, quai Saint-Michel, voorjaar 1914, olieverf op doek, 58 × 37⅛" (147,3 × 94,3 cm)
 Vrouw op een hoge stoel (Germaine Raynal). Parijs, quai Saint-Michel, voorjaar 1914, olieverf op doek, 57⅞ × 37⅝" (147 × 95,5 cm)
 Goldfish and Palette. Parijs, quai Saint-Michel, herfst 1914, olieverf op doek, 57¾ × 44¼" (146,5 × 112,4 cm)
 Jupiter en Leda (Leda en de zwaan), 1944-1946, olieverf op hout, 183 × 160 cm, collectie Maeght, Parijs
 Polynesië, de zee, 1946, collage met gouache, 200 × 314 cm, Georges Pompidou in Parijs
 Ikarus, 1947, illustratie voor het boek Jazz, zeefdruk van gouache-collage
 Het circus, 1947, illustratie voor het boek Jazz, zeefdruk van gouache-collage
 Rood interieur, stilleven op blauwe tafel, 1947, olieverf op doek, 116 × 89 cm, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf
 Compositie (fluwelen stoffen), 1947, gouache-collage, 51,5 × 217,5 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel in Bazel
 Groot rood interieur, 1948, olieverf op doek, 146 × 97 cm, Centre Georges Pompidou in Parijs
 Het Egyptische gordijn, 1948, olieverf op doek, 116,2 × 88,9 cm, Phillips collection in Washington D.C.
 Interieur van de Rozenkrans-kapel in Vence, 1950, glas in lood, in Vence
 Zulma, 1950, gouache-collage, Statens Museum for Kunst in Kopenhagen
 Blauw naakt II, gouache met collage, 116,2 × 88,9 cm, Centre Georges Pompidou in Parijs
 Blauw naakt IV, 1952, gouache met collage, 103 × 74 cm, Musée Matisse (Nice)

Musea

Zijn werken hangen in diverse musea over de hele wereld, zoals:
 Musée Matisse in Cimiez in Nice
 Musée Matisse in Le Cateau-Cambrésis
 Centre Georges Pompidou in Parijs
 De Hermitage in Sint-Petersburg
 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in San Francisco
 Metropolitan Museum of Art en Museum of Modern Art in New York
 National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
 Museum Berggruen in Berlijn

Tentoonstellingen (selectie)

 Werken van Henri Matisse werden in Galerie 291 (1908, 1910, 1912), de Armory Show (1913), op de documenta 1 (1955), de documenta II (1959) en de documenta III (1964) in Kassel getoond
 1904: Eerste solotentoonstelling bij Ambroise Vollard, Parijs
 1905: Gemeenschappelijke tentoonstelling in de Salon d'Automne, waar het begrip fauvisme werd geïntroduceerd
 1910: Eerste tentoonstelling bij Bernheim-Jeune, Parijs
 1919/1920: Tentoonstellingen bij Bernheim-Jeune, Parijs
 1931–1933: Retrospectieven in Berlijn, Parijs, Basel, New York
 1934/35: Meerdere tentoonstellingen in de New Yorkse galerie van zijn zoon Pierre Matisse
 1945: Retrospectieve in de Salon d'Automne; gezamenlijke tentoonstelling met Picasso in Londen
 1949: Tentoonstelling in het Musée National d'Art Moderne, Parijs
 1952: Opening van Musée Matisse in zijn geboortestad Le Cateau-Cambrésis
 1953: Tentoonstelling van geknipte papiers gouaches in de Galerie Berggruen, Parijs en van sculpturen in Londen
 1963: Opening van Musée Matisse in Nice
 2002: Matisse – Picasso, Tate Modern, Londen; Les Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Parijs; Museum of Modern Art, New York
 2008/2009: Matisse – Menschen Masken Modelle: Tentoonstelling in de Staatsgalerie Stuttgart en in Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg
 2009/2010: Matisse – Rodin, une rencontre entre deux maîtres de l'art moderne. 12 juni – 23 september 2009 in het Musée Matisse in Nice; 15 oktober 2009 – 15 februari 2010 in het Musée Rodin, Parijs
 2010 van 6 maart t/m 17 september Matisse tot Malevich Pioniers van de moderne kunst uit de Hermitage  in Hermitage Amsterdam in Amsterdam
 2012 van 7 maart t/m 18 juni Matisse Paires et séries  in het Centre Georges Pompidou in Parijs
 2015: De oase van Matisse, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Externe links

 Henri Matisse op Artcyclopedia
 Henri Matisse over zijn schilderkunst
 Biografie
 Musée Matisse, Nice
 Henri Matisse: Life and Work

Frans kunstschilder
19e-eeuws schilder
20e-eeuws schilder
Fauvisme
Parijse school

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'Schitt's Creek' and the Appeal of Vanilla Gay Romance
Live in Austin, the Comiccon that Never Ends
April 29, 2019 April 13, 2020 Neal Pollack 23 Comments Annie Murphy, Catherine O'Hara, Daniel Levy, Emily Hampshire, Eugene Levy, Noah Reid, Schitt's Creek, The Best, Tina Turner
Living in Austin, Texas, is like existing in a sort of permanent ComicCon. No fandom goes unrewarded. Any minor roadshow or piece of intellectual property can appear in front of large crowds to roaring adulation.
Exhibit A: "Schitt's Creek: Up Close and Personal," which sold out Austin's Paramount Theater for two shows last Saturday night as a headlining act at the Moontower Comedy Festival. Only show creator Daniel Levy and his father, comedy legend and Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek's own Johnny Rose), appeared on the bill. After a bit of banter, they brought out the rest of the surprise ensemble: co-stars Noah Reid, Emily Hampshire, and Annie Murphy, and Catherine O'Hara, the greatest comic actress of our time. When O'Hara appeared, the crowd rose as one, screaming as though she were the Pope crossed with Michelle Obama crossed with the cast of Avengers: Endgame.
When this happened, O'Hara hadn't even done anything yet. Then she and Levy gave a cute rendition of the God Loves A Terrier song from Best In Show. She did a little bit on the accent of Moira Rose, her epic Schitt's Creek character, calling them Moira's "oral mementos of her world travels." She also talked about Moira's wigs, saying, "I could no more choose my favorite wig than I could choose my favorite baby." The crowd yelped as though she were healing them at Lourdes.
Catherine O'Hara, star of stage and screen, appears at Schitt's Creek Live in Austin.
I love Schitt's Creek as much as anyone else. It's a classic sitcom with an immensely appealing cast. There's a reason I sought out this particular ticket. In fact, I gave the Canadian show one of its earliest write-ups in the States. My thesis then was that Schitt's Creek was a gentle political parody of rich idiot liberals forced to deal with "real people" when their fortune collapses. That turned out to be a total misreading of the leaves. People wouldn't fill a concert hall to applaud a sitcom that makes fun of them.
Midway through Season 3, the show ceases to be about the Rose family trying to adjust to life in Schitt's Creek, and becomes about something very different. David, the family's oldest child, receives a $40,000 windfall as part of a bankruptcy settlement from his employer, a store called Blouse Barn. He uses the money to start his own business.
A kindly and adorkable town employee named Patrick (Reid) helps David do the paperwork, and somehow becomes his business partner. Selfish, neurotic, and insecurely pansexual, David doesn't understand why Patrick is treating him so kindly. They open an absurd hipster knick-knack shop called Rose Apothecary, which would have trouble staying open in West Hollywood, much less rural Ontario, and then they fall in love.
The cherry arrives atop their romance one night during some sort of fundraising party at Rose Apothecary, when Patrick serenades David with an acoustic version of Tina Turner's "The Best." When we saw that scene, my wife and I looked at each other and cringed. This felt like a shark-jumping moment for Schitt's Creek, every bit as disastrous as the "I love you Johnnycakes" line from The Sopranos. Boy, were we wrong.
It turns out that Schitt's Creek had been heading in that direction, quite deliberately, for a long time. Daniel Levy created the show, after all. At that moment, David became the protagonist, and the show became about his journey toward love, happiness, and self-realization. At the live Schitt's Creek show in Austin, Levy described sitting alone in the dark, watching Downtown Abbey, and sobbing after hearing a recording of Reid, who's a musician, doing his initial rendition of The Best. It was Levy's dream moment.
In that same scene, scene, Moira gently touches David on the shoulder as David mists up while he's hearing the song and falling in love. She's the avatar of a parent supporting their queer child. "Imagine how much more emotional that scene would have been if Johnny had been there, too," Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy's actual father, said wryly.
To close the show, Reid played his acoustic version of "The Best" live. The crowd responded as though he were Tina Turner herself, or Paul McCartney playing Yesterday.
"Why are they so into him?" a friend asked. "He's not even cool."
That's true. Patrick, while quite cute, is about as charismatic as a Tim Horton's pastry. But he clearly doesn't exist to be cool. When he appeared, Schitt's Creek immediately morphed into the first PG gay romantic comedy. Maybe PG-13 because of the occasional f-word. It's an amazing fantasy for Levy to play out, because Patrick, in the show, has never had a gay relationship before David. So not only do they fall in love but David allows Patrick to realize his true self. And vice-versa.
It's fundamentally conservative, extremely appealing, and, to me, kind of sleepy. But what do I know? I'm an aging straight hipster who's mostly dead inside. To the crowd at the Paramount, a babyfaced white guy in a button-down shirt singing a bad acoustic cover of an 80s soul-rock song was some sort of deep-feeling apotheosis, a genuine Cultural Moment. Schitt's Creek has become revolutionary comedy vanilla.
"We never thought we would be here doing this for all of you," Levy said to the audience. "It's truly amazing."
Truly.
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Book and Film Globe Editor in Chief Neal Pollack is the author of 12 semi-bestselling books of fiction and nonfiction, including the memoirs Alternadad and Stretch, the novels Repeat and Downward-Facing Death, and the cult classic The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature. A Rotten Tomatoes certified reviewer for both film and television, Neal has written articles and humor for every English-language publication except The New Yorker. Neal lives in Austin, Texas, and is a three-time Jeopardy! champion.
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Peak straight privilege. I'd laugh if it weren't so depressing, but I admit there's something interesting about a person completely lacking in self-examination. Straight men are such emotionally shallow creatures.
mickrussom
that "romance" is lame and distracting. its total cringe. whats sad is the rest of the show doesnt really have any attempts at a 'romance' and those parts are far more watchable and funny. the whole patrick romance thing is just lame – the funny business weird thing with stevie and david was much, much funnier and better.
Neal PollackPost author
Thank you for agreeing with me! I thought I was the only one…
Look Neal….Critics are either failed Actors, Writers or Directors…you are the slimy afterbirth of entertainment. You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. David and Patrick's relationship is far from vanilla and you would know that if you ACTUALLY paid attention to what you watch. So my advice to you Neal is stick to what you know, Mighty Mouse cartoons and wrestling, two things your pea sized brain can understand.
You are the ONLY one. And your opinions are as relevant as a flea's.
I will say I've been watching the recent seasons and they've given that relationship a nice depth, and it's gotten funnier as the show has moved along. I will stand by the cringe-worthiness of the "simply the best" song from Season 4 though. It was awful.
Oh and just to clarify, the 40,000 that David got from the owners of Blouse Barn was not part of a bankruptcy ANYTHING but was part of the settlement the owner got from the Australian company using the Blouse Barn name without permission. So you are wrong about that too…" Battin' a thousand, Neal"
You are full of shit.
Do you ACTUALLY think that Dan Levy, the rest of the cast or the MILLIONS of fans give a flying fart in space about your opinions? Look Neal you are just an embittered man, who makes his livelihood, critiquing people who are successful. Excuse me but what have you actually accomplished as a writer, except being critical of the work of others? You want to discuss something that is cringeworthy? 1) Your photo, is that ACTUALLY the best one? 2) Your grammar and syntax is atrocious. 3) Your opinions on this show and especially the particular scene which you find " Atrocious " when the simple reason you do not like it, is it only reminds you of your emptiness and the fact that no one will ever (even by acting) ever look at you with such affection. So just stfu you are just embarrassing yourself.
No, I don't think Dan Levy cares about my opinions. Nor should he. I was just surprised when a show that was initially about rich people forced into unusual circumstances became a light relationship comedy.
My wife does intermittently look at me with such affection, however. And I have published ten books and thousands upon thousands of articles. Thank you for reading the piece, and for expressing your point of view.
Oh please Neal, since you have a WIFE your opinions on gay romances is as irrelevant as an atheist giving his opinions on the taste and consistency of a communion wafer. You last comment was essentially a TRUMPISM you mischaracterize the entire plot and the David and Patrick plot was just 1 part of the fabric of Schitts Creek and the fact that you seem to blather on and on about it only shows that you are a homophobic fool who has no business commenting on this show. Oh and just to let you know I gave 9 more books published than you, also 3 plays and created 2 series for American television and 1 for Australian television, 12 technical books on stage design, directing and lighting design….so are we done with the measuring?
The Greatest Living American Writer…. wow, so you write comedy? Read a few of your articles before commenting and what I discovered is a plethora of self-important, Self-concious, and egocentric musings. Many times completely incorrect on plot points and information about the subject you are criticizing. Most of them are written as if you were writing about a show from 3 party Cliff Notes. Perhaps you should just stick to your under researched and over written fiction?
Well, I'm clearly not going to turn this into a friendly exchange, but I did write one of the earliest reviews of Schitt's Creek, before it was on Pop, back when it was still hiding in plain sight on Netflix. I called it "the best sitcom on TV right now." I don't know if that's true anymore, but it's obviously taken its rightful place in sitcom history. I just find the central relationship a little bland, that's all.
https://decider.com/2017/03/16/schitts-creek-dan-levy-netflix-amazon-prime/
Friendly exchange? Since I cannot stand you or your review of this show. I am not really interested in a "friendly" exchange with you. As for your mention of a previous review….who cares??? You are wrong and the ONLY voice among Millions of fans and HUNDREDS of reviews. Bland??? What is really bland is a tired mystery cliche about a yoga instructor who solves crimes with absolutely NO expertise in forensic science or even ACTING the part of an investigator.
Also it was on Pop TV BEFORE Netflix, so just another example of your 2nd hand information from a 3rd hand source.
You are correct about that. Also, my detective in the yoga mysteries was a cop with forensic experience before becoming a yoga teacher. Be well, stay healthy, and thanks for your unfriendly input.
Read the reviews of your so called writing….I am ACTUALLY quite amazed that you have the gall to be critical of anyone else. Your condescending and patronizing comments are quite amusing. You have many facts incorrect about Schitts Creek in your review so, your entire review is meaningless. So let me see, you are from Texas so, a less " bland" storyline for David and Patrick would be in your opinion that Rose Apothecary is set on fire by a bunch of Texas rednecks and both Patrick and David are beaten, raped and castrated because in the opinion of a proud Texan, queers don't matter, queers don't love and those that do deserve what they get. So I guess that plot would be more to your liking?
No I just think Patrick is a little boring, that is all.
Well If that's your opinion, then you really have not watched the show very carefully. And although you typed " No" I have a feeling that your actual response is " Yes" but you prefer to hide your bigotry as most Texans do, behind a screen of false genteel manners.
I'm on season 4, I think episode 3 or 4 so haven't gotten to the song yet (I had read about it before)-but to me the David and Patrick romance feels like the show jumping the shark-I'm hoping it turns around-I think David has kind of lost his edge-I miss it-is there anything worse than hanging around a new couple who greet each other with a kiss every time they see each other? lol .You also answer the most important question I've been wondering-how in the world would that store stay open in a town like that? It looks like Bath Body Works without any candles on display
Thank you! The previous commenter made me think like I was some sort of crazy homophobe for calling out how boring the relationship was. That said, I've found Schitt's Creek relaxing during the COVID era, and some episodes are quite funny. But I feel like it descended into sap and sentiment like other sitcoms do in late seasons. The Office and Parks and Rec also lost their acid touch once they got popular.
Chris Staun
Amen to that


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Foundation President and CEO Kristin O'Malley talked with Chris Boyd on "Something More with Chris Boyd" about our new "Respond, Rebuild & Reimagine" Community Challenge to raise funds for immediate and ongoing pandemic relief across Cape Cod and to support non-profit capacity-building initiatives. Cape Cod's Financial Talk Show airs Saturdays at 3 pm on WXTK 95.1 FM. LISTEN
DECEMBER 2020: FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY CHALLENGE
Upon raising an additional $750,000 for its Strategic Emergency Response Fund, the Foundation issues a matching challenge to the community. If successful, the new "Respond, Rebuild & Reimagine" community challenge will generate an additional $1.5 million for immediate and ongoing pandemic relief on Cape Cod. PRESS RELEASE
NOVEMBER 2020: THANKSGIVING MEALS
The Foundation, in partnership with the Cape and Islands United Way and Rockland Trust, awarded a $7,500 grant to Cape Cod Family Table Collaborative to prepare homemade Thanksgiving meals for 300 families in the Barnstable and Sandwich areas.
The Foundation also awarded a grant to Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands to purchase gift cards from supermarkets to distribute to residents in need.
SEPTEMBER 2020: SUSTAINABLE CAPE GRANT
The Foundation awarded a grant to Sustainable Cape-Center for Agricultural Preservation and Education to address food insecurity and support access to local produce.
JULY 2020: FINAL MASSACHUSETTS COVID-19 RELIEF FUND GRANT $126,000
The Foundation selected eight local nonprofit organizations, focused on providing food and financial assistance to residents across Cape Cod, to receive a total of $126,000 from the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund. PRESS RELEASE
JULY 2020: THE CAPE COD FOUNDATION SURPASSES $1M IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT COVID-19 RELIEF
The Foundation continues to focus on helping vulnerable populations across the Cape by deploying an additional $115,000 to three nonprofits focused on providing food, housing, and emergency assistance to residents impacted by the pandemic. This brings the Foundation's total giving from its Strategic Emergency Response Fund to support COVID-19 relief to $1.04 million. The grants, which have been made over the last 12 weeks, have supported 41 local nonprofit organizations. PRESS RELEASE
JULY 2020: MASSACHUSETTS COVID-19 RELIEF FUND GRANT $145,000
Ten nonprofits receive a total of $145,000 to support on site food pantries, mobile pantries, and summer food programs for children and families in need. PRESS RELEASE
JUNE 2020: TEN LOCAL NONPROFITS RECEIVE A TOTAL OF $200,000 IN RELIEF FUNDING
New round of grants supports food programs, personal protection equipment and hazard pay for front line workers, technical assistance for small businesses working to re-open and the continuation of programs for children and vulnerable populations. PRESS RELEASE
JUNE 2020: FOUNDATION DEPLOYS 3RD ROUND FROM MASSACHUSETTS COVID-19 RELIEF FUND, DISTRIBUTES $130,000
The Foundation deployed an additional $130,000 in grants with funds from the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund. We selected ten nonprofit organizations that provide critical services to Cape Cod residents impacted by the pandemic. PRESS RELEASE
MAY 2020: FOUNDATION MATCHES SECOND GRANT FROM MASSACHUSETTS COVID-19 RELIEF FUND, DISTRIBUTES $240,000
The Foundation matched a second grant from the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund for its Strategic Emergency Response Fund, awarding a total of $240,000 to six nonprofits serving vulnerable members of the Cape community. PRESS RELEASE
MAY 2020: MASSACHUSETTS COVID-19 RELIEF FUND GRANT $100,000
The Foundation received a $100,000 grant from the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund to deploy on Cape Cod. PRESS RELEASE
APRIL 2020: FIRST ROUND OF GRANTS $110,000
The Foundation's first round of grants from the Strategic Emergency Response Fund focuses on nonprofits that are addressing immediate and ongoing human needs, including food, healthcare, and childcare services for essential workers. PRESS RELEASE
MARCH 2020: $10,000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF
The Cape Cod Foundation invested $5,000 in the Cape Cod and Islands Major Crisis Relief Fund, a program of the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund, and $5,000 in Cape and Islands United Way to provide direct support to Cape Cod and Island residents and nonprofit organizations whose clients are disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus and the economic consequences of this outbreak.
MARCH 2020: FOUNDATION CREATES STRATEGIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND
The Cape Cod Foundation allocated $100,000 in discretionary money to seed The Cape Cod Foundation Strategic Emergency Response Fund which will provide immediate and long-term funding to support the continued operation of vital Cape Cod nonprofit organizations as they address the evolving impacts of COVID-19 on the health, economy, and vitality of our community. PRESS RELEASE
The Cape Cod Foundation is working with nonprofits to release them from restrictions on previously awarded grants if needed.
We will release regular distributions from other discretionary fund earlier than scheduled.
We are sharing information about community needs with our donor-advised fundholders and other funding partners to expand opportunities to leverage resources and fill unmet needs.
SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS WHO ARE PROVIDING IMMEDIATE RELIEF
The Cape & Islands Major Crisis Relief Fund (MCRF) provides financial relief in the wake of a disaster. Established in 2016 by the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund, MCRF provides Cape Cod and Islands residents immediate and ongoing support for needs unmet by traditional forms of public and private disaster aid, in this case, caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Cape and Islands United Way Community Response Fund will go directly to local organizations working with communities who are disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus and the economic consequences of this outbreak.
DIRECT SUPPORT TO NONPROFITS: We also encourage you to give directly to your favorite nonprofit organizations during this difficult time and to strongly consider general, unrestricted support.
Create your own fund. Donate to an existing fund. Support the Foundation's Civic Leadership Initiatives.
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"All day I've been trying to play music from all sections of Apple Music in my iPhone, but an error -42587 occurred and doesn't play anything."
"I just got this message 'error -42587' when I played Apple Music today. Had been listening to a curated playlist and paused it for a bit. Came back and unpaused, the music played but this message was displayed."
Have you also encountered with the problem that you failed to stream the songs in Apple Music and it noticed you the error of 42587, or other error such as 42585, 12894,etc.? Here we provide some solutions for fixing Apple Music error 42587.
Try to restart your iPhone and open Apple Music again to see whether the problem could be solved.
Logout your Apple account in Apple Music and login again. Then go to Settings > Music to tap on iCloud Music Library. Try to stream the songs again.
* In iOS 11, only when you are an Apple Music Membership can you see the "iCloud Music Library" option in settings.
* Make sure you have backup the information on your device.
Note: If the error keep showing up, you could try step 2 & 3 again until the error disappear. If it fails, contact Apple for help.
To avoid these errors from happening, you could try to save the Apple Music songs to your iPhone directly. Then you could play the songs on other media players when the 42587 error occurs while you are trying to stream these songs in Apple Music.
But you would face a problem that Apple Music is not easy, and even unavailable for removing the songs outside Apple Music program. This is due to Apple's FairPlay DRM protection - one of the DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology used to protect the songs from being copied. To save Apple Music songs to iPhone directly, you need to unlock DRM protection. TuneFab Apple Music Converter would give you a big help.
Click on the Try It Free button above to launch Apple Music Converter. (Free Trial version is provided).
From "Music" in "Playlists", you can preview your Apple Music playlists. Then select the songs you want to remove DRM from, and tick them out.
You are able to select the output format, output folder in output settings. It is also provided for you to amend the bit rate, codec, sample rate as well as channels of the songs.
Go to Options on the upper left of the interface, you can amend the General Settings. You can change the conversion speed from 1x to 16x faster. Besides, you could also select the artist, album, title of the songs to sort or rename them.
Start to remove DRM from Apple Music songs by clicking on "Convert" button. The conversion would be finished in few minutes.
When you get the DRM-free Apple Music songs, you could save them to your iPhone directly, then import them to the media players on your iPhone. You would successfully stream them. Afterwards, you don't need to worry about the Apple Music error.


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New Treatment for Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
A new treatment pathway for antibiotic resistant bacteria and infectious diseases with benefits for patients and care providers is described in a report in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Researchers say the unusual approach of removing antibodies from the blood stream could reduce the effects of chronic infections, the requirement for days spent in hospital and the use of antibiotics.
See Also: Antibiotic Resistance in the ICU: Time to Take Things Seriously!
The new treatment involves a process known as plasmapheresis that is somewhat like kidney dialysis. In the study, two patients volunteered to be part of this explorative treatment that built on previous findings (2014) from the same team of researchers from University of Birmingham and Newcastle University. Both the patients with bronchiectasis also suffered with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections that were resistant to many antibiotics. The plasmapheresis involved the removal, treatment, and return of blood plasma from circulation, and was done five times in a week in order to remove antibody from the patients. The antibodies were then replaced with those from blood donations.
This treatment restored the ability for the patients' blood to kill their infecting Pseudomonas, said Dr. Tony De Soyza, Bronchiectasis service lead, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Trust.
Professor Ian Henderson, Director of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection at the University of Birmingham, explained:
"These patients had an excess of a particular antibody in the bloodstream. In contrast to the protective effect normally associated with antibody, in these patients the antibody stopped the immune system killing the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium and this worsened the patients' lung disease. Perhaps counter-intuitively, we decided to remove this antibody from the bloodstream and the outcomes were wholly positive."
Both patients reported a rapid improvement in health and wellbeing, greater independence and improved mobility compared to any point in the previous two years.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common bacterium that can cause disease and is known as a multidrug resistant pathogen, recognised for its advanced antibiotic resistance mechanisms and association with serious illnesses. Chronic Pseudomonas lung infections commonly occur in patients suffering from bronchiectasis, a disease that leads to permanent enlargement of the airways in the lung. Symptoms of bronchiectasis typically include a chronic cough, shortness of breath, coughing up blood, and chest pain.
The research team plans to do longer-term studies to investigate whether an earlier intervention, with slightly less aggressive therapies, could help prevent disease progression in patients, according to Professor Henderson.
Source: University of Birmingham
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Timothy J. Wells, John Davison, Emma Sheehan, Suren Kanagasundaram, Gavin Spickett, Calman A. MacLennan, Robert A. Stockley, Adam F. Cunningham, Ian R. Henderson, Anthony De Soyza. (2017). The Use of Plasmapheresis in Patients with Bronchiectasis with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection and Inhibitory Antibodies. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; 195 (7): 955 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201603-0599LE
Published on : Mon, 3 Apr 2017
infectious diseases, Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, plasmapheresis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
infectious diseases, Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, plasmapheresis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa A new treatment pathway for antibiotic resistant bacteria and infectious diseases with benefits for patients and care providers is described in a report in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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Build absurd stunt racing tracks in the skies above Los Santos.
Long the domain of mods, stunt racing in GTA Online became easier and more official last month with the rollout of the Cunning Stunts update. This introduced racing circuits with loop-de-loops, boost pads and tubes, turning the sky above Los Santos into a labyrinthine (and very dangerous) racing playground.
An impressive 27 circuits were included as part of that update, but now the possibilities are endless with the addition of the Stunt Race Creator, which is available now. According to the announcement you'll be able to "quickly snap and stack objects together, make branching tracks with split checkpoints" and use all elements found in Rockstar's own stunt tracks.
There are also 250 new stunt props (including bowling pins), as well as flaming rings, massive soccer balls and more. I give it five minutes before someone has mocked up a Rocket League tournament at the outskirts of Mount Chiliad. The studio also hinted at the arrival of a Rockstar Verified Stunt Race contest.
Oh, and there's another new online game mode in the form of Entourage, which "requires tactical teamwork for Bodyguards to transport a well-armoured and armed Target to a designated Extraction Point, all the while battling a team of Assassins attempting to take down the Target."


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use App\Components\UserFileStorage;
use App\Interfaces\InterfaceFileStorage;
use PhpAmqpLib\Connection\AMQPStreamConnection;

class TestCase extends Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase
{
    /**
     * The base URL to use while testing the application.
     *
     * @var string
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    protected $baseUrl = 'http://localhost';

    /**
     * Tests root directory
     * @var string
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    protected $testsDir;

    public function setUp()
    {
        parent::setUp();

        $this->testsDir = realpath(__DIR__);
    }

    /**
     * Creates the application.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Foundation\Application
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    public function createApplication()
    {
        $app = require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap/app.php';

        $app->make(Illuminate\Contracts\Console\Kernel::class)->bootstrap();

        $app->singleton(AMQPStreamConnection::class, function ($app) {
            $amqpStreamMock = $this->getMockBuilder(AMQPStreamConnection::class)
                                   ->disableOriginalConstructor()
                                   ->getMock();

            return $amqpStreamMock;
        });

        $app->singleton(AmqpWrapper::class, function ($app) {
            $amqpWrapperMock = $this->getMockBuilder(AmqpWrapper::class)
                                    ->disableOriginalConstructor()
                                    ->getMock();

            return $amqpWrapperMock;
        });

        $app->bind(InterfaceFileStorage::class, function ($app) {
            /* @var \App\Components\UserFileStorage $userFileStorageMock */
            $userFileStorageMock = $this->getMockBuilder(UserFileStorage::class)
                                        ->setMethods(['getValidationRules'])
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                                        'max_size' => 10000,
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Is ISIS' Control of Oil Impacting the Global Economy?
CNN reported today on the ISIS takeover of sections of Iraq and Syria and the potential outcome of further oil sales by the barbaric terrorist group that has reportedly beheaded children in its captured territories.
"ISIS control just a few marginal fields in Iraq's north, but they are enough to fund the terrorist group's self-sufficiency," CNN reported.


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The nearest airport in Dubai is the Dubai International Airport. The airport is one of the major aviation hub in the Middle East and is the main airport in Dubai. The said airport is the hub of Emirates, which is also the largest airline hub in the Middle East. The airline contributes to about 60% of all passenger traffic to the airport. Dubai International Airport is also the hub for low-cost carrier FlyDubai.
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School Vouchers Get A New Report Card
It is the education debate of the Trump era. With the President and his education secretary, Betsy DeVos, using policy and the bully pulpit to champion private school vouchers, supporters and critics have tangled over the question:
Do low-income, public school students perform better when they're given a voucher to attend a private school?
For years, the answer from researchers has been a muddle, while a handful of recent studies have clearly shown voucher students backsliding academically. But no one has studied the largest, single statewide program in the nation …
More than 34,000 students are enrolled in Indiana's Choice Scholarship Program. That's 3 percent of students statewide. In a recent investigation of the program, NPR found some private schools turning away children with disabilities and LGBTQ students, but it was impossible to say, at the time, whether those students who are using vouchers are any better off academically.
Researchers Mark Berends of the University of Notre Dame and R. Joseph Waddington of the University of Kentucky have spent years studying this question, and they've given NPR an early look at their findings.
The backslide
In their unpublished research, which is now being peer-reviewed, Waddington and Berends studied the standardized test scores of low-income, public school students (grades 3-8) who qualified for free or reduced-price lunch and who used a voucher to switch to a private school.
When comparing these students' achievement after the switch to their test scores the previous year, the researchers found:
Voucher students experienced "modest annual achievement losses" in math, especially in the first two years after leaving public school.
In English/language arts, voucher students showed no benefits.
These results echo what other researchers have found: that voucher students often backslide academically after switching to private school.
When students stick around, they improve
The researchers studied student data for the program's first four years and noticed an interesting pattern. If students stayed in their voucher schools long enough, the backslide stopped and their performance began to improve.
"The longer that a student is enrolled in a private school receiving a voucher, their achievement begins to turn positive in magnitude — to the degree that they're making up ground that they initially lost in their first couple of years in private school," Waddington tells NPR. "It's like they're getting back to where they started" before they enrolled in a private school.
New voucher students fell statistically significantly behind their public school peers in math after switching. On average, those losses continued for two years in private school before students began making up ground. In the fourth year, those who were still enrolled in a voucher school appeared to catch up.
In ELA, voucher students also lost ground but, ultimately, surpassed their public school peers by the fourth year.
This pattern may give new hope to voucher supporters, but it comes with an important caveat: Many students did not stay in the system long enough to see this improvement, instead bouncing back to public schools, especially the lowest-achieving voucher students.
This isn't a study of all voucher students …
It's a study of roughly 3,300 low-income students in grades 3-8 who used a voucher to switch from their public school to a private school and were then matched by the researchers to similar students who remained in public schools. That's another important caveat because, in 2017, more than half of Indiana's voucher students had never attended a public school.
In other words, these results may not be representative of the program as a whole.
Private schools aren't cream-skimming
It's a common refrain among voucher critics: Private schools that are allowed to pick and choose voucher students often accept high-achievers and turn away low-achievers. Not so, say Waddington and Berends, at least not among the students they studied in Indiana.
The state's low-income voucher students "appear to be lower-achieving students from the public sector," they write, "and enter private schools substantially behind their private school peers."
The researchers conducted dozens of interviews with principals, teachers, parents and students in 13 voucher-accepting private schools and found a common theme: Children who came from public schools often struggled to meet new homework expectations and found the first year in a private school particularly challenging. The fact that voucher students' academic performance gradually improved over multiple years suggests that they had to adjust to those demands and that their private schools had to adjust as well.
Waddington believes many private schools struggled to adapt quickly to Indiana's voucher program and that teachers and administrators had to scramble to meet the needs of students who were "largely low-achieving and more demographically diverse than the students already enrolled in these private schools … It's important to be able to have the time and systematically think about how these students can be best served," Waddington says.
"Our hope is that this research can inform." Berends says. "That voucher programs can be more nuanced. There might be some losses but then, over time, there may not be losses forever."
Waddington and Berends are the first to admit that their work, which is still being revised, will not end the debate over vouchers' effectiveness, but it does offer new clarity for Indiana policymakers.
Earlier this year, Jennifer McCormick, the state superintendent, told NPR she was eager for such clarity.
"You know, we're spending roughly $146 million on a program and not really reviewing it," McCormick said. "That is irresponsible."
McCormick's office declined to comment on the research results until after the peer review process is complete.
Article source: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/06/26/533192616/school-vouchers-get-a-new-report-card?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news


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All the buzz: Demi Lovato, Saweetie and Iris Law make shaved heads trend
By Elana Fishman
January 11, 2022 | 11:50am
Iris Law, Saweetie and Demi Lovato are among the stars making major style statements by shaving their heads. GC Images; demilovato/Instagram
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New year, new 'do.
The shaved head is shaping up to be 2022's first big hair trend, with both Demi Lovato and Saweetie lopping off their locks during the last days of December.
The "Sorry Not Sorry" singer, 29, showed off their "fresh start" in a snowy Instagram video filmed over FaceTime, while the 28-year-old "Best Friend" rapper posed poolside in a pastel bikini to unveil her bleached-blond buzzcut.
"She's known for her hair — her long extensions, her artistic baby hairs. So it was definitely a bold statement," Kendall Dorsey, the hairstylist behind Saweetie's transformation, told Page Six Style.
"She wanted to refresh her hair for the new year. We did it on an island — it was really a spiritual, symbolic experience for her," he continued. "It was tons of nerves; it took us a few days to actually do it. We had to find the right moment, the right time, the right feeling. We meditated [beforehand]."
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Dorsey and Saweetie drew inspiration from Amber Rose's "bold and beautiful" 'do, with the stylist using Dark & Lovely dye to take the "Tap In" hitmaker blond. And he's not surprised to see other stars opting for similar super-short cuts right now, either.
"[The buzzcut's about] releasing all of the things that happened in the last few years, allowing that fresh start … symbolizing that it's okay to let things go, to rebuild," Dorsey said. "And to make an iconic fashion statement!"
But buzz around this striking hairstyle has been steadily building for months.
Just look at "I May Destroy You" creator and star Michaela Coel, who stood out at September's Met Gala and Emmys with her signature short shave. Or Tiffany Haddish, who's rocked the look on and off since 2020.
Michaela Coel (pictured at the 2021 Emmys) and Tiffany Haddish (seen at the 2021 Golden Globes) have both buzzed off their locks in recent years.
And then there's rising style star Iris Law (yes, Jude's daughter), who fast-tracked her fashion career last summer by swapping her long, dark locks for a platinum buzzcut.
"It's so empowering and strong for a woman, whilst also being elegant. It really enhances the features of your face and tends to give women the confidence to dress boldly to match their hair," Law's hairstylist, Larry King, told Page Six Style of the look's appeal.
"It gives a strong, impactful, and beautiful finish, and I'm a big fan."
All eyes were on Iris Law (and her short platinum crop) at The Fashion Awards in December 2021.
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King recommends that those interested in going for an ultra-close crop follow Law's and Saweetie's lead by reaching for bleach, "so it doesn't look so harsh," and asking your stylist to "leave some parts softer" around the hairline "to maintain a feminine edge."
The right styling product can make a big difference in perfecting the look, too; King uses his own Larry King Haircare Velvet Texture Clay ($30.36), which he said "has a slight oily baseline to it, so it gives the hair nourishment, leaves it feeling soft but not fluffy."
"If anyone is going to go down this route, it needs to be a strong, bold color," Larry King said, adding that Law's cut suits her so well because of her "petite features" and face shape.
But for some, like Jada Pinkett Smith, the decision to buzz it all off is more than skin deep: The "Red Table Talk" host suffers from alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss.
"It was terrifying when it first started. I was in the shower one day and had just handfuls of hair in my hands," the actress shared on her Facebook Watch show in 2018. "It was one of those times in my life that I was literally shaking with fear."
After several years of sporting shorter styles, the "Matrix" star finally shaved her head in July at the urging of her daughter, Willow — who's been wearing the same look herself lately.
Jada Pinkett Smith and daughter Willow posed for a sweet selfie, showing off their matching shaved hairstyles.
"Willow made me do it because it was time to let go," Pinkett Smith wrote on Instagram at the time.
Turns out, whipping one's hair back and forth is so 2010s.
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